New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST CF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD! HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHED (8 NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916. —TWELVE PAGES. . WARSHIPS PATROL THREE-MILE Z0NE Cruiser and Destrogers Watch for Violation of Neutrality INCURSION IS MYSTERY Officials Puzzled Because Foreign Ves- sel Was Not Scen Leaving Capes— Deutschland Still Tied Up to Her Berth. Norfolk, Va., July mored cruiser North Carolina and three destroyers, just outside Cape Henry, near the ailied warship patrol line, worked slowly up and down to- day close to an English cruiser. Supplemental reports on the mys- terious appearance of an unidentified British cruiser within the capes Mon- day night were being prepared by naval officers here today for the navy department. One point it is under- stood that the department desires cleared up is why the cruiser was not seen leaving the capes. Thus far the only report of her being seen after she passed the battleship Louisiana on her upward journey has come from unofficlal sources, according to which she was seen on her outward journey near Cape Henry shortly be- fore daylight. Baltimore 27.—The ar- Cruisers Off North Carolina. Beaufort, N. C. July 27.—Two al- lied warships appeared off Beaufort inlet last night following reports that the German merchant submarine Bremen was headed this way. Noth- ing was seen of the submarine but the warships continued their patrol today, cruising about fifteen miles off \shore. Mission of Cruisers Unknown. Washington, July 27—The ar- mored crulser North Carolina and three United States destroyers were on neutrality duty today outside the Virginia Capes, where allled warships are hovering, in wait for the German submarine Deutschland, about to jleave Baltimore for Germany, and the submarine Bremen, expected #rourly trom across the seas. The American war vessels went to sea yesterday on orders from the navy Qepartment after a vessel purporting to B¥ 4 BFUEH Warship had passed into Chesapeake Bay and out again in the early morning hours. Officials were silent as to just what instructions went to the North Caro- lina. It was assumed, however, the commander was ordered to see that the submarines were not attacked within the three mile limit and that American neutrality was not other- wise violated. Deutschland Still There. Baltimore, July 27.—If Captain Paul Koenig of the merchant sub- marine Deutschland plans to start te- day on the return voyage to Germany there wds nothing going on this morning at the pier where the sub- mersible is berthed that was any more indicative of departure than has been the case for the last few Overnight developments in fact, tended to increase the probability of a report late last night that it has been decided to hold the Deutsch- land here until some word has been received concerning her sister ship, the Bremen. Deny Visit of Warship. Washington, July 27.—Sir Spring-Rice, the British informed Acting Secretary Polk to- day that he had received a messago from the admiral commanding the British squadron on the Atlantio coast denying that a British warship had entered Chesapeake Bay as re- Cecil ported by the commander of the bat- tleship Louisiana. Jap Steamer Asks Protection. New York, July 27.—A message to Washington from the Japanese steam- ship Korea, asking protection from German submarines, was overheard and reported today by officers of steamships arriving at this port. The message, they said, asked protection for the American officers and engi- neers who were on board the Korea to take her through the Panama Canal to San Francisco where she will, be turned over to a Japanese Crew. The Korea, an American steamship formerly belonging to the Internation- al Mercantile Marine company, Wwas so0ld recently to the Toyo Kisen Kals- ha of Japan. She sailed from New York Sunday with the Japanese en- sign at her stem. It is belleved that the captain of the Korea was alarmed by reports last Sunday that German submarines were near the coast es- corting the undersea trader Bremen. wireles: Tondon Ignorant of Visit. London, July 27.—At the admirally today it was stated that no informa- tion had been received there regard- Ing the reported mysterious visit Monday night of a British crulser within the American territorial wa- ters of the Virginia Capes. RAILROAD MAN SUICIDFE. Balttmore, July 27.