New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1917, Page 1

TO WASTE TlME OF COURT IS GIVEN DIPLOMAS | llRIlER 10 IlASll ON HI]PI(INS & ALI.EN r for Mew Gl AMERICA TO STRIKE {Prowd Parets See Soas .and | Tousans in Frasce Compleely | Peion of. Billngs & Spece SHACKLES OFF GERMANY | Dengoers Wia Wi Goeed s | - el Prom d b P I'wice Asked to ‘Expedite, ,und Notl:lmder Murder m . Present Evi- Md., June 28.—America 10, the world that a ‘0f & hundred million per- #0ns ‘can wage war efficiently and with unity of spirit, Secretary Dan- dels declared today in a commence- anent. addreds to.nearly 200 members ‘vanced by a year to. provide officers !or fighting ships- ica would not go wholeheartedly into this war have been discredited,” satd the secretary. “The .only divided councils have been as to the best ‘mnholn to be employed, and when the - president. , and = .congress have spoken thelr d-ahlon has been ‘ac- cepted. . "Oyr traditional policy has been agalust any but voluntary military mervice, When conditions demanded the selective draft it was written into the law. There were thoss who told us men of military age would not ;| tiom—'Sixth Rhapsody,” Excellent Essays Read by Miss Luddy, Miss Schaefer, Miss Grace and Misa and Otliers Assist. In an auditorium filled to capacity ‘with . relatives and friends of the graduates, the class of 1917, New Britain High school, was graduated at Fox's theater on West Main street this morning with exercises appro- priate to the Commencement_seasan. The front of the theater ‘auditorium ‘was Jecorated with the national colors and suspended bBeneath_ the ‘proscen- ium areh was the.class motto, while the 8dge of the stage was . fringed ‘with & profusion of daisies and but- tercups. The main body of the ‘house: waa'. taken up by the gradua- ting’ class, . while the rear seats and the balcony were used by spectators. The commencement exercises opened at 9:80 o'clock with a march played by the ‘High school orchestra. Rev. H..W. Maler offered prayer and the school chorus and orchestra jalne& in “America.” Other musical numbers on the program were a piano 'selec- by : ' Miss Lina Ethel Prior; a soprano solo, “In Italy,” by Miss Olive Norton Little- les; & selection from William Tell by the orchestra; “The Month of by the chorus-and the singing “Star Spangled Banner” by the entire assemblage, ‘| b¥ the High school archestra. Mayor George A. . Quigley presented the dipiomas and small American flags to the graduates, a list of whom tvnovr ! Members of Graduating Itene *Andrews, Frances I(-.rlon Diana . Berkowitz, Ida Deth Berner, Blenora’ Sofia ‘without protm ‘whatever it to carry this war to a successful con- Blizabeth - Bollerer, ‘thea ®on, 'Murfel Barmah Bigelow, Gertrude Bfruemmer, Constance Callen, Ina Frances Carter, Cariton Chase, Mildrea Wirth Clark, Minnie Clark, Mary Annette Conley, Anna Benita Cotter, Alics Lgura.Cosh- m&n., “RoseDalton, - Dells, | Naom#~= - mu-m.-ue Celia Davis, Abbit Kent Dawson, Helena Emma Doerr, Helen Mae Eaton, Lila Haszel Eii Leonora Sawn Fox, ' Mollle Miriam Gilman, Marcella Ginsberg. Jessle Maud Gooby, Corinne “Helen . Good- win, Kathleen Germaine Grace, Mollie Leona Greenberg; Minnie Lorene ¢ Gritsmacher, Margaret Grobstein, Mar- | garetha Emma Hagist, Grace Alice ‘I'Hatton, Edna Anne Hayden, Mary Agnes Hayes, Mildred Corrine Hell- {'berg, Harriet Pauline Hird, Florence naut- Our victory will not only make the world ‘sife for democracy, will not only strengthen self government snd' end the fiction of divine . right, but it will also bring to the German people & new breach of liberty and hope for the day when they will gov- ern themselves and be no longer the | pawns of militarism.” FINNS HELP GERMANS ESCAPE Make Tittle Effort to Intercept Ras- sian Prisons, 3,600 of Whom Have Escapéd in Past Month. Peu'omd June - 28 —Newmp‘n sy that moré. than 3,500 . Germah Afhila Holmquist, Gertrude Winifred Jahn, Esther Maria Johnson, Ruby Flo Johnson, Ruth Naomi Johnson, Hertha Henrletta Keisewet- ter,, Julie Sydelle Kaplowitz,: Sophie Merle Koplowity, Edith Marie Lar son, Mary Light, Olive Norton Little- hales, Viola Mi erite Livingstone, Irene Louise Loomls, Gertrude Luddy, Gladys Irene Marvin, Anne Geneleve McCarthy, Ruth Elizabeth: McMillan, Evelyn - Milkowits, Laurene Enile Mouat;- Estella Charlotte Mun- son, Viola . Elizabeth Nelson, Vivian May O’Connor, Gladys . Ritch: Olm- stead, Minnie Rosa Paro, Olga Bertha Poppel, Edith Poumnef, Lina Ethel Prior, Mabel Lucy Rawlings, Frances Christina _ Richter, Nellie linor Rogers, Lilllan Ethelyn; Rosenberg, Margaret Elizabeth R il Elemina Margaret Samuelson, Emma. Schaefer, Marion Iréne Schmdel Pauline Helen Segal, Mary Ellubem Shanahan, Kathryn Eunice S’heehan. Ella Mar- garet Skritulsky, Katherine Amelia Stanley, Irene Mary Sullivan, ‘Jenny, Elizabeth Swanson, Mildred ‘| Henrietta ‘Torell, Charlotte Beatrice & v.q lttle 'hulpbuhnnh Tecapturing of the further evidence, the defence alaiming it should be in re- buttal. To bring the mstter to ‘an tssue, questions asked ot Dr. ’!.'hcmv-' ~gon were re-read. > Mijus Light, Marker, T i cemoe and Regard to Bpeed. i Denbury, June 38.—James G. Matthews, ‘who displayed a check in the name of the Red Cross sdclety ‘salliig for a Considerable ‘amount of | money to substantiaté his claim that e was conmected with the Red Cross elety l- New York, was arrested e soday on charges of vioja- tion. of ,&hq motor laws. Iis “was minus one b ‘and its registration cer- and the driver was without a nr’q cense, The police ‘also re- t the driver wasd ‘spoeding and umt he. violated | a.‘trafic law. Matthews said he was on his way trom New York to Bridgeport. His case was nolled in the city court un payment of $10. 5 e CANADIANS SMASH FORWARD. Canhdian ‘Army = Headquarters in dnce, June 28.—Under a protecting ntration of artillery fire. Cana- ps early today stormed and the {Jerman front line before ‘g,awb of Lonl- T i * AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED. fayett principelly of American aviators is Dbelieved to have been killed in an junter with' seven German sir- according to ‘the Herald. . Hse was shot through the lung. His ma- chine fell within the French Hnes Corporal Hall, who was author of “Kitchener's Mob” jolned the Ameri- can squadron a short time ago, after being wounded jin. the British army and discharged. He ‘brought down a mrmn “airplane four days ago. light and | FRAU voN KUHIMANN DEAD. ¢ Basel, “Switzerjund,’ ‘June 28.—A Coustantipopie - despateh . announces from typhus of Frau Von Kyhimany, wife of the German am- bassador - to 'A'urk-y . Dr, Von Kuhhmlnn 1ormei"ly was| attached tp the German emmunny at IT.\IJA NS LOSE ONLY ONE SHIP. Rome, June 28.—The weekly state- only one Italian steamship was in he week ended Jume 24. “-Arriva at'Italian ports wefe 583 and depar- turep.838, ) | Bergendahl, Leon. Charles Trader, Josephine Dorothy Tutles, '} Mary Ethelyn Waadel), ;Alma Helena ‘Wagtier, ‘Heléna Katherine Walther, Kathryn Irene Whalen, Marion Ed- wina Williams Helen Nellie Wolski, Florence Isabelle Yeamans, Dorothy Constance Zimmerman, Matilda Zim- merman, Loulse Mathilda Zwiebel- hofer, .George Andreyko, Paul Harry Ap- pell, John Matthew Bachulus, Ray- mond Hezekiah = Baker, Edward Harnce Bassett, Harold B. Bassette, Raoul Joseph PBenolt, Carl Edward Bradley, Harold, Louls Byett, Abe Albert Ca terwiteh; *Carl William 'Carlson, Os- ‘car Raymond Carlison, ' Salvatore Gerard Casale, Bernard A. Connolly, James M. Conley, Emory C. Corbin, James Edmund Crowe Willlam 'Cul- len, Sidney Frederic Dixon, Stanley Roderick Dixon, Raphaelio Archan- gelo D’Esposito, Robert Benson Hall, James Gerald Hannon, Vincent Ger- ald Hart, Albert Hugo Hausmann, Albert Harris Heineck, Charles