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

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. AEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916. —SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 187 DEUTSCHLAND SINKS TUG, DROWNS FIVE, RETURNS TO NEW LONDO} e ' German Submersible Freighter In Collision With One of Convoying Ships In Smooth Se rom Port and Is Forced to Put Back to Dock . Twelve Miles I “NEW HAVEN” ROAD FILES 8-H Federal Court to Hear .. Application for Temp- orary Injunction On Dec. Second <A. F. OF L. OPPOSES “ILLEGALITY” CLAUSE Declares Against That Part of Pre: dent’s Program Making Unlnwflll‘ Institution of Strike Previous to In- vestigation of Merits of Case—Na- tional Council of C. of C. Discusses | | certain countries of pretended OUR SUIT RUSSIA DENIES PLAN Enveys inv Allied Countries Instructed to Reassure Entente. FOR SEPARATE PEACE Petrograd, 17.—The minister of foreign affairs has sent a telegram | to representatives in allied ‘countries declaring Russia’s firm intention not to make a separate peace under any circumstances, according to a semi- official news agency. The text of the telegram is as follow | “Petrograd, Nov. 16, 1916. Reports | spread abroad recently by the press 6f secret pour parlers being carried on between Law From Business Angle. Boston, Nov. 17.—The New York, | New Haven and Hartford railroad company filed suit in the federal court today to test the constitutionality of the Adamson eight-hour law. The {§Buit is directed against United States | District Attorney George W. Ander- | son and the chairman of each of the four brotherhoods in Massachusetts. | Judge Morton announced that the court would hear the company’'s pe- | tition for a preliminary injunction on.| December 11. . F. of D. Opposes President’s Plan. Baltimore, Nov 17.—The American | *“Federation of Labor by an unanimoug vote today declared against that pro- vision of President Wilson's legisla- tive program “making illegal any rail- road strike or lockout prior to the investigation of the merits of the case.” \ The committee report, which was *“pdopted, recommended that the con- vention “take an unequivocal position against compulsory institutions and in favor of the maintenance of institu- | tions and opportunities for freedom.” The convention had before it that section of the executive council's re- port dealing with the railroad broth- erhoods threatened strike. Referring \¢ to the bill introduced in congress for # the purpose of preventing strikes and interruptions of transportation mod- elled after the Canadian compulsory investigation act, the report says: “This effort to again subject wage- earners to involuntary servitude has aroused the determined resistance of wage earners generally. Their declar- ations against Involuntary servitude the proponenets of the legislation have replied that although a strike would be made illegal under the pro- L posed law and strikers criminals yet | AMERICAN SCHOONER WRE individual workers were not deprived of the right to quit work. “It is pure sophistry that only aug- ments the sense of injustice that wage arners may feel for Industrial wrongs to allow them by law the right of individuals to quit work and to declare that they cannot agree with fellow workers that conditions are so bad that their only hope of justice and fair dealing lies in agreeing to- gether to quit work, that, is to refuse to perform their usual tasks—to strike.” % Problems of industrial justice and redress for industrial wrongs, the re- port concluded, cannot be worked out by laws. Chamber of Commerce Discussion. Washington, Nov. 17.—The national council of the Chamber of Commerce of the+United States met here today to discuss the railroad situation, par- | ticularly the Adamson eight-hour law from the standpoint of the nation’s business interests. A joint congressional committee be- gins its inquiry into the railroad problems next Monday, and the Chamber’s meeting is to enable those affiliated With it to express their views on the subject before them.s First Test May Occur in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 17.