New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1915, Page 1

o™ E GRUESOME NEW. BRITAIN CC:NECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, IQlS—TWENTY TWO PAGES. MEDIATION WAY OUT, TWELVE PERSONS DECLARES BRYAN KILLED IN TORNADD Proposes Investigation Commis- Scores of Others Injured in Rain sion Pegce Treaty Plan Storms in South West AS PREVENTATIVE OF WAR | MUGH PROPERTY DAMAGED | Peace Can be Restored at Any Time Stock Destroyed, if Belligerent Nations ‘Are Weary of Small Buildings Levelled, Conflict and Ready for it to End, Flooded- and Railroad Former Secretary Declares. WORLD’S OPINION OF PRESIDENT WILSON COLT’S STOCK HITS HIGH MARK OF 410 The efforts of a citizens’ com- mittee and also of the Herald are being directed toward the endeavor to obtain $10,000 for use on a Boys' Club Home, The Herald believes the people of New Britain are fully alive to the advantages of work with the youngsters, Remember that we wish to record any contribu- tion you may see fit to make. If there are five thqusand people in l.he city. willing' to give two dollars apiece the permanent home is assured. Several large appropriations have been re-' celved and more will be forth- coming, making the efort so much the easier. Can and will you subscribe anything at all? Vormer Miunister of Foreign Affairs of | France Expresses It in Article OF DOU = ADE I’U, {Two Conle Been Made by Read in Su KRAKAS ACCUSED ACTUAL: SLA High Mark Reached by Hartford Con- cern—North & Judd Expected to Go Up Again. Paris, June 18, & Hanotaux, foreign minister of foreign affajrs, has written for the Figaro, an article regarding President Wilson and the world’s opinion of him. “We should be lacking in frankness to a great sister republic,’ says M. Hanotaux, “if we permitted it to be { thought there that the three notes, particularly affectionate and friendiy in tone, addressed to Germany after #uch misdecds had nut caused a cer- tain amount of surprise in France. “America is the most important of the neutral powers and other neutrals Announcement was made this noon at the brokers’ offices that the shares of Colt’s Arms company stock had veached the price of $410 per share. This is the high price so far in this stock, which has been noted for its phenominal rise in value since the outbreak of the war. Chortly before the war broke out ‘the stock was quoted at about 187. Since that time it has steadily climbed with but few setbacks until the pres- 1 ent price is reached. . Beyond the ‘ Russians Pushed Back rther in Northern Galicia Houses Unroofed, Cellars Tracks MRS. LANDERS GIVES Swept Away. Troops at Several Points— M Seeks Refuge From Submarines at Imbros Is- eutonie Istrian Front Costly. ' The attack of French and British “n veltern end of the German which been ‘pushed vigor- sly, and wi considerable success r'some time, is now said ‘to have ained a check: The official state- ht from Berlin today contains the ouncement . that of the force ich attempted to break through Advance Along o o fact that the company has increased its dividend rate from twelve to six- teen per cent. there has been little but rumors to warrant further purchase. However, investors are confident that the stock will soon be worth $500 a share. It is rumored that the plant is to be enlarged and the vutput made greater. American Hardware stock is sell- ing in the neighborhood of 131 and North & Judd is again coming to the fore with sales at 113. It is expected | that this company is to do something which will benefit the stockholders at the annual meeting to be held late this month. It 'is unknown just What the policy will be but it is believed that the company has been making &0od money on war orders. Washington, June 18.—Former Sec- | retary Bryan in the third and con- cluding section of his statement = on “The Causeless War,” issued today. suggests mediation as “the way out.” As a preventative of war, Mr. Bryan proposes universal extension of his investigation commission peace treaty plan. #Mediation,” the former secretary of state 'says, is thé means, provid- ed by international = agreement through which the belligerent nations can be brought into conference; time for investigation of all disputes is the means hy which future wars can be averted, and the cultivation of in- ternational friendship is'the means by $100 TO BOYS’ CLUB Prominent Society Woman Shows In- | terest in Fund to Erect a Home for Young Pecople. Mrs. Grace Judd Landers contr buted $100 today to the fund bein collected by the Herald for the con- ; struction of the new home for the New Britain Boys’ club. Mrs. Lan- ders is one of thé best known women | in New Britain and is noted for her generosity. Her latest gift is deep- ly appreciated. At a meeting of the committee last evening it was voted to give the a to tHe fund of the “Herald Bu&-‘aglu Building fund.” All contributions should be forwarded to the Herald Kansas City, June 18.