New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1916, Page 1

l 'l HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS | NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1916 —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1 OEE-SAW BATTLE RAGES AT VERDUN Both French and German Aftacks Are Reported Repulsed RUSSIAN TRENCHES TAKEN Berlin Reports Success Against Czar's Troops on Eastern Front—Activity Along Galician and Italian Fronts-— Port Said Bombed Again. Paris, May 11, 11:50 a. m.—German troops made an attack last night on French positions near Vaux Pond, on “the Verdun front east of the Meuse. The war office announces that this attack was repulsed. West of the Meuse, the statement s, there was a vigorous artillery action in region of Avocourt wood. The text of the statement follows: “In the Champagne our fire de- molished a German trench 100 metres in length in the region to the south- east of Tahure. “On the left bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) the artillery combat was quite active in the region of the Wood of Avocourt. On the right bank German attack launchel at about o'clock in the morning on our positions to the west of Vaux was repulsed with bayonsts and hand grenad “The night was relatively calm on “the rest of the front. “On the night of May 10-11 four of our aeroplanes dro?(‘d 26 shells a upon the railroad stagfons of Dam- villers and Etain and upon ths park near FoameiXx, where a fire broke out.” French Attacks Repulsed. Berlin, May 11, by wireless to Say- ville—Two French attacks on the Verdun front, one delivered near Dead Man Hill and the other south- east of Hill 304, broke down with considerable losses under the German fire, the war office announced today. On the eastern front heavier fight- ing is under way. The Germans in one engagement captured 500 yards of Russian positions taking prisoner 309 unwounded men. The statement follows: , “Western front: German aeroplanes dropped bombs on Dunkirk and the railroads near Adinkerke. “On the Verdun front west of the Menuse the French again made an at- tack near Dead Man Hill in the af- ternoon and southeast of Hill 304 in the evening. Both attacks’broke _down in the face of our machine gun and artillery fire, with considerabla losses to the enemy. “In Camard Forest a Bavarian pa- trol captured 54 French soldiers. “The number of unwounded French soldiers captured since May 4 in the fighting near Hill 304 has reached 53 officers and 1,515 men. “On the Verdun front east of the Meuse there was hand grenade fight- ing all night long in the vicinity of Caillette wood. the wood was repulsed. “Eastern front: Southeast of the railroad station at Selburg the Ger- mans took by storm 500 yards of enemy positions, capturing 309 un- wounded Russians and several ma- ¢chine guns and mine throwers. “Balkan front: There is nothing to report.” & Australians Resume Acti y. Berlin, May 11, by wireless to Say- ville.—Increased activity on both the Ttalian and Galician fronts eported by the Austrian war office in a state- ment issued May 10. The announce- ment follows: “In eastern Galicia and Volhynia there was increased activity on the part of advanced detachments. There ‘were no events of special importance. “On the Itallan front the enemy, after a lively bombardment yesterday of portions of the Goriza bridgehead and the Doberdo Pleateau, made sev- eral attacks this morning at San Mar- tino. He was repulsed every time. At several places on the Carinthian and east Tyrol fronts there was in- creased activity on the part of the artillery.” New Air Attack on Port Said. Berlin, May 11, by wireless to § ville—An official Turkish communica- tion, dated May 10, says that two Turkish aeroplanes dropped bombs guccessfully on April 25 on the dry dock and oil tanks at Port Said. A Cairo despatch yesterday said eight bombs were dropped in Port Said on May 8, causing no property damage but wounding three civilians, READS WILDIAMS ANSWER. Washington, May 11.—Counsel for the government in the perjury trial of three officers of the Riggs National bank read to the jury today the an- sewer of Comptroller Williams to the bank’s injunction petition last year which charged that Mr. Williams and Secretary McAdoo had conspired to wreck it. Mr, Williams’ answer was a general denial. — GREW COMING HOME. Berlin, May 11, By Wireless sayville—Joseph C. Grew, secretary of the American embassy in Berlin, will depart shortly for New York on private business, the Overseas News Agency says Mr. Grew's father died recently to A French attack in 'PAGKERS CONVICTED, PAY $450 IN FINES Plead Nolo Contendere to Violat- ing Interstate Commerce Laws \FIRST CASES IN COUNTRY | Cudahy Packing Co. and Morris & Co. Admit Technical Violations in New Haven and Bridgeport of Dept. of Agriculture Rules, New Haven, May 11.