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New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
BOPP'S PROMOTION
PLANNED BY KAISER
German Consul, Convicted of Neu'
trality Violation to Be Honored
at Expiration of Term.

San Francisco, Jan. 27-Franz Bopp
former German counsel general here,
recently convicted of neutrality v1o-
lation and sentenced to three years
imprisonment will be given promo
ton on his return to Germany, &C
cording to a declaration made here by
Erich Zoefell acting German counsel
general TO large groups of Germans
gathered last night to celebrate the
emperor's birthday. &@
Bopp received an enthusiastic re-
ception from his ,countrymen when he
took the platform to Introduce Zoe
fell, his successor. - t.. I'D.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
utah CAVALRYMEN
IN BORDER Fight
Reported Engaged in Battle With
Mexican Soldiers
REINF0RCEMENTS ARE SENT

Civilians Being Held in Reserve by
Regular Army Oficer-Mexicans
Open Fire on American Cowboys
Rounding Up Cattle.
Tucson, Ariz.. Jan. 27.-It is re-
ported that fighting is in progress
close to the International line, be-
tween American cowboys reinforced
by troopers from Utah: and Mexican
soldiers.
It is said both sides exchanged vol
leys and that the fighting still con-
tinues.
AS near as is known no American
troops have been wounded.
Reinforcements From Noga1es.
It is also reported that reinforce
ments for the American troops have
been dispatched from Nogales.
American civilians are being kept
back from the scene OF the fighting
by Lieut.. Arms, who is holding them
in reserve. A party Of civilians,
headed by N. G. Bernard, Nrancher
and county supervisor, left Arivaca
at dawn for the scene of the fighting,
which Is seventy-f1ve miles from Tue
son. TF
Firing kept up until 2 o'clock this
morning when the cavalry men in the
ranks we're relieved by a detachment
from Arivaca where the Utah troops
have been stationed.
The Mexican soldiers opened fire
on American cowboys who were try
ing to round up herd of cattle on
the American side, it is alleged.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Stockholm, Jan. -, via London,
1858 D. m.--The Aftonbladt says tho
authorities III Nittandi, on the Fin
nish frontier, have arrested II party
Of four men for attempting to Sn.ug
gle nitro-glyeerine and other oNpio-
sivcS as we'll as arms and amnllnl-
ton across the frontier in L sleigh
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
p q. CLERK IN COURT.

Hartford, Jan. 27.-John w. Xiii
err, a post office clerk in Stamford,
before U. S. Commissioner Richard
Carroll today, accused Of embexi
ment from the mails and was held
der 1000 bond for the February te
of the U. s. court. He is charged "
taking u pair of cuff buttons from
mails and selling them for old ~
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
DESTROYER DAMAGED.
Simpsons Deck Rakcd by Spar of
Motor Bark

New York, Jan. 27.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Sampson
was in collision last night off Ambrose
Channel with the motor bark Que
Willy and received damage from a
spar which swept the destroyer's
decks and injured her gun carriages.
The Sampson is now at the New York
navy yard.
The Quevilly is at quarantine show
ing dents in her port bow plates.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
WATCHMAN FINED $500.

New Haven, Jan. 27.-The ma
mum fine of $500 was imposed in
city court today for breach Of
peace, the defendant being Patr
Clifford, a railroad Waterman, w
in chasing away boys who W
hopping freishts, shot at them {
wounded one of their number Chr
mas day.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
WILSON CABLES KAISER.
Congratulates Him OH His Eli
eighth Birthday.

Washington, Jan. 27.--Presid
Wilson today cabled Emperor v
liam formal congratulations on
fifty eighth anniversary of his bi
as is the custom on the birthdays
all fo9eign sovereigns. "a.
Secretary Lansing and his tn
chief assistants left their congratu
tions at the German embassy.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Vessels Forbidden to Ply Between
Foreign Ports.

Madrid, via Paris, Jan. 27.-King
Alfonso has signed a decree prohibit
ing Spanish ships from plying be-
tween foreign ports. All voyages
must begin or end in Spain.
The decree also requires that the
approval of the ministry of public
works be obtained to all sales of ships
between Spanish subjects. Heavy
penalties are provided for ingrations
Of the decree.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
REVENUE BILL IN.

