New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1916, Page 1

BEST OF ALL NEWSPAPERS VEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSI] CENTS. NEW BRITAI CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916 --TWELVE PAGES. TISH OFFENSIVE STARTS T OF TWENTY MILES GERMANS SET BACK TENDAYS - THROUGHLOSS OF THIAUMONT| Redoubt Changes Pos-|TEUTONS BREAK IN, N FRO ;I-Leaps From s and Over- s Germany’s ine, Capturing . soners KHELLS A PREPARATION "remendous Expendi- f Ammuntion in Eu- War Ushers in Attempt to Drive Over Border— en Ready. \h* Headquarters in July 1, 12:35 p. m.— endous British offen- s launched at half past this morning over a ixtend’ ;g twenty miles B e Somme. The session Three Times in Single Day and French Now Hold It Paris, July 1, 12:30 a. m.—The vigorous counter stroke by which the French have wrested back from the Germans the Thiaumont redoubt north of Verdun means, according to military apinion here, not only a serious loss to the enemy in position bLut an even more serious loss in the matter of time. The growing activity of the British cn a long line on the western frant increases the odds against the Ger- mans capturing the Meuse fortress. The loss of Thiaumont is considered here as throwing the Germans back at least ten days. As the work cam- mands the Vaux Ravine without its po: sion the Germans cannot pro- gress in their task of sapping the frst inner line defenses on the Krolde Terre-Souville front. The Frengch plan of attack was sic- cessfully mfitured in secret as no special prefliminary bombardment pre- ceded ¥, '.ip French forces maskd gradps(liy 4y, the enemy was takenas muefn i s is possible under gk receded by a ter-! dmentt Thee BTit- PLrcatly have occu- German front line iave captured many pris- s. e terrific bombardment h preceded the attack kd about an hour and a . It is too early as yet to > any but the barest par- ilars of the fighting which fleveloping in intensity. The “itish casualties have so far n comparatively light, ac- ding to official report. {The artillery bombardment the last few days was con- itrated this morning with Hegree of fury and a num- of guns which were un- edented in the region of \and the Somme with efich co-operating to uth. 7:39 o’clock, through s of ‘smoke and dust hung ovyer the whole as far as the eye could the infantry sprang the trenches for an as- t over a front of twenty bs. Already it has gained session of the first line ches, and the advance is tinuing. ortars Fire 35 Shots a Minute. he new Bri trench mortars, pich fire thirty-five shots a minute, ved a great part, cutting wire en- glements and destroying trenches. f.arge numbers of prisoners have pn taken. Some of the prisoners say the itish curtains of fire prevented them pm getting food for the last five s, ‘A British staff officer who witnessed e advance at the junction of the ench and British lines said the at- ck was launched as though the men fere on parade. Simultaneously with the launching the British offensive French infan- v advanced to the attack This ovement of ¥French troops w inau- urated over a section of the French line adjoining the junction point with e British front. Many Towns Captured. The British already erre and Montauban. 1d Fricourt, Ovillers nt-Hamel. The French, co-operating to the th, have captured Curtu and Ta- ere 'Woods. All the main first | he trenches are reported to have | ben taken. At some points the perations have now reached the main cond ' line. At /Beaumont-Hamel the British ar st making a fresh attack There is an intense struggle ojgress for possession of Contal- afison, one end of which the British \Jd, with the Germans in the other. Irhe British have taken La Boiselle The British have a strong position Continued On Eleventh Page). have captured The Germar and Jeau- in -yvFesen, condttion The dash of th# stormi;g party was so well timed aid speedy that its work w done befae the Gérman curtain of fire could be adequacely focussed. The Germans were rapidly cleard out of ‘he trenches and defenses pre pared for the inevitable counter a- tacks Wwhich were delivered with de spatch and courage. Wave after waw of German infantry was dashed bag by the Frenchmen until, exhausted § six hours aof continuous fighting, th¥ were forced to give way and i Germang once more got possession £ the work, | The F-enchmen had, however, hel out long snaugh to enable fresh troow to come up and these again won bac the redoubt which is now entirely 1 French hands, The Germans an making strenuous efforts to recaptun it and there was desperate fightirg last night but-so far the Germans haw had no stcce: ‘ $10,000 SUIT BROUGHT DRIVEN OUT AGAIN Thiaumont One of Most Stubbornly Contested Points in France. Paris, July 1, | 12 p. m.