New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1917, Page 1

HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD BEST OF A LOCAL NEWSPAPER PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917.-—SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 18 BRITISH BITE INTO ENEHY IN FLANDERS Break Through Line on Front of Six Miles NEAR PASSCHENDAELE Teutons Attempt to Fraternize With Russians Again—Army Agitated by Peace Question and Result Is in Doubt—Cossacks Suspicious, British Front in France and Bel- gium, Oct. 12, (By the Associated Press.) At an early hour today British troops which began an attack in Flanders this morning had pene- trated several hundred yards into the enemy's territory on a six-mile front, from near Houtholst Wood to a point below the Ypres-Roulers Rallway, and were battling along the Passchen- daele Ridge within 1,000 yards of the center of the village of Passchen- daele. By 5 o'clock this morning, re- ports were received that everything was going well with today’s British attack in Flanders. The troops along a wide front have pushed forward to a depth averaging 800 yards or more. Prisoners were beginning to come in early, although slowly, owing to the condition of the ground. Russian Army Inactive. Petrograd, Oct. 11.—Austrian and German troops are renewing their at- tempts to fraternize with the Rus- sians, but so far every effort has met with failure, according to a statement jssued by the Russlan war office. The general situation is quiet, al- ' though some of the armies as well as some of the Cossack units act with some suspicion towards the command- ing staff. The question of peace is said to agitate the great mass of the Russian soldiers. At some places there 1s agitation against capital punishment, but at the same time demands are made that punishment in the rear of the fighting front be enforced with greater strict- ness. The cases Where orders are dis- FAMILY GOES OVER STEEP BANK IN CAR ‘Warrenville Man, Wife, Son and Daughter Survive 85-Foot Plunge at Willimantic. Willimantic, Oct. 12.—Four persons had a remarkable escape from death today when their automobile plunged down a 35-foot embankment as it wag approaching this city and landed on its side in a fleld. The car was driven by Oscar D. | Baker of Warrenville, and with him were his son, Norman, Mrs, William Platt of Willimantic and her daugh- ter, Miss Alice Platt. Of the four the only one seriously hurt was Mrs. Platt, who was caught under the car. She is expected to recover. Baker stuck to his wheel and escaped with B few small scratches while the two Young people were thrown out as the machine slid down the steep incline and were shaken up and bruised. Baker, ft is sald, was attempting to pass a heavy wagon on the high- way driven by G. A. Stalker of Spring Hill, but collided with the rear of the vehicle. One of the for- ward wheels of the automobile was torn off and the car shot across the road, dashed through a fence and careened down the hill, SLACKER FAMILY IS BROUGHT INTO COURT Father and Mother Fined $250 Each; Son Sent to Atlanta New Haven, Oct. 12.—One slacker case before Judge E. S. Thomas in the United States court was out of the ordinary. It was that of Michael Velaski, charged with failure to regis- ter under the draft law, and Wendel, the father, and Mary, the mother, charged with resisting the officers. All came from a farm in Prospect. The mother first resisted the United States deputy marshal with a revolver and a second time with a large carving knife. The Velaski farm is in a sparsely settled part of the town. The arrests were made early in September The details of the case were pre- sented to Judge Thomas by counsel. cussed or not carried out are compar- atively rare. The soldiers who refuse ta obey orders usually are brought to trial. INVITE LA FOLLETTE TO EXPLAIN SPEECH Members of Senate Investigation Offer Wisconsin Senator Opportunity to Refute Statements. Washington, Oct. 12.