New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1917, Page 15

JraE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917. It you suddenly decide to buy a suit or overcoat—come right to our &to) Without delay, you will be shown same of the smartest styles of the season, at prices just as low as it is possible to sell good clothing. Overcoats from the plain conserva- tive patterns to the fancy novelty mix- tives, with and without belts. From ~$18 to $35. Suits at $20 that are extra good value. Underwear, Sweaters, Shirts and Neckwear. 3 :FARRELL CLOTHING wEW BRITAIN, CONN. CITY ITEMS _ Walsh’s restaurant will be open on Shndays.—advt. You'll do better at Wilson’s.—advt. At the past masters’ night exercises of Centennial lodge, A. F. and A. M. onWednesday ‘'evening, Harry Scheuy, master of the lodge until called into the naval service a few weeks Aago, was presented with a past masters jewel. uftlers, silk and wool, largest var- jety, at Besse-Leland's of course. —advt. The regular meeting of the Fra- ternal Benefit league will be held this evening. Following the meeting a social time will be held and refresh- ments served. All members are re- quested to be present. Miss Marion Egan of Lincoln Place i5.spending the week-end as the guest of Mrs. Hugh Sinclair of Yonkers, » Y. For Good Overcoats, Besse-Le- land’s, The Live Store.—advt. “ The weekly payroll of the water department is $480.32. g 4T. A. B. Drum Corps Carnival to- ndght, T. A. B. hall.—advt. “Mrs, Gertrude Bowen, clerk in the ! Hghlth depdrtment, has resumed her duties following an illness of two ! Rweeks. General markdown. Seibert.—Advt. | Mén's Welt Shoes, special sale Sat- urday $2.69, worth $5.00, at Besse- Leland’s, The Live Store.—advt.. reported to-the police that thé:ew:lis mo gateman at the High Mreet railway crossing last evening. Walsh’s restaurant will be open on Sundays.—advt. A good sized crowd was on Thand in Booth's hall last_evening for the benefit social for the soldiers’ relief, under the auspices of the Traut & Hine club. Shoe Specials Saturday at Besse- Leland's—advt. Two cases of scarlet fever have been qfiarantined by the board of health. One -is on Pleasant street and the other is on Austin street. Victor, Edison Records. C. L. Pierce Co.—advt. Willlam Pfelfer of Arch street ls _in Columbus, Ohio, where he is visit- ing his father. Mr. Pfeifer’s father is 90”yvears of age and his mother, who was also advanced in years, died only recently. Men’s Welt Shoes, special sale Sat- urday $2.59, worth $5.00, at Besse- Leland’s, The Live Store.—advt. Twenty-four dollars buys a much petter suit or overcoat at Wilson’s tomorrow.—advt, . Lards have been recelved from Richard Schaefer of Trinity street Who is attending the Sons of Herr- mann executive officers’ convention at san Antonio, Texas. Special Saturday, Women's High Grade Shoes, all leathers, $1.75, at Desse-Leland's of course.—advt. The inclement weather did not de- te? a large crowd from attending the T. A. B. Drum Corps carnival in the Tabs hall last evening. The carnival will be conducted this evening and again tomorrow night. Specials on suits and overcoats to- morrow at Wilson's—advt. eo and Cyril Gaffney, Harry o%onnor and B. V. Dougherty have gone to New Haven, where they will be the guests of Donald Gaffney at the Yale-Princeton football game to- morrow. For Good Overcoat and’s, The Live Store. Walsh Sundays Besse-Le- advt. . restaurant will be open on —advt. PERISH. » FOODSTUFF: Youngstown, Nov. 23.—Seventy five cars of perishable foodstuffs were found in the railroad vards at Cleve- land, the goods rotting while dealers refuse to present bille of lading in the hope, it is said, of stimulating higher prices. REHEARSAL TONIGHT. A« rehearsal of the minstrel over- at December will be o’clock this evening in ture for the benefit performance Fox's theater, neld at 7:45 the Elks hall. CRIPPLES GO TO AID OF SOLDIERS (Continued from First Page.) derground known as the tunnel trench, which had been famed for its sup- posed impregnability, at lbast five de- | termined counter-attacks have been smashed in this region. Southeast of Bullecourt hard fighting occurred at Moeuvres last night and a strong counter-attack was repulsed. The last line of trench defenses in the region of Cantaing