New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1917, Page 1

“ Mont Haut. HERALD *ADS” MEAN JBETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. IN HERALDE NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1917. —TWELVE_PAGES. LD BEST OF N EVISPAP ESTABLISHED * HEAVY GUNS BOOMING OFF MASS. COAST, REPORT SENT IN BY THREE CAPE COD GUARD STATIONS NAVY OFFICJALS BELIEVED BATTLE IN PROGRE ‘Provincetown First to Break News After Hearing Fifteen Rounds Fired and Repeated at Expiration of Quarter Hour- No W Received Direct From Any Warship and Mystery Envelops Supposed Clash---Firing Ceases After Thirty Mmutes and No War Vessel is Sighted From Shore- 'FRENCH ADD 30,000 |GROUND T0 DEATH |PERISCOPE OF SUBMARINE GERMANS TO LIST] Bt FEGHT TRAN Extend Battle Line 12 Miles, Killing, Wound- ing and Capturing— More Towns Taken. Paris April 7, Midnight.—The great western battle front was extended for ‘another twelve miles today when the French drove the Germans from all of their first line positions and part of their second line from .Rheims to the Champagne front. The victory was staged dn the ground which saw the great offensive of 1915 and the German loss is estimated at .30,000 killed, wounded and prison The invaders were qxx;;hu.\lv well placed along a serieg of wooded heights, varying in height full mplnfion for it. The French attack, however, was delivered ‘with such skill and vigor that the defend- -the whole line fell into the hands of the French. South of Moronvilliers, ., the impetus of the attack carried them 7 clean through the first line into the second line system, which centered at This summit, 850 feet high, was stormed, In the meantime, on the Solssons- Rheims front the French troops are ‘busy organizing the captured ground won in the first day of the battle and répulsing fierce counter attacks. Over their heads'a stormof artillery fire is preparing the way for another drive against the Germans in the positions to which they retired yesterday. British Take Villers-Guislain, London, April 18, 12:35 p. m.—The British forces have made further progress north of St. Quentin and “have captured the village of Villers- Guislain, according to an official state- ment given out by the war office today, The statement follows: “During the night we made further progress southeast and east of Epehy and this morning captured the village of Villers- Guislain with some prisoners. ‘We also improved our position in the neighborhood of Lagnicourt. “Elsewhere there is nothing to report of special interest. Heavy rain is again falling.” French Capture 14,000 in Champagne. Paris, April 18.—Important progress was made last night by the French in their attack east of Soissons. The war office announces the capture of Chavonne and Chivy. The ®French pushed on north of these points, reaching the vicinity of Braye-en- Laonnois, The Germans made three desperate counter attacks in the Champagne last night. They were checked by the French, who inflicted heavy losses on the attacking troops. Since Mon- dmy the French have captured up- ward of 14,000 unwounded Germans. In the Champagne large numbers of machine guns and trench mortars have been captured and also twelve cannon, including three of large cal- dbre. Left Nothing to Chance. The latest French victory, while on a smaller scale than that of Monday, is an equally important success. Both of the sections attacked had been left alone hitherto on account . of the exceptional natural strength of the German positions. The French contended that an as- sault could only be successfully un- dertaken when overwhelming re- . sources had been accumulated and the general situation was favorable. The general who commands the armies of the right center had jbeen ’ planning the attack for several wreeks and had left nothing to chance. Everything was provided for and the chiefs under him had nothing to do (Continued on Eleventh Page.) NEW BRITAIN GENTER OF CONN. PATRIOTISM “Wake Up, America, Day” to Be Biggest Thing in State. All business in New Britain will be suspended in homage to the flag to- morrow afternoon, the “Wake Up, America, Day” celebration, the only big observance of Patriot’s Day be- tween New York and Boston, will be the biggest of its kind Connecticut has ever seen. The big parade, in which several thousand people will partici- pate, will’ start from Franklin Square at 2:30 o'elochud at 3 oclock there at the First Congregational church. Business in Berlin and Plainville will also be suspended tomorrow after- noon and ‘Bristol will likewise be represented here. That the observance of tomorrow’s