New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1917, Page 9

| GRAPHIG STORY 0F JUTLAND BATTLE German Survivor Publishes De- scription of Famous Engagement (Correspondence of The Asso. Press.) > The Hague, Netherlands, July 22.— Scenes on board the German flagship Lutzow during the Jutland naval battle when some of the newest and largest of the German battle cruisers were battered or sunk by Admiral Beatty's British squadron in June, 1916, are vividly described by P. Krug, one of the Lutzow's survivors in a pamphlet which has just been pub- lished here. It is believed to be the first detailed story of that great battle from the point of view of the German sailor to reach the public eve. Torpedoed by a British warship early in the engagement the Lutzow, which was the flagship of Admiral Hipper, was hammered unmercifully by the big guns of the British vessels, and soon became a complete wreck, a,'ship of the dead,” as Krug describes her. According to his story twenty-seven German sailors were trapped in the Diesel dynamo room before the battle had been long in progress and re- mained there when the Lutzow, a dis- abled hulk was abandoned and sent to the bottom by a torpedo from a Ger- man destroyved. Two of these im- prisoned men had been driven insane and were kept tied by their shipmates. “After describing the first part of the battle and telling how the arrival of | disabled, British battleships turned the tables on the Germans, Krug writes: “Suddenly the entire ship is roughly shaken. The colossus heaves far over, and everything that is not fixed is up- set. The first direct hit! The torpedo pigrces the fore part of the ship. Its effects are terrible. Iron, metal, implements are all intermixed, and the electric light, by chance spared, con- tinues to shine upon this sight. 27 Men Trapped Alive. “Two decks lower, in the Diesel dy- namo room, there is still life. That compartment has not been hit, and 27 men in the prime of life have been sphred, but the chamber is. shut off from all others, for the water is rush- ing into all sections. They are doomed to death. Several 38-centimeter shells squarely hit their mark, working terrible havoc. The first hit the wire- less department. Of the twelve liv- ing men who a moment ago were seated before the apparatus, there is nelhing more to be seen. Nothing is left but a smoking heap of ruins. The setond shot again pierced the fore part of the ship. The entire fore part of the vessel, as far as the Diesel motor room was past saving. Another broad- side meant for the Lutzow fell short, wood, | parts of bodies, smashed ship’s | but a torpedo boat close by dis- appeared, leaving only a few odd pleces of wood and a smashed lifeboat drifting round. It is now half past 7, and the hostile circle grows even smaller. The Lutzow and the Seyd- litz lie with their bows deep in the water; both are badly mauled. ‘The fore part of the Lutzow was in flames. Shells burst against the ship’s side in rapid succession. A terrible sight is presented on board the Lutzow, and it needs iron nerves to look upon it cooly. Hundreds have lost their lives, while many have lain for hours in tor- ture, and the fight is not yet over. The bow is now crushed in and is en- tirely submerged. The four screws are already sticking half out of the water, so that the Lutzow can only make 8 or 10 knots an hour, as against the nor- mal 32, “The admiral decides to transfer to the Moltke. He gives orders to turn and get away from the scene of the fight but the Lutzow has not gone a mile before she receives a broadside of 38-centimeter shells. The entire ship was filled with the poisenous fumes of the shells, and anyone who failed to afix his gas mask was doomed to be suffocated. Nearly Hour in Dark. “It was three-quarters of an hour before the lighting installation was re- stored. Then for the first time could the extent of the damage wrought by the salvo be seen. One of the shells had landed in the sick bay. Here there were three doctors and fifteen attendants beside 160 to 130 wounded. Of all these only four remained alive. These four were hurdled into the next compartment by the air pressure; there they lay unconscious, “The Lutzow was now a complete wreck. Corpses drifted past. From the bows up to the