New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1914, Page 10

‘10 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914. LACONIA ARRIVES WiTH AMERICAN REFUGEES iCunard Liner Makes Run Across Atiantic With 1,600 Passengers. " New. York, Aug. 17.—More than 1,600 ;passengers, most of them Amer- icans who scurried out of Europe at the outbreak of hostilities, reached New York today on the Cunard liner | Laconia, from Liverpool. There were 543 in the first cabin, 477 in the sec ond, and 648 in the steerage. Sixty | in the steerage were persons of wealtn who could get no other accommod:- tions. Besides steaming at night with lights out to avoid .German warships, the Laconia had her top sides, bridge and funnels painted to resemble a steamer of the Norwegian line. On August 10 she was spoken by the big Aquitania, now a British cruiser. Passengers Endurcd Hardships, Many of the Laconia's pa endured hardships getting out of the war zone and most of them left their baggage behind. One man, who said- he was in Weisbaden when the general exodus began. was oblimed to walk for miles the border. He carried his zel on a wheel- barrow and crossed into Belgium by way of Liege. He estimated that 2,000 person’, Americans, English, | Relgians and others were crossing at the same time. The Laconi the Atlantic enemy’s ships. Norwegian Steamer Arrives. The Norwegian steamer Bjor jorerne Bjornsen arrived today Rotterdam. Captain Reinerisen that when he left Rotterdem British battleships and cruisers were on guard from Ostend, to Brest making navigation of the channel ficult. He steamed through the North Sea and Peneland Firth, north of land, and came across the Atlantic in a northerly course, 5,000 Refugees KExpected. Washington, Au 17.—Consular Teports to the state department from Genoa, Italy. state that five thousand American refugees are expected to arrive there from Switzerland. Twen- 1y-five hundred are already at Genoa awaliting transportation. senger to ¢ came straight none across and saw of the PAGE GIVEN $300,000 TO AID AMERICA Assistant Secretary of War and Am- bassador Hold Conference at London. ondon, Aug. 17, 1 & Gonference today between Henry 8. Breckenridge, assistant secretary of war of the United States, and Am- bassador Walter 'Hines Page, the for- mer stated that $300,000 would be Harided to Mr. Page for use in London | in relieving American citizens strand- ed in British Isles owing to the out- break of war. Mr. Breckenridge and his party in- tend to leave London at midnight for Falmouth, whence the American cruiser Tennessee is to szil tomorrow morning for Rotterdam. Mr. Breck- enridge hopes to reach Germany by that route. ,Mr. . Breckenridge says he has no idea. what he will be able to accom- plish until he reaches his destination. The cruiser North Carolina will proceed from Falmouth to Cher- bourg. - Major Charles A. Hedekin, who is on board, is to be in charge vt the relief work in France. | SAILORS FOR RIVARAVIA, New Argentine Battleship Expected to Léave for Buenos Aires Soon. Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 17.—The Argentine steamers Panta and Chaio having on Loard 900 Argentine sailors tor the new battleship Rivaravia, now her builders’ yard at Quincy, ar- rived here tod It was expected that® the steamers would continue to Boston #fter taking on pilots. The Rivaravia, which has complet- ed all her trials, is expected to leave | for Buenos Aires early next month. TUNNEL INSIDE STOCKADE. Pouble Guard Placed Over Mexican Refugees at Fort Wingate. Gallup, N. M. Aug. 17.—The dis- covery yesterday of a tunnel 100 feet long, dug from inside the stockade at Fort Wingate, led to a doubled guard being placed over the four thousand Mexican refugees interned at the fort. The refugees had been permitted to build adobe houses for shelter, as cooler weather approaches. The dirt from the tunnel was used in making Great Britain’s Modern Warriors of the Air The most modern of al! fighting machines attached to His Majesty King George's aeronautic forces 1S seen here. The gun is mounted be- neath the pilot's seat in front of the WHSHEY WD HEAT BAD FOR HEALTH find Bad Heath, Deveioping Too Sucdensy, Sost White $15 Hot weather and several nips of good whiskey prove a bad combma-“ tion for the g:ealth. according to Elsia White, who was in court this morn- ing charged with drunkennéss and re- sisting an officer. White told the court that he moved a man up from Meriden Saturday and during the ride his employer produced a bottle of whiskey and.invited him to take a sip. He did. That made him feel good, he said, and when the man for whom he was working threatened not to pay him he decided to get as much out of him as he could, so accepted another drink, although he didn't really want it. This, together with the heat, had a demoralizing effect and he began to feel himself slipping, testified the accused. But before he could home he slipped too far and was arreste: Fined $15 and Costs. Officers Theodore Johnson and | Michael Cosgrove testified that White kicked, fought and swore when ar- rested. He told the court he was ¢razy drunk and