New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1918, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ) - ey NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918.—SIXTEEN PAGES. R GERRAN BATTERY NEAR TOUL WIPED OUT BY YANKEES | ! | | Minenwerfers am Position {o Bits in Retaliation Gas Shell Attack ENEMY TRENCH SYSTEH LEVELLED WITH GROUND 10 He) Big 3lown for New Ingland Regiments Stationed in Chemin Des Dames Sector Like Veterans Under Assault—Steady Stream of Machine Gun Bullets Flattens Out Waves of Advancing Fnemy Troops—No American Cas- waltics, American Army in (By the Associated ibution has fallen batteries which this the American northwest of Toul with gas American heavy artillery con- centrated its fire on German Minnen- batters for half an hour today obliterated the position. Thus far men have died from the coffects of the German gas shells. More than 80 are in hospitals suf- fering from gas poisoning. Most of these cases, however, are slight and only one man is reported to be in a grave condition. Acrial photographs aided the Amer- jcan gunners in their fire against the German batteries. The photographs {aken yesterday disclosed the exact location of the Minenwerfers with the result that it did not take the gun- ners long to even up the Score with the enemy. While the number of enemy falling within the American lines decreased slightly in the t hours, nevertheless the artillery has been lively. While an empty nition train wa ¥ called Dead Man's Count, a stray empty shell dropped nearby and killed two horses, and wounded four men. In a certain town behind the front a German shell exploded ncar the door leading to a telephone dugout blocking the passageway. The opera- | tors in the dugout, although in con- | siderable danger, continued to work the important line, at the same time calling for help. Soldiers was sent there and the passage way re-opened. Blow in Inemy Trench System. The American artillery has kept harassing and destructive fire vital enemy points such roads and towns. German work- ing were dispersed effectively and once the 75's fired vigorously on number of Germans in a first line blowing in the entire trench Swift man hombarded upon G weel nehe tr werfer and shells has 24 fight American Ited at a ammu- place up on as a many cross parties 75 trench system Latc to retaliate today the Germans attempted for the destruction of the Minenwerfer batteries. They bom- barded the American heavy artillery with their biggest guns’'but with little cffect American over No not patrols were all Man’s Land last night but did encounter any Germans. The American sector ocean of mud and cor necessary to keep the trenches. gun- pits and dugouts free from water. New Englanders Fight Like Veterans. A strong German attack following a heavy barrage fire against the Ameri- can trenches in the Chemin des Dames sector was repulsed with losses. Tho well-placed American machine guns sent strecams of bullets into the ad- vancing enemy and as the German larrage lifted, the American artillery quickly laid down a curtain of fire, the Ciermans retiring without a single prisoner. There were no Americam casnaities ¥ive French the fighting The Americans stayed in their dug- outs until thee proper time, when they jumped to the guns and fought L veterans Yesterday one officer and were killed and two were encmy shell fire. One dier was “gassed.” The made a gas atfack also in € ring 50 projectiles of high per cent. and high explosive snélis An now is an wmt work s soldiers were injured m one man wounded by 1ereean Gern 20 from France on Feb announced that Americ indicated as National Guard 5, taken to France late in 1017, stationed alang the famous Chemin des Dames. The dispatch | said they had carried out a success- ful raiding expedition ahd, incidental 1v, had brought in the first unwound- <d prisoncr captured by American The Chemir between Rheime of the where dispateh uary troops, division des Dames sector and Verdun, to the Mihiel sector north of | oul, other American troops nre stationed. is west St ers Take ireh 1 h w ¥ M Britisix 1.0 roid i Priso A successful captured a few carried out Stafford hire troops last night north pres-Staden railwav,? the Mhord some th | the 'KOPE AND JACOBSON Former cobson, New Britain's representatives with nouncement made today. filled the shortstop position so admir- sent cal on Montgomery, agent, will LOCAL SOLDIERS DISCHARGED, GARFIELD’S CLOSING ORDER SAVING NATION 140,000,000 TONS OF COAL A YEAR, REP. RAINEY TELLS HOUSE Washington, MarcH 1.