—After sev- eral furious assaults the Germans succeeded in penetrating the works around Thiaumont which were captured by the French, according to an official statement issued by the war office to; i re- | The approaches to Thiaumont are still in the hands of the KFrench i On the west of the Meuse fighting of great violence lasted throughout | the night in the neighborhood of the Esnes-Avocourt road. The Ger- | mans attacked heavily both east and | west of Hill 304 but most of theiv | attacks were repulsed. Nancy was bombarded by the German long range | guns. | h Headquarters In France, | June 30, via London, Jul 1; 1:05 p. m.—A raid by Austrz and New Zealand troops on the Ger- man lines last night resulted in the killing of about 80 German soldiers, | including two officers. The British casualties were slight. The Germans made an ineffective raid on British trenches to the west- | ward of the Lille road, after a neavy | bombardment. On Wednesday made three Briti Friday, an | | night the Dritish 1ids in the neighborhood of Messines, and accounted fc a number of Germans. The Kking's | Shropshire Light Infantry made an | expedition into the German lines and returned with a dozen prisone i BRUSHTAC REJOINS CO. ¥, Army Officer Takes Local Soldicr Back to Niantic. Company 1, ! police hecad- Satarday pendin jutant General ‘ole, ; Viantic this afternoon | cer of (‘0. K, Sec- by the of at Joseph Brushiac who been held quarters since 1 orders from Ac was taken to by James K. Shun ond Infantry, detailed tant. The army man made it plain that has adju- | Conn. Co. Made Defendant in Actior Brought Allegi Negligence in Causing Mrs. Stepanik’s Death. Sam Stepanik, administrator of the estate of the late Mary Stepanik, to- day brought action against the Con-| necticut company alleging negligence on the part of the company which! caused the death of his wife. At- torney M. H. Camp issued the writ and the papers are returnable in the superior court on the first Tuesday In September. According to the allegations of the plaintiff. on April 3, 1916, his wifg was a passenger on a Hartford ca and cn arriving at the corner o Church and Stanley streets, she sig- naled the cortductor that she wishec to alight. With her small baby ir her arms she elimbed off the car, buf before she had safely reached the ground the belll was sounded for the car to start it|is alleged and she wasg thrown violenily, sustaining_ injuries which caused her death a -few hours later. ) | IRON RULE IN BALTIC | Naval Men Say Germany for) Supplies Hit Hard London, July (1, 1:40 p. m.—British naval men homed on leave after a per- i0a of participatijon in submarine oper. ations in the Bgltic, speak enthusi- astically of 1her success attending their work, says 'the Star’s Edinburgh correspondent. { “While nothingi has been reported in the English or Russian papers,” said one petty offier, “we imposed an |iron rule in the Baltic, and the Ger- | mans are now beginning to feel the full effects of it inf a terrible draught upon their larderd The blockade in the Baltic is now gs thorough that which the Grand Fleet has establishod in the North Sea. HUGHES' ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. Bridgehampton, [N. Y. July 1. Charles 1. Hughes) is working today his speech of dcceptance. A big portfolio of notes affd letters, made or received since he whs nominated fur- nished material for fhe document. My Hughes spent part) of the forenoon playing golf with hig secretary on EMBARGO OA Tondon, July 1, 2: office announces thfkt passenger traffic be! ain and the contin lated closely and 7 possible. All passeng be searched. The war the ngcessary een Greal Brit- would be regu- uced far as baggage will ks p. m as Brushiac is not under arrest and will | simply be taken back to his com- | pany’s quarter at wntic until his | discharge can be secured. The army | officers are familiar with Brushi case and realize he no desert His wife was at the station to see him go this afternoon. BLOW F'OR PEACE. Agitators in This Country Have mno | Authority to Spealk. i Mexico City, July 1.—The foreign office issued a statement early today that various individuals who are now in the United States as members of so-called peace commissicns have no authority or right to speak or act for the Mexican government. Parties of Americans continue leave for Vera Cruz in special Only a few score Americans now main in the capital. to re TO TAKE PORTO RICANS HOM We ington, July 1 Arrangements were made by the state department today to have an transport take army home 165 Porto Rican refugees from | Mexico brought to New Orleans by American Consul Cuyant. The Porto Ricans had been employed in the Yu- fields catan sisal CUTLERY TO BUILD SOON, Landers, Frary and Clark plan- { ning to hegin work at once in building | ! structure on Center