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Wednesday. I/ocal
thnnder shower*.
Moderate, variable
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Perth ÀMBOY Evening News.
LAST
EDITÎOÎN
VOLUME XXXV. No. 216.
PERTH AMBOY, N. J., TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1815.
TWELVE PAGES—TWO CENTS.
ALDERMEN GET BIOS FOR
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT,
LOWER THAN ESTIMATED
Aldermen Get Bids from Thirteen
Contractors—$15,000 Lower
Than Estimate—Lansley Ob
jects to Action Taken.
Bids for the proposed municipal
electric light plant In this city were
received from thirteen contractors at
the meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night and were referred to
the ccmmlttee on lamps and lights
in conjunction with the engineers in
. charge for compilation. They were
reported to average about $15,000
lower than had been estimated. The
council received it protest from Wil
liam J. Lansfey against receiving the
bids, received three petitions for
street improvements and transacted
some minor matters. All of the
members were on hand. The audi
ence present was one of the largest
ever seen at a council meeting. Rep
resentatives were on hand from the
Perth Amboy Board of Trade, the
Western Improvement Association,
the Public Service Corporation, Cen
tral Labor Union, other organlza
. tions and most of the contractors
who bid on the light plant. The
"S. R. O." sign was out an hour be
fore the board convened.
Bidders on the proposed light
plant were: Ira R. Crouse for Pow
ers station, Hans Greieen and Son,
Α. V. Johnson and Company, Mc
Miller Construction Company, Lln
coln-Steele-Fiemlng Company, Wat
son-Flagg Engineering Company,
James Ferry and Sons, New York
Construction Co., Louis H. Wood,
Beaver Engineering Co., James F.
Kelly, Lord Electric Co., Nelson W.
Dalton. The estimates were made
up of numerous figures and It was
impossible to tell who was low
without spending several hours in
compiling the figures. Both mem
bers of the firm of Runyon and Ca
rey were on hand and began imme
ό "^.compilation. They announced
I thact^.work would be completed by
L —~—
g the part of Alderman
f William C. Wilson to have Alderman
* F. William Hilker included with the
lamps and lights committee and the
engineers in the consideration of the
bids, proved futile. Alderman John
J. Clark objected.
Following the meeting Mr. Run
yon stated that his firm had estimat
ed the plant would cost about $136,
000. One bid compiled was $127,000
and Mr. Runyon stated that they
averaged $15,000 lower than had
been expected.
Mr. Lansley protested against the
receipt and opening of the electric
light plant bids upon the contention
that there had not been fair compe
. tition. He declared that he had ap
| piled to the engineering firm of Run
f yon & Carey and had received but
some of the plans and only a little
Information. Upon request of the
aldermen Mr. Runyon explained that
Mr. Lansley had received the same
plans, information and consideration
as all the other bidders had; the on
ly fault with him was that he had ap
plied too late. Mr. Lansley's letter
was referred to the committee on
lamps and lights.
Petitions for grading Morris street
west of Fox Hill road, signed by Nels
Lybeck and three others, for lower
ing the grade of Pulaski avenue be
tween Central and Valley places,
signed by Herman Frederick and
seven others, and for placing a re
ceiving basin at some convenient
place along Pulaski avenue, were
read, received and referred to the
committee on streets and sewers.
A resolution was adopted to issue
temporary loan sewer certificates in
the amount of $30,000.
A report was submitted showing
the latest Front street pay roll to be
$796.32.
The election of Joseph Bath and
James Halbert to membership in Lin
coln Engine Company was confirmed
upon recommendation of the fire
committee.
ACTION FOR ELIMINATION
OF ELIZABETH CROSSINGS
J Elizabeth, April 27.—Twenty
three grade crossings in this city are
to be eliminated from the Central
Railroad of New Jersey lines, the
çU? council learned last night
^ through a communication from the
Public Utility Commission. The
crossings are ail ou the Long
Branch and Broadwafr divisions of
Central Railroad. To give the Cen
tral Railroad Company a chance to
be heard on the question of eliminat
ing the grade crossings, a hearing is
to be held by the commission in the
Kinney building. May 10.
