New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917. —TEN PAGES. 'MAPLE STREET BOY WOUNDED IN FRANGE Leonard Gleed With Canadians in Fighting at Lens SAYS GERMANS ~ WEAKEN 29 Local Youth, Not Yet 22, Has Been in Many Big Battles of the War, In- cluding Somme and Ypres. Leonard Gleed, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gleed of 217 Maple street, who for the past 18 months has seen continuous service in the front line trenches in Francs, has written to his parents an interesting letter telling of some of his war experiences and throughout which he tells of the op- timistic spirt of the Allies and their determination of never quitting until Germany has been humbled. From the attitude of German prisoners he thinks the sun of Kaiserdom is set- “ting. Young Gleed, who will not be 22 years of age until October 22, is well known to many in this city where he - has lived since he was eight years of age when his parents moved here from England. In 1915 he felt the lure of the Great War and after giv- ing up his position at the Stanley ‘Works went to Canada where he en- Wisted in the Sixtieth Battalion of the ‘Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He left New Britain on July 29, 1915, at 6 o’clock in the morn- ing and on arriving at Montreal, Canada, at 9 o’clock that night went directly to the recruiting office and enlisted. For the first six months he was kept in a Canadian training camp -~ Swith his command, but since that time has been th the famous fight- ing Canadian forces on the British front in Belgium and Franee. -He has. been in many of the big battles of the war and has been in army ‘hospitals five times, three times as the result of wounds and once each from trench fever and shell shock. -He ‘has ‘seen his tent mate and bosom friend killed by his side in action and has also seen Yractically his entire regiment-cut - to pieces by shell fire and shrapnel from German guns. Whole Battalion Cut to Pieces. Although the letters written home by Private Gleed contain but little military information, he has informed his parents that he was with his command at the Battle of the, Som- ~me and at the third battle of Ypres. At the fighting around the city of Lens, where the Canadian . troops have been doing such great fighting, he was wounded and is at the pres- ent time in a French convalescent hospital recovering from these injur- jes. At the battle of Lens, Private Gleed writes, his regiment, the 60th Montreal, was brought into action and sent into the first line trenches but during their march to their po- sitions two thirds of the entire bat- talion were killed. So few of the orignal members were left that it was necessary to disband the entire com- mand and reassign the survivors. ~ Private Gleed is now assigned to the Fifty-eighth Toronto regiment. The wounds which the local boy has suf- fered thus far consist of shots in the leg and a general physical shock as the result of a huge German shell bursting in the rear of his company. Tnasmuch as he was in the last rank Gleed and his comrades recelved the full force of the terrific concussion % and he was rendered unconscious for two days. At another time he was taken ill with trench fever and he has also been in the army hospital suf- fering from trerch shoci. which he de- scribes as a general nervous break- down resulting from the terrific strain of the war. Tn another paragraph of his letter the young soldler says that he has met numerous Americans, both in the army and in the surgical department. He also says he has met several TUnited States soldiers. Thinks Germany is Weakening. Although the Allied army, and par- ticularly the Canadlan troops, are suffering greatly, their spirit has nev- er beer broken, Gleed writes, and to %7 man they are determined never to relax their offensive until Germany has been decisively defeated. That the ultimate defeat of Germany is not (Continued on Third Page.) BlG SHAKE-UP IN TEACHING CORPS Many Resignations Received irom' Upper and Lower Schools NEW INSTRUCTORS ENGAGED | Change in Personnel Greatest in His- tory of Institutions—Two Disre- gard Contracts — Transfers An- nounced by School Board, There will be in all probability more changes in the personnel of the local public school. teaching forces when the schools open next Tuesday than have ever been noted before. Only the teaching force of some of the smaller grade schools remain ‘in- tact. Most of the teachers who have left have resigned. A few are ill and will return later while two disregard.