New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1917, Page 10

MEETING OF. LUTHERANS m Read by Rex. rick C. Wunder _mseung of the English ‘church was held last even- O, U, A. M. hall on Hunger- Rev. Frederick C. Wun- of the church, presided e yearly report. As he ac- pastorate during 1915 he jpartial report. in May, 18 was his first amual the' pastor, the past “Yeen intensive rather ‘than ut in the year to come he Wring the activities of the] flou to a broader plane and {TWO SOLDIERS TAKE MOTOR GAR AND FLEE Other Gompany E Men Figure in Mixup in Hartlord Several members of Company E, First Connecticut Infantry, stationed in barracks in this city and also on outpost duty at Parkville, becoming wearied of routine army life have gofje off on a rampage of their own which has resulted in their falling into the clutches of the law and will, un- doubtedly result in their cases coming officially to.the attention of their su- perior officers in the regiment. Ex- corporal Fred Becker and Private Ross Rhodes were arrested in Meri- den last night charged with taking without leave an automobile belong- ing to Chptain Frank H. Johnston.of '}the Second company, Home Guard, number of *\hew'' fields. ‘éfficiated at . four - funerals, lsms, fifteen confirmations, Thirty-one have been ‘ memiféxsliin,+ « bringing 178. {Flietotmkofbap- hip stands at 3%8sio" . emben canyaq during the increased the. of and the sourees of ravenue. o i order ¢! e church vyill‘bc a\:le n- .the Woman's Home and S society. it is [ ‘through the influence of the to -unite all the women n churches in the city |a ‘Soclety” known “as’ the n’s @ of < New. cinity. In this Way is expected to be ‘{in this section. It' was ih "'opportune time for.the tioms; af such a league as this is of the founding of pism, Plans wm probably be od by fall: organizations :in the church Luther feague, which is com- of young men, and the Sunday Thirty members were added ‘Sunday school during the past %’ The total membership of the p ‘school is 152 and this includes thlrtymre. bables in. the cradle secretary’s - report the following: _ Receipts, $641.35; plate ‘offerings, benevolences, $104.65; spe- Ings, $70.46; inltlal envelopes, i transferred from building fun 2,98; total, $1,014.95. Total expen- , $1,014.95. August J.' Peterson, Carl L. Man- v, Stuart Carroll and Edward sintz were elected councilmen. financial pme on Over, See S Drops of ‘Gets-It’ on Last Night— i ‘Wateh—"" to do is to use your ¥ ¥ norn- and see how ‘Gets-It’ gets them *a hurry-and without the least pain. nn wear tight shoes, dance and walk as o x never had corns.’ ves, bundiing bandages. tape. plasters d other things not only foolish, but un- Use this wonderful discovery, ta-1t,” for any soft or hatd corn or 1t 48 the mnew,i aiiiple, ‘easy, quick , &nd it never fails. Youw'll never have to m e corn again with knives or scissors, and chances of blood poison. “Gets-1 e sant T e 1e i wod o & bottle, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrepce Chicage, 111 agfa in_ New Bri mmended a8 the world's best Drug Store, Wm. J. P N.: Schweltzer, and Private Willlam 'Grabeck ' and Private Henry Gardner are being held by the Hartford police for trial on May 24 on charges of threatening to shoot a police officer and also with breach of the peace. In addition, Sergeant. Raymond Queenin and Pri- vate Albert Jennings, Private George Scarlet, Privates Ross and Albert Adams have been subpoenaed as wit- nesses, while Sergeant Queenin and Private Ross haye been cited by the judge of the Hartford police oourt for contempt of/ court. -Lieutenant Ashley J. Gri in command of Com- pany E, is conducting a thorough. in- vestigation into these cases and was a visitor during the eonrt proceedings this morning. Automobile Is Stolen- The charges against ex-Corporal Becker and Private Rhodes are said by military men to be very serious, but’ whether they will first be tried by the civil authorities and then turned over to the military authorities has not yet been determined. Second Lieutenant Robert V. K. Harris, Jr., has been in communication with Pros- ecuting Attorney G. W. Klett and Chief W. I. Rawlings in an attempt to have the prisoners turned over to the military authorities for punish- .ment under a strict military court martial. According to official in- formation both Becker and Rhodes ‘were under arrest and military guard when they made their escape Iast night in the appropriated automobile. It 1s charged that recently Becker quit his post in Elmwood without leave and ‘went to Springfield where he ed. for two days- On his return he was reduced to a private by Lieutenant Grifin and placed under arrest await- ing court martial. Privite’ Rhodes was also under arrest as the result of an escapade last week with the Hart- ford police officials. The westher be- ing favorable last night, both Becker and Rhodes were given a respite from the close confines of the guardhouse and permitted to sit in front of -tha ory under guard. According tc n;dltlonn.l information the two- sol- djers, noting Captain Johnston’s six cylinder Studebaker automobile stand. ing in front of the armory, made =2 sudden dash for the car and sped away. The theft was reported to the local police at 9:45 .p. m- and immed- fately the authorities in Hartford, Meriden, New Haven, Bristol and Waterbury were notified to be on the alert for a couple of olive-drab sol- dlers in a touring car. At . 