New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1915, Page 4

" nothes ver- tvit implicat- pérsonal deal erman Rosen- is version pur- e real facts and Incident-—came to concerns the re- jBenson, the Har- d to be in Hot iputed author of he district attor- v, Rosenthal was second Becker pnation obtained yesterday the in touch with pl pigeon known epresentative of lensan knew all ooting and that Benson in per- ediately traced and brought to hen a paralytic. y Rose. rict attorney, so e had been ap- ose, acting for kidnap Rosen- |of the jurisdic- courts, over in [nere, and keep nicado until af- en investigating afidavit telling i adjourned. No cording to Ben- deal, of Kkilling p was to be kept for the kid- were pending tead of keeping he was to be own. This in- ssistant District for Mr. Whit- afidavit form he signing, but _signed by Ben- s permitted to flerstanding that Ineeded and sup- atement. When er, Benson had d on his it hey repudiated ier. y False. at he had pre- a personal deal | Jack Rose for hal out of, the had not signed so the district in the .matter. lwith Mr. Groehl district attor- it is said \that of a personal ‘regarding Ros- unt that Benson Hness in either Mr. Whitman would say.in diation and the DNS FOR | DEFENSE Congress—Sen- pte on Army 03,000,000, .—Congr de-~ lin today to con- ations for na- ffort to expedite jupply measures _Although prog- fhe senate, pros- the appropria- gotten through at some of the will be neces- existing appro- flscal year. y bill, carrying fi'was continued today. Only for considera- f'or creation of ent system in The naval ap- ying more than 00,000, probably It was report- jast night, ideration of the continued. OUNDED NG HOUSE ollows Bold At- mdits to Hold n 100. a3 |- 23.—Four men iprobably fatally, its that followed men to rob a late last night. Jandits, who gave hn, and a. negro to be fatally ed, entered the commanded the ore than 100, to The command change of shots. ers escaped. No hday party was Miss Ruby An- eet vesterday af- e she entertained ds. Miss Ellen ary Dohrenwend Hundred” prizes. A. N. RUTHERFORD ¢ LIKELY CANDIDATE Presidency of Second &Ward Republi- can Club Expected to Be Decided at Election This Week. Election of a president to succeed ‘Joseph Towers, should he resign, is the principal topic of discussion among the members of the Second Ward Re- A. N. RUTHERFORD. S o R S o T e DO, SR AR publican club. It is expected that a meeting will be held this week. It is said that Towers is determined to relinquish the gavel. His multitud- inous dutfes as county commissioner are believed to be his reason for his determination to quit. Several members are being men- tioned for the presidency of the club, but the name heard most frequently is that of Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford is one of the youngest and most active republi- cans in the Second ward and has a big folliwing. He has served in the com- mon council and has taken a deep in- terest in the welfare of the G. O. P, in this city. v Richard Covert, who was candidate for the republican nomination for tax collector last spring, is another who is being groomed by his friends for the presidency. Mr. Covert is popular in the ward and his admirers believe he ‘would make a good president. PARDONED OF MURDER HE SEEKS HIS FAMILY (Continued from First Page.) time and demanded Rhodes’ gun so that he might stop the fight. Rhodes objected, but the general insisted and in the scuffle Rhodes fractured the general’'s skull with the butt of his gun, killing him instantly. He was tried by a court martial on a charge of murder with malice aforethought, it being claimed that his well known hatred for Filipinos was responsible for his act. He insisted, however, that no officer, not even the president of the United States, had a right to disarm him while on duty as a sentry. The court martial, of which Captain Willis Uline, now a major in the army, was the presiding officer, supported his position, but General Grant overruled the court martial and, as supreme judge, sentenced him to fifty vears in prison. As Rhodes was leaving for Biledid, the federal prison on the island of Luzon, he made the statement that he would kill General Grant for his action as soon as he served his sentence. This was held against him in his efforts to secure a pardon. Assisted by Friends. Since November 5, when he wag released from Alcatraz Island with $10 in money and a suit of clothes given him by the prison authorities, Rhodcs has been assisted by friends who were interested in his case. John Rowley, the ‘“‘prisoners’ friend” at San Quen- tin, gave him transportation to Lar- amie, Wyo. Lieutenant Davis, an ac- quaintance in the Philippines, naw president of the National Bank at Cheyenne, Wyo., gave him transpor- tation to