New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 7, 1915, Page 10

Fmeeting held Satur- i class of twenty_nine ipitiated. The degree plified by the degree | "Mansfield' council, ddletown, which did the it that has been seen in f the trip in au auto truck scompanied by a large del- members, was d large one, there 200 members present. present from out of town 3 Councilor A. A. Baker of State Vice-Councilor H. B. Lof Stamford, State Secretary lichy of Stamford and State Turner of Hartford. Andrews of ' the local Commerce, who is a past lor of the Jr; O. U, A, M, jusetts, wes present ' and interesting remarks. officers’ made remearks itutated the council on its & past three months. The mbership is 539. There lications recetved and ‘were elected at the fter the meeting refresh- served and clgars passed. {nitiation will be held on [l members are request- ,in all their applications that date as the mem- 1 ‘will close them. of O. Amniversary, spealvers at the twenty- y of Carmody oounoil, moa's armory an June ; States Deputy Willlam 'J. Thompeonvile, ex-Cong- mes L. Reilly of Meriden C. Brennan of Kensing- B, F. Gaeffney, the first of the ocouncil, will pre- exepcises A lengthy will be offered, re- will be served and danc- ‘enfoyed. of the Golden Eagle. “be ‘a meeting of New L 3 Lo Gu B, at the home L Woodwarth on Arch strest Yodge, L. O. O. F. Hebecca lodge will hold a ; ¥riday afternoon at 2:80 Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall. The nt committee will hold a ‘% o'clock of the same day ners at the Friday evening Mrs. George P. Dunham 0 An! [ of Berlin, Miss Olive Dolan, Mrs. C. JilTomlln and I. P. Newell of Plain- ville. Unity Rebecca lodge, I, O. O. F., will entertain the gentlemen mem- bers Monday, June 14. All members are requested to be present, as the entertainment committee has pre- pared an elaborate program. 3 Daughters of America. Martha Washington council, D. of A., will meet this evening in Jr. O. U. A.'M. hall. A full attendance is de- sired. Stanley Relief Corps. Stanley corps, Women's corps, will hold a regular ‘Wednesday afternoon. Relief meeting Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary. A regular meeting of Auxiliary No. 1 to the Sons of Veterans will be held Friday evening at 8:80 o'clock in G. A. R. hall’ Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. O. H. A regular meeting of the Ladies’ auxillary, A. O. H., will be held in | Bagles’ hall, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend, /as matters of importance will be acted on. Martha Chapter. Martha chapter, No. 21, O. E. B, will hold a regular meeting Thursday evening. There will be a whist in the afterncon to which members and friends are cordidlly invited. W. C. T. U. A large attendance of members and friends is expected at the meeting Tuesday afternoon of the W. C. T. U. at the home of Mys. Aden Andrus of Newington Center. A special pro- gram will be given and Mrs. John Sloan will speak on her recent trip to Los Angeles and other points. Memorial Exercises of “Tabs.” The memory of those Wwho have passed beyond was recalled by the members of the Y. M. T. A, B. socle- ty yesterday by memorial exercises held in the cemeteries. . The society and a number of other organizations paraded to the cemeteries where ad- dresses were made by Rev. John T. Winters and President William J. Kerin, Musical selections were of- fered by St. Mary's church.choir, St ¥yancla Drake Lodge. Sir Francis Drake lodge will meet Thursday evening when the recently elected officers will be installed by District Deputy Thomas Lange of Bristol. Business pertaining to the next session of the grand lodge will A The average cup of coffee contains about 215 grains of caffeine, a subtle, poisonous drug. + . Caffeine is cumulative, and day by day pounds .. away at nerves, heart and other organs, finally show- - ing in biliousness, headache, sleepless ness, heart flut- fer, nervous prostration, etc, A cup of : a ANT POSTUM ‘has a flavour similar to mild, high-grade Java, but _ contains no coffee, caffeine, nor other harmful sub- stance. - Postum—made of whole wheat, roasted with a little wholesome molasses—is a pure food-drink de- - cidedly American, and is gquort. taking the place of coffee with thousands of people who appreciate health and o Postum comes in two forms: -+ Postum Cereal the original form—requires thor- ough boiling to bring out its flavour and food value. . 15¢ and 25c packages. Instant Postum—the soluble form—is prepared in the cup instantly with hot water. 