New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 1

11 t b FRE . %1 - 3 BETTER BUSINESS ‘PRICE THREE CENTS. PASSES HOUSE ON YEA AND NAY VOTE Gniavorabe Report by Majority . of Excise Committes Reject- ed by Large Majority RATIFICATION WILL BE SOUGHT IN TWO YEARS ’/IIMMMBIMW,M&— ure Will Be Referred to Voters— " Senator O’Sullivan Secures Consent for' Investigation of Occupational Diseases in Relation to Compensa~ tion Law. ; ‘Hertford, May $3.—The house of representatives by a yea and nay vote this afternoon adopted a resolution for a eonstitutional prohibition amend- ‘ment. 'The sentiment of the house ‘was tested on the mouon to accept the unfavorable majority report of. the committee. - A roll call showed that ' 382 members were for the report and 143 against it. Thereupon Mr. Bar- ker of Branford, chairman of the ' committee and one of the two signers ‘ot the. ‘favorable ~minority report, moved adoption of . the resolution which proposes state wide prohibition. .\Thln was carried amia much applause. . In the voting on the question of ac- 'cepting the unfavorable majority, Mr. S ley of Cheshire and Geary of Wa- prford, inajority party floor leaders, ‘ voted “no” or against accepting the majority report. Their votes were the occasion of much applause from the members who were in favor of rohibition. {The proposed amendment will be . printed in the session laws and two. ‘s ; years hence'will come up for ratifi- cation by both branchea. If accepted . then it will be passed over to the electors for their approval or disap- proval. The: action of the houss had been NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917—TWELVE PAGES. - 'PRONIBITION BILL (BRITISH ATTACKON |TROOP SHIP SUNK; | FRONT OF 12 MILES| 279 MEN DROWNED Halg Onders Anotber Oflasive [Briish Transport Arcadian Stc- Against ‘Germans on Scarpe | cessfully Attacked by U-Boat 600D PROGRESS REPORTED {WAS OF 8,939 TONNAGE French Also Report Success on Their | Oapt. Harris of Vacuum Reports Lieut, End of Northern Iine and COlatm | Thomas of Gun Crew Died of Ex- Capture of More Prisoners—Mon-| Posure— Word Received From astir S4ll Under Bombardment. Rockingham Survivors. New breaches in the already badly London, May 8.—The British trans- battered German line on the Arras |Port Arcadian was sunk by a subma- battlefleld are being made by 'the |Tine on April 15. It is believed 279 British in a heavy assault launched |TMen were drowned. £ on a twelve-mile front today. | : Striking In twelve miles south The Arcadian, 8,939 tons gross, was Lens on the Acheville-Vimy road, |owned by the Royal Steam Packet General Haig’s troops drove at the |Company of Liverpool and “was bulit Germans all along the line as far [&t Barrow in 1899. She was with- south as Croissolles southeast of |[drawn from the. passenger service Arras. Virtually the whole front of |early in the war and taken over by the attack at the beginning wf the Arras battle on April 9 is now sub- Jflo;t to a vigorous British ‘artillery The attack came at & moment when it seemed as if a deadlock had been established, for a time at ‘least be- cause of the heavy reserves which had been brought up by the Germans and the strong resisting powers' they were - displaying. - Of the initial suc- cess of the renewed offensive, the Brit- ish reports speaks positively, record- ing the capture of a number of strong enemy positions. 5 Unofficial accounts of the fighting specify British progress at several points. From Arleux, captured last ‘week, progress has been made towards Fresney, marking a still deeper thrust into the Oppy positions. ; This operation seems likely to force the speedy evacuation by the Ger- mans of the town of Oppy to which they. have been clinging desperately. The British had already advanced south of it when they captured Ga- vrelle and now are pressing into the north of it at Fresnoy. ‘While not pressing ahead on( any wide front, the French along the Aisne sector and in the Champagne are giving the Germans no rest, em- ploying their jartillery vigorusly and nicking out o section of the enemy line here and there. Last night, in the hills east of Mont Haut where ‘strong German -‘positions recently were taken, an isolated position was ‘| reduced and its garrison of more than oaptured. . A Sunday s bill, introduced by Senator Klett on the day that Gover- nor- Holcomb' vetoed the liberal Sun- ‘‘day bill, was adopted by the senate {'this afternoon. This would permit ‘! amateur sports of all kinds on Sunday in the state. Objection has been made by church organizations to