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New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
Empty Passenger Train Runs Down Freight Stalled on Tracks ENGINEER STICKS TO POST
Is Hurled From Cab and Found Un- conscious-Ffreman Jumps to Safety Train Is Said to Have Been Behind in Schedule Fifteen Minutes.

Bristol, Aug. 11.-Three persons were severely injured in a rear end collision between a stalled freight train and a suburban passenger train On the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad about half a mile west of the local station today. The injured were members of the train crews. There were no passengers on the suburban train as it was re- turning from the Terryville loop pre- paratory to starting it's regular Bris- tGl to Hartford trip.
 The injured: Charles Brown, engi- neer of the passenger train, badly cut and bruised and possibly internally hurt; James Brown, conductor of the freight, leg severely injured; T. V. Koch, a f1agman, dead -heading' home on the freight, cut and bruised.
 Accident on Curve
 The accident happened on a curve The freight train had broken in two, which brought it to stop. Accord ing to the stories of the trainmen, be- fore the freight's f1agman had chance to run back to protect his train the passenger bore down upon it around the curve, ripping into the two cabooses on the rear.
 Engineer Brown stuck to his post and was hurled from the cab by the force of the impact. He was picked up unconscious and aft ter being given first aid was sent to a hospital in Hartford His fireman jumped just before the crash and escaped practi- cally unhurt. The other men injured were in the rear caboose. Other train men were in the caboose but escaped harm.
 The forward part of the collidins engine was badly dama ged and the two caboOses wrecked. Traffic the east bound track was blocked for a c considerable time and it was neces- sery to use the west bound track for traffic both ways until the obstru ction was removed. The passenger train, it was said, was fifteen minutes behind its schedule.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
SAVED ON BRINK OF GRAVE
Peddler Confesses to Double Murder For Which Charles F. StieIow Was Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair.

Little Valley, N. Y, Aug. 11--Irving King, the itinerant peddler, who is all leged to have confessed the murder of Charles B. Phelps, the West Shelby farmer, and his housekeeper, Margaret Wolcott, for which Charles F. StieloW is now under sentence of death at Sing Sing after numerous repr1eVeS, will be turned over to the authorities of Orleans county whenever request is made for him, Sheriff Nichols Of Cattaraugus county said today.
 Affidavits covering the confession alleged to have been made last night were being drawn up today and will be placed in the hands of District Attor- ney Knickerbocker of Orleans county, who prosecuted Stielow. The confes- sion also is said to clear Nelson Green, StielOw's nephew, who was given a twenty year term for complicity in the murders.
 Kings alleged confession is said to involve Auburn prisoners in the mur- ders.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
ALLIES STRANGLING TEUTON HOSTS ON SOMME AND ALON
 EXTENSIVE LINE IN GALLO
MYSTERIOUS WIRELESS
 MAY BE FROM BREMEN
Sender of Aerogram Refuses
 to Reveal Identity or Ship.

New York, Aug. 1.-Two strang< wireless calls for "telefunken'' sta tion, New York, heard at Sandy Hook between 1 and 3 o'clock this morn ing, and the refusal of the sender to disclose his identity although ques- toned by the shore stations, led to the belief that the call might be from the German submarine Bremen. This could not be verified. The caller signed his message with the signal ID B U" which is the private signal of the North German Lloyd steamer Breslau believed to be tied up in the port of New Orleans. The mysterious caller would say only that he was on board a coal steamer. All German ships before the war used the tele- funken call.
 The first of the wireless flashes was received at 1:50 a. m., and the sender was told by the shore stations that the telefunken stal'On was then closed An hour later the sender asked the shore station at Sea Gate to ascertain when the telefunken sta ton would be opened.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
13 NEW CASES IN STATE
Dr. Black Making Efforts to Trace History of Each Infantile Paralysis Illness With Help of Health Officers.

