New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1918, Page 1

FROM THE HERALD Ny Ny ey X ¥ x ¥ x x T(;V THE SERVICE. ESTABLISHED 1876. HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. SOLDIERS" BODIEY PERRETTAS COWICTED MURDER Funerals of Privates Hogan, foore and Tinty Tomorrow. The Private Dennis Camp Devens o funeral of Hogan, who died at few days ago, will be held tomorrow morning at St. Joseph’s church, Rev Patrick Daly officiating. The body a rived in town from camp this morn- ing. Private Hogan died of pneumo- nia following an illness with Spanish influenza, which he contracted last week. He went to camp about two months ago, previous to being | drafted employed at the Hotel of | Beloin. i The (Special to the Herald.) Hartford, Oct, 4.—Joseph and E Perretta found ilty in of jury after- mo wert urder the superior court They murdered street, Ncw June The o'clock ? the first degree by a 1 in late this noon were charged with having and Palmese on Cherry was the Frank jritain, on night : hour for set at 9 o'clock, | fact that there the funeral was first but because of the several other fu- nerals tomorrow and coaches could not be had for all at 9, the hour h been changed to $:15. Private Hogan will be given full mili honors, and a delegation from the Home and City | Guards will act as escort. 1 Private J. Vincent The Private John Moore arrived this afternoon. Moore died Monday night at { Adams, Newport, R. I, after an ness of but a few days with influenza. He had qualified for admission and was just about to take his mina- tions for entrance into the central of- ficers’ school when seized with the ness. The funeral will be held tomorrow ! morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary’ church, and burial be in M cemetery. case went the after to ju are Judge an hour. 's charge, Mrs. Eras- hysterical and her mother, jury was out the charge Dy Burpee which consumed During the judg mo Perretta became tell over into the lap of sitting next to her. 'fhe 15 minutes. Judge Burpee directed that the brothers be hanged at state prison on February 5, 1919. Both collapsed when sentence was pronounced Today on of the court opened with arguments by the attorne Judge Noble E. Pierce of the couns for the defensc said that the only strong thing in the case was the iden- ! tification of the acused by Palme There was no question that Palmese did it in good faith but it was a que ton whether the identification was based on sufiicient ervation and it must be vonsidered whether he spoke | from influence or imagination. . The ! state, said counsel, progeeded to e tablish a motive and that advanced i n two edged sword. Reference was made to the trouble between the Per- and the That might for Palmese's identification Judge Picrce highly complimented the | policefor their zeal in building up Counsel then proceeded to ques- the circumstanc of the ed the identification | lge Pierce argued | M Moore. body of Vincent Private Fort ill- will o 'S Private Ferdinand Tinty. i The funeral of Private Ferdinand | Tinty of the National Avmy, who died | last Monday at Camp Upton, will be | leld tomorrow afternoon, the body | having arrived here today Service will be held at St. Joseph’s church at 30 o'clock. Interment will be in St. ITY’S new cemn ery. Private Tinty was and went to Camp Upton with the a that left here on September 6 Besides his parent My, Mrs. 5 weello Tinty, of Pearl cet, he ault was made from tne | leaves four brothers, lLeon, attached rvear 1d reviewed in detail the « to the Great Lake: Naval ining cumstances pointing to that. The | station; Joseph, Carl and Roman, and defense then spoke of the motive. Mrs, three sisters, louise, Mary and Man- Cora Nappi was the only who He was the oldest member of ihe Dol family aund the first one to die. the owner Tinty has arrived from the S Rra i Lukes station to attend the fu- from vettas others. account the | years of age tion i ult y Ialmesc wat the 5 as- de a ir— tica, the witne: accused, property, | l.eon wilah| e roa o s |meral The of is God Pierce. wonder, testified o Erasmo. is married five wandering where,” said “That gun said Judge Pier volver alleged to e spoke of the “That w not the simple shoe man,” said adding that the revolv Counsel then was not no assassin Tadss body of John Martin this afternoon 1) no wrrangements for burial is e pending its have been il thing.” e referrinz to the re- have been used and rasure of the private work of a Lee Timmons died at Camp Devens Mr. Pierce. | this morning of intluenzs e was a P was a stolen | pative of South Carolina, but roomed advanced the sug-!at 138 Pleasant street, this city. He is believable that the | survived by his mother, Mr Carrie take the trouble to immons, of South Carolina. The fu- revolver to their own | neral arrangements have not yet been natural impulse would | made, it away. Such action was from that which led m; o ‘oid : of the marks. Judge | IS DS : { continues to rag X sviowen Odcors Gaplacn s 1 heen reported up to 2 o'clock this testimony regading the finding of the| joeo oot onml 8 0 0 To the Plerce then reviewed BAOIN SHRDL | \aees some of them old ones, reporte weapon. That testimony was that the | 4= o bring the total up revolver was recovered from a stone | 826 pile, and when getting it there was a | “x¢ the request of the state board of loud of dust and the stones seemed | neqjth, the local health department to hawve been placed there wet and had * ¢y erintendent gave practical demon- dried ations this afternoon to represent- There ives of the various facto s in fumi- revolver otherwise assisting in checking the spread of the disease. made Death of Private Lee Timmons, marks one, gestion it murderers would carry back the house. The be to throw so different the removal Pierce then 826 Cases of Influenza, of rish influen and 42 new cas yesterday, to another thing out of the case a black barre One of the witneses testified that of the running away held a his hand,” Judge Pierce that puts the This re- volver has gating and one men hiny aid, seen thing in Would Close Schools, Shows Ete, Oct. 4.—The only the spread of Spanish to close churches, and public Washington, stop way influ- schools, institutions in Alcorn’s Argument. Attorn of to that | onza is night June cruel | theaters was committed in New Britain | oy community where the epidimic ire the mur- | pas developed, in the opinion of id that when | geon-General Blue of the State's on the murder and “yonder in the dock derers.”” Mr. Alcorn s men are in trouble their friends come | health to their rescue and tell of their good | ;,l,'\‘,""l‘m" \\IE,J“,',T)(" L B S Philadeiphia Saloons Here Judge Picrce rose to take ex-| Philadelphia, Oct. Tafucns IS ception to the statement. Judge Bur- | increasing in Philadelphia, and a pee ruled that it would have ! result the city will become bone dry ter if the statement had at 7 o'clock this evening, for the fi yut no ex be time in its history ¥ umi Attorney Al:or paraphrase a old saying, laid plans of murd wrong.' " In this planned The end that the Alcorn argued foul, Sur- serv Close. s 'n omitted, ted eption can SPANISHT STEAMER SUNK, id itos rers often go | case a nurder was ! Francoli of reclona Down in- Sent By murdervers did vietim wonld covered until the next morni i that had happened there would seen another dead Italian and murder," siid The attorney argued neny In regard to Mrs smo Perretta, re vhat a distingnished lawver “A wife who would not G 1t Submarine, . Mad Oct the Associated stenne Fran- torpedoed by a German according 1o an announcy by the minister of hiive he Spanish another | ¢0li has been nsolved he | submarin ment made rine on t testi- mi the iven by called once The Francoli was not commit | of 1 1 tons he was built in 1865 and was 286 feet long. Her home port was Barcelona. he an iron steamet said (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) e~ HERE FOR BURIAL| | booked here vet. public | GRIP MAY STOP SHIPMENT OF MEN ABROAD; 1,800,000 ALREADY SENT | 4.