New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1916, Page 11

SUIT AND PANTS SALE Stein-Bloch and Shuman Suits Paragon Trousers 50c NECKTIES 35¢, 3 for $1.00 SIMS GRITICISES ENGLISH TACTICS But Claims Battle Cruisers Were Vindicated in Jutland Battle Washington report off Jutland Bank between , July 29.—The sup- pressed of Captain William . U. S lessons of the the been Sims, on the battle German and British fleets has public by Representative Wm r, a democratic member of the house committee on naval affairs. It shows that Captain Sims still insists that a well-balanced navy must have battle cruis He had expressed that opinion before the house committee on nuaval affairs prior to the Jutland en- gagement and was then asked to say whether the battle had caused him to change his view. His report is an em- phatic answer in the negative. The report, according to Mr. Oliver, is a verbatim copy of the document, which Secretary Daniels declined to Eive out because of the fear that cer- tain- extracts might be regarded as “unneutral.” It is understood the navy department gave its tacit con- sent to publication of the report by Representative Oliver. “That the British attacked battle- ships with battle cruisers and armored i their own affair,” s Cap- \ Sims, referring to the sacrifice of e vessels by Great Britain in the Jutland engagement. “They doubtless had what they considered sufficient reasons for doing so.” On the other hand, ‘there is no reason to believe tne Germans have ever intended to risx gheir fleet in a decisive action against the greatly superior British fleet.”” He contends that in the Jutland battle the Germans accomplished what they in- tended: “The trapping was pounding of the British battle cruisers before they could be supported by the Brit- 1sh main body Captain Sims says there son of the engagement which causes him to modify his opinion that the United States ¢ needs battle cruts- ers, It argely on the testimony of Captain Sims and Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, president of the naval war college, that the house naval committee reported a bill providing for five battle cruisers and not battleships. Text of the Report. made B. Oliv Captain Sims says, is no les- was The report follows: “Some days ago, at the request of Representative Oliver of the House naval committee, Secretary Daniels telegraphed Caapt. William S. had, at the request of the ppeared before it and ad- construction of battie and asked Captain Sims this affairs Sims, who committee vocated the cruisers, question: “‘In view of the result of the battle of Jutland Bank and Admiral Jellico’s report, the House naval committee de- sires immediately an additional state- ment in ction with your testi- mony alre iven before it, modify- fng or confirming.’ e first paragraph of Captain Sims' letter acknowledges the receipt qf the secretary’s teleg e then conn ay am continues: “I do not desire to modify my state- ment in any respect in regard to the types of vessels recommended in my hearing as most needed at the present time to strengthen our fleet. I have read carefully the American press ac- of the action, also a consid- number of clippings received from England, which give a much tuller account. The latter includes two comprehensive articles published in Land and Water, by Pollen, the well- known naval critic. “I consider all these accounts dis- tinctly on the defensive as attempts to justify the attack of a superior force (German battleships), by a greatly in- ferior force (British battle cruisers). As Mr. Pollen indicates, the accounts are published under the control of the censor, For example, the admiralty counts erable " NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 19 Io. permitted Mr. Polien to make certain purely negative statements concern- ing the causes of the battle cruisers, but declines for the present to pub- lish the real cause. This is a com- mon procedure while war is in prog- ress. For the same reason, that is, to avoid the loss of prestige, even radi- | cal mistakes in tactics may be de- snded. “For the above reasons it may be quite possible that certain ential features of this battle are being sup- pressed, these reasons being both mill- tary and political. In view of this pos- sible, and even probable, condition, { my opinions regarding the action | should be considered only with ex- | treme reservation. | “This reservation being clearly un- | derstood, the following comments are | submitted, based only upon the known ential fac | “(A) Referring to Mr. Pollen’s ar- ticle, and particularly to the diagram | illustrating the relative positions of the British main body and battle cruisers, and the German main body, and their battle cruisers, at the time | ing by present re | railroad service and nearer the sight contact was first made between the battle cruisers of the two sides. It | will be noted that the situation tvpical of that considered most proba- | Dble, in our war games on the sea and | on the game