New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1915, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN, C JINECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. 25,000 AUSTRIANS “MARCHING AGAINST ITALIAN: FORES - Invasion of Trentino Challenged by Francis Joseph's Troops; N + Heavy Flghtmg at Isonzo .R(}SSIAN POSITIONS ARE OCCUPIED BY THE TURKS ler Asquith in House of Commons. gMoves Note of Credit of $1,240,- ©7000,000 and Estimates Expenditurc {\ of Next Three Months at Not Less ‘fi;'!‘lun $15,000,000 Daily—Losses in ~ British Navy 18,547 Men. % | The Hallan invasion of the Tren- iino,. which heretofore has met with lt#1é opposition, is now challenged by fhc Austrians. A force .of - 25,000 MéAustrians left Trent vesterday and is ancing against the Itallans on the ENJOYING HIS FIRST VACATION SINCE 1887 Richest Conductor in World Rests From Labors as Result of Street Car Strike in Chicago. Chicago, June 15 —Henry Toberg, a street car conductor whose wealth is ‘estimated by his fellow workmen to be $250,000, is today enjoying his first vacation since 1887, as a result of the atreet car strike. Toberg has been termed the richest conductor in the world. He owns stocks in the Chicago railways which | he purchased more than twenty years aSO Dividends from his stock, his associates say, amount to three or four times his annual wages. Toberg owns other valuable stock and bonds @ 'hotel and several apartment build- ings from which he receives big ren- tals. Toberg has been a street car con- ductor for forty years. ITALIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE HERE FOR WAR Fifteen New Britain Men on Board Ship That Sailed Today. o lvasRovereto front. » Hepvy fighting has occurred on the Zo front, ‘north of the Gulf of est. A despatch from Innsbruck, ptria says the Austrian casualties in i viéinity of Goriz and Gradisca have lounted to 1,600, with nearly as large ohl for the Itallans. Gmm Recapture, Positions. though the German, war office Rims, to have recaptured some of e lost positions north of Arras, no on of reverses is made in .to- ‘communication from, the French it office. It is said there have been | iew developments of importance. remier Asquith today moved in the of commons a vote of credit:of | 140,000,000, and estimated the ex- diture ,of the next three months at less than $15,000,000 daily. i British Losses 18,547, i e losses of men in the British navy May 31 were given. of don today as 13,547, lfl which 8,246 d.. Sailing on the high seas today are fifteen local sons of Sunny Italy bound for their native land to assist in the war with the allied troops. The members of the party comprise sev- eral barbers, shop hands and labor- ers, whose one thought since the be- ginning of the war has been to return to their native'land to fight and great was their joy when they received word from Vice Counsel Riccio that this opportunity was at hand The fifteen men went to New Hav- en Sunday, and completed the neces- sary details with Mr. Ricco, and on thir return here the final prepara- tions for their departure were made. E. M. DiNonno signed the necessary papers for the men. * On' board the Italian = steamship Anacona ‘are about 3,000 reservists of the Italian army returning 'to fight for their country. A number of | Italians gathefed at the - depot Ilast evening whnen the men made their de- | rarture and the place was the scene of much enthusiagm. . It is reported that andther delegation of. Italians are l | where the Lusitania sank. |LUSITANIA NOT ARMED, SAYS SIR EDWARD CARSON Cunard Liner Never Fitted Out as British Transport, Declares Attorney General BOARD OF TRADE OPENS INQUIRY AT LONDON I \ Captain Turner Asserts Prey of Ger- man Submarine Carried No Masked Three Difficulties Encountered in Rescuing Passen- gers After Vessel Was Torpe- Guns—Mentions doed. London, June 15, 12:06 P. M.—"The Lusitania was not-armed and she nev- er was fitted out as a transport,” was one of thé remarks made by Sir Ed- ward Carson, attorney general in the new cabinet, in addressing the court this morning at thé opening of the board of trade inquiry into the loss of the Cunard liner, which was sent to_the bottom off the south coast of Ireland May 7, by a German sub- marine with a loss of aver 1,100 lives. Baron Marsey, president of the court, is assisted. by Admiral Sir Freder- ick Englefield and Lieutenant Com. mander Hearn as naval asseesors, and Captain Davies and Captain Speeding of the Mercantile Marine. Attorney General Carson and Frederick E. Smith represented the board while the ' Cunard company and the