Artillery Duels Mark Picardy Front At Oise Bank
Heavy artillery duels raged along the French Picardy front last night, chiefly on the southern bank of the Oise, with French patrols taking a few prisoners and German surprise attacks in the Argonne and Meuse repulsed. The German drive extended toward 95 miles of the front, from the Scarpe to near the Forest of St Gobain, as British and French lines faced intensified artillery and gas shelling between Lens and Armentieres.
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Paris
Picardy
Oise
French
War Office
Argonne
Meuse
Verdun Front
London
Scarpe
Forest of
St. Gobain
Moreuil
Somme
Waire
Corbie
Lens
L LaBassee Canal
Armentieres
Frank Charlton
I. N
la Bassee
Channel
Ise
Forest of St. Gobain
Corbie-Vaire
Amiens
Noyon
Lens la Bassee
Chauny
Pierre- Mande
Fosembray
Coucy Wood
Pierremande
Falembray
LaBassee Canal
lens-Bassee
Dunkirk
Calais
Boulogne
Ypres
Lens-LaBassee
French War Office
Washington Implements Wheat Flour Ban For Public Eateries
Washington announces a division of public eating places into no wheat and wheat bread serving categories to enforce a pledge by 500 hotel and restaurant men. First class eateries will face baking rules, inspections, and license revocation for violations. Wheat products limited to two ounces per diner where served.
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Washington
Germany Forces Spain Ships To Return To Port
Germany ordered ships from Spain loaded with supplies for General Pershing to return to port after clearing Spanish ports. The Spanish ambassador Senor Riano met with Counselor Frank L. Polk at the State Department to discuss the shipping agreement, officials would not comment on details.
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Pershing
Washington
Germany
General Pershin
France
Senor Riano
State Department
Frank L. Polk
Howevr
Ex Governor Weeks Visits Waterbury Ahead of Peace League Convention
Ex Governor Frank B Weeks of Middletown stopped in Waterbury on Thursday afternoon to meet with supporters about the upcoming League to Enforce Peace convention. The Philadelphia event mid May will debate policies to end the war by defeating Germany’s military power, with Taft presiding and speakers like Charles B Hughes and Harvard President Lowell among them.
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Weeks
Waterbury
Charles B. Hughes
Lowell
Harvard
Eagle Lock Company Strike at Terryville Plant
In Terryville on April 8 workers from polishing buffing plating and tin departments joined a general strike at Eagle Lock Company. A 15 percent wage increase and minimums of $4 for men $2 for women were presented and refused. Office business and shipping staff remained at work as strikers plan another mass meeting Wednesday morning.
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Eagle Lock Company
Terryville
North Church Notes Weekly Schedule of Activities
Monday 7 30 Girls club meeting at Red Cross rooms. Tuesday 7 30 service in parish house 7 30 Carne Diem Club meeting. Wednesday 7 30 service parish house topic The Crisis of the War. Thursday 2 o'clock Woman's Home Missionary society at Mrs Crittenden's Church street 7 15 Scouts 7 30 Committee of Safety 8 o'clock Young People's society social. Friday Campfire 7 o'clock.
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North Church Notes
Red Cross
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Young People’s Society
Appoints Delegates to National Charity Convention
Governor Holcomb announced a group of delegates to the national convention of charities and corrections in Kansas City from May 11 to 22. Named are Charles M Williams Meriden Caroline DeF Penni man and Dr C F Haviland Middletown John F Sanderson Mrs Mary Hall Rev John F Regan and David J Green Hartford Malcolm Nichols New London and George L Warren and Angus P Horne Bridgeport.
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Dr. Haviland
Hartford
Governor Holcomb
Meriden Mansion Robbed In The Bungalow In The Woods
Edgar C Wilson secretary of the Wirt & Knox Mfg Co Philadelphia reports his summer home The Bungalow in the Woods on Southington road near Pratt's corner was broken into and looted of more than 500 dollars worth of furnishings and food supplies. Twenty rugs including a bear rug valued at 100 dollars were stolen. Kaiser May Go To Roumania. The Hague April 8 The report that the Kaiser will go to Roumania within a few days aroused speculation as to his leaving the western front to maintain his military prestige with the German people.
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J Meriden
Meriden
Edgar C. Wilson
Wirt & Knox M.fg. Co
Philadelphia
Southington Road
Pratt’s Corner
Kaiser
Roumannia
the Hague
Roumania
Western Front
Ansonia Man Personal Crisis Reports
Ansonia April 8 The dead body of Andrew Martinez a member of a well known local tobacco firm was found hanging to a rafter in the attic of his home today. He had been in ill health for some time and had taken treatment at a sanitarium in Hartford. He was 60 years of age. He had been .
