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Health Department
Learns of 616 New
Cases, Bringing City's
Total to 2,949
DEATH LIST GROWS
AS DAY LENGTHENS
3Iiss Anim K. Crosby of Righ Ssehool
Faculty and Child of Rev. Warresi
1 Cook Pass Away Emergency
Hospital on West .Hain Street Of
fered Orderlies and Other Aids
. , Needed by Gereral Hospital.
Late afternoon reports from the
health department indicate that the
Spanish iatluenza epidemic is spread
ing with even more alarming rapidity
than during the pawl few days.
Records in the. depart ment show that
016 new cases were reported today,
bringing the total number af patients
Up to 2,949. Doctors who are attend
ing these eases report that .possibly
!0 per cent, of all cases aro develop
ing into pneumonia i.i a more or less
serious form. The death rate of tho
city is also increasing to an alarming
extent and undertakers are taxed to
t heir utmost to aro for. cail& -JSiiSiL.
health department announces that
during the epkUr. do the office in city
hall will bo open evenings until 9 p.
m.
New Doctor Kept Busy.
Dr. B. L. Rlackledge, sent hero for
emergency work by the state board of
health, already has more cases on his
hands than he can attend to. When
he began his work this morning tlieri
was a list 35 new patients and this
number was increased hourly. The first
visit made by the doctor was to a
family on High street where it was
reported that a sick mother was
sitting up in bed, holding her dying
baby and watching two other mem
bers of the family who were also ill.
The health department especially
puts the people of the city on their
honor not to call upon Dr. Black
ledge unless they have honestly
tried and failed to get the services of
another physician. No to do this is to
impose upon the fild prysician and
'prevent him from attending to cases
that may be mora serious. The
board also announces that wrile no
fees are to be charged in needy cases,
in other instances where the family
can offord to pay a fee this money will
be turned into the city treasury and
then given to the Bed Cross and the
Charity department. The Charity de
partment is furnishing money to buy
medicines for the families who can-
not otherwise
is also urged
afford it. Tho public
to bo. very explicit in
sending their
dresses when
names and correct ad
it is necessary to call
Dr. TJlackledge.
Karl Kisslbrack
Y est e r d a y a f t e r n o o n
of the War Bureau
AM
INFLUENZA
loaned his car for Dr. Blackledge's
use and today Mrs. A. G. Kimball
bas leaned her machine and has per
sonally driven the physician to his
cases. Mrs. Kimball leads the auto
mobile auxilary in this city
Soldier.s Kept in City.
So serious do army officers regard
tho epidemic that all soldiers, both in
the ordnance, and quartermasters'
corps, stationed here, have been given
explicit orders not to leave the city
limits. Heretofore these men were
given "courtesy passes" which permit
ted them to leave the city on occa
sion, but these are now void.
Orderlies Needed' at Hospital
Conditions at the hospital are seri
ous, not only because of a shortage of
nurses, but also because of a short
age of orderlies. Last night two mem
bers of the quartermasters' corps of
the army. Privates H. B. Seward and
John Cooney, who work in a factory
lure days, volunteered to do this work
-but the hospital authorities thought
thitf would be too much of a tax on
their strength and their offer was de
clined with thanks. loiter Elmer V.
Ripple of the North fc Judd Mfg. Co.,
who was at one time a nurse, volun
teered his services and last night he
assisted at the hospital as an orderly.
He will not long be able to do this
work, however, as he can not get re
leased from the factory and tha war
bureau, which is making frantic ef-
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AMPAGE HERE
PRIVATE FUNERALS FOR
VICTIMS Ol1 1MIAKNZA.
RULING I1V DR. BLACK.
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Hartford, Oct. 9. Jn continu
ance of the work of the state de
partment of health to prevent
further spread of the epidemic of
influenza. Dr. John T. Black,
chairman, has sent notices to all
undertakers in Connecticut as
follows :
"In view of helping to check
the spread of influenza, the state
commissioner of health hereby
declares that the attendance on
funerals of those dead of influ
enza and its complications shall
be limited to relatives only and
those necessary to the conduct of
the i'unerai. This does not limit
church services.
