New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1917, Page 1

“ADS" MEAN HERALD BEST OF ALL BUSINESS LOCAL NEWSPAPERS {; ESTABLISHED 1878 S. DESTROYERS ESCORT FRENCH ENVOYS TO PORT ¢ T0 GAIN DESPITE |ONE HOME GUARD CO. < FURY OF GERMANS |secont Wew Brtn commani " Fighing Toer Way I by oy B 0 e in Ofensive to Erase |NOT ENOUGH FURNISHINGS BLAMED FOR HIGH | COMPLETE FAILURE GOST OF GASOLINE i, . g Ts o . Federd] Trade Commission Recon:-| 1100's Oastly Experiences mends Re-Opening of Gov- [CONSCRIPTION'S THE THING ernment’s Anti-'l‘i'ust SUit - |a vora Roberts' Proposat tor Unt- NO REAL COMPETITION KAISER'S FAMILY ATTEMPTS TO " Commission Headed ~ PERSUADE HIM TO QUIT THRONE| Viviani Arrives Safe ELL"]TT RESIENS AS 4 declares that it is able to confirm re- ltfleo:tl;r:ti:: Side ‘ ‘ NEWH AVEN PRESI“ENT ports published in the Spanish nows- | Rome,. via Paris,! April. 24.—The versa] Service Had Been Enforced, ‘We Should Have Becn Saved Enor- papers, that the immediate following ; of the German emperor is exerting «@ Wotan line, : dnto- e R PRISONERS NUMBER 1,000 Paris Reports Repulse of Two Ger- _ man Attacks—Turks Drives From "‘Poqmnna Between Samara ‘and Iz- tabilat by General Maude’s Forces, ‘Which Captures Sixteen Locomotives and 224 Railway Trucks, ‘What apparently is the bitterest fighting of the present Anglo-French ‘offensive is raging today along the the hastily organized position east of Arras to which the ‘Germans retired when the northern end of the Hindenburg line was turned by General Haig. The Ger- mans are putting forth a supreme effort to hold this vital portion of P their defenses, the crumbling of which would expose Douai and Cambrai and bring into’' prospect another great re- treat. The British have driven two wedges the German positions, forming sharp saliants in' the ‘region of the 4 Scarpe river ‘and north of the Ba- paume-Cambrai road. The head of < the first salient has been thrust within Your miles of Vitry, the most impor- tant point on the Wotan line, but the tenacity and power with which the Germans are fighting leaves the issug for a time in'doubt. The semi-open character of the fighting affords little opportunity for the use of the great howitzers, these " *monstrous engines of destruction being best. adapted for the smashing ‘of° defense. The battlo is being moderate compared with the enemy’s. The situation behind ~the German lines, fraught as it is Wwith far more tremendous possibilities than those == presented by any battle, remalns b« dubious and uncertain. The little news that trickles across the German frontier indicates that the authorities have gaiued the upper hand over the strikers the :nluarm:’c the munitions plants and ‘forcing strike leaders into the fighting ranks. It is too early and information 48 too meagre to say Whether these stern measures of repression have definitely .crushed the startling storm .,of discontent which has swept(over the German empire. The only news from Austria in some Qdays is to the effect that the Pan- German leaders have emerged as # etors in the struggle for-contfol of the government. -This news is vague, however, and comes by a roundabout route. _ Reliable information as to ¥t . % conditions in the Dual /Monarchy is absolutely lacking. British Oapture Two Villages, ‘London, April 24—The British gained ground on a wide front last ght south of Bapaume-Cambrai i road. They Teached the St. Quenmtin Wy# canal at one point. Further north, the villages of Beaucamp and Villers- Plouichy were captured. g The positions gained on the French front yesterday says the official state- ment today were maintained and " further progress was made east of Monchy and near Roeux. More than 1,500 prisoners were taken in yes- terday's operations and many more are coming in. French Repulse Counter Attacks. Paris, April 24.—The artillery was very active last night in the vicinity of Hurtebize in the Foulon valley and 4 % ixear Craonne, says today’s official an- tock snouncement. French patrols risongrs. 2 & Two German attacks were repulsed. “ JIn the Champagne there was grenade fgnting. London, April 24.