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New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
AUTO PARTS WILL COME
Building Committee and Chamber of Commerce Members Not Worried
 About Where Headquarters Will Be.

Members of the Chamber of Com- merce and those in close touch with the progresss that has been made in securing the Hartford Auto Parts company to locate it's plant in this city ,are not consuming much time worrying over the announcement made last evening that the concern proposes to continue manufacturine' in the Capitol City. making the pro- posed factory in this city a branch.
 In discussing the situation With q reporter today, a representative of the Chamber said that the Hartford com- pany was bound by a contract signed early in the fall to move it's factory here, leasing a building to be erected TOT the concern. H said that it mat tred not to the local committee wheth- CT the headquarters were in this city or not. The company at present is in the height of it's busiest season. and could not afford to lose time in moving here. It is understood that consid- erable machinery has been purchased, which will be placed in the new build ing on Ellis street.
 When the company was forced to give up it's quarters in the Colt Man ufacturing company last fall, the To- cal factory was not in readiness, so the officials contracted for the use of place on Market street, Hartford to carry on the business temporarily. In the meantime, demand for the goods manufacturd by the company has be- come so great that more room is now needed. The company officials have also deemed it necessary to consider the question of doubling the author izcd capital stock, from S300,000 to S60O,000 and a meeting will be held on the matter next Thursday.
 The local building is practically completed and ready for occupancy, but it is not likely that it will be oC- cupied by the Hartford concern before the latter part of June or early in July.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
GUNMAN CONFESSES ID
 UNION MURDER PLOT
Says Strikers Were to Pay Him $1OO and 1925 a
 Week.

New York, March 4.-William Sherwood, arrested for the shooting of Bennie Weinstein, guard en- ployed by I. Kaplan & Sons, shirtwaist manufa cturers, confessed today, ac- cording to the police, that he was em. ployed to do the shooting by a shirt waist makers union, the members Of which are now on strike.
 Inspector Cray, head of the detec- tive bureau, says that Sherwood stat cd that he was offered a ''contract' by the union under which he was to re- ceive $100 and to be put on the pay roll at $25 a week in return for his services in shooting up the guards employed by the Kaplan firm.
 Weinstein and seven other guards were escorting 100 girls to the Rap Ian factory yesterday when they were attacked by four men who opened fire upon them with revolvers. Weinstelr was shot in the back and is in serl- GUS condition.
 According to Inspector Cray, Sher- wood admitted that he had hired other men to aid him in his contract
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
APOSTLE OF PEACE"
 BACK IN WASHINGTON
But Grape Juice" Willie Says There Is No Significance in His Visit
 TO Nations Capitol.

Washington. March 4.--William J. Bryan came to town today to fulfill 6. lecture engagement here tonight. Ad- mlnlstraton leaders speculated widely over whether Mir. Bryan's coming had anything to do with the delay on vot- ing on the armed ship issue in the house and the decision of the leaders there to postpone action until Tues day at least
 MT. Bryan said his coming here at this time, had nothing to do with the armed ship fight now in progress be- tween congress and the president. "I expect to leave tonight for New York. My lecture was arranged for weeks ago. l have no engagements to see any congressman and do not expect to see any,
 News of Bryan's arrival caused furry on the house floor.
 Representative Bailey, democrat, his close personal friend and sym pathizer in congress, met him, and Bailey said they discussed the warning resolution situation.
 While MT. Bailey insisted that MT. Bryan who take no active part in the fight, administration leaders saw in his presence cause for concern.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
TRAIN PLUNGES SIXTY
 FEET THROUGH BRIDGE
Two Killed and Eight In- jured When Coaches
 Drop to River.

Watertown, S. D., March 4.-Two persons were killed and eight injured, three seriously, when a south bound passenger train on the south Dakota Central, for Sioux Falls, plunged sixty feet through a bridge about ten miles south of here today.
 The weakening of the bridge by fire is believed to have been the cause or the accident. The engine and a mixed mail and express car passed over safely but the three coaches following plunged through the weakened struc> ture.
 F. F. Dooling of Denver, Colo, a travelling man. was pinned Ill tue wreck and burned alive. AS the flames crept near him he begged the other passengers who were trying 'o save him to shoot him.
 The mail car was puiied do"h through the breach in the bridge by the falling coaches. but the enginc rolled to the side down the embank- ment. Fire soon broke out in the piled-up coaches elow the bridge.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
VESSELS COLLIDE,
 DAMAGE IS SLIGHT
Sergipe Sends Ont z. O. s. But Later Reports All Wcn''-British Cruis-
 CT Thought to Be Other Ship.

