New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1916, Page 11

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916. TEUTONS REPILSE FRENGH ATTACKS. Statements o[ RlvaNa tions Con- lict, Howver Vi of repeated French Berlin, Mar. p. The tacks by h 30, V. London, 3:45 m repulse at- the efforts to re- capture positions theyad lost in the wood northwest of nounced today by headquarters staff, cflicial statement as llows Western theater: lithe region of Lihons, two miles wesbf Chaulnes a small German detachnnt raid upon an enemy Lrought back one seven men prisoners West of the Meuscwe French attacks made iter vigorous artillery preparations olthe object of ecapturing positions it the wood northwest’ of Avoncou, In the tcutheastern corner of the wood fighting developed at ose quarte This continued during t» night until the enemy, during the erly hours of this morning, was obligl to slacken Lis efforts. “Artillery activity most vigorous on river. In an aerial fig Awcourt is an- theierman Army le text of the made a position and captm and fifty- repulsed corinues to both knks of be the ¢ at castif Bapaume Lieut. Immelmann put histwelfth en- emy aeroplane out of actin. The oc- cupants of the machine aBritish plane, were made prisonet ““Bombs dropped on Met by the en- emy caused the death of ne soldier, and other soldiers were inured, ‘Eastern theater south oTLake Nar- the Rus attacks, although their here and also west of Jac; north of Vidzy, is still Quiet reigns near Postavy. “Balkan theater: There s to report.” bi- nothing Four Planes Capturd. Rome, March 30, 12:50 p.m.—Four Austrian acroplanes were| brought own during the air raid oer Vene- tian provinces on Monday lst, and eight Austrian officers were mde pris- oner, according to the last oficial r port. The raiders failed to iflict any damage of significance, it is leclared, ind only a few persons were wound- ed. German Assaults Fu Paris, March 30, 12 noon. German infantry attacks upa ourt wood, in an endeavor tc retak lo-t positions, were made las night. The war office report of this afernoon these assaults failed. advances against Makncourt attempted by the Germars. st of the Meuse there w artillery fighting. he text of the statement folbws: To the south of the river Somme, the way having been prepared by a violent bombardment, the eneiny penetrated to one of the advanced points of our line at a point to the v-est of Vermandovillers, to the north »f Chaulnes. A counter attack on yur part, however, drove them out at ance. Several Avo- says ther were heavy Left Piles of Dead. “To the west of the river Meuse the Germans 1 night delivered several :ounter attacks against our positions n the wood of Avocourt. All these assaults, however, were driven back v our curtains of fire and the firing our machine gun and infantry de- tachments, which caused heavy losses n the ranks of the enemy. This w notable in the case before the redoubt »f Avocourt, where the Germans left viles of dead bodies. There has been new military endeavor in the on of Malancourt. “To the east of the river Meuse and in the Woevre district there has »ecn intermittent bombardments. The sermans have thrown into the river Meuse, to the north of St. Mihiel, t number of floating mines, which, have caused no damage. Artillery Activity. “In Lorraine there has been activity the part of our artillery between and Bremenil. There has other happening of im- portance to report from any other t on the front. During the da yof March one of our aerial attacking squadrons threw lown fifteen shells of large calibre on the Sablons railroad station of Metz ind five others on the railroad station it Pagny -Moselle. During the 29-30 two French aviators bombarded the railroad s ion at Maizieres-Les-Metz, 7 milea wrth of Metz.” rea 1owever, m Domevre »een mo DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Ruth Virginia Hale. Ruth Virgina Hale, daughter of Mrs. Chester Hale of 100 Hart street, died late yesterday after a brief ill- aess with bronchial pneumonia. The uneral will be held tomorrow and will be private. Rev. Dr. G. W- C. Hill will officiate The little girl was 5 years old Peter Brunnelle. Peter Brunnelle, 59 years old, died last night at his home at 74 Seymour street. The funeral will be held from 8t. Mary’'s church at 9 o’clock tomor- row. The deceased leaves his wife and several children in Italy and a i married daughter here. Anna Delucka. Anna Delucka, aged twenty-one years, died this morning at her home, street after a lingering ill- sed is survived by her Arrangements for the funer- not been completed. parent al have WOUNDED BY BOMBS- Rome, March 30, via Paris, 1:30 m.