New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1918, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS RITAIN HERAI PRICE THREE CENTS. —TWELVE PAGES. NE\;(/ I;RITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918. - CHINA WILL ASSIST ALLIES N ORIENT Signilies Intention to Co-operate in Proteeting Intgrests of Na- fions at War With Teutons ASKED T0 SEND TROOPS 70 HORTHERN MANCHURIA Osaka Newspaper Hears United States Has Demanded Guarantce Japan Will Withdraw Forces From Siberia As Soon As Normal Condi- tions Are Restorcd—Trotzky Dis- missed for Opposing German Peace 11 (By Associated na. in esponse to an in- , uiry 1 Tokio, has signified her ntc to cooperate with Japan in of Allied interests in The Chinese war bu- requested to arrange two detachments March the tion een for sending of Manchuria. pending the American he complction to exie p sposed loan Demands Guarantee, Is Report. pan, March 8.—The Unit- is demanding a guarantee withdrawal of Japanese Siberia. immediately the is over, says a dispatch of this from . S, >d or th troops from »n crisis the Mainichu shington. States Russi , to Washington Denies Demand. Washington, March 11.—It was au- thoritatively stated here tods by officials in close touch with the situation that no such demand as re- ferred to in the foregoing dispatch has been made on by the United States and that a de- mand would be considered pugning Japan's good faith which the United States already had recognized. also stated that if the Japanese s go to Siberia the question of their withdrawal is expected to go be- fore the peace conference. Trotzky Dismissed By March 11.—Leon T as Bolshevik foreizn Lenine owing to A quarrel over the German pecce terms, says a dispatch to the Morn- ng Post dated Saturday in Petrograd [rotzky held that the peace had bee torted by and that no law rec- promises made under ory. Therefore, he is ported to have said, it was Ru duty to fight, if only guerilla tarve, and the German treaty 20t ratified Premier Lenine, on the other hand, held that the treaty must ratified and carried out on the theory that jisastrous treaties do not necessarily annihilate nations, as Prussin had proved several times. % as im- Len Lndon, was di minister by missed Premier force pgnized 7 as oblis re W shoul be be tussian Invasion of Persis Washington, March 11.—Invasion of persia by small detachments of the Russian Red Guard was indicated to he State department today in a tele- zram from Teheran. According to the repart there, the force, which is not nore than 400, is said to be planning an advance on Teheran. The concern with which the Swed- people regard occupation of the Aland Islands by the Germans was re- jected in a Stockholm press report re- cived today at the department. Ac- ording to that report, the German commander explained that the landing 1d been made in conformity with the vishes of the Finnish people. A motive for intervention in Finland, the report aid, was the desire to supervise the vacuation by Bolshevik troops, the laim being made that the Bolsheviki had agreed to withdraw. 1 lief of the report that Ambas- rancis and the Japanese am- are being delaved at Volog- jay was expressed by State depart- nient officials. The last report from Mr. Francis, however, was on March 6. sh " sador rassador Raging in Finland. tockholm, March 11—Heavy fight- ne is continuing in Finland betwe he White Guard and the Russian Re Guard, says an official statement turday from the headq the White Guard at Vasa. are reported on the and Savalako fronts. fighting is proceeding day at Svola, Karelia. The ¥s Russians, despite in the Ahevola fighting, throw fresh forces into sued s of ent encounters atunkenta nguinary nd night atement ireat losses ontinually he fray. EYE SHOT OUT BY REBELS. An Atlantic Port, March Michael Ryan, an American, »f a Costa Rica revolutionary dis- arrived here today on an steamer and confirmed an attack made on a pas- hetween San Jose and in February He his left eye de- ging a suit of clothes bullet holes. Six pas- killed and a great g 11.— victim urbance, American tories of train Limon, home and br g 12 engers were e wounded fred from a machine a nger Port returns late with a rontainir eat num bullets to | Japan will bear JESTER ADVOCATES | EEGUTIVE BOARD SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Company E Soldier Victim of Boches in Front Line HIS FATHER 1S NOTIFIED REACHED BY AMI FOUR AMERICANS KILLED iIN ACTION Yank - Foll Governing City MAKES FEW PROMISES 11.