New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1917, Page 1

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS., + BAGDAD'S CAPTURE | A NOTABLE VICTORY | Botish May Be Abl to Contnge Up the Tigri “RUSSIAN DRIVE IS HELPED —-llnd Been Supplied From Gity Right of Allics’ Advance. While great political importance is Bttachéd to the capture of Bagdad by fhe British the military resuits of the table event are of even greater im- nce in the interest pointing to the possibility of a comparatively speedy linking up\ of British and Rus- slon movements against the Turks in ‘the Far East. The 'conditions which General AMaude found on entering the City of the Caliphs and the immediate status of his supply arrangements must .in Sreat measure affect any plans for a further advance. Given the assur- -, Bnce of adequate supplies and replen- ishments, it seems probable that he Wwill' not rest content with holding 47 Bagdad, a city not well situated for nsive operations, but will' at- Along this line will be affected in no ;#mall measure by the rate of progress {l. [of the Russian colummus.moving to- . /wards = Mesopotamia from:- Persia. These columns operating' from Ham- ‘adan and Sakl are still far short +Of 'the points, where they stood last j#pring when the British were halted Kut-é] Amara!by General Town- reported to be the. point iWhich the Turkish defense in Persia . Was supplied, and its capture may ‘tacilitate the ' sdvance. - An i rt to Hink up the and Brit- : ‘forces- at & point considerably h, ‘therefore, does not seem un- Proval of the government's pol- including a rupture with =& Ger- ny. i ; = Great Capture of Artllery. _London, March 1%, 4:56 p. m.—Af- ‘&nnouncing the fall of Bagdad in i€ house of commons today, Andrew | r Law, chancellor of the ex- quer, said there was every reason 'to believe that two-thirds of the ‘Turks’ “artillery had fallen into the /fgthe Turkish parliament that the |« i mnhbemthnun:;ly since Turkey's entrance into the var, dccording to & Reuter's despatch, ffrom Constantinople’ by way of Am- A d Enver Pasha is quoted as arnd our allles wait with calm nfidence any, offenstve which the Juemy may ldmeh in the coming G@pring. The chamber will pardon me it 1 preserve silence regarding the ac- flon which we, on our part, propose take. ‘“The safety of /the Turkish coast §ind the Dardanelles is better assured D ever before. On the Sinai front . the situation is unchanged. On the *_Mesopotamian front we retired north- ward for military reasons.. For sim- llar reasons we have drawn in toward anshah on' the Persian front. e situation on the Caucasus front 8 unchanged. To sum up, the whale 5. look. justifies confidence in the fu- ‘ture. Thanks to the Almighty, we ball obtain the final victory.t” “Capture Important Politically. Paris, March 12.—The morning pa- Lpers comment at length upon the fall ‘Bagdad and dwell upon the politi- importance of the British success. ‘The Figaro says, “In respéct to the Eufopean war as a whole perhaps it not matter much that the Turk- sh army has undergone a serious ck in far away territory. Never- e the political effect of the it will be deeply feit in Germany. le.. Hamburg-Badgad line, the last the dreams cherished by German omania, must remain a dream n the race of the realities. that hopes of its future fulfill- were fostered by the govern- nt.and contributed largely to keep- up the spirits of the publie,”? e Petit Parisien says, “The Tutks }J re thrown into the war t?rclfl'y By committee of union -and’ progress. ] only maintained itself in power terrorism. Will its prestige sur- the Mesopotamian. ! It is cer-, < ‘NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917. —TEN PAGES. NEW HAVEN CONCERN TO BUILD DIRIGIBLES Connecticut Atroratt Company Given Contract for Two Air Bal- loons for Government. Washington, March 12.—Purchase of sixteen of non-rigid dirigible air- ships for coast and harbor patrol at & cost of $649.255 was announced to- dey by the navy department. The Curtis Aeroplane company of Buffalo was awarded three for $122,- 250; the Connecticut Afrcraft com- - pany, New Haven, two for. $34,000; the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com- pany, Akron, Ohio, nine for $360,000, and the B. F. Goodrich company of Akron, two for $83,000. Deliveries will begin within 120 days. ¥ ‘The airships are the first of such & type to be bought by the navy under the recent $5,000,000 appropriation for meronautics. - 5 . The dirigibles will be able to operate from shore bases and. alight on water surface in good weather. CORRECT FALSE IDEAS PREVAILING IN BERLIN Churches Urge We Show Germany We ' Mean, Business. New. York, March 12. 'Germany,’ says a statement made public today by the New York Federation 'of Churches, “should be made aware of of the essential unity of our people :rld their loyal determination to make the temper of the people of the United States “Just as that govermment is AMERIGAN SEAN ARRIVE IN ZURICH Filty-Nine, in Rags and Tatters Cross Swiss Boundary HUNGRY BUT HAPPY Sallors Held Prisoner on Yarrowdale Convinced German Raider Was Armored Oruiscr Buflt to Prey on Commerce—Tell Tales of Abuse. Zurich, March 11, Via Paris, March 12.