"To conform to the above reg
ulation it is recommended that,
during the present epidemic you
discourage wakes, and to this end
no chairs should be provided at
homes where persons are dead.
Undertakers should inform rela
tives of persons who have died
that wakes will not be held. This
order does not of course, prevent
relatives and friends from call
in at. the. residence of the de
ceased to extend their sympathy
but it is expected that they will
not remain for a longer period
than is necessary.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
OPENED IN MERIDENj
Federal
Public Health Service Physi
in Charge Improvement
Noted in Hartford.
eian
Meriden, Oct. 9. Influenza is on
the increase here. Dr. C. B. Clay of
the United States Public. Health Serv
ice has taken charge here and the
emergency hospital at the Curtis
Home was opened today with 30 pa
tients. Influenza claimed its tenth Meriden
soldier today, the last call being an
swered by First Lieut. George C.
Somner, in the aviation section of tho
signal reserve corps at Eberts field,
T-onoka, Ark. The lieutenant was 30
years of age and son of Mrs. Harriet
Somner of 21 Centennial avenue,
who has another son, William H.,
with the 102nd Regiment. Lieut.
Somner had served in the National
Guard, was a graduate of the Platts
hurg camp and the Ohio State univer
sity at Columbus where he was ad
jutant. Hartford, Oct. 9. The local health
board thinks the influenza situation
here is improved today. The number
of new cases reported up to noon was
82, a decrease of 100 from Tuesday.
The total reported to date is 2,280.
Many doctors have suspended office
consultations and are giving all their
time to visits and hospitals. The lat
er are overcrowded.
Ilahway, N. J., Oct. 9 One-fifth of
Railway's population of 10,000 is
suffering from Spanish Influenza.
There have been 17 deaths this week.
All schools, theaters, saloons and ice
cream stores were closed today, and
church services and public gatherings
of all kinds 1k'g been
New York Oct. S.
e been suspended.
Oct. 9. On account of
the spread iif Spanish influenza the
National Ti berculosis Association an
nounced today it had deferred indef
initely three sectional conferences.
They are the Southern, at Birming
ham, Ala., Oct. 11, and 12: the North
Atlantic, at Pittsburgh, Oct, 17 and
1 8 and the New England, at Provi
dence, Oct. 2 5 and 2 6.
RED CROSS
Appreciating the seriousne
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Ne.w Britain Chapter, America
in tho rmblic and is anvious t
n
ate suffering and be of practica
the great Red Cross foundatio
pain, physical and mental, an
hers has been centered on th
they are not deaf to the appeal
at
the call of the ipublic in th
Sunxieal dressings work is
ters.
2 0 Court street, every eve
is
making pneumonia jackets a
will pro'baib.ly be used in New B
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1918. TEN PAGES.
PR
TROOPS 0
Quiet Satisfaction Expressed
by Warriors at Hearing
News from Washing;
Wilson Corners Maximilian
With the American Forces in
France, Oct. 9 (By the Associated
Press). President Wilson's reply to
the German peace proposal reached
the rear lines of the American army
this morning. It. had been eagerly
awaited, its possible character having
been widely discussed. The general
tone of the rank and file comment
was a quiet satisfaction that no armis
tice would be granted while the enemy
troops' were on Allied soil.
Note Strategic. Mnsterpioi-c.
Washington, Oct. 9. By an adroit
move, President Wilson has laid a
trap for the German governmental
heads if the peace proposal made by
Chancellor Maximilian was in the
least insincere. This was the view of
officials today as they studied the
communication addressed by Presi
dent Wilson yestrday to the German
chancellor. " '
Confronted by the strategy of Ger
man diplomacy, the president in tho
view of officials has countered with
superior strategy. And yet he has left
open the way to peace.
