New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 1

§ i (] 5 ABROAD IN CAPITAL Jdverated From Prison Without Knowledge of Officials—Troops and _'Rebels Clash tn Republic of Kir- Regiment, “Command of Death” to Serve on Battle-Front. . Petrograd, June 21.—Martial the forces of the militant anar- ohists. More than 1,500 of thess ed criminals have been arrest- 564, with about 80 others. Twenty killed and ‘s number ‘New York; June $1.—Eight persons ‘were killed and many wounded in a'l #' London, June 21.—Despatches from g o the Exchange Telegraph pany. say that the - Congress of diers’ and Workmen's delegates from the whole of Russia yesterday woted confidence in the provisional govérnment and unanimously pessed g ‘resolution demanding an imme- ‘\dlate resumption of the offensive on the re-organization of the army. A ‘War cabinet was formed including the leaders of the Russian army and navy and technical represetatives. Womsa's Regiment Organized. Petrograd, Jine 21.—The Com- mand of Death, which is the official title of the women’s regiment raised by the twice wounded girl officer Vera y regiment will have its first publio parade on Sunday and will leave in a fortnight for the front, probably for the Minsk sector. The Associsted Press correspon- dent who visited the barracks in Tor- gvaya street found posted at the gate: a little blue-eyed sentry in a soldier's khaki blouse, short breeches, green '’ forage cap, ordinary women's black ‘- gtockings and neat shoes- The sen- try was Marya Skrydioff, daughter of Admiral Skrydloff, former comman- der of the Baltic fleet and minister - m Inside there were four %IQ dormitories, the beds without . bedding and strewn with heavy sol- diers’ overcoats. In the court yard 300 girls were at drill mostly between 18 and 35 years of good physique and many of them pretty. They wore their halr short or had the heads entirely shaved. They were drilling under the instruction of a male sergeant of the Viynsky regiment and marched to an exaggerated goose-step. ; Commander Lieutenant Buitch- - ¥ explained that most of the re- sruits from the higher educa- ‘tonal academies of secondary schools with & few pemsants, factory girls and servants. Some married women were accepted but none who had children. The girl sommander said: . Must Pass Spartan Test Swe apply the rigid system of dis- ofpline in pre-revolutionary army times, rejecting the new principle of soldiers-self-government. Having no time to Inure the girls gradually to hardships, we impose a Spartan re- gime from the first. They sleep on boards without bedclothes, thus im- mediately eliminating the weak. The smallest breach of discipline is p\m; jhed by expulsion in ‘."l‘hoyordfnnry soldiers’ food 1s .furnished by the Fuards’ equippag ‘corps. We rise at 4 and arill daily rom 7 to 11 and again from 1 to 6. fl.-nflu‘ carry the cavalry carbine % which is five pounds Hghter than the regular ‘ermy rifle. On our first pa- rade I requested any girl whose mo- Eleventh Page), DEMONSTRATION AT LUGANO Former King Oonstantine ofim of Displeasure in Swiss Otty—Alexan- der Pledges to- Restore Tranquilityh, Lugano, via Parls, June 3.—The federal authorities are ocontinuing the investigation into the demonstration against former King Constantine of Greece and have recesived a prelimin- ary report, The former king and his suite remained inside their hotel yes- terday. They intend to leave today for Berne. Athens, June 21.—The official Gasette prints the . following letters sent by King Alexander to Premier Zaimis: “I am following with utmost inter- eat the government's effort for the Graduates of Prevocational Gram- mar School Total 444 PROGRAM- OF EXCELLENCE Principal Louis P. Slade of High School Distributes Diplomas’ to Section Leaders, So Large Is Class— Pageant Recites History of America., The largest class in the bistory of the city was graduated from the Prevooational . Grammar schoal “at Fox's theater this morning when 444 boys and girls were presented their coveted diplomas by Principal L. P. Slade of the High school, following the: exercises that were unusually elabo- charter and convinced of the good in- tentions of the powers, I am willing: to co-operate sincerely with them in maintaining tranquility, thus ing about a reconciliation of the dif- | ferent elements of the nation.” SUBMARINE CHASER BURNED 4 tional airs were played. before the flames reached it. Naval authorities are. conducting an inves- — Forced by Germans to Do Heavy Mil. g wre,' June 30.