New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1918, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BRITAIN HERA K PRICE THRE E CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1918. —TEN PAGES. ALLIED AMBASSADORS WILL STAY AT PETROGRAD POSTS Other Members of Staffs and | \ [ Private Citizens Leave on ; PERNA AND DORPAT FALD INTO MAW O} PRUSSIANS. —o Berlin, Feb. 25, via —German troops have pied Perna, a Russian in Livonia, 99 miles northeast of Riga, and Dorpat, 157 miles northeast of Riga, the German war office announced todey In the German advanc Dorpat 3,000 Russians taken prisomer. This flyin detachment traveled 130 miics in five and one-half days. The advance guard of Gen von Lingsengen’s troops, in the south, have reached Zichtomir, 85 miles west of Kie In Rovno the whole staff of the Russian special army fell into our hands. London occu- 1 Siberia. Special Train Bound for || KAISER PLANS TO RESTORE MONARCHY' to were Dispateh to London Morning Post | Says Former Empress, as G'Mrdia.n‘ of Deposed Czareviteh, Ts Favoriter Candidate for Throne—German | Continue Invasion of North- | ‘CABINET MEMBERS Forces ern Provinces. —Ths Allied | remain in | developments. | Petrograd, Feb, determined pending belief in rman terms which the | ki have agreed to accept are n such terms that they must up thoroughly before the ; of Russia can be ascer- embassy Pet Tt is that t Bolshev cou be cleared teral embassy circles 16 as Witnesses for Indian tainec Sor members of the emba have left while other way of Siberia on a | tonight together with nationals. The amt have not yet reac Iready —Bryan, Teo. leave by al train Allied however, staf will spe e T San membe inet, a former Ram Chandra Tagore, will be subpoenaed today for the defense of 31 pers Feb. dent Wilson’s ‘of state 1 Francisco, Cal., ed | s of Presi a decision. \n Wri cretary Butler orman Ar- assador Francis the counselor, second secretarsy and Private Johnson and a sufficient cle 11 remain in Petro- special embassy train, in ames G, Bailey, first sec- William (. Huntington, commercial attache, and some mem- | bers of the staffs of the Japanese | and Chinese embassies have left. Col. James Ruggle the Armerican military attache, will stay nere for the present A. special train carr 100 Americans, bers of the emba! for Siberia. to against British rule announced today by Ram Chandr: principal Hindu defendant. The cabinet members are Secretary State Robert Lansing and Po General Burleson. The fo is William J. Bry: in India, it wag A ch of retary, and of master mer secretary There cabinet witness made to Chandra n. can be called ry effort will be their depositions, members but ev obtain said. g more than including some mem- staff, left (()(l:\}': — - { CONSPIRE TO KILL EX-CHINESE PREMIER Expected to Leave Saturday Washington Minister Morris Feb. at Stockholm today | forwarded advices gathered from Al- lied diplomats in Petrograd that all | Mon the embassies there had made ar- rangements to leave on IFeb. it | became necessary. | Chi-Jui. 2 an | rchists Acensed of Inst Plot ainst General Tuan if | o 9 nspi ov Bolsheviki for Surrender. | Peiing Feb. 20.—A conspiracy to ) | assassinate Gene TTuan Chi-Jui, Betrosrad Bebll 240 (By tho <. | assassinate Bolsheviki government of the Ger- | Missloner, ‘w\“f““':“i‘p‘l_(g‘\,q;‘r'ws e Wan peace ‘teyma followed, o stoymy || SREHOULES & SUEECECL SEC e DO ergumentative night meeting at the ;f“‘ X < ;“0»« a b Smolyny institute. Leon Trotzky did | ‘f:l};“‘““’;;( not attend but Premier Lenine urged | rmméu{d neceptance of the terms and the Bol- | P 8 1 el S Ll tually aa | Purpose of avenging General Tuan's swung the fide with him. A |defeat of General Hsuan, who I k Darty conforonde had orey: |the DIanchurestoration’ effort la. S etsiaonl ol July. Recently it has been rumored o 1 it | Chang Hsun had escaped from the L e Dutch legation where he took refuge against acceptance of the | A5t July after )‘7‘5 defeat. Sdy Losisted Rupon e 1 Peking, Feb. —~Gen. Feng Yu- oL "c,‘:'mc;"??"";‘m siang, in command of 10,000 northern el tet it | troops, has rebelled against a recent | mandate of President Feng “hang urging the general, who is northerner, t6 attack the rebels. General Yu-Siang of is alleged to have been by mobarchists for the iously against, The fought terms sembling sembly to final form. The Bolshevik newspaper Pravda says the peace terms are unfortunate but unavoidable. It says the strugsle is more