New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1917, Page 10

SUSPICION Ly Possessed of the belief that Mat- Maczka of 104 Dwight street, ¥eteran Connecticut company motor- man held by federal authorities on n charges based on the whole- le flooding of the city” with anti- “draft literature over the week-end, is imply a tool of highly educated per- A ‘soclalistic organization of in- nationally infamous reputation or ble ' makers of the central pow- secret: service, all efforts of the authoritfes are being extended -trace the -authorship of the cir- in ‘question to the scene of publication According to in- mmation received by local authori- .federal and New York city au- > s are of the opinion that the *No ¢ ription League” of 20 Fast Bth: street, New York, is an organi- . sation with which Alexander Berk- _.and. Emma_Goldman, reported 4 wide as suspected disturbers prominently identified. Whether Berkinap or his woman associ- o apremaths “of socialistic and fl-government - Jiterature -has been ‘this city has not been ascertained. with local authorities, feder- and Neéw York state officlals are ripts to trace the origin of the The fact that they were ved by a number of local people ough the mail has been ascer- It §s believed the persons re- ! ‘the may be responsible, in for -their wholesale distribution. tance of women and men from ‘ork is' the conviction of local ves. It has become known that - Al and lgcal detectives have been & wfationed at the local post office giv- fng for mail close scrutiny. 3 ts and developments are indi- ‘800N nmen and Miss Goldman, in of- circles, are classified as the Petrels of trouble wherever - regulations, law . and and progressive legislation are It is suspected, by the o4, that one, or both, are gi- & g , responsible for *:'.Ie, distribution ~ of two elrculars in this city. An -gided with photographs and matter is being e if she was the re- “gir]” - :distributing anti-war on the east side about three ‘ago'and as:to whether she was “of thres three women in. an obile : praty distributing anti- It circulars over the week-end. The whereabouts of Berkman and Goldman is being made the basis @ thorough probe by federal, jew York: city and other officials, ac- 1 > by -guthorities: . All available in- tion ' relative to the . distribu-, of treasonable iiterature ~locally in Bristol has been turned over Spellacy. s EDWER WARDS NOT UP T0 FOREGASTS (Contintied .From First Page). ! pretating questions and answers. Es- those interpreters who spoke ‘were . busy and ;smeng this mumber was Rev. William A Krause of St. Mary’s church, who 8_stationed in the fifth ward. High ol ;boys also acted as interpreters | many instances and at other times nen who were registering themselver would wait a few minutes in order to help & fellow countryman who was Jhaving. trouble. . Of all the foreigners who could not speak English, there was but one in the entire city who could not make himself understood at the registration place, and he was in the fifth ward. The man made it known that he was 8 native of Paraguay, South America.. Bubsequently it was learned that his father was of Italian descent and his: mother was of Spanish descent, but he could speak neither of the fanguages himself. High school pu- piis studying Spanish were called in . to interpret us were Italian interpre- gors but mone could understnd him. ‘Finally John C. O’Brien, a local drug- gist, was able to interpret. 3 0 Registers. . 80 far as has been learned there was but one full-blooded Filipino to register. He was registered as a Ma- jayan. He said-he was' twenty-nine years old, was born of Moro parents on the Island of Mind: , is em- ployed in this city as a common labor- er and, in conclusion, he explained, in brokeri English that he knows of no reason why he should not go to war for the United States. There werws slso numerous instances where youths ander 21 years of age, and men more ‘than 31 years, old, appeared to regis- ter and expressed genuine dissatisfac- tion at being unable to do so. Several of the 18 and 20 year old youths were & to remark that if things are ‘feally as bad as they appear they will Gght snyway. Several men. over 31 jesrs. of ase wanted to. register,. too. explained that they did not feel feged, because - of business or ity relations, to enlist at the pres- 3 time, but they wanted the govern- fit to 'have their names that