New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1916, Page 1

\ y —— HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD — HERALD “ADS” MEA| BETTER BUSINES 'PRICE THREE CENTS, NEW BRITAI CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1916. —SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876 ALLIED FORCES STILL PUSH GERMANS BACK Advance of French and British Continues Says Official Reports---Terrific Bombard- ment Still Underway ermans Admit Withdrawal to Second Line South of Somme—Claim No Ad- G vantage Has Been Gained North of River—Minor Ac- = tivities on Several Fronts. France, 0 p- m. vir- British in July 3, 3 p. m,, —Fighting continues tually the whole British front. Above the Ancre there has been no import- ant change. The British have heavily bombard- At La Boisele severe fighting is proceeding. North of Fricourt the British have forward to Headquarters ia London intense on ed Thiepval; pushed their positions higher ground- The situation is promising here for the British. A heavy shelling of Montauben by | the Germans continues. The British | appear to be well established in the town. The number of German prisoners taken in the south so far exceeds four thousand- The weather continues favorable British Gain. British Headquarter: in France, July 3, via London, 4:51 p- m.—A fur- ther advance has been made by the British forces to the east of the An- cre river. To the north of the town of Fricourt the British have pushed forward and have pushed forward and have gained ground at higher eleva- tion. Germans Admit Withdrawel. Berlin, July 3, via London, 5:05— The war office report of today says the continuation of the French and * British drive on both sides of the Somme has not gained any advantage for the Allies north of the river, but south of the Somme the Germans withdrew a division to the second line division. German Garrison Surrenders. London, July 3, 0 p. m.—The surrender of the remnant of the Ger- man garrison ig La Boisselle was of- ficially announced this afternoon. Turks Force Russians Back. Constantinople, July 3, via London, 4:20 p. m.—The Turkish troops in the Tchoruk region of Turkish Ar- menia have forced the Russians fur- ther back towards the Black Sea coast and have occupied strong posi- tions along a seven mile front, the war office annunces today. Russians Launch New Attac Berlin, July 3, via London, m.—The Russians have launched an attack against the army of Prince Leopold, on the central section of the eastern front. The war office report of today says the Russians succeeded in advancing at one point but otherwise were forced to retreat with heavy losses. 5:50 p. —_— { Occupy Second Trenches. Paris, July 1:05 p. m.—The French offensive south of the Somme, In conjunction with the British drive, continued last night with completo success, the war office announced to- day. The French have occupied two lines of trenches of the second German po- vition on a front of five kilomete (three miles). The French have cap- tured the village of Herbecourt. Bast of the Meuse, on the Verdun front, the Germans captured Damloup redoubt, but the French soon after re- gained possession of i The trench of the second German position captured by the French es tends from Mereaucourt wood which is sion of the French. as far as > edge of Assevillers. The village of Herbecourt, taken by the French, Jles between these two points. Fur- ther south the French made progress towards Assevillers and Estrees. North of the Somme the G made no attack on the position busly taken by the French. The French captured heavy lery and took more prisoners. statement says 39 German participated in the fighting and that | 81 of these battalions sustained im- | portant losses. i During the artillery preparations preceding the inauguration of the of- fensive 183 German captive balloons were burned. The text of the statement follows: | “North of the river Somme the ene- | my last night made no attack upon | the positions conquered by us ana ! which we' are now organizing. | “South of the Somme the ficht has' been continued with complete success- | ®s for our arms. Yesterday evening and last night we entirely occupied, | along & front of more than five kilo- | meters (three miles.) The two lines of.| trenches of the second tion from artil- The | battalions German wood, posi- | which (Continugd On Eleventh Page). Maricourt is X ters MARINES FIGHT WITH REVOLUTIONIST BANDS, One Killed and Several In- jured in Recent Santo Domingo Apair. Washington, July 3.