—Five mem- bers of the family of John Burges, a ! farmer near Onaga, in Pottawatomie county, were killed and two seriously | injured in a tornado which swept the county early today, according to re- ports received at the Topeka offices of | the Union Pacific railroad. The same | | report assgrted that houses were wrecked, stock was killed and much other property damage done. Seven other persons also lost their ilives in the wind and rain storms pre- vailing in the southwest section last night. . Scores of other injured, none fatally. | It was reported that there'was a | tornado at Hermann, Mo., about 100 mileg, west of St. Louis, but news of &hi’fud not been received at the gen- pralirailway offices in St. Louis at 10 o’clock “today. Hotel Blown Down. | 1dok to her to take the lead in a con- | | to retain the confidence of both sides, ihe' is turning his back on what he | be the man or government who firm- {ly upholds at the opportune time the | honor. jon a pinnacle in history.” * cert of protestation! If President | Wilsen is thinking of the time when he can present himself as mediator and if it is his object for that reason seeks. “The future arbiter of peace will cause of consclence, of humanity, of plighted word—briefly of international President Wilson has under- stood this; if it were otherwise ne! would lose a unique opportunity io | place both himself and his country GERMAN PRINGE AND One Says Party of sonage on February other Says Montvi Were bnly w—..uu.x-" Krakas w Accordlu to a Bernard Montvid 'to Hurley, only twenty cupled in killing and his hounku'fi manaitis, in ths of February 8. introduced in i The ¢ ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN POLICE STATION Joseph Gr;ocT Makes At- tempt to End Life in Cell By Strangulation. and acknowledgment of the same wili be made in this paper. ‘ With Mrs. . Landers’ contribution and one of L. M. Barnes for the fund now in the custody of the Herald, amounts to $310. « ford, today, during vid for the double s ‘The confession s al been given to which the desire for war can be rooted out.” Crystallize Sentiment. In elabaorating his plan for restora- tion of peace Mr. Bryan urges: ““That neutral nations in advocating peace .crystallize sentiment in favor of peace into a coercive force and offer mediation jointly or sever- ally; that the warring nations, join {in a treaty to provide for investiga- tion *"by a permanent international commission of every dispute that may arise, no matter what its character or nature,” and that a world-wide educational movement to cultivate a 8pirit of brotherhood among the na- tions be undertaken as the final task of the advocates of peace. Predictions Not Fulfilled. ““Great nations cannot be extermi- nated,” says Mr. Bryan. ‘‘Predictions | made at the beginning of the war have not been fulfilled. The British did pot destroy the German fleet in amonth; Germany did not take Paris in two months, and' the Russian army | did not eat Christmas dinner in Ber- | Reports of the tornado that struck Paris, Mo., last night said that a hotel had been blown down, but this has | not been confirmed. Yesterday's rains which extended over. northern Oklahoma, all of Kan- sas, Missouri, lowa and into eastern { Nebraska were the heaviest in years, ‘| according to reports to the/weather | | bureau today. | German: lines north of LaBassee al only a small number: escaped | th or capture Theé communication es no in icntlogl of the size of this ce PGy LAt several other points’ the report ncedes, the French, penetrated at ervals outer G in. positions. rfim‘“mudd, vsmlxn an- hent says, the Russians have m-a back further. They have 'PRINGESS ARRESTED Ex-Ambassador. to Frlnce | GHECK FOR $3,300 IS and Wife Charged With- SENT T0 WAR VICTIMS | rovies movmes tre veres sme v Espionage. | ings. y 4 \ i Diminished in Violence. | . Although the storms had dimin- | Milan, June 18, via Paris, June 18, ished in violence today they extended |3:15 a. m.