New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1915, Page 1

Orders General Mobiliza- rmed Neutrallty-Ger nm ESGAPED NET —_— Gain Footing on Right Bank ‘Aisne—Marne Caual Near Sap- Sofia Reports 50,000 -Macedonians d_the Bulgarian A,rfl—'r‘“‘ks to Berlin Have rsea News Agency reports that blan government hds declared mrm rders general mobiliza- of all military forces for purpose utrality. jns: Rush Forward. K e Ge fssencireling . movement Vilna %I\s been caryjed = fur- and Field Marshal Von Hinden- g's right wing has' now reached a \suutheast of Novogrudok, which s Southeast of Lida through ‘the Russidn retreat is. being edi . % ermans hold the railroad north and south of Lida, grs, but the line to the east Ada. seeminglly is\still open to despite the recent reports of rhan dawry along the line, and grad despatches today say it is eastward. instead of southward & Bussians are falling bagk. .- French Score Success. the western front the French tq have scored a success in se- & .footing on the right bank -of Aisne-Marne candl near Sapigneul, the Germans yn']lfly countér attacking. b reports the “abandonment of ses there after they had been # up by the Germans themselves, :‘" Yiqlent ‘artillery engagements con- jue'to be reported from varjous along the Franco-Belgiarifront. Aurks Claim Successes: 1 only recent news from the Dar- lles 'is a Turkish war office state- Int - reported some minor “artillery ses. domians to the number of 50.- v Ihl,v. Jjoined ,the Bulgarian army advices from Sofia t Britain’s expenditures for the 1 year are expectef to reach 150,000,000, the chancellor of the iguer told the house of com- . "He estimated that the ght debt at the close of the 1 year would be $11,000,000,- Colonial accessions to the Brit- ‘were not included in the re- $ on British reeruiting. giv- ler Asquith, stating that million men had enlisted peginning of the war. The 3 ¢ for the United Kingdom b premier announced today- dodies of troops have heen sent amada, Augtmlla., New Zealand m&h ks fashington “Peports that no inquir- have been made by Austria-Hun- X mrmy any prospective suc- to - Dr. Dumba. the statement pE; brought out by the report that tan Merey Von Kapos-Mert, for- Austro-Hungarian ambassador 5 wguld be sent to' represent n nt in Washi, on. aerman censor Mas passed a from Berlin which records ning of the expected Teu- ve through Serbia. It is in- 'man “armies will be to force their toward Copstantinople through § Morava Valley, in which railway lead to Bulgaria and Turkey. julgaria’s Attitude Awaited. view of the commencement of ‘Teutonic advance to the .aid of 1 'urks and to effect the cutting of & 1and route to the Ottoman capital, the. &nflllfe announcement, of Bul. a joint note, is awaited with 5 rest i the allied capitals. Gefan submarine which has operating i the Black Sea re- ently has been sunk by Russian D announced in Odessagy tish Steamer Sunk. British coast the" . sBritish kmoor, of 4,048 tons has mmk. presumably in a renewal Ip(ferman “submarine opegations. Two more spies have been| triea thd. convibted by a British court mar- ¥ “.One, a man, has. been . con- %0 _death. ~ The other, a ‘recplved a ten. year sentence, been prmitted to appeal. Dumba’s ‘Successor. a-HunBary is to appoint at ua’n BRITISH AEROPLANE - BROUGHT TO EARTH ot ~ Shot Down By German Aviator West of St. Quéntin—Pilot Killed and Observer Captured. Berlin, Sept. 21, By Wireless Teleg- raphy to Tuckerton, N. J.—The offi- cial announcement from the war of- fice under date of Sept. 20 contains Nthe following: “West of St. Quentin a British aero- plune was shot down by a“German wutor. The British pilot was killed and the observer was captured.” The foregoing did not appear in yesterday’s officidl German statement as received by way of London, and apparently was struck out by the British censor. FILD STRIKERS PLACES, Providence, R. I., Sept. 21.—Of- cials of the Brown and Sharpe Mfg. company, where 2,600 of the 5,500 machinists struck yesterday for an eight hour working day without anv wage reduction, reported that 3,200 men were at their places today. Tha company began paying off the men who have quit work. No disturbances were reported during the forenoon. LOAN NEGOTIATIONS NEARING CONCLUSION Announcement of Definite Agreement Expected By Close of Week. g New York, Sept. 21.