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

RITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 3800 ON ANCONA DROWNED WHEN ITALIAN LINE IN MEDITERRANEAN SUNK WAS C&'lost of Victims Women and Children Emigrants; B ¥ U-Boat That Destroyed Steamer Reported to Be German Though Flying Austrian Flag. 10¢ SHELLS FIRED INTO VESSEL & Arveri roried Aboard IN- Fated Ship—Washington Govern- ment Will Await, for a Reasonable Tinwe, Official Statement on Inci- ~dcnt Before Starting Investigatiof. " In the king of the Italian liner il ‘Ax:comz by‘n. submarine in the Med- | iterr: n 300 perscns were drowned, jaccording to advices received by Lloyds in London from Eizerta, most Tot _lhese being women snd children emigrants. Lloyds advices state that only 130 pegsons from the Ancona were land- i ©d " at Bizerta. Harlier advices had given 270 as the number. In addi- tion to 54 members of the crew land- ¢ ed near Cape Bon, Tunis, forty-one members of the crew and four pa: engers have arrived at Malta, having been picked up at sea. 642 Persons on Board. The total' number of persons board the Ancona is said to have been 642. If 270 survivors are, in fact, at Bizerta, the total accounted for reaches 369, leaving 273 missing. Reports received in Rome, whlcrix Ve not ben officially confirmed, say :xat the submarine which sank the ncona was German, alt] - (ing the Austrian flag. a0y . JLondon has a report from a Rome on i BEFORE TORPEDC SENT HER DOWN BRITISH GRUISER SINKS TWO GERMAN U-BOATS Submarines Sent to Bottom in the Straits of Gibraltar. London, Nov. 10, 12:15 p. m.— Telegrams received here from Alge- ciras, Morocco, by way of Madrid, report a British cruiser has sunk two German submarines in the Straits of Gibraltar. Recent advices have indicated that Germany was sending a large part of her submarine fleet to the Mediter- ranean. She was said to have vir- tually abandoned her campaign in British waters on account .of the agreement entered into with the United States and to have determin- ed to prosecute more actively oper- ations began several weeks ago against shipping of the allies in the Mediterranean. A despatch in the week said Ger- "PTWS agency that 100 shells wero fired into Ancona before she was tor- pedoed. 300 Persons Drowned. London, Nov. 10, 1:32 p, m.—A de- spatch to Lloyd’s from Bizerta says that 300 persons on the Ancona were . drowned. ’}Most of the Icst. the message says, ~<re women and children emigrants. .7 One hundred and thirty survivors " have thus far reached Bizerta. The first reports from Rome last night said 270 survivors had been Jandea at Bizerta, instead of 130 as given from Lendon today. Although in neither case is the filing time of the \+despatch from Bizerta given, it is pgobable that the message received by v:l.. of London is of the later origin. Ly A _ k Forty-one Landed. Malta, Nov. 10, Via. London, 1:32 P. m.—Forty-one members of the crew and four passengers of the An- Cona, picked up at sea, have been landed here. Americans on Board. ¢ mdon, Nov. 10, 10:20 p. m.—A _@espatch to Lloyds frem Bizerta, “States that some Americans are said tiere to have been on board the Ancona. { 100 Shells Fired, ndon, Nov. 10, 12:30 p. m.—A spatch \from the Stefani News . Agency of Rome says that one. hun- ¢red shells were fired into the An- gcna before she was torpedoed. 482 Passengers on Board. Rome, Nov. 9, 9:20 p, m., Via. Paris, Nov. 10, 10:45 a. m.—The Italian liner Ancona, sunk in the M&diterranean by a submarine, had on board 83 first cabin passengers, 60 ~second cabin and 339 steerage. man submarines had passed Gibral- tar and sunk three vessels. On Oct. 18 Count Von Bernstorff, the Ger- man ambassador at Washington, an- nounced that German submarines recently had sunk twenty-three ves- sels, including four transports, be- longing to the allies, :n Mediterrean waters. OPPOSE LICENSE OF SOKOL GYM. UNION Residents of Sexton Street Object to Club on Ground That It Is Too Noisy. Opposition to granting the club license sought by the Sokol Gymnas- tic Union of 45 Sexton street was manifested today at the hearing be- fore the county commissioners in Hartford. Judge G. W. Klett ap- peared for the applicants and the opposition was represented by Judge J. H. Kirkham. The hearing lasted over an hour and decision was served. The Sokol Gymnastic Union is a branch of the National Slovac Union and is a sick and death benefit or- ganization. The local union owns a building on Sexton street and was organized in 1903. It has a fair sized membership. Witnesses in opposition to the 'li- cense were members of .the Callery family of Sexton street, Peter Welch and J. J. Welch, sealer of weights and measures, also signed the remon- strance. It was claimed that the hall maintained by the union is a noisy piace and special mention was made of a wedding which occurred there May 80, when it was alleged a dis- turbance took place. The union rents its hall to outside partles and it was claimed was not responsible for the Agents Have no Word. New York, Nov. 10.