New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1915, Page 1

- -~ - 3 PRICE THREE CENTS. \\/ /N NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915 —T\X/ELVE PAGES. BULGARIA PLANTS 130,000 TROOPS ON TURKISH FRONTIER Germans Take Russian Town of Bielsk—Czar's Forces Bring Down Zeppelin Near Vilna ITALIANS DESTROY THREE AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES | Petrograd Reports That the Russians Are Making a Suceessful Against the Teutonic Forces Nortl; wost of the Fortress ot Litovsk—JFrench Completely Re- pulse Attacks in Lorraine, Bulgaria has concentrated 150,000 troops or the Turkish frontier, ac- cording to a despatch from received in Italy. Petrograd officially announced in 2 | despatch received late last night that a strong German flect had penetrated the Gulf of Riga and was engaging the Russian naval forces there. The Russian war office declares that troops of the Grand Duke Nich- i olas are making a successful stand | against the Germzns northwest of the Fortress of Brest-Litovsk. Foreign Minister Sonnino has re-’ ported to the Italian cabinet on the | Turkish situation, declaring Turkish | provocations of Italy will ask the Porte to declare categorically wheth- er Italian subjects will be permitted | to leave Turkish possessions. 150,000 Troops on Frontier. ples, via Paris, Aug. 21, 5:45 a.| m.—A despatch to the Mattino from Saloniki says that. Bulgaria has con- centrated 150,000 troops on the Tur- kish frontier. Stand | Brest- | Saloniici U. S. MAY HAVE TO FLOAT LARGE LOAN Possibility That Existing Conditons With Germany May ssitate Act Upsets Stock Market New York, Aug. 1.—Tae possibility noted in high banking circles, that existing relations with Germany may necessitate the flotation of a large domestic loan to meet possible emer- gencies caused further unsettlement in th stock market today. At the outset only the specialties were materially affected but later when it became known that the Ara- bic had not been under convoy, the cntire list began to weaken on heavy offerings of standard shares. Losses of 2 to 3 points were regis- tered by Union Pacific and Reading 2and U. S. Steel, which fell a point to 72 3-4 in the early decalings soon de- | clined to 71. | War stocks, which opened i | with to 6 being which 9 moderate losses, soon receded 2 liquidation haste with points, urgent wn in the ‘es declined. Trading was very active through n, first hour sales ag- gregating almost 300,000 shares, with | a total of about 55,000 snares for the day. Increased W the later dealings. cl, Union Pacific and Reading e among the many mportant rares which fell to lowest prices of 1-4, 1-8 de- sk theweek, Steel losing 3 1-2 at 70 while Union Pacific’s loss at 127 was three points and Reading’s | cline at 145 1-8 was two points. Minimum prices prevailed at the feverish anad excited ciose. ‘STYLES ESTATE I3 VALUED AT $87,645 Real Estate, Notes and Man- ufacturing Stocks Prin- cipal Items. Dr. Elmer L. Styles’ estate is val- Recent news despatches from Sofia have agreed that Bulgaria is S&tis-; fied with the territorial concessions | offered her by the entente powers as . the price of her aid in the war. Thao | consent of Serbia and Greece to these _] terms is awaited before the allies | can bring their negotiations W nhl Bulgaria to a successful conclusion. If Bulgaria declares war upon' Tur- key it is understood that she will re- ceive general financial assistance from the entente powers. Germans Take Bielsk. Berlin, Aug. 21, Via. London, 3:13 p. m.—The Germans have captured | the Fussian fown of Blelsk, 25 miles | scuth of Bialystok, and have driven | the Russians over the Biala riveer, ac- i cording to an official announcement given out today by the German army headquarters staff. | | | | | | = 1 Zeppelin Broug?t Down. 1 London, Aug. 21, 12:02 p. m.—Rus- | sian gunners have brought down a | Zeppelin that was approaching Vilna, according to a despatch to the Reuter Telegram company from Petrograd today. The despatch continues “The airship was hit four times. It | centained the pilot and engineer, to- gther with eight soldiers, a machino | gun, bombs, incendiary ' darts and | photographic apparatus.” ! Italians Defeat Austrians. ! Paris, Aug. 21, 4:50 a, m.