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

3} BEST OF ALL NEWSPAPERS N PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER LW BRITAIN HERALDEE 11, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHE - GREECEPREPARED O DEMOBILIZE ARMY Expected King Constantine Will Issue Decree Shortly ALLIED TROOPS FALL BACK Saloniki Denies Germans Have Occu- pied Serbian Town Teutons Said to Have One Million | of Gievgeli-— | Men in Balkans. All arrangements for demobilizing the Greek army have been made and | it is expected a decree to that end will e issued shortly, an Athens despatch announces. In his recent interview with the ®Associated Press correspondent at | Athens, King Constantine said that if the entente allies used coercive meas- urcs- to enforce their demads Greece would protest to the whole world that | her sovereign rights were being violat- | cd, would resist passively as long as she could, and when she could hold out no longer would demobilize her s and “await the march of Gievgeli Not Occupied. Saloniki advices declare the reports that German troops had reached Cievgeli, close to the Greek border of Serbia, were premature, there being no sign of Teutonic or Bulgarian iroops near Gievgeli up to a late hour vesterday.. Hostile occupation of ievgeli would have imperilled the allied retreat. The current statement of the Rul- garian war office traces the Franco- British retirement as far south as the Rabrovo-Valandovo line, Valandovo is about twenty milcs from the Greel border. Million Men in Balkans. The Teutonic powers have more than a million men at their disposal $» the Balkans, premier Radislavoff of Bulgaria deciares, according to a London news agency despatch- Enrollment for military service un- der the Earl of Derby’s recruiting plan for Great Britain ends at mid- night tomorrow. London despatches tell of great crowds at the recruiting stations awaiting opportunity for en- rollment during the closing hours. Minor French Fighting. Only military engagements are re- ported on the western war front, aft- "er the exception of minor trench fight- ing’in the Champagne region. A complete understanding on ur- gent questions relating to the conduct of the war has been reached between France and Great Britain, a Paris de- \gpatch announces- American Steamer Held Up. Another American steamer, the San _Juan of the New York and Porto Rico line, has been held up and searched by the French cruiser Descartes, and two passengers, described as Germans taken off. Discussion of the food problem in Gewmany is expected to be begun in the Reichstag on Monday. Despite the protests of the entente powers which feared that disturbances in China might arise during the progress of the war if the form of government were changed to a mon- archy, a decision in favor of such a change has been announced in Peking ans Yua Shi-Kai now president of the republic, accepted an offer of the erown made by the council of state. To Demobilize Army. Athens, Dec. 10, via Paris, Dec. 11, 10:05 a. m.—The Greek government has made all arrangements for de- mobilization of the army. It is ex- pected a decree to this effect will be issuved shortly. The French minister had his sec- ond conference of this week with King Constantine this morning. Subse- quently the ministers of the entente bpowers called on Premier Skouloudis. is learned on good authority that ergetic representations were made r the purpose of inducing Greece o hasten action in regard to the Za- iliffes demanded for the allied troops at Saloniki. A decisive move on the part of the Greek government is ex- | pected momentarily. | The interview given by King Con- mtantine to The Associated Press has peen re-published here, and has creat- d & sensation. | + French Attack Repulsed. " Berlin, Dec. 11, via London, 5 p. m. he French again have bombarded lind then attacked the position recent- by taken by the Germans northeast of Souain, In the Champagne region but | were repulsed, the Germans retaining 11 their gains, according to official hnnouncement today. < Calin on Allied Front. London, Dec. 11, 10:22 a. m.— A ficspatch to Reuter’s Telegram Com- pany from Saloniki, dated Friday, | “Complete calm prevailed yesterday ind throughout the night on the front the entente for The retirement the entente allies is proceeding in jooa order. “The political e public.” Outbreak of Scurvy, Kiev Russia, Dec, 11, Via Petro- ad and London, 1:05 p. m.—A re- brt reached here today that Lemberg being evacuated by the Austro- erman forces on account of an out- enk *of SCUIVY. Tfi report has reached Kiev from rious sources, and appears to be (Continued'fi}mnth Page.) situation engrosses AMERICAN STEAMER SEARCHED BY FRENCH | | San Juan Held Up By Cruiser—Two Sccond Class Passengers Removed. | New York, Dec. 11.