New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1915, Page 1

PRICE THREE CENTS. "BRITISH UNIONS ACT ON CONSCRIPTION =~ Pass Resolntion Condemning It— German Aviators Attack TWO ARE KILLED BY BOMBS ‘Arfillery Battle . Front in France—Turkish Positions in Gallipoi Bombarded Without Success—Official Reports. Continues Along 1 There are no signs of any lessening of the notable artillery activity along the front in France to which the of- % ficial reports from Paris recently ave been almost exclusively devoted. Today's statement mentions Souchez, £ the vicinity of Roye and of Nouvron, ! and the Plateau of Quennevieres as scenes of severe fighting by the ar- tillerymen. German aviators twice dropped ' bombs on Gerardmer, in the Vosges, killing two persons in their second at- #$-tack, Paris reports. . The German admiralty announced today that a small British cruiser of an ‘old type was sunk several weeks ago by the German submarine U-27, oft the Hebrides. The submarine her- self, however, doubtless is lost, the admiralty states, as it hag not been reheard from since August 10, Unsuccessful bombardment by land and sea of Turkish positions at Ana- farta and Seddul Bahr on the Gal- lipoli Peninsula is reported by Con- stantinople. Fires in allled trenches and artillery positions at Anafarta were caused by the Turkish arullery s reply. %, s+ The great trades union congress in | 1" Bngland today passed unanimously a . Fesolution against conscription. Germans Need Riga. _ London, Sept. 7, 11:53 a. m.—The immediate objective of the Austro- [ German campaign in Russia becomes ' clearer with the growing indications ¥ 1that the invaders need the Baltic port of Righ not only as a base for pres- ent operations in the direction of Petrograd, but as winter quarters in case the attempt to reach the Rus- #lan capital should be postponed until next spring. Field Marshal von Hindenburg is experiencing great difficulty in bridg- ing the portions of the Dvina held by. the. Germans., The current of the iver is too swift for the construc- tion of the pontoon bridges under rainy season comes on it will ‘be more difficult for the in- ivaders to bring supplies for their advance forces, and consequently the Beizure of Riga as a base becomes /more vital to the success of von Hindenburg’s plans. ; Exhorts Troops. « The urgent necessity of capturing Riga is indicated in an army order which Paris newspaper credits to General Von Buelow. The general ex- horts his troops to one more great effort to capture the port, making it their winter home ‘preparatory to marching on Petrograd next spring. Along the other sectors of the eastern front the impetus of the *sustro-German rush has been consid- erably checked. Vienna admits that flerce counter attacks by the Rus- slans have brought the advances along the Galician border almost to | a standstill. The right wing of the Austro-German forces is said to be contemplating an attack on Klev, ith Field Marshal von Mackensen in ommand. No exceptional actions have oc- curred on any of the minor fronts. The great artillery bombardment of the French continues along the west- ern line. No Hesperian Report. No official report has yet been made mon the circumstances attending the ‘,,ginxlng of the Allan steamship Hes- | perian. There has been no change in the figures give out yesterday by the Allan Line, indicating the loss of twelve passengers and thirteen members of the crew. French Report. Paris, Sept. 7, 2:36 p. m.—Last #unight saw a continuance of the violent artillery exchanges along the French line, according to the official communication given out by the war office this afternoon. The fighting took place around Souchez and near Neuville and it was particularly severe in the region of Roye, on the Plateau of Juennevieres, and near Nouvron. Turkish Report, Constantinople, Sept. 6, Via. Lon- don, Sept. 7, 8:25 a. m.—The follow- ing official statement was issued to- night at the Turkish war office: “The enemy unsuccessfully bom- barded with land and ship batteries i <nur positions at Anafarta and Seddul . ®abr. Our artillery caused fires in cnemy trenches and artillery positions at Anafarta.” WOMEN ORGANIZERS, New Haven, Sept. 7—In the broad- ening of the movement for the eight . hour day in Connecticut, it was % ed in labor circles here today, that American Federation of Labor has sent one or more women here . \m atter ) to organize the women | employes the war munitions and | torset industries as has been done in NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON MAN IS Y. M. C. A. SECRETARY James C. Gripp of District of Colum- bia Will Have Charge of Member- ship in Local