New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1915, Page 1

Eeror i Ewsmpis S B o S | PRICE THREE CENTS. BRITAIN i HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915—_TWELVE PAGES. "WEATHER AID 10 FLEEING RUSSIANS ~ Swollen Rivers Will Check On- [+ 4 German submarine activity / | rushing Germans SUBMARINES AGAIN ACTIVE .fiondnn Speculates on New Headquar- ters of Russian Army—Czar’s Men Stand—British Eastern Front. Making Deccided Gunboats Bombard Grand Duke Nicholas, who has been at the head of the Russian armies since the beginning of the war and directed their movements In “fthe great campaigns on the eastern front, has been transferred by Em- 1 peror Nicholas to the Caucasus, where the comparatively unimpor- ¢ tant operations against the Turks are in progress. The Emperor's action was taken . when he assumed command of all of Russia’s armed forces on land and *,sea, it developing today that he had . placed himself at the head of Rus- sia’s naval as well as her military forces: Grand Duke Nicholas is appointed viceroy of the Caucasus and com- mander in chief of the army on the Russian southers front. Count von Vorontszoff-Dashkoff, “who has been viceroy of the Cau- casus is congratulated by the Em- peror on his achievements in that . region and is attached by imperial order staff. to the Emperor's personal now Increasingly in evidence off the French coast, has resulted in the tor- «.pedoing of another steamer, the Guatemala, of 5,913 tons, which went down off Belle Isle The crew es- ‘caped in boats and were picked up. ' Gun fire, presumably from a Ger- | man submarine sank the 1,600 ton British steamer Douro. Her crew © was saved. Serbian artillery along the Danube mtinues its activity in efforts to “break up Austrian fortifying opera- tions on the left bank of the river. d In the German air raid on the east coast of Engiand last night ten per- ‘sons were killed and forty-six injured. . Artillery activity continues on the front in France. Berlin announces the the city of Wolkowysk by tonic allies. French and British aeroplanes have bombarded the German aviation camp at Ostend and a French air squadron has dropped bombs on the aviation field at St Medard. German aviators bombarded Malzeville Plateau and the city {Nancy, in France. Berlin declares no military dam- age was done by yesterday's bombard- ment of Ostend and other points on the Belgian coast by hostile warships. The Russian steamer Rhea, of 1,145 tons, has been sunk, supposedly by a torpedo from a submarine. Her crew was unharmed. capture of the Teu- the of London Comments. b London, Sept. noon—Emperor */Nicholas is now supreme commander | of Russian military and naval forces | in the fighting zones and Grand Duke | Nicholas, who as commander in | chief of the Russian army, was one i of the most conspicuous figures of the Turopean war, has ben transferred to § the Caucasus. London is speculating )fas to what section of the lgng eastern | front will be selected by the emperor * for his headquarters, & Condition of Battle Line, At the present moment Courland appears to be the critical sector of K the line. General Ruzsky is in com- mand there, and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg apparently is not mak- ing any grcat headway against him. Tae central sector has been held by Grand Duke Nicholas, and efforts of the Germans to drive a wedge through the swamps are proceding very slowly. The Galician wing, in comnmand of General Ivanhoff, is making a stubborn stand against the Austrian and Germans, who are engaged in a tremendous effort to drive the last Russian from Austrian © soil. Rivers Swollen. Weather conditions, which in past years have proved an efficient ally of the Russians, are again intervening on their side. A despatch published in a Copenhagen newspaper says that the rivers have been swollen by au- tumn floods to such an’ extent that they promise to form an impassable barrier to a further advance of the invaders. This despatch represents the immediate objective of the Aus- tro-German campaign to be the sei- zure of the entire rallroad system from Riga to Lemberg, thus ensur- ing control of lines of communication " ®or a further penetration of White Russia. On Other Fronts, On the other fronts events point to a concerted movement by the allies. The French commander in chief, Gen. Joffre, has rcturned from a visit to his Italian colieague, Gen. Cadorna. Bpitish warships and the guns along the Belgian coast have joined the chorus of artillery fire along the western front. All this gives support od‘ the growing bellef in London that “ offe! gv. movement of some na- .