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

i _GERMAN INVASION OF U. S. ~ IN'A YEAR IF WE FAIL TO © ", USE ALL OUR 'RESOURCES i - -Judge Burpee Gives + Alarming Statement “on Return From Con- ference at Capital .. GOV. HOLCOMB TELLS ’EM TQ BE AMERICANS " German Troops in America Soon Un- Jess We Take Time By the Forelock ; mmwmm Desperate—U. S. Will Pay.Entire War Cost to Allies If Kadser ‘Wins | Hartford, May 4.-—"1‘!“!'\?‘0 got a mighty big job on thely hands”, said Governor Holcomb‘today in speaking ~of the national council of defense, the confererice of which he attended ' in " Washington. “They are working away at preparedness, and everybody knows this country was totally unprepared .for war. It is very serious business. I don't believe one-quarter of the peo- pla of our state know the shape we are’in or what it means to be in war. They have got to wake up. did not meet the b sald he .and French envoys, {;)n the national house of representa~ ves, % . Governor Holcomb sald that at the ‘Monday night meeting there was some /jf:s:dmmmnmm sgministra-: Presldent you couldn’t find a man A ‘was not boost- and behind the administration in this war. administration to help us. ‘'We did not want the federal government to look " &7 after our food supply as we had our - worwdarge preportion of petty change mn food supply committee and we 81a not ask®he federal government to protect us ns we had gone to work .and raised a Home Guard of 5,000 ‘men but we were going to do every “thing we could to help the administra- ,tion within this war, When I got through talking the meeting ad- journed, without any more criticlsm. “I hope this war will not come to | the Imited States, but you-don’t know. '11t may. If we ‘don’t win we will have to pay almost the entire cost of the Furopean war for all the other coun- tries.” ‘7 Sees Invasion By German Troope. Judge Burpee, in referring to the conference, said: “It was pretty well demonstrated {* that unless the United States marshals all her resources, both military and #ndustrial, and does it immediately, “there is a great probablility that we shall see German troops in this coun- try within & year. S “I had never believed,” ' continued Judge Burpee, “thiy to be probable or sven possible, but the facts pre- sented by the government ,officlals gvere convincing and those ‘from the English and French officials visiting this country make it plain that the situation In England and France is desperate both economically and in respect to military matters, Germany has a strong hold ‘on England, gnd if. that cannot be loosened both - coun- tries will be throttled.” . . . Judge Burpee sald that the trip was. ery iuteresting and that government’ officials of ‘this' country, from Presi- dent Wilson down, took great pains.to explain the situation. SEEK HOARDED COINS. clare Them Worthless. Copenhagen, via London, May 4.— The German treasury has been forced ) drestic. measures to_cope With the »-Moarding of small coins by whlehh a as disappeared from circulation. A representative of the treasury has announced in the Reichstag that the government is contemplating re- ofring from currency the present sil- ver and nickel coins, leaving the hoarders only almost worthless metal. The issue of fifty pfennig bills is also being considered.. : A A e T KATISER LIFTS THE LID. Copenhagen, May 4, via London.— TFull newspaper and postal service from Germany was resumed night. This indicates that the nec ; RBpe al_secrecy has Ppasse QUERY HOLLWEG ON HIS. PEAGE VIEWS Conservatives and Socialists Pre- pare Questions for Chancellor UNRASINESS AMONG PROPLE Plans for Plural Franchise, As Basis for Prussian Electorate Reforms, Abandoned in Favor of Substitute Government Favors- Amsterdam, via London, May 4.— A Berlin despatch says that the con- servatives in the Reichstag have of- fered 'the following interpellation to Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg: “The socialist party, demanding peace without annexation or indem- nity, has created uneasiness among the German pedple owing to the lack of a clear pronouncement by, the chancellor on the subject. le such a peace suitsinternal principles, it does not suit the needs of the life of the German people. Is the chan- cellor prepared to declare his attitude " NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MAY ROCKINGHAM HIT AS |GERMANS UNABLETO NOTE TO ALLIE GUNS SEEK U-BOATS Neval Starphooters Had Weap- | Hindenbug " ons Trained for Submarines GERMANS WERE 700 London, May 4.—The admir- with all the fourtcen mem, has been picked up by a British Steamer. ¢ Captain Edwards Believes AH on Board Are Safe, With Exception’ot | TWo Men Killed in Engine Room by . Explosion of Torpedo, {ldverpool, May 4.