New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1917, Page 1

HERALD “ADS™ MEAN BETTER:BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. [FZERALD BEST OF | LOCAL NEWSPAPE! NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JULY POPULATION HERE 76,942, IS WAR DRAFT ESTIMATE| UE T0 FAIRNESS Mayor Quigley Objects to High Figure on Which Conscription in New Brit- ain Will Be Based. MAY BE REQUIRED TO GIVE 513 MEN City Credited With Enlist- ments in National Guard and Reg- Will Be Jar Army Up to July 5 and Not More Than 200 May Be Taken Un- der Terms of Conscription. Feeling that the east, and New Britain as well as other Connecticut cities is being unjustly discriminated against, Mayor George A. Quigley and John W. Allen, chairman of the second district exemption board, and other city officials and civilians are today openly displeased with the re- port from Washington which credits this city with a total population of 76,942 people which is to be taken as the basis for the draft. Not only is New Britain high, but so are several other Connecticut cities, it is claimed. Assurance is given, how- ever, that all enlistments in the army or National Guard up to July 5 will be credited in favor of the draft quota. According to the United States cen- sus of 1910 New Britain's: population is given as 43,910. In the last New Britain directory there were 22,996 names, giving the estimated popula- tion as about 55,000 people. Very optimistic city boosters have ex- pressed the opinion that the city might possibly have 60,000 people and even when the governor and the state council of defense set the esti- mated population at 62,000 people the city officlals and public in gen- eral, while inclined to be very skep- tical, were not inclined to protest. But when the government increases the population by almost 15,000 peo- ple more than even the too high mark set by the state council officials say they feel that there is just ground for complaint, ‘Will Quota Be About 2002 The Washington despatch further states that each city, county or state must furnish two-thirds of one per cent. of its paper population, accord- ing to the new estimates, ‘which were made for the purpose of equal- izing the draft rather than to rep. resent accurate population total: 1f this be so, then it would appear that New Britain’s total quota, rather than being 300 or 350, would be nearer 513 men. Further queries in official sources this morning did elicit the information, however, that all en- listments in the National Guard and regular army up to July 5 would he credited to New Britain’s draft quota. This morning Governor Holcomb opened communication with Wash- ington by which he hopes to have the time of crediting recruits against the draft quota extended. What su cess he will have is not known, but the fact that all enlistments up to July 5 will count in favor of the city should materially lessen the ulti- mate number that will have to be drafted. Under these conditions it would appear that New Britain’s draft quota would again be materially lessened. Company E has 153 men. Company I had about 100 on July 5 and New Britain had sent more 'than 60 to the regular army by that date. Subtract- ing this 310 from the 513 would leave 203 for the draft. It should be un- derstood, however, that these figures are not official. They are merely es- timates, based upon known enlist- ment and figured according to the explanations given out in official cir- cles. In commenting upon the estimated population as over 76,000, Mayor Quigley and Mr. Allen agreed that the figure is high. While local offi- clals do not consider these figures as fair, and think that according to this basis the east will have to furnish far more men than the west or south, offi- cials at Washington take a different view. The basis on which Washington has estimated the population by states in- clude: Connecticut, 1,719,623; Massa- chusetts, 3,939,561; Maine, 646,583; New Hampshire, 403,884; New York, 11,187,798; Rhode Island, 573,583; Vermont, 296,426, Estimates of the leading cities are as follows: New York, 6,504,185; Chicago, 3.- 639,95 Philadelphia, 2,060,021; De- troit, 1,521,942; Cleveland, 1,125,440; Boston, 828,573: St. Lauis, 827,264; Pittsburgh, 7 altimore, 62 964: Buffulo, nceisco (and county), i Milwaukee, Newark, Los An- ; Kansas City, 451,974 Other Clty Estimates, Other citi estimated are as fol- Bridgeport, 278,906; Hartford, New Haven, 201,481; Stam- ford, 747 erbury, 169,12 Portland, Maine, Brockton, 6 Cambridge Chelsea, Chicopee, § L 49 River, 113 Fitchburg, Lawrence, 104,689: Lowell, Haverhill 940: Holyoke, Lynn, 9%,498: Malden, 43, 42 64 (Continued on Ninth Page) WASHINGTON?S. EX~ PLANATION FOR IN- CREASED FIGURES. ——t ‘Washington, July 12.