New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1917, Page 1

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PRICE THREE CENTS, ¢ NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917. —TEN" PAGES. |SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LIBEF ?NEW BRITAIN BOY ABOARD (HAIG PREPARES T0 |PERSHING PAVING | TANKER SUNK BY SUBMARINE| SMASH OUT AGAIN| WAY FOR HIS MEN - thnLuterLongonMorem, [- ' Destroyed After Two Hour Battle, in the Atlantic Ocean. f "« U-BOAT ATTACK AT "' RANGE OF 4 MILES Submersible Barely Discernible on | Water and Fires 200 Shots With Deck Guns While Oil Steamer Re- plies With 150 Shells--Boston Hears ©of Loss of Japanese Steamer With Orew of 27, ‘Washington, June 16. —l‘ho armed 4 4«:1-4 crew of the steamer Moreni, #unk by a German, submarine Juhe 12; and their next of kin, as an- . mounced by the navy department in- . cluded: iomas Ralph Smith, gunner; FOOD CONTROL BILL REPORTED TO SENATE Comm‘ttee Makes No Reo- ommendation As Presi- ! dent Wants Action. ‘Washington, June 16.—Following Preatdent Wilson’s request for im- mediate action on the food controf bill the measure was today reported to the Senate without committes recom= :lanMon and may be reached Mone ay. The Seriate finance committee revis- ing the war tax bill may reconsider its action, it was said today, to Im- Pose a levy of § per cent on net profits of newspapers and magazines. A mo- tion to reconsider offered by Senator Penrose is pending, but cannot be taken up before Monday as the com- mittee has adjourned until then. . The new tax was adopted late yes- .| terday after a vigorous fight led by m Mills, N. Y ; Further details of the sinking of the tanker wers awaited today by the navy depart- ‘ment. At a range of four nautical' miles, &t which she was barely visible (o the Steamer’s American gun the submarine opened fire with h r deck riftes. She fired 200 shots, of which took effect. The tanker re- plied. with 150 shots without harm- ing the speck from which came the deadly hail. : -mmm-tonwmhh-m # stationed was torpedoed and sunk by & German submnarine off the coast of [ . during the wi [ 1 1epita “#+'oftered them clothes, which were 28 accepted. Atter being adrift for 33 hours on ‘heavy and, turbulent sea five of the men ;were picked. aup and taken to London and rushed to the Queen Vic- toria hospital, where they remained until they had completely recovered, Young Long was brought back tb few York on a transportation ship and séent to Norfolk, Virginia, where he is now stationed on the receiving ship. He alivays had @ craving for the sea ‘and’ would not be contented until “nis’ whim was satisfied and in 1915, when he was only 17 years of age he received the-consent of his parents to practice what he thought was his calling. He went to Newport and ‘enlisted. there and 'served six months and was then assigned to the Vester. i 7 service on ‘many ships among them being the Ariszona and the Maine. fl;n June 5 Boston May 9 xor Manchester, Eng- land, has been sunk by a German submarine, Cable advices here stated that Captain Nichikawa and the crew of 217, all Japanese, are believed to _have been lost. The Tansan Maru, was under char- ter to Patterson, Wylde & Co. of this city, and carried & general e-?o. Ship and cargo were valued at $1,- 600,000. The vessel was unarmed. Reports had been current in ship- ping circles for some days that the vessel> had been lost, but it was not until today that the agents received ' definite information The Tansan Maru, formerly the British steamer Sir Charles Tennant, registered 2,415 tons gross and was . built at New Castle in 1894. It is not known when or where the wvessel was sunk. . Petrolite Crew Accounted for. Wumngton. June 16.—aAll the crew and naval gunners of the American tank steamer Petrolite, sunk by a German submarine near Gibraltar fow have been accounted for and re- ported well- " FOOD DICTATOR COMING. Hartford, June 16.—Frederick- C. * Wyalcott, assistant to Herbert C. Hoover named by President Wilson as food administrator in this county “for the period of the war, will ar- rive in Hartford this afternoon, and it is expected, -will proceed directly to Southington for a conference with Governor Holcomb at the latter's heme on food production in Connec- ticut. TTALIANS IN IOWA. Burlington, Ia., June 16.