New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1916, Page 1

e { HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINESS HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERA LD NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, BRITISH RUSH ON NEAR GUILLEMONT Germéns Fail to Make Counter Attack on French RUSSIANS ARE HELD BACK of | Stamford Reports PRICE THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHED THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916, —TWELVE PAGES. EXPERTS PLANNING WAR ON PARALYSS _ MINER RESIGNS FOLLOWING ALLEGED THEFT OF FIRM’S CASH BY MISSING EMPLOYE WILSON SENDS HURRY CALL " ; TO RAILROAD PRESIDEN Plague Gonference of Two Days opens in Washington | AGITATORS FAIL TO CAUSE Irrevocable Stand Hore cases ¥ connecticur, STRIKE AT WINCHESTER CQ. Managers and Threc Deaths— e = Thought Cause o HEBLEY CONFERENCE Executive’s Actio 15 WITHOUT RESULT Street Railway Employes Fail to Secure Any Con- Manager of Miner, Read & Tullock Made Tl By Discovery That Salesman and Money Were Missing Teutons Block Further Progress Czar's Troops in Italians Halt Their Offensive in Aus- Eastern Crowd Listens to Speeches But Enters Shop Gates When Whistles Blow—Re- | SITUATION IS NOT ports of Union Walk-out BELIEVED HOPE Planned for this Afternoon Area— | parents in Meriden Barred From Attending Child’s Funeral—Sunday tria to Straighten Line. School Regulations for Philadelphia. Washington, Aug. 17.—A conference | along a front of nearly three miles in | O0 infantile paralysis arranged by the | federal public health service ana brought about by the epidemic in New | York, was begun here today and prob- | ably will continue at least two days. | All phases of infantile paralysis, in- cluding treatment and prevention and co-ordination of existing means for fighting the disease are to be dis- cussed. Delegates to the conference from all parts of the country, they brought detailed reports spread. The After scoring important gains “Owing to the health of Frederic W. Miner, which was qa the Somme region, the French are seriously im- of 's em- consolidating the newyy-won sround, pair by his severe illness two Roads Flatly Refuse Ei Hour Day But Are Wi to Arbitrate — Empld Willing to Refer Sq Questions to Board of quiry But Not Others. years ago, the shock from Fog making preparations for the expected t that he necessary to resign his position as manager of the local branch of Miner; Reed & Tullock.” The above statement was furnished The Herald today and in response to a query from New Haven, the home office of the wholesale concern, Gil- bert Tullock, junior member of the firm, confirmed the news, stating that Mr. Miner’s resignation was accepted this morning. That the resignation was purely voluntary and entirely due to Mr. Miner's impaired health was the further statement of Mr. Tullock, who declared that the firm took action on resignation as New Britain cessions. bezzlement has been so gr finds it German counter stroke. Hew bring No such at- Haven, Aug 17.—An attempt strike of union machinists in the plant of the Winchester Repeating Arms company, this noon, apparently failed, for com- paratively few of the employes re- mained outside the gates at 1 o’clock. During the noon hour labor men ad- dressed the crowds of employes at the various entrances, one stating that the strike for the eight hour day was in force, for the men to disperse and commit no violence, and to meet later for instructions. Men in automobiles drove about shouting to those in the crowd to go home. The crowd watched the efforts 1 tack developed last night. to about a general allied 17.—A conference today hetween Frank Hedley, seneral manager of the New York Railways company, and a committee of union | leaders and employes failed to bring | their differences, which threaten a | renewal of the recent strike, ™ any regulations | nearer a settlement to prevent interstate transmission of | Mr. Hedley told the men that only the disecase is not the primary object | the president and the directors of of the conference but in welcoming |the company had authority to deal the delegates Secretary McAdoo ex- | with their new grievances. There- pressed hope for fede and state co- jupon William B. Fitzgerald, general ordination of preventative measures | organizer of the Amalgamated Asso- and regulations. of Street and Electric Rail- New York, Aug. The new advance north of the Somme wealkens the hold of the F. W. MINER came | and of the Germans on Guillemont