Hartford, Aug. 11.-Thirteen new cases of infantile paralysis were re- ported to the state health board to- day, four from Bridgeport four from Stamford, and one each from Ansonia, Huntington, Salem, Colchester and Waterford. The total in the state is new 251.
 Dr. J. T.. Black forwarded to all the local health officers in the state today blank forms to be given to physicians for history of each infantile paraly- sis case reported. These blanks when filled, are to be returned to local health officers and then to the state authorities, the envelopes being franked for that purpose, through ar arrangements with .he federal author ities. Information, particularly, Is asked of cases traCeable to New York city.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
HUGHES BREAKING DOWN
Candidate So Hoarse Last Night He Was Forced to Pause in His Speech for Moments at a Time.

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 11.-Charles E. Hughes, republican nominee for pres ident, left Fargo early today on a re- Vised schedule that will enable him to deliver an evening address at Billings, Montana, tonight.
 The strain of campaigning has af- fected the nominees voice, which was so hOarse at times during his speech here last night that he had to stop frequently for a few seconds at a time. Consequently there will be few speeches from the train. The ride across the North Dakota Plains to the Montana line is to be broken by a series of short stops. The first of these is at Bismark for ten minutes. At Mandan and at Dickinson two minute stops are on the schedule. At MedOra, where Theodore Roosevelt spent part of his early life on ranch, five minute stop is to be made. Two minute stops are scheduled at Glendive, Miles City and FOrsythe, Mont. The party is due in Billings at 7:30 tonight.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
RETURN PROPERTIES.
Carranza to Give Back All SeQueStrat-
 ed by Government.

Paris, Aug. II, Il a. m.-Con- firmation was given today by Juan AzcOna, financial agent in Paris of the Carranza regime, of a Mexico City despatch in the Figaro to the effect that the Mexican government has de- c1ded to return sequestrated proper ties taken from supporters of previ- ous governments, subject to any civil responsibilities which may have been incurred.
 The despatch says this will tend to unite the various elements in Mexi- co for the restoration of normal con- ditions.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
French Open Bombardment.

Paris, Aug. II, noon.-The Ere have opened a heavy bombardmen German positions north of the Som according to an official statement sued by the war office today.
 On the left bank of the Mouse French took some prisoners in a on German trenches east of Hill On the right bank of the Mouse th was sllirmishing with grenades ab the Thiaumont Work. On the rest the front cannonading was intern tent.
 The statement follows:
 North of the Somme our artillI directed a destructive fire against defenses of the enemy. In the cou| of our operations we took prisonl and captured two machine guns in small wood northeast of Hardecour1
 "On the left bank of the Mel (Verdun frOnt) we made surprise tack on a German trench eaSt or T BOA and brought back prisoners. the right bank of the river there VI the usual artillery fighting, as well skirmishing with grenades northWI of ThiaumOnt Work.
 "On the night of Aug. 9-1O FTenI aerial squadrons bombarded the ra way station and barracks at Vouzic1 and the station at Bazincourt."
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
DEADLOCK BLOCKS EFFORTS
 OF MEDIATORS TO PREVENT
 NATIONALRAILROADSTRJKE
HUGHES BADLY ADVISED.
 THINKS MAYOR QUIGLEY
Believes Redfield Durand Controversy Is Poor Cam
 paign Material.

