New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1917, Page 1

0 ST. QUENTIN fiUT BY FRENGH|authorizs Tocrease of 0. .| Tense Moments Aboard As Lier | Warrant for IIndeanns ol Amckus', flmk the hmo of !he fi strug- P w.-':" trien set for sel nfl bl " ¥ Mesoptamia. In the plain of five' armies are converging Turks in lhom M dealing m blow to Ot power in #astern empire. The Ruasians are ncing from Persia in three divi- driving the Turks before . them, ‘have already crossed the ‘Turk- plages. To the south conquerer of Bagdad, up the Tigris and of the possibility of a de- wictory over their encircling foes ntly the only road of retreat to the Turks i8 to the west. Here are confronted with the desolate of ‘the Great Desert of El Jes- according to military critics an ble btm -The meagernes of from London, Con- lnopu and Petrograd leaves how- -, conslderable doub 1o the pre- “nature of the situstion in this T . Coucy-le-Chautean, Taken. is, March 27.—The village of -le-Chateau was captured by the rench in an attack last night, the office announces. Further prog- ‘was mafle in the lower section of Coucy forest, all of the northern 1s now held by the French. Germans Give Way. iriin, March 27, By Wireless to ~IThe occupation by Entente £ the French town af Roisele, repeated efforts, is announced the war office. In ‘the forest be- the Olse and Coucy-le-Chateau n troops gave way to avold be- fanked [ISSIONS ONLY TENTATIVE. fapttora, March 27.—General or- om the office of the adjutant ] issued today note that the jartment having refused to ' the professional examina- al ofluu appointed to the Na- of Connecticut since ¥ , all commissions issued the National Guard sub- ,jg the Defense Act, June 3, onsidered provisional eh officers shall have success- passed the required tests before d appointed by the secretary . ' government hufit to-the inquiries fram. Waahing. ‘pegarding the admission" can merchantmen to Danish . but the indications are that it llow the example of Holland in WILSON TAKES LAST |NO U-BOATS TRIED |ALLEGED SPY HAD STEP FOR BIGNAVY | TO HALT ST. LOUIS| MAP OF FACTORIES lmnecnmto 17,400 Men MORE mn 4,000 NEEDED | FULL SPEED AHEAD ORDERED | ARRESTED N B I\ BRISTOL N.nlumu‘mmnemu Bicept for Purpose of ‘Mamuing Buss at Recruiting, Wuhl March 27.—The Unit- States 1marine oorps needs more mnwh.nm 6l up its ranks to & war strength of 17,000. The need is urgent. ‘An lmllw the press of the coun- try to awaken interest in recruiting the additional men was 1issued late yesterday by Secretary Daniels, fol- lowing an executive order by the pres- ident authe the increase. Secretary' Daniels said .that more than 4,000 additional men would have to be recruited to give the navy the 87,000 bluejackets and the marine corps the increases sought. Every step that is possible to in- enau the navy personnel has now taken ‘except the calling out of the naval militia.' This arm of the The fact. that the government has no present intention to seek the in- ternment of any resident aliens, so long as they are obedient to the laws of the nation, . was made clear by Sec- retary Baker today.. He added that m- -.pnli;d to German army reserv- as well as to other resident aliens. Senator 'Hitchoock, ranking demo- cratic member of the tions committes, mext to Chairman Stone, talked with President Wilson today before the cablnet meeting. Mr. Hitchcock handled the failed armed neutrality bill at the last session of congress when Mr. Stone declined to do so. - Our- congressional leaders wl«lmnnwmunou-a WII‘X‘: é ta | tmmedia use. ‘NEW ' BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917. —TEN PAGES. Sped Through Submarine Zone Preparations Made for Abandoning ‘Ship at Any Minute, Should Attack Occur—Fragments of Other Craft Encountered. : London, March 26, (Delayed by censorship,) From a Staff Correspon- dent of the Associated Press.—The 8t Louis, the first passenger vessel carrying ;the. American flag to cross the Atantic #ince. Germany’s declara- tion of unrestricted submarine de- struction and’ the first armed Amerix] can liner to enter a European port since the war ‘began, arrived this morning. She carried a meager num- ber of passengers,—33 all told, but her holds. were filled to capacity with non-contraband freight. The St,’ Louls came through with- out interruption. No submarines ‘were sighted, nor were there at any time any indications that German under-sea boats were after the big Hner. If any of them saw the St. .they made no attempt to de- stroy her, but kept carefully away from the guns of the American ship. But llsn- of war were not lacking, within the last three days which Were anxious ones for passengers and crew alilke, On Friday ahd again on Saturday after the St. Louis entered the forbidden Zone, driftwood was passed—apparently parts of destroyed life boats. Yesterday a great