—The fuel administration’s recent closing order was defended in the house today by Representative Rainey of Hlinois, who declared that “when tho entire story is told there would be members of the house who would be o ex- punge from the record, if they could, speeches they made immediatele after coal order’s promulgition The representative asserted much already had been disclo garding military movements Not only was coal shipment off by the middle of January, serted, but shipment of stecl and steel bars needed for the new fleet the United States is build- ing had fallen off 50 per cent. Moro alarming still, he added, was the Tall- ing off in shipment of projectile steel, needed for munitions. This had fallen of by the middle January 5 cent. coal production, there still is a short- age of 50,000,000 tons, he said, which must be met immediately building TROLS and engines and by conserving He said Dr. Ga own trail and the had perfected an 12,000,000 tons homes, 40,000,000 tives and tationary and 6,000,000 more by se of 10,000,000 cords of wood used, 3,000 060 consolidating public util- ity using natural ice in- 500,000 by elim- y advertising signs lighting, 1,000,000 the proposed daylight saving Dbill, 6,000,000 by natural reduction of building material, 1,500,000 by trolley cars stopping y other block and 70,000,000 other plans now being developed The W by o cars coal. eld fuel orza is blazing bis 1dministration to save in laud nization »al annually tons in w locomo steam plants an incre too 1 re- falling tons by he plate great ind of artificial, unnecessa of : plants ud inating nd is out door eve of by per he what ker “the a Telt Tmmediately. yrecated Ile said the relief brought by the heatless Monday order immediately apparent and as a result 480 ships have been loaded and coaled since January 17. Forty of them were loaded with food, 71 with eoal oil and gasoline and 369 with munitions and nearly every one has safely rearhed its destination and the supplies are being distributed to the armies in France. Steel movements now, he said, have become normal. Despite unprecedented increase AMERICAN TROOPS MAY BE SENT TO SIBERIAN FRONT| Reliet tied by said the new that dent said marked a mine trust companies Cleveland Trust Co., and in the United States stands the business mine about S partisan t SpaDers conntry Du and I te presi Mr. Rainey lawyer of had organized great the no man under- nothing more that e and of the the country, operating of coal in | President Reported Studying | Participation With Ja-| panese to Block Possib]e‘ Advance Across | MAY QUIT BASEBALL I)l@pleased With Salary—Latter to Enter U. S. Navy German Russia. 1.—Japan’s Siberia has Chancellor Washington, March for action in ! iproposal | Ja- | | Hertlin the von second place v | in consideration of officials here and there were indications today | that decisions were being formed which soon would show themselves in some arrangement of an international haracter to prevent the siores unless Vladivostolk and ntrol the 19- ) trans-Siberian railway from boy will not leave with the team | into the hands the advancing the southern training trip te | mans. Ala. Ile is considering | mhe from a large New England |~yas planning concern to act the Connecticut | very soon in and will probably accept it if| speech was dissipated today he retires from the baseball diamond. | gences that he is making no Jacobson, who was to be seen in al plapg at this time and probably doe: Chicago uniform this coming season. | not consider it necessary to reply to enter the service of the United | the chuncollor, for the present at States, having made arrangements to | Joast. Isefore he speaks there doubt- enlist in the naval reserves in New- | joss will be an interchange of view: with London and Paris so that if Mr. Wilson speaks ho will express the view all the co-helligerents as on previous occasions Outward that the ent question of America with the Japunesc lusion of other Japan has inform States that Americans going must have their passports vised -:'ut!l\hv,« piomatic consu cer in country