—The Corridere Della Serap, over central Towa and occupied & dis- ‘u,. 1t is’ feported:, that! Pritics Yo trict of 800 miles, Des Moines being ! the- eastern edge of the affected zone, |'ndolin, former Princsss ¥on Radoiln | { The disturbance was moving in the [fio France, and Princess Von Radolin direction of the Great Lakes. *were arrested in Berlin at the end of |! At St. Joseph, Mo., much damage 'Aprll charged with espionage against | was done by flooding of cellars fol- | Germany, but that the censors forbade | lowing a two-inch precipitation. The | 'an) 'mention of the incident. low lands near the city were inun- | dated but residents were able to move g Aun sorving: as-Germian I‘M dor at Parls for nine vears, " their property to safety. Railroad Tracks Swept Away. senting his country in delicate ‘dp. tlations with France when the t ford on m tail how the keeper were Montvid, Peter Joe Schultz ane John 'Gilman' house at 7:10 -. rarary the door. ed Krakas dema) Father Zebris. shout vodek, ‘Wwhich is only six- /. from Lemherg 3 Joseph Grabeck, who has an un- enviable police record, made two at- (gmpm to commit suicide last night in a cell at the police station where he was lodged earlier in the evening for carrying concealed weapons. Af- ter Grabeck had been placed in a cell Captain Grace told Doorman Hellberg |'to keep & close watch on him. It | was shortly after midnight that Of- flqer anber‘ tound Grabeck trying, to ‘tasten himselt to the cell door Wwith his.necktie; This was taken away | .loney for Relief in,”Polnnd: on Way to Famous Author. ritish toml on Galupo!l pen- ve been cnnXpoued to aban- of the ground they former- the The British fleet is said ave taken refuge from German n ‘at Imbros Island, ten Gplllvo'l‘ coa.at X four’ wont Bchulte “kas struck and demanded M"M t he n The sum of 17,457 francs or $3,300 was sent yesterday frem this eity to ! Ilenri Sienkiewicz, the ramoys Polish | authnr to be added tc the fund col- | lected in’ this couyntry for; Polish yie- | tims of war. The money,,aa.sunt by | check from the New Britain Trusg| Many miles of railtoad tracks in wo days’ . fighting eutonic forces are said an! of thousands of ; :cn *:: :gfi.fi;? halr 1%& laced at between 120,000 and Berlin _and , \tpur,\ indicate ‘that the Wn pushed ~ back “ front. The Jat- e Austrictr says the Russians are no- to resist their opponents. ns: between ' the allied | thle: Balkan states are der way., According to in- jon reaching Berlin from’ Sofia, damafids territory from Rus e ‘and Serbia in. return ‘participation in the war with Gpew’s Attitude in Doubt, A Berlin despatch expreung.,dqubt ather former Premier Venizelos:of goe, in case of his return to pow- ng his victory in the elec- will be unconditionally in fa- going to war. The deadlock on i* Peninsula ‘and ithe reported ire |bf Bulgaria and Rumania'to bt the latest ofter of the allies are m | as reasons for this view. “June 18, Via, London, 4:44 k‘* eul mmouncemont was flmcked German positions ' LeBassee, . northwestern destroyed, ionly ‘a few ' Jdn retreating, ‘British Lose Ground. June 18, via wireless ‘to ¥.—The_ correspondent iated Press at. Constanti- ] rmumuted the {following tion in a despatch which does w. the ddte of sendin n inspoction of the Turkish po- ns at Avi Burnau on the west &t of the Gallipoli Peninsula shows t the British have now lost most the ground formerly held in that rict.” British Fleet Takes Refuge. ! n, “Thursday, June .17, by Telegraphy to Sayville, N. Y., e.u.——A correspondent of 'The ociated Press at Constantinople in patch which does not show ‘the 'of its sending, says that permit- the Gallipoli Peninsula, he § reliably informed that the British s taken refuge from German arines in Kelfala Bay, on''the coast of Imbros Island, dis- bout ten miles from the Galli- The British ships could be ‘heights on shore at anchor LY. three different - occasions the ye been successful in ex- ines ‘under British vessels place of refuge. Score Success. June 17, Via. Paris, June .