New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1917, Page 1

&AIJSHRIANS FAIL T0 BREAK GRIP ‘OF ITALIAN ARMY (Counter Olensive Ends, Leaving Ialians in Possession of All Gllllm Territory DEFENDERS STAND UP * UNDER MASSED ATTACK m Amm n " Macedonta May Be ° Significant— 3 ‘completely, according ‘to official = ad- ¥ices received here today from & mem- sf)c of the Italian cabinet. .’ i1, The positions at Faite and Jamiano, ;—rfln. ‘have - been successtully held fiw the extremely heavy counter lo,oao troops and 2,000 M' guns were - by the Austrians in their - at- > tacks. [The Italians have adopted & new Josses and the advance of ;:l stopped ntho ‘banks TFO0D GONTOL B [SPES R TRATTORS ILORD NORTHCLIFFE TN AMERICA - STARTS ONITS WAY Minimum Prices for Producers Favored by Agricultare Com. () MATINON PRICES Vote Is 12 to' 8 and Immediate Re-. port to House Is Authorized—Sen- ste Fiance “Committce Resumes ‘War Tax Discussion. -Washington, June 11.—The second administration food eantrol bill grant. ing broad powers to the president, to 8 and immediate report. to- the house was authorised. Chiairman Lever expects it to pass with less than two weeks debate The first bill now pending is to stimulate production of food, the second 1is control, distribution and price. The bill provides a guaranteed minimum price to producers of non- psrlflu«b!g agricultural products under regulations to be prescribed by the | president, The committee dropped the plan for maximum price fixing on the ground that it was. unnecessary. A, good deal of onposluon was ex- pected to it. - The senate nn-nue committee today started on another week of revision of the war tax bill in the - hope of completing its labars in time to pre- sent the perfected measure to the sen- ate for its conmsideration the first of the coming week. Important changes in the bill will be made in the senate, ‘The committee today resumed con- sideration nl the proposed taxes on newspapers and magasines. ' The ex- cess profitsiand-income taxes are also took = more !Qflnm steps In. congress today. It was de- clded to combine the many amend- ments to the food bills in one sep-| arate measure for conservation of | graing and thus prohibit the manu- facture of foodstuffs Into beer and similar resolution failed last session. The sgriculture committee did not fix the terms of the new bill it pro- /| puses to introduce, but merely - ap~ deperve the highest admiration, “The correspandent. of the Kol- ‘nische Zeitung, writing from the Aus- =2 tiian great ‘headchmrters mays that after two years of fighting .the Italian 3 8rmy has reached its highest state of efficiency.’ “Only 'suth ‘an’ army, with ‘the necessary equipment, could have “gained the results achieved during the offense—a struggle that perhaps the of Do other great nation has to make.” Military Necessity Italy’s Ples. ¢ ‘Washington, June u—ommn §' - ot ‘Jamina in ‘northwestern - G wmuh-nhntron&r.bylmn ‘ troops was due to military necessity, _.according to official despatches re- ceived hers today from the Itallan. British Advance South of Messines. London, June 11.—The British have made an additional advance south of Messines, acoording ' to 'an official statement issued by the war office thig morning- Artillery Active Near Somme. Paris, June 11.—There was active artillery fighting last night near the Somme, the war office announces. A German rald west of Cerny was Te- pulsed. . Artillery Roars in Macedonia. ‘%L fota, via London June 11, 5:56 a. m. ~Considerable artillery activity in Macedonia is reported in the official ,,,Vment issued ' by ‘the war office on Sunday: as follows: Macedonia front: There was a e fire of short duration by the enemy artillery at Inter- wvals in the Cernna bend. During the night the artillery fire was fairly violent. German detach- iments, reconnoitering success-’ fully, brought back. prisoners. Rumanian front: There was ar- .- tillery fire at rare intervals near Isaktcha and Tultcha. Artillery Increases Fire in Belgiom. Berlin, via London, June 11—There was a considerable increase yester- dey in the artillery actlvity in the sector of the dunes on the Belgian front near Nieuport and east of says today’s army headquarters © announcement. & measure - to- embody - the principle of stopping the use of food- stuffs for manufacture into lquor and beer for beverage purposes dur- ing the war. BALTIMORE FEDERAL ' ACTION IS OPENED Court Asked to Render Verdict for ball Under Anti-Trust Act. Philadelphia, June 11.