New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST DF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD! HERALD “ADS” MEAD BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1916 —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1 " SIX PERSONS KILLED AND MANY HURT I RAID OVER MILAN, ITALY Anti-Aircraft Guns Open Heavy Fusillade and Machines Disappear After Dropping Bombs; Material Damage Reported Small BULGARIANS OCCUPY GERMANS Trench Blow Up Mine—British De- feated With Heavy Losses by Turks— Large Numbers of Sultan’s Forces Being Rushed to Mesopatamia—In- | creasing Activity Reported in Bal- Kans. London, Feb. 14. 2:30 p. m.—A Reu- , ter despatch from Milan says six per- killed bombs dropped sons and several by the planes which appeared this The planes were from aero- over the city morning despatch sa several aero- the raid, which Anti-aircraft guns opened a heavy fusillade and the drop- damage all took part in - made at 9 a.. m. aeroplanes disappeared after ping bombs. The material was small. The casualties were among civilians. In. Northern Italy. Miian is in northern Italy, south of the Sv and seventy miles ~Awest of the Austrian line. There have been a number of aeroplane raids durk ing the war over Venice, Ancona and other points along the east coast, such . as the one reported yesterday which caused the death of fifteen persons, but aerial attacks heretofore have not been made on points as far in the in- terior Milan: Milan is the second largest city in 4 Ttaly with a population of about 500,000. It has some of the finest churches of Europe, Incruding the cel- ebrated Cathedral Mariae Nasbentl. 5 Its galleries contain many yaluable * works of art. Bulgarian i'(‘llpy Fieri, b3 % - London, Feb. 14, 7:20 a. m.—A F Reuter's despatch from Athens says ibat Bulgarian forces have occupied the Albanian town of Fieri, about sixteen miles from Avlona. s border, A despatch from Athens on Feb. 7 said that, according to advices from Austria, Austrian and Bulgarian troops had formed a junction in Al- } bania and occupied the town of El- basan, 38 miles southeast of Dura; ‘and 50 miles northeast of Avlona The Austrian official statement an- nounced that Feb. 9 Austro-Hun- garian troops occupied Tirana, which lies about 20 miles northwest of El- hassan. The present announcement that the Bulgarians have occupied Fieri, which is about 37 miles south- sywest of Klbassan, may indicate that the Austrians and Bulgarians have rtarted separate campaigng from that point, the former advancing on Durazzo, while the Bulgarians are aiming at Avlona, which is occupied in force by Italian troops. The Aus- trian officialy statement published on J'eb. 12 said that Italian forces had ked the positions taken by the trians west of Tirana but that attacks had failed. Germans Make Gains, Terlin, I"eb. 14, via London, 3:20 p m.—TImportant gains for Germany in two engagements were reported today by the war office Northwest of Tahure positions ove: front of 700 yards were captur ven oflicers and 300 men being m prisoner. In the re- < gion of Abensept, near the French frontier, allied positions 400 yards long were captur Today’s official statement says: “Western theater of war: Lively fights have continued over a great por- tion of the front. During the night the enemy again directed his fire on Lens and Lievin. “South of the Somme stubborn fizhts developed around an advanced and extending saphead of our posi- tion. We gave up a surrounding at- tack on outpost trenches. Counter Attacks Repulsed. enemy Marie d, at- were Champagne, south of St. “In the lacks made repulsed Northwest of Tahure we wrested from the French by a storming attack a position seven hundred metres In extent. The enemy left seven offi- cers and more than three hundred prisoners in our hands and lost three machine and five mine throw: er guns Destroy Allied Position. “South of Lusse, east of St. Die, we destroyed mine explosion a por- fion of one of the enemy’s positions. “Near Abersept, near the Irench frontier, our troops took French trenches over a front about four hun- dred yards in extent, a f dozen prisoners, two machine guns and three nlile thrower: “Our aeroy ne squadron ailway establishments and (Continued On Eleventh Page.) by a attacked n-ilitary injured | | 1914, N AEROPLANE ALBANIJAN TOWN; MAKE GAINS IN WEST ‘POULTRY TRUST" KNEW | BAFF WAS T0 BE SLAIN | According to Information in Letter Received by Di trict Attorney Swann. i ew York, Feb. 14.