New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1917, Page 1

4 PRICE THREE CENTS, ‘BOARD SELECT MEN FOR THE NEW ARMY? “Mayor Quigley Believes Present * Machinery Wiil Be Used ' " for Conscription " DETAILED . INSTRUCTIONS .. FORWARDED 10 WORKERS mmne}m—whchm Who Is Elgible to Registration— The general registration board for % New. Britain, composed of Mayor : George A. Quigley, Dr. T. E. Reeks, % kpr D. W. O’Connell, James J. Watso?, NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, MAY. 26, 1017. —TWELVE PAGES. WILL REGISTRATION || POINTS ON REGISTRATION There is only one day for ‘registration, June 5, 1917. Every male resident of the United States who has reached his 21st and has not reached his 31st birthday must register on the day set, June 5, 1917, The only exceptions a officers and en- listed men of the regular army, the navy, th arine corps, and the national guard and naval militia while in the service of the I United States, and officers in the officers’ reserve corps and enlisted men in the enlisted reserve corps while in active service. Reglstration is distiict from draft. No matter what just claim you have for R egistration sense ot this duty, the vided in the draft act. Those who through sickness ahall be unable to register should exemption, you must register. is a public duty. penalty :of For those not responsive to the imprisonment, not fine, is pro- cause a representative to apply to the county or city clerk for a .copy of the registration.card. . The clerk will give instructions as to how: this' card should be filled out. The card should then be mailed by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the regis. trar of his home district. The sick person will enclose a self-- addressed stamped envelope for the return to him of his registra- tion certificate. Any person who expects to bejiebsent from his voting precinct on tra .day should apply n card to the county clerk of the county where he may be soon as practicable for a regis- stopping, or if he is (n & city of ‘oyer 30,000, to the oity clerk. The clerk will record the answers on the card and turn it over to the absentee. The absentee should mail' this card to the registrar of his home district so that Registration day. it “Will reach that officlal by A melf-addressed stamped envelope should be en- closed with the card to tnsure the return to the absentee of a reg- istration certificate. * ‘Registration booths will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. on Registration day, June 5, 1917. NELSON INVENTS BATTLE SUBMARINE “ESTABLI AUTO TAX GHANGED; [ AIR FLEET RAIDS ENGLAN KILLING 76, INJURING 174 THREE 'PLANES SHOT DOW FEE T0 BE GHARGED Senate Committee Favors Assess- ment Rated by Value of Gars CHANGE IN INCOME TAX Increased Surtaxes on Incomes Over mm Stricken Out—Other Ar- rangements Stand—Awnother Change in News Censorship. ¢ ‘Washington, May 36.—Elimination of five per cent. manufacturing tax on automobiles in the war tax bill as passed by the house and substitu- tion of a license at & rate yet to be fixed upon motor vehicle, payable by those having possession, was decided upon today by the senate finance com- mittee. i The retroactive tax of ‘33 1-2 per cent: on incomes taxed in 1916 had been -previously. eliminated by the committee. The committee’s action today ' in rejecting, the - automobile = tax was sald to- be the forerunner of further reductions . of- the five per cent. taxes of special industries. Instead of the MONEY NOT NEEDED GOES BACK T0 BANKS Treasury Re-deposits $128,- 593,000 to Those Buying Indebtedness Certificates. ‘Washington, May 26.—The treasury department today began the practice of re-depositing a portion of the pro- ceeds abtained from certificates of in- debtedness by placing $128,593,000 among the various banks and trust companies which subscribed to the latest offering of $200,000,000 in &hort term certificates of indebtedness. The practice is in line with the an- nounced policy of returning to the {PAN-EERHANS PLAN i T0 OUST BETHMANN |Will Send Daily Telegrams . Appealing to Hindenburg for Support. i Copenhagen, via London, May 26. 11:10 a. m.