New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1917, Page 1

ROOPS SPRING TO ARMS FROM COAST TO COAST; | MILITIA IN EIGHTEEN MORE STATES SUMMONED; AMERICA C W mpanies E and I, First Regt., Conn. National Guard, Open Active Recruiting Campaign With Large Number of Applics _ Eager to Serve—Navy to Be Brought Up to Maximum Strength, 87,000 Men---New Military Departments Decided os . Expedite Work and to Divide Burden—Armories Resound to Soldiers’ Feet as Preparations Are Made to Police Nati LEY TO ST. QUENTIN HELD | ‘German Wing th of Stronghold 1y Be Forced Back, 'ON RUSSIA BEGINS De- ntly this means that the definitely * have lost the key -position at Essigny, four ‘half miles south of St. Quentin, 1 essential 1o the protection of ' pntin on ! uth, Military have nted to the probability whole German wing in 'this being forced back to the Oiss :this ° position, which . the ‘French D '] , Was not regained the Germans. : view of the _verified reports n. Petrograd that the Germans b been conecentrating heavily jis Russlan northern front for & drive wards ‘Petrograd, considerable in- ‘attaches to the announcement the- Russian war offics today of srman attack on ‘the’ Russian line Dvinsk. It is in this region .the heginning of a German of- might ‘be looked for. . Petrograd. statement rveveals ‘preparation for the attack of gas waves. The assault owed but, gccording to the Rus- sannouncement, was repelled by defensive force. Russians are continuing their . against the, Turks in the British forces to the north and: ortheast by Bagdad. The Russians, ‘advancing westward fjom Persia, are already in the vilayet € Mosul, Petrograd advices state. nking of 80,000 additional tons of ing during the few days by [pmarines is a by the Ger- fnan admiralty. The list of vessels jbut to the bottom includes. 25 steam- 14 sailing vessels and 37 trawlers, n‘steamers, the Illinois and nphis, previously announced , ‘Msareh 26, Noon.—Notwith- bsd weather and the dif- state of the grourid, the French 3 it to advance south war office says that made heavy and use- sacrifices, the statément says, be- n the Somme ‘&nd the Oise. r they approached a French n they were thrown back by r attacks. v 4/ March 36, via London, ~~After the disch of " ves the oerqu%» n to make an:; #dvance FRENCH TROOPS DESPITE VICIOUS PRUSSIAN ATTACKS * BRAVES. SUBMARINES St. Louis Arrives at Destina- e ‘Washington, March 26.—The Amer- fcan liner St. Louis, first armed Amer- ican 'ship, to cross the Atlantic, has retary Daniels anfiounced 'today. Infofmation s to ‘the arrival. of pany wished to make known the fact to reMeve ‘the anxiety of those having Louis, .owned by the American line, Jeft an American port on March 17 with thirty-one passengers, of whom fourteen were American citizens. Among her crew of 394 persons were 131 Americans, i RAILROAD OFFICIAL KILLED BY BURGLAR Harold Eilis Yarnall Was Defending ' ' Wife From Negro's Attack 4 ‘When Shot Down. Philadelphia, March 26.—Harold Bllis Yarnall, secretary-treasurer of the Midland Valley rallroad and prominent society member, died early today from a bullet’ wound sustained ! while defending his wife from the attack of a negro burglar at their home here last night. Mr. and Mrs, Yarnall had just re- turned from a day spent at their country hame at Media when Mrs. ‘Yarnall encountered the burglar in their room. She grappled with him and at the sgme time screamed for help. Mr. Yarnall, who was in his bath, rushed to his wife's assistance and hurled the negro into the hallway. The assailant then drew a revolver and fired, the bullet entering Mr. Yarnall's groin and penetrating the Mver. Despite his fatal wound he ocontinued to. struggle with the negro and succeeded in forcing him back- ward down the stairway. After firing another shot' the burglar made his escape through an open window. A hand bag containing about $100 in cash was the extent of his booty. Mr. Yarnall, who was §1 years old, was a graduate of Haverford callege and Harvard university, ADVERTISE FOR RECRUITS. jBoston, Mass., March 26.—The committee on public safety, by means of first page advertisements in the newspapers, today appealed for re- cruits for the National Guard. “We 'want,” says the appeal, “men who be- lieve in combining readiness to serve with willingness to serve, and we want them now.” /HARVARD MUSEUM CLOSED. Cambridge, Mass.,, March 26.