New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. HERALD “ADS” M%§ BETTER BUSINE BRITAIN SCORNS ‘SHAM PEACFE’ Lloyd George Arraigns |[RUSSIAN PUT TORCH ! FINLAND 1S FIRM FOR INDEPENDENCE Adoption- of Bill May Brew Trouble With Petrograd - Michaelis As Hypo-| T0 TOWNS THEY QUIT|russiws erip cast ore crite ; Declares Eng- land Will Fightto End ——— CAN'T MAKE TERMS WITH AUTOCRACY Premier Predicts German Chancellor ‘Will Soon “Deliver a Different Speech and That Is the One For Which We Are Waiting”—Insists Submarines ‘Will Not Be Victorious Weapon. London, July 21.—Premier Lloyd George said today that the speech in the Reichstag of Dr. Michaelis, the new German chancellor, meant that if Germany were victorious there would be annexation all around and that the military autocracy would be estab- lished more firmly than ever. The speech showed, the premier asserted, that those in charge of affairs in Ger- many had for the moment made the choice for war. ‘““We can’t make peace with a Ger- many dominated by autocracy”, de- clared Premier Lloyd George. ‘The war now becomes a struggle between two definite groups of national ideals. Significant in this respect in the news announced today of the accession of that brilliant Russian. statesman, Ker- ensky, to the leadership of Russian democracy. “I don’t wish Germany to harbor- any delusion,” Mr. Lloyd George con- tinued, ,‘that Great Britain will be put out of the fight until full liberty has been established. I predict it will not be long before the German chan~ cellor delivers a different speech and that is the one for which we are waiting.” The premier said the statement of Dr. Michaelis contained phrases which Germans Find Villages in Flames As Enemy Line Gives Way. Berlin, July 21, via London—Ger- man troops in eastern Galicia have: crossed the Zlochoff-Tarnopol road on a front of 40 kilometers, army head- quarters announced today. They found burning villages and great de- struction in their path. The German advance was effected on both sides of the town of Jezierna, (20 miles northwest of Tarnopol and 85 miles southeast of Zlochoff.) Petrograd, July 21.—A'further re- treat has been made by the Russians in eastern Galicia, the war office an- nounces, because the troops did not show the necessary stability and at points did not fulfill commands. Petrograd, July 30.—Despatches says that a most intense artillery bat- tle is being waged on the Smorgon- Krevo front. Several hundred Ger- man heavy guns are said to be en- gaged. The Germans sought to ad- vance but were driven back by the Russian fire, a crack Siberian corps bearing the brunt of the fighting. It is said the Russian guns are obtaining: the mastery, Parls, July 21.—In the course of violent fighting last night on -the Aisne front, southeast of Cerny, the. Germans twice penetrated French trenches and were driven out by counter attacks the war office an- nounces. Several other attacks at different parts of the front were re- heavy losses on the Germans. DR. KRIEG ANGRY AT will be understood by the military powers of Germany. Unless these were wiped out, he added, they would again plunge Europe into a welter of blood. . o “I have read Chancellor mus' speech three times’ said Mr. Lioyd George. “I see In it only sham Inde- pendence for Belglum, sham demo- cracy for Germany, sham peace for Europe.” Submarine At another point in his speech,| which was delivered in London, the premier said: “Regarding the submarine menace I must disagree with Chancellor Mich~ aelis. Gradually, but surely, we are increasing our protection and dimin- ishing our losses.” Speaking of the shipbuilding pro- gram Lloyd George said:Great Britain this year would turn out four times as many ships as last year.. In the last two months of 1917 as many ships will be finished as in all of 1916. The chancellor’s speech, Mr. Lloyd George said, offered no hape for Bel- glum. The determination of the Allies was that Belgium must be re- stored as a free and independent people, not a German protectorate. Mr. Lloyd George said the food supply for the 1917-1918 period had already been secured and that a pro- gram of cultivation had been arranged to make the supply for the-following year secure, even if losses Increased. In conclusion the premier said the Entente Allies would go on fighting to the end, knowing that the future of mankind was in their trust-tovmain-- tain and defend. Heavy Losses in Shipping. Washington, July 21.