New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1915, Page 2

DRUG STORE | NE 7 BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1915. MAIN STREETS ow after- 1 tourna- fwhist held p Jr. 0. U. fason, Mrs. 8. George jecond and . On next - whist will of the New 1 play the hp tomorrow. of Grove brother, [Moeller of iting Mm.\ [ Mrs, Willis treet. Mr. gek in the psenting the e Co., Inc., RAD. Stirring ‘War., ' he war cor- the Metho- [, under the Brother- rers with recsources y of that ' masses of ty L fhting ability ns has been sald Mr. are still the fhe Russian five year '~ and litary = age aker, makes ms to lose a Ind still have increased by e said, the my greater [the present was abso- face to face, Rest calamity the human is omnly a fiore than two tures were |ICLUB. il Be Hela g Church. the Boys' fyesterday af- gregational fice at each [ ‘about , sixty. *Southern jterday after=- a talk by hber of con- jh affairs, the f the club has ‘eek the club ternoon ‘at 4 iséequently will hnk started in ib has been a are coming in give cach boy e of the city’s s he has saved million | HOLMES SUGGESTS MUSEUM FOR CITY Superintendent Makes Report o0a Meeting of Educatars. Stanley H. Holmes, superintendent of schools, suggested to the school board at the regular meeting yester- day afternoon that New Britain should have a museum in connection with the public schools similar to that main- tained. by the Ohio Mechanics insti- tute in Cincinnati. The suggestion was part of his re- port on the meeting of the National School Superintendent’s association in Cincinnati. There were 3,300 men ia attendance and three hundred meet- ings were held. The museum in the institute, he said, was started only a few years ago and is now filled with interesting ob- jects of historical and educational value. One of the interesting pieces in the collection in the desk carved by Ben Pitman, the father of shorthand. Their collection of old locks probably is the finest in the country. The mu- seum is largely industrial, being locat- ed in an industrial center similar to New Britain. Among the subjects considered at the meeting were the standardizing of mental attainments, methods of effi- ciency, vocational schools, and gener- al educational matters. Secretary of ‘War Garrison sent a recommendation to the superintendents urging military training in High schools of the coun- try. The' sentiment of the meeting was overwhelming.in its opposition to i the idea. There was some doubt expressed as to the possibility of standardizing mental attainments. The sentiment was in favor of increasing the effi- ciency not so much by standards of attainment as by improving the In- struction given by the teachers them- selves and the improved preparation of teachers for service in the schools. Mr.. Holmes visited the continua- tion schooals in Cincinnati, the" first city in the United States to introduce this work in the schools. The large German element probably was re- sponsible for the establishment of this school. best equipped and most modern ele- mentary school where one of the fea- tures is the penny lunch. The super- intendent also visited Pittsburg and the Carnegie institution on a search for the best kind of equipment for the vocational school here. Chairman.G. W. Traut of the com- mitee on school accomodations re- ported that the contract for the voca- tional high school had been signed by T. W. Crowe and the bond filed. Work on the school will be started soon and the contract calls for completion of the school by Jan. 1 1916. The graduation of the evening school will take place March 27. The truant officer reported six cases of truancy, 111 absences, 56 kept home by sickness, 46 kept home for other reasons, and eight taken off the streets and placed in school. The finance committee reported bills amounting to $3,762.01, which were ordered paid. / = CHURCH SUPPER AND LECTURE. An interesting illustratea lecture on ‘“The Rise and Development of the Modern Sunday School,” was given at the Center church last night by Wal- lace I. Woodin of Hartford to the parents of Sunday school pupils and the teachers. . An excellent church supper was served at 6:30. | Notice. P. H. Condon & Co., of Bristol, will have on sale, at their stables, 25 horses, ranging in weight from 1,100 tc 1,600 1lbs., as good as money can buy, on Wed., March 17.