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New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ESCAPE FRANCHISE TAX
Low Market Value of Boston and Maine and "NeW Haven" Stock Is Given as Reason

Boston, Oct. 4.-Neither the N Y., N. H. and Hartford nor the Boston and Maine railroad will pay a state franchise tax for the current fiscal year, it was learned today Because of the 'abnormally low market value Of their stocks," Taxation Commits sioner Trefry said, he had decided to impose no tax of this nature on the companies.
 The New Haven last year paid s13,- 376 and four years ago paid $575, while the Boston and Maine's fran franchise tax in it's prosperous days six years ago was $117,358. The Bos- ton and Albany will be required to pay S37,3O6 this year, as compared with former high payments of $343,- s23.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ALLIED THRUST ON SOMME
 PUTS FOE FARTHER BACK:
 MACKENSEN SCORES AGAT
ALLIES SUPREME ON
 SOMME BATTLE LINE
Have Captured 26,735 Men and Exhausted 350,0OO,
 British Say.

London, Oct. 4, 1:10 D. m.-An off, clal statement issued here today gives details of the fighting on the Somme front after the advance of Sept. IS, describing the capture of villages, in- cluding Combles, Gueudecourt and Thiepval, and proceeds:
 These victories brought our front line at more than one point within a mile of the German fourth position west of the Bapaume-Transloy road" The statement continues:
 The enemy has fought stubbornly to check our advance and since Sept. 15 seven new divisions have been brought against us and five against the French. The severe and prolonged struggle demanded on the part of our troops very great determination and courage.
 At the end of September the situa- tion may be summarized as follows: Since the opening of the battle on July 1 we have taken 26,735 prison CTS and engaged thirty eight German divisions, of which twenty mine (about 350,OOO men) have been withdrawn exhausted or broken. We hold the half moon upland south of the Ancre, occupy every height of importance, and so have direct observation ground to the east and northeast. The enemy has fallen back upon fourth line behind a low ridge just west of the Bapaume- -Transloy road.
 s"The importance of the three months offensive is not to be judged by the distance advanced or the number Of enemy trench lines taken. It must be looked for in the effect upon the enemv's strength in numbers, material and morale The enemy had used up his reserves in repeated, costly and unsuccessful counter attacks without causing our allies or ourselves to re- lax our teady, methodical pressure.
 ''In this action troops from every part of the British Empire and Brit ish Islands have been engaged. All behaved with the discipline and reso- 1ution of veterans. Our aircraft nave shown in the highest degree the spir- it of the offensive. They have pa tro1led regularly far behind the ene- mv's lines and have fought many bat lies in the air with hostile machines and many with enemy troops on the eroud. For every enemy machine that succeeds in crossing our front It IS sate to say 200 British machines cross the enemys front
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
THOROUGHLY HARD CROWD
Soldiers on Border Kept in Perfect Physical Condition by Digging, Says ''Hom' Brady Homo on Furlough.

Thomas Brady of this city, mem Der of the Fourteenth cavalry, which is stationed at Eagle Pass, Texas, Is on twenty-two day furlough and is spending part of the time at his home, The boys on the border are chafing considerably over the inactivity and will welcome the homecoming orders There is plenty of work for the sol djers, but it is mostly of the form which tends to keep them in condition rather than to give any chance to emulate the deeds of their ancestors in previous wars and conflicts. Dig ging is one of the principal forms of conditioning. The militia members are becoming hardened and local resi- dents may expect to see them bronzed and pictures of health when they ar rive in this city.
 Eagle Pass is about one-half mile from the Mexican border where 5000 Carranza soldiers are stationed The American contingent is comprised of approximately 1000 men. Occasion ally a shot is fired across the border by an excited individual but nearly all the time quietness prevails.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
WILSON SPEEDING WEST
Speeches Will Not Be on Partisan Nature But Will Deal With PO1it- icaI Subjects.

