New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1917, Page 10

P - ) Jembly Also Considers Punist fment to Forbid Ridicule artford, March 22.—Another rad- | change in the existing Sunday of Connecticut was recommend- to the general assembly today n the judiciary committee report- o the house a bill to permit the ‘on Sunday of milk, bakery prod- ice, ice cream, confectionery, leoholic beverages, tobacco and conists supplies, newspapers and cals. senate sent a report favor- erence to a commission of five, med by the governor before of the Fairfleld county omnibug fitavorea by John T. King 4s a m of progressive measures. hing in the bill—which aims to jh an agricultural and indus- rd—will be considered by the on except mother’s pensions, } subject is now being consid- by the appropriations committee. senate rejected a bill which | intended to name 8. D. Bowers of jgeport, a committee to codify the p laws and prepare a digest, at Bary of $6,000. er favorable report was on a posing a fine of $50 or three in jail or both for any one ‘ridicules or holds up to derision pther person, because of nation- ereed or color. Bill to join the criminal and ‘sides of the common pleas courts eld count was recommended jent to, the appropriations com- bill from the calendar reduc- | pay of, state policemen from 4 a day was adopted. house the proposal to in- o $3,000 the salary of New ‘county commissioners was re- &s’'was another bill from the sut Chamber of Commerce. ‘Simed to eliminate the taxes on personal property and the in- jétion of an income tax. The Miissason - on quail, ' partridge, grouse and pheasants' from 24 to October 7 inclusive ommended in another bill, and jothr would increase the for female dogs from $5 A fine would be imposed un- i bill to any one who 'puts gih the way of fur bearing ani- In ‘the hands of judiciary com- .were reported back to the at to glve women the right ' the liquor question was 2 adverse report with no min- eport attached. The bill to women the right to vote for m and municipal offices and presi- fotiar electors had a majority ad- jose report and a minority feeble _signed by Messrs. Sherwood of feutp: Geary of Waterford, Ralley ich,cand Jones of New Hart- When the first report, that on ex- ;' wae taken up Speaker Healy said ‘ he ‘would see that if the bill 4o the judiciary committee it ‘be returned for reference to v committee, that on wom- 'y .suftrage. He sald he had taken j"oath to do his duty and it was j# him ¢o see that these suffrags bills to/the proper committee. When § had 'found that they had gone to judiclary committee he had gone the senate and house chairmen and d them to return the bills. The ¢t in the first place was that he, he speaker, had no knowledge of the Bntents of ‘the bills. He said that In of his previous declaration he uld refer the bill to the commi‘tee ‘woman'’s suffrage. Mr. Foord of Stamford, objected to , saying that the house alone had e right to make a change of ref- jence. The speaker ruled that Mr. Poord’s point was not well taken. Mr. ord appealed from the decision and jhis was seconded py Mr. Shaw of edding. Mr. Foord said that the 1 belonged to the house and not o the speaker and it alone could say pphat should be done with it. The i er made references merely ' by ent of the house in order to'ex- pedite business. He read from rul- s # the national house. Mr. Shaw §%0 spoke in favor of the appeal and " H&Il "of New Milford supported po speaker on the ground that all edent was that woman’s suffrage Btlls go to the committee on woman's Be. "The house with little debate adopt- #d in' concurrence the bill amending e charter of the Housatonic power npany. The speaker was sustained 185 to Mr. Foord: then moved that the mmittee be required to report not er than April 6 on this bill. The peaker Fisled the motion out of or- er on the ground that the committee jéould not be ordered to do anything h a bill not then in its possession. . Foord, realizing that the senate id not acted, withdrew his appeal. he speaker then criticized mem- of the house, saying that if they time to study the rules business d be expedited' and there would P i said about expedition. He did £ swish to stop members from Pepcakinzg but several had spoken two nd three times whilé the rules only it one effort unless b coynsent. A P ST f 4 Recruiting of the Home Guard in city progresses and today the to- ‘2al number of enlistments -are eighty- “five. . 