—It is announced that six persons were slightly wounded by bombs thrown from Austrian aeroplanes dur- ing the raid which occurred in the ®rovince of Venice on Monday last. VILLA SUCCESSFULLY ELUDES PURSUERS (Continued From First P'age.) manner commercial If this is to mean that freight the regu- amount of Pershing's | as { { only be forwarded lar trains, officials say the supplies to reach General base will be very small. Villa Still While the will on in North, railroad situation has temporarily overshadowed the actual pursuit of Villa, interest in the case was revived today by reports that in- stead of being far to the south, as was generally supposed, he was still hovering in the region around Nami- Guipa. The last word from the statement by Colonel Dodd that four days previously Villa was re- ported in the Santa Maria Valley, moving toward Santa Caterina. No town of the name of Santa Caterina appears on any available maps of Chihuahua but there is a Ter- razas Ranch of that name, some mile: cast of El Valle, one of the tempor: bases of the American expedition. report considerably mystified \n observers here, as it would leceate Villa some forty miles north- cast of Namiquipa instead of twice that distance to the south, where all previous reports have placed him. The explanation which generally accepted here is that Villa has zdopted a time-honored plan of de- ceiving his pursuers. He is believed to have scattered his forces into several different bands. ch band travels in a different direction, dis- pensing the information that the chief is with it. ‘the front was “Ileeing Southeast.” In the absence of any deflnite infor- there is little room left for ‘thing except speculation, but Americans here who are not only well acjuainted with Mexico but know Villa himself and his habits of mind, zre unshaken in their conviction that he is in full flight to the southeast. They point out that the district around Parral is the logical place for him to make for, as he has thousands of sympathizers there and the con- stitutionalist government almost, without authority except in the Leavily garrisoned towns. The pe ent calm which has reigned over northern Chihuahua for the last two weeks has created a feel- ing of optimism in some circles here, which rast with the pessimism that was general when the Americans were first sent across the border. While it is felt that the crisis is still far from past, many Ameri-{ cans who left Mexico after the raid on Columbus returning to their old Lomes, satisfied that no serious out- break against foreigners is on the horizon. FIRST SUPPLIES ARE READY FOR RAILROAD (Continued rom First Page.) TFall of New Mexico, who said he had been so informed on good authority. Senator Fall arrived here last night N. M., in the course of automobile tour of the border. “All the Carranza soldiers might as the good from Hachita, an well be withdrawn for 1 are doing in alding our men. made no attempt to stop Villa when he passed Casas Grandes in broad daylight less than a mile from the garrison,” said Senator Fall. “He had no more than 300 men with him at that time. I have it from good authority that he did not have a great many more than that number when he attacked Columbus.” they They WRECK INQUIRY NOW UNDER WAY First Page.) (Continued From gress at Toledo, who was on the train and who has not since been heard of. Walter Schuttler, whose last addres apparently was Vanderbilt Hotel, New | York, who was on the train and who has not since been heard of. New laid Conn. eggs. 29¢ doz doz. $1.00 Russell Bros.