wording of this bill ‘" but Senator Kiett offered an amend- ment Which, in effect, would prohibit the charging of any admission fee or * the g up of any callection from ‘ spectators at any of the games. The ‘ 'measure has gone to the house, where it is believed the sentiment will be favorable to it. “'" “The' bill would legalize recreative sports on Sunday which are not run for profit or commercial ends. To Probe Occupational Diseases. Benator O'Sullivan secured . adop- tlon by the fite of his resolution empowering the public ‘welfare -com- mission, which the governor is to ap- point under provision of the sa-called XKing bill, which came from the Fair- fleld county delegation, to investigate occupational disbases and their rela- tion to the compensation law and to report to the mext assembly. - Senator O’Sulllvan yesterday made an effort to amend the amendments to the compensation: law in certain par- ticulars g upon occupational diseases, but his effort was unavailing as the senate did not want to jeopaz- dize enactment of the amendments to ] =~ the present compensation law which workers in industry were anxious to ave accepted, "The Hartford Central Labor Union by petition protested against legisla- tion which would close saloons during the war. AN" ALIEN ANARCHIST. Arrested in Bristol May Be Sent From Compntry. - Bristol, May 3.—Prosecuting Attor- ney Mather today received word from the United States district attorney. at Hartford that a warrant has been is- sued for.Salvator Shillaci, ¢iting him to appear before the federal court there for interr n, . ‘Shillaci has n id here on a technical charge of breach of the peace. It is understood that the hear- ing is with a view: to deporting him as .-sn alien anarchist, should cause be '» Sound. He was engaged in labor agi- .tation-here when arrested. Man ASK. BETTER TROLLEY SERVICE. Hartford, May 3.—Residents of Fairfield were before the Public Util- itles Commission in ‘behalf of a pe- tition for better trolley service from the Connecticut company in that part of the state. TO STOP RACING IN IRELAND. London, May 3.—In the house = of commons today Henry E. Duke, chief secretary for Ireland announced that the government contemplated action to stop racing in Ireland during the German. counter reports of sctivity which are coming from the Verdun sector and the lines to the southeast of it. There has been considerable patrol fighting in these reglons and ‘active artillery work is in progress east of St. Mihiel. Brazil has drawn one step nearer | to war with Germany and today is one of three countries hovering on the brink of the maelstrom which has conviilsed two-thirds of the world. Norway. and China are the two other countries Which may shortly be added to the ever lengthening list ‘of Ger- many’'s foes. Two events have happened in Bra- zil which may easily form the impe- tus to the last remaining step on the road to war. Dr. Lauro Muller, Bra- rilian foreign miinister, has tendered his resignation on the eve of the day set for Brasillan congress to decide whether the republic shall draw "its sword. Dr. Muller has been persist- ently rgported as, if not actually pro- German, ‘at least a firm opponent of hortilities between Brazil ‘and the Teutonic rempires. His resignation coincldes with an order by President Braz detaining the dismissed ‘Ger- man minister. The order was issued on receipt of news from Berlin that the Brazilian minister in Germany had hecn refused permission to leave the country. The possibility of Norway’s entrance into the ranks of the allles is based on the havoc wrought among the Nor- wegian mercantile marine by German submarines. Norway, prior to the war, fourth among the world's:seafar- ing nations, has suffered so heavily from the .ravages of the U-boats that her shipping is actually threatened with extinction. The bitterness among the Norweglans over German .war methods is growing rapidly and many voices are urging that she could not be worse off as a belligerent and might find coinpensation if peace found her in the lists with the Entente. All reports from China agree that the advocates of ‘war are in a ma- Jority at. present, but the president is still reluctant to take the fateful step. It has been reported that Japan was unwilliug that China should en- tor the struggle but the Japanese foretgn office has officially denied this. 200 men tion in FEurope remains obscure though conflicting reports and the extraordinary efforts of the censor- ship especially in the realms of the Central Powers. The only definite fact in regard to -onditions in Ger- many is that @ political crisis exists and that the antagonism between the pariles has blazed out with violence sincé the beginning of the war, Chan- collor Von Bethmann-‘lollweg is the target for all shafts ont apparently chn rely only on a luke warm support from the German scclalists. There is no light whatever cn the strike sit- uation and no reliable news: of any In the meantime the entire situa- | the British admiralty. American Sailing Vessel Fired, London, May 3.