—War industries which have drawn large temporary populations of workers to some sections were today considered responsible for swollen population esti- mates acoredited to many American citles by the war de- partment in its work of basing apportionments for drafting the new national army. For the purpose of the ap- portionment only, new popula- tion figures have been devised for each county and city, based on war registration in these sub-divisions, and the allotment will be approximately two- thirds of one per cent. of the revised population. Delay of many district emption boards caused war department officials today to almost abandon hope of mak- ing the first drawing this week. Duplicate lists of all registrants and their numbers must be in possession of the departmeunt before the drawing is made, REGULARS INCREASED BY 26 MORE MEN iSergeant McCabe Estab- . lishes Record for Recruit- ing in This City. ex- Twentysix men enlisted for the regular army and two more re- jected, is the remarkable recruiting achievement of Sergeant J. H. McCabe of the United States army, who has been here less than one day. Twenty- eight men responded to his call for volunteers, made in an open air speech- at the corner of Main and East Main streets last evening, and tonight he will make another open air address at the same place at 7:30 o’clock. Ser- geant McCabe, who is accompanied by First Class Private Isenberg, will be here until Saturday night, by which time he hopes to enlist & half hundred New Britainites for Uncle S8am’s army. Sergeant McCabe, a veteran of 22 years’ service under the Stars and Stripes, is connected with the New Haven recruiting office and has been traveling all over the state recruiting men for the army. “The response al- ready made by the men of New Britain is just as good as it has been in any place where I have staopped,” he stated this noon. Sergeant McCabe is a forceful speaker and gives his talk straight from the shoulder. His { words are sincere and convincing. He scorns the effusions of the demonstra- tive crowd and last night, when a number of men began to applaud his remarks, he said: “Stop that. Hand clapping never got the United States anything yet”” In conclusion, after assuring any passible Tecruits that they would be assigned singly, or in groups, to any particular regimental company to which they expressed a preference, and explaining that it several friends wanted to enlist and desired to remain together he would arrange that, he said: “Come on now boys, enlist in the service of the good old U. S. A., and when We’ve gat enough we'll go over there and give them the trimming for which they are waiting.” Of the men who have enlisted, some will be sent to Fort Slocum, N, Y., to-: morrow, while others will go on Saturday. The new recruits are: Patrick Callins, 102 Sexton street; Frank Patz, 33 Lafayette street; Fran- cisco Palli, 54 Lafayette street; Alex- ander Spain, 23 Farmington avenues Frank Biano, 65 Laurel street; Wil- liam Temple, 341 Elm street; Talo Buchlei, 151 Orchard street; Michael Hergo, 505 Main street; Peter Karos, 505 Main street; F. W. Riley, 618 North Main street; William Londlak, 34 Orange street; Vincent Nortovitz, 5 Lyman street; Thomas J, Smith, 26 Smith street; Joseph Ray, Waterville; Daniel Gorman, 33 Lawlor street; Joseph Laski, 34 Orange street; Michael Keviuczk, 338 Main street; T. Glibei, 310 High street; E, J. Denn, 483 Main street; John Beckeckee, 21 Cemetery Lane; Nicholas Paintale, 505 Main street. ~ The two rejected men and Joseph Conigliondis 50 Broad street, bad feet; and Daniel J. Moore, weak heart, MAY END DANBURY DISPUTE Counsel for Loewe & Co., and Hatters Union May Prevent Sale of Homes by Mutual Agreement. Danbury, July 12—t is learned this afternoon that there a p sibility of the Danbury hatters ca. as the famous case or . E. Loewe Co., vs, members of the Hatters' unions and elsewhere is known, may bé settled betore the date set for foreclosure of the property under tachment. This would prevent the sale of the homes of about 140 de- fendant hatters in this city, Norwallk and Bethel. A conference hetween the attorners in the under- stood to be in progress in New York. at- case is the | 12, 1917. |WILSON'S SILENCE President Declines to Reveal Method of Draiting New Army ONLY 21 STATES REPORT Delay May Cause Further Postpone- ment of Ctmscrlpblon——\serial Num- bers to Be Drawn and Telegraphed to All Parts of Country. Washington, July 12.