New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1918, Page 1

r = HERALD BEST OF ALL sJLOCAL NEWSPAPERS ———— RITAIN HER PRICE THREE CENTS. NE\W BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918. —SIXTEEN PAQG WAYOR OPPOSES SALARY RAISED FORGITY WI]RKFRS Gives Out afiue Statemem De- clining to Say Who Should | ' Get 1t and Who Should Not NOW IS TIME FOR SACRIFICE, HE SAYS Dec His Honor He Appreciates Efiiciency of City Employes and Be- ™ Raise iecves Those Who Need Should Get It—New Salary Rolls Would Be Burden for Tax Payers, Ha Insists. i"cel he says, that the burden of the war is already causing a finan- cial hardship to many local people, #nd also the beliof that large general | salary reases would tend to boost the tax Mayor George A. Quig- ley today, came out with a statement in which he cxpressed himself as op- posed to the granting of general in- creases and said that his idea is that public officials and city employes who ard now earning a fair wage should willing to to sacrifice any an advance in pay | be pos as ble claim as are the men who are mmr)flc'm!] their other forms of employment to | enter the army at $30 per month. ed what his attitude is in refer- ence to the numerous salary increases ajready sought, as well as others that will be asked, Mayor Quigley sai “I am opposed to large salary in- creases at this time for I do not think that this is the right time to boost salaries. While I appreciate the value of the various city officials and city employes in their respective de- partments and consider some of them invaluable to the city’s welfare, J_nevertheless feel that the burden of the salary raises ked would be on the tax payers, who, at this time, have enough financial drains without any extra tax made nece: by a general salary increase for city offi- cials and employes. I foel that all city officials @ \d,awfl\e o | now receiving fair WABC content for the time being to tlong without another increase. The mayor would not specify any particular repommendation for sal- ary increases which ho opposed, and some salaries or wages that might be increased, but it is a general increase which he opposes. gut Urges War Time Economy. Commenting further upon the sal- Yary increas as recommended, the mayor said that it is his opinion that unless a city official or employe actu- | ally needs the increase in pay in or- der to make a fair living he ought not expect it at this time. This I war time, he said, when all are mak- ing sacrifices and it is his opinion that living wages should prevail and ‘;m workers ought to be just as will- to make their possible financial c as are the men who go into trenches for $30 a month. In the this connection the mayor said that the income of numerous business men has been cut 50 per cent. by the war and inasmuch as it is impossible to see into the future and learn how Yong the war will last or what addi- tional burdens may be placed upon the community that may call for necessarily increased taxes he did not think salary increases should be granted unless they necessity. At the same time the mayor did not vish the impression to go out that ¥ did not appreciate the value of the city workers for he said that “while are an absolute they may be entitled to certain sal- | ary incre they ought to be willing to waive their rights at this time.” If the tax rate of the city is to be increased on account of salar the real burden will come right back on the people, the mayor states, ex- plaining that the tax paver will raise “\is rents as a result. To show the necessity of economizing in every pos- Jle way to keep down the tax rate that rents may not be forced higher, the mayor said that in many instances saving banks and holders of first mortgages have informed their clients that effective January 1 and Febru- | ot the WILSON'S MESSAGE 'RINGS ROUND WGRLD Responsive Echo Found in Ex- pressions in England and Italy 'PRAISED BY BALFOUR British Secretary of Foreign Affairs Says Day We Entered War Was Most Important in Annals of Man- kind—Rome Press Pleased. London, Jan. 11 aims meeting at Edinburgh