before it s measure near co-belligere William T.. Kopf and Merwin crowded German s speech into ; the are throu i to an Kopf, league, according National baseball, n wi neinnati contract last season for the Ci is dissatisfied with the him by the Reds, and better terms are fortlicoming ably team, v of the falling Ger- president | congress Hertling's by evi- such that the address expectation to reply to Von an offer a of as today were studying the rticipation to the indications Privates Adolph Sixt, Joseph n pa in Siberia subjects, od ho and John Scremet Sent Home From Ayer as Enemy Aliens. to Japan by a r offi- leaving. adopted hy The secretary of the sccond exemp- tion board today received notice from the commandant at Camp Devens ex- plaining that three New Britain mem- bers of the Nationai Army have been discharged as enemy aliens. They are Privates Adolph Sixt, Joseph Jakel and John Seremet Of this trio Private Sixt is the onty man sent from the second district. lic js an Austrian by birth and Jived at) 38 Woodland street. When he went to Camp Devens on October 4 the United States had not severed relations with Austria-Hungary, so ai thak tine the ai Fud Arrangement. —Japan's posals with regard to Siberia thelr recepiion in Washington brought the question of Japan’s active participation in military operations to the front, by the departments dom- inating the news columns of the pa- pers. A Reuter cablegram quoting an he was not classed as an enemy alien. | Associated Press ispatech from Tho two other men discharged were | Washington is given great promi- sent from the first district. They are | nence hy the morning newspapers and both Austrians and went ta camp last|is commented on extensively. Some o papers display contributed articles Tt was explained today that selling forth the Japanese view of the three more men Wwill have to be sent | siluation, to take the places of these discharged | The bulk of opinlon favors Japan's it is not necessary that they | proposed action without qualification unless three draftec the plea is made in some quar wish to go now. Otherw she ought implicitly to ist- next draft contingent leaves it and a free hand. e THRER GORNERED BATTLE quota. An- Tiondon | Ton:on Pro- and has is iile soldier is be sent at once, \ | i | ters be tr given uled G. O, Right From Headquarters, | Reyes, Spalding and - Pillsbury Chairman Tlays. 1. it Comes nounce Candidacy for G. O. P. Race New March to lancheon today at the Bankers cl as the guest of William R. Willcox his predecessor in office, and attended \y prominent republican leaders, Wil- jam Hays, chairman of the republi- can national committee, met Senator Johnson of California, who a he enjoyed a most delightful Tater he said: “We have faith in what Mr. Hays wil plish. We are all with him Mr. Hays said the conference indi ited “further knitting of all repub- d complete unanimity in the to be donc the coun York —Prior a 3 T far Senate in New Iampshire, “one N. H Keyes today for the United in March announced republican States senate September, ter to Greece, contes No ord, 1.— h nomination at the Moses, en Gover- nor s can- didacy primary formerly tered the tior George nnounced visit. hsolute minis has t party opposi- cloped LECom. it hecame known ided « th candidac of London M: for e all needed (e nehe \ave encountered, is sii didate i | leases expire July 1. | majority of the | mended: United | OVERRIDE BURLESON ON MAIL TUBE BUY Committee Recommends Purchas- ing System for $4,432,622 PAY IN NS | Pneuma New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Phil- adelphia and St. Louis Efliciency, Is Report. Washington, March 1 operation | matic postal tubes Brooklyn, Government ownership and of pneu- in York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi- 70 and St. Louis as a means of re- New céd | taining high speed transportation ot first class mail was recommended by Joint congressional committee day the investigating in a report to congress. Despite recommendations of Post- master-General Burleson that tubes be abandoned except in the most con- ested district of New York, the com- mission, by a vote of 5 to 1, favors their purchase at a cost, in all citi of not more than $4,432,622. Of the committes, Senators Bank- i head of Alabama, chairman of the joint committee