New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1917, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, Boston Store The New Fall Styles in E L HT " HOUSE DRESSES Have Just Arrived. A very desirable feature is | a three-quarter length sleeve, making a very comfortable garment for the cool weather. Some are one-piece dresses with elastic belt, others two- piece, skirt and waist with | belt. quality Percale, and nicely trimmed, at $1.25, $1.50, Sizes 36 to 44. . ~#$2.00 and $2.50. In connection with these we are showing several very attactive numbers in Bunga- low Aprons, from 75¢ to $1.50. McCALL PATTERNS 10c, 15¢ and 20c. PULLAR & NIVEN BEEFLESS DAY ON ‘NEW HAVEN’ ROAD > No Meat to Be Served on Dining .o Cars Tuesday " New York, Oct. 5.—The New York, '™ New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company announced today that for the deuration of the war all Tuesdays on {ts dining cars will be beefless. The company is also co-operating with the United States Food Administra- tion in other ways and all menus are prepared in accordance with sugges- tions made by the food administra- tion. The following notice is printed on all menu cards on the company’s dining cars: This Railroad is a Member of the United States Food Ad- ministration. Europe is short of food, due to the diversion of millions of men from production to war, to the oc- cupation of land by the armies, to the isolation of markets by bel- lgerent lines. The supplies in the world’s larder for the next twelve months are now known. They are too short to support our Al lies unless every man, woman and child enters National service to support the Food Administration. We are co-operating with the United States Food Administra- tion, and our menu is prepared in accordance with suggestions mado by the Food Administration. The problem that confronts Americans is to feed our Allles this winter by sending them as much food as we can of the most concentrated nutritive value in the least shipping space. These foods are wheat, beeef, pork, dairy pro- ducts and sugar. The way we can best help to meet this problem is to eat less of these foods and more of other foods of which we have an abun- dance, and to waste less of all foods. Eat less white bread, substitut- ing bread or rolls made from corn, rye, or from mixed flour. Tse more chicken, hare, rabbit, duck, goose, fish, lobster, oysters, clams, sea foods and egg dishes of all sorts. Economize on milk and cream except for children. Use cheese generally. TUse more vegetables and pota- toes. Our supply of these pro- duets is in abundance. Their bulk prohibits export to our Al- lies. If by substituting foods of which we have plenty for those that we must ship to our Allies we can save per person 1 pound of wheat flour, 2 ounces of fat, 7 ounces of sugar and 7 ounces of mesat a week, we can maintair ourselves on a full diet and still supply the deficiency in our Allies’ food. When these small items are multiplicd by 100,000,000 they as- sume gigantic proportions and of- fer a complete solution of our problem. APER SEIZED. Paris, Oct. 1/Action Francaise has been seized by the government. terior, caused a sensation in chamber of deputies Yyesterday: All made of very fine- 5.—Today's edition of | Its editor is Leon | 5is conference today. Daudet, whose charges against Louis | Hatfield, of New York was selected to J. Malvy, former minister of the in- | put forward a national program and the | Dr. David R. Lyman of Wallingford, 'THEY ARE HEROES FROM LADIES’ ROAD Anyone Who Was in This Battle Showered With Honors French Front, Oct. 4—To say “I come from the battleflield of the Chemin des Dames”—the Ladies’ road —stamps a French soldier in the pop- ular imagination owing to its posi- tion as the door through which the Germans hoped to break to reach the | heart of France. Even the battle of { Verdun, in which the French, by their | long-suffering determination’ to resist, | succeeded in thoroughly defeating the | Germans, is considered by some ob- | servers a lesser operation than that | of the Chemin des Dames, whose pos- session means the command of the | great road to the north by whioh the Germans must retreat. The outcome of this great battle has at the date of writing not been finally determined. All that the cor- respondent of The Associated Press, who has followed the operations closely, can affirm is that the French, after their first capture of the famous road with all its observatories as a result of their offensive begun on April 16, has been able