New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1916, Page 1

e "HERALD EEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS S ol NEW BRITAIN HERALD! iERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916 —T'WELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876. FIGHTING BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND MONTENEGRO RESUMED; : 70 COMMON COUNCIL . KING NICHOLAS WITH ARMY British Attack With Smoke Bombs on German s Heavy Loss Positions in France Repulsed With for Attackers * ENGLISH BIPLANE CARRYING TWO Alleges History of Balkan Politics of Teen One Gross Mistake Y After Another—American i Only Forum of Public Opinion Open £ to Him—High French Official An- swers Statements of Greek Ruler. 20, 1:34 p>mi—Fighting between Austria and Montenegro has been resumed. Mon- tenegro notified Italy officially of this fact today. Montenegro's was com- municated to the Italian foreign office from the Montenegrin premier. The note is to the effect that King Nicholas &nd the Montenegrin government have rejected all terms offered by Austria and that fighting already has been re- sumed along the whole front. King Nicholas remains with his army to organize the defenses of the country. Rome, Jan. via London, decision To Fight to Last. Jan. 20, 4:25 John Roper Parkington, consul gen- #ral at London for Montenegro, to- day received official confirmation of the report that King Nicholas of Mon- tenegro ,and his sons, would remaitn at the head of their troops, determin- ed to fight to the last. Queen Milena and two fo her daughters, the des- patch adds, have reached Italy on their to France. London, p. m.—Sir way British Attack Repulsed. Berlin, Jan. 20, via London, 3:10 p. m.—An attack by the British with | the use of smoke bombs on the Ger- | ; { man positions north of Frelinghien, in | northern France, is announced in to- day official statement by German | army headquarters. It is declared | that the attack, along a front of sev- hundred yards, was beaten off | vy loss to the British. The | éral with hea statement saj “Western theater of war: Our posi- tions north of Frelinghien were at- | tacked yesterday evening by the Eng- lish, who used smoke bombs. The attack extended over a width of some | hundred metres. The enemy was | repulsed with heavy loss. | Lens Church Shelled. “Enemy usual plan, Lens. n English machine gur artillery, acording to shelled the Church biplane, carrying was shot down near Tourcoing by a German airman. “On the Yser, fire from our anti- aircraft guns forced an enemy ma- c¢hine to land in the enemy lines. The aeroplane was immediately de- stroyed by our artillery. Drop Bombs on Nancy. “During last night we dropped hombs on military establishments in Naney “Eastern theater of war: have been artillery duels a skirmishes at various point: British Near London, Jan. 20, 4:05 p. m.—Gen. Aylmer’s force of British troops was vesterday in close touch with the Turkish postion at Essin, and conse- quently was seven miles from Kut- 3 ara, in Mesopotamia, where a British force has been surrounded by the Turks. General townsend, commanding the British troops at Kut-El-Amara, reports that there has been no fight- ing at that place. This information regarding Mesopotamian theater of war, was communicated to the house of com- mons this aftetrnoon by J. Austen Chamberlain, secretary for India, There outpost in. the French Official Report. Pari 20, via London z report was m office this Jan —The followir by the we 35 de after- p. m public noon: “Between there last r the Oise and the were clashes between ht, in the region of I Supply n Dispersed. the Champagne our artillery dispersed a supply train on the road between Ville-Sur-Toumbe and Vou- zier: Aisne patrols saleine. “In hostile aeroplane dropped three bombs on the outskirts of Luneville, None of them caused any damage. Another aeroplane of the . brought to the ground near ! the, two officers on board tured near Ogevilleur.’ were cap- IN GRE 7:30 p. m. m.(Delayed).— NO MARTIAL L/ Athens, Jan. 18, Paris, Jan 19, 10:05 a Martial law probably will not be de- clared in G for the present, on account of the strong opposition of the people. The labor unions have protested to the king on the that the cost of living is already #.tremely high and that it would farther advanced. be | last July, enemy was | Flin and | ground | MACHINE GUNS SHOT DOWN BY TEUTON T0 KILL AMERIGANS AND STEAL PROPERTY 4,000 Malcontents Operating Near Torreon Shouting for Felix Diaz. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 20.—About four thousand malcontents are operating near Torreon, shouting for Felix Diaz and declaring Carranza adherents and | Americans aré to be killed, and all | property stolen, according to reports of arrivals from Torreon today About three hundred Carranza troops are at Torreon. A week ago they had not taken the field against the | mnalcontents, it was said. Roberto V. Pesqueiera, personal representative of General Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the Mexican government, is here today preparing for a general conference of Mexican officials in Juarez, at which will be | discussed, according to a Tecent state- ment, measures affecting the welfare of northern Mexico. Washington, Jan. 20.—Major Gen- eral Funston reported today that in the fight between a detachment of United States cavalry and Mexican bandits near Doyle’'s Wells, o v, none of the soldiers were in- jured, although they were fired upon by Mexicans and one of their horses was killed. SIX FACE TRIAL FOR EASTLAND DISASTER Preliminary Examination of Indicted Men Starts in Chicago—Jurisdic- tion Issue of Hearing. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 20.—Pre- liminary examinations of the six men indicted in Chicago for negligence of duty in connection with the steamer Fastland disaster in the Chicago river when more than 800 per- sons lost their lives, began here to- da The question of jurisdiction was one of the issues in the hearing. Should the indicated men be found to have violated the federal statutes pertaining to navigation and ship inspection, the respondents will go to the federal court in Chicago for | trial. Otherwise, the cases will be un- der the jurisdiction of the state court of Tllinofs. The six men under indictment are: William H. Hull of St. Joseph, prest- dent of the Chicago and St. Joseph Steamship Co; George T. Arnold, St. Ignace, of the same steamship com- pany; Harry Pederson and Joseph irickson, of Benton Harbor, captaln and engineer of the ill-fated Bast- | 1and, and Robert Reid and Charles C. Eckliq of Grand Haven, inspectors of the Eastland. CONG. OAKEY OBJECTS | Does Not Agree With Major Pillsbury That Middletown-New Britain Canal Is Purely a Docal Project. (Speclal to the Herald.) Washington, Jan. 20—Discussing the unfavorable report of Major Pills- bury on the proposed canal from Middletown to Bristol, Congressman Oakey said: “I fully agree with the major as far as the canal to Bristol | is concerned, it does not seem to me |to be a feasable undertaking, but T do not agree with him as far as his report concerns New Britain. It is | not purely a local project. There are many industries between New | Britain and the Connecticut river | that would be benefited by the con- struction of the canal.” He said that he would willingly join with the citizens of New Britain and make an appeal to the board | of review for rivers and harbors to overrule the district officer. He is of the opinion that such an appeal could be successfully made. | | | REJECTS FINE OFFER. Organist Willlam Anderson of St. Mark’s Episcopal church has just re- ceived a flattering offer from St. church of Youngstown, Ohio, after carefully considering the | matter has decided to remain in his present position. The Youngstown parish is one of the largest in Ohio as well as one of the wealthiest. About three weeks ago a committ came | here and after hearing Mr. Anderson's | playing mude him the off to St. John's HEALEY RAPS MAYOR Chairman of Safety Board Calls His Honor Lame and Weak REPLIES ON MALONE CHARGES Doing Wrong and Critici For Not Inspecting Police rolls. Raymond R. public at y meeting of the common coun- cil last night made a stinging reply to the insinuations of Mayor Quigle at the December meeting that the board was attempting to do a wrong ful act in carrying on the payroll Of- ficer Anthony C. Malone while he w: off duty because of sicknes Chair man Healey's explanation and criti- cism came as a bombshell to many of the council members and when he had concluded there were several who applauded. Not only did Chairman Healey cx- plain away any suggestion of wrong doing on the part of his hoard, but he offered criticism of the mayor that made an impressiqn on his audienc. He said Mayor Quigley was lame in passing any payrolls without knowing positively that they were correct and he also expressed