'The emergency board has held .a ‘meeting in Hartfordiand decided pon the uniform. It in {o be of olive 5,000 havo been ordered. ! nd NEW GERMAN LINE (Continued from First Page.) tion holding firm while the next fall back. The allied operations are now concerned with driving in thé last of these sections which are still resist- ing. They are situated respectively south of Arras, southeast and east of FPeronne, east of Ham and the valley of the Ailette; and north of Soissons. Just tn the middle of the line, east or Peronne and between the plain- of Cambrai to the north and .the plain of ‘the Somme to the south, is one of the few positions of defensive value running to the east of Rofsel and Vermand. The Germans showed signs of intending to cling to this salient, but it, too, is now gone, the British being close to both Roisel and Ver- mand. is stll' holding out occupies a for- midable defensive position formed by the Forest of Coucy but, from the signs of destruction in the rear of the defenders, apparently resistance is only being made to secure the re- treat” to the principal line at St. Go- bain, 2 5 As the result of Wednesday’s oper- ations the- British line is now level with the French, which runs along the Crozat canal from St. Simon to Terg- nier. ' At the latter point the French ‘Positions are less than two and. a half miles from La Fere. Part of the road from Ourscamp to Noyon, which was paved with granite, had been tern up by the Germans, but in less than a day the French engineer corps had repaired the road, rebuilt bridges. and put the railroad in working order as far as Ourscamp. The military commissariat has sent 200 bullocks to Noyon and distributed 10,000 bread rations. Before leaving, the Germans made a clean sweep of the Noyon banks, sending to Germany securities valued at 18,000,000 francs. Retreat Hailed As Great Victory. Berlin, March 19 (By Wireless to Sayville), March 22.—A German suc- cess” is the characteriszation given the German retreat on the western front in the headline of an editorial article today on this subject by Major Moraht, military writer for the Lokal Anzeiger. 5 “A great resolution was taken,” writes Major Moraht. “The boldness of the general who carried it out is overwhelming and only the power- of Von Hindenburg’s personality could cause such proof of the grand style of initiative to be accompanied by per- fect calm and security. “That the plan of a strategical shortening of the front was brought into being at great headquarters and that it succeeded must give joy - .to every Germany heart and simultane- ously give rise to a feeling of satis- faction when the hostile war aims are remembered, for now the opportuni- ity is offered to inflict more damage upon the enemy in future days than could be inflicted upon him at the moment during a sanguinary defen- sive. “Although people are often mistak- en as tp their surmises reégarding Von Hindenburg’s actions, the critics on all sides who look somewhat deeper into things admit that the Germans will ‘obtain economic advantages, an improvement of the front and a gain of time by this move. The British however, must again begin the prep- aration of their offensive. Their heavy artillery must be moved ahead with enormous pains. Roads and bridges must be constructed, often un- deér hostile fire. Ammunition trans- port will be possible only in a . very slow fashion, The condition of the evacuated territory makes each ad- vance movement difficult, as it does the lodging and provisioning of the trogps and observation work. “They will reproach us with the charge that we acted like the Rus- sians in Poland. As to this, France may settle accounts with England. The law of our warfare is and will be that everything necessary and possi- ble in ‘a military way will be done in; this defensive war. Whether the pop- ulaton of the war theater suffered more through our measures or the enemy's may be asked them in the time to come.” More Villages Fall, Paris, March 22.—The Germans made energetic resistance to the French last night between the Somme and the Aisne, but after spirited fight- ing north of Tergnier the French forced them out of several strong positions. The French occupied a number of villages. : The villages are situated to the north of Soissons. They were carried in the face of determined resistance by the Germans. Germans Give Up 853 Squarc Miles. Paris, March 22.