New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1915, Page 1

v ROTABLE SUGCESS FCLAIMEDBY FRENGH IN-VOSGES REGION Ruapture Trenches Taken by * Germans on June 22 and Advance 700, Yards TEUTONS RETRRAT © S0UTH OF LUBLIN Kaiser's Forces Gain Ground Near La Pretre Forest and By, Use of Gascs ;" 'fifln Footholl in Some of Russian o wmmemchegvunqg“m flw—-ho Important Obanges Along _ Austro-Talian Battle Linc, ' | Banguihary clashes have occurréd | “along the western battle line from the WEDDING BELLS BUT NO B-Y-M-CHILDREN Elopers Take Bride’s Parents Are Said to Be Very Angry. When George Haynes of this ecity and Miss Irma D. Slater of Connecti- cut Boulevard, Bast Hartford, decided on June 21 to go to New York to be married, they neglected to inform the parents of the bride-to-be. On this account, they say, no parental blessings were showered on them when they returned as man and wife but that has not interfered with their happiness -and the sun always shines at 16 Prospect street, this city, where they are living. The groom is a sign painter in the employ of the John Boyle company. On the day of the wedding the daughter left home the same as usual for /work, and. in.the evening when she did not return home her parents were worried. Later they were noti-/ fled of the wedding by telegram. According to the groom they are very angry, not that they feel that Haynes is not deserving , of their daughter but on account of not being informed of the young people’s inten- tions. The happy young groom, while in- Up Residence Here and " ' River Alsne to the Vosges. In the latter region the French, elaim s not- able suegeu. .They rep leng re- taken' thé trenches captured’ by the Mn—uutu on. June, 22 and continued tflvupce \mtu uqu had gained i "'i’!fl German stntement admits that es hen were destroyed Sk artillery, fire and had to be ated. ! th report 'lnving ‘recap- ‘y p‘fi ‘of the trenbhu recent- by the Germans between md I@Pfehe Forest. mbl the ' Galician and ‘South- war, flams, apparently are &0!1( the front to of Warsaw. t ‘from Pe- mt“nsdrt.atflqthold. The m:-. wvas | nw hc con- ‘m declares that the blow the ‘Austrians south of ‘Lublin /being followed up, ., the - teutonic rces there being in retreat. with the bes ‘the check to theeAustr&na as ing from a tactical blunder by kv ph Ferdinand, ‘whe in vift an advance, 1eft his army!; uncovered, the Russians that direction costing the 15,000 men. ans in An-ie- “Surrender, Pretoria, in " South Africa, ¢ ws that Gen. Botha, at the 4 ‘the British forces, ‘has com- % ‘the conquest of German Soutk- ] accepting the surrender of! W “German milltary forces /a.ln ne b‘:l’f- on the varlous tronta Gerurd in Berlin, has rman’” eply to. the lean note on ‘the Lusitania. thal Sgtr:: is. #waiting the erman reply “to t finflcan ote, which Bhrl‘:x: nd\ic}:: will go tfifwud some time today. graphs ‘e bbdylng the principal urea already mission, by ‘éorrespondents - in n of summeries has been with- fie‘d ag has also the text of the note. :; , Wilson {jner Sunk, The latest vesssl reported sunk by German subm; o' is the Wilson ¥ .fifiq& Guido, torpedoed off the Scotch coa She was bound, for A i ; und, for ‘rchangel %5 t J m,—The ave out. the dustriously ‘working on a sign this morning, admitted that an alderman had performed the ceremony. He safd that as soon as they had' se-, cured the marriage license, not wish- ing to have any delay, the alderman was sought and the nuptial knot tied. GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA GONQUERED Kaiser’s Entire Military Force Surrenders to Gen- eral Botha. Pretoria, South Africa, Via Laondon, July 9, 11 a. m. -—Gonera! Bgtha, com- mander of the force of the Union of South Africa, has accepted the sur- render of all German military forces in German Southwest Africa. ' The Germans surrendered uncon- i} ng. the ' issuance of tum, whlch ex- army fiy ad | rd After wmrmmc the rebellion 4gainst British’ authority in the Union of Soutkl Africa, Gen, Botha - took command of Bfltuh operations against | German Southwest Africa and