—Persistent inquiries from all parts of the coun- try about the method to be followed in selecting men for the army caused war department officials to explain today that President Wilson’s deter- mination to have absolute fairness govern the process was responsible for the decision to withhold an- nouncement’ of the exact plan until the very eve of the drawing. The exemption regulations and all | other moves in the making of the new army have received the approval of the president personally and the draft regulations also will come from the White House. All that is known now is that the drawing will be from serial numbers corresponding to num- bers on registration cards and that it will take place in Washington, probably at the capitol. Secretary ‘Baker, or some high official, will draw the numbers and then the process of selection will be pushed forward until there is flashed by telegraph to every community in the country the num- bers of the men drawn. It is under- stood that the system planned is so simple that the work will be done in a few hours, So far only 21 states have reported to the provost general’'s office the completion of their organizations. In some of them the names and serial numbers of the men liable to draft already have been posted. The first <city to report completely that part of her work was Kansas City. Some fear was felt at the war de- partment today that the delays in organizing may cause further post- bonement of the draft. VALERA’S SUCCES AROUSES ENGLAND Some See Irish Convention . Doomed By Election of Sinn Feiner to Parliament. London, July 12.—The election of Edward De Valera as member of par- liament for East Clare, the third Sinn Feiner to be returned to parliament of late, is treated as an event of great political consequence by the morning papers, which devote considerable space to the incident. The tendency of the unionist press reflecting their advices from Belfast and Dublin is to emphasize what it always contended —the folly of the government in lib- erating Sinn Fein prisonérs, and re- fraining to deal with revolutionary talk and acts as they would be dealt with in England. The papers regard the situation as gravely threatening, inasmuch as they can see nothing in the Sinn Fein movement but rebellion. The liberal press also is alarmed but rather for the position of the official nationalist party and for the prospect for the establishment of constitution- al home rule. One opinion seems com- mon to all parties, namely that the prospects of the convention in Ire- land to consider home rule is se- riously inpaired if not entirely doom- ed. Another view is that the election is an irfeparable disaster for the Irish nationalist party, which many papers explain held the country for years in the dead hand of rigid machine policy. The Sinn Fein movement is regard- ed in the same quarter as an ex- pression of dicontent and vehement resentfulness of a long coursc of ad- ministrative folly indicating rather a lack of confidence with present par- | liamentary methods than a revolu- tionary tendency, and in this respect resembles a state of mind which often leads Prussian electors, who them- selves are not all socialists, to support socialist candidates at the polls. The Telegraph's parliamentary re- porter says all the Irish sections of the house of commons regard the re- sult as virtually a death blow to the nationalist party MINISTERS ARRESTED Republicans Arrest Two Officials Un- der Chinese Monarchy While Try- ing to Escape From Peking, Tien Tsin, July 12.—Cheng Chen- Fang and Lei Chen-Chun, ministers of finance and war, respectively, der the monarchy, were arrested « train at Fen Tai while endeuvo 1o escape from Peking tne Manchu general whose intentions were spected, was n guise Tien Tsin railroad tion s ta arrested w Jhe NEW BRITAIN'S SOLDIERS, sent of Statements council between June Britain sent the infantry. out today by defense show and July 7 New total of 63 men into Durinz the same period the state tha Hartford state enl nlisted 23 and the entire ents totalled 503, un- | on | Feng Ii-Ko, | FOOD BILL TANGLE THOUGHT HOPELESS Democratic Leaders of Senate { Throw Up Hands in Despair APPEAL T0 WHITE HOUSE Agricultura) Committee Decides Not to Recommend Gore Amendment— Steel Men Agrec to Turn Industry Over to Nation. ‘Washington, July 12.