—The total amount of French territory liberated from the German invaders ' by the Semme offensive up to March 21 is 853 square miles situated in the four de- partments - of Pas-de-Calais, Oise, Ainse and Somme. It inclules 366 towns and villages, the homes of 182,000 Frenchmen. The Germans are still in possession of 7,126 square miles of France. Dr. Henri de Rothschild, a member of the great Rothschild family has the great Rothschild family has given glven 100,000 francs for the relief of the inhabitants in the liberated sec- tions of Picardy. Prince Friederich Karl Miesing, Berlin, March 22, By Wireless to Sayville.—Spirited fighting in the sector over which the Germans have been retiring is reported in today’s official communication which men- tions no; furthey evacuation of terri- tory.’ Freneh battalions attacking on ‘the north bank of the Aisne was re- Another strong section which- NDAY LID PRIED (ALLIES DOMINATE | Women Medical Students Re UP LITTLE HIGHER Fifty young women students in the New York Medical college and hospi- tal for women, Nos. 17-21 West One Hundred and First street, are ready to serve the country in peace or war. (Some of them are seen in the plo- ture.) Their determination to outline definite plans of preparedness for service was announced at the exercise airplane piloted by Prince Friederich Kzl, a cousin of Emperor Willilam, has not returned from a raid over the lines between Arras and Peronne, Germans Take Russian Trenches. Berlin, March 22, By Wireless ‘io Sayville.—A revival of activity on the Rumanian front is reported today by the war office. On the Russian front east of Lida German detachments ad- vanced to the second Russian trenches over a front of two and a half miles and captured more than 200 Russians, Petrograd Admits Reverse. Petrograd, March 22, via London, 3:40 p. m.—A vigorous German at- tack was made yesterday on the Rus- sian front, in the direction of Lida near the Berezina river. The war|of- fice announces that the Germans gained considerable ground although subsequently part of this territory was recovered. BOY NEARLY DROWNED Nine Year Old Wallace Street : Boy ¥ias Exciting Experience at Doerr’s Pond This Afternoon.g Nine year old Norman Bacon, son of Frederick Bacon of 28 Wallace street, had a narrow escape from drowning this afternoon in Doerr’s rond on Shuttle Meadow avenue, the quick work of a neighbor, hearing the screams of Bacon and his little com- panions, saving the boy from a watery grave. From what can be learned of the 2ftair Bacon with some children named Theide, were playing along the bank of the pond when the Ba- con boy ventured on the thin ice. He icached a distance of thirty feet when he crashed through the thin ice. Realizing their companion’s predica- ment, the Theide children and neighbor succeeded, with the aid of a fence rail, in rescuing the boy. 392 WOULD BE VOTERS Registrars Complete List of Applica- tions and Restorations to the Vot- ing List—Upper Wards Lead Again. Registrars of Voters T. J. Smith and William Ziegler have completed the list of applications and restora- tions for the voting list and they were handed to the printer this afternoon. The upper wards are far in advance of the others in the number of app! cants secured. The total list amounts to 392, and are’ | follows: Fust ward ...... Second ward . . Third ward .. . Fourth ward ..... Fifth ward . Sixth . ward The board of selectmen will meet March 31 and April 2 to make new voters. 5 ‘'WARNS AGAINST FRAUD. Postmaster Delaney has received notification from the post office de- partment, concerning the National Mail Order Brokerage exchange of Minneapolis, Minn., which the govern- ment brands as fraudulent and wishes to warn all persons against using the mails for matters with the concern. All mail for this company will be con- fiscated. Secretary F.S. Cadwell of the eivil service commission has re- pelved blanks for mechanics desiring wfmvm in governmental ¥ * o 2t listed by wards as with which the college’s new build- ings, ‘including clinics, dispensaries and library, were opened. If the government should need them in war they will serve under the direction of the surgeon general of the United States army, Dr. 