and Maure FIGHTING INTENSE ON BALKAN FRONT pas, which latter place the French al- ready Tod partially hold. imposition of new a official ~ statement from London reports the pushing forward Bulgarian Statement Says Allied Ar- Washington, Aug. 1 President Wilson today of the British line west . southwest mics Were Repulsed in Several | of Guillemont. Further indications of the stiffen- manager with extreme regret. According to Mr. Tullock the health of Mr. Miner, who is a nephew of the senior member of the firm, has been impaired for a long time and the climax came this week when it was discovered that John W. Fogsg, con dential salesman and collector, had disappeared and his accounts were short. Mr. Miner, eleven succes land. Miner was local manager of Reed & Tullock for nearly years and w one of the most | sful wholesale men in New Eng- His keen devotion to his duties coupled with long hours and the re- sponsibility of the work gradually wore down his health until he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Discovery of the alleged Fogg d. falcation was the last straw and re sulted in his complete nervous col- lapse. It is understood) that he will drop all business cares at once and seek a prolonged rest. Boyce Is Suc William H. Boyce, sales manager of Miner, Reed & Tullock for the past fifteen years, has been chosen to suc ceed Mr. Miner as local manager. He | is a New Haven man and has been connected with the wholesale concern for twenty-five years. Mr. Tullock gives him the highest recommends tion, stating that the firm has implicit confidence in his business ability and personal integrity. Mr. Boyce plans to remove with his family to this city | as soon as possible. In regard to the shortage in Fogg's pccounts, Mr. Tullock stated that an expert ountant from New Haven is workireg on the books and from ex- eminations made thus far it seems ap- parent that the company will lose much less than was originally feared. ssor. GUARDSMEN RELEASED Judge in U. S. District Court Favor- able to Militiamen Detained for | Military Duty at Framingham. oston, Aug. 17.—Rockwell C. Ten- ny of Springfield and Jay B. Angevene of Brookline, members of the Massa~ chusetts National Guard detained for military duty at the Framingham mo- bilization camp after their refusal to take the oath of service, were ordered roleased on writs of habeas corpus by Judge Dodge in the United States district court today. The government asked for the dis- missal of petitions in similar proceed- ings filed by Clinton W. Jackson and Alfred P. Lowell of Boston on the | ground that they had subscribed to the oath under the Dick bill and were members of the militla. Denial of this statement was made by-counsel for the who charged that they were mustered in under duress and alleged threats of court-martial. Judge Dodge ennounced that he would hear arguments on the motion later. It was expected that military officers would be called upon to testl- fy as to the charge of duress. SUBMARINE CAPTURED Arriving mer b, Passengers on Steamer in New York Report Seeing Undersea Craft Brought to English Port. New York, Aug. 17.—Passengers on the Cunarder Alunia, in today from London told of bemng neld at Deal while destroyers were active outside, end later on seeing a damaged Brit- ish destroyer enter port followed by a British crulser against whose free- board was lashed a shell-torn German submarine. The destroyer, the pas- sengers said, evidently I ed from shell fire a N 17 the MAINE. —Chairman republican today FIVE SPF! New York, Ralph D. Cole speakers’ bureau, announced that Mr. Hughes would make speeches in Maine, beginnin ber 7 at York Harbor, Maine. "HF Aug. of ptem- five | ported ment r The all fantry says, w The ki, nea Several in this Bulgari: against stateme: opened Lake Dy repulsed “The on the fantry again attacked with able force but was repulsed and pelled to fall tisorder.” AIR RAID ON ITALIANS Austrian Squadron Drops Bombs Be- d hind line in in an “An plane s 14-15 1 hostile Isonzo hits we served planes of the esa Da o’clock old, di gine w Mrs. D grabbe one sid out m being where Dan Bache caped her in in Mir city, 1 Mrs droppe of a where house, a loss G T.on ginkin er of subma in an from | saved, Strong Attacks. London, Aug. 17, 12:40 p. m.—Heavy fighting on of Lake Doiran, larger forces are now being employed | “On the evening of August 14,” the advanced positions south and west of the enemy’s Infantry attacked but was and Sets Battery Afire. Berlin, Aug. 17, (By wireless ville).