Leon- ard Holmquist, Cifford Horenstein, Harry Richard Kallgren, Walter Jo- seph. Kenney, Dudley Vincent Kiely, Otto: Wilhehfi. Kopf, George Lanza, Alfred LeWitt, Maurice Herbert Fockwood, Howard Wesley Loomis, Bdward Arnold Mag, David Manfrid Magnugon, Joseph Ward Maler, Lloya Wesley Minor Boleslaus Jogeph Mo kiewicz, Leslie Dryden Morans, Ralph €arver Cranstoun Nourse, . Clifford Amandus Odin, Donald Willilam Par- @r, Arthur Ernest Peterson, Meérwin rar Peterson, Merwin Courtney Pierce, Stanley Antheny Plocharczyvk, (Continued. ready to take their places Gen. m l-nl Statement on \ With His Views on “Why We Are ‘Washington, June 8.—Somewhers in 'France thousands of America’s fighting men are today encamped in the trenches beside the seasoned cam«< paigners of the Allles, Regulars and marines, fresh from service on the Mexican border or in Haitl or Santo Domingo, were landed yesterday after a voyage in which the German submarines were eluded and all records were broken. for trans- porting overseas a large military unit, News of the arrival of the troops sent a thrill through America as it was not generally known that any large detachment had yet left these shores. The forces will be a net gain to the allies as the men will. be, fed, clathed, armed and equipped. by this govern- ment. Already there are being stored at:the encampment supplies sufficlent for many months. The. American forces will be an in- dependent unit, co-operating with the allles.. It has been suggested that the American might be placed as a con- necting 'link between the - Freanch and British armies, but the exigencies of the campaigns will decide that question. / ' 4 Endorses. Petain’s Article. - Paris, June 28.—Major Pershing, American commander, has left . the hotel in which he has been staying since his arrival in Paris to make hip home in a fine old residence’in the rue de Varenne, so as to be near his headquarters.: The house formerly belonged to Prince Gortachoroff. ~ The = American. commander: was asked today. to comment on the ar- ticle entitled “why we are fighting” published yesterddy in the army ‘bul- letin, in - which Gen. Petain, ' the French -commander-in-chief. explained the objects of the war and ,why @& PRACS. MUSE DBt Be. 00N~ cluded. Gen. Pershing said: “I have read Gen. Petain’s article with' deepest interest. His answer to the question is complete. and logical. The facts set forth should convince the world of the justice of our great cause. I cannot think it possible that anyone should hold a’' different view of 'why we are in the war. 1t is quite beyond reason that anyone knowing the truth should fail to condemn the | coursé pursued by.the German gov- ernment, and the truth has Been clearly pointed out by the distin- guished commander of the French army. ‘“There must be no peace except a lasting peace. ' The ideals for which the allies are contending must be held sacred. ' France will continue her splendid fight for human rights ané human liberties, and fresh examples of heroism by her valient armies will still further inspire those fighting by her side.” NATION MAY TAKE OVER WESTERN MINES May Adopt This Method of Fixing Wages and Ending Strikes, Conciliator Says. Salt Lake City, June 28.—'‘Strikes are’ becoming so frequent that I would npt be surprised if the federal government took over the metal min- ing properties and the smelters of the west and fixed a maximum sglling price’ which would automatically fix the wages,” declared John McBride, représentative of the department of labor, who ‘is in Salt Lake City to- day trying to settle the wage dispute Detwéen the International Smelting company and | its employes, MERCIER'S PRIESTS IMPRISONED Bishop l.eg-ulvc of Malines ' Num- bered Among Captors. 