New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1917, Page 1

HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERSi PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. = ESTABLISHED 187 b MUSICIANS REFUSE T0 PARADE GRATIS Bands Must Be Paid for Recep- tion to Soldiers UNION YOTE DEGIDES T Parade Starts From Armory at 1 O’clock Saturday Afternoon—Sur- rounding Towns Co-operating— Out-of-Town Home Guard Coming. If there is any band music in Sat- urday’'s parade in honor of Com- panies B and C, 301st Machine Gun Company, which coming from Camp Devens to this city, it will be paid for. None of the local bands will furnish music free and as this ultimatum has aroused the ire of those interested in the parade it is possible that the only bands in line will be from out of town. At a meeting of the military com- mittee of the War Bureau last night, the Kensington Drum corps and the Y. M. T. A. & B. society Fife and Drum corps offered to provide music without expense. But, members of the committee were informed, no free band music will be provided because the musicians union, at a meeting last Sunday, decided that cash was the only consideration which could lure the members into a uniform and into the parade, Mayor Quigley has invited Col. Goodmman to come to New Britain Saturday as a guest and he has also been invited to bring the First Regi- ment band with him. The First Con- necticut Infantry is engaged in a re- cruiting campaign and it is belleved a number of new members could be secured here. Parade Startg at 1 O’clock. Captain W. W. Bullen of the City Guard and Captain S. H. Magson of the Home Guard met with the War Bureau in Mayor Quigley’s office this noon to perfect details for the recep- tion and demonstration to be ten- dered the football squad and members of the battalion. Although the defin- ite time of the arrival of the soldiers ‘has not been decided on, it is planned to start the parade at the State Ar- mory at 1 o’clock and the line of march will pass through the prin- cipal streets en route to the play~ grounds. It has been arranged that the pa- rade will be a strictly military -affair and all participating will march afoot. A temporary reviewing stand will be placed on Central park where the vis- iting mayors from various cities will watch the soldiers. They will then take automobiles and drive to the are «'scene of the gridiron battle. Mayor Quigley reecived word from Bristol this morning that the City and Home Guard of that city will participate in the parade, as Plainville Home Guard. James Cray and Alexander Harper, president of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, are taking an active part in arranging the details for the Bell City contingent. Attorney S. Russell Mink, a Bristol resident practicing in this city, today agreed to assist the local athletic com- mittee in securing some fast players in Bristol to aid in making the aggre- gation to face the soldiers a fast one. BUSINESS “KULTUR” Federal Agent Discovers 10,000,000 Pounds of Sugar in a Warehouse in Bauffalo, the Barrels and Sacks La- 5 belled Flour. Buffalo, Oct. 23.—Federal secret agents today reported to Washington ‘the discovery in a local warehouse of “millions of pounds of sugar in barrels and bags labelled “top crust flour”, Notatlons on the packages, it was said indicated that the sugar had been " coming into the warehouse over a period of several months. A federal egent who made survey of the con- tents of the building estimated the amount of sugar at 150 carloads about 10,000,000 pounds. Around immense piles of sacks con- taining the sugar the federal agent sald, he found a screen of other ar- ticles while some of the containers marked ‘“‘top crust flour” actually had flour sprinkled over the outside. TO ENTER PROTEST. Scandinavians Ahe Dstressed and Troubled Over Germany’s Actions. London, Oct. 23.—A joint Scandi- “Usinvian protest, it Is expected, will be ** Jodged against the German sinking of meutral steamers under convoy in the “North Sea last Wednesday, according »*to @ despatch to the Morning Post .