New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1917, Page 1

i ¥ 7 @ wixth German airship 4 _ 'prike attnck on:German HERALD BEST QF ALL. 5 |LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. BRITISH RUSH 10 GATES OF BAGDAD * Mesopotamian Expedition Within 80 Miles of City of Magic mis RETREAT A ROUT © Afms and Ammunition Strewn Over ; Country for Eighty Miles—Neither French Nor Germans Report Ad- | vance on Western Front. London, March 7.—British cavalry had advanced within nine miles of Ctesiphon on the Tigris front on Mon- day afternoon it was announced offi- . clally today, The announcement adds: “Owing to the fact thaf the war material abandoned by the enemy is strewn over eighty miles of the coun- try it is not yet possible to provide an accurate and full list of our icap- . tures. The collection of booty and the salvage of guns, etc., which were thrown into the river is being pro- ceeded with and up to the present thirty-eight guns, including those on captured river craft, have been col- lected, exclusive of machine guns and ‘1 4rench mortars.” The British are now within less ¢ than thirty miles of Bagdad. On ac- «count of the nature of the ground be- tween Kut-el-Amara and Ctesiphon, +: Which is poorly adapted to defensive purposes, it has been predicted that _“tHe Turks will make no attempt to halt their retreat until Ctesiphon is r-c‘hcd and 'would occupy that port. Turks Beaten Back in Egypt . . London, March 7, 2:32 p. m.—An ‘official report from Egypt says the Turks have abandoned strong posi- » tions in the neighborhood of Sheikh, " 'West of Stellal. Sheilal is in upper Egypt on the Nile about! 400 miles south of Cairo. in have been no recent reports of “ fighting in this region. . French Attack Fails. ‘ — - .. Parls, March 7.—"Between the Olse ‘and the Alsne we made a sur- o at ches at ; /prisoners,” says. today’s official an- nouncement.’ “In the Argonne near Four Deparis we exploded a mine . and occupied the crater. . The Ger- mans made several surprise. attacks northeast of Fliry, in Bouvhot wood, 4nerth of St. Mihel and near Ammert- zwiller. The attacks were checked at once by our curtain of fire. Avere -inflicted on the enemy. 4 where the night was calm. ! *“Adjutant Case brought down his yesterday, Else- =wlifch fell in the region of Dieppe in 1 b the department of the Meuse. One of our pilots was attacked near Bumpler and fell within our lines of Laval, in the Marne.” Warm Weather Releases Troops. Berlin, March 7, by wireless to ““Sayville.—There has been a let up in the severe weather along the Rus- slan front accompanied by an in- ,orease in the actlvities, army head- | {quarters announced today. The statement reads: “Egstern front: Between the Bal- tic and Black Sea the cold is dimin- ishing and in some sectors the ar- ‘tillery fire grew heavier. Infantry ac- tivities, however, are of small pro- portions. _Macedonian front: Between tho ‘“Yardar and Lake Dorran and on the Jowlands of the Struma our outpost repulsed advances by British patrols.” “RUSSIAN CRUISER HITS MINE Ryurik Badly Damaged in Gulf of $#% Berlin, Tuesday, March 6, (By wire- to Tuckerton), March 7.—The Russian armored /[cruiser Ryurik struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland and. was badly damaged, according to . reports from Stockholm, says an Over- seas News Agency alnouncement to- day. ‘The warship was shortly afterward docked at Cronstadt, on the Gulf of Finland, it 1s added. The Ryurik (also spelled Rurik) was an armored crulser of 15,190 tons, i ‘629 feet long, 75 feet beam and 26 feet depth. Her armament com- prises four 10-inch guns in pairs in turrets and eight 8-inch guns similar- ly mounted, together with twenty 4-inch guns and ' four 3-pounders. SBhe has two torpedo tubes submerged. She was built at Barrow in 1906 de- wveloped a speed of 21.6 knots an hour on her trial. Her complement is 998 mien. WAGE INCREASE FOR 5,000 Buffalo, March 7.—President Wil- B¢ Jlam A. Morgan of the % Rolling mill today ann | an in- crease in wages of five cents an hoyr for 5,000 employes. 5 which was made will the mill's 1 : ERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917.—TWELVE PAGES. McMAHON FINED $150 IN SUPERIOR COURT TFound Guilty of Providing Inadeguate " Fire Escapes at tho Hotel Bronson. Hartford, March 7.