—Two encoun- near Santiago, Santa Domingo, July 1, between American marines and revolutionist bands, in which one marine, Private Mills of the thirt first company was killed and thr wounded, were reported to the department today by Rear Admiral Caperton. Private Mills was killed in Letween marines commanded by Colonel Pendleton and one hundred revolutionists at a village named Old Caminoreal, while the Americans were aav Christi. A marine detachment ad- vancing from another point clashed with a group of revalutionists twenty- five miles from Santiago. Lieutenant D, B. peter Julius Goldsmith were slightly wounded, and First Sergeant Fernado Barrier was seriously wounded in the leg. At Monte Christl last week a marine was killed and several wounded. ALLIED LOSSES SMALL IN GREAT OFFENSIVE Injured Corporal Brings in Details of Fighting Near the Somme. o a Paris, July 3, a. m.—"Gener: results excellent” is the verdict of t Parisian press on the achievements the second day of the great Francs- British offensi All the newspayers assert that what has been accom- plished is rather more substantial fhan sensational. They declare th the ake made in the Champagne will not be repeated, that men fight until the ground has been pared, so far as humanly possitle by artillery. No section of the Franco- British forces was advanced leyond the line assigned to it, they sav how- ever tempting might have the chance of smashing further lines. The story of an artillery corporal who was wounded while in an obser- vation post at Maricourt is cited show that this method is sound. The corporal said: “I was able to see for myseif that our losses were quite small and T not only hope but am certain that our means of action will enable us to forge ahead without much wastiga of men. This is due to the prodigious pre- accumulation of munitions of all sorts | made by the Allies along the northern front. “I witnessed the first hombardment whole of the German trenches and works. | Tt was a wonderful sight. The effects were terrifying. It is mnot that any work of defense, however strong or ingenious, can resist such an avalanche of fire and steel. Many men must lie burled in the ruins. “The German reply is no less terri- ble and the most stubborn res stance must be counted upon, for the enemy may be short of men but certainly does not lack munitions. However, T can affirm that he offered feehlo re- sistance to our first shelling. His guns barely fired one shot for ten from the allies. That was characte istic of the section where T was. the enemy wish to prevent us from finding out the positions of h bat- teries or what did this Impassive at- titude conceal? Tt made no difference to us. Everything had been ‘ore- seen and our plan worked like a charm. A British captain who wa wounded said that what most im- pressed him was the admirable co-or- dination of the French and Brit troHp: the section where, he they bore themselves magnif “T could sive a hundred amles of courage, self sacrifine heroism,” he declared. in s nohle ex- and VILLA REPORTED ALIVE. nder Said to Be At- tempting Hix Capturc. Carranza Comma 1 Paso, July riving at the border 1 reports that Villa camped along with 700 men in I"loido, while Gen. Ignacic R commanding the Carranza fo that region is trying to capture. It was stated also that letters from Villa to his old follswers have been received in Chihuahua City and other points, urging them to come back. —Americans st night brou is alive and ar- ht en Rio umos, s in effect his navy | fight | neing upon Santiago from Monge | Roben and Trum- | u \ cannot | societies. appeared to | citizen possible | Did | ROYAL WELGOME T0 UERMAN SINGERS New Britain Grests Connecticut Saengerbund on Arrival Today \GOVERNOR HERE TONIGHT MRS. HETTY GREEN DIES IN NEW YORK !Richest and Most Eccentric Woman in the World (HAD INTERESTING CAREER City Mass of Bunting in Honor of | Born of Blue Blood, She Inherited Occaston—Prize Singing This Af-| Many Millions—Was a Social Light ternoon and Concert of 1,000 Voices in Younger Days—Added to Wealth Tonight—Parade Tomorrow. by Close Living. On the eve of the Great and Glori- ous Fourth with sweltering summer temperatures prevailing and promise | cf fair skies for tomorrow, New Britaln has prepared well in honar of { the visit to th city of the Connecticut State Saengerbund with its thousand members who are to entertain and be | entertainea | City. All through the business dis- trict, down Arch street and in the resi Gential Ola flung to bree: New York, July 8.