New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1917, Page 1

ER BUSINESS London Ansounces Retire-| REFORM MOVEMENT IN | Mgt Posoer Appears n G ment of Advanced Posts from Forward Positions Won in Battle June 14. ] RETREAT REPORTED ALONG THE STRUMA .’ Sofia Ammouncement Says English . Troops Have Abandoned Psitions and Withdrawn to Left Bank of ‘River—Berlin Reports Destruction _of Russian Base on Island in Bay ot Riga. London, June 18—The British have fallen back from some of their ad- ‘vanced posts in northern France, ac- 'eording to an official statement issued by the war office this morning. The Main new positions are atill held +; “The statement follow: Early this morning the ‘enemy delivered a strong local attack under cover ‘of a heavy bom- ; Preux. After severe fighting our troops were compelled to fall back from certain advanced po- “sitions which had been - estab- Hshed by us In front of our main new position which we still hold !on infantry hill. o There was considerable artil- lery activity on both sides during the night south of thé Scarpe. . Hostile artillery activity con- tinues in the neighborhood of Ypres. onading ocourred at various points on the front last night,” says today’s oflleu.l statement. ;&nr reconnofter- ing parties penetrat the enemy lhu near Leintrey and southwest of Senones, “bringing back ‘prisoners.” i Sofla Bé . & /Sofia, June-18, wlu Jondon.—A gen- ‘eral ‘fetiremient of ~British ~forces ajong the'Struma tront is reported in ‘an official’ statement-issued- by the ‘war ofice: today which saye: Macedonian front: Along the Struma, in the sector between . lakes Butkovo and Tahinos, the * British ‘abandoned the advanced position they had hitherto oecu- pled and returned to the bridge- head position on the left bank of the river. Our troops occupy Ormanli, Barakll, Juma KumH, ‘Xeupri, Prosenik, Kalendra, Beg- Jikmah, Salmay and Kakarasha. * On the rest of the front there ‘ was weak artillery fire with suc- cessful reconnoitering by our troops. ‘Rumanian front: There was rifle firing on this front. ‘ Russians Renew Activity. Petrograd, via London, June 17.— The official statement issued by the war office today says: “In the region of Lysiets, south- __west, of Stanislaw, our scouts, forcing their way through the enemy’s wire, penetrated behind his'xdvanced ‘posts: and dispersed the occupants. Our aviators bombed : several important . points behind the enemy's lines. There wag fusilades on ‘the ‘Western: Bumnnh.n and Csucasian fronts.” —— Russian Base Destroyed. “'Berlin, via London, June 18.—Ger- airplanes on Friday effected & landing on an island in the Bay of ‘Riga. and destroyed a Russian there, it is announced officially. Portugese Uull on Western Front. Paris, June 18.—The Portugese forces on the western front, having been initiated into the art of modern warfare by gradual stages have now received their baptism of fire. The Matin says that today they are per- fectly organized and have proved their worth in exemplary fashion. QRESHIRE INMATE SHOT Cheshire, June 18.—An inmate of | state reformatory here, who was i d as Benson, trled to escape! while on outside work and was shot by & keéper. The bullet entering the back passed through the left lung. Coroner Mix was sent for as the man's - “4ner Denisson was called in, dressed ¢ conaition is critical. Medical Exam- " the wound and says Benson will die. The man has said that Benson is not his name. He will not give his right one. & mother somewhere. know where he Is. Benson was with sixteen others in a field at work when he tried to make a getaway. Keeper Modeen, who was one of four on guard shot at the run- ning man after the latter had refused to stop or come b-ck according to- iater & They do not He has a wife, child and | SPAIN GATHERS FORCE Even Conservatives Concede Advisability of Political Reconstruction. Madrid, Via Paris, June 183.