—The cases brought by the United States against Eranch houses of the Cudahy Pack- ing in New Haven and Bridgeport, and of Morris & Co., in Bridgeport, charging violation of the rules of the department of agricul- ture concerning’ the inspection of meats “unofficial houses” of the nieat packers have been settled without trial by payment of fines ag- gregating $450 with costs, it was an- nounced today. Trials of the local managers of the branch houses mentioned company in before a jury were to have been started today and United States Dis- trict Attorney Spellacy had given the opinien that three weeks would be recessary for the taking of evidence. The defendants entered a plea to the effect that they would not con- tend and Judge Thomas imposed a fine of $200 and costs each upon both the Cudahy and the Morris company on the Bridgeport complaint which | involved seventeen counts each, and $50 and costs against the Cudahy cempany on the New Haven com- plaint, which embraced two counts of a different character. First Cases in the Country. The managers of the branch houses who were mentioned as defendants were J. A. Crowe for the Cudahy Co., in New Haven, J. A. Coughlin for the Cudahy company, in Bridge- port and George D. Raberts for Morris & Co., in New Haven. These were the first cases to be brought in the country. The allegations involved interpreta- tion of rules of the department of agriculture relative to the inspection of at in- interstate commerce, rules which congress in 1906 gave the department a right to make. “Un- official” or processing houses of the meat packers are those branch es- tablishments in which meat is re- handled and in which there are no government inspectors. The gavern- ment claimed that where meats were sent from the main or official hous to a branch house the latter is obliged to have the same reinspected | or relabelled, etc., if sold in inter- state trade, despite the fact that the meats were officially inspected and stamped in the official house. Claimed Technical Violations, It was claimed in the Bridl!eport] cases that a man named Zimmer- man came from New York, bought meats and asked that the same be set out on the platform and he wauld deliver the consignment to the rail- road company. The violation came, #t was charged, in the branch: house | failing to have the meat reinspected | as it was to go into interstate com- | merce. The defendants pointed out | that the violation, of such, was a | technical one, and they were pre- | rared to contest the government’s claims. | In the New Haven case brought | under another rule, where it is pra- | vided that goods must be re-stamped on a separate label to certify that the goods had been passed by an inspec- | tor, it was claimed that the manager put the stamp on the original bill of lading. Goods regularly inspected and labelled had been shipped from the official house to the loca] branch but upon arrival here the manager told the rajlroad company to transfer a portion and send them to Spring- field. The defendants here claimed that if there was a violation it was purely technical. The packing houses, it is said, were prepared to contest the charges and secure interpretations of the rules appertaining to the cases. However, th paid fines and the cases were dismissed. The fines imposed were said Mr. Spellacy to be the heaviest his knowledge, in any violations the inspection rule: The exact imposition of fines $40 on the first count and $10 each other count, cases and $25 in by to of was on in the Bridgeport on each of two counts the New Haven case. U vs. Tobacco Products Co. New Ilaven, May 11-—The case of the United States against the Tobacco Products Co., of New Milford wa argued before Judge Thomas in the federal court yesterday and decision reserved. Under orders the pape were served and the case heard the same day. The issue involved 'was the collection of the internal revenue. The company has a process by wh it runs tobacco stems through machine and turns these out sheets. It makes up what it calls littie cigi but the government contends that the sheets are paper and when used on tobacco the product is cigarettes. The tax on the latter is $1.25 per thousand and on little cigars 75 cents per thousand. Expedition in disposing of the case was required as the company's plant was closed mean- 1 While. in ad FORTY-ONE MISSING FROM WRECKED SHIP Vessel Capsizes in Gale and Crew Takes to Boats—Captain Drowned Rescuing Wife. San Luis Obispo, Cal, May 11— Forty-one members of the crew of the steamship Roanoke, operated by the California South Seas. Naviga- tion company, which capsized and sank when its cargo shifted during a gale 100 miles south of San Francisco Tuesday afternoon are missing today, and the Union Oil company’s tanker LanSing is cruising the sea searchin for four of the five lifeboats in ‘which. the ship’s company took 1 fuge when the steamers went