New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1917, Page 1

13 . RUSSIANS SPEED UP ) Also Inject ¥ CAPTURE OF 8,000 NEAR n 4 X . «dor of the French front. o+ being made on one of the @with severe losses, aceording to Ber- . the Turks were twice repulsed. “ “In their offensive movement in Galicid, HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN HERAL HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINES§] NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 18 IN DRIVE ON FOE'S LINES IN RUMANIA More Power Into Of- | fensive Against Turks in Galicia JACOBENI IS REPORTED More Importance Attached to Activi- | ty of Germans in Alsace—British | Charge in Waves But Are Driven Back, Berlin Says—Paris Reports Teuton Attacks at Hartsmanweiler- kopf Repulsed. Despite the severity of the weather reported from nearly all the EBuropean battle fronts spirited fighting is taking Dlace in several of the war areas. ‘The most notable recent develop- ment is on the northern end of the Rumanian line where the Russians took the offensive. _The Russiaps are also on the offen- Sive in the Zlota-Lipa region in Gali- cia where their campaign for Lemberg came to a pause some months ago. Turkish troops apparently are the main defenders of the Central powers on the line in this region. . The Franco-Belgian front ic also breaking out into activty = at many points, Berlin reports persistent efforts by the French to recapture their lost bositions along hill 304 northwest of Verdun. . The possibility suggested by recent developments that an offensive move- ment in Alsace was in contemplation by the Germans has not been lost sight of and today’s reports bring fur- ‘ther evidence of activity in this sec- Numerous Ppatrol clashes there are recorded in the French statement while in one case something more than a raid was attempted, Paris says, an advance French trenches at Hartsmanweilerkopf. This aceording to Paris, was easily beaten back. ) ) e reported ca late last F* tion was followed yeate; assaults delivered by, British - troops north of Armentierés. These failed e British In. \ el D3 Russians Make Big Haul. Petrograd, Jan. 29, Via London.— During Saturday’s battle of Jacoheni on the northern end of the Rumanian front Russian troops captured 30 offi- cers and- more than 1,000 men, the war office announced today. Turks Claim Success, Berlin, Jan. 29, By Wireless to Say- villee—In Galicia yesterday the Rus- sians attacked with strong forces positions held by Turkish troops on the Zlota-Lipa river. Today’s official announcement says the Russians were repulsed. Russians Blow Up Trenches. Petrograd, Jan. 29, Via London.— south of Brzezany, the Russians cap- tured and blew up a number of trenches held by the Turks, after- wards returning to the original Rus- sian lines where attacks launched by French Hold Off Germans. Paris, Jan. 29, Noon.—French troops last night easily repulsed an attempted attack by the Germans on a Hartmans-weilerkopf, says today’s war office statement announces, During the night numerous patrol engagements took place in the Cham- pagne and at various points along the Alsace front. British Advance in Waves. Berlin, Jan. 29, By [Wireless to Say- ville—British troops advancing in ing. No irregularities have been found it was said today. three waves attacked German posi- tions north of Armentieres yesterday, the war office announces. The attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. * SENTENCED FOR LIFE Edwin D. Carter Pleads Guilty to Shooting Deputy Sheriff, Arresting Him on Wife's Complaint. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 29.—Edwin D. Carter of Russell, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in superior court here today and was sentenced to Nfe imprisonment by Judge William Hamilton. Carter’'s crime was the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Richard F. Lawton of ‘Westfleld on January 11, 1915, while the deputy was placing Carter' under Wrrest on a warrant sworn out by Car- ter's wife, who sought to have him, placed under bonds to keep the peace. TWELVE NEW PLAGUE CASES. Hartford, Jan. 29°—Twelve addi- tional cases of smallpox were report- ed to the state board of health today. Seven are in Stonington two in New London and three in Waterbury. . m.