New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1917, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SIR HERBERT TREE 15 DEAD IN LONDON, Kaighted A&or-Manager YVictim| of Sudden Death | L i \ @ scfgondon, July 3.—Sir Herbert Beer- | b6; Tree, the actor, died last night. | g&;‘:‘ Herbert, who had made many ublic appearances since his returi orn the United States, delivering ad- describing his experiences in America, had been {1l for several days. | ..It was announced that he had suc- ) sgessfully undergone an operation, md, according to latest reports, he as making satisfactory progress to- wward recovery. His death was unex- Ppected. 4, When Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, spparently in the best of health, left | *uis country for London last May, hs made a brave effort to conceal the disappointment he felt over the fail- ure of ‘‘Colonel Newcome." i It the curtain speeches I have ! been making all over the country,” he said, “have aided even in the slight- eat . degree to bring about the en- trance of the United States into the vapks of the Allles, if I can feel that 3.have been an unofficial ambassador from England to secure a better un- derstanding between Americans and % own people, then my visit here “has .been a glorious success.” fRanager, fanatically loyal to Eng- lapd, whoee grandpareents were Ger- mans, whose great uncle was aid de- camp to Emperor Wilhelm I. and tuitor to that monarch's oldest son who succeeded to the German throne. 1~ Sir. Herbert Tree will not be re- mambered in the annals of the Eng- lish, stage as a great actor. His pe- %uliar eccentricities and mannerisms, jneiuding a lisp and a suggestion of sffeminancy, stood in the way of zeally great histrionic accomplish- ments. But he was the most active industrious and ambitious British ac- Jtor-manager of the last decade. ..He was identifled with almost every organization and movement of his profession in England. As a producer and theater owner he was prodigal in Dis enterprises. He came to be known as-‘the Belasco of the English.”: .He made, as his own enterpriser, ? between ninety and one hundred lav- ish. productions of all kinds of plays. Bixteen of these were Shakespearean productions. ..For ten years previous to the war he held an annual Shakespearean Fes- tival at His Majesty's Theater, and conld present eight different Shak- spearean plays in a week, acting the leading role in each. In his whole oareer he played probably 500 parts. He,was also a movie star. He wrote peveral volumes of fiction storles, es- says and veritical articles. First Vonture on Stage. Herbert Beerbohm Tree was born in London on Dec. 17, 1853. His father was a merchant who was am- bijtious for the son to enter his busi- ness. The young man tried it, did + not like it, gravitated to the London Amateur dramatic societies—among them the Irrationals and Eccentries— and became a full-fledged actor in 1878 as Colonel Challice in ‘“Alone’. From that time until he assumed the management of the Comedy The- , Ater in 1887 he appeared with nearly every prominent star in England and in almost every conceivable kind of role. Six months later he took the historic Haymarket Theater also and managed both with ease. In 1897 he > opened His Majesty's Theater, which has been his principal playhouse since that time, and has housed the most lavish praductions in London. During 1845 he pald his first visit to this country and acted at Abbey's Theater in this city. He came back in the following year and then re- . mained away until 18915. He returned to appear in Shakespearean roles in the following year and again this epring. In 1807 he ws decorated with the Order of the Crown by the German Kaiser. In the next year he received the Order of the Crown of Italy. One year following, King Edward of Eng- land, who was long his friend and ad- mirer, made him a Knight. After Sir Henry Irving's death he became President of the Theatrical Manager's Association of England. Sir Herbert had a passion for stage decoration and scenic display. He would never hesitate to cut, trans- pose and even mutilate a Shakes- pearean text to make an actor's holi- day. This tendency kept him in con- stant trouble with the London dra- matic critics, one of the severest of whom, in dealing with him, was his half brother, Max Beerbohm. But Sir Herbert was impervious to their jib “Shakespeare was a good manager,” he would gayly retort “and he would have done the same as I if only he had had the facilities.” The actor was a very affable man ard belonged to numerous London clubs and societies. 8ir Herbert had a slight accident June 16. He slipped while descend- ing & staircase and strained the liga- ments of his right knee. 1t was for this that he underwent an operation June 21. The attending surgeons in- sisted upon the cancellation of all Sir Herbert's engagements so that he could enjoy complete seclusion and rest. 'FROOPS TO LEARN FRENCH. Boston, July 3.