New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1917, Page 1

< all' the meetings 'PRICE THREE CENTS. AUSTRIAN WORKMEN NEW. BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, |CAPT. HARRIS SAFE; TURKS ENTER MUSH * DEMAND PEACE AT | AS RUSSIANS QUIT|LIEUT. THOMAS DEAD "MAY DAY MEETING important Torcis Armenia Town [Master of Work Guses Throughout Dual Monarchy for Discussion of War and Food Questions - NO ANNEXATIONS NO INDEMNITIES ~ ASKED ' ‘Procession of 100,000 in Vienna's ' Streets—Swedish Socialists ‘March and . More Food, Better Liv- “ing Eight-Hour Day, Revision of Constitution and Peace oun Socialists’ Terms. London, May 2.—Work stopped completely throughout Austria-Hun- gary on May day. All the munitions “factories were idle while the workers ' 5 ‘gathered at mass meetings where the ? food question and the need of immed- late peace were the chief topics. Identical resolutions were passed at demanding peac> ‘‘without annexations or indemnities. One resolution glorified the Russian i Tevolution. A procession of 100,000 men and women marched along the . and from there to Proter, Vienna's _great pleasure park, where a fete was held. The despatches says that there was no disorders throughout the day- In Hungary a holiday was ob- served in all towns. The socialist pa- raded in'Budapest, singing labor songs With frequent shouts for peace and bread. i —— \ No Disorder in Budapest. Amsterdam, May 2, via London.— A telegram from Budapest, Hungary, today says: “Yesterday being labor day there . was a cessation of work. All fac- tories and = business establishments ~closed.. No n Appeared. The socialists held a nfih\m- of % meetings which passed appropriate resolutions. There were no disorders.” “Londot, May 3.—A Stockholm: spatch ‘says that the greatest. social-’ ist demonstration ever seen in Scan- “y dinavis was held throughout Sweden » on May day. The demonstration was 77 brought to a peaceful conclusion, al- £ though the result had been antici- pated with anxiéty and nervousness. Great crowds assembled in the streets of Stockholm cerrying banners h inscriptions ' demanding ' more and better conditions of life. ~Hundreds of children with peace ban- * ners participated. Order was main- tained by special police appointed by the workers. The parade was headed by Hjalmar ‘Branting, the Swedish socialist leader; Pleter Troelstra, head of the soclalist ‘International bureau, and Camille ' Huymans, secretary. The procession passed along the main streets, the enormous crowd singing the “Mar- seillaise” and the “Internationale. A mass meeting was held outside . the city where the leading socialists made speeches, ‘stating the demands of the working classes. At sunset thousands of workmen returned to the city but no riots oc- curred. The good order maintained is credited to M. Branting, who prom- jeed the authorities that no disturb- ances would occur- M.’ Branting, .eommenfln‘ on the demonstration sald: ““This M&y day will never be for- gotten, for the overwhelming number of demonstrators indicated the peace- ful attitude of the Swedish working classes and is a strong justification of their demands.” % ~ While no trouble has so far hap- pened the despatches, which were dated early Tuesday = evening, sald ¥ that disturbances were feared in the night. No reports have been recelved from the northern industrial districts where the situation was regarded as grave. At the Stockholm mass meeting. in which 67,000 persons participated, a resolution was adopted declaring that the “Internationale” had been resus- citated and that & durable peace was assured. The resolution concluded M with an endorsement of an eight- & a ‘tour day, revision of the constitution and peace on soclalists’ terms. A Christinia despatch says that the usual May Day demonstrations were Reld all over Norway and that no re- ports of disorders have been received. BABCOCK FOR COUNCIL. g Report Current. That Safety Board o Chairman May Seek Office. “i,The report is current in political circles today that Edward G. Babcock, chairman of the board of public safe- ty, may seek appointment as council- man from the third ward in the event of fiot being named on either the po- lice or fire commissions by Mayor G A. Quigley when these boards are re- organized. Councilman, Gardner C. Weld has resizned his position in order to at- tend the reserve officers’ training camp at- Plattsburg and it is said that Mr. Babcock is seeking the support of the third ward delegation for this appoint- ment. Again in Ottoman Hands Yacoum, Sunk by U-Boat, Fonnd by Patrol Bmt WITHDRAWAL UNEXPLAINED (EIGHTEEN OF CREW LOST Allied and German Artillery Active Between St. Quentin and Lens— Germians Attack French in Aisne Section—Italian Points Raided. Constantinople, May 1, via London, i(May 3.