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1 -as FROM THE HERALD no 4 Jf if. if I TO THE SERVICE. ESTABLISHED 1876. PATIENTS NUMBER 1,765; INCREASE I OVER NIGHT 162 Emergency Physician Installed by .Health Department to Care lor. Sick Unable to Get Doctor 14 PNEUMONIA CASES AT GENERAL HOSPITAL Nurses Wearing Muslin Masks As Protection Against Contagion Medi cal Men Exhausted by Continual Claim on Strength and by Back of Sleep Third Death in Cherpak Family. Owing to the serious spread of Spanish influenza and pneumonia epidemic is still on the increase and the doctors of the city who are al ready overworked and are having to refuse additional cases, the state board of health has sent Dr. T. L. Black ledge to this city to take all emer gency cases when the services of another physician cannot be obtained. Early afternoon reports at the health department showed that the influenza epidemis is still on the increase and 162 new cases quarantined since yes terday bring tho grand total up to 1 1.765. ' ' ' J3very doctor In the city is rushed with calls and in many instances they are embarrassed in caring for their 3wn patients. Yesterday several of the doctors were simply compelled to re fuse to take any additional patients because they could not find time or physical strength to care for them. Idealizing these conditions, Dr. T. E. Reeks of the state board of health had Dr. Blackledge assigned to, this 2ity. Dr. Blackledgc will have his headquarters in the office of the board of health and will be subject to call in any case where the family seeking the services of a doctor is unable to secure it. No call should be made for Dr. Blackledge how ever, unless all other means of secur ing medical attention have failed, for X is not the intention of the health de- 1 partment to cut in on the practice of ' any of the local physicians. But in au cases wnere ioca.i uocors are un able to attend to the cases, Dr. Black ledge will be subject to call. He may be secured by calling the health de partment, telephone number 1606, and his services will be given free of charge to the patient. He will also be provided with an automobile that he may better answer the numerous calls that will surely come. Hospital Badly Overcrowded. Conditions at the New Britain Gen eral hospital continue to be serious and today there are a total of 14 pneu monia patients, as well as a large number of cases of influenza. Dr. Bawley has already assumed his work there and the nurses in attendance are wearing muslin medical masks to protect themselves against contagion. There have also been three deaths at the hospital during the past few hours. At the -arious factories every possible means is being taken to prevent a further spread of the disease. Several days ago representatives of all the concerns were given practical illus trations in fumigation and disinfec tions are being made in every depart ment. Doctors Feeling Strain. The sad death of Dr. Edward S. Grace has cast a gloom over the en tire medical profession in this city. The other doctors who were reported 111 yesterday are all improved today and their recovery is expected in each Instance. Last night Dr. Henry T. Bray, who has had practically no sleep for several days, collapsed as a result of overwork and fatigue. Today, however, he was again on the jump. In many instances the doctors of the city have been absolutely compelled to sacrifice all their office hours in order to attend to their patients who are Fick at home, and all calls that are absolutely urgent are being asked to wait. As the epidemic gains in strength In this city the concern of the public, also increases, but this has been partly alleviated by the prompt action of lite school board in closing the schools did the health department in order ing all theaters, motion picture houses dance halls, etc. closed. The public not absolutely urgent are being asked to wait. MESSAGE TOW A (Continued on Eleventh Fat) NEW N COMPLETE MAY REFUSAL YANKS AND BRITONS DRIVE IN ST. QUENTIN-CAMBRAI SECTOR London, Oct. 8. 'English and Amer ican troops attacked this morning be tween St. Quentin and Camibrai, Field Marshal Haig announced today. Sat isfactory progress is being made, tne report states. In successful local 'operations near Montlbrehain and (Bea-urevoir on this front yesterday more than 230 Ger mans were taken prisoner by Ameri can and English troops. Today's attack was launched just before daybreak, during a heavy rain whi'ch began last night. French Continue to Advance. Paris, Oct. S.