New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1917, Page 1

] PALESTINE: BATTLE | ARRESTS ARE MADE| GOAL S NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. SEDITION Signers of Appeal to People Are Cast Into Prison CONSTITUTION 1S~ ANNULLED Guarantees in All Provinves Suspend- ed—Government to “Take Measures for the Preservation of Order”— Labor Unions Close Headquarters. London, March 29.—The official Gasette at Madrid published today a decree suspending constitutional guarantees in all provinces of the kingdom, Reuter’s Madrid correspon- | dent cables. The Spanish government will adopt measures made necessary for the preservation of order in view of an appeal to the people which is charac- | terized @&s seditious, says a Reuter despatch. The signers of the appeal, whose names have not heen disclosed, have been arrested. No information has been received here. early this morning in explana- tion of the suspénsion of the consti- tutional guarantees in Spain. - Trades Unions’ Headquarters Closed. | Madrid, via London, March 29.—The headquarters of the trades unions will be closed today. & Internal disorders and widespread strikes in Spain have been reported at intervals during. the. last year. In December a general strike of twenty- four hours was called by the labor organizations as a protest against the increased price of food. In January rioting and incendiarism at Sar- gossa “were reported. Last summer the rallway employes struck and for a week Spain was under martial law. |PEACE FEDERATION pression on the defenders’ line In the meantime the iron uml-c“-r, «“@le which General Nivelle has throwh. i around the southern half of the great t 8t Gobain plateau is steadily contract- %fllt the French maintain their t rate of advance it can only be 8 matter of a very few days before the entire plateau is in their grasp, re- mpving the last great natural barrier Cambrai line, where allied observers ~had assumed the Germans purpose to their real stand. Military critics in Paris and Lon- j~~! don are reverting to the bellef that *'. the present German retreat is only /.. Part of the plan for a retirement on & tremendous ecale to the Belgian 31-9". In support of this theory it . pointed out that thei. withdrawal from the Noyon and Bapsume salients ‘rapidly foércing the le. German %‘lnw the form of: an immense 3 t .wlo. The upright of this angle . '#uns north and south for 120 miles ¥rom Nieuport on the Belgian coast to Laon. Thorizontal runs for about nce east to the Lorrain 2 into the apex of this angle that German Nivelle is boring ‘his way, threatening to out the forces of the invaders squarely in two. . London, March 29.—The British army in Palestine has defeated a :u‘rm u-my‘o:-l 20,000 men, captur- men, ine & general, the R st 2{The entire divisional staft of the fif- v Turkish division in Palestine, 8. been captured by the British, it : officially. ., " The officlal statements fah troops have advanced for. a distarice of fifteen miles along the e coast of the Mediterranean. cial statement read: yesterday, the com- in Egypt reports that our troops fifteen ‘from Rafa to'the Wari Ghuzzeh, “fivé miles south of Gkza, to cover the stion of s'nm. . On Monday and Yy we were #é ‘tdpon the mavy. 3 to raise $200,000 for g ‘Ten thousand dollars s a ared this morning in the York, newspapers. . The pacifists, especially the won&‘. have stationed missionaries at § army and navy recruiting places, wi FOR ENSIGNS Daniels God-Speeds Class at Au- napolis on Its Way - COUNTRY LOOKS 70 NAVY Urges Graduates Ever to Uphold Prestige of Service and Says No One Knows How Soon They ' Will Be Needed i i Annapolis, March 29.—The class of 188 midshipmen comimissioned at the naval academy today, three months ahead of the time of their regular sraduation, were told by Secretary Daniels that the nation expected them to be ready “for the day that may come—how soon, wha can tell?— When upon your coolness and know- ledge and leadership and ability to shoot straight may depend the fate of a decisive naval engagement.” The 'secretary spoke as the repre- sentative of President Wilson, who had been asked to deliver the gradua- tion address but had found it im- possible to come because of the inter- national situation, “I bring you the greetings of your cammonder-in-chief, wha sends you a message of confidence and bids you God-speed,” sald Mr. Daniels, “His heart is With you today. He does not, however, feel warranted in making any address in the present condition of affairs, even to the graduates of this institution, to whom he would love to unburden himself. World in Vortex of War. 7 “You are to receive your commis- ston in a day when nearly all the world is in the vortex of war and no le can feel that they may not be iwn into it. Your own country 8 ‘a. crisis. In this emergency the president, who has declared his belief that ‘the American navy ought to be incomparably the most adequate navy in the world,’ in the exercise of a dis- cretion vested in him, will commission you three months ahead of the usual period. That fact alone emphasizes the.significance of your early gradua- tion. 