New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1917, Page 5

WHAT WILL NEW TEUTONPREMIER D07 George Michaelis Is Now Targe of World’s Conjecture Copenhagen, July 16.—Germany's first commoner Chancellor, Dr. George | Michaelis, a bureaucrat without even a | noble ‘von™ hefore his name, has as | vet given no indication of his lml\C.V[ regarding reform and peace. Neither the Conservatives nor the liberals have as yot ventured to call him thelr 1 Chanceilor's tirst step. which mizht be interpreted as an indication af an open mind, was to receive repre- sentatives of the two divergent groups ‘he Reichstag and permit them to explain their respective standpoints, *he Chancellor playing the role of ' listener to the conversations conducted Ly the Vies Chancellor, Dr. Karl Helf- forich, and the Reicl representa- tives, The German s unite in acterizations of his energy and fair- | mindedness, hut are most reserved in *heir redictions of his probable pol- Their papers aligned for the so- | ed German peace are perhaps a shade more enthusiastic about the po- litical possibilities under the new regime than the radical and Socialist organs. The (‘ologne Volkszeitung, the Cath- olic orsan of Pan-German sympathies, s that Dr. Michaelis undoubtedly inds nearer the Right than the Left parties. The line of the comment ¢ &ently emanating from Wilhelmstrasse is that the new Chancglior regards as his mission the restoration of the in- ternal harmony of the nation. what- ever policy may be adopted. No mat- | what e's> mayresult. the change | undoubtedly niean the disappear- of the von Bethmann peace pro- char- licy Personal. Hollweg's policy £ Ve aims of the war had fr Leginning been a pere-na! one, in 1ich “the Chancel- Jor ahove the parties” had formed a !l prezrom above Parliamentary parties, the military authoritics, and the Fim- pero1 alike. and he endeavored by gentle, steady pressure and sugges- tion to impose it upon 4 changeful govereign oscillating between vistas of brilliant ambition and realization of cold facts; upon the puissant military caste represented by Field Marshal von Hindenburg, and General Luden- | dorff, and a blundering, unbrilliant | Parliament. | The appointment of Dr. Michaelis | -undoubtedly means a new deal of the | cards. Berlin papers which were pub- lishéd before the appointment of Dr. Michaelis wa~ k10wn to throw further | light upon the circumstances of von | Bethmann Hollweg's Tetirement. They ghow that the Emperor wi ed by the necessity of dropping the | Imperial Chancellor or virtually the ! entire Prussian Cabinet, the members | of which, including the War Minister, | General von Stein, a soldier, not a pol- itician, submitted their resignations, declaring that they could not remain if von Bethmann Hollweg was re- tained. Hertling Against Hollweg. The Bavarian Premier, Count von ! Hertling, who favored moderate peace | proposals, but refused flatly to accept thé idea of a Parliamentary Ministry, which would diminish Bavaria’s spe- efal influence upon the Government, seemsg to have thrown himself into the struggle against von Bethmann at the last minute. The Bavarian Centrist members of the Reichstag started an anti-von Bethmann revolt within the party. and the Crown Prince made val- id hie long-standing objections to the Imperial Chancellor. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff were again sum- moned to Berlin, not to interfere, ac- cording to the unanimous accounts in the Berlin papers, in the political side of the situation, but to sidetrack the proposed peace resolution by encqur- aging reports of the military situation and to inspire the members of the Reichstag with belief in the possibili- tv of obtaining that “German peace worthy of the sacrifices made,”” to which von Hindenburg over and ever again had committed himself in his published replies to the memorials of pan-German organizations. Refore the selection of Dr. Michaelis hecame known the papers generally agreed that von Bethmann Hollweg's retirement would be accompanied by sweeping changes in the imperial and Pruseian administrations. The feeling vas zeneral that a large part of the Zecretaries of State and Ministers who had been in office since and before the war and had exhausted, their efficiency ind avallability through long continu- ance at their posts under the tremend- >us responsibilities of the war should 2e removed. confront- | AUSTRIA SHOULD QUIT. Czech Minister Declares Alliance With Germany Should be Terminated. July 16.—The Austrian wag thrown into an uproar on Saturday. when the former Czech minister. Herr Praschek, declared the hate of the entire world was not di- rected against Austria. hut against Sermany. and that Austria should detach herself from her ally, says a Vienna dispatch. “How are we to obtain peace manded Herr Praschek, “if we cling ‘o the German side? Must we con- inue to sacrifice our interests to the sxpansion of Germanv? Must we continue to submit to the German miiltarism that has drawn us into this war?" The speaker declared Czech depu- ties had been imprisoned for attempt- Ing to bring about an alliance of Austria with Russian and France and | added that if thev were to be stig- | matized as iraitors, then all Czechs i «ho believed similarly should be so stigmetinad, Zurich. Reichsrat ' de- NEW BRITAIN DAILY COLONEL GREEN AND BRIDE ON HONEYMOON YACHT TRIP CoL ond MRs - E-H YA :R:-GREEN snd THE'R HONEYMOON HT UNIYED STATE. Colonel Edward Howland Robinson | man as formerly Miss Highland Park, for Green and Mabel E 1l1, have their honeymoon on the yacht