New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1917, Page 1

D"ADS" "“MEAN BBTTER BUSINESS| PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY,. JUNE 9, - GERMANS ATTACK NEW LINE; BRITISH RETAIN ALL GAINS - Allies’ Troops Also Pene- & trate Defenses on Souchez i River to Depth of Half Mile on 2-Mile Line. TEUTONS CONTINUE TO ASSAULT FRENCH Hydroplancs Being Employed to Drive Submarines Out of Much-Traveled ’“Commercial Lane in English Chan- nel—German Papers Reflect Havoo Among Atrmen During Entento At- tack on West Fromt. ¢ ‘London, June 9, 2:46 p. m.—The ,Brltllh attacked Iast night south ‘of #hé Souchez river and entered the dzrmnn positions on a front of more than two miles, the war office an- .- nounces. The German line was pen- etrated to a depth of more than hal? . & mile. Heavy casualties were in- ) # flicted on the Germans. - ... The Germans made a powerful - counter attack last night over nearls #he_whole length of the new frcnt. . They were repulsed completely, the British retaining all the ground cap- tured. Germans Attack Under Rain of Lead. British Headquarters in France, vic .London, June 9.—By the Associated Press)—With their ~ overwhelming weight of massed guns and in hane . to hana fighting at some points, the British have beaten all German counter attacks on their newly won positions near the Messnes ridge. Prussian and Bavarian troops, driven forward under a storm of fire poured upon them from advanced ' British . battery positions, suffered frighttully, As this despatch is written they had " succeeded in rcea.pturln‘ and holding’ ;only one British post at’Xelin ‘ Zille- ' beke, which had beén pushd well for., ‘ward ol the comsolidated maiin British o et l( the tmnt mm Tanced. , They wriod"sevaial s th W Nflh Mmtfiokfl%— ish guns upset their plans. . German Attacks Crumble. June 9, Noon.—The Germans mr.de. four fruitless attacks on French posi- tlons along the Chemin des Dames _ Iast night, according to an _official .1 statement issued by the war office to- day. The attacks were delivered ' in quick succession northeast of Cerny. No Fresh Gains For British. Berlin, June 9, via London.—The British were unable to- obtain any vantage in the fresh fighting last eve- " ning on the banks of the Ypres-Com- %' mines canal and the Douve lowlands in Belgium, 4 ment 'today. - From La Bassee canal to the Sen- . see brook, the statement adds, the * fighting activity increased . but the German positions t were ' completely maintained. Paris, June 9. —Official ‘announce- at naval hydroplanes stationed at Boulogne have made sev- eral attacks with bomh- on. subma. rines recently. Boulogne is on the Mh coast near the eastern .end of ‘the Englicn channel. It is one: of the vflmlpa.l ports for trafiic between England and France. Extraordinary have been taken to keep submarines from these waters. _ Many German Afrmen Killed. Copehagen, June 9, via London, 11:58 a. m.—The death notices:in the German papers indicaté what a ter- rible toll the western battle is taking among German aviators.® Scarcely an. tssue of the Berlin, Hamburg or other papers which circulate among officere, apears without anywhere from two to ten notices of deaths in the flying |i% corps. Occasionally there is a noteworthy. one, like today’s announcement of the death of Lieut. Schaefer, who was mentioned in despatches on Tuesday for bringing down his 30th enemy atr- -plane. Lieut. Schaefer gained distinc- tion in the “traveling circus” of Cap- tain Von Ritchtoften and was given eommand of a new fighting squadron cn the Flanders front, Death notices of submarine officers are as rare as those of flyers are fre- quent. For severa] weeks none has ‘been noticed in the Berlin and Ham- burg papers, and it is possible that the admiralty has prohibited their publication. : CHOOSING SYKES’ SUOC] R. New Haven, June 9.—The trustees of the Connecticut College for Wom- en located at New London held a meeting here today. The purpose, it was understood was to consider ths question of a successor to President Sykes, whose incumbency of the of- tice expired with the close of the roi- lege year. It was stated from the meeting that there was no statement to fi"'?,"“t' DEATH LISF AN MINE FIRE MAY REACH 200 Force Trapped By Flames and Smoke 2,400 Feet Under Ground. Butte, June 3.