—advt. ARMY INCREASE BILL CONSIDERED Senate Continues Work of Substitute for Hay Bill—Prompt Action Hoped For. March ate today continued work on its army Washington, 30—The sen- bill which is a substitute for bill the the and increa the Hay with majority sides hopeful of prompt action on the measure. The bill passed by house both minority was being read toda tion by section for amendment, Chairman Chamberlain of the committee, was determined to the measure constantly before the senate until disposed of. Tt 1s expected that night sessions will be held unless reasonable brog | made. If there is the bill as vet manifested will be c- and keep is serious opposition whole, it has not itself, though efforts made to change certain fea any a to [ High mili- City Items i| and John Dombrowski, were arrested at this afternoon for John Topa two young men, Keeney's theater fighting. Stephen announced Roper today { his candidacy for alderman from the sixth ward on the republican ticket- Court Charter Oak, F. of A. will give a smoker this evening in Electric hall. General Organizer Pressmen and Feeders Williams organiz binders Union, will addr meeting this evening in Painters’ hall. L. Wagar, professor of mathe- at Mount Hermon school, Northfield, Mass, is spending a few days with W. H. Henrich. The switcher in tne Berlin freight vards ran off fhe track this noon near the Berlin Construction company and it was necessary to use the wrecker to replace it. A meeting for the purpose of plan- ning for milk station work during the coming season was held this after- noon at the home of Mrs. Ira E. Hic The idea is to conduct the work independently of the Visiting Nurse’s association this year and probably for a much longer period. ckery of the association and of the Book- G matic STRIKES AND EFFECTS ON “NEW HAVEN” Grievance of Baggage Handlers Be- lieved to Have Been Made—Con- fercnce Procecding. 30.— ad- led the An which New Haven, justment of the to fifteen baggagc handlers station stopping to have been reached no official statement on this point is given out by the New Haven road at its offices here. The unofficial explanation is that the men misunderstood the answer of the com- pany to their request for more wages, the road promising to look into the matter. The men are said to have received the impression that a wage increase was granted and this increasc did not-show in their pay envelopes. Tt is understood that the company has reached a tentative agreement with the crafts on the tem known as the System Federation. Thes include boilermakers, helpers and re- pair men in car shops, although no statement is given out. The confer- ence with signal men is proceeding. No information is available as to the conditions surrbunding strikes of sec- tion men at several points in the e both on the New Haven road and the Central New England. GERMAN AERIAL RAID MADE AT SALONIKI March grievance in Hartford work yes- terday, is said today although Officials Claims at it Was Made to Force Greece to Assist in Expulsion. Athens, Greece, March 29, Paris, March 80, 10 a. m.—A official declared to the Press today that in his opin- ion the only conceivable explanation of the raid on Saloniki is thar Germany attempting to drive Greece to assist in the expulsion of the French and British forces from Saloniki. He said, however, that such a thing was out of the question, Greece had reason daily to realize she was at the mercy of the entente powers. General Sarrail, the French mander in chief, left Saloniki toda for the front. Lieutenant Gen. Ma- hon, the British commander, called on Gen. Sarrail before his departure The British commander then left for Athens, accompanied by several other British officers, and will be received tomorrow by King Constantine. vi high court 50~ ciated aerial as com- Paris, March 30, 10:10 a. m.—A Havas despatch from Saloniki say that another aerial raid on that eity was attempted yesterday by German aeroplanes. French airmen engaged them and compelled them to turn about without accomplishing their object Several bombs were dropped on Orfani but did no damage. FOR U FLY AM. Cohen and Nels Nelson Services to Countr Aaron offer Nels active aviator, business vartner, Nelson, New Britain's only and his and Aaron manager G. Cohen s the Mr. have offered {heir serv to government for worlk in Mexico. Cohen wrote the chief of the aero- nautical service several weeks ago and received a reply, saying that the government is pleased with the of- fer and will notify them in case of real need. In the opinion of Mr. Cohen, Uncle Sam is going to need every man in the country who can fly or under- stands the workings of aeroplar before many moons. Certainly should it become necessary to make a real invasion of Mexico this will he the case. Mr. Nelson is a member of the aeronautical reserve and has been for several yea The aviators now n government employ will first be called and after that such men Me Cohen and Nelson. TO REPEAT CIRCUS, favorable have been the ments on the recent circus presented at the Y. M. C. A. by some of the members, it has been decided to have another appearance. The circus will be repeated in the gymnasium next Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock So com- ative eggs 29c¢ doz. Russell Bro. tures, —advt. s an open | | cross ! pleted CAPTAIN OF SUSSEX SAW A TORPEDD Says Statement From Paris—Res- cuer Fired Upon, States Page Washington, March 30.