New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1917, Page 5

. STATE TOMORROW /ol Gming 0 Fartrd o ' ¢ ;. (ASpecial to the Herald.y Hastford, June 12.—Brigadier-Gen- , eral Clarence B. Edwards, commander 4 of the Northeastern Department the United States army with head- ‘quarters at Boston, will be the official i« guest of the Btate of Connecticut and ot the Connecticut .State Council of ““:Defense at a dinner to be given ‘in » ‘B_:A';brd tomorrow evening, at which ‘ot | one and other detatls wil be in' keeping with war-time 'simplicity. ' Those invited: include mayars of Con ] necticut ¢ities, ' formef * ‘governors, Governor Holcomb and his staff mem- bers of state senate, clergymen, the judicigry, presidents of chambers of commerce, and boards of trade, military officers and other notables. One of the most interesting fea- tures of this dinner is expected to be the address by General Edwards. The commander of the new Northwestern department is expected to outline something of the work he expects Connecticut to accomplish along mil- itary lines in the weeks that are 'to come. There also will be other speak- ers. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED. , The seventeenth anniversary of Star of Goad Will lodge, No. 9, 8. of B. | was oglebrated in Junior O, U. A. M. {hanl last evening. The. program | opened with the singing of “America” ,and Commander Allen Screen ' fol- . & BRIG. GEN. CLARENCE R EDWARDS o . preminent men from all parts of the ‘Jowed with & few rema 4 state, representing all bramches of and Adam Zeigler Tendered violin business and professional lite, will be : duets.and Miss Eva King sang several .General Edwards will be accom- panied by one aide. The general and “his aide will be the guests, during their stay in Hartford, of . Richard M. Bissell, chairman of the Connec- State Council of ‘Defense, at his General Edwards and his alde will arrive at Hartford at 5:12 o'clock ‘Wednesday safternoon, coming from ‘Boston by way of Willimantic. Major ¥ ¢ James L. Howard, Connmecticut cav- | alry, National Guard, has been de- tailed as a special aide to attend Gen- oral lwards during his stay in this city. ' It is expected that Major How- ard and Adjutant-General George M. Cole will meet General Edwards in Willimantic and come to Hartford with him. Arrangaments are being made for . = un escort of troops now in the federal service to meet General Edwards at Union station here and escort him to the ecapitol. The line will pass under the Memorial Arch, Hartford's meassive monument to her Civil war heroes. At the capitol General Ed- wards will meet Governor Holcomb end an informal reception will be ‘held in the executive chambers. T1f - there is time, there will be a short 4 strest parade in Hartford. The principal event of the visit wilk e & patriotic dinner to:-be served in the assembly hall of Hartford club. All of ‘the details for this af- fair Rave not been completed but tho committee In. charge has them well i hand and everything will be in 4 seadiness in plenty of time. More than 77" 600 invitations have been sent to men throughout the state. It is to be a Subscription dinner and the menuy, cannot reach e 7. Th * inflam have a rumbling sound or e:n,xf:.ms. a2 ‘Wheat It 18 entirety , Deafness is Dellars for that eannot Cure. Circulars solos, Several recitations were given | by Miss Margaret Zeigler and the hi 'tory of the lodge was siven by E. C. Connelly. = Other speakers were ' Thomas C. Smith and Miss Helen Chapman. The pragram closed with | the singing of “The Star Spangled | Banner.’” SMITH-WHITNEY. Well 'Enown Couple Married by Rev. J, J. Fitsgerald. The mavriage of Francis Howard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Smith of 144 ‘High street, and Miss Mary Alita Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse N. Whitney of 1033 Stanley street, was solemnized this morning at 9 &'clock at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Rev, John J. Fitzgerald, pastor of the church, nfficiated. The couple were attended by Vin- cent Smith, brother of the bride- groom, as best man, and Miss Loretta ‘Whitney, wuister of the bride, as bridesmaid. Following the ceremony there was a receéption at the home of +he bride’s parents. Upon their re- turn- to this city they will take up their residence at 110 Cleveland street. FACTORY MAY BUY, ¢hestnut Street. Property Purchased by Real Estate Dealer, . The property from 127 to 133 Chestnut, street, consisting - of one three-story brick