—Figures in the possession of the government, based on the best information within reach of the ‘Allies, makes it appeatr that since the beginning of the Ger- man ruthless submarine warfare thoe destruction of merchantmen hitherto available for the Entente has been at least four times the amount of ton-<j nage built) The figures show the losses to be averaging about 1,000,000 ‘,dead welght” manthly, this including the weight of cargo, whereas the weekly statements from London are based upon registered tonnage. Reichstag Adjourns. Copenhagen, July 21.—The Reich- stag adjourned yesterday until Sep- tember 26, says a despatch from Ber- lin, THIS 258" A FIGHTER. Spaniard First Drawn, Offers Services to Amcrica, July 21.—A Spanlard of New Orleans, Suwuel Sanjines, one of the thousands whose number-—258 s the first to come out of the bowl In the army draft Thursday telie- graphed Secretary Baker today: You drew my number first and al- though 1 am not an American citi- ten, but a Spaniard, and have never wpplied for naturalization papers, to be the first one drawn | consider such in honor that I beg to offer you my services to fight the war for freedom and democracy, thrust on this —great aation.” Washington, —wi LOSS OF SHIPPING Describes Action of English Off Hol- 1and as “Brutal Assault” and “Profligate Act.” Copenhagen, July 21.—British seiz- ure of German ships: wass denounced as “a brutal assault on defenseless merchantme; and “ajprofligate act,” by Dr. Krieg, director'of the judicial department of the German foreign office in replylng to a.question.in the Reichstag. Dr. Krieg added that Ger- many had urged Holland to demand an apology for this' unheard of vio- lation in Dutch waters and a precise assurance that it would not recur. Dr. Krieg sald Germany was en- titled to, and would expect, immediate Testoration of the captured ships and compensation for the cargoes of those sunk, as well as for the wounded sea- man and their dependents. Holland, he said, had already expressed regret at the occurrence and declared would demand the fullest satisfaction. Holland further promised that the Dutch fleet would do its utmost to prevent a repetition and, replying to the German representations, sald it |'was prepared to employ the utmost energy to obtain satisfaction of the German demands. The German, gov- ernment, he said, was confldent Hol- land would act accordingly. Copenhagen, July 21.—A Berlin de- spatch on German imperial order just issued states that as a further meas- ure of retaliation for regulations made by Great Britain and its allles in regard to marttime warfare, the fol- lowing amendments are made to the prizs regulations: “Neutral ships shall be- treated,-as enemy ships when totally or in fur- ther part owned by subjects of an enemy state, when chartered by an enemy or when sailing'in the interest of enemy warfare.” U. §. COONSUL IN PRISON Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin Says Amer- ican and British Envoys at Odessa Are Jailed by Rebels. Amsterdam, July 21.—The Anzeiger of Berlin hears that the ' American consul' at Odessa, John A. | Ray, has been imprisoned there with his British colleague, by soldlers for having spoken unfavorably of the revolution. The soldiers, the news- paper says, refused to liberate him, METAL MINERS STRIKE Tokal Thirty-seven Properties | Affected by Labor Trouble in Colorado—Em- ployes Detailed Keep Water Out. Diet, by Overwhelming Majority, De- cides in Favor of Urgency of Meas- uro—S’enate .Tenders Resignation, ‘Which Is Not Accepted. Helsingfors, Thursday, July 19.—A conflict with Russla is regarded as in- evitable because of the action of the Finnish diet in adopting a bill grant- ing independence to Finland. The socialist members of parliament as- sert, however, that Petrograd has its hands too full with its own trouble to attempt repression. Before the bill was adopted a de- cision was taken on the duestion whether the measure should be treat- ed as urgent or postponed until the next session. The decision in favor of urgency required a flve-sixth ma- jority under Article 60 of the con- stitution which the socialigt majority had agreed to respect. The decision involved the immediate voting on the bill, the result giving a two-thirds majority necessary for the alteration of fundamental laws. The announcement of the vote was received by prolonged cheering and criés of “long live Finland” end Rus- sian connection.” The. Diet theeraf- ter rejected, 104 against 87, a pro- posal by M. Talas, member of the young Finnish party, that the law, as prescribed by the constitution, be submitted for Russia’s approval or veto. A final vote was taken on a reso- lution of M. Hornbeerg, member of Swedish party, the import of which ‘was that the Diet reserve the right to break the last bonds with Russia. The Hornberg resolution was defeated chiefly by the vote of the socialists pulsed by the French, who inflicted |themselves, who stand for this policy, but object to following the initiative