—A large humber of n mnn?‘m the, Mons' regions have been deported by the German authorities, according to in- formation recelved by the Belgian government. The deported men were sent to points 10 to 13 kilometers from the front in France where they were forced to work in all weathers on military tasks such as ratiroads, trenches and handling war material. ‘The are compelled to la- ' bor 12 hours daily and sometimew to do additional work at night. Many, who had never done manual work before, were roughly treated and all scantily fed and. badly housed. Most of the unfortunates are now actually sick and everyone is debilitated. MURDERS THREE AND COMMITS SUICIDE Richard Barrett, Athlete, Kills Wife, Son and Baby and Ends Own Life. New York, June 21.—Following & quarrel with his wife over money matters, Richard = Barrett, a well known athlete of Brooklyn, early today shot and killed his wife, his son, Kilton, aged 4; & baby boy, Don- ald, one and one-half years old, and then committed suicide by slashing his throat with a ragor and shooting himaelf in the head. The woman and the two boys died instantly. In an adjoining room wero sleeping two other children Helen, 13 and John, 9. Hearing the shots Helen called to her mother but re- cetved no reply. Bhe ran into the kitchen where her father was seated in a chair, his clothing stained crim- son. When the child threatened to call the -police the father seized his revolver and started té pursue her. She caught up her little brother and ran screaming to the street. Bar- rett was too weak to overtake her Barrett was a Spanish war veteran. He was a sergeant in the regular army at !\:E Barrancas, Fla., in 1898, ANTICIPATES NAVAL BATTLE Expert of Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Pre- dicts Clash Between Fleets to Solve Submarine Question. Copenhagen, June 21.—The steady continuance of the submarine cam- paign despite the decrease in' de- stroyed tonnage admitted in the ad- miralty reports for May wil, in the opinion of Captain ¥Kuehielewetter, the naval expert of the Herlin Lokal Anzeiger ulttmately force a general naval battle between British and Ger- man fleets as the only means of end- ing the submarine menace. He blames the good weather for the falling off in number of submarine victims. He argues that the weather ' permits small submarine chasers to venture further to sea, to shoot better and detect periscopes ea rate and interesting. The main audi- torfum of the theater building was || reserved for the graduating class, while the rear seats and the balcony ‘were reserved for their friends and relatives. So great was the civic in- terest in this graduation that there was hardly an available seat in the theater shortly after the doors were opened. So large was the graduating class that a radical departure from the time honored custom of present- ing each pupil with a diploma - dividually was dispensed with. stead, the various organizations of ®@he schoal were recognized and the president of each section was pre- sented with the several diplomas for |- that particular group by ‘ofessor Slade, after which the diple were distributed to the individual members. The fromt of theater and the ‘boxes were draped \In the national colors and during the exercises na- There was an added touch of patriotism in that part of the program which was a pageant of the nation, especially the *Boys of '8l As a result of con- sistent drilling by the teachers, the graduation exercises went smoothly to & successful conclusion. i The opening number was a selection by the Prevocatianal Grammar school orchestra and Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of the Methodist church, situated adjacent to the schaol so that the pastor has been more.or less fa- miliar with the school activities for the past year, offered prayer. The class president, Thomas