New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1917, Page 1

RICE' THREE CENTS. KRIINSTAI]T FORT |WAR PLAYED HEAVY |GUATEMALA "QUAKE > JAlD WASTE BY HEAVY EXPLOSION ilml,Base Near Petrograd, ; hldon Correspondent Wires INCH CONSULAR AGENT 'fll IRKDTSK IS MURDERED -mmmm.m Red Guards—Three Other -and Many 'Women and Also swn—numwm indon, Dec. 31.—Ome of the forts tadt, the naval base near itrog id, has been blown up by an ‘, imély violent explosion, accord- & Petrograd despatch to the NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917. —TEN PAGES. ROLE IN YEAR 1917 Registration and Exit of Militia and Drafted Men Features BUSY YEAR IN NEW BRIIAIN Political and Ctvic Events Stand Out Frominently/ in Hisiory of Past Twelve Months—Police Dopartment Forced to Travel at Top Speed. New Britain people have seen many important changes and: have experi- enced many important Hcidents since 1917 was ushered in gimost 365 days ago. Chief among the many and div- ers ftems of importance to be noted in a brief reasume of the past year was the National Registration day on June 5, the day.on which the draft numbers were drawn at Washington and the various days on which the members of Company E and I and also those of the National Army marched away. Month by month note- worthy items might be related as fol- lows: January 1—P. 8. McMahon bound over to the superior court for a vio- lation of the fire escape law. J. 8. Douglas of Chestnut street cel- ebrates his 90th birthday. January $—Officer ' Fred Wagner |shoots maniac with gon at Corbin gl Mgy _matter of your mternal ¥ no wise eoncerns M ‘would ' not Ppeace with only one s why wo insisted the Ukraine be ad- negatiations at . not deciined to hear rep-- Dee. 80.—The commis- inted to prevent a. counter raided the premises nion for Defense of the con- assembly. “About a dozen ar- - Tools' of Germaay. n Doe. .81.—The Times print ‘letter from its Petrograd cor- ent, ‘dated Saturday purport- e the view that the ‘revolt’ was managed by and the movement is, essen- {sliy; anti-national end ‘anti-Russian. i says: s & notorious fact and has been 11 documents in pogsession of y government that Ger- | issiomed Lentmre and give to go to Russia to K sow ;disaffection in the Russian army.” R f iqhn:mao—cxvnwsrxs in 3 . at Irkutsk, in eastern Siberia i 'rn.nl-fibeflan railroad and in z ding districts. The town _ was set on fire by Red Guards after they had murdered the French ocon- sular sgent and three other French- Many persons, including wora« j.and children, are being murdered, t fighting is under way. Bolsheviki continue to receive r nts. and ammunition from wk. | The ks are offer- mined The Siberian railway guards tnumbered and are being killed from their posts. Commui- with Petrograd has been cut viki uprisings have occurred st Tohita and Verkhne-Udinsk, both 2 vb.luh towns are on the Trans- rallway. Harbin is qaiet ‘hinese in full control. They g the banks, stores and hym ( seized by the Russlan in of the war will be restored $hele Austrian owners In keepitg ol mument reached at Brest- ¢ording to a despatch from 18 40,000. in Control at Capital. ¢, 31. —-’l‘he Bollhev{kl t who has just returned to d after a long visit in Eng- the city is more orderly than months before the Bolshe- The people’ may Bolsheviki, o declarés, on to the Red | Screw corporation fagtory. { \Polleenn.n William F, Grace dls.i Sonttor G. W. Klett chosen chatr- man legislative judiciary committee. January 6—The Misses Anna and Grace Claughsey, injured . several ‘waeeks before in fatal collision at Lake street crossing, released from hospital. January 8—L. Hoyt Pease resigns as clerk /and treasurer of First Church Ecclesiastical society uttor 37 years’ sexvice. January 10—Dr. Arvid Anderson, prominent physician, dies of pneu- monia. January. 12—Mrs, Arthnr D Cor- nell burned to death. Detective Brown “of Philadelphia here on the famous. Colbert-Lewis mupder case. |, January 14-—Charles Seaberg dies of burns receivedq, when he fell into a tub of boilig nwater at the town farm. January ls—Edwd hual report of Postmiaster W. F. Delaney shows gain of $28,186.25. __Annua] report of City Comptroller H. L. Curtis shows balance of $500,- 000. January 17—New Britain Machine company increases capital stock from' $800,000 to $1,000,000. 