New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1916, Page 10

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1916. ERMAN LINE IN EAST RETREATING (Continued from Fir Page.) pmia but it is believed een enforced by ctivity has the gr. heat. French Satisfied. 44 fight Paris, July 7, 5 s defensive most as much satisfaction rench as the previaus day br, they at the ble to win positians from capturc say, clearly shown it has entente allies not only are the Ger- ans wherever hold they like pos but also are le to on. those tions when The first German counter attack was unched in the night Hem ction, north of the canalized Somme ver. The Trying two small uth of the Clery-} W hundred yards from rks bordering that rc The French troops there llage and, swin ghtly, captured the northeaste close to the Hem brickfield and the edge af the road from to Hem and Curlu. This ¢ only change In uation chout the twenty-four urs during which the counter o lasted P'wenty-seven Battalions in Rear, At tho besinning of the battle thero re bchind the front a ta the nch attack twenty-se talions drav from the ision and from regiments h army corps. Between July 1 and y 5 the German commanders sent to the Peronne front four reserve in the Germans succceded woods aricourt the road, a sugar fell ba | Fren | its: | not hav | supply , tingency. {and military m T situated | and Maricourt on the Clery road. | secona was | tween Estrees and Belloy. ing their left| another small | end of the | fton- | time to divisions af which declared mission. up Rheims two already are to be virtually out of com- The other reserves brought different points ind the Somme were eneous nature. One ard which innihilaied d been formed of companies from scveral different battalions. The French officers say doubt that the rapidity h advance, if not the the Germans by assert, is shown by the provided an adequats reserves for such from etero the was of advance surprise. no took they 1f This, F'rench Hold s, Ju Tl the Frenc lea been Positions. 10 ¢ cong put of lest in lx.m to the tes 1 here say it has come with flying colors, demonstrating the sound- srussiloff method dy at has out of the erdeal thns again The r‘,mmm who managed to gath- | onsiderable forces, partly from the British front, where pressure s lessened during the and partly from depots, Jdeliv- ered a serles of violent attacks on two poin The first of these appar- ently t day, was between Hem The the extreme right be- the object drive a wedge between the center and right, where the rench line crosses the Somme river rom Hem to Feulleres and beiween extreme right and the rest of the ench front. The success of these maneuvers would have forced the eventual re- tirement of the whole French Reaction The German eaction, howvever, ame too late. The Irench had thoroughly strengthen their line, to advance and place in position heavy artillery and to bring up plen- 11 stocks of munitions. Consequently the attacking wave was caught in a whirlwind of ma- chine gun fire from the trenches and was shot to pieces by the ‘“Seventy- on eing to rench 0o Late. Aviator I am an Aviator. Way up above the clouds, on a bright, still day, all alone —Jingo, seems like a “Helmar” never tastes so good! After the flight, down on the ground, nerves still tingling — Oh, how good a “Helmar” is! No doubt about it, People, “Helmar” Turkish Cigarette is best “all times.” The mildest tochhacco for cigarettes is Turkish. The best tobacco for cigareties is Turkish. Don’t pay tem cents for anybody’s cigarette until you have tried ““Helmar,” a fascinating, elevating, gentleman’s smoke. akers of the Highest Grade Tarkish and Egyptian Oqarez‘tcs in the World between | of a most | battalion | the | a con- | | regained a { The { pants of the trenches, there can be | fives, lowin were dium * while the German supports fol- and reserves far in the rear shattered by salvos from me d heavy batteries. The German infantry plodded ward again and madc impression upon the French line: Rarely did it even get to grips the occu- account: prisoners for- no with which small number of The Germans, say the reports, whole day without of- modification of for the taken had striven the cting the slightest the situation. The French remain two and a half miles from Peronne on the south side of the Somme and four miles from that city on the north side of river, and there are no formid natural obstacles in the way of their occupation of the city when the I'rench commander judges the time ripe to advance. Berlin, July 7, by Wireless to Say- ville.