TO PROCURE MORE DEFINITE
PLANS ON SCHOOL ADDITION
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Education last night, Chair
man Victor Main of the building
committee, was empowered to con
sult· with Pierson and Son and Gold
berger and Greisen, two local firms
of architects, to procure more defi
nite plans and specifications for the
construction of the proposed addi
tion to school No. 9.
The question oi appointing a tem
porary secretary of the board, was
taken up, and Charles MacWilUam
was ea&aged to act in that capacity
during the iUtiees of Jesee Coîy w
AH «jcHtbtMi* of the b*u»r«î were
©reseat.
niBLIG MEETING ON
MUNICIPAL PUNI
Board of Trade Will Present
Data on Proposed Plant—
Make Public the Estimate.
At a public mass meeting to be
held In the council chamber of the
city hall tomorrow night, the Board
of Trade will present to the residents
of tfie city data concerning a munici
pal electrical lighting plant that has
been procured for that organization
through engineers and other sources.
The meeting is open to the public,
not being confined merely to the
members of the Board of Trade.
The Board of Trade this morning
made public the estimate of the cost
of construction and maintenance of
the proposed municipal plant, as sub
mitted by Albert Buys, the engineer
who was retained to make an Inves
tigation and report to the directors.
As the report, that will be found on
page 4 of today's EVENING NEWS,
shows Engineer Buys estimated the
cost of construction to be $150,078.
72, and the operating expenses, to
gether with fixed charges, to be
$44,393.33.
The tabulated report of Mr. Buys
Will be found on page four of this
issue. The estimated cost of con
struction determined by the Board
of Trade's engineer, it is believed,
will be found to be in the same
neighborhood with the average bids
and alternates submitted to the
Board of Aldermen last night, when
the latter are tabulated by the com
mittee on lamps and lights, to whom
they were referred.
ALBERT 60LBFM6ER 6HS
Trenton, April 27.—The Court of
Pardons met at the" State House yes
terday, with Governor Fielder pre
siding, and granted paroles to nearly
160 convicts serving sentences in the
state prison. Those paroled from
Middlesex county were as follows:
Cornelius Gaivln, larceny from
person; sentenced June 6, 1913,
term, three and one-half years; re
ceived June 9, 1913; expiration
(minimum) December 9, 1916.
Albert Goldflnger, embezzlement,
sentenced May 29, 1914; term, two
to seven years; received June 1,
1914, expiration (minimum) June
1, 1916.
Joseph Grossa, atrocious assault
and battery; sentenced January 10,
1913; term, three to seven years;
received January 17, 191.3; expira
tion (minimum) January 17, 1916.
James Kennedy, breaking, enter
ing and larceny; sentenced April 2,
1912; term, three to seven years; re
ceived April 4, 1912; expiration
(minimum) April 4, 1915.
Leonard Martine; arson, burning
building; sentenced July 16, 1909;
term, eight years; received July 25,
1909; expiration January 27, 1916.
Joseph C. Mortimo; larceny, re
ceiving and breaking prison; sen
tenced March 16, 1914; term one to
seven years; received March 18,
1914; expiration (minimum) March
18, 1915.
Peter D. Spineili; embezzlement;
sentenced February 19, 1914; terra
one and one-quarter to three yea?3;
received February 20, 1914; expira
tion (minimum) May 20, 1915.
The court refuses clemency for
the following:
Pasquaie LeLiso, of Middlesex
county, sentenced January 11, 1909,
term twenty years; Thomas Ferraro
of'Monmouth county, sentenced Oc
tober 7, 1912, term five to thirty
years; Domenico DeFeo, of Passaic
county, sentenced October 5, 1904,
term thirty years.
CLEAN-UP WEEK SECURES
A GOOD START YESTERDAY
Ideal weather greeted the opening
ot clean-up week yesterday and the
event appears to be observed to a
greater extent than ever since its in
auguration. Hundreds of house
keepers and store proprietors have
taken advantage of the clean-up
edict and have cleaned out their
homes and stores. Worthless rub
bish has been put out for removal
and in that way back yards, cellars
and attics have been cleared.
