New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1917, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE. 29, 1917,—SIXTEEN PAGES. YEACHER MURDERED, OTRERS REGULAR ARMY GETS|WILSON CHAMPION [WAR MUST G0 ON |GREECE AT WA . ATTACKED, AT N. H. ASYLUM| HORE APPLICANTS| OF BEER AND WINE| TILL AIMS ARE WON National Gulrd Also Has Numer- | Does Not Consider Their Prohibi- | Peace Before That World's Worst ‘Emp oyeofHomeforFeeble ‘Minded Ties Up Three and Butchers One in Cottage PADDLES TWO MILES TO GIVE SELF UP June ' 29.—Miss iu-. assistant matron, and y: Davis, & teacher, at the -for fesble minded here, today from wounds on ‘and nervous shock sustained r companion, Miss Alice ds, head teacher at the , ‘wa¥ murdered in s cottage on hi¢ Lake Winnisquam last with the women ‘and| up to the police, was ‘police station over night, ‘knife, bearing & spot. re- Blood, wes found in the cot- to the brief lmementu the authorities from ‘Buess MJII-M the three had accepted Bradford's invi- 2 to take supper with him at the ‘which ‘explana~ Dr. ent of the school, and find It was then learned Pauline Keyes, wife of George -!.%A’“. = real estate operator, whose ¢ with ‘bullet wounds in the head ind, was found'in her apartment W on~Jupe' 18, Miss Harriet A. Varney, who was arrested at Upton " on June 26, jpleaded not guilty to the ‘charge of having murdered n’:i Keyes and is pow in the county M.:nn t-lf.uu a hearing on uly ‘Rth- of ll!- Varney have told * the police that she was believed by them to be the wife of Keyes. For some time before and after the death of the Brookline woman, Miss Varney made her home with & married sister x.y-- death, “The first impression, gained through & tarewell note found in the Keyes {year. first wife in 1914 on the grounds of desertion. Accuses Wife in Dying Statement. Brookline, Mass, June 29.—Sixteen witnesses have been summoned for the investigation by the grand jury )aht week into the death of William iCole, formerly of 8t. Louis, on June A certificate filed with the police bvl(odlulm.lnorfl.l( Cutts yes- terday attributed death to acid burns, with the statement. that homicide was alleged. Cole’s wife is in a hospital sufferinis from severe burns of a sim- character. alleged deathbed statement, by Cole to his mother, Mrs. Wnn Cole of St. Louis, to the leftect that his wife had thrown the “acid ‘en him, will form the basis of Al investigation. R P s ] FRENCH LOSE FIVE SHIPS. Arrivals Numbered 1,088 aid Sailings 969 During Week. Parts, June 29.—Two Frepch mer- chantmen of more than 1,600 tons d three of less than that size were k by submarines or mines in the gk efiding June 24, according to tHe weekly announcement issued here ”x. In that time there were 11,088 arrivals at French ports and 969 sallings P! GILLIGAN WELL TILL SOON BEFORE DEATH Son Tells of Sudden Demise of Father in Murder Case. Hartford, June 29.—The death of Michael W. Gilligan, her second hus— band, was.mentioned during today's session of the trial of Mrs. Amy H. Archer-Gilligan, charged with the murder of Franklin R. Andrews. A son, Frank P. Gilligan of Windsor, metallurgical chemist, said his father married Mrs. Archer on November 25, 1913, and died the following Feb- Tuary. His father had lived with the ‘witness for three years prior to this marriage, and he had seen him fre- quently after, and he knew his father had been in excellent health. There ‘Was no cross examination. The state offered a copy of the in- ventory of Mr. Gilligan’s estate which was admitted over the objection of the defence. : It showed a value of $4,660. When the state offered & re- turn of notice claims paid by = Mrs. Gilligan as administratrix the defence claimed that documontary evidence of the entire probate transaction should be offered. The court so ruled. The return notice which was offered showed a total of §2,200°paid clatms against the estate of which Mr-. Gil- ligan got $1,600. The state claimed the purpm- of this evidence was to show that Mrs. Gilligan had six months time in which to pay the claims against'the estate although she had written Andrews asking for @ loan of $1,000 ag claims ‘were being ‘The state also desired to show the financial gain ‘which would come to Mrs. Gilligan in the event of her husband‘s death. known Gilligan and that he apparent. 