New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1917, Page 3

Boston Store THE NEW OUTING FLANNELS Have Arrived. About forty different designs to select from. The best - goods on the market at 15¢c A YARD Special Value in BED SHEETS Our “Premium,” 63x90 and 81x90 AT 90c AND $1.10 These are considerably_ be- . low today’s market prices. “Premium” Pillow Cases, PRESIDENT STANDS |AMERICAN WOMEN SAY THAT THEY'LL FORM “«1EGION OF DEATH” LIKE RUSSIAN SISTERS FOR MARRIED MEN Believes They Should Be Exempt From Drait ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—President Wilson has come into conflict with Provost Marshal General Crowder on the policy to be pursued by local and district exemption boards in passing wpon cases of married men or men with dependentts drafted for the mil- itary service. Provost Marshal Gen- eral Crowder has ruled that depend- ency exemption claims shall be al- lowed by local boards only when such exemptions are necessary to pre- vent dependents from becoming charges upon the government. The president takes the position that married men should terpretation of the conscription pre- vail thousands of cases where claims for exemption have been disallowed by local and district boards may have to be reopened. In a letter Massachusetts, President Wilson agrees with the latter that drafting of men with families is unsound and unwise and concludes: *I shall take pleasure in calling the attention of to Senator Weeks, 42x36, 45x36 22¢ and 23c EACH McCALL PATTERNS 10c 15¢ 20c PULLAR & NIVEN FIRST CONTINGENT 0 NUMBER 33,000 -Two Army Divisions to Embark For European Shores ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—Two army Wivisions instead of one, comprising a total of at least 38,000 men, prob- ably will make up the first contingent of the National Guard to go to France. Although no official confirmation was obtainable, there are evidences that the composite Forty-second Divi- slon, whose erganization recently was Aannounced, will be accompanied abroad by the Twenty-sixth, made up of New England Guardsmen. No New England states are among the twenty-six having representation in the composite division which in- cludes the “Fighting Sixty-ninth” of New York city. The commander of the Twenty- sixth is Major-Gen. Clarence Edwards, wmow acting as commander of the De- partment of the Northeast, and it is presumed he would go to Europe with the division. The Forty-second Is commanded by Major-Gen. W. A, Mann. A report was current that sufficlent shipping will be available for for. »warding two divisiong within the time fixed for the departure of the Forty- second, and that the Twenty-sixth had been selected to go because it comes from a compact area and is composed for the most part of regiments of high rating and representing states whose troops were left out of the composite division. The Forty-second Division is being mobilized at Mineola, L. I., under the new European standard, which re- quires that the strength of the in- dividual iInfantry regiments be in- creased more than 50 per cent. The process necessitates the addition of some unite not included in the orig- inal order, for where one company of infantry, for instance, was to have ~come from any state two companies have been consolidated to give the 250 men necessary. Thus hundreds of men have been. transferred to fill up the regiments selected to go. All the other Na- tlonal Guard divisions will go through & similar process on their arrival at their divisional camp. No hint has been given as to the probable time it will require to pre. pare the Forty-second for embarka- tion. As it is a wholly new organi- zation, it ls logical to assume that it will take some time to get into working shape. The question of equipment also entered into the fixing of a salling date. The same consid- .erations apply ulso to the Twenty- sixth The original plan for a composite National Guard expeditionary force ls known to have provided for two divi- slons made up on the composite plan. Approximately 40 states would have contributed toward forming the For- ty-second and Twenty-sixth, and sup- plemental divisional or army corps troops might have made up an ex- pedition that represented every state. The war department announced the final allotment of state troops among he national army cantonments ana made public the list of colon signed to regimental commands in the various divisions, both of the national army and the National Guard. s s the war department again