New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1915, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN, CONNECT[CUT, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1915—TWELVE PAGES. EDISON'S ACTION PRICE THREE CENTS. % i MRS. WOLFE FEATURE DR."THOMAS MALONEY DIES THIS MORNING RUSSIANS FORTIFYING RUMANIAN BORDER BOYS’ CLUB FUND TOTALS $1,608.62 GERMANS ADVANCE /60D YARDS NEAR -1 SOUCHEL, FRANCE Kaiser’s Forces Capture Gabaret . Rouge on Road to Arras § " From the French - ALLIES REPEL VIOLENT ATTACK IN LABYRINTH Teutons Resume Drive at Verdun— Thirty-five French Aeroplanes Drop 171 Bombs Over Raliroad Station Serving Calonne Trench Region, Starting Several Firés—Allies Galn 200 Yards on Gallipoli Peninsula. Contributions to Building Campaign Are Still' Being Recelved by Herald From Many Sources Although there has been no mention made of the additions to the New Hritain Herald Boys' club fund since the holidays, the citizens’ committee hag been persistently working on the collecting of the money and the amount in charge of this paper is daily reaching a greater total. Several church socials: and enter- {cinments have been held, the returns of which will be added io the fund. Although the report is not completed it 18 expected that there will be in the neighborhood of $30 realized from this gource. Since the last acknowledg- ment there has been received $68. The fund as it stands today is as follows: Supshine society, (Inc. branch .$10.00 A, 'W. Bowman ..... 10.00 B. B. Bassette .. 5.00 A W, Peck, Jr. ccoovnes 26.00 Helen C. Platt 15.00 L H. Taylor .... . 3.00 $68.00 1,540.62 Total Previously acknowledged Turther German advances in the vicinity of Souchez, where the ceme- tery was captured from the French early on Monday, are reported in the .. official statement from Berlin.. The 7 'Germans claim to have pushed their positions forward across the cemetery .along a width of 600 yards and cap- tured the Cabaret Rouge, on the road té Arras. The French declare a vio- lent attack by German troops in the Labyrinth was beaten off. ‘Hard fighting continued 1 yevre region, whére the Germans i ' mre belleved in Paris to have resumed he drive at Verdun. The French re- :gn. d grenade combats and can- ng at Apremont, Regnieville nd in Le Pretg Forest. The Ger- ‘mans claim to have broken up with heavy lo’u“el- four French attacks on Le Pretre Forest positions. ‘U 'French Drop 171 Dombs. = in the the rallroad station serving the Total ... . $1,608.62 TRAMPLES UPON HONOR OF UNITED STATES Russian Paper Declares in Commenting on _German Reply to Note. Petrograd. July 13, 12 p. m;, via London 2:48 p. m.—The Novoe Vrem- va, in editorial comment on Ger- many’s reply to the American note on submarine warfare, declares that the reply indicates a victory for th2 ne trench region and that of the nont Forest, dmnlflng 171 and ng several fires. - All pi it e - B ptions . to ' the British war n:have reached a total of $3,000,- 000, the government announced. ‘this sum $75,000,000 came from: 000 persons through the post of- ind these subscriptions have not R i ‘of renewed activity forces along - the 8 Petrograd lively ments : ssian front, in the and Narew régions and further southwest between the Plssa n "‘fl@“ ,Mvem‘., "ll;hur- also has A ; ng in’ the Przasnysz region . 2lon; " the line north of Warsaw, L. South of Warsaw only sporadic ac- jons have occurred, but from eastern | 3alicia, where quiet has preyailed for séme time, Teutonic attacks along the Zlota ‘Lipa and the Dniester are re- “ported. The upper Bug River, near * Busk, also has been the scene of re- 4 to Resume Activity. Coincldent with this news come re- ports through Petrograd 'that. Field Marshal Von Mackensen's army, strongly reinforced, soon will resume active operations. . .. Resumption of heavy assaults by the ‘ Germans in the, Woevre region in - France is interpreted by Paris mili- tary observers. to mean that the dlure of recent attempts to break (o,nth to Verdun by way of 1he Argonne is being followed by a similar effort in this new direction. ' ‘Allles Gain 200 Yards, Through Mytilene and ‘Athens, Parls received a 'report that as the re- of another battle on the Galli- * Teutonic | fighting . front. g o . 