New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1915, Page 1

Al WSPAPERS n\E P ' RITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRI GERMANS ABANDON - DRIVE AGAINST RIGA . BECAUSE OF RAINS Kaiser’s Men.Find it Necessary o . Evacuate Forest Districts > on Eastern Front BULGARIANS CAPTURE 4000 SERBIAN TROOPS i Heavy Firing Near Mouth of Kiel 2 Canal—Important Developments Impending in Athens—Italians Dis- trust Greek Benevolence—Make-up of English War Committee of Cabinet. § Heavy firing heard yesterday in the jaltic is ‘believed in Copenhagen to lave been the result of a British sub- 3 marine attack on a German squadron. Subrmarine activities are continuing in the Mediterranean. Sinking of the British steamer Caria, of 3,039 tons, . § which was last reported bound from London for Naples, was announced in London. 3 § Inactivity along the western fighting ont is indicated by today’s official ) ement from Paris, which declares nothing has occurred worth record- ing. The Germans apparently have aban- doned their threat against Riga along the railroad from Tukum to the west of the city. Berlin army headquarters stated today that the German troops had evacuated the forest district in the vicinity of Shlok. The reason gwen is that the rains have trans- ¢ formed the district into swamps. Rus- 'sian attacks near Riga, supported by warships, were repulsed by Field ‘Marshal Von Hindenburg’s forces, it is { declared. The Morava river in Serbia bas been | crossed at several points by Bulgarian troops pushing westward after the | rétreating ‘Serbians, Berlin reports. . Jour thousand Serbians have been I} captured in the mountains south of | the western Morava, where Teutonic L tropos are pursuing the Serbian forces. ; Important developments may be im- g in Athens, a despatch from reek. capital reporting consulta- pe § the j§ tions between the chief of the ggnerg,l,rm.,a! framne ~buildings s{aff and members of.the cabinet and some apparent agitation in diplomatic scircles. A prominent Italian newspaper de- clares mistrust exists to the be- evolence of Greece toward the en- énte powers. Action by Italy against |\ Bulgaria is urged. . The make-up of Great Britain’s new | war committee of the cabinet was an- || nounced today. During the tem- ~ porary absence of Earl Kitchener it SR consist of Premier Asquith, A. i ‘Balfour, first lord of the ad- iralty; David Lloyd George, minister ‘of munitions; A. Bonar Law, secretary for the colonies, and Reginald Mc- ‘Ketiha, chancellor of the exchequer. 3 s — |+ Reads Like Previous Accounts. 1 ndon, Nov. 11, 11:15 a- m.—An ite -revival of the submarine is- ] ; chiefly in the Mediterranean, ac- ccmpanied by a general offensive ac- tivity by the Russians on the east- ern“front makes the war news to- ‘day like a repetition of history six months old. T . Along' the southern extremity of the Russian line to the west of Czar- |tdfysk, where desperate battles have been under way for several weeks, the Russians claim a considerable | Buccess which is said to have result- ed in breaking the Austro-German Adines and to have culminated in a retreat during which number of flee- ing soldiers were drowned, in addi: tion to leaving 2,000 Austro-German trpops as prisoners, in the Riga area Russians main- 5 tain they are more than holding their | own. West of Riga the Russians have consolidated the positions they Tecently won, and they claim to oc- cupy several villages which had been in the hands of the invaders. Tess Change in Balkans, A Less change is reported from the Balkan front than at any time since the new campaign began. It is now definitely established that the French are not in possession of the Serbian town of Veles, a daring cavalry raid _ which apparently reached at least the environs of the place being respon- sible for the erroneous report that the place had been wrested from the nds of the Bulgars. It is unofficially reported that both wings of the Bulgarian forces invad- ing Macedonia are menaced by the . Anglo-French advance, while tho f ' Serbians are said to have resumed ‘the offensive in the region of Babuna “Pass where they recently won an im- portant succes The Serbians are making a stand here, and it is also cported that they have established mplete communication with the French. f Monastir in This report, if temporary safety of Mona ' 8 condition approaching . been prevailing. Mona Bulgarian population, and \ feared somec. of the inhabitants might n- the bands of Bulgarian irregu- ars which on several occasions re- Panic, (Continued On Tenth Page.) SLADE BOY BURIED BY FALLING EARTH Son of High School Principal Caught Under Sandbank Beneath Which Children Were Playing. Benjamin Slade, the ten years old son of Principal Louis P. Slade