New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERAL HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916.—TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 18 .ENTRY OF GREECE INTO WORLD WAR MATTER OF HOURS - King Constantine to Receive Diplomats of Entente---Heavy Fighting in Progress in North---Bulgarians Severly Checked e 'Swiss Newspapers Report Von Mackenzen Has Been Placed in Command of Teutonic Troops in Bal- kans—Germans Gain and Are Evicted. The entrance of Greece into the war within the near future is indicated by developments in military and diplo- matic affairs at Athens. All Greek staff officers on leave have been re- called for active service. An Athens “wdispatch dated yesterday says: “King Constantine is to the French, Russian and British min- The declaration of war by ex- receive isters. Rumania on Austria—has been pected by the entente allies to exert a pronounced influence on Greece, which last year was on the verge of ¥ - enlisting with the allies.” The report of last night from the official British press representative in Greece that King Constantine had fled from Athens and taken refuge with German soldiers at Larissa is regard- ed in London official circles as high- ly improbable. All along the front in northern ireece heavy fighting is under way. London reports the Bulgarians who have been on the offensive on the western end of the line have suffered a severe check at the hands of the Serbians and have been compelled to send for reinforcements after sustain- ing losses estimated at 15,000. Swiss newspapers say Field Marshal Von Mackensen, next to Field Ma,r»‘ , shal Von Hindenburg the most re- doubtable fighter in Germany, ‘has been placed in command of all the Balkan armies of the Teutonic allies. Constantine to Confer. Athens, Wednesday, Aug. 30, via London, Aug. 31, 1:33 p. m.—Rapid - developments in the diplomatic situa- tion here today make it appear that within 48 hours Greece will have abandoned the policy of neutrality in the war. King Constantine will receive the French minister tomorrow (Thursday) and the Russian and British ministers shortly afterward. POLICE RECORD MAY COST APPOINTMENT Joseph H. Feingold, 97 Per- Cent. Has Been Twice Convicted of Crime. Final returns from the civil service commission show that of the nine who took examinations, six passed and of these Joseph Feingold of 480 Main street ranked the highest with an average of 97 per cent. It was stated on good authority today, however, that any move to appoint Mr. Fein- gold to the supernumerary police de- partment will meet with strenuous op- position from certain city officials be- cause of the police record of the young man. Mr. Feingold’s age is given as 22 years and 11 months. Police depart- ment records show that on October 12, 1911, he was arrested on a charge of burglary but because of his youth the charge was changed to simple theft and he was fined $5 and costs and given four months’ probation in which to pay up. Again on August 17, 1913, not long before he attained his ma- Jority, he was arrested on a charge of theft from the lockers at the Y. M. C. A. He was convicted and fined $55 and costs, amounting to $63.38, state the police records Today considerable criticism was heard about appointing to the police department a man whose bad record is as recent as Mr. Feingold’s. Legal advice sought to solve the question showed that while there is no law that prevents a man convicted in court from becoming a policeman there are other legal ways by which such a man could be kept from appointment. In the first place, to be eligible a man must be an elector and a man con- | victed of crime is legally disenfran- | chised by statute. In the case of a minor convicted of crime the statute | provides that if such conviction was within one year of his twenty-first birthday he would not be eligible to be made a voter and if by chance, through error or design, he did be- come a voter the registrar is empow- ered, through proper action, to strike his name from the lists. A penalty is also provided for cases where a per- ‘All staff officers on leave have been recalled for active service. The foregoing dispatch was filed in Athens at noon yesterday and indi- cates that up to that time nothing had been heard here of the report sent to London by the official British press representative in Greece that the king had fled from Athens. This re- Dort was contained in a dispatch sent from Saloniki on Tuesday evening. Bulgarians Lose 15,000. London, Aug. 31, 5:30 a. m.