New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1917, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917. ENTENTE ALLIES NOW ON TOP IN EUROPEAN SCRAM BLE . FRENCH PURSE BY DEMANDS OF GREAT WAR People Investing at Rate of 1,000,000 Francs a Month, Says Parisian Economic Expert — U. S. Re- moves All Doubt of Victory. i Paris, July 28.—French finances have been unshaken by the war in the opinian expressed to The Associated Press by Charles Gide, of the Univer- “eity of Paris, an eminent authority on economic questions. discussing the outlook at the beginning of the fourth year of the conflict. “France,' sald M. Gide, “has spent about 70,000,000,000 francs on three years of military effart. Yet in the thirty-sixth month of hostilities, the French people are investing in short term treasury bonds as freely as they were two yvears ago, that is, at the _rate of about 1,000,000,000 a month.” As evidence of the excellence of French francs, M. Gide pointed to the co-operation of the United States which, he said, “brings formidable aid to France and her alliles. This,” he continued, “‘not only Temoves all doubt caoncerning the result of the war from a milltary standpoint, but relieves the financial situation by diminishing the drain upon French gold. ~ “The money which France has spent ta sustain her military effort inside the countr swells the figures of her out- lay to immense proportions, but this | outlay cannot be considered a dead loss except in such proportion as is spent for steel, explosives, and other material made to be destrayed. In- creased prices paid for every com- i modity, it must be remembered also, | has vastly increased the revenues >f the French people. Before the war | these revenues were 30,000,000,000 to 35,000,000,000 francs. Now theyv are 50,000,000,000 francs annually. These ! flgures show that, formidable as the| ‘war debt may appear at first sight, the | problem of its liquidation is not so ! alarming after all. t “France can stand another year of » war outlay quite as well as she stood NOT DRAINED TONS OF SEDITIOUS LITERATURE SEIZED German Propaganda Nipped in. Bud by the British London. July 20, (Correspondence) —Tons of seditious literature, printed in many languages and intended for circulation in neutral countries, have been seized here and condemned by a prize court as part of a gzigantic scheme on the part of the Germans | to spread their propaganda to the | four corners of the earth. The seiz- | ures were found in the mails of the ' steariships Oranje, Rembrandt and Goentoer. More than 1,500 bags, con- | taining thousands of pamphlets, were: removed from the vessels hy the Brit- ish authorities. i Sir Frederick Smith, the attorney- | general, in asking the court to con- | demn the seizures, asserted that the | scheme was on the largest possible | scale and had been carried out with | ingenuity and thoroughness. In a neat red and vellow cover, he sald, was a | pamphlet entitled “The Neutrality of | India and England”’, and information | available to the British authorities showed that In virtually every neutral country, almost in every neutral town of importance, the Germans had ap- | | the third year. It would be embar- rasting for her to pay in gold for €vervthing bought abroad, but this difficulty has been relieved by the credit generously grantetd by the | United States. | “Frence will get through the war | financially sound, will reconstruct her *industries rapidly and her interior situation will be liguidated without “causing any economic upheaval.” Referring to the situation of other belligerents, M. Gide said: | “I do not think any country will be | ruined by the war. All are more or less in the same situation as France. The only real drain upon their re- ,sources is What they pay abroad. The best expenditure is that which might be called fictions: that is, the transfer of money from the pockets of some citizens to the pockets of others, a transfer in which a great many new fortunes have been built up but in which the real riches of the country have been 1éft untouched."/ H Referring to the economic measures » to be taken after the war and to the complaints by Germany of an effart by her enemies to ruin her economi- v, M. Gide sald: — “The talk of an economic war after | the belligerents lay down their arms has almost subsided. 