bhoard, in the opening phases of a sea battle between large | forces. | “(B) Assuming the above forces in the relative positions indicated, ana considering the marked superiority of the British in numbers of all the dif- | ferent types, and assuming the British forces to have executed the (under the circumstances) very simple man- | ouevers necessary to concentrate their | forces and strike with all their power- there can be no possible doubt as to what the result would have been. Con- sidering the great superiority of the British, both in numbers and in pow- | er, one of two things must have hap- | pened: “1. FEither the German main fleet would have been decisively defeated or was | Tt would have declined de- | cisive action by retreating behind its defenses; and even the latter would | have inflicted upon the Germans a | humiliation impossible to conceal, much less to claim as a victory for the encouragement of their people. The latter, (forcing the German fleet | to retreat before a concentrated su- perior force,) could have been accom- plished with little or no material loss, and if the Germans had.elected to fight a decisive action, there could be | no doubt that both their prnpflrtlnnA‘ ate and actual losses would have been rastly greater than those of the Brit- sh. Also, In either case, the varlous type of vessels, including battle cruis- ers, would have been employed to the best advantage in the legitimate rotes for which they were designed. Questions British Tact CS. “(C) The contention of British writ- that the sacrifice of the battle iser squadron in fighting a delaying action against battleships, late in the afternoon, was justified in the hope of bringing on a general action be- | tween the main fleets is not believed | to be sound, and this for the simple | reason that the military situation did | not require the British fleet to a decisive action, or action because they already had practically as compléte control of the sea as would have resulted from the defeat of the enemy fleet. Control of the sea is accomplished when the enemy fleet is defeated or ‘“‘contained” and the German fleet has been contained since the beginning of the war, is now con- tained, and doubtless will remain so, “(D) There is no reason to believe that the Germans have ever intended to risk their fleet in a decisive action against the greatly superior British fleet. They are not in the habit of pitting any military force against twice its numbers of at least equally powerful units. There is on the con- trary, every reason to believe that the Germans knew exactly what they in- tended to do during this last sortie of the grand fleet, and it is a reason- able presumption that they accom- plished what they intended, namely, the trapping and pounding of the British main body “(E) The surprise to naval critics, and doubtle: to the Germans, was the extraordinary resistance battle cruisers can sustain and the extraor- dinary amount of damage they can in- flict even against battleships. This indicates a greatly enhanced value when they are employed in their proper role in a general naval en- gagement; that 1s, with their driving power on the scouting line, their sup- port of destroyer attacke, etc. “(F) That the British attacked bat- | tleships with battle crulsers and ar- mored cruisers is their own affair. They doubtless had what they consid- ered sufficient reasons for doing so: | but we may rest assured that this was | done with the idea that these vessels are a match for battleships; and if the conditions as to visibility had been better the sacrifice might well have been justified by success in engaging with the German main fleet. At all events battle cruisers proved that in case of necessity they can fight a delaying action against battleships with reasonable chances of success. Battle Cruisers Vindicated. “(G) There is nothing however, in the incidents of the fight to justify argument against the necessity When for any any at any for battle cruisers. reason they are deliberately put against battleships they must expect to suffer in proportion to the relativ 1y small number of their guns and the relative lightness of their armor. Tt is the same with all other types of vessels. If in this battle it had been considered to launch flotillas of un- supported destrovers against the ene- my’s battleships in daylight, and half of them had been destroyed, there doubtless have been some arguments | in opposition to building any more de- | stroyer: and these arguments would | have been vreciscly as sound as the popular arguments now current g result of the sinking of the three B Ish battle cruisers “(H) Bevond ths demonstration of the unexpected resistance of the bat- the cruisers the incidents of the action 11 question have no hea £ upon the arguments advanced in my hearing | t- | hind them nothing but | supplies become { marks the second | Allica control democracy will impetus from wa change, whether it slowly, will be disturbin Wi | a as to the immediate necessity of the (Special ta the Herald.) 