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TALIAN FORCES {Italian Destroyer Raids Port of Bus /N NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1915—TWELVE PAGES. PENETRATE AUSTRIAN ! 'TERRITORY, CAPTURING FOUR TOWNS | "TWO OR THREE MILES OVER BORDI \ 0, Killing Two Austrians and Destroy- " ing Rail ermans Resume Offensive Italy has invaded Austria. = Official anouncement was ‘made by the war ofce at Rome today that Italian rces had penetrated: Austrian. terri- fory along a line running about forty f ntles north from’ the Gulf of Triest, ‘eapturing four towns within. two or {Ahiree miles of the trontier. . An Italian destroyer raided the Aus- frian port of Buso, mear the frontier, destroying the landings, railroad sta- tlon and barracks.. Two Austrians “were killed, the first'casuality officially orted in'thé new campaign. | is’ regarded in London as prob- that the Austro-German army | make the first important move by the Itallan center in the o, ¢ front. British, Ger- ench forces are making acks at various points ‘between Atras and:the coast. There is as yet ‘sign, however, of a general assault the allies such as has been’pre- ed. & W ~ ppatches from Ataens reiterate report that the Turkilsh attack Gallipoll Peninsula, made With the ck of the Ottoman army, was & fail- e. . It is stated that wounded sol- by the thousands are ayriving in [€onstantinople. and all assaults liave been repulsed by the allies. Austrian Warship Damaged. ne of the Austrian warships which ook, part in yesterday’s attack on the st coast of Italy is belleved in e to have been injured. The fiister of ‘marine announced that a amer had sighted an Austrian war- o with a heavy list, and that it jffobably was the vessel which at- icked Barletta and was driven off. " Eight attacks were made by the s yesterday between Arras, in g:::n France, and ' the Belgian st. The French officlal statement today : asserted all these attacks re repulsed, and that heavy losscs re inflicted on_ the Germans. Protest Lusitania Disaster. SELECTMEN CHOOSE 120 CITZENS FOR JRY DOTY Those Drawn Must Be Ready to Respond Septem- ber 1. The following have been drawn by the selectmen to do jury duty begin- ning September 1: Edwin W. Abbe, John W. Allen, | James H. Albiston, Charles H, Avery, | William E. Attwood, E. B. Alling, Frank H.'Alford, Robert W. Andrews, George B. Ashley, George C.. Atwell, Frank A. Anderson, Henry M. Burck. | hardt, Edward G. Babcock, Charles| A, '‘Bence, Andrew Bromley, Loren C. Baker, Ernest W. Bacon, Andrew J.: Barker, James ‘M. Curtin, Frederick E..Crasdall; Peter Crona, Richard C. | Collins, Mark ‘M. Cashmore, Charles| M, Dunn, Charles H. Distrow, Wil-| liam J. Dunlay, William L. Damon, Dennis J. Donahue, James J. Dorsey, William Doyle, William E. .Doolittle, John Dwyer, Charles B. Errickson, Frederick Engel, William H. 1lis, James M. Finnegan, Albert A. Fuller, Brnest J. Forrest, Peter T. Parrell George B. Grocock, Leon A, Gladding, Roy N. Buell, Frank B. Cox, Ralph H.'Goodrich, John W. Holmes, Charles B, Hipp, Edward J, Hennessey, Mich- ael E, Hannon, John A. Johnson, Frank W. Johnson, August C. Hyneck, James Healy, Henry 8.' Fenton, M. Irving Jester, Joseph E. Huiltgre: Timothy Hennessey, James M. Halli- nan, Wilbur F. Hubbard, Abrahamn Howell, Willlam Grace, Willlam H, Ibelle, John F. Hemingway, Rollin D. Judd, Charles F. Johnson, Severin Johnson, 'Alfred. Klunker, Michael J. Keénney,-Samuel L. Hinchliffe, Thomas H,Kehoe, Isaac Kanrich, Michael P. Leghorn, William J. Long, Willlam . Latham, Michael C. LeWitt, . Peter Long, Bdward O. Kilbdurne, Thomas W, Mitchell, Patrick McCabe, Dugald McMillan, Herbert ‘L. Mills, Willlam Middlemas, Charles Mueller, Matthew M. Meskill, Frederick C. Monier, Jr., William B. Montague, Barnest F. Neu- man, John O'Brien, John F. O'Dell, Richard W, O'Gorman,: Charles M. Oquist, Thomas W.