1 consider it} reither possible nor useful for Ger- to be crushed commerciall 11l be vanquished on the battle- fleld, her military power will be crushed, but she will be left free to work out her own economic destiny. i AWAY, DULL CARE. Men and Women Become Boys and | Girls Again. | The outing season is most certainly ™ in its prime and liquid dew of vouth for the unusual number of pleasure | frips scheduled for today indicate that fact Or if one wants another | proof of that statement he only has pointed agents whose special mission | it was to distribute the literature. i There were Dutch and French edi- | tions of this pamphlet, the French edi- tion being edited, it was sald, by the Indian National Party. An Arabic pamphlet had a flaming red star and cresent on the cover. Another dealt with alleged British atrocities. A pamphlet in French and Spanish, entitled “England’s Rule in India.” wae intended for circulation as far afield as Bolivia, it was said. GERMAN SUBMARINES NUMBER ONLY 200 Official and Unoffictal Estimates Too High—Fnemy Building Four Every Week. Washington, July 28.—In a well- informed official quarter the statement is made that the best available infor- mation in the pessession of the gov- ernment, based on reports from abroad, indicates that Germany now has in operation against Entente and American shipping not more than 200 submarines. This estimate is below that of lay- men who have been studying the situa- tion, and is 100 submarines lower than the total number of U-boats that Count von Bernstorff predicted Ger- many would have on the firing line of the submarine zone. He asserted that within a month after the beginning ot submarine warfare on an unrestricted scale the German admiralty would send 300 U-boats ta the waters around the British Isles, and that these would be sufficient to starve England within a month. This prediction of the former German ambassador. made in the presence of a number of news- paper men toward the end of last Feb- ruary, has gone woefully Wrong. to see the smiling sun, the gentle breezes, and the skies so propitiously | blue. and all those other sights that | the poets ‘rave about” The reason | that the sky is in tune with the earth ! is probably because old Jupiter, who Is the God of bright skies as well as of rain, reslized that the people of New Britain had so many outings planned and did not wish to disap- point them. Vice-president Noble of the North & Judd Mfg. Co. is entertaining the officials and foremen at his summer * home, Villa Louise, at Sachem’s head. They made the trip by automobile, leaving the Anchor Brand clubhouse on East Main street at 8 o'clock this morning. The officials of the Corbin Screw division of the American Hardware corporation had the foremen as their guests at an outing at Lake Com- 4 pounce Stella Rebecca lodge, 1. O. O. F,, held an outing at the home of Mrs. | C. F. Bharpe in Berlin. The members | of Worthy Temple. Pythian Sisters, spent the day at Pine Grove. Unity Rebecca lodge and friends enjoyed themselves on their outing at the home of Mrs. Alma Johnson at 24 William street. The Machinists union cavorted at Mountain Grove and had as their guests the Hartford machinists. GIVEN COMFORT KITS. Daniel Fitzpatrick, city chauffeur, and David Ellison, employed in tne city engineering department, were vesterday each presented with a comfort kit, a gift from the engi- neering department and the offices of thé board of public works and build- ing inspector. Mr. Fitzpatrick re- ports Tuesday for the army aviation corps and Mr. Ellison reports at Brooklyn tomorrow with the naval | as to the number of Germany's sub- | are being made for The source of the official statement marines cannot be disclosed, but is highly reliable. From the same source the statement was obtained that Ger- many is turning out three or four new submarines a week, and that the num- ber of submarines destroyed or put out of caommission by the Entente Allies is about one a week. Every effort is being made to co-ordinate the plans.of the British, French, and American navies for checking this increase in the number of U-boats, while plans coping with the entire menace. Germany is turning out several kinds of submarines. Reports that 5,000-ton U-boats are being used are not regarded seriously by naval offi- cials. The largest German submarine thus far encountered are of the 1,200- ton type. They are armed with two five-inch guns and operate in the At- lantic and off the Irish coast. A smaller type of submarine is being used in operations along the trade routes of the North Sea from bases. There is an intermediate type, like the U-53, and a special type of mine-lay- ing submarine. The U-53 class is speedy and is employed mainly on the steamer lanes between this country and Furope, between the British Isles and Russia, and in the Mediterranean. PASS THE “LIBERTY BREAD". Washington, July, —*Liberty bread” is the term to be encouraged by the food administration as applied to substitutes for wheat flour, rather than the phrase ‘‘war bread”, used in other warring countries. “The name ‘war bread’ gives the impression that only inferior breads are made of sub- stitutes for wheat” says an announce- ment.” The fact is that breads made OFFICIAL REVIEW OF THIRD YEAR OF WAR The third vear of the world war clases with the fortunes of conflict favoring the Entente except for un- ceértainty as to the outcome of