'Three persons injured in explosion at Landers, Frary & Clark factory. January 22—Duglar McMillan ob- serves twenty-fifth anniversary of hip entering business in this city. January 21—Enar F. Bonander, for- mer ' democratic member of charity department, ,dies in Philadelphia. January 24—Harry Goldberg ac- cused by Gordon Brothers of $10,000 embezzlement. January 25—Mrs. Annie Lundlno accidentally drinks oxalic acid and dies few hours later. January 26—Rev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill elected president Erwin Home. January 30—Grand list totals $48,- 075,053, an im:reue of $2,465,095 over a yea.r ago. January 31—Conmble James A. Duffy succumbs to pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Howell observe 53rd wedding anniversary. February 2—January mortality re- port shows 83 deaths during month, which was the largest number in five years, George S. Talkcott notifies stockhold- ers of the American Hosiery company af his intention to resign as secretary and treasurer after 12 years® service. Property exempt from taxation to- tals $9,674,764.41. County ‘Commissioner Joseph Tow- ers dies after long illness. Sergeant Theodore Herting resigns (Continued on Ninth Page.) Hartford, Dec. 31—To local boards: No. A 1923. To remove doubt ex- pressed by local boards, as to the clas- sification of registrants the following is pubiished in explamcion of the res- olutions: - Paragraph sub-division A, class 4, is the residitary class for registrants whose wives or children are mainly | dependent on them for support and this applies to a widower whose own ; clifldren are mainly dependent upon » him for support, Paragraph 2—If a registrant has both a wife and child, but there are such other sources of support avail- able that the removal of the regis- trant will not deprive the dependents of reasonablg adequate support, he is | to be placed in sub-division A of| Class 2. ¥ Paragraph 3—If a registrant has a but no children and there \wife, are’ “} such other sources of support avail- ‘many patients and ' prisoners were | | through EXPLANATIONS GIVEN REGARDING MARRIED MEN WITH DEPENDENTS TOLL PUT AT 1,000 Central American City Completely Destroyed by Movement of Earth FOREIGN COLORY UNHARMED — Buildings Tumble Down' on Inhabi- tants and Entire Populace Which Mpeammw Mountains —80,600 Are Homeless. Neév York, Dec. 81.—An estimate of 1,000 persons dead in the earth- quake ruins at Guatemala City iscon- tained in a telegram received here trom the Cefitral and South American 'l‘ele;raph company’s manager at San Jose who returned from Guatemala yesterday atternoon.‘ Foreign Residents Safe. Helena,, Mont., Dec. 31.—The for- eign colony in Guatemala City, is safe, loss of life caused by the earthquakes there having been confined to natives, according to a cablegram received here last night from Guatemala by A. E. Spriggs of this city. The mes- sage was from a mining associate of Mr. Spriges. U. S. Consulate Destroyed. San Salvador, Dec. 31.—Guatemala City, capital of the Republic of Guate- mala, has been completely destroyed by an earthquake. = Many persons were killed in the disaster, some iin their homes and others in the streets. ‘The Colon theater, which was filled with people, collapsed. There are many casualties among the audience. Various hospitals and asylums and the prisons were badly damaged and killed. ‘The railroad depot, the sugar mills, ‘the -post office, the" American and | British legations, the United.. States | consulate, and all the churches in the city have been leveled. 5 | Deep fissures opened in the middle | of the city. i from the capital. More than 80, persons are homeless, i The stock of provisions in the city is scant and aid is required promptly. The Salvadorean government has suspended the official New Year cele—! bration and entered into mourning in sympathy with Guatemala. Completely Wiped Out. ! ‘Washington, "Pec. 31.