~ from Stockholm. A telegram from Stockholm says that the Swedish press even the pro- German section speaks very sharply mgainst Germany. The Svenska Dagbladet the incident as one of inexcusable brutality. The Social Demotkraten rays that it was a cruel deed and will breed unfriendly feelings. The Da- gens Nyhelens declares it was not a naval or military operation, but merr piracy. describes will | Ex-Mayor | or | MAKES GOOD HIS THREAT TO DESERT Captain Daly of 301st Machine Gun Battalion Seeks Aid of Police to Locate Benny Jacewic. Insisting to Policeman A. C. Malone, during his long trip to Ayer, Mass., under guard two weeks ago that he | would never remain in the army and would desert at the first opportunity, | Benny Jacewic of this city has made l good his threat. The police were ad- vised today by Captain Daly of the 301st Machine Gun Battalion that Jacewic, who had been assigned to that command at Camp Devens, has deserted. Aid of the local police in apprehending him is asked. Jacewic is one of the two local men who were ' arrested as slackers and sent to Camp Devens under police guard. Although he gave the police no trouble en route to the camp, he made no secret of his desire to avoid military service and openly bragged to Policeman Malone that he would escape. | Captain Daly’s report states that the man is dressed in civilian clothes, hav- ing departed from camp before he was completely outfitted with the reg- ulation army garments. BRAVE FRENCHMAN SAVES A ZEPPELIN Only for Him German Crew Would Have Destroyed the Ship. Bourbonne les Baines, France, Oct. 23.—The L-49, the only Zeppelin to fall into the hands of the Allies in- tact, struck its colors to the shotgun of a local workman named Boiteux. Lieut. Lafargeu of the ‘crocodile es- cadrille” winged the Zeppelin, forcing it to land. About 9:30 o’clock Saturday morn- ing the workman was walking in a field with dog and gun when he heard the sound of motors. He looked up and saw the Zeppelin surrounded by airplanes which were peppering fit. The monster was flying very slow and very low. Suddenly the bows dipped into a clump of trees and the airship came to a standstill, subsiding gent- ly across a narrow ravine in the bot- tom of which runs a brook. ‘dmmediately,” said M. Bolteux, “the 19 men of the crew clambered to the ground.: The last to leave who I afterward found was the captain, lined the men up in good order and said something to them. Probably his last instructions. “He then fired a pistol into the en- velope. “I at once grasped that he in- tended to set fire to-the Zeppelin and decided to stop him at any cost. I was about 30 yards away from him. i I loaded my gun with buckshot and shouted: “Stop that or I will do some shooting.’ “The threat was enough. The captain dropped his gun, threw up his hands and cried: ‘Kamerad.” The men remained per- fectly quiet covered by my gun until | a crowd collected when they were put under a good guard. The captain seemed furious at his fate but the men seemed enchanted with the adven- ture.” Gen. DeCastlenau and M. Dumesnil, under secretary for aviation who vis- ited the Zeppelin Sunday, congratu- lated Boiteux on his presence of mind and enterprisng courage which preserved the airship which will be a fruitful source of study for French aeronautical experts. He will be given suitable recognition by the gov- ernment. It has five motors of 250 horse- power each and four cars, the middie one of which contain two of the en- gines and all the levers and instru- ments. The small balloon had a total ca- pacity of 25,000 cublc metres. The airship was able to make 60 or 55 miles an hour. The L-49 was a naval alrship of the most recent type, was fitted with all latest improvements and was almost brand new. REFINERS MEET. Hold Sesson in New York City to Discuss Sugar Situation. New York, Oct. 23.