On Board President Wilson's Spe- cial, Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 4.-Presi- dent Wilson passed through here today enroute to Omaha, for the first middle western speech of his cam paign. No prolonged stops were planned before his arrival at Chicago tonight. He will speak in Omaha to- morrow night.
 The president will make no rear platform speeches on the way to Omaha He took the position that he will not make a stumping tour to aid his campaign.
 If the presidents present plans are carried out his Omaha speech, like those to be delivered later in Indian apolis, Chicago, Cincinnati and New York, will not be partisan, although all undoubtedly will deal with suD- jects of a political character.
 MT, Wilson is making the trip to Chicago on a special train, but for the remainder of the journey his pri- vate car will be attached to regu- lar train. In his party are Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the White House physician. MT. Wilson remained ec work until late last night replying to correspondence
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
SINK THIRTY-FIVE VESSELS
Ships Having Tonnage of 14,6OO De-
 stroyed By German Submarines in Nine Days and 31 Taken Prisoner.

Berlin, Oct. 4, by wireless to Say ville.-Thirty-fi vessels of countries at war with Germany, with total tonnage of 14,600, were sunk by Ger man submarines in the North sea or the English Channel between Sept. 20 and Sept. 29, the Overseas News Agency announces.
 This is in addition to eleven British fishing steamers and four British light CTS whose sinking already has been reported. TWenty-seVen of the thirty five were fishing steamers. Thirty-one prisoners were brought in by the sub- marines.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ULTIMATUM IS NOT
 MEXICO'S PROGRAM
Officials Deny Carranza Will De- mand Withdrawal Of Troops
YARN WITHOUT ANY BASIS

Mexico City, Oct. 4.-Colonel Juan Barragan, chief of staff to General Carranza, will accompany Elisea Ar redondo, ambassador designate to the United States on the latter's return to Washington. According government officials, Col. Barragan merely intends to take a vacation.
 High government officials deny story sent out from El Paso that Car ranza was contemplating sending an ultimatum to the United States de- manding the withdrawal of General Pershing's troops from Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
BOSTON SEATS ARE
 ALL APPLIED FOR
Applications Cover Every Reser-
 VatiOn, Red SOX Officials Say
BROOKLYN MONEY SCARCE
Odds of 10 to On American League Champions Fail to Lure Cash From Pockets of Dodgers Supporters Sox Secretary Collapses.

~ Boston, Oct. Redistribution of re- served seat tickets for the worlds se- ries baseball games in this city be- tween the Brooklyn Nationals and the Boston Americans which will open on Saturday, began today. Each of ; the 27,0OO seats available for reserva- 4 tio was covered by applications, off, cials of the local club said.
 Almost immediately after the receipt by mail this morning of the notices of allotments several applicants appeared at the club box offices at Fenway , Park Ticket distribution prior to the date of the opening game will be made from there, although the games will be played at Braves Field, the grounds of the local National League club.
 < To prevent the congestion which in- terfered with traffic in the vicinity of Braves Field last year. new arrange ments by the police and club officials were made today. Sale of admission seats at $1 and at 50 cents each will be made from offices on the side of the grounds opposite the grandstand entrances, thus obviating the crush which kept many holders of reserved seats from the games last year. These new gates will be opened at o'clock in the morning of the games, purchas- CTS of tickets must move into the grounds at once, and the gates will be closed as soon as the 15, 900 rush seats are filled, according to the plan. Frenzy of Work at Boston.
 To make these arrangements at such an early date, and to make pos- sib1e the playing of the opening game here while the Brooklyn park is being placed in readiness for it's first world series the Boston club has had men at work day and night for more than a week. Secretary Edwin Riley col lapsed under the strain and his physi- elan said today that he would be un- able to see the team in action in the big games.
 Assurance that the Red Sox will be cheered on the foreign field by organ ized local supporters as the local world series contenders have been for years, was given today by John M. E Killeen, leader of the Royal ROoters. He reported that President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club had promised an adequate supply of tickets for the Bos- ton party which will follow the for tunes Of the team throughout the se- ries
 First indications of the betting odds on the series were available today with Brooklyn definitely placed as the National league pennant winner. Wa gers were offered here at odds of 10 to on Boston. As yet, it was said, no Brooklyn money has appeared.
 With business activities connected with the approaching series on all sides, the players who have just won the American league title today be- came further accustomed to the lay of the land at Braves Field Light bat ting and fielding practice was the or der set by Manager Carrigan.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
NEW PARALYSIS CASE
Thirteen Month Old Son of MT. ana Mrs. Louis Anderson of 42 Grand ctreet Renorted III With Plague.

