New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LQCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916. —SIXTEEN PAGES. E_SSTABUSHED 18 _ALLIES RIP UP GERMAN LINES =British and Frenchl Report Further Ad- vances in New Drive > on Somme Front BULGAR DEFENSES REPORTE BROKEN # General Sarrail Said to Have Driven Through Barrier in Macedonia—Of- fensive Movement in Mesopotamia Said to Have Cost English 2,000 Men When Turks Show Stubborn Resistance. The British resumed the offensive today in a powerful attack north of the Somme, in northern France. Ac- cording to London they have driven back the German lines from about a mile and a quarter to nearly a mile and three-quarters at some places, in an assault along a six-mile front. attack from Bouleaux Wood, The line of the extended northwest of Combles, near the jurction with the French armies, to a point north of the Albert-Bapaume road, which runs _through Bozieres near the left flank of the British lines, extreme which have been engaged in the Somme of- fensive, virtually the entire Somme front of the British. The French, « into the south of Combles, which al- on their part, drove ready was nearly hemmed in by the entente forces, and report an advance as far as the village of Rauncourt, near which they pushed in their re- cent drive when the Peronne-Ba- paume road was cut and passed. Heavy fighting also has taken place on the Verdun front, Paris reporting two German attacks there during the night, both of which were repulsed. Heavy strokes are being delivered Sarrail's forces against the by Gen, REFUGEES STARVING Flee From Northern Greece in Panic As Bulgars Approach—Looting in Progress in Kavala. Athens, Sept. 13, 11:30 a. m., via London, Sept. 1 5 a. m.—(De- layed)—The Margarete, the boat in which Baron von Schenk, head of the German propaganda in Greece, was sent to Kavala to be turned over to the Bulgarians, arrived this afternoon with 1,000 refugees who were in the most pitiable condition. They had been without food since Sunday and were packed in the ship like sardines. The refugees said that a German aero- plane had dropped three bombs as the boat was leaving Kavala which came within inches of striking the ship. An eye witness who described the entry of the Bulgarians into Kavala on Monday said that three Greek- regi- ments which had remained in the town were given until 10 o’clock Tues- day morning to surrender as prisoners of war. At the expiration of this ultimatum they gave up their arms after a slight resistance and were taken up country. . The same man sald that 3,000 Greek troops had been camped on Thasos Island in two camps. One camp of- fered to join the allies and the men were shipped to Saloniki. The second contingent refused to desert the Greek army, and the refugees said, the French proposed to return them to Kavala. Terrible conditions were described on the Island of Thasos where seven thousand refugees had fled from the invaders in row boats and sail boats. They lacked every necessity of life’| and great numbers of women and children were camped out in the open without food. The refugees said that indescribable disorder reigned in Kavala where bandits were looting the houses and all the Greeks who could were taking refuge in flight. They said only three or four Ameri- cans remained in the town, the re- mainder of the colony having gone to Thasos. BOMBS DROPPED ON SOFIA French Aviators Fly About 400 Miles and Hurl Explosives at Capital of Bulgaria—Started from Saloniki. London, Sept. 15, 11:31 a. m. bombs have been dropped on by two French aviators, Noel and Lesueur, according to a despatch to Reuter's from Bucharest. Two air- men flew from Saloniki to Bucharest, passing over Sofia on their way. The voyage lasted five hours. The dlis- tance traversed was about 400 miles. Five Sofia Bulgarians on the Macedonian front, with marked success according to Paris today. Constantinople reports the British again on the offensive in Mesopotamia. The Turkish war office claims to have . repulsed the attacks, in one of which ‘the British are sald to have lost 2,000 men. British Charge on Six-Mile Front. London, Sept. 15, 2:30 p. m.