New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1918, Page 10

A LD, MAPLE STREET BOY KILLED IN ACTION (Continued from First Page) leaves several brothers and a sister: Joseph, Gilbert, Edgar and Elmer Linton and Mrs. Lucius H. Taylor. A fifth brother, Lloyd Linton, is also in the service, being stationed at Pelham Bay with the Naval Reserve forces. The flags at the Stanley Works were hung at half mast today out respect for Private Linton. They will bhe suspended at half mast for a short in of the hero. ‘TURNING POINT IS NEAR-WASHINGTON timie in honor young (Continued from First Page) forces are fighting conside ity prevalled. Northwest of artillery was able to repul saulting columns and drove remnants of the enemy uni casualties were relatively slight our forces took some prisoners. “Hostile artillery has been active throughout the weex in the Woevre and along our positions in the Meuse hills. A place ble activ- Toul our the as- off the Our and lively artillery engagement took along the ontire Italian fromt. “The re-grouping of forces has been going on and the continuation ‘of concentration of hostile units re- ported. “While no on the milit in the ecast, German and enpied and fors with the Russian 1 events bearing directly vy situation took place it is to noted that PPinnish have oc- Tammer- the to at by be forces beyond object of cutting through Finland Sweden The Japanese landing Viadivostok been followed landing of a British force.” passed v has FRATERNAL NEWS New Britain Council, O, U. A, M. There will be the usual weekly meeting Thursday night. Matters of special importance to the younger beneficial members will come before the ssion to the state meeting to be resentatives 1o th state meeting to be held in Middletown on May 9 are re- guested to be present. Phoenix Temple of Honor, On Friday evening at 8, Phoenix Temple of Honor, No. 19, will hold an open meeting to which all who are interested in the ratification of the Prohibition Amendnient to our Na- tional Constitution are invited to hear what two experts have to say on this ect. They are rmembers of the York Kast Conference which opens its session in this ty on Thursday, and are considered among its most gifted speakers. They are Dr, O. T. Bartholow, D. D., of Vernon, N. Y. and Dr. W. W. Duncan, 1, D, Brooklyn, N. ¥. Past Chief Templur Rev, James Reos of Stan- Memorial church will preside. New r Irancis Drake Lodge, No. At a regular meeting of Sir cls Drake lodge held on Thursda evening the 11th, it wa 429. manner. Some good speakers been secured by the committee in charge and a good time is promised. ivery membcr is requested to be present. Capitol Lodge, No. 131, of Hart- ford, will celebrate on Friday evening the 19th, and a delegation from this city will attend. The secretary bers having t for the bovs at ti in on or before would like all mem- ets for the drawing > front to turn them iday this week. Camp Clara, R. N, of ! Camp Clara, R. N. of A, will hold an important meeting tomorrow eve- ning at St. Jean de Baptiste hall, 34 Church street, at 8 o’clock sharp. Isabella Circle, N. D. of L Regular meeting of Isabella Cirlce, No. 12, N. D. of I. Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at 166 Main street. The financial secretary will be at the rooms at 7:30. Officers and members of the local degree team, initiated the members | forming the new circle in Bristol yes- terday afternoon, under the direction of the regent, Mrs. Harry F. Ladbury, and Mrs. B. F. Gaffney. A very e joyable program was carried out and visitors serv 1 fine dinner. Phoenix Lodge. At meeting of Phoenix lodge, No. 2, I. 0.'0. F. Wednesday evening several applications will be acted upon rehearsal of the initiatory degree will be held, directed by De- gree Master F. H. Kobbs L 0. 0. F. Lady Wallace Lodge. Lady Wallace lodge, Daughters of Scotia, will hold a social Wednes- day evening at the home.of Mrs. mes 112 Austin street, also entertainment committee will at Mrs. Tomkins’ home, Law, Friday Hart s of Pythias, Regular meeting of this lodge will be held Tuesday evening in Vega hall. The fraternal news team, composed of members picked from the various lcdges in Hartford vicinity, have been invited and will confer the rank of knight on a class of candidates. A large delegation of members ex- pected from Hartford other cities and towns nearby. Re- (N and are and various of | Mt | Fran- | s voted to ob- | serve St. George Day in an informal | have | | employed as a teamster by the H. | days, but his death was not expected { had l o SO SIS DO DENIIY | | | | A\ \v\\\\\\‘& AN | | i | N THE FLOOR