of the High school, narrowly escaped an un- timely death late yesterday afternoon when he was buried under a pile of sand on Commonwealth avenue near North Stanley street. As it happened he suffered nothing worse than a dis- located shoulder and today was re- ported as resting comfortably at his home on Stanley street. Benjamin, with other children of the neighborhood, was playing in the sandbank, into which they had bur- rowed deep holes. Suddenly a heavy mass of gravel and top soil gave way and young Slade was caught beneath. i The other children detected the im- pending fall just in time to leap back, but Benjamin was too far under the {bank to escape. He was instantly | buried to the neck and was in a bad fix when Charles Dyer, one of his play- mates, came to his rescue and pulled him out. It was then discovered that the boy’s shoulder was hurt and he was taken to his home. Dr. Frederic ‘W. Peck was called and found that the youngster’s shoulder had been dis- located. The sandbank where the accident happened is about twelve feet high and children in that neighborhood have been repeatedly warned by their parents not to burrow into it, as it was apparent that a cave in might occur without warning. TRENTON ROPE PLANT DESTROYED BY FIRE Blaze Was Not of Incendiary Origin Say Officials— Damage $1,000,000. Trenton, N. J.,, Nov. 11.—Approxi- mately one million dollars damage ‘was done by fire which early today destroyed one of the wire rope shops ¢f the John A. Roebling Sons Com- pany plant in this city. Due to the fact that the company has orders for war material for European countries, rumors were in circulation that the fire was of incendiary origin, but nothing has been found ‘to substan- tiate such reports. About 1,000 men are thrown out of employment, During the progress of the fire a on Clark street and running back to the burn- €d structure caught fire several times and their occupants were compelled to move out, many of them wearing only their night clothing, The rope mill, which had a front- age on Elmer street of about 100 feet, ran back a distance of 700 feet parallel with Clark street. The fire originated in the Elmer street end of the building and because of its inflammable .construction the entire place was soon in flames. The in- terior of the mill was open from one end to the other and the upper floors were of wood and were saturated with oil from machinery. Wire rope varying from one-six- teenth of an inch to one inch in dia- meter and said to be used almost ex- clusively for domestic purposes, was being manufactured in this shop. Rumors that the first was of incen- diary origin due to the belief that the company was engaged in making material for war purposes were dis- credited by officials of the concern. | There were about 650 men employed in the shop which was being run night and day. Other branches of the plant necessarily will be affect- ed by the closing down of this de- partment. In recent years the Roebling com- pany has sustained heavy fire losses, the largest of which occurred last January when their Buckthorn plant was completely destroyed with a loss of $1,500,000, The building in which it was re- ported the Roeblings are planning to make guns barrels for war purposes is located three or four blocks from the scene of today’s fire. GERMAN PAPER COMMENTS ON NOTE 1 Says That Wilson’s Words to Eng- | land Are Swrprising in Outspoken- ness—His Sympathies Known, Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 11, via London, 12:55 p. m.—Commenting on ‘the latest note of the United States to Great Britain relative to inter- ference wih American trade since the beginning of the war, the Frem- denblatt is struck by the similarity of the tone and thesis to communica- tions sent to Germany, but the news- paper holds that judgment upon the note must depend, not on the phraseology but on how it is trans- lated into action- Continuing the Fremenblatt says: “It will surprise many that Mr. Wil- son, regarding whose personal sym- pathles we entertain no doubt, has maintained this principle in such energetic words against Great Brit- ain and it is indeed noteworthy thai he does. not suppress his penchant for vigorous phrases, but demands cessation of the burdensome and il- legal practice and challenges the validity of ‘the’ ostensible British blockade.’ ” i MELLEN DUBBED ‘ADVERSE WITNESS’ BY GOVT. COUNSEL Willing to Testify to Anything Shown by Other Testimony But Defends His Own Acts 'GAIN AN ADMISSION IN JOY LINE MATTER United Statés Transportation ‘Was Formed to Meet Competition of Enterprise Iine—Detters Writ- ten by “New Haven” President In- troduced as Evidence—Purchase of Enterprise Boat Through Taylor. New York, Nov, 11.