The garbage contractors are co
operating with the city street depart
ment and men of both departments
are working hand In hand to rid the
streets of rubbish as iast as it is put
out. The people are asked by the
mayor to extend their co-operation
and a much cleaner and healthier
city Is promised.
The cleaning process will remain
In progress throughout the week,
clean-up week ending Saturday
night. The start yesterday was en
couraging to those tn charge.
NOTICE
The boy who took a gray bicycle at
Kearny Avenue Sunday afternoon, and
afterwards rode up East Avenue, had
better bring same baeb, &t» he ie kaown.
Unless brought bsek by Wednesday, he
wily be prosecuted to the iVil extent of
the Jaw. 16448- -4 Î7-1S.*
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HISTORÏ m
IN TESTIMONY
Colonel Takes Witness Stand
for Seventh Day—Will Con
clude Testimony Tomorrow.
Special by United Preis Wire.
Syracuse, Ν. Y., April 27.—Hid
den Republican history of "Boss"
Piatt's regime was further bared to
day.
"You are not an easy boss" Roose
velt wrote to Piatt In one letter,
apparently joking. There was no
startling new revelations in the last j
batch of letters produced. Roosevelt ;
on his seventh day of cross exami
nation, had mostly a thinking part. I
He chafed while idle during the
hour taken in reading Piatt letter j
files. Dozens of letters exchanged
between Barnes and Roosevelt from
1904 to 1908, showing cordial rela-1
tions were offered just before the
noon recess. Roosevelt gave little j
testimony until Barnes' attorney put
life in the proceedings by quizzing
! the colonel on his autobiography,
which was held not competent evi-,
dence.
The last of Platt-Roosevelt let
ters read today told how the easy
I "boss" and Roosevelt continually
conferred on legislation and patron
age.
Syracuse, Ν. Y., April 27:—Con
tinuation of reading 'of correspond
ence between Piatt and Roosevelt to !
show Roosevelt was a party to "boss
rule" and ^ίίΙ'1 'p[j"' "
progremSB^.11®
φΛίβκ libel suit trial. The
took the witness stand for the sev
enth day to identify the Piatt-Roose
velt letters. It was believed he
would monopolize the testimony and
not be able to conclude before tomor
row.
ι ne itooseveu aiae saia me ex
planation on cross-examination on
letters produced were being held
within limit favorable only to Barnes
but the Roosevelt side on re-direot
examination of the colonel proposes
to produce letters not offered by
Barnes. They plan to produce all
the Piatt correspondence to show the
colonel worked with Piatt and the
machine whenever possible but buck
ed over the traces and ignored the
organization when its desires and his
conflicted.
Roosevelt showed not the slightest
sign of fatigue today from the long
witness stand ordeal. But the new
curbing tactics of Barnes' counsel
caused htm to show irritation,
ι Before resuming, the stand today
Roosevelt primed himself by study
ing a copy of Piatt's autobiography.
Barnes was not present, remaining
In Albany. Attorney Barnum started
on Roosevelt's opposition to accept
ing the vice presidency. 0
"Did you respect Senator Piatt's
advice with reference to his nomina-|
tion?" the attorney asked.
"I can't answer that yes or no,"
said the colonel, admitting he dis
cussed the matter with Piatt to get
his advice.
Roosevelt said he desired to be re
nominated governor. He refused to
answer some questions categorically
that he said could not be answered
that way. -Up to this time Roosevelt
said his relations with Piatt had
been entirely friendly. Roosevelt de
nied that he accepted Piatt's advice
regarding the vice presidency.
"As result of your interviews with
Piatt did you finally accept?" was
asked.
"He did advise me to accept," the
colonel parried.
A letter dated February, 1900,
from Roosevelt to Piatt said:
"I saw Kerens and told him I had
written you that I would not take
the vice presidency but wanted noth
ing said until I had a chance to talk
matters over with you. The more I
thought it over the more 1 have felt
that I would a great deal rather be
anything, say professor of history,
than vice president."