—A movement for a radical rebuilding of the whole political edifice in Spain ia] gaining adherents everywhere. Dis~ content with existing methods long been general among ths mo! advanced liberals and among the other parties of the Left. Internal and external difficulties aris-- ing from the war have served to heighten and increase .it and it gained among other parties. Hven. former Premier Maura, leader of conservatives, agrees that there is @round for dissension. Romero, editor of the Correspon- dencia do po summed up the grievances in a Yorcible article . re~| cently. He wrote: “We ought all to imitate the sol- diers in refusing to be down trodden & moment longer, - The #oldiers have shown us the only way possible—or- ganization with the firm determina- tion to carry our point regardless of sacrifice.” The Marquis de Lema, Spanish foreign minister, has had long inf views with the American aml and with the Spanish ambassador to: Great Britain who has just arrived here. Afterward he conferred for: two hours with Premier Dato follow~ ing which the premier ; met the: Italian ambassador and the minister of finance, prejudice the government's Sordign policy or military discipline would be punishéd. The premier added that the country had confidence in the gov-. ernment’s policy of neutrality, IT T00K A LONG TIME Britsh Flsg Goes Up Bunker XMl “Pencefully 143 Yesrs After Erighish Tried to Carry It by Force. Boston, June 18.—The British Union Jack was taken up Bunker Hill for the first time teday in a military and civic parade commemorating .the historic battle on the heights of Charlestown between the American minute men and the English redcoats 142 years ago, ' It fluttered at the head of the ‘bagpipe band of the New . Brunswick kilties battalion, 236th Canadian over- seas regiment, on its farewell appear- ance ‘before returning home after a two-weeks’ recruiting campaign -here. The parade was the principal fea- ture of the celebration at Charlestown. Thousands of sallors, marines and Na- tional Guardsmen were in line with fraternal organizations and high school cadets. A flag-raising preceded the parade and at its conclusion a rally was held in the shadow of Bun- ker Hill monument. Congressman Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, 'who rode with Mayor Curley as the city’s guest, will deliver an ad- dress on “patriotism’ at a big patriot- 4c meeting under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus at Charlestown tonight. BRITISH MARITIME LOSSES Since Feb. 17, 322 Vessels of More Than 1,600 Tons and 135 of Lighter Tonnage Have Been Sunk. ‘Washington, June 18.—The German submarine toll of British merchant ships since February 17, as shown In official British figures complled here today, is 823 vessels of more than 1600 tons and 135 of less than 1600 tons, British steam fishing vessels sunk in that period numbered 78. | Records for sailing vessels are incom- plete, but & thres weeks’ total was 78. VOTEs DOWN ANTI-DRAFT PLEA. Boston, June 18.—A resolution sent here by the Central Labor Council of Seattle, calling on all organized wage earners to demand the repeal of the army draft act and asking that there be no relaxation of the present re- striction on Oriental immigration, was promptly and unanimously voted down by the Boston Central labor union last night. l i 80,000 DEMAND WAGE RAISE. New York, June 18.—A request for a wage increase of 20 per cent. for between 80,000 and 90,000 cloak and skirt makers in shops of this eity, | “made as an absolute necessity,” have been submitted to the employ- ers, it was announced today. NEW MAINE JUSTICE. Augusta, Me., June 18.—Assoclate Judge Cornish of this city, was nom- inated today by Governor Milliken as chief. justice of the supreme judi- cial court of Maine for a full seven- ear term to succeed Chief Justice ‘Al- 5 Bavage who -died ‘laat week., Accompanied by Danghter NOT PUT TO PLEA TODAY Good Progress Made in Selecting Men to Decide Her Fale—Actused on Five Counts of Causing Death of Inmates of Home for Aged. Huartford, June 18.—Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gilligan, indicted for murder | in the first degree, was placed on trial in the superior court here today. The “woman has maintained as a private in- stitution the Archer home for elderly | people in Windsor; six miles north of ‘here. Public attention was directed to this home when, on May 8, 1916, Mrs. Gilligan was arrested by order of States’ Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. She ‘was placed in a jail. The body of Franklin R. Andrews in the cemetery at Cheshire, who had been an inmate of the home was ex- humed. An effort was made to keep this fact a secret. Andrews had died suddenly. = His maintenance at the home had been proyided for by an ad- wvance payment under an agreement that he was to have been .cared for until his 'death. Dr. Arthur J, Wolff, a bacteriologist, analysed the organs from Andrews’ ‘body. ' In September Mrs. Gilligan was indicted in five counts charged with polsoning Andrews. . Meanwhile, attention - had been called to