New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1916, Page 1

SYIIVASAIN TvOOT TV 401599 Q' TViTH NEW BRITAIN HERALD® ! HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSIN E PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916. —SIXTEEN PAG[:S EQTABLXbHFD 1 GREAT BATTLE IN BALKAN SECTION Russians Take Offen- sive Against Ger- mans and Buigarians in Southeastern Ru- mania, Petrograd Says. /IOLENT ARTILLERY FIGHTING IN GREECE Important Rumanian Fortress Near Bucharest Falls Into Hands of Joint Forces Invading Country—Berlin Says French at Somme Are Repulsed With Raid Enemy’s Trenches Near Guinchy. Heavy Loss—British London, Sept. § 3:25 p. m.—The beginning of a great battle in south- eastern Rumania, where the Russians have taken the offensive against the Bulgarians ‘and Germans, & reported In a Rome despatch given out by the Wireless Press. The struggle is now under way over the whole front in Dobrudja between the Danube and the Black Sea. Fight- ing is particularly desperate near Baltjik on the Black Sea coast about ten miles north of the Bulgarian frontier. This information, the wireless de- spatch says, was received in Rome from Petrograd. Violent Artillery Fighting. Paris, Sept. 8, 12:0 p. m.—Violent artillery fighting is under way on the front in Greek Macedonia the war of- fice announced today. The principal engagements are in progress on the Struma front, in the region of Mount Beles, and in the vicinity of Lake ¢ Doiran. Austro-Germans Still Retreat. Petrograd, Sept. 8, via London 2:19 p. m.—Russian troops which have crossed the Dvina river north of Dvinsk were attacked repeatedly by the Germans yesterday the war office announces. but succeeded in holding _the captured position. # Chenois, \ In the sector southeast of Lemberg the Austro-German forces have made a further retreat, the statement says, falling back to the western bank of the Gnita Lipa river. French Hold Ground. Paris, Sept. 8, 12:20 p. m.—Renewed and particularly violent attacks were “made by the Germans on the Somme front last night in an effort to re- gain ground won by the French. The war office announced today that the German assaults were futile, the French holding their ground every- where. The German attacks were made In strong force on the front between Berny and Chaulnes, south of the 4Somme. The fighting was especlally heavy between Vermandovillers and Chaulnes. The Germans preceded their infantry assaults with intense bom- bardments. The Germans also made an effort to regain the ground won by the French yesterday on the Verdun front between Vaux-Chapitre Wood and where nearly a mile of the German first line positions were car- rled. The officlal report says the Ger= man onslaughts were unsuccessful. British Raid Trenches. London, Sept. 8, 1:45 p. m.—Brit- ish troops southwest of Lille last night raided the German trenches south- east of Cuincy and near Richebourg- 1/Avoue, inflicting severe losses on their occupants, says the British official statement issued this after- noon. French Beaten With Great Loss. Berlin, Sept. 8, via London 4:20 p. m.—French and German troops were again engaged in infantry fight- Ing yesterday in the region south of the River Somme, in France, says tho official statement issued today by the German army headquarters staff. The French were repulsed with great losses with the exception of at a point to the west of Berny, where the statement adds, some portions of the trenches remained in the hands of ¢ the French. Rumanian Fortress Captured. London, Sept. 8, 3:45 p. m.—An undated official Bulgarian report re- celveq here today says that the Bul- garlan and German forces which are Inveding eastern Rumania have cap- tured the fortress of Dobris (Bard- jik) and the seaports of Baltjik and Kavarna and Kall Alra. The occupation of Orsova by the Rumanians is conceded in the Bul- garian statement. Bardjik, known also as Dobric is a fortifiled town fifty miles southeast of Bucharest. The three seaports mentioned are situated on an inden- A tation in the cqast line just north of the Bulgarian frontfer. On two occa- «Continued On Fifteenth Page). REVOLT IN MOSCOW Stockholm Despatch to Berlin Says Many Ahe Killed When Public Pro- tests Treatment of Soldiers. Berlin, Sept. 8, by Wireless to Say- ville—Press despatches from Stock- Agency repart that a revolt occurred recently Polm to the Overseas News at Moscow, resulting in the killing or wounding of a large number of per- sons. According to this account, wounded Russian soldiers wha were taken to Moscow in a hospital train were left for same time without care, with the result that a large crowd assermbled and made protests. Soldiers wha were ordered to fire on the crowd refused to do so, these re- ports