the Russian situation. Thé Central Powers sustained mo- mentous setbacks, both military and political, during the twelve months. On the Western front in Furope the Teutons find themselves on the defensive at the advent of the fourth year. They fight on lines newly-es- tablished after forced retirement from terrain which they had won in earlier days at a tremendous sacrifice. Meanwhile new enemy powers, notably the United States, have been drawn in by the Central Empires and progress toward the achievement of the ultimate aim of the Entente and its allies has been furthered by politi- cal disturbance which will remain memorable in the history of all times, Chief among these are the fall of two crowned heads—Nicholas of Rus- sia and Constantine of Greece. In Russia autocracy has given way to a republic. In Greece a kingdom re- mains but not a pro-Teutonic one, En- tente pressure having won supremacy in this part of the Balkans. Political events within the German and Austrian Empires, featured by the fall of Chancellor von Bethmann- Hollweg, have led to open discussions of peace in the German Reichstag as the fourth year dawns. In Great. Britain, the third year closed with Winston Spencer Chur- chill, former first lord of the admiral- tv, returned to the cabinet with the portfolio of minister of munitions . Germany’s Foes Grow Apace. Portugal and Rumania threw in their fortunes with the Entente shartly after the third year began. The United States entered in April, fol- lowed by Cuba and Liberia. Panama pledged the United States her aid in defending the Panama Canal. Costa Rica put her naval bases at our dis- posal. China, Bolivia, Guatemala and Brazil severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Uruguay expressed her sympathy for the United States. Late in July Siam entered the war against the Central Powers. Three new nations were born during the year. Poland was created a king- dom under German and Austrian di- rection. In Mecca the Arabians over- threw Turkish rule and declared inde- pendence. In the Balkans, liberty was restored to Albania, which was es- tablished as a republic under TItalian political protection and with French military aid. An estimate made two months be- fore the end of the third vear—volced by Arthur Henderson, of the British war council—placed the number of men killed at 7,000,000 since August, 1914. French general headquarters recently estimated 1,500 Germans had been killed up to March 1. Mr. Hen- derson estimated the total casualties at more than 45.000,000. The first and second American con- tingents of troops landed in France on June 26 and 27. Nearly 10,000,000 Americans military age registered on June 5§ under the selective draft law, and from these are being selected the men who will comprise the great army contingents which America is planning to send to Europe. In cementing America’s association with the nations now her allies, nu- merous exchanges of missions were ar- ranged France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Russia and other Entente belligerents sent delegations to the ‘United States as a step toward unifica- tion, military, financial and otherwise. The United States sent missions to Russia and other countries. Fighting on the western front dur- ing the third year of the war may roughly be divided into six phases— two in the latter part of 1916 before winter called a halt; and four after the Entente offensive was resumed in the early spring. Battle of Verdun. At the close of the second year the Germans were still unwilling to con- cede failure in the operations center- ing on Verdun. After August 3, 1916, the French gained the ascendancy, culminating in the retaking of Doua, Thiaumont and Fort Vaux, with thou- sands of prisoners and many guns. By November the French had once more come into possession of the complete circle of the Verdun defences. The second phase dates back to the commencement of the Franco-British offensive—the first battle of the Somme—in July of 1916. By mid- Beptember this had reached such pro- portions that the Germans Were credited with bringing up seven new divisions against the British and five against the French. It was estimated that 38 German divisions, or, based on the strength of those German units at that period, about 760,000 men, opposed the British and French on this 20-mile front. In this battle the British air supremacy became dominant. By November the British and French had taken St. Plerre-Divion, Beaumont- Hamel and Beaucourt and had pene- trated German positions for a depth of six miles. In the spring, the Germans, antici- pating a resumption of the Somme operations, began what has become known as the “Hindenberg victarious retreat’” to newly-established German lines. In this 'second battle of the Somme, Bapume, Irles, Peronne, Nesle, Fayette, Gricourt, Vaux, Roye, Terg- nier, Ham and hundreds of