—The evacuation by the Rus- slans of Mush, in Turkish Armenia, is announced' by the war office. The town has been occupied by the Turks.' Retirement of the Russians on the Caucascian front apparently has been. An of Naval Guard Aboard American Steamship Checked Up—Eighteen ! Reach Lénd Safely—Death \ of Gunner? Commander Confirmed. London, May 2.—Nine survivors, in- oluding Captain 8. §. Harris, from the American oil tank steamer Vacuum, which was sunk by a& German sub- marine Satyrday, have been landed. This makes 27 men saved from a total of 45 aboard the vessel. Captain Harris wired to.the ‘offices under way for several days, although.|of the Vacuum company that he, with no announcement to this effect’ has' come from P The official Turkish announcement of Monday said the Russians were withdrawing at various pointa. Mush is an important town 83 miles southeast of Erserum and 40 miles west of Lake Van.- The Russians have been in possession of virtually all of Turkish Armenia since last year, and there has been no indica~ tion of any change in_ the military sit- uation which would cause them to retire. The Russians further south have ‘won a series of striking victories in the last few months. Artillery Exchanges Volleys. London, May 2.—“Both the artil- lery were active during the night at 4 number of points on our front be~ tween St. Quentin and Lens,” says to- day’s official statement regarding op- erations on the Franco-Belgian front. “In the' neighborhood of Fauquissart on the Franco-Belglan front a Ger- man ralding party. was - repulsed. Otherwise nothing special occurred.” says they were partially repulsed by French machine gunfire and gren- ades. In the Champagne the French made progress. Afr Raids tn Northern Adriatic. May 1, via Paris—Reclpro- Rome, cal ulr Faids in the northern Adriatic third mate E. H. Husted of Mount Vernon, N.: Y. a boatswain and six ‘gunners were picked up by e patrol boat and landed. List of Those Known to Be Saved. Liverpool, May 2.—In addition to the naval gunners, Wilson; Lesher and Nickola, the survivors of the Vacuum | who have wurrived here are: Galles, first mate, Boston; John Simp- epn, first assistant engineer, New York; Willlam.Landgring, ship's car- Penter, Newport; August Lotas, quar- termaster, Libau, Russla; Robert Wil- Hams, third assistant engineer, New York; L. Halton, wireless operator, ‘Wisconsin; Willlam Andrews; mess boy, New York, and eight foreigners, including oilers and seamen. ‘The following members of the Vacuum’s crew were lost: Frank J. Yerney, second mate, naturalized Bel- #ian, New York; John Kirk, chief en- Zineer, naturaelized Scot, New York; Francis J. Davison, assistant engineer, naturalized &wed. W.: H. Crane, steward, Brooklyn; Thomas Ellis, mess boy; Albany, N. Y.; S. Michelson, quartermaster; Pedro Villalon, Chi- ean; N. Rios, Ortis R, Tervis, L.’ Vis- tern, W. Garvey, J. Dasalla, firemen; | L. R. Rassmusson, B. Olsen, A. Pas- cula, D. Ethlamilly: ,» seamen; J. Mul- ler, cook,. (may be Joseph Mullen, Brooklyn). Tdeut. Thomas Among Dead. Lieut. Thomas, U. S. N., lost his| life by the sinking of the Vacuum | according to a telegram regeived to- day from Captain Harris by the . in--an ‘official. announce- :Qmmk*-n Congul here, ,Mr. Washing- mn. jately a. squadron.of Italian sea- planes and a section of military airships bombarded with visible effect enemy sheds In the vicinity ™ of Triest and returned to their bases intact. An‘ enemy airship also raided Vallona yesterday, do- ing insignificant damage. There were no victims. Russians Attack Rumania. : Berlin, Via London, May 2— Severe fighting was begun on the Ru- menian front yesterday. The war office annpunces that a Russian attack on the heights north of the Oituz valley was repulsed, and that heavy losses were inflicted by the Germans. FOURTH WAR BUDGET Bonar Law Says Britain Has Loaned 822,000,000 Pounds to Allies and 142,000,000 to Dominjons. London, May = 2.—Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, in his speech introducing the fourth war budget in the house of commons ‘to- day said that since the beginning of the war 822,000,000 pounds sterling had been advanced to Great Britain's allfes and 142,000,000 pounds to her dominions. Mr, Bonar Law sald he had no new | taxes to propose and additional taxes only in three cases. The national debt, Mr. Bonar Law said, stands at 38,854,000,000 pounds, less advances to the .lflel and do- ‘minions. Replying to a question in the house of commons whether he would ask for an American expert to help the foreign office in making the blockade eftective, Lord Robert Cecil, minister of blockade, said today that arrange- ments for the most effective co-opera- tion of the United States "with the allies in the prosecution of the war were proceeding satisfactorily. AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK Rockingham _Destroyed by German submarine and Thirteen Men Are ‘Missing—Thirty-three of Crew Saved London, May 2.—The American | steamer Rockingham has been sunk by a German submarine. Thirteen men are missing. Two boats, containing thirty-three men, were picked up yesterday by & patrol vessel. One boat, containing thirteen men, is missing, - New York, May 2.—The Rocking- ham ecarried forty-nine men, includ- ing many Americans. The crew num- bered thirty-six and the naval con- tingent consisted of a lieutenant and twelve men. THe value of the ship and her canzo was $3,260,000. The vessel was due in Liverpool today. Captain Harris of the Vacuum re- ports that eighteen men of his crew were lost. Eight gunners and eighteen members of the crew were saved. Captain Harris also reports that Frank H. Loree died of exposure aft- er being landed, and that A. Donald, Charles J. Fisher and Charles F. i Luockan were lost. The following naval gunners from the Vacuum have been saved: E. Willlams, John Williams, George W. Parker, Oswald H. Lucké, 'Henry J. Musshorn, Jr. ) 2 The. safe arrival at Liverpool yes- terday of three other gunners from the Vacuum, Frank M. Lasher, John Nicola and George T. ‘Wilson, was reported last night. All of the naval guard on the vessel has now been ac- counted for. —_— ITALIAN COMMISSION. Rome, via London, May %.—An of- ficial annouricement says the' special mission to America will be composed of Prince Udine, eldest son of the Duke of Genoa; Senator Marconi, Marquis Borsu-elll, under secretary for forelgn affairs and deputies Giu- celli and Nitti, both former ministers. ARREST IN TAFT CASE? Capt. Hurley Here For Conference Be- Heved to Be Concerning Murder On * Kensington, Road. Capt. Robert T. Hurley was a visitor in New Britain this morning, leaving for Hartford shortly before noon. lengthy conference was held = with Chief of Police William J. Rawlings and Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam- forth. Concerning rumors that the conference and visit was connected ‘with the Taft murder in March, offi- clals are reticent, although admitting that mention was made of the trag- edy. Similar reticence was main- tained as to whether new clues have' again led the investigation city. to this IRELAND’S OUTL.OOK BAD. Ulster Extremists Reported to Have Swayed Lloyd George. London, May 2.—The parliamentary correspondent of the Daily News says that he hears, depressing accounts of the Irish situation: “The Ulster Extremists,” the writer says, “are sald to have won the day and to have again secured tWe support of the premier to Ulster’s view. On Monday there was apparently a sert of crisis behind the scenes and Sir Edward Carson’s resignation was mooted. The situation was - unfor- tunately eased in the wrong way.” DUTCH SHIPS TURN BACK. The Hague, May 2, via London.— Fourteen Dutch ships which should be granted safe conducts by the Ger- man authorities have returned to Hol- land. Oscar | James | 1917. —.TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 8 HOLLWEG SILENT AMERICA READY TO HURRY ANARMY TO FRENCH FRON EX-MEMBER OF REICHSTAG PUTS GERMANY'’S DEAD\AT 1,300,000 ON PEAGE PLANS TILL LATER HOUR Revelation Postponed Until More Suitable Time and Reichstag Will Not Inter- pellate Him On - Subject Copenhagen, May 2, via London.