New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1917, Page 1

| BRICE THREE CENTS, -; i HEntire Villages: Wrecked and < Msti- " mates Place Injured st 1,300~~Re-- lief Orews Busy at Work in All Sec- ¢ tione—Visitors at . Mattoon, ML, states of the middlewest and } | have | nearly 380 . Deople, - injured more than tornadoes ASC,N. G. RENDEZYOUS Despateh of M o Sout| DELAY MNACES REPUBLIC| BELIEVED been n by Adjutant Gen- eral Cole, in answer to a request from the war department, as the most suit- able place in .the staté for a miobiliza- tion of the National Guard troops pri- or to their departure for the South- eastern Department. ' The adjutant structions regarding the use of the Niantic camp as & general rendezvous, but considers its utilization probable. ‘War department ' orders issued through the miiftia bureau May 18, in regard to calling out. the National Guard, make no provision for other 'vous. (It iz considered probable, how- ever, that a gene mobilization at Niantic will take Place on . June 24, 1917, in order to«facilitate trans- federal service will take place about July 25 and add that the supplies nec-’ essary for the equipment of the to war strength | vance ‘ana attaék the posstble for any person with that 28.—The tornado Willis- yos- “ing ‘Ninsy structures. ‘whirlwind the Ohio River somewhere s near Cairo, Illinois, then began %o make almost regular stops in Ken- tucky, Killing five white persons - in blin and Bardwell and thirty ne- near Clinton, according to re- In l-;'lw.l.l the courthouse, school- 1 and one general store are the ‘only ‘buildings left standing. Wires are down in the entire district and i direct communicatfon is impossible: - food, biankets and cots have been :Fe- celved. Organized relief for the destitute, of whom. there are absut 3,000, was .begun ‘today under the supervision of e Chicago chapter of the Red Cross. g;n! state. board of health has begun “a survey in each town that ‘possible epidemics might be prevented. Food stations were established to- 4dy and owners of motor cars were preased into service deltvering to pub- lic buildings, institutions and private ‘homes serving as temporary shelters for the stricken. So far as was known today the tornado cost 91 lives and resulted in injuries to about 600 persons in Coles county. Availablé estimates placed the pron- erty asmage in the ty at between $2,600,000 and $3,000,000 of which $1,250,000 was in Mattoon and about Of. the injured only about a score . wersin a W-‘uflum today, according to physiciana. }' ' Both in Charleston and Mattoon the k¢ storm centered largely on the homes ‘4. .ot workingmen, and among the 5,000 homeless were hundreds who lost The food problem became acute in hoth Mattoon and Charleston yester- day, when thousands of sightseers . from ‘meighboring villages thronged A‘* ‘the ‘towne. - In Mattoon the ‘emer- . gency committee ordered restaurants and hotels to cease serving meals to all .residents and, relief work- ers, Today, however, with the .de- parture of most of the uninvited guests the embargp was lifted and it as asserted enough. provisions were -ga d 1o last for several days. Members of the five companies of i amount to heed the call to subacribe. The motion picture industry will send out, beginning today, a. short film_urging the American people to subscribe to the loan. New Britain’s Red Cross Campaign for 10,000 members was formally launched today and despite the bad weather which hindered the workers, particuiarly those whose duty it is to do outside canvassing, it was estimat- ed at 2 o'clock that fully 2,000 new: members had been added. ' The cam- paign will continue through June 6. / At the Staniey Rule and Level com- | and Military Leaders Plead for Troops’ Advance Advance to Relieve Pressare on Al- g Hes in West—Alexioft Bans Peace iJPetrograd, May 37, wia Lon May 28, 6:40 a. m.—Virtually a.u‘:;: divergent political factions, all . class organizations, counclls and 'even the mocialist leaders, with the exception of :the extreme Lofters, today re- echo the proposal of Minister of War Kerensky to the ‘troops and applaud the new order of the day, “advance.” ‘It remajns to'be seen how the army itself will receive this final exhorta- tion to patriotism and the defenss of Ruseia's newly won freedom. Constant ¢fforts have been made during the past two months by repre- sentatives both of the government and of the soldiers to bring home to ®.e army that the abandonment of active ‘war would not only mean treachery to_the allies but. th einevitable loss of &ll that has been gained in the revo- lution.’, All the commanders empha- gize the netessity of not only defend- ing 'the country but of an immediate of her'troope from the eastern to the ‘Wwestern front. Gen., Alexieff says: “Forward, ad- enemy."" .