New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1916, Page 11

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 101 6. SALE NETS THIRTY GENTS, FINE IS $15 Joseph Ucce& Convicted of Sell- ing Liquor on Sunday Tccello ham Joseph before John H this morning charged tion of the Sunday liquor law. He was prosecuted by Liquor Prosecutor B. W. Alling and although he denied intentional selling, he admitted that money changed hands and he provid- ed beer and wine for three minor: Eugene LaFlamme, 18; Lynch, 17, and Charles Moore was found guilty and fined § costs, bringing the total up to $3 Uccello’s downfall came as the sult of the druken escapade of young LaFlamme Sunda arrested at the Scenic theater for drunkenness and breach of the peace. In court Mon the boy testified that | he had purchased his liquor from a man on Lafayette street and as a re sult of th information Detective Samuel Bamforth arrested Uccello at the Corbin Screw corporation yester- day. Lots of Beer for Thirty Cents. On the witness stand this morning | voung LaFlamme said he and his ompanions met Uccello in the lobby f Keeney’s theater Sunday afternoon | aind after a talk about drinks he and a friend gave Uccello fifteen cents each, He took them to 50 Lafayette | street where drink w supplied in profusion. LakFlamme admitted that | he had four bottles of beer and two | glasses of wine. Lynch gave similar | testimony, but he said he did not | contribute towards the beer fund, ving been content to profit by his | friends’ generosity. He had one bot- | de of beer and a half glass of wine. Moore admitted that his capacity had been four. bottles of beer. Detective Bamforth told the court that after Uccello was arested he ad- | was in Judge court a viola- Kir police with 19. re- | mitted that he met the boys Sunday | He denied selling the beer, howeve declaring that the beer was not his but belonged to a friend. Boys Got Liquor Bargain. 2 Uccello’s explanation of the selling was that he invited the boys to have some drinks and two of them gave m thirty cents. This money, he de- clared, was not to pay for the beer but was used to buy tickets for the party to go to the Scenic after the heer party. Uccello declared that in | uddition to the several glasses of | wine, LaFlamme. drank six bottles of ' beer and Lynch and Moore each dis posed of four, making fourteen bot- | Stles of beer that the boys drank. 1ad he been selling the beer, Uccello argued that he certainly would not have given them fourteen hottles for the<smail' sum of thirty cents. { Suspected of Burglary. | s The only other case in court this aporning was that of Leon Fedorezek, | Who was sentenced to thirty days in | © jail on a charge of vagrancy. Fedore- zek admitted that he has not bee working but claimed that his sore -yes are the cause of his idleness. Testimony of Officer A. C. Malone showed the police are pretty well sat- isfied that Fedorezek is the man who | recently burglarized a Broad street | “ore. Among the articles found in the prisoners’s hobo outfit was a key that fitted the door of the store and | a pair of pliers that might have been | used in affecting an entrance. It was | stated furthermore, that on the day | | | Andrew | night when he was | | has continued, both sides taking part |k | aviators, one in a } trenches at ward ter and in the neighborhood of the fort. | The : | taining a firm footing in the armored | would carry it by 1 themselve. storm and estab- | ish in LaCaillette wood, | on the reverse side of the plateau. Prigade after brigade dashed against the French front along the mile be- tween the villages of Vaux and im- mediately barricaded themselves in | wrecked houses but a French counter {attack soon drove them out after a { fierce hand to hand struggle among the ruins, | lowards the end of the day the Germans attempted to storm the | irench trenches at the bottom of the | siopes leading up to the Fort of | Vaux, but when nightfall came ther set in a heavy snowstorm, which | i bampered further operations. Annihilates Attackers. on the right bank of | rried out with effec- | at several army corps. Time