New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1916, Page 10

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUAR 24, 1916. Lttle Still Rag es Wzth Fury in Verdun District nch Admit Loss of Bra bant But Say Line Stili Holds —~Germany Reports Big Advances and Capture of Entire Forest. Feb. 24, via London, —Fighting is continuing with mished intensity in the region 0f Verdun the French war office inced today. of the village of Brabant ed by the war ce. war office announces that the h line has not been broken at point. p statement follows: In Artois a le with grenades is in progress east of Souchez. In the re- fiorth of Verdun the struggle con- all night with the same % along the right bank of the o as far as Ornes. Owing to the ice of the bombardment of our ficed position at Brabant Sur e, our troops have evacuated this e under cover of night protected pe flanking fire of our positions ® left bank of the Meuse attack directed on Samogneu peen repulsed. 56 is d in- X Bombardment Near Metz itis, Feb. 24, 2:40 p. m.—A squad- of French aeroplanes yesterday parded a railway station on the firts of Metz and a gas tank. A fire was observed, the war office 8. Emperor Near Verdun. indon, Feb. 24, 3:32 p. m—Em- William has established his quarters at the German positions Verdun, according to informa- | ecelved from Berlin by the Eve- | News by way of Copenhagen. Natives May Enter War pndon, Feb. 24, 3:30 p. m.—A sug- on was made in the house of imons today that African natives mluland and Basuloland be permit- to volunteer for the campaign nst German East Africa. This b was rejected by Harold J. Ten- t, parliamentary under war. Austrians Repulse Russian: rlin, Feb. 24, by wireless to B.—The repulse of Russian at- Austrian advanced | position northwest of Tarnopol, Ga- licia, is announced in the Austro- Hungarian headquarters statement of February 23, received here today from Vienna On the Italian front, in the Gistrict, artillery engagements continy Large fires were observed behind the TItalian lines. In Albania, the war office | nounces, the Austrians drove their ad- versaries from an advanced position southeast of Durazzo, tacks against the Isonzo are in- Germans Claim Advance. Berlin,” Feb. 24, Via. London, 3:12 p. m.—Further gains for the Germans in the region north of the French fortress of Verdun were reported by the war office today. The statement I'says the entire woods morthwest and | northeast of Beaumont and the For- | st of Herbe are in possession of the | Germans. | Announcement also was made ilho capture by the Germans of the {villages of Brabant, Haumont and | Sumogneux, in the Verdun region. of Samogneux is about one mile south of Haumont, the loss of which was admitted yesterday by the French war office. It is six miles north of Verdun. German Statement. Berlin, Feg. 24, Via London m.—The statement follows: “Western front: The success we | obtained east of the Meuse has been cxploited further. The villages of Brabant, Haumont and Samogneux jbave been captured. The entire ,wooded district northwest, north and |northeast. of Beaumont and the For- est of Herbe are in our possession. | South of Metz an advanced French post was taken by a surprise attack. The entire garrison of fifty men was captured. | “Eastern front: On the northern sectors of the front there were, lively |artillery duels, and at numerous [ points patrol engagements occurred. |There have been no incidents of special importance. Balkan front: There is nothing to report.” { LOT IS HERO OF AIR RAID ON LIBACH itrols Plane While Three Com- panions Are Killed 1 | filan, via Paris, Feb. 24, 5:30 a- m. | LIBRARIANS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Henry W. Kent, Art Expert, Warns American Manufacturers to Pre- pare for Competition After War. ‘Waterbury, Feb. 24.—Librarians from all parts of Connecticut were her today at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Library Association. 3:15 | | Yale Men Her | Yale alumni, traveling press of the New Haven and Hartford themselves heroes in on an ex- York, New railroad, proved caring for the wounded when the train was wrecked The express train wi York on the New train s bound for New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and was about twenty-five minutes late when it stopped for a minute or more about nine miles east of Bridgeport, Conn., 1 condition oes of Railroad Wrec In Which Many Were Killed or Hurt HARDWARE DEALERS because an air broken. A local tr also twenty minutes to {late and pounding along rate of speed to make up lost time, swept around a curve just back of the stalled express and smashed into it. An instant later a freight train, also bound westward, but on the sec- ond or inner westhound track, struck the buckled wreckage bulging f the outside westbound track. The re- t was a ripping and tearing and | tossing of engine boilers, steel coaches, brake tube had ain for New York, half an hour at a high om plays a prominent part in k | wooden freight cars, deaths, scaldings and broken bodies that left a tangled ! mass of wreckage on both sides of the four tracks that was mext to unbe- lievable. Ten deaths resulted almost