—Italian aeroplanes deefated an Austrian air | squadron off the Adriatic coast, 4 an- cording to a despatch to the Figaro | Three of the Austrian: from Turin. machines were brought their crews were either made prisoners. The Figaro’s correspondent says down killed and or ued at $87,645.76, according to the appraisal filed today in the court of probate by E. W. Schultz and Dr. Waterman Lyon. The different schedules follow: Real Estate Notes secured Ly mortgnge Stocks Personal property Household furniture, fice fixtures, etc, Farm stocks and ments 1,100.00 Ledger accounts .. 600.00 The principal item in the real es- tate is a bri dwelling with gar- age in the rear and a two-story brick building at 17-19 Court street on which the appraisers place a valua- tion of $20,000. Cottages and land at Money Island are valued at $2,100. The net interest of the estate in twenty-five acres of farm land at Maple Hill is $9,000. Pasture land $33,350.00 25,517.59 17,880.00 3,423.25 of- 375.00 impie-- | at Maple Mill is appraised at $2,000 and a lot on Golf street, Maple Hill at §250. Dr. Styles had 144 shares of stock in the American Hardware corpora- tion, valued at $17,280, and forty shares in the D. C. Judd company, valued at $600. In the nal estate schedule, the appraisers report $2,844.78 in the New Britain Trust company and $278.48 in the Berin Savings bank, Included in the personal estate are a watch, chain and fob, a diamond ring, a diamond stud and an automo- bile. REPORT ON TURKISH SITUATION Presents Exhaustive Docu- | ment to Italian Cabinet, Sonnino Rome, Aug. 20, Via Lugano, 7:20 that the Italian .squadron forced an engagement upon the Austrians after | a long stern chase. The Italian avia- tors returned to their base without | loss or injury. Russians Fighting Desperately. London, Aug. 21, Russian field armies are fighting a perately but vainly to check the on- rush of the Germans and /Austrians. Novogeorgievsk, the last Polish for- # tress to hold out, has fallen. Osso- wefz, to the north of Poland, has re- | sisted the invaders thus far only be- cause of the marshy nature of the surrounding country, which prevents the Germans from employing heavy guns effectively. South of Brest-Litovsk, Field Mar- shal von Mackensen's forces have penetrated far -beyond the Bug. Oth- er German armies east of that river render a serious Russian defense along the Bialystok-Brest-Litovsk line virtually impossible. Naval Battle in Progress. The mysterious naval battle in the Gulf of Riga was still in progress ai the latest report from Petrograd line, « which, however, gave no details as to the magnitude of the action. Along the other fronts no other portant changes are recorded the exception of the French admis sion of inability to hold the Lens- Arras cross roads recently captured. Greek Ministry Formed. The diplomatic problem in the necar east has been brought appreci- ably nearer a solution by the forma- W (Continued on Tenth Page.) 12:27 p. m.—The | their | | P. L, | meeting | Foreign and Paris, Midnight.—At tae of the Italian cabinet today Minister presented V‘L long, exhaustive report upon the i Turkish sitvation, showing the ex- ! treme moderation of the Italian gov- ernment notwithstanding Turkish | provocations, which he -said, have now bhecome intolerable. | The cabinet's decision was kept | strictly secret, but it is believed the ministers agreed to use all means, even force, to obtain reparation for the injuries suffered by Italians in Turkish territor) Sonnino ARRESTED ¥FOR THEFT, But Cutlery Officials ‘Decide to Dis- charge Rather Than Prosecute, Charles Seman of 28 Church street arrested by Detective Sergeant Bomforth stealing ree wheel disc of goggles and a butcher’ Tanders, Frary & Cla ed the theft. His downfall by his attempt to sell sci After a confercnce, the company decided that as Seman had been a good employe they would not prosecute him. He was dischars- cd from their service, however. was this morning on a of pair o | Samuel of two pairs two steel He admitt- 1me about cha STATE MONOCPOLY OF WHEAT London, Aug. 21, 3:35 a. m.—A Reuter despatch from Christiania says the Norwegian parliament has agreed upon a proposal to establish a tem- porary state monopoly of wheat. veakness was shown in ; MACHINISTS’ STRIKE HERE IS HINTED AT New Britain Situation Discussed at Conference in Bridgeport CHARGES OF UNFAIRNESS Union Publication Says Six Memboer: of New Organization have been Dis- charged From Shops for Activity According to the “Labor Standard,” which in “an advocate of the princi- ples of organized labor as expounded by the Connecticut Federation of La- bor,” organizers of the International Machinists’ union have been highly successful in this city with the resulr that a large number of machinists