—The British returned to the attack on the Somme front last night, charging over "a sector about six miles long. The war office announced today that they had advanced from 2,000 to 3,000 yards and were continuing to progres The attack was made whole British front over along the which the bV heaviest fighting has been in progress The British advanced on the line from Bouleaux Wood, between Combles and Ginchy, to a point north of the Albert-Bapaume Highway Preceding this:morning’s extensive offensive movement, the British last night drove forward southeast of Thiepval and captured about 1,000 vyards of German trenches, including "a strongly fortified position. The text of the statement follows: “Last night enemy trenches south- east of Thiepval on a front of about 1,000 yards, including the strongly defended locality known as the ‘Wun- der work’ were captured by troops. “This morning we attacked ’énemy on a front extending recently. the Bouleaux Wood to north of the Al- | ®ert-Bapaume road, g&bout six mil cess already a distance Considerable has been of suc- obtained. Our troops have advanced some 2,000 | to 8,000 yards at various place: the attack is progressing sa My and ctor- ‘A large number of prisoners has been taken.” Zvench Advance to Rauncourt. Parls, Sept. 15, 12:05 p. m.—North of the Somme the French last night captured a series of German trenches and advanced as far as the village of Bauncourt, the war office announced Fifteenth (Continued On Page), NOONDAY DELUGE IS COSTLY ON Estimated Over 2,000 Workers Iost Half Hour's Pay Because of Fury of Storm. The delugé of rain that burst over the city shortly after 12:30 o’clock this noon, flooding the streets, over- flowing the sewer system and causing numerous washouts, cost the factory workers approximately $300, it was estimated at the various factories this afternoon. The storm broke at the time a ma- of the working people were ng their noonday meal and pre- paring to return to their places of employment and so severe was it that over 2,000 decided to walt the time when the storm would abate at the cost of being ‘“docked” a half hour by the time clerks. Using the figures given in estimates by the various factories, it is esti- mated that by the brief downpour the factory payrolls will be about $300 less this week and the pay envelopes of the workers short a like amount. our | from | KAISER'S NEPHEW KILLED Prince Frederick William of Hesse I Second of House to Give Up His Life on Battlefield. | Berlin, Sept. | p. m.—Prince 1 Hesse has be it was officially announced war office today In its report the Balkan front. 15, via London, 4.40 ¥Frederick William of the op- by on ! erations on | Prince Frederick William of Hesse was a nephew of Emperor William. He was born in 1893 at Frankfort-On- The-Main, the eldest of Prince | Frederick Charle: e, and Prin- | cess Margaret, er of the German jJZmperor. s reported wounded {in the fighting in France in Septem- | ber, 1914, Prince William is the second of the house of Hesse | to be killed in the war, Prince Maxi- milien falllng on a battle fleld France in October, 1914. Seven other German princes have been killed dur- ing the war—two of Saxe-Meiningen, three of Lippe, one of Reuss and one of Waldeck. a son ederick prince 4 n killed at Cara Orman, | in | arbitration that Sweden must promise not to interfere again mail the Swedish to the continent, weelks. to Stockholm, FRANCE SKEPTICAL ON SWEDES' STAND Sends Note Objecting to Recogni- tion of Merchant Submarines QUESTIONS HER NEUTRALITY Paris Says Attitude of Stockholm Is Not That of Loyal and Impartial Neutral—England May Be Exerting Pressure of Allies. Parls, Sept. 15, 11:45 a. m.—The French government has instructed the minister at Stockholm to join with the other ententd ministers senting a friendly but firm Sweden in regard to neutrality. in note policy The note takes With the position of Sweden in dis- tnguishing between submarines fer war 1\1\(1 those for commerce, which f'hc l*ron(-lx government affirms has an effect contrary to neutrality, since the Swedish naval forces would hesi- tate to attack a Germ: Swed waters, under the pretext that : it might be a commercitl submarine, whereas there would be no similar hesitation in dealing with a submarine of the allies because they have no commercial submarines. The note deals with questions relative to concludes: pre- to of issue its an submarine in | number of navigation and “The attitude adopted by the Swedish government is at variance in obvious respects with an attitude which is compatible with the duties of a loyal ana impartial neutral.” Great Britain and Sweden been at odds since the early period of the war, and Sweden’s un ielding at- titude evidently has resulted in a de- cision to exert the combined pressure of all the entente allies on her. The