(Contlnusd on Eleventh Page.) o l EDWARDS HELD AS MURDER SUSPECT Worcester Police Hold Man Whe Answers Description of Killer of Knowles. Wdrcester, Mass., Sept. 8.—Worces- ter palice are detaining a suspect in the murder of Judge Willis Knowles, of Providence, pending the arrival of officers from Providence to make pasitive identification. The man un- der arrest first gave the name of Hen- ry Hudson, aged 23, and he said his home is in Worcester, but later, when put under the third degree, he said his name is Henry Edwards. He tallies closely with the description of the man wanted by the Providence Dolice. Hudson, or Edwards, was arrested ori the Warcester Common at 8:47 this morning after the store window of the Case Company at 282 Main street had been cut by a glass cut- ter and a dozen $1 bills, left in the window for advertising purposes, had been extracted. The robbery was committed about 1:30 and an{ alarm | sent out over the police signal. Hud- son could not give a satisfactory ac- count of himself when held up by of- ficers on the Common and he was taken to headquarters where it was seen he tallied closely to a descrip- tion of a man the Providence police asked the Worcester officers to watch for in connection with the shooting of Judge Knowles This afternoon Edwards admitted his identity when he was confronted by Constable Alla Bishop of Scituate who had been logking for him at the New England fair. He recogniz- ed the prisoner at police headquar- ters as the man wanted in connection with Judge Knowles death. Edwards admitted he was in Scituate on Sun- day and Monday but declares he knows nothing about the shooting of Judge Knowles. NO RESIGNATION FROM ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ Dean of Submarine Warfare Has Not Been Retired. Amsterdam, Sept: 8, via Londcn, 9:36 a. m.—Reports that Admiral von Tirpitz, German minister of marine, intends to resign are inventions, ac- cording to the Berlin correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cou- rant, who claims to have obtained his information from excellent authority. A despatch from Amsterdam Sept. 3 said it was veported in Berlin that Admiral von Tirpitz would resign and be succeeded by Admiral von Poll, now chief of the admiralty staff and commander of the Baltic fleet. It has been persistently asserted that Admiral von Tirpitz had come into serious conflict with Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg over the sub- marine campaign which the admiral instituted in retaliation for the Brit- ish blockade. 7heir differences of opinion came to a climax with the sinking of the steamer Arabic, with its resulting menace to the friendly relations between Germany and the United States: The chancellor and the misister of marine visited Emperor William at the front and the monarch was said to have sustained Dr. von Bethmann- Hollweg in his demands that the submarine policy be modified Zor political reasons. After this- con- fcrence; it was said that von Tirpritz proposed taking a vacation, and the inference was drawn that this was a subterfuge adopted either to cover his retirement by order of the Em- peror or to hide his own chagrin at being overruled in a policy alleged to be popular with the German people. TRUCK BUMPS FORD. Owners of Cars Have Lively Dispute on Church Street- An automobile accident that may develop a law suit occurred on Church street near the Staniey Rule and Level company’s boiler house about 1 o’clock this afternoon. when Jo- seph Arbour’s moving truck backed into a Ford car, owned by A. F. Hyde of Berlin and bent in the radia- tor. The Ford began to spout like a young geyser and the respective car owner did likewise. The moving truck was loaded with furniture and the rear view was there- by obstructed. The Berlin man main- tained that Arbour had no right to back his car without first looking to see what lay in his wake, while the truck owner maintalned that he only moved a foot and suggested if - the Ford driver did not like the result he could go to law. They were still de- bating the matter when the Ilerald reporter departed. VET AN KILLED. New Milfora Sept, 8.—Hiram Mur- phy, aged seventy, a veteran of Com- pany H, Sccond Conn. Artilery, was killed by a train while track walking in the lccal railroad yard today. A south bound New Haven accomoda- tion train in charge of Conductor Hugh Lane, and Engineer Gillett struck him. The engineer saw Mur- phy and blew the whistle but this was too late. Murphy lived in the Aspetuck sec- tion, He was twice married and leaves a widow and several children. 