New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 5

7 DUTCH PREPARED FOR EVENTUALITIES Metal Workers Prohibited From Going to Great Britain (Correspondence of the Asso. Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 30.— The restriction by the Dutch govern- ment of the movements of metal workers who were intending to go to Great Britain to take advantage of high wages there has called attention to the position of the Netherlauds in connection with war supplies. The enforcement of the regulations was a surprise to the workmen con- cerned, several thousands of whose comrades had been employed in Ger- man munition factories since the be- ginning of the war. The labor rep- resentatives who conferred with the goyernment officials were told that the action of the authorities was necessary because so many men were leaving whose service would be in- valuable to the country in case of need, and that the prohibition of emi- gration is now applicable without re- gard to which country they might wish to go to. Union Enters Protest. The Metal Workers' union has en- tered an cnergetic protest against the stoppage of its members’ emigration, and has brought forward statistics to show that many of them are out of work in this country. At the same time the union demands, in 2as: the order should remain in force, an in- crease of thirty-five per cent. in the men’s wages, and the government is considering the problem thus brought forward as it affects the woriers in the government factories. For many years some of the Dutch newspapers have been calling atten- tion to the necessity of establishing efficient arsenals and ammunition fac- ~tories under Dutch state control to provide sufficient war material for the Dutch army under all conditions, in- stead of leaving the military forces of the country as hitherto dependent on foreign contractors. Possibly as a result of this agitation, the state since January, 1913, has possessed an arms and ammunition factory on the ‘Hembrug at Amsterdam and an arse- nal at Delft. These state institutions have been recently extended to in- clude the construction of certain parts of flying machines and sea mines, but the entire output is based on the re- quirements of the small Dutch army on a peace footing. Prepared for Eventualities. Much has been done since thz be- &nn(ng of the European war to place e Dutch army in a position to cope with modern conditions of fighting ATnder the circumstances the govern- ment deems it unwise to publish even approximate figures as to what has been done, but it may be taken as a fact that the Netherlands are prepar- ed for most eventualities. The army possesses a good rifle, yhther light as compared with others in use in Europe, and the country has enough of them to arm all its trained infantrymen. Rifle ammunition, too, §s on hand in satisfactory quantities, reckoned on the basis of the immense numbers of cartridges fired off in mod- ern engagements. Several private fac- AIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, 1015. DECEMBER 17, ARREST (F DU PONT (0. Explosives Found in Room of John Szodoba—Held Under $1,000 Salem, N. J, Dec. 17.—Detectives of the duPont Powder company yes- terday arrested John Szodoba, alias Dr. Jacob Swoboda, alias Louis Hert- man, a former employe of the powder company, who, according to the de- tectives and Salem officials, has Tre- cently been acting in a suspicious manner and who, they believe, knows more about tke recent explosions at the duPont plants than he will ad- mit. The charge lodged against Szod- | oba was the larceny of goods valued | at about $3, but Magistrate Harris D. Smith, who held the prisoner under $1,000 bail for a further hearing, de- clared last night that he considered the arrest “a very important one.” ¥ Gun Cotton in Room. Szodoba was taken into custody at his boarding house at Penn Grove, where is located omne of duPont’s largest plants. In his room the offi- cials say they found a large quantity of gun cotton, both raw and treated nitro-glycerine, dynamite, black pow- der of the finest quality, and a num- ber of letters written in French and | German. The explosives, the prisoner | told Magistrate Smith, had been left in his room by fellow boarders. The lctters are now being translated, but their contents will not be made known until today. Szodoba admitted, according to the | officials, that he had served four | vears in Sing Sing prison for grand larceny in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1910, and a term in the Eastern Peniten- tiary at Philadelphia for burglary at Morristown in 1904. He also admit- ted, the police say, that he had at least five aliases and that he had served sentences in other parts of the country. Under Suspicion. The prisoner, who is well educated and who speaks both French and Ger- man, had been under suspicion for two weeks, Magistrate Smith said. He was employed in the No. 1 plant of the duPont company’s plant at Penn Grove, having secured work there about September 1. A few weeks ago an order was issued by the company that all employees would have to be photographed and when this order be- came effective Szodoba gave up his place. This, the officlals say, was what at first aroused their suspicion. Since