—The “Poultry knew months in advance that Barnet Baff, an independent dealer who was murdered by gunmen in was doomed to die, according to information which, contained in a letter received by District Attorney Swann today, the prosecutor is en- deavoring to confirm. The grand jury yas prepared today to listen to evidence, but Mr. Swann decided to defer until next week his presenta- tion of the case. Ninety per cent. of the dealers in a west side market knew there was a plot against Baff’s life, according to the letter which reached Mr. Swann, and a so-called poutry club, made up of many of these deale planned the murder the letter charg- ed. Baff was one of their bitterest competitors and had fought the “trust” by quoting lower prices. Scores of other letters were received, telling of the existence of the “‘Poul- try club.” About 200 men, including many dealers, are suspected of having contributed, in sums of $5 to $50 ta the fund which was paid to Baff's murderers.” Many of these contribu- tions were made innocently, District Attorney Swann believes, the givers understanding that the money was being raised for a legal fight against Baff. The prosecutor anticipated that an expected indictment will accusc at least twenty men, including to be charged with murder. “We a closing in on the entire gang,” Mr. Swann said today. District Attorney Swann believes be has enough evidence to send, to the eleciric chair four men in addi- | tion to some of the gunmen who actually did the murder. These men re said to have had the distribu- | tion of the murder fund. The dis- trict attorney said that if it is proved that the twelve members of the steer- ing committee know all the steps | taken in the murder conspiracy each of them would be in the same legal position as was Becker in the Rosen- tha] case. ' Many of the poultry dealers who assert that they contributed innocent- i ly to the fund used to finance Baff's murder have voluntarily given in- formation to the district attorney. Mr. Swann today issued an appeal to | the other merchants who contributed | tc the fund to give him the names of the members of the murder com- mittee. Much of the evidence thus far obtained by the district attorney | was given by Frank Ferrara, who s he was chauffeur of the auto- mobile in which the gunmen went to il Baff and in which they escaped | after the crime. FUTURE ACTS MAY DECIDE U. S. STAND Regarding Teutonic Submarine Attack Without Warning on Armed Mer- c¢hantmen After March 1. ‘Washington, Feb. 14.—The United | States probably will leave to future de- velopments whether any action will be taken in response to the announcement from the Teutonic allies that armed merchantmen beginning March 1, will be subjected to submarine aitack without warning Austria’s formal notification of her intention to sink without warning armed merchant ships after March 1 was received today by the state depart- ment. Tt is substantially the same as that received from Germany. | Secretary Lansing said no decision | had been reached on the attitude of | | the United States. He had read the { German memorardum carefully, he said, and found it agreed with the pub- lished description contained in recent news despatches from Berlin. ! ¥eb. | time to use the life-boats. | mean drift of | with SUBMARINE SINKS FRENCH CRUISER Adumiral Gharner Sent {0 Bottom While Patrolling Syrian Coast BRITISH CRUISER HITS MINE Teared His Majesty’s Ship Arcthusa Will Be Total Wreck—About Ten Men Lose Lives in Incident Oft England. Paris, Feb. 14, the loss of tho 01 m.—Reports French ruiser Am 1 Charner, which was reported to have been sunk by a submarine while patrolling the Syrian coast, were confirmed today. According to at the ‘French ministry of marina, raft bearing one live sailor and the bodies of fourteen of his companions has been spicked up off the of p. of information received coast Destroyed Feb. 8. The rescued men said the Amiral Charner was sunk on the morning of 8. He declared there was no An official statement given out the Krench ministry of marine terday said that no news had bheen received from the cruiser Amiral Charner since Feb. 8, when according to a German telegram, a submarine had sunk “A French warship,” British Cruiser Hits Mine. London, Feb, 14, 4:19 p. m—The British cruiser Arethusa struck a n.ine today off ‘the East coast of England, according to a statement i ed by the British official press bureau. Tt is feared, the statement adds, the vessel will be a total wreck. About ten men were Jost in the sink- ing of the cruiser. Text of Statement. The text of the official ay by yes- statement His majesty’s ship Arethusa, Com- modore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt has struck a mine