New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1916, Page 1

ERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1916 —SIXTEEN PAG ES. ESTABLIS HED -FLAT REFUSAL T0 CALL U. 3. TROOPS HOME, IS REPORT 'Nole fo Carranza Will Not Be, Sent Until Next Week, President Decides TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN BATTLE Cavalry and Bandits Clash Near La- redo, Texas, and Six Mexicans Fall Before Yankee Rifles, While Others Are Thought to Be Wounded—Ref- ugees Hurrying in From Chihuahua and Torreon Districts. ‘Washington, June Lansing laid before President Wilson today the completed draft of a note to -General Carranza, replying to the de- mand that American troops be with- drawn from Mexico. The president and Mr. Lansing conferred at length on the situation. Unless scme new development forces the situation, the reply will not _be sent until next week at the earliest. President Wilson and his advisers are anxious to deal with the Carranza note in such fashion that action can- not be attributed to domestic politics. As prepared by Secretary Lansing, it is lunderstood the note flatly de- clines to withdraw American troops from Mexico until the de facto gov- ernment has shown both its willing- ness and its ability to police the bor- » der states. It also is said to make sharp re- foinder to suggestions of the Mexi- can communication which officia”s re- gard as discourteous and uncalled for. Carranza questioned the good faith of the Washington administration and openly hinted that President Wilson had his eyes on the American polit- Ical situation. in dealing with the sit- -uation beyond the border. Will Grant New Statement. Carranza’s request for a new state- ment of the intentions of the United Btates toward Mexico probably will be complied with. It is understood, how- ever that the declaration will hel _framed so that the de facto govern- | “ment can have no doubt that the United States government regards such a request as wholly unnecessary in view of all previous utterances of President Wilson, the acts of his ad- ministration and the behavior of the | troops now beyond the border. Tt will | be pointed out that a friendly spirit constantly has been manifested stoward Mexico, and Carranza will be told that failure of the Mexican and American troops to co-operate for the extermination of bandits was due to the hostility and suspicion exhibited by the Mexicans. Two U. S. Soldiers Killed. San Antonio, Tex., June 15.—Two ‘American soldiers were Kkilled early today in a fight with bandits near San Ignacio, forty miles Southeast of La- redo, according to a report to General Funston. Six of the Mexicans were killed in the engagement that began at 2 o'clock. Tt is believed several of the Mexicans were wounded, but they . were carried away by their compan- fons. The American wounded were Eeven. Fought on American Soil. Laredo, Tex., June 15.—The fight took place on the American side, the Americans engaged, according to latest reports, being Troops I and M > of the TFourteenth -cavalry under Major Gray, a total of about 140 men. The bandits, numbering more than 100, are said to have lost six killed and several wounded. Mexicans numbering about 100, at- tacked Troops I and M at 2 a. n Their sharp attack was met with a epirited defense and at the end of half en hour the Mexicans were in retreat, but not until they had killed two Am- . erican troopers and wounded seven. From the brush about the camp there were recovered early today of six Mexicans. Seven dead also were found. The water soaked clothing of dead Mexicans was taken indic ing that they had forded the =iv . from Mexico. At the time the official report was made by Major Gray he had not ascertained the name of the Mexicans’ leader, nor any informe- tion as to whence they came or to what organization they belonged. Major Gray, with two troops of the Fourteenth’ Cavalry, began the pur- guit of the band, and it was assumedl at Gen. Funston’s headquarters that he had already followed or would fol- vlow the bandits into Mexico. Refngees Pour Into Juarez. " Bl Paso, Tex., June 15.—Two thou- gand refugees, including four Ameri- cans, are in Juarez today, having ar- rived from Chihuahua and the district around Torreon. The Americans de- clare that famine conditions prevail around Torreon and that the civil population would welcome any meas- norses the as t- (Continued On Eleventh Page). 15.—Secretary | the nodies | WOODEN GARS HIT IN1. C. G. REPORT New Haven’s Collection of An- " tiques Again Subject to Criticism EBRADF ORD WRECK FINDING Tlagman and Engineer Blamed But Commission Says Loss of Life Might Have Been Prevented If Steel Coaches Had Been Used. Washington, June 15.