New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1916, Page 1

{.HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS HERALD “ADS” MEANY BETTER BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERA PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BfiITAlN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916. —.TWELVE PAGES. GERMANY AND HER ALLIES SEE EACE THROUGH NEUTRAL ENVOYS ethmann-Hollweg Entrusts Neutral Diplomats with Berlin’s Terms for War to End — Evacuation of Belgium and Independence of Poland and Lithuania, Said to Be Offer TEUTON PARTY IN | GERMANY REQUESTS ESTABLISHED 1876.3 Chancellor Ministers of United States, Spain and Switzer INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND B CUTTERS RUSH 10 TRANSPORT -HARD AGROUND Women and Children ~ Re- -poried Taken Off Sum-: ner By Life Boat Crews! _From New Jersey Coast! SENECA AND MOHAWK ARE OFF TO SAVE HER - RUSSIA 1S OUSTED Both Parliamen}ary Branches Opposed to Govt. Tor First Time “DEAD FORCES” MUSI 60 Present Upheaval Tremendous Patri- otic Protest Against Efforts of Ger- man Party and Others Which Have Interfered With War. Petrograd, Dec. London, Dec. 12, vift “procession of 3l p. m., 3:26 a. m.—The E political events which has been making a new chap- ter in Russian history has come to a temporary halt awaiting the final de- cision of the government. The pres- ent situation is as follows: A majority of both parliamentary chambers, for the first time in their existence, presents & united front against the government and a series via 4rmy Vessel, On Way From Panama | to New York, Fast on Shoal and Be- gins to Pound With Rising Tide— Wireless Call For Help Comes Hurtling Through Fog—May Be Floated. | . New York, Dec. 12.—The United States army transport Sumner, bound from Colon to this port, with army officers, troops and clvilian passengers is hard aground on the New Jersey coast off Barnegat. Two coast guard cutters under forced draught are rushing te the relief of the transport which sent out calls for help after she struck late last night. The Seneca, which was off the east- ern end of Long Island when directed to go to the aid of the Sumner re- ported that she would probably reach Barnegat about noon today. At 2:30 o’clock this morning the Mohawk, which was at anchor off Staten Island, Jeft for the scene and it is believed £he will reach there before the Seneca. | News Comes Suddenly. The Sumner, which left Colon De- cember 4, was previously reported at noon Sunday as being 407 miles south sandy Hook. The next heard of the vessel was the wireless call last night stating that she had gone ashore during a heavy fog. The transport’s normal complement is eleven officers and carrying many soldiers stationed at PAnama to and from the isthmus. The Jast time she reached this port she carried 195 passengers. A wireless despatch rcceived here from the Sumner at 7 o'clock this morning stated that she was beginning to pound with the rising tide. The sea, however, was smooth and a light orthwest wind blowing. The situation was considered favorable. “Rain at present. Sea smooth, light ground swell. Wind light, northwest, - ¥hick fog, ship beginning to pound as tide is making up. Boat from life saving station standing by to pass lines to coast guard cutters Seneca and Mohawk.” ) Women and Children Rescued. A wireless message from Captain Webber to Col. John M. Carson, depot quartermaster here for the army transport service, said the women and children passengers on the transport Sumner were being landed about 9 o'clock at Barnegat by means of life boats. The message added that the Sumner was in wireless communication with the coast guard cutters Seneca and Mohawk and that the latter was pected to arrive shortly. Col. early today sent a heavy wrec tug from a New York shipyard to as- sist the cutters in their attempt to float the Sumner, which was, accord- to Captain Webber's message, osting easy in the sand, the wind hav- ; subsided. Coming Home for C1 Cable advices from Colon the Sumner left that port (Continued on Sixth Page.) | the Duma. a crew of 118, but she has been | were that|A. Krause as of extraordinarily sensational accusa- tions against the present sabinet and disclosures of government inefliciency and corrupt influences can be support- ed by the legislative bodies, and ppb- lic opinion of the nation. Both chambers are firm in their in- sistence upon not merely a changed personnel in the ministry by the final | climination of those ‘dead fonces” | which formed the topic of so many | impassioned utterances in the Duma and the imperial council. It is im- possible to go closely into details, but the present upheaval can be accepted in outline as a tremendously patriotic protest against the efforts of the German party and all other influences which have attempted to interfere with the successful prosecution of the war, | The last word apparently has been ' said in both chambers. Half of the extreme right faction in the Duma has seceded from the party since the scandal caused by the insult offered President Rodzianko by the reaction- ist deputy Markoff, and the imperial | council, reflecting for the first time, _the popular voice, has by an over- whelming majority allied itself with The next move undoubt- will be made by the govern- ment. In the meantime pleas new to Russia for a “responsible ministry,” are heard everywhere and the néws- paper print long articles anticipating the new regime which is regarded