fleld of ofl was encountered. Vague rumors of the sinking of the ahead or near the 8t. Louis in- creased the nervous ‘tension. For three days and nights the captain did not léave the bridge, and never in her twenty-two years of existence has the American ship been driven so furi- ously as she’ was from the time she into the zone until she was ed up by a pilot. The journey was without incident until the war zone was reached. Unusual precautions were taken as #oon as the liner passed the Ambrose ‘light, ' but' as she neared the danger ol -thin:lige safts, ahd.. col- re made ready for -Reflectors - were strung up fore and aft, and carbide ‘I lights were tied along the rails for use tact when the army and navy are mustered out of service. m —— & Recruiting m Men. Chelsea, March 27.-—Recruiting for the naval hospital corps and the naval medical corps is in progress at the naval hospital here. Enlistment is for, a period of four years. New Field for Recruits. Bomn. ‘March 27.— navy and National Guard from the ranks of men who apply nightly for food and shelter ‘at the Wayfarers’ Lodge, maintained by the city, has been recognized by Mayor Curley. He has arranged for a recruiting office to be stationed at the lodge. Old Glory, Union Jack and Tricolor. Salt Lake City, March 27.—“I have no objection to seeing the Stars and Stripes flying beside the English and ch flags in order that the United tes shipping shall be protected,” said United States Senator King last night before a crowd that filled the Mormon tabernacle in a great patriot- ism rally. Hilinois Wants $1,000,000. Springfield, IHs.,, March 27.—An appropriation of = $1,000,000 .to be used for the defense of Illinals in case of war with a foreign nation, was asked in a bill introduced in the state senate today. Universal military training was en- dorsed by the Illinois senate today in adopting without dissent a resolution urging Illinois members of congress ta use all efforts to establish such a system. [ To Split Profits with Red Cross. Milwaukee, Wis., March 27.—Presi- dent A, F. Timme of the Milwaukee Association team today announced that he would give ten per cent. of the profits of his club this season to the Milwaukee Reed Cross to assist {in équipping a base hospital of five hundred- beds, the donation being contingent on the event of munl ‘war- fare. Gov: Graham Asks for Million, ‘Montpelier, Vt., March 27.—Gover- for Graham today med the legis- armed }' in the event the St. Louis became the victim.of a torpedo or gun fire. From the moment the St. Lounis entered the danger zone until she reached comparatively safe waters the word in the engine room was to “give her all she can stand.” For 48 hours the big vessel tore along at top speed. | Meanwhile the passengers slept but Jittle, remaining in the reading room ‘with life belts ready. Long before daybreak yesterday with the land still far below the horizon, most of the pas- ngers were on deck, watching anxi, y as the men on the bridge for signs of hostile submarines. Then suddenly out of the haze shot British patrol vessels. Instructions were sig- nalled. The St. Louis responded and ontinued her journey, while the sub- marine hunters bore away on their ceaseless vigil. FIND HIDDEN WEAPONS Rasputin’s Body Reported Burned. London, March 27.—A' Reuter's Petrograd despatch says that a spe- cial commission has begun an inves- tigation of illegal acts committed by former ministers, heads of depart- ments and other officials of the old regime. . About 600 —machine guns have been found hidden in different parts of Petrograd. At. the first performance at the Marie, opera house since the revolu- tion two members of the a execu- tive committee addressed the audience from what was formerly the imperial ‘box. Delegates of the workmen and soldiers delivered speeches from an- other box. According to the Bourse Gazette Rasputin’s body has been burned near Petrograd. HOME GUARD HAS 130 During ‘the Past Twenty-four Hours Twenty-five Men Have Enrolled in This Branch of Service, Twenty-five men have: joined the Home Guard in New Britain during the ‘past twenty-four hours. At 1 o’clock yesterday there were 106 reg- ularly enlisted men and at 1 o'clock today the hundred ahd thirtieth man had been recruited. The mayor and recruiting officers met at § o’clock yesterday and elected Col. W. W. Bullen as chairman and H. W. Briere as secretary. Tonight the Home Guard memhera ‘are ordered to meet at-the armory at 7:30 o’clock. The men will'be given thelir, first drills and will probably be measured for uniforms and examined by a surgeon. ‘The Home Gudrd re- cruiting office will be open at’ th armory at 7 o’clock. Cobianchi for-Corre- spondmg ¥ith Fomgn Govt. mmmmmw / United States . Commissioner— Prisoner Had Plan to Place Gun c—-—m;aw Bn.r'.ford March 27.