the fact that in a period of several years more than a score of deaths among the inmates had ocr curred and in examining the death re- turns it had been noted that quite a number of persons had died from juses not clearly deflned and after brief illnesses. Relatives of some of those who had died had been in con- troversy with = Mrs, Gilligan over money of property assigned to her for the care of the inmates. Mrs. Gilli- san had a plan of caring for persons in théir declining years in return for transfer to her of a fixed sum of money, usually about $1,000, or some- thing of equivalent tangible value. Ap- parently, there had been a number of sudden deaths among those whose fu- ture maintenance had been provided for. -After Mrs. Gilligan's arrest a nymber of persons came forward to give theéir opinion as'to the cause of & relative. On the other hand inmates of the home spoke of the excellent care given them and of the comforts of thé place. Throughout the inquiry conducted by the state police Mr. Alcorn main- tained extreme reserve., Mrs. Gilligan had retained Benedict M. Holden as her counsel and he secured delay in trial in the winter and spring on the ground that,the woman was mental- 1y unbalanced. Physicians agreed that she was not in good health. Today the state'was ready to pro- ceed. Little was known in advance of the evide: Ao/ be effered. Judge Gardiner me of Norwich presides, and the first task was to secure a jury from an extra large panel of tales- men, Arrangements' were completed for the trial when court open: No time was lost in disposing of preliminaries. Mrs. Gilligan entered the courtroom with her daughter, Mary Archer, aged 19. She looked frall but in good health. She took & seat near Mr, Hol- den. The roll of 100 talesmen was called. At the time there were only a few, spectators in the courtroom, in- cluding two women. Mrs. Gilligan will not- plead until the jury is completed. Up till 12 noon three jurors had been accepted. They were: Edward J. Stevens, farm- er, Rocky Hill; ‘Henry E. Hart, fac- tory foreman, Southington, and Ro- land D. Barnes, civil engineer, Bristol. These were taken from ten talesmen. Counsel on both sides asked questions. An outline of the state's 18 thought to have been indicated by some of Mr. Alcorn’s questions. He told talesmen under examination that Mrs. Gilligan would be charged with the death of Andrews by poison and that it might appear that she caused the death of one or more other persons. Talesmen were further asked by Mr. Alcorn if they would be adverse to a verdict of gullty be- cause the defendant was.a woman, or if they had an opinion on capital punishment. Several were excused because th had opinions and oth- ers were because they did not Pelieve in capital punishment. Mrs. Gilligan kept her eyes lowered until Stevens was accepted. Then she looked at him intently. It developed in regard to Stevens that he is a member of the Home Guard in Rocky Hill The talesmen were kept in a sep- arate room until called one by one end each juror was sent out of the court room- Before the noon recess two more jurors had been accepted. They are ‘Albert C. Griswold, insurance agent, Wethersfield, and Leonard Dickinson, tobaceo farmer, Hartland. State’s Attorney Alcorn, once while examining a talesman, mentioned the names of Michael W. Gilligan, second husband of the accused, Mrs. Alice Dowdy of Hartford, Charles A. Smith of Waterbury and Mrs. Maude Lynch of Lakeville as those of persons whose deaths while at the Archer home. hdd been inquired into. = After Mrs. Gilli- gan's arrest it was current Teport. that the bodies of these persons had been exhumed but Mr. Alcorn would make no- statement. | ! | : For Injury to Heart New York, June 18.— A verdict of $225,000 in favor of Miss Honora May O'Brien, 28 year$ old, in ‘her ‘breach of romise suit - against ohn B. Manning, a. re- tired 'banker, 85 years old, was awarded by a State supreme court jury in Long Island City to- day. The plaintiff, sec- _retary to a New “Yo:l; ‘newspaper man, alle th;vtsp x:he defcndagnt father of grown children, -broke his promise to marry her. DEGREE FOR WESSELS AT TRINITY COLLEGE Anseructor. at Vocational High School Homored' at Commencement' ‘Exercises by Alma Mater. | “Harry Wessels, Instructor at'the Vo- .| cational \High' school, was honored at the commencement of "his :.lmn, mater, Trinity cflllelo _today wh-n the de- ESTABLISHE! GOAL AND OIL COST |CAMPAIGN FOR $112,500 IS GIVEN PROMISING STA TO BE SET BY GOVT. Daniels Orders Producers to Pro- vide Supplies for War Purposes MAY DRLAY ARMY CAMPS Cantonments May Not\Bc Ready for Soldiers. by September 1—Gocthals Awards Contracts a for New Ships.