New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1914, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1914. " OFFERS SOLUTION OVER SHPPIG Propose Govemmtm\ Insirance Roainst War Risks. Washington, Aug. 15.—Government insurance against war risks of Am- werican register ships and their ca goes was the solution offered yester- day by sixty-two representative busi- ness men of the country for the stop- page of American over-seas commerece because of the European war. The proposal was made in definite form after an all day conference pre- sided over by _Secretary McAdoo of _the treasury department who called he meeting. Virtually all the larg- est banking and shipping interests in the United States were represented. Committee of Twelve. The conference appointed a com- mittee of twelve, headed by Seth Low, president of the National Civic Feder- ation, to remain in Washington and advise with the governmental de- partments and committees of congress during the framing of legislation be- “ieved necessary to relieve conditions produced by war abroad. The com- mittee last night began drafting a bili to be presented to congress im- mediately and pressed for passage with a view to having a government insurance bureau in operation as possible after the pending measure modifying restrictions upon Ameri- can registration of foreign built “ships goes into effect. In addition to Secretary McAdoo, officials who participated in the con- ference were Secretaries Houston and Redfield, all the members of the fed- eral reserve board; Senator Owens and Representative Glass, chairmar of the senate and house banking committees, and Representative Ad- mmson, chairman of the house inter- state and foreign commerce com- mittee. Behind Closed Doors. To insure freedom of discussion; the conference was held behind closed doors, but the resolution adopted and some of the proceedings _of the conference were made public “in a statement issued last night by Secretary McAdoo. The statement de- clared it to have been the concensus of opinion at the conference that with ‘“‘enlarged registry of? Asfterican ships and action by the government supplementing ‘what private com- panies might do in connection with insurance, the questions of exports of grain and cotton and of forejgn ex- change would rapidly solve them- Welves.” Many speakers, including J. P. Morgan, James J. Hill and other financiers, pointed out that Great Britain, France and Belgium already had provided for government war :n- surance of -their merchant shipping. Against this action, they declared the United States would be helpless, as <@c ships would pass under the Am- erican flag with the passage of the proposed registry law unless their owners were assured of insurance un- der the Stars and Stripes. The re- sult would be a foreign monopoly of sea transportation, they predicted, and- the fixing abroad of the price at which American wheat and cotton could be sold. Conference Resolution. Following is the conference resolu- tion on this point, which is the pivot of the plan of relief offered: “Resolved, That this conference urge the United States government to establish a bureau of war risk insur- ance, to be administered under the direction of a suitable government de- v'partment by a board of three or five members, which shall assume the risks of war on American vessels and American cargoes shipped or to be shipped thereon, whenever in the judgment of the board it shall appear that American vessels or shippers on American- vessels are unable, in any particular trade, to compete on equa? .terms with the vessels or shippers ot %ther nationalities by reason of the protection offered such other carriers or shippers by arrangements for war indemnity through their governments, and that such board have power to fix rates of premium subject to change to each country or for each class >f “eargo.” Three Heads for Problems. Early discussion showed opinion to be unanimous among the business men and the government officials present that the problems to be faced divided themselves naturally into three heads: Restoration of a market for foreign wxchange bills; the immediate acqui- sition of means of transportation for American wheat and cotton to Euro- pean markets, and the war risk in- surance. The conference interrupted its de- liberations in the afternoon to go in & body to the White House, President Wilson addressed them briefly. 