~O‘Cénnor, Dwight e ‘Duteh government has sent to jrmpany a protest against the sink- ‘of the Lusitania, which resulted the death of seyeral Dutch: sub. 3 The note follows the lines It the. American communication to |* Ielians Penetrate Austria. < b Rome, May. 26, vie Paris, 2:20.p. ,—Official announcement was made the war office today that Italian ‘cea had penetrated Austria, occupy- Capggetto, the helghts between the drio Whd the Isonzo, and the towns Cormons, Cervignano and Terzo, The statement says that these op- ons. took place yestérday in the fustrian crown land of Carniolo and k the Friull district. It reads as fol- - b Exchange Artillery Fire, ‘#On the Carniolo front Austrian ar- ‘opened fire against our posi- ns without result. During the day 24 our artillery fired on po- ogcupied by artillery. of the kG ny. . § '“ s Friuli front our troops ad- nced . here and encountered ly’ feeble resistance. We have oc- pied Caporetto, the helghts between Idria and Isonzo rivers, Cormons, gnano and Terzo ‘The enemy rew, destroying ~bridges and rs ‘opened enemy’'s de- at ‘the port of Buso and | barked troops. = We cap= iventy Austrions who {md been ‘uguod' on Tenth ‘Page) A. Parsons, Clayton ‘A. Parker, John Pinches, John J. Quilty, William B. . Relyea, Samuel Magson, Thomus C. Smith, Frank O. Scripture, Henry Scheuy, Mortimer D. Stanley, -George L. ' Smith, Theodore - A. Stanley, Thomas: C, :Sheehan, ‘Walter. P, -Steele, Charles E. Steele, Wil. road Station and Barracks Austrian Warship Damaged During Attack on Barletta TEUTONIC AND ITALIAN AMBASSADORS DEPART Baron von Macchio and Pringe von Buclow Leave Rome and Duke of Avarna Quits Vienna. Rome, May 24, via Paris, May 25, 2:20 &, m.—Baron von Macchio, Aus- trian ambassador to Italy, and Prince von Schoenburg-Hartenstein, ambas- sador to. the Vatican, with their staffs, left for Vienna aboard a spe- cial train at 8 o’clock tonight. They were accompained to the rallroad sta- tion by Count Vinaza, Spanish ambas- sador to the Vatican. There was a large crowd at the station but mo demonstration. Prince Von Buelow, the German ambassador, with Princess von Bue- low, the German minister to the Vati- can and their staffs, left for Berlin at 9:30 o’clock. They were followed fifteen minutes later by the Bavarian ministers to the Quirinal and the Va- tican and their staffs. Vienna, May 25, via Amsterdam to London, May 25, 3:53 a. m.—The Italian ambassador 'to Austria-Hun- gary, the Duke of Avarna, and the members of the embassy staff left here this evening on board a special train by way of Switzerland for Italy. Their departure ~was - without inci- dent. FAMOUS CLARK CASE NOT TRIED TODAY Attorney MecConnel,. of New Haven, Falls in Attempt to Get Fur- ther Continuance. Once again the famous suit of .E. W. Schultz, administrator of iha Bridget Clark estate, against Joseph H. Clark, son of the deceased and former executor of the estate, has failed 19 come before th court on the scheduled time. It was to have been tried before Judge Joseph P. Tuttle in superior court this morning and Lawyers G. W. Klett and P. F. Mc- Donough, for the estate, had their witnesses on hand ready to procecd when Lawyer McConnell, of New Ha. ven, representing Clark, appeared and asked to have it continued until Fri- day morning. Judge Tuttle at once put up a stren- uous objection to further continuance and emphatically stated that Mr. Clark had ample time to prepare his case. Therefore, he said, if he ‘was not ready to go on when the case was called it could not be tried. duriag this session of the court as other cases should come in their .right turn. Lawyer McConell argued to no avail that he had been brought into the case only four days ago. Already Mr| Clark has had four different lawyers, Mr. McConnell being the fifth. The actlon. is to determine whether M. Clark 1s the entire or only half owner liam Schaefer, Spencer 'H. Wood, James P.' - Sulllvan, -Bben Strong, James Sloan, Alex W. Sundman, How- ard T, Sherman, George T. Sherman, Frank Slater, George H. Shine, Andrew Turnbull, George F, Tyler, Thomas W. Timbrell, Clifford W. Up- son, Austin C. Tuthill, Max J. Unkle- bach, Frank G, Vibberts, Henry I Vile, John J.. Walsh, Walter B. White, Charles P. Wainwright, Wilfred R. Sparks, James J. Watson, Thomas J. Smith, John A, Blake, James E. An. . drews, Horace. Booth, John Aifred An- derson, 'Albin Carlson, Philip C. Mec- Intyre, Charles H. Beaton, Henry C. Benz, George E. Elliott, Frank M. Zimmerman, Henry Gwatkins, Louis H. Andrew, Ira’ W. Thrall, | - Georgo Swain, Willis H. ' Roden, Norman C. Danfels, Hubert S. Blake, Willlam C." 