first 30-centimeter gun turret the ship lay submerged. The other gun turrets were completely with the guns sticking out in all directiors. On deck lay the bodies of the sailors in their torn uniforms, in the midst of the empty shell cases. From the masts fluttered torn flags, twisted signal lines and pleces of wire of the wireless installa- tion. Had not the lookout man and the three officers on the commander’s bridge given signs of life, the Lutzow would have truly resembled a ship of the dead. Beldw, on the battery deck and in the coal bunkers, there still lay innumerable wounded, but there was no longer a doctor to attend to them. Every Man for Himself. “Night came on and hope was en- tertained of getting away without a further encounter. But at 3 o’clock in the night news of the approach of two British cruisers and five destroyers was received and just at that critical timeé the fore and middle bulkheads gave way. “‘Orders were given to quickly carry the wounded to the stern. Then the order rings out: ‘All hands muster in division order abaft.’ A tumult arises on the lower deck, for evervbody is now bent on saving his life. It is im- possible in that short spgce of time to bring up all the wounded, far they are scattered everywhere. Eighteen men had the good fortune to be carried up, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917. but all the rest who could not walk or criwl had to be left behind. i ‘The 27 men shut up in the Diesel dynamo chamber had heard the order through the speaking tube, for many, mad with anguish, screamed through the tube fo rhelp, and it was learned that two of their number lay bound be- cause they had become insane. In- spired by their sense of duty, these sealed-up men had'continued to carry on their work in order to provide the ship with light. “The torpedo boats now _ quickly took off the crew of-the Lutzow, and those left behind were doomed to death. It was resolved that no piece of the vessel should fall into the enemy’s hands. An order was given and a torpedo cleft the waters. Just then seven men were to be seen run- ning likke mad men round the deck. Over-fatigued as they were, they had apparently dropped off to sleep and only just awakened. As the torpedo exploded, the Lutzow's bow quickly dipped, and the stern rose until she stood on end. Then she heeled over and sank, forming a great whirlpool that carried everything within it into the depths. “When the roll was called it ap- peared that there were 1,008 survivors of the Lutzow; 597 men had parished in the battle.” WHIZ AND A BANG OR BANG AND WHIZ iBlind Man Able to Tell Which Way Shells Are Going With the British Armies in France, July 6.—(Staff correspondence of The Associated Press)—Blind himsel?, and head of the British National In- stitute devoted principally to men blinded ia the war, Sir C Arthur Pearson, of London, was recently a most interesting visitor at the British front. His enthusiasm for all he ‘“saw” was unbounded, and he de- clared he would take back to the sightless men at home new words of encouragement as to how “their’” army was cerrying on. Sir Arthur climbed the Vimy Ridge, and to his great delight some Ger- man sh«lly broke so close they splashed him with mud and the party had to take temporary refuge in a dug-out. “A man doesn’t have to see to know when to duck, does he,” laughed Sir Arthur {u relating the incident th: night. “I also find,” he added, “that it doesn’t take long to know when they are going and when they aro coming.” That is always a great source of en- tertainmen: to visitors in the fighting zone. At first the shells that are zo. | ing over frem the British guns swish along through the sullen air with a noise that ic quite startling enough, but the sightseer “fortunate” enough to hear & German missile “coming in” soon finds it sings a somewhat different song. Sir Arthur aptly de- scribed it. “Our shells,” bang and & over with 8 whiz and a bang. depends upon the position whiz.” Sir Arthur was deeply impressed by the work of the guns. He remained with some cf the batteries for a long time and listened to their noisy mut- terings with a keen appreclation of all that was going on about him. He was particularly delighted to hear above the reverberating echoes the songs of