New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1915, Page 1

» e . the west PRICE THREE ICENTS. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK BY FRENCH IN ARGONNE REGION Alhes Also Repnlse Attacks of Teutons in Le Pretre Forest | and in - Ablain o RUSSIANS - DEFEATED BLONG GNILA' LIPA Itmiians Make Slight Gains in Isonzo District—Greeks Occupy Villages in Albania—Ninety-eight British Ships Sunk by Submarines or Mines Dur- ing June With Loss of 111 Lives— Zeppelin Destroyed by Explosion. The Germans are hammering away at . the' French lines in the Argonne - region in the apparent hope of break- ing through and nachl;;& “Werdun. They, gainod spme ground. there on June 80, and 'the" latest B‘renrh -t&%mont shows a f\lrt!nr nttgmpt to advance thrnhch violent. ut\‘.cclw..l\e official statement . asserts’ that the Germans: were driven back. ¢ The repulse of German attacks in the Forest of Le Pretre to the northy wast of Nancy and 'en the French positions along the road from Ablain . to Angres, where the grenadiers de- llvereq the assault, also 1s'reported. 'Teutons Continue Advances, London cbservers of mil.lta.ry move- mente do not accept the Belfef that the Germans are as yet wi@hdruw!n: their troops hom t)m euxtern front with thel'object of n&nun; ‘them ‘to- Aront. In the British cap- ital, it is' beleved that the Teutonic allies desire first the capture of War~ saw.. In this fleld the Austro.Ger- mans continue . their we«m aq- Yandes, 10 ‘the sweep of the: Tcutonie ‘grmies nofthward and eastward from Lem- berg. Further south, hewever, ' the troopa of the Grand Duke-Nicholis ve made what looks like ‘a” deter- ned stand along the liné of ‘the Gniln Lipa river. Austro-German. ac- counts tell of victories even'im | thet sector of the curving eastern froxt, but the Russians deny the reverass there were Serious. ' To Abandon 5!1’(4.- German observers helieve the Rus- sians are preparing to aband Gll- icia, and attribute the desperate nght_ ing north of Halicz to a desire to give time for the preparation uf strong defensive positions heyend the border. - Reports from ‘meutral sour- ! ces ‘declare that’the Runmns have recently received new ' supplies of high explosive shells' which have en- abled them,. in' their stand and in their retreat, to swell enormouuly the uuunty lists of the assailing armies. Five British Vessels: Sunk.. Five more British vessels, three of them steamers of good size, have fal- len 'victims ‘to ' German submarine warfare. HEvidences . of the. prosecu- tion of this warfare on a large scale hm tly come to hand with fre- qum.,upmor life, hoviever,” has been - exceptional, ‘beirg ‘confined . mostly to the case of the Armenian. . Italians to, advance seems to. . The stories of the officers and crew of that craft indicate that the cas- ualties among them were inflicted while the steamer was in flicht after having been signalled to stop. The latest, statements from. the headquarters of the Teuténic allies indicate that there has recently been desperate fighting along ‘the 'Austro- Italtan front. The ‘main offort of -the . have been northeast of Monfalcone in the lIsonzo region, and the irvaders are admitted to have made stight advanc- es. 'The series of assaults as a Whole failed, however the Austriar.s claim. ¥ Italians Claim Gains, The Italian war- office ~ontents it- Belf with claiming groun: snatched “inch by inch” from the Austrian de. fenders, while along the rest of the ‘front the process of congolidat. po- ons and’ breaking up ‘vnn-mtm}‘gu \by the Austrians for defemse ‘is. ino- cl ng satisfactorily. Further reports .of occupation nt ‘Albanian territory have been received, G bands having moved ‘towand, ‘amd occupying vflfizfls “along the way, = - This follows closely the rscent occu-~ Ibation ot Sputari by the Montenegrins ‘the yravlenl Serbian move into 8 maslllpl Sunk. i§ the month of Jure 98 British gating glightly morc' than Wwere sunk by submarines ith the loss of 111 lives. iis responsible for the that a Zeppelin dirigible bal- ‘was accidentally destroyed by an 2 today when leaving its shed e WILL MANUFACTURE MOVIE FILMS, HERE Eldredge and Barnes Will Open In- dustry in New Britain Under Name of Seltagraph Company. After an absence