New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN e SRR HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSINJ CONNECTICUT,, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED | PROCLAIM SIEGE AGAINST ATTICA Miliary Promulgation in Greece AffectsWhole Department, With Pi- raeus and Athens AUSTRO-HUNGARIANS ENTER CZERNOWITZ Capital of Crown Land of Bukowina Again in Grasp of Teutons—Russian Retirement Continues Although Morale Improves—British Retake Land at Monchy le Preux—French Hold Off Crown Prince. London, Aug. 3.—A state of siege has been declared in the whole Greek department of Attica, including Athens and Piraeus, according to a despatch from Athens to the Exchange Tele- graph company. The department of Boeotia, adjoin- ing Attica on the north, also was placed under marital law. Czernowitz Capiured. Berlin, Aug. 3, via London.—Czer- nowitz, the capital of Bukowina, has been captured: by the Teuton forces, according to the official statement is- sued today by the German staff. Austro-Hungarians Enter Czernowitz. Vienna, Aug. 3, Via Amsterdam.— Austro-Hungarian troops have entered Czernowitz, the capital of the crown land of Bukowina. Russians Abandon Kimpolung. Petrograd, Aug. 8.—Kimpolung in southern Bukowina, has been evacu- ated by the Russians, the war office announced. CITY IS DOING 178 BIT RAISING CROPS Acres Under Cultivation POTATOES PREDOMINATE Food Committees’ Visit to Eastern and Northern Section of the City Shows Over 500 in Gardems and Farms. Incomplete and conservative es- timates compiled by the New Britain food committee of the State Council of Defense indicate that the city of New Britain has under cultivation at the present time upwards of 600 acres, of which is planted with pota- toes, corn, cabbages, beans, beets and other staple articles of food. What the crop production will ultimately be is mere conjecture, but that the citi- zens have turned to with a vim in a patriotic attempt to increase the food supply is evident. This morning Mayor G. A. Quigley, City Engineer Willlam H. Hall and members of the food committee Inspected tha eastern and northern sections of the city and found that conservative figures showed a total of 132 acres of land under cultivation for domes- tiec purposes. This does not include field corn, which is also planted in considerable quantities. Added to this 182 acres, is 303 acres which have been previously reported to the food committee by the Chamber of Com- merce, the factory gardens, the Boy Scouts, the Boys’ club and other organized agricultural attempts. Asyet the special survey committee has not visited the southern or western sec- The Russians are now engaged with the Austro-German forces on the river Bystritza. Between the Dneister and Pruth the Russian retirement is continuing. Russian Morale Improving. London, Aug. 3.—The Times cor- respondent at Russian. headquarters on the southwestern front, under date of July 31, confirms reports of im- provement in morale in the Russian army as a consequence of measures against desertions and panics. The correspondent says that disaffected regiments have returned to the front. Emperor Willlam and Feld Marshal von Mackensen according to the same despatch made a triumphal entry into Tarnopol. The weight of the German offensive, the despatch adds, appears to be directed towards Kam- ents-Podolsky enroute to Odessa. British Recover Lost Ground. Londan, Aug. 3.—British troops, ac- cording to the official statemeént issu- ed today by the war department, al- ready have regained part of the ground lost when the Germans pene- trated the British front line trenches on Infantry Hill to the east of Mon- chy le Preux last night. Monchy le Preux is on the Arras battle front in France. It is- about 2 1-2 miles south of the Arras-Dounai rallroad. British Front in France and Bel- gium, Aug. 3, by the Asso. Press.— Artillery duels of considerable inten- sity continued last night along the battle front in Flanders but generally speaking the German guns were less . Active and the situation was un- changed. At daybreak th§ Germans concentrated a heavy gunfire on the newly acquired British positions in the area south of the Ypres-Menin road. Crown Prince Thwarted Again. Paris, Aug. 3.—Troops of the Ger- man Crown Prince, after an intense artillery bombardment, last night de- livered several violent attacks against the French positions near Cerny, in the Alsne region along a front of about. 1,500 yards. The French ofi> cial statement issued this afternoon says that all the attacks were repuls- ed. On the Belglum front the bad weather continues. Ttalian Planes Bomb Pola. Rome, Aug. 3.