have been broken, and the British today were firmly established at many points in the Masnieres-Beaurous line south of Cambral. It is now possible to glve more de- tails of Tuesday’'s battle. In the ad- vance south of Cambrali, the first hard fighting occurred at Lateau wood, which lies on the Cambral highway south of Masnieres. This wood final- 1y was cleared of Germans and the ad- vance continued toward Masnieres. Some opposition was encountered in a suburb, but by 1 o’clock this had been overcome and the British had crossed the L'Escault canal. Marcoing was taken with little re- sistance from the enemy. German resistance on the first day wag comparatively weak as a whole, and they surrendered freely in many places. Yesterday their lines stiff- ened and hard fighting followed. Ger- man reinforcements from' Lens and the two companies of invalids already mentioned were thrown into the line. The first counter attack came over the ridge from the northeast of Mas- nieres. The enemy advanced in mass formaion as in the early days of the war. The British had qoncehtrated a large number of machine guns at this point and permitted the enemy to ad- vance to within a thousand yards of the line before they opened fire. Then the machine guns and artillery were turned on the Germans and they were smashed in a withering storm. An attack on Marcoing was at- tempted by the enemy but as in the former case, they were caught in a heavy artillery and machine gun fire and turned back after suffering se- verely. Later another body of ‘Germans ad- vanced on Noyelles, which was held by one company of British troops, here some of the stiffest fighting took place at close quarters. Both sides pushed up reinforcements, and for two hours the battle surged back and forth In the streets and among the buildings. The Germans fought well but they were not good enough ta withstand the fury of the British as- sault and gradually they were forced back across the canal to the east. Among the German prisoners were several officers caught in the regl- mental headquarters. Their com- mander was among the captured, and it is reported his advent ‘into the British lines was a humorous spec- tacle. He came tramping back clad in an elaborate fur coat, followed by two,servants who carried more of his finery. He was swearing mad at the | turn of events. The sight of a com- pany of British cavalry threw him al- most into a frenzy and the lurid lan- guage which he directed at the Brit- ish drew a smile from even the war- hardened Tommy, who has .at times quite a harsh vocabulary of his own. In one town the inhabitants learned cf the approach of the British from machine gun fire in the distance and with excitement watched for the com- ing of their friends from every van- tage point available. They had their first sight of the advancing forces at the bridgehead, and saw coming with the attacking troops strange monsters which they never dreamed existed. They were the great tanks and the people start- ed in amazement as these mighty en- gines ploughed through their way forward. Only 380 Germans were holding the town and all except a few left in the cellars withdrew five minutes before the British entered. ‘With the civilians who greeted the Rritish weré two German soldiers, one from Alsace and the other from Lor-, raine who had deserted and were waiting to give themselves up' to the British with whom they sympathized. During the three years of their cap- tlvity the civilians were fed by the American relief commission. All other food was requisitioned by the Germans who placed heavy penalties or those who concealed any. Many persons served terms in jail for al- leged violations of the orders. The Germans stripped all the houses oi their furniture as soon as they cntered. Among the heuses thus pll- laged were five magnificent chateaus. All men of military age were arrest- ed and sent to Germany. Women were compelled to do all manner of work, such as sweeping streets, wash- ing clothes of German officers and waiting on them. The mayor declared his belief that Germany was actually starving. He said there seemed to be no doubt that the civillans in Germany were under- going great hardships. In Cave Three Years. Among the most interesting of the refugees was a man of military age who