—Senator La- Follette of Wisconsin today was in- vited by the senate committee inves- tigating his alleged disloyal speech at 6t, Paul to appear next Tuesday be- fore the committee for a hearing re- garding assertions in his address. The hearings probably will be pub- lic and will be confined to the state- ments of facts in the speech, particu- larly regarding Senator LaFollette's " statement that former Secretary Bryan appealed to President Wilson _to keep passengers off the Lusitania because of ammunition alleged to be in her cargo. The committee advised the senator that - its investigating authority does not extend to his right to make the non-partisan league speech, nor into the motives of his critics. MURDERER DRAFTED DiVanzo, Awaiting Death Sentence, Receives Summons From Govern- ment to Serve in National Army. John DiVanzo, who is at state prison, Wethersfield, sentenced to be hanged on November 16 for the mur- der of Raffaele Simonelli in this city on September 25, has reecived notice from the government that he has been drafted under the selective serv- ice law. DiVanzo and Steve Dugone, his accomplice in the murder, have asked that their sentence be commut~ . @d to life imprisonment. A special s Meeting of the board of pardons has been called at Hartford on Saturday, Novmber 3, at 11 a. m., to lct upon the request. DiVanzo was examined by an ex- emption board in New York city and accepted. A card notifying DiVanzo of hig ‘acceptance and to hold him. celf in readiness to respond to his country’s call, was sent to Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. When handed “ his summons by Warden Ward A. Garner DiVanzo smiled grimly. “ REGIMENT IS MOBILIZED. Marion, Mass.,, Oct. regiment, Massachusetts state guard, mobilized here today, to bé reviewed by Major Gen. Butler Ames, com- manding the state guard, and Lieut. Gov. Calvin Coolidge. Gen. vplans to inspect every one of the 11 regiments in the guard before the end of this month. 12.—The 17th Ames The mother is a German and the father a Slovak. The 'latter agrees with the opinions of his wife. Coun- sel stated that Mrs. Velaski it evi- dently not well physically and also labors under delusions that neighbors have been trying to get money frod her and to kill the family. U. S. Dis- trict Attorney Spellacy said that he thought the woman was as stated and recommended a fine. The court im- posed one of $250 each on mother and father with division of costs. The son said that being the farm he did not know first notice to register. On ond he was too tired to go village. Questions brought out the fact that he seemed fairly well in- formed as to registration and a sen- tence of one year and a day at At- lanta was imposed. busy on of the the sec- into the ‘Willimantic, Oct. 12.—Joseph Fur- der, a drafted man, was arrested to- day charged,with having failed to respond to the call. He was arrested at his boarding house, opposite the JOHN HOWARD HALE, PEACH HING, DEAD Was Member of State Commis- sion for Public Utilities FAMOUS OVER COUNTRY Glastonbury Pomologist Was De- scended From Samuel Hale, Who Came From Wales to America in 1634—Formerly in Legislature, Hartford, Oct. 12.—John Howard Hale, member of the public utilities commission of Connecticut, one of the foremost horticulturists and peach growers in the United States, former master of grange and former presi- dent of the American Pomological so- ciety, died at his home in Glaston- bury early this morning. Mr. Hale was born in Glastonbury, | | November 25, 1853. He a de- scendant of Samuel Haic who came | from Wales in 1634. Mr. Hale was manager of the ‘H. Hale company of Glastonbury and | the Hale Orchard company of Sey ‘mour and the Hale Orchard company of Fort Valley, Ga. He was the first | American orchardist to sort, srade and label fruit, according to its grade, He was one of the first to ship peach- | es to Europe, and before the war | 5 | police station, at the request of the federal authorities. He will be taken to Camp Devens at Ayer tomorrow. KULTUR! Germans Belgianize Residents of Al- sace and Lorraine For Daring to Express Favor For France. French Front in France, Septem- ber 26, (Correspondence of the Asso- clated Press)—Fresh evidence of the German campaign of terrorization in Alsace-Lorraine comes to hand every day. Since the beginning of hostili- ties German courts martial, sitting in the annexed provinces, have inflicted sentences totalling 5,000 years im- prisonment on citizens of Alsace and Lorraine whose sole offense has been the expression of opinion favorable to France. All classes and all districts have suffered. Bince Alsace and Lorraine were an- nexed by Germany in 1871 until the outbreak of the war in 1914 no fewer than 500,000 of the inhabitants of the provinces, acording to official figures, have migrated to France. Immedi- ately after the declaration of war three years ago everyone of real Al- satian or Lorraine origin, who could find a way to do so, made a hurried departure over the frontier line. Hun- dreds of those remaining, owing to their inability to leave in time, were at once seized as suspects and sent to prison or internment camps, where they have been kept in confinement for three years. WANTS WILSON IN EUROPL. | Paris, Oct. 12.