New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 30, 1917, Page 1

BEER AND WINE BELIEVED - SAVED BY WILSON'S STAND) GLIDES DOWN WAYS| TANEN BY BRITISH TRANSPORTS' ROUTE Superiroinought o Ivu- | Germa Works Beur ens Cap- | Anercan Trooers i Constat 10 BE CALLED TONIGHT New York, June 30.—Unless the ‘shipbuilders of the New day in its refusal to confer with the The men ask an increase in wages of about 50 cents a day in all affected should the strike be called. Captains, engineers and crews of tugboats in New York harbor today demanded an increase in wages and threatened to strike Monday and tie up shipping in this port unless their requests are met. Captains and en~ gineers ask an additional $36 a month while the deck hands, cooks and firemen want $10 more. Ship- | Idaho’s construction, excépt modifica- ‘| hard problem for ‘a submarine and Coast But Fail to Sink or Capture Prey. ", An ‘Atlantic Port, June $0.—A run- ‘| nance will make it dangerous for hos- eluding the U-boats by superior speed, ‘was decribed by officers of the ship on arrival here today. flying metal. . The gun crew on the steamer re- turned the fire and soon succeeded in making one of the submarines with- draw from the fight. . The ' second enemy, after an hour’s chase, gave up to g0 aftér a smaller vessel that ap- { peared fn the distance, and soon atter a wireless message was heard asgking help for a steamer that had been torpedoed. Tampico, June 29.—The American oil steamer Santurce, from Tampico, for an American Atlantic port with ‘oil and gasoline, was burned and sunk ten miles off Lobes Island. News of the. fire and sinking which is. be- lieved to- be the work of - | agents, was received from the oil waters in hunting down German sea fuiders ‘and’ watching for . German 0 of ‘forces and the clos- co-operation of the two is under consideration ‘Without formal declaration of war, thus practically joined the _States against Germany. 3 - with ' the inauguration “Brasil’s naval operations a plan P protecting her merchant ships in Ir voyages to allied ports with st ‘has been put into effect. B Brazil will supplement her “by a formal - declaraiton of mot known here and by some officials - such ‘action is regarded as doubtfal, - because the government: at Roi de Janeiro is inclined - to regard its action defensive rather than ag- iMiddletéwn, June 30.—Charles E. nders, aged 45, night tender of the letown-Portland * highway brid, ‘thirty feet from the bridge in vér and was drowned today. The son for the fall is not known. He e and chitd. steamer San Bernardo. which . ar- rived today. All of the erew were rescued by the steamer Cernicalo. The of the fire is unknown. The Santurce was owned by Miguel A. “He des, an American citizen, of Porto Rico. 3 / The Santurce.was a vessel of 1. $36 tons gross and was built in Wil- ‘mington, Del, in 1898. baran, former Mexican minister to Germany and former representative of the constitutional government in ‘Washington, now ‘a léader of the Mexican senate, and Jesus Uerta, best known orator in the country, were last night expelled: from the constitu- tionalist liberal party,” which has a majority in congress. Senor Zubaran is = widely . known for' his pro-German sentiment ' and Senor Uerta as one of the leadérs of the opposition to President: Carran- za. | I RUSSIAN SCHOONER TO! ED Chatham, N. B, Jupe 30.—The Russian - schooner Sibens from Cadiz for this port with a cargo. of salt, has been sunk by a German submarine ! ‘mcordln‘ to cable advices regeived. by agents here today. Nothing war ! said in the message as to the fate of the “crew. : nerable to Torpedoes or Airships \LAST OF 14 INCH GUN CLASS SRS ; Deuiching at Oamdew, N. J., Not Wit- | ' messed by General -Public—Mobile Fort Is 600 Feet Long and Weighs + 383,000 Tons.—Speed 31 Knots. Camden, N. J., June 30.—Another monstér fighting machine for the nayy took the water here today from the yards of the New York Shipbuild- ing company when the superdread- bought Idaho, sister ship to the Penn- gylvania, flagship of ‘the Atlantic fleet, Was successfully launched. Henriet- -|'public was not admitted to the cere- mony which was witnessed by a group of navy, congressional company officials. Bhe will carry a round dozen' 14- inch 50 calibre rifies, mounted in triok in four turrets, two forward and two aft. . She will be a duplicate of the Pennsylvania and of the Mississippy Geared turbine engines will farnish ¢he 32,000 horse power necessary to hurl her 600 feet of length'and 33,000 tons of bulk through the er at a rate of more than 21 knots; but this class will be .the last -of ten battle- ships to be equipped with that type of propelling machinery, future ships to have the turbo-electric drive. There are no secréts about the aill and tions made after her hull had been Asid to give . her greater - security against submarine attack. Navy de- signers believe the vessel will be & she cannot be sunk with a single tor- pedo. | i Anti U-Boat and Aircraft Gums. There will be 22 five-inch 51 cafi- bre rifles swung along the Idaho’s sides as her protection against tor- pedo craft, four half-inch’ anti-air- craft guns of the long range type re- cently designed by the bureau of ord- ta’ Aurelia Simmons, granddaughter of Governor Alexander of Idaho, was sponsor for the big ship and because of the war conditions the general tile airplanes or Zeppelins which seek l to approach. Her great battery of Ppowertul seerchlights will turn night into day when the ship has need to use her armament aftér ‘dark. Béfow the water line two 21-inch torpedo tubes supplement the terrific broad- wlde weight of the ship’s guns, +'Like the Pennsylvania, the Idaho will need 26 senior, 18 junior and 10 warrant officers; 40 chief petty offi- cers and more han 800 men as her fighting complement. She will carry 70 marines and be fitted with quar- ters for an admiral and his staff in addition to the regular officers’ quar- ters, so that she can carry the flag | of the commander in chief. of the | fleet if necessary. ] ‘The Idaho, lqluiulppl, California, New Mexico, Arisona, Pennsylvanis and Tennessee will be the last Ameri- can battlecraft to carry twelve 14- inch 'rifies in their main batteries. They will complete a wing of seven gigantic vessels with this armament and next from the ways will come the West Virginia, Wash- ington, Maryland, and Colorado, oarrying eight 16-inch rifies. Behind these will come the new class of 42.- 000 tonners, five of which have al- ready been authorized which will carry twelve 16-inch rifles, 3 FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH — ! Husband, Wife and Six Children Lose | Lives When HOome Is Destroyed at Anson, Me, Madison, Me,, June 30.—George R. Rowe, aged 37, his wife, 33, and their six children, ranging in age from one to thirteen years, were burned to death early today in a fire which de- stroyed’ their home at Anson, near here. None of the occupants of the house escaped. Investigation failed to show evidences of foul play, and the, county medical examiner decided | an inquest was unnecessary. The Rowe home stood on the bank of the Kennebeck river and the fam- ily had returned only yesterday after | having been driven out by the recent Rowe was born in England but had lived in this country for many, years, and served with the American troops during the Spanish war. INCREASE BY YALE & TOWNE. Four Thousand Employes Granted Advance in Wages, Stamford, June 30.—Announcement of a 20 per cent. increase in wages and salaries effective July 1 was made today by the Yale & Towne Mfg, Co. The company employs about 4,000, OFf EXEMPTION BOARD. Bridgeport, June 30.--Judge A. B. Beers, W, T. Hincke and W. H. Lyon NEW, BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917. —TEN . PAGES. GIANT SEA FIGHTER -[SOUCHEL DEFENSES |U-BOATS LURKED IN [YOUTH JOIN IN DRIVE 'BOOST ENLISTMEN . tured in Today's Sweep ing Fire—Canadians Occupy Ter- London, June 80.—A weries of strongly organived . defensive systems on:both banks of the:Souches, covere ing ‘Lens,” has been captured: by the British, ‘it ‘15 ‘anfounced ofiéially. JIn thelr.recent operstions the Brit- ish have advanced more than a mile on a front of four miles about ‘Lens, - Paris, June 30.—The Gérmans re- sumed their violent attack on the Verdun, front west' of Dead Man HUl last night, the war 'office ‘snnoundes. Picked German troops advenced on'a sector ‘of .ohe and three:fofirths miles “The Germans penetrated the - firat French' line' over'the entiré front at- tacked, but ‘were driven cut excepts ing on the westért slepe pf Dead'Man The French made a counter attack west of Hill 304 and took back mostl of the trenches lost on Thursday.- 3 the Germans at- levelled' by shell fire‘ but pulsed elsewhere. 2 3 Canadian Headquarters in France, Canadian great and complete at a cost in' case ualties far less than in some recent unimportant sngagements has attend- the valley ‘of the. Souches toward Lens during the past week. . The gain of ground is greater than in'apy ac- tions since the capture of Vimy ridge, and the lafid restored to’ France in- cludes some of her most productive codl mines. - Cqulotte; Leavitte: altmost allof Avion' are firmly held and that part of the plain east of Vimy where, & week ago, No 'one could: show himself above the top of a trench without drawihg the ‘fire of ‘snipets and machinie guns, may now be traversed in the open. e Lying out in the water sosked ground slong the ' Souches- river this afternoon, still under fire, are ' ths troops who attacked the, enemy at 3:30 o'clock on Thursday morning in the outskirts of Avion. The Germans put up a resistance so strong that some of