Arthur J. Balfour, cign affairs, referring to resident Wil- son’s pronouncement, d “The United States have now the first time in their history" entered the great struggle of civilization against barbarism, of freedom against tyranny. I do not think these new views on cooperation in the New ‘World could have been introduced in t night, secretary for for- Wants Our Soldicrs at Once Winston Spencer Churchill, min of munitions, addressing the American Luncheon club today, made a powerful appeal for the sending of American soldiers to Europe quickly and in as large numbers as possible. The reception of Premier Lloyé- George's and President Wilson's war aims by the central powers, the min- ister declared, showed a gu!f that no ze could span. He added that t Eritain and the United States, having issued their war aims, mus now bend every effort to the practi work of forcing them on the enemy. “We found a compiete agreement on our war aims,” Mr. Churchill said, “so let us concentrate our whole souls ou practical measures whereby these aims may be achieved.” Sngland mwst melt all her resourc- he continued, into war work. Women must draw nearer to the fir- ing lines and to relieve arm down, he said. “The only way to shorten the suffer- ing torment,” the minister asserted, ase the pace.’” 'ring to America’s participation Mr. Churchill said: “You have assumed an immense re- al itions must be ambassador, presided at the luncheon, which was Those present cliffe, chair: United States; controller; Sir Albert Stanley, ident of the British B Vice Admiral Sims, A commander; Robert Skinner, can consul-general; Gen. Bridges, the British general staff; Col. Swinton, Inventor of the tank; er, the novelist. Praised in Ital message is the fi toward peace, sa the Messagero. evidently wished to meet the Ru people and help them to resurrection. sustained her provins great allow her to live on a footing It eulogizes the declaration president concerning Allies and s and France prepare similar government of Lenine and with which the Entente doe: have diplamatic relations. enlightened mind will see the neces ganda in France, will be tried t court martial beginning February 4 SENVIOR BRADY TMPROVING 1 the interest of mortgages will be 6 per cent. instead of 5 per cent. Vatura the tax payers will shift this burden onto the rent payers. Asked if he had any ldea just how much the proposed salary increases would ount to, the mayor replied that he thought they might amount to a mill on the tax. What Has Been Asked? Iollowing are some of the salary 1 1scs that have already been rec- ommended Health department: Plumbing In- pector 15 Quintivan, $1,800 to $2,100 Bowen, clerk $600 to £300; Incpoctor McEnroe, $900 to $1,- 100: Mrs. Kitson, $900 to $1,100; In- spentor Dolan, $900 to $1,100; In- wor Crowley, $780 to $900; Meat Witte, $1,200 to $1,400; to- cases asked, $1,420. lcpartment: Superintend- " (Continue th Page). | Washinzton, Jan. 11 ! of Idaho, stricken witl ; sitack of heart trowble Iast nighi for a nobler manner than they have been in the public pronouncements of Pres- ident Wilson. I think that the day America entered the war was the most important in the annals of mankin ter do more manual labor workingmen for the ranks cut onsibility. Never in history has so zreat a nation undertaken so great a Wk A e 1id is needed vitally in this great struggle, and needed soon.” ‘Walter Hines Page, the American attended by 200 persons. included Lord North- nan of the London head- quarters of the British mission to the Baron Rhondda, food pres- ard of Trade; merican naval Ameri- of Baward | ir Thomas Lipton and Sir Gilbert Park- Rome, Jan. 10.