—The fighting is very severe all along the Macedonian front, says an Athens dis- patch to the Wireless Press, which adds that the Bulgarian regiments suf- fered a severe check at the hands of the Serbians on the entente left flank and that the Bulgarian losses are es- timated at 15,000. The Bulgarians regiments, says a dispatch, attacked the Serbians in close formation, after the German style, near Lorovitz, and suffered se- verely. They were compelled to ask for reinforcements from Valbenkeni and Kastoria. The Serbians appear to be masters of the situation at Gomichevo, s the Athens correspondent, and Bul- garian officers of Rumanian origin who deserted said the Bulgarians called Gomichevo ‘“Another Verdun.” Campaign in Macedonia. London, Aug. 31, p. m—"Ex- cept for artillery activity there were no developments on our Struma or Dorian front,” says an officials an- nouncement issued here today in re- gard to the Macedonian campalgn. Von Mackensen in Charge. London, Aug. 31, 12:562 p. m.—The ‘Wireless Press quotes the Berne, Switzerland Bund, and the Geneva Journal to the effect that Field Mar- shal von Mackensen, will take charge of the campaign in the Balkans, hav- ing been appointed commander in chief of all the Balkan armles of the Germanic league. Germans Win and olse. Paris, Aug. 31, noon.—German troops penetrated the French trenches in Parroy Forrest in Lorraine last night but were immediately ejected by a counter attack, says toda an- nouncement of the war office. British Casualties. London, Aug. 31, 4:58 p. m.—It was officially announced today that the British casualties, killed, wounded and missing, on all the fighting fronts (Continued On Third Page). A A son not eligible through ecrime does become a voter. Thus, if Mr. Feingold’s last offense in 1913 came within a year of his twenty-first birthday, and unofficial records indicate that it did, he is not legally a voter. Hence he would not be eligible for appointment. Before final appointments are made, however, much more will likely be heard about this case which bids falr to establish a precedent. Others who passed the civil service, with thelr averages, are as follow: Delbert Veley, 28 Prospect street, 21 years and three months, 90 per cent.; Ernest B. House, 491 Church street, 29 years, 88 per cent.; Peter C. Cabelus, 830 Church street, 24 vears and one month, 88 per cent.; Felix Faltin, 151 Wilcox street, and seven months, 86 per cent.; David M. Doty, 250 North street, 23 years nine months, 84 per cent. MOVING TROOPS WILL TEST ABILITY 30,000 Men Under Orders to Start for Border or Leave It Furnish Railroad Problem. Washington, Aug., 31.—With more than 380,000 troops under orders to move either to or from the border, military necessity aspects of the im- pending strike give promise today of furnishing a test of the goyernment’s ability to move troops in emergency. Last night 15,000 National Guards- men were ordered back to their state mobilization camps. Previously some 12,000 guardsmen in mobilization camps were ardered to the border. The war department indicates that still other guard regiments soon will be sent south. Another order has directed the re- turn of more than 3,000 coast artil- lery troops to their stations the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Some regiments of the guard or- dered south are already enroute and others will get started this The troop trains in bath directions undoubtedly will be on the way next Monday when the strike is expected to begin. an BRAKEMAN KILLED, New Haven, Aug. 31.—Patrick Dor- sey. a brakeman on the New Haven railroad was crushed between two freight cars in the Cedar Hill yards of the raillroad today and died short- ly afterwards. He was about 30 years old and lived in this city. 24 years | week. | FAIRBANKS ACGEPTS G 0. P. NOMINATION Approves Party Platform and Raps Record of Administration EXHUMES THE TARIFF Calls the Democratic Party Minority Power and Tells What He and His Followers Would Do About Mexico, Merchant Marine, I’x-cpa:w«inoss. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 31.—Ac- cepting the nomination for the vice presidency of the United States, on the republican ticket, Charles Warren Fairbanks today delivered the follow- ing address: “I am deeply sensible of the high honor of the commission which you bring me. To be chosen as the can- didate of the republican party for the vice presidency of the United States is a distinction which any patriotic American may well covet. I accept the nomination and pledge you my ut- most service during the campaign. If the people ratify convention T s efforts to the discharge of my official functions. As you are aware, this is a call which was unsolicited by me; that fact intensifies my sense of duty to those in behalf of whom you speak. “The platform adopted by the Chi- cago convention