of the non-socialist parties. After the vote on the bill the sen- ate prepared a statement to be read by Premier Tokoi announcing its res- ignation. The motive was that the senate was appointed by the Russian provisional government as the inher- itor of the grand duke of Finland's prerogatives, but as the provisional governmént's power in Finland was now abolished the senate lost local standing. It would remain in power only until the Diet appointed a new senate. The president of the Diet refused to accept the statement on the ground that it was out of order. The state- ment will be made later. expectaton is that M. Tokoi was ap- ‘pointed by the Diet with a cabinet consisting of representatives of the parties, pro rate as heretofore. As the Diet dispersed there was a patriotic demonstration in the streets. M. Tokoi expressed his satisfaction at the Diet’s coup d'etat. ‘“We may be sure of Finland’s independence guar- Socialist Delegates Arvested. Petrograd, July 21.—Detachments of soldiers and sailors with machine guns have arrested 36 Maximalist so- cialist delegates to the, Baltic fleet on board the Russian destroyer Or- phei, which was lying at a British quay, Kerensky on War Path. Petrograd, July 21.—The cabinet meeting leading to the announced resignation of Premier, Lvoff sat until dawn yesterday and was somewhat warm. Minister of War Kerensky criticised the ministers and military authorities for not rising to recent events and using their powers to sup- press mutiny. M. Kerensky was severe towards General Polovtseff ,governor of the Petrograd military district whom he had proposed to remove, but he recon- sidered the decision after the ministers had assumed the responsibility changing the original orders. of Were Treating With Germany. Petrograd, July 20.—All Russians who have criminal relations with Ger- many are to be sought and vigorously prosecuted by the government. A be- ginning,was made with the arrest of a notorious member of the Maximilsts named Zinovieff and Zteckloff, ring leaders of the labor delegates in Petro- grad who sought open direct nego- tiations with the enemy, HAS “ARMY” T0 FIGHT DRAFT Anti-Coul cription Leader Wises rorce to Resist Authorities It ‘fhey Forcibly Recruit Is Members, Montreal, July 21.—I2lie Laliuniere, a leader in the anti-con stion agi- | tation, declared at street meeting | here last night that he was ready to form an army, adding “and 1 have al- ready five hundred men who are | arilling.” Their commander, he said, ay Leadyville, Colo., miners in this July 21.—Metal district struck this morning. Thirty-seven properties are involved. In each mine affected ten men remained to keep the property § free from water. |'is a former officer of the United States i army. | Later Lalamiere stated that the “army” was not before raised for at- tack, but “to be prepared if they ( come to take us from our homes.” The general | ! | | EW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917. —TEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED § MINIMON PRICE OF | FIRST CALL FOR DRAFTED MEN COMING IN TEN DAY WHEAT FIXED AT §2 Senate Guarantees Farmers May Feel Assured of Proper Retarn SHERMAN RAPS F0OD BILL “Bound to be a Disappointment and I Will Vote Agninst It,” He Says— Vote on Establishing Wheat Price Is 49 to 32. ‘Washington, July 21.—The senate today went on record by a vote of 46 to 33 in favor of congress fixing a minimum guarantee price of not less than $2 a bushel for wheat, rejecting an amendment by Senator Norris, of Nebraska, to strike out a $2 price proposal and leave price fixing to the food administration only. S Today’s debate began on the bi- partisan leaders’ compromise substi- tute for the wheat price fixing sec- tion. Senator Curtis proposed an amend- ment extending the guarantee price to equivalent of number 1 northern wheat. This was adopted without a record vote. Senator Sherman spoke against the whole bill. ‘““The whole bill is bound to be a disappointment,” he said, “and I am going to vote against it. Senator Shafroth declared thé far- mers would receive great benefit from the bill but he thought the consu- mers also should be considered in en- acting the pending legislation. Senator Hitchcock’s amendment providing the minimum price of $2 2 bushel for wheat, was accepted by a vote of 49 to 82. g Coal Control Voted. The amendment of Senator’Pomer- ene authorizing the president through the federal trade commission to fix prices of coal and coke during the war, to take over at. a reasonable price and operate coal mines and to. regulate wholesale and retail distri- bution and wages of coal miners, was adopted 72 to 12. REPUDIATES CONFESSION TTompkins Declares Humphries Killed Own Wife and Son and Was Slain in Self Defemse By Prisoner. Johnstown, Pa., July 21.