Another to Piatt said Tammany
was fighting a bill to improve Barren
Island, a garbage and fertilizer plant
factory near Piatt's home, odors from
which were often blown to Piatt's
porch.
"I refused to sign the first bill,"
Roosevelt testified, "but I told them
I would sign a proper bill."
A telegram, dated May 6, 1900,
from Piatt to Roosevelt said:
"Our friends of New York Central
are very anxious to have you sign the
bill exempting from the franchise tax
grade crossings of steam railroads. I
hope you can consistently do so.
Senator Depew Is very anxious."
Roosevelt said Piatt's telegram
came too late and replied in a letter
as follows:
"X am exceeding sorry If any hard
ships has been caused either to the
New York Central or the Long Is
land railroad, but it was a matter
where I really had to act according
to the advice of the commission, un
less It coeld be shown they were In
the wrong."
Another letter from Piatt to
Roosevelt In May, 1900, enclosed one
trom Uaul Qulgg. objecting to
Roosevelt becoming a member of the
(Contiuim! on pegs ».)
Kelly Joins With Democratic
Forces and Park Resolution is
Carried by 5 to 2 Vote—Hot
Shots at Session Last Night.
Determined that the park project
should be put through at this time
and that a public park was needed
in the northern section, the five
Democratic members of the Board of
Aldermen, passed a resolution to
purchase the former Merritt land
over Mayor Ferd Garretson's veto
last night. All of the Democratic
members voted to adopt the resolu
tion and the two Republican mem
bers voted against it. Chairman
Chris Jorgensen, reported progress
for the park investigating commit
tee concerning consideration of wa
ter front property for park purposes
There was some discussion upon
the parks and several petitions were
received. One of these was a mon
ster bulk of^paper approving the ac
j tion of the council in authorizing the
purchase of the Merritt land. It
I was signed by 718 persons. Dur
| ing the discussion Alderman John J.
Clark scored Alderman William C.
i Wilson for opposing the purchase of
' the Merritt tract upon the ground
that he did not want to have the
i city purchase the Johnson water
1 front property.
J Mayor Garretson opposed the res
olution for financial reasons, he set
forth in a letter accompanying his
! veto. He maintained that the bond
ed indebtedness of the city was now
! so great that care should be exer
cised in stepping in the future.
Copies of his letter of explanation
concerning the veto were distribu
ter among the aldermen during the
committee session, which preceded
the regular council meeting last
night. The city fathers were there
by given an opportunity to privately
. consider his'reasons for the veto.
The rasait was tkat a lengthy Dem
to adhere t» the original plan and
pass the resolution over the mayor's
head, this despite the fact that the
original resolution had been passed
by a vote of four to two last Monday,
Alderman John W. Kelly passing.
The mayor's letter ol explanation
j follows;
ίο tue council:
"Near the close of the last meeting
of your honorable board and after
the passage of the resolution now
under consideration, which author
izes the purchase of certain land for
park purposes at a cost of $38,000.00
plus unpaid taxes, street improve
ment assessments, etc., the chairman
of the special committee appointed
to investigate and report on park
sites, moved that the committee be
continued for the purpose of making
further investigation and recom
mendation. TJiis motion prevailed
and the action together with other
information at hand plainly implied
that recommendations for the pur
chase of additional land in other
localities would be presented at a
later meeting.
"With this situation in mind X re
train, at this time, from any com
ment on the availability or desirabil
ity of the proposed site and ask your
consideration of the proposition with
reference to the city's financial condi
tion.
"Early in the present year I ques
tioned some of the members of this
board as to their opinion of the
amount of bonds that the city should
add to its indebtedness this year for
constructive work. The matter was
also discussed with others familiar
with the progress and obligations of
the city and the financial statement
carefully studied. Prom these vari
ous sources of information, and con
sidering the relation of the bonded
indebtedness to the assessed valua
tions, with which you' are no doubt
familiar, and the further fact that
the license fees are no longer suffi
cient to pay the interest on that debt
and that it is necessary to provide
ior such additional interest in the
budget, thereby substantially in
creasing the tax rate, the conclusion
was reached that it would be unwise,
if not unsafe, to authorize new bond
issues in excess of the sum of four
hundred thousand dollars $400,000,
00) during 1915.