has my hearty ap- proval. Carried into the public ad- ministration and written into the statutes it will insure industrial and national prosperity during the years of our ascendancy. . “This is an hour when we must put our faith to the test. We should have nothing short of the best political party in the management of the vast and complicated mechanism of our government. “We have before us for our judg- ment the platforms of the political parties which are appealing for the popular suffrage. ~ The democratic party has established an unchallenged reputation for the repudiation of its platform utterances at its will. We never know what convenants it will keep or what it will reject when clothed with power. “Politt parties have individuali- ties by which we may easily identify them. We readily recognize the re- publican party by its long and suc- cessful conduct of the public bus- fness—it efficient administration of our political concerns. It has been a pledge-making and a deeming party. To keep the people been its sire. “One of the greatest problems which presents itself for our solution to the very root of our national pros- perity and to the contentment of mll- lions of our countrymen. We may take counsel of our friends who are engaged in the great war. Although the hour of peace is beyond their vision, they are already planning with reference to their industrial affairs when they leave the trenches. We have given much thought to military in- vasion. We should prepare for com- mercial invasion which would paralyze American industry and blight our hap- piness. “The democratic party came into power through an unhappy division Wwithin our own ranks. It represented a minority of the people, and does not today hold a commission from the majorl it immediately set to work to force down the throats of the majority pol- icies to which they were and ever since have been opposed. Democracy stands, as it has stubbornly stood for many years, for a free trade or rev- enue tari while the republican party stands, as it has loyally stood, for the great rlog‘trine of American pro- | tection. Our future industrial pros- perity depends upon our choice be- tween the two in the pending cam- paign. faith supreme with has de- The Tariff, “What protection and mean we know from actual experi- ence; they are not in the domain of the academic. “The present free trade, or tariff { for revenue law, which democracy re- gards with such high favor, has worked infinite damage. This law, which is to be maint if dem- ocracy triumphs, must Inot by what democratic conventions say of it, but by what it has said for itself under normal trade Even before it was approved by Mr. Wilson, who took pride in the execu- tive business began to furl its sails. The coming storm was appar- ent and prudence took possession of our people. The certainty of the law spread fear among us. Our com- petitors in ope and were filled with joy travelers from England, many and elsewhere the road in the promptly began slowing-down act, Commercial France, Ger- were put United States and writing orders. The process began with a wrench. The workingmen, who were the first to feel the blighting effects of the reversal of our great economic began to lose their jobs; es were closed; trains were taken off our railw 1edules; thousands of idle cars accumulated upon the sidetracks; mines closed, the workers in our charities received in- creasing appeals from the unfortunate victims of the free trade policy. That democracy was again in power was made evident throughout the repubiic. “So strong was the pressure of the were 1 (Continued on Fifth Page.) the choice of the | all consecrate my best | | ter pledge-re- | Daniels. goes | When invested with power | free trade | or fall | conditions. | in the Orient | upon fac- | BLOODTHIRSTY MOB TORTURES SHERIFF Officer For@tfio_ Tell Where- | abouts of Negro to Save Own Life PRISONER ATTACKED WOMAN Citizens of Iima, Ohio, Take Ousm-‘ dian of Jail With Them to Ottawa, | Where He Managed to Escape With Two Broken Ribs and Bruises, Lima, O., Aug. 31.