they might be called upon as soon as.they &Fe wanted. One man, 32 years of , said@ he had served two years in $ ‘hospital corps of the Itallan army and on being told that he was too old to register he sought the address of the mearest recruiting office and sald e would go there and enlist at once. Guards Given Ammunition, In all of the ward registration places the policemen, the City Guards- Above at left, ity bullding, 63, 64, 66, 68 Pratt street. Upper ceater, Unity church building. Below, Péplon. ‘The above picturés indicate the ex- tent of thg real estate purchase in Hartford made by Isidore Wise, di- recting mind and financlal head of 50,61, €3, 65 Church % ‘Wise, Smith & Co. This was one of the largest real estate transactions ever recorded in Hartford and the money paid for the property is said to total $750,000. Theé buildings are in the heart of the Hartford business district and glve Mr. Wise a commanding posi- tion in the field of retail commerce in that section. Mr. Wise is in no way At left, Hamers ley property, 33, 34, 36, 38 Pratt MAGZKA'S BOND RAISED 10 $5,000 Aged Elm City Agitator May Regain His Liberty Hartford, June 6.—~United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy telephoned U. 8. Commissioner Wright at New .Haven today to release An- thony Carroll on his own recognizanca provided Carroll ‘agreed to waive his | right for a hearing. The district at- torney said: “In _view ‘of the advanced age of Carroll, who has been arrested for advising in a public speech against registration and in consideration of the further fact that Mr. Carroll's health is not good, and that he has been confined in New Haven county Jail because of failure to obtain a bondsman and secure his liberty 1 have recommended to the ' commis- sioner that Carroll be released and upon his own recognizance to await any action that the grand jury may take in his case.” { The district attorney has also re- quested Commissioner Carroll of this MoHICAN] MAR ¥ CONN. RIVER BUCK SHAD ......each 60¢ LARGE FRESH MACKEREL ........Ib 15¢ | clty to felease' Louls Brodsak York city, arrested at the union 8ep yesterday for having anti-con! tion literature in his possession, bonds of $5,000. Bonds have gfifll furnished in this case. i In the case of ‘Matthew Maczin of New Britain, arrestéd for having anti= & conscription literature in his possess . sion a bond of $5.000 ws ordered but ‘tive ‘prisoner is still in jail. L All the cases will be further In vestigated and presented to the grand Jury if the facts warrant it. MEXICANS PREDICT PEACE. 1 According to Spanish Saying leg of Crops Indicate This. 1 ;3 Chihushua City, Mexico, June $i=— A saying in Spanish that, when Mod’?g. cans ‘plow, plant and prepare the s0 ‘ for crops, war is at an end, is beinghl quoted in the agricultural districts o : this state as proof that the revolutions' have worn, themselves out and th people are returning to peaceful pul suits. 3 In all of the fertile. mountain val- | leys, on the plains of the north and iy the irrigated districts in southera Chi- & huahua farmers are putting. in crops, & many of them for the first time in 1 five years. Beans, corn, some whfi and even potatoes are being grown ime highly productive tablelands. Jos FRESH SHORE HADDOCK ............Jb 8¢ Fresh Shad Herring .....Ib c RIB OR LOIN LAMB CHOPS, FRESH PORK CHOPS perturbed by the war and believes his | | faith in the future of the American people will justify his large invest- {] ment at this time. ' _—_—_— men and ‘the Home Guardsmen did excellent service as patrolmen and much ‘¢credit is due them for the ex- cellent order that was maintained. Members of the City Guard were fully armed with their Krag rifles and fixed bayonets and the Home Guardsmen were also armed with rifles and bayonets. During the evening hours members of the City Guard were sup- plied with one ball cartridge each, and the Home Guaxd men were each given two ball cartridges. This was merely a precautionary measure and the men in ho instance found it neces- sary to load their rifles, Despite the great publicity given to Registration Day, among certain classes of the foreigners the day was one of terror for some of them had the opinion that as soon as they regis- tered they were in the service. Several young men, upon signing their cards, asked when they were to Te- port for uniforms and one man was heard to ask a registrar how long he thought it would be before he was sent to the trenches. In one city street, occupled principally by foreigners, during the early registra- tion hours the women and children stood huddled together in little groups crying and wringing their hands, pro- testing because their husbands and fathers were thus being drafted into the war. A variance of individual opinion was likewise noted among the registrars. Ome slender, short, regis- trar in noting the size of a man be-, fore him asked him to stand. The man ,towering well over six feet in height and built in proportion, stood up. “Medium height, medium build, 1 should say,” ruled the registrar. 