- Northeast and north of .Rheimia .the French continued j thdr successful advance, today's war office announcement says. French ; troops nave reacnea me ouxsKirts oi. "Conde-su-Suippe, at the junction of the 'Suippe and the Aisne northeast of Berry-au-Bac. Along the Suippe river the French haive penetrated into Isle-sur-Suiippo and to the west have captured Bazan court. Enemy Counter-Attacks Repulsed. With the French Army in France, Oct. 7 (JFleuter's). German forces on the north bank of the Suippe river have been counterattacking all day on U. S. NAVAL TRANSPORT SUNK; 6 LIVES LOST Steamer Westgate Goes Down In Collision 500 Miles Off Coast. Washington, Oct. 8. The American steamer Westgate of the naval over seas transportation service, has been sunk at sea, with the loss of six mem bers of her crew, in collision with the steamer American. The American picked up the sur vivors and is proceeding to port. A dispatch to the navy department today, reporting the sinking, said it occurred about 500 miles off the At- j lantic coast, but did not give the time. J The Westgate was a cargo carrier of r n a .. j u.suu gross tons. Washington, Oct. 8. 'Sinking of the Italian steamer Alberto Treves by an enemy submarine, 300 miles off the American coast on Oct. 3 was reported today to the navy department. Thir teen survivors in a boat were picked up iby the steamer Orizaba, "but two other 'boats containing 21 men wdio escaped when the Treves was sunk are still to be accounted for. ACCUSES OFFICER OF FIRING FATAL SHOT lawyer in "Baby Doll" Case Insists Police Sergeant Burns Killed Norris Panell. Bridgeport, Oct. S Police Sergeant James Burns was accused on the witness stand in the criminal super ior court today of having fired the shot that killed Norris Panell in the Keystone club riots last December and for which William (Baby Doll) Thomas and Jake (Texas) Hankins are now on trial for their lives. The accusation was made by Attorney William H. Lewis of Boston counsel for Thomas, who asked Burns if the reason he had not gone to the hos pital to identify and interview Panell before he died was that he was afraid that Panell, in addition to his state ment that a policeman had shot him, would identify Burns as that police man. Burns declared that he had not had any such fear and when asked if a guilty conscience had not kept him from going to the morgue to identify Panell after he was dead again de clared that it was not his reason. "Don't you know. Sergeant Burns, right down In your heart, that 5'ou iired the shot that killed Panell?" demanded Attorney Lewis and again Burns answered that he did not. Burns was on the witness stand all during the morning session, under cross-examination and was put through a severe test by Attorney Lewis, followed by Attorney Franklin Coeller for JTankins. Burns answered many questions by the statement that he did not remember. J NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918. TWELVE PAGES. NOW OF API the line 'between Pont Givart and Berry-au-'Bac to prevent the French crossing the stream. In spite of the vigor of the enemy's resistance, however, the Aisne has ibeen icrossed, at Berry-au-.Bac, the whole village on the north 'bank of the river being in the hands of the French who also have made some progress Ibeyond it. The Germans also have Ibeen fighting fiercely along the Arnes. Ilun Continues to Leave Belgium. Amsterdam, Oct. 8. The evacuation 'by the Germans of the Belgian coast region Is continuing, the frontier cor respondent of the Telegraaf reports The telephone lines 'between the fon tier and the coast were being taken down yesterday and today. The stores of material at. Knokke, near the coast five miles from the Dutch border, have 'been set on fire, the reports state, and many factories have 'been undermined in preparation for theirs quick destruction. As ipart of the occupying; troops would have to choose between capture and flight when the evacuation occurs, the correspondent points out, instruc tions halve been given them, he says, to escape to Holland in civilian clothes with the objective of evading impris onment and subsequently returning to Germany. MRS. OILLIGAN'S CASE IS POSTPONED AGAIN Motion For Change of Venue Expected From Public Defenders. Hartford, Oct. 8. One man sent to state prison, bench warrants issued for two already in prison and the Gilligan murder trial postponed for at least another term were the results of the session of the superior criminal court today before its adjournment to Thursday at 10 a. m. by Judge Lu cien F. Burpee. Joseph Geordi of this city, who shot Mrs. Sylvia S'elza in the hand at her home on Franklin 'avenue, Sep tember 19 pleaded guilty to aggra vated assault and was sentenced to state prison from one to three years. On motion of State's A.ttorney Al corn the court ordered bench war rants issued for John H. Kilgallin and William Donavan, who are serv ing sentences in the state prison at Wethersfield, for robbing the City Bank and Trust Co. State's Attorney Alcorn wishes to present these men on a charge of perjury in connection with their testimony in the trial of William Murray of Boston, who was convicted of being the third member of the gang who tried to run away with $500 in bills from the banking room. Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gilligan will not be tried for murder at this term of court, though it is expected that Public Defender John F. Forward will make a motion to the court, Thursday, for a change of venue to another county for a trial of the case. Mr. Alcorn toid the court that he re gretted that he was unable to try the Gilligan case at Ibis term of court. One great reason was that Dr. Vaughn of the University of Michigan, who is the state's principal expert witness, is a physician and chemist, now in government service and cannot be se cured :'or oiher business at this time. Mrs. Gilligan is at the Hartford jail where she has been since May 8, 191G, with the exception of a few months at the state prison. EPIDEMIC IN SOUTH More Than 50,000 Cases Among civi lians in Iirge Centers and Army Ciiinps Are Also Affected. Atlanta, (4a.. Oct. 8. Spanish in fluenza which started in the east a month ago, now has spread through out the south, despite drastic action oi health oflleials. '.' Unofficial reports from a score of the .larger, cities in the south show more than '' fi 0.0" 0 cases reported among tiro civilian population, while hardly a single army camp escaped. The death rate, how ever, is comparatively small. In an effort, to cVirok the disci sc. churches?, saloons, theaters, and oth-r pl3,ces of public gathering have Iwcn closed In almost every large city. BE I i r .REPLY OR. GRACE DIES OF SPANISH INFLUENZA' Young Physician Overtaxed Own Strength Caring for Patients DRAFT BOARDS' TRIBUTES Courses At Louvaine, liclgium, and Eichstadt, Germany, Followed Graduation From St. Thomas' Sem inary, Hartford. Dr. Edward S. Grace, one of the youngest practicing physicians in the citl, died at 1:30 this morning of 'city, died at 1:30 this morning of Spanish influenza. Though ill him self he continued to administer treat ment to others until last Friday morning at 11 o'clock, when he was compelled to go to bed. His condi tion then became extremely critical and he hovered between life and death since Sunday. Dr. Grace gave promise of being one of the leading physicians of the city. Though his death was expect ed hourly since Sunday it was never theless a great shock to his wide cir cle of acquaintances. In the practice of his profession ho was thorough and painstaking and lie reflected that sense of duty in such service, as lie could render to his country, although not in the army. He gave freely of his services in the making of physi cal examinations of candidates for the national army. iiem bei-s-of-' bot h the-'Fivst and Sec ond district exemption boards ex pressed genuine sorrow upon being informed of Dr. Grace's death this morning and paid a high tribute to his services. "He was one of the most elflcient, faithful and conscientious medical examiners we had. He was always the first to arrive and the last to leave when there was govern ment work to be done. He could al ways be depended upon and was, in every sense, a true volunteer". Such were the statements made by J. J. Watson and Stephen Jlobb, clerks of the two local boards this morning. Studied in Europe. Dr. Grace was born in New Brit ain January 2, 18X9, and was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Grace of 85 South Burritt street. He graduated from St. Mary's parochial school in 1902 and then for five years pursued preparatory studies for the. priesthood at St. Thomas' seminary at Hartford, graduating in 1907. His scholarship won for him an assign ment from the late Bight Rev. Mi .chael Tierney to follow his philosoph ical and theological studies abroad. He studied at the American Univer sity at Louvaine and also at Eieh stadt, Germany. At the end of three years he decided to take up the study of medicine. He took his medical course at the University of Vermont, receiving his degree in 1911. Dr. Grace obtained his hospital experi ence at. the Fanny Allen hospital at Burlington Vt. Three years ago ho came to New Britain and engaged in practice. Dr. Grace and Miss May Belle Thomas of Burlington, Vt., were mar ried September 24, 1!Ut. They have, one son. Edward, Jr., 7 months old. Dr. Grace also leaves his parents. Dr. Grace was a member of sev eral college fraternities, the New Britain Medical society and tho Mod ern Woodmen of the World. The body has been taken to the home of his parents at sr South Burritt street. The funeral will bo held Thursday morning at. to o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church and burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery. NEW SIIEL FACTORIES. Plants Costing $3.8.10.000 Will Be Erected at St. Louis. "Washington, Oct. 8. The war de partment announced today that, two shell factories to cost $3,830,000 will be erected in connection with the Laclede Gaslight plants at St. Lou is. The department also announced that bungalows, barracks a ".id other accommodations for munition wurk ers to cost 54 50.000 will be built at once at the picric acid plant of Seme Solvav at Grand Itapids, Mich. ? " " W FATHER. Hartford. Oct. 8. Forecast for Now Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wodiic.vd.i , warmer. TO GENTRAl N ADDED U. S. WAR CHEST ! Overnight Subscriptions Bring Total Up to 1,408,051,000 ELEVEN DAYS TO CLEAN UP Country Must Furnish $120,000,000 Daily If Allotment Is to Be Com pleted New England Offers $17, 