—Guatemala | City, the capital of Guatemala, has | been wiped completely off the map | by earthquake, and its population of; 125,000 ‘persons are homeless #n the\ streets, News of the complete destruction of the city reached Washington in a cablegram from Guatemala City, re- ceived by the Navy Department its radio system. Orders | have been issued by the Navy Depart- ment to all of its vessels in the vicin- ity of the Guilf of Honduras and the Pacific coast of Guatemala to render | ail the assistance possible to the stricken populace. The message received by the Navy | Department stated that . there had | been another bad earthquake shock and that this had finished the work | of destruction started by the earlier | shocks. The department’s message | read: i “Bad earthquake finished the work of others. Everything in ruins and beyond description as a result of lastl night’s. shock. , One -hundred and | twenty-five thousand people are in the streets. Parts of the country are very cold and windy. Tents are need- ed badly. Quite a number killed yes- | terday by falling walls.” able that the removal of the regis- | trant will not deprive the wife of! reasonable adequate support, he goes in Class 1 as not being included in any other division in the schedule. Paragraph 4—Many boards seem to be in doubt as to whet to do when it | appears that the soldier’s pay and war l risk allowences will provide adequate. support. See Rule 1, page 34, and the last paragraph of Section 71. Reason- able adequate support cannot be de- termined by a rulc of thumb, but must be determined with common sense and sympathy in the facts of each indi- vidual case. What would be ade-! quate support n cne locality or in one set of circumstances might nét be ado- quate support in one locality. or in one tion of adequate support must be de- | termined by the bhoards after careful , consideration of the interests of the dependents on the one hand and the government on the other and with the thought always in mind that the pres- ent classification scheme is designed to rafse our armies with & minimum of hardship and suffering to those who are to be left at home. 1 OFFICERS AND CREW HELD FOR TRADING WITH ENEMY., A Pucific Port, Dec. 31.—Her officers and crew charged with violating the trading with the enemy act, by attempting to trade with biacklisted concerns’ in Lower Californta, the steamer Northfork was brought into this harbor last night with a prize crew aboard aid docked. Offi- cers and crew are under armed guard and no one is allowed to approach the pier. The Northfork, an American owned steam echooner, was seized at sea by a United States éruiser. She has been ena gaged In carrying ore mined in Lower California. LOWER CALIFORNIA WILL QUIT MEXICO Secession Forecast by Ap- pointment of Los Angeles Man to Diplomatic Post. San . Francisco, Dec. 31.—Fielding J. Stilson, a Lbs Angeles capitalist, announced here. today he had been advised that ‘was \appointed “dip- lomatic rep: tative at Washington of Governor Estaban Cantu, of Lower California.” *I belleve,” he said, “this foreshadows the. secession of Lower Califqrnia from Mexico.” Mr. Stilson refused to discuss his announcement further than to say he was to meet here today a persomal representative -of Cantu and expected 10 receive from him mmflon ‘of lhls appointment. IMMEDIATE \COAL . RELIEF PROMISED McAdoo to Give Fuel For New Eng- land Right of Way, Wash- ‘Washington, measures will be taken to relieve the coal ghortage in New England and New York, Director General MoAdoo annunced today. be issued soon giving to coal ments prefegential tnovomont. des) fected areay were Greater usejof the water routes into | New England from Hampton Roads ' will be made. In addition to effecting a greater movement of coal the labor situation will be one of the chief rairoad prob- lems to be! dealt with by the director general. The railroad brotherhood chiefs have been summoned to confer with the director general Thursday concerning regulating of labor and the new railroad administration. The coal situation in New England is worse perhaps than in any part of the country. J. J. Storrow of Bos- ton, New England fuel administrator with Fuel Administrator Garfield con- ferred with Mr. MeAdoo on the sit- uation. Public utilities and factories working on war orders Mr. Storrow | said, are about 'to close for lack of fuel. Domestic nuppllos. too, are low. 'AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED Falls While Attempting to Remg Loop the Loop—Reports Ohscl’v-.