say, whereupon police wers sent against the soldiers, resulting in a sanguinary encounter, CANNOT ADMIT FOOD British Ambassador Thought to Have Explained to President Wilson Why England Will Not Pass Supplies. ‘Washington, Sept. 8. —President Wilson had on his list of callers to- day Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, who was to present King George’s reply to the president’s ap- peal to all the European belligerents for an agreement permitttng the ship- ment of relief supplies into portions of Poland occupied by Teutonic armies. The reply was said to follow the position already laid down by‘the allies that Germany’s insistence upon the right to feed her garrisons on Polish products, makes it impossible for them to allow supplies to go into the country through their lines. BRITISH STEAMERS DESTROYED. Strathtay Sailed From New York for Havre August 22, London, Sept. 8 2 p. m.—TH British steamship Strathtay and the | Ellerman Line steamship Tagus have | been sunk. The crew of the Strath- tay was saved. It is reported the [British steamship Hazelwoad has been sunk. The Strathtay sailed from New York, August 22 for Havre. She was 4,428 tons gross, and was owned in Glasgow. Last year she was engaged in transportation of rellef supplles for the Belgians. While at her dock in New Yark in July of 1915, an at- tempt was made to destroy her by means of fire bombs being concealeed in the holds. The Hazelwood was a 3,100 ton vessel, owned in Middleshorough, England. The Tagus was of 937 tons gross. FRIEND OF A NIMALS DEAD. Caroline Earle White, Pioneer in Philadelphia Society. Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 8.—Mrs. Caroline Earle White of Philadelphia, a ploneer worker in the prevention of cruelty to animals, died at her sum- Mrs. mer home here yesterday. She was born in 1838 Mrs. White, in 1867, organized in Philadelphia a society for the pre- vention of cruelty to animals. Later she became an active worker against vivisection. She was also known as an author and philanthropist. BRAKEMAN DIES OF INJURIES, New Haven, Sept. 8.—Harry Megin- nis of this city died at the hospital to- day from Injuries suffered when he was crushed between two cars while at work in the Cedar Hill yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad on September 5. He was 46 years old and married. GREAT GAIN IN COTTO! ‘Washington, Sept. 8.—Cotton of the growth of 1916 ginned prior to Sep- tember 1 amounted to 850,032 bales counting round as half bales, the census bureau today announced in its first ginning report of the season. That compayes with 463,883 bales last year, 480,317 in 1914 and 799,099 in 1913. SUICIDE HAD RELATIVES HERE. Letters indicating that he had local relatives were found on the body of . E. Ward, an inspector in Pratt & ‘Whitney’s factory in Hartford, wha was found in Pope park early this af- ternoon with a bullet wound in his right temple. One letter was ad- dressed to the dead man’s brother-in- law, H. A. Hawkes of this city, and znother to A. H. Hawkes of Manches- ter, N. H. Ward resided on George street in Hartford and Pope park, the place where the hody was found, is in the factory district in the wWestern part of Hartford. The medical ex- aminer rendered a verdict of suicide, the cause being unknown, A HUGHES PRESENTS HIS LABOR RECORD Denigs, in Lew1ston Speech, Hos- tility to Laboring Man GONTINUES R. R. LAW ATTACK Says Measure Proceeded Absolutely to Impose Wage Scale Before Con- gress Learned Whether It Had Proper Authority. Lewiston, Me., Sept. 8.—Charles E. Hughes, speaking in the City hall here before an audience which frequently interrupted him with cheers and ap- plause, today continued his attack on the administration in connection with the enactment of the Adamson law. Mr. Hughes asserted that the *“whole country stood aghast,” ats “the aban- donment of executive prerogative and congressional duty.” “Now if any one riscs in this coun- try to say that I am not the friend of labor,” the nominee said, “he knows he is not telling the truth.” Mr. Hughes, reviewing his record in connection with labor legislation | while governor of New York, read an editorial from the Legislative Labor | News, of October, 1910, in which it was said that he was *“the greatest | friend of labor laws that ever occu- | pled the governor's chair at Albany. “That is complimentary, but it is true,” Mr. Hughes said. “It was written at a time when I supposed and they supposed that I had left forever the political field. It was an outburst of candor and it may be put along- side those other outbursts which are now being intended to poison the elec- torate. Didn’t Agree Fully With Labor. “It is true I did not agree \\'nh: all that labor proposed. I vetoed