New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1915, Page 1

HERALD "ADS” 1 BETTER BUSI . | HERALD BEST OF ALL NEWSPAPERS EW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. AUSTRIA STIRRED SUCCESS OF GERMAN BY ANGONA NOTE WAR LOANS GENUINE Vienoa Believes Dual Monarchy Dr. Helffrich Denies Assertion in ESTABLISHH NOW STILL H ' CITY UNDER Slow Progress Being M PRICE THREE CENTS. " BULGARIAN TROOPS NNOT ON GREEK So1L. = Athens Government Denies Re- HIGH UNION GFFICIAL INVOLVED IN PLOTS HEAVY SALES HERE OF ALLIED BONDS CONFIRMS GERMAN DESIGNS ON EGYPT Man of German Descent Alleged to $300,000,000 of Anglo-French Notes Announcement that Dutch East Indics Be Connected With Conspiracy Handled By American Syndicate Liners and Mail Boats Will Aban- to Foment Strikes. Taken For Investment. | don Course Through Suez Canal. ‘ ports They Crossed Frontier PURSUIT OF ALLIES STOPS ? Anglo-French Front Now Extends to Kukus, Greece—Turks Claim Ad- vantage in British Join Forces. Mesopotamia—Many The Bulgarians are now definitely declared to have stopped their pur- suit of the Angle-French forces at = the Greek frontier. An official state- ment by the Athens government de- nies reports that Bulgarian troops have trenched on Greek soil. Newspapers in Athens express tha New York, Dec. 15.—It was learned authoratively today that a high offi- cial of one of the largest international unions in America is seriously in- volved in the investigation United States Attorney Marshall is making into the Franz Von Rintelen con- spiracy to foment strikes in munition | factories. This man is of German descent. He was prominent in the prolonged strikes in the factories of Bridgeport, Conn,, last spring, and also took a leading part in the strike of 12,000 Wworkers last summer at the General Electric company’s plant at Schenec- tady, N, Y. The investigation into the strike conspiracy has been halted for some days pending word as to when Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, could appear before the grand jury. Mr. ESwitzerland, states that President Wil- Will Give Satisfaction MAY ALSO OFFER INDEMNITY Sinking of Italian Liner Said to Be Resented by Minority—German Count Scores American Demands for Communication, 3:40 from | Buchs, Geneva, Via, Paris, Dec. 14, m, (Delayed.)—A despatch ienna received by way of son’s note to Austria regarding the Ancona incident has produced a Pro- found impression in government and | political circles. The note is said to New York, Dec. 15.—Sixty per cent. or $300,000,000 of the Anglo-French bonds handled by the American syn- dicate have been taken for investment acording to announcement made this afternoon by J. P. Morgan & Co., leaving $200,000,000 in the hands of the underwriters. The first offering consisted of twen- ty-five ‘bonds at 94 2.1, a decline of 1% points from the price at which they were taken by the syndicate and 1 1-8 under the previous law quota- tion at regular sale. This was fol- lowed by numerous additional trans- actions of ten to fifty bonds at 91 3-4 and 94 7-8, followed later by two blocks of fifty each at 94 5-8. Incidentally there were several sales for future delivery at 94 3-4 and 94 7-8, including one lot of 100 bonds. The bonds were readily absorbed at Newspapers of Foreign Countries | THAT IT IS FICTITIOUS | ! Asserts That Allies Are Shouldering | Almost Two-thirds of Expenses of | Conflict and Central Powers a Lit- | tle Over A Third. Berlin, Dec. 14, via London, Dec. | 15, 4:55 p. m.—Dr. Karl Helffrich, ! secretary of the imperial treasury, in | his speech today in the Reichstag in | support of the bill for a supplemen- tary war credit of ten billion marks | ($2,500,000,000) denied flatly | 2,6 | of the canal, is taken by 1 of route will London, Dec. 15, 4:37 a. m.—The announcement that Dutch Bast In- dies liners and mail boats will aban- don for the present their usual course through the Suez Canal and will “9i- low the Cape Route, in conjunction | with the Cologne Gazette's report o British trench digging and gener defensive preparations on both sides the Rotter- dam correspondent of the Daily New as confirmation of rapidly maturing German designs on Egypt. The Dutch steamship Companies ex- plain the change of route by the in- | creasing uncertainty of obtaining the | Though the storm is pa necessary amount of coal at the ~p- | 36 hours, New Britain and pointed stations, but as the change |, be are still struggling to rolon, the ‘oyage YN o ursen N Auy st el Vally 1 way out of the mountains News correspondent asserts that the | which cumber the streets The trolley com opening the Trolley CARS ARE STILL MA Death List Throughout Co and Nearly all Sections in port Partial Paralysis of tation Systems—Trains try roads. change could not have been dictated | ASSer- | ;. any but the most serious reasons. | night and all d tions made by newspapers in foreign | prom various other sources com= countries that the success of the Ger- ! piniy of the rapid completion of Ger- man war loans was fictitious