In discussing the national political
 situation this morning, Mayor G. A.
 QGigley freely expressed his criticism
 Of the cam paign methods which are
 being adopted by the republican pres idential candidate, Charles E. Hughes, in attacking the democratic adminis- tratfon especially in relation to the Kedfeld-Durand controversy. The mayor says he is a great disciple of constructive criticism and always makes it a strong point that he is will ing at all times to bear with attacks on his administration of that charac- ter, taking the attitude that he is will ing to s'be shown.'' But the Hughes fire he regards in the nature of de- structive criticism.
 In the mayors opinion Mr. Hughes was a much stronger man when nom- mated in Chicago last June than at the present stage of the campaign. He is being badly advised by someone, argues the mayor and it is up to the republican campaign managers to get out of the tangle before it assumes more serious proportions. Attacks of this character, regardless of the mer- its of the question, are always bad in a big political campaign and can only hurt the attacking party, in the opin- ion of Mayor Quigley.
 The mayor incidentally declared himself a staunch Hughes man and stated his intention of voting for the presidential candidate in the fall, but concluded with the as- sertion that the men in charge of the rational campaign should change their tactics and advise MT. Hughes to @;,,+ Iii ;,, Mayor Quigley thinks Hughes loomed big when he was named for the presi- dency and coming from the supreme bench of the United States carried 1 eight and influence that he is lia bIe | 70 lose rapidly in stopping to the petty l in vogue in small town poli- ics
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
Fitzgerald Points to Beneficial
 Laws and Country's Prosperity COMPARES LARGE PARTIES
Temporary Chairman of New York State Conference, Says Administra- tiOn Has Done More Than Had Been Accomplished in Two Decades.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Aug. H. unStinted praise of the Wilson admin 1stration and a sCathing denunciation of the alleged extravaganza and in competence of the republican admin 1stratiOn of state affairs were voiced Ky Representative John J. Fitzgerald Of Brooklyn, temporary chairman of the informal state conference of the democratic party here today. The democratic party in three years, he said, had enacted for the nation "mor progressive, remedial and beneficial legislation than had been perfected previously in any two decades"
 This included the constitutional amendments for the direct election of senators and the levying of a tax upon incomes, the Underwood tariff law, the federal reserve act, the good roads law, the agricultural cooperative ex- tension act, the Clayton act and the antl-lnjunction law.
 Challenges Hughes Statement.
 MT. Fitzgerald denied the assertions of Charles E. Hughes, republican can dldate for president, that the country IS enjoying only temporary prosper lty. He declared that exports have virtually doubled since the advent of the Wilson administration. He quoted figures to show that new textile mills are under construction, that many wage increase have been reported, and that bank resources and deposits have increased greatly. This condi- ton, he said, was due chiefly to the belief of the people that the affairs of the nation were in safe hands and that there was no fear of the country Eeing plunged into war
 After reviewing the accomplish ments of the democratic party while in control of state affairs. Mr. Fitz- gerald declared that during the past two years of state administration "the republican party had not to it's credit a single important enactm ent benef- cial to the state. The imposition of a direct tax of s2O, ,O00, 900 was necessi- tated," he said, "because of an un- pardonabI error of $18,OO0,0 900 in the preparation of the budget''
 He asserted that the republican state administration had been waste full and eXtraVa gant.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
CHILD CRUSHED BY AUTO.
Wanders Into Street While Mother
 Puts Baby to Sleep.

Hartford, Aug. 11.-While Mrs. John Chiesa of Park avenue, just over the West Hartford town line, was put ting her baby to sleep this morning, her little son, John, three and half years old, wandered out into the street and was run down and instantly killed by an automobile truck, driven by Wesley Parkhurst. The driver claims he did not see the child until it was too late.
 Parkhurst, whose home is in Alt man, N. Y, had secured employment with West Hartford farmer as a driver yesterday. He had a New York license, but when arrested by the West Hartford police, had no Connecticut license.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
Practically Decides to Make
 Speaking Tour to Pacific
HAS MANY INVITATIONS
Possibility of Congress Extending Session Beyond September Pre- vents Definite Campaign Plans Wants to Remain At CaSitol.

Washington, Aug. 11.-President Wilson practically has decided to make a speaking trip across the con- tinent, No details of the tour have been arranged but 1t was understood today that his itinerary would be worked out within the rAxt few weeks.
 The presidents advisers have been urging him to make a number of speeches but he had been withholding a decision until the work of congress had progressed further. It was known definitely today, however, that if present plans were carried out the president would go to the Pacific coast
 Senator Phelan today invited the president to speak in California some time during the campaign but was told no definite plans could be taken up for at least two weeks.
 One of the suggestions for the pro- posed trip is for the president to re- view some of the troops on the bor- der but no decision on that has been reached.
 Has Many Invitations.
 Invitations from all parts of the country are before the president, but none will be accepted until they have been gone over carefully by Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of the dem- ocratic national committee, and other democratic leaders. The possibility that congress may remain in session after Sept. J is preventing the presi dent from making any definite cam paign plans. He wants to make no lcng trips from Washington until after adjournment although he has accepted an invitation for a brief visit to St. Louis Sept 20.
 The president will do much cam paigning at his su>~1ner home at Long Branch, N. J., where he will receive delegations.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
TEUTON SUCCESS IN AIR
British War Vessels of Flemish Coast and Russian Aviation Station off
 Gulf of Riga BOmbarded.