to hold all their gains, to inflict almost unbelievable losses on the picked troops of the Crown Prince’s army and to Tesist successfully all the furious counter-at- tacks of the Germans. During the months of April, May, June, July and August the fighting has been incessant. In the first attack by the French, when they started their offensive on the Aisne, about 30,000 German prisoners and 200 cannons were captured. Since then attack has follawed attack, either from the French or the Germans, and when the total of these operations is sum- med up the result is shown that every four days during four months there has been -a battle on a more or less extensive scale. The net result of these fights is that the French today held all they gained at their first as- sault. The Germans have utilized on this battlefront forty-nine divisions, which have been sent in to the com- bat and withdrawn when exhausted— that is to say, when a division has lost in casualties at least 4,000 men. This gives roughly on the German side 196,000 casualties among the front line troops, without taking into account the killed and wounded c"used by the extremely heavy artillery fire directed on the lines of communication in the rear, in the period since the first French assault on April 16. This is almost double their losses before Verdun during the similar period of 1916, when severe fighting was going on there. The character of the fighting on the Chemin des Dames is totally dif- ferent from that at Verdun. At Ver- dun it was always possible’ to retire without great disadvantage for a cer- tain distance—which may be called the manceuvring area—owing to the nature of the ground with its succes- sive ranges of hills and intervening valleys. On the Chemin des Dames it has been necessary to hold on, for should either side retire for more than a few feet the other side gained the advantage of the observatories, per- mitting a close watch over all that went on in the adversary’s lines. There are here no definite lines of trenches, no field of barbed wire and no shelters, and the two adversaries are always open to sudflen inroads and have to fight hand to hand to hold their posi- tions. The crest on which the Chemin des Dames runs is like a knifeblade at many parts, over the edge of which the enemy may not be allowed to peep. Till now the French have always been able to retain their outlook over the edge and, full of confidence in them- selves, they intend to keep it until the time comes for a further advance. BOY SCOUT NEWS The executive committee of the New Britain Council Boy Scouts of Ameri- ca held a meeting at the scout office Thursday, October 4th, at 5:00 p. m., with President Frank L. Wilcox pre- siding. The need of two more Deputy Scout Commissioners was brought to the attention of the committee, and Scoutmaster Harry Bonney and Wil- liam Hickey were appointed. There is going to be a new troop organized which will be the headquarters troop and the Scout Executive will be in charge. The troop is being organized to meet the need of the young boy. The troop meetings will be held at the Scout headquarters once a week at 4:30 p. m,, the day to be named at a later date. Any boy that is interested in becoming a member of this new troop will please call at the Scout office and talk it over with the Scout Executive. The football league will open at the park Saturday, October 6th., at 2:30 p. m. Troop 10 will play Troop 4 in the first game and Troop 12 will play Troop 14 in the second game. All troops are expected to fur- nish their own football for practice and the council will furnish the ball to be used in the games. The ball that is used in the games will be pre- sented to the team that wins the championship. Vice President Louis Slade, Scout Commissioner E. W. Pel- | ton and Scout Executive Dwight | Skinner were appointed a committes | to make plans for the Liberty Loan campaign. FIGHT DISEASE. Rutland, Vt, Oct. 5.—A general meeting to discuss state and national war programs for fighting disease was ! held by the New England Tuberculo- Dr. Charles J. Wear a Hollander Suit Overcoat ECAUSE they'll surely satisfy you. Clothing talk is common but when a man sees and wears Hoal- You’ll be RIGHT —in a HOLLANDER HAT 1917, lander garments, he realizes that they are truly uncommon, You'll make no mistake by selecting any of the Suits and Overcoats that we're featuring this Fall at $20, $22 and $25 They’ll measure up to your every requirement in MATERIAL, STYLE, FIT and VALUE. The variety includes a style to please every man. You’ll find them all here. Why not come herc right now and get first choice. You’'ll worth while. find it well HOLLANDERS’ 82-88 ASYLUM STREET, HARTFORD. THE DAYLIGHT STORE GERMAN RAIDERS BUSY IN PACIFIC Three American Vessels Among Those Attacked by Enemy Crait ‘Washington, Oct. 5.