Louis Anderson, the thirteen hioi''i old son of MT. and Mrs. Lotus -Aloel son of AZ Grand street Is Ill WILL III fantile paralysis. The chllo rig It leg is affected. Ihls IS the ni i'U Oe'7' to develop this month and the sec ond to be reported to the health de- partment this week. The chlio mas been i'll but a day or two ana the paralysis only developed today. u is the 18th case to be reported to the health department since the out break of the disease in thls city.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
Rumanians Hastily Withdr

Berlin, Oct, 4, via London D .m.-The Rumanian forces
 crossed the Danube River b the Danube fortresses of Ru and Turtukai have withdraw fly, says the official statementI today by the German army quarters as the result of en| movements put in operation bI Marshal Won Mackensen, theI mandcr of the forces of the powers and their allies in Dobr|
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
URGE CHANCELLOR
 ID RESIGN OFFICE Von Bethmann-HollWeS Attacked
 by Opponents in ReichSta8 SITUATION NOT SERl0U s
Saxon Socialists Disturb Political At mosphere By Seeking Conservatives Seat-DevelOpments Being Dis cuSScd Behind Closed Doors.

Berlin Oct. 3, via London, Oct 4, 5:10 a. m.-The campaign against Chancellor Ven Bethmann- -HollWeg is daily assuming a more tangible form. One of the latest developments is a circular demanding the retire ment of the chancellor, which has been sent by a VociferOus group of his opponents to such members of the ReichStag as are considered open to their arguments.
 The indictments covers almost every thing in the chancellor's conduct 0f foreign affairs before and during the war. Attacks are made in particu- lar on his attempts to reach an agree ment with England, his first attitude toward Belgian neutrality and, natur- ally, his policy in the submarine issue. The only name of international prom thence among the signers is that of Ersnt Haeckel, and the circular is re- garded as symptomatic rather than se- riOuS.
 Saxon Socialists DiSturbers.
 Another factor which is disturbing the political situation is a breach of the political truce proclaimed at the outset of war, which has been made by the Saxon Socialists. This faction has determined to run a candidate for the seat in the Reichstag vacated by the death of the conservative, Ernst Eduard Giese. This determina- tion violates the general agreement between the political parties that all vacant seats shall be resigned without contest to the party holding them at the outse of the war.
 Meanwhile the chancellor and the Reichstag leaders continue to discuss the points at issue behind closed doors. The discussion is being conducted on an even more confidential basis than before. It is being no longer held before the full committee on ways and means, to which all members of the Reichstag are admitted as audl- tors, but in a smaller select commit tee of party leaders who are specially bound to secrecy. Such reports as leak out say that while the antagonism between the chancellor and his op- ponents has not disappeared, the dlS- cussion is now being conducted on the basis of reason and not of passio. It IS believed that there is @ good prospect that an agreement will be reached which will avoid the open discussion of issues before the Reichstag. The friends of the chancellor appear to be fully satisfied with the situation and declare that he has it well in hand.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
INCREASE IN PARALYSIS.

New York, Oct. 4.-Although the epidemic of infantile paralysis is of ficially at an end far as the federal medical authorities are concerned, federal inspection of interstate travel having been discontinued, a big in crease was reported today in the num- ber of new cases. For the A hours ending at 10 a. m, there were 23 as compared with 12 yesterday. The deaths were seven against eight yes terday.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
considerable Units of Troc

Sofia, Oct. 3, via London, 5:55 a. m.-The Rumanians wlI crossed the Danube and invady garia are described as "consiI units of troops" in an official ment issued by the war offic9 which. however, does not repd clash between the Bulgarians X invaders.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
WOULD STOP DIVORCE ACTION.

Bridgeport, Oct. 4.-Vera WyckoH has brought proceedings in the su- perior court asking for an injunction restraining Spofford Wyckoff, wealthy Stamford manufacturer, from prose outing a divorce suit in Nevada. Mrs. Wycko off, Who instituted divorce suit in this state last February, says her husband is not a bonafide resident of Nevada and that decree Tn that state will be fraudulent
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
Border Health Report.

