New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1918, Page 1

HERALD BY‘ST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ITAIN HERA NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918. —TWELVE PAGES¢' d -CONTEMPT FORU. S. GUNNERS SHOWN BY , Pm'ssm AVIATORS d Complete Supre acyo 0 ver American Sec- 0 lit Aronnd at Will POUR LEAD IN FROM PLANE DISGUISED IN ALLIED COLORS Fh ol 0l 8 n L Anti-Aireraft Weapons Fail to Dispel { Composure of Enemy Tlyers—Fre- | quent Raids on Small Towns—First of New Fleet—Acro Club of Ameri- | Calls Mecti to Comsider Sit- uation. American Army in 20, (By the Associated Control of the air in the sector belongs to the en- of the officers will make | tion—all have made it. | is obvious. | come g0 | lines at | W Press.) Americ 1 emy. Any The rol | | | and almost th airplanes ove American will very time the Germans conie over, | ith through the sky | fleecy apnel puffs, of hitting an airplane | -aireraft lls is so re- the enemy aviators calmly though on pleasure | Ilvery now and then airplanes side attack the enemy. The always do this when they get a | chance but the Boche is clever while flying and manages to come over and take pictures, make observations and do virtually whatever else he desires nd then calmly sails home intcrruption. Nearly always an altitude of about 3,000 where he is comparatively safe from anti-aircraft fire and knows it. Tt is not permitted to name any of- ficers of the American force. It is not permitted to quote them. If both were allowed it would be possible to carry quotations from virtually every | officer the front urging a speedy appearance of large numbers of American airplanes with American pilots. There is only one way to wrest con- trol of the air ®.om the enemy, to ficht him for it in the relieve him from it by greater bers. the lower the ¢ is fol- | but | T 1 sh ances fly tou on this as a without he is at al metres | that is | and to | num- | sky it As Allied Machinc. | now if the Germans American airplanes were waiting them every time they came over line their trips would be less frequent, | Neither would they dare to attempt | such a piece of work as when they recently flew over the lines in a plane | di with the allied red, white and blue bulls marking and cut | loose with a machine gun on Ameri- can soldiers in the trenches. Had there been Amerigan nearby chances of the Germans get- ting back after such a trip would be And it is remely doubtful, officers say, if they would have tried it. Any officer will say the of individual soldiers depends keeping the enemy from doing pleases overhead- For days the mans have been flying » certain | towns where American troops have been resting after periods in the trenches. Once or twice these day- light observation tours have been fol- lowed the same night by visits by er my bombing plan So free and unrestricted German airmen that in towns the commands are under strict orders to disappear under cover the moment German plane is sighted. First of New Fleet. Moreover, , more more German planes are appi the sky and in various quarters there is a growing belief that these are the first the machines the Germans have been building feverishly to off- set large number expected Ameri- can airplanes in accordance with plans announced in the United States. Whether this belief true or not the fact remains that the American troops are holding the sector and are being endangered daily because there no American airplanes with them. question from one end of the to the other is: “When ome Amecrican planes coming hcre Disguised ht knew | for | the | guised planes s home small. safety | upon ! as he Ger- also ove are the some a officers and ng in say of T wre The Aero Club to Act. New York, 21.—A cial meeting of the executive board of tho Aero Cl America was called here today to consider and take action upon airplane situation on the Amer- jcan front in France as told in dis- patches from the American front. “The reports would indicate situation is indeed serious,” an official of the club said. “Our board will meet today and we take 1ediate steps to ascertain we can do anything that wili assist the government in relieving the men- ace. “It has (Gerrzan ub of o will im; been truly said that the 1 in the air and f the dispatches we must to wr var the 15 are up our contr peed in them ¥ from ontrol tensive | probably | imous | tena | al the ! executive | if | 'STOLE ARHY 6 - WORTH Eleven Indictments Found by ' Federal Grand Jury in New York EIGHT ARE MANUFAGTUR Army Licutenant Claims Arrests Fol- lowed Nation-Wide Plot to Mulct Government and Predicts Investi- gations in Other Cities. New York, Feb. ing manufacturers, two employes and a clerk in the quartermaster’s depart- ment of the army were indicted b! the federal grand jury here today charged with being concerned army uniform The indictments are based evidence gathered by the federal dis trict attorney’s office in connection with the arrest about two months ago of