headed an ' invasion’ of that territory late in February. His operations were re- ported to be. uniformly ' successful. The forces -under ‘his command cap- tured ‘Olymbingue on May' 4. Two'if days later it was announced that he ‘had occupied the important railway -station at Karibib and other stations after a march of thirty-five miles over a waterless waste. . «The road to Windhoek, capital of the German territory, was opened by the oceupation of Keetmanshop. WindHhdek was taken May 13 without opposition on the part of the Ger- men forces. Martial law was pro- ‘claimed throughout the conquered territory. Reports from London recently haye stated that the ‘surrender of all the German forces was ; expected ' 'soon. British military experts have con- tended that Gen. Botha had conduct- ed a masterly campaign. German Southwest Africa extends from the Orange to the Cunene river, about: 900 miles. It les between Portuguese .West Africa ~ and . Cape Colony, extending. éastward to the Britishi sphere. ~ The area is 322,- 450 square’ miles, chiefly Hottentots and bushmen. - The Euraopean popu- lation in 1913 Was 14,816, of = whom 12,292 were Germans.. The military ve been dispatched | force, including police, is given in the | latest reports at 2,992, AUTO HITS TROLLY. { P. S. McMahon’s Big Machine Collides With North End Trolley. P. S. McMahon’s big Packard tourt ing car, with the owner and chauffeur on the front seat, .creshed into the | North End trolley car as it was stand- "ing at the switch in front of Keeney's theater early this afternodn. The paint on the trelley was some- whu ‘marred ‘and the/ dlights anit mm;fl.@t the at. obile were ‘| yesterday, the department of marine I reported merely that the NEW BRITAIN, CC1'NEC#ICUT, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1015—SIXTEEN PAGES. MINNEHAHA REACHES HALIFAX HARBOR Blaze ‘Aboard British Liner Re- Dorted to be Almost Extinguished ALL DANGER IS PASSED No Reports From Steamer to Sub- stantiate Story Fire Was Caused By Bomib Planted on: Vessel By Frank Holt. Halifax, N, S. July 9.—The Atlan- tic Transport Liner Minnehaha which | caught fire Wednesday on her way from New York to London, with 15,- 000 tons. of war munitions on board, after an explosion which may 'nave been caused by an infernal machine’ sent abroad by Frank Holt, J. P, Mor- gan's assailant steamed slowly through mist and drizzling rain into Halifax harbor today. Early wireléss advices from Capt. Claret indicated that the flames had been mastered during the night, that the blaze had been all but extin- guished, and that all danger was passed. i Confined to No. 3 Hold. | The flames were confined to No. | 3 hold, which.is a gonsiderable dis- tance from the spot where were stored the thousands of ‘cases of - cordite, loaded shrapnel shells, cartridges,. oils and other explosive and inflammable material which the Minnehaha was conveying 'to England for use of the British army. So far as could be learned from ma- rine officials, none of the more dan- gerous part of the steamer’s cargo had been touched by the flames. Tied Up at Quarantine; Great' care was exercised in the ar- Trangements made to receive the Min- nehaHla, on account of the latent danger to other shipping in the har- bor from her high explosives aboard so long as any vistige of fire re- mained in her cargo. Tt was ar- ranged for her to tie up at quarantine where a fire fighting forcé had been collected over night. Until the fire | was completely extinguished she was | not to he permited to proceed to tae landing piers; possibly not even then. Since the news of the fire in the Minnshaha’s hold was recelvéd. hefe has had a gavernment steamer .in readingss to: g0 to the askistance “of the liner If necessary. ~ Arrangements had also been made for berthing the steamer in’ such a’ position in ths harbor that shipping and property on shore, would not be menaced by an explosion in the event.that the fice communicated with. the chemicals and explosives stored in the after hold. . May Discharge Part Of Cargo, A message from Capt. Clareét said that the fire appeared. to have been | . put out and that it probably would | be mecessary. to. dlln,ham part of the cargo here, Though specu]atx:m ganerally has | credited thé\explosion which caused the fire to the activities of Franik Holt, who before his suicide had made known his intention of sinking 1 trans-Atlantic liner, there was nothing in the advices from the steamer, so far as received this morning, further to substantiate this theory, Fire Steamed Out. New York, July 9.