other posi- tions were lost by the Germans. In an evacuation which French critics re- gard as memorial the Germans left a track of widespread devastation which aroused world-wide indignation. The British claimed capture of nearly 5,000 prisoners in the three months of this German retirement for a depth of from 5 % 15 miles along a front of about 46 miles. In April the British transferred their offensive northeast of Arras, forcing von Hindenberg to redistribute of from wheat substitutes are healthful and just as tasty as these made from reserves. wheat.”” his forces along a fifteen-mile front. Canadians played a historic part in this fighting. taken; and Vimy Ridge was captured after one of the world's bloodlest battles. Canadians held the ridge against desperate counter-attacks. This success east of Arras turned Hin- denberg’s northern pivot, and British critics regarded it as the greatest in the history of British arms in the present war. The offensive, continued, placed the British astride the Hinden- berg line, and the Germans retired to positions a mile or two west of the Drocourt-Queant line. These they held as the third year closed. Meanwhile the battles of Champaign and the Aisne had been carried on by the French, who in April captured Auberive. In the first days of Cham- paign offensive, one of the greatest struggles of the war, the Germans sustained an estimated loss of 100,000 killed, wounded and taken prisoners through their desperate defensive operations. Fighting in these regions continues after three months, during which the French have advanced from one to five miles along a fifty-mile front. from northwest of Saissons, through Rheims to Auberive. In June 1917, the British began an attack on Messines and Wyschaete in an effort to straighten out the Ypres salient. Again British flyers domi- nated the air. The British had spent an entire yvear mining the earth for this offensive, which was begun with an explosion so terrific that it was heard in London. Beyond Messines, for two miles east and nartheast, the British won and consalidated ground, captured more than 7,400 prisoners and great stores of artillery. Gaining every objective, they placed them- selves astride the Ypres-Comines Canal, having advanced three miles on an eight mile front. Portuguese and Belgian troops aided in this offensive. In recent days the fighting there had been confined to raiding operations. It is estimated that during April, May and June the Germans suffered 350 casualties on the Western front. The Russians, having in June of 1916 begun an offensive from the Pri- pet Marshes to the Rumanian fron- tler, speedily captured Czernowitz and the rest of Bukovina, together with Brody in Galicia, and in August they entered Stanislau for the third time in the war. These operations forced the Austro-Germans to relinquish lines they had held thraughout the winter of 1915-1916. The Halicz bridgehead fell in Sep- tetmber, but the subsequent advance on Lemberg was not prosecuted be- cause the plight of Rumania de- manded the transfer of Russian troops to aid their Balkan ally. After the Russian Revolution, the Russlans made a feint to advance on Pinsk, to cover the actual operations resumed in July against Lemburg. ‘This latter front extended 18 1-2 miles. Known as “Regiments July First,” these troops, reinvigorated by the con- sciousness of political liberty, con- founded Germany military prophets by the magnitude and extent of their offensive. Led by Alexander Kerensky, minis- ter of war, and observed by American army officers, the ‘“Regiments July First forced the Teutons to evacuate Brzezany, and they captured many im- portant positions, including Terrain, west and south of Halcz town and strongly-defended positions northwest of Stanislau. On July 11 Halicz was taken, thus smashing the Autro-Ger- man front between Brzezany and the Carpathians. This Russian operation broadened by mid-July, so that it extended from the Gulf of Riga to the Rumanian front, a distance of 800 miles. The Germans were reported to be rushing troops from the Itallan and French fronts. Widespread enthusiasm was created throughout Russia, and the moral effect on the other entente al- lies was tremendous. Before the third year closed, how- ever, Russia’s offensive suffered a col- lapse. German spies ,anarchists, peace fanatics and other agitators succeeded in destroying the morale of some of the Russian troops in Galicia where a retreat became necessary when unit after unit refused to obey orders. “Brzezany, Halicz, Tarnopol, Stanis- lau and Kalomca were lost, together with all the remaining German ground gained during the offensive. The Russians surrendered many pris- oners heavy guns, and an abundance of supplies and ammunition. “The death penalty was invoked as a check to further insubordinations and the provisional government intro- duced a policy of “blood and iron"” in an effort to avert disaster. “South of the Carpathians and in the Vilna region there was little dis- affection among the Russian troops. Ttaly, declaring war against Ger- many August 28, began a more vigor- ous prosecution of her earlier offen- sive against Austria. With dramatic swiftness the third army, under the duke of Aosta, stormed and captured Gorizia, hither- to considered impregnable. By Janu- ary 1 the Italians had captured 1,200 square miles. After a winter of artillery duels, Italy resumed her offensive on the Carso front in the campaign toward Trieste. Within a month the Austrian lines were broken from Castagnavizza to the sea. Italy inflicted losses of 85,000 on the Austrians and lost heav- ily herself. Austria hurried reinforce- ments from the Russian front. In the Trentino the Italians took the offensive in June and after terrific fighting captured the Austrian posi- tions on Monte Ortigara and Agnello pass. These they were forced to re- linquish, however, in the face of Aus- tran counter-attacks. In the Balkans the year's military development saw the occupation of Rumania by Teutons—a gain of great economic value bacause of the oil and grain fields. The Rumanian army, Monchy-le-Preux was | reformed, is co-operating with thel | Greece and temporary French occupa- The present French line Tuns | Russians and ae the year closed they were engaged in a heavy offensive against the Austro-Germans, Turks and Bulgariane. Bulgaria won successes of moderate importance, including the capture of the Grecian port of Kavala. The newly-equipped Serbian army arrived at Saloniki in August and be- gan an offensive which won Ostrovo, on the road to Monastir. This offen- sive, resumed in the spring with the co-operation of entente and Venizelist troops won Monastir and Cerna. In Greece the military moves of the entente forces included a blockade of tion of Athens. A brilliant British campaign in Mes- opotamia accomplished the capture of Kut-el-Amara, in February; and of Bagdad, terminus of the Berlin-to- Bagdad ralway, in March. The cap- ture of Bagdad had a deep moral ef- fect in the Orient, particularly in Arabla, where many natives revolted from Turkish rule. Russians operating in Persia took AMERICA’S ENTRANCE INTO WAR GREAT EVENT OF YE/ “Event Resounded Mightily Throughout World,” P mier Ribot Writes for Associated Press — Says' People of Germany Must Awdke. MILL WORKERS MAY G0 ON SHORT TIME Threatened Reduction of Hours Alarms Lancashire Operatives Hamadan; and further north, in Turk- ish Armenia, Russians captured Van. In the Holy Land the British opened a new era in the history of the East. Their advance has carried them nearly to Gaza. Their objective is Jerusalem. which the Turks were reported in June to have partly evacuated. Except for submarine operations, naval writers have found little to en- gage their attention during the past year. Germany continued to rely on U- boats. This policy led to unrestricted warfare which drew the Unitea States into the conflict. U-boats destroyed an estimated gross tonnage of more than 4,000,000 during the year. This included. 2,000,- 000 flying the British flag sunk from February 25 to July 1. America’s destroyed Flotilla arrived | in British waters in May. Without the loss of a ship or a man, American warships convoyed the first American troops to France. Two submarine at- tacks were made on the transports. At least one U-boat was sunk. Ameri- can warships took over from British and French vessels the patrol of i American coasts. Brazil added her i navy to ours in South American wa- ters. Cities from Bagdad to London have been subjected to raids, notable at- tacks being those by German eppelins and airplanes on London. In five at- tacks being those by German Zeppelins July, 298 persons were killed and 863 injured. FATE OF NEUTRALS N WILSON’S HANDS President to Announce Soon Policy to Be Pursued on Export of Food. Washington, July 28.—All of the facts in connection with the exports problem, including arguments for and against a strict system for placing the northern neutral nations on rations, which would make it impossible for them to send any considerable quan- tity of foodstuffs and other war-time commodities into Germany, are now before President Wilson, and a deci- sion of far-reaching consequence is expected soon from the White House. The policy of the experts council has been to withhold from the public 80 far as possible specific information in regard to the steps which it has taken. and this may be followed out in the future. It can be stated, how- ever, that great pressure has been brought to bear in some quarters to shut off the flow of supplies from the United States to the neutrals, and that unless he receives convincing evidence to show that such a plan is fallacious President Wilson probably yill remain firm in the position he is