2] ‘Wilson Urges Co-operation. President Wilson declared he be- lieved the time for apprehension in the United States over the war in Europe was past and that the per- jod of steady, sensible and connect- ed action had arrived. He urged that the government and business co- operate for the up-building of com- “Inerce. The president said he was much gratified to be able to meet represen- tative business men to discuss the common good of the country. The people have a right to expect that such co-operation will be exercised for the public benefit, he said, and that no question of selfishness will be involved. “I believe,” said the president, “that You will find that this government has somewhat developed means for assisting business. We have been fzce to face with very alarming con- aitions. I believe the crisis now has [ ‘trustees of the Jerome Home, Fighting Nations of Europe Have America’s Powder Secret HUDSON MAXDV The secret of the American gov- ernment’s “twenty-four hour smoke- less powder” has been betrayed. The United States has lost forever this tremendous advantage it would have had in war. The incident is expected to give jmpetus to the Clayton bill, being e, which would broaden the recent law mak- ing it a felony to disclose govern- pushed by the Army Lea, ment secrets. The usual smokeless powder is It requires from four to six months and if manu- factured in shorter time may ex- plode spontaneousiy, destroying the dreadnaught carrying it. Any enemy who used up his powder would be at the mercy of the nation whose pow- slow of manufacture. der remained. Hudson Maxim, the Ameri¢an wi: ard in the realm of explosives, dis- covered a powder which could be used within twenty-four hours. He carried his secret to the gov- the du |l In a deserted wing of the factory Maxira mixed the wonderful It was tested twenty-four hours later, ex- ig‘oding terrifically and with but a ernment’s powdermakers, Ponts. stuff with his own hands. ce of smoke. REAZ-ADMIRAL NE®R/ TON EMAS! | The directors of the company saw millions in the invention—a monopo- of the sale of powder to every na- tion. But the discovery was so im- p.rtant any nation possessing it ex- clusively would have so great advan- tege in war that the suggestion was made that the secret be turned over to the American government. BRIG GEN. R S.CROZIER Patriotism warred with purse- strings in that directors’ meeting. Patriotism won. Vice-President Buckner of the DuPont company went personally to Washington and imparted. the exclusive secret to the United States ordnance heads, Ger. Crozier and Admiral Mason. The mixture was not patented at all. At the factory it was arranged that no single employe would know the ingredients or proportions. Further experiments removed even the trace of smoke. Several confi- dential experts of the government were assigned to surpervise the tests, and in some way a chemist not ofv their number, eminent, but too en- grossed in science to appreciate ¥ractical things, in his enthusiasm or the chemical discovery prepared a scientific paper describing it. He read this paper before a meeting of scientists in Washington. No bad motive is attributed to him. The in- junction of secrecy seemed to make no_impression on —that was all. The administration awoke to the catastrophe when a scientific publi- cction printed this address. It was too late then. The cables had ticked gle formula to a dozen foreign capi- s. passed and that we can now co-oper- ate for the common good.” I hope that the government and business can get together on the questions now pressing for solution.” TWELVE REAL ESTATE DEALS. Records Also Show Fourteen Deaths and Seven Marriages For Week. This week’s real estate transfers totaled only a dozen and the records | at the city clerk’s office show that there have been fourteen deaths and seven marriages. The real estate deals are as follows: Joseph Winikostis to Morris Cohn, land and buildings on Main street. Patrick Foley to Willlam F. Foley, land on Clark street. Charles O. Williams et al. to trustees of Jerome Home, land and buildings on Black Rock avenue, Salvatore Dominici to Filomena Dominici, land and buildings on At- lantic avenue, Christina Serafin to Andrew Soko- lowski et al., land and buildings on Lawlor street. Louis and Harry Zevin to Maria ‘Wisk, land on Broad street. Estate of Elisha H. Williams to Inc., land on Corbin avenue, Charlotte Hanson to James Crow- ley, land on Seymour park. Charlotte .Hanson to John Hart- ney, land on Seymour street. Frank A. Shailor to N. B. Lumber and Coal company, land and build- ings on Plainville road, i Gertrude Heck Laurie to. Joseph Winikostis, land and buildings on East Main street. ‘William Noble to Agnes Noble, land and buildings at 111 Sexton street. | RECEIVE TURKISH NAMES, i e ik | German Cruisers to Be Under Com- | mand of Admiral Limpus, London, Aug. 15, 3:05 A. M.