—The suggestion that President Wilson visit Europe is made | by “Ahe Information” in its leading editorial article today. It says the Allics need the president’s counsel, and that his influence would be pow- erful in establisning unity in regard to democratic ideals, and that such a visit would be of advantage also to America. | Fifth Royal H | raitroad the market had developed rapidly. In Assembly in 1893. He was elected from Glastonbury to the legislature in 1893 and was | house chairman of the committee on agriculture and a member of the judi- clary committee and of the joint com- mittee on rules. He was appointed | a member of the old rallroad commis- sion in 1911 by Governor Simeon E Baldwin. When the commission was succeeded by the public utilities com- | mission he was appointed a member | by Governor Baldwin, and by re-ap- | pointment in 1913 was a member of | the commission at his death. | Mr. Hale was president of the | Americon Pomological society, and | formerly president of the American | Nurserymen's association. He also served the Connecticut Pomological soclety for several years as its presi- dent. He was horticultural agent for | the eleventh United States census and | in that capacity initiated several spe- cial invesigations never before at- tempted by the government, notably | in horticulture, nurseries, semi-tropic fruits, nuts and seed farms. Mr. Hale had been in ill health for some months, due, it is understood. to 1 anemia. On July 5 the hlood tr fusion was tried. His son, Sta fleld Hale, submitting to the o; tion which gave his nt a sunply of Dlood. There was apparcntly marked improvement in his condition Recently the patient’s condition he- came serious and the end looked for for several weeks. BAGGAGE OF TEUTON ENVOYS IS SEARCHED | German and Austrian Consular Party Arrives From China on Tts ‘Way Home. A Pacific Port, Oct. 12.—Dr. von Rosthorn, former minister plenipoten- eiary from Austria-Hungary to China, accompanied by 28 Austrian German consular and legation officials landed last night from the Dutch steamer Oranje, which arrived from the Orient. The party carries safe conducts from the Entente Allies, but federal agents neverthecless made a long and painstaking search of the baggage, letters and documents of the members before allowing them to come ashore. Anton Arnold, former German fin- ancial adviser to the Chinese govern- ment, was another member of the party. Dr. von Rosthorn will spend sev- eral vs here before proceeding to an Atlantic port, where he will take a Swedish liner for Europe. FOR DURATION OF WAR Robert C. Vance Now Under United States Flag as Ambulance Driver on the French Front. Robert Cummings Vance, son of Mrs. R. J. Vance, of Maple street, has written home that the American Am- bulance Service, which was formerly under the American Red Cre been taken over by the United States government and that he has enlisted | for the duration of the war. A number of New Britain men are with the American Ambulance Serv- ice, among them being Howard C. Humason, William Lamb and Ivor Axelson. ESCORTED BY FOOT GUARDS. New Haven, Oct. The detach~ ment of the famou Watch, the from Canada which came here yesterday in the in- tercst of recruiting for the British arms left today for Bridgeport, bhe- ing escorted from their hotel to the | station by the second com- pany. Governor's iFoot Guard, Home Guard. About 30 recrui lubmnlc(l here, Writes to Department Heads Caution- George A. Quigley called attention to the heads of departments of the need of economy in the expenditure of pub- lic funds. of this nature sent to the department heads by the mayor. lows: Broker Has Fatal Accident When Ma- chine Is Hit by Train. Charlestown, N. H.,, Oct. 12.—Alon- a rm in zo E. Locke, member of a Boston brokerage wa had been | | company and a director | Connecticut and Rhode Island trolley | Clark’s departure for the West today | marked the absence from Washing- | ton of practically all the party lead- | ers of congress. | tomorrow | behalf of the Liberty Loan. and 64 | | day and i Corps, i addresses of President Wilson has ! MAYO BACK FROM TRIP TO ENGLAND Admiral and Staff Had Been On Mis- sion to Learn Exact Condi- tions Abroad. ‘Washington, Oct. 12.—Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of the At- lantic fleet, and his staff have returned from England, where they participat- ed in a naval conference with the Allies. This announcement was au- thorized. today by the navy depart- ment., The statement authorized by Sec- retary Daniels follows: “Admiral H. T. Mayo, United States navy, and his staff have returned from England. The purpose of the visit of Admiral Mayo to England was to permit him to confer with officials of the Allied navy to become intimate in every detail with the situation as it is at present, what had been done before and to discuss the plans for the future. “The British admiralty extended every courtesy and every facility to promote the success o fthis mission. “Admiral Mayo will proceed imme- diately to Washington and will there make a full report to the secretary of the navy. Admiral Mayo visited the English fleet and our own forces in British and French waters in or- der that he might familiarize himself with the conditions under which the Allied forces are operating.” MAYOR URGES ECONOMY ing Them Not to Spend Public Funds Where Not Necessary. In letters sent out today, Mayor This is the second letter The letter fol- I wish to call your attention at this time to the need of the most rigid economy in the conduct of your department. The city government is facing unusual expenditures due to the war and in order that we may not show a deficit in our gen- eral budget, I am asking you to practice’ the most rigid economy. KILLED BY AUTO. of Lexington, Mass. killed when an automobile ch he was riding with his wife © struck by a freight train at a cv nere last night. Mrs. Locke was ing not seriously injurs They were on their way to their summer home at Ielehville, Vermont. Mr. Locke, who was 54 years old, was president of the Bay State Brick in several lines. LEADERS LEAVE CAPITAL. Champ Clark Is Last to Q of Monument. Oct. 12.—Speaker Shadow Washington, Mr. Clark is to speak night at Pittsburgh and later in Oklahoma and Missouri m} | sentatives left here to- more will have gone Many repr many by Saturda; D! COLUMBUS PARK, Boston, Oct. 12.—The dedication of Columbus Park, recently completed on the South Boston standway on the share of Dorchester Bay, was the principal feature of the obscrvance of Columbus Day here today. A pa- rade of Portuguese societies from the South Station to the park was fol- lowed, by an open-air mass celebrated by Cardinal O'Connell. Flags were presented to the Portuguese societles by Governor McCall and Mayor Cur- Tey. During the celebration, Lieutenant | Godfrey L. Cabot, of the Aviation gave an exhibition hydro-air- plane flight and dropped copies of a pamphlet containing extracts from O’CONNOR CALLS TO IRISHMEN. | Chicago. Oct, 12—T. P. O’Connor, A ness pre: ociation here last night, declared that President Wilson's call | to arms ‘“‘to make the world safe for democracy,” had an especial appeal to Irishmen. ‘‘The greatest service which men of Trish birth and anc | try in the United States can perform | for the permanent good of Treland is | to help win the war for America,” he | said. WILL INCREASE WAGES. 12.—The Waterman Putnam, Oct. Worsted company and the Putnam Woolen company have notified their employes, it was announced today, of | an increase in wages of substantially 10 per cent.. effective from October 8. rtroxd, cast for New Britain cinity: e night. wnd warmer to- and colder. | vi- e~~~ | HAD NEVER SEEN A SAILOR So Ohioan Did Not Consider It Wrong to Give Whiskey to Men Wearing “Little White Caps.” New Haven, Oct. —Frankn James Meyer in answering quest in the United States court almost up- set the dignity for a moment of that precinct today. As it was, Judze Thomas could hardly resist a smile which was broad on the faces of the spectators and court officers. Meyer came _ from Bridgeport and was charged with selling two pints of whi v to rs. He admitted it. | With a broad, oft southern accent he told the he had never seen sailors Dbefor Men wearing little | white caps he had seen sitting about the docks and at times drinking. He thought they were working or wait- ing for work there. Some of them asked him for whiskey one day and ho got it. Said Meyer to the cour: T hadn’t