—After sev- eral postponements, the trial of the $900,000 anti-trust suit of the Baiti- more federal league club against or« ganized baseball was listed to ‘begin today in the United States district court here. *The suit was filed in March, 1916, and is the result of the agreement of December, 1915, which brought about peace organized baseball and the league. The Baltimore club brought the action under the Sherman anti-trust act and the Clay- was injured in its Dusiness and property to the amount of $300,000 and asks for triple damages. The club further alleges that the National Baseball commission and the American league, in their control of baseball affairs, have monopolized or attempted to monapolize a part of the trade or commetce in the United States. Between the National Commission, the major leagues and all the clubs in the two organizations, August Herr- mann, B. B. Johnson, John K. Tener, James A. Gilmore, Charles Weeghman and Harry Sinclair are named as de- fendants, DATO 10 FORM CABINET New Premier of Spain Believes Con- servative Party Should Extend Its Aild to' Government. Madrid, via Paris, June. 11— Eduardo Dato, who has accepted the task of forming & new cabinet, de- clared- today the conservative party which he represents would follow its traditional policies in helping serve the problems of the government. In a moment of difficulty for the country, and the monarch, he said, the party. could not refuse to extend its aid. Semor Dato’s announcement ~was made on his return home from visits to numerous political personages. LONDON SENDS NOTE TO RUSSFIA. London, June 11.—Great Britain ‘has sent Russia’ & note in reply to the latter’s request for a statement of British war aims. The note al- though not yet made public is stated to. be in general agreement -vith President Wilson’s note to Ruasia. IN ORDNANCE DEPT. Daniels Makes Charge Belore Senate le Aflairs Committee PROYES LEAK IN BUREAU un.m,neundmu- Produces Let- ters Which, Secretary of Navy Says, Contained Information Oonsidered Secret by Omcials, June +11.—EKEither a apy or traitor has been abtaining con- fidential information of the bureau of ordnance, Secretary Daniels today told the senate naval affairs . com- mittee. ‘When the committee resumed in- yestigation of the Mongolia shell ac- cldent ' Senator Frelinghuysen pro- duced some letters which Secretary Daniels contended contained informa- tion which could only have been ob- taiged from the confidential files of the ordnance bureau. He asked that they be turned over to the secret ser- vice. Sehator Frelinghuysen said he had no desire to shield anyone but he had attempted to find out some- thing about the author and could not, Secretary Daniels said it was abso- lutely necessary ta run down traitors or. sples in the navy department and) the ‘person who secured the informa- tion: was one or the other. He urged the committee to uncover the authar. Secretary Daniels contended = that charges of incompetency were made in the letters against inspectors and contained grave reflections an the basic defense of the country. One of the,letters was postmarked at Detroit, DR. FAULKNER CALLED. May Be Dispatched to. War Zone 2 in Dli James F. lelkner*ot West (treet, will leave Wednesday for , 'where he will re-enter “the Medical Corps as a reserve, with the .expectancy of being called to France for active duty. Dr.- Faulkner has seen ‘considerable actian at the war front, having served with - the Harvard unit. During his stay in this city, Dr, Faulkner has given numerous talks o conditions existing at the front. Campaign Begins Today to Despose of Final Allotment of Bonds—Boy Scouts Work in New York. Boston, June 11.—The final drive in New England to meet the $300,000,000 allotment of “Liberty Loan’” bonds for this sect.lon besnn today. Wuh!nmn, June 11.—The “Liber- ty Loan” today entered its last lap in the race to reach the $2,000,000,000 mark by Friday when the subscrip- tion ends. ; New York, June 11.—More thah 14,000 Boy Scouts in Greater New York today began a week’s cam; for bscriptions to the “Liberty Loan”. By arrangemens with the board of education the boys will be permitted to leave their class rooms each day at noon and devote the af- ternoon to the house to house can- vass. . The “Liberty Loan” committee of this district today issued a statement compiled from reports of a-survey of the country showing that although the United States is fully alive to the meaning of the loan there has been hesitancy among many who might ‘with small sacrifice buy the bonds. CHINESE PRESIDENT BOWS. ‘Willing to Dissolve Parliament Fol- lowing Rebel Demand. Peking, Sunday, June 10.