as edly | | | (Continued On Eleventh Page). | vis | bearable situation is created. | remained, the reply continues,. but to PROBE IN' BELGIUM Tnvites U. §. to Send Envoys fo View Condition of “Exiles” GENERAL DEFENSE MADE Deportation of Citizens Not Violation of International Law, Berlin's Re- ply to American Representatives— Necessary For Country. Berlin, Dec. 11, by London, Dec. 12. ~—Germany's answer to the American note regarding the deportation of Bel- glans is confined almost exclusively to a presentation of the situation in Bel- gium before the deportation order be- came effective. The note declares that there was urgent need of some kind of work for the Belgians be- cause their idleness was causing de- moralization and says that the de- ported workers are assured of well being in new situations in Germany. The reply volunteers to permit Am- erican diplomatic representatives t the workmen's camps and themselves that the Belgians are w off. It concludes with an expression of regret that the United States has never seen fit to protest against what it describes as the deportation of Ger- mans from East Prussia, Alsace and other places to Siberia and elsewhere. These actions, of which it accuses the are characterized in the reply as a severe violation of the laws of humanity. The note declares that the German government is convinced that the United States has been misin- formed in regard tc the measures which have been taken and says that the lack of work has increased until 1,250,000 are suffering and an un- Nothing offer the workless situation in Ger- many, since work for all was not at hand in Belgium. Tt js contended that the majority of these who have come to Germany are happy and content- ed with high wages and increased personal liberties and that only those who prefer to loaf have been com- pelled to work. No Violation of Law. The answer declares that the meas ure is entirely in accord with interna tlonal law and cites article 43 of the Hague canvention which requires an invading government to maintain o: der. This, it is maintained, is possi (Continued On Eleventh Page). l;RIVER M. J. CLAUGHSEY AT REST IN ST. Men and women from all walks of life, men who had been his fraternal | associates for nearly half a century, and the New Britain fire department, of which he was the oldest member in point of service wiith an honorable | record of over 42 vears, paid tender iribute to the memory of Michael J. | | Claughsey of 41 Clark street, who was killed at the Washington street | grade-crossing accldent Saturday at | the funeral today Services | at 9 5 5 | oclock from St. Mary’s church were largely attended despite the weather. | i A wealth of floral tributes bore silent | j tribute to the ‘respect and affection with which the deceased was regard- ed throughout the city. Members of Engine Co. No. 3, with which the de- ccased had long been connected as driver, attended in a body in charge of Capt. Michael J. Butler. Outside the church stood the company’s ap- paratus, which the lifeless hands of the deceased had so often guided through the city’s streets in respond- ing to many alarm: ‘ Rev. John E. Fay was celebrant of 5 solemn high mass of requiem and assisted by Rev. William A, s deacon and Rev. William ib-deaccn. Daniel E. Suliivan of this city, a theological stu- MARY’S CEMETERY Rochester, N. Y., a relative of the de- ceased, was master of ceremonies. The honorary bearc were Capt. James Crowe of Engine Co. No. * and Licut. Richard Forsyth of Engine Co. No. 3, representing the fire de- partment and two who had been longest associated with the deceased in that body; Thomas Tierney and William Geary, ehe cnly surviving charter members of the A. O. H. of which the deceased had been a char- ter and active member, and Dennis Farrell and T. H. Kchoe of Court Prosperity, F. of A. Flower bearcrs were James Welsh, ., James Crowe, jr., Thomas Crowe and Edward Rivers. The burial was in St te: Mary's ceme- the casket was lowered into the grave under leaden skies, many a thought went to thres cots Britain General hosp:tul where Anna and Grace, daughters of the deceased and Anna, a niece, are tossing in pain, unaware of death’s visit and their outcome still in doubt. Anna, the daughter, in an ex ble pneumonia having developed, and grave fears are expr ed as to her recovery. She is delirious and ported to have a high fever. other patients are reported as being dent at St. Bernard's seminary at slightly improved. at New re- | The ! BETTER FACILITIES AT R. R. CROSSINGS Action to Be Taken at Opce to Protect the Public. early a vear ago Mayor George A, Quigley, President George M. Landers of the Chamber of Commerce and men employed as gate tenders at the vari- ous raflroad crossings within the city limits took up with the New Haven road officials details that, if adopted, would partially protect the public froin the ever-present menace of ex- press trains and switching engines constantly passing across heavily- travelled thoroughfares on a ground level. Nearly a year has passed and, | with the exception of a very slight in- | crease in payv for the satetenders, the railroad has apparently ignored the suggestions advanced, Michael J. Claughsey, veteran fire- man, lost his life and three members of his family are in a critical con- dition as a result of being run down by an express train at the Washington street crossing Saturday. Had one of the suggestions advanced to the rail- road nearly a year ago been