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HERALD BEST OF AL ZOCAL NEWSPAPER ) N PR!CE THREE CLNTS "NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JANUAR-Y 18, 1918. —SIXTEEN PA Hm RIES WILL MORE MEN URGENT NOT PAY WAGES | NEED OF BRITAIN WH“E SHUT I][IWNgvalue of DM& Ganged by | Willingness to Die for It APPEAL BY LLOYD GEORGE England’s Premier, Addressing Ny th nulacturers S yThey Have No Initention s}I Following Fuel inistrator’s Suggestion " “IMPOSSIBLE” Z\ND “ASININE - THEY SAY| Merchants Call Meeting Cabor Men, Says Cruelest Military Autoc- racy World Has Ioven kknown Is Not Far Irom Channel Ports. London, Jan. 18.—Premier Lilovd- ieorge, addressing the labor delegates today, said no man standing on the watch tower could deny the urgency of the need for raising more men. The premier said no democracy over long survived the failure of its adherence to be ready to die for it. Mr. Lloyd-George said that he and President Wilson without previous conversation—there Wwas no opportun- ity—had laid down substantially the same program of demands for the termination of the war. There was no man willing to make ;20,000 idle | Peace without complete restoration of Belgium and reparation, the prem- has | jor sajd. From Germany there had Ad- | been but one answer, he added, and not | it came from von Tirpitals soul— “never.” Continuing, to Discuss | | € | | | Monday Closing—Social Affairs in ¥5c100ls Ordered Discontinued—Uity Hall Offices Will Remain Open— Tiremen and Policemen Consider Plan to Aid in Conservation of Fuacl. The do tactory rirst nation- sees New v of the almost wide Brit facw close-down with approximate ; vy workers. Every factory of Garfield, responded to the order Fuel ministrator Harry but witll according to various opinions - the premier said: When “Our channel ports are not far from the fighting line and unless we are prepared to stand up to the peo- ple who are dominating Germany, Britain, British democracy, French democracy and the democracy of Eu- rope will be at the merey of the most cruel military autocracy the world has ever seen.” Mr. Lloyd-George said his and Pres- dent Wilson’s war aims had been ac- aimed throughout the Entente allied untries. There had been hardly a Jice of eriticism save from a few who hed he had made more extreme de- rands. The soc of France, taly and Great Britain, he said, had accepted them as very fair general de- | the usual hour for reached at 7 morning but one whistle at ‘Works, veral hundred workers whose in work was ek this that the Stanley jirery s operated by water-pow- rimitted to return to work. At > of the local concerns how- h tion vy the ever, e federal fuel administy nted any exemption frc rule. Also, at none of ¢ fact » far as can be learn (A ¥{d practically every one has nsked its attitude, is the recommend tion of Dr. Garfield that the workmc be paid during the five they arc idle heing considered. inging from ‘*foolish notions,” S asinine” are being applied by various manufacturers. At the North & Judd Mfs. where big government contracts are Wing handled, Assistant Treasurer Frederick M. Holmes stated that his entire plant is idle and no exemption has been granted. He also states that no steps are being taken to pay the | men during this time of enforced idleness. President Henry C. M. the American Hardware corporation states that all of the concerns mak- .ing up this corporation are idle to- Asked if any consideration was given to the request to pay the , he said: “Nothing the is being contemplated F. Bennett, second presi- of the Stanley Worl id that | a “‘foolish notion” to suggest that | pay their help when | work and his concern | to do it. “Absolutely Joseph F. Lamb at Lan- & Clark’s when asked if the employes is being con- | This entire plant ig closed | The Traut & Hine Manufac- | plant also shut down and ntion is being paid to the re: ndation to continue wages. M, Burdick, general superintend- of the Stanley Rule and Level declared that the plant lhm down but as yet plans have been formulated in nection with possibly changing the two shift working schedule. Re- garding the paying of workers when they do not work he said that as far “Mas he knows this is not being con- sidered and he personally thinks such a plan would be an “unreasonable load for the manufacturers and em- plovers of labor to shoulder at this be to Go On Or Go Under. id that