New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1917, Page 1

fe. "» érmmn ) Asn cmr NEW YORKERS TURN [SALOONS T CLO !loud s Agfiqulmnl hrny - at Work#o Raise Food on Municipal Farm PRODUCT WOULD BE SOLD T0 CONSUMERS AT COST waquwmmxm " Week to Act on Levying Extra Tex " ‘Realizing that the coi g.mnm-afld.u e} ‘lfl-mm EYES Tl] BRITISH Reception by Metropolis JOFFRE GOES TO NEWBURGH French Marshal Visits Quarter Oc- cupled by Washington—Next Stop in Triumphal Journey. Will Be at “Athens of Amestcn.” New York, May 11.—The third e Viviani and the other dhflnxullhll membaers of the French war commis- slon saw no diminution in the warmth of the welcome extended to the visia 578 by the people of New York- Mars shal Joffre, early today, went to Ne tes. . The British commission, headed by Arthur J. Balfour, the British for- eign secretary ,arrived in the city few days to begin its conferences with the authorities there. Members of the French mission will ', Washington, May 11.—Weary after weeks of almost constant con- ces with American ofiicials over ’U ted States’ part in the world pflict, c British mission left today N w York for a period of relax- to Washington Sunday !MP oonferences with American of- .| actals, though most of their work here providing the deficiency is by:the elimination of waste - and -actual: and rigorous self-sacrifice on the part of the American people. ‘“sfhus by the exercise of 'patriotic. self-restraint and a judicious selec- tion of only the most plentiful foods for use, every American man, woran - amd child can do his or-her bit to aid America and its allies in this hour.of asy. ¥ "save & Pound a Week “We are a nation of 103,860,000 persons, of upwards of twenty mil- MHen familiess If each family will reduce its consumption of bood by but a pound a week.there can -be added to the food supply of Europe fen ghousand tons ‘of-foodstuffs a Wweek, or over oneé llll million tons & 'year. . “Such a saving represents but a small part of that which may daily ‘e made by the Ametican people, and i e which it will be necessiry for them to make in order to bring the war to § fl ain garly * sucbensfisl * conclusion. E £ “Not only must the most rigid econ- be practiced, in_ thqir production must be ' ¢ ikde av "x‘herefore, I deem it my further iduty to advise the 'citizens of this community to make extraordinary ef- forts to increase.the cultivation °of foodstuffs, . and for this purpose to utilize all labor that can be spared sfrom other occupations, and all cul- ‘fivatable land that is now idle. The _Imbor and ground ordinarily given up, stc tinued on Ninth Page.) mitsion plans to visit the ‘Boston Buried in 4 Boston, May 11.—Boston appeared to have foygotten everything else to- mmm-’motn-muy tions !ormmotu:nhfl Joffre NEW BRlTAlN, ‘CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917. SE |RUSSIAN ISSUE IS llURlNfi WAR AT 11 Over Liguor Trade — UPT0 SIICIAHSTS Share in Government MAY SHUT ANY OR ALL|SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY Legisiative Committeo Completes Measure to Satisfaction of AN In. | Wflgmw&mflo 8, Instead of 7, by Its Terms. Hartford, May 11.—This was the final working day of the general as- sembly for the 1917 regular session and members were not only interestea in matters to be closed up but equally 80 In the report froni the excise com- ‘mittee on the bill which proposes to give the governor power to close saloons at any time during the war period. “As to an extra session there was no information avaflable from the gov- ernor’s office. The excise committee, after a meet- ing, reached an agreement on a mod- ified bill which was satisfactory to the temperance people, the manu- facturers and the liquor interests. In brief, it will place with the governor the responsibility of determining ‘when a saloon shall be closed ‘“for preservation of peace and order,” and the governor may order one saloon or all saloons in a locality or in the state closed for a specific or a general period of time. One section makes it mandatory for all saloons to close at 11 p. m. and not open before 8§ a. m.. although the conditions in a town ‘which bas the 10 o’clock closing hour remain unchanged. The first com- promise measure called for the clos- ing of saloons at 10 p. m., but it is understood that