Washington, Oct. 4.-Health reports from troops on the Mexican border, announced by the war department to- day for the week ended Sept. 30, gives the militia percentage of sick ness as 2.25, with seven deaths, as against 238 and six deaths for the pre- ceding week and that of regulars as 342 with five deaths, as compared with 253 and seven deaths for the previous week.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
RED CROSS SHIP DESTROYED
steamer Blows Up in Straits or DoHcr' RouEognc Dispatch to Paris fapef SayS-DetailS Lacking.

Paris, oct. i, 5:20 a. m.-A British Red Cross steamer blew up on Sun day morning in the Straits of Dover, according to a Boulogne despatch to the Figaro. The despatch says news of the disaster was received by wire less but that details are lacking.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
MORRIS RE-ELECED.

Hartford. Oct. 4.-The state civil service commission held its annual meeting today and reelected Charles G. Morris of New Haven, president.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
POSSE SEEKS FARMER
Milk Men Trying to Intercept New York SuppIy-Tcn Arrests ill Jersey Conference Failure.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Oct. A. Sheriff Conklin and four deputies left today for the vicinity of Pawling, N Y, where ITO farmers had col lected determined to intercept, it was declared, every can of milk out ward bound from Duchess County.
 Frequent encounters on the high roads were reported today. Hundreds of cans of milk were destroyed and several farmers who attempted to run the gauntlet Of pickets in their cars were reported to have met with rough treatment.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
FOUR NEW CASES.

Hartford, Oct. 4.-According to the records of the state board of health, Connecticut has had 781 cases of in fantile paralysis. This number includes four new cases reported today, one each from Manchester and Stonington and two from Stamford.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ALBANY STRIKE SETTLED.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 4.-Thc strike which has tied up completely trolley service in Albany and Rensselaer, since Monday and in Troy, Green Island. Fohoes and Watervliet since yesterday "as settled today. Differences between the men and the Usited Traction com rany will be arbitrated
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
BAGGAGE MASTER DEAD

Hartford Oct. 4.-JOhn D. Hassett of East Hartford, for twenty mine years in the employ of the New Ha- ven road, and for a greater part of the time as baggage master at the Hartford Union depot, died at St.
 Francis hospital today aged 45 years
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
Eaucourt PAbbaye Capture

London, Oct. 4, 12:40 p .ml war office announced today thl town of Eaucourt PAbbaye, 1 Somme front, for possession of heavy fighting has been in p1 for several days, is now entirelyI hands of the British.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
French Take Fortified Ldr

Paris, Oct. 4, noon.-A sa fortified line of German defend tween MorvaI and the St. Pierrd| Wood on the Somme front hal captured by the French, the VI
 flee announced today. ThreS dres prisoners were taken.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
TERAUCHI SUCCEEDS OKUNIA

Tokio, Oct. 4, 5:45 D. m--The em- l,eror has requested Lieut.. Gen. Count Saiki Terauchi, former minister of war and also formerly resident gen cTal in Korea to organize a cabinet, in succession to the ministry of Marquis Okuma
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
GElNERAD SCOTT ILL.

Washington, Oct. 4.-Major Gen. eral Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff of staff of the army, is undergoing treat ment at a hospital here for chronic stomach trouble. It was said at the war department today that the gen. Cral was improving,
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
PASSENGERS INJURED.
Four Hurt When Elevated Trains Are
 Bombarded

New York, Oct 4.-Four passen- gers on elevated trains were injured today when sympathizers with the striking street railway men shower ed the trains with bricks and stones from roof tops. In all six elevated trains and three cross town surface cars were attacked. There were no arrests.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

New York, Oct. 4.-Charles E. Hughes, who has been three days in New York since his return from cam paigning and wound up several weeks Of political activity at the reception given him last night at the Union League club will rest at Montclair, N. J., until Monday, when he will start again on another western tour.
 MT. Hughes next trip is likely to take him as far west as Omaha.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
French Take StrOl Fortified Line al English Capture VI lage From German
RUMANIANS HASTILY
 RETRACE FOOTSTE1

