New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1915, Page 1

1915 —TWELVE PAGES. ) [ liERMANS TACTICAL R IN BALTIC Russians Bring Up ments—Wing, of Bast. of Dubysa 'AUSTRIAN AEROP RAID SERBIAN Three Persons Killed and O ed—One of Austrian Brought Down—Italians. NEW BRITAIN, CCX!NECTICUT, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, REPORT ARREST OF BODY FOUND ON -EITEL COMMANDER COAST OF IRELAND Said to be Disguised as Cook NflT VAN“ERBI”’S Aboard Italian Steamer : g Family Representative at London BUT IS ON GERMAN CRUISER Informed in Despatch irom Third Sargeon Nolle Missing and Tn- (ueenstown REPORTED WATCH ,BEARS INITIALS ‘OF AMERICAN | Corpse Washed Ashore Found By Old GERMAN REPLY IN ABOUT TEN DAYS POLICE WORKING ON MURDER CASE ERMANY SENDS REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE ON SINKING - OF SAILING SHIP W. P. FRYE hlaims nght to Destroy Any American Ves- ,uel Carrying Contraband, While Agreeing : to Pay Damages for the Act EJECTS TWO POINTS MADE BY ' UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 'BRYAN PREPARING . ANOTHER STATEMENT Of His Attitude on Position “‘Between United States Expected Answer Will Not Be Sent to American Note Unti Gerbhard Detective Bamforth Goes~to Taunton und Wilmington—Chief Rawlings to Utica. Arrives in Berlin, Washington, June 10.—The Amrr-“ ican note to Germany concerning sink- | i ing of Lusitania which precipitatel the | \ erisis in President Wilson's cabinet and as a climax to which Wm. J. Bry- | an resigned as secretary of state, was.| b elieved here to have reached An- | 10- of the and Final preparations for the trial Bernard Montvid, charged with murder of Rev. Joseph Zebris Eva Gilmanaitis, whick is to open in the superor criminal court in Hart- | ford next Thursday, are now K under way and Chief William J. Rawlings and Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam- forth are both out of town serving subpoenas to get imporiant witnesses here. Detective Bamforth first went to Taunton, Mass.,, where he looked up montvid’s record there and had several people identify articles that were stolen from them and were l'(;und\ on Montvid’s persun when he ! was arrested in Wilmington. From | Taunton the local detective has gone | to Wilmington, Del., where he is, locking up witnesses and clearing up | several other matters which are necessary before the trial. Chief Rawlings’ trip took him Utica, N. Y. wherer ne visited the factory of the Savage Fire Arms com- pany to get conclusive «vidence that the gun With which the murder is al- | leged to have been committed was purchased there. Montvid and Krakas bassador Gerhard in Berlin early day. It was expected that the Am- | bassador Gerard in Berlin early Lu- ication immediately to the German forelgn. . It will be given out tonight for publication tomorrow morning. Tn the meatimesPresident Wilson has asked that detafléd forecasts of the note be not published. It is under- stood here that the German govers- | ment will not make answer tp the | American note’ until after Meyer Ge hard, the special envoy chosen by | Count Von Bernstorff, the Germanl ambassador, to outline the American | point of view to the government al Berlin, arrives and explains the sit- uation. This, it is estimated, will | take at least a week or ten days. The latest note, though couched in friendly termifi reiterates firmly the London, June 10, 3:05 p; m.—The | demand for‘jréparation for the luss A German tactical re | representatives in London of the Van- | Of American lives in the sinking of | o . provinces of st received word from | the Lusitania and sets forth clearly | quiry Is Being Made—Mistake Made By Italians Regarding Iden- tity of Prisoner. feot of Answer Would Be to Throw, —— “Prize Courts for Decision All S of Whether Destruction of American Oraft, Constituted Ex- me Case of mlmry Neoes- | £ st : Paris, June 10, 6:05 a. m.—The captain of the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich has been arrested while disguised as a cook | @8board' an Itdlian steamer, says an | Algeciras despatch to the Havas | Agency. Woman Who Was Collecting Sea Weed on the Clare Coast—No Word ther Advances N;u Engagements on Wi Each Side Wins Minor Received Here by Relatives That | Commander Thierichens of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, interned his vessel at Newport News on the night of April 7. He and his officers gave their parole to the United States au- thorities, thereby agreeing not to leave American soil, although they had the freedom of the country. | i Todi e A | Torso of Lusitania Victim Had Been ! i | i | y aghington, »June | 10.