the opinion that the mayor should not have approvea of any payroll which had not been previously approved by the board. To cap the climax he took issue with Mayor Quigley in the latter's state- Chairman the board of Healey safety, the Janus ficer Malone’s name on the payroll after being told to eliminate it Cooper Approves Payment, At the December meeting, Mayor Quigley ruled out of order a resolu- tion to reimburse Healey, Holmes and Alling to the ex- tent of $228 they had paid Officer Ma- lone for salary while he was sick. A resolution was offered that the city re- imburse the commissioners to the ex- tent of $90 which, the mayor claimed, they had paid the officer before being told not to carry him on the pay- roll. This resolution was referred to the corporation counsel as to its legality and it came baek to the coun- cil last night with his opinion in five words, “I approve of this pay- ment.” Before any action was taken, Councilman Landers introduced resolution that the city reimburse (he commissioners for the entire amount of $228, this sum to be turned info tha pension fund of the police depart- ment. He explained that tha Loard of public safety would refuse to ac- cept the $90 or any other amount. Alderman Parker, who was presid- ing in the absence of Mayor Quigley, said he could not see where it would be legal for the city to pay the money into the pension fund and Councilman Landers replied that the resolution was in the words of Coroporation Counsel Cooper. Councilman Curtis asked that the resolution be adopted, calling attention to the fact that the mayor can veto it if he disapproves of its provisyns. Councilman Dolan said the money should be paid back to the commis- sioners if it was paid at all. The res- olution was laid on the table until the next meeting. Would Say it to Mayor's Face. Tt was at this point that Chairman Healey explained the transactions that had aroused the mayor’s ire. “I understand that there wers statements made at the last meeting regarding the board of public safety that 1 would ike to contradict,” said Mr. Healey. T don’t think they made deliberately but probably hastily and without thought. I am sorry the mayor is not here because I would not have him think that I would hesitate o say to his face what I am about to “I understand that Mayor Quigl sald the board of public safety in- sisted ‘on keeping the name of officer Malone on the payroll even after being warned—‘caught in the act’ T want vou to know that there is no resent- ment in the statements T am about to make. Officer Malone was in a bad way, physically and financially, be- cause of surgical operations to which he was forced to submit. The board of public safety felt that he should be given a leave of absence with pay. He was a valuable man and we did not want to lose him. At the June meet- ing we decided to grant him leave with pay until September with the approval of the common council, the commis- sioners agreeing to be responsible for his salary if the council did not con- cur in our views. “At the following meeting of the common council we placed the matter before you and you unanimously passed a resolution that a be feund, if possible, to care for just such cases as the Malone case. We telieved it was the intention of the council to provide for the Malone case. We probably sumed too much but we were of that belief therefore we did not take his name cft the payroll. Mayor’s Explanation Criticized. “The mayor explains the reason why Officer Malone's name on the payroll escaped him twice was cause the signing of a payroll by him is merely a matter of form. If that is the mayor is lame and open to criticism, July 13, the mayor (Continued on Tenth Page.) Says Commission Had No Intention of | | i Mayor Pay- | of | | try” | declared President . | first ment that the board had carried Of- | Commissioners : | tions, is radically wrons ani must be | tion | based on sentiment. | war. be- | T DANIELS' NAVAL PROGRAM ASSAILED Weak and Ifisufficieul Claim Na- KING OF GREECE PROTESTS ' TO AMERICA RECENT ACTION OF ALLIES IN HIS COUNTR tional Security League Speakers FOREIGN POLICY ATTACKED | Is 'ime | | to Let Country Know Who Are for | | Nation, First and Who Arc for | President Menken Says 1Tt the Their Own Selfish Advancement. Washington, Daniel 20.