—Mrs. Hetty Green, known as the world’s wealthi- est woman, who was 80 years old, died here today. She had suffered three strokes of paralysis during the past two months, and for several weeks had been virtually helpless. Her death occurred at 8:05 o'clock at the home of her son, Col. Edward H. R. Green, at No. 5 West 90th street { adjoining the plain brick, four stor ‘}\m\sf‘ at No 7, on the corner of Cen- has been | tral Park, West, where Mrs. Green had lately in seclusion, except for [ lived ; ! honor of the her son and several Japanese servants coming of this notable gathering of | and trained nurses. Teutonic On Arch street, | For several weeks past Mrs. Green long known as the favorite strasse of | P24 been unable to walk, and had the sons of the spent nearly all of her time in a wheel est here in the Hardware sections Glory the in singers. Germany, chai |bung gayest and th | Turner socicty building was a ma of | Her son, Col. Green, and her daughter, Mrs. Matthews Astor Wilks, flags and every preparation was here made for the welcome to the incoming | who were the only children, had been with her much of the time and it w Vvisitors who arrived during the morn- ‘ing hours, bunting | The | recently\reported that Mrs. Green had turned over all of her financial af- fai to her son’s charge. Wall stree estimate of Mrs. Green’s fortune ranges form $20,000, 1000 to $100,000,000. Officials of the {Chemical National Bank, in which Mrs. Green once made her down town headquarters, declined to hazard an Visitors Arrive. At 9 o'clock the reception commit- tee under the leadership of President Louis Lehr of the general committee, and headed by the Philharmonic band, marched from Turner hall to| the passenger station to meet the visiting societies and give them a|¢Stimate. roval welcome to the Hardware City,| URtil a fe The societies taking part in the saan.| 2§ & familiar gerfest, forming in line behind the | (Listrict, but of local escort in the march from the! €T had been jiita iontoRmurn Tl naTicomposeaitn ol .oak slayed BrbatRaficonsiderabicfart ello i Hartford saengerbund | Of Mrs. Green’s mioney was invested Arion club, Danbury: Arion club, | D1 2T ol e Gl il Bridgeport; Hartford Mannerchor; | Loy oonds alihoush she was said at Liedertafel, Rockville: Comeordia. | ORC time to have large sums invested I e Germamia, . Tovrineton; il shares of the smaller southern and | Germania, Bridgeport: ILisdertatel | SOUthwestern —railroads, including Eridgerin Manaa e e }.1;§:1anle:l“ which her son was actively T Comcordis, Materbumy | Haruol rs. Green was the reputed owner Thomaston, and the Turner Tiedorta. | 2180 Of large tracts of land in Texa; WS ianrera Alabama and other southern states, : : | but it believed that she sold the Welcomed by Mayor. last of these holdings a few years Following a brief rest at Turner | ag0. hall, headquarters of the visitors while She | i the city, the mass chorus assembled able | at the Russwin Lyceum at 11 o'clock the has left is close to $100,000,000. | for rehearsal for tonight's contest ana 2he richest woman in America, she were there greeted hy Mayor George | l'ved almost as frugally as a shop gir A. Quigley, wha on behalf of the city | Her home, was wherever she chose for end the common council, whose a time to hang her little black cape members are the official guests of the | @nd bonnet, aften in the hall bedroom | Saengerbund, welcomed the visiting of some cheap boarding house, or come remote and modest flat around New York. Was Born Rich. rea figur go Mrs. Green in the financial late her appearance very infrequent. It A the world’s mast remark- ss of finance. The fortune was mistr The mayor said: “The City of New Britain takes particular pleasure in |Yelcoming the —Connecticut State| per eccentric extremes of ecanomy Saengerfest on the occasion of its| jeq to a popular misconception of her elghteenth bi-ennial meeting. We ap- | 4o 5 “self-made woman.” As a matte Lreciate the fact that their meeting | of fact she was born rich. In 186 [with us is provocative of = great| e inherited some $10,000,000, which |pleasure and brings the best music ;ccumulated upon itself until in fifty |reost carefully interpreted to our ars it had multiplied nearly ten s and it is our desire that their | {jmes. She also inherited family tra- | with us will prove as