—Blame for the passenger wreck on the New | York, New Haven and Hartford rail- | road at Bradford, R. I, April 17, in which five persons were killed and | seventeen injured, was placed by the | interstate commerce commission to- day on the failure of Flagman Coombs and Engineman Mansfield to attend signals properly. Ol1d fashioned wooden cars and gas lights contributed to the fatalities, the report said. It pointed out that had the cars been of modern steel construction they would not have been destroyed by ‘fire and it would have been »nos- sible to save more lives. | The Roll of Death. The report presents a tabulation of nine accidents on the New Haven since July, 1911, wherein emploves failed to obey signals or properly pro- tect their trains as required by rules, {and showing that in all sixt; X per- | sons were killed and 475 persons werc injured. ‘“The recurrence of such distressing accldents,” says the report in conclu- sion, ““directs attention forcibly to the fact that competent and experienced employes are not infallible, as it is to be noted in each instance that these accidents were due to the same fun- damental cause, namely, fallibility of the human element responsible for the safe operation of trains. “Wreck prevention is the highest duty of railroads. This obligation is not satisfied by merely making rules which prove insufficient in operation. If the human element ra- Ppeatedly fails, then safety requires that the highest degree of mechanical | skill be applied to properly supple- ment the human element as the par- ticular point of danger.” Coombs Had Time. The commission’s investigation de- developed that the wrecked train ar- rived at Bradford seven minutes hp'i fore the accident, which allowed | Flagman Coombs time in which to | walk back a proper distance to pro- tect his train. Tests showed that Coombs had time to go back 2,600 feet but had gone only $1,120 feet when he was passed by the train which crashed into the halted train at Bradfora. “Had the flagman exercised the proper degree of care under the cir- cumstances prevailing and hastened back immediately’” the report says, “there is every reason to believe that he could and would have warned the engineman of the other train in plen- ty time to have permitted him to stop before colliding-~ Tests indicated that the electric signals were working properly, and while there is evidence that some fog existed it was not dense enough to obscure Engineman Mansfield’s view of the signals. NOT FOR HUGHES Joseph W. Alsop and Herbert XKnox Smith Are Very Emphatic in Their Denials. Hartford, June 15.—Joseph W. Al- sop, Connecticut member of the pro- gressive national committee and chairman of the state organization denied emphatically today that he had come out for Hughes. “I am waiting for Hughes to say something,” said Mr. Alsop. “I am going to the national committee meet- ing in Chicago, June 26 and may have omething to say after that.” Herbert Knok Smith, candidate for governor in 1912, was also emphatic in denial. “I haven’t come out for Hughes and I don’t intend to at presen f McCORMICK FOR CHAIRMAN.- Washington, June 15.—Vance Mec- Cormick of Pennsylvania has been se- lected by President Wilson to succeed Willia mF. McCombs as chairman of the democratic national committee. Administration leaders in St. Louis were notified today by the president. TO STUMP FOR WILSON. Washington, June 15.—Administrs tion -officials were adviseq Louis today that William J. Bryan had -definitely decided to take the stump in support of President Wilson tor re-election, fram e JAMES BERWICK DEAD. Norwood, Mass.,, June ames Berwick, president of the Norwood and of the New England Print- e ociation, and a former nead of the American Typothetae, died here today. He was seventy-six years old. 4 | lieved progrossive | SCANNING PACIFIC FOR SURVIVORS OF WRECKED STEAMER | Five Bodies Recovered from Sugar | Loaf Rock Horror-Tug Res- cues Many Passengers ALL FORGED T0 TAKE T0 BOATS FIVE MILES 0UT| | Steamship Hangs Up on Reef and Is | Abandoned at Midnight While Life | Boats Grope in an—-—Bflttleship\ Oregon Responds to Wireless Call | | for Help and Sweeps Mist With Searchlight. Eureka, Cal, June 15.