—Two German sea raiders, armed with machine guns, rifles and bombs, are roving in the Pacific ocean looking for merchant prey. One is the Lutece, a French schooner, captured by the crew of the German sea raider Seeadler, which was abandoned after running on the rocks at Mopena Island. The other raider is a motor sloop, in which five of the Seeadler's complement sailed from Mopeha. Before being wrecked the Seeadler captured three American schooners—the C. Slade, the A. B. Johnson, and the Manila. The first intimation that the Seead- ler had recently been at work in the South Pacific,c, was wrecked, and passed its mission on to a motor sloop and the captured French schooner, was contained in an official an- nouncement issued by the Navy De- partment tonight. Without camment the department gave out the text of part of a report from the naval of- ficer in command at Tutuila Island, in the South Pacific. The Nayy Department is making every effort to relieve forty-four ma- rooned men who were on the Seeadler when wrecked at Mopeka, and who ware abandoned to ‘their fate on that lonely island when the officers and crew of the Steeadler set sall in their new raiding craft. Here is the text of the officlal announcement: Text of Navy's Report. The Navy Department has recelved, under date of Sept. 29, the following dispatch from Tutuila Island, in the South Pacifie: “The master of the American schooner, G. Slade arrived in an open boat at this island with three other men from Mopeha Island, which they had left Sept. 19. The master, Hador Smith, states that his vessel was cap- tured by the German raider, Seeadler, on June 17. The schooner was de- stroyed by burning and . the entire crew were taken aboard the raider. “Smith further states that the Seeadler captured on June 14 the American schooner A. B. Johnson, and on July 8 the American schooner Manila. The Manila was destroyed by dynamite, after which the Seeadler proceeded to Mopeha Island, the west- ward island of the Society group, ar- riving there July 81. On Aug. 2, the Seeadler was stranded and was aban- doned as a total loss. The command- ing officer of the Seeadler left Aug. 31 in a motor sloop with machine guns, rifles, bombs and about two months’ | Conn.,, to outline work for the states. supplies, accompanied hy three offi- cers and two men. On Sept. 5, the French schooner Lutece, bound out of Tahiti, Society Islands, arrived at Mopeha and was captured by the remainder of the Seeadler's crew, wha immediately left on the schooner with machine guns, supplies, rifles and bombs, leaving be- hind them twenty-seven white men and seventeen native prisoners from the Seeadler, marooned on Mopehma Island. These men are in great need of food and water. The Navy Department is making every effort to relieve the marooned men. For more than a week the Navy Department is known to have been aware that there was a German raid- er in the Pacific, but it was not until last night that it was deemed advis- able to disclose any of the facts. All the information possessed by the de- partment has not been divulged, but only those of no value to the enemy. Moapeha Island is not shown on or- dinary geography or atlas maps. The larger hydrographic charts of the Navy Department show that it s about 250 miles west of Tahiti and, while not in reality a part of the Society Islands, is nearer those than any other big Pacific archipelago, ex- cept the Cook Islands. Tahiti is one of the insular cross roads of the Pa- cific for which many schooners make. There are not many steamers touch- ing at Tahiti, but it is a stopping place for many schooners, WORLD’S SERIES. Ticket Speculators Are Being Carefully ‘Watched By Officials. Chicago, Oct. 5.