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New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
WOMEN THREATENED
Anonymous Enemy Sends Notice oy Mail They Will Be Extermlnatcd Ill They March in Frisco Parade.

San Francisco, July 21.-Post oHlce inspectors today are endeaVorlns to find the authors of a threat to eN- terminate" members of the women Navy Leagoe, should they persist Tn their announced determination to march in a preparedness parade here tomorrow.
 Many members of the league re- ceived the anonymous warning but, ac- cording to federal authorities, more than 200 of the hand printed postal cards have been intercepted at the post office.
 The cards were signed "Employe and Protective League" No such or eanization is known here. Several thousand peace associates and oppo- nents of militarism met last night to protest against the preparedness par ade to be held tomorrow. Rudolph Spreckles, banker and pubhc1st, pre- sided The meeting was arranged by a labor union president and prominent labor leaders of California were among the speakers.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
LONG STAY ON BORDER
Order to Secure More Recruits Indi- cates National Guard Will Not Be Released From Duty Soon.

Bridgeport, July 21.-A long stay of the Connecticut National Guard at the Mexican border is anticipated, Judging from orders for officers and men of the Coast Artillery Corps to go on recruiting duty, received here today. The orders assign Capt. Ar thur c. Bennett, of the Fourth Com pany, Coast Artillery Corps, First LieU1. i1, Laroque, formerly of the Second Company, now unassigned. and several non-coms and privates, to re- port to Lieut.. Col. Shuttleworth T.. $. A., at Mantle for recruiting duty These will later be assigned to vari- ous stations, and they are to be ready for a three months tour of this duty. They will secure recruits for the Connecticut batteries now at Toby hanna, and for the commands at Mo- gales.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
HUGHES ACQUITTED
 OF GRAFT CHARGES
Canada'S Minister Of Militia Did
 Not Benefit by Munition Deal
IS COMPLETELY HANDICAPPED
Investigation Commission Finds Col. Allison, Friend of Sir Sam, Was Financially Interested and Did Benefit Through Contracts.

Ottawa. July 21.-Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia, is held by the Mered1th-Duff royal commission inno- cent of responsibility for the negotia- tion of government fuse contracts with American intuition manufactur- CTS from which they were alleged to have unduly profited. The findings of the commission were announced to- day.
 The contracts in question were let by the Canadian Shell committee to the American Ammunition company and the International Arms and Fuse company and the investigation of them followed charges made in the house of commons by G. w. Kyte, M. P, who alleged that large profits were allowed with the approval of Sir Sam.
 The commission finds that Col. J. Wesley Allison, friend of the min ister of militia and alleged to have been one of those who divided the profits, was instrumental in bring ing about a contract in which he was pecuniarily interested" The Judgment holds that this he did while protesting to be acting as a friend of General Hughes" and 'SOlely out Of frlendSh1p for him, but finds that he had no "expectation or intention of receiving any renum- eration for his service"
 Raps for Allison.
 "If we had accepted Allison's statement" the judgement continued, i've would have been bound to say that his conduct in taking benefit of the agreement as to commission with. out informing General Hughes and the committee could not either be justified or eXcused.' Dealing with General Hughes, the judgment states that he had nothing to do with the making of the contracts and. as far as evidence appears. knew nothing of the transactions being entered into"
 The commission further finds that a mistake was made in placing upon the already overburdened shoulders of Col. Carnegie Ordinance expert to the shell committed the work of con- ducting the business or comm ercial part of the transactions. for which work he possessed no special qualifi- cations"
 The commission does not question Col. Carnegies integrity.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
PROBE W0MAN'S DEATH
Charred Body Found in Attic-Hus- band Attempted Suicide, Says He Is Unable to Explain to Police.

Norfolk, Va, July 21.-Investiga- ton continued today into the death of Mrs z. E. Keister, whose body was found in the attic of her burning home near here yesterday after her husband had attempted suicide. The husband, who is a real estate dealer today was in a serious condition. He added nothing to his explanation that he had told his wife to leave the house while he attempted to save the valuables and that he was forced by the flames to jump from a second story window. Keister gave no req son for shooting himself.
 Finding of a stick covered with what was thought to be blood stains near Mrs. keisters body led the au thOrities to make a more careful in QuirN. Later carpet soaked with oil was found in the attic.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
REPRISALS PROMISED
Germans Threaten to Send Battle Souadrons to Attack Open Towns in France in Retaliation.