—Soldiers now mo- bilised in armories and encampments in this state are to be given an op- portunity to learn enough of the rudirhénts of the French language to enable them to converse without dif- ficulty if they should be sent to France. A course of twenty lessons will be given by the department of the university extension of the state board of education. The state will pay the cost of instruction except for a emall charge for the first lesson pa- SQUIER DIRECTOR | OF ARMY AIRMEN | CENERAL GEORGE O. SQUIER Brigadier General George O. Squler is chief signal officer of the United States army and director of the mili- tary aviation service. He believes the flying soldiers will be the most im- portant branch of our activity against | Germany and asked congress to spend $600,000,000 for the purpose of build- ing, equipping and arming aeroplanes and training aviators. ‘‘The magnifi- cently obvious thing is to knock out | Germany’s eves by a thrust through the air,” he said recent | FRATERNAL NEWS Winthrop Conndcil, No. 7. The meeting of Wnithrop Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty will be omitted this week. Installation of officers will be held July 18. Chamberlain Council, No. 2, Jr. 0. U. AL M. The regular meeting of Chamber- lain Council, No. 2, Jr. O. U. A. M, was held in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall on Hungerford court Saturday evening. Members are asked to attend a class initiation next Saturday evening, when Nathan Hale Council of South | Manchester, Lilly Council of Hartford, Gen. Mansfield Council of Middletown | will attend. There will also be the | installition of officers by Deputy State Councllior F. T. Gerich and staff of Hartford. The election of officers was held. They are: Counci’s,, John Hem- ingway; vice-councillor, Harry Green; recording secretary, Harold T. Dyson; assistant recording secretary, Harry Gould; financial secretary, F. C. Prelle; treasurer, W. C. Rowe; con- ductor, John Middleton; warden, Wil- liam Weber; inside sentinal, Charles May; outside sentinal, William Smith; trustee, Louis Guenther; chaplin, John Dunbar: Representatives to state council session, W. C. Rowe, Dwight Bacon, Pinkerton, Harry Gould, George Clark, Jake Scheidler, George Smith and M. C. Vensel, John A. Dolan spoke on the doings of the National Council session that was held in Norht Carolina. A committee consisting of Harry Green, William Smith and John A. Dolan was appointed to arrange for a trip to South Manchester, July 12th, when a public installation will be held. The trip will probably be made in an automobile bus. All members and their lady friends are invited to attend. The Jr. O. U. A. M. National Coun- cll officers are trying to complete an honorary roll and all enlisted men:- | bers are asked to mail or communi- cate to the recording secretary, H. T. Dyson, their names so we can com- plete this roll by next Saturday. There are 40 members so far enlisted in some branch of service. Stella Rebekah Lodge. Regular meeting of Stella Rebekah lodge will be held Friday night, in- stallation of warden and memorial exercises will be held. Refreshments and social following the meeting. All members are re- quested to be present. Ladles Auxiliary 104, N. A. L. C. The regular meeting of the Ladles’ Auxiliary 104, N. A. L. C. will be held at the residence of Mrs. Ed- ward Roche, 81 Falrview street, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Every member is requested to be present as a very important matter will be brought up. New Britain Council, O. U. A. M. At the regular meeting Thursday night the newly elected officers will be installed by Deputy G, W. Cam- mons of Manchester. The reports of the officers will be read. A water- melon cut will follow the meeting. Corbin Commandery. The first meeting of Corbin Com- mandery, P. O. S. of A., in their new quarters in O. U. A. M. hall, 277 Main street, will be held this evening. In- stallation of officers will take place after which refreshments will be served All members are requeted to attend and those having uniform are asked to bring them as a short drill will be held. The officers to be installed are: Commander—W. H. Whitman. Senior vice commander—H. Ambler. Junior Fritzson Recording secretary—R. den. Financial secretary—E. Parker. Treasurer—E. L. Case. Inspector—W. A. McDanfel. Chaplin—H. 8. Seaberg. Inside Guard—E. Willcox. Outside Guard—C. P. Gibbons Trustees—A. O. B. Anderson, B. vice commander-—Harry W. Red- Fred GREAT LAKES PLOT | and check the flow | be Thursday July | event will Veragson, A. A. Swanson. War TUE SDAY, JULY 3, 1917. ning ! The makers of genuine Aspirin caution you to see that every package and every tablet of Aspirin bears “The Bayer Oross — ‘Tablets sold In pocket boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 and 100 n‘-y'r-Clplulu of gf;m in oy is of of B A [BAYER] Your Quarantse of Purity”” The trade mark *'Aspirin’’ (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) a guarantee that the monoaceticacidester