the hotel keepers. ‘were anxious to have the 11 o’clock closing and so it was agreed to re- strict the opening.in the morning to 8 o’clock instead of 7. The BilL ‘The bill as rfeported was as follows: Section 1—The governor may, dur- ing the continuance of the present war, to preserve peacs and vrder in any locality or localities, by procla- mation, forbid, the sale of pirituous and intoxicating liquors during such period as he shall determine not ex- oseding the duration of the present ‘war. Such proclamation shall be is- sued by publishing the same at least once in a newspaper published and having a circulation jn.the county in The | situated. _Bection 2—No' person Hcensed to wéll or. dispense spirituous or intoxi- cating liquors, shall, either by himself, his servants, or his agents, sell, dis- pense, exchange or give away any spirituous or intoxicating liquors be- tween 11 o’clock at night and 8 o’clock on the following morning ‘of any day upon which such sale or dispensing is otherwise lawful during the contin- uance of the present. war provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person selling under a druggists license upon the prescription of a practising physic- ian, and no person shall keep open any place, apartment store, or room for which a license has been granted for the sale of spirituous and intox- icating liquors between 11 o'clock at night and 8 o’clock the following mdrning on any day upon which such sale or dispensing is otherwise law- ful- Section 3—Nothing in section 2 of this act shall’ pefmit the sale ot spirituous and intoxicating liquors in towns which have already adopted time as a closing hour for the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors. Bection 4—Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to' the penalties | provided by section 2,712 of the Gen- escorted on their arrival by Troop A of the Mamachusetts cavalry, known as the National Lancers. Their first formal appearance will be at the state house during the forenoon of the first ‘slon and to repressntatives of military organizations; After a luncheon ten- dered by the city in historic Faneuil hall, the visitors will head a parade (Continued on Ninth Page.) Governor McCall will introduce } eral Statutes. Section 5—This act shall take ef- fect June 1, 1917. = - No Extra Session. There will be no extra session of the General Assembly, which will finally adjourn probably next Thurs- day. Governor Holcomb so stated this afternoon. TFinal adjournment next week is dependent, however, up- on the absence of any emengency measures to be taken up prior to ad- journment day. At this time it is not belleved that the governor desires any furthék emergency legislation, $200,000 FOR RELIEF. Paris, May 11.—H, W, Deterding, a Dutchmap, has sent Premier Ribot 2 milllon francs for the rellef of the sufferers in the invaded regions of F‘rance CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES VOTE DOWN WAR IN ALL NIGHT FIGHT |House - of Parliament ' Sur- rounded By Mob Demand- ing Hostilities — Troops Called to Clear Streets. Peking, May 1l.—After a nomu. secret * desilon . lasting * throughout Thursday night, the house of repre- sentatives refused to pass a resolu- tion declaring war on Germany. . The house of parliament was sur- rounded by a mob which demanded war, making threats of violence. Under the orders of Premier Tuan Chi-Jut troops finally dispersed the mob. The premler addressed the house urging a declaration of war. He was daenounced by members who said he was adttempting to coerce parliament. The press ie opposed to' the war party, urging parliament to resist mil- itary pressure on the ground that it threatens the repubuc‘. . | — President Rodzianko Insists Russians Cannot Abandon Greet Repudiation of Desire for | Separate Peaco—War Must Go on. Petrograd, May 10, via London, May 11—The government, in making the suggestion of a coalition ministry, ap- pears to have put the issue squarely up to the socialists. The move on the part of the ministry is seemingly an effort to remedy the anomalous sit- uation in which the country finds it- self through having a nominal gov- ernment with the power lodged else- where. Yesterday's call upon the so- clulht.s._ as represented by the coun- cll ‘of soldiers’ and workmen’s. dele- gates, was