New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1915, Page 10

jnowski of tha'Pollu‘h church was yestet nt of the Polish' Relief : anization formed for fof sufferers in ‘Polaad at theld in the Sacred Heart her officers. were elected ‘ Andrulewicz. ‘oseph Klos- M. Swoboda, John ek, J. Lyszczasz, M, the préss committee: ski, Dr. Julius Hupert, ‘and Henry Ludorf. ing been gelected by the \8ocieties of New Brit- ay,” the officers and ‘selected ‘in order that L the Polish people in suffering brothers, sis- ves in devastated Po- zed and that the d be despatched -in possible time, to thosg uld be paid by the or- . theygrepresent. ; It * that/ not. one cent lollécted; would be used ‘expense connected with g made to accommo- ‘erowd': m,'f. A, B. hall ‘when ’‘the Tierney iry’s parish will give jow. - The proceeds will 1o yurchasing new uni- 1‘“‘ are good enter- have proved that on ‘and it is expected that will be marked by the hall, John J. Crean lling' the - minstrels and ‘at & ‘point of high program follows: n,” by H. ney and chorus of Kentucky Lady,” “When They Launch ‘M.l’bt'm‘. . _Fux;cll Dear,” John' Kiniry; Back to My Old Girl,” eharacter song ' and Callahan; = “There’'s ' a ' Burning in the Window,” 1} song and dance, George o - Up . Sit Down,” Mat- 3 closing, “In Our Good '*. The end men are m, Edward Lyman, and George Sullivan, nsists of B. Fagan, in, W. Murphy, J. v, G. Durana, 'G. Callery, F. Martin, e, Z. Ha: e , G. Kupecz, W. mmons, J. Dudack, E| hoe, J. Burns. Parker, D. i . Fits Ls | Ctub Banquet. ¢ inguet ‘of the Kenil- be hela Thursday an Tree Inn, Farm- o8 will be lala for sixty @ will make the trip in thur ‘E. Thornton will ' 'The committee in H. P. Smith, chair- ‘W, T. Squire, Harty Brunbaum, Dewitt ‘Wilson. Music will well attended smoker of the three ells of the Knights of Columbus [ Beld Saturday night at the club An connection with 'a card t. Arrangements had been o entertain Kights from Bristol unable to ‘attend. jof ‘the committee in twenty-Afth anniversary Carmody couneil - will g at 8 o’clock. { ) of Lady Foresters. gill be held 1 O. U. A. vening for the purpose Qmwkcirole ot the Lady e deputy, will be the tet. " A committee has S by Court D;rlendly to he formation of a new. The meeting wni‘lhtl will be g ! of America, gton council, D. of W tonight in Jr. O, U, A. ‘Al members of the de- _are requested. to be pres. i ke arrangements for putting work in Hartford Friday even- 1y 21, o A, Harty Branch, A. O, H. A, Harty branch, A. O, | decided to continue fits four to the pupils of St Mary's 3 contribute the best es- ‘members were admitted and two cations were received.- ‘Winthrop Council, D. of L. inthrop council will meet this on Wednesday evening in O. U. - hall at' which time the repre- 5” who attended the state fon in Hartford will make { for the anniversary ‘also be made at this A, ‘Lewis’ of | Of Grear Atlantic Fleet § T ADMIRAL FLETCHER N§=7 ry New' York, May 17.—In the event of hostilities * between the United States and any foreign power it is plain’ that one of the first acts of war Wwould be the sailing of the Atlantic fleet, which hag been on review in New time, This council is also working for the prize offered by the state coun- cil for the most new members. The contest ends July 1, at which time all candidates must ‘have received their degrees.. Winthrop council, has already initiated thirty-two new mem- beérs and the only council in’Conhec- ticut which leads them -is" Martha ‘Washington' council of New ‘London, | which has taken in forty-one.. = With the effort which is being put forth | /by all the members it is = expected that they will have no trouble to off- set this before the. time expires. The national vice councilor, Wil- | liam Jeffrey of Vermont, will attend the next large class initiation. which | this council holds. - Those who met Mr. Jeftrey in Hartford know that he will please all whao hear him. Ohamberlain Council. At a regular meeting held last Sat- urday evening a. class of ten candi- dates had the full degrees conferred i upon them. = Seven applications for membership were received and six candidates were elected to become mmbers. ‘ The aim to reach the 500 mark was realized on Saturday even- ing last when the five hundredth member was initiated. He praved to be George Anderson. He was pre- sented with a receipt for six months’ dues by'F. C. Prelle, financial secre- tary of the council, _State Councilor A, A./Baker of Dan- bury was present and gave an in. teresting talk on the growth of the order in this state. Visitors were also present from Hartford, After the meeting refreshments were gerved. On Baturday evening, June 5, another class initiation will be held, and theé work will be put on by the degree team of General Mansfield council, No, York harbor. At the head of this fleet is Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletch- er. ' In the accompanying illustration is shown one of the best photographs of Rear Admiral Fletcher, taken dur- ing the battleship review. 