New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1915, Page 10

J1ANS REVOLT FIGHT SERBS War Office: Gives Ac- r Opqrafions in Serbia —_— a London, Dec. 8, 4:40 a. [Bulgarian war office today he following statement con- perations in Serbia: eginning of our operations prbia was when our entire sent westward. . The French ich had been landed, sup- Serbian forces had suc- obtaining a foothold on the Bhlce-Glava-Babuna-Planina- rivolak, but was advanced as possible and reinforced on this front. 1led French Forces. beginning of November pded in repelling the French line Krivolak-Vardar-Cerna. fwas to outflank the French surround them after the sufficient forces. The oc- of the eastern slope of Ra- nina brought the aim near, ench were - surrounded in east, the northwest and the They perceived the dan- uation and immediately de- retreat, escaping the threat- strophe. st be stated that the French ut the retreating movement ly for they succeeded in free- selves from our grip. The ont of our troops assumed sive about noon and occupied Krivolak-Negotin-Kovadartzi- v hastily retreated, pursued visions. After operations up- ina. the general staff of the hy sent strong divisions tow- lovo, Gostivar and Kitshavo, hble aim—first,, of the occu- Dibra and the cutting off of jan retreat to Macedonia he Serbians might possibly be by the Anglo-French troops, pbnd, the occupation of Ochri- Struga, rendering impossible a retreat to Albania by the Serbians operating near Monastir and Resna. Occupy Town of Monastir. “The division which was destined to cut off the retreat of the Serbian Monastir garrison was sent by way of Smilewy toward the Monastir-Resna road. This division, advancing, com- pelled the Serbians to evacuate Mon- astir on the third. ' Today we occu- pled the town. Other divisions are advancing toward Ochrida and Dibra. “West of Prisrend the advance tow- ard Djakova proceeded. About noon a division of our troops crossed the White Drin and the evening of the fourth occupied Djakova. Operating Near Prisrend. “According to the latest advices our troops are operating near Pris- rend. It is stated that the defeat of Serbians near Kulaluma had the character of a catastrophe. During the flight from Prisrend to Kulaluma the Serbians lost ail their artillery au- tomobiles, the royal carriage, 320 om- nibuses and a considerable quantity of munitions of all sorts. At every step we find guns abandoned on the road which are in position. This shows the panic of the Serbian army. “The Albanians, who have been op- pressed for two or three years by the Serbians are revolting and are fight- ing against the Serbian bands wan- dering through the Albanian moun- tains.” 350 ENTERTAINED BY T. A. B. SOCIETY Organization Host for Assistants at Recent Fair—Whist, Minstrel Show and Dance. About 350 people attended the whist, entertainment and dance ten- dered to the fair workers and their friends at Y. M. T. A. & B. hall last evening. The whist was started at 8:45 and fourteen games were played. Eight members of the society acted as scorers. The prizes for the whist were distributed as follows: Ladies’ first prize, sofa pillow, won by Miss Helen Bloom; second, serving tray, won by Miss 8. Fulton; booby, talking doll, won by Miss Floretta Charland. Gentlemen'’s first prize, box of cigars, won by Thomas Cabellus; second, smoking set, won by Howard Kehner; booby, accordion, was won by Joseph Clynes. The entertainment started at 9:45 and was furnished by the Y. M. T. A. & B. minstrels. The members of the troupe started the entertainment in the rear of the hall and marched through the crowd to the stage, sing- ing the opening chorus. The solos ‘were as follows: “The Violet, the Rose and You"— James Donahue. “Just Try to Picture Me Back Home in Tennessee”’—Francis Campbell. “The Heart of a Rose”—Robert Smith. “The Song My Mammy Used to Sing to Me”—Master McGuire. “Circus Day in Dixie”’—Jeremiah Coffey, “A Little Bit of Heaven’—James Ringrose. “Alabama Jubilee”—Lawrence Cot- ter. “If We Can’t Be the Same Old Sweethearts, We'll Just Be the Same Old Friends’—William Welch. “Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner’” —John O’Dell. After the entertainment refresh- ments were served by twelve members of the society. Dancing was started at 11 o’clock and continued until 1 o’clock. Gilbert’s orchestra rendered an excellent concert during the whist, assisted the minstrels with their en- tertainment and furnished a very good program of dances. The committee in charge of the affair was W. J. Kerin, J. F. Callahan, Philip Duffy, J. F. Sul- livan