1y was in good health almost to the time of death. Mrs. Allie B.:Clark of Windsor, & relative of Mrs. Alice Gowdy, told of conversations with Mrs. Gilligan in reference to Mrs. Gowdy. The witness said that if although Mrs. Gowdy dled at ‘7 p. m. she was not informed of the fact until the next morn! ‘when she went to the Home. She a short distance away. Witness told of going to a cemetery in Hartford ‘with Captain Hurley of the state po- ‘lice and identifying a body there as that of Mrs. Gowdy. Liszie Sullivan, an inmate of ‘the Hartford jail was a witness, = Mr. Holden tried to have her appearance delayed until after Mrs. Gilligan had testified. The Sullivan woman said that during last summer Mrs, Gilligan would walk up and down the jail cor- ridor clasping her hands and saying: “Oh, why aid I do it?” She kept this up at intervals. The witness said that Mrs. Gilligan had told her that her husband was “no good.” That as he only worked about the place she had to ask Andrews for money. - She said that Mrs. Gilligan said her hus- band one day wanted whiskey and she gave it'to him. Later she found him in the bath room helpless and she had to take him out. Later that night he died. On cross-examination Mr, Holden asked & number of personal questions which made spectators laugh. Judge Greene rebuked him saying that there was too much shouting in the asking of questions, The court said: “It is a solemn thing to try a wo- man for her life. You talk too much 'or the good of your client.” PLANTS KNIFE IN HIS MOTHER’S HEART Youth Walks Imto Court at Greem- fiell, Mass, and Tells Au- thoritles of Deed. Greenfleld, Mass, June 29.—Ta~ deuos Olesak, aged 23, walked into district court this morning and in- formed the court officers that he had killed his mother. Investigation re- vealed the woman's body in the kitchen of the home with a . knife wound through the heart. A kitchen knife apparently was wused. = The young man's father aslesp wp- stairs. Olezak was 1 up. The motive for the kiling is being, inves- tigated as the young man was un- able to give ‘any plausible reason. The man has been in this country three years and has been employed in ‘a local manufacturing plant. MRS MONAHAN IN COURT. Hearing in Murder Case Postponed Until July 9, New Haven, June 29.—Mrs. Annie F; Monahan, chearged by Coroner Mix Wwith having killed her third husband, John P. Monahan by uge of a poison, was presented in the city court today, and at the request of the state she ‘was sent back to jall to await a hear- ing on July 9. David E. Fitzgerald, who acted for ‘the woman during the period of her confinement in jail awaiting trial on & charge of having poisoned her niece in 1913, appeared for the accused to- day. ¥ - only |\ 0as Pmsbecfive Recruits tion Necessary or Desirable Disaster, Lloyd George Says COMPANY E-GAMPS IN PARK|SEEKS POWER OF CONTROL|COULD HAYE PEACE NOW Company Street Is Daid Out in Wal- nut Hill Park and Soldiers Will En- camp Here Until Called Out of City, Maybe Next Week. That New Britain's campaign for the regular army and National Guard 18 really more encouraging than was indicated at’last night's rally in the Grammar school hall, when not a single man stepped forth from the crowd to volunteer, is shown by the moraing report of Corporal Clifford J. Boudouin, U. 8. A, recruiting for the regulars in Central Park. Since the rally and up to 11 o’clock this morn- ing Corporal Boudouin had received applications for enlistment from nine men, making a total of 35 men who have applied since Tuesday. Corporal Boudouin expects more recruits to- night, and tomorrow, he thinks, will be & banner day for enlistments, inasmuch as he believes that many men, upon completing their week’s ‘work at the factories, will decide to respond to the president’s call for 70,- 000 volunteers. Recruits continue to‘apply for en- listment in the National Guard and, ‘while they have not. flocked to. the standard in large numbers, the re- sponse is not discouraging. Since last night about 20 men have applied for enlistment in Companies D, B, or I and this nymber of men appeared at the armory this morning for exam- ination and remained there awaiting the arrival of the examining surgeon. The National Guard officers also look forward to more recruits this evening and tomorrow, i\uvau been assured by a number of young men that as soon as they are pald ol tomorrow at the factories they will enlist. 35 Regular Army Men, Already names of 26 applicants for enlistment in the regulars have been published in these columns and the Wine new men who have applied Roger W. Edwards, 211 Mapie tree Joseph Prey, Cleveland street; George ‘Warren, Forestville; John Richi, 320 Main stréet; Peter Nigveni, 69 Church street, all of whom will leave Monday, and Joseph Shamslacz, 133 Broad street; Austin Blschuk, 72 Grove stre Naum Sabihuk, 72 Grove street, and Walter Karcouski, 101 Franklin street. Yesterday .afternoon Harry Schroeder and Joseph Kalos- anckas, previous applicants, were en- listed in Company E. Company Camped Out in Park. Now that the entire membership of Company E, with the exception of a detail out on recruiting duty, has been withdrawn from outpost = duty and, brought back to the State Armory on Arch street, the soldiers are once ‘e stationed in their home townr, awaiting the final call which