passengers of the Lusitania, includ- ing the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt, all were represented by counsel. Pub- lic interest in the case was evidenced by the large numbr of spectators who crowded the, court. It was noted with with the apening of the. investigation there was received néws of the find- ing of two more bodies at sea near One was of a boy about 14 years old, and the other of a man. Neither was identi- fled. CQourts Fullesct Inquiry. Sir Edward Carson, who' opened for | NO INCREASE IN { Commissioner Corbin in Hartford. iceh'e state aid for schools and roads today ; interest that virtually simultaneously | GRAND LIST HERE Information From Tax Commissioner Pleasing News to New Britain Tax Payers. Office of New Britain's grand list will not be increased this year by the state board of equilization and taxation. This information was given to the Herald today by the office of Tax It was stated that New Britain had not been considered by the board as only those towns were considered which re- and whose grand list is less than $2,- 600,000. It was said that the state board had not found it necessary to increase the grand lists of larger cities this year, working under the new plan. The news that the local grand list 1s to remain as it was fixed by the as- sessors will be received with pleasure by tax payers as in the past they have not been pleased with the increases made by the state board. Chairman August Burckhardt of the board of assessors was expecting to receive daily for the past two or three days| announcement that the grand list had been ‘“‘boosted.” BARS CHRISTIANITY IN KOREAN SCHOOLS| Japan Fast Closing “Open Door” Toward Protestant Missionary Endeavor, St. Helena, Cal., anese government has adopted a pro- posal made by the governor.general of Korea to eliminate the teaching of Christianity from every Korean school, accarding to a statement made {today by A. G. Daniells, president of | the general or world conference of the Seventh Day Adventists to the nation- al educational and Young Peaople's Missionary Volunteer Council of the Adventists, now in ‘session here. Mr. Danielly said the ‘‘open deap” in Japan, as far as Protestant mis- June 15.—The Jap- | CHICAGO STRIKERS THROW BlG PLANK ATELEVATED TRAIN Brick Hurled Through Window of Passenger Coach—No At- tempts to Run Surlace Cars NO DEFINITE PROMISE OF PEACE IN SIGHT Crowd at Gross Park Station Unable to Obtain Foothold in Earlier Ele- +vated Vehicles Break Through | Barbed Wire Fence and Ride Coal Tender, in Engine OCab, Running Boards and Cow Catcher. | Oon Chicago, June 15.—The second day of'the Chicago street car strike saw attempts to increase service on the clévated lines met witn two accidents cf violence. One South Side train was made the targeet of a big plank thrown from a fire escape and another one had a window smashed by a brick thrown from a roof. y Small Number of Passcngers. A small but apparently increasing number of passengers were carried over the fourteen miles from the North to the South Sides. No at- tempts to run surface cars was made. Mayor Thompson and the alder- manic committee of five appointed last night to seek adjustment of the strike und union leaders held a conterence | & in the City hall. sidered in many quarters today. The 1llinois state board of arbitration has sent communications to officials of the traction companies and. union leaders offering state arbitration. Aldermanic Committee in Charge The aldermatic committee. of which Mayor Thompson is chairman us- sumed complete charge of the situa tion in so far as tphe city goverament is goncerned in an effort t6 effect an immediate settlement. The committee ] J. 8. MORGAN WEDS MISS L. CONVERSE Son of J. Plerpont Morgan Takes Daughter of Boston Composer for His Bride. , Dedham, Mass, June 15.—Junius Spencer Morgan, son of J. Plerpont Margan of New York and Miss Louise | Converse, daughter of Frederick 8. Converse, a well knows composer of Eoston, were married at St. Paul's Episcopal church here at noon. The friends and relatives. The bride was attended sisters, Augusta and Mar Miss Jane Morgan, a4 bridegroom. A reception at the country home of Mr. Converse at Westwook followed the church service., Elaborate pre- | Larations for an outdoor observance had been made but because of the by her the house. GHARGE AUSTRIANS Italians Claim Pald Agents Are Left in Territory Oc- cupied By Them. Rome, June 14, via Paris, June 15, 6:20 a. m.