New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 6, 1916, Page 1

v HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1916—TWENTY PAGES. ESTABLISHED BRITAIN THREATENS MEXICO IF GERMAN SUBMARINES IN GULF ARE GIVEN ANY AID * Strict Censorship of Wireless Demanded in Stiff Note Through U. S. State Dept. AGUILAR SUGGESTS ENGLAND GET BUSY Advises That Submarines Be Prevent- ed From Leaving Base by Fleet as Prevention Rather Than Cure— Country Offended by Presentation of Message, Which Came Through | Office of Secrctary Lansing. | Mexico City, Nov. 6.—The govern- ment has been notified by the British of the presence of German submarines in | the Gulf of Mexico and has been | warned that the allies will take “dras- | tic measures,” if the undersea craft | receive aid from Mexican ports ambassador at Washington or sources. This information was made public last night by Foreign Minister Aguilar, who issued the text of a note received of the British ambassador through United States Secretary of State and Charge d'Affaires Charles B, Parker. The British note demands a strict censorship of the Mexican wireless | and says that any failure to main- tain Mexican neutrality will be at- tended by disastrous results. In his reply, addressed to Mr. Parker, Senor lAguilar says that it seems strange to the Mexican government that Great Britain should use the United States | state department as an intermediary on a point concerning Mexico alone, especially when Great Britain has an accredited representative to Mexico. The reply says that the Mexican gov- ernment, will for this time, answer the representations of the British government through Mr. Parker. Foreign Minister Aguilar states that | the Mexican government feels it un- just for the allies to hold Mexico re- sponsible for submarine activities in the Gulf of Mexico when the same submarines arrived in American ports and sank ships in American territorial waters without causing conflict or difficulties between Germany and the United States. He adds that Mexico desires to retain cordial relations with Great Britain and to this end suggests that the English fledt pre- vent the German submarines from leaving their base, thus obviating to the Mexican government disagreeable incidents caused by the European conflict. If such measures by Eng- land are not efficacious, the foreign minister concluded, the Mexican gov- ernment will take such measures as the circumstances requires should German submarines enter Mexican waters. S. Urges Mexico to Use Caution. HARTFORD MAN WAS ON SHIP SUNK BY U-BOAT Marine Engineer Has Thril- ling Experience Aboard British Freighter. New York, Nov. 6.—*“I have been a marine engineer since 1881, but never had I gone through an ordeal like the one that a German submarine put up on us a few weeks ago” de- clared Frederick Smith, of Hartford, Conn., who arrived here last night from Liverpool on the American line steamship St. Louis. Smith stated that he was induced to sign a third engineer on the British of good pay and assurances that the vessel was bound for China and would not enter the KFuropean war zone. ‘When off St. Lucia he learned that the ship was bound for Vladivostock. ‘“After leaving the Siberian port we went to Australia, where we loaded grain for Havre”.said Mr. Smith, in telling his story. “At 6:30 p. m. on October 20 we wére halted by seven shots. None hit us, but we found they had come from a submarine which had come to the surface a few hundred yards away. “We had a crew of thirty-three, eight of us white men and the others Lascars. I was the only American on board. “We were ordered into life boats. ‘We were ordered to approach the sub- marine and the German commander forced us to come aboard. He put some of his crew into our boats and they went out to the Midland and sank her. After explosions we saw her roll over and go down. “The Germans nsed only one eng- lish expression when they returned to the submarine after sinking the Mid- land. That was ‘get out’.” “We drifted all night until we were picked up. Later we were taken into St. Mark. CHILD VICTIM DIES John Nello of Cherry Street, Four Years OId, was struck by Dr. E. T. Fromen's Car Saturday. John Nello of Cherry street, four ars old, died at the New Britain General hospital this morning as a result of injuries received Saturday afternoon when he down near his home by a car owned by Dr. E. T. Fromen and driven by Herbert | White of 48 Main street. The child's relatives are grief stricken and his mother is almost crazed, as she has been since the fatal accident. Im- mediately following the accident the child’'s mother made an insane assault vpon Mr. White. She was aided by some of her neighbors and the unfor- tunate chauffeur’s collar was torn | from has throat. It was necessary for | was rTun ‘Washington, Nov. 6.