—Auguste Rodin, the famous sculptor, is s 1y §il with grip. TOWN TREASURER SHREWD FINANCIER Secnreé Endorsement to Note and Fills It in Ior $1,600 DRAWS $635 AND DISAPPEARS Norfolk Beginning to Believe Sympa- thy Was Wasted on Town Official ‘Whose Dramatic Exit Got Folks “All Het Up.” < Norfolk, Jan. 29.—An assertion to- day by Walter W. Collaf, senior mem- ber of a grocery firm here, that be- fore his disappearance Philemon Johnson, town clerk and librarian, secured his endorsement to a blank hote, which Johnson later filled in for $1,600, was a development of the day in the Johnson mystery. John- son disappeared Jan. 21 leaving a note saying that he intended to kill himself among the rocks on Canaan mountain. Searching parties have so far secured no trace of him. Haste Is Costly. Adcording to Mr. Collar he en- dorsed a note for Johnson for $300. Later when Johnson took up the note he endorsed one for him for $200. Before his disappearance, Mr. Collar said, Johnson told him he had paid off a hundred dollars-on the latter note and again asked him for his en- dorsement. . Collar said he was in-a hurry at the time and endoréed a blank note. This he asserts Johnson filled in for $1,500 and deposited it with the Canaan national bank, after- wards drawing out $535 of it. i The examination of Johnson’s book’s as town treasurer is proceed- TRANSPORT SUNK German Submarine Successfully At- tacks Vessel Filled With Troops, Sending It to Bottom in Ten Minutes Berlin, Jan. 29, by wireless to Say- ville.—The sinking of a transport ship filled with troops in the Medi- terranean by a submarine | was anpounced today by the admir- alty. The vessél sank in ten. minutes FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE. Congestion of Shipments is Expected in Meriden. : Meriden, Jan. 29.—Freight handlers employed locally by the New Haven railroad, about ten in number, struck today when their demands for a wage increase from $2 to $2.50 a day were refused. The company stated it ex- pects to have men from New Haven in the day to take their places. The situation, it is said, may cause a congestion of freight and the local representatives of the company today sent out hotices to business men ap- praising them of the conditions. BROKERAGE HOUSE FAILS, Assets Placed at $1,000,000 Less Than Liabilities. Chicago, Jan. 29.—A petition in bankruptcy and for a receiver against | Von Frantz & company, a big stock brokerage house of Chicago, was filed today by creditors. The lHabilities are estimated at about $2,750,000 and the assets about $1,000,000 less than that. Fritz Von Frantz, founder of the house died recently. He attained wide notoriety two years azo by his marriage to Saharet, the dancer. He was divorced from his wife and fell in love with a painting of the dancer long before he knew her personally. They liyed together ‘only a few days when she deserted him. Later he divorced her, naming her dancing partner as correspondent. Von Frantz’'s death led to further publicity, as at the home where his children lived news of his demise was denied. It was also denied at his offices, but after a lapse of 24 hours, it was admitted. AUTO WRECKED IN COLLISION. One of Charles A. Bence's automo- bile delivery trucks, in charge of Harry Olson, was partially wrecked shortly before noon today when it skidded on Sefton drive and ran into a telegraph pole. Olson escaped in- jury but the truck was badly smashed. It was necessary to send out a wreck- ing crew to tow the damaged truck in for repairs. According to one of the men, everything was apparently smashed excepting the telegraph pole. MORE CLOSE CALLS. Alleged negligence on the part of the gatemen at the Main street rail- road crossing is reported today by a number of local people, Wwho assert that about 7:30 o’clock this morning an east bound train passed over the crossing while the guardian of the public’s life and limb was inside the shanty unawawe that the company | was sending trains over the crossing at that time. It is said that a trolley car had a closs call, besides a local | Anzeigner reports that a fire MOTHERS MARCH T0 HELP MRS. SANGER Five Hundred Baby Carriages in Parade to Court Room “BIRTH GbNTROL” TRIAL Sister of Mrs. Byrne, “ITunger Strik- | er,” and Miss Fannic Mondell Charged With Aiding in Conducting | Clinic in Brooklyn. New York, Jan. 29.