—The ‘museums of Harvard university were closed to the public today. The or- der, which was issued by President Lowell did not explain ‘the reason for the action, $75,000 for tht married men e who may join WESTERN RN AND MID-WESTERN NATIONAL GUARD IS CALLED DANIELS APPEALS FOR RECRUITS The following telegram, coples of which have been sent to every important newspaper in the country, was received by the Herald this afternoon from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy: 3 5 ‘Washington, D. C., March 25, 1917. The Herald, New Britain, Conn. The president last night signed an executive order directing that the authorized enlisted strength of the navy be increased to 87,000. He was authorized by Congress, in case of emergency, to direct such increase in enlistment. New ships and ships in reserve are being fully commissioned as rapidly as possible and the need is im- perative for a larger enlistment to man them. There has been a net increase of over 6,600 in enlistment . since congress recently au- thorized an increase, but many more are needed, and needed now. ‘Will you not emphasize this need by giving special prominence Monday on the first page of your paper, to the president’s order, and also by making an editorial appeal for new recruits for the navy. - The navy offers exceptional advantages to young men of stuft and ambition to serve 'in the first line for national defénse. In this emergency you Nave the opportunity and the privilege of perform- ing this public service, and I am confidently appealing to you {for your cordial . and helpful co-operation. JOSEPHUS DA?IELB |RUSH ALL OVER COUNTRY TO RECRUIT Twenty Thousand Sl_;rol}g »Men Wanted to Help Uncle - Sam te Maintain Unsullied Honor on High Seas. ; ‘Washington, March 26.—Naval re- cruiting offices throughout the coun- try under orders from President Wil- ‘|son redoubled- their efforts to bring the navy up to its full authorized strength of 87,000 enlisted men. Arrangements also were being ‘made “to create May 1 two new military departments on the Atlantic coast. b About 20,000 men will have to be enrolled in order to bring the navy to the required strength. The re- uits will be used to man the re- serve ships.' The creation of the two new mil- itary departments was ordered as a e U L Republican Candidate for Speaker of House Agreeablc to Bi-Partisan Or Non-Organization. i ‘Washington, March 26.—Republi- can Leader Mann, upon his return from Hayti today said he was willing to withdraw from the race for the speakership in the interest. of unity, if the house could be ‘organized on bi-partisan or non-partisan lines. APPAM'S TRANSFER ORDERED. supreme Court Directs Ship to Be Given to Owners. ‘Washington, March 26.—Immediate transfer of the prize ship Appam, at Newport News, Va., to the British owners was ordered today by the su- preme court. This is the last step in taking the vessel from Lieutenant Hans Berg and the German prize crew following the court's recent de- cision that the Appam violated Amer- fcan meutrality. STEAL AUTOMATIC REVOLVERS. By cutting through the paneel of a rear door, burglars gained entrance to the sporting goods storee of F. C. Monier at Main street and Hungerford court over Saturday night and appro- priated a quantity of automatic re- volvers. There weere no traces that | an attempt was made to rob the cash register. . Detectives are investigating and believegthat it was the work of boys. 5 | MANN WOULD WITHDRAW | REGRUIT SECOND CONPANY Representative Business Men Enlist in Home Guard Today—First Meeting 'NAVY TO FULL STRENGTH OF 87,000 means of dividing the immcnse sponsibility now developing on commander and staff of the department. < National Guard ‘organizations will be assigned to guard industrtal plants and other property, public or private, in their respective states. President Wilson has an engage- ment today to confer with Charles J. Vopicka, American minister to Ru- meania, Bulgaria and Serbia. He also plans to confer with leaders during the week. 1 re- the eastern Can’t Trust Potsdam. Germany’s ‘“clear violations” ' of the treaties of 1799 and 1828 and her “disregard of the canons of interna- tional courtesy ‘“were assigned by the United States as reasons for refusal to reaffirm or extend these agree- ments. The note. of refusal to Ger- many transmitted through Dr. Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister, was made public today by the state department, and disclosed that this government “is seriously 'considering” whether Ger- many’s conduct has not, in effect, abrogated these treaties. and_Drill Tomotrow Night. One.full company of Home Guards- men for New Britain, numbering 109 men, has been enlisted and today the work of recruiting a second com- rany began with five recruits. - Of these men, James S. North of Sanny- ledge, Frank H. Johnston, president ot the City Coal and Wood company; Elmer 8. Babcock, a well known gar- age man, and Luther M. Barnes, real estate dealer, are all well known and prominent in the city’s business life. Until 6:30 o’clock this evening the recruiting office adjacent to the Her- ald office will be open and from 7 o'clock until 9 o’clock the recruiting office in the mayor’s office, City hall, will be open. In connection with the Home Guard recruiting office a Na- tional Guard recruiting station ‘has been opened and prospective mem- bers can have their choic of joining either one. x Tomorrow night the Home Guard members will meet at the armory for initial orders and drill. At 7 o’clock temorrow night the Home Guard re- cruiting station will be moved to the state armory where recruits will be enlisted. i l Twenty Complete In- fantry Regiments and Five Separate Bat- talions in Eighteen -States Summoned ‘Washington, March 26.