at once, and more of the seventy-five who were injured are expected to die. No. 1 in the pictures shows a wrecked ca 2 Iord Johnson. one of the men who aided the injured: No John R. Kilpatrick, the well known Yale football player. who aided No. 4. setting up wireless of wreck to send out news Vo. ale i is Y scene at 'MILLS DIRECTOR OF | Resolution Adopted in Memory of : | A Howard Abbe at Convention | ;7 uetesion m coneress | Hartrord, Feb. 24—At the second | aay’s session of the Connecticut Hard- | ware Dealers Association in this city today, the following officers were | elected: President, H. W. Morse, Mer- | iden; vice presidents, W. B. Richard South Manchester; W. B. Hotchkiss, | ernment HERBERT L. MiLuo. Waterbury; recording secretary, H. Hitchcock, Waterbury; financial secre- tar; Harry G. White, Bristol; treas- | urer, E. G. Seaman, South Manches- | ter. | Directors- | New Milford; J. H. Hurle tic; R. B. Page, Hartford; Jones, Danbury two arey, Norwich; . W. Brown, Staf- ford Springs E. O. Averill, Washing- i ton; F. A. Stuart, Thompsonville; one ‘_\v‘f!l‘ R Lightbourne, New Haven; W H. Morrison, Torrington; H. L. Mills, New Britain: W. B. Richards, »uth Manchester It was ‘oted secretary a A *. M. Beach, . Williman- A. M. vears, H. B. three years, ( financial services resolution was adopted in mem- of the late A. Howard Abbe New Britain, first president © the a eiation The annual hanquet afternoon. pay the for hi to 25 a year | | o { vice £ was served this CONGRESS STRAINED OVER RESTRICTIONS ONOCEAN TRAVELERS Page.) | | (Continued From First the proposal nator Gore will try again tomorrow. Diplomacy Superior to Butchery Senator Gore's resolution follows out. { ascertain | after led by Grand Admiral Von Tirpit: some six months ago. Canvass House for Sentiment. Washington, Feb, 24.-—Democratic members of the house foreign affairs committee today began sanvass to the sentiment the the question of warning Americans off armed the belligerents was being done a agitation a of house on to keep ships of pean This s the in congress vesterday of resolutions of the canvass « excitement \ reflected in ti hurried\zonfe result fo the subject. Decision com to da on mittee conduct of vhich and a ame intense the housc senate, of Although WaE After administration President Wilson had to be known to the leaders that would embarrass the negotiatic AT too, crces leaders th it resolutions in Germany pressure that the be ignored Flood and respectively and foreign affair were chosen to report to the thi its diploma submarine brought to with on war such Lear felt strong wa for action it could not Representative committee Senator of the con the president Stone, chairmen, house senate mittees, sults of the Prospects were done today Await Germany's Meanwhilc re canvass that would Reply administration awaiting momentarily Ger the recent request ates for assurances intention to without does not official of that ar after previous and Lusi ial advices indicated that Ger- that previous ances will not be affected, but they applied only to unarmed Interest in the situation overshadowec cverything in Administration leaders alert to prevent renewed of the question at the capitol were confident that they would able to control the situation the executive branch of the ment may be free to carry diplomatic negotiations with many. COAL MEN RESUME JOINT CONFERENCE Union Workers Wast Contract and Increase in Wages ANy th the ned reply to United ¢ notice. of sink merchantmen bruary 29 rledges given in the negotiations serlin have will reply warning nullify Arabic tania from many ass that shir toda on the discussion The be that govern- on it else congress were so Ger-- Nev miners York, Feb 4.—Organized and operators from the western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois soft fie who have Leen trying to negotiate a new wage scale to go into effect April. 1 reg sumed their joint conference here to- day after a recess of one week. When the conference adjourned at Mobile, A the operators and miners deadlocked the acopting the mine run system ing the miners, The Western sylvania operators are opposed P run, they declare, would work to the disadv | the mine owners employing union labor in competing with operators in unorganized fields, | The union mine coal ds were over question of of pay Penn- to the because ntage of workers say they W. C. T. U. INSTITUTE, “Whereas, a number of leading pow- ers of the world are now engaged in | war unexampled proportions, and “Whereas, the United States is contract which will the mine run in all four states but will also carry a sub- Flantial increase in wages the cxpect to get a | Henry W. t, assistant secretary of hed of Vithe | H! . Kent, assi clude not only " : _ | the Metropolitan Museum of Art, de- jsried February 18 DY | jivereq an address on “Museums” and Htalian squadron on Libach and it | {raced the similarity in the history Petails are now publ all the letters which the police hold and Kelley Iz stress on the fact that he is looking for an affectionate wo- Two Sessions Held Yesterday at Swed- ish Elim Church. LOCAL GIRL VIGTIM la out on a a at for declared to have been