and C. A. Gilbert. NEW STANDARDS FOR PLUMBERS Ordinances Relating to Material Will From BENSON Undergo Revision of Health Board, Plumbing Inspector Quinliven re- ported to the board of health yester- day at the monthly meeting of the board recommending certain changes in the plumbing ordinances relating to material to be used and that these changes be left in the hands of the plumbers’ committee. After a discus- sion as to the legal phase of the mat- ter it was voted to empower the com- mittee to draft the changes and re- port at another meeting of the board. Samples of material which were to have been submitted to the board in relation to the proposed changes had not arrived and the inspector asked the board that the committee be al- lowed to act on the question of adopt- ing it without calling another meet- ing. Chairman H, 8- Tallard presided at the meeting. M. W. Davenport for the plumbers’ examining committee recommended that George Schmitt be granted a journeyman’s license. 'The report was accepted. Superintendent Reeks reported that the milk inspector is now busy on outside inspections to the exclusion of office work and took 79 samples during November. Results are mater- ially better as was-evidenced by sam- ples shown the members, Particular attention is being given to two deal- ers who were before the board at the last meeting. Dr. Reeks said the of- fice appropriation will be overdrawn because of extra expenses. New cab- inets were bought at the recent sale of the Adkins Printing company at a saving of $9- A new dirt tester for milk was bought for $10. Other ex- RADIGAL CHANGES IN INCOME TAX (Continued From First Page.) entton growing states of the South sustained heavy losses through de- clines in the price of cotton. Every power of the Government was ex- erted to mitigate the situation and I believe it is not inexact to say that but for the active agency of the government in protecting and cons serving the business interests of the country during that critical period grave disaster would have resulted. “It is a pleasure to acknowledge that the efforts of the Government were seconded and supported by the earnest and patriotic co-operation of the business interests of the country. During the year there has been a steady, healthy, forward mo\_'ernem, in every line of activity, until now prosperity has been firmly established throughout the country.” Mr. McAdoo included letters from mercantile agencies to support his statement, and quoted figures on rail- road and other business operations to show increased activities. Financial Situation Strong. “The financial situation of this country,” he continued, ‘“has never heen so strong and favorable as now. Our financial resources are the great- est in our history, and our banking system, through the creation of the Federal Reserve system, is now the strongest in the world. In every re- spect the economic and financial con- dition of the country is extraordinarily sound. It is greater than that of any cther nation and if we use our re- sources and our opportunities intel- ligently, we shall establish the pros- perity of this nation upon an impre- gnable foundaton for many vyears to come.” In that connection ‘the secretary’s report showed the stock of gold in the United States on Nov. 1, 1915. was $2,198,113,762 compared with $1,805,876,580 on January 2 and that it is by far the largest sum in gold ever held by one country. Indications were, he added, that the present stock would be greatly augmented. Treasury Department Operations. The report reviews at length, opera- tions of the treasury department for the year, Mr. McAdoo's deposits of gold in the Atlanta, Dallas and Rich- mond federal reserve banks, and his decision to make reserve banks gov- ernment depositories and fiscal agents. Legislation recommended included $50,000 for a second Pan-American financial conference in Washington in 1917 and $25,000 for the use of the United States section of the interna- tional high commission on uniformity of laws for the two Americas. Opposes Public Buildings. The method of legislating for pub- lic buildings in an omnibus bill re- ceived the secretary,s disapproval and he asked that it be discontinued. Needless waste of public money, he said, will be avoided if congress will hereafter not authorize the acquisition of publc building sites until authoriza- tion is made for the buildngs to go on the sites. He asked that the sec- retary of the treasury be authorized to fit the building to the city and not to make it just as imposing as the sum appropriated under the present system will permit. Mr. McAdoo asked for two cruising cutters for the coast guard service on the Pacific coast, to cost $700,000, a harbor cutter for New York to cost $125,000 and one for San Francisco to cost $50,000. He says that in plans for national defense the Coast Guard will have important assignment and that authorizations for the service will be valuable from a military stand- point. Reviewing the oleomargarine and whiskey frauds of the year the re- port again recommends changes in the oleo law to reduce the invitation 1o commit similar frauds. AUXILIARIES TO NAVY, 1,000 Owners of Yachts and Motor Boats Offer Craft to U. S. New York, Dec. 8.