—For the in- formation of the state department American Amba; dor Page at FLon- don today forwarded a report that the british destroyer which aided in rescuing survivors of the Sussex had been fired upon twice by a submarine. Ambassador Page said his informa- tion was not official but appeared to L= authentic, and he sent the report for what it was worth to the depart- ment. State department officials consider that Ambassador Page's information tended to substantiate press reports of the alleged attack upon the de- stroyer. Up to an early hour tod further affidavits had been receiv the state department from sur of the Sussex, the glishman, Manchester Engineer or other ve: in which Americans were endangered. Captain Saw Torpedo. 30, 2:15 p. m.—In the oflicial report of the captain of the cross-channel steamship Sussex on the circumstances under which she was damaged by an explosion in ng the channel last Friday with loss of about 50 lives, the follow- ing passage occurs perceived, about 2:50 o’clock, the wake of a tor- pedo 150 yards to port. T immediate- ordered the helm 30 degrees to the right, and in order to accelerate the maneuver ordered the stoppage of tt starboard engine, which was immedi- ately done. All my efforts notwith- standing, T could not avoid the pro- jectile, which hit the hox of the Sus- sex on a line with the foremast and produced a formidable explosion, car- rving away all of the front of the vessel up to the first airtight bulk- head.” no at vors the Paris, March the DEFENSE MEAbUREb TO BE VOTED ON Amendments \\|I| n(‘ ‘hld(\ in Order —Victory for Government Man- ufacture Advocatees. Washington, March to all measures prevailing for 30 national Proposed amendments defense government manufactures of ammunition mament a and ar- will he permitted to come to vote in the house result of the house democratic caucus dec on last night. The committee w in- structed to bring in a rule making in order the proposed amendments. The action of the caucus was a vic- tory for Ivocates of government manufacture, who feared that their Lills would die in committee because | of the fact that the defense measures | had not heretofore been subject to amendment. The plan for govern- ment manufacture was strongly urged by Speaker Clark and was opposed by Chairman Hay of the military com- mittee. Assurances were given by Chairman Padgett of the navel committee, that his committee would vote Tuesday on the senate armor plate factory hill MISSIONARY MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH Annual Gather s a rules s r2 of Hartford Confer- ence in This City Tomorrow—>Mrs. Henry Peabody to Speak, The annual meeting of the Hartford conference of the Baptist Church Forcign Missionary society will be held in the First Baptist church tomorrow. Mrs, George B. Germond of th s president of the conference and ha: mapped out an interesting program for the meeting. The meeting will be morning at 10:45 open in the o'clock with devo- tional exercises. Mrs, K. R. Hitch- ck, representing the First Baptist church will deliver the address of wel- come. The reports of the past year will then be read, and a memorial ser- vice for Mrs. William Hesse, who was secretary of the association for vears, wiil be held. Rev. Earle B. Cross will deliver a sermon on “Missions and the Intellectual Life,” and Mrs, F. W. Payne of Hartford will speak on “Our Publications.” Mrs, Bridgeman of Hartford, chairman of the nominating committee will present the report of that body and officers for the ensu- ing year will be elected, The ladies of the church will serve a lunch to the delegates at noon. The afternoon mence at 1 t of a prayer session will lock and will con- service, led by Mrs. Earle B. Cro neighborhood greet- ings from representatives of Interde- nominational Missionary society pres- idents of New Britair vocal solos by Alice Springer Brown an address by Mrs, Henry Peabody, vice president of the Woman's Ame n Baptist For- eign sionary society and an ad- | ar y 2 J. B. Kent of Putnam, senior state secret, The husiness of the day will be concluded with a