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

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE. THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, BRITAIN HERALD! THURSDAY, AUGUST o9, HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSINE 1917. —TEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED MEN ISSUED FOR SECOND DISTRICT DRA 'Examination of Candidates For New National Army Begins Next Monday at ‘ ’ BRITISH CENSOR SILENT ON BATTLE IN BELGIUM| READY FOR BA’I’TI‘Ef ~ New Offensive Against Ger- mans Forecast By Boom of Artillery Reported Grow- ing in Intensity. News from the Flanders front is scant, the most important item being an item in the British official report that the French have again made a gain of ground northwest of Bixs- choote. No mention is made in either the British or the French statements “gf the extent of the artillery activity which yesterday was giving indica- tions of growing intensity. The front in France was in active last night except for the customary artillery bombardments in the Aisna. region. Artillery Active On Aisne. Paris, Aug. 9.—In the region of ) athe ridge of Chevregny and the Pan-. theon there was artillery activity last night says the official report given out today by the French war office. North of Vaux-less-Palameix, on the Aisne front, a French detachment cleared a Teutonic trench, inflicting losses on. | the Germans, and returned to”their own lines unhurt. ™ French Gain in Flanders. London, Aug., 9.—Another gain of’| ground by French troops on the Flanders front northwest of Bixs- choots, is reported in today's official statement on the Franco-Belgian, front operations. SLACKER WANTED TO. HAVE TEETH PULLED Vermont Man’s Plan to Evade Draft. in Hartford Frustrated by Springfield Dentists. Springfield, Aug. 9.—Co-operation of two local dentists with the au- thérities frustrated the plan of R. A. Carrier of Readsboro, Vermont, to beat the draft, it was announced to- day by federal officials here. Car- rier, who was due to take examina- tions in Hartford, Conn., applied to %“a dentist for the removal' of 13 sound teeth. He is alleged to have admitted that he wished to escape military service. He was referred to another dentist, who, meantime, wae called up by the first and informed of the situation and asked to co-pper- ate to spoil the plan. The second adentist made an appointment with, Carrier and a police inspector was present at the time named. Carrier was turned over to the federal au- thorities and paroled to appear in Hartford for examination. He is un- derstood to have passed the test and to have been accepted tentatively. . St. Louis, Aug. 9.—Complaints that Weveral physicians here are placing a drug in the eyes of men called for examination under the army law in order that they will fail to pass the physical test, have been made to the St. Louls district exemption board by several ward boards. Complaints also have been made that some of the men have been given medicine to af- ~,fect the heart. GERMAN EDITOR ARRESTED. Alleged to Have Prescribed Powder to Reduce Soldier's Weight. Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 9.—Curtis Ackerman, editor of a German lang- uage newspaper here, was arrested " yesterday charged with encouraginrg resistance to the draft. Henry R assistant U. S. district attorney, s that young man of German parantage who had been called in the first draft had informed him that Ackerman offered to give him powders which would reduce his weight so that he would be physicially disqualified. Ackerman was released under $2,500 bail. WWTLSON ST $27,000.000 BILL. Washington, Aug. 9.—The riv harbors bill appropriation about $27 000,000 became a law today with President Wilson’s signature. 