1 New York, July 29.—Fundamental | conditions are little changed, the war | still overruling all other considerations, | That the striggle is drawing to its | close every one believes, but the date | and the terms of peace are as much a | matter of guesswork as ever. The | war might end much earlier than an- ticipated, provided some great event | cceurred tending in that direction. | It is to be hoped that prognostications that the end will come with the New | Year will prove correct; but such ticipations are almost too good ta he true, and the struggle is quite likely to | e carried into the coming year, judg- | ting power of the | Germans. The latter will in some re- spects grow in strength as their forces contract and fall back upon unde- | tated country, supplied with good | urce of supplies. the | Allies On the ather hand press forward they 1 be- chaos, their | more and more dis- | tant, and traffic routes will be tem- ! rorarily demoralized, Hende should | the Allies continue their present rate | f success, real progress for them wfll | become more and more difficult as the | rmies move forward. This week | anniversary of fhe | war. Conditions have vastiv changed during theinterval. At the beginning the Germans were overwhelmingly on the ags ve. Now the Central | Powers are on the defensive and driven back in every direction, while preparedness is becoming equally overwhelming on every side. Thus far the cost of the war to all the Lelligerents has been over forty billion dallars, and ahout $1,300,000,- 000 of this amount was raised by loans in the United States. Should the | struggle last another vear, as expected | by Kitchener, the outlay will run up | to between sixty and seventy hillions; | sum utterly beyond ordinary com- vrehension. Peace still scems a long way off, and when hostilities cease months must elapse before any treaty of peace will be actually signed. After the war what? This question is beginning to occupy public atten- tion quite as much as the war itself. No mind is far-sighted enough to pre- dict the outcome with any certainty, for in such stupendous upheavais it is tlie unexpected which usually happens. That great sacial and political changes are impending in Europe nobody doubts, probably in the direction of lessening clasg differences and placing the control of political power and wealth more and more i the hands of the great middle -classe The whole trend the world over is to plac more and more power over individu and industries in hands of the Gov e i erative an- | ¢ | confined | cripplea A great many enced observe careful and experi-| look for a period of excessive pr ition among the bel- ligerents after the war, That thero| will be a period of severe cconomic | xhaustion nced not be questioned, but not a few of the prophets of dis- tre. have underestimated the recup- pawers of the t Great Bri n, for instance going a terrific str n o in not only her own huge navy but also the f neial England resource: arc not to her own island, but must | be measured also by the enormaus re- urces her colonies, hc huge | investments abroad, and the fact that her immense industries and sea-horne commerce have inued with little interruption, A nation carrying nea 1y one-half the trade aof the world : controlling such vast resources outsi of herself is not likely to be by contest with p. much inferior resaurces, ( 1in will probably come out war in better condition than the belligerents. She will p cmerge n impire solldified, aws cened, strengthened and more power- ful than ever. Beyond question the r has welded the Empire into unit as nothing clse could. Upon CGrermany, however, the blow ig likely to fall with much greater severit German finangial resources do not compare with the British, Her for- nations under- financir and arn Ziven is aid on of cont | eign commerce, which ranked in the world, will be ve: crippled. After the war s problems will require the skill of her hest financiers if she is to national troubles. Germany mgy also Le threatened with momentous social and political readjustments, and should the Allies impose heavy bur- dens her recovery may be relatively clow. Yet it must be remembered the recuperative powers of Germany are great. Her people have a wonderful genfus for organization, scientific thoroughness, hard work and eccon- omy, and may be depended upon to strain every nerve for the restor cf national prestige. Her territory has not and may not be devastated by war. Her mills and her railroads are practically intact, and it is doubt- ful if the Allies, even if successful, will ever make any perceptible inroads uron German soil. Germany's re- sourcefulness will be put to the greatest test imaginable, curely because of the awful waste of life and skilled labor, but there is not the slightest deubt that she will mal marvellous efforts towards tion. France and Ttaly may also he expected to recover more rapidly than anticipated in the present state s¢ recup = ment; at the