1 DUKE NICHOLAS GIVES FINAL ORDERS Czar Nicholas Has Taken Su- preme Gommand of Russsians PAST LEADER IN CAUCASUS Former Commander of Army ana Navy Made Viceroy of the Cauca- sus and Placed at Head of Army on Southern Front—Orders of Czar. London, Sept- 8, 11:50 a. m.—An army order issued by Grand Duke Nicholas, who has been commander in chief of the Russian forces, con- veys the inference that Emperor Nicholas, in assuming supreme com- mand of his armed forces, has sup- planted the Grand Duke. The order is addressed to ‘“The Va- liant Army and Fleet.” The an- nouncement as forwarded from Petrograd to Reuter’s Telegram com- pany says that the Emperor -has placed himself at the head of the military and naval forces. The Grand J/Duke thanks them for their heroism in the past and predicts that, with the Emperor leading them they will perform fresh exploits. Assumes Entire Command. Emperor Nicholas has assumed command not only of the military but the naval forces of Russia. An army order issued and signed by the Em- peror is quoted &s follows by Reuter’s correspondent at Petrograd: “Today I have taken supreme com- mand of all my forces of the sea, and of the land armies operating in the theater of war. “With{firm faith in the clemency of God and with unshaken assurances of final victory, we shall not dis- honor the Russian land.” Grand Duke in Caucasians, Petrograd, Sept. 8, via London, 1:06 p. m.—Grand Duke Nicholas has bees transferred to the Caucasus by Emperor Nicholas. The Emperor took this action on assuming command of the military and naval forces of Russia. In transferring the Grand Duke, he appointed him viceroy of the Cau- casus and commander in chief of the army on the southern front. Ends Peace Talk. Sept. §, 2:14 p. correspondent at Petrograd Exchange Telegraph compa 5 “The decision of Iimperor Nicholas to take chief command is regarded as the best possible reply to recent talk of peace proposals and as show- ing clearly Rusia’s determination to bring victory to herself and her al- lies.” DID HESPERIAN STRIKE A MINE ? London, m.—The of the Officials Believe That Such Was Case; May Have Been Destroyed From Within. ‘Washington, Sept. 8.—Secretary Lansing today cabled Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to forward any in- formation available on the sinking of the steamer Hesperian. It was reiterated by state depart- ment officials today that it has not been established that the Hesperian was torpedoed. No steps will be taken by the United States until Am- bassador Gerard is heard from. A state department despatch from London indicating that one Ameri- can was lost is so inconclusive that officials do not accept it as final. The assumption that the Hesperiun was sunk by a German submarine is met with ever-increasing doubt in officlal circless In these quarters it is believed the Hesperian must have struck a mine, or possibly was de- stroyed by some agency from within. Three persons point out that sucn detalls given in press reports as the shock of the impact, the column of water thrown up, and the flying frag- ments of metal may be adapted quite as well to the theory that the Hes- perian struck a mine as to the as- sumption that she was torpedoed. Now that the U-27 has bean givén up dcfinitely as lost, an official state- ment probably will be issued soon concerning the Arabic. Tt has been established that the Arabie has not been torpedoed by any of the sub- r.arines which bave com2 back to port since thit time, AIRSHIPS OVER HOLLAND Three Machines Seen Trom Dor- drecht Belicved to Be Flying For English Coast. Amsterdam, Sept. 1:47 p. ing from the east, passed over Dor- drecht, in south Holland at 6:30 o'clock this morning. They were trav- eling in the dircction of the English coast. Another airship passed over a sub- urb of Amsterdam. It came from the southwest and disappeared in an 8, via m.- ——Three airships, London, com- easterly direction. MISS JONES EXPECTS BIG Y. W. C. A. CLASS Girl Gymnasts May Be on Floor by October 1 for First Instruction in the Local Imstitution, Miss Sarah C. Jones of Hartford, who has been engaged as physical - structor at the local Y- W. C. A, is busily engaged mapping out the win- ter's work. Miss Jones has a difficult task confronting her as she is the first instructor to be chosen by the MISS SARAH C. JONES. institution and will have to start at the bottom of the ladder. The new gymnasium at the < association is practically completed and the neces- sary apparatus is Dbeing installed under- the: personal supervision of Miss Jones: The registration of “gym” classes will commence on September 26. Those