—President Wilson’s st courageous step It says President Wilson in his message ian complete The Tempo recalls that Italy, like the United States, freely entered the war for reasons of principle. She has sacrifices to redeem s still under Austria and also to secure the safety of her fron- tier on land and sea, which alone can of equality under conditions of liberty.” The Polo Romano praises the gen- erous intentions of the president and | the American people and government, of the solidity of the s that as soon as Ttaly state- ments they will be the answers to the | Trotzky | not yet Officers and Men Behaved Well As Ship Went Down | SUBMARINE NOT SEEN Attempt Made to Maneuver Des oyer as Torpedo Was Seen Cutting Waves Half-Mile Away—Vessel Sank in Eight Minutes. ‘Washington, Jan. Daniels made public today a summary ly with a heavy explosion, The settled by the stern and the en: room was soon flooded. The antennae and mainmast were away. Most of the men not killed by explosion got clear of the ship and reached rafts ~or wreckage. Wight minutes after the torpedo struck, 4:21 p. m., the Jones sank stern first. Efforts were made to collect the sur- vivors in a motor dory and then the nearest land was headed for to secure aid for the remaining survivors on the rafts. After 23 hours the dory sighted car the patrol station reported to Com- mander Bagley that the other vivors had been rescued. Seaman Philip J. Burger, of Lan- singburg, N. Y., is highly praised in the report for hi vessel’'s motor sailor, which have saved 20 or 30 lives. He st to the job until drawn under W later when he came to the surface. HOLD ALLEGED SLACKER board on Tuesday afternoon on charge of perjury in connection the before Richard United States Carroll ing. M. D. Saxe. next term which bound over to the United States cour! that he sured exemption on the ground ! that he was an enemy alien. When he went to fill out his questionnaire on Tuesday these discrepancies were noted. He was closely watched his arrest foilowed, MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE Manitoba, in Winnepe Work With Temperature 20 Below Delaware. ve dip] : ; | Winujpeg, Manitoba, Jan. 11.—Firs The Glornale de Italia praises the | carly today destroyed the Enderton of. messdge and ’j‘t‘ “ffv dent Wilson | fizq arid store building in the heart of one of the greatest statesmen of our | 411 city’s retail district, causing loss epoch.” It expresses hope that his | | estimated at more than 31,009, 00¢. 1 Ihi Austrian problem in order to avoid fu- | ., Ihic x 1 ture excu for conflict. | was ;li overed nnmntr(‘d ?he wo \_nf Thomas Nelson Page, the American | (1€ firemen. Three firemen wer in- | ambassador, today called on Baron | "' Sonnino and held a lengthy discussion | yro. concerning President Wilson's mes-| \ imington, Del, = Jan. 11.—The sage. | wall paper manufacturing plant of Paul D. Cravath, adviser to Oscar | the Jacob Thomas company, one of T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the | !NC larzest industrial plants in New- treasury, now in Eurape, was received | 27K Del, was today destrcved by fi today by Finance Minister Nitti, the | WNICh originatel in the ash pit. The food comtroller, and by the minister | 1055 18 $230.000. of agriculture. He discussed the | o = question of supplies needed by Italy . i M and means for reducing the high rate RUSSIANS GO TO TRENCHES. of exchange. Paris, Jan. Ll.—The first battalion — [ the R an legion composed of | MILITARY TRIAL I'OR BOLO. P o "3""}H'~xu 1 expeditionary Parig, Jan. 11—Bolo Pasha, chargea | 1°7¢¢ “_"“l” 1610 @ sectogilniGliam: with having conducted German propa- | |y et ion hus left for | 1he | ALFONSO DISSOLVES CORTES, Jan. 10 Madrid King decree di 1Zlections | a ignod will b par md the new i nthwil] JAGCB JONES CREW ]TEUT[]NS WITHDRAW | BELGIUMIZE ITALY LAUDED BY BAELEY] THEIR PEACE OFFER| 1S GERMANS' PLAN | of the official report of Lieutenant- | Commander Bagley on the sinking by a German submarine of the American | destroyer Jacob Jones when two offi- |c and 64 men lost their lives. Com- { mander Bagley gives unstinted prais | to the behavior of ofl ana men, | | and especially commends by name ten of them. The submarine, the Teport says, was Jted until 15 minutes after the had ne down. But the 1 1T mile from i mn Licute 1t . . Kalt, officer of the deck, who afterward died of exposure, ordered a maneuver to avoid being ruck torpedo, however, W: too near to allow destroyer to clear it and it the | at| a patrol vessel and the commander of | sur- | efforts ta