—The steamship San Juan of the New York and Portc Rico line was held up and searched by a French cruiser while the steam- er was bound from New Orleans to sSan Juan, Porto Rico, according to = message received by the line today. Two second class passengers were re- moved. The San Juan flies the Amer- ican flag. Juan was held up by the French cruiser Descartes, which also searched the Coamo and Carolina earlier this week. Gunthervodt & Lothar, who are described here as Germans, were taken off at midnight of last night. The Argentine steamship Pampa, from Buenos Aires for New York, has put in here. A German civilian on board left thc vessel believing that ‘f he attempted to continue the voyage to New York he would be taken ofi by the French. WILSON'S MESSAGE Chilean Paper Says It Con- firms Union Based on Community of Interests Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 10.—The newspaper Mercurio, in an editorial on President Wilson’s recent message 10 congress, says: “When ex-President Roosevelt de- ciared in Santlago in 1913 that the Monroe Doctrine had ceased to be unilateral and was a converted doc- trine by the United States and the American nations, it was considered an ideality. Later, in 1915, the Chilean president adopted the doc- trine in a message to congress, and President Wilson in his recent mes- sage confirms such a doctrine to be sustained by all the American nations. “As far as can be remembered, United States expressed such ideals re- garding the policy of the United States toward the other American nations, and thus the South American republics, which considered that they had reached an advanced stats of de- velopment and experience and con- | sidered that they had a right to the respect of all nations, did not sym- pathize with certain attitudes of the cldest sister, which were considered to diminish their prestige. “It is just recognized that the policy of the United States has taken a new turn for the best, during the last few years, towards the American nations, and has tried to attract them, inspiring them with confidence, with repeated declarations of deference and recognition of equality of rights, thus helping towards a union based on ihe community of interests. Presi- dent Wilson's recent message is a rlain confirmation of this new ideal, which meets with America’s sym- pathy.” BRITISH JOINING RANKS Unprecedented Rush Today At Re- cruiting Stations—Staffs Unable To Handle Crowds. London, Dec. 11, 11:33 a. wm.— There was an unprecedented rush this morning at the recruiting stations. Physicians and clerks, nearly ex- hausted by the work of the last three days were confronted on arrival at their posts this morning with long lines of men—in many cases several hundred—waiting for the opening of the doors. To handle the crowds the stafls at the recruiting stations have been in- creased. Enrollment under the Idarl of Derby’s plan ends at midnight. The crowds became so great that it was manifestly a physical impossibil- ity to examine all the applicants be- fore midnight. The authorities, therefore, decided to permit attesta- tion under the Derby plan until mid- night of Sunday. FOR ALD NIGHT SERVICE. Postmaster Delaney Trying to Effect Much Desired Service. Postmaster William F. Delaney is acting in conjunction with postmas- ters in cities in Western Connecticut in an cffort to secure an all night ser- vice. Some time ago the railroad company changed its plans whereby a night train that formally ran over the Shore Line now passes through this city. If the new plan is success- It\.\lly carried out by the post office | officials in Washington, it will mesn , that this city will get a mail at about 1 o’clock from east bound trains and one at 3:30 o’clock from west bound trains. The adoption of this policy will mean considerable changes in the working force at the local office, but the postmaster has made tentative plans to be in readiness. WILSON IN WASHINGTON. Washington, Dec. 11.—President Wilson arrived from Columbus, O., at 11:05 P. m, San Juan, P, R., Dec: 11.—The San | of state today canvassed the vote on PLEASES AMERICAS| rnever before had Presidents of the | CHINATO RETURNTO MONARCHIAL RULE | President Yuan Shi-Kai of Repub- lic Accepts Throne FROM COUNCIL OF STATE e 1,993 Ropresentatives Out of 2,043 Qualified to Vote on Change of Gov- crnment Declare in Favor of Monarchy, Peking, Dec. 11.—Yuar_ Shi-Kai, president of the Chinese republic, has accepted the throne of China, ten- dered to him by the council of state. Acting as a parliament, the council the.question of a change in the form of the government of China to al nionarchy and found that the votes of 1,993 representatives out of 2,043 qualified to vote on the proposition | were favorable to the change. Declines at First. The council of state immediately sent to Yuan Shi-Kai a petition urging him to accept the throne. He de- clined at first but when the petition was forwarded to him a second time he accepted, with the proviso that he would coniinue to act as president until a convenient time for the coro- nation. Became Republic in 1912, China for centuries under the Man- chu rule, became a republic on Feb- ruary 12,1912, following the revolution of 1911, and after the adoption of a provisional constitution and the elec- tion of Yuan Shi-Kal as president under its provisions on October 6, 1913, he was inaugurated four davs later on October 10. In recent years Yuan Shi-Kai had become the most conspicuous