quitting the powder works Szodoba has been living at Penn Grove. Just whht they hope to learn from the prisoner, neither Magistrate Smith nor the detectives who made the arrest would say. Szodoba is 56 years old. i COPPET PRESIDENT OF SWISS REPUBLIC Elected at Special Session of National Assembly—Comes From French Canton. tories are engaged in manufacturing still further large quantities of these as well as artillery ammunition un- der the supervision of the munitions committee of the government. As to the Dutch artillery, the army experts have followed closely the oper- ations going on all round. They have made their calculations as to the num- per of shells to have ready for each piece of ordnance and in all probabil- ity have provided for even greater quantities of shells than were consid- ered indispensable by the French and German gunnery experts before the opening of hostilities. Provision was then made by the French for each piece of fleld ordnance sent on active [ service to be supplied with 579 shells. The Germans, on the other hand, cal- ciiated that 398 was an ample supply. Both have proved almost incredibly far below the actual requirements and the Dutch gunners are understood to have taken full cognizance of this fact. Must Strengthen Artillery. As to the guns themselyes, the Dutch have come to the conclusion thut their artillery must be strength- fened, and it is believed that much has already been accomplished in this di- tion, both as regards light and vy field pieces and machine guns. e ordinary fleld guns in use in the f utch army do not differ very greatly ‘om the Austrian eight-centimeter weapons. They have also a very light field piece of six-centimeters calibre, dy for use in broken ground such Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 17.— Ca- mille de Coppet was elected yesterday president of the Swiss republic and Bdmund Schulthess, vice president. M. de Coppet is a former minister of justice and the vice president of the republic. The elections were held at a spe- cial sessign of the national assémbly yesterday in which the upper and lower branches of parliament jointly participated. The American minister to Switzer- land, Pleasant A. Stovall, with a party of Americans, occupied seats in the diplomatic gallery, The ceremony was brief, resembling a joint session of the American congress to count the elec- torial votes for president of the United States. M. de Coppet comes from a French canton. His predecessor, Dr. Giuseppe Motta came from an Italian canton, while Dr. Motta’s predecessor was from a German canton thus making a steady succession of presidents from the Germans, Italian and French ele~ ments' in the community. ROBBERS KILL TWO IN PISTOL DUEL Policeman and Station Agent at Port - , Iand, Me.; Shot—Bandits Captur-’ as is found everywhere in the Nether- Iznds. As to -heavier- mobile pieces, some of the fortress guns are capable of being provided with fleld carriages pnd in this way guns of ten, twelve nd fifteen centimeter bore could be Iplaced in the field. In Holland the guns of the field ar- tillery have many times to be carried y water and the guns are often ex- ercised in this transportation. In wery irrigation canal are numerous hallow flat-bottomed scows used for lhe carrying over of cattle and ma- hre. These are put to use by the ar- llerymen. Two of them are placed fide by side and made fast. The gun nd its carriage are then. slipped board along planks used as runners, ich of the scows holding two of the Wheels. In this way most of the dif- ulties of the ground, when cut up by nals, are overcome. CLOSE CALL FOR CHURCHILL. London, Dec. 17.—Winston Spencer hurchill, who resigned his portfolio chancellor of the Dutchy of Lan- ster in order to join his regiment at [he front, had a narrow escape a few vs ago_according to wounded men o have rived at home. These n say that Mr. Churchill’'s dugout s hit by a German shell. ed After Battle With PoSSe! ! Portland, Me., Dec. 17.—After a battle with a posse of police and citi- zens, two men, who are alleged tn have killed Police Officer Charles Mc- Intosh and BEdward E. Winslow, a railroad station agent, in a close range pistol duel yesterday, were captured in the woods near Riverton park, a su- burb of this city. They gave their names 23 Peter Petropolus of Low- ell, Mass., and Louis J. Pulous of Au- gusta, Me., Both have several wound+ but are expected to recover. ‘Winslow and McIntosh met their death in a fleld in the North Deerinp section of the city. Winslow, who wa" employed at thé Maine Central rail- road station at West Falmouth, foun'l when he went to work yesterday tha! | robbers had broken into the station. He telephoned for help and when Policeman McIntosh arrived, they trailed the two alleged bandits, com- ing up with them in an open fleld. Both sides opened fire and when the fusillade was over Winslow was dead with two bullets in his side and Mc- Intosh was dying from shots through the head and chest and a stab wound in the adbomen. 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Representative Kitchin Carolina, in his first speech as ma- jority leader, told the house that un- less the law was extended, the treasury would face a deficit of more than $81,000,000 at the end of the next fiscal year, “We democrats know that no tax is 17.