eminently‘i chiefly on account of the | who | essful, oism of Captain Salamone, loted a large machine carrying four | pn. ne was to engage adversary air- ft in the other order to zllow ian machines to accomplish their ssion of bombarament. Captain lomone attacked several roplanes and in the battles which sued two of his companions were lled and he himself was wounded. § continued, however, to handle his hine so skilfully that his observer, lonel Barbieri, was able to keep up eady machine gun fire on the Aus- | Bullets rained on the Ttalian aero- ne from all sides and Colonel Bar- was killed. The pilot remained one with the bodies of his com- pions, hindering the manipulation f the levers, that of Colonel Barbieri Aing across one of the steering wires, Viping the blood from his eyes—for was wounded in the forehead— laptain Salomone wanaged to move he body and that of another man so | jat he could steer more easily and, javing sufficiently declayed the pur uers to enable his fellow aviators to ach their goal, ke nnally landed at Palmanova and was taken from nachine in a fainiing condition. King ictor Emmanuel Las awarded him he medal for val-r. The Ttalian official communication pf February 19 said that the air raid arried out on Libach on the preced ng day was in retaliation for numer. bus violations of international law by he Austrians and that the raiding [Bquadron dropped several! dozen of grenade mines and bombs on the city. t added that one of the Italian ma- €hines had been “viced to descend on Austrian territory. The Austrian of- fficial statement, referring to the aid, said it ure was “a lementable fail- CONCRETE WORK COMPLETED. Contractor Peter Suzio has com- ipleted the concrete work on the new Bridge at the Corbin crossing and spects to commence the work on acing the steel top part next week. CREDIT BUREAU MEETING. A meeting of the credit bureau of ithe Chamber of Commerce will be eld tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at which an executive board awill be elected. Other routine matters will be disposed of. The task entrusted to this ma- | method of such Austrian | his | same | and methods of libraries and muse- vms. He said that he did state that American manufacturers would hav tc prepare for competition Wwith foreign manufacturers and the best preparation was the | use of the facilities afforded by the libraries and the museums. He sald that since the war the Metropolitan Museum had been overrun with de- | signers, copyists and photographe: iall getting material for designs for | manufacturers. i Miss Mary H. Davis of the Connec- { ticut College for Women gave a talk | on the part played by the collese in | the training of librarians. ‘ TO DEMONSTRATE ACTIVITIE | Troop 4, Boy Scouts Will Present ! Play and Give Demonstration. ! The First Church of Christ chapel | will be given over to the Boy Scouts ! of America tomorrow evening, when Troop 4 will give an exhibit of its fa- | miliarity with the work of the move- ment and will also present a play en- titled “A Strenuous Afternoon.”” The following exhibitions will be given: First aid, by William Dennis and Howard Mitchell; signal tower, by | cight scouts; Morse day and night sig- | naling, by Wells Williams and Albert { Heineck; semaphore signaling b: | Gerald Vibberts and Harold Miller; | map drawing, by William Dennis, and knot tying by Wells Williams. The play is taken from a recent is sue of the Boy Scouts magazine and shows the reformation of a “tough” land a farmer's opinion of the Scouts. 1 The cast of characters follows: | Scoutmaster ........Dwight Skinner A stant scoutmaster .o .. Maurice Lockwood .... Gerald Vibberts «...William Dennis .. Wells Williams couts, etc. | i Farmer Tough Orderly . Patrol leaders, 1 ELECT OFFICERS, Alpha Pi Club of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Holds Banquet. The Alpha Pi club of St. Mark's Bpiscopal church held its quarterly meeting last night in the parish house. A banquet was held and various mem- bers took part in the post prandial exercise: President Harold Dyson | was toastmaster, Afterward the election of officers for | the ensuing quarter was held with the | following Presid&nt, ford Hellberg: vice president, Howard | Mitchell; treasurer, Charles Keehner; secretary, Clarence Banner; chaplain, ch\'. C. E. Jones. | journai OF MATRIMONY GAME From First Walpole, Worcester, Cambridge and the Back Bay fairly poured into the Jamaica Plain office. One of the letters In possession of the police is particularly pathetic. It was, like most of the others, from a nur: The writer accused Kelley of deceiving her. She begs him to re- turn §7.50 which it cost her to come from New York to this city to meet him. She signs herself “Annie.” Her expenses while here, she does not expect back, she states. A d mond ring, valuable to her because it was the gift of a patient, whom she nursed through a severe illness, is also mentioned as lost in the trans- action. The writer states she came here under the impression that Kelley was a man of honor, and, that he en- deavored to get her to stop at a place of questionable character in this city, and pose as his wife. She fervently