New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1917, Page 1

4 HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS EW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS’ BETTER BUS —_ PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1017. —_TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED PLEDGE CAMPAIGN WELL UNDER WAY Connecticut’s Quota of 200,000 Will Probably Be Exceeded , TAFTS SPEECH IS FELT Ex-President Roosevelt Will Lend His Aid to the Movement and Will Make An in Hartford Friday Night—All Helping, Hartford, Oct. 31.—Workers in the food pledge campaign throughout the state were spurred to Tenewed activ- ity today and will now try to secure » considerably more than Connecticut's quota of 200,000 signed pledge cards. This added incentive to the work al- ready being done in every one of the 168 towns was caused by receipt of a telegram from Washington sent to Campaign Director Francis R. Cooley. The telegram announced that besides Connecticut, the states of California, Oregon, Texas, Wyoming and Idgho <« had accepted the challenge which Florida originally aimed at Connecti- cut. Through trator, Florida Hoover’s office: “We challenge every state in the Union, especially Connecticut, and we defy any and all states to accept our 2 challenge for Food Pledge Week on a population percentage basis. Florida patriotism will be demanstrated by her big lead over all other: Southern states.” Although on Monday, the opening day of the campaign, there were only about 5,000 or 6,000 cards received in the mail, at state headquarters yester- day the number rose to more than 25,000 and at the rate at which the Address its federal food adminis- wired ta Herbert ¢ Dost office emplayes were delivering » huge sacks at the tabulating depart- ment this forenoon, it appeared that by tonight over 30,000 cards will have been received during the day, making a total thus far this week of about 60,000, The town chairmen are re- porting daily and after their cards are segregated and counted by a staff of experts their percentage is figured and if it appears that any section of the state is lagging, Director Cooley and Robert Scoville, the state’s federal food administrator, promptly apply the needed pressure in that particular section. The results of the keynote upeech made at Bridgeport Monday night by ex-President Taft, are just beginning to-be felt and both Mr. Cooley and Mr. Scoville today expressed their sincere appreciation of the patriotic service of the Connecticut press in disseminating this speech and various other phases of the propaganda dur- ing the last few weeks. The whirl- wind finishing touches to the present busy week will be aided by ex-Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt. The colonel is to address an immense war rally in * this city Friday evening. Word was recelved from Washing- o ton today highly approving the ex.J periments of Mr. Scoville and Chair- man George M. Landers of the state fo0d committee on a new war bread, said to be very delectable, and saving 25 per cent white wheat flour, for which is substantial that amount of white corn flour. Word was glso received from national headquarters , congratulating the Connecticut work- ers on the splendid results of their efforts thus far and bespeaking their ultimate success in getting the 200,- 000 cards expected from this state as 4ts contribution to the 22,000,000 cards expected from the nation as a whole. ANOTHER RAID FOILED. Germans Attempt to Bomb Tondon Foiled by Aircraft. London, Oct. 31—*“A hostile air- plane crossed the Kentish coast early this morning,” says an official state- ment given out here today. “It did not penetrate and being engaged by anti-afreraft guns, immediately drop- ped bombs in flelds and made off to sea, dropping the rest of the bombs in the water. There were no casual- ties and no damage.” EXPECTS FRESHET. Connecticut River Rising Rapidly and Height of 12 Feet Predicted. Hartford, Oct. 81.—The heavy rain of Tuesday caused a rapid rise in the Connecticut river and a freshet is in today the water was between 9 and 10 feet and still The weather bureau predicts Freshets in the river at this season are unusual. prospect. At noon rising. a height of 12 feet Qr more. REMOVED FROM FORTRESS. Petrograd, Oct. Peter and St. account of ill-health. moval he was ing by a group of soldiers. pital ing the not harmed. After his “PERSIING” FLOWER. washington, Oct. 31.—The 1 Pershing" cr of agricultur show which oper flower is described as magenta, s The et rich 31.