will sum- mon them to camps for intensive training preparatory to active fight- ing. This afternoon Lieutenant Ash- ley J. Griffin, commanding Company E, issued orders for the men to pack up their belongings at the armory and to prepare to move. At his orders a permanent company camp has beea set up in Walnut Hill park and here the men will remain encamped until ordered out of New Britain. It is expected that this order may be re- ceived next week. i A regulation company street has been laid out in the park and the big squad tents have been pitched. From now on the men will live in this camp. Until Monday ‘they .will mess at the armory, but beginning next week the cooking tent will also be located in the park and then the men will have their meals there too. This move is a most popular one and follows closely similar moves in other cities where the soldiers have been withdrawn from the armories and permitted to encamp in parks. From now on Lieu- tenant Griffin proposes to give his men steady and persistent drilling in the open. This morning the entire com- pany was put through a strenuous drill at the armory. Now that the period of guard duty has passed it is -the jdea of the regimental officers to have the men become perfected in all sorts of military drills, tactics and maneuvers and to this end they will receive constant training. The order of routine at the camp in the park will be the same as that observed in reg-. ulation duty. Retreat will bs sounded each night, followed by taps, and the boys will be aroused by reveille in the tnorning. The place ‘will be guard- ed by outposts and sentries as is the case when-.encamped in an enemy country. The general health of Company E is excellent. There 1s only one man seriously ll. He is Private Albert Jennings, who was removed to the military hospital at Fort Grebble, R. 1., several weeks ago for an operation. ‘As yet the surgeons have not seen fit to operate and the voung soldler is to be moved to the military hospital at ‘Washington, D. C., this week. ' Sergeant Cedric Powers of Com- peny 1, assigned to Plattsburg, has been transferred to Washington, D. C,, with a division ‘of engineers. Ser- geant Powers, a_mechanical engineer- ing graduate of Tufts college, was, be- fore being called into the service, me- (Continued .on »’l“_onth Page.) President Confers With Leaders and Expresses Views to Senator Phelan —Senate Continus Discussion ot Substitute on Food BilL ‘Washington, . June 39.—President ‘Wilson y told senate leaders he agreed with the proposal to stop manufacture of foodstuffs into whis~ key and gin, but did not believe the brewing of beer and manufscture of light wines should be stopped now. A provision to prohibit distilling and to empower the president to stop brewing and wine-making when he considers it necessary he told senate leaders today he believed would sat- :fly prohibitionists and also the coun- ry. An amendinent to that effect will be introduced later with prospects of adoption. Postmaster General Burleson, who often represents the president in con- ferring with - congressmen, went' ‘to the capitol today and urged several senate leaders to modify the bill to permit manufacture of beer and wines. He was said to have told sen- | atorsithe president does not desire to disturb or divide public sentiment during the war by -cutting off con- sumption of light alcoholic beverages and that such action is unnecessary as it would conserve small supplies of ‘foodstuffs. President Wilson, according to Sen- ator Phelan of California with whom he also conferred regarding prohibi- tion legislation, desires that he have authority to stop the manufacture of malt and vineous liquors of cases in emergency but does not believe im- mediate prohibition of their manu- facture is necessary or desirable. Debate on the senate’s substitute for the house food control bill con- tinued in the senate foday with the fight centered principally on the pro- hibition question. Graduated instead of flat taxes upon excess profits in the war revenue bill 'were discussed and generally a; proved today by the senate finance committee. The graduated rates proposed were from 13 to 34 per cent. with the higher rates upon ‘‘swollen” profits. Formal action was deferred until later. NORWAY INSISTS ON PLOT EXPLANATION Storthing Told by Foreign Minister Bombs to Desuuzy Ships Came from Germany. London, June 29.—An account of the German plot to blow up Norweg- ian steamships was given in the Stor- thing yesterday by Foreign Minister Ihlen, says an BExchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. M. Ihlen declared that bombs were sent to Norway by the German foreign office by means of a messenger despatched to the German legation in Christlania. The Norwegian legation in Berlin has been ordered to inform. the German government what had happened and to make a sharp protest against this violation of Norwegian territory. Nor- way, the forelgn minister said, was now awaiting Germany's reply. FIGHTS POLICE 0 DEATH Natick (Mass.) Resident Battles with Five Officers Until Felled with Bul- let—Was Trespassing on Farm. Milford, Mass, June 29.