employed in local plants have become affiiliated with union labor. | Charges are made that six members of theg new union, mostly officers, have b¥en discharged from shops | since it became known that they had | joined the union. As much secrecy | as possible is being maintained by the organizers, the paper says, as it s feared that others may meet a fate | similar to those whose affiliation with the union became known to the manufacturers, The article bearing on the local situation which appears in the cur- rent issue is as follows: “Much Enthusiasm Manifested.” “Several years ago an effort was made to organize the machinists of New Britain but owing to the lack of enthusiasm caused by strenuous ap- position on the part of the local man- | ufacturers, the organization did not ; materialize. Tt was not until recent- | ly. that the machinists of this city | saw it was for their betterment to become organized, thereby getting the | benefits derived therefrom. Several weeks ago an organizer from inter- nation headquarters came to New Britain and started a campaign in | behalf of the machinists and after | he had secured enough backing a call | for a meeting was issued. The first meeting was largely attended, ma- chinists from nearly all the factori in the city being 'present. Plans | were discussed for the formation of | a lccal lodge and there was much enthusiasm manifested. Six Members Discharged from Shops. “At another meeting held a week later, thirty signed the necessarv ! papers and the organization wa formed and temporary officers elect- ed. The daily papers of New Brit- ain got wind of what was going on and aired it up with ‘double heads.’ Consequently the factory ‘supers’ he- gan to do some ‘gumshoeing’ and * a result of their ‘scouting’ and ‘peeq- a-boo’ tactics, six members, most!y officers, of the new organization have | been discharged from the local fac- tories. Despite all these obstacles the list is still growing and the men are determined to assert their rights. The agitation will be kept up and | members are being taken in with s much secrecy as possible, owing to the unfair opposition. Local Situation Discussed. “New Britain is one of the towns taken into consideration as a con- ference held in Bridgeport a few ! weeks ago by twelve of the interna- tional officers of the Machinists’ un- ion. Tt is said that certain com- panies in the city are making ma- chinery for the manufacture of mu- | nitions of war and that in the near future it is the intention of carry- | ing on a campaign similar to the one which has just been held in Bridge- port. It is stated by those who are in a position to know that there are | more men joining the machinists’ union than the manufacturers are aware of.” State Wide Movement, Toledo, Q., Aug. 21.—Steps were | taken at a meeting herc Iast night to . bring about a state wide movement | to organize machinists for an eight hour day. RECOVERS FROM TETANUS. Case of Paul E. Glaeser of Hart Street of Exceptional Character. Paul . Glaeser of Hart street, who has been at the New Britain hospital for the past two weeks suffering from tetanus which developed from an in- jury received in falling from a stag- ing, has made a remarkable recovery and is now at his home. Mr. Glaeser is a painter and a few weeks ago while working on a staging tookia misstep and fell to the ground. He was badly shaken up and bruised | and after being removed to the hos- pital tetanus developed from an in- jury to one of his arm:. For several days his situation was critical and nis recovery was not looked for He has been under the care of Dr. Waterman Lyon since the accident occurred and | his recovery from the deadly infection is regarded as something of a triumph for the l..\.d surgeon. of mortality unusually hig to bring a patient throug e of th character is considered an achievement of note among the medi- cal profession. in and TRIP STILI. UNDECIDED, The trip ®f the visiting governors through New England is still unda- cided and today President F, H. John- ston of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce received letter from Thomas H. Connoll the executive secretary of Massachusetts, stating | kish government to declare yes | to leave and when. 'FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS | found today—one that of a white wo- | | for missing. { than {in their | Ferguson | Santa Cruz that no plans can be made befor: | August 27. 