—Five bodies have been recovered from the steamer Bear, wrecked last night on Sugar Loaf Rock, two boat loads of surviv- ors have come ashore, one boat is re- ported trying to land and the remain- ing passengers and crew are said to be aboard the tug Relief. Most of the 182 persons aboard the liner were reported safe aboard the, Rescue, which went out from here and first advices were that all had been rescued. The fog which brought disaster to the Bear continued im- penetrable today. One boat was seen taday trying for a landing on the rocky coast, accord- ing to a message from the lightkeeper at Cape Mendocino. One boat, carrying twenty persons was reported to have landed at Point Mendocino. Steamship officials said two others were missing, one from which the bodies were lost, and an- other which was seen trying to make landing. Spasmodic commuiication was had by the radio station here early today with the battleship Oregon, speeding to the relief of the stranded steamncr Bear. As the sea was calm it was be- that the Bear's passengoers would all be rescued without difficulty provided the boats in which they lcft the vessel were able to keep togetner. Owing to the dense fog prevailing thi morning, it v realized that this would be difficult, and fear was en- tertained that the boats, drifting about in the dark, might encounter some of the sharp rocks which jut about the surface at that point. The boats were reckoned to be about five miles off shore. Sugar Loaf Rock, where the Bear struck, is the outermost pinnacle of ! a reef that has caused the destruction | of a dozen vessels in the last twenty vears. Close by the spot where the Bear is supposed to have struck the steamer St. Paul was wrecked tew | years ago with a loss of many liv The battleship Oregon and the steamer Grace Dollar, which answered the S. O. S. calls of the stranded lin- er, have been patrolling the vicinity of the wreck since early morning. A tug and life-saving crew from this port are also at the scene Oregon Uses Searchlight. A thick fog lays low over the water at daybreak and although a heavy swell was running, there is a possibili- ty that the survivors succeeded in reaching the rocky mainland shore, five miles from Sugar Loak Rock. The Oregon arrived before daybreak and played its big searchlights through the fog to no avail. ‘When the liner cradled in the rocks Captain Nopander did not nd out an 8. 0. S. call immeadiately, evidently believing he could clear his boat. Ap- parently finding the steamer tightly clamped he ordered the passengers into the life-hoats The Bear was leaking badly when deserted and at daybreak showed signs of breaking up. The sea was calm and there was but little wind when the passengers and crew took to the hoats. Later a heavy swell started to run and the wind freshened. s San Francisco, June 15—The steom- er Bear fo the San Francisco ana Portland Steamship company, soutl bound with 100 passéngers and a crew of eighty-two from Portland, Ore., for San Francisco, went ashore last night on Sugar Loaf, Cape Men- docino, and passengers and crew were compelled to take refuge in the ship's life-boats. The order to abandon ship was giv- en at midnight and all on board got | away safely. The steamer went ashore during a thick fog, but the sea was reported smooth and assistance from Eureka, fifteen miles away, made all haste to the ship-wrecked company. The battleship Oregon, bound nm the Bremer navy’ vard for an Francisco, picked up the Bear's wire- less call for assistance at 10:25 p. r and h once full speed to the vessel's The life ving station at Bureka, fifteen miles north of scene of the wreck, tarted out power life-boat at 10:30, and at mid- night the tug Relief left for the scene of the wreck A radio £ on vid. message received early to- (Continued On Eleventh Page). | mittee appointed last night as none too | Virginia. Gov. FORM OF SUFFRAGE PLANK IS DOUBTFUL Women Havmg Palpltatmn of the | Heart Because of Situation WILSON RAISES THEIR HOPES Four of Resolutions Sub-committee Outspoken Against Proposition— Three Are For It and Two Are ¥ ported “Unknown.” St. Louis, June 15.—Suffragists fighting for an equal rights plank in } the democratic national platform to- | day regarded the resolutions sub-com- favorable to their cause. Only three of its members, Rep. Rainey of Illi- nois, Senator Walsh of Montana, and Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, are outspoken for suffrage, it was de- clared, while four, Senator Martin of | Stanley of Kentucky, Senator Pomerene of Ohio and Fep. Fitzgerald of New York are agaiust | it. The other two, Chairman 3tone | and former Rep. Palmer of Pennsy vania are believed to hold the admin- | istration view of the situation, which is for the indorsement of suffrage but not for a constitutional amendment plank. May Endose Principle. The sub-committee was declared by | democratic leaders to be inclined | enough toward suffrage to give it only about same measure of indorsement | as is contained in the republican plat- | form. Such a declaration would be | entirely satisfactoy to the National | American Woman Suffrage associa- | o tion, but unsatisfactory to the womn- | an’s party. News that President Wilson's form draft, now in the hands of sQn- | ator Stone, contained a suffrage plank | convinced suffragists that they will not be entirely ignored by the resolu- | tions committee. 