the advanced ‘were forced’ to At 7 o'clock in the morning ‘they attacked again and af- ter hard hand to hand fighting, the result was seen in the number of German dead remaining on the field, they pressed forward towsrd the western part of the village. The same men took part in & third attack with- in 24 .hours. This was launched at seven ‘o'clock last night,. and after they had once again reached the goal set for them they surrendered to sleep the ulq:p of utter exhaustion, in & downpour)of torrential rain. The situation on Friday .afternoon s regarded as most satisfactory. The enemy by damming the Souches river, by blowing up the highway and rail- way bridges crossing the canal, and by’ obstructing the connecting chan- nel through the marshes in the region southwest of Lens has placed a belt of inundated land between 'himself and the Canadian corps along a front of more than a mile. The inundations are a cover to a weakness the enemy would not have betrayed even a few months ago, because they reveal his intention to wage a purely defensive warfare along this part of the line. There are dally increasing. signs that the German man-power is no longer what it. was. The number of enemy troops in sthe fleld appears little less than before the opening of spring operations, but the spirit of the men {8 no longer that of an assured victory. A prisoner taken yesterday spoke of the protess of disillusion- ment that German people aré now go- ing through. If the war does not end soon_he said, there will be a revolu- tion " In ‘Germany. This changed spirit. is all the more significant be- cause it is not due to underfeedinsg, for most of the German prisoners are ‘wel nourished. Rush Reinforcemients to Italy. ‘Washington, June 30.—Heavy Aus- trian reinforcements ‘from the Rus- sian front have been throwh against the Itallans, in the Trentino, accord- ing to Italian embassy despatches. They deny that the Italians have been driven ; from -their new position on Mount Oritcara. -~ 4 Some’ of the ineans by.which Italy | reduced the submarine sinkings of (Conttnued an Ninth Page) of this city decline to serve on draft |- exemption board. Announcement to this effect was made ' here today: Judge F. A Bartlett, Judge John S. Pullman and Archer C. Wheeler, to- day received notice that they had been apjinted by Governor Holcomb WEATHER. .ger, Swiss consul here, Danger While in Submarine Zone GIVEN FREQUENT WARNINGS French: Censor ‘Releases Despatches Describing Voyage and Arrival. of Yankee Contingent—Town Awak- * ‘ens to Find Guests at Door. Paris, June 27,- (Delayed by cen- sor)—The first expeditionary unit of American troops Major General Willlam L. Sibert ar- rived safely at a French port. — The various units of the American expeditionary force having reached France safely, the censor has re- lehsed despatches .filed during the week' descriptive of the arrival of the different contingents. No previous word ‘has been .received with the. ex. ception' of one despatch on: Wednes- day ennounding that the second con- tingent had disembarked and gone to | camp. French Wildly Acclsim Troope. - A Port in France, June 26.—(De- layed)—The first contingents of American troops landing today were grested joyfully by the population of this-whole district. > The transports, whose expected ar- rival had not ‘been previously = an- nounced publicly, came streaming in- to the harbor in a long line at an early -hour. The news that the Amer- icans . were . arriving spread with amasing rapidity and by the time the troopships drew alongside the quays where: the. men were to disembark thousands of persons were on hand to greet them. 7 A rwild: welcome wos shrieked by whistles of craft in the harbor, and cries of ‘“Vive.la France” and ‘Vive les Htats Unis” seemd to come from every throat in the crowd, which was thickly dotted with- the varied-col- ored uniforms. of .French soldiers and sallors. Meanwhile the bands on the warships were . playing the “Star pangled | ner”. and | the - “Mar- selllaise” as the American colors were hoisted to their staffs. The town soon took on a holiday appearance and before the day was oyer - scores of can flage were fiying, along with' the -tri-color of. France, over public buildings - and. private homes. - : . Delegations 6f American army -offi- cers from_ Paris and American navat men from elsewhere were present with French military men of high rank and a similar representation. from the French nayy to receive the new recruits for the alljes. Land was first sighted from the transports on Monday night after an exciting trip through the submarine zone. Frequent warnings of subma- rines operating in the expedition’s course were received during the last few days of the voyage and the pas- sage through the war zone was made with high speed, ¥ The men were prepared for any emergeficy during this period. . Boats and life rafts were placed 5o as to be quickly available and the watches at all the lookout stations were heavily reinforced. Weather conditions dur- ing the entire voyage were ideal and ‘the ‘men arrived in excellent health. The days were warm and the nights cool and comfortable, while the sea was unusually smooth. -Very few cases of sea sickness or other illness- es were reported. Everyone in Good Health. Paris, June 30.