—Democratic leaders of the senate, finding it well nigh impossible to reconcile conflict= ing views on the food control bill, declded today to appea] to President ‘Wilson to outline his opinion of what compromise should be agreed upon to hasten action on the measure, The senate agricultural committee decided today not to make any en- dorsement or recommendation re- garding the Gore substitute bill. Sen- ator Gore, however, plans to' offer it as an individual proposition, with the understanding that many of its provisions will have general support in lieu of those in the pending bill. Agreement on Steel. Formal announcement was made by | Secretary Baker today that an agree- ment had been reached with repre- sentatives of the American steel in- dustry in conference here, under which the entire product of the in- dustry will be made available for the government's war purposes at a price to be determined on the basis of a cost of production inquiry being con- | d_ucLed by the federal trade commis- sion. The government also assured the steel men that its war orders would be distributed over the entire iron } and steel producing capacity of the country, leaving no single producer or group of producers to carry an unfair share of the war burden. The trading with the enemy bill is in the hands of the senate following its passage by a vivavoce vote by the Ihouse late yesterday. The measure, | as finally approved by the house after only a three days’ consideration was changed but little from the form In which it was reported from the com- mittee. PASSES BOGUS CHECKS Leonard's Out of Candy Kitchen Buncoed $135 by Slick Appearing | Stranger With Chewing Gum. Local police, as well as other au- thorities about the state, are on the alert for the apprehension of a young men, whose description has been sent broadcast, who is wanted in connec- tion with the embezzlement of $126 from the manager of Leonard’s Main street confectionery store. The young man appearcd at the store a week ago, representing himself as an agent of the Beech-Nut Chew- ing Gum Co., and remained in the store several days giving out samples. On Thursday he received two checks, supposedly from the company. One was for 125, his salary, and the other was for $10, his expense account. He asked the proprietor to endorse them as an accommodation and after cash- ing the checks he disappeared. Both | checks were bogus. Two years ago a man answering the same general descripeion worked a flim-flam game on the Beech Nut Co., and was sent to jail for two years. It is thought possible that the same man may have passed out bad checks in toer Tty STRIKE AT REMINGTON'S Five Hundred Polishers Disaffected by Employment of Women and Abandon Their Work in Bridgeport. Bridgeport, July 12.—Polishers at the Remington Arms and Ammuni- tion company went out on strike this morning. About 500 are involved. The employment of women in the polishing department causes of dissatisfaction. The machinists employed by the Lake Torpedo Boat company, who | have all been getting $3.20 a day, presented demands today for in- in the recognition of two A minimum of is asked for ordinary 0 a day class, known as erecting machinists. U-BOAT BASE STORY A MYTH. Rio Janeiro, July 12.—The report that a submarine base had been dis- | covered near Santos is denied by naval officials. FRENCIL MINE SWEEPLER Par. July 12.—The sweeper Jupiter struck British Channel Tuesday Fleven lives were lost UNK. EFrench mine nine in the and sank WEATHER- Hartford, Jul Hartford and vicinity rset- tled probably showers tonight, Friday fair: not =0 much change in temperature. A A i A e is one of the| machinists and $6 a day for the other | | message | izens —TEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1 BERLIN HEARS CHANCELLOR HAS RESIGNED HIS OFFIC RUSSIANS CAPTURE ENEMY HEADQUARTERS IN GALICIA GILLIGAN GASE GOES T0 JURY TOMORROW Judge Postpones Charge Following Argument By Prosecutor Alcorn. Hartford, July 12.—Argument of the state’s case against Mrs. Gilligan, charged with the murder of Franklin R. Andrews, was made by the state’s attorney today. At the conclusion of Mr. Alcorn’s summing up, Judge Gardiner Greene informed the jury that he should have to charge them at considerable length, if he began after the lunch hour the jury would not get the case until -late in the day for consideration of the verdict, ac- cordingly he had decided to excuse the jury until 10 o’clock Friday when he would deliver his charge. Mr. Alcorn’s argument was on the analysis of the evidence alleging to- gather a chain of circumstances which he claimed proved Mrs. Gilli- gan guilty of murder in the first de- gree. During Mr. Alcorn’s plea, Mrs. Gil- ligan showed much agitation and when the state’s attorney asked im- pressively “Was she insane?” the woman cried out “Oh dear. Oh dear!