New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 10

10 NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916. : )jveu ENT RAIDED BY JGERMAN AEROPLANE ine Bombs Dropped on British Goast—O0ne Killed, Six Hurt London, Jan. 24.—The east coast of ent was raided early yesterday morn- by hostile aeroplane, opped nine bombs. lled and six were injured. An offi- a1l account of the raid, out | pre yesterday follows: i “The war office that, king advantage of the bright moon- ght, | pst coast of Kent at 1 o'clock yes- | rday morning. After dropping nine | pmbs in rapid succession it made off | seaward. i Private Property Damaged. “No naval or military damage was pne, but there was some damage to ivate propert; Intendiary bombs jused fires, which were extinguished 2 a. m. “The following casualties occurred: he man killed; two men, one woman pd three children slightly injured.” Second Attack in Kent. A second attack, this time by two pstile seaplanes, was made on the ent east coast early yesterday after- pon, No casualties hafe been re- brted. The raiders escaped The war office announcement con- rning the second attack says:-—— “Following on the aerial attack on east coast of Kent this morn- g, two hostile seaplanes made a sec- hd attack upon the same locality | portly after noon. Raiders Disappear. “After coming under a heavy fire e raiders disappeared, pursued by pr' naval and military machine: “The enemy effected no damage, hd no casualties have been reported.” The county of Kent forms the utheasternmost part of England which One person was given announces a hostile aeroplane visited the | when | tack on Londor. { the Germans have made many south of the Thames, It includes part of the city of London, but the wording of the official statements indicates that the aeroplane did not reach the city. The point nearest London on the eastern coast of Kent is some fifty miles from the center of the cit; British Airmen Outpowered. A point of interest in the official ac- count of the raid is the statement that Here- tofore Germany has relied principally on Zeppelins for aerial attacks on England. Of late, however, there has been much discussion in England of a new type of German aeroplane, the Ifokker, which has been said to excel the aircraft of the allies, English newspapers stated last week that the British airmen were outpowered and outengined. Harold J Tennant, under secretary for war, replied to this criticism in the House of Com- mons, asserting that the Kokker was well adapted to defensive operations, but was incapable of making long flights. Some of the London newspapers were not satisfied with this statement, pointing out that British headquar- ters reports showed the loss of six. teen aeroplanes in a month. It was suggested that Fokker eroplanes would accompany Zeppelins when the next raid over England was made. First Raid in Several Months, The raid comes after an interval of months during which BEng- been it was made by an aeroplane. parliamentary several land, so far as has officially, was immune from such tack: at- The last previous occurrence of this nature was on October 13, fitty-five persons were killed and 114 wounded by a Zeppelin at- It has been reported however, that at- at aerial at- were, by returning travelers. tempts since that time tacks, but that their aircraft turned back by British aeroplanes. New British Battleplane, Reuter’s correspondent at British headquarters in France describes visit he made to the aerial headquar- ters and says that the Germans must be well aware that Great Britain possesses a battleplane which is a very effective answer to the German Fokker machine, although only a lim- a reported | ited number of them are yet in actual service. Scouting' Expeditions. The “Times” believes that Sunday’s aeroplane raids, were in the nature of scouting expeditions. “It has noticed on previous occasions,” the “Times,” ‘“that Zeppelin raids-of- ten have been preceded by aeroplane raids presumably aiming at an inves- tigation of protective measures and methods in the aera.” PEACE MOVE RUSE. Berlin, via London, Jan. 25, 10:40 a. m.