salicylicacid in these tablets and capsules is the reliable Bayer manufacture. LAID TO_ GERMAN Attempt to Hinder Transporta- tion of War Supplies Washington, July A conspiracy to destroy or hinder shipping on the Great Lakes and thereby delay the organization of American war armies of food and mu- nitions from the western states to the coast has been discovered by gov- ernment officials. No conspirators have been arrest- ed, and the identity of none has been made public, but it was learned that the state, navy and justice depart- ments are co-operating to bring the offenders to punishment, and that the Canadian government probably will be called upon to help. This plot, engineered by Germans assisted sympathizing American citizens, is believed to have been re- sponsible for the succession of ‘‘acci- dents” to Lake shipping, especlally in the neighborhood of Sault Ste. Marie Canal, which began about a month ago. The steamers Saxonia and Pen- tecost Mitchell were sunk at the mouth of the Soo River with evident intention of blocking the channel. Then there was the sinking of the steamer Venetian Maid in the De- troit river, with the loss of one and later came an attempt mite the steamer Mackinac. Kasaga II. was blown up and burned, and the Jay Dee III. and the Niagara | had their machinery wrecked. All of these vessels had been or were about to be taken over by the navy department, and the investiga- tions of the department of and the navy department have tended to the conclusion that what were be- lieved to have been accidents were the acts of conspirators seeking hamper the government in the prose- cution of the war. Just how much the government agents have learned is mot revealed, but officials have concluded the pub- lic should know of the situation in a general way, helieving that publicity may make the operations of the Ger- | mans more difficult. Co-operation of the (anadian au- thorities is needed to run down the criminals, because the scene of their actlvities for the most part lles with- in the northern houndary waters, where fugitives from justice often can escape arrest by crossing the line. To avoid the delays incident to the em- ployment of the usual means of lay- ing hold of fugitives from juslice by the tedious process of extradition, it is probable that by agreement be- tween the American and Canadian governments, law officers on either side will he authorized to follow their quarry across the international line. The official investigation made it certain that some of the acts of sabotage committed upon American shipping and misplacement of chan- nel buovs and tempering with canal locks have been done by persons who found refuge when pushed behind the numerous islands and in the nar- row waterways on the Canadian side of the boundary. ELKS ARRIVE IN BOSTON. Candidate for Highest Office Among First There. Boston, July &.-—The first of the 50,000 delegates expected to attend the national convention of the order of Elks in this city which will open Monday arrived today. Among the early comers was Fred Harper of Lynchburg, Va, a candi- date for the office of grand exalted ruler. The entire Walker huilding, home of the School of Business administra- tion of Boston university has been turned over to the Flks as headquar- ters. The first work there was the preparation of registrations rows and quarters for a branch post office. The big day of the convention will 12, designated as England Day.” The principal be a patriotic demonstra- tion on Boston Common preceded by a military and naval parade. “New NEWFOUNDLAND'S BEST YEAR St. Johns, N. F\, July 3—The great- est surplus of Tevenue ever obtained by the colony of Newfoundland ‘s shown In preliminary statements for the fiscal year whicx ended on June 30. Revenue .from all sources was approximately five milllon dollars, nearly a milllon dollars in excess of e~yeénditures. This is double the surplus of the previous fiscal year. life, | to dyna- | The | justice | to | WAR WORK EFFORTS BY STATE'S WOMEN Ganning Activities of Sufirage Association Progress Smoothly (Speclal to the Herald) New Haven, July 3.—The Central War Work Committee of the Connec- | ticut Woman Suffrage Association | meeting today at the home of Mrs. Josepha Whitney, 188 Bishop Street It is an all day meeting, its morning | session opening at 10:30 a. m. The meeting is of importance as the first meeting of the committee under its | new chairman—Miss Katharine Lud- | | ington of Lyme. Miss Ludington suc- ceeded to the chairmanship on the resignation of Miss Ruutz-Rees, who ! found that the chairmanship of the | Central Woman's Committee was hardly compatible with the office of chairman of the Suffrage War Work Committee. The central committee is | the Connecticut committee chosen by all the women’s organizations of the state and working directly under the women's sectfon of the Council of Ni tional Defence. Secretary Baker head of the National Council and Dr. Anna Shaw is chalrman of the