off the coast. It is feared she will become a tatal wreck. About ten men were lost. Arethusa Light Cruiscr. The Arethusa was a light cruiser displacing 3,600 tonus. She was built at Chatham in 1913-14. She was 410 feet long, 39 foot heam and had a 14 fec The was 6-inch inch was do cruiser armed with guns fore and aft and six Buns on the broadside. She eauipped with four 21-inch torpe- tubes. two 1 Battle, The Arethusa had not been 48 hours out of the hands of her builders be- fore she was called upon to take part in one of the most important battles in the North Sea since the war be- gan—that of the engagement off Hel- igoland, August 28, 1914. It was a torpedo from the thusa which struck the battered man cruiser Bleucher and sent her to the bottom in the great North Sea battle between British and Germs squadrons on Jan. 24, 1915. In Important Are- jet- GIVES WILSON ASSURANCES. ary Committee to Work in Harmony with President on Defense. Washington, Feb. 14.—Presider.t Wilson today received a letter frem Chairman Hay of the house military committee, assuring him of the desire of the committee to work in harmony House M ! with him in perfecting the plans for national defense. The letter was sent a resolution by the committeo thanking the president for his con- fidence expressed in his published cor- respondence with former Secretary Garrison. The letler follows: “I have Deen instructed by the committee on in compliance sentatives to convey to you the very great appreciation which the commit- tee feels for the confldence which have shown in its good faith and p. triotism and to assure you of its de- ire to work in harmony with in perfecting a plan which would he of the greatest benefit to the country.” | AGED WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY IN BED rs. Annie Treicher Visited F Last Evening—Dics at AL M. Today. M Annie Treicher, Andrew Treicher of 1 died suddenly in bed o'clock this morning. tc heart failure. Mrs. Treicher had been in her usu health until stricken. Last evening she and her husband visited frienis and on returning home she without complaining of being She w wife of 2 Winter stree shortly after Death was due il CANADA’S ALARM U Washington, Feb. 14.—Department | | of justice officials sald today that ! they had no evidence to support the alarm of Canadian officials that the Dominion was in danger of invading | parties from the United States. Many | investigations of such charges have | been made since the war began and no new cvidence has come to lizht | Jately, they said. "OUNDED. | | lm Irairview cemete the heart at o’clock and althousgh Dr. O'Connell was summoned she died before he could help her, Mrs. Treicher is a naftive of man as 70 years of sides her husband by a former marri The funeral will be held Wednesday ifternoon at o'clock, Rev. M. W. udian officiating. Interment will be ¥. Ger- Be- family a also | you | retired | ricken with cramps around | DR. DAVIS MAY BE HEAD OF DARTMOUTH Former Pastor of South Congregation- al Church Being Considered For President of College, Rev. Dr. O. S. Dav former ! pastor of the South Congregzation: , church, this city, will succeed Dr. r { nest Fox Nichols as president of Dax mouth college, seems a foregons coni- clusion, according to a story en:anat- | That REV. DR. O. S. DAVIS, ing from Boston. Dr. Davis is now president of the Chicago Theologics Seminary, a position which he has filled since leaving here seven years ago. Dr. Davis came to this city in fall of 1904 and filled the pastor of the South Congregational church for four years. He succeeded Dr. James W, Cooper. While lLere made a name for himself as an orator and received innumerable nvitations to speak at various affairs throughout the country. He was prominent in all uplift movements in the city and when he left the city his was keenly felt, Dr. Davis is a native and received his lower that state. Later he attended mouth and was graduated with class of 1889. He then enrolled a student in Hartford Theological Seminary and afterwards studicd in Europe, receiving the degree of doc- tor of philosophy from Leipsic uni- versity, Germany. He has received doctor of divinity degrees from a western university and from his alma mater. His popularity is as ereat in Hanover it w in this city and ho invited to at every “Dartmouth Night” the past five years Amongs mouth men, the news tha Dr. Davis may be placed in charge of he des- tinies of their alma mater is received with pleasure. 'WILSON AND VAN DYKE HOLD CONFERENCE the loss of Vermont education in Dart- the has been exercise | Dart- | | Discuss American Trade and Mails By Allies. Washingen, Ifeb. 14.