— Food Bill Debated in' Both Houses, ‘Washington, . June 18.—Secretary ' Daniels has ordered coal and’oil pro- ducers to supply the enormous-quan- tities needed by the navy at prices to be fixed later by the president when the federal trade comimission has de- termined a fair rate. The navy will use 1,775,000 tons of coal and 50, 000,000 barrels of oil purchased under this application of the authority Similarly, steel for the entire navy building program is being bought at a.rate fixed when Secretary Daniels rejected the proposals of the steel makers 8s too high. Secretary ‘Danlels said ‘today oper- ators had proposed to furnish navy coal af a rate of $2.95 a ton at the mine. The navy has been paying | $2.88 a ton delivered. The secretary directed the companies to ship im- mediately the orders being pro nted to the. trade commission, granted by congress. Unless' there are unforseen develo)- ments- to ‘hurry. construction of ‘the sixteen cantonments for training the new. national army, the first incre- ment. of 650,000 troops will not be in tr-lnln; by September 1 as generally has been supi d, and may in fact, mt get into ti ntn‘ for six weeks ar partment officials eaid to- day that no spedific date ever had been set for the -opening of training camps.; Secretaty Baker, however, in & letter to, Senator Jones sevéral Wweeks ago made a suggestion that some-of the troops. be used for har- vesting, spoke of September 1 as the Probable date of opening thé camps and pointed out that most of the har- vesting would\be over by that time, The food bills were pushed to the front in both Houses of Congress and with the personal influence of the president, pressing for their immedi- ate ‘paseage, it was more than likely | :} that nothing-would. be-done. untit they gree of Master of 'Science was ' con- ferred' on him. Mr, Wesséls was' gradyated :from New * Britain' High ’schiool with- the class of 1906 and from Trinity college in 1911. ‘He was prominent in ath- letics at ' both ‘schools * and® was equally successful:in his studies. "He is a member of the 'American Chemi- cal society and the Society for the Ad- vancement of Science. ' After leaving school he taught at the East Provi- dence, R. I., High echool and was later connected with the American Fertilizser Co. of Boston as chemist. His home is at- 65 Winthrop street, Among the sraduates - at ~Trinity who were awarded diplomas today are Sideney R.- Hungerford: and - George D. Storrs. FINNS REQUISITION CEREALS Kronstadt -Sailors Active in ' Propa mmsdmnundl)lvlslm:ot Land By Peasants. Petrograd, via London, June 18.— ‘With the approval of the Finnish diet and the provisional government, . the Finnish senate has ordered the requis- ition of all cereals, / Sailors from Kronstadt have been prominent among agitators in inciting the peasants in the Minciev- govern- ment to seize and divide - the land without waiting: for the decision of the contituent assembly. A -number of Kronstadt officers have been re- leased after a hearing of flimsy char‘es ‘brought against them, AMERICAN FLYER PBOMCVI'ED Pittsburgher !'\mcm Germans though Airplane Was Riddled, Paris, June 13.—Archibald Johrison of Pittsburgh, a ‘member of the Lat- ayette flying corps, which is composed principally of Americans, has ' been made a sergeant after a gallant fight single handed against . two German air planes, in which his machine was riddled with bullets. The engagement occurred over the Chemin des Dames on the Aisne front. ‘The American aviator attacked a Ger- man flyer who was soon by another. He held his own until his machine was almost shot to pieces but he was able to return to the French lines. A French comrade took up the fight, engaged the Germans and brought in one of them. Al Hartford, June Hartford and vicinity, \varmcr t(mighn Tn«@u probably ~mm re-inforced |. were disposed of. ‘While the bill was being explained to the House by Representative Le- ver as a measure which would harm no. honest business man but would drag ‘“crooks and speculators.into the sunlight,” a letter from President Wil- son to Representative Borland was made public, in which the president Wwarned opponents of the bills that i should they defeat them they must be prepared to take the responsibili- ty - for food conditions and prices ‘which