of four years from this - eity, . during = which time he traveled extensively through the west- ern states, and finally settled in Los Angeles, Cal, where he commenced hh apprenticeship in the art of manu- facturing moving picture films, Fred R. Eldredge of 56 Grove Hill has re- turned to his home in this city and has made plans ‘for starting a ;c'ompal;ly under the name 6f Seltagraph Film and ‘Supply company. with. W. I Barnes, son of C. L. Barnes, of this eity. Mr. Eldredge did not make thHe trip across the continent on his return alone, for accompanying him was his pretty bride to whom he was wed in Santa Barbara, Cal, on June 18, 1915. The wedding was the culmination of a romance in the Golden Gate state. Mrs. Eldredge was Miss Lois K. Mitchell,” daughter of a retired ranch owner of Santa Barbara. Mr. Eldredge has enthusiastic hopes of his new company and is confident of its ultimate success. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY PAYS “TRIBUTE TO FERDINAND Dual Monz;,i'chy Observéé First Anniversary of Death * of Crown Prince. Washington, July 2.—Ceremonies-in Austria-Hungary marking -~ the first anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, . the Austrian crown prince, ‘'were des¢ri’ed in for. cign oftice despatches frora Vienna, forwarded to Washingtcn today . by the Austro-Hungariam summer embas- sy at Lenox, Mass. ‘Archduke Charles . Frasueis, suc- cessor to the present Emperor, and his consert, the Archduch=ss Zita,” the despatches stated, ‘‘paid 2 reverentiai | visit to the places:intimately connect- ed ‘with the last day- of Ihe mmyrvd! MWMA irule ot Anmrin;!\-lunv %w ntfigv ejy ek vig. h}v a §y'i fitg h&r' ithe' Aua- trian throne. . Thioughout the em. pire ‘the nnfivonflry of Ferdinand's death-Has been reverently celebrated.” Memorial . articles; #t was announc- ed, were published fn' Vienia review- ing the war’s progress.. They declare the death of the Archduke has been avenged by the ‘justified resistence of the house of Hapsburg with the army and navy, whose s'rapgf.henlnx the late Archduke l‘emrded as his | life work.” 3 \ GERMANS SINK/FIVE BOATS. Lost~—Sugar on One, .'London, July, 2,' 12 noon.—Three British steamers, the Inglemoor; the Causasian and the Welbury, were tor- pedoed and sunk today by a German submarine. The crews of the Inglée- moor and the Caucasian were landed at Falmouth! The crew of the. Wel- bury is safe. The commander of the -ubmlrlne was markedly delighted on learning that the steamer Welbury carried a cargo of sugar.. After the ship left Cuba it- was discovered that some | t one had painted. inside the vessel's forehold the words: “You have a cargo of sugar for England but you will never get there.” London, July 2, 12:50 p. m.—The British L. O. Tower, "which left Parrsboro, N. §,, June 1, for Newport, England, wag sunk off Fastnet today by a German submarine. The under- sea boat then sank a bark six miles away. The crew of nine of the schooner was landed at Queenstown. TO KEEP LID ON, City Will Be Well Protected by Police the “Night Before.” Chief Rawlings has arranged thirty! one police beats for the night of Sun. day, July 4 so that the entire city will be well protected by officers. The streets about the center of the city will be patrolled by regular men, they pa- trolling towards the outskirts where the supernumeraries will do duty. ~. The chief. u-o desires the public to understand tt‘t even/ though Sunday is the fourth bf’ July he will not toler- ate any celebrations with fireworks ag this is strictly prohibited by law. The enthusiasts wll have to hold in until Monday or be liable to arrest. e MARWICK-GILBERT. Announcement Made of Marriage ‘Which Took Place on June 12, Announcement was made today of the marriage of Geo. B. Marwick, son of ex-Alderman . D. B. Marwick, ‘to Miss Etta Gilbert of South Main street, which took place on June 12 at the home of the Rev. Robert Williams at 34 Shelton avenue, New Haven. The Rev. Mr. Williams performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Marwick expect to lleave soon for the west. where they will make théir future home, Archduke | Al of Them British—But Few Lives | NEW BRITAIN, CC::NECTICUT, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1915—SIXTEEN PAGES. BEGKER INNOCENT. ASSERTS WEBBER “Had Absolntely Notlnng to do With Murder” of Rosenthal DELIBERATELY “FRAMED UP” Sam Schepps, Quoted as Saying He in the | Becker Case” and Whitman Can, Get Held “the Secret it for the Asking. New York, July 2.