—A notable success was &g tb Russians on the ‘Driies- riin, from him. It ie said that he later | tried to use his union suit to carry out his apparemt attempt. He was handcufféd and did not give the of- ficers any further trouble during the night. % “Grabeck told Captain Grace that he tried to purchase rbolic acid in a drug store earlier in the evening but was refused. He also said that he succeeded. in procuring some of -the stuff, but pals of his, ‘“Phee Gas House Gang,” took it away from him Grabeck’s record in crime is prob- ably unequalled by any yéung man of his age in this part of the state. While 8 student in school he was mixed up in several minor cases and on leav. ing scheol ‘he soon graduated into the higher class of criminology. « His most serious offense was his partici- pation in the: memorable “Plainville riot,” in which a constable was bad- ly injured and lay for several weeks at the point of death in St. Francis’ hospital, Hartford. He was the al- leged leader of this onslaught and serYed a long term'in jail for his part in the affair. Since that time his appearances in court were fre- quently. - He was of the same type as the crowd with which he asso- ciated. ‘When they congregate to- gether they are the bravest men in the world. The police do. not take Grabeck’s attempts at suicide very seriously as they figure that he is simply bluffing. He wag stupified: with liquor. i WHO WAS GRABECK AFTER? Rumors Circulated About the City Are That Officer Moore Is Marked Man, Sensational rumors are afloat about the city today that the timely dis- covery by Officers Howley anl Malona of Joseph Grabeck on Willow street probably averted a serious shooting affajr in which Officer Francis Moore, one of the most efficient and popu- iar members of the department, was the intended victim of .the bullets’ found'in the revolver In Grabeck’s pocket. ‘There has been bad feeling be- tween the members of the ‘Gas House Gang” and Officer Moore for 'some time, due to the exceilent manner in which the officer patrolled his beat in 1he vicinity of Hartford avenue, which tesulted in several arrests of members of the gang.” Among the arrests was Grabeck, and another fellow on North sireet several months ago, in which the officer and his prisoner had a tussle. Grabeck has apparently not forgotten the episode and it is al- leged that he made the boast that it was with the intention of slaying Officer Moore that he purchased the revolver and last evening set out on the mission when intercepted. This statement was made this morn- ing in a Main street saloon by a com- | panion of Grabeck’s. {1in. possible ot would be a crime against civilization which no nation or group | ot nations could afford to commit.” peace be restored? ‘if the participants ‘are really weary of this war and ready for it to end. secretary convention expressly declares an offer | warring nations. 'But even if extermination were | continues: “When can | Any time now, Mr. Bryan 1f any nation is not ready, let its ruler state in clear, distinct and definite | terms the conditions upon which it is | willing to agree to: peace; when if an agreement is not reached, blame for continuance of the war will be upon those who make, unusual demands.” Not Uiiféiendly Act. In proposing mediation, the former points out that The Hague of mediation shall not be considered an unfriendly act, and adds: ‘The duty of offering mediation may seem to rest primarily upon the United States, the largest of the neutral na- tions and the one most intimately bound by tie of blood to all the bel- ligerents. The United States did make an offer immediately after the war began, but why not again and | again until our offer ‘or some other offer is' accepted? . But our action or failure to act need not deter afiy other neutral nation from acting, This ! is not a time to stand on ceremony; | if any other country, for any reasonm | —no matter what the reason may be— is in a better pasition than we to ten- der its good offices, it should nét dejay a moment.” 2 To assure permanent peace, Bryan urges that his plan eof i tigation treaties be adopted . Ithe / Give Year's Time. ‘A treaty such as thése ich now protect the peace of the Uni States.” | he says, “‘would give & y investigation and re doubts that a year's wauld be sufficient to reach an gamicable solu- tion of almost every Mifficulty? Does any one suppose that jthe present war | would have been n if a year's time had been takgn to investigate the dispuce betweep( Atistria and Ser- bia?” '8 time for and who GONZALES NE/! MEXICO CITY. Galveston, June 18.—Gen- eral Pablo @ les yesterday ex- pected to ogccupy the City of Mexico in a few ho following the cap- ‘ture of Texs fifteen miles from ths capital, aceofding to despatches re- ceived tod by the constitutionalist consulate here from Vera Cruz. Tae messages &fided that General Bugeno's force had/ moved forward from La- 80s and jwere beginning the invest- ment of fAguascalientes. Texcoco, it Was taken after a sharp ith Zapata forces. ¥ TRIAL FOR THAW. 