3 St. Mary’s schoal hall, at which time final arrangements will be made for their coming whist. ' Social hour will follow the meeting. Loyal Order of Moose. New Britain' will be well represent- ed at Hartford on fleld' day, June 19.. The members are responding in good numbers to the call of the marching club and it looks as if more than two hundred will be in line. Members who have not left their orders for uniforms are request- ed to'hand them in this week to the steward or members of the committee. The committee will hold a meeting at the club rooms on Tuesday, May 18. The benefit board will meet at 7:46 p. m. before the regular lodge meet- ing on; Friday, May 21. There will be an initiation at this meeting and a number of new applications to act on. o ‘Washington Camp. ‘Washington camp, No. 9, P. O. 8. of A. degree team will help institute 4 camp in Bristol Tuesday night. All members ‘are requested to .meet at G. A: R. hall Tuesday night ‘at 7 o’clock ‘and ' will g6, on' .the 7:30 dinkey to ~Bristol. Last Thursday night the members’ went by auto to Meriden to visit Camp No. 5. Cards and carpet bowls were played, Camp No. 9 being the winners in both. New Britain Council, O: U. A. M. New Britain council, No. 8, O. U. A. M., will hold its regular meeting on Thursday evening and will confer the third degree upon one candidate. Nathan Halé council, No. 18 of Bris- tol will visit New Britain council on that evening and a large delegation is expected. The local council will visit 9, of Middletown. The aim now is to have 600 by June 16 and every member is requested to bring in at least one candidate before that time, ‘Hira Temple. The above temple will hold a regu- lar monthly meeting on Thursday, May 20. A full attendance is de- mired, as a report will be made by Im- perial Palace committee in regard to the annual session to-be held at Aus- pury Park, July 12 to 17. 'Full data, including transportation ~and hotel accommodations, will be given out by the committee in charge of the affair. © The Temple’s annval sheep roast will also be discussed, Light refresh- ments will be served at the close of the meeting. i Phenix Lodge, I. 0. O. F. The regular meeting of Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F., will be held Wednes- day evening. On Wednesday evening, May 26, the Phenix Guard club will have their dance which was post- poned on last Wednesday night on ac- count of the weather. An added at- traction will be a whist and concert by the orchestra. Valuable as well as useful prizes will be offered. Alexandar fodge. Alexandar lodge, No. 24, 1. O. D. of St, George, will hold its regular business meeting Wednesday evening in New Turner hall. Important bus- iness will be tvamsacted and every member is requested to attend. C.. W. B. Legion. The' Catholic Women’s Benevolent Legion will meet Tuesday evening in Charter Oak council, No. 63, of Hart- ford, on June 22, and will confer the third degree on a class of candidates at that time. ° The social committee has announced that refreshments will be served this week immediately fol- lowing the transaction of business, Mattabessett Tribe, Mattabessett tribe, I. O. R, M., will meet this evening in Judd’s hall. Martha Washington Council. The degree team of Martha Wash- ington council, D. of A., will meet this evening. ! French Naturalization Club. A number of local French citizens and citizens in the making gathered last evening in St. Jeanne de Baptiste hall and took part in a debate on mu- nicipal management, . Refreshments were served. Phoenix Temple of Honor. Phoenix Temple .of Honor, No. 19, will hold its regular meeting at O. U. A. M. hall, 277 Main street, Friday night, instruction will be given to delegates who will attena the Grand Temple session, which will be held at Hartford, June Sth. New Britain Owls. The regular meeting of the New Eritain Nest of Owls will be held on Thursday evening in G. 4. R. hall, All members should attend. St. Elmo Lodge. St. Elmo lodge, K. of P., will confer the first rarik on one candidate on Wednesday evening, and business of .cussion of arrangements for' the an- importance to the members will considered. be Comstock Encampment, No. 29, 1.O. O. F. On Friday evening last a large class of candidates were exalted to the royal purple degree which completed the degree work for the season. Several. patriarchs were present from Bristol apd Hartford encampments. The ~anniversary committee, E. A. Danberg, chairman, is arranging a suitable program = to commemorate the founding of the encampment, thirty-nine years ago. The anniver- sary celebration will be nheld in Jr. C. U. A. M. hall, Hungerford court, I'riday evening, May 28th, at 8 o'clock. Lexington Lodge, No. 72, L. O. O. F. On Thursday evening or this week, Lxington Jodge, No. 72, . O. O. F, will exemplity the degree of brotherly loves: A jarge lattendance s expected. L. D. Penflield Camp, S. of V. On Friday evening of this week, L. D. Penfield camp, No. 16, Sons of Veterans, will hold an open meeting in G. A. 