faid to have taken in favor of it. The president has the whole-heart- ed backing of Herbert Hoover, head of the food administration; Secretary Redfield of the department ‘of com- merce, both of whom are members of the exports council, and Vance Mc- Cormick, chairman of the advisory board. The state department. it is said, has viewed with some alarm the likelihood of a policy that would treat harshly with neutral countries which have been accused of feeding and arming Germany. Up to the present time the attitude of the government has been pleasing to the men who favor a strict ration- ing system, and they are urging that there shall be no let up, despite the many protests which have been voiced by certain neutral diplomats. That is the point which the president must decide finally. There have been prepared, it is said, notes to the various neutral countries outlining the attitude of the United States, and the policy which it intends to carry out, and the dis- patch of these, which would mean the adoption of a permanent policy for rationing the neutrals, awaits only the approval of the president. THEY’'RE GLAD WE CAME. Buenos Alfres, July 28.—The chamber of deputies unanimously adopted a resolution to inform the United States congress of its satisfac- tion at the visit o the American squad- ron, saying it manifested at the same time the solidarity of the two coun- tries. WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS. ‘A circular calling attention te the danger of tuberculosis in war service is being distributed to enlisted men by the Boston association for the relief and control of tuberculosis. It points out that the best way to avoid consumption is to maintain bodt- ly efficiency. ¢ Manchester, England, June 30.— (Correspondence)—The question of putting the Lancashire Cotton Mills on short time is causing a good deal of anxiety among the operatives. There are at present in Eneland 65,000,000 spindles, 47,000,000 of which are controlled by the Spinners and Manufacturers association. This leaves about 4,000,000 spindles out- side the federation to take advantage of any limitations that the members of the federation impose upon them- selves. It is this fact which pre- vented the voluntary adoption of any short time by the federation when it was recommended to the members, and when it would have been less hurtful to the trade than it is likely to be now under more drastic restric- tions. The Manchester Guardian says: “The growth and importance of the cotton industry may be judged from the fact that the output of the mills, in addition to providing for our home requirements, represents about a third of our total exports of manufactures. The cotton crops of the world average about 20,000,000 bales ,and in normal times, England, with considerably over one-third of the ‘spindles of the world, consumes annually 4,000,000 bales of cotton. If, therefore. there is a big reduction in the supply of cotton coming to this country, and the price is inflated by speculation, it becomes impossible to keep the mills running at full time. “There is something to be said for the view that even our poorest cus- tomers in India, China and Africa are able to pay more for cotton goods than they do in normal times, because the crops they produce are bringing much better prices. It is also a fact that until recently cotton goods were not dear in comparison with those Paris, July 28.—France be, fourth year of the war in calm:¢ dence and determination, expre ot day by Premier Alexandre F. Rl these words: . til the people with whom at war finally awaken and free tH selves from the detestable, that oppresses:them, nothing will the Allies in.their-effort that will' back peace to the world by triumph of their.arms. At the request of The Press, the premier wrote: “The entry of the United States) e conflict that s pending In warld was.the capital event of third year of'thewar. It was comed Wwith enthusiasm by’ thea peoples. They know what the effort of the American soll who have come tosfight by their sf “That event resounded migl throughout the.entire+world. Cej Latin-American states where received touching marks of symyl on the day of harmatianal fete- have shown, by breaking off rel with Germany, that they had & vision of the Germania.peril. A ‘“Greece, wrenched from trigues of a forelgn faction, paring to send fresh contin fight with us on the Macedonian The cause of natianal liberty countries is finding more arden vocates who are heard with{ne: attention. “The enemy, disappointed~in sensate hope of stopping ocean:¥ tion, disillusioned in his effort & the courage of the Allles by i offers of peace, can do no mo to seek to envelope the origins.d criminal enterprise in a vell of truth. “May the peoples with who; at war finally awaken and free 9 selves from the detestable reg oppresses them. Untll then nof will stop the Allies in their