New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1915, Page 15

TRENCHES FILLED WITH GERMAN DEAD TAKEN BY ALLIED FORCES First Page.) e (Continued From €ning the railroad beyond the River Qrne. g Germans Lost 1,000. § The French advance is thus bein; Pressed from three bases in three dif- ferent directions. According to Paris . official reports, French forces on fronts many miles long have occupied, w ground the German resistance to these ad- ced has been stubborn is striking- indicated by the French report that e Germans, on one point of the at- tack, left 1,000, dead on the field. Y From the diplomatic standpoint in- ferest is again centering in Greece, Where, former Premier Venizelos, ap- §rently despairing of obtaining 1 pport of King Constantine in his ef- Tts. te tecure a vetraction of the apucr tion of his policy by the pre- Scht cabinet, has decided to retire from politics and may leave the coun- Deliberate Political Ends, * Speeial despatches from Hungary ex- ess -the belief that the Russians e fighting their battles in Carpa- iaps for deliberate political ends,’ he chief of which is to sever Hun- y from the dyal monarchy. Some firmation is given this thoery by feported alarm in Italy over the po: sibility of Austria-Hungary conclud- g a Separate peace with Russia. o Despatches recéived here by way Athens ‘set forth that the allied fleet ficing the Dardanelles is not far from | lair on the Gallipoli Peninsula, but s ‘news is without offictal conrma- - \ *‘- Nothing has come ta hand to con- 'm’ the Holland. = Military movements are re- porfed along the Dutch border, but Slich activity continually has marked Holland's uneasy neutrality in 'the past, and consequently it is not in- vested with marked signicance at the Bgesent time. ; ® German Official Report. , ¥ Berlin, ‘April 9, p. m.s—The official statement given out today by the German general headquarters staff says: { “In. the western theater: The lgians again have been driven out of the demolished hamlet of Drei achten. on the Yser Canal. Two Igilan- officers and 100 men and two chine guns were captured. , “In retaliation for the bombardment via London, 3:15 measuring from several | Rundred yards to two miles deep. That | the | i try. ! i | rumor circulated yesterday | that Germany had declared war upon | of villages situated behind our po- sitions the city of Rheims, in which Jarge assemblings of troops and bat. teries .were observed, has been bom- barded with incendiary shells. 3 Capture French Trenches, “North of the village of Beause- jour, northeast of Les Mesnil, we took from the French last night several trenches and two machine guns. Two attempts to recapture the position during the night were repulsed. “A French infantry attack in the Argonne Forest, during which ?hc French airmen employed asphyxiating bombs, failed. French Lose Heavily. “The battles between the Meuse and i the Moselle rivers continue with in. creased fierceness. The French su.f- | fered the heaviest losses but again | were completely unsuccessful in their | attacks. “In the Plain of the Woevre they also unsuccessfully attacked. During the morning and the evening they continually brought up new forces for the occupation of the Meuse Hills, near Combres. “An attack from the Forest of Se- louse, north of St. Mihiel, broke down { before our entanglements. “In the Forest of Ailly we are pro- gressing slowly. French Advance Fails. “A French advance to the west of Apremont failed. “French . attacks to the west of Fliery died out under our fire, but north and northeast of this place they led to bitter hand-to-hand fighting in which our troops gained the upper hand and drove the ememy back. “Night advances by the French ‘in this district were unsuccessful. “In ‘the Bais le Pretre the French also failed to gain. any ground. “An attempt of the enemy to cap- ture the village of Bezange la Grande, { southwest of Chateau Saliens, which we have occupied, failed. Dum Dum Bullets Found. ‘ “On Sudelkopf dum dum bullets were found on g man of the Irench %34th regiment who was taken pris- | oner, 3 “Artillery duels have taken place Hartmanns-Weilerkopf. “In the -eastern theater: Engage- ments have developed to the east of Kalwarya (north of Suwalki) which, as yet, have not yet been decided. Ctherwise nothing transpired.” 