New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1918, Page 1

“HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS N —— B PRICE THREE CENZS. ITAIN HERAL "NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 191s. —TWELVE PAGES. BAKER NOT QUESTIONED IN PUEL'G ON Senate Military Committee | Decides to Allow Secretary of War to Keep Secret| Tonnage Available. ORIGINAL SPEECH ONLY HIS OPINION Untrained Men Not Sent Into Trenches, Witness Says Under Cross-Exam- ination— Given Proper Schooling in "France—More Troops Transferred | Over Ocean Than Was Antici- pated. Washington, Feb. 6. —When Secre- Baker came up for cross-exam- today before the senate mili- | committee on his statement that be 500,000 American nce early this year, and ore before winter, a hitch as to whether it will be have the secretary answer stion in public. the senators were discussing to continue in public session or =o into private meeting the secre- #iry cxplained that perhaps he had been unfortunate in making his origi- nal statement to the committee by given his general opinions rathe than the exact facts and details pre- pared by expert: ving the subject in charge. He proposed that he be permitted to prepare such statements, present them to the committee and re- turn for cross examination later. The principal point of the whole controversy—the question of where the army is going to get ships to trans- port a million men to France this year—was left untouched, partly be- causc the secretary did not have the figures to show the committee on what basis he made his assertion and partly because the committee got into & squabble over whether it will wrover to have the secretary disclose the figures in public. The upshot of it was that the ques- tion of ships was left to be presented in detailed exact statements to the ommittee or in secret session to- morrow and the cross examination went on to other questions of a gen- eral nature. Secretary Baker's cross examina- tion was begun by Senator Weeks of “’Massachusetts, republican, in connec- tion with the number of troops to be sent abroad this year. On January 1, Secretary said, more troops had been ported to France, intluding ron-combatant and fighting than had been planned. ary Baker and Senator s agreed it was improper to isclose the number of American troops now in France. Transportation of fighting troops were temporarily reduced, said Sec- re Baker, in discussing the ship- ping situation, by the necessity of _sending larger engineering forces, # The shipping board and war de- partment said, are in constant contact, exhaustively studying the shipping situation. Gen. BIi he said, took the information abroad as a basis of calculation in connection with the shipping situation. About 130,000 tons additional have recently been secured, Senator ‘Weeks asked if it were true that the war department had 791,000 tons of ships available for transport- | ing troops on February 1. Secretary | Baker did not know, but thought that an under-estimate. In his former statement that a million men more probably could be sent to France this year, the secretary explained he did not depend wholly on American ships in his calculation. Senator Hitchcock said that on Nov. 30 the shipping board advised | him the total gross available Amer- ican tonnage s 582 ships of 3,721,- | 806 tons, including tankers and for- mer German and Austrian ship Secretary Baker said he could not es- | timate how many troops that ton- | nage would ply. i * Secretary Baker said he had not | determined whether troops would be kept in the southern camps next sum- | mer. If the summer weather was extreme as this winter has been, he ' . vaid, some would have to be moved. American tonnage losses he said, | have been exceedingly slight. ‘The | service the navy has rendered in the | protection of the army,” he said, “has been unexampled.” Secretary Baker gave the opinion | that new legislation would be desir- | able to give the president general rowers to transfer and co-ordinate functions of various dpartments as conditions arise. Possibility that the actual purchas- ing power for the war department may be largely placed in the hands of ward R. Stettinus surveyor gencral indicated by Secretary Baker. | r. Stettinus is relied upon to do | thing,” he said. | Statements attributed to Lord | Northeliffc saying preparations were being made in America for raising an army but little was being done to provido its transportation across the were read by . Senator tary ination tary there would F T troops L I develc proper such qu While whether in iion to be Baker trans- both forces, AT he had not nd could Page) (Condnucd on Eieventl: | army. ! that { adininjstr SHIP PROBLEM PEACE GONFERENCE AT BREST-LITOVSK REPORTED BROKEN Dispute Over Ukraine Believed to| Have Caused German and Bol- shevik Delegates to Disagree GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN MINISTERS GO T0 SCENE Leave Berlin, Unaware Negotiations Have Been Brought to Close—Rus- | sians Make TUnsuccessful Attempt | to Invade Rumanian Territory -Many Killed in Wreck of Red| ’ | Guard and Government Trains. London,, Feb. 6.