New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1915, Page 11

Ay ning to make itself felt now by partial “river Dolynka the Germans were com- s enormous 33 ARE KILLED IN " LEPPELIN RAIDS (Continued from First Page.) railway station at Druskeniki ana towards Skidel. In the latter direc- tion, repulsing the enemy, we inflict- ed on him great losses and took somec scores of prisoners. “South of the Niemen the enemy | followed ~extremely stubborn attacks | in the region >f Wolkowysk, on both sides of the railway leading to Slon- im. “On the roads from Lutsk to Rov- no there has been no change. In the region of Doubhok and Remenetz wo occupied new positions on the river Ikwa and upper Goryn- Success in Galicia. “In Galicia, near Tarnopol, ves- Lterday, we achieved a great success against the Germans. The German third guards division and the 48+th Reserve division, reinforced by an Austrian brigade with great quanti- ties of heavy and light artillery, ac- cording to statements made . by prisoners, had been preparing for several days for a decisive attack. This was fixed for the night of Tues- day, Wednesday. Forestalling the enemy, our troops took the offensive and, after a stubborn fight on the pletely defeated Tuesday evening. “At the end of the engagement the enemy developed an artillery fire of most extraordinary intensity. Only the impossibility of replying with the same weight of metal prevented us from further developing the success we had obtained. “The Germans, besides suffering losses in killed and wounded, left prisoners in our hands more than 200 officers and 8,000 men. ‘We captured thirty guns, fourteen of which were of heavy calibre, many machine guns, gun limbers and other booty. “After a brief pursuit our troops cccupied their former positions on the rRiver Sereth. Emperor Sends Thanks. “The emperor, having received a report of the defeat inflicted upon the enemy, sent an order to express to his valorous troops his joy and thank- fulness for their success and the heavy losses inflicted on the enemy. “Further south, in the region of Trembowla, on the 7th we dislodged the enemy from a series of villages, making prisoners over forty officers and nearly 2,500 soldiers, together with three guns and a dozen machine guns. ‘ “Between the Dniester and the left bank of ‘the lower Sereth the Aus- trians passed to the offensive in the + course of the 7th, in the region of the village of Voriatyntze. By flank at- tacks one of our battalions arrested the enemy’s offensive and took prison- ers eleven officers and over 1,000 Aus- L;'lans with machine guns. The fortunate withdrawal of our armies from. the difficult position be- fore the Vistula, where they were rrounded by the enemy, is begin- successes.” Berlin Claims Victory- Berlin, Sept. 9, via London, 5:50 p- m.—An important victory in the Argonne was announced today by the war office French positions over a front of two kilometers (1 1-4 miles) and 300 to 500 yards deep were cap- 4ured. The war office also announced that the Zeppelin raids over England on Tuesday and Wednesday nights bombs were dropped on docks and other port establishments in London and vicinity. The German airships - returned safely. 1,600 QUIT WORK AT BRIDGEPORT (Continued from First Page.) fused a conference by Manager W. A. Bowman. He said he would treat with them only as individuals. The strikers, who formed an automatic machine operators’ picketed the works today. The only report from the Colt strike of 39 polishers was that the strikers were “sitting tight.” There was no state- ment from the company. Just Quiet. Bristol, Sept. 9.—Laborers at the ralling mill of the Bristol Brass Com- pany refused to work this afternoon. About 100 left although they had “made no demands upon the company. The mill employs about 300 men in all. 3 Trolleys Again Run, Holyoke, Mass., Sept. 9.—The rep- resentatives of the striking trolley- men and representatives of the Holyoke Street Railway are drawing up an agreement to settle the differ- cnces between the company and the men by arbitration. It is announced that service will be resumed this af- " ternoon. & Meet With Representatives. Albany, N. Y, Sept. 9.