—Alexander D. Protopopoft, former minister of the in- terior, and one of the leading reac- tionaties of the imperial regime, has heen removed from the Fortress of St. Paul to a hospital on re- threatened with lynch- The hos- authorities succeeded in placat- soldiers and Protopopoff was “Gen- chrysanthemum, a new ation of government floral experts, will be placed on exhibition at the de- annual s tomorrow. a plant HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE IN THIS BIG STORM About 1,000 British Indian Natives Lose Their Lives When the Umgeni River Rises. London, Oct. 31.—Four manths of abnormal rain in Natal, South Africa, culminated Saturday and Sunday in a storm in which more than 8 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, as a result of which widespread destruction is re- ported, says a Reuter despatch from Durban, Natal, today. The Umgeni river, swollen by the storm, swept suddenly down wpon Durban, submerging the populous district on the Springfield flats. Many persons were swept away and drowned Wwhile much damage was done to rail- roads by many washouts. According to a Central News des- patch from Johannesburg, the num- ber of British Indian natives drowned is believed to have reached 1,000. GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE ONCE MORE IN MUTINY Men Said to Have Refused to Go to the Front in France. Amsterdam, Oct. 31.—According to the newspaper Les Nouvelles 8 seri- ous mutiny has occurred among Ger- man soldiers at the Beverloo camp in Belgium. The men, it is said, refused to go to the front and damaged thelir own rifles {n some cases, while others fired on their officers several of whom ‘were wounded. The mutineers were finally mus- tered and removed on cattle trucks. The frontier guard at Brouchout, according to the same authority, de- serted on October 16. BRITISH T0 PAY VISIT Members of Labor Administration Will Be in Hartford Nov. 7 and 8 to Study Conditions There. Hartford, Oct. 31.—At the invita- tlon of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, the British labor adminis- tration mission will visit Hartford ‘Wednesday and Thursday, November 7 and 8, it was announced at a meeting of the council today at the capitol. The mission is headed by Sir Stephen- son Kent, K. C. B. director general SHRIEKING SHELL SENT BY SERGEANT South Bend, Indiana, Come to the Fore in Front Line AMERICANS ARE UNDER FIRE Men Hauled Gun By Hand Because of Scarcity of Horses in Order to Be the First to Fire Shot Heard 'Round the World—Vivid Description, ‘With the American Army in France, Monday, Oct. 29.—The first Americans to establish contact with the Ger- mans today are bathing in the mud or eastern France. They constantly are under fire and have their guns on the enemy. American shells have been hurled into Gerrhan territory and they have | exploded near the enemy line. On a hill to the right of the e\-j plosions cataracts of mud. are to he seen. To one side an American offi- cer .is looking out on the scene | through his field glasses. He is try- ing to see what damage has been done | by the artillery to the enemy and his barbed wire entanglements. Closer to the enemy in the first line trenches is the infantry, with the shells of both American and German guns whizzing over their heads. The men are rub- ber-booted and ponchoed. Rain, mixed with snow, pelts their helmets. No clothing, however, is able to withstand the wind-driven drops of rain and snow, but gunners and in- | fantry men although they are wet, are satisfled, feeling the honor of having been the first Americans in action is more than sufficlent compensation for their discomfort. The correspondent reached the American position after a long motor ride through shell-battered towns. Leaving the motor in one of the towns he walked the rest of the way. Motor cars attract the eve of the Germans and they are likely to drop & half dozen shells in the direction that any machine is seen. The first American battery was al- | most walked upon before it was.dis- | covered. It was so well hidden under the trees and with foliage spread about it on a law-hung wire netting. Under the net water dripped steadily. Some of the gunners were digging an- other pit in the mud alongside their | hidden gun. Through the follage in every direc- tion the ground was that moment there w ot ! of labor supply and a member of the ministry of munitions, and Captain As- quith, son of the former British pre- mier. The