—A warrant was issueed by United States Commils- sioner Richard F. Carroll this after- noon for the arrest of - Leopold: Co- bianchi, who is held in B¥istol on & ment officer, and with Wnflh‘ with & forelgn government to the detriment of the United States. Deputy Marshall Hawley went to Bris- tol this afternoon prisoner here. ‘Geve False Name. Bristol; March 27.—Leopold Cobian- chi of New Haven, arrested last night on suspicion of espionage, was ‘de- tained this morning on the charge of vagrancy -until Presecuting ' Attorney James T. Mather could reach TU. 8. Attorney Spellacy for a conference. Cobianchi has told the police various stories’in which there are widely dtt- fering assertions. Pasquale. Cobianchi, the young man’s father, came here from New Haven this forenoon with his son’s wife. Leopold has .been —married about three years. The wife ‘showed a.letter in which her husband had ad. dressed her as' Miss Joséphine Bell. He told: her that in answering to' be sure and address: him as ' ¥d - Coby. This was the name he gave at 'the Boarding house in’ which he was ar- rested last night. He has told the po- lice that two brothers were ln Bristol last week. - Pasquale Coblanchi has made mno statement regarding his son. . Later Mr. Mather had a telephohe conversation with Mr. Speliacy-and it was decided to have Deputy United States Marshal Hawley come here and take Cobianchi to Hartford where he will be questioned by ' the - attorney. to bring the | The articles which- were -taken .from :hleud boarding hom will lllo be mt- nl ’l‘b police say tMv 91l t0; mun MW 0 say. who his: mmmhl was and. for whom there is a .- search: The police report that Saturday and Sunday strangers were noticed walking about several factories and they disap- peared upon noticing that they were attracting attention. Pending the inquiry by Mr. Spellacy the vagrancy charges against Coblan- chi “will not- be heard in: the local court. ‘Woman’s Suspicions Arcused. The arrest followed notification of the police by Mrs. George 8. Scherr, at whose home the men had boarded, ot the finding of papers in the room, which aroused her suspicions. The police said that in a suit case they found -in the room were draw- ings showing the location of the va- rious factories in the city, an outline drawing of a gun placed on an emi- nence at one end of the city and under the outline apparently worked out. the eleyation of the factories. in relation .to the eminence. There were also maps the United States’ with various ‘sections outlined'in. pencil, a large map. of Mexico, and a time table of the Mexican Central railway. Another paper which the police say they found in the suit case had writ- ter on it “German submarine base in Mexico, 45 degrees E. L, 20 degrees E. M., and a note which began “The best way of reaching it without dis- covery is by,” the remainder of the note being in cipher. Thete was also a copy of a speech apparently by Cobianchi in which he defended the German submarine warfare. Mrs. Scherr told the police that the man for whom they are now looking was the first to come to her house, und ‘that later he brought Cobianchi and asked that he be accommodated also. When she inguired the business of the men, she told the police, they sald fhey were government inspctors in the city on government work. The man now missing came to her house last week, she said. The police be- licve he is the principal. May Be Local Spy. 5 Leopold Cobianchi of New Haven, arrested in Bristal as a suspected spy for the Central Powers, in whose room was found sketches, maps and papers of a damaging and unexplained nature, is under suspicion of being the alleged spy discovered at the Traut & Hine ‘Manufacturing com- pany’s plant one night last week, who dropped a code index as he uca.ped from Guard Peter Lambert and of be- ing one of the two men sought by local detectives as acting suspiciously and making sketches of local manufactur- ing plants during the past few weeks since the international crisig became more grave. An attempt will be made to identify him as the man pur- (Continued on Third Page.) CONN. NAVAL MILITIA EXPECTED OUT SOON Officers in Pay Dept. Natifled To Be Prepared for Call. New Haven, March 27.—Lieut. E. C. Johnson and Lieut. J. K. Ward, of the maval militia pay department, to- has been appointed signal officer on the staff of Captain C. B. Barnes, and the staff is now at full strength. Lieut. (junior grade) Smyth served in the naval militia as ap enlisted man dur- ing the Spanish war. JLieut. Johnson is superintendent of the Yale dining hall. YALE- HARVARD RACE WILL BE CANCELLED Thames River Classic to Be Called Off If United States Gocs' to War. Cambridge,” March 27.—The Yale- Harvard boat race this. year will be cancelled at once in the event of ‘ a | declaration of war by congress, Fred ‘W. Moore, graduate treasurer of ath- letics at Harvard university, said to- day. Other athletic events also will be ,cancelled, he said, although such com- 'petitions as may. be decided on .