— The speech which was to have been made in the Reichstag by Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German chancellor on’ peace and international relations has been postponed to & more fitting occasion, according to | word received here. | The situation as reported'in a de- spatch from Berlin apnem to be as follows: YAt a caucus of the mlJorlty social- ists in.the Relchstag, the group that | supports the policy of not embarrass- ing the chaficéllor and' the govern- ment; it was decided to defer an in- terpellation ‘that had been proposed régarding Germany’s ‘peace plans un- til a more suitable occasion. The in- terpellation ‘was. to .have been’ made today. “It js now expected that debate up- on the political situation, together with the chancellor’s .speech, wiil probably be postponed, until the, num mdmg of the fln-noe ‘measure: Accordin; to tha Berliner Tageblaitt, as -quoted in a despatch from The | Hague on Tuesday, - Dr. Von. Beth- mann-Hollweg was to have made & peace offering in the Reichstag on Thursday. = The ‘speech has been | awaited with the greatest interest in view of the recent reports of condi- tiops in Germany, notably internal | 1abor troubles and soclalism and also because of an intimation in one of the ! German newspapers that the modera- tion of the German peace terms “would astonish the world.” | SQUGHT TO EMBROIL U. S. WITH MEXICO Rintclen Expected to Cut Off Mu- nitions to Europe by Plot in America. New York, May 2.—Efforts to em- broil this country with Mexico and Japan so:as to stop the shipment of munitions from the United States to the entente allies was one assertion made by Captain Franz Rintelen of the German navy, according totestl- mony given here today at his trial on a charge of conspiring with seven other men, Aimericans, to. foment strikes in munitfons factories and on docks. The testimony was given by John C. Hammond, an advertising man, who said Rintelen came to him with a plan to carry on a pro-German pub- licity campaign, “I natified Secretary Tumulty and the department of justice when things went this far,” Mr. Hammond said. “I wrote a letter saying that Rintelen had stated to me that he was doing all in his power to embroll this country with Mexico because if this country had war with Mexico it would stop the shipment of munitions to Europe and that it was only a matter of time before German diplomacy would embroil, this country wlth Japan.” Up to this time Mr. Hunmond sald he had spent fivé or ten thousand dollars “legitimate advertising pro- paganda” for Rintelen, OUTRAGE BLAMED ON BAKERS Damage Estimated at More Than $25;- 000 Caused by Explosion at Milling Plant in Chicago. Chicago, May 2.—An explosion, which, in the opinion of the police, may be the outgrowth of the bakers’ strike early today 'did damage esti- mated at more than $25,000 and dis- abled the plant of the B. A. Eckhart Milling company. About thirty men were employed in the building at the time of the explosion but whether there was any loss of life had not been determined early today. A steel tank on the room of the building, which contained 50,000 gal- lons of water, was dislodged by the explosion and fell through the roof, wrecking the engine room. Thou- sands of bushels of grain in an ad- joining structure are said to have been damaszed. Fire did $15,000 damage to plant of the Eckhard concern, the A A e WEATHER. Hartford, May Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thaursday. Con- tinued cool, with frost tonight. P S i) Amsterdam, via London , May 2—One million three/ hundred thousand Germans have perished in the war according to a statement made by Joseph Frederick formerly a conse! Naunna; '{; Herr Naunnan Reichstal rvative member of the lecturjng on the influence of the war on population said: “Until now the war has caused us a loss of 1,- 300,000 dead. This together with the decrease in birth gives a reduction of 3,000,000. The surplus of females has increased from 800000 to far more than )4, 000,000. The nation has bled as never since the Thir- ty Years war.’ The report of the lecture does not state where it was delivered. SUBMARINES SINK 400,000 TONS IN WEEK, LANE SAYS IlARlN& BANDIT ROBS. SLEEPING PASSENGERS Holds 'l‘rainmen ?owerless at the Point of His - " / Sparta, Wl'&. May 2.—A bandit con- cealed in the rear coach. of a train ! on .the Chicago ~and - Northwestern raflroed ' forced: two members of the train crew to stand ‘with their hands .- above . their heads while he rifieq the pockets of the. sleeping passengers, just as the.train pulled into 4he station hefe eurly today. 