by way of shifting some of the responsibility for government upon the elements which will wield the power and which assume the right to direct, criticize and thwart the acts of the ministry. In endeavoring to determine what it is that the soclalists want the min- isters have developed the fact that there is a wide divergence of opinion among the socialistic groups, but that they are virtually united in a desire to evade responsibility for the. gov- ernment. The suggestion that representatives of the socialists take & hand in di- recting the. dificult affairs of = the nation met with = fiat refusal on the part of the Moscow cauncil of deputies and the extreme lefters in Petrograd. The view of the exfreme left group was autlined by Soukhanoff today in the Novaia Zhizn. “In the first stage of the revolution,” he says, “the Rus- sian democracy, personified by the council of deputies, refrained from participating in a ministry of the bourgeols claes, partly from precedent and partly because it could mot sub- scribe to & program of the continua- tion of the war. While admitting that changed conditions now give rise to the necessity of a coalition gov.rn- ment, the effort of the minis 1s re- garded at m same. time. a8 Anti-Peace Speech Applaunded. Thursday being the anniversary of the first Duma an session of delegates and ex-delegates was held at’'the Tauride palace. The members of the provisional governm- ment and foreign diplomats also were present. g Prolonged, applause greeted a speech by President Rodszianko in which he repudiated any idea ,of a separate peace. There was an en- thusiastic demonstration later on when he proclaimed the loyalty of Russla toward her gllies.. The whole assembly stood and cheered the En- tento ambassadors., “The war which was forced upon us, which we did not' desire, and for which we are in no way responsible, must be brought to a successful ter- mination. in such-a manner that the integrity of the country and the na- tional honor of Russia shall be entire- ly maintained,” said President Rod- zianko. . ‘“The innumerable sacrifices we have laid upon the altar of this war demand that the peace should correspond with the immensity of our efforts and that the aim for which we are struggling, the triumph of the ideals of justice and liberty, be as- sured us. “The Germans oppose to this splendid ideal their own program, mony of the, world and the enslave- which is totally different—the hege- ment of the nations. Peace in the present conditions would only be an armistice of greater or less duration, “Russia cannot betray the Allies by whose side she has been fighting for three years apd she will remain faith- ful to them.” Prince Lvoff, the premier, also ad- dréssed the Duma gathering, saying: “It is true that this ‘revolution com- pels us to endure a period of great trials and raises in our paths to social happiness the grim spectres of an- archy and despotism, but every day strengthens our confidence in the creative forces of the Russian people and the greatness of its future.” Call For Peace Conference. London, May 11.—The executive committee of the Russian workmen's and soldiers’ delegates has resolved to convene in a neutral country an in- ternational socialist conference to dis- cuss peace, a Reuter despatch from Petrograd says. Borgbjerg Disowned. Berlin, May 11, via London.—So- cialists here disclaim knowledge of any authorization or instruction to the Danish soclalist, Borgbjerg, to (Continued on Ninth Page.) A A WEATHER. Hartford, May 11—For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight and M not much change in temperature. extraordinary ! ~EIGHTEEN PAGES, ALI ESTABLISHED FRIENDS OF T. R. THREATEN TO UPSET REPORT ON DRA ALIEN ENEMIES IN CITY Fight Forecast Bgz ; BELIEVED TO TOTAL 400/ Publicans in- SINKING OIL TANKER U. S. GUNNERS’ TARGET Last of Sebastion, After Battle in Gale Described By Crew. Newport, May 11—Captain Fal- coner and thirty-five members of the crew of the British oil tank motor ship Sebastian, which went to ‘the bottom southwest of Nan- tucket shoals lightship early yes- terday morning, told on their arrival here today how the United States gunboat Sacramento used the sinking vessel as a target just as she started down, stern first. For eight hours the Sacramento had been racing