—No word con- ing the sinking of the Ancona ad been received early today by Hartfield, Solari and company, local ents for the Italian line, and it ‘as thought in steamship circles that the rigid Italian censorship had caused numercus private and press despatches to be held back. 4 message from Rome today stated that there were 482 passengers on the ¢ Ancona instead of 423, as given in | previous messages. William Hart- figld, general manager for the line e, said the crew number 160, mak- ing the total ship’s company 642, Many Survivors Injured. Of this number 270 passengers, a mumber of them injured, are reporteq " to have been landed at Bizerta, while | 'y later message stated two of the Ancona’s boats with fifty-four of the grew had landed at Cape Bon, Tunis, i »bout seventy miles east of Bizerta. AgThe Ancona, according to the local was scheduled to sail Naples yesterday. After o Naples the steamer would pass ihrough the Tyrrhenian Sea and ' enter the Mediterranean Sea between ¥ Sardinia: and Sfeily. The meagre de- ngents, from leaving spatches indicate that the Ancbna wasg | ). unk within the comparatively small tiangle, the points of Which are the (Continued on Eleventh Page.) behavior of these people. The hearing on the application for the transfer of the license of the Hard- ware City cafe on Hartford avenue to Harry Alex, which was scheduled to come up before the county commis- sioners today, was postponed until i November 29 at 2 p. m. at the request of the parties at interest. ud e CURTIS ON THE JOB. Gives First Assignment, to Investi- gate Hartford Strikes. Councilman O. F, Curtis of this cily, who was recently appointed an inspector in the state labor bureau, Las been given his first assignment, having been sent out today to in- vestigate strikes which recently were declared in Hartford. It is not announced just what In- spector Curtis is expected to do. His Investigation will cover several days, it is thought. It is believed that he will be expected to report on condi- tions in the factories where the strikes were declared and also on the cause of the strikes. EMPEROR HONORS AUTHOR. Kioto, Nov. 10.—Amdng the coro- nation honors awarded by the emperor was a posthumous one of Lafcadio Hearn, the author, designating him a fourth class junior in court rank. re- | NO GOOD TO EITHER SIDE FROM CONFAB | President of International Silver Com- pany Replies to Request of Striker's Wife. Meriden, Nov. 10—President George H. Wilcox of the International Silve: Co., today sent a letter to Mrs. H. C. Chapman, wife of one of the strikers at tae plant, stating that he felt sure that a conference between officials of the company and the strikers, which she had suggested to him, would' re- sult in no good to either side. Mrs. Chapman yesterday announced that she had sent a letter to President ‘Wilcox suggesting such a conference | at which the situation could be talked over. She also issued a call for a meeting of strikers’ wives to take ac- tion furthering the proposal- This meeting is to be held this afternoon. In his letter Mr. Wilcox says: “The interview you suggest I am sure could result in no good either to us. I de- plore the horrible condition of affairs in existence, more probably, than any one in town, and I would do anything I could conscientiously to relieve the situation. Our company did all they possibly could when we made the pro- posal we did to our people. This, at that time, and, now, after the exper- ience we have had appealsto us as an eminently fair one and we think shows our desire to do everything possible to meet our employes in a spirit of fairness. “We certainly will use every en- deavor to find work for tnose -who apply for the same in good faith, even though it is so late in the season.” The Gondos brothers were each held in $25,000 bail on a short affidavit charging suspicion of extortion. Ex- amination was set for Friday. PRISONER MUST WED. George Buttner, Soon to Be Released, Has Father