New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD = PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISE VILLA SUGCESSFULLY| ELUDES PURSUERS Hilitary Men Admit That Bandit | Has Entirely Escaped IN SANTA MARIA VALLEY? Believed to Have Split Followers | | | | 3ands to Mislead U. | Into Seve S. Forces—Supplics Ready for | Shipment Over Railroad. Bl Paso, Tex., March 30—Military secret today of their rancisco Villa had slip- men made belief that ped through the cordon of American troops and Carranza forces pursuing him in Mexico. The latest information was that the bandit leader was moving through the Santa Maria valley. Once among his peon friends, who probably would give American troops mi ing information regarding his where- houts, Villa might escape detention 1 long time, it was pointed out. Itoving bands of Villa men are reported everywhere in the region of Santa Maria valley, but apparently flying columns h: not come in contact with them. Mexicans Uninformed. Mexican officials said today they had no news as to the whereabouts of Villa, but that the troops of the de facto government are aiding the American soldiers in the attempt to capture him. Ranchers from the Chihuahua dis- trict said that when it became known that there was a price upon Villa's head dead or alive the bandit would be in constant danger of betrayal. Whether the American troops made it known that there i ward for Villa has not been learned here among the peon population. Brigfl Gen. Ball, commandant at Fort BI today to MEETING OF ALLIES ACCOMPLISHED MUCH No Exceptions to Perfect Accord With ‘Which Plans Were Greeted— Troubles to Be Relieved, Paris, March 30, 5:30 a. m.—"“We re all of us, without any exception satisfied with the resolutions whici were taken at the conference of the al- lies,” said Antonio Salandra, the Ital- ian premier, to a representative of the Matin. “Our votes were unanimous and their subject matter represented concrete realities. We are particular- Iy plased at the importance given dur- ing our deliberations to the question of shipping and freights. “We recognize that a state of war implies certain restrictions and priva- tions, but these privations can be re- duced to a minimum by the loyal co- operation of all. I believe that a ju- dicious and equitable system is about to be adopted which Wwill relieve the transport trouble from which both you and we have been suffering.” DETECTIVES TO INSPECT MILFORD’S DEAD MAN Body Found Hanging from Tree May Be That of Jean Crones. Milford, March 30.—To investigate the report that the unidentified body | found hanging from the limb of an apple tree in this township a week ago is 1]\&( of Jean Crones, is the mission of ddtectives on the way to Milford from *Chicago, according to authorita- tive information today. Sheriff Mallory, of this town, went to Bridgeport today and gave the po- lice of that city a description of the body. The description tallies with that of Crones, wanted in Chicago where he is alleged to have poisoned awaited official orders |a quantity of soup at a banquet for ship supplies to the army |the purpose, it is believed, of causing over the Mexican Northwestern rail- | the death of Bishop Mundelein and road. Gasoline, forage, canned goods | 200 guests. and flour will go forward as soon as The only difference in the descrip- the orders are received. tions is that the dead man’s eyes are Shipment by Trucks. blue while those of Crones were Meanwhile Major Elliott, depart- ment quartermaster, is moving sup- plies in great quantities to Columbus, N. M., where they are carried in motor truck trains over the Mexican desert to the army base below Casas Grandes. Ten carloads were shipped | to Columbus today and ten new mo- tor trucks were also sent to the army base there. Twenty-seven more motor trucks will go forward iate | today. Army officers here believe that Col- umbus will be continued as an auxil- fary b for the American army. They point out that no great reliance can be placed on the Mexican North- western railroad as a sole line of communication because of its condi- c brown. Undertaker George J. Smith, who has charge of the body, says there is a pos: bility of the eves shanging color due to strangulation, when a bluish film covers the eye ball. The authorities in Chicago were noti- fled and at thelr request Undertaker Smith has been instructed to hold the body until further instruction. During the week hundreds have viewed the body but none could iden- ; it and it was generally accepted that the man was never in the section before. The clothing worn by the man bore the trade mark of Adler and Company, of Chicago. MEN’S LAW A HARDSHIP. tion to carry heavy train loads of | No One Has Power to Suspend It— supplies A report that Villa on Tuesday had raided Santa Tomas, south of Nam- lquipa, became current here today was not credited. Neither Gen. Shipping Is Delayed. Seattle, Wash., March 30.