Omaha, Neb., and here Sen- ator Hitchcock, editor of the Omaha Herald, and one of the men who had interested himself in his case, gave him money enough to get to Chicago. The warden at Joliet and others have helped Rhodes on his way castward. Saturday night, Rhodes slept Bridgeport, Sunday night was spent in Wallingford and yesterday he walked here from Wallingford and sought a night’s lodging at the police station. As far as Mr. Rhodes knows, his | wife still alive, although he has not heard from her since she drew all his savings after his imprison- ment. He also has a son, George Rhodes, udying for the priesthood and id to be living in South Wind- s Mr. Rhodes has never seen his son and is on his way to find him now. After he is settled in South ‘Windsor, he will make a petition for reinstatement in the army so that he may receive a pension. is HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. Mr. Ferris of Wesleyan university has been - engaged to substitute for M Locke as an instructor in chem- istry during her illness. The league debate will be held April this year. The subject is, “Re- solved, That the U. S. Should Make an Immediate Increase in the Size of the Navy.” The Holyoke team will debate in New Britain. The Debating club will meet twice this week for trials for the league debating team. The Current Events club met this afternoon. 23 | Legs of Young Lamb ......1b FORES LAMB OF YOUNG 12%¢ Armour’c Star Pork Loins, 1 ™ ave. p 13c¢ HAMBURG STEAK LAMB CHOPS FRENCH WHOLE LIVERS CHOICE SIRLOIN STEAK ... Al b BUTTER Fresh Conn, Eggs ....... .doz Mohican Pure Chili Sauce, pt bot Argo Gloss Starch . .. ...pkg - 23c 33c! | 23c 4c Mohican Bread Fresh Mohican Greamery Meadowbrook Cheese ......lb Granulated Sugar .....101bs Assorted | Jelly ....51b pail Nene . Better = 1' 21c 58¢c 23c Flour o sack Squire’s Fresh Shoulders . .1b 12%¢| i 1 | 1 31c Imported Swiss Cheese ........Ib Imported Head Rice ...41bs 25c California Meat; P?rluln(;s ?é..:all;;) 250 $1.00, bbl $7.95 Fancy Rump Roasts ....1b 4 to 6 Ib Average. 12%¢ WEDNESDAY BIG MID-WEEK BARGAIN DAY Ib 32¢, 3i1lbs $ 1 pk Potatoes 9c 10c --10e ALL FOR .... 290 25¢c 10c 3 ibs Carrots or Parsnips 2 qts Onions Sunkist Oranges sweet and juicy ..2 doz Heavy Juicy Grape Fruit, 3 for 1,000 1bs SMOKED SHOULDERS tninmaplb 10C Large Red i Onion . ... Fancy Fresh Eggs ......doz 28¢ ASSORTED CHOCO- veoidb 12¢ RUSSIANS CAPTURE 1,500 AUSTRIANS Petrograd Claims Repaises of Aus- rians and Germans at Many Poins. Petrograd, Feb. 2 Austrians -—Repulses of the and Germans at several points on the western battle front are claimed by the Russians in an official communication jssued last night. It is stated that in eastern Galicia, south- east of Stanislau, two brigades of Aus- trians were driven off with the loss of 1,500 prisoners, including twenty officers and several machine guns. The communication follows: “Fighting continues on the right bank of the Bobr and the Narew, in isolated engagements. An encounter of secondary importance occurred near Grodno, on the Lypskow road, in which we attacked the Germans. Russians Take Jedwabno. “The guns of the fortress were used actively and effectively ing in the Ossowetz district. On the road from IL.omza we took Jedwabno after a fierce combat. The enemy took the offensive in considerable force in the Przasnysz region. road between Racionz and Plonsk, tak- ing 500 German prisoners on the left bank of the Vistula. German Attacks Repulsed. “Attacks of the enemy on the north bank of the Pilica, in the district of no were repulsed. “It has been definitely learned that the Austrians suffered. very heavy losses north of Zakliczyn in western on February 17. Austriang Driven Back. After capturing the heights of Smolnika, east of Lupkow Pass in the Carpathians, our troops repulsed re- peated counter attacks of the Aus- trians, who reached a point within a few paces of our positions but were forced back with heavy losses. Russians Carry Hiil. “The Germans delivered four at- tacks against the height of Myto Koz- jourka on the night of February 20, but were driven back. We had car- ried the hill, which was an impori- ant part of the enemy's position. “We attacked the Austrians south of Stanislau in eastern Galicia and drove back two brigades after a com- bat in which the bayonet sometimes was used. We took here 1,500 pri- soners, including 20 officers and sev_ eral machine guns.” Russian Officers Optimistic. Petrograd, via London, Ieb. . m.