—The Daily Mail states that the cruisers | Goeben and Breslau, reported to have been purchased from Germany by Turkey have received Turkish names { and will be placed under the com- mand' of Rear Admiral Arthur H. Limpus, of the British navy, who was lent as naval adviser to the Turkish government in 1917. The Mail says that Turkey does not intend to employ the warships against Russia, and adds: “There ap- pears to be no doubt that their pur- chase is a direct contravention of international law; but the opinion is gaining ground in diplomatic circles that Turkey is the man trap to embroil her with triple entente.” the BRYCE-PINCHOT WEDDING. New York, Aug. 15.—Miss Cornelia E. Bryce, daughter of Lloyd Bryce, former minister to the Netherlands, and Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester of the United States, were married today in the Episcopal church | Ruth Hultberg, victim of a Ger- | at Roslyn, L. I. On account of the illness of Mr. Pinchot's mother, only | relatives and a few intimate friends were present. A reception followed | at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. ! Bryce at Roslyn. [ City ]z‘fms ! Benjamin Thompson of Fairview lestreet, lett today for Grove Beach. Leonard Barkowski and Theophile | Borzenski have taken out a to wed. William Rybeck and Charles Law left today for a two weeks' cruise down the sound. g license Miss Katherine Sullivan of Myrtle | street is spending the week-end Ocean Beach. Maxwell Porter, of Vine street, witnessed the world’s championship tennis matches at Forest Hill this afternoon. Miss Mary Hartman, a clerk in the at | city clerk’s office, will leave tomor- row for her vacation, She will go to Indian Orchard for a week and will | spend the last week of her vacation at Woodmont-on-the-Sound, Miss Margaret Cochrane and Miss clerks in the clerk’s office, will return from their vacations Monday. The former has been at Silver Beach and the latter | has been visiting in South Manchester. Mrs. Addie Borsholt of New York, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs: Willlam Hartman of Fairview street, will ed to Thomas Francis Lascano and Miss Sadie Eleanor Perry. The | groom-to-be is but twenty and the de-to-be is only nineteen, so her parents’ permission had to be on- tained before the license could be is- sued. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F, Oliver of ! the | 63 Vance strect are spending week-end at Rye Beach, N. Y. Fred Schade of Greenwood street left today for his vacation at the shore. Sunday evening vespers at Walnut Hill park at 6 o’clock tomorrow even- ing will be conducted under the lead- ership of Arthur Hancock, SPANISH-AMERICANS TO SPAIN. Paris, Aug 15, 10:35 a. m.—Fran- cisco de La Barra, former provisional president to Mexico and the Argentine, Erazilian and Chilean ministers, here have co-operated in sending 1,000 Spanish-Americans to Spain, where they will stay, if they desire to do so, until the war is over. Senor de La Farra as president of the committee, | also arranged to cash checks and let- | ters of crédit in order to relieve the | necessities of Latin-Americans here. REFUG DENY REPORT. Copenhagen, Via, London, Aug. 15, 7:00 a. m.—Russian refugees is imprisoning Russians because of a threat alleged to have becn made by ! the emperor of Russia to Germans in Rus to Sibe: LAUNCHES NEW BOAT. John Jewett, of this city, today launched ihs new boat at Hamlin’s Pond, Plainville. Mr. Jewett has send all been constructing this craft for some time and expects to have an engine installed shortly. LORRAINE PURSUED BY GERMAN CRUISERS french Liner Has Exciting Trip Across Atlantic Ocean. Paris, Aug. 15 (4:55 A, M.)