—Nearly 1,000 owners of yachts and motor boats have consented to offer their craft as auxiliaries to the United States navy, according to an announcement made by Ralph B. Strassburger, a member of the executive committec of the Navy league of the TUnited States. Mr. Strassburger, addressing the league at a meeting here yester- day, said that efforts would be made to have new power boats constructed along naval lines. The navy league adopted a resolu- tion favoring the establishment mext summer of naval training camps on the lines of the military camp held at Plattsburg, N. Y., last summer. The league favors such camps at or near New York City, in Narrangansett Bay, R. I., at Norfolk, Va., and San Fran- cisco. FORMER LEGISLATOR DEAD. H. L. Eckhard Dies at Home in Stam- ford at Age of Sixty Years. Stamford, Dec. 8.——Henry L. BEck- hard, a former members of the gen- eral assembly died at his home here today aged 60. He represented Stam- ford in the house in 1908 and 1909, in the latter year being chairman of the committee on congressional and sen- atorial districts, and also a member of the committee on humane insti- tutions. He had also held a number of town offices. He was born in Germany and is survived by his wife and several chil- dren. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. London, Dec. 8, 7:49 a. m.—The British steamer Commodore, which penditures included typewriter rib- bons, printing of monthly reports, etc. The expenses totaled $735.99, Dr- Reeks in reply to a question by Dr. Bray said the garbage appropriation is practically untouched. The bills were approved and after a discussion of the board’s finances .the meeting adjourned. the admiralty announced had been gunk, was owned by the Charente Steamship Co., Ltd., of Liverpool, it appears from the latest advices. There are several steamships of this name, but the identity of the vessel sunk was not made clear before. The Commodore had a gross tonnage of 5,858. GAMPAIGN TO AID GOUNTY GHURGHES Pinchot Pleads for Co-operation Through Gommunity Federations Columbus, O., Dec. 8.—Country churches in the near future must co- operate through the medium of com- munity federations and they must interest themselves more closely in the material welfare of the rural population, Gifford Pinchot, president of the National Conservation asso- ciation, declared today in an address at the opening session of the national convention of the commission on Church and Country Life, a branch of the Federal council of churches of Christ in America, which is meeting simultaneously. Mr. Pinchot, who is chairman of the commission, called on both coun- try and city residents to unite in try- ing to solve the problem of the present decadent condition of rural churches. He predicted that the rural church campaign to be institut- ed at this meeting would be an ef- fective conservation movement inas- much as it would tend to conserve the religious and economic health of country communities. Sound and Vigorous. “There can be no permanently sound and vigorous life for the na- tion unless life in the country is vig- orous and sound,” said Mr. Pinchot. “The strength of any civilization is best measured by the soundness of life on the land. The tenacious spir- itual ideals of the open country con- stl'.l_lte our most resisting barrier against the growing laxity and luxury of our social organization. “I believe we are standing today on the threshold of a great movement which will bring back to the church in the country and smaller towns the greater power for good which it used to have. I do not contend that the church should take the functions of the Grange or the agricultural school, but I do believe that failure or the country churches through their min- isters to get into productive touch with the work and needs of the coun- try people is one of the fundamental reasons for the present weakness of