'R. hall, 299 Main street. at 8 o’clock. Invitations are extended to Starfley Post, No. 11, G. A. R., L. D, Penfield camp auxiliary, and the; eligibles who form the Sons of Vet- | erans’ asscciation 'of Berin. The en- tertainment committee, A. G. Breck- | enridge, chairman, is arranging a simple’ and pleasing program. The camp in conjunction with the auxil- | iary recently held a banquet for thel Connecticut Sons 'of Veterans and | state covention for the tonnecticut division 'S, of V., with the best of success, financially and otherwise. The business session. if any will be held as early as 7:30 in order not to inconvenience the committee, 1 3 /, ‘Working Giris’ Club. Th: Working' Girls’ club will hold a special’ meeting this evening. All members are requested to attend. Lady Wallace Lodge. Tady Wallace lpdge,' No. 24, D. O. | 8., held its regular meeting on May 12, 'The chief business was the dis- niversary celebration on May 26. The members of the cast of “The Scarlet | Bonnett” will hold a rehearsal this evening. The cast for ‘The Scarlet Bonnett” is: Miss Mercy Mather—Miss ‘Wilson, Brucie | Germany. GERARD REPORTS DELIVERY OF NOTE Ambassador Notifies State Department That He Handed Text of U. S. Demands to German Office. Washington, May 17.—Ambassador Gerard at Berlin® today notified the state department of the delivery -of the American note to the German for- eign office. It was the first official notification that the note had arrivead at its destination, although its de- livery had been reported in news despatches. Intimations by diplomats friendly to Germany that her answer might be an offer to suspend attacks without warning on merchantships If the United States would renew its infor. mal proposals for unrestricted pass- age of foodstuffs to Germany's civilian population have aroused keen inter- est. Officials declare the United States will not recede fram its rights under international law, but inti- mates that if Germany acquiesces. in the American position the United | States probably will press its conten- tion of its right to ship foodstuffs to diplomatic discussion. It is thaught probable, also that an understanding might be reached giv- ing Germany definite assurances that no merchant ship leaving American ports would be armed, making it pos- sible for submarine commanders to exercise the right. of visit and Befl!‘C.h with impunity. Beriin News. (Continued from Seventh Page.) Plantsville tomorrow. The morning session will commence at 10:30 o’clock while the afternoon meeting will be- gin at 1:30 o'clock. Miss. Nellie J. Bradeen of Methuen, Mass., is visiting with Dr. and Mrs. George P. Dunham of Worthington ridge. ! There is one advertised letter at the Berlin post office this week for Reole Notolo. Miss Hope Mather—Miss Margaret Thompson, « Mrs. Jane Thompson. Jean, her niece—Mrs. James Patti- son, Alice—Mrs. Francis McKay. Mattie—Mrs. Henry DeMers, Act I.—Miss Mather's parlor, Act IL—The young ladies’ recrea- tion room. 4 Douglas—Miss Janet Stella Rebekah Lodge. Stella. ‘Rebekah lodge, No, 11, will hold the last public evening whist of the season Friflay evening, May 21, at | ihe Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. Play will £lart promptly at 8:30 o’clock. All members of the drill team will meet for drill in Hadley's hall cn Thursday evening, May 20, at 7:45 ¢'clock: The winners at whist last TFriday afternoon were Mrs. C. J. Tom- JYin, Mrs. H. N, Chapman and Mrs. E. Stiquel. "~ Philadelphia, May 17.—Thirty en- tries have been received for the eleven !} races on the program of the thirteenth annual regatta of the American Row- ing association, 'to be rowed on: the Schuylkill Tiver next Saturday. Penn- sylvania, Harvard, Prmceton and! Syracuse will be represented in the! junjor collegiate eight-oar event. Syracuse and Pennsylvania are' the only entries in the race for freshmen eights, while the competjtors in the scholastic race are all from local schools. | A meeting of the Memorial coms« mittee -of the Sons of Veterans = will be held at the home of Arthur /H. Bushnell of Damon’s hill this eve- ning Plans for Memorial day will be completed at this time. A meeting of the Berlin grange will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the old Grange hall on Worthing- ton ridge. IDA WALTERS' TRIAD, of Her Children Set for Today. New York; May 17.