-~Laden with ¢igars, cigarettes and f00d showered upon them by the hos- pitable Swiss, fitty-nine of the now historic Yarrowdale prisoners arrived In Zirich today. They had arrived at the German frontier in Lindau yes- terday after a continuous trip of Aifty-two hours from the prison camp &t Brandenburg. The sailors, although emaciated from their imprisonment and serious lack of food since their arrival in Germany on December 31, are in fair condition and confident that with a riormal amount of food they‘will be themselves again. The party was met here by United States Consul General Keene, who greeted them briefly and asked them not to forget that they were Americang and not to bring dis- ¢redit on America by ylelding to an understandable temptation to ‘“kick over the traces.” The men were distributed among several hotels until instructions shall have arrived from Washington. Their personal effects were lost when thelr ships were sunk and their wardrobes have been only partially replaced by makeshifts which tender them, for the present, a decidedly motley crew. Nevertheless, their ‘stories were told not in a tone of complaint but in a philosophical way, Raider Armored Cruiser, The sailors sald they were con- vinced that the ralder which sank their vessel was the Ritz, of Bremen. They describe her as a brand 'new Vessel of about 3,000 tons, capable of eighteen knots, equipped with one funnel, two masts, one false funnel, four torpedo tubes, seven rapid fire ns and a wheel house which was | Bidden by the sides of the ship, The mitted to all the Protestant denomi- nations of the city was approved by 158 churches and opposed by 52. FRENCH CABINET WEAKENS éructic in Parliament Succeed in Undermining Ministry, Whose Resignation Would Be No Surprise, Paris, March 12.—Eleventh' hour attacks of opposition in parliament have produced a situation of such a character that both the friends and the adversaries of the government admit today, l!\l.t. it cannot contimue. fhe general opinion is that the op- position, which has been restoring to obstruction by refraining from voting, must overthrow the cabinet and re- sume responsibility for solving the problems which form the basis for its assaults upon’ the ministry, or else cease its attacks. Deputy Petitjean of Paris will in- terpellate the cabinet tomerrow the Journal says on its general policy, opening the way for a comprehensive decision by Premier Briand as to the position of the government. The Petit Journal, however, says it is doubtful whether a conclusive de- bate will take place tomorrow or whether cabinet changes will inter- vene, making tomorrow’'s session purely a formal one, pending a dec- laration from a transformed minis- KULTUR Reljef Ship Bearing Food to Starving Belgians Torpedoed Without Warn- ing After Being Shelled. London, March 12.—The sinking of the Norwegian steamship Storstad in the service of the American Relief commission occurred in the Atlantic off the southern end of Ireland. . The submarine fired about fifteen shots. ‘The Storstad stopped and hoisted the Belgian relief signal. The submarine submerged, but half an hour later the Storstad which had not resumed her voyage, was torpedoed without warn- ing as she lay stationary in the wa- ter. i The crew, including one American, has been accounted for’'in its en- tirety, but the fourth' engineer died of exposure. RESUME WOBK‘ AT STATION. Chicago, March 12.—Two thousand on " the nnels had a device s0o thet the ipes cauld be changed at will and:| s ship's doors were so constructed kS to ‘out off all light when they were Open. The ship’s sides weré so de- Vised that portions of them cauld be automatically dropped and raised, The impression that the boat was new and built for raiding purposes was heightened by the fact that she was equipped with steel cells below, and although +looking like an old tramp, Wwas really an armored cruiser. The sailors said that the 'Yarrow- dale, although ordinarily capable of only ten knots, had to make fourteen at times tq escape capture. She was carefully mined so that she could be destroved at a-moment’s notice. ‘With their immediate needs pro- vided for the next attention to be giv- en the men will be to supply them ‘with clothing, of which they are bad- 1y in ‘want. ' Beaten By Prison Guards. The Yarrowdale men told of severe treatment to which they had been subjected in ‘the: German prison camps at Neustrelitz, Duimen and Brandenburg, where they had been successively intérned after having been brought into Swinemuende on the Yarrowdale and where they, as Americans, they said, were apparent- 1y singled out from all others, Dur- ing their stay in Germany they re- ported, they had subsisted on one al- lowance of soup daily and had made their long journey to the border on one such “meal.’”” There was hardly one of them who at one time or an- other, they declared had not felt the first of a German camp guard, and the squad of five soldiers which brought them to the border had exer- cised the privilege of abusing them and curbing them up to the last pos- sible moment. ‘The men tell of the terrible suffer- ings they underwent during a period of severe cold weather due partly to lack of fuel but more to 3bsence of the shoes and glothiffg which they had lost. The party includes all the Ameri- cans detained except one seaman named Bulleat of a French-Canadian family, claiming to have been born in Massachusetts, who at the iast mom- ment was held in Brandenburg. They were accompanied by one Brazillan and one Spaniard. CAPITAL CARMEN STRIKE Half of Washington’s "l‘lollew‘ Lines Being Operated by . Non-Union Crews-rNo Disorder Reported. Washington, March 12.