—Charges that the Ays- trian military authorities are foster- ing brigandage in distficts in the rear of the advancing ItaMan army are contained in an ofcfil statement is- sued -tonight at the war office. The communication follows: “It is certain that Austria has loft in territory actually occupled by s emissaries who have been given or- ders to practice brigandage. Men of the landstrum ,gendarmes and forest guards are involved. Naturally they are disguised and provided with mu- nitions. ' In addition they are paid 1,000 crowns ($260) or more. “These men have fired here there and continue to fire into backs: of our troops, at isolated sol- dlers and offcers d provision con- voys. Following attacking columns, especially in wooded regions whicn ans ficulty, these brigands gven h-vu fired at docters while .they ine wounded, upon the wou! rem- selves and upon ambulance ceremony was witnessea by about 300 i rain the festivities were confined to | FOSTER BRIGANDAGE | the | permit waiting in ambush without dif- | [ -EST, 'DIFFIGULTY. " SELECTIN - TOTRY ) Many in Panel T They Are Opposedy Punishment and ONLY NINE ARE UP TO PRESS Alfred P. McLean of of Those acrer of Tev. Joveph i Gilmanaius Calm and ¢ Jokes With his Lawyet Court—Judge Oase Bernard Montvid trial before Judge in superior court, ' B for the murder of Rev. . and his housekeeper v in this city. Considerab) encountered in ! up to 1 o'clock this seven had been apcce) prosecution and the ae those summoned to do ju excused when they were opposed to capital Nine had been chosen time this afternoon. Montvid is charged the first degree, it being. he took part in the mu Joseph Zebris and his Miss Eva Gilmanaitis in street home on the night 8. The local police | baffied until Montvid & | Peter Krakas were ar mington, Del., for mur man there. Montyid plete confession while - there, - Krakas was ha | ago for the murder of ficer, but before he Wi made a confession to M, R ski, the local int himself and Mont & confession. making preparations - for leaving sionary endeavor is concerned,-is fast | appointed. at & mullnt of the Thé note fays an Austrian t an of, Przemysl 1 do\wn it is said officially at @ 'that the Russians recap- ‘on. Sunday almost all the ad- e trenches north of Przemysl lost ; Further south, in the | urday. 8n of the Wisznia River, successes he Teutonic forces are acknowl- Turks Claim Vietory. houncement from the Turkish e claims a' victory over the in the Transcausasus. he Turks, it is said, Qocupied Rus- positions in the direction of: Olti, the Russian border. orts’ that the British battleship non ha,d been sunk by a Ger- submarine' at the . Dardanelles @ented offcially today in Lon- )Advancing Against Italians, mnsbruck, Austria, June 15, via hs ‘and Geneva, Switzerland and aris, 2:30 p. m.—Twenty-five thou- . Austro-Hungarian troops left t., yesterday and are now advanc- ainst the Italjans on the Riva- 'to front, Ttalian Official Report. me, June 14, via Paris, June 15, m.—The following statement ding the progress of military op- ops was issued tomight at . the nrars of ‘the Italian genergl Here have been no important de- pments along- the Tyrol-Trentino i The enemy persistently at- epiano at night after an’ y' bombardment from Forts p&mu but was repulsed each " m Depot Blown Up. r artillery caused the .explosion muuntfln depots towards Corte, e: Cortevole Valley and seriously the enemy’s works at Cess- ition ®ur bombardment of Marlbor- in Carnia, resulted in an explo- in the lower part of the fortress. Considerable Booty Taken. Further reports of the night at- of Italian Alpinists in the diffor- regions of the Alps of Volla glve Nails of considerable booty taken ). besides a number 'of prisoners \ure urraiud by the impetus of | i urbttterles a.lspmod a camp of enemy in the region of Monte Austian m A1 prisoners taken near Plavs tin nzo region,) agree that the losses up to this time have jerious. Most of the prisoners fnged to regiments heretofore op- Ing ‘agiinst the Serbians. 3 ‘Austians tried yesterday ‘to ‘the Forest of Monfalcone afire, our troops drove back the enemy extinguished the flames.” M Take Allles Positions, tinople, June 14, via wire: rlin and London, June 18, .~—An official statement ,u- : Former Secretary Preparing Recital within a_short time for Itsly to en- gage in the war BRYAN DELAYS HIS PROMISED STATEMEN on “The Causeless War” in Three Parts for Newspapers, ‘Washington, June = 15.