—Orrlck M. Chilton of the passenger department of the Seaboard Air Line company, 50 years old, and widely known in rail- road circles, committed suicide by shooting here today. Ill-health was given as the cause. He had been ambassador the state department at, with the company more than 20 years. . enter the tunnel today, but as ten en- tombed bodies are behind a cave-in nearly fhree hundred feet long it will require several days’ digging to reach the corpses. TROLLEY STRIKE IN GOTHAM MAY SPREAD All Lines ExpestedTo Join When President Mahon Arrives SERIOUS DISORDER TODAY Many Arrests During Altercations Be- tween Strikers and Carmen—Stones Piled on Tracks When Attempt Is Made to Run Cars, New York, July 27.—Upon the ar= rival here of W. D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Railway Employes of Am- erica, the motormen and conductors of all the street railways in the city may be asked to join the trolley strike which has tied up lines in the Bronx and in Westchester county. President Mahon is expected to come from De- troit today to take charge of the sit- uation. All the trolley cars on 150 miles of trackage in the Bronx, stopped run- ning at 8 o’clock last night. The street railway company insisted that there had been no strike in that borough and that most of the men who stayed away from work did so because they were intimidated by union organizers. Edward A. Maher, general manager of the Union Railroad company, assert- ed that the trouble might extend to all surface lines in Manhattan if the po- lice did not give the employes better protection. The employes demand the right to join the national organization and seek an increase in pay of five cents an hour and better working conditions. tones Piled on Tracks. The company’s attempt to resume operation of the cars in the Bronx at 8 o’'clock this morning resulted in se- rious disorde At one point heavy stones were piled on the tracks. Sev- eral altercations between strikersand carmen occurred and many were ar- rested. Company officlals announced at 10 a. m., that more than twenty per cent. of its cars were running in the Bronx. Not a car moved today in Yonkers, Mount Vernon or New Rochelle. The strikers moved their headquarters from Yonkers to the Bronx. During the course of the morning there were clashes between strikers and carmen in the Bronx, and on sev- eral occasions the police were forced to use their night sticks. Frank H. Thorn, deputy sioner of the state industrial com- mission and head of the bureau of mediation and arbitration, came here today from Albany to confer with representatives of the and the company. Mob 4 The first serious outbreak in the strike of street car men in the Bronx and Westchester county occurred shortly after noon today when a mob of several strikers and sympathizers attacked a White Plains car in the Bronx. Bricks were hurled at the car and it is reported, seveeral persons were hurt. Police reserves and am- bulances were summoned. MAY ABANDON TUNNEL sxpert Believes commis- strik ttacks Car. Government Mining ¥ Gas well of Uncontrollable propor- tions Has Been Uncovered. Cleveland, O., July 27.—The possi- bility that the city may be compelled to abandon not only search for bodiess of workmen still entombed in the water works tunnel here in Monday" night’s explosion, but all further work on the tunnel itself, developed today as the result of investigations by L. M. Jones of Pittsburgh, government min- ing expert. Jones believes a gas well of uncontrollable proportions has been uncovered under the bed of the lake by the explosion. If it is possible rescue parties will 1 l CHILDREN CHASED BY HUNGRY SHARKS Youngsters Bathing at Connecticut Shore Resort Have Narrow F cape From Sea Tigers. New Haven, July 27.—Three ranging in length from three to five feet made their appearance in the bathing area at Silver Sands, a shore resort a few miles east of this city today while a group of children were in hathing. The children were warned by a cottager as the fish made toward them, scrambled safely to shore, but the last child out, a nine year old boy, beat out the foremost shark by only a few feet. Afterwards cottagers went out in boats looking for the sea tigers. 70 RECALL TITLES sharks British Government Expects to Strip Three German Noblemen of Honors —King George Advised by House. London, July 27, 4:15 p. m.—The expected decision of the government to deprive the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Albany, and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein of their British titles and orders was mado known today. They arc the three re- maining Germans who hold British titles of nobility. King George has been advised, Premier Asquith said in the house of commons at today's session, to take the necessary steps to meet the wishes of the house in this respect GINNELL EXPELLED Nationalist Member of Parliament Forced to Leave Sitting For Dis- orderly Conduct. London, July g m.