New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1916, Page 5

o, FIREINN.Y.SON DRIVES STAFF 0UT Rollers on Five Presses Melted and | Rendered Useless New York, paper storage room of The New Sun, Aug. 7.—Fire in the York 150 Nassau below Spruce street, street, just rollers st night, melted the the five newspaper presses making temporaril This morning’s issue on them useless. was run off the presses of 203 Broadw: So great a the The Evening Mail at ay. volume that of smoke district crowds from Coney Island and others at Brooklyn Bridge became excited, and reserves from the Oak station, under called to preserve order At about 9 o’clock ls street smelled smoke rounds. He told gineer of the while making Henry Schultz, building, and started an investigation, tracing smoke to the sub-basement, where paper was stored. When they opened the door they saw that the room and contents were burning. his en- they the While Schultz ran to give the alarm | Crane uncoiled a hose and attempted to fight the flames, but was driven out of the basement by the heat. After the apparatus arrived firemen | carried lines into the basement, they, too, were driven out by heat. Then «Ghief Kenlon holes cut in the sidewalk, under which the end of the storage room lay, and the fire was fought from that quarter. All Ordered Out of Building. but the There was so much smoke and the | blaze was so stubborn, Chief Kenlon itching skins | When you know physicians have pre- scribed Resinol for 20 yeass in the treat- ment of itching, burning, unsightly skin eruptions, and have written thousands Jf reports such as: *‘It is my regular prescription for itching,”’ “‘Resinol has produced brilliant results,”” and ‘‘The Tesult it gave was marvelous in one of the worst cases of eczema,’’ doesn’t it make you say to yourself, ‘‘that’s the right kind of treatment for 7y skin-trouble?"* Resinol is sold by all druggists. on | filled | returning | poiice | ptain Mahoney, were | night Philip | Crane, the Sun building watchman, | NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST s ordered | =< A W.WHITRIDGE ordered every one in the building out. All the members of the editorial staff were soon on the sidewalk. The composing room force joined them, as did all others connected with the paper. The only members of The Sun fo s not in the building at the time were the pressmen, who were not due until about 10 o’clock. When Chief Kenyon saw that fire would be smoky, he sent for the res cue squad, which arrived in time to take care of several firemen who were overcome. Dr. Archer was busy for some time, but none of the men were seriously injured. The fire was distinguished after a half hour fight, and then it was found that there w about nine inches of water in the press room, and that the heat had melted the rollers of the pres The available supply of pa- per, some of which would have been used this morning’s paper, a5 damaged by fire water, and it was estimated that the loss would total $5,000. It w announced after the fire that repairs on the presses would be com- pleted in time for the printing of The Evening Sun. for ELTZER’ PRESURIPTION DRUGGISTS | OPENING | SUCEESSORS TO S. P. STORRS. | line were the motormen and conduc- | strike of { tirely e 71RO G Sirikérififirought All ]Vew York Face 1o With Possibility of Walking 1o SIRINE The strike on the surface car lines of New York city, which threatened to tic up the entire transportation sys- tems of the city unless checked specd- ily, began when the men of the lines in Westchester county went out. Thence the trouble spread to the bor- ough of the Bronx, which has about $00,000 inhabitants. Next to fall in tors of the Manhattan street cars, and they proclaimed their belief that they could call out the workers of the sub- and elevated railroads. The sur- car men on ke numbered and the passengers carried on lin in normaj] times is esti- mated at 2,300,000 daily. The ele- vated and subway lines more than double these figures. The American ation of Labor is trying ta find a < of adjustment of the men’s de- the chief of which is recogni- tion of their right to organize into unions. The public service commi sion, which has been holding an in- quiry into the events leading up to the motormen and conductors em ployed by the Third Avenue Railroad company ruled that Frederick W. Whitridge, president of the com- pany, was to blame for the strike. The commission found that Mr. Whit- ridge “either intentionally violated” an agreement he had made to arb was face 3.450, their trate labor troubles with his em- rloves “or that he was so negligent in his duties to his stockholders, his em- ploves and the public as ta forget en- his important agreement.” [ for this oversight or nesl Whitridge part the city confronted with the p sit situation, the commission held This statement drew a protest from Alfred A. Cook, counsel for the Third Avenue Railroad company. ence on Mr vould no ent tran Hints—Spinol tures. Chiropractic Curva- How is your child’s spine? Has it become crooked and out of line from sitting in the wrong position at school? Is he out of sorts and fretty? If so, have his spine examined and adjusted and you will be surprised at the results. Now is the time, during vacation. Have him start school again bright and fresh, so he may get the full benefit of the opportunities offered. Just drop in the office and talk it over or call 1732 and I'll come to the house. DON'T WAIT, DO IT NOW. G. W. Van Alstyne, D.C, (Graduate Palmer school.) Hours: 9 to 12, 2 to 5, evenings till § o'clock. The Barnes, 131 Main. Cuts Are Dangerous Cuts or wounds, sores or bruises are likely to become infected quickly. It is therefore, very important for you to immediately apply Minard’s lini-| ment the remarkably pure, creamy| antiseptic for it kills germs instantly| and makes wounds heal vapidly. SCENE IN NEW YORK C LEADING FIGURES I NEW YORK STRIKE T.P. SHONTS Cupper) i FRANK HEDLEY CLower) Two of the most prominent men in | the great transit strike in New York | city are pictured in the cut. | is Theodore P. Shonts, president of ' the Interborough Metropolitan com- | pany, which operates the subway and 1‘ clevated lines and most of the sur- face lines in the city. The lower | picture if that of Frank Hedley, gen- eral manager of the New York Rail- way company, in direct charge of tht surface lines in Manhattan borough. Officials of the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Street and Electric Railway Bmploves asserted that Messrs. | Above A PRUDENT DECISION is the appointment of the Com- mercial Trust Compny as Exec- utor, assurin pertaining to your have the pro care: Ask us fo BRITAIN, —HE HARDWARE Cy “receive | when re- | of the Hedley surances would Shonts and the surprise of their lves’ were brought to them st of Mr, Shonts and Mr. t they had received at 94 per cent. of their men would remain loyal to the company. TEUTONS AGTIVE IN BATTLES IN WEST Large Masses of Recrnits Being Sent Agdainst Russians Petrograd, Aug. 7.—Since the loss Brody by the Austrians and the successful operations of the Russians | against the Germans, which resulted in their gaining the whole of the line along the Stokhod and the cap- ture of several fortified villages con- siderably west of this river on the direct route to Kovel, the situation on the Russian General Brusiloff’s front has remained virtually unal- tered. he Russians lost control of other wave of man resistance newly organ by no means the initiative, but most energetic Ger- has set in, and the zed German army, which composed of all available res and fresh recruits, has undertaken the task of changing its tactics from passive resistance to a most active counter offensive. Field Marshal von Hin re’'s personal direction of | the tions in this field is q\\i(ej f. but it is not thought pos- | Rlussian observers that | he can more than check temporarily the advance of the Russian forces upon Kovel. Flank Threat Eliminated. have an- is | | | | i The consolidating Russians all have the succeeded positions in they ! won in the recent battle between the Stokhod and Kovel, except one lage, which they were compelled vield before a determined vil- to German AT STORES AND FOUNTAINS ASK FOR and GET HORLICK’S THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Buy it in the sealed gilass jars. Substitutes cost YOU same price “NOTICE ew Britain Wet Wash having their The moved into newly work. We solicit your Satisfaction guaranteed. Street. Tel. 583 patronage. 38 Union b | The Best is always the Cheapest I | | i equipped | # building are prepared to do first class | i g that cvery matter estate will per attention and r any information. R~ axn ounter fans, attack. by 1ve ed minor on of Ausf Meantime the Rus- | sian already scor ining control of the | ce in thi onti of t Stokhod, battle Pinsk marshes, leave n dd have effectively eliminated extreme so ank off danger of further flank forces T ral PJ the Germans and are now in a posi- hatg tion to continue their progress along the direct routes to Kovel without fear of the possible encircling of their | right wing The A the road ng to »d defense The Austrian zer, which wer fter the f wrtially reorg new atta General Brusilof southwest where trong seem- all | by | come cks strians, to concen Lemberg, ¢ hold their opponénts n of the Secreth River, southwest of Brody. 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