5 DESCRIBES MURDER OF BELGIAN PRINCE CREW A Negro Survivor Relates Slaughter By Heartleds U-Boat Commander. Liverpool, Aug., 9—William Snell, 2 negro of Jacksonville, Fla., the only American survivor of the British ship Belglan Prinée which was sunk July 31 by a German submarine with the loss of 38 lives, today gave details of his experiences to The Ass’d Press. “A. torpedo hit the engine room. A submarine then came to the surface about 200 yards to starboard and fired at our wireless apparatus. We left the Belgian Prince in three boats and had got 50 yards from the ship when the submarine came alongside and asked for our captaih, who was taken aboard and inside the U-boat. | “The members of the cmew were ordered to hold up their hands and the Germans asked if there were any gunners among us. Although there ‘were two we sald ‘no’. The Germans next agked if we had any pocket arms. ‘“We were then ordered to the deck of the submarine where we told by the commander to remove our life belts and to lie on deck. This we did then the commander went into the boats, threw the oars Into the sea &pit had his men remove the provisions. After that the plugs were tken out of the holes in the boats which were than cast adrift. “The submarine went to the north- ast for 12 miles, the commander taking the lifebelts to the top of the conning tower and throwing them overboard. I hid mine under & rain- coat, and as the submarine began to submerge I tied it around my neck and jumped into’ the sea. ““The rest of the crew stayed on deck until they were swept off by the sea as the boat dived. It was a terrible sight. One by one they threw up their hands and went down, or, fight- ing to keep up, they splashed water as they disappeared.” BISHOP MATZ DEAD. Denver, Aug. 9.—The Right Rev. Nicholas Matz, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Denver, died today. Since. a fall four years ago his health had been failing. He was a native of Alsace-Lorraine and 67 years old. He was consecrated bishop in 1887, and was the second bishop of Denver, which office he assumed in 1889. ODESSA TEUTON TARGET Tmportant Russian Port on Black Sea Believed to Be Objective Germans in Southern Russia, London, Aug. 9.—Recent reports that the present German offensive in southwest Russia is almed at the capture of Odessa are strengthened by a despatch to the Times from Odessa saying the belief is growing there that the port is Germany’s ob- Jective and that Bessarabia will soon become the principal theater of operations as the enemy presses to- wards Odessa. The correspondent adds that the harvest now is reaped | in southern Russia and the enemy doubtless will try to secure it before it can be removed. of VETERAN RAILROADER DEAD. Dickinson Had Years in Service. Edward Spent 57 Kansas City, Aug. 9—Edward Dick- inson, former presldent of the Kansas [ City, Mexican and Orient railway died at Miltona, Minn., last night, aged 67. He spent 57 years In rail- road service starting as a freight messenger. LAMBERT DECLARED SUICIDE. St. Louls, Aug. 9.-—A verdict suicide was returned teday by the of SAMMIES ALMOST Americans Remarkably Apt at! French Training Camp EAGER FOR OFFENSIVE ' Instructors Expected to Leave Quar- |, ters Soon—Morale of Troops Shown by Enthusiasm With Which They Practice Attack. American Training Camp in France, ‘Aug. 9.—(By the Associated Press).— The deepest impression one gains aft- er three weeks with the American sol- idiers training here is the absolute earnestness with which the splendid oung men of the army have under- taken the task before them. There is no disposition'on their part or on the part of their officers to underesti- mate in any way the seriousness of ‘the task and the hard work which Temains to be done before America :;’a,n take her place in the actual firing ne. The troops that are here feel their Tesponsibility keenly. They are in- deed, the small but effective nucleus (about which will be built the great army machine which the Unitea Btates hopes eventually to have on the battleflelds of France. The men are earnest in their de- sire to absorb war knowledge as quickly and as thoroughly as possi- ble so that when called upon to act as examples to succeeding units they will be found qualified. of this earnestness and this will to do is largely the result’ of the en- thusiasm of the young officers, who but recently joined the colors and ‘who have taken up the business of war with a courage and determina- tion that means much to the future of their country. Require Our Sympathy. In return for this service of pa- triotlsm, in regard for sacrifices al- ready made and the still greater ones yet to come, the officers and men alike of the expeditionary force want to feel always that they have understanding of and sympathy and support from the folks back home. That is a sentimen- tal side of the soldier, whether he be FPrench, Briton or German in the firing | line, or American in camp. Face to face with the great adven- ture all thoughts of self are things of the past. Their only thought of home in the soldier's breast is that what he is about to do will be understood and appreciated there. This spirit already pervades the young American army. Under the best circumstances the training of soldiers in the ever- changing methods of modern war is a labor requiring months of patience and painstaking efforts. 