—Presi- dent Li Yuan Hung has announced a willingness to accede to the demand of General Chang Hsun that parlia- ment be dissolved, and has drawn up a mandate of dissolution. Dr. Wu Ting-Fang, the acting premier, how- ever, has declined to countersign the decree. His signature is necessary to glve effect ta it. If parliament is dissolved it will make impossible a declaration of war by Chins on Germany for six months as it ithis time to elect and as- semble a'ugw parliament . MAY GO TO FRANCE. T Rev. V. Ottman Ward Resigns From Trinity Church. Rev. V. Ottman Ward, assistant pastor at Trinity Methodist church, has been granted an indefinite leave of absence by the church board, 'to take up work for the International Y. M. C. A. committee for military service in France. The popular clergy- man, who has been at the local church since March 1, will leave early in Sep- tember for his new mission. He is unable to state at present how soon he will be called on to cross the ocean, but in accepting the place it was nec- essary for him to agree to do so. FARL OF HADDINGTON DEAD. London, June 11.—George Baille- Hamilton Arden eleventh earl . of Haddington, died today. He was %9 years old and had been represent- ative peer for Scotland since 1874. TALLARD DECLINES POLICE BOARD P#ST Believes It Would Interfere With Dutles in Comnection With Hmupll’fojec& Henry 8. Tallard, named a member of the recently formed police com- mission by Mayor Quigley and promi- inently mentioned as chairman of the board, will not accept the place.. The declination comes as a result of ths stress of duties which Mr. Tallard finds himself bearing as head of the municipal gardening project. With the important matter of raising the produce at the garden, which will consume until the latter part of Sep- tember, Mr. Tallard feels that in jus- tice to the city and to himself, it would be impossible for him to ac- cept the police commission berth. In speaking of the matter this.af- ternoon, Mayor Quigley said that while he regretted that Mr. Tallard could not go on the board, where he was sure to prove an able adminis-- trator, he agreed that it was better to do one job thoroughly than two Jobs only half way. In the event of the city acting on the power entrusted by the ' legislature. whereby the. city executive may appoint a committes of five to handle the food and fuel sit- uation in this city next winter, Mr. Tallard will be named as chairman. - AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK mmu_m.mummw Sub_rhnm Orew Had Leto— mmymsfl._ London, June 11.—The ‘American sailing Vvessel Magnus Manson has been sunk by a German submari! She was sent down after the crew had left her. Private advices were received in Mobile late last month that the Mag- nus Manson had been torpedoed off the French coast. . The despatch re- ceived there' stated that the master and crew were saved after the torpe- doing of the vessel. for Genoda with a cargo of lumber. She was owned in Mobile. FIGHTING. IN DUBLIN: | Police Tnspector Recetves = Fatal Tn- juries While Arresting Five Men at Protest Meeting. i Dublin, June 11, .via London.—Po- lice Inspector " Mills, ~injured last night while preventing the holding of a meeting called .to . protest. against the imprisonment of Irish rebels, died early today. Several §inn Feiners ‘were al Lieutenant :General . Mahon, com. mander of the British forces in Ire- land, had forbidden the holding of the meeting but ‘in spite of his or- der 2,000 persons gathered opposite Liberty hall. Count Plunkett, member of parliament snd Sinn Feiner, who was arrested in connectlon with the revolt of last year, and other mémbers of the Sinn Fein attended the meeting with the intention of speaking- Count Plunkett, Cathal Brughet, James Ken- ny, Rody Kennedy and Martin Welsh were arrested. While he was taking these men to jail Inspector Mills was struck with a stick or stone and knocked down. His assailant has not been arrested. STEAMER REQUISITIONED . TUnited Fruit Company Vessel Taken Over by Government—May Be Used !or Transport Service. An Atlantic Port, June 11 United States government tod: fled the United Fruit company that one of its steamers how diacharzing cargo here- has been requisitioned-for federal service and will be taken over within a few. days. The craft is equipped with wireless ‘and refriger ating machinery, and probably will be used for tramsport service, ° REFUGEES ARRIVE HOME. Survivors of American Vessel Dirigo Arrive in U. S. Port. ‘An Atlantic Port, June 11.—Cap- tain J. Urquhart and twenty members of the crew of the American sailing ship Dirigo destroyed by a’ German submarine on May 31 arrived in the United States on the American steamer St. Paul. John Ray of the crew was drowned while attempting to escape in a small boat. WEATHER. Hartford, June 1i.—For Hartford and vicinity: Unset- tled, probatly showers Wll md Tuesday. e S GGG NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917—TWELVE PAGES. IHOLCOMB ORDERED TO WAGE LIVE WAR AGAINST SLACKERS COSSACKS FAITHFUL TO PETROGRAD GOVT. Delcgate to Peasants Congress De- clares They Will Even Take Up Arms to Defend Leaders. Petrograd via Londofi, June 11, 6:38 a. m.