Get License. City Clérk A. L. Thompson issued a marriage license today in the name of George Buttner and Miss Jennie Goodwin. This is a somewhat un- usual instance as much as the pros- pective groom is at present in jail sentence. Therefore his marriage license was obtained by his father as his proxy. The girl's home is on Chapman street, she being the daugh- ter of Frank Goodwin. Buttner was tried in superior court last June for theft and was sentenced to six months in jail. He will be lib- erated in a short time. In the mean- time Miss oodwin broaght breach of pramise proceedings againsi the pris- oner and now as socn as he is lib- erated from jail he must ke married- LOSES THREE FINGERS. Tony John, Employed at Traut & Hine Manufacturing Co., Has Bad Accident. Tony John, who lives in Benz's block on Clark street and who is em- ployed at the Traut & Hine manufac- turing company, was the victim of a painful accident at the factory a few minutes before 9 o’clock this morning when three fingers on his left hand were torn off- A belt, slipping off the pulley, caught the man’s fingers and twisted them about the shaft. Officer A. C. Malone took the in- Jjured man to the New Britain General ‘hospital in the police patrol. MAPLE HILL WANTS GAS/ Public Utilities Commission Give Hearing on Nov. 17. Announcement was made today that the public utilities commission would give a hearing on November 17 on the petition of the Maple Hill Improvement society for the exte sion of gas mains from New Britain to that district, The petition asks that the New Britain Gas Light company be forced to extend the mains and give the people of Maple Hill the same ser- vice as consumers in New Britain enjoy. Wiy T RAISE RATE. To take measures to raise funds to meet the extra $20,000, which added to New Britaln’s share of the state tax, a meeting of the board of firance and taxation will be held Friday night at the City hall. City "'reasurer Frederick S. Chamberlain estimates that it will require a half mill extra tax to provide for the de- ficit and he will Tecommend that this be added to the rate. The tax will ne pavable with the regular city tax next July. MUS { WIFE WINS DIVORCE OF COUNTER ACTION Husband Fails to Substantiate His Claim in Which He Charged Her With Infidelity. Mrs. Clara P. Cotter was granted a divorce in superior court this morn- ing by Judge Tuttle, after the evi- dence of Joseph Cotter of this city, had failed to substantiate his claim that his wife had been unfaithful to him. The husband brought the suit several months ago, naming a well known young man as the co-respon- dent. The result of the trial today was a complete vindication for the Pretty young woman. = Besides obtaining the divorce the defendant was given the custody of a child and $4 a weck for its mainten- ance. Judge Willlam F. Mangan was counsel for Mrs. Cotter. The action of the court today writeg the final chapter of thetroubles of the couple which were aired in police court several times, due to the efforts of the young wife to get her spouse to provide support for her and their | child. H. S. TEACHER ASKS HANNA FOR DAMAGES Was Injured When Bleach- ers Collapsed at Elec- tric Ficld. Miss Crescentia Beck of 174 Maple street, a teacher of French at the New Britain High school, has consulted counsel with a view of learning wheth- er she can secure damages for injuries received during the New Britain High- Hartford High school football game last Saturday at Electric field. Miss Beck was one of those sitting on the bleachers that collapsed and she re- ceived injuries to her hip and back which forced her to remain home for two days. Kirkham & Cooper are now hand- ling Miss Beck’s interests and they will probably take up the matter with William W. Hanna, leesee of Elecgric field from the Connecticut company. The lawyers have investigated the re- sponsibility through the office of the town clerk in Plainville and have learned that Hanna has a lease of the field until April 1, 1918. The lease stipulates that Hanna shall be respon- sible for injuries to those attending athletic events at the field: Miss Beck told a Herald reporter this afternoon that she thought she should be recompensed for her in- Jjuries and for the time lost from her duties at the High school.. It is be- lieved she will bring suit if Hanna refuses to settle. Mrs. Robert N. Peck of 42 Park place, one of whose legs was broken when the bleachers collapsed, was re- ported today to be resting as comfort. ably as could be expected under the circumstances. Her physician, Dr. Cook of Hartford, informed her hus- band, Vice President Peck of the Stan- ley Rule and Level company, that the break was a bad one and it would be some time before Mrs. Peck would recover the full use of her injured limb. ' Mr. Peck was asked whether he intended to bring suit against Hanna and he replied that he had not decided that point. He said if any action was brought it would not be for some time. THREE MORE BRITISH STEAMERS ARE SUNK Clan McAlister, Moorma and Cali- fornian Sent to Bottom—No Lives Reported Lost. London, Nov. 10, 1:37 p. m.