8ix months is near the ideal train- ing period, but this rule applies to armies which have been fighting three years and have all the machinery es- tablished through wich the men are passed smootly and unendingly towards the front. The buiding of this machinery— the great engine of war which works behind the lines—is the staggering task now being dealt with. It is a task in a way greater than anything France or Great Britain have been called upon to do, for America’s problems are of those of France and Great Britain multiplied by 3,000 miles of ocean. Faith in American Will. The army that is here realizes all these ditflcultiés but it also has an unshakeable faith in American genuis for accomplishment and, above all others, in the American will. It is not known how much longer the Krench.instructional division will remain with the Americans. The latter are proving so apt and the training camps are so well estab- lished that undoubtedly it will be only a comparatively short time when but «a few picked French officers and non- commissioned officers will be retained to assist in the training. Students of the war are convinced that the morale of the troops and the morale of the nations of the Entente will prove the final factor in deciding the titanic sttruggle. The morale of the American soldiers in France can easily be estimated by the avidity with which they take the training in the training coronor's jury that investigated the death af Jordan W. Lambert who shot lhxmselt early Tuesday morning. | cffensive tactice as against defensive. (Centinued on Fage Nine.) A great deal | tional army will be called to the training cantonments lion men. The provost marshal's FIRST CALL TO COLORS SEPT 1. Boston, Aug., 9.—Governorsof the various states today received notice from' Provost Marshal General Crowder that the first one- third of the quota of 687,000 men drafted for service in the na- b before September 6. More tl;an 200,000 will be called into service in the first incre- ment, bringing the country’s total ‘military forces up to one mil- that they make certain that the first quota be ready on time. Exemption boards were instructed today to deny immunity to married registrants in cases where the parents or other relatives of the wife volunteer to assume her support during his absence. Regulations governing the actual mobilization of the nationai army are nearly ready for release. that every contingency arising in assembling America’s fighting men will be provided for in these directions. |FIRST DISTRICT TO CALL colors September 1 and sent to instructions to governors urged It is hoped by draft officials OUT 300 TO 500 MORE MEN CONNECTICUT MEN WIN COMMISSIONS IN ARM Branford, Waterbury, New London and Bridgeport Represented. Indianapolis, Aug. 9.—Men who have taken the officers training course at Fort Benjamin Harrison and who have learned definitely they will not be commissioned are leaving the fort for their homes. The exact mumber wha will be commissioned was un- known here early today, but those who are leaving have been told they could depart as it was useless for them to remain longer. Most of them are disappointed. They are leaving quick- ly. The training camp will end next ‘Wednesday. Tomorrow there will be a grand review and parade of all men at the fort. Governars Cox and Goodrich of Ohio and Indiana have promised to be present. Major General Barry, com- manding the central department, will review the parade. 3 Among the appointments to army commissions at the officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison in | Indiana announced are the following: To be second lieutenant, infantry | section,. officers’ reserve corps: Willlam Fx Kine, Willimansett, Mass.; Lloyd D. Harrison, Branford, Conn. To be secontl leutenant, section, officers’ reserve corps: S. Hayes, Waterbury, Cenn. To be_first lieutenant, cavalry, na- tional army: Horace A. Price, Fall River, Mass. To be secand lieutenant, quarter- master's corps, national army: Roy W. Easley, New London. To be second lieutenant officers’ re- serve corps, assigned to regular army: James E. Murphy, Bridgeport. 