—Sugar refiners, wholesalers and retailers met at the local offices of the federal food ad- ministration today to work out plans for an equitable distribution sugar supply in this city. The supply has dwindled b rapidly, it is said, that the shortage here will remain acute until February. Commissoner of markets Markowitz the maximum retail price and ha: issued a warning that if retailers take advantage of the situation to boost prices they will be cut off from fur- ther supply. The A. H. Lambern company, sugar brokers, today made public a state- ment which it said was authorized by the food administration sugar dis tributing committee. In part it says: “The beet sugar industry will come to the rescue of New England and all states east of Buffalo and Pittsburgh and north of and including Balti- more during. the existing exhaustion of cane supplies. Shipments will ately from factories.” commence immedi- all operating beet i of the | has fixed 10 to 11 cents a pound as ‘STOCKING BANKS’ CONTAIN $230,000 Enough Cash Hidden Away to Complete Gity’s Loan Allotment QUARTER MILLION BEHIND Women Workers Contribute Almost $22,000 in Subscriptions—Warm Ri- valry Between Teams With Farley's Men Leading in Cagh Turned In. There is enough money in New Britain stockings and hidden under mattresses to complete the city's minimum allotment of $1,920,000 for the Liberty Loan, in the bellef of President J. Sloper, of the New Britain National bank, chairman of the bankers’ committee loan campaign here. Soon after the war started, a large number of foreigners, believing that the government intended to comman- deer all cash, withdrew their savings and there are today thousands of dol- | lars hidden in out-of-the-way places in homes. If the owners of this sur plus cash would invest it in Liberty Bonds w- Britain could complete its waging the | minimum allotment. It would then be safe from thieves and fires and would return four per cent. interest per annum. Already steps have been taken to rout out this money and put it where it will be earning and alding the government. ‘With only twa days more left, New | Britain is $250,000 behind ‘its mini- mum allotment and full speed ahead | is the order of the day. The banks received large subscriptions yesterday and were able to report a big stride toward the goal. But there is work to be done vet and the army of men ; able to take small subscriptions is called upon to advance to the bank windows. The Women’s War Loan Committes sold $21,950 worth of Liberty Bonds on Monday. The women of BECAUSE it is easy to raise the money—$1 down and $1 a week—only 14 2-7 cents a day buys a $50 bond. a Liberty Bond is easler to turn into cash than a | bank account. | Uncle Sam is the safest bank in the world. The bonds go right to work earning 4% and are sub- Ject to no local taxes or | other taxes, excepting in ! es of very large in- com SE Liberty Donds make best birthday, wed and Christmas prese children, relatives friends. the women of New Britain are patriotic. They ap- preciate the freedom, op- portunity and regard which Uncle Sam has be- stowed upon them. He has never before asked them for a loan. They know he isn't that he is borowing. They are honored by his re- quest. If a woman reads this who hasn’t bought a° Liberty Bond, let her send or bring her subscription to the Wom- en’s Headquarters, Room 311, tional Bank Building, Telephone 2130. Farley’s Team Has Big Day. BECAUSE ‘BECAUSE and BECAUSE Reports of teams for yesterday fol- Tow: Amount | | numbers of No. of Sub- of Sub- Captain scriptions scriptions ) REI ATEOTd AP s 650.00 W. J. Farley 7,150.00 Morris D. Saxe. . 1,800.00 Kenneth Sloper 2,700.00 . D. Humphrey. .. Howard L. Platt. .. J. M. Halloran M. J. Hayes.. George H. D, C. H. Barnes. Fred W. Porter. Stanley Prior E. W. Abbe.. William Ma Willi R. H. Crawford. P, Crona . John Dinnano 1,000.00 600.00 800.00 1,400.00 1,300.00 1,850.00 Total ..........262 The members of the teams are: Team No. 1—] H. Alford, I*. W. Holmes, Herbert Camp, W. Cook, E. W. Beecher and H Hatch. Team No. 2—William J. Capt.: P. F. McDonough, W. and Edward O Kilbourne. Farley, L. Long e, Capt.; William Beck- 0. Ma Greenstein and Ilarry No. Capt, R. George LeWi 4—ienneth Sloper, Eddy, D, McMillan and Dayton Humphrey, Yeaton J. St William Kerin rns, aad Henry Hine. Team No. 6 Capt.; F. W Edward W Stanley and B. Team No 7—Howard Capt.; S. T. Goss, Martin Pasco, G. W. C. Hill, B. W. Pelton F. Middlemas. Team No. § J. M. Ha -Howard L. Platt, Ups W. P. Hudson, Irvin Corbin, W. Alling. o and W. (Continued On Second Page). interest | New Britain are investing in Liberty Bonds | s ‘that a car standing at the begging, ! i to Na- | { by unscrupulous dealers. 