had hidden in a cellar for three years to escape the Germans and had been fed by his wife with an extra rution of food allowed her because she had a baby. This man is 35 years old, and in the ordinary course would have been arrested and sent to a prison camp as soon as the Ger- mans entered the town. He did not want to leave his wife and baby and so hid in a secret place in the cellar, thereby making himself liable to the death penalty if detected. German officers came to live in his house, and caily he heard them tramping about above him. In accordance with the customs, this house and all others W searched every little while to see if anyone was concealed, but the Ciermans never discovered his hiding pizee. When the British entered the town {he wife after making sure that they were indeed British went home and Lrought out her husband, who had THANKFULL IS HE WHO PAYS BY CHECK for he knows that he will receive a valid re- ceipt—that his funds are safe—and that he uses the most econom- jcal and convenient medium of settlement. The Commercial Trust Comyany which has excellent facilities for the transaction of all banking business, invites your Checking Account. bis first glimpse of the outside world since August, 1914. This refugee seemed to be in fair health, notwithstanding his confine- nient, but his nerves were badly shat- tered and he wept continually today as his story was being related. He was clinging to a bag containing sev- eral hundred francs which he had carried with him into his cave. Grand Fleet of Tanks. / London, Nov. 23.—Nothing has been announced here concerning the num- ber of machines constituting what the correspondents describe as the ‘‘grand fleet” of tanks in Tuesday’s advance, but the number apparently has been greater than in any one previous ac- tion. <Casualties, on the other hand, were inevitable in an operation of such a geale, but the special despatch- es agree that they are not " great. Some even describe the tank losses as light. One writer says that “a number” were knocked out by direct hits from German big guns. Another says that some where overturned by shell fire and others were bogged. One or twa buried their noses in the soft earth o1 turned over in trying to climb down steep banks, and one fell into a canal, It is evident, however, that the great majority plunged ahead unhindered. Reduction of Armics, Petrograd. Nov. 23.—A reduction of Russian armies, beginning with tha class conscripted in ' 1899 has been proclaimed by the Bolsheviki leader, M. Lenine, an official announcement today states The Rolsheviki has | decrec providing for the | ionin from the wealthier | of warm apparel for the army. | Tenants of residences the rental of which is 2,400 rubles or more vearly are required to furnish one blanket | and one article of clothing in good | condition. | GERMAN FORCES. Washington, Nov. 23.—Strength of | the German forces assembled on the western front is indicated by official statistics compiled by the French au- | thorities made public today. This shows that the German divisions en- gaged in battle in 1917 were On the Aisne-Champagne 57, Aisne-Vigny | and Messines 78, Verdun 21, Lens 7, | Flanders ‘90 and .Aisne (October 1917) 113. BRITISH ADVANCE! London, Nov. .—The British have advanced their line slightly in Flan- ders, southeast of Ypres the war office announces. The situation on the Somme front southwest of Cambrai is | unchanged. % IS GENERAL NOW. London, Nov. 23.—King George has promoted Lieut. Gen. Byng to the rank of general, in recognition of his distingulshed service in the field in the recent operations, it was officially announced today. THOSE TANKS British Meadquarters in IFrance, Nov. 23 (By the Associated Press).