the | full crew bill. It applied generally to railroads throughout the state. It was admitted that in some cases it was not needed and that it would require the expenditure of hundreds of thou- sands of dollars unnecessarily. “What we need in this country is fair mindedness. When we have a grievance the thing to do is to e i amine the bases of fact. If any one | says you cannot get fair l‘(;lmin(\—] tion, that person indi the integ- rity and honesty of the American peo- ple. There is no question in this country that can’t be settled if you get at it in the right way. “The bill to which T refer carried on its face the declaration of its own defects. It proceeded to abso- lutely impose a wage scale and then | to consider it, to find out whether irl had any business doing it. | “I want fair wages, but the prin- | ciples of American government under lie every contract, every opportunity of labor. 'Why, the laboring men of | this country can no more take the | chance of surrendering what has been | won in our long fight than they can surrender the opportunities of their very existence. These things are vital to labor and to every American citi- zen. Y “I say let public officers stand like rocks for principles that are funda- mental, let come what may.” ! Mr. Hughes reached Lewiston, one | | of the chief labor centers of the state, shortly before 10:30 o’clock. He rode through crowds to the Audi- torfum where Theodore Roosevelt | spoke last week and was introduced | to the audience by George C. Web- ber, who withdrew his candidacy for | the progressive nomination as Unit- | ed States senator to support the re- publican ticket. Features of the street parade were the brass band—played by school boys of French lineage— and a huge American flag, carried out- | stretched by more than 50 white | capped boys. The nominee left Lewiston for Wa- terville shortly after noon. — e o TO LET SCHOOL CONTRACT. School Board Will Act on Bids Sub- mitted by Threc Contractors. The school board at its September meeting this afternoon will take ac- tion on bids submitted by cont on the construction of the new Bur- ritt school fo be built on the Farrell lot on North street. The committec on school accommodations met in Su- perintendent Holmes' offce at 3 | o'clock to go over the hids once more and prepare a report to he presented | to the board at its meeting. Chairman George W. Traut of the accommodations committee stated this afternoon that but three contrac- tors responded to the invitation to submit bids although eight were in- vited. Those who responded are T. W. Crowe and the B. H., Hibbarfd company of this city and . Wales Lines of Meriden. It is understood the figures are ve close and the | committee expected that it would take fully an hour to reach a de- cision. The building will probably cost between $150,000 and $160,000. 1t will be nearly as large as the Vo- cational High school and will prob- ably require a year to construct. PARALYSIS IN CONNECTICUT. Hartford, Sept. 8.—According to | the records of the state board of | health there are now 563 c of infantile paralysis in the state, in- cluding the following cases reported today: Wallingford, Windsor Locks, West Hartford, Redding, Iast Haven, one each and Willimantic three, mak- ing a total of eight for today. | this {in favor of Col. | New | trict common sens | those | President Wilson | Connecticut. | progress. | MEXICANS ASH FOR TROOP WITHDRAWAL Prepared to Make Formal Request to American Commission ! PAPERS ON CASE STUDIED Delegates Exchange Views on Plans to Maintain Order Along Border— | Better Understanding of Objects As Results of Discussion. New London, Set. 8.—At the re- sumption here today of the confer- ences of the Mexican-American joint commission seeking a permanent set- tlement of the internationai difficul- ties, it was regarded as probable that | before this afternoon’s deliberations were concluded the Mexican delegates | would make a formal request for the | withdrawal of General Perhing’s puni- | tive expedition from Mexican terri- | tory. Papers bearing directly upon | this phase of the situation were stu- died here yesterday by the American commissioners, Ideas relative to the maintenance of order along the border were ex- changed today. With Franklin K. Lane heading the American delega- | tion presiding, the representatives of ! the two governments engaged in dis- | cussion which it was expected would | result in progress looking toward | a | better understanding of the objects in | view. It was announced today that the Mexican comanissioners plan to spend the weck-end New York, leaving here tonight. son given for the trip, was that | Mexican | party wished to do some shopping in the city. LANDERS COMES OUT ‘ FOR COLONEL QOSBORN | in The it was explained, the women members or the | New Britain Democratic Leader Fa- vors New Haven Editor For Gubernatorial Nomination. Senator George M. Landers of ity today, in an interview with | a Herald reporter, declared himself | Norris G. Osborn of | Haven for democracy’s choice rnor. As Mr. Landers is state committeeman from ais his support of more than significance. | Osborn Is editor of the New | Journal-Courier and wields a | nt pen, tempered by justice and | In the field of jour- | he enjoys the respect of all | who believe in clean newspa- | Although a great admirer of | he is an independ- | ent thinker and his finzers are guided | by the nerves of his mind rather than | those of his heart. In the estima- | tion of many leading democrats he | would be an ideal leader, one capable | of matching arguments and issues with Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, pace setter of the republican party in | for central gove this usual Col. Haven pu nalism pers. In many respects he | parallels Governor Holcomb. Above | all he a conservative but not to | such a point that he is blinded to i “I am born ever. Tanders today. able candidate to match the qualities of Governor Holcomb and would en- | joy the confidence of the people of Connecticut.” Col. Osborn not announced his candidacy and not seeking the honor of being the democratic ln;w]r\rl anxious to support Col. Os- wa an,” said Mr. “He would be a suit- | he | is but if moral suasion and endorse- ment of those who gleam brightest | in the heavens of democracy are of | avail it is probable he will accept the nomination, STUDENT AVIATORS FALL Youths Training for Aero Reserve Corps Drop 700 Feet and = Are Probably Internally Injured. New York, Sept. 8.—Flying at a height of between 600 and 700 feet | over Governor's Island today, a bi- | plane containing J. Walter W. Struth- ers and Charles D. Wiman, student aviators in training for the aero re- serve corps. authorized recently by President Wilson, became unmanage- able for some unknown reason and fell to the ground. Tach aviator had and received cuts on were possibly internally are expected to recover. two eleven pupils in training at land and it was stated this v the first serious acci- dent in 1,100 flights by members of this aero corps. Struthe nd Wiman, member of a former crew, were regarded pupils. one leg broken the head and injured. Both They were of Governor's that the Yale latter a rowing advanced e ATHER. Hartford. Sept. 8.—TIor Hartford and vicinity: Thun- der showers this afternoon or tonight. Saturday fair. Cooler. P Y | the session closed today | parently on normal schedule, | positions | it CONGRESS ADJOURNS AFTER RECORD BREAKING SESSIO SENATE AUTHORIZES PROBE OF CANADIAN LOBBYISTS ,858,384,485 IS CONGRESS’ TOT L Appropriated $1,626,439,210 and Au- thorized Expenditures of Quarter Billion. 8.—Congress at appropriated Washington, Sept. exactly $1,626,439,210, which with ob- ligations and authorizatio for the future makes the total $§1 ,384,485, These figures, « announced in speeches by Representatives Fitz- serald, New York, democrat, and} Gillett, Massachusetts, republican, were defended by the former and at- tacked by the latter as half a bil- lion dollars greater than any session of a republican congress. GOTHAM TRAFFIC NORMAL Traction Officials Insist St ke on Sub- way and Elevated is Broken—Union Leaders Say Are Out. New York, Sept. 8.—With subway and elevated trains being operated ap- officlals insisted today that New York's strike has been broken. Fifty per cent. of the “Green cars” of the New York railways company’s sur- face stem were running, the com- pany announced. Union leaders, on the other hand, claimed at noon that 3,500 men were on strike on the subway and elevated roads of the Interborough Rapid Transit company and 4,000 men on the “Green car’™ system. Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Tnterborough announced that all of the men who have struck on the New York railways lines owned by the Interborough, could have thelr back, with their former restored to them, the union by places of seniority if they 18D resigned from tomorrow. GARDNER STRIKES BACK m., Favors Tnvestigation ys He ganizations Which Attempt o Affect Election of Congressmen, Washington, Sept. 8.