were predicted to follow. The great majority of the House greeted the opening of debate with bursts of applause and approval, but opposition was silently making ready for its attack. Mr. Lever said in his speech: ““To 'bring food crooks: out into the sunlight, but not to injure honest bus- iness, is the aim of the bill. It is not intended that any honest business- man shall be hurt. It is the crook that shall suffer in the suniight and it is the crook, unpatriotic, selfish and greedy, that we are after. “The contest between German au- tocracy and American demneruy will be determined in the 'end ‘by the character and strength of organiza- tion which one can put against the other.” . 5 Contracts for ton more steel mer- chant ships comiplete and: for 24 ad- ditional wooden hulls were annonced today by Major General Goethals, general manager of the emergency fleet corporation. The vessels will be delivered in 1918, The steel contracts went to the Se- attle Construction and 'Dry Dock company of Seattle. Ten of the wooden hull contracts to the Foun- dation company of Newark, N. J., twelve to the Groton Iron Works of Noank, Conn., and two to the Ship ‘Construction and Trading company of Stonington, Conn. The fleet corporation now has con- tracted for a total of 138 ships and | hulls. Complete steel ships contract- ed number 28, complete composite ships 32 and complete wooden ships 30. Contracts have been let for 48 wooden hulls. IRISH PRISONERS WELGOMED Populace of Dublin Rejoices at Their Release—No Signs of Disorder— Countess Markiewicz Not at Liberty London, * June 18.—Large crowds gathered. in Dublin this morning to welcome the released Irish prisoners, all of whom, with the exception of Countess Markieyicz, arrived at 8 o’clock. Men with banners escorted the former prisuners to their homes. There .was ‘much singing of Irish songs and a great deal of cheering, but there were no signs of disorder. Countess Markievicz led a band of revolutionists which attempted to capture Dublin castle, kming a guard. She was sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted to penal ,servitude for life.. LANDERS GIVES FRONT OF HOME FOR BOARD TO BOOM RECRUITING DRIVE. It the American army gnd navy are not recruited up’ to full war strength it will not be through the fault of ex-Mayor ‘George M. 5 It bétame known today that Mr, Landers had offered to the government the use of the frontage on his Main street property in connection with the campaign to Increase the per- sonnel of the army - and navy. A lirge billboara will be erect- ed by the B. H. Hibbard Co. and this wil] be covered with posters advertising 'the cam- paign and exhorting all able bodied men who pass to enlist their services In the war against autocracy. The gov- ernment, through its recruiting. office at New Haven, - has 'ac- cepted the offer-and-ail - who use Main street as a thorough- fare will be impréssed with the fact that this country is.at war and needs” lntoll!l'nt. healthy Yyoung men. Mr. Landers fs known as the “food ' dictator” of Connecticut and: will have.charge of the food resources of the state during war in his capacity, of chal of the Committes of Food Supply of the State Council of Detenq. 3 AUSTRIAN MUNITION DEPOTS BLOWN UP. Vienns Officially Announces Destruc- tion of Three, 35 Miles Away— Six Killed, 100 Injured. Vienna, June 18, via London.—It is | officially announced that an explosion has occurred in the munition depots at the Steinfeld near Winener-Ne stadt, 35 miles from Vienna. The statement says that three of the de- pots have been destroyed thus far and was done in Aaschendorf and Sigers- | dort. PERSECUTION OF JEWS Between 8,000 and 9,000 Forced t Flee Jafla—Haidships of = Journey Cause Death of Many. Boston, Jine 1. —Details of the recent evacuation of Palestine " have just been received by the n branch of the provisional committee for general Zionist affairs. The cabie in ‘part follows: etween 8,000 and 9,000 Jews were compelled to leave Jaffa. Of these more than 3,000 are now living in Lower Galilee, more thad 1,000 in Pettach Tikwah, the remainder hav- ing been dispersed in the colonies of Juda and Samaria. Thirty Jews have received special permission to remain in Jaffa. Only 600 persons \ere com- pelled to leavo the farms. The deaths incidental to the evacuation were duc to insuficfent nourishment and tho hardships of the Journey. In order to take care of the refugees clay cot- tages are being erected and, if suf- ficlent funds are