—In the criminal court today M. Mateo of Bristol was sent to state prison for a short term for assault with intent to kill. P. S. McMahon of New Briain, the- ater and hotel owner and farmer, was i fined $150 for violation of the fire | escape law. The .tate attorney told the court that McMahon was in court more frequently than any man he knew of. He said he would like to send him to jail. Willlam Castlehaven, colofed, was sent to state prison for one to fifteen years for burglary. He worked in towns north of Hartford in his crim- inal operations. NOBODY BLAMED FO 'KILLING OF TWENTY “Combination of Unfortu- nate Circumstances,” Is Finding on Wreck. Harrisburg, March 7.—A “combina- tioni'of unfortunate circumstances” is held by John P. Doheny, chief of the bureau of accidents of the state pub- lic service commission to have been responsible for the wreck on February 27 on the Pennsylvania railroad at Mount Union, in his report to the commission filed hefe today. Twenty persons were killed in the wreck. . Mr. Doheny calls attention to the fact that the wrecked express was four minutes late in reaching Mount Union and that the freight train which broken rail on the east bound track. , Another factor in causing the wreck was the defective air brake which further delayed the expréss. The passenger train flagman s held to have gone back only 300 feet and “consequently failed adequately to perform his duties and evidently un- mindful of the responsibility of his position and the serlousness of the situation.” B 3 Those Returning to German FHarbors Report On Havoc Raised With En- tente Shipping. Berlin, March 7, by wireless to Say- ville—German submarines - returning between March 1 and 3 from their operations made reports indicating the sinking of vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 204,000 according to the Overseas News agency (official news bureau), Rome, March 7, via Paris.—A de- cree has been promulgated re-organ- izing the system for the -defense of ships against submarine attack and placing it in charge of an admiral. The new official will, among other duties undertake the arming of mer- chant ships and award money prizes to those which sink or disable hos- tile submarines. BELGIAN INDUSTRY 10 HALT Shortage of Cosl and Transportation Facllities Given By Germans As Reason For Olosing Factories. Amsterdam, March 7, via London.— The Telegraaf says there will be an al- most complete stoppage of industry in Belglum within a few days, the Ger- man authorities asserting that this is necessary owing to the lack of coal and transportation facilities. Virtual- ly the entire population of Belgium wifl be thus unemployed, with such few exceptions as receive special per- mission from the civil authorities to continue their businesses. Twenty thousand of kilos of . coffee belonging to the Belgian commission were lost in a fire which destroyed a warehouse at Hasselt according to the Telegraaf. A quantity of cther food- stuffs was also burned. The Telegraaf says that two persons have been de- ported to Germany in connection with the fire. BARKING DOG SAVES LIVES. Leads to Discovery of Fire in Apart- ment House. | Boston, March 7.-—Fire starting in the basement of a four story apart- ment house on Beacon street in the Back Bay district early today swept rapidly’ through the upper stories and drove the occupants to the street in night clothes. The barking of a dog led to the discovery of the fire, which caused a loss =estimated at $15,000. Many of the tenants escaped to the roof and down through adjoining buildings. Two women were over- come by smoke. BIG STEAMSHIP DUE, New York, March 7.—The Ameri- can steamship Minnesota, one of the largest ships in' the world and the largest merchant vessel under the ‘American flag is due here late today from San Francisco by way of the _I’mmgu;m’fl. PRI o FORCE OF REGULARS FOR ARMY OFFICERS | Enlisted Men Will Train Tufors of Yolunteers If War Gomes SHORTAGE BADLY FELT | Secretary Danicls Again in Confer- ence With Builders of Warships on Navy Program—Onrders Issued to Hurry Men Home From Border. ‘Washington, March 7. The war' department has directed that between 5,000 ahd 6,000 enlisted men of the army be designated by .regimental commanders for ‘commissioners as company officers in whatever army may be raised. Orders have been sent to each regiment to select sixty men who will be eligible for commis- slons up to and inclyding captains. The designation of the men will be on their military aptitude, not by ex- amination. The department as a pre- cautionary step, it was explained, de- sired to establish this hst of meén deemed fit’ for commissions by offi- cers under whom they have served. \Presumably the non-commissioned personnel will supply the largest number, ! N