Berlin, Aug. Il, via London, 1.07 D. m.-Successful attacks by German air squadrons on British war vessels off the Flemish coast and on Russian aviation stations on the Island of Oesel off the Gulf of Riga are an nounc>>l in an admiralty statement issued today as follows:
 "A squadron of our seaplanes on the afternoon of August g success fully attacked with bombs British monitors and light forces off the Flemish coast, obtaining several defin- itely established hits.
 "On the same day the Russian aero plane stations at Aerensburg and Le- bara, on the Island of Oesel were at tackled by several German air squad rons with good results; a number of hits being observed. An aeroplane shelter building was badly damaged the roof collapsng. Of the enemy planes which ascended for the de- fense. one was obliged to descend.
 "Despite the heavy fire of the Brit ish and Russian forces all the aero- planes returned undamaged."
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
Russians Capture Town.

Petrograd, Aug. II, via London 5:25 D. m.-The Russians are advanc ing on the Sereth River, in Galicia the war office announced today. They have also entered the town of Mona terzyslla. northwest of Stanislau.
 Fighting is continuing in Moneter- zkska.
 The Russians have reached the Dniester south of Marimpol which IS eight miles southeast of the important town of Halicz. They also have ad- vanced to the right bank of the By stritza River, a branch of the Dnies-
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New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
co. + ARRESTS MFXTCANS.

Nogales Arizona, Aug. 11.-While doing guard duty at Camp Little yes terday, Company E of New Britain, Conn.,. rounded up a gang of Mexicans who were found proving about the camp. It was thought that the men were bandits but they proved to be Mexican cattlemen looking for stray stock The event showed the extreme care with which the camp is being guarded.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
CITY COURT CASES.
Case in Which Fraud is Charged As-
 > signed for Trial on Wednesday.

the city court this morning, Le James T. Meskill assigned the If Perzanoski vs. Perzanoski for pm Wednesday morning at 10 Kirkham & Cooper appear defendant and Attorney A. A. rg represents the plaintiff. The one to recover claims which hdant declares are fraudulent
 case of Benjamin Marholin table Fred Wrinkle, in which 1tiff claims that the constable goods he had no right to lsed to give them up, the de- has been ordered to file a and answer in a week or be Id. A. A. Greenberg appears plaintiff and Berman & Ber- Hartford represent the de- br Greenberg, representing Brothers in their suit against Haven road, has been ordered brief within a week.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Money, Clothing and Shoes Taken by
 Unknown Crook.

New London, Aug. 11.-George &. Clark, of Amherst, Mass, a passenger on the steamship Chester w. Chapin from New York City to this place last night, shared his stateroom with a. stranger and as a result was beaten to unconsciousness and robbed of money, clothes and shoes.
 Clark's companion left an old suit of clothes in place of the suit. He was able to furnish little description of the man.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
COST OF FLOUR INCREASES
Advance in Price Ranges from Sev- enty to Eighty Cents Per Barrel, Due to Higher Price for Wheat

New York, Aug. 11.-Flour sold in the New York market today at $5 to $9 a barrel, advance of seventy to eighty cents a barrel, as a result of an increased price of wheat.
 One miller said there was consid- erable old flour in the hands of job bers which was still selling at prices prevailing before the advance. The price of bread here has not yet been increased.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
THREE W0RKMEN KILLED
Forty Pounds of Gun Powder Ex- pIOdes in Rchydrating Press in Du POnt COmpany's Plant.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 11.-An ex- plosion which blew out a cylinder on a rehydrating press at the DuPont Powder Company's plant at Carney's Point, N. J., today killed three work men and injured two others.
 The press contained forty pounds of gun cotton.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
ATTACKED.

