New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1916, Page 9

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916. BATTLE FOR SLOWLY DIES DOWN “ HMain Deienses oi Fomess Still | Intact Despite Furious Attacks | fast dwindling in | Germans have notwithstanding Violence of their onslaughts. after a lull, or whether , as did the other great dffensi the battle will conditions ¢ will be the case. , facing an effective cur; no further attempts on Bethin- themselves winning back, 1 ortions of wrested from them on the pre- The determined nature of the attack through Cumieres of Cumieres and wood to the village between Dead Sll(‘«‘s\mlm! established , they would be able ! 4 the exception of a loce to the east of Goose Hill, y in their possession. incourt were carried in the meantime repeat this process against Dead Man Hill. Fighting to the east of the Meuse at s hardly as active as west of the river. { against the village The ranks of s in the attack Dauaumont rudroumont and the village of fire before being developed. Struggle for Fort of Vaux. a , 2:30 p. m.—There of the Fort at Vaux, ac- announcement war office this afternoon, Germans have made progress along the slopes leading to this pos have not yet reached entanglements barbed wire of the fort. Germans hold some houses i part of the village while the French are still sion of the western |been found in and about Columbus, | General Funston reported. French Statement. s, March 11, text of the report on hostilities, given y the French war office this af- ternoon, reads as follows: “North of the General Funston that the army aero souadron now at San Antonio be em- after having bom- | hours our posi tions between Thoyon and Berry-Au- | out from Ville-Au-Bois and attacked the salient formed r line at Bois Des Buttes. spirited fight drove the enemy from the northwest- ¢ as well as from section of the the Germans had suc- occupying. west of the the Germans last night delivered strong attack southeast court against our trenches along the Bethincourt to An immediate counter gave us full possession of communicating made at the war for several Vila, | columns. was territory river Meuse | lmoormnt which the enemy penetrating. the east of the Meuse enemy has redoubled his efforts tween the village of Vaux and The bombardment con- | tinued all night long with great vio- lesce, and there were further infan- - assaults against the village, The German: ession of some houses to |the Mormon farming colory in the the east of the church in the village i in possession succeeded ruins from | Casas Grande: We are still of the western part of the village, a the efforts of the rection all resulted in failure. the Germa Hnrses' Horses! “( will have a carload of Horses on stables on Wed Ma[’. 15 1916 | lice and all editions lvm ses fresh from weighing from Well bought | everything :xS WAEODS, COTi- dump carts, not to be equalled . 1. (ORDON & (0. Bristol, Cona- farm gears, made some progr rounding slopes, but their efforts to | than half the normal. reach the barbed wire entanglements | heavy guards are placed on along the boundary and at the smelt- er, the light plant and other points {in front of the fort were checked by fire. ‘In the Woevre district there has | open to attack, been a continued and intense bom- e | bardment in the regions of Bux and Moulainville, “In Lorraine our artiller of the Germans near Embermenil. % In the Vosges French batteries | 3 | have been very active in the valle of the Thur and to the east of Thann. German Statement. Villa’s next attack. The first presidenc: Berl D om— low out of Mex Saxon regiments Batoraliihel b slight losses strong- | were hegun several Western front stormed with very an southwest and south of Ville-Aux | Rheims, over a width of about 1,400 | o0o yards and for a depth of about two- thirds of a mile. Twelve uninjured offic 725 uninjured men fell s and 7 into our hands. The booty consisted | of one revolver cannon, five machine | guns and thirteen mine throwers. which was carr, mons from their colony )n the western bank of the Meuse rdun region) the last positions (Vv | ieres were cleared of enemies. my counter attac delivered with |at Juarez, today. | strong forces against the southern — | boundary of these woods and against the German positions further to the | Douglas, Ariz, March west broke down under the fire of our | yaports today of the raid defense. on American ranches “On the eastern bank of the Meuse | porn Junction, Ari very livel ( ast of Bras to the west