ought to give sailors whis key. T had been told that it woul get me into trouble; but T didn’t know who sailors were.” The court asked Meyer what he would do when he got out. “I'm go- ing right home to Ohio where there are no sailors, and when 1 have wt key TI'm going to drink it hereafter. “T knew CAESARIAN GPERATION Successful Operation Performed Mrs. Walter J. Bunce of Arch Street at New Br ain Hospital. It became known today that a Caes- | arian operation had been performed on Mrs. Walter J. Bunce of 765 Arch street at the New Britain General hospital Wednesday afternoon. The operation was successful and the baby, a boy weighing 7 1-2 pounds, is gaining rapidly. The boy has been named Howard Rawlings Bunce. The operation was performed by Dr. Chester of Hartford and Dr. Rob- inson, Dr. Bodley and Dr. Purney of this city. Mrs. Bunce is reported to ering from the ordeal. Greek Slacker Talks Himself Into Federal Custody. Ansonia, Oct. 12.—On instructions frcm Adjutant-Gene: Cole. the lo- cal hoard teday caus City Sherift Frank Yovino to take into custody George Merambellcotkis, a draft de- s later taken to Fort He was em- serter, and h Wright, off w w London. ploved in New Haven unfil recently and is a Greck naturalized citizen, 24 ars old, and had hoasted openly among the Greeks that he could not be made to serve. He was ordered by i the local board to go to Aver, but re- fused. The U. 8. Department of Jus- tice investigated his casc and report- ed that he was not a proper person to mingle among his countrymen. He was ordered to be seized and delivered to the authorities at Fort Wright, COLUMBUS WiTHOUT TROLLEYS. Columbus, 0., Oct. 12.—Because of a shortage of coal the Columbus street car system was tied up early today for early an hour and thou- sands of people were forced to walk to their work. Th the second j time within two days that the street cars have stopped because of coal horta | manner in which the policy on | erable damage has been done, ever and the people driven froir homes by the water are suffer STEAMER RUNS ASHORE eight and Passenger Vessel Aground Scmewhere Off Atlantic Coast—No Fear Felt for Those Aboard. An Atlantic Port, American freight Oct. and ashore sel’s signals, went to her on a sandy bottom. forts would be made to float her high tide today. The steamer was mile off her course when she struck. The coastguardsmen who went aboard sent word to their station that the passengers and crew would not be taken off. SWEDEN RECOMYNG HOSTILE. Germany Curries Friendship By Offer- ing Food Supply. London, Oct. 12—M. Widen, has been asked by King Gustav of Sweden to form a cabinet, will at- tempt to construct a ministry solely of liberals, says the Stockholm corre- spondent of the Daily Mail. As to the effect of the American blockade ,the correspondent says the of the United States is tg be answered is in- dicated by the go¥ernment's announce- ment that Germany will supply to Sweden grain, potatoes and sugar, which the Aliles have refused. Th announcement, if realized, will natur- ally stimulate the pro-German trend of public opinion developed by the Washingfon news of the last few days, the despatch says. It adds that par- ticular resentment has been provoked in the press by the statement that the Swedish delegates to the United States had suppressed the facts in re- lation to Sweden’s exportation of iron ore to Germany. WILL SEIZE SMALLER SHIPS. Federal Government to Take Those of 1,500 Tons. Washington, Oct. 12.—1In its requis- itioning of ships October 15, the ship- ping board is considering taking over all Amerlcan vessels of more than 1,600 tons dead weight capacity in- stead of 2,500 tons as first announced. The great need of trans-Aftlantic tonnage, 1t was said today, has made this step necessary. ALLEN GOING TO EUROPE. Stamford, Oct. 12.—Announcement was made today at the Yale and Towne Mfg. company’s office that its president, Walter C. Allen has en- tered the government service and In a few days is expected to leave for France as a major in the United States signal corps. He has asked by the government to undertake some work, the nature of which is not disclosed. He is about 40 and ros2 {o his present position from that of office boy. HEAVY PFLOODS IN CHINA. Peking, Oct. 12—The floods along the Hoang Ho show no signs of abat- ing and the area under water in Chi- 1i province is increasing. reported from six other provinc Floods are they are on a smaller scale. Consid- how- their 'WISE MURDER GAS 'AGCUSED WELL AGA | morning in | cour § | neling a grand jury were issued | morning by | and | wara, of Hartford, will defend { ered from his wounds and is read ! probabiy Dbe tried on Wednesday; | 1ncal 12.