0 Artillery Pieces Captured. Berlin, April 9, by Wireless to Say- ville, N. Y.—According to an official list made public in Berlin today, there were in Germany March 1 a total of 5,510 pieces of ecaptured artillery. These include 3,300 Belgian pieces of both heavy and light caliber; 1,300 French guns; 850 Russian, and 60 British. Austrians Very Depressed. Bucharest, Rumania, April 9, via Paris, 4:35 a. m.—Despatches reach- ing here from the frontier of Galicia on THE CURRAN (0. OR ANNIVERSARY - Big Valses in Ready to Wear Garments for Saturday. ,' Big Savings in Suits, Coats and Shirt Waists. We see anywhere else at the price. Extra Special . for Saturday Fitic Embroidered 42 inch Va‘lles.’ ) beautiful " Merchandise that has value to 1it, and ig worth up to $1.00 yd. Extra Special Saturday 25c Yard See North Window, + patterns. R ik Sale_ ‘Extraordinary Manufacturers’ dress lengths of Silks in all the new shades and styles of .silks of the highest: grades at much below * the regular selling price. Tt “will pay you well to came in " an Jook them over. § See South Window 18 inch Silks at = 29¢ Y it -/ lgell Silks, worth up t o $1.00 at R ow you the styles, materials and tailoring that you can't 36 inch Silks, worth up to $1.25 at 69C Yard 36 and 40 inch Sflk Poplins, worth $1.50, at 79 c Yard 36 inch Chiffon Taffeta Silks, worth up to $1.39, at 89 c Yard 36 and 40 inch Crepe de Chine, worth up to $1.75 ,at $1.19 Extra Values in Wool Suitings New Noveltics in Women's Neckwear at 22¢™139c¢ Kid Gloves in black and gray, at 79c The kind you pay $1.00 for. white, tan, Women’s Summer special at 9c each, New Wash Dress Goods at greatly reduced prices, Vests, Mothers will find some big bargains in Boys Wool and Wash Suits on our second floor. New line just put in, all the new styles for Little Men, describe the Austrians as very de- pressed by the reported Russian suc- cesses further to the north. Austrian attempts to cross the River Pruth near Boyan, have failed, and their troops are demaralized by lack of food. Arbitrary arrests of Rumanians again are being made in Bukowina. 336 British Killed. London, April 9, 4:05 p. m.—An- other extended list of casualities to- talling 1,108 names, was issued by the British war office today, and it em- phasized the fierceness of the battle of Neuva Chapelle, in France, last month. The killed in this latest list number 336. ELECTION DAY OFFICIALS. Small List This Year as Each Ward ‘Will Have Only One Machine. The officials at the various wards on election day next Tuesday will be smaller in number than in previous years as this is and off year and a heavy vote is not expected. The offi- cials will be as follows. First Ward: Moderator, Middlemass, republican; . checkers, Louis Fodt, republican, and J. A. Duf- fy, democrat; deputies, Daniel M. ‘Waddell, republican, E. L. Hannen, democrat; Second Ward: Moderator, Michael Hannan, democrat; checkers, F. S. Saunders, republican and demo- crat to be named; deputies, William Squire, sr., republican, William Kelli- her, democrat; third ward, moderator, Charles Irving, republican; checkers, William G. Dunn, democrat, repub- lican to be named; deputies, E. W. Bell, republican, Thomas Gorman, democrat; fourth ward, moderator, P. F. Smith, democrat; checkers, L. E. ‘Holt, republican, Hugh Coffey, demo- crat; deputies, W. B. Montague, re- publican, Fred Hayes, democrat; fifth ward, moderator,” A." H. Rice, repub- lican; checker; T. H. Camp, repub- lican, Harry Collins, democrat; depi- ties, John Dunbar, republican, Robert Grace, democrat; sixth ward, modera- tor, James Egan, democrat; checkers, Harry Parker, republican, John A. Lynch, democrat; deputies, William Earle, democrat, republican to be named. LRI T S W DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Caroline Hintz. The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Hintz, widow of Michael Hintz of 20 Bond street, who died at the local hospital yesterday, will be held at her late home at o’clock tomorrow after- noon and at St. Johnu's German Luth- eran church at 3 a'clock. Rev. Mar- tin W. Gaudian will officiate and in- terment will be in Fairview cemetery. 