New York, March 4.-The Sergipe, a Brazilian steamship which left this port yesterday afternoon for South American ports, coilided with another vessel early today about sixty miles south of New York. An hour after he had sent out an s. O. 5. call the wireless operator -on the Sergipe sent word that neither vessel was badly damaged and that his ship was safe and continuing her voyage.
 Conditions for wireless transmission were bad this morning and shore sta tions could not decipher the name of the ship with which the Sergipe col lided. The shock temporarily disable the Brazilian steamships wireless ap- paratus. The first vessel to answer the Sergipes call for help was a Brit ish auxiliary cruiser believed to be the Caronia. The Serglpe asked the cruiser to stand by,' but later sig nailed All 'well.'' It was reported that the Caronia was the ship which struck the Sergipe, but wireless mes sages picked up by nearby stations did not confirm this.
 The Sergipe is a steel vessel of 1859 gross tonnage. She is owned by Lloyd Bravileiro.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Infantry Holds Back But Heavy
 Guns Are Used Freely
GERMANS CLAIM MORE GAINS
French Driven Out of Douaumont Village But Are Confident Strong bold Will Never Hall Into Hands of Tcuton Invaders.

Paris, March 1, 2:30 D. m.-The bombardment continued with consid- erable activity last night in the various -fectors of the region of Verdun. It was not, however, followed by any &C., tions of infantry, according to the an- nouncement made by the French war office this afternoon
 At Eparges the French prevented German troops from occupying a era ter made by the explosion of one of their mines
 The customary artillery fire has con- tinued along the remainder of the sfbnt
 The statement follows:
 ''The bombardment which was maintained with considerable activity last night on the different sectors in the region of Verdun has not been fol- lowed by any action on the part of the khfantry of the enemy.
 At Eparges we have prevented the enemy from occupying a crater pro- duced by th" explosion of one of their mines.
 There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front, excepting the customary cannonading."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Italy Congratulates France.

Paris, March 2, APO p. m. (delayed) When the chamber of deputies as- sembled ktoday Paul Deschanel, its presidentS read g telegram from Giu- scope Marcora, president of the Ital- ian chambev of deputies, congratulat- ing France, in the name of the Ital- ian parliament for the valor dis played by her troops in the Battle of Verdun and for their having so suc- cessfully beaten back the German as- sault. The deputies at once rose to their feet and cheered. M. Deschanel closed the stirring scene by request ing Gneral Gauini, minister of war, to transmit the Italian message to the French army. General Gallieni re- piled that he would gladly to do be- cause, he said, 'The cause which our
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
NAPHTHA BURNS MAY
 CAUSE TWO DEATHS
Spark Struck by Steel Nails in Labor CTS Heel Causes Fire in Stam-
 ford Raincoat Plant

Stamford, March 1.-Two men were burned severely, possibly fa- tally, at the British American con- pany's factory in Springdale today. The company makes raincoat cloth. The men injured were Peter Sautal- guto of Stamford, and Samuel Roe co, of Springdale. The burns were received from Naphtha,
 The supposition is that static cleo tricity and atmospheric conditions made a combination which respond- ed to spark struck by the steel nails in the shoes of one of the men, and this spark ignited gas which had risen from tank containing The fluid used in the making of cloth.
 Coroner Phelan of Bridgeport was here this afternoon and he expected to take evidence from the men bear ing upon the accident. Little hope is held out for one of the patients.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Barge Crews Adrift in Storm
 Have AllNight Battle
DECK HOUSE USED AS RAFT
KoIlinoor Goes to Pieces Soon After Grounding on Minot'S Light Ledges storm Prevents Rescue by Rcye- nuc Cutter.