and | ;an plans for a projected attack on made possible only be the loans belief that neither Bulgarian nor German troops will cross the Greek frontier. The allied front is said now to extend as far as Kukvs, Greece, about twenty-five miles north: | tled all last | to open its lines, but never ] the history of electric trans | has anything like present these concessions and created no dis- turbances to the general market, which reflected substantial support. Before the end of the first hour the bonds made a further decline to 94 Marshall learned today that Mr. Gompers” had arrived in Washington, and sent word to the capital to have the labor leader subpoenaed. It is be resented by a minority. It is generally believeq in Vienna, savs the despatch, that Austria will give satisfaction and probably an in- of Saloniki. Retreat Well Conducted. Accounts of the allied retirement that continue to come from allied sources at Saloniki and Athens dses- cribe it as orderly and generally weil conducted. Virtually all the allies’ war material was preserved, it is le- clared. The Turkish war office claims the s | expected that he will come to New York immediately. \VISCOUNT ALYERSTONE OF ENGLAND DEAD the sinking of the Italian steamer An- demnity, especially as she has large interests in America. Weak in Ome Point. Vienna, Dec. 15.—The Amereican note to Austria-Hungary concerning cona is regarded here as weak in one important point, which may deprive | the note in general of jts foundation. ery at 94 3-8. bonds® in the first hour approximated 1-2 for future delivery. Before midday regular sales were made at 94 1-2 and for future deliv- Transactions in these $1,000,000 with further heavy sales toward noon. subscribers through the war credit | total | banks. He stated that the loans by these institutions was 1,600,- | 000,000 marks ($400,000,000) as com- pared with over 25,000,000 marks in subscriptions. Referring to his estimate in August | that the total cost of war to all the | belligerents was almost 300,000,009 | marks daily, Dr. Helffrich said this ! of | Egypt. it | heen presented as an obstad snow, which was driven befl CURTIS MAY NOT SIGN |55 e REPORT ON ICE PLANT softened teams and sleighs until it n utmost efforts of the compi move it. Large gangs of d employed and these with t o | snowplows have managed some progress. The Arch st} amount_could now be estimated - | Committee Will Recommend from 320,000,000 to 330,000,000 | | That No Harvest Be marks. This would make a yeaily Taken In This Winter. had been opened only to Ha and on the Berlin line a wi been made to Brook street vi street. The reach through and South Main streets to Asi untouched. Nothing has been attempted north end lines. From the bank building to Francis st tracks are buried under a he of snow. The car which stallel s tonesen e amasan s FIRE. AT WATERBURY CAUSES $35,000 L0SS that the Austro-Hungarian govern- ment should be familiar with the at- Two Firemen Overcome By Cold and Third Run Over titude of the American government 1egarding the freedom of the seas By Hook ané Ladder advantage in the Mesopotamia fight- Jng is still with the Sultan’s troops and reports, in the Dardanelles con- tinued artillery operations, with mine and bomb fighting. His Vote Gave U. S. Practi- | cal Victory in Alaskan Boundary Dispute. cost of almost 120 billion marks, he said, an amount equal to half the total valuation of the public and pri- vate wealth of France before the war. He said that almost two-thirds of | _ y this "expenditure was shouldered by | Councilman O, F. Curtis is not ex- the entente allies and a little over a | pected to sign the report of the third by Germany and her allies, With | municipal ice commitee to the com- an_expenditure much gmaller then |, ., counci this morning although if | len street Monday night rem their opponents, had accomplished | rovorc it ia | rooned and the same is true more than the latter. i | Main street where a lone car Dr. Draws Comparison. | opposite the head of Cente i The opening of the new no! D Helifslch foomparediat trolley line to Commonwealth the successes of Germany and her R e foes in financing the war. He point- | e & ed out that Germany had covered the oAb it greatest part of her expenditures by b long-term loans. He said that only | Great Britain, in the other camp, haé had any success in doing this. A second difference, said the speaker. was that Germany hitherto had drawn | her funds almost exclusively from | has given great consideration to con- opponents | ditions relating to the business. It had been forced to tap sources abroud, | has dealt with a situation for which it particularly the United States. A | was in no way responsible and the third point, he asserted w: that the | majority feels that it cannot advise conditions of each successive Ger- | the council to abandon a project in man loan improved, while those which so much has been invested. “We do not believe it possible to in enemy countries had grown progres- carry on the business