—Large squadrons of Italian airplanes yesterday effectively bombed - the arsenal and military works of Pola, the chief naval station: of Austria-Hungary on the Adriatic, eaccording to an official statement made today. MICHAELIS SEES CHARLES, London, Aug. Emperor Charles of Austrla received in audience Dr. Michealis, the German Imperial chan- cellor, on Thursday says a despatch from Amsterdam to the Central News agency. CONN. NEEDS 78 MORE. New Haven, Aug. 3.—Connecticit needs 73 men to fill out its quota for the regular army, according to figures \ssued teday from the recruiting Readquarters here tion of the city, so no estimates of the gardens there have been ob- tained. As soon as this information is secured the food committee will submit a detailed, report on New Brit— ain’s acreage and the probable crop production here. ‘Where the Big Gardens Are. Reports given the food committee indicate that there are over 800 acres being cultivated under expert super- vision. The report includes the fol- lowing acreage: ILanders, Frary & Clark gardens, 20 acres; Stanley ‘Works gardens, 22 acres; Stanley Rule & Level company gardens, 35 acres; United Electric Light and ‘Water company gardens, 1 1-2 acres; Boy Scouts, 10 acres; Chamber of Commerce or city gardens, 120 acres; Town farm, 25 acres; Municipal farm, 43 acres, including 20,000 head of cabbage; park commission, 11 acres; Boys’ club, 8 acres; Hart & Hutchin. son gardens, 4 1-2 acres; Skinner Chuck company gardens, 1 acre; P. F. McDonough, 7 acres; Goleck farm, 3 acres; total 308 acres. The above figures are the ones submitted to the committee by the individuals in charge of the respective farms. This morning the committee close- ly examined all properties east of Stanley street to the Newington town line and north of West Main street to the Farmington and West Hart- ford town lines, and various tracts found to be under cultivation were senservatively estimated at 182 acres by both the mayor and city engineer. In addition to these larger garden tracts, it is a well known fact that a majority of the dwelling houses in the city have some sort of a back yard garden where fresh vegetables for table consumption are Taised. In some places the lots are smaller. In ad- dition, in many districts there is con- siderable waste land in the rear of buildings that has been cultivated. To arrive at what is considered a fair esti- mate, the committee learned from the assessors’ office that there are 4,972 houses in New Britain. Figuring low, acre in area. Thus the tottal esti- 2,000 of these houses are little back vard gardens. Likewise, flguring low it 18 estimated that these gardens will average about one-eighteenth of an acre in area. Thus the total esti- mate of back yard gardens is about 100 acres. The information thus far obtained, exclusive of what the western and southern sections of the city may show, glves a total of 535 acres under cultivation. Observation of the hundreds of gar- dens shows that about seventy-five per cent. of the land under cultivation is planted to potatoes. There is also much corn, estimated at about 10 per cent. There will also undoubtedly be much sauerkraut and corn beef and cabbage may be a staple article this winter and there are large quantiti of cabbage being ed. Beuns have heen planted in profusion and beets arc also frequently seemn. Estimate on Potato Crop. It is absolutely impossible at this time to form any accurate idea of what the crop production locally will be for, it is feared, the potato blights have ruined a vast acreage in this city. However, for the purpose of estima- tion the following may interest some Who have a liking for figures. The United States department of agricul- (Continued on Eleventh Page.) Estimates Show Upwards of 600 | JUDGE TUTTLE HEAD OF APPEALS BOARD Robert Scovill Chosen Secretary at Organization Meeting Today SLACKER FOUND T0 BE WOMAN “Dr, Samuel Ackerman” Posed for Man for Years and Even Married, Wife Later Obtaining Divorce— Feared Examination, Ended Life. Hartford, Aug. 3.—The draft ap- peals board of the first judicial dis- trict organized today with Judge Joseph P. Tuttle of West Hartford as chairman and Robert Scoville of Sal« isbury as secretary. Exemptions Not Greater Than in ’63. ‘Washingtton, Aug. 3.