country church. Mr. Pinchot urged the necessity of good farms, good roads and good schools as necessary for the success of churches, but declared also that active churches would assist power- fully in securing improved material conditions. He explained that the commission on church and country life, created one year ago under au- thority of the Federal council of churches, was the partial outgrowth of former President Roosevelt's com- mission on Country Life. Mr. Pinchot was a member of that commission. He praised the work of Dr. Warren H. ‘Wilson, New York, who has charge of the rural church work for Pres- byterians, of Dr. George F. Wells, of the Federal Council of Churches, and of Rev. Charles Otis Gill, secre- tary of the commission. Fe urged all denominations to unite in a move- ment to improve the country church. Truth About Conditions. “We are not here to advocate the weakening or stregthening of any de- nomination at the expense of an- other,” said Mr. Pinchot, ‘“nor have we any theory to exploit or any axe to grind. - We merely seek the truth about conditions, and remedies that are both wise and practicable.” The conference will be in session tomorrow and Friday, concluding with an address Friday evening by President Wilson on rural life prob- lems in the United States. Most meetings of the Federal Coumcil of Churches are for business transactions and the public program is largely be- fore the rural life commission. Pinchot Noted Churchman. Because of country church move- ments tends to eliminate unnecessary churches and duplication of effort, Gifford Pinchot, America’s foremost apostle of conservation, is chairman of the Commission on Church and Country Life. “It is one of the great- est ends of the conservation cause to conserve human energy in the ru- ral religious and civic field,” he says. Pinchot is 50 years of age. He is president of the National Conserva- tion association. He was forced to | leave Belgium several months ago while arranging for distribution of American supplies for French within | German lines, because the Germans | considered him pro-Allies. Now he is lecturing on the European war. He became interested in forestry when a young man and persuaded his father, James Pinchot. a wealthy New York | merchant, to endow the Yale forestry school. He is now called “the father of forestry in America.” He was chief United States forester under President Roosevelt and was dismiss- | ed by President Taft during the Ballinger controversy. In 1914 he was married to Miss Cornelia Bryce, | daughter of General Lloyd Bryce, former ambassador to Holland. PREPARING FOR CONVENTION. Swedish Socicties Makinz ments for Singers. Arrangc- A meeting of the committee of ar- | rangements for the anual convention of the United Swedish Singers socie- | ties which will be held in this cit next June, was held last evening and considerable business partaming to the evert was transacted. It was deicded to hold a fair i | Turner hall shortly and the follow- ing committee was appointed to make | the necessary arrangements: Herman Johnson, chairman; John P. Peter- | son, Algot Peterson, Calus Lindquist and John A. Erickson. The proceeds | will be donated toward defraving the | expenses of the convention. The women of Valkvrian lodge, O. of V.. will a~t as hostesses for the visiling women during the conven- tion. The Arpi Sextet will give a l | Berlin Editor Says They Disgrace Ger- | the Berlin newspaper Die Zukunft, in dance next Saturday evening and the receipts will ne contributed to the convention fund. A committee has been chosen to look up quarters for the visitors during their stay here. PHILIP C. RAND DE. Prominent Meriden Business Man Succumbs to Heart Trouble. Meriden, Dec, 8.—Philip C. Rand, prominent in local business circles, died at his home here today of heart trouble brought en by illness which began in the spring of 1914. He was then traveling in Europe with his wife. When the war broke out they were detained for a month in Ger- many. Mr. Rand served in the Civil war with the 15th Conn. Volunteers as a first lieutenant and adjutant. He was 74 years old, and is survived by his wife, a son and daughter. City Items ——— Quarantine on cases of diphtheria | on Oak and Broad streets and Hart- | ford avenue was released by the | health department today. A marriage license has been issued to William Bernhardt Retz, a drafts- man of 182 Kelsey street, and Ida Margréta Sabotke of 300 Oak street. The bride to be is a native of Bel- | gium. Mrs. Sarah J. North of Osgood ave- | nue received a plainful injury