New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1918, Page 11

OLESALER CLAIMS 83 TOBACCO THEFT is Cohn Accuses A. Tuxio I Smoking at His Expense Tuxio was arrested vesterday noon by Detective Sergeant Rich- n for the theft of clgarettes ed at $183, the property of Morris h. Tuxio was arraigned in the e court this morning but the case nued until Friday morning. he bought the cigarettes possession while Mr. they were stolen from warchouse on Commer- cont o claim d in h claim v holesa street Boys Shoot ight Bulbs o were lectured in nbers for breaking electric light s, the property of the Connecticut tric Light and Power Co. One of officials caused the arrest of the vesterday afternoon on nklin t when he aught them in the of shooting with an air The representative of the elec- ight company stated that as much 50 worth, of lights have been en in a day, and it is his belief it is the of boys. 100 “Taken From Cash Drawer. po Armenian Market, on Lee t, was entered yesterday after- while the proprietor had stepped or a few moments, and about in bills was appropriated. En- e was effected through a rear ow, and the money taken from jeash register. It is believed to he work of boys. The money was in bills, two tens, one five the remainder in ones and twos. Sent to Hartford Home. ry Kulick, aged 20, was commit- to the House of the Good Shep- Hartford, this morning, 1 © James T. Meskill. Miss Kul ed to Mrs. Faucett, matron ouse for entrance and after que: g the girl she requested that ocal girl be committed for treat- A charge of being in danger plling into vice was brought st Miss Kulick in chambers, iy small work of IRNS ARE BURNED, LOSS TOTALS $5,000 erious Fire Does Heavy Damage t Julius Schurtz’s on Shuttle Meadow Avenue. mages estimated at $5,000 re- d from a fire in the barns of Ju- churtz on Shuttle Meadow ave- late yesterday afternoon. Mr. tz is the proprietor of the Glen- Ice company and the barnsg bd adjoined his ice houses. The damage was to hay, about 40 having been burned. Engine pany No. 2 respondad to a call in to the police station, but by ime the department reached the of the fire, the bulldings were r gonhe to be saved. Schurtz and some of his em- s were working in a nearby field fooking toward the barn noticed 2. As they started for the barn s of flames shot out and the barn was burning. The de- ent was called and with the aid he new Maxim pump succeeded ving nearby structures. Water obtained from the ice pond ch ewaluable stock, owned by Mr. tz, and kept in the barn, was ,although a number of small rere lost. The damage was cov- by insurance. vet, the fira department unable to determine the cause e fire. As far as Mr. Schur s, none of his men had entered arn for some time previous to ire. has WO MORE CASUALTIES. amo Missing in Action—K marczyk Wounded. 6 new on names from New Britain ar the casualty list 1 | briet talk, The Boys who are being mustered NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, at over their the supply of the are here and equipment e servie hown turning to ,out guns "THE LINE BETWEEN SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN Camp [ hou NOVEMBER 26, 1918 In a short while practically all training camps in the country will release their men. CITY ITEMS night. @ We close Wednesday B. Porter Sons. advt. Seaman Rudolph Lundell has re- turned after spending a short fur- Jough at his home. He is now in the signal school in Boston. Mrs. Anna Kelly, mother of Pr te William Kelly, about whom a e rumor has been spread regard- ing his hair having turned white “fighting the Hun’ tated today that she has received no such word from her son. : The regular meeting of the Court Columbia, D. of C., will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in K. of C. hall, Phoenix lodge, I. 0. O. I, will have an entertainment and setback turna- ment Wednesday evening in Junior Mechanics’ hall. All members are re- quested to be present. S. Gronfridd of 55 Broad street re- ported to the police that his barber- shop was enered last night and $5 taken. Entrance was effected through a rear window. An exhibit of food, as prepared by the pupils of the Pre-vocational Grammar school, is being shown to- A regular meecting of the parents and teachers’ association will be held at the Bast street school tonight at 8 o’clock. W. F. Brown will give a and a short program will delivered by the school children. Rev. Francis P. Kehoe is visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs M. Kehoe of Beaver street. Father Ke- hoe is a curate in St .Rose church, Meriden. One of the teams of the Latimer Laundry company was overturned