—Interference with American t entente a conference 1de and mails by the allies was discussed sident today at Wil- son and Henry Van Dyke, American minister at The Hague. brought by Dr. Van Dyke is to be used by the United States in fram- ing the note to Great Britain on con- traband. Dr. Van between Pre Dyke said embargoes by the Netherlands on practically all military affairs of the house of repre- | articles on the contraband and condi- | | tional Amer trals w | the shutting | supply contraband list Tncreased n trade with European as due largely, he thought, to off of other sources of American trade with Burope was flour- ishing in spite of the obstacles thrown in its wa) A formal report on the removal of mail by Great Britain from the steam- | er Rotterdam has been made to the state department by Dr. Van Dyke, who came home on the ship. Dr. Van Dyke wil remain country until March 5. in this STR HENRY PRAGNELL DEAD. ims Managing Part- ner of London Shipping Agency. 14, 11:06 a, is dead Tlcart Disease ¢ | London, P ai Ieb. —8ir London m. | George heart ignell in of 150, Sir George gnell of a London and shipping agency ed in 1912, and w National Patriotic was born in 1 ¥ was managing manufacturin He was knight- 1s chairman of the ssociation. Hao | partner | ———— i ATHER. | ) i Hartford, ¥eb, Hartford and vicinity continued cold tonight. dny T and warmer, e l ' Tues- he | for | Interference With | Information | against re-portation have been placed | neu- | Dr. Van Dyke took the position that | ALL SINGL WILSON CANDIDATE. 5ot e * FOR RENOMINATION ..... T Proclamation Summons of Military Age Who Have Not Been Exempted, President Formally Gives Consent That His Name Be Used 2 —Oflicia 14 | proclamation calling up London, Ieb. p. m the remaining single men under the Derby plan | the military service action was postec ON OHIO PRIMARY BALLOT ‘v . cempted. all to the colors will have the enrolling all single men o who have not ex | age been age ¢ | Chief Executive’s Announcement Held to By Democratic Leaders Clarify | Single men who did not attest un Earl of Derby's plan are ! compulsory military of exemption, the act of on | der the to certain classes . | under the terms of President | 3¢ (ne last session which went into effect eb. a candi- | London dispatch of Saturday, forc | casting today’s call, said the unexpect | edly speedy summons might be | buted to the many recent president stated that he | tions between the minister to and the war office. the Political Situation Throughout | ject service the Country. Ieitn passc Washington, Wilson | sent that i+ date 1 Feb, formally 14. tod gave his con- 10. name be used a r renomiration. i atiri In of Ohio, unwilling letter to ‘he secretary of state the of muni was enter a contest for | tions EAD GIRL'S PARENTS | the nomination, but was ready 1o per- | mit the use of his name in the { ing primary in order that the demo- crats of Ohioc might make known | their preference. com- Complies With Law . The sition ident made known his po- order to comply with the Ohio primary law, which requires didates for delegates to the par ventions to make known their f second choices before Februar: also requires that the candidates for | delegates have the consent of their choices to make use of their names. The president was formally notified of the requirements of the law last | week and today he wrote Charles Q. Hildebrant, secretary of state of Ohio, as follows: I am enclosing to you a letter, the oceasion of which I dare ay will be quite obvious. Friends in Ohio have called my attention to sect 1954 of the gencral code of Ohio as | amended in 1914 with regards to pri- | mary elections and have requested that I indicate my willingness to have my | name used. | 1 accordingly take the liberty of sending you the enclosed letter as for- mal permission under the statute Text of Letter. The letter the president inclosed was as follows: “While T am entirely un- willing to enter into any contest for the presidential nomination of the | democratic party, 1 am willing to per- | mit the use of my name that the dem- | ocrats in Ohioc may make known their | preference in regard to that nomina- tion. I pre in i Ask District Attorney to Re lease Orpet Who Is Held | for Murder. 