of the village | of Vaux and of Fort Vaux and at sev- | eral points on the Woevre Plain. With | priota Sonora 1 French at- tempt to deliver a surp “Through a direct hit by one of our | ..o | anti-aircraft guns a French af;oulane e fell down in flames between the mu- | g0 wore tual line southeast of Chateau Salins. The occupants were dead and Were |y o buried by us togeth r”\\'llh thellire il pmanas o e i mains of the machine. PRESIDENT - ON Ar (Continued From First Page.) e vho murdered nea Americans at Santa Ys A total of 57 dead Mexicans have rly score of Bl government has imposed from the United States it was To Employ Aeroplanes. Secretary Baker has suggested to graph companies. ployed fully in connection with the pursuit of the Villa bandits. No definite announcement was Mountaineer Minute men, generally understood that Briga- | Tington at once, or General John J. Pershing will command the principal column of American troops in the pursuit of Chicago, March 11.—A Major General. Funston retain- | station was opened in a down and of the general OPera- |y otel here today, fojlowing a proposal | tions, which, it is expected Will in- |y ade to the Trading Camp Associa- volve the use of three or mMmOTe | tjon that a volunteer regiment be en- listed through the efforts of Latest reports of the whereabouts | (i c%ooi ot in the eivilian training | of General Villa say he reached | amp gt Fort Sheridan last vear, and Ascencion, south of Palomas, Some | {na¢ the regiment be offered to Pr a |time yesterday . with 300 followers | after the attack on Columbus. ing commu situation. MANY VOLUNTEER % - service on the border. (Continued From First Page.) Chihuahua, 152 miles by train from El TPaso, critical #s it was in the st place, was further menaced today by the presence of Francisco Villa with a Land of 300 followers at La Ascencion close to the railroad over which they must travel to the American frontior. Carranza guards from Chihuahua | City are expected to accompany a ain load of refuges, due to leave <( sas Grandes for the north early tode In El Paso hope for the escape of | the Mormons is based largely on the unverified rumor that Villa is short of ammunition. Although only 300 men are reported to be with him at La Ascencion, Villa is said to have a for of 2,000 in that region. The arrest of a number of well known Villa agents by the El Paso police early today included a general who was trying to buy arms in a| gun store; a colonel, who was found | in the gene home and an alleged spy with penciled maps of Mexican | railways in his poc ket. La Constitucion. a local Mexican paper, has been suspended by the po- seized becausc of an inflammatory article against the United States. Soldiers Seck Munitions, of the Mexican problem The mili authorities at Fort Bliss received word that a large quan- pleted prepar into Mexico. and was killed. thoritie; as a result of the raid. Telegrams from army Thirteenth Caval he drove Villa’s raiders tity of rifle munition was taken from | Rough Riders Eager. a place of concealment in the Mex-| Dallas, Tex., March ican quarter early today and placed |ment of Rough Riders |in a wagon train presumably bound | gani | for Villa’s camp. As the wagons |cr rd in today | tional bridge, the pursuit by soldiers | W, Edwards, a Dall utomobiles was taken up on the |and veteran of the Spani ad that follows the boundary on |war. the American side. S Traffic over the international bridge 7 between the Mexicans on both sides “President Is Right. of the boundary, usually large, has| Washington, March in decreased materially Horse racing | Clark today made this comment an policy of the administ still goes on in Juarez but the attend- | the M along the sur- |ance from the El Paso side Urged to Flee Mexico. & Saly Lake City, Utah, March 11 £ fire has | Officials of the Mormon church were caused serious damage to the works | greatly concerned today over the safe- of from 425 to 500 Mormon colon- s at Mormon settlements near Casas Grandes, the supposed objective of the church has sent a messsge to Bishop 1, March 11, via London, 3:40 | H, Hurst of El Paso, as he text of the statement fol- | ;nake every effort to get the colonists c0 as £00n s DPOSS revolutions < 3 ago there | Iy fortified positions in the wood sec were about five thousand Mormons in Mexico located at Colonia Juarez, Co- eleven miles mnorthwest Of | 1oni9 Duplan, Colonia Diaz and Pach- Of these there are probably 3 than five hundred left in Mexico. | dead in dae ars Train’s Departure Delayed. El Paso, Tex., March 11.