~’l‘he following | message dated 8:45 a. m.,'today was received from Captain Claret of the Minnehaha: “Thanks for the wire. Fire appears to be steamed out. Think it necessary to discharge some cargo at Halifax. Investigating up- per orlop.” X Whether the fire was caused by the explosion of a bomb placed on board | the Minnehaha before she.left New York on July 4 for London by Frank Holt, the man who shot J. P. Mor- gan and (committed suicide in the Mineola, L. I, jail was expected to he the subject of an inquiry soon after the steamer arirved. Capt. Claret had fire = was caused by an explosion. LOSES CONTROL OF AUTO. i New Britain Dry Cleaning Co. Machine | Rolls Down' Kelsey St. Hill. | An automobile owned by the New' Britain Dry Cieaning company ' anu | driven by Rudolph J. Kloiber came to grief on the Kelsey street hill' this noon when the driver lost control and the machine started gt a breakneck speed down the steep incline, Part way down the hill the car | bassy at Berlin deemed proper. | governing the use of cables in time { eut, a cable to prevent the transmis- ELMWOOD VICTIM IS FORMER LOCAL MAN Lived on Beaver Street and Was Well Known There—Malinowski on Case. There is considerable local intercst in the recent Elmwood tragedy, the killihg of = Wojcek Mizwinski, aged forty years, by an admitted enemy, John Marsuzak, aged thirty years, as nine years ago the victim and his family resided on Beaver street and he worked as’a laborer in one of the lccal factories.. The dead man is well known here among the Slavish people. Maruszak has been bound over to the September term of the superior court | on a charge of murder uad Mathew R, ! Malinowski, the local investigater of | crimes and court interpreter, has a'- ready secured a confession from him telling of the killing, the police say. This tragedy is an unusual one iun- | asmuch as both men arc distant rela- | tives, both were boyhood friends in Austria, where they were drought up together and until thiree years ago both were staunch friends and at one iime lived together in Newark, N. J. it is said that three years ago they becarme estranged ~ through lome family troubles and sincethat time; heve been deadly en=mies. tI is sald; that both men were very abusive in their talk about the other and neither | ever overlooked an opportunity to. m.' sult the other. The climax came at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the factory of the Whitlock Coil Pipe com-, puany in Elmwood. Mizwinski went to a part of the factory ‘wnere Maruszak | was working to getisome material. As| usual, they had a ‘heated argument when, it is alleged, Maruszak grabbed up a heavy club and dealt his former friend a vicious blow on the head as a result of which he died yesterday al the Hartford hospital, ENGLAND IGNORED | GERMANY'S REQUEST That Cable Between United | States and Teutonic Em- pire Be Re-opened. i ‘Washington, July , 9.—Germany's proposals of last February for the re- opening of her cable comml‘;nicatiqm with the United States faile because | ihey. Wake conditieq. on the consent | of Great Britain ‘and the London tor- | eign office never replied to the nego- e témawnlcued by the United | i Btate department officials made this eéxplandtion today in the light of a | published statement by Herr Ven Ja- | .-gw, {He Geérman foreign minister, | who ldid stress on the lack of cable | communications as a means of an | exchan@ie of views between the Amer- ican péoplé ‘and the German public during thé submarine warfare contro- versy. 