—Germany’s t note ‘to the United States on ssinking of t| merican sailing p ‘William P.7 e by the Prinz Recovered " Friedrich, fecelved here today, tep the far-reaching claim of a fht to denroy any American velsel ying contraband, whll{ agreeing to 'dam&&'es for the aét.y o points made-by the United ftes are rejgcted by Germany. One ‘the statement of the American went in jts note of April 28 that gourt proceedings, meant tnnec- “delay, all matters concérned be- | susceptible of prompt settlement igh' diplomatic channels, and the L, was that the destryction of tha y— “unquestionably & yiolation + obligations imposed ‘upon the b and Germany. g Washington, June 10.—Former Secretary Bryan is preparing another statemrent of hisg attitude on the sit- uation between the United States and Germany, which he intends to issue for publication with the appearance 6f the ‘text of the American note in tomorrow morning’s newspapers. Bryan’s resignation as secretary of state and the circumstances leading up to it stiil held the center of interest in Washington today, overshadowing even the despatch of another note to The Prinz Eitel Fredrich entered the harbor at Newport News March 10, ostensibly to make repairs and take aboard supplies. This port of refuge was reached by the German cruiser after an adventurous cruise in which she destroyed many mer- chant vessels sailing under the flags of the allies. Commander ~ Thie- richens was expected to make a dash for the sea after necessary repairs | to his, ship had been completed, but is supposed to have abandoned tke plan -because of the careful watch kept ‘by British cruisers off Newport News to prevent his escape. There ere known to have rece:vea devolvers from this company whiie they were boarding on Arch street in this city. MORE BRITISH SHIPS ‘SUNK BY SUBMARINES Steamer and Four. Trawlers Sent to Bottom By Ger- | derbilt family the earnest desire of the American | government that Germany signify her carly adherence to the principles of international law—that neutrals he permitted to travel on unarmed ships | without being subject to the dangeis | of submarine warfare. i It became known tcday that just | Lefore the note was forwarded to /| Derlin it was shown to formei Secre- tery Bryan bf#Acting Secretary Lan- sing at the personal direction of President . Wilson. Some slight | change had been made in the note and the president wanted Mr. Bryan 1o see it in its final form. {cated by the official stat from Berlin. brought up reinforcements trict south of Shavli, wing of the German forc: been attempting an_encl {ment east of the Dubysa:! withdrawn, Fresh Russian forces brought up, south of Lemberg, where pal. Austro-German effort ing directed. ment says the attack of were repulsed. e Engagements The Berlin Periding the ‘publication of the note tomorrow morning officials would not discuss its details, but it was de- Clared it wds no more in the nature | of an ultimatum than vas the last note. The note makes it very plain, rowever, that the United States ex- pects that Germany shall cease at- tacks on American ships and citizens. CITY PLAN BOARD IS War reports from Paris respecting the situation in ¢ w Germany, Its effect on the nation's foreign relations-and also its political consequences afford wide speculation. Chief attention was centered on the effect of Secretary Bryan's personal statement glving the reasons for his resignation, and his announcement that as a private ‘citizen he would sub- mitto the public for judgment his view of whht the American policy to- ward Germany should be. The propositions which Mr. Bryan expects to urge upan the people are that an offer should be made to Ger- many to submit the questions in dis- pute to an international commission has been no previous intimation that he had left the United States. Captain: Aboard Eitel. Norfolk, Va., June 10.