—The Turks - drastic method of} in for 5,000 All Over State. At present only one company of New Britain Home Guards will be fully equipped with uniforms and rifies, the second compamy to be held in reserve until such times when it may be possible to equip the mem- bers fully, it has been announced by Governor Holcomb’s military emer- gency board. This same thing holds true dll over the state. @ ‘When the Home Guard mowement wag first stgrted a HNttle more than a month ago the Military Emergency board decided to emlist 5,000 Home Guardsmen and to equip them. When recruiting had stopped, however, the enlistments totalled about 11,000 men, 6,000 for whom there was no equip- ment. As a result the board has had to go carefully over the list of each town and has selected the number of companies each place is to have fully | equipped at present. The companies that are not equipped at present will be no ' different from the other in their status, the only difference being that they will have to wait for their clothing and rifies, The non-uniformed compantes will continue to meet and drill as usual énd when their equip- ment arrivés they will take thelr place ‘with the others. In order to make the present supply of equip- ment go the rounds the board has had to erder each company cut to sixty- five men and three officers, instead of seventy-five men. iAs a result of the ‘board’s work, the following companies will make up the first line of the Connecticut Home Guard: Hartford county—Hartford, 4; New Britain, 1; Plainville, 1; Bristol, 1; Simsbury, 1; Windsor Locks, 1; South Manchester, 1; total, 10 companies, New London county—New London, 3; Norwich, k county—New Meriden, 2; Wallingford, 13 Hamden, 1; West Haven, 1; East Haven, North Haven, 1; total, 12 companies. Fairfield county—Bridgeport, 8; Stamford, 2; Stretford, 1; Norwalk, 1; Fairfleld, 1; Greenwich, 1; total, 14 companies. 4 Naugatuck valley—Waterbury, 3; Torrington, 2; Amsonia, 2; Seymour, 1; Derby, 1; Shelfon, 1; total, 10 com- ‘panies. Middlesex county—Middletown, 3 Portland; 1; Haddam, 1; E. Haddam, 1; Saybrook, 1; Middlefield, 1 platoon; total, 6 companies and 1 platoon. Summary—Hartford county, 10; New Haven county, 12; New London county, 10; Fairfleld county, 14; Litchfield, etc., 5; Naugatuck valley, 10; Middlesex county, 6, 1 platoon total, 67 companies and 1 platoon; to- ta] number of rifies, 4,060. The report of the emergency board sa; Y‘In making these selections, it is greatly regretted that many excellent companies, already organized and some mustered, must be put into.the resérve without uniforms, arms and | equipment at this time- Comparison | of statements A and B shows, for in- stance. that in Hartford county, New Britain offered two companies, where but one be equipped: Glaston- bury offe: four companies, where it is not possible to equip any; Bristol offered ‘two, where only one can be equipped; Collinsville offered two, which cannot be equipped; Farming- ton, East Hartford, Grandby, Union- ville and West Hartford each offered a company, none of which c¢an be equipped now. So in New' Haven county. the City of New Haven offered ten companies and only six can be fitted out; Meri- den offered four and only two can be equipped; Orange and Miiford each offered one company, and neither can be taken into the first line; along the Long Island shore, Madison offered one -company, which cannot be uni- formed. And in New London county, Nor- wich offered three companies, and oonly two can be taken for the active force; Stonington and Mystic offered three and only two can be taken. In Litchfield county, Torrington offered three companies, and only two Mesopotamia have been driven from ! can be placed in the first line; Water- theilr positions between Samara and the war office announces. The - British, pursuing them, occupied e ira station yesterday, n locomotives and 224 railway Iztabilat, trucks. "Russian Statement. capturing town offered one. which cannot be so accepted. In Fairfield county, Bridgeport and other towns offered 'twenty compan- ies and only fourteen can be armed and equipped. In Middlesex county,. fourteen companies were offered and only six can now be accepted. ‘These statements indicate the gen- Petrograd, April 24, Via London.— | eral condition throughout the state. On the Russo-Galiclan front there|In some have been rifle firing, scouting and | recognizing the patriotic merial operations, says today's state- ,ment, towns generous citizens spirit “of their townsmen who have enlisted and volunteered their services in the On the Rumanian’ front there was|Home Guard, have offered to pay the animated rifle firing in the regions | expense of arming or uniforming some west of Meste Canesce and Fokshani. of the companies already organiged, In the mountains the snow is two and | put which cannot be put into active one—hplt feet deep. ‘| force at this time, if this Board is to the Caucasian front rifie firing | be restrained from incurring the nec- occurred. essary expense: - AMONG OIL COMPANIES Common Ovnership of Stock in Dif- ferent Companics But No Conclu- sive Evidence of Collusion—Modi- fication of Supreme Court Decision chght—flendr)f New Jelscy‘ Com- pany Denies Plice Fixing. ‘Washington, April 24.