-: tions With Dying Breath. Paris, Dec. 31.—An American avia- tor was killed yesterday while making a test flight at an-aviation center be- fore French and American pilots and observation aviators. Although the wind was blowing violently he made a loop successfully, but on attempt- | He | ing to repeat the feat he fell. was dying when picked up but in- sisted on reporting to his American | comrades with his last breath the ob- servations which he had made. 1,000 TO LOSE JOBS. Chicago Council Forced to Swing Axe to Retrench. Chicago, Dec. 31.—The most dis- agreeable task which ever faced the city council, namely, the severance of 1,000 persons from their jobs, was ; taken up by the aldermen today. The municipality must retrench to the extent of $3,700,000 next year and there was no other way to do it. The city’'s financia] trouble is of ancient standing. Chicago does business un- /der an antiquated charter, long out- grown, but repeated efforts to get a new one from the legislature have failed. . BLOWN ASHORE BY GALE. An Atlantic Port, Dec. 31.-—The Ar- gentina steamer Pampa, erroneously reported last night as the Argentine government steamer Pinemto, was still ashore today where she had been blown by last night’s gale. A wreck- ing steamer has gone to her aid, A A~ A WEATHER. Hartford, Dec. 31.—Fore- cast for New Britain and vi- cinity: Fair tonight. Tuesday: .unsettled probably snow. Nnvfly rising lcmperamrc. Dec. 31.—Immpdiate | Orders, he said, will | ship- : being perfected. | TWENTY BELOW, IS MERGURY’S RECORD Trains Delayed and Hundreds of Water Pipes Are Frozéen BRIDEPORT WORKERS 0UT| Lack of Coal Forces Munition Kac- tories to Close—Necw York Menaced By Fuel Shormtage—Norfolk Colilcst Place in State With 30 Minus. ‘The mercury of the thermometers in this city slumped to 20 degrees be- low zero at 6 o’clock this morning. The sun brought some heat which was almost imperceptible 'in its ef- fect on ‘the weather but it rajsed the thermometer reading to 10 below zero in the shade at about noon. The intensely cold weather has thrown the out door work' of ‘many professions out of gear. All the trains onthe railroad are from 20 minutes to several hours late. The schedunle will probably be thrown out of practi- cal working order for the rest of the day and for the evening. The plumbers are busy doing the unenviable work of repairing frozen pipes at the houses and places ter department has received 100 com- plaints about frozen meters and the men employed by the department have' been repairing the meters and | pipes all day. The New Britain Gas Light Co. employes-have spent the day in repairing frozen pipes due to ithe excessively cold weather. . The ice at Shuttle Meadow is being cut. It measures 15 inches in thick- ness. The churches for the most ‘part were inadequately heated for services yes- terday. The theaters have been ‘try- ing this morning to get up sufficient heat to make the holiday crowds cem- |‘tor'hble. Many householders and = landlords and tenants spent an enjovable day yesterday annoying the furnace and .wood . fires were very popufar in warming cold rooms. There, is only one race on the earth which is not represented in the varied population of New Britain and it has live esquimaux would here. . D of the The ye in St. Andrew’s Lithuanian church, an- nounced today, that in the future ser- vices at the church will be conducted in the basement, owing to the short- age of coal. The order will become effective tomorrow, ‘when the masses i will be held at 5:30 -and 8:30 o’clock. The pastor is preparing his annua) report which will be presented next ‘Sunday. St. Anne’s society of the church has presented a handsome banner of the saint to the church. Because of the intense cold and the difficulty with which the school build- ings are heated, it has been’ decided by the usual evening school classes at the Vocational High school this evening. 20,000 Munition Workers Idle. ’ Bridgeport, Dec. 31.—About 20,000 munition workers in plants here are dle today because of the intense cold ‘and the lack of coal. Several piants closed entirely, Trolley cars are run- ning with no heat and at night, dimnl ‘lightcd with two lamps; also becauser | of the lack of coal. Bristol Families Without Water. Bristol, Dec. 31.