Scituate, Mass, March 1.-Two light coal barges, the Ashland and kohi- moor, which broke adrift from the tug Swatara, in tow for Philadelphia were wrecked last night on Minot's Light Ledges. Five men, the crew of the Kohinoor, were lost, while five men aboard the Ashland were washed ashore on the deck house early today an hauled through the breakers to safety
 The North Scituate coast guard picked up an exhausted man from the Kohinoor who died before the surf boat landed. The bodies of Captain Ira Montgomery, of Philadelphia, and other members of the Kohinoor's crew had not been recovered this fore noon.
 Smashed to Pieces On Ledge.
 The tug encountered gale soon after leaving Boston harbor. A few miles beyond Minot's Light the tow ing howser parted and the barges fetched up on the lodges shortly be- fore midnight. The Kohinoor went to pieces almost immediately
 Capt. Estrand of the Ashland said the Swartara with her remaining barge, the hlnlDeTCon, pTODaDly kept on to Provincetown. The barges were owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Transportation Co.,, of Phila- delphia.
 The empty coal barge with five men aboard off Bar Rock early today. The crew made a brave fight to keep the barge beyond the breakers and at one time 1t was thought that they would be successful. When daylight came however, the watchers on shore sa w that she had grounded nearly a quar- ter of a mile from land. The life saving crew of the North Scituatt station at once made preparations tt attempt to shoot a line aboard. Another Barge Missing. X. No further report had been re ceived early today from another barg which brokes away from the same toy and was wrecked on Smiths Rock.
 The five men aboard were reported to have been lost. One body wa, recovered. The identity of the barge could not be learned. It was though that the third barge and the tug hat weathered the gale.
 The coast guard cutter GresI,a n7 was ordered to the scene but she sent word by radio that she could not pro- ceed until the storm had abated
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
THOUGHT CURTIS HAD
 BEEN PUT ON SHELF
Many Believed Councilman Would Re- main Quiet After Being Appoint
 cd Inspector in Labor Dept.

1 The announcement by Councilman 1 O. F. Curtis this week that he was a , candidate for the republican nomina- l tion for mayor came as a bombshell l in some G. o. F. circles as it was believed that MT. Curtis would re- main out of the race following his appointment as inspector in the office
 of the labor commissioner. In fact, many who worked to secure the in- spectorship for Mr. Curtis did so with the belief that he would be "shelved" if they were successful. His entrance into the fight for the republican nom ination was a complete surprise to these.
 MT. Curtis has an enviable reputa- tion in caucus fights, never having whether history would repeat itself He has entered caucuses under handi- caps just as large as at present and has come out victorious. That he is going into the battla determined to keep his caucus record unblemished is reported from those who are close to him. He has already secured a list of voters and will make a systematic canvass of the city. Privately G. o. r. leaders are of the opinion that the fight for the nomination between MT. Curtis and Mayor Quigley will be bit ter
 Former Tax Collector Howard M. Steele is beginning to loom up as a big consideration. It is even said that he will decide to make it three cor nered fight. If not, it is expected he will lend his support to MT. Curtis and will campaign In his behalf
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
MADMAN ON RAMPAGE
Opens Fire With Rife at all Within Range, Killing One and Jnjuring Four in Philadelphia Street.

Philadelphia, March 4-Antonio Pronogo, 29, believed to be insane stood today in the doorway of house in the southern section of the city With a repeating rifle in his hands and before he was overpoWer- cd he shot and killed one and wound ed two men and two women.
 Without any warning the man emerged from the house and shot at every one who came within range. One of his victims was a blind ped dler who was shot through the body and dropped dead after running d short distance.
 Pronogo gave battle to policemen but was Subdued and arrested
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
VERDUN BALAkLAVA
 OF EUROPEAN WAR
Only One Officer and 70 Men of
 200 Return
LINES OF MEN CUT DOWN
French Permit Germans to Advance to Exposed Positions and Then Squirt Deadly Fire at Them With Machine Guns.