Edward Ma- loney, delivered an excellent address of welcome, its text being good and the speaker’s delivery being such as to show much careful preparation. The class chorus’' ~first song was “Daybreak,” followed by the Interest- ing pageant of American history. The pageant was divided into the follow- ing five big epochs of American his- tory and the costumes worn in each epoch were made at the school, with the exception of the unifarms worn by the “Boys of '61": History of the Natlon. Scene I—The Landing of the Pil- Tableau with reading. Reader—Leroy Ziegler, Men , Pllgrams—Severin Schmidt, John Morrison, Albert Borg, Curtis Clifford, George Ostroski, Robert ©O'Brien. fi Women Pligrims—Rose Kallberg, Alice Lawrente, Mildred Erb, Mar- garet Hopkins, Pearl Trusiow, Ruth Young. Children Pilgrims—Olga Kallberg, Edna Carlson, Hildur Anderson. Elder Cecil Cooley, Scene II—The White Man’s Foot— Indian -camp scene. Characters: Jlagoo—Ahasar Najarian, Hiawatha—Anthony J. Albanese. Andian Men—Sydney Allison, Mor- ris Appell, Ottilio Berlino, Charles Berry, Alfred Gregory, Willlam Gwos- dof, Elmer Hurlburt, Abe Kolodney, Edward Lipman, John Pinches, Jacob Putterman, Charlton Torello, Sheldon ‘Weesoleck, Elmer Hurlburt. Indian Women—Margaret DiNonno, Lillian Fleischer, Beatrice Koplowits, Cecilia Maerz, Margaret Naple, Ger- trude Neipp, Dorothy Pinches, Darls Stipek, Josephine Topa, Kathleen Truslow, Mary Urban. . Scene III.—Colonial Garden Party, Historical Characters in Minuet. Characters—Mistress Mary Martin, Edna Hilton; Mistress Ann Jefferson, Hthel Borg; Pomper, a negro slave, Royal Clough; Mr. Thomas Jefferson, Carl Swanson; Mr. James Madison, Clarence Ward; Mistress Madison, Helen Downes; Benjamin _Franklin, George Gilbert; Mistress Livermore, Mary Bull; Miss Ellen Livermore, Margaret Foster; Miss Susan Liver- more, Hazel Sampson; General Wal- ters, Ladislaus Siysz; John Adams, Frnest Wright; The Marquis of La- fayette; Everett Willlams; Mr. Ed- mund Randolph, Fred Shepheard; Mistress Randolph, Helen Dixon; Mr. James Monroe, Clifton Weed; Mis- tress Monroe, Carolyn Tufts; Mr. Robert Livingston, Thomas Maloney; Mistress Livingston, Gertrude Klar; General George Washington, William Rotherford; Mistress Martha ‘Wash- ington, Carolyn Conlon: Negro Porters, Raymond Smith, Andrew Wenz, Maynard Williams, Boys '61.” Scene of Camp scene. Characters——General, Walter son; captain, Earle Lambert; nurse, Laura Nell; standard bearer, Arvid Toberg: scout, Stanley Hellberg; sen- tinel, Zigmund Zajneskoski. Soldiers—Edward Barks, Carlson, Joseph Cherpak, Doolittle, Clarence Foherg, Carl- Clifford Vincent Theodore (Continued On Seventh Page). In-" Columbus Raiders to Be Tried for Murder Deming,"N. M., June 21.—Nineteen Mexicans, alleged followers of Villa in the raid upon Colum-: ;bus in March 1916, must stand trial in -a state ‘court, on charges of murder, it 'was an- nounced today. Judge Raymond R. Ryan of the sixth judicial district of New Mexico -yesterday overruled a motion to quash the indictments against the prisoners - who were brought out of Mexico by General Per- \shing. Counsel for the Mexicans . took the ground that the federal and not the state courts had jurisdiction. SUFFRAGE BANNERS TORN DOWN AGAIN Orowd of Nearly 1,000 Rips Up : /. s ‘Washington, June 21.—The persia- tency of suffrage sentinels at the being ‘“treasonablc’ culminated in an anti-suffrage demonstration there: to- day when a crowd of nearly & thou- sand persons tore down the banners for a second time today. A The .crowd's victory was, sho! 1ived, however, for in ten minutes two | more banners had been obtained from headquarters. Policemen notified pas~ serbys to let the banners alone. . The inscription on the baunner. to- day, as that on the one displayed yes- terday, accusing the president and Sec: Root of deceiving R ITALY KPPLAUDS AMERICA Cabinet, Deputies and Senators Cheer When President Wilson's War Mes- sage to Congress Is Referred to. Rome, June 21.