imperialistic than domestic and that the Russian proletariat is not responsible for the harsh terms. The bourgeoise newspape do not comment on the situation. S0 members as their-| on the border of the provinces Hupes and Hunan, and is to the southerners. The capture of Ichang, a stragetica pesition on the Yang tse Kiang the southerner JUDGMENT German Plot to Restore Monarchy London, Feb. —Germany plans to restore the monarchy in Russia, says a telegram dated Friday in Pe= trograd to the Morning Post. It the grand duke of Hesse has been ap- pointed the commander in the Rig section of the German front. ‘‘His sister,” the dispatch adc former Empress Al ndra, guardian of her son, the former i is the favorite German The former emperor will pt the throne from German hands. The Bolsheviki have provided a form of government which the Russians alone understand, pure despotism. They have paved the way for the return of the monarchy.’™ The Swedish force which scized the Aland Islands consists of wn Exchange Telegraph dispatch fror Copenhagen reports. These troops will form a guard until the end of the AGAINST McMAHON. Local Hotel Manager. Hartford Staimed awarded full judgment o P. The has been William S. The suit arc of Mr. McMahon to stained glass trimmings street hotel Judge C e h for x Huck pay for at his also given judgmen of this city to collec 50 from Samuel appeared for the piain ~rose out of an auto. that d las tiff and the suit maobile cident summer, 500 soldiers, oceurt STEAMER IN DISTRESS. ¢ hundred Finnish White Guards | the Aland Islands on Swedish which brought them to Sweden. wore then taken to Torneat on the Swedish border. The Russians| An Atlantic port, Feb, —A cal idiers also will be removed. They |for help from a British steamer it whabiy will be sent to Finland | distress far out at war receivec t is reported 500 white guards who | here tod A government vessel wa 100k refugze on Pelenge Islands have | dispatched immediately to her aid been defeated by Red zuards, a large number of them, mostly Finnish stu- dents, being killed. Will Cling to Red Guard. Yetrograd, Feb. 24.—M. Karakham, who was sceretary of the Russian del- egation Brest-Litovsk, explained to the A ted Press today that the Bolshevik rovernment conside mos the part of the Germas cerning the demobilization o ian army. A translation newly formed batta all for Help Foccived From Poin Far at Se £t oF HERALD WANTE s of the Herald of Janu- 5 and 7 and of February wanted at the Herald of- fice. 1t will be appr ted it anyone with a copy of cither of the dates will either mail or bring it to the office at 67 Church street., g 5 ambignos < the Ru ion tinwed On N . SUBPOENAED IN PLOT Lansing and Burleson Called | Two cab- and Indian poet, testify ons charged with conspiring to foment rewolutionl = some question as to whether ag the | Kwo- a southern is said to have established himself near Kiang of giving help by confirmed officially. Hartford Firm Will Collect $620 Fromr Glass Co. . McMahon by Judge | ase in the superior court. se over the alleged failure | 51d mother of the late John W. the Main Antik. OVER THE T0P’ ON 'MCUMBER RIPS UP DEATH T()L STE 'R CHEMIN DES DAMES Germans Gap ured in Sector Oc- cupied by Connecticut Troops | ENEMY LINES PIERCED Two Prassian Officers, 20 Mcn and a Machine Gun Brought Back Dy American Raiders, Who Without Casualty. American 24 (¥ the -An American patrol des Dames sector, in con- with a French patrol, eariy penctrated a few hundred yards into the German lines and ca tured two German officer 20 mc and onc machine gun "here 4 number | and can patrol French With France, i Press) Chemin Junction vesterday the Feb. Army in Associated in the i n was some of the iy wounded. The re The under en were no Amer »-American command casualties e was of a officer. e French statement ported that north of the Ailette river, which parallels the Chemin des | Dames, French troops had penetrated ‘H\c German lines as far as ! Chevrigny. They were reported ‘lmxo returned with materials and prisoners including two officers. The vresence of American along the famous Chemin des Dames was disclosed in an Associated Press dispatch late Friday. In a patrol fight the previous day American soldiers had killed one German and captured another. One American was slightly wounded. | Saturday r to 25 English Repuls London, Feb. statement of the Britis day says “Farly this morning a hostile iding party was repulsed with L st of Armentieres. The