—Most of the Berlin newspapers discuss editorially this morning the report that the Montenegro peace move was merely a ruse to obtain time to improve the military position. These reports have been received here from TItalian sources and the new papers withcut exception refuse to give credence to them. It is pointed out that while undue importance | should not be attached to the elimina- | { tion of Montenegro from the list of | opponents of the Teutonic allies, still, | as a matter of fact, official reports | from Vienna affirm that not only the ! | Montenegrin soldiers, but also the Ser bian troops in the west are rapidly | being disarmed and the Berlin new papers regard the kingdom of Mon- | tenegro having been conquered. { | | RELAY CARNIVAL. | Washington, Jan. 24—The Univer- | sity of Pennsylvania Athletic asso- i ciation has t sent out to the various | colleges invitation letters to the relay which will take place thi vear on Friday and Saturday, April 98 and 29. Pennsylvania's relay car- | nival has come to be regarded as one of the greatest athletic meets of the Last April more than 80 col- and 250 schools attended the games. The entire country was rep- ented both in the college and 0 schools attended the games. The entire country was represented both in the college and scholastic events. | carnival, | year. leges OKLAHOMA IN HARBOR. Boston, Jan. 24.—The superdread- nought Oklahoma, which left here Saturday to resume her trial runs off Rockland, Me.., was back in the har- bor today. The warship put back yesterday because of slight boiler trouble. It w expected that she would make another start late today. been ° EXECUTED CURSING alty Tor Killing Texas Rancher E1 se: Tex., their Paso, Jan. cu upon lips ainst death by the | brothers, were shot to Carranza firing squad in at 6:07 murder yesterday afternoon cemetery for the Bert L. Akers, of Ysleta, Tex Federico Duran, the riday American Bernardo an executed | went to against ‘the 11 of r to shoulder ished adobe Wi the folded and fell together at the volley. The fifty execution Wwe witnessed Watch How Mexicans Die. Almost their last words wa American newspaper men and friend of the murdered Ake “Watch and see how Mexicans die, The only plea Bernardo few | you Americans = of any sort was made by Duran, the elder brother, minutes before the end. Standing bes he sai a > are dying for you Americans, the to. was, man Tell the world that. American because he force entrance to my defending my rights, 1 was home. as’ any shot trying 1 | would have done. Brother Entirely Innocent. “My cent. He didn’t fire a shot, are geing to kill him, too. tihat justice? He is being sac your American public opinion. are not afr an innocent man He be killed ? AMERICAN PEOPLE Mexican Brothers Pay Death Pen- 24+~ With the American people, two young Mexicans, a Joarez morning of rancher | brother’s and men, their deaths standing shoul- white- cemetery. ‘hey faced the firing squad with un- | caunted bravery, refused to be blind- first by Americans, including two women. this challenge, flung at the small group of de the cemetery gate, | brother here is entirely inno- but they Tell me, is ed to We aid to die, but{why should is anly 22 years old, T am 24. we will be avenged.” stood beside him, pocketed and lips auivering but saying nothing. The were bound together by ropes. The Juarez cemeter: half from the jail where the demned men spent their last night. Walked to Death wore coats Lrother Place, They no when emerged at 5:30 out, afoot, for Beside the commander, and set death. its guards | place of squad rode Alfredo Oritz With heads bent, the strode along, talking softly other. Their guards, udy-colored blankets, hind them. Once arm went caressingly the younger's shoulder and he pered a word of comfort. Tt was nearly davlight to muffled shuffled ov wh when which the A1l about crosses of prisone them were the dead. the Twenty feet rifles ready. Suddenly It was Dawn 6 o’'clock. El Pe plains. Breaks, | tolled in 0 and Faintly came the sound of gles in the camps of ong the border and at suddenly the dawn broke. over the then, el 1 Fort Captain Ortiz advanced and placed the s the it to will eyes, a soiled handkerchief rounger man's ey but as soon a officer stepped away he slipped his forehead and muttered: “T cie like Bernardo, with my oven.” over Torrent of Abuse. Bernardo, who had until now, out of abuse, directed at spectators. “Oh, for a hands stood broke into the a carbine he shouted. omething. ee how Me> now in “I'd show Ah, car panied the Americ walked to the | word or two. lhim a che: pri The oners and said Some day While the elder talked, the younger hands slightly, prisoners a mile and a con- they m. from the prison and took their place between six silent the firing Captain brothers each in be- or twice the elder the party reached the death house, against took their stand. wooden in front of them stood five soldiers with The church bells reverberated | but reveille regiments Bliss. quietly torrent American my vou watch cans die, you Ameri- A Mexican officer who had accom- ans to the cemetery Younger handed » little picture of himself and asked that it be sent to I parents