didn't know what he was doing. A fine of $15 and costs was imposed. Kelly Is Discharged. Thomas Kelley, who was accused of assaulting Thomas O’Brien on Fri- day night, was discharged when it ap- peared that there was some doubt as to what caused the trouble, Kelly told Judge Meskill that he was com- ing down towards Church street from | the depot when O'Brien, under the in- fluence of liquor, made a threatening rush towards him. He simply pushed him to one side, he said. O'Brien said that as he was coming down the same place he was suddenly knocked down twice, once from a blow on the | back of the head and again from a blow in the mouth. He accused Mr. Kelly. Officer Carlson made the ar- rest and Attorney W. F. Delaney ap- peared for the accused. One Fined. the Other Discharged. Both William Moluk and Steve Do- main were charged with breach of the peace and the latter was also charged with drunkenness, It ap- adobe bricks. o dnpdeiaclo. VILLA AT PARRAL. EI Paso, Tex., Aug. 17.—General Villa is reported to have arrived at Parral, Chihuahua, on his way to Chihuahua. Several members of the ~Madero family will leave here today on a special train to confer with Villa when he reaches the capital. GERMAN RESIDENTS ARRESTED. New York, Aug. 17.—All German residents in Jamaica have been placed under arrest, according to the captain of the steamship Obidenz, in port to- day from Jamaican ports. The steamer flies the Norwegian flag. Touring Information. Accurate information regarding the condition of roads may be obtained gratis from a uniformed attendant at Smith Brothers' Restaurant, Pough- Xeepsie, N. Y. Send for box lunch menu.—advt. peared that there was some trouble at No. 71 Grove street and Officers Michael and Patrick Meehan made the arrests. Domain was discharged on the breach of the peace count and judgment was suspended on the charge of drunkenness. Moluk was fined $10 and costs, Mother Pleads for Son. John McEnroe was fined $7 and costs and placed on probation. He was arrested by Officer Axe] Carlson on Saturday night and was drunk ut the time. McEnroe’s mother pleaded for him and told the court that her son has been doing good of late and has been working hard and giving her his money. She wanted him to get one more chance. McEnroe also asked for another chance. Boy in Chambers. Lawrence -Crowley of Bigelow street, aged fifteen years, was In chambers charged with being incor- UNDERWOOD-&,UNDERWOOD, . N.. Y. gunner who is able to direct his rapid fire gun at all points of the compass. Out of thirty-five shots fired during a recent demonstration eleven hit a white sheet ten feet square used as a target. B ———— rigible, It is declared by his step- mother that she can do nothing with him and for the past week he has been away. The case was continued until tomorrow morning. | PRUSSIAN EAGLE AT FRENCH WAR OFFICE German Standard Captured at Sainte { Blais Displayed Above Entrance ! of War Office in Paris. Paris, Aug. 17, 10:55 A. M.—The first Prussian Bagle captured by the French during the present war swung today above the entrange to the French war office in Paris. It is the red and black flag bearing a Prussian eagle in the center which was borne into battle by the First Lower Alsa- tian infantry regiment, No. 132 of the Germany army, when it came into action at Sante Blais, also known as Sainte Marie Aux Mines and Maruirch. The regiment came from the German fortress of Strassburs. . The flag was taken by the Tenth battalion of French rifles and brought to Paris last night by Col. Marlel Serret, formerly French military at- tache at Berlin, Crowds of Parisians stood hour af- i ter hour this morning staring at the j captured standard. WILL SUPP T BROWN. Former Manager of White Sox to Lead St. Louis Federal League Club. Chcago, Aug. 17.—The salary of | $30,000 for three vears’ service and a block of stock in the club was under- stood here today to be the prize which caused Fielder A. Jones, former man- ager of the Chicago Americans, to accept the management of the St. Louis Federal League club. Jones, it was announced by Presi- | dent James A. Gilmore of the Federal league, has signed to lead the club until the close of the 1916 season. He will supplant Mordecai Browa, pres- { ent manager of the club, on Friday. i Brown will be retained, however, as a player. 1 | ‘| NERVOUS CHILDREN There is much criticism of modern edu- cational methods that require too much ! work of school children, allowing them | too little time for play and preventing ! sufficient out-of-door exercise. ~When | the study of music or any other accom- | plishment, with the necessary practice, is added, the strain is increased. Under these conditions the blood be- comes impoverished and fails to nourish the nerves, 'The child becomes restless, and twitching of the muscles follows. Sometimes the child stumbles in walking and drops what'it tries to hold. Pallor, listlessness, inattention, restlessness and irritability are symptoms that early show that the blood and nerves are failing to mect the demands made upon them. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, & safe tonic for children, will build up the blood, strengthen the nerves and help to meet the demands of the growing child. Suf- ficient out-of-door exercise, nourishing food and ten hours sleep each day, with | these tonic pills, will correct even lon, | standing cases of St. Vitus’ dance and wil calm the nervesof the mostirritable child. All druggists sell Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. A booklet ‘‘Diseases of the Ner- vous System’’ will be sent free to any arent on request by the Dr. Williams edicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. "he American express company. COMMITTEE OF 133 T0 AID INVESTIGATION New York Men Caim' Specu ation Gaused Rise in feod Prig:s. New York, Aug. 17.—Plans to stop speculation which is said to have much to do with the increasing price of food, were to be perfected today at a meeting of the legislative board of the mayor’s committee of 133 appoint- ed last week to aid the federal and county officials in their investigations of the cause of the upward trend of the cost of living. Scheme in Operation. Joseph Hartigan, city commisioner of weights and measures who is work- ing with the committee. pianned to present to the board a scheme in oper- ation among grocer and drug re- tailers by which they form associa- tions and purchase in large quantities for the member stores, thereby ob- taining marked reductions from the usual middleman’s prices, Commi sioner Hartigan belleves that uniform- ly. lower prices would result if there were more of these assoclations or co-operative stock buying companies. Commis¢ioner Hadrtigan discovered, he said in a satement, that the wife of a poor man, who bought her table supplies at markets and from push cart peddlers, was able to purchase at prices much below those charged in better sections. Fruit that sold for five and ten cents apiece in the store could be bought at the rate of six and eight for ten cents from push carts. The high price of meat, the commis- sioner found, had resulted in increased demand for vegetables. Disorders in Brocklyn. In the Long Island city section Brooklyn disorders occurred day at meat markets and grocery stores where credit was refused to persons thrown out of work on ac- count of the war closing the indu trial plants in’ which they were em- ployed. The United Hebrew Trades was | today arranged for a meeting to pro- test against the high cast of food, and the secretary of the Central Feder- ated Union announced that a commit- tee of the union would meet with Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, here today, regarding the increased prices of certain foodstuffs. Will Prosecute Violators. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Inquiry into the present high price of foodstuffs was begun here today by officials of the federal, state and city governments. James H. Wilkerson, United States district attorney, said he would pros- ecute heads of establishments or others whom he found violating the anti-trust act by combination of con- | certed action intended to control -or advance prices. 0 Legislation providing for the pun- ishment of dealers who make the | European war an excuse for advancing | food prices beyond reason was to be | considered at a special meeting of the municipal market commission. House- wives, representatives of numerous women's clubs, city, state and county officials and officials of the federal government were invited to partici- pate in the meeting. of yester- | i ICE COMMITTEE HAS ENCOURAGING REPORT Has Been Able to Meet All Big Bills and Still Has a Balance on Hand. Until the ice season is finished the municipal ice committee will be un- able to make a full report on the season’s work but at the council meet- ing Wednesday night an encouraging report will be made by Secretary Spittler. Secretary Spittler states'that already the committee has been able to pay the § for the building of the stor- age house on Commercial street, the $127 for the building of the roadway at Shuttle Meadow .and a bill of $79 tor'machinery as well as several other smaller items. At present the treas- ury shows a balance on hand but, of ccurse, there are some outstanding bills. Another matter which Secretary Spittler will report is that the daily sale of ice at the Commercial street storehouse averaged between twenty and thirty tons. Last Saturday 250 tons of ice was stored at the house and .n other weeks the amount stored on Saturdays has been about 200 tons. The weekly pay- roll of the municipal ice commit- tee is about $100, including carting and men, o that the committee feels riuch gratified to be able to meet all their bills and still have a balance to their credit. $115,000 SENT TO LONDON, Gold Remove: From Tennessee at Falmouth, England. Falmouth, England, Aug. 17, 1 P. M.—The sum of $415,000 in American government gold was removed from the United States cruiser Tennessee and sent to London this morning. The gold, th small kegs, was lowered in- to a sailing vessel which was at once towed to a wharf. The operation w watched large number of residents of mouth. After the gold had landed it was placed on a wagon American sailors and taken to the railroad station, where it was stacked in a special steel bullion car, which was securely locked with two kevs, one of which was kept by the railroad company and the other by | by a Fal- been by MOHICAN MARKET 6 fo 9 P. M.