enemy's ar: tillery has showed activity southwest of Cambrai and in the Messines sec- | tor. Raid. official office to- > German The war lelgians Silence Enemy Batter: Paris, Feb. 24—The Belgian official statement issued tonight reads: Four German attempts during the ht of February to approach | our advanced posts at various points were checked by our barrage fire, machine guns and grenades. Artil- lery activity on both sides was gen- eral along the front, most intense near Dixmude where we effectually lence eral batteries by our de struc e fire. Our aviators have en- gaged in several combats. ni Samples Taken at Stonington Sent to Defense Council, Stonington, Feb. 25.—Dr. James H. Weeks, local State Council of Defense, has had re- ported to him a case of ground glass found in chewing gum here and has | sent samples of the gum to the coun- cil at Hartford for a more thorough examination. He has made a awaits further ructions from the ate council. When the matter him he started investigation at once under instructions from Hart- ford, getting samples of this particu- lar make of chewing gum from all stores in the borough. On Sunday Dr. Weeks and Dr. Thurber made an examintaion of one package and found what was undoubtealy glass in the sugar coating of 1| gum. These samples were sent to Hartford. Dr. Weeks stated this morning that he did not think it wise to publish any names until after re- ceiving a full report from the Council of Defense. in was reported to an DERBY WOMAN DEAD AT 98. Derby Feb. .~—Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols Peck, aged 98, Derby's oldest resident, dicd today. She was the { widow of Rev. John Pe once well known Methodist preache Peck the s surviving , of Bridge- e | | very yveal superintendent of schools. Mrs. Pec is Lucien Peck, for 30 Derby relative port. MORAN WAS Norwich, Feb. Walter T an, reported severcly wounded in ac on by Gen. Pershing Suturd s the first to be drawn here for the draft, the first to be ex- the first to be sent to Camp the first to be sent abroad and the first Norwich boy to be wounded. He is the son of John A. || Moran, a real estate dealer. ! LENROOT TN 1 shington, Feb. S | tive mm- L. Lanroot, Wisconsin today announced he had | permitted fri to ahead with the formalities necessary to his nom- for the United St sena- next Iriday hut had stipu- his action w with the r the he would noty make til later | t t | = I-‘!“.Vl‘ Mor- t | we selective amined, | Devens, on v t THE RING. Representa- republican, of s g0 nation tes | torship iated ion final | deci BITUMINOUS OUTPUT INCRIE ASES weath- |er stion 5 | hot Lack 1 Ieh 084,000 tons than in the ontp woek endi totalled 11,- wiliion * nearly a * | more brevious week Joscapo | near units | representative for the | report of his investigations here and | ground | the | almost PROFIT GRAFTERS Gondmon Must Change or War Will Be Lost, He says “BOLSHEVIKI” North Dakotan Charges Government Officials With Being Directly Re- sponsible for System That Permits People to Be Bled by Crooks. ‘Washington, ¥Feb. Denouncing the Bolshevik surrender to Germany. Senator McCumber of North Dakota told the senate today that a “Bol- sheviki” sentiment in America wi of no less danger to the canse of de= mocracy against autocracy. Profiteers, labor slackers and government offi- cials who fail to stand against them were assailed by the senator in vigor- ; term nless conditions changed, only a collapse of the Central can save the Allies from defe i “Search the world’s history.” de- | clared he, “and nothing can bo found even to approach this most damnable treachery to the faithful and bleeding Allies—this’ blackest treason to the country and national honor, “See too, we have seen the effect | of this Bolshevik sentiment, ‘more, | still more, always more’ regardless of justice, regardless of patriotic duty, in the shameful delay in ship con- | struction on which the very life of a sreat world principle depends, and we are told all munitions plants, every line of industry on which the life of the government depends, soon will be rednced to the same condition | of impotency as the ship building program.” In supply profiteering, the senator said, he would name only one ship- vard, Hog Island, Pa. The fTounda- tion of that yard, he said, “is laid on graft” and the cost of construc- tion, he said, will be three or four times the government’s original esti- mate, adding, “this single hold-up of the government