New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1918, Page 1

FROM THE HERALD ERIBAYGES E R L POWERS "N { ¥ SOLDIERS NEED NURSES, IS DEVENS MESSAGE TO CITY -Mayor Quigley Learns 100 Trained in Pro-| fession Can Be Used To Fight Influenza CENSUS OF ELIGIBLE A WOMEN BEING TAKEN Mrs. Minnie Guenther, Nurse Who Attended Patients at Ayer, T in Local Hospital—Fathers of Dead Soldiers Comment on Conditions at Camp—War Burcan Denics Im- pression Gained from Statement. Mayor half of teer the medical batting the Qhas been accepted um, in char Quigley’s the be- New tain, nurses to ( offer, to \mp Devens to assist authorities there Spanish influenza Major on send in com- nl I ue, th- 1l of y Immediately upon receipt ram accepti this offer, the mayor into communication with the health department and, through that Pflice a thorough canvass is made of all available the city, and an attempt “madec recruit a many willin the tele; nurses in being beir is to as possible who are stantly As ready camp, possibly Quigle, him immed with espec the camp. e that there is a minor suppHes intends to fill these necessar them there. The rtain supplies them including mometers, hypoderr Bray Willing Henry T. Bray, a member of the 1 exemption hoard, has is ready and willing to to go to Dévens in- unit of nurses go they will leave for automobile. Mayor that they telephone upon their arrival, soon as the local is to by ask ately al will informed dearth certain ind if this is true he an automobile with things and dispatch nurses who go will of their clinical syringes, ha heen ther- ‘ Dr. to Go. Dr st ated drive a his sarvices to medical 1dditional doctors are needed also stated that if could secure nurses he would put them into his « and speed to the Massachusetts camry 1 Mrs. Minnie nurse who ha Pevens and T in rcaring present a patient Géneral Hospital ; ¥ listrict that onee he authorities He iv he e e % eturned Nurse 11 trained mp Guenther, heen stationed at excellent for the sick, at the New suffering from the influenza. which she is believed to have contracted at camp. Today her con- 1s quite comfortable. s done there is at dition is given w With reference to the statement giv- by the los the situation af Secretary Barl Kisselb the following statement cretary of the local War not intend, dn his state issued vesterday the Terald the public the idea that there shortageof nurses or doctors at Dev What he did wish to the rumor, mentioned in the hat there are only two nurses mp Devens, (Signed) EARL KISSELBRACK, Secretary of the War Bureau. Dearth of Nurses fam Earle of 64 Lafayette whose son, Daniel arle is 111 amp Devens with the Spanish in- 1enza, returned from the camp last pleased to state that his ion much improved has only tk the doctors and n the soldier no cri Ism ot what he shortage r Bureau Statement. en out vesterday reau regarding Devens, today made “The Se Rureau did Ment to to give is no Camp den rtic c son’s Mr. t was words of n¢ s who He th th praise for rsc has & caring for solutely but sic of mexpe there Is a due ane M. nur ted en retion vesterday is raise a sent sndden deserving he ley he statement by bureau yesterday 16.000 and 20,- n there are P00 of the Ward soldiers n 011 300 sol twa floors and only twa on Fifteenth Pags.) volun- | reference to supplies at | own | Britain | highest | | | APPEAL FOR TRAINED NURSES. In response to his telegram dispatched yesterday, offering to send nurses and physicians to Camp Devens to help stamp out the influenza epidemic, Mayor Quigley today received the following reply: “G. A. Quigley, mayor, New Britain, Ct. “Reference your wire today. No doctors needed. Trained nurses up to 100 could be used and will be hired. Untrained must not be sent. Have them report on arrival to chief nurse, base hospital. FROTHINGHAM” Mayor Appeals to Holcomb. Upon receipt of this telegram Mayor Quigley at once dispatched the following telegram to Governor Holcomb, in order that he might be advised of the exact situation and could co-operate if he so desired: “Have received wire from Frothingham. Camp Devens needs 100 trained nurses at once. Situation serious. Will you, as governor, issue call for volunteer nurses to report chief nurse, base hospital ? “G. A. QUIGLEY.” An appeal for aid has been sent by the mayor to Mayor Kinsella of Hartford. G APT. CHAPMAN VICTIM OF INFLUENZA IN NEW YORK ‘amp Devens and of- | work | whe Cro | Ont for dist trici ord 1 Spa the cam “un 1 oxp city of the Men Georgia on That Date— T tion tele; from this city were scheduled to leave General Crowder, the more > that sht, reported for quarantine in this city ailments eays that to the yWinthrop Street Man Had Won Rapid Promotion In U. S. Army Medical Service Since July, 1917. Capt. William Cha tates Mr., pman of Medic: Mrs. William 28 Winthrop street, died the Roosevelt of pneumor influenza Ci was one New known young men, was regarded fine iype of young American man and his officers and a in army w known gentleman pman w United Army son of and Chap- man night at New York Spanish