—One hundred and fifty men are reported dead and noj] hope is held for the recovery of 200 others'trappd under ground by a fire. in the Spectacular copper mine near- here early today. Out of 426 men in the mine at the | time’ the .fire broke out, more than two-thirds are unaccounmted for. Twelve bodies:have been recovered. The fire, which started on the 2,400 foot level, spread quickly, cutting off the escape of men on lower levels. Dense smoke retarded rescue work. Miners from adjoining properties, or- dered up froms under ground as a pre- caution, went to work as rescuing gangs, alding National Guards who had been called to the scene. Warning of danger came in time to permit men on the upper levels to escape. They immediately formed rescue parties and attempted to go down the shaft'to the men believed entombed. The efforts were fruitiess and. little could be done until the ar- rival of bureau of mimes safety first cars from Red Lodge and <Colorado Springs. One hour afterwards it was an- nounced tln.t 213 could be accounted for. CONFIDENCE VOTED IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT Chamber of Deputies Upholds Ribot's Hand, 310 to 178—To Prosecute ) ‘War on U-Boats. P&flq, “June 9—After a two days” . during which Admiral .La ‘mintster of marine, and the cons under Arm, [ government by 310 to 178. of the attack centered on the alleged laxity of measures taken to combat submarines. Premier Ribot, in defence of the governrment, declared that the sub- marine war had suiprised the navies of all the allies. He 4id not deny the peril and asked , for increased credits ta.meet this new totm- of war+ fare. ister of the navy so as to more ample credits for. anu-oubms- rine measuves, LOAN MADE 10 SERBIA America Opens Purse to Stricken Country—Great Britain Gets $75,- 000,000 More, n, June 9.—Loans of $3,« 000,000 Serbia and $75,000,000 to Great Britain were-made today by the department. e ltaiian war mission held final conferences today with American of- brmltht them there. isfled that the United States will do everything possible to furnish their country: with: s chief war necessities —money, food and ships, The commissioners are lavish in their praise of the cordial reception given them by President Wilson and government officials. “Your hospital- ity was simply weonderful,” said En- rico Arlotta, spokesman for the mis- sion, “but it was nothing more than we expected: from such a big and generous country as the United States WOULD NOT CLOSE SOHOOLS. President Sees No Remson For Ap- plying the Brakes. Bloomington, Ind., June 9.—Pres- ident Wilson is in favor of American Colleges and universities continuing their sessions, according to a tel- egram received from him and made public here today. It was a réply to one sent by President Bryan asking the president his position on the queston of closing the schools of the country. The message reads: “In reply to your telegram I'wounld say I see no necessity whatever for suspending the sessions of the col- leges and universities and think that such a suspension would be very much against the public interest. CONNECTICUT STILL, SHORT. New Haven, June 9.—The staie's ta for the regular army is still 80 short. Up till noon today S48 men had been secured of the needed 2,228, The daily average of accepted applications by June 30 is 77. mif- teen men enlisted Friday of whom six came from Waterbury. . FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION Hartford, June 9.—Flag day was set for June 14, clamation issued today by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. document follows: in a pro- The By his excellency, ercus H. Holcomb, governor. A PROCLAMATION. The flag of our country was born of a struggle to $nake men free and never has it gone forth to battle but for the same high purpose. There is no star nor bar-upon it which has not been baptized to that holy mission in blood and tears. Now again the faith of our fathers is put to the red trial of arms. Now a stricken world calls to us for help, saying: “We have bled ourselves white for you and those principles for ‘which you stand; we have fought till we faint; what now will you do? Strong' in the strength of ‘manhood, we ‘hive made our answer, and over all the land, the flag calls to service, an ‘We have no.1llt with the threat of death and loss and we are called to ‘pay and find it heavy. last high sacrifice of all. if need be, even to the ‘we face a future dark ‘we measure the price But we know that never in all history was a higher stake set on the gage of battle; we are sure of the justice of our cause; we are confident of its final triumph. Firmly resolved, we face forward, may lead. “And in that spirit, on ‘which we call Flag Day. Let y to follow wherever the flag day, me ronrtunth of June, €every man, woman and ' ehua. in ul this commonwealth, dedicate his life anew to his country’s service, determined manfully to play his part, whether it be large or small to keep true his coun- try’s faith and unblemished her honor: Given under my hand and seal of the state at the capitol in Hart- ford, this eighth day of June, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Niné, Hundred and Seventeen, and ‘of the Indepenidence of the Unltod States the one hundrcd and forty-first. By His Excellency's eommnd. M. H. HOLZOMB. SAN SALVADOR NOT ENTIRELY DESTROYED. Fiscal Agents in U. 8. o( Central America Receive Reassuring. Re- * - port—Other Places Razed. New York, June 9.