—Captain Thierichens, recently returned from | a leave of absence and now is aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, at Norfolk Navy Yard. Third Surgeon Nolle is away from the ship and an inquiry is being made. At the Navy yard it was said Third Surgeon Nolle went away on leave | about a month ago. He failed to re- turn on time and the matter was r ported to the navy department. iperi: overnment «under existing 4fv stibulations between the United | b ‘and, Prussia." man Torpedoes. show that a series of gagements is in progress in sections of the front. = On | minor successes have been W French attack: south of won for the allies a long | German trenches near Hel { | parently is not being fallo wnew fighting in this vorted. Unofficial despatches London, June 10, 12:20 p. The British steamer Erna Boldt, has been torpedoed and sunk off Har- wich by a German submarine. The members of the crew were rsaved. 828, the binding force ‘of which S admlttad by Germany in its note pril 5 the right of citizéns of, ér colmtfy to ship arms ‘and am- itl«m as well as all other kinds of nb;nd in their own vessels was d'in time of war, but each party he ‘right to detain su¢h contra- mpke-psyme t for ityif con- ” The Erna Boldt was formerly | German steamer She was captured by the British and put into service | by them. She was of 1,045 net tons for inyestigation dur ng a year's time nd that meanwhile | Shouid merican citizens be warned not e’ pasgage ort bélligerent ships or ‘an. Ameritan vmud carrying am- In the extreme case be af- destruction of the, cOn: £ the . ship, carryfng it States would be: @ ‘prize courts for decision all ‘Whether destruction of an vessel constityted an = ex- se of military necessity. - : ernational law,. outside of treaty lations, 'had contained 'many ' a case on that peint. Whilesthe on of London established fin- Lthat in case '‘of military neces- ‘ship; whose cargo was morg alt éontreband could be de. after passengers ‘and@ crew temoved to a place of safety, the itlon , was not. ratified by the States, express mptice having ‘given by the American gevern- 0 Germany in the note of April the declaratibn was not re- #d ‘as in force. Text of Reply. following is the German reply: Foreign office, Berlin. June 7, 1915, unders(zned has the honor ke the following 'reply to the & of His Excellency, Mr. James W. ird, ' Ambassador of the United of America, dated April 30, gn office number 3291, on et of the sinking of the Ah\er- ion, eredwas consldemble spéculation tgday as to who would succeed . Bryan. It was believed that Rob- ert Lansing, counsellor of the state t&pnrtment, who *had been commis- néd a’secretary :of state ad interim, evéntually would receive the perma- nent‘appéintment. Mr. Bryan spent the day of his retirement quietly, de- voting much time to reading .and an- swering telegrams from friends all over thé equntry, ®r. Bryan has not detefmined definitely his plu.ns for the tu.ture —— ]DOIJZED BY. HIS. TROOPS. Kjng Victor Emmanuel of Frong With Forces. Rome, June 9, 7:40 p. m.,, via Pdris, June 10, 6:05 a. m.—The presencé of King Victor Emmanuel at the front is having a tremendous moral effect upon the Italian troops, according to reports reaching the capital from all sections of ‘the long battle line. His Majesty has visited every zone where fighting is taking place which has meant the expenditure of a vast amount of energy on his part, as the line of advance of the Italian forces is exceedingly irregular and he fre- quently has climbed to fortresses sit- vated upon lofty heights along the frontier. Much of his traveling has been done.on horseback because roads are lacking on a considerable portién ‘of the, front, The king is idolized Ttaly ‘&t Daniels of the navy department had no report on leave granted to Captain Thierichens of the No Report on Furlough. Washington, June has of absence today com- Yard, offi- Prinz Eitel Friedrich, but early asked Rear Admiral Beatty, mandant of the Norfolk Navy for details. Navy department cials said that such leaves, by the commandant probably would not be reported unless some interned German Officer or sailor should over- stay his alloted time. | BERLIN PRESS ON ‘ BRYAN’S ACTION | will Vorwaens *~Says I{eslmafinn Mean that Note Wil Ammst Be Ultimatum to Germany. b Berlin, June 10, via London, 2:15 m—The Vorwaerts, and the Tages- zeitung, are the only morning news- papers in Berlin whicn comment upon the resignation of Wm. J. Bryan. The Vorwaerts says Mr. Bryan al- ways has been a European peace en- thusiast and that his leaving the cab- _inet now means, undoubtedly, that the “note in he form planned by President ‘Wilson will net lack much of being an ultimatum to Germany. - We there- fore have to do here with an event of the greatest imporjange,” says - 4fip 10.