—The American sovernment has informed the de facto government of Mexico that precau- tions should be a taken to prevent any violation of Mexico's neutrality by operation of belligerent submarines within its territorial waters or the establishment of a submarine base on the Mexican coast. The information was conveyed, a state department official said today, in a wholly friend- 1y spirit and not at the suggestion of any of the Entente powers. State department officials realized that if Germany began a widespread campaign of commerce raiding, as was believed possible at the tie of the submarine attack off the New Eng- land coast, it might be extended to Mexico. Then great oil fields there, the principal source of fuel oil for British war vessels, it was thought, might attract German submarines. was sajd today the Mexican go- vernment is without sufficient means to insure protection of its neutrality and that it might be comparatively easy for a foreign power to establish a submarine base at some point along the coast. Serious complications be- tween Mexico,and Great Fritain or France might ensue, to the embarrass- ment of the de facto government, which might bring the United States . into the controversy. Denial was made at the department that any protest had been submitted to Mexico City from Sir C Spring- Rice, the British ambassador here. “GERMAN DREADNOUGHT HIT PBritish Submarine Operating in North Sea Reports Striking Teuton Battle- ships—Damage Is Unknown. London, Nov. 6, 6:05 p. m—A British submarine operating in the North sea reports that she fired tor- pedoes at a German battleship of dreadnought type yesterday, making a hit. The amount of damage Inflicted is not known, the admiralty an- nounces. ~ «Eing. him to be protected by Officer John J. | According ta information in the hands of the police, the fatality was accidental. Mr. White reported im- mediately following the accident and raid he was driving along the street | rear Lilac street when the little boy started to cross the street, stopped | when a playmate shouted at him, and freight steamship Midlang by promise | i | | | I elected city | tion of the heridatary then dodged back, directly in front of | the oncoming machine, ALLIES FORCED BACK British and French Give Ground Be- fore German Assaults on Somme Front—Rumanian Victory Reported Neither the British nor the French were able to retain in its entirety the ground won By them from the Ger- mans on the Somme front during Saturday’s fighting. Heavy counter attacks were deliv- ered by German troops last night on the new British positions in the neighborhood of Butte toward 'War- terncourt, south of the Albert-Ba- paume road, and London today an- nounces that the British were com- pelled to give up portions of them. Similarly the French lines were at- tacked, and Paris states that while the Germans were held off on the line between Sailly-Salllizel and St. Plerre- Vaast Wod they were able to recap- ture some positions in the wood and in the village of Saillizel, just to the north. : LOADING DEUTSCHLAND Nickel Will Act As Substitute for Iron Ballast, New London, Nov. 6.—All day the eighty negro stevedores have been busy getting the cargo for the return trip aboard the German undersea freighter Deutschland. The nickol that is being loaded will take the place of the iron ballast that wag used on the trip to this country, POLAND REJOIGES AT TTS RETURN T0 INDEPENDENCE Austro- German Manifesto Read to Representatives at Royal Palace in Warsaw STUDENT PARADES FOLLOW RELEASE FROM VASSALAGE President of Recently FElected City Council Asks Benefactors to Ap- point Regent as Time Is Not Ripe for Nomination of Hereditary Sov- ercign—Polish Army Expected to Fight With Central Powers, Warsaw, Sunday, Nov, 5, via Ber- lin, Nov. 5, and London, Nov. 6, 10:30 a. m.