—Secretary led | Jan. naval W program < as weak and insufficient and the coun- foreign having as policy w ituation where citizen's life of " ENGLAND ATTACKED BY | the land to the south of us" by speak- | Georgian Scores ers at today’s session of the National Security League convention. attacked | created a an | American late had | Britain's Lawless Treatment of “This is not a time to minc . America’s Cotton Trade Stanwood Men- | b > words,” | I | ken in his opening address, “but | to | state the facts so as to let the try know coun- | ik Washington, Brit- trade subject of a vigorous and ex- by —Great neutral Jan., in’s interference with s the who are for as distinguished the country | rfrom are for themselves and their own sel- fish advancement.” Not Sufficiently Far. ¥ Secretary Daniels' recommenda- |, tions, he said, did not go sufficiently | far. “ “His program is weak and insuf- ficient for the needs of the country. The navy he recommends will not be built under his plan till the expira- | tion of ten years. If we need a | I navy at all we need it now. ANy iIZEC those who | W | haustive speech in the senate today | Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, who | pleaded for action to prevent England | de at the while rom advancing her own tr of the United attempting to destroy Germany com- . He declared that the izens of the United States nd other neutral nations were being disregarded, and emphas- particularly what he denounced expense ates Monarch Claims Plea of Military. Necessity Advance( by Entente Powers is Like That Given by Ger- many for Invading Belgium and Luxemburg. BELIEVES EUROPEAN WAR WILL FINALLY TERMINATE IN A DRA Great Britain's lawless treatment America’s cotton trade. Discussing the action of the ! in proclaming cotton as contraband | the senator asserted that cotton had | not been used or needed by Germany | or her allies in the manufacture of “The present congressional situa- | \war munitions for more than eight is particularly menacin he | months. He quoted from a statement continued, “owing to the fact that | repared for him by Howard W. Bible, the majority leader of the house of | now in Washington after a trip to is opposed to the recommendations | Germany, who reported that he had of the chief magistrate and finds sup- | learned through personal Investiga- port in the position taken by Wil- | tion, that Germany had developed 2. liam Jennings Bryan. Mr. Bryan's | process for using wood pulp as & view, according to his supporters. is | cheaper and more effective substitute To my miad 1t | for cotton in the manufacture of ex- is merely another proof of his no- | plosives. torious inability for direct or hard Senator Smith that thinking on any grave matter.” once before in history had cotton been “The apheal to Washington ind, and it was done the appeal to the Rome of ‘ient | then during the Russo-Japanese War lays, no long stays the barbarian | by Russi who promptly gave way hand,” declared Frederlic R. Coudert | in the face of a protest from Great of New York. “An American citi- | Britain that the action was fillegal. zen's life of late has scarcely enjoyed | British authorities were quoted also the consideration accorded that of the | to prove that under international law turkey buzzard in the land to the | foodstuffs are subject to seizure only south of u | when actually consigned to the armed Rights Mere Name. Efnr:‘es of an enemy. “Neutral rights become a mere | WitHOUt war mupitions, t0o¢ name when neutral nations SOt i e and ecannot | e Or Gret ons 3 the senator, Great or will not combine to maintain ther | ¢/2%3 0 on. the war, feed her and the voice of, an unarmed, I program which leaves the securing of | 4§ a navy to the chance of events for | Of ten years, under present war condi strengthened.” Particularly Menacing. declared only mlike | declared contra ar foodstuffs de- { could not car timia, | i ik illion and a . Eddes ool b population or keep her milli a a hesitant United States may carry lit- | half people emploved in the Lance tle more weight in the world of pub- ! i ixty & 5 b shire cotton mills at work sixty days, lic opinion than the querulous pro- |,,. gecomplish her scheme for worid test of Persia or Peru.” jaah Tha rce. H : 5 | wide domination of commerce. He David Jayne Hill, former ambassa- [added: The lawlessness of Great dor to Germany, declared thai “Fiven | Britain has increased greatly during now our pacifist friends accept with the past twelve months. Each day reluctance the unpalatable truth,” but | j,.ings new evidence of disregard for they are beginning to