Paris, March 4, noon-Pars has been speculating for several days past on the total of the German casualties in the region of Verdun. It has been virtually impossible to reach any exact conclusions in this regard. Germans taken prisoners relate their own experiences which indicate heavy losses. A soldier of the Tenth Company of the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry says his com pany Feb. 21. had 200 men but i'll battle it was reduced to one officer and 70 men. He also said that tho French artillery fire and marksman- ship of the French infantry made equally heavy ravages in other com- panies of the regiment.
 Machine Guns Grim Keepers.
 A prisoner of the 105th Regiment of German Infantry says that on Feb. 25 three battalions delivered an assault against a wood held by the French. The chasseurs let them adA vance but suddenly opened up with machine guns, cutting down entire lines of men.
 Another German prisoner of the 24th Regiment of Infantry says that on Feb. 27 a German battalion was ordered to occupy the wood to tho east of the front at Douaumont. At the time this instruction was given certain companies of the third bat talion of German chasseurs were being sujected to a French attack at a point to the left of the 24th Ir- fantry.
 We were successful" this German soldier relates, "in making our way into the wood but it was absolutely impossible to go any further, for we were at once subjected to a fierce fire from the French machine guns. Two-thirds of our effective force had been struck down, either killed or wounded. The evening of the 27th French patrols came over the battle field and I was made prisoner" Germans Use Liquid Fire.
 An episode of the battle of Verdun is told by wounded man who has arrived here and who was posted in quarry at Louvem ont on the Mouse Heights. He says: The quarry ended at the rear in a deep cave run ming under the plateau of which the Germans would advance to the attack. A detachment to which I belong took refuge in the cave, while the heavy
 
 going on and after which the attack was delivered. Arriving at the top of the plateau, the Germans dug an opening into the cave from above, but were prevented from entering as they saw us with a machine gun ready to receive them.
 Tn the meantime they had got into the quarry, so that part of our de- tachment had to rush forward to de- fend the entrance to the cave. The Germans lad no machine gun, but they used long jets of liquid fire of red and green color and it was by the light thus given that the struggle went on.
 For some minutes the Germans held their ground by piling up their dead so as to form a barricade, but at last our machine gun drove them back and they were then attacked and driven out by another of our detach- ments which arrived in the nick of time.''
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
London Is EIated.

London, March 4, 12:10 D. m.--Fe things short of an actual militia victory could have given the Brifls press greater satisfaction than Pres dent Wilson's victory in the senat The Manchester Guardian remarl editorially that Germany, hasMl failed to convince the United State apparently will ignore sentiment that country It continues:
 "Germany hasInow defiantly a surned the line that she is within hi rights and means to abide by the coi sequences. If American citizens las
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
General Gallieni Pleased.

Paris, March 4, 5:45 a. m.-General Gallieni, minister of war, has told the commission on military affairs of the chamber of deputies that he is satis- fled with the situation at Verdun. He gave details of the reserves of men and stocks of ammunition now avail able.
 Military writers say that it was in keeping with all the precedentS that the Germans should attempt to re- duce the salient of Douaumont pla- teau, for this key position must be talk sri before solid progress could be made elsewhere The attack began after long preliminary lombard ment on Wednesday. German col umns started to deploy from Hardau- mont wood on the right and at the same time a division advanced on tho village of Vaux. The latter attack failed with heavy losses to the Ger mans.
 Germans Mass Troops
 The French artillery fire was so fierce that evening that the Germans were unable to push the attack on any point of the Douaumont plateau. They proffted in the night, however, and brought up masses of reserves, and the fighting began with renewed fury Hs Thursday. During the morning and the afternoon three desperate on- slaughts were made by Pomeranlan and Brandenburg regiments.
 In the first and second attacks the assailants who fought with great bravery, reached the French barbed wire, but so fierce was tGe hail of bullets from the machine guns and rifles that the gray coated legions n4slted away. The officers rallied tIeVm again and again until no more were left to rally. The third attack began about 5 o'clock in the after noon. It was even more violent than a those which had preceded it. For fSore than an hour the Germans came on in seried ranks, hurling them s,Hes, regardless of cost, against the ridges held by the Frenchmen. At last the defenders line wavered at two points but only momentarily and the counter attack, driven home with the bayonet, drove the Germans back to the shelter of the chambrettes of the Hardaumont ravines.
 Fourth Attack Successful.
 The Germans then resumed the bombardment, ploughing up the sec oSd and pulverizing the rocks with Hundreds of big shells. The fourth ad- vance was made after dusk by fresf Prussian brigades who had replaced the troops engaged in the morning and afternoon attacks. After desperatt fighting they managed to get a footine on the extreme edge of the plateau whence they pushed forward into th' houses on the north side of the village 6 %he Germans now hold Douaumon Village but the French dominate then from commanding heights. As botl sides there are fairly evenly matched i is likely that the village will chang hands more than once before the bat Tle ends. The experts say that Ger man possession of it is only temporar. and that the technical advantage re sksains with the French, whose line % Continue Unbroken.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
ARMY BILL INTRODUCED.