34 KILLED, 100 INJURED Tuesday cavalry Ralph Horror at Arquata, Italy, Night When Genoa-Milan Express Leaves the Radls. Alexandria, Italy, Aug. 9.—Thirty- four persons were killed and 100 in- jured Tuesday night in the derailing of the Genoa-Milan express at Ar- quata. DYNAMITE UNDER BRIDGE. Fifteen Pounds Found Under Span at Poplar Bluff, Mo. Poplar Bluff, Mo., Aug. 9.—Fifteen pounds of dynamite were found by section men on the St. Louis and San ‘Francisco railroad bridge here = terday. The matter was reported to the United States deputy marshal to- day. e = e~ WEATHER. \ | Aug. 9.—Fore- Britain and Showers and cooler Priday generally fair. Frequency of Exemption Claims Makes Move Nec- essary—Harold Lee Judd Passes Examination. Owing to the large number of first, third and fifth ward registrants being entitled to and claiming exemption because they are aliens, coupled with the fact that so many of those ex- amined are claiming exemption be- cause of dependents, to say nothing of the large number of men who are physically disqualified, it will be nec- essary for the first division draft board to summon between 300 and 500 additional men for examination next week. Chairman A. F. Corbin stated today that these men will be called for examination on next Thurs- day morning as it is apparent to the board that the first district’s quota ©of 274 men cannot be obtaingd from among the first 970 men called. As has been the case during - the past two days, there has today been a preponderance of registered aliens seeking exemption and in this class the Russians, including Poles and Lithuanians, far outnumber any other nationality. ‘Those in charge of the exemption board were treated to a series of shocks this morning when Adam Steinski of Gilbert ' street appeared for examination. He had not been called and investigation showed that he was near the bottom of the draft list. was so insistent on joining the United States army that he was sent to the New Haven recruiting office. The other shock came simultaneously with the advent of a powerful young man who said he was single but claimed exemption. His claim was that his father, aged 80 years, his mother, aged 75 years, and his little eight year old brother all depended on him for support. Already there have been a number of men accepted who announce that they intend to claim exemption for occupational reasons. Harold Lee Judd of Franklin Square, the young millionaire and husband of Mrs. Charles Gates Judd of Minneapolis, is included in the first draft. He was examined by Dr. George W. Dunn and while not physi- cally perfect was accepted by the doc- tor. The young millionaire has not presented any claim for exemption. Among the scores who are claiming exemption because of dependents are many foreigners who declare that they are supporting parents or other re- lutions In forelgn lands. One case has been brought to notice in which a young husband and wife both worked. Immediately upon passing the 'physical ‘examinations the hus- band presented a claim for exemp- tion because of his dependent wife and that evening the young wife re- signed her position, One hundred and thirty had.been accepted up ta 3 o’clock this afternoon. Thus far the board has found .but twenty real slackers; men who were notified to appear and mysteriously disappeared leaving no address. The board has been instructed to record every man who does not appear when ordered as duly accepted and enrolled in the army. The police have been re- quested to be on the watch for several of these. A F. Corkin, chairman of local ex- (Continued on Fage Nine.) He was much disappointed and ! Continues Three Days---Location Changed From City Hall to Grammar School | Physical Inspection of Men Eligible For s vice to Be Held in Morning Hours O " From 7 to 12---Second, Fourth and Wards Included New Britain’s second district draft list, in order. which eligible men will appear for service, was announ§ today. The second district board has changed its exam ation-headquartérs from the city building to the Preve tional Grammar school, the same location being us ed present by the first district board. The first allotme: men will appear next Monday morning at 7 o’clock. 