"In giving consideration to the dis
tribution of that amount those obli
gations that had been made but not
provided for by bond issue had to be
taken care of first. Included in that
(Continued on page 4.)
I SIT il RIOT I
HT PLANT; SIX ;
IN QUIT CITY:
Pitched Battle Between Rival
Factions — Man Dying in
Hospital—Shooters Flee.
Two rival factions of Italians tried
to exterminate each other in a battle
In which fifteen revolver bullets were
fired shortly before 7 o'clock this
morning at the entrance to the barrel
works of the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company. As the result one man is
probably dying at the city hospital.
It is thought that he was mortally
wounded when he was shot through
the loins and left thigh in the fracas.
At the city hospital the man's
name was given as George Groge
branger, twenty-one years old, of 337
Washington street. Six other Italians
who were in the shooting fray left
the city on the run after the man
had been shot. The man at the hos
pital is declared to have been the
only victim of the shooting.
Detective Sergeant Long, with the
assistance of officials of the Barber
Asphalt Paving Company, has se
I cured descriptions of the fugitives
I and their names, and Chief of Police
j Burke believes that some or all of
I them will be apprehended in a few
ι days.
j It was learned that the victim, af
! ter having been shot twice and çor
i tiered in a cove near the barreL
i works, threw up his heads to surren-k
ider, but thfd one of his pursuers, de-j
'the wounded and bleeding man's
head. When the victim found that
I the revolver only clicked, as all the i
j chambers had been previously |
Iemptied, he turned on his pursuer.;
jThey clinched and the woun
! butt of the pistol by his opinuicuu
: He sank to the ground while his pur- j
euers dispersed and members of his!
own faction came up and removed j
; him to the gate opening to the barrel ι
1 works.
The police were notified and Desk
Sergeant Dunham detailed Patrol
I men Martin and Dunham to the ί
scene. When the officers arrived |
! with the patrol wagon they found
' that those that were implicated in
the shooting had made their get
away. The patrolmen then rushed
j the bleeding man, who was seml
: conscious, to the city hospital, where
j he was attended by Dr. M. S. Mein
; zer.
It is believed that bad blood had
existed between the two factions of
workers employed in the barrel fac
tory. One was called the "Genoa"
faction and the other the "Calibria"
faction. These names are declared
to have been taken from the places
where they were born in Italy.
A prelude to the fray this morning
started in a boarding house conduct
ed by Joseph Char at 898 Amboy
avenue, when Michael Lannie, one of
those who skipped this morning after
the shooting, is alleged to have at
tacked a member of the "Calibria"
faction or gang. The members of
the "Calibria" faction boarded with
j Joseph Lannie.
I Following the fight last night the
members of the two rival factions
met on their way to work just out
side the gate of the barrel factory.
It ie said that the shooting was
brought about by the continuance of
the quarrel last night. However, a
fight occurred which resulted in the ]
"Genoa" faction routing the "Cali- ]
bria" fadtion, who found their am- j
munition exhausted. A man declared
to be Anton Lannie, who went by the j
name of "Barney" Tallio, and a short
I stout stranger separated from the j
: 'Genoa" faction in pursuit of the j
j man now at the hospital. Yard j
! Foreman U. P. McKee, who lives j
I close by and had been startled from ■
j his breakfast by the shooting, ran j
out and saw the victim, who had ;
ί been already wounded, chased across
the Pennsylvania tracks into a cove,
with Anton Lannie and a stranger, ·
who did not work at the barrel fac- i
tory. In pureuit. He saw the stranger j
level a revolver at the victim, who
had thrown up his hands. The pistol, !
however, only clicked, as the ammu- j
nitlon was exhausted.