clear the | would | ater | with, the boat, being Tescued hims (llJ conference at Brest-Litovsk on Thurs- Edward Schack Must Stand Before United States Con on Charge of Draft Perjury. Baward Schack, of Washington | street, arrested at the first exemption | o with | the filling out of his questionnaire, | has been taken from the custody of‘ local police and was arraigned | Commissioner | in the United sum\si District court at Hartford this morns | He was represented by Lawyer | Schack waived examination and was | un at Brest-Litovsk. | of the| convenes | at New Haven on February Hi bond, whch s previously fixed at| $2,000, was reduced to $1,000. The claim against Schack is that | when he registered for the draft on | June 5 he said he was a Ru an with | first papers. When he was included | in the first draft quota it is claimed and | 50,000 Fire in Wilmington, | ) ‘Terms Null and Void, Von Keuhl- | Occupants of Termely in North Must Labor for Huns FOR CHILDREN Men and Women Will § mann Tells Russians ‘ COUNT CZERNIN OPTIMISTIGiBEATlNG “Lazy™ Austro-Hungarian Ioreign Minister | Lazy Confident Grounds for Mutual Un-| TReceive Punishment for Can Be At—| plying With Regulations—All Hout Throws Allics Overboard. derstanding Arrived 10 Be Robbed of Food. Amsterdam, Jan. 11.—The Central | Ottawa, Jan. 11.——All food supplies Powers have withdrawn their peaco |in private homes to be given up, and terms made public at the Brest-Lit- {men, women and children to work in | ovsk conference on Dec, 25, it was |the fields for 16 hours for the be announced by Dr. von Kuehlmannm, |of the Germans are set forth in a German foreign secretary in s | proclamation by the Austro-Germans speech at the Brest-Litovsk confer-|on the people of the conquered por- ence with the Russians yesterd | tions of Ttaly, according to the text of Owing to the non-acceptance by all {a Teutonic proclamation now in the the enemy powers of those terms Dr. | hands of Reuters Ltd. and made public on Kuehlman stated, that document | here today Failure to comply, the had “become null and void.” { proclamation statcs, will call for se- | vere punishment, including the im- | London, Jan. 11.—Nicolai Lenine, | prisonment of men and women and | the Bolshevik premier, although he | ting of children possibly has gone on a holiday trip to | proclamation yeads, in part: “A IYinland, also possibly may go to to house search will be made ockholm to confer with German and | f Austrian socialists, the Petrograd cor- respondent of the Daily News say In a speech before his departure from arm eapons and victnals remaining delivered up our labor r 1 concealed mmunition. All v h must b tizen must obey , Petrograd, Premier Lenine said: ! tions: all workmen and children over “I fear we shall have to stop the |15 years of age must work in the demobilization and prepare for war. |fields every day, Sundays included, If Germany and her allies do not ac- {4 a. m. to 8 p. m. Disobedience will cept our conditions of peace, we Will |be punished in the following way: declare a revolutionary war on them.” | Lazy workmen will bhe accompanied The correspondent emphasizes the 1 watehed by Germans. After the importance of an agreement between | harvest they will be imprisoned for the Bolshevik and Ukrainian negoti- | six months I every thind day e ators, as the position of the Rada has | given noth but bread and w lessened Trotzky’s chances of obtain- | YLazy women will be obl ing a satisfactory peace. He Says| anq after the.harvest will receive six | that if the Germans could buy off | monthy imprisonment. iazy children | the Ukrainians the significance Within | will ho punished hy beating, The com- | Germany of Trotzky’s stand would be | feieraa the rinht 4o Uk cut in half. The correspondent adds |1, that nothing is more foclish than to | suppose that because the Ukrainian | men with 20 lashes daily.” Teatons Thrown opposes the Bolsheviki it, therefore, Ol Tavors the Allies and prosecution of | Rome, Jan. 11.—Austra-German Heiar | forces yesterday were forced to evacu- | te some trench near Cava- { zuechurina, on the mountain Allies Out of Tt. | front, the war red toc Amsterdam, Jan. 11.