New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1918, Page 1

- v HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HER] " NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918. = —TWELVE.: PAGES.. THOUSANDS CHEER QUOTA OF DRAFTEES OFF TO AYER | 30 OF CREW DROWN Struggling Mass of Human- " ity Shouts and Weeps as 72 Candidates for National Army Wave Good-Bye. JTWO MISSING AS ROLL IS CALLED | Woman Overcome ¥Emotion and Faints—Millionaire Judd Rubs El- h the Boys and Is Declared by bows W to Be a Good Fellow—Contingent Due to Arrive at Camp Devens This, | Afternoon. T R ings on your way nd prayers for God’s ble courage, return. Sinc your rely yours, ELISE TRAUT. 1918, above note was sent to who left this morning by Mrs. Elise Traut, of Arch street. who also furnished the men with cigarettes. Feb, The those SH eSO BB I PRGN @k E K EEE KRR * Division Captains Harry former member of the High Ellin- | member of the regular both of whom gave up Wessel sehe faculty, and George C: ger former police force, their positions to join the National | ¥ the first and second dis- New DBritain Army from tricts respectively, 72 men entrained at the local passenger station at 10:45 o’clock this morning great cantonment at Camp As the special train, carr ing other troops from Naugatuck, Waterbury, Bristol, Southington, Farmington and Plainville, puffed out Jof the station the crowd on the plat- form, estimated at 10,000, gave vent to a long cheer, while the citizen-sol- diers leaned from the car window. and cheered lustily as they cast final glances at their friends and the well known sights of their home town. The train was scheduled to arrive at Ayer, Mass., shortly after 3 o'clock this af- ternoon. Two Fail to Appear Only two men failed to appear when the National Army men left this morning. One has been classed as a deserter and the authorities are on the lookout for him. The other is given the benefit of the doubt pend- ing investigation by the authoriti Santa Sella of 155 Wa amon the fi district selectivt the man named as a de: queries at home showed that he has not been seen since yesterday The other absentee is Merle | Benson, a second district man. Benson was discharged from the nav. only a few weeks ago and it is re- ported that in the interim he has en- | ’listed in the merchant marine service- | In addition to the selectives scheduled to this morning, two others were permitted to leave as well. They were | second district alternates and when | they asked to be sent just the same | the board took advantage of the rule | which permits the sending of two ! ,more than the quota and permitted | , them to go. These men were Ajanasi Ludco and Emery G. Peterson. H Woman Becomes Hysterical. All of those who left this morning assembled early at City Hall where they were given final instructions and were presented with sweaters, hel- mets, mufflers, wristlets and socks by the Red Cross, smoking materials by the members of the board and ci All of the men seemed in excellent spirits, both 1t City Hall and at the depot, and lthough there were a number of sad scenes at the departure, today’s going was nct anywhere near as pathetic as that of the first two contingents that | left. One group of men that attract- ed considerable attention was com- | T.posed of Portuguese. These men came | here from the Cape Verde Islands and two of their number were in- cluded in today’s draft. With the ex- ception of their few countrymen, they had no friends on this side of the Atlantic and the parting was rather sad. Mothers, a few wives relatives and friends were at the station to see the men go and, while there were many tears shed, there was a noticeable lack of hysteria, the people being apparently steeled against such a demonstration. One woman did faint, however, and a sec- ond woman caused a scene just be- fore the train pulled out. She was ving goodbye to a stalwart young man who was either her husband or her brother and, as the order iven to climb aboard she clung des- to his neck, weeping bitter- new soldier was practically in her hysterical grasp and finally necessary for three po- for the Devens. his i r- jeral fights | masks , and other | was ( JEERS AT DETECTIVE ON SLACKER’S TRAIL | Authorities May Interview Ah- Federal Notary Public Concerning sence of Santa Stella. When the list of nam scheduled to depart for was checked up this morning found that Santa Stella of 155 ington street did not respond “hero” when the first district exemp- tion board clerk called his That Stella was missing did not