7 The schedule follows: Number Monday, August 13: 7:00 A. M. . . 1 to 8:00 A, M. . . 76 to 9:00 A. M. .....151 to 10:00 A, M. .201 to 11:00 A. M. . .2B1 to 12:00 noon . .301 to Tuesday, August 14: 7:00 A. M, .....3651 t 8:00 A. M. .....426 9:00 A. M. .... 501 to 10:00 A. M. 1561 to 11:00 A. M. .....601 to 12:00 noon . .651 to Wednesday, August 15: 7:00 A. M. ....701 to 8:0,A. M. ....7T51 to 9:00 A. M. ....801 to 10300 A. M. ....851 to 11:00 A, M, ....901 to Serial Na. ‘268—Raffacle Potinza, 2622—Alexander Nadolny, 18 Derby St. 458—Herman Sattler, 141 Austin St. 3403—Oliver Knox Hager, Stanley St, 1436—Manuel Guzman, Hotel Beloin 2624—James Joseph Griffen, 31 Hurlburt St. 854—Powilas Rauskis, 316 Church St. 1894—Nathan Greenblatt, 116 West St. 1878—Antoni Cybulski, 174 Winter St. 165 North St. 1095—Mesrap Sarquisian, 12 Maple St. 2022—Nokapor Kubila, 57 Willow St. 81 Church St. 3382—John E. O’Neil, 375 East Main St. 1455—Louls Gorfried .Nelson, 2 140 Jubilee St. 783—George Rolf, 45 Main St. 1813—Adolph Wantland, 314 Allen St. 2787—Sam Lurle, 75 Smalley St. 1858—Nicola Giotta, 96 Winter St. 2389—James V. Pasquerall, 4 Milk St. 1752—August Schwartz, 9 Cottage Place 2494—Wasil Pisarski, Tremont St. 3200—Frank E. Abel, 151 Hartford Ave. 3082—Albert Wohinz, 197 North St. 1117—Ludwig Marchinkosky, 335 Park St. 1572—Patrick Jaseph Malley, 237 Elm St. 2762—Willlam N. Daly, 169 Tremont St. 6 160 200 260 300 350 425 500 550 600 650 700 760 300 8560 900 950 12:00 noon .....951 to 1000 Order 186. South Main .St, 3257—Harry Melcon Shahinian, 3383—Francis Patrick Howard,’ 1748—James Christopher Sheehan, 15 Star St. 2195—Andrew Falk, 7 Conn. Ave, $37—Anthony Simon, ' 316-Church 2t. 2086—Pellegino Rosso, i 293 Fast Main St. 337—John Slinnon, 86 Maple S 676—Willlam Otto Williametz, 3 20 Jubilee St. 275—Clifford Leroy Wilcox, 426 Stanley St. 509—Frank Logen, 298 Park St. 1185—Newton Earl Smith, ° 39 Belden St. 564—Mike Harish, 30 PFranklin St 2166—Jacob Mader, 21 Hurlburt St. 945—Banjamin Sergins, 52 Center St. 1918—Joseph Nachily, 35 Clark St. 696—William A. Chapponi, 812 Stanley St. 8067—Tue Magnosi, A . 126 North St. 2620—Patrick Francis Dohe! 213 Clark 8t. 2936—Stanley Mazuo, 52 Lawlor St. 1267—Robert Judt, 320 Church St. 2148—Jones Honawczas, 193 Hartford Ave. 536—Edw. James Leonard, 259 Main St. 1495—FTanegio Montono, 430 Chestnut St. 2453—Joseph Raezwies; 7 Connerton Sti® 7 648—Gordon Alban Stevens, 186 Fairview St, 126—Alfred May, . 24 Fairview 8t. 3070—John Firorowicz, 619 East Main St. 1679—Julius Roden, Stanley Quarter. 3331—John Francis Kellehir, 108 Commercial St. 1237—James Hugh Broderick, | Sheesley. Shows. 784—Frederick William Kur 43 Woodland St. 1732—Michael Murray Buyrris, 1732 Stanley St. 755—Gabriel Frank Traceski, 47 Jubilee St. 107—Bernard A. Joyce, 164 Cherry St. 1546—Stephen Martzer, 134 Dwight St. " -Arvid, Emanuel Anderson, | 699 Stanley St. ;! 2098—Joseph Kowooski, 104 Winter St. 1369—Andres Berger Bengtson, 325 Chestnut St. 2691—Joseph Kuvsnick, 70 Laurel St. 616—Charles Cyril McCarthy, 209 Rhodes St. " 373—David Hilmar Olson. 563 Stanley St. 1676—Peter Michael Labas, 126 Tremont St. 1266—XKenneth L. Munson, 25 Florence St. 1891—1Ignaz Hygnaki, 1007 Stanley St. 776—John Shamra, 56 Church St. 3183—James Raymond Flood, 227 Clark St. 2684—Dominick Wm. Descola, 64 City Ave. 3159—Joseph Proleikco, 71 Spring St. 486—Steve Bruno, 120 Cherry St. 692—Earl Wagner Healey, 140 Fairview St. 600—Charles Bosworth ‘Pratt, i 404 Park St. 3256—Frank Jamozannis, 137 Winter St. 1986—Fred Cook, 5 Cohnerton St. 810—Toney Juiliano, 216 Elm St. 1539—Arthur Adolph Osland, 46 Belden St. 2549—RBaitista Definlo. 1042 East St. 1682-—Charles Tacenda, 117 Tremont St James Joseph (‘urran, 195 IFAirview St. Clitrord i Kelsey St William Dahlstrom, Ash St k Hilding T. Conn. Ave. 3254—H. Schlafer, 219 North St. 1324—Harold W. Daigle, 259 Fairview St, 604—Frnest B. Hadfield, 15 Jubllee St. 3317—Antonas Pofilaskas, 20 Harvard St. No. || PO 1563 ol M e w1 © - e O G S 1 @ S ® ®» A » w e @ M 5 o o —_— e [ @ .o - o = 507 = e 309—Erne Johnson, @ 437—Carl T 2967—Frederi Johnso w e 9 e @ . ®» S A o m s (ST m S S lahe s o B S O el e el el W e o ® (Continued On Second Paga)