4,000.00 | : | il fated | nave engines P B Wilson, | DxH | WISE MURDER TRIAL TO OPEN TOMORROW Rush of Business Prevents W. J, Wise From Being Put on Trial Today. Owing to the fact that the case against Samuel S. Greenberg of Hart- ford, charged with perjury, was not completed in the superior court yes- terday, the trial of Private William J. Wise, charged with first degree murder in the killing of Mrs. Anna Tobin in this city on September 19, did not open at 10 o’clock this morn- ing as scheduled. Despite the. ob- vious fact that it would be impos- sible to open the trial this morning the New Britain police claim that they were not notified of the change and consequently Detective A. J. Richard- son, Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth. Medical Examiner H. A. Elcock, John E. Tobin, husband of the murdered woman, and several other state’'s wit- nesses went to Hartford only to re- turn again. The case has been post- poned until 2 o’clock tomorrow af- ternoon when Wise will be put on trial for his life. He will be defend- ed by Lawyer A. A. Greenberg of | this city and Public Defender John | L. Forward of Hartford. One of the state’s principal Wwit- nesses is Private Herbert Jahn of Maple street, now with the medical corps at Camp Devens. Private Jahn was the first man on the scene of the murder and it was he who dis- covered the body of Mrs. Tobin and the bleeding form of Wise. He has been granted -a furlough, at the re- quest of the state authorities, until the trial shall be finished. Wise, it is understood, still stoutly maintains his innocence and his law- ver denies a report more or less current, that he will enter a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder. “It will be first degree ‘or nothing,” states Lawyer Greenberg, who asserts that his client is inno- cent. EXORBITANT PRICE CHARGED FOR SUGAR Salesman for Morris Cohn Puts It at 12¢ a Pound. Sugar at 13 cents a pound whole- sale i1s what a salesman for Morris Cohn, wholesale grocer of Commer- cial street. has been offering to those buy in large quan i to a Main chant, this salesman offered the sugar at that high price and, when the nierchant called his attention to the exorbitant figure said “Well, we have the sugar, that’s the price and government can't ‘get’ us who Accordin until . November 1.” It is reported that Cohn has two or three carloads of sugar but this can- not be verified. He told another merchant that he had no sugar and rear of his warehouse contained rolled oats. Robert Scoville, state food adminis- | trator, could not be reached at his of- fice in Hartford today as he had gone ‘Washington. But at the office that no alarm should be felt over the sugar situation. If people will use reason and not suc- | cumb to a spirit of panic there will be sugar enough for everyome, it is said, although it would be necessary to economize on its use in homes. The office condemned the action of large people in buying quantities and storing it at home against a possible shortage. Their at- titude creates just such a shortage, { and while they have sufficient on hand | their neighbors suffer through lack of the commodities and high prices set A number of stores are limiting the amount, of sugar to each customer | and several restaurants have removed sugar from the tables and now sweet- en tea, coffee or other food before it is served. TOWN IN MOURNING. Place Where Crews of Lost Zeppcling Lived a Sad Town. Switzerland, Oct; 23—Fried- mourning’ over the Zurich, erichshafen is in { loss of at least four Zeppélins in the England, according | aid on Lo’ advices received towns on Lake Consthnce. jority Zeppelins lived in Friederichshafen. where they ' received their The king of ‘Wurttemburg mess lies The Swiss newspapers express the opinion that the disaster in‘Franee is @ death blow to aircraft of. the Zeppelin type The newest Zeppelins, according to information received here. are 760 feet long and 78 feet in diameter, they' developng 2,000 horse here from Swi The has sent and with a cr of projectiles. hour: of 20 men and a Joad Haxiford, Oc for New Britain ond Roin fonight, warmc nesday nnsettled. I"orccast vicinity: the | it was stated | up | of the crews