object of the mission, which is making a tour of the United States is to study conditions in the munitions factories in the country and to give data based on Great Britain's experi- ence regarding labor and other condi- tions that confront American muni- tions manufacturers. The work in Hartford, will be done through a se- ries of conferences arranged by the de- fense council. In addition to confer- ences with the council or certain of its members, meetings will be held with manufacturers and labor representa- tives. The mission has been invited to this country by the federal government and will come to this city after con- sultations with the council of national defense, the advisory commission and Secretary Baker in Washington. BOGUS AGENTS. ‘Warning Sent Out to Beware of Those Seeking Canned Goods. Hartford, Oct. 31.—Warning against bogus government agents who visit houses and demand from housewives a percentage of their canned goods, was issued by Robert Scoville, food administrator of the state today. A story had come into headquarters from Ridgefield that a supposed sgent was making the demands and Mr. Scoville at once notified every town chairman in Fairfield county of the fraud in the following message: “Information received here that attempts are being made by persons posing as government inspectors to enter houses and demand a certain percentage of canned goods to be de- livered to the government. This is, on account of a fraud and any per- son attempting this should be ar- rested.” More telegraphic replies to inquiries as to the number of food pledge cards signed came into headquarters. Yesterday’s bad weather upset calcu- lations and interfered with the can- vass but the total is now above 40,- 000 which is one-fifth of the total number of pledges expected. Water- bury and New Haven have not been heard from as yet. APPEAL DENIED. Hartford, Oct. 31—A telegram from Washington received today by Gov- ernor Holcomb states that the appeal of Louis P. Bristol, of Bridgeport, from the decision of district board No. 3 has been denied and the de- cision of the board affirmed by Pres- ident Wilson. TWO MILLION ENLISTED. Washington, Oct. 31.—The third day of the lood pledge week campaign opened with 2,772,918 families en- listed in the cause of food conserva- tion, aczording to tabulationg com- piled at the campaign headquarters flame through the mist. the crack of a .75 gun and following it | closely came the noise of the shell | Tushing through the air, becoming fainter and fainter as the projectile sped on its way to the German posi- tion over the crest of a hill further away. The mud-digging artillerymen continued their work without even looking up. A lieutenant from Georgia emerged. He was the officer who directed the first shot. He led the way down the slippery, muddy hill to a dugout cov- ered over with dead leaves and logs. There was met a lieutenant from In- diana. of the same battery who di- rected the first eighteen shots of the war against Germany from an observ- ation point. On the other side of the hill was found the first gun fired. The muddy gunners were hard at work cleaning their gun. “This was the first gun fired in the war,” said the jaunty lieutenant. “The sergeant inside the pit there fired it.” Looking into the pit the lieutenant said: “Sergeant, where are A husky voice replie “I'm from South Bend, Indiana.” “Are you Irish?” asked the lieu- tenant. ou from?" > the sergeant laughingly replied. ¥ At this time orders came for this gun and others of the battery placed in near-by hills in sight and sound of each other to commence firing. The first gun on the farthest hill went off with a roar, and a faint stream of smoke was blown backward fram the pit. Inside the pit in which the cor- respondent stood a voice shouted out the range figures and the lieutenant repeated them. A voice inside the pit o moment later yelled that the gunner was ready to fire. The lieu- tenant gave the command to the gun- ners: “Watch your bubble.” The lieutenant who was standing on a pile of mud which had been re- moved from the pit cautioned these about him to place their fingers in their ears. This was done and the lieutenant shouted “fire.” The gun barked quickly the noise being followed by a metallic clang as the shell was ejected and the gun | made ready for the next load. The lieutenant told the correspondent the story of the first shot of the war, how they had come up the night before in a driving rain, and lacking hors had