cause the board great surprise, it is said, for the actions of Stella of late have created the impression that the young fellow would rather be classed as a lacker” than to discard the mufti for the khaki. ¥From what has been learned by the police, Stella was in this city up to vesterday mnoon, and during the morning he spent considerable time with a notary public. The latter was at the depot this morning and, proaching Detective Sergeant Rich ardson, with a sneer, he asked if h friend had been located. When the detective informed him that he not, the notary public's face beamed s of the men “amp Devens it was Wash- with name. with satisfaction, until he was sharp- | by the sergeant for . Iy reprimanded his actions of the past few days. is likely that the federal authoriti will be called in to act in the case of the notary publie, who, it is Be- lieved by Detective Richardson, can throw some important light on the whereabouts of Stella. It 'BOCHE GUNNERS' AIM G00D FOR AMERICANS Enemy Artillery Causes No Damage and Wounds Only One. With France, the American Feb. 26 . — The Army in (By the S American Monday rallied against the artillery which has been them, but which despite the intensity Associated artillery German { of the fire did no damage and wound- ed only one man, The Amecricans bes Montsec, where buildir were de- stroved. 'The o effectively shot up a large working party in a dugout from which cries for help were heard The enemy today concentrated hi fire on a certain town within the American lines. The weather cleared there was much aerial activity. in the air occurred and behind the American line the American anti-air were firing all day Enemy at- tacked a sausage balloon in which an American captain acted as pilot. The balloon was hauled down hurriedly without having been damaged. Gas attacks overcame some troops before they were able to adjust their and overcame othe while they were asleep in dugouts. an by shelling and Sev- over and today Paris, Feb. —After a heavy bombardment German troops in the last night attempted to the positions recently the French at Butte du Today’s official report says haited by the Champagne recapture taken by Mesnil. the Germans were French fire. London, Feb. 27.—“Ho: raids were repulsed during the might north- west of St. Quentin, in the neighbor- hood of Bullecourt and east of Ver- melles,” s tods war office re- port. “The artillery was active on both sides early this morning north- east and east of Ypres.” (British admiralty great r on the today’s Germans airplanes Berlin, Feb. 27 per Wireless Press)—After many viclent duels in the western front Tuesday, | war office statement the | brought down 15 Enten and three captive balloon: | | had | shelling NAVY TUG FOUNDERS Cherokee Go?swl)own During Gale 01 Delaware Capes TEN SURVIVORS LANDED 1 British Steamship tescues Those Life Bodics—Call For Tound Alive On Raft and Picks Up Dead Telp Received Yesterday Morning. Washington, Feb. 27.—The naval tug Cherokee, formerly belonging to the Luckenbach Steamship Co., | foundered yesterday off Fenwick Island 1 22 miles south of the Delav REVOLUTION HURLS DEFIANGE AT HONS All Russia Must Be Conquered Be- fore End. Leaders Declare {WILL USE EVERY OBSTACLE Government Will Be Moved From Place to Place As Germans Ad- vance and Continuous Warfare Will Be Directed From Capitals. London, Feb. The Russian rev- olution will defend itself against Ger- many, s a Russian statement sent out by wireless and which an- nounces Germany has refused to grant an armistice. It reads: Survivors are being taken to Phila- delphia. One report to the navy say ten survivors already have been landed point on the cos Normally Cherokee carried crew of 40. The tug is sup- posed to have foundered in the heavy | gale vesterday. Later the navy de advised that incoming ships wer carrying four bodies to Philadelphia and that the ten survivors previously ! referred to were the only known out of the complement of five ofiicers and 35 enlisted men. The navy department made this announcement: | “The navy department is advised ithat U. S. S. Cherokee, a navy tus, | foundered yesterday morning off the | Atlantic coast. Of the 40 aboard— | five officers and 35 enlisted men—ten | {had been landed at last accounts, |those having been taken to Philadel- | phia. Four dead were picked up by steamships. “The known survivors got away in | the first life raft. Four got away on i the second life raft, but two more were washed overboard and the | other two were dead when picked up i by a British steamer.” { The navy department later made | public the names of the ten survivors |landed at Philadelphia. They are: | Boatswain E. M. Sennott. U. §. | R. ., 521 Comercial street, Boston: | 1. P. Ackerman, seaman; H. P. Poyn- | ter, fireman; R. J. Hall, seaman; C. | | 13. Barker, chief machinist mate; R I'A. Kozec reman; P. P. Warmack. { fireman; A. A. Wailim, oiler; 6 Gudgel, fireman, and B. F. Brum- field, radio electrician. some the 1bont is ment was | Ineffectual Search Yesterday. Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-—A British steamship anchored the Delewaro this mornin The quarantine station {at Marcus Hook, Pa., 17 miles below | Philadelphia, reported over the te | phone that the steamship had inalled that she had on board ten ! survivors and the bodies of ten of the of the Cherokee At 9 o'clock yesterday morning a ! wirel station on the coast picked | {up a call for help from the Cherokee. The call was located at a point about 15 miles off the coast. Immediately |a naval coast patrol crew manned a | cutter and started out in a fifty mile | gale to search for the distressed tus. | After an all -day hunt the crew re- | turned last night and reported noth- | ling had been found Tt is supposed that passin had picked up the survivors before the cutter reached the The Cherokee was 120 feet long and taken over by the government last | October. She was formerly known as the Edgar ¥. Luckenbach. Announcement was made at the Thiladelphia maritime exchange that a British steamer passed the gov ernment’s quarantine station at M cu Hook, was summoned by wire- less to the assistance of the Cherokce | by another British steamer. ‘When this vessel arrived at the locality where the tug foundered, the crew picked up two bodies of the Cherokee’s crew. The ship steamed about the sea near-by for some time | but failed to find any more dead or | survivors. No trace of the lost tug | was seen. | According to these officers they | picked up the Cherokee’s distress early yesterday. O cers aboard the British tanker signalled they had | picked up 11 men, a part of the Cher- okee's crew whom they had found | on a raft. crew aken Over by Navy in 1917. New York, Feb. 27.—The tug Cherokee formerly was known as the | Edgar ¥. Luckenbach and was requi- sitioned by the United States navy in | October, 1917. She was built in 1891 at Campden, N. J. and registered (Continued On Seventh Page). I 1 i Hartford, Feb. 2 must not be sold and cannot bought legally after today in | tities greater than 241 pounds, \ cording to an annoumcement eral Food Administrator 27.—Wheat ac F “oville, licemen to separate the two and they compelled to hold the woman cibl the train pulled out. Millionaire Judd le there “Comes Through,” were these 11so an atmosphere good feilowship sad tinted cn S The new rule supersedes the former one which permitted sales of 9% { pound sacks to rural dwellers and 4% | pound sacks to city residents. purch as corn oatm sed flour must be titutes, such burley, sound, stbs for hominy WHEAT FLOUR SALES RESTRICTED flour | ba fuan- d- Under new rule an equal amount, pound T'rom defined w the number of more or loss reports sent to the food ad- nistrator it believed that there are many hoardc of wheat flour te, as well as of suga The problem in state, in the | opinion of the food administration, 1s | [ ng Wholc | hs ith An: in the food st vor le merchante ha ruling is nec- sing that Mr. the who coville o agreed that te I essary and some made more rd cmpowe of distri- . in m Iy refused an armi | ate and pitiless res | deci | attempting to ecrush the authority of | think | they | eral it Scoville | the | “A peace delegation now is on the to, Brest-Litovsk. We any moment news that it has arrived at the place appointed for peace ne- gotiations, but there is no armistice. The German government has formal- ice and German detachments continue to advance. “We are prepared to sign their peace of usurpation. We have already eclared this, but there are many in- dications that the German imperial- ists do not desire peace at the pres- ent moment, but rather an immedi- ate strangling of the Workmen’s and Peasants’ revolution. Resistance to the German hordes thus becomes the principal task of the revolution—brave, heroic, obstin- ance. Bvery po- sition, every railway station, every locomotive must be defended. Every possible obstacle must be put in the way of the enemy. Strength in Vast Areas. “Our greatest strength is in our wide territories. Enemy detachments, | still very small, have occupied Reval and Pskov. which is still