He saw the hand to hand fight i
that followed, and saw the victim
sink to the ground. McKee and oth- '
ers went to the rescue and brought ]
the bleeding man back to the plant. '
Among those, who left their board- i
ing places this morning following the!
shooting and whom the police are |
after are Anton. Michael and James |
Lannie, and two or more others. [
who are said to have participated I
in the shooting. It is declared that j
Michael took a gun from the pocket j
of the injured man before he was |
moved to the city hospital. One man
who e&id he knew the victim at the ;
hospital declared his name was An- i
ton'Costner, Instead of the one given )
at the institution.
;was struck in the forehead
H it'e sewing macUines or «pert
repairing you want βββ 9a!t«r, SSS
State street· lM31-4-I3-tî*
ALLIES CHECKING GERMAN
DRUE; OCCUPY HEZFAH IN
FIERCEST BATTLE OF WAR
HEAT WAVE KILLS
Temperature in This City 89
New York City is Sweltering :
in Heat—Record Breaker.
special by United Press TV ire.
New York, April 277:—With the
memory of winter hardly out of
mind, New York city was treated to
day with a ease of mid-August weath
er when the temperature at 9 o'clock j
registered 77 degrees. A year ago it'
was only 50 at the same hour. The j
weather man predicted it would be j
90 degrees this afternoon, the hottest;
April day since the weather bureau j
was established in 1871. With the j
sudden advent of a hot spell the east ;
side suffered most for none of the ice
funds is available yet.
Thirteen Babies Die of Heat.
Special by United Press Wire.
Cleveland, 0., April 27:—Cleve
land's record heat wave caused the
death of thirteen babies, the health
department said today. At one time
yesterday the mercury registered 92
degrees. Rain brought some relief
today.
Heat Breaks Record.
8peciat by United Press Wire.
Chicago, April 27:—With heat
wave records for April smashed
Chicago and the middle west was due j
for another sizzling twelve hours to- ι
day, according to weather bureau j
prophecies. Yesterday the mercury,
registered 88 degrees. Only once)
since the weather bureau was estab- ;
lished in 1899 has this mark been ;
officially recorded in April.
With sommer beating
this city tor the past three days has
presented the unique spectacle of a
river choked with ice and tempera- j
ture as low as 40 degrees along its :
banks, while residents two blocks i
away sweltered under temperature |
as high as 90 degrees.
SO Degrees In Tills City.
At 12:30 o'clock the thermometer]
at Seaman's pharmacy in Smith
street registered eighty-nine degrees
and Old Sol was still working hard
to push the mercury stream higher.
A gentle, northwest breeze tempered
the atmosphere and no local victims
of the unseasonable heat have been
reported. Weather wiseacres de
clare April 27 will go down in al
manacs as the hottest day for April
in the past decade.
GOVERNOR FIELDER SIGNS
1915 APPROPRIATION BILLS
Special to th? EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, April 27:—The annual
appropriation bill. Senate 381, carry
ing the appropriations for the new
state fiscal year beginning November
1 next, has just been approved by
Governor Fielder. · It proTides a
total for various state uses of 16,
902,829.62. The governor signed It
just as it reached him, without veto
ing an,7 items.
The supplemental bill providing
additional appropriations for the
current fiscal year amounting to
$37 2,853, was signed last week, so
that the total of both bille is $7,275,
682. or about $1,200,000 less than
last year.
The annual bill provides the fol
lowing appropriations for the new
departments created by the economy
and efficiency bills, which depart
ments will become effective July 1:
Conservation and development, $52,
000; Labor and Industry, $95,000;
Health, $128,000; Commerce and
Navigation, $55,000; Shell Fisheries,
$15,000.
NO INQUEST FOR COEL
Special by United Prêta Wire.
Bridgeport, April 27;—No inquest
will be held over the body of Arthur
Hearn Coel, who tricked his fiance.
Miss Emily Wheeler, into killing him
here last night. The case is regard
ed as a suicide.
VnderMin Laid to Rest.
The funeral of Herman Anderson,
of William street, who died at the
city hospital Sunday, was held at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon from
Thomas F. Burke's chapel in State
street. Rev. Dr. Jacob Gauss offi
ciated and the interment took place
In Rose Hill cemetery, Linden.
Sheenan Funeral Thursday.