—Burling- ton was decked in the Ttalian colgrs today in honor of the Italian com- mission here' for a nine hour visit. ' ted mdmon of their snemies, |, Chairman Simmons. The proposal ‘would have been defeated on a tie vote had not an absenteg arrived .in time to cast his dissenting vote. The proposed tax designed to raise $15,000,000 is a substitute for the two per cent advertising tax previously proposed and the second-class mail rate increase proposed in the House bill. Under the spur of Speaker Clark’s injunction to speed up action, the houss today again debated the $29,000,000 rivers and harbors bill with the leaders determined to press for & final vote by tonight if possible. Discussion in the House on the wa- terways bill was limited to five min- ute speeches. A finsl vote on the government's priority shipment bill r debate in the Senate may 'be ve by night. Unless the bill goes the Sen- ate by night, it will be Mon- displaced day by the food control bill. Oppo- nents of the bill are objecting chief on the ground that the measure con- fers too much authority on the presi- dent. TRANSPORT TORPEDOED Towed to Land by Convoying War- Indications Point to Another Re- tirement by Yon Hindenbarg SPANISH ~REYOLT GROWS What Litde Is Known Regarding Conditions in Alfonso’s Realm In- dicates General Uprising in ‘Which Soldiers May Join. British troops are striking along almost the entire line they hold in northern France, not with the te: rific force which marked the victo- ries of Arras and Messines but in a more or less tenative manner, giving weight to the belief that Field Mar- shal Haig is preparing to launch a blow on hitherto unprecedented scale. ‘Two: features of the fighting stand out with sharp significance: The first is the feebleness with which the' Ger- mans are reacting and the second is the surprising promptness with which Berlin admits retirements in varlo\lu sectors. The whole situation is entirely alm- ilar to that existing prior to the great ‘‘strategic retreat” of the Gers nians from the Somme. There 'is evi- dence that Field Marshal Von Hin- denburg is planning another great withdrawal and that Field Marshel Halg is pressing him at all points in the hope of delivering a shattering ‘blow if a second ‘“retreat to victory" materializes. The Italians, having successfully maintained their advance in the face of the most formidable Austrian counter. attacks, are apparently pre- paring for a resumption of their of- fensives. Vienna reports that the Italian guns have opened with great- est violence in Carinthia, indicating that General Cadorna has chosen a new sector in which to deliver. his next blow. The scene of the. bom- bardment is some. 30 miles north of Gorirla, and an offensive in this re- glon would lend support to reports that the Italian commander has. far more ambitious plans than even the conquest of Triest. The upheaval caused by the gerat wa:&mch has already hurled two monkfchs from their thrones, now menaces the ancient throne of Spain. The utmost.exertions of the Spanish censor has failed to completely sup- Press reports of grave happenings in v kingdom. From what fi%e s’ known, the Spanish army Is |” taking the lead in the revolutionary | movement which is further accelerat- ship——No Casualties. Paris, June 15.—It is officially an- nounced that the transport Annam June 11, while progeeding under es- cort. Bombs were at once thrown in thefrack of the submarine, which did not reappear. The annam was taken in tow by one of the convoying ships but sank in a few hours. There were no casualties. She was a vessel of 6,075 tons. She ‘was built in 1899 in Copenhagen and was owned In Marseilles. JAPS IGNORE AMERICA Join. With England in Declining to Appesl to Rival Factions in China to Compose Differences. __Washington, June 1 #iken action similgr BAt- ain’s in refusing to ‘herself | with the Amerjcan action in asking ‘the rival factions in China to com- pose their differences, it wuu.!dto- day et the state department. No reason was given for the action of either nation, but it is assumed that neither felt that the American action would be successful Japan London, June 16.—Great Britain has despatched to the United States a reply to a note addressed to the allled Powers inviting them to as- sociate themselves with the United States on ‘the principles of the re- cent American notes to China, which expressed at China’s internal political difficulties and a hope that internal peace soon would be restored. The British answer, which is of considerable length and carefully framed, expresses sympathy with the principles enunciated by the United States and a wish to do everything possible to conform with President ‘Wilson’s desires. But it adds that Great Britain naturally must view the situation from a slightly different standpoint than the United States and that she may not be able to do all that. the president suggests. The note as prepared fills three pages of foolscap, closely written, asd probably contains between 700 and 800 words. MUNITION ‘BLAST KILLS 41. Injured at Ashton-Under-Lyne Re- ported to Be 131, - London, June 16.