larks—always to be remem- bered by the soldiers on this front as their ever-cheerful companions of trench and battle fields. “Seeing” the Tanks, Trudging over some of the older battlefields of the Somme, walking through th¢ trenches, and standing in the higher places where the panorama of battle sprread below him, Sir Ar- thur drank in the atmosphere of the war—the meaning of it all, He “‘'saw’” the “tanks” in repose and heard the mat drill, he stood outside a prison cage and visualized the round-capped Germans within the barbed wire barriers. He asked a guard if any of the prisoners ever at- tempted 1o escape. Jscape. sir?” replied, the old ser- geant; “why, sir, you couldn( drive ‘em awa rey likes being prisoners, sir, they does.” The ruined cities of the Somme, Bapaume and Peronne, affected Sir Althur deeply. “1 wish the whole wurld—all but the Germans who already know what they have done—could come and stand in the grand squares of these cities as I did today,’ he exclaimed, “‘and see and feel the desolation and the wanton destruction. They are ghost-like, these cities of the dead. I knew them on motor trips in other days, when they were alive and I could see, and I could picture the scene today as if 1 were looking at a painting. The -Germans will find, however, the day of reckoning is near at hand. I shall take back words of great cheer to the men at St. Dun- stan’s.” Entertained by officers of all ranks, Sir Arthur declared his days and nights at the front had been filled to overflowing. No visitor ever followed the workings of the vast British army machine with quicker, keener appre- ciation and understanding than he. He was gratified to find in the army a similar interest and appreciation in the work at St. Dunstan’s for the blinded soldiers and sailors. Sir Arthur told of the resentment he felt when unthinking people re- ferred to St. Dunstan’s as a ‘“home" for the blind as if the blind were to be segregated there for the rest of their days. Not a “Home for Blind."” “It is not a home for the blind,” he said, “go with a whiz; the Germans come It all of the he protested, “and I do not believe in ‘homes’ for the blind. St. Dun- stan’s is an institution where thos who cannot see are helped to equif themselves to retake their place in the ordinary walks and affairs of life. Often despondent at first, they are set some simple task and when they find how easily it is done, a spirit of regeneration seems to come over them. They catch the spirit of ac- complishment and thereafter nothing is too great for them to attempt. “One of the most despondent men with whom we have had to deal was a blinded* Tommy’ who had been a sort of ‘steamfitter or house heating expert. Nong ofthe ordinary trades appealed to him and he felt as if he were altogether done for. Suddanly I asked him how he would like to go back to his old job. He shook his head sadly. It couldn’t be done. I told him we would see about that. T wrote to his old firm, and one of the, partners came to see me. I asked if they would take ‘Tommy’ back. I was assured the firtn would like to do so, but they could not see how a blind man could fill any post in their business. I obtained a promise, how- ever, that if I could assist the soldier to such an extent that I felt he was entitled to a trial they would do so. “I immediately sent for all the avallable text books on house heating I could find. I even got two vol- umes from America. The end of the story is very simple. I had a letter from the firm a few days ago say- ing' ‘Tommy’ was receiving nearly double his old salary, was of more value to them than he had ever been, or, they believed, ever would have been.” NEW RECORD FIGURE FOR CHINESE TRADE Exports for 1916 Reached High- est Mark in History (From Far Eastern Bureau.) The most recent publication of the Chinese Maritime Customs to arrive in this country gives a very encour- aging. report of China's trade for 1916, Despite shortage of tonnage, high freights, increased cost of man- ufacture and scarcity of labor abroad, all exercising a retarding influence on imports; despite the great rise in the gold value of silver, adding to the difficulty of finding cargo space for exports; and despite the complica- tions arising out of the political un- rest during a