The president, by calling upon
Prince Maximilian for information as
to whether he represents the German
military masters conducting the war
or the whole German people, has com
pelled the new chancellor and those
associated with him to render to the
world an explanation of their real po
sition. Through the communication
sent yesterday, the last hope of the
German militarists to point to the Al
lies as waging war of extermination is
considered as having been removed.
At the same time the president has
notified the German government that
its proposed "suspension of hostilities"
cannot be granted while a German
soldier remains on Allied soil. The
German government, must state to the
world whether it will accept the four
teen terms previously laid down by
President Wilson wholeheartedly or
as "a basis for negotiations," which
position cannot be considered by the
United States and the Entente Allies.
The step taken by President Wilson
has met with the approval of the
American people. Newspaper editor
ial comment almost universally com
mended the move. Congressional lead
ers after carefully studying the com
munication sent by the president,
praised it as a brilliant diplomatic
stroke.
Distinct approval was expected
from the Allied nations.
With the German peace offensive
met and halted unless the enemy
actually is ready to sue for peace on
American and Allied terms, President
Wilson today turned his attention to
the battlefields where the once con
quering Teutonic armies are being
driven back to their own soil. He
walked over to Secretary Lansing's
office of the state department and
sent for General March, who ap
peared with a huge military map of
the west front.
Clever and Logical, London Opinion.
London, Oct. 9. President Wil
son's reply to the peace proposal of
Prince Maximilian, the imperial Ger
man chancellor, is regarded in diplo
matic circles here as clever and logi
cal. WILL HELP
r f tht .n.i nkli i n ft n fin 1 pniilemip
Red Cross, today offered its services
ISONERS
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0 assist in any way possible to auevi-
1 help. The cornerstone on which
n has been erected is the relief of
d while the attention of most mem
o military struggle on foreign soil
s from home and consider themselves
e present emergency,
.in progress at Red Cross Ileadquar
nirtg this week. The task in hand
nda.nti-infect.ion masks, most, of which
ritain. Workers are wanted.
HUN
Ianglo-yanks smother foe under
RAIN OF STEEL AND EXPLOSIVES;
CONFUSION SEEN IN ENEMY RANKS
LIBERTY LOAN MAY
NOT BE SUBSCRIBED
Treasury Department Says
Present Rate of Invest
ment Forecasts Failure.
Washington, Oct. 9. "At the pres
ent rate of going and with the present
average per capita subscriptions,"
said a treasury loan review today,
"the Fourth Liberty Loan may not
reach the desired goal within the al
lotted time."
More than $4,40 0,000 must be sub
scribed by the American people with
in the next ten days if the Fourth
Liberty Loan of $6,000,000,000 is to
be a success.
Reports from all of the 12 federal
reserve districts showed early today
that in the nine days that have passed
less than $1,600,000,000 has been sub
scribed. Only one of the 12 districts
the St. Louis district has raised
half its allotment. The district totals
today showed St. Louis leading with
58.4 per cent, subscribed, and Minne
apolis a poor second with 44.6 per
cent.
German peace proposals have not
affected the campaign in the opinion
of officials however. Yesterday's total
bond sales were $268,000,000 over
those of the preceding day. With
the making clear of the Allied posU
lion by President Wilson in his com
municoti'ui to Chancellor Maximilian
the daily reports are expected to be
more en cou raffing. ;
Still Under $2,0(10,000.
Reported .subscriptions to the Lib
erty Loan in this city have not yet
reached $2,000,000 and as the quota
is $3,178,000, some energetic work
must be accomplished within the next
10 days. Today's figures place the
subscriptions at $1,833,850.
Chairman A. J. Sloper of the gen
eral committee has called a special
meeting of all committee members
tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock at
the New Britain National Bank build
ing. Every member is expected to
be on hand, prepared to make the
fullest report possible. It is the aim
at this meeting to know just how the
figures stand, so the committee may
get a line on how New Britain is com
ing out on the big drive. The fac
tory reports will all be in then. In
the meantime everybody is expected
to speed up to the limit, so that the
larges possible showing may be made.