to port, with the ian in tow, while the latter’s crew, aided by jackies, was desperately fighting a fire in the engine room, which threatened to spread to the cargo of munitions and fuel oil. At daylight the gunboat's commander saw that the ship cowld not stand up much longer and orders were given for the crew to take to the boats. A heavy sea was running and the ship rolled and pitched, with a great volume of smoke rising above her, In an effort to get away In quick time, Thomas Jones, a British naval gunner, jumped to a small boat, which was swamped, and was lost. Safe ~aboard the gunboat, the Britisher’s crew saw their flag go under as the Sebastian settled slowly Then a big gun on the Sacramento boomed and a second shot drowned the cheering of .the men. The ailm was fair and in another moment the ship had disappeared from view. The fire, according to Captain Fal- coner, was caused by an overflow of fuel oil in thonnm .p:p: in the apgine room, A o’c] for ten hours during a raging gale and snowstorm, the men battled with the flames and were takén off when it ap- peared that the ship was doomed. After she was taken in tow the crew went back and attempted to keep the fire away from the hold. Four small boats were swept away in the gale, Captain Falconer reported to Com- mandant Bryan, of the second naval district, that the officers and men of the gunboat displayed great heroism in attempting to save the Sebastian. The latter's crew was transferred to a tug and brought here. CHICAGO PHYSICIAN HELD Dr. Henry Charles Somers, Daughter and Two German Friends Arrested lnGenmqusus. Geneva, May 11, vln. Paris.—Dr. Henry Charles Somers of Chicago, his daughter Alice, and two German friends named Rothschild and Hopf, have been arested here as German sples. Dr. Somers, who has an Amer- ican passport, is said to be a native of Frankfort. U-BOATS’ POWER WANING. British and French Statistics Show Situation to Be Improving. Paris, May 11.—Both French and British statistics on submarine sink- ings during the last week show a cer tain improvement in the situaton, say. Mareel Hutin, a usually well informed writer on the subject. He adds: “I understand that our means of fighting submarines is increasing daily and without giving details I can say that the number of submarines put out of action in the last few days has risen in a very satisfactory manner.” PLANTSVILLE MAN MURDERS WIFE WITH GUN AND COMMITS SUICIDE George Granger, 43, Princi- pal in Double Tragedy— Father’s Body Discovered By Children. Plantsville, Conn., May 11.—George Granger shot and killed his wife Edith with a revolver at their home here today and then, turning the weapon on himself, took his own life. The body of the woman was found lying in the kitchen withia. bullet hole in the forehead at the bridge of the nose. After shooting his wife, Granger and House Over unteer Legion - CONFEREES’ B EXPECTED TQ Subjects of Germany Who Violate Regulations to Be Interned for Duration of War, Mayor Warns. The ultimatum, issued yesterday by United States District Attorney Thom- as J. Spellacy declaring restricted areas in New Britain where alien [’ enemies cannot even approach with- out a spécial permit, has caused no little discussion about the city, both adverss and favorable. As yet the local authorities have recelved no ad- ditional information regarding this order and do not ‘when it will become effective or when the United States marshal will arrive to issue permits where possible. 3 The question of just how many alien enemies are in New Britain is also a topic for much discussion and as yet there are no authentic figures. ::“thbcy the “':“‘" was Mayor Quigley, however, estimates | 8 "‘"';9” se bil the number at ubout 400. He states | {2 U by conterass of | that, according to the military census, | 2 v:m The. fight, there are 8,000 registered enemy aliens | P°O :‘m‘.'.m Mow b in Connecticut. This etate, the mayor | 1 °°7 © wenate, figures, has about 1,200,000 inbab- | PV republican . itants. . He places New Britain's popu- St ‘°"""“ M lation at about 60,000, Wilsori apbroves thé By fguring that there is at least | Portment will et in one alten enemy for every 150 peop. :’" for registration of in the state, the mayor arrives at the | (0T conscription. - conclusion that New Britain harbors | 38°% Of 21 and 39, ine 400 subjects of the Imperial German |2¢icted under: the "pro government. 