on Lafayette street this morning when one of the rear wheels caved in. The teamster was uninjured. The was just rounding the corner from Main street into Lafayette when the Wwheel gave way and the wagon turn- ed over, throwing the contents into the street. Mrs. Walter Prelle, widow former parcel post delivery man, Walter Prelle, of East street, gave birt to twins at the ew Britain General hospital last night. be of Down With Wilhelm for today. | jman is missing in action and the | is wounded d Private ( ted as in action. r is Nicola Girolamo whose res given as 153 Curtis street degree missing city. e other man on J. Kacmarec the list is Pri- who is reported unded, degree undetermined. He ed in thi seity on July 7, 1917 pmpany I which is now a part of fio2nd Infantry. He formerly on Union street and as far as is n his lives at 10 Union is treet holden the County Conpecticut a Cour Britain of Berlin and fh ¢ of Probate within and f in the tate of of Nove Dis- Bernard F. G Luke Mech in said district dec on the Petition of Cecilia of said New Britain, prayin strument in writing purporti ast will and testame hsed may be proved, ladwmitted to probate, as jon on file more fully ssant, te of Britain, per ap- appears, »d—That nd determined , in New Britain, e 2nd day of Decemper, A. D. at 2 o'clock in the nat notice be given of the pend- of said application and the time place of hearing thereon, by pub- he this order in some newspaper shed in sqid New Britain, havi culation in said District, and by g & copy thereof, on the pub- m-post in the Town of New Brit- n sald District, and return mak BERNARD F. GAFFN Judge. said application at the Probate in said district, de! undeter- | useppe Girolamo | His | | 1 | nearest relative is a sister | proved | fternoon, | i The f peror set up in Jerusalem—his ception of himself as “Crusader.” ire that former German Em- con- | forced to withdraw | frozen in. in the window of Hallinan’s bak-: ! nion driver * cign service, | COLD IS HAMPERING ALLIES IN RUSSIA So Cold Americans Sleep With Machine Guns In Blankets to Provent Their Freezing. ociated as begun in hern Rus- Archangel, (By the ) No —Wint over the whole nor sian front. All the rivers are ice-bound and the Bolshevist gunboats which have long menaced the American and Allied forces on the Dvina have been to escape The Bolshev howeve have mounted big guns along the front south of the Allied armies. Operations are limited to spasmodic artillery exchanges, but the Bolshevist fo reported to be receiving heavy reinforcements. while bringing relief on the Dvir front, increases the danger on others as the once im ble swamps now are frozen, makinz pc le bush- whacking flank attacks by the enemy The correspondent has just returned from a trip along the front, where he found a general reversal of the opi- that the RBolshevist would not fight. Near Kadish, a fornight ago, a body of Bolshevik infantry main- tained an advance against strong ma- chine gun fire. A Russian resident in talking with American soldiers re garding this attac id the Bolshevik officers threaten 1eir men that would be killed the next day if they failed to advance. The cold is so intense in some se tors of the front that the Americans sleep with their machine guns rolle in the blankets with them to prev the water-cooling chambers of guns from freezing. NAVY LOS These Are From “War Do Not Include Si Causes ickness ! | I being , Catholic The freeze-up, | | vea I | | | Mary’s church i E Wahington, Nov. 26.—Deaths in the ; navy from ‘“war causes” total 1 Surgeon Gen. Bri house naval framing the committee, ich naval appropriation bill No figures were given as to deaths from diseasc. The bodies of practically all navy men dying in for- he said, hav is : turned home. ! wer Ths surgeon general 15,000 patients in naval tals and that institutions at York, Philadelphia, Bosion and folk were crowded. Appropriations for the navy medical department amourntir to $15,000,000 for under plans for continuin war, were reduced to $%,200,000 the surgzon gener: said there hospi- New or- ked the by iS4 hWart Ads gt %, Arelioney | been re- | isted today told the | | a brother DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs. Frank Hayden. The funeral of Mrs. Frank Hayden, who died at her home at 65 Sigou hey street, Hartford, was held thi morning at St. Joseph's Cathedral in that cit Charles W. Camp. Charles W. morning The funcral of who died Sunday home af Grand street, afternoon at 2 loc! private. Re aren F. ciated. Interment was cemetery Camp, at his was held and was offi- o Annie Potts. The funeral of Annie Potts of 28 Horace