'At 9 o'clock this clerk had not found what he called a big man. Particu- larly in the second ward there was some early speculation as regards the race of the so-called Purtugese, em- ployed at' the gas house and at the New Britain Lumber and Coal yard. The men themselves protested that they were not negroes, but were born in Portugal and were therefore Cau- caslans as are the Portugese. It was learned however, that most of them came from the Cape Verde Islands, oft the coast of Africa ,and under Por- tugese dominion. Blood ties connect them with the negroes of Africa just as the American negro, so they were called negroes.: Nationalities, as shown by yester- day’s cards, proves New Britain’s contention of being one of the most cosmopolitan citles in the world. With . a few other exceptions noted, about the only people in the world who did not have a representative here were the Eskimos, the Zulus and some other of the smaller tribes. In this connection, of special significance was the large number of allens regis- tered. In one of the small wards, the second, of about 700 registered, more than 200 were aliens and sub- jects of a forelgn country. Among the other expressions heard at the registration booths were: From a man with the first finger of his right hand gone: “I ought to be able to. go if they want me because I can pull the trigger just as good with my middle finger" from -an allen, recently arrived: ‘Sure, me fight. Me come here, good place, no good Europe.” Sure, me fight for New Brit, America”; there were also a number who wanted it stated on their cards that they did not claim exemption to the draft and would not complain if drafted, but they hoped the government would provide for their dependents during their absence; tmong the foreigners many insisted on giving the registrars a complete list of all brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, etc.,, claiming them as depen- dents, but explanation by interpreters showed that the men were not slack- ers, but misunderstood the meaning: of dependents; a few gave corns, sore throats, broken arm, lame back, in- digestion and other minor ailments as reasons for exemption. WAR DEPT. WAKES “READY FOR DRAFT (Continued From First Page). 1,600 men enrolled not more than four or five per cent. wer fit for military service. Not a man confined in the work- | house on Blackwell's Island meas- ured up to the physical standards, and in the penitentary only fifteen | per cent. of the prisoners were found to be fit for service. | New York Counties Slow to Report. Albany, June 6—When the day foroe at the adjutant general’s office, where are being tabulated for transmission to Washington, relieved the night workers at 9 a. m. today no complete figures from any county hall’ been received. Official returns received over the telephone from many’ parts of the state indicated, however, that New York state would exceed its quota of 1,100,206 by a substantial figure, The principal reason for the delay assigned at registration headquarters was the fact that registrars were re- quired by the federal registrations to deMver the returns from their pre- cincts in person either to the sheriff or mayor. Few Slackers in New England. Boston, June 6.—Such figures as were avallable today indicated that the officials whose task will be to gcrutinize the record of yesterday's yesterday's state registration returns. registration for the draft will find few slackers in New England.