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J FKOM THI2 HERALD If 3f 3 THE SERVICE. ' NEW 1 A '"TOT" -y-yjf1- '"en -nc FP .V, R i t HERALD "ADS" MEAN BETTEF,. BUSINESS Si-L frM R- m ess m Mr Taw TO IW'ii 1 ESTABLISHED 1876. FAMILIES IN NEED OF AID; GALL FOR VOLUNTEERS OUT Whole Households Stricken By Influenza and Red Cross Sets Relief Machin ery In Motion. 268 NEW CASES MAKE CITY'S TOTAL 3.102 V, M. T. .. & D. Society OiTcts Homo for Auxiliary Hospital South Centre tioial Church Suspends Services Mrs. Warren F. Cook 'and Attorney A. J-:. Pouzzncr Claimed By Plague Autos r ceded. The epidemic is continuing in New Britain and the addition of case,. since the Herald went to press yes terday brings the total number of cases reported up to 3.102. Of the additional cases reported since yes terday, 26S were new today. Thus, with approximately 7 per cent of the entire population of the ritv either sick or recovering from this plague, j the medical authorities, the health department and the hospital officials are confronted with a serious situa tion. The Y. M. T. A. & 13. society, at a special meeting last night, unani mously voted to abandon their club house on Lafayette street and to turn it over to the hospital as an auxiliary hospital building if it is necessary. Churches' Arc Close I. The clergy of "the "city, realizing the gravity of the situation and de siring to co-operate in every way with the requests of the state board uf health, are doing their best to as sist and in several of the. churches all services have been discontinued until further notice. Rev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congrega tional church, announced this morn ing that all services and meetings in his church are to be discontinued un til further notice. This refers to morning services on Sunday and all sessions of the Sunday school. Rabbi Kauffman of the Jewish j synagogue has likewise announced that he has postponed the services of his congregation for tomorrow night which were to be held in Synagogue Beth Israel. All Sunday school classes at the Talmud To rah hall are also discontinued for the time being. Red Cross is Co-operating. Mayor Quigley has Issued a call to the New Britain Red Cross, which is being acted, upon by Mrs. W. F. Brooks, asking for women of the city to come forward as volunteers to act as nurses at homes where there are sick people who have no one to care for them, or even give them medi cine. The Red Cross workers are also speeding up on their manufac ture of muslin masks worn by the nurses and attendants to prevent con tagion, and the members are also making large numbers of pneumonia jackets which are much in demand. One of the. most pitiful cases brought to the attention of the Home Service department of the Red Cross was this morning when they were advised of a certain family on Shuttle Meadow avenue. The -e are six members of Vhis family s jriously ill and in bed, unable to assist themselves, and an year old girl, herself ill and with a high temperature, feebly attempt ing to minister to them. The family lias had '..either the services of a oloc Tor nor a nurse. Immediate steps "nave been taken to care . for them. This is lA.it. one of the many instances of want about the city. Whole famil ies are being stricken down with the disease. It is impossible to get nurses or attendants. Doctors rre unable to keep up with the demands upon their time and the entire situation borders on the chaotic. ' With this serious condition confronting the public, the mayor and the Red Cro::s make an urgent appeal for women to volunteer us nurses to assist those who are ill. Whether the volunteer is a trained nurse a domestic nurse or simply a willing helper maker, but llillo differ ence now. All available help will be used. The same eruditions apply at: the hospital where there are not enough orderlies. Volunteers are nocd?d badly and immediate ly. Those willing to come fcivard at this time can apply either at. the hospital or at, the. Red .Cross Home Service de partment at the War Bureau office. When one or more hospital auxiliaries are opened up to care for patients I he need of nvrses and orderlies will ,o even mere acute' The War 13 u- Continued on -Ninth .Page) NEW MERICAN 0 AMERICAN REPORT! LUDENDORFF BROKEN IN HEALTH AVashingrton Informed German War Iord Has Collapsed and Has Re linquished Command of Army. Washington, Oct. 10. From one of the liUropean neutral countries today a report reached the state department That General Ludendorff has suffered a physical collapse and relinquished t command of the German army. Bosei, Switzerland, Oct. 10.