EOFcS winch Crossed Danube Ken
 ed to Be Retiring Before Strat
 Move of Genital Powers Lcads
 British Take Section of Creek
 lase-Furious Battle Said to
 Raging in VoIhynia.
 The French on the Somme front continuing their thrust northward the Peronne-Bapaume road and captured a strong line of German lenses between Morval and the Pierre Vaast Wood, Paris annou| today.
 The British, after stubborn fl ing, have managed to expel the mans from the town of Baud PAbbaye, near. the Pozieres- -Bapal road, where the drve towards paume is now within three and half miles of it's objective. LoH today reports Eaucourt PAbbayes tirely in British possesson.
 Mystery still surrounds the 13 bers and movements of the Ruls ian forces which have crossed Danube into Bulgaria near Rat in an evident effort to outf1ankf Bulgarian left wing and compel retreat of Field Marshal von M fHN. A1 stanZa-Tchernavoda railway.
 Berlin's assertion that the poE bridge on which the Ruma crossed was destroyed is suppler& ed by Sofas statement that bridge was put out of commission the Dobrudja side" by Austrian itors. a
 On their part. the BulgarianI parently are either engaged in l. trating another Rumanian movd to cross the Danube or are attd ing an operation of this sore on & own account. They report the ocI ton by their troops of the Isla Makakalafat opposite Vidin, in extreme northwesterly part of # garia, and the dispersal by. Bula& artillery of .Rumanian forces o other side of the river.
 Reports from Sofia indicate atM momentary lessening of the tente pressure on the Maced front. The artillery continued tive but the only infantry fl M noted has occurred in the Strun zion, where the British are ben ivy engaged near Karadjakoi, e the Struma, northwest of Lax hinos.
 Unofficial dcspatches from
 grad report 9 Russian success drive for Lemberg. The Ru have captured the heights sou @ Brzczany, fifty miles southea Lem berg, it is declared. Oflci ports from Berln and Vienna asserted that the Russian atten1 carry and hold these heghts
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ASSIGNED TO WASHINGTON

Paris. Tuesday, Oct. 3, II D. m.- Commander Emmanuel Aubin de Planpre has been appointed naval at tache of the French embassy at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

Newon N. J., Oct. 1.-The fight be- tween farmers and distributing agents over the price of milk in Sussex coun- ty eliminated today in the arrest or ten farmers accused of having entered the plant of the Newark MILK ana Cream company last night, destroy ing nearly all the milk on hand, and disabling delivery wagons. The men were held in $4.3OO bail each, charged with conspiracy. Shipments of milk from upper New Jersey have virtually ceased it was disclosed today.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
Russians Continue Attac

Petrograd, Oct. 4. via Londd
 D. m.-Russian troops are cor5 their offensive against the fol E the Central Powers and their s2 the Rumanian Province of DS
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

New York, Oct A conference today between Mayor Mitchell and representatives of the New York Milk Distributing companies in an effort to brng about a settlement of the differ ences between the companies and the Dairymen's league over the price of milk failed of result, according to an unofficial announcement after the meeting adjourned.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
w FATHER.

Hartford. Oct. 1.-FOr Hartford and vicinity: Cloudy tOni2 Int. Thursday unsettled, probably showers.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

ROAD MUST REVEAL
 POLITICAL GIFTS
Court Rules Against Louisville and Nashville on Appeal From
 I. c. c. Decision.

Washington, Oct. 4.-Justice Staff
 ford of the District of Columbia su- preme court, rendered a decision to- day requiring Milton H. Smith, presi- dent, and other officials of the LOuis- vile and Nashville railroad to answer questions propounded by the inter state commerce commission regarding it's political contributions.
 The court held the commission has
 the right to know about such con- tributions, not because of their polit-
 ical nature but because they affect
 questions of the reasonableness of
 rates and important questions of rail-
 road accounting.
 Mr. Smith refused several months
 ago to answer questions of Joseph w.
 Folk, counsel for the commission in
 an inquiry into the affairs of the
 Louisville and Nashville and Nash
 vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail-
 roads based upon a senate resolution.
 A series of questions dealing with al legged political contributions was sub nitted approved by Chairman Meyer
 of the commission. and unanswered by MT. Smith on the advice of counsel. r Recourse to the courts was had by the commission and both sides pre- sented briefs and argued the merits orally. The commission contended
 that it was vital to proper enforce
 ment of the law to regulate commerce
 that it have authority to obtain full information regarding a carriers ex- penditures. The railroad denied the existence of such broad authority and
 asserted that the investigation was inspired by political considerations.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

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