New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1917, Page 5

NEW RRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ‘' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917. RAILROAD SITUATION ALARM _ GERMANY AND DUAL EMPIR T Service Reduced to Minimum to Provide Transportation for Troops and Munitions of War—Food Problem is Aggravated. Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 17, Via Paris (By a staff correspondent of the »Associated Press.)—Although the most serious of the great problems which today occupy the ‘attentian of the German leaders is the food question, of almost equal importance is the wituation produced by transportation Aificulties. Until the present winter these difficulties were felt but little | and were not recognized generally as constituting a major problem until the ! shortage of food became more acute by reason of the lack of rolling stock, the depreclation of freight cars and the sudden cold spell which froze the rivers and canals, hindering or pre- veuting transportation in the most, necessary food centers of population. | At the beginning of the war Ger- | many had a eurplus of railway cars, freight cars and locomotives, which +had been provided expressly against emergency. In consequence, trans- portation for two years of the war was adequate fof all the demands made upaon it, notwithstanding the - exten-' slan of territory served. The conquest. _ of ‘Belgium resulted in the capture of 2 comparatively large number of Bel- gian freight cars, which today may be ween everywhere in Germany, Poland, “ Lithuania, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and even Rumania. The factories in which roifing stock ordinarily is pro:- ducsd and repaired, jowever, are needed urgently at present far other purposes. Moreover the shortage of olls' has made it impossible to keep the cars in proper condition. Such few cars ase were captured in Russia have been found unavallable because they are of broader pguage. The greater surplus, deteriorating from month to month, has gradually gone to pieces. = Shertly before the corres- ! pondent left Berlin it was declared by an unusually outspoken German rail- way ofiicials to be *“miserable.” Passenger Service Disrupted. From time to time passenger ser- vice in all parts of Germany has been reduced, until at the present time the trains, .which at this season are cold to the freezing point, are terribly over- crowded, frequently'late and seldom complete even short journeys without at least one hot box. From the be- ginning of the war the goVernment has proceeded on the basis that the troops must be supplied with all kinds of necessities at the expense of every- thing else and even the magnificent German trackage system is loaded down constantly with trains carrving troops, supplies and ammunition, Not only is it impossible for civillans behind the front to travel without difficulty but food supplies often are jeopardized. The problem has been jncreased by the necessity of shifting troops frequently between the western and eastern front. Beginning with last fall, the canals and rivers had come to be used more and more for the transportation of foodstuffs, partly because boats have a longer life than cars. Then came the cold, with which froze everything but the larger rivers and even stopped the transportation on the Rhine for a time. Every city in Germany has long felt the pinch from the lack of horses, sautomobiles and other means of short haul transportation. This, in combin- ation with the stoppage of water traf- fic and the great reduction in the num- ber of trains, has brought trying need to the larger cities. Centers like Ber- lin have not had even their scant,al- Jotment of potatoes, flour and other <ommodities. The arrival of spring and ' warmer weather will help the situation, but not | greatly, because it will merely make water transportation again possible. Thorough repairs from the re-estab- ' lishment of railroad equipment will be | possible only by cutting down the out- put of ammunition from factory and | establishing peace-time working hours. | Austria-Hi Under Worse Burden ! Al that applies to Germany is doubly true of Austria and especially of Hungary, where the gradually in- creasing shortage of cars and depre- clation of rolling stock in general are added to the difficulties imposed by the tremendous stretches that are single- tracked, for instance, from points enly a short distance from Budapest all the way to Transylvania. Whereas the Germans, in the early.days of the war, had men and materials to reconstruct hundreds of miles of broad guage tracks in Russia, the process of double-tracking lines' of communica- tion to Rumania, Serbia and Albania is increasingly difficult. Austria-Hun- gary, which is less ready than Ger- many to resort to stringent measures, refuseés for the time being to consider & plan proposed by Germany for light- ening, the transportation problem by preventing prospective travelers from using trains unnecessarily. It was pointed out that the train service might be reduced still further if the travel were regulated by a card sys- tem. ‘Women Unequal to Task. The transportation problem is com- plicated by the employment of substi- tute workers, chiefly women, who have been introduced everywhere in Germany and Austria, not only on rail- roads but algo on street car lines in the cities. - Roughly, fifty per cent, of the women thus employed have been thus employed have been strong enough to endure the strain, but even these women have been much less effi- cient than the men. There are. con- stant complaints in regard to the ser- vice. The number of railroad accl- dents, such as derailments, mistakes-in switching and collisions has increased to an alarming extent notwithstanding i the great reduction in train service. OLD BOOK SELLS FOR $1,950. New York, Fleb. 17.