—Early and scattering reports from local ~boards do not indicate any increae in physi- cal exemptions from the army draft over the average 25.77 per cent. es- tablished in 1863. Results of the next steps in the se- lection procedure, the weeding out of men with dependent families, .are not clear. It may be that further supple- mental rulings will be necessary to give the local boards the general pol- icies to be pursued to reach a de- cision in each case. The question of marriage to avoid military duty has been passed upon and the slacker will meet with a cold reception at the board’s hands. “Slacker” Suicide Was Female. Toledo, Aug. 3.—Authorities be- lieve that the army draft examina- tons, just beginning here, were the cause of suicide of Dr. Samuel Ack- erman whose body, found yesterday, was discovered by an undertaker to be that of woman. Detectives investigating the con- scription registration records found that Dr. Ackerman, 28, within the conscription age, failed to register. Arrest and physical examination ‘would have revealed the sex main- tained for many years. The body was found floating in the Maumee river vesterday. The first physical examinations of registered men were then in progress. The authorities have ascertained that, several years ago even then pos- ing as a man, Ackerman married. The wife soon obtained a divorce. Progress in New York. New York, Aug. 3.—Selection: - of men for the mew national army con- tinued here today with virtually all of the local boards reporting satisfac- tory progr MINERS DEPORTED. Thirty-four, Who Received Sum of Money Missing. Albuquerque, N. M., Aug. 3.—Dis- trict Attorney Geo. Craig, whose dis- trict includes McKinley county is to- day investigating the deportation of 34 men, most of them miners, from the Gallup district. The exiles yesterday received $3,- 400 by telegraph from the national headquarters af- the United Mine Workers of America and assurance that the organization would take care of them. Large PLAN DEMONSTRATION ‘ AT LITTLE FUNERAL Striking Miners to Parade as Tribute to I. W. W. Leader Who ‘Was Lynched. Butte, Aug. 3.—The Frank H. Little, funeral of national executive board member of the Industrial ‘Workers, who was lynched Wednes- day, will be made the occasion for a big demonstration next Sunday if the authorities will permit the striking miners to march, according to plans announced today by Tom Campbell, head of the Metal Mine Workers’ Union. 1 Burial of Little will probably be | held at Fresno, Cal., dependent on the wishes of relatives. Excitement as a result of the lynch- ing of Little has.largely subsided. ‘While several investigatons have been held looking to the apprehension of the men who took Little's life, At- torney-General Ford, who spent yes- terday here, announced that “it is very jmprobable the men will ever be brought to justice.” TANKER ESCAPES U-BOAT 011 Ship, Carrying Gasoline to Europe, Successful in Eluding Submarive in Long, Running Batte. An Atlantic Port, Aug American tanker loaded with ga was engaged in a running fight with a German submarine on July 10 near the French coast, and escaped destruc- tion by superior speed after a tor- pedo had been launched and had been fired from the U-boat's deck gun, according to officers of the vessel on arrival here today. The American * gunners on the tanker fired 16 shots but without re- sult far as could be ascertained. | dresses to something I hope, GERMAN BLOOD N0 | Teuton Origin of His Confidence. ‘Washington, Aug. 3. — President ‘Wilson, in a letter to Representative Dyer of Missouri, today reiterated his confidence in the loyalty of the great body of American citizens of German blood. Representative Dyer complained | that federal officials had discharged without hearing and simply on state- | ments or affidavits, citizens of German blood in St. Louis whose loyalty had been questioned, and that government ‘i officials there in assuming the attitude j of determiniing what is patriotism i had insulted some of the best people |in the city simply because of their | German jorefathers. Otto Sassmann of St. Louis, for 16 years a railway mail clerk with a clean record, & Spanish-American war veteran who had subscribed for Liberty Loan | bonds, contributed to the American Red Cross funds and flown the stars {and stripes over hiis house ever since the war with Germany, Mr. Dyer said, was discharged for disloyalty without notice and has yet to learn of what | his disloyalty consisted. ‘“Your letters have struck a respon- sive chord in my mind,” the president wrote. “I have been made aware from various sources of the unfortunate po- fition in which a very large number of | our loyal fellow citizens are placed be- | cause of their German