Berlin, July 21, via London 9:15 a. m.-Threats of air raids on open French towns, as measures of reprisal, are made in an official statement made here today. The statement says that the French airmen have bombarded towns in the Black Forest which are outside of field operations while the German air attacks have been direct ed exclusively against fortresses on field works. Tn one of the French Sraids, 1t is said that a woman and four children were killed.
 We shall now be forced" says the report, ito use our strong battle suuadrons for the purpose of reprisal. A great number of peaceful French towns outside the zone of field oper- ations are within the reach of our air squadrons."
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
PLANS DRIVE FOR
 PERSONAL TAXES
Collector Elliot Is Tired of Waiting
 for Good Citizens to Move and
Starts Something.

Personal Tax Collector Charles Elliot Is getting tired of waiting for patriotic and 1aw-abiding citizens to visit his office and pay the little old two dollars required by statute each year for the privilege of dwelling within the commonwealth of Connec- ticut and has named date, or in other words, fixed a time limit for all good citizens to contribute. August Is the limit. The tax was due and payable February 1 and sufficient pub licity of this fact was given all, but not all have needed the mandate of the law. Actually less than 4,000 have done the right thing, says the col 1ector although bills have been mailed to no less than 13,000 who come within the specifications of the law.
 Of course there are many who will never pay the states tax. Of these a large number have left the city and state, perhaps never to return. Others are exempt on various statu- tory grounds, but still there Is a heavy solid citizenry who must and always will pay when they realize that the limit of federation has been passed and police court summons awaits those who have transgressed beyond.
 All of 5000 against whom the tax . las been assessed have thus far failed to comply with the law. Tax Collector Elliot plans to keep open house at his office on the third floor of City hall &1 next week from a. m. until n m,
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
FOurGaux Wood Taken H Part of Position LOS French Advance and Ru|
 sians Retire in VOIhyRia|

London, July 21, 2:55 p. m.-I British line north of Bazentin d Longueval has been pushed forws to Foureaux Wood, the war of announced today. The British drc the Germans from the wood, lost part of this position subseque ly.
 The statement follows:
 "The battle continues without termission between the Leipsic
 doubt on the west and DelVille Wo on the east. North of the Bazen Longueval line the British advaT has been pushed to Foureaux Woi from which we drove the enemy.
 During the night the enemy col ter attacked, after an intense boI bardment with gas shells and sI ceeded in effecting entry into northern part of the wood, but fai to dislodge us from the southern hs
 "Elsewhere there is no change.'
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
Confidence Increases

1 Paris, July 21,, 5:45 a. m.-The rN | sumption of the battle or the SonHA l in the French sector has greatly eT hanced the general confidence Tn IfH situation. The protracted halt or opeE ations on more than minor sea was beginning to make the pupl 1 fear that the first results would nay no effect and that, as Tn the case the Champagne offensive a year aga there might be a reversion to the 0 S +ranch warfare Yesterdays bullet1x8 effectualIy removed this impression. A particularly fine piece of WoTf from the French point of view was a {
 conapIished in the new sector attackel south of the River. a1a
 East of the old French fort, whicI ran from the east of Herbeviile to ha way between that village and th1 Fouuescourt- -Vermand- -Ovillers road the Germans had constructed, bI months Of patient toil, an undergrounl fortification in ~star-shaped wool and on the slopes of a hill. Therl were ninety trenches in the wood, ver1 deep, with two series of undergrounI shelters in which the soldiers lal snug during the hottest bombardmena The Germans here, as in the Barleu1 and Soyecourt region, where their pol sitions formed an incxtricable mas of trenches, offered q stouter resistancl than elsewhere on the long line of at tack. But the French troops, careful ly prepared for their work and skill fully led, not only won through every where, but held onto their gains ana were preparing last night to attemp to extend them still further.
 It now develops that yesterdays eff fort was due several days ago, but tha the artillery preparation was delayed by heavy weather. The French com mander's report that the preliminary bombardment was so effective that tn, losses of the attackers were compara lively light.
 Contrary 10 expectations the Ger mans have made no attempt to follow up the smashing blow delivered against the northern Verdun defenses a week ago. The French counter attacks, according to the official ac- counts, are gradually winning back ground gained by the Germans al heavy cost in the vicinity of Thiau- mont and Fleury. This inactivity on
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New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
German Counter Attacks Beaten