block and a frame dwelling wa4s purchased last evening by H., Daytpn Humphrey, the real estate dealer. If the property is taken over by the New Britain Machine company, as is thought it will be, the company will then own the entire front on Chest- nut street from the Corbin Mdtor Vehicle company to Bigelow street with the exception of one house an the corner, making the holdings 350 -teet front and 165 feet deep. TO DECORATE GRAVES. The following memorial delegation has been appointed to decorate the graves of deceased members of'Cham- berlain council, No. 2, Jr. O, U, A; M. Sunday, June 24: Jahn Middleton, Fred Sunburn, Willlam Weber, F. Pinkerton, Harry Green, W. C. Rowe Frea C. Prelle, John Hemingway, Harry Gould, Harry Ralph, John A. Dolan and Georse Smith. A delega- tion will also attend the flag day exercises to be held next Thursday in Manchester under the auspices of ‘the Nathan Hale council of that town. WILSON'S WAR AINS Approves America’s Principles in Note to Russian Government London, June 12.—In reply to the Russian Provisional government's request for a statement of the Brit. ish war aims Great Britain has for- warded to Petrograd’a note in which is expressed hearty acceptation and approval of the -“principles: whicn President Wilson laje jown in his historic message, to et ks. The note reads: . R oS Y “In the proclamation to the Rus- sian people enclosed with the note RALD, TUESDAY, | LEARNED ON POLO FIELD ' RIDING | ] | it is said that free Russia does not | { purpose to ‘dominate other peoples, or take from them their = national patrimony, or foreibly occupy for- elgn territory. In this sentiment the British governnient heartily concur. They did not enter the war a4s a war of conquest, they are not continuing it for suchiobject. “Their purpose at the outset was to defend the existence of their coun- try and enférce respect for interna- tiopal “ engagements, ' To those ob- Jects have now -been added that of liberating. populations oppressed = by alien tyrandy, . 3 3 *They heartily rejoice, . therefore, that free Russia has announced her intention of : Mberating Polend, not only ‘Poland ruled by the old Rus- sian autocracy, ‘but equally that with- in the ‘doniinion of * the' Germanic empires, In this enterprise the Erit- ish democracy wish Russia Godspeed. ‘Beyond- everything, we must seek such - settlement as will ‘secure the i a1, chitentment. of ‘ peo- ples, ‘and ' take away all legitimate | causes of .fyturs war.’ .. “The . British .goverment Join with their R ‘allles in their eacceptance and approval of the prin- ciples lald down by 'President Wilson in his hi ic message to the Amer- ican These are the aims on which.the British 'peoples. are fighting. These are the principles by which their war policy is and’ will be “The,. British government belfeve that, heartily speaking, the agree- ments: they have from time to time made with their allies are conforma- ble to these standards, but if the Rus- slan government so desire they are quite ready with their allies to ex- amine and, if need be, to revise thege agreements.” z FINDS PRISON AN ARSENAL New Warden at Joliet Discovers Enough Dynamite to Blow Down ‘Walls, Brass Knuckies and Knives. Chicago, June 12.—Jolet Peniten- tiary guards have found prisoners bristling with weapons and supplied with sufficilent dynamite to blast down the walls of, the prison. Knives, |- stilettos and brass knuckles in quan- titles were brought to light when prison ~authorities began the search which was the first step taken by the new warden, E. J. Murphy, to restore discipline. ‘Several "sticks of Aynamite were found in one’prison- er's cell. : £ “Fons of them!” exclaimed Warden Murphy, after he 'had stared in amazement at the haul of weapons from the first half domen cells. “It will take all day to complete ‘th search. The men were armed to th teeth. In, addition to their weapons they had files with which to fashion new ones or to cut through the bars of thelr cells. 8o far, we have found no firearms. g “I had counted on finishing the search today .and bringing the pris- oners together in the chapel for a talk about the way the prison is to be conducted. I shall have to post- pone that meeting.” . IAWYER SENTENCED . Herbest, Reeves Coavicted of Muleting the Poor and Stealing From Estate In His Trust. New York, June 12.