hauled their gun into position by hand, so that they could get the first shot at the Germans; and of how af- ter many hours labor in geiting the gun placed they sent over at 6:15 s sive shell. | _From the artillery lines to the in- fantry trenches was a considerable distance over more muddy hills. The correspondent found the infantry in- side the trenches. There also were many wires which ran into switch- boards and American and French operators were sitting side by side di- here. recting operations. | the state o’clock in the morning a high explo- BOY WITH BROTHER IN GERMAN ARMY BUYS AN AMERICAN LIBERTY BOND ‘Willlam Preissl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Preissl of 174 Dwight street, this city, a stu- dent in the eighth grade at the Grammar school who is but 12 years of age, has subscribed to a $50 Liberty Loan Bond to show his patriotism and to help “Uncle Sam” win the war, he says. Three years ago, his par- ents went to Germany on a visit. His brother, Charles Preissl, made the journey across with them. At about this time or a little before, the war broke out, and when his parents returned to this city his brother remalined, entering the German army, But Wil- liam claims that he is a strong supporter of the U, S. A, and has made good his statement by giving the “Kaiser” a hard dent by purchasing a bond. FREIGHT BY TRUCKS State Commissioner Stoeckel Would Utilize Auto Trucks to Move Freight From Martford to New Britain, Hartford, Oct. 81.—A scheme that | promises to do much toward reliev- ing the freight situation in Connecti- cut is to be tried out soon by the transportation committee of the Con- necticut state council of defense, with which R. B. Stoeckel, state commis- sioner of motor vehicles is co-operat- ing. The plan calls for the use of motor trucks in carrying what are called “back loads” or loads on re- turn trips when trucks ordinarily travel empty. For example, trucks are now being used to carry freight from Neéw Britain to Hartford for New Britain concerns, returning each time empty. Under the new plan frefght held in Hartford for delivery in New Britain which the railroad ‘is unable to transport would be carried to New Britain by these trucks on their return trips. The owners of the trucks would be compensated by the shippers for whom the deliveries would be made. ‘The project will not only relieve congestion on the railroads and put more railroad facilities at the /dis- posal of the government, but would make the motor truck service of the truck owners more eflicient. The plan also calls for the general utili- zation of trucks which are idle part of each day or week. There are 11,500 motor trucks in according to registration figures file in the office of the commissioner of motor vehicles, and in order to reach all the owners of these cars, Commissioner Stoeckel has sent to each truck owner in the state a return postcard asking him if he is willing to co-operate in making the plan successful. on TICKET SELLERS BUSY. Getting Accustomed to New Made by the War Tax. New Haven, Oct. 31.—Ticket sellers on the New Haven rallroad, in com- mon Wwith employes of this classifica- tion on all railroads, were busy today preparing copies of the new tariffs for passenger tickets which carry a war tax. The New Haven, to principal points in the state, posted a list today showing that the new fare to Hart- ford will be 99 cents; to New Britain, 78 cents; to New London, $1.37; to Waterbury, 79 cents; to Danbury, $1.09, and ta Winsted, $1.57. The tax is eight per cent. and it is noted that the passenger gets the benefit of a minor fraction, but the government equates itself by taking the major fraction. For instance, in the fare to Bridgeport of 42 cents the tax is three cents. Rates TO BE PROMOTED. Major Hodges, at Aycr, Recommends Advancement of Some Officers. Ayer, Oct. 31.—Major Gen. in command of 76th division of the National Army, has sent to the war department recommendations for the promotion of about sixty junior com- missioned officers. Two majors, seve eral captains and about fifty Hodges, vacancies caused by the transfer officers to duty abroad or to camps. If the other promotions are approved, Major Gen. Hodges will be empowered | to select National Army men to fill'| the vacated second lieutenants berths. | BRIDG] PT AWAY. Two Over Eight Mile Brook and One Over Pomperaug River. Southbury, Conn., Oct bridges in South Britain, over the Pomperaug river er two over Eight carrfed away during of yesterday, it was Roads w vashed of the highway on E 31.