—Just before congress adjourned, Representative Gardner of Massachusetts introJuced a resalution. which he announced he would press at the winter session, for cingressional investigation of or- ganizations which, it is alleged, foreign influence have attempted to affect clections of congressmen. He named the American embargo confer- ence and the American commerce and | protective committee among those he wanted investigated to disclose the source of their financial support and to determine whether they have vio- lated the neutrality of the United | States or any of the corrupt pra. tices acts in connection with elec- tion In a statement accompanying his resolution Mr. Gardner charged that was commonly understood that “One of these pro-German organiza- tions has a large fund in Massachu- | setts which it intends to use in four congressional districts.” ACQUIRES CORBIN PROPERTY. New Britain Machine Comphny Pre- paring for Future Expansion. The New Britain Machine company has purchased the property at 87 Elm street of William Corbin. The lot has a frontage on Elm street of about sixty feet and is approximately 100 feet deep. It also contains a two family brick house. The house is one of the oldest on the street and was built by former Chief of the Police Department Washington I. Morgan. The machine company has been ex- panding rapidly for the past six y and the recent purchase is simply preparedness movement for the pansion af the entire busine property at one time was desired by the Stanley Rule and Level company, which owns lands and buildings ad- joining, but the price was considered prohibitive by the officials of that concern. It is saiaq to about $20,000. This makes the third purchase by the Machine company within the past six months. The 2 drews and Smedley properties at and 79 Elm street have come into the concern’s poskession and the rear end the lots, abutting the preent plant, now used for storage PUrposes WILSON LEAV 2 ex- The of are S W \\lll\(.Tfl\' Washington, —Sept 8.—President Wilson left Washington at 1 o’clock for a stay which may extend until after election in November. He ex- pects to arrive at Atlantic City at 5:45 o'clock this afternoon, and to- night will speak before the National ! Woman Suffrage association. After spending the night in Atlantic City he will motor to the Summer White House, Shadow Lawn. at Long Beach, X. J., for an extended stay. traction of Or- | under | have brought | Seeks More Light on Activ- ity of Clique Opposing Re- | taliatory Measure Pro- | posed in Revenue Bill Washington, Sept. 8.—A resolution by Senator Curtis, of Kansas, direct- ing the senate lobby committee to in- | vestigate the activities of the alleged foreign lobby opposing retaliatory provision of the revenue bill against fisheries, was passed today by the | senate. | The resolution was adopted after the senate had disposed of a similar resolution by referring it to a com- 1oittee. The new resolution adopted provides for a report’ at the mext| session of congress. Senatar Reed, democrat, a member of the lobby committee, said he be- Jeved it was high time for the Ameri- can government to show other nations that it reganded as offensive any efforts to influence legislation 1m congress. Senator Lewis, democrat, urged that it anything should be investigated, it hould be the recent demands of apan on China. He declared that pparently they were in retaliation to { the attitude of this country toward admission of the Japanese. Russia, he said, was a party with Japan and sought retaliation because of the ab- rogation of the American cammercial treaty. | WHY WE HOP ON CONGRESS Champ Clark Explains to House the Reason Legislators Are Abused by Public, Mostly by Office Seekers, Washington, ~Sept. 8—When the house convened at $:30 a, m. K Clark, Demera Leader ! Repuplican Leader Mann, and a small number of members on both sides were on the floor to watch the vrind-up. | Speaker Clark and Republican IT.cader Mann exchanged the usual relicitations. Speaker Clark, addressing the house, referred to the session of congress as a long, icus session. “No session of congres in my recol- lection,” he said, “stayed in session so riany days and worked so many hour: { “I am the only man I know of, | the speaker went on, amid applav “who invariably takes up cudgels for cengress, It is a strange predi {ment that we are in in this countr: | Nearly every one would like an office; | many run for office, few get affice, | and everybody abuses those who do tedious and labar- o et the offices I think that the reason that they hop on congress | that it is impersonal and does not | hart any one’s feelings in particular. Seme day T am going to take a whole hour to discu the relations 6f the American congress to American 1-cople.” DISAPPROVE LABOR PARTY State Fedcration Lays on Table Pro- i posals to Endorse Independent Plan —TFce for Members Is Reduced. Hartford, Sept 8.