—The British steamship Clan MacAlistef has been sunk. L) The MacAlister, 4,835 tons gross was owned in Glasgow. She was built in 1903, and was last reported at London on Sept. 13. London, Nov 10, 4:04 p. m.—The British steamer Moorma has been sunk, No steamer named the Moorma is listed on available shipping records. London, Nov. 10, 4 p. m.—The British steamer Californian, a vessel of 6,223 tons, has been sunk. TO DISSOLVE GREEK CHAMBER- London, Nov. 10, 10:47 A. M.—The section of the press favorable to the Greek government, affirms that a de- cree dissolving the chamber will be promulgated tomorrow, says an Athens despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Germany. The papers friendly to M, Venizelos attack fiercely the dissolution program, which they -declare is not in conform- ity with the constitution und is con- trary to the wishes of three-fourths of the citizens of Greece who are now with the colors and will be de- prived of their vote. Hartford, V. 10.—For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight. Thursday hecoming unsettled and warmer. S TEUTONIC FORGES CONTINUE ADVANGES AGAINST SERBIANS Russian Offensive Movement in Riga Region Checked by Kaiser’s Forces U. S. STEAMER FORGIBLY SEARCHED BY BRITISH French Repulse Bulgarians and Re- capture Veles—British Pushing on | Toward Strumitsa—Italian Offen- sive in Isonzo District Stopped— | Greek Army to Demobilize. i Teutonic pursuit of the Serbians is continuing vigorously, Berlin an- nouncves. The war office reports that the booty captured at Krusevac amounts to 103 cannon, mostly mo- dern, while the Bulgarians took 100 cannon at Nish and 12 at Leskovac. It is declared by German army headquarters today that Russian of- fensive movements near Riga and in Volhynia, near Czartorysk, have been checked. American Steamer Searched. The American consul at Progreso, Mex., reports to Washington that American steamer Zealandia, while lying in port at Progreso, was forci- bly searched last week by a party from a British cruiser, which lay out- side. Paris has Athens advices stating that in an engagement with the Bul- garians at Krivolak French troops were victorious. An earlier despatch from Austro-German sources declared that in fighting in this region the French and British had met with a decided reverse. Two German U Boats Sunk. A British cruiser has sunk German submarines in the Straits of Gibraltar, according to a telegram from Algeciras, Morocco to London. The Bfitish admiralty announces the loss of the British torpedo boat destroyer Louis, of 965 tons, wrecked n the eastern Mediterranean. All on board were saved. A Sofia report by way of Budapest \ two {world through the STIGMA THAT ENGLAND CAN NEVER REMOVE | Cologne Gazette Declares in Comment- | ing on American Note Sent to Great Britain. Amsterdam, Nov. 10, 9:50 A. M.—Commenting upon the American note to Great Britain, the Cologne Gazette says: “If the Ameri- can government acts according to the wording and spirit of the memoran- dum, it will acquire imperishable merit for the release of the sea from England’s despotism. The note makes known to the whole mouth of the mightiest neutral, which is England’s friend, how Great Britain in this war has tramped down international law, | destroying the freedom o the seas and despised the interests of neutrals. The memorandum imprints a stig- ma upon England which she never can remove. She has abused her sea power in order to exercise upon the sea the despotism which brought her immense advantage, but incalculable prejudice to udiversal trade.” GONDOS BROTHERS HELD ON EXTORTION CHARGE Secret Service Gets Informa- tion Concerning “Agents of Central Powers.” via London, | New York, Nov, 10.