--MONDAY EVEN NG SPECIALS--6 fo 9 P. M 1000 POUNDS OF STEAKS, all cuts, POUND 16¢ Choice Cuts CORNED BEEF 1b 12¢ Cond, or Evap. MILK can 8c FANCY SALT PORK 1b 11c SUGAR CORN can 6¢ can 8¢ FURE LARD 21bs 23c PORK AND BEANS Mohican Creamery Butter 1b 29¢ FANCY NEW POTATOES pk 18¢ TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SPECIALS Jello, . . pkg 8¢|Comed Beef, (b, 13¢ PEANUT BUTTER, 2 Ibs 25¢ Mohican Corn Starch Uneeda Biscuits 15¢ An mals e 5“ Rump Roast Beef, Ib 16¢ - - vkg 4¢ Hamburg, . Milk Crackers 2 Ibs Fores Lamb, b 16¢ Golden Rod Cheese, Ib 18¢ String Beans, .. 4 qis 9¢ . b 14¢ ORANGES, . .. doz 19¢ Tomatoes, Ige. bsk. 25¢ Squash, . . . 3 for 5e WATCH FOR OUR WEDNESDAY ADV. WILSON SILENT 0N JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM President Does Not Question Good Faith of Imperial Kcj:sty. Washington, Aug. 17.—President Wilson declared today he had no reason to question the good faith of the declaration of Japan in promising to observe the integrity of China in connection with the Japanese ulti matum to Germany demanding the surrender of Kiau-Chau to the, Jap- anese government. The president would not discuss the ultimatum a whole, saying that one of the dutics of neutrality was to have no opinion on what other nations were doing, Secretary of State Bryan was at the White House early this morning, supposedly in connection with Japan's ultimatum. Both the president and Mr. Bryan refused to discuss the visit. Secretary Bryan was assured by Baron Chinda, the Japanese ambassa- dor, that the Tokio government would exercise utmost care to safe- guard the interests of the United States and other countries not imme- diately involved during settlement of the issue. Baron Chinda presented a note from his government, compromised the an- nouncement of the ultimatum and a statement of Japan’s intention to re- store Kiau-Chau to China, Germany took the territory from China after the killing of several German mis- sionaries sixteen years ago. Not Complete Surprise. Japan’'s sudden move, bringing her into the range of the European con- flict, did not come as a complete sur- prise in Washington. Her assurances of the intention to maintain China’s integrity by restoring Kiau-Chau are regarded as satisfactory to American officials. There is no disposition on their part to believe that the admin- istration will assume an attitude other than that of passive observation should Japan take another step and declare war. Japan's demand—the withdrawal of German warships from oriental waters and the abandonment of Kiau-Chau fulfills her part in her alliance with Great Britain and was made on the proposal of the English government, according to authorita- tive sources in Washington. However, it is designed to bring to an end Ger- man rule in a territory which, Japan contends, threatens China’s integrity and peace in the far cast. The Ger- man stronghold lies directly opposite Korea, where Japan is developing coloni and across the sea from the southern Japanese islands. Sounded American Sentiment. The first move in the situation was made at the outbreak of war in Europe, when China expressed the hope that she might depend on the policy of the United States as an influence against violation of her neu- trality. Then the Berlin government sounded American sentiment over the proposition of neutralizing German provinces in China. Through the United States the German attitude in- formally was conveyed to Japan. That government's response the inti- mation that whatever steps Japan might feel compelled to take to dis- charge its share in the Anglo-Japanese alliance the United States could rest assured of the intention maintain China’s integrity Germany’s neutral- ization proposal apparently not favored in Tokio. Britain's Interests Menaced, fleet was to was Since the German sailed into lkmu-cmu harbor sixteen years ago, as | immediate | included land claimed the territory as indem- nity for alleged attacks on German missionaries, Japan’s avowed intention has been to restore it to her oriental neighbor. The Anglo-Japanese al- liance was said to have brought about Japan's decisive step in that direction. Recent exchanges between officials of the Japanese and British governments were said to have resulted in Great Britain's taking the attitude that her “special interests” in the far east as mentioned In the treaty, were me- naced by the operations of German warships in oriental waters, and by the general situation Involved in Germany's military strength in Kiau- Chau, Japan was said to have lost no time in accepting the British view- point. WILCOX FAMILY TO UNITE IN HARTFORD Many People from This Vicinity of Family Which Will Hold Re- union This Month. A reunion of the various branches of the Wilcox family, of which Major Frank L. Wilcox of Berlin is a prom- inent member, will held in . the parish house