'Whatever, in addition-to steps al- ready- taken by placing armed. naval on ‘merchant ships, this coun- dvy may -be .ealled upon to do, its confidence an@ first reliamce will be Fortunately, the country has officers and men not sur- passed in any naval service. To their number we are adding today 183 offi- cers from the naval academy, and we are drawing to its enlisted strength an additional 25,000 from the alert fand resolute youth of the country, who, added to the present personnel, | will give us the finest body of enlisted ‘men and officers that were ever pro- #¥ided to instruct and lead. - “You come into a service with a jorious record, resplendent with no- le traditions. You enter at a tife ‘'When grave responsibility follows days of waiting upon your young shoulders. Today, as not before in a generation, the eves of your country- men are turned in pride as well as in confidence toward the newly com- missioned ensigns.” “Get Yoursclf a Hero.” The secretary said that his advice to every young officer will be “get yourself a naval hero” for emulation during the years of service ahead. He | declared it was by continually asking fist. sentiments and refusing to sign declaration of loyalty to the govern ment. The state legislature has be- fore it a bill which would compel all schoolteachers who are not already citizens of the United States to sign a declaration of loyalty to take out their first citizen papers. Mayor Mitchel has asked that on the /dsy congress convenes the chil- dren;of the city assemble in their 'wchool buildings, salute the flag, sing patriotic songs and adopt resolutions of loyalty. A similar movement is ‘on foot in other cities of the state. 'Thirty-five soldiers from Fort Ham- flton have applied for citizenship. A number of them have been in the army’ for years. JAPANESE WARSHIP St Reported to Have Come Out Second Best in Battle With German Com- merce Raider in Southern Pacific. ' Vancouver, B. C., March 29.—A de- Tokio says that a German raider has sunk a Japanese warship in the southern Pacific. The names of the vessels were not disclosed. Bt was officially announced in Tokio | about two weeks ago that a convert- {ed German cruiser had been sighted in the Indian ocean and was being traced by Japanese and British war- ships after the raider had sunk a Japanese freight ship. Prior to that two Britlsh steamships were report- ed to have been destroyed by an armed wmerchantman off Colombo, 8 {Ceylon. . - ? CHINA RECOGNJZES “Peking, Wedhesday, Chinese goyernment h: the new Govr. ch . 29— X recognized rnment of Russia, himself “What would Farragut do?” that. Admiral Dewey, himself, became the American naval hero who should be emulated betore all others. “The history of Admirel Dewey,” he continued, “furnishes one of the many examples that it is only the man who makes ready in the days of calm’ who is fully ready in the days of storm. Dewey—thanks to him- - self—selected Farragut as his ideal and making ready every day of his career, was collectéd and capablé and cool on the morning he sailed into Manila Bay. He recalled Farragut's ‘damn the torpedo—go ahead.’ “Admiral Dewey had duties at Ma- nila as important after the battle as in that hour under fire. He was fa- millar with the law, and never by ‘word or action usurped the function of the civil government, which mus* always be supreme in international matters as well as in domestic rule. No people need eyer fear military usurpation when administered by =2 naval officer like Dewey, zealous for government by law, with the sword acting ‘only at the direction of the civilian ruler.” ‘There has come, the secretary said, says that |spatch to the Canadian News from |& Dew understanding of the spirit of the navy by the people and like- wise there has come in the navy an appreciation of the spirit of the people. Calling attention to the ever increasing responsibilities of naval officers, he concluded: *“Will the people’s faith in the navy s its protector be justified? Will they safely look to it as the strong right arm of the government without though that a powerful navy en- dangers the supremacy of civilian authority? The answer to that ques- tion is for you and your fellow offi- cers, and those who come after you. ‘Whether your early service is in peace or whether you are called to an early baptism of fire, there will be always the incentive to high courage and to daring If in every emecrgency you ask yourself the question ‘what would | Dewey do?' " CONGRESS T0 HALT Urges Parley With Germany Gon- wring UBoat. Warr OR REFERENDUM T0 PEOPLE Former Secretary of State _Believes Amerion Would Be Tncomsistent ‘I It Went to War Without Resorting Firet to Arbitration. ; Miami, -Fla, -March 29~—Willlam J. Bryan today addressed an appeal \to the senate and house urging that an attempt be made to secure the suspension of Germany’s ' ruthless submarine campaign through the ap- plication of the so-called Bryan Peace plan which provides for an in- vestigation of all disputes by an in- ternational tribunal before resort to war. Mr. Bryan asked that congress also consult the wishes of the people through a referendum if it