—Alexander and Victor Gondos, editors of newspapers published in English and Hungarian st Bridgeport, Conn.,, who were ar- rested late yesterday charged with at- tempted extortion, were questioned all night by police, and agents of the secret service and departments of justice. At the conclusion of the examination today police announced that the Gondos brothers had fur- nished important information con- cerning ‘“‘Agents of the Central Powers” in this country, and regard- ing Austro-Hungarian agents who visited Bridgeport shortly before the labor troubles in munition factories their last summer. The brothers also expplained, ac- cording to the police, how they came to ask Julius Pirnitzer, president of | the Trans-Atlantic Trust company of ! New York to put up $2,000, which act led to their arrest. Pirnitzer also operates a bank at Bridgeport, and the Gondos brothers and Berlin says that in a battle be- tween Krivolak and Prilep in Serbia the French and British were badly defeated and suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Bulgarians. French Recapture Veles. The town of Veles, in southérn Serbia, has been recaptured by the French, according to advices received by the Serbian legation in Athens, for- warded by the Athens correspondent of a London newspaper. Rome has a report from Athens that orders will shortly be issued de- mobilizing the Greek army, the plan being to leave but 50,000 men under zrms. Paris reports the repulse of a Ger- man attack in the Forest of Givenchy in the Artois. There has been a vio- lent artillery duel northeast of Ta- nure in the Champagne, and grenade and bomb fighting to the east of the Argonne. Teutons Continue Advances. Berlin, Nov. 10, (By wireless to Sayville)—Further advances of the Austrians and Germans in Serbia are reported today by the war office. which says the pursuit of the Serbians is continuing vigorously. The amount of war booty captured at Krusevac is now given as 103 can- non, most of them modern in addi- tion to large amounts of ammunition. The number of Serbians captured at Nigh by the Bulgarians in placed y 660" Ope hundred cannon $t Nish and twelve at Leskovac. Defeat for Allies. Berlin, Nov. 10, by Wireless to Say- ville, N. Y.—A defeat for the French and British troops in southern Serbia, with losses which are described as enormous, is reported in a despatch from Sofia by way of Budapest. French Retake Veles. London, Nov. 10, 2:23 p. m.— French forces have recaptured the town of Veles in southern Serbia from the Bulgarians, according to advices received by the Serbian le- gation in Athens from Guevgell, for- warded by the Star's correspondent in Athens. | French Repulse Germans. Paris, Nov. 10, 2:30 p. m.—A Ger- man attack near the Forest of Given- chy was easily repulsed by French troops, according to an announce- ment made this afternoon by tho French war office, while at the same time Irench batteries in the Cham- pagne district, near Tahure r ed with energy to u German g attack. E 10, wding Front, Paris, Nov. 10:20 a. m.—A despateh from loniki to the Hestin of Athens, as forwarded by the Havas Agency, confirms reports that the French troops operating against the Bulgarians are extending their front aieng the railroad from Krivolak in French | claimed that he controls a majority of the financial business of Austrians and Hungarians in this country. They ex- plained, police say, that some time ago rival bankers asked ‘them to carry on a publicity campaign against the Pirnitzer banks. They accepted $2,000, they said, but before starting the campaign, they changed their minds, deciding Pirnitzer. was too powerful to be opposed. Therefore, they told the police, they asked Pir- nitzer to give them $2,000, which they were forced to return to his rivals. Shortly after their arrests the Gon- doa brothers, according to the police, charged that Pirnitzer was the agent here for the Central powers and that he had furnished funds for the activities of Lieut. Robert Fay and others. Pirnitzer emphatically denied the accusation and the police said no evidence was forthcoming to sub- stantiate the charge. DELEVAL IS FORCED TO LEAVE BELGIUM Germany Gives Notice - Belgian in Employ of United States is Persona Non Grata. ‘Washington, Nov. 10.