—General today W. Dawson, Private Walter i Corporal Herbert L. ‘Livingsione. vate Joseph Marcyan. Chief Svdney G. Land, Privatc sey, Sergeant Georgc 3 1c poral H. I. G. Whiting, old J. Perkings, Carl It O. Nelson, Verd F. smith Died of wounds: Privates Lawrence Wenell, Henry J. Sweeney, Sergeant Thedore Peterson, Private Jim Edga.r.] Moore, rri Mechanic A. Washington, March Pershing’s casualty shows four privates killed in action, report Kos- Cor- Hauv- Paul Ben four severely twenty-one died wounded, wounded, wounds and six of diseasg. The list follows: Killed in action: Osgood, But What Promiscs He Does Make | Prospect Strect . Man Pirst . New slightly four of vates the Second Warder Says He Pro- Britain Soldicr o Fecl Sting of ilux Hangon poses to Keep—Tells Voter Iis Stecl—Extent of Injuries or Loc Private Frank J. Cook Linnie G. Fillingem, Disabatine, Otis Aims and Intentions. tion of Battle Unknown. Died of pneumonia: Private Wil- liam H. Rhodes. Died, fractured John €. Collins. Died, meningitis Died, pneumonia: ard Peck, Jr. Died, accident: Arthur J. Perrault Died, pneumania Magee, Herman Papc George Glenn. Died, appendicitis Taylor. Private Fred . of Cam- I, 102d U. S. Infantry, son of Fdward Becker, of 60 Prospect street, has Driving home with force the fact Becker, that the supporting plank of his platform will be radically opposcd to the “‘ane man power methods which he claims Mayor Quigley has practised, Alderman M. Irving Jester, candidate for nomination for mayor cn the republican ticket, today is- sued a lengthy statement of his aims, Not only does Alderman J r proms- ise the people that if elected to the highest office in the city he will not | try to run things himself, and will | consult counsel on all important matters, but he also will not under any condition think of politics in making appointments. If elected, Alderman Jester says he will appoint men to commission who are capable, Privates I'rancisco pPany D. Green. Wagoner ull: Wounded severely: Bush, John Frayne, Van Hoese, Charles Goodisky. Wounded: Privates Antoni Kulig, Charles B. Sandridge. Wounded slightly: Corporal Edward J. Smith, Privates Charles A. Roberts, I"loyd R. Leseman, [Nazzareno Fag- hetta, Emery Wolfe, Henry 1. Sted- | man, Elmer Murle Corporal Henry Privates Joe Hancel With the Press)—American three raids opposite™ were exeouted simultal The Americang the enemy’s second 1ing The two raids, omes ed), were made after fntes in which the German. positions we each one of (deleted) with been seriously wounded in actual France, according brief tele- voung soldier’ department infornation author- naiure that h Private Becker Britain soldier t the An the first Private James street, also Rouillard Private Fell Hall Sergeant C. How- | in = gram father from far as any itative | here, | New with Forces been Beatty Private ruary 7. Just how seriou Private Becker has been wounded is unknown. but it is assumed that his wounds must be grave, clse natice might not have been received by his parents so soon. Other than explaining that he was wounded in action on March 1,” the War de- partment’s telegram announcing the casualty gives no information. Neither the place of the casualty nor the na- ture of the young soldier’s wounds is | mentioned. Bdward Becker, the fath- | er, visited Mayor George A. Quigley and the War Bureau this morning in | an attempt to secure some additional information concerning his son's con- dition, and every possible means or securing this information, which means so much to the relatives of a wounded soldier, will be used. Private Becker, who is about 24 years of age, enlisted in Company E of the old First Connecticut Infantry early in the summer of 1916, volun- teering for service with the American troaps when it appeared that war with Mexico was a certainty. During that summer he saw service along the Mex- ican border and on his return to this city was promoted to the rank of cor- to a received by the the War s First ILieutenant of an > Privates James Gate, been received second vietim Lxpeditionary, 1o fall having Rouillard, of | vas e on v AIRMEN MAKE ATTACK ON NAPLES ; BIG GUN DUEL ON BRITISH LINE “There was considerable activity on both sides rorning southeast of Arn < Thomas J - Private William soldiex R 600 yards. was lifted so front of the barrage points. as to in Jester’s Eleve While he Principles. 