— The impression which existed in the minds of many soldiers that the British tanks were freaks of littlc | value as instruments of; war is dis- pelled by the achievements of the great army of these mighty engines | on Tuesday. The tanks have demon- strated fully their power in saving the lives of men and in conserving ammu- nition. The casualties among the in- fantry which followed the tanks into action were exceedingly light. The correspondent has heard that two bat- talions, for instance had only one casualty each and that another suf- fered the loss of hut three men. The casualties among the tanks” crews were also very light on the opening day, which is the only one for which reports thus far have been received. There were several hun- dred in action and out of all the men who went forward in them it appears that less than 20 were killed and less than 100 wounded. SHORT CALEDAR ASSIGNMENTS. At a short calendar session of the city court this at 2:30 o'clock the following cases were as- signed. O. S. Bennett, administrator vs. The Richardson Auto company, November 27 at 2 p. m.; Harry Alpert vs. N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R., November 28 at 2 p. m.; Fred E. Purinton vs. afternoon Albert Zimmerman, Dec. 3 at 2 p. m., and Berson Bros. vs. Morris Riphael, Dec. 6 at 2 p, m. OFFICERS PROTECT PRESIDING JUDGE (Continued from First Page.) “I was afraid something might hap- pen,” answered the sheriff. Further interrogation brought from the witness a statement that he re- celved: a note from the jail phyvsician the morning following the shooting, advising him not to confine Mrs. De- Saulles in a cell ‘because f her ex- treme nervousness. “Since she has been in jail, has M: DeSaulles ever asked for her boy asked Uterhart. “Many times,” replied Seaman. The witness said Mrs. DeSaulles DeSaulles ever asked for her boy ' He added that her calmness, in view of the circumstances, greatly sur- prised him. DEATHS AND FUNERALS John L. Johnson. ‘Word has been received in this city of the death of John Linus Johnso: of Chicago, Ill, a former local resi- dent. Rev. Dr. S. G. Ohman received notification of the death. John Simko. The remains of John Simko were interred this morning in Fairview cemetery by Undertaker John A. An- drews. Mrs. George P. Cooley. Funeral services for Mrs. George P. Cooley will be held tomorrow after- noon at 3 o'clock from her late resi- dence at 113 West Main street. Inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery. Dr. George P. Cooley, Jr., of Detroit, with his children, Norman and Eliza- beth, have arrived for the funeral. WARD DECLINES Providence Man Informs President Le- land That He Is Not Seeking Cham- ber of Commerce Secretaryship. Acting President W. W. Leland of the Chamber of Commerce received a | letter from Joseph M. Ward of Provi- dence, R. I, today, announcing his withdrawal from the list of applicants for the secretaryship of the organiza- tion. Mr. Ward, who is manager of the Keystone Publishing Co., has se- cured a more lucrative berth. PAGLES IN CONTEST. | Jurgen and Calmback Are Candidates for President. Fences are being built for the com- ing election of New Britain aerie, T. O. E., which will be held on Decem- ber 13 as two prominent members were nominatd for president last eve- ning. They are Louis Jurgen and : Philip (‘falmback, both of whom have | 1t followings. Willinm Scheuy, former registrar of voters for the republican party. was re-nominated for secreta He has no opposition and this will be his 13th consecutive election to the | office. | Other nominations were: Vice | president, Frank Thompson; chap- | lain, Henry Lingner and Thomas Drought; treasurer, Fred Jurgen and Henry Walters; inner guard, William Tyler; outer guard, George Wier; trustee, Michael T. Kerwin; physician, Dr. Joseph Walsh. In the foregoing. contests’ are only of a friendly and formal nature. The Eagles will hold a grand con- | cert and ball Thanksgiving eve in Holmes & ‘Hoffman's hall. Part of the receipts will he devoted to the war fund for soldiers. \ O'LEARY INDICTED. Truth Socie nt, Publisher | of Bull, Violates Fspionage Act. New York, Nov. 23.—Jeremiah A. O'Leary. president of the American Truth Society and editor of Bull a publication recently barred from the mails, was today indicted on the charge of violating the espionage act and the postal laws. The indictments were returned the United States district court. O'Leary and Stern later appeared before Federal Judge Manton and pleaded not guilty. O'Leary’s bail was fixed at $2,500 and Stergy’s at $5,000. Stern is business manager” of Bull. | in DESTROY ALL COPIES, New Haven Paper of Tssue of Nov. 8, Fails to Comply With Law, Bridgeport, Nov. —Post office authorities here received today from Washington instructions to destroy all | Y copies of the date of Nov. S of the newspaper