street was held this mornir at 7:20 o’clock at the Sacred Heart church. Burial was in St. Mar cemetery, Mrs. George Hayes. George Haves, aged about 45 . died at her home, 391 Arch street, about 5 a. m. today. Mrs. Hayes had been confined to her home by illness but about one week. Prev- ious to becoming ill, she em- played as cook in the Broadway res taurant. She is survived by her hus- band, and one son, George, a student at the High school. She also leaves who is connected with the administration in New York Mr food city. The morning and bur will be St funeral from will held Thursday Joseph’s church, al be in St. Mary | cemétery. Thomas White. Faneral services were held in St. this morning for the late Thomas White, a former local man, who died at his home in Bristol Sunday evening, of pneumonia. He was buried from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen White, of Cleveland street and interment was in St. Mary’s new cemetery. William J. Dunlay. The funeral of William J. ill be held from St. Joseph’s Thursday morning. Service conducted from the house at from St. Joseph’s church at terment will be in cemetery Dunlay church will be :30 and 10. In- St. Mary’s new Caxd of ] We wish to expr: our hea thanks for the kindnessand sympathy shown us by our friends and neigh bors during the illness and death of our beloved husband and son, espe- cially ot friends the Stanle Works, P. O of , and 0 those who sent flowers MRS, hanks. DAYTO2 cen gown for after- showing length many. (C) Under- A copper noon or s now taken up by | T ———— | 00 & Underwood. | bureau for | Dyson, | street. your | cheering 'W. A, HOUSE HEAD OF MERGANTILE BUREAU Chamber of Commerce Starts on Season of Much Activity The new dictorate of the Mercantile Bureau of the chamber of commerce | met yesterday afternoon in the cham- | ber rooms. William A elected -House of the A Al rman and was unanimou chairman the comir Mills was chosen vice « it was voted that L. A. Sp act as secre of the meetings. The committee on Christmas post- ers, through its chairman, George W. reported that a unique poster and white with the wordin Sam asks you to shop early,” signed by the chamber of merce, had heen printed and will be | distributed without charge to all mer- chants who are members of the cham- The idea of a universally was that the buy constantly met with the words “shop early,” and would respond this year so that the Christmas rush would | avoided. The committee on will have charge of the distribution. The matter of participation in the Dec. 7 celebration was discussed and it was the desire of the directors that the mercantile interests of the city should co-operate and if a place in the parade was assigned to the mer- chants that all stores should unite and make the section one of the best. D. McMillan was appointed to rep- resent the chamber at the meeting at the mayor's office tonight. Fur- | ther instructions will be issued after the meeting. Chairman W. red Uncl and | ber. poster A. House brought up | for discussion the idea of the mer- chants of the city supplying a Christ- mas tree for the day nurs and it was unanimously voted t this be done. A committee of five was ap- pointed to carry out the plan. Con- | tributions may be | ber and it is hoped that the merchants | will show their interest in the move- ment and supply each of the 35 chil- dren with a game hook -or toy for Christmas. / The question of closing Wednes- day night, Thanksgiving eve, was dis- cussed and it was the will of the meet- ing that the uniform hours as adopted should be held to as agr: upon for 1918, that is, to close at 6:30 p. mi. on evenings preceding holidays except- ing Christma The uniform hours question for 1919 was discussed and the chairman was asked to appoint a committea of five to draw up new hours for the coming year. This com- mittee will report at the December meeting. At a recent meecting of the cham- ber of commerce a committee was appointed by W. A. House to consider | the advisability of revising the Credit Rating Book. Jonathan Hartford met with the committee this afternoon at {2 o’clock HUSBAND WRITES TO WIFE OF WOUNDS Corporal Gustave Kregar of Arch Street Recovering in Army Hos- pital in France. Another New Britain man has been those who active added to the long list of while on Gustave No. in have heen wounded in France. Corporal B Hospital suffering from wounds received His wife resides at 600 Arch The following is the letter she received from him telling his wounds: “Novémber 3, 1918, Hospital No. 3, A. P. O. Wife: service Kregar is now in battle. which { her of “Rase 705. “My Dear “T