4 demands of the military and naval _elements in the German cabinet. The | newspaper says: “Bvery line of the German answer tramples upon neutral rights .and the honor of the United States. Every word breathes the solid conviction “That America will not dare to in- sist upon hox rights and that Ameri- ca’s cry about right, justice and hu- manity will remain empty sound. Re-~ Jecting Amierica’s demands, Germsn ) orms Germany from s 0 h oo dea S .concludes that 3 iralty {8 making fun of American diplomatic eloquence, but expresses ‘the opinion that Amer- ica will bend the head and engage in further’ diplomatic .exchanges. ‘The Rech, after making an analy- sis of the German answer, says: H “The subtleties of President Wil- son’s mind we do not know, but there appear to be only two alternatives open, he could forego the role of public crier of humane principles and look upon affair from a narrow, practical 'viewpoint. In that event he could discharge one more ministoer, send more notes to Berlin, deal out safe conducts for possibly six or. let us say, eight ‘enemy’ ships. Or he could take his stand on the high plane of that historic problem, the yoke of which he took up two montns ago and feeling the whole insulting cunning of the German answer, show in deeds that even to his peaceable, trusting heart has come the convic- tion that the time has arrived to pu an end once and for all to Germen pretentions.” % BAND CONCERT, American Band"Will Play Under Cor- merce Chamber Auspices Tomorrow. The following program has been announced by W. H. Bishop, director of the American Band for the con- cert to be given at Walnut Hill \park tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock under ‘poli Peninsula the forces of the en- te allles have adyanced 200 yards. _According to an Athens despatch to 8 London newspaper, the kings . of < @Greece, Rumania and Bulgaria are Soon to meet in conference at Athens. 41 The attitude of 'Rumania towards « the two groups of belligerents is 2gain widely under discussion, Accor- ing to statements made by Correspon- dents on ‘the side of the entente al- lies, she has been given a month to eccept or reject Austria’s offer of -ter- % 1itorial compensation for active mili- lary assistance or friendly nmeutral- German Official Report, Berlin, July 13, Via., London, §:30 P. Mm.—The German army headquar- ters staff today gave out the following statement: the western theater: - A French liand grenade attack at the sugar re- fnery of Souchez wags repulsed. In connection with the storm attack on the cemetery our positions were pushed forward across the cemetery Bveria width of 600 vards and the it Rouge, situated on the road tas, also was captured, / Counter Attacks Prevented. “The number of prisoners has in- creased to three officers and 250 men. Beveral attempted enemy'counter at- tacks were subjected to our fire and . "itheir execution thereby was prevented. ! “Between the Meuse and the the enemy developed lively activity. = He attacked our in the Forest of LePretre d on Tenth Page.) . “the auspices of the Chamber of Com- merce. : March—"First Infantry” Koening Overture—Die Irr ahrt mit Gluck PRRr Suppe Come” .... i Von Tilzer b. “When My Ship Comes in”. 80k .o .. Von Tilzer \Selection. ‘The Little Cafe.” . Caroll ‘Waltz—"“Geraldine” . Dodge Grand Entry from “La Deine da . Saba ... 3 Gonuod Cornet Solo—“My Heart at Thy.. Sweet Voice” ........ Saint Sacus Selection—‘The Heart of Paddy.. Wack” .. . Ball (requested.) a. “A La Carte” . Holmann b. “I'm Going Back to the Farm . Berlin Selection—'"‘High Jinks" Friml Finale—"“A Wee Bit’ ...... W. H. B. ows May MUNITIONS WAR ACT To Be Applied By Great Britain to South Wales Coal Strike, London, July 13, 3:16 p, m.