realize, i the ' tia rights. presence of war conditions, chat their | gy firmness, but peacefully, neutrals reasoning, however logical, 1is inef- | uan’ easily obtain their rights - from fectual. | both belligerents.” Woman’s First Duty. | ‘Woman’s first duty in the ! for preparedness, said Miss Maude | Wetmore, chairman of the woman's department of the National Civic Fed- eration, is to make war as impossi- ble as can be. Spies and their work were discnssed ‘I\‘I‘r't p,"hf‘r b;\' Juhn‘ B Stancht! »‘,fl i ule for Factory ew York, who advocated uphuilding ! an effective American spy system. i Roosevelt Letter Tonight. | A letter from Theodore Roosevelt | will be read at tonight's session and | the speakers will include Rober: Ba- | con of New York, former secrotarv of state, and Luke E. Wright Memphis, Tenn., former secratary COAL JUMPS 50 CENTS impaign West Main Street Line to Be Tm- proved, Furnishing Better Sched- i | | of | ‘Workers. As a result of conferences between Superintendent Beardsley of the Con- necticut company and officials of the Chamber of Commerce, an improved service on the West Main street trolley line will be put into effect this evening and it is hoped by the new system to climinate some of the overcrowding that has occurred on cars that left the park after 6 o'clock every evening. For some time the company has had a car leave at 6:05 o’clock to Plain- ville, preceding the regular car which loft at 6:07 o'clock. By the hedule to be put into effect, the 6:05 r will be discontinued and two ¢ will leave at 6:07 for Barnesdale, and will not wait for other ¢ s at the center. The regular Meriden car will leave as usual at 6:07 o'clock and will wait for the city lin and the Har! ford cars, for a few minute This cchedule will be in effect every even- ing except Sunday On Monday and Saturdays the car that leaves at 6:056 o'clock to Barnes- dale will return at once and will make another trip from the center at 6:37 «’clock, laying off gt Barnesdale for | fifteen minutes, arriving at the cen- | ior at 7:22 o'clock. One more trip | back will be made by this car and it edule on the ar- 7:52 o'clock Consumers Today Begin Paying $8.85 Cash and Embargo Is Placed on Amount to be Delivered to Home: As a result of 1 shortage due to the freight blockade on all lines the price of the commodity today jumpea 50 cents in this city. The price is now $8. on cash order: Most of the yards report but a four days supply and some of them will sell but a ton to a customer and demand they take half chestnut and half stove.) The only coal obtainable is from the boat Jealers in New Haven and they are taking advantage of the difficulties in which the railroad com- panies find themselve Tokio. 20, our young political agitators have been ar- i Testad for the recent attempt on the vicinity. Rain life of Count Okuma, the Japanes and Pri- | premter. The ringleader Umataro { Shimomura, confessed he threw :hoj [ b mbs. ARRE NOUR LG - | | Tartford, Hartford and and warmer tonight day. T i e S Jan. 20. allies Britain new | | to Kuts ‘Where Allicd Troops Hurrying Amara, Mesopotamia, ish Force is Surrounded by Turl I'rench Artillery Disperses Ene Supply Train in Champagne ) gion. The King of Greece on last Thul day summoned The Associated P correspondent in Athens for the P pose of making a protest through § press of the United States, which caid was the only forum of pull opinion open to him, against the cent action of the allies in their ope tions at Saloniki, in blowing up pridge at Demir Hissar, in occup! Corfu and other islands which Gre He said the plea of milifi ity advanced by the allies that given by Germany fof vading Belgium Luxemburg. ; The interview with the Kking § transmitted from Athens on Jam but was sent out from Paris onli an 18 at 3:45 p. m. On Jan. W \ ecarlier hour the highest I uthority—swhose personality 18§ otherwise indicated— gave an in view to the Associated Press in to the statements made by the Gif Kking. claim nece like Monarch Greatly Moved, Athens, Jan. 13, Via Parls, Jafiy 3:45 p. m.