—Efforts to end the strike of the employes of the nited Traction company in Albany, roy, and surrounding towns were to be made today at a meeting of rep- resentatives of the company and the strikers were invited to attend the conference. ‘William B. Fitzgerald, chairman of the executive committee of the Amal- gamated Association of Street and Hlectric Railway Bmployes, was ex- | pected to arrive in Albany today as _ih& personal representative of Presi- ent Willlam D. Mahon. Jfl;-su Peter Long and son, Harold, union yesterday, | NEW YORK WOMAN SCARED TO DEATH (Continued from First Page.) she liberated Talas, who also had been bound, and the alarm was given. Talas and the maid were kept up virtually all night by detectives, who made them repeat again and again the stories they had told. Commis- sioner Lord said today that there were many minor discrepancies in their ac- counts. Significance was placed by the police in a statement attributed to the cook, Leona Tiovonen, that, she had met, on leaving the house, an hour before the crime was committed, a former employe of Mrs. Nichols, who after leaving her employ had fre- quently called at the house and bor- rowed money from other servants there. Two other men, the cook said, were loitering nearby. The former employe accosted her, walked a bit with her, tried to make an appoint- ment, and failing, turned back and rejoined his companions. Mr. Lord said that Talas, the hall boy, had been seen to leave the premises several times to converse with men in front of the house. Was Worth $2,000,000, murdered Wwoman was - the of gro- The widow of James E. Nichols, one the founders of the wholesale cery house. of Austin, Nichols and company. She was 60 years old When her husband died a year ago he left her property valued at near- 1y $2,000,000. The police obtained their first story of the crime from a maid and a house boy employed in the Nichols home. These servants said that three masked men bound and gagged them and then proceeded to their mistress’ room When the maid and the boy freed themselves from their bonds they found Mrs. Nichols’ body on the floor in her library A towel had been tied around her neck and twisted tight. Her face was cut and bruised and her clothing torn, indicating that she had made a hard fight for life. _TWENTY KILLED Eighty-six Injured in Zeppelin Raid on England Last Night—Official Statement Made. . London, Sept. 9, 4:05 p. m.—Twenty persons were- killed and eighty-six others injured in last night's Zeppe- lin raid. These figures were given out here officially today. The German airships flew over the eastern counties of Eng- land and the London district. The official statement gives the fol- lowing list of casualties: Killed, twelve men, two women and six children. Injured seriously, eight men, l’our .women -and two «children.= b Injured slightly, thirty-eight men, twenty-three women and eleven chil- dren. One soldier was killed and were injured. were civilians. THIRD SESSION OF OF LABOR FEDERATION three All the other victims ‘ Pres. Alden Says That Publicity Should Be Courted—Support President Gompers. New Haven, Sept. 9.—The Connecti- cut Federation of Labor at its third day’s morning session had a general discussion on various topics. A protest against closing the con- vention to the press was made by President Edward A. Alden og the Massachusetts state branch, who de- clared that publicity should be court- ed and not shunned. He said that the convention should have thrown open the doors and permitted news- paper men to make a full report of the proceedings and discussions. The resolution committee had many subjects before it. Mr. Sontheimer offered one congratulating the New Haven Trades Council for its handling of the Labor day parade and enter- tainment. There is another resolu- tion affirming support of President Samuel Gompers. STRIKERS SENTENCED. Waterbury Men Who Made Trouble Severely Dealt With—Appeal Taken. Waterbury, Sept. 9.