enjovable = gitions which had been a pride for [te them as it will be to the people of | {hree centuries, and which she was New Britain.” | anxious to perpetuate in her children. Contest This | Also a Blucblood. The competitive pri: inging con- | was born at New test at the Lyceum theater began at B Noembe: o o'clock this afternoon and included IR G T o the following cantestants e i ol St Heucthilass.eTiederiatel) scendant on her mother’s Quartet club, South Norwalk. | ironyy Howland, brother of d Class—Liederkranz, Thomas- | ;onn Howland of the Mayflower. In Teutonia Mannerchor, New Brit- | cycceeding generations the Howland Turner Liedertafel, Stamfor family became famous in Verein Qesterreich, New Brit- | jnqustry and shipping trade with China, and had an irreproachable social standing. Edward Mott Robin- son, who had also amassed a fortune in a similar way in New Bedford, mar- ried Abby Howland, of Rebinson, the future mistress finance, was born. She wa Quaker school on Cape Cod, and to a seminary in Boston, and got her first lessons in finance when her aging father entrus beoks. Visit fternoon, Bedford, about the imony at s de- of She Mass., = 20th,” L a Rock- side Class— i(m\v ai | Gesa |ain. econd | Arion, Bria Hirat | engerbund, ford: Germania Bridgeport ss—Arion, Danbur. eport Hart- of | Governor Coming:. | The big event of the evening and |the really big event of the saenger- | fest comes tonight at the um | when the grand cherus of 1,000 voices | will heard in concert. Besides | Mayor Qu and the members of jthe common council, the saengerfest | as its chief guest of honer | Ixcellency, Governor Mar . | Holcomb, who will bricflly address the | mbly. The program for tonight's | event follows Commencing der assistance of ¢ Boston, Ma Waterbur chorus of 1,000 monic Band, New Saro, Conductor, March—N Hippodrome Philharmonic Band Abschied. .. ..Jul Chorus Dances “enade, Vito Carl Webster Rruno be oy Inherited Millions, She was just thirty years old when Ter father died suddenly leaving his nine millions, one million outright and the income from the other ecight, the principal to be held in trust for her children. It is forgotten that Hetty Green, then Robinson, was a belle in New York society. = According to her own stories she “often danced the whole night through.” Even then, however, she lived in a boarding house and was so saving that rather than cab fare, she would pull a pair of woolen stockings over her His eight o'clock sharp arl Wehster, Cel- Havwarad traine The Philha ritain, and Hav terbury. | .Sousa | at Geo Conn.; void W pay heavy Wengert (Continued On Eleventh Bursche Three Gui- tarre, Spanish Following the usual custom, the Herald will not be pub- lished tomorrow, owing to the face (hat the Fourth of Invictns Hahn Haywi Auserwachlte -Canl Chorus | Nigh Geors Dic Samans | i Potpourri In Berlin | s Uartman | ! Phil | Achne monic Band von Tharan | Iriedrich Sileh en Hermann Hartford, Hartford and tonight, July vicinity: Fair, Tuesday fair. B R T o e o e T S Chorus Indian Lament Dyvor cooler I (Continued On Eleventh Page). in | Pilgrim | the whaling | whom Hetty , sent to a | ed her with same of his | her | | | | | | | | | | | | l i can Dittle BORDER IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL COMMANDS TROOPS ARRIVE IN TEX/ Funston, Bell and Pershing Given f)ifferent Assignme New Department Is Created---Paving Way For Major General's Appointment? w CHANGE IN ADDRESS. New Britai last reached the hereafter, or until further notice, all mail should be ad- dressed to the men at Nogales, Arizona, instead of sending it to Niantic. Be sure to properly mark all mail with the soldicr’s name, the name of his regiment and company. CARRIZAL EXPEDITION INROUGH EXPERIENGE No Survivoers of Massacre Are Found—Eleventh Cavalry ‘s boys have at border and Squadron Returns. Field Headquarters, June Motor Courier to Columbus, X July 3.