—Negotiations for the flotation of a credit loan to Great Britain and France of $600,- 000,000 to $800,000,000, are rapidly nearing conclusion, it was reported today. Announcement that a definite agreement had been reached was ex- pected by the ‘American finangiers within a few days possibly by the close of the week. There are several minor, matters yet to be decideé upon. One of the chief of these was saild to be the exict amount of the loan. No ‘deci- ‘| sion, it was reported, had been reach- ed as yet upon this point. Several matters still undisposed of will enter into the decision as to the amount land his moy not be agreed upon 'til! the last minute. *The Anglo-French financial com- mission continued today its negotia- tions with American bankers. One of the chief subjects sald to be under discussion was the inclusion of the conversion privilege in the five or ten year bonds to be issued by Great Britain and France for the loan. Plans were said to be in the making to' grant the holders of the short term bond, the privilege of converting them into British and French joint 4 1-2 per cent, bonds of a longer term at the maturity of the short term bonds. The life of the long term bonds, it was saild, was yet to be agreed upon. It is understood positively, however, thot they would not run for fifty years as had been suggest- ed. It was thought that twenty years, possibly twenty-five, would be the period of the long term bonds. Members of the commission were guests today at a luncheon given by A. Barton Hephurn, chairman of the Chase Natiohal bank, at the Bankers' club. Such members of the Bankers’ club as had not yet met the members of the commission, it was said would be thus afforded an opportunity of doing so- A report that there had been a hitch in the negotiations was author- itatively denied by bankers in touch with the negotiations- One of the interesting features :n connection with the negotiations it developed today was that Boston fu- anciers had been steadfastly requesi- ing that the interest rate on the short term bonds be made six per cent. in- stead of five. It was said however, that "ot more than five per cent. would be paid to the investor. The matter of providing a method of pg¥ing for munitions is virtually eliminated and both sides are deter- mined not to *ie up the whole sum at one time in New York. Subordin- ation of troublesome question of: pro- viding a way for paying for munitions of war has not simply postponed a de- cision on this voint, in opinion of the Anglo-French commission, as reflect- ed by its callers, but will result in its gradual disappearance. These bankers have assumed that the big. credit would undoubtedly not be in- tended to cover every dollar’s worth of exports, but that Great Britain and France would continue to remit gold te America and also would sell American securities in this market. These methods, it was thought, could simply provide a way of tak- ing the munitions matter out of the neggtiations. The first big problem, as the com- mission and its American associates viewed it, was to stabilize exchange. This could be done by establishing a credit covering foodstuffs and cot- ton alone, hardly reckoning manu- factured articles or munitions. With exchange stabilized, it was thought, there would be little difficulty in pay- ing for munitions. STEAMER IN DISTRESS. ing boats and other small craft were ccessor to Dr. Dumba, as 5 ‘to the United States, ac- ing to advices through Budapest. ew ambassador, it is reported, m Voen Marczynski, battered against the shore and even the piers where they were tied last night when 2 high wind was followed by an unusually heavy swell. The coastwise steamer Ramon Corral was in distress at midnight, EXCHANGE QUESTION| 3 ACUTE FOR RUSSIA Rate for Rnble Must Be Raised and Given Stability SAYS MINISTER OF FINANCE Plerre L. Bark Declares Power of Mnerica as Center of Production Has Been Affirmed in an Incontest- able Manner. Paris, Sept. 21, 1 p. m.