—A copy of the first book printed in Pennsylvania, an almanac for 1688, sold here yester- day for $1,860. Samuel Atkins, who styled himself “Student in ‘mathe- matics and astrology” was the com- pller and William Bradford the print- Only three copies are known to FEDERALS SUIT MAY BE SETTLED Parties Involved Get Together and Discuss Settlement New York, Feb. - 17.—With. the strike out of the way, prominent figures in organized baseball are now busy trying to clear up the only other existing menace—the damage suit in- stituted by. the Baltimore club of the defunct Federal league. This suit was begun to recover damages of $300,000 alleged to have been suf- fered though the discontinuance of the Federal league. The amount was raised to $900,000 under the Cilayton law, which permits a litigant to ask for treble damages. That organized baseball is negotiat- ing for the settlement of this suit out y of court was learned yesterday when certain club owners of the American, league and Ban Johnson gathered at the Wolcott hotel. Attorneys George W. Pepper and De Vries, representing respectively organized baseball and the Baltimore club owners, were also resent. Johuson declined to say whether or not any action had been taken toward a settlement of the suit. However, other parties to the negotiations stat- ed that certain terms had been men- tioned, It was also stated that the National league at its recent meeting “LINCOLN “A Doctor in Turkey af the Outbreak of War™ Address By Jesse K. Marden, M. D., of Marsovan South Congregational Church, Sunday Morning,10:45 Union' Patriotic Service--Vespers, 4:30 AND AMERICANISM” Address By Hon. John H. Light, Esq., Former Attorney General of Connecticut. The Various Patriotic Orders of the city will be present. " ELOQUENT ADDRESS. STIRRING MUSIC The Public Cordially Invited. SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN THE EMMANUEL GOSPEL CHURCH BOOTH’S HALL, 259 MAIN STREET. SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS The Ohio Evangelist---REV. THOS. C. HENDERSON had agreed to abide by any action’ taken by the National commission and the American league. It is known that prominent figures in both big leagues are desirous of getting matters .straightened out and the suit settled as soom as possible. Time for hearing the suit was first | appointed early in February, but a postponement was granted until April, Tt leoks as if it will never be ‘tried. A Berious Question. Organized baséball does not want to ‘go into court for fear of decisfons which may shake the \very founda~- tion upon which the professional sport rests—the National commission, the reserve clause and the ten day The Stars That Set With the Invention of the HUDSON SUPER-SIX Consider the Conditions of Today The small-bore Light Six—developed by Hudson—was the pattern type for years. Prac- . tieally all fine cars came to it. § Then 14 months ago we invented the Super-Six. It proved itself 80 per cent more efficient. Before this invention, Eights and Twelves tests ourselves. It seemed for a time that twin-types would supersede the S,ix.i _begm_weom’einmvogue. Ve built them for But the Super-Si:g proved better. It has since then won every worth-while ‘record. No car of any type or price has ever equaled what the Super-Six has done." . So, naturally, that stopped the trend to V-types. Some makers returned to Sixes. Now the Super-Six holds unquestioned su; premacy. ; Its sale from the very first has been limited only by factory - capacity. sther fine car compares in popularity. It has far outseld any o All evidence indicates that for high-grade cars, the Super-Six will always hold the ruling . All this has come through reducing motor friction below any other type. that wastes half The friction your power, that wears the motor and lessens endurance. We show this by speed tests, by hill- climbing, by quick acceleration. We show it by our record in the 24-hour test. By win- ning the transcontinental record twice in one round trip. By winning every stock-car test in which the Super-Six has entered. ) Not because you want a car to do that. But because you don't want friction—the motor car’s chief foe. ] The One Grea: Question Let no argument confuse you. are after is'minimized friction What all in motors. Less wasted power, less wear, more dura- \ Phaeton, T-passenger Cabriolet, 3-passenger . .$1650 1950 . 2175 Limousine (All Prices f. 0. b. Detroit) bility. That’s the sought-for object in all new motor typees. car selling above $1100. i The Super-Six stands first in that. Every record proves it. That is why it out-performs every other type. One must accept these records, rather than mere claims. As it stands today, the greatest car that was éver built is the Hudson Super- Six. And the new-style bodies make it look its supremacy. Also this year it has a gasoline saver, in the form of a.device which governs the heat of the motor. It is another important econ- omy. It now outsells any other high-grade car. It is likely this year, as last year, to far out- sell production. It would be wise in our opinion, to choose your model now. Town Car Landaulet Limousine Landaulet WILLIAMS AUTO C 287 ELM STREET, NEW BRITAIN AT 1030 A, M. and 7 P. M.. The Famous New York Mission Worker—Mrs. Emma M. Whittemore WILL SPEAK SAT. 7 :30 P. M. and SPECIAL RALLY SUN., 3 P. M.