—The British government has decided to apply the munitions war act to the South Wales coal strike on the groungd that the strike is prejudicial to the transgport, production and suppy of munitions of war. The fact that the government had reached this decision was announced today in the house of commons by Walter Runciman, president of the board of trade. | AT HEARING ON Wi Claims She Is Not Getting “Square Deal” from Executor DR. KELLY IS HER TARGET Physician Tells Judge She Is “Talk- { ing Through Her Bonnet and Should Choke From Telling’ Such Lies”— Account Admitted. ? A hearing con the account of Dr. John L. Kelly as executor of 'th: { will' of Mrs. Mary Meade was heul in the court of probate this after- noon. Mrs. Meade died on August 29, 1911. Her heirs were John Meade, Michael Meade. Frank Meade, Brid- get’ Wolfe, James Meade, and Harold Meade, all of this city, and Ellen Keeney of Worcester, Mass. Frank Meade has since died. Harold Meade is the son of Thomas, son of. the testatrix, who dled previous to his mother, Dr. Kelley was represented by Judge James T. Meskill. Left More Than Estate. By the terms of the will Mrs. Meade disposed of bequests valued at $7,000 but the estate inventoried at only $5,600. . Mrs. Wolfe enlivened th hearing by asking for an explanation of sev- eral items in the accounts. Ons item she objected to was a bill ‘for professional services submitted by Dr. Kelly. Mrs, Wolfe cldimed her mother had made a payment but Dr. Kelly repliea’ that he had never ten- dered a bill “to Mrs. Meade. Mrs. Wolfe insisted she had seen the rte- ceipt in her mother's bureau drawer. ‘“How could I have given her s bill when I attended her at the mo- ment of her death?” asked the phy- siclan./ Was Put Out of House. Mrs. Wolfe also questioned a bill for painting and paper hanging. *I used -to do all that for mother,” said Mrs. Wolte. “I didn’t do it after she ‘was put out.” Judge Gaffney remarked that all legacies would have tc be ‘“shaved twenty-five per cent. as there was not sufficient funds in the estate when all biils were pald to carry out the be- guests in the will, Wants Insursnce Morey, . 'Mrs; Wolfe eclafr ¢ 8 - Mr . After Meade died the Hartford woman o died and the insurance money, Mrs. Wolfe claimed, was divided arcong her bréthers and sisters, she being left out in the cold. The in- surance money amounted to $295 and Di. Kelly got $256 for cpllecting it, Mrs. Wolfe said. “Talking Throngh Her Bonnet.” ““This woman 1king through her bonnet,"” ) ?Ke’:lyw “i‘l'e a wonder. she doesn’t choke, the she's telling.” ’ Mrs, Wolfe announced emphatically she would sue Dr. Kelly for the $25. Michael Meade Gaffney that he would oppose “Sharing.” Mrs. Wolfe insisted her mother had money deposited in a Hartford bank, but Dr. Kelly stated 'that it was not there when he went to seek it, Michael Meade did not think it right th the estate should be “shared.” His mother had left him a bequest and he intended to get it in full account. 7 The account was approved. BRITISH WAR LOAN -—»«“FBOUW,OOO v 550,000 Persons Subscribe $2,850,000,- 000 Through Bank of England— N Other Amounts Through P. O, London,, July 13, 3:32 p. m.—The total subscriptions to the war loaa amounted to close on 600,000,000 pouads ($3,000,000,000), _According to the starement made by Reginald Mec- Kenns, the chancellor of the exche- any throgh the Bank of England was 550,000, whose contributions aggre- gated 570,000 000 pounds ($2,850,- 000,000.) The subscriptions through the post office have not yet. closed, but up to date 547 000 persons have subscribed $75,000,700 through this channel. No figures are available as to the number i of small vouchers taken out. Mr. Mc- Kenna in making the statement point- ed o't thut the figure of 800,000,000 pounds ($4,000,000,000) mentioned in the uewspapers neither was expected nor desired by the government. If that amount had been reached, he said it would have been necessary to close the list AUTO LOSES TWO WHEELS. Automobile No. 23016, owned by ‘Leslle C. Grocock of Fairview street, came up the west side of Main street early this morning and in attempting to turn into West Main street banged into the curbing in fiont of Wilson's store and then crashed into the iron pole in front of St. Mark's church. the front and rear wheels on the right side were sn2pped completely off the axle. No one was injured. | Dr. Maloney was one of died as when I went to the house I | les | He did not question Dr. Kelly’s | quer, 1n the house of commons today. The total number of - subscribers | American Consul Silliman Reports Its Springfield Physician, Former Prom- inent Local Athlete, Dead at Mother’s Home, Dr. Thomas A. Maloney, a promin- ent Springfield, Mass., physician and a former New Britain man famed here for his athletic prowess while a student at the local High school twen- ty years ago and also at New York University, died early this morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. Thomas Maloney of 260 Washington street. He was in the prime of life, being but/ forty years old and news of his death, following an illness of several months, will come as a great shock to his many old time friends in this city as well as those who knew | ‘him more recently. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock from St, Mary’s church, iater- ment to be in new Catholic ceme- tery. Two years ago Dr. Maloney's wife ; died is Springfield, but he is sur-| vived by one son, Thomas Jr., his| mother, and the following sisters Mrs, | Thomas Smith of Newark, N. J., Mrs. Bernard Haffey of Springfield, Mra. ! Thomas Touhy of Hartford, Mrs. Wil- | liam Hopkins and Mrs. Catherine Ry- | an of this city and the Misses Theresa and Elizabeth, also of this city. Dr. Maloney was a native of New | Britain and was graduated from the local High schoo] about twenty years ago in the same class as Judge James T. Meskill. While at the High school’ its most prominent athletes, he and Judge Meskill playing the 'half<back posi- tions ‘on the football team together. He had a remarkably strong physique and was ‘one Of the strongdst young men Who ever went to school here. Later, at the University of New York, h also’ distinguisheéd Himself on the football tield. i In Springfield where Dr.. Maloney made his home he had an .extensive medical. practice and was one of the most prominent doctors there. 'SAVINGS DEPOSITS ON INGREASE HERE Go Up $'18000 in Six Months in‘New,Berain ! Despite thé fact that New Britain is & manufacturing city, citzens carning wages in factories, it | is doubtful whether cther of similar size can make a better re: ord from a standpoint of savings. This ‘s indicated by the financial re- port of the Savings Jank :of New | Britain, submitted tc the Cirectors: at | their semi-annuxl meeting at 4 o’clock | this aftcrnoon. Figures don't fabricate snd most any those | furnished the directors show that the told Judge B. F. | increase in deposits for the past six months amounts to $118,104.65. On July 1 of this year the bank was en- trugted with $7.514,347 in deposits. A two per cent. div'dend to depositors netted them $189,847.650. The financial statement for the past six- months follows: Total assets, July 1, 1915 $7,886,411.76 | Deposits, July 1, 19156 .. 7,614,347.00 | Increase in deposits for 8Six w.cnths .. Surplns and undivided profits, July 1, 1915 Gross earnings for six months ......ceeuns. Less expenses and taxes paid .. Net earnings il g G Dividend depositors, July 1. 2 per ereee 139,84 7.62 Surplus earnings ' for six months CABLE MESSAGE TO MEXICAN CAPITAL $29,664.76 18,677.72 25,010.67 Arrival Yesterday—Train Com- munication Being Restored. ‘'Washington, July 13.—American Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz, tele- graphed the state department today that the first cable message went; through to Mexico City yesterday and that the first through train from Vera Cruz to the capital was expected to reach Mexico City today. Large forces of workmen are busy on the telegraph lines and the com- munication is expected to improve rapidly. The accumulated messages, Consul Silliman reported, run into the thousands. Railroad communication will not be fully effective until tomorrow. | Through passengers go forward today by changing at Puebla. o e Kb s pes WEATHER, Hartford, July 18,—Fair to- night and Wednesday. | our coyntry by their effectiveness. of its city | | the invitation. | Secretary 118,104.66 ! 183,436.01 | 164,858.29 | * PLEASES DANIELS Inventor’s | Acceptance of Naval Burean Otfer Elates Secretary Inventive Genius to Head Advisory Board of Civilian Inventors for Pro- posed Bureau of Invention and De- velopment of Navy Department. Washington, July 13.