—That Chicago ay become the scene of the first le- | will fight by their side Russia and Germany with the ob¥ect of signing a separate peace.are futih and make no impression on the Ru: sian government. The imperial gov- ernment desires to declare in the most categorical manner that these absurd rumors can only find force in enemy countries. “Russia will maintain intact the in- timate union which binds her ta her valiant allies, and far from thinking of the conclusion of a separate peace, the common enemy without the slightest faltering until the hour wof final victory. Nothing that our enemies can do will shake in any degree the decision of Russia. “You are charged to give the lar- gest publicity to the preceding and to bring the contents of this telegram to the knowledge of the government to which you are accredited.” FILLING JURY BOX Trial of John Edward Teiper, Held for Mur- Seven Jurors Accepted in dering His Mother. Buffalo, Nov. 17.—There were sev- en jurors in the box when court con- vened today for the trial of John Ed- ward Teiper on the charge of murder- ing his mother about a year Should the selection of the re jurors be completed today, counsel regarded as possible, an ad- journment unNl Monday is expected. Mrs. Teiper, who has occupied a seat beside her husband two days proceedings, met Teiper at the jail annex this morning and walked with him and his guard to city hall. Three of Crew of the Fred A. Daven- port Are Drowned. message received here early today re- A. Davenport to be a total loss off the coast of Santo Domingo. No details as to-the nature of the trouble with the vessel was given. left Charleston, S. C., bound for Porto Rico- In a wireless report to the navy department, Commander Pollock of the transport Hancock, at San Do- mingo city, reported that three mem- bers of the Davenport's missing and probably lost. Blake of the schooner was injured but, with four seamen, was rescued and taken to Puerto Plata. The' Davenport, which records here October 31 Captain Philadelphia, stranded off Diamente, about fifteen miles southeast of Caps Francis, Santo Domingo, according to Commander Pollock’s message. PRESIDENT OF DUMA. Michael Vladimirovitch Rodzinanko ! Is Once More Honored. Petrograd, Nov. 17, via London, 8 a. m.—Michael Vladimiroviteh R inanko, has been r of the Duma. the Duma since 1911, being re-electeq each year since that time. He is g odz- ed president (Continued On Fifteentd Page). nativé of Ekaterinosky. crew were of R i(%ermano—uul 5 He has presided over | Monastir, on BRITISH CONTINUE ANCRE OFFENSIVE London Reports Lines Extended in Battle on Somme Front BERLIN ENTERS DENIAL Rumanians Mecet With Reverses, Los- ing Mountain Peak Near Predeal Road in Bayonet Charge and Being Forced to Give Up Two Villages- London, Nov. 17, 12:05 p. m.—An- other attack along the Ancre yester- day netted further gains for the Brit- ish. The war office announced today that the British front had been ex- during the | o) 4eq east from Beaucourt along the north bank of the Ancre. Say British Attacks Filed- Berlin, Nov. 17, by wireless to Say- CKED | ville—British troops last evening at- tacked the German lines near Beau- court, north of the Ancre brook, the war office announced today. the west of Lesar: in the Somme ported the American schooner Fred |area, the official statement declares. On the road from Flores to Thiel- loy, German troops drove the British westward and captured five machine The Davenport } guns Take Mountain at Bayonet Point. B & This | Woman’s Forei Washington, Nov. 17.—A wireless { attack failed, as did a night attack to i south as Greenwich numbering about Berlin, Nov. 17, by wireless to Say- | villee—Bavarian reserve troops in a ! bayonet charge captured the summit | ungul mountain along the Mold- | avian frontier of Rumania and held it against heavy counter attacks, ac- cording to today’s war office an- nouncement. A Rumanian position west of the show was owned by William Blake ot | Predeal road was penetrated by Ger- man and Austro-Hungarian forces. o |In the Rothenthurm pass region the capture of more than 1,500 men and elsewhere the taking of 600 prison- | ers and 12 machine guns from the | Rumanians is reported. | Berlin, Nov. 17, by wireless to S;\\~1‘ ville.—Entente forces have made re- newed attacks in strong force on the | garian positions about the Macedonian lyum,‘ Allies Attacl ar Monastir. the war office announced today: These rase). THE DEUTSCHLAND DEAD MAN’S ASHES WILL BE GIV S SOUVENIRS Chicago, Nov. 17.—The ashes of Joseph Hillstrom, an organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World, who was shot for murder in Utah a year ago, will be distributed in six hundred parchment packets to the delegates of the I. W. of W. to the tenth annual convention, which is to begin here Sunday. General organizer William = D. Haywood, today ordered the urn containing the ashes brought to the headquarters of the organiza- tion. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN' SESSION Western Connecticut Asso- ciation Has Its Meeting Here. The annual meeting of the Western | Connecticut Association of the gn Missionary society was held at the Trinity Methodist church today. Delegates fram so- cieties as far north as Winsted and eighty were present when the meeting was opened with led by Mrs. devotional service, S. E. Lawson of Higga- num. Mrs, of the Sdward S. Swift, president association, presided at the | business session which followed. One of the mest pleasing report of the session was presented by Miss Esther Northrop of Middletown, treasurer, | which showed a substantial gain in receipts during the past year. The minutes of the last year’ on were read and approved Election of officer routine business pur lowing were elected: President—Mrs. Edward S. New Haven. was the mnext ued and the fol- | Swift o (Continued On Fifteenth Page). | | el S S T TweeTw T ( WEATHER. Nov. 17.—For y: Snow warmer Hartford, Hartford and vici flurrics and slightly tonight. Saturday I T e e S T | headquarters tional LITTLE GHANGE IN CALIFORNLY'S VOTE No Material Differences Shown by Official Recount of Ballots A SEE-SAW TABULATION Presiden¥’s Chances for Carrying Minnesota Now Believed Dim— Permanent Democratic Headquar- ters to Be Established. San Francisco, Nov. 17.—Two of the populeus California counties had com- pleted their official recounts today, as had’ several of the smaller counties, but no material changes from the re- sults of the unofficial tallies were en- countered. In San Diego county the official can- vass gave Hughes a gain of 84 voes, making his plurality over President Wilsen in the county 163. In Sacramento county President Wilson gained 56 votes, while in San Bernardo county a recheck of yes- terday’s announced official count re- sulted in the loss of 9 of 12 votes it was declared Wilson had gained. In San Francisco and Los Angeles counties the count was being con- tinued. Hughes Holds Out in Minnesota. St. Paul, Nov. 17.—Democratic hopes for a Wilson victory in Min- nesota rested today on the chance for an errer in the Hennepin county re- turns, a semi-official count of which vesterday failed to make a change, and the possibility of a few radical changes in the reports of the twent nine counties which have yet to make returns to Sceretary of State Schmahi, he Hughes plurality stands at A ate canvo ing board will meet next Tuesday and it is said that the democratic leaders will not give up pending the official count, The Permanent Democratic Headquarters, Washington, Nov. 17.—Vance McCormick, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, and Homer Cummings, vice chairman, conferred with President Wilson today and ar- anged to establish here permanent for the democratic na. committee. They will discuss (Continued On Tenth Page), Lin the sern, litting it so REPORT OF PRESENCE OF HOSTILE MOTOR BOAT IN VICINITY DENIE New London, Nov. 17.—Five members of the cre of one of the tugs which accompanjed the Ge man submarine Deutschiand from New London early day on h the submeri twelve miles from this port. The only person on the Hinsch of the German inte which belonged to the T. A. accident or to tell the exten the submarine. The tug and the submar tively smooth sea. When it schland’s crew.’ Leaves Pier at 1:30 A. M. The Deutschland drew out of her pocket at the pler of the Bastern Forwarding company at 1:30 this morning, accompanied by the tugs A. A. Scott, Jr., and Cassie, of the T. A. Scott Wrecking company, sub-agents of the Eastern Forwarding company. She carried on her home- ward dash cargo valued at $2,000,- 000 and consisting of nickel, rubber and silver bars. The trip down the harbor was with- newspaper launch the submersible was ploughing through a smooth sea a the rate of 12 knots an headed for Montauk Point. The news- paper launch returned here after fol lowing the submarine several minute: At that time the sea was smooth and the moon in its last quarter cast its rays over the water. The members of the Deutschland’s crew in their oi [at them by passing craft were not returned. Failure of the tugs to return at an early hour led to much speculation but it was believed that they would accompany the submersible well be- yond the three-mile limit. List of Dead. The tug that was sunk Deutschland was the T. A. The list of dead is: Captain John Gurney Engineer William A. Caton Fireman Edward Stone. Cook Clarence B. Davison. Deck hand Eugen Duzant. Although the Deutschland appar- ently had been ready for her dash for some days, her departure was rather unexpected. Her skipper, Paul Koenig, spent the evening in his us- ual leisurely manner about the city He called at two hotels and shook hands with