Washington, Jan. 27.--The new
revenue bill framed by the house
ways and means committee democrats
and ratified by caucus action last
night was introduced today by ma
joritv leader Kitchin. The bill al
ready has been made public.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
MORE SMALLPOX.
Father, Mother and Five Children
Stricken.

Mystic, Jan. 27.-Seven more cases
of smallpox have developed in the
town of Stonington, as reported by
health officer c. F. Congdon, In the
family of Erastus Main.
The father. mother and five chill
dren are sick from the varioloid form
of the disease. These cases have
been traced to Edward Nichol, now
at memorial hospital in New London
with the disease.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Aguillar to Run for Governor.

Quetero, Jan. 27.--Forcign Mini,
Aguillar said today that he had b
officially informed that GEM
Pershing had sent number of md
trucks, loaded with military eqq
ment, out of Mexico.
In reference to his candidacy
governor CT the state of Vera CT
Senior Aguillar said that he 4
wished to resign from the foreign
flee and give UP his commission
general Of division, as he was oppo
to military domination and desired
enter the campaign as a, civilian.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
BLIZZARD IN ALASKA
Worst Storm in History of Juneau
District.

Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 27.-One of
the worst snow storms ever expert
enced in this part of Alaska is raging
Already the mountains near Juneau
have more snow on them than in
many years and snow slides have been
frequent during the last few days.
Two men lost their lives in a slide
yesterday and mine property was
damaged to the extent of many thou
sands of dollars.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
ELECTORAL VOTE TELLERS.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Speaker
Clark today appointed Representative
Rucker (Mssour) democrat and
Mapes (Michigan) republican as the
house tellers for the count of electoral
votes at the joint session of congress
Or, February a.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
RESOLUTIONS ON MAYOR RICE.

MlddletOWn, Jan. 21.-ReSOlutiOnS
on the death of Mayor Frank j.
Rice, Of New Haven were adopted by
the mayors association before ad-
journment Harold M. Mech, Of
Middletown was chosen president to
fill the unexpired term of Mayor Rice
and Ernest D. Rogers, mayor of New
London, was made vice president.
The annual meeting in June will be
in New London.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
PLOT UNEARTHED TO BLOW UP TWO
OF RUSSIAS AMMUNITION STATIONS

for the purpose Of blowing up The
Russian ammunition depots at Ski
bottom and Rovunieni.
The police seized more than 400
pounds Of explosives packed IL Tins
labelled preserved fruit The men
arrested, the newspaper says, include
swedish count, German clergy-
man and German engineer.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
N. Y. MOOSE MEET
Progressiyes Who Refused to Jump
Through Hoop When Old Guard
Snapped Whip Gather at Albany.

Albany, Jan. 27.-Representative
of the faction of the progressive par
ty which refused to amalgamate with
either the republican or democratic
parties last fall met here today to
perfect plans to organize in this state
as part of the proposed national
movement recently authorized by
Matthew Hale of Massachusetts,.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Rcinforcements Start.

Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 27.-F. Troop Of
the First Utah cavalry, sixty men in It,
is on the way today from here to the
Arivaca district south of Ruby,
Arizona on the border, to reinforce
Utah cavalrymen who have been ex-
changing shots at long range with
Mexicans who were in a brush with
American cowboys yesterday
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
POLAND WANTS GOLD
Newspapers Publish Appeal to Citizens
to Contribute According to Means
to Public Treasury.

London, Jan. 27.-A Rotterdam
despatch to the Exchange Telegram
company says the Polish papers I'M
der the German censorship have ap-
pealed to the Polish nation for gold.
The papers suggested that the Po-
lish treasury can be replenished by
gifts given by every Pole according to
his means. 1t is also announced that
a loan probably will be launched in
which the gold will be exchanged for
notes
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Berlin. Jan. 81, by wireless to Say
ville.-The German operations south
west of Riga, are meeting with sue
cess writer's the military critic of the
Overseas News agency in his review
today of military conditions in that re-
gion.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
RAN ON SWISS EXPORTS.

Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 27.-It is
announced that the German frontier
will continue closed to Swiss exports
until January 80. Fresh vegetables
alone are allowed to pass.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
ANfUNDsEN GOES TO NORWAY

New York, Jan. 27.-Roald Amund-
sen, south pole explorer, sailed today
for Christiania Norway, to witness the
Y .unching there of his new ship, on
which he will enter north polar
regions to make scientific investiga-
lions,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
FRENCH UNABLE TO
DRIVE TEU7ONS OUT
Attack at Verdun Breaks
Down-Russians Still
Held Back.