—The manifesto of Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph, again calling into existence the an- clent kingdom of Poland, was read at noon today to the assembled Polish representatives in the royal palace by CTOV()X‘X)OI‘ General von Beseler. Out- side in the great square and in the spacious court yard of the venerable fourteenti century pile, inhabitants of the old Polish capital gathered by the thousands to attend the ceremony of what ig designated as the re-birth of ;the Polish nation,—a conception the importance and bearing of which are making their way into the minds of the people more or less rapidly after its long sleep of more than a century, Quickest to realize the significance of the day are the academic youth of the country students of the uni- versity of learning, who attended the ceremony in corporale units, bearing banners and wearing the gay student ribbons. This afternoon they are leading parades and demonstrations through the streets bright with red flags. There are volunteers by hundreds for the Polish army which the manifesto announc will , called into existence. The ceremony was short and simple. Pl"@(‘l. ly at noon General von Beseler, wearing the decorations granted for the reduction of Antwerp and the Pol- ish fortresses, mounted the dais in the gala gallery room of the old Jagello- nian castle and in the name of Ger- many's sovereign read the imperial manifesto. When he ceased the polish count, Hullen-Czaypski, the palace commandant, read from a leather- bound pamphlet to the Polish not. ables a translation of the manifesto in their own language. Cheers for Emperors. Then came cheers from the hither- to silent crowd, cheers for Poland, Emperor Willlam and Emperor Fran- cis Joseph, for Germany and the Ger- ans and for General von Beseler. Pre- sident Brudzinski of the recently council, who is rector of the university of Warsaw, advanced before the dais and in the Polish tongue gave thanks for the imperial decree. He asserted the determina- tion of the Poles would be found worthy of the liberties conferred and asked that, as the first step toward the formation of the government, a regent be appointed for the kingdom since the time was not ripe for the nomina- vereign pro- mised in the manifesto. Gen. von Beseler replied in crisp, soldiery phra- | ses that in the midst of the world war had come the moment of of the long-cherished Po re-establishment of the dom. He said: “Take places at our side in confidence, which we repay by the magnamious decision of the Austro- German monarchs who place their seal on the plans for the unity of Poland. We hope, that sobn a Polish army will be fighting on our side in token of the sentiment for develop- ment of the new kingdom. May all good fortune attend the kingdom of Poland.” A band in an adjoining gallery struck up the strains of the ancient national anthem, and after a few hars had heen played the Poles in the hall spontaneously burst into the strains which recite the ancient glories, the fallen fortuncs and the undying hopes of Poland. Twenty minutes saw the end of the ceremony. and the participants, ex- citedly discussing the future, slowly made their way from the palace through the crowded courtyard into the throng outside. fulfillment wish for Polish king- Genuine far as an observer unfamiliar with the language could judge, there seemed to be a sentiment of genuine cnthusiasm among the Polish repre- sentatives in the hall. In the semblage were the members of new city council, delegates from the university, the facuities of the acad- emies of Science and Arts, members of the Roman Catholic clergy, head ed by the archbishop in the brilliant robe of a cardinal which he was en- titled to wear as primate of the Po- lish church; the bearded chief rabbi and Jewish subordinates, and leading representatives of the old Polish aris- toeracy While reading palace thusiasm Shown, So Beseler side, ieneral Von the manifesto anned the bear- in crowds posters enth (Continued On Page). | | the | bo . was | CONFIDENGE SHOWN BY PARTY LEADERS ON LOCAL RESULTS Landers and Mangan for Demo- crats, Humphrey and Klett for G. 0. P., Predict Victory 500, MANGAN CLAIMS; 1,000, SAYS HUMPHREY Tree for All Verbal Battle in Benz's Hall When Virtues and Shortcom- ings of Democratic Candidate for Senator Are Discussed and Meeting Ends in General Disagreement— Nurczyk Denies Receiving $100. eWhile George M. Landers, demo- cratic candidate for senator in this district, would offer no prediction on the results of election cither in nation or state, in an inter- tomorrow’s SIX KILLED, 50 | ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ROB DENTISTS F. L. Beardsley Reports Theft of $100 Worth of Gold—Four Other . Offices [Entered. Snealk thieves again raided several | local dentists’ offices about the center of the city sometime between mid- | night Saturday and this morning, | most of the activities being confined to the several dental offices in the Na- | tional bank building that were looted several months ago. Nothing of value | was reported stolen, however, except view with a Herald reporter this af- ternoon he declared that from the raost authentic sources the demo- cratic workers have learned that there is a strong sentiment for Wilson in this city and that indications are that tomorrow many voters regardless of registration