same time putting con- trol of the Government still more in| the hands af the people and less in! of the aristocracy. In brief, ' receive a tremendous and, while the comes rapidly or still to those the ultimate ion the outcome the firm hope of and social ad- who I progre we real of civiliz 1 be welcome, new ecra of vancement. in in peace | tion to feel rublic opinion. Only a comparatively small strip of France has been de stroved: a uable strip, it is true, but the injuries are of a sort that can be quickly paired. and twelve ronths of reconstruction in France will work miracles in the present re generative temper of her i same will be true of Ttaly, the northern of th preserved from invasion slizhtly hurt by the tco vast, and has too 1 the conflict sectior teen addition of battle cruisers to the United States navy in its present con- ditions. That the battleships must constitute the main strength of a nav- al force admits of no doubt; but, as I attempted to show by my testimony, &n adequate force of battle cruisers necesrary in order that the Fattlesh may be used against an enemy with their maximum power. This is par- ticulariy true of the situation that | would confront us in case of the nec- ecsity of repelling the attack of an eneny fleet against our const. “WILLTAM S. STMS.” Explains Britain’s Mastery of Sea. In a supplementary letter written to Congressman Oliver, dated July 12, Captain Sims further the Jutland battle and its He says: “You will see that I agree with you that the popular arguments in favor of battleships and battle cruisers that have arisen since- the North Sea fight are not justified. In my letter to the secretary of the navy I might have invited attention to the peculiar quality of battle cruisers to which I referred in my hearing, name- ly, their ability in chasing commerce from the seas wherever the; re more powerful in the aggregate than the! enemy’s vessels of a similar type. “This may be made clear by the fol- lowing illustrations: Great Brittain's control of the sea is due to the pos- session of certain types (and num- bers) of vessels which enable her to accomplish two functions which are wholly essential to her success in this war. There are: “1. Prevention of invasion by means of a battleship force so superior to that of the battleship force of her enemy that the latter cannot attempt- to convoy an army of invasion with any reasonable chance of success. “2. Proteetion of commerce means of a battle cruiser furce so su- perior to that of the batue cruiser force of Ther enemy that the latter cannot take the sea for the de- struction of British commerce with any reasonable chance of escaping Gestruction by the superior British force. Of course they -~ould do con- siderable damage before they were ught but they would soon be de- stroyed. “The point is that her force of battleships prevents and her superior force of batile cruis- ers prevents the destruction of he: commerce—the cutting off of her es- sential supplies. It follov as a natural consequence, that the posses sion of a fieet of this character enable Great Britain to deprive her enemy of the use of the sea to blockade her coasts, to transport great armies te aistant points, etc. “To put the extreme case, Great Britaln had built no 1 cruisers but had spent their cost in extra” battleships. Neither this great force, nor a force of battleships | discusses lessons. against by superior invasion suppose battle | tion's | perienced men who adequately repr twice great the German b sea and inte merce, simply because would have had n» and bers of vesscls fast enouzh to over take them, and at the same time pow- erful enongh to destroy them “Similarly, also putting the cextreme case, suppose that Great Diritain had built ail battle cruisers and no hattle- shir The result would have that the relatively more powerfut German battleships though ferior in numbers, have , could ¥ prevented tlle cruisers taking upting the encmy Great com- ritain types num- even would in- concerned Germany's ability to sen: her battle flect where she pleased and convoy the {roops. The British fleet, being composed of nothing more pow- erful (in rensive and defensive qualities) than battle cruis; could not successfully oppose her. On the other hand, Germany wouid oot have the freedom of the seas for her com- merce because she would have nothing fast enough to catch the British battle cruiser Many Types of Versels Needed. “The above is only one illustration of the act that different of sels ara designed to accomplish types ves- objects. The nation t te s, cannot expect to accomplish these objects, Similar illustrations | could be given to show the t of certain other t) war Cr: such scout e destroyers mine 1 subm: , ete. “Surely the opinions of the class of men who would have to handle a na- naval forces in batt shonld be conclusive as to the types and rel- ative numbers of each that are nec- essary to maintain that nation’s poli- | against its probable cnemies, “But T hope that never again