New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 21, 1916, Page 1

£ HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERA HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. d & ESTABLISHED 1 NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916 —SIXTEEN FAGES. MANUFAGTURERS DISCUSS PAY FOR EMPLOYES JOINING ARMY Expected Some Provision Wil Be Made by Lan- *ders, Frary & Clark and Other Local Concerns RECRUITING GOES ON WITH GUSTC Many Volunteers Being Accepted for Service by Companies E and I— Raw Material Quickly Turned Into Soldiers—Routine Armory Includes Constant Drilling and Advice by Officers, Provision for the soldiers who are employed in the local factaries is teing made by the company officials, but no definite announcement of what is to be done has been given out as vet. At the directors meeting of “Landers, Frary & Clark’s this after- noon it was voted to leave the ques- tion in the hands of the chief officials to work out. The American Hardware officials are considering the same question and the Stanley Works has made no decision, bevond the statement that their men will have their old positions back when they return. tI was reported at the State armory this morning that ane local yncern had set its foot down hard on the matter and would grant their men no concessions. With orders received this morning to move to the mobilization camp at Niantic Monday morning, June 26, military preparations were at high pressure at the State armory on Arch gtreet toda Recruits were coming in, qualifying and being passed along to the examining physicians as fast as the enlistment officers could handle them. This was true in both the quurters of Companies E and I. Recruits who had passed the physical qualifications were being measured for uniforms and outfitted with necessary equipment of which there is plenty at the armory. In the big drill shed buggle call followed bugle call, sum- "moning soldiers to assembly or dis- missal, Preparations were in the works for outdoor drill and at 10 o'clock First Lieutenant James F. Hattings took the bulk of the uni- formed men of E company to Traut’s park for field drill. Upstairs Captain Ladbury was an- swering innumerable questions per- taining to enlistment, issuing orders for equipment and in general striving " to do the work of three men and romehaw managing to accomplish it. He planned to take Company I on parade during the noon hour and egecured the American Drum corps to lead the march, Another drill in Walnut Hill park was scheduled for «ihis afternoon and in the meantime drill and more drill was the order of the day at the armory. One squad succeeded another on the armory flcor and all without the slightest mix-up ar confusion, Orderly Confusion. Orderly confusion may be said to " reign at the armory. In the com- rany parlors between drills the rank and sentimental seemed to inspire the spirit moved and it moved largely to music. Solos and duets on the company piano wafted through the open windows of the fvy-clad struc- ture and melodies ancient and modern lifted to the breezes. Songs militar: end sentimentatl seemed to inspir the soldier lads on the eve of parture, word of which was eagerly sought and wa greeted with quiet delight when announced for Monday morning. Ham and Fgg The ador of ham and eggs and coffee pervaded the atmosphere when the newspapermen arrived and in- quiry brought the information that breakfast was being served to the officers in the basement. The rank end file had messed previously. Cooks Dalan and Squire are in com- , mand of the knife and fork depart- 5 company, while at Turner where Company T is messing, Cooks Norton and Dyson are caring for the needs of the inner man. Day and Night Guard Spies and sneak thieves need not apply at the armory either by day or night for the order ha gone forth that guard is to be maintained from noy until departure to Niantic. One »fficer, three non-commissioned officers ing four men from each company will be on constant duty until orde s (o move are given and these have been fixed for Monday morning. Recruits Aplenty. No fear of a lack of recruit is now sxpressed by either Captains Low or Ladbury. The minimum number of required before leaving the armory was reached yesterday afternoon and this morning Captain Low announced that he had a round dozen more. Cap- | tain Ladbury gave h (Continued On Fifteenth Page). rand total at Being | at | UNITED STATES BLAMED FOR MEXICAN SITUATION Carranza’s Agents in Europe Say Their Country Is Blameless. Paris, June 21, 10:45 a. m.