concludes that nothing but war will satisfy the nation’s honor. Mr. Bryan's, appeal to congress follows: “Bxercising the citizen's right of petition, I appeal to you. The dispute with Germany has passed beyond the domain of diplomacy and some ad- vise settlement by the sword. The metropolitan press, which tried to prevent' the re-election. of the presi- dent and failed, undismayed by ‘a popular verdict of more than one mil- lion, now seeks to lash the country in- to a fury and urges the.government to take part in the European confiict. Bryan’s Three Arguments. “To you and to you only, is given constitutional authority to declare war—war which in this case' may mean the signing of the death. war- rants of thousands, even millions of your countrymen, and the laying 'of grievous burdens upon futuré géner- ations. Before you take this blood up- on your hands consider, I pray you, first, that the wrongs which ’ you would punish, cruel and .unjustifiabk as they are, are not intended primar- ily against this country ‘but are acts of desperation directed . against ‘other nations with which these offenders are at .war. 'Sgcond'that our 'land is not threatened with ':invasion, but that we are asked to go three ‘thou- sand miles for a chance: to fight. Third that we have not the excuse for going to war that the Europeans nations had. They had no machinery for peace; we have a peace plan:of- ttered by: thig nation to the world and { now embodied in thirty treaties- with three-quarters of the population of the globe. - The plan has the endorse- ment of the president, the commen- dation of the senate and the approval of the people at the polls. It provides for investigation of all disputes by an international tribunal before resort to war. Calls Country Inconsistent. “Fortunately these treaties compel us to employ the plan with "Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia be- fore going to war with them. - Ger- many formally approved the plan, al- though no treaty has yet been con- cluded with her. Shall*we repudiate our own plan.the first time¢ we have an opportunity to employ it? If, as the president recently declared, the American people do not want war, is it not worth while to try the peace plan before bringing upon the people the horrors of war? Until an attempt is made and fails, no one is able to say that it would be impossible to secure the suspension of ‘ruthless’ submarine warfare during the investi- gation for which the plan provides, Shall we deny ta ourselves the credit of trying to settle the dispute with the treaty plan? “And, is it not worth while to do our part in trying to avoid injury? ‘Would it not be better, as well as cheaper, for the government to carry on its own vessels such Americans as must go to Europe rather than en- gage in war to vindicate the right of citizens who disregard all risks and ride upon belligerent ships? “Is it not worth while to separate passengers from contraband cargoes, 80 that the captains of passenger ships can give their entire attention to the shfety of the passengers? Our nation is the world’s foremost advocate of peace. 1f we go to war it should be for a cause which history will justify. “If you reach the conclusion that nothing but war will satisfy the na- tion’s honor, is it too much to ask that, by a referendum, you consult the wishes of those who must, in case of war, defend the nation’s honor with their lives? “As one who expects to live up to a citizen’s duties if war cames, I plead with you to use all honorable means to preserve peace before you take the rc- sponsibility of plunging our beloved land into this unprecedented struggle, begun without sufficient cause and conducted by both sides in utter dis- regard of the well settled rights of neutrals.” D e ) WEATHER. Hartford, March 29.—For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday. % COMPANIES E AND I REACH | Government Withh ~ GRAND TOTAL OF 153 MEN AL MILTA MUST TAKE FEDERAL OATH Twenty-four Guardsmen Are Found Ineligible to Coun- try’s Call, Hartford, March 29.—Discovery wis made today that although two reg- iments of Connecticut infantry had been called into federal service - a number of the guardsmen were still serving the state of Connecticut and as members of ite National Guard ‘could not be sent out of the state. These were men who had refused to sign the federal oath under the na- tional detense act of last June. The presence of these men, and there ‘were twenty-four reported today in the First regiment,\ was due to an oversight for Adjutant General Cole #aid strict orders had been issued up- on the return of the troops from the ‘border that these men who had not taken' the oath and -had been mus- tered into federal service must either take the oath or be discharged. ‘The federal physical examination of the men for the present call was be- gun today. Adjutant General Cole sald today that both the First and Second regiments could be outfitted in short order with the supplies now on hand and requisitions of company commanders were being promptly sent to the armorles. UNIFORMS ARE COMIN More Than 100 - Mcmbers . of City Guard Respond to Call