—The Americad sailing vessel Margaret was destroyed off the Irish coast on April 27 by a submarine, being set on fire. . No mention of loss of life is made. . are several sailing vessels of ngme. ¥ Lieut. Thomas Died of Exposure. | London, May b6.—Captain . Harris and eight other survivors of the (merican' tank steamship Vacuum sunk by & German submarine arrived | today at »_suffering severely from exhaustion and exposure. Lieut. Thomas, U. 8. N.,, who was in com- mand of the gun crew on the Vacuum, ‘died of exposure on Sunday morning ‘in the captain’s boat. His body wue that buried at sea. ) Three Drown Off Rockingham. Loddon, May 3.—Three men were drowned by the sinking of the Amer- ican steamer Rockingham by a Ger- man submarine survivors who reached land today report. No word hag been received of the boat conmnln‘b:;s thirteen missing men. There were twelve naval gunners on board. Two Killed Outright. New York, May 3.—Two members of the crew of the American steamer ‘Rockingham were killed When' the ship was torpedoed, accerd- |- ity stockholders of the New York, | ing-to & message received here today by the Garland Steamship corporation from Captain Charles Edwards. The message, dated at London said; “Rockingham torpedoed. Two men killed. One boat missing. Thirteen men not yet landed. (Signed) Ed- wards." » Chief Engineer Yardel is one of the survivors as a cablegram from him ‘was received here today by his broth er. $T0P GUARD RECRUTTING Major Ives Issues Ovders Against Ac- cepting . More ‘Applicants for Home Defense Battalions. Hartford,” May 3.—All recruiting far the active companies of the Con- necticut Home Guard has been or- dered stopped, according to an an- nouncement by Major J. Moss Ives of the state military emergency board to- day. Circulars to the many recruiting offices about the state ordering them to accept nc further enlistments were sent out by the board today. Major Ives said today that special officers to take charge of the enlist- ments’ for the reserve force would be appointed in different sections of the state. , ‘The order to stop recruiting follows ‘Wednesday’'s announcement by the state baard of control that it would honor financial requisition for equip- ment of the Home Guard up to 130 companies of 65 men each. This’ would involve 8,450 men, amount of money not given, but estimated at $400,000 or more. ' KNEW OF WIFE'S DUPLICITY Prof. Vawter Aware of Her Relations ‘With His Victims But Prgmised Not to Interfere. ‘ Christianburg, Va., May 3.—Mrs. Charles E. Vawter, was expected to take the stand in the Montgomery county circuit court here today in the trial of her husband, Prof..Charles E. Vawter, of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, charged with the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr, a young club man, in the Vawter home where he was a guest. Unusual interest attached to her testimony because of letters intro- duced by the state, in one of which Vawter wrote young Heth that he was aware of improper relations between Mrs. Vater and Heth, but that he would not interfere. SCHOONER REPORTED SUNK. | Mystic, Conn., May 3.—Three mast- ed schooner Woodward Abrams has kind from Austria. The Eritish. continuc to make head- way' in ‘Mesopotamia but this is off- set’ by unexplained, reports of a Rus- sian retreat in the Caucasus. If the (Continued on Tenth Page.) been reported sunk by & German sub- marine on her way from Pensacola to Genoa,, Italy. The schooner was owned by Pendleton Bros., up to last Octo- ber when she changed hands. The Abrams was built in Waterloo, Maine, in 1881 and was of 77 tons register. | FOREIGN MINISTER OF BRAZIL QI Dr. Lauro Muller, Considered Pro- German, Leaves Gabinet WAR EXPRCTED T0 FOLLOW President Bras Hears Brazilian Min- {- ister Has Been Detained in Berlin and_Retaliates By Holding Gorman Eavoy to Bresil. A Rio Janeiro, Brasil, May 3$.