—Domination of the gasoline industry by Standard Ol interests, the Federal Trade Com- mission reported to the senate today, has been largely responsible for high gasoline prices of the last two years. The réport, written after an ‘ex- austive investigation into the entire roleum industry, declares inter- locking stock ownership prevents ‘any real competition among the various Standard Oil companies and the com- mission recommends legislation to permit reopening of the Oil Trust case to obtain modifications of the supreme court’s dissolution decree. No conclusive evidence was found, it is stated, that collusion exists among the Standard companies in Violation of the decree, but the com- mission’s findings have been trans- mitted to the attorney-general, Pricee are declared to have been raised arbitrarily although natural causes contributed. Pronounced price inequalities were found in different partg of the country. Finds of Commission. The principal findings of th - mission are: s g i That in most marketing territories the Standard companies are dominant. That the Standard Companies have maintained a distribution of territory in marketing gasoline, and that no lllbfl:.n!ial competition in the chief Ppetroleum products exists : Standara Comn':files. B That the absence of competition is due to a community of stock owner- ship. ‘That the facts disclose advances in Prices of gasoline and differences in Price, corresponding to Standard mar- keting territories, which could not be explained except under the conditions charged. ‘That the combination of pipe lines With other branches of the industry ‘has tended to establish and perpetuate monopoly. That thére is no conclusive evidence of collusion among the Standard com- panies in violafion of the dissolution decree. ‘ g Commission’s Recommendations, ' The commission recommended these measures as necessary to remedy con- dition: A law providing for the reopening of anti-trust cases on the application of the attorney-general by a bill' of review for the purpose of obtaining such modifications of decrees as are required by new conditions. Legislation to abolish in certain cases common stock ownership in'cor- porations formerly members of com- binations dissolved under the Sher- man law. Effective limitation of common own- ership of stock in potentially competi- tive corporations by withdrawing the Ppower of voting and control. Legislation, which, while recogniz- ing common ownership would fix uipon such common owners the responsibil- ity for the acts of each of the several subsidiary companies which prevent competition. Segregation of ewnership of pipe lines from the ather branches of th petroleum industry. L Congressional = enactment to fix standards for gasoline. Federal collection and publication of accurate statistics and information concerning the industry. i Conditions in Industry. Conditions in the gasoline industry as uncovered by the investigation are | declared to be: Gasoline marketing is divided into eleven territorial divisions, at least nine of which are said to be under Standard Oil domination. Stockholders of the Standard com- panies to a great degree are the same individuals or interests, with more than half of the stock of the various companies in their hands. Leading officers of the " Standard companies hold considerable stock In two or more companies. Standard Oil refineries produced more than sixty per cent of the gaso- line output in 1915, sold about sixty- five per cent. of the total marketed and held more than seventy per cent. of gasoline stocks. “Correspondence of the' different prices in 1915 with standard market- ing territories,” says the report, “itgelf points to arbitrary price-fixing. But the arbtrary character of the inequal- ities in price is conclusively demon- strated by the facts that as between most of the territories thers were no (Continued on Ninth Page,) .withdrew them from the officers’ elass i of Napoleon. | and said that there had grown up be- | tees of congress. i eign office has notified'the correspon- | their presence. in Germany | 1onger desired, according to the Ex- | mously,” He Tells Press, ‘Washington, April 24.—Lieutenant General Bridges, a member of the British commission, declared today in a talk withi newapaper correspondents that the British democracy had be- comé almost fanatical over universal military service. The volunteer sys- tem under which the empire entered the war General Bridges, said, has cost the lives of the most citizens, crippled industrial mobiliza- tion and immeasurably set back Ehg- land’s efforts in the war. “War,” said General Bridges, “is no longer a war of expeditions, but a case of nation against nation. Men, Wwo- men and children are equally drawn into its vortex, the women and chil- dren being forced into industry and fed on half rations in order to supply the men at the front. It has become an inenensely depocratic business and needs the full effort of every member of the community, directed along the line most necessary to be served.” Geneeral Bridges, while unwilling to be drawn into a discussion of