—Another ¥aid by Austrian air- men on positions behind the Italian statement today, as follows Ronchi, SAVES DAUGHTER'S LIFE Drags Girl Away From Locomotive in Time to Prevent Serious Injuries at High Street Crossing. The alertness of the mother of Ther- the cause of the saving of the life of the young woran, shortly street railroad crossing. to work the girl, who is eighteen years eastbound “‘dinkey,” and when the en- > police ambulance was called and irl was removed to the hospital RISKS DEATH But W stairw clothes took child down the burning stairs. Buziad, a the Balkan front is re- in an official Bulgarian state- eceived here today from Sofia. ied forces delivered strong in- attacks but, the statement ere repulsed. fighting occurred in the region northwest of Saloni- r the Greco-Serbian border. encounters have taken place vicinity of late, but the official an statement indicates that the Bulgarians. nt says, “the enemy’s artillery a violent bombardment of our oiran. Under cover of this fire i bombardment continued, and morning of the 15th the in- consider- com- considerable back in Enemy Line in Tsonzo Region the Isonzo region is announced Austro-Hungarian admiralty Austro-Hungarian naval aero- quadron on the night of Aug. most successfully bombarded a battery at the mouth of the and military establishments at Vermigliano and Selz. Full re obtained and fires were ob- to break out. All the aero- returned undamaged in spite most violent shelling.” Myrtle street, was none of 402 before 7 the High On her way this morning, at d not hear the approach of an ras within a few inches of her danone realized the danger and d her daughter, pushing her to e. The girl did not escape with- inor injuries, her leg and face bruised. her injuries were treated. 'O SAVE SON. oman Aflame Manages to Reach Safety. bury, Aug. 17.—Mr r, of New York, narrowl death while trying res nt son from a burning house district, west of this Joseph es- to cue f :‘V\‘ ; B a Brook night. wcher, who was visiting there, lighted lamp at the head 1y leading to the room child was asleep and her fire she carried the The owned by Joseph was destroved with their which was farmer, of $2,500 JRMAN STEAMER SUNK. don, Aug. 17, p. m.—The 2 of the German steamship Wes- Fiamburg, 1,028 tons gross, by a rine a fortnight ago, is reported Exchange Telegraph despatclh Copenhagen. The crew was | yesterd have ing of the Tecutonic Rus resistunce Galicia tained in today’s bulletin from Petro- to the an advance in is con- grad, which reports no new advances and announces renewed counter at- tacks by the Austro-German for Indication of important activity in | the Balkans are increasing. | to ! of “Local regulations are of great vari- | ety and while entirely commendatory, | co-ordination of regulations is needea | avoid unnecessary inconveniences | and still give adequate protection to the public,” said he. ew York. New York, Au —In four out the five boroughs of the greater city the epidemic of infantile paralysi took a turn for the better today. | Decreas } | a | was the third consecutive day that a | decrea | deatn Further Advance Recerded. Aug. 17, 9 p. m.—The British have made another advance on the Somme front Ofticial nouncement was made th line has been pushed forward and southwest of Guilleme 1.t The communication is as follows: “As of fighting undertaken evening in conjunction with advance on we forward hoth et 17 ed in London, an- the | west | today t U is a result o . French pus Maurepas, ed our line wesit tile 1 he dv line. I2ast of vards i Y 5 ' our previous i our the machine gun fir bud a German at “West of Vimy we and occupied the ght opposition. Both we and the enemy blew up small mines south of | Loos, causing us neither casualties nor damage. 1ok, exploded a ater with mine c: only Voilent Artillery Duel Paris, Aug. 17 duel is in progress north of Maurepas, in the Somme region, says the war office statement today. There were no infantry attacks during the night. The announcement follows: “On the Somme the made no ‘ittempt counter during the night, “Our troaps are oipanized the posi- tions thoy won. Avtiller: fighting continues with great violcnce in the olent "artillery front at a enemy attack region morth of Maurepas and in the | sector of Bello : “On the remainde night was calm.” nterre of the front the Report Allies Beaten Back. Berlin, Aug. p. m.—French made heavy front yesterday but by the Germans, say nouncement of today., 17, via London, 4:50 British troops on the Somme were beaten back the official an- and attacks Russian Advance Held Up. Petrograd, Aug. 1 London 2:39 p. m.