- ed their contracts. Supt. Staney H. Holmes has an- nounced the following resignations and acceptances of positions in the local schools: Resignations. Those who have resigned at the Academic High school: Lulalou De Groat, William J. Nelson, Harriett E. Smith. From the Vocation High school the following have resigned: Ethel R. Baird, H. Josephine Buck, Mary V. Davis, James Davitt, Alice Dunn, Mil- dred F. Hanlon, Bessie B. Hart, Irene M. Haworth, Catherine A. Hayes, Mary E. Pingree, Miriam A. Rhodes, Harry Wessels, who has been drafted, may have to ultimately resign. The following resignations have been received at the Prevocational Grammar school: Harold E. Demp- sey, sub master; Susanne R. Cobey, Mildred W. Flower, Edith L. Hawes, Mabel L. Kingsbury, Constance M. Leathers, Maude E. Prescott, E. Ger- trude Riley, Emma A. Willlams, Al- fred L. Eddy, Elizabeth L. Hunger- ford (transferred to High school) Ed- ward W. Kiesewetter, Charles H. Mc- Ginnis, Dore H. Weatherby (ill in hospital) Mary H. Rigley. Resignations at the East street school: Daisey Thompson, Grace A. Flannery (transferred ‘to Burritt) Marion L. Hoar, (transferred to High as clerk) Isabella L. Jackson, Olive M. Ware. At the Smalley school: Sara Esserman, Frances G. Brady, Helen Welinsky, Jennie Pouzzner (ill and will not begin the school year) Burritt school: Ella C. Connor, Mil- dred W. Corbin, Lista W. Lincoln, (transferred to East) Rockwell school: Pearl Dougan, Smith school: Marion M. Egan, Ruth Davis. North- end school Ellen L. Low. Monroe The city’s second offering to the National Army, the second increment of the first- 5 per cent. of the entire draft quota of 513 men, gathered at the railroad station shortly before 8! o'clock this morning and at 8:04 o’clock entrained for the eastern can- tonment at Ayer, Mass., following. the first detachment that left yesterday morning! Thers were six men in the detail which left today, three each from the first and second exemption districts. They were in charge of James P. Kiniry of East Main street, & clerk at the post office, ong .of the drafted men. The five others were Thomas Carn Lucenti of Stanley street, Daniel Richard Miller of Mil- ford, William C. Kelly of Washing- ton street, Frank Kaiser of Arch street and John A. Loomis of Myrtle street. Owing to a misunderstanding concerning orders, Kaiser went to the Prevocational Grammar ‘school this morning expecting to meet the others and was a few minutes late in arri¥- ing at the depot. Consequently he was not present when the above photo- graph was taken. Of the men who \\left today two have seen service in ythe army previously. Kaiser has served an enlistment in a New York state regiment, where he was a cook, and Lucenti is a former First regi- ment man, having seen service at the j Mexican border last summer. Lu- | centi appeared this morning in his regular service uniform, ' being the only one of the local contingent in army costume. Tomorrow the third increment of local men will leave and on Saturday the last.detail of the first five per cent is scheduled to go. Those going tomorrow are James McIntyre, 386 Pearl Court; L. Hjalmar Carlson, 212 Main street, and Mathew Gustave | Sheppard, 131 Kensington avenue, from the first district, and Louis Gor- fred Nelson, 140 Jubilee street, and KAISER IS MISSING BUT HE'LL BE HEARD FROM Left to Right—William Kelly, John C. Loomis, James P. Kiniry, Dgniel R. Miller, Thomas C. Lucenti. | Patrick Joseph Malley of 237 Elm street, from the second district. Although the first exemption board has not yet selected their detail to leave on Saturday, those going from the second district are Attorney Hen- ry Nowicki of 325 Main street, the first local lawyer to be called to the colors; Patrick Francis Doherty, 213 Clark street; Bernard A. Joyce, 154 Cherry street; Harry Frank Squires, 87 Elm street, and Charles A. Olson, 4731% Park street. After Saturday’s, detail leaves, no more drafted men will be sent away until about Sep- tember 19, when 40 per cent more are scheduled to leave. The office hours of the first exemp- tion board in room 408, City Hall, are open daily from 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 p. m. to 5 p. m,, and on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p. m. The sec- ond board office, room 