Louis Davidson, head of the Uni- versa] Cloth Shrinking and Refinist ing 'Works, here. Cloth and oth worth approximately stolen, according suppli 000,000 wers to Lieut. George D) Barnit of the New York police force, who, in connection with the federal authorities, investizated the alleged frauds, which, he said, included thefts in other parts of the country. He asserted a plot of nation-wide proportions had been uncovered and that investizations in other cities would he undertaken Al fendants, except Puersch, Levin and Janowsky, surrendered themselves to a United States com- missioner and were released under bonds ranging $300 to $5,000 for examination d a from later. WAR CORPORATION MEASURE APPROVED Several Amendments Recom- | mended by Senate Finance Committee. Was Feb. the war finance of $4,500,000,000 government aid to ordered favo hington, —By administration unan- bill poration action, to create a r co with capital to ex- war indus- tries wa ably reported by the senate finance committee. One of the most important amend- ments adopted the committes would take from the directors of the corporation the power to license pri- vate security iss and place it in the hands of a capital issue commit- tee appointed by the federal reserve board and to include three members of that board and not more than en members in all. Another important amendment would limit the directors power to make direct loans, not through bank- ing agencies. Such loans might be mado only to railroads, public util- ities or going organizations necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war and which were in the judgz- ment of the directors of *excepttion- importance in public interest.” The bill also was amended to make irectors corporation ap- Jle by the president wation by the senate instead of by Secretary McAdoo. McAdoo. however, has agreed to : the amendments and it they will command the the republicans. by sev- of the n is support of SPENCER THRO\VS HIS HAT INTO THE RING Sccond Ward pete Azainst Councilman Ficl staedt for Aldermanic Honors, That Councilman the second ward, who last announced his candidacy for the po- sition of alderman to succeed M. T. Jester. will not have plain sailing was signified today when Councilman Al- ert F. announced his tion throwing his hat in the as a candidate for aldermanic in this ward. 3oth men are well ward and both have records behind them claims for election. stacdt the secnior the ward and the four vea man of the salary committee, Councilman Spencer has served In the council three years, one year as appointed successor to ex-Councilman E. J. Danberg, and the elected representative. IT x pires in April, but the term cilman Eichstaedt does not ex til a year from this April As both men have many fric ward it is expected that a interest contest will ensue At present timae polit ) hai Councilman IT, P. 't of his 1 1 alderman Albert Eichstaedt of night Spencer inten- ring honors known in the good council to support the Councilman Eich- i in served in chair- counciln secor has counc rs. He is m of Coun- » un Ay in the closa wnd t tem nuing, pro 21.—RBight cloth- | cloth frauds. | graft upon | Jow \ | | final | i i with con- | believed | Councilman Will Com- | | emption , | onne in ex- | MILLIONAIRE JUDD G0ING T0° DEVENS So Are High School Tnstructor and Regiflar Policeman § BOARDS ANNGUME NAMES Names of Those in Tirst and Sccond Districts Who Leave Wednesday Scettled—Many Promincnt Men In- cluded. The first and second district boards today completed their of who will leave Wednesday for Camp Devens | 15 cent. of those ex- lists those as the last per \mor the v the twe first | who had draft and nty-seventh the quc numbers leave who will on HAROLD LEE JUDD are a number of well-known young men. Chief among these is Harold Lee Judd of this city and Minneapolis. Mr. Judd is the husband of Mrs. Har- old Gates Judd, widow of the late | Minneapolis multi-millionaire and wealthy in his own name. Mr. Judd has spending the past few months at Palm Beach, Florida. Harry Wessel, instructor of mathematics and me- chanics at the Vocational High school, with degrees from Trinity, is another of th whose names appear and so is George 11 member o the regular police for Frank Pog- litsch, a Church str business man, included are Merle H. Benson and John O'Neil. Both of the last two young men have recently been discharged from the regular mnavy. Benson discharged upon the ex- piration of his term of enlistment and O'Neil was discharged, after a few months of service, because of physical disability. The from low: a eet is was compl the list of those going two districts is printed be- First District Men. Garcia, 32 Gr Donnini, 157 Glover, Raffel Daniel William street Tichael nd street. Nardelli, 86 12dson street. Josef Puchola, Gold street Jorank Poglitsch, 103 Glen street. jeorge A. Giller, 81 Columbin street. Michael Gozek, Benny ki, Frank Richard street. John 121 Ro. 121 Szostek, 71 0. Reckn Broad street. Broad street. Smith street. agel, 110 Camp Wierbeski, 164 Grove street Albin Walicka, 104 Grove street. Benjamin N. Darmoo, 25 Manchau- sen Bristol. William Kelley, street. Stanislaw Caplicki Paul Sutula, 199 B Broe 1. Hulton, 15 Joseph Polubinski, street Emil J 14 Winthrop 36 Silver street. oad street. Roberts street. 