BELOW GOLDWYN PICTURES AT THE it 7 . TN LYCEUM. TANK FIGHTERS WANTED Connecticut Asked to Do Its Share Toward Furnishing Men For New Branch of Service, Hartford, April 15. for men in the overseas by the war servico exchange. State Director Leo A. Korper has been asked to immediately sccure the induction or enlistment of men in this state. The war department is raising and equipping a new tank corps unit for early fighting ‘“over there”. Three hundred machine gun mechanics and operators are needed, also 30 bench mechanics, 30 lathe workers and 30 excettylene welders. All names submitted to Washington by Mr. Korper must be men willing to inducted If within the draft age or enlisted If outslde that age. flcient men are given the inducement of winning non-commissioned grades in the new corps of the United States army. —A pressing call fighting tank servi be MECHANICIAN KILLED Max Besseler Was Preparing Lieut. Stehler’s Machine for Liberty Loan Flight Over New York State. New York, April 15.—Max Bessler, mechanician for Lieutenant Joseph Stehlin of the LaFayette escadrille, was instantly killed at Sheepshead 3ay today while helping to prepare Stehlin’s hiplane for a flight across the state in behalf of the Liberty loan. KNIGHT DIES SUDDEN South Street Resident Succumbs Sud- denly to Angina Pectoris. Charies H. Knight, for many years Walker Co., died suddenly shortly be fore noon today at his home on South { street. He had been ill for several Medical gave the pectoris. old. He sons. Examiner Harry A. ause of death The deceased was Tlcock | angina 46 years is survived by a wife and two | The arrangements for the fun- mplet DISCREDITS GLASS RUMORS. Washington, April 15.—Stories of slass in food, infection in court plas- ter and poison in drinking water a discredited by Attorney General Gregory in a letter to Representative Frear, of Wisconsin. The Depart- ment of Justice has made many in- vestigations of these reports, but so ir has discovered no case in which glass was placed in food maliciously, and only one case of poisoned court plaster, which appeared accidental. A small gquantity of polson was found in a trough in West but no ernment animals access to the trough, and there evidence that it was placed in the water by enemy agents horse is no WATER DEPT. FI 2 According to figures avallable in the water department, there was, on April 1, §241,3 in the depart- ment sinking Th is an in- se of $ ng the past ar. On $200,000 worth Al 86.15 fund. 9,0 freshments will be served after the ceremonies and it is to be hoped that @ large attendance of the members of this lodge will be present to wel- ecome the visiting brothers. On last Tues ; evening this lodge voted to hold a joint meeting with Lincoln Jodge of Hartford on the evening of iuesday, April 30th. Members ot Lin- coln lodge will furnish the entortain- ent for the evening after which a steak supper will be served. of water department bonds will be lquidated, leaving a balanca of $41,- 386.15 as a nucleus on the payments due in 192 SPECIAL FIR TIMBER TRAINS. Washington, April 15.—Special trains carrying 50,000,000 feet of fir | timber have left the Pacific coast for | been sent to Connecticut | Pro- ! Services | reported as being long overdue by the CITY ITEMS electrical flat iron at ale.~—Advt. Your & Troup's Rev, Dr. delivered an address before the grad- uating class of the secondary division institute of the Hartford County Training school at the commence ment exercises held this afternoon at the Center Church House in Hartford, Licutenant Frederick W. Greene of the U. S. aviation corps home on u leave of Charity Bazar, Jr. O. U. A. M. hall | tonight. Dancing. Adm. 15c.—advt. | Miss Olga Axelson of 033 Stanley street left ter v on a trip to Mor- gantown, West Virginie. The woman who wants a new spring suit, wants it to be of smart styvla, and yet does not care to spend ner last dollar for it, should seo the serges the Kavanaugh Shop at 40-46 | Pratt street, Hartford, is selling for !$25 and the jerseys at $27.50.