—A man identified by a registration card as Severo Romayola of Natick, who had camped on the farm of Frank P. Usher and who fired several shots at the latter when ordered to leave, was killed in a fight with five police officers today. On Usher's complaint officers were sent from Upton to arrest the intrud- er. When they started toward him, Romayola began shooting with two revolvers and had fired several shots before he fell, mortally wounded in the abdomen, QUIGLEY NAMES LANDERS. Connecticut Food Boss Now Member of -City Plan Commission. Mayor George A. Quigley today an- nounced the apointment of. Council- man George M. Landers, Connecti- cut’s 'food dictator, as a member of the city plan commission to suceed John J. Higgins. Under the terms of the revised city charter a, member of the common council can now be a member of the city plan commission. WEATHER. For Hartford ond vicinity: Thunder storms this afternoon or tonight, cooler, Saturday But Price Would Be. Dictated by “Most Reactionary Autocracy in the World,” He Declares—Russia to Recover With Bound. Glasgow, June 29.—In discussing the question of peace today Premier Lloya George said that if the war should. be concluded a single hour before the Allled powers reached the end they set out to attain at the be- ginning of the war it would be the greatest disaster that ever befell man- kind. “In my judgment,” sn.ld the pre- mier, “this war will come to an end when the 'Allied powers have reached the end they set out to attain when they accepted the challenge thrown down by Germany to civilization. Then this war ought to come to an end, but if it comes to an end a sin- gle hour before, it will be the great- est disaster that ever befell mankind. * “I hear people say that Germany is ready to give up a satisfactory peace. No doubt you can have peace now at a certain price, for no doubt Germany wants peace, but it is a peace which would give her economic and other control over the countries ‘which she has invaded. N ‘‘Russia will regain her strength with a bound, and become mightier and more formidable than ever,” Mr. Lloyd George continued. “Although thesé distractions had the effect of postponing complete victory, they make victory more sure than ever, more complete than ever, and, what is more important, they made surer than ever the quality of victory. ' ./There were many hearts filled with gloomy anxiety, contemplating the prospect of a peace conference to settle the future of democracy with representatives present of the most reactionary autocracy in the world,” he ‘premier continued. “Russla is low unshackled, and her representa- tives at the p conference would be representatives of a freer people, fighting for freedom and arranging a future democracy on the lines of freedom. Not merely would the Rus- sian revolution insure a more com- plete but a higher, more exalted vic- tory than ever was contemplated be- fore.” SOCTALIST CONFAB FALLS. Russians Sdil . Believe Revolution in Germany Possible. . Copenhagen, June 29.—In report- {ing to the national committee of the German socialist party, which was accomplished by preliminary confer- ence of soclalists at Stockholm, Phil- ip Scheidemeann said the delibera- tions had not produced the desired results. Herr Scheidemann said he was able to undeceive the Russian social- ists In regard to the possibility of a revolution in Germany and explain to them such a thing was impossible during the war. DUTCH WARSHIP IN U. §. PORT Armored Cruiser Arrives, Presuma- bly to Convoy Fleet of Merchant Vessels to Holland. An Atlantic Port, June 29.—A Dutch armored cruiser, the first war- ship flying the flag of Holland to come into this port for more than ten years, arrived here today. The warship will remain for several days. Officers of the ship decline to ‘dis- close the mission of the vessel, but it is reported that she is to act as a convoy for a number of Holland pas- senger and freight vessels now about ready to leave American ports. WATERBURY TROLLEY SERVICE TIED UP Oonnecticut Co. Seriously Handicapped by Decision ot Crews Not To Take Cars on Extra Runs. ‘Waterbury, June 29.