Institution. James C. Gripp of Washington, D. C., has been chosen as membership secrétary of the Y. M. C. A., and will commence hiz duties at the associa- tion on Thursday. He is to succeed Rpbert 8. Sengle, who has been act- ing as membcrship secretary during the summer months but who is now to take a course at Yale law school. Mr. Gripp comes to this city high- ly recommended by William Knowles Cooper of the Washington Y. M. C. A, Mr. Gripp has been for the past year ia the Y. M. C. A, training class at Washington which is under the per- sonal supervision of Mr. Cooper. Mr. Gripp has been employed for the past four years as ¢lerk in the office of the Potomac Electric Power Co., V hivgton, D. C. He is a gradu- ate of a Washington High school and is active in church and Y. M. C. A, work. He is twenty-four years of age and was born in Tyrone, Penn. The choosing of Mr. Gripp as mem- bership secretary completes the force at the Y. M. C. A. and the fall work will now commence with a vim. BORDER SITUATION IS GONSIDERABLY RELAXED Carranza Orders Troops to Quell Bandits:—-“Rangers Cause Trouble.” Washington, Sept. 7.—A day’s ces- sation of raiding on the lower Rio Grand and the announcement that General Carranza had ordered his commander at. Matamoros to co- operate in the campaign against Mexican bandits led officials here to believe that the gravity of the border situation had somewhat relaxed. The four. thousand American troopers in the vicinity of Brownsville still had orders, however, to be ready to handle any emergency. Officials of the Washington govern- ment read without comment a state- ment by General Nafarrate, the Car- ranza commander, that if he had to deal only with American military au- thorities the troops of the United States and the Carranza garrison could operate in harmony, but that if the Texas Rangers worked along the frontier they would cause trouble. Carranza’s denial — announced through his Washington agency— that his troops had participated in the raids was received here after Gen- eral Funston had forwarded reports trom Brownsville indicating that Carranza soldiers had fired across the border. The reports explained, though, that Nafarrate had disavowed the shooting and offered to help in clearing the frontier of bandits. Elisio Arredondo, Carranza’s Wash- ington representative, after announc- ing his chief’s denial, urged that the United States government investigate the origin of the border disturbances and intimated that they were started by Americans. EARTHQUAKE FELT New Haven Registers Strong Vibra- tions—Center of Disturbance Off the Coast of Costa Rica. New Haven, Sept. 7.—Earth shocks Wwith extremely strong vibrations were noted on the Seismograph at Yale University, during last night. London, Sept. 7, 1:10 p. m.—The meterorological office was notified to- day by the observatory at Eskdale- muir, Scotland, that a violent earth- quake had been recorded there at one o'clock this morning. The indicated epicanter was at latitude 9 north, longitude 86 west about seventy miles from Cape Blanco, on the coast of Costa Rica, in the Pacific. A circle ten degrees from this point includes the isthmus of Panama. INVESTIGATE MURDERS, State Police Find No Developments In Either of Two Killings. New Haven, Sept. 7.—Members of the state police force have come here to assist Coroner Mix in his investi- gation of the killing by shooting Rocco Graccio, at a melon patch in East Haven, Saturday night, and the murder of Antonio Corsi at ireat Till, in Guilford on Sunday night. In the latter case Pasquale Zoppa, who boarded in the same house in Guilford as did Corsi, was picked up the street here yvesterday by the de- tectives and held for the xoroner. Today, it was stated that as yet there are no developments in either case. wf FRENCH BOAT SUNK, Paris, Sept. 7, 5:35 p. m—The French steamship Bordeaux has been torpedoed and sunk twelve miles outside the mouth of the Gironde, off the western coast of France. Her crew was taken aboard a pilot boat OVER 80 MILLIONS INTHIRD SHIPHENT English Gold and Securltles Con- tinue to Pour Into the U, §, IS LARGEST BY $30,000,000 Argyle Slips Quietly Into Port and Run to New York With Immense Treasure Is Under way—Train Should Arrive There Tonight, FPortland, Me., Sept. 7.