'Brake-.| man John Hockett, the first member. of the crew to encounter the robber, was confronted with a pistol and | | forced to jump off the rear of the moving train two miles out of Medary but was not seriously injured. After disposing of. Hockett, the bandit re-entered the coach and started a search for the possessions of. those occupying the berths. Dur- ing the operation he was surprised by the Pullman conductor, whom he covered with a revolver, ahd then continued to' search. He. was still ‘busy as the train stopped at Sparta. Conductor W. F. Frenz, in charge of the train, noting the absence of his rear brakeman and Pullman conduct- or from their stations, went to the rear coach to investigate. He also was covered by the revolver. As the train pulled out of the station, the robber jumped from the rear coach and fled. Conductor Frenz stopped the train and notified the police. Sherift Henry with & posse of twelve men started a search for the robber, a good de- scription of whom. was given by the train crew, An hour after the robbery brake- man Hockett limped into Medary badly bruised but not serfously hurt. No ‘estimate of the amount of money the bandit obtained could be : learned. According to the statement of Conductor Frenz none of the pas- sengers was awakened by the bandit. NORWAY’S MERCHANT MARINE IN DANGER 7 Country’s Shipping Will Be Extinct in- Year and Half If Loss Is Maintained. - Christinia, May 2, via London,— Seventy-five Norweglan vessels were sunk by German submarines in {and more than 100 sailors lost lives. If such a monthly loss maintained Norway’s merchant navy would be destroyed in a year and a half, < ] London, May 2.—Aweording to the Central News, the Norwegian foreign office has announced the sinking of the steamers Hectoria and Langland by Gebms.r, submarines. - The crews were saved. 7 PLANES LOST IN APRIL Figures 'fbkcn From British, French and German Statements = Show Heavy Loss Among Airmen. Logdon, May . 2—A . compilation from British, French and German of- | ficlal communiques shows 717 air- ships were shot down on the western front during April. increase over the casualties for any; isimilar period. Secreta.ry of Interior Tells‘ erhors of Ahrming’ Success of U-Boat Cam-j paign to Starve Out Allies. | ‘Washingtop, May 2.—Secretary Lane told the governors at the con- ference here today with the Council of Nationa] Defense on the part state governments will take in the war that the federal government: had heard 400,000 tons of shipping ‘had Pbeen sunk in the last week by German sub- | marines. The destruction, - Secretary TLane said, was not only threatening = the existence of England and ¥rance but | was ‘alarming the Unitea tes. | Study of inventionsto combat the sub- mflm mentace ‘being deligently de whleh were ‘chairmen or bérg of: { state councils ‘of defense, were to be i received during the day by Pre-ldent | Wilson, and to be addressed by Sec- | retaries Baker, Wilson and the’ as- sistant secretary of agriculture. Many questions cameé up for discus- sion, including . ‘mational prohibition during’ the war, the conservation of food and industrial resources, the es- tablishment of larger crop production, the labor supply, particularly for farm work ‘and industrial conditions sflect- ing the output of munitions and other. war supplies. The United States must build ships as rapidly as possible, he told the delegates. “If we don’t fikht the war on the | other side,” he added, “we shall have | to fight it on this side of the Atlantjc. Secretary Lane declared he be- lieved the war would last several years and that every resource of the country must be brought into play to bring it to a successful conclusion. “Many persoris thought,” said Secre- tary Lane,” that all we had to do-was to issue bonds and that Germany would bow her head in submission. | Nothing could -be further from the | truth. We do not know when this ! war will end. It may not be a one |'year war. Personally 1 believe it will' last several years. Herbert C. Hoover has informed this government that Germany has food enough ‘to last two years, perhaps longer. 