—In reply hut [to a telegram sent to Secretary of - | Commerce Redfield by the Seattle vira, commander of the Jaurez gar- | Merchants Exchange complaining that rison, nor Mexican consul Garcia had | American shipping was being delayed received any advices from Mexico |because of vessels inability to obtain and officers of the Mexican North- |seamen in accord with the provision western railroad raid. Americans Aid Villa. Department of lowing a trial which is said to lead to American sources of supply for | Villa, have uncovered evidence in New York and other cities which they believed when fully developed will tify the charge, The allegation often made that Villa has received aid from German sources, also is being investigated, but no indication has been given as to whether any evidence has been found. The department is disinclined to act on its evidence, that American men and supplies have gone to Vilia while it is in the stage that will in- volve only subordinate: It intends to pursue the trail, if possible, to the men higher up. While army officials here did not conceal their disappointment over the first chief’s refusal to permit full train loads to enter Mexico under American military guard, they were | visibly relieved at the prospect of using the railroad in even a limited way, for the transportation problem was one of the most serious faced by General Funston. The stories of soldiers returning from the front taken in conjunction with the guarded admissions by the military authorities confirmed the be- Hef that the motor truck system had proven inadequate and that some better way of provisioning General Fershing’s forces must be found very quickly. | , fol- Road Ts Dilapidated. Anxiety is now mainly centered on what can be hoped for from the di- gapidated Northwestern railroad. For some time a schedule of only one train in two days has been maintained between Juarez and C Grand The distance is 168 miles and the trip is made in from twelve to twenty bours. A heavily l1oaded freight train is expected to take much longer than this. One important question upon which the army officials here are anxious to obtain light is exactly what interpre- tation will be placed by the Mexican officials on Carranza’s instructions d they had no |of the seamen’s act, a telegram has information regarding the reported |been received from Secretar; field, it was announced today, Re saying that no one had power to suspend the law “The facts in each individual case that is reported to the department will be carefully ‘investigated and ac- tion, if any, will be based upon actual conditions found to exist,” said the secretary’s reply. “Every possible ef- fort must be made by owners, mas- ters and agents to comply fully with the law.” COALITION SCOR! Its Candidate Defeats Rival in Hydo Election—Liquor Traffic an Issue. London, March 30, 12:37 p. m.—The coalition government has scored an- other victory at the polls, its candi- date, Owen Jacobsen, having been suc- cesful in a by-election at Hyde, with a majority of 874 over B. P. Davie: independent. The by-election w aused by the resignation of Francis Neilson, who found he could not sup- port the war policy of the government. Mr. Neilson has been in America for some time. Mr. Davies fought the election on the question of restriction of the liquor traffic, which he opposed. Mr. Jacob- sen received 4,089 votes and Mr, Davies 3 DIADEM SUNK. London, March 30, 12:556 p. m.— The British steamship Diadem has | been sunk. The Diadem, 3,752 tons gross, was last reported on her arrival at Mar- seilles on February 15 from Penarth, Wale: owned in Newcastle. RIVER AT DANGER MARK. Cincinnati, O., March 30.—The river here is only 1.3 feet from the dan- ger mark of 50 feet, which it is ex- pected to pass late today. EARTHQUAKE FELT. Fort De France, Martinique, March | that supplies must be shipped in the | 30.—An earthquake occurred here at ) 5:18 o’clock this morning. There was (Continued on Kleventh Page.) | no damage. of the Third Cavalry gold department despatches Gen. Funston. The detachment was sent to that point to strengthen the border patrol in that vicini ‘Washington has imposed s on Major Gen. ¥uns plans for using the Mexican North- western railroad to the American troops. He declined to say early today whether the imme- diate use of the line would be ordered. ington last night a code m She was built in 1906 and | Cca irandes and Galeana districts of Chi- huahua, according to the statement FIRST SUPPLIES ARE READY FOR RAILROAD Washington Assumes That Ship- ment to Troops Has Been Made VEIL OF SECRECY IMPOSED Gen. Funston Told to Keep Silent on Use of Mecxican Road—Acro D patch Line Is Resumed—. Troops—Men Are Well. ‘Washington, March 30.