Washington, March 4-The senate army bill was introduced today bv Chairman Chamberlain Of the mili- tary committee. It proposed the most thorough measure Of military preparedness ever presented to con- gross in peace times, and is the fire of the national defense bills urged by President Wilson to be completed and introduced.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
FRANCIS IS ACCEPTABLE.

Washington, March 4-The nomin- ation of David R. Francis former governor of Missouri to be ambassa dor to Russia. will be sent to senate Monday by President Wilson. Word has been received from Petrograd thaG Mir Francis will be acceptable to the Russian government. He will succeed George T. Marye, who re- signed.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
SWEDISH CITIZENS WARNED.

Stockholm, March 4, via London 12:35 D. m.-The foreign office in forms the Associated Press that a warning against embarking on arm ed merchantmen has been issued to Swedish citizens.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Apache in Trouble.

Norfolk, Va, March 4.-The Clyde liner Apache, from Jacksonville and Charleston, s. C., to New York, asked for assistance today. She is lying about fifty miles off Cape Henry.
 The Apache carries freight and messengers
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
SoO,OOO ENTERTAINMENT.

Manila March 4.-Percy Farrant auditor of the Manila street railway company, has been arrested. It is said that he is charged With embez- clement of funds amounting to $50,- 900 extending over a period of seven years.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04

New York, March A wireless message received here today by the Clyde Line from the Apache said that the propeller shaft was broken and that the ship was lying helpless The passengers number 150, it was stated here.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04

A GOOD DAYS WORK FOR UNDER-SEA FORCE
Two French Auxiliary Cruisers and English Patrol Boat Find
 Graves iE l;r;ny Deep.

Berlin, March 1, By Wireless to Say yille.-The sinking of two French auxiliary cruisers @1d one British La:rol boat by Germnn submarines IS arnCunced by the admiralty.
 The announcement also says tlat from Paris is reported the sinking or the transport Provence, "Which car $50 of whom llv G96 were res cueti."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04

Derby, March 4.-There were no changes in the strike conditions at the General Ordnance Company's plant here today. The strikers who ask for more wages claim to number l50 but the company does not admit that the number is above two score.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Britain Did Not Warn.

Discussion in the senate was ! sumed by Senator Lodge, who to issue with assertions made duri yesterdays debate that Great Brita had set a precedent for a warning advising her citizens to keep bolligerent boats during the Russia Japanese war
 He read into the record a lett from the British ambassador sayi no such order had been given.
 Senator McCumber, republican. d cussed his warning resolution yesterday after it had be tabled with other measures on | but he had no opportunity call it up for action.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04

Ia Provence was listed as an auE- i,;a,y cruiser, but the wording Of the Berlin despatch does not make it clear whether she was one of the two said to have been destroyed. Official re- ports from Paris indicated that about 3,13n men went down "ith her. The French admiralty said no sign of submarine was observed before or af- ter the sinking.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04

Shelton, March 4.-No strikers were in evidence around the plant of the R. N. Bassett Company, where there is a strike of so girls, during the morning hours. The strikers were in attendance at a meeting in Ansonia. This was pay day at the office but few of the employees asked for their envelopes. The company does not operate on Saturday afternoons
New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
5000 HANDS IDLE
 BECAUSE OF STRIKE
Five Plants Closed As Result of Ma chinistS' Walk-Out-AlI Quiet
 In Derby and Shelton.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 4.-Five plants including the Pierce Arrow Motor Car O., have been closed down as a result of the machinists strike here and it is admitted by both union officials and officers of the employ CTS association that approximately 5000 men are idle. Of this number, the union claims one thousand are on strike. The employers conceded 300.