- General: Brusiloff: “It is necessary to conserve and consolidate freedom. ‘The soldiers must overthrow and de- feat the ememy. Shame and dis- honor to those who have a weak wpirit.” General Dragomiroff is less laconic. “Advance on the enemy is an im- mediate necessity,” he 'says. “The enemy is ‘taking advantage of our Ppasaivity to leave this front open and send forces westward. The French and “Biftish are honestly doing their duty ‘as our allies. 'They are saving our new freedom, which otherwise we would lose. “But soon their ad- vance must wear itself out, and then there will be no one to help us.” Ppealy from the heads of the govern- ment. Premier Lvoft writes: - “Honor demands our activity. We are downed in speeches and words. The muscles of our organization are be- ing atrophied. Further passivity will mean yuin.” : ° M. Skobeleff, the new soclalist min- ister of labor,. joins the chorus with the declaration: “Our. present task is to ' advance.” 3 = v Ina new order to the army General | Alexieff explained yesterday why it is impossible for the soldlers to’receive emissaries from the German ' lines seeking - peace conferences. - “Even the commander in chief,” he says, “is prohibited by law from receiving peace delegates, and every man from commander down who does this.is a traitor. Only the government knows when it is time to stop war.: Such conferences never take place at the front except between authorfzed diplomats. The.Germeans. know this and send represgntatives ' only to learn the .disposition of our troops and to provoke dissension among us, to create ill-feeling between the Bol- ‘| diers’ and their comimanders. and even the office to stimulate in- terest. At this concern mpre than 800 new members. were enrolled this morning. . At noon 238 new members had been enrolled at the Union Manu- facturing company and" the Fafnir |- Bearing company had enrolled forty more. The ladies’ team secured about 250 ‘members . this fotenoon and a special teachers’ committee .reported lawyers“and dentists, Lawyer M, D. Saxe reported. thirty new members. | At press time further reports had not been tabulated. % o: B B ‘Willimantic, Conn., May ~ 28.—Ar- thur E. Clark, a militlaman of Co- ventry committed suicjde -in. a: store today by poison. He left a note say- ing he was “tired of Mving.” To an inquiry just before he was taken to the hospital where he died, he is said to have replied: “What's the use of ien you: haven't. g:): your liberty.” e was 21 years. old. ON N. B. COAL COMMITTEE. Hartford, May 28.—Governor Hol- comb today appointed the following to represent Connecticut on the New England General Coal committee: A. H. Bullard, Bridgeport; - Dewitt Page, Bristol; ‘John Pelton, . Waterbury; Philip B. Gale, Hartford and G. Ells- worth Meech, Middletown. TAFT ORDERED TO REST. New York, May 28.—Constant pub- lic speaking by ex-President Taft to arouse the couniry to the seriousness of ‘the ‘War has 'so taxed his voice that his physician . has ordered him = to take com, Test for a week. . e “1 appeal to your intelligence and your heart. If the enemy really wanted peace he would know how to g0 about it. Wake up. Peace.will be reached through victory. Trust your commands 9 100,000 AMERICANS ON . FIRING LINES SOON London Estimates That Figure In- cluding Those Now There and Ad- ditional Units Expected. London, May 27, 8:24 p. m.—An of- ficlal statement issued here today says that, counting the Americans serv- ing in the British and French armies and the units' ordered ' to France, there will shortly be 100,000 Americans in France. : The state department says 3,500 war airplanes will be constructed and 6,000 aviators trained in the United States. A i S 5 Mission Lays Object of Visit Before . American Officials — Requirements of Other Allies Must Be Considered- ‘Washington, May 28.