effo: will bring back peace to the wo! triumph of their arms.” ARSENIC FOUND | 'MONOHAN'S CORE Toxicologist Testiies to Poisg Assoc! th is | made from other textiles. Still, the fact remains that the present range is very bad for trade. “In addition to that, the adversity in the cotton trade immediately in- jures the bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing industries. There are thousands of workers in those branches and, like weavers and spin- ners, they have to submit to reduced earnings. Miners and transport work- ers too are affected. Thousands of tons of coal which the factories con- sume when running, are left in the coal flelds, railway labor is conse- quently reduced and the carrying companies are forced to be idle. Any interference with the requisite sup- ply of cotton to the mills means, in- deed, a big loss to nearly all the workers in Lancashire as well as to the capitalist, professional and shop- keeping classes.” REALTY RECORDS OUTNUMBER OTHERS Twenty-Five Property Transfers Filed During Past Week —Fighteen Deaths. The number of realty deeds filed in the city clerk’s office this week has far outnumbered the marriage and birth records. There were 18 of the latter, six marriage licenses, and the following 25 property transfers: Harry 8. Kevorkian to George P. Kevorkian, one-half interest in land and building on Webster Hill; Stefan Sitz to Ferdinand Witzke, one-half interest in land and building on Daley street; Edgar C. Linn to Steve Galas, land on Albany avenue; Bodwell Land company to Annie Ondrick, land on Carlton street; Joseph Lang to Wil- liam Matulis, et ux., lasd and build- ing on Rhodes street; Bodwell Land company to Reinhold Hintz, land on Derby street; Bodwell Land company ! to Thomas C. Rutland, et ux., land on Euclid avenue; Gladys M. An- | drews to Maryanna Miecznikowski. land and building on Derby street; Gladys M. Andrews to Bronislaw Mie- cznikowski, land and building on Der-, by street; Charles E. Larson to Anna 8. Larson, land and building on Dix avenue; Philip J. Smith to North & Judd Manufacturing company, land and building on East Main street; Realty and Building company to Ar- thur N. Rutherford, land and build- ing on Lyons street; Realty and Building company to Arthur N. Ru- therford, land and building on Ly- ons street; Bodwell Land company to Joseph Skerpek, land on Allen street; John J. Donahue to Annie L. Ander- son, land and building on Francls street; Bertha Miller to Anthony S. Petrauskas, land and building on Elm | Sebago, built a telegraph line 180 miles from and North streets. the Monahans Blake a pioneer electrical died here yesterday. Body of Dead Man New Haven, July 28.—The Mrs. Annie F. Monahan was fuj continued in the city court yest until next Wednesday. Mrs. han, accused of the murder of'" second husband, John Monahan through the hearing, now and smiling. Professor Frank B. Uf hill, pathologist, and chemical of Yale university, was the chief ness of the day. replied to P cuting Attorney ickett's que with the statement, “I believe John Monahan died from ai poisoning.” City Attorney Whitaker and ant State’'s Attorney Pickett are ecuting and as Counsel David H. gerald for the accused was no court yesterday, Attorney O'R represented the witnesses for th fense. Attorney denry Dailey a ed Mr. O’Keefe. Further on in the testimony fessor Underhill testified to h analyzed specimens from the bod John Monahan. When asked if body had been embalmed pre he replied in the negative. He that he found unmistakable sig: | arsenic poisoning of a chronie n and that there was no doubt in mind as to the nature of the po which Monahan must have been ing into his system over a long’ iod of time. Doctor Martin M. Scarbrough, medical examiner, was another witness, who acknowledged fin the same conditions upon his ex ination of the organs of the dece at the time of his autopsy. He there were no physical signs of ease which would produce -the dition which he found. p The chief pleces of evidence In duced by the state vesterday two bottles of a patent medicin four bottles of an unknown fis portion of the contents of which alleged to have been administe: John P. Monahan, and which been diagnosed by medical expe containing arsenic, Detective Sergeant Harry T testified to having discovered the tles in the James street house, W] lived. An office boy and several of New Haven hospital orderlies t fied as to the handling of the posed bottles of medicines in quest] The neice of the accused, Miss etta Higgins, described the appal evidences of Monahan's long illn She said he complained of falling the street,on several occasions, once he fell on the rear stairs their home. PIONEER ELECTRICIAN D! Cornish, Me., July 28.—Dr. inven He was b 79 years ago. Dr. 31 this town to Jacksom, N. making all the instruments for Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. service.