New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 5

Britain_Herald” War F ’ » EVENTS IN BATTLE SCARRED EUROPE PORTRAYED 7,000 Feet of Thrills 100 Stirring Events Taken by New York Su L Startling scenes taken in France. Germany, England, Belgium, Austria and Russia. “Close Up” Glimpses of the Views of Appalling Devas- See a Turreted ‘Train Fifteen Men Risked Their tation. Buildings, Bridges, Forts and Battleships in Actual Battle Caught by Cam- era Men Who Cranked Their Huge Mechanism of War With Every Shot Aiicd at Destruc- Lives to Secure These Thrill- Spread Death and Destruc- ' Films Under Fire. . tion, m— CEUM--- .Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. Lower Floor 25¢, Balcony 15c¢, Gallery 10c. PRICES. Ruins. tion Before Your Very Eyes. ing Pictures. Atiternoon 1:30 to ==“Evening 7:00 to 1 “ACCOUNT OF SEA IGHT al Excounter: Reported OFF Nor- way Omly Fabricatien. London, May 13~The British of- Rcial press bureau has issued this au- ncement: ! “The following statement, ferlin, May 9, has been officially cir- ulated through the German wireless tations and received by the Marconi Eompany. The main headguarters reported ome weeks ago that a large number b 5 led in Norway, to the effect that 'Bergen, on the Norwegian coast, ithe night from the Tth to-the ¥ of April, heavy ‘sea fighting be- English and German € afrom that direction also ve- }‘that.they had seen squadrons rehips. . On theynight in ques- n fire by the aid of iiluminating had been noticed. ish Battlesh:p Sunk. ith regard to'those reports some been ‘thrown on- the ©of submarine A B-2, ed i the Dar etter which v g to 1 regarding. -our possession ' sea fight; which is said to | dated | eports were current, which orig- ; have taken place, the Rriiish battle- ship Superb is said to have been sunk and the cruiser Warrior is said ' to have been sinking without the Ger- man navy having suffered any loss. On Friday, the 9th of April, a num- ber of cruisers are said to have ar- rived in a badly damaged condition The Lion was very badly damaged. Officlal reports say nothing of this. “ ‘Similar reports ‘have come ta hand from reliable neutral sources, to the effect that a number of ‘badly damaged and slightly damaged ships had reached English rorts for ree pairs. The manner in which ‘they had ‘been damaged has been left un- cxplained. ., Towed Into Tywe. ‘“‘An especiall large number damaged ships ran into the Tyne. A damaged cruiser was towed into the Tyne. A ship of the Lion type with a starboard list and with her aft fun- nel missing was towed into the Firth of Forths “‘The silence’ of the admiralty on ‘this is easily to be understood. As the ‘German navy took nc part in any fighting on the night in question and . as a fight with neutral vessels is out ships ' ! of the question, a battle ean only have taken place between ships «f the Brit- ish fleet which did not recognize each other in the darkness.’ ‘‘The secretary of the Eritish admir- Alty states that there I¥ not a word of truth in this fabricatipn. It s, however, interesting as & mark of the anxiety of Germany at the present’ moment to make an impression om neutral states.” Houses of modest refinement Park Reserve.'—advt. at of | ASKS GERMANY TO EXPEL SOMBORN | , Ambassador Gerard, Ejects European Director of Torrington, Company From Embagsy. Berlin, May 13.—United States Am- bassader Gerard ordered the forcible gjection from the American embassy of Maurice Somborn, European di- rector of the National Sweeper com- pany of Tirrington, Conn., and Mar- ion, Inds, for ab#se against President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan. He has appealed to the German gov- ernment, asking that the offender be expelled. | The incident became known yester- 1 day. Somborn, who is a naturalized German American, called at the em- bassy to see Gerard. He told the | American envoy that Secretary of State Bryan had ‘‘accepted British bribes.” “I won’'t have anybody insult the secretary whom I represent in my office,” Gerard exclaimed. “Get out.” | I won’t get out,’ Somborn retorted. I have evidence that Bryan is bribed.” Gerard repeated his admonition to the man to leave, and when he still refused called his butler, who finally | ejeected Somborn forcibly. I “I will ask the German government to expel Somborn for his depeated abuse of President Wilson and Sec- retary Bryan at this embassy,” the am- bassador said. FLYING AMERICAN FLAG. ‘Washington, May. 13.—The state de- partment has made public a sworn T g statement by Ralph E Smith, former chief officer, now master, of the American steamer Gulflight, de- scribing the torpedoing of that vessel May 1, off the Scilly Islands. When ‘orpedoed, the officer says, the Gulf- light was flying a large American en- «ign, six by ten feet, in size. He said hie saw the submarine but ‘could not distinguish or see any flag flying on Ler.” INVITED BY NEW HAVEN. Delegates to Pan-American Financial Conference Asked to Visit Elm City. ‘Washington, May 13, —Secrttary McAdoo has received invitations from the Clearing House Association of Ilansas City and the Chamber of Com- merce of New Haven, Conn.,, to in- clude those cities in the itinerary of the tour of the delegates to the forth- coming Pan-American financial con- ference while in the K United States. The secretaty said, however,' that it probably would be impossible to do so because of the limited time delegates will have in this country. The two organizations also ex- pressed approval of the aims and pur- poses of the conference. TAKING DEPOSITIONS. Waterbury, May 13.—Depositions were taken in Waterbury yesterday for the coming trial of the suits of Roswell A. Clark against a number of | insurance companies which have re- fused to pay him insurance carried on his Hotchkissville Knife factory. amount of money involved is $126,000. Clark was arrested charged with firing the place, but he and a companion were acquitted. Lawyers from Kan- sas City, Mo., are here conducting the inquiry. i the | The ! { by the new business. TO MAKE RIFLES FOR | BELLIGERENT POWER Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co. to | Purchase Plant at Chicopee Falls, | Mass.—Will Employ 8,000 Men. } Springfeld, Mass, May 13.—L. A. Osborne of Pittsburg, Pa., senior vice | president of the Westinghouse Elee- ! tric and Manufacturing company, an- rounced last night that negotiations were practically completed for the purchase of the plant and business of the J. Stevens Arms and Tool company of Chicopee Falls, and the plants of the Stevens Duryea Co. in Chicopee I'alls and East Springfield, He was attended by a corps of experts who are making arrangements for begin- ning the manufacture of military rifles lor a belligerent power. Mr. Osborne will be In executive charge of the work and Walter L. Clarke of New York, recently vice president of the Niles-Bement-Pond company, will be the manager of the combined plants in charge of opera- tions. The corporate and commercial identity of the J. Stévens Arms,and Tool company will be retained ana their usual line of rifles will.-be manu- factured. When the war order rush is . over, the usual line of Westinghouse | product will be manufactured at local plants. It is expected that employ- rent will be furnished for 8,000 men RIGGS CASE POSTPONED, } Washington, May 13.—Hearing of ' the case of the Riggs National bank against Secretary of the Treasury Me- | Adoo, Comptroller Williams and United States Treasurer Burke was postponed today until next Monday at the request of the government's at- torneys. “The president's atf function is always d the state of public affalrs.” AUSTRO-GERMAN 1O i 165,000 Officers and Men Danicls Says He Has Not Even Con- | First. o sidered Its Abandonment. | Geneva, Switzerland, May 18 Washington, May 13.—Secretary |Patch from Cracow to the 'S Daniels yesterday told inquirers he |Geneva,” says that the had not even considered abandoning |Austrians and Germans the review of the Atlantic fleet in New |of May amount to 165,000 York When last, he talked with |{men. 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