New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1916, Page 1

+ "HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. Eg'TABLISHI: NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1916.- TWELVE PAGES. WILSON REBUKES CARRANZA AND REJECTS HIS DEMAND:! ‘Stinging Arraignment of First Chief for Unbroken Chain of Lawlessness, Murder and Plund By Outlaws and His Own Troops Contained in Reply to Note Handed to Arredondo Today "PATRIOTISM FIRES SOULS OF NEW BRITAIN’S YOUTH __Call to the Colors Finds ~ Hardware City Fer- tile Field for Recruit- ing Soldiers In response to orders to mobilize George M. Cole, Companies E and I, First regi- ment, representing Britain's force in the Connecticut National Guard, reported at the State armory at 8 o'clock this morning including “seasoned men and recruits. Com- pany E had 56 men on the armory floor and Company I reported 57 when roll was called. Captain E. Raymond Low opened recruiting offi- ces at B. C. Porter Sons store on Main street last evening and the response was instant. The down town eniistment bureau under the direction of Lieuten- ant Arthur Johnson did as wmuch if not more business than at the armory “where Captain Low was in charge. Between the two offices no less than fifteen recrutts answering all qualifi- cations were enlisted. Captain H. I Ladbury of Company T also opened a down town recruiting office at Besse- Leland’s store on the east side of the park. Lieutenant Raymond R. Rand was in charge assisted by Privates . ®H Prior, Rodman Chamberlain and Edward Ogren. At the armory, Captain Ladbury was assisted in en- listment work by Private John Con- nors. At 9 o’clock this morning Cap- tain Ladbury announced that aine re- cruits had qualified for Company I. New Recruits. The list of recruits up to 10 o’clock were announced as follows: Company * B (Captain E. Raymond Low), James F. Carroll, Frank C. Anderson, Harold D. Ventres (Berlin), Orville S. Ventres, (Berlin), James E. Austin, Walter V., Duplin, James H. Ryan, Thomas F. Kane, Patrick A. Collins, Fred (. Becker, Herman W. Hock- . barth, Longe Saviski, Raymond M. Coe, Emil O. J. Sattler, Edward . Okenquist. Company I, (Captain Henry F. Lad- bury), Frederick E._ Wilson, Frank Campbell, Alfred Johnson, George H. Carter, Norbert E. Barth, Merwin H. Tuttle, Leroy C. Bbsinger, Arthur Benson (East Berlin), Willlam H. ~ Turner, (Berlin). Armory Busy Place. Both last night and this morning the state armory on Arch street was a scene of military activit It had been planned to hold company meot- Ings with addresses by the officers on approaching events, including in- structions for this morning’s mobili- pation, but the influx of recruits gave the right about to these plans and the officers spent the evening examin- ing prospective recruits and ‘he u- lar enlisted members were equally busy overhauling: equipment and pre- paring for mobllization this morning. Plenty of Equipment. There need be no fear that cruits will have to walt for from Adjutant General New the r aniforms and equipment as ample provision has | been made in anticipation of trounla for a regiment recruited to full war strength. Captain Low has provided for entire new equipment for the new men of Company E and an- nounces that both equipment and uni- forms furnished the 1 be brand new. Requi been made to regimental necessary uniforms, which will be for- warded from Hartford as rapidly required. . recruits w tion has New Men Drilled. Following assembly this morning on orders to mobilize, both drilled on the armory floor for a short period and then corporals we de- tailed in charge of squads of recruit All morning long In squads of and elghts the embryo soldiers army floor. The youths, eighteen to twenty mverage age of the recruits. Just been uniformed, but more half weree in civilians clothes, mint hats, coats and vests. of majority are me Some had Corporals o~ On (Continued Tenth Page). TOP-SPEED ORDER IS GIVEN T0 U. 5. SHIPS Flagship of Pacific Fleet to Lead Squadron to Mex- ican Waters. San Diego, Cal, June 20.—The cruiser San Diego, flagship of the Pa- cific fleet, was still in the harbor here early today, coaling and taking on provisions preparatory to sailing either for Guaymas or Mazatlan, Mex. She will be accompanied on the trip by the destroyers Hull, Hopkins and Truxtun. All the vessels are under orders to proceed to the west coast at top speed. Douglas, June 20.—General P. Elias Calles, it was announced to- Ariz., day, has guaranteed the Americans at Cananea the fullest protection. The general has ordered the sixth battalion of Sonora infantry, under command of Col. Jesus Aguirre, to proceed to Ca- nanea and facili e the departure of Americans who re to leave the camp. American refugees arrived by auto- mobile from Cananea last night re- ported that some of the company fore- men who tried to leave the camp were turned back by Mexican guards. Every one who can obtain a convey- ance to the border and is allowed to leave by the guards, was getting aws from the camp as quickly as possibl A large party of Yaqui Indians has been located sixty miles south of Douglas. One hundred Americans, including about 200 women and children, ar- rived here early today from Naco- zari, Mex. Consul Frederick Simpich has given notice that foreigners must leave Mex- ico at once. A number of Mexican families ac- companied the Americans as far north as Agua Prieta but before crossing the line they were forced to leave the train by orders of Gen. Calles. Three French subjects in Cumpas also are preparing to come to the border. de: headquarters fer | as | companies fours were marched and counter-marched on the mere is the than “E" and “I” marshalled them up and WANT AERO SQUADRON Government Asked to Form Unit of Men Who Have Been Training for Air Service in Fast. New York, June 20.