—The value of the gold and securities brought to Halifax yesterday on the fast cruiser Argyle and which passed through Maine early today on the way to New York to strengthen British credit, ex- ceeds $80,000,000. The gold consists of 11,650,000 Eng- lish sovereigns -equivalent to about $58,250,000 and $7,850,000 in United States coin, The value of the bonds is $14,000,000. This is $30,000,000 in excess of the value of each of the two previous consignments of gold and collateral securities, Takes Different Route. A different route from this city to New York than that followed by the two previous shipments of gold from England by way of Halifax was ‘taken by the special train of seven steel ex- press cars carrying the gold. The train, guarded by two score armed men, and protected by a pilot train, reached here at 8:57 a. m., and ten minutes later after changing en- gines, was sent out over the Worces- ter, Nashua and Portland division of the Boston & Maline. It should reach New York late this afternoon. The other trains went by way of Souta liawrence and Lowell to Worcester. Pllot Train Ahead. Bangor, Me., Sept. 7.—The third consignment of gold and securities sent to this country from England, was brought into the United States during the night and it is expected that it will be in New York late to- day. 'The special train of seven ex- press cars bearing thesreasure arrived here at 4:42 a. m. Engines were charged, a pilot train was sent ahead and at 4:54 the train resumed its Journey for New York. Financiers Displeased. New York, Sept. 7.—International bankers here did not altogether rel- ish today the news from Portland, Me., that more than $65,000,000 in gold coin was speeding to New York to bolster -Great Britain’s credits in this country- This, it is believed is the largest single gold shipment ever made here by a foreign power. It comes, it was said, at a time when gold is wanted less than ever before in the history of the country. - Bringing this mountain of gold to New York at a time when the normal demands of business are lower than usual, and when the vaults of th country are already choking with gold may, it is feared, accelerate the tendency toward inflation and specu- lation. Already, according to the weekly statement of the federal re- serve board as of Sept. 3, the gold reserve in national banks has reach- ed the otal of $268,000,000. CZAR NICHOLAS TAKES OVER RUSSIAN ARMY President Poincare of France Ex- changes Messages With Russian Ruler Wishing Victory- Paris, Sept. 7, 4:30 p. m—In a mes- sage to President Poincare, Emperor Nicholas announces that he has placed himself in comand of all the Russian armies. The message was sent from Tsarkoye-Selo, the imperial residence under date of Sept. 7. It follows: “In placing myself today at the head of my valiant armies, I have in my heart, Monsieur Presi- dent, the most sincere wishes for the greatness of France and the vic- tory of her glorious army. “NICHOLAS.” President Poincare sent the follow- ing response today: “I know that your majesty, in taking command of your heroic armies, intends to continue en- ergetically until victory the war which has been imposed upon the allied nations. I address to your majesty in the name of France my most cor- dial wishes. “RAYMOND POINt U-27 LOST. ARE.” German Admiralty Gives Up Subma- rine Which Sunk Cruiser, Berlin, Sept. 7, via London, 1:09 p. m.—The admiralty announced today that the German submarine U-27 sank a small British* cruiser several weeks ago. The U-27 has not been heard from since August 10, the admiralty alsc says, and probably is lost. The announcement follows: “According to a report of one of our submarines, it met the U-27 on the high seas, after the latter, about August 10, had sunk a small British cruiser of an old type west of the Hebrides Islands. The U-27 has not since returned, and must be regarded as lost.” IN FAVOR OF PLAN TO BOOM THE EAST F. H. Johnston Would Have New England Association of Cham- bers of Commerce. Pursuant to a plan advocated by Governor Walsh of Massachusetts a few weeks ago when visiting gover- nors considered a tour of New Eng- land, steps are now being taken to organize the various Chambers of Commerce in New England into a New England Chamber of Commerce which will have to do with furthering the plans for the general good of all the New England states rather than for the good of any particular sec- tion. This matter has long been a theory of President Frank H. John- ston of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and he has often advocated it from the lecture platform. At present he is one of the strongest boosters for such an association. A meeting was held in Providence last week which was attended by the New England Association of Com- | mercial Executives. The spirit of the meeting showed that the demand for a central business body to rep- resent all New England is growing rapidly. Mr. Johnston states that he s heartily in accord with this move- ment. He points out that at present the hundreds of commercial organi- zations