—The train ng out the ndes has not started and will not still held by the French in the Boise |Start until a sufficient escort arrives | Des Corbeaux and the Bois De Cum- | from the garrison at Chihuahua Cit; s. Ene- | according to Gen. Gavira commanding Raid on Ranch, 11—Further last night outh v Meus stated artillery activity reigned, | command of Carranza soldiers | especially in the neighborhood north- | 1,9 peen drinking were encamped for the night near Osborn, the way from Naco, Sonor: They amu selves by roping cattle’and hors e attack | 1oneing to the American of Blanzee. Which | 1056 property extended both { was repulsed With enormous 108S€S | ¢ tne international houndary there were no decisive infantry en- Several horses and cattle gagements. in Arizona were roped and d the border. Other s roped and which unable to get'across border was shot on Arizona soil. The did not cross sed them - Third Infantry Ready. Oswego, N. Y., March H Third United _Sta(es Infantry, tioned at Madison barracks and Fort Ontario, has been ordered to themselves in readiness to move. Tenth at Douglas. { Douglas. . Me Tenth United States Cavalry, Brown, commanding, arrived here today from Fort Huachuca, March Censorship on Messages. New York, March 11-—The Me: a censorship on all telegraph and cable announced here today Western Union and Mexican Minute Men Organize. mberland, Md., March were organized here last ni department but it | services will be offered to Volunteers In Charge. recruiting dent Wilson in the event of need more troops to meet the West Virginia Ready. W. V., March 11.—Ad- jutant General John Bond, | | charieston, w. V. . | FUR SERVI[;E “N ceiving reports from officers of el West Virginia national guard, today that he could have 1,800 men with the necessary field ready to move in forty-eight should the government need them for equipment Wholesale Arrest of Spies. Columbus, N. M., M ‘Wholesale arrests of Mexicans pected of being spies were made here today as United States officers com- tions for the pursuit of Francisco Villa and his outlaws. American soldiers, officers and displayed an eagerness for the receipt of the order that would start them Quiet prevailed in this distriet dur- ing the night. Early in the Mexican refused to obey mand of an American sentry to Pablo Garcia Dies. Capt. Pablo Garcia, the Villa officer, died' today. had included Garcia the Mexicans against whom planned to place charges of murder officials and prominent civilians throughout country poured in today Horace J. Slocum. commandir commending highly his exploit when with 200 men lumbus Thursday. Some of the tele- grams referred to the battle as i cident that “cut the Gordian | British government desires to another Joan in America either se- advance of the 3 is awaiting | could not have crossed the interna- |Ly the government, according business h-American acceptance 11.—Speaker tion: “The president catches the bandit Representative Aswell of Louis a government reward of $5 the captur i gr frained, Corporal Barmazel Improving, Michael Barmazel, who w alive and improving, it v at the army ho: sital here today. imately 4,5 Michigan ready for service on the Mexi der if called to action by the v 00 officec department, sad Col. John S. Bersey, adjutant general of Michigan, tod Mormons Appeal to Smoot. ‘Washington, March 11—Senator Smoot of Utah, received telegrams day from Mormon leaders urging to impress upon the war dey the danger to the colony at Casus irandes. The colonists want to re: American up the ques ment. on with the war depar Indiana Has 3,000 Ready. Indianapslis, March 11.—Ind could mobil within twelve hours, in case the pr ident should call for state troops in the Mexican trouble, DEATHS AND FUNERALM Svanning Mat(son. The funeral of was held from his 11 Rhodes street th Sv daughter s afternoon at 2 Pinhl officiated and interment we Fairview cemeter: The pall bearer were Malcolm Dalqu derson and David John J. Berry, wanson. The funeral of John J. Berry of Lafayette sttreet was held from St Mary’s church this morning at 9 ederick McKeon officiated and interment was in the o'clock . Rev. F new Catholic cemetery. The pall bearers were Matthew Meskill, Daniel J. O'Brien, William Callahan, William Hartnett, Michael Burke and Thomas O'Brien. The flower bearers were William O'Dell and Daniel O’Brien Jr. William €. Michacls. irl Roth officiatin illiam C. Micha Rev. ( eral of from his 1 street this afternocn at 2 o'clock a at tist church