—General Funston was expected to tender to the Mexican Northwestern Railroad con- signments of supplies for shipment to | the American forces beyond the bord- er under an agreement made with | Gen. Carranza by the state de. ment. The first chief helped to solve the e army’s most difficult problem in the | chase for Villa by granting renewcd requests for permission to use the raii- road. Carranza has agreed that the line can be used on a commercial basis, and this is construed here to mean that all service shall be paid for at regular rates This does not involve the shipment of munitions nor the use of American guards on the Mexican trains. The state department will negotiate with Carranza further to bring about a more complete understanding pending the completion of the proposed pro- tocol with the defacto government to cover the entire subject of the inter- national pursuit of Villa. Assuming that Carranza had noti- fied his officers on the border of the new agreement for the use of the rail- road, an order was dispatched to Fun- ston late last night to tender supplies for shipment. Once the rail supply line is in oper- ation, officials said today, the motor truck service now in operation could be dispensed with except as a supple- mentary service. While official military news was lacking, officials viewed with satis: tion press reports saying the American cavalry were cl bandif ¢ upon Villa and his Third Squadron Arrives The arrival of the third squadron at IFort Ring- sported in war today froi Tex: , Was I Navy department advices from Mexico reported conditions on hoth | | coasts quiet and tory. generally satisfac Veil of Secrecy. San Antonio, Te March 30.— secrecy arding on re send supplies to Gen. Funston received from Wash- ssage he- lieved to have contained instructions for use of the Northwestern railroad and orders that supplies be tendered for such shipinent from El Paso to Casas Grandes. Hope was expressed in military circles that further negotiations be- tween the state department and Car- ranza might result in the Mexican government making certain conces- sions by which the shipping problem would be made easier. The army de- authority to place guards over sires supplies in transit, even if the goods ! must move as commercial freight. Because of the feeling that the rail- road will not solve the transportation problem under conditions imposed for its use, the operation of motor trucks | Letween Columbus and the field base will be continued for the present. Request Trooy San Diego, March ! uneasiness among re Mexican border in th county, cit officials, it was announced today, have sent a request to the war department at Washington urging that troops be stationed at several towns near the line. Acro Dispatch. Columbus, N. M., March #0.—Rec- sumption of the army aero dispatch | uspended tem- line which has been porarily because of climatic condi- tions, is expected today. Lieut. Ed- gar S. Gorrell said that he planned to start a flight to Casas Grandes and the fi days i prepared to carry more than one hun- dred newspapers from various sections of the United States for which the troops had asked. Reports received at the base canton- ment hospital here spoke well of the stamina of the men at the front, the percentage of sickness being at a minimum despite the burning sun of day and sharp chill of night to which the troops are exposed. A few cases of heat prostr: been reported, four negro infantr men, who recently finished a detail ot duty in the P'hilippines, being hrought here today. Carranza Men Useless, Douglas, Ari ranza {roops remain in the Cas today of United States Senatc AN I (Continued on F eventh Page.) TELLS WILD YARN OF HOW HE WAS FLEECED WRECK INQUIRY NOW UNDER WAY Hartford Hotel Employ Was Buncoed Out of $60 By Two Strangers, Federal, State and County Officials 3 Tnvestigate N. Y. C. Smash What the police regard as a “phon- ey” tale of a fleecing game, was told to Sergeant T. M, day by one Herting late vester- Richard Grant, Hotel Heublein laims that he from sixty hard earned dollars by | couple of local bunco steerers. According to the Hartford youth, he came to this city ye and at the Hotel Grand met a strang- | er who insisted that he was friend and that he had | several years cently, Grant showed the stranger his $60 roll and the latter borrowed it just separated Towcerman Driver of irst Train Saw Stop Sig- | afternoon k For Vo Signal nal Which He Obeyed— I'or Second Section. Cleveland, 1 Amherst money in his o0 did the roll, Later Grant told a different story to the police. stranger who introduced him tc little gambling game. istent winner and finally stranger borrowed the roll s Again the duo disappeared and likewise the roll. 