probably will cost not less than $30,000,000.” Mulcting the Public. “Like conditions prevail,” he con- | tinued, “throughout the country wherever speeding up production has hecome necessary. Contracts of the most atrocious charact always ainst the government, have been 0. K’d by government officials. The government pays every dollar of ex- pense for raw aterials and yet pay individual s enormous profits. Men who never saw a shipyard, men who had no capital. have been given con- | tracts to build ships and they, in | turn, have contracted to sub-let those | contracts. thus retaining big commi: sions. nks have charged immense bonuses for securing contracts for their customers and all this within the knowledge of, or easily obtain- able by government-officials.” Despite the fact that the needs ships as never before in order to transport troops and supplies abroad and notwithstanding the pa- triotic fervor of Mr. Gompers, ‘‘union | labor in our shipyards is slacking in |a most shameful and disgraceful manner,” he declared. “Just how long the American peo- ! ple will submit to being robbed, first by the material men, then by the laborer and then to having both robberies encouraged and acquiesced in by the government the I.ord only knows. “If the country is being robbed it is the fault of officials in charge and not because of lack of power to pre- vent it. The death dier abroad by o he Powers nation sol- in of every American reason of delay hindering the government in its ef- forts to speed up comstruction is chargeable not alone to slackers and idlers but to members of congress as well, Senator MeCumber declared. COSTA RIGA REBELS QUIET Killed and Five Wounded i Three Uprising Against Tand and Income Tax Decrees. 5 San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb, { The revolution in Costa Rica ha { put down and order completely | stored. There were only three killed five wounded in the fighting. The rebelg proclaimed as their litical platforms the suppression of the land and income taxes recently enforced by the government. Telegraph and railroad traffic been restored re- —Advic to at the revolu- hington. Ieb. 25 state department t party in Costa. Rica by authorized German agents not changed this government! tow ter the pr consideration. outbreaks the de implicated. W | tionary ported have attitude it wa nition not under tell of revolutionary they do indicate President (Gonza ted today that the recog 'sent government was of but les is STy T 1) WENTITER Hartfond, Feb —Fore- New Britain and Unsettled and wirm- Tuesday probably fox vieinity: tons | IN AMERICA and po- | has | sup- | Dispatehes | posed FIRMS ACGUSED OF UNFAIR PRACTICES I - Federal Trade Commission Newark Company Charged With Pay- ing Large Sums to Securc Adultera- tion of Competitors’ Products— New Milford Manufacturers cinded in List. Washington, Feb. 2. trade practices were today by the federal trade commission against 38 manufacturing firms, as the result of a long and in- | tensive investigation which has re- vealed a very Serious and unhealthy condition in certain lines of industry. It was the lar number of com- plaints ever issued at one time by the commission. Thirty-four of against varnish makers of sgainst a In addition granted the cther concery practice for orde Complaints charging unfair issued the complaints were wmakers, three against printing ink and factory. the one soap commission has st of a number of which admifted the nplained for and asked woid publicity in hav- ing the affairs investizated. A large number of other cases still are under consideration. The d to- day were 30 ply and cordered to April 8. a co to firms c daxs to 1 for hc given appear aring Named by Board. lidden Firms The Varnish Co. of land was charged with attempting stifle and suppr competition systematically and on a la scale giving emploves of customer pros- pective customers and competitors’ customers gratuities such liquor, gars, meals, theater tickets, presents and entertainment. ‘‘Secret payments” also were alleged to have been made to influcnce purchases from the Glidden Varnish Co., or to stop purchases from its competitors. Virtually idenfical complaints were issued against the Columbia Varnisi Co., Columbus, O Walter I. Co., ®hiladelphia: N. Z. G Phila., Van Camp Varnish land, O., Sun Varnish Lilley Co., Indianapolis Varnish Co., Philadelphi Wood Finishing Co. lene Co., New Wood Finishing Conn.; George York; Relianc ark, N. T Blackburn