on Elm street vices were largels young man’s many friend: and there U tributes, In- e in the family plot were also nume terment took | in F: cemetery ou o irvie Card of Thanks We desire to expr our beloved hu we thank Lande Woodmen of Amer Office and Department 17, of the Un derwood factor floral donations made by them, MRS. JOHN J. BERRY, S ELEANOR BERRY. ATHERS. “Father and Son” Bancuet at Y. M. C. A, Proves Successful "Affair. The second annual C. A. last evenin ed. While the meal was in progre: music was furnished by the Eg quartet, composed of Mrs. R. ) son, Roger Egan on the piano, her and Milton, on the violins and James on the cello. E. W. Christ v andial exercises, ed of the singin and an addr Father and the Man” by F. N. which con of ‘‘Americ o ley of Springfield. Vocal solos were rendered by F. W. Latham. After- ward, the fathers adjourned to the lecture room, where Dr. Seerly spoke on “The Conscious and sub-consciou on building Character, “The Court and the Bov.” 5.000 BOYS New Canih ey llmn 350,000 pupils of the public schools borts here last yea 000 boys in the k city wer competed in more than schools of New Yc to shoot a service rifle This is nual report of the gue, of te s shown by the a Public Schools Athletic 1. which Gen. George W. Wi president. NO NEW BRITISH LOAN. New York, March 11.—J. P. Mor- zan & Co.. announced today they had received ‘“no suggestion that the cured or unsecured.” MEMORANDUM Pt BLISHED, Berlin, M March 11, warfare which was del American government published here today, LOC. ‘\h VETS ]l()\()l{‘ D. William E. Latham and Abram Howell, two well known local G. A. R. veterans, have received the credentials appointing them aides on the { of the national commander of the § G- AR, doing exact- 1y right in chasing Villa. I hope he ana desired to offer a resolution proposing ,000 for of Villa, dead or alive. Speaker Clark suggested that the esident be left free to handle the situation without any action in con- at this time, so Mr. Aswell re- 1 Paso, Tex., March 11.—Corporal reported ches last night, is 1s reported March 11—Approx- and men of the tional Guard will he an bor. Senator Smoot tool i 3,000 state militiamer anning Mattson home at 0 o'clock and at 3:15 o'clock from the Erwin Mortuary chapel. Rev. G. T. s in ron John- son, Sven Gustafson, Henry Johnson, and Joel Blomquist. The flower bearers were Thure An- s held te howmo at 417 Church 30 o'clock from the German Bap- The ser- attended by the SMirtion $Ion HAR}H)RD ONEPRICE C[O q:() 14116 AsyLum ST Sult. For Stout Women a Spe(‘lnlly. HARTFORD. YOUTHFUL BACK THE C THAT SET LOCK OF TIME Youth isn’t al\ays a matter of age alone. v a man of fifty has the alert, well poised look of the young man of twent tion may be r His physical condi- sponsible, but his ap- rel contribute: hare to his well set up appearanc In our smart SCHLOSS BALTIMORIE CLOTHES we have models that fairly breathe the spirit of youth, styles that you its the creations c iilors who ar s of the desig every line of their making. and tail- ory in the best way . that tailors k e rments set so high ma 1ese MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EX CHANGX, Represented by E. W. Eddy. New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel 840 And’ RICHTER & CO. 50 shs Peck Stowe & Wilcox | 50 shs Stanley Works 50 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 50 shs Union Mfig. Co. FINANCIAL NEWS BI]IJ] AT P Nfi years, and there is little ground ] serious complaints, such as would ] roads the outlook is not so promig The men appear insistent in theis mands, which if conceded would porary o1 Street oAy e e | 1 New York, March 11.- | some show of firmy ock mar ons of the list man The only not was the most a advance of 11 States Industrial Aleohol, |in the spring or the sum which rose 4 1-4. The Mexican situa- | 1acnths tion evidently prehension as was demonstrated by |espbecially heavy, the total last rels of shar country. Heaviness of | 000 the leading rails, an extreme will not find clsewhere, for they are | ghail waslitd ing art. Stvle in | a standard that few, if any other mak- ers attempt to re Yet the prices are remarkably low, quality considered. $15 to $ RAILROADS GIVEN 30 DAYS T0 REPLY : Farly Answer to Demands Chicago, March 11.