'Officidls stated that 'Germany in a note transmitted by Ambassador Gerard praposed that the cable be- tween the United, States and Germany, which had been eut by the allies early ' in the war, “'be reopened and repaired, provided Great Britain consented.” The following conditions were sug- , gested: 1—That the cable be open for all communications to ‘the American ém- bagsies and consular officials in Ger- many ‘and Austro-Hungary. 2—For private and business mes- sages such as the United States em- 3—For all news despatches uncen- sored. 4—Germany agreed to pay all ex- penses in repairing and putting the cable in operation and President Wil- son, if the proposition was accepted by Great Britain, was asked to ap- point censors for the American end of the cable, which was ta be used similarly for transmission of messages | by German and Austfian diplomatic | officers and for private and buslnml messages approved by the American cengors, as well as news despatches. The state department submitted the German note to, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador here on March 3, but got no reply: There is no international convention of war, the right of a belligerent to | sion of military information generally recognized. being INCORPORATE FOR $30,000. Murray Bros Will Start Brick Business With That Amount, A certificate of incorporation of Murray Bros. was filed with the city | | he ‘did .remember that he visited a ! Thaw. was too ill to make the trip here { jury procéedings WHITE MOVED HAND | TOWARD HIS POCKET Just Beiore Hegas Shot, Declares Harry Thaw TESTIFYING AT SANITY TRIAL Matteawan Fugitive Details His tions From Dinner Time Until He Fired Fatal Shot On Night Of Mur- . Ac- | der-—Speaks Very Quietly. New York, July 9.—-Harry K. Thaw, during his second day on the witnuss stand at the trial to determine whether he has recoveréd his sanity, retold the etory of how he killed Stanford White and denied that he had. 'ever paid Susan A, Merrill large sums of to keep secret the names of ‘“certain per- sons.” He said he shot White after he saw him move his hand toward his pocket. Thaw spoke in a low tone.of voice and appeared to be composed. Once or. twice The answered his cross- cxaminer sharply. In reply to a question he san:l he ' did not remember saving after he shot White that “He glareda at me and 1 salled into him, bow first.” . Watched By Alienists. While testifying Thaw is under ob- servation ‘of the state’s two alienists, Wwho'may be the next witnesses. unty General Cook began his qu ning today by asking = Thaw aer he believed himself to have beih insane at the time he killed Stanford White. ¥ Given Benefit Of Doubt. “That,” said the witness, “is a question that cannot be answered by one word. The question came up and the jury gave me the benefit of ths doubt. ' In effect they evidently be- | lieved there might have been a chance that ‘my reason was not all that it should be.” | In reply to further questions Thaw said he did not remember just what he'did all the day of the murder, but number of steamship offices. He car- rlql a revolver with him that day, having been informed, he said, that “Monk” Eastman, a New York gang leader, was after him. = He did not beligve tlw report but thought ' He 8hould be prepared to protect him- ulr, " Actions' On Hi.fld Of Murder. Hr‘ Cook asked, Thaw a series of quution. dealing with events on the night af ‘the murder. Thaw detail- cd his: actions from dinner time until he fired at White. Just before he shot latter moved his hand pocket, Thaw asserted. In testifying Thaw spoke very quiet- 1y. ‘White, the toward his Mrs. Merrill Perjurer. Many questions were asked Thaw about his relations with Cliffora W. Iiartridge, then his lawyer, and Mrs. Susan A. Merrill. The witness denied that he had paid Mrs, ; Merrill large sums of money. He also denied that he had paid money to keep ‘“certain people.quiet.” He addea: ‘“‘Mrs. Mer- rill edmmitted perjury in 1908 and 1209; just as she did here three days ago.” “Did you,” asked Mr, Cook, “pay 01 cause to be paid to Mrs. Merrill $25 2" week over a long