—Secretary granted | | water. | tom. ~| have been sunk by and 260 feet long, and was$ built in 1 1908. London, June 10. 4:36 a Grimsby steam trawler Nottingham | was sunk in the North Sea Monday | by the shell fire of a German sub- | marine. The crew was saved. oo Hartlepool, Eng., June 10, 11:20 a. m.,—The crew. of the trawler Velo- city, ‘which has been sunk at sea, by a German submarine - were landed here today after being 652 hours at sea in a small boat' without food or The mien were in a. terrible state of exhaustion when they were picked | up by the Vessel which jbrought them to port, ’ The submarine fired five shells at ‘the Velocity to send her to the bot- Grimsby, Eng., June 10,"2:05 p. m. —The trawlers Tunisian and Castor a German sub- marine. The Tunisian’s crew, who were allowed five minutes in which to leave the boat, arrived here today. The vessel was sunk with bombs. The | Castor’s crew were picked up at sea. | In this case also bombs were. used | by the Germans. ! The submarine ' pursued another | trawler, but the arrival of a 'patrol boat saved this vessel. COLTS’ DIVIDENDS ‘RISE 4 PER CEN ».—The | ALFRED G VANDERBILT, BERBEFIRARIIIS S5 5 o ! Queenstown this" afternoon that the coast of Cpun< ty Clare last night was not that of Al- | body recovered on.the fred G. Vanderbilt. Reported if London, London, June 10 11:45-a’ m. port has Deel ived - here Ireland, “that . ths body “of' Al Gwynne Vanderbilt who lost his life May 7 when the Lusitania went down, has been recovered The body was found by an old wo- man who was cellecting sea weed on | the Clare coast near Doolin, north of Cliffs of Moher. Watch Bears Initials, A watch in the clothing is said to | bear the initials of Mr. Vanderbilt, and papers in the pockets would ap- pear to identify him: The body was washed ashore last night. R This information came to London in a’ despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph company. Received No. Word. New York, June 10.—Cornelius Vanderbilt, brother of Alfred G. Van- derbilt, has received no word from abroad today as to the reported find- ing of Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s body. When the despatch from London was communicated to him he said that | everything possible had been done to | find the body and.that members of the family were sfmply waiting now for news. He did not - know Wwhether his | brother carried a watch with his ini= park board and Henry L. Broggl. i Mayor Qulglcy beuue t this commission e belt cf his adm! i the one ted t‘m Commission Was € Under New Amemdment ~to Charter. N -Ancouncement of the personnel.of the city plan commission was made ey. 'The com- today 'by Mayor, 2 mission will con*%e mayor, City Engineer Willlam ‘M, "Hall, John J. Higgins, ex-Mayor Geurge M. Laf- ders, Chairman W. F, Brooks of the idea of havi a clty plnn commis- sion. He had seen it ried out with enccess in other cities _pnd believed it.an ideal branch gf the governmerit: for a city that is growing as fasy as New Britain. The appointment of Mr. Brooks i wost likely fmeet with vor. . A chairman of the park board, he will have no small, role in the develop- ment of the city in the next few vears. He is one of «the best land- scape artists in the east and should prove to be a valuable member of the commission. Mr. Broggi is an | estimator ‘employed by Peter Suzio, 10ad builder and contractor, and his of great value to the Ex-Mayor Landers has shown in the past that he is a public-spirited cit- izen and he will be welcomed to the ANNOUNCED BY MAYOR 3575 58 Five more British four - were trawlers, by German subma; . e i _lul‘n- L Capture of the Aust I¢one. iy alian invasfon ~presu Possession of MO) 'would be of strategic impo the Italians, particularly as th is connected by railroad with The latest mention of the. official Austrian despatches Italian attack in failed. Germans loskyone