™ ‘Her daughter, Mary Archer, slipped her arm around her mother. Mrs. Gil- ligan wept for several minutes. “There is no case in the annals of Connecticut that matches this in im- | portance,” said Mr. Alcorn in closing. “All the facts and circumstances prove the accused guilty of the foul- est of murders. I have done my duty. Gentlemen 1 ask you only to do yours Judge Wm. S. Case of the superior court occupied a seat beside Judge Greene. The court room was filled with spectators, among them 350 to 40 lawyers. e SAW SUBMARINE SUNK Passengers Aboard Stcamer Witnesses to Thrilling Battle With U-Boat in Which Naval Gunner Wins. Ansonia, July 12.—The sinking of an attacking German submarine by a trans-atlantic steamer is described in a letter from John O’Brien, a local man, who with other members of the Clark University hospital unit, sailed on the vessel from an American port June 8 for war service in France. The undersea boat was sighted June 16 about 2,500 yards off the starboard side. The steamer immediately took up a zig-zag course which prevented the submarine from getting in a shot, Meanwhile the bow and stern gunners were firing at the U-boat. Great re- joicing prevailed when it was dis- covered that the fifth shot had torn away the periscope and that the sub- marine had disappeared. Mr. O’Brien states that William K. Vanderbilt, who was a passenger, gave-the suc- cessful gunner $150. The remainder of the vayage made without incident, was Robert C. Vance, son of Mrs. R. J. Vance of Maple street, was on board the steamer during the battle de- scribed in the preceding despatch. Mr, Vance went to Europe to drive a Red Cross ambulance with the Ameri- can corps. U-BOAT NEAR ICELAND Sinking of Norwegian Vessel Discloses Activity of German Submarine Fan Away From Kaiser Proscribed Zone. London, July 12.—A Central News despatch from Christiania reports the sinking near Iceland by a German submarine of the Norwegian bark Fiorella, 1,168 tons gross. Crew rescued. Kalucz Occupied After San- guinary Battle, Petrograd Drive in Belgium. Petrograd, July 12.—The Russians have captured Kalusz, the headquar- ters of the enemy in Galicia, accord- ing to a semi-official made today, According to information received at the ministry of war the Russian troops are continuing their success- ful advance and have taken a large number of prisoners. Offigial announcement that Kalucz had been occupied by the Russians was made today coupled with the statement that the occupation was ef- fected after a sanguinary battle. Kalusz is a city of about 8,000 pop- lation, 28 miles southeast of Stry. Yesterday the Russians had reached the Posiecz—Lesiuvka-Karmacz line, south and west of Stanislau The cen- tral point of this line is Lesiuvka, four miles west of the river Bystrit- za. It is about seven miles east of Kalusz, the nearest large town west of Stanislau and which is situated in a bend of Stoka river. announcement Surprise ‘Attacks Fail. Paris, July 12.—After a violent bombardment the Germans tried sev- era] surprise attacks during the night on both banks of the Meuse but were repulsed, according to statement is- sued by the war office today. British Losses Total 1,800, Tondon, July 12.—"A raid attempt- ed by the enemy last night south of Lombaertzyde was successfully driven off,”” says today’s official statement. “There is nothing to report.” The total Brtish casualties re- sulting from the German success near Nieuport, Belgium, on Tuesday were about 1,800, including prisoners, | The figures were given by Major Gen F. B. Maurice, chief director of mili- tary operations at the war office, to- day. The section captured by the Ger- mans, said General Maurice to the Associated Press, was defended by only two battalions of British. The German claim of 1250 prisons he considered probably accurate, PLAINVILLE SAILOR ON STEAMER KANSAN Elmer Howard, Member of Gun Crew on Torpedoed Boat, Reported Safe “Somewhere in France.” (Special to the Herald.) Plainville, July 12.—‘“Arrived safely at a port somewhere in France” was in substance the information con- tained in a cablegram received last evening by Mrs. John Gibson of Bank street, regarding her son, Elmer Howard, who it is believed, was a member of the gun crew on board the steamer Kansan which was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine last Monday, The young man has been in the navy for over a year and his presence on the Kansan is thought to indicate that ke was with the crew assigned to defend the steamer and its $3,000,000 cargo from submarine at- tack. Young Howard ,according to the last information, up to the cablegram concerning his rescue received here, was with the jackies on the Pennsyl- vania. He was home on a furlough some time ago. He told his mother that he expected to be sent to France soon but had no-knowledge as to what ship he would be sent to. He was en- listed as a seaman and was probably made a member of the gun crew for the Kansan’s voyage. BISBEE CITIZENS ARM AND SHIP 1,000 . W. W. FROM TOWN ON CARS Phoenix, Ariz, July 12.