—The French liner Lorraine had a narrow escape from capture by German cruis- ers during her voyage from New York to Havre, where she arrived ‘Wednesday, according to Rene Dese- vaux, one of her officers. city | leave todaw for Spring- ! fleld, where she will visit with rela- | tives for the remainder of the month. | A marriage license has been grant- | Soon after leaving port the ship was chased by the Dresden, Desevaux i said, but she soon distanced this Later the Lorraine intercept- wireless messages between the cruisers Strassburg , and i Karlsruhe, from which the ofiicers gathered that the warships had been ordered to capture the Lorraine, The last day out the Germans nearly caught the liner, which only escaped through the favor of the fog. Saw Kronprinz Wilhelm. New York, Aug. 15.—Word of the | North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, which, like the German cruisers, has become somewhat of a phantom of the sea since she slipped ! out of New York harbor more than ten days ago, was brought to port to- day by the steamer Aztec from Nor- folk. The Aztec’s skipper reported that on August 10 he sighted a four- funnel steamer which he believed | was the Wilhelm. He did not give her position. The last previous report of Wil { nelm was that she was sighted coal- |ing the German cruiser Karlsruhe, | southwest of Bermuda, on August 6. The coaling was interrupted by the | British cruiser Bristol, which fought | an ineffective long range duel with | the German cruiser. | Freight Steamer Arrives. { The five-masted German freight } steamer Bohemia arrived today from Hamburg, after having made the run across with lights darkened and fun- nels painted to resemble a White Star liner. The ship’s wireless picked up messages showing that British cruisers were on patrol at | times close to the Bohemia. She managed to dodge them all, however, including one off the Ambrose chan- nel lightship thjs morning. from | Germany deny a report that Germany Austrian Liner Captured. Alexandra, Egypt, Via London, Aug. 15, 12:50 P. M.—The big Austrian | Lloya liner Marienbad was captured today by a British warship near here on the voyage from Bombay to Tri- i este, She was brought into port. | A. G. Cohen and Nels Nelson have purchased a large motor boat suitable for cruising and will leave Monday for a several weeks' voyage, A Big Line of Middies. Size 12 to 42. $7.95 Guaranteed Linen Dresses now reduced to $4.95 with Long Russian Tunic. Sizes 14 to 44. Light Blue, Dark Blue, White, Lavender, Green, now only $4.95. Ladies’ Dept. 2nd Floor oA (] FORD RICE Am&nfim %fl’ HARTFORD. Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. LANDERS LEADS AL IN BIG JOINT MEET Piayground Athicles Compted Yes- terday at Park. Landers’ playground was the winner at the interplayground athletic meet held yesterday afternoon at Walnut Hill park. The best of the playground athletes competed, and all conditions were favorable, There was keen competition in many of the events. The scores were figured on a point tasis, first place counting five points, sccond counting three, third two, and fourth one. The highest - individual scorer was Carrie Buell of the Smith prlayground, who won ‘three firsts. The highest individual scorers in each class were as follows; 65 1b. girls, Margaret Scheyd of Landers; 75 1b. girls, Sophia Scheyd of Landers; 85 1b, girls, May Murphy and Margaret Collins of Landers; 95 Ib girls, Julta | Cunningham of Landers; unlimited, girls, Carrie Buell of Smith. 70 1b, boys, Philip Chernoff of Smalley; 80 1L. boys, Daniel Kehoe of Landers; 95 1b. boys, Peter Pac and William Camp- bell of Bartlett; unlimited, boys, Den- ris of Smalley. The point score of the playgrounds was as follows: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total g 108 62} 36 36 36 Landers Smalley . | Smalley . | Bartlett . | High . | Smith 29 | East 8 | The winners of the various events | were as follows: 40 Yard Dash—Girls, 65 1bs., Mar- | garet Scheyd, Landers. Girls, 75 Ibs., Sophia Scheyd, Landers. Boys, 70 Ibs., Philip Chernoff, Smalley. 40 Yard Hurdle Race—G@Girls, 65 Ibs., Balbia Ballosky, High: girls, 75 Ibs., Sophia Scheyd, Landers. Boys, 70 1bs., Philip Chernoff, Smalley. 50 yd. Dash—85 1bs, girls, May Murphy, Landers; girls, 95 Ibs., Julia | Cunningham, Landers. Girls, unlimit- cd, Carrie Buell, Smith. Boys, 80 Ibs., Daniel Kehoe, Landers, | 50 Yards Hurdle Race—Girls, 85 ibs,, Lucy Ward, East; girls, 95 1lbs, | Julia Cunningham, Landers; girls, un- | limired, Carrie Buell, Smith. Boys, {80 1bs., William Burns, Landers. 