person- aiity of the Orient through his efforts to bring his 400,000,000 fellow yellow men into line as citizens of the new TRepublic of China. The task of turn- ing this most ancient and backward of kingdoms into a republic within vhose confines there was a fifth of the world’s inhabitants—a republic four times as large as the United| States—was obviously no easy one and the man who attempted it did not escape storms. of criticism from those | who held that he was a dictator, vir- {vally founding a new dynasty. But.i umong foreigners generally Yuan | Shi-Kai was given credit for as able| an administration as could be ex-| Lected under the circu Long before Yuan Sh 1y known abroad he had been accept- ed by the Manchus, the Chinese, and the foreigners in China as a coming man. mstances. | j-kai was wide- Born in 1839. Born in 1859, the son of a district- governor in the province of Honan, Yuan Shi-kai aspired to an official position, but the rule was that official life was open only to those who passed in ancient classics. Yuan utterly failed in one of those government tests at which thousands of aspirants are closeted for three days undergo- ing examination. He went into Korea as a secretary with the army, and there rose rapidly through his display of military and diplomatic abflity. The famous Grand Chancellor Li Hung-chang recognized in him a man of action'and appointed him Chinese resident at Seoul. This was the highest port in the empire, and Yuan held it when he was twenty-six years old. When the Japanese drove the Chinese out of Korea, he was one of the few to re- turn to Peking still in the favor of the court. Reorganized Army- to great prominence through his effective reorgani- zation of the army after the war with Japan had shown its weak- nesses. It is generally held that he assisted the Empress Dowager in ef- fecting a coup d’etat in 1898 by which she wrested the throne from the Em- peror Kuang Shu, and he was popu- Jarly accused of betraying the emper- or. The dowager appointed him gov- ernor of Shantung where, during the Boxer rebellion. he displayed his as- tuteness. Invited to join the Boxer sect, he dared not frankly refuse, al- though he had no sympathy for their fanaticism. He agreed to join the Boxer movement if its leaders would prove to him their contention than those of their sect were immune to ! foreign bullets. He told them he had had one of the foreign guns in his own house and that if the leaders would meet him in his garden the next day he would stand them up against the wall and try the “foreign | devils’ magic’™ on them. If the bullets did not hurt, Yuan would become a Boxer. So sublime was the faith of one leader that he submitted to the test, and, according to the story, fell dead at the first rifie bullet, which pierced his heart. Yuan Shi-kai was thus freed from any obligation to join the fanatic movement of the Boxers. As a matter of fact, he was given | credit for material assistance to the foreigners during the warfare which | the allies waged in China. With the death of Empress Dowager and the Emperor Kuang Hsu, almost coincidently, ana possible each by poison at the hands of the, the child | emperar, Huan Tung came to the throne u'ndm" the regency of Prince Chun. Yuan, presumahly because he He rose (Continued On Ninth Page.) “BIG ED” GLASS IS TACKLED BY CUPID Famous Yale Football Player En- gaged to Marry Miss Carolyn ‘Wooley of Hartford. Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Carolyn Wooley of Hartford to Bdgar T. Glass, the for- mer Yale football star. Mr. Glass has been connected for several years with the Stanley Works where he holds a responsible position. Glass first became prominent in the world of athletics as a member of the Syracuse football team, where he made a name as a guard and tackle. His real fame, however, came when he entered Yale and plaved on the championship team of 1904 of which Guy Hutchinson was also a member. As a tackle that year Glass was with- doubt a peer and both figurately and actually towered Head and shoulders above all opponents, The announcement of his engage- ment will be received with pleasure by his many friends in this city. The date of the marriage has not been set. GOAST GUARD ASKS FOR TWO CUTTERS i counter In Annual Report to Con- gress—Vessels Will Cost Over $500,000. Washington; Dec. 11.—Two cutters | for work on the Pacific coast and in Alaskan waters, of New York, and another for San Francisco harbor, are recommended i the annual report of the coast guard sent today to congress. The cost of all these vessels will be over $500,000. The report declares that of the 276 stations of the coast guard twenty one should be rebuilt as soon as pos- sible. The cost is put at $235,000, including the repair of other stations. The report again recommends light draught cutters for service on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Lives saved or persons rescued from peril during the fiscal vear, the report shows, numbered 1,607. The value of vessels assisted was put at $10,- 927,730, while the total cost of the coast guard and life saving service was a little over $5,000,000. There were only five dayvs 1ihe year, the report declared, during when | seme unit of the coast guard was not | 1asy wreck or rescue work. FRESH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST LIEBKNECHT on German Military Authorities Again | Take Action Socialist Member of the Reichstag. Paris, Dec. 11, 3:45° a. m.