about New England are work- | ing sincerely, but nevertheless sel- fishly, for the good of their own communities alone. It is his plan to have these bodies, which are repre- sented in their state organizations, in turn represented in a New Eng- land organization. In this way the needs of the entire east can be seen and steps taken to keep the original thirteen states among the leaders in the United States. SELLS HIS WIFE T0 STRANGER AT PARTY Price Is $1 and Mrs. William Tuskowski Leaves With Purchaser. Wild eyed, his hair disheveled and with an expression of deep terror, ‘William Tuskowski of 3 East Lawlor street rushed #o Detective Sergeant | Samuel Bamforth’s office at police | headquarters this morning and con- | fessed that he had sold his wife to a | stranger for $1 and she was sgone. He regretted his bargain and wants to pay back the dollar bill and in re- | turn therefore have his wife returned to him. When the detective had looked to see if the padded cell was open and ready to accommodate guests he asked Tugkowski to tell his story. It was an unusual one. He said that yesterday afternoon he had a beer party at his house and people came from far and near. Some he was ac- quainted with and some he was not. Everybody was welcome, however, and joy reigned supreme. During the afternoon an affable stranger who was able to drink more than William and still stand up, pat- ted him on the back and informed him that Mrs. Tuskowski was a mighty nice’ look ‘woman. Friend hubby was flattered. He admitted it. He realized that he had picked out a wonderful woman when he asked his wife to marry him. A few more ‘‘tall ones” were then disposed of by Tus- kowski and the stranger when the latter suggested a great bargain. If William would sell him Mrs. Tuskowski he would be willing to p+v as much as $1. He realized that -wbs a lot of money, but she was worth it for she had a reputation of being a great cook. William loved his wife, but oh! you dollar bill. After due consideration he decided that he could use the dollar to good advantage. It is a well known fact that a dollar hill will keep a person’s thirst quenched for some time. ~ Friend stranger disappeared. So did Friend wife. When William awoke this morning and called for ice water no willing little spouse ran into his bed chamber with it. Then he realized what he had done. He had sold the woman he loved to a stranger for $1 and worse than that she had appeared perfectly willing to be sold. | Tuskowski has not the slightest idea to whom he sold his wife, but thinks the police should locate him just the same. The police on the other hand are keeping the padded cell open ~nd ready for instant use but expect that Mrs. Tuskowski will return home be- fore long. Tuskowski told the police that the stranger came after his wife in a hack at 4 c¢'clack this morning, leav- ing him with a receipted bill for $1. What to do with his several children is bothering William. HAD BIG DAY. New Haven, Sept. 7.—While the fi- nal figur re not yet in transporta- | tion oflic of the New Haven road | and the C ecticut compar today express their belief that travel day over their lines was the heavist on a s day in the history of these WEATHER. Hartford, Sept. 7.—For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday- -officers and citizens and made his way MRS. ARMOUR FIGHTS MASKED BURGLARS |......... Was Unable to Save 87,500 Worth of Jewelry AFTER $16,000 NECKLACE Two Men Despite Opposition of Wile of Millionaire Packer Escape With | Gems and Cash—No Arrests Made Early Today, Chicago, Sept. 7.—Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, wife of the millionaire pack- er, “today related the story of her experience last night with two mask- ed and armed robbers who looted the Armour residence, 3,724 Michigan avenue, of jewelry valued at §7,500. Mrs. Armour, although stunned for a moment by a blow on the head with | a “billy” fought hand to hand with | one of the robbers. She grasped the barrel of a revolver pressed into her | face, threw it over her head, and began to struggle with the man, call- ing out an alarm to her servants, Mrs. Armour had retired for the night and not more than a half hour had passed when a knock was heard at her door.