—The negotiations | at Brest-Litovsk have been broken | off, the correspondent at Petrograd | of the Exchange Telegraph company says he is informed. Reports from Brest-Litovsk in the last few days indicated a deadlock had been reached on the question of | Ukraine. After the Ukramian dele- | gates had almost completed an agree- ment with the Germans and Aus- | trians for a separate peace, the Bol- | sheviki sent to Brest-Litovsk new delegates who said they were the real representatives of Ukraine. The | representatives of the Central Pow- | ers, anxious to make peace with | Ukraine and obtain food supplies | there, refused to the new | delegates who represent the soldiers’ | and workmen’s deputies of Ukraine, | whereas the first delezation was lected by the Ukranian rada. This situation was considered at the crown council in Berlin on Mon- day after the German and Austro- | Hungarian foreign ministers left for | Brest-Litovsk, Leave for Brest-Litovsk. Amsterdam, Feb. 6.—The Gernran and Austrian foreign ministers left Berlin last night for Brest-Litovsk to continwe the peace negotiati ac- cording to a dispatch from Berlin. Three Russian army corps on the Rumanian front, the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin says, twico attempted to cross the Rumanian frontier but only small detachments succeeded. It is added that 3,000 Russians with 200 ‘horses crossed into the lines of the armies of the Central powers. Many Killed in Train Wreck. TLondon, Feb. 6.—A great number of persons were killed or injured in consequence of a collision between a. train loaded with Red Guards and a | government train sent to intercept | the Red Guard near Kemi, northern Finland, according to an Exchange | Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen, | The trains came together at full | speed, all the coaches being smashed. | Russians Object to British Draft. Petrograd, Feb. 4.—The Bolshe authorities have instructed Maxim Litivinoff, their representative in JT.ondon, to protest to the British | foreign office against the drafting of Russian citizens into the British GOVT. FORCES TAKE ULEABORG. Stockholm, Feb. 6.—Gen. Manner- heims forces have defeated the Red | Guards and Russians at Uleaborg | and captured the city, which is the | chief military depot of northern Fin- | land. The battle lasted two days and | several hundred were killed during | the fighting. ADRIFT IN Fishers Island, N. Y., Feh, barges are adrift off the station. What line they could mot be ascertained. be sent to their assistance, SOUND. 6.—Two life saving belong to iy 5 (\x]li | $1,000,000; ! temporary dormitory | ha i tive | building HEADLESS BODY IN FIRE--RUINED HOME William 6. Barker Bumed fo. Death Calling Aid by "Phone $1,000,000 BLAZE IN WEST Indiana Reformatory Loses Five of 13 Buildings—School in Waterbury Destroyed—Patterson Food Com- pany Burned With $1,000,000 Loss. Riverside, Conn., Feb. 6.—William G. Barker, a manufacturer of hair tonics in New York city, was burned ta death when his home here was destroyed today. Mrs. Barker and the servants rushed out of the house when the alarm was given, hut Mr. Barker madc wey to a telephone. Later his body, headless, with fire extinguisher at hand was found near the telephone stand The house had 20 been valued with it $75,000. A defective the starting point W his roc and had furnishin at Kitchen flue wiu the fire. Waterbury School Waterbur; school in South Elm street whi burned last mid-night had been as a continuation hool and accom- modated some classes from Crosby high. It was insured for $25,000 and was entirely burned, the brick walls high alone standing. of Destroyed. 6.