economically unless the house is put in proper re- sively worse. The French papers, said Dr. Helff- pair. No private owner would at- tempt to do businese <with such equip- rich, which, when Germany an- nounced her first five per cent. loan, spoke of an impending state of bank- | ment. We have specifications to put ruptey in Germany are now glorify- |the building in shape, which was what should have been done in the first place. We will recommend that ing as “The loan of victory,” +he | five per cent. French loan issued at | 88 or, in reality, at about 86.8. | $6,000 be expended. This will include Dr. Helffrich declared that Great | gsheathing. packing the walls with Britain had badly under-estimated the | gawdust, fixing the platforms and con- costs of the war. | veyors and repairing the road All s this must be done. “In order to make repairs it will be necessary to postpone harvesting ice hecause President Wilson had ex- plained this to the German govern- ment, thus implying that Austria, as Germany’s ally, should be acquainted with the principles laid down and de- sired by Washington. No Bulgarians in Greece. Athens, Via London, Dec. 15, 10:20 o. m.—The Greek government denies eports of the entrance of Bulgarian %orces into the Greek territory. London, Dec. 15, 1:19 p. m.—Vis- count Alverstone, former lord chief justice of Engldnd, is dead. Viscount Alverstone, for nearly thirteen years lord chief justice of England, was one of the most popular, human and many-sided men in British | public life. While on circuit at New- castle in February, 1912, Lord Alver- stone was seized with a serious heart attack, and his continued ill health Only Through Newspapers. Against this stand of Washington the objection is raised in responsible quarters here that the government| waterbury, Dec. 15.—In one of the has knowledge of the negotiations in | worst fires Waterbury has seen in sev- the Lusitania case onlythrough the | eral years, three handsome frame two- newspapers; that it could give to| family dwellings were burned to the these reports no diplomatic value and | ground early this morning in the lead- That it has not concerned itself in any | ing residential section of Waterbury, way with the Lusttania case. | the northwestern district. In addi- It is pointed out by the same au- | {ion to the total destruction of the thority that the American government | three houses, three others were also can scarcely demand that the im-!padly qamaged. perial and royal government base its The houses destroyed were the prop- policy upon newspaper reports and |erty of Carleton S. Redmond, a real it Is suggested that in any case it|estate promoter; Miss Adelaide Frost would have been better if W shing- | and TLester M. Camp, and were all ton at the same time had communi- | jgcated on the south side of Bucking- cated the memorandum of its stand- | ham street. The residence of D. I.. point to all belligerent governments Summey on the same side of the street in which case the present note would | and the residence of Selwyn A. seem justified. Ketcham on the north side were Hinted Threats gutted. —Count Ernest Von low ! i A D t Reventiow i tn | s talshortitime thelentiel hotse. s an article in the Tages Zeitung says | N - YS | enveloped in flames. Immediately the the note sent by the United States to sparks flew to the houses adjoining, Aucte segstaingftnelinconaivase s | nakin eV ah vl imelihcae T bulalney characterized by a tone of curt com- | 307 118 hort me three bullding | mand and hinted threats, and contains | te ppaniaghadito run to save themselves, and had little opinions, judgements and demands of specific and most harsh character | 1ance of saving any of their belong- ings. The fire department was called, He regards the treatment in the q 2 but owing to the heavy drifts and the note of the circumstances of the case hilly section where the blaze was lo- Sretoute superficial and even contra- | cateq, considerable trouble was had 5 in reaching the flames. the council upholds the said that he will not carry the fight will probably the News despatches December 14 ported that Bulgarian troops had | crossed the frontier between Serbia and Greece in pursuit of the retiring British and French forces. re- further. Councilman length speak against the acceptance of report. Councilman George M. Landers, member of the committce, made the following statement today to a Herald | reporter: “The ice committee has made a careful inspection of the ice plant and a Hartford Line Dead. Maple Hill experienced rel morning about 10 o'clock | car got that far from New B ie claimed that the line h opened to Newington Cente: owing to the fact that the cor are bad beyond that pdint no has been made to run cam Maple Hill. The Chestnut line is clogged from the june Stanley street to the terminu | line is open to Plainville, wi*t* <04 yards from the ce the village. Beyond there the ington line is still blocked and quick relief is promised. The and Plainville line was opened night and cars are running be those points today. A half schedule is being maintained be this city and Plainville. Valient attempts to clear the from the huge masses of sno being made by the street depa and the trolley company. The work everywhere for men who willing to wield a shovel. In the central streets where Entrance Most Improbable. Paris, Dec. 15, 5:50 a. m.