half holiday will be gemeral is ex- pected by the general committee. Most of the factories have decided to close down at noon and those who have not so decided, or have not been asked individually, are urged to fall in line and demonstrate their patriot- ism and not to be technical and wait for a personal communication., No plans have been made for factory workers to parade in a body as it is believed that & majority of those who would march are affiliated with vari- ous lodges and will march with them. The stores will also suspend business a 1 o'clock for the rest of the day and the drug stores and other places of business that are open evenings will be closed until 5 o’clock. The various barber shops have also decid- ed to close their business from 2 until § o’clock and saloon owners have likewise agreed to close their places of business from 1:30 to 4:30 o’clock. Mayor Quigley also stated that sev- eral theater managers have agreed to fall in line and will close their theaters tomorrow afternoon. Col. A. L. Thompson is grand marshal of the parade and in a pro- clgmation elsewhere in this paper he makes his announcements. & The parade will start at Franklin Square at about 2:30 o’clock and the line of march will be down Rockwell avenue to Arch street, to Main street, to East Main street, to Spring street, to North street, back down Main to West Main street, to Russell street, and counter march back to the green. Ar- rangements were made this morning whereby at a given signal from the P. & F. Corbin factory whistle all the whistles in New Britain, as well as 'all church bells, will sound a three minute salute to the flag during the exercises on the green. The flag pole was erected today as was the stand for the chorus. At the meeting of Clan Douglas, Order of Scottish Clans, held in the O. U. A. M. hall last evening, it was voted unanimously to take part in the big parade and it was also voted to engage the services of the famous Highland Bagpipe Band of Hartford including the drum major who stands six foot three inches barefoot, and is only about twenty years age. ‘The clan extends a hearty invitation to all residents of Scotch ancestry to Jjoin with them in the parade ever-re- ! membering that “now’s the day and now’s the hour.”” The Fiery Cross will be located at the junction of Main and Franklin Square where the Clans- men and friends will meet promptly iat 1:30. An American flag and white gloves is the necessary regalia which will be furnished by the clan to those joining in the parade. The High school boys have pur- lchued a big flag and dressed in red, white and blue, the following young men will carry the colors: Abel Gross, l (Continued On Tenth Page). <rew .some time Whe Unknown Man Cut in Halves Near Passenger Station “C. E. 0. ON SHIRTBAND Victim Was About 30 Years of Age, ‘Well Dressed and App-rendy Above ' Laborer Class—Possibility of Foul Play Entertained by Police. An unidentified man, well dressed and apparently not of the hoba or laboring type, went to a horrible death ‘beneath the wheels of a “New Haven’’ road train nearly in front of the pas- senger station, just east of the express office, the body being cut in two across the abdomen while his intestines and ‘Pleces of bone and flesh were scattered: along the roadbed for a considerable distance. shortly after midnight today, No one has been located | SEEN BY DESTROYER CREW CONSCRIPTION LOSES GROUND IN CONGRESS House Military Committee Against It By Vote of 12t 8. ‘Washington, April 18.—Opponents of ‘sclective conscription plan got the upper hand in the house mijitary com- mittee. today and voted, twelve to eight, to have the new army bill carry a provision to first try to raise the new force by volunteers. Meanwhile the bill including the conscription provision was approved by the senate military committee, ten to seven. President Wilson went to the capi- tol today for conferences with con- who saw him go to his death or heard | 8ressional leaders on the. administra- screams, the mutilated corpse. discovered by ‘members g! a yard after thé n&clflent. lether he was /killed, by ight or a switching ; known and his presence. in. the.local- ity is a myste: Night Yardmaster Louis Holt infornied’ Sergeant ‘George’ J. Kelly at police . headquarters at 1:30, this morning and Dr. Harry A. Elcock, medical examiner, was noti- fied and gave permission for the re- mova] of the body to the morgue of John A. Andrews & Co. to be pre- pared for burial and held in an at- tempt to make identification. ‘Whether the victim was a local res- 4dent, had his money, cards and other belongings