—FLau- rence Ginnel, nationalist member of parliament for North Westmeath was suspended from the sitting ‘of house of commons this afternoon cording to the Exchange Teleg ) tention BLACKLIST NOTE IS CABLED TO BRITAIN England’s Action Reéarded Here As Invasion of Neutral Rights POLK MAINTAINS SILENCE Army Appropriation Bill Passes Son- ate—No Intercession For Sir Roger Casement—Amendment to Allow Soldicrs to Vote Is Out of Order. ‘Washington, July 27.—A to Great Britain objecting to the black- listing of American firms as an “in- vasion was cabled to London late last night by the state department. Acting Secretary today that the been despatched declined to discuss it further than to “representations. note of neutral rights” Polk communication had v that it contained He said it would be given out for publication Monday. To Help Kely and Smiih. Amb Page at been to British government the cause at Liverpool of Hughes Kelly of New York, treasurer the Irish relief fund; Mrs. Kelly Smith. The ambassador directed everything possible in behalf of the Americans who have been denied permission to remain in England or travel to Dub- lin. Similar ador Loncen 1 of the of de- Eugena instructed inquire of and also Joseph ey to do representations probably will be made on behalf of S. S. Me- Clure, the New York publisher, who has been ordered to leave gland as soon as the state department re- ceives an official report on the in- cident. No Intercession for Casement, Company for disorderly conduct. At first Mr. Ginnell refused to leave | and the sitting was suspended. Later he withdrew from the house when the sergeant-at-arms approached him with four attendants. After he left the chamber the sitting was 'FRISCO POLICE Youth had | re- CLOSEIN Arrest and Expect to Bag ‘Ring of Five” Thought to Have Caused Bomb Out Francisco, arrest of Warren cutter, aged 22, the police asserted today they were confident their net soon would close upon a “ring of five of whom Billings is alleged to be a member, believed to have perpetrated the bomb explosion in connection | with last weel’s preparedness parade. Search is being made for Thomas Mooney, an Industrial World. San July K. Billings With the | a shoe SNATCHED FROM TIHE § London, July 11:35 Twenty-eight men, members of the crews of the Norwegian ships Bams, Siebrid and Juno, were landed at Rot- terdam today by a fishing smack says a despatch to Lloyds Shipping Agen- cy. The three vessels were sunk by to pedoes in the North sea, while ng carzos of timber GERMAN AIR H London, July tenant the decoration of Pour Le Merite for bringing down his eighth enemy aero- plane, has been killed In an air battle, according to a Reuter's Amsterdam TA. 10 DEAD, 2 m.—Lieu- despatch which quotes the Frankfur- | ter Zeitung. TREATY WITH HONDURAS. Washington, July 27.—An arbit tion treaty between the United States and Hondures, similar to those nego- tiated by former Secretary Bryan with many countries, was signed to- | day at the state department. It is the thirty-first of the treatics nego- tiated to be consummated. AVOID FAKE CURES FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS Federal Officials Expect Flood of Patent Medicines and Announce They Will Vig- orously Prosecute Makers will tempt unscrupulous persons to offer for sale so-called cures or reme- dies for this dread mulady, They, therefore, have lswued speciul Instruc- Washington, July 27.~Warning wuas jssued to the public today by the do- partment of agriculture to lpok with extreme suspicion uUpon Any prepara- tion put on the market and offered for sale as being effective for the treat- ment of infantile paralysis, Department officlals charged with the enforcement of the food and drugs act, an announcement states, ‘‘expect the outbreak of tions to food and be particularly alert for interstate shipments o importations of medi- cines, the makers of which allege that they will cure or alleviate this disease, for which at the present time no med- feal cure 1s known.” Inspectors have been instructed collect samples of all such found In Interstate commerce, and ofii- clals declare the makers will be vigor- ously prosecuted whenever (he sltua- tlon warrants nctlon nnder the food and drugs nct. Such remedies off for import will be refused entry I its warning the departme points out that tho federal law does not apply to preparaflons made and consumed whoily within a single state, “Persons buying or using a remedy In thelr own state, therefora,™ the announcement “must rely on the protection accorded them by thelr local health authorities.” infantile drug inspecto paral 1o t Worker of the | Otto Parschau, recently given | medicines | An adverse report was ordered to- day by the senate foreign