—Energetic support of the provisional government by the Co saks has been pledged by their dele- gate to the.congress of peasants, M. XKuban. Delegate Kuban declared that the Cosscks recognize only one authority, the provistonal govern- ment, and would not tolerate the un- dermining ‘of its power, by separate groups and individuals. . He said the ‘Cossacks would not hesitate . to use arms if the government required it. The delegate added that when Len- inite agitators came to Cossack ter- ritory they were greeied with but one ‘word, “‘go” and they went. The congress of ‘peasants which is sitting at Novothcherkask, cupital of the territory of the Don Cossacks, has telegraphed greetings to the Ameri- can, British, French and - Japanese ambassadors’ at Patro(md. assuring them that the congress' will do all in its power to help defeat th> enemies of liberty and equality, Speakers at ‘the congress declared that the Don péasants were in full accord with the Don Cossaciks. 2 Petrograd via London, June 11.— A host of wounded and sick soldiers [from the hospitals paraded the streets yesterday in a great demonstration in favor of a continuance of the war. The procession was proceded by ban- ners and motors carrying maimed men who, were unable to walk. 'l'he demonstration has caused a strong impression. £ . un-mm TWO- FIRES. 7 mmm New York, June 11.—The Norweg- lan steamship Askild, a vessel of 2,- 264 tons gross register which left here April 5 with cargo for England was torpedoed and. sunk. by a German submarine May 19 near the French coast, after leaving England for Af- rica, according. to. members of the crew. who reached here today. ““We had timé to take to the boats,” Otto Bernson, of the .crew said, “and then we had a narrow escape from death by shell fire. A French de- stroyer came up and fired on the sub- marine fired back. We were between Both crafts in small boats and .halu flew, about us.” snummm PROMOTED Major Will Have Charge of Inspection and Instruction of National Guard in- Northeastern Dept. Hartford, June 11.—Inspection and instruction of all National Guard orgapizations, both in and out of the federal service, in the northeastern department, is placed under the di- rection of Major Edward A. Shuttle- worth, U. S. A. inspector-instructor of Connecticut National Guard infantry since 1913, according to war depart. ment orders received here this morn- by which he is directed to take active control mll inspector-instruc< tors in this ent. .. The ' inspector-instructors placed under the direction. of Major Shuttle- worth lnelude_ ‘thdbs of cavalry and coast artillery as well as infantry. MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN. New England Asked to Furnish 200,- 000 Recruits. Boston, June 11.—Six days of cam- paigning to obtain in New England 200,000 recruits for the United States Marine Corps, part of the nation- wide effort to bring into this branch of 'the service 4,000 recruits by Sat- urday night, was begun. today. In connection with a statement calling on New England for her quota of “‘soldiers of the sea’” Major Parker, commanding the recruiting in this dis- trict made public advices from Wash- ington that hereafter all second lieu- tenants for the marine corps will be (appointed from the ranks of the non- commissioned officers in the organ- ization. ! THIRTEEN INDICTED. Alleged to Have COonspired Against Draft Iaw. Washington, June 11.—Reports to the department of justice say thirteen men have been Indicted at Grand Ra- ! pids, Mich., for conspiracy to thwart the army draft law and that'special agents have been despatched to north- ern Michigan to investigate activities of the Industril Workers of the World in that victnity. 1 forth the fact of ' registration, Search for Those Who Evad- ed Law Directed By Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder at Washington. Hartford, June 11.~Orders to in- augurate, beginning tomorrow, a vig- orous, aggressive and effective en- forcement of penal causes for the se- lective service were received today by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb from the office of the provost marshal gen- eral at Washington. The instructions were transmitted to local registration officers throughout the state by the goveror’s office and ‘made public through the State Council of Defense. Every effort:is to' be made from now on to detect and arrest persons to mflm'atlnn who have not regis- tered. The governor has received another telegram from the provost marshal ! general as follows: “Cases in which registered persons have lost their certificates have come to the attention of this office. %In such cases the registration ‘ board which has the card of such person should, upon application, verify the fact of registration and upon. proper evidence of good faith give a written statement, signed by the clerk, setting the name of the person registered, the date and number of the registration card and a statement to