period of time?" “I don’t believe I did.” “How much did you pay her alto- gether?” “Between $300 and $500.” “Did you ever give ner $500 in one | lump sum “No.” Evelyn Not to Tesufy. Deputy Attorney General Cook an- nounced at the opening of the after- noon: session that” he would abandon Lkis efforts to bring Evelyn Nesbit Thaw here to testify. Mr. Cook says it had’been rported to him that Mrs. from Chateaugay Lake and withstand the ordeal of testifying. Evelyn Thaw Abed. Malone, N. Y., July 8. —ilvelyn Nes- Lit Thaw remained abed today on ad- ! vice of her .physician, Dr. McGibbon | of Chateaugay Lake. It was regarded as unlikely that he would sanction her going to New York to testify in the | to determine the mental state of her husband, Harry K. Thaw. Representatives of the attorney gen- eral, who arrived here yesterday with a body attachment for her, remained at Chateaugay Lake. | the railroad tracks, was so great that 'STEAMER MUSKOGEE | She was held up- at Kirkwall from .|um LARGE STOREHOUSE BURNED TO GROUND J mymy, r is Afternoon, Destroys Building of John Molumphy Sit- uated in Berlin, Fire early this afternoon destroyed a large storage house the Connec- ticut Valley Peach rd owned hy John T. Motumpby in @Berlin. The loss will amount to nveml hundred do- lars. ! The source of the flre is unknown. When it was discovered the building was wreathed in flames which shoc high into the air, while large clouds | of smoke rolled from the burning. siructure. Mr. Molumphy at -the time of the fire was not at home and neighbors endeavored to extinguish | the flames, The iire fighters were handicapped by the lack or water. After forming a bucket ‘brigade water was brought from a near-by brook. The brigade toiled for a quarter of an hour bul the building: was seen to be doomed and the spectators could only stand and watch the structure go up in flames. The heat of the burning structure,, which is situated on the west side of it was' necessary for trains passing the spot to switch off to the east track. BETAINED BY BRITISH Takeh to Kirkwall for Exam- ination—Liners Pioneer and Polarine Released. London, July 6, 5:40 p. m. (De- layed by Censor..)—The steamer Mus- hogee, from New Orleans to Gothen- burg, Sweden, has been detained and taken to Kirkwall for examination. The tank steamers Pioneer and Polar- ine have been released. The Muskogee sailed from New Ors leans June 7, arrived at Newport News June 14, and sailed the same day for Gothenburg. This is her second de- tention by the British authorities. April 7 to April 16 when on her way to CDptnhmu wsth a cqrqv gf oil u.q then P The Ploneer. now under the Ameéri- can flag, @ trly was the Ly the ' British mtmmm.u Kwall late in March, but rdpu‘d on. April € and allowed to proceed Copen- hagen with a cargo of olh She was held again on Jure 24 ahd taken into Kirkwall for examination. y The Polarine, an American v-.el. sailed from Marcus Hook May 22 for Copenhagen. She was reported to have arrived 4t Kirkwall June 7. NEW $20,000,000 FRENCH LOAN HERE J, P, Morgan & Company and Group Of National Banks and Trust Concerns In Transaction. New York, July 9.—Negotiations | virtually have been caompleted here | for a new French credit amounting to $20,000,000 to be used exclusively for commercial purposes, J. P. Morgan & Company, and a group of national banks and trust companies will par- ticipate in the transaction, it is stated. The loan will take the form of ac- ceptances to be drawn by French banking houses upon bankers here who are parties to the arrangement. The loan is to be guaranteed by the Bank of France, and it is understood that the acceptances are to be se- cured by French treasury notes. This is one of several transactions undertaken here to offset the effect upon French exchange of the great expenditures made by France in this country both for ordinary require- ments and for war supplies. The last preceding loan called for an in- itial advance of $30,000,000 wupon American securities owned in France, but it is reported that difficulty was found in gathering' together that amount of American securities to be pledged for the loan. . SETTLEMENT E‘PE(,']‘ED. Force Helrs Sald To Have Arrived At Agreement. It is expected that the distribution of the estate of John W. Force wiil be made next Tyesday afternoon at 8 o'clock by Judge B. F. Gaffney in GERARD: GERMAN AMERIG Official Text Department morrow or FEARED Berlin, London 1:50 to the bility for the l.