relations committee on all resolutions proposing | intercession with Great Britain in be- half of Sir Roger Casement “It was the opinion of the majority of the committee, “that such action not only would be resented by Great Britain, but also that it would do Casement’s cause more harm than good.” Resolutions considered were duced by Martine intro- nators Phelan Motion Out Reed of Order. < amendment tppropriation bill ermit National Guardsmen in the federal service to vote at their camps in the coming presidential clec- | tlon was stricken out today on a poiut of order. When Senator Jones sou to add a provision exempting the guardsmen from certain state election law restrictions, Senator Williams made point of order against the whole amendment and was sustained | by the vice president. An appeal from the ruling was voted down. voted to 31 NEW DEATHS New York Authorities Hear of 151 More Cases of Infantile Paralysis— Two Others in New Haven. New York, July —TLittle change in the epidemic of infantile paralysis was noted today in the health depart- ment's report for the 24 hours end- ing at 10 a. m. During that time therc were toirty-one deaths and 151 new | cases. This is a slight decreass from vesterday's figures. New Haven, —Two more cases of infantile paralysis were re- ported today at the New Haven hospi- tal. 2 Hartford, July 27.—Four cases of infantile paraly ported to the state hoard of health today. They were from Groton, Co- lumbia, Darien and Cheshire. All are children. The patients in Groton and Columbia were from New York. more were re- Bridgeport, July 2 ment W made here today by Dr Abraham Sophian, the health oxpert in charge of Bridgeport's fight agalnst infantile paraly that there a likelihood of the city’s schools re- maining closed three weeks after the regular opening date, use of the epidemic dange —Announce- a becs TREVINO NOT Tuly tmbassy REMOVED. ~A telegram from Gen sald 1 not W 27 the 1 Ce into shington, Mexican anza Trevino moved from command in and that Gen. Tuis Herr his subordinate. The denied reports ihat repndiated orders government to today been re- Chihuahua a still wa message® also Gen. Calles had from the de facto Hartford, Hartford and settled, probably showers to- night. Friday fair. [ formr e~ announcing | said Senctor Stone, | | ht General | CONNECTICUT BANKS PAY IN $763,175.62 ;Tnx On Deposits is $52,120.29 in Ex- cess of Provious Year, Treasurer Chamberlain Says. Hartford, Ju 27.—The banks of the state have paid to the stute treasurer the second half year- ly installment of the x on de it The amount for this year is 175.62. | Of this sum the savings bank | $710,447.19, the trust companic: | ing departments $38,091. | ana national ban which do ings busin $14,636.60. the tax amounted to $710, shows an increase for tl | $62,420.29. But it was not year that the national banks were re- quired to pay a tax on their savin deposits., SUBMARINE BASE BONBED Al | | vings | year serman Naval ship Hurls Explo- Sives on Russian and British Station for Undersca Craft and Escapes. Berlin, July 27, wireless to Sayville, —A German naval airship on July attacked the main base for Russian i | and British submarines at Mariehamn, | it was officially announced by the Ger- man admiralty today. The airship | bombardea the port successfully, it is added, with 700 kilogramn ive bombs. Although the air shelled it returned to port und SALONIKI SAFE TImpression In Greek Military Circles That City Will Not Be Attacked Be- cause of Weakness of Central Powers July Wednesday, , 6 p. m, via London, July 18 p. m.—Following lengthy con- ferences between General Moschopou- los, commander of the Greek forces at Saloniki, and King Constantine and the Greek general staff, the im- pression is general in military circles at Athens today that a resumption of hostilities in Macedonia between the entente and the central powers is not imminent. There are no loniki will be attacked. Germans have less than Athens, Greece, 26 | indications that Sa- The Austro- a divisions on the Saloniki front, consequently, out, they are not dertake an assault on Macedonian stronghola WANTS SENATE BILL Wilson Calls In Ranking Democrats In House and Explains His Desire | For Larger Naval Program. | July 27.