—Damage done by the earthquake to the city of San Salvador is not as great as was first feared, according to cable messages reecived today by Bloom Bros., fiscal agents in the United States frpm the republic of San Salvador. The central and newer part of the city is said to bave suffered less thaa the surround- ing portions" Corlmo. Nicaragua, June 9.—Tel- egraphic communication with Salva- dor 1s still cut off and no authentic information is available here as.to the loss of life and property caused by the earthquake and storm on Thurs- day night.' Such advices as' have reached here indicate great property Toss. It is reported that Santa Teclt hag been destroyed and-the surround- ing countryside for a radius of 30 miles devastated. “The ity of San Salvador had been damaged badly aé- cording to a report. The earthquake was accomplished by a high wind and heavy rain. Mexico City, June 8.—Dr. Gustavo Baron, San Salvadorean minister, has been unable to get into commurica- tion with his country: The land wircs through Guatemala to La, Libertad are down and the Chapultepec - wireless station ,the most powerful in Mexico, has been unable to get a reply to calls to San Salvador since early yesterday. Minister Baron believes that the dis- ‘aster was caused by the volcafio Izal- <o, known as the lighthouse of Central America, or the volcano Ilopange, 19 ‘miles from the capitol. MEXICAN ENVOY NOT RECALLED Dr. Harris Going Home on Private Business, Paper Says. Berlin, via London, June 9.—The Vossische Zeitung denies a report that Dr. Almarez Harys, the ( Mexican charge de’affaires, been recalled. Dr. Harris is returning to Mexico, but the paper says his trip is on pri- vate business and ‘that he. .will re- turn within three months: During his absence Mexican affairs will be looked after by the.Austrian d'affaires. GURKO ALLOWED TO RESIGN. Petrograd, June 9, via London 6 & m.—General Gurko's request for permission to. resign ‘as commander on the western front has been an- swered by an order from Minister of War Kerensky relieving him of his command and appointing him general of division. n. Gurko’s request was made after Minister Kerensky had is- sued an order prohibiting the resig- nation of any officer. PLOTTERS INDICTED for Comsplracy and Smuggling. Philadelphia, June 9.—The federal grand jury here today. indicted Max V. Thierichens, former captain of the seized German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich; Adelbert K. Figcher, Mrs. Helena Fischer, his wife, and Henry Krohner of this city on charges of conspiracy and smuggling. In ad- dition Captain Thierichens was in- dicted on a charge of violating the Mann white slave act. Kansas City, June 9. —Elea Lu- boshez, a photographer, arrested a week ago on a charge of anti-draft congpiracy i3 on a hunger strike in the county jail and forcible feeding has been applied, TORNADO IN TENNESSEE. Memphis, June 9.—Twq = persons were reported killed when five houses were destroyed by a tornado at Kerr- ville, Tenn., fourteen miles north of the city, last night.. Several persons are missing. FE_IED.ERICK L. PERRY, ‘secretary. AWAKE, CONNECTICUT, BUY LIBERTY BONDS Nutineg State Urged to Get Up With Band Wagon, By Council of De- - fense. . Hu-t!m-d. June 9,—“Put Connecti-] cut'in the firet. rank. in' per - capita (Ldberty Loan’' subscriptions,” is the ‘slogan which the Connecticut. State Council of Defensé is urging for the final week in the: dfive in the cam- paign in this state for “Liberty bond” salee. ‘Under- direction of the cmmct! of national defehse, the state counct] of defense has put its organization at the disposal of the committees in charge of Liberty Bond work in the state, The publicity cemmittee of the council which has a speaking organization throughout-the staté, has been direct- ed by the council to- offer its services to the Liberty bond and has already written - to those interested in the campaign for selling Uncle Sam’s bonds. offering-to perform any.pos- sible service. in the work. | ;. State pride, members of the coun- cil belleve, added to real American patriotism, will result in a great re- sponse throughout Connecticut in this final drive for Liberty bond sales. The idea of a campaign to put Connecti- cut in the second rank in the total amount of bonds bought had'its birth in one sentence of a statement given out by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb this week, in which le said, '“if it appears that Connecticut is the larg~ est investor per capita in these bonds, we shall hav reason to be ymud of our mte." KAISER NEAR DEATH Was in Station at 'Ghent, Belginm, While Under Bombardment By Airplanes—Three Officers Killed. ¢ Londony June 9, 12:20 p. m.