Berlin, Jan. 81 by wireless to Say
ville.-A new attack was made by the
French on the Verdun front. near
Hill 304, early this morning the war
office reports. The attack broke down
with heavy losses.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
New Bedford Has 100000 Fire.

New Bedford, Jan. 27.-The finish
ing and drying department of the
Taunton New Bedford Copper manu-
featuring companys plant here was
burned today. The loss is about
100000.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
1S DIE IN COLLISION
Fifty Injured When Passenger Train
Between Bourges and Paris Crashes
Into Freight Cars.

Paris, Jan. 27.-Eighteen persons
have been killed and fifty injured
through a collision between the Bour-
ges-Paris express and freight train
at Chateauneuf.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Jassy, Rumania, via London, Jan.
81, 12:45 p. m.-Rumanian troops IL.
the last two weeks have made sub.
stantial progress in Moldavia the war
office announced.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Paris Jan. 27.-Vigorous artillery
fighting occurred last night on the
Verdun front in the region Of Eparges
and Hill 304. German defense works
were subjected to an intense fire.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Berlin, Jan. 81, by wireless to Say
ville.-The Russians have reinforced
their lines east of the river IA, but the
fresh forces brought up were Of no
avail in helping the Russians to regain
ground taken in the German attacks.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Berlin, Jan. ~, by wireless to Say
ville.-Raiding operations have taken
place along the Rumanian front In the
course Of which one hundred prison
ers were taken by the German forces.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
REsERVIsTs DISSOLVED

Athens, Tuesday, Jan. %, via Lon
don, Jan. 27.-King Constantine to-
morrow will make public a decree
dissolving the league of reservists.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Fire Hydrants Frozen.

The fire is said to have started in
the j. G. McCreery five and ten cent
store shortly after midnight, but gave
the firemen no concern until shortly
after 4 o'clock when it had eaten it's
Firemen were seriously handicapped
by the severe cold, 1t having been nee
essary to carry hot water from neigh
boring restaurants to thaw street hy-
~ drants before streams under pressure
were available. Mise -
The fire swept down Fifth avenue
from Smithfield street toward Wood
street and drove scores of guests from
their rooms in the Newell hotel
Flames Leap Across Street
At one time the flames leaped across
( Diamond street and damaged the SOL
tmon department store and the Har-
ris theater, but were soon extin-
guished. 1t then became evident that
if the firewall which formed the west
and south sides of the Grand Opera
house would hold, the fire could be
confined within h~,nds that would
permit the savin sot less than half
the square. - ...
The buildings were among the old
est in the business section, with the
exception of the Grand Opera house,
which was modern in every way. The
principal losses, it is stated, will fall
on the Frank & Seder company, the
Hillon company and the Davis Enter
prise. which owned and operated the
opera house.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Troops Start Long March frq
COlOnia Dublan As Advance
Guard Of Expedition
OUTLAWS ARMY KEEPS AT
SAFE DISTANCE IN REA

s1stance at Ell Valla After AND
cans Leave-Mystery in Resigned
OF Lieut.. Col. Cloman, Former NJ
tary Attache at American Embd
in London.
I'll Paso, Jan. 27.-American tro|
started north from the field he
quarters at Colonia Dublan at d.
today according to reports al
Columbus, N. M, brought here ed
today by passengers arriving overla
The troops which left were believed
be the advance guard of the punt
expedition.
Villa followers were moving in
wake Of the American army expo
ton army forces as they withd1
from Ell Vale, San Joaquin
CHARGES, according to a report
ceived here from previously reid
sources. They are at. a safe distal
it was said.
From this same source 1t 4
learned that the Villa troops met n
no resistance at Ell Vale, where 4
appeared after the American trd
had left.
The American troops OH the ma
included cavalry and artillery
companied by motor lorries
wagon trains.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
WEATHER.