—American 1,800,000, nouse military Washington, Oct. troops abroad now number the members of com- informed at their at mittee were today weekly conference the de- partment. war = Spanish influenza 1 in and cantonments will retard shipments somewhat in the immediate future they were fold, the department hav- ing adonted the policy of not sending ! men overseas who have been exposed | or symptoms of the disease. camps show LOAN SUBSRIPTIONS NATION UNDER AVERAGE AND MUST SPEED UP, WARNING FROM M ADOO| Additional tions Victory Loan subscrip- reported to Chairman A J Sloper since yvesterday amounted to $56,150, making the total subscrip- tions thus far $1,114,150. A million and a half hefore tomorrow night is Mr. Sloper’s plea, and if New Britain can pass the halfway mark by that time the general committee will feel that the city will again be well up with the other patriotic cities that lead the country To reach the individual effort must be depended upon more than ever. The corpora- tions have the will, but not the means to subscribe as they have done in the past, owing to higher taxes they must meet under the new war tax act. Mr. Sloper reports that North Judd, Russell & Erwin and Traut & Hine factory canvasses already show re- sults ahead of the last campaign. He has no definite reports from most of the other factory campaigners, but is keeping in close touch with their work and looks for good results. None of the factory canvassers wish make definite reports until they have cleaned up their work in full. Mr. Sloper sent out notice tod to all the factory campaign manasers that he desires to have their complete reports in by next Wednesday Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart, is doing spiendid work in this campaign as in others, He has written Chairman Sloper announcing that Tade Wron- i, n celebrated Polish speaker, will address a rally at Sacred Heart Sunday eveni October 13, at 7:30 o’cloc He requests Mr. Sloper to supply two American speakers for the meeting. Mr. Wronski will speak English and in Polish. At 5 o'clock this afternoon a meet- ing of all the teams will be held at the Y. M. C. A. and every member s requested to be on hand Hatch will preside chairman the general teams committee, Se nt Holley will speak. All $3,178,000 allotment as who have heard Sergeant Holley have gone | e is who Mr. Hatch today list of the teams, announced as follows: Building trades, including ters, painters, masons, steam fitter lumber, c and hardware—William chairn 1, I'rederic John E. Downes, John P. George Macauley, Guy K. A. Mills, Claude Leroux, Kingsley. Clothing regarded as has been obtained which wild over himu. the best war speal a is carpen- plumbers, electric Allen, O’'Brien, Maguire, Spring, A. Harvey C. 15k W, W. Leland, variety chairman. millinery chairman, John Peebles, M. Davidson, Maur- William T. Niven, and n, Louis Raphael, S ice Birnbaum, Peter P. Curran. Drugs, jewelers, music Marsland, chairman; J. loran, Joseph I2. Hultzgren, W. Brainerd, William H. Crowell, John €. O'Brien, I, l. Janswick, H. Himberg, M. Hornsten, A. J. Church- 1l, C. L. Pierce, Leon Andrews, J. J. MeBriarty, M. Enoch. Lawyers, doctors, imp, chairman; Dr. axe, Dr. Dunn. Hotels, louis W Grocers Cowlishaw, J. Ross, M. stores— R. Hal- Clarence W, dentists— Vivian, M. H. M. D. restaurants and Fodt, chairman. and saloons— markets— chairman; E. X llahan, Cohn, M. P. Doherty, John Mc il, M. Rostein, Joseph R. Andrews. M. Mz W. T. Curtin, \. Roebuck, J. Tomaszewsky, L. H. Alger., Bakers fruit—.J. William eski, et butler, confectionery, M. Hallinin, chairman, Real Fstate and insurance——F. Alford, chairman; Frank Sheilds, Gorbach, W. G Dunn, John Abrahamson H. A Tailor. Vincenzo 1 Zinman, 1B f L. Garage, auto I, W. Williams, Hawker. William Morrin. Furniture and undertake Andrews, chairman Trickmen—J. J. Dorsey, chairman Barbers—David Cristine, chairman; Fred Zwiebelhofer, Frank Bambara, harness and acava, o Pawel Me; Avitable, shoemake rman; sner, Harry Morris Byer and sporting oo\ chairman; Archibald John A to. | Wlliam L. | of | and | HERE $1,114,150; arles Ormay, ael Winer. City official Rozario Damico, y Ch ind i and police—Will man; Captain « Bamforth, H. A. erford. Small factories—Peter Crona, chs ! man. { Public Utilitics, employes, firemen H. Hall, chair- owe, Lieutenant Emmett, A. N. Ruth- n Gas Company, Elec- tric Company, Trolley Rail- road Company, Adams and Post Office— Ralph Gerth, chairman. | Miscellaneous—W. J. Denton, chair- man. Specials—W. om T Sloper, chairman. No