L/Aurora, printed in the Italian language, received in the mails, This paper, entered at Bridgeport, is printed in New Haven, and has con- siderable circulation as a weekly throughout the state. Tt is alleged that L'Aurora has failed to comply with the espionage act in regard to filing of FEnglish language copy of foreign language newspapers. LIKE A BIRD IN A CAGE. “We are like a canary bird in a gilded cage. We sing but in - our hearts we cry. We live but we do not grow.” The above is an extract taken from a letter received by Mrs. Albert Lose of Spring street from a young Italian, who before the war, was a student at an Italian college and who now is a captive in the hands of the Austrian forces. At present he is im- prisoned in one of the German deten- tion camps. | Ches & Ohio { Del & Hudson Financial SHIPPING STRONG IN TODAY'S STOCKS Market Without Definite Trend During the First Hour ; Wall of the equipments were among the few strong features at the outset of today's stock trading, the remainder of the active list tending toward ir- regularity. Marine preferred rose a point, Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies | 13-8 and Lackawanna Steel 2 3-4, in response to the 3 1-2 per cent. extra dividend. U. S. Steel fell a moderate fraction with coppers and rails hesi- tating. Reading showed an underly- ing firmness. Liberty bonds were variable. The market was without definite trend during the dull first hour on alternate declines and recoveries. Prices showed more stability later when U. S. Stedl and other equip- ments rose 1 to 2 points with the motors, oils and sugars. Rails failed to share in the movement. Call money was easier, but Italian ex- change continued weak. U. S. Steel's rally of points to 97 718 during the mid-season was accompanied by similar advances in related industrials. Some of the in- active specialties made extreme gains of 2 to 5 points. 2 New York Stock Exchange quota- tiong furnished by Richter & Co members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Nov. 23, 1917 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar 75 75 75 Alaska Gold 2% 2% 2% Am Ag Chem % T1% 1% Am Car & Fdy Co. 6434 Am Can . 34% 35% Am Can pfd 93 93 Am Loco . 54% 55 Am Smelting 75% T6% Am Sugar .. 96% 98% Am Tobacco 173 176 Am Tel & Tel 108% 108% Anaconda Cop 587%, 58 58 A TS Fe Ry Co.. 86% 86% Baldwin Loco 5 55% B&O o 52% & B R TS 44 44 ‘Beth Steel B .. 8 8334 Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul. ol R &= T el Cons Gas Crucible Steel Distilles Erie Irie 1st General Sec .. fd ectric Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cetfs Tllinois Central TInspiration TInterborough Kansas City so Kennecott Con Lack Steel TLehigh Valley Louis & Nash Max Motor com. .. Mex Petroleum Y Air Brake A N Y € & Hudson. 71% 70% 71% Ney, Conelhal "ty 171 17% 17% NYNH&HRR 2 27% 27% N Y Ont & West., 191 19 19 ! Northern Pacific 88 87 87% | Norfolk & West ..106 105% 106 Penn R R Ray Cons Reading o Rep T & S com Rep T & S pfd Southefn Pacific Southern Ry Studebaker Texas Oil Union Pacific Utah Copper . 1" S Rubber T s Steel T S Steel pfd Westinghouse Western Union Willys Overland LOCAL STOCKS (TFurnished by Richter & Co.) American Bra “ 211 215 American Hardware 120 124 Billings & Spencer a5 Bristol Brass .... 45 | Colt’s Arm 63 | Tagle Lock e 75 's, Frary & Clark 50 New Britain Machine .. 68 North & Judd e 62 Peck. Stow & Wilcox .. 32 Russell Mfg. (o g 200 Standard Serew Com. 250 Stanley Rule & Level 410 Stanley Works 90 Traut & Hine 55 | Union Mfg. Co. : 100 Niles. Bement Pond C. 119 Scovill Mfg. Co. “ee 415 CALLED FOR SERVICE. William A. Stadler of 372 East street has been notified to report to the Naval Reserve base at Pelham Bay, N. Y., for active service. He will leave Friday. Last evening his friends in Florence, Mass., where he was em- ploved, tendered him a farewell ban- quet and presented him with numer- | ous gift TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. NOTICE—Private party will rent | electric vacuum cleaner, $1.00 Perl day. Satisfaction guaranteed. Tele- phone 2079. 11-23-2d4 WANTED—to go out Greenwood St. washing. - 82 11-23-3d Street.—Shippings and some MEMBERS NEW YORK 81 WES1 MAIN STREET ... 