friends. ~ When asked about his sailing, the captain merely smiled and said he did not know. After leaving a theater, the captain strolled down to the state pier, stop- ping to converse with persons on the way. In the meantime, thorough preparations had been made for leay ing. The machinery of the boat had been tested days before and the craft was provisioned. First of all, the lights at the pier were extinguished and the launch Efcok, of the North German Lloyd liner Willehad, scur- ried down the river to see that course was clear Then the steel net that had protected the entrance | the pocket was hauled up | Farewell greetings to the Wille- had’s crew were given. At L o'clock | the tugs Cassie and T. A. Scott, Jr. of | the T. Scott Wrecking company steamed up to the pi The pontoon, Dearing a high fence that stend he- tween the Willehaq and the dock. was pulled to one side and at 1 o’clock the Deutschland slipped silent- Iy down the Thame u the Jr by Scott, Capt. Koenig Shaken. Capt of the Deu appeared and shaken stepped ashore from his v veturn. He refused to talk collison and immediately to Vice President Paul G th TZastern Forwarding \ arrived at the coml | shortly afterwards and went int> con- | sultation with him. ‘ “The accident happened all in & | minute,” according to a member of | the Deutschland’s crew, who talked | briefly about it this morning. The | tug, he said, got in front of the sub- | haring and 'the Deutschiand struclc it ir out of the nd s e el on its about tne sent word Hilken of v's offices Koenig pale went to the bottom. The Deu tschland j dock here at 5:15 a. m, Officials declined. to discuss f fatally rammed the crew jumped Hinsch swam to a life preserver thrown out by the Deu | out incident and when last seen by a | hour, | skins were on deck. Greetings shouted 1 | the I the | to | | The er return trip to Bremen were drowned whg ble and the tug collided in the Race, abo tug saved was Captain Frg rned liner Neckar. The tu Scott Wrecking compan returned to hd t of the damage inflicted o ine came together in a rel was apparent that the tug w4 overboard. Captal water that the tug’s nose went und An explosion in the tug's boiler fd lowed imnrediateiy 1 Captain Hinsch caught hold of guy wire and was carried down wi the tug. When he reached the # face he managed to see a life presel er which had been thrown out of # and and was hauled abojl Cause of Collision Unknown. “Captain Hinsch from the shock of the lent at home ang I beg that neither you any other mnewspapermen will tempt to disturb him,” said Vice Prd ident Paul L. G. Hilken to a new paperman at the offices of the | ern Forwarding company early | morning. “He sleeping just nd and so far as are able to learn frd the physician in attendance, he is likely to suffer permanently from rying experience through which passed. Insofar as the accident itself concerned, continued Mr. Hilken, know as yet little more about it th you. When the company in po session of the full facts a stateme will be issued to the newspapers. will be treated alike in the mat and one announcement will anew for all. This statement will not glven out before late this evening, at all tods “The drowning of the crew of H tug T. A. Scott, Jr., Is a most resre i and none feels .only than the officlals of ti Forwarding company and the of | cers and men of the Deutschlan) That it was unavoidable goes Withg saying. Aptain Koenig is as well could be expected under the circd stances but he will grant no. inte | views to any one.” Tug. Sank in Three Minutes. Mz, Hilken declined discuss the d of the tragedy aid this -morning that hland struck the tug on arboard side amidships, the towbo: sank in three minutes. The Deutsch Iland was carrying but few lights @ !'a heavy ground swell was rolling Captain Hinsch is understood to b | been standing on the deck of the § with a megaphone at his mouth ¥ collision occured. He leaped and was floundering in life preserver thpe and reached himm ps Together, the accident, Harry Bak other convoyer Cassie is recuperati ace! tn is i nore Although the se ent when a Deutsch | to cu from the Eddy Throws caused ptain the The mile hi An eddy the submarine, cling about half a Deutschland and were moVving miles eddy”! out © they crash ind afterwar heard the said he had not observed of the lights before et night was clear 1 there were no ] two tugs and the submarine Deutscl land in the vicinity, He gave no cre dence to reports that a hostile motol boat was approaching the submarin| at the time of the accident, Captain Baker said that ume of imp: the ¢l boats when th On (Continued Fifteenth Pageds