New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1917, Page 1

= j Aould be retired just at the moment when he was ‘prepared to march out New Britain a{ the head of his quring the greatest and nation haye ever "mission Is Reported—Restrictions us-haem&ynem ] 1 ue { mond wmho-u. 1¢ .was sent | to ‘thea ‘calendar for printing as a de- . bate umthhwrlllookod for. A favorable yeport was made on a . bill prohibiting' the making or stor- age of explosives unless a license is first*obtained from the adjutant gen- eral. The penalty for evasion is a fine of $1,000, Another bill reported for action is that which requires a person. seeking to purchase'a revolver or gun to first secure a‘permit from the chief of police which must be ex- ‘hibited to the dealer in firearmd be- forg a purchase is made. Among favorable reports on bills were these: Increasing thé salary of and superior court judges by °‘g:‘e;:tl to the appropria- heating ‘plant for Aclvltol bulld.m‘s with ‘an appropria- tion of $200,000 'for the improve- ment; mfllofl;ln‘ the .attorney geh- lt::! in various - towns to Drepare clal sgajnst the federal .government 'in behalf of the state for uss of militi& ‘and of state property for m ‘service in event of ‘war; raising a to in- vestigate the' nlblodl £ ‘state control ot all penal institutiorls as a = substi- mlorchqm county “'.lo.{l:. e mhynfli:h.ommowmnnlto 'l qualifications of the comissioner “he ‘may be an sttorney of mature experi- Petrograd, April 4, wvia London, 3:40 p. m.—German troopé . bave forced a crossing of the Stokhod river, in Volhynia, after pressing back the Russians, the war offic¢ announces. Some . of the Russian detachments suffered heavy losses. They had besn defending: munition dumps, and, fipd- ing their po n gerious, they crossed €0 the right bank of theitokhod. , Berlin, Aprfl 4, via Lindon.—Ger- .m-\\ forces yesterday captnnd on ghe i middle . Stokhod river "the Toboly bridgeport held by the Russians on the western bank, according to today's . announcément of the Admiralty staff. ‘f Considetable booty’ Was taken. by ‘the BY Jptain Low, ever a soldier, accepts | Germans, 'umlon of the Amerifan BY BERLIN’S STANI] Washmgwn Smiles at Germany's Promsé Not to Declare War quflsmu:—wm 18 WAR? w Statement Is &Iled to His Amuhn:ndsu- “! am Sorry 'A)neurmt." ‘Washington, Afi‘rfl 4~—When Secre- |, tary Lansing’s gttention was directed today té an apparently inspired state- ment from Berlin that a state of war ‘wauld effect no cl in Germany’s treatment of Americans in Germany he thought a moment, smiled broadly and exclaimed: “I' am sorry to hear that.” ‘Apparently officials think the only change could be one for the better. ‘The only comment on - the further statement that Germany wauld not.i :o to war. with th United” Sintés” tes 'went to war AUSTR[A WILL BREAK WITH U. S. London April 4—A despatch from The Hague to ‘the Exchange ele; lsrgph company received here today says that Austria- %ary ‘will break diplomatic rela- tions with the United States as the result: of strong German pressure. At the confepence, attended by Emperor William /and Emperor Charles and ministers and/ generals of the Central Power, the correspondent says that chief subjecf dealt with was the American situgtion. The conference also is said to have received im- portant déclarations from CountCzernin Von Chude- nitz, the Austro-Hurigarian foreign miinister, op the - ipossibility of an-early peace. Empéror. Charles .'in- tends, it is added, to make a statemient.to ‘the . world ' shorfly to that efiect in the name of the ‘Central pow- ers. o o HOUSE AGREES TO DISCUSS : - RESOLUTION TOMORROW swould make # much |- : L o 'uder for this coyntry. 1t Germany does. not. consider bomb plots in-this \country, the Zimmerman note l-lld her rn!hledl submarine campaign officialg here. are at a. lola to kn what she would do if she actfally declared war In " her t S, ARMED LINERS ARRIVE | St. Paul Had Sixty-onc Passengers, Among Them Four Americans—¥§in- land Carried 18,000 Tons of Cargo. Néw York, April 4.—Word was re- ceived here todgy of the arrival of the American steamship Finland and St. Paul at English ports. Both ships left an American port on March 24. They were armed, In addition to cargo and mail, the 8t. Paul carried §1 passengers, am them four Americans. The Finland carried no .passengers. She had on board 18,000 tons of cargo. Merchant Vessel Off Queenstown in S unning Battle. /8t. John, N, B., April 4.