'N. Y., June 18—The court 'tnduy unheld the order e Court Justice Peter A. ‘directing & jury trial to tést of Harry K, Thaw. company and was forwarded to Vevey, Switzerland. This was collected on the Tag day held in this city on May 31 and on subsequent days up .to June 15. Polish societies have collected an- other fund of about $1,000 and this is on deposit at the Savings Bank of New. Britain. It will soon be for- warded to the general committee on Polish relief. Ex-President William H, Taft is honorary president and Frank A, Vanderlip, president of the National City bank of New York, is Eonorary treasurer of the Polish Vic- tims’ Relief fund, to which the check was mailed yesterday. Bojnowski and Dr. Julius Hupert of this city have been active ln collecting nioney locally. Recent contributions to are ‘announced as follows: Armour & Co. . Jehn Kunz Co. .. Friends of A. Cienkiewxcl H. L. Handy Co. . Andrews, Swift & Co. A. W, Tedcastle Co. Morris Cohn . Silver Lane Pickle Co. J. E. Murphy Est. Miner, Reed & Tullock The Sokol society . the fund -$15.00 .19.40 10.00 5.00 | NEW PRIEST COMING. Rev. Willlam A, Krause of Westerly, | Assigned to This City. Announcement William A. Krause of Westerly, R, I., lias been assigned by Bishép Nilan to | St, Mary’s church in.this city. Father | Krause is a well known ' clergyman and is certain to find a welcome at St. Mary's parish. 4 Rev. Thomas M. Griffin, ¥whose heme is on North street, this city, i | assigned to St. Mary’s chu¥ch, Derby, where he will be assistant fo the pas- ter. Rev. Charles F. Kelley, brother of Dr. John L. Kelly of this city, |is transferred from St. Patrick’s church in Bridgeport 'to St. Francis’ church in New Haven. MOOSE STATE CONVENTION. George Hubbard Presides at First An- | nual Gathering at Hartford. Hartford, June 18.—The first an- nual state convention of the Loyal Order of Moose was held here today. State Dictator George H. Hubbard of Meriden presided. Reports covering the activities of the organization in the state and election of’officers were among the principal matters of bus- iness to come before the gathering A field day with a parade in morning and athletic games in afternoon will be held tomorraw. the WEATHER, Hartford, Cenn, Fair tonight. Sa y be- coming unse{tled, bably showers. —r e e June 18— Rev. Lueyan ! 10.00 } 5.00 | is made that Rev. | the | Joel Reed of the superior court that the affected district were swept away and today all local trains entering Kan- gas City were hours behind schedule. | Because of washouts between Kansas | City and St. Louis, Missouri Pacific trains were detourea over the tracks of the Santa’Fe. Flood warnings to all points in the Kansas River Valley and along the Missouri river between Kansas City and Jefferson City were issued by the | weather bureau today. Tributaries ‘ot the Kansas river reported bankfull. | Farmer’s Home Destroyed. i Beloit, Kan., reported a precipitas ! | tion in the last 24 hours of 5.75 inches. | At Lamonte, Petais county, Missouri | where a small tornado prevailed, the home of Ira C. Rimel, a wealthy far- mer, was destroyed. The family es- | caped injury. are l BERNSTORFF DENIES CHARGES: ! German Ambassador Tells Lansing | He Has No Knowledge of Dr. Meyer. Washington, June 18.—Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador }mduy personally informed Secretary | Lansing that neither he nor any { member of the embassy staff had any knowledge of a Dr. Alfred Meyer, said to have been secretly in this country buying war supplies, Published reports have allaged | | tirat Mever returned to Germany un- der a safe conduct obtained for Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard from the al- | lies by the Uhited States at the am- ,huladora request. The ambassador algo assured Secretry Lansing that Dr. Meyer Gerhard never had en- gaged in any work other than his mission for the German Red Cross. He made no request for an official in- | vestigation of the published charges. GRAND HOTEL NOT SOLD. Negotiations for the rale of the Hotel Grand by I. Simons to Alfred Roy and William Beloin have not as yet been completed. The prospective purchasers talked with Ligpor Pros- gcutor Alling regarding the securing of a licenseé for the place this after- noon. Attorney Alling did not offer any inducements to the men other than to inform. them that the . atti- tude of the county commissioners on matters of this kind is for proprie- trs to convince the board that they are capable of eonducting a place be- fore a permit to sell liquor is granted. HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Winsted, June 18.