specific American gquestion, talked freely of the difficulties which had beset Eng- land, when, at the beginning of the war, she converted herself from. & peace to 'a war basis and began the immense increase of her army from a small force to one of the largest in iEurope. All Trained Men Sent Over. “The source of our greatest dg— culty,” said Gen. Bridges, “was the sending to Europe of practically our whole trained army -as an expedition- ary force. This robbed us of all train- ing officers for our next armies and it was only through returned wound- ed officers and the withdrawal of others that we were able to build the skeleton for our new forces. At the same time we allowed most of our better class youths, university mep in many cases, to enter the ranks, which and placed that responsibility on far less well equipped persons. The wast-. ge of the best blood of the nation was ‘enormous. “It is my opinion that if it had not {veen for Kitchener's immense per- | sonality we should have had conscrip- tion within a few months. If Lord Roberts’ proposal for universal ser- vice had been enforced, we should have saved enormously. The major- ity of army officers would have done anything to have gotten rid of the volunteer system with which the coun- try was at first saddled. Eight Months to Train Division. Gen. Bridges estimated eight/ months as the necessary time to train a division: Individual recruits, how- ever. may be made fit to go to the front in a short space of eleven weeks, provided they are distributed in por- tions of fifty amongst 200 trained men. War service Is at least five times as valuable training as peace service, he estimated. “Artillery must be in great pre- ponderance before an attack can be initiated,” he continued. ‘“The bay- onet, however, ie till essential to fin- ally rout the enemy from his trenches. 1 should estimate that the present successes on the western front are due to a British preponderance over the German artillery of at least three or four to one. There is absolutely no doubt as. to-the outcome of the war; the only question is to its length.” Gen. Bridges commented briefly on the difficulties of making good fighters | in a democratic nation full of personal ; freedom and lacking military’ experi- ence. The French bourgeois, in the general’s opinion, makes the ideal sol- dier because war has been almost an i institution in his blood since the days Gen- Bridges praised the French army in the highest terms tween France and England, former enemies. a feeling that was more than friendship, and that was almost a love match. Gen. Bridges will consult with all{ American army officers and has a ! mass of detailed information to place | at their disposal. It is possible he may also meet the military commit- INVITED TO GO HOME. London, April 24.—The German for- ents who have remained in Berlin that | is no | change Telegraph correspondent at The Hague. The American news- ! paper men it is added, have there- fore decided to leave for Switzerland or Scandanivia. A A A e WEATHER. Hartford, April 24.-——For valuable | E. J. Pearson Elected to Suc- ceed Him As Head of System. New York, April 24.—The resigha- tion of Howard Elliott, as president of the New Haven road was accepted today at a meeting of the board of directors here. His /retirement be- comes effective on May 1 but he will continue to act in an advisory capacity with the presidents of the various companies comprising the New Haven system. - As Mr. Elliott’s successor the di. rectors elected E. J. Pearson, who, since March 9, 1916, has been vice president of the company, and Mr. Elliott’s general assistant in charge of construction, operation and mainten- ance. . The directors created a committee of intercorporate relations which is to consist of the presidents and vice presidents of the various companies and Mr. Elliott will co-operate with this committee to co-ordinate and bharmonize its activities. Recently Mr. Elliott was selected as a. member of an executive committee of railroad presidents to co-operate with the Council of National defense in placing the country’s transportation lines on a war basis. This is believed to have been one of his reasons for pressure on him to abdicate. The paper says that at a recent meeting of the Hohenzollern family one of them, bolder than the rest, in- timated Emperor Willlam save the situation by foliowing the example of the emperor of Russia. The German monarch is reported to have turned pale and, observing that the | eneral opinion was against him, left the room muttering “We shall see’. The same evening he summonad an- other family council. The chancellor and some of the ministers were pres- ent but whatever passed remains un- known. 