tional committtee working under the Councf!. The most prominent form of war | service activity on the part of the suf- | frage committee for the last three or | four weeks has been the canning work and canning demonstrations. The War Work committee as a body attended | | the first of the canning courses given at Storrs Agricultural College. After | having personally taken the course, the members of the committee were in a position to recommend strongly | to other women to go to Storrs. An effort was made to get at least one | member of each local suffrage league to attend the course, and the central committee offered to defray the-ex- penses of one woman in each leagle if the league were not able to find a woman who could go without this as- sistanc. The aim was to find a woman { who could afterwards lead in canning { demonstrations and acccording to the reports given at this morning's ses- | slon, the plan is working out well. In many of the towns canning demon- strations have already bcen held and rles of such demonstrations are planned for the future. Bridgeport Equal Franchise League | was one of the first to arrange such a | course. The demonstrations are held ‘1\\'l0(\ a month, and at each one the | attendance is crowded and the women | show the keenest Interest. The Hart- | ford Equal Franchise League has the advantage of being able to hold its | canning demonstrations at suffrage | headquarters. Miss Mary Rulkeley. | chairman of Hartford county, s in charge and five or six of the women who have attended the ocourse at Storrs have offered their help in dem- | onstrating the newest methods of can- ning. 3 is | | WESTERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Opening Contests to Be § Played Blue Island Iinks Nexg Monday. Chicago, July 3.—The annual Wes ern amateur golf championship will start on Monday morning on the links of the Midlothian Country Club, Blue | Island, Ill, and will finish on the fol- lowing Saturday afternoon. While the strength of the entry | from the West is assured, the officials | of the Midlothian Club and of the Western Golf Association are particu- larly desirious of securing the appear- ance of the best of the Eastern golf- ers in order to make the tournament a decisive test for the amateurs of the entire country. Helnrich Schmidt won’| the title last year. g’ At COURSE IN WAR HISTORY. Cambridge, July 3.—A course ,in ‘“historical aspects of the - present war" is included in the curriculum of the Harvard sumer school, which opened its six week session vester- day. Lectures will be given hy his- tory professors and by the French army officers who are training the members of the Harvard Reserve Of- L ficers training corps. PRISONERS' PROTOCOL SIGNED. The Hague, July 3.—The war pris- oners conference between representa- tives of Germany and Great Britain held its last eitting yesterday. A pro- tocol was signed, and the points on which an agreement was reached will | retiable | the telegraph be submitted to the British and Ger- man governments for confirmation. GREECE CALLS TWO CLASSES T0 COLORS - SPLIT IN' CABINET, | Soldiers to Be Sent to Saloiki for Training Athens, July 3.—It is stated in quarters that the classes of 1916 and 1917 have heen called to the colors, as they normally wonld be, and probably will be sent to Salontki for training. No other classes will be called out at present. Administrative control by represen tatives of the Entente Allies of vari- ous services will be withdrawn within the next week, except in the cases of and of the censorship, which will be continued wlith the co- operation of Greelk officers. Colonel Negropontes, who has heen named ‘Chief of the General Staff, s expected to arrive at Saloniki tomor- row. : London)—The relations - bhe- Vienna, July 3 (via rupture of diplomatic tweent: Greece and Austria-Hungar was preceded by’ a statement which the Greek Minister at Vienna handed the ¥bteign Office on Saturday.. The statement reads R “Now that unity has been rg¢dtored between the two parties which.” have hitherto divided Greece into® two camps, and the Greek troops are fght- ng on the Macedonian front, the ‘Gov- ernment of Greece sees itself obliged to break diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary.” The Minister then asked for his passports. He said the Greek interests would be estrusted to the Dutch Legation. Amsterdam, July 3.—According to the North German Gazette, the Greek Charge d' Affaires at Berlin has hand- ed the German Government a state- ment similar to that delivered to the Austrian Government at Vienna, noti- fving the Foreign Office that Greece felt herself obliged to break dlplomat- ic relations with Germany, St. Moritz, Switzerland, July Former King Constagtine of Grecce and his family and s@ite have arrived here. Dowager Que Sophia ap- peared still to be in foor health. The party was received ag the station by the local authorities and escortedigo a hotel where rooms had been - served. SPQUEL TO SUNDAY GAME. Fbbetts and Robinson Haled Tnto Brooklyn Court For Violating Taw. Brooklyn, July 3.