—Railroads of {1he country will be given thirty days in which the reply to the demands of the 400,000 trainmen employed for in eight hour day and time and a half for overtime, W. S. Stone, grand our most sin- cere thanks to the kind neighbors and friends who extended us sympa thy in our bereavement, the death of band and father, John J. Berry. In a special manner do Camp, Modern a, the Record | ploves expe {with the officer | peaceable settlement of the con- of Hartford for the ther and ! Son” banquet was held at the Y. M. There were 110 covers laid and evey place was taken. An excellent turkey supper was serv- |last night but in charge of the |jeared, The men s lte oD TTHe N B0y IRt s an tn au | that orde and the sons gathered about the fireplace, whers Judge James T. Meskill told them of h 10, via London, 0 p. m.—The German memorandum in regard to submarine ered to the last week was chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo- [tive = nnounced today. ‘V M, said the figures of the [vote on the demands would not be given out. It was unofficially re- | Lorted, however, that 98 per cent. of |the men had voted in favor of uuh | deman Represent t their demands to be re prepared to negotiz s of the roads for a refused and trove: Danbury, N 'h 11.—In a ate- me issucd today by their represen- tative the striking laborers of the | New Haven Railroad company here | denied that any of the 110 men who | \ stopped work la gone back to wor Wednesday had The men claim !(]mt_ none of them will return until the company signs an agreement granting the noon two This fore- demands ct strikers say that by tonight their will be recruited by laborers at every station between here and South | a1k and between her and Water- A represen: ve of the Interna- { tional Brotherhood of Raiiroad Main- tenance employes was expected here as vet he has not ap- he will be } e Central, accelerated the |Port aggregated $415,000,000, decline but there were sul Bonds day’s advance . ties was resumed to a more moderate | safeguard against any shortage di extent at the opening of today's mar- |ing the coming s ket, but standard stocks were virtually | wheat on farm are estimated ut 9} unchanged. The so-c ain were a a half to a full point, and | of corn on farms is estimated at & Alas rose 11-4. American [000,000 more than last y Can, Baldwin Locomotive, Studebaker, [ price about seven cents less, largl Steel and others of the |because the merchantable quality munitions group ranged slightly over |below last year. The oats crop vesterday’s finals. Mexican issues | hund 5 reported at 216,000,04 <ackawanna Trainmen Number 400,000 Warl, New York Forexgu Countries Handwappfli | By Enormous Expenses of War — Sl ) City Items (Special to the Herald.) tives of the railway em- \ ‘the attributed almost entirely to the very disturbing mixture of foreign | etess will be made at the meeting o and domestic politics. It is a serious | Senior misfortune that the presidential com- | SChool Mondaj be on during war, but | The Polish Loan and Industria the latest disturbance over our rela- | company has acquired four brick siy on crews located in | i Brewster, N. Y. quit work and the |bheen safely liu]md will not result of events in \lexl(n cannot but aside from that c tingency the political atmosphere has omewhat cleared; the lines of clevage are known, and it proved that neither the - the administration wants It is perhaps too much to ex- | has been ight. Represent | road company sa tives of the rail- 1 today there had tis- | work nd more men are ex- | afternoon. It was state had been T 1 by rep- entatives of the railrc ack any of the strikers cei “hedule was in force at Radcliffe rothers woolen m here today. Twenty-five girls who work as mem- bers went out. SHORT OF PRINT New York, March 11. ers of newspaper ink here iS' INK, | -Manufactur- it- | ave W nterstate comnierce com- gesting that ten to the 1t W missic shington su rortage of printers’ ink, which may affect New York ncwspapers. They say that the shortage has been caused by freight congestion and an embargo | ced by some of the railroads upon load lots of the material used in making the inl They ask that car- bon black, the base of printers’ inlk, be put in a class with perishable freight and allowed to come through promptly from West Virginia TOO LAT FOR CLASSIFICATIO WANTED—A fire man to t of a boiler, call between 7 to 8, this evening. Main street. LOST—Between New Britain and Hartford or in shopping district. of Hartford, a diamond ring. Reward | if left with Miss Caswell, 80 Elm street. $-11-1dx freedom from such crisis the titanic | pect entire e in the situation. The | urope | men brought here to work in the cc | Tockets are reported to be doin | contest at home. ic Business Satisfactory, busine; Our railroads are still ed with traflic, especially those New York. Various The meeting of the ¥ relief for congestion have | sewing circle at the home of Mrs , such as a diversion of | R. Healey has been postponed until satisfactory. d not to take | centering Shelton, March 11.