after time German | troops were annihilated by the “rench artillery, but they were Te- | ‘ed immediately by fresh regi- ments The out by | ternoon Artillery These at the river were c [ tives estimated ext of the announcement given the French war office this af- reads as follows: “In the gonne distri artillery has Lomarded certain convoys of the | enemy moving along the road from Montfaucon to Avocourt, “There has been no change in the | situation to the west or to the east | of the River Meuse. The night | passed without the enemy making | any infantry attack against our posi- tions. The Bombardment, however, aleng our front. It has been violent cn the left and on the right banks of | the river Meu: and intermittent in the Woevre district, In Alsace our batteries have de- molished the German trenches at | wedding of hi. Hill No. which is to the east of Thann. “The cht passed recmainder of the front “During the day of March 8 French-| ators showed themselves particu- | larly active. French airmen de- | livered a number of attacks, most of them over the lines of the enemy. T:uring one of th. engagements 1|L: riennes, 15 German airmen were | ferced to flee. Later 10 of them were | seen to be descending vertically in the | n quietly on the | | mercantile bureaeu | aa direction of their own lines. “In addition to this, information | as been received that two German | Fokker machine, | overcome in the Cham- | and three others van- | shed in the region of Verdun. | machines of these five aviators to the ground within the Ger- lines.” B ra 1ve been ne district, The came man German Statement. Berlin, March 10, via London 2 p. m.—The German statement fol- low: “Western front: bank of the Meuse, during the clear ing of Corbeaux wood and enery Bethincourt, we took six officers 681 men and 11 cannon. “Ablain wood and the ridge west Douaumont were taken from the On the eastern | of enemy after stubborn fighting. In the | Woevre Plain we also pushed for- | our line through the wooded | sector to the southeast of Damlou)\.; new- front of Vaux attacks against our st and south of the vills | French succeeded in again ob- | itself. Otherwise their atts repulsed with heavy losses. fort were RENCH DESPONDENT? { Dispatch From Berlin Says They Com- plain of Officers and Food. March 10, Wireless “An army order issued commander of the found on the ARE to by | Berlin, by sayville.— Petain, Verdun General French army, on which the burglary was committed | IFedorczek loitered in the store and | asked the proprietor many queer | ions, among which were how the | register was manipulated and how much money was generally left | i it | GERMAN WAVE AT VERDUN IS NOW AT CREST, FRENGH SAY | regiment, & (Continued From First i the in same road against the Germans | Cumieres wood. | Until they reached the edge of the | wood the of the attackers we | ght. German artillery was in ac- | tion, but had Jittle effect. | By early afternoon virtually (he Wwhole wood was in the hands of the Frenc The Gern 5, however, pre- pared another onslaught. While r sérves were being gathered behina | H#! No. 265 artillery fire was concen- | trated on the reverse slopes of Goose Hill to prevent the bringing up of | French supports The flooded Meuse at point comes within a few | yards of the railroad embankment on the slope of the hill. Hundreds of | shells fell in the river. | Woods Cleared of Germans, | Whe German attack began at dusk. | The fighting lasted intermajttently all | night and most of Thursday. The J‘ | | | loss: this ermans steadily lost ground until at htfall of yester. they retained a footing in the wood. Mean- lively fighting was in progr Bethincourt ! Along that part of the line the Ger- | advanced from Cui wish the object of c court village and while ot o to Forges pturing Bethin- | taking the French | Positions on Dead Man’s Hill in the | Téar. They failed t» debouch, how- ever, French guns sweeping the slopes | €gry time they attempted to dash forward. | The hottest fighting of yesterday, ’ hewever, was around Vaux, northeas of Verdun. Still intent Douaumont Plateau, the G manfler hurled troop: Jage of Vaux in the hope on getting rman com- | iinst the that vil- | they | | the Overseas News Agency today. | man © | the fune: | request of Trebizond person of a French prisoner from the 33rd infantry regiment has been pub- lished in German newspape says | “In | this order. General Petain s | ““The manifesto of the kaiser un- | veiled the true reasons for the Ger- | attack, which is the desperate ituation.’ i rman .emperor,” adds the , “has not issued such The Germans, however :ments from March 3 to | prisoners 24 officers nd 874 soldiers of the 33rd infantry | to which the previously army order directed. These soldiers were for the most part in a despondent state and complained bitterly regarding their officers and their rations.” | German manifesto. during e March 5, took as mentioned is TILSON TO ATTEND PUNERAL Appointed (o Official Committee On Brown Obsequic to the lerald) March 10.—Represen- | Tilson | (spectal Washinzton, tative John Q. has been ap- pointed a member of hou members of the late Representative Jr., of West Yir- yesterday Mr the official com- mittee to attend William G, Brown, ginia, who died her Tilson's appointment was due to a the widow of Mr. Brown Meriden woman, formerls Izetta Jewel, a well known Miss Jewel was for vears leading woman in the Poli Stock | Company in this city and later took | a similar position in one of Mr. Poli's | theaters in Connecticut. Mr. Tilson knew her Connecticut and here. Mr. Brown was one of the wealthl- est members of the house. He will be buried at Kingwood, W. Va., his old home. | by who Mis res act- | several | SBIZOND. Turkish Imminent. March 10.—Troops | the Black Sea coast of Asiatic Turkey and the occupation s imminent, according to a dispatch received today from t!ml American embassy at Constantinople. The state department also was ad- vised that the American consul at Trebizond had taken over the archives of the German consulate there, the German consul having left. ON TO TR 1t a Fall of Impor City Con- | sider Washington, have landed on [ 50c to § ! clothes for | ginuing City Items Many new shades in Norfolk Suits $10, $15, $20 at Besse-Leland's. “Yale” models.—advt. A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hudon of 67 Tremont street. Your Neckwear son's."—advt, Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Styles of Court streeet, left this afternoon on a vaca- tion trip to New York 10c cigar; 4 for ¢ tomorrow. McEnroe’s Church street.—advt. Mist-proof knitted topcoats $15 at Besse-Leland’s, So-called exclusive always at Wil- 2 | stores ask $20 to $25 for same.—advt. Larson defeated “Danny"” 'k in the Hermann Schmarr iation pool tournament last evening, score 100 to 97. We certainly have “Wilson's."—advt. Chance to get a high grade pipe at cost, McEnroe's, Church street.— advt. Manager Ben F. Jac the goods. on of Fox's | theater, will leave next Monday after- | ncon on a vacation trip to Virginia. During his trip he will attend sister in New York on Sunday, March 19. Springfield, Mass., will be in charge of the local theater during Mr. Jack- son’s absence. English Belt Norfolk cerity,” style and value. Babcock —advt. Many new patterns in men's odd Suits. n- The Ashley- the Mr. Kositsky of | Main Fightz-'ngrwat Verdun S;bings Around to Northwest of the City UNION RECOGNTT AND HIGHER WA B Q. 200 SCALE OF MILES trousers $2 to $5 at Besse-Leland's | advt. A meeting of the directors of the of the Chamber held next Mon- o'clock, of Commerce will be y evening at 9:15 A real Cap, one that will stand the wet weather wear and service and still remain a real cap. “Heath’ Caps $1.50 and $3 at “Wilson's. —advt. $1.50 and $2.00. At Besse-Leland Dress kid glov Spring shades. advt. A meeting of parties interested in the proposed Meriden-Kensington- New Britain trolley line will be held next week in the Chamber of Com- merce rooms. Spring Hats that fit purse and per- son at The Ashley-Babcock Co.—advt. You will make no mistake to call at McEnroe's, Church street tomorrow Just received! Children’s wa .50. Besse-Leland Co. Children’s novelty its $1.98 to $4.98, ages 3 to 8. Be: n1 Co.