—advt. fruit Growers fime to look up your wants for spray- We are headquarters for Lime and ate of Lead, Scalecide, Jarvis Spray, licotine, Bordeaux Mixture, Pyrox; etc. pply thesc RUG CO., articles in large or small INSON 169-171 MAIN STREET i in the second. He also visited Cincinnati’s | Ohio | 'BOOST IN TAX RATE: Finance Board Total $938,803. WILL BE 17 3-4IN 1916 Appropriations Recommended by APPROPRIATIONS. Street Department . Catch Basins ... State Highway Acct. Permanent Paving . . Street Sprinkling Street Lighting .... Parks Department .. Sewer Maintenance . School District Police Department Fire Department Charities Department Health Department . Incidentals Ve Special Appropria- tions s Sl Interest and Discount Payments on Princi- pal 109,000.00 Salaries . 18.843.00 594.00 2,000.00 7,500.00 8,500.00 15,000.00 29,500.00 1,320.00 11,000.00 265,000.00 51,975.00 54,045.00 50,111.50 11,174,00 13,675.00 101,650.00 85,916.25 TOTAL ..........$938,803.75 A tax rate of 17 3-4 mills for the fiscal year 1915-16 was adopted for recommendation to the common coun- cil at the last meeting of the board of finance and taxation last night. Ap- propriations totaling $938,803.75 were also adopted for recommenda- tion. The income of the city will amount to $199,764, a large amount having been dug up by City Treasurer Cham- berlain. It was oriignally estimated that the income would amount to only $126,490. The amount to he levied by taxation is $739,079.35 and in order to rai that sum it will be necessary to lay a tax of 16 3-4 mills. There is also an additional mill to pay for the special street department appropriations raised last fall to give work to the unemployed. The ta exclusive of the extra one mlill, will be eleven mills in the first dis- trict and five and three-quarters mills At the end of the fis- cal year it is estimated that there will be a balance on hand in the city treasury of $60.45. Herald Revelations Recognized. Judge B. F. Gaffney made an effort to increase the number of new police- men from two to four. Official recog- nizance of the conditions existing on Hartford avenue as revealed by the Herald was given. Judge Gaffney referred to the attitude of the ‘‘Hart- ford avenue gang” toward Ernest N. Humphrey, president of the board of public works and a member of the board of finance and taxation, for his words regarding the spirit of lawle ness that is shown by the gangste He said at least four more policemen should be appointed and urged that the tone of lawlessness which is evi- dent and the challenge to authority be met by putting on more policemen. Mayor Quigley criticised the board of assessors and said the grand list should be at least $50,000,000. As-~ sessments have not kept pace with the increase in property values, he said. ALLIES WILL ENTER STRAITS BY EASTER Declares Commander of British Fieet Operating Against Dardanelcs. Paris, March 13, 4:55 A. M.—Vice Admiral Carton, commanding the British fleet operating against the Dardanelles, has expressed the opinion that the allies will be able to hammer their way through the straits before Easter according to an Athens des- patch to the Journal. Operations Described. Paris, March 12, 12:30 P. M.—Op- erations of French and'British war- ships against the fortifications at the entrance to the Dardanelles and in the first mine field on March 10 and 11 arc described in an official statement is sued tonight by the ministry of ma- rine. The communication say “During the day of the tenth, in bad weather, two British warships shelled two forts at Bulair (on the Gallipoli peninsula, on the Guif of Saros), while two other British battleships bom- barded the light batteries which com- mand the Bay of Morto at the en- trance to the Dardanelles. Under Hot Fire. “During the night of the 10th-11th, mine sweepers entered the straits un- der cover of the guns of a battleship and a cruiser, and succeeded in oper- ating in the first mine field, notwith. standing a hot fire from the guns of the defences. “French divisions resumed on the 11th operations begun the day before against the fortifications of Bulair and | the light batteries above the Bay of Morto.” Not Entirely Successful. The above despatch would seem to indicate that the allied fleet has not penetrated the Dardanelles as far as had been supposed or that the opera- tions against the Turkish fortifications have not been entirely successful. Pre- vious information has been to the ef- fect that Chanak Kalessi and other forts at the narrowest part of the straits has been successfully bom- barded; that about a third of the pas- sage had been cleared of mines an;l that some of the more important bat- FISHING In Our North Window This Week Another 100 Pair Roller Skates Received This Morning HERBERT L. MILLS Hardware. See the NewStock 1915 TACKLE 336 Main Street. Really Great Savings Are Possible in These March Sales Regular $5.50 and $5.95 Crepe de Chine and Taffeta Blouses reduced to $3.00, In navy, brown, green and black. 