—The Pan-Germans have settled down to a steady summe- against Chancellor von Bethmann- Hollweg. The plan of campaign, as disclosed by a' German paper, includ- ed a day by day appeal to Field Mar- shal von Hindenberg, through tele- grams of, greeting from local meetings of the Pan-German league, to induce Sixteen Airships_' “'‘Bombs.in: Sous ern - Counties, ing and Maiming Combatants in him to come out openly for the Pan- German scheme of annexations and against the Bethmann peace . pro- gram. The chancellor's opponents are confident that if they can array Von Hindenburg against Von Bethmann- Hollweg the fate of the premier is money markets such funds as not im- mediately needed to finance war needs, Most of the banks taking the deposits are in New Yark and the east. A number of other banks notified the government that such deposits were not desired. ¢ 4 John W Allen, Stephen Robb and Al- 5. pert F. Corbin, will not only have full " charge of registering all males in the @ city: between the ages of twenty-one straight five per’ cent. manufacturing tax WITH SIX-INCH GUN NEAR THE STERN |l are’ser oo mumtisciurig G ? considéring ‘: graduated ‘license lhx stat: ts bts in- ' ranging from' $1 or.' $2 . upon low div-l;nu:ll,l gh‘:v,e:a;t “;“d:: pr:l:nr:d Submersible Is 150 Feet | price p-r-‘ vl.o $10 and sz‘_: Jon mgre iy sand’ thirty-one years on June 5, but) with a credit card. This card must eomy.feu c‘:s; S B s alst will have final charge of select- ‘The. loss xpected to:be . ing the men for compulsory military - serviceé, ‘according to the opinions ux- préssed by Mayor Quigley and - ‘Mr. . Corbin at a meeting of the commit- tee .and the chief registrars of the various wards this morning.. The opinions expressed by these men is that after the names of the men reg- {stered have been forwarded to Wash- {ngton they will be sorted and certain exemptions will be made by ‘the war department. The revised list of those eligible will then be returned to New Britain and the general board will have the final selection of men, 1t tain classes for approved reasons. As yet, however, the génerdl committes has no definite knowledge ‘et all its dutles, nor do the menibirs know _what method will be chosen to select the soldiers. It has been ul:nmnyw nscription may be n:l‘t box syt of ., ‘The ochlef ward, Arthur N. Rutherford; third ward, H. B, Erwin; fourth ward, Ed- win A. Parker; sixth werd, Willlam J. J. Watson, general com- trars, with their deputy registrars, me: in the mayor’s office at 10 o'clock this morning where the coming census was The registrars in the wards will be called' upon to meet ‘shortly to be " ‘fully informed as to their duties on June 5 and to enable them to answér all questions concerning the registra- tion intelligently. How Men Register. The registration -card, which will be filled out by a- registrar and read and signed by the person being reg- istered, contains the following quas- tions: 1. Name in full (Given name and family name). Age in years. 2. Home address (Number, street, city and state). 5 3. Date of birth (Month, day and # year). 4. Are you (1) a natural-born cit- fzen, (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an +alien, (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which)? > 5. Where were you born (Town, state and nation)? 6. If not a citizen, of what occu- try are you a ¢itizen or subject? 7. What is your present trade, oc- cupation or office? 8. By whom emploved? Where /¥ employea? o < é/ 7, 4 nessed his signature, 9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support (specify which)? Z 10. Married or single (which)? Race (specify which)? ; 11. 'What miiltary service have you had? Rank. Branch. Years. Na- tion or state. 12. Do you claim exemption from " draft (specify which)? ... The réverse side of the card con- tains the following questions: 8 juni or short (specify which? er, or stout » (which)? { 2. Bald? i 8. Has person lost arm, leg, hand, or both eyes, or is he otherwise dis- . 8bled (specify)? Color of eyes? Color of hair? ‘7. . I certity that my answers are true, 7; that the person registered has read 5> his own answers, that I have wit- and that all of _his answers of which I have knowl- 7* edge are true, except as follows. Ay . Precinct. " " City or county. (Signature of registrar) Date of registration. To Give Out Credentials. After each man has signed his reg- raflon card, and the registrar has de his own statement, which will de ‘doubdt by the juky | as té the truth otmny.’ be shown upon demand and proves ‘that he has signed a registration blank ‘as required by law. The registration blank {s as follows: - Registration Certificate, No.” (This number must corre- spond’ with that on the registration ‘To whom it may concern, Gréetings: These preésents attest, that in ac- cordance with the proclamation of the president of the United States, and In compliance with law, (Name, City or P. O., Precinct,. County of, :State of) has ‘submittéd himself to registration are to be registered on June § it has oraft which #First ward, Harry H, Scheuy; second swers for which they call. Herewith is printed a copy of governmental in- structions for comparison with the registration blanks, and these will appear on this paper. These ques- tions are set out below with detailed ., carefully discussed and plans outlined. | information to help you answer them. Do not write on, mark or other- wise, mutilate thess instructions. Do not remove them, They should be carefully read so that you will have your answers ready when you go be- fore the registrar. All answers will be written on the registration card.in ink by the regis- trar, who should be careful to spell all names correctly and to write legibly - .:. Name in full. Age in years — This means all your names spelled out in full. X State your age today in years only. Disregard additional months'or daya. Be prepared to say *19,” or “25,” not “19 yrs, 3'mos.,” or the like. 2, . Home address. This means the place where you have your pPermanent home, not the place where you work. Be D! to give the address in this way: “232 Main street, Chicago, Cook.: County, Iilinois;” that is, give number and name of street first, then town, then county and state. 3. Date of birth. Write your birthday (month, day, and year) on & plece of paper before going to the registrar, and give the paper to him the first thing. Ex- ample: ' “August 5, 1894.” If you do not remember the year, i to answer as you would if some- one asked you your birthday, as ¢August 5th.”” ‘Then say ‘‘on my birthday this year I will be (or was) —— years old.” The ' registrar will then fill in the year of birth. Many people do not carry in mind the yean they were born. This may be ,ob- tained by the registrar by subtracting the age in years on this year's birth- day from 1817. 4. “Are you (1) a natural-born cit- izen; (2) a naturalized’ citizen; (3) an allen; (4) or have you declared your ‘intention to become a citizen (specity ‘which) ? (1) If you were born in the United States, including Alaska and Hgawall you are & natural-born citi- zen, no matter what may have . been the citizenship or nationality of your parents. .If you were born in. Porto Rico, you are a citizen of the United States, unless: you were born of alien parentage. If you were born abroad, you are still a citizen of the United States if your father was a citizen of the United States at the time you were born, unless you have expat- riated yourself. (2) You are a naturalized citizen if you have completed your natural- fzation; that is, if you have ‘“taken final papers.” But you are not a cit- .(Continued on.Eleventh Page.) Long, Has Crew of 25 and Hag Cruising Radius of 5,000 Miles, , Nels J. Nelson, New Britain's mechanical genius, has perfected ‘what he believes to be the latest type in ‘sul © construction, .the model ol ;nfig :n his, warkshop. The i 3 ts; makeup, presents even .\ma mo:im;:fl(‘:xd ‘naval desigrier sotae of its greatest possibili- ties at first glance, and the young in- ventor. who has achieved success in building of aeroplanes is confident of its ultimate success before a picked board of United. States experts before ‘'whom he expects to present his in- vention: in the near future. Many months of careful study of the submarine type used in the pres- apt way, set Mr. Nelson to work on a. it be. ing the dsfigers neath the ocean's.surface and he be- lieves that his ideas will meet with the approval of experts. The model presents possibilities of a submarine 150 feet in length, of torpedo and cigar shape type, the torpedo being in the bow. This is the smallest of the type and the craft may be built to conform with any plans. In the inside compartment provisions, fuel, etc., for twenty-five men -may be carried and the boat will be able to stay away from land ‘within a radius of 5,000 miles for! three months. According to the ideas the-in- ventor, the submarfne.”will possess faculties for fighting both above and below water. This should prove a decided advantage. In the rear of the craft is a movable turret carrying a six-inch gun to take care of enemy merchant ships in the distance. While the model has but one gun at present the inventor has made it possible to equip it with any amount re- | quired. The remainder of the boat re- sembles the present type of sub- marine with the periscope, but in addition, Mr. Nelson has arranged for a wireless outfit' which may be used ‘when the boat is above water, and at a*moment’s notice, may be detached. ‘Within the past few days Mr. Nel- son had the new boat out for a trial and on Hart's pond in Kensington. everything worked out very smoothly. PROTECTING PANAMA CANAL | ind Exteaordinary - Precautions Being | Taken Against Germany at Balboa, Through Shipping Restrictions. ‘Washington, May 26.