of hospital following ptain man Iritain’s of be hood ciates the soldier and Captain Cr about a week ago wi influenza, almost on scheduled departure for service in France with the American Expedi- tionary Force. He w rushed to the Roosevelt hospital, where he wa 0OCT. 10 DRAFT CALL fight for life. His hody and great vitality stood him in ood Will Not Be Sent to by 0- as a taken the Spanish the eve of his h CAPT. WILLIAM CHAPMAN. brave strong stead and for a time it was thought that he might recover. Then dreaded pneumonia developed h weakened condition drained by the scourge of Spanish in fluenz: he unable to withstand it. The end came last night his wife and his mother and and brother at his bedside. Born in this city tain Chapman attended schools and was graduated High school with the having attained a scholarship. He then Yale Sheffield Scientific school where he excelled in his studies and was graduated in 1911, after which he en tered Columbia University in New York to take up the study of medi- cine. Here he diligently applied him self to that which he had planned to make_his life work and the doctors in théycolle from which he graduated, well as those under whom he worked later in the hos { pitals, predicted for him & promising future a physician and When the war with out Captain Chapman was first the call Reser his was A7 New Cases Here i the from o ank attended Cap- he first and second district exemp- boards this afternoon gram from Governor acting on orders from General wder, has cancelled the draft for ober 10. On this date ahout 80 men received a 1 Holcomb £08 : high 30 from the first the second Camp Greenle rict and 50 fr t. m dis- in that whi his cancellation the epidemic of h is raging in 1s made it impera men be sent to The cancellatior ure worded er, explains nish influenz army camps that no more 1p at this time dute for dep: further notic to 2 o'clock cases wit w Is surgeon Germany til » this the afternoon 47 influenza had health depart added to the seen recorded when the closed Just on e Corps ranlk broke of the enlisted in the in July, 1617, and w us first lentenant Two while til tationed 1. S. eavalry reg gold, Arvizona, he ed time to the A 1£0 he 10 N. J waiting 1o sent stricken with the fatal C ytain Chapman i of unswer Medical n reported to Thesze ne a rtment office 199 cases that have W cases, given u months ago the 13th IFort Ring promot wptain Ith de with been ment at was rank was 1in r. Moore, of health lained today t that besides there and Jayman these as influ intenden tra vhere this there are othe in the He that APy sferred he weeks Dix. be few re Camp prevalent anish influenza e wa overscas when malady ived great many laryngitis ot bronchi and ury by Hmes S A 1 on Fifteenth Page | rength | with | W w te t 12 n r Sen to Mar ¥ T last | in | Chap- | il | the | | as tory \llied e Tillin ere hen city A neva, im, Stephen in [ Tt I3 ng i he 1 ntes it vid em promptly remaining had but irmen Dri ve Q 0 SiiA Kaiser Into By Raid on Mannhcim. Sept Feld Ma Mannhei sh airn royal emocrats the n peror took ref th lac becn dur bombs 1 m nc in breeht of Wurtemburg of Sehs n party BRITISH ATTACK ON mperon Duke Al Prince Lippc raide ccording Geneva, palace and staff e his in the cc twenty m SENSEE RIVER LINE see shal rst pre he hily al ind tach o Bri e mor aperation the ks i tish nal Du e tt vced proximate flow in whi thra one the ahle | for | bet | o Firi 1 hal favin reti N Mi | par the bath room of his homc late floo dea he ing on ch ugh af t Arte ths the ween miles to mer harl tain gre: | Britain, red igan ently v hi a 10¢ clifte in ¥ Hartiord, cast for nity: London attacked on a rive a repart H rey ogres Bri oy apr n Sensee to th flows th he At t b De th o Su Frwin s Monros i ed citizen ater be centur Mfg . Burg an This mornin in of Harmon, Sphinx Te une mn Liry 1 to wife r and goin | Gen. Haig Drives Deeper | Wedge Between i Douai and Cambrai Sept w v this received lig sorts indic s is beir tish rth of the were suc inders. neared to three mile front morn during this o Nord defenses maximunm iver the e south past e importa principal front he itisi of 1rposc suai e south AD wnd drivir the Arr: and Cambrai C .M. BURGESS D rintendent Mig. ( Years of I A Iritish in a lo- past n morning e cr 1 the the on a front of nd to have ad quartc northeast a 1t mada about 15 FOUND T HIS HOME of Russell & Was 75 prominent was foun ing conn with { At on ut ten was a coming he heard to 1 ra t il jow ceme offtriate came eas For some time he lived previous 1d tin eral superintendent of 1rs that time has traveled i tensively. t to liit nd the south ex in Ottawa, w in Collin this city from hen youn Sep! New | Vi Saturday itain robahly fair, 28.