or party affiliation will cast their vote for the' democratic candidate for president. Mangan Says 500, Judge William F. Mangan, chair- man of the democratic town commit- {ee, this afternoon issued the follow- ing statement in prophecy of to-mor- rew's big election: ““We figure the democrats to carry the city by 500 majority. We also expect a plurality | to be returned for President Wilson | and the state ticket as well as elect- ing G. M. Landers and two represen- tatives.” state and leaders with eve of the great election, republican in New Dritain are brimming confidence. Chairman N. Hum- phrey of the republican town com- mittee, Senator George W. Klett, can- didate for re-election, and Edward F Hall and Richard Covert, candidates for representative, all predict a re- publican victory in New Britain where they prophecy the election of the entire republican ticket. Frederick S. Chamberlain, candidate for treasurer, is no less optimistic. on natio the Al Senator Klett today stated that he fully expects to be returned to the state senate. In a statement for pub- lication he said: “I am confident of being elected by a large majority. I have been assured of much support from independent voters and have also been assured that a large number of democratic voters in this city will swing their votes for me. 1 don't think there is any ‘question about the result. Two years ago my majority was 1126 and I feel from what I have been told and from my past record that my majority will be even better tomorrow for I believe that I am stronger than I was two years ago.” Senator Klett also predicted that a majority of the local progressives will vote the republican ticket. Speaking of the national issue in this city, sald: “There is no question in ‘mind that it will be a republican sweep in New Britain.” Chairman Humphrey expressed the opinion that the republicans will car ry New Britain by a thousand votes at Jeast, Connecticut will go republican by a 15,000 or 20,000 majority and Hughes will be the next president.” E, I". Hall declared that he believes the republican ticket “will win out and win out by a good big majority.” Richard Covert also predicted that the republicans will carry New Brit~ ain. State Treasurer Chamberlain also expresses confidence in the strength of the republican party and | expects re-election for himself and victory for othe running on the @. 0. P. ticket. Mayor G. A. Quigley predicts that New Britain will give a republican majority of 1,000 tomorrow, electing the ticket from top to bottom. Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford, can'paign manager for E. F. Hall, candidate for representative, made practically the same prediction and gives Klett a majority of 750. K. O. Kiilbourne, democratic can- Gidate for representative, see nothing to it but Wilson in nd nation He declired to offer figure but was smilingly confident of a demo- cratic victory ar Riot at Polish Rally. advertised as an open meeting of the Polish Republican club cof the IKifth ward at Bentz's hall in Clark street lost night developed into a wild harangue with both republicans and democrats striving to speak at once and denounce the statements of opposing speakers. The meeting last- cd until nearly 10 o'clock and from N What was varying sources today some conflicting | (Continued on Tenth Page.) Harttord, Hartford and 1y warmer. becoming un- state | he | ; ity my | from the office of Dr, F. L. Beardsley, | located in the building owned by M. | P. Leghorn at the corner of Main and | Commercial streets. Dr. Beardsley ! reports a quantity of gold, some | teeth and other articles, aggregating 1 $100 in value, stolen. ! In the National bank building en- trance was either gained or an at- tempt was made to force and -en trance into the offices and laboratories of Dr. A. B, Johnson, Dr. Charles F. Egan, Dr. W. E. Norton and Dr. F. B. Forrest. Dr. Henry Martin’s office was not molested. In no in- stance was anything of value taken | as most of the dentists keep their gold* lin their safes. On Dr. Egan’s office, | a desk was pried open and a { knife stolen. | In each case the doors were forced |in the same manner. The thief evi- \‘ dently used a thin screw driver which i | | he forced between the edge of the door and the door casing, prying back the flexible bolt. When these offices were burglarized several months ago entrance was effected by removing the | slass windows from the doors, pen | reach Everett. WOUNDED, IN BATTLE AGAINST THE L W.W.| Citizens Resist Invasion By Water of Disturbers—Sol- diers Held Ready for Any Eventuality. Seattle, Nov. 6.