recently purc Planing ¢ sed o them is street on d from mpany the old at once. a new the property “h\ New Britain { Marry Sperry has | bulldings and will | i g | Now I A BLUE LOBSTER | nk, July 1. bey of the Klip lobster hatchery shell was of a spot Captain Allen Ash- | brought in the state here a lobster whose peacock blue with | the like of which | was never before seen here. Being "but six inches long the lobster must | be liberated to comply with the laws. | vari-colored | | TURKS DRIVE July 1, Russian force the Turks from the | Mesopotamin is af- | in the direc Persia, Constantinople via London 1:45 p. 1y m. - The recent driven back by Persian horder of teet \ tion of Turkish otlice further retreat Kermanshah under according to a today pursnit statement Wit NEW GOLD RICORD. Washington, July 1.—Gold held the settlement fund of <the feder: reserve board today rc h‘l $155 {000,000, a new high recory in 1 \W | other | be 1% dred or more hungry young men who | | their | Pickup. | the biggest i the | resulted. |a | usually hard he insists on squirming, | for this town of Hornell | vretty U. S. IMPATIENT AT DELA IN REPLY FROM CARRAN? RECEIVE WORD FROM COMPANY 1 ‘BOYY’ Having Varied Experiences and Accorded Rousing Receptions CHAMBERLAIN GETS “LOST” | “Roddy” Goes Om Social Visit, It Is Rumored, And TIs Teft At Hornell —Regaing His Command Next Day However. (Specfal Correspondence.) Akron, Ohio, June 28 Well, happy ana ever eager to reach the border, New members of Company I will reach this place few after a trip fraught with varied experiences since we left Niantic and the good old Nut- meg State in the distance on Tuesday. B, of New Britain, another battalion and are somewhere ahead of us their special train we do not know any- thing about them or their experiences than that no reports have come back to us of any illn among them. Until we reach what seems to our ultimate destination—Nogales, Arizona,—it will not be possible to send much interesting information back to the folks at home. Thao jolting of the train seems to act on both pencil and memory and it Is hard to write intelligently. Especial- since in our car are a half hun- Britain's soldier bhoy in a minutes a Company also is with as they on this moment yelling lustily for dinner. Tiring of yelping for they spend their time singing and offering suggestions to your respondent who, by the way, is having troubics enough of his own trying to write with his pad placed against the broad back of TLowell Pickup was selected as an improvised writing desk because ha is man in the company, has hroadest back and it takes more to jostle him than it does some of the others. However, even Pickup could be improved upon as a writing desk as at one of our stops he took 2 time to take a swim. The inevitable His back is blistered with sunburn and every time the car gives sudden bounce or T dot an “i"” un- are at thus interferring with the legibility of this article and also breaking up the train of thought. As far as we know we will land at Nogales, Arizona, within the next few days. TIn the event that we cross the border a strict censorship will he kept on all the dope sent out, hut for a while at least we will be free to write almost anything, back home. Thus far the trip has had a variety of interests. Our first stop was at Port Jarvis, N after a little “quick time,” a score of resolutions against the use of cig- arettes were made—and not without good cause either for we understand it will be hard to get them where we are going. Therefore, why not make virtue out of necessity Gets We had short stops at Binghamton, mira, and at Hornell, N. Y. *“Rod" Chamberlain seemed to be very keen —so much so he missed “assembly” and the when it came time to pull out. morning, however, Rodman put our anxiety to rout when the second battalion caught up with us and he came aboard. If all goes well we will make Chi- cago just hefore dark. Then for the journey southward when we will sweep on to Kansas City, the half way and then into the great south- to——what? G Chamberlain “Tost.” that train This point, west en Great Receptions. line the t hear- troops is given a All along the ing the Connecticut rousing reception and wherever we the populace turns out *o chect and wave. At some of these stations very romantic flirtations have sthrted but owing to the fact some of the guilty parties may an “only, only, lovey, dovey™ back in N. B. T must in all 3 yefrain from mentioning names. However, the young girls are charm- ing and at some points whare we stopped they handed cards with names and addresses, requesting that we write. Two of the most snscepti- ble members of Company I at one station managed to corral a couple of and were getting on Captain Tadbury n stop some been that have left us damsels famously until (Continued On Tleventh Page.) S N et ) WEATHER, Hartford, July Hartford »nd vicinity: night and Sunday. B e e P little | ; There the boys | had a brisk half hour of exercise and | ‘GORN GOES THROUGH FOR STARVING PEONS | Shipment of 2,500 Sacks Is | First Searched for Con- traband. 