2 Mrs. Augusta Surko. At 1:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon Rev. A. C. T. Steege will conduct fun- eral services for Mrs. Augusta Surko at her late home, 108 Rhodes street and at 2 o'clock a service will be held at St. Matthew’s , German Lutheran church. ‘Wells Goodrich Thrall. Funeral services for Wells Goodrich Thrall, the Civil War veteran, who died yesterday at his home on Fair- view street, will be' held at his late residence on Fairview street at 2 o'clock tomarrow afternoon, Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Funeral of Mrs. Jane Bellows. will take place at her late home, 425 ‘West Main street, at 3:30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon. Rev. Dr. T. Ed- win Brown of the First Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in Fair- view. HARTFORD LEAGUE INVITED. ‘Will Be Guests of Local Luther League Sometime in May. The Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church held an enjoyable meeting in the church parlors last evening. The program consisted of a piano selection by Harold Selander, a recitation by Edward Olson, a vocal selection by Walter Falk, a recitation by Joseph E. Hultgren, a violin selec- tion by Samuel Gross and an address by Attorney Emil J. Danberg. It was decided at the meeting to in- vite the Hartford Luther league to in- vite the Hartford Luther league to be present at one of the meetings in May and furnish a program. DRUGGIST TAKES POISON. Stamford, April 9.—Peter T. Mor- gan, formerly a druggist here, and well known to the drug trade about the' country, took poison with suicidal intent here today and is now in the liospital, with little chance of re- covery. He receved a letter thi morning while at work temporarily in a local drug store of which at one time he was the owner, and after reading the letter, told the proprietor he was “going to quit.” The pro- prietor thought he meant he intended to stop work, but Morgan reached for and swallowed two poison tablets be- fore he could be prevented. ROADS ENTER PROTEST. Chicago, April 9.—Protest was en- tered today by counsel for the forty one western railroads seeking freight rate advances from the interstate commerce commission against an- swering the numerous questions touch- ing railroad financing which were pro- posed vesterday by Clifford Thorne of Iowa, head of the opposition by six- teen state commissions to the ad- vances. SUSPECT INCENDIARISM. Milfor April 9.—The authorities are investigating an incipient discovered on the second floor of the general store of M. T. Gregory and Son, after an attempt to rob the store had been frustrated by the appearance of a citizen at the store. The intruder interrupted in piling a quantity of goods in a basket at the rear door preparatory to taking them away The | William | five | | | activity was on fallin The funeral of Mrs. Jane E. Bellows | being in a pail of | property at City Items The Arpi sextette will render a number of selections at the benefit concert to be given at Fox's theater Sunday afternoon by Clan Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. George Eger of 48 Prospect street observed their silver wedding anniversary last evening by entertaining a number of their friends. The claim of Malinda E. Waterman for injuries received on a highway in this city was reported unfavorable 'n the house of representatives today. Mrs. L. T. Thorpe of West Main street who has been 11l for some time was taken to the hospital today in the police ambulance. MISS FLYNN BRINGS THREATENED ACTION Iloward Hartman of Fairview Street Defendant in Action Brought by Olive Street Girl. Margaret Flynn, an Olive streat young woman, has brought to a climax a suit for breach of promise she has threatened for some time against Howard Hartman, a Fairview strect Young man and has instituted action against him through Judge B. P, Gaffney. It is said that Miss Flynn went to the Hartman home