—Former i Secretary Bryan did not issue his promised statement today on “The causeless war”’ and its lessons for us, but announced that he was'prepar- ing it in three parts. “Tomorrow,” said Mr. Bryan, in a formal announcement, I shall sub- mit the. first part, dealing wita the war as it is and the injury it does to neutral nations; the next day I shall consider the origin of the war and the influences which caused it; the third and . concluding ‘section ~ will | treat of the means whica may be employed for restoring 'permanent peace. As 'the article will be fur- nished to, all newspapers, without | partiality or discrimination, it will not be my: fault if any papers fail to lay it before their readers.” Wthin a few days Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will go to Miami, Fla. BRITISH TRAWLER IS SUNK BY SUBMARINE Argyll ’l‘orpedoed ‘Without Warning— Seven of Crew Lose Their Lives. London, June 15, 4 p. m.—The Briitsh trawler Argyll was torpedoed and sunk ‘today by a German subma- rine. Of the crew of eleven men only four were saved. These were landed at Harwich, on the east. coast. The argyll was sent to the bottom without warning and went down in less than two minutes. SEVENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY, L. D. Penfleld, one of New Britain’s best known oitizens, is observing the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth today. Mr. Penfleld was for many vears city clerk and he won an en- viable Tecord in ‘the Civil war. He is in.good health and has the best | wishes of a host of friends. KARLSRUHE BOMBARDED, Karlsruhe, Baden June - 15, Via. London, 4:28 p, m.—!nve hostile air- men bombarded Karlsruhe for forty- five minutes this morning. Several persons were killed or wounded. ANOTHER LOVE TRAGEDY. Bristol, June 15,—H, BEdward Grant, ‘24, committed sulcide at: his home the board of trade, said he cqurted tHe fullést inquiry. ' He was ‘able to I give complete denial to the contention the | Lusitania was an armed vessel carry- of the German government that ing guns and serving as an auxiliary to the naval forces of Great Britain. “In their note'to A Germany,” the speaker said, ‘‘the United States al- ready have officially denied’ this, and the evidence I propose 'to call will confirm and fully prove the remarks ,of the American government that the ‘Lusitania was not armed and that she never had been fitted out as a trans- port. “Without warning a German sub- marine fired two torpedoes at the Lusi- tania and it is believed that a third projectile also was fired. Such an act was not only contrary to inter- national law, but it is contrary to the dictates of civilization and humanity. 0 sink passengers in this manner was a deliberate attempt at murder.” Captain Turner’s Testimony. Captain Turner of the ¢xamined by the atlorney general, said the ship was not armed either for offense or defense ,and carried no masked guns. He confirmed Sir Ed- ard’s statement as to the speed of Yxe Lusitania and the number of her Yoilers in operation. The captain estimated that ten seconds after the Lusitania was struck it was impossible to stand on deck. He said the three difficulties in rescu- wig passengers were the list of the ship, her headway, Which carried her two or three miles after veing struck, and the shortness of time. On Lookout for Submarines. The captain testified he had given orders to look out 'for submarines and to proceed at full speed if any were sighted. He said ‘the boats had been swung out the morning. of the C¢ay Dreceeding the torpedoing. Two lookouts were placed in the crow’s | nest, two at the bows and two officers on the bridge. When asked whether the passén- gers were giving help as far as they were able, he replied: ‘“Interféring, I should say.” Heé added, however, that the passengers showed a desire to assist in every way possible. Lauds Old Sailormen, Speaking of modern steamship hands, the captain said they were not as efficlent 8s the old fashioned seilormen, who would have been more effective in the work of rescue. He said he did not see Mr. Vanderbiit. At this juncture the public hearing was suspended while the court took evidence in camera regarding the in- structions of the admiralty. Speed' Question Important. Continuing, BEir Edward remarked that the question of speed would be important, - The Lusitania was going 18 knots, using only 19 out of her 25 bollers in consequence of the decreased trafic, thus saving a quarter of her total consumption and a proportionate amount in labor. Certain specific information was sent here today by taking poison. He was tllnud m m ?'l!-) despondent, it is said, over an unsuc- 4 cosstul love affalr, by. the ] ‘..%,,,,mu) byltwireless % Xy vi " (Cv;\“ ‘ Eleventh \Page.) . preme ruler and makes the state re- Lusitania, | { any attempt to differentiate between ! 