—After a night of violence resulting from the at- tempt of a mob to lynch Charles Daniels, a negro, accused of assault- ing Mrs. John Baber, wife of a promi- nent farmer, the spiriting away of the prisoner by Sheriff Eley, and the tor- ture of the sheriff until he consented | to lead the mob in motors to Ottawa, where he had taken the man, the law | apparently reigned again today. Dan- | iels, the prisoner, whose life was wed by the quick action of the sher- iff, is in a safe place—Toledo it |is ‘lumlerstnod—and J. P. Lasen, prose- cutor of Allen county, is taking the preliminary steps of investigation into the affair. Governor Willis, after a night spent in his office at Columbus with Adjutant General B. W. Hough, was prepared today to order the First and Seventh regiments of the Ohio Na- tlonal Guard from Camp Perry to this city in case the troble is revived. Mob Is Dispersed. After ahe unsuccessful pursuit of Daniels in a motor procession to Ot- tawa last night, members of the mob had dispersed, it_is believed, since the procession as a unit has not returned to this city. A Sheriff Eley escaped from the mob at Ottawa and is under the care of a physician. He is suffering, it is understood, from two broken ribs and numerous minor injuries. Following the capture of the negro by a posse yesterday, after Mrs. Ba- ber had been attacked in her home, the mob spirit began to develop throughout the countryside. Eley expected trouble and quietly removed the prisoner to Oftawa. He was la- | transferred to another place. ‘While the sheriff was out of the city the mob stormed the jail, forced the sheriff’s wife to opeh the cells, over- powered the police and held the city its mercy. Sheriff Eley returned night and the mob demanded he tell where he had hidden When the sheriff refused, the wd turned their wrath upon | him. e escaped from his home at the jail as the mob battered down the doors, but he was captured at the Elks' home. (] Tast that er Noose Around Sheriff’s Neck, A rope was torn from a street car trolley and a noose was placed around Eley's neck. He was told he would be hanged if he did not tell where his prisoner was, and the mob | tore his clothing from his body and | kicked and beat him. Chief of Po- lice McKinney was helpless and at- tempted to deputize citizens to aid him in rescuing the sheriff, but the men refused to oppose the mob. Eley | ! finally surrendered to escape death, and the mob entered automobiles and started with the sheriff as a prisoner | for Ottawa, just as the fire depart- ment was called out. The chemical trucks were run through the streets | to disperse the mob on foot. | When the motor mob reached Ot- | tawa they found their prisoner gone, | and during the confusion Sheriff Eley | eseaped. During the remainder of | the night it was momentarily expect- | ed that the mob would re-form in | Lima upon the return of the motor | party. I BRAKEMAN TS INJURED, ¥alls From Freight Car, Breaking Foot, When Brake Snaps. 1. F. Anderson who boards at 198 | High street, Hartford, fell from tha top of a freight car in the local freight yards this morning, breaking his foot. He was taken to the New Britain General haspital for treat- | | ruent. i Anderson was on top of a freight | brakes when the | brake rod snapped, causing him Io‘\ fall. | car applying the I FORBID LIQUOR SALES. | Bucharest, Aug. 31, via London 1:59 m.—The police commissioners have and consumption in all establish- Rumania under ;‘orh\dd(-n the sale of alcoholic liquors ments throughout severe penaltie: PLANS O FHUGHES. Park. Colo., Aug 1. Hughes, republican pres- nominee expects to reach Nashville, Tenn., on the evening of Monday, Sept. 4. From that date the plans of the nominee are contin- gent upon developments in the railway strike situation. Estes 31.— Charles | idential ——————— e WEATHER, Hartford, Aug. Hartford and vicinity tonight and Friday, [ PSR —For Falr ! which | that this situation | auestions affecting society take WASHINGTON IS OPTIMISTIC WHILE COUNTRY PREPARES FOR RAILROAD STRIK Belief At Capitol Is That Threatened Walk Out Ma Be Averted But It Is Not Reflected In Other Sections of U. S.-- Congressional Hearing Is Under Way---Gar- retson Gives Attitude of Union Workers; Gompers Also Speaks Washington, Aug. 31.—Railroad of- ficials and representatives of the trainmen’s brotherhoods appeared in at the senate interstate commerce committee’s hearings President Wilson's legislative i gram to prevent the threatened rail- road strike. f Elisha Lee, chairman of the man- agers' committee, headed the delega- tion of railway officials, which in- cluded President Underwood of the Erie; President Willard of the Bal- timore & Ohio; Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania; Fairfax Harri- son, president of the Scuthern, and R. S. Loyett, Jnion Pacific. Representing the men were A. B. Garretson, W. G. Lee, W. S. Stone and W. §. Carter, the four brotherhood heads. Officials of the American Federation of Labor headed by President Gom- Pers, Assistant Attorney General Todd, and E. B. Clark of the Interstate com- merce commission also were present. At the outset of the hearing Sen- vewlands, chairman of the com- announced its purpose and said none of the propos included compulsory g “It simply provides, said, *“in case of