down. The fifth boat drifted ashore at Port San Luis vesterday, ca ng three famished sailors and the bodies five of their mates who had died from exposure. Capt. Richard Dickson and his wife are believed to be lost, according to the tale of the disaster told by the three survivors. When the ship luch- ed before plunging downward, Mrs. Dickson -was thrown into the sea and Capt. Dickson jumped overboard to rescue her. They were not seen again. The Roanoke left San Francisco Monday with explosives for South American port The arrival of the lifeboat at Port San Luis brought the first news of the tragedy. The three men were too exhausted to relaie details. The Roanoke gers. carried no passen- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC QUIET. But Business Suffers Through Dis- turbed Political Situation, Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub- lic, May 11.—~The American supply ship Culgoa arrived here today. Quiet prevails, although business is suffering on account of disturbed political situation. The various par- ties have not been able to agree on in place of General Jimenez, who re- signed after the outbreak of hostil ties here last week in order to pre- vent intervention by the States. ENGINEER BLAMED FOR N. Y. Central Operating Of- ficers Criticized for Not Enforcing Rules. Washington, May 11.—The wreck of the New York Central l.ines near Cleveland, March 29, in \’\"hil‘h twen- ty-seven persons were killed and for- ty-seven injured, was due, the inter- today, to the faiflure of Engineer Hess to see the signals or to read them properly on account of the dense fog in which his train was running. The report to the commission cites the engineer’'s record since 1900 to show that he had been four suspended for running past signals and was again suspended last Decam- ber for striking the rear end of a in at Toledo O. The report sa. the rules relative to speed which permitted durinz foz- gy weather the rate of speed at which Hess’ train was running, “In view of the fog and short distance at which signal indications could be distin- hed, w one of the wvroximate of this accident.” “It is clearly shown,” the report says, “that the operating officers charged with the responsibility of knowing that safety rules and re- quirements are observed were perfect- ly familiar with the fact that trains not only run at normal speed, but make up time in dense fogs. ““Accidents such as this mav pected to occur unless those in charge of the operation of this property at once take steps to see to it, hy such observations and other means be found necessary, that speed is materially reduced in fo weather. The commis be ex- ion in its report g PRAISE "OR WILSON. Rome Tribuna Cons Masterpiece. May 10 m.—The ders His Revly a Rome, via Paris, Mzs Tk comment- German-American situa- a. Tribuna, ing on the tion. savs: “The note TUnited States pared with of the President is a masterpicce com- i the Emperor.” The Tribuna adds that the Teutonic militarist pride mus bow its head before the clear warning of President Wilson. “AIR BLAS ROCKS CITIES, Houghton, Mich., 11.—The cities of Houghton Hancock were severely May and last shaken night earth was an “air blast or local shock. Considerable damage done to mining property, the serfous occurring in the lower ings of the Quincy mine, it ported. Underground workings other nearby mines were damaged to | L:\ lesser extent. a most work- re- "in is a candidate for provisional president’ Unitead | KILLING TWENTY-SEVEN| state commerce commission reported | times | refers to the need of automatic train | of the | the too philosophical and | ponderous note of the government of by | | y BALFOUR'S POLICY UNDER HEAVY FIRE Expert Believes it Would Play Into Germany’s Hand —_— Raids On English Coast For Yurpose Change—First Lord Has Decided On In Distribution of Force. London, May 11, 3:48 a. m.—The naval correspondent of the Times in |an article in today’s issue of that paper, criticises the recent announce- ment of Mr, Balfour, first lord of the admiralty that the British fleet was to be redistributed to prevent coast raids by the Germans, “Mr. Balfour’s statement” the cor- respondent . say. “is disquieting to students of naval warfare be first lord appears to foreshado versal of that policy of offen fence which we have succ followed since the fourteenth centur ‘Would Play Into Kaiser’s Hand. “The object of the Germans in mak- ing these raids is to bring about a re- distribution of our naval forces to their own advantage. After the at- tack on Hartlepool the admiralty stated that such raids must not be allowed to modify the general naval policy. This was sound sense. Put | now Mr. Balfour suddenly announces that alterations are being made in the distribution of our naval forces. “The alterations are as follows: First, important naval forces are te- ing brought