5 Amsterdam, | ‘June 28. -—Mcorflla( to the Telegraaf, sevéral priests of the entourage of “Cardinal’ ‘Mercier, primate of Belgium, were arrested re- cently and imprisoned in Germany. One of them is Bishop Legraive of Maline: 3 NO WORD FROM OLYMPIA, Newport, June 28.—Naval authori- tics said today that no’ reports had been received since last night from wreckers ‘whio have been working all day in 'an attempt to ‘float the United Statés cruiser Olympia which ran agiound off Block Island’ early ‘Tuesday morning in a fog. WEATHER- Harttord, - June 28— For Hartford and' vicinity: Tair tonight. Friday probably Granted by Judge 'momas GIRL RESISTING Ass- ON ROAD IN FARMN! | GENERAL RElllllTllIlN IN COAL PRONISED Omnhwmon(:onmtot" Belgian Government, Which Agrecs to Increase Price Under New Man. agement, Court Is Informed. Hartford, June 28.—On petition of the ‘Billings & Spencer Co. of this city, Judge Bdwin 8. Thomas of the United States district court on Wednesday appointed three receivers for the Hop- kins & Allen: Arms Co. of Norwich, which has béen manufacturing rifles for the Belgian government. The re- ceivers are former Congressman HEd- win W. Higgins of Norwich, vice president of the Hopkins = & ' Allen Arms Co., J. Garcey of Norwich, rep- resentative of the ' Bejgian govern- ment, and Lewis D. Parker of Hart- ford, treasurer 'of the Billings & Spencer Co. The receivers turnished bonds of $15,000 each. The” Biilings & Spencer Co. 18 a} creditor of the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. to the extent:.of $54,664.33 for merchandise. The Billings & Spencer Co. also says that the Hopkins & Al- len Arms Co. owes a mortgage note of $200,000 to Charles R. Butts, trus- tee, and three. different mortgages to Pierre’ Mall, one for $1,250,000,: one for $1,300,000, and one for $1,012,500. Besides these,:there there are 3500,- 000" of outstanding obligations which the concern has not the money to.pay; the pétitioners say.. - The Hopk'ns & Alten.. Arms Co. is a ‘Massachusetts corporation’ con- trolled by Massachusetts capital. It has a’capital stock of $3,198,300 val- uatign, The petitioner for a receiver says the plant and pusiness is a going concern, has a’ far greater value than the labilities and that the mortgage debts are, due and liable to be fore- closed unl the bmlnul is’ taken over by receivers. It was sald at the hearing in New Haven Wednesday that while the con- cern had' employed :about 2,000 peo- ple, /it- now was running with about 300 employes and that its plant was principally a lot of special machinery =nd dtes for the manyfacture of a. cial Belgian rifle on & contract wit the Belgian government and furthér- more that the company took the con- tract too cheap. In this connection it was said that the Belgian govern- ment was willing to pay a little mors than 'the contract priee to - ‘have :the rifios eompleted, 1f a rweivnrthlp took ‘hold ‘ot the plant, ‘OOSSAOKS DEIAND A'[TAGK Listen to Speech by John R. \lou-ml Declare for Immediate Offensive— Opmwsewl’flce. Pflrogmd June 27. ‘The Cossack congress today listened to a speech by John R. Mott, membet of the Ameri- can commission whose appearance on the platform brought prolonged ap- plause. Mr. Mott described Ameri- ca’s war preparations, complimented the Cossacks on their unity and strength and declared America would never abandon Russia gnd the other Allies. . Replying, President Dutoff of l.hs congress said he had the conviction that America had entered the war in the interests of justice. Thereafter the congress passed unanimously a resolution in favor of -a vtgoroun prosecution of the war. The resolution demands an immed- jate and decisive attack. It rejects the idea of a separate peace and that the war must be fought in accord with the allies until victory has been rached. The resolution concludes by appealing for support of the lberty loan and demanding stern measures against demerters and traitorous pro- pagandists. UNVEIL STATUE TO EMMET. BEBT L Irish Patriot Honored st Excreises at ‘Washingtom. ‘Washington, June | 28.