Funeral services for P. T. Shee
nan, of 279 King street, who died
yesterday morning, will be held
Thursday morning from his late resi
dence followed by a solemn high
mass of requiem at St. Mary's
church at 10 o'clock. Interment
will be In St. Mary'» cemetery.
If it'» sewing machines or expert
repairing yoa want see Salter, 389
State street. 1 S881~MS-tf·
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C. JaSnsoR.
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Ground Gained by Allies and
Battle Line is Stralgtiter—
Aviators Aiding Land Troops
to Locate German Moves.
By WILLIAM G. SHEPARD,
(United Press Staff Correspondes,
Copyrighted 1915, by the United
Press and in Great Britain.)
Headquarters of the British Over
seas Expedition, Northern France,
Monday, April 26, 10 p. m., via Lon
don, April 27.—The greatest artil
lery duels in the history of the
world is in progress from the see»
to the south of Ypres. Even the
artillery experts at headquarters will
not forecast again, as to the number
of guns in use. But they run far into
the thousands and their discharge
and exploding shells thrown by t&em
rock the country as though an earth
quake prevailed.
There is one little bridge that
crosses the canal at a point on the
allied front. Here all day twenty
German field guns have been en
gaged with eighteen English and
French. As fast as the guns corald
be loaded they were discharged, y est
it was not until after nightfall that
German guns were at last silenced.
French seventy-five, the Pride of
the French government, demonstrat
ed at last their wonderful superiority
over every other sort of moblte field
artillery. So rapidly were (Éfer die
charged that the noise like
an endlees roll of tbuiutar '.
rolling into the other, so th»f<
was no perceptible intervals.
The expenditure of amtBtmifij
was absoultely fabulous. As
the glass could carry one saw
bursts of exploding shrapnel,
black clouds from the expio-ί
German giant guns or the
Rmoke ware that «iiowurt here
cloude of shells from lite
craft f
atfW
«ed hithe
the move
troops beltr
For sixty Tali?* «. njoag
front the artillery was-^tnKag«e in a"
titanic duel eclipsing aaytBTms.» that
has ever been dreamed of heretofore."
The allied artiller; had been brought
up and was being used to straighten
out the dent in the battle line put
there by the German dash.
Throughout Monday, whenever the
north wind blew the Germane resort
ed to the use of poisonous gases to
a vain endeavor to asphyxiate the
allies in their trenches. The gas
was thrown into the air so that it
would float across the allied trench
es, but the British know not what
to expect and are prepared to meet
the danger.
Check Gemma Drive.
Special by United Press Wire.
I^ondon, April 27:—The allies are
checking the German drive In the
north and French troops have suc
ceeded in reoccupying Hezfah, which
was carried by Germans in their in
itial drive. In an official message
from the front General French de
clared confidently that the German
attacks against Ypres all have been
repulsed and that the British offen
sive south of St. Julian is progressing
nicely.
Ground Is being gained and the
battle line, badly bent by strength of
German charges, has been gradually
hammered back until it is now nearly
straight.
Airmen, again sweeping oyer all
of Belgium, are dropping many
bombs on the railway station and
railway junction point to hamper
Germans in their movement of trains.
General French said bombs liavs
been dropped on half a dozen sta
tions successfully.
British Thawler Sunk.
Special by United Press Wire.
Grimsby, April 27.—The trawler
Recolo was blown up Mon<iav in the
North sea according to advices reach
ing here. Several members of the
crew are missing. It is not known
whether the vessel struck a mice or
v.as torpedoed.
j EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN
Sptciel by United Press Wire.
White Plains, April 27:—The pre
mature explosion of twelve sticks of
dynamite in a trench 100 feet below
the surface of the earth at Valhalla,
near here, today, killed seven men
and Injured twenty others. All were
laborers.
KILLS INTRUDER IN ROOM
I Special by United Press Wire.
Danbury, Conn., April 27.—At
tacked In hie hotel room here <*arly
today Joseph B. Hill, eeventy-<4glit
years, a wealthy resident of Redding,
near here, killed the intruder with a
pocket knife. Hill had feared an
attack.
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