—The Russian advance is still being hela in the face of counter attacks, hese assaults, the war office reported to have been repulsed. *Artille cecding ment via v and rifle along the VS, “The enemy places resumed his counter attacks. ! There were frustrated by our fire. “A Zeppelin dropped bombs on the region of Kemmern, directly west of Riga. “Supplementary Gen in captured 29 light 70 due front, are pro- | the state= | at reports show the 198 field hine more in 57 most recent officer piec guns, than addition Bezobrazo operation 208 men, heavy gur boib 000 those ma throwers and shell The reported e yesterd in Leash. Aug. 16, lian army lower Ttalinns Held Wednesday, The on Rouie Paris heing until can the Mario and tween Tolmino and Gorizia capture these mountains garded imminent. there will be no advance upon they have been taken The Austrians are bein the Carso Platean hefor virited tacks of the Ttalian troops roused to enthusiasm hy recent victories. Fierce fighting for the heavy which Tt the the by m hiclk line D held the be straightened of San positions Isonz on upper Isonzo the capture Gabriele, Iving While i probabiy ieste until mountains other the of re- as forced off guns (Continued on Eleventh Page.) | day. | Krusen, i of soma , by that | at- | was shown in the number of | and new ca During the 24 hour period ending at 10 o'clock | the plague killed 32 children and 121 were stricken. Parents Barred From Funeral. Mcriden, Aug. 17 st Hampton. who died Haven hospital from paralysis vyes- terday was buried today at Hebron. His father and mother who were vis iting here are under quarantine and could not 0 to the funeral Bisseli was of 1 flancee Ma- at the New Mis: ren taken il Sund Dic Tn St amford, Aug. 17 children here from infantile paralysis to- Two were in a hospital and the | third at home. One was Sophia Mil- | ler, brought in from New Canaan which has had five cases, two result- ing in death. Three mtord. ree died on Sunday Schools. Philadelphia, Ausg. 17.—Director of the local department of public health, today requested that all Sunday schools and churches be closed to children under the age of 16 until ! the epidemic of infantile paralysis is over. Ban C Nine New Cases in State. Hortford, Aug. 17.—Nine new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state health board today, making a total of 325 s in Connecticut. New Haven reported four new c and Ansonia, Fairfield, Orange, Wind- and Meriden one each. Dr. John | Black secretary of the state board | health, was in Washington, D. € today, attending the nationwide con-/| ference of specialists and health officers on the situation, were Dr. T. . Thompson and Dr. . ewgrd, federal physicians, who have heen studying the situation in this state. | The data collected in Connecticut will | be placed at the disposal of the con- ference and on his return, Dr. Black will send to the local health authori- ties throughout the state any sugges- tions the conference may decide upon as expedient. sor T M. New York i1 of in State. D X 27 additional cases paralysis in the state, those in New York cit the state department day. Despite the ra the infantile mor Aug. ~Reports of infantile exclusive of | v, were received of health to wges of the epidemic ality rate for the state, outside New York city, was | lower last month than any July | in the history of the department. in POLITICAL SP 17.—PFr number NO JCHE ident of Wil- public nizations in during the | campalgn a political | the coun- nnouncement | Senator Thomas Montana, manager of the n headquarters national committee. Chicago, Aug son will make a specches hefore civie ore invitations the national will not make tour of g to an today by response o of althongh he making accordit progress speech gy made here J. Walsh of western eampa the democratic (P S WEATHER, Hartford, Aug. 17.—For Hartford and vicinity Gen- erally fair tonight and Friday. e T Cr U Alfred Bissell of | | Workers | phia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., | between here and Mount Carmel, went | to become members of the l'is estimateq | are i perior court in the four suits for dam- | ages aggregating i bridge Colby | Norto mier Asquith announced way Employes, informed Mr. Hedley that unless those officials consented to meet the commitsce tomorrow, the entire matter again would be placed hefore Mayor Mitchel and Chairman Straus of the public service com- mission, who brought about the agreement which the union leaders charge the company with violating. Mr. Hedley promised to try to bring the company officials and the men to- gether. THREATS FROM I. W. W. Nine Operators Complain They Have | Used Mails in Intimidation Propa- | ganda—13,000 Union Miners Quit. ‘ Virginia, Minn, Aug. 17.