two weeks ago and told Hartman's father that his son must marry ‘her. The father is said to have been opposed to the union and Miss Flynn, dccording to this informant, threatened to visit rtman home on the day of the wedding of Hartman's sister for the purpose of takiv.g her life on the front Steps. The wedding took place a few days ago but was not interrupted by any such sensational act on the part of Miss Flynn. The papers in the case have served on Hartman by Constable George A. Stark. The writ Is return- able before Judge William F. Man- £uan on Monday, BUSINESS BOOMING ON STOCK EXCHANGE Peace Rumors and Favorable Do- mestic Trade Conditions Ac- cclerate Rise of Stocks, New York, April 9.—Interest in to- day’s stock market centered mainly around Bethlehem Steel by reason of the sensational movement in that stock yesterday. The opening tran- sactions co! ted of 2,000 shares at 110 to 107, compared with yesterday's close of 105. The stock then declined to 105, 104 and 103. It soon recov- ered, however, selling at 115. Nearly all the dealings were for small amounts, many odd lots of less than 100 shares changing hands. From 115 Bethlehem Steel went back to 108, then up again to 111. The stock became less prominent as other shares ascended on the largest first hour of business recorded since {he days immediately preceding the war, At that time, however, the g prices. To- day’s early trading was all in the other direction, the rise being ac- celerated by peace rumors and favor- able domestic trade conditions as re- ported- by the treasury department. Failure of a large local department store was without effect on sentiment. Higher prices were scored in all parts of the list later in the day, U. S. Steel holding its place as leader with a gain of over four points on enormous trading. Total dealings up to 2 o'clock exceeded 900 shares, which established a record for any day since the latter part of last July. Authorities of the exchange issued a statement in the afternoon absolv- ing its members from manipulation or unfair practices in connection with Vesterday’s rise in Bethlehem Steel. It was pointed out in support of this statement that manipulation is no lonaer possible because of the string- ent rules which govern trading on the exchanges. All dealings in Bethlehem Steel has been subject to careful su- pervision, it was said, and no evidence of improper trading had been ob- served. The stock was offered in the loan market after the close of busi- ness yesterday without premium, it was said. SURRENDER TO POLICE. New London, April 9.—Nunziato Dy Bartolo, surrendered to the local po- lice today telling them that he shot Louis Pellegrini at Westerly last Sun- day night, The vietim of the shoot- ing is now at the Rhode Island Hos- pital in Providence and is not ex- pected to live, Di Bartolo told the po- lice that he had not ecaten anything for four days. He did not give himself up in Westerly because he feared that friends of Pellegrini would kill him. Chief Brown of the Westerly police came here today to take the fugitive back to Rhode Island to answer to the law for his crime. THREE FIRES TODAY, The fire department responded to three alarms today. The first was at 1:45 this morning by No. grease in a bakery on Woodland street. The second was u grass fire in the rear of Sunny- ledge, to which No. 2 responded. The third was a grass fire on N, G. Cohen’s 55 Curtis street at 12:48 o'clock. The fire resulted from g Fen-fire and the barn, the fence, and some lumber were threatened. BERLIN NATIVE DE New Haven, April Molloy, for years a picturesque figure in local democrate politics, died today, He sufferéed a nervous breakdown about four years ago and had been ill since that time. Malloy fifty vears old and married. was a native of Berlin, Conn. u, He 5, the fire | been | { the home HARTFORD SUITS FOR STOUT WOMEN A SPECIALTY, H. 0. P. Silk Dress Sale Until the evening of Monday, April 12, we offer you at the following low prices vour choice of the Silk Dresses of standard H. O. P, quality. These dresses include all the pop- ular silks: Crepe de Chine, Crepe Meteor, Charmeuse, Taffeta, Poplins, etc. Sizes 14 to 44, All this season’'s style. Silk Silk Dresses Silk Dresses Silk Dresses Silk Dresses. $25.00 Silk Dresses $27.45 Silk Dresses .