—The reserved seats for the World’s series games at White Sox park having been distributed among the lucky applicants, hundreds of baseball fans planned to stand in line tonight in order to have advantag- eous positions when the office opens at the park for the sale of unreserved seats tomorrow. The prediction for the opening game tomorrow calls for fair weath- er, with a slight drop in temperature. Scalpers, who had promised to have plenty of tickets for the opening game, ‘were busy today making deliveries to a few customers and returning money to others. Their supply was said to be far less than the demand. Corporation counsel Samuel Ettel- son caused some uneasiness among purchasers of scalpers’ tickets by an- nouncing that any one found with tickets purchased from scalpers would be denled admission to the park. He stated that the name of every bonafide purchaser was known and that all admissions would be checked. Scalpers are refusing to take any Hability for the tickets and also re- fuse to take back the two unused tick- ets at face value. The national baseball commission met today for the purpose of glving final instructions to the four um- pires to officiate in the games, and outlining the ground rules and other playing coditions to the arbiters, scorers and managers. DEAF MUTES PAY MURDER PENALTY Are Hanged at Wethersfield Barly This Morning Hartford, Oct. 5.—Joseph Castelli, 24, and Francesco Vetere, 25, deaf mutes, were hanged in the Wethers- fleld prison shortly after midnight this morning, for the murder in New Haven last Easter Sunday of Mrs. Annije Castelli, wife of one of the ex- ecuted men. She also was a deaf mute. The executions were devoid of un- usual features except that they were carried out in record time and that the men made their last religious of- fices in the sign language. Rev. Father Cavanaugh administered to them by the same methods. Both men went to their deaths repentant and without signs of nervousness. Castelli was first hanged. He en- tered the death room two minutes and b5 seconds past 12. The trap was sprung at 12:03 :12 and he was pro- nounced dead at 12:13:15. His exe- cution took 10 minutes and 20 sec- onds. Vetere was taken in at 12:33.06, the trap was sprung 18 seconds later and he was pronounced dead at 12:32:10 a matter of 9 minutes and four sec- onds, the most rapid execution re- corded at Wethersfield. Relatives of Vetere claimed the body which will be taken to New York. Castelli will be buried in St. Benedicts cemetery in Hartford. The condemned men were taken from the death cells in the afternoon and their places were at once taken by two other men who are soon to be hanged. The crime for which Castelll and Vetere were hanged was committed in New Huven on Easter Sunday, April 23, 1916. Both men lived in New York where Castelli had a home with his wife, the victim of the slaying. She had made complaints of wrong- doing by her husband and he con- spired with Vetere to do away with her. Vetere induced the woman to elope to New Haven with him and took her to a Crown street boarding house, where the husband, by a plan arranged beforehand, had hidden himself in a closet. While the woman was seated with her back to the closet, Castelll burst forth from his hiding place and struck down his wife with an iron bar. killing her. The men left the house after drag- ging the body into a bathroom. A clue to the men was obtained through the ticket agent who sold them their MOST SEN SATIONAL SELLING OF MILLINERY On Our Main Floor Saturday, 500 Smart Sport Hats USUAL PRICES UP TO $5.00. Saturday Sale Price 75¢ ”,'. 500 Sport and Semi-Dress Hats USUAL PRICES TP TO $7.50, Saturday Sale Hhese Hats are all ready to wear. assortment of smarts Hats for achool . girls, girls. All new ghapes, velvets an fashionable colors. There are Price $10.00 There is an especially larse young misses, college 4 velours, in black and all h» also smart hats for the mat: woman. In all, perhaps the biggest display of real millinery values ever offered in Hartford at the beginning of a new season. Note these hats at 78c and msain floor Saturday. $1.00 each will be on sale on the | ALSO THESE TREMEND OUSDY SMART DRESS HATS. In Black and All the Desirable , Colors. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY AT $5.00. Hxceptional style and beauty millinery parlor, second floor. for a very low price. Don’t miss them. On sale in BUY AUNT DEINA’S BREAD fofrlwgoode&fln‘and Mgh’ nourishing qualities. Yeur grocer sells it. SPECIAL For This FRESH SQUASH PIES, nice Squashes. Don't fail to try one, BAKING Saturday and fat, made from new Hnbba.ra they are really delicious. ‘We will also have a full line of Whipped Cream G such Dayer Cakes, Oharlotte Russes, French Puffs; Our Oon::d&kea n: rich and tender. Our Boston Brown Bmdwehaverrednevery’l‘m- * day, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Hoffmann’s Baker 62 WestMain St. TWO STORES--95 Arch St. tickets to New York. They were con- victed in the superior court in New Haven and sentenced to die March 16 of this year, but an appeal to the supreme court acted as a stay. Last month they were re-sentenced to die The principals in the tragedy were October 6. all deaf mutes, and In the cases of Castellt and Vetere, infantile paraly- sis caused loss of hearing and speech. WOULD NOT ENDORSE Refused to Adopt Resolution Calling for Party to Support Bennett for Mayor of New York. New York, Oct, 6.