df the destroyed | training. | of condolences ta the men's, ble to keep in the air 50 | | fractutred TWO DREADNAUGHTS| PUT OUT OF AETI[]N Also One Cruiser, Twelve Torpedo Boats and One Transport GERMAN WARSHIPS SIGHTED Germany, Besides Losing Several Ves- sels in Sea Fight, Lose Heavily in Airplancs—FEight English Planes Are Officially Reported As Missing. Petrograd, Oct —Two German dreadnoughts, one cruiser, twelve tor- pedo boats and one transport were put out of action by the Russians in the fighting around the islands in the | Gulf of Riga last week, but their ul- timate fate is unknown, says an offi- cial statement issued last night by the Russian admiralty. It hs heen estab- lished that at least six German torpe- do boats were sunk in the fighting. The Russian admiralty. Tt has been estap- a large torpedo boat. The admiralty staff the fighting says that units fought excellently superiority of the enemy. The attempt was made near Moise- kull Manor eight miles north of Wer- dor, on the Esthonlan coast. Thec landing of Germans reported yester- day by the Russian office was effected on the Werdor peninsula. No naval cngagement occurred in connection with this manoeuvre. German war- ships were reported off Kivasta, Moon Island. The Germans have evacuated more trenches on the northern end of the battle front. They were occupied by the Russians. Trenches north of Hin- denberg Manor were taken by the Russians after an engagement. in its review of the Russian against the London's Statement. London, Oct. 23.—Fifteen German airplanes were brought down by Brit- 4sh aviators in recent fighting over the battle area in northern France, says an official statement on aviation issued by ‘the war -office last night. German airdromes and railway stations were bombarded heavily. Eight British air- planes are reported missing. French Make Attack. Paris, Oct. 23.—An attack was made by the French early this morn- ing on the Aisne front northeast of Soissons. The war office reports that | considerable progress was made along | the whole bhattle front, and that num- ! were taken. 'y Critic Speaks. Stockholm, Oct. 23,1 criti the Svensk ghbladet as sumes that Germany is anticipating an attempt by an Entente fleet to force an entrance into the Baltic in conse- quence of the German successes in the Gulf of Riga. He says that never since the war began has such a num- ber of German destroyers and subma- rines been stationed near Belts, the sounds betwcen the islands of Den- mark, and the mark and Sweden. erous prisoncrs Miii he milit FOUND DYING IN HALLWAY Police d Unconscious Form of Adolph Senglc in Building on Church Strect This Morning. Considerable mystery surrounds the finding of the bleeding and uncon- scious form of Adolph Sengle, vears old, in a hallway at 306 C hurch street by the police early this morn- ing after being advised by telephone: that a man, either drunk or dead, would be found there. Supernumerary dispatched to the scene in the police ambulance and found Sengle lying in a pool of blood in the hallway. The man had apparently been there for some time and the blood, which had been gushing from one ear, covered the floor. Sengle makes his 336 Church street. At the hospital it is stated man’s condition is critical little hopes for:his recovery are en- tertained. He- is . suffering fromx a cull and inasmuch as he has not recoveyed consciousness there is no’ means for the autho s to as- certain whether® he fell. and ‘received his injuries, or whether he was the victim of a felonious attack. that the and but lequests Made Nicces, Nephews and Others, Cash ’Iho will of Mary Callery was filed in<the court of probate, today, the fol. lowing bequ being made: John Young, nephew, $100; Isadore Young, nephew, $50: Catherine Young Met. affe, niece, $100; Mary Young Flow- [ niece, $50; John Callery. Hart- ford, nephew, $50; Rev. Philip' Cal- lery, Glassford, Pa., nephew, $50 The residue of the estate is to be divided between a brother-in-law, Jo- s2ph Young, and a sister, Catherine Young. In the event both die it is to be distributed among the nieces and nephews. The will was drawn on October 7, 1917, The estate of Paul Jasinski, sisting of land and buildings con- at 