—Trolley serv- ice in this city was seriously handi- capped today by the refusal of meny of the regular trolley men to take cars on extra runs, Very few extra cars were run this morning, regular cais were overcrowded and hundreds of factory employees were late for work in consequence. Th whole trouble is due to a short- age of trolley men. Motormen and conductors claim that they are being overworked and take exception to an order recently posted which is said to make reporting for extra work com- pulsgry. The company maintains that the rule was passed to better the working conditions by making a more equal distribution of the extra work.' 1t is claimed that the men are bound to refrain from going on strike by the two years' agreement with the Con- necticut company under which they are working. It is sald they intend to ask one of the officers of the In- ternational Brotherhood to come here and make an attempt to straighten out their difficulties. RECALLS ENV DRAFT DATE UNCERTAIN GERMAN GOLD RESERVE SHOWS FIRST DECLINE | Supply Failing Despite Im- passioned Appeal for Sur- render of Jewelry Copenhagen, June 29.—For the first time during the war the weekly re-. port of the Imperial Bank of Ger- many shows a decrease in its gold ge- serve, which this week is 76,000,000 marks belaw the preceding week. In- crements: for a long time have been steadily declining ~ despite - energetic propaganda and appeals to surrender jewelry. The bank heretafore, how- ever, has been able, though by often scanty margins, to avoid the humilia- ting acknowledgment that growth paused entirely. This week’s decrease is attributed semi-officially. to heavy purchases | abroad. The increase of the gold re- serve long since ceased to keeép pace with the increase in note circulation. Otderslts STATE OF WAR ALREADY IN! Athens, June 29.—.‘ | war has not yet clared the Greek g considers that a state exists since its'advent’ er yesterday. . . The Greek gove: broken diplomatic with Germany, A gary, Bulgaria and Paris, June 29. Athens the co! 'Teraps says: “The Greek rected its minister, 'to: 8 ‘Caradja, ‘to cmmml&“‘ )mdou at ‘With the gold supply failing despite |: utmost efforts, financial autho¥ities of late devoted their chief energies to a campaign to restrain an increase h'l note circulation by promoting the use of checks and bank transfs London, June 39.—According to a despatch to the Times from Amsters{ dam German species from the Im- perial German bank has been received. there consigned to several banks. The correspondent obviously is a small part payment of i the German debt to Holland, chieffy for foodstuffs, and is the only prac- ticable method of preventing further|The serious depreciation ot the G‘fimn mark. ‘German currency- lt is be further buttressed by such devices as raising the prices of coal and steel. The writer quotes a state- ment in the Handelsbladt that impor- tant discussions took place recently between German and Dutch bankers with a view of re-establishing Ger- man exchange which now is some- what improved. éxpects gold consignments of neuer amount shortly. DOG SAVES WOMAN FROM STARV'ATION Carries Note’ ‘to Mainland from m-ndwmmw-w Afiunub-ndbrnwned Ottawa, June 29.—After watching for two days the(spot in Duck Lake where her husband was drowned, Mrs. Patrick Bruyere, of River) Desert, Quebec, was saved from star- vation by the sagacity of .her dog, which swam from the mainland to the rock in a lonely part of the lake where the woman was maroonell with an appeal for help. With her hus- band Mrs. Bruyere went on a fish- ing trip three days ago. They landed Then the Bruyers’' dog swam from the mainiand. The woman found pencil and paper in her husband’s coat, which he had taken |off before he went after the canoe, and wrote an appeal for help, which she tied to the dog’s collar and then told the animal to return to the mainland. The dog carried the message to.a neighbor who organized a searching party and rescued Mrs. Bruyere, who was in a serious condition from ex- posure and lack of food. The bady of “her husband was recovered. CARRY MAIL BY AIR. Naples, June 28.—Aerial malil ser- vice In Sicily was lnuunrlged yes- terdey. An airplane which left Naples at 6:04 a. m, arrived at Paler- mo three hours later, returning to Naples in the wmlnl with Sicllian mails. d, nnnot ' The Handelsbladt - leeompuued & thunder " number of the south : + known as Avlpn. ““All the first ob th tack were gained and ) are that the British: forward today. Nearly 200 pruou collected .in the cages tives are reported on % from the fighting’ trolt. % ment says the. attack ized by the sharp reply artillery and that th. G bank of the Meuss," sector, ‘over a’ width ' and a depth of 80 fiiclal statement issue erman general staff, Today the Germans stormed yard wide French pasition court wood. More than 550 p ‘were taken at both points. DROWNS IN MILFORD Miitott, June 29.—Charl aged 45, of Overton Avenu Trumbull Beach, was' drot channel of Miiford harb ‘ today. He was seizedl while swimming from the & ‘west side. The body was at 12:53:p. m. Adamsg-le and six childten. * He employed at ‘ the new" building in Milford. " -