—Captain Charles Bdwards of the American steamer Rockingham, in an interview with a wcorrespondent of ° the Associated Press, sald he had no doubt that the fourteen occupants of thé missing Rockingham safely 'landed, as the weather had been ‘excellent. This boat contained Third Officer McKenney and.'thirteen American gunners, Captain Edwards said that the sub- marine dived almost as soon as they were. observed and that the ship was torpedoed’ a few minutes iater, while the. guns were trained on the spot ."lllro . Periscopes were expected ‘o “The excellent weather conditions make me certain that the missing | boat is mafe somewhere,” said Cap- Nome of the other parties deciined :‘o support either of these interpella- dropped on scoount - ahte a unt of insuper- the governmeant his apparently in mind now a project for universal, direct Illf;‘llfl with -an - addittonal A 3 n age. The thinks such a reform will probably he acceptable to the lberals Delegates to Socialist Assembly. Copenhagen, May 4, via Léndon.— The German socialists have sent an imposing’ delegation to the interna- Schiedemann and Hbert Mueller rep- resent the party executive and Depu- ties 'David, Noske and Gradnauer the Reichstag deputation: The .amalga- mated labor unions sent two major- ity soclalist representatives, Carl Ru- dolph Legien, president of the Ger- man Federation of Trades Unions, and Deputy Bauer. e seceding; soclalist leader group is represented by the | radicals, Haase, Ledebor and Bern- stein. Consider Beigian Question Settled. Amsterdam, May 4, Via London.— A Berlin despatch says that during a discussion of the Belgian question in the Reichstag main committee the spokesman of the progressive party declared that anneéxation .of Belgium must be regarded as an accomplished fact and discussion concerning it was undesirable, He declared that the existence of Belgium as a semi- sovereign statel would mean a lasting war menace and that complete restor- ation of pre-war conditions would in- volve serious danger. Ai Centerist speaker said the leaders’ of the Flemish people consider that it would us for Belgium to come under the old dynasty. A conserva- ‘tive deputy considered that the whole question was whether the (cost of Flanders was to come under German T0 SEND HOSPITALS ABROAD B America to Deprive German Subma-~ . - rine Comimanders of Opportunity of Shooting at Ships Bearing Woupded, ‘Washington, May 4.—Definite plans have been completed. for sending United States army base hospitals into the fighting ‘front in France. The number of the units, the time of de- parture, the means of troop transpor- tation and their exact destination car not for obvious reasons be disclosed ‘The sending of the American hos- pital units is in accord with the plan to increase hospital facilities behina the front and reduce the number of hospital ships which have become special targets for German subma- rines. CENSORSHIP SECTION BEATEN. House Strikes It From Espionage Bill, 220 to 167, ‘ Washington, May 4.—The house by ! the censorship section espionage bill 33 et of the tain Edwards, who arrived in Liver- pool shortly before noon today with twenty-five men of the crew. “If so, the Rockingham victims are only two, namely, second ‘Engineer Harry Mar- gey and Oller Willlam Winn, .who were both killed in the engine room by the ‘exploglon. We were hit at 2 ):i: ;n.‘on Tuesday, 160 miles from “I was on the bridge at the time," :‘:tn‘ln E:;uds continued, “Five utes ore the torpedoing I noticed, through the haze, twyp .specks on the horizon, one on the port bow and the otheér on the star bow. I immediately called them to the at- tention of the:gunners, who were: at their posts both fore and aft, and they . @nce trained. their guns in the. di- ‘S0 bad it Was Impossib) a to.say whéther they were submarine: or small patrol boats. “While all eyes were straining through ther glasses to penetrate the haze, both the specks disappeared. Then wo knew they were submarines which had been fioating along practi- cally awash.’ “We were already steering a south sea course and the gunners were ready at the sight of any target to turn a murderous fire on the enemy. Nobody sighted anything, however, and sud- denly there came a terrific explosion, the results of which made it impos- sible to bandle the guns. The tor- pedo had’ hit us in the’ engine room on the starboard side. She ' sank quickly by the stern, going down in less than twenty minutes. One of our lifeboats was shattered. The three others were launched safely. “Naturally our great regret is that ‘we did not get an opportunity to use our guns. We had a picked gun crew who had proved their marksmanship repeatedly in practice on the way over. There is no doubt we could have sent both the U-boats straight to Davy Jones' locker if we had been able to 1dentify them through the hase. y ! “The ship's boats kot separated af- ter leaving the scene of the sinking. My boat had Leen in the water six hours when we were picked up.” The accounts of other survivors of the Rockingham agree with that of the captain that the men who were at the :istern gun were unable to use it, as the force of the explosion ripped up the deck plates. All the men were id boats within five minutes, excellent crder being maintained. The crew lost all their effects. . The gun crew on the Rockingham was in charge of Chief Petty Officer Arthur Wood. e Attempt to Escape Unsuccessful. Londonderry, Ireland, May 4.