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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-
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NEW
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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
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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
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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