—The casualties in the explosion in a munition fac- tory at Ashton-Under-Lyne on ‘Wednesday were reported officlally as 41 killed and 131 injured. It appears that the explosion re- sulted from a fire, a majority of the work 'people, all the women, having Jeft before the explosion. The man- ager is among the dead, ed by the food scarcity and industrial unrest. Rumors of revolt have been current for several months and at the end of May it Was announced that the constitutional guarantees would be suspended whjle the government prohibited all public manifestations in Tespect to internptional questions of which was indicated by the fact that the soldiers sided with revolters and imprisoned a number of their officers. The exact patt which the issues of the war play in the Spanish crisis 1s dificult to determine. The masses of the people have been generally credited with being strongly pro-ally in sentiment while the. z:lstocracy leaned toward the side of (iarmany. At the same time the demand for in- ternal reform and. other domestic questions have apparently had a lead- ing role in the growing unrest. No new developments have occured in the Greek situation, but.in Eng- land the triumphant return to Athens of . Venizelos is predicted a step almost certain to be followed by definite alignment of Greece on the side of the entente. The language of German comments on the abdi- cation of King Constantine shows how strongly the disappearance of the kaiser’s royal ally has affected them. Germans Fail to Recapture Positions. London, June 16.—Repulse of =a German attack on the positions cap- tured by the British south of Ypres- Comiries canal was announced by the war office. A few Germans who suc- ceeded in reaching our front trenches ‘were at once ‘or driven out and the attack mpletely .repulsed. creased fighting on the Russian front in east Galicia and Volhynia is report- ed in the official statement issued by the war office on Friday. Tt says: “In East Galicia and Volhynia there is increasad Russian fight- ing and activities continue at sev- eral points. “Italian theatre: There is nothing important to report from the Isonzo army. In Carinthia the enemy artillery fire'has in- creased in the Ploecken sector with the greatest violence. An attack on our position at Mont Rombon was repulsed. Artillery fighting on the_sSette Cuani pla- teau has incredsed in violence.” Italians Take Austrian Position. Rome, June 16, via London.—Ital- ian forces have carried Corno Caven- to, a strongly fortified Austrian posi- tion in the eastern Trentino, says to- day's official statement. With Fetes Concluded, General Gets Down to Serious Basiness MANY TRANSFERS SOUGHT Americang Want ‘o‘n-ve Freanch Army to Wear Khaki and Fight Under Stars and Stripes—Germany Expects 'No Darge Force Until ’18. Paris, June 16.—After three days as the guest of France, in which ex- traordinary honors were bestowed upon him, Major General Pershing started- into the work preparing for the arrival and’ disposition of the American military forces which he is to command. This morning he hotel, carrying an ments to the new heddquarters in the tine, near the hotel Des Invalides, where. he took up the great volume of business which had been accumulat- ing before and’ since’ his arrival. General Pershing found in his mail numerous - requests from Americans serving in armies of the Allies to be transferred ‘to the Amertun army in T'rance. The army comflmu of the cham- ber of deputies has adopted a reso- 1.tion” recommending . the, remitting of all outstanding punhhmenu in the army: for minor. offenses in honor of Gen. Pershing. It also requests that a extra ration of ‘a pint of wine be served to the soldiers in celebration. of the ‘arrival o’ the American general. Ooponham. via/ London, June 18. —Representatives of the German press .were told yesterday at the reg- ular press conferences in Berlin that American troops 'in’ noteworthy num- bers In thq European way theater are not expected until 1918. PEACE OFFER TO RUSSIA Ge_ny Reported to Have Taken Stockholm, via London, June- 16.— The BSocial Demokraten says Ger- many has made an offer of peace to Russia through a member of the Swiss federal council. walked. from his armfil of ‘docu- Berne, via Paris, June 16.—Fol- lowing the action of the national and state councils, the federal council has decided to disregard various . peti- tions praying it to take the initiative in .proposing peace Yo the belliger- ents. The federal body decided that Switzerland wes not in a position at present to offer mediation with any chance of success. MACHINISTS DEMAND RAISE. Increase of 15 Per Oent. to Be Re- . quested in Bridgeport. Bridgeport, June 16.