30c and 50c tins, Both kinds are equally delicious—cost per cup about the same—sold by grocers everywhere, come before the meeting. All past presidents are requested to be pres- ent. ‘Worthy Temple. Worthy Temple, No. 18, Pythian sisters will hold its regular meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock in O. U. A. M. hall, 277 Main street. There will be nonjinations of officers and all members’are requested to be pres- ent, & \ Doric Council. Doric council wil hold a stated as- sembly Wednesday evening at 7:45 o’clock. Royal and select masters degrees will be conferred. Refreshments will be served. ‘Winthrop ‘Council, Winthrop council will hold a spe- clal meeting Saturday, June 12, at 8 P. M. | On Wednesday night, June 16 ,the counci] will, celebratd their silver an- niversary by giving & reception to the charter members, and National Vice Councilor, W. Jeffreys. upper Wwill be served at 6:30. Coungil will open at 7:30, sev- eral candidates will be initiated. An tentertainment will follow, Tpurritt Grange. Following their usual custom, Bur- ritt Grange observed their annual Children’s night in their hall in Judd’s block Saturday. A long pro- grom arranged by Mrs. George Clark and Mrs. Lewis Griffith, was present- ed by the children of the members. Ice cream and cake were served after the entertalnment. Lady Wallace Lodge. Ledy Wallace lodge, No. 24, D, Q. 8. will hold, a regular meeting on Wednesday.! Refreshments will ba served. ‘Whshington Camp. ‘Wasington Camp, No. 9, P. O S. of A. wil] visit Camp No. 16 of 'Bristal on Wednesgay evening, June 9th, on On Thursddy evening, June 10th, the local camp’ will hold their regular meeting in G, A, R. hall. Final nom- ination of officers will be received and a socipl hour will follow. All members gre urged to attend. MARRIED WOMAN IS AGCUSED WITH MAN Smith-Schmidt Case Goes to High- er Court—Large Docket Today Mrs. Mary Smith, of Smith street, and Georgh Schmidt were both bound over to the September term of the superior cpurt by Judge Jams T. Mes- kill in pojice court this morning on charges of improper conduct. Bonds were fixed! at $300 for the woman and $800 for the man. The charge of assault against William Smith, hus- band of fhe accused: woman, was nolled by Prosecutor Klett. Attor- neys Mangan and ‘McDonough ap- peared fot* the two accused and of- fered no testimony preferring to have the case go to the higher court for final jud; ent. ¢ It is alleged by Smith that on May 25 he digcovered Schmidt making a clandestine visit to his home during his suppoged absence. Smith gaid he had been suspicious of his wife and Schmidt for some time. Early on the afternoon of May 25, he met the accused on Myrtle street looking at ™his bank book. When the acused saw Smith he acted very suspiciously, said the witness. Believing!that Schmidt was about to visit his wife, Smith hurried home in round-a-}{c’,ut way and went into the celler and hid on the stairs. In a short time, he said, he heard Schmidt gnter the house and receive a warm welcome from Mrs. Smith. state officers | to assaulting and with improper conduct and Smith with breach of the peace. Smith said he has had trouble with his wife for the past five years and he also. claimed that his wife has taught the children to warn her when their fath- er comes in sight. Attorneys Mangan and McDoough submitted Smith to ~ grilling cross examination but coula not shake his testimony. Chief, Rawlings testified that the ‘ausband’s face was badly scratched when he was brought in. Mrs. Gun- thre Kreissel, a neighbor, testified to seeing Schmidt make frequent visits to the Smith home and saw him go there on the afternoon in question. She also heard the resulting fight. An Italian woman living near the Smiths also told of the clandestine visit and fight. She. claimed to have seen Mrs. Smith and Schmidt together when the irate husband interfered. She says she saw someone hitting the woman but whe.it was, she didn’t know. Boyle Sentenced to Jail. James F. Boyle pleaded not guilty resisting Officer Frank Moore. He pleaded gullty to drunkenness, however, and was sen- tenced to twenty days in jail. Officer Moore met Boyle and James Rouillard on North street at 3:35 o'clock yesterday morning. As he -passed the two men one said, “Hello Moore.” He did not reply, where- upon Boyle upbraided him for not speaking and the next ln{!tant threw something at Officer Moore’s head and ran. ‘He was caught and fought all the way to the station, all the time using bad language. W. W. Wheeler, foreman of a line gang, testified to seeing the trouble and said he heard Boyle threaten Moore. He acted like a crazy man, he said. Rouillard said he was taking Boyle home. The ac- cused was paralyzed drunk, said the Witness, and could not run away from the, policeman. Officer Patrick Quark was near at the time and saw Boyle fighting and abusing Offi- cer Moopre. William Abrams, a line- man, testified to Boyle's condition and said he saw the police chasing him. Later Boyle gave the police quite a tussle. It took five policemen to put Boyle into the patrol. Officer Patrick How- ley also testified, saying that he had met Boyle earlier in the evening and had given him a chance to go home to his family. He was drunk, the officer said, and didn’t act liké a hu- man being. Samuel Rosenberg heard Boyle say he was going to “hit some cop” with an empty beer bottle he had. Louis Sabboski heard the same thing. On the stand in his own defense, Boyle denied any remembrance of the fracas. He sald he was dead