—Practically ane-half the street railway lines of the capital were being operated today by strike bredkers. The other half, owned by another company, was run- ning as usual with regular men who had come to terms with their em- ployers. Recognition of the union was the chief question. Service on the lines under strike while heing ‘'maintained withaut . disord | and the company expressed its dence thit operations would COLOMBIAN TREATY COMIN? UP AGAIN L of Project im Program After Seeing President. ‘Washington, March 13.—Senator Martin, the majority floor leader, an< nouned at democratic caucus today that an effort would be made to get & vote at the present session on the treaty with Columbia, providing pay- ment of $15,000,000 for the partition of Panama. Senator Martin conferred . with President Wilson at the White House toddy and it was understood the an- mouncement reflected the president's wishes. Republican leaders have announced that three weeks' debate may be ex- pected before a vote. Republicans oppose it. No attempt was made in the cau- cus today to bind democrats to sup- -port the treaty. The republican conference devel- oped strong opposition to the treaty and although no attempt was made to bind senator leaders expfessed con- fidence of its defeat. CHINA’S LEGISLATURE - APPROVES RUPTURE Government’s . Policy /Endorsed’ at. Secret Session—Dr. Sun Yat-Sea Stirs Up Dissention. . London, March 13, 11:10 a. m.—A Peking despalch to Reuter’s says that the housé . of representatives at a secret session approved the govern- ment's diplamatic policy, including a rupture with Germany.. . Peking, March 12.—A message sent by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen to Premier Lloyd George, urging English officialy to cease striving to induce China to join the Entente, has been widely pub-. lished in China. The Chinese news- papers ' attack the measage as ridiculous and ridicule Sun Yat-Sen's suggestion that if China threw in her lot with the Allies it might provoke uprising with =& the Entente. The newspapers deny China is be- ing coerced by the Entente and de- clare that Sun Yat-Sen is unwarranted in an assertion he ‘makes that & uprising {8 - possible. the radicsl Teader as & " GRRARD LEAVES HAVANA Fifty-five in Party ol Former Ambas- sador Which is on Last Lap of Homeward Journey. Havana, March 12.—James W. Gerard, former ambassador to. Ger- many and a party of fifty-four sailed for Key West at 10:40 a. m. today on the steamship Governor Cobb, Mr. Gerard was escorted to the dock by William E. Gonzales, the American minister; Guilllermo Patterson, assist- ant secretary of fhe Cuban state de- partment; Lieut. Col. Edmund ‘Wit- tenmyer, the American military at- taches, and the captain6f the Port of Havana. ¢ ¥ LABOR IN SESSION. Brawn and Sinew of Nation Prepares For Hostilitles, ‘Washington, March 12.—More than one hundred representatives of or- €anized labor in the United States met here today at the call of Pres- ident Gompers of the American Fed- eration of Labor ‘to formulate a dec- laration of labor's attitude toward the national defense movement. When the meeting convened, the executive council of the federation presented 2 tentative draft of a statement advo- cating in general terms measures of preparedness, and the delegates ex- pected to make this the basis for dis- cussion in'the next day or two. This was the first conference ever held by American labor interests to consider uniting in a common stand on national defense issues. —_— GUTHRIE'S BODY IN STATE. High Official Honors to Be Paid at Funeral Tomorrow. Tokio, March 12.—The body George W. Guthrie, American am- bassador to 'Japan, who died Ilast week is lying in 'state at the Ameri- can embassy. 3 The funeral will: be held tomorrow, with high official honors, at Trinity Episcopal cathedral. The body will be taken to Yokohoma: on a ‘ train to repose in the American naval hospital pending its transport to the United States. of DENIES SLAYING MOTHER. Boston, March 12.—Michael Henni- gan who is alleged to have killed his mother, Mrs. Mary Hennigan, 76 years old by striking her over the head with a chair in their home Saturday plead- ed not guilty to a charge of murder. He was held without bail for a hear- icg later. Hennigan surrendered and the police said he confessed. (S A e infrequent was{ ‘| however BRITAIN HERALD ( HERALD *“ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINE ESTABLISHED 18 COMPLETE MOBILIZATION OF ' THE NAVY IS RECOMMENDE! FORMAL NOTICE TO EMBASSIES Washington, March 13.