$19.75 $32.50 Silk Dresses. .. ...821.50 See our line at these prices before purchasing, Dresses . . $7.50 . $9.95 .$10.50 .$14.95 .$14.95 .$18.45 $12.50 $14.95 $17.95 $18.45 $19.75 PNEUMONIA LEADS IN NUMBER OF DEATHS State Board of Health Submits Report to Legislature For Year Ending September 30, 1914. Hartford, April 9.—The state board of health today submitted to the leg- islature its annual report for the year ending September 30, 1914. The vital statistics for 1913 are summarized while those for the nine months of 1914 are approximated. H. Townsend, the secretary, points out that pneumonia now causes mora ‘deaths in Connecticut than any other single disease. In 1913 there were 1855 deaths and 576 cases of children under two years and 400 cases were of persons over 70 years of age. By chart it is shown that for a 30 year period, while there has been a decline in the death rate from most of the infectiqus diseases, there has been a constant increase in certain other dis- cases, such as brights disease, apop- lexy and cancer. In 1913 pulmonary’ consumption claimed 1,436 persons, and 1914 s credited with 1,483 deaths from this cause. There has been a fall of 45 per cent. in the death rate in the past 30 years yet there has been change in the past three years in re- gard to consumption. Diphtheria is credited with 321 deaths out of 2,430 cases in 1913, and 228 deaths out of 2,705 cases in 1914. , The low death rate is dttributed to the policy of bac- teriological examination of suspected cases and the frée distribution of anti-toxin. Ninety per cent. of the deaths were of children, Typhoid was reported in 1913 from 83 towns with 1,009 cases resulting in 131 deaths. In 1914 there were 723 cases in 82 towns withm 106 deaths. It is pointed out that all physicians have not reported more than three fourths of the cases, and_this is con- sidered not to be creditable to the medical profession. ADMISSION OF LAYMEN, To Methodist Conference Referred to Committee. New York, April 9.—The New York east conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church referred today to its committee on state of church a res- olution adopted last year by the laymen’s association, providing for the admission of laymen to member- ship in the conference. The resolu- tion, owing to an oversight, it was said, failed to be presented to the conference last year. The conference at its forenoon ses- sion today listened to an address by the Rev. John Callahan, superinten- dent of the Hadley Rescue hall in Manhattan. IXPECTED. is expected that R who is on h home where he has spent the last seven years as missionary, will be a visitor at the Methodist church in this city on Sunday. Rev. Neumann served at the church as pastor several vears. It is expected he will arrive at of his wife’s parents in Hartford on Saturda REV. NEUMANN Tt Neumann, from China, George B. WEDS, Washington, April 9.—Bob Fitzsim- mons, the former heavyweight cham- was married- here last night to Temo Zillen, who has been as- | sociated with him for some time in theatricals Dr. Joseph | little | 3 MEMBERs Represented by E. W. ¥y 50 SHS NORTH & JUDD. 25 SHS COUI’S ARMS. 25 SHS AMER. HARDWARE. 25 SHS UNION MFG CO. 50 SHS STANLEY WORKS, 50 SHS NEW BRITAIN MA- CHINE CO, NEW Yo 50 SHS TRAUT & HINE. 50 sHS BRISTOL BRASS, 50 SHS NEW DEPARTU 50 SHS LANDERS, CLARK, STOCKS INVESTMENTS . 409-410 NATIONAL BANK BUILDI} "Phone 1621. BETHLEHEM STEEL CHIE FEATURE OF MARKET Rises to 115 and Then Falls Back 10 109--Other Shares Strong. New York, April 9, Wall Street, 10:30 A. M.