—O0ld 1 was us $1,000,000 Loss at Indiana Reformatory. Jeffersonville, Ind. Feb. the 13 buildings in the pr day entailing an estimated loss 1,285 prisoners, in houses and dormitaries were halled in orderly array and sembled in the quadrangle. At word of command they arched to the institutional building, 200 vyards away cell from the fire, where they were placed under guard. None tried to escape. The blaz was discavered after mid-night in the ing and it to crossed electric wire: Col. W. Hart, U. S. A., solved the problem of preparing the prisoners’ food by offering to lend army field Kkitchens from the supply at the quar- termaster’s depot here. Other ar- ngements included plans to erect a to house the temporary dining prisoners and room. Fifty-four sailors from the Ameri- can fleet in Louisville, Ky., on fur- lough assisted in quelling the fire and made plans to relieve the prison guards at regular intervals until other arrangements are made. a Tood Concern Burned Out. Paterson, Feb. 6.—Fire today de- stroyed the storage warehouse of the | {his morning ern Tood company. The timated at $100,000. Fire On Newburg Waterfront. Poughkeepsie, Feb. 6.—Fire today destroyed the wharf and Central Hudson Steamboat Co., Matthews Co., wholesale gro- 3 rehouse, on the wate Newhurg. veral nearby v were partially burned. The said to exceed $500,000. W. arehouses Tncendiary Fire in Danbury. Danbury, Feb. 6.—Fire department officials expressed the opinion today that the fire that destroyed the large t factory of Rundle and White, on street late last night was of ry origin, although no mo- for such an act can be found. incendiary theory is held be- there had been no heat in the in weeks. Firemen re- mained on duty at the scene of the River incendi: The cause fire until nearly 9 o’clock this morn- ing, suffering from the intense cold. Revised estimates today place the loss between $40,000 and $50,000 and the insurance at about 50 per cent of the loss. The factory for many years, one of the busiest here, had not heen operated recently. $10.000 Blaze in Ansoni Ansonia, Feb. 6.—Fire caused by (Continued on Eleventh Page) POTATOES RECOGN IZED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FLOUR Hartford, Feb. 6.—Potatocs have come to the front as a substitute for wheat flower, in an official sense, by a notice given today by State Food Administrator Robert Scoville. Re- cently the federal food administrator ordered that wheat flour should be sold only on a 50-50 basis, naming a list of substitutes. Mr. Scoville, owing to local conditions and the scarcity of substitutes, made tem- porary modification an 80 to Toc lowing: “On and after Thurséay, February 7, the percentage of substitutes to be sold with wheat flour is increased so hereafter an egual amount of such substitute must be sold with 11 wheat flour. Permission has heen obtained from United States food Washington add Mr. Scoville issued the fol- the stion to 20 | j white potatoes to stitutes on the the list of sub- basis of four pounds to one pound of wheat flour. The ¢ of potatoes &s a substitute is the cmporary measure and will be with- drawn soon ditional officiz substitutes become ailable toes on the above basis are the only exception to the official list of stitutes furnished the Connectic re a sub- in ut of 28 Simult i nouncement wholcsalers t ther wi which wholes: that th iired county a middlem Scoville spec the uary with the ville above an- nt to statement cates Ly denc the o T potatoes. arm bureau interested M send the pressnotice and warnin cents of others wil “ against in of potato. reasing present price Croft 6.—Five of group com- ng the Indiana state reformatory were destroyed by fire here early to- of mar- as- the quietly school shortly | trade build- | believed to have been due warchouses front at loss was | Pota- | 5 5 | fox GUNNERS CONTINUE | T0 POUND GERMANS Artillery Crashing Along Entire| | Line in American Battle Sector | AIRMEN DRIVEN AWAY Two Enemy Fliers Forced to Return | Home After Being Shelled By U. S. | Marksmen—Hun Raid on English Unsuccessful. With the American Army in France, Feb. 5. (By The Associated Press)— American artillery kept up a continu- ous fire on the enemy batteries throughout Tuesday and the Germans responded With the result that there was lively shelling along the entire sector. At the same time the American | anti-aireraft guns were busy repelling | attempts of enemy airmen to cros | over the American lines. Two Ger- | man airplanes finally abandoned the | actempt after having been shelled heavily. | A member of the military today found three little Frer dren, a girl and two boys, v ing along a road immediately hind the fromt which is shelled very frequently by the enemy and is con- sidered very dangerous. He turned the children over to an ambulance driver who returned them to their home in a nearby village. police h chil- nder- be- ) German Raids Repulsed. London, Feb. 6.