—The house of North! popular in time of peace,” he said, “but we would be unworthy of the Tecord of the democrats under this administration and this congress if we did not have the courage and pa- triotism to arrange sufficient revenues to meet the government's absolute necessities.” Minority Leader Mann urged that extension for a shorter period was preferable and ex-Speaker Cannon suggested an issue of Panama Canal bonds to meet the deficit. It is expected that a general pro- gram of revenue legislation, which wmay involve revision of the emer- gency tax law, will be worked out by democratic leaders soon after the holi- day recess, which probably will begin Saturday. MRS. DREXEL WINS SUIT. British Court Holds American Bank - er Had English Domicile. London, Dec. 17.—A judgment 1in favor of Margarita Armstrong Drexcl, wife of the American banker, Anthony J. Drexel, was rendered yesterday in her suit to recover money under & separation deed. The point involved was Mr. Drexel’s motion to set aside the service of a notice of a writ by the wife to pécover money due undes the deed op’the ground that his dom - icile was France, and that, therefore, he was joutside the jurisidiction of the English courts. In announcing his decision Justice Neville said there was abundant evi- dence to show that Mr. Drexel had- acquired 2 English domicile; in fact that he had made England his per- manent home and had expressed the intention over and over again of mev- er returning to America. He there- fore entered judgment in favor of Mps. Drexel and dismissed the hus- band's motion with costs. Permission to appeal was z\::mted. TO BEAUTIFY GATUN LOCKS AND VILLAGE Plans Prepared and Work Will Com- mence While Panama Canal is Closed to Traftic. Panama, Dee. 19.—The beautifving o# Gatun Locks and the village of Ga- tun will be started soun. Plans have been prepared and the work will ne commenced during the interval while the Panama canal is closed to traffic. Thi the work of the canal assume its per- manent aspect from ap artistic view- point The first work will be concerned with the removal of the superfluous traciiige needed whu: the work of conetruction was in progress. It will be necessary to leave some of this but it will so rebuilt that it will not inter- fere with the beauty of the general ef fect. The track removal will give a wice and level lawn which will not be broken up either with buildings or tlov er beds Already all temporary structure needed for construction purposes have been removed and ttcir former sites converted into lawns. The huge cranes and cableways that were used for conveying concrete from the mix- ers to the lock walls and floors are to be immediately removed. The lozk | such military is the first step in making any of | walls have been cleared of all necessary material. The village of Gatun which will house the lock operating force and stablishment as is needed to guard the locks, will be greatly beautified through the addi- tion of many.trees and ornamental sghrubs. Additional roadways and pathways will be built. A new club- house is to be constructed, the old one being in such bad repair that it would not pay to repair it. or ECONOMIC ROAD TO PERMANENT PEACE W. E. Walling Says War Is Hastening Time When Combination of Na- tions Shall Rule World. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 17.—"The Spread of military land power neces* sarily means the spread of despotism; power means the spread of self-gc vernment,” said Wil- liam English Walling discussing “The Economic FRoad to Permanent Peane” at the Clark University Con- fercnce on “The Problems and Les- s 8 of the War” today, Mr. Walling declared that the war was nastening the time when one vast cumbination of nations should rule the world and pave the way for a world federation. ‘i seems probable,” he added. “ihat the present war will be fought 1o an altogether indefinite conclusion. How will the struggle between the sea tiie spread of s in powers and the land powers cont 10 be carried on. . It seems prot ‘hat it will bo through econon prossure.” WILLIAMS WINS DEBATE, Defeats Wesleyan at Middletown Triangular Contest. Middletown, Dec. 17.—Willlams feated Wesleyan in the local end the tenth annual triangular debate tween Amherst, Willilams and Wi leyan last night. The winners defend the negative of this question: “Resolved, that the sale, manufy ture, transportation, importation cxportation of alcoholic liquors, cept for medicinal, scientific and ramental purposes should be proh ed in the United States by an ment to the federal constitution.” PROFIT OF $691,000, New York, Dec, 17.—The ngl financial trasactions alleged to been engineered by Edward D. Rol bins, former general counsel of New York, New Haven & tfo railroad, to get the steamships vard and Yale to the Pacific o netted him a profit of $681,000, of cording to the reckoning of the gov ernment counsel from testimony ad duced at the trial yesterday of Rob. bins and ten other former directors the “New Haven” road, charged wi criminal violation of the Sh law. Selling Mustc. (Columbia Jester.) “How do you sell your music?* . “We sell piano music by the pound and organ music Ly the choir.”