—Making claim to marked s in the Carpathians and to having defeated the German offensive campaign in the north, which “never emerged from its period of prepara- tion,” Russian staff officers took an cptimistic view today of the outlook along the whole front. The German advance from East Prussia has been stopped, owing largely to the flood- ing of rivers by the melting of snow, while the attempt to cross the Bobr river has been thwarted. A new bat- tle line has thus been formed in the north, along which there is uninter- rupted fighting. Austrian Division Repulsed. Oh the other hand, operations in the Carpathians are developing rapid- ly and the Austrian right flank is now threatened by the Russian offensive movement. Near Krasne, thirty miles east of Lemberg, the Russians re- pulsed an Austrian division, thus put- ting @ check on the movements of Austro-German forces which were at- { tempting to concentrate at Stanislau. The situation in northern Poland, however, regarded as of greatest | immediate importance. The position | of the Germans near Ossowetz is con- sidered critical, since they are under attack from the heavy guns of the fortress and are unable to bring up their own heavy artillery, owing to the poor roads. A stubborn fight on the road to Lomza was won hy the | Russians with the result that the im- portant point of Edvahno still re- mains in their hands. The only lo- cation in that general vicinity still in dispute is Przasnysz, fifty miles west of Lomza. According to Russian staff officers the Germans have gath- is in the fight- | “AWe captured several villages on the | ered a large force near this point and | are expected to attempt an advance. Six Scparate Groups. Along the whole front the mans have been proceeding in separate groups; the first, rection of Eydkuhnen; the second toward Grodno, the third around Ossowetz; the fourth in the district of Lomza; the fifth in the direction of Przasnysz and the sixth near Plonsk and Nowo 'Georgiewsk. All these groups are keeping as close as possible to the railroads on account of the almost impagsable condition of the highways. Communication be~ tween these groups is maintained by means of cavalry. A general survey of the whole northern field of operations is raid to show that the Russians have re- tired to a previously prepared lina and are able tc siop the German ad- vance wherever it is decided to ac- cept battle under conditions which are deemed the most favorable. Rus- sian officers say it will be impossible j for the Germans to break through the present line of defenses. No Fears For Lemberg. felt here for the of Lemberg. The town of Hali with its extensive forti- fications, is expected to prove an ef- fective barrier to the Austrian ad- vance toward Lemberg. The Halicz bridge over the Dneister is the only point at which the Austrians could hope to cross the broad treacherous river. Between Halicz and Lemberg the country is a level plain, which would be difficult to defend. On account of those conditions it is believed that the Austrians will divert their offensive movement northwest- ward, through a country less strong- {1y fortified. RHEIMS CATHEDRAL FURTHER DAMAGED BY GERMAN SHELLS Ger- E in the di- No fears are safety (Continued from First Page.) Leen increased to over 300 and im- cludes ten pieces of heayy calibre. Russian Advance Repulsesd, “To he northwest of Ossowetz, rorth ¢f Lomza, and in the vicinity of Przasnysz the fighting continu the Vistula to the ecast of Plo have advanced further into the zogrod district. n Poland, south of the Vistula an ad nce by Russian division on our positions on the Rawka river has i been repulsed.”” 'rench Official Report. Paris, Feb. 23, Via London, 3:40 p. m.—At the war office today the fol- lowing statement was given out: “There is nothing of importance to add to last night’s communijcation. West of Lombaertzyde the enemy made jready to deliver two infantry attacks which, coming under our fire, could not be carried home. “The bombardment of ported yesterday tremely violent. period of six, Rheims, re- evening, was e It lasted for a first followed by a period of five hours. Fifteen hundred shells were dropped in all. quarters of the town. What remains of the cathedral was made a special target and suf- fered seriously. The interior of the vaulted roof, which had resisted until now, was burst. About twenty houses were fired and twenty civilians killed. Destroy Ammunition Wagons. “To the east of the Argonne, be- tween Malincourt and the Meuse, our artillery found a German battery and blew up its ammunition wagons. ‘‘Along the remaining part of the front there is nothing to report.” Turks Driven Back, Petrograd, Feb. 23.