—Cap- tain Charles Edwards of the Ameri- can steamer Rockingham was bare- footed when he arrived. here late Wednesday night, and the thirty-two members of his crew who were with him were scantily clad: They were cared for by the American consul, Captain - Bdwards sald that he sighted two submarines. on Tuesday afternoon at a distance of five miles and made an effort to escape by steer- ing a south sea course. Despite his {efforts a torpedo struck the engine room on the starboad side and killed two men. One of the vessel's four lifeboats was smashed, but the others got clear just before the steamer sank. One of the submarines came close to a lifeboat and asked the destina- tion, cargo and tonnage of the Rock- ingham. Captain Edwards asked the questioner to tow the lifeboats toward land, but the man pretended not to understand, although he spoke good English. He finally refused to give any help, told the refugees that they could get ashore as best they could, ! and the U-boat submerged. Three lifeboats kept together until nightfall, when one got separated. A last | a vote of 220 to 167 today struck out | patrol boat rescued the fifteen in the 1 ‘ (Continued on Tenth Page.) life boat would be|: STEM BRITISH TIDE Line Pierced in Two Places by New Push . o T T British Drive Forward and Hold Gaine Cambrai Road—Ahead of Their Schedules, Balfour Hears. London, Miy 4—The British last night made progress northwest.of St. Quentin and ‘northeast of Harricourt, capturing Malakoff farm, the war of- fice announces. On the Arras front the British have maintained their hold CRAFTY |FIERCER THAN SOMM FIGHT | .on Freshoy and all the positions cap- tured in that neighborhood in yes- terday’s drive. ‘The British were compelled to fall back from the advanced positions cap- tured yesterday in the reighborhood of Cherisy and astride the Arras- Cambrai road, the statement adds. British Headquarters in France, via London, May 4.—The Germans made desperate con! attacks - through- out 'the enf night against the posi- tions won by the British yesterday, but: were everywhere répulsed. - All thirough the brilliant. mooniight and again today, British soldiers were - fighting on a wide front, holding the positions won yesterday in the face of headlong counter attacks of their foes. In some places the fighting ebbed and flowed as in the old days in the Somme campaign. The present fighting, how- ever, 'is more inténse. The latest reports from the battle Zront show that the Hindenburg Hne 'was plercel northwest and south. east of Bullecourt for long distances. The. Germans -bitterly defended these strong ‘points and attempted several times to re-take them, but once the British were in the deep trenches they held dn. 3 The men fought so ' steadily that- there ‘'was no time for food. 'The bat- tieflelds were dry and Justy and water botties had to be replenished time and again, whenever it was possible to do so. Today the sun is shining again with' spring warmth. It rare days -when .al] . ., one of those atyre seems to Y ‘abant ‘the battle , the grim business of war gods on, with dn ever increasing toll of dead and dying. British Ahead of Schedule. ‘Washington, May 4.—The British forces on the western front are two weeks ahead of their attacking sched- ule, according to a cablegyam re- ceived here today by Secretary Bal- four from the foreign offite. The ad- vance has beeh much faster than ex- pected and ‘the losses snialler. The losses were sald to be only one- half as large proportionately as those in the Somme offensive last year. This is attributed by members of the mis- sion to an incomparably better artil- lery preparation and the fact that the men are not allowed to outrun the guns., - Guns Boom Throughout Night. London, May 4.—Throughout the night the guns continued to boom without intermission'on the Arras battlefield, and .frequent = bursts of machine gun and rifie firé told of at- tacks and counter attacks along ‘va- rious parts of the front of the Brit- ish offensive. Reuter’s correspondent at British headquarters telegraphs this morning that apparently - there has been little change since the qffi- clal statement of last evening was is- sued. The British made small but Im-’ portant progress. ; On the river Scarpe the British pushed forward, overcoming the re- sistance of the Germans. They have established thamselves In the sunken road near Pelves mill, which has a dip of nine feet and offers possibilities for offense and defense. % , Frenth Report Progress. Paris, May 4—Further K progress was made by the French last night on the Champagne front, ssys today's officlal announcement. Berlin Admits Loss of Fresnoy. Berlin, May 4, Via London.