20 | Oxfora street, has been inventoried at $2.200 by Mondzask The estate M. J. Kenney and Ludwig of Albin Kolodney, a | bov. is valued at $1,200. sound between Den- | Officer Sharpe was | home at | [FAKE FOOD AGENTS SECURE PRESERVES | | ‘ Represent Themselves As Coming | From Public Committee and Con- vince Credulous Housewives. Two nervy individuals who force | | sellers of fake gold mine stock xnto| the amateur class are working the | | city gnd, it is reported, have already secured a large harvest of preserves put up by industrious housewives this | fall. i, Both of the crooks are reported to | |be suave in manner and glib of ! { tongue. They say they represent the | {city food committee of which Mayor | Quigley is chairman and are taking a census of preserves, jellies, etc., ' { throughout the city. They careful v | tabulate the information given them and then say they m have two | samples of the housewifc’s stock. Al- | ready a large number of women have ! |been fllm-flammed and have parted | | with their precious preserves. i In formation concerning actions of |the men was obtained today by the | Chamber of Commerce and relayed | |to Mayor Quigley, who emphatically | denled that the “agents” represented |the food committee. 'He gave Chief | Rawlings of the police department | what knowledge he had of their dep- | redations and the police are now i seeking the strangers. THIRTEEN AIRSHIPS | Costly for German Birdmen. Paris, Oct. in France on returning from the raid over England, shows that the expedi- | tion consisted of 13 airships which | left singly from 3 depots on the night jof Oct. 19. The radius expected to last from 20 to’ 25 hours. The raiders made for the English | coast which was recognized by light- ihouses. They were hampered by the | fact of British anti-aircraft guns and qnany searchlights“which caused them ito drop almost all their bombs when i sailing at a height of more than 16,- 1000 feet. They were, caughi by - a | northeasterly wind, and when untempted to return to their bases their speed was slackened by the per- sistent head winds. At dawn the L-49, | the airship which fell intact into the | hands of the French, dropped to a |lower level, her commander belicv- ng he was over Holland or West- . bhalia. The crew waved white flags It was not until after 8 o’clock in | the morning, that the commander be- | tame certain he was over France and at.the same time the Zeppelin was sighted by French airships which torced it to land. ““A little later the I.-50 passed over /the L-49 now grounded. surrounded | by French airplanes. The L-50 ma- neu\‘ered for a landing in a neighbor- ! | ing wood to give the members of \he crew as good an opportunity as pos- sible to save themselves, but one car | vas torn off. Part of the crew es- rcaped by parachutes. The car after- | | wards was destroyed by means ot I special ° pistols flrlng -inflammabls charges. | The L-49 and L-50 belongs to the super-Zeppelin class, measuring 650 ! { feet. Their metreS. The crews are made up most- | iy of petty officers who have unde: il gone a special course of. instruction. | They were clad warmly in furs and { leather garments. strong i CAR BARN READY TO FALL INTO HIGHWAY Jobs Because of Menace to | TLife and Limb. | Part of a telephone pole, chained to the roof of the building, is all that prevents the west end of the car barn on Chestnut street from toppling into ‘the highway. The pole is rigged with chain and tackle and also holds up the flooring of the upper story. The building slid .forward shore dis- tance this morning and 1t is said that a number of workmen resigned on the spot, considering their task too dangerous. By order of City Engineer Hall and Building Inspector Rutherford, Chest- nut street, between Main and Elm streets, has been closed to vehicles indefinitely. The south sidewalk may be used by pedestrtans but the re- | mainder of the street is roped off. A | number of workmen spent the day | with sledge hammers and crowbars tearing away the flooring of the sec- ond story. The action of a motor- man in running a pay-as-you-enter car into the barn on the wrong track, smashing into a pillar and bringing the upper story down about his ears Saturday night has proved to be a costly occurrence for the Connecticut company. It has been decided to do away with the second floor entirely. This floor had been occupied by Su- perintendent Beardsley and his as- sistants. It also included a room for a ! business and d LEFT FOR BIG RAID [But the Expedltlon Proved 22.