—Mex- ‘iro is placing its case before the Eu- Jrfi]’)(‘:tn public in the form of state- ments issued by Mexican legations on | the continent. Such a statement ap- | peared in Madrid on Monday and a | similar statement is printed in ‘the ! French press today from the Mexican | legation in Paris. | that war It says that reports is inevitable and that Gen. attitude is due to GGerman | intrigue came from American sources, “Imputations against the gov ment of Gen. Carranza’ it declares,” re unwarranted. Mexico has not hed and does not wish war with the United States.” The statement reviews the negotia- | tions for permission for American troops to cross the frontier to pur- sue bandits and declares that the interchanges were interrupted by the sending of an expeditionary corps, constituting a violation of Mexican sovereignty. “We are authorized to state that it is not Mexico which attacks,” the statement continues. “In ordering Gen. Trevino to prevent American forces from advancing south, vast or west, the attitude of the Mexican gov- nment is purely defensive. This is established from documents in this legation which will be published at an opportune time.” THREAT NOT FULFILLED Pershing Sends Detachment Fastward But No Mexican Soldiers Are Found and They Return in Safety. San Antonio, June 21.—Gen. Per- shing has given the“Mexican troops the opportunity to make good their threat to attack him if he moved east or west, but the Mexicans the issue. The American commander yester- day sent a small force eastward to Guzman, about 35 miles from his line of communication to investigate a re- port that a concentration of Mexican troops had been made there. He reported the incident to General Funston today, adding that the de- tachment had returned without find- ing any Mexican troops in that vicin- ity. Remembering Gen. Trevino's threat to attack the Americans if they moved in any but a northerly direction, offi- cers here regarded his failure to do s0 as indicative of reluctance on his part to carry out his threat. Reports to department headquar- ters today told of the arrival of more troops at Opinaga, opposite Presidio, and at Piedras Negras opposite Eagle declined was noticed, but officers Col Gaston, commanding the American side has men enough to meet the situation. The heaviest ad- dition to the Mexican border army was that at Piedras Negras, where Gen. Murgia arrived with 3,000 men. Gen. Funston announced that to the army’s equipment here there had been added a large number of searchlights. He was notified by the war depart- ment that detailed instructions have been sent him for organization in this department of four regiments of infantry and two cavalry regiments under the army reorganization bill, which will become effective July 1. The procedure will be to assign ex perienced non-commissioned office from existing regiments to the new organization to handle the recruits who will be sent in from recruiting stations in various parts of the coun- try. Under the army bill, many offi- cers will be promoted July 1, and the commissions in the new regiments will be filled from this list. TWO SOLDIERS MISSING Provost here Guard from Com Searches City Without Success In Hunt for Lost Members. | Charles Kovus ana Joseph Torin, two privates belonging to Company I3, are missing from the ranks, having riled to obey the order to mobilize and this morning a provost guard nn- der Corporal Raymond Queenin searched the city for the lost soldiers | but without succe The provost guard went to the home | of Kovus ana guestioned the members of his family. From what t} {able to learn Kovus is not far | and will probably join his comy | soon as word that he is wanted { be given him. No trace of Torin could be found, { but it is reported on competent au- | thority that he is in New York and lhas joined the regular army. T can Beyond Ojinaga increased ac- | | Saturday or perhaps later. | try MOUNTS PRESENTED 10 TROOP B BY AN ANONYNOUS FRIEND. Generous Gift Announced As Hart- | Tord Cavalrymen Were About to Depart for Niantic RECRUITING IN CAPITAL CITY IS UNSATISFACTORY Captain Mahoney, In Charge of Filling | Up Militia Caps, Displeased With | Small Number of Volunteers arid Says He Wants Some of Those Who | Marched in’ Recent Preparcduess | | Parade. ‘ Hartford, two after June 21.