—Carmele No- villo and Salvatore Bonanno, the two striking employes of the Sperry En- gineering company who caused trou- ble at the Scoville Manufacturing company on Tuesday, resulting in j their arrest for assaulting two po- licemen, were dealt with severely in city court here this morning. Novillo was committed to jail for ninety days for breach of the peace and thirty days for resistance. His partner was sentenced to jail for sixty. days on the breach of the peace charge and was fined $10 and costs for resistance. The men gave notice of an appeal through their counsel. They hail from Lawrence, Mass., and had been in the city only a few months. SUI'T FOR $1,200. John DiNonno today brought suit for $1,200 aaginst Santa Bonaiuto, clarming damages of $1,000. The writ was issued by Attorney Ferdin- and D'Esopo and vproperty on Glen street was attached by Deputy Sheriff CARL EBBESEN ILL. Carl Ebbesen, manager of the East- ern Publishing and Printing company and cne of New Britain’s best known citizens, is seriously ill at his home at $1 South Burritt street. He is be- ing attended by Dr. Arvid Anderson. . White Rose camp will hold its regu- lar meeting tonight in Electric hall- South Main street have returned om g vacation at Bloomfield, N. J. Members are requested to attend. CAPTAIN VON PAPEN FIGURES IN ROW If the Austro-Hungarian ambassa- dor goes, Captain von Papen of the German army, the military attache of the German embassy in Washington, may go also- Captain von Papen was quoted by Dr. Dumba in the captured letter as expressing the opinion that the Dumba plan to tie up munitions plants in this country -Is,k of great importance and amply outweighs the expenditure of money involved.” Fur- thermore, Captain von Papen is rep- resented as saying in a newspaper in- terview that he talkea with Dr. Dum- ba about obtaining money from Vienna for the support -of Austrian and Hun- garian subjects who might refuse to work in the factories that were mak- ing munitions for' *our enemies.” Whether or not their concoction of the scheme to disorganize an Ameri- can industry constituted a conspiracy in restraint of trade within the mean- ing of the domestic laws 1s not regard- ed as of as much consequence as the fact that seems to stand out that dip- lomatic representatives of foreign na- tions arranged a program of interfer- ing with a matter of domestic con- cern and thereby, apparently, violated the hospitality extended to them by this government, Personal Fred Hadden is home from a visit with friends in Waterbury. Miss Mary White of Tremont street has resumed her studies in Hamilton Heights school in Hartford. Thamas O'Neil of Indian Orchard, Mass,, formerly of this city, is a vis- itor in town. Mrs. George Sherman of West Main street is entertaining her sister, Mrs. E. R. Mitchel, and niece, Mrs. Wil- liam Cuthbert of Fort Madison of Ohio. Police Officer Lamphere has re- turned from his vacation in Bangor, Maine. James Flood has returned from a month’s vaaction spent at Momau- guin. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Robb . of Maple street have returned from a trip to the Panama-Pacific exposi- tion where Mr. Robb was a delegate to the Rayal Clan convention. They came home by way of Canada and found business very dull there, due to the war. Rev. Dr. G. W. C. for Northampton, stay. Hill left today Mass, for a shart E. N. Hart of West Main street returned today from East River. Miss Beth Lockwood has returncd from a month’s vacation spent in and about Minneapolis, Minn.,, where she was the guest of her brother, New- ton L. Loockwood, an architect, for- merly of this city. During Miss Lock- wood's stay she visited her grand- father, William ‘L. Lockwood, of Faribault, Minn. BROTHERHOOD KES PLANS. South Church Organization Will Car- ry Out Definite Program This Year. At a meeting of the Men’s Brother- hood cabinet of thc South church at the home of F. R. Gilpatrick, a defin- its program for the vear was mapped out. It is the intention of this cabi- net to make a thorough man to man canvass of every one in the congrega- tion and tc start the season’s work early in October with a rally meeting. Those who act on the Brotherhood cabinet are ¥. M. Wel Paul Rogers, Spencer H, Wood, George B. Taylor, E. H. Prior, A. W. Upson, A. N. Judd, W. A. Scott 'and Louis Bruemmer. Court Friendly degree team will hold an important meeting -tonight at 8 o'clock in the club rooms, 1 ovemuxmons [N STRONG DEHAND LOGAL STOCKS ARE Factory and Insurance Especially Vigorous With Gaing (Furnished by Richter & eo.) The market during the past week has heen active all along the line, but particularly so in Bristol Brass and New Britain Machine. The for- mer stock has had a rise of three points and at the present time is quot- ed 55%, 56. The latter stock is qucted