to it.”” This action was received in army circles with surprise and amazement in view of recent rulings by Provost Marshal General Crowder, which in effect instructed local and district boards to grant exemptions on pleas of dependency only when the contri- bution of the drafted man to the sup- port of a family cannot be made up from some other source in the event of his being taken into the army. In army circles it is said that the position taken by Senator Weeks, which the president indorses and plans to impose upon the depart- ment. is contrary to the clear spirit of the law and to the spirit under ! the law has been administered to date. It is asserted that exemptions of married men as a class would be contrary to the terms of the law and therefore illegal. Senator Weeks In his letter to the president said in part: “Drafting married men with fam- ilies excepting in cases where mar: riage has been entered into for the purpose of escaping the draft is eco- nomically an unsound policy, and it is unwise from the standpoint of suc- cessful prosecution of the war to take married men as long as there are suf- ficient gingle men to meet the govern- ment’s requirements.” After replying to Senator Weeks' contention that aliens should be in- cluded in the draft “whatever may be our treaties with foreign countries on this subject” that this matter *‘is al- ready ineresting the deparment of state” the president concludes: “Your point with regard to drafting of men with families is undoubtedly well taken, and T have reason to be- lieve that it is very much in the mind, | at any rate, of most of the drafting boards. I shall take pleasure in call- ing the attention of the war depar, ment again to it.” be exempt | as a class. Should the president's in- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917. | L This regiment of Moll Pitchers is preparing to emulate their Russian sisters and allies should need ar hed the Russian women can form a “Legion of Death” and fight bravel alongside their brothers in arms s REAL ESTATE TRADE | BETTER THIS WEEK | Twenty-two Property Transfers Are —Other Weekly Recorded at City Clerk’s Office | Reports. ! | Twenty-two vealty tis nsfers, marriage licenses and tificates were filed in office during the property transfers follow: The Equitable Realty Carmella Gibilisco, ing on Mitchell street; the Bodwell | Land Co., to John P, Brull, et il land on Dudley street; the Bodwell Land Co. to Patrick J. Hickey, land | on Carlton street; Peter Kastrzewsk) et. death the city cler past week. The company to land and build- | ARMY FOOD IS NOT LIKE MOTHER MADE But New Britain Men in Service Hope for Improvement. Harry C. Jackson, formerly em- ployed at the P. & F. Corbin office," who recently enlisted in the medical corps, has written to Mayor G. A. Quigley from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., enclosing the greetings from the other New Britain boys, expressing a firm disapproval of the army food and asking that arrangements be made whereby the boys may receive cop- ies of the two local dailies. The mayor has replied to the letter, which follows: “Always n booster of yours and in- terested in the doings of New Brit- ain I called a meeting at my tent last evening. Intend to have them once a week to discuss New Britain and go over what we have heard, also offer suggestions as to best pos- sible means of keeping in touch with the political and civic life. I was appointed a committee of one to write yon with the idea of letting you un- derstand what our life is here. “At the same time asking you to fix it up with the “N. B. Herald” and “Record” to forward one copy to the camp. Also for you to write me keeping men posted in regard to your potatoes, appointments, discharges, also vour political ambitions. As there are twenty-five good boys from New Britain, all of voting age, and they refer to you as George, the best mayor New Britain ever had. Thb boys are zll happy. and seem to like the camp life. The days are lons, arising at 6:16 a. m. to 5:20 p. m. the time taken up with lectures and driil- ing. “One thing would make this life more pleasant if you could get back home once in a while. It looks as if most of us have sald goodby for some time as it is hard to get a fur- lough. ““The other disagreeable feature is our grub. It is very poor but may improve with time. Still the lite is not bad and can be overlooked for the principle we are fighting for. We have voted to make New Britain proud of her sons and I think the old town is doing her best. “Will you write to the boys. . “H. C.,JACKSON, “Unit G, Fort Ethan Alen, V{” ux. to Ignacie Lewicki et al, land and building on Broad street; Peter ‘(‘_ Flood to” Julia A. Flood, land and building on Stanley Quarter road; the Equitable Realty Co. to Luigi Lestini, land on Sterling street; the ‘Bodwell ILand Co. to Joseph F, Achiem, land on Carlton street; Peter Dobruk to Albinas Maszdis, land and building on Newington road; Eliza- beth A. Weston to Elmore E. Morse et. al, land and building on Francis street: Nathan Dubowy to Anthony Jagodzunski et al, land and building on Silver street. 