—Charles S. Mellen was again characterized as an adverse witness while testifying Co. of the eleven former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, charged with violating the Sherman law. ‘While Mellen was perfectly willing said government counsel to testify to anything the government could prove by other testimony, he showed a diff- erent disposition when the govern- ment was dependent upon him alone and where the defense of his own acts as president of the New Haven was involved. Made Some Admissions. The prosecution, however, got him to admit that he had informed the New Haven board of directors that a rate contract between the road and the Joy Steamship company was ille- gal and that he had recommended the purchase and ownership of the line outright as the lesser evil. With the aid of minutes of the board, the prosecution also got into evidence through Mr. Mellen that, as a sequence of a federal investi- gation of New Haven Steamship line holding, the Joy line was transferr- ed in 1907 to another subsidiary with the result that the line was no long- er -legally held by the New Haven road, The witness also admitted that the United States Transportation company a New Haven concern, was employed to mieet the competition of the Enter- prise Line, this being corrobarted in a letter written by Mellen in which pany would “fight the Enterprise line to a finish.” Letters Introduced. The government also put into evi- dence a letter written by Mellen to Stevenson Taylor, instructing him to purchase a steamboat of the Enter- prise line but in such a way that the New Haven would not appear in the matter. Taylor was to carry out the deception by seeming to be short of funds and to offer a mortgage for part of the price. “The transaction will appear better in case of investigation” Mellen wrote. “Was the United States Transporta- tion company organized by the New Haven for the purpcse of meeting and destroying the competition of the En- terprise line?” asked R. L. Batts for the government- “To Meet Competition.” “It was with a view of meeting its competition,” answered Mr. Mellen. Mr. Batts wanted to know if the organization of the TUnited States Transportation company was not kept a secret from the public. “We never advertised the character of any transportation property we owned, but we reported to the proper boards the exact facts,” said the wit- ness. “I think the ownership of this com- pany was not known at first, but it became known later-” Attorneys Object. Attorneys for the defense objected to the prosecution’s next question: “State whether or not all the facts upon which you recommended the ac- quisition of new transportation lines, trolleys and railroads were laid be- fore the board of directors—were the reasons which influenced you com- municated to them?” This, the defendant’s attorneys pro- tested, was too general. They " de- manded the citation of specific in- stances. Judge Hunt ruled agalnst them, however, and Mr. Mellen answered: “They were, in every instance that I i can recall.” “Is it not true that so soon as the Enterprise company retired from business the United States Transpor- tation company was discontinued ?” “It was kept up for about a vear, T think, long enough to wind up affairs. Its properties were then turned over to the Hartford and New. York Transportation company, where they are today. Joy Line Contract, “Did you make a communication tc the board with reference to the Inllilu(le which you took on the con- tract between the New Haven and Joy Lino¥ regulate rates.) “Yes, I communicated to the board the fact that I believed the contract v as not legal but that it was less ob- jectionable to own the line outright (Continued On Lleventh Page.) for the government today at the trial | he said that the United States com- | its | (This was a contract to| | SWEDEN COMMENCES PRO-GERMAN ATTITUDE Says, However, That Sentiment Has Been Exaggerated—No Peace Talk. 11, 5:08 a- m.—A the Times London, Nov. Stockholm despatch to says: “While it undoubtedly is true that the preponderance of sentiment here is pro-German and anti-Allies, this sentiment has been exaggerated. What is true is that the court and military party certainly are pro-Ger- man and that the Germans, through their intelligent and persistent prop- aganda, have dominated most of the channels of publicity to such an ex- tent that even if a majority of the population favored the allies it would be difficult for their views to find expression. “If any intelligent and sustained effort has been made to win public opinion in Sweden for the allies by means of publicity its effects cer- i tainly are not observable. The so- cialist party, however, is avowedly and openly for the allies, and though the socialists are not stropg enough to dominate the country’s policy they are strong enough to dominate the country’s policy they are strong enough to exercise a great restrain- ing influence to prevent other parties from forcing through any program which would jeopardize Swedish neu- trality. “I am unable to discover any talk of peace here or any feeling that Germany’s success has brought the end of the war in sight.” 