—Bridgie Web- ber; one of the three self-confessed accomplices in the plot which re- sulted in the killing of Herman Ros- enthal, the gambler, has said, ac- cording to his attorney, H. T. Mar- shall, that Charles Becker “had ab- 2olutely nothing to do with the mur- der.” ‘‘Becker,” sald Mr. Marshall, absolutely nothing to do with the murder of Rosenthal. Bridgie Web- ber, when he employed me as tis counsel at the first trial, admitted this to me and said that he and ~ the others’ were perjuri¥g themselves in “had ber told me that, I told hlm o get i dnother lawyer. Mouth Was Sealed “From that time on my mouth ‘was sealed. I could not speak _because of professional obligations. But hud 1 not: been convinced of 'Becker's' in- nocence I ‘would " not haye aligned myself with the lawyers in. his " de- fense at the second trial. I ‘never would Have entered the case. had I not known, from what Webben told me, that Becker was delibérately ‘framed- up’ by Webber, Harry Val- lon,( Jack Rose and Sam Schepps.” Schepps - Holds -Secret. Sam Sche; ,, the so-called gentle- man gambler, upon whom the state relled during first trial of Becker to corroborate testimony of Jack Rose Harry Vallon' and . Bridgle ,Webber, the three informers,. was' quoted to- day as saying that He held “The se-, cret in the Becker case;’ and'would tell Governor . 'Whitman should the ‘governor ask him to ldo so. m-umnud: muh Béuéve it bub as for proot—say. do- AR and me take his place in the é! chair? I hung myself enough in thl case, and there's. notmng doing any more,” said Senepps. | Theé “secret” to’ which Schepps wu quoted as having referred is believed to be what was said at a recent meet- ing between Mrs. Charles Becker and Jack Rome in Schepps’ jewelry store. After this meeting Mrs. Becker as- serted that Rose had told hé couldn't afford to tell ahe truth about Becker, and ‘Rose, denying this, asserted that | he had told Mrs. Becker hér husband was guilty, No Comment from Whitman. . Albany, N. Y.,& July 2.—Governor Whitman declinés today to comment on the agsertion of Sam Schepps that he “has the secret in the Becker case,” other than to say that he would con- sider any evidence that was placed before him properly. The governor also sald that any names of persons “higher up” that Martin T, Manton, Becker’'s counsel may have mentioned as having been involved in graft col- lections, must come from Manton. ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY WORSKE., Heart Action of Prelate Weaker and Temperature Drops. Rochester, N, Y., July 2,—Contir- ued improvement in the condition of Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, who is, critically 11l hgre, was announced at 8 o'clock this morning. Temper- ature and pulse were better and the prelate’s mind was clear. The change set in late yesterday afternoom, a few hours after the patient suffered a second stroke of paralysis, it was stated this. morning. At noon the archbishop’s heart ac- tion became perceptibly weaker aud at the same time his temperature took a sudden drop. Th:ae s{mpto}:ns were regarded b e attend phy- sicians as 1“ Mz thgwppr ach of the end: ,\‘.'I«..".'k ; BANK TREASURER SUICIDE Avnapolis Man Shoots Himself Be- fore Directors Meeting. Annapolis, Md, July 2—J. Marshall Caughey treasurer of the Annapolis Banking and Trust company, com- mitted suicide by shooting in his room at-his club here last night. At the same hour the directors of the trust company were in session at the bank waiting for Treasurer Caug- hey to appear to explain certain mat- ters regarding his accounts. , Caughey was thirty-one years and unmarried. old E. M. WIGHTMAN SENDS CHECK. (E. M. Wightman today sent to the Herald a check for $25 to be added to the Boys’ club building fund. In a letter which accompanied the check he expressed his approval of the work being done with boys at present and hope that more will become possible. | The Herald fund now totals $1.515.62. | order to save their skins. When Web- | ‘that spirit. p fitfl“‘fl g’u mgm 3:‘501?. migdte || ARCHDUKE TERMS CZECHS TRAITORS Party’s Head of Bohemian Gymnasium Or- n.nlum‘m Arrcsted for Fspionage London, July 2, 4:02 a. m.