164 Washington Rent, 56 Grove street I'rancisek Kobis, 265 High street Harry Wessell, Winthrop street. Louis Okula, 93 Broad street Raymond Mansfield, 28 Hunger- ford Robert ritt stre Sarcep Chainin Giuseppe Zinna John Goodrich, Joseph Sowinski, 158 Vineenty Sutula, 144 sthur Anderson, street court. McA. Shailer, 110 So. Bur 29 Lafayett 406 S reet Main street xton street Broad street. Grove street 23 Hawkins 86 Joseph Mileski, South Mass Harold Deerfield, Lee Judd, 45 Franklin Belkin, 403 W. njamin - Rodrick, Main 150 street. Burritt Ferna Josenh ick, 28 Horace street Manuel 1dez, Shuttle Meadow nue. Augusto Claekini, 6 Second District Smith Men. 5 street from Second District who Wednesday t draft nion st as the firs (Conunued On Eleventh Page). | Commerce committee. | such SWEEPING FEDERAL OWNERSHIP COMING! Senator Lewis Believes Coal, 0il and Wires Are Next ROADS ONLY A BEGINNING E | i | I Representative ‘h of Wisconsin ixplains Why Minority I of I. C. C. Committee Ts Opposed to House Railroad Measure- Washington, Feb. Lew of Illinois, senate today, 21. — Senator speaking in the | declared the adminis. | tration railroad bill is a forerunner of | government control over various pub- | lic utilities and predicted the question would be the great domestic issue in the next presidential campaign. “Let us not deceive ourselves as to the meaning of this measure,” he de- | clared “This is the beginning of the wovernment taking the roads as a zovernment agency. The roads will never be permitted to return to the former state of personal control for | private benefit. At the same umu ! this country takes over the roads, will take the telegraph and ((‘lophono ! privileges and then the products for fuel, particularly the lands of coal | and oil and put these under govern- | ment direction. ; “All agencies of this nature in t|n~ republic, ry to the public we fare of man, will bc taken by the L")\‘ ernment as sary protection OC the republic. The roads, Senator Lewis declared. confessed their inability to meet the | situation and by surrendering to the | wovernment admitted that the one | power capable to carry on the wor under the existing conditions was the zovernment itself. Danger in Private Ownership. “The government now conducts the roads and directs them as the proof | of its power and ability to do =o,” | he asserted- “Private ownership of | railroads failed us for the purpose of ; sending supplies to ships or for trans- | port of soldiers for foreign service. What would be the calamity under private ownership if enemies were at our gates and in possession of our | country? “Let us | | | announce that the United States is a government and shall as- sume governmental responsibility in protecting . all —public agencies of human welfare from being a monop- oly of private pillage If this is done, Senator Lewis said | any Bolsheviki uprising in the United States will be avoided. Opposition in House. to the house draft of bill, particularly its pro- compensating the roads, | determining rates and fixing the pe- riod of government retention after the war was voiced today by Repre- sentative Ssch of Wsconsin, ranking | republican member of the Interstate | Opposition the railroad | | { | & | visions for | i Representative Esch, speaking for the minority of the committee, de- clared the proposed rate of compen- sation is too high; that the power to initiate rates should rest with the In- terstate Commerce Commission, ra- ther than with the president, and the roads should be returned to their owners one year or less after the proclamation of peace, instead of two véars as proposed by the house bill. “Owners of railroads should be | content to receive a [guarantee of payment of all fixed charges,” Rep- | resentative Hsch said, ‘“including operating expenses, taxes and inter- est and regular dividends on out- standing stock. Any surplus ahbove payment ought either to go to the government to aid it in meeting the guarantee, or be equally divided between the owners and the govern- ment. “The minority also believe that the rate making power should remain in | the hands of the Interstate Commerce | Commission. It is the one body un- der our government that has had the regulation of railroads, including their rates, in charge. Tt is not nec- cssary to give to the president, even in time of war, the power to initiate rates. No other nation at war hs changed its rate-making power. No other nation has given to a single in- | dividual power, not even auto- cratic. Germany.” | He said a period of a vear after | the rmation of peace would ient time congress necessary le of the final the governme and the and arrange for the return roads to their