—Amid an up- roar that bordered at times on a riot the New York republican county com- mittee at Bryant hall last night voted down a resolution which had been offered by the forces of Willlam M. ‘Bennett to indorse him as its candi- date for mayor following his victory in the republican primary. The vote wag 223 for the resolution to 843 against. While the supporters Mayor John Purroy Mitchel had everything their own way, they re- frained from having a resolution in- dorsing him put through. days, when it is expected the commit- tee will then go on record as proving the mayor’s candidacy. The county committee has never held a more tumultuous meeting. Only one of the 1,068 members of the committe was absent. overflowed the room, into the galler: and out into the corridor, and during the three-hour session there were demonstrations for the mayor, Mr. Bennett's name was hissed asain and again. they saw how strong the tide was set- ting against them, tried to stave off defeat by having the resolution ta- bled. This was defeated by a vote of 635 to 432. The Mitchel supporters predicted that at its next meeting a { resolution indorsing the mayor and the other Fusion candidates would go through overwhelmingly. The Bennett men tried hard to have the committee indorse the candidate who had won at the republican pri- mary on Sept. 19 on the ground of party regularity. Prominent repub- licans like Senator Ogden L. Mills, Job E. Hedges and James R. Shef- fleld pleaded with the members that Mayor Mitchel was the real choice of the republicans of the city, and that the issues involved in the campaign far transcended party lines. They argued that Bennett did not have a chance of winning the election and that the only result would be the re- turn to power of Tammany hall. sald it was necessary to stand Mayor Mitchel as the e of the en- tire country were focussed on New York in thig election. of | The com- | mittee will meet again within a few : ap- | The crowd | while | The Bennett forces, when | on the ground of patriotism alone, they | by | COMPLETES GHAIN ARGUND THE HUA America Tlghtens Neutral bargo and Guts Foes’ Last Chat i < Washington, Oct. 5.—A final si to make complete the embargo whi will prevent Germany; -or northef neutrals of Furope, from obtainif products of the United States, Canai Mexico, or any of the South Amg ican nations that might aid the enem was taken vesterday the expor administrative board, by placing ban upon bunker coal. In an official ‘statement it was serted that the , United States failed to obtain:the definite: inform tion it ask@r1 9T friorthern ne, trals concerning their actual needs f4 homo consumption, and the statush the traffic in which they had engag with the Central Powers. It stated further that the administh tion had ador d jcy that it would no way contribu to trade with these neutrals whig “will undoubtedly accrue to the ben fit of the enem | This policy is in line with the ste which have been taken by the gof | ernment to obtain an embargo com | bination against Germany and -t | northern neutral nations whid have been feeding and arming her, which all of the countries allii against Germany will be involved, will work in concert. It will end tH practice which has been engaged extensively by some neutral shippid interests, of obtaining here the ¢o necessary to the transportation Europe of cargoes of foodstuffs, fo der, and other commodities ' whid were refused to them by ‘the Unite States. The step was taken with the proval of all the Allies, who will & operate by enforcing similar reg tions. It follows close Great Britain declaration of a complete embar, against the northern European. nei trals, which was designed to strength en the embargo already put into forg by the United States. Latin-American countries are . th] | only nations left in the world in whie| Germany has a chance ta.obtain food stuffs and other necessaries throug] the border countries. wWith h source cut off allied statesmen Te that the ring around ' Germany drawn so tightly the economic p sure, reinfor the Allles' eve growing military superiority, wi make the German people scc thel j causo is hopeless. by had