5 “Germany - has put up the greatest fight of history and she has the ad- vantage of ‘now fighting a defensive warfate. Don't go back home and in- spire your people with the thought that immediate action can bring this war to an immediate end. Your peo- | ple must look to this year’s crop and |cause | next year’s crop and thé next after that. ““We can’t afford to fail in this war, ‘| Every man in 'this country is involved in this work and every man in the country is a soldier. The French hope to down the morale of the German Our concern is to see to it that our own morale riges.” Besides Secretary Lane, the state representatives heard Secretaries Baker and Daniels, Adjutant General McCain and Judge Advocate General Crowder of the army. Later they were recefved by President Wilson. The three secretaries declared the one meed of America and the Mu now is shipa. “This is a war-of« Dflnclplnl and France and Italy -n fighting for the prlnctplee invented,” sald Secretary ne. “The United States now is a mot.har country ‘and our, children are fighting far principles 1aid down ‘in the declaration of independence. It was that’ declaration of independence that meade democracy possible.”? Always, Secretary Lane said, there were disaffection with those .who are directing a war and he urged his : hearers to base their gonclusion on facts and not on rumor. London, May 2.—In the house of commons today Sir Edward Carson, (Continued on Eleventh Page.) ! = Contingent Will Dispatched As As Transports Be Provided NEEDS 508,000 TONS Vice Admiral Chocheprat : Belfef i Victory. tion ol‘.xnflct—nl;lfi'lgfl missioners “ Discredit Run Peace—Confcrence May 3 scription Ages as 21 and Oprosed to Rooscvelt [;!gb-, Washington, May 2.—The " commissioners today held K that the American gov’r e J willing to send troops to Fran of the urgent recommendatio brought to this country+— allies believe they can afford the necessary ships for trai an army and its equipment Atlantic. The administration has d . for the sake of the moral’, America’s actual paxrticip war, a small contingent ward as soon as bl., ernment, however, is * mind £ nearly 500,000 tons of:sh be required for a regul would have to carrying food, It was believed Plfilfl would informally, discuss pl American expedition today. | Viviani, Marshal Joffre lchochtprw{vl the . F whom he 8xpected to I White House. . - Tomorrow. the anch leave, for its tour : of middlewestern cities. ¢ Both tq ”Brm-h and 4 today l;lv\ l%-;-lnr s ! ebflmméa. * Co-oporation of Vice Admiral Chochepu( senting. the ministry of marii French ‘'miission here, declare; statement today he had “every. § to hope that.wa shall suou tablishing “the’, ‘closest" operation between the the Allied navies for the freedom of the seas, the trade and the triumph of His statement sdys: i “The United Statés govern patience exhausted by the i bad faith of the Germans an having done its utmost to tral, 'was in its turn competied the Allfes for the defense of 1 ltberty. “This resolve was recd Frante with immense joy an triotic message delivered -by. . dent Wilson made the etron sible impression upon our fellow & trymen. And so it is tha ! missions -have.been sent to the Allies with the object o‘ ing a basis for the co 5’“ our Jjoint’ efforts. “The ‘United State: of the mast powerful world next to the Bri bound to weigh hecavily ‘in the day when final victory wrung from the foe. e “Your navy, is: equipped, and: I really feef,’ when I chanced to see 2! of its units,' among them ¢} ship Penneylvanie and ' tHo looking destroyers that meet.us ai sea. I'am sure. American navy is ready to uu most advantageous ‘of the alles, now course toward victory, “I have every reason to hiop we shall succeed in establish closest possible co-operation ° the American and allled na assurance of the freedom' of" the protection of trade and\§ of our rights.” Conferences between the of the mission and represen the United States continued. The British mission exp here at least ten days lo: the ' party - will' leave: for and jpossibly a short trip eral experts will remain’ in ton to help work out the ai moq% upon and to refr Staff ot the:British embasuy: was devoted largely to detailei cussion. British See Littlc Hope for P Reports of fresh peace of Berlin brought the statement mission that a series of feelers? expected during the next few mon as an immense amount of quiet effort haa been under way by Te! emiaurlu. especially by Austrians i Berne. But no credence s be . a is' in po renderlnx ‘conquests. This is & great first lord of the admiralty, said there | and west on condifion o{