—Three one of them and the oth- Mile brook were the heavy storm learned out, one section feet. and Thursday. e first | lieutenants are to be appointed to fill ; of | today. | st Hill road be- | ing wasbed out to & depth of about 20 AMBASSADOR SAYS | ARMY WAS SPLENDID | Italians Periormed Acts of Hero- ism Agamst Heavier 0dds WILL CARRY ON THE FIGHT Capture of Udine Caused No Surprisc As Italian Army Evacuated Tllzlt‘ City Some Time Ago—Austrian Asked Them to Follow Russia. ! ‘Washington, Oct. 31.—Count Dj Cel- | lere, ambassador of Italy to the United States, in a message today to Amer- joa’s Itallan population, declares that people of Italy and their army are firm in their determination to carry on the fight against the Austro-Ger- man invaders to a victorious end. The message says in part: “The news from Italy is that the Austro-German coalition has attacked our army with overpowering forces both in men and artillery, and that the Italian troops, fulfilling faithfully and bravely the directions of the su- preme command, are stemming the advance of the enemy. The country is upholding the army with calm deter- mination. From our allies we receive the support of their solidarity and of their arms. “If the enemy, in his first rush, has suceeeded in overcoming a few units of our army, Innumerable deeds of valor were accomplished. When par- ticulars are known our country will find in them reason te rejoice. “It is only Monday that a glorfous advance was accomplished. The ene- my coalition, seriously endangered by our success, has concentrated in a supreme effort all its forces on the | Italian front. “The heroism of our soldiers and officers and the sagacity of the com- mand, thanks to which in the direc- tion of Leibach we went so far as to threaten Austria and the Germanic coalition, are sure token that in new glorious enterprises the Italian army will insure the present and future safety of the country and bring about the triumph of the great ideals for which it fights together with the whole civilized world.” Confiderice in Cadorna. I.6ndon, Oct. 31.—Cénfidence that Gen. Cadorna will be able to hold his own felt the Ttalian military quarters herc. The capture of Udine the | da.; Ttalians ago. The Austro-German drive, accord- | ing to news received here from Italy, is as much political as military. It is pointed out that for weeks the Aus- trians have been inundating the Ital- ian lines with bombs filled with leaf- lets. Numbers of pamphlets and all sorts of literature were dropped from airplanes as well as quantities of pic- tures showing Italy under the power of Great Britain and France. The sol- | diers were urged to follow the Rus- sian example and reireat and then a separate peace might be made. i evacuated Udine some | Will Never Surrender. Paris, Oct. 31.—A despatch td the Havas Agency from Rome says: “The most devoted courage and hardihood is shown by detachments garrisoning: isolated positions. One of these belonging to troops operating between Plezzo (Flitch) and Tol- mino was \besieged and completely cut off. It sent out a carrier pigeon with the laconic message: “‘We will never surrende The detachment is provided with provisions for twelve days, so there is every likelihood of its fulfilling its promise. The position held is one of prime importance and it is probable it will play an important part in counter-offensive.” Another Defeat. British Front in Belgium, Tuesday, Oct. 30.—The forces of the Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria today suffered another stinging defeat when the British reached out across of mud and wrenched aw more of the few remaining in {he enemy's Passchendaele Tt has been another proud da Canada. Her troops this afternoon were sitting almost at the gates of Passchendacle and from their posi- tions astride the Broodessinde-Pass- chendaele highway along the ridge they could see only 400 vards away the great church which stands in the center of the village. While the Canadians were batthng their way forward here in the face of | fierce resistance from the Bavarians, comrades on their left were hammer- ing their way along the Mecetcheele or Bellevue spur to points which seem to have carried them well beyond the hamlet of Mectcheele and the numer- | ous machine gun defenses with which that elevation was covered. Therq was sanguinary fighting in both tions. The German losses werce heavy, and the men from overseas did not achieve their triumph vithout some -asualtic | mwhile B the left of the pleted the task of cro beek river and the mo to bring their line forward tect the Canadian flank. The men from the British Isles knew that this must be done. and they did it. How they accomplished the drive through (C'ontinued on tish home troops on Canadlians had com- ing the Padde- in order and pro- Ileventh Page) | | efforts to rescue caused no surprise as it is pointed out | 1y 1y NINE AERIAL FIGHTS WITHIN TWO HOURS | American Birdman Establishes a Rec- ord in France While In Battle. i Paris, Oct. 31.