—Upwards of 0 dwellitgs here, some of them occu- pied by two families, were wilbgut water today, as a result of frozen wa- ter pipes, according to a conseryative | estimate by Thomas J. Fischer, su- perintendent of ‘the water | ment. Temperatures ranged from 22 to 28 degrees below zero. 30 Below in Norfolk. ‘Winsted, Dec. ed today'an ‘unofficial temperature of 30 tlegrees below zero. Colebrook re- i ported 20 below and New Boston, | Mass., across the state line 28. Train service was seriously affect- ed by the intense cold. Traffic on the Torrington and Winchester . Strect railway was delayed for a time. Danbury Reports 16 Belowfl ‘Danbury, Dec. 31.—Thermometers | here and in neighboring districts reg- istered from 12 to 16 degrees below zero early this morning the latter fiz- ure being 4 to 6 degrees higher than the cxtreme temperaturcs of yesters ! day. “Worst Weather” in Watertown. Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 31.—The worst cold wave which this section has experienced in a score of years continues, the official minimum tem- peraturc here being 19 below zero. early this morning. Yesterday's min- imum was 22 below. New England’s Severest “Wave.” Boston, Dec, 31.—New England was still suffering today from the most severe cold wave ever officially re- corded in this section. In this city the temperature remained below. zero all nizht and to make matters worse i the dawn brought a stiff northwester. The minimium was below and at 8 a. m. it md risen only thfce degraes. (CQI!‘LO‘;’d On Ninth Page). of : business about the city. The city wa- | the school authorities to dispense with i | ships and crews engaged with subma- depart- | 31.—Norfolk revort- | FAMOUS FRESGOES IN CARMINI CHURCH SAFE Works of Titan and Cam- pagnola Unscathed by Fire Set by Austrians. Padua, Italy, Dec. 81.—(By The Associated Press)—The ancient Car- | mini church of Padua, containing frescoes by Titlan and Campagnola, ‘was the center of a vaat coifiagration last night which lighted up the skies for miles around. The firé started from incendiary - bombs ‘dropped by enemy airplanes in anothér rald which scattered widespread destruction and death. The dome of the massive church burned throughout the night, making a majestic spectacle, but the solidity of the ancient walls, dating frotn 1260, and the copper roof saved the main structure and paintings from destruc- tion. © The bomb/hit the outer edge of the dome, which was soon a fiery fur-* nace rising 160 feet in the center of the ecity. One of the builldings was pierced | from top to bottom and torn to pieces by & bomb which buried four persons, three of wham were children. The church ‘of San Valentine and an an- cient palace were hit. and partly wrecked. Other private buildings also were struck. ‘While destruction of property was great, reports indicate the loss of lifc ‘was not as severe as on Friday nigh The correspondent visited the Carmini church, wherg mass was progressing in the bapti The famous fress cocs were intact.. The 'altars were covered with wreckage, but the wall and roof had not been damaged great- ly. A number of paintings and tapes- tries were burned by red-hot metal from the Toof. The bells were ring- ing today. A monument to Petrariach in an adjoining square was scorched’ and surrounded: by debris from 'col- lapsed houses. The frescoes saved were the Meet- ing of Joachim and Anna by Ti and the Birth of Christ and the Ador- atlon of the Magi by Campeagnola. The Beep laimea that thagrace could not | CArMIRL CHUFG 'Wwas Eruchpd S5 a0ty memorate the end of the brutal tyran- ny ol one of the Hoh.mman chiefs MORE LATITUDE FOR PRESS Less Stfingvnt Censorship Wiil - Per- mit Publication of' News Heretofore Frowned Upon—Rules: Not Uni- versally Observed, ‘Washington, Dec. in several phases of the veluntary censorship observed by American | newspapers since the war began is announced by the committee on pub- lic information in revised regulations effective tomorrow. Requests that nothing be published ! tending to disclose the names of line | officers or individual units’ in expe- ditionary forces, tending to reveal the identity of American merchan- 31 .