100 Shs. UNION MFG. co. 26 100 Shs. NEW BRI- TAIN GAS 100 Shs. AMERICAN HARDWARE 100 Shs. BILLINGS & SPENCER Richter&Co. | STOCK EXCHANGE. NEW BRITAIN, OONN. TEL. 2040 25 Shs. EAGLE LOCK 12 Shs. N. B. TRUST CO. 100 Shs. N. B. MA- CHINE CO. 12 Shs. NEW DEPAR- TURE Pfd. S —— DIPLOMAT LEAVES ON PEACE ISSION FOR PETROGRAD (Continued from First Page.) officers and men with fighting me- thods. The British Drive. Amsterdam, Nov. 23.—The British PREPARING FOR LOSS. Amsterdam, Nov. 23.—The German newspapers are preparing the public for the loss of Jerusalem. The Nord Deutsche Allgemelne Zeltung says that to cling to places “which would bring us no military advantage would be tantamount to the useless sacrifice of numerous Turkish forces and our own troops and would likewise in- volve serious losses.” DELINQUENT DEALERS, Those Who Have Not Obmine(; T4~ censes May Have Trouble. Hartford, Nov. 23—Delinquent deal- ers in foodstuffs covered by the presi- drive on the, Cambrai front will have no influence on the situation in | Flanders or Italy, according to the . Lokal Anzelger of Berlin. It says: The British attempt to break through collapsed entirely in the face of the gatraordinary bravery of our troops. It went not further than the initial success, an eruption into our position which must be without effect on the neighboring positions, and vain, owing to the powerful thrusts of our reserves. French Check Attack. Paris, Nov. 23.—Another German attempt to recapture ground taken by the French in their recent attack on the Aisne front was checked by the French fire, the war office reports. Sink Dutch Ships. days the Germans have sunk five Dutch fishing boats, three of which were outside the barred zone, accord- ing to a despatch from Amsterdam The German destroyer V-69, which shared in the destruction, was dam- aged in a fight with British warshi last January. It was repuired at Ymuiden, Holland, and allowed to re- turn to Germany. Berlin Statement. Berlin, Nov. 23, via London.— | the Austro-Germans in the mountains between the Brenta Plave rivers, sagh the official statement issued today by the German general which the enemy tried to extend in ' . i London, Nov. 23.—In the last few 5 [ will Fighting is progressing favorably for ! Italian | and | staff. i dent’s proglamation of October 8 who have ot obtained licenses to do i business are going to get into trouble. Food Administrator Robert Scoville ' had a telegram from ashington stating that proceedings would be brought against delinquents and their business stopped until they conformed !to the law. The proclamation re- quired that certain dealers should se- | cure licenses by November 1. They : were those engaged in cold storage | business, grain elevators, the import- i ing, milling or distributing of wheat, { corn meal, or lard, milk, butter, | cheese, sugar, poultry and other neces- | sary foodstuffs, WILL PARTICIPATE. . Armenizns Will Go to“Hartford To- night for Parade. The big Armenian parade in Hart- | ford tomorrow night at seven o'clock { will have a New Britain delegation, ,about 300 Armenians from this city | having made plans to take part, leayv- ing here at 5:45 o’clock. Collections be taken up in the Hartford churches Sunday for /\the starving Armenians in Armenja and the re- cent proclamation issyed By Presi- | dent Wilson to assist them is greatly |appreciated. The Armenians have been under Turkish rule for six cem- turies, and now that the country is being assisted by the United States and allied countries, the feeling is strong that a big collection will be secured Sunday. The local Italian {band will accompany the local dele- gation. Get the Round Package Used for %3 Century. CAauTiON void Substitutes/S Infants an P. UASRS SmaLTED MK CO- i CINE,WiS.,U.5.80 o Take ‘ ; Ask For and GET ; HORLICK'S THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Made from clean, rich milk with the ex- tract of select malted grain, malted in our own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions. d children thrive on it. Agrees with the weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged. Needs no cooking nor addition of milk. ! Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, ete. Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu- tritious food-drink may be prepared in a moment. 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