the effect that evidence has veen submitted proving the loss of the registration certificate.” This course Seems prefer- ‘;ble to issue of duplicate certificates.” FOR IRISH GWYERTION ESTABLISH Attactied to Preshing's Staff | An Atlanfic Port, June ' 11. Northeliffe, on an errand to Aj to co-ordinate British activitie as a commercial representative. British government, arrived in& United States today bn . the steamship, St. Paul. As virtual head of the Bri i mission in this country Lord: cliffe, owner of the London other English ewspape it is understood, as a di] resentative but to work along: trial and economic lines in ¢ therance of his government’| ests in America. In this con is expected to co-operate Mm | Andre Tardieu, ‘French hlch | sioner in the United States.. Lord horthclifle hsu d, ing i me head ol the Brit to the United States and instructed to try to cq-p work of the various a mwuflewe-qcmn' London. June 11.—-John Redhond the nationalist leader, will be invited to nominate.five members @ of the Irish. convention, Premier Lloyd George announced in the: house -of commons . today. /: Sir John Lonsdale will be Invited also to nominate five members, the premier added and Willlam O’Brien two members ‘There Will ‘be ten Irish representatives, five {members of 'the Irish unionist ahi- ance, five Sinn Felners and . fifteen members nominated by the' govern- ment. R The premier said the government would prefer that the convention nominate its own chnlrmn but it was prepared to nominate a cbair- man and submit his name to the king. Mr, Lloyd Gearge said, the Irish cenvention would be compond of 101 ‘ repre!enhtlm ~The premier said/ the Sovernment had invited each county council and each borough council to send its chairman as a del‘mo to the Irish conventfon. The churches, he said, would be represented by four Catholic bishops, by the primate and archbishop of Dublin, representing the Protestant religion, and by Dr. John Irwin moderator or the Presbyterian as- sembly. & The chunbeu of ‘commerce of Dublin, Belfast and Cork will be rep- resented and there will be five repre- /sentatives of the Irish labor interests. PRAISES WILSON'S ‘NOTE - Manchester Guardian Belleves Acute Situation in Russia Will be Reme- died If Peoplc Understand Message. London, June 11.—The Manchester Guardian, in a long leader, describes President Wilson’s message to Russia | as an extrsordinary and' powerful piece of writing. The paper finds little new in his statement of princi- plies affecting a peace setflement, but says that his * lication of uum to the present sity n in R most startles by its boldhess afid b!unt downrightness.” The Guardian con- cludes: v “It {s a powerful piece of analysis and if it is read and understood in Russia it will settle the future, not. only of Russa and liberty but o! the world i : —_— JTALIANS READY TO LEAVE. Premm to Tour OCoumtry Without Prince of Udine. ‘Washington, June 11.—Members of the Italian mission today began pack- ing up in anticipation of announce- ment by the state department that their farewell tour of the country would begin probably tomorrow. The mission will depart ~without its chief, the Prince of Udine, whose sudden illness last week caused -an indefinité postponement of the trip. He will join the mission'as soon as’ he is able to travel, probnbly in an- other week. have a profound sense preciation' for the come actorded Mr. assot¢iatés and the of hisi mission.” Lord Northcliffe sal main - here but’ a: shert going to Washington, 3 % Porshing Lunchcs. Wi . Londen, June 11.—Gen ing and United States “Amb Page took lunch with Xil and Queen Mary at Buckin ace today. The king has in enlisted men ‘in neral party to visit the palace o : American Officers in Paris, June 11, 12;36 first contingent of Ametwu of Major General Pel rived here this morning. Carthy of the 'quarte Colonel Taylor = of the Colonel Ireland of the med| Major Drum of the gene: Quartermaster / Captains - Parges. The officers were met'at:: by Major James A. 3 Captain Carl Boyd, attaches. Their arrivat® tormalities. i - The officérs have come & large amount of work - to ecaring for ‘the mneqa When they arrk Informs} ‘erices were held during th tween French and American: VIENNA STAGGERS polnu'n-nt of Count premier as lightning o sky. A Tageblatt desp the failure of Dr. Wi a coalition cabinet was fusal of Count And to accept poruon»-. their advanced y hazy however is n\d to of the both leaders. The make-up of the new n is still a mattér of copjecture bi -\’ is anticipated that the Bulgarian liament will convene on ! Gount Esterhazy is a graduaty apest and Oxford unive! cousin of Prifice Iohelohg chamberlain to the Au BARON VON'PLENER' Amsterdam, via London, 8:52 a. m.—A Beclin despatch the death in action in ¥ Baron Ernst Von Plenet, on many’s most ‘celebrated. as