owners. his < a proc sufli the justment s | low for pass slation for relations tween t riers the INE PRODUCTION, Feb, 2 ha and rent SPEED UP EN Wa hington, on To work locomotives 1ling k, an agrec lengthening of workin of appentices and helpers | nd maintenance of open shop condi- has been reached between Di- rector-General A Wh n ilway ¥ \ v stoc volving in- hours, promotion tior McAdoo rtm and of the nt of the can 1 : Labor. T ment te he agree- 9,000 work- mer e e s WEATIFR Foeb, New fartiord, ¢ for vicinity: Fa tonight and F'r e ey, > Britain continued cold Iay. i ) ! B 2 | ture | Housatonic | Mitehen GERMANS NE USSIANS FRENCH STEA and the torpe- Paris, Feb. hundred ten persons French steamer One perished when La Dives wus MER S doeds ary, d utta 1 REPINGTOW AND GL London, Keb. ~Fines of £100 each and costs were imposed today on Col. Repington, military correspond- ent of the Morning Post, and Howell A. Gwynne, editor of that newspaper ifor the publication of an article in the Post last week in violation of the military censorship. Tindal Atkinson, counsel for Repington and Mr. Gwynne, clared it was the patriotic duty the defendants to disregard the sor's warning and let the public know what was going on. for the rrst time in the war a portion of the Brit- ish army had been handed over to Col. de- of cen- the cquntry }8ir Jol magistrates§ he had notH | or falsity o son contendél tion to the substance alre [may and that’ | simply for the | its mier Lioyd Geor; desire not to public to know the supreme war cound early.” GOV. DANGER IN ENGLAND ENDED " FLOGD - NEW Alternate Freezing Eliminates High Water Menace Thawing and Boston, Feb. in 21 New —Danger of ser- ious floods Fngland at the end of a winter s~ ym equalled for its severity, siderably thaws and A great deal of the however, particularly section of New Eng gradually this month. s believed to mitigated freczes been con- the alternate the month. snow in the ind has have by of and ic southern melte Boston temper: morning with 57 A cold general burcau mediate ¥eb, ture here 21.-~—The at 7 above minimum th wred o’clock was 4 zero comp: above vesterday northwest wind added to the discomfort, and the weather indications of afternoon relicf, ini- Schenectady, drop to ing hours arily, wh the worst city due Mohaw night the mal. Scores of town river hundreds of their homes Feb. 21 The the carly mort at least tempor- time promised to be in the history of this overflowing of the Shortly after mid- 8 feet houses along the down- front we flooded and people driven from sudden below z L stemmed, for tood to the river. river t a W were Danbury here zero early Feb, 21 dropped to this morning. The degrees tempera- below the Derby night che Cold weather last rise of water in the river here and the volume at the dam was four feet less than yes terday. At zoar bridge. six north, however, the cold wave did ake hold quickly and this ing ice jammed at the dam being built by Blakeslee and Co., and it was necessary to use dynamite t orelicve the pressure. Water which had flowed around the steam shovels, derricks and other equipment had frozen, stopping work. A small temporary bridge carried away. A small bridge at was carried niles north there Atuck \frernoon ed miles not s0 was Eight Mile vesterday hend of huge ice jam river ent at this point it piled against the division railroad trestle the water dropped about six feet 2foty of the bridge is not threat- BACK T0 WORK MONDAY to Continuc Closing Reg- away the iousatonic N ce W out hut ision Not nlation Pleases Manufacturers— Many Still Shori of Fuel. Armnouncement administrators regulations hereafter was manufacturers hinst a contin- \While a num- had been un- chedules be- shortage, it was them would be and day fuel closing England Mondas wonld n.t he pproved today I enforc a r lanis rull » had protested industrial operute on the tuel most Monday fter, to of that unnin here CLERK VETEILAN DEAD. morn- | 1 comb HOLCOMB SENDS MESSAG TO CONNECTICUT’S/SOLDIERS Expression of Confidence by | Whose Carried to France Major Giddings, Arrival Is Announced. Hartrord, Feb. 21.—Governor ha hz icut men fighting in France, voicin ! nouncing | ish above nor- | Robert S town clerk from ! 1, 1912 and for vears justice of e ce died at tho Midd hospital Middletown, today He was born Portland 21 <, wit 1894 term at October 3 ox after here 1n pe. in long illness. 