—Formal notice that traversing the German submarine American . ships zone are to carry “armed guard for the protection of the vessel and the lives of the persons on board” was sent by the state department to embassies and legations of all foreign governments in Washington today. Following is the text of the the state "department: communication as made public by “In view of theannouncement of the Imperial German govern- ‘meént on January 31, 1917, that all ships, those of neutrals included, met within certain zones of the high seas would be sunk without any precaution being taken for the safety of the persons on board and without the exercise of visit and search, the government of the United States has determined to place upon all Americah merchant vessels sailing through the barred areas an armed guard for the pro- tection of the vessels and the lives of the persons on board.” The notification, it is expected, will be sent to Germany by the Swiss legation here.; No obstacle action. whether it was mandatory for all whether they might sail without ly the navy department, under its will be placed in the way of such State department officials did not wish to make it clear American vessels to have arms or them if they so desired. Previous- policy of ‘silence as to such ques- tions, had also refused a rujing. The navy department’s position is » that it wiil equip with arms all ships whose owners apply to it. HOME GUARD MACHINERY BEGINS TO FISGHERS RELATED TO THE GERMAN EMPEROR Man and Wife Arrested in Philadelphia of Hohen- zollern Blood. Philadelphia, March 12.—Govern- ment agents today continued their in. vestigation into the activities of per- under arrest ' charged with smuggling ships’ chronometers from the German auxiliary cruisers in- terned at the Philadelphia navy yard and of persons suspected of having had a hand in the jlioged- vipiation of the customy laws. , There are reports that fedeéral au- thorities have discovered a plot with many tamifications to damage prop- erty at the navy yard in the event there s war between the United States and Gamany. Government officlals, are maintaining sllence, neither confirming nor denying pub- lished reports that explosives have been smuggled on board the Kron Prinz Wilhelm ‘and the Prinz Eitel Friederich, tied up at the navy yard. ‘fhe two ships, it was said, would be searched today for explosives. . Up to this time, it is said, the navy depart- ment has only the assurance of the commanders that there are no' ex- plosives aboard, Adelbert K. Fisher, his wife Helen, anG Henry Rohener, head of a whole- sale grocery concern here,) are out on bail charged with smuggling the cronometers from ‘the two German ships. Other arrests may be made. Rohener’s friends /eclare he had been persuaded by Fischer to permit his motor truck for - bringing boxes from the navy yard when Rohener’s employes delivered groceries to the interned ships. Many papers and documents taken from the Fischer home in the suburbs are being examined by the federal au- thorities. It was said that the Fischers are distantly related to the Hohenzol- lern family of which the emperor.Qaf Germany is tli¢ head. Mrs. Fischer 1s said to be related to Koerling, the German iron master. What part she too kin the alleged smuggling has not been revealed. The arrest of the Fischers and Rohener has given impetus fo a mo ent started here last week to have the interned German cruisers removed from the navy yard. It was declared that in the event of war the. 750 interned German sailors would be a serious menace to the yard and Southern Philadelphia. Henry Rohener said today that he was the victim of an act of courtesy. Twice a week he delivered groceries and other articles to the .interned ships on motor trucks, he said, and Mrs. Fischer asked his permission to ®send some things to the vard on one of these trips. The articles, he said, were six apple cakes and some cream. At another. time Mrs. Fischer asked Rohener’s permission to let his drivet bring articles from the German| cfuisers. He consented he said after she had assured him that he would not be doing anything unlawful. The articles were brought to Rohener's wholesale house and called for by Mrs. Fischer. Rohener added that he knew nothing of the contents of the boxes until apprised by federal agents. GOY. JOHNSON RESIGNS | California Fexecutive Announces nei Will Sep Out of Officc on Fifteenth | of This Month. gl 3 jovernor | sanization’s { munitions GATHER SPEED Emergency Board M;ets at Hartford to Appoint Re- Offers of Assistance. Hartford, March 12.