Germany had to his demand for a reconsideration of the wrong of Alsace-Lorraine, and had declared that Germany would go on until Mes opotamia and Palestine were restored to the tyranny of the Turks. No single war aim conditions made by {he British trade unionists had been answered by any G authority, he added. There had been no Jermany to the recent the Iintente powers on war continued. Von Hindenburg and von Ludendorff were brought back for conference but Foreign Minister von Kueh!mann was not allowed to sp S, asked the premier. “Be- Prussian military power is The answer will be given 's mouth.” The premier answered ‘never” an Thomson of answer from statements of ms he i bei wor kind C dent it is « the the; was of vice . s cause the dominant. by the canpor “If any man here can find an hon- orable and equitable way out of this conflict without fighting it through,” the premier said, “let him tell it. My conviction is this—the people must cither go on or go under. i The view of the government, Mr. T.Jlovd-George said, W that it would be folly to withdraw men from indus iries one hour sooner than the need arose, but that it would be treason to the state, to democracy and to free- dom if, when the need did arise, the demand should not be made. Whatever terms were put forward by any pacifist orator here, the pre- mier declared, would not be cashed by Ludendorff or Kaiser unless the Tritish had the power to enforce them. factories not goi 1o not stated Frary not ders, the tinued down pay of turi ¥no omin T ent company, entirely is no con- the COL. FRICHSON'S WILL i L aty Left to Wife, Now Dead,— n Machine company, | FroPerty I inother large war order plant, is shut The heads of the ncern likewise state that they have Mo intention of continuing the wages of their employes for the day on which they do not work. At other local concerns v als he heen questioned INswers are being given. Merchants to Mcect. Members of the the Chambe: Daughter Gets Stocks and Money— Son Local Business. The will of the late on, former local one time prominent mili filed in the probate court der the terms of the will, drafted by Attorney A. W. Upson on April 21, 1906, the lifo use of his home in Ber- lin and property in Westerly, R. T, all furnishings, was left e, Annie ¥ ichson, and h it was to their Josephine Erichson daughter, Josephine, Col. also hequeathed all his as well money, horses, vehicles, ete., and his son, Dr. Charles . Erichson, he queathed his dental practice and his good will, together with all his instru- ments and any obligations which might be owing him. In a codicil, attached to the will on | October 20, 1906, Col. Erichson queathed his Hartford dental prac- together with equipment, etc., to daughter and his Nev Britain Charles B. dentist and man, was today. Un- ere offi- e same the mercantile bureau | of Commerce and hose of the city not aligned with the rzanization, will mect at 7:30 oclock evening in the rooms of the or- | \nization, to discuss the closing of e stores at an earlier date and new holidays proposed ing of Fuel Administrator Garfield. | matters of interest to mer- scheduled to come up for - together with ; daughter, To his son and i Trict bonds as to P stocks be- Hiscussion Suspend School Socials. Pursuant to recommendation trom Governor M. H. Holeomb, Su- perintendent of Schools Stanley H. Holmes has advised all teachers, prin- tipuls, pupils and janitors at the var- tous, school to pend all socials 1: take evenings or after ichoci hours the fuel crisis over a be- | tice, hi | | | | | | practice to his son su place until A\ Miss apopinted f Josephino Erichson hag been administrator of the will although in the will Col Erichson named his wife execu trix. The apprs of the estat is City Hall Will Not Close. t in Gioom was prevalent in City hall | proclamation | not ing NEW ENGLAND NOT CLOSED DOWN TIGHT Number of Plants Manufacturing | War Materlal A lowed 10 Operalex SEVERAL IN BRIDGEPORT cncral EBleetric at Lynn, Mass, Exempt, But Comparatively Employes Report for Work: lar Situation at Shop in Lowell. Bridgeport, Jan. 18.