and also the scnate | postoflice committee: Hardwick of Georgia, and Weeks of Massachusett joined with Representative Bell of Georgia and Steenerson of Minnesota, in recommending federal acquisition of the tubes, now leased at about $976,000. Representative Rouse of mmucky dissented from the report. Majority’s Recommendations. The report was made so that con- sress made decide the question, often the subject of sharp controversy re- | sarding the tubes, when present Specifically, the commission recom- submitted to- as now 1—That pneumatic tubes, installed for carrying letter mail, necessary for proper postal service and should be continued in the above mentioned cities, but that extensions are necessary in St. Louis to obtain adequate tube service. 2—That, being an exclusive postal facility, the systems should be owned and operated by the government. That a combination of tube and automobile service tends to promote efficient postal service in large cities. —That the post o department should operate tube service with its own employes, thereby insuring cater ‘co-operation and higher ef- That vsten of the tube period of that partial ether with four per on unpaid balances, in- of opcration as report- | eds by the commission's engineers, shall not exceed the present annual | expenditure of $976,000 for tube Serv- ice. 6—That the purchase price for the systems now in use in the postal service be determined by a reference | to the interstate commerce commus- | sion which may fix a physical valua- tion for each of the systems in the cities of New York, Brooklyn, Phila- | delphia, Boston, Chicago and S Louis at a sum not to exceed $4,432,- 622 for the entire systems. In deter- mining this value said commission | shall consider the mature and condi- | tion of the titles to the properties in { cach city named g the extend 1 uch purchas over manner ayments, intere cluding cos cent t surleson’s Objection’s eneral believes Burleson, the | the pneumatic tube system expensive to warrant retention, except in the lower | Manhattan district of New York. this, the majority of the com- mission said that from three to five | million letters daily are transmitted by the tubes at a cost of only $312 a | day and that the first consideration is | to prevent del in transporting im- | portant first class mail. Letter mail prices therefore war- rant the highest grade of postal serv- ice, the report stated. ‘““There should no deterioration. The mail truck | a menace to life of persons along 10 streets and tends to obstruct traf- To substitute the tubes with would doubtless effect an mated at $114, per delays in delivery of of mail would re- | Postmaster- | report saia, too To automobiles cconomy However, quantities vear. large sult,” RUMANIA NOT OBJECT Oficial Statement Declares Peace at Any Price Not Program of Country. 26 that into An of- Rumania Ruma Feh wmnouncing Jassy ficial note to th repor 1t enter th peace ne- ‘entral Powers, Rumania will wre untrie only will assured Liations w that any declares accept price The governme enter into these will Leeeptable peace nt, added, if on it i 1 basis | res | e e e i, WENFIERR, Fore- arnd md colder Viarttord. March for New Britain cinity: Cloudy ht. saturday cast i (o fair, ~———— | INSTALLWENTS ' hsmission Machinery in | | Necded for | 1abor U. S. LEGAT CAPITAL IN GEN. MARCH DEG GIVING PUBLI PRINGELY SALARIES OF PACKING BARONS. Range From $45,000 to $75,000 Per Year, Lawyer Tells Court. i NeWu From of Cé Presq f AMERICA “So Well Trained in ‘hfi That They Can Handle With Entire Credit March 1 Whe arbitration was P, Walsh, cad o Chicago, il the re- at- stockyards sumed wage today, Frank | torney for the employc tele- gram announcing that men em- ployed in the logging camps and lum- { ber mills of Washington and Oregon | had been granted the cight-hour day. Judge Alschuler, arbitrator, asked for details of the changed conditions in the northwest and Mr. Walsh agreed to obtain the information Cross-examination of William neral superintendent was continued by the X Conditi; 4 the ['nlle(l States,” Fis Asserflon as He Steps | ome Grave—Itevo s tion Expects Long icge. O Steamship—Many Consider Tt | Shington) Maron public 1 mittec information announced an Excursion. on toc official advices from that aff, An Atlantic Port, March 1.