—‘“Raids attempted by the enemy during the night near Tericourt and Avion in each case were successfully repulsed” today’'s official report says. “We captured a few prisoners. Except for some artillery activity on both sides mear Hargicourt and south of Lens there is nothing further to report. Artillery Battles on Verdun Front. Paris, Feb. 6.—Today’s official statement say “There was violent artillery fight- ing late in the night near Fosses weod (Verdun front; east of the Meuse.) “In the Woevre French patrols brought back prisoners. On the re- mainder of the front the night was quiet. TROLLEY CREW SHOCKED Motorman Molander and Conductor Rosenweig Receive Charge of Elec- tricity While on East Main Street. Harry Molander of Jubilee street, a and C. G. Rosenweig of Willow street, for the Connecticut company, had a narrow escape from death on motorman, a conductor, by electrocution East Main street while en route with a car due to leave | the center at 10:30 o’clock for Chest- nut street. The car was nearing Sum- mer street, when Motorman Molander stopped to pick up a passenger. When he turned on the power again he was seen to drop to the floor with a shout. Conductor Rosenweig | rushed to his assistance, and when he -abbed the body of his fellow em- ploye he also received a shock. Traffic Officer “Dan” Lamphere was attracted by the shouts for assistance, and he grabbed the trolley pole and | released it from the overhead wire. In this manner the power was re- | leased from the box. He telephoned to Car Despatcher W. J. B: n, who sent a relief crew to bring the car in. Molander and Rosenweig were unable | to continue work. According to Officer Lamphere, wha is a former moturman, ome of tha wires became grounded causing the controller to become affected. GUARD LAWYER'S VAULTS Watch Maintained Over Documents of | Swift & Co. Attorncy Sought By i forced MAYOR THRE COAL FR M ADOG MOVES TRAFFIC TAI LEWIS FINED $2,500; | _GIVEN YEAR IN JAIL Former Business Man’s| Chauffeur Also Gets Year and Fine of $500, (Special to the Vilmington, Del., N Lewis, a well kno of New Britain, Conn., has fined $2,500 and sentenced to for one year and his chauffeur, man McDuffy, has been fined and sentenced to one year in a charge of manslaughter. Mr. Lewis, who.is advanced in years, will not be to serve his sentence but placed on parole. grew out of little girl in Mr. Lewis' automobile last summer while he was on his way to Colches- ter, Conn., where he spends his sun mers. The child died the result of her injuries and the owner of the car and the chauffeur were later rested. Herald.) Feb, n busine 6.—Albert/ s man been Her- $500 jail on has been The down case of a the running this city by N. itain also) Albert New and turing his home on 1 present directory Norfolk, Va SPECULATION VIN GREEN COFFEE STOPS Lewis is president of Lumber and Coal interested in manuf He formerly street but s his ad¢ the } Co o made the as enterpr: Food Administrator Hoover 'uts Foot Down on Gamblinz on New York Exchange. 3ulleti Wa Feh 6.— Sail | Rumber of trunk I or. | T- C. Powell, Cincinnath { currents of the | wa; committee will 100! 1rq sfitewa; or (;:te .o of a triffic in consists of B. traffic director G. F. Randolph, of the Southern railway. ™% “This committee”, said "\ | General McAdoo’s announces to make a study of the great traffie country with a viey sceing what steps can profitably be taken in order to shift traffic from the most seriously congested gate- s to less congested gateways and from the more congested ports to the less congested port.” Mr. McAdoo explained to the com- | mittee that in view of the government operation the railroads should be surveyed as a national em and traffic routed over the most economi- cal lines regardless of ownership. The deal with the large questions affecting traflic movements between the west, east and south and will not interfere with similar studies to be conducted by each of the three regional directors for local territories. \ppointment of the committee is in line with the railroad administration’s policy of diversion, an example of the dispatch of between 50,000 and 100,000 bales of cotton r cently to south Atlantic and Gulf ports for trans-shipping to New York and New England or for export. Little lope for New England. Boston, Feb. 6.