—Nine fights in the ! urse of a two hours’ patrol flight the record established by Sergeant l)wld McKay Peterson of the LaFay- | ette flving squadron. Sergeant Peter: son, whose home is in Honesdale, Pa., drove one of his adversaries to earth, | following him down and continuing to in sight. The German machine prob- ably was destroyed. | Lieut. Raoul Lufbery, of Walling- | ! ford, Conn., has just been cited in or- ders to the fighting group to which ! the LaFayctte squadron belongs for his fine work on October 26, when he drove two German machines down which landed in their own lines, with the pilot of one of them apparently | killed. AGED WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH IN HARTFORD Sister, Aged 70, Tries to Save Her and Is Now in Hospital. Hartford, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Frances E. Spencer, 82 years old, was burned to death at her home No. 7 Bucking- ham street today. Her sister, Miss Martha Loomis, 70 years of age, died a little later at the Hartford hospital as a result of her desperate her sister from flames which enveloped the aged woman from head to foot. Just how Mrs. Spencer’s clothing caught fire in a room on the second floor of the two-story brick dwelling will be learned as Mrs. Spencer died a few minutes afterward. Miss Loomis and another sister, Mrs. Henrietta Martin, were on the lower floor when suddenly Mrs. Spencer, who was alone on floor above, cried out that she was on fire. The two women ran up the stairs, Miss Loomis in the lead. She tried, in vain, to beat out Mrs. Spencer’s blazing clothing with Ther hands. In another moment Miss Loomis herself was in flames. The screams of the three women heard outside and an alarm of fire was turned in from a nearby box. MAY SUCCEED DR. REEKS Dr. H. F. Moore of New York in Con- ference With Health Board Here Today—May Become Superintendent. The board of health held a special meeting this afternoon to consult with {LOSS | fire as long as the German remained | never ‘| were | WORK OF ENEMIES CAUSES BlG BLAZE Federal Agents Invesugatmg Dis-| astrous Fire in Baltimore OF FIVE MILLIONS British Steamer FPired By Sparks and After Being Towed to Midstream, Sinks With Probable Loss of Fou Lives—Munitions Explodc. Baltimore, Oct. 31.—A disastrous blaze which wrecked two of the finest of the Baltimore and Ohio terminal piers at Locust Point, spread to a British steamship and caused it to burn and sink with the probable loss| of four of its crew, broke out here last night and wag not controlled un< til 8 o’clock this morning. Teh| stevedores who had been working onf the ship who were not accounted for, escaped death, they being found tos| day. Vice President J. Davis of the Bl.lt\ more and Ohlo railroad said it wasj the belief of the road’s officials. thi the blaze was of incendiary origin, asi credible witnesses stated that they sa! flames leap from piers 8 and 9 af] flve points, almost simultaneously. = The loss will be over $5,000,000/ O: this which is said to be a conserva: tive estimate, the piers represented value of $1,500,000, the goods sto on them $3,000,000 and the steam and cargo $500,000. o The steamer which docked yeste: day afternoon had on board eight¥ anti-submarine shells from a Briti port. These exploded with. loud ports when the ship took. fire and was not long after the ship had beel towed in midstream that she sank: Chief of Police Leigh of the Baitis more and Ohio began an investigat of the report of the pier watchma that he saw five or six men jun from pier No. 9 just as \the flam broke out. The piers have been der armed guards for a numbor,' months. Several months ago a quantity dynamite was found in the load train car in one of the elevators ‘u the railroad at the Locust Point. grain was intended for one of the A lies. The car was traced to its loads ing point in the central west found to have been lgaded by .A. trian stevedores. Pier 10, loaded with