in a grip that has not been located or articles of identification were carried in his trouser pockets and ground into -an unrecognizable mass by the wheels of the train re- mains a mystery. Articles usually carried by even a hobo or persons without money and beating his way are missing. ' Because of the type of the victim and the absence of any- thing to aid in identification there is a theory that there was foul play, rob- bery or murder was the motive and the body was placed on the tracks to cover up the crime. A rigid investi- gation by the authorities will be made, The man was about 30 years of age, apparently an American of Irish de- scent, five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. He has a rather long and thin face, was clean shaven and has a well developed and carefully cared for head of medium brown hair. There are high cheek bones and the teeth .are in excellent condition and show indications of pro- fessional supervision. “C. E, 0.” on Shirtband. His clothing is of unusually high- grade material and of modern cut. The body shows signs of having been well cared for, underclothing is of ex- cellent quality and clean while a white laundered shirt was worn. The shirt is of fifteen and a half size and bears “C. E. 0.” as a laundry mark. A high grade suit of a dark ‘“pepper and salt” type is worn, the socks are of excellent quality and not worn for a great while and the grey cap, con- siderably worn but in good condition, was of more than middle class, when new. The shoes are size eight and a ‘half, tan colored and of material used only in manufacturing the higher grades. There were no signs that the man had used liquor, the facial and other indications being otherwise. It is considered peculiar and, in a way, suspicious that nothing was found in the pockets to-give a clue as to the victim's identity. In one vest pocket was found an unsmoked cigar of a' popular ten-cent brand. Beyond the injuries to the abdomen and left hand, the body was little mu- tilated and identification can be easily made by anyone acquainted with the victim. THE CLARK CASE AGAIN. In the office of the prcbate court of Hartford at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, Judge L. P, Waldo Marvin: presiding, a hearing will be held on the final supplementary accounting of 12. W. Schultz, administrator of th~ estate of the late Bridget Clark. Klett & Alling will represent the adminis- trator. being | tion .umy bill and other measure: The ‘president concentrated his at- mflon t‘w on prompt »leuoq the new arm; L, ‘the rivers. bill containing provisions for ‘neces- sary preparedness work in harbors, and several other measures bearing on the war. The force of the administration will be turned first on passage of the army bill with its selcctive conscription pro- vision in the senate. Once the senate has adopted the bill, administration leaders think it will be easier to get favorable action by the house. Indi- cations today were that many con- gressmen who have been opposing it now are ready to vote for it. The president conferred today with Chairman Simmons of the senate fl- nance committee, Chairman Fitzger- ald of the house appropriations com- mittee and Senators Overman, Owen and Hoke Smith. He asked for the co-operation of all in speedy action of the administration war bills. Mr. Wilson has told leaders of both houses that he will not sign a rivers and harbors bill unless it is without political appropriations and unless it makes provisions for defense harbor works desired by the war department. The senate today planned to take up the administration espionage bill, which the judiciary committee ° re- ported with a number of amendments, including that to diminish restrictions on newspapers. The committee re- tained sections authorizing the closing of mails to anarchistic or treasonable publications and giving the president power to forbid export of nlfl.t(‘rlal! which might reach the enemy. PEACE HELD UP AS ERA OF STARVATION German Government Attempts to ) Scare People Into Continuing War From Sclfish Motive. The Hague, April 17, Via London, April 18.—How urgent is the yearn- ing for peace among the German people and how great is the increased strain just imposed on them in con- sequence of the reduction in the bread ration may be judged from the ex- hibitions and the pictures of woeful alternatives published newspapers on the inauguration of the curtailment of the bread supply. The Courier of Hanover, for ex- ample, Tepresents that a quicker but unsatisfactory peace would lead to a better food supply. The people are told that Great Britain, France, Italy and even the United States are seck- oning Wwith a world famine for the current year, and that-in case of a premature conclusion of peace the demands of these countries for their own needs would prevent the supply- ing of Germany with foreign food- stuffs. N A A WEATHER. 