5 does not announce it as a platform, nevertheless Alderman Jester, in the following statement of his intentions if elected mayor, says some things that will of in- terest to the electors: “BEach of our corporations has its | board of directors, our president hi cabinet, and I have received so many assurances of support from men whose advice is sought and accepted as sound in the councils of the vari- ous civic organizations in our city, county and state, that I have deter- mined if elected to call to my aid what might be called an executive board, in the conduct of the affairs | of the municipality during my term of mayor, to deliberate and reflect as to the best method of handling important questions to the advantage | of our entire city, which from time to time arise. These gentlemen will not be politicians in any sense of the word, but men who have made a suc- cess in their own business, who have REBELLIOUS SOCIALIST SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS Rome, March 11.—Naples was at- tacked by enemy aviators early this Twenty bombs were drop- The vic- artillery early this morning. snticres ped in a residential quarter. tims included seven occupants of a hospital. Austrian troops which apparently were making an attempt to cross the Fiave river were prevented from do- be Artillery With the ard Beligum, sociatec was proceeding along the British lines today but iantry action The British Camp Dodge, Ia., March 11. Found guilty by a general court martial of refusing to obey orders, ecight National Army men from St. Paul, all professed socialists, have been sentenced to long terms of im- prisonment in the Leavenworth penitentiary it was announced today. A. S. Broms was given 20 years and the others were sentenced to years confine- all at hard labor. | i i Roars on British | Army in France | 10 (By the As- | Heavy artillery fire varioun points | German battle | there las been no in- | importance | defenses and south of the Houtholst where the Germans also posts Friday morning, re-esta lished after in the Germans Thursday down a tery mans did not Friday cvening Poelderhock bar, Line. British March Press. )~ . and ing so yesterday by the Italian bat- teries which sunk rafts and boats in the river opposite Fagare, the war cffice announced today. Italian aircraft on raiding opera- tions dropped seven tons of bombs on areas occupied by the enemy. of here forest, a been rting heavily British barrage atiempt they ridzc to the accompaniment six hay 25 severe fig lost the which | | ment, i MAY BUILD MONITION gunne and the to advance moved against under a smoke put German Posts in Belgium Bombed. London, March 11.—British avia- tors of the naval air service yester- ¢ay made a raid over Belgium, drop- ring bombs on the airdrome and am- - duress | | of a heavy bombardinent the Brit- ish positions. The occenpiced number of posts alon narrow iringe and a hard fight followed. Barly Saturday morning 1l crganized a counter attack failed. A sccond counter of the fre Poclderhoeke British hree guns made a study of social and political affairs, and whose advice can but be beneficial to our city as a whole “To offer a platform, to speak, just at this time is not my intention. “I will strive to give the people an administration complying witit the laws now in force and to st from | time to time such new laws as in my judgment will benefit the largest number of our citizens. “I will be in readiness at all with an open mind, to listen to those interested in city affairs. ‘I will favor and work for the enforcement of the civil service laws. “1 will consider capacity, capability and mental equipment, making for satisfacotry service, in my appoint- ments of members to the various commissions. “I will use every the city’s affairs along stead of political lines. “I will insist from sions and committees a careful Jowing of our charter’s provisions and strict accounting of all meneys pended. “I will insist that the city receive full value for all moneys expended and that there shall bec no waste or Joss through favoritism, lack of abil- ity, carelessness, impossible schemes, political manipulation, unnecessary expenditures of extravagance. of munition dumps at Engel, the ad- S miralty announces. Two fires were tarted. In aerial combats three cnemy planes were destroyed and four others driven out of control. All our planes returned safely. id N poral. About a year ago this time, when the National Guard was called out by President Wilson, young Beck- er again donned the olive drab and remained with his company up to the day he was wounded in the first line trenches in France. Dur ing th and summer of 101 he did guard duty both in this and in Hartford and later went to the Yale Field camp in New Haven, from whence the were ordered