—An hour or | Captain J. H K- Davis of | Troop B, Fifth Militia Cavalry, had | received orders to proceed as soon | as convenient to the mobilization | camp at Niantic and had ordered his men to be ready to march at 12 o’clock, he received word that an anonymous friend of the troop would give it forty-four horses for imme- | diate delivery. In view of the fact | that the command has only about for- ty animals Captain Davis revoked his | order for today's departure. start for Niantic will be made ear Thursday morning. About sevent) five of the 100 men will be mounted The others will go to Niantic by train—mounts to be provided later The route to Niantic will be way of East Hartford and other towns the river. Recruiting Unsatisfactory. The acti armory the past 48 hours continued today. Officers, clerks and sten- ographers worked late la: night and were at it early this morning. Many recruits presented themselves today. A squad of 25 was lined up for drill in one corner of the armory; others were elsewhere, including the parade ground. Captain W. E. of the recruiting circumstances, 1 not especially satisfied with the recruiting record so far. With a call like this from the | President of the United State we ought to have more applicants here | than we can take care of. I want to | see some of these fellows who got out | and marched three miles in that | preparedness parade come in here and enlist.” Lieut. W. Hascall was detailed this morning as regimental officer of | the day Troop B, Fifth Militia Cavalry the First Connecticut Company Signal Troops were ordered this morning by Adjutant General Cole to proceed to the mobilization camp at Nianti This is the first order affecting the movements of state troops. Turther orders are momentarily expected. Will Move When “As soon each read aid General Cole this a noon “I will order it to Niantic. There may be a gencral movement of troops Thursday, though undoubtediy ome of them will not be ready until | Probah! more troops will be sent off within the next twenty-four hours. That is all I can say now.” | Troop B was the first organization | in the state to report at 8:30 today | that is was ready for service. A few | minutes later General Cole ordered it | to proceed at once to Niantic. | Throughout the day the five com- | panies of the city battalion of the | First Connecticut Infantry drilled on | | | | | Mahoney in said: am charge | “Under the | and Ready. is er- as company the parade ground adjoining the state armory- Recruiting in New Haven. New Haven, June 21.—When the | local companies of the Second Infan- | respended to the second’s day's | call in the armory, this morning, men were told that they were to re- | main in or about the building unless detailed for special-duty. Recruiting | is going on as rapidly as examining officers can handle the applicants. Officers were in conference during the morning and Major Danford, manding the Yale batter caller at the regimental he: There seemed little chance Second Regiment receiving orders to go to Niantic before Saturds Troop A, Fifth Militia C: mains at i armory as its falls short of the required When Captain Wolfe ha fully prepared he will aws proceed to Niantic and he will be a march the roll com- Y v dqguarters: | | | | | of the | | | strength 100 men the troop t orders to expects it over road, A at Niantic, clover ground her trampled uniform the forces today Is June blooms Peace Niantic. 21.—The frag the state IS the tall g the feet of men war. The only sign of mobilization of the state the side tracking of ing camp equipment d station A man left a train and inquired his way to the camp grounds. He said ant mp is un- in the on and by of sig coming six cars conta near the railro! (Continued On Fifteenth Page). { which already The | | equipment there. | Tomorrow | east | | ty apparent at the state | | their return. | be I the day | officers were today MILITIA SPEEDING MOBILIZATION T0 AID GEN. FUNSTON Units in Many States Now Ready | to Go Info Camp for Big Round-Up START ALREADY MADE BY SOLDIERS ALL OVER U. S. | Enthusiasm Displayed in All Parts of Country and No Fear Is Felt That Army Strength Cannot Be Reached; Whole Nation Becomes a Land of Khaki Clad Warriors Anxious for ,}‘i,‘:’;h( of Foe. New York, June 21.