For Meet- 8o present, held a meeting last eve- ning in K. of C. hall to perfect the organization of the military company. Great enthusiasm was manifest. It was announced that 125 upiforms for the members would. probably be in this city today as they had been shipped from New York and that a full equipment of rifles. with about 10,000 rounds of ammunition is await- ing distribution to the company. A set of by-laws was adopted which fol- low 'military precedent and officers elected as follows: Major W. W. Bul- len; captain, A. W. Piper; first lieu- tenant, W. O. Cook and tenant, L. T. Shipps. Following the adoption of the by- laws it became apparent that the lack of a military board might handi- cap the election of officers but the confidence of the members in Col. Bullen was soon demonstrated by the passage of a motion to put the entire matter in his hands. He recommend- ed the officers as they were later elect- ed but was first elected major by a standing vote before the company would turn its attention to the minor officers. All of the officers were chos- en unanimously. The ‘non-coms” will be appointed later. George B. Baker was today appoint- ed acting quartermaster and will have charge of the distribution of uni- forms which will-be given out with- in a few days probably from ; Chris- tine’s barber shop on Church street. Definite plans for this move will be made public later. . As soon as possible, probably this week, the company will meet for its first drill. second lleu- CENSUS WORK ENDS Chairman A. F. Corbin Receives In- struction to Finish Work at Bureau Tomorrow Night at 5 o’Clock. Albert F, Corbin, chairman of the local military census committee, re- ceived orders from state headquar- ters in Hartford this morning specify- ing that all reports must be filed be- fore 5 o’clock tomorrow night. ‘This means that all blanks that have been filled out must be filed at the local headquarters - before that time and all workers and enumera- tors who are at present soliciting ad- ditional names must hasten. As soon as the blanks are received at head- quarters they will be forwarded to Hartford and on Saturday the census bureau in City hall will be closed. IN AVIATION RESERVE. Nels J. Nelson and “Dick” Nygren, two well known local airplane pilots, are registered in the United States airplane reserves and' are dally expecting a call to report for orders. ‘“Mr, Nelson has béen working at the Curtls factories all winter gaining a further insight into the manufacturing end of the business, as he is already an expert pilot. ing—W. W. Bullen is Chosen Major. Members of the New Britain City Guard about. 12§ strong with about seventy-five interested individuals al- ] Recruiting in This City Meet- ing With Success—Three Commissioned Officers Are Named. Official morning reports made out at 10'a. m. by Captain A. H. Griswold of Conipany I and Captain E. Ray- mond Low ot Company E, First Con- necticut Infantry, and forwarded to the regimental headquarters at Hart- ford, showed that New Britain’s units total 149 enlisted men and four com- missioned officers. In addition to these enlisted men each company has got several additional recruits who have made applications for enljst- ment, but who have not yet been sworn into tite service. In each company the commanders have ex- amined their men individually and on the floor and from these observa- tions have nominated :non-commis- sloned - officers who will be regularly appointed upon their approval by headquarters. Routine work continues with un- abated interest and enthusiasm at the srmory on Arch street. Captain E. Raymond Low of Company E, re- ported sick with an attack of the grip yesterday, was able to take command of his company again this morning, relieving Lieutenant Ar- thur Johnson, who in turn relieved Lieutenant Raymond R. Rand of Company I as officer of the day. Although several of the boys have visited the post surgeons this morning ‘with minor complaints, the only man who i# at present disabled is Sergeant Brown of Company E. He is at New Britian General . hospital and this morning ‘his condition was reported as greatly improved. £ Drilling Improves Steadily. The drilling of the recruits and the older members is producing gratifying results, and the drill ofMicers are much IN SPAI; [DEWEY HELD UP AS |BRYAN APPEALS 10 |GERMAN PLOTS AGAINST U. 'WORSE THAN PUBLIC KNG A5 SEREPRSY. . ing Information ' garding Schemes Injpre: America APPROPRIATIONS # Urge Universal Military President. ‘Washington, March 29. American public, in a nel has as much information b rectly on the present crisis the United States and Gern cept on German plots against can {nterests, as the govern: it-was asserted definitely garding the .plots, howevel ernment has considerable which so far it has not d to disclose. ‘With the extraordinary congress only four days. off, it known the government 'is knowledge of any further ments in prospect in' the between now and that time. has the government any W of a possible peace mx Germany’s part or that he' Be) sidered . abandoning her ruthlessness or that any o contemplates a step change the situation. + Further