—Dr. Lauro Muller has tendered President Bras his resignation as foreign min- ister. . The government has réceived infor- mation that the Brazilian minister to Germany has ‘been ordered detained in Berlin and has ordered the deten- tion of Adolf Pauli, German minister to. Brazil, who is on his way to Uru- guay. Dr, Muller has been bitterly crit- icized since the.relations between the repudblic and Germany first became acute on the ground that he was pro- German in his sympathies, He is one of the best known statesmen in South America and has made several visits to the United States. Dr.: Muller was first appointed for- elgn minister in February, 1912. Adolf Pauli, German minister to Brazil, was handed his passports by the Brazilian government on April 18. On, April 29 he handed over the care :n!' German interests to the Dutch min- ister. May Mean Declaration of War. ‘Washington, May 3.—Dr. Lauro Muller’s. resignation as forelgn min- ister of Brazil is construed by some state department officials as forecast- ing Brasil's entry into the war against Germany. - Officlal notification of his withdrawal from the cabinet had not reached the state department or the Brazilian embassy early today but the unofficial report caused little surprise. MINORITY’S SUIT DISMISSED Disgruntled Stockholders of ‘“New Haven” Road Not Permitted to Sue Former Board of Directors. fased & bill in - equity 1:1 - Bartlett and 4&3%13& New Haven and Hartford railroad for permission to bring suit for $102,000,- €00 in the ‘name of the corporation against directors who served from 1904 to 1909 for alleged illegal ex- penditures in acquiring railroads, street railways and shipping enter« prises in New England to stifie compe- tition. The casd was before the court on an amended. bill, the original com- plaint having been dismissed because the plaintiffs did not prove that the corporation’ itself had failed to take action against the directors. In the amended bill the plaintiffs set forth that they had given the corporation an opportunity to act but that it had failed to do so. BREAK IN STOCK MARKET Pessimistic Views of Federal Officials Reganding International Situation Cause Liquidation on Wall Street. New ,York, May, 3,—Stock market prices broke sharply at today’s open- ing. The pessimistic views of officials at Washington regarding international conditions caused general liquidation. Declines of one to three points were registered at the outset by Bethlehem Steel new stock, U. 8. Steel, the shippings, metals, American ‘Woolen, Central Leather and various other issues in the war group. Rails were equally weak, the leaders aver- aging one point declines, Delaware and Hudson showing an extreme loss of 2 5-8 at 112, X Secondary offerings were mostly at lower levels. , < RUSH WORK ON SEIZED SHIPS l Federal Shipping Board Says Seventy- one German and Will Be Repaired in Five Months. ‘Washington, May 3.—Seventy-one German and Austrian merchant ships seized by the government will be re- paired and ready for commission within ' five months unless. concealed damage is discovered, the federal ship- ping board announced today. They will add 535,722 tons merchant marine. Many of the smaller ships can be made ready for service in less than four months and necessary repair work is now being rushed in ship- bullding yards. Austrian Vessels A A A e i ¢ WEATHER. Hartford, May 3—For Hart- ford and vicinity: Fair to- night and Friday. Continued cool with frost tonight. X e ESTABLISHED WANT COAST ARTILLERY AT ONCE Hartford, May 3.—A telegram received at the state National Guard headquarters today from the commander. of the North Atlan- tic naval reserve division inquired how many companies of coast artil- lery were available for immediate seryice. } The reply was thirteen companies of 51 officers and 1,028 men. There are on, duty two companies of four officers and 237 men all in federal service. ; 4 U-BOAT MENACE SERIOUS, NOT NECESSARILY FATAL HOOVER RETURNS T0 [Entente Commissioners Share Our Alarm But Believe to’ Amertca's’ HEAD FOOD CONTROL Death Rate in Belgium and Northern France Increased By the U-Boats. New York, May 3.