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Ansonia
Andrew Martinez
Hartford
Stage Set For Garabed Tests In Boston
Boston April 8 stage is set for the Garabed machine demonstration claimed to draw energy from the atmosphere without labor or expense. Garabed Giragassian says the device is rebuilt and final tests will occur next week before five government approved scientists. The interior department authorized the five scientists to judge the experiment with only two possible verdicts it works or has failed.
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Boston
Garabed
Garabed Giragassian
Giragassian
Mr. Giragassian
Lane
Department of the Interior
Washington
Obituary notices for Nellie Cotter Ruth Abel and John Russell
Funeral services were held for Nellie Cotter at St John’s Church after a morning Mass in Hartford. Pallbearers listed, burial in St John’s Cemetery. Ruth A N Abel, 24, died in Hartford with services in North Cromwell. John Russell, 33, died in Killingworth. funeral at home with burial in Stone House District cemetery.
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John Russell
New York
Killingworth
Stone House
Ireland
Edmund
Katharine Russell
Mrs Louise Stevens Dies at 69 in Durham
Mrs Louise A Stevens widow of Luzerne Stevens died at her Durham home at age 69 years two months and 14 days. She is survived by daughter Jennie Bristol of Killingworth four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Burlington
Henry Maturewitch
Eld
Louise A. Stevens
Louise A
Luzerne Stevens
Durham
Jennie Bristol
Killingworth
Funeral for Mrs Sarah Mason Taylor Held in South Farms
The funeral of Mrs Sarah Mason Taylor was held from her son Herbert L Taylor's home at 220 Main Street South Farms at 2 this afternoon. The Rev W D Beach officiated and interment followed at the old cemetery in Cromwell.
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Sarah Mason Taylor
Herbert L. Taylor
Main Street
South Farms
W. D. Beach
Cromwell
Mexican Runs Amuck On Chicago Pittsburg Express
Carmine Carzio a 60 year old Mexican terrorized passengers on the Chicago to Pittsburg Pennsylvania Railroad express. He barricaded himself in the baggage car and was shot by railroad detectives when challenged while cutting berth curtains with a long knife. Passengers were forced to jump for their lives as the train passed through local yards.
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Pittsburg
Carmine Carzio
Sunday Liberty Rally Draws Thousands in Rome Parade
Rome residents joined a Sunday rally at 6am on April 8 to back the third liberty bond issue despite opposition from the Rome ministerial association. A city parade led by a band drew thousands as the town surged with enthusiasm.
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Liberty Loan
Rome
D T
Interstate schedule deemed unjustifiable by ICC
Washington April 8 the inter state commerce commission ruled the Baltimore & Ohio proposed schedule as unjustifiable and would have raised rates on steel and iron from Baltimore and Washington to destinations served by the Southern railroad Next readings involve potential rate changes and carrier interconnections.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and
Southern Railroad
War machine going fast records show
Washington reports detail rapid expansion of U S war effort under President Wilson ten days into direct command. Troops, supplies, and munitions move by convoy system at unprecedented speed. shipping problem eased with more vessels in transport trade. No plan for Japanese invasion of Siberia. Vladivostok landing supported to protect life and property.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
War Department
Japan
Vladivostok
Siberia
Richter & Company Stock Quotations Hartford Listing
Stock quotations from Richter and Company bankers and brokers of New York Stock Exchange members located at Central Row Hartford Connecticut. The notice lists latest prices and market movements for several securities handled by the firm.
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Richter & Company
Bankers and Brokers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Conn
Charter
Eleven Captains Are Made Majors At Camp Devens
Camp Devens Mass April 8 Eleven captains in the medical reserve corps were promoted to major. They include Edward C. Green Cambridge 3011th engineer regiment Charles A Barron Philadelphia 301st field hospital Robert J Carpenter North Adams 301st ambulance company T H Dexter Brookline 303rd field hospital W J Collins Northampton 304th field hospital H A Lampher Fitchburg 304th infantry D M Unger New York city depot brigade B M Cort Springfield 302nd ambulance company C E Congdon Nashville depot brigade J J Murphy 302nd infantry James J Powers Manchester N H 302nd infantry. The capture of a German spy on a street car between here and Leominster was revealed today but proved to be a Worcester optician with only diagrams. Parade field work began to clear stumps and stones and improve the grounds taking two or three weeks. Two more pneumonia deaths were reported at the base hospital Roy Howell Brownsville N Y and Chester A Simmons New Haven both privates with short service.