s. Aug. II, 11:50 D. m.-An at
 by Anglo-French forces on the Irians at Doiran, forty miles |iwest of Saloniki, Is reported in Twas dispatch from Saloniki. The occupied the Doiran Railway on and neighboring hill.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
PRESIDENT MAY BE
 ASKED TO INTERVENE
Commissioner Hanger Insists Change in Plans Should Not Be Considered of Any Important Significance Employers Reported Determined Not to Grant Demands, But Willing to Arbitrate With Men.

New York, Aug. 11.-After delib- erating the greatest part of the night ~s Commissioners William A. Chambers, Martin A. Knapp and G. w. w. Hang CT of the United States board of me- diation and conciliation, were today no nearer a solution of the dead lock- in the dispute between the four railroad brotherhoods of the country and their employers than they were wyesterday. The efforts of the media tors to avert a national railroad strike were virtually at a halt. due to the fact, it was reported, that the rail- roads refuse to grant any concession other than arbitration. while the men persist in their firm stand for the unequivocal granting of their de- mands for an eight hour day and time and 8 half overtime.
 A formal request for twenty-four hours delay in the negotiations was made by the federal board to the union men today when they assem- bled at their meeting hall prepared to receive the mediators, and it was reported that the board. unless there was an unexpected change in the sit
 
 suggest to President Wilson that he intervene.
 Says Delay Has No Significance.
 MT. Hanger, who appeared at the meeting to ask for the delay took pains to point out, however, that no particular significance should be at tached to the sudden change in their plans.
 m nTl1h 'that the question at issue involves hundreds of railroads and thousands of men and the mediators cannot ar rive at a judicious conclusion as to the merits in the case until they have thoroughly assimilated the situation
 MT. Hanger added that the board expected to continue its deliberations throughout the day and that by night fall some decision might be reached Rs to the time of the next meeting with one or the other side in the dispute.
 Will Not Wait Long.
 we do not intend," said W. s. Stone chief of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers ito wait very long on the mediators. The temper of the men is such that they would not have waited a minute if we had not persuaded them to give the me- diators a chance. Personally, I do not care to carry the strike vote around in my pocket for any extend ed period. It is like stick of dyna- mite'
 Since it's organization in 1913, ~through an act of congress. and up to September 20, 1915, the board has sat on forty-seven controversies be- tween railroads and their employees. Tn every instance the board has suc- ceeded in securing an ultimate ad- justment of the differences, thirty nine cases having been settled by . mediation alone, and eight by arbi- tration.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11

Waterbury, Aug. 1.-Two new cases of infantile paralysis were re- ported to the Waterbury health de- partment today, making the total number of cases in Waterbury three. One of the victims, Rose Salvio, a nine months old infant, has been ill with the disease for two weeks and a doctor was not called by her parents until yesterday. The other new vic tim, Irma Wallace, 4, of 4O3 Willow street, has been under health depart ment surveillance for several days
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11
PARALYSIS DECLINES
Thirty one Victims Die in Twenty
 four HOurs-SOuth Carolina Places

New York, Aug. 11.-The epidemic of infantile paralysis showed another slight decline today and health eX- perts who are fighting the scourge here were more hopeful that the cool spell which struck the city yesterday would materially check the spread of the plague. The daily bulletin of the health department shows that during the 24 hour period which ended at 10 a. m., thirty-one children died of the disease and 165 new cases were reported in the five boroughs of New York city. Yesterday thirty eight children died of the plague and 175 were stricken.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11

Columbia, $. C., Aug. 1.-The state board of health today prohibited children under 16 years of age from travelling on railroads without a health certificate, as a precaution to prevent the spread of infantile parE alysis, of which there have been thirty-f1ve cases and five deaths re- gently in the state.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-11

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