great part of the year, the total value of the direct foreign trade for the year was Hk. Tls. 998,- 204,361 (one Haikwan Tael during 1916 was equivalent to $.79 gold.) This is the highest figure on record, _being Hk. Tls. 124,867,478 above that for 1915. To this increase imports contributed Hk. Tls. 61,931,276, and exports Hk. Tls. 62,936,202. Tho total revenue collection is placed at Hk. Tls. 37,764,311, an increase of Hk. Tls. 1,016,605 over that for 1915. In import duties there was an in- crease of Hk 'Pls. 1,118,630 (notwith- standing the decrease of opium duty by Hk. Tls. 260,796, and opium, likin by Hk. Tis. 652,100,) and in export duties of Hk. Tls. 1,102,905. Exports Hopeful Symptom. ( In summing up the general situa- tion in China’s trade world for last year, F. E. Taylor, statistical secre- tary of the inspectorate general of customs, Shanghai, writes: “A very hopeful symptom is to be seen in the, growth of all kinds of industries, and the statistics show that the competition of certain home- made articles, such as cotton goods and matches is being more and more felt by importers. In the Kwangtung Leased Territory and elsewhere the . Chinese have been manifactur- ing dyes, sulphuric acid, compounds of barium, caustic soda, creosote and other chemicals; while the Ceramic department of the South Manchuria Railways’ Central Laboratory is turn- ing out bowls, teacups, etc., for which there is a good demand. They are also making hardened bean oil, to be used in the manufacture of soap, stearine and giycerine, At Tsingtau they are erecting a cotton mill, as well' as a flour mill and a leather fac- tory, and a refrigerating plant for cold storage is in course of erection. Chinese factories are increasing in number; the formation of influential associations for the improvement of domestic products is a sign of the times, and there is every reason to hope that the energetic men who are responsible for their initlation will succeed in introducing improved methods that will largely increase the resources of the country. .. It is certain that, given an adequate rail- way system, practicable roads, and conserved waterways, the exports from China could be increased to an extent that is hardly realized. . . . “To take a ‘concrete instance of the possibilities of increasing the na- tional wealth, the case of the cotton spinning and weaving industry may be usefully examined. .. It is a exports, while import duties on and cotton gcods protect the industries agafust foreign comp tion. In China the policy is to rive what revenue can be levied to abstain from all other interf ence. . . Thus the sinners in Ch pay more in taxation than their Jai anese competitors. . . It is fol for Chinese. mills that freight g be paid to and from' Japan, thou government subsidies enable the sl ping companies to charge such rates that the advantage is mnot much importance. “The crop of cotton in 1918 wi good, and Chinese cotton was # cheapest to be found in_ the woell The cotton grown in Shensi, ™ teemed the best in China, is descen ed from American seed introduced 1 missionaries some years ago, but is slightly yellow in color and de jorates from year to year unl fresh seeds is imported. . . In Shal tung there is a special grade much demand in America for medicatq cotton, as it is so-white that it do not require bleaching. Some vel interesting experiments in _cottol growing have been made in Shang] and it is to be hoped the results be noted by the government. It been shown that, although so far th climate, appears unsuitable for Ame ican plants, which will not stand tH moisture and are subject to the tacks of insect pests, improvement cultivation and careful selection seed from indigenous plants treble the crop without intreasing tH acreage under cultivation. ‘Where a plant grown in the traditional by the Chinese farmers yields locall an average of 5 bolls, the plan grown in the course of the exper: ments bore from 15 to 35 bolls, an the cotton was of superior quality Whatever quantity of cotton is prq duced there will always be a mari for it as the world’s demand h overtaken the supply. 