drunk Saturday night and the first he re- membered was when he woke up in & cell yesterday. He denied he threw a bottle at Officer Moore, then said he might have done so as he doesn’t know anything when he is drunk. Attorney P. F. McDonough termed Boyle a plain drunk and not think the other charges should be trumped up against him. Prosecutor Klett scored the. accused severely and told the court that Boyle “ought to be ‘cleaned up.” Judge Meskill sentenced Boyle to twenty days in jail for drunkenness. Bonds were fixed at $100 for an ap- peal. First Case Under New Law. Today saw the first conviction un- der the new automobile law. John Jenson of Hartford, was arrested yes- terday in front of City hall by Officer Lamphere when he drove past a standing trolley car. The new law provide that all autoists shall stop ten feet behind every standing trolley car. Jenson said the car had been stopped to turn a switch and he thought the only time it was neces- sary to stop ‘'was when a car is letting off or taking en passengers. Judge Meskill imposed a fine of $5 without costs. ‘Window Peeper Fined, Officer McCue arrested Edward Bennett on Harrison street late Sat- urday night as he was Peeping into “I jusf saw him down the street,” Smith declared he heard Schmidt say to nis wife. “Then ,everything is all right,”” Mrs. Smith d, according to the hapless husband. “I thought you were coming yes- terday,” jthe husband sald his wife remarked to 'mer clandestine visitor. “No, ¥ heard he was around,” the visitor replied. Smith also, told of Schmidt’s hav- ing a half pint of liquor and said his wife had told the intruder that her husband was suspicious of her. From their conversations the two had been on intimate terms for a long time, sald the husband. He also said that- Schmidt had spoken of him in a scornful way. % After, some conversation Schmidt suggestdd to Mrs. Smith that they go into a front room but she de- murred for a few minutes but wus easily ipduced to agree. Smith testi- fied. Tihe husband said that his wife gave the six children something to eat to keep them quiet. Couple Agree on Signals, Smith also heard his wife invite Schmidt to call on her the following day as, she said, her husband was going to Waterbury. S8chmidt thought safety first the best motto so the twu arranged a set of signals. Mrs. Smith told Schmidt that if all was safe the next day and her husband did go to Waterbury she would put the cur- tain in the front room away down. If he did not go she would leave the curtain up. A few minutes later he heard Schmidt and Mrs. Smith go in- to the front room and close the door, ostensibly to look at some flowers. Attacked by Own Wife. Smith then told of going to the front of the house and jumping into the parlor, surprising his wife and her alleged soul-mate. He grappled with Schmidt and then his own wife at- tacked him and tried to scratch his eyes out, ho saild. A furlous figh* ensued which ended when both Schmidt and Smith were taken to the Police station. Schmidt was charged the windows of H. C. Wilson’s resi- dence. He pleaded guilty but ex- plained that he was drunk and did not realize what he was doing. It was his first offense and he said he was very sorry. The court imposed a fine of $10 and costs and placed the accused on probation. Reckless Chauffeur In. Stephen Jacobs, a well known chauffeur who has been arrested on previous occasions for reckless driv- ing, is again in touble. He was charged by Officer Cosgrove with reckless driving on Friday. On re- quest of Attoney Mangan the case was continued until Wednesday. Arrested With Young Woman. Joseph Grabeck was arrested by flicer Moore on North street Satur- ‘day and charged with breach of the peace. With him was Miss Stella Ryskiewicz, a pretty young malid of pleasing aspect. She was also arrested charged with street walking., Attor neys Mangan and McDonough ap- peared for the accused. Grabeck was fined $6 and costs. The young girl was placed on probation for three months to give her a chance to do bet- O’Mara-Dobruck Feud. Mrs, Katherine O’Mara and Mrs. Catherine Dobruck, arch enemies liv- ing on East Main street, were in court charged with breach of the peace. Willlam Fay said he saw Mrs. Do- bruck pulling up plants in Mrs. O'Mara's yard, Then Mrs. O’Mara came out and threw a can of water on Mrs, Dobruck, The latter re- taliated by throwing mud at Mrs. O’Mara. Neighbors state that the two familles make continuous trouble and they want it stopped. Officer Wagner Investigated the case Saturday for about the twelfth time and warned the two women to behave. Mrs, Whitcavich, a tenant in Dobruck’s house, sald she saw Mrs. O’Mara dig a hole near the boundary 6 to 9 0'Clock -- Monday Evening Specials — 6t0 9 0'Cloc SUG AR With a 15¢ Purchase at Grocery Dept. 