~—-The Czech parliamentary leader, Dr. Kra- marz and Di. Schreéinc:, head of the Bohemian gymnastic -urganization, were arrested at Prague on May 22, chdrged with esplonage and main- taining friendly relations .with the Italian consul, according to the Times. The only compromising documents found in. their possession are said to have been capies of a’Czech review piblished in Paris. The Timés asserts the two men are imprisoned . in Vienna, although re- ports of their liberation have been spread . officially in the hope of-in- fluencing the Czech populition in fa- vor of the war loan. The refusal of the Czech party to disavow its arrested leaders is reported to have resulted in Archduke Fred- erick, commander in chief of the Austirah army, addressing to Emperor Francis Joseph a ‘report denouncing all Czechs as traitors. The Times article contains the statement that several Czech regiments have desert- ed to the Russians and Scrbians. NO SYMPATHY FOR GERMAN uummrfls British Tradesmen Rejeet With. antgmpt Smps-. tion at Conference. London, ‘July . 2, Parliamentary Leader and 2120 p. m.—The trade unionists of Grest Britain' to- | day contemptously dismissed the Sug- gestion that a‘'vote of : sympathy, be ;| given to the German fellow unionists in trade at the annual conferenge :of | the federation, Derby. \ “Drop. such sentimental bosh,” 'was. the prompt demand made by Ben Tillett, the fighting head ut‘s number ct leading unions. ho added, ‘‘and muat: naM"wmu Whoever heard of ‘two One ot me other delega am:hud “Brifish workmen whose sons are at the front are so bitter on gocount of German outrages that they would hardly be content with anything less than the wipinug out of the German people.” Some trades union delégatés who were in Geérmany in. June, 1914, said they had found the Geérman wofluu in fUll sympathy with their goyern mecnt; that they, had openly bo te that “When the gredt war qomu%. many was going to crush France and then England.” Loud cries of “next (busine buried the proposal to pass a vate of ; sympathy with the German urnionists. % trade SALARY INCREASE. GoodWorkulnalPdamflm’ Carriers More Pay. The efforts of the supervisory of- ficials, clerks and carriers of the New Britain post office has gained for ten employes in the office an increage in salary. 'Through the failure of 'the appropriation bill to pass in 1915, it became necessary for the employes in line to wait until 1916 before they could reap the benefit of the lheru.ne. However, it was made possible %t it a certain amount of saving was in- curred in the expenditures of offices in the district within a certain peris a; " would be possible to grant the /in- crease without waiting the additional year. The local force has worked on this end and despite the fact that but ten men were to be favored, by the in- crease every man put his shoulder to the wheel in the interest 6f the others. To Supervisor of Clerks James B. Grace and Superintendent John Mee- han belongs much credit for thelr ef- forts along those lines. The clerks who will be promoted in salary are Michael MurpHhy, William Jackson, Mr. Miles, James = O’Brien and George Kingsbury. The carriers securing the increase are John = ¥\ Burns, Louls Lehr, Claude Barrows and C. Reaney. WILL SAVE MISS FEROLA, Albany, N. Y, July 2.—Governor Whitman let it be known today that ‘he intends to commute to life Impris- onment the sentence of death against Madeline Ferola, whose execution for the slaying of her sweetheart in New York has been fixed for the week of August 2. Formal announcement of the commutation, the governor said, will be deferred for several days, pending the receipt of cemmunica- tions which friends of the condemned woman have promised to present. S - e —— WEATHER. 2 Hartford, July —Unset- tled with light showers tonight and probably Saturday, e e e e | sul -General now. in 'uaa!oq atca "’l‘hls is a scra) 43 ; AMERIGAN RELIEF FOR MEXICO GITY Safely Passes Pachuca Within Gen. Carranza’s Lines GOES ON TOWARD CAPITAL No Report . From . Consul . Sillimmn Whether Expedition Continued on Washington, - July - 2.