southward; second, sub- marines and monitors are to be vsed for coast defence. The forces hrought | southward will, presumably, be based | on some port not hitherto used for | that purpose, but the Germans will soon ascertajn both the composition | of the forces and the harbor where | they are stationed. Then as the Ger- mans use only els of the highest speed for thes ds, any force set | aside to deal therewith must bave a | similar quality as well as a prepon- derance 4n gun power. “The weakness of this strategical change lies in the substitution of squadrons in fixed positions on our coast for periodical sweeps which we havg heen told the battle fleet is in the habit of making thro length and breadth of the No “As for submarines these never proved their ability to tor boats going at full speed, and r: ers are likely to have little Adifficulty in avoiding their attentions. The pro- posal to use monitors is the most dis- | turbing feature of the whole :cheme. | These slow and unwieldly machines | may, as fixed floating forts, act as a | bait to the enemy, but it can hardly be | proposed to station them in such numbers as to afford complete coast protection. To employ them for de- fence instead of offence is directly contrary to all approved notions of British strategy.” BROADEN SCOPE OF GILLIGAN CASE PROBE Authorities Extend Their Field of In- igation in Search for Evidence Against Woman. Hartford, May 11—The search for further evidence in connection with the charge of murder which the au- thorities have brought against Mrs. a home for elderly people at Windsor jas the result of the death there in | May, 1914 of Franklin R. Andrews | of Cheshire, an inmate, continued to- [ day. The investigation is said to he | taking a wide scope ahd it is under- stood, is including close inquiry into the circumstances surrounding deaths ‘of other inmates of the home. No indication, however, was glven by the authorities today of the direction in which their inquiries were leading them. Mrs. Gilligan, who is accused having administered poison to drews, and who is locked Hartford jail, added nothing today to Ler previous statement in which she strongly protested her innocence of the allegation against he: LINER RUN AGROUND Merchants and Miners’ of An- Steamer Hail Been in Collision With Barge in Hampton Roads. Newport News, Va. Merchants and Mine hire, which left Newport News last night for Baltimore, collided with a barge in Hampton Roads later and the steamer was run aground on Hampton Bar to prevent her from sinking. The barge was reported in a sinking condition. The Berkshire is leaking badly but probably can be repaired temporarily by divers. The el is in no danger. N U W THER. Harvtford, M ford and vi tonight and Fr 1 — For ¥: Fair, day. He cooler D e S S PROTESTS SHIFTING VESSELS | of Forcing Great Britain to Make | Amy E. Archer-Gilligan, proprietor of | up at the | | and Sinks IRELAND HAS CHIEF Both House of Lords and House of Commons Dealing With Erin in Debate. London, May 11, 11:25 a. m.—Irish | affairs occupied today even a more | important position in the public mind did at the time of the home rule controvers Both houses of parliament are again engaged with today. John Dillon’ motion discussion of the executions in Treland comes up in the house of commons, and the house of lords is | considering Lord Loreburn’s motion expressing dissatisfaction with the Irish administration. The debate in the house of com- | mons is regarded as the more impor- | tant, for here the government come: | under the cross fire of the whole Irish party and of a large number of liberal members who are determined to bring to an end not only arrests and executions in Ireland, but martiza law. The execution in the County Cork of Thomas Kent, although it took place before Premier Asquith gave assurance that no further death sen- tences would be carried out until the debate was concluded, has brought forth further protests from Irish par- liamentary circles. The nationalis! also are concerned at-the continuet arrest and deportation ,to England, for confinement in English jails, of rebels from all parts: of the country. The number of arrests has not yet been made known, but -it-must be | several thousands. ' ' | Fourteen persons have been execut- ed in Ireland, Harold J.;Tennant, par- liamentary under-secretary for war, told a questioner.in‘thethouse of com- mons today. Seventy-three persons have received sentences;of penal ser- vitude and six of .imprisonment at hard labor, the under-secretary added. Lists containing 400 or more names of persons arrested have been pubk- lished. The latest estimates of cas- ualties in Dublin places them at about 1,000, of which 400 were killed. These figures include soldiers, insurgents and civilians. TWO MISSING AFTER than they { them | for HYDROAEROPLANE FALLS Machine Tumbles Into Poto- mac and Tugboat Rescues Three Occupants. Washington, May 11.