steps to éxpedite affecting the national .. were taken today -when and republican house le tentatively to introduce bills which . failed ‘to, ' m action at the last pleased with' the willing "spirit with which the men take holl. There are about a dozem former men .included. in the compantes, and these mén make an excellent nucleus from which to mould first class squads of recruits. Thes2 former army men’ have already began to find their old-time stride, and their ot both | save form as they the, to rush them through the suspensipn. of .. sules 84 .weeks of the { hearings and debate ulate thé senate te Several governmert labor leaders are at wo! of plans to supply adequate intimate knowledge with drills and manuals is of great assistance to the raw recruits who never before han- dled a gun or faced a drill sergeant. Today’s drilling has embodied all the movements up to those of a full com- pany. Among the officers, “non coms” and privates who, because of their skill in military tactics, have been de- tailed today to drill recruit squads were :Lieutenant Ashley. Griffith, Sergeant James Kelly, Sérgeant Smith, ®ergeant Olson, Sergeant Chamber- lain, Sergeant Ogren, Corporal Morey, Corporal Burgess, Corporal Sokovich Corporal Queenin, (Corporal Medeley and others. The ybung men of the armory floor and at all times there sre a number of spectators in the sallery. 135 Soldiers in Service. Captain Griswold’s morning report of Company I was sent to headquar- ters as’ follows: one captain, one lieutenant, one first sergeant, one sypply sergeant, five sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, one mechanic, two buglers, thirty-six privates, twen- ty-nine recruits and seven absentees, total ninety men, aggregate total, ninety-two men including the officers. Company E report, made out by Captain Low, was as follows: one cap- tain, one lieutenant, one first sergeant, one supply sergeant, two sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, one me- chanic, two buglers, twenty-five: pri- vates, fourteen recruits, four, absen- tees, one man sick, total fifty-nine men, ‘aggregate total, including offi- cers, sixty-one men. Among the ‘other men who have applied for enlistment, but who have not been sworn in, are D. H. Reardon and Joseph Crosby in Company I. New System of Enlistment. Today a new system of enlistment became effective. Heretofore the re- cruit applied for enlistment, was ex- amined by deputy post surgeons in this, city, and 'was then sworn in by the commanding officer. Hereafter all recruits will be examined by the regimental surgeon, who is to visit each armory once a day, and then be sworn in by the mustering officer later: The troops were not mustered into the federal service this morning and the officers do not know when they will be, but do not think it will be long before Major Shuttleworth is sent here to give them the oath. As soon as the men are mustered into the federal service they must undergo an additional physical examination. It is expected that edch company will lose a few men on this second examination, but the officers think that the number will be decidedly small, an officer in one company venturing the opinion that he would not lose more than three men. Aside from obvious dis- qualiifications for health men are re- l (Continued on Tenth Page) government service in'ea The American Federatfon of will put-the government in to! skilled workmen; the 'federal employment , service ‘will furn skilled men;.the civil service e sion will supply clerks, and office department Wwill distri vertisements. of the govi needs. 5 oo Four additional regim tional Guard,: being mobiili for service, ;brought the mu men ordered out for, polie: their respective states to 50,0 The navy today gained 183 al e Chairman Chamberlain, of'f ate military committee, withg House engagement for late 10 he would ask President Wilsg address to ccngress next Wi dorse universal military tra preparedness measure of fi tance. 3 President Wilson was said be hopeful that the its organization plans j tha v.ill be no delay in affo} b portunity to make his war situation to a Jjoint’ the senate. No matter how organization is perfe A tration leaders are anxious t} prolonged fight is in prospe scrt of an arrangement be temporary organization to president’s appearance . Wednesday. These offi public opinion will not Y struggle over organization ai mittee patronage at such time. The resolution for congressi tion to comply with the ps recommendations probably considered first in the ho! the senate to take it up 3 The. house foreign affairs, tee now is drafting vario resolutions to meet recommendations. One original house action is "t bility that the resolution wj ar emergency appropriations priation measures must: O the house. The peculiar situation in tH foreign relations .comm Chairman Stone opposed . % which would lead to war and opposition of Senator Hiteh next rfint democratic. me steps fufther than an amend feato, was anothér factor tative plan to have the reso inate in 'the house. o “News Quarantine” Cos Officails of the state dep day confirmed reports that 4 S (Continued on Tenth