Even Petrograd itself, r distant, can now | decide the destiny of the revolution. The government of the peoples com- missaries, can, and if needs be, must gather its forces and must appeal to ! the country to use its whole strength for the defense of the revolution. Should the threat to take Petrograd increase, the government will remove to Moscow or any other city of Rus- sia. “If Germany's plundering raid should advance, the task of the gov- crnment will be to destroy the possi- bility of a simultaneous c strophic sion by the Germans They are the councils and in search of it on the routes leading to Petrograd. Must Get All Russia in Ne “We will bar these routes by every- thir can interpose Thi the moment, is the principal task of the heroic Petrograd prole- tariat and its revolutionary staff. But at the same time we must act W we er they recognize the authority of the councils, not only in | Petrograd but throughout the whole | both they north, south and on sides of the Urals. en if they can reach Petrograd by mere military promenade, we will prove to them that they will have to disperse themselves all over Russia before they can reach and crush the authority of the councils. “Will they have adequate forces to carry out such a task if we defend ourselves heroic No. They nev- er will have forces enough. Such an enterprise inevitably will resolve it- self into an adventure and will fail. However deeply they penetrate Rus sia then the more surely will bring about the outbreak of a revolu- tion in Germany. Patience and firm- ness is necessary. “The first svmptoms of panic cre- ated by the German plundering raid have become bygone eyents. The cowards are in flight and have made country, | room for the braves who are rallving \ themselves in hundreds and thou- they | | 1 | expect | | RUSSIAN TR@ which has returned home ping was officially announced loss of human life. in the Pacific, destroyed at# after né today. * ers, it was stated, were loaded i and the sinkings, therefore, caused/ GARFIELD’S CRITICS s obstacles. | in | ! such a manner that the German gen- | ' Massachusetts G. 0. P. Spokes- ‘man Calls Price-Fixing a Failure FUEL BUREAU ANATEURISH Some Virtue in Ioover's System, He Admits—Denies Patriotism Be Measured By Complete Support of Administration. ‘Washington, price-fixing ing profiteering Senator Lodsge Feb. Government a method of prevent- has proved a failure, Massachusetts de- clared today in giving the senate the conclusions he had drawn from the recent investigations of the coal sugar shortages. In the case of c he said. price-fixing had oaly sc to curtail production while the administration priee plan for sugar had kept western heet sugar from the eastern states and in the meantime retaile coal and sugar had prof- | iteere “To prévent profiteerir the senator explained, mental error of the adnunistration was that a policy for all of fixing i dec a failure in Dboth and ne wos adopled, one stimulating andin- production D of al, ved food r of by a few. the funda- ¥ instead of | ereasing of Criticize Garfickd. for the shortage rna- Inid to the fuel administr fixing plan together with difficulties and the closing order e described as a omplete confession of impotence and failure.” He denounced fuel administration unne v agency” which “composed largely of amateurs.” he result of the fuel administra- Rlame | tor Lo« tion's | railroad ee e an | tion” | culties i making : | ministration, policy, he said, “was to add to iy enormous railroad diffi- by creating chaos in tri- bution and adding to all this suspense, arm and uncertainty to fixing rbitrary price ‘The system adopted by had at least the merit taining production. The different coal s impracticable. kept down. which guesswork they brought fani- ine with this nominal fixed price.” Declaring he did not helieve the railroad problem could not have been solved, Senator Lodge continued: “But nothing can be more certain than that the policy of the fuel ad- its attempt to substitute ribution its reck- brought on a 1 which has more the ST due an M. of system at each it they purely Hoov- muin- of er price Even is mine w prices a coal heme of ¢ tixing, country a new price mine in cos sands for the defense of the socialist | & with the revolution is not the aim of the German imperailists, will see the revolution knows how to defend itself.” CRUSHED TO DEATH AT HONG KONG TRACK One Hundred Women and Children Trampled Under Foot—Others Burned to Death. London, Feb. In the of the Chinese public stands at Hong Kong jockey club Tuesday women and