—Italy’s ur- gent war needs of railway equipment, coal, iron -and steel were laid for- mally before American officials today, by the Italian commission. Means of financing large purchases and trans- porting them through the submarine blockade were correllary subjects dis- | cussed. . Government officialg indicated that Italy's demands would be met as far as possible, but that they would have to be considered in conjunction with the enormous war needs of America herself and of ‘the" other alies. ¥ SOLDIER _ SEVEN STATES NEARLY 250 jOWN WITH BERLIN| KILLED BY FRIEND . Serie of Twisters Wreats|NANTIC RECOMMENDED (poieal and. Wit v Weh ot Private Joseph Welch Shot by Privafe Frauk Matuls - T0 BE ACCIDENTAL Private Weich Just Relieved From Guand Duty in Hartford When Rifle, Discharged Weapon. Private Joseph Weich of No. 3 Sex- ton street, a member of Company E, First Connecticut Infantry, outpost suard, was shot through the head and almost instantly killed last evening at the Pratt & Whitney factory in Hart- ford by Private' Frank Matulis, an- other New Britain soldier and mem- ber of Company E. Immediate in- vestigation ‘showed little doubt ' that the shooting was accidental, although | Private Matulis was at once arrested and placed under guard at the state armory in Hartford and ' Privates Frank O’Keefe, Joseph Glossup, Ed- win' Stiquel, Frank Silva and Willlam 8. Rudge were likewise .placed under for: general court martial with - the principal in the tragedy. Major John L. Purcell and Lieutenant Ashley J. jriffin ‘and Lieutenant Robert V. K. Jr., the last two' officers be- ing in command of Company E, are conducting a rigorous = investigation in: behalf' of the military authorities. and Detective Sergeant Lewis G. Mel- berger is investigating for the civil authorities. g 3 g The funeral of Private Welch will probably be held tomorrow; although complete details have not heen ar- ranged as yet, nor will they he until all civil and military formalities have been cleared up. Until the examining surgeon, assigmed to this case, has| made his complete investigation, the body will not be moved to New. Brit. ain. ‘Lieutenant Griffin stated this noon that while no final plans: have been ‘made, it is probable that the | funeral will be held.tomorrow. Serv- ices will be held at ‘the state ar- mory on 'Arch stréet and will also be held, at St. Mary's church. Al- ready’ the Ameérican flag in Central Park has been lowered to half mast in memory of the dead soldier and detalls from Company E will act as « algio’ probabt the funeral. = Intérment will be in 8t. Mary's new Catholic cemetery. Shot Through the Head. Just who was actually looking at the two soldiers when the bullet was discharged which snuffed out the lite of Private,; Welch has: not yet been determined, but from the testimony of the' men in the room it appears that ‘carelessness on the part of two ‘soldiers may be found to - be: the primary cause of the fatality. Ac- cording to the story told by brother members of the guard detail, Private ‘Welch was a member of the military guard at the Colt factory,, where he was relieved from duty at' 7 o'clock last night. After turning. his post over to the relief guard, Private Welch' is said to have gone to, the Pratt & Whitney factory, where:there ‘were several of his friends doing duty, for a friendly chat. The Pratt & ‘Whitney guard. detail was to go on duty .at 8 o'clock and preparatory to taking his post Private Frank O'Keefe is said to have laid his loaded rifle against a clothes; closet in. the bar- racks. - At this juncture Private Ma- tulls is said-to have sauntered up and mechanically grasped the rifle and proceeded to go through the manual of ‘arms in a listless manner. As he went through' the various moves ot/ “order. arms,” ' “port arms,”’ “right shoulder arms,” and other routine movements the rifie suddenly dis- charged. It has not yet been défin- itely determined . whether Private O’Keefe, when he laid down his rifle, { had made sure that the safety catch'} was on. Simultaneously with the loud detonation of the , powerful Spring-, field, Private Welch, without uttering a sound, reeled, threw up his arms, and collapsed in a pool of blood on the floor. The bullet had struck the young soldier in the center of the forehead 'and then, passing through his brain, had lodged in the clothes closet behind him. Dr. James F. Tanner, whose office is opposite the | factory rushed to the sceme and ad- ministered first ald. The dying sol- dier was hurried to the Hartford hos- pital in the police ambulance, but died at 9:55 o’clock. without having regained consciousness. When the fatal shooting occurred there weére fourteen members of Com- pany E doing duty at the Pratt & Whitney factory. ‘They were in i charge of Sergeant Wilbert Veley. Sergeant Henry Logan and,Corporal Henry Overstrom were also outside cf | tne factory with the other guards. | Major Purcell arrivea at the factory a-short time after the shooting and, it is sald, expressed the opinion that the shooting was accidental. Detec-: five Sergeant Melberger also expressed the same opinion. Queries made of (Continued On Eleventh Page). I\ ;g WEATHER. ' _Hartford, May ~28-~For [ Marttord and viciuity: Rain l tonight ‘and Tuga? . arrest and are being held'as witnesses | COUNTRY’S FIRST FOOD BIL 'MAY PASS HOUSE NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, . MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917.