18.—For Prob- and Hartford, April Hartford and vicinity: ably showers tonight Thursday. e in provincial | Expenenced Torpedo Men Report Seeing Projectile Pass Thirty Yards in Front of Smith’s Bows. ‘Washington, April 18.—The peri- scope of a submarine running sub- merged was sighted by the deck offi- cer, quartermaster and deck watch of the destroyer Smith early yesterday morning just before the wake of tor- gedb was seen crossing the destroyer’s ow. This information was contained in radio reports from the commander of the Smiith received today at the navy department. Many officials said this confirmed the report of the presence of a German submarine in American ‘waters. The officer on watch on the Smith reported that the periscope was dis- tinctly visible at a distance of 300 vards from the ship. The quarter- master and the members of the gun crew agreed in this respect. ‘The report from the officer said the Tbriscope Wwassmmaming-on - a course parallel to that of the destroyer. The torpedo crossed ' the bhows of the Smith at a distance of thirty yvards, as 1eported yvesterday, and today’'s state- ment added that all of the men who saw it were experienced torpedo men. British Steamer Chased by TU-Boat. New York, April 18.—A German submarine, disguised as a sailing ship carrying three masts, was sighted by the British steamer Southern Down on April 4, when about 300 miles west of Lisbon, and for two hours the British freighter was chased, escap- ing capture or destruction through her superior speed, according to officers of the Southern Down on arrival of the vessel today at an American port. For some reason unknown to officers of the ship, the submarine did not fire on her. Yesterday, when near the American coast, the officers added, the U. S. Cruiser Birmingham came up, and on signal the Southern Down was stopped. An officer and an armed suard came on board from the Bir- mingham and cstablished the identity of the Southern Down and she was al- lowed to proceed. THE TRUTH COMES 0UT Germany “Freed” Poles for the Sake of Germany and Not for Poland, is Editorial Plaint. Amsterdam, Via London, April 18. —The Rheinisch Westfalische Zeitung complains that the Poles seem to be confusing the word autonomy with the. word independence and are wrongfully claiming that indepen- dence was promised to them last November. The paper points out that Germany only held out the prospect of an autonomous kingdom in the closest union with the Central Powers, It continues: “This union cannot consist in an alliance dissolvable by the Poles them- selves. We must possess military and political guarantees in Poland and must continue to keep the new king- dom in our hands after the war. We did not free the Poles for their own sake but for ours.” SPANISH STEAMER SUNK. Eighteen Dic When Vessel Is At- tacked Without Warning. Madrid, April 18, Via Paris.—The Spanish steamship Tom has been tor- pedoed and sunk without warning. Eighteen lives were lost, It is expected that news of this occurrence will further inflame public feeling in Spain. The Tom, 2,409 owned in Bilbao. Recent despatches from Spain said that much excitement was produced by the torpedoing of the Spanish steamer San Fulgencio. The govern- ment sent an emphatic protest to Ger- many and is reported to have de- manded an indemnity, tons gross, was Precautions Taken to Meet Emergencies Theory That Salvo Was Exchange of By Entente and American Cruisers Slight Consideration as Being Contrar Reason—Heavy Fog Obscures Vlslop- Boston, April 18.—Reports of heavy gunfire at: entrance of Massachusetts Bay sent a thrill along thg today. Three coast guard stations on Cape Cod to the navy yard here that they had counted d repeated guns from the north and northwest of ‘the g the cape. It was believed at the navyard that American ve were engaged with the enemy. Inside the cape a he hung over the waters, but outside the weather was and a gentle breeze was blowing. No warsh'p was by the three stations and after thirty minutes the ceased. LANDERS GIVES UP C. OF C. PRESIDENCY 5 T Asks to Be Relicved Temporarily. Be- cause of Duties in Connection _jvhad«mm At the meeting of the Qirectors of the New 'Britain Chamber of Com- merce yesterday afternoon, President George M: Landers asked to be re- lieved of the duties of the