—Torty thou- out of work today. The operating with heat and power The sand men a plants are: American and British Mfg. Few | PRESIDENT WILL N¢ IN PROSECUT 'NATION SETTLES DOWN TO . CO-OPERATE WITH GARFIELI | Spirit of Resentment Passing Aw‘w and Being Replaced | by Desire for Patriotic Assistance—Undercurrent i Senate Circles for Direct Appeal to President ta Quash Closing Order. TALK OF REPEALI\IG SECTION GIVING Coy, ke Torpedo Co., Remington Arms and Ammunition Co., Union Me- tallic Cartridge pany of Die Co. Grant Crawford Laundry The Brid Bullard Machine large government ing for word from they hope will Co.) Lindstrom AfE Cos Tool and America ) 5 (efo) the both engaged on contracts wait- W which permit operation. ind Go ashit their zton ,000 at Work in Ne New Haven, Jan. 18 \hout 000, it was estimated of New 60,000 factory workers, went today as usual, nition or other shops exempted the factory suspension order of tional Fuel Administrator G Of the other 40,000 it was estimated about hal were being kept at kind of work in their places of ployment. It was announced today by Pres dent N. W. Kendall of the state brew- ers association that the employes of breweries will receive full pay for the time the plants are closed Garfield order. Mayor FitzGerald today fixing the \ich stores may be 21 to March 16. Stores in the center of the city may operate from 9 a m. p. m.; in the outlying sections from 9 p. m. to 7 p. m. All may re- main open until 9 p. m. Saloon may be open from 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. theaters from 1 p. m. to 10:30 p Haven. 20 Haven to work from some em- led open from Jan. to 6 m. Danbury Making No Army Hats, Danbury, Jan. this city, large orders for army hats supplies, are closed today in compli- ance with the federal order. Some Of the local manufacturers, particularly those operating small plants, sought permission to substitute wood for conl as fuel beneath their bailers, but this permission was refused. Springficld Gun Shops Operate. Springfield, Mass,, Jan. 18 three industrial plants w in ation here today—the U S. the Smith & Wesson Co. and box shop which burns its own The Smith & Wesson Co. is wor under direct orders to provide pi for the government and is running full time Only re oper- a W Elect Jan. 18. 16,000 operatives plant of the General pany who went home last night with- out knowing whether they would affccted by the fuel order at work at opening time today. The company announeed it had been im- possible to notify all of its men that the plant had been exempted hecause of government contracts, but they were returning as fast as they got word that work had not been in- terrupted. General Company Lynn of the at the local leetric com- Cartridge Plant 18.—Only 800 of the of the U. S. Cartridge at work this morning ged in departments ter power. Official notice that the plant is being exempt was not received until after the opening hours. Efforts were made to round up the employ RIOTING IN AUSTRIA Populay Lowell Lowell, Jan 9,000 employe company Exempt. W Disturbances Reported in Vienna and Other Cities Throughont Country by Way of Switzerland. London, Jan accompanied by place in Vienna, throughout tele 18.—Serious riots. have taken 1d in other cities ustria, according to newy strikes, ency land. 1'I.\_'\'I' ll) ME) \ (‘(T WOooDn. Many ¥arn \lnu("\ and Help Relieve Iuel Strain Plai n Jan ile of 18.—Hundreds the closing of m the under order thus, of e the to wood-cut- it pointed remunerative em also assisting in reliev train. ystemautic Leine t ma made by of part ment today only ployment but the fuel took wis gover ting ont, findin A de to of fort v s John T. Molumphy and J imms. SIX DAYS IN FIVE New Yovk, Jan. 18.—The days' wor in five durir industrial weeks is to membe the Manufacture: v when it became known that the cipul ofiices would not be closed in common with other | the city. Many of the looked forward to | holiday on Mondays weeks but the doing of Mon rec Nt 15 dayless 2I0% led md gov- | me of oy 100 wein ident ti N Ietin day Ly John Kent of idle wen B wood om o the plac Locomobile Com- | i | the being employed in mu- | Na- | 1d. | under the | hours during | and | | actories in | including those at work upon | and other | Armory, | large | Running. | Not more than half | be | were back | that | rams to points in Switzer- | [ SWEEPING POWER TO FUEL DIRECTQ Washington, Jan. 18.