—Summons were issued yesterday in the Flatbush Court for the appearance before Magistrate Gelsmar today of Charles H. Ebbetts, president and Wilbert Robinson, man- ager, of the Brooklyn Natiorial League baseball club. Deputy| lice Commissionerd Leon Godley &né Police Inspector Samuel McElroy asked for the summons, | charging that the Brooklyn club had violated the Sabbath law by holding a regularly scheduled ochampionship National League game hetween the Dodgers and Phillies at Ebbets Field Sunday last, in connection with a sa- cred concert for the benefit of the “Militia of Mercy.” 1t was the intention of the Rrooklyn club to play a number of games on Sundays throughout the remainder of the season in connection with benefits for various wi AUGUSTA CLUB QUITS. Augusta, Ga., July 3.—The Augusta club yesterday surrendered its fran- chise in the South Atlantic league be- cause of lack of in‘erest, due to the war, leaving the league with only three clubs. It 18 not known whether an attempt will be made to continue the season by placing the franchise elsewhere. 'WILSON PATGHES UP | Baker and Lane Dine Publily Despite Dispute Washington, July 3.—President { Wilson took over the coal price-fixing controversy yesterday and as a result itho danger of a serious split in the cabinet as to the methods to be em- ployed in connection with coal and | other commodities was averted for the time. There were many impor- tant developments. Among them were these: Secretary Baker of the war de- | partment and Secretary Lane of the | department of the interior, who had been reported at loggerheads because of the letter written by Mr., Baker { repudiating the $3-a-ton bituminous coal agreement with the operators made by Mr, Lane, had luncheon to- zether in public at the Shoreham Hotel. Mr. Baker told the newspaper cor- | respondents that “‘there is no differ- ence of feeling between Secretary Lane and me."” The coal operators decided to stick by their agreement and furnish bitu- minous coal at the mouth of the mine to the consuming public at $3 a ton, according to the decision reached at conferences between the operators, Secretary Lane and Com- mlssioner Kort of the federal trade | commission, despite whatever sion might be reached by the gov- ernment as to the price it would pay for such coal. Chairman Peabody of the commit- tee on coal production of the Council of National Defense, which co-operat- ed with Secretary Lane and Mr. Fort in arranging for the $3 bituminous coal price, with a reduction of 60 cents a ton for the government, will not resign as at first predicted. As a result of the action taken by the president he will remain in his pres- ent post and do all in his power to bring about a settlement of the dis- pute. Day of Excitement. The day was one filled with excite- ment, so far as the price-fixing con- troversy was concerned. It hecame known, first, that Secretary Lane of the interior department had had no intimation that Secreta Baker of the war department was to make public a letter repudiating . his ef- forts until that letter was in the hands of the newspaper men. It was said, however, that President Wilson had had a talk with Mr. Baker be- fore the letter was issued, and that he was in accord with his views as to the prices which the government should pay for coal and other com- modities. Whether he knew that Mr. Baker was about to send out a letter repudfating the agreement arranged by Mr, Lane is another question. Secretary Baker made this state- ment to the newépaper correspond- ents when they asked him about the controversy: “So far as T know, there is no {if= ference of feeling or purpose between Secretary Lane and me in regard to the coal situation. My statement on the subject (the letter sent to.Direct- or Gifford on Saturday night) was to prevent what seemed to be a very liberal popular misconception of the whole situation.” Mr. Baker said that no price was being fixed, and that none could be fixed until- some government agency was authorized to do it, and that at the present time no such author tion had been given. The developments yesterday were taken as an indication that President Wilson was more orless in accord with Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels in their efforts to obtain prices for the government at a lower figure than that qweted by the oper- ators in their agreement. In arrangement, however, it is that thd president and his o have no intention of remaining: mercy of the operators. The president, it was sald day, was in a frame of mind to firmly for the interests of the as well as the government if if gations of the federal trade coj sion showed that coal operatonq other producers are obtaining profits. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Donohue o ton street was receiving co tions on the birth of a daugh 4/ Toasted tobacco a'rglb:me in: zo];rgn in cigarettc making. Ko Rt ~iesee