Hartford. Jan. 2G.-For
Hartford and vicinity: Fair.
continued cold, tonight and
Saturday. Fresh westerly
winds. r"...
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Ldeutcnant's Resignation a Mystl

San Francisco. Jan. 27.-Lieut.
Sydney Cloman, Twelfth, United std
infantry, now stationed at Nogai
Ariz.. and formerly military attal
of the American emf assy at Lond
has resigned from the army and
resignation has been excepted
President Wilson.
No reason was gwen for the rel
nation. f
New Britain herald., 1917-01-27
Department Store, Clothing Store,
Grand Opera House and Dozen
Other Buildings Destroyed
MANY FIREMEN INJURED;
LOSS ABOUT &,ooo,ooo
Hot Water Carried From Restaurants
When Hydrants Are Found Frozen
FLAMES Span Street But Arc En-
tingIished-Started in Five and Ten
Cent Store But Was Not Thought
Serious. sJs

Pittsburgh, Jan. 27.-Fire which
: swept through a section of the retail
business district here today destroyed
the Frank & Seder department store,
the Grand Opera House, the Hillon
Clothing company and a dozen or
moro smaller buildings with a loss es-
timated at from $3,000,000 to $4,000
900. -Four f1remen were seriously
hurt and dozen or more 50 badly in
jured that they were removed to hos
pitfalls. Tt appeared for a time as
though the fire would sweep the en-
tire business section but heavy fire
walls, built in anticipation of such an
eventuality, finally stayed the progress
of the flames which ate through the
hundreds of tons of merchandise piled
in the stricken buildings.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

tory was launched by the Germans,
and, although the French on the left
and the British on the right fell back,
the Canadians stayed where they were
put.
Right here I al mention something
which will give you an Idea why de-
scriptions of this war don't describe 1t.
During the first gas attack the Cana
dians, choking to death and falling
over each other I'm a fight against a
new and unheard of terror In warfare,
found a way-the Lord only knows
who first discovered 1t and how he
happened to do tito stay through a
gas cloud and come out alive. 1t isn't
pretty to think of, and it's like many
other things in this wal which you
can't even tell Of In print, because the
simple description would violate the
nice ethics about reading matter for
the public eye which have grown up In
long years of peace and traditional de-
cency. But this thing which you can't
describe NEAR just the difference be-
tween life and death to many of the
Canadians that first day of the gas.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

We learned more the first week of u
actual training In England than We
did from November to April In Cana
da. ! make this statement without
fear that any officer or man Of the
Canadian forces alive today viii dis
agree with me, and | submit 1t for the
thoughtful consideration OF the gen
tlemen who believe that our own
armies can be prepared for service
here at homo.
In this war every man has got to be
a specialist. He's got to know ms
thing better than anybody else except
those who have had intensive instruc-
ton in the same branch And, besides
that, he's got TO have effective general
knowledge OF all the specialties In
which his fellow soldiers have been
particularly trained. l can Illustrate
this. Immediately upon Dur return
from first leave In England we were
divided into sections for training In
eight sp~ecialties. They were Bombing,
shipping, scouting, machine gun fight
ing, signaling, trench mortar operation,
bayonet fighting and stretcher bearing.
] was selected for special training In
bombing, probably because ! was sup
posed, az an American and a baseball
player, to be expert In throwing. With
the other men picked for training III
the same speciality, I was Sent to AL
dershot, and there for three weeks,
twelve hours a day, ! threw bombs,
studied bombs, read about bombs, took
bombs to pieces TO see what made
them tick and put them together again
and did practically everything else
that you could do with a bomb, except
eat 1t.
Then l was ordered back along with
the other men who had gained this
intimate acquaintance with the entire
bomb family. and we were put to work
teaching the entire battalion all that
We had learned. When we were not
teaching ws were under instruction
ourselves by the men who had taken
special training In other branches.
Also at certain periods OF the day we
had physical training and rifle pfac-
tiea Up to the time OF our arrival IN
England intensive training had been
merely q fne phrase with ua- During
our stay there Il was q definite and
OFerpowering fact. Day and night we
tratDed, and day and night 1t xainad.
At 0 o'clock We wosld fan into our
txnks IN huts which hesd fxoan 0 half
. . whole plstcsl-frsas thartyI(to dr.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