1o JUST THINK of a brand new 6 room cottage all improvements, fireplace, elec lights, and two extra lots, near troll and only reasonable cagh down. H. N. LOCKWOOD, Real Estate and Insurance CITY HALL practical certainty that this indus- try will show rapid and extensive ex- pansion. The Japanese are fully aware of what must come and intend to increase the number of their raills in China, from which important re- sults are likely te follow. The only reason that Japan, a country whe-e cotton is not grown, has been able to | been able to develop a huge industry, with which her cotton-producing neighbor has been unable to compete, is to be found in the difference be- tween the fiscal systems of the two countries. In Japan every encourage- ment is given to this important trade, which carefully fostered by gov- ernment; raw cotton is admitted duty free, and there are no duties on See CRONA Before Buying Your Life Policy. Rep.—N. E, Mutual of Boston. | OFFICE TEL. 221-3. Hudson, Qairlana, 1 Motor Cars Williams Autnfl Office and Show o RoomlmdSMAlnst. ,81Ehll G. FOX & CO. HARTFORD bull Street, and Church Street. No. 12 Talcott Street This Building Is Devoted Exclusively to Homefurnishings. porary Department Store Has Three Entrances: Our Big Tem- Pratt Street, Trum- HARTFORD T'S THE MIGHTY AUGUST FURNITURE SALE THAT NOW BECKONS YOU! FOR THE DINING ROOM Direct from Homefurnishing Headquarters. 12 TALCOTT ST. Few Steps From Main. FOR THE CHAMBER 6-piece Ivory Enamel Bedroom Set consisting of Bed, Dresser, Chiffonier, Dressing Table, Chair and Rocker. Regular price $180.00. Sale Price 4-piece Ivory Enamel Bedroom Set consisting of Bed Dresser, Chiffonier and Dressing Table, regular price $165.00. Sale Price 4-piece Walnut Bedroom Set, consisting of Bed, Dresser, Chu‘tonler and Dressing Table, Regular price $150.00. Sale Price .. 3-piece Mahogany Bedroom Set, William and MB.ry s’tyles. Cun!!s ing of Be e Chiffonier, Regular price $155.00, Sale Price 4-piece American Walnut Bedroom Set, William and \dary style, conslmng of Bed Dress- er, Vanity Case and Chiffonier, Regular Price $215.00, 3-piece Mahogany Bedroom Set, consisting of Bed, Dresser and Chiffonier, regular price “ $135.00. Sale Price .. SANITARY WOOD BEDS. Sanitary Wood Beds with metal rails, in oak, mahog- any, birdseyve maple and walnut. $10.00 $13.50 $8.50 .$12.00 .$15.50 Beds Beds Beds Beds Beds Beds OAK S 0Odd Oak Dressers at August Sale prices: $12.00 Dressers $14.75 Dressers $18.50 Dressers $20.00 Dressers at $18.00 $27.50 Dressers at.. $24.50 20 PER CENT DISCOU NT ON ALL GLOBE-WERNICKE GOODS. 50 .50 $10.00 $13.00 $16.50 at. . at at .STEEL COT and Mattress, worth $9.00, . . Sale Price BRASS BEDS Brass Beds In an excellent selection of styles, in satin finish. $17.50 $19.50 $22.50 $15.00 .$17.50 .$19.50 $22.50 Beds .$21.50 $35.00 Beds . .$30.00 MAHOGANY DRESSERS 0dd Mahogany Dressers August Sale prices: Dressers Dressers Dressers Dressers Dressers Dressers Dressers at. VERANDA CHAIRS SPECIAL PRICES. Beds Beds Beds at ...$17.50 .$19,50 $24.50 .$20.50 $27.50 $30.00 at. at. at. - $115.00 WHITE ENAMEL BEDS. A large assortment of styles: $6.50 Beds at. r . $5.75 $8.50 Beds at.. $7.50 $9.00 Beds at.. $8.00 $10.00 Beds at.. $8.50 $11.00 Beds at... $9.50 $12.50 Beds at... $11.00 $14.00 Beds at.. $12.50 $15.00 Beds at.. $13.50 $16.50 Beds at.. $14.50 $18.00 Beds at... $16.50 $21.50 Beds at.. $19.00 ODD DRESSING TABLES Special in Dressing Tables, mahogany and birdseve maple Dressing Tables, $16.50 grade special at $18.50. Other Dress- ing Tables in ivory, walnut and $6.50 A special steel Cot and Mattress, 2 feet 6 inches size, National link spring with continuous post; regular, price $9.00. One lot of only fifty at the August Sale Price at $6.50. WHITTALL RUGS REDUCED CHLIDEMA BODY BRUSSELS RU Regular $41.00 Values at Excellent patterns are represented in this display 9x12 Size, sale $31.00. ANGLO 9x12 Size, 0. to $82.50. During sale $6: , DISCONTINUED PATTERNS PERSIAN RUGS, SELECTED PATTERNS Regular $82.50 Values at A Rug that is noted for its durability. ANGLO INDIAN RUGS, THEY'RE BEAUTIES 8-3x10-6 Size, Regular $63.00 Values at A Rug value that is without $47.50. equal at this speclal sale price. Restrlcted prlce at all times l! $41.00. Choice nhowmg o{ colors and patterns. Re=tricted price is $63.00. $31.00 During Restricted at all times During sale The Annual August Sale of Furni- ture needs no introduction to its