New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1918, Page 1

' ey, HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CLNTS. NEW BRITAIN HERA , ‘?. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 191s. —TEN PAGES. “JAPAN UNDECIDED 0N SIBERIAN DASH, PREMIER DECLARES ider Situation Cautious- Iy Before Sending Troops North * {0 Block German Invaders (USSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS PREPARE 0 LEATE HOSCOW Capital to | Will Cor N e 1V ' Leaders Ready to Move Some Point East if Teuton Advance | Continues — Anti-Bolshevikk .Com- mander in Siberia Retreats Before | Superiop Maximalist Force When \mmunition Becomes Ixhausted. March 12.—Japan has not e to a decision regarding the »f troops to Siberia, Premier declared in replying to a in the house of representa- Reuter dispatch from arrying Tokio advices un- of March 9. government,” said the premier, the utmast care and pre- n dealing with this moment- ituation.” Another dispatch received from the same channels Minister Motono, re- L question in the diet, siated st that troops be sent to has been received from Ja- | allies. An exchange of views id, was proceeding. opposition leader favored seriding of troops, but expressed uld 1ake rough say “oreign plying to N pan's e The the | the 'SIXTY GERMAN AIRPLANES SWEEP DOWN ON PARIS;E OUR DESTROYED An night arch Germans oflicial French statement Paris, M 12.—The lost four airplanes in last Nine night's at- : | the French line, some of them being turned back by the bar Bombs were dropped on Paris and the sub- urbs o'clock and midnight and were de; lished This second Paris Tast and s toolc tack on (nadrons part ‘in the raid. The French official the raid 9:10 o'clock sounded at midnis planes crossed French hanks to the artillery harragey which was maintained throuzhout the raid with great fntens cer- tain number of machines werce unable to reach their objective. Nevertheless, the statcment adds, mmmerous hombs were thrown Paris and suburbs. Several buildinzs or set on fire. victims not between 4 statement on 1t was 1 several building fire. attack 13 per: last W clearine About 60 s warning s given all o% aerial few d 5 50 finjured set on was the in the Killed and on air- e Jine. beins Friday ni Five Raidc larch 12 Five air brought down yesterday, announced officially today. Ttalians Bag Romc - enemy it were on Berlin, March 12 via London—Paris w copiously bombed” last night by German aireraft, says today’s war office repor demolished number wer e "he of is vet known. PRESIDENT INVESTIGATES CENSORING OF CA-UALTIES (.'1-:1:)[\\2'0\'(‘1-;1{)‘ 1A(‘t§ Following Floed of ANNULS CONTRACTS | But Is Not Ex- pected to Veto War De- IN NORWAY partment Regulation. Protests London, March 12.—All con- tracts with Norway have been annulled by the German Cen- tral Purchasing Co., from March 16, says a Bergen dis patch to the Tidens Lgin of Christiania quoted in an Exchange Telegraph dispa from Copenhagen. The reason for this action is that the Nor- wegian agreement with Amer- ica provides for the exporta- | tion of only 42,000 tons of fish yearly to Germany. The com- pany’s office has heen closed. March 12.- personally President as Wilson toda; considercd he war department’s new plan of i uing the names of American soldiers killed, wounded. or who die in France without their home addresses or other marks of identification. There was no outward indication that he would reverse the war de partment’s ruling which, it has been { explained, was made for military rea- { sons but it was evident protests from | | | { Washington, | | t fear that the presence of Siberia might turn Russia Germany unless the greatest tions were taken. apanese in toward | preca | Russians May Quit Moscc Washington, March 12.—The Rus- sian revolutionary government prepared to move from Moscow to same point further st if the Ger- man armies continue to advance into Russia. A me is ge to the state department today from American Consul Sum- mers at Moscow, dated March the government was expected next day and that arrangements be made to go to oth [ it became necessary. | the W some Anti-Bolshe bin. Cieneral Semenoff, leader in Siberia, Manchuria before superior Bolshevik force, advie from the border. The accuracy of | the Bolshevik fire during