10:40 o’clock the two soldiers were held up and arrested by the Meriden police, This morning Detective A. J. Richrd- son went to Meriden to bring the two prisoners back. Prosecuting Attorney Klett has told the military authorities that all he desires is to have the men suitably punished and it is not unlike- 1y, that he will ask for a maximum penalty if they come before the court. Military men intimate that if the two soldiers come up for general court martial they may Hkewise gét a max- imum penaity. Soldiers Hola Off Police. Regarding the escapade in Hartford, stories told by local military men and by the Hartford authorities differ. The Hartford version places the blame directly on the New Britain soldiers, while the story told by the latter puts the blame on the Hartford ‘bluecoats. Policeman Plant of the; Hartford force claims that yesterday he Wwent to the headquarters of the detachment at Parkville and was in- sulted by Private Grabeck, who re- fused to tell him the name of the commanding sergeant. The police- man further declares that Private Grabeck ordered him to leave the vicinity or he would shoot him, Leaving, only to return . with Police Sergeant Rohan, Policeman Plant says that he was meet by Private Gardner who repeated the previous insults and also threatened to use his Springfield rifle with telling effect. Later the two bluecoats met Grabeck in a lunch room on Park street, Hart- ford, and whén they attempted ta put him under arrest he pulled a gun and expressed a determination to shoot. Sergeant Rohan is said to haye taken the gun away from him. The whole trouble resulted, it 1s said, because of an alleged “crap” game in which the soldiers were said to have been interested.’ According to the soldiers’ version, and also that of Lieutenant Griffin, there is a question as to who was to blame for yesterday’'s trouble. ILieu- tenant Grifin blames Officer Plant and says that while his men may not be entirely blameless, a great deal of the fault appears to be that of the Hartford ‘policeman. The leutenant further states that in a conference with Chief Garrett J. Farrell of the Hartford police department that official told him yesterday that he had given his patrolmen orders to keep away rom the soldiers and that what- ever the boys in olive drab did within their own province was not thelr affair. The chief did tell them how- ever, to prevent girls and from loitering about in the vicinity of the outpost camps. According to a story told by, the soldlérs implicated, one of the Hart- ford, policemen has been on their; trail for some_time and since he had been prevented from walking down the rallroad tracks at night by one of the guards he had threatened to arrest as many of the boys as he could “get something on.” It is said that the trouble started as the result of a “crap” game in which some of the 1 soldiers are said to have been engaged. It is also sald that the policemen men- tioned girle loitering about the out- post, but information from the sol- diers showed that at least one of the girls was a sister of a non-commis- sioned officer on duty there. Sergeant Queenin, although cited for contempt af court, is not blamed by any of the soldiers. They state that the eergeant went to the court and, thinking that the proceedings were over, ordered the arrest of Private Grabeck’and had him taken from the court room to the outpost camp. As a matter of fact court had not adjourned and the judge, it is said, misunderstood the sergeant’s motive. opinion' that whatever they were doing within the precincts of their outpost camp was nothing of the aftairs of the civil authorities and the latter had no right to invade the premises.. Holding this view, they say they hadithe right to resist an in- vasfon by the bluecoats. Recent episodes in the routine of the Company E bdys has made the commanding officers decide to put the lid down hard on their actions and hereafter they will all be held ta a strict accountability. As a result.of ‘these disgraceful occurrences Second Lieutenant Harris has been ordered to leave the armory barracks here on de- tached duty and will immediately assume complete charge of all Com- pany B outposts ecattered throughout this ‘vicinity. The force of men under arms at the barracks was further depleted today when szeteral squads, comprising about thirty-four men, were sent out to take charge of several new outposts. Al- though Lieutenant Harris is to. be in Cirect gharge, these new squads will be in the imimediate charge of Ser- geant Elsen and Sergeant Logan. The corporals in secondary charge 'are Corporals Ventres, Olsen, Suess and Barnes. The leaving of theee detalls for outpost duty ledves but a domen men under arms at the armory. STRIKE AT UNITED VERDE. Miners Union Votes to Walk Out on Employers. Jerome, Ariz., May -22.