the Baltic engagement of u knowledge of gradine, etc, should be | und that a destroyer Was d commission, | ¢ 8ssertel in Petrograd that man transport a sunk. German Forces Retroat. by hig troops. Queen' Helena, during the absence of the king from Rome, is giving up all her time to philanthropic and re- lief work. She is supervising per- sonally the making of supplies for hospitals, her example arousing the enthusiastic aid of the little prin- cesses, her daughters. Vorwaerts. Count Von Reventlou,'in the.Tages- | zeitung repeats that Germany cafinot recede in any degree from the Stand- point already taken, no matter what President Wilson's note my demand. Even, the .imputation that Germany could tonsider abandoning: her sub- | marjne’ warfare, this writer declares, wowld’ be considered by the entire country ag an inswli. Die Post, in its i§sue of today, calls attention to the sailing of steamships with both munitions of war and pas- sengers on board, sayjng in thi§ con- nection: Our submarines must de- stroy these munitions, and whence they come and who does a good busi- ness in them is immaterial. If England does not hesitate to car- Ty passengers on board the same ship with this war materials it is not pos- sible for us to fulfill our duties with- out dej ying innocent human lives. The *slbill!y for the mishap rests o ngland alone.” — Berlin, June 10, Via. Lona p. m.—The eofficial annow from army headquarters ti that the German forces which the Baltic Provinces or R retreated. The statement the German wing southeast o has withdrawn to the south, the Beisagola-Zooginine line. French Official Report, Paris, June 10, 3:30 \p. French war office this issued a report on the Lostilities, which reads as “There was all last. mght & violent artillery engdgement i region between Loretle naa the refinery at Souchez. At § o night the enemy delivered vhich was, however, at once “The Germans bombarded £t Vaast, but they made no to recapture it. We made progress yesterday in ‘The Lal “In the vicinity of Heb maintained all our agvance front of 1,800 yards long and depth of about 1,000 yards. Attempt 10 Flood A Udine, June 10, via Paris, 2 m.—The Austrians have attemp transform the lower regioh Isonzo river into a flooded | duplicating the feat of the toard by his fellow commissioners. Mayor Quigley believes it will be recessary for Mr. Landers to resign from the council before accepting the appointment to the city plan commis- sion. Engineer Hall's vaiue to the new board is found in his general tials on it, as described, it quite likely. Mrs. Vanderbilt. Not at Home, At the Vanderbilt Hotel where Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt * 'was staying, when the Lusitania was torpedoed, it | Brokers', announcements today that | Was said that Mrs. Vanderbilt was out | 1. gledge of engineerms and of the Colt's Patnét~Firearm’s stock has ad- | °f town. N problems ‘that confront the board of vanced so that it is paying a sixteen " : 2 y ?publlc works in the development of ! per cent. dividend in place of a twelve | Doolin, wiere the body bf Mr. Van-{ tyq city, per cen,. dividend will cause a gen- | derbilt is reported to have been found |\ “yrnger tne charter amendment, this eral smile of satisfaction to over- | I8 on the south side of Ggiway Bay | ccrmission will have no powers other spread the, fountenance of the large | and something like 250 m rom | y1an those of an Advisory nature, the number of*sharchodrs and ‘those who | the point where the L““““‘“ Went [ ccmmon council being required to “play the market” in this city. down. 1f the bolly found there 'iS| ey on its recommendations This advance in dividend is due |that of Mr. Vanderbilt, it has been 2 to the great war orders. It shows | carried by the currents around the an advance of one per cent. per quar- | Southwestern end of Ireland. ter, or four per cent. per wear, which in the case of those holding large blocks of stock, will make & neat ad- ditional profit. The Colt's stock has been the biggest features of the markat during the past few months, when it has risen from a comparatively nom- inal figure to an almost prohibitive purchasing price. A large number of local business men control many shares of this stock and by its greai- ly increased values will profit