0 FRENCH STILL UNDER A SHOWER OF STEEL No Let-up in Bombardment By Infantry Inactive. | | German Guns— ‘ | June 15, 11:55 Germans are continuing a. m.—The the bombardment of the French positions | north of Souville, the key to the in- | ner defenses of Verdun, the official statement issued by the French war | office today states, | No infantry fighting occurred on either bank of the Meuse last/night. On the Vosges front some minor Ger- man attempts to attack the French line were made but completely failed, according to the official statement. violent Rome, June 1 via London, 2:30 p. m.—A surprise attack was made yvesterday on Austrian positions east of Monfalcone. ‘The official ment of today announces that Ttalians | captured Austrian trenches after a | severe engagement, taking several hundred prisoners and seven machine guns. | | state- | Berlin, June 15, by wireless to Say ville.—Russian troops in dense forma- tion attacked the Teutonic lines near Przewloka,” but were repulsed by Gen. Von Bothmer's troops, It wa announced by army headquarters to- day. Berlin, June 15, by wireless to Say- | ville.—Austrian troops in Bukowina | are making a stand north of Czerno- | witz, capital of the crown land, and i also are holding the Russians io the | east of the city. The repulse of Rus- sians from both these directions is | announced in the official headquar- | ters statement from Vienna issued | under date of June 14. | 1 CLAIMS TOTAL $2,200,000 | Damages of $1,700,000 Asked by New | Claimants for Overturning of East- | land in Chicago River. Chicago, June 15.—New Claims ag- gregating $1,700,000 have been filed | in the federal district court on be- | half of persons who were injured or | lost relatives in the overturning of | the steamer Eastland in the Chicago | river July 24 of last year. This brings the total amount of suits re- sulting from the accident up to $2 200,000 WEATHER. Hartford, Hartford anqg tled and show Friday. S, e S June vicinity: Unset- tonight and | committee | | the national committee declared their | | | pa | ination. | tion { Thou | as | this nation be. CHALLENGE TO HYPHENATES PLANK FAVORED BY WILSO FORDEMOCRATICPLATFOR HYPHENATES ‘Washington, June 15.—Out St. Louis those of special interest for political activity in behalf of The president yesterday sent that the plank on Americanism so-called “Hyphenates ment in its dealings with foreign for such an attitude in his Fla; charged that a small group of for levy political blackmail” to accom: The president’s wish is to ple any change in policy on account similar stand. his choice of a national committee of the flood of m the White House today from the democratic natio reception of his proposed plank condemning citizens of foreign birth include who seek to embarrass the national govern- Day of and thus virtually to challenge the republ The president was expected to send to St. Louis today word of 'President Denou | Foreign-Born Citiz Who Are Attempt to ‘“Levy Polit Blackmail” CHARGES CONSPIR |TO -CONTROL AFFA CHALLENGED sages reaching convention at told of the to President Wilson their native land. request lenge to to convention leaders an unequivocal ¢ nations. He came out strong address yesterday, where he eign-born citizens are seeking “‘to plish their purpose. dge the democratic party against activity of those propagandists an nominess to take a chairman. NOMINATE TONIGHT | CONVENTION PLANS‘ {Delegates Anxions to Return Sen James, at St Loms Reviews ‘Home and May Name Ticket Early SULLIVAN OUT 0F RACE 2oan Declares He Is Not Candi- ! date for V President Unless Mar- ‘ all Decides Not to Run—Great | Enthusiasm Today. \ 1 Coliseum, St. Louis, June 15— Eleven o’clock, the hour for the dem- ocratic convention to passed with the Coliseum only partly filled. Very few of the delegates were in their seats and none of the leaders had arrived. The band played the anti-hyphen song “Don’t bite the hand that's feeding you,”” and a male quar- tette sang the chorus. The crowd liked it and cheered. } The