—Officials of the Panama Canal zone are taking no chances in their precautions to protect the approaches to the water- way froin possible enemy ships. Reg- nlations issued by the completion of the port at Balboa governing admit- tance to that harbor say that al! boats, large and small whether regu- larly used for fishing or for any other purpose, are prohibited from enter- ing or remaining in a wide d area embracing the - mouth of the harbor except by special permission. Boats entering this area in viola- tlon of the above,: the notification adds, are liable to be fired upon. The instructions were based pnder the president’s proclamation defining defense areas. HOTEL FOR GERMANS. Government Takes Over Building for Interned Sailors. ‘Washington, May . 26.—Mountain Park hotel, at Hot prings, N. C. has been taken by the government to house some of the 2,000 interned Germans, most of them sailors from the German merchant ships. All who cannot be cared for there will be taken to government lands in West- ern North Carolina as soon as quar- ters can be made ready. the new motor car license and other changes under consideration. The ‘iricome tax as drawn, including the two -per ocént, normal tax and- the housa committee’s sprtaxes’ also ‘were adopted: by-the senate It struck - out, however, the surtaxes on.incomes. over. $40, added in the house of amendment by representative Lenroot: of . Wisconsin. A new compromise provision for newspaper . censorship was agreed upon' today by. the. conferees on:the esplonage bill. They regarded it as greatly modifying the one agreed upon yesterday. SUPT. CRAWFORD MAY GO TO HAMILTON, ONT. Supt. Robert H Crawford of the New Britain Boys' club returned last night from the national. convention of the Boys’ Club Federation at Buf- falo, N. Y., and admitted today that he had- been invited to.accept the position of superintendent ot the Boys' club at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At presont there is no boy: organization-in Hamilton and the business men of that place are desir- ous of having a man.of Mr. Craw- ford’s get-there type to form a club. The position would carry with it a salary much. in excess of that re- ceived by Mr. Crawford in this city. Mr. Crawford was unable to say whether he would accept the offer. | He feels that New Britain is his home and the Boys' club is his club. “I have never been in any city where I have received better treat- ment or more generous support, than New Britain,” he sald. “I feel at liberty to walk into the office of any manufacturer or business man and tell them my story and I know I am welcome because they listen to me with interest.. I would dislike. very much to leave here because I feel that the Boys' club is my machine. I built it and it is as much a part of me as my right arm.” Mr. Crawford has been here for five years and it is generally agreed that he made the Boys' club what it is: It is the concensus of opinion that New Britain, present and future would feel it keenly if he were al- lowed to depart. v ! In recognition of twenty years' gervice in Boys' club work, Mr. Craw- ford was presented by the' federation with a.gold medal, across the face of which are two bars, each one repre- senting a decade. 3 Philip Corbin of this city was elected to the board of. directors, which' has jurisdiction over the activi- ties of members of the federation :.in the United States and' Canada. e FIVE. DIE. ON GRADE CROSSING Into Automobile. Akron, Ohio, May 26.—Five Akron automobilists, three men and two wo- I men, were killed late last night when an Erie passenger train craghed into | their machine on a grade crossing at Mantauy, Ohio, near Ravenna. The dead are David F. Munson, W. E. VanHorn, James Barton, Beulah Snodgrss of Wheeling, W. Va.,, and May Harris f Akron. H. H. Rose, driver of the machine, wag.crushed | and internally injured. | A A WEATHER. | Hartford, —May' 26.