- Gen. IjUdciidorff has arrived at Berlin from th German grand headquarters to take part in conferences to be held at the German capital, according to in formation received here today. TWO OFFICERS DIE IN HOSPITAL FIRE Others Injured When Flames Break Out in U. S. Base Hospital at Colonia, X. J. Rahway, X. J.. Oct. 10. Two offi cers are reported killed and several others were injured in a tire which destroyed the officers' quarters at base hospital, No. 3, early today at Colonia, three miles from here. The fire was confined to the offi cers 'quarters and did not spread to the main hospital building. Captain Warren T. Walker, quartermaster, is reported to be among those burned to death. Among the injured are Lieut-. Frazer and Schamanski, both being badly burned. Captain" Fred F. Cole of Ports mouth, N. H., also is reported to be among those who lost their lives. Captain Walker, attached to the med ical corps, is from Syracuse, N. Y. ' The ofiicers' quarters is a two story ouilding-about 200 feet long lo cated in the rear of the main hos pital. In all the hospital buildings there were about r00 patients. It is believed the fire started from an open grate. BEIRUT EVACUATED French and British Find Unspeakable Turk Has Fled From Chief Seaport of Syria. "'London, Oct. 10. French and Brit ish warships which entered Beirut, the chief seaport of Syria, on Sunday, found that the town had 'been evacuat ed iby the Turks, says an official state ment issued today by the British war office. j Beirut wras occupied by detachment1? of British Indian Infantry on Tuesday. SPENDS MOST OF HIS I JFK BEHIND THE BARS. Chicago, Oct. 10. Sentenced to live years for counterfeiting John Murray 4 8 years old is today on his way to Leavenworth prison to serve his tenth term for making spurious nickels and dimes. , Federal records show that Murray's first sentence was received in 1882 and that since that time he has been al most constantly in federal prisons. REAR ADMIRAL GILL DEAD Bridgeport, Oct. 10. Rear Admir al William A. Gill, aged 60, president of the board of inspection and sur vey, Washington, died early today at St. 'Vincent's hospital here, following a few days' illness of pneumonia. The body will be taken to Arlington, Va., for burial. PRISON FOR LIFE. New Haven. Oct. 10. Lfei impris onment was given Angelo Girardi by Judge Maltbie, today, for the murder of Michael Flannery, a railroad em ploye here, the past summer. The defendant ' after being on trial for murder in the first degree offered to plead to a lesser degree. WOODRUFF WINS NOMINATION. New Haven. Oct. 10. Watson S. Woodruff of Orange, was nominated for the; sena: by the republican 14th. district conxjkntion today. The dele gates voted:' Woodruff 14; Brown of Milford 0 and C. R. Treat 1. MEDICAL EXAM. IX ER DEAD. New Haven, Oct. 10. Dr. 1 1. S. Reynolds' medical examiner of Clin ton, died here today following an operation. BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER AIR RDERS ME KILLED UNDER AUTO ON BERLMNPIKE I John H. Fitzgerald ol Boston Crushed as Machine Leaves Road GOES OVER EMBANKMENT Driver Was Unfamiliar With Road and is Thought Not to Have No ticed Curve Companion Injured But Not Seriously. John H. Fitzgerald a bond broker connected with the Niel, Farrell Co. Boston, was instantly killed and F. A. Wetherell, a steel salesman, also of Boston was injured shortly after 12 o'clock last night, when an automo bile in which they were proceeding to Hartford left the turnpike just south of the Berlin Middletown trolley cros sing and dropped five feet into a vacant lot near the Seibert farms. Medical Examiner Griswold was called and gave permission for the removal of the body of Mr. Fitzgerald to the undertakng establishment of B. C. Porter, in this city. Mr. Wetherell was taken to the home of a friend here and today it was stated that he had suffered a severe wrenching of the muscles in his back. Owing to his Injuries and the mental strain under which he is laboring as the result, of the death of his friend, Mr. Wetherell Avas unable today to give a clear version of the accident, but it was probably due to the fact that Mr. Fitzgerald, who was driving the car, a new Mercer bought by Mr. Wether ell a month ago, could not see the sharp turn in the road near the crossing, and as a result the automo bile sped from the turnpike and landed in the lot, probably crushing Mr. Fitzgerald to death as it dropped. It appears that two men had left Hartford for New Haven and had spent yesterday in the Elm city. They had dinner at the Taft hotel there last night and then started for Hart ford, where they had temporary quarters at the Bond hotel. The spot where the fatality occured is a