there- | .. ., Sufling vessel William P. Frye e fthe ' German auxiliary cruiser 1z Eitel Friedrich. j#rhe German goyernment cannot & that, as the American govern- assumes the destruction of the vessel mentioned ' constitutes tion of the treaties concluded n Prussia and the United States rller. date and now applicable Felations between the German ire and ‘the United States, or e American rights derived there- .. For these treaties did not have intention of depriving one of the itracting partles engaged in war id’ right of stopping the supply contmba.nd to his enemy when he zes the supply of such as de- Btal to' his'militasy interests. ght to' Detain Contraband. g the contrary, article 13, of the n-American treaty of July 11, expressly reserves to the party the right to stop the carrying gontraband and te detain the con- It follows, then. that if it ccomplished in any other gopping of the supply may in g case be affected by the f the contraband and of ing it . As a matter of obligation of the party #pay: compensation to the g.nfited, of = the neutral cting papty remains in force v be the manner of stopping Increase of 1 Per Cent. Per Quarter Up to 16 Brings Dividends Per Cent. MORE CONTRIBUTIONS, Additional Offerings TRcceived For Polish Relief Fund, Fecent contributions to the Polish relief fund ares announced by Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski as follows: Rev J. T. Winters . Biscuit Co. INTERCEPT AUSTRIAN MESSAGES | Paris, June 10, 5:45 a. m.—A re. port issued by Admiral Thaon di Revel, chief of the Itallan naval staff, shows that Austrian wireless mess- lages are jntercepted regularly by the Itallans, says a special despatch from Rome. The TItalians have been en- | diplomatic corps, who came to pay |abled to obtain this information, their respects. He remained in the | which is of immense military value, quarters he has occupied as counsel- lby the use of a new device invented lor, and probably will not move to by Mr. Marconi. On the other hand, the more spacious offices assigned |the device is said to make it impos- to the secretary for the present at |gible for the Austrians to |n(rr(‘ept| least. Italian messages. National A Friend Mrs. Elise Traut Pauline Paprocka LANSING RECEIVES CALLERS. Washington, June 10.—Acting Sce- cretary Lansing began his first day l at the head of the state department by receiving many callers from the s one of NEW SCHOOL TEACHER. Miss Harriet Gannett was engaged today to teach the first grade in the -Lincoln street school. She is a grad- uate of New Britain State Normal sehool and was graduated from Bos- ton university with the degree of A. B. She has taught two years in un- graded schools. BOILER BLOWS UP. - ‘Winsted, June 10.—Two men were injured when the boiler at the Rog- ers Rake company’'s plant at Pleasant Valley lew up today, demolishing the bfick and frame structure. B A, Rogers, owner of the plant, and about 63 years old, had a rib broken and is suffering from bruises, contusions and shack. Joseph Bushey, of Pine Mea- dow, dn employe, escaped With lesser injuries, although he was in the boiler lroom when the blow-up occurred. - PTEACHERS MAY LEAVE, Several teachers ot the Boys' de- partment of the State Trade schéol are considering offers (o teach in Tore rington. The school will be closed as soon as the Vocational High school is completed and those who enrolled will be taken care f in the latter insti- tution. ESTATE VALUED AT $7,960. The estate of Josiah Banner is val- ued at $7.960.86, mocording to & re-|irey Iiian A PO port filed with the court of probate | opened, the hanks'of the i ‘ today by the appraisers, F. M. Zim- | down, and séveral canais wi merman &nd E. W. Schultz. It con- | The results aehieved were insie sists of real estate on East Curtis| cant, huwever, and no serlous {nel street, valued at $7,500 and personal | venience for the invading Italinns property and cash in bank. occasioned. N SIXTY SOLDIERS EXECUTED. Eagle Pass, Tex., June 10.—Sixty Carranza soldiers were captured and executed Monday near Muzquis by Villa troops under Gen. Hernandez, according to a report received today by Villa officers in Piedras Negras. R THE Hartford, June 10.—Fajr and slightly cooler tonight. Friday fair, rising tempera- ture, ji——— | y General principles of any exercise of