—America felt the pinch of war, first time today W]lh its industries hanging idle under the tration’s order, issued to relieve the coal shortage and relc: loaded with supplies for the American Army and the Allie { In the face of pratests pred ng disastrous consequences | mal request from the senate to stay its ecxecution temporarily was signed last night by Administrator Garfield with the ident Wilson, By its provision Louisiana and Minnes beginning today Monday for a pe e 4 mini shi A se fuel foy fol ord, Pro and the approval of anufacturing plants cast of the ata, with rare exceptions, will be closed and virtually all business activity will be riod of ten weeks, beginning January 21 Through its application, the Fuel Administration expects sssential consumers, including railraads, houscholders, public ping interests and producers of food, in whose Lehalf the an Mississippi and for five day stopped on ever coal to utilities, ship- order is issued. could senators appeal senate's a a Mr. to the the fuel before the his reasons up untii made, favor President quest was debated ‘to 19 at ure Some Factories Exempt. A supplementary list of exemptions issued last night embraces various in- | dustries engaged in imperative war Shipyards working on navy canstructions, plants filling contracts | for army and navy woolen uniforms, tent makers and manufacturers of other products deemed necessary for | immediate use for the military forces were named in the lis Newspapers | are unaffected by the five days’ closing, but limited to holiday editions on heatl Mondays. Indication was given alsa that plants requiring heat to maintain themselves would be per- mitted to burn coal for this purpose but would not be permitted to operate. This was interpreted by many as ap- plying to blast furnace Protest from business interests | throughout the country and the storm | in congress continued today. Failure | of the fuel administration to heed the | senate request that the order be held WARSHIP RAMMED TEXAN Ar investigation prompted of making Wilson. The n the form of and adopted the same time was affived to that time or had bheen committee to give move In the house requesting postponement, by acting republican postponed after sharp Al of Represenentative t, to give its consider: The fuel action in a {in which he { cessity for be in to re- 1any a direct resolution of 50 rfield’s order. admin- senate for the by vote to action on a resolution introduced Gillette, debate by Cox, dem- unanimous consent for tion vdministrator i leader justified tement last night was prompted by the furnishing the Amer long st ne- an On (Continued Fifteenth BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE Page). Steamer ves in Port With Hole in Side Blocked—Able to Come in Under Own Steam, An A Refuse to Close Plants Until | State Administrator Steps In. antic Port Hawaiian-Ameri an. which was last Monday | day under her own steam. known that she was rammed by convoying warship which punched a large hole in her port side. The Texan’s water tight bulkheads aved her from sinking. Several com- rtments were full of water when | the big merchantman steamed slowly | into port. As far as could be learned, | the Texan made her return voyage | from the scene of the accident unes- | | corted. Tt was said none of the crew was injured. The vessel will be drydocked for repair: | LOCAL HARINE DEAD Jan. 1 line 18.—The steamer Te: in a collision at sea ! arrived here Phils Locomotive s il works em \delphia, Jan The works will shut down this afternoon. The loys 20,000 men and w of wdministrator s apparently operating in defiance the fuel order. William Potter of Pennsylvania Alba B cat indus- at sent peremptory notice to Johnson. president of the try, that he mn case operations mee) Mr. Potter said he had asked the Philadc co-operation of the officials in enforcing Baldwin’s and all other nl operating in defiance der to shut down for five rlier in the President had announced that he close the works if fuel Potter ordered the closing Mr. Potter's orde this announcement Iphia order indus of days. at his | Rudolph Poplan, Aged 22 Years, Dics | al nts in Base Hospital in Stapleton, L. 1., | day John- 1 | } This Morni e | Word was received in this city this | afternoon of the death of Rudolph | Poplai, aged 22 years, which occurred | this morning in the Marine hospital in Stapleton, Long Island. The young | man was well known in this city, and prior to enlistment in the marine serv- ice he was employed at the Globe Clothing House. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peplau of 267 Chapman street. The body will he brought to thi for bLurial. writing. onse to in was in resr STATE EXEMPTIONS veral Concerns i Coanecticnt Per- mitted (o Operate It for Bencfit of TS FUKL BILL $1, ashington, Jan. 18, ientific | tiving savea $1,379,268 in the 1917 New York, New Haven and railroad, said an announce- | | ment of the bureau of mines today, in | pointing out the possibilities among railroads for conserving through | | proper supervision 68. War and Army Departments. 1 fuel s soll ceiv 18 fue th Ttf i Connecti n Thomas administrator 1 or W. Rus- | bill of the St | Hartford 5 o today from feder § admin- istrator, Dr. wrfield, an order ex- empting a number of Connecticut. plants from the rul on closing i HERTLING POSTPONES SPELCH. 1 London, Jan. 18.--Accarding to a »gram Tteceived here, the Toan ancellor, Count von Hertling, has postponed the speech which he to I made today in reply to definition of the war aims by csident Wilson and Premier Tiloyc w At n. The order follows: of s the request the war and tel \ | | en | wy departn following plants the 17 are exempted from fuel adminis- to the ain e tration order of Jan. extent | indicated Marlin ton U. M Lire Arms \Arms The Colt the company company, the Mg, company. Rockwell corporation, t 1 ichine Gun company. To the improvement in the moving of coal to the aforesaid | this port and in transit to New I3ns : e | lund was anncunced today b 1 AN iy | director-gener i nition American port Bruss | tent that =said companic caged in wmanutacture siroyers under contr STPUATION IMPROVES. | ¥ York, Jan. 1S.—Considerable | ey X companics are of rifles, pis- stnall arms u the for 1y company, the uiy, Lo the ex- | amoee~—— Wi the of de nay T Hartiord 2 cast for cinity light day Now s and vi- probably wnd Satu withont ked ther- . ching e e e ey vin Whitlock 1 allowed ipe company My de- torpedo de- by products 1 to manufacture tileships and mal his | OFFICIALS DEFIANT Baldwin | po- | | would ! Administrator | wd ! the ! NOT ORD | Erroneous i | | ountry is aghast,” gan senator shouted. Our enemied must be jubiliant. Some united ac tion should ‘be taken to stay this blow: so serious and far-reaching. Senator Hitchcock, democrat of 2 braska, author of the resolution ing five days' suspension of the order, said he could not plan any further a | tion in the senate for a stay. He folt: | that time for action by congress was Washington, —All the prin- | insufficient. sl will be per-| A letter from Dr. [ G e reorgia, stated the > ruling does| {the fuel restriction order. As an- | pot apply to newspapers or ou’;e(- in- nounced last night by the fuel admin- | dustries operated by the use of hydro istration portions of plants | electric power. \ | B Attacks on the | der blazed up in It was an | sentative Snyder of | nouncing it, said the made a fateful error Garfield to issue the said, 1t utter suffering in the bers took part Instructions | j the Michi: Announcement Corrected by Fuel Ad- ministration Today. Jan. 18. munitions plants Garfield dated to-| only restriction house. Reépre< New York, de= president had! in permitting Mr. order which, hel chaos, want and| Many mem- ussion. were sent to all locall fuel administrators in the torritor east of the sippi directing the to distribute the preferential of users described by the order a reaching jurisdiction five-day of ment Federal tricts fuel the making condenser have oz | been permitted to operate official mistake, All the du Pont powder the plants of 18 other g | mentioned in nouncement ng plants and at companies last night's official an- as being restricted from the munufacture of condenser tubes | | are. by the official modification today, permitted to run full blast. | From the flood of applications for cxemptions piling in, it appeared that steel plate mills and woolen plants making cloth for soldiers’ uniforms ‘\mum receive favorable action, ably being added to the list \ Tt was ordered today that only {ice-malking plant may operate in lone p The exempted plant r. will he required to furnish | product to the closed ice plants { production cost | Twenty-threc country in the dis Missis | 1 their period prob- industrial « grand investi juries in many dis ing complaints tha le and re the govern. one are operator: = any coal 2 tail dealers have ment's fixed a violated prices smal praeportion under investigation >d to Washington many indictments soon ho wholes: its Only of have nt will actua bee officialg be re cases