'Wall, Walter W, Butler, | Buel B. Bassette, August G. Smith, ,Aaron Danielson, Gottfried Krusberg, George’ B. Terry, W. C. Hillard, Ira E. Hicks, Bdward H. Munson, Tsaac F. Miles, George S. Talcott, H.' D. Humphrey, William H, Cadwell, Ed- ward H. Prior, Joseph ' Schilling, Frederick W. Latham, Howard C. Wily son, John Durn, Angelo M. Paonessa, Charles: M. Olcott, Louis E. Holt, Jos- eph W. Mills, Paul G. Leupold, Her- bert C. Lockwaod, Erastus S. Hart, John J, Hyland. / of the livery business which he mana. ges. He declares that his fathem owned the business and gave it t# him' a bill of sale. The administratg. claims that the late Bridget Clark and her husband owned the business Jointly and therefore part of the busl- ness belongs to the estate. Should Clark win he would have to pay back rent for the use of the barns which belong to the estate. Should the administrator win Clark will have to give an accounting of his stewardship of the business. PUBLISHING CO. ELECTS. Officrs Elccted Last Night at Apnual | ' Meeting—John §, Carlson President. | MHe reports of the officers at the annual meeting of the Eastern Print- ing‘and Publishing company held last night indicated satisfactory gains de- spite unsatisfactory business condi- tions. The following officers were elected.:. . ;Presi@dent—John Mopntclair, N. J. ¢ %ce prefl‘dent,h‘!nrl Lorenzen, < Becretary, treasirer and general manager—Carl Ebbesen. ' Directors—John. S, Carlson, Lorenzen, Carl Ebbesen, Josepa Hultgren, Theodore Wilson! 8. Carlson, of E. ¥ Carl | LUSITANIA -DISASTER PROTESTED BY DUTCH Note Sent to Germany by Netherlands Condemning Sinking of British Liner by German Submarine, The Hague, Netherlands, May 25, via London, 2:13 p. m.—The govern- ment of the Netherlands has sent a note to Germany protesting against the sinking on May 7, of the Cunard Line steamer Lusitania by a’ German submarine. The contents of this note are sub- stantially the same as that in the American communication on the same subject. The lives of several Dutch subjects were lost when the Lusitania wus torpedoed. ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED ARDUSES CONSTANTIOPLE Morge_nthau’s Protes_t and. Threat of Allies Save British and French. Athens, May 25, via London, 11:58 A. M.—Advices reaching here from Constantinople by mail describe the arrival in the Turkish capital of thou- sands of wounded from the Darda- nelles, where the first Turkish army corps, composed of the best fighting elements in the country has been en- gaged. In Constantinople there is a short- age of petroleum, | wood and coal. Bread also s lacking, and at the bak- eries people must take their turm. When American Ambassador Mor- genthau protested to the Turkish au- thorities ‘against the sending of fifty British and French subjects to be danelles a measure destined to stop the bombardment of the allies, Enver Bey replied he must do something as the ‘arrival of the Turkish wounded from- the straits was creating a deep impression, The ambassador's ener- getic efforts coupled with the British threats to hold Enver Bay personally responsible, resulted .in the return of these men to Constantinople within a week. They were accompanied to Gallipoli* by, Hotman = Philips, ~secre- tary of the American embaesy. The ‘collier' Vulcan, which has been coaling the American cruiser Tennes- see, Is expected shortly at Dedeagatch from Beirut, bringing the unit of the American, Red Cross society destined for Constantinople, NEUTRALITY DECREE ISSUED BY U. 8. Language of Proclamation Covering Italy’s Entrance Into War Identical With Former Documents. ‘Washington, May 25.