—One of the large hydroaeroplanes . which has been . flying between 'Newport News ; and Washington fell into the Potomac | River near Mount Vernon, Va., eurly today and was wrecked. Three of the | | occupants, badly injured, were res- | | cued by a tug. Two are missing. The machine fell about 100 feet. | The tugboat which went to the Tes- | cue picked up three men, “‘wo of whom were rushed to Alexandria to a hospital. The tughoat then returned to search for the two' missing men. The machine on Monday completed round trip from Newport News fo Baltimore with five men aboard, tablishing several records. Shortly was decided to make a return trip to Washington the same afternoon. On the trip engine trouble developed, causing the boat to alight near Mount Vernon and make the remainder of the trip on the surface of *he water. Repairs - were made and the return trip to Newport News was begun this morning. On board were Pilot J. C. McCaul Mechanicians Philip Utter and Louis Krant, and two passengers. Pilot J. C. MacCauley of Newport News, and Mechanician Philip Utter of Clevefand, bruised and badly shaken up, were taken to the Alexan- dria hospital. The third rescued man received only slight bruises. | The two missing men are Louis Krant, a mechanician from the New- port News Aviation camp and Charles the camp. The machine Ileft the ‘Washington navy yard about o’clock this morning for the flight to the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical sta- tion at Newport New ‘When about a mile from Mount Vernon, opposite | Bryan's point, one of the propellers which had worked loose, was thrown off its axle and the machine plunged into the river. ANSONIA. 160 OUT IN ¥mployes Walk Out Without Present- Any Demands. ing Ansonia, May 11.—Without senting any demands, all the employes of the numbering about 400, either went on the strikers this morning. One deparfment of the plant quit work at 9 o’clock, according to a decision reached at a meeting last night, and forced the other workers out Ther was no pre- Ansonia Manufacturing Co., strike or were forced out by violence. The men are said to want an elght hour day and no more pa The strikers went to Socialist hall where a short meeting was held at | which it was decided to begin picket | duty this afternoon at one o'clock and to hold another meeting at 2 o'clock | The room in which the strike | js emploved in makig shell fuse { the English government. i es- | after the return to Newport News it | Good, of ®hio, a student aviator from | seven | sy s e RREANNS. | ACT REACH AGREEMENT WITH U WASHINGTON HOPEFUL | OBREGON WILL SIGN Officials Do Not Breaking Point Has Been Reached Believe Washington, May 11-——Administra- tion officials today were hopeful that General Obregon, Carranza war min- sign immediately the military agreement presented at ¥l ister, would Paso by Generals Scott and Funston, pointed out that General Scott had | made no report indicating the agree ment might be signed. Consequent- ly officials were not inclined to believe that the negotiations would reach the point where a break would occur be- tween Mexico and the United States. Unofficial reports said the conferees would meet again today at El Paso. Secretary Baker declared emphatical- ly shat he dees not expect to order any additional troops to the border soon. In certain quarters here the ‘belief was expressed that Obregon might be delaying signing the protocol for the sake of political advantage in Mexico. Secretary Baker expressed the belief that the delay is caused by difficulty in arranging details of a common agreement. . General Obregon’'s informal posal for a joint border patrol of Mexican and American troops, tele- graphed by General Scott, apparently was not considered seriously here. It was said President Wilson has indi- cated no change in his former atti- tude that United States troops should remain south of the border until the Carranza government can demo: strate beyond doubt its ability to pre- vent further bandit raids on American | border towns. | 7 American consuls, under their orig- | inal instructions to warn Americans from Mexico were authorized to leave their posts and return to the United States if they deem it necessary for | their safety. Under the instructions | they are to use their own discretion | and not await speci the department. KILLS HUSBAND WHO COULDN’T QUIT CARDS pro- c Tragedy in New Haven Factory Follows Loss of Couple’s Tive Years’ Savings. Bridgeport, May wife of Nicholas Papp, street, West End, after failing persuade her husband to quit alleged gambling associates shot him dead this as a number of emplayes of the Bridge- port Metal Goods factory looked on. She is under arrest for murder after failing in an effort to take her own life. The shooting accurred in the fac- tory. The woman shot Papp through the head, firing two more bullets as he fell dead. Spectators snatched the pistol from her as she turned it on herself. She was then turned over te the police. Detectives have learned that Papp 11.