'H. & H. INCREASES IT$ CAPITAL TO $300,000 Fafnir Bearing Company Ex- pects to Buy Out Hart and Cooley A certificate of increase in capital stock from $200,000 to $300,000 was filed today with the city clerk by Hart & Hutchinson, one of New Britain's most progressive manufacturing firms. The shares will be increased from 2,000 to 3,000 with par at $100 and all will be common stock. The de- cigion to increase the stock was made a few days ago at a meeting of the directors. Hart & Hutchinson’s plant is located on Corbin avenue in the western sec- tion of the city and the principal line is lockers. The concern is one of the infant industries but it is growing to be a healthy youth and under good management its business is increasing fast. If business conditions continue to improve and plans which are now contemplated mature, the Hart & Cooley Co., manufacturers of sheet metal régisters, will move their entire concern from its present location on Booth street to the western section of the city on the tract which was bought severa] years ago by the Hart & Hutchinson company. In connection with this change it is probable that the Booth street plant, which is now jointly occupieid by Hart & Cooley and the Fafnir Bearing company, | manufacturers of ball bearings, will te sold to the latter firm. The Fafnir Bearing company, which is doing a large and increasing busi- ness, is in need of more floor space and an addition to the plant is con- templated by the erection of new buildings. This question of new building is still to be decided, but the continued growth may lead to its eventually ac- quiring the entire Hart & Cooley plant. Howard S. Hart, who is presi- dent of both concerns, was authority for the above story in a statement issued to the Herald today. NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Firing Heard in Baltic Believed to Have Bcen Fight Between British Submarine and German Squadron. Copenhagen, Nov. 11, via London, 1:12 p. m—A cannonade of terriffic intensity was heard yesterday in the neighborhood of the Fehmarn Belt. in the Baltic sea. It is believed by those who heard it to have been the result of a British submarine attack on a German squadron, The firing lasted twenty minutes and was of such violence that doors and windows of houses on the rocky harbor were blown open- Houses vi- brated as though in an earthquake. The weather was so thick that it was Impossible to observe any of the de- tails of the engagement. Fehmarn sound is a channel less than a quarter of a mile broad sep- arating the Prussian Island of Feh- marn. off Fehmarn, from the main- land of Holsteoin. Fehmarn Island lies about thirty-seven miles easfy of the entrance to Kiel harbor. WEATHER. Hartford, Nov. 11.—For Hartford and vicinity, cloudy tonight, Friday probably show- ers. Rising temperature. TAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1915—TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED" ISIX PEOPLE KILLED |WAS WARNING GIVEN IN VIOLENT STORM Kansas and Adjacent States Swept By Wind and Rain GREAT BEND SUFFERS MOST Two Known to Be Dead in that Town | —Telephone and Lights Out of Order—Material Damage Expected to Be Heavy. Kansas City, Nov. 11.—Six dead, at least fifty injured and property | damage of more than half a million dollars were Tresults of the terrific winds and rain storm which swept over central Kansas last night. The paralyzed condition of wire communication made it impossible to reach much of the stricken -dis- trict at noon today. According to information avaiable here deaths were distributed as follows: Great Bend, Kas., two; Larned, Kas., two; Zyba, Kas., one; Derby, Kas., one- Many persons at first believed dead were later found buried in the ruins of their homes and rescued alive. Some, after being reported dead ior several hours, were found long dis- tances from their homes. Great Bend, Kas., was the heaviest sufferer. A tornado struck the town, ; killed two persons, injured a hun- dred or more and wrecked many | buildings, The town was plunged into darkness and a drenching rain followed. Property aamages there was estimated at $500,000. Consider- able damage was done in the country in the vicinity of Hoisington and Claf- lin, At Derby, Kas, At Derby, Kas, 100 miles southeast of Great Bend, one man was killed and seven persons were injured. Several persons were injuted at Hartford. 