Varnish { Cincinnati: Frank Thurston Co., | cago: Grand Rapids Varnish Grand Rapids; National Varn Long Island City; Standard Varnish Works, New York: Mayer & Lowen- stein, New York: Boston Varnish Boston: Louisville Varnish (o Lou ville: Murphy Varnish wark: Marietta F nt and Color Mariet- ta, O.: O'Neil Oil and Paint Co., In- dianapolis: nd Rapid Woad Fin ishing Co., Rapids: Forbes Varnish Co Ls McFadden Co., delphia; Lambert, Inc., ffalo Varnish Co., Rockford, 11 Tong, Jr. Co.. Louisville: Ault Wiborg Ca., Cincinnati. all makers varnish kindred products The irnish Co. of Newark N. J. was charged with having guilty of the same practices and having paid emplo larg m money to adulterate and spoi rnish | lacquers and japans sold or offered for sale by its competitors. Attempts to stific gratuities and paymen | emploves wer | Bagle Printin man Co., and J. M | of printing ink. of against the Warren Joston EARTHQUAKE KILL% 10,000 to by es Corp., Tow Co., Louisville: Shelbyville: York Ca., New Milford, D. Wetherill, New rnish Wor V- Rockford Charles with | competition by of money to gainst the gmund Uli- all mak York and Mfg. Co.. of Ink Co.. Huber New Sonp been | Wholesale Destruciion of Population in Amoy Ilintesand, According to teports rom Swatow. Amoy, China, Feb, | 000 persons lost their | of the recent earthquake hinterland, atest Swatow. Nearly 10,- result Amoy lives as ¢ in the reports from AMERICANS, MEXICANS SLAY on Oil Ship Attempted rd President Tinoco and | Attack Belicved to Be Robbery. Washit can an Feb One Ameri- and three wounded in Mexican bandits on an Wednesday vded the incident as wner than an out- rican feeling. The carrying money, bandits were not military forces. called the inci of the Mexican' ton, killed 0il boat at Tamjpico { robbery A o anti-s attacked known the \(lmv\uv.'] with any The zovernment b ‘u:vm to the attention i government AIMED TO STRANGLE RIVALS In- ; Cleve- | valuable | Trainor | Cleve- | McCloskey | Lindeman | Bridgeport j hirty-Eight Concerns Hamed by ) Mon is given af Telegraph C at 44. Captain’ of the survivors St. Johns, saved from the Wi to pieces near ing. Twenty of are being brodight sengers on ere. The i alive on the ship, VON HOEGEN CASE BEFORE GRAND JURY V. S. District Attorney Spellacy Com- plains Against Utterances and Questionnaire Replies New grand Haven, 25.—A federal jury to be called tomorrow will consider a complaint made by U. S District Atorney Spellacy against | Maximilian von Hoegen, an attorne here whose pro-Germanisms recently led to his being roughly handled b: | night callers at his home. Fe also was obliged to kneel and kiss the | American flag. 1t is understood that the complaint is based upon von Hoe- gen’s replies to his questionnaire in | which he claimed that American citi- enship was a “doubtful honor” and |also inscribed “Deutschland Uber Alies” on it. Von Hoegen eluded de- i partment of justice agents but it is | understood that he can be found if ar indictment is returned. | More >s are to be fore Judge Thomas at this term the court than ever before, the larg number having to do with acts disloyalty, refusal to obe Feb. be- of brought of war board when the vessel fou 4 i Rescue by Steamer Twenty-two survivors were rescued from the coastal steamer Prospero, which had stood by all night the Florizel was being pounded on the 'l the hom were pf ospero. g4 daylight today. A mes: rocks, reported 20 others Forty ons on the Red C liner Florizel, escaped death Wi the ship piled on the rocks at B: Cove near Cape Race and will pi ably be saved by the coasting stea; Prospero then alongside the wrd | The information came early toda: a wireless message from the P; pero to John Crosbie, minister shipping. The rescue ship repo; she hoped to embark the survi safely and forward their names s Earlier messages from the reported occasional lights were bd ing to shore reports soon after nf night, were planned to start at o'clock this morning. The Prospero was sent to the the Klorizel from Placentia. B The batch of survivors taken off in three lifeboats and dorfes, but the sea was so rough 4 were unable to approach the s Tiear which the Florizel struck e: Sunday ' morning while on a voy from por Halifax and York. All suffered terribly from { and exposure.. Steamers met boats and took the rescued aboard A wireless message from the P pero to John Crosbie, early today first word that any the 77 passengers and crew of 69 been saved. The Pr