- Har- vard’s home fields, when the prepara- tion does not involve extehsive train- ing, will be played. The ‘probability of similar action by other colleges may further reduce these contests. -. No formal agréement has yet been reached r‘tdfl!hi‘ the Yale-Harvard regatta at New Londdn, ‘on June 23, day recelved orders to have matters well in hand in event of a call for the naval militia. D. Campbell Smyth Moore said ,although there has been | an informal exchange of views be- tweecen the-graduate athletic commit- tees of both universities. The crew because of preparation necessary and the fact that every member of the var- sity crew and most of the members of I assoclate themselves with the abdica- tion of Grand Duke Michael but also turn over to the new government their official wealth, namely their holdings the second eight, are enlisted for some form of military or naval training. $40,000 JEWELRY THERT Mrs, Wfllhm McNair of New York, Robbed of Gems, Including Pearl Necklace Valued at $380,000. New York, March 27.—Offer of $2,500 Teward for information lead- ing to the recovery of jewelry taken from a house on’' Seventy-ninth street revealed today that- jewels valued at about $40,000 were stolen last. Thursday from the bedroom of Mrs. Willlam McNair. Descriptions of the gems have been sent to the police of other cities. They included a pearl necklace worth $30,000, Mrs. McNair, is a daoghter of the late Isaac V. Brokaw. ROYALTY SUBMITS Greand Dukes lnd Royal Princes of | ernment and Abdicate Titles, Petrograd, March 27.—The ‘rind dukes and the royal princes, in a joint telegram addressed to the provisional government today, not only: formally activities will be the first to be aban- doned, according to the treasurer both of crown lands and other state grants heretofore attaching to their station. MUNITION MAKERS MEET. Confer With Officials on Manufac- turc of Guns. New Haven, March 27.—To discuss the matter of manufacture and sup- ply of machine guns, revolvers, auto- matic pistols, and ammunition, the Munitions Standards Board’s sub- committee on small arms and ammu- nition, of the National Defense coun- cil met here today. J. E. Otterson, chairman, presided, and repesentatives of six munitions plants and the Springfleld arsenal were present. Within a short time the committee will give considera- tion to the manufacture of rifles and ammunition therefor. MORE GOLD FOR MORGAN & CO. New York, uuah 27.—Five.million lars de- 'fll brings the ‘total * gol this year up to $230,700,000. Russia Give Property 'to New am--l Bedy of Unknown, Terribly Crushed, Found on Beech Swamp Road, Berlin, Near : New Britain Line. _ ‘With skull crushed in like a shat- tered egg shell and face battered into an unrecognizable pulp both eyes &ouged out and practicaily every tione above the shoulders “fractured, the body of an unidentified man, believed to be the victim of speeding autbists, was discovered early this morning on the Beach Swamp road in. Berlin, about 100 feet north of the cross road leading to the yards of the Donnelly Brick company. ' Death, according to surgeons, was instan us and, ac- cording -to' conditions “found -at the scene, the body was thrown high in the air, landed with tremendous force on-head and shoulders, being dragged from 100 to 150, feeet after it fell to the ground. ' Authorities are search- ing. for the automobile reported to have been seen traveling about 50 to 60 miles. an hour down SoMth Main street towards Berlin between 10 and 10:30 . o'clock last night.: It passeed policemen, teams and trolléy cars at such high speed that little idéa eo\luld be: gleaned as to the type: of car, license markers or occupants. ' Au- thorities in Meriden, New Haven and other southern cities and towns are searching for an ‘umobflu bearing traces of the tragedy. Discovery of the body was' made by Attorney Heenry Nowicki of this by Attorney Henry Nowicki of Hart- tord authists, about 2 o’clock, this ng. Word was telephoua to Sermnt William C. Hart' at police headquarters and, despite ti ‘fact that the scene is outside th tion of the local authorl n Herbert C, Lyon m scené to guard the Body u: rival of First Selectman Alling and Dr. R,'M. Gri cal eexaminer, n for ‘removél to the morgue of B. C. this’ city. ° E ' The'!victim is bélieved ‘to be of English deéscent although nothlng was found on the body to ihdicate identity, He was a man of powerful build and of 'such a type as would attract atten- tion. Standing over six feet anid 'two inches, his body was un well developed and tips the at than 200 pounds. His cl Ll. cates that he was a wanderer or farm hand although his hands are not calloused as if he had dome manual labor. His clothing consisted