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Camp Devens
Mass
Medical Reserve Corps
Edward C. Green
Cambridge
H. A. Lampher
Fitchburg
304Th Infantry
D. M. Unger
New York City
B. M. Cort
Springfield
C. E. Congdon
Nassau
J. J. Murphy
302Nd Infantry
James J. Powers
Manchester
N. H
Here
Leominster
Worcester
Roy Howell
Brownsville
N. Y
Chester A. Simmons
New Haven
Howell
Simmons
New Haven and Amsonia Substitute Visits note school day
Miss Bailey is absent with Miss Hyland substituting. Miss Drenon is absent with Mr La Bella substituting. Six weeks exams begin Friday with a schedule for periods three four Friday, five six Monday, one two Tuesday. Principal Kirschner and Superintendent Tobin visited. Orchestra meeting tomorrow at sixth period.
British War Rally Welcomes Wounded Officers In New Haven
British and Canadian mission officers at New Haven return from the firing line to greet Middletown Britishers. Lt J J Todd, depot commander, fought at Ypres Arras and was wounded at Vimy Ridge. Sgt J B Pimlott of the Cheshire regiment survived the Vimy daylight raid. About 80 Britishers live in the city and are urged to attend the gathering and extend a welcome.
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New Haven
Stock Market Opens in Concession then Rallies on Demand
New York stocks opened weak with many issues losing ground in early trading. Steel common fell 5 to 9 points, then rebounded as market demand surged for several specialties. Distillers, Marine and Canadian Pacific moved. rails stayed firm. Liberty bonds fell, impacting overall trading later in the day.
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New York
Steel
Reading
St Paul Preferred
Chesapeake & Ohio
Marine Preferred
Mexican Petroleum
Desg
Distillers Securities
American Ice
Preferred
Steel Common
Baldwin Locomotive
National Enamel
American Car & Foundry
Liberty
Distillers
Canadian Pacific
D A R Whist at Stueck's Ballroom in Wadsworth
D A R Whist at Stueck's ballroom in Wadsworth on Saturday afternoon April 6 drew 43 tables. Refreshments were omitted due to food shortage. Proceeds will aid benevolent work. A brief business meeting, led by Regent Miss Elizabeth F Patten, preceded the event.
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Wadsworth
Stueck
Elizabeth F. Patten
Mrs Ladd To Speak At Equal Franchise Meeting
The Equal Franchise league will meet at Mrs W P Ladd's 367 Main Street on Wednesday at 3 30. All who are interested in hearing Mrs Ladd speak on English Women in War Work are invited. The meeting adjourns in time for the Liberty cottage opening at 5 p m. adv 94.
East Berlin News Notes and Local Happenings
Visitors from Springfield and Hartford spent Sunday in town. Residents discuss renaming East Berlin with proposals including renaming the town Kingston. Tenants vacated are expected to be filled before summer while roads undergo repairs causing detours. Camp Devens furlough, and social visits from locals and Southington natives are noted along with a locally promised minstrel show.
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East Berlin
B. Derenthal
Springfield
Lee Laurence
Hartford
Berlin
Kensington
Paul Lundh
Camp Devens
Milton Gaines
Clarence Cole
Southington
Luther league basketball team tops Y M C A by 36 to 9
The Luther league basketball team travelled to East Hampton on Friday night and defeated the local YMCA squad with a final score of 36 to 9.
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Luther League
East Hampton
Reverend W D Love Dies in Hartford Home
Rev William De Loss Love longtime Connecticut Humane Society president and former Congregational pastor, died at his Hartford home after several weeks illness with pneumonia. He leaves a widow and four children.
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W. D. Love
Hartford
William de Loss Love
The
Connecticut Humane Society
Dutch Minister Sails for Holland
Washington reports circumstantial talk that Dutch Minister August Philips plans to sail for Holland. Officials say he may travel for health reasons and to consult the Hague on the seizure of Dutch tonnage by the United States and Britain.
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Washington
August Philips
Holland
Cnter
Foreign Office
the Hague
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Macabees To Meet In Middletown Tent Session
Middletown Tent K O T M plans Tuesday night session at A O H hall. State deputy supreme commander will discuss the Supreme Tent sick and accident policy offered to about 47 000 draft age members. Coverage applies to sickness accident or death at no extra charge. Meeting time listed as pm.