particularly dangerous one. About a year ago three persons of an auto mobile party were killed at this point of the road, and there have been numerous other accidents on the same spot. DR. GRACE BURIED ; WIFE SERIOUSLY ILL Large Attendance at Funeral of Phy sician Who Sucoumhed to Spanish Influenza. Tre funeral of Dr. Edward S. Grace was held this morning at St. Mary's Catholic church at 10 o'clock. Rev. W. A. Krause sang the mass. The funeral service at the church and commital service at the grave was read by Rev. John T. Winters, pastor of St. Mary's. Rev. Charles Coppens, Rev. E. V. Grikis, Rev. Stephen Gro hol and Rev. Francis Keogh were present in the sanctua.ry. The pall bearers were Cornelius Reynolds, Michael Kehoe, Timothy Stack, James R. Halloran, John Meskill and Wil liam McCue. The tlower bearers weire James Glover and Harold Grace. During the mass Mrs. Minnie T. Crean sang. The New Britain Medical society was represented by a delega tion of members and they sent a handsome tloral piece. Mrs. Grace, wife of the young doc tor, was unable to attend tho funeral on account of illness. She has a high lever and it is feared she has pneu monia. HEAR KAISER IS OUT Persistent Rumor in Stockholm to the Effect That Wllhelm Has Abdi- cated German Throne. Stockholm, Oct. 10. There is a persistent rumor here that Emperor William has abdicated. MAJOR GEX. SCHEUCIt NEW PRUSSIAN WAR MINISTER. Copenhagen, Oct. 10. According to a semi-official report from Berlin, tho resignation of Gen. von Stein as Prus sian Avar minister has been accepted. Major Gen. Schemch. it is said, has been appointed his successor. Gen. Schcuch has been at the head of the department of munitions at Berlin tince August 15. AUTONOMY IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, SEPARATION OF DUAL KINGDOM London, Oct. 10. It is reported ifrom Vienna that the Austro-Hungar-ian ministerial council has decided to introduce national autonomy "in order to make President Wilson's stipula tion an accomplished fact." says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen today. The Czech party did not take part GERMANS, BROKEN, FLEE AS ANGLO-AMERICANS HIT OUT U. S. S. TICONDEROGA BELIEVED TORPEDOED Heavy Loss of Life Reported On "Large American Steamship." An Atlantic Port, Oct. 10. News of the sinking iby a submarine of a largo American steamship, with the prob able loss of many of her crew, was 'brought here today by a British ! freighter. The British ship had aboard 20 survivors of the (American vessel. The American steamship, said to have carried a large crew, was shelled and then torpedoed, according to offi cers of the rescue ship. The attack was made five days ago. It .was reported in marine circles that the U-boat's victim was the' Ti conderoga, formerly tho German steamer Camilla Rickmers, of 5,1"0 gross tons. The ship was interned at Manila at the beginning of the war. Washington, Oct. -10. .Reports from an Atlantic port today of the sinking of an American steamer believed to have been the Ticonderoga developed the fact that the navy depsirtment re cently was notified that, the Ticonde roga had been separated from her convoy at sea. Since then nothing had been heard of the vessel. New York, Oct. 10. The Ameri can steamer deepwater, 8,500 tons gross register, has been, sunk pre sumably by an enemy submarine, ac cording to information received in shipping circles here today. The Deepwater was built at Camden, N. J. in 1917 and before being launched was taken over by the United States Shipping board. She was assigned to the Italian government for operation and was in that service up to six months ago, when she was taken over by the war department as a freight transport. PERRETTAS APPEAL Counsel Go to Supreme Court on Grounds of Error in Rulings ami Judge's Charge to Jury. Attorney P. F. McDonough and Judge Noble E. Pierce of Bristol, counsel for Erasmo and Joseph Fer retta. the brothers Avho were con victed last week of the murder of Frank Palmese, and sentenced to bo hanged at the Connecticut State Prison on February 5, 1919, have taken an appeal in the case to the supreme court. The appeal is based on errors in the rulings of the court on evidence ques tioned and on the judge's charge to the jury. The claims of the counsel will be argued at the January term of the supreme court, which will allow suf ficient time for a decision to be hand ed down before the date of execution. There will be no necessity to ask for a reprieves in the case. OPEN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. Meriden, Oct. 10. Mayor Henry T. King today formally opened the emergency hospital for influenza, cases. It will accommodate 150 cots. Doc tors report decreases in the number of cases but there are more deaths. City workmen are being used to open graves. WEATHER. Hartford, Oct. 10. Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair touisht and Friday. 10, 1918. TEN PAGES. in the deliberations, the advices add. It is holding an important meeting to day. A movement favoring a proclama tion separating Hungary and Austria is making -extremely rapid progress among the public in the Dual mon archy, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch, from Zurich. Complete Rout of Kaiser's Forces Between St. Qentin and Cambral Results in Rapid Allied Advance. London, Oct. 10. The attack of the Anglo-American forces in the breach between St. Quentin and Cambrai re sulted yesterday evening in continued advances, according to Field Marshal Haig's report coday. The British now are within two miles of Le Cateau. Sallaumines and Nbyelles have been captured. Between Lens and the Scarpe the 'British also are advancing and are in touch with the Germans to the west of the line of Vitry-en-Artois, Azel les-iEquerchin and Rouvroy. Cambrai Not Badly Damaged. With the British Army on the Cam-brai-St. Quentin Front, Oct. 9, (By the Associated Press.) By last night the British and Americans had reach ed a pornt where it was certain that the German lines could be cracked. The Third and Fourth armies again attacked this morning south to the front held by the French. Simul taneously Canadian, and English troops launched a powerful attack extending several miles north from Cambrai. The Canadians swept on after an nihilating tho Germans who tried to check them.Together with the English they then hurried eastward, smother ing a screen of German machine gun ners as they went. Canadian and British troops met in the center of Cambrai which was en tered from both north and south and quickly mopped up. Many Germans escaped, but many hundreds who had been held there to launch a counter attack Were either killed or captured. Some of the enemy troops still are in deep cellars two stories under ground and in tunnels the Germans dug dur ing their occupation of the city. These are being routed out and sent baqk to the cages. Although many fires were started by the Germans, the town was found not. to be as badly damaged as had been feared. Germans Flee Early. South of the city, the Third and Fourth armies rapidly overcame enemy oppositions. The Germans started fleeing soon after the attack began. The front lino for 20 miles began moving rapidly eastward. Then came reports from airplanes that Wambaix had been taken. Soon the capture of Iiarcourt was reported. From then on tidings came in rapid succession of villages falling before the Allied advance. Selvigny, Caullery, Ligny, Montigny and Maretz were quickly reached and passed and soon the Allies were closing in on Caudry and Berty. Simultane ously from the north it was reported that Escaudoeuvres, east of Cambrai, had been taken and that Inchy was being approched. The Cainbrai-Be Cateau road was crossed and then the railway between St. Quentin and Berty was cut. Seboncourt then was in sight and Fontaine Notre Dame, farther south, had been reached by the French. By that time it was clear the enemy was badly smashed and that the British and Americans stood on the thresh hold of the wide open country. Cavalry Rushes Through Gap. It was about that time that tho rnvalrv which had been waiting. poured through the wide breach in j the now shattered Hindenburg system and streamed out into the country beyond. Fast "whippet" tanks and armored cars also pursued the Ger mans, killing many and rounding up a large number of prisoners. Cavalry forces now are apparently well east of the towns reported cap tured. The Allies having thus broken through, the Germans north and south for many miles are endangered, for their lines are being turned. Re treats on even a, broader senile than (.Continued on Ninth lH?e) Germans Demoralized and Fleeing Befof! Allies, Destroying Everything Within Read French Forces in Serbia Nearing Monten gran Border; Serbs Chasing Austrians SQUADRON OF 350 AMERICAN PLANES DROPS 32 TONS OF BOMBS ON ENEMY With the American Forces Northwest of Ver dun 12:30 p. m. An American expedition consist-, ing of more than 350 machines yesterday dropped 32 tons 'of explosives on German cantonments in the area between Wavrille and Damvillers, about 12 miles north of Verdun. The American bombing; exploit marks one of the high spots in the air fleet operations of the war. In the expedition were more than 200 bombing air planes, 100 pursuit machines and 50 triplanes. The bombing machines were given splendid pro tection during the aerial battle which took place dur-, ing the operation. Twelve enemy machines were destroyed. Only one E ntente plane failed to return. In addition, American airships yesterday de stroyed or brought down one balloon. They also photographs and dropped can troops. With the American Forces "Noon, (By the Associated Press.) General Pershing's infantrl today ap;am went into action forest front after a violent artillery bombardment lasting all nighl The Germans are throwing which now has been exposed in also is endeavoring to withdraw to restore the line. The Americans yesterday 4 .1- . 