—Members of the local miners union voted to- day to call a strike of employes of the United Verde mine and smelter here it was stated today by union of- ficlals following a rejection by the company of the miner’s demands for a closed shop, .a checking system and appointment of a grievance commit- teey Demands. for’'an increase in ‘wages of fifty cents a du ‘were granted. The strike will bmm ofloodv. une mediately after the official announce- ment of the result of the vote tonight, it was said. FIRST SYMPHONY CONCERT. The first concert by the recently organized Symphony orchestra’ will be held on June 12. Although noth- ing definite is known as to where the |’ concert will be held there is a possi- bility that it will be in the Grammar school hall. The orchestra has thirty- eight members under the leadership of Organist J. C. Beebe of the South church CITY GUARD WILL MARCH. The New Britain City Guard will have about sixty men in the morning Memorial Day parade and "a lke number is expected to take part in the afternoon celebration. Since the guard was organized thirty-three of the members have answered the call of duty and have joined some branch of the army and navy. Soldiers hold the’ CHANCELLOR SHOWN UP BY ANZEIGER Generals Not in Entiré Sympathy With His Views Copenhagen, via London, May 22.— Director Zimmerman of the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger challenges, in his Monday article, Chancellor Von Beth- mann-Hollweg’s statement in the Reichstag that he and the military leaders ware In full accord regarding war aims. Herr Zimmermann says that the unity of views, according to his knowledge, applies only to .mil- tary strateglo alms, on which the chancellor has accepted the views of Hindenburg and Von Ludendorff, the morally responstble generals. He, de- nies that Von Bethmann-Hollweg hus any right to claim the generals as the champions of his views as to tha po- ltical and economic aims of the wa The Lokal Anseiger, since it passed | into the hands of a ayndicate headed by captains of industry of the Rhine district and a former minister, whom Von Bethmann-Hollweg threw over- board, has ceased to be a subservient government organ and is now in more or' less consistent opposition to the chancellor.’ Herr, Zimmermann; in continuation of his criticism, questions the stabil- ity of the Bethmann bloc. in the. Reichstag and denies that a vote on the peacq interpellation can be inter- preted as & vote of confidence. Simultaneously the paper announces that Von Hindenburg! answering & telegram of from a Danzig ‘group of avowed Pan-Germans and opponents of the chancellor, replied: “I share your hopes for the future fulfillment of your wishes for the fu- ‘ture of the fatherland.” The original télegram emphasized the demand for & peace program ‘‘corresponding to Germany's sacrifices.” The reply will encourage the campaign against tha chancellor and supports director Zim- mermann’s intimations that Von Beth- mann-Hollweg is not in complete ac- cord with the army chiefs. I City Items SRS S RS SRR | Fresh Millard- chocolnu McEnro: 78 West Main stree fep iy George Y. Cheney and Harry: Arens have gone to Moosehead Lake, Maine, on a fishing expedition. Dr. Katherine M. H. Blackford will deliver the first of a series of three lectures at the Y. W. C. A. to- night on chracter analysis. The Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. O. H., will meet in" Hilectric hall Friday, evening at 7:80 o'clock. After the meeting the members will put on a minstrel show. Theodore Johnson, who has com- pleted his course at the Philadelphia | aental college is spending a few days with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson of Mapte Hill. He will grad- uate in June. ! S8ee New Britain National Bank Lib- erty Loan advt.—advt. An_inventory of the estate of the late Randall W. Spencer is set at $806.04, by the appraiser, Charles F:. Nowland. AGREE ON POLISH QUESTI! Berlln. Mya 21, via London, Mny zs 12:66 p. m.—It is learned on good authority that a complete agreement has been reached between Germany and Austria on the Polish question as the result of the conference at great headquarters between Chancel- lor Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. Count Czernin re- turned to Vienna today after a visit to the western front. TONIGHT ‘THE SEVENTH SIN’ WITH SEVEN BIG STARS “MANNING THE NAVY” OTHER SHORT SUBJECTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Another Fox Triumph NANCE “THE FINAL O’NEIL PAYMENT” SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY “THE WHIP” DON'T MISS IT women ; ' ANTI-TRUST SUITS T0 BE RE-ARGUED Decisions May Not Be -Made, for Year af Least —_— Washington, May 22.