2 Lena Gorbach to land and buildings on Parkview street; Frank E. Rackliffe to Julius Sonnenburg, et. ux, land and building on Allen street; Joseph G. Mann to Rackliffe Bros. Co., land and build- ing on Cherry street; Walter 8. E. Brown to Walter C, Owens, land and building on Kelsey street; Mary Ri- ley to Mrs. Rose Kelly, land and building on Oak street; estate of George Clary to Mary R. Clary, et al, land and building on Lincoln street; Charles P. Dunn to Frank Boyle, Jand and bullding on Commercial street; Harry Hankin to Frank T.avechia, land and building on Bron- son street; Frank Boyle to Hugh Revnolds, land and building on Com- mercial street; estate of Emma J. Smith to Augusta G. Smith, land and building on Winter street; Gascone, et al, to Antonio Valente, et ux, land and building on Lasalle street; the Housatonic Power com- pany, to the Rocky River Power company, eight pieces of land, Anna Chanesky, RAILROAD ACTIVITIE! and Bell Signal Latest Innovations Women Gatetende: Alarm Are Radical changes at the various railroad crossings promised shortly, including everything from women a bell alarm tem uand the elimination of the Lake street crossing. Already four women employed gatctenders, two €ach at the Whiting and East Main street crossings, and others have qual- ified, it is said, and are awaiting as- signment by the rallroad agent. One woman will shortly be sent to H\a’ Curtis street crossing. Railroud men state that already more intricate and efficient plan of signalling has been put in effect at the Main and Washington street crossings whereby a loud gong in the gatetende: sheds sounds in ample time to rn them of the approach of a train. The device works auto- matically and is sajd to make it pos- sible for the gatetenders to know of | the approach of a train even though the weather be 3o fogry that they gatetenders, are a Court Josephine | | charges against Louts L | druggist, who was the chalrman, and cannot see it rounding the Stanley ‘Works curve. can we, say these members American Women’s League for Self Defense. And to make good their prafessions of readiness to serve the country they are drilling actively. The pictures show some of them of the ~$WOMAN'S. REGIMENT DRILINGY—-Colorel B OARDMAN <1 charging and presenting arms. o o the government is sending our men to fight in France we’ll go and fight in Russia!” said Colonel N. J. Boardman, the woman commander of the regi- ment, who is seen in the pictures. CONVICTED OF BAFF MURDER. Joseph Cohen Calmly Protests Verdict of Jury. New York, Aug. 18.—Clamly testing his innocence, pro- Joseph Cohen, the poultry merchant who was con- victed of planning and procuring the murder of Barnet Baff in the West Washington Market on Nov. 24, 1914, was sertenced by Justice Tompki n the Criminal Branch of the Supreme yesterday to > in the chair in the week of Oct. 1. His ar- | sociate, Abraham Graff who was found guilty of manslaughter in the first de- gree, was sentenced to a term in Sing Sing of not less than ten years and not more than twenty years, Cohen reccived his sentence with- out a tremor. Although his face was touched with the pallor which a long stay in the Tombs had developed there was nothing in his presence or man- electrlc | | ! ner to indicate that he was in the least concerned with the import of the moment. When the clerk of the court inquired whether the prisoner had anything to say as to why sentence should not be pronounced in conformance with the law Cohen arose to his feet very quiet- ly and indicated that he wished to say a few words. Justice Tompkins nod- ded his consent, whereupon the con- demned man, in an unbroken voice, made the following declaration: i n American citizen and I have always had the most profound respect for the ccurts of my country, but I cannot conceive how twelve in- tellignt men could liave brought in a verdict against me charging murder on the testimony of degenerate witnesses who are now walking th» streets in the enjoyment of complete liberty.” 