—The military emergency ‘board appointed by Gov- ernor Holcomb Saturday to ‘perfect the organization of a Home Guard, will meet this afternoon tv appoint recruiting officers to obtain enlist- ments in every town of the state. The work of enlisting will be begun im- mediately. The term of service will ‘be two years. Members of the com- mittee have been hesleged with per: sona.and. organizations offering their aid, and’ no dificulty is anticipated in organizing guards, New London, the committee has beéen informed,. has Advice of Offici Awaits Only val of President son Before Callis PRESIDENT FORCE TO RETURN TO Cold Is Better But Executive Weak—8tate Department - Rochambeaun to Clear for With Gun Mounted on Ba portant Business. Washington, 'March 12. ok tion of the complete strength :of navy has been recommended by naval offictals.. The approval of ident Wilson is needed. befors. on can be sent calling out the assembling the naval militias leasing all active officers now on shore, for sea/ service. Indmediate graluation ot class at Annapolis would be’ in the plan. in the military reserve, an' cruiting campaign. would hs. | to ‘supply ail ships of milstm with full seventy-five men waiting to enlist} and patriotic socleties all over the state have offered their services. . The committee consisting of Judge Lucien F. Burpee and Benedict M. Holden of this city and Major J. Moss Ives of Danbury, will. have head- quarters in Hartford and the work of enlistments will be directed frem here. Arrangements are made for quarters in old City hall, not only'be- cause of its central location in the city but because of the associations which the building has. The recruiting offigers to be named will be men who have seen military service. Enlistment blanks are being printed and as soon as these can be distributed to the officers they wiil start work. Although every town in the.state will not' have a recruiting officer, the .majority of them ' will and all the others will be reached. Judge Burpee sald today that it is believed that many men who have seen military service but who cannot now be had for service in the Na- tional Guard, wih enlist in the Home An enlistment in the Home Gudrd, however, will not prevent a man from leaving, it to enlist in the Naticnal Guard, if he so desires. ' PLANNING TO AVERT STRIKES DURING WAR Conciliation Committees to Bo Formed in Every Industrial Center As Preparedness Step. New York, March 12—Plans averting labor strikes in case of wgr were announced here today by the Na~ tional Civic Federation and will be placed before the National Council of Defense. ' Conciliation committees composed jointly of employers, labor leaders and the public would be formed in every industrial center. In this con- mection, a statement by the civic or- mediation committee says: “There is need of early precaution on this subject not only on account of the publicly announced intentions of certain radical organizations to pro- mote strikes and riots in every manu- facturing locality where they can pos- sibly get a hearing, but also on ac- count of the experience in England, where it was found after the South ‘Wales miners’ strike, involving. 200, 000 workmen, that the only means of settling and preventing strikes .was |- through such voluntary - efforts, the compulsory act . having proved entirely futile.” e 1 The executive council of the fiuuon- al Civic Federation at a meeting in i Washington, March 29, will outline its ! plans prepared at the invitation of the ‘advisory commission of the ' Na- tional Council of Defense. for |, Permissiort for clearance, French linet Rochantbeau York, the first belligerént man to arrive in an Americ with guns mounted fore aft was today granted by the: partmeat, which ruled that ¢ chambeay as a passenger ' | vesse] plying' usual routes. peaceable merchantman enti take adequato precautio: 3 legal act. o Undoubtedly the Rocham ing will lead to a genéral po arming vessels to.the fore. thought at the time that she !sent into port largely as a test yPolicy of this government, - jthat'a wide armament 1s a N assumed that other entente mor will follow suit, 2 Navy Recruiting Navy recraiting continues to a great increase. On March were 59,037 enlisted mer in t§ and on March 8§ there werg, There are still needed for m¢ tion including regulars and 102,293, } Secretary Dantels today o | conferences with shipbullders ! manufacturcrs preliminary to definite pluns under which na struction will be speeded up to- maximum capacity of the iag industry. 3 Senate Has Brief Seaglon.. The senate entercd today second and probably the final ¥ its special session. Both houses congress will meet in special on April 16. e Adjournment of the special is looked for after ta a siders number of n on ¥ cluding that of Dr. Cary Gi q naval aide to President Wilson, % i be medical director and rear jin-the navy. No serious oppo to his confirmation is expected. b The senate had a brief session b transacted no important business. ' § SECOND ATTEMPT AT SUK Prisoner in Statmford Jall © » Artery in Wrist, » Stamford, March 12..—Unsucce in his attempt to kill = himszelf las night, Ferdinando Laudattl, of Ni Haven, who killed his father-in-law Erlesto Puntl and slightly: wor his mothér-in-law Saturday again tried to end his life today in his cell. . 2 He broke a jagged piece gut of. tin drinking cup and ¢ut am.; . his wrist., When he saw | Laudattl began to yell, stir: men in the station. A doctor calll at once xaid the wound was supes ficial.” Last night Laudatti used suspenders and tried to hang him The police tay they think the insane. The homicide occurred duts ing a quarrel at the home of Punti,