many patrons of previous 1t’s an event looked forward to, for the high quality of Fox Furniture carries a strong and everlasting im- pression from year to year from par- ents to children when the latter are prepared to furnish their own homes All new and bright.stocks greet you (our disastrous fire is proof) and we can truly tell you that the most elaborate preparations . have been made for the success of this sale to ovércome the difficulties of doing business in our warehouse where conveniences are not of the best. DISCOUNTS NOW 10 PER CENT. TO 33 1-3 PER CENT. LESS THAN OUR USUAL LOW MARK-DOWN PRICES Furniture that was ordered for spring business included in this sale and as our warehouse has become crowded we offer it at a price that will quickly move it. The reductions as shown from our already low ware- house price. you cannot afford to overlook, and it will ray vou to step off the Main street where you will find these goods displayed at 12 Tal- cott street—a building devoted sole- ly to Homefurnishings. Springs and Mattresses Sale Discount 10 Per Cent. We are showing a complete line of Bed Springs and Mattresses in the various grades, all that are not spe- cially priced are subject to a sale discount of 10 per cent. They are shown from the lowest price to the best grades on the market. Davenport Beds With Matiresses $31.50, $42.50, §52.50 Davenport Beds with mattresses. Oak and mahogany frames, uphol- stered in tapestry and imitation leather, special sale price at $37.50. $42.50 and $62.50. This represents a 15 per cent. reduction. seasons. Whole Building Devoted to Homefurnishing. 12 TALCO’IT ST. Few Steps From Main. 10-Piece American Walnut Dining Room Set, Queen Anne style, consisting of Buffet, Dining Table, En- closed Serving Table, Enclosed China Closet, five Side Chairs and one Arm Chair, tapestry covered seats; regular price $350.00, Sale Price $275.00 8-Piece Brown Mahogany Dining Room Set, in the Chinese Chlppendale style; Buffet, Dining Table, Serv- lng Table five Side Chairs and one Arm Chair, with leather seats; I 265.00, Sale Price 10-. Pk‘(‘c Jacobean Oak Dining Room Set, William and Mary style, consisting Of China Closet, Serving Table, five Side Chairs and one Arm Chalr; regular price $150.00. Sale Price 9-Plece Walnut Dining Room Set, Queen Anne period, consistin& of Buffet, Dining Table, five Side Chairs andone Arm Chair, leather seats, regular price $225 sale price Special Straight Line 10-Piece Dining Room Set, consisting of Buffet, Table, five Side Chairs and one Arm Chair, leather seats; Sale Price - 8-Piece Golden Oak, colonial style Dining Set, regular Chairs; regular price $68.00, spetial sale price BUFFETS AND TABLES Golden Oak $21.50 Buffets $23.50 Buffets $25.00 Buffets $31.50 Buffets $29.50 Buffets $32.50 $35.00 $37.50 $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 at Buffets Buffets, colonial style: $18.50 $20.00 $21.50 $27.50 $25.00 $29.00 $31.00 $21.50 Tables $22.50 Tables $25.00 Tables $27.50 Tables $30.00 Tables egular price $225.00 Dining Table, $115.00 $185.00 Cabinet, Serving $195.00 Table, China price $225.00. nslsflng ot Bufret, Dining Table and six Golden Oak Dining Tables to match Buffets: $18.50 $19.50 $21.50 $24.50 $26.30 $32.50 $85.00 $39.50 $42.50 $16.50 Awning Lawn Swing—All iron Awning Top, four passenger; regular price $16.50. A few to close at frame with Special Values--LADIES’ WRITING DESKS FLAT TOP Ladies’ any. $10.00 DESKS AT .. $14.50 DESKS AT .. $16.50 DESK AT ... Flat Top Desks in golden oak and mahog- Ladies’ Close $ 7.50 DESKS $12.50 DESKS $13.50 DESKS $18.50 DESKS $20.00 DESKS AT . $8.50 $13.00 $14.50 A AT AT . AT, CLOSED TOP Top Desks B $6.50 . $11.00 . $12.00 . $16.50 . $17.50 ATTRACTIONS for the LIVING ROOM- 3-Piece Living Room Set, consisting of Davenport Bed and Mattress, Chair and Rocker; $175. Sale Price 3-piece Living Room Suit, ering; regular price $125, Large Overstuffed 3-Piece Living Room Suite, covered with blue silk velour, regular price $325. 3-Piéce Over stuffed Tapestry Suite, consisting of Davenport Chair and.Rocker; regular price $165. and Rocker; co ns ting of Sofa, Chair and Ro(‘ker, all over \!ul(ed Sale Price Sale Price regular price $150 selected tapestry cov- $105 Chair $275 consisting of Sofa, $185 183 MAIN ST