don’t like to teli you, but have that I went over the top and was wounded in the right hip. It isn’t bad but T got a broken arm above the elbow. I was wounded and hurt just a week ago tod Now please don't worry about me, as I will be alright again soon. re now is southern France and it 1s not cold here. [ couldn’t answer last tw letters because T W then at the front and was too busy. Good-by for now, “Your also very husband “Gustave This letter shows, as do all the let- a young married man in the bed next to me who is able to use both hands.” This letter shows do all the le ters from France, the high spirit and morale of the American soldiers, who make light of their wounds and mis- haps and who neve 1 to write letters to th back home . 3. . LEHY DEAD, sester, Nov. 26.—Rev. John F. J., former president of Holy Cross college, died today in St. An- drews-on-the-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, ~cording to word reaching the col- Since his retirement as head of Rev. Father He lege the college Lehy had ser was 68 years old 20 years ago, ed as treasurer. &) Modern Five rooms improvements. | LOST—On Plainville morning, goldwatch. morning gold watch. Initias E. C ward. 11-26-1dx e . EXTRA DRY WOOD for Sale. Hard and Mixed. Cut any size desired. United Coal and Wood Co. Cor. E. Main and Wilson Sts. ’Phone 529. Tuesday Initials E. C. car, | { 12 should ' com- | used ! public be | posters | sent to the cham- | | Am | Baldwin | Can |8 RICHTER &CO. MEMB 31 WEST MAILY STREET NEW ¥ORR STOCK EXCHANGE NEW BRITAIN, AMERICAN HARDWA RE LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK NGRTH & JUDD NILES, BEMENT, POND STANLEY WORKS BOUGHT AND SOLD GOODWIiN BEACH & CO. Room 4i0 National Bank Bullding, E. F. McENROE, Manager. Telrphone 2120, LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK Bought and Sold N e s T S Financial e W ( MARKET PICKS UP; STEEL IS LEADER Lower Rates for Call Money Acts as Stimulus Wall Street, close—Lower rates for call money accompanied the further gains of the last hour, U. S. Steel and standard rails making substantial headway. The closing wa strong. Sales approximated 500,000 shares New York Stock [Exchange cuota- tions furnished by Richter & Co.. @members of the New York Stock Ex- cnange. Nov. High 51 3% 26, 1918 Low Close 48 51 5014 371 40% 6014 8114 109 % 188% 103 Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold Am Car & Fdy Co $1% AmBTcell ot ) AT Can RSREINEISET 510 Am Loco 613 Am Smelt .. 83% Am Sugar Gk Ao 100 Tel & Tel ...103% Anaconda Cop A T S Fe Ry Co. 93% Loco 813 40 42, 61% 83% 111 190 103% 65 % 923 5% 38 63% 2014 160 60% B B R Beth utte & O m g Steel B aperior Pac .. Cen Leather Ches p Ohio 57% Chino Cop cis. 4L Chi Mil & St Paul 46 Col F & I i...88 Cong Gas ........101 Crucible Steel . B56% Del & Hud ol Distillers Sec 46, Erie i 18% e ist pfd 31% Gen Elec 149% Goodrich Rub 5314 Great Nor pfd 98 it Nor Ore Cetfs 333% Tlinois Cen Inspiration Interboro Kansas City so Kennecot Cop 127 Main St. Opp. Arch St. | the Saar region. conferees, protest | will Lack Steel Lehigh Val Max Mot com .. [ Mex Petrol ..161% Natl Lead 63 N Y Air Brake 105 N Y C & Huad 7 | Nev Cons . 18% YNH&HRR 35 N Y Ont & West .. 21 or Pac ..... 94% orf & West 107% Pac Mail § 8 Co 328, Penn R R 46% oples Gas S5 Pressed Steel p BT Ray Cons Reading Rep I & S co So Pac i So Ry pfd .. Studebaker Texas Ofl Third Ave Inion Pac . Inited Fruft ah Cop U S Rub Co .. Va Car Chem Westinghouse Western Union Willys Overland 21 923 106 31 16 GERMANS KICKING AGAIN Delegates Protest Because They Not Given Evacuating Territories. Parls, Nov. 26, Spa have rrot tion of their granted a delay of two Gen. of the French he considered groundle this MUNICIPAL CHRISTM/ Additional Fortnight (Havas)—Germ | delegates at the mixed confercnce ted against t request that t weeks | evacuating Luxembourg, Lorraine a Nudant, stated ths wholly CONN, S TREE. one The plans for the annual municipal Christmas tree celebration ing completion and the meet perfect the plans. erected in Central The Pa green south of the flag staff. are near- committes next Friday afternoon tree will on ta be the As in the past, Spring & Buckley will be in charge of the electric tree has been ordered the way to this city. meeing of music and singing will 1 display. and is now to nest plans for he completed At the committee, the Phone 1409-2 Shop early and avoid the heavy wave of Christ- mas Shopping sure to come later. PRICES COATS, SKIRTS and DRESSES all at the most moderate prices. FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. 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