thanks Heaven that she discovered him before she mar- ried him, and threatens him with ven- geance. Other letters in the possession of the police are addresses on Huntington avenue and Common- wealth avenue. They ure replies to advertisement the matrimonial (Continued Page.) from an ia mentioned. Asked As to A number of letters which he wrote to young women, whom the po- lice claim to be victims or intended victims, are also in the hands of Cap- tain Driscoll of the Fast Dedhamst Police station. They all hegin “Dear Friend.” One of them was not fright Alwa, Finances, reads in part: your “No I ed by picture, but I mislaid your card Good looks are not everything. T prefer a wo- man who is of an affectionate dispos- I want to ask you a few questions and hope you will not be offended, as I intend no offense, and will be perfect- ly willing to answer any questions you want to ask. “What is your “Do you like and caressed ? “Would you be willing to marry on short time if our love is mutual? “I think a personal meeting could be arranged as soon as the weather abates some.” To another he began: “O, you Blon- dy! 1 adore blondes if they not cold of temperament, as some are. The question regarding financial financial condition? to be loved, fondled ition rather than one with good looks, | man, whose ambition is to have some- body love her—and she is well equipped with worldly goods Find Four Rings on In the office of Captain after his arrest, the prisoner to have admitted the larcenies charged, as well that the matri- monial correspondence was his. When searched, four finger rings were found on him, two men’s rings and two women’s rings. Sergeant Ir- win has recovered a solitaire diamona ring and a watch which figured in the alleged larceny cases. Kelley told the police he was born in Roxbury, ! veled about the world considerably, and had at one time lived on Upton street. Recently he had been rooming about in differ- ent places, he said. Although in the days at Falmouth last Iall, when he arranged to mar Miss Muskevitz in October and Ais Elderkin the following month, e wag exceptionally well dressed. Kelley" clothing when he was arrested yester- day not of the latest cut. e needed a shine and his brown slouch Him. D is as of bit that the business mony had been a dull oflate. After being bookea he was taken to where he was measurements gallery intended miatri- unprofitable or at the statioy police headquarters, photographed ere taken for and the BUILDING COMPANY ANNUATL. The annual meeting of the Chamher of Commerce Building company, wis held at 4 thi the report stockholders was Tt was expected that directors would he re- Smith, J. Sloper, John TPrumbull of Marsland, 1. W. Christ and Hall. The directors will clect the of- ficers for the ensuing year and no charge was anticipated in the fo! lowing list: President, 1. W. Christ; vice president, A. F. Corbin; secre- tary and treasurer, 1. F. Hall; an- ditors, F. G. Vibberts and Carl Neu- mann. o’clock and ihe afternoon of directors to the read and accepted the followin clected: L 1 A. . Corbin Plainville, W BIRD CLUB The Bristol Branch of the Hartford Bird Study club has extended an in- vitation to members of the Stanle Quarter Bird club to attend their NVITED. house in 8 o'clock John will Doors in illustrated. Bristol tomorrow evening a Professor Edward I’ speak on “Days Out England.” His talk will St of be hat showed signs of Wear, indicating meeting in the Congregational parish | The Hartford County District In- stitute of the W. C. T. U., was held at the Swedish Elim Baptist church ves- terday afternoon and evening. afternoon Mrs. John Welles of Weth- ersfield, president of the institute, conducted a school of methods and many questions concerning the work of the union were discussed. At the ' evening session Rev. J. E. Klingberg, the pastor, offered prayer and then turned the meeting over to Mrs. Wel- les. The was a stereopticon exhibition. Many views were shown to illustrate the effccts on the human body of cigarettes and alcohol. Charts e also shown and the quotations scientific men on the subject were thrown on the screen. One.im- pressive picture, entitled the “si closed doors” illustrated different kinds of work that have been closed to ci- garette smoke and users of alcobol heverages. There was also a picture of Abra- ham Lincoln with a quotation from the great emancipator to the effect that after slavery the ncxt great problem was the abolition of liquor. Mrs. Lina Stowe of Plantsville described the pictures, some of which were of children who had written essays on the drink question. Nineteen young jadies representing the nineteen pro- hibition states sang “Make the Map All White”. F. L. Grant Plainville 2ave an address on “Prohi- bition’s Triumphal Progress.” Among other ihings he said; “America not be compared with European ¢ tries on the of | especially in for bition is carried out through tates of one man while in America will be accomplished through the will of all the people feature were of many a Rev. oun- question prohibitic Russia, there prohi- the dic- it | FOX IS RELEASED. Pittsburgh, Web. 24.