-—A bronze statue of Robert Emmet, Irish pa- triot, was unveiled today in the ro- ' tunda of the national museum here in the presence of a notable gathering. The memorial was presented to = the government by American citizens - of Irish descent. President’ Wilson ac- cepted an’ invitation to attend and was expected to speak- The presentation speech was made by "Judge Victor J. Dowling of New York. ‘Miss Alice O'Gorman, daugh- ter of former Senator O’Gormax of New York, pulied the cord that re- Jeased the veil. Chief Justice Whlte of the supreme court accepted: statute on behalf of the xovernmaut CATOI BORDER SMUGGLERS, lhnd Intercepted Itunning Ammuni- tion Into Mexico. E1. Paso, Jume - 28.—A cavalry patrol intercepted a band of 30 Mexi- cans engaged in carrying ammunition across the Rio Grande at Rocky Ford today. Two of the: Mexkans were caught. 4. The, nmmunmou was droppsd by t M some of it in the rlm Opentoa Promxseto Bnng Price Down $1 to $1.50. at Once. 1 Washington,: June 28.—An imme- diate general reduction of $1 to $1.60 & ton in the price-of ‘coal at the mine was meed upon here f resentatives of the Farmington, .hu}l % | sotdn. Bt..Francis hosp | with a bullgt hele | -dnd’ ane.in ‘her 'nfifik- P Farrar, the' ‘agughter of. ot the coal operators express my appreciation of xw question; 2y ] this 18 not .the !l {time 1n which “to - bonstaer: primarily |’ tHe opportunities which the war ng petsonal hggrangizement. . c war .and I8 willing ‘to-a0 ' eve needed to give insurance . to the world against a repetition . ‘of t_h@ 1. condition. Will' you net ¢ O enaugh to express to the g men my ApD! tion of the they .have shown in datem thetr prices. shajl: be reduced’ the idustries of . the’ country not feel hami and the. may not feel that their broken down by ‘the thought:it: i to be a. war for individual advantage, in- stead of self. protection? I felt.from the moment 6f my '‘talk .with them that no body of men more truly rep- | of resent the high purpose to yield per-| s sonal desire for general she’ did they. Now I trust that we -h-l! m .given out hqn Pnddcm. Griffin of the 5 trade, include absolute comrol of the ‘,gn wheat trade in &l its cammercial fi aspects. There can be no specula- tion in it. Buying and selling - of{ other " n-n.lnu for' present .or future oo delivery will be unrestricted: French, :ollbvl.fi&, ELLIOT GOES WITH e e & #he' staggered 12 NORTHERN PAC!F!C Ax:e;z Peok, ‘:;’ wnfdfi l\ovl York, .Yune 28.—11 wu nnd&- stood- in railrond. circles Phere fotay.| of} that - Howard KElliot, until réoently utes vuvlo the president of the ‘“New ~Haven” | woman Wi road, has been elected a member of { the auto fol the board of directors and of: the . executive committes of the Northerna Pacific Rallway company of which he was president formerly. It 48 Dbe- lleved he will comtinue to'act in ‘an advisory enmu with th. ‘New % mvm" road. road car board, American Rallway Mflg na- tiona] defense efforts ,and has de- voted much of his tinie pecently gfls phase of :ovq'mnm eo-qcn on. mmm&nnmxum Dr. Stuart E.‘Phdps. When turned’ a fow:minutes.: nl_t Bca-nlfla‘ Raily -for M of | cirvs #1ae, -lie - found Losing Some of ‘Its Men. ot No recruiting rally was held at the { and, New Britain' Machifte .Co. yesterday'| intendead because, According to. .a statément|on the ground near hi made 'to two Heraid men by Mayor | that he, too, had been: George A. Quigley, “The Machine Co.|ed. The revolver which is afraid it will lose sqme sof its’] found several feet ‘firo men.” This statement was: made | wounded couple. lay. late yesterday afternoon by . Mayor Mrs. B R, .F Quigley at the recruiting tent of the{ volver shots u!l; regular army at Oentr-l Park. “The manufacturers tak view of the situation b _realize that the\' must 2 % near her, the youth evidentl ¥