Deep River War Rally Plan. Local News Sweep April
Deep River reports an address by Rev. B A Hatfield for a state Council of Defense war rally in Westbrook on Tuesday evening. Michael Blong of Camp Devens home on furlough. Home Guard dance postponed. Local draft board exams and a large turnout. High school orchestra members named. W C T U meeting planned at Mrs Denison’s. Naval Aviation recruit Orville Schlick at Pensacola. Liberty Loan drive quotas and solicitors listed. School board to retain teachers. Local weddings and social notes threaded through.
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Deep River
B. A. Hatfield
State Council of Defense
Westbrook
Michael Blong
Camp Devens
Medical Board
Frank E. Miner
Edward J. Johnson
Mark O’shea
Frank B. Edwards
Eugene S. Landers
Emory S. Tracy
Frank Moskal
Herman G. Baird
Raymond Leightsinger
George H. Lebert
Henry E. Taylor
William P. Flanagan
Leon Tiffany
Louis Peterson
Horace P. Denison
D. Paul Duggan
Ella Hughes
M. E. Hughes
Tuckahammock
Edgar R. l LaPlace
New Haven
Misa Barbara LaPlace
Orville B. Schlick
Joseph B. Schlick
Naval Aviation Cops
Pensacola
Fla
William Morton
Essex
Richard Tiley
Eugene Post
Town
E. G. Burke
Liberty Loan Organization
F. A. Heslon
Eugene Ford
Allan J. Smith
Ernest L. Prann
G. L. Black
Mary Duggan
C. KK. Post
E. H. Slingsby
Frederick Strickland
J. G. Desmond
National Bank
Prann
Middletown
Bjorvin Ross
Beatrice Cone
W. H. Cone
Baptist
George L. Black
Frederick W. Devitt
Eugene O’leary
James E. Pratt
Jack O’callaghan
Comstock Cheney Co
Ivoryton
Henry Attwood
Hartford
Lelia Rankin
Gus Johnson
John Kurze
U.S. Navy
Clarice Jones
Robert Jones
Eugene Landers
New Britain
John Johnson
Seyeceis
G. W. Spicer
Connecticut Valley
Charles Lyman
Moodus
W. C. Standish
Three Killed In Railroad Wreck Near Amsterdam
A double collision on the New Central at Henrietta, New York, near Amsterdam, left three dead and more than 25 injured. A freight derailed on track No 4. The State express No 51 collided with the wreck, catching fire. Local trains then struck the wreck, crowding ambulances and doctors to the scene as crews fought the blaze and rushed the injured to hospital.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
New Central
Henrietta
Here
Acco
Union Sermon Breathes Unity and World Outlook
A forceful sermon by Rev. Beach during yesterday's union service at the Baptist church emphasized God's love for all people and the church as a world-facing instrument. The message linked Jonah to modern missions and stressed a living Bible through a scientific interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Beach
the Baptist
Jonah
Beach
Schreier
Chadwick
H. C. Morrison
City Briefs on War Ration Measures and Flyers
The Rev P J McGivney of St Francis Bridgeport spoke here and dealers were urged to conserve materials for the war effort. Paint makers will cut products from 100 shades to 32 as war limits strict. Francis J Carnes of Montreal formerly Middletown is listed in the Canadian Engineer and plans to go to France.
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P. J. McGivney
St. Francis’ Church
Bridgeport
Council of Ste Ee
Francis J. Carnes
Montreal
Iada
Middletown
France
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Reines
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Advent Conference
Walter J. Webster
East Hartford
Boston Express
Webster
Allerton Farme
Spain
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Nellie
South Main Street
St. John’s Church
James P. Donovan
William Flynn
Patrick L. Dolan
Thomas F. Laden
John Hazelton
God
Schmidt
St. John’s Quartet
W. G. Dineen
Hazelton
Campbell
P. L. Dolan
T. F. Laden
Ruth A. N. Abel
John Abel
C.J. Walsted
North Cromwell
Alice Wyent
Charles S
Harry Walsted
H. W. Hildreth
New Cromwell Cemetery
Am. B
Amer Tel & Tel
Am Smelter
Ve Am Loco
Ate&s
Balt & Ohio
Gethlehem Steel
National Lead
North Facific
NY Cen
Nynh&h
Utah Copper
Penna
Repub
Chic
RI & Pac
Sou Pac
St Paul
UN Pac
U SS Steel
U S Steel Pfd
Westinghouse
Netherlands
York Central
Sterdam
Ams N. Y
Union Service
Foley
B. H. Garrett
A. L. Southmayo
Main
Fletcher
Cout Bt
Rt Ree
Sebastian Greco
Ot Pease
Portland Yacht Yard
Stueck's Bak
B. F. Cit
Gene
Hoto
Gidersleeve
Pearl
Bowers
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