—The t of the gary war office statement follows: “Russian front: portance occurred in “The fighting near Kolomea (Ga- licia) was extended. A strong hostile advance west of the town was checked by a counter attack. Southeast of Tlumach, German and Austro-Hun- zarian troops broke up with-artillery and infantry fire an attack over a front of one and a half kilometres by a large force of Russian cavalry. Attack Gains. South of Lutsk (Volhynia) the at- tack cf the Teutonic allies gained furthur ground. Violent Russian ad- vances west and northwest of Lutsk were repulsed. A Russian cavalry at- tack in the Zeloczevka district also was a failure. ortheast and Austro of Nothing of im- Bukowina. of Baronvichi German Hungarian troops re- pulsed strong attacks for which prep- arations were made with violent ar- tillery fire. These engagements have not been erded. “Ttalian front “There- was great activity on the part of the enemies’ cannon and mine throwers ngairst the Boberdo heights, particularly south of Monte Deisei- dusi. Isolated and severe hand gri nade engagements developed. “In the Mormolata district and on the Austro-Hungarian front between the Brenta and the Adige several at- tacks of the enemy were repulsed. “In the vicinity of Monte Inter- rotto Lieutenant Kaiser, with a patrol of six men from the Twenty-sixth Austra-Hungarian Territorial regi- ment, returned from a successful en- terprise against hostile machine guns with 266 captured Italians, among whom were four officers. In other places yesterday fourteen officers and 366 men were captured.” Russians Take 7,115 Men. Petrograd, July 6, via London, July 9:30 a. m.—The following official issued tonight by the 7, statement was war office: “The number of prisoners we on July 4 and 5 during the which stil]l is going on west of the line of the Styr and below the town of Koloki, totals more than 300 officers and 7,415 men, mostly unwounded. We captured six guns, ma chine guns, several thousand rifle: two searchlights, eleven bomb throw- ers and seventy-three aluminum lights, “We repulsed violent German at- tacks near Gruziatyn. On the right bank of the Dniester near Jidattcheff and Hotzizrz, there was desperate fighting. “There was a lively in many sectors of the front the Pinsk marshes. East of Barano- vichi the enemy launched several desperate counter attacks which we repulsed. Several times the enemy opened gusts of fire with his heavy and light guns agains the region of Labuzy, east of Barano- enemy dellvered two violent counter attacks. We drove him back on both occasions, bringing to bear on him the fire of our artillery, machine guns and rifles.” toox artillery duel north of Capture German Trenches, London, July 7, 2:46 p. m.—Cap- ture of a German trench an a front of 1,000 yards east of La Boisselle, in the Somme region, was announced cfficially today. The British assumed the offensive on certain sectors east of Albert at dawn today. At the same time the Germans launched heavy attacks on the British trenches near the Ancre. Viclent fighting is now in progress. In the vicinity of Ovillers and Con- talmaison, as well as near La Boisselle, the British made progress. In the region of Thiepval the Germans section .of lost ground. statement follows: ‘This morning in certain sectars of the battlefield east of Albert we re- sumed a vigorous offensive at dawn. | portant The Germans at the same time launched heavy attacks on our new trehches in the vicinity of the Ancre and north of Fricourt, with the result that violent fighting is now in progress along the whole front between the Anere and Montauban, “Enem, Succeeds. “Up to the present time several im- tactical succe have been ned by our infantry in the vicinity of Ovillers, La Boisselle and Contal- m on but northwest of Triepval the cnemy succeeded temporarily in re- gaining two or three hundred yards of lost ground.” Yast Night's Operations. The operations of last night, before the resumption of the offensive re- ported in the foregoing statement are described in an official communica- tion, as follows: “Last night the enemy heavily bom- barded our new positions at Bernaf- fay woad and Montauban and near La Boisselle, using in some places lachrmatory shells. Tastward of La Boisselle, after severe fighting in which the enemy suffered heavy casualties We captured another trench on a front of 1,000 vards, where we are now firmly established. “Southwest of Thiepval a determined attack on aur new lines was pletely crushed. “The enemy’s artiller: larly active in the Loos opposite Hulluch [8) shelled the enemy’s con com- was particu- salient and artillery munication the | fighting | trenches and billets at various places. We successfully SPrang two mines opposite Auchy and Hulluch.” Eleven Killed in Air Raid, Paris, July 7.—The artillery of Loth sides was active on the left and right banks of the Meuse, especially on the Thiaumont earthworks and in the Fleury and Chenois sections. A small German attack on the French trenches at the Le Pretre woods failed German aeroplanes, the report as- serts, yesterday dropped bombs on the open’ town of Lure, killing eleven persons, all of whom except one were i women and children. Two machin were brought Mezire: German down near Tremendous Offensive, London, July 7, 10:35 a. Russians have begun a offensive on the Riga front, artillery is destroying the German trenches, says a despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph - company from Vienna, via Copenhagen. The bombardment, the despatch lasted twenty-four hours and the rman sian fifty artillery which can now shells as against one in 1914. fire Berlin, July 7, via London, 1 p. The result of heavy were in progress all ast night both north and south of the river Somme was not favorable to the Germans, the war office announced today. m.