—The first two regiments of the New York National Guard to respond the call for servi on the Mexican border left this clty today for the state camp at Beekman, where it is expected that about 18,000 men would be assembled when the | state mobilization is complete. Regiments leaving today were the Six Ninth Infantry ard the addition- al companies of the Twenty Sec- ond Enginecrs, two companies of were at camp Whit- man. A part of the First Signal Corps also started for the camp today ‘o prepare the telegraph and telephone the Seventy First Regi- ment will leave for the camp and dur- ing the remainder of the week offi- cers of the New York division expect regiments from other parts of the state will arrive there The departure of the artillery regi- ments for the state camp is being de- layed by inability to obtain horses. 1t is not considered likely that they will be ready for complete mobilization until next week Most of the other New York city regiments are in their armories await- | ing the order to start for the camp and meantime are recruiting to bring their enlistments to full war strength. | At the present rate it may be two weeks before this is accomplished. Employvers continued their an- nouncement that men serving in the suard would receive pay while absent. Percival Hill, president of the Ameri- can Tobacco company notified all the managers of that company that its employes would receive pay in full and their positions would be held pending Many firms in the silk business signed a similar agreement. Spent Night on Train. Chicago, June 21.—After spending the night on the train to which they marched at midnight in a heavy rain, the First Cavalry, Illinois National Guard, under command of Col. Mil- ton J. Foreman, are on the way to- | day to Springfield, where they will go into camp to await further orders from the war department. This regi- ment was the first of the TIlnois con- tingent of guardsmen called for ser- vice on the Mexican border to sfart for the mobilization camp. Other troops will follow today or tomor- row. Many employers their intention of continuing guards men on the pay roll at full salary. announced toda ate Troops On Move. June 21.—The today Mass., was ready I state camp ground for the arrival of thousands of mem- bers of the Massachusetts National 3uard, mobilized in preparation for rvice on the Mexican border. Com- panies from Hudson and Haverhill, making an early start, were the first to reach the parade ground. Seven battalions of infantry, four troops of cavalry and a machine gun company were ordered to follow routes which would bring them to- gether in Boston, where they were to reviewed by Adjutant Geners Cole and Mayor Curley in their mar across the city to the South Station Troops from the western part of the state were expected to arrive late in Special trains were provided by the railroads for the movement of the militia. mingham, Ohio Mcbil 0., June ing. Columbus, 21.—With the move to the border may be received at Ohio National Guard preparing their Four companies Battalion, prospect that orders to Mexican any moment, a1l inth troops for the composing the red today at the hd will assist in the construction of the camp. This battalion was not in- cluded in the call i by the war department and will relieved negro, ued be as T fteenth Page.) (Continued on N P WEATHER. Hartford, Hariford an ers tonight. Thursday fair. O e e O USSR mobilization camp | IALLIES TRY TO BL U. S..-MEXICO W CAST BLAME ON BERLI WINSLOW’S P LAST U. S. CONSUL IS OUT OF MEXICO R. Silliman Réaches Kagle Pass, Texas--Garrison at Picdras Negras Reinforcel By 2,000 Yaquis. Eagle Pass, Tex., June 21.—Consul J. R. Silliman arrived in this city early today from Saltillo, coming way of Monclova, owing to the cessa- tion of railroad traffic between Mont- erey and Nuevo Laredo. He expects to remain here for several day Mr. leave Mexico. Gen. Murgia, a Carranza command- er, arrived at Piedras Negras, the Mex- ican town opposite here, today,” with a detachment of 2,000 Yaquis, rein- forcing the zarrison there. A large part of the civilian population of Piedras Negras has already moved south. AMERICAN S_HID—E IN PARRAL HILLS Five Fear to Make Way to Border But May Be Pro- tected. El Paso Tex., June 2 ive Amer- | icans are in hiding in the mountains of Parral in the vicinity in southern Chihuahua, fearing to | make their way to the bozder, cause of the feeling of the native | populace, according to reports reach- | ing here today. The men, employc of the Alvardo Mining and Milling company of Parral, recently ried | toward El Paso but were obliged to seek refuge in the mountains. Ofi- clals of the company here express ithe that Mexican friends could be de- pended upon to afford them protec- tion. | With the exception of these fivi | the exodus of Americans from ( | huahua was practically complete to- day, with the arrival of the eight