—adv Btanley 1. Eddy of the Naval Re- serves is spending a furlough at his home in this city. The directors of the Commerce will meet at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. Sergeant John W. Lynch of the United States army was home Bunday from the Garden City, L. L, training | camp. Rev. Dr. S. Ohman will go to Camp Devens next Monday to address the local Bwedish boys at the canton- | ment. Sergeant King and Private David | | Fendel of the Fileld Hospital Corps | | stationed at Camp Devens are in this | city selling tickets for a benefit to be | glven in the camp theater next Sun- | day evening. They will be here for the entire week. ‘\ Peter Perokas went among the lo- | cal Greeks yesterday and recelved | 2,600 In subscriptions for the Liber ty Loan. He will make a canvas next Sunday. Newton Lockwood a member of the ras home from Pel- Chamber of o'clock G, ) further | 1 J | ASSYRIAN MEMORIAL. for Patriarch to Be Held Wednesday. Elis | of Christians | Adams, pastor of the n mission at the South Con- gational church, has received a | cablegram from Dr. Vanneman, the | Assyrian church representative at Tabriz, informing him of the death of Mar Shimun, who was the pa- triarch of the Assyrian Christians The message states that the patriarch has been murdered by the Persians | and at the present time there is great danger for all Christians in Urumia. | Rev, Mr. Adams has arranged to | hold a special memorial service for | Mar Shimun at the South church chapel on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The memorial sermon will | be preached by Mr. Adams and all | local Assyrians will attend, leaving their usual work for that purpose. EXPLOSION ON CYCLOPS. Baltimore, April 15.—One of the firemen on the naval collier Cyclops, c navy department was Thomas V. Lee of this ecity. His father said today his in a letter received several months ago, spoke of an explosion on hoard and said repairs could not be made until they arrived at Phila- delphia. son, CONTEMPT CASE DISMISSED. Washington, April 15.—Upon the motion of Solicitar General Davis the supreme court today dismissed pro- ceedings begun by the government to have District Judge Killitis of Toledo Atlanta and Gulf ship yards which | have been delaying in turning out wooden ships because of tle-ups. i charged with contempt for failure to obey court arder forbldding sus- ponsion of sentences in-criminal cases. Cooley | Earl B, Cross of this city | MAY TRY TO NAME CURTIS AS LEADER [ One TFaction Said to Favor Third Warder As Mayor Pro Tem— Democratic-Repubtican Fusion? ‘ While it is said P. Richards of the ‘ mayor’s choice for | the new common | stated today on good authority | this choice may not be unanimous among all republicans and it sible that some of the democr: | unite with the insurgent rep | in an attempt to eloct | ¥ Curtis of the third ward to this position. Failing in this, it inti- mated that a similar fusion drive may be made to throw the postion Al- | derman Angelo M. the ! sixth ward . While there not said in opposition to from personal reasons, it repor that some in the council think that some man older in council experience and service should get the position, To this end, it is said that certain members favor the eclection of Alde: man Curtls. These men argue that if, because the council and administra- tion is republican, the mayor pro-tem is to be republican the positian should g0 to the senior republican alderman. This would be Alderman O. . Cur- tls who is not only the senior alder- | man, but one of the most experienced men in the council regarding oity af- faire . It is sald that Alderman A. M, Paonessa, the democratic leader in the counecil, would like to see the third ward alderman elected because of his knowledge of city affairs and might throw some influence in his direction. On the other hand, it is being hinted that should any possible at- tempt to elect the third warder fail, then Alderman I’aoness himself might be a candidate with the support of the democrats and certain republi- can members. Alderman Paonessa 13 not only the senior democratic ald man, but is also the senior alderman now serving in the cauncil. If the meyor is as intent making the council entirely non partisan as he has claimed, now is the time for him to slow it, democratic members assert. that Alderman H. surth ward is the mayor pro of council, wis that tem it is pos- s Hlicans lderman Orson is to of onessit is a My word belng Richards is | { | | | | Dealers Object to Increasc Set by Big Bakers of the City—Jewish | Bread Goes Up, | | | in arms Some of the bread retai | against an | wholesale price of bread. According to one of the retailers Scuu | Rubenstein, one of the prin | ing firms making s d Jewish | bread, have served not that an in- | crease in the price of bread will im- mediately become effective. The in- according the retailer, alout 20 per cent. | One of the firm of | Rubenstein said this morning !an increase in the prices | and was due ent to in the price of tlour and Retailers contemplato co-operative organization for the { manufacture of bread and cut out | their trade with Schnelder & Ruben- | stein, In the meantime soma of them will purchase bread out of town, A retafler sald morning that Schnelder & Rubenstein have 4 atock of flour on hand and have had | it for a long time, up the s are increase in der & ipal bak- | crease, to Bchneider & that was made the increase wages | torming L this I 5 | GERARD AT NEW HA\ | | | N. ‘Wil Address Union Leaguce Club on | April 23. New Haven, April 15.