—The German military authorities have begun fresh proceedings against Dr. Kar] Liebknecht, socialist member of the Reichstag, according to the Humanite’s correspondent on the Swiss frontier. His prosecution, how- ever, Tequires the sanction of the Reichstag. Against News despatches last March = re- ported that Dr. Liebknecht because of | certain political utterances, had been | ordered to place himself at the dis- | posal of the German military authori- | ties and that thereafter he must con- sider himself under military law. He was not to write articles nor was he to be permitted to attend public poli- tical meetings, excepting the Reich- stag and the landtag. Later it was announced that the constitutional rights of members of the Reichstag could not thus be abridged and that the government had ordered a discon- tinuance of the military action. In October it was reported that the mili- tary officials had foybidden the fol-! l wers of Dr. Liebknecht to issue pamphlets or to speak at meetings in Essen and several other towns. The prohibition would be rescinded, it was said, if the group apologized for a communication stating that Dr. Lieb- knecht's adherents were no longer in sccord with the regular socialist party’s declaration by which they agreed to work with the government throughout the war. Recently news despatches said that the socialist members of the Reichstag had repu- diated by resolution the attitude of Dr. Liebknecht whose questions in the Reichstag regarding peace have been the subject of much discussion. MAY BUY SCHOOL SITE. Board of Education Is Considerinz Farrell Property. It became known today that the board of education is considering the purchase of the property owned by Thomas F. Farrell and bounded by Clark, Lee and North streets as a site for a new school. The board has practically decided to sell the Burritt school and it may buy the FKarrell property, which is ideally located for a site for the new building. WEATHER. Hartford, Hartford and creasing cloudincs: tonight. Sunday snow and warmer. . 11, — For | e e | ltor)-" one for the harbor ' ! Jection, and climbed out again. PISTOL DUEL TAKE PLAGEINSTRATFORD, Three “Yeggmen” and Officers Exchange Shots Early Today POST OFFICE 1S LOOTED Robbers Secure $300 in Stamps and Small Amount of Change—Jump on ¥Freight Train and Escape—No One Hurt, Stratford, Dec. 11.—Under cover of darkness early today three “yeggmen™ who probably are professional safe breakers had a pistol duel with three officers here, after an attempt to wreck the safe in the Stratford post cfice. In an exchange of shots no one was hurt, some plate glass in store windows in the center was Itroken and the men themselves prob- ably caught a freight train and so cscaped. The postmaster finds that his loss is limited to about $300 in stamps and a small amount of change left in drawers outside the big safe. Mail Matter Littered. The explosion in the office through which the outer door of the safe was sha'ttered, littered up the place with mail matter which required several hours attention before it was Testored to an orderly manner. The “Yeggmen” evidently had care- fully planned the job but the ringing of a burglar alarm in the office upset their plans. They used a strong ex- plosive, probably nitro giyvcerine and | baa hung water-soaked blankets around the safe to deaden the noise. The first explosion took off the safe door but the tremendous jar started ithe alarm. Officers Open Fire. In a few minutes Allan Judson, chief of the fire department, was out oi his house on the run for Stratford Square, and he was joined by state | policeman Rowe Wheeler and Con- | stable Palmer. As they were making i quick time for the post office a wom- an called out from a window that she had seen men at the post office. | The officers got a glimpse of the | burglars in the office and opened fire with their revolvers, the shots being returned. There was a running fight in the darkness lighted up by the flare from the guns. The crash of | glass was heard as shots from the burglars hit store windows on the street near the post office. The bu lars retreated to the railroad tracks west of the post office, and jumped |on a freight train which was pulling | through the yard. It is thought the men had planned the job so as to catch this freight. State Officer Wheeler and Constable Palmer got an automobile and drove towards New Haven catching up with the freight at Milford. They could find no trace of the “yegmen” on the train. They circled around through Derby and back to Stratford with the machine without seeing any one. Twenty-five Shots. Fired. ‘While the pistol duel was going on outside the post office, citizens in that neighborhood came down on the run to the square. It was thought no less than twenty-five shots were fired in all. Several of the men who were armed stood guard over the post office until the postmaster and his clerks could go through the mail matter and ascertain the loss. It was evident that the burglars had plan- ned to force the inner door of the safe but did not have time to prepare the charge. No description of the men was pos- sible owing to the darkness. RARE JEWELS STOLEN Thief Eludes Three Watchmen And Gains Entrance to Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Dee. 11.