—Announce- ment by Thomas A, Edison of his ac- ceplance of Secretary Daniels’ offer to head an advisory board of civilian in- ventors for the proposed bureau of in- vention and development in the navy department was received with grati- fication today by naval officials. Sec- letary Daniels was especially pleased because upon Mr, Edison’s acceptance deépends almost entirely the develop- ' mient of the secretary's plan of utili- zing the inventive genjus of the country to ald in perfecting the navy as a fighting machinc. Mr. Daniels, who appealed to Mr. Fadison to undertake the task on pa- triotic grounds, went ahead today with the perfection of his new plans, fafls' of the proposed organization, however, will not be completed until the secretary has had an opportunity 'to- confer with Mr. Edison, which he hopes to do very soon. It is planned to'‘have men ' préminent in special Jines of invention and research work. fatéd with the bureau, several aalflq §lready being under considera- ';‘[-mvln"Nl\'y Submarines. ¢ of the big problems to be laid befare the new bureau will be that of mproving the navy's submarines and aergplanes. 5 ferring in his letter to Mr. Edi- £0n on: submarine warfare, Secretary Danlels said that he felt sure that with Mr, Edison’s wonderfu! brain to help them the officers of the navy would be able to meet this new danger with new ‘devices that will secure peace to ‘Another important task of the bureau will be to make a careful study With a view to their possible adoption -of [all the numerous suggestions and | | | ™0 BULD UP U. S. NAVY| | parrellel with the border and bulld- i Ing barbsd wire entanglements, The | } | arabla borders Rumania on the east. phinid| Thousands of Men at Work Digging Trenches and Building Barbed Wire Entanglements, Berlin, via London, July 13, 10:45 a. m,—A despatch to the Tageblait from its correspondent at Czernowitz, Bukowina, sa “The Russians are forlifying their Rumanian border. Many thousands of men are at work digging trenches | Operations are being rushed with all speed.” 1 The Russian goverament of Bess- Ausiria-Hungary ig reported to hava of 1 pledged Rumania to undertake the | £ the o conquest of Bessarabla and transfer it | & Out Of the ¥ to the Balkan state in exchange for | Man note gum'-nh. s nc;lve Support in the war. | After a game | ussia, on the other hand, has at- ) tempted to win the suppaort of Ru- Geapion fon mania for the allies by promising the Pociopt u“ AL cession of the Hungarian territory “"“.‘"- of Transylvania, which borders Ru- | P® mania on the west. Has on. INVASION OF BELGIUM ' CONDEMNED BY POPE 52275 In Pontiff’s Consistorial Allo- cution Declares, Papal Secretary of State, b The he be left pay as much morning Paris, July 13, 5:15 a. m.—Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, has given the Belglan minister to the Vatican a letter in which the cardinal says the violation of Belglan neutral- ity by Germany was expressly includ- ed by Pope Benedict among the acts which His Holiness condemned in his consistorial allocution of January 22, according’ to a despatch by La Croix from its Rome correspondent. The cardinal, the La Croix asserts de- clared in his letter that the Pope inventlons which are received almost deily by the navy department from yal officers and civilians. Th 4 the various b o ‘nandied by 9 lorms Danicls, M. R. 8. Hutchinson, personal rep- resentative of Mr. Kdson, called on Secretary Danlels today and informed him of Mr. lidison's acceptance of Hutchingon (old me" sald Daniels, ‘“hat Mr. Edison regarded by invitation as a call ‘to duty and that he would be glad to render uny service possible to his country. - Confers With Rear Admirals, Sccretary Daniels conferred with Rear Admirals Griffin, Taylor and Strauss, the naval officers who handle the problems of ordinance, construc- tion, engineering and electricity, as to the best way 10 get the benstit of the advice of citizen inventors. As to the other advisory members (o be ihvited, Secretary Daniels said he was not ready to make any an- rouncement, but he felt assured that other men would respond to the call to ‘duty. He expects to make an- nouncement conc¢erning them in a few days. +/‘What we want to do in this mat- ter” said che secretary, “is to appeal to the American inventive genius to work for the navy and to study what We ought to do. We want them to give us the best that they can. Already since his war began, much has been done with our own resources, ' Guns on Submarines, “For the first time in twenty years we have had an opportunity te test the kind of ships and ammum~ tion that we have in actual naval warfare. Already we are putting guns on suibmarines, and Admiral Taylor is gt work on the subject of pro- tection against submarines. 