—A report on the fighting in the Caucasus received today from the headquarters of the Russian commander of that region, says that on February 21 there were engagements with the Turks in the vicinity of Tchoruk, as a result of which the Turks were driven beyvond | the river. There was no fighting elsewhere on this date. SEWING FOR RED CROSS. The Woman's club held a largely attended sewing bee at the First Bap- tist church parlors this afternoon. There were about 100 ladies present and many articles for the Red Cross were made. STRIKE FOUR TIMES IN THE SAME NIGHT “Four Strikes, Yre Out” Says Simons to Cabaret Manager. Irving Gluck, “the raggy ster,” who says he has been manager of a cabaret troup at the Hotel Grand, is about to shake the dust of New Britain from his cloth uppers, as Je finds life in this cosmopolitan com- munity too strenuous. He is going back to speedy old Mahat. for the rest cure. And thereby hangs a tale, There has been dissention in the camp of the cabaret performers at the Hotel Grand for a few days and the girls and boys who offer the enter- tainment were not in a happy state of mind, due to a disagreement be- tween the management and tueir leader, that's Gluck. The disagree- ment reached the boiling stage Sat- urday night and Gluck ordered the performers to lay down their picks and quit until he arbitrated with Isi- dore Simons, the boniface. Matters were patched up and the nightly oc- cupation of tearing the air to shreds with raggy ragtime went merrily on. But another storm cloud burst and once more, according to Gluck, the performers quit at his direction. The pianist kept on pounding the ivories, occasionally hitting a discord or so to keep in tune with the general sit- uation, and the guests waiting with more or less patience for the singing to be resumed. For a second time, ordered young- Gluck , he his army to go back to the trenches and resume firing. Back they march and once more melody broke forth. Striking began to get to be a habit with Gluck about this time and for a third time he ordered the noise—beg pardon, the singing— to cease. After a few minutes’ wait, during which the guests were send- ing out 8. O. 8. signals, the cabaret performers resumed hostilities, mean- ing they began to sing, But Gluck tried it on the boss once more and ordered a strike. “Four strikes, vou're out,” shouted Simons who confesses that he doesn’t know much about the game of base- | ball. The proprietor’s patience had been tried to the breaking point and it broke with a snap like a worn violin | string. Gluck suddenly found that he was a cabaret manager without a troupe. Exit Irving on the 5:07 train for New York this P. M. “Gamef” Shouts Wrinkle. Another defection from the cabaret entertainers occurred Saturday night when “‘Jack” Davis, ers, decided that New York good little town after all. Davis' sud- den leave-taking will be mourned by many but by no one so much as Jake Winkle, manager of the New Britain Window Cleaning company, who claims that Davis has a suit of clothes and $7 belonging to him. According to Winkle, Davis wanted to go to a party and all he needed was the price and the suit. He had the invitation. Winkle says he generously loaned him the $7 and his best suit of clothes and has seen neither since. Davis’ place has been taken weeks ago, being brought here Simons, One day last week Davis discovered hi came on from New York. ing was not one of sweet brances for the husband as, claimed, the missus gave him was a by by The meet- it s in the lobby of a local hotel she dropped off the train. Davis' place has been taken Irving Sands, who was one of singers under the regime of Hyatt. ba the g TRAIN LEAV TRACKS. Bloomingdale, N. J.. Feb. 23.—The locomotive and five coaches of a suburban train on the Greenwood T.ake division of the Erie railroad left the rails near Compton Lake today and plunged down an embank- { four of the coaches turning ment, Six persons were hurt. over. one of the sing- | | club of the Stanley Rule and Mrs. | whereabouts and | remem- the | most talkative ten minutes of his life | when NEW HAVEN CAUCUS DEADLOCK CONTINUES Republicans Fail fo Name Choice for County Commissioner. Hartford, Feb. 23.«—The New Hav- en county republican caucus on the commissionership failed to reach choice today, taking thirty hallots, of which one was irregular. This brings the total number of ballots to 217 reg- { ular, and sixteen others not counted. The last ballot today shows no ma- terial change from the first one al- though on the twentieth and twent: first ballots Gaylord, of Ansonia, reached seventeen votes which was within two of the necessary number to win, He started with nine and closed with eight. The caucus stands adjourned until next Tuesday. Elimination Motion Defeated. The caucus was opened promptly with Col. Eaton’s admonition to “pre- pare your ballots.” Eight ballots were taken without incid nd then Mr. Peaseley of Chesire, after a debate, moved that the cau elminate a candidate by & the name which received the most votes on the question of elimination. This motion was defeated after it had been point- ed out that the leading candidate might be eliminated by a combina- tion of votes cast