of the Center church in Hartford on August 26, 27 and 28. The family has many members in this and all will be section of the country, be eligible to attend. The reunion is held by the Asso- ciation of the Wilcox and Allied Fam- | ilies, which was formed at the first reunion of the Wilcoxs held at Hart- | ford last year. In addition to the re- union the association Is active in the colleeting of data concerning the | family and embodying it in a geneal- ogy. Major Wilcox is a vice president of the association. The three days’ program prepared by the committee for the reuniom in- cluded the giving of addresses by eminent members of the family, and the making of excursions to places of interest, particularly Middletown and Cromwell, where the family spread to after settling in Hartford. - All communications concerned with the association and the reunion should be sent to the secretary, ' Charles G. F. Wilcox, P, O. Box 271, | Brooklyn, N. Y. All members of the | Wilcox and intermarried families are cligible to join the association, and if they join before the end of the reunion wil be cnroled as charter members. MAYOR ARRIVES HOME. New Haven: Executive Marooned Europe When War Broke Out. New Haven, Aug. 17.—Mayor Frank J. Rice, who was a member of a party of mayors of American cities which left early in July for an Euro- pean tour to study municipal admin- | istration, reached home today by the way of Quebec. With many others Mr. Rice was marooned on the conti-| nent for a few days when war broke out, but he quickly made his way (o London, He visited friends for a week there and recent adv were to the effect that he might not be able | to return home for some time at- urday, however, a wireless message | gave information that he ring Quebec He landed yesterday and came home during the night and was at his desk in city hall today, M (v that the New York university touring party, which ny persons from Connecti- cut and which was under the direc- tion of Dr. Edward E. Pratt, in London, and there should be no occasion for worry on the part of in was 1 Rice si clvic yor is safe AID OF FRANCE NOT FORGOTTEN BY U.§. Speakers at Waterbary Recall Times Whea U. S. Recived Help. Waterbury, Aug, 17.—Patriosio speeches by Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, Congressmen Willilam Ken- nedy Thomas L. Reilly, Mayor Martin Scully and other prominent citizens characterized yesterday the unveiling exercises of the monument in East Farms cemetery to the mem- ory of the French soldiers, who, fight- ing for American independence, died and !and were buried in this cemetery. Speakers made clear the fact that all true Americans have not forgotten the aid of France given at the time of the American Revolution. Mayor Scully formally accepted the monument on behalf of the eity, Gov. Baldwin's Speech, Gov. Baldwin said in part: “Far from their homes, here thare fell by the wayside 133 years ago, two of the army of rellef which France had sent to aid America in our struggle for independence. “We could wish that their names could appear upon this shaft raised to their memory; but time has effaced them from the records of the Revolu- tion. 1t may be better so, for ¥t leaves the sentiment which brings us around their monument more im- personal—more of - the profounder feeling that is inspired by a great ac- tion on the part of one people (o another. Recalls Important Facts. “Without the aid of France, it is doubtful if American independegce could have been wor. Her flcets guarded our ports; her armies—and gratefully we own it—were a prime the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Loans from the French treasury furnished the funds on Which we largely relied for arming and equipping our forces ‘in the fiefd. 1t was at Paris that the treaty was negotiated that closed the war, “America, now in the hour of her glory and power, does not forget that there * was an hour for her of need and of weakness once. Connecticut, as one of the old Thirteen, remembers the March of Rochambeau in those dark daye across our borders, bearmg the fleur-de-lis to place beside the Stars and Stripes. Died For United States. “In this cemetery two of his army found their last sad resting place. Henceforth this monument will help to perpetuate the memory of those men, whom we cannot name, but whose share in putting the American cause on the road to vietory we here, tardi- ly, 1 fear, but gratefully, acknowledge. Kach died on a mighty expedition to defend another’s right; died as & knight of international chivairy. Of each we say with Coleridge: * “The knight's bones are dust; And his good sword rust, His soul is with the saints, 1 trust cause of Detective Storles. interesting detec- written I8 now azine and Story section of The New York Sunday World. This is leek Scotignd Yard,” which has been a big hit in the motion picture shows. These stories Real Thrill of the series ever in the A One tive running most story o1 rriends. The members will gradually return to this country within a short time. are by T. W. Hanshew, author of Cleek of the Forty Faces.” Don't miss a real thrill. Advt,