yes- terday when she fell down a flight of steps leading to the cellar. Mrs. North is advanced in age and the fall was all the more grave. Mrs. I. Glickman of Springfield is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Kennedy of Willow street. The annual meeting and election of officers of Martha Chapter, O. E. S, will be held tomorrow evening in Masonic hall at 8 o'clock. i Steps are being taken it is reported to form a new clothing company to | occupy the present location of E. G. Pabcock who is to Tgtire from busi- | ness on January 1. It is said that George B. Ashley, for many chief clerk for Mr. Babcock, head the proposed company. D. of I. sale, Booths' hall, 9th and | 10th, afternoon and evening.—advt. 1 The first of a series of talks on | manufactured products will be given tonight at the regular meeting of the Men’s Brotherhood of Trinity M. E. Church by H. R. Reynolds. Refresh- | ments will be served. All members | are urged to be present. | Up to the minute tailored suits of excllisive patterns, Nelson-Thompsons. —advt. The members and friends of Young People’s Society of the First Congregational church will hold a social in the chapel this evening, where they will be given a rousing good time by the social committee | which has planned a great many new | stunts and games. Our Toy department now open. Chestnut street. Gladding.—advt. the i ‘ BULGARS CONTINUE PURSUIT OF FRENCH King Ferdinand’s Forces Defeat Ser- bians After Severe Fighting and Occupy Town of Resna. Sofia, Dec. 5, Via.. London, Dec. 8, 7:28 p. m. (Delayed in Transmission.) -——The following statement was given | out by the Bulgarian war office today: | “On both sides of the Vardar river our troops have continued the pursuit of the French, who are retreating. A | column advancing north of Monastir across the Smelevo towards the road from Monastir to Resna, defeated the Serbians after severe fighting at Ligla Mountain and occupied the town of Resna. “A column advancing Monastir from Kichevo captured, after bitter resistance, strongly fortified positions near the villages of Medovo and Miranmorac and is now marching towards Ochrida. A column advancing from Kichevo towards Dibra after a sanguinary battle defeated the Serbians at the watershed which follows the ridges of the Jama Mountains, and towards | noon occupied Driba, from which | place they are pursuing the enemy in the direction of Struga, “On the Serbo-Montenegrin front near Djakana and Kulaluma our troops are counting considerable war material which the Serbo-Montenegrin | troops abandoned.” north of I‘ to Ochrida PROTESTS ATTACKS ON | AMERICA IN GERMANY mans Before Whole World and Their Own Conscience. Amsterdam, Dec. 8, via London 9: m.—A vigorous protest against at- tacks made in Germany against Am- 5 a. erica and Americans appears in an ar- ticle by Maximilian Harden, editor of the latest issue of that paper. The ar- ticle states that at a recent meeting of a great corporation one of the di- rectors referred to the American peo- ple as “That pack of scoundrels in America.” Nobody, the writer adds, | protested and the chairman did not | rule the remark out. “Such proceedings,” says Herr Har- den, “disgust every right thinking German and disgrace us before the whole world and before our own con- science. It is little wonder that we Thursday M and | Friday | BIG FISH MAR FRESH SHORE HADDOCK ..... FANCY CHICKEN HALIBUT .... LARGE FRESH HERRINGS . FANCY BOSTON BLUE OYSTERS3, N SILVER SALMON STEAK .... vood LARGE FRE SMELTS . FRESH BUTT! 16¢ YELLOW TAIL FLOUNDERS Best Cooking Compound 2 1bs 2 l Cc LEAN CORNED BEEF THE OHICAN rragansett Bay . Thursday and Friday KET SPECIALS “31c 25¢ 11c 17¢ FISH .... SLICED AK oD 2 Ibs SMOKED FINNAN HADDIES . . FRESH WATER FANCY MEDIU MACKEREL . 12c Selected Eggs for boiling doz 35(: Rumps ....1b 121/2(: 1 Head Cabbage FREE with each purchase. Small Skinned Back HAMS, 8 to 10 Ib avg Ib l 8C FRESH SPARE o 25c OK ROAS .1 FRESH PORK SHOULDERS Ib CHU 12Y4c 12Y2c¢ CENTURY BLEND COFFEE 1V sl vl &5 ALASKA PINK SALMON ....... 1w os Q wn 9C CLAMS . Sunbeam Tuna Fish can : 15c21c MACKEREL 6 for 25 .. BEST MAINE POTATO AMERICAN SAR- DINES, in oil .3 cans — lac LARGE SAIT HERRING 5c ES.......I5-]bpk‘)5c . 