—President Wilson summoned to the White House today Representatives Padgett, Tal- bott and Estopinal, the ranking democratic members of the house naval committee and told them he believed it vital that the house adopt the naval bill as it passed the senate with the construgtion program cluding four battle cruisers and four battleships to be built immediately, and increase in the enlisted person- nel of the navy. While Representative Padgett, chair- | man of the committee, would not sax | what attitude he would take, it is | understood he told the president that there was certain to be determined op- | position to the enlarged building pro- gram. The three representatives returned to the capitol to attend a meeting of the committee to discuss the bill. Washington, in- report back to the house later In the day, recommending that the house disagree to the senate amendments and send the bill to conference. The naval committee at a meeting after the White House conference agreed to report the bill back to the house with a recommendation that the house disagreed to all the senate amendments and send the bill to con- ference for adjustment there. By some this was taken as a favorable step for the larger program ATTACK ON B Torpedo Explodes on Shore Steamer. After Missing Berling July ville.—A delayed burg, dated July by wireless to Sa report from MHam- 19, received by the Overs News ney today, sives detalls of the previously reported at- tack by a Russlan submarine on the German steamer Elhe off {he Swed- ish coast as follows: “The German trading vessel hound from Bondswall to Tulea, Swe on, was attacked off the port of Ratan, a half mile from the shore, N enemy submarine, a forpedo being | discharged without any warning. Tho | captain the Elbe by a rapld man- | euver succeeded in dodging th pedo, which passed the steamer at distance of twenty metres and ex ed agalnst the cliffs.” bo by of tor- a lod WILSON SI Washington, Wilson today the rivers harbors appropriation bill, c approximately $42,000,000. M of the money is to be spent on existing improvements projects. BILL. President " | savings | brigade of troops and the Bulgars have only ten and military observers polnt in a position to un- the formidable They planned to have the committeo | - OF GASEMENT COUNSEL Appeal Judges Agree to Hear | | | Lawyers for Condemned Knight. of | ntil this | m.—Jus- / that tho wppeal of London, July 10 | tice Darling announced toc | ive judges who heard the | Roger of death on the cha with Casement against the sentence e of high the to behalf of The nature of the applica- treas- on in connection Dublin re- volt woud sit tomorrow “hear a possible application on the | convict.” | tion was not disclosed. Justice Darling said he had received a letter from those representing Case- ment, and, calling the crown attorneys into court, he made the foregoing an- nouncement after corfc | | | & I ring with Jus- tices Bray and Scrution, the only ap- | peal judges present in court. Justice Darling added that the King's coroner had been told by those representing Casement that it was de- sired to make an application to tho court of criminal appeal, but he had heard from another source that it vas improbable the application would be made as the matter was uncertain, and they could not allow any unc tainty in a question of this kind. The court, he said, would slt tomorrow to hear any application Casement’s at- torneys might wish to make. The London News Agency says that a public execution of Roger Casement is highly Improbable and that failing special instructions from the govern- ment, arrangements to hold it in pri- vacy at the Pentinville Prison August 3, will be proceeded with. In any case, the news agency says, ‘a public execution probably would mean that reporters only would be admitted as repesenting the general public. According to some authorities executions for crimes except those of | murder must be public. I | | | ATTACK LUMBER SHIP: Submarines Open Up New Ficld of Endeavor. German 1:50 p. m.—Ger- have started a re- lentless war against timber laden ves- sels in the North Sea. Four ships, all Norwegian were reported to have been sunk today. They were the Bams, Siebrid, Juno and Kentgren. The captain and twelve men of the Kentgren were landed today at Shields where they gave details of the destruction of their vessel. The Ger- man submarine commander after cx- amining the Norwegian vessels' pa- pers, is quoted by members of the crew as saying: “Well, T suppose I must do it. I am very sorry, but it is my duty. I am sick and tired of the whole busi- ness.” The ships was then saturated with paraffin and set on fire. London, July I man submarines | BANKERS ACCUSED Officers of Mutual Trust Co. in Grange, [ N. J., Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud Institution of $306,000. Newark, N. for the J. July 27.