roll call of the churches and the re- ports of the committees. com- APPOI Reynolds, son of M of Harrison street, h appointment in St. Mar Brooklyn. He has just com- a five year medical course at Fordham college and will study prac- tical work for twenty months e will receive his M. . degree from Fordham at the June commencement Mr. Reynolds is a graduate of the New Britain High school in the class of 1910 and was captain of the baseball team. He is 1N dllen re- GITS HOSPITAL John Reynolds ceived an hospital | that spending the week-end at his home in this city- e//i?:fi’m &Son| TFORD ONEPRICE ([0 m 16 AsyLum ST. 5 HARTFORD. Represented by E. W. Eddy. RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK ST)CK EX CHANGX. New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel Suits for Stout Women a Specialty NOW COMES SPRING and “DRESS UP” TIME Spring ‘“Dress Up” Time is here. is time has been dedicated to New ring Clothes in recognition of the ason. and women everywhere will “Dress Up” now. H. O. P. CLOTHES Your taste in Spring Clothes may be conservative or may favor the more noticeable, more radical models. We will show you both in H. Clothes. STEEL PRICES ARE AT HIGHEST POINT Believed That Crest of Wave Is| Reached—Much in Stock | York, CH | 0. P. New Age Signs of a more conservative are beginning to appear in the steel trade, with intimations that the crest of the wave of price advances has been reached or is near at hand. Sentiment inclines no less strongly to the belief the mills will be crowded for all the year, but there is less excitement and buyers are not as indifferent to the effects of high prices. War demand is not partly because the long time for n mills sold. But there is definite statement from agents of Great Britain that they will now place no contracts for machining shells for more than three months ahead. In several quarters in the machine tool trade the pressure is not so great. Inventories Doubled, March 30.—The Iron insistent, of are Some manufacturing consumers iron and steel, driven for months by the fear of a shortage of material, have large stocks and many inventor- ies have doubled. At the same time premiums for early delivery in certain other lines, particularly for plates, shapes and ba tend higher, indicat- ing small stocks in manufacturers’ hands. In March the railroads have put 900,000 tons or more on tae books of the rail mills for 1917 rolling, and de- liveries are largely in the second quar- ter. Spikes, bolts and other track supplies are being ordered for next vear also. Car buying is moderate. the Pennsylvania, widely heralded, that company is buying 25,000 tons of teel for the 2,000 cars it will build for itself. Locomotive orde have been large, the total for the first quarter of the year being about 1,200, against 2,000 for all of 1915. Buying For In the Chicago dist pacity for 1916 more fully sold than elsewhere, inquiry is coming in from manufacturing consumers for the first quarter and first half of 1917, stim- | ulated apparently by the large rail- road buying there. ‘Western implement makers are gi ing wide publicity to the probable cur- tailment of their output this year be- cause of high prices and scarcity of soft steel bars. Some of this trade cov- ered for bars at 1.90c for the second half and in other cases at 2c and high- er. Asyet bar iron has not been called | for in place of steel in this service to ( | | of 1917, ict, where ca- the cxtent expected. Increase in Bars, High-carbon bars have demand for reinforcing have been pushed up to 2o, and as high as 3c ha Some Ohio sheet mills curtail operations from sheet bars; but that fact has not prevented some irregularity in prices for black sheets. For blue annealed, prices still show an abnormal relation to those for black sheets. Automobile demand is insatiate, a late transaction being for 20,000 tons. | Pig-iron buying for the first quar- A ter and st half of 1917 is the sign ficant feature in that market. There is not much of it yet, but it is note wor- thy that current prices have been the basis of such transactions, a number being reported in the Cincinnati mar- been so in that prices 2.50¢c, Chica- been paid. have had to inability to get SUBMARINES SUPPLIED: Paris, March 28, covery in the Greek Island of Corfu of 5:05 a. m.—Dis- an elaborate organization for provid- ing information and supplies for sub- marines is reported in a Rome de- spatch to the Journal. About forty a spirit | WANTED—Competent 25 shs LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK 25 shs AMERICAN HA RDWARE. 