—Out of the dust have today returned the squadron of the Elev- enth cavalry sent under M. Jenkins to arch for the ors of Carri These arrivals, only little of their experiences their description of their efforts save their horses from perishing vealed the story of a march equalled in the present expedition. The command encountered for the first time in Mexico Catechee rock, a sort filled the ed and settled in throats and nost urviv- alked but to un- air when the wind freshen- the eyes, ears Is of men and ani- mals. The ho; discovered that they could quench their thirst tem- porarily by nibbling containing succulent shoots. Search Abandoned, Tack of feed for the squadron to turn ndoning their search. many miles from the camp when the last of the oats fed to the mounts. When the squadron arrived today the trucks accompanying the column were in the lead and had passed through sand wastes hereto- fore believed impassable. While scouting near Carrizal for some trail that would give a hint of the location of the retreating Ameri- soldiers, Major Jenkins made a night stop at an abandoned wind mill. All about stretched the desert and its powdery dust which the men in- haled at every breath. A few clumps of grease weed with tiny yellow leaves, dotted the endless expanse of mesa on three sides. To the south stood a low range of mountains. No road, no trail, no sign of habitation marked the sandy waste. water Full of Dirt. “I rode to the trough at the wind mill's foot,” Major Jenkins said. here was water there but it wa full ot dust fhat the horse, his thr raw with thirst, reared when sniffed. That night the cleaned the trough. They repaired the windmill by tying handkerchie about the broken bushing. A desert gale pumped enough wa- ter for the night, but the command awoke at daylight to find the wind- mill becalmed and their horses too weakened by days of hard through the desert to be risked with- out a drink, to the next water hole. “Four troopers were sent to the top of the windmill with orders to turn it by hand. The rickety trembled with age. When a puff of wind sent the wheel spinning, the brown, bearded cavalrymen helow cheered. The stream produced was larger than a lead pencil, but after an hour each horse and man had been given a 1l drink. KILLED AT R. R. CROSSING Valentine Matthes of 1076 Hartford back It was still was here he men m Avenuce Meets Death Under Train at Stanley Street Crossing Today. Valentine Matthes of 1076 Hart- ford avenue was struck and killed by the Ila~tford bound train leaving here this afternoon at the Iroad along in v had been lo- sent to his lock reet n was well no relatives word had been As near can he learned m ing the dinky came around struck him. 11 ed. The engineer stopped immediately the vietim up and brouzht back to Although a doctor was no for life several minutes e > crossing Ay v time but cated family 11 e when bend hadly mm the train was picked the tion. summoned, it had extinet when arrived. old was cro the and wis ng md = of use. for heen he re- | tructure | The | At | tracks ! the | not | Major John of dry clay, the dust of which | galleta grass, | the horses caused | pyston suggested that his own com- finally ! headquarters Raw Men Being Drilled for Campaign--10,( Ready for Border Service Within W Says Wood, Connecticut Troops at Fr Number 2,221 Men--Machine Guns P tioned Out--Second Regiment at El Paso Washington, July 3.—W ith more than 150,000 tro assembling along the Mexican border the war departme] today took steps to decentralize direct administration 1,800 mile frontier in the interest of efficiency and prg ably to pave the way for the appointment of a supre commander to co-ordinate all military activities on the i ternational line and in Mexico. The border, formerly in the southern departme] from the Gulf of Mexico to C alifornia, now is divided i three military departments ¢ ommanded Major General Fred Funston, Brig. General respectively John P4 shing and Major Gen. J. Fra nklin Bell. War department officials said the new order, whid automatically relieves General Funston of supreme co mand on the border, and the enormous I that have crowded upon him, had no significance as ind| cating preparations for war. responsibiliti Another probable change indicated by the new ordd is the promotion of General Pershing under the army o ganization bill now effective It provides for one add tional major general and it is believed General Peershin will be given one of these posts in recognition of his se vices in his pursuit of the Columbus bandits. In his recommendation, General mand be reduced to a line extending from the Gulf to a point a short dis- tance east of El1 Paso, leaving El Paso in the district that has been | placea in charge of General Pershing. The division of the long border line is a part of the plan worked out for general operations if such should be- | | Blis come necessary. The designation of Brigadier Gen- cral Pershing as commander of the new department of New Mexico w taken as an indication that his pro motion to a major general templated. Washington, July 3.