—Major- March, chietf of staff of the army, arrived here today IFars for Mor- Attorney representative bassador in Petrograd neis and his American consulate, the miljt mission and Red Cross represen tives all left Petrograd for Vologda | railroad on the night of February The advice came by cable from F gar G. isson, the committee's rep sentative in Petrograd. Representatives of the committ it was said today, will remain in P| rograd for the present to carry on 4 educational and informational wd with which they are charged. T. reports show the circulation of president’s address on January § tually completed throughout F sia. The total, it 1s said, o 1,000,000 copies, including separ: printing and bution at Tif Vladivost, Odessa, Restov, Omsk Chita, but not including newspaper articles and incaleula “mount of partial printing and ¢ comment which automatics ri ris & Walsh The salary tion officers. “Is it of thc paid out executives Attorney \Walsh “1 do not Mr. Walsh ported to be officials us follows Edward Morris, a year; Nelson the board vear; L. $50,000 said son froin He leged H. the General Peyton new Co. after nine months abroad as chief of artillery of the Amertcan expedition- ary forces. He will go to Washing- ton. Describing the American troops in France as so well trained in modern warfare as to be able to handle fhem- | selves “with entire credit to the United States” General March said the censorship was “lamentable,” and in- | timated he would advocate that the | regulations in this respect be less stringent, so people in might learn as much a the abilities of the expeditionary witness and said wrding to his informa- of other declined he had the salaries state no re not true great profits of in that a Morris salaries amount & Co. are which the themselves?" asked lar, vote know,” was the list salaries of reply. what pur- principal read of v 15 $75,000 i of vresident, MeceFariane, He Nel- 1916 figures, president, Morris, chairman divectors, $75,000 is Anmerican officers in France car understand the present methods. Gieneral March s: “1 know of no gentle conducting war of this ind anmy can expect somebody hurt, The Ameri n e 1oz distr M A year. ward and sed i1 13 vear; Heyman, and C. 245,000 E incre to the read extracts from to been muadc Gary Lavy Micer, o importation this country to the in censorsiip id. addin method magnitude not to hav a president the salaries of Morris were 004 no present toria followed It was printed in northern e v by Albert discussing Oriental labor forces are remark able for their morale and health,’ declared. They are keen about Those on the bittle line too. are so weil modern warfare that they themselves with ent United States, 1 in line just sefow they were extr: and contented, mud aid 1,300,000 Germany ling 200,000 me throu German h ary have and sible hie the went of of the zame and the trained can credit spected 1 left ¥ Ainarily ithstanding 1ol wer worked through the tral The and 10 remedy o succ shorta during reserve, southern and .4 Would in handle he vor here to h of bring- m committec that Ge v ug the G th repli BELGIAN SENATOR work to the i A ustrian the troops rance and cheerful the Sl askec government authorizing I husin the B sEa Ty the L pass nec W addres: a vitness: and Gern = 28 t The d. ( By America where 35 con he remain departure, aeco the Al consu Norweg v <holm ited left the to is splendid The and there is b as at the Mexicun wtioned hefor rit of the Am every man of the majority the outside health re sickness than where tro s no r | after e in n erican leg tak »rmation here, reaching The the 1 torale horder was The sp md wion ving abroad Vi n over by splendid is great lark; heen some ericans is N Convicted of Lispion- many the outside even n bare report situation in unexpected turn for of the fact that from the Russ American conl there after the dep; the ambassador and his st in touch with the Amerl here and the state depa \ppears to Petrograd happy inl United i1 Vke it the y aze by German Court Mar tale h had and states. L fore an in late capital own Wi T men that teresting keep up their spirits.’ General March Major-Gienerals H. French. Gen. March Major-General n. Pershing departure that idly recovering forearm | BOMB IN CHIGAGO | FEDERAL BUILDING | \ppeal Made (o Scheidemann. es Worsc view pre | ous me os 1 EHb rp A to and serves advantage the new This Amsterdam, i} de socialist March Antwe for espionase 1mtors, Collewus Het Volk. Pieter ialist leader, Philip heide- majority him execution G s roian said remain great everything them ir court mart demned m Legraz, says Troelstra, the Dutch | has telegraphed to mann, German leader, to influence prevent E con- is would o th the 10 ture of | to keep | legation lwnr'nt nly meager dispatches have co said he had not \v(\‘fr(ml Petrograd in the last 24 hou Wood, but added that told him prior to his | Gen. Wood was raj from his wound in the was S. D accompan Sturgis by the socialist to hi appealing use —— to of bassies O The British & have left P m from the R in Petrog British and French London, March 1 French embassies | rograd. a telc sian official ew wnd which wentence. MRS, BUSCH'S ESTATE SEIZED \licn 1 ney bears no datc If, indicated from Stockho Am.bassador Francis has left Pet ad, the departure of the British a Irench embassies takes from Bolshevik capital the representatt of the three most important Ente countries. Sir George Buchanan, British ambassador to Russia, 20! weeks ago left Petrograd on a le of absence. F. O. Lindley, the cot cilor of the embs has been cha d’affaires. The Jrench ambassas to Russia is Maurice Paleologue. No Word From ashington, March 1.—A dispaf from Stockholm to the state dep: ment today announces the departy of the American consul from Pet grad, but makes no reference to 4 of Ambassador Franeis Custodian of Encmy Property is Fakes Over Widow's Inheritance 4 from Husband During Her Absency nal Machine Found Concealed in St interest Adolpl The estate of weitlthy who but Louis, in Marc the one-eighth late brewer, Rubbish Near Scene of the 1 1 W. Trial. widow recently many charge of \. Mitchell custodian of t learned ermany after isit of Chicago, March 1.—Discovery of a bomb in the federal building has fur- nished a mystery on which govern- ment agents are working today. The Lomb was found yesterday hidden in a pite of rubbish in one of the rooms occupied by lawyers in charge of the | . W. W. prosecution. The bomb was a heavy steel cylin- der, 12 inches round and about two inches in diameter. A fuse in the end had not been ignited. Experts found the cylinder contained a num- Ler of metal slugs and an explosive powder. They gave it as their opin- jon that the explosion of the bomb would have wrecked the entire wing of the federal building. months has been placed in b depository . named nited property, Palmer Sta enem was ik ancis. Mrs, 15 Vitéd from, and I n rin Rusch believed ates id attempt posses- to tho million estate an her departure other diploms The latest dispatch from Ambas: Jrancis rcame in today, havigs sent from Petrograd Tug day, February Tt said planning to leave other legatior and The dispatch from t Ikholm morning referring to the de American Consul Tredwell to Volodga the el dor been on AREA, he W SUNK TV of German Government. London, March 1 ments made independe survivors of the Glenart Castle, Bristol nnel, was destroyed sighted in minutes of wn official Tt will ment st cven I % [ | with of some Two Violations Pledges Given by | eastward FIVE CARS TURN OVER rious In- s t | arty said en worn state- tly two British hospital ship in the that she submarine within ten Wi struck, | haa | ward | “ pe gone to Miraculous Escape From S sunk Tuesday clear nemy hailing distance the ship that tem sy « make Road Revolution Preparcs for Sieg March 1.—A ves the to o jury of Passengers in Monon London, Russian wiy message text of .,.mr proclamation all Russia appealing for the ntmost resistance the Germans and ordering the fg producing provinces immediately send as mnch food as possible I'Mro"r\d and Moseow. The app Wreck in Indiana. ‘Threo Ind., March 1 and o ane day coach baggage car of ~.uu1)1v'mu:\(i Monon Sasmsnger tram Moo hicago to Louisville, tarned over at Ash Grove, of | 10 miles north of here early today None of the PASSeNgers was seriou injured, and the minar hurts were esxed by physicians who went from on a Telief tra st Lafayette, Pullman cars, noted announce- the Glenart L and sunk the German immunity area,’ persons saved reported arc w in o the that number shij SrsOy bleds hospital The from ang 1'1" capital of the revolution of far stil] w On Fifteenth missing Page).