—King Constantine morning sent for the Associated on store customers Arch street DAYLIGHT ROBBERY - IN JEWELRY STORE Four Crooks Depart With Big Haul from Hult- stor afternoon when ing between $150 and $176 was taken by one of four men that entered the | e of about a ci A bold robbery was perpetrated the jewelry C: M. 1 gar o under the guise of and while box three engaged | Greece with correspondent in order to exp through the newspapers of the U) States, as he said, his profound dignation at what he termed unheard of high handedness of recent action of the aHies to! Greece. King Constantine was greatly m@ as he recited one after the other long list of what he called “The enroachments on the sovereignty Greece culminating in the occupl of Corfu and the. blowing up off bridge at Demir Hissar.” U. S. Only Forum Open. is the merest cant,” saidy for Great Britain and to talk about the violation of the trality of Belgium and Luxemi after what they themselves have & and are doing here. 1 have trie every way I know to get fair pl British and French press and to tain a fair hearing from the B and public. No sooner | the newspapers at# the most amazing “Tt King, at Hultgren th clock £ contain- a French prospective British Mr. Hultgren in selecting a watch the | version of fact and misrepresen fourth, behind the opposite the the qua at the door, three going in the direc- of tion bo: it is side On a tet left Main st Arch street. Mr. for th town this while he lieved that the e Hultgren, past few noon this opportunity to the men until laid. 120 pal, street, second of Stamford third alternate. | These appointments were a result of examinations necticut, ommended b New their afternoon were suspicious, suspect the a Washington, department appointment Park William | Patrick that that few and believed, signal the reet wh weeks came relieve went to dinner crooks were few minutes prior to departure, gren came back and trio some watches. the mooth money minutes later when went to the place where it He reported to the police and gave a good descrip- tion of the thieves. They were all well dressed the place. and ¢ o0 has an Josept action but matt ANNAPOLIS APPOINTM Hartford Young Man Sece Coveted Honor. (Special t J of street, New Have o the an announced w. T Har en, A J. Terrac Iternate Janua and 12, Senator Mclean. CAUTIOUS E York, J court of inquiry ent I re ine Hutchinson, Storage Battery company, which submarine's plied . today en the giving out the the of in an neer ny cid rt; Ferald.) T 20, t rving tford, of 1, s first of John hel and GIN 20—The into the' causc itul explosion on the subm cautioned for t more A tic made his w rear of a counter of the store, being began He was | sures Much | | Danbury, Miller 1 n 1 called one of of motives, then ! correspondents and gave him 3§ to face full statement of Gre position I have given a frank [ ment to the French press throughi | of the French newspapers which | been bitterly attacking Greece. only forum of public opinion op me is that of the United States, situation is far too vital for mM down | care a snap about royal dignity if his son | matter of interviews when the nd it is be- | life of Greece as an independent o rting | try Is at stake. I shall appe America again and again, if neces for that fair hearing which is def ne by the countries of the alll “Just at the list of Greek ritory already occupied by the L.emnos Imbros, Myt Corfu, Saloniki, ing Chalcidice Peninsula, & of Mecedonia In proj it is as if that ates which was the Mexican foreign trog) By your lef they promi y on the - securing passed separating one down been il | aw h E. to aid of he did Huli- show this the . not gone he been once 100k s ing the large part tion to all Gre of the United from Mexico were occupied and not much What matters that for ymage done Whe cannot pay foy of people, driven homes. They plead mil It was under the const that Ger occupied had er at after by INTS. pay the ¢ war is suffering: of their necessity of military invaded Belginm emburg ¢ \ b {§ Was Guarantéed Neutralit “It is no good claiming that not gu neutrality of Greece was teed by the powers now violatin as was the case in Belgium, foj neutrality of Corfu is guaranteed Great Britain, France, Russia, tria and Pru , and yet that ha made any difference in their ac And what about that plea of mill Where is the military] destroying the Demir cost a million which was which in e was mil h. ove They my necessity and he navy night the Leahy of | rinei- Ford nate, as A. Waters, as ¥ 076 alte made as 1d in Con- were rec- necessity ? cessity of naval | sar bridge, of {ho a half drachme r- |only practicable se {can revictua Macedonia it could have moment’s notice Tt R. which and route by troops bridge blown up the enemy’ that my The been it Edison sup- batteries intervie It proach is a t (Continued on Tenth Paged)