—New Fngland found little hope today of early re- lief from the fuel shortage, made sy which was Speculation in green New York coffe was opdered d Food Administrator The prohibition i bidding dealing in Sxchange 'at a pri a pound for tybe months. The was tak member on the ! exchange | today by ! Toover i effected hy cen coffee on the 1-2 cents on and sugan “ontinued for- No spot | food administration’'s action ! en after a conference with of the New York co and sugar exchange in which dealers vol- unteere to take the necessary steps to eliminate coffee ulution STRIKE NOT RUSSIAN PLOT spec Deputy Dittmann Declares Feonomic | Revolt in Germany Was Protest Agninst Militarism. trial Ditt- | Feb. 6.—At his Deputy Amsterdam, before a court martial socialist, Zeitun an independent to man, cordin the Koelnische movement to r maintenance of a hd the machinations of party. The accused » promoted the strike only a demon- veace of an- peace by the strike the ascribed tion winst te of Fatherland ity denied declaréd ke th der and wion neratio ler The conected Dittmann 15 st and of anding strike with the testified not ho n revolution movement could Rus PECK AND YOUNC ANNUAL in TPresident i delivery heating | ends. more serious by shutting off of most the incoming supply by cold weather. of factory closing were nu- and many plants were ope the use of wood. Boston an embargo forbiddir of coal except for pressing ceds was replaced today to continuec effect until Monday having heen' lifted only two Under this ruling may be delivered to homes and to government stitutions, and public u ti plants working on 1t was also householders soft coal for Reports merous ated by In in coal hotels, hospita industrial o T in- md to zovernment anounced that ma would be forced to 1 their homes. lers 1y use JOHN L. IS BURIED Thous: Body of Former | Amcrican Champion Taken to Cem- | ctery for Last Resting Placc. Boston, Feb. 6.— 1 tribute to a great champion was paid today when the body of John L. Sullivan was buried in Calvary cemetery. In the crowds that lined the snow-filled streets as the casket was borne from the home of Sullivan's sister, M - iy v city Phe er clas hé coal shortage, or George A. Quigley and . W. fuel administrator are making ever: effort to find relief and to this end he { has sent out a public appeal, followe | by private letters to individuals, ask ing that those with an excess of coal donate it to the needy at administra. | tin prices. As further evidence o | the coal crisis in this city and the de: sire of the city administration to dd lal in its power to alleviate condt tions, the mayor has sent a terse tele gram to State Fuel Administrato | Thomas H. Russell in which he ask | immediate relief and threatens to con. | fiscate any coal passing through th city enroute to other points in case thi | desired relief is not forthcoming. Mayor ot Christ Issues Proclamation. During the past week or two the po lice have been making stemati search of the city to determine wha amilies really destitute for cos |and also what families have a larg 1pply on hand. From these figure it is evident that there are numerou | houses where there a sufficien| coal supply to last well into Apri some bins having 15, 16 and tond Tn other homes there is not of coal that thosc ell supplied should be willin with a portion of their ¢ mayor and fuel administrator issued the following proclamatio idressed to the public In view of the 17 a poun who ar| to par th toda Iceling cess coa gravity of the coal situation in New Britain we are appealing to the patriotism ard unselfishness of the people of this ¢ to relieve the present ituation by donating all coal they have on hand in of tons to those without coal ated will be paid for ration prices, aordinary cfforts are being le to relieve the present situ- jon by the city, state and na- tional governments, and if our cit- izens will co-operate to the extent of giving a small portion of their coal, they will be doing their part toward relieving distress and suf- fering among their fellow citi- zens Persons wishing to in this work can not or's office or the W City hall. ty ma excess fiy Coal Amini at co-operate y the may- ar Bureau at GEO. Mayor A. QUIGLEY, of New Britain. . W. CHRIST, Local Fuel Administrator. Bardo Supplies Humor. Manager C. L. Bardo o Annie K. Lennon, in the Roxbury d trict to St. Paul’s church where the funeral mass was celebrated were | s of children bidding farewell to their big “pal’. For them , the tales of his prize ring days were les- | They remembered him best as pal” whose watchword was who regaled them with and presidents he had “orc their big * cour: and stories of kin met. Humason Counsel For Trade Commission | Probers. Chicago, Feb. 6.