—The Interna- tional Association of Machinists will. on Monday, make a demand on all contract shops here for an increase in wages of 15 per cent., basing the de- mand on the continuous advance in living expenses. It was here that the eight hour day got its real start. ‘The plumbers have asked for $5.25 a day. They are now getting $4.36. This demand is in the hands of a conference committee with prospects of a compromise. hs f SPANISH PORTS BLOCKADED. Paris, June 16.—A semi-official note says that the Gérman submarine U-52 which was towed into Cadiz on June 11 was operating outside that, port. On June 12w Norwegian steamer was torpedoed off Huevia and a Russian sailing vessel between Larche and Ca- dis, which leads to the belief that a group of submarines has been sent to blockade the ports of Cadiz and Heuvla. PRINCETON AWARDS DEGREES. Princeton, June 16.—Secretary Daniels, Herbert C. Hoover and all of the ambassadors and ministers; res- ident in Washington from thé coun- tries with 'h!ch the United States 13 allied: were to receive honovary de- grees from Princeton university at a pn.trlouc demonstration, including the commencement exercises today. Degrees also are to be conferred on George E. Hall, president of the national fesearch council and Dr. Charles Mayo of Rochester, Minn. MONTANA HAS 88,278 ELIGIBLES, ‘Washington, June 16.—The govern- or of Montana reports the state’s to- tal registration at 88,273 divided as follows: White 75,423, colored - 378, allen 11,790, alien enemies 687, in- dicated possible exemptions 37,335, state’s estimated eligibles 73,454. “F\’lH'FR For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight. Sunday .fair and warmer, | S~ 'LOAN NOW $2,951 000 ( DOLLARS MEAN DEFENSE OF FACTORIES CONTRIBUTE FREELY AND HOMES; TO RED CROSS AND ARMY CAMP CAMPAIGNS Big appeals are being made upon New Britain—two weeks ago the one dollar membership for the Red Cross; this past week the closing drive ‘for the “Liberty Loan;” $100,000 for the American’ Red next week an appeal for Cross War Relief fund, and $12,- 500 for the Y. M. C. A. Army Camp fund. | The city overran the mark oversubscribed its apportionm®nt of the “Liberty Loan." of the Red Cross mqm‘licrllflp : What will New Britain do with this $112,] 500 of the Red Cross Rellef and the Y. M. C. A. Army Camp fund. The answer must be—‘‘give it cheerfully, willingly, yes, thank- fully!” We are at war with a nation that stops at nothing to' win— wholesale murder of non-combatant women and chfldren, devas- tation of neutral territory, ruthless destruction of property. Eng- land, France, Russia, Italy, our Allies, are making the supreme sacrifice of human life to hold them pack. Holding them back for "us! What hope would there be for our property, our national wealth, the security of our homes and loved one, if they were not there in the trenches? And soon our boys, New Britain boys, will offer themselves to defend our lives and our property. Can there be any question about giving our share to equip the American Red Cross, which must now take care of the wounded and dying. all along the Allies line and must be ready to take care of our soldiers and sailors? New Britain must answer $112,500. the uppeal by giving its share, It is a big appeal. 'We must give more ‘than we have ' been 'accustomed to give in the past. Let us give of our income, even of our property in proportion to the gift which our boys are making—their lives, to protect this same property and to pre- serve our' national safety znd tutun peace. 3 BELGIAN MISSION HERE 7 Baron Moncheur, Former Ambassa- dor to United States, and Oolleagues. Arrive at Atlantic Port. An Atlantic Port, June 16.—Bel- glum’s official mission to the United States arrived in.this country today. It is headed by Baron Moncheur, for- mer minister to the United States and now, chief of the political bureau of the Belgium foreign office at Havre. Other members of a commission, which plans to go direct to Washing- ton are General Leclerco, who for- merly eommanded & dlyulon of Bel- glan cavalry; Hector Carlier, counsel- lor.of the commission who is head of the Italian and Belgian Bank com- pany; Major Osterrieth, former mili- tary attache at the, Belglan legation in Petrograd; Count D'Ursel, former secreétary of. the. Belgian legation at]’ Teheran and Jtul/ D’Mertensa. London, Jul’\e 16.—The American commission for relief in Belgium an- nounced today that on. June 7, eleven - of their. ships cartying’ food- stuffs have arrived at Rotterdam. RECOMMENDED FOR .BAR: County Recommended. New Haven, June 16.