—M. Deleval, a Belgian, employed by the United States as counsellor to the legation at Brussels, has left Belgium and will not return to his post, because Ger- many has given notice that he is per- sona non grata, The state depart- ment will not admit that Deleval has heen removed, but announced today that he had left Belgium and will not return. Deleval probably will go to Havre, the present seat of the Belgian gov- ernment. ‘Whether his unacceptability to Ger- many came about through the activi- {ies of the American legation staff in the case of Edith Cavell, the British rurse exeeuted by German military authorities, is not made clear at the state department, although there are some intimations that it might have been. Under international law Germany is not called upon to give the reasons fer objecting to Deleval, and merely has notified the United States that his presence is objectionable. Therefore, the United States could no longer re- tain him as an attache of its legation on soil under German de facto con tiol. Deleval left Whitlock. Belginm with Minister { ANGLO-FRENCH WAR COUNCIL. London, Nov, 10, 4:58 p. m.—Pre- mier Asquith in the house of com- mons today foreshadowed the estab- iishment of an Anglo-French war council in which French and British ministers would sit. He expressed the Lope that Russia and Italy would join (Continueq on Eleventh Fage.) tn the council, | (8 13 soon will BETHLEHEM STEE C0'S MACHINE SHL DESTROYED BY F Loss Estimated at Several M Dollars—800 Guns lo Allies Ruined EXPLOSION OF ELECTRIG LAMP CAUSES B! Sparks Falls Into Pool of OfI Jgnites—Flame Leaps Up Beemed to Envelop the the Buflding—850 Men at In Plant ¥scape Without Some Had to Use Ropes. South Bethlehem, Pa., Nov, Fire early today destroyed com the Number 4 machine shop Bethlehem Bteel company. He fire started is not known. It discovered in what is known Boring Mill section of the pl a quantity of oll, The value of the guns alone i shop is sald to be several dollars. There were about one sand machines of different kin the building, running from shapers and drills down to borin chines. It 1s estimated that value of the machinery ruined several million dollars. 2,050 Men Employed. The burned shop was 250 feet 700 feet long and four stories On these four floors 2,060 men employed in day and night In the neighborhood of 800 men at work when the fire started, rapidly did it spread that som: ployes had to make thelir escay means of ropes from the di floors. Flame Envelops Building, The ofl in which the fire is sup, to have started flows in condull is used to gather up flying which escape in the operation of boring. There was only a spa fire at first, whigh eome worl started to put out with water. followed a mighty \flagh, and leaped a flame which seemed at to envelop the whole of the building. Starting on the south side building, the fire soon ate its through to the north side. after floor loaded . with mach collapsed. As far as known, was no loss of life. - The fire ably will burn all day, 800 Guns Being Mi Recently the bullding was structed at a cost safd fo be million dollars. It was given to the manufacture of guns of calibre for the United States, B and her allies, and some 800 of § guns were in process of manufad when the fire broke out. The fire is saild to have from a spark from an electric lamp which exploded, falling 1 pool of oil. Short Circmit of Wires, New York, Nov. 10,—A sho cuit of electri¢, wires which n oil in one of thy swaller boring M caused the fire 'fn one of the of the Bethlehem Steel compi day, according to a statement phoned to the local offices h A. D. Mixsell, vise president of company. .. Mr. Mixsell said that although fire caused virtually all of the at the plant to be shut off, te lines were quickly strung, and the departments at the plant, than those damaged by fire, are running: He said aso that it was possible now to estimate fhe lo 1 | PRINCE ZUNIOCA ON ANOCO) Head of Old Neapolitan Famity dent in Rome, Italy. Rome, Nov. 9, 9:20 p. m, Paris, Nov. 10, 10:45 a. m.—( cona) Prince Cassano Zunica aboard the Ancona. R Orazio 'Zunica, Prince of Cas and Duke of Castellina is the h of an old Neapolitan family resid in Rome. He is the second pri and was born in Naples in 1856. © family was established in u:\n’t’ 1 sixteenth century, SCHOONER IN DISTRESE. 10—An uj tumber * 1 the . Wesiw was discove Chatham, Mass., Nov, dentified three-masted schooner anchored to of Stonehorse Shoal, flying signals of distress at dawn She .was boarded Within a the Monomoy Point r the cutler Gresh Provincetown to hef <Uff. morthwester vailed und coast gu was pected to remain on hoard until cutter arrvived ' day ] hour ard % by ¢ und 1 from 1ce.. A the TO DEMOBILIZE AN via Paris, Nov. 5:16 a. m.—A decree ordering 1 demobilization of the Greek am be issued, according to Athens despatch to the Giornale Italia; which says only 50,000 will be kepl under armns. Rome,