Time for Washington, Oct. 4. i for the Fourth Liberty | speeded up if the goal 000 is to be reached by October 19, the close of the campaign. T n- ling of Secretary McAdoo, : ! ing the nation not to permit any re- tion of efforts because of the fa- news from the battlefronts, emp! d at campaign head- quarters tc Subscriptio ury today Kasc. The campaign Loan must be of $6,000,000,- his w imoni: reported to the t carly amounted to as: 5626, 506,000, To raise the total mot 315,000,000 must be On that officials today out, the daily subscriptio only about ¥ the age, Secretary M ldeclared G than ibscribed daily pointed | nave basis, s been 1t necessary aver- Adoo rmany and although for the final lead to complete | ing peace”, that be delivered in the invasion of make neces: the Americar in his statement not vet crushed” “the time is | will endur- | ripe stroke which and troke cannot or a week,” and | irmies thr ned with their own country will | wry the strengthening of | military efforts victory nal a day German New York Under Average, New York, Oct. 4. An increase in Liberty seriptions amounting $31,87 was far under the daily which must be maintained Second Federal Reserve district is to obtain its quota of $1,800,000,000, At 110 a. m. today $215,21%,050 had been officially plec over-night | Fourth Loan sub- to 0, | avera it the Portland Portland, City Ore., t. 4 08,130 s been Over. —Oregon's | quota of the Fourth | Liberty Loan h subscribed, it v announced, and Portland with an apportionment of §18,323,421 today claimed the honor of being the first of its class to fill its allotment in city Montana Exceeds Quota. Mont., Oct. 4 £16,000,000 bed to the Ifourth innounced and 11 13 in the state were from today. Helena, quota of Montana's has been sub- Liberty Loan, it counties of the vet to be heard ENEMY ST AISN T UATION B AND ME TWISEN ISE SERTOUS Irench Headquarters 3 (Reuter's).—With the alon, the Aisne to the Meuse, the are becoming more their situation in between Rheims | Heights. Allied forces daily lateral railways which emy to move his reser S, past two days the advance of the / {lies has made his route from the nne alc the Aire valiey usel cept by night His next line of munication is 12 miles north In sector, however, the Allies e th the German Crown the the in 1° the p front ince, g Tes: from Oct. s of the ans daily | alarmed central C and Allie, err over unpagne | Moronvillers are permit the en nearing the During com- this to deal w Prince, who daoc }tirst German order to retreat desire to not to be commander wive ATHER, | v New R | r tonight; itain and vieinity Saturday fai warmer | Ameri | up Austrian Supply Center, With Al Vessels in Harbor Smashed 1 Daylight Attack; Americans Jai Ahead in the Champagne Regio Rome, Oct. 4.—American, British and ltalian warships have de stroyed the Austrian naval base at Durazzo and the warships anchoreg there; according to an announcement made by Premier Orlando. The attack occurred at nocn Wednesday when Italian and Britisk cruisers, protected by Italian and Allied torpedo boats and America submarines, succeeded in passing through mine fields and avoiding at tacks by submarines, got‘into Durazzo harbor. An intense bombardment followed until the base and the Austri ships anchored there were completely destroyed. italian sailors torpe doed an Austrian destroyer and a steamer. British and Italian airplanes co-operated. A slight injury to a British cruiser by a torpedo from an encm submarine was the only damage suffered by the Allied squadron. CONSTANTINOPLE NEXT ON PROGRAM D’ESPEREY SAYS Saloniki, Oct. 4.