—Pierre L. Bark, Russian minister of finance, has concluded his confergnce with the French finance minister, Alexander Ribot. He departed today for Lon- don to take up financial matters af- fecting the allies with Reginald Mc- Kenna British chancellor of the ex- chequer. Before his departure M. Bark made the following statement to The Associated Press: “I would be infantile to deny that the rale of the United States in in- ternational finance during the past vear has been extremely important. The power of America as a center of production has been affirmed in an in- contestable manner. The needs of the belligerents have changed .inter- national credit balance so markedly in favor of the United States that the question of exchange has became acute. Re-sale of Securities. ‘‘Supplies which America is sending to Europe prepare the market for the re-sale to Americans of their securi- ties held in Europe. It is to be hoped that the Anglo-French delegates ne- gotiating in New York will find a basis adapted to American tastes and temperament.” M. Bark alluded to “The lively sym- pathies of Americans toward Russia when 'she was emancipating the serfs at the same time that America abol- ished slavery and maintained the union.” He continued: “Russia is going through a difficult periéd as re- gards exchange. We cannot export our products and ‘there is a lack of remittances from abroad. Russia i{ has large payments to make abroad, and she cannot make them in goods or products. . Countries Must Co-operate. “That difficulty was éxamined close- ly in February, and the Frénch and British governments came to the as- sistance’ , of Russia with advances which have been employed to pay coupons and purchase supplies. Evi- dently this policy of co-operation must be continued. That is one of the questions which the ministers of finance are considering. rtain precautions must be taken to rajse the rate of exchange for the ruble and give it stability.. Improve- ment In exchange will facilitate im- portations into Russia, which now are obstructed by depreciation of the ruble. Using All Resources. “Russia is putting into the com- mon effart with her allies all her re- sources in men and money. She re- ceives from her allies indispensable co-operation. Inferior to the Ger- mans in the beginning, from the point of view of preparation far the war, we have made up part of the dis- advantage through the common ef- fort of the government, the people, the Duma and the council of the em- pire. We shall continue to decrease the difference between ourselves and our enemies in that respect.” SUES RAILROAD COMPANY, Because Conductor Beat Him Up Adam Mierzejewski S)hlms $1,000. Because Fred F. Lambert of Bos- ton, a conductor employed by the New Haven road, beat him up on Labor Day Adam Mierzejewsk! today brought suit against the railroad for $1,000 damages. In his complaint the plaintiff alleges that after a dis- pute concerning the payment of fare the conductor assaulted him and after knocking him down forcibly took the money from him. The writ was served by Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stock- well and is returnable before the court of common pleas on the first Tuesday in October. Following a complaint made at the local police headquarters, Detective Sergeant Samued Bamforth arrested Lambert in Waterbury. He was brought to trial before Judge James T. Meskill in the local police court and fined $10 and costs for the assault, which he admitted but claimed was Justified by a belligerent act which he declared was committed by the New Britain man. 260 MINERS ENTOMBED 200 Rescued by Means of Fmergency Shaft After Fire Breaks Out in Ex- hall Colliery, England- Nuneaton, England, Sept. 21, 12:36 p. m.—About two hundréd and fifty miners are entombed in Exhall Col- liery as the result of a fire. The cags employed to bring workmen to the surface was destroyed by the flam:s Rescuers have already sent up ten bodies. Out of about 250 miners in the Colliery at the time of the fire, 200 were rescued >y means of an emer- | gency shatt. RUSS TU. ) “2 PER _ "I CAUCASUS T A dnr’s Forces' upuu; T“"’W‘ Frain Near, ou and Rous- ' IS Petrograd, SBpt.’20 vial London, Sept. 21, 4:07 a. ™M.—The toliowing official statement was issued today at the headquarters of the army of the Caucuses: “There was rifle firing on the coast Saturday. “In the direction of Olti our seouts dislodged the Turks near the village of Khistapore. “In the Passine. Valley our ' aq- vanced troops had successes near Erdek. In the direction of Melaz- ghert our cavalry dispersed the Turks near Injalou and Roustemladouka, capturing a transport train. “In thé region of Van there have been collisions between the Rus. sians and Turks west of Angh. “The situation is unchanged on the rest of the front.” TEUTONS BOMBARDING SERBIAN POSITIONS Germans and Austrians Start Campaign to Push Way to Turkey. Berlin, Sept 21, via London 11:05 a. m.