Sergeant Holley addressed a joint
mass meeting of employees of Hart
& Cooley and Fafnir Bearing Co., this
afternoon. A mass meeting was held
also at Landers, Frary & Clark's to
day. Much enthusiasm was shown.
Rev. E. V. Grikis, pastor of St. An
drew's church, will make a special
appeal at all the masses Sunday in
behalf of the loan. It. is the earnest
wish of the committee that at all the
churches next Surday the clergy will
appeal to their congregations for
the loan.
M. TREPOI'T EXECUTKD.
Petrograd Reports Shooting of Former
Premier of Russia.
Stockholm, Oct. 9. Alexander
Feodorovitch Trepoff, former premier,
has been shot, according to advices
from Petrograd.
Emperor Nicholas appointed M.
Trepoff to the imperial council in 1914
and on November 24, 1916 he became
premier. From this office he resigned
on January 9, 1917. He was respon
sible for the great railroad building
program which was begun three years
ago and interrupted by the revolution.
GOES TO PRISOIV FOR LIFE.
Norwich. Oct. 9. Samuel A. G
Salsbery, who shot and killed William j
Kinney in Preston, some months ago
when the latter was calling to get
Salsbery to pay his rent, withdrew a
plea of not guilty to murder in the
first. degree and pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree this aft
ernoon and was sentenced to life im
prisonment. WEATHER.
Hartford, Oct. 9. Forecast
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair tonight and Thursday
warmer.
BY
TAKEN AL
'NO
With the Anglo-American Armies
Near St. Quentin, Oct. 9, (By the
Associated Press) Heavy fighting
continued throughout the night on
the Cambrai-St. Quentin front and
the British and Americans continued
their progress of Tuesday under a
heavy protective fire from the British
artillery.
The defeated enemy was almost
smothered under the great deluge of
steel and explosives.
, A large number of guns have been
captured by the British and Ameri
cans, in addition to the great batches
of prisoners which continue to arrive
at the cages. The American troops
alone captured two complete field
batteries and a battery of heavy ar
tillery. The Americans captured these
guns Tuesday afternoon when they
suddenly outflanked both ends of the
valley south of Premont, capturing
all the German guns there.
German reinforcements have ar
rived but as these troops have been
engaged several times recently their
presence merely adds to the confu
sion in the enemy ranks.
Throughout Tuesday and last night
tht British had complete control of
the air. Roads, barracks, massed
troops and batteries behind the Ger
man lines all were targets for the
busy British bombing airplanes.
In aerial fights a considerable num
ber of the enemy were drought down.
There is great confusion within the
enemy lines. On the front of the two
British armies engaged 29 enemy
divisions have been identified along
the 20 mile fighting line. Some of
these divisions have been engaged al
most, continuously since August 8 and
many aro mere shadows of the old
organizations. j
The ground over which the great
battle has been fought is covered with
dead men and horses and many Ger
mans are buried under tons of earth
in collapsed dugouts. Few of tho
prisoners captured had heard of the
Austro-German plea for an armistice.
Attack Resumed This Morningr.
Londoni Oct. 9. The Anglo-American
attack was resumed this morn
ing on the entire front south ot
Cambrai Field, Marshal Haig report
ed today. Rapid progress was being
made.
Americans' Victory East of Meuse.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun.Oct. S, 10:30 p. m.
(By the Associated Press). Amer
ican forces drove forward today on
the east side of the Meuse and occu
pied Charny. In company with the
French thev captured the villages of
Consenvoye, Brabant, Haumont and
Beaumont. They drove the enemy
well beyond these towns and are
pushing the enemy northward in a
desperate fight.
In today's operations more than
3,000 prisoners were taken of whom
1,600 were captured by the French
east of the Meuse. During the past
few days over 4,000 prisoners and IS
heavy mortars have been captured by
the French.