~The - Ameri-- can Red Cross relief expedition for, Mexico City has safely ~ passed Pac- huca within,the Carranza lines and has gone on toward Mexico City. Whether it has’ continued on' through the Zapata ‘defenses and into the cap- ital - does not @ppear in today’s re- ports from Consul Silliman. A special train of ‘twelve carloads day for Pachuca, designed to Mexico City, was accompanied .by armed guards furnished by Carranza. The latter -expedition is thought here .» be ‘the one Carranza expects to' taki into. the capital:if his troops eénter. The state deptnment’- lnnouncement todw said: 3 "Comnl Silliman advises th.t Con- Shanklin and C.' .. /0'Connor, répresentative of the Amer- Jdean Red Cross, went to Mexico ¢ity ‘on June 30 from Pachiiod, taking with light freight but 1eaving heéavier les behind:” - - t.was Baid at the,sthte d.wpmm : that while plans for serding sup- guu nt6 Mexico: City. throuph. neu- genciés ‘were under. considera. they had not assumed ' “Very lefinite form,” = Efforts to induce ‘Carranza to permit sending supplies ‘to the ‘capitdl-from Vera Cruz are to| be.made, it is declared. * /Quiet In ¥aqui Valley. Felephone and:telegraphic. cammun- tions between ‘the coast. and th= Yaqui Valley are uminterrnpted, Ad- wll Howard: reporied toduy to the pfiw department, and quiet prevails e valley whére Indian outbreaks qzulnn; Americans and other turq!g ( T "“W%m the' Vsilu-cmm“v of hm c ntlr Tex. ul '-m Anipnlo. July, % —Car: ranza forces in rln' San Felipé n‘gfi»ofi San Luis Potosi, achieved an portant victory, with. disastrous. re- lulu to the Villa troops, according to a cablegram from /Vera Cruz pub- lished here today by T. A. Beltran, Carranza consul. ‘Gen. Obregon, according . ‘to the measage, 8 ‘at Encarnacion, near ientes, whére he is recovering m recent illness caused by the loss of his arm. | . San Pablo Captured. ul Beltran's message also con- the reported capture of San and Tacama near Mexico City army of Gen. Gonzales. .mhllom. pston, Tcxn July 2.—Official hat negotiations looking tow- ce are being carried on be- Y Obregon and Villa wag issued. in Vera Cruz today by n. Carranza, according to a cable- gram reaching the Carranza consul- ate here. The message adds that no sueh netothuonl will be undertaken. DONOVAN VS, HILL. Evidence in Election Case to Be Tak- en at Stamford, July 12. mford, July Z.—Evidence in the actipn brought by former Congress- mq.fi Jeremiah Donovan, democrat, gainst B. J. Hill, npubllesn. contest- ?n‘ ‘the latter's seat in congress, will be taken in Stamford, beginning July 12. .This was announced today after a conference of counsel in the case. It was nét stated in what manner the testimony would be taken, but it was thought here it might be taken in af- fidavits, Dopqvan bases his action on the al- legation that Hill's expenditures the campaign exceeded the legal limit. Hill denies this and brings a counter complaint against Donovan. 7 Both men live in Norwalk. TITAfiIC OWNERS TO Blu\ilE. Rear Admiral Watt Declares fying Regarding tragedy. New York, July 2.—Rear Admiral Richard M. Watt, former chief con- structor of the United States navy, testified today as an expert in the suit Testi- of the Ocean Steam Navigation com- ! pany—the White Star Line—to limit its_labilities for the loss of property and lives in the Titanic disaster. The witness sald that had the Titanic had a watertight deck extending to the top of ‘her bulkheads she would be ¢float today. He also asserted that longitudinal bulkheads would have in- creased the buoyancy of the ship. Admiral Watt gave' it as nis opinion that if any one was to blame for what he termed the Titani’s madequate construction it was her owners, who, he sald, were responsibie for her limited safeguards. He added that had the constructors been given a free tand they would have employed more safety_devices, of corn, which left -Vera Cruz yester-:| consplcyous place on Py His ! of Tax Collector Loomis, $18,000 being I $7,100 and the CHAIRMAN ALLING PRESENTS FLAGS FIRE! Head of Safety, Board Makes Present- ation to Police and Fire De- ) partment. 