—The sensational move- ment in Bethlehem Steel was con- tinued at the beginning of today's mar- ket, trading in that stock being of the most feverish character. The opening transaction was a block of 2,000 shares at 110 to 107, its closing price yesterday being 105. From 107 it fell by easy stages to 103 and gradually re-ascended to 115, then back to 109, Individual transactions were not very large, but the total output in the first fifteen minutes was a little over 8,000 shares, mainly in lots of 100 to 2,000. The rest of the market showed some uncertainty at first, but soon grew strong under lead of United States Steel, Reading and other favorites. Motor shares were up two to four points. Close—Dealings in the final hour be- came increasingly active at highest prices of the day. Steel's rise ran to over six points. The 'closing | was buoyant. New York Stock Exchange gquota- | tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented hy E. W. Eddy, National Bank building: April 9, Hl*. Low. Close. .. M6% 45% 463 67 63% 66% 35% 36 49% 493 341, 85% 97 9T 31y 33 67% 69 107 108% 119% 120% 30% 3265 100% 101% 72% 74 89% 1% 103 112% 183% 167% 8% 36% 443% 46% 395 40% 90 9% 12 133 151 151 % 8% 26% 28% 43% 4% 149 1493 17 118% 15% 16% 67% 683 136 141 701 73% 18% 14% 86% 871 13% 13% 59% 61% 28 29 106% 109% 108 104% 107 108 33% 33% 20% 21% 146% 151 84 Am Beet Sugar. . Am Copper ...... Alaska Gold .. .. Am Car & Foun Co Am Can Am Can pfd.. Am Locomotive .Am Smelting . Am Sugar . Am Tel & Tel.... Anaconda Copper.. 328% A TS Fe Ry Co..101% B &R it BRT.vouu.. 91y Beth Steel .. . 116 Canadian Pacific...167% Central Leather ... 37 Chesa & Ohia. Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul 91% Corn Products Co.. 13% { Del & Hudson.. 151 Distillers Sec .. 8% Erie 281y Erie 1st pfd...... 44% General Eleétric ..149% Great Nor pfd....110% Interborough ,.... 18% Interborough pfd.. 69 Lehigh Valley 141% Mex Pet 3% Missouri Pac .... 14% NYC&H 87% Nev Cons RS2 Y YNHG&H .. 62% YO&W .... 29 Northern Pac ,...109% Norf & West ....105 |Penn R R ....,.108 | Pressed Steel Car. 337% | Ray Cons .. 21y Reading .... | Rep T & S pfd Southern Pac uthern Ry ... uthern Ry pfd | Tenn Copper ‘I'ninn Pac TUtah Copper | U 8 Rubber C |U 8 Steel ..... U S Steel pfd . Westinghouse 36 % KILLED. BY TRAIN. Waterbury, April 9.—Wilbur | Beardsley, fifty, of this city, was struck by a passenger train above | Waterville this morning, and instant- Iy killed. He was on a fishing trip, and was walking on the tracks near | Jericho bridge when the train ran in- | to him, breaking nearly overy bone in his body. Mr. Beardsley retired from active work last October, he having for many years been assistant foreman at the factory of the Waterbury Brass company. KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE., Milford, April 9.—Thomas Acton, a young boy was struck and killed by an automobile belonging it was said to David €. Wheeler of Bridgeport here this afternoon The boy was ng the street the time ' at j eral FINANCIAL NEWS | PLEADS GUILTY SERIOUS CH Sentence Deferred = Upon Judge of Probate in ——Arrested in New Haven, Aprik 9. : Watrous, former judge of pn Gullford, pleaded guilty in inal superior court today to alleging a serious affense moral code, Sentence ‘was | Watrous tas in court on warrant. He was brought to today fromi North Hackley, where he was arrested withi or two. Watrous, who was also to of Guilford, resigned both ofth denly after an investigation conduet by two clergymen. | quently he Jeft town. When ter was later brought te tion of the state’s attorney warrant was issued for Wat a state policeman detailed . case. Watrous walved proceedings and returned state officer. i G A * GERMAN MEDICAL 0 Held ar Brussels During days—Telegram Fr Berlin, April 9, by W, ville, N. Y.—Included in items given out today by th Newsg Agency is the follow 1 “A unique medical con, at Brussels, April 6§ and Ap times of peace it ig the custo surgeons of Germany to ho nual meeting for the purp entific discussion in some Ge Inasmuch as most of these are engaged in military duty, gress met this year during ti holidays at Brussels, lences of the surgeons un conditions were thoroughly. ‘““The congress came to an @ banquet attended by Go von Bissing, who triotic speech. A tel celved from Emperor sald that the unexcelled German medical corps had lives and health of numerou and that the German army German people had full ¢o medical science.” N i i ok g g€ 54 gggzez it | ¢ go! B -E EEE §E§Et i Price 3:(Cts. a Copy, 15¢ ver Week....