—A neutrality proclamation by the United States, cpvering the entry of Italy in the European war, was puPllshed today by the state department’ under date of May 24. The proclamation cautions Ameri- can citizens that “The laws and treaties of the United States, without intertering with the free expression of opinion and sympathy, or with dommercial manufactpre or sale of rms or munitions df war, neverthe- less, impose upon all persons whio may be within"their terrjtory and Jjuris- diction the duty of jmppartial neutral- ity during the existérice of the con- test.” . As was the casegin the other neu- trality prnc’mntlnns issued , during the present war, the laws of the Unit- ed States forbiddimg recruiting for the placed on the fortifications of the Dar- ! { and elementary | nas had three years' office expaile the | | svhool graduate. belligerents in thig'country or the fit- ting out of war vessels are recited and also the laws governing belligerent | warships entering American = ports. The protection of.the United States, it is declared, will be denfed to such American citizens as “may misconduct themselves in the premises.” ' The language of the proclamation is identical with others. GOV, WALSH ILL, Boston, May 25.—Gov. David I Walsh is ill with tonsilitis, it was announced at the executive chamber today. ' The governor believes he contracted the malady while attend- ing a military mass at Fenway Park ! on Sunday. Hartford, May — Fair, warmer toaight and Wednes- duy. e e e et e, \eraduate of Gorham, Maine, Normal : ‘ménual training ‘school. ! bur SIGN NEW TEACHERS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS| Seit Vacascies 10 figh Sohool Fecuties are Filled Today. INSTRUGTORS WELL RECOMMENDED Four Arc Secured for Grammar School and Ome for Lincoln Street School —Many College Graduates for Higher Subjects. New teachers engaged for local public schools were announced by the committee on teachers of the board of cducation today. All ‘the teachers chesen . come' very highiy . recom- mended as to their personaiity and their ability as instructors. High School Teachers, Miss Selena Fritze of Branford, Conn,, has been selected o0 teach penmanship and commercial subjects in the High sohool. - Miss Fritze {s now principal of a school in Branfora and is teaching in ‘the seventh and eighth grudes. She is a graduate of New Haven Normal school. Miss Dorothy Tewksbury -of Con- cord, Mass., will teach. English 1 ard 2 at the High school. She is now engaged as an instructor of English history in the Concord High school. She is a graduate of Rad- cliffe _college. Miss Florence T. Freeland of Fair- field. Maine. has been setécted to teach English 1 and 2 at the school, academy, lith and German. Nad five years’ Colchester, t'ona., Fuairfield, one yvear in Wethersfield High school and two years in’ Bacon ccademy. She is a graduate of Colby college. Miss Anna R. Bissonetie of Worces- ter, Mass., now teaching in' Soith bridge, Mass., High school as ‘instrue tor in French and German, will téach French at the High school. “‘Miss Bis- rennette has had two veuars' experi- (nce, one year in Dennispert, Mass., High school and a year m Southbridge High school. She was grafivated fron; Wellesley college in 1912 and spent a year in Europe, of which seven months was spent at the Sarbonne, Miss Ina B. Attwood of Watertown, Conn., has been chosen as teacher of history 1 and 2 at the High school. . MAKES FINAL PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY Commander Streeter Has Everything Ready for Celebration Next Week. Commander F. V. Streeter of Stan- ley post, G. A. R.,, has made the fol« lowing announcement concerning his Memorial day orders: “The Grammar school will give emorial day exercises at the Sol- ers’ monument in Central Park at 2 o'clock next Friday afternoon, Com- rades of the Grand Army, whose time is not otherwise employed, are re- quested to convene at the monument at,that time, “On Sunday, May 30, Stanley pos ‘Woman's Rellef corps, Sons of Vet- erans and auxiliary and Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary, are requested |to assemble at G. A. R. hall at 4 1o'clock to march in & body to the South chur¢h where they will attend divine services. “The marshal of the day is Past Junior Vice Commander-in.Chiet Ira E. Hicks, and he will publish his or- ders for the Memorial day march in a few days. “The military cémpanies, the Tier- ney Cadets, the Bdy Scouts and var- ious patriotic societies, with the Grand Army and Spanish War Veterans, will take part in the general parade on Monday afternoon. “All decorating committees and those who will assist will report aut G. A, R. hall at 8 o'clock Monday morning. These committees will be assisted by the Spanish War Veterans and the Sons of Veterans as well as the P. O, 8, of A. “Those cotributing flowers will see { that they are delivered at G. A, It M ai She is now teaching: ‘w‘“.m?fi»hlll not later than 8 o’clock Monday in Eng- Miss Freeland has experience as - a teacher, two years in grace schools in morning. Asked German Children Opinion on Lusitania Incident. At the organization meeting of the American Independence union in Bar- deck’s hall last night it was reported that a teacher in the Northend school, TEACHER 15 ACCUSED OF PERSECUTING SCHOLARS EAT DISEASED | MAN AND Gl —_— 4 Tabercalar Meat is Sa Beca Sold to Berll DEALERS 10 BE Joseph Chino Is As a result of an alleged tubercular cow claims was sold to him Brignolio of Farmington sington, Joseph Chino is ¥ fined to his bed at his ley Quarter with and is under the a C. Hodgson o6f East Ber teen years old datighter with a similar atteck, ly recovered. Lorenzo his partner, Viclano B prietors of a grocery shop on Farmington pear in the Berlin town row morning to answer to of selling diseased beef. The cow in question was erty of James Cardino Noticing that it was some sort of disease and pining away daily, dh asked DeMotta and wanted the animal, hé recelved no rem N':f, All that do was to kill the away from his p ‘Brignolio arg théir part of the claim that the the cow and a call After dressing tie Wk placed on the n store and offered for tive customers. But LeMotta did not feap vest that they antiel tomers strenuously ol the meat as they arose from it and it for the proprietors to cas, ¢ However wishing to . compensation for what She is now in Litchfield, Conn., High ; &t the time of the sinking of the Lusi: | Pald out for the cow it is ¢ school as instructor in English and history. She has taught two years and is a graduate of Mt. Horyoke college, clags of 1913, Miss Maude Anna Brown of Brat- tleboro, Vermont, will teach algebra science at the High &chool. Miss Brown is now teaching mathematics and sefence South Hadley Falls, Mass., Hign scaool. «She was graduated from . Mt. Holyoke college with\the class of 1914, Miss Bessle E. Webb of Portiand, ! Malne, will be instructor in commer- cial subjects at the High school. Webb is now teaching commiercial subjects and Spanjsh’ n Billerica, Mass., High school. She has spent two years 4t the University or Minn ta and is a graduate of Bryant & 8 - ton’s business college in Boston, Miss She Grammar School Teuchers, Miss Julia S. Martin, now teaching in Bloomfleld, Conn., Grammar school, has ‘been selected to - teacin, in the Srammar school. She has had eigh- teen years' experience and is a Normal | Miss Blanche Wilkins, now teaching in West Hartford and principal of the Center Grammar school, will also teach in the local Grammar school, She is a graduate of = Castine, Maine, Normal school'and has taught for twenty-two vears. Miss Louise H. Plaisted of Gorham, Maine, will be another new member of the Grammar school faculty. She is now teaching in