It is possible that a - similar list will be compiled among ., National Guard regiments. If a volunteer afmy of any size were sufamoned to the colors, these"mren would be draft- ed for training duty as officers of the volunteers. The officers’ reserve corps will furnish additional officers, some of the rank of major, but as less than 1,000 men are now enrolled iny the corps it could not supply sufficient officers ‘for the volunteers. The d corps. Efforts are being made to enroll fifty men in each Hst. ; The army may suffer in efficiency if its best enlisted men . are with- drawn for duty with volunteers, but there is no other way, officers say, to provide an adequate training force even for a volunteer army of 500,- 000 men. If a million or more were be trained, officers for the force . hive t67be = ; first 500,000 of the regular establish- ment, now not capable of supplying more than enough fully trained of- ficers for higher commands and special details requiring . technical skill. In effect the regulars will have to train first the force that is to train the volunteer army if a big force is to be raised. 3 Shipbuilders See' Danicls Again. ‘Washington, March 7.—Virtually every shipbuilding. company ' holding navy contracts was represented today when Secretary Daniels resumed his conference with the builders in the campaign to speed up navy construc- tion. Each company was prepared to present a detailed account of' what was needed to hasten the work, both in men and money. Contracts for new ships will em- body new provisions to cover the speeding up /process. The govern- ment will assume additional expense,' under the ‘emergency fund, for the: purpose of more than $100,000,000 provided by congress. . Np effort to invoke guthority to take over pri- vate plants will be made until it has been established that nationalization of the shipbuilding industry is neces- sary to avoid delay. Ordered to Hurry Troops. San Antonio, March 7.—Orders were received by southern depart- ment headquarters today to “speed up” the movement of state troops from the border so that all organi- zations will be home for muster out by April 1. State troops still on the border approximate 30,000 men. To encourage small towns and vil- lages to maintain National Guard units, the war department, in a cir- cular issued today, has authorized the establishment of detached platoons. Two or more platoons, coming from nearby towns or settlements will form a company in a regiment organ- ized in that part of the state. The minimum strength fixed for de- tached platoons is fixed at 35 men. Coast Survey May Suffer. Emergency funds of the navy de- partment may- be used to continue coastwise survey work as a result of the failure of appropriations for the work to pass the last congress, Secretary Redfield of the depart- ment of commerce, told Secretary Daniels today that unless the navy department could find some way for financing the work under its huge emergency appropriation, charting of the coasts of vital importance in naval plans could not be carried on. Secreatry Daniels will seek legal ad- vice as to whether he can divert emergency naval funds to this work. RETIRED CLOTHIER DEA] ' Winsted, March T7.—James McAl- pine, aged 66, recently retired as a clothing dealer after 39 years of_ busi- ness died suddenly from heart trouble in his home today. | MAY FORCE “WILFUL WILSON” FROM CLUB Chicago Representative May Not Be Permitted to Retain Membership in Exclusive Organization. Chicago, March 7.—The vote of Congressman Willlam W. Wilson, third INinois district (Chicago), against the armed neutrality bill, has raised the question whether he retains his qualifications for membership in the Union League club, onc of the most conservative in the city. A letter from President Loesch of the club to the chairman made public today sald it had been noted that Wiison. was “the sole Chicago repre- sentative” who voted against the armed neutrality bill, called attention to the fact that a condition of mem- bership in the club is “absolute and unqualified loyalty to the government and demanded an explanation of Mr. ‘Wilson’s course. ’ Mr. Wilson in reply wrote: 3 “I did not think we should arm American ‘merchant ships to- carty contraband of war to belligerent na~ tions, which could be considered an act of war on our part, and voted to so amend the resolution.” * ENGLAND CALLED ON 0, BE_ CONSISTENT Asked to Exercise Right Small Nations in Ire- land’s Case. . —— London, March 7.