wheat t_g[ port, was in danger of being b ecarly today and only a fire wall stqQ between the fire and this pier al two others. Baltimore and Ohio offi cials felt confident of saving '.1‘.5'. piers. A number of department of justi, operatives were reported to be on scene several hours after the fire Wi discovered. “ The custom house authorities, saved Dr. H. F. Moore of New York, who may be considered as a candldate for the position of superintendent of health, to succeed Dr. T. Reeks, re- signed. Mayor G. A. Quigley was also present at the meeting. Dr. Moore is well known in medi- cal circles. He has studied extensive- in this country and abroad, having been for some time at Edinburg and also in Germany. In New York he has been connected for some time with the Rockefeller Institute. TO HOLD ELECTION. Massachusctts Republicans Will deavor to Re-elect McCall. Boston, Oct. 21-—Massachusetts, the only New England state clinging to annual elections thereby will monopo- lize political attention in this section of ‘the country on election day No- vember 6. Governor McCall, renom- inated by the republicans for a third term, will be opposed again by Fred- crick W. Mansfield of Boston demo- crat, whom he defeated last year. Chester R. Lawrence last year's pro- hibition nominee, also 1is running again, and there are socialist and so- cialist labor tickets in the field. The democrats have been conduct- ing a speechmaking campaign throughout the state. The republicans have held few rallies, and Governor MocCalls plans to make but one speech in this city next Saturday night. He is standing on his record as ‘‘war governor” and Mr. Mansfleld in his speeches has criticized that record and denounced republican failure to reduce the high cost of living. The only congressional election will be in the sixth district, for a successor to Congressman Augustus P. Gardner, who resigned to enter the army. The candidates are Wilfred W. Lufkin, re- publican, Mr. Gardner’s secretary, and George R. Schofleld, democrat. En- THE FIRST CHANGE. e | Personnel in Connecticut State Coun- cil of Defense Has New Name. Hartford, in the Oct. 31.—The first change of the Connecticut f Defense since Its or- April 26 by permission | Holcoml came today when William R. Webster of Bridge- port, took his place in the council succeeding Richard H. M. Robinson of Bridgeport, who resigned from the council to take up government work under the direction of the federal shipping board. Mr. Webster, who has been to the council by Governor attended his first meeting of ganization on of Governor added Holcomb the state I | chancellor 1 David A. Wilson estimates that their records on Pler 8, but those pier 9 were destroyed. HOW DRY I AM! There Will Be a Hot Time in the @ Town Tonight When Gin Mills Clo# and Bar Flies Buzzin’ 'round. Washington, Oct. 31.—At midnig the national capital goes dry. Among the establishments going ouf of business today, under the terms o the Shephard prohibition law, a several which served during a historid existence of more than half a cen: tury as familiar meeting places fo! prominent political figures of pasy | generations. Washington is planning a farewel celebration. THE NEW CHANCELLOR. Has Been For Years a Leader in German Reichstag, o Copenhagen, Oct. 31.—Count von Hertling, appointed to succeed Dr, Michaelis as German chancellor, W for long years the leader of thd Catholic center in the Relchstag. Hi was one of the few first grade pe sonalities among the non-socialist rep: resentatives. : The new chancellor's name hi been anathema to the pan-Germans;o the Count von Reventlow type owin| to the belief that he is not their m as far as the annexation program concerned, It may be that he will consulf Reichstag leaders before accepting the appointment, and if this is so mu may depend on his attitude conger ing Prussian franchisc reform, garding which he has heen silent g the ground that it is DPrussia's o affair. The Berlin newspapers agree ting that Count von Hertling a8 tendered only the post of, imperial nd not that of Prussia premier. According to a well-defines report it is purposed to retain D Michablis in the latter vise the fate of the reform measures and to dimpinish, a: far as o the lose of prestige caused him short tenure .of office in the A BIG INCREASE. Hartford, Oct. 31.—Postmastel the prospectlve increase in postage rats for first class mail will add $300,009 or more to the income of the Hartford} war board today office during the coming year,