adopted, and the expense would have been com- paratively small, it is believed that the tragedy would have been averted. There have been many Harrow escapes from other similar accidents, Inasmuch as the railroad has ap- parently ignored the installation of improvements and regulations, the matter will likely be brought to their attention foreibly by combined action of the city government and Chamber of Commerce. Since Saturday’s accl- dent Mayor Quigley and President Landers have visited the scene and { have carefully gone over the situation, | Concerted action will be taken at once. Mayor Quigley will make recommen- dations along this line to the common council at its next meeting. Just what the recommended action will be, he was not prepared to say. President Landers, acting for and with the Chamber of Commerce, when seen to- | day, said that there will undoubtedly | be action taken at once. Whether it will include an appeal to the Public Utilities commission as well as a pro- test, he would not say, It is a matter of record that the gatetenders, in their petition nearly a vear ago, did not anly consider the question of increased pay for them- selves but asked that they be given | better facilities for protecting the | public in tower houses so that they ! can better see approaching trains in time instead of having to be content with shanties on the ground level where their vision is frequently ob- scured by switching trains and other traffic. They paid as much attention to the importance of this as to their personal desires in the way of better pay and shorter working hours, There are only three towers within the city limits and Park gtreet crossings. ings at Curtiss, Washington, Main, Whiting, Stanley and East Main 'AND LITHUANIA IS PRICE at the Elm, Chestnut! Great Britain The cross- | and. Rumanis High, | France, Germany Willing to Restore Occupied Territory in Bel- gium and France, Embas- sies in U. S. Are Told. Washington, Dec. 12.—Advices from Berlin to the German embassy_indi- cate that Germany’s peace terms, 1o general measure, propose the restora- tion of the status que before the war with the exception of the establish- ment of independent kingdoms of Poland and Lithuania. They are understood to propose the complete restoration of the occupled portions of Belgium and France in return for Germany's captured colon- ies and to dispose of the Balkan situ- ation because of its extremely com- plicated nature, in the peace confer- ence. News that Germany and her allles were about to enter on peace nego-4 tiations was sent to the president. Speaking for the president, Secretary Tumulty said he was deeply interested but could make no comment at least until it was learned what reception the proposal received from the en- tente allies. The state department received its first information of Germany's pro- posal through the Associated Press despatches from which officials as- sumed that the offices of the neutrals addressed are asked only to transmit the proposals. This will be done so far as the United States is concerned, promptly on receipt of the official despatches in Washington. They will be forwarded to all the entente coun- tries in which the United States repre- | sents Central power diplomatically. Whether the United States would accompany the transmission with any comment or suggestion, it was indi- cated, depends entirely upon the na- | ture of the proposal and whether it is | considered likely to be considered. If the offer is deemed one on which all | sides might negotiate, the United States probably would urge that it be unanimous. In transmitting the proposals, it | was officially stated, the United States | probably would follow the course which has been invariably so far in action as the medium of communica- tion between the hostile governments, and would not make them public. The terms would, of course, be known to President Wilson and Secretary Lans- ing, who would examine them to de- termine whether they should be ac- companied by any word from the United States. It ‘has been generally acknowledged in Entente circles that efforts would be made by Germany to conclude peace separately with her enemies, but so far all the Entente nations have reiterated their intention to adhere to their agreement made early in the war not to make a separate peace. The | recent death of the Austrian emperor, Francls Joseph, and the succession of | King Charles to the throne of the ! dual monarchy also was discussed as one of the considerations which might have been a factor in bring- out peace proposals at this time. land, as well as Vatican, to Share in Nego tiations --- Note Read Lasting Peace is Germany’s Aim in Reichstag Tondon. been received. Tondon, Dec. 12.—A general note of pessimism One prominent official expressed himself to the Associat- ed Press today as being very skeptical that would offer even a basis for negotiations. - A The foreign .office today informed The Associated Press that it ! is unable to discuss the German peace offer until the terms have Meanwhile the attitude of the British government, towards possible peace terms remains as frequently the former premier and foreign secretary. DON SKEPTICAL REGARDING ACOEPTANCE OF BERLIN OFFER. prevailed In the proposed terms enunciated by negotiations. The propositions which other the representatives of transmitted to them a note to enter forthwith on peace ing to their firm belief, ment of a lasting peace. Sofia transmitted indentical Chancellor’s Speech. Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl- weg's speech is reported by the Over- seas News Agency as follows: “Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl- weg today announced to the Reich- stag that Germany, together with her allies, “‘conscious of their responsibil- ity before God, before their own na- tions, before humanity,” had posed this morning to the powers, to enter on peace pro- hostile negotia- | tions. The United States represents Aus- tria and ‘Germany in Belgium, France, | Japan, Russia, Serbia represents Turkey in at Britain and Japan; has interests mno- G taken over Bulgarian ¥ The chancellor first outlined the extraordinary political situation and then, insisting upon the achievements of the Central powers, made an an- nouncement which possihly .may .be the turning point in the war which streets, all heavily travelled, by ex-| where, and does not represent any of o more than two years has held the press, through freight and local trains, | - 5 as well as switching engines, have only | low, ground-level shanties from which the gatetenders watch for trains. All of the crossings are within the yard limits and within the section in which ritching crews work. Gatetender S. M. Jones, whose fail- ure to lower the gat with | WEATHER, tremely critical condition: today, dou- | 12.—For Snow Hartford, De Martford and vicinity: ! colder tonight and Wednesda L I N at the Washing- | ! noon at the White House and i l the belligerent governments in Ttaly, Portugal or Montenegro. ! The mews was virtually the only | topic of conversation between mem- bers of congress as they assembled for the day session. A regular cab- inet meeting was to be held this after- there wuas no doubt it would be discussed there. The foreign emba received their ftirst the event through despatches. On every hand *he discussion turned to what had moved Gerr and her allies to make their propc time. Although for many weeks there | have been persistent and officially de- ssies and legations information of Associated Press (Continued on Sixth Page.) " chancellor world under The chancel- lor said: “The Reichstag had not been ad- journed for a long period, but tunately it was left to the discretion of the president as to the day of the next meeting. This decision was caused by the hope that soon happy its spell. “The governments at Vienna, for- | Berlin, Dec. 12—By Wireless to Sayville—German and her allies today proposed to enter forthwith into peace they will bring forward are according to Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg, appro priate for the establishment of a lasting peace. The Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian governmentd are making similar proposals. These proposals have béer transmitted also to the Vatican. Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg this morning re ceived the representatives of the nations protecting Ger man interests in hostile foreign countries. ted a note to them and asked them to bring knowledge of the hostile governments. The following announcement was given out today b the semi-official Overseas News Agency: “The Chancellor this morning received one after an He transmiit: it to the the United States of Amer: ica, Spain and Switzerland—that is of the states protest ing German interest is hostile countries. The chancello and asked them to bring it td the knowledge of the hostile governments. The note wil be re?d today in the Reichstag by the chancellor. “In the note the four allied Central powers, proposd negotiations. The proposi: tions which they bring for such negotiations are, accord: appropriate for the establish Constantinople and notes and also communi cated with the Holy See and all other neutral powers.” God's help our troops shaped cond tions so as to give us security whid not only is complete but more so thg ever before,. The western fro; stands. Not only does it stand but spite of the Rumanian campaign it filled out with larger reserves of m and material than it had been fol merly. More effective precautions hd been taken against all Italian dive sions. And while on the Somme on the Carso the drum-fire resoungy while the Russians launched troog against the eastern frontier of Trang vania, Field Marshal von Hindenb | captured the whole of western Wall chia and the hostile capital of charest, leading with unparallel genius the troops that in co-operati with all the allies made possible wh; hitherto was “considered imppssibl “And Hindenburg does not rest the same time firm our economic Great stocks of grain other goods fall Their spite foundations fi needs have been lai victuals, oil ar hands transport he into our Rumania s Dy cou by gun. 1In of scarcity, we have lived on our own supplies, events in the field would be recorded. | now our safety is beyond question a hope filled quicker, almost, than ex- pected. 1 shall be brief, for actions speak for themselives.” “The same time the grand offensive on the Somme had its own object to pierce the German western front, and the renewed Italian attacks were intended to paralize Austria- Hungary. as serious,” the To these great events on land,” ti chancellor continued, “heroic dee of equal importance are added by o submarines. The spectre of faminf which our enemies intended to a pear before us now pursue them wit out mercy When, after the terming tion. of the first year of the war, t “The situation continued was “But with (Continued On Eleventh Page),