—A remarkable demonstration for the United States took place yesterday in both the chamber and senate when Presi- dent Wilson’s war message .to con- gress was referred to, the entire cabi- net, deputies' and senators stood up and applauded, the public tribune also joining in the cheers. There was: great ourburst when the Italian mission to America and its reception ‘were m oned and a telegram from Prince Udine was read. Premier Boselll in his speech al- luded to “the greatest democracy.in the world speaking so nobly in President Wilson's messages.” The premier appealed to the eountry .ta remain united in thought and ener- getic In action. SEVEN ITALIAN SHIPS LOST. Submarines Interrupt Commexce But Little in Past Week. Rome, June 21.—Two Itallan steamers and five salling ships were torpedoed by submarines during the last week, according to -officlal’ week« ly aanouncment published today. Other steamers were attacked but escaped, a During the same period 656 ships with a total gross tonnage of 443,- 170 entered Italian: ports and 5§31 ships with a tonnage of 577,360 sailed. SINN FEINERS ON RAMPAGE. Stone Homes of Soldiers. Who Dis- play British Flag. Dublin, June 21.—The Sinn Feiners who have held several demonstra- tions since the release of the persons rrested at the time of the uprising b vear, brought about further dis- orders today. o Some 500 of them carrying.Sinn Fein flags, attacked residences of former ‘soldiers over which Union Jacks were flying. Windows were smashed and police who came up were stoned. Eight men and five ‘women were arrested. MAY STILL REGISTER. Hartford, June 21,—Governor Hol- comb received from Prov. Marshal Gen. Crowder today a telegsram in- forming him that men who through lack of knowledge did not register and' have not registered should be permitted to, but those who wilfully refuse to sign shall be bound over to the federal court upon their arrest, WEATHER. Hartford, .June Hartford . and tonight. cloudiness, by night. - A 21.—For vicinity: Fair Friday increasing probably showers in' referring to the United 'States as |COMES TO DEFENSE |MRS. GILLIGAN BREAKS AS OF NEWPORT'S NAME| MURDER JUR¥ IS SWOR! Mayor Burdick Contradicts Sec'y Daniels Regarding Immorality CITY DOING ITS BEST Oltizens Housed and Olothed Re- cruits When Country Was .Unable to Do So—Saloonkeepers, Trying to Observe Regulations. ¥ Newport, June . 21.—Mayor Clgrk Burdick today issued a statement in which he took issue with Secretary Daniels in regard to the evil influences to which erlisted men of the navy stationed here are subjected, His statement said: ) The sensational charges ggainst Newport, purporting to have been {is- sued by the secretary of the navy are unfounded. It is true that individual cases which require attention crop up every day but to characterize these as the general conditions here is absolutely untair. “The suituation at Newport for the local authorities and presumably for the navy authorities has . been ren- dered extremely difficult to manage on account of the large number of boys sent here’'from all parts of the country. 'The navy was not prepared :] to house nor uniform them. Many of these boys were furnished warm cloth- ing by, the local chapter of the Red Cross and the citizens generally took the reserve force into their homes. “Our licensed liquor dealers have endeavored to live up to the law since the navy at last has properly uni- formed its boys. I do 'not believe there has been any selling to them by the dealers. We are having trouble with the bottle gang, so-called, but are doing our best to break it up.” - ANARCHISTS INDICTED sl el Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk- man Held {n $25,000 Bonds for Gon- spiring Against Conscription Law. New York, June 21.—Emma Gold- man and - Alexander Berkman, called the two leading anarchists of this country, were indicted here today by & federal g#rand ‘jufy on tharges of conapiring to induce young men not to register for the selective draft. They.pleaded not guilty and were held in $25,000 bail each. ORDEKS CECILIE RETURNED Federal Court Decides “Gold Ship” Is Property of Germans—Federal Ma- chinery to Take Vessel Over. Boston, June 21.