—The German U-boat menace has made, the food situation in Belgium :and northern France one of extreme gravity, the mortality among adults in the indus- trial districts having muitiplied great- ly during March and April, according to Herbert C. Hoover, who arrived here ‘today on an American ship. Mr. Hoover said he would.go to Washing- ton to take charge of the government’s control program. ‘Like every good American I have come over to do my share,” Mr. Hoover said. *“My new duty is'too big a proposition td discuss at this time.” At the dock Mr, Hoover was met by Baron Cartier, Belgian minister to the United States who said he came from ‘Washington to “express his thanks and reverence”, for the Belgian relief commission’s accomplishments in this country. “The food situation in Belgium and northern .France rejuires every ef- fort we can make”, said' My. Hoover, who does not intend. to. relifiquish s position as head of the Belgian com- ’|' misston? treme gravity on account of the U-boat menace which has increased alarm- ingly during the past eight weeks. Wheat and corn are needed badly, and also pork and beef. ¢ “The commission by March 1 had struggled to its feet again after re- ceiving the knockout blow of the sub- marine decree of February -. Since March 1, we have;lost -five loaded boats, but in March and April.60,000 tons of foodstuffs were landed. But this 60,000 was 220,000 tons less than we actually required. Because of the shortage, the mortality in industrial districts multiplied. At this time we have only thirty boats. We need sev- enty". W GOMPERS UNDER FIRE President of American Federation ' of - Labor Examined in Case of ' Ejght Charged With Fomenting Strikes. 7 New York, May 3.—The cross ex- amination today of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, a witness in the trial Captain Franz -Rintelen of the Ger- man navy and seven others, charged with conspiracy to foment strikes in munitions factories, is expected to bring out further details of conversa- tions he had during 19156 with one of the defendants, Frank Buchanan, then a cpngressman from HNlinois. Yester- day Mr.- Gompers testified that, Bu- chanan sought to induce him to join the movement' to stop the manufac- ture of munitions and their shipment to the Entente allles. -The ' witness said that he told Buchanan that such a course would be/against the interests of .the United States and ‘he warned him to be on his guard against’any policy put forward in the name of labor that was not sanctioned by the { American Federation of Labor in | open . convention. | “Gompers declared that Herman Schulteis and Henry B. Martin, two of the defendants, were known at Washington as ‘‘political strikers.” These two men weré ‘active - with former Representative Buchanan, an- otheér defendant, first president of the Labor’'s National Peace Council, in the work of the council, which, it is alleged, was organized to carry out Rintelen’s schemes with money sup- plied by him. Mr. Gompers said he warned Mr. Buchanan against asso- clating with these two men, as he deemed them enemies of labor. When Buchanan discussed the peace coun- cil with him, Gompers said, he first believed that Buchanan, whom he always considered a *“good, big man,” had been imposed on but that he “began to doubt his sincerity.” Under cross examination by counsel for Schulteis and Martin, Mr. Gompers | conceded that general peace proposals were’ endorsed by labor. . “Labor has consistently advocated universal peace and gemeral interna- tional disarmament,” Mr. Gompers 1 sald, . 3 of | Difficulties Can Be Event- ually Overcome. ‘Washington, May 3.—While mem- bers of the Entente missions share the alarm of American officials at the growing inroads of the - submarine menace they do not regard the situa- tion as in any sense fatal. It means in their apinion, a ' period of great self-denial and further restric- tions, but they do not credit in the least any opinion that it is certain to lead to starvation or the loss of the war. They are counting on. ships, men and money from ' the United States and possible naval and military intervention to outweigh the U-boat terror. Critical as the allied - situation is made to appear, allied diplomats say it is as nothing to the insurperable difficulties of Germany, almost entire- Iy hidden under the censorship, It is quite possible, they say, that Herbert . C. Hoover's figures of eighteen million cattle in the Central empires are correct but a distributian of, these and other supplies.is almost impossible when Germany's military necessities are so seriously ' over- crowding railroads. “At presdnt 1t 18 ‘one of ex- | Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 3.