—Paging back and forth in his cell in the Cambria jail and crying “I did not do 1t” George Tompkins of Philadel- phia, who Thursday, confessed to the murder of Edmund Humphries, prominent coal operator, his wife and their 16 year old son, laft night re- pudiated his confession, according to a statement by Warden Knee of the jail today. Tompkins last night, said the war- den declared Humphries killed his wife and son, tried to kill Tompkins, and then attempted suicide, and then was killed by Tompkins after the latter had been attacked. PICKET WHITE HOUSE AGAIN Women Unmolested As They Resume Silent Vigil of President’s Residence —Twelve of the Girls There. Washington, July 21.—‘“Silent pick- eting” at the White House gates was resumed by 12 members of the wom- en’s party today without interference from the police or citizens. It was the first time since the women staged their demonstration for the benefit of the Russian mission that women had been permitted to parade their ban- ners before the White House unmo- lested. BLOWS SELF T0 PIECES Former Judge of Groton Town Court Preferred Quick Death to Operation At Hospital. July 21.—Augustine §. 67, of this town, former as- sistant judge of the Groton town court, schcol district committeeman, justice of the peace, and well known citizen, committed suicide today by Noank, Chester, blowing himself to pieces with dyna- | mite in the yard of his home. He had suffered from stomach trouble and was about to go to a hospital and his condition preyed on his mind. Licenses chemical firms ‘Washington, under which German have been exporting to the United States through neutral countries, se- rums, vaceines, anti-toxins and other biologicul products, were formally re- voked today by the treasury depart- ment. PRAFT NUMBERS ON } | 1 INSIDE PAGES WEATHER- ‘Hartford, July 21.—Forecast for Hartford and vicinity: Partly cloudy, continued warm tonight and Sunday. P e T ASK FOR EXEMPTION, e As early as today, persons be- gan to cal] at the office of the mayor in City hall, to fille ap- plications for exemption from the war draft. Numerous rea- sons were advanced to the may- or, who informed his callers that 1t was a matter for the exemption board and not he, to grant their requests. One par- ticular sad sight was witnessed by callers in the office, when a young man of foreign extrac- tion informed the mayor that he was the sole support of his widowed mother and four brothers. ' PHYSICIANS SOUGHT FOR SERVIGE IN ARMY Hartford County Expected to Furnish 20 More Doctors. Wanted: Twenty Hartford county physicians to step forward and volun- teer in Uncle Sam’'s army medical corps. At a meeting of the Hartford Coun- ty Committee of the Auxiliary Council on Medical Defense held yesterday af- ternoon it was announced that the quota of physicians for this county has been set by the war department at 37. Seventeen physicians have al- ready been commissioned, leaving an opening for 20 more. Dr. Henry T. Bray and Dr. T. E. Reeks of this city are members of the Hartford County Committee -of® the Auxiliary Council on Medical defense. In addition to this Drs. Bray and Reeks have been appointed to the committee which will have charge of all sanitation and hygiene in New Britain during the war. Young physicians are advised by the committee to take advantage of the’opportunities now befoye them for volunteering in the medical corps of guard. It is pointed out that the conscription age for physicians |is higher than that of ordinary men. Any doctor may be drafted into the medi- cal corps, who is under 55 years of age. . & Two physicians from this vicinity have already offered their services and have been accepted by the.gov- ernment. They are Dr. J. F. Faulk- ner of this city, who saw service in France wth the British and French armies before starting to practice here, and Dr. Matthew Griswold of Berlin. Medical men are not exempt from service on acount of dependents. This ig a point in the law brought out at the meeting of the physicians In Hartford last night. They may be drafted the same as other men .a.nd placed in the ranks of the new nation- al army where their medical services will not be of avail. Rather than have this condition obtain the Hart- ford County committee urges all young doctors to apply for a commission which, if gotten, will pay them $2,000 a year as first lieutenants and $2,400 | as captains. The chances of promo- tion are said to be excellent. There is also an expense allowance which goes with each commission. MILITIA MOBILIZATION All New England Regiments to Re- spond to Call Next ‘Wednesday— yale Field and Niantic for Conn. * Boston, July 21.