14—The lLake dead Chicago, Feb. parents o Fores th Marion Lambert, the High school girl found in woods near the suburb last Thursday have appealed to state's attorne Lake County to re the held of murd state’s of the no desire Ralph Dady of lease Will H. of Wisconsin am Orpet, Univer sity student a Waukegan on a charge The Lamberts told the torney they had doubt of Orpet and they had be vindictive toward the Although the nature of the po which caused the girls' death i been determined by a partial analy of the stomach the officers are at loss to account for the container Sheriff Griffin of Lake County sai his men had searched every sectio: of the woods where the body wa found and has visited every dru store in Madison and in towns alon order, to satisfy the l(ne Jake shore from Waukegan t technical requirements of the statutes | uangion. Pictures of Orpet wer of the state of Ohio, I hereby consent | shown byt no evidénce was foun to the of my name as a candidate | (nat he had purchased polson. for the presidency by any candidate R the rais by bietiar st which e hassa who seeks to be elected a delegate t0 | otween the girl and Orpet—thirty the national democratic convention [ (e written by him and twenty-fiv which {eitolasdemble intTune; next i ey s el Tie L SR e R First Formal Conscnt. { been traced from its inception t This was the firs the time of the tragedy. The mi: | haa consented formally to have his |show, the officgrs say, that al name uged in connection with the | Was felt about the girl's condition nomination. His name has been placed | early as last September, but the crisi on primary ballots in several siate passed and their fears were allaye however, through the activities until recently. friends. The inquest on the body of The president takes the position [ Lambert, it is expected, will be that the voters will have to determine | Sumed on Wednesday. By that time whether he will make the race for the | it is believed, the analysis of th presidency in 1916 as the democratic | Organs will have been completed. candidate. In 'a letter written to A. MitcheM Palmer, then a represents tive from Pennsylvania, before his in- auguration, Mr. Wilson made it plain that he would only be a candidate | again if the democratic voters desired it. at guil t <0 i therefore, i use it time the president | I of MAY SOON ARREST Taken For Granted. Assistant Chef of U Political advisers end friends of the president have taken it for granted for months that he would be the nominee of his party and have made their plans accordingly. The national democratic committee has preparcd all the campaign ma- terial with the fdea that he would be the party candidate. The formal announcement today expected by democratic leade clarify the political situation through out the count Supporters of the president, they said today, now would be able to work for him more openly. iversity Club « Chicago Suspected Of Act At Dinner to Archbishop. Chicago, Ieb. Supt. of Police 14.—Iirst deput Hermann Schuettle said today that he expected the arres within short time of Jean Crones assistant chef at the University Clu who is suspected of putting poisorn the soup se Thursday night to Archbishop Mun delein. Schuettler and a force of on hundred mounted officers, detectie and uniformed policemen were at reception given last night to the arch bishop at the Auditorium theater De tectives guarded the entrances to watct | FRANKLIN BURTON TAKEN TO PRISON | 1oz actoriour stinis wicay ttom’ | scattered about among the audienc and several were near the prelale all times. Schuettler said no mation of any planned outbreak hau been reccived but he was merely viding for possibiliti Empty poison bottle found in the kitchen sity Club verified by analy of the soup served at banquet indicate that the alleged soner made scientific caleulations, cording to the authorities to levery guest at the club officials said it was covers were to be laid for were also | hut the last moment transferred to the state prison includ- | were issued for 100 more. Sophie Krause, who is under | were present. life sentence for drowning her two to about thr in a reservoir in Milford. | imum fatal dose. transfer of prisoners leaves | attribute from | the jail for the first time in four | those taken sick | ¥ s clear of state prisoners with the exception of one man, who is (o | I be taken to Wethersfield at the cori- | pletion of a jail sentence which he is | [ now servin, | a to | a Former Treasurer of Ansonia Savings Bank Removed to Wethersfield— Mrs. Krause Starts Sentence. i and wrapper of the Univer a quantitative Feb. 14—Franklin former treasurer of the An- sonia $avings bank in Ansonia, was taken from the county jail to the state prison at Wethersfield today to | begin the three to ten years sentence imposed on him in the superior court last week for cmbezzlement of the s funds. Nine other pri New Burton, Haven, ac 1 banquet. The ners n all 2 a small | Tod dose | | sons To this the officer serious illness at the banquet Feb., 14.