committee on permanent or- | ganization at a meeting meanwhile | formally named Senator Ollie James of Kentuc as permanent chairman; | J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, perma- nent secretary, E. E. Britton of North Carolina, permanent associate secretary John L Martin of St. | Louis permanent sergeant-at-arms, | and recommended that all other tem- | porary officers of the convention: be | made permanent. | William J. Bryan got his usual re ception when he took his place in the press stand. Delegates and gal- leries joined in cheers and applause. A soloist in the bandstand sang “Wake Up America,” the prepared- as Mr. Bryan was taking be in order, While the convention waited word went around that the rules | would recommend that | the nomination be made tonight. The convention managers and officers of the | confidence that the plan would go through. Tt was welcome news to many of the delegates who have not relished remaining until Saturday The plan to adopt the platform after | the nominations have been made, as was done in Baltimore four years ago, was counted on to fulfill the promises of the managers to the city of St. Louis for a four-day convention. i Sullivan Out of Race. | Senator Roger The boom of Roger vice president, started by friends the Tllinois leader in Chicago, deflated today and at a caucus of Illinois delegation a resolution ed that in the event dent Marshall ceased to be a candi- date, Sullivan's friends would again become active to secure him the nomn- Mr. thanked the delegation and had never been a candidate. It was 11:46 Chairman Glynn called the conven- to order. The delegates gave him a rousing réception. Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis then offered the following prayer. “Omnipotent, Eternal, God, master of nations and of men; we humbly be- seech Thy protection and benediction. | has made us in Thine own image and likeness; drive from our hearts the blood-lust, and barbarism of the jungle; preserve our nation in peace—peace rooted in honor. Our trus in Thee is absolute; grant that our trust in Thy people, whatever their nation, may not be in vain. Give us strength to do bravely, sanity to act wisely, justice to exercise towards all. Give us leadess in whom the passion of service shall supplant the lust of office; stror men and Il'\!(-'.l whose patriotism shall be as broad | America—whose sympathies shall | be as deep as humanity. Drive from their hearts all narrowness of sect, o1 caste or tradition locality. “Blessed then prosperous if they who les true. right wrong'- for of was the was| Vice Presi- Sullivan he when Temporary or and will T spealk pure. (Continued OY AMXifath Page), | nation GOUNTRY PROSPERS UNDER DEMOCRACY Raps Organizations Fail to Refute Ingid Plots to Influence Fo! and Domestic Govern al Business—W. J. B Will Support Wilson. Achievements of His Party P ROUD OF LEGISLATION lu-m.u(‘hy Solon 15.—8till fire vesf St. lht\ enthusiasm by the keynote ernor Glynn of New June stirred speech of forme Louis, up York on | canism, preparedness, peace and delegates crowded the being hd Administration | today | Has Enacted Into Law More Bene- Says perity, the . Coliseum, convention where demd national is ficial Legislation Than Has Been o e StEI the hear more expo| leaders of democracy While the resolutions committee Adopted Since Birth of U. S. A, by of was enga sub- ittee 15.—The ub-committee adminis- St. June Wilson in enacting beneficial tion and in keeping the country at | peace without sacrifice of the nation- 41 honor were pronounced . epoch- niaking in American history by Sena- tor Ollie M. James, of Kentucky, ,in Lis address taday as permanent chair- man of the democratic national con- vention, “During three years of its national ntrol,” said Senator James, “‘demo- cracy has enacted into law mare pro- gressive remedial legislation than the has ever had written upon statute books since its birth. In fcrmer national contests in the last two decades our party came as a pro- phet. Taday we come with deeds, not words; with performance, not | promise. The democratic party has kept its word with the American peo- ple. We have made good.” The chairman reviewed the legislative record of the wratian and eulogized the for his direction The democrats, he a tariff law under were curbed and unexampled perity attained; a banking law tak- ing the money control aut of the hands of an oligarchy and making panics no longer possible; and many reforms measure of lesser importance. Mexican Policy. He declared President Wilsan's Mexican policy and