seventy bid and there is very little stock in the market. This is a rise of over four points since last week. Colts Arms is quoted 573 to 575. There has been considerable profit taking in this stock. Speculafiy tive holding in this stock are fast be- coming lodged in the hands of per- manent investors. Colts sold off a bit when the rumor came out that the polishers had gone on a strike | having been refused more pay. We do“ not consider this report as serious nor | sufficient to maike the stock drop low- er as this factory together with other large plants in :Iartford are now pay- ing the highest wages in their his- tory. American Hardware is quoted 123 bid, 124 asked with sales at both of these prices. North & Judd has been rather quiet and is quoted 104 bid, 107 asked. We consider this stock a good purchase at these prices. Stanley Works is quiet but firm and is quoted 61:4 bid 62 asked. Landers Frary & Clark has been more active with sales ranging between 57 and 58, TUnion Manufacturing company has had a sharp advance this past week 73 freely is bid, with very little stock in the market. There is, how- ever a small block of stock in the market which can be bought at 80. This is an advance of nine points over last weelk’s cuotation. New Departure Common is quoted a little lower this week 153 being bid, with stock offered at 155. The Pre- ferred stock of this company is 107 bid. Scoville Mfg. Company stock has been a leader this week sales took place the first part of the week at 260. Stock is now selling at $300 per share. Showing an advance of over 50 points in about a Wweek’'s time. American Brass is quiet and is quoted 186 bid, 188 asked. The Life Insurance Company stocks in Hartford have been strong with very little stock offered. Travelers is .quoted 687 bid, 692 asked with sales between these figures. Aetna is quoted 502 bid, 507 asked. Aetna Life Rights are stronger at 100 bid, 1011 asked. Sales of Aetna Accident and Liabil- ity company have ranged from 380 to 385 per share. Hartford Steam Boil- | er is strong at 555 bid, with very lit- | tle stock offered- The Fire Insurance company stccks have been in great demand. Aetna Fire is quoted 285 asked, 370 being the bid price. There have been sales around 375, Hartford Fire is high- er 735 being bid: with a little stock offered at 745. National Fire has shown great strength 365 being bid and recent sales have ranged trom 365 to 370. Phoenix Fire is quoted 370 to 380 and there have been sales at 375. Standard Fire is quoted 63 bld, 65 asked. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Coming Month To Be a Busy One in Various Bureaus. The Chamber of Commerce is making plans for an active season, which will open the latter part of this month, and will continue through the winter. The annual meeting in October will be the biggest event, and a number of very important meetings of various bureaus have been arranged The directors of the civic bureau will meet tomorrow evening and on | next Tuesday cvening a meeting of the directors of the mercantile bu- reau will be held. i It is reported that the typo- graphical union is to take up the mat- ter of having the printing for the ciiy of New Britain done in this city. The | secretary of the chamber has not been communicated with as yet regarding | the subject. The plans and specifications for | the new building for the Hartford Auto Parts company will be com- pleted this evening, it 1s expected- DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Martha 1. Hart Word has been received here of the death of Martha I. Hart which occurred in New Haven. She was forty-one years of age- The funeral will be held in New Haven Saturday a(ternoon at 2 o’clock and interment will be in Fairview cemetery, this city, at 4:30 o’clock, BULGARIANS FORTIFY. Paris, Sept. 9, 4:45 p. m.—Accord- ing to a despatch to the Temps from Dedeaghatch, the Bulgarians are ac- tively fortifying that port and its en- | virons. Heavy guns are being placed at all strategic points, the despatch adds, eighteen large pieces having been taken through the city last night. ——— e TGO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, “arpenters helpers, 25¢ North and Judd job. BD. Hibbard. Co. 9-9-d4 WANTED. per hour. H WANTED-—Lathers at once, W. I; Hine, Tel. 1015-5. SPECIAL:— For Friday Only | smashed two wheels off his wagon. ! at studio, | sell a half interest in the store at 327 | of James Walsh for another boxing | store at 390 Main street for six years { building | performances. Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. FRIDAY The entire balance of our Wash Skirt line com- prising values from 95¢ to $7.45. 89c¢ The entire balance of our Wash Dress stock, com- prising values from $2.95 to $9.95. For Friday Only $1.89 This sale will start promptly at 8:30 Friday morning and will be for ALL DAY on FRIDAY ONLY City ltems A son has been born to Mr, and Mrs, Patrick Sculley of Hart street. Remarkable values left in our final clean-up sale. Besse-Leland Co. —advt. A petition has been arranged to the grand lodge of the Moose for per- mission 'to reopen the charter of the local lodge ior sixty ds Phoenix hosiery, Dearonl Shop.—advt. Harry Luce, a milkman, notified the police this morning that a runaway horse and wagon had bumped into his outfit on Hartford avenue and Shoe He did not know to whom the team Lelonged. Miss Caroline Bollerer, teacher of piano will resume teaching Monday, Sept- 13th. Application can be made 77 Linwood street., Tei. 275-2.—advt. Miss Laura P. Farrell, teacher of vocal technique and vocal develop=- ments, resumes teaching, Sept. 13th., studio 39 Walnut St.. 'phone 533-2 of 1117-2.—advt. St. Mary’s Lady T. A. & B. society will meet tonight. The anniversary committee will meet at 7'30. o’clock. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Prospect street at the hospital today. Remarkable values left in our final clean-up sale. Besse-Leland Co. —advt. Lemuel J. Coburn, formerly, of this city, who recently resigned from the head of the Berlin-Suffield Trap Rock company, is now booming a woolen mill in Songerville, Maine. Miss Maria Herre entertained last evening in honor of her guest, Miss Irma Sehr of Short Beach. i The clerks of William Colishaw tendered a surprise party last evening to William G. Sloan of West Main street in honor of his birthday. Mr. Sloan was the recipient of an appro- priate gift. Supper was served and a social hour was enjoyed. Joseph Scavillo has sold a soda fountain and fixtures to Joseph Cali- endo. Adam Stacemis has filed with the city clerk notice of his intention tol Main street to George Parandeles. A meeting of the committee on Ii- censes of the common council will be held this evening to act on the petition 22 iicense for September I. Simons et al, have the leased to I. Berkowitz and W. Ruback, photographers. The rent will be $75 a month for three years and $85 per month for the next three years. Thomas Taylor has applied to the inspector for a permit to make alterations on a house on City avenue at a cost of $300. The ordinance committee last night discussed proposed changes in the ordinances relating to the time fire- men and jolicemen injured in the per- formance of their duties may have sick leave, the transportation of ex- plosives through the streets and the opening of all theater exits during Remarkable values left in our fina] clean-up sale. Besse-Leland Co. —advt. John .D. McCue, manager of the Hotchkiss & Templeman company of | Erie 1st pld MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK px Represented by E. W. Eddy. New Britain Nat, ga,p American Hardware New Britain Machine Stanley Works Colt’s Arms Narth & Judd BOODY McLELLAN & MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. | 111 Broadway, New York. Established 1879, The facilities of our office are at your disposal to buy tain thg best markets om all listed issues and we feel service will be not only satisfactory but superior to any DIRECT FRIVATE WIRE TO NEW YOR NEW BRITAIN OFFICE, 309-310 NAT'L BANK ¥, c Telepbone 1013, FINANCIAL NEWS RAILROADS SHARE RISE WITH COPPER (Closing Strong—Inactive Special- ties Rise at Last New York, Sept. 9—Wall St. 10:30 a. m—Further sensational advances in war specialties overshadowed all other operations in today's early mar- ket. Bethlehem Steel opened 3 points up, at 302, rising gradually to 310, to which it immediately added an- other five points, exceeding its pre- vious high record by four points. The preferred opened at 150, a gain of 9 1-2, Crucible Steel showed an over- night gain of 1 3-4 at 89, soon ad- vancing to 90 1-4, Other issucs in this group rose 1 to 3 points U. S. Steel made an initial gain of a fraction, later rising to 76, a full point. Among railways, Reading, Can- adian Pacific and Erie First prefer- red rose a point each, while Morris and Essex, a Lackwanna subsidiary, declined from 176 3-4, its last pre- f vious quotation, to 163. Wall St, Close—Inactive special- ties, coppers and some of the eastern railways rose materially in the final trading. The closing was strong. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., rembers of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Sept. 9, 1915 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar .. 67% 66% 66% Alaska Gald . 3231 32% 323 Am Agricul Chem. 62 61 61% Am Car & Fdy Co. 70% 68% 69 Am Can 58% 57% 58% Am Smelting . 82% 81% 81% Am Sugar ... .110 110 110 Am Tobacco .....227% 226 227% Am Tel & Tel ....128% 122% 1231 Anaconda Copper . 71% 708% 70% A TS Fe Ry Co..102% 101% 1021 B & O 83% 83 8314 xBRT. 831 83% Beth Steel 302 325 Canadian Pacific .154% 153% 1543 Central Leather .. 44% 44% 443 Chesapeake & Ohlo 50 49% 49% Chino Copper .... 45% 45% 45% Chi Mil & Bt Paul. 85% 841,85% COlF &I .. 4T% 4Ty 41y Cons Gas . 126% 126% 126% Distillers Sec 27% 26 26% Erie 30%% 29% 29% 47% 45% 4TY L172% 171% 171% 119 119 119 21% 21 21% 78 6% 17 L145% 144% 145 General Electric . Great Nor pfd ... Tntarborough Interboro pfd Lehigh Valley .. Mex Fetroleum 851% 82 5% National Iead 66 645 65% N Y ¢ & Hudson 94 92% 93% Nev Cons . 14% 14% 14% NYNHG&H RR 69% 66% 681 N Y Ont & West 27% 26% 27% Northern Pacific .108% 1078 1081 Norfolk & West .110% 110 110 Penn R R 109% 110 Pressed Steel 62% 631 Ray Cons . 22y, 22% Reading i 150% 150% Southern Pa(lfl(‘ 887% 89 Southern Ry ... 16% 16% Tenn Copper .. 7% b67% Pexas Oil .. 1531 155 Union Pacific 129% 1301 Utah Copper 663% 66% U S Rubber 50 501 U § Steel 5% T6% U 8 Steel pfd 112% 114% Va Car Chemical 388, 38% Westinghouse 116% 116% Western Union 6% 76% Car €3% 2214 L1513 895 16% 581 155 120% 67% 651% . 6% 114% £ 116% 76% HARTFORD 8§ EXCHAN Hartford Stock tions, furnished by members of the Ni change. Represen National Bank bull i Manuafactaring Aetna Nut Co American Brass Co , American Hoslery Co . American Hardware C American Silver Co ..} Am Thread Co pfd ... Billings & Spencer Co Bristol Brass Co Broad Brook Co The Edward Balf Co Case, Lekwd & Brnd Co Collins Co Colt’'s Arms Co Bagle Lock Co G-N Tobac Co pfd Holyoke Wtr Pwr Co Internatl Silver pfd Internl Silver com Johns-Pratt Co Landers, Frary & Clark J. R. Montgomery Co N B Machine Co . N D Mig Co pfd ... N D Mfg Co com . North & Judd Mfg Co 1 Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co Plimpton Mfg Co......i8 Pratt & Whitney Co pfd 10) Smyth Mfg Co cep Stand Screw Co pfd A 98 Stand Screw Co ptd A 1 Stand Screw Co com ., Stanley Rule & Lovel C 38 Stanley Works Bwift & Co ... Taylor & Fenn Co Torrington Co pfd .. Torrington Co com ,,., M Traut & Hine .. Union Mfg Co . U 8 Envelope Co prd 10 U S Envelope Co com Banks And Trust Co City Bank 138 Conn River Bank Co..130} Conn Trust Co........85 Fidelity ¢fo v.. 2800 First Natigpal Bank .. .18 Hart-Aetna Natl Bank. ! Hartford Trust Co......400 Natl Exchange Bank... 88§ Phoenix National Bank.198 Riverside Trust Co Security Co United States Bank N B Trust Co Fire Insurance Aetna Fire .. Hartford Fire National Fire Phoenix Fire Standard Fire .... Life And Indemnity Aetna Life ....... Aetna Acc and L(nbmty Conn General Life . Hartford Steam Bailer Travelers Aetna Life Rights ... Public Utilitios Farm River Power Co. Hart City Gas Lt Co pd 4§ Hart City Gas Lt Co em. 61 Hart Electric Light Co. '. 8 N E Tel 139 e o DALY COUNCIL Daly couneil, K. of C,, formed of the three local. will meet on Heptember 18 officers. 'The installation in October. The committes solidation will meet tom ning. W 7] A case of diptheria at the, Bast and Florence streets reported to the health dep Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co.- A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION . organized and qualified through years of effi¢ trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Gual Executor or Admimstrator. CAPITAL $750,000. Waterbury, was a visitor in this city on business today. | M. H, WHAPLES, Pres't. SURPLUS $750,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co, | HARTFORD,