101,000 Additional. Washington. Oct. 8. The over night increase in Liberty Loan sub scriptions reported to the treasury to day was $82,3:54,030, raising the total to $1,406,051,000. Subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loan must, average more than $425, 000,000 daily if the total $6,000,000, 000 is to be raised 'by the close of the camipaii?n on October 19. The half way mark in the campaign was reached today with total sub scriptions as reported by the federal reserve banks to the treasury amount to or.ly $1,323,710,950. Eleven work ing to only $1,323,716,950. Eleven In the 11 days that have passed slight ly more than $120,000,000, worth of 'bonds were sold daily. $17,161,000 Gain in New England. Boston, Oct. 8. A gain of $17, 461,000 'was shown in today's tabula tion of New England Liberty Loan subscriptions, making the total for the district, $199,065,000. The u!l'crjption for the day In states follows: Massachusetts, $11. 7 8600b; Rhode Island, $2,627,000; Connecticut $2,060,000; New Hamp shire, $554,000; Vermont, $219,000; Maine, $215,000. $1,0 42,150 Is Figure Here. Surely, but too slowly, New Britain is climbing up towards its ultimate goal of $3, ITS, 000 for the Victory Loan. Today the figures were only $1,642,150 and the message of the general committee is "speed, speed and then more speed.' On Thursday night there will be a meeting of this i oinmittee. As yet howev er, there has -been no report of the factory canvassers and none will be made until the campaign in each plant is completed. Noon-day rallies at the factories are proving effective and Master-At-Arms Pratt of the Royal British Navy, who ad dressed a rally at, the Stanley, Rule and Level Co. yesterday, will speak at the Fafnir Bearing Co. tomorrow noon and at the Hart & Cooley plant at 4 p. m. Rallies will also be held at the Landers, Frary & Clark plants tomorrow and Thursday. One of the main features of the cam paign will ibo a big Polish rally ar ranged by Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor of the; Sacred Heart church, for Sunday evening at T:30 o'clock at the Sacred llear hall. Father Boj nowski will preside. Tadeus Wron ski of New York, a celebrated Pole, will speak in both Polish and Eng lish. There will 'bo two other speak ers in English, Senator F. S. Luther of Hartford, president of trinity col lege, and Sergeant Holley of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, who has been making swell a big hit here about with his stories of the war. Managers of the campaign wish to warn the people against, the idea that peace, is near and that therefore there is not the urgency for subscribing for bonds. There is every reason for en tering into the subscriptions with moro enthusiasm than ever, if there is the possibility of an immediate peace, which is extremely doubtful. This only adds to tho value of the (bonds. The money is needed; and if tho war should .slop tomorrow it certainly does not, mean that the expenditures are (Toing to stop. Uncle Sam has a big army over in France and they cer tainly deserve the best of care, with the record that, they are making. Every 'bond purchaser is doing his part to provide for the world's best lighting force, -which is making the Herman Kaiser take the count. COL. HAGADORN A SUICIDE Acting Commander of Camp Grant, Illinois. Ends Own Life With Gun Body Found in Quarters. Camp Crant, 111., .kt. S- -Col. C. I . Hagadorn, acting commander of i Camp Grant, was found dead in his f narl ers at. the camp ibis morning. li M-as l.HM- nnnounced that tho colonel had coj-rim'ttrd r-uicid by fnn""riT i- 1 m IT m in? neari, j ENEMY President Has Conference With Secrete Lansing and Col. ment Will be Made Confident Answer Washington, Oct. 8. President Wilson's reply to the Germ and Austrian request tor an probably will be dispatched before night, if it is not already the cables. After being called into conference by the president v:& Colonel J louse and .Secretary nounced today that Air. Lansing respondents at I o clock and "probably would have something them." The president had spent the was believed to be putting in he worked nearly all day yesterday. None of those in the president's confidence would give an timation of his decision but when the conference was over tho was no change in the confident circles that an armistice would Powers informed that unequivocal acceptance of conditions hi down by the United States and the Allies must precede any met ing of peace preliminaries. I Dernburg Adopts Defiant Attitude. Amsterdam, Oct. 8. Germam-'s new ministry is one national defense as well as of to the end against a humiliating minister ot the colonies, declares Berlin advices. "President Wilson's 11 old i 1 1 ,- j r 1 1 cepreu ay us n pur. lorwara nonestly, without humiliation ii Germany," Dr. Dernburg said. "We shall not accept an iinjui humiliating peace. The new peace, but, if necessary, a ministry of national defense and, it must be. to the bitter end. ELBERT EVERSON IS DEAD OF PNEUMONIA Well Known New Britain Young Man, Married Less Than Two Weeks Ago, Succumbs. Elbert Everson, son of !Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Everson of Warlock street, died unexpectedly at 2 o'clock this morning at his home, 60 Quaker Lane, West Hartford,' following a three days' illness with pneumonia which resulted from an attack of Spanish Influenza. The funeral will be held from his late home Thursday afternoon and interment will be in Fairview cemetery, this city. Besides his mother and father, Mr! Everson is survived by his young wife who was before their marriage two weeks ago tomorrow, Miss Grace E. Flint. He also leaves a brother, Clarence Everson of Stamford and a younger brother who lives at home. Until his marriage Mr. Everson made his home with his parents in this city. , Mr. Everson was 2S years of age and was a native of this city. He was graduated from the New Britain High school with the clas.s of 1911 and then attended Ilenselaer Poly lachnic Institute and it was while a student there that lie met the young woman whom he claimed as bis bride on September 2o. She Mas then a, student at tho Skidmore school of Arts at Saratoga. For the, past three years Mr, Everson had been 'em ployed by the New Depart!) re Mfg. Co. as chemist and only recently had been advanced 1o the position of chief ehemist. Me was one of the prom inent members of the Kenil worth dub and is the second member to d'e within a week, the other having been John -. Martin .whose funeral was held yesterday. GOMPERS OPPOSES NEGOTIATED PEACE Security of Labor nnd People Uc quires Dissipation of Military Menace, He Declares. Rome, Oct. 8. Samuel Gomper.3, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, strongly denounces the recent peace move of the Central Powers, saying tho new Ct-rinan man euver seeks to waken the unity of the democratic nations and lessen their tighling spirit. Me says: "The Au.tro-G-:rman and Turkish military system should be beaten. The security of labor and the people re quires Hi at the 'entrnl Powers shrill capitulate and their military menace HERALD "ADS" MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. House and Announ Late this Afternod Will be Rejection armistice and peace negotiatioi Lansing, Secretary Tumultv would see the newspaper C( entire morning in his study-a final shape a document upon whi belief throughout the offic be flatly refused and the Centi peace and is prepared for a staf peace, Dr. Dernburg, fornf in a statement, according and five new points can be . , .... ... . i ministry is not onlr a ministry German Press Split on Peace- Amsterdam, Oct. 7. Comment on the address by Trince Maximls? the new German imperial chance the Tageblatt of Berlin says: "All Germany, or at any rate, great, honest and . good Gerrnl which is imperishable, feels Prince Maximilian has done wha right and necessary. Why haven't! learned earlier to know ourselves'.! The Lokal Anzeiger defiantly the German people will, to the drop of blood, fight, those whose aiil to dictate a humiliating peace. "Unbroken stands our front enemy land,'- tne newspaper !l tinucs. "We shall be able to dell ourselves more easily against Entente attack through Bulgaria tj against Russia, whose millions vr. threatened us for three years. J.lgf a flourishing couiitryside must be waste and hundreds of thousand lives must be sacrificed by the eni if this maximum of our concessl does not sulllce them." The newspaper admonishes Pjj dent Wilson to realize "the supers responsibility placed upon his shj ders," and hopes "he will prove if self worthy of this terrible respond hour." The Vienna Reichspost says: "President Wilson is now -giver opportunity to prove his fitness td a world arbiter. Restoration of p depends upon the sincerity of his i to do justice an destablish a new ol that excludes oppression and la Wishes a real and lasting pet The fate of humanity has been phng in his hands. May the president the great North American repulf conscious of his terrible responsibly .show himself worthy of the histj tasK that may cover ins name; M imperishable glory." Italian rrcss Opposes Pnrica Rome, Oct. 7. "We must absolute victory. Any kind of nq tiation now is more than ever admissible," the words of Presi Wilson immediately after the Ti lion of the Austrian peace pro are reprinted by the Epoca in 1 type as summarizing the attitud .... . . 4 J la nans toward the new peace n? ment. J The whole press says the re. for an armistice is an acknowly ment of defeat by the Central pires. The Journal Italia says: "Austria seeks to (heat Italian, tional aspirations by simply ret' ing to the status ouo, which meal permanent irreconcilable conflict i ween uaiy ana iusina as ion. tho latter keeps under her rule ritorics inhabited bv Kalians." JAMES 1). MrClSI-JARV KENTUCKY, I1ES A' Richmond. Ky Oct. Jame McCreary, twice governor of li lucky, six- years a. representative ' his state in the United States senJ and for several consecutive ternpl member of the lower house of p rc5:si died at his home here today r er ;i brief, illness. He was SO rei old.