difficulties arose from the allied blockade of Germany, resulting in the holding up, of goods en route to Sweden whi®h were suspected to be destined for Germany. Sweden re- tallated by holding up large quanti- tes of parcel post matter iIn transit Petween England and Russia. This led to an exchange of notes, which accomplished nothing, and early this month deadlock was reached. Great Britain dition to have a insisted submitting the as a con- dispute to with English | Sweden® declined and | minister at London went to be gone £ 11 otintions were transferrea | but the latest advices from London were that no solution of the problem was in sight. matter. v sover st Sweden Holds Up Coffce Shipment. Berlin, Sept. 15, by Wireless to Say- ville.—A Stockholm despatch to the Overseas News Agency says that Sweden has held up 10.000 tons of coffee destined for Finland, présum- ably on account of the fact that Great Britaln has detained shipments of coffee for Sweden. As a result there is a great scarcity of coffee in Finland. THOMAS H. GLADDEN DIES AT AGE OF 99 | Lived at 238 South Main Street for Thirty-five Years and Left City Fifteen Years Ago. Thomas Hudson Gladden, for thirty five years a resident of this city where he lived up to fifteen years ago when | his wife died, cd away Wednesday at Williamsburg, Ma The funeral was held today and the hody was taken to Terryville, Conn., for inter- ment. Mr. Gladden was very well known by the older residents of this city and during the thirty-five vears that he lived here made his home at 238 | South Main street. He was in the | tinware business here and retired only | when he left the city. Mr. Gladden observed his ninety-ninth birthday last February. Two granddaughters, Mrs. Arthur | Goodrich of 209 Stanley street, this city, and Mrs. George Rishee of Wil- llamsburg, Mass., are his nearest sur- viving relatives. He also leaves nine | grandchildren and eight great grand- | children. BOY 100 Hartford, Sept. 1 eight years oid of 82 North street, is in the hospital and may die as the result of a bullet wound in the abdo- men. He and James Healy 12, were | playing with a loaded 3S caliber volver when the we was ch d COMPATTON. rno Di Nino, e pon dis- SIN NEW rtford, PLAGUE 15 Nix cases of infantile puralysis ported to the state hoard from these towns: Monroe, Willim tic and Stratford, one cach, | Haven 3. Total reported to date, 6 CASES. 11 additional were re- | of health Sept ACTCR DIES IN HARTFORD, 16.—F' as Hartford, lyle, well known who had starred in many died this morning at the home of sister, Mrs. Joseph S. Murray, 1478 Broad strect, after a lingering illness with a complication of dis aged 48 years. Sept. ' ancis ctor, amous pls an | M | line continues normal. I conve: VIOLENGE RESUMED IN GOTHAM STRIKE Elevated Trains Bomharded With Missiles from Roof Tops HOPE FOR PEACE IS DIM Strikers Believe Mitchel and Plblic Service Commission Are Out og Tt— | Some Action Expected to Prevent General Union Walkout. New York, Sept. 1 Although union leaders have virtually aban- | doned the hope that Mayor Mitchel | and the public service commission may bring about an amicable adjust- reent of the differences between the MEDIATORS STUMB BORDER POLICING PROBLE TO AMEND | PLOT TO SWINDLE AMERICAN BANKER scudo Count Said to Be Brains of Gang That Intended to Reap Fortune. Chicago, Sept. 15.—Details of what iriking street rallway men and their | employers, the belief was strong in | official ¢ es today that some I\(:t'mn} would be taken within the next twen- | ty-four hours to avert the threatened | cyvmpathetic strike of 30,000 trade un- | ionists. The Central Federated union of anhattan is to hold a special meet- ing to consider the advisability of Jjoining in strike that *“will astound New York.” The Brooklyn x Labor unon, comprising ninety-five local unions, already has voted in fa- vor of such a strike, Violence Breaks Out Again. During the night violence broke out anew. From midnight until early to- day Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated trains were almost continuously bom- barded with bricks, stones and ther 1nissiles. Many car windows were broken and one guard was injured. The police report that a shot was fired at a Ninth avenue train and that the bullet flattened itself against the voodwork after grazing the shoulder of a passenger. Service on the subway and elevated lines are still crippled. The executive committee of the so- cialist party of this city announced today that, as a