—TWELVE PAGES. *TORNADOES’ DEATfi"TOIfiL IN (AL RUSSIA CRIES | COMPANY E Rio Janieiro, Brazil, May 28.—A Notice says that ‘ - in German circles it is asserted that Germany will de- clare war on Brazil in two or three days. CITY KEEPING PACE WITH ITALIANS BLAST WAY T0 GATES OF DUINO Great Natural Barrier qucks Their Sweep to Trieste. The Italians have fought their way forward to within two miles of Duino, the most formidable natural barrier between them and Trieste. The great battle now enters its eighteenth day ‘without any sign of an abatement in the fury of the struggle. . Vienna stub- bornly refuses to .concede the Itallan victories but the map tells the story of General Cadorna's steady advance. . Duino, at the gates of which the Italian guns' are now hammering merks- & point at which the Carso plateau almost touches the sea.. Pro- tected by the ocean on the one side it is powerfully defended to the north. by Mount. Querceto, a Helght of con- siderable magnitude which dominates the country for -many miles ‘around. At the foot .of Mount Querceto, facing west lies the little town of Medeazza and’ the Itallans have smashed their way: to' within' a few huf{dred yards of this village. It is possible that a lull will. oceur” before they attempt the formidable task of storming- Mount Querceto. 2 From no'other theater’ of 'the war ‘coniés any news of importance but the | | pajitical situation:contines'of abse indicate that it'is merely a question of days, if not of hours, before the Brazilian parliament follows the lead of the administration and aligns Brazi] with the eleven nations now fighting the central ‘powers. Ttalians Cross Timavo Riyer. /. Rome, May 28, via London, 6:21 p. m.—The Italians have crossed the Timavo river and occupied the village of ‘San Biovanni, northwest of Duino, near the Gulf of Trieste, the war office announces. They have captured nine 6-inch guns. Austrians Claim 18,000 Prisoners. London, May 28, 7:18. a. m.—The complete repulse of all Italian attacks after most furious fighting is claimed in, an official tement issued by the Austrian war office on Sunday, The statement says aiso that more than 13,000 unwounded Italians haye been captured in the last sixteen days, French Repuise Three Attacks. b Parls, May 28, Noon.—The Germans ! delivered three attacks last night and ; thig morning in the Champagne, in ‘the regions of the Casque, the Teton and Mont Blond. All were repuilsed, the war office announces. $ A The Germans are bombarding heavy French positions in the regions of Dead Man Hill and Hill 304 on the southern front. } A ‘French detachment penetrated to the second German line near Uffholtz, in Alsace and found many dead in the tren¢hes. ' Prisoners were brought back. , _Germans Raid English Lines. London, May 28, 10:50 a. m.— “Raiding parties were repulsed last night northwest of Cherisy and south of Lens” says today’'s official report on the Franco-Belgian front opera- tions. 5 ; Germans Take French Trenches, Berlin, May 28, via London, 4:45 p. m.—German troops yesterday .cap- tured a line of French trenches on the Poehliberg and the Kellbers, south of Moronvillers, in the Champagne re- glon, together with' more than 250 prisoners, army headquarters _an- nounced ‘today. SURVEYING ARMY CAMP. Engineers Preparing Drilling Grounds at Ayer, Mass. Boston, May 28.—Surveying parties began today -the marking of sites on the grounds of the new army mobili- zation camp at Ayer -for buildings, drilling - grounds, rifle and. artillery ranges. An army engineer will arrive this week to direct the work of build- ing. Brigadier General Clarence R. Hd- wards, commanding the Department of ‘the northeast, addressing -a meet- ing here last night, said that the men to be trained at the camp should have legitjmate entertainment’ and ' that “nothing could be of greater impor- tance in keeping them straight than the aid of decent women.” > s Torrington Co. Files Certifichte of Bankers Expect New Britain | to Exceed Estimated Share | of $1,530,000. in Subscrip- tions to “Liberty Loan.” Slowly but steadily with prospects of New Britain’s quota being ultimate- ly disposed’of, the ‘sale of “Liberty Bonds” -is progressing and local ‘bankers feél assured that the results Wwill be satisfactorily accomplished and such as will reflect credit on the city. Inquiries are’increasing as are ‘the sales among those of the middle and poor classes. A number of the barikers feel assured that the .