children were trampled to death a Reuter dispatch from Hang Kong. Fire broke out and sev: hundred others were burned cath the savs to WALSH LABOR'S SEL Washington, Feb. 27 Walsh of Kansas City, Mo. chairman of the federal lations committee, locted in public inter national TION. Frank P. formerly industrial was today its representative the board fram- policy the { as on bor labor st 1 by ing a for government e WLEATHER. Ha eb. cast cinit tonight trord, for New Cloudy, and —Fore- and vi- warm- ain rely e~ e e collapse | 100 | | ting | minist world was 1 than the “What we down of on ion how m any in needed industries all roads policy) 1ch ing to shut- freight (the fuel ad- striking evi- has been interests the diffi- composed " embargo harm private solve of by paraly undertak by dence and culties Jar: of ar No Need of Fuel “There ministration, at all and one burcan 1y ateurs Administration. was no need of the fuel ad- no reason why it should Tts powers howcver, am- patriotic the purposes of have been situation worse do nothing but harm. The vital of the whole 1 situation was Iroad problem.” Either Secretary abody. the sena charge of the coal situation ment by Secretary ker of the agreement Mr. Lane brought about at a conference of operators. dealersand consumers was criticized by the sen- ator. He also denounced conferring of v powe state fuel ad- ministrators. o far a I can 1 odge, “the only qualific entlemen that they democrats “Senator senate against with what some may decide to be dustry. Neither, he should (hose ment friends of “I think tacks exist inble their posse make 1d or and point the to h co l.ane or or said, upc arn,” said Mr. tion of these is should be warned the official interference sovernment bureaus non-essential in- in conclusion criticize govern- reed with being Lodge also said, who affairs be clu Germany it will be patriotism wise to omit at- men y of mere on Should | and | employed | English Unconvingéd by | Words of Impe;fil Chancellor “WAR TALK,” FRENCH VIEW Vice-Chancellor i Von Payer Offends Consertives, Who Interrupt Slander- ous Insinuations With Cries and Hisses—Empir Budget Increases. | | | | ? ! TLondon, Feb. 27.—As far as the British public is concerned the mild {words of Count von Hertling concern- ling Germany's pacific intentions and his partial acceptance of President Wil- son’s basis for lasting world peace all upon almost deaf ears. All details ‘of the new war against helpless Rus- sia rob German statesmen of their plea that Germany is waging a war of soi-defense The E sh unanimous in the belief that the whole eastern sit- uation has been cleverly arranged and plotted with a view to bringing castern, and central Europe under German demination, and for the vital immediate purpose of gettting food from the Ukraine. Paris Calls Tt War Speech. Paris, Feb. 26.—The consensus opinion in official and diplomatic c cles concerning Count von Hertlin speech is thut it is a “war speech” not “peace specch’. A high official af the informs the Associated aims of von Hertling’ fold: he desire Al AXONn g press is of a foreign office Press that the oration were three Fi between the the Anglo i group. Second, » tallk in Allied countries in n effort to ! another “Brest-Litovsk."” Third, his maneuver was expe impre: public opinion in and abraad that military not rule in Germany I diplomats and politicians upper hand. The French press generally siders Von Hertling's speech i ply a continuation .of Germany's effort to create differences between the I | {ente allies to create a division , especially between oup and the Latin stimulate neutral abont wanted to and bring he ted to rmany officials do but the have con- as sim- for Unit Feb, 27.—Frederick von Payer, the German vice-chancel- lor, in his addre to the Reichstag, urged .the people to stand 1d the army and made a spirited defense ot franchise reform bill is only one standpoint,” said, “for home rolitics today, in the fourth year of the war, namely, the concentration of all the forces of the empire to the unity of the citizens and labor and readiness for sacrifice | to enable the army to fulfill theit heavy tasks. To that end things | which still divide the various classes of the population must be removed. “Jt is quite intelligible that the heavier the sacrifices and war bur. dens laid upon us, the greater will the mass of the population be dom-' inated by aspirations after political power, political freedom and influ- ence on the government. No power on earth can crush this idea, and these aspirations. From the start