—SUBJECT SUNDAY NIGHT—*THE UNPARDONABLE SIN” ADMISSION FREE.—REV, M. 8. ANDERSON, PASTOR. notice of-release clause. If the court decided that organized baseball was | A trust the game would suffer a death blow. * It the Baltimore- suit is settled the coast will be clear for the complete rehabilitation of baseball. Fans have tired of listening to scraps beiween Ieagues and players. The average fan isn’t interested in whether or not club owners make money as he {s in whether or not his favorite play- ‘er bats better than .300. Players and owners alike are ready to get back to a common sense basis of operating. Maost players appreciate the fact that the Federal league war developed a situation which threat- ener the existence of the game. Of course, many landed fat salaries, but they realizsed that conditions _were such that owners could not continue under such order. Club owners readily agree that so long as the returns warrant players will continue to deserve increases in their pay. The game has been grad- ually growing in popularity and all hands have been rasaping rewatrds of greater proportiotis from year to year. i " PROTESTS DISALLOWED Leaders of Various Ctubs Act as Com- mittee and Exonerates Players Against Whom Kicks Were Made. New York, Feb. 17.—The charges brought by the Irish-American ‘A. C. hockey team against other teams in the *Amateur Hockey league fared badly at the special session last night at the Crescent A. C. in Brooklyn of a group of six leaders of the organi- zation. The hearing of the Irish- American team’s charges which ars regarded by many as countér-charges to those brought against the . Irish club earHeér in the seasdm, did not get under way until a late hour, and at midnight the league heads were still behind closed doors in executive ses- sion, disentangling the controversy, which thréatens to disrupt the league. There was confldence expressed, how- ever that the knotty problems would be untangled before morning. The first defeat for the Irish club to have its gharges sustained before the governming and exeeutive commit- tees came when the allegations were brought. up that the Hockey club and St. Nicholas players of this city had been playing both with and against players using assumed names. The vote of the joint committee in ses-’ sion was in exoneration of this charge. Such a charge of the Irish-American A. C. was regarded as an outcome of the refusal on Monday night of the governing committee to reinstate Alex Wellington, an Irish club star, in full amateur eligibility. The Arena Hockey club of Boston also came up for scrutiny last night on account of the charges that its team of seven performers on ice had played ‘against the professional Pitts- burgh aggregation. pared with a full array of arguments supporting their action, and after proving beyond a doubt that the team had necessary permission to meet the Pittsburgh seven this charge was like- wise dismissed and the Arena Club exonerated. At an early hour this morning the two committees in session were grap- pling with the charges of the Irish team that at least four members of the Crescent aggregation were guilly of professionalism. These players are Mickey Roach, McCarty, Fred Mitch- ell and Des Jardins. CHRISTENSON-JOHNSON. Announcement was made today of the wedding in Bridgeport on Dec. 23, 1916, of Miss Clara Johnson and Carl Christenson. Johnson has been employed for the past seven vears as a maid at the | home of Charles B. Oldershaw at 83 e street. *‘The groom is a carpenter and lived in Belvidere. The Bostonians, however, came pre- ' The geremony was per- | formed by Rev. A. J. Okerblom. Miss | A Man from the Front Mr. Curtis Field of Yale, who has traveled 13,000 miles thru the War Zone acting as the right hand man of A. C. Harte, will tell of his experiences at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon at four o’clock. The Wesleyan Quartette will sing. OPPOSE SALARY INCREASE, it there . will be any rela#ives im. H has written to the $8king ‘them to locate possible atives and Detective Sergeant Sa Bamforth is attempting to o with his request. . Wilson says his parents, William Ide Wilson 1 to live in the south end of the' but he had heard nothing of t since he left the city. The city| rectory gives a Mrs. Ida Wil widow of Willlam Wilson, as I at 249 Stanley street. 4 Council Members Meet Informally A With Safety Board. At an informal discussion between the common council members and the safety board last evening the request of the ‘policemen for more pay was looked upon Wwith disfavor. The re- quest of the firemen for a salary in- crease was more favora®Bly received. The salary committee will meet Mon- day night and will report to the coun- cll on Wednesday evening. ‘Those present at last night's meet- ing were Aldermian M. I. - Jester, Safety Commissioners E. G. Babcock, Frank Moran and H. M. Steele, Coun- ciiman Richards, Councilman Curtis, Alderman MeCabe, €Councilman, Iver- son, Councilmen Wall, Councilman Tomasyewski, Alderman Anderson, Councilman Gould, Councilman Spen- cer, Councilman Steiner and Council- man Landers. SEEKS REDATIVES HERE. 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