United States, the “floating palace” belong- ing to the son of the late Mrs. Hetty Green. It is reported on good au- thority that the refitting of the Unit- ed States cost (‘olonel Green $1,000,- 000. . She has forty-eight staterocoms, one for cach state in the Union. Be- fore leaving on his honeymoon Colonel Green said: “I am not marrving any society bud, but a truly sensible woman. I do not know whao's going to be boss. All I know is that I'm going to try to be.” “The problem of marriage does not lie as heavily on the mind of the poor his bride, Harlow of gone. to the Caribbean it does on a rich one. The poor man has at least the comforting thought that he is the loved head of the household and on the treasury vanlt.” “There not a rich man in Amer- dca who has not had dozens of chances to mar into families of birth and breeding, but he must seek the inner recesses of the woman’s soul and find if her affections ring true.” “I want the right sort of girl or woman, Age doesn't matter if the brain and heart are right.” “I like a bashful girl.” “Every man seeking a wife should look for the motherly type. You will know her by the pleasure she finds in doing little acts of kindness for others. She can’t hide her goodness.” i MOND:."1 ) ) ¥, JULY 16, 1917. 4|n J?'J NN AN AWAWAWARAWAWAW AR AVAWAWAWAAW IIH | “I'm going to marry a woman—not a clothes horse.” ‘THREE MURDERED; FRIEND 1§ HELD, | Coal 0perator,' Wite and Son, May Have Been Shot by Associate Johnstown. Pa., July 16.—Edmund 1. Humphries, Jr., president and gen- eral manager of the Newborn Coal Mining Company ,and his wife son, Edmund I. Humphries, 3d, four- vears old were shot and killed on the Cambria Mountain the summer homes of Chas. M. Schwab and Mrs." Mary Copley Thaw. George C .Tompkins, treasur- er of the Newhorn had and teen vesterday top, near Coal Mining Com- accompanied the Humphries family in an automobile, sald that masked highwaymen had held up the party and fired the shots. A few hours after the tragedy Mr. Tompkins was held by a Coroner’s Jury on charge of having committed the murders. The case is obscured in much mystery and no motive has been ascribed by the county authori- ties. A letter found in Mr. Tompkin's pocket was signed by his wife and upbraiding him for entering the coal mining business with Mr. Humphries. Tt urged him to get his money out of the project and return to her at Phil- adelphia. Much excitement prevails the county and at Mr. Tompkins is held a prisoner. Scores of autorhobile parties have gone to the scene and have trampled down the cornfield in which M. Humphries w overtaken by hi murderer and killed, probably after his wife and son had been shot in their automobile, Were Business Associates. Hr. Humphries and Mr. Tompkins were in the automobile business in Philadelphia until a few months ago, when they were among the incorpo- rators of the Newborn Coal Mining Company, and began the operation of a coal property at Carrollton, twenty- eight miles from Johnstown. Mr. Tompkin's wife is said to have refus- ed to leave Philadelphia. Mr. Hum- pany, who through Ebensburg, where | phries and his wife and son had oc- | cupted quarters in a hotel at Carroll- ton Just why Mr. Humphries and his wife and son, and Mr. Tompkins should have started for Philadelphia this morning in the Humphries auto- mobile is not known except that Mr. Tompkins has said it was to transact some business. It is belleved that it was in connection with the coal min- ing company.’ Bodics Found. Mr. Humphries was driving and his wife sat beside him . In the rear seat was the hoy and Mr. Tompkins, the A Melding his pet dos. Mr. Tomp- kins said there had been motor trouble and on the Cambria Mountain top Mr. Humphries got out to make repairs. It took him so long that M Tompkins said he got out to assi Iim, when suddenly three masked men ran out from a corn field and be- gan shooting. Mr. Tompkins said he did not stop running until he became lost in the cornfield and remained there for an hour. Finding his way to a road he stopped a passing automobile and told the two men in it of the attack. These two men found the Humphries auto- mobile driven far into the cornfield. In it they found Mrs. Humphries and her son dead. The mother was shot in the back of the head, and the boy in the face, and hoth by a weapon held so close that there were powder marks. Mr. Tompkins said he did not know what had become of Mr. Hum- phries. The two men hurried into Ebens- burg with Mr. Tompkins and the dog. County officers started out to the scene at once and one of the first per- sons they saw was Russell Luther, fourteen years old, whose father owns the farm where the murders were commmitted. He said he had seen one man chasing another through the cornfield, the pursuer firing shots at the other. That caused a search to be made of the field and Mr. Hum- phries’ body was found. He had been shot in the back several times, prob- ably as he ran. No pistol was found. Examination of Mr. Humphries’ body showed that he had made a de: perate struggle with an antagonist before his wounds caused him to col- his tightly clasped were nds of light hair. Footprints a Clew. Upon the statement of Russell Lu- ther that he had seen one man pur- sue another into the cornfield the de- tectives took up the trail from the au- tomobile and reported that they con- firmed his story by the footprints they found. The marks in the soft earth showed that the pursued man was overtaken and then there had been a struggle in which much growing corn had been trampled upon. Mr. Humphries had a large sum of money and a gold watch, which were not taken. Mrs. Humphries' jewels were not disturbed. A Coroner's inquest was held ‘and all sult was that the jury ordered Mr. Tompkins held and formally accused of the three murders. Dr. E. F. Arble, of Carrollton, an- other of the incorporators of the Newborn Coal Mining company, said tonight that as far as he knew there had been no business trouble be- tween Mr. Humphries and Mr. Tomp- kins and he did not know why they had started for Philadelphia this morning. They went to Carrollton about two months ago and began mining coal. Their establishment was growing rapidly and it was believed the new company was to be a success. Mr. HumpHries was forty-three years old and his wife was thirty- cight. Mr. Tompkins is thirty-eight. Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. WA AWAWAWAWAWAWAWA VWAVAWAR AWWM‘_"A‘JA\ZS&W Important Notice. From Italy s To insure Victor quality, always Iook for the farous § “'His Master's Voice. u‘l‘ renuine products of the Victor Falking Machine Company. moonlit waters . 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The re--| of its liberty for the integrity The Reichstag ladose for peace and a understanding aemong mutual reconciliation Forced acquisttions of territory political. mmonamic and financial vio- lations are incompatible with such a peace. “The Resshstag rejects aiming at an economic blockade and the stirrine =p of enmity among peo- ples after r=e war. GERMAN PEACE RESOLUTION MADE Reiterates Earlier Statements— War to Be Continued Copenhagen, proposed and July 16.—The Reich- resolution, which ,according to the Berlin Tage- blatt,- a majority bloc of the Center radicals and socialists decided Friday evening to introduce unchanged upon the reassembling of reads as follows: “As on August 4, threshold of the fourth year of the war the German people stands upon the assurance of the speech from the throne—‘we are driven by conquest.’ “Germany took up arms in defense indepenaence and territories. peace the 1914, no lust of its and the all pla The freedom Reichstag, so on the lasting nations. and the seas must be assured. economic peaceé can prepare the ground for the friendly association of the peoples. “The Reichstag will energetically pramote the creation of international juridical organizations. So long, how- ever, as the enemy governments do not accept such a peace; so long as they threaten Germany and her allies with conquest and violation, the German people will stand together as one man, hold out unshaken and fight until the rights of itself and its.allies to life and development are secured. The German nation united is unconquer- able. “The Reichstag knows that in this announcement it is at one with the men Wwho are defending the father- land; in the heroic struggles they are sure of the undying thanks of the whole people.” For Zimmerman's Place. The Berlin correspondents report that Count Brockdarff-Rantzau, the German minister at Copenhagen, has been selected to succeed Dr. Alfred Zimmerman as imperial foreign sec- retary. Should this report be con- of | Armed it would mean the return of the aristocratic traditions of the German service. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau is “born,” in the German sense of the word and highly connected at court through his twin brother, who holds a high court position and through his mother, Countess Brockdorff-Rantzau, mistress of the robes to the empress and ane of the most masterful and dominant per- sonages in court life. His Role Toward U. S, Far more important for America. is ns Only an Rantzau played with respect to Ger- man-American relations during the war. Count von Bernstorff, the Ger- man ambassador at Washington, not being altogether satisfled with the conduct of relations through the pre scribed channel. owing to the vigor- ous attitude of James W. Gerard, the American ambassador at Berlin, German government endeavored to open an alternative channel of com- munications through Count Brock- dorff-Rantzau, and used the minister to transmit to Washington the American minister at Copenhagen, Dr. Maurice Egan, communications de- signed to take the edge from tense situations which now and then arose, and build up working agreements with the United States. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau had long believed such agreements possible and had labored in this direction Finally he became convinced that the adoption of unrestricted submarine warfare and | a breach with the United States were inevitable. After the failure of the German peace proposals he accepted the pending rupture as a fact. The imperial German Dr. von Bethmann-Hallweg, and Dr Zimmerman .after the complete rup- ture, endeavored to treat the American declaration that a state of war as non- existent, or at least, to act as if the declaration that a state of war existed was not hinding upoen Germany. But Count Brockdorff- Rantzau cherished no such illusions. Sluggard and Late Riser. The new foreign secretary has a su- perficial reputatiion for being some- thing of a sluggard and a late riser, with small taste for society. But be- neath he is a man of firm. strong of | the role which Count Brockdorfl-lhand. with considerable energy for the | through | chancellor. | execution. He is about the.onl, man diplomat who has won th praval of the amateur diplof critics of Germany for keeping] diplomatic house in order and c! ng infractions of what Germa gard as the neutral attitude of] foreign press. 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