the failure of voluntary mediation and arbitration, for a gov- ernment inquiry and the stay of the action of all the parties to the contro- versy until” investigation and report should be made, leaving them free thereafter to act as they might be ad- vised.” force today on pro- | chairman of the ‘Will Precipitate Civil War. Senator Newlands spoke of the short time remaining for congress to act, and said: “This present dispute, if carried to its extremes, will involve the United States in a civil war. The question is whether we cannot find some means of bringing about a settlement of this dispute between employers and em- ployes without resort to force.” Arrangements of Hearing. The brotherhood representatives were heard first. At the request of Mr. Garretson it was agreed that the brotherhood leaders should address | the committee two hours in opening and an hour In' closing. Between those two periods. representatives of the employers' and shippers have six hours. He announced that beside the, heads of the four brotherhoods, Sam- uel Gompers, President of the Am: can Tederation of Tabor, would | speak. Mr. Garretson then began with a general review of the circumstances led up to the present condi- tions. Tt was the belief of labor organiza- | tions, he said. that differences between | employers and employes should not | be settled Dby legislation, but rather between themselve: | Address. “The success of any labor organiza- tion lies, to an extent, in its militancy,” he said. “We are in a grip of a pow- er greater than we. It is unfortunate has arisen, but T | by congress, even though we are op- | posed to legislative settlements, we are willing to waive the age-old tra- dition against it. Such a settlement | in this controversy will desirable in the clreumstances. “Today,” he said, ‘“thousands of men throughout this country are working from twelve to sixteen hours Garretson’s | believe if a settlement can be effected be | was holding another card—a of which there is no complete ord.” These conditions, Garretson de- | clared, were responsible for the united ppearance of the brotherhoods in- tently demanding the human right to enjoy some of the things that other | men enjoy So “We believe, rec- | ty vs. Economics, at pre- We believe be at | id Garretson, cedence over emonomics. that the human elements should | considered regardless of its effect on dividends. The obligation on the part i of the railroad employer is as great (Continued On Third Page). | meanor punishable by PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH BROTHERHOOD Also Meets With Leaders of Ad- ministration at Capitol WILL RUSH LEGISLATION Chief Executive of TLand Does His Best to Avert Threatened Trouble— ‘Washington Believes That Situation Is Clearing Up. Washington, Aug. 31.—After the conference between the president and the brother- hood leaders, it was sald at the ‘White House that the employes “had given no assurances of any kind.” e e Pt e Washington, Aug. 381.—Congress put all other affairs aside today and devoted itself to enacting President Wilson's legislativé program to avert the railroad strike. : But the president, overlooking no possible means to prevent the threat- ened public calamity, did not depend on congress alone, and continued un- ceasingly his efforts to get the brotherhood heads to postpone their strike order. Just before noon the president went to the capitol and conferring with the leaders, urged them on to the speed necessary to get the bills through the legislative machinery of house and senate befare Sunday night. Then, returning to the White House, he called the four brotherhood heads be- fore him for another appeal to delay their strike while congress, by provides what the railroads ha; fused. Vote for Delay. Although the brotherhood reiterated that only “favorable settlement” could delay the strike, and that they were powerless to post- pone It, one of them admitted he be- lieved the rank and file af the men, in view of the efforts being made in congress, would vote to delay it if there were time for them to express iheir wishes. Out of that, out of proposals ta have congress pass a resolution ask- ing the men to delay, and out of many other indications caming from the very inside of the situation, there me again the indefensible intima- on that the strike could be pre- vented if congress, by Saturday night has not actually enacted the presi- dent’s program, but has it on the way. Back of it all, leaders a Wiison direct appeal to the rank and flle of the rallroad men to realize that congress is about to give them what they ask and to &tay at their posts. The president was still determined today to do this, if