— Berlin, July 7, via London, p. m.—A salient of the German line in Volyhnia projecting towards Czartorysk has been abandoned under superior pressure by the Russians and a new line of defense selected, it was announced today by the war of- fice. Personals 5 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Duffy of Lo- cust street have returned from their vacation which was spent at Sound View. Membership secretary of the Y. W. C. A. will leave next week for Washington, D. C., where he will spend his vacation. The Misses Bessie and Vivian Con- nors have left on an extended trip through Canada and Nova Scotia. Mr. and Mrs. Joyce of Mount Ver- non are the guests of Mr. and Mrs John Chambers of South Main street. William Darrow of Glen street is the guest of his uncle, Attorney Wil- liam Darrow of New York city Miss Bessie Slaney is spending her vacation Bay Harbor, Me., and N. H. J. C. Gripp of Bassett street at Booth Bow Lake, Philadel- Charles Miss Della Kirtchner of phia is visiting Mr. and Mrs Symonds of Chestnut street. Miss Dorothy Cadwell of Chestnut street entertained ten of her little friends yesterday at a birthday party. Games were played and a lunch en- joyed. Mrs. Howard Freeman and son of Rochester, N. Y. are the guests of friends at Barnesdale. ank Greving are the remainder Mr. and Mrs. at Chalker Beach for of the summer. Nichols of Forest street has from a business trip south. Mr. and Mrs. A. J Olson and daughter Lois, of Stanley street, have gone on an extended trip to Chicago, Liverpool and vicinity to visit Mrs. C. W. returne Mgh. Creamery Butter ......lb 31C Fresh Conn. Eggs . .doz 3 1 Cc syrdlic 25c¢ Swift’s Premium Ol pkg 25¢ e l9c 25¢c Best Pure Lard Muenster or Brick Cheese 1b Meadowbrook Cheese . .. Moghican Peanut Butter . ...21bs Crisco, for hortening pail 9 to 11 a. m.—Hour Sale—9 to 11 a. m. Fresh W estern 26 c Eggs ... .doz 17c No.1 New Potatoes 4 qts | New r m.—The | New York tremendous | where the | were helpless before the Rus- | engagements that | Olson’s many relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Olson stop at Niagara Falls and Albany when on their way home. Rev. J. B. Nihill of Bridgepo! a visitor in this city today. Charles W. Norton left Rahway, N. J., where he his vacation. today for will spend Griswold who is at the rookie’” camp in Niantic drilling the “soldiers” was a visitor at his home in this city today. L. left the today re- Allen Moore's family for Oak Bluffs, Mass., for mainder the summer. E. Reynolds has gone to where she will spend her friends. of Mise Mary vacation with NEW YORK WANTS MRS. GREEN'S WILL Small Probate Charge in Vermont; Other State Will Get Millions New York, July New York is prepared to Vermont and to demand an ance tax of $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 on the $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 estimated value of the estate. was decided after local office of the state comptroller. If the state of New get this money, no other state will, because under the Inheritance law of Vermont no tax property willed by children. All but $25,000 fortune wa dren, Colonel Mrs. Matthew that V estate is flve per cent. legacies, the total inheritance amounting to approximately $1,250. Will Test New Law. State Comptroller Travis’' fight be the first test action under latest amendment to tax law, known as Chaper of 1916, which took effect parents of Mrs, E. H. R. Green Astor Wilks, and Harkness, the man, who died of Lamar V Standard Oil fornia and that state as his legal residence. Harkness estate is worth mately $77,000,000. The argued before Surrogate and awaits his decision before carried to the court of appeals. A hearing tas been set for July 22 at Bellows Falls, Vt., on the applica- tion to have the probate court there admit Mrs. Green's will as a resident of Vermont. State Comptroller Travis will be represented by counsel at that hearing, prepared to object, on the ground that Mrs. Green was a resi- dent of New York state. The New York state comptroller, it was said vesterday at the local of- fice, has no recourse but to contest the probate of the Green will in Ver- mont, inasmuch as the 1916 amend- ment to the inheritance tax compels him to act, having case Cohalan, 7.—The state of fight the probate of Mrs. Hetty Green's will in inherit- | This a conference at the York does not Tax is imposed on | to Green's s willed direct to her chil- and all rmont will get out of the vast of the outside tax will the the il\hcrltanr‘o This amendment grew out of the case aged in Cali- whose executors claimed The approxi- was | being statute been | 1 1 | | | take part in | and | open door and the integrity | the | whose open JAPAN AND RUSSIA | MAKE AGREEMENT iClauses of Resolution Signed July 8 Are Made Public Tokio, July tod —The for- announc Japanese .d Japanese con- ad on eign office as the substance of the vention signed 3, Ay Russo at Petrog July the followirg: “Fi Japan will take part in no arrangement or political combination directed against Ru: Russia will no arrangement or po- litical combination Japan. “Second. In case the territorial rights or special interesis in the Iar East of one of the contracting par- ties