- She called the name of her maid. The man answered in a falsetto voice. Fearing something wrong, she threw open the door and stood face to face with a masked rob- ber. His companion, in the meantime had overpowered three maids: Pressed Revolver in Her Face. “I tried to shut the door,” Mrs. Armour said today, ‘“but the man thrust his foot into the opening and through this aprture pressed a Tre- volver into my face. “I seized the barrel of the weapon and pushed it up over my head- Then I tried to push the door shut. But he hurled himself against the door and as it flew open raised a ‘billy’ bringing it down on my head. “I called for help but the servants were confronted with a revolver held by the second robber and forced into | the room with me. “One of thé robbers asked me where I had been and I replied to | my Lake Forest home. ‘Bring all your ; diamonds?’ he asked. No 1 left most there’ “ ‘I'll knock vour teeth down your throat if you don’'t tell where stuff is” he commanded. Swept Dresser of Jewels. ‘While Mrs- Armour and her maids were held in a corner of the room under the threat of death to any one who moved, ane of the robbers swept the dresser of jewels. Then all rooms Wwere seached. Completing their task, the men ran down stairs and escaped through a back door. Tel- | c¢phone wires had been cut to pre- vent an alarm- Although provided with an excel- lent description of the robbers, de- tectives had made no arrests early to- day. The Armour residence occupies one-half a block and is guarded by a high iron fence, spiked at the top. There were gseveral male servants, housemen, chauffeurs and even a night watchman within the grounds, but none of them was aware of the robbery until after servants in the home had spread an alarm. " After Pearl Necklace- The pearl necklace for which Mr. Armour was.obliged to pay $9,600 | duties when he brought it to this country from France in 1901 is be- lieved by the police to have been the | loot sought by the robbers. The necklace was valued by gov- ernment appraisers at more than $15, 000. The jewelry stolen by the robbers consists mainly of diamonds. Only $75 in cash was obtained. MURDER SUSPECT Police of Providence Narrow Down “ of my jewels up the | Search to One Man For Murdering Justice Knowles, Proviacnce, R, I., Sept. 7.—Police investigarion of the murder of Justice Willis S. Knowles near his summer home at North Scituate yesterday had virtually narrowed down today to a search for one suspect. The woods in the vicinity of the Knowles' home were watched tharoughout the night but the suspect eluded the cordon of to the city, where he was seen last night. The police learned later that he had told friends he was going to New Yoris. The body of the murdered man was taken !oday to his former home at Heccekingport, Ohio, by his brother, Horace Knowles, a real estate brokenr | ; of New York. ITALIAN RELEAS Springfield, Sept. Tapanza, army reservist arrested following an assault com- mitted in Brookfield yesterday was re- leased in court today when Station Agent Haywood of Brookfield was un- able to identify him as the one who committed the assault. Mass., 7.—Paola an [Italian has been chosen office and assistant | today. | quest for an increase had been made. | vatore Barnabo, ‘was found a letter in which they sajd outskirts and costs in city court today for im- |t view da, at school. of evidence, and the pair of shoes first pair. troller of a call to all national banks requiring them to report to him their condition at the close of business on Thursday, ELSIE E. JOHNSON ASS'T SECRETARY Position at Y, W, C, A.— Is Graduate of Schauffler Mission- ary Training School Miss Elsie E. Johnson of this cily secretary of the local Y. W. C. A, succeeding Miss Minnie 4. Osborne, who is to be married to Edgar Cook, of Palmer, Mass, Miss Johnson com- menced her duties at the assoclation Miss Johnson is well known in this city and her selection as assistant sccretary will be received with keen pleasure by the members of the as- sociation as well as her host of friends. For the past two years she has studied at the Schauffler Mission- ary Training school at Cleveland, Ohio. Previous to her entering training school Miss Johnson acted as (‘lerkl for the Schultz & Costello Real Es- tate and Insurance company here She graduated from the local public schools after which she took a course at Huntsinger's Business college, Hartford. Miss Johnson s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C., F. John- son of 147 Jubilee street this city. PLANT SHUTS DOWN WHEN EMPLOYES STRIKE Randolph Clowes Comp:iny of Waterbury Suspends Operations. Waterbury, Sept. 7.