—Anti-trust suits against the United States Steel Corporation, the International Har- vester company, the United Shoe Ma~ chlnery company, the Lehigh Valley and 'Reading railroads and afliated coal ., companies (“anthracite coal trust”) were ordered reargued yes- terday by the supreme court. As the court will adjourn for the term on June 11 court officials said it would probably be a year before dedllonl were rendered. e announcement, made Chiet Justice ‘White, apparently b:-yl-u out recent reports that opinjons in the big, anti-trust suits would not be handed down'at least until the country could readjust itself to war time conditiona. The Steel Corporation suit was in- stituted fn 1911 in New Jorsey and was dismissed by the district - court four years:later. In it the- govern- ment charges the corporation with controlling approximately one-half of the general iron and steel industry of the country. Dissolution of the ;cor- poration, as well as of the inner com- binations is asked. The corporation in its ‘brief admitted controlling _about 40 per cent. of the domestic and about 90 per cent. of the American -export trade, but defended itself as a “g0od” combination. Sult against the Harvester company was fled in the United States district court in Minnesota in 1912. Its dis- solution was asked mMnly o the groundiof size and inherent power. This corporation also contended that it is a “good” combination, but the lower court’ sustained the government and ordered dissolution. The case wae argued in the supreme court first in April, 1915, and reargued in March, | 1917, bm\lu of the resignation:. ‘of Justice\ Hughes- Suit mgainst the United Shoe lh- chinery company was filed in 1911 and the lowpl;mfl dismissed the govérn- ment’s n. < The suit . hed' 'no connection . with one brought in Bt Louis by the government: under the Clayton anti-trust act. 5 The two cases against the Lehigh Valley railroad and the Reading rail- road charge them with monopolies in anthracite coal along their lines., Both roads are accused not only of violat- ing the Sherman act but also of vio- lating’ the commodities clause. In both cases the government lost prac- tically ail: contentions in the . lower courts. : The right of states to enact laws affecting the general and Federal mar- itime laws as provided by congress was.denied by the supreme court in an opinion holding that the New York ‘workmen’s compensation law, recent- ly declared constitutional, does not apply to workmen injured while em- ployed on New York n-.vmblc wa- ters- . ‘/Considering our former opinions, it must now be accepted as settled doc- trine’ that in eonuq\l-ne. of . these provisions congress paramount power to fix and dm(ho the mari- time law which shall prevail through- out the country,” the opinion read, “And further, that in the absence of some controlling statute the general maritime law as accepted by the Fed- eral courts constitutes part of our na- McMILLAN STORE, 1. ALWAYS RELIABLE SPECIAL MANUFACTURERS SAMPLES KNIT UNDERWEAR THURSDAY AFTERNOON ~ AT'2 0°CLOCK WE WILL PUT ON SALE 2,000 GARMENTS conmsfing of Vests, Pan! Suits for Men, Women a anerundUnion hidren. This is your nder- chance to stock up for the season on Summer U wear.—The savings are most. extuotdinlry : NONE OF T will be sold until THURSDAY 0’CLOCK. Summydmmmmm asesuntnlfimeofule. May Sale of Handkercmsts for Children. SCIAL ......13%c, 15c, 19c, 35c each HAND! 8 mfls;l‘ CHILDREN'S FANCY HANDK! tional law applicable to matter with in the admiralty and maritime juris- diction.” The court also declared unconstitu- tional the New Jersey workmen's com- pensation law of 1911, which was a non-compulsory statute. The court adjourned until June 4, when decisions will again be rendered. Final adjournment for the term will be taken one week late: » ‘home as . .18¢, 380, 300, 450 each | 10c, llucuflm‘ls:“ Hi ; S 38111 " William Stadiar of East street, em- ployed as a-knitter at the Ametican Hnd_mjy company, is confined to His the result of injuries sus- tained in Providence, R. 1, Sunday by a fall from a motorcycle. . His feet were painfully hurt and he will be confined to his home for several days. : | WEDNESDAY--BIG MID-WEEK BARGAIN DAY] EXTRA SPECIAL BUTTER 42 $1.23 TRY A POUND [c ot ) o T Best Cooking Compound ..1b 21c Fancy Dai S e b 260 Swift’s Premi 1-1b pkg 300 Oleo. .. Pure Apple . lzc New Bermuda Fresh Cut 13¢c 19¢ Bananas .. .doz 19c G i 10c New Moty 4. 19¢ DriedAm)leslhs 250 or Peaches 2 " Frankfurts or, 18c ohee o 18“"—1‘ Do Beet » 18¢ m'sl.-.i.nf.lb. 27c Veal .!.......u; l7¢ Sk o m24e Fresh Shipment CONNECTICUT " RIVER SHAD Pure Luncheon Cocoa ..........Ib20c | Lake Shore Pumpkin ... ......can15¢ HUDSON TABLE 23c CATSUP ......pt bot SHOULDERS Lean Smoked All Day . ..Ib 23c CLOVER HILL VINEGAR ....bottle 10c MonICAN MOHIUAN TOMATO l7e MEAL o..qc000 .3 Ibs 9to 11 & HOUR —3$ t0.8 p. m. EGGS Western . 38¢c