présidncy, temporarily, on account of the heavy | stress of duties occasioned by his appointment by Governor Holcomb as a member of Connecticut' Food Committee, During his absence, Vice President 'Charles J. White will act as president- Since assuming the cduties of the committee, Mr. Landers has been kept very busy, meeting every day with the other members is Hartford in an effort to complete the task that confront them. The directors authorized the ap- pointment of a committee to formu- late plans for the assistance of aliens who desire naturalization papers. The room of the chamber will probably bo open several evenings a week and an attendant will be on hand to fur- nish blanks and information. The clerk of the Federal court has agreed to hold a session in the evening so that local aliens may not lose any of their time from their employment. Plans for the proposed- home and school gardens in this city, and the committee to handle the matter wiil rrobably be announced Friday. The work in this city will be conducted by- this committee and the State Agri- cyltural college, under the direction of the state food committee. A su- pervisor will be employed to teach gardening. BRAZILIANS MOB GERMANS e Mob Storms 272. Houses in Porto Alegre, Tears Down German Flags and Posts Caricature of Kaiser. Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 17.—A mob attacked 272 German houses to- night, tore down German flags and smashed the windows. Afterwards caricatures of the German emperor were nailed to the walls, Porto Algere is one of the principal cities of Brazil and is known as the capital of the south. It is a modern city with a population of about 130,000. EXPLOSION KILLS FIREMEN Battalion Chief and Two Others Die and Eight Injured When Ammonia Tank Blows Tp in Troy. Troy, N. Y. April 18.—Battalion Chief Bailey' and two other firemen were killed and eight others, in- cluding Chief Patrick Byron, were seriously injured early today by the explosion of an ammonia tank during a fire in the Mohican Grocery com- pany’s building. The fire caused al loss estimated at $50,000. Are FAVOR CITY AMENDMENTS. The legislative committee on cities and boroughs today presented to the legislature a.favorable report on the New Britain charter amendments. Tt was suggested that sh Allies which are constantly duty might have come up with_ ly warships and salutes exchs However, naval men could not i stand warships on active duty ing their location ‘through naj quette. They believed that no saluting unless pre- ! of which there was no knof the navy yard. tion of the firing awaite war vessels in the vicinity. steps were taken to meet l!!y'.s gencies. The first report reached Lle Blakesle, in charge of the radi district that includes all ' thi England coast, from naval st; 32 at- Provincetown just cape. It read: ““At 9:15 a. m. in direction nn by north, fifteen guns heapd i ¢ succession. After an in teen minutes fifteen more gum heard.” The navy yard-had no informi except that reccived from the guard stations. Newspaper spondents on the cape said repo gun fire were current, but all of { were traced to the messuges recy at the navy yard. No citizens Highland light or other points could be found who heard However, the reports were tal seriously at the navy yard wi feeling was there had been off the coast. Heard in Provi Provincetown, Mass., Api Heavy firing was heard off th Cape Cod today. The régul the shots led to the sug there might have been an of salutes by naval vessels alt! was stated that vessels on actl duty are not permitted this to their positions. ‘Washington. Receives Washington, April 18,.—A | from a Cape Cod coast guard sts forwarded to the navy by. the naval district commandant was heavy firing this morning north of the staiion. Heavy: were heard in rapid successiow.® explanation of the firing was o able when the report was Three coast guard stations Cape Cod region joined in the saying the firing was heard at o'clock this morning. All a sound indicated the use of heavy. fired in rapid succession. COUNT TISZA RESI6 Budapest Socialist Paper Resignation of 3 Urban and Bacrnreithes ‘Also London, April 18.—An Amsf despateh to the Central ‘News that the Budapest socialist paper weszavk announces the resignationi Count Tisza, the Hungarlan. p Amsterdam, via London, Api 9:30 a. m:—The Vienna new announce that Dr- Urban, minis commerce, and Dr. Baerni minister without portfolio, have signed. Despatches from ‘G connect these resignations witl convocation of the Austrian ment next month, which they considered .in German cir opportune in view of politis abroad. cpo -~