who wish to learn to swim will also enroll them. The classe proper will appear on the floor on October. il Miss Jones, commenced her duties at the Y. W. C. A. but a few weeks ago. In this shert period she has already become one of the most popu- lar officials at the institution. She the class of 1914. She taught gym- nasium classes for one winter in a church gymnasium in Parsons, Kanrsas: Last winter Miss Jones in- structed a class in ‘the Pedagogy | vote some time ago, | crease to forty-five cents. graduate from Oberlin college with | STRIKE AT COLT’S AND OTHER PLANTS Thirty-Nine Arms Makers Quit— Trouble at Screw Works CONDITIONS ABOUT STATE No Statement From Colt's Officials— Unrest in Torrington, ‘Waterbury, New Haven and Sprlngflebd—Al- bany Trolley Employes Stll Out. g—Thirty-nine pol- the com- Hartford, Sept. ishers and buffers employed by Colt Patent Fire Arms Mfg., pany went on strike at 8 o'clock this niorning. The men passed a strike but did not at that time present any demands. Of- ficials of the company declined this ! morning to discuss the matter, saying a statement might come later in the day. The company is and has been for a year doing a tremendous wer order business. It employs about 1,- 200, hands, practically all being skilled men and the majority of them machinists. The strikers held a meeting this forenoon but refused to give out any statement concerning the delibera- tions. It was learned, however, that the men, who work by the piece, and now receive wages that figure up to about forty cents an hour, want an in- The com- pany claims this was met by the bo- nus of twelve and a half cents of- fered soma weeks ago, and a three- months instaliment of which was re- ceived by the workmen three weeks ago. The questicn of an eight hour day has not yet cntered into the issue. International Vice President George Larry of the Polishers’ and Buffers’ union ‘has heen in town off and on for a month or more. It is said the strike would have been called some days ago it he had not advised against it The Colt company officials will make a forma! statement late this afternoon. Screw Workers Quit. Forty-five men and twenty women school, U\f’_ Kennedy Mission school and the Village Mission and w: prominent in the club work at the W. C. A., at Hartford. - She is daughter of Dr.- anq Mrs. J. P Jones of 50 Farmington avenue, Hartford Dr. Jones is an instructor at tha | Kennedy Mission school. BEACH STEAMER AFTER el the | COLLISION IN THE FoG No Loss of Life on J. T. Morse—Second Accident Off Vineyard Haven, Stonington, Me., Sept. 8.—The pas- senger steamers J. T. Morse and Pem- aquid were in collision today in' a thick fog off Turk Island near here. The Morse was badly damaged below the water line and was beached. All her passengers, who numbered near- 1y 100, were landed safely. The Pem- aquid was not injured. The Morse, owned by the Eastern Steamship corporation, and com- manded by Captain = Winterbottom, was making her morning trip from Rockland to Bar Harbor, while the Pemaquid, one of the Maine Central railroad steamers with Captain Wes- cott in charge was on her way from Sargentville to Rockland with about fifty passengers. Both steamers were proceeding cautiously through the dense fog, a few minutes before 8 o’clock when they came together a short distance outside this harber. The iron bow of the Pemaquid stove in the wooden hull of the other steamer which quickly began to flll. The Morse was beached on Moose Island in a few minutes and the pas- sengers were easily put ashore there without accident. They were brought here and transferred to another steamer later in the day. None was in danger at any time, it was said. The Pemaquid stood by to render any as- sistance possible. The Morse prob- ably will be taken to Rockland for repairs, Vineyard Haven, Mass., The steamer North Star land, for New York, aid not sink the lumber laden schooner Caroline Gray from Wind- sor, N. S., for New York, in Nantucket Sound in a thick fog tod The stenmer's stem ploughed five feet into the port bow of the schooner. No one was injured on either boat and within a’ short time the North Star had the Gray in tow and was steaming for this port, Sept. from Port- ran down but R O WEATHER. Hartiord, Sept. Hartford and vicinity, 8.