—Thé' prospect that Premier Lloyd ' George would take part in today’s debate in the house of commons on the Irish ques- tion and outline the government’s po- sition toward Ireland aroused deep. interest in the proceedings. The de- bate hinges on a ‘ resolution, which will bé moved by T. P. O’Col T on behalf of the nationalists. . The reso-: lution reads: . “That, with a view to strengthening; the. hands of the allies in achieving: recognition of equal rights for small principle of military ‘domination and government without the comsent of the governed, it lr-muflj without further delay to.confer dpgn Ireland. the free ¢ institutions long promised o recording the desire of the' 8 a settlement without coercion’ of any | dissolve section of Irish opinion will be moved from the government benches. and adopted as the official view. John Redmond. who has been ill, hoped to be well enough to speak and Sir John Lonsdale was prepared to ex- plain the views of the Irish unionista. ARGUMENTS IN DRUG CASE District Attorney Wants “Geoogile Wat- son” Convicted—Lawyer for AHeged “Dope” Dealer Attacks Witnesses. New Haven, March 7.—Arguments were made in the federal court today in the case of Nelson Judd, other- wise known as ‘“‘Googie' Watson,” charged with trafficing (in narcotic drugs. Mr. Hoyt for the defense set up the contentions that the witnesses for the government mostly were habitual users of drugs. :apd their testimony was open: to quebtion and that ‘the government had not defin- itely proved that any substances said to have been disposed of were in fact drugs or derivatives of drugs inter- dicted by federal -law. He also ppinted out that several of the wit- nesses had themselves been convicted in-local courts for misdemeanors and their evidence had to be viewed in light of thelr own experiences and mental reliability. District Attorney Spellacy, for the prosecution, asked for Watson’s con- viction, saying in reply to Mr. Hoyt's contention that a government expert analyzed the contents of a bottle and found it to be a drug and the wit- nesses were competent to say whether or not they were dealing with the de- fendant. L TOWA HELD UP TO SCORN. Des Moines, March 7.—A resolution declaring that the assembly recognizes that the action of Senators Cummins and Kenyon, by aiding in the filibuster against the armed ship bill in the sen- ate, held up the state as an object for scorn and contempt and repudiating their action, is expected to be taken up for consideration in the lower branch of the legislature today. The resolution was introduced yesterday but was laid over. 3 G. A. R. CENSURES CONGRESSMAN Toledo, March- 7.—Forsyth Tost, G. A. R, has adopted a resolution by unanimous consent censuring ' Rep. Isaac R. Sherwood of this city, for his vote against the bill to authorize the president to arm merchant.ships. Sherwood is an honorary member of the post. A copy of the resolution was sent to President ‘Wilson. e e e e WEATHER. Hartford, March 7.—For ¥artford and vicinity: Cloudy and warmer tonight. Thursday HERALD “ADS" MER BETTER BUSINES ESTABLISHED AMERICAN SHIPS TO BE ARMED SOON, IS REPOR KOLB AND SCHWARTZ, |Administration Officials and Senators Ce BOMB PLOTTERS, HELD Former May bBe Connectéd With Munitions Explo- sion at Black Tom. Hoboken, March 7.—Fritz Kolb and Hans Schwartz, arrested in con- nection with an attempt” to destroy ‘war munitions manufactured for the { Entente allies today were held for theI grand jury, without bail. 0 bombs found in Kolb's Toom were identified by prisoners in court, ‘ Clarence Ficke, who lives in a hotel where Schwartz had been em- ployed as a cook, said that early ‘last | Monday he met Schwartz and observ- -ing his fatigued condition asked him 'where he had been. Schwartz replied, Ficke alleges, that he had been out al night in a motor boat. The police say the trips to Black Tom Island in a motor boat figured in the alleged scheme to blow up munitions. Washington; March T7.—German plots to foment revolutions in India which date back many years before | the Buropean war, were said at the state department today to be-entirely under control as far as operations in this country are concerned. . San Francisco, with Germany and ‘| China, was used during the first part of the war as one of the three main and Plans Are Made venting Passage of Bill Authorizing to Change Rules dent to Take Protective Step WILSON TAKES PERSONAL PART IN LONG DISCU SSION AT WHITE HO Washington, March 7.—The definite impre that ‘American merchantmen would:be arme near future gained ground in from conferences b President Wilson and administration officials and cratic senators. ‘Washington, March 7.