—The Y¥reek government officially denies 4 that Bulgarians have entered Greek | ‘¢d to his resignation. territory and it. is eonsidered in com- Tall, athyletically modelled and petent quarters here that an entrance | vigorous. he was a spléndid specimen gt :he‘ Bulg:rxlans i‘:n& Greek aMfil:: of the o1d school of Bnglish gentlemen. a. is most improbable, says - a:ndespatch from Athens under Tues. | At Cambridge, where the finishing touches were put to his education, he day’s date. X The press unanimously declares, says | Was noted as a distance runner, being t¥e despatch, that the presence of | in fact “the best of his year. His | Bugarlans in Greek Macedonia would | interest in sports he carried into the arouse national indignation, and adds | world and won many trophie:e on the that the Greek government is ready to | cinder track. Until his seventieth vear he was an enthusiastic rider and a ke decisions required “By the high- 5 S t good hand at golf, and in the earlier est interests of the country. RO s frequent visitor to the National Sporting club, He came into prominence before the American public as the represen- tative of England on the Alaskan Boundary commission. His vote in support of the chief claims of the TUnited States gave America the prac- tical victory. Many Canadians pro- fessed to believe, and with bitterness asserted, that the American govern- home sources, while her Allies Saved Supplies. #Paris, Dec. 14, 5:14 p. m.—(De- layed)—The Temps publishes a des- patch from Saloniki corroborating the report that all French and British troops have not quit Serbian territo: having retired into Greece. Notwith- standing the difficulties of the retreat and the determined attacks of su- perior forces of Bulgarians, the des- Cost of War for Fran Paris, Dec. 14, 5:20 p. m.—The ap- patch says, the allies saved virtually alf“their ammunition and other sup- ment went into the arbitration only after it had reached an understanding Ignores Austrian Account The note, in addition, he says, ig- until noon today. The fire department did not leave Two firemen were propriations committee of the cham- ber of deputies, reporting today upon this year and the repalr work can be done in the spring uncer suitable con- ditions. Councilman Curtis knows of | walks have been shoveled ther banks of snow varying from tc five fect in depth. It is this | that is being removed in team sleighs and on Corbin Place it is dumped there is a small tain of the white substance. A | about the city shows that many overcome by the cold and another is in St. Mary’s hospital, as a result of in- juries received when a hook and lad- der truck ran over him. The loss is conservatively estimated at $55,000, and all of the property owners are pro- the requirements of the government for the first quarter of 1916, sum- | a concern which will sell us any marized the cost of the war thus: [amount of ice delivered at $1.75 per The total expenses of the government | ton as it is desired This can be sold | from. Aug. 1, 1914 to Dec. 31, 1915, | with the understanding that retailers were 31,024,000,000 francs ($6,204.- | are not to charge more than thirty nores the official Austrian description of the circumstances. The true explanation of this is, therefore, that the note is political rather than an attempt to retreat the that the American case should win, and that Alverstone was put forward 10’ carry out the diplomatic bargain. No confirmation of that theory has cver appeared but Lord Alverstone plies, and suffered comparatively small losses in men. The assertion made in an official Bulgarian communication that the Franco-British line had been cut is | fiot borne out by the correspondent of the Temps, who says: “Efforts to envelop or cut our lines altogether fajled.” was for months bitterly attacked by Canadians, particularly in the west, where it was thought that England, as in the case of the Oregon boundary case objectively, declares the count. Comment From Berlin. The text of the American note to tected by insurance. A half dozen handsome residences adjoining the burning buildings were saved. A servant girl was rescued 800,000), of which the purely military expenditures were 24,347,000,000 francs. While the average expenses during the first cents per hundredweight for it. The city will then accompiith what it set out to without any added expense and the house can be in perty owners are still asleep to civic duties and unless they get soon the police will have a lon to report to the prosecuting atto Austria-Hungary on the Ancona was »ut irto shape published in the Berlin newspapers. The “Lokal Anzeiger,” the ‘“Tageblatt” the “Vossische Zeitung,” and other