4 GIRL LAY SENSELESS IN ROOM FIVE DAYS George H. Reaney Believed He Had Discovered Corpse of Sister. Apparently lifeless, pulse ahd 1espirs ation so.faint as to be undetected ex- ‘ cepting_under the closest professional scrutiny, flesh cold and rigid to the | touch because of partial paralysis while marked digcolorations were clearly noticeable from feet to shoul- ders, the body of Miss Grace E. Rean- ey, aged about thirty-five years, was discovered laying face downward scantily clad in the bedroom of 'her resigning the presidency of the road. It was announced that Mr. Elliott would issué a statement late today. SOLDIER HAS SCARLET FEVER Man Just Discharged From Company 1 Quarantined Here—Military Au- thorities' Notified to Be on Alert. George Carlson of Main street, a former private in Company I, First Connecticut Infantry, discharged “somewhere in Connecticut” for physical disability, is ill at his home with scarlet fever and has been placed under quarantine by orders of the su- perintendent of health, Dr. T. E. Reeks. Inasmuch as the former soldier must have been infected with this disease before he was discharged and parted from his fellow soldiers, Dr. Reeks this morning got into telephone communication with the authorities to advise them of the fact. It is prob- able that all members of Company I who are known to have been in -any way closely associated with! Carlson will be closely observed by attending physicians to prevent any possible spread of the disease. Private Judd of Company I is crit- fcally ill at a hospital with pneumo- nia.” Sengeant Cedric Powers of the same company is recovering from a similar disease at the same hospital. Several other members of Company I are suffering from hard colds and sore throgts. CLARK OPPOSES DRAFT Speaker of House Objects to Pres- ident’s’ Plan and Predicts It Will Never Pass Congroess. Washington, April Clark’ today opposed tihe selective draft and predicted ‘it would never pass congress in addressing a delega- tion from the National Security league. ° Several hundred petitions bearing a million names asking congress to adopt the ddministration plan were laid before the speaker. 24.—Speaker « A¥TO BREAKS BOY’'S LEG. Harry Huberman, Aged 11, Under Wheels By Driver. Harry Huberman, aged about eleven vears, received a fracture of the right leg shortly before noon today when one of the rear -wheels of a delivery Found | automobile operated. by ~Robert J. Driscoll of 705 Stanley St. passed over it while he was playing near his home at 30 Willow street and the automo- bile was heing backed to deliver some grain at the Willow street address. In his report to the authorities, Driscoll says that he saw nothing of the boy when he started to back his machine and believes thut he caught on behind to hook a ride. His atten- tion was called by the ‘screams of agony and he investigated, finding the boy under one of the wheels and re- Hartford and vicinity: air continuéd ool - tonight and ‘Wednesday. leased him. He was transferred to his home and Dr. P. W. Fox called. The fracture was reduced and -other surgical attention given, apartments at 61/ Maia street in i Crowe's block. It is believed that she had been in that conditior and posture from late Wednesday night, when she { was last seen, or Thursday morning, | { city. Reaney, resident of Plainville bt ployed in New Britdin, An'in tion was started at once. Assisted. by neighbors of Miss Rean- ey in the block the brother, by the use of a master key, unjocked the ' front door. All ‘appeared as usual until the bedroom was reached. Then the prostrate body was discovered, clad only in underclothing, in the gloom of the room. Blood on the floor indi- cated an internal hemorrhage. Con- vinced that she was dead, Dr. Harry A. Blcock, in his capacity as medical examiner ,was called. His first hasty examination indicated death. The body was turned over and the faint, almost undetected respirations noted. In the police ambulance, she was rushed to New Britain General hospi- tal, where Dr. Henrv T. Bray took charge of the case. Consciousness has not be:: regained and her condition s reported as extremely grave today with little chance of recovery. “8She is be- lieved to be suffering from an apopletic seizure and internal hemorrhage. Wednesday night,:her birthday an- niversary, she received several callers and showed several birthday wgifts. Mention was made of not having felt well for several days and of suffering a severe headache that night. Much anticipation was expressed over pldan- ning to leave for New York next day on a visit with her sister'and taking in several of the Billy Sunday meet- ings. The discolorations on her body are ‘believed to 'be due to abraisons re- ceived in falling and to incipient gangrene resulting from. the partially- paralyzed body fying in one position for several days. This type of de- composition is frequently noted even in’ bodieés that are alive. The discol- orations have been given ccareful scru- tiny by Dr.