—The young 35 Spruce to his here, morning orders from ! CHANCE 10 Scott Will Advise Callin, Conferences Unless ranza’s Minister of Signs Articles to Whi Gave Verbal Sanctio lowing Earlier Meeti COLUMBUS UNEAS CITIZENS LEA A Number Reported to Have Safer Places of Residence aj diers Sleep on Their Arms Ri Repel Any Attacks by Owu More Troops Are Sent Ac ternational Border. El Paso, Tex., May 11.—Upq eral Obregon depends today t come of the negotiations beg tween him Funston last week. the agreement entered and General Scott, or is prepa make radical concessions, it & probable that the American tatives would indicate to W: the usefulness of further parle: ican officers in Juarez did not however, that a failure to ai an understanding here would] more than a transfer of the ¢ ersy to diplomatic channels. The meeting of the confer) arranged with the idea of qiv ranza’s minister of war an opp) to make his next and what wa l,ally believed would be his last Just what move General Obrej planned was unknown to the can representatives, although told them in the last confere { his government would favor horder patrol. This suggestiot expected, would.be included written memorandum Generd gon agreed to present. General Obregon and Juan dor, sub-secretary of foreign| have no misunderstanding of § tion of the American repres; They have been told that th here to discuss co-operation o jcan and Mexican troops in and not the withdrawal of th. ican forces. Withdrawal Out of the Qus To the Carranza represe| counter proposals that they time limit for the withdrawall forces, General Scott said he empowered to talk of that the situation. The Mexican also were informed that an i withdrawal of General Pd force was out of the question. ‘Whether General Obregon pared to yield enough to jus ther delay in the negotiatio could not be ascertained bei meeting began. He said that he was not con ing the placing of his signaturg thing at this meeting, but adg progress had been made, how previous conferences. There was manifesed a fe some quarters that General was ready to vield more than cated. Knowledge that America crossed into Mexico yesterd the scene of the raid of lasf] and Generals Scof Unless into b | ana his wife, who came here recently from Canada, had been quarreling over the husband’s alleged gambling tendencies. He is said to have dis- sipated in a short time $1,500 which the couple had accumulated during their five years of married life. STRIKERS PREPARE TO LEAVE BERLIN Few Return to Work, But Men They Will Desert Town When Say ‘Wages Are Collected, The day of the ultimatum strikers in the Berlin brickyards passed and no change is noted in the situation. The morning around depot square was usual, it being reported that nearly half of the men who went on strike have left Berlin for this city and oth- er surrounding towns seeking em- ployment. Many of them have se- cured work with the Connecticut com pany on the laying of the new tracks along Worthington Ridge. This morning, the strikers said they would call at their former places of employment today to collect wages due and then would leave for other The men questioned replied e still determined to gain their point. At several yards it was re- ported that a few of the men re-| turned to work today, but not enough | at any one plant to keep the wheels | of the has this smaller than | crowd night appeared to create no terest on the Mexican side river. Columbus on Anxious Se Columbus, N. M. May 11 expressed by some of the mor] lous residents of Columbus layed today by a call made W. R. Sample, base command the mayor, Major Sample ass townspeople that the defensi ures being taken by the trg merely precautionary and tha “of trouble he will notl Despite these ass| the citizg event immediately. however, a few town. A comp arms last prepared for develop. Construction of trenches an about the camp conti These all are being dug nee beyond the camp lin erything in readiness arrival of the New Mexico guard, 1,200 strong, of t panies of which are expected or tomorrow. A detachmen fantry which had been campeq outskirts of the reservatic moved closer in to make Way] large camp which had been la of any of infantry slept: ht that they action if troubld ni. works aay some Army Operations Indetermi May 11.—Fur American arm Mexican horder time wer It rt v dications that tions on the indeterminate today in official quarters. nounced at the war ‘]fJ’v the national guard of Texas, ashington to of industry going. No replies have been received up to this time from the | owners, who simply remain silent on the whole issue. ) and New Mexico will be muste| the army for the period of t (Continued On Eleventh Py