in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Hat as Present. Theelder gave him his present. Then the policeman embraced the both and Bernardo said: “Por causa” (for the cause). The brothers spoke softly to ea other as they turned and embraced “Read said the captain, “Take aim.” Death Not Instantaneous, Church bells in the hat ancient ma; died awa The —*‘Fire.” brothe crumbled eround. Bernardo’s arm, even death agony, lay acrc breast, as though trying bim. A groan came from the figure of the elder. With breath he said clearly: “Oh a minute.” Captain Orti drew his r advanced to the fallen men he sent a bullet into the each—the merey shot, The bodies were displayed today Juarez, and several hundred friends the murdered American viewed them to t in to his God, we brain NT TARIFF BOARD. PERM/ Recommend Enactment Legislation Wilson to Commission. Washington, Jan 24,—Preside | Wilson soon will recommend the e actment of legislation providing for permanent tariff commission. for tion of such a commission virtually ready now and may be laid befc } congress in a special message for t president. The object of the comm sion would be to gather data on t ! governmental agencie 'OOD FOR BABI and Lady Abe America to Ra ‘Washington, Jan. deen, former viceroy of Ireland, Lady Aberdeen will leave for New York, where they first of a seri of Lord leen Coming c give lectures to a for babies in Ireland. The Aberdeens’ tour will visits to New England cities. cathe- dral of Juarez began tolling to early | The first bell chime had hardly | hi his brother’ protect | writhing g dying | olver and | Quickly | An administration bill for the crea- | tariff and to coordinate similar powe: [ now believed to be held by existir IN IRELAND. 50,000 Fund. 24.—Lord Aber- and late today | < help raise a fund of $50,000 to supply food include is| WANTS TO RETURN TO UNITED STATE a m la Medinavitea, Former Chief of Vil ; Army, To Appear Before fm- ch migration Officials. Manuel ho was General Villa’s chi 1t Juarez before the latter surrendered to Carranza, 1S appear before immigration here today with a request to he | lowed to return to the United | He is to be questioned concerning r ports that he W with t disappear eks ag Peter Keane, an employe of the | Ranch. o far, it is said neither of Keane nor Medinavite: tion with his disappearance definitely established Medinavitea crossed to Il er the Carranza authorities took pc jon of Juarez last month, but to be sent back during t demonstrations here whi the massacre of eighte at Santa Ysabel, El vitea, of staf rmy Paso, Jan Sta connected nce some we Ba the conne dea ait | . has of asked riotous followed | foreigne hua. Medinavitea ed out the man at cial of the Babricera ment when a Villa captain the ranch manager, but he he had nothing to do with the quent of Ane. in of 1. admits that he Medera Ranch 1 asked declar poir of ent an - r a disappearance K NAVIGATION LAWS. re he is- he s Diffe > and Other Countrie: Report Those of U. Show S, to Washington, Jan. 24—To show hc the navigation laws of the Unit States differ from those of other ma time the object of a port issued by the | rean and domestic | merce outline the prineiy ‘\(‘nl\ll’(u\ of the navigation Ils 1€ at Britain, Germany, { France, Japan and the United Stat No such work, the bureau stat has ever before been attempted in t countr) No attempt will be to enter into the controversy reference to alleged hardships i posed by the navigation on t ! American merchant marine it w said. countries is shortly to be of foreign It will to the | ma AwWs Betwes re bu- com- b S 1a - Medina= ef '8 te officiale al- €s of b- th P been » fte )= he he ch an Chihugs ity n offis hagel for ref subseq W ed o8 s es, his de with m- he as - HUNDREDS % yeople realize the vast work that this government is doing in saving the lives of people in distress at sea and In sav- ing many valuable vessels that have et hard luck in a storm or from some other cause. Fast cutters are provided to patrol the coast and to enforce the laws ot this country. Every incoming ¥essel is met by a cutter, and the car- es of all outgoing craft are inspected. he figures given below give a very §ood idea of the work. The annual re- port recently submitted to congress Pontains much valuable information. ! The equipment of the coast guard fonsists of 24 cruising cutters, 18 har- bor cutters and 279 coast stations. The jotivities of the cutters and stations Huring the year resulted in 1,507 lives ved trom jeopardy, 1,504 Instances 3 assistance whereby vesséls and thelr sargoes, valued at $11,083,730, were sav- %‘ and 656 cases of other services, IWhich Include