—H Fox, of New York, secretary of the U. S. Brew- ers’ association who was sent to Jjail jast night because he refused to an- swer questions put te him by the fed- eral grand jury investigating the al- leged political activitics of brewery in- terests, was released today on $1,000 bail 'S RACE: BELGIN WA Elgin, 111, Feb. 24 Directors of the | Elgin Road Racing sociation are to apply to the Movor Cups Holding as- sociation of New York for the Vander- bilt cup and Grand Prix races sanction August 12 to 19. The Santa Monica, ! Calif., Chamber of Commerce | val bidder for the events PASTOR ORDAINED. Birmingham, England, Feb. 24, 1:26 | p m.—The Rev. Reginald J. Campbell, formerly pastor of the City Temple of London, was ordained a minister of the Anglican church here today. In the peace with all belligerents, and; “Whereas, it is equally the des and the interest of the American peo- ple to remain at peace with all na- tions, and: Whereas, the president has recent- Iy offered fresh and signal proofs of the superiority of diplomacy to butch- ery, as a method of settling interna- tional disputes, and; “Whereas, the right of American citizens to travel on unarmed bellig- | erent vessels has recently received newed guarantees of respect and violability, and; “Whereas the rights American citizens to travel on armed belligerent vessels rather than upon unarmed ves- s in essential neither to their life, liberty or safety, nor to the independ- ence, dignity or security of the United States, and; “Whereas, congress alone has been vested with the power to declare war which involves the obligations to pre- vent war by all proper means con- sistent with the honor and vital in- terest of the nation; “Now, therefore, be | the senate, the house | tives concurring, that it is the of the congress, vested as it the sole power to declare war persons owing allegiance to the States should in behalf of oty and the vital interest the United S forbear to the right to t 15 passengers on any armed of helligerent power, whether such vessel be armed | for defensive purposes ; and rther the | congress re- in- of it resolved by of representa- S sense with that all Unit- their is ed | own Ltes. exercise avel vessel iny offensive it or the that renewed sense ; no is of passport should by the acting person [ issued | of state or to be secretary him al. any one under used by any owing i of travel any belligerent pose upon such vessel of a { powe No Break With Germany Tmminent. While the president is represented as | having come to the conclusion ! the submarine negotiations shoula | settled without more delay, Germany has not vet replied to the latest re- | auest from Washington for a declara- tion that her previous assurances for the safety of unresisting liners apply to the conduct of the new submarine campaign. Under these circumstances adminis- | tration supporters de not see how a | breach can be immediately imminent Private advices from Germany tell how the civilian element at Court, { headed by the chancellor. Von Beth | mann-Hollweg, which has contended for preserving friendly relations with the United States, has been overshad- owed by a newly risen political force headed by Gen, Von Falkenhayn, chie? of staff of the army, and which is said to include the elements which were be that | be | | legiance to the United States for pur- | wrmed various cl of workers. It is s | the miners d planned mak | three state agreement if they [not get the western Pennsylvania | operators to concede the run of mine Lasis | Besides pressing the and the wage advance, the | clared today they would insist two year agreement. Operator: understood want to for a longer period. | The operators remain silent their intentions, beyond the | statement that they have not their attitude since the ing closed. expected hold a caucus before making further move. It expecte joint conference the whole scale committee of miners which failed to agree proposition last week es is to 1d coul for mine run miners de- upon a it is make a contract to simple as changed mobile meet- It is the will e was would question the again ‘refer to the operators mine run sub- and on the City ltems Friday night. Trading hall.—advt Warren F. Cook tne midweek service church this Starts Post, Turner Rev charge of Trinity M What is a Trading Post? ner —advt. The evening evening hall Friendly at 8 club wi o'clock Masons dress Wilson's ball dvt. Heslin in St. Franci he of Main street is hospital Hugh patient ford, tion a rt- H where underwent an operas Ten f 1sle reported day This brings ing to 259 more cases o health dep the total to the artment now ¢ transferred ha proper m John Edward street Topham Ieirstein A. H. Andrews of attended Secretary Chamber Commerce nnual meeting of the retaries of Chambers of Commerc Hartford today. He delivered an on: “The Relation the Chamber Toward Se the dress tional tary RUMOR SENDS WHEAT DOWN. Ch Feb, 24 t the handin passports t German ambassador was imminent growing’out of the tension between Washington and Berlin regarding Germany's sub- marine policy, caused a break of m‘n-, bushel today in #el compared with in the session than seven cents a price of wheat values current earlier