- Bray and hospital sur- geons with the theory that her con- dition may be the result of an as- sault. But this ie given little credance because of lack of substantiating evi- dence. Those who visited her Wednesday night again viewed the rooms after the body was found and say that there was no signs of a struggle and that even small articles were undisturbed, a ‘condition that would not have been found had there been an assault. There were no signs of robbery. The police are awaiting information from surgeons before taking up the matter officially. 3 LONDON EXCHANGE TO, CLOSE ON SATURDAYS Members and ,Empl 'Will Devote More Time to Work of National Importance, London, April 24.—Announcement was made today that a committee of members of the stock exchange had decided that the exchange should be closed on Saturdays until farther notice to permit members and em- ployes to take up work of national importance. ! might } | when ‘she was supposed to have left for a visit with a sister in New York Her non arrival there caused comment but no suspicion until the sister mentioned it casuelly in a com- munication to her brother, George H. CROSSED OCEAN O FAST FRENCH Party Was Convoyedl Oveiseks " Warships—American Military Naval Officials and Represental of Statc Department Kxtend come to These Shores—Mays Joffre Among Visitors. : Washington, April 24.—The commission has safely landed in United States. This statemen made early today by the govern: “The department of state is & of the safe arrival of the French missiop. The commission, which® cludes Marshal Joffre and d Premier Viviani, arrived edrly ' morning on board a speedy ship the French line which was conve) #eross the Atlantic. ; “The ship was met off the co American destroyers. and esco rort. /' “The naval and military attache the French embassy at Washing and American military and navaj: ficials with a representative ¢ state department, boarded the vessels and extended a welcom®, America’s shores.” Later. the state department this further statement: “The department is notified . the: French, mission will reach ington tomorrow morning. Th cise time and place of arrival anpounced later. % The ciated Press correspg who *'adcompanied the party * Frange sends the following de from' the port of arrival: “Aw the ship bearing the F {commission came into port Américan warships broke out Fre colors 'from their mast 'heads American bands played the K F national anthem. American French sailors lined the rails of: ships. No salutes were fired, Quictly Leave Parls. o i The special train bearing the sion slipped out of Paris In the & morning observed by a few secrat ®) vice dgents and railway men. The of leaving was known nowhere in vance and when the train stoppgd cities along the way to the pd departure, Marshal Joffre walks and down the station platforn knowledging pleasantly the salutati of the few persons who happ be in the stations. They looked great commander with a peot proaching veneration. When thail pulled away, men stood solemni heads bared until his car pi i view. The Americar flag was here and there along the routs, M recognitton of the party golng America but: because every town village in France both by go request and personal sentim showing the American colors. * The transfer from train to was without event as was the; across the Atlantic. ‘Warship:: passed out &hoead | French steamer into the i which in this case s one haunting places of German -yl rines. 7 : The first night out the ship i convoy made ecighicen kuots ah before the wind, all running witl iights. = After three yoars of: ice, the gelebratec liner wkich B the party is a mixture of former: gance and rough temporary ftting Hef decks and troughs line the promenade deck, powder and are stored in some of the roomy vate cabins fore and aft near the and a half-inch guns. Racks peating rifles are upon every ing; life preservers are piled ha edr the stairways. The same skiy ‘who commanded the liner in'the York-Havre passenger service.st| in command. ;- Part of the guard turned b second night out but the re stayed with the party all the.: over. Once a steamer looked ' the horizon, turned and hurried and later a little Norwegian st was sighted. A three-masted F sailing vessel signalled for news the war and the-flags fluttered ba containing “good news.” Saturday @ English cargo boat set her course 4 though she would run close but wi given a wide road for fear she mighj have beeh a. submarine tender. There was a low barometer some hours of rugged weather ha way - across. Otherwise the da were fine.” The only incident tha ceived a long entry in the ship's was the appearance of a great and yellow meteor toward mids Friday. The great arc left in its (Continued on Eleventh SEGAEE S, 1 | E 2