3 for FRESH SPINACHor KALE ...........pk 15C Fancy Baldw..a Apples .. .4 gts 15¢ Kiln Dried Sweet Potatoes .4 lbs | 15¢ Events Tonight Vaudeville and Keeney’s theater. Moving Pictures, hall. Independent Daughters of St meet in Turner Hall, Carpenters Union meets Church street. at Erwin Castle, Fagles hall. K. G. E, meets per hall, Phenix lodge, I. O. Jr. O. U. A, M. hall. 0. F., meets in St. Elmo lodge, K. of P.,, meets at 242 Main street. COLLEGE CLUB BANQUET. Members of the College club en- joyed a banquet at the Y. M. C. A. last night when a number of new mem- bers attended the gathering. Mrs. Stanley 8. Holmes was toastmistress. Mrs. Charles F. Chase responded to the toast “Our Children.” Miss Flor- Subject” and toasts the Misses Jenkins, and Rachel Dodge. scheme was yellow. were offered by Jessie Lockwood The color TEARS UP LICENSE. It is one of the prerogatives of wo- man to change her mind. And there- by hangs a tale. Edward Gallagher of Seymour street entered the office of the city clerk yesterday and asked for a marriage license for himself and Miss Hannah Kelliher. He received the document and went out A short time later he returned and said he wanted another license. Sur- prise was expressed and Gallagher ex- plained that Miss Kelliher had torn up the first license but had decided later she would be come his bride and sent him back for another. FAIR COMMITTEE MEETS. The committe of twenty-five mem- bers of New Britain lodge of Elks appointed by Exalted Ruler James H Curtin to act on the advisability of holding a fair met last evening and discussed the matter at length. A sub-committee consisting of Past Ix- alted Ruler W. F. Delaney, T. O’Brien, Secretary D. T. Holmes, L. P. Mangan and E. J. Clerkin will in- vestigate some ~f the important phas- es of the recent fairs, and will make a report at another meeting of the committee to be held next Tuesday evening. TOCAL PRIZE WINNERS. The name New Britain appears in two places on the list of prize awards at the recent fair given by the Meri- den lodge of Elks which ended Mon- day evening. “Beauty" Dwight street, (said to be a dog) was awarded $50, while D. J. D., T. A. B., was awarded $100. The capital w awarded ‘to ' Meder of Bristol well known are hated”’ to local people. 1 i Svenska Klubben meets in Electric G. 1 34 in Lady Turners society meets in Tur- ence A. Camp had for her topic “Any | w. | Woods, | MAXIMUM WHOLESALE VEGETABLE PRICES | German Government Publishes Amount at Which Certain Food- stuffs May Be Sold, N , 645 pub- prices Berlin, Via. London, Dec. 8 a. m.—The government today liches the maximum wholesale for a number of vegetables. These vegetables and the prices per 50 kilograms (110 pounds) follows White cabbage, 250 pfennigs (a pfennig equals quarter cent); red cabbage, 450 pfennigs; beets and car- rots, 500 pfennigs; onions, 600. pfeft- nigs. The price of sauerkraut is fixed lat 1,200 pfennigs for 50 kilograms. DRIFTING. MINNESOTA San Francisco, Dec. 8.—Additional tugs are to be dispatched today to the assistance of the disabled steam- ship Minnesota, in response to a ra- diogram - received late last night " by C. W. Wiley, Marine Superintendent of the Great Northern Steamship Co., from Capt. Garlick of the Minnesota. In his message Capt. Garlick stated { that although the wrecking vessel | Iaqua and the tug Dauntless sent iast Friday to the aid of the crippled freighter, are standing by, more as- sistance was imperatively neefed Captain Garlick further stated in his message that the Minnesota's last battery of six boilers collapsed Sun- y morning and that the vessel had been drifting helplessly since then. GOING TO BRIDGEPORT. Chairman H. 8. Tallard of the | health board with Superintendent T. | E. Reeks and Dr. B. D. Radcliffe, the | milk, meat and food inspector plan to go to Bridgeport Thursday, Decem- ber 16, to secure further data in re- lation to the municipal slaughter house conducted in that city. A com-/ plete report covering the investiga. tion and including recommendations based on the knowledge gained will be made at the next meeting of the health board Limitatio of Claims, At a Court of Probate holden at NEW BRITAIN, within and for the DISTRICT OF BERLIN, in the County of Hartford and State of Connectftut, on the 7th day of December, A. D. 1915, Present, Judge. On motion of The New Britain Tr Company of said New Britain, ministrator c. t. a. on the Morris Levy, late of New | within said district deceased. THIS COURT doth decree that si¥ months be allowed and limited for the | creditors of said estate to exhibit theig me to the Admin . and direct that public given of this order by ad . newspaper published in ain and having a circula tion in ct, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign 08 in said Town of New Britain, near the place where the dece Ja dwelt. BERNARD F, GAFFNEY, Judge. Bernard F. Gaffney, Esq. Britain, istrator c. notice be sed