his course in pro- tecting American rights against the encropchments of European belliger- ents had shown all the world that | the President “neither bullies the weak nor fear the strong.” In a concluding appeal for the triumph of patriotism above politics, James said the renomination of such a president in partisan vention ought not to be neces: and that to discredit him might the hand that could write the treaty of the warld At the outset the Scnator referred Iriefly to President Wilson'sscampaign wgainst lobbying in Congress and pointed out that under this adminis- tration the constitution had been amended far the first time since the Cicil War when “we freed the Senate from the control of the great interests by making it elective by the people at the polls.” He then eulogized the Underwood-Simmons tariff act as cne of which the party was justly praud “Not a schedule in it monopoly,” he said, “‘Our triends told us it would clo: cries, fill the streets with jroduce a panic, create soup houses HFd diotrese WoRId alin verviHure | INeBSELEN gt lent but rejoice today to point to an|COlOr to the scenes but the I | Llage, if anything, was larger, unexampled prosperity in the nation| Ma& ol with labor mare generally employed, | The sub-committeg of the e e i "nd |-tions committee went into sesai | day long before the eonvention better conditions than befare. | Ry Our republican friends that | Planning to sit. Untl te, © Wors after the war is over stricken, | Feady for the full committee. prostrate, torn, ble \ili | full committee was to meet at 3 o ake our home market from us, 1| !his afterdoon 1o recetvs. the ve no such fear. America is going | {he smaller body if it ke the markets of the world, But | Miake one. The we shall cut from them the last hope | WhiCh Was named later last 1 of having even a false for | ac follows shall pass a bill creating a tarife| Senator Stone, Loard to gather the facts created by | Representative R new war conditions.” Walsh, M New Har tive Fitzgerald Tomerene, Ohio tive A. Mitchell Louis Mo., achievements of the of platform called for of the speech to be chairman, by well building, the |its work | tration legisla- program perm organization keynote by the permanent delivery of addresses leaders in the party. Delegates prepared to stir up things wit more enthusiasm than yesterdd The committee credentis night settled the contestd | had been appealed from t | convention del an other on few to it tion of the national committed its report to the convention Wi pected to take up but a few mil The committee on permane ganization ° recommende § Ollie James of Kentucky for p nent chairman, and the Kentuck ator was prepared to ver dress that was Jooked forward td much interest No Cha The committee on of business recommends no & changes in the rules that have erned former democratic nation; ventions. rules of the house ol resentatives to be adopted convention, as usual, and no‘chal to be made in the rule which]| vides that candidates must two-thirds of the total numbe: votes in the covention to win @ iration. The rule is considered portant in the present conventi President Wilson will be nom by acclamation and Vice Pre Marshall, leaders , will have than lwo-thirds of the 1,092 vo | the convention for renomination With the report of the rules mittee adopted, the further pra ings of the convention were exp to be at the pleasure of the gates. Managers of the conve betore it met said considerable would be given over to well and popular party orators. That liam J. Bryan, who is attendin convention as newspaper g pondent, will be called upon fd speech no one doubts Mr. B it is known, would respond and a speech of support for the pres and all the things Mr. Wilson & for. The Nebraskan w: quoted night as saying that he had no to offer the convention except which the president wanted Bryan a Wilson Rooter. «Hf§ plans will be mine,” Mr, to have said. the people § its | del at length adminis- President of foreign affairs. said, had enacted which monopolies e Rules. rules and pros- e “ con- ary, palsy peace reported before was to g0 an expect behalf The gathering of the crowd today was not as spectal as yesterday, when the suffragisi a fosters a republican > the fact idle men convel adg hours, ever tell poor, eding , Burope rate: repof i is ready sub-comm &l issue we chairy 11 ntana; Sel npshire; Represd New York: Sen former Represd Palmer, Peng Missouri iney Act, federal reserve red that it (Continued On Kleventh Page). Federal Reserve Turning to thc Senator James decl law, alone (Continued On Fifteenth Pag