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Seventy small mine sweepers are reported to be continuing their efforts to clear the mine fields under the direction of officers representing the British and French navies. “The allied fleets,” says the Matin, “still have eight or ten forts and a certain number of coast batteries to reduce, but it is the general opinion they they will enter sea of Mormora within a fortnight if the land forces co-operating with them also can con- tinue their advance.” Long Range Bombardment. Paris, March 12, 11:25 P. M.—Long range bombardment of the v (Thursday) by the allied fleet, according to an Athens despatch to the Havas Agency No information has been obtained as to the results of the operation. Darda- | nelles fortifications was resumed yts- | The warships, the despatch did not enter the straits and object seemed to be to prevent the | Turks by long distance fire, from re- pairing certain forts which had been ' damaged. A bridge two miles from | Chanak Kalessi of which supplies and ammunition were transported from the Gallipoli peninsula and re- ported to have been destroyed. Turkish Marksmanship Improved. “Turkish marksmanship has im- proved says the despatch, “probably owing to the presence of German gunners, but the ammunition is of poor quality, and many of the shells fail to explode. “*An allied squadron reinforced six more warships bombarded forts of Smyrna which replied. battleship Triumph was hit but damage was slight. “Mussulsman living in the coast dis- tricts have fled to the interior anad several villages have been evacuated by the Turks.” Fire Without Effect. Dardanelles, Sunday, March 7, V Constantinople, March 8, Berlin Mar. o, and London, March 13, 11:25 A, M.—The fire today of British ships upon the Dardanelles forts was scat- tered and virtually without effect. From the point of vantage occupied by the Associated Press correspondent it was seen that the shells fell wide of ‘the mark. “During the early afternoon of day (March 7) the Turkish forced a British battleship in Gulf of Saros to retreat. No More Resuits, The bombardment today of the Turkish positions on the straits lea says, | their i by the The the | to- | fire the | i danelles positions of Friday, March 5. to no more results than did the fire of yesterday. At about 9:20 A. M, four British vessels of the Pre- dreadnought type had taken up posi- tions at a point off Dardanus, on the Asiatic side. Their fire, observed from shore, was very scattered, and as usual in the last three da it was without effect. { LOVELY NEW MILLINERY | FOR SPRING During the operations of today fire of the British was directed at the forts at Hamidieh and Dardanus and the works about lid Bahr. The British fire was without in most cases the shells fell wide of | their marks. The bombardment came | to an end at 4:30 p. m. Enter Fire Zone. At about 10:16 a, m., British ves- sels entered the fire zone of the Dar- | danus and Kilid Bahr forts, which re- plied promptly. It was seen that two British vessels were struck, and that | they steamed quickly beyond range. All four of the ships taking part in | this operation then manoeuvred | around the bay, firing almost at ran- | dom on the for! and on the Turkish | batteries of howitzers hidden in ex- cellent positions in the hills. The fir- ing was brisk that the sound of it at one time was one continuous roar. The horizon was filled with drifting powder smoke. It was learned today from Turkish | medical officers that nobody was in- | jured in the bombardment of the Dar- “ | | | | | =0 F DEMONSTRAT NEW SHUT-OFF. ! James Towers Invents Device for Use of Fire Department—Mayor Approves. 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