— advt. o is substituting as crganist at Fox's theater in the ab- ence of Professor I. F. Jores, Just received! Children's Leland Co.—idvi. ed! Children’s odd tr $1.19, $1.39 Bes ward F. Foley blouses u- e | land Co.—advt. Children’s Norfolk suits for spring, “The French delivered strong coun- | ages 6 to 18, prices $2.50 to $10.00. Besse-Leland Co.—advt. Mr. and Mrs, Owens Y., are the guests Letter Carrier W, ( man street. Ask to e style slip-on Besse-Leland’s on New society brand and fashion pring have arrived. Bes- —advt of Brooklyn, of their son, Owens of Chap- N new at the “Robinson™ $10.00, no rubber, —advt. se-Leland Co. CZAR MASTER OF BLACK London, March 10, 4:40 m— Russia is making preparation to use the recently captured harbor of Riza as a naval base for the advance on Trebizond, from which it is 35 miles distant, according to Petrograd di patches. Riza is an ideal harbor for the purpose and offers ample shelter and anchorage, In this way the Russians will have the advantage of actory communication by sea, while the Turks are handicapped by incredibly bad land communications. The Russians now enjoy complete mastery in the Black and are keeping ceaseless watch on the Bos- phorus. al Sea 3.153 NON-COMBATANTS DIE. Subma- 50. of British Accounts sinking Ships By rines For London, March 10, 10:2 of an it Britain’s enemies since the of the war agsgregates Premier Asquith writes in repl request for information by Major Hun- ter. Forty-nine men, 39 women and 39 children were kilied in coast bom- bardments. One aundred and twenty seven men, 92 women and 57 children were killed in air raids. Approxi- mately 2,750 non-combatants lost their lives on hoard British merchant and fishing vessels between August 4, 1614 and March 8, 1916 but the detailed figures tre not available. The killed by be- number non-comba Gr sERMAN WAR LOAN. Banking Houses Alone Subscribe 70,- 000,000 Marks, Announcement Says. Berlin, March 10, (By wireless to ville)—Subscriptions to the fourth German war loan were announced to- day by the Overseas News Agency to- day as follows: Berlin Savings 50,000,000 marks; nking house of Mendelssohn & ,000,000 marks; the Aachen Soicety for the KFostering of Industry 20,000,000 mark MAY US WILSON'S NAMI, Boston, March 10—President V in a telegram today to Secvretary of State A. P. Langtry, authorized the is name in the Massachuset presidential primaries on April 2 The telegram was in response to one sent yesterday by Secretary Langtry calling attention to a recent change in the primary law which required can- didates for the party nomination to sanction the use of their names. === = ] o 1 2 DETAIL AND GENERAL MAP OF SITUATION AROUND VERDUN The smaller scale map, lower right hand corner, shows the battle line at Verdun at beginning of the great drive from the In larger scale map may be seen the the the that at- 2 northwest. scene of the western drive with hills and villages and woods have witnessed so much bloody tack and counterattack. Hill . near Forges, was lowered thirty foet by terrific German artillery fire be fore the infantry advanced. The smaller map shows the chief oper tions in the German attempt to tak the fortress of Verdun, which have now been transferred to the west of the Meuse. There the Germans, ai- ter taking the village of Fo: Monday, have pressed on along t railroad running south and west along the river and have bent back the French line on both sides of the | Cote de T'Oie, gaining a foothold in the Bois des Corbeaux to the west of 200 COTE_DE L0 ETHINCOURT == ® ab SHau the cote, and taking the cote and the railroad, by assault. Strikers at Danbury Say , What They Are Demand] Danbury, March 10.