~—Official reports from Aus- trian and German headquarters and despatches from the Balkan capitals show that the long expected Teutonic cempaign against Serbia has now be- gun. Austrian and German artillery today is bombarding varioys Serbian positions south of the river frontier between the mouths of the Drina and Morava rivers. This action undoubtedly is intended as a cover to the throwing of a force across the river and the seizure of a bridgehead whence the new ‘‘steam roller” can be started. Just where a crossing will be attempted is un- known. The shortest route to Bulgaria would lead through' the northeastern corner of Serbia, where barely thir- ty miles of Serbian territory inter- venes between the Bulgarian and Hungarfan borders. The diffcult mountainous country, the absence of railroads and the proximity of the Rumanian frontier, however, speak in favor of the old route of the Crusad- ers further to the west, through the broad and fertile Morava Valley. Through this valley run roads and a railway line to Bulgaria and Turkey. This railroad touches the Danube at two points—Belgrade and Semendria —both of which are under bombard- ment today. ACTS AGAINST UNIONS International Silver Company Posts Notices in ¥Factories That it Will Protect Employes. Meriden Sept. 21.—Notices were posted today at the local factories of the International Silver company, where it is expected that demands for an eight hour day, increased wages and extra pay for overtime will be made this week, to the effect that the corporation will: ‘protect employes from being ‘‘coerced into joining any organization” and will also protect employes who wish to relinquish membership in such. organization. The notice adds: “As in the absence Of a contract any employe has a right to leave the company without as- signing a reason therefore, the com- pany has also a-similar right to discharge employes without assigning reasons therefore.” The union, it is understood already enrolled about three ‘thousand of the workers in the factories of the cor- poration here. AUSTRIA TO NAME DUMBA’S SUCCESSOR Kajltan Merey Von Kapos-Mcre Soid to Have Been Selected As Am- bassador to United States. Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 21, London, 11 a. m.—A Vienna despatch published here today says it has been learned in diplomatic circles at the Austrian capital that the gov- ernment will not await the arrival of Dr, Constantin Dumba from the United States before appointing his successor. The new ambassador, it is stated, will be named at once, The despatch says that Knaj n Von Kapos-Mere, former ambassador at Rome of Austria-Hungary has been selected for this place. via R e o o o S S N WEATHER. Hartford, Sept. 21.—~For Hartford and vicinity clearing tonight. Wednesday fair. Cool- er. Strong westerly winds. 1ROOM AR Nfl H IMPROVEMENT HERE _— New Haven Road Engineer Admits Turntables Could Be }nstalled HEARING IS HELD\ TODAY Railroad Objects to Plan to F&ce it to Run Locomotives in Reverse Order From Present Practice—Local Men | on Hand. (Special to the Werald.) Hartford, Sept. 21.—The public | utilities commission gave a number of hearings today on the petition of the New Haven railroad to be allowed to continue operating locomotives on bassenger trains tender first on various | branch roads of the system. The hear. | ing on the petition to be allowed to continue operations between Bristol and Hartford was called at 2:30 this afternoon. Road in Good Condition. Attorney H. C. Hart represented the | railroad and he called Division En- gineer Paul Sterling to describe the physical characteristics of the line. | Mr. Sterling said the length of the line 18 17.82 miles and it is a double track line. There are tyenty-three curves, three ascending grades and four de- scending grades, twelve steel bridges, totqlln! 570 feet in length, and three Wwooden bridges, totaling 317 feet in length. There is one steam railroad crossing, one trolley crossing and twenty-six highway crossings. He testified to the suitability of the road struction material and said the road was in good condition. Regarding turntables, he admitted there were none on the line. New Britain Men Present. New Britain is represented at the hearing by Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper, Senator George W. Klett, Councilman G. M Landers, chairman of the railroad committee of the New Britain common council, and Mayor George A. Quigley. Judge Cooper asked Mr. Sterling why the turntable at New Britain was removed and witness answered e could not tell. He thought it had been taken out about 