—Eight men are under arrést charge of conspl government of: $200,000 through the’ sale of stolen high grade gold ' ore. The charge of conspiracy to defraud the government, it. was explained by the federal officers, was based on the | fact that the men’s operations placed the government into the position of receiving stolen property. Five of the men were taken into custody last night. Frank Cochran of Victor, Colorado, arrested in San Francisco, is an assiyer and it fs al- leged he obtained the ore from miners in the Cripple Creek district and then sent it to agents who sold it in other cities where there arée mints or assay offices. Several sacks of gold ore were taken from his office in Victor when he was arrested. Joseph Neix, alias Tony Cuasz, was arrested at San Francisco while attempting to dispose jof a large amount of gold bullion at the mint. All those under arrest here denied the charge, and were relegsed on $10,- 000 bail each. . | NEW ENGLAND FACES ! BLOW TO INDUSTRY strict Commercial Activity. Boston; May 3.—A ‘conference ' of business men was held at the Boston Chamber of Commerce bullding today to discuss the proposed increase In freight rates. The meeting was called Dby the transportation committee of the chamber which sent a notice to hundreds of New England firms, say- a general desire, patriotic- ally, to meet;the . present difficult situation but New England pays for long freight hauls and New England rates already have been greatly ad- vanced. There is danger that the range of territory In which New Eag- land can possibly sell goods may de Breatly cut down.” RUSSIA DETERMINED New_Government Sends Note to En- tentc Reaffirming Intention to Wage Vigorous War on Central Powers. | Petrograd, May 3, via London.— | The Russian provisional ‘government !lms sent to the Russian representative {in the Entente allied countries o |note assuring the allies that the !change in government in Russia can- Inot afford a pretext for any slacken- jlng on the part of Russia in the com- mon struggle of all the Entente alifes. today on a’ v to defraud the’| authority as seon as . |COUNTRY POURS FLOOD OF Bl GOLD INTO THE TREASUR Hour Rate of scriptions to “Libel -Loan” at Was inge ALY IS TENDEF $100,000,000 S| Public Agencies Al Over Soon to Be Authorzed a0’ B Applications, Which ml Filed With nnnks—-w\“’ : mission Leaves Today for Country. Washington, May 8.—S8u to the, first $2,000,000,000 bonds of the Liberty loan' ‘ bg4 poured into the treasury tod rate of more ‘than & milli an' hour, while approxima ‘banks in every section of simultaneously were taking tions over ‘their counters. every indication that the hi would be tar oversubscribed. Secretary -McAdoo ' today to the Italian ambassador, 000,000 which the governm cided to adyance Italy to m pressing demands. : ‘The $100,000,000 for ably will simil bringing the total ady thus far up to $400,000,000. lary ' deliversd’ ‘Treasury offici 2 completed” within & few"i tensive program now und ation for utilizing eve; {scriptions and newspapers; stores, express - companzes, and civic organizations, M has- indfcated, also will. re amount of detailed be accomplished. T-Boats Must Be I That the submarine way to combat it by ping freight selection #hd nav operation is the main. British mission it became the i tention § day from different source: was focussed by Proniler. George's statement i pariidin cently that the ne¢d was for {still more ships;. Lord planation hers that destrue outrununing construction; ations' of Secretary Lansi and’ il ] that' the submarine situation Tho "British naval officers it ing to this country hoped. {9y considerable number of to use as submarine chaseps b have been' disappointed ‘Yo, ‘that the few: ' available g here. The British shi howeyer, have found en in the emergency efforts, ping board and ‘the a: many German ships. P; 'roposed curtallment. tial freight now being Europe. would give in for necessary shipping. R THe American governme agreed: not ‘only 'to 'restrict. as the. British already. do, b Pose export restrictions, a by the Bill now pending In Ohe of the greatest unc the situation is a total the number af U-boats building. Freachmién to Lea Members of the French today. on & leave late: ve: special 1§ Chicago, the first-leg of & country which will‘iast days. ‘Public authorities i states through which the pass have' been natified the state department of for ‘the itinerary, but be published in’ advance sake, out of . . A pumber of ission will remaih ; estions ' with ' the ficlale. The French mission wils 1 ol ‘the floor of the house today roars of cheers and cties of * France” from the floor and gal Rene Viviani, head of the m delivered a.stirring speech in and Marshall Joffre, in response great demonstration, said: ¥ “Thank you,” and then, wa: hand above Amerique” him shouted 2 The - Frenchmes. ‘hands With members and a3 sentatiye Jeanette dow ‘her ‘hand. Rankin ioy the line M. Viviani be Sov some of them dmughters o were kissed upon the | shal Joffre. ‘eh