the commitlces of congress try to reach a decision upon such a ver complicated technical question by call- ing before it individualally a lars number of officers of different cory specialties, nautical expericuce and professional formation-—but that instead they will cause to be con- vened a conference of ferent the types, in s not numbe: requ neces: res of as uisers, sweeper cie will composed ex- specialties ght that in reaching sent each one of the must be given due we a sound conclusion.” POST FICE NOTE Inspector Plant of the Treasury De- partment at the local office today inspecting the finished work of the painters, Clerks Leslie Brotherton and seph Grace leave today on th nual two weeks’ vacation and Miles, Kerin English and Egan return to work. Fred Sunburn, John Burns William Wagner of the carriers leave today on two weeks' vacation. Car- rier Walter . Owens returns to work after two weeks' leave of absence. « is Jo- Matthew and = eseape | tion | 11l the more | of | the been | had | control of the sea, at least insofar as | | placement | thoroughly | obli | eritical | hasea [ and extra RIfORD ONEPRICE 114116 AsyLum ST. HARTFORD. A large assortment of $22.50 and $25 Crepe de Chine and Georgette Dresses Reduced to $12.95 Russia is not a rich country e: undeveloped natur resources; but her more wealthy Allies are able to give her abundant financial aid, and after the war development on an enormous may pected in R . in which the United States will undoubtedly have re. In all of these countries, therefore, we may fely look for recovery from depres- within a reasonable period after imption of peace, because these great genius, high natu resources scale be ¢ st sion the re rations spirit and possess vast | | Alcohol, | comotive RICHTER & CO. MEMBENXS NEW YORK STOCK EX CHANGHEH, Represented by 31 West Main St., City Hall Building E. W. Eddy. Telephone 18 20 Colt’s Arms 50 Union Mfg. Co. 50 American Brass 100 Landers, Frary & Clark 100 Niles Bement Pond 100 American Hardware 10 Stanley Rule & Level Co. 20 Scovill Mfg. Co. 50 North & Judd 50 Standard Screw 100 Stanley Works 100 Eagle Lock Co. 100 New DBritain Ma- ching 5 Hart & Cooley FINANCIAL NEWS DULL AND NARROW WEEK-END MARKET Nominal Changes,?flo—stly Upward Feature Light Trading Irregular but dull oper; at changes, mostly nominal mainly upward, tended and narrow trading of today's tions. United States Steel opened small decline which was recovered and such special issues as Mexi the a soon :an Petroleum, Marine preferred Studebaker and Baldwin Lo- were slightly higher. Rails also made moderate improvements, particularly Reading, Norfolk and Western, Illinois, Central and Cana- Landers, Fry & Clk N B Machine i Jew Departure pfd Niles Bmnt-Pond com North & Judd .. Peck Stow & Wilcox Scovil Mfg ex div Stand Screw com Stan Rule & Level Stanley Works . Traut & Hine Union Mfg TITANIG VICTIMS RECEIVE $665,000 Original Claims Against Whité Star Line Were $18,000,000 New York, July 29.—Judge Mayel dian Pacific. International issues gain featured the bond list with re- latively heavy trading in Anglo- French 5's at a concession. 5 New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. iwaiting new develop- of th countric i born gain, history | cat Germany | ve recovered | strug severe rela- | tively the present The same can) hardly be said of Austria-FHungary, the | Ialkan State or Turkey. These na- tic 10 not attributes just | referred to, and of them are decadent. For them a lon period of exhaustion is probably i and their pre those of the Balkans, will more diffi- | f 1 of |hl‘,‘ Steel quar- L000,000 or | which are only ment. All three will be literally proving that Gr France Britain, quickly quite and from possess the some or stor lems, especiall be found far rent thar se i any effect exerted the | irkets, which seemed sur- | indifferent h develop- | Whether this is because the | ial public have hecome har- to all kinds of or | however, curity 1y upon E n is ned sensations | whether peace prospects, war finance | summer languor difficult of Aominate to after or sitvation is stolid action nouncement the | The an- | teet the red was disappoint- were beyond all expec The dividend was less than ted, and the management an- | that biz expenditures would for improvements, re- | cte. Following the report, ng was noticed, considerable apparently being for inside ana foreign account. Big profits no langer | exert their former stimulus upon | irket values for the reason that they | have been well discounted in | a1y all the steel, copper stocks. No Investor ar speculator them to continue, and it understood that portion of these war profits not ta bulge dividend stocks formerly, but for iT legitimate pu of retiri U off heavy depr ciation and putting hi in o Jle reaction sound fi < aticir rounced be necessary heavy scl of pects are belr vsed, in flate more and ms, char cerns strong position for after the war. and should ters that < of such contrast facing This | avert or usually follow It is