—The trial of Ida S. Walters for the murder of her children, John, two years old, and I.oretta, eight months, to whom she administered poison last December, was set for today. The district attor- ney of Bronx county haa amhounced his intention of opposing a hearing at this time because Mrs. Walters is soon to give birth to a thira child, Mer counsel was reddy to begin the trial. After poisoning her children, Mrs. Walthers drank a similar dose and narrowly escaped death. The tragedy rcvealed the fact that Lorlys 1ton Rugers, a lawyer, was father of her children and that while she lived with the babies in a Bronx apartment he iived in Manhattan with his lawful wife. The latter, Mrs. Caroline Gid- dings Rogers, has since obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce. For Murder This matter still is under | 'RMAN POSITIONS ON YSER Gain Aiso Claimed Near Het Sas; Berlin Report Coflicis. Further gains are reported by the allies today in the first great effort of the spring to roll back the Ger- man line, now under way on the some ground where thousands of lives were lost last fall in the German attempt to break through the English Chan- nel. According to Berlin, the Ger- mans are holding their ground. The French war office announces that allied troops, crossing the Yser Canal, took German positions on the eastern side at ome point. A gain of ground near Het Sas also is claimed. 6,000 Armenians Massacred. The unrest in Asiatic Turkey durs ing the war has resulted in further attacks by Turks and Kurds on Ar- menians, the Russian consul at Ur- umiah, Persia, states that 6,000 Ar- menians have been massacred in the Province of Van. Following the recent British victor- ies in German Southwest Africa, French forces have invaded success- fully the German colony of Kamerun. A force from French West Africa :alnplured the post of Esoka on May Ttaly’s Decision Probably Today, Italy’s long awaited decision for or against war may be reached today, Premier Salandra has called a meet- ing of the cabinet, the first since the political crisis which resulted in the retention in office of the Salandra vmlnlatry. The final decision may be postponed, however, until the re-as- ?mbllng of parliament, set for Thurs- ay. All Ttaly is in a state of ieverish excitement, and the temper of the peojle is represented as overwhelming- 1y in favor of war.' French Official Report. Paris, May 17, 2:35 p. m.—The French war office this afternoon is- sued the following statement on the progress of hostilities: - “In the region of Het Sas we have continued to make progress. Yester- day evening we occupied a house strongly defended by the enemy, and on the east bank of the Canal we took possession of the first German line, making at the same time 150 prison- ers and capturing four machine guns. A counter attack on the part of the enemy was a complete failure. Germans Lose Heavily.' “Nothing new to the north of Ar- ras, where it is again raining, with the exception of an extremely violent ar- tillery duel in the region of Loretts, and the sanguinary checking in this same vicinity of four counter attacks on the part of the Germans, who suf- fered heavy losses. “On the rest of the front nothing has been reported. Turkish Flag Captured, “On the Oise at a point near Bail- ly, the Germans, undoubtedly in an effort to influence our sharp shoot- ers, displayed in front of our lines a Turkish flag, a green back ground with the cresent. Our African troops responded to this provocation at once by rifle fire which brought this flay to the ground. A sharpshooter sub- sequently went out and brought the flag back to our lines.” German Official Report. Berlin, May 17, by Wireless to Say- ville, N. Y.—A German army head- quarters report given out today on Cymric Expects to Go Through Submarine Danger Zone at Night o 55 S MOGIES New York, May 17.—With sixty- nine passengers in her cabin and 440 in her steerage, the 13,000 ton White Star line steamship Cymric, sailed for Liverpool, There was not an Amer- ican in her cabin and, as far as could be learned, none in her steerage. With her crew of 400 there were 909 on board. After the Cymric sailed it was learned that 8,000 tons of cargo in s S S her holds comprise war materials that made her little less than a floating arsenal. None of the passengers ap- parently knew of this. ‘While it had been rumored that she would carry tans of contraband, the vessel was not cleared until a short time before she sailed. Captain Beadnell said he would take the direct course to leer-‘ pool (the one the Lusitania took) and expected to pass through the war zone at a time when submarines are suu- e CYMRIC. SAILING FEOM NEW YO! posed to be “blind.” Captain Bead- nell would not discuss the nature of his cargo, neither would any of the other officers. When one of them was asked what was in all the cases that had been stoweéd away, he re- plied: “Oh, that