which are recognized by the othe contracting party are menaced, Japan Russia will consult with each other on measures to adopt with a view to supporting or extending as sistance for the safeguarding and de fense of these rights and interest directed against To a question from the Associated | Press representative as to what effect the alliance would have upon the of China the foreign office replied: “The convention is effectually emphasis upon and an extension of Anglo-Japanese alliance based al integrity of China, and integrity are American trade and ffected.’” daffirma- that an upon the territori door not endangered. interests are in no way The foreign office denie tions in Japanese newspape¢s the convention contained clauses. Now that Japan and Russ pooling their interests in the far they will free themselves from necessity of rezarding each other possible enemies in the future and from the maintenance of large bodies of troops on their respective frontiers. The impression in Tokio is that the convention is fr ned to meet at- tempts at the extension influence in the far east, belicved be undesirable, while the hands both powers are strengthened in deal- ing with the situation in China. Englishmen and Frenchmen claim that the accord will check efforts at German aggrandizement after the war and prevent China becoming cause of a new international turmoil The Japanese are elated over the conclusion of the convention. The newspapers welcome tension of Japanese influence Orient. are cast the as to the in ex- the EYESIGHT. son of Mr. and Mrs John Hiltpold of 149 Greenwood street was severely burned about the face and eyes vesterday afternoon when a fire cracker exploded. The boy was playing about the house when he dis- covered an old fire cracker which he proceeded to light. After a phy cian had been called in, it was dis- covered that he was severely burned and may lose his eyesight or at the MAY LOSE The nine-years-old | most have only half vision. drawn with the aim of meeting just | Hark- and such cases as those of L. V. ness, J. B. Haggin, Mrs. Green other millionaires who business here and leave other tp reap the transfer tax on their es- tates, if the law imposes one. Giamo Anastasic of 102 Tremont street notified the police this morn- ing that his fifteen-years-old son, Frank, is missing from home. The vouth left at 7 o'clock yesterday morning and nothing has been seen or heard of him since. BIG SATURDAY SP£C!ALS SMALL LEAN FRESH PORK LOINS ..1b 18¢ LEGS YOUNG TENDER LAMB NATIVE ROASTING VEAL ............h 929 CHOICE STEWING FOWL Lean Fresh Shoulder . ... Shoulder Veal Lean Shoulder Roasts . .. 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S, EVAPORATED 2 1 c MOHICAN PORK and APPL 5 ...2 Ibs 10c BEANS can ret ' of German | the | Vine | MOH. SPECIAL COFFEE Kellogg’s Krumbles or Corn Flakes . .pkg 71/20 IT'S CAPTAIN GRISWOLD NOW: ‘ Former ( mup.un I Leader a Regular U. S. A. Captain. aptain Alfred S. Griswold of this has received his commission as 8 | captain in the regular United States {army and is at present stationed at Niantic drilling the recruits. At the time of the Spanish-American war C in Griswold was a sergeant |in Company I, of this city Latet | he was chosen captain of that come pany. city LINEMAN HURT. Andrew Jordt of Hartford Falls F Pole—Will Probably Die. Hartford, July 7.—Andrew Jordt4ef East Center street, a lineman in the employ of the Telephone company, fell 35 feet from a pole in Griswold. ville today, and was fatally hurt, his spine being fractured. He was re. moved to 'the Hartford hospital. Jordt is 39 years of age and is un- | married. POISONED HERSELF. Hartford, July 7.—Mrs. Peter | Nordstrom of 96 Jeéfferson strect died | at the Hartford hospital today of pol- | son, seif administered. She had been | 111 previously. Permanent Pavement, Street, it may concern is hereby given Board of Compensation ment of the City of New Britain, has { made the following assessment of henefits caused by the laying of Pers anent Pavement on Lafayette Street, from Main Street to Grove Street, viz: Lafayette | [ City Advertisement | To whom otice that the and Assess- North Side, Benefits Heirs of Jonette F. 200.45 ary Morris M. Gooligan and D. Abrahamian, i The Hi Sarkis Lee.$ Sar- joint- Petrosk 5 Men's Total and Benefit Zinman e Sullivan, Mary Sul- and Julia Sullivan, Rollin Young nence Hyman James P. livan jointly Michael James R Nelly J. B Thom I Bridget Absti- Society McAv Halloran ady St Shanahan and | Shanahan, Jjoint- Hardware Cor- poration John Sheehan Catharine Mary Shee n Samuel Gwosdow Gwosdow, jointly Bridget Dobson heehan jointly and Sam South Side. Meyer Zinman and Abraham Zevin, jointly Mike Saliski Luke Meehan Estate of Horace Booth. Benjamin Goldberg Richard H. Erwin Lekla Wolski Emanuel Richman | The American Corporation ! The American Corporation The American Corporation Hardware Hardware Hardware 50 $2,875 And it finds no damages, or special benefits or betterments to any person or party. Accepted, adopted, certified from record and published twice by order of the Common Council Attest ALFRED L. THOMPSON, City Clerk. 25 | v B. 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