—Count Czer- | The retreatin were cau nin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign |under our fir ed consider- minister, at a full sitting of the peace | able losses. Quict on British Front. ay, said that as Rus allies had | replied to the invitation not to par-| London, Ja With the excep- ticipate in the negotiations it was now | tion of hpstile artillery activity east of | a question of a separate peace be- | Vimy ridee, nothing to re- tween Russia and the Central Powers. | port,” savs today's e houmte. He gave reasons for not wishing to | ment. transfer the negotiations to neutral 3 territory and said if the Russians French Take Prisoners. were animated by the same intentions | payis, Jan. 11.—French troops c: the Central Powers, the result of | ried out raids last night in the Ar the negotiations will be satisfactory.! gonne and the \osges region, bring- It not, responsibility for war would | k prisoners from the German fall exclusively on the Russians, the war officc announced today. | Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German | foreign minister said he considered | the difficulties which had interrupted | previous negotiationg were not suffi- ~ MAN'S GHAMPION FOUND | cient to justify the failure of the peace work and a presumable resump- | “We Must Protect Our Sex,” Says tion of hostilities. He said it was the | fixed and unchangeable determination | fudze, Send Operators of Fake of the Central Powers not to conduct | b i Marriage elsewhere the peace negotiations be- TG Bureau to Jail. Indianane wm. 11.—“We 4 must ' Judge A. B, A Brest-Litovsk dispatch, giving an | | protect our ccount ofi the session yesterday g | T Ander- it was opened at 11 o’ | som of the U. 8. all the delegations, including the | yesterday when he passed sentence on | Ukrainians, participating. Talaat Bates Potter, his wife and stepdaugh- Pasha, the Turkish grand i ter, Bessie Whitford, of Fincennes, alled the meeting to order and charged with using the mails to de- turned over the chair to Dr. von |franud men secking wi The Pot- Kuehlmann, who said: s were said to have cleared about “Inasmuch as changes have oc-|$3,000 by means of curred in the composition of some |with men whose names they obtained of the delegations it will mot be out | from a matrimonial paper. of place to give a short survey of | Potter was sentenced to jail for five the history of the course of the nego- nths, wife for four months ssie Whitford for All three pleaded one day. guilty. tiations.” After a lengthy review of the pro- ceedings to date, he said he hoped b SR they would lead to a satisfactory re- ult. His hope was based on knowl- | SHQOTS RIVAL \VHO cdge gained during the course of the | negotiations and on the expression by | WAS VIS the Russian delegation of the Russian people’s wish for secure and lasting ST S 1 peace. He continued: ) “I consider the difficulties met with | Bimer Hupp Slays Traveling Sales- | 1se the failure of the peace work. | . .. 1, presumably resumption of war oS in the east, with its unforeseen conse- | Clevelund, Jan. 11.--Elmer Hupp, quences.” | wealthy Clévelander, upon returning e | to his home wunsxpectedly last night L Will Create New Army. ':~h}>t and killed Charles L. Jovce, also pre- | Of this cit After the shooting Tlupp vious reposts that the Bolghewiki are l’(\\rvyfll()‘»ul the police and gave himself preparing to re-establish the fighting | ""'m o Ry ST IR, G R Ch e DR e 1 ot e the Central Vu\vx)s the Petrograd | S Ym‘»"' £ >omipany correspondent of the Daily New: 5 2 i - {hey are not attempting to re-animate 1 “““""_" i _}”"l"‘ 7»“‘1"1'1‘““"‘1 )10 the old wornout army, but to cr a ‘;”' 1," 6021 "‘y”‘ -"“”‘ ¢ »“" . he new and much smaller one. Concern- | found him in his house last night, and ing this new army Foreign Minister > of attentions Joyce had paid Trotzky is reported to have “It will wage not war, but | —— tion. Its front trenche | WO FIRED FIRST SiloT ricades against op) o | L The Bolsheviki doubt il the Gernian | South Beud Man Claims that