to go overseas The news of Private Becker's serious wound is the first positive in- formation that local people have had concerning the injury of a local hoy on the battlefield as the telegram con- firming Private Rouillard’s death stated that he was “killed by acci- dent” and died of a fractured skull. The news of Private Becker's injuries also confirms the letters being re- ceived from New Britain boys telling | how they were just out of | the trenches after two or three weeks’ | service there. Krom the time it takes to get a letter to this country it would appear that Private Becker, who was wounded on March 1, received his in- juries on the occasion of the second trip to the trenches, following the period of repose given all the fighting men after the arduous duties of first line work for several weeks. Thus it is to be that today New “I will, with the assistance of ad-| gt s the thick of it visors, consider and examine new | .ol and untricd propositions, avoiding | T LI e impractical experiments made at the | (o 'covoral other names besides that x',od( of ‘tllm u;v DO weo that the | Of Private Becker that are familiar to LIl ericeavor JLosac e > | 1ocal people but far as. cas o expenses of the city are kept within e el s e its income, reducing if possible its S S Do i ‘f:;m:ihz S L | 1\,0?.\1 {n= mme .:j_tllmm of Corporal “Frankly, I prefer to make but few ;i:: I‘14IVA\'\]:‘A\|:“|':‘ of \;]:;w:e“y m-::z“mvk\d promises, and it is my Intention to| ¢;rmeriy 4 corporal in the Hartford carry out and exccute any that T @0 | nociine Gun battalion but up to male.” short time ago he had not gone over- | seas and attending an officers’ training school in the south. Anothe familiar name is that of Walter Smith, slightly wounded. Walter J Smith of this city enlisted in Com- pany now serving with that command in France but it is not thought that this is the man referred to in the casualty list, both the initials are difforent and hecause no word has been received here of his Many who have read the casualty list were of the opinion that | the name Sergeant Raymond Quinlin, slightly wounded, referred to Sergant Ravmond C. Queenin of Company F This is hardly likely however, for not the name different, hut also PLANT IN EAST END British « vnicn Rumors of Large Factory somewhere o attack v British T London, St. Quentin. March 11.—“A successful |yaid, in which several of the enemy killed or taken prisoner, and machine guns were captured, was carried out by us last night south of St. Quentin,” the offi- cial statement from Marshal Haig to- day. “A party of the enemy which cpproached our lines northwest of La Bassee was driven off by artillery and machine gun fire. on Main Line of “New Haven” Road. city oceurree Irid sustained man heavy Gemolished tire stafr cieared to ridge on v oflicers hits house were two direct nd the times, boys : the building wa heads of the en the infantry had debris in an effort bodi it was found single had been in- them were v Ly reclaim the that not jured, all suffering It reing the city t a new in the is currently rumored within a few months munitions plant may be erected castern section the city Whether the government-owned for a private for the go It that mtractor one about hat s of on a ofticer of from main plar railroad wili b or will ich will is not one local line ough some slightly a shock e | COSTLY FACTORY FIRE | Karly Landers, i built m oW work - ernment at least ked to on proposed plant, Definite details concern posed plants the secrecy P facturing exploits Tinning Department. full materialized, as well projects, it is impo: onfirmation of the known. &= is said AMERICAN POETESS KILLED BY AIRMEN effort to conduct business in- i been bid section of the the commi : & EoLnE Morning Blaze at 1g the pro- and due to most manu- they have as govern- ble to se- story. lackin el unt are - o Frary & Clark Comp: v s 88,00 hict Mrs. Ford, Who Wrote “Keep the Dai yEDocs138, 000} vhich Damage i Home Fires Burning” Victim Fire et tinning ¥ & which was discovered in the depurtment of the Landers, Clark company on Elm street shortly after 1 o'clock this morning | did damage at between $8,000 and $10,000. The entire building in which | this department sut- ted. An alarm was sounded at and three minute later a alarm sounded and the of London Attack, London, March 11.