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Jackson Not Arraigned. George Jackson, colored, was not arraigned for breach of the peace. He is more sinned against than sin- ning. His wife has been harboring a strange woman of whom he did not approve and he ordered her out. Sat- urday George appealed to the police to have the woman put out of his house and yesterday he became in- dignant and threw a pail of water on his wife. The family was called in for a conference today and the in- truder was ordered to . vacate the Jackson home, Would Not Move On. William Schlenher was charged with drunkenness and also with re. fusing to move when ordered ta do so by an officer. Officer Strolls met Schlenher and two others standing in front of McCabe’s block Saturday night. The officer ordered them to mave, but Schlenher refused, saying the officer couldn’t make him. John McCabe had requested the police to keep the walk clear in front of/ his block. Schlenher was fined $8 and costs, Wife Beater Arrested. John Snyder was charged with as- saulting and beating his wife. The case was continued to Thursday on request of Attorney W. F. Mangan. The Snyder family has a great deal of trouble and the husband was in court anly a few weeks ago. He has also served time in jail for beating GERMAN WHITE BOOK SCOREDBY BELGIANS Accusations Against King Al- bert’s Subjects Denounced Washington, June 7.—The Bel- gian Legation yesterday gave out the following statepnent concerning the German White Book recently issued at Berlin making acusations against the Belgian civilian population: “The American newspapers have published extracts from a German white book, in which the German government accuses the Belgian civil- ian population of having risen masse and taken arms against the in- vaders, and of having organized corps of ‘franc tireurs’. The German gov- ernment also claims in this document that the Belgian government gave free rein to the passions of the popu- lation and alleges that Belgium’s ac- cusations against the German army were invented to hide her own crimes. “No proof support these accusations. ‘“Affirmations without proof can- not efface facts duly proven and es- tablished. Belgian Proclamatio s. “At the beginning of the war, the Belgian government issued the fol- lowing proclamations, the text of which was reproduced among the documents published by the Belgian commission of Inquiry: “l. A circular of Mr. Berryer, Minister of the Interior, addressed, under date of August 4th, 1914, sim- ultaneously to 2,700 communes of Belgium, by telegraph, reminding the population that acts of hostility against the invaders were reserved exclusively to the army, the civil guard, and corps of volunteers regu- larly organized. Portions of this circular are borowed textually from the Hague convention, such, for ex- line and then Mrs, Dobruck filled it up again. ample, as the portion concerning the Then Mrs. O'Mara gave | Population of a 'territory- spontan en | is .brought forward to | eously taking up arms on the ap- proach of invaders, which faithfully reproduces article 2 of the regula- tions annexed to The Hague conven- tion. ‘2. In notice from the same Min- ister inserted dally in the newspa- pers and publicly posted in the larger part, if not in all, of the communes of the country in the early part of August. This notice advised the civilian population to abstain = care- fully from any act of hostility against the foreign troops,” and characterized as both ‘criminal’ and ‘imprudent’ ‘any act of violence committed by a single civilian.’ Notices Or Communal Orders. “In the majority of the local authorities repeated this official warning in the form of no- tices or comniunal orders duly post- ed on the walls and other public places. Similar notices were still posted upon the walls of unfortunate citles at the moment of their de- lslrucllon and was pointed out to the German officers, “A considerable number of tom- munal governments made it obliga- tory to deposit immediately, at the | police stations, or at the City Halls, all fire-arms belonging to individuals, revolvers and sporting guns. The Germans found there deposits of arms marked with the names of the owners; in several cases, they pre- tended to look upon it as a proof of a clandestine organization of ‘francs- tireurs,’ held the communal authori- ties responsible in spite of all ex- planations, and imposed upon the entire commune, a heavy fine or even inflicted a terrible punishment upon the whole population. No Judicial Value. “Such were the precautions taken by the Belgian government. They are proved by the official documents, by the files of the Belgian newspapers of that time and by photographs of walls { with the notices posted on them. If the German government denies these facts, it should bring proof to support its statements. A simple denial of facts which are so patent and so well | established, has not and cannot have any judicial value. “No organized ‘francs-tireurs war’ existed in Belgium. No evidence has been brought to support this allega- tion, and the allegation is denied by the various commissions of inquiry. Accusation Absolutely False. “The German government accus the Belgian priests of having partici pated in the attacks upon the Ger- man army. This