5 As a personal present to the ecity b police and fire departmenis Chairman | * w h, b Edward B. Alling of the 'board of public safety has given the police de- partment’ and each of the five fire oflE 2 companies a large American flag with whih to adorn their respective bufld-| ' ° ings on holidays and other suitable | Best City occasions. ¢ 3 K%, M#. Alling has long thought it a Band © deplorable fact that these public buildings were not provided with the | " national emblém for use on special occasions and determined to make the ' o Present himself. His generous act is One hou STeatly - appreciated by the -members | Hill park’ ) :f 13‘0 de‘x:’-rtmnt and is also lauded Q y the citizens at large for o playing of the stars and st ,:.g:,':, W"'“l “‘ the buildings of the departments of | PIY today. /The public safety add much to. thelr ap- |8t 9 oM pearance and impresses a spirit . of | & concert | Patriotism on the public. N 7t0 9 ,-Mv These flags will be suspended from | . the different’ buildings and will make their injtial appearance on July 4 and ‘5 in obser- | vation of the signing of th m tion of lndcpqfluuse 109 years ago. ' — WASHINII'I’I]N AWAITS PmsPapersq.wm B, :""‘i of arms star of Washington, July 2.—Tension over cestruction of the British ' steamcr Armenian with the loss of a number of American.lives was considerably [relaxed today following the receipt of 'm wunofficlals adyices telling of the an~ parent refusal of the ship's comman- der to heed the warning of the Ger- | mMan submaritie 'to stop. This phasa of the matter overshadowed in uu omcm view all other "mm: i Ahe ‘destrution ternational law wnmm'm combatants were on ‘Prece- dents are cited in -u”qt pf this con- tention. Detalled mformfin#d- umu- 0 tion ' of the Armeénian was awai- ed’ today. Until such s avied- | tollows: @ble the position of. m.fimm»u March will not be announced. i N Paris, July 2, 5:45 a. u\-—~'fl|§ sink- v‘“ ing of ‘he steamship Armefilan has .flm caused 'a stir fn Paris, stress gl ay laid upon the death of Americans wn ! () board the vessel. Coming so soon af- 0 ter the Lusitania case which is yet settled, the press wonders what will be the outcome of the latest in- cident connected with Germany’s sub- marine warfare. PRARSEE e ira X 8 NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Aldermen Parker and Jester were appointed. today by or Quigley to the committee which has under con- sideration plans for solving ' New PBritain’s sewage disposal problem. They succeed Aldermen Lawyer and Christ, who are no longer members of the council. Mayor Brown of Stam- ford istends to join the local commit. tee on its trip of Investigaton to Fitchburg, Mass., this month. Other members of the committee are the mayor, City Engineer Hall, President Humphrey of the board of public works, Councilman Landers and A, | Buol. N (b) LB a Soldie: Selection | Final “Go W, H. Bishi Entries for Walnut Hill pas Boys, B0 under, Mic Machula Bd Matt Clark %0 pounds and Johnny G clora, Faulkner, ‘Willlam ond under liam Faul Camphell. Dl Ca Welsh, Hb Billy Ca Paulson und Machula 46,000 MUNITION WORKERS. London, July 2, 4:08 p. m.—Intro- Aucing the munitions bill in the house of lords today, Lord Curzon. Lord Privy Seal, announced that the first week of the campaign made to speed up the manufacture of arms and am- munition resulted in the enroliment of 46,000 volunteer munition worker: lordship expressed confidence that before the end of the year the advantages in both men and material would be decisively on the side of Great Britain and her allies, GERMAN REPLY JULY 4. Washington, July 2.—Secretary Lansing indicated today that he does not expect the reply of the German government to the latest American note regarding the Lusitania incident will be transmitted until July 4, at least. Acording to Berlin press ad- vices the answer is now before Em- peror Willlam at his army hearquar- ters. $18,000 IN ONE DAY. July 1 was a busy day in the ofoe | Humilla, received. Of this amount the New Britain ‘Machine company contribu New York, New Hal and Hartford Ralilroad company $2,¢% 187.10. _Boys, 40 yard DANBERG TO RESIGN. It is expected that Councilman Dan« herg of the second ward will tender his resignation at the next meeting of {h common council. Mr. Danberg has Leen appointed clerk of the eity and | police courts.