8. D., and high winds that visited other localities in that state as well as sections of western and central Nebraska destroyed farm buildings and damaged hay and grain stock. Heavy rains accompanied the wind | storm in many places. four and a half inches of rain was re- FR. BOJNOWSKT'S HOME IN HANDS OF INVADER Brother Fleeing from Ger- mans, Thought to Have Been Shot. Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus church, in a pathetic letter received from a brother who is now in Moscow, Rus- sia, learned of the complete devasta- tion of his former home, which was regarded as one of the most modern in Poland, at the hands of the German soldiers while on their triumphant en- try into the city of Warsaw. The missive tells of the terrible con- dition that exist in that country and of the flght made by the priest’s two brothers and sisters out in the night to escape the soldiers. It also states that one of the brothers in his dash any nature has been heard from him since. It is the belief that he fell a victim to German bullets, Starvation and disease is prevalent in Paland and few children are to be found in that part of the country. Women particularly have felt priva- tion and have fallen victims to want ! and hunger. The sisters of the priest At Pratt, Kas., | 51 now in Miensk, Russia while the surviving brother is 1n Moscow. ported. Two Dead in Great Bend. . Great Bend. Kas, Nov. 11.— Two persons dead, and two score in- jured and a property loss amounting to $500,000 was believed today to be the extent of the damage cavsed by the tornado which swept through the southern part of Great Bend last night. Physicians were rushed here from nearby towns as quickly as telephone wires, which had been snapped by the tornado had been restored- The tor- nado, coming out of the southwest struck the city with only a few sec- onds warning. Water and ights Out. The water and electric light plant and a group of three milis were de- stroyed, together with the depot of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. From there a path several blocks wide and three quarters of a mile long was cut through the south resi- dence district. When the electric light plant was struck, the city was thrown into dark- ness which with the blinding down- pour of rain that followed adcded to the confusion. waires broke out in many places, but were soon extin- guished by the drenching rain, Searching parties spent the night exploring the debris of residences and business structures for dcad and in- jured. REPUBLICANS APPROVE PLANS FOR DEFENSE President Will Consult All Congressmen for Their Views Washington, Nov. 11.—Republicans in congress will be consulted by President Wilson on the administra- tion plans for national defense before the opening aof the coming session- In line with his announcement in his Manhattan club speech in New York last week, the president will appeal to men of all parties for legislation to strengthen the army and navy. Officials today took the view that the president is hopeful that his plans will receive the support of republi- cans and thus overcome the Opposi- tion af some democrats, Jed by former Secretary Bryan. No definite arrangements for con- | ferences between the president and republicans leaders have been made, | but the question will be {aken up as soon as members of the senate and house begin arriving in Washington. The ranking republican members of the senate and house military and naval committees and otlier republi- can_leaders probably wiil be called in. The president has already received messages from a number of republi- cans outside of congress approving his defense plans, 1 The family have abandoned all idea of ever recovering their home- Father Bojnowski and other Polish priests of the state will attend a meet- ing tomorrow afternoon in the Hotel | Gotham on Fifth avenue, New York, at 4 o'clock. The meeting has been arranged by Mrs. Hetena Paderewski, wife of the noted pianist, to start a movement far raising -funds for the Polish sufferers, CAR SKIDS ON WET STREET INTO TREE David Gold’s Touring Car Badly Smashed Near South Church This Morning. An Alpina Flyer automobile, owned by David Gold of 131 Hartford'ave- nue, lived up to the adjective in its name this morning when it skidded on the slippery pavement and soared through the air near the South church, bouncing into a tree by the road side. The machine was towed into Denni- son’s garage for repairs. Gold was driving his automobile slowly in a southerly direction and had passed Traffic Officer Theodore Johnson when his big car began to skid on the pavement, recently washed by the squeegee machine. Before he could regain control it had turned completed around and slammed into a tree. The rear wheel on the left side was splintered and the opposite wheel was also broken by the impact. The front springs of the car were broken and the rear axel was badly sprung. THAT PEACE RUMOR. Prince Von Buclow Said to Iave Talked With Church Dignitary. Rome, Nov. 10, via Paris, Nov. 11, 4:56 a. m.