instances where the as- [3istance rendered could not be apprais- ®4 or the ald given was not deemed of boardinj wrecked schooner. sufficlent importance to be classified as “lives and property saved” and unsuc- cessful attempts at rescue. Activities cover a wide and diversified range of action in the prevention and amelioration of all sorts of distressing conditions wherever found. The list in- cludes warnings to vessels running into danger, medical and surgical ald to the sick and injured, recovery and burial of bodies cast up by the waters, extin- guishing fires at wharves, dwellings and business structures, and fighting forest fires; co-operating with local authori- ties In the maintenance of public or- der and apprehending thieves and oth- 7—Blowing up a derelict at sea. b e e e e e e e L g e er lawbreakers; preventing suicide; re- storing lost children to their parents; recovering stolen property and salving miscellaneous articles from danger or destruction; acting as pilots in cases of emergency; furnishing food, water and fuel to vessels in dis'ress; protect- ing wrecked property and furnishing transportation and assistance to other branches of the public service, In addition to the patrols constantly maintained during the active season by the station crews along the shore and the regular cruising of the cut- ters offshore, the latter are charged with speclal watchfulness and activity| 1.—Senecas preparing to take in tow the derelict American schooner Willlam Thomas Moore. 2—Typical surfboat crossing breakers. with gasoline, in San Juan, P. R. 4.—The Miami on during the stormy winter months on the Atlantic coast. Ice Patrol. The international service of ice ob- servation and patrol in the North At- lantic has been continued. For this pur- pose the Seneca was withdrawn from regular coast patrol and safled from New York early in February, 1915. This vessel made two cruises to the reglons to the north of the Grand Banks to observe and investigate the ice con- ditions, and on April 1, 1915, when it was apparent that the bergs and ice flelds had advanced to the southward, S0 as to threaten the transatlantic M e oY e steamship lines, she entered upon the duties of the ice patrol proper. The Miami was dispatched from Key West early in March to join the Seneca on the patrol, and using Halifax, Nova Scotia, as a base for coal and supplies these two cutters made alternate cruises and maintained a continuous patrol in the ice danger zone during the months of April, May and June, 1915. Coast Guard Service. It is Interesting to note that the for- mation of the coast guard presents the somewhat unusual feature of the off- shoot of an older service of the govern- . 3.—Algonquin extinguishing fire on schooner Argo, loaded e patrol. 5.—Unalga pumping out the bark Parsmita, stranded at Lost Harbor, Alaska. 6.—Crew from Gloucester coast guard station 8—The Seneca on ice patrol. ment being developed independently, and finally with its parent organization merged into a new branch of Federal activity, which, while preserving the primary object of comservation of life and property, Is capable, by means ot its broader foundation, of expanding its sphere of usefulness along both civil and military lines in all maritime func- tions connected with the government. In general the duties of the coast guard may be classified as follows: Rendering assistance to vessels distress and saving life and property. Destruction or removal of wrecks, derelicts and other floating dangers. in x> Extending medical ald States vessels engaged fisheries. Protection of the customs revenue. Operating as a part of the navy in time of war or when the president shall direct. Enforcement of law and regulations governing anchorage of vessels in navi. gable waters, Enforcement of law relating to quar- antine and neutrality. Suppression of mutinies on merchant vessels. Enforcement of navigation and other laws governing merchant vessels and motorboats. Enforcement of law to provide for safety of life on navigable waters dur- ing regattas and marine parades. Protection of game and the seal and other fisheries in Alaska, etc. Enforcement of sponge fishing law, While the foregoing represent the principal duties, it is impossible to enu- merate all the tasks that fall to this service, for it is essentially an emer- gency service, and it seems to be gen- crally recognized that all the great de- partments of the government should call upon the coast guard for any spe- cial work of a maritime nature fop which no vessels are especially main~ tained. to Untte@ in deep sea OF LIVES SAVED ANNUALLY BY REVENUE CUTTER AND COAST GUARD SERVICE