—British troops vesterday only . succeeded in taking Fresnoy and “small portions of our foremost trenches 'near Bulle- court,” says the officlal statement jasued by the war headquarters staff. The battle against the English, the statement adds, is continuing today. The Germans took ‘more than 1,000 prisoners. . NOT TO DARKEN COAST. ‘Washington, May 4.—The war de- partment reiterated today previous statements that no plan was under contemplation for the darkening at night of exposed towns aldng the At- | . inquiries have | Confiscation” by the Germans lantic coast. Many been received from reports that lights of Atlantic City and other coast re sorts will be extinguished at night. A A e e ¢ ‘WEATHER. 4.—For * Rain Strong Hartford, May Hartford and vicinity: tonight and Saturday. northeast to east winds. | an attack ‘of asphasia 4, 1917.—TWENTY PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1 CAUSE 'OF UPRISING IN RUSSI BRITAIN SPENDS $8,000,000 JOFFRE AND VIVIANI ARRIVE AT CHICAGD British Mission Confers With Embassy Regardmg Ship- ments Abroad, Chicago, May 4.—The French en- voys arrived here at noon. Marshal Joffre and former premier Viviani Wwere greeted with cheers as they aupye’ from the train. Major Gen- eral Barry, commander of the Cen- tral department, U. 8. A, and staff, and Mayor Thompson welcomed the, visitors to. Chicago. i “AWashington, May 4.—The British mission today began wider and more public . conferences with A American officials. Rear Admiral Sir Dudle de Chair conferred with the house naval committee and Foreign Secretary Bal- four conferred with the: council of national ‘defense. Mr. Balfour, after a visit to Secre- tary Lansing, went to a joint meeting of Bitish embassy and mission mem- bers which took up shipping, food and munitions, the. extent and means of American co-operation having ' been outlined. It 1s necessary for the various interests within 6 the British mission to agree among themselves as to' the proportionate share each shall receive. Now that it is known how | much . shipping America can | supply, Mr. Balfour must decide what proportion shall go to food and what to munition: B. V. FARRELL MISSING Plano Slle(d’l;llll Has Been Missing for B . Mysteriously al :ent for over a week from his duties as plano salesman for the C. L, Plerce & Co., from his home at 39 Walnut street and his usual sites of recreation aniong fraternal I'associates, much worriment has arisen concerning the unexplained disappear- ance ‘of Bernard. V.. Farrell, widely known ‘throughout the city and gen- erally popular. ' His employer aad relatives profess to liave no knowledge 2s'to his whereabouts and relative'to his absenting himself from business and fraternal duties without previous announcement. They fear that he imay have met with an accident or foul play while temporarily out of the city. As far as can be ascertained, much mystery and reticence is being manifested ‘relative to his absence, no word has been received from him for over a week nor has any information been received concerning. his where- abouts or cause of leaving the city, It is feared that he may have suffe: and be wander- ing+ abdut somewhere near New Britain. . Farrell has a wide acquaintance, had held'an exceptional reputation as to habits and general behavior and i1s generally well regarded. In the local lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, he has been prominent, being treas- urer of the house committee of the Moose Social club. .There will be a meeting of the house committee of thé club tonight to balance the books so that a permanent, or temporary, successor to Farrell can serve with in- telligence and understanding. - BEHAVE, SAYS TARNOWSKI Warne Austrians, in' American. to Homor ILand Whose Hospitality They. Bnjoy. New York, - May 4.—Count Adma Tarnowski Tarnow, the unreceived Austrian ambassador to the Unitsd States, before sailing today for home jssued farewell greetings to his coun- trymen here and advice to “honar the land ‘whose hospitality they - enjoy and in which they earn their liveli- hood.” RELIEF STEAMER CONFISCATED:. Germans Take Carmetta and Set Crew Adrift Destitute. ' Copenhagen, May 4, via London.— of the Belgian relief steamer Carmetta is re- ported in. a Central news despatch from Copenhagen. A Danish sallor, who was a member of the crew, is au- thority for the report. He says the Gormans ordered the crew to lqave the ship and placed a prize crew on board to take it to a German port. The men in two small boats asked for provisions but the Germans re- fused. After six days of terrible suf- fering the men in one of the boats reached the Norwegian coast. { Plans on Foot to Give An- other Portion, Greater Than First, Within the 'Next Week. ‘Washington, May 4.—Another loar to Great Britain within the next week was forecast by officials here today. The first of $200,000,000 is being spent at the rate of $8,000,000 a day on purchases here and it is desired tc. complete the second loan . before the British . commission leaves, and before the first is entirely used up. 