—TFore- wnd vici frost to warmer. local at- | il London, Germans taken and Cha 16,000, to the Exchange Teleg: American Front ociated ess) vance the pus | with | at | with | The | lisht ! oper Lat the tillery Amer c front vesterday the istance one tanks rains morning ation belief HING HUNS BACK Sept. —The number of s in their deive in the agne and to the ecast exceeds according to a Paris dispatch ph Co. Army on the Verdun 7, 10 a. m. (By the A The American ad- during last night on offensive launchea American patrols main ta Stout gun during n overcome continued the The of for ini machine the enem met point w and ther s quickly artillery today was having begun in the earl the d of the American curing observation information to confirm that the German heavy ar- s caught in the act of with- we thic tends W oner by the French | drawal and was unable to operate or | reply at thi emy bi | The I by the | Wood Montfaucone, satisf Genera day). Americans Pass Objc Par the ppes | in all they | by | Toree | plain fronts icans ern I in therc = Genera | taken Paris | ma in French German the had but of outskirts up the ( front them only means of | roads leading northward through the i | faucone impregt Marcel nifice Buttc of Tahure en-Dormoi More taken The favoral facto 1 ctorily. It is not known whether of the were captured. zun opposition met was in the Bois be the Cierg northwest of hour any guns machine Am (This th ricans may miles of whicl yester- the 1 Pershing e reported tives. Sept tack have American t 111 roops of Verdun and northwes to rined \ttempt more Americar ere Ge Fitth diluted all man been the relati Ameri army. This hich ¢ umber o : dvance most vmidst n rround over woods i at he fine f¢ of ntfauconc whose minates horizon, Amer the well within newly con- groun ead attack the Amer the east itself two Argonne forest is hetween ¢ the capture Montblainville of {i rmans h by (on fou bottles positions Four de Par Germans have the Irench in front and Americans at their 10W ihe clieved her the no Germans, it i one division in This h other retreal foree now but over fhe taking ind Mont- with a 1 von Gallwitz that he indispens Varennes considered so Whle could not have Whle prec ons in the ot de given a their Hutin > Ameri have of nt lition Mihiel ne Vi W the St wlient Alone Take 7,000 develop- hegun re- 1ippe form depth of Hiantl positio han three mile Tahur Rouvrey, s yn-Melzicou werd Ripont, nd than v the T French 7,000 rara their un umed .pite forces re: morning, and de: 1 ther be n © Watches Boys < Am Go Over.” rvican f $:30 )—Sec ker America wit confronted | en- | | | | | | | i | mnd | | | | i | | Ar- | rough | ries of positions that | GOV | 1 | 1 OR 48 HR. fros for contra there is no . on his own inj /Allies, is foran ENVOYS OB Paris, Sept. 27 the Allied armies in government that a in behalf of General Tf; asking the suspension/of arm3 of two authorized defegates fr The minister of finance, Liaptchgff and commanding the B garian Second army, are ¢ T the French headqugrters with the assent of King. Ferdinand t0 arrange the conditidns of the armistice, and eventually the terms of peace. { 4 . The French ¢pmmander réports that the Bulgarian request reached him through an intermediary, the general commanding] the British army in the east, forming a part of the Allied command General d’Esperey’s reply, therefore, asked the Bulgarian delegate, to present themseives to the Bri‘ish lines. i REPORT MALINO]'E’ ACTE:D INDEPENDENTLY. London, Sept. 27.—Premier Malinoff of Bulgaria has ma an offer of an armistice to the Allies, according to a "B mfessage transmitted by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent Copenhagen. The message states that the premier’s offer made without the support of other members of the cabinet or] King Ferdinand. The Berlin message says that Malinoff’s’ offer has cre great dissatisfaction in Bulgaria and that strong military meast have been taken to support the Bulgarian fr According to statements from Sofia by way of Jassy, iff added, a counter movement against the action of the premier already been set on foot. (This would seem to indicate thal revolution is in progress in Bulgaria.) OFFERS MADE TO ENTENTE LEADER. Amsterdam, Sept. 27.—The Bulgarian premier’s offer of armistice was made to the leader of the Entente troops operat| 1inst Bulgaria, according to a Berlin message received here. FRENCH COMMNDER REJECTS OFFER. Paris, Sept. 27.—The French commander-in-chief in Ma donia officially reports today that the Bulgarians have asked a meeting to arrange the conditions of an armistice and event peace. The French commander replied, refusing to suspend operations, but saying he would receive duly qualified delegates the Bulgarian government. ERNOR PREDICT! WAR’S END I Serbs Crashing Onward. succe northy Ishtib point tement] Executive Speals Berlin at air Declares Politics Has Been Adjonrned Governor M. H. Tlolec » Berlin fair 0 " governor Connecti The cade i wonde impor will the end dicted the 119 id F settir ri 5 nent and wre ical cry for pe o peace except o5 o this party heen supporting war u war adjourned rnor. = elopm|] X-GOV. BALDWIN New Haven, HAS ¥ ALL urces Strumnit St Cor GEN. VON von STEIN RESIGNS. q aw | Vot n Lieut war mink accq Exchange 2 Copenhagen, eport of Mr nt etatement vin's n rre igned required re finite from hi th \ quiet g resider 4