re- maining members of the colo Chihuahua City. All of them told stories of a shortage of food nd of increasing anti-American sentiment. Dispatches réecived from City at the local Mexican consulate here said, in substance, that a decree had been issued by the de facto gov- ernment, holding that any fo-cigner acquiring real estate in Mexico, cither | by purchase or contract, must re- j nounce first his allegiance to his na tive country and register himself & a Mexican citizen. It further ordered that any person seeking to transfer his | property to a foreigner must obtain permision from the proper authori- ties. attempt to S MOVE TROOPS EASILY New Haven Road Though from Congestion Can Handle Situation E. E. Rigss, of the New Haven road, who was a visi- tor in town this afternoon, announced Suffering executive assistant authoritatively that the company will experience little or no trouble in mov- ing the Connecticut troops to Niantic next Monday or whenever the order to shift the base. Although the company has been suffering many months from the extraordinary congestion which has practically swamped the railros of the United States since early winter, it will take care of troop move- comes to is tch a it handles the big football at New Haven every Novem- railroads at they are bodies Iroad of to carry in of Riggs declared condition to mov ich as the re called upon two vears. It ald possibly more get such a tremendcus and then it would to side track all in Bu- are Mr. no traops ¢ have been ing past take a year or things in shape f transfer of soldier: probably be neces commer al busine: rope when troop order a to ary as is done movements DOUGLAS, 21 ALL QUIET AT Douglas, Ar June Prieta, the Mexican town this city, was practically deserted to- day civil population. Quiet pre both the horder herce today Agua A opposite of its led on sides of AMERICANS PLEE Washington, June from Lorder points four hundred out of Sonora SONORA, Re ween 2 wis said be Americans during the three wd last and come few days. BLOCKADE OF WEST COAST silliman is the last American consul to | he- | | At int! Mexico | mobilization | and | | ments quite easily and with as much | large. | in | ! l Efforts Being Made ROBABLE PLANT‘ Persuade Carra San Diego, Cal., June 21.—The | fictilla of torpedo boat ing of the Hull, W. W. Bradley, Hopkins and Truxtun, dash flagship of flotilla | | WASHINGTON STILL | THINKS WAR COMI | p———— Officials Are Careful Nd Let Drop Any Ph That Might Be Const As Inflammatory But 1} Private Opinion Is Conflict Is Unavoidab —The awalited cons | Lieutenant commander; are in readiness today for a | down the Mexican west coast to join . other units of the Pacific fleet which | either are already in Mexican ports or on their way. The United States : cruiser San Diego, flagship of Admiral vesterday, Dpre- Mazatlan, : Winslow, departed | sumably for Buaymas or closely followed by the cruisers Pitts- burgh, flagship of Rear Admiral Ful- lam commander in chief of the Pacific reserve fleet, and the Colo- rado. Authorities here an naval | said that Admiral Winslow, com- mander in chief of the Pacific fleet, could blockade effectively within a short time every port oh the Mexican | west coast if events rendered such | action necessar; The armored cruiser Maryland, which departed from the Puget Sound matters in a few days. The cruiser South Dakota, leaving the Puget Sound yard today, is to take aboard every avail- | call at San Francisco for the | rurpose and proceed to San Diego for | crders, it was announced. The dispos‘tion of the Pacific fleet Mexican waters will be substan- as follaws by Saturday was learned today Cabo—Destroyer in tially ing, it At San Di ns. At La Paz- Hop- Destroyer Hull. Quaym ~Cruiser Cleveland, Steamer Glacier At Topolobampo—Gunboat | town, Destroyer Truxtun Mazatlan—Cruiser Gunboat Annapolis. ! At Mazanillo—Cruisers Colorado, Albany At Salina Cruz—Cruisers | Raleigh. York- San Diego, Pittsburg, Denver, En Route—Cruiser Milwaukee from i San Diego; Cruisers South and Maryland from Puget Sound. GRIESE RELEASED Department of Justice Decides Thero Is No Cause to Hold German Banker at El Paso. ‘Washington, June 21.—Chief Bie- laski of the department of bureau of investigation, today tele- | graphed his 1l Paso agent to drop | charges against Frederick Griesc German banker of Mexico City, ! tained there yesterday for alleged at- , tempts to violate American neutralit: ' Investigation convinced officials here there had been no violatior CARRANZA PREPARING Talkes Charge of 17,000.00¢ Rounds of Ammunition and Government Fac- tory Is Working 24 Hours a Day. Laredo, Tex.. June 21.