25 shs AMERICAN SIL VER. 25 shs BRISTOL BRASS. 25 shs NEW DEPARTU RE, COM. LAY THE FOUNDAT OF YOUR SUCCES By starting a SAVINGS ACCOUNT wit and deposit regularly; you will then acqui habit of SA And when we know you are saving money your with us is established. And your depends largely on your credit. Money deposited on or before the 3RD off month draws interest from the Ist at CR SUC Owing to wire trouble New York market quotations arc omitted today. WAR AND LOCA STOCKS HOLD All Have Benelitted by Market During Week RAILWAY ACTION CAUSES LOW STOCKS Publication of Statement Makes Falling 0ff 30—Wall St., m.—The usual array of ad- vances and declines was presented at the opening of today's stock market, the whole making for extreme irre- gularity. War shares, notably Cruci- ble Steel, American Locomotive and General Electric were fractionally higher, but these were offset by cor- responding recessions in Motors, Goodrich, Continental Can, Americun Zinc and Industrial Alcohol. Mex- ican petroleum, which recorded an initial loss of 1 1-4, all of which and more was soon recovered. Dealings were on a moderate scale with a higher tendency for secondary quo- tations. Wall Street Closing.—Stocks fell away again m the final hour on pub- lication of the response of the rail- way heads to the demands of their cmploves. The closing was heavy. (Furnished by During the has been fairly the local by the strictly been Richter & Co. week the and strog which held stocks past active stocks are beg aj hayl Fra 62 bl carri war have firm Narch investment strong. Landers, ark has advanced to asked, and at this price dividend payable All of the other local pay dividends in Apri ex-dividend. Stanley Is 78% bid, 74% asked. New ain Machine is 80% bid, 82 and Union Manufacturing Comp 80% bid, 82 asked. These quof are all up about a point aboy | week. American Hardware ha been strong and is quoted 128 1241, asked ex-dividend. There been several transactions in No Judd ranging from 100 to 102 is bid for Stanley Rule & The annual meeting of the Patent Fire Arms compan W held on urday at 1:30. We that this company will show attractive but conservative staf The quotations on this stock ri about the at 815 bid, Sales have ranged from Scovil Manufacturing company been quite active with sales re 540 to 548. per cent 15th. which quoted MEN FALL TWENTY FEET. Z; same When Scaffolding Breaks at Shuttle Meadow Municipal Ice House. Three men employed by Edward |from Hennessey at the municipal ice house | The range on at Shuttle Meadow were precipicated | Week has been f om 568 4e twenty feet to the ground this after- aoksd. N semarral noon when the staging on which they [ o % SCE THER T a were working collapsed. The men | 174 pid. 178 asked. Standard fell on top of each other but only one | common has also been very ing was injursd. His name is unknown [,nq 282 is bid for this steck but he resides on Willow street. Dr. | aciceq. J. L. Kelly attended him and found | Neyw no bones broken, although his spine | quite active with injured and he may be hurt in-|1s5 At that ternally. stock appeared The patrol ambulance was sent to ! slight reaction took place. Sto the scene at 2 o’clock but the moun- | now quoted 178 bid, 182 asked tain road was deep With snow and the | tol Brass is about the same at auto got stuck when near the Julius | g4 EXod: Hngle: Look Deming homestead. At press time | g2 bid, 63 1-2 asked the car w just being hauled out with pair of horses. American B; nd is is Departure common has sales from 1 price more or in the market a B 1c e 63 qQ is “GOOD ROADS” Pa designation of Roads” made DAY, Harrisburg, March 30 M. for Pen proclam Brambaugh TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. maid for eral housework. Mrs. Ch: 310 West Main St. mal Thursday as Day by a gen- “Good Par- ; vania, was sons, 3-30-tf | issued today by Gov Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit C{T A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and quahfied through years of efficient trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardia Executor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. SURPLUS $750,000 persons, including the keeper of one of the principal hotels, have been ar- rested, and will be removed to Franc: M. M., WHAPLES, Pres't. HARTFORD, CONN