forthcoming, ‘pub- lic works will bs started in order to help them. Jerusalem has not been evacuated.” PREACHES ‘AT 100, Albert Vogel Oelebrates His Birthday 2 In Unique Mannocr Pittsburgh, his centennial birthday -by-preaching a vigorous sermon one hour long in the Flirst German Methodist Episcopal church, of which he forterly was pas- tor, yesterday, Rey. Albert Vogel, who was 100 years wld today, received ‘showers of congratulations. In the afternoon a reception in his honor was attended by many clergy- men, and he received many presents. Today & picnic is being held in Gar- rick park by the members of the con- gregation. ‘Mr. Vogel was born in Germany and came to this country when a child His grandfather was three months nhort of 100 years at his death. His ather died at 96. A brother lived to bo 103. Mr. Vogel is the father of 11 children, of whom six are living. MACHINISTS PRESENT DEMANDS, Bridgeport, June 18.—The interna- tional association of machinists start- ed today its movement for an _in- crease of 15 per cent. in wages in contracts shops by presenting" the demands to one of the factories here. Unlon leaders said they,would try out. this shop first #nd spread the de- mand after some result was obtained- there. There would be no drastic rushing of their demands, they said. FIVE SHOT IN BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, June 18.—Of five per- sons wounded in two shooting af: frays here vesterday all but Demart Loeder, aged 30, are comfortable and will recover. Loeder has.a bullet in the abdomen and probably. wiil dis.: | the ‘work. First Few Hours of Sa for Red Cross and C. A. Army Camps Show Returns of $§! AT NOON. LUNCH! $100,000,000 Opens Al 6 try—Connceticut to Give 000—Chicago Reports 81, Opening Dash. With weather lavorin‘. M. C. A. Army Camp fund o this city. At the noon day, held in the banquet liQII Britdih lodge, § 'P. 0. B, confidence was noted as th representing ' ten- teams lvt Vociferous ‘appls ed the announcement’ of '€ Clarence F. Bennett that ‘$1%88% realized on the firat day’ 3 this .amount having been . by cornpuu interests. ./ a8 an impetys, the workers Saturday, have attained While no “hunches” about today, the carpen éd ' the blackboard on ceipts: of every day's be recorded, evidently monition that it would large board . for after completed, it was found too large to get In th . alterations were made The workers’ on the isept ‘men of business ve, in similar m ,rl:ah- worth: Seated’ | table today ‘werse Chairman- C. F. George A. Q Rev. Jol 'ter-. Rev. V‘;‘:WM F. Smlfl:. E: add would 1 hnr to that ef the An mlh . out: llclted. d no mmm ed to take more he can canvas in ono nouncing ‘the moii scribed, ' the ‘¢hairman néeds at the front aud was confidefit that the to the committes’ would He annount “.that " the would be served every ' o’clock. ' He then .prosc Quigley. May Send 10,000,000 Moy The municipal executl his wishes to the werkers | in their work. He spoke of ent time which' should be as_one sacrifice., The: boys. Wil marching saway. are the onea; make the. sacrifice, howevor, persons . who wilk, congrfl financial aid. . The which the comm is _but a forerunn low., With an air. Quigley spoke of the ll;k\, Which many persons. faction that troops across the ocean and are Germany it be leked short timc: The spc o talk with o' military cently in New York, formea him “that in hix present confilct woilid last'fi to five’ years, u\d ‘would June 18.—Celebrating § ‘he believed New Britaf do er share ih the co! an@ if the citizens do ‘not to expectations he would ‘b | of them. In & letter morning, he was informed Britain companies now . in were’ short 105 men and 'thi must 'be made up beforé July Father Winters was 'thg" speaker of the day. and he Rev. Bishop John J. Nilén of diocese; in which the sup Catholic churches in this state is urgently asied | money for the Red. Cross At the outset of his Winters sald that all those nomination not soficited by of the committes would be through collections to be neéxt Sunday, even the children: parish being asked to contribute mite. § Relterating his remarks 1o parishioners yesterday, the pflu that conditions at present m imperative that all should Joi alding our allles in this war, Amertca failed to do so, in shor¢ it would be forced to combmt: the emy at its own door, take/the Germans a long forgive us, &s she holds us for this war, and if she is'not she will send her ships over our beloved land,” the . warned. The present colo