of the country’s mills have been notificd that may continue operation if they 100 per cent. capacity on or steel ship plates for the navy fleet corporation plants notified operation if they helievc turned X steel ! est | they ru ders for and emergency The steel may continue 1 to) @ Food Agencies The Food Administr they | order today exempting de- | food-handling, m: | voted 100 per cent capacity to the | tributing agency’ | production of steel plates for the | striction order. flcet corporation include “Beyond the direct food indusing Steel Wheel Co., Butler, | the fuel administration has agreed Pa Whittaker-Glesner Steel Co.. | the exemption of binder twine facto Portsmonth, O.: Youngstown Sheet | ies, ammonia makers, insecticide wmd Tron Youngstown, O.: Allan | fertilizer manufacturers as being Wood nd Steel Co.. Conshocken, | cessary to maintain the constant flow | Pa.i Bethlehem Steel Co., plants at | of foodstuffs. Steelton, Pa., and Sparrows Point, “Beyond this, again, the state Md.; Midvale Steel Co., plants at | administrators have been authorized | Coatesville Carnegie, Pa.; Cru- | to determine for the state fuel ad | cible Steel plants at Pittsburgh, | ministrators any other industries, th Pa., and Harrison, N. J.; Dabelle Iron | continuous conduct of which are es| Work eubenville, O.; Otis Steel Co., | sential to obtaining the uninterrupted | Cleveland; Lackawanna Steel Co., | flow of food.” Buffalo: Illinois Steel Co., Chicago; Food Administrator Hoover issued & Laughlin Steel Co.. Pitts- | the following statemert: 1; Donner Steel Co., Buffalo; In- | *““The Food Administration wishes i Steel Co., Indian Harbor, Mich clearly understood that Dr. Garfield Steel and Iron Co., Harris- | order does not include grain elevato Republic Tron and Steel Co., | potato or vegetable hou cold sto own: Brier Hill Steel Co., | age, all forms of grain storage, gra town. and the Corrigan-Mc- | and feed mills, cereals product man) Steel Co., Cleveland. ufacturers, bakers, canne milk deal| ers, creameries, condensers, and other milk product manufactorieg packing and slaughter houses, icf plants and refrigerators, sugar many facturers, commission, wholesale an retail trades—in fact, every sort food-handling, manufacturing or dig tribution agency.” Later in the day It was indicate at the Fuel Administration that th additional list of exempted industrig would not be made public on th ground that those industries not in cluded would demand exemption ang that it would be harder to enford] the closing order. Kxempt. ition issued ai every sort o nufacturing or dis. from the fuel re eme the Fors: ney Co, Iron a 004 and oy | tand Central | burg Youngs Youn Kinney SNEERS AT OUR ARMY Semi-Official Berlin Paper Speaks Contemptuously of Force as “Wood Cutters, Railway Men and Doctors.” London, Jan. 18.—Commenting on | the statement made by Secretary | | Baker before a congress ional commit- the Allgeimine regarding war proparations, Norddeutsch of Berlin says: American secretary of war speaks af American army in France. There is an American army | in France, but it consists entirely of | wood cutters, raliway men and doc- | tors, except two or three division { whose precious lives are being spared in quiet places. “Mr. Baker there will by 500,000 | France Can the United tates spare such & large number of men? The | $50,000,000 BILL PASSES. answer IS no, because a large part of N o the army must remain behind for the| ‘Washington, Jan. 18.—The adminis } protectian of the frontlers, the coasts, | tration bill authorizing the expend) the colonles, and for other duties of | ture of $60,000,000 from the funds a political nature. The political situ- | the shipping board for governmer ' ation compels the United States to| purchase of lands near ship yar Bicenadiior et of | upon which to erect houses for: th) | its army and the country the of ship yard employ o s =t eeie oo uolon o by the senate iinto the Eur battictic e L ek tee semi-official Zeitung “The DIRECTOR OF Jan of MUNTTIONS. on, 18.—A bill director munition noj cabinet membership but wit authority to centralize contr of all war munitions was reporte favorably tod the senate milf t committ Another bill to es | was neafly com an shir t create a having broad spesics it shortly | t Cwar counci Aniericans in | pleted portion can at 100,000 18 | | usc s was D after brief to the ho | today | batc pein