1 am not guilty, your Honor, and my only hope is that some time the opportunity will come when I shall prove my inno- cence.” am ‘GRAND JURY BEGINS EXAMINATION OF MEN ACCUSED OF DRAFT GRAFTING New the the The York federal grand jury in began an investigation of Cher Dr. Samuel of the exemption cused of J. Bernfield, who was one medical members of local board 99. They are ac- conspiracy “to make false statements and certifications as to the fitness and liability of those who came before them” for examination. Kalman Gruher, who admits he “dis tributed exemption blanks to vario men in district 99, is also being in- vestigated Several men, all of the New York | tion over which the members had jurisdic- amined by the and jury. It was admitted that “‘more than two”’ of these witnesses stated that they had purchascd their exemp- ion in District 99 Cherey, Bernfield and ter two nights and a Tombs, were released h. Ne. 1.—Gruher trying camera lens. No. 2.—Mrs. Cherey, who is fighting hard for her husb;n’v 38.—Dr. Rerafield. cast side ccused bourd tion, were ¢ Gruher, in af- the bail 0 evade | in . arrest or that he w; | front I and two | boat from' St. George to the Batter: | Elizabethport, N. | plving south of Twenty-third street, Leonard and Herrmnn Co. ANOTHER TEMPTING ITEM FROM OUR AUGUST ECONOMY SALE “KAYSER” SILK SPORT COATS VERY SPECIAL $6.50 each REGULAR #£0.98 VALUE A very smart model-—has large sailor collar and effect, in a good range of summery quantity limited. » Have you seen the Sty DANGEROLS ALIEN Ficke 'Could See Departure o Transports From Home New York, Aug. 18.—Heinrich . Ficke. auditor in New York city of the North German Lloyd Steamship company, who continues to draw, ac- cording to his own admission, a sal- ary of $640 a month from that com- pany, was arrested by United States Marshal James M. Power of the East- nenat ngs—Don't hes lish Suits we are closing out at $9.98. Don't miss the opportunity to buy a Good Suit Cheap. The Women's and Misses’ Apparel Shop, 165 Main St STEAMSHIP AGENT |CONNECTIGUT SUF IN CAPITAL HA Mrs. G. M. Flanagan Arresteg White House Gate Washington, Aug. 18.—The max of five days of rioting, pref tated by the seditious banners” red by Suff pickets, came yeste when six pickets were arrested| front of the sWhite House, ¢ with obstructing traffic. At P headquarters each gave $25 ball her appearance in ‘court. They are.Miss Natalie Gray of, ern District of New York last night, and locked up in the Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, pending a further in- vestigation into his alleged activities in behalf of his fatherland. Ficke has a fine home on Staten Island, not far from Fort Wadsworth, one of the main fortifications guard- ing the Atlantic approach to New York city. From the veranda of his home it was said last night it was possible for Ficke to see any ship that sailed from New York by day, while a little journey to St. George or Stapelton would render it possible for him to get a line on some of the ships that sail by night. Marshal Power, and agents of. the Department of Justice who accom- panied him to the Rosebank home of the German steamship official, would not go into details concerning the arrest was one of the results of the country-wide investigation that was ordered following the disclosure that the German government was able to get advance information as to the sailing not only of the first army di- vision to France, but also of the de- parture and the secret destination of the destroyer flotillas which were or- dered to Furopean waters and which taking part in the allied of- against the German subma- are now fensive rines. Federal Officials Reticent. None of the Federal officials, how- ever, said anything to confirm a ru- mor that became current shortly af- ter the arrest of Ficke, which was to the effect that he was suspected of knowing much as to the secret method by which Germany is able to get important information out of the United States. Neither did they say anyhing to indicate that the gov- ernment is in possession of evidence that Ficke knows the way in which Germany was ‘tipped off” about the departure of the destroyers and the first of Pershing’s fighting divisions. All that Marshal Power would say last night was that«Ficke is held, now as ‘‘a dangerous alien.” “Do you consider that the safety of the United States