—Herbert Reeves, a lawyer whose thefts, includ- Ing those from the estate of Armide V. Smith, a sister of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, have been estimated at $200,000, was sentenced yesterday by County Judge May of Kings to serve from three to six.years in Sing Sing. A plea of leniency was made by Rep- ‘resentative Griffin, but Judge May said to Reeves: “You have embeszled large sums of money from an estate entrusted to your keeper; almost an equal amount from a corporation whose members were poor and who were induced to join largely because of your associa- tion therewith—-moneys from widowa and others who could 11l afford to lose, by giving them false or forged se- curities. “Your unfortunate conduct should be a sermon to all overambitious men, and particuiarly to the younger mem- bers of the bar. You committed these erimes calmly and deliberately and with your eyes wide open.” The Model Savings and Loan com- pany of the Bronx was the corpora- tion referred to by Judge May, in which poor persons were victimised |- by Reeves’ methods. Reeves is under indictment in Manhattan and. the Bronx. e e s e s & deceptive dissase— thousands have it snd heartily | Men of wealth preparing to ‘‘do their bit" for Uncle Sam are shown in the accompanying two pictures, ENTENTE ENVOY IN GREECE Differences Between King snd Ven- Paris, June 12.—Senator Jonnart, Who has just arrived in Athens, rep- resents not only France, but England and Russia, as high commissioner of the powers protecting Greece. He has plenary authority to deal with the sit- uation. The principal questions Senator Jonnart will ' have to settle are wheth-' er the neutril zone between the Ven- izelist forces and the Royal Greek troops shall be retained without mod- ifications and how to prevent the crops ! 3‘_ 1017. which depict members of a “million-~ aire cavalry company” drilling at the famous Meadowbrook club, on Long Island, N, Y. The squad is com- by King Constantine to the detriment of the dissident Greel i Senator Jonnart was minister. of Public works in ‘the Casimir-Périer cabinet in 1893, minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of 1913, and governor general of Algeria from 1900 to 1911. ' ¥ o . Rome, June 12.—The occupation of Janina by Italian troops occurred in full accord with the Allies and in the/ most pacific manner without the least. opposition from the Greek garrison authorities. The occupation has a purely military character, to secure the communications of the Itallan éex- peditionary farca operating in Al- bania and Epirus, which might other- wise be threatened by roving bands in Epirus. Owing to the demobilization of the of Thessaly from being monopolized | Greek army, the Greeks were not able _ = "WILL BE USED IN UNCLE SAM'S SERVICE| . posed of millionaire polo players of the exclusive Meadowbrook club, and they are 'put through hard drills in preparation for service in the army. to' maintain security of the roads, which from Janina go into South Al- bania and along the coast of the Cor- fu Channel, and are the most acces- sible routes for sending reinforce- ments and supplies to the Italian troops operating in conjunction with the allied army in Macedonis. COLLECT 800 FOR ORPHANAGE. According to an announcement by Rev. G. E. Pihy pistor of the Swedish Bethany Church, the Sunday collection for the orphanage at amounted to over $800. This collec- tion is an annual Children’s Day event and the amount given Sunday was greater by $150 than any other pre- vious collection. Y IF YOU DON'T LEND YOUR MONEY TO THE GOVERNMENT IT WILL BE TAKEN IN TAXES SAVE YOUR MONEY BY BUYING A LIBERTY BOND Only Two and a Half Days More NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK NEW BRITAIN TRUST CO. COMMERCIAL TRUST CO.- - ‘SAVINGS BANK OF NEW BRITAIN New York, June members of the b of New York met at the last nisht'at & missionsary ¢ listened to speeches by Van Dyke, former am Among the diners wers ' sionaries. who have seen Japan, Cores, Ind Persia, Mexico, Chile and tries and eighty-five wols -are about to go into the speakers were introduced Harlan G. Mendenhal} the union. i it S “I have just come’ fro dincer,” said Amba “and there I met & man who:r¢ arrived from Belgium, He. the story of a young count enteen who was accosted: by man ‘officer on the stree pulsed am and was pro rested. ¥ “The countess was tal where, because she had, as put it ‘insuited him,’ sh four months in the co The sirl's grandmothe 80, appeared in béhalt daughter, and ' when sh 80 severe a penalty she tenced to three months in' prison. The ironical part later the officer, Count. made . the astonishing d the convicted ' countess cousin,” ®