—A of authority among military commanders along the Mexican border, announced today by the war department, reduces the jurisdiction of the southern de- partment, commanded by Major Gen. Funston, to the Texas line from the coast to El Paso, creates a new de- partment of New Mexico, commanded by Brigadier General Pershing and adds the eastern border to the west- ern department under Major General Bell. Heretofore the southern department has embraced the entire border from the Gulf coast to the California Jine and Gen. Pershing's expedition in Mexico has been directly under command of Gen. Funston. Theso changes, announced by the war department publicity bureau without explanation, are believed to division state riding | be preparatory to the appointment of major general to assume supreme command of the forces on the borde and In Mexico. General Funston is junior to all the other departmental commander; who rank in the following order: Major General Leonard Wood, Eastern; Major General J. Franklin Bell, Western and Major General Thomas H. Barry, Central. General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, is nes to Gen. Funston; General Tasker 11 tant chief of staff follows him and Gen. George W. Goethals, is last on the list of seven major erals divisio n 1 Antonio, July of authority along the 2 der was recommended to the W partment two weeks ago by Gen Funston. He suggested to the depa ment that if general fleld operation in Mexico were undertaken greater efficiency would be displayed by the American army if three maior gen erals were placed in command ew York, July 3.—While General Leonard Wood movement of milltia from of the east toward the has passed its climax, he mates than ten thousand more troops will leave their home mobilization camps during the present week. Nine states out of fwenty under Gen eral Wood's command have National rd units Massachusetts and Ne dispatehed the larger their available men. ho Major says that the ment border esti two sent sonthward have in w Jersey proportion New Jersey, is con- | ar de. | the depart- ! Mexican | | tude | apart proportion to the of guards, holds honors in this for only 807 militiamen fron state were left in mobilizationméamn while 4,556 are on their way to berder. 4 e its st Among the command$ under ord to entrain today is Squadron A New York, which probably numb more wealthy men than any otH militia organization of equal size service. Figures issued at General headquarters show that 5,437 mili# have been sent forward frd ~husetts, 1,039 from Maine, -om Vermont, 181 from Rhodes land, 24221 from Connecticut, mo| from New Hampshire and 5,643 \frg New York./ In Massachusetts state troops'are now at concentratl amps; 439 in Maine; 300 in' Ve mont; 452 in Rhode Island; 1,071 Connecticut; 1,399 in New §Ham shire and 11,000 in New V"MJ‘ Fitting With Machine Guns, Washington, July 3—At least thil thousand Guardsmen prol ably will be on duty at the Mesie border within the next or thrd days. Soon after arrival each Wog National at two regiment d infantry or cavalr be furnishel with automatic 250 o a new type of which were ordered rd for i an experiment, the guns will be ca; in automobiles instead of on th) mules and five chauf feurs will required in each regi ment to operate the cars. Officials here today were only mild in reports of of the lates! to Mexican territory} will machine guns, cently immediate delivery. ried backs of pack be 1y interested the chase bandit chieftain by two troops of the Eighth cavalr: under Captain Leroy Eltinge. Th party spent yesterday in a vain searc] south of the Rio Grande for the ban. dits who drove off three horses fromj a ranch fifty-four miles south of El Paso, and last night the troopers| back on the American sidg having scen either the hor Carranza troops. were without thiev, No indic cerning Carranza's repl ministration note demanding state his intentions wrd Pershing’s forces s or tion was forthcoming cong to the ad that hd General tow at El the Regiment Paso. that Second to comman was the effect the Second regiment toda from the Sunday at Chay first eac] At fol other sections about an hou elevatio; ed was to eeffect that the command a “heavenly altk spent in Petty he serviceg on the section, one for company the time the train, lowed by at an was traveling thousand feet. The moun were in grandeuy men was excels seven round about spizits of the