—Deputy U. shals today still guarded the vault Henry Veeder, attorney for Swift after an all night vigil following a raid on his offices yesterda & Co., ing out of the federal trade commis- into alleged acts of The deputies expect to re- guara until court decides time today whether papers | taken way he and the | s h of other s continued. | e raid on ede offices under authority a federal and seizure war ssued by M. Landis and conducted direction of Francis J. Heney, f the trade commission in to the pack sion’s inquiry packers main on some | examined docume of ant, made search Judge under j counsel uiry ir for | | e ! THER S W Hartford, Peb. 6 New Brit | snow it i s warmer., B e | secretary gTOwW- | . Addition Flere, of this has esident the Co. of Forestville, has been elected r for another meeting of the tors elected Bowman and and I. D. and L. G while W. E. named Another Factory W. L. been re eck & Young Mfg and L. C. city of Humason elected Humason and tre At the annual kholders the dire were 8. M. Stone, A. W. M. Carney Hartford Russell, W. L. Humason Humason of this cit Fogg Bristol ws the directorat The Peck & viously opened Glen street, branch factory Beaton & C: Springs and screw are manufactured term « of also on Young Co. which pre- a branch factory on | now opening a second | n this city in the old | 1well Co. building. | T ~hine products 'RONT EXPLODES. Feb Isabelle Bryant, hurt by the ex- the today rront I at 419 The child was but will re- wrecked by Roskelly, an ar the seve burned some plosion of kitchen r: erely cut and bruised The explosio employe at stree ely trying extingu oline in the ga kitchen was Ch state cover the rles the e on e t. was while bla to n ge, ARMY BALLOON FIRED ON Airship at Macon, Ga., in Charge of New Haven Aeronaut Attacked— Arrest Made. Macon, Feb. 6.—An army balloon from the training school near here, was fired upon today during a flight near Eastman, Ga. Its tackling was | struck but the crew escaped injury. The authorities arrested Clem Clem- { Haven. Gene | New Haven road has supplied a litt humor to the coal situation. F. M Johnston of the City Coal and 'Weod Co. has had a carload of coal en roul to this city for a couple of weeks an on January 31 located it in Ne Receiving no satisfagtiof the mayor took the matter up wi Mr. Bardo and has received the lowing telegraphic reply, which, t! mayor sarcastically adds, should he| the coal situation here materially. “Your car is located Ced: Hill freight yards, New Haven, out order. Move to New Haven shops f repai Will have car watched vel closely and expedite repairs 2 movement to New Britain. “g, L. BARDO.” Thus, it appears that the entire without its 45 tons of coal, is to taken to the car shops in New Hav for repairs while the publit he] vaits and shivers, “RUSSELL, Fuel Administrato Quigley, in respon ents, aged 45, and District Attorney Donaldson ordered him held without bail pending investigation. The bal- loon was piloted by H. W. Pardee of New Haven, Conn., and had three students aboard, Although the High school, the Open Alr school and the O Hill schoal, which were closed yesterday on account of the coal, were open 1o day, it was nevertheless difficult lo: maintain any degree of heat In any | of the schools. At the old G 1mmar| HARD TO HEAT SCHOOLS. | i | school it was so cold the esslons were ded for the day and at the ¥ trect school and several | other schools it was necessary l Sere rooms and soveral combine Mayor { scores of gram to Jtussell, ur: th By received (ing in touch Suggest to him if ndeer bituminous ansit for manufacturing relieve suffering. “RUSSELL, Fued Administrate: The mayor considers this an ul satisfactory reply and does not he tate to say so in the following rep to the state official: “Wire very unsatisfactory. minous coal cannot be wsed in £ naces or stoves. Wil seize coal pa ing through city unless you do som appeals for coal, sent a tell state Fuel Administrat ng immediate action, al following reply: Recom Ernest W necessary with he co coal plants thie 1 Bft (Continued on Eleventh Pag