—The entire plant of the Randolph-Clowes com- rany had to shut down this morning when 100 laborers employed in dif- fcrent parts of the factory left their place of employment on a demand for an eight hour day and an increase in pay. The men have been paid $1.65 per day, but want $2. They simply walked out this morning, and it was saild at the factory that no formal re- Aflter the laborers had left, the ma- chirists and rollers and others had to quit. The factory officials refused to give out any statement, except to say that the entire plant was practically closed. Two men, Carmel Novelle, and Sal- were. arrested this morning, followiag a strike of labor- ers employed by the Sperry Construc- ticn company contractors for the new factory buildings being erected by the Scovill Mfg, company. These men, 100 iu all, went out after filing a re- quest for $2.50 per day. Their pres- ent rate of pay is $2 per day. The men arrested, it is charged, refused to disperse when told to do so by Po- licemen Overton, and a small sized riot foliowed. Policeman Tanguay went to Overton's assistance, and the two mien were soon in the middle of tae fight. Overton’s club was seized and Tanguay was knocked to the ground, it is claimed was bitten by one of the crowd. After it was all over, (in a few minutes,) the police made the arrests of the men mentioned above. They were charged with breach of the peace. DOUBLE SUICIDE Daughter of Dutch Minister to Italy and Italian Count Found in Lat- ter’s Villa. Rome, Sept. 6, via Paris, Sept. 7, 3:45 a. m.—Mlle. Odilia van Weld- eron, 20 years old daughter of Baron Van Welderon Rengers, Dutch min- ister to Italy, and Count Gioffredo | Gaelini dell Aquila Aragona, accord- Sorrento, were found dead in count’s ing to newspaper dispatches from villa at a nearby each. In the room they could not live without each other and preferred to die- The count, who was a member of a prominent Neapolitan family was separated from his wife. He was on leave of absence from the front, where he had been fighting with an Alpine regiment in which he was a sub-lieutenant. MISTREATED GIRL, Italian Fined $50 After Complaint Made by Meriden Humane Society. 7.—Salvatore Baril- farm on the was fined $59 Meriden, Sept. laro, who has a small of tha city, Gocan- secured properly caring for Victoria aged 16, whom he had STREET Entire District Genter Tied {TROY MOTORMEN Trollcy Enployees Workers Make 8¢ tion Condition in tal. Albany, N. Y., car trafic in Albany, Watervilet and Green up today because of & ductors and moto method of suspending cileged rule infractions. . men are involved. owned by the United 8 pany. The 800 conductors # on the local lines Gay, and this morning ber from the Troy keeping with their with the Albany local™ men operate the jcats Green Island and Co Troy. v Schenectady | Fear js expressed tady local may wall morrow, although ti members had taken looking to a strike, No serious trouble onced in any of thi strike is in effect. locked in the barns and intention to break the imported workers, ©o0 Ay, Troy Out at 3 Troy, N. Y., Sept. 7.4 vision, -involving between 350 men, wag tied up the end of the regular about 4:30 o'clock. cared for by various o ‘Workers Walk Albany, New York, in the day 200 track Albany line struck. are unorganized, dem wages from $1.75 to $2 & HESPERIAN TOF So Says Amdavit of Co ficers Sent to State Steel Fragment M Washington, Sept. 7.--C officers of the sunker in a joint aMdavit fo state department today | from the fragments of & fell on the deck it was “ shown that the ship was torpedo. i/ The present position of States is to take no steps the good faith of Ger; assurances unless it is that the sinking of the H in violation of them. made clear by a high off plained that President W Secretary Lansing accept surances of the German | at their face value and to believe that the sunk deliberately wii cuse. They will not b was sunk by a submark clearly shown, and will evidence on whether she or attempted to escape. T of the gun on her deck carefully considered. PRESIDENT ‘ovdrow Wilson Does N dorsement of Second Of Present Intern . Sept. Washington, L’ Wilson has declined to crats in New Jersey, his endorse him for another he feels it might seem were taking advantage natipnal situation to sonal advantage, A letter from Secretary Sherift Kinkead of the Hud democratic committee, mi he White liouse today, at some length, from an orphan asylum in Italy. Tie | Is said to have beaten the girl. The | HTumane Soclety heard of the case and found that the girl had never been It wade the complaint it was sald in the cours had to work very ol being sent out at dawn laboring until dark. While at a £ { | The girl, n the field, | | police stafion she was given vhich she said was he NATIONAL BANK CALL, Washington, Sept. 7.—The comp- the currency today issued T i September 2. persons were KANSAS CLOUD Thundreds Made llm 000 Damage Done in I Resencd From Trees, | Sept. 7 made property damage est| Tola, Kas., 000 M‘.fl' as the burst ‘Which inundated t! south parts of Iola riy Scores of men worked rescuing people from | trees.