4 ITALY SENDS DRASTIC NOTE TO TURKEY Document Calls Upon popte For | Statement as to Departure of Ital- jans From Turkish Territory, Paris, Aug. 21, 4351 a m.__The Italian ambassador at Constantinople ays a Rome despatch to the Matin, has been instructed to hand to the Porte a note asking for a formal « tegoric statement as to the depart- ure of Italians from the Turkish pos- | ssions. The note is couched in terms aq- | mitting no e Without being | an ultimatum, it calls ubon the Tur- | or | no whether Italians will be permitted London, Aug. '.’1, 12:49 p. m.‘Thoi correspondent at Rome of the Ex- change Telegraph company says that | the Italian note is in the nature of aa ultimatum, and that the reply of the | Porte is expected today. CLAIMS TEN VICTIMS Tetal Number of Dead from Hurricane in Texas Stands at 200, St. Louis, Aug. 21.—Ten persons | are known to have perished in the flood that swept the west and south- ern parts of St. Louis and some of the suburbs yesterday, and two per-| sons are m Ten bodies were | man, and nine those of negroes. The missing are negroes. Five of the bodies were found the suburb of Ellendale, and five the manufacturing district in southwestern part of St. Louis. The flood waters receded rapi today and policemen, firemen and na- tional guardsmen searched the houses in in the The city storm sewers, with the cessation of the rain, drained off rap- idly flood water the west part of the town. By far the greater part of St. Louis | was not affected by the storm, other by the inconvenience of the heavy downpour. | Transportation service was rapidly resuming a normal condition Official predictions were for on both the M ppi Misscuri tods its suburbs and neighbor- | ing Illinois towns suffered most from | the flood waters which followed the storm. The unprecedented down- pour—seven to nine inches in twen- ty-four hours—converted brooklets into raging torrents which tore away bridges, levees, dams and everything | paths. | At East Alton, a 300 foot section of the new levee gave way and a wall of water from the Wood River rushed toward the towns of Wood River, Ben Bow and East Alton, but two | policemen, who had stood watch at | the levee, raced 100 yards ahead of the oncoming water calling rightand left: “Run for your lives.” In less than an hour the three towns wers covered with ten feet of water, but| not a soul had lingered. The popu- lation of Wood River and Ben Bow city raced for West Wood River, while residents of East Alton took refuge in Alton. Two trains—a Chi- cago and Alton from Kansas City and a Big Four from St. Louis—which were caught between two branches of the flood that rushed through tae | break in the levee gave shelter for the night to scores of persons who had been rescued from roofs and upper windows of flooded homes. The wa- ter began to recede samewhat today | and it was hoped the stalled trains would be able to reach their destina- tions. flood B and Washington, Aug. 21.—Governor of Texas today telegraphed President Wilson that the loss life from the tropical storm along the Texas coast will not exceed hundred and that estimates of the damage have been greatly exaggerat- ed. He said the situation was under control. Galveston, Texas, Aug. 21.—The total known deaths from the hurri- | cane both for Galveston and Island and the mainiand of southeast Texas today stocd 200. MEXICANS FIRE ON U. S. TROOPS. Washington, Aug. 21.—American cavalry was fired upon yesterday be- tween Ranch Righty and Lochiel, Arizona, by Mexicans over the border line. Gen. Funston reported that three thousand Mexicans were at near Lochie COTTON CONTRABAND, i p. E m.—The mounces that the | ! Journale Off tomorrow mornin will contain an announcement by the ench and British governments de- fing cotton absolute contraband of | foreign 1 Hartford., Conn., Aug. 21.— Fcr Hartford and vicinity: Rain tonight and Sunday. S i Perrysburg bank. | turned to the car. RESENTS rations in the Mexican press resenting the presence of American Red representatives, stating that the Mexi- can government abundanc In the face of this hundreds of appli- Soup and hundreds daily are being supplied. Ruef. once a politi tence for Francisco supervisor. today by the state board of prison directors, U. S. MAY ASK GERMANY EXPLAIN ATTACK ON AR BEFORE TAKING ANY AC 'Kaiser .Probably Will Be Invited to State Reas Torpedoing of Liner Despite Warning That S An Act Would Be Deliberately Unfriendl | GEORGIA OFFICIALS TO PLAN CAPTURE Governor and Court Authoritics Will Confer for Purpose of Getting Frank's Slayers, Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. Herris' conference with solicitors and sheriffs 21.