—The | ment of the difficulties existingy between 100 of the striking labgl the employ of the New Yorlk, N ven and Hartford rallrond an company appeared to be no nea day than it did yesterday. T say that they are fighting to hi union, which they hve formed | Which they say is to be organiz part of the International Brothe] of Railroad Maintenance Emp recognized by the railroad comil They say that they will not Tet work unless an agreement reco, their union and settling their in a satisfactory manner is si representatives of the railroad The strikers held a meeting evening at which they report . were over 300 present. The officials say there are but 110 m strike. The men claim they havi names on the membership list new union, comprising labore Waterbury, South Norwalk, keepsie and Hopewell Junction, Twelve men were brought here by the railroad company to wo! the local round house and ©g Shg‘dhe strikers say that they make no trouble and only a com tee of their number which was in ference with representatives of railroad have been in the vieinifs the railroad yards. The strike to hold a meeting at 4 o'clock thi ternoon and representatives of railroad say that they will sp the meeting if the strikers will them and present a proposition o tlement. WAS STRANGE AIR- v SHIP SEEN HE! NEUVILLE, 187 &) Several Citizens Claim To Have Peculiar “Star” Cross Sky Over A Week Ago, A number of local resjdents wondering today if the mysteriom craft reported as seen hovering the Scoville Manufacturing comg plant in ‘Waterbury shortly after § large map indicate ele- _ b night has passed over this city & Numbers on vations in feet. between of its mysterious flights. A week ago last Tuesday DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Svanning Mattson. The funeral of Evannin will be held tomorrov from his daughter’s Rhodes street, and at from the Erwin Mortuary pel. Rev, G. B. Pihl will officiate, and in- terment will be in Fairview cemetery. Mattson 1t 2:30 o’clock home at ol o'clock ch John J. Be The funeral of John J. be held from St. Mar: morrow at 9 o’clock. be in new Catholic 1 Interment will s cemetery | William C. Michaels. | William C. Michaels, 23 died last evening at h home 417 Church stre eral will be Leld tomor at 2 o'clock from his at 2:30 o'clock from Baptist church. Rev. officiate and interment Fairview cemetery. Mr. Michaels was a well known young man and had a host of friends. | He was a member of the German- |} laptist church and was prominent in (s 32, e (el Seve he was employed in the office of the | P. & F. Corbin division of the | American Hosiery company. A |4 later entered the employ of American Hosiery companw. brother, Otto Michaels, died two years ago. his parents, Mr Michaels. the you survived by three brothers, J. Michaels of Chicago, and and Clarance Michaels of this city. rs old parents’ The fun- row afternoon late home and the German | Carl Roth will | will be in ve AT bout |1 and BRITISH PROGRESS IN AFRICA. | March 10, p Lieutenant General Jan Chri Smuts, commanding the ecxpedition against German East Africa, has ported the occupation of Taveta also of Salaita, it was officially nounced this afternoon. London, LIMITATION OF CLAIMS. At a Court of Probate holden New Britain within and for the trict of Berlin, in the County of Hart- ford and State of Connecticut, on the 10th day of March A. D. 1916. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge. On motion of Reuben W. Hadley of | said New Britain, as executor of the | last will and testament of William | § mbert late of New id district. deceased. This Court doth decree that months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit | their claims tmt same to the executor and directs that public no- tice be given of this order by adver- tising in a newspaper published said New Britain, and having a culation in said district, and by post ng a copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of New Britain, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from record, Britain, within agaf. in cir- CAMP, MORTIMER H. Clerk! school Appropr Teache Two At the monthl board 61. 