—Six men are dead and fifty are suffering today from bullet wounds as the result of a battle yesterday at Everett, thirty miles north of when 250 members of the Industrial Work- ers of the World attempted to land Seattle, carried them from Seattle. The boat was met by Sheriff Danald McRae of Snohomish county and a posse. The sheriff forbade the A shot fired from the Verona, according tn the boat's officers, followed immediately by firing from both sides. The steamer has started back to Seattle with the dead and wounded. One member of the Everett citizens’ posse, C. O. Courtis, formerly second lieutenant in the Washington Na- tional Guard, was killed and nineteen others wounded. Including the wounded, there are 294 men and three women under ar- rest here. Forty-one men were taken from a second steamer which failed to The women were faken from a motor bus which had conveyed them from the northern 1 cundary of Seattle. The fight was a result of a long con- test between the Industrial Workers and the citizens of Everett aver the right to hold street meetings in ths city. The National Guard Militia at Everett and under orders today emergency. men to land. was and Naval in Seattle are to meet any 'STANLEY WORKS UNOPPOSED | Public Utilities Commission Grants Permission to Concern to String Wires From Farmington River, Hartford, Nov. 6.—There was prac- tically no opposition before the utili- ties commission today to the method of construction of the | system from the plant aof the Farm- |ington River FElectric Light and | Power company through the towns of | Eloomfield, West Hartford and | Farmington to the plant of the Stan- ley Works in New Britain. The matter was brought before the cammission on the petition of the Farmington River Blectric Light and Power eompany and the Stanley | Works. | the latter company to construct the | system was Taised at a previous hear- ing but the commission decided that jurisdiction was limited to the | passing on the methad of comstruc- |tion. In the discussion today the | plans for the erection of poles and the | stringing of the wires were explained. STREMLAU REPLIES State transmission | i | President of Federation™ of Labor Says He Is Interested in Campaign Only as Private Citize In reply to a statement given out to the press today by President Phillp | calmbach and Secretary Glabau of the | Central Labor Union informing labor- {ing men that the democratic rally at Bardeck's hall this evening is un- {authirized by that body and that the {local body does not countenance the | methods of President Julius Strem- Jlau of the Connecticut Federation of | L.abor, Sol Sontheimer of Hartford or |31, T. Kerwin of this city during the i pust campaign, Mr., Stremlau this | afterncon stated to a Herald reporter that he was speaking in this cam- pign as a citizen and a labor man {1ather than an officer of the te |{ederation. He positively declared {{hat he had not entered into the local { campaign and did not intend to. |"The statement issued by Messrs. | calmbach and Glabau follows: New RBritain, Nov. 6, '16. ~d Labor of This City, the officers of the Central La- ber Union of New Britaln, wish to inform the local laboring men that the mass meeting advertised for this cvening at Bardeck's hall is not given with the authorization of this body. | 11 is strictly a democratic gathering {to aid inin fluencing the voters of this | ¢ity in the interest of one candidate The local Central Labor Union does I rot countenance the methods of | ae Stremlau, Sontheimer and Jxerwin in their methods employed in | {his city quring the past campaign. PHILIP CALMBACH, President; GLARAT. Secretary, To Or: We, WILLIAM The question of the right of‘i DROPS DEAD AS SHE PREPARES FOR BATH Mrs. Emma J. Smith of Winter street Died Suddenly Last Night. Found Today. Body Mrs. Emma J. Smith, wife of Am- brose G. Smith of 91 Winter street, dropped dead in the bathroom of her home last night and her lifeless body was found by her husband this mor- ning. The funeral will be held from Ler late home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. P Cook, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate and interment will be in ‘Warren Thomaston. Mrs. Smith was 64 years of age and had not been ill previous to her fatal attack. After her husband had re- tired, Mrs. Smith lighted the hot water heater in the kitchen and then went to the bathroom to take a bath. It is presumed that she dropped dead shortly after entering the bathroom as when her lifeless body was found this morning it was garbed in the kimona Mrs. Smith wore just previous {0 entering the room, and the water in the bathtub was turned on and was running over. The light in the kitchen heater was also burning brightly. Besides her husband, Mrs. Smith leaves her father, Nathaniel Ward of York state, and two brothers, V. H. ana F. R. Ward, both of California. She was a member of the Methodist church, the Stanley Woman's Relief corps and the Sons of Veterans' Auxil- iary. WILSON FAVORS OIVIL SERVICE. New York, Nov. 6.