—Governor the judges, or Ballin and | Cobb counties to urge these officials | to do everything in their power to ap- Prehend the lynchers of Leo M. Frank, will be held some time next week. It was said at the governor's office today that the executive department could not make public at this time all the steps it is taking to clear up the lynching. “When an official is hunting down criminals he doesn't usually notify the criminals of every move he has made and contemplates making,” was the statement made at the capital. HAVE PITCHED BATTLE. Two Automobile Bandits Wounded in Fight At Perrysburg, Ohio. Perrysburg, O., Aug. 21.—In a pitched battle on the main street here early today between five automobile bandits and a posse of citizens, two of the bandits were wounded and two captured. The fifth escaped. An anonymous note sent to the To- ledo police told of & plot to rob a When the bandit’s car drove into town the posse was distributed on both sides of Main street. The bandits broke into 2 garage and stole some tires and re- Ordered to halt, fusillade into the posse was injured sent a they but none UPHOLDS INDICTMENTS, Department of Justice in Full Accord With Action Agains: Consuls. ‘Washington, Aug. 21.—The depart- ment of Justice is in full accord with the action the United States district attorney at San Francisco in bringing about indictments of British and German consuar officers charged with violating neutrality laws. It became known tocay that attorney general’s position is that there is no immunity attaching to consular officers of a foreign govern- ment; that they are cou:nmercial, not diplomatic Tepresentat and are as liable as any one else to punishment for violations of the country's laws, though their prosecution rests in the discretion of the government as a matter of policy. the KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION, Second Steward on Yacht Carola 1V in Hospital at New London. New London, Aug. 21.—John Marfi- den, second steward of the yacht Carola 1V died at the hospital here today as the result of injuries re- ceived this morning in an explosion of gas on the yacht, which was at the Riverside shipyvard. Marsden en- tered the dining room to prepare breakfast and turned on the electric lights. ~ An explosion followed. He was hurried to the Memorial hospital where it was found that he was suf- fering from internal injuries. His death occurred early this afternoon. The victim of the accident was .1 years of age and his home was ia East Fifty-fourth street, New York. The damage to the yacht will amount to about $10,000. AMERICAN RED CROSS. Mexico, City, Aug. 21, via Orleans, Aug. 21.—The director of public charities here has made decla- Cross care for that an available is able to hungry and foodstuifs is and of he sick daily Red have fri lieved will eived who carded ations oil to families can organ feed one hundred sons before the end stations have in- L000 Amer- upon xes date s m the be called thousand per- of this month en established on [ Deaths by starvation continue. ABRAHAM RUEF San Francisco, Aug. 21.—Abraham power in San Francisco serving a fourteen years sen- offering a bribe to a San was paroled San Quentin penitentiary AROLED, from New ! VICE CONSUL THOMPSON REPORTS SEEKING INJUNGTION AGAINST STONEYARD Union Street Property Own- er Also Claims Dam- ages of $3,000. Demanding $3,000 damages and an injunction restraining John Meehan from working his on Clark and Union streets, John S8chmidt today brought action against the local stone cutter through through Lawyer Frederick B. Hungerford Constable Fred Winkle served the papers, made stone yard returnable before superior court on the first Tuesday in September. In hif complaint Schmidt sets forth that he property on the south side streat and that Mr. Meehan property adjoining on Union and Clark stre:ts. Mr. Meehan has on his property a stone cutting and mon- umental es‘ablishment and the noise of the mc. ‘hinery, the chips from the stohes and dust and guses resulting from the work are very ob- jectionat to the plaintiff. Mr. Schmidt also objects to the gases from Mr, Meehan's gagoline en- gine and furthermore claims that the noises and smells from the defend- ant’s blacksmith shop constitute a nuisance which he wants abolished. All these u..dersirable conditions are within twenty-five feet of his own house, he claims. <8 a result of the conditions, Mr. Schmidt claims