1848. i ' sliding the appreciation Conneceticut for governor took NMaion of the their service. ntage the A. Gidding Connecticnt Derense, to federal people ad Howard of riy of 5 State N Council of member idberty Mmessa e France reserve ion, to senc sons of this Word has just jor Giddings arrival at of the loan mi to the serving overseas. received N safe N from his an a port T'he message follows ““Hartford, Jan. “Major Howard Hartford, Conn extend to the men of the 102d U. 115t Machine and to all other Connecti mei in the military the United States whom meet trip the of Connect 1918. Giddings, “Please and try, the talion cut ot n officers Infan- Gun Bat service vou tront, greetings t icut the ple of and our ap- preciation of o world erect serviec soldiers are rendering in thi wnd gratitude confiden war, and necticut They are defendi iiber in great pride in and otir Con- soldiers sailors performing art ma u Ltar nherited and all nations opportunity which were United State Revolution. of Connecthicut faithful in figh stars and stripes in every the nation has becn bave the > that they will do greatest r of the most er unserupulous enemy the human liberty es W have ining small equal 1 for obt for and the for the rights the the soldiers been The victory which engaged e most cont obtaine the “Phe have evey ing under to test ultimate in we hc history against and of in forces faced May watch with victory, ever God them, the of over courage, and Tome again righteousne inspire then give them complet bring them safely to receive the honors which the people waiting to give greet- we iopefully them ‘In behalf of the necticut, I am, “Most sincerely yours, M. H. HOLCOMB, “Governor.” o state of Con- Major tiddings also represents Governor Holcomb, personally and the Connecticut State Council of De- fense and will make certain investi- gations in France for the council. ROCK CRUSHES MINERS of 20 Killed While Tcaving Mine Four of Party at Fustis, Que. Four Others Tnjured. Sherhrooke, Que., down 1t 20 Feb. 21.—A rock the shaft of the Que., late were coming to ar, killed four of injured four Bae fatally mine ght when surface men and haps Iustis, last T m in ers 5 the ELECTION PORTUGAL, Paris, Feb. Portuguese cabinet has decided to hold an elec- tion for president of the republic of Portuga) soon, a H s dispatch from Lisbor Voting will direch suffra deputies and will the same will IN 21.— ind s clected at senators The spe- time. have | etal powers 1o revise the constitution. | Hol- ent a message to Connect- bank his state heen ]”fl‘\ nators ; ing towa Pskoff, west of Petrograd, and their cavalry Mohilev, the headquarters former adds, say Moldicheno, junction cording an northwest to the Pravda ian front, Dvinsk F Petrograd ciated Pr Sy Feb. 20 s5.) — Germans pled Dvinsk 180 miles according Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. also havg accupied Hapsal, tro, adva so to are Estho: pushing to R, ) The Novaia Viedomsty, t ssian gene the dispa the Germans have occup] important of rail Minsk. 4 he Austrig have begun an advance on the Ukra Prey ¥or Invaders. (By Despatches the A recei here indicate continued German mof ments on Vitebsk, M German have visited hombs persons the 5 insk, airmen ere dropped killed toward two hourse wert appeared Just ended, It was 2 February 18 that peared around ; railway station | Only sman | soldiers 1 and unpre o'clock ir 1 | ) skirmi took | h offer no re 1nce infantry Lr figh Lcuat Much lery hands »opulation o e nen’s and Sol disg d t Evac leade Not vik the rman advance ill defend Petrograd { Guard and her tr vance by gueril war { have been mad 1 te I G L the ites The if orkmen’s delesz peace rity of heated debate | Monday night | observed in { which adjourned to permit the Bols revolutionists div decision German o maj only | | [ [ | | or regard t wag to hold { There were ns subject Dvinsk >nin on the Capt [ Trotzky, other e Military bility of but no re mier 1 Ensign Kr aders addresse men offering decision had been { the Germans had with e and were along the front. This new reached th Tuesday to decide for peace. ture of Dvinsk, he was opposed to pe [ urged that peace {at any price in order reconstruction of Rus { the Germans solid front from south. The announcement | cision to accept the | was transmitted by wir the German wireless a disposition refu mes but finally acknowledged it Bol leaders ze 150 wero the to ge fo onferences German reply Pravia Workmer 1own willingness to out their whether Germany not the Bolsheviki The have ignominious mselves to or moral vi ' the Bolsheviki n the (Continued On Eleve Russian Pskoff are } he 1t ¢ he and Regista on Monday. The Dvinsk after the armis German troops ent German the city 1d other central and The while heavy tities the had X declare front tow: Reval, Teported M sevi iers and ra red Dvir afternoon patrols seized ¥ Gus the with demobiliz the city w artill ammunit Germs no cha rs of council t soldiers Germans,| >etrograd. thadf continues t with e are > for evacuation of to ne o party in d terms wasg lasting Great several heviki Decides Foreign lenko the German No pl Soldies’ accept reached vote afteg through| secrecy the meef] tig and 504 cancu both par Coun Minig and m the coun explained the impoj effective resistan] was reached unt] received show captured Dvi advancing ° council e4 and influenced the dele 3efore the ¢ of ur A advanecing north German rel station Premier Lenine ce, must be obtai but fin: » insure He o on| to Russia's te At sho take hour to make peace pledges, and t accepts the o have Nova brought the end won Jisn s and h: 1dventuy h