2t ”‘;‘:“:” S Muyor Quigley added this morning | mference. t to the statemient issued for publica. SFEY bill was presented g} tion yesterday, that District Attorney | i002Y 81id it was ; Spellacy had informed him that any tomarrow. alien enemy who does fiot abey the *‘: Riscusses orders and who persists in passing ouse today through, approaching or living in the ‘ restricted zone, contraty to rules, will be arrested and (Intermed as a pris-|. oner of war untl ‘the snd of the conn Represcntatives 'of Bisincss' Affected By War Texstion' 38 Appear Before Scnate Fiitkgic mittee to Protest—Vote age Bill, Under Limited B ‘Will Probably Be Washington, May 1 was generally believed congress would promptly conference report on the lective draft bill, the o sion, issue may again be both house and senate. The volunteer provision, p EEBRUGGE BOMBED ha&- on the ground that i BY BRITISH AmMEN essary to meet the i gency. From many, rqn however, came vigorous ' -particular taxos on a. German 'l‘orpedo Boat Seriously Dam-. modmu or «mau 2 - Battle With thmum muld be exe! English Squadron. Amsterdam, via London, May 10.-- ; English airplanes bombarded Zee- brugge early this moraing. At ‘the same time a flotilla of torpedo boats | was observed from Flushing bombard - ing the Belgian coast. - plea. foF speedy Leaders. belleved tod disposed. ot hy the 0 week, Remonstrate Public hearings o began tod committée,’ * Atto resentatives of'inag taxes under the M against. many fea Under & rule ber and time, qt Simmons planned: t next. week, Bdofi supplement oral Republicans of the ticipated In‘the h will sit with the democ ing the hause bill. Obml” to the" stock dividends were D. Cravath, re hem Steel: com stoe Krats, of the. henm pany, and' Edward Neyw Ju;y Public service 3 not oppose any: fair ition of these The torpedo boat action referred tu in the foregoing dispatch is présums ably and identical with the destroyer engagement reported ‘Yesterday. by thi admiralty. The report stated. t\n & German flotilla had been di to] shelter under the guns of the Zn 'S ge forts. e Amsterdam, via London, May 11.— A German torpedo boat was badly hi. in, the battle between German and British destroyers. early yesterday morning, leeordll:i to. the Flushing correspondent of the Telegrasf. The correspondent says that a very - hot battle took place near the North Hin- der Lightship. Great flames were vis- ible and the firing could 'be heard in Flushing and elsewhere in'Zeeland. The Germans passed North Hinder at great speed about 4:20 o’clock, the British pursuing and both sides firing rapidly: One of the ' German boats' was seen to be severely damaged. The British followed their quarry until ngar mine fleld off the Flemih, coast, the Germans mlln( refuge in Zee- brugge. All Thursday nllhl fire signals wers being sent up from Zeebrugge and the searchlights were flashing contin- ously. q tncome tax on stock df thelr conversion into cash iy fafr and inequal distribution.' Spy Bill Vote K The senate worked on the. bill under an agreement to bate and consideration was. last stages. “A final vote on. ure may be had:before & gave 'notice that - the ' would be incorporated.in. g went into another room and, down on a couch, sent a bullet lmo his brain through the forehead. The motive for the shooting is not known. Granger was 43 years old and his wige ' 38. The Grangers had been living here only about two weeks, having come from Elmwood. Granger worked for a short time at a Southington mill, but later went to work in Bristol. Seven children are left, one of them married, and the others ranging ‘in'|formation received here the “su age' from seventeen to two, yvears. rines halted the steamers in: Apparently the parents were alons | !'waters and escorted in the lower part of the house at the | territorial Hmit, time of the tragedy, the first imtima. nnk tlon the children had of: the oecur. rence being when they ‘came down Stalrs and saw their father lying on, . nasure the couch with the revolver iIn hi ! hand. London, May 10, 6:36.p. m. Norwegian 'steamers Tiger and ° unk: By Ger submarines ten miles off the no; west coast of Spain. l %.....m Cyiean, e ! theé: wherom m P (Tiger w:s a vendlf e According to if