Paris, July 21, noon.-Positid captured yesterday by the Fren south of the Somme were subject to a vigorous counter attack durl the night. The Germans charged | French lines south of Syecourt bI the war office announced today, sl fered heavy losses and were driT back in disorder.
 A strong German detachmen whi advanced to the attack in the Cha' nes region was repulsed with the ba onet.
 Between Soissons and Rheims t French penetrated a German trene clearing it of it's defenders.
 On the Verdun front the artille was active on both sides in the cinity of Chattancourt and Fleury.
 French aeroplanes successful bombarded stations at Confians, Ms shla-Tour, Longuynon and Brieull
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
PRESIDENT APPEALS
 FOR HUNGRY POLAND
Sends Personal Messages to For eign Rulers to Aid Starving People
FAV0RS RELIEF COMMISSION
Asks England, France and Russia to Pass Consignments and Germany to Civilians.

Washington, July 21.-Personal messages were sent by President Will son today to European rulers urging their cooperation in getting food sup plies from the United States to the starving people of Poland.
 The messages, which are identical are addressed to the king of England, the president of France, the emperor of Russia, the emperor of Germany and the emperor of Austria Hungary.
 It is understood that no definite plan is suggested, though the presi- dent intimates that the United States would be glad to foster such 8 relief organization in Poland as has been maintained with such success in Bel gium.
 Efforts in the same direction direct ed through the state department to the foreign offices of the countries in- vOlved have met with failure. The president desires that France, Great Britain and Russia allow the pas sage of the foodstuffs and that Ger many and Austria Hungary guaran- tee that the food will be given to the civilian population and not seized by the armies of occupation.
 Austria Wants More Informat ton.
 The state department today re- ceived from Austria Hungary, through Ambassador Penfield at Vienna, re- quest for additional details regarding the attack by an Austrian subma arine upon the American tank steamer Petrolite. MT. Penfeld's dispatch gave no indication as to whether the Vienna government intends to com ply with the American demands for an apology, punishment of the sub- marine commander and reparation for the damage done by the sub- marines shell fire.
 Officials of the department declined a-dlVulge the nature of the informa- tlon sought on the ground that ne- got1ations at this time were confi- dential.
 The Austrian claim has been that the submarine commander fired on the Petrolite by mistake. The Petro- lite's captain swears, however, that he was shelled without provocation.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
AGED MAN COMMITS
 SUICIDE IN BROOK
Michael Bergin, Despondent, Drowns Self in Secluded Stream in Town of UniOnville.

Dependency is thought to be the motive which prompted Michael Ber- gin of 232 Washington street to com init suicide in a deep brook in Union- vile sometime yesterday afternoon. The body of Bergin was discovered by some boys late yesterday afternoon as they were fishing in a secluded nook of the little stream and the body was taken from the water at o'clock last night.
 Before taking his life MT. Bergin evidentally did his best to remove any thing that might lead to Identification of the body and as it was it was iden- tified in a most unusual manner. The mans shoes were worn through and he had made an inner sole out of a. local newspaper and by means of this paper and the fact that his shoes bore the stamp of the Globe Cloth ing House the Unionville authorities were led to investigate in this city.
 MT. Bergin was native of Ireland and was seventy-three years of age. He was formerly employed at local factory but of late had been working g as a laborer on the street.
 Relatives of MT. Bergin stated this afternoon that he returned home from work yesterday noon complaining Of the intense heat and saying he would be unable to work any more that day. He was on the veranda short time after dinner and then left without being seen. He appeared to be in a highly nervous condition and 1t is be- Eeyed that if he did end his own life it was while temporarily insane due to the heat.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
PARALYSIS KILLS 92
Number of New Cases Reported in New York is Eighty-Meriden Puts Ban On WaIIingford Children.