—Interest in the efforts of the birth control propagand- ists to spread their doctrines shifted today from the Blackwells island workhouse, where Mrs. Ethel Byrne is conducting a hunger strike, to the Special sessions cgurt in Brooklyn and the trial of Mrs. Byrne's' sister, Mrs. Margaret Sanger and Miss Fannie Mondell. Mrs. Sanger and Miss Mondell are charged with aiding in the conduct of a birth control clinic, the same offense for which Mrs. ‘Byrne is serving a thirty day sentence. Mrs. Sanger de- clared that if convicted she also would emphasize her .protest against the law of the state by refusing to eat. Mass Meeting Tonight. It was announced that 500 moth- ers from that part of Brooklyn where Mrs. Sanger’s birth control clinic was issued will accompany her to court, pushing their children in baby car- riages. Plans were made also to have the Brooklyn mothers occupy seats at a birth control mass meeting in Car- negie hall tonight. Mrs. Sanger said that hér sister, Mrs. Byrne, who has undergone forci- ble feeding since was in a serious condition. This was denied by Commissioner of Corrections | Mrs. Byrne's:| good ! Lewis, who said that general physical condition was and that she now made no resistance to the feeding process. » ¥ In a bulletin issued shortly before noon today commissioner Lewis de- scribed Mrs. Byrne’s general condition as ‘“fair” and her mental condition as “good”. She was fed one pint of malted milk, two eggs, six ounces of coffee and ‘a 'small amount of stimu- lant. EXPLOSION NEAR COLOGNE. Pire in Wrecks Amsterdam, via Toadon, Jan. 29, 5:34 a. m.—The Dusseldortf Genéral in a chemica]l works near Cologne on Sat- urday caused the explosion of a great quantity of explosives. Two persons were Killed, two 'se- verely injured, and several - slightly hurt and considerable material dam- age was done. . BOSTON FIRE DEPT. N HARD BATTLE Chemical 'Works Building Owned by Blanket Manufac- turers Wiped Out With Loss of $350,000. Boston, Jan. 29—Engines from res- identidl districts were called in to as- sist the downtown firemen early to- day in one of their hardest fights In many months, the fire destroying a five story brick building at Chauncey street and’ Exeter Place. The loss was estimated at $350,000, of-which about two-thirds fell upon the occupants, Thomas Kelly & Co., blanket manu- facturers. The building stood in the center of the business district. Narrow alleys separated it from other buildings, several of which caught fire and were slightly damaged. Hot air explosions blew out the windows, resulting in a burst of flame which made it impos- sible to raise ladders, against the building, and firemen were concerned chiefly with nearby structures. The fire was not brought under control for several hours., “UNDESIRABLES” TO LOSE CITIZENSHIP Many Now Registered as British Sub- Jects Caught in Acts Unfriendly to i London, Jan. 29, 7:12 m.—Ac- cording to the Mail the horne secre- tary will submit to parliament a bill authorizing the forfeiture of the cit- izenship of undesirable naturalzed British subjects. The Mail says that during the war scores of naturalized citizens have been detected in unfriendly to Great Britain. Some of these persons were formerly Germans Government. Italian and Scandinavian. TRUST CO. INCREASES CAPITAL. Hartford, Jan. 29.—In a document filed with the secretary of state to- day the Shelton bank and trust com- pany of Shelton gives notice of an $100,000. M. C. WEBST Hartford, Jan. Morrls C. Webster hospital today RECOVERS. left the and was in He had been his office in the man who refused to divulge his iden- tity, at the capitol. hospital since from gall stones. Thursday, Saturday morning, | and Austrians, others Dutch, Belgian, | increase of ecapital from $50,000 to | —Comptroller | Hartford | suffering PRINCIPALS IN COURT FIGHT ON “BIRTH CONTROL” UPPER- MRS. SANGER ' LOWER - MRS BYRNE ' POEROY REFUSES 0 DO WORK IN PRISON sl Life Prisoner Is Back in Soli- tary on Bread wnd Boston, Jan. 29.