accusation is abso- lutely false, the fact is that many priests have been ‘murdered and a great number subjected to barbarious treatments by the Germans. The German bureau ‘Pax,” a German of- fice of apologetical defence created by the clergy and the parliamentary ‘center,” thought it necessary, in the interest of German Catholicism, to throw some light on these calumnies made by Germany, and its inquiries into the matter have put the ac- cusers to confusion. A great number of these inquiries have been analysed by the Rev. Father Bern Duhr, 8. J., in his pamphlet ‘Der Lugengeist im Voelkerkrieg,’ published by C. J. Manz at Muenchen-Regensburg. “On the other hand, the manner in which the German troops conducted themselves towards the Belgian clergy has been shown by Cardinal Mercier in his pastoral letter dated Christmas, 1914. Up to the present time, infor- mation has been received of forty- nine priests and members of religious orders who have been put to death in Belgium by the German troops. Some of them were frightfully mytilated and tortured. Moreover, in these cases, the most convincing proof was | furnished by the vietims themselves; | the corpses of several of these unfor- tunates were exhumed and were seen to bear the marks of the most abom- ‘ inable mutilations. Cardinal Mercier !proposed to the German authorities that a thorough investigation should { be made of each of the cases men- | tioned by him, that all partiés should be heard and that the investigation ! should be conducted under the presi- | dency of the American minister to | Belgium. No action has been taken on this proposition. “All the statements of the White Book concerning alleged cruelties committed by Belglans agalnst the communes, ! { tims. German soldiers are in striking co tradiction tp the depositions d by the two commissions of inquiry: the commission presided over by count Bryce and the Belgian mission. = Moreover, the White does not produce any proofs port its statements, 4 Confronted by.Two Alternatives: “We find ourselves, therefore, corl fronted by two alternatives: ©On one hand, ‘wé have: 'y “1, The solemn declaratiof of Belgian government guaranteed by good faith of that government of wh it gave proof when, on aceount respect for its plighted word, it fused to viplate a treaty which B gium had signed and chose the ha rors of war rather than the breaki: of its pledge. These declarations supported not ofly by this moral gud] antee, but also by striking eviden such as the official proclamations, § collection of newspapers containl the notices published by order of Belgian government, the photograjl of the walls bearing the placards, the declarations of Cardinal Merc ‘2. The evidence collected by Belgian commission of inquiry, Wi is composed of the most em) 0 in Belgium, “3. The evidencé and the word Viscount'Bryce who acknowledges he began the fnquiry with doubts to the possibilities of such crimes who was convinced by the evid “4. 'The avowal of their own erin by the German soldiers themselves, recorded in their note-books and ip lished by Mr. Bedler, Statement Without Proof, “On the other hand, we have: statements, made by the German ernment without the support ef proof. “It is useful to call attention to fact that the German governm which in its White Book freque cites the Hague convention, cg menced the war by the most fi violation of that convention) in tacking (without right or justice in disregard of a salemn peaceable, small d neutral n whose only offense was that sh her turpn refpsed to wiolate a 1 or to abandon her neutrality for benefit of Germany, \ “This German governmen: cites the Hague conventiop has g tinually violated the stipulation: that convention in regard to the duct to be . observed in war; it taken hostages and executed th has confiscated and seized the erty of private individuals; it has posed contributions and illegal’ ruinous taxes on a neutral coi which it had unjustly sttacked has bombarded gpen tow: without trial, hon-combatants, ing unarmed merchantmen, both tral and belligerent, often Wi warning and in many cases their crew and passengers lost lives in these . unjustifiable at again, just recently, it has in thi way planned and caused the dea more than a thousand inngosnt Among these unfart were many women and over forf} tle children. Were they too tireurs’? H “Between these two vollecti; evidence, the Universe will jud has not already done s0.” su] BIRTHDAY CARD SHOWE Henry Goodrich Remembe Friends from P. & ¥, Oo Henry Goodrich, who celel ninety-first birthday today af | home at 211 Arch street, rec { shower ' of birthday post gard; congratulatory messages today his many friends and from each ber of the P. & F. Corbin Fo club, Mr. Goodrich was born in fleld, but moved to Berlin at u of eleven years. When New H became a city in itself, howeve locality where Mf. Goodriéh 1iv included in it He 15 the o viving one of nine childrgn working: for Afty years as & maker at P. & F. Corbin's pensioned off and is still an member on the company’s