origin or affili- ations. “I am sure that they need no fur- ther assurance from me of my confi- dence in their integrity and loyalty of the great body of our citizens of Ger- man blood. You know that not once, but nmiany times, in my public ad- | dresses, I have expressod this confi- ! dence. I do not like to make an- | other occasion to express it simply be- | cause it would seem to indicate on my part a doubt as to whether the coun- try had believed my previous assur- ances to be sincere. May I not very respectfully suggest that it would be | easy to make use of ‘the passages I have referred to from my former ad- not a little, to offset the évil infliences that are at work.” Interpreter and Lieutenant Hurt at Traning Camp When Live Grenade Falls Among Box of Bombs. American Training Camp in France, Aug. 3.—An American inter- preter and a lieutenant were, slightly wounded and a French instructor was bruised when a live grenade fell near a box of grenades during praatice. SAMMIES GETTING MAIL. No Delay in Forwarding Letters to Training Camp. Washington, Apg. 3.—American soldiers at the front now are receiv- ing their mail without interruption as a reswlt of the United States postal agency in France Postmaster General Burleson announced today. At present all letters sent to or re- ceived from soldiers must bear the regular domestic rate of postage. The postmaster general however, has asked congress to grant troops free postage for letters sent home. The agency, it addition to receiving and transmitting letters and parcel post, is doing a money order business. The French government recently promul- gated an order admitting free of duty all parcel post matter for American troops. ENLARGE TRAINING CAMPS. ‘Washington, Aug. 3.—An increase of 30 per cent. in the number of candidates to be admitted to the sec- ond officers reserve training camps opening Aug. 27, has been orderéd by the war department. Sixteen thou- sand were to have been admitted The number has been raised to 20,- 800. SWISS CIZE CEREALS. | Berne, Aug. 3.—The Swiss govern- ment has issued an order sequester- ing the entire cereal crops with the exception of the yields required for the personal consumption of the pro- ducers and for seed purposes. ) NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET. Copenhagen, Aug. 3—Reports from Budapest to the Frankturter Zeitung | says that the formation fo a coalition cabinet under the leadership of Jo- hann Telleszky, former minister of finance, is impending. Hartford, Aug. 3.—Forecast for Hartford and vicinity: Fair cooler tonight. Saturday fair, S e { PROVE CASE AGAINST BERLIN; BAR T0 LOYALTY| ULTIMATUMTO SERBIA KNOWN President Re-assures Men of | Washington Receives Positive Information German Gov- ernment Had Knowledge of Austria’s Threat to Small Neighbor, Despite Repeated Denial—Zimmermann Now Admits Knowing of Ally’s Act Which Precipi- tated Great War. Washington, Aug. 3.—Germany had possession of Austria’s ultimatum to Serbia 14 hours before it was de- livered to Belgrade, according to positive which has reached officials information here and which was made public today for the first time. FINLAND NOT FREE, RUSSIA’S ATTITUDE Petrograd Government Issues Mani- festo Dissolving Landtag and Call- ing for General Election Oct. 1. Petrograd, Aug. 2.—The provisional government -has refused to acknow- ledge Finland's independence law and has, instead, issued a manifesto dis- solving the Landtag and appointing a general election on October 1, declar- ing that the government when the Landtag meets will submit its own law regulatng Russo-Finish relations. The manifesto, which is signed by all ten ministers, expounds the pro- visional government’s contention that Finland enjoys independence only within the limits defined by her con- stitution, the essential factor of which is the position of the emperor and grand duke, which has now passed to the provisional government. The independence law, the manifesto says not being submittad for che sanction of the provisional government as the authority vested with the former grand duke’s right of sanction, is un- constitutional and further declares that the government cannot ‘“recog- nize the Finnish Landtag’s right arbitrarily to seize ‘the freedom of will of the coming constituent as- sembly.” The fate of Finland can be decided only in agreement with the Russian people, the manifesto declares. The minister for Finland took the manifesto to Helsingfors and deliv- ered it to the governor general, Stakovich, who read it to the senate after which, in a friendly speech, he said: “This manifesto is the most demo- cratic action vet performed by the revolutonary government for it makes Tinland’s people master of their own destiny.” The Landtag is expected to decide its course of action tonight. It was stated that the members of the high court have telegraphed to Helsingfors declaring that they would refuse to administer any future Landtag enact- ments passed under an unconstitu- tional independence law. BEER TAX DECREASED Senate Finance Committee Chops Off 25 Cents a Barrel and Doubles As- | scssment on Wine, Washington, Aug. 3.