—The Aero club of America telegraphed to Secretary of War Baker a request that the na- guard officers who have been the east for service aviators be organized as aeroplane squadron. Thirty have been undergoing training, but, with the call for mobilization, have been ordered back to their original duties with their regiments. The New York men now included in the list | have four aeroplanes and twelve of the men have progressed sufficiently to receive licenses as expert avia- tors. It was stated today that the United | States army has taken over the battle j aeroplanc presented by the Aero club to the New Mes National Guard nd that as the government could not | accept it as a gift, the club has of- fered to sell it to the sovernment for $10,000. tional training in as army an men co 0. . Wheeling, A. M. VOLUNTEERS. W. Va., services of the members June 20.—The of the rank of the Junior Order uni- form of | United American Mechanics in the event of tendered by war with Mexicos has been to Becretary of War Baker the supreme commandery now i session here Richard F. Chaney, commander, said that between and 5,000 men could be organ- i d quickly for duty. Delegates repre- senting lodges In eleven states are at- | tending the meeting. su- preme 3,000 CONNECTICUT'S SONS CROWDING REGRUIT LINES vt Noble Response is Made Al Over State When Old Glory Calls for Volunteers for Duty in Southwest New Haven, June 20.—The first real call in the Connecticut National Guard the mobilization Wilson under orders of President was, fully responded ,000 at 8 a. m., by men as- | cants sembled in armories the the of of various | commands orders from General George M The Yaic Batteries of fleld artillery h armory were assembled in the old col- lege yard. After the roll call com- manding officers sent out men to round up those who had not respond- ed. Meantime, in absence of specific orders, the guards men were set at work preparing equipment, and bdg- gage for shipment to the state camp grounds at Niantic which will be the place of mobilization. When the several commands depart for Niantic is not known. cording to general orders each pany, troop or battery must brought up to minimum strength provided by a state law. When this has been done orders will probably be given to move to Niantic embraced in general | the office Adjutant Cole ving no will Ac- com- be ! Preparcdness at N There has been little preparation as yet at the Niantic grounds for the mobilization. Men are at work mow- ing the grass and a man has been de- tailed to go there to put the water system into condition for use. That the mobilization will not he effected on the camp grounds right away is prob- ably indicated by the orders of the adjutant general which provide that S00n as an organization has been ed “to the maximum practicable at its home station, and in no « until it shall have reached seribed minimum peace properties inventoried, rangements for armories,” the adjutant shall be notified that orders may issue to move the command so reporting to the camp ite. its strength, suitable ar- for the pre- its made caring eneral round Plenty of Recruits. That little difficulty enced in recruiting companies to max- | imum strength was indicated in = measure - in Ne Haven The local companies of the Second infantry sembled for roll 11 at 8 o'clock with practically their full elisted strength under the state law. Recruiting w begun and ithin two enouzh men had offe eir services to raise | the several companies to the maximun strength and it apparent that there would waiting list. The Second Regiment band was included in the roll call Detai from will he experi as- | w hours was he a each “company, each iched organization put at work boxing supplies and paring cquipment and : ment. On the armory peared a pile hospital not for permitted to move tanding that to the ders were gi the local membership of about here for The mory and were pre- ship- unat 'ms for floor soon supplies duty w h the further lieved (h of Mor Whout wi ders they armory s until It was b Close or on commands, which have 600, will he hiew 2 day of at simila two seend the New Haven W those wl were being worked out at other ar At Winsted ¢ Beecher, Co. M., Ifirst mories in the Amos state W tain (Continued On Tenth Page). | miles | Amer | the | senting the Span ap~ | suj in- i NATIONAL GUARD ENTHUSES | AT PROSPECT OF SERVICE fiUNfiER [h) EARRANZA’S-M [ All Armories Through- BEST RECRUITING CARD Starvation Forces Men and Boys to Hasten to His Colors. El Paso, Tex., June 20.