New York, July 21.-A further de- and a slight increase in the number of deaths was shown today in the health department bulletin on the epidemic of infantile paralysis. Dur
 ing the last. twenty-four hours thirty
 two children died of the disease in the greater city and eighty new cases were reported This compares fa- vorab1y with yesterdays report, which showed fatalities numbering thirty
 one and new cases 119. Since the be- ginning of the plague on June 26 there have been 2,526 cases and 519 deaths.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
Russians Retire.

Berlin, July 1, by wireles to Ss ville.-A retirement of the Russia ir one sector of the Volhynian bat front is reported in the Austro-Hu garian army headquarters re3ort July 20, which says:
 "In Volhynia the Germans push the enemy back west of the Zuiniac (Sviniusky?) lowlands toward t north.
 'In the Italian war theater the si nation is generally quiet"
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

The Russian hospital ship Portugal was sunk by a submarine in the Black Sea last March. There were a large number of wounded on board at the time, and 115 lives were lost. It was at first stated that the ship had been sunk by a German submarine but Turkey later accepted the respOnsi bility declaring that the ship did not fly the Red Cross flag and was mis- taken for a transport.
 On July g the Vperiode, which took the place of the Portugal was tor nedoed and sent to the bottom while on her way to Baum to embark wounded soldiers. The official report of the disaster made no mention of loss of lives or of the nationality of the submarine.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
'HANLY NOMINATED LEADER 0F NATL.
 PROHIBITI0NISTS
Indianan Secured Presidential Nomination at St. Paul
 Convention
SULZER AND TWO OTHERS X BEATEN IN BALL0TING

Winner Had Been Confident of Vfc-
 tory from Early in Race and Great
 Ovation Was Given His Name When
 Nomination Was Made-Iniative,
 Referendum and Recall Are En-
 dorsed.
 St. Paul, Mime, July 21.-The platform of the prohibition party adopted today by the national con- vention here, included F. w. Chaf1n's plank endorsing the initiative, refer endum, and recall.
 The convention resumed work shortly after 10 o'clock. Names of new members of the national com- mittee were confirmed.
 The nomination of presidential and vice presidential candidates was then taken up.
 Nominating speeches were limited to ten minutes and seconding speeches to five minutes. Alabama yielded to Indiana and, amid an out burst of applause, Sumner w. Haynes began his speech nominating J. Frank lHanly.
 Cheers for Han1y.
 The delegates cheered and waved }l their arms as MT. Haynes extolled the work of former Governor Hanly in behalf of the prohibition party.
 As he concluded a demonstration began. Delegates waved flags and banners and stood on their seats and shouted. The Indiana delegation began marching through aisles and over the platform, singing patriotic songs. Other state delegations joined 2 in the procession.
 Sunday School Politics.
 Arizona was called and Eugene w. Chain placed in nomination the name of former Governor William Sulzer of New York. His speech was punc- tuated with applause and when he concluded with the declaration that ,, Sunday school politics have pre- vailed too long in the prohibition party and we now need a states man as our leader" a demonstration lasted four minutes.
 George H. Gorscup nominated Fin lev c. Hendrickson of Cumberland, Md The Maryland delegation cheered.
 Dr. Grafton D. Day nominated Dr. James Gilbert Mason of New Jersey.
 Daniel A. Polling of Boston second- ed the nomination of MT. Hanly.
 John c. Coffin of Florida seconded the nomination of MT. Sulzer.
 J. Frank Hanly was nominated for president on the first ballot.
 Hanly received 440 votes against 181 for William SulZer, former govern or of New York, his nearest contend CT
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
VILLA IN DIRECT COMMAND.

San Antonlo, Tex, July 21.-COr- roboration of the reports that Francis co Villa personally directing 8 cam paign that has for it's immediate ob- ject the capture of Torreon was con- tained in a report from General Persh- ing to General Funston today He added that it had been definitely es- tablished that Villa was still suffer- ing from the wound in his right leg.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Washington, July 21.-Further pro- tests by the British and French em- hassies against American recognition Of the German submarine Deutsch- land as a merchantmen were con- sidered a possibility today by state de- partment officials. Clearance of the vessel, it was thought, might draw from the allies a more definite objec- ton than the informal complaint lodged at the department on the sub mersbles arrival.
 So far the embassies have suggested only that the Deutschland is pOten tial warship. Additional representa- tions, it is believed, would suggest that the vessel lacks many characteristics essential to a merchant ship and might even attempt to hold the United States lia ble for damage the sub- marine might do to allied shipping after she leaves American waters.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
BLACKLIST PROTEST
 CONFERENCE CALLED
All Firms Under British Ban h.
 Vited to Send Members
COMMERCE HEADS INCLUDED
Order Holds Up Large Shipments to South America-Status of Custom CTS to Be Investigated Before Orders Are Accepted.