'l‘tr:robcbly will be larger than the Plans for an allied central purchas- ing agency in Washington p: d tcday in’ conference with American officials resulting in a further clarifi- cation of the allies’ needs: It 1is hoped that strong American official bodies may be formed to make the co-operative buyng successful. 2 Sir Eri¢ Drummond and C. F. Dor- /mer, secretary and assistant treasurer to Foreign Minister Balfour, went to Baltimore today to pay the official respects of the British mission to Car- dinal Gibbons. Mr. Balfour had word today from Vice President Marshall that the sen- ate would be happy to receive him formally next Tuesday. It was orig- inally planned for Mr. Balfour to be received tomorrow by both houses and to go to supreme court afterwards. No change is undermouhu to have been made in plans for n by the house. b Early today Mr. Bal’h panied: by Lord Eustace Perey' and Sir Eric Drummond, held a long con- terence with presence of Lord Percy were indications that the shipping problem was. foremost among the sub- Jects discussed. § 3 King Gustave Appoints Hersnan La- gercrantz to Come to America on Stockholm, Via“Jiondon, May 4.— Herman Lagercrantz, ‘Swedish minis- ter to Washington, left Stockhdim last night for the Usited States as special envoy. His appointment {s the consequence of the fear in Sweden that the Unitea States may place an embargo to this country. He comnsented to go to America on the personal . solicitation of King Gustave, whose intimate friend he has been for years. The former min- ister retired from political life some years ago and is now one of the fore- maost business men in Sweden. He is a bank president, head of 'the Swedish export association and presi- dent of four large iron works, M. Lagerchants was reluctant to re- red | enter the political . arena and con- sented only after the king pointed out the extreme gravity of the situation for Sweden. MARRIES SISTER-INLAW - Dr. Herman Strosser Takes As His Bride Sister of Dead Wife at Quiet Ceremony. Dr. Herman = Strosser and Mrs. Muhiker Luhrs were quietly married last evening at the doctor’'s residence, 53 Forest street, by Rev. Frederick C. Wunder, pastor of' 'tl English Lutheran church. ‘The ceremony was | a very quiet one and only jmmediste rélatives were. present. * Mrs. - Strosser was, before her mar- riage last night, Dr. Strosser’s sister- in-law, she having been a sister of Dr. Strosser's first wife. LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED Such Is Beliet of Secretary McAdoo, Bxpressed on Trip to Consult New York Bankers. New York, May 4.—The govern- ments “‘Liberty Loan” of 1917.to . fi- pance the war with Germany was dis- Lansing. The ‘and’ 8ir Eric, Thousands of Sol OF BIG LOAN HERE DAILY| 2nd Workmen Par -and Demand Resig nation of Mflukolf NOT CONSULTED): MES Marchers Carry Red Bonners: Inscription “Down With b ¢+ —Formation of Coalifion ' tachments in front of YWe palace ar the headquarters government,, carrying' ced l!\lefl'bt(onup}dm-unfn‘» the streets ., yesterday. aftern evening, bearing banni “Down ‘With. Milul yesterday was a direct announcement fect that Russia would mot Per effort in the comi against the Central po observe strictly her eng: her allies. ' 4 3 The workmen and soldiei ; that they should havée 3 before this ‘communicatio 8 All . yesterday . no gathered in groups fm ¢ squares, listening to the aof impromptu' orators.’ leaving: the factories in''th paraded .the' strests { mittee of the couneil atts F ing of the council of the government, 3 There = were M. Rodsianko presidont exhorted the people to war until the attainm worthy: of ‘the Ri Radical Press Attae London, May 4.—A P spatch says.that the N organ of the soclalist other extreme left newspapers. ly criticise .Foreign Sec! koff's note to the allies sia’s determnation to vigol the war against Germany. ! will be discussed this ni extraordinary general mesting’ council of seldlers and worki Governzicnt's Unit on Petrograd, 'via London, ] The evening newspapers ¢ the government is united sponsibility for the note i “-lpbei that the government is suy the executive committee of Russlan Commiission 3 , May 3 ‘May 4, 12:25 p. m—A representing the Ru 3 government will leave fyture for. America to American government cerning the . industrial, financial rel ns of the Q) st g i S tained by the Associated a high official source. cussed here today = between 'William |_ C. McAdoo and Wall ‘street bank At noon the cabinet memfer. yas thi guest of a luncheon at the Bankers' club. & The exact amount of subscriptions thus far to the first offering of the “Liberty Loan” could not be an- nounted yet, Mr.' McAdoo said, but he believed it had been over-subseribed. BANK CALL AS OF MAY 1. Washington, May 4.—The comp- troller of the currercy today issued a call for the condition ef. all national banks at the close of business on Tuesday, May 1.