—Mine operators on the Iron Range, where a strike is in progress, complained to the authorities today against repeat- | ed threats from representatives of the Workers of the World to | tors and their prop- | charged that inas- sent by | federal Industrial estroy th erty. The they oper: operator: n of the threats have mail involve violatio Pa., 7.—About of the United Mine organization, engaged princi- pally at colleries, operaed by the Sus- quehanna Coal Co., and the Philadel- Shamokin, 13,000 membe o compel all employes union. Tt 0 miners union. on strike today t least the at with that ated Minn., Aug. 17.—Trial of ten persons held in connection with the murder of Deputy Sheriff James Myron at Biwabyk, will be startea at Virginia, Minn., and the grand jury investigatiort will commence there next Tuesday, according to announce- ment today. The men charged with the murder are alleged to be I. W. W. leaders. are not Ti Duluth, ATTACH STRIKERS' HOMES Bridgeport Manufacturers Base Action on Decision in Danbury Hatters | Case in Sult For $200,000. Bridgeport, Aug. 17.—Attachments were placed on about a dozen homes of striking moulders by ing moulders of the Bric facturers association, today, o >Sewrp 000'60¢$ Sur son picketting of the plants. The actual plaintiffs in the the Pequonnock Foundry, the J. | Taylor Co., and the Monumental | Bronze Co The suit is the decision the Danbury case. The in an ac- £a based in hatters were filed in the su- papers $200,000 against Local No. 110, Intern; of North America by which claim the men conspiring to prevent dries from operating. Money in to the defendants has has of- | tional local union foun- local | | ¢ ficlals of Moulders found banks belonging attached also been attached. It alleged means of pickets thr been and real estate ¢ the by atened employes made foundries is strikers who wished to work and thereby it to shut the S necessary WILSON S MOOSI. Washington, A 17.—Participa- progressives In President Wil- | 1 mpaign discussed at a |7 conference today the Presi- |1 dent and members of the progressive ampaign committee including B Matthew Hale, Albert D. H. Hopkins and Henry tion of was between son's i Wallace. A, — : PARLIAMENT TO ADJOURN. London, Aug. 17, 4:40 p. m —Pre- today that parliament would adjourn on Tuesday or Wednesday next until October 10. t t. to arouse them with to form their strength gate about twenty-five so formed. The whistles blew into the plant | They claim to have { The company in a manufactur- { pany in short, zeport Manu- { gay, with overtime at time and a half; | wages to be increased 2[[® Uonl |is no change in that respect with les- a strike of employes and the |cened hours; the company to adjust | grievances through a shop committee; action |no discrimination against statement, ploy | chinists' union, and while the com- employes committee ization advance In wi the for self-udvancement gate Winchester little interest. Just before time to resume work a iabor leader called to the machinists in line as strikers to show At this particular and the crowd poured It was estimated that ahout seemingly employes, remained pnts!dc. There was a re- port that union men would walk out during the afternoon. 300 men, Seven Say They Were Discharged. After the conference last night sev- en members of the committee ended their employment with the company. been discharged. statement made to today asserts that the gave up their posi other employes men voluntarily tions. A strike of union metal workers who, during a campaign by organ of the Machinists' International union covering many months, have been holding meetings and open-air gather- ings in advocacy of the eight hour day, had been expected from time to time, No strike of consequence ma- terialized although in the late winter a number of metal workers left their work. The machinists did not follow as expected. The explanation given by the leaders was that the strike was a premature one, in that the strike movement was to have been a con- certed one under lead of Bridgeport machinists. It is estimated that the Winchester company has 2,500 machinists among the 18,000 employes. The labor men expect other metal workers to act