—The bodies of A%y Mrs. Iena Guilbert Ford, an American poetess, and her son, about 30 years old, were discovered today in the wreckage of in which 12 other persons were killed in the Ger- man air raid last week Mrs. Ford formerly liven in Elmira, Y She was author of “Keep the | . Home Fires Burning,” a popular | Vhistle also summoned the Fnglish war song Her mother, Mrs. | department The departiner g =L = | used lines the Brown, of Elmira, was extricated on | 'S¢0 : 5 sImira, ikt e b -0 | TObbed and captured by bandits near Friday from the iepartment brought four more | tory : wreckage of the | 07F (SR | Yehsien, in the province of Honan. house and taken to a hospital seri- . A Chinese assistant also was taken ously injured. e prisoner. — . The party was on its way to inspect TWO A and survey the site of a propased rail- oo . road between Choakow and Hiang Fu. ey They were carrying a large sum of ped money to pay survey parties. An es- cort of 20 soldiers resisted the ban- dits until their ammunition was ex- hausted, when they surrendered. Two of the Chinese escaped and reported the outrage. i S is located was i : \merican Engincers Taken Prisoner toduy's e by Outlaws After Guard of Soldicrs factory private | was to Surrender. Peking, March 11.—Two American engineers, Nyl and Purcell, have been £ city cight of hose and fa one time it appeared might zet beyvond an eme call Hartford hose as though ! ontrol sent into whe fire ney was ONLY TILLS Jester Gains Strength. CLOSED, That the Jester campaign has Zained some noticeable strength dur- ing the past week is today claimed by | some of his supporters. It is int mated that he will have a large ma- jority of the Swedish vote, and it is also stated a good many of the Ger- man citizens are looking with favor upon his campaign. In addition to this, it is said that Mr. Jester has the backing of at least one large manu- facturing concern Mr. Jester's political M. Pratt, is now busily engaged in | working out the final plans of his campaign and within a few days some political excitement may be expected At this time, hawever, it is pre- | only i dicted by all of the parties concerned | ¥ Queenin hs been trans- | . that the campaign will be devoid of | ferred from his pos as sergeant any mud-slinging. Both Mayor Quie- [ in Company E and S ley and Mr. Jester profess friendship [ man. Inasmuch depart- | for each other as man to man and | ment no longer S TrasioE do not intend to indulge in unpleasant | the dead and wounded it is ofttimes personalities. Luther M. | qifficult for tives and friends to Rarnes, who is waging an aggressive | gscor whether not they know campaign, 1s determined to conduct ! {he o ety his political battles in fhe open and| partment promises to motify the mest is opposed to mud-slingin LR 5 Joseihe mext e 1 fanco, departmen was to h ut quicl rgen ansed s was Firemen's Strike at Fall River Proves Unsuccessful. River, Mass., March cotton mills were in operation | today notwithstanding a strike of | union firemen which became effective pgi Inst night. Reports to the Manufac- Hanks Report $709,000 in crs’ association showed the plants | ){ the American Printing Co. and the ! chlon American Thread Co. were closed, but that in other mills the places of the strikers had been filled. Strike lead- ers reported every union man had re- away from work and every feeling the effect of the walk- | { publie company 1skod to the Town come in em ¥ what Fall not Ik the fi of the 11.-—Most FEW ENEMY BONDS, 2 and is HOLD American because Secnritios, New York, March 11.—Pursell, one March 11.-—National | of the two American engineers re- | benks of the United States hold com- | ported robbed and captured by bandits - enemy |11 China, was identified as E. J. Pur- | sell, formerly of St. Paul, at the offices | of the Siems-Carey Railway and Canal mada | Co. here today. He had engaged in figures showing that on Do ''some surveying work for which the ifacturers to | 31 banks huad $28,653.000 company has cantracts in China, it for a closed | bonds of foreign zovernments; of the |was said. Saturday., | total only being securities | It was said there was no one in the Ly lof Germany or Austria Other for- | employ named Nyl. They expressed \USTRIAN WAR CRIIDIT PASSED. | cien sccurities held by the banks | the belief the name had been confused Amsterdam, March ounted to $69,90,000, making the jvmh that of G. Kyle, formerly of of the Austria: ichsrath | 11 foreign securities ).644.