—For prob- | and girls make I avenue | hours a day, up the personnel of who quit work at the Atlantic Screw Works on Charter Ozk 3 o'clock yesterday after- noon ‘They are automatic machine operators for the most part and most- ly young and unskilled. A meeting was held this morning to form a union organization. A. W. Bowman, manager of the works, declined today to say anything concerning the situation. By some of the strikers it was said however, that they had been working nearly eleven being allowed only ten minutes for lunch. They say they wait a nine hour day at the present wage. There was some sentiment also for an eight hour day, now that a strike for reduced working hours was on. Several applications for work place of the strikers were made st the office of the company today, but all were told to come around tomor- row. Some of the applicants were said to be from Bridgeport and New Haven. It is understood that the wages received by the strikers wcre not large. The strikers organized their union this forenoon and appointed a com- mittee to prescat demands to the | company. Included in these demands was one for the re-instatment of Thomas Walsh, discharged by the company Tuesday afternoon and which really precipitated the strike; and a nine hour day without reduc- tion in pay. It vas claimed by some of the strikers that they were earn- ing an average of §1.35 a day. the strikers the In Waterbury. ‘Waterbury, Sept. 8.—Demands were made by the strikers at the Randolph- Cowles factory this morning. The men are still out, and Secretary Far- num of the company said an answer would be given them this afternoon. Demands will also be made by the strikers of the Waterbury Rolling Mills this afternoon. Some of the strikers of the Sperry Engineering company went back to work this morning. The factory of the Chase Nreturnedzoutktiing Metal Works in Waterville was closed for the day. Employes became engaged in a warm argument on the strike question, and to prevent trouble the officials decided to close the works for the day. The superintendent told the employes that-the management stood ready to make the same offer on wages and hours as had been made by other large concerns of the city. It is expected that the factory will be running again tomorrow. 830 Men Still Out. Torringlon, Sept. 8.-—The strike situation at the plant of the Hendey Machine company is unchanged. The 830 men who walked out Saturday after their demands for an eight hour day, 15 per cent. increase in wages and time and a half for overtime, had been refused, are still out. Only (he ¢aremen of the various departments are on duty. The company is taking advantage of the shut down by having some repairs made. Incidentally, it is stated that the men employed in re- ably showers Thursday, B e e o S S CE U tonight and l | 48 hours but news despatches stated BOATS OF ALLIES SENT TO BOTTOM Guatemala, Rhen, Garony and Douro Belonged to England, France and Russia. Paris, Sept. 8, 10:45 a. m.—The French steamship Guatemala has been tarpedoed and sunk about fifty miles off Belle Isle. Her crew escaped in two boats. The men were picked up by a British steamer and taken into St. Nazaire.® . The Guatemala was bound | St. Nazaire for Philadelphia. from The Guatemala, 5,913 tons gross and 387 feet long, was owned by ‘the Compagne Generale Transatlantique, which also owned the Bordeax, the sinking of which by a submarine was announced yesterday. The latest re- port of the Guatemala's movements was her arrival at St. Nazaire July | 23 from Buenos Ajres. London, Sept. 8, 12:34 p. m.—The British steamship Douro has sunk by gun fire, presumably from a submarine. Her crew was saved. The Douro, 1,600 tons gross, was owned by the Ellerman lines of Lon- don. There are no records of her recent movementes, La Rochelle, France Sept. 8, 2:15 p. m-—The British steamship Garony, of Liverpool, was fired upon ' and sunk by a German submarine last night. Her crew was saved. The attack on the Garony was made off Cape Baliens, near LaRoch- been | EST. PRESIDRN] WITH Copy of Austrian bassador in Wi went state department. bassador Dumba’ his going to the that * elle. The crew was saved by the fish- ing boat Monrevei. Maritime records do not contain the name of the Garony. London, Sept. %, 3:27 p. m.~—The Russian steamship Rhea has been sunk. Her crew was landed. The Rhea, 1,145 tons gross, owned in Helsingfors. MILITARY RULE HOLDS SWAY ON BORDER General Funston Places Offi- cers Over Civilians—No Further Fighting. was Washington, Sept. 8.