Disiines oldi vill advance, but iff they do. | and tuke more tlerrito they will be | tion 5 Bend, 1Ind 11 \ new (o yued on Sixth Page.) to ihe houor of ing ed t American shot in IFrance was Al 1sclosed today in u letter fron® Alex- WEATHET S nder Arch, an artilleryman with the \mericun troops, to Miss William Harttord z4bo, his fiancec Arch, in his letter, r New B | ex muing un 3| “Tam up on the fiving line ana seot satnrday snow, v.y | the first shot over he Germa 2 E“ The letier was dater Novenil Not Com+ f§ nefit, || : a armies have raised equ ppr‘d and trained brief a period, he was ready to g¢ into the detai Three Patients Missing. of the accomplish- ments of the various divisions of thy Middletown, rod 10 work . | likely today t]\a.L four p-xuenls in the insane asylum fire yesterday stroved one of the of the committee planned Connecticut out the bax lost their reasons for al- large wings. | bodies “were » being identified, and Dr. superintendent, berlain said there were der production satisfactory and will continug I think supplies or around unidentified s undoubtedly one of these. Middletown r Wadsworth - standards which testi Haviland this noon felt | specifications and rubbish of cloth contracts whic Workmen were stead on the fire site this fore- of the bodi overturning qualifications we but no trace Wiy Bt My rd of control-eame here and looked make temporary provision in the mat- finances for the hospital. of trustees met to discuss future plans which in-| | clude rebuilding of the wing and pos- | r changes to remedy f met the emers ditions last night. but was not Haviland said everything was in ex- departmen | cellent shape, explanation accommodated mattresses Wadsworth whether, in view of the shortage of a statement that there was substantially | from a local mill and the poor house | sent over 25 beds | patients will be received and this will | reduce the ber of charges until the hospital return to normal capacity. > present no | rush needs was as I understand it,” district court here said | “Our rush needs are Senator Chamberlain NEW GONGERN HERE correspondence | peck & Young Company of Forestville +n camps were short of rifl > guns and artillery. I mean that we have sufli the men actually engaged in fighting. | to Open Branch Factory Monday on | °Noush for men in France,” said Glen Street. 1id the secretar, - statement that we wrong im- | pression to the country when we have for men actually in thg in draining," & Young Co. manufacturers products and mi;rn over the coil spring: jobbing mac only enough - Wadsworth interjected. “I agree with Senator Wadsworth,” Chamberlain, - Ry ol ITING WIFE | The Torestville said Chairman | rushed with busines: aitement gives a wrong impres. It was not your sion to the country. purpose but it is its efiect.” “What I meant to s want the country to understand,” M, Baker replied earnestl. troops in France will be adeguately equipped with artillery “Probably,” observed Senator Chams department 3 | women on light work to help out in the present rush of business division will begin operations on Mon- s that all the Mr. Morey, formerly investigator of the New Britain Charity department, is now employed as a foreman in the spring department of the Young Co. “I have assurances to that effect,” . Baker insisted. Mr. Baker admitted ordnance for traiing Time needed to train men in said, will ordnance supplies. BRYAN’S OLD PASTOR DEAD Dr. John Ross Sutherland Was Prominent Presbyterian Philadelphia, Jan. 11. — The Rev. John Ross Sutherland, associate secretary of the Presbyterian board of | ministerial relief and sustenantion, a aper editor, died vester- day at his home in Lansdowne, after testified to hy born in Onturio ¢ editor of a paper at Ingersoll, Ontario ‘While pastor of the First Presbyter: church at Burlington, Towa, he wrote editorials for 11 years for the Burling He studied for the min- | istry at Auburn Theological MeCormic k impression that every | camps is supplied,” Reverting to delays iff machime gun | acliveries, Senator Hitehcock deplored (nnhutv for I(‘\w\ guans ton Gazette. (Confinued