for the other candi- dates. The debate was a general one and was termed by Col. Eaton 3 “Free and easy.” After the four- teenth ballot, an irregular one devel- oped with a surplus of votes. When votes for Charles Graniss and Charles Covert appeared several times after the thirteenth ballot Senator Tuitle protested that each man’s vote ought to be announced instead of being summed up as “Scattering.” Col. Ea- ton ruled that the caucus had voted that no additional names should be brought in. After the twenty-third ballot Senator Tuttle tried to have the vote just referred to reconsidered but he failed. After the twenty-ninth ballot Mr. Pearson of Seymour moved an adjournment until tomorrow night. This provoked more debate and as 1t was time for the general assembly to meet it was voted to adjourn for one week. a 1 1 Vote on First Ballot. The vote on the rirst ballot was as follows: Donovan 9, Wilkinson 10, Gaylord 2, Patten 7. The vote of the twentieth ballot was Donovan 8, Wilkinson 6, Gaylord 17 Patten 5. In the next ballot Wilkinson lost one and Donovan gained one. The twenty-ninth ballot was Donovan 10, Wilkinson 9, Gay- lord and Patten 8 each. ARE INSPECING TRUCK. Chairman E. B. Alling, of the board of public safety, and Chief R. M. Dame, of the fre department went to | Hartford this afternoon to witness the demonstration of the American La- France company’s city truck. Tt is a truck like this that the board wants for this city. It is a motor hook and ladder truck. TO DINE AT BELOIN. On Thursday evening the Foremen's Level company will hold their annual ban- quet. The affair will take place at t Hotel Beloin after which the club members will enjoy a theater party at the Lyceum driven | REILLY WOULD NOT TAKE POSTAL JOB Congressman Says He Does Not Carg to Interfere With Present Capable Working of the Department. New Haven, Feb. 23.—The banquet of the Clerks’ and Letter Carriers’ as sociation of Connecticut was held at Music bhall last evening and some four or five hundred members and guests, with their wives and their womey friends, sat down to the dinner, which was served by Ceriani, of the Cafe Mellone. The speech of the eve. | ning was. made by Congressman Thomas L. Reilly, who announced | that if he was offered one of the many positiong in the post office department which his friends had credited him with receiving he would not accept it for he did not care to do anything which would interfere with the pres- ent capable working of the post office department and the interests of the clerks and carriers. Incidentally, 1 twas brought out in the talk during the dinner that the national association of clerks and carriers are planning a testimonial of a national character to Congressman Reilly. It will be given in New Yor) probably at the Hippodrome. The first meeting will be held in New York teday to discuss plans. Philip Troup was the toastmaster of the evening; the speakers were: | Edward J. Cantwell, national secre- tary of the Letter Carriers’ assoc tion; Posmaster William E. Kelly, of Brooklyn; Col. Norris G, Osborn and Congressman Thomas L, Reilly TREASURER 2 YEARS, i J. A. Meyen Given Pleasant Surprise by Benefit Society, R. A. Meyen was tendered a pleas- ant surprise visit at his home, 440 Church street, last evening by thk members 'of the German Baptist Sick Benefit society, Mr. Meyen has been treasurer of the organization for the past twenty-five years and the mem- bers called to assist in celebrating the rounding out of a quarter of a cen- tury as guardlan of the exchequer, About fifty people, including Mr, and Mrs, Cyril Scott of Holyoke, were present. Vocal and instrumental se- lections were enjoyed during the evens ing and a collation was served. Mr. Meyen was the reciplent gold fountain pen, a gift members of the societ of a from the NO EVIDENCE UNCOVERED. Washington, Feb, Attorney General’ Gregory's investigation of whether unlawful combinations havae caused the recent rise in price of breadstuffs has so far uncovered no evidence, President Wilson told in. quirers today, upon which ecriminal prosecutions could he founded. The department of justice, however, still | is at work. CHILDDEN WHO ARE SICKLY. Mothers who value their own comfort the welfare of their children, should never be without a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, for use throughout the season. They Break up Colds, Relieve Feverishness, Constipation, Teething Dis- orders, Headache and Stomach Troubles. e Used by Mothers for 26 years. .THESD POWDERS NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores, 25c. Dom’t accept may substitute Sample mailed FREB. Address, Allen & Olmsted, Le Roy, and PASSING LIKE TH IN THE NIGHT. SHIPS STREETS. EACH A TWO AND THRE COURT. 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