—Announce- ment that Major General Funston, commanding American troops in Texas, would establish military con- trol in the low>r Rio Grande country was interpreted here today as an added precaution against the recur- rence of frontier disorders- No clashes between Mexican bandits and Ameri-' cans had been reported in the last more evidence had been found of con- spiracy among Mexicans on both s'des of the river to overthrow Amer- ican authority in the border coun- trys General Funston has broad powers for dealing with any emer- gency, Attention was diverted from the border situation today by speculation over the next move of the Latin- American diplomats. They will meet here next week to consider replies to their appeal for a peace conference of the Mexican factions: General Carranza is viriually th only leader who has failed to reply. While he has given unofficial indications that he will reject the diplomats’ offer to help in restoring order, yet some officials profess belief that he will not close the door to further nego- tiations. Meanwhile a battle be- tween Villa and Carranza forces Iis imminent around Torreson, the re- sults of which probably will have a decided bearing on future parleys Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 8.—What is regarded as the most important step yet taken by the United States army in the border complications of the lower Rio Granflie valley came today with the jssue here of an order giving to army officers command over the actions of the civilians on the river bank in case of shooting across th{e international boundary is re- sumed. WOMAN TAKES APPEAL Judge Gafiney Denied Mrs, Hooker's Petition for $1,000 From Husband’s Estate on Objection of Children, Mrs. Anna N, Hooker of Berlin, widow of NI Alhert Hooker and life tenant of his estate, today filed notice with the court of probate of an ap- peal from the decision of Judge B. F. Gaffney in denying her petition for $1,000 from of her hus- band. A hearing on the petition was | the estate held year the petition. for court Mrs. Hooker said she wanted the and on August 13 of the present Judge Gaffney decided against The appeal is to super- of a routine nat I would have ual that White partment precedent for a corded when went to call on through a walked up the long corridors Lansing's assed by the conferred at Lansing about taken from an dent by ment in found on the dent. Secretary the sent to the state bassador Page in Recret and chancellory summer embassy later today. News of the Secretars the embassy prise with executive announced. $1.000 to make repairs to property of the estate. She was opposed by her children, Carolinre Hooker Goodwin of Thomaston and Henry Hooker ' of Breezemont Park, Riverside, this state. The estate is said to be valued (Continuéd on Eleventh Page.) ‘ut about $60,000, i “Nothing at all, secretary is hnndl(n‘ President Wilson The president’s P Surprised President Wilson passed out of the little crossed the avenue the White House state, war and navy Pays Unexpected Department | CONCERNED DU Washington, Sept. end unexpectedly, | today from offices in the White office of Becretary of fifteen minutes dul dent started back to In the corridor of ment he was intercep! 'pondents and asked if ¢ thing mnew in conni just brought , attaches realize what had as officials could call on a:secretary main lead! private end entered unanno Dumba Had Late yesterday Amb length the Americ Lansing started back for the The state department co time was thronged by to get a glimpse of the such an unusual occasl Then, surrounded by men, Mr. Wilson walked ¥ and across the street to the same route as he © Copy of Later it was learned tha which President Wilson retary Lansing included letter Dr. Dumba . had foreign office and ¥hich § British secret Photographic copies at Breach of It was understood that t! to be determined hinged er Dr. Dumba’s activities (Continued omv t o the British men, which disclosed trian ambassador was ¢ project to interfere witl tions of American mu The ambassador expl government had instrus give widest publicity to making it a eriminal Austro-Hungarian to be the manufacture of mun! for his country’s enemies. So far as was known, ! sador did not disclaim ror did he disclaim ha cn the project to his documents American The state depi view that there is no cover his case, but it r of an American passpo senger to one of the b ernmentg as serious. Secretary Lansing h Dumba had to say and | that he would present cor's explanation to the President Re After spending fifteen attended, while dozens tcurists and employes The president continu inner stairways and & the After the president executive offices White sald the visit to the would not be discussed Calls on Labor Ambassador Dumba time had been to call Wiison of the departn ry Wilson was not, the ambassador Tel intending to Le und! It was plain that were at a loss to conjeet) next move would be, Secretary Lansing wi the president’'s visit e was taken by surprise entered i) o president Lansing was "3