—Twenty ad- ditional complete infantry regiments ahd five additional separate battalions | of National Guard troops have been ordered into the federal service for the protection of property in the event of 'possible internal disorders. The troops have been called out in eighteen western and middle western states not included in the Hst of similar orders made, public yesterday. The war department's follows: “Following additlonal national guard guard organizations have been c¢alled into the federal: service: for general purposes of police protection against possible interference with the postal, commercial and military channels and instrumentalities: linois—First, Fifth and Sixth reg- iments, infantry. "Indiana‘—Second regiment, infant- statement Towa—First regiment, infantry. “Missouri—First and Third regi- ments, infantry. “Nebraska—Fourth fantry. “Minnesota—First fantry. “Michigan—Thirty-third infantry. “Wisconsin—Third fantry. _ “South Dakota—Second battalion of first regiment, infantry. i “Colorado—First and. Second sep- arate battalions, infantry. “Wyoming—Second separate battal- ion, infantry. hio—Third and Sixth regiments, infantry. 2 “Washington—Second regiment, in- fantry. “Oregon—Third regiment, infantry. “Calfornia—Second, Fifth and Sev- enth regiment, infantry. “Idaho—Second regiment, infantry. “Montana—Second regiment, infan- try: “Of. these organizations, the follow- ing are already in the federal service and in consequence will not be mus- tered out as origipally planned: Mich- igan, Thirty-third infantry; Colorado, First and Second separate battalions; Ohio, Third and Sixth regiments. “It is requested that no details of locality be carried in the press about further distribution of these troops unless given out by the war depart- ment. 2 The new order makes a total of thirty-two National Guard infantry regiments called. into the federal service for police purposes, supple- mented by six separate battalions and several detached companies ' They will Dbe assigned to posts in connection with their police work by the com- manders of the military departments acting under instructions from the war department. regiment, in- regiment, in- regiment, regiment, in- 1llinois Troops Receive Call. Springfield, I, March 26—Gov- ernor Lowden early today received.a message from Washington ordering out three infantry regiments, Illinois National Guard. Immediate and at Full Strength. * San Francisco, March 26.—Orders have been issued for the mobilization of National Guard infantry regiments one each .in Oregon, Waghington, Idaho and Montana and threé in Cali- fornia, immediately and = at full strength, it was announced’ late last night at headquarters here of the western department of the army. ‘Recently Back From Border. Des Moines, March 26.—Orders for: the mobilization. of the 'First Towa m‘nm ‘recéntly hack fromithe Mex- ican border, were issued early today ; ((':ontlmled' on Elev‘em.h Page) | New Britain Men Don’t Know When Ttk Going or Where But Are Anxious to$ Companies Expected to Reach Full - StrengthWithin Few Hours Companies I and E, New Britain’s unit. in the Firs Connecticut Infantry, called into the federal service by der of the president, is today mobilized at the state ars mory on Arch street. Recruiting has been brisk all day: at the present rate it would appear that ‘both com will be recruited up o the full war strength of 150 within a few days. Whether uard duty in New Britain or heir conznanders are likewise in the dark, the that they have received being ization. - Throughout the armory,’ in bo the'local ' “soldiers wil elsewhere they do not ki ot‘l‘lfl‘ those calllns\ for full n ) contin there is a spirit of martial preparedness. The men: ceeding about their various tasks in a cool, methodi business-like manner which shows them to be soldiers and men in whom their leaders'have the 'full confidence. Hysteria is lacking. - the call in a business-like way. | sponded with a zest that gives the lie to said that national patriotism is Recruiting Begins Briskly, ‘At 7 o'¢lock this mornlng’emy I, in command of Captain & wold, had’ sixty enlisted . men. and twe commissioned officers. Compa B, in command' of Captiin E. Ravesend Low, had forty-seven men and;two commissioned ' officers. began immediately and before evem : the officers had begun to make prep- arations for caring for new enlist- ments there was a squad of twenty or more young men standing in line to offer their services. While the for- mal recruiting, the