—The Litchfield grand jury today reported to Judge it would not report a true bill against Wilpur Perry on the intormation charging him with murder in the | so-called Danish ! tions seemed on the verge of war over the Moroccan situation, Prince Vo Radolin retired {n 1910 with: the an- | nouncement that'he was through. w&n public life. | He was decorated ;French government early in . 1909, President Fallieres called upon Prince Von Radolin at the embassy in 1910, the first time & French president had visited the German embassy since the | | Franco.Prussian war, | The retirement of Prince Von Rad- alin was reported to have been h ened by the theft of his dfary, in which he kept a minute récord of his diplomatic experience in Paris. These acecounts were said to have been of such a nature that they dis- pleased the French government. MADE IN GOOD FAITH. Application to Have Danish Ships Transferred to American Registry. New York, June 18.—R. G. Wagner, president of the American Transat | lantic company, whose application for American registry for a number of freight steamships bas been refused by ‘Eugene T. Cham- beriain, United States commissioner of navigation, sald in a statement made public today that his request had been made in good faith and that | all the stockholders of the company are Americans. He explained his efforts to obtain American registry for the vessels by saylng that while in Denmark last January he saw the opportunity to obtain an interest in the ownership of several vessels and was informed by the American counsud that tHere would be no difficulty in transferring them to American registry. HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. Paris, June 18, 3:20 a. m.—Artaur Gelul‘r, a German, directer of one of the principal hotels of Paris, now used as the Japanese ambulance, has been arrested on a charge of em- bezzlement. Geissler was interned when the war began and the hotel sequestered. When official trustees examined the books, it is alleged, théy found entries altered to conceal h ~wams IN COLLISION, A motoreyclist named Cromwell . Case of Maple street and a bicyelist named Cast Napolitano met in a col- lision at the corner of Liberty and West Main street this noon with pain- ful results to the bicycle and Napoli- tano's arm, According to Case the bic- velist was at fault for the collision, Dr. E. T. Fromen attended Napolit no, and found the injury was not ser- lous. b P BEC’KER ml,'i APPEAL., second degree in connection with the shooting of Charles Dunham, in Barkhamsted; June 1. The state’s at- torney then brought a charge of manslaughter against Perry who was held ih $5.000 bail and returned to Litchfield Jail. for safe keeping y, N. Y., Juns 13.—The court of s today deniea (ne applica- tion of counsel for Charles Becker, | the former New York police lieuten- ant, for a re-argument on its der “affirming sentence of death. They left the house ® the confession said. Another been given to In Krakas went to on Sunday, February about merely a ruse to secure On February 8, th #ald, they went again to the priest and his hou toth at the door. them with a revolver ai money. Father Zel ‘bt end # manded of Mi ‘where the che thought it went up and &ttic door. No 1 | and strangled. her. Krakas said: “We, per or ghe 'lH tell a cut some 4o vlaced it amfl ‘the and strangled her. 5 xist, the confeesion says. bouse. shot. im a ve ur Langdon, of Assistant ather - Bojnod) ! sat placidly in an at a cigar fugnished He seemed more ealm guards say that he is ing down under the nast few nights he hi ing poorly and last and tossed about in || was in a highly dering on lm necessary for prison he might’ secure any ‘eriminologisy room stated that he | #id particularly and what is known as defalcations umounun‘ to $140,000.\ point”. to his ears, & & common to cflmlllfl« Expert Today's initial wits o getting married. ¢ o * - : expert employed by fi company, a paper ma cern. Maltbie took up the ex the witness and under the witness identified on . Montvid positively s to_write the