—Two-thirds of the. senators’ might limit debate at any ‘time, according to a proposed rule fcr prevention ' of future fili- busters by a small minority, drawn up by a joint committee of democratic and republican senators today in the form of a resolution to be presented soon to caucuses of both parti With the neceseary caucus indorse- ment, the rule likely would be adopted by the senate and. possibly pave the way for the calling of a special ses- sion of congress to act on the armed neutrality bill % + The suggested rule yould.parmlt an hour of debate i of unlimited ‘time by each senator even after adop- It appeated probable today, _United States would not notification that she many’s principle of sul fare, inasmuch as the c: since Austrian . subn operate only in the Adriatiq J terranean sea, the chances " actually . violating are not very great. After the democratic: sen A the White House they ren a conference with the republi committee. R Meanwhile the demo adjourned after bases of operations but the activities| tion by two-thirds of the senators!| Hitchcock as vice chairmsn: of the person who directed operations there, whose name the - department 'will not disclose, statéd to have been curbed. A {smaller junta at Manila is also sald to have been ‘broken up, “HARVESTER TRUST” ARGUMENTS OPENED Supreme Court to Tisten to Sixteen the International Harvester company were continued’ by the Su- i preme’ Court: today. Three hours is | the time’ usually allotted by the court for arguments, but in this case, owing to the importance of the issues in- volved, the time was extended to eight hours. ‘ ~ In opening the case for the so- call “Harvester Trust” Edgar A. . Bancroft of Chicago contended that the proportion of ~trade controlled | should not cause dissolution °unless the defendants exercise actyal and ! harmful repression, which is denied. | That the Sherman laws prohibitions do not ‘distinguish (between good and bad combinations ahd bar those which ; occupy a ‘“preponderant position” ' in a given industry is the government’s contention set for presentation today by Splicitor General Davis, Assistant Attorney General Todd and others. "::’&ré present of a ‘motion to bring debate (o a close. At both republican and -democratic senator .caucuses yes-| terday there were indications that a rule to limit debates would be ap- proved. / . President Wilson' had 'a conference early today at the White House witl Senators Owen, Reed, Walsh, Swan- son, James and Hoke Smith, the com- mittee. named by the senate demo- cratic caucus, and discussed the pro- posed changes in the senate rules which would prevent unlimited de- bate and fifibustering such as killed, the armed mneutrality bill . Secretary Lansing walked into the officio 'member of. the lain, Owen and to work at once to reo: ate standing committees. ‘When the senate met 8 of Montana introdticed a provide for re-adoption senate rules, 1 h‘m-mf rule eqnmfi"bnmw. tions an ppoint; vice pi After' the. White House conferences,, the democratic senators hurried to the capitol for a cohference with republi- can leaders to lay before them a plan for a modified cloture which the democrats hope to bring before the senate tomorroy. The democrats said they expect prompt action. The senators agreed that the pros- pects were good for guick action in the senate. Senator Owen said he desired a rule under which the senate rules could be changed by a majority vote. ~All of the senators agreed, however, they would not haggle over details if a rea- sonable clotute plan could be agreed upon. | The conference lasted an hour and a half and all' detalls of the senate situation were gone over.' The presi- dent told them he was anxious for action as promptly. as possible. ~He said the country was deeply aroused MADE HOMELESS BY FLOODS Between 4,000 and 6,000 People Driv- en Out of Houses When Tennessee Chattanooga, March 7.—The Ten- nessee river continued to rise today and Chattanooga practically was an island. Railway traffic has been im- peded and between . 