—Eluding three watchman guarding the building a thief gained entrance to the Art In- stitute of Chicago on Michigan Boule- vard, early today and escaped with a collection of rare jewels, valued at between $35,000 and $50,000. The collection was the gift of La Verne W. Noyes, a Chicago manu- facturer in memory of his late wife. It was made up of flve pieces, all of ancient French make. It included a necklace of diamonds and opals, a broach of diamonds, earrings, a watch, buckle and pendant of opals. Entering 'through a skylight, the thief lowered himself with a rope, robbed the case containing the col- Secretary Newton H. Carpenter of the Art Institute said that the in- trinsic value of the stolen jewels was between $10,000 and $15,000 but that their associations and probable nis- torical value might enhance their worth. BAN ON BERLIN POST. ik £ eral Von Kessel. commander at Berlin, has prohibited further publication of the Post, the leading conservative newspaper,” says the Amsterdam cor- respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co. “Its offense was an article hos- tile to ar form of peace unless Ge London, Dec, . m—*"Gen- | dropped six many retains all the occupied ter | by & group of contederate veterans, FIRE DISCOVERED ON BRITISH FREIGHTER | Vessel Forced to Put Back Toward New York After Passing The Brit lader today, 1 | i Quarantine. i | New York, Dec. 11 freighter, Tyninghame, | put back toward New York soon after she had passed quarar ; tine, fire having broken out abroad. | She passed quarantine, returning witn | smoke pouring from after hold No. | 4, and anchored off the statue of | liberty. H The Tyninghame was bound for Liverpool. Twenty minutes after she had passed the Narrows, outwurd bound, the crew discovered fire. The vessel immediately put about and rushed to anchorage under full steam. On Dec. 5, while at the Erie Ba- sin, Brooklyn, fire broke out In ths | hold that was the seat of today's | flames. Search at the time disclosed | fragments of a broken bottle believed to have contained chemicals which caused an explosion. The Tyninghame’s Sugar cargo was consigned to the British government. The vessel is owned by the Hall! Steamship Co., of London. She is a | vessel of 3,740 tons. LANSING T0 ASK SAFE sugar Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen Recalled By Kaiser. Washington, Dec. 11.—Secretary Lansing will immediately ask Great Britain and Frauce, through their em- bassies here, for safe conduct for Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen, re- spectively naval and military attaches of the Germany embassy here, pur- suant to the request of Emperor Wil- liam who personally recalled the offi- cers. Withdrawal of the attaches has been requested by the secretary be- cause of their alleged activities which rendered them persona non grata to the American government. Official announcement of Imperor Williams action was made by Secretary Lansing after receiving a communica- tion from the German foreign office through Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador. The emperor also requested safe conduct for the successors of Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen, who will be named later. Action on this, however, will await the naming of the successors. There was some speculation here to- day as to whether Great Britain and France would in case the two German attaches leave this country, demand that they go under parole, pledging themselves not to participate in the Kuropean war. Officials of the Ger- man embassy, however, are said to believe it proper to ask for safe con- duct for the attaches without qualifi- cation, because their successors would remove two fighting officers from Germany. Officials were plainly gratified to- day over the outcome of a situation which had apparently been fraught with serious difficulties. As a result, Secretary Lansing now is free to again take up negotiations with Germany for settlement of the Lusitania con- troversy and the cases of other for- cign diplomatic and consular officers. 1t is expected that the case of Alex- ander Von Nuber, Austrian consul general at New York, will be the first to be acted upon ALLIES TO CONTINUE BALKAN CAMPAIGN Great Britain and France Decide on Military Measures for Security of Forces at Saloniki. Paris, Dec. 11, 5:20 p. m.