In the operations today between
St. Etienne and Orfeuil, American
units captured 400 prisoners and four
Austrian field guns. There was fierce
fighting in this area today, the Ger
mans using machine guns and a few
light field pieces. French and Ameri
cans hold St. Etienne and the Ger
mans finally withdrew to the north
ward. The Germans attempted a counter
attack at noon today. The troops
concentrated in the region of Ma
rhault in great force, but were re
pulsed by the French and American
heavy guns. The Germans later
made a vain attempt to reach the
ravines south of Machault. Observ
ers reported that the Allied artillery
fire caused disorder among the enemy
forces which, at last accounts, were
withdrawing, leaving rear guards to
cover their retirement.
There was an intermittent bom
bardment, of Somme-Py, as well as
cross roads and areas back of the Al
lies lines today.
ENEMY I LAS NEW BOMB.
Projectile of Light AVeight Used For
Incendiary Purposes.
Paris, Oct. 9. The Germans during
recent, aeri operations have been
using a new type of inflammable
homb combining great effectiveness
with light weight. A single airplane,
it is said, can carry 200 of these
bombs.
The only way of fighting the fire
caused by this new form of destruc
tive weapon appears to be the isola
tion of the blaze, ns-qurkig water on
ii is literally adding fueTto the flames
on account of the chemicals of which
the bombs are composed.
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French Crush Across
ancourt But are Held up by Heavy Germa
Lounter-Attacks: 10,UUl) Laotives Said t
Have Been Brought
London, Oct. 0. The city
the J'ritish. Here and elsewhere 8,000 prisoners were taken it
yesterday's fighting-.
South of Cambrai the British captured Forenville and reachec
the western outskirts of Walincourt.
Field Marshal Haig announced the capture of this . long!
resisting German stronghold m his official statement.
The attack this morning was on the front of the Third an
Fourth armies and began at 5 :20
Last night additional progress was made east of Sequeharl
and towards Bohain and Maretz.
French Envelop Bazancourt.
With the French Army North of Rheims, Oct. 8. (By th
Associated P ress. ) Attacks upon
sumed this morning and favorable progress is reported. ihi
French crossed the Suippe and
German artillery is violently
positions north of the Aisne at
10,000 Prisoners
Paris. Oct. 9. Nearly 10,000 Germans were taken prisonel
yesterday by the Allied iorces in the fighting along the vanouj
fronts of the battlefield, says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de Pari
today. The Germans, he adds, are hurriedly evacuating the Art
gonne forest. The battle is continuing. I
French troops attacking last night south and east of St!
Quentin captured the German defenses between Ilarly anJj
Ncuville-St. Amand and drove past the latter town on the north!
says today s war office statement.
Germans Hit Back Alone Suiooe.
London, Oct. 9. 1:00 p. m.
man troops today are counter
aivci uuiu in me viJciiuiciL;nc
to make very mucii progress.
ANOTHER SOLDIER
DEAD; ONE WOUNDED
Private Ignatz Kloplowitz Succumbs
To Pneumonia John Slices
Severely Wounded
In addition to the names of Corpor
al Richard O. Recknagel and Private
Paul Sutula, mentioned on the regu
lar casualty list today as severely
wounded in action, two other New
Britain soldiers have been reported
as casualties. One, Private Igrnatz
Kloplowitz, formerly of 20S Whiting
Street, is dead of pneumonia, and
John Suess, a non-commissioned offi
cer with Company E, 102d U. S. In
fantry, is severely wounded in action.
Private Kloplowitz was 31 years of
agre last. January and was sent to
Camp Upton on May 2 3 with a draft
quota. IIo was soon sent overseas and
had taken part in all of the fierce
fig-hting up to the time he was stricken
with loibar pneumonia. As far as is
known ,the soldier had no relatives in
this city and his emergency address
was given as Vincent Rogervich with
whom he lived. Since Private Klop
lowitz joined the colors his friend
moved and the Western TTnion Tele
graph Co., still has the undelivered
telegram announcing his death.