—The state bar’ examining committee at a meet- ing here today recommended the fol- lowing candidates for admission to the’ bar: Hartford = county—Max Adelson, George H. Cohen, Nanam Cohen, Willlam H, DeRosier, Willlam M. “Greenstein, Arthur E. Howard, Jr., Raymond A. Johnson, Albert J. ‘Marks, Leo J. Noonan, Israel Rach- lin, Nicholas F. Rago and Louis M. Schatz. Israel Rachlin is a graduate of New Britain High school, class of 1914, and the New York unlvemty of law, 1917. He lives at 96 West street. William M. Greensteln attended New Britain schools and was graduat- ed from University of Maryland this year. He lives at 49 Willow street. REGRUITING DRIVE IN CONN. State Council of Defense Plans to Bring First and Second Regimeats Up to Wap Strength. 3 Hartford, June 16.—Plans for a big drive to recruit the First and Second regiments, Connecticut National Guard, to full war strength will be made at a meeting called by the Con- necticut state council of defense, to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2. o’clock in the old Senate elu\mber at the state capitol. ‘The regiments now need a aboutd 300 men to bring them to war strength. — CALL JOHRSTON BANKRUPT Creditors of M.Iasing Treasurer of Town of Norfolk Petition Bank- ruptcy Court for Judgment. Hartford, June 16.—An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filled here today against Philemon W. Johnson, missing town treasurer of Norfolk. ‘The prlnclpll creditors are the town 5 ot . Norfolk ad the Surety company | which bonded Johnson. Johnson has been missing since January 21. There wus a shortage in his accounts. MUST. KNOW USE OF GUNS. Hartford, June 16.—No’ ammunt- tion will be issued to the men of the Kirst regiment, Home Guard, until they have shown by examination that they are thoroughly proficient in the use of the rifie, Colounel C. W. Bur- pee, commanding, announced today, CLOSE SCHOOLS IN WIN Inability to Secure Coal. 4 Bridgeport, June 16.—The achool authorities here are seriously 'con- stdéring a radical, $hatige in the pub- lie school year, bécaise of the trou- ble in getting coal The proposition is to close the schools in ‘winter and keep them open all sitamer, transfer- ring the long vacation from the hot to the cold months and in that way avoiding: the .trouble of heating the buildings. New Hn.von, June 16—Much, cotu. ment was heard following' the Flag Day exercises of New Haven lodge, No. 25, ot EI as to the absence of a delegations:trom the Harugari Sing- ing society. : The singers had agreed to assist at the exercises by ainging patriotic emblems. They were to be assisted by members of the local lodge of Elks, Twé rows of seats in front were reservell for the singers, but not one ap d. The exercises were begun with the idea that the singers were detal: and would appear Mr but the who R completed, show up. - It would ‘have been a gaod: oppor- tunity for German . blooded Americans to show that “they are through and through Americans, by coming and hearing speakers, and help out by singing the National An- them, and the other .om they " won scheduled to sing. ' When asked. yesterday Hwhy | the singers did not appear, prominent members of the Elkn would offer no | More May Be ' When Tabul It Complete--P ) ‘Washington, Jume 18. part of the United States came reports to the tr sizing how generou million ‘Americans “contrf! make the government’| war credit a success: of ‘oversubscribing the A - fair: est tal. probably can be forms today as the federal complete the h.-k of ‘multitude ficoded ' in be(ore the' 3. N\ at the large number o! ‘women ‘of small meansy $50 and $100 bonds. ‘tions came from all o county districts. 5 The government’s graving. plant is night to turn out the day jammed and’ he 'was compnllq‘ o | leave, as another m’ airplane" wu above him. 1 Thé American nvhtor wag thus un- able to mes the results of his shots, but the French official observers uv the’ German machine pmhm.dr.mhotncrop pmrbouna the French line. German aviator the Amedclm hsu christened “Fantomas” comes/| early in"the morning and late at night ud.mmuummoumm his machine gun from .a height of 800 feet. An additiomal citation K in orders hds been promised. any gna ‘Wwhd' brings him down. Parsons snd Bridgsman had a chase for him ‘last :lth& but reinstorms dm. bim to prevent am attempt to raid. from the air as London has been nldad 3 PEANUT mnon‘m. : Springfield, Mass., June 18.—Denie: trios V. Kilawick, pushing a peanut stand, was killed today when he' was struck by an automebile. that threw him under the wheels of a passing motor truck. $8,000 AN HOUR TASK. Boston, June 16.—Forty-eight thou- sand dollars an hour is New England’s obligation to the Amerfean Red Cross in raising it quota of $7,0¢ 0.000 for the national fund., Pittsfield, June 16. dra, §6 years old, a pron summer resident ‘died at nhome Wheatleigh in that following a several weeks was born in Havana, Cubss *, celved his edugation. in. England. = Until the out war he spent each win Since that tirha his wll in Pm Caly .