repon every effort was beis to tra fer them battered hulk. Frantic e made by atives of sser aboard or of this to of hope ospero g made from efforts the pa the we regnlations on the part of persons of foreign bhirth PUBLIC CONSERY )-‘ FUNDS, Del fl nse Votes Against Un- Council of necessary rtford, Feb. Council of Defense at voted that penditures. Fi State its week ly meeting here today | council recommend to all towns, th pub- | cities, boroughs and districts ‘q;m» that they do not engage {lic improvements that are not solutely essential to the general | fare for the period of the war. vote was passed as the result of ‘v from the board of financ Hartford, asking for the e council on the canstruction of m on residential streets, not trunk line highwe e Bennett, state highway commissioner and chairman of the council’s transpor- tation committee, reported to council that the policy of the state | department was to confine | to main thoroughfares in in wel- The 1'\ inqu West of the maca hway work SRT HAD AOCOUNT | HUMBFE HERE. Had Deposit New York. | Brencn i $170.000 i New York, Feb. 25.—Further de- | velopments in connection with the | activities of BoloPasha in this coun- | try, and who has been sentenced to death in Paris for {reason, were made public today indicating that Charles Humbert, the French senator, arrested later, had German money amounting to $170,000 on deposit in this country. This mone Senator of | in was placed with J. P. Morgan & Co. here on instructions of Bolo Pasha, who, according to the evidence, had it transferred from his | own account in the Royal Bank of Canada to Humbert's account with the Morgan firm. TRY TO AVERT STRIKE. i Boston Car System Threatened Walk-out Tonight. Boston, Feb. 25. efforts were made to prevent of 8,500 employes of the Boston Iile- vated railroad called for midnight to- Lo, s federal concilia- tor here in conncction Wwith labor | matters offered his services as arbi- | trator in accordance With instructions | from Joseph J°. Tumulty and exerted | all his power to bring representatives | of both sides together. ‘ A m meeting of car men has | been culled for tonight to receive a report from their representatives and to make final decision on the question | of m the strike vote effective | by dinary strike = Colpoys The connecticut | the | ab- | 1 [ £ l [ the | some Fiorizel learn the names of picked up by (he Prospero. The from that vessel stating] persons were waiting to. held hope that others mi saved, the Prospero’s ef \s dirccted by the mini to send the names at moment. to mess least TC 40 cued and mander of shippir carliest ¥ voszible Ship at Although the sea today as when the reports extremely wireless W g out and the ship helpless at the mercy of the waves, offe little protection against the cold the fury of the elements. Many of those lost yesterday attempted to reach shore in brats, which were tossed about swamped Reports last night counted scven bodies was wshore. Minister impossible to give ber of the dead ceived definite reports from Prospero and other relief ahi There were 146 persons aboard w! the vessel sailed from here Sag day might. Therc were 77 passe Mercy of Waves, was notf amer str indicated res dangerous. wrecked, rocks, was for Crosbie said it wonld the correct m unless he had 77 and 69 officers and men in the erf Line From Shore Unnoticed. Halifax, Feb. —A. wireless d patch from St. Johns today said t} 26 survivors had been taken off Flori The Prospero, a staunch coas vessel, had been dispatched to scene of the disaster at the first port from Placentia B: 75 mi around the coast from Broad Co but after her departure governm authorities felt her task was hoj les: With the sealing ships Tel Nova and Home, she stood outs| the cove while reports were sent observers on land that the sea ¥ not sufficiently subsided to all Jaunching of boats before daylight When naval gunners had shot from the shore across the bow| Florizel as she lay submerg her funnel aft and saw no of the ship to make the believed all on line from tempt fast, 1 it w bog dead About midn reported lights wirele room e ht h had and still wever watch n seen in forcastle, showd alive came the mes: the Pros reporting she le the izel and expected soon to take off survivors. The report added {1 {heir names would be sent as soon possible. i“orcing his ship against a blizas in which blinding snow was driven winds often reaching hurricane pi person were from g w ntinued On Seven