4,000 and 6,000 people have been driven from their homes. Railroad yards are- covered with water. It is expected the crest of the fldod will be reached by mid- night tonight. : High water and weakened bridges forced the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad to abandon its tracks between Chattanooga and Dal- ton, Ga., and detour its trains over the Southern rallway. A washout was reported on the Southern railway between Knoxville and, Morristown but_repairs were expected to be com- pleted late today. TO BRING AMERICANS HOME. Copenh: n, via London, March 7. —Sir Ralph Spencer Paget, the Brit- ish’ mijnister, cabled today to Lon- don asking permission for a special Danish liner to sail direct to Halifax without calling at Kirkwall, to en- able a large number of Americans here. to reach home. Sir Ralph, replying to an American delegation headed by Dr. Eastman of the Red Cross, said the case looked like a good one and he would refer it to London. WRECK AR PITTSFIELD. Springfield, March 7.—Boston and Albany trafic in both directions was delayed several hours by a freight wreck just west of Pltisfield early to- day. Twelve cars left the track at ‘Tillotson. FABRE LINER SAFE. New York, March 7.—The Fabre line steamer Roma (French) which sailed from lhere on Feb. 18 with 77 '8 arrived safely at Lisbon of lfns announced toddy, Jover the situation and that a - few senators should not be allowed to in- terfere with the welfare of the country. : ‘ Although Mr. Wilson has been ad-] vised by some government experts that he has the authority to arm ships without waiting for action by congress, others among his advisers believed it would be the better policy to wait to see whether the senate will act. 2 Expect Extra Sesston by June. | Members of congress today look for an extra session to be called to meet not later than June as a result of hints said to have been thrown out by officials close to President’ Wilson. Aside from »any action on the armed ships bill the need of an extra session to pass the big supply measures, which failed' at the: last session, is regarded by officials as im- rative. Y Nearly all of the executive depart- ments of the government. will suffer, particularly the army’s defense plans, unless congress supplies the necebsary funds, i In addition, there are other meas- ures the administration regarded as almost imperative which failed to pass. They included amendments to the shipping- and federal reserve laws, legislation to strengthen the Adamson law, conservation, foreign selling commissions and enlargement of the interstate commerce commis- sion. Many members of congress still in- sist that President Wilson will callj congress together soon, May Not Press Austria, Some administration officials today | were urging President Wilson that he may legally arm merchant ships now without awaiting express authority which congress might give if called in special session. They argued that the old law passed in 1819 forbidding American merchantmefi.to fire on “a pursued vessel of a nation in amity with the United States” would not apply to the present situation. The president indicated that he is seeking some legal means of acting promptiy | but would prefer cohgressional ap- iproval. | the date speeified: | tana, the st + | the national house, was a at the house session sat £haw, house chairman mittee 6n woman suffrage’ senate ‘session she was th Senator Willlamson. Congre Rankin received and shook ' with many of the members branches and was the center tion at the hearing. ' 3 The democratic and cloture committee agreed. conference to recommenid party caucuses later today of the rules s0 that by a ¢ vote in the senate debafe &t shut off and dilatory vented. / Senator Walsh, on the semalt argued that tho senate was'n tinuing body, that each new was A scparate: entity and. -th therefore should enact ita He made a long legal and concluded by declaring general alarm pervades the regarding probability of congress should e in a act and ‘not td be! th “honest but misguided peace price men.” f t « Americans at Copen Minister Egan at g cabled the state dcpartment: that the following Amcricans rived in Dentnark from G d March L, H, Stoney, wife and three ¢ March 3, Willlam A. Owen'and f§3 Mary E. Bauman, F, W. ger, Henry BE. McGarvey, Jo Johnstone ;King; March. %, ? e Kroeger and. Jo! N. & 3. TO BUILD SHOP. Six Story Addition on Stahley Is Under Consideration. Plans are under way, it-is aul tively stated, by the North & Manufacturing company to e large factory addition to.the on Stanley street. e It is understood that the n tory will probably: be six height and will’be built ‘aa tion to the main plant. The ts plans call for g« structul built between * narth end’” present factory dthe ' cc Smalley and Stanley street. BOOM AT PORT OF Phila., March 7:-=All"3 with shipments abrosd” Wi $57,000,000 aceording té the published. today. increase g A . and' nim 'of%m ‘used in the n ‘Tacture of gun' ¢otton.