—Jesse Pomeroy, a life convict at Charlestown state prison, today refused to besgin work in the prison shop under a modifica- tion of sentence granted last week by the Tegislative council. . When con- firmed that he would be taken out of solitary ‘confinement after forty-one years, Pomeroy became obstinate and deolared that unless he could obtain a full pardon he preferred to remain in his o|d cell. No statement was made by the prison authorities today beyond the annpuncement-by Warden ‘Nathan D. Allen that Pomeroy had been “put in punishment,” - which meant that he would have nothing except bread and water-until-he- was-ready to-observe the rules of the institution. He was removed to a cell in another part of the building and will remain in soli- tude. Warden Allen said that no fur- ther information concerning.Pomeroy would be given out at the prison. KICKED BY SKATER DIES OF INJURIES Deep River Held Following Death of Acquaintance He Assaulted. Man 2 Deep River, Jan. 29.—John Vinnar- ski, who was arrested late yesterday following the death of Grand Kola- koski, with whom he had an alterca- i tion while skating earlier in the day, was arraigned in the town court to- day on a technical charge of assault. On recommendation of the prosecutor the case was continued two weeks pending the coroner’s investigation. In default of $5,000 honds the accused was taken to Haddam jail. Vinnarski is about twenty-two years old and Ko- | lakoski was about the same age. | The young men, it is said, had been | unfriendly for some time and yester- | day while Kolakoskl was adjusting his skates, Vinnarski it is alleged, skated up to him and kicked him several times. Kolakoski was taken, in a se- riously injured condition to his home, where he died soon afterwards. acts | | WASHINGTON HONORS McKINLEY Washington, Jan. 29.—Official | Washington today wore _carnation { blossoms in honor of the 74th anni- versary of the birth of the late Pres- ident McKinley. The Ohio society of Washington arranged a reception to- | night with Secretary of War Baker | ana Associate Justice Clark of the | supreme court as guests of honor. WEATHER. Hartford, Jan., 29.—For Hartford and vicinity: Snow or rain and warmer tonight. generally fair, e FISK SAYS LAWSON SHOULD | BE ARRESTED FOR PERJUR | BELIEVE MAN HAS HYDROPHOBIA 29.—Joseph Gelgaud, of 287 Highland avenue, a Waterbury, Jan. caster employed in one of the local disease which the doctors think is tacked by a strange dog which was fighting with his own dog on December 15 last, and was bitten attention to the wound and it healed up in a few d 3 A week ago he was stricken ill and since that time has been unable to drink water ar to sleep and convulsions periodically during the day and although otherwise rational, he becomes violent when tions. treatment but, thus far he has refused to accept the offer. several mad dogs were at large in came so threatening that an order was passed requiring dogs be muzzled. Hartford, Jan, 20.—It was said at the office of the state board of health today that during the prevalence of rabies among the dogs of the state seventeen persons had been bitten. to the Pasteur Institute in New treatment. The city has offered to send him to the Pasteur Institute for 1 factories, is seriously ill with a hydrophobia. Gelgaud was at- on the right toe. He pald no at night. He has hallucinations under the spell of the hallucina- Recently this vicinity and the situation be- that all All have been sent York and responded readily to VIRGINIA SEEKS TO - TO PAY BACK TA_X‘OF $12,393,000 ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—Mandamus proceedings were begun today in the supreme court by Virginia authorities against West Virginia's entire legisla- tive assembly to compel levying of a tax to pay the supreme court judg- ment of $12,393,000 with interest, ad- Judged to be about West Virginia’s proportion of the Virginia state debt in 1861. ) NEW ARMED SHIP N(E Government May Soon 'Issue Memo- randum—Arms Fore and Aft Per- mitted by International Law. ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—A new memorandum to clear up the armed ship issue for both belligerent gov- ernments and for American ports, possibly may be issued, it was said at the state department today, but care was ta.kqn not to indicate that such a document was in actual process of P In a general @iscussion ome defatls officiuls declared that arming vessels, fore as well as aft does not convert them into war vessels. The definite statement was made that the United States was inter- ested not so much in the kind of armament as in its purposes. Knowledge of Great Britain’s in- tention to arm merchantmen fore and aft was disclaimed by officials, who added that no inquiry into that re- ported intention had been made. De- nial also was made of reports that the department has been informed that British vessels armed in that way will enter American ports via Halifax, where the fore gun will be removed and the vessel come in unarmed. ADVANCE MAN HERE. Campaign for Recruits for Navy to Begin - Shortly. Carl Tyler, a representative of the United States navy and advance man for the traveling party of recruiting officers who will make their appear- ance in this city, arrived in town today, to commence an advertising campaign, His colleagues, compris- ing J. Devers and L. T. Jones, will arrive in this city February 11 re- maining until February 16. The plan of the party is to aid in recruiting 30,000 young men for service on the battleships nearing completion. Tha_l progress of the party in other cities’y where -there is no recruiting station has been marked with success. l According to the new ruling of the navy department, each postmaster in I all first. second and tbird class pos«.’ offices are to receive §5 for every recruit obtained through his office. Frank S. Wright of New Haven has had an office located in the post of- fice for several weeks and has re- encouragement. ceived much ENVELOPE PRICE ASCENDS. Postmaster W. F. Delaney today ' recelved notification from the Wash- ington, D. C., officials of the increase | in price of stamped envelopes, the | new order becoming efrective at once. { The new scale will mean an increge | ot 30 cents a thousand to 60 cents, according to the various sizes. FOLLOWS MOTHER TO GRAVE. | The home of Andrew Maciog of 82 | Orange street was further burdened with sorrow today, when an infant ! child died at the New Britain Gener- al hospital. The mother of the dead infant passed away at the institution | last Friday 1 BIGHT HOUR DAY LOST. New York, Jan. 29.—An eight hour | day is denied to workers in the waist and shirt industry a decision announced today by the arbitration board. The board the forty-nine hour week now in refusing to allow the one hour ase as asked. under reaffirmed force, de- dor ! ocrat, and A. J. Barchfeld, COMPEL W. VA. Papers in the extraordinary pro- ceeding, without precedent in Ameri- can jurisprudence, were received by the court, but no action was taken to- day. A ruling is expected next Mon- day and if Virginia is given leave to file the mandamus Writ West Virginia probably will be given time to show cause why a writ should not be issued. FIREMEN’S MISTAKE ‘ CAUSE OF WRECK Believed He Was Facing Death and Jumped, Allowing Engine to Run Wild, ‘Waterbury, Jan, 29.—The investi- ‘ga(ion by the public utilities | commission and the New Haven road New York Banker / Declares Boston ancier May Be M tally Deranged 3 [} RENTED OFFICE TO} U.S. RESERVE BA! But Insists There Was Nothing S§ About the Deal—Denics B Pool to Make Sweep on P Note Leak—Records Show: age Housc Sold 20,000 of Rising Market. New York, Jan. 29.—After des at the leak inquiry today that hig had ever received from the t department ‘“‘any advantages W any other Wall Street firm mig! | have received” Pliny Fisk &adn ithat the federal reserve °bank | leased offices in a building owni his firm after he had suggestd Secretary McAdoo that the were “the best of any in the Stp8 Decision to call Fisk was reachi day at an executive session o committee and. its counsel, She ‘Whipple. g Just before the hearing 0] epresentative Bennett said fhi ‘mystery in paper” in his poss showing that some one had the | sight to @ell 20,000 shares' of stef {a rising market on hour: befo [peace note was released, was a &} ing house record. Fisk said he was closely ass with Mr, McAdoo in the build the Hudson tubes, his firm actin) banker for the construction, bu he had seen little of him since hy tered the cabinet. 