necessary, but was hopseful that it would not be. House at Work, While the senate interstate com- merce committee was hearing railroad ieads and brotherhood leaders, the house managers got into action and agreed on a bill, introduced by Rep- resentative Adamson and approved by President Wilson, providing the eight hour day, pro-rata pay for overtime and a commission to investigate the new conditions. They planned to rush it through while the senate was working. It did not include the com- pulsory investigation features of the president’s program but there were indications that he would be satisfled with enough to prevent the men from striking and take the mainder later. Meanwhile employers and men had a public hearing on the president's legis ive program before the senate interstate commerce committee. The men opposed the compulsory investi- gation feature and the employers op- posed the eight hour day President up re- Bill. was made and house Adamson It makes a misde- from $100 to $1,000 fine or not exceeding one year imprisonment or both. The labor | leaders insisted on having a penalty (Continued On Eleventh Page). Agree on Adamson ormal announcement that the president, senate leaders had agreed the bill as a compromise bill. violation of its provisions on | but { handle Heads Prepare to Fight Transportation Exe tives Gather in Chi go to Pool Resour for Expected Battl Big Cities Prepare Chicago, Aug. 31.—Presidents operating officlals of the railroad the country are in conference to for the purpose of formulating pl to operate trains in the event that strike of the four brotherhoods trainmen, set for next Monday md ing, takes place. Virtually none of the railroad h shared in the optimism expressed some quarters at Washington passage of the eight hour bill by @ gress would avert a strike, on Day. Railroad officials plan to run least one passenger train a day every road and in each case, it announced, preference will be gl to milk trains. The railroads, according to tel tive plans, will pool their resou Strike breakers, it is undersf will be hired not by individual ro but by a central committee of all roads and distributed where they most vitally needed. The plan for a harmonious all of all the roads will be definitely mulated at a meeting at the Chig club today of 23 high railroad cials in the ecity. Shopmen Disturbed. Independent of the transportal strike the railroads are facing a labor problem in the threatened st of 35,000 shopmen on twenty west of Chicago. Unless their mands for an eight hour day five cents an hour wage increase granted they announce that they take a strike vote on Sept. 9. men involved are the machini boilermakers, blacksmiths, sheet m\ workers and carmen. Chicago city officials will meet day to tabulate the city’s food sug and discuss local transportation. The embargo on livestock will @ a shortage of fresh meats in vag cities of the country within a& | days, according to packers, and many instances the price of has already gone up. Tt is understodd at W1 Paso, that in the event of a strike the 3 authorities plan to run sup trains between the Gulf of Mexico the Pacific coast, In order that tro along the border may be furnis with all necessities. Many guardsmen on the frontier experienced engineers and have pressed a willingness to operate ply trains if the railroads are um to furnish men. Causing Great Anxiety. New York, Aug. 31.—Although freight embargo declared by the roads will not become operative tonight, tho prospective rail strike is causing widespread ing venience and anxiety throughout. York and New Hnglend. B branch depending on rail transpos tion is making plans to offset so possible the threatenod losg transportation facilities, At all the big railroad centers h it was evident that preparations being made to keep as many as possible running after the hroth hood men leave their posts. Day night classes of instruction are progress for men destined to the places of the strikers. ‘Thel extraordinary demand in the emph ment agenci not only for men have had steam Iroaa experie for rolley motormen, electy stationary engineers and firen Abandoned. and Excursions Railroad officers here expect during the next three @ the greatest volume of passenger fi fic they ever had to deal with. Rog which had planned excursions o Labor day have either abando them or warned prospective tra ers that tickets were purchased S ject to delay in case of a strike. After the first thrill of apprehd sion fears of a food famine M somewhat abated. Wholesale and commission dealers rep the receipt of orders from hotels, taurants and small dealers who in reserve stocks, cers anxious to lay (Continued On Third Page).