that his wife has been made very very ill, necessitating the expenditure of a large sum of money for doctors and medicine; that his house has been materially damaged; and that its rental value has been greatly decreased because of the ex- istence of the stone yard in this resi- dential district, The plaintiff demands, first, an in- Junction restraining Mr. Meehan from further operations at his stone yard; second, such relief as the courts may deem equitable, and third, of $3,000. Mr- Meehan is one of New Brit- ain’s best known business men and ha been engaged in the stone business for many years. owns valuable of Union owns it damages cutting HOW GERM NS TOOK RUSSIAN FORTRESS | Lokal Anzeiger Gives Deails of Cap- ture of Novogeorgievsk by Teutonic Forces, 11:50 the Berlin, Aug, 21, Via m.—A special Lokal Anzeiger | 20, gives the [ capture by the Germans of the London, to of August following details of the | Rus- a despatch under ca:e sian Fortress of Novogeorgievsk “The out chief attack was carried from the northeast. After bardment of ninety mi1 es word was | received that the important fort No. was still intact and therefore the time had not come for the advance. The bombardment was coatinued un- ti' 1 o'clock, when a recounoitering | party was attacked | ‘At 3 o’clock Saxon reserves bezan storm the Russian position. T¥ an ceased hootn;; and surren- ed when the Saxons entercd SKimultaneously ort No tucked from the north Lring was continned entil 2 time German cheers a bom- was at- Artillery 15 o'clock counld . doned s and near were numerous huge supplies of forts nnon ev Arexandrinskaya hatteries (mmuni- | were v here cemctery There are tion in the “At 4 o'clock Germs victory were heard from to the southward. and at from the northwestern portion of the citadel tremendous firex oroke out, consuming the officers’ quarters, hay- stacks and the supply depot and caus- ing of ammunition. Thousands themselves up as shouts of Fort No o'cloc r< | It I | axplosions gave Jrigoners, ] | to residential | fying | ! This point NLY TWO AMERICANS LOST TH ' British Government ment that Ki-fated 8 Not Being Convoyed pedoed—Body Found—Total Num! Reaches Fifty-six. Washington, Aug. 214 nounced at the state d that Ge will of Ambassador directed to calll government’s attention of the White Star lini invite an explanatio " This was the first I official would have an opportun reasons for the attack disregard to President warning that such an regarded as deliberatel) May Be Exchange The state departmel that if the German g0 any facts which, in mitigate the circm attack, such an an a or an attempt to resi submarine, the Berlin should have opportunif them. Today’s annound over, indicates that Wilson takes any ae be some exchange of @ munications, ) It is understood th partment’s policy is to most deliberation col delicate question and portunity of avoiding &Y relations with Germy { there is a reasonable a sufficient excuse can the sinking of the Arah Awaits Official T Secretary Lansing sald} | more now than had was continuing to awaif formation necessary to government’s course, Although it has been the German eifibassy M that Capt. Finch of the been warned and att before the torpedo | it was said at the that no information of § been received from the bassy, or from any other ter i Vice Consul Thomp from Queenstown this firmed the White Star it had been definitely only two Americans They are Mrs. Jo Bruguiere of New ¥ Francisco, and Dr. Woods, of Janesville, the first official Agr ican losses. Nothing ceived from Ambassad Whether thg attack was an act “deliberately the United States President Wilson gave last note to Germa ‘ rends upon whether the marine commander clal terpreted as a hostile change in the liner's the sinking British at which had been torp perhaps, can up until Ambassador G has ascertained what man government rece submarine commander, Await Further Re In the meantime Pre end Secretary Lansing over despatches already Ambassador Page at Lo avxiously awaiting furt] from American consuls, While awalting the rej submarine commander at be to any source te | cials here dre greatly what Ambassador Gerard: to what he may have German capital about high German officials ¢ Officials her no nize the ma witnath of a wevers hetween and Q¢ will Jikely if it nevelops deliberately torped to the question an_ hostile fons nany ard made submarine, Total Dead London; Aug. 21, § amended Tist .of passen, Arabic giveg a total of with the 40 members of (Continued on Tenth