—Approxi- mately 17,000,000 rounds of ammuni- | tion has been taken in charge b Carranza authorities throughc | Mexico, and the government factory | is working twenty-four hours daily to augment this supply, according tc an American refugee from Mex City, arriving here today. The outp ! of the government factory is approx mately 30,000 rounds of cartridges daily, he sald | Il Wise Appointed Today. June 21.—General orders from the headquarters mobilized troops—the first issued—today an- nounce assumption of command by the following, in accordance with general orders No: 20 from the adjut- ant general’s office Major Edward Schulze partment, as camp adjutan ., Major Michael J. Wise. quartermas- | ter's corps, mp quartermaster. a1 Ives judge advoc camp ajors Schulze, and Ives Are Hartford, Moss department ! Major | generar's | missar,; : VILLISTA JOINS CARRANZA. Mex., 19, vic June The ali on leaders with te i com- | Chihuahua, June | Paso Junction, ing of the various fac the government continued today i e Nafarrete tele i Trevino that Manuel Palaez for- | mer Villa general, now rating in the Huastrea: region, had placed him- self at the disposal of Gen. Carrar Jose Ysabel Robles and Canuto Reyes, | with their forces, are expected in Chi ! huahua shortly under orders from Gen- faphed to Gen a o destroyers, | pavy vard vesterday, is expected here ! able marine in the northwestern port, | same | morn- | At Acapulco—Cruiser Chattanooga. | Dakota | justice’s Not to Send Tro Against American | | | | Washington, June 21 States today anxiously from Mexico City regarding Ge ranza’s attitude toward the | note sent him yesterday, for o depended the question of war bd the two republics. High officials here admitted p! | ly they look for war, althoug: | was taken to avoid any formal ¢ ions or acts which might appg | forerunners of a declaration of The only answer required £ro; | ranza is action ppressing treatment of Americans, and feared against hope that this | not be done Unofficial versions of the not | ably were published in Mexico day and the official text may { be in Carranza's hands. Military authorities were look the de facto government's attif troop movements near the bor and in prerg ation for th department was getting T | act on Gen. Funston's request | mediate dispatch of a number | tional guard units the bord | was d Secretary Baker and | dent Wi probably will det] what organizations should be & Several days may elapse befs great number of militia units mustered into the federal servi ports of great enthusiasm recruiting continued to come i many y. Army’s Probable Course Great interest was expressed probable course to be followed Mexicans attack the American It was regarded as probabl rapid adv: would be ¢ from the horder to a line perh miles south of the e fortify reinfore fighting enepy’s t protected attacks country day, | war to on an states tod nce | | 1 | or more | This line then would t | neld wuntil hecome available he thrown inte | and the border | further bandit | policing of the main line. Refug: From Mexico Cf An overnight despatch from | Agent Rodge it Me Ci | celved at the state day, said arr cluded satisfactorily train to carry out torelgners to Vera ated hope that it taking many of American citizens Another said a train terday thirty vomen. volunteer The the by th behir ica departm 1gements had be for the Americar Cruz. He would stary the 600 or Il in the from o leaving Mexico C carried a special ca American citizezns, The refugees shauld Cruz by today, been detained A number of cclved from consular office agents throughout Mexico. agreed that the tension e was high message cra unless despatches W Await Mobilization Marching orders for tiona organization under Presic still held pending co tion of t 1oned to tha Wilson's var depa the 1te cam) sufficien Just oon ber red into the wrd have. el service 4 on Gen. Fu stating th he desired and t vished th forwar preliminary reports ¢ of mobilization reached the These were partment will act report of y ber of units Only sterday s he m progress ous states had partment toda wisfactory. retary Baker that the scnior class Military Academy. be mediately for active der consideration but no de been reached. The lets ha pleted three years of thelr Wi could be commissioned as tenants immediately warrants such id the sug it Wost gradua service 2cor em a st Breal | Gen. Trevino.