—The sink- ing of a German submarine which at- tacked their ship ninety miles off Queenstown, Ireland, was reported by officérs of a British steamer on ar- vival here today. In a running fight the merchantman scored a direct hit. Officers said the U-boat went to the bottom, with all hands. The steamer was alightly damaged by shell fire. , GERMAN. RFPLY RECEIVED, For dnce, Katser Docs Not Rosort' to Argumcents, Washington, April 4.—Germany’s reply to the American note which 'mlused to accept her interpretation |ot the old Prussian treaties of 1799 ., 1828 because Germany’s l t violationsit. of the - treaties co of iihs alinost no grgument in refu- contentions, but_states that Ge: ny will live up to that part of the mty dealing with Americans in Germany. " ENTENTE LOSSES HEAVY. Berlin, by wireless to Sayyille, April 4.—British and French recon- noitering operations in force on the own |’ Gonvncted of Forgery in In- vestigation of Army Supplies Graft. . Washington, April 4.—By . unani- mous consent. the ho W today to begin discussion Wazr rfi's, lution, tomorrow w Jat Lond’ AR Lot o’clock, No special rule miting lon, it i Ssndon. "l:.ue.' Rt ;‘tfl“ tate will be brought in, and un have resigned after the revelation of a grave scandarl’ connected with ai supplies, according to a despatch the Bxchange - Telegraph comn; from the Hague, which quotes Ger- as its anthority. Ac- cording to the despatch the ministers assisted Dr. Frans, formerly director of the Vienna deposit bank to escape ong | the corisequences of having {llegally sold foodstuffs to the army -at exorbi« tant price. At the trial of Dr. Frang dmmonu were produced which convinced the judge that the ministers had forged 2 papér which was used in the bank- er's behalf. - They were summoned as witnesses and admitted their guilt, later resigning. The ‘affair is said, to have caused a tremendous sensation in Vienna political circles. Copenhagen, via London, April 4.— The war graft trial in Vienna, which has “resilted in the resignations of Minister of War Krobatin, Minister of Justice Schenk and Minister of Finance Spitzmueller, alr¢ady has de- veloped into the most sensational po- litical event in Austria since the out- break of the war. The affair began with charges of wholesale manipula- tions in the purchase of army sup- plies by Dr, Franz, former director of the Viennd deposit bank and one of the chief ‘ purchasing agents of the government. The resignations of the ministers were catised by'the statement of two officers who constituted a court to investigate the charges ‘against Franz. They declared that their signed and sworn report was wrongfully alterad in essential places by three ministers. CEDRIC ARRIVES IN ENGLAND. New York, April 4.—The White Star line steamship Cedric, which sailed from this port with several thousand tons of cargo, has ‘arrived : safely at a British port, officials of | the line announced today,, The Cedric carried no pessengers. NP, A i 4 house will remain in continuous ses- siop until the fesolution'is passed. & ‘house foreign, rs commit- tee today accepted the e's war place of its own and fa- ‘ported "the. lnuon for passage. ? Representative ;s\:amora of Mis- democrat, Mmfiuu Coo; the only members of the committee to, vote against the war resolution. QFFICIAL BRITAIN SILENT i Bonar Law Says Government Has No Right to mm President’s Speech Under Present: Conditions. | London, April 4—Andrew Bonar Law, melnber of the British' war council nnd government spokesman in the House of commons, today stated in the lower house of parljament that until President Wilson’s speech had been discussed by the United States congresa the British .government was satisfled. it would not be rlght to take official flo(lce of it. AMERICAN. BEflmD LOST. ‘Was on English Ship Staniey, Sunk by Submarine. New York, April 4.—One Ameri-. can ‘fireman believed to ‘be Frank Purns of Newport News, was among the seven members of the crew who lost their lives when ‘the British steamship Stanley was sunk by @ German submarine about: 100 rhilés | west of the Irish coast on March ' 21: Fifteen survivors brought here yes- Iterday by the Port Albany, fear that ‘their captaln and eighteen more mén | 1also were lost. The boat they were in drifted away from the boat that'| was picked up by the: Port Albany and has mot been heard ot.' republlu.n, of “Wisconsin ‘were, | As Crusade Agamst Q«Barbaflsm and Says Secunty of Country Demands Ahgnmg Ourselv&s With Entel;te»-No ri “'Wall Street With Bemg Interested in: Securing. Favorable Action-and Talks of Newspaper Intrigue to Brmg Aboflt Administration Leaders i in Sqm Senator Ea Follette, v/ho, yesterda { tion over-until. today, was not : in the ¢ amber | tor Hitchcock got unanimous consgnt to take it Almost every other senator an re preaent when the debate. begfln Hitghcock Opens For War. " In & brief dpening statement, Sen- ator Hitchcock, in. chafge of the res- olution, said present. was a time scussion, “The time for discussion lss passed,” he said, ‘“The .president ' hds . already stated Jmare: elyprb' eflecuyaxy, lnom con- *!Ju reasons which make this | i The ruolu&m : the ipipepiat t < It 1s framed - ed 1t is also unquutlon- ably a déclaration of war. “I am impreéssed with the of the occasion.. Some may with joy &t the prpspect of war.