—Hunger is swelling the army that General Car- ranza is recruiting in northern Mex- ico in preparation for possible hostili- ties with the United States, according to stories brought today by arriving the who for some time have Americans from interior. Peons been on the have been flock- the last few promises of food said. No appli- have been rejected, according to these stories, which told of boys ten and twelve years of age and old being recruited- of the arrivals, an American man of Mexico City, esti- that there are now 5,000 troops in Chihuahua State, of whom about 2,000 are in Chihua- hua City, 4,000 in Juarez and 5,000 in Villa Ahumada, the northern Chi- huahua which is ninety-three south of ‘El Paso. The mainder practically surround i expeditionary command south, east and west. He also that several thousand troops, which had been at Chihuahua recently e sent toward San Antonio and ] ostensibly to be stationed along the line of the Mexican North- western Railway, south of General Pershing’s command- The refugees brought with them graphic stories of economle condi- tions. One man said that he and his fellow passengers would have starved had not the train stopped at times long enough to allow them to get out and eat raw beans from the fields. Another said he had vainly offered $5 American gold for a tortilla Both El Paso and Juarez remained outwardly calm today, but in both towns soldiers were kept close to their camps liducated Mexicans, some of them living in El Paso and others who have arrived here recently from interior points in the United States have been crossing the frontier in large numbers recently, as that their place in the crisi with their people. Detachments detailed Francisco Gonzales, on of the Rio Grande, George Bell, Jr, on the to investigate reports of an Ameri killed been found on -the Chihuahua reported they were unable to find any trace of such a body. ALFOSO AS MEDIATOR Asks Him verge of starvation, to in ing his standard return for they in clothing, ays nd men One timated Carranza bas re- the on said iera, points serting is by General the Mexican and Gen. American that the in Texas side ide dy had sid an Spanish Colony in Mexico to Act in Threatened Trouble Be- tween U, S g Madrid, via Paris, June Alfonso from a O 1l 500 > m.—King has received a I telegram committee repre- colony in Mexico City appealing to him to offer to me- between Mexico and the The commit at the press dinte United States to prevent war, ent cablegrams to the Spanish ssociation the governments and pres th American republics asking their port mediation the time m same for the proposed by king WEATHER. \ Hartford, June i cooler 20. — For vicini tonight. Fair, slightly Wed- nesday £ e e o of the j | “out the United States Reflect Spirit of '76, ’61 and 98 New York, June 20.—Several hun- dred members of the New York city regiments of the national guard re- mained in their night and at all armories officers and men are preparing for mobilization at Beekman, N. Y. Some of troops ex- pected orders to start for Camp Whit- man there today, but the majority of the regiments are not likely to leave the city before tomorrow or Thursday. Many of the men are out of the city on vacations or business trips, but have been notified of the mobilization order and are reporting by telegraph that they will hasten back to join their regiments The staff officers and two compan- ies of the 22nd Engineers planned to leave for Beekman today. The 29th Regiment of Infantry was in readi- to move to the camp at short The first armored motor bat- tery with armored cars and sixty motorcycles is among a com- mand that will go to the camp: Recruiting for most of the regi- ments to bring them up to their full war strength of 150 men to a com- pany of infantry is proceeding stead- ily. Adopting the example set mayor, many employers of guards- men announced that the pay of the men responding to the call would be continued in full or in part. The Western Union Telegraph Co., an- nounced that any of its employes In any part of the country who have been in the service of the company. for more than a r will receive half pay during their military service provided this, with military pay, does not exceed their normal salaries Howard Elliott, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad stated that no employve leav- ing the service of the road to join the militia would lose his right to re-em- ployment upon his return. armories last ness notice. seven by the Not Prepared at Framingham. amingham, Mass.,, June 20.—Tall grass on the 120 acre camp around promised possible slight delay in the assembling of the Massachusetts National Guard here today. Captain Elon F. Tandy, depot quartermaster in charge of grounds, said that the grass had soaked so thor- oughly by yesterday's rain that he thought the camp not yet fit for the setting up of tents and that he had recommended that no large num- ber of the militia be sent here before tomorrow The grass which had been addition. to the ¢ day and it was expected that portions of the field would be pied during the day by the field a the been w on farms for yester- these occu- hos the adjoining requisitioned mp was cut an ! pital corps and the embulance cory Mowing machines were put to work morning on the main grounds bright sun started the dryout this and a Captain Tandy said plies were on hand three or four day in today. that food sup- sufficient Yor and more came Many Wait for Orde Philadelphia, June proceedi r 20.-—Recruiting pidly today throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and it was predicted by otlicers in work that wa charge th different he hrou strength within national ntoup short organizations hud filled and awaiting move to tl Jhilization Mount ¢ on 8 Brumbangh the guard units would to full war time. Some of the Uready been | to canp at wer orders turday Gov order of mobil by Bri today, was with and should continue at | | ization which received cadde connmand 1y ! that all units I¢ mini yecruitment must 2o to camyp num peace strength (Continued On Tenth Page). | | cation | May | wanting General Funston Asks War Department Send Him As Soon As Possible Large of National Guard to Protect Border F Atlantic to Pacific. FUNSTON’S CALL FOR HELP. San Antonio, Tex., June 20.