John Suess is the son of August
Suess of 117 Kensington street. He
first enlisted in Company E on June
2f!, 1916, in time for the Mexican bor
der trouble. He went to France with
tho 102nd regiment a year ago last
month and has 'participated in all of
the fierce fightin,? in which tho Con
necticut hoys have figured. Several
months ago the young soldier's moth
er died at her home in this city. He
is 2 5 years of age and recent letters
received in this city from other New
Pritain men with various units relate
of having 'had a tine visit with Jack
fc'uess."
KFVG BORIS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Rulffar Ruler Says lie Has Country's
Welfare At Heart.
Basel. Oct. 9. The will of the peo
ple of Bulgaria will be the guide of
King Boris, the new ruler declared
at a dinner to the members of the
Bulgarian cabinet, says a dispatch
from Sofia.
"I will do my utmost to accomplish
my task"f the king said. "I will let
myself be guided by the will of the
people, will depend entirely on their
devotion and will surround myself
with patriotic ndvisers, who, I am
convinced, never will fail if the na
tion is in danger.
"The country shall not perish. Iet
us work together, full of confidence
and with a single aim the good of
the people arid of Bulgaria,"
PRICE THREE CENTS.
H
Suippe and Capture Ba;
i
Behind Allied Fronts j
of Cambrai has been captured bj
o'clock.
the line of the Suippe were rcl
took Bazancourt.
bombarding the new Frencll
Berry - au - Bac.
Taken Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press.1 Gerl
attacking very heavily on SuippJ
aim uie rrencn nave not Jjeen able!
irindcnburg Line Wiped Out.
Paris, Oct. 9. The Hindenbu
line no longer bars the path of tl
Allies. The definite rupture of
was achieved on the first day of tl
fighting in the new development tl
wards the , north of the great batt
now raging from the Escaut to tl
Meuse.
ro Anglo-Saxon forces went til
honor of storming the last remnan
of tho extraordinary maze of defense
in some places 12 miles in depth, b
tween Cambrai and St. Quentin. Apa
i from this achievement the results
I the day's fighting were not only th-i
; the enemy's losses must have run in
tens of thousands during the day
fighting in the various sectors of ti
long battle front. In addition impo
tant strategic objects were attaine
ine Aines now are in . the opt
country on the Cambrai-St. Quent
front and are threatening Bohain, ii
important junction of roads and rai
ways, the Americans last night havii
pushed within two miles of that plac
Once the masters of Bohain the Allie
should they push towards Guise wou
take in the rear not only Laon-;
Gobain massif but the positions aloi
the Serre river, dubbed by the Ge
mans the Hunding line, which joii
at Chaumont-Porsien the Brunhihl
line running along the Aisne.
American Casualties Light.
London, Oct. 9. (By the Associat
Press, 1:15 p. m.) The British, a
Quentin is proceeding very well tod;
all along the line. There is not ;
much resistance by the Germans ;
there was yesterday probably du
the enemy having retired during tl
night.
In the American sector , of tl
front the Germans are resisting ve
I
strongly. The American losses, ho
ever, have not been heavy. The tot
American casualties is less than hf
the number of Germans taken pi
oner.
2ND D1VISOX TOOK ST. ETIENX1
Took Bite and Created Salient i
Champagne Campaign. I
With the American Forces
France, Oct. 9. 12:30 p. m. (By tl
Associated Press) It is now permi l
slble to state that it was the Seeorf
American division which bore til
brunt of recent hard fighting in tl
Champagne. This division took
Etienne and the positions leading t
that town and thus created the sligl
salient now projecting in the Germa
line.
The Second American division coi
sists of the Fifth and Sixth regimen v
of marines, the Ninth and Twenttl
third infantry, a.nd the Fifteenth, Sbf
teenth and Nineteenth regiments r&
artillery. 1 ;' "