—An passenger steamer in the coastwise service ran off the New England coast | last night, but reports today indicated that she was in no immediate danger. Coast guard crews, answering the ves- assistance | and found that she wes resting easily They reported that the sea was smooth and that ef- at about a quarter who | | plied that he not only hoped so been | ears old | BEFORE GRAND J Trial Will Prokably Open nesday or Thursday Morni Wit Adolph n, of Elm Street, to State Prison for Not More T Two Years for Defrauding N Haven” Road. Private Willlam J. Wise, chary with the murder of Mrs. Anna Ba Tobin, will be brought up for indi ment before a grand jury on Tuest the criminal supe: Hartford. Orders for emp Judge Willam 8. A. A. Greenberg, of this ¢ Yohn F. Attorney Public Defender The accused has entirely reg stund this trial. afternoon Wise's lawyers that the case Thurs W as recently arraigned in | police court on the charge} murder and was bound over to ! { superior court without bonds. ! The crime for which Wise, whi 1 member of the United States i} ind was connected with the Qui { master’s Corps at Fort Slocum | charged occurred on Septembey | When the lifeless body of Mrs. Tal i was found on Maple street withé} | Wise: | throat cut from ear to ear. found lying in the road about b feet away with his face and slashed. A razor belonging to was found near the body of: Tobin. b Wise was removed to the New Hi ain General Hospital, where he| clared his innocence and main! { that he and Mrs. Tobin had been ‘The p tacked by a stranger. however, placed no credence fi story. Although the police believe | they have a strong case against lawyers for the accused state | | their man will be exonerated. | ‘While in jail awaiting trial, % | was placed in the same cecll as occupied by Adolph Witkin, of, city, who awaited a verdict had been deferred by Judge { Witkin informed Attorney Gree: | this morning that Wise is still a sick man. He said that at time | was necessary” for ‘him to ‘admiy as he was too wel Ca “Not less more than two vears than one on” was the prono against Adolph of 287 ! street, by Judge William §. Ca | the criminal superior court, Hart{oH | this morning. Witkin was trieds | September and through - his, ! torney, Benjamin W. Holden, entery of nolle contendere. At entence was deferred by Jud | Case. Witking, who was recently [ and sent to Camp Devens, Ayer | appeared bhefore Judge Case | morning dresscd in the new unif | of the National Army. In pronQum | ing sentence, Judge Case said | had no other alternative. In view: the fact that Witkin was selected | serve his country, he said, he wo impose a light sentence. Witkin was charged with attemp) ing to defraud the “New Haven’ raff | road by printing and selling bogi tickets. dar BRAZIL, MAY OFFER SHIPS. French Minister of Provisions E: pects Allies to Use Seized Vessels. Paris, Oct. 11.(delayed.) —Mauricg Long, minister of provisions, asked in the chamber of deputies tg day whether he believed the seques tration of German shipping in Bi could be raised. The minister b he believed that he could assure ti house that this tonnage was at tl disposal of the allies for use im rying food. i Brazil severed diplomatic relatio with Germany on April 11, 1917, andl seized 46 German merchant ships laid up in Brazilian harbors. The vessels] aggregated 240,779 tons. On Septem! ber 5, the Brazilian minister of marin announced that his government would not lease the German ships tg ppte allies. ) MINISTER STOVALL HOME. American Representative Switzers land to Discuss Food Shipments. An Atlantic Port, Oct. 12.—Pleasant 1. United States minister to zerland, arrived today on am American steamer. His purpose im returning to America is to consult ofe ficials at Washington regarding ship- ments to Switzerland and to discusa other war phases Dr. Otis A. Glazebrook, an Ameris can consular official who has been i Jerusalem, o passenger on the same ship. AUTOS GO OP IN FLAMES. Harrisburg, Pa. Oct. 12.—Twentye three automobiles were destroyed and the garage of the Harrisburg Autos nmobile Company and six other build« ings seriously damaged by a fire toe The loss is $100,000.