leading journals, refrain from any comment which might be regarded as tending to complicate the situation Only the ‘“Kreuz Zeitung” and the discussion of the document. The “Kreuse Zeitung"” says: “The language of the note is markable. The Ancona, through its attempt at flight, had, even in ac- cordance with the stand earlier taken by the United States, forfeited every right to consideration and it was for the commander of the submarine to decide whether to sink the steamer by artillery fire or torpedo her. The United States, can, therefore, hold as responsible for the loss of life only the captain of the Ancona, who did not obey the submarine’s orders, or rather those upon whose instructions he so acted. The cabinet at Vienna will, therefore, probably reject the claims of America as directed to the “wrong address.” The “Post,” after commenting on American celerity in sending the note as contrasted with weeks and in the case of the British blockade note even months, of decay in inaugurating negotiations with other governments, says: of the government five months of the war were 1,780,- 000,000 francs, the estimates for the first quarter of the new year aver- age 2,505,000,000 francs monthly. COLLINSVILLE TOWN HALL IS BURNED case years before, was giving up what she thought useless territory, but which Canadians knew.to be rich, | simply to placate America. revious to the Alaskan commission, Lord Alverstone, then Richard Hvereard | ‘Webster, rendered good service to his government as one of the British counsel before the Venezuelan Boun- dary commission, which met in Paris as a result of President Cleveland’s famous war message. ‘These were the pleasanter incidents of his professional career. He had had one case at least that was far from pleasant. When attorney general in the conservative administration at the time, he appeared as leading counsel for the Times before the Parnell com- mission, and it fell to his lot; to pick up the pleces after the break-down of Pigott. The storm settled fiercely about the head of the counsel for the Times for weeks and for once Alver- stone’s remarkable physique showed signs of wear and tear. , Lord Alverstone, however, had done good work for his party and his country, was considered one of the leading lawyers of his time, and had a keen sympathy, acute knowledge of men and great insight into affairs, and a wide knowledge of his profession, 2l1 obtained by hard work. He was born on December 22, 1842. His father was Thomas Webster, Q. C., well known at Westminster, where he had a large practice, especially in patent cases. Lord Alverstone was a widower. His wife died in 1875, and his only son in 1910, after an operation for appendicitis. There is no heir to the title. Allied Front in Greece- Paris, Dec. 15, 1 a, m.—The lat- est information obtainable by the Havas correspondent at Athens when he filed a despatch yesterday was that the,allied front extended as far as Ku- kus in Grece, about twenty-five miles north of Saloniki. The retreat is be- ingh carried on under favorable condi- tions, enabling the allies to preserve all their war material, Athens newspapers express the be- lief that neither German nor Bul- garian troops will cross the Greek frontier. Tt is said the German and Bulgar- fan forces in the Gievgeli section con- gst of nine divisions, three German #d six Bulgarian. Greek troops in Macedonia have been ordered to avoid all contact with foreign troops. from the roof of one of the buildings just as she was about to jump to the ground. the meantime. The company whics. is willing to sell ice to the city will put up a bond and the conditions of sale will be submitted to Corporation | | Counsel Cooper. “Councilman Curtis is opposed to the principle of spendiag any more money on the icehouse. If the coun- ci] feels that it wishes to continue in the business Councilman Curtis will favor having the w-rk done. He has been faithful and has labored hard on this matter but does not believe in spending any more money at the plant,” In reply to a quesion, Councilman Landers said he did not believe Coun- " | cilman Curtie wouvld sign the report SHEUCHIre SOt | oF (o] conmimiftted 1 e 14 1ot knew whether Mr. Curt's would present a minority report School is Tsolated. All the schools in the city with exception reopened this morning. Osgood Hill school, New Bl single country school, is closed was impossible for the teachenrs pupils to reach the building so are the drifts in that isolated r Two rooms in the Burritt school! mained closed because it was possible to heat them. Steam transportation remains § chaotic condition with a conseq: disruption of mail and express sel Between Bristol and Hartford surburban service has been resu with some regard to train schedu ! but the through service is way On the main line trains are repo from one to ten hours late and sol have been annulled as it was ho) less to attempt to make up lost ti: On the Midland division things w no better. The 10:57 express fy New York via Waterbury was ¢ celled and trains from Poughkeep are hours late. Post Office is Deluged. The first indications of the heg holiday parcel post business has m its appearance at the local offi This morning’s deliveries at the o contained a heavy deluge of pare the greater portion coming f Hartford stores whose auto dell ies have been hampered by the cent blizzard. Considerable improyi ment was noted in the arrival the mails from New York and oth: points south, a gain of 10 hours ov that of yesterday being noted 14,274 ENROLLED FOR PERSONAL TAX Te- Gain of 946 Over Last Year But Many Fire Which Started in Basement ‘Will Be Excmpt by Applying to ses Damage Estimated at Be- Proper Authorities. o & tween $7,000 and 10,000. Registrars Thomas J. Smith and 15.