New York, July 21.-All of the eighty-two firms blacklisted by Great Britain under the trading with the enemy act were invited to send rep resentatives to meeting today for the purpose of considering a formal protest.
 The meeting was called by Edward Stegeman, Jr., president of the firm Of Brasch & Rothenstein, forwarding agents. Invitations were sent to R. Goodwin Rheitt, of Charleston, s. C., president of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States, and to Elliott H. Goodwin of Washington, secretary of that body.
 Shippers seid today that orders from South American countries for large quantities of food stuffs, farm ing instruments, Household articles and other goods, have been held up bv the action of the British govern n1ent.
 Some of the largest houses in the foreign trade instructed their clerks not to accept any shipments until the British agents had been asked about status of the customer. American firms with no German or Austrian connections fear they will be banned from doing business with Great Brit ain or the colonies unless they refuse to have dealings with those on the blacklist.
 The Chamber of Gernan-Anerican Commerce, it was learned today, has been gathering reports from it's cor respondents in South America and other countries where the British blacklist order has been put into ef- feet and this information will be submitted to the meeting here and probably sent to Washington.
 Washington, July 21.-Great Brit aims action in placing American firms on 8 blacklist under the Trading with the enemy act" was discussed at today's cabinet meeting. No de- cision on the course of the American governm will be reached pending the outcome of inquiries being made by the state department.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
LAW IS OFF ON
 HOSPITAL SHIPS
Russia Informs Turkey Principles of Hague in This Respect Will
 Be Disregarded.

London, July 21, 9:57 a. m.-A Reuters Petrograd despatch says that the Russian minister of foreign af- fairs has informed the Turkish gov ernment through the ambassadors of the United States and Spain, that Rus sia will henceforth disregard the prin- ciples of the Hague convention so far as Turkish hospital ships are con- cerned.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
SUBMARINES SUNK
Austrian Torpedo Boat Takes Care of TwO-Two British Steamers Are Sent to the Bottom.

Berlin, July 21, by wireless to Say ville.-The destruction in the North ern Adriatic on July 5 of two sub- marines, one of them Italian, by Aus trian torpedo boats is announced in an official communication received here today from Vienna.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Portland, Me. July 21.-Three Americans, George 1vey, of Philadel- phia: Richard Neligan, of Boston, and Davis Rosseneu of Old Town, Me, were members of the crew of the British steamship Yzer> reported to- day from London as having been sunk The Yzer carried a cargo of 257,73O bushels of oats.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
WRECK KILLS TWO, HURTS SIX.

Roanoke, Va, July 21.-Two per- sons were killed and six injured early today in collision at Belspring on the Norfolk and Western railway, fifty =p miles west of Roanoke, between a work train and a freight.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
K0ENIG WAITS FOR GOLD
Departure of Deutschland Delayed for New Cargo, Is Story-Allies May
 File Further Protest

Baltimore, Md, July 21.-Negotia- tons now said to be pending between the Eastern Forwarding company and 'one of the largest American banking institutions for a big consignment of gold to be sent back to Germany on the submarine merchantmen Deutsch- land were given as the cause for the delay in the undersea liners de- parture from Baltimore, according to an official of the submarine's Ameri can agents today.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
RUMANTANS COMING EAST.

Helena, Mont, July 21.-Heavy en- igration of Rumanians from Montana, all going eastward, was reported here today. When asked whether Ru- mania had summoned her reserves the men would not discuss the matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
Russians Capture Gumuskhanch

Petrograd, July q, via Londol 5:35 D. m.-The capture by Russi1 troops of the town Of Gumuskh forty-f1ve miles southwest of Tref) zond in Turkish Armenia was aI nounced today by the war offlce.