1nade in London today. C1oBIng and reaction has sét in. ~He urgéd. that whatever is done for the | evangelization of the millians of China and India be done quickly, sald Japan is leading the Qrient. He recently returned from-a year’'s tour of Australia, the South Sea Islands and the Orient. 3 ‘““This act, already passed, gives ten years for the closing of the schaals,™ safd Mr. Daniells, ‘but those who have read it and are familiar with the sit- uation say it may be only five years until our schools .wil be closed for the Japanese gavernment has planned to establish Shintoism, which elevates the emperor to the position of sus ligion supreme.” Washington, June 15.—Official in- formation has reached the state de- partment recently that certain changes in the educationa] system of Korea were contemplated by the | Japanese government. Gen. Terauchi. the Japanese governor general of Korea, has submitted tentative pro- posals which, so far as the state de- partment knows, have not been ac- cepted. The department advices indicate | that ,the changes proposed look pri- marily to the complete separation of | education and religion, the public | school system. of the Unijted States being the model studied. It was not understood that the prohibition of | religious teaching in mission schools was contemplated or that there was religions. The state department, how- ever, is keeping the subject under ob- servation. Nothing i& known at the Japan- ese embassy of the proposed regula- tions, but there, also, it is believed| that the purpose probably is to se- curse non-cectarian schools, at least where they are government-aided. TO ATTEND CONVENTION President A. J. Sloper of the First National bank and State reasurer F. | S. Chamberlain will attend the joint convention of the Connecticut Bank- ers association and the New England Bankers assoclation in New London on Friday and Saturday. The ¢ vention will be held at the Hatel Griswold and one of the speakers will be former President Taft. BRITISH NAVY LOSSES 13,547, London, June 15, 2:30 p. m.—=Thir- teen thouand fivée hundred and torty. geven officers and men of the Bm,lph navy, including marines and mem- bers of the naval division have been killed or wounded or reported missing from the beginning of the war up to May 31, according to announcément | Of this total | 8,245 were killed. for he| city council last night. prohibit the employment of strike it would not go into effect for severa! days even if sighed by the mayor. Big signs advising of ‘the destinia- tion and charge for rides were post- ed on motor buses, ice wigons, motor- driven coal wagons, furfiture trucks and thousands of jitneys, which con- tinued a rushing business. The stan dard price for two miles or more wa: ten cents .if one stood; where im- provised seats were provided 15 and 25 cents was charged. Railroad Trafic Heavy. Railroads which operate suburban service were unable to handle the crush of passengers, although many trains were added to the schedules. It was estimated that more than 500.- 000 persons were carried on steam roads yesierday, approximately a 50 per cent. in crease over normal bus- iness. Contrary to expectations, down- town theaters did a rushing business last night but the amusement park: in the outlying districts lost heavi The largest of the amusement parks, it was announced, will remain closed until the terike is settled. Managers of big department stores reported that the volume of business was not much below ‘normal. The telephone company had an increase of 50 per cent, in its number of calls, three million having been rece!ved yester- day. Oity Government Hard Hit, The city, under the ordinance hy which the surface lines operate, has collected approximately $12,000,000 as its share of the receipts since 1907. The city recelves 55 per cent. of the net earnings, its share for the vear ended Jan. 31, 1914, being $2,- 421,236 compared with $3,002,454 for the previous year, The suburban service of the steam railroads, upon which an unprece- dented burden was thrust by the street car strike yesterday, provided more accomodations today, but were not able to meet the requirements of the occasion. Ride in Cow Catcher. At the Gross Park Station of the Chicago and Northwestern a large crowd which had been unable to ob- tain 3 foothold on earlier trains or even to buy tickets broke through & barbed wire fence enclosing the sta- tion platform and swarmed on a train, Thirty men found seats on the coal | tender, and ten more in the engine cab, on the running boards and the cow catcher. It was all done good{ naturedly and accepted by