—The town of Bisbee hag suspended business and the Citizens Protective League, num- bering 1,500, fully armed, rounded up 1,000 members of the Industrial Workers of the World, searched them and loaded them 1n Lrelght and cat tle cars. ‘Che men will be deported, Tueson, Ariz., July from Doug of Douglas, with three machine guns, left for lisbee carly today in automobhiles to the round-up there, Twenty-five box and cattle telephone d 300 armed and cit- cars | also have been sent to deport the 1 'W. W. members. Railroad officials would not indicate the destination of the train after it leaves Bishee Globe, Ariz, July 1 ernor Huut, per President Wilson —-bornier Gov nal representative of on the tederal strike mediation board, was appealed to today from Bisbee to stop the train upon which miners were being deported, “Two thousand miners being de- ported this morning by corporation gunmen from Warren district. Stop that train.” said the message, which was signed by W. B. Cleari an at- torney of Bisbee. 'Vossiche Zeitung | | clares Bethmar Hollweg Has. H Resignation Says—Germans Rest After | DECISION WITHHE IS FURTHER CE Kaiser Kecping in Close Tougl Situation Through Political lites—Despatch ¥From Capli mates Harmony Is Not Officialdom or Among the Poj Berne, July 12.—TheVossic: tung of Berlin.says the Germi perial chancellor, Dr. n Beth Hollweg, has resigned. Empe! liam, the newspaper adds, ha poned his decision whether to the chancellor’s resignation. Denies FErzberger Saw Charles, Amsterdam, July 12— ‘William had an interview lastig eral hours with Chancellol Bethmann Hollweg yesterday ceived his report on the poli uation according to a semi despatch from Berlin, The chancellor also received party leaders yesterday afty says an official despatch from A semi-official despatch fro na says the report in the Zeitung of an audience that H thias Erzberger, leader of the o party in the Reichstag, had Austrian Emperor Charles is invention. ] The Crown Prince arrived inj on a special train from the frd vesterday attended the crown at which the emperor presided. Expects Hohenzollerns to o Berne, July 12.—An official munication issued in Berlin yel says Emperor William express opinion that the political and cg tional reforms demanded ' h Reichstag are such that they of not merely himself but his sud inasmuch as they would be nent, Sa; Situation Is Not Cri Berlin, Via London, July 12 Reichstag, - which had plann meet Wednesday, probably wi convene until the main com whose session was postponed personal request of the chancell concluded its deliberations. situation today was regarded favorable for the chancellor. Hi and personality appeared to be ly secondary consideration conm with the cardinal issue, which all, only involves parliam| political reforms. Whether a four-party coalitid resolye, itself into a co-ordinaf hesive unit for the purpose of a common formula was still one day’'s speculations. Meanwhile nal reforms which are bei manded are likely to be forthd without duress. The situation contains the ingredients necess; a political revolution and the n the street is quite calm despl fact that the usual crop of o continues to add intensely to thel Today's mass of speculative] paper comment does not pern liable conclusions and it is largel sored to suit parties and purpe tendencies while other cos and restraints handicap speci cussion of some salient feat the highly electrified situation. It would seem at this time th present upheaval to which En William's Easter message gave petus is gradually crystallizing i internal issue. The day’s sign eplsode to be followed is the ad ment of the session of the mai mittee immediately after havin called without any announcemj the conclusions which were reag Monday night's session of the council. Kaiser for Equal Voting, Paris, July 12—A despatch | ‘Basel to the Havas Agency says] peror William has addressed to cellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg script under the terms of whig| bill to be submitted to the Pr Diet, as a compliment to the im: message of April 7 must be dra on the basis of equal voting righ H. C. OF L. CONFERENG Committee Calls Meeting 1o F Proposed Taxation of Unused to Pay Cost of War, Wasnhington, July 12.—A con! on the high cost of living will here July 30 and 21 to discuss Jegislation to give the governmeny trol of the natur: proposed taxation high tax on unused lands woui used to pay the cost of the war, conference is called by the comn on the high cost of living.