—France and Great Britain decided today to continue the campaign in the Balkans, and agreed on military measures de- signed to assure the security of the expeditionary forces which lahded at Saloniki. \ A semi-official announcement issued this afternoon indicates that the French and British troops are being withdrawn from Serbia. The agreement, which has reference to concerted military action in other | zones as well as in the Balkans, was reached after a conference in Paris continuing two days. Premier Briand and War Secretary Gallieni acted for France and Foreign Secretary Grey and War Secretary Kitchener for Great Britain. HAD PERILOUS JOURNEY. Marseilles, France, Dec. 11, 4:45 a. m.—The officers of the French steamer | Harmonie, which has arrived here, state that the vessel was attacked re- cently by an Austrian submarine. The submersible fired two torpedoes, with- | out effect, and then withdrew. The | next day the Harmonie was attacked by an aeroplane that flew above the steamer for a quarter of an hour and | bombs, all of which fell | JOURNEY FOR ATTACHES| { future. [GNORED AND DUES CHARGED CLAIMS OF C. Labor Organization Rep 3,600 Workmen With from Chamber of Comu PRES. KERWIN TELLS DISSATISFACTION Says He Was Not Notified of or Postponements and Recognized When Committd Being Appointed—Not Keeping Hospital Printing Chamber of Commerce in t A serious break in the rai the Chamber of Commerce, curred with the withdrawal Central Labor union repre in the Chamber and the bre present is one that has the a| outlook of not being mended Alleged ignoring of t tral Labor union’s representat] meetings and appointments of mittees and alleged excessive ing of fees are the causes givi the members of the labor orgad for their withdrawal. Actiol taken at the meeting of the on last Tuesday evening but secrecy has been maintained b organizations since. Statement by Kerwin. President M. T. Kerwin ol C. L. U. was interviewed today gard to the breach, and he sp a frank manner in regard situation. He said: “The Central union was asked at the formal the Chamber of Commerce to with the organization. Believi it would be beneficial for union co-operate with the Chamber of] merce, our organization voted and T was appointed to act as sentative. This occurred on Ji 18, 1914, We were somewhat prised during the month of O to receive a bill for $25 for du a year, notwithstanding that th were not payable until next Ji We also investigated condition conducted by Chamber of Cem in other cities, and learned th: | fee charged in Meriden was on We could not as a body see whi local organization asked for which we consider excessive, “During my connection with | Chamber as a representative I | been notified but twice of meetin| be held by civic bureau with our organization was connected. first experience with handling business of the bureau was on night that Mr. Dawe was to gl talk, which was scheduled to held at the Grammar school. T there as notified, but found the in darkness and on recelving i mation that the meeting woull held in the Chamber rooms I there. I found but few mem| present, the greater portion co ing of women. Secretary And and President Christ were there. the close of the meeting the pi ing officer asked if there was further business to be conducted no one speaking, the meeting Jjourned. I was not at any time whether the organization wi represented had any suggestions offer, “The next notice of a meeti received by me in October, an arriving at the Chamber headg) ters, all that I found was a rep and the secretary of the Ch This meeting was called off on count ‘of the lack of quorum. "When I went back to the € tral Labor union meetings I had no ing in the nature of a report to to that body to show that anything an interesting or beneficial nats was transpiring in the workings the Chamber for our benefit, “The members of the Cent Labor feel that the $26 dues h been wasted, and it was then that t} union body decided that it was useless expenditure of money to col tribute further to the Chamber Commerce.” Troubles, also took Discusses Labor Presmaent Kerwin oce | sion to rap the organization for its § activity during the recent labor trou! les, He sald an organization form to benefit the city that showed sug a lack of interest in the matter such vital interest as a strike, shoull not receive the cooperation of the | bor interests. President Kerwi struck a keynote for unionism wh he called attention to the fact that o the various committees appointed b; the chairman of various bureaus, th representative of the Central Labo: Union had never received recognition despite the fact that in the city the €. L. U. represents 3,600 people. Some tim k 4 into the sea. PRESERVE “REBEL Y Austin, Texas, Dec. 11 of the f: “Rebel Yell” terity authorized yesterday by the annual convention of the Texas divi- sion, Daughters of the Confederacy, when they voted to have the yell r corded on phonagraph It i proposed to the made | | LL» | for | mous pos- | records, have records but go the C. L. U. togikHl the matter of having the annual iy port of the New Britain General hos- pi which has in the past been printed in Springfield, Mass., done il (his city. It did not request that the printing be done by union printers, ked that the work be done b workuien of this city. The Chamber of Commerce it is claimed simply fn= formed the C. L. U, that it had matled I (Continued on Ninth Page.)