—Em- peror William was with Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, Prince Bitel Fried- erich, and other members of the Ger- man. emperor's staff inside the 8t Peters’ station at Ghent, Belgium, when it was bombarded by Entente aliled airmen.the other day, accord- ing to a despatch’to the ' Exchange Telegraph company from a Dutch frontier ‘correspondent. The. emper- or's party was unhurt but three army officers ‘nearby Were killed. ESTERHAZY NAMED PREMIER b Anti-German Requested to . Form Cabinet in Austria—Declined Port- folio With' Count Tisza. Amsterdam, via London, June 9, 10:50 a. m.—A Budapest despatch says that King Charles has entrusted the formation of a new cabinet to Count Mortiz Emrhuy Count Morits mflmxy. who is af- fillated with the liberal element element which, under the leadership of Count Julius Andrassy, has been generally credited with anti-German tendencies. In an effort last month to reconcile factional difference, Count Tisza offered a seat in the cabinet to Count Esterhazy. The offer was re- Jected after a conference between the two men. REDMOND’S BROTHER KILLED. Dublin, June 9, via London.—An- nouncement was made here today of the death of William H. K. Redmond, member of the house of commons for the east division of Clare. He dfed from wounds received in action June 7. . B S O NP WEATHER. Hartford, June 9.—For Hartford and vicinity: Unset- tled, probably thunder storms tonigh and Sunday. A 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. ISLACKERS TO BE POSTED SO PUBLIC MAY KNOW THEM Consplcuons Places As Sotm As Compilation \of Cards Is Completed FINAL PLEA ON RATES As War Measures, L. C. C. ‘. Is Informed. The work of compiling the names of those who registered last Tuesday as eligible for. military service, con- % tinues at the offices in City Hall un- ‘Washngton, June 9.—Counsel for | der the direction’of the registration railroads and shippers of the . east|board, and although the force is -a presented their final arguments on the | large one, there remains lderabie proposed 15 per cent. increase in rk .to be dome. M Quigley freight rates -before the Interstate d today that it would be late noxt Commerce Commission today. '‘Each | week before the present undertaking side wag alloted only about two hours. | 18 completed. . It will then be neces- Virtually the same rule will apply to | sary to rewrite the names- for pub- arguments of southern interests to | lishing in the newspapers. be ‘heard Monday, and the western The work of sifting out the slack- shippers and roads on Tuesday. f ers ‘will protigbly be reached next George Stuart Patterson, = counsel | week. Nothing definite ~has been. for the eastern carriers, making. the|learned from United States District prineipal argument on their behalf, | Attorney Spellacy as to what action — ARRIVE IN FRAKUE- wummwnmm at War's Door. Howard Humason of Grove emphasis on the statement of the | will be taken in regard ‘to this cluss financia] necessities of the carriers'| in the city. Mayor ?uuloy. however, were inseparably interwoven with the | sald that the names' of slackers will | necessities of the nation. be posted in all parts of the city, as . “Que of the most important lessons | well as through the: medium. of’tbe | of the war,” he said, “is the absolute | press. It s believed that there are | necegsity of railway preparedness as| s large mumber in this city, but there, an 'fficident to military preparedness. | is no way of determining the ‘amonnt’ Food and munitions for the ‘allles|at this date. must be moved with the utmost ex- Tonight will be moving night for pediency to the seaboard. the aliens who have failed to comply “Then will come the construction of { with the order prohibiting any e mobilization camps, the installation | alien from residing within onem of giding and termipal facilities those campg and ‘the movement of | munitions, or: any armory. material to and, from plants dolng such work. Such trafic movement must be all moved with the utmost | INFANT IS FORCED expediency. “Irrespective of this, track and equipment must be kept to the high- TO SWALLOW POISON est state of eficlency and repairs made promptly, for which the carriers must Nhn D.y oM uld m "t Was have the revenues necessary." v Mr. Patterson said .that while the ynr 1916 had recorded the earnings in’ the history of the roads the net operating income on the property investments showed no more fhan 6.64 por cent and that the div. | Ner John T. Monzani s today conduct- idends for the year were only 4.33 per | ing an investigation into the’ circum- cent. or the lowest paid in twelve | stances surrounding the death of the years. nine day old son of Mr. and: Mrs. . Mr. Patterson concluded by reiter- | Joseph Fisher of 634 Bank ,stréet, ating the statement of Samuel -Rea, | which occurred yesterday. The in- wldent of the Pennsylvania road | fant was left in bed by its mother the situation m-elen'.afl a menace | while she stepped into the kitchen. to the country. During her absence some one entered the room and forced the baby to swal- KEET BABY IURDERED low a quantity of poiso: An over- L : and it acted as an emetic. ‘ g} In ejecting the fluld the bat was Searchers Find Body of Kidnapped bngly burned ‘about 'the m:c‘.'y neck and arms. Several doctors were cglled Infant in Well—Adthoritles Re-|pys 1he chila died four hours after ceive Tip From Mysterious Source. | SWallowing ‘the poison. As far as is known the only person in the house Springfield, Mo., June 9.