—At sion of the convention of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor, the resolution calling for the federation’s { approval of an independent Jabor | party was put up for consideration. The members did not discuss it very | briskly, being content with voting al- most unanimously to table it. The federation voted to accept the | recommendation of the constitution committee that the fee for the mem- bers be reduced from six cents per | capita to five cents per capita. Ju- lius C. Stremlau, president of the fed- eration, in his report had recommend- ed a reduction to three cents per quarter. It was voted to appointed for the state for one year | It was also decided to add two new | members to {he exccutive committee, ! the fourth and fifth vice presidents, making a total of eight on the com- mittee, all officers of the state ganization. R. R. REVENUES GAIN | se Their today’s ses- have an organizer or- Large Lines Incr Sixty-seven $515 Per Mile in July, ( I ~Net to § | { ing $1 ven | Washington, Sept. 8 —Sixty | of the largest steam rallways a net revenue of $545 per mile during lase July, an increase of $43 a mile | over July, 1915 A summary made public today by the interstate com- | merce commission shows net revenues }l«)th( $41,365,921 compared with $36,328,5688 in July, 1915, The largest gains were made in the east. earned Almost $2,000,00 000 Set Aside Appropriations Future Expendituri NATIONAL DEFENSE IS GREATEST T “This Is a Two Billion Do Country,” Say Democy When Taunted By G. O for Their Extravaganc CORRUPT PRACTICES BILD BLOCKED BY REPUBLIOA Senator Owen, Author of Me Says Public Should Take No What Is to Be Expected From nority During Coming Campaig] Washington, Sept. 8.—Congress: journed sine die this morning af o'clock, concluding a session rei breaking in many respects, with propriations and authorizations the future running well toward billion * dollars. Only a small proportion of the bers were on hand to watch the ses| die. Most had hurried to their ho at the end of the late sessions night, or even days before, and month after the political campaig finished in November they must turn for the short session. Last night both houses accepted! conference report on the emergl revenue bill without record votes, the senate, before recessing an after midnight, ratified the D& West Indies purchase treaty, The eral deficiencies appropriation bill was approved as reported by confer Today’s session was necessitated by need for time to reprint the mi ure in the proper form to be sigi Conferees reached an agreement the bill early in the evening spending two days on it As the gavels were suspended sembled, sleepy-eyed from brief p following the arduous night sessl both houses marked time while a] ing the final formalities of the gr@ ion of congress in many respegf history. f Hostile Forces Open Firc In closing addresses while 2 the arrival of President Wilso erences to the long program of le lative achievement dominated chi by national defense preparations a cost of more than $600,000,000, made. Democratss lauded > rec of the session and commended it , while Republicans alle spite of the countr; waste and extravagance in appropriations for defense. As the gavels were und the end of the session, recap Jation of the eight months’ w4 showed that there had been appro ated for the year 1917 for expenditu of the government more than $1,60 ended 000,000 and that authorizations M heen made for future expenditul hich would bring the grand agg te of appropriations almost to two billion mark. Administra champions in informal revi of nswered Republican tau of a “two billion congress” with dec rations that the *“United States is two billion dollar country.” The senate begzan its session a m., following an adjournment af a. m. upon passage of the emergen revenue bill. At the outset Sena James Hamilton Lewis sought to ha passed the Spanish war widows pe sion bill. Senator Hoke Smith Georgia announced that such a me: ure could not pass for several yei if he could prevent it. Owen Accuses Republicanss, Senator Owen then addressed senate on his corrupt practices bill. <aid the Demoecratic party had brok its platform pledges relating to Sul an act, but charged that a Republie filibuster was responsible for the ai tactics which had prevented He withdrew it from cbns| congress tory vote. ion. “I profoundly et that the leade] revenue the bill his amendment which WOl | Tohibit the admission of Pacific a@ | calmon and halibut through a forel| country except in bond fromi American port, declared congress h surrendered opportunits to develop of the Republican side have taken position against this bill,” said “There is nothing about it that cou not have been adjusted, and it Ougl to be noticed to the moral element {he country what it may expect in th coming election.” Senatar Chamberlain of OTegg tion of # striking £ rotesting against conferees in an ndustry a lobby nor i ganaut influenciny (Continued On Fifteenth Pageds