result of the strike, the party would institute a campaign for the municipal ownership of all transit lines in the greater city. The first of a series of mass meetings at which the project will be discussed is to take place Sunday. Depite the assertion of traction offl- cials that strike breakers were no longer employved, police reported to- day that strike breakers were operat- ing most of the cars of the Third avenue and Union mailroad systems in Manhattan and the Bronx The ona death Lreakers was reported today Giannia, 27 old, diea shot wound received in a car Saturday during an altercation. PRIESTS VINDICATED Justice Greenbaum Dismisses Charges se strilko Michael from a barn last tmong year of Perjury and Canspiracy Brought | By Mayor Mitchel Against Clergy. New York, Sept. 15.—The Mayor John P, number of Catholic priests, together with their tions Linst 'Palice Arthur Woods, aris ures last summer of telephone wire tapping by the police were dismisSed teday by Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum. Mayor Mitchel read into the records | ¢ the Thompson legislatives investi- poting committee last May a number of conversations which the police | charges made by against a counter-accu: Commi ng out of disclos- a ioner | Central | The surface | Mitchel | is said to have been an elaborate plot to swindle seventeen banks in the United States out of an amount es- timated at between $300,000 and $500,000, were made public here today. At the same time it was announced that a detective would leave Chicago for Gottenburg, Sweden, armed with extradition papers for Karl von Bardi, wanted in connection with the alleged plot. Von Bardi, according to the Swedish consul here, has been in Gottenburg jall since last May, when he was cap- tured through a wireless message on a charge of having forged checks for $3,000 in the name of a local varnish manufacturing compan Although the Swedish authorities have refused to extradite him, they have also re- fused to release him from Jjail. According to the police Von Bardi assumed in Chicago the name of a French count. Here and in other American citles he worked for five years in one bank after another, fa- | miliarizing himself, it is said, with | the bank officials’ signatures and | gathering a supply of stationery and blank forms. T0 CHALLENGE HUGHES \Prcsld(‘nt to Reply to Statements of | Republican Candidate Regarding Eight-Hour Law for Railroads. Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 15.—Pres- |ident Wilson decided today to take i advantage of the earliest possible op- | portunity to challenge the statement made by Charles B. Hughes in recent ches that the basls on which the threate ilroad rike was ted was merely n increase of wages for the employ The president, his political adviser said today, considers the principle of the height-hour day vitally affected by the strike settlement and will seek | to show that while the railroad legis- lation passed by congress to meet the | situation will give the employes at least a temporary increase in pay, the more important point is that it es- tablished the eight-hour day as the basis for railroad workmen. The president will make known his views either in a speech at Shadow Lawn, or in a letter. | spe: recently ed r ave i MRS. HOWE GROWING WEAKE President May Go to So. Carolina for Funeral. New London, Sept. 15.—Mrs. Annie Howe, President Wilson's sister, gravely ill here, is growing steadily weaker. A bulletin issued today by the attending physician, Dr. H. M. Lee says “Mrs. Howe has been growing claimed to have overheard. These sations, alleged by city officials 1o have been between Catholic clergy- rien, formed the basis of charges by the mayor, himself a Catholic, that certain priests and non-Catholic Iz wen Mad conspired to interfere with the conduct of the city government in connection with municipal expendi- tures by private charitable institu- tions, The mayor also charged that per- fury had been committed and that an attempt had been made to defeat the | cnds of justice by promising a witness weaker for the last twelve hours.” Long Branch, N. J Sept. 15.— President Wilson received word today that his sister, Mrs. Annie Howe, who is ill at New London, Conn., was nking rapidly. Tentative plans were made immediately for his departure for New London later today. In case Mrs. Howe die it was stated, the president probably will go to South Carolina for the funeral. HOUR. CLOSING NEW All Pool Rooms Must Hereafter moeney to leave the Thompson commit- tec's jurisdiction, DIMITRACOPULOS REJECTED ntente Poswvers Not Pleased With ilis Program and Object to Him Be- coming Greek Premicr, London, vlos has according Reute Sept. refused to 15.