the William R, Smith Grammar school in Augusta and has had four years' experience. She is a school and is planning to attend the Teachers' college at Columbia univer- sity this summer. nee. | tania, had forced each German pupil in her class to stand and express his or her opinion of the incident. The union appointed a committee of three with Richard Schaefer as chairman to investigate the accusation and it is expected that a report will be made at the next meeting. * About thirty attended the meeting and the union expects to have half a hundred at its next session. The union is formed for the purpose conserving neutrality with all countries engaged | i in the great war in Europe. One of | the speakers last night Judge | John Waish. Included in the platform of | uhion are the laying of an American | cable controlled by the United States government, a free and open sea for ! commerce of the United States and an | unrestricted trafie in' non-contraband | goods as defined by international law, | the immediate ¢nactment of legisla- tion prohibiting the export of ‘arms, ammunition end munitions of war and the establishment of an American merchant marime, NEW PHOTO GALLERY AT'POLICE STATION was Detective Burcau Equlpment to Be F"*" Augmented by Ad- ditional Roon:. The equipment in the -detective bureau at the New Britain police de- /partment headquarters will be further Harold 8. Stevens Mags., has been of Haverhill, selected to teach at the Grammar Mr, Steyvens is now attending ‘Wentworth Institute of Trades in Boston. He has taught one year in Pcrto Rico and is a graduate of Haverhill High school. He attended Lowell Textile school for three years and Wentworth institute for one year, Miss Marian Louise Coffin of New- port, Mass, now in Miss Wheel- oclk’s Training school, wiii assist in the kindergarten at the Lincoln street school, Miss Coffin has had. eighteen months’ experiénce and for three months was in full charge-of a Kin- dergarten. | augmented this week when the new photograph gallery is installed. The room formerly ' occupled by, Night Driver Riley has been feno-; vited and the partition taken = out, making a suitable ro in swhich to place the new photo ic appara- tug to be purchased by the safety hoard. In this room will be located the camera, the Bertillion scales, the fu'ger print system, the card index | system and the cabinet containing the | rogues’ gallery. { Detective Sergeant Bamforth's office | previously msed. for thix purpose, will now be used solely for consultation beef was loaded into a and ‘Brignolio left for he endeavored to 'sell it. The low cost soon attracted tention of Joseph Chino and chaged several pounds. Chino and Daughter After having the = meat Chino sat down and with ter partook of a hearty i eral hours later Chino and | ter frightened the hou | shrieks of pain and both be suffering with acute i emergency call was n | son and upon arrd at {he | home he soon dlagnosed the the father and daughter as pt poleoning which he -ls was some of the food which they, eaten. . The father’s case is the of the two and it will be sevi before he will be able to bed. The case was called to the tion of Prosecutor Gibney and upon investigation he ficient cause to ask for & be issued for Brignolio and D arrest. 0 d “Decomposed "—Dr, ! A piece of meat from ti c>amined by Df. B, D, Franklin 8quare. The brought to him about hours after the animal - slaughtered. When asked noom if the animal had he said that he hasn't o examination yet but that meat “in an advanced stage composition and not fit tor SIMONS HEARING PO The hearing on the renewal adore Simons' liquor license Hotel Grand, whi was po for this morning at 10 o'clock county commi ford, was p TAquor P C lead the ren " o O RESENT Herne,, Bwitzerland, Puris, 18530 A, M. ment fus announced # resent the German empire L Ro jand the records of all the crooks amd that the interests of mgn-la arrested here will be taken e ) ‘m, Wilk be represented by