'CANADA SPLIT OVER DEALS IN MUNITIONS Favoritism Causes Political He disappeared [eral days, say surgeons attending the | of Chi- Tole- more | He was not Meanwhile quadruple inves- | of the disaster. conducted governmen as well mentioned with the inguiry are those E Herm econd section connection Towerman the east-bound Construction No. 8% construction “Death coach” modern steel Crisis—Immense Profits of Middlemen. prom- important feature of investigation. . March 30— in opinion was waiting today to he: government it is alleged by some sleep and failed to give : en- | | towerman now in England, regarding charges of favoritism E ment in connection with the awz: of munitions vising him of the charges Hughes, it was declared to- Members of parliament stated today that as an outcome of the alle; an insurgent element saw no | section | conservatives, something { specd about ancelled engager v York on April 1, saying that con- tingencies had its Lo speak in asserts he set no stop si for Middicmen mentioned | awarding of contracts by the Canadian shell committee, for Richmond county, clared in a speech said the profits parliament. were divided departmen former Ameri tormerly leader of { in Montreal. GLASGOW STRIKERS ORDERED TO RETURN erted that he failed to Tow- | Supplementing statement tion and the block have signalled a dead-stop. was on the lookout was two miles Amalgamated Socicty of train $6. threw | Clyde District Declares T1 tion Was Unconstitutional. n stopped, and T investigation the men who have quit Amalgamated Society IEngineers decided today Clyde shops was unconstitutional and called on the men to return to work Belnap, representing the commerce s vention of the muni- warns the strike is in contr tions of war act, and they are liable to fines which may be ! deducted from the earnings. The council district is the only one affected Two socialist spe S ed today for inciting munitions ers on the Clyde to —Because of dents along the before Mr. officials investi- ccident, Pack- | utilities | * informal simultaneously gations of the Hefferman inspectors commission vestigation Gall- | from father son i JEWELS ARE STOLEN rmer Mayor of Mount Clemens, Tdentificatic Goes to Work to Support Herself— e t plane from the front for three Chi- due to arrive. Lieut. Gorrell Returns to Find $3,000 Gone. M. Grau, Jerry address unknown bodies of unidentified. | believed to be n Giblin, Sr., of this cit “probable was given City, Ohio. valued at $3,000, which gifts of her late hus e virtually all that was iefr settlement of the estate. that of Aus among unidentified today as follows: night she (leveland. tion have brothers of to Cleveland March 30.—Not 200 s been heard of: ight and I (Continued On o~ ———— ! toll sev- ceed Two been will | stat | i this in n S0 offi- still the ONE TO COUNTRY, IS [UUIELEY NI WIFE’S EXPLANATION | Beaver Street Finds Note Missing Wife. during her 222 REYNOLDS GIVES R { 2 note to console him | ENGINEER SAW NO SIGNALS calora hurried like a dutiful hubby arrived the only and when he | of | left in a conspicuous place wanted to go to the coun- | don’t be angry. Christmas one “MYRTLE.” | sorrowful the | opinion that his wife has returned to | feature after { The couple have been married about |4 have no children. NE WITNESS WANTED Embalmer, Said to Have Ac- | ¢ cepted $9,000 from Den- tist Is Hunted for. New York, March 30—One import- | WOrk being donc on streeta ant witness desired by the district at- complete the avi- | whether the | was Eu- embalmer, who, | en either to see the signal or exceeded | | he _| bod pulled | “Death car” asserts he stopped | originating 1 | | Kane hour persons in besides said to early | was re- yes- day placed the number of dead at | mine: tombed today mine of the state- was asleep or loss of the | from here would | giv- realized | failure when jammed This the Then the crash | I didn’t have time to stop the | too, | | | in- | early | invest superinten- | lines | | in- | | | Cleve- | | him | (g || | | vria, his was Waite, accepted $ | payment of $: 9,000 in cash as part | o e o | ing Mr. Curtis told of the o8 that embalming the father-in- Rapids, ordered conspir- to | whether | allegaed arrest on a charge of Physicians _said today 'brobably “would be well enough , | leave the that Waite to The receive in indictments, the | TOMBED. ‘?