'Cor- nelia C. Brandt, dean’ of the college, said, A representative has gone to ‘Washington to consuilt Colonel Jeffer- WNAMARA ARRESTED 3 M B it Tickets Taken Info Custody. Frank McNamara of Chestnut street, one of the four held on forg- ery charges in connection with the alleged conspiracy to defraud the “New Haven” road by means of wholesale lots of counterfeit railroad tickets, has been arrested on a bench warrant in Bridgeport by Detectives Seery and Feeley and turned over to the Hartford authorities. Like his companions, he is held in bonds of $6,000 for arraignment at the June term of superior court. McNamara, with Adolph Witkin and Harry Gor- don, was originally arraigned in local police court charged with defrauding the railroad out of tickets valued at $50. Later, upon the receipt of ad- ditional information relative to the alieged conspiracy, bail was raised to $1,000. This was provided and he went to Bridgeport to be with his brother and to work in one of the mu- nition factories. Important information relative to the alleged conspiracy continue to fil- ter -into possession of the authorities. Scarch is being rigidly made for the rrinter suspected of doing the actual work on the counterfelt tickets. Hartford, March 22.—Adolph Wit~ kin of New Britain, one d¢f four, ar- rested and accused of fraud in con- nection with forged New Haven road tickets, was released from jail today c¢n a $5,000 bond furnished by his father, Morris Witkin. Sunshine S{)cietv. ave you had o kindness shown? Fass it on. *Twes not meant for you alone. Pasg it on. travel downs . Till in Heaven the deed appears. Pass it on. Motto—Good cheer, Vlower—Coreopsis. Colors—Gold and white Ten calls were made upon shut-ins during the last two weeks. Oranges to the number of twenty- seven were sent to the hospital since the last meeting. Three wheel-chairs and five pairs of crutches are idle at the present time. Friday evening, March 30th, from 7 to 9, will be celebrated at the Chil- dren’s. Home as “open house.” The ladies of the society will contribute to its success. Tea will be served and the public is invited to attend. Many improvements have recently been added in the home and we feel that the people of our city will be glad of this opportunity to see and better un- derstand the good being so surely and steadily accomplished by those in charge who have this matter so thoroughly at heart. CREDITORS MEETING. Creditors of Fred W. Greene of this city, who was recently adjudged a bankrupt, will have the first meeting 11 Yeoman's office in Hart- o'slock. ady . ' | It the Nation Needs Their Help Military Secrets of Empire Quick- son R. Kean, director general of military relief. At the exercises Mrs, Harriott Stanton Blatch talked on the “Mobilization of the Women Phy- siclans.” /The league for women’s service an- nounced that it had become necessary to increase classes in motor driving, cooking and other subjects. which are offered under its direction, HINDENBURG LAYS BLIGHT ON LAND Retiring Germans Wreckers of Homes and Hopes War Correspondence, Headquarters with the British Armies in France, ‘Wednesday, March 21, From a Staff Correspondent of the Associated Press.—"“We would have starved if it had not been for the American relief commission’” declared a French wom- an in the City hall of Nesle today, to the correspondent, speaking for her- self and her two little children, their pallid faces and high cheek bones giving evidence of their privations. ‘Wherever one went in the terri- tcry recently evacuated by the Ger- mans the same story was repeated. There are many other stories of hard- ships being told, although most of the inhabitant said the German sol- ‘| diers had been well disclipined and kept strictly under control. It was repeatedly asserted, however, within the past few weeks the Ger- mans had appropriated some of the American relief stores to their own use. Some of the peasants encountered in the evacuated territory were plain- ly joyous at their liberation. Othera appeared to have their spirits broken. ‘Watching Homes Destroyed. One of the greatest ordeals the people said they had to endure was to stand by and see their homes broken up by the Germans as the s0l- diers were leaving. In some instances the French inhabitants who had been held virtually as prisoners during the German occupation, had been segre- gated in certain parts of the villages while the work of destruction was going on elsewhere. At Rouy, however, it was stated, and relterated by scores of person that the inhabitants of these and sev- eral other villages had been gathered at Rouy-le-Petit in certain houses and told to remain in them a certain fum- her of hours while the Germans got away.