- | Portland, Ore., who has been in China | Rty h s edosien ’ 00 compared with $297,236,000 [ for several months, 6,000,000,000 kroner for November 17, 1916, and 158,- months. During the de- ["”’-‘”‘” May 1, 1916 emphasized the ne- | the Austrian | . hinztan injury. r nt, Bdward paratively few honds the nt ptroller | mained governm Car today T Williams out. Refusal of nt the union shop caused th the ma cember deman: rgeant s - tion is now the war prints the e $709,000 \s housc Vienna war the 1 te Likewise, re { in one: nt or on to, credit of next four the premier ty for constitutior | GERMAN 10K refer te = -BREAKER SUNK. e de ces: reforms in ir The Hindenburg Strikes Mine South of Aland Islands. INTACT. i Premicr 3¢ SPANISH CABINET Madrid, March 10. Alhucemas, who yesterday presented cabinet March 11 The War unced today that the selective draft men Juan, has been | Copenhagen, March 11.—The Hin- esignated Camp las Casas in honor | denburg, a large German jce-breaker, £ Baron de Las Casas, the Spanish |struck a mine south of the Aland Yominican, celebrated as a defender | Islands Saturday and sank, says the Washington department snn “imp for trainin Rico, at f" ! SHIPYARID WAG | NAME PORTO RICAN CAMP. | | il rorto ut workir | ot [ ]a IR litof the Indians against their Spanish the resignation of the ment Hargond, we- ] of t enst for N and inity: Fair and warmer declined ministry, condit Alfonzo vi- to- to form vielded to a4 new ird W itnin King New England -ontinue in offi by shipyard cmplo, moved on the Gerinan objectives behind a ‘When the Arnericans 'ROBBED BY CHINESE BANDITS | for four ho dnight two forces on their creeping barrage, each reached the enemy first the German at small Fren, Tor fla o 1ij di cate positions bl The men dropped into the ene: trenches, expecting a hand-to-h{ fight, but found the Germans had f Continuing the d advance, they w| forward 600 yards to the second All the guns man line. timo Ameri: machine fi e were firing flank of the two parties to prevent i enemy from undertaking flank| operations. One French flank] party found two wounded German a4 dugout and took them prisond The Americans found none. on Destroy Gonerete Dugouts. The Americans found excellent gf crete dugouts, which they blew | and brought large quantities | material and papers. W] | they were he enemy line Gern | artillery counter barrage. w silenced Dby Amerig light artillery wh intities of gas shells on valuable in t segan o quickly heavy and hurled am teries An Ameri tery participat ration vel the Soon arried other at a wn trench n the the mortar artillery positions preceding ping encm, Wfter the t had b a out the Americans. st irther the point lon line. Thev went over f top wrtiliery preparations On ning attach the enemy | the 1 raider \elping S ompleting wetion. ‘successfi fact the Germans doubdtlessly W@ The American cau Am ar ry st vere carried out prisoner i and b nore wave been taken <hells believed have No L1 n alties, for. nany enemy icans arc aecounted Artitlery Active in Toul. The hours Americar has towns in 1 artillery in the p bombarded- vigorou] the rear areas, rog communicating trenches of opposite the Toul ec | with excellent results. They. shel V number of buildings in one to in which enemy troops were billet} They sprinkled with shells a road § ing used for transport and scattei the Germans in trenches, which w¢ knocked in An Ame: today was 24 certain | and Germans i an combat patrol eaj | discovered by the enef ; in front of his wire and subjected { machine-gun fire, but all the pah returned safely. An unusual numij { of enemy machine guns have been action along the lines, but th no damage. he German artilld bombardment at several points al was without results. Snipers continue to be most acti One enemy post was found in a and driven out by American shal shooters. There has been increased aerial tillery and there is hardly a mome in the daytime when a hostile plaj ‘is not in sight. Two enemy pla flew over the American front L this morning and spattered ground and trenches with machi gun bullets, but without doing ai " serious damage. One German plane was Dbroug down out of control within the Am jcan lines by a French amti-aire gun, a shell from which burst nel the plane while it was high in ¢ ajr. The cnemy aviator's machi gun was put out of and was forced to land t] action Two Deaths March 1 today Navy. 1.—The annaunced D A% P Te Details in W department Na t and L4 ance. Skagf n., and Haj were ashington, of Andrew Harvie in lived at Newburn at Cincinnati given, death Shotts n On Canadian Casualty Tist, Ottawa, Marchs 11.-—The Canadl list, issued last night, include following Killed—P. Sullivan, Cambridg Ma Wonnded—W. LaFleur, Lynn, Mas d— R. TRobertson, Boltox aht and Tuesday. I Dagens Nvheder. Several members be made in the adjusting board today S e conquerors.