—General Funs today requested the war department to_send him, soon as possible, a large part of the national guarg men to be stationed along the Mexican bounda “from Brownsville to the Pacific Ocean.” Washington, June 20.—General Funston’se quest for national guardsmen reached the war partment after noon and resulted in telegraphic quests for information as to when the forces of ¢ tain states would be able to move. Orders for trainment of units ready for service were expe before night. Washington, June 20.—The American note, flatl jecting General Carranza’s demand for the withdraw United States troops from Mexico and rebuking the ranza government for the discourteous tone and temp) its last communication, was handed today to Eliseo dondo, the Mexican ambassador designate. Long continued outrages against Americans and property both in Mexico and on American soil are viewed in the note and warning given that the troop§ be kept in Mexico until such time as the de factor go ment performs the duty, which the United States ha sought, of pursuing the bandits who ought 'to be arr and punished by the Mexican government. It concludes with the statement that if the de government continues to ignore this obligation and ¢ out its threat to defend its territory by an appeal to against the American troops, the gravest consequg will follow. U, S. Cannot Recedoe- “While this government deeply regret such a result,’ note, “it cannot recede from tled determination to maintain its na- tional rights and to perform its full duty in preventing further invasions of the territory of the United States and in removing the peril which Americans along the international boundary have borne so long with patience and forebearance.” Our Purpose. The purpose of the United States government towards Mexico, ques tioned in the last Mexican note is an- nounced in the following language: “Tf a denial is needed that this gov- ernment has had ulterior and improp- er motives in its diplomatic represen- tatlons, or has countenanced the activ- ities of American sympathizers and the American press opposed to the de facto government, I am most emphat- ically to deny it. It is, however, matter of common knowledge that the Mexican press has been more ac- tive than the press in the United States in endeavoring to inflame the two peoples against each other and force the two countries into hostili- ties.” nd regret which have been this government the discol tone and temper of this last cox cation of the facto govern: \ Mcxico would the set- by says its 2 Washington “The government States has viewed and increasing ppointme| progress of the revolution in Continuous bloodshed and aj have marked its progress. Fc vears the Mexican republic ha torn with ecivil strife; the 1 Americans and other aliens ha sacrificed; vast properties de by American capital a en have been destroyed or renden productive; bandits have been ted to roam at will through th tory contiguous to the United| and to seize, without punishm without effective attempt at ment, the property of America the lives of citizens of the States, who ventured to rem Mexican territory or to return protect their interests have bee: in some casees barbarously tal murderers have been hended nor brought just] would be difficult to find in the of the histor Mexico more deplorable than there durin rs of civil wa Disappoint the deep { of with dis: neither De Facto Govt, Faithless. “T am reluctant te be forced to the conclusion which might be drawn from the circumstances,” Secretary | ! Lansing declared, hat the de facto | Y€ government, in spite of crimes Cur Frontier in a Turmol mitted .and the sinister designs of | 1 \ould be tedious to redo Villa and his followers, did not and | .. ¥ does not now intend or desire that | ,utrage, atrocity after atrocity these outlaws should be ie ate the ture and e stroved, or disposed of widespread conditions of | troops or, at the i which hawvi ernment, by Mexican troops the past nine the frontier { along the lowd has been thrown into ant apprehension and of frequent and sudd into American territol ¢predations and murders on Comiaal. | can wall Mexican la { huve taken the- ljves i the property of A s | sometimes carrying aniicet Z€ns across the inte | With the booty sei American troops in | 1igons have heor wd 1 be | American s did not, before | cquipment answer the allegations of | can the conclusions reached by | soverment, express the surprise of co! those 2 thes ave existed om- | captured American this gov- | iust true he request of and v olence I vailed ing Note, in particular, United Text of the of Foreign follows States to the of Mexico The text of “The Secretary tary note State Relation Secre- of of the De s “acto Government of Hact irsions “Department of “Wash Sir: 1 have which was 1916 ex gton, June 2 | by read your delivered to me on under instructions of the on erican mnal bo Americqg at and stolen cutive of Mexico, the chiet de overnment of the Mexican the presence territory in candor it 1 would o making to fact and your ranche (Continued On Eleventh Pa,