—James | Gerard, former ambassador to G ma. is coming to New Haven April 23 to deliver an address before the Union League club. Mr. Gerard | is too well known to need an Intro- N on Keep WRIGLEY’S in mind “as the longesi- lasting confecticn you can buy. % Send it to the bovs at the front. War Time E£conomy in Sweeteats— a 5-cent package of WRIGLEY'S will give vou several days’ enjoyment: it's' an investment in benefit as well as pleasure,_for it helps teeth, breath, appefite, .digestion. CHEW (T AFTER EVERY MEAL The Flavor Lasts | | | | | | | { | i [ | i | | | | ! | | SHHL Lo ) duction since his work in Germany and his widely read book, “My Kour Years in Germany,” have made his | name popular throughout the coun- | G i It had been expected that Gerard would come earlier last winter but iliness has prevented him from accepting any engagements. His visit is being looked forward to with gr interest since he 1s one of the mcn | of the hour who has had the pecuilar | advantage of looking at the first two | years of the war from the German | side of No Man's Land | AUTO SLEUTHS ABSENT Called M My Tuspectors of State Department Off Because of Weather Prospec Saturday—Egan’s Men Get 12, Hartford, April 16 of the automobile department patrol the highw of Sunday, as was expected. Chief In- spector Verner F. Gidman had made arrangements for a repetition of activity of the previous Sunday the weather conditions Saturday ernoon looked so nfavorable automobiling on Sunday that called his men off. Thomas F. Egan, superintendent of the state police, who is working in co-operation with the automobilc partment in enforcement of the law had o few of his men on duty in the northern part of Hartford county with the result that there were 12 prosecu- tions in the Enfleld town court today and fines imposed to the total amount of $422.06. It is the intention of the department to have its inspector uni- formed in khaki in the future. Inspectors did not the state the but aft- for he | de- I. W. W. TRIAL RESUMED. Chicago, April 15.—aAfter a week's postponement granted to enable the government to investigate the trial of more than 100 members of the I .W. W. charged with interfering with the government's war activities was re- sumed today. Announcement Wnus made that the cases against Ben H. Williams of Cleveland, and Phillp Kurinsky of New York, editors of T W. W. publications, had been dis- missed by the government, ‘ Are You Sick? Are You Suf- | Whether a case is curable or whether scribes all diseases is truly wonderful and astonishes all who cali upon him; and his extensive ence CK! FREE TO THE Si A Remarkable Offer made to the Sick for this Visit only, by Dr.NAUGHTON Nsw England’s Wondarfu! 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The sick multitudes crowd his offices from every visit the young, the old, the rich, the poor, all apply to Dr. Naughton him should remember the day, dates and office hours of his visit and call e Hotel Beloin, Tuesday, April 16 Remarkable Diagnosls Examinations, 1 Me \bsolutely Free of Ch: ve his Consuliations, X-Ray" ratments al f vou are till suffering, you and at to see hours morning o those the for relief ng DON’T WAIT ! % crowde 1t is Incurabie. Not only will you be surprised at his wonderful knowledge of diseace hig plain, concise explanation of ever cause and effect, but at the marvelous | =h rapidity with which his common | reg: fro; senso treatment goes to the seat of | > e to time to personally the trouble; giving relter, and in all | tim o time personally attend cases that have not progressed too | NS Many p far, a cure, fering? If So Call on Him and Take Advantage of His Skiil and Experience. The rapidity with which he ds- 1 multitudes crowd his © ning until night, and fleces from disappointment Y0 Dr. hton mak New Nau visits to Britain practical experi- ients who are unable enables him to determine | visit his Worc Doctor Naughton will positively be at Hotel Beloin, 'Tuesday, Aprii 16th from 10 o'clock in the morning until 5:30 o’clock in the evening, to consult with and examine all cases personally. DR. J. P. NAUGHTON SPECIALIST IN; CATARRIL, STOMACH, KIDNEY AND FRONIC ATLMENTS, OFFICE TORY, 311 MAIN 'REET, WORCESTER, MASS, r offices AND LABORA«