—Federal Judge Morton today signed an order direct- ing that the steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie, held here for two years pend- ing final disposition of an action for damages brought by two New York banks against the North German Liloyd steamship, be returned to her owners, but government machinery was immediately set in motion to keep her in federal custody. Boston, June 21.—The North Ger- man Lloyd steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie held here since the beginning of the war was seised today by Col- lector of Revenue Billings. U-BOATS SHELL REFUGEES, ' Fire on Men Escaping From Tor pedoed Steamship, Parle, June 20.—A German sub- marine which torpedoed a 'British steamer turned its guns on life boats and killed eight of the occupants the admiralty announced today. “One of our patral boats of the Brittany flotilla,” the statement says, “picked up 650 men belonging to a submarined British steamer and drove oft with its guns two submarines which were. still close to the boats in which the British crew had taken refuge the night before. A patrol boat of the same fiotilla ‘saved 40 men from a British steamer. The submarine . which torpedaed . her turned its guns on. life -boats, killing eight of the occupants.” BRYAN FOR FOOD CONTROL. Belicves President Can Be Trusted to Do Right Thing. ‘Washington, June 21.—Willlam J. Bryan passing through the capital to- day added his endorsement to' the food bill in this statement: “A government that can comman- deer the lives of its young men and call for the money of its older men should have power to .protect the whole people fram the greed of an unpatriotic few. I am not afraid to trust the president with the powers which the food bill proposes to.con- ter. He acts in daylight and without a selfish interest. No president would abuse such. power. WOMEN RUN ELEVATORS, New York, June 21.—Waman op- érators were tried out here today in clevators in one of the world’s larg- est skyscrapers, in anticipation of a war’ emergency. IN TODAY'S REPORT et ‘ Campaign for $112,500 Now Well on Way to Final Goal. — Britain’'s share of the movement broadcast throughout the country in the interests of the Red Cross d the Y. M. C. A. camp fund, passed the half-way post this noon, when the reports og the team captains, coupled with that of Chairman C. ¥. Bennett of the corporation solicitors, showed amounts totaling $33,000. Of this amount the teams turned in $16,000. The team captained by E. Allen Moore continues to lead the way for the others, $4,870 being its contribution today. H. L. Platt's workers are also evincing much interest, that aggrega- tion of hustlers reporting 33,290 to- day. Captain W. T. Sloper’'s team was up with the leaders. with returns o! $2,665. 3 The amounts of the teams tabulat- ed for today’s returns are as follows: No. 1, Capt. E. A. Moore .... $4,870 No. 2 Capt. Phillp Corbin ... 240 No. 3. Capt. M. D. Baxe 1,300 4 Capt. E. H. Cooper . 1,687 . 5 Capt. W. J. Farley .. 590 . 6 Capt. G. B. Talcott ,.is<. 490 . 7 Capt. P. Crona .. . 453 . 8 Capt. W. T. Sloper . 2,665 . 8 Capt. H. Platt ...... 8290 .10 E. M. htman ...... 415 The local fund now amounts to $67,306, Chajrman C. F. Bennett announced that tomorrow would be the last noon- day luncheon this week, but the final luncheon will take place Monday noon at the accustomed place. Rev. Henry W. Maler, pastor of the First Congregational church, was the only speaker of the day, and he de- livered an eloquent appeal for patri- otism, spirit and finaneial aid for our boys,” as he termed them:. Mr. Maier said that in the commenc¢ement of the present crisis - people ‘Wwere pron to treat the 'situation too lightly, many' considering the war as one for com- mercial gain. In fact he had listendd ¢! o Mre: Amy B, RETURNS OF $23,500 | Pisis ot Gutty » drews of Che DAUGHTER COM) HER WEEPING M 2K Edward J. Stevens, h! foreman, Rocky HilL * . ,Roland: D. Barnes, 1 Bristol. s Frederick A. Grisw ance agent, Wethe: Leonard Dickinson, Hartland. I Arthur A. Moses, Burlington. R ‘Willlam A. Collins, dealer, Rocky Hill. Albert C. Griswold, agent, Wethersfield. : . H'l‘lll:othy C. Tiffany, artland. Y George Lymlhl L er, Manchester. ' Frank P. Cux East Hartford. Charles H. Brooks, er, ‘Southington. Samuel H. Will facturer, Glastonbury, Hartford, June 21—A harge of murder was The woman was then