\ino Men in shaft—Rescuers Unable | acte to Find Them. Johnstown, are reported to have been en- by an explosion in the Conemaugh Smokeless (Signed) HUGH REY,; at Seward eight miles | rescuers | penetrated the mine for a distance of | 2,000 feet, but because of the smoke | and gas were unable to had been working [ men, among whom was Supt. two | Waddell. y would have flashed a cau- | operating to capacity which dccounts | a mile away been | third ward | at | third ward, but I do know thi | work when the explosion occurred. | SINKING OF PALEMBANC Submarine Missed k and Hit Dutch Ship. Copenhagen, March 30, via Rotterdam pondent of the Politiken says that ac- the Dutch | ministry of marine torpedoed | around the town containing o steamship Palembang w strover which was engaged in pick- s up mines The inference is dra the corres- that the Palembang was submarine which intended | )y the British warship and not | the Dutch me Remainder of Serbian Refugees Reach Saloniki Safely. 30,000 Serbian | fonlowing the | | southward, reaching Sulonik ing perished according to received from itive at Saloniki of the Swiss Red Cross. succeeded 1 the others hav- | er rate of taxes. In a session [ formed the members of the d INVALID DROWNED. Stamford, 30.—William dead in a lagoon low afternoon. GATHER TH Councilman Flays B —Mayor Busy Del | Elliott ¥Furnishes Dive Quigley Campaign, | | —“Rutherford, Sup Servant Playing Po !, The merry little | ampaign talks being i the candidates on the rows warmer each day pears to be a case of inother. T s reeently ti irticle showing wher@ Curtis’ talk had been in@ | a business man who pul { questions that caused me |in the political world. this episode passed then}y unchest fril { of the pri in the pe: | terrupts the councilma | marks at the Stanley ny, and who shé | tion to debate with the &p he was abruptly cut shoi r attention seemed ol | ed him as he conuued to | -avse of the outbreak byt of the mayor w made by the speaker never ordered by th coung Reynolds Retra Councilman Curtis said § intention during the to make statements | back, and in which the rous | ords will back him. At a re | talk; which Hugh Reynolds thm tart by some statements, Wi inded by the speaker asy for which he demanded a | iie read the following leut New Britain, | March O. I. Curtis, Esq., City Dear Sir:—In reply to of March 28, 1916, in wH stated that I accused you ofl ing & elie “6F the” 3 | Commercial street several | for $12,000.00, when in reaf | 000.000 could be secured, | T retract said statement and | made in regard to the sald property at a less price than secured.. ' T did not intend | | any statement reflecting on yd or integrity or to qu ahy way your connection | sale, and T would be glad to | in any way that a good @i serves. Yours very truly, Not Machine Candidaj Mr. Curtis said that it ha led to his attention that h ent had told his listeners at shop Tuesday that he (Curtig | machine candidate and was a | favored for the nomination “Now I do not know abg not asked for the support of | chige (so called) neither do | which way the manufacturers ing to vote. My opponent has #} | out his administration. tolq ¥ | he did not favor bringing poli the conduct of city affairs, | his political manager? Art] } Rutherford, building inspecto: | by the city of New Britain Recently a circular was the things that the city execu | done for a certain nationality, | Curtis said that from eighteen | ty names were ned to the g | and they were either membe: | of the city commissions, or el were identified with holders o | commissions through business atives, | “T am alone in this fight for Six years ago I won out in a | at the state armory in as fair test as was ever conducted in | T dia not have the machine then. What I want is the sup; | the people of New Britain in as | to give good clean business ad tration Dwelling on the much moof question, Mr. Curtis recalled th) | form of Mayor Quigley two yea | when he promised to work for common council when w came up for discussion he said that passage of it would mean se in taxes to 17 1-4 mills, that time Mayor Quigley left hy | to come down on the floor o { chamber to deny it Howevel present | sample of the work of the city's te x rate of 19 6-10 mill was an invalid is believed the shore was overcome fell into the CURTIS NAME Councilman announced as been iden- | stro utive in keeping down the tax “He tells you that the state # | to be paid this year, but he d | tell you that the county tax di | have to be p | ten you that " | earnest attention to his dutiesy aid this year. He @ x Collector Loon been successful in collecti $ more than previous vears, He not lay any claim to electing! Loomis,” said Curtis A Little ¥ Councilman Curtis was partie in his talk on the street aving Talk, (Continued On Ninth Pages