—“We soon will direct our blow at Constantinople and the vanquished Turk will be thrown once again for all time into Asia,” de- clared Gen. Franchet D’Esperey, the Allied commander-in-chief on the Macedonian front, in replying to a demonstra- tion today. U. 5. SHIP SUNK IN ) Steamer Herman Frasch Sent Down By Tanker Off Nova Scetia. Washington, Oct. 4 ner He wrier, T the over —The Ameri- rasch, a small by navy crew and in supply se has been sunk in collision at probably 50 of her crew The vessel collided at night with the an tank steamship G. Henry, about 50 miles southe: of the Nova Scotian coast, and went down in sevea minute: She carried n crew of about 13 officers and 76 men, and survivors reported number 41, The Henry but after survi Fr gros; can ste: man ) ned eas ice, sea with a loss of Georg st only had standing her baw crushed ors 1 >d her voyage. The ship of about 4,000 tons sch was ¢ ADMIT SOCIALIST TO GERMAN CABINET Scheidemann Appointed Sceretary of State Without Portfolio—Maxi- milian’s Sclection Confirmed Amsterdam, Oct. 4 milian or Baden incellor, Prince Ma appointed an official announcement received from Berlin. Lreputies Centrist, and social demo- has been German ck say Grocber jority »pointed portfolios. scheidemann, m crat, have n of state without The official statement Prince Maxilimian named Prussian will announce meeti be socretaries adds that has heen foreign secretary. He his program at a full g of the Reichstag tomorrow, 1lso by all night to piclk ‘! LLISION; 30 LOST Austrian Army Stores Destroyed London, Oct. +.—In the leveling of the fortifications g depots at Durazzo Wednesday the Entente squadron, accord to a Central News dispatch from Rome, destroyed much mate for the Austrian army in Albania. U. S. Chasers Destroy Two Submarines. Rome, Oct. 4.—American submarine chasers destroyed t enemy submarines yesterday during the bombardment of Dura it was officially announced today. Austro-Hungarians in Flight London, Oct. 4, 1.30 p. m. (By the Associated Press. Austra-Hungarian forces in Albania are retiring in considera disorder before the advancing Italians. The Austrian forces blowing up their depots. Cavalry Hot on Austrians’ Heels. Rome, Oct. 4.—After the capture of Berat by the Ttalia cavalry joined in the pursuit of the retreating Austrians and made a considerable advance, according to an official note i today. Americans Capture Blanc Mont. With the American Army in France, Oct. 3, (By ciated Press, 8 p. m.)—American troops went into action { morning on the Champagne front. A report from the I'rench a# states that they had advanced considerably by noon and had tal Blanc Mont and Medeah farm. the Ag Pershing Reports Winning Blanc Mont. N Washington, Oct. 4—Capture of Blanc Mont and other pd tions in Champagne was reported today by General Pershing his communique for Thursday, announcing further gains by American forces fighting with the French. ; Yankee Airmen Drop 37 1-2 Tons of Bombs. With the American Forces Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 3, 7 p. m. (By the Associated Press.)—American av were by all day today, carrying out bombing attacks on Conflans, Long von, Audon, Dommary, Buxieres, Vigneulles, Chambley, Etd Arnville and Grandpre. They dropped 37 1-2 tons of bombs. Abileville, Gorze.Haydenville and Marcq also were bombed In 12 days’ flying on this front 34 successiul missions h been undertaken by the American aviators. tors British Push East of Lens. London, Oct —British forces, pursuing the Germans in region, have reached the railway east of Lens, Field N shal Haig announced in his official statement today. To the sot cast the British have made progress between Oppy and Mericos ' More than 4,000 prisoners were taken yesterday by the Bri in their operations north of St. Quentin. = i ns o French Making Rapid Strides. Paris, Oct. 4.—French troops in the St. Quentin region h| advanced east of Lesdines, says the v office statement taday American and French troops in Champagne have made furf advances northeast of Blanc Mont and Medeah farm. TURKISH MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR RESIG Amsterdam, Oct. 4.—The minister of the has according to a today BRITISH RAID AUSTRIAN TRENCHES FACING Turkish resigned, antinople ASH interiox Cons mes. London, Oct Concerni s B mou sage activities on LIBERTY BONDS. be a special m meet- ing and rally for the Lithuanian peo- ple in Lithuanian hall this evening at the Ttalian BOOMING There will the war office today issued B ful rai statement: ‘Last night carried out a most succes Warwickshir 8 o'clock in the interest of the Liberty Loan. The speakers will include Sen- ator W. Klett, W. F. Attwood and We L, Hatch, the enemy trenches A 142 incl Qur casualties: facing capturing £four officers, prisoners