the tramn crew in the same humor, Elevated trains at the northern and southern terminals started out at 9 a'clock with detectives, but few passengers aboard. It ‘was stated that an attempt to maintaln a fifte«n minute schedule would be made until nightfall. No disorder atténded the starting of the trains. Ne definite promise of peace was in sight *The council | also passed an ordinance seeking to | see the colonel here very soon. who ‘was concealed ' in the vieinity i dlsch-rnd two shots from a revolver | at an observér who was directing a without effect. The conimunicaden closes with the assertion that it is the purpose of thie Austridns “to chetk Italian operations, to cafry on spying operations and also to 1éad the Ital- iars to exercise cruel reprisals.” | E. 0. KILBOURNE IS Buildinfg Inspector Rutherford Al- | leges That No Permit Was Issucd for Cottage, School Committeeman Edward O. ’Kllbourne of Stanley street received notice today from the office of Pros- ecuting Attorney George W. Klett to present himself in police court to- morrow morning and answer to a charge of erecting a building without a permit, The charge Is preferred against Mr. Kilbourne by Building Inspector Ar- thur N. Rutherford, who will be the chief witness for the prosecuiion. I !'1s alleged that Mr. Kilbourne has erected a cottage on Francis strect without securing the necessary permit from the inspector. It is stated that Inspector Ruther- | | ford intends to wage a campaign ! against those who are violating the building code and that Mr. Kilbourne is the first on the list. Other proces- | tions are expected to follow. Mr. Kil- | bourne is sald to owe the office of the inspector $5, the fee for a per- | mit issued last year. ! ' WILSON DENIES REPORT. | { i | That U. 8. Declined to John Neutrals in Bringing About Peace in Europs:. ‘Washington, June 15.—Reports that the United States has declined to became a party to efforts in var- fous neutral countires to make peace in Burope were said by President Wilson today to be untrue. He de- clared the Washington government had done everything that could De legitimately done to encourage any movement that might lead to peace or an accomodation of interests In Euro; The president said Colonel House, who recently investigated the péace prospects in Europe, had not - been sent for by him, but he expected to. At present Colonel House is visiting one of his daughters in Massachusetts, CRUEL. TEAMSTER ARRESTED, Joseph Clark, a driver for the City Coal & Wood company, was arrested on Elm street this morning by Of- ficer Woods for cruelly to animals. The complainant in the case is . H. Johnston, president of the company. The horse shows the effects of the terrific beating alieged to have been administered by the accused. HALED INTO COURT | ] At the Iomlu of term of court the breakers, but it was said today tha: | battery of Heavy Itallam artillery, but | true Bill against Mont in the first degree. Lawy Hammersley and Bdward 1 assigned by Judge M 0 dccused, o Montvid Self As soon as court morning, Judge Wil the bénch, the arduous ing twelve jurors to was commenced. prisoner’s pen, eyes taking the court room. He was dark suit with a linen bushy, black hair was and his moustache seemed very self possessed an | anything but the bloodthirty he is charged with bein ‘H ited much interest in the | gazed at each one intently, arose to answer to their a1 were 108 jurors summe { which number the 1“!7 ] ““ panelled. Montvid walked across room with a firm step | voice pleaded not guilty 5 n [ the New Britain priest _: knur in company with | ira | then took a chair at the | of the jury box stting | two lawyers. He showed desire to keep up a stea talk with his attorneys and then his face broke iato at some remark. The first juror sumi George W. Henry of Bu farmer. He said he (s not ¢ capital punishment and a full account of the has no prejudices. He sald . be guided by the e dcm 5 excused by the stal Burlington Man m Sherman B. Scoville, Burlington farmer, said opposed to the death read a partial account of i but has no opinion as to M 1 the accused. He was juror No. one. Ernest F. Brown, aged u. Hartford farmer sald he has ,.} work to do and did not want & ‘ He was excused on the groupd t} is opposed to capital punish Philip A, Bantle, a G Jeweler, was not sure but t « already formed an opiniol guilt of the accused, but ou his seat with an open mind | chosen. He was excused by the:ds Nathaniel. Holcomb, a G ., wai od 10 | S S not - t lum of the He w ‘the Wtate, dolph Weekworth, a | Wwas._ not- opposed: « (Oolu-uoh f venth >