—Despite denials that Prince Von Buelow is in Switzerland on a peace mission and that the Va- tican is taking any part in prelim- inary peace negotiations a Zurich despatch to the Messaggero asserts that the former German chancellor has had a long interview with Father Ledochowski, general of the Society of Jesus, who came to Lucerne at the request of Prince Von Buelow- The two men are said to have been in conference several hours, after which Father Ledochowski sent a long report to the Pope. STEAMER SUNK Itvitish Boat Caria Sunk, Presumably by Submarine—Crew Saved—Was Irom Liverpool to Naples. London, Nov. 11, 1:01 p. British steamship Caria has sunk. The members of the vere saved., m,-~The been crew The steamship Caria was owned by the Cunard Steamship Co. Latest uvailable recoerds show that she sailed frfom Liverpool October 7 for Naples. The vessel was 3,032 tons Br She was 318 feet long, 43 feet Leam and 234 feet deep. for safety disappeared and no word of | BEFORE SINKING ANCONA STATEMENTS DISAGH Survivors Give Graphic Stories of Last utes of Italian Steamer---28 More Savet Washington Unable to Get Details PANIC CAUSED BY SHOTS HINDERED LOADING OF B( One American in First Nine in Steerage Comprised Known U. 8. Citizens on Submarine Gained ¥nfo Passage of Steamer ¥From Sea. The Italian liner Ancona a submarine in the Medite with the loss of a number of ican lives reported, was not the bottom without warning, ing, to accounts of some survi The Austrian submarine whi been pursuing the liner gave time for the removal of Malta advices through London The loss of many lives on 1) cona is declared to have been tc panic among the passengers ed by the sight of the submari to the fact, as alleg: ‘that th dersea boat fired re shot fore and aft of the liner passengers were taking to the A news agency despatch fro nis, on the other hand, decld: commander of the Ancona that the submarine gave the signal to stop. He insists the was shelled first from a dis five miles, and that she Subsequently he declared, shell the boats into which passenge. being loaded, many passengers killed or wounded on deck an the boats. Other accounts from Tunig.d two submarines took part in fl ytack on the Anecona and made no attempt to escape, O the undersea craft heading h Figures secured . by the consul at Naples and -eahled to ¥ ington, show that 347 were of 496 on board the Ancona, 149 to be accounted for, 8o these, it is believed, will be saved. Trying to Get Info ‘Washington, Nov. 11. Lansing announced today th state department was making effort to gather information & tails on the sinking of the It: Ancona. The de t doel know the source of ibformati tained in consular despatches spatches from Ambassador Rome and as yet ig unable termine how many Americang lost. It isg entirely without advices as to the circumstane the sinking or the nationality @ submarine which shelled and pedoed the ship. . A Statements will be taken from vivors, wherever they may M the United States will gal possible information before matter up with any foreign ment. ‘ e “No Signal to Stop,” London, Nov. 11, 1 p, m.—A 8 News Ageéncy despatch from says: “The commander of the Ancon reached here Thursday decl submarine gave his vessel no to stop. The first sign of the pi of the submarine was shells fro distance of flye miles which g the st ;. The Ancona aead” 4 “Subsequemtly shells hit the which were being made ready launching, and many passenge killed or wounded on the deck the boats. Some of the who had been thrown into the approached the submarine but repelled and derided. “Finally shells and torpedoes fired at the Ancona from 2 dista 300 years.” Twenty-seven Americans Lo New York, Nov. 11.—When the cona sailed from this port for Mediterranean, Oct. 17, there 158 officers and men in her These, added to the passenger I 482, make a total of 640 pel aboard when the vessel was torpgdl The local agents of the Itajian | to which the Ancona belonged, await an answer to their me: Naples asking for a list of'p when the steamer left the port, Ambassador Page at Rome h ified Washington that twent passengers, belleved to he A and all traveling third class, wi Mre, Cecile L. Griel of New well known physician is the erican thus far reported an A rescued. She was a medical dis of the Manhattan Trade sehool, had resigned that post and spent time traveling abroad studying hospital systems of Europe. Sin 3 war began she had been working (Cotinued on mw Puge