8 Closed Up M’Adoo’s Busine Asked if he had anything ] ] (into the wreck at the Bank street Signal tower in Waterbury When a runaway engine crashed into the smojd Jew 3 express Sa Rt X7 o"¢cloc! and injuring nearly §0 men was be- gun today. A William Martin of Waterbury, a fireman who jumped from the run- away locomotive after taking it from {the round house because he thought an engine-was approaching and a col- lision would result, has Been suspend- ed pending the completion of the probe. Martin saw -a head light and thought a train was on the same track as the engine he was operating, but the headlight he said was on a tral on a parallel track. At St. Mary's hospital, where 13 of the most serfous- ly injured were aken, it was today stated none of them would die, all of them showing improvement. BLOCKADE EXTENDED Berlin Reports New Effort on Part of Entente to Prevent Escape of Submarines. London,! Jan. 29, 12:45 p. m.—The Berliner Tageblatt sayvs an Overseas despatch from the Hague, announces a British blockade of Helgoland by the Entente and in some extent por- tions of the Dutch and Danish coasts. It says the measure is directed against in the entrance and departure | of German submarines. GERARD INQUIRES AGAIN Repeats Request for Information of Neutral Sailors Brought in On Yar- rowdale. Washington, Jan. 29.—Ambassador Gerard today reported that he had presented 2 second inquiry to the German foreign office as to whether there were any Americans among the neutral sailors taken to Gerxpany as prisoners of war on the prize ship Yarrowdale. DEMOCRAT UPHELD. Declared Elected Representative 32d Pennsylvania District Philadelphia, Jan. 29.—The state supreme court today affirmed the Al- legheny county court in the matter of congressional contest in the 32d dis- trict between Guy E. Campbell, dem- republi- can, in which Barchfeld appealed against the action of the lower court in taking the figures on the tally sheet in preference to the certified returns lic submitted. The tally sheets showed that Campbell had majority over Barzhfeld. RIOTING R El Pas v JUAREZ. 29.—Rioting in 4 sult of American quar- antine regulations was resumed early today after'a brief period of quiet fol- lowing yesterdays outbreak. Jan. caused , with closing up McAdoo’s bu :affairg gfter he entered the trea Fisk veplied affirmatively.” Usg tering the; Fisk-said, ] turied over 18 aécur! ly bank and trust compan:; Fisk's firm and /on: them obtaind (loan of $112,000. ~ On Januar 11914, Fisk said, all of the =ccu i having been disposed of, the debt liquidated and a surplus was tuy over to McAdoo. 4 ‘Have you .eyer purchased ! caused to be pufchased, in the | four years, any securities in w} { Secretary McAdoo was intereste| ! Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for linvestigating committec, asked, “I have not, sir,” Fisk dechu‘ea? great emphasis. As one of the bamkers.for the H son and Mavhattan Terminals = | which Mr. McAdoo was | Fisk said, he e ! McAdoo and Haryey Fisk & Son | which Fisk is a member, also clo| jup some of the secretary when he entered the cabinet, since that'time I :ad no by ness relations i “In the last fou 5 | agked, “have you made any reg {0t the scoretary?" i “T have not, vid. a homely expression, I have hackwards in that respect.” Fisk said he lhiad personal spendence with the secs preserved none of if. Rented Office to Reserre Iy “Has vour firms’ “ever enjoyed adva to transactions with the frea partment?” “Never any advantoges which ' other Wall street firm might not | received,’ repiied the banker. 3 “T want to ask you = quasts which it was decided by the comm! tee in executive session to put to yi “Ts it a fact that the federal reser bank leased a building beionging your! firm.”" 1 “Yes, during tine first year and| half of its existence.” ” The witness said that he, perso ally, had nothing to do with the dotiations for the lease of the offie to the bank. these having been ducted by the agent of the build “Did you talk to the secretary i the treasury about the matter 2"’ pa" sued the attornev. ¥ “I think T did. I told him th| our offices were the best adanted ! the bank of any in the street at th time. I said I would be very gl to have the federal reserve bank ti a lease of our offices.: It was after the outbreak of the war. street was closed up and vary offices were available.” et “Did vou ask it as a faver®’ “I did not ask it as a faver, thought we had a right, howeve use any proper: influence we o use.” Two other concerns, he said, seeking to lease offices to the at the same time. 0 “To | tear - McAdoo Becomes Cool. Mr. Whipple placed before the c.n: mittee the accounts of the mark dealings of the Fisk firm during th leak period and asked if they .con (Continued on Eleventin Puge)