—M. Dimitracop- to form a cabinet, an Athens dispatch to Athens, Sept. 15.—The entente pow- ers are rot satisfied with the program ovtlined by M, Dimitracapulos. whose acceptance of the premiership w ed on full power to control the na- tional policy. M. Dimitracopulos hz herefore abandoned his effort to form a cabinet it ———— Hartford, Sept. 15.—For Hartford and Viciuity: Fair nnd much cooler tonight and Saturday. Frost tonight. T o o S SR Close Midnight. Chief of Police W. J. Rawlings, pursuant to the power invested in him by the Connecticut statutes, today sent out notices to all pool room pro- prietors notifying them that hereaf- ter they must close their rooms promptly at midnight Heretofore 1 o’clock ing hour, but the law gi the police department the right to set the hour ahead if it is thought necessary The maximum penalty for failing to observe this rule is a fine of $50 and thirty days in jail. Promptly at was the clos- | 'GARRANZA EXPLAINS CALL CONSTITUTION Tells People He Is Keeping Promise to Give Them Government That Will Re- spect their Sovereignty. Mexico City, Sept. 15.—General Car- ranza's purposes in issuing last night a call for election of delegates to an assembly to consider changes in the cohstitution are set forth in the pre- amble of the decree, now made public here. The preamble refers to the plat- form of the constitutionalists, as set forth in the plan of Guadeloupe, adopted in 1913 before the downfall of General Huerta as elaborated at Vera Cruz in 1914 and says it shows clearly that the program of the con- stitutionalists provided that when their cause was trilumphant and mu- nicipal elections had taken place the first chief should call for the election of a congress, give an account of his administration and have his actions ratified or modified by the congress. He was then to call a presidential election and turn over the executive powers to the legally elected president. The first chief always intended to carry out this program, and to that end adopted varlous measures to provide government of and for the people, to improve the economic situ- ation of the working classes and to insure correct application of republi- can principles as embodied in the con- stitution. It had been.found, how- ever, that some of these reforms af- fected the functions of the govern- ment as limited by the constitution. These reforms were necessary, Gen- eral Carranza points out, because there existed the danger that if the functions of government were limited strictly in accordance with the con- stitution of 1857, the administration | of public affairs would not meet the | necessities of the time and there { would be a return of the tyranny through the absorption of powers by the executive. Another source of danger was that the powers vested in the legislative branch of the govern- ment would be a constant stumbling block in the way of beneficial admin- istration. The enemies of the constitutional- ists, General Carranza says, further, have falsely imputed to him the pur- pose to establish a dictatorship. On the contrary, he , the government to be established will be of such form as to demonstrate that sover- eignty resides within the people, by whom it should be' exercised for the public benefit. Both federal and state rights will be respected and the spirit of the constitution will be carried out. The election of delegates to the con- stitutional assembly will be held on Oct. 16. Business sessions will begin on December 1, and will be limited to two months, As Soon as a con- stitution is adopted a presidential clection will be arranged and the as- sembly will be dissolved. SNAG STRUCK AT HEARTNG Lawyers Argue Hour and a Half on Petition of Stanley Works for Per- mission to String Power Cable. Hartford, Sept. 15.—It the lawyers and the engoneers interested in the petition of the Farmington Diver Power company and the Stauley ‘Works company of New Britain an hour and a half today to be con- vinced that they could not go on with the hearing on a petition asking for | the right o construct a transmitting | wire cable for the transmission of | electricity from th epower house of tlle company in Farmington through the towns of West Hartford and Llbomfield. Farmington and New Britain to the factory of the Stanley Works company. Il was asreed to postpon. the acaring to Thursday of next week i norder to submit plans showing the »uute of the cable | hrous' the territory where they have | secured the right of way. There was deal of interest shown in the | took hearing and the room of the commis- | on where it wis held was not large enough to accommodate those who attended, LEAPS FROM TRAIN FACE TRIA Sept. 15.