demands that Ficke be deprived of his lberty?"” one of the Secret Service agents was asked. ““Well, he has been deprived of that liberty, hasn’'t he?” the agent replied. It was about 7 o’clock last night that Marshal Power and faour other Fed- eral officials arrived at the home of | Ficke, near Rosebank. Ome of the four men with the marshal was As-| sistant United States District Attorney | Henry W. Beer of the eastern district. The others, who names are withheld, were agents of the department of justice. Ficke is said to have greeted his vis- itors plearantly and to have made no objections when he was told that he had but a few minutes to pack up such little neg aries as he might need in Rayniond street jail. It is understood | the house was searched, but nothing was given out last night as to whether | any incriminating documents or other evidence of enemy activity on the part of Ficke or other Germans was di covered., Questioned in Restaurant. i Marshal Power took the German | steamship man to d restaurant at St., George, where they questioned him for more than two hours. No one who saw orado; ‘Miss Luck Ewing and William U. Watson of Chicage Laviana ‘Dock of Philadelphia; Edna Dixon of this city, and M. Flanagan of Connecticut. Headed by Miss Lucy Burns, | Suffs left the headquarters at They had two of the ‘“Kaiser W banners. One was destroyed b mob before the Suffs had gon yards. But they succeeded in- the other to the White House, there a jeering crowd made its] to Miss Burns, who carried it, i} |it from he and tore it into bits, Burng’ dress was torn during’ struggle. t Then Major Pullman, superi dent of police, went to Suff headgq ters and told Miss Alice Paul picketing at the White House | not be permitted and that ‘if women persisted they would rested. Miss Paul maintained. the Suffs had a legal right to P the president for the right to and that they were not violatin law. From noon until 4:30 in the noon the picketing was carried as usual, but the women displ only the purple gold and white ners, the colors of their organizi But just as the department were passing down Pennsylvania nue by the thousands six pickets up their stand at the east and gates of the executive mansion. Gray and Miss Swing carried a banner inscribed: S “The government orders our ners destroyed because they tell truth.” : A squad of policemen under @i tlon of Major Pullman took ch of the women at once and put tl in waliting patrol wagons. -This ed the picketing, and it was said headquarters that no further atten will be made this week. The arn ed ffs face either a jail or house sentence, for they say they: not pay any fines imposed by court. MANN LEADS FIRST STATE TROOP TO BE SENT ABRO. the ty of six enter the restaurant| and take a table out of the hearing of | everybody else realized that the man ! the P’alm Beach suit was under | s suspected of be- ing concerned in activities in behalf of | Germany. Shortly after 10 o'clock last night government automobile arrived in! of the restaurant. As the gov- ernment officfals and their prisoner were leaving the restaurant two men women who were at one of | the tables nodded to Ficke “Where are you going "’ woulen asked Ficke. “Oh, just a little automobile ride,” e replied. The home of Ficke on Staten Isiand the border line of the barred zone, of which Ifort Wadsworth is the center. 1t was possible for him to see everything that went on in the Jower harbor by taking # trip by ferr: one of the or, if he desired ta see what was go- ing on in the lower bay, he could journey across the Kill von Kill to! J., and take a train to Jersey City or Hoboken and cross the river on any of the ferry lines Manhattan, and the New Jersey side. Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. i tignal guard contingent sent The composite national sion, to be known as th 10 be formed i trovps from twenty-six st District of Columbia, to [ bilized immediately ot Mineola, N, 3 it was announced Waushington, 18 camp where this ¢ on will be tei porarily stationed will known ) Camp Mills, named for the late Majgl General Albert I Alills, who i Mapor General William Maun predecessor chief of the division i militia affairs. ] General Mann is to command t new division. relinquishing as chief of the div tia affairs. Beyond st this division will be sent to Frane immediately and will be the first ng t to. tH front, for military reasons particy regarding the plans for the use uard diy out: tes and t s be jtms force cannot now be stated.