$1,5630,- 000 mark, conservatively'set as the share for New Britain, will be ex- ‘ceeded. (2 3 At the New. Britain National ‘bank todgy, President Andrew J. Sloper and’ Cashier Frederick 8. Chamberlain expresséd themselves as well satisfied with the progress being made and ex- pressed the view that there will be an excess of the figure.set as New Britain's quota. " Over half a million' doliays has already been secured and it 1s'bélieved that it is only the beginning, judging froam the many inqguiries gnd interest in' the srechl plan made for payments on the installment pian. As yet, those having large deposits havi in the ity, as tal “thl past savings and far better than borrowing the mhoney. 1If you buy with past. savings the bond will not represent any new saving at all. If you borrow to buy, you are taking someone else’s savings.” - ; Treasurer John C. Loomis of ti Commercial Trust company expressed| himself as well pleased with the pres- ent status of the sale but was unable to give out'.exact figures as some of New Britain Savings bank has already subscribed $100,000 for the bonds but noticeable at that institution as at others because comparatively few are withdrawing savings to make: the in- vestnient, a:reporter. was told.. Then too, there are two institutions that have made special arrangements for accommodating the purchasers by al- lewing = payments oh inatallments. There are numerous. inquiries ‘being made as to the bonde and ft is ex- pected there will b a steady and healthy demand for them. et Substantially increased interest In, the bonds with steadily sales of them, especiglly amoflgy the great middle classes; are reported at the New Britain Trust company and clals at the\ Burritt Savings' bank, There is an anticipation that the demand will increase all the more rapidly.as the public generally knows the real purpose of ‘the bonds, | " ESTABLISHED # W the administration’ sumed in cong: cations that the first n ing for stimulation of a national food - census, passed by the hotise b A’ similar biil 18 unde tion in the senate and there 18 expected within' or three days. The. control ‘of food sup be taken up in both ‘With the food bill the house is ¢xpected’ on the' $3,342,000,00 as\amended by the $760,000000 to butld nvolying furthér red: house war tax bill by $: L ~<Felt in Sam' Diego.' Los ' Angeles, :Cal), - how they are bought and the plans | s made for instaliment payments, PROBE MONGOLIA ACCTD Semate Orders Naval Committeo to + Investigate Killing of Two Nurses ‘Washington, May 28.—Investiga- tion by the senate naval affairs com- mittee of the accident on the armed merchant ship Mongolia, in which two American Red Cros nurses were recently killed was ordered today by the senate. 1 HAS $110,000 OAPITAL, In- 1y after ivate and hospits) phw b::'n mystified hite of the attack. “She'ls b v 1ocal; factories she retired th dicate distr ly in the ‘night she was subjected Flanagan 'was called meént, immeditely ord for to the lospital. e presed themselves as puxs ,» : no near relatives in e funeral will be at 8 o'cl Hartford, May 28.—The Torrington | morrow morning from Sacred D Sd TONIGE this_couns il company of Torrington has flléd -« |&hurch,and the burial will be iff certificate of incorporation in the of- fice of the secretary of state, sho a capital of $11,000,000, divided! into 440,000 shares, each of a\ par vatue |: of $25. manufacture knitting machine other needles, wheels, spokes, - ma- chinery and other hardware. The in- corporators are Allen-E. Maore, . C. T. Dood and George F. Gebbett, al}: of New York. 'The registrati in- corporation fee paid to the n:& was $3,100, ] s cemetery of that parish. ; = D, A. PARSONS WILL including insurance poli his wife, Mrs. Harrl is also made execut which was drawn.-by. th Hungerford, on ' ‘September. and witnelsed by’ ¥, H. Churchill, b v , will ‘of the late Dwight A The purpose of the company is to | s5ons was filed in the probate colrt: and | day. ‘By its terme his entine e