—The body side Mrs. Fischer at the- time, waa of Lloyd Keet, 14 month old son of | her sister Mrs. Philip Coasette, a deaf J. H. Keet, wealthy banker, Was|mute. She turned a half filled bottle found in a well on the Crenshaw |of poison over to the deputy comn.r farm here today, according to ' re-| put was able to giye & liable reports, planation of the presence of the pou- The report came from investiga-|on in her room and the use that she: tors who had gone to the farm in reé-{pga put it to. Mr. Fisher says he sus- sponse to information, ithe source of | nects that enemies of his are respon- which has not been revealed. The|gnie for the polsontng end the death news of the finding of the body was of the infant. - telephoned to a newspaper office here. Investors Must Offer Money at RI. Hilt American Co Pays th to | ‘ingham Palace London, June s, 11:15 8% jeral Pershing was melv.l” George. .He was p o king ' by. Lord Brooke, the Twelfth Canadian General Pershing was to_the palace by his p at | mile of any factory manufacturing |’ dose of the poison was administered | of Mr. Balfours . operated loyally under sorship and ‘William Lamb of Park Placd,| Of $100,000,000 a Day—Daily Aver- | New Britain boys, who sailed from New York for France on 'May 26, have safely arrived in that country, | according - to information received | week left in which to-subscribe to the here. The young men sailed on the | “Liberty Loan™ subscriptions must Rochambeau and from all indications | come in at the rate of $100,000,000 : they enjoyed a voyage void of the |& day to make up the total of $2,000,- perils of the deadly submarine. Mr. | 000,000, Lamb is the Son of Supt. Joseph The daily average of sul Lamp of Landers, Frary & Clark and { has been only ln.ooo.ooo. until he reached a decision to serve machinery with its sul age Now 354,000,000, - Washington, June 9.—~With only a ‘The treasury. in the am! ;l-.neo corps was a student | federal reserve banks and their at Syracuse university. Mr. Huma- of ramifications into - the son is the son of H. B. Humason of | nation’s money stores wis also work- Vine street and held a responsible | ing at top speed today to gather in position in the office of Landers, | promises of participation in the loan. Frary & Clark up to the time. of his aepasture. men will drive am- m Tu m Aem Bath , young bulances for the American Ambu- Mr. Humae~ lance corp at the front. son is to have charge of the car do- | Assessment olo-!h Cent. on Orig- nated by President Charles F. Smith of Landers, Frary & Clark and 'Mr, | inal Selling Price to Be Paid by Owner Now Proposed. Lamb will have charge of the car.do- nated by the Misses Parsons of En- field. ' The many friends of the young | ' ‘Washington, J 9.~~The * men in thls city will ,approciate. the | anance mor ottt it Rl fact that they have arrived safely in|ator LaFollette’s France. toddy, adopted Sen- s plan 'for & ‘tax of olrx: per cent. on the original selling price of automobiles to be paild b WILL SEND COP TO FRANCE. owners as the basis of a new mhedul{ New York, June 9.—Vincent As-]of taxation, In place of the graduated tor has agreed to maintain the ealary | class tax previously agreed upon. The of the New York policeman who 18 |proposed tax on confectionery was to be selected to go to France wear- | wholly abandoned, ing his policeman’s uniform aand ‘The one per cent .tax on automo- shield as director of an ambulanca | biles will raise much less revenuse which the honor legion of the depart- | than estimated under the former plan | ment has provided, it was announced | adopted by the committee from which here today by Police Commissioner | aboyt $45,000,000 was expected. Woods. He alwo agreed to defray all Reduction of ten per cent. for euch the expenses connected with the am- | year’s use up to 50 per cent. is pro- ‘buhnc- unit. vided. 3 "senate | the result of an organized c to alarm and distress the people. . nouncements... - ‘The ocountry is being by rumors ofbattle' and i that are. London June 9—Three: survivors from the British Manchester Millor, torpedosd: 5, have been landed. Hayes, ' Temple street, Bo-h‘ Morris, . Brookiyn; and third ‘en Farrell Philadelphia, Two American firemen, Daniels; lost their ftves’ Manchester. Miller. was R