nipu- nied vears ago. i slowidgg | active for 1o is nec minimize di in the tracl n marked lation that would such conditions twenty-five General business, thou down somewhat, virl the season. Steel and munition plants continue active and further big war s are in prospeet The crop out- enly moderately fair. Warm has helped corn materially ring wheat is doing well, wl is suffering from too much crops in hing, and of crops upheay with the n have accomy h is orde look weathe and s cotton So are tin The \nigust other sections harvest usually approa a month impor season is al for if the cool are followed hy a hot will can is deterioration for The balance somewhat June dry fol- be The ctory and reatly ahout in a steady of Ameri- treasur readily ab- prevents any ind tends to luctuations within limits. to that the big profit dividends which many in- dustrials are making are an impor- tant factor in the investment situation, such funds gaing largely into high grade bonds and strong boxas. HENRY CLEW; mic of the <0 moi 1 July August Taw considerablc Not much local monet Bank reson the financial strengthened 200,000,000 May. selling of n can stocks the While these offerin sorbed, such a pronounced bull dama enthu m harvest this vear ry outloak ces arc an is sati in good shape ituation has heen by the influx of gold which began seems to be holdin Brit s are tion of ) forei by i situ market, lkeep safe Needles: say | Gt I M | Nat1 | Texas members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. High L Close 883 8814 88% % 57 541, 54% 110 Am Am Am Beet Sugar Car & Foun.. Can Am Can pfd Am Loco Am Smelt .... Am Tel & Tel . Anaconda Cop .... A Fe Ry Co.. Baldwin Loco B & O B & O . Butte Superior Canad Pac Cen Leather Ches Ohio Cop Mil & St .. 543 L110% 6614 693 & Chino . Chi Paul Gener Good Great Nor pfd ... Nor Ore Cetfs. . Illinois Central Inspiration Kansas Cit Steel Val Mot com Petrol 1 N Y Air Brake N Y ¢ & Hud Nev Clons or Pac . 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P e 110% | 1103 | ! piteher branch of th gned a fina of all th Oceant| | sitting in the admiralty | federal district court, | decree yesterday disposing ! svits brought against the | Steam Navigation company, Ltdy which operates the White Star Line growing out of the loss of the Titanie] The decree was issued on a petitiod asking that the liability of the com pany be limited under the Americayg | statute, to the amount of freight ang passenger money collected for the {1k tated voyage, and for the value of thi lifeboats’ salvage. The money value of estimated by the company | emount to $117,101.35, anqd this su which had been deposited subject td the order of the court, was turned td the company. Suits were begun b hLundreds of claimants, but pending the action of the court on the petitioj the complaints and answers werg { withdrawn and the suits were adjusted | out of court. the terms off tk | settlement the company agreed to paj | about $665,000 in full for all claims| and this amount, it was understood, 1s to be distributed pro rata among the claimants. this liability 14 | | | | | 3y Original Claims $18,000,000. The original actions represented claims amounting to more than $18, 000,000 These were afterward re: | ducea by agreement between thd counsel for the claimants and the company to about $3,000,000 The $665,000 paid by the company Wwas depasited in the New York Trust com pnny and yvielded abaut 21 per cent. off the total of the adjusted claims, The Titanic was lost on 1912, Shortly afterward suits begani to be instituted and on October 4 1912, the company filed its petition foi ! a limitation of liability. Many of the complaints charged that the Titanig was lost through the negligence off | her navigators, with the privity andl | knowledge of her owners. Trial of] ! the limitations proceeding ran from 2 to July 8, 1915, the evidencs| | clearly indicating that the loss of thel Titanic was due to an accldent. Judge Mayer's decree held the com- rany guiltless of any privity or knows= ledge were charged in the| complain d held “that the pe= | titione: liable to any extent for Y inj destrue= or for any claim resulting or aris= out of sald amount April 18, 1age, fataaitic in any ws or growing loss, « nd what ing from collision.” The first ist. of claims amounted to $5,900,000, and amount was rapidly added to. In one of the preliminary arguments in the suits it was contended that the com= rany had no right to the protection of the American law which would re= duce its 1 ity to about $97,000. It was argued that the claims must be tricd in accordance with the British w which would provide between 2,00 nd $3,000,000 ag the basts settlement. filed this LOCAL BOYS STARRING. Willlam Walsh of Fordham Hubert Reyvnolds of Central itute, New York, two lo. re starring with the Bronx club baseball team Walsh and Reynolds i shortstop. Their work has the attention of the New and Islip In- boys, Athletie a playing attracted York fs | z' —~ of efficient, n SURPLUS $750,000 HARTFORD, CONN.