1—Twenty-five to El Tex. July ! hundred sacks of corn consigned Juarez were Paso, Mexican merchants in passed by United States customs offi- | clals today after each sack had been | emptied in a search for contraband | articles. Two days were required to | empty and re-sack the grain. | Many wagon loads of grain, flour, | beans and similar foodstuffs have been transported over the international | bridge since the establishment of what, in effect, is an embargo on | freight shipments. Mexican dealers | explain their purchases by pointing !out that practically no crops are be- | ing raised in Chihuahua and numbers | of the people are on the verge of star- | vation. The food is intended to feed I such people in Juarez and other cities, | they asserted. | A rumor was current in Mexican | circles in El Paso today that Francis- | co Villa had taken charge of the Cai ranza force of 15,000 men being con- centrated at Bustillos, about seventy miles west of Chihuahua Ci Au- | thorities in Juarez, however, declared | the report unfounded. | During the night a heavy provost ‘m\;\rcL a troop of cavalry and a de- tachment of infantry mounted on storcycles was stationed at the Plaza, | motoreyc apa ARE while large posts were kept at the in- | ternational bridge. | " Although much feeling was aroused in Juarez by reports that American soldiers near Ysleta, Tex., 12 miles cast, had fired across the horder “without caus killing a Mexican custom rider, Gen. Francisco \les, commandant, said today that the vil populace was well under con- | trol. | | Gon- | Boston and Washington Ball Players Settle Their Differences Out of Court and Refuse to Prosecute. Washington, July 1—A police court | airing of the “bean ball” row | tween the Washington and Boston | American league bail players | averted today, when Clark Griftith, Washington manager, refused to prosecute an nassault charge against Sam Agnew, Boston catcher, who hit him on the noso during the fight { which interrupted vesterd: game here. Agnew forfeited $10 collateral posted for a disorderly conduct charge. Later Carl Mays withdrew his re- quest for a warrant against George McBride, captain of the Washington team, who threw his bat at the Bo: ton pitcher after being hit by pitched ball. a HEEL . CRUSHED BY CAR. Ravelli of Church Escapes Death. Carmine Ravelli of 330 Church street narrowly escaped death under tht wheels of a switching locomotive the IEIm street railroad crossing morning at 7:45 o'clock. As it the train hit him, but in falling | dropped in such a position that his heel was run over. He was taken to the New General hospital, where his Leel was dressed. Carmine Street Narrowly at this was he only Britain crushed WEATHER FORECA 1 and Generally Fair Week. Washington, July 1. conditions for the week Sunday were forecasted today weather bureau as follows: North Atlantic and middle Atlantic | states: Moderately warm and general- ly fair. South Atlantic Temperatures near with partly overc scattered thunder Moderately War Next Weather beginning by the and east Gulf sonal av weather showers st JOKER HELD PFOR DEATH Meriden, July 1. -G aged 18, who I said to have wire nail in the by James Fay $400 the Ly the coroner today hospital last | e down placed as a around him. orge Lazor, used at itk held in of manslaughter IPay died at the night of blood poisoning. the nail which was prank to amuse othe: chair aged wis on charge sat on large | | July be- | | today placed a | school | | house YALE BATTERIESORDERED TO " PA.BYMAJORGENERALWOOD University Unit Now| Numbers 528, Four Short of Peace Foot- ing--4th at Niantic T Yale July the Camp Holcomb, Niantic, Receipt of batteries to Tobyhanna, ceived by Major E. A. U, 8. &% day. General Wood at Governors Island. Major Edward S. of New Haven, medical corps, C. N. was today appointed camp surgeon and Major Earl D. Church of the state ord- nance department, camp quartermas- ter. Officers who are stationed here are planning to observe the Fourth of with a dinner and a celebra- orders sending Pa., Shuttleworth, to- was commanding this camp The orders came from Major Moulton tion. Under the Defense Act which be- came operative today Major Shuttle- worth becomes a lieutenant colonel. The mustering in of Major Moulton and Major Church took place this noon. Later in the day the officers of the reserves who have come here to drill the six companies of recruits will be mustered in. Officers and men of the Connecti- cut M ional Gu d who are here he- cause they