is foodstuff for the Germans. They get it hypodermi- cally!” The crew will have a daily boat drill, and instruction will je given passengers in the adjustment of life preservers. “In the western war theater; Nor of Ypres and to the west of the candl mear Steenstraete and Het Sas, the Germans yesterday gave up thelr ad. vanced positions and, to avoid loss: from the strong artillery fire of the enemy, they drew back their smaller forces to the main positions on the eastern bank of;thescanal. French Attacks Repulsed. “South of Neuve Chapelle the Brit- ish still hold parts of the front tfench taken May 15. The fighting con- tinues north of Arras. Near Ab lain and Neuville French attacks y, terday were repulsed with very hnva losses for the enemy. “German airships have successfulls’ attacked the seaports of Dover and Calals.” Alrcraft Over Dover. Despdtches last night from England set forth that a hostile aircraft had appeared over Dover but for a short. time only, and no mention of an at- tack was made. An airship, pos-« sibly the same vessel, did deliver an attack upon Ramsgate, twenty milcs north of Dover, dropping forty bombs, “In the eastern war theater: On the Dubysa river near Ejargola, and Czekiszki, and south of the Niemen river, near Miriampol and Ludinow, attacks by the enemy were repulsed. Among the Russian prisoners taken near Shavli, in Courland, were a num - ber of recruits of the class of 19 who had only been in training fto' three weeks. Germans Claim Advance, “In the southeastern war theaters The German advance between th Pllica river and upper Vistula, an along the front from Sambor to St and Stanislau, continue. The Riv, Ban has been crossed at several plag near Jarislau and to the morthwap There is fighting going on arou Przemysl.” # oy Confirm Russian Lesses, Berlin, May 17, by wireless to Say- ville, New York.—The Overseas News agency today gave out the substance of a report reading as follows: 4 “Unoffictal reports from West G- licia confirm previous statements that the Russians suffered very heavily during their defeat, in spite of tha Russlan attempts to deny these losses: The Forty Eighth Russian division wa totally dispersed. A Russian com. mander and his staff were captut: by a baggage escort behind the Aus- trian fromt.” .‘ City lterms There will be no meeting of board of public works tomerrow nighy The regular monthly meeting of ¥H Methodist Brotherhood will be hel Wednesday, May 19, in the committy room of the church at § p. m. Ignatz Christopher, of 245 .Hi street, has complained to the poll that Joseph Antoni, of Broad str came down to ‘is house last night assaulted himself and wife. " e Engine company No. 4 was call out late yesterday aftermoon te chimney fire at C. B. Stanley's W\ Main- street residence. Mrs. A. Cramer met with a serio accident last Friday when, walk around her yard, she fel] and bro her left arm, Dr. Fox attended her Edwin Kjos today sold ene-fifth in terest in his photographic estab ment at 363 Main street to Panliby Nurezyk for $200. ‘ Carl A. Benson of 364 Chur street and Hulda Johnson of Southing ton were married Saturday by Re Dr. 8. G. Ohman. : 5 Building Inspector Rutherford b granted J, D. Sullivan a permit erect a garage on Tremont street. L2 REMANDED FOR TRIAL Bridgeport, May 17.—Captain C. Demmons, aged 42, commander of t] three masted schooner Brigadier, Rockland, Me., and his . mate, O Houston, aged 38, were remanded trial on Satur next upon ol of mansiaughter in the city coust day. Bonds for release were set | $5,000 pending the eoroner’s invest gation into the death of Ralph B lett, aged 22, of South Lane Mass.,, who was run down in a can yesterday by the motor boat man by the prisoners. Bartleti’s body been recovered and his family fied. ? Hushand Gets Alimony. (Los Angeles Herald. ) The duty of a woman as a citi] and as a wife was extended by d Monroe to paying alimony to her h¥ band. It was in the divérce syt Mrs. Mary F. Krause, 60 vears against H. H. Krause, 21 years junior. They have been wedded s 1902, Krause tesiified that his wife hi rooming house, and that he makes beds, sweeps. out the rooms, w dishes, and performs other work done by a maid, b “If you stay at home” sald Judge, ‘she must feed you propi Else yvou are to notify me™ _ & Thes he ordered Mrs, Krause eifl to support. her husband during pendency of the trial, or'to pay alimony of $40 a month if he ferred to leave the hous P ‘While no one wants to see some restrictions placed in th of turning realty holdings to th profitable aceount possible, thers some restrictions that have to be pused in the interests of dvelopmnt of the whole ‘commu Such a ‘restriction is the 4 placed upon the free building ¢ tenements. We have alto many such structures already is most essential that theis @ul #hall not be increased B £tandards