- The esti- mate of those bound by the law to register wgs éxceeded in many places by the number of men who responded. In Boston the registration was 75,- 767, ag ageinst an estimate of 74,436. Seventy-nine Massachusetts cities and towns outside of Boston reported a total of 20,195. The estimate for these places was 19,475. No where in New X¥ngland was there any evidence of attempts to evade or interfere with registration. Profusion of Patriots on Pacific. San Francisco, June 6-Registration under the selective draft act in the Pacific coast states, Idaho and Mon- tana exceeded the estimates made by the provost marshal general's office at Washington, the partial returns to- day indicated. Approximately 651,- 000 responded in this city. The police department conducted a systematic search today for persons of military age who evaded registra- tion. As fast as they are found they will be turned over to the United States marshal. Except in Butte where an attempt by citizens last night to mob an anti- registration procession which result- ed in the troops being sent to sup- press rioting, the western states con- ducted their registrations without special incident. Brooklyn Signs 160,000. New York, June 6.—Based on un- official returns of 162,757 in all but three assembly districts, Brooklyn’s registration was estimated today at 160,000. Philadelphia Reports 172,503. Philadelphia, June 6.—Registration in Philadelphig exceeded the govern- ment estimates. The total was 172,- 502. i BRITISH ATTACK ON SCARPE French Repulse Two Violent Attacks After Lively Osnnonade—Berlin Admite fingm Gain for English. London, June 6.—The British made an attack last night on the Arras front north of the river Scarpe, the war office announces. Ground was gained in two sectors, Parls, June 6.—Two violent Ger- man attacks on French positions at Hurtebise and the Chemin des Dames were repulsed last night with heavy losses to the attackers, according to an official statement by the French ‘war office this morning. - The attacks were preceded by an intense can- nonading. Lively actions took place tonight on the Belgian front. Berlin, June 6, via London, 4:03 p. m.—A British attack delivered yes- terday onmly succeeded in penetrating the German position at the Roeux railway station, where fighting con- tinues for small sections of trenches, says today’s army headquarters state- meat. 8 Vienna, June 5, via London, June 6.—The Austrian war office today meade the following announcement: “The Austrians regained ah impor- tant portion of trenches south of Jamaino captured two weeks ago by the Itallans. The enemy vainly ad- vanced his reserves. The Austrian infantry was victorious over the whole line and the enemy was re- pulsed everywhere. “The number of prisoners taken vesterday near Jamaino was 17 offi- cers and 6,600 men:.” URGE PROHIBITION FOR REST OF WAR Congregationalists Opposed to Further Manuiactare of Liquor Hartford, June ¢.—Reselutions re- questing the United States senate to pass the bill te prehibit the manufac- ture and sale of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes during the period of the war were adopted at the an- nual meeting of the General tion of Connecticut today at the Bm- manuel Congregational church. The resolutions directed that a copy be sent to the president ef the senate without delay. Another resolution offered called upon every member of the associa- tion and on the churches represented in its membership to make all needful sacrifices and serve in every rightful way the commanding cause of inter- national moral abligation, humanity and democracy. Rev. H. R. Miles of New Haven, the new moderator, presided, The following were elected for the association year: Registrar and ‘Treasurer—Rev. Dr. Willlam F. English, Hartford. Standing Committee—Rev. Br, Q. A. Dinsmore, Waterbury; Rev. T. B, Powell, Meriden; Rev. R. M. Y. Houghton, New Haven; Rev. H, H. Tweedy, New Haven; Rev. Dr. W, F. English, rd. The remainder of the session was ocoupied by six reviews of books bear- ing on the ‘world war. ,(::.s.‘.'....lb 20 ALASKA PINK SALMON ..........an 97 & FANCY MAINE CLAMS............can ]Gl DOMESTIC SARDINES, inofl ..........cn Q' Mohican Tomato Soup ......can loc Lion Brand : Catsup ....bot 130 Wet or Dry D e 12¢ Mostord o 11 8c 10c 10c Large Head Large Ripe Red Ripe Tomatoes . ..Ib Fresh want you ) s WHEN YOUR NEWSBOY FAILS TO LEAVE YOUR ERALD have the HERALD every night and to make sure that it is delivered to you we have ar.: o lo v s, This mevicutet a copy to S § ce will cost you nothing. g THE u are we feel ' 'ort we may make HERALD BY 6 O'CLOCK °PHONE WEST- ERN UNION. YOU’LL GET A COPY SOON AF. . L