sympathetically with the machinists. Thomas J. Savage of the executive board of the machinists’ union reached here last night to assume charge of the situation. “Nothing to Arbitrate.” In his initial statement today, with- out mentioning what the machinists seek, he said that efforts to “avert ces- sation of work had failed,” because “the company took the position that there is nothing to give and nothing to arbitrate.” The shop committee stated that at the conference with company officials they were asked to sign a paper on | which were two questions, in whether they were satisfied with con- ditions as they exist, and, whether they at work if conditions Those who an- would continue were not changed. swered in the negative say they were discharged. asked of the com- An eight hour The concessions were: S0 that there the shop ommittee members; discharge of an employe to be explained in plain Eng- upon | lish. The company, replying in a formal sald that the committee nting itself as from the em- was actually sent by the ma- s willing to treat with fts own it would not do so with a from a particular organ- The statement explains the ges and changes in con- litions made from time to time during ; two vears, and concludes with the assertion that has lncted its business with every 1eavor to afford maximum opportunity and profit of its pany w past it en- mployes, | Address Workmen. Winchesters Agitators When the gates at opened at noon the employes for the | any most part hurried to their 0 labor men mounted a orm a small plot near the began to talk to those und After 12:30 One of the speakers | the inst the plant was then in force he men were to disperse quietly and din- | plat- | away rers. main who the | and strike 80 to their homes, and to reassemhie onight on the Central Green down own when plans for conducting the | (Continued on Eleventh Page.) | | \ | brief, | vited the presidents of principal railroads of country to come to Wash ton immediately to cog with him on the threatg strike. Pending their ar he does not plan to see committee of the mana, here with whom he has H meeting. The president sent the lowing telegram to the I ing railroad presidents: | “Discussion of the mat} involved in the threate railroad strike has reachd point which makes it hig desirable that I should.- sonally confer with you af earliest possible moment with the presidents of other railways affected may be immediately accq ble. Hope you can makj convenient to come to W ington at once.” Judge Chambers board of mediation and coneili] i held a brief conference with brotherhood heads this morning. ther than one question on whi wanted a definite answer, and he got it, the conferees would discuss the nature of his visit. Chambers went to the White jmmediately upon leaving the brol hood officials. Situation Not Hopeful. *T should not llke to say that th uation still is hopeful,” A. B. Ga son, spokesman for the emploves, after Mr. Chambers had left. “H ful is hardly the word that I use. I would say, though, deem a settlement still possibl The president’s action in askin the conference with railroad dents themselves is interpreted meaning that the rasnagers’ oo tee had refused finally to conced: eight hour day as the president's. proposed, and the question now be taken up with the heads of ailroads themselves. The situation as it stood toda this: The railroads flatly refused to cede the eight hour day, but are ing to arbitrate the question am others before any tribunal the dent or the men may dectde upol The men are willing to arbi some questions under certain eog tions but are unwilling to arbil others. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the ident was to present his plan to full committee of 640 employes, hope of getting them to approve The result will be presented tof rajlroad presidents later larly this morning Secretary T telephoned to 1 Wil president Baltimore and ¢ regarding the the 1 he AT of the fe ! ulty aniel the presidents to conr TTouse, and Mr. Will do everything p conference May Pr the rai absolute the s the invitation to to W W ng road Call Financiers, In case ident W presidents ea for their road nciers who coy that the * on both sides, i v be cond] of road spealk fin invite offi wants to deal may them President said today with timate authority der that negotiations ms ed here Some of of the e planning to meet the demany ilroad managers for arbite isting to President Wilson, -five more lines for which the leaders by in sevent (Continued on Eleventh Page.!