the allied German governments have taken this into account. sired aelong this path. “I cannot believe that those par- ties in whose hands the decision Tes will fail to realize what they owe to the publc is in this critical hour and I hope they will emphatically repu- diate the suspicion that they really aim at an intolerable delay.” After expressing confidence that the bill would be adopted, Von Payer said | that co-operation devold of frictfon could be obtained by through the inclusion from the Reichstag sian Diet, who enjoy the confidence of their colleagues, in the imperial and Prussian governments, to make a firm foundation for & common pol- icy and facilitate the conduct of af- fairs, If this development is to bear fruit, good will on all sides is an es- al condition i Comservatives Offended. vice-chancellor’s speech offend- Von Payer Appeals \msterdam, beh ended of members and the Prus- The (Continued On Seventh Page). the | | the invaders have o is e wheth Tmans or the Russia nowfhold Pskov. An Exchange Tel graph dispatch from Petrograd undd Tuesday’s date, but bearing no tim says the Bolsheviki has been recaptured. All reports confirm statement that the town changed hands. Another Fxchange Telegraph di patch says Borisoff, 60 miles nortl east of Minsk, has been captured the Germans, and that Orsha Smolenysk, northeast of Minsk, being evacuated. Fighting at ceased Monday retired and ar Polshevik force Cossack leader, has been arrested Bolshevik troops, who mow are aj tacking Novo Tcherkask, which is ry sisting strongly It ¢ patches from Petrograd guad accurately the situation there ti Germans are likely to find little di; ficulty in occupying the city wid trained troop. Russian soldier qui frankly refuse to fight and say, “V have had enough of fighting If ty Germans comne, let them take us.” The: is a stiffer attitude amor the workmen from whom, if at a resistance to the Germans must com Even though for lack of trainiy their resistance should prove of litd] value. they are said to be enrolliy enthusiasm in res to ti of the Bolshevi T respondent of the New riting Sunday says ‘Russian troops, on have refused jon announce Pskd the ecaxlid frequent a a Rostov-on-the-Dd night. The Cossac being pursued Gen. Nagzaroff, t yonse leaders Daily almost without e flatly to figh which was supposed to a has arrived ign Krylenko protes] replied they did not inter nding tehina They “Tmmcdiately the first few Germad troops appearcd the Russian peasa who, heing peasants, not i sts, were interested merely ihe land gucstion and cared nothi for the revolution, started eastwa in an uncontrollable way, threatenis all the towms on the way. Russian army was Germany| strongest weapon. In driving it rds Petrograd they were driving horde of stampeding cattle whid would trample down everything in { {way. The revolutionary workmd could have put up a real fight again the Germans but they could do not | ing against the Russian army whi must disappear before the revolutid can begin to create any real milita force for itself The workmen of t towns are er to fight.” Some correspondents, deseribi the bulk of the population as logt Lewilderment and apathy, think sug resistance as may be offered amount to little. They say no amon of talk by the Bolshevik leaders @ | cover the plain fact of the sit Luga, half way between Pskoy Petrograd, has been occupied by Germans, according to an uneol firmed rumor, a Reuter dis from Petrograd says A number of British subjects ha left Petrograd for home during i past week. The embassies stil 7y main there. The Bolsheviki continue busily ef rolling men, gathering and shippi arms and supplies and in other d fense activities. A dispatch fro Moscow says 70,000 revolutionas troops have been sent from Moseol toward Bologoie. In a dispatch filed at Petrogra vesterday a correspondent of the E: Change Telegraph company says Ge mang operating in the region | Pekov inquired of the German ge! eral, Hoffman, whether, in view Russia’s acceptance of the Germ terms, they should continue advance. Gen. Hoffman, the dispat replied in the affirmative. to soldie Austri; says, German Force Near Capital. Petrograd, Feb. The Bolsheyi have not yet received a reply fro the Germans to the message of i sign Krylenko asking whether Rui ia's acceptance of Germany's peg terms renewed the vious armid tice. A German detachment has af peared at Savage, half way betweel Luga and Pskov. This is the nearey approached to Pef factory workers, me, pre rograd, where (Continued On Seventh Page). (Continued Oa Seventh I'age),