—Arrangements for the mobilization of the National Guard of New England on July 25 wer'e announced by the department of the northeast hezdquarters today. It is planned to have most of the Massachusetts guardsmen report at their armories, although the artillery may be mobilized in camp at Box- ford. In Connecticut two regiments will be at Yale Field and the others will report.at Niantic. Maine guards- men will be mobilized at Brunswick, New ' Hampshire at Concord, and Rhode Island at Quorset Point All the Vermont troops already are in the federal service. 'The coast artillery will he mobilized at coast nosts. $500,000 FIRE AT WATERLOO Machinery Stock, in Manufacture for Government and Buldings Burned, Throwing 500 Out of Work. -—Half a miltion dollars worth of woolen mill in manufacture Seneca, Falls, N, Y., July stock for machinery, | government purposes and mill prop- I erty were destroyed by fire today at i the plant of Waterloo Woolen com- pany, at Waterloo. N, Y. Five hundred persons are out of employment. thrown i the theory that two registrants must the United States army and national | ] Empty Capsule Provides Only Error in D . of Numbers Through 16 Hours of Ard Labor--Legality of I Officials Claim--Only Lottery Not :4?" 10,499 Selected EXAMINING BOARDS TO QUESTION 1,374,000 Washington, July 21.—With ten TO DETERMIN million men listed in the ord L their liability to service, the federal government began today its preparation for organization of a selective army—the task of dete who among those chosen shall be exempt. The drawing to determine who early today, after it had been in pr than 16 hours, and while the officials shal] first be liable for service ogress without interruption for. in charge rested from their loni others took up the tabulation of official figures for forwarding to lo@ emption boards over the country. Most of this work it is hoped t plete before the day is over so that their instructions early next week. Within ten d&ays the men who are subject! to the president’s order for mobilization of a war quota of 687,- 000 may be appearing before their boards for examination and for deci- sion as to exemption. Twice 687,000 are to be summoned by the boards on be examined for every soldier ac- cepted and the number each registra- tion dfstrict must furnish has been | carefully worked out. The provost marshal general's of- fice was greatly pleased today over | the outcome of the drawing, officials declaring it an accomplishment scarcely less noteworthy than the suc- cessful registration carried out six weeks ago. Ten million men, they pointed out had been assigned places on the nation’s muster roll within the space of less than a day and appar- ently with only one minor error in the whole complicated process. No Number in One Capsule. TRe single error came to light near the end of the drawing this morning when a blank was found where there | should have been a number in one | of the capsules by which the wartime fortunes of America’s youth were de- termined. All officials agreed that it could work no injustice to any reg- istrant.” It means only a temporary complication, they said, and in no way impairs the equality of the lottery. What serial number should have béen in the place of the blank had not been determined today but it will be found shortly by a careful check. ing of the lists, Then it will be as- signed to the only place on the liabil- | ity list—number 10,500, at the very foot. Because of its absence there are only 10,499 places now. with | holders of the derial number 3,217 in | last place. The vacant place was | shifted to the end of the list because when the blank was drawn in the 10,554th place it immediately was re- | placed by the drawing of a number, | and that made the numbers lack one of filling the 10,500 places. Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder's office said that the error undoubtedly resulted from an oversight for which | no one could be blamed. A shift in | plans only a few hours before the | drawing began necessitated, through the provost marshals general’s assis- tance, the task of providing quickly ten times as many numbers and ten times as many capsules as had been counted upon. The participating officials worked in relays, but the strain of the tedious process began to weigh visibly upon all of them before the end. General Crowder the provost marshal general replaced the blindfold official at the drawing bowl and himself drew out the last number, A. P. Wires Cleared for Numbers. Scarcely had the historic event thus reached its close than the news of the last drawing had been flashed over the country. The telegraphic fat of transmitting the 10,600 numbers as rapidly as they were drawn was pro- nounced by