—For Hartford and vicinity: Prob- ably rain l{\_te tonight and Sun- The money in this case will Te- main on deposit possibly ten ‘days— until it is needed by the government to meet American or allied needs— when it will be withdrawn with ac- crued interest at two per cent. + The plan is similar to one already put into .effect by federal reserve banks in New York. Bach federal re- serve bank would issue a large num- ber of the ten dollar memorandum certificates, among member banks and -other financial institutions in its dis- trict. A man with ten dollars caould purchase one of the memorandum certificates and by purchasing four others prior to the close of subscrip- tion June 15 would be enabled to pre- sent the entire series of five and ob- tain in exchange a $50 bond. ‘The memorandum certificates would be redeemable if purchasers should be unable to buy enough ta exchange for a bond. | e ummw amel*P8ifts How Angered . by. Uii-S. Ban on Socialists. Stockholm, via London, May 26.—- Leading members of the Socialist In- ternational conference expressed sur- prise at the news that Secretary Lansing had refused passports to American delegates. They have de- cided not to take final action until /| more definite news is received. James Eads How, the so-called millionaire tramp of ' America, has sent a message of protest- to the state department in which he was joined by Mayor Karl Kindheim. ‘Word has been received that ' the Russian socialists will send delegates. Victor Adler, leader of the Austrian socialists, arrived today. CHILD-SLAYER MUST DIE. Francis Ducharme Murdered Ellen Kaczor, Aged 314 Years. Springfleld, May 26.—Francis Du- charme was sentenced in superior court today to die the week of Sep- tember 9 for the murder of Ellen Kaczor, of Chicopee, aged 3% years, who died October 22 last, as the result of injuries inflicted by Ducharme. The man, who was arrested the day after the child’s death, confessed. ‘When indicted an insanity defense was indicated but alienists testified today that Ducharme is sane and was at ‘ie time of the murder. He is 25 years old. BATTLE WITH SUBMARINE. Italian Ship and' U-Beat Grapple for More Than Hour. i New York, May 26.—A running bat- tle with a submarine, during’ which the U-boat fired one torpedo and more than a dozen shells, was reported here .today . by an Italian steamship arriving from a Mediterranean - port. ‘The submarine came up to attack on May 3 near the Island of Sardinia and- despite a return fire from the deck of the steamship it followed its jntended ‘victim more than an hour. No-.damdge of consequence was in- flicted on the ship. The = submarine was not hit, the officers said. ARMY IN NEED OF BAKERS. Washington, May 26.—The army sent ‘out a call today for several thou- sénd bakers; assistant bakers and ap- prentices to serve during the war. Virtuaily all will be rated.as non- commissioned officers and their pay will range from $33 to $61 a month with additional pay for foreign ser- vice ‘and everything in the way of quarters, rations, clothing and medi- cal attention provided. et WORKERS IN SAXONY TO STRIKE Copenhagen, May 26, via London, 11:35 ‘a. m.—The textile workers of Crimnitzschau, Saxony, have voted 2 strike ' for 75 per cent. increase in wages on the grourds of the increased cost of living. - sealed. The published replies of th field marshal to some of the greetings indicate that he certainly’shares the views of the Pan-Germans to some ex- tent. The telegrams, however, have been worded so skilifully that .they permit Von 'Hindenburg to - answer sympathetically without committing himself on the quéstions at issue. . A second part of the campaign, namely, a great patriotic appeal against the socialists on the strength of Scheidemann’s threat of revolution, seems to have been thrown in complete confusion by the disclos- ures of the Vorwaerts and the Tage- blatt that the Pan-German leaders used the same threat, although in an exact opposition direction. A third and all-important side of the cam- | paign is the agitation against constitu- | ‘tional reform. This has developed mainly in conversation groups, wherée it is sure of a_sympathetic response, and here the outcry against the chan- cellor 15 voiced without ! t Teserve: The ‘most viclent.iabuse ‘is hurled against the chancellor in ‘speeches .by the conservative deputy Veon Graefe and the “Uncrowned king of Prussia, Von Heidebrand, who insistently de- mands his retirement. Side by side with the anti-Beth- mann-Hollweg campaign, the Pan- Germans are assailing Count Cserin, the Austrian foreign minister, for