were refused a muster-in for border service on account of phy- sical disability, will be allowed to leave camp for good about July 15. The necessary papers for their dis- charge from service will be made out to Governor’s Island and they then will be returned here and the men discharged. Major Shuttle- worth explained this matter teday. re- | Both Houses Congress Pl Adjourn After July 4 No Action Be Taken RODGERS UNABL FORECAST ATTI Satisfactory Progress Made in Mobilizing al Guard at Borde ing 100 Days of Re 59,406 Men Vol Their Services. Washington, July 1 velopments here in crisis were at a sta again today while tke | States government a impatiently Carranza's to the note sent lasf, demanding a statemen intentions toward the ican expedition in Me Messages received 4 state department fro Inquiries have poured in as to the dis- position of rejected men and officers. 528 in Yale Batteries New Haven, July 1.—The Yale bat- teries had 52 men today, just four less than full peace strength, exclusive of the regimental staff, headquarters supply company and departmental of- ficers which will number 107. It is ex- pected the peace strength will be passed during the day. Major Danford, commanding, has no orders yet to.move. He expects to be in Niantic early in the week. The report still persists that all the Con- necticut artillery will go to Tobyhan- na eventually to be given regimental formation with batteries from other states and to be taken over by other regular army officers. APPEAL FOR CASEMENT Petitions Asking President to Urge Clemency for Irish Inight Pouring Into White House. Washington, July 1.—Petitions re- questing that President Wilson urge the British government to grant clem- ency to Sir Roger Casement, the Irish revolutionist, poured into the White House today from many parts of the United States. It is generally understood here that the United States can do no more than bring such petitions to the at- tention of Great Britain in an in- formal and unofficial manner. AR BLOWN UFP. Oakland, Calif., July 1.——The police began the investigation af an explosion in the smoking car of a west bound Southern Pacific train near here last night which blew a big hole in the steel roof and caused in- juries to eight persons. Three Mexi- cans had been passengers a while be- TARTS MONDAY, sted, July 1.—Company M under Captain Beecher, break camp on Monday at 7 a. m., and start on a hike to Niantic. Tts night- ly stopping places will be Collinsville, Farmington, Griswoldville between Newington and Rocky Hill, thence in line to Portland and beyond, wherever suitable place Winsted intends to give ny a noisy send off. The has 103 men and all are health s Yirst will a bee stopping offers. comp pany cellent com- in ex- TORRINGTON HOME BURNS Torrington, July 1 stroyed a house and a to George Dew on Road. All of the Itire today de- burn belonging the Harwinton furniture in the was burned. The loss is es- timated at $6,000. Sparks from a pile of hot ashes were carried by the wind into the hay in the barn, setting afire, and the blaze was quickly com- municated to the house. ~ the | resentations it | cial Agent Rodgers at City made no mention Mexican answer. Mr. gers so far has been ung forecast the action of G Carranza. Private desp have indicated that t facto government wag paring to stand by its a of hostility toward [ States troops across f, der. Upon his return fro York, President Wilso over all the advices at but learned virtually nd he did not know when yesterday. After toda should become necessa him to address congres} would wait until Wedne both houses arranged f] journ over the Fourth of] Reports to the war d ment during the day d ued to show satisfactor ress in the military pre| tions for any eventualiti or beyond the border. cruiting for the regular increased. A total of men were sworn in this against 1,105 last week. 59,406 Offer Services. During the 100 days of recy under the authority granted b gress to increase the regular immediately after the Columbu a total of 13, 251 men have b cepted out of 59,406 applicants f listment: New York city led t cruiting last week with 1,024 epted. The war department lIssued to brief bulletin under new ¢ ship rules. It reported comman: trained for the border ex from messages from General Fv giving a variety of repo ready covered by the press desps ac its and border Unfavorable Memorandum. Another port the belief unfavorable given out foreign office all the charges contained in the replying to Carranz withdrawal of t the blame for atta in Mexico on the o ness of the Americans themselvi is untrue, -the memorandum that the Mexican authorities hay, indication tending tc that the reply the memoral by M, specifically W was terday It ve: the ican note for and lald Amerieans Lopiinued o Logie