officials today as among | the most notable features of the whole process. The Associated Press virtually cleared its wires of other matter and gave the right of way to the draft numbers from the start of 4he drawing with the result that newspapers everywhere were able to give to their readers promptly the lists of those.chosen in the various local districts. No small part in the country-wide success of the lottery plan was play- ed by the Associated Press, who worked for long hours with nothing the local authorities can be the given district. already ca The process will not be reduced fine point of providing a ¢ sheet that shall exactly fit eae trict in the country, but lists cancellations made by groups sands will be used and one supplied each local board line drawn at the thousal next above the highest numl that district. ) With the close of the dra great bulk of the business of the new army ready for sei pass on to the state and local ties. They now must post thi bers of the men first to be from each district, - must them for examination and must take up the subject of tions. It will be their duty, imf to turn over to the federal ment when the mobilizatio comes in September, theirf quota of men fit and ready to} diers. % Falrest Plan Possible. Senator Chamberlain, chairn the senate military affairs col and joint author of the dr who drew the second number \lseleclivc draft, issued the foll “Everything went off with al precision, testifying to the ca: which the admirable plans hag formulated by the presiden the skillful management of ¢ Marshal Gen. Crowder. It wilk to the country that the selective { Plan for securing an army is th | est that could have been devise { tributing the burden of the far as man power is col equitably, evenly and justly ame young men of the country betw «nd 30. Any other system have taken only the willing, injurious to the country it mi been to take them from the industrial and business life, the unwilling to take their plal every avocation. “It is not a conscript syste does it provide a conscript al the contrary every man drawni| to feel honored and I believe honored that he has been sel serve his country.” B Secretary Baker sent his con lations to Gen. Crowder today the general formally notified the drawing had been comj Gen. Crowder’s letter said: “We closed the drawing be and 3 o'clock this morning. found precisely 10,500 capsules urn and the only mishap wi one of the capsules contained ne ber. When the fact was dis I threw the capsule back into to await developments. We out last and assigned it the la ber on the list.” The secretary approved tho tion of the missing numbers. Number 4664 is the numbel should have been in the empty & that came out of thé bowl | morning in thearmy draft lotte: was discovered several hours la checking official tally sheets. A blank {r the empty capsull left at the foot of the list, and] vost Marshal Crowder has so reyg to Secretary Baker. Officials in @ of the scheme say, however, probably will be placed finally order in which it was drawn, § tation number being 1,004. (% would shove each number 5 listed from 1,004 to 10,499 do place further in the list. % DANIELS ASKS $137,8 AR 00 before them but the eternal groups of figures and with the thought in their minds that a mistake of a single figure would be a matter of utmost concern to thousands of men and tens of thousands among thelir friends and relatives. For that reason no attempt at unusuul speed could be made with the result that errors were kept at a minimuni. Some mistakes were -unavoldable, however, for in some respects the of. ficial teller’s veports were at varience and a comparison W rectification was proceeding today. The rule fol- lowed was that agreement in the rec- ords of two of the three tellers in any case should be sufficient to show that | the variation was the mistake of the third. All reports of the drawing will be rectified before the official re- ports are forwarded to local boards. ! In reporting the numbers to the | Navy Requirements Include tion, Ordnance, Clothing and Yard and Fa Washington, July 21.—Secy Daniels today submitted to the a sating §187,8 needs of the navy, inel orduance suppifes, and docks, ¢ of the navy provements at estimates for war Lmmunition, provements of yarid ing and enlargement and gun factory herd 1AN HELD AS SP . J., July 21.—Karl member of the first regiment ¢ New Jersey National Guard, and to have been formerly a non-col sioned officer in the German arm to have a brother who is now an in the German army was tod: boards the federal government also will provide special lists with the high numbers which do not apply ina rested here and put in jail on from the department of Jjusti Washington.