1898. Room For Turntables. Senator - Klett also spoke about turntables. ' He asked if a turntable did not exist at one time near the engine house at the Elm street cross- ing. Mr. Sterling did not know about this but said one had . existed at Whiting . street. He admitted that all the turntables .at.New Britain had been taken out. Senator Klett hen asked him.about dangerous . cross- ings with speclal reference to Clayton, East and Allen. street crossings. Mr. Sterling .admitted. that these crossings were dangerous but not particularly | 8so0. He admitted that the rallroad had plenty of room in New Britain for the installation of turntables. The hearing was still in pron‘s at 3:30 o'clock. YOUNG GIRL MISSING. Lives on Osgood Avenue and Craves Life of the City. Fifteen-years-old Stefa Osicka, who lives with her parents on Osgood ave- nue, was reported to the police this afternoon as missing from her home. A search will be made for the girl in_ this city. The missing’ girl's father told the police that his daughter dislikes liv- ing away out in the country and craves city life, so she ran away from home and is somewhere in New Brit- ain. . TWO SPIES CONVICTED. British Court Martial Decides Against German Woman and Man. London, Sept- 21, 12:16 p. m.—Two more spies have been convicted by court martial. Official announcément was made today that a man and wo- man of German origin, whose names were not given, were found guilty | yesterday of attempting to communi- cate information concerning the fleet. The man was sentenced to be shot. The woman, who is said to have been under the influence of the man, was sentenced to ten years in jail. Both will he permitted to appeal. COTTON MAKES BIG GAIN, New- York, Sept. 21.—Cotton was | extrémely activa and . excited today, selling soon after the market opencd | at from 20 to 59 points above las. night's closing figures. The advance was the result of a general buying movement, probably based on firm- ness of Liverpocl, bullish private crop reports and the appearance of soma- what unsettled weather in the south. Many recent sellers were credited | with covering i the advance, which carried October contracts up to 11.01 and January to 11.67, or nearly $13 per bale above the low level of last season COAL STEAMER ASHORE. Rochester N. Y., Sept 21.—The steamer Colling, Captaln Peterson, loaded with coal and bound from ‘Os- wego to Toronto, went ashore on a bar a few miles west of Charlotte early today. Should a storm develop it is feared the steamer will go to pieces, as she is ful. length on the bar. The Charlotte Life Saving crew is stand- ing by. A | than usual " | BRYAN AND ‘WILSON TO HOLD CONFERENCE Former Secretary of State and Presi- dent $o Meet Tomorrow at White House—Subject Not Disclosed Washington, Sept. 21.—Willlam J. Bryan, will confer tomorrow with President Wilson. The engagement was made today at the White House at Mr. Bryan's request. It will be the first time the former secretary of state and the president have met since Mr. Bryan quit the cabinet three months ago, because he was not will- ing to follow the President's policy in the German submarine crisis. What the two men will discuss was not disclosed in making the engage- ment. Official Washington, however, expects they will discuss the recent proposal that Mr. Bryan go to Europe to talk peace ahd to urge acceptance of his peace commission treaty by Germany, and that Mr. Bryan's an- nounced opposition to any increases in the national defénses will be touched upon, It has been reported tration circles that Mr. Bryan .will use his wide Influence in congress to oppose the president’s national de- fense program if it contemplates any material indigeases, in adminis- 'RUSSIAN SHIPS SINK GERMAN SUBMARINE U-Boat Operating in Black Sea—British Steamer and Transport Destroyed. Odessa, Sept. 21, via London, 12:56 p. m.—Russian ships have sunk a German submarine waich has been operating recently in the-Black sea. The Russian war office sald on September 11: “Enemy submarines have been repgrted in the Black sea near the coast of Crimea. Destroy- ers and submarines have been sent to pursue them.” A subsequent despatch from Petrograd sald a submarine of the new German type had exchanged shots with the Russian Post Kerch Peninsula, in the Crimea. The size and type of this boat and the interruption of land communication between German and Turkey made it appear that the underwater fietilla had been sent from Germany to Tur-' key by sea. , The feat of eluding the; British blockade and passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Darda- nelles was accomplished last summer by Capt. Otto Hersing with the sub- marine U-61, which wag said later to have been sunk in the Black sea by Russian warships. London, Sept. 21, 12:40 p. m.