60 Yards Hurdle Race—Boys, 1bs., Peter Pac, Bartlett; boys, limited, T. Kilduff, Landers. 75 Yards Dash—Boys, 95 Ibs.,, Wil- liam Campbell, Bartlett. 100 Yards Dash—Boys, S. Gubernick, Smalley. standing Broad Jump—Boys, 70 1bs., E. Zeimer, Landers; boys, 80 Ibs., D. Kehoe, Landers. Running High Jump—Boys 95 lbs. and over, Dennis, Smalley. Basketball Throw for Girls—64 Ibs., Margaret Crowe, Bartlett; 75 Ibs. Alice Schenk, High; 85 lbs, Eliza- beth Overocle, Landers; 95 ibs., Mar- geret Collins, Landers; unlimited. Carrie Buell, Smith, 96 un- unlimited, LIEGE COMMANDER DEAD. London, Aug. 15, 3:30 p. m.—A de- spatch from Brussels to the Exchange Telegraph Co., says the death of Ceneral Von Emmich, the German commander at Liege is confirmed. He is to be succeeded by General Von Der | Marwitz, RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK, EX(I New Britain Nat, Represented by ! K. W. KDDY. R 1130 WE OFFER FOR SALE LOCAL STOCKS Forts at Namur, Belgium, Ll To Be Stormed by German FORTS #nd SURROUNDING TOWNS &¢ NAMUR, B Belgian and French soldiers pre- | pared to defend the city of Namur, Belgium, against the attack of the Germans. It is one of the best forti- fied places in the little war scarred kingdom, and when it is attacked a LEFT TO GOVERNOR. Second Ballot for Nomination of Major of C. N. G."Makes No Choice. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 15.—On the second ballot, counted today, for nomi- nation of a major of the First fantry, C. N. G., to succeed Major Lamb, appointed lieutenant colonel, there was no choice and under the regulations the matter will now go to the governor for appointment. Thirty- seven votes were cast, nineteen being necessary for choice. The ballot re- sulted as foilows: Captain G. J. Rau, company K, Hartford, 17; Captain Matthew E. Ccughlin, company F, Hartford, 14; Captain William H. Hines, company C, Middletown, 4; Captain Frank S. Merrill, company D, Bristol, 2. In- GOING TO COAST. David Chassen, of this city who left town several months ago to go on the vaudeville stage as a member of the Electrical Venus troupe which played at Keeney's, is spending a week with his parents in tihs city. He will leave Monday for New York and will then go to the Pacific coast with the company. Chassen expects to g0 on the stage with a comedy sketch of his own in another year. RUNS DOWN OPERATOR, Miss Gladys Willlams, telephone operator at Hart and Hutchinson’'s factory, was knocked down and bad- ly bruised about the lower limbs yes- terday noon when a man on a bicyele ran infc her os sha was crossing Myr- tle street in front of Russell & #r- win’s shop. The man rode right on, not even stopping to see if the girl was injured. WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. New York, Aug. 15.—The statement of the average condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that the cash reserve decreased $5,876,250, leaving a deficit of $47,992,250. i | | i | long, blobdy siege s expected. principal fort is located on high rociks] overlooking the Meuse and Samb rivers, at the junction of which thal city is located. The position of t forts is indicated on this map. / LOCAL YOUNG MAN ° DIES IN VIRGINIA Relatives of Willam Cotter No That He Died at N-Wm News This Morning. Relatives of Willlam Cotter in tl city were nétified in a brief tel received this forenoon that the yow man had djed at 4 o'clock n ing at Netp'zh e V. Pus details are lacking. Mr. Cotter formerly lived in city but for the ,ast two and one or three yeats had been residing’ the south. He was about twentys seven years of age and leaves & nums- ber of surviving relatives in this ctiy. They are his father and moth- er, Mr. and’ Mrs. Michael Cotter of Lawlor street; five brothers, John, Charles, Lawrence, Joseph and = ward, and three Jno(m Mrs, F' Clark, Mrs. David Moore and Anna Cotter. nrrpplgngnu w The funeral not been made as yet. DIES AT 98, Hartford, Conn., Aug. 15.—Mrs, Jane E. €mith died at the Hartford hospital today aged 98 years. She had leen at the institution three years, Gue to a broken hip. Mrs. Smith was a native of Glastonbury, born in 1516, v e———————————————————— We Ofer: 10 Am. Hdw. Corp. 15 ‘New Britain Mch. Co. 15 Union Mfg. 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