—The town William Ziegler today completed their task of enrolling those who are eligible to pay the personal tax. Their total is 14,274, in comparison with 13,328 for last year, a gain of 947, This total includes many who will be exempt, the law stating that the regis- trars shall secure the names of all eligible males between the ages of 21 and 60. The enrollment by wards follows: First ward 1,759 Second ward 1,711 Third ward 1,561 Fourth ward 2,044 Fifth ward oo 871 Sixth ward . ©... 8,328 Collinsville, Dec. hall, a large brick ing town offices, an auditorium a smaller hall was partially burned early today, causing damage estim- ated at between $7,000 and $10,000. The fire started in the basement from a cause not vet determined. It was confined to the west end where the auditorium was located and the town offices on the east side escaped. The fire companies owing to the | deep snow labored under serious dif- ficulty in getting their apparatus to the blaze. The town hall is located in the well built up center of the town and for a time many other buildings were threatened. Turkish War Office, Constantinople, Dec. 14, via Lon- don, Dec, 15, 1 0 a. m.—The Turk- i war office gave out the following stafement concerning the progress of hostilities: “Irak front (In Mesopotamia): The activity of the enemy’s artillery near Kut-El-Amara daily is decreasing, ow- ing to our violent counter fire. Our iroops have approached closely the enemy’s main positions, % Only Outpost Skirmishes. “Caucasian front: There have been only outpost ‘skirmishes: “Dardanelles front: Our artillery Buccessfully bombarded the enemy’s boositions near Anafarta and hostile hips near Kemikle Liman, compelling Ehe vessels to withdraw. Near Seddul jBanr there has been bomb and air tor- hedo fighting Our artillery shelled a hostile howitzer battery and blew up g wunition depot. “#5n Monday there wasjviolent bomb Bting against our trenches in the ter. Our artille successfully Continued On Eleventh Page.) l SAFE CONDUCT FOR GERMAN ATTACHES Great Birtain Gives Assurances Nog to Molest Captains Boy-Ed Playing For Election. and Von Papen. “The reason for the acceleration may perhaps be sought in the fact that congress is now in session and President Wilson with a new presiden- tial campaign at hand, wishes to garner as much success as possible for his_polic: The “Zeitung am ing the Ancona note, can version of the facts materially divergent from the Austrian official report. The paper thinks it remar! able that the United States govern- | ment “has not given a more careful examination to the facts before seek- Washington, Dec. 15.—The British 14,274 i | embassy received today from London | HAS NOT ¥ Postmaster Delaney That Carrier McAvay authorization to issue safe conduct to « SHOE FACTORY BURNED. Captaing Boy-Ed and Von Papen, the | Newark, N. J.,, Dec. 15.—The Boy- den Shoe factory here was burned to- day with a 1o timated at $200,000. Denies Report Has Quit. Postmaster William F. Delaney this morning entered an absolute denial to thce report that Letter Carrier Peter | H. McAvay of the local corps had tendered his resignation. Asked if the carrier had been pensioned off, the postmaster also denjed this was so. Mr. McAvay calleq at the Herald cffice this morning to deny the re- port of his resignation. withdrawn German naval and military Three Persons Dead. Albany, N, Y., Dec. 15.—~Rafl wire communications are being stored in this section today after ing tied up by a storm which Mol night and yesterday covered ew track with 24.5 inches of snow. Tel (Continued On Eleventh Page.) wttaches. The safe conffict will be uncon- gitional, it having been decided by the allies not to require the officers to #ive assurances they will refrain from participation in the war after reach- g Germany. Issuance of safe con- duct to their successors has not vet heen considered. No request has been made. Mittag,” discuss- finds the Ameri- BRITISH ORDER AEROPLANES. New York, Dec. 15.—It was said in the financial district today that the Curtiss Aeroplane company has closed a contract with the British = govern- ment for $15,000,000 worth of aero- rlancs. Dec. and vicinit) cold lay becoming lightly warmer. Hartford, Hartford continued Thu and tonight. unsettied (Continued on Tenth Page.)