ther counts nanies 8l who is alleged to } to an admiral of the United States {¢he" ered in May, 1916, 'at Newport. The speaker also told of the manner jn which ;the slogan “He has kept us out of war” was treated, but within & very short period of time, the at- titude of the people of the United i States has changed, and they are now. looking up to President Wilson as the man who has put us in.a position to fight for liberty and downing of autoc- racy. The war was not brought about by commercialism, the s sald,’ but because Germany insisted on breaking all laws with ruthlessness, and the ravaging of poor Belglum. The outcome Wwould show where the right spirit would conquer over that of force. navy style it as such in & speech deliv- J @ jury sworn, for o time pould. ‘Hminaries Mrs, composed again. record an objection, of to the questions put by’ torney Alcorn to talésmen,. he introduced names of othe persons who had been. m the indictment -on . the they prefudiced the defen The matter was taken o ration for . time beli Mrs. G upon g.' jost her com v’mslt. her daugi comforting her Ak ‘When'the counsel took! Gilligan wadl ‘When court adjourned seats had been filled in the Jui FUNERAL OF FR. CURTIN |: uror Canfleld has asked cused, and deputy sheriffs h nother panel of 40 talesmen.: the first talesman called, Chy Cousin Celebvant at Mass and Very Brooks, & tocl maker of S K was acceptable to both sides: Rev. Monsignop Thomas Duggani .y, j31st man called. Delivers Eu.lur.‘ Waterbury, June 21,—One nundred and twenty-five priests, from all parts of the state, attended the fu- neral of Rev. Jeremlah J. Curtin, pastor of St.- Francis Xavier church, held here today. Rev. J. J. Curtin of West Haven, & cousin, celebrated the mass and the eulogy was deliv- ered by Very Rev. Monsignor Thom~ as Duggan, rector of St. Joseph’s|a Cathedral, Hartford. Burial was in New Britain. ¥ ' J 70 TAX BUSINESSMEN Senate Finance Committe Includes | b Asessment to Fill War ‘Chest, ‘Washington, June 31.—Extension of excess profits taxes in the War rev- enue bill to individuals engaged in trade or business as well as corpora- tions and partnerships was decided upon today by the senate finance com- mittee. From the individual tax an additional $100,000,000 in reyenue is expected. POSTPONES SUFFRAGE BILL. Fredericton, N, B, June 21.—Th New Brunswick legislation, without regard to party lines, voted last night to defer until next sespion ‘con- sideration of a bill providing for woman suffrage. A resolution was adopted endopsing negotiations with }. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Isl- and relative to the formation of & legimlative union of the maritime| provinces. 1 REAR ADMIRAL POTTER DEAD. Whitehall, N. Y., June 21.—R Admiral Willlam P. Potter, U. 8. N. retired, 67, died suddenly at his hom here todAy from apoplexy. He wasy = placed on the retired List in May, 1912, % excused. on the ‘ground that needed on hi§ farm and this manufacturer asto 142nd - man ' called, ‘was James W. Capfield, who. ves in Newington: . To Mr. Holden's motion t objection entered upon the r Alcorn. replied that no ‘obje taken at the time the que asked. ! 4 Cousin of Andrews First. W The first witness was Geo ohnson of :Cheshire, a 0 Andrews, and .a farmer. | tijons were history to elublhk £ Andrews.' . fi. said Andrews’ father dled a is mother of old age. An '60 years when he dled. Mr. Holden made an to have Mr, Alcorn questions were asked, ¢ were irrelevant. was intending to show. wag in good health, of family and there was which he should not have. years longer. of death and had been ‘out: at work. Mr. Alcorn proposed. to show that And | ot & poison. i that 44 He was A number of letters w: drews to Johnson were and questions They wére written 18, to March 28, 1914, stance of their contents wae thaty drews was well, and was content. R sked The he liked the '} <A photograph of Andrews &e from the Archer Home was by the witness. One letter said in regard home that it was privat ke home. Andrews said $1,000 and this assured Wim, , of being well fixed for s t burial. Another let FOctober 13, 1913, said: T am quite. well; bett el S (Continued On Eleventts §)