of under- clothing of excellent texture, khaki irousers over trousers of ordinary ma- terial, undercoat and overcoat. Tan and well-worn shoes of army pattern, chéap sox and a soiléd shirt com- prised the rest of his outfit. Tobacco, a corn-cob pipe, gne dollar bill, twenty-five cents' in change, door check to a.Hartford theater and box of snuff were found in the pockets of the codt. ' There was a peculiar odor about the body and.an empty bottle, supposed to have tained liquor was found near the scéene of the tragedy. The .victim had coarse black hair, the face was recently shaven and of full type. Apparently the victim was aged abaut forty years. It is believed that he had seen servick in the armyv at some time. A blue handkerchief was wound around his neck, State police aid ‘will be sought in tracing the automobile that is believed 1 t0 have caused death. From the con- dition of the body, it iz belleved death preceded discovery by two or three hours. POLICEMAN SHOOTS AT SKULKING MEN Three Strangers Attempt to Enter Gmumw s,mvn-m Watertown March 27.—An attempt by three men to enter the Watertown arsenal reservation by burrowing ' un- der a fence early today was reported by Patrolmen David A. Thompson, who said he fired five shots at the men after two of them had fired at him. ‘While the officer was pursuing two of the Intruders the other ran through the fence hole into the arsenal ground. He later escaped. His companions were not captured. THREE BURNED TO DEATH. West Virginia Hotel and Ten Other Buildings Destroyed. Parkersburg, West Virginia, March 27.—Three persons were burned _to, death in a fire which ~destroyed the 8tephens hotel and ten other buildings at Cpgeston, Wirt county, early today.. ‘The fire originated in the Stephens hotel and is ‘believed to have been caused by a leaking gas. gipe. The loss was estimateed at $75,000. YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU MESSAGE TO STURDY YOUTH SPEEDING AUTO KILLS MAN AND DASHES ON ITS WAY Twenty - Seven Ré cruits Secured ‘B Companies E and. Up to Noon Tod g mve!‘ehlmneelu Desg Recruiting Stations Are | Arch . Street Amory and Park. ' ! — Business-like activity lu P all day in the First RAM on Arch street as preparatio: putting-Company E and ‘Comps the field as fully ' equipped’’ were speedily ‘made. Enllnn'-fi been moderately satisfa seven men having joined the ‘past twenty-four hours, question that the comm both companies as well as ing officers. are; asking is: the much vaunted patrio Americans who have had | szy about the loyalty 'of even if misnamed, hyphe zens?” A high officer in i Guard today stated that & centage of the applicants ments received are men eign birth or men who from foréign parents. are cager to enlist in their adopted country, lives 1t need be, in order oppreseion - will - never lot.” while the majority line Americans are such the. All,ieflnn :::ql du W y with, ¥ W:v want men who Mm; Bdth Captain ‘A H. Company’1 and Captahi’ Low of- Company ‘E, - as’ '-l enmmldoned and no! day in undlng -forth urgent dppeal for more 1 Britain wants“to bé re| 4 the fleld by the best: Natiani unit in the country. Itw with pride to its boys in’ QI\ und to be able to. say New: has given its best and has g willingly. There is no doubt, minds of ‘the officers at fundamental patriotism of ain men. In their opinion f son that they do not enlist because they ‘either. do. . understand conditions or are negligent in respond! of their conscience. Company E is still cruits at the office in the mory. Company I continues men there, but the unigue req office in Central park is att: i siderable attention. It is & f tary tent in charge of a nom: sioned officer with a guard an Here a man, whother he wants § the guard or not, can recefye formation and can also be e men and officers of both ¢ol unite in inviting. young men them at the armory .or at recruiting station that the may be fully explained to th geant . Edward Ogren and- Clarence Callahan have been i of the recruiting station green” all day. Lieut. Rand Officer of the Lieutenant Raymond R. 1 Company I is officer ‘of the armory and everything is p smoothly and with regula. tine. 'Everywheré is a‘ spipit lingness and co-operation o of men and officers. 'Even the § raw recruits, pufting . and ,.p profusly from the ordeals they at the hands of the drill smile and as soon as they.ge breaths return again to their The men all express by their desire to learn the rudiments tactics as. speedily as . possi conseque! here ‘is no First Sergeant James C. Kell .been in charge of drilling the Company B today, assisted non-commissioned officers vates who have had con perience. Sergeant Kdlq_y 18 regular. army man Company E ‘at the o d Mexican trquble lut J L ity was quickly recognized and motion to first sergeant, one | most important positions in (Continued on Niiith P