NO. I-ln Training. How t0s men are
finally brought to b nrins lima A. de-
scrtption Of conditions that oar own boys
and their parents Will rsssd eagerly.
NO. The beaab Rsi&. Tns great prep
arstions and reSsssrsinS for this attack.
Volunteers for the Sob tassn behind tns
lns where shs German eFsncsss are exact
" reproduced. Tns days Of preparation.
Herutofors pnwrittsn dstssl OF modern
trench raids. This article coScludss with
the msn going cut 70 theS JOB.
no s.-Aovm tAs TsS sss Give En-
Heslr The Engitsh TommTs battle cry
az he breaks from his trench. The bomb
raid and what happened. OK sixty that
started forty six failed to sstHrn because
the Germans had prepared and mined the
trench. Graphic. description Of Sergeant
Mcr1intocks terrible experience,
NO. A-ahiftea to Tie Sssms. Sergeant
AsCgiatock sakss part In shs greatest OF
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

all battles and tells OF the he'll Of T. ~Ths
front In Belgium was really q rest sector
In comparison with t." he says. The s1-
tsnsive preparations OF tbs Siiies for open
warfare afterward abandoned because o9
the failure OF expected Developments.
NO, b-Wounded Ia Aenps, This article
describes the terrible tight, the dead and
dying, the loss Of a pal and the Anal fall
ing % McClintook IN No Mans Lana. Sim
ply told, II h one OF the most remArkanis
descriptions Of Q battle By . participant
ever put together,
NO. &-Decoratsd POI Brsveryi Hens
snd uacie Sam. This concluding article o.
the series relates Ia detail how England
cares Tor the wounded. How tho king and
queen came TO the bed Of an American
boy and decorated him IN q London hos
pit1l Tor s~ailantry. Interesting. intimate
and amusing incidents told by and d khs
| wounded TommIss. Trying to nEht for
tnele Sam.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

Metagama. A British cruiser escorted
US until we We're 400 miles off the coast
of Ireland. Then each ship picked up
a destroyer which had come out to
meet her. At that time a notice was
posted IN the purser's Office informing
us that we were In the war zone and
that the ship would not stop for any
thing, ever for a man overheard. That
day a soldier fell off the Metagama
with 500 In his pocket, and the ship
never even hesitated. They left him
where he had no chance In the world
to spend his money.
make a Break"
Through my training In the Y. NJ.
l., / was able to read semaphore sig
nails, and l caught the message from
the destroyer which escorted us. 1t
read:
Each ship for herself now. Make
a breakT'
We beat the other steamers of our
convoy eight hours in getting to the
dock In Liverpool, and, according to
ia SCCAlCd W bC lhC iV6oAdA - DtEih
Of our operations at thai time, we
were the last to disembark.
The majority of our fellows had new
er been IN England before, and they
looked on our travels at that time as
a fine lark. Everybody cheered and
laughed when they busted off one Of
those little toy trains and brought 1t
up to take us away In 1t. After we
were aboard of 1t we proceeded at the
dizzy rate of about four miles an hour,
and our regular company humorist-
no company complete without one
suggested that they We're afraid, Ii
they went any faster, they might run
off the island before they could. stop.
We were taken to Bramshott camp, In
Hampshire, twelve miles from the
Aldershot school Of command. The
next day we We're given kings leave"
eight days. with free transportation
anywhere in the British Isles. 1t is
the in%variable custom to give this sort
of leave to all colonial troops immedi-
ately upon their arrival In England.
However, in our case Ireland was bar
red. Just at that time Ireland was no
place for Il newly arrived Canadian
looking for sport
After that they really began to make
soldiers of lis. We thought our train
ing In Canada had amounted to some
thing. We found out that we might
as we'll have been playing croquet.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

~ 1a"' ~ " fIaa0 SaA . Si9
Painted Sign Above the German
Front Trench.
Official orders now tell every soldier
what he Is DO do with his handker-
chief or a piece of his shirt If he Is
caught in a gas attack without bis
mask.
The nearest I can come In print TO
telling you what the soldier is ordered
to do In this emergency Is to remind
you that ammonia fumes oppose chic
rine gns as a n~eutralizing agent and
that certain emanations OF the body
throw or ammonia fumes.
Now that I've told you how we got
from the Kni~ckerbocker bar and other
places to a situation which vas just
10 yards from the %intrenehed front
Of the German army In Belgium I
might as well add a couple OF details
about things which straightway put
fear OF God In our hearts. At day
break one Of our Fourteenth platoon
men, standing on the firing step, push
ed back bis trench helmet and remark
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03
"0vFR THERE
The Thrill and the He'll of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander McClintock Of Lex
ington, KY, and the Canadian Army Has
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells the Facts-Unadorn-
ed. Wounded, a Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Wa Invalided Home,
but Is Going "out There" Again to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His Allies. An In
spring, Interesting, Personal Narrative,
Full Of the Spirit and Atmosphere OF tho
Trenches in France.