—Warrants of Edward H. Hatch, of the Mutual Trust Company of Orange, N. J., closed Mon- day by the state banking commission | ; arrest | vice-president and for Thomas S. Byrnes, secretary and treasurer of the institution were issued here today. They are charged Pr Turks ville fore of arm ES of viol cini east can loss ley, to 3:3 on Teu Ru 22 sul Ru of fol of the pur Erz terl; Thr han says British Follow Conflict North Berlin, Brody announced July “‘South of Le drawn before sians havi Petrograd, Russian forces Caucasus east of Baranovichi, tillery duels and engaggments our front line detachment. ment of about evka and on troops have advanced at some Do RUSSIANS CRUSH AUSTRIANS BAC Army Before Bro Has Been Forced Give Ground CZAR’S ARMY TAKES 6,250 PRISONE] Up Advantage ress Germans in Hand to on Somme Front—| Says Advance Has Been Checkt Flee With Enemy Hot on Their Heels. July An Austrian superior in wireless to withdrawal Russian pressure northeastern Galiol by Austrian-Hunga headquarters in its report 26. he officlal statement follows: zniow (12 miles 1y troops were the Boldurka se superior enemy forces. Russian attacks in the| ty of Radziloff (six miles of Brody) resulted in insiy Russian advantages. The suffered extraordinarily i y Brody) our behind ent t 8. Italian front: In the Sugana Italian attacks have ceased. tillery duels are still in progress July 24 the enemy’s losses before sector of this front were from 1,800 dead and Balkan front: e occurred on wounded. Artillery com| the Voyusa." Russians Take 6,250 Prison July 27, via Lon m.—In the battle on Tu Russian western front were taken prisoners, 8 p the 1tons the official statement issued tod the Russian war department. ssians also ptured five gung machine guns. operating in are continuing thelr the retreating Turks, officlal statement say t of ssian the Turkish fortress of Erzingan, capture yesterday, of which the Ru war materials. was annoui lans took a di The text of the officla¥ state) lows: ‘“Western Front During the nj Wednesday nearly a company enemy attacked our position sout Lake Voltichino, Miadziol to the north of They were driven back] of Lobusy, 80 there were In the district ‘An attack by an enemy fifty or sixty me of Urochistch-Bei region ) was repulsed. In the region of the River 8 the River Bolduxg The number of prisoners takei Tuesday’s battle on the western total 128 officers and 6,260 men. guns and 22 machine guns were ¢ tured. Caucasus front: We continue suit of the retreating Turks. ingan we took & depot of war als.” Hand to Hand Fight on Somm London, July 27, oughout the night 3:01 p. British trd continued to press the Germans d to hand encounters at va points on the Somme front in Frai the official British statemen and | ying | with conspiracy to defraud the bank out of $306,000. | The bank was closed after an ex | amination of its accounts by State Banking officlals, but no explanation was made at the time. The institu- tion I8 one of the largest of its kind in northern New Jersey with —de- posits totalling nearly $1,150,000. The authorities learned when the warrants were lssued that Vice Pres- jdent Hatch, also a New York broker | was ill at his heme in Maple Wood, | N. J., convalescing from an operation for appendicitis Physiclans were sent to decide whether he was in a fit condition to brought to the court house for arraignment Counsel for Byrnes promised surrender him at once. sued today. The text of the British official st4 ment says: ““Throughout the nfght our artill had been active and we continue press the enemy with hand to encountere at various points. “The enemy is using large numb of gas and tear-shells in the b area. Jlsewhere here was no n the last 48 on the incldent hours.” British of impoi British Reported Repulsed, Berlin m against if the erion Tuly British the town 27, via hand e London, gkrenade atta lines to the Pozieres, in the So: vesterday, ording to the announcement made terman South of the River attack uncl at a )b Barleux failed, the In the Verdun region several s ‘rench attacks were carried out fon of Froide and they were repulsed to German f were repulsed NAVATL BATTLE, NONER army headquarters today 3 5 | Somme a F Britlsh Admiralty Hears of no En- gagement off Scandinavia, July 11 Rritlsh red point nor atemen Tondon, 30 a. m.—Of 1 el of The ihe admiralty s | formea Assaclated Press today | hut | that had naval action in 1 new B of Seandinavian waters, | and had recelved nothing in any way confirming unofliclal reports of naval | wetivity In that region, they no report Stormers Driven Back. Berlin, July London, 4 p. m.—Russlan troops last night m ja futile storming attack against German positions on the Schitec] river, northwest of Baranovichi, was announced by the German gene| staff today. The Russians, it (Continued on Ninth Page.) via A report published in a Stockhalm | newspaper July 26 sald that prolonged firing had been heard July 24 coming | | trom the Guif of Botthnia, ‘The news- | . paper report supplied no detalls, |