—Arthur Wal- who was arrested in Ironwood, in connection with the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, a wealthy widow of this city, in September of last year, leaped from the New York | Central train on which he was being brought to this city in (he custody of detectives early today it passed through Harmon, N. New tonen, Mich, York, as RATHER THAN FOR KILLING WOMAN| The train was brought to a stop | and Waltonen was found in a ditch | the side of the tracks severely in- jured. e was carried to the train, | resumed its journey this | On arriving here Waltonen was | removed to a hospital. is said to be serious. which to city. His condition | LE | mouth, 'OVER Bliss and Other Ar Officers Said to B lieve Practical Obje tions Exist. WOULD FREE MEXIC OF RESPONSIBIL Protection of American opd Along International Line Would Unnecessary If de Facto Gove ment Showed Itself Strong Enoy to Uphold Law—Visiting Envoys to New York Over Week-end. Sept. arisen New London, 16.—Prag obstacles have in the con eration by the American-Mexican here of numerous gestions for the pacification of border which make it able at this time that any agreem| be formulated without prolon Major General Tasker assistant chief of staff of was before the commission out. the objections that can commission seem imp can discussion. Bllss, army point raised to many of the proposals, cluding that of an international stabulary to relieve the military fod of both countries of the border pai work they are now doing. The commission held only a b session, the Mexican party planning leave for New York today to af the celebration there tomorrow Mexico’s great national holiday ed memorating the declaration of her dependence and the throwing off Spanish rule. They will return day, when the conferences will by sumed. 3 Solution Based on Stable Goyernins ‘While the attitude of General as expressed to the commissiol here has not been revealed, it is lieved he shares the views of mi army officers familiar with the der situation that mo satisfactory lution can be found that is not ba upon the establishment and maing ance of a stablé government'in M ico. Even the project of forming a b der police force to be jointly supp ed by the two governments is of to the objection, it is pointed that no matter what plan might employed to administer its affairs direct its movements, its joint chl acter would be hard to maintain, has been contended, also, that if de facto government was strg enough to give practical co-operati in the organization of the border lice, the need for such a force wol have passed, as Mexico counid tH take care of the situation within own borders herself, There can be no doubt that of the purposes of the Washington ministration is to arouse Mexico the moral obligation that it fs rests upon her to protect Amerid interests along the international 1 from the depredation of Mexican b dits. For this reason it seems likely that any plan for policing t| border will prove acceptable 't seems to relieve her of that respoj sibility. OAKMNOMINATED Him Una Republicans Give Approval for Second Term in gress—Southerners Denounced. Hartford, Sept. 15.—P. Davis Oaki of this city, was nominated for second term as representative in gress from the first congressional ail trict at thé republican convention Putnam Phalanx hall today. Thej was no opposition and the nominati was made by acclamation. William Hill of Canton was chal man of the convention which was tended by nearly a full quota of del gates. Mr. Oakey addressed the ol vention and denounced what he @i clared to be the control of legislatig in congress by the seventeen southed chairmen of committees and the @i tation of the executive. BRASS FOUNDERS N, 3. price TCONVE. Sept. 15 of all material manufacture Atlantic City, advance in the that enter into the brs was the chief for discul sion at todas’s session of the Natiol Brass Founders' Association in annul convention here. 55 topic DUTCH CREW DANDED. London, Sept. 15, 11:13 a, m crew of the Dutch steari en, which was reported su tember 13, has been lai according to Lloyd's.