—The war tax bill, increased from $1,672,000,000 to approximately $2,020,000,000, virtually was completed today by the senate finance committee and will be reported to the senate tomorrow or Monday. In preparing the final draft for the printer the committee reduced the tax on beer by 25 cents a barrel to $1.50 a barrel in addition to the tax under the present law, and increased rates on wines to about double the present taxes and estimated to yield $17,000,- 000 additional. KEY ME) VE GRIEVANCE. But Their President Denies Intention to Strike. York, Aug. 3.—H. B. Perham, president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, is here today to lay before the manuagers of the Erie rail- road company grievances of the 1,400 telegraphers employed on that sys- tem. Mr. Perham characterized as premature the report that the men had threatened to strike in 48 hours unless their demands, which are for fmproved working conditions, are ranted. Perham said the e is running into New in the present New the York nego- roud that is involved tiations. RUSSIAN HELD AS 7 London., Aug. 3.—A despatch from Petrograd to Reuter's announces that the military authorities at Kiev hayv- arrested Ensign Krylenko, a member of the Central Executive committee of the Council of Workmen's and | Soldlers” Delegates on a charge of cir- RAITOR. It was stated that former Foreign Secretary Zimmermann admitted this himself when pressed very closely as to Germany’s fore-knowledge of the action of her ally which precipitated the war, Germany has maintained consist- ently in all her public documents that she was not consulted by Austria as to the ultimatum which practically denfed Serbia’s independence and that she did not even have knowledge of the step. Foreign Secretary Zimmermann’'s admission, however, is interpreted here to show that Germany had full knowledge of the note in time to stop action on it if she felt it essential Her inaction, however, is felt to have proved her an accomplice of Austria whom had already told she would support in any decision she might make. The admission was stated here to have been made when Zimmermann was pressed very closely as to Ger- many's knowledge of the Austrian ul- timatum. For a considerable time, it was stated, he maintained Germany had known nothing at all about it. Germany has repeatedly denied the holding of any conference, GERMANY IGNORANT OF ENTENTE GAINS War Correspondents Remain Far in Rear of Battle Line and Get News From Censor. Copenhagen, Aug. 3. — German newspapers of Thursday contain no detail of importance on the battle in Flanders beyond the official reports. German war correspondents, as vet, observe the battle from a safe dis- tance near Charleville, several hun- dred kilometers behind the front, and endeavor to give the news from the scanty material supplied by the mil- itary censor. That the correspondents observed instructions is evidenced in all the newspapers by the heading “specials from the front” and all state that the German artillery was able to hold its own with the Anglo- French in the preliminary battle. Al of the accounts emphasize the mass character of the brand of the French attacks and all claim the preliminary | victory, explaining. however, that the culating maximilist propaganda. in the lEleventh army. | demolish buildings damaged by heavy fighting has not ended and may continue for weeks. A semi-official survey of the Flan- ders battle supplied by the German general staff through the Wolff bu- reau mentions that Bixschoote three times. changed hands, the French eventually retaining the village at nightfall but that the German lines gripped the village north and east. The British, according to the survey, delivered the main thrust before Ypres and succeeded in capturing Langemarck in ‘addition to other places mentioned by Field Marshal Haig, but were unable to hold Lange- marck and St. Julien in the face of a German counter attack and were re- pulsed. The report seeks to give the impression that only the immediate front lines in any case was lost and carefully avoids any mention of the depth of the Entente gain. HAT SHOPS TO RE-OPEN. Eight Concerns in Danbury to Resume Operations Monday. Danbury, Aug. 3.