1 believe there‘will be as much revolutibn in naval construction in the future as there ‘has Leen since the monitor.” “Mr. Part of Naval Academy. ‘Annapolis, Md., July 13.—The United 'States naval engineering ex- periment station, which Secretary Paniels’ in his letter to Thomas A. Edison, referred to as the only station for engineering nvestigation now: at the disposal of the department, is situated on the opposite side of the Severn river from the Naval Academy and forms part of that in- stitution. It is the only place where roreign officers visiting the academy It is the right arm of the naval- bureau of steam engineering, for orig- inal resecarch along certain engineer- ing lines and for the investigation of matter used in the naval service, and it is now preparing to test coal and oil heating apparatus for ships of the ; navy. First Tests In 1908. The first tests at the station were made in 1908 and at present it s overwhelmed with work. To prose- cute this work calls for the services of mnearly a hundred laborers, me- chanics, laboratorians, clerks, drafts- men, civilian experts and naval offi- made no such reply as was attributed to him by Lou the viofation of ! In nis aecount of nustnterview with | | the Pope, M. Latapie sald His Holl- | ness replied: “That was under the | I e answering h'r.“."il?;:ifm‘f' rx‘:'nx'“;h' to in- quire as.to whether the neutrality of Beigium has been violated?!’ 3 In his allocution at the consistory of January 22, Pope Benedict —“X! “Concerning our beloved Belgian péo- ple, we showed our sympathy in our letter to Cardinal Mercier. Here we | ant in +/tich the sup make appeal to the sentiment of hu- | were cotcn is tn C 1 manity of those who cross the fron- | of the dead victims: tiers of hostile nations, conjuring | Rhode 1! the | them not to devastate the invaded re- gions more than is absolutely neces- sary from the standpoint of military occupation, and above all, not feelings of the inhabitants in their dearest possessions, their sacred tem- ples, their ministers of God, their rights, their religion and their faith.” DIRECTORS ELECTED AND OFFICERS NAMED North & Judd Munufacturing Co. Stockholders Hold Annual Meecting This Afternoon. At the annual meeting of the stock. holders of the North & Judd Manu- fucturing company held this after- roon the following directors were gimulta choesen: local man George M. Lénders, H. C. Noble, A, | Hrosalla . . | fears he Wil be B J. Sloper, C. F. . Smith, George C.| . v, sraps ; Clark, E. M. Wightman and Herbert cunny Ttaly. He A. Johnson. Mr. Johnson 1s a new | . o Britain director, being elected to fill the va- | . yiee ’ i cancy caused by the resigmation of| ‘oo o 4 Wl Harris Whittemore of Naugatuck. i Following the stockholders’ meet- ing th directors met and elected offi- cers as follows: President—George M. Landers. Vice President and Treasurer—— Howard C. Noble. Second Vice President—H. A. John- son. Secretary-~E. M, Wightman, Assistant Treasurer—Frederick M. Holmes, Assistant Noble, % The annual financial statzment ls- sued is as follow Assots. Real estate, construc- tions and equipment, § ¥und, merchandise and stock Cash and accounts cefvable Victor 1 n quandary. tut it is clapse before he adh «Gueation have '” a special m to e ot Sub Master J. C, |'Hi1gh school, who hes puplls foria looa is said that'] voard ad Lusiness in !:bh t objection to ban towns. Dmhu’ to discontinue (' k The meeting Will -morrow afternoon. = the petition are ti Martin, Kilbouss Secretary—Colton D. 569,100 8304.772.42 414,230,855 $1,288,103 Liabilities. 5 $ 1,000,000 Capital stock 1,684,718 Liens Contingency fund owned by Joseph cers, During the summer months 6,418.30 | gtreet by Henry Kuts, voung officers from the post graduate | (Continued on Tenth Page.) 1 Accoun ayable Surplu g 0,000.90 | Morris Appel, for $2 Young for 31,047.18 o1 longing to Rentz on B $1,288.103.58