—}‘teh&auon rines and giving information regard- ing dry docks, repair and construc- tion work have been withdrawn en- tirely. It is explained unofficially that these were withdrawn because of the difficulty in have them universally’ observed. Other changes and additions minor character are made. NEW EXPORT RECORD America Shipped Goods Valued at More Than $6,000,000,000 Abroad in 1917. of ‘Washington, Deec. 1.—America’s i exports were estimated today at the department of ‘commerce to have passed the $6,000,0090,000 mark in 1917, a new high yecord. Imports ‘were less than $83,000,000,000 and the trade balance: in favor of the United States probably be more than $3,- 150,000,000. Steady increase in coal exports during the last two years, despite an supplies to South ‘American countries equally Steady curtailment in in an endeavor to handicap Germany's trade carried by neutral steamers is shown in figures issued by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Canada now is receiving the largest increase in fuel supplies with smaller increases going to Panama and Cuba. Italy has received only 500,000 tons in ten 'months this year com- pared with 1,66&000 last year. GREETINGS TO U. S, ‘Washington, Dec. 31.—New Year's greetings to the American govern- ment from the heads of several na- tions ‘allied with the United States will appear in the New Year's edition of the official bulletin. These already réceived included greetings from King Peter of Servia, President Guerra of Bolivia and President Viera of Uru-| guay. fuel | y ewis, 1 Crozier had been prejudice eral. CROZIER DENIES AGAINST COL. Prusuhng pled It a{ e ‘Washin war inqu tha . Gen, uumq sthuq refected’ by H'Ae war favor of the Brownln' Gen. Crozier asked to oath and then read &.p ment ‘dealing first with | tillery from the Amemtor ing’s forces. 'Desire to fca’s forces of actual ald qi‘, ing front as soont as po prime factor Gen: Crozier | artillery loans from JFra spondence was produced: Tardieu, of the French i sion, asked the war departmefnt) 'der French' artillery and th ! deliveries: exceeded the nim! ised. Conferences betwean L‘t the British, French and Am ernments abroad regarding! of artillery to America's fo read by Gen. Crozier. a letter from Gen. | staff, stating British and nitions heads’ had forma him their artillery production had so ine would be able to coluplétel iy Ammcap the .nunuoh that requires ‘pend on oup friends for sponsibility rests on theswhalb try.” m ot a.t embfin. he: lery,” sald Gen. Crozier, *'bi How he had, durihg pre often asked congress for priations for artillery and other army heads called the country’s heed for more artilleny, by the general. Machine guns, he !Md, expected weapon, but the ngu to become 'an better than anyone ‘else i future, proceeded to see quantities. All the boards formed chine guns, General out, were pot subject t tlon.\ The board in Ap the Lewis gun had features and offered m He produced a letter | A. E. Borle, of the Sa rany, stating the board been enqmy unpartial. Congressional declaration of war, said, of machine gun development the large 1916 appropriation, h Secretary Baker decided i special board, organix ber, 1916, and Which the tests of May, 1917. ‘Ordered When War When the war becamy he said, he asked for 5, On April 12, guns were ordered. ‘.,(9' June 12 and 2,000 mo; “This shaws,” sal “that as soon as the 14 developed for use with & munition large orders ately nvcn Y, Letters f summer sible production put in evidence, m . Gen and Gei ra) & specifically asked for Lewis aviation. Demands. for the latter service, General will probably result in confi ders for them. Turning to the chaw the’ inventor, of Vi m b} ‘that and " H i 49 appropriations . machine guns prior to 1916 b General . had been very meagre P him, General Crozier showet: board which investigated posed trials of T.ewig® were categorically denfed! " PRSI i EDUCATION, A$ Hartford, Dec. 31.-—0 % comb impressed on ‘the agents of the state boerd in an address this forengon’ mid-winter conference, " cation of the children ¢ ‘must not be neglected is doing its part in the tion ‘must not be sacrl intelligencejof the state tained. 'The trials of t.h. war did not requiresthe; intelligence in the child: re 4 onerated him. Assertions b} i 8 |