241, The ited 1915-16 Tixpended March 10, 1 916, Falance ransfer Total Bill eb, halance 11, 1916 Britain Plani Works Teache: teachers’ ¢ following rep. Appointmen The he 1 vears ago |1ilt school; Hazel Dg *hool. Substitute na Te Young, st street clen Henr:, <h, hoo . Gra Gramn: this April discounted i SCHOOL BOARD HAS BALANCE OF $27,000 | Txpenditures to Date Total $241,938— Committee Reports Appointments, v > report il -$ .8 and Mo Commiittee. ommittee ort Slla cher Gramma the | Fiast street school; Mary H. Kindred, | Burritt school; school; o1, mmar ar meeting afternoon, ltinance committee submitted a report showing a balance to date expenditurs paid Connor, nport, Employed— shortly before 10 o'clock, several ple whose statements are to be lieved, saw a strange sight im | eastern sky. ‘They first noticed appeared to be an unusually Bi star on the eastern horizon. “star” however, led through the sky at a steady ratd speed and veered off to the Sof west. Wonderment was expressed to whether or not some amateur ag neaut was practicing, then the ingid was forgotten until the report ‘et from Waterbury. § Those who claim to have seéh { aircraft there state ihat it appedred ibe a small dirigible and carried powerful searchlight which played on the factory. The @ so carried a red and green ligh ic sald. Those claiming to have | the air ship say it disappeared to | east. A1 of which would go to shi that possibly such an aircraft ha harbor somewhere to the east of city and that it was seen here a week ago. MEETING POSTPONED. Acting Chairman P, F. McDonouj of the democratic town commits sald this morning that the meetid of the committee which was sche uled for this evening had been pos| poned until next Tuesday evenin The gathering will be held in t Leland building. Chairman Md Donough, other than confirming a rort that he would not accept t place permanently as chairman, wi reticent in regard to who would b his successor. East street Burritt ischool; Helen Sparmer, Mast street school, Smalley school; Grace M. Bryant, Elm street school; Margaret Muller, Smith school; Ruth Davis, Smith school. Transfer — Margaret Renehan, Smith school, to Osgood Hill school. school, Tap| BILLING WINS OUT, of the the Defeated in One Place, He is Victor- ious in Another. London, March 10, 11:57 a, m.—Af- ter having been defeated in the recent- ly widely-advertised bye-lcction in the Mile-end district for a seat in the house of commons, Pemberton Billing, who resigned from the royal naval air ce to stand for parliament on the ssue of better protection agalnst Zep- pelin raids, has been elected member of East Hertfordshire by a majority | of 1,031 over the coalition candidate, 7,161.52 | Brodie Handerson. since | Mr. Billing made a denunciation of Great Britain’s alleged inefiiciency in air service the basis of both of his campaigns. of 2 es total in detail 7,- al 265,000.00 241 23 0 061 '100, o | 1d- i $221.09 EROPLANES BOMB RAILROAD ia London, March 10, x French aeroplanes railway lines over which | the Germans have been transporting | military supplies in Central Belgium on last Monday and Tuesday, accord- school! | ing to advices to the Telegraaf. They Helen | dropped many bombs and caused ex- Anna | tensive damage. Al returned safely. submitted | Amsterdam, 103 m. Bur- East St. | | raided the a. r school, THE USUAL BIG SATURDAY SALE AT THE GREAT WESTERN MARKET THE QUALITY STORE OF LOW PRICES “resh Lean Eastern Cut Pork Loin: astern ¥resh Shoulde stern Lamb Legs B . Choicest Cuts of Steer Beef and Vea esh Leaun ‘resh Lean Fresh Cut Ha rmbu Smoked Shoulders Heavy Cuts o Strips of Suag Corned Bee f Salt Pc r Cu SPECIAL 10 Ibs Sug: Gold Mine Pillsbury Bes Good Bread Imported Pure Olive Oil. .. 63 MAIN and t Flour . 163%c 13¢ 20¢ Imported Pure Olive Oil. . . . Imported Pure Olive Oil. . . Toreno Salamey. .40c 1b French Peas. 19c can Kale .o 1 peck Potatoes 85¢ and 2 Ibs Carrots . Fresh Eggs, Guaranteed cans Corn..25¢ 3 cans Peas..25¢ Tomatoes. 10¢ 5¢ can of Peaches for..18c Pineapple..13¢c can 25¢ can Apricots for .. .. . ... 18¢ Jersey Corn Flakes, 3 for .. «eea 280 Just Arrived—A large supply of Fancy Chinaware, In order to introduce the Quality of Our Goods we are giving away this Fancy Chinaware with every Purchase of Groceries and Meats, ...81.15 1% gallon ...... 59¢ a quart Italian Peppers. .18c can Sauer Kraut. .10c a quart 19¢ peck .. 10¢ 3¢ doz 14c 12¢ 13%4¢ i 20¢ .....6¢c b and upwards AR FOR SATURDAY 1 1b High Grade Tea 45¢ 98¢ bag and 10 Stamps Free 3 . $1.05 bag 5 bbl—70 Stamps Free $2.25 a gallon We Give Royal Gold Trading Stamps STRE FRANK MAIETTA, PROP, "PHONE 1053