- Itves American Lusitania fs a on which there light, Some of visers have rep 50 flagrant that It rem the United States mised. tic Intercourse with ernment unless the wag denled tud\ Lusitania The negotiations: of German shadowed the clerk today. The company wiJl man- ufacture brick in Berlin. The capital stock of the concern amounts to $50,- | 000 all of which is paid in. The incorporators are J. M. Mur- ray. Adele D. Murray and R. B. Mur- ray. the court of probate on a basig agree- able to the three claimants, Mrs. Clara Force Wilcox and Mrs. Mabel Baldwin of this city and Willlam H.I Force of New Jersey. On the date set for the original hearing Willlam H, Force appeared and claimed to be an ngnptea son but had not documentary proof of his | claim. It is said the two other claimants admitted he was adopted, but never legally, and they were will- ing to a distribution of the estate on a basis proposed by them, - This was not satisfactory to the New Jersey man. It'is said that all three ‘have arrived at ap understanding and there will be no further dispute, The es- tate is appraisec at about $13,000, A hearing on the settlement of the | estate of Mary Meade will be he'd | n the court of probate next Tuesday | afternoon at 2 o'clock 3 1 there were jndicat new German note turn to the Lusita most issue. X Ambassador O containiag the outlin even some exe?l somewhat garbl it is mot ai the points clearly understood chief questions at u German goverm ficials of the U ready (o conce: to travel on unarm tended Germahy h cans may ¢ it !!:on s 2 broken TEACHER WITHDRAWS. crashed into the curb stone, being considerably damaged. No one was injured. Decides Not To Be Instructor In New Britain Schools. Writing from Mechanics Hall, Maine, Miss Ada M. Rounds, who had been engaged to teach at the High school during the vear of 1915-186, today stated that she would not be on hand, having decided not to teach | in this city. Her withdrawal was re- ported at the July meeting of the school board this afternoon. New teachers recommended for ap- pointment were Miss Crescentia Beclgl High school, and Miss Ruth Elvin, | Grades VII and VITl, Grammer and Prevocational schools The finance committee reported balance in the treasury of $198,147 out of an appropriation of $265,000. ARCHBISHOP UNCONSCIOUS. Rochester, N. Y., ‘July 9.—Arch- bishop Quigley of Chicago, Ill., here at the home of his brother, was un- conscious today; the paralysis was spreading and death may come at any | moment or may be deferred for an- other day or two, the attending physi- cians said. of the. board of ieen ¢alled - for b 0 take action on mficd plans e'extension of trolley line in :he(nanhwm sec- M&omh-d\ conncil will meet ut 8 o’clock.’ Both meetings will Le ‘held in' the' board of public' works hearing rooms as repairs are being made in the council chamber. BRITISH LINER SUNK. London, July 9.—1:45 p. m.—The Wilson Line steamship Guido, from Hull, for Archangel, Russia, was sunk off the coast of Scotland yesterday by a Germian submarine. The crew of the Guido was saved. 3 HARRIS FILES SCHEDULE. Sam Harris, proprietor of the Out- | let clothing store on Main street, filed ! hig schedule in baakruptey in the | United States District court today. His | assets total $5,501.80 and his liabil- | itles $19,900.13. Judge B. F. Gaffney | s counsel for the bankrupt. Bl Paso, Tex., July 9.—Jose Alesio 4 Robles, ‘a former -Mexican general, Was arrested by federai duthorities to- cay ¢harged with ‘conspiracy to violate the United States neutrality laws. In default of $5,000 bond he was taken to jail. WEATHE Hartford, Conn,. July 9.— Fair tonight and Saturday, _1 e (Conu? .