1 was Dnstiintr witn macnine suns. xnis success inaue il easie to storm the Mamelle trench of Demoralized Germans With the Anglo-American Oct. 10, Morning (By the Associated Press.) British and Amei can forces continued to advance moralized Germans before them, on this front: The whole battle throughout the night. The many fires have destroyed towns ai farm houses completely. French Chasing Enemy East of St. Quentin. Paris, Oct. 10. French troops last night continued the put suit of the Germans in the region ast of St. Quentin, the w.i office announced today. They and Beautroux. In fighting north of the wresting the plateau de Croix - farther east a crossing of the Aisne canal was effected in the regie! of Villers-en-Prayeres. Attacking vigorously in the tured Liry two miles west of French troops, advancing railroad have captured Etaves farther south have taken Marcy as well as Fonsommes, it is officially announced. French Near Montenegran Border. Lonaon, uct. iu. rrcnen rroops operating in. Serbia a pushing towards the Montenegro frontier, according to the Ce tral News Agency. The Serbian 15 and IS miles south of Nish. Serbian troops pursuing the on Monday entered Leskovats. tintze, according to an official Serbian statement issued today. : . 1 1 he bermans took several a large quantity ol material. Berlin Still Awaiting Receipt of Basel, Oct. 10. An authentic text of President Wilson's reply to Prince Maximilian's note has not yet been received by the German government, according to a dispatch from Berlin. Proper examination of the reply can not be made until the official text is received, but, in any case, it is plain that a further declarati on by the Ger man government will be necessary. "Feverish Impatience" in Vienna Paris, Oct. 10. Feverish impatience is shown by the people of Vienna while awaiting President Wilson's re ply to the peace proposals of the Cen tral Powers, according to a dispatch from Zurich. Cologne Gazette Still Dcllant. Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 10. "Only military reasons could compel us to accept President. Wilson's conditions," says the Cologne Gazetto in comment ing on the American reply to the Ger man peace offer. "It is possible Ger many may require counter-guarantees for example the evacuation of tho PRICE- THREE CENTS. EE Hi'- five German machines and took a) great number of newspapers to the Amen Northeast of Verdun, Oct. 1 on the lett wing or the Argont in reserves on their left flat the Argonne pocket. The enero his troops at other points so, ; pushed through Cunel Wood, whirl TM. ' J ? a. it the Kricmhild-Steelung line. Hastening Eastward. Forces Southeast of Cambra rapidly and are driving the d according to all available repor is on a field that was a flan have passed pontaine Notre Danj Aisne French pressure resulted Sans - Tete from the Germans, whi cnampagne, tne rrencn caf Monthois. east of the St. Quentin-Le Cateal Wood and Bocquiax village arf and reached bontain Notre Daml army has reached a line betwec defeated Ninth Austrian divisi '12 miles south of Nish and Vlas hundred prisoners and capture Official Text of Wilson's Messa colonies occupied 'by the Allies." The newspaper continues: "Tho political and military authc: ties of the empire now are going debate these questions. It Is proba the chancellor will present to Reichstag the. result of these deli'bc tions. For the moment, the houi too grave to permit of supposition! Full Support in Bonelon Press. London, Oct. 9. President Wilscl reply to Prince Maxmilian foil fullest support in this evening's nei papers. The Westminster Gaze says: "It fulfills tho hopes and expeef tions of the 'Allies In Europe" adding that the immediate result 1st "furnish the last opportunity to Prussian at bay." The Pall iMalt Gazette says the a wer "will put to an effective test sincerity of the German overtures The Standard says the questions osll by President Wilson "go to .the r of matters and indicate very deal the insincerity, weakness and holld ness of tho proposals ;put foywarci