—Eight hat manu- facturing concerns that have becn affected by the labor difficulty arising from differences over the wage scale for the current year, announced today that they had been released from th agreements with the Hat Manufac- turers’ association and had made ar- rangements with the officers of the United Halters to re-open their fac- tories next Monday. These concerns are the Murphy- Gorman Co., A. S. Davenport, the Hill & Loper Co. the Von Gal Hat Co., the Short Hat Co., F. D. Tweedy & Co., George Mclachlan and the Diamond Hat Co. LIEGE FINED 500,000 FRANCS. Amsterdam, Aug. 3.—According to the Bcho de Belge, the city of Liege has been fined 500,000 francs for dis- obeving an order of the Germans to fire on the Quai des Pecheurs. RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY REPORTED ON VERGE OF PEAC Secretary of Socia ConferenceSays B Countries Are } paring Understand REICHSTAG OFFER SCRAP OF PA Huysman, Belgian, Declares G Democracy Must Muster Cours Put End to Autocracy It Fo; ing Discusslons Are to Be —America Accused of Meddling in Vienna. London, Aug. 3.—Camille mans, the Belgian secretary International Socialist Confere an interview today declared th sla and Austria-Hungary were verge of coming to an under: according to a despatch from Q hagen to the Exchange Tel company. Reichstag Peace Scrap of Copenhagen, Aug. 3.—The V@ Zeitung, under a Stookholm ' prints an interview given by C Huysmans, secretary of the Ii tional Sociaiist Conference,, © ing hard words against German Huysmans is quoted as saying the Reichstag resolutions rem scrap of paper unless converte deeds, and declares that tangiB sults are not expected by the list conference unless Germa mocracy musters courage to PH end to the military reactienary racy by thoroughly democt parliament. > Austria and Russia are read come to an understanding, hé clared, and the French parliami ready has disclaimed ‘“‘alleged ation design by which the G government tried to make cap check the peace current. It solely upon Germany to show i will, he says, or bear the ontil sponsibility for the fourth campaign. Sociulists Desert French Gover Paris, Aug. 3.—The position bert Thomas, minister of mun and member of the French wan cil, has been affected by the vof night, 292 to 61, on the mot Deputy Klotz, most of the s0G having withdrawn their suppo! the government. M. Klotz aske the Chamber of Deputies confis vote of June 5, by which a resg was adopted declaring that peae ditions must include the liberaf territories occupied by German return of Alsace-Lorraine to and just reparation for damag in the invaded regions. 1 The socialist group will meet Chamber today to consider the tion of M. Thomas holding o the existing government. Michaelis Warns Against Weak Copenhagen, Aug. 3.—Accordil a published account of convers in Dresden, Chancellor Michaelis that while he was ready to accep] opportunity given him. to secuy honorable peace the requiremey ‘the hour for Germans was to § any manifestations of nervol and prove to their opponents German might has not wefikoq of Sees Entente Clause Shaken Berlin, via London, Aug. 3. North German Gazette says ° land’s consent to fulfiillment French war aims is an indication| precarious condition of the Eni cause. Tt sa; A notable indication of the p: carious condition of the Entenq allies is found in England's st dy championing of French 1 for Alsace-Lorraine and En consent in the fulfillment French wishes, i In keeping with her unscryj lous politics England hopes: continue to benefit from df bered continental Europe. politics, however, will shipwreck on the rocks of free German empire, which not provoke the war, in coni to the Tntente nations fightl for conquest and enslavemen ‘an Propaganda In Auste Aug. o Amer Amsterdam, Reventlow, Count in an article in the T Zeitung referring to A. J. Bulf speech In the house of common which he speaks of the nationa ot Austria-Hungary determining own course of future develop tells his readers of widespread chinations of American agents in tria-Hungary started by former bassador Penfield long prior to Austro-American breach. He says that Americans who Austria after the breach talked { fidently to neutrals of ‘“impen complete political isolation of mans in Austria, while in = Hung (Continued on- Kleventh