—The British steamer Linkmoor, 4,048 tons gross, built last year and owned in Shields has been sunk. Her crew was landed. Berlin Sept. 21, by wineless to Say- ville, N. Y.,—The Frankfurter Zci- tung reports that a large British transport, from Tgypt for the Dardan- elles, has been sunk by a German submarine. MASS. HOLDS PRIMARIES Close Contest Expected for Republi- can Nomination for Gov r in Bay State. Boston, Sept. 21.—Heavy ouds presaged rain, which was considered likely to have considerable effect on the size of the vote in the joint pri- niaries in this state today. It was thought, however, that the interest aroused by the strenuous campaigns | of many of the candidates for republi- can and democratic nominations would bring a large number of voters to the polls. The pro- gressives were able to participate cnly to the extent of nominating a candidate for goverfpr, because of a leck of sufficient signatures to nomi- nation papers for other offices. Und: “hew law going into effect for the fi! time today the nameés of candiddtes of all parties pppedred on a single ballot,' but it was provided | that split' ballots should be thrown out. It appeared probable that the ciosest contest Would be for the re-' publican nomination for gévernor fof which the candidates were former Cengressman Samuel W. McCaM, Graf- ton D, Cushing, former speaker of the house of reppe: ives and former Governor Kugene N."Foss. Congress. man F. 8. Deltrick sought to head the democratic - ticket in place of Gover- nor Davia I, Walsh,,who. asked re- nomination for a thikd term. Nelson B. Clark was unop) as the pro- gressive candidate fof governor. JRMANY WARNS NEUTRALS, Washington, Sept. 21.—Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador again has been instructeé by his gov- ernment to advise neutral shipping that when neutral marki of colors are painted on the side of vessels thoy should be sufficiently P be seen from i distago the neutral. ships, it markings which are t > g on the | Walkout of % pls Plnt, | (] GENERAL § GITY 1S NO| B1LIL Factory Men at Drastic yof New Employes Jo Machine Nen? The Vulean I largest foundri important cog Great Eastern, closed its doors after 200 or walked out o'clock th a der to closd. mands of the to General M the company, the, proposition, down thely to workmen cripples and, pending Wa of the officials, thi tory will be Says Terms General Manuger terviewed regardi: ', he refused to divaly of the men, saying was anxious to esc matter. He did, the granting of would prove ul He ref of the{comm! stating, that th on the co ittee, sary for h to go demands’ The action of the | surprise, the' offig 1 who have amt for some timie, mated that he was the strike is due to ol other than ‘l;:t of “ The conci has of late, workinz on & The officlals could whether or not were used in war all of an unfinis The workmen thy mostly Poles, Lithuanian The men have acted in'f ner and after they | today there was no d any nature, Mr, Hurlby ed that while the disc to the demands was in best of feeling seemed' # men worked as usual at the end of the day.ti thing in good shape.sq Anticipates Genet Mr. Hurlburt, in ak uation in general exp certain that a general the outcome of the prg also talked regarding other strikers during da. and In a his anxiety that troul follow if no satisf ments are reached turers and the strikers. ' of the makeup of many who, he sald, were of use intoxicants more © this he laid the foundy fears that trouble will be') ooner or later. He lieved that many of the m v fected by the walkout' against their wishes, b “rcumstances. He self as hopeful that the: ties will be able to Alon in an emergency. The strikers held a evening in Lithuanian street. The uu-fl-& W by the greater part employed at th tm were made by various urged the drasti¢ this morning if the refused to acceda te i L F &t A small sthike drybf Lande LY miorning when M ployed in that depart when their demands in wages were refu were made by q gw officials. re! uperintendent sed the sityat ? }.’ pointed otit # company had ‘treated the financial T tention to the gres .j‘" that had . piled by Co s .t - At o