—President Wil- son declared himself as favoring le- gislation providing for the appoint- ment of postmasters of all classes through competitive civil service exa- mination, in a letter to the National Civil Sevrice Reform League, which was made public today. Last week Charles E. Hughes, republican nomi- nee for president, endorsed such legis- TRAIN RUNS AWAY Sixty Cars Dash Down Ten Mile Grade and Smash Into Engine, Killing Four Rallroad Men. Altoona, Pa., Nov. 6.—Dashing un controlled down the ten mile grade of New branch of the Penna Hollidaysburg cars the Portage railroad near sixty crashed into four light engines standing near New Portage Junction with the result that four railroad men were killed. two are missing and three were injured, one of them ser ously today, a coal train of Washington, | from the steamer Verona, which had | WILSON AND HUGHES CALML AWAIT VERDICT OF VOTER Both Rest WhileW ers In All Parts Country Strive I perately For Vict | | i | | PARTY CHAIRMEN § REPEAT FORECA | s | | McCormick Says President Wil | 364 Votes in Electoral Colk | | Willcox Ts Equally Emphatid P. Candidate Will Have Plurality—Doubtful States | | Combed for Last Votes, New York, Wilson candidates Nov. 6.—Pr| and Char of the dof today cuperating from the labors of ti campaign. The last word sed them to the people ion that each felt config Woodrow | Hughes, for | parties president, vard by ! expre! victory. Wilson at President planned Lawn| tomorro main quietly shadow and his only activity be a trip to Princeton to cast lot. Tomorrow night, with a members of his family about will receive the returns in his at Shadow Mr. Hughes remained at hig early in the forenoon, but visited the national republican quarters, chiefly, it w statd | thank the workers there for ! efforts in his behalf. He inten take a drive through the par! afternoon and spend the rest day quietly at his hotel. To; he will vote in his home distrig and he will get the returns hotel rooms. Like Mr. Wils plans to have only immediate bers of his family with him W, election returns come. Stand by Their Predictio Political headquarters here st cented scenes of activity today| reports from the political baf] were received and final instr sent. Both the chairmen had to add to their forecasts Saturday night. Republican nan Willcox then predicted would recelve at least 100,00 jority in the electoral callege, Democratic Chairman McCd gave Mr. Wilson 364 votes 1 body. The necessary number oOf to elect is 266. The larger participation of ae voters in a presidential ca and the congressional election: matter of keen interest to poli generally. The returns fronf states in which women will vo be anxiously scanned So far as congress is conce full house of representatives thirty-three United States 6 will be elected. The total me ship of the house is 345. In th ate the present membership is 8 new senators will take seats next March. Of these & publicans elected two at the § ber electton in Maine. Fortys the states will elect state officli morrow. Of these states 85 wil governor: Fair weather and peratures is forecast generall clection day and if this pred holds true virtually a full vote expected will be cast througho country tomorrow. Lawn. moderate Somebody Will Be Disappoini New Haven, Nov. 6.—With bol publican and democratic state 1g claiming Connecticut for their tive candidates by comfortable nj ities, the party workers today their final appeals to the voters, night neither chairman J. 1 Roraback of the republican coy tee nor David E. Fitzgerald man of the democratic com saw any reason for changing t timates previously announced former claimed between 15,000 20,000 for Hughes, while the predicted Wilson would carry state by between 10,000 and 15,0 The closing hours of campaig no let up in. the activity of the ors and every effort was being forth to assure a large attend at the polls tomorrow Moment —~Both party carry their Work Up to Last in Boston, Nov wnd democratic planned today to paign activities to the last moment before the election nor Samuel W. McCall, who re-election, and his democratic ponent, Frederick W, Mansfleld, 1 their final pleas on the stump inf city and rallies, many of them i open air, were arranged for all of the state, Republican leaders their estimates of 6 repul man, remained 4 victory tol in (Continued On Eleventh Page