* While so herded together, they declared, the Germans had sent 200 shells into the village, killing several persons. The funerals which were in progress in the village today lent color’to the story. People in.other villages also assert that they dis- tinctly heard this firing and thought that a battle was in progress. It was pififul .'to motor today through villages which had been far from the firing line and untouched by any shells and yet were lying in ab- solute ruins. ‘Active steps are being taken by both the British and the ¥rench to relieve the people in the liberated zone. About the only per- sons seen are old men, women and children. The amount of damage involved in sawing down fruit trees in the evac- uated territory is almost incalculable, and everywhere the destruction seems to have been carried to within the past few days. SUIT OVER FROZEN PIPES. The case of Samuel Silverman vs. Alex Karals, damages of $100 claimed because of alleged negligence by the defendant in allowing water pipes to freege and resulting damage to wear- ing apparel, was heard before Judge James T. Meskill in police court this afetrnoon. Decision was reserved. Attorney Frederick B. Hungerford ap- peared for the plaintift and Attorney B —BaysrTgi:i?ts } ASpirin TABLETS’ have been sold as Aspirin that did not contain the genuine, ‘There is but one Genuine Aspirin. Itis unadulterated. . Accept only tablets that have “The Bayer Cross” on every package and on every tablet. **The Bayer The trade-mark “Aspirin” (Reg. U.8.Bat.Ofice) is & guarantes e icylicacid: igof J4 2': the monoact the reliable Bayer R RUSSIAN PALACE HOTBED OF TREASON 1y Reach German Lines Petrograd, via London, March 22. —The Russkia Vplia, in a long un- signed article, exposes what it terms the treason of the court clique and alleges that Tsarskoe-Selo was u “nest of German spies.” The paper says that a special committee has been appointed to investigate the ‘“‘crimes of former ministers during the last bacchanalian nightmare years of the dynasty, on which Rasputin put the final touches.” The article says: “The first crime was treason, and cspionage had its net in the palace. The court was partly and chiefly Ger- raan and the pitiful role of Sturmer in his efforts to drag Russia toward a separate peace was known every- where. The press of our allies ac- cused Russia of glving Germany Rus- sian military secrets. “Alexel Khvostoff, who was dis- misded as minister, of the interior be- cause he aimed to divorce Nicholas and Alexandra and kill Rasputin, de- clared to friends that he has docu- that | 3, PR 7 Your Gaarantee e??-mw 1 BAY R M r —_ ments showing the connection be- tween the court and Berlin and that Rasputin was surrounded by German , sples who were sending out military secrets easily learned from the 7] drunken monk. - Khvostoff, himself, '} one of the band of dark forces, dld J nothing to hinder the treason at Tsarskoe-8elo. ' We know from - the - letter of General Guchkoff, minister ' of war, to General Alexieff, that Stur- mer and Belaieff refused England's ofter to give half a million rifles to the Russian army. Similar facts have Deen collected 'by the defense com mittee of ,the imperial Duma. We know the consequence jof General: Soukhomlinoff’s doings when he was only governor of Kiev and when he surrounded himself with sples. His nearest friend was commander of the Austrian spy organization. Our mi tary secret seryice kmew but could do nothing. The result of his treason . was a Russian-defeat .costing millions of lives. What are we to do now? ' |} Allow Nicholas in beautiful Livadia among the flowers of which he is sq fond, and among conditions of free- .4 dom he always denied to others? Al- ] low him to do these so he may ganize other dark forces for the éstablishment of the Romanoffs?" WOMAN IN NAVAL RESERVE. | ' Bridgeport, Maich 22—Miss Marion : R. Phelan, a writer on a Bridgeport 3 temporary assignment to the ln%ly gence department. ; Sunday Night ~ ETHEL BARRYMORE in THE AWAKENING Monday a.nd 'l'ueflla)' CHARLIE e OF ‘HELENE RICHIE P B WILFRED LUCAS in JIM BLUDSO | Coming THE SEVEN DEADLY SIN Starting Monday and Tuesday ' April 9th and 10th with ANN MURDOCK in ENVY