\ To me, it is/depressing and dreadful. The’ rononhm cost which the people m 4 mult bear, and the still m‘terrh‘fl of death stagger my mind. I am sure many other sena- tors feel as I do.” ““We want no more territory,” sald. Senator Hitchcock. “We will demand no indemnity. 'We have no histbric grudge to settle, nor racial antipathy. In this respect we differ from the oth- r countries siready involved in this wful struggle. There is Pan-Slavism against Pan-Germanism. Italy wants back the Trentine, France her lost provin Great Britain has. German comme most. in' stantinople and Germany, beside Hher 0,\ chivgrens )W) place in the sun, wants to-dominate roge. A “We, of all nations, will spend our treasure and our blood and sacrifice our lives without the thought of pos- sibility of gain. We are going to war to vindicate our honor and independ- ence as a great nation and in defense of humanity. Such quarels as we have with Germany . are not of our choos- ing. It was forced upon us, and we did much to avoid it. For mearly three years the president, congress and the American people have hoped to avold it. But one desperate act by the Imperial German government has followed another. ..I do not mean to say Germany has desired war with us; I do not believe that. But the Imper- ial German government has been des- .| perate and 'has - taken desperate chances.” American neutrality, ‘the senator sald, had first been shocked by the in- vasion of Belgium; then the sinking of the Lusitania almost caused - war. He said, however, he did not consid- er that Germany had . violated any pledges she gave after the sinking of the Lusitania, because s pressly reserved the rigl t to rcvoke that pledge. During Senator Hmheock‘l mpéech Senator La Follette was absent most of the: time, .wmm with Senator Gronna and nth.r-, who aré expectéd to oppose the e \ Country Iar War. Senator Hitchcock ' sald he hed hoped armed neutrality would avert war. He had been bitterly opposed to war, he said. Even when he knew the people and a majority of con- gress were for it he besought the ! “We ‘have oni. e Illury training. authority '$o¢ ‘Party he belongs, any. would be pomsible to ask ] or his race. . As Americans; I'am sure, be pre) v to th éxecutive money, the necessary powers rué with energy and driving (@ & gucessful comclusion, Must Have, Lfl\‘mfl and we'must procéed at o possibleito build: aq defend the coum emergency. . We must pra future. and for the supply the -rihy by 'a system “The‘president has said will _Ihvolve - the utmost. co-operation in counctl with the governments now with Germany and, as incl the extension to those gov MAJ. VON HENNERG KILLED. Amsterdam, April 4, via London— A Salzburg despatch to the Berlin Tageblatt announces the death of the Austrian Major General Von Hennerg, who twas Kkilled by an avalanche during.an inspection of the Italian front. president to remain longer, if possible, under the policy of armed neutrality as an expedient for peace. “But,” he continued, “the president had information in his possession which made it impossible. ‘““The country is ready and congress iz ready. 'While the vote has not been . | WRATHER. Hartford, . April 4.—For Hartford and vicinity: Fuir tonight, f by unsettied wenther Thursday. Not . much in temperature. L e T e " 83 fate stoically. "I am a soldier. T Pacjvé served many years and I.know frat & soldier's duty is to ' obey. present main battle front in France have resulted in, -extremely heavy losses, to the Entente troops, accord- ing to today’s army headquarters .statement. In one case .more than 300 British were taken prisoners, and only sixty of the prisoners reached the German lines. the most liberal fingncial order that our resources: possible be added to t only in full agreement 'y cy advised by the pre Paris, April 4, noon.—French . pa- I}trols last night reached the south- ‘r accépt this order as one of ‘the | western outskirts of St. Quentin, the unes of war,” he said: But his|war office announces. Fighting ‘con- ror ® m not one of pleasure; it was | tinued south of the Allette. ' The ution Tt French' rhade further gains east.and on. cnnfihuefl On Tenth P&ge) west of the Somme. (Continued on Fi