—A strike for | traffic more wages and a shorter working | ! rgo on certain articl demurrage charges, higher | the chapel. tes, been placed upon the fundamental fact that the roads are showing the effects of ove regulation emphasis ha out handling freight | providea situation is less threat- Differences in the soft coal been ati ind there is reas trouble in the anthracite region averted. Labor con- | ening. teps be taken to prevent serious |{rg Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. organized and quahfied through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian Executor or Administrator. . CAPITAL $750,000. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. WHAPLE ? { 5 ) atly improved during the last list public sentiment. As to the crease railroad expenses many. lions; some estimates being as higl £100,000,000 As the publie Show of Firmness Is Only Tem- |ceentuatiy nave 1o pv these ad charges, the demands of the with few exceptions, the condi urder which the employes labor After open- | greatly improved; and a strike or ss, to- |up of railroads, which are the et began to sag, most |terlal system of the country, wg sting pres- | probably arouse much public ind ble exceptions to [ ration. A movement is being sta were Crucible Steel, |for arbitration, which if it sucee tive feature at | will probably settle the difference 4 points, | rostpone final adjustment until w York are runmj <ports at gave rise to further ap- ¥ identified | being $57,500,0 against $25,40 ame week last vear, Sii January 1st, the exports through such as Reading and intia] re- | Pared with $224,000,000 a year The closing was ir- Bumper Crops. were steady. The March government crop rep] reflects the big crops of last year, 10:30 a. m.—Yester- |asmuch as stocks on hand at fa in metals and special- generally large. This should b on. The stocks| 1led tin issues, | 000,000 bushels ahead of t | an Zinc and Butte & |the average price to the farmer, hol ive at ad- |ever, being 31 cents less. The amol and ar the outset but yielded | bushels more than a vear ogo, . Dressure the price about ten cents per bush e s less. NO NEW YORY MARKF | HENRY CLEWS wire trouble the usual b & stock market quotations L S T“" A% were not obtainable in this city today. Week end quiet prevaded the Haj e If{n'd Stock change today and thel little nge in any of the g Bement-Pond, ; Stan 4-287, Scovill, 480-49) American Hardwan ; New Brl 78-81; New Departus Wilcox, & and Unio| Peck, Stow nley Works, 7 78-81 March 11.—Recent in- tock exchange must | The selection of class orator, clas ht speakers, prophet and propi of the New Britain Higl afternoon. Germany seems to have | family houses at Broad and Gold| passed, from Ernest Grubarczek. The is reported as $40,000. nd it is to be , stree be revived. What will | pri ecretary Andrews and wife will be estimated at this | snend the week end with friends in n- | Rrockton, s Nine ca 1sles was the days” record at the health department. The crisis in the epidemic has passed and now more permits to return to school than new cases are reported. The next membership entertan- ment of the local Y C. A. will be held Tuesday cvening of next week, The program wil be furnished by Miss Lucille Landers, who will pre sent a reading on “Daddy Long Le Members will have the privilege of bringing a friend. ruggle In heated presidential conditions are rst church Ry * ports, a stronger em- | March 21. All members are urgnd of traffic, in- | to attend the March 17 meeting in etc. But insufficient Patrick 1. McDonough the wal | known lawyer, has purchased a 10% farm from James A. Parker. The acre f: farm located near the Farmington the consequent dis- | town line and is near the McManol gement to enterprise and capital | farm. Joseph Helmich will manage alone the neces; v £ the farm for Mr. McDonough, who: an be will take possession about April 1. TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY, Mrs. W. H. Lydall of 357 Chestnuf street will entertain several friends at dinner tomorrow in honor of the seys entieth birthday of her father, Charles Kempshall. actorily ad- n to believe coal regions have A STRONG, RELIAZLE CORPORATION SURPLUS $750,000 Pres’t. HARTFORD, CONN.