his attitude in regard to peace. The courtesy usually affected between the two countries is ignored and the most i virulent language is used. The Tages . Zeityng says that it is credibly in- . formed that Count Czerin’s last visit . to German headquarters was for the ! purpose of winning the Kaliser and Von Hindenburg to his views and that the results are unknown, ¥ Vice Chancellor Helfferich, Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and Mnister of Finance Roedern are expected to visit Vienna next week ostensibly: to negotiate a.new commercial treaty and to discuss other important eco- nomic questions. | 5:372,400 SINGLE, ' 4,545,900 MARRIED Census Burean ' Divided 10,000,000 Eligible for Draft According to 1 Condition—No Trades Exempt. . Washington, May 26.—By a cenpsus bureau estimate today classifying the: more than ten million men within the military draft age limit the number of single men is placed at 5,372,400 and the number of married men at 4,545,900, 7 The estimate was prepared on a basis of a normal increase in popula- tion since the 1910 census and on the assumption that the ratio between marifed and single men is the same as at that time. The classification by chief occupa- tions is given as follows: Agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, 3,864,000; manufacturing and mechanical industries, 3,036,000; no gainful occupations, 500,000; trans- portation, 967,000; trade, 1,054,000; public service, 144,000; domestic and personal service, 441;000; professiona! service, 335,000; clerical occupations, 374,000, and .extraction .of. .mineral, 654,000. The government, it has been state. will not exempt any particular classe: of ihdustry from: conscription, bit will deal with each Individually. - Indi- viduals, however, whose work is con- sidered necessary to'provide an ecu- nomic balanee will be exempted. Near- ly every line of industry, it is said, has applied- to ‘war: department - £5r exemption for its workers. Some few élassifications are mot included in the figures. 1919’S GOOD RECORD. New Haven, May 26.—Ninety-six men of the class of 1919 have left to] join active war units, figures made up tdday by Dean Jones of Yale college. ‘ 3 . according to ' One Town—Second % England Within 'nn'?o}’ p London, May 26.——~Getmps' &l to the number of aboutssiy vaded southeast England “ogl night, according to an. ofi ment issued today. sons were killed. s Three of the German shot down. iOne hundred. ty-four persons were in raiding aircraft which down were airplanes. N@ damiage accurred in one some bombs fell in the many casualties among population. + The following r made by Field French: q.’ tolal :casusities ‘re) wfrom . all Killed, seventy-six; injured the kiljed .27 were women and. children, while 43 women and were injured. . “Airplanes of the B?“fi‘ Squadron went in pursuit rafding alrcraft were ing squadrons of the Royal Service from Dunkirk on tl Vjourney. = The. ndmfinl\‘.y.‘" the ' polis thle “machineés ' as 2:“ 8y height toward ghe’ coast in of fives. ‘'The lot a the town and drobped & sl ‘bombs on the shopping dist ‘was' ‘followed in- quick other, groups; Wwhich em 1oad of bombs baphakand gtartled inhabitants and lying village. The fight and the machines. were’ high. British fly‘l]ll, nachiny Iy went up ju: pursuic 6f pitched battle oceurred in . which the Aeeing enem were obviously :worsted. planes returnifig frony last on England, were’ brought ge British air forces in the off the Belgian coast, the adn announced today. The statenient ¥} “Naval airplanes attacked the drome at St. Denis' Westrom, * Bruges, yesterday moraing, @i many bombs. 8 z “In the evening, several enemy: cratt returning from. the reid on ¥ land were. engaged oves. Ses ‘) counter took place b isher and three 'hostile i mid-channel and ené of destroyed, Several - enco took place off the Belgian which two large twin-engine machines. were shot dow! machines returned safely.” ' ¥ ki — : Five in Raid on One Town. A town on the Southemst coi England, Friday Evening, May via London, May 26, 1:35_p. . most ama¥ing airplane rald yet dertaken by the Germans on Gref Britain occurred here late this af noon while the streets were ero with shoppers and workers retu to their homes. The ralders dro| a large numbér of bombs, app ly in haphagard fashion, from or two ‘above the town, kililag 7i sons, mostly women and * and injuring nearly 175 miore. The first raider to arrive leader of a squadron of. . fiv (Continued on Ehvm.' i Ly