actual examination and swearing in of the men, has pro- ceeded somewhat more slowly, the willingness of the male populace is keen. At 10 o'clock Company I had enlisted four men. They are Luman C. Beckett, Thomas Mazza, Ernest P. Bloomquist and Willlam Wise, In addition to these men there had been fully twice as many applicants who will be corisidered in their turn, and there also had been six or eight re- Jections because, of obviousiy serious Pphysical disability. At 10 o'clock Company E had enlisted nipe new men, with twice as many on the wait- ing list. Their mew members are Harold G. Thompson, Fred E. Wil- son, Philip D. Ross, John N. Curtin, William B. Coats, Arthur Olson, Ben- jamin Smith, Bidwell D. Barnes and Joseph Glossup. The examining sur- geons appointed this morning are Dr. Robert - Clark, formerly with the United States navy, and .Dr. -John Purney, in the reserves. Captain Griswold and Captain Low announce their intentions of recruit- ing ‘their companies up to full war strength of 160 men each. Captain Low is attending to his recruiting at The 'mén have accep -"And to,# man they have. yy who may dedd; R geant,, w. M James Livingston and - Leroy minger; cooks, Merwin H. Tuttle John Eidon; mechanio, B, J Ma buglers, €. L. Johnson and Jiantono., Among these offic several . who :may be promote a short time, leaving room for motions for a commission. an X his federal examinations on ApHE Sergeant Conners, Sergeant... oy and Private Ashley J. Griffith are working for commissions, P Griffith has had six ‘years in th ular army and joined Company drii sergeant on detached se: Nogales last summer. He enlist Company 1 last Friday night and3 pects to be shortly appeinted staff officer, after having passed examinations. In the E com: there are-also several men who seeking commissions. Among are Second Lieutenant Arthur son who is to take examinatiop first lieutenant. In Company . 4] first sergeant is James Kelly, an; regular army man and regarded first class officer. g Verdun Veteran Volunteers:’ Of the recruits who enlisted the enlistment of Private Beckett in Company I is the teresting. Private Beckett is of a former second Heutenant o company and in addition has o cently returned from KEurope ak his office at the armory and Captain | he saw active - service. at Vi Griswold had opened a recruiting of- | TWo years ago he left his ho fice in Christine’s barber Church street in conjunction with the Home Guard recruiting office. Com- pany I is also caring for applicants at the headquarters in. the armory. The recruiting officers for Company 1 at the Church street office are Cor- poral Benson and Private Clarence Callahan. 2 Chances For Promotion. Both companies are short of offi cers and each commander states that men in the ranks at the present time have an excellent opportunity of re- ceiving appointment as non-commis- stoned officers. The rating of the soldiers in federal service is as fol- lows: Private, $15 per month; first class private, of which there are nine- teen to a company, $18 per month; corporals, $21 per month; sergeants, $30 per month; first sergeant, $45 per month; mechanics, $21 per ‘' month; cooks, $30 per month, and buglers, $156 per month. For a company of 100 men there should be nine ser- geants and eleven corporals as well as a first and second lieutenant and cap- tain. In Company I the only commis- sloned officers are Captain &. H. Gris- wold and First Lieutenant Raymond R. Rand. In Company'E the com- missioned officers are Captain " E. Raymond Low and Second Lieutenant rthur Johnson, . First Lieutenant James Hattings having been recently transferred to the reserves. “The non-commissioned officers ; ‘at present in Company I are first ‘Ser- shop on| Berlin, went to Liverpool enlisted in the Eighth Live: fantry. = After seeing varied e with this command he was sent the defense of Verdun, France, af during the four and one-half mo during which the Teutons attes to take the ¢ity he took a part defemse. Although but i vears of age, he has seen more warfare than a majority of the: diers in these regions. He is h ened to mctive service, is skilled: army ‘tactics and discipline and sho make a good soldier for Uncle Of the Company E enlistments, Curtin is a former regular, man, having seen service with § Fourth United States Fleld' Art| Battery F. Arthur Olson is'a f duty sergeant in Company. H, Can Draft Men Now. While each’comimander, and men under him, are doing their, to stimulate recruiting, it is- not possible . that the draft may be sorted to here in case voluntee not respond readily epough. is a state law, explained: in orders 23, which provides for an emergency. The law e when any company is not. full strength the capfaln may* the adjutant; general, who init tifiés ‘the ‘firat selectman of t Theén from a list of all eligi single, and between the RE (Continued on Eleventh ‘P