—Not a man' was lost during the transfer of the Ameri- can forces to France and there was not even a case of serious illness, said Major Gen. Pershing, the American commander on his return to his head- quarters today after a quick trip to port of debarkation, A French Seaport, Juhe 28.—(de- layed )—General Pershing, the Ameri- can commander; General Pelletier, representing French general. head- quarters and a small staff arrived | here early today from Paris. A pour- ing rain and the early hour kept all but & few hupdred townspeople at home, but those who were on hand welcomed the generaly warmly. l in command of|] FRENGH GRUISER SUNK BY MINE OFF BREST SRR mama DL Lost When Kleber Goes " Down. Parls, June 30.—An official ‘an- nouncement was made last night that ‘Mathieu on Wedn« y. and ' sunk. Three officers and 35 men were lost. The Kleber had come’ from Dakar, Africa, and wag:s®'its way to Brest. The cruiser Kieber was bullt in Bordeaux in 1902, launched in’ 1903 and cost $3,651,600. 8he was 428 1-2 | feet long, §8 1-2 feet beam and had = draught of 24) 1-2 fect. ~ Her dis- placement was 7,578 tons.: She had & harse power of 17,000 and her maxi- mum speed, was 20 knots ‘an hour, Her armament consisted of eight §. inch guns, mounted on" four turrets, four 4-inch guns, two 3-frich’ guns, ten 2-<inch guns and. four guns of smaller calibre. ‘Her complement at the time. of Iaunching was 500 men, . The Kieber arrived at. New May 1, 1907, her destination heing international fleet at Jamestown. ' Paint St. Mathelu is on the Fren codst not for from Brest. s LLOYD GEORGE SEES BEGINNING OF END: ' Dhndua, June 30.—“We have driv-{* én the great army of Germany under. ground,” said Premier Lloyd George in & speech here .today, “When &, great army is driven to these tactics it § is the beginning of the end, ‘it means that we are pounding a sense of in- feriority into every pore of the Ger- | man military mind. .- New Britain’s :recs: 1s to (be brought'to & clusion with a patriotic ¥ Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock ‘st speaker will be of the 13th Battallo: dian Highlanders, fi& at the battle o Ross will givée mation ; concerniv war, and' in' & stir the blood o b ican. In additiotly: 1780: o’clogk . this: -veurwdc IV.DIW nounced this noon ‘- lengthy confersnce ' Hartford it has. or. mors youug' fled ‘their in hi reduce % Captain R Royal = was one’ iments that wem battle. of Fesubert; “It 18 good for the war, is' even ; Of better for after the war. -As long 'as | the Prussians have an idea of superi- ority in their minds Europe will ‘not be a' decent place for people to live in* in peace. It will be easier atter this.’’ The Prussian, said Lloyd . George, has many virtues, but a sense of hu- | mility has never been among them. The premier added that the Prussian is now being taught the virtue of humility with & fierce and “relertiess lash. ! 7 ' Lloyd George said that if necéssary. the government would resqrt to the exchequer in order that theé price of bread should be within the compass 'of the bulk of the people. . ' *DR. EGAN PROTESTS General Pershing will visit Rear Ad+'| ; miral Gleaves on his flagship this af- ternoon, . e CHICAGO’S: SWISS CONSUL OUT. Deniies German Situation Had In- Chicago, June 30.—Arnold Holin- today con- firmed reports that has resigned and denied rumors that complications in‘the German situation caused his sction, He 'has represented ' the German government here since the German consul departed when war was de- clared. Mr. Holinger, who has been a resident here nearly 50 vears, has been in i1l health for some time. NOTED EDUCATOR DEAD. New “York, June 30.—Almon Gun- nison; & noted educator, ‘idied: today ¢ ]iurlwmc in Bmflnw 7%, Aty instructions had beem sent by - the United States to. have Minister Egan protest to Denmark against the utter- ance ‘of M. Stauning. They <o it probable that Mr. Egan acted in. iPlan 2:: formally and on his own responiibil- | JOFFRE THANKS NEW YORK. New York, June. 30.—A letteri¢rom Marshal Joffre expressing his thanks for 500,000 francs collected here'In his honor 'for French charities. was re- ceived today by . Frank Vanderlip, president.of National City: | ved, and the 21 of jul Coundil_of " Following recrulting & L | selem; itmui P! to.get into. ! war as the., channels, depa will' be sent elsewhere, . ference.was: the' result of’; vl