—Official examination | of the crews of the Zeppelin capturea ! they | volume 1is 55,000 cubic | : brandished a gun and dem ARE DEFENDENTS IN' HEAVY SUITS West Coal Gompany Seeks Danm-| ages From Union Mine Workers | {ASKS FOR $Z,250,000 United Mine Workers of America Arel Accused of Causing Damagc. to) operty of Bache-Denman Con pany—Sued Under Anti-tras( Law. Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. Suit ta recover more than $2,250,000 in| damages from the United Mine Worlk. ers of America was on trial today be-] fore IKederal Judge Elliott, of Sioux] Falls as special judge. The Bache-Denman Coal company are suing the mine workers under thd Sherman anti-trust act, charging the! with destruction of their properties it the Ttartford Valle: nation-wide conspi wreck th the property ol the nonunion coal operators is charged iin the complaint. INFANT LEFT IN CHURCH St. Mary's Discovers Babj Mothd] ton of in Basement—No Clue to of Child. Sexton James Ralph of St. Mar: |church found a baby boy the basement of the church | evening shortly after 6:30 o'clock. { police were immediately notified | the discovery and the baby was giv to the care of Mrs. Mary Mettey th { police matron. The foundling nratly clothed, and there was nothin | about the baby that would give anj intimation of the identity of those d ! serting it Sergeant Theodore Johi | son was assigned to the case, b there is very little ground to work o las | | i APPLES FREEZING. Southern Idaho Is Threatened Wit Great Loss Because of No Cars, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 23.—Souths )Idaho is threatened with great of | through' freezing of apples and pofy | toes because of the inabili | freight cars for their tmnqport.au | according to telegrams sent today the food administration in Washin | ton asking that steps be taken to lieve the situation. | HELD FOR DEATH. | Waterbury, Oct. 2 Bernard i ba, a Bethlchem farmer, whose auf ! mebile truck struck and Kkilled Mi | Fannie Spencer, an clderly woman, Watertown uvenue on October | held criminally responsible for woman’s death by Coroner John Monzani, who issued his finding i day. COPPER STRIKE SETTLED. Washington, 20.—Settlement ,the strike of copper miners in Aj zona was formally announced tod: in a telegram from President Wilsod labar commission in the west. Oe ANOTHER BIG LOAN. Washington, Oct. 23.—The gove ment today advanced another $2 {000,000 to France. THREATENED CHILDREN. , Paul Kickneck of Overlook aw lodged a complaint with the polf today concerning the actions ofiy stranger in that vicinity vesterds Acording to his story, his childrf were accosted by the stranger| Wi nded fog threatening to shoot them if they fused. He fired one shot at the dren and then made his escape the nearby woods. ACT ON RECTOR’'S RESIGNATIO A special meeting of the parishiond of St. Mark’s church will be held evening. Among the business to discussed is the resignation of Ri Harry I. Bodley, the recter, who h decided to retire after a frull stewardship of nearly 19 years. Oth matters of importance are schedul to be talked over and it is the of the wardens that there be a laq attendance. BROKERAGE OFFICE CLOSED, The local office of the Merwin Gi company, Hartford brokers, located the National bank building, has be closed. Charles Rediund of Harttof who has heen manager of th cal office for_the past few years, planning to enter the training schq for the quartermasters’ corps cd nected with Dartmouth college. MEET AFTER 28 YEARS. City Clerk A. L. visited today by Wi East Brattleboro, Mas not seen since the two worked gether for the Stanley Rule a| Level company 28 years ago. Thompson am Huntley whom he WINS $50 FOR 78 CENTS, The Liberty bond, on which city employes in City hall have selling chances for the past week, drawn this afternoon. The winj was A. B. Cadwell, a well motormen and conductors. contractor. He paid 78 centa