—Investiga t to poison several hun a dinner in Chicago it Mundelein ha by the to ad treasury The dc ans in Washington tion of the ed gues wnor of shown no feders vices | dep | partment intere prison | the discovery of ixuvm of one of the alleged plotters at rchbishop ground 1 government, received to tment from wi etion ording Ly the Chicago, ted explosives Franklin Burton the former treas- Lor | urer of the Ansonia Savings bank was ed at the prison thi 1t said at the warden's this rnoon that his work in had not been decided. ac noon office the th Those parliament, consulta - APPEAL FOR STUDENT young mon. as POISONER OF SOUP in | ved at a dinner given oi | A infor- the noi- | understood | That diluted the poison ifths of the min- MUNITIONS PLAN WRECKED BY FIR ? Loss at General Electric Co.'s F - | tory at Schenectady About §6,0 US COMBUSTI 1| Manager . SPONTANEQ | = | Generay Says Damage Be Repaived Work Resw ¥ | and | Possibly But Tomorrow Any | Within Two or Three Days. Schenectady, N. Y. Feb strc 14-—H d Gend | early today virtually de A | building utilized by the or the - | Electric company manu = munition $4.000 the | ture loss | be | timated “We [ to the started have o f war between and 6,000, mmons, Geo Al manager gener not Act significhl Mr. Emmons, shop where machining shells main shop. It undou by spontaneous o oil used to the shell do any said small fire in a been spreud to the caused ed was much was incident | bustion the | ing."” work b Mr. Emmons said the dami | would be repaired so that work g possibly tomorrow, within two or three da | fire department was | called upon, the being exf] | guished by.the fire Agh maintained by the compan employes of the munith | plant were sent home. It was rep ed that the roof of the bullding } | fallen in and that the walls had i | declared unsafe. Plant Closely The plant has been closely for some time, and no one lowed to approach the building today. ¢| The burned building was a =i | one-story structure of concrete, m Dock street. Formerly it was used an overall factory, but was purché the General Electric compan) few months ago and made into plant for the manufacture of | casings. There were no explosivel a | inflammable materials in the build R Fire Before Daybreak. :, The fire happened before daybre % | but was fought quietly by the ed o | pany’s firemen and nothing was p o | licly known of it until after the 4 | men employed in the building repd | ed for work and were informed 8 A | there was no work for them. Repair Damage. resumed iy rate The city be at blaze private £ force The Guarded. guan was muni t o n | by 3 a * VIOLATED TRADING WITH ENEMY A( o | a 3 | Toondon Firm Members Fined and prisoned for Obtaining Goods ¥ Germany Through New Yg . b, 14, today fined Rigden London, F the Old Bailey ner Rigden William Fownes | tenced to twelve months impni | ment, and Stanley Fownes Rigdem | four months imprisonment, on tH | withdrawing their former defenge | pleading guilty to the charge of taining goods from Germany throl their New York branch and trading i such goods in contravention of | trading with the enemy act three men are partners of Ko . |and Brothers company, glove ma " | facturers T| The prosecution " | tween the end of | end of December, Dl had obtained goods worth $30 from Saxony through the New ¥ anch, for which payment was o 1ade after the war, When the defendants their plea of not guilty the ' | marked t the trial must neq| - sarily have resulted in their com | tion. He pointed out the gravity | the charge, stating that trading Wi | enemy of Great Britain at e | time must be dealt 11;57 a. mg William G 500 pow was was o alleged that September and 1914, the acel withd judge an present W) e | seve * t| The sentence in the case of Willi Gardiner Rigden was light because 1lis of advanced and took on| | small part in the The off sentences do not hard labgs ely business. entai | CHOTR HAS RESIGNED' Further Indications of Internal '[ at Pcople’s Church Brought by Action. invitations | of the People’s chu the Further intery strife has been of the ¢ organist, Miss indieation existing in the brought out by resigi | 1 choir and alse Trader, tion ntire Lottie dawy i Trader, who opponents the pastor members declare they W their duties under say that the strike 1 Sidney is one Rev. M | ter of the strong \nderson, The not resume conditions | their going on | annual choir y presg and reason a that th | pastor rule cligible to y thelr the 1Ithough from choir. | .