201, City Hall, is open daily from 8 to 5 p. m. There are no office hours evenings. ITALIANS CHECKED BY. FRESH TUETON FORGE Battle Raging More Fiercely Than Ever—San Gabriel street school: Lenora K. Dunlevy. Os- good Hill school: Inex B. Henry, Ha- zel Davenport. Special teachers, ‘Elizabeth T. Kane, penmanship. New teachers: Academic High— Mary F. Williams of Southington, his-. tory; Vernia I. Suter of Swanton, Vt., French; Charles J. Campbell of Peeks- kill, N. Y., physics, Vocational High —Christine J. Kane of Spencer, Mass., commercial subjects; Mabel M. Erwin of Bedford, Ind., English; Ethel H. McEneaney of Danbury, commercial subjects; ‘Agnes S. Ordung of Boston, cammercial subjects; Merian H. Boardman of East Lynn, commercial; Harry P. McDonald of Middletown, BEnglish; Grace M. Holton of Spring- fleld, art; Mary J. Atwell of Belevue, Pa., English; Justine A. Browne of ‘Waterbury, history; Paul Dillingham of Bridgeport, English. Prevocational Grammar—Ruth Messenger of Sims- bury; Sadle E. Hambelin of Gorham, Me.;; Olive C. Wells of Middletown; Verna Carlsile, Patton, Me.; Joseph K. Gibbon of South Boston; Charles I. Nutter of Saco, Me.; George R. Dun- can of Fitchburg, Mass. East Street— Louine Ford of Melrose, Mass.; Lila Miller of New Hartford; Hennietta Derwig of Warehouse Point. Smalley school—Sara Cronin of Springfleld; Albertine M. Morrill of Natick, Mass.; Dorothy Chernack of this city; Harri- ett P. Barton of Rutland, Vt. Smith school—Alice M. Hicks of Milton, Mass.; Nora Walsh of Springfleld, Mass. Burritt school—Frances Reed of Amesbury, Mass.: Mary Shugrue of Colchester; Julia Kingsbury of En- fleld; Hazel Hunter of South Man- chester; Elsie M. Frye of East Jaffrey, N. H.; Mary Shugrue of Deep River; Rockwell school—Ethel L. Richardson of Lowell, Mass. Monroe school— Katherine M. Kiniry af Southington. Osgood Hill school—Pauline Backus of Willimantic; Mildred Wells of Willi- mantic. Elm street school, Adelaide Kyle of Danbury. Special teachers— Alvin W. Boanse of West Harwich, Mass., assistant physical training in- structor at Stanley school; Esther Bayer of this city. RAILROAD REVENUES JUMP. Receipts For July in Excess of Thosc in June. ‘Washington, Sept., returns for 106 of the 186 large rail- roads of the country made public to- day by the Interestate Commerce com- mission indicate that the July revenues will exceed of June which established a new high record. those of $63,308,1 compared 299,980 In July 1916. The increase is divided wholly among railroads of the west and south- west. Fastern roads report net rev- enues slightly under those of July 1916, with $61,- 6.—Preliminary | The 106 roads reported net revenues | Not Taken. Udine, Italy, Sept. 5.—The Austrian command has succeeded in concen- trating again such numbers of fresh troops and artillery removed from the Russo-Rumanian and ‘Balkan fronts that- the battle is raging again more flercely than ever, especially east of Gorizia and northwest of the Her- mada, in the Carso area. The Austrians still are in possession of what is called the sentinel of Gor- izia, Monte San Gabriel, which dom- inates both the Isonzo valley and the southern part of the Bainsizza pla- teau, but all the surrounding supports of this stronghold are gradually fall- ing into the hands of the Italians, so that the net work of fortifications which the enemy had spread along this section is little by little being destroyed. Unofficial reports:through London yesterday said that Monte San Gabriel had been captured by the Italians.) In the Mermada sectors the Aus- trians have gathered the flower of their force, considering it the advance guard of Trieste. Thus their counter attack around the village of Selo was most desperate. The Ttalians offered a strenuous' defense along the Bresto- vizza valley. Attacks and counter at- tacks followed in close succession, the troops being engaged in a stubborn ‘battle through the day. Seyeral for- tified positions frequently > changed hands but the Italians finally re- mained masters of the situation and wrested from the enemy a few addi- tional positions, which they already have strongly fortified . Rome, Sept. 6.—The desperate battle for possession of positions in the district northeast of Gorizia on the Austro-Ttalian front is continuing according to today’s war office state- ment. The Italians yesterday took more than 500 additional prisoners. Paris, Sept. —Two German at- tacks on the Aisne front last night were repelled by the French, says to- day’s official statement. Heavy ar- tillery fighting occurred on the Champagne and Verdun fronts. .—President Poincare, Paul Painleve, the secretary of war, and General Petain, the French com- mander-in-chief, visited the head- guarters of the American army today. They were received by Major General Pershing, with whom inspected the training camps. 6 Paris, Sept. they London, Sept September 4-5 dropped bombs on vs today's official T.ocal fighting and patrol encounters occurred during the night soutr | St. Julien and east of Ileurbaix. -On the German three night aircraft of | hospitals, ! communication. ' st of | WIFE AT BOTTOM OF ' SOUKHOMLINOFF'S WOE Spendthrift Vampire Forced First Husband to Grant Divorce. Petrograd, Sept. 6.—Witnesses at the trial of Gen. Soukhomlinoff, who is accused of high treason, unfolded in part today the story of Madame Soukhomlinoff, bearing out reports of the influence she established over her husband. She is on trial as an accomplice in the crimes of which the general is accused. of the family, testified that the you wife of the elderly minister of war frequently expended 100,000 rubles a year. When she was abroad her hus- band sent her almost his entire sal- ary and for the sake of economy h was forced to eat at the officers’ ca- sino. The witness declared that Gen- eral Soukhomlinoff talked free!y and carelessly of military secrets in the presence of visitors, and told his wife everything. Secret papers from the war office, she said, often lay about his home, whkere they might easily have been read and copied. M. Boutovitch, Madame Soukhom- linoff’s first husband, testified that his wife demanded money because she desired to marry Gen.. Soukhomlinoft, then governor general of Kiev. M. Boutovitch said he had a stormy in- terview with the general, challenged him to a duel and attempted to strilie wife pretended she had taken poison, he testified, and refused to take an antidote until he promised to assume the guilt necessary for her and pay her 4,000 rubles a She wa I NTA MARIA” Charlottetown, P. E. I, Sept. 6.— | The Caraval Santa Maria, replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus has been attached by a tow boat con- cern in the sum of $4,250. The ves- sel, which was built for the Spanish government in 1892 and sent to the World Fai 0, the following ! year, wa hibited at various Atan- | tic ports last year and later towed i here. ‘; ATTACHED. i | | RADICALS WIN IN PETROGRAD. | Petrograd, Sept. 6.— | elections have been held here, re- sulting in a victory for the radical The social revolutionaries and Bolsh- | eviki inflicted ere defeat on the !moderate socialists and the constitu- “tional democrats. ew municipal pae WEATHE { Hartford, Sept. 6.—Forecast v New Britaln and vicinlty: “uscttled, probably showers tonight, Friduy »emcrally ‘alr and cooler., L e PR R Anna Coshkevitch, a former frlenq GERMAN FLEET SEEN IN GULF OF RIGA| Alexieff Does Not Consider Petrograd Menaced by Fall of Coast City. - Petrograd, Sept. 6.—It is sémi-offi- cially announced that a German flect has appeared in the Gulf of Riga. During the last two days the Riga front has been brcken on a width of 60 versts. Throughout Tuesday the Germans energetically pursued their offensive, particularly north of Uskull in order to cut the Riga-Venden rail- way. General Alexieff, former command- er-in-chief, said today that Petrograd was not threatened by the fall of Riga. The greater danger, he added, was on the Rumanian front. General Vassilkovski, commander of the Petrograd military districts, agrces with General Alexleff. He de- clares the fall of Riga is of moral but npt strategic importance and gives assurance that the Petrograd garrison is in good spirits, well disciplined and confident of the safety of the capital. The retreat of the Russians, from Riga over a neck of land a mile and half wide between Lake Kish and Lake Egel is being accomplished with the greatest difficulty and with the enemy constantly shelling the rear, guard. This route is along the Pskoff railway and is the only exit from the Cul-desac, the German column having moved up from the Uskull direction, cutting off the Russian retreat to the southeas The civilian head of the war min- istry, Boris Savinkoff, has issued a tatement saying that the success of the mersure which will be taken to check the advance ‘‘depend wholly upon hehavior of our troops.” Despite reports of the disgraceful flight of certain clements of Russian defenders of Riga positions, miltary commentators praise the heroism of certain regiments, among which were some composed of Letts, who fought ravely to stem the tide of retreat, in !fact setting an example for thelr ccmrades. The chief of the general staff, Gen. Romanofsky, expresses the opinion that the evacuation con- stitutes no imminent menace to Pe- trograd because ethe near approach of the rainy season will prevent the ene- {my from advancing far in the direc- ion of the capital. The danger of a descent on the coast nearer to Pe- trograd also is discounted in official circles for like reasons. | The take a gioomier | newspape view of the situation. Russky In- valid, the least pessimistic in its ex- pressions, finds nothing definitely 1 hopeless in the situation *‘if our troops have not forgotten that they are.Rus- sians and if some brilliant officers are found among them who are ready to do their duty.” Special committees from the regions of the Petrograd (Continued on Third Page.) | Lafayette spent rauch | first great struggle for democracy. OCEAN SPANNED BY LAFAYETTE'S SPIRIT Simultaneous Flag Raising Today in Paris and Philadelphia 'EXERCISES IN PENN'S CITY tars Sewn By American and French IGlrlS On Flags Made in Betsy Ross House—Boston Homnors Memory of Colonies’ Friend. Philadelphia, Sept. | day drew thousands of patriotic citi- jzens to Independence Hall today to honor the memory of the great Frenchman who came to the aid of the United States in the early days of its struggle for existence. Patriotic exercises were being held here in the shrine of lberty, where time “in the M. Jusserand, the French ambassa- dor, was on the program of speakers. A feature of the observande was the raising at Independence Hall of the new - Washington-Lafayette flag, made in the. little Betsy Ross house wheroe the first American flag was created. A similar flag was to be raised over the City hall of Paris at about the same time. The flag L sent to Paris some time ago and wi this week turned over by President Poincare to Vice President Poiry of the Paris council. Thirteen stars representing the original states were sewed on each flag by American and French girls and each star has the name of one of the colonies embroidered on it. On the reverse side of the flags is the in- scription “Washington-Latayette, July 4, 1776, Independence Hall.” Observance at /Boston. Boston, Sept. 6.—The birthday of Lafayette was observed today by a memorial service at the Cathedral church of St. Paul. The French con- sul, J. C. J. Flammand, was present and his flag was displayed on the porch, where trumpeters and a vested choir rendered the “Marseillaise’” and other hymns. TROLLEY CREW TOOK CAR PAST SWITCH Ignorance of Working of Signal vstem by Conductor and Motor- man Places Lives in Danger. Misunderstanding of the signal system by an extra’ trolley crew on the Plainville line last night offered the possibility of another wreck such as that in North Branford recently when a car was taken beyond the switch at Sharp’s waiting opposite the former grounds of the New Britain baseball club. It is said that the crew of the car ran a mile past the signal lights be- fore realizing that an error had been made. ' When the situation dawned on them, the car was hurried back to the switch and an accident was averted. As a consequence the sched- ule was upset and people west of Cen- tral park were forced to wait more than half an hour for a car to bring them into the city. Details of the misunderstanding are not available but it is known the car was taken well beyond the switch where it was supposed to be held to await the arrivel of another car bound for New Britain. SQUALL FATAL TO 200 MEXICAN SOLDIERS Barge Carrying Them Across Gulf of California Sinks and All Are Drowned. Los Angeles, Sept. 6.—According to a telegram received here, 200 Mexi- can sodlers were drowned last night in the Gulf of California as a result of the sinking of a Mexican government vessel. The soldiers were from the Guay- mas garrisons and were being trans- ported by barge with a number of horses and a quantity of military equipment from Point Isabella to So- nora. The barge was in tow of a government tug. A sudden squall is sald to. have capsized the barge. The report sald the squall also pre- vented the tug from sending assist- ance to the struggling men. FORECASTS QUICK END TO WAR. Von Heydcbrand Believer It Will Be Over Before Spring. Copenhagen, Sept. 6.—Herr Von Heydebrand, the conservative leader, whose ill fortune with an earlier prophesy that the submarine would crush England within two months and end the war is fresh in mind, has again ventured a forecast. This time he predicts that the war will not last through the winter and probably will be ended by the new year. Herr Von Heydebrand is opposed to any extension of the war to present neutrals, saying that Germany now has enough enemies and dare not let other states submit pressure as ene- mies. 6.—Lafayette | station, | HERALD “ADS” M BETTER BUSIN ESTABLISHED SENATE WRESTLE WITH INCOME Agreement Already lor Final at Tomorrow's Session LAFOLLETTE AND HO Both Plan to Tmpose High ! | ments on Wealth—War | | 1 i Certificate Bill in House May Adjourn October 1. ‘Washington, Sept.6.—Senate & | sideration of the income tax iin the war revenue bill began following yesterday’'s rout OfJ forces advocating levies on war| | profits. All of their proposal | beaten, the senate voting 72 to retain the finance committee’ | promise provisions for a total | 1,286,000,000 an increase of $X 000,000 over the present taxes. & The action virtually ends thi over war profits taxation, altho i i3 subject to review when tI | comes up for passage. Debate on the income tax opened today under an agreemel la final vote tomorrow. The tlon, as rewritten by the comu { 18 designed to raise $850,000,00 | incomes, $36,000,000 from cof {tions and the balance from i uals. High tax senators were re | make a determined fight for axation of incomes. Senator {lette and Hollis had prepared ments to raise the individi | to approximately $650,000,00 $557,000,000 respectively. ‘War Bond and Certificate The war bond and certifia was under debate again today house with a continuance ,of lican attacks on certain featun the measure. Their opposition provision delegating wide u to the secretary of the tr v making loans to the Allies pj final action on the bill yester passage without material ame by tonight seemed assured, h The republicans planned final effort for the adoption @ amendment for a congressions | expense committee. i | _ Several letters have been wi | President Wilson to members gress endorsing the view that it} i{be a fine thing if congress finish its work in the near returh to home districts to s light” on the war and its ‘oh, Officials sald today they w | ful that congress might. finish | October 1. | WARSHIP PROTECTS. BUENOS AIRES | Destroyer Guards Naval Stoki Power Plant Against Striker kers Walk Out. B Buenos Airs, Sept. 6.—Bueng#. continued to be supplied with . and power last night only beca: authorities combatting the strilie] ation ordered the torpedo obat stroyer Corrienies out’ to rel the naval patrol on the river fj thus preventing the strikers from/| tacking the naval stokers in the er house. To the thousands of workmegn | ready out in the general raild | strike those of five railroads employes was endeavoring to p a walkout on these roads. The mayor and chief of poll the city of Sante Fe, 90 miles | of Rosario, have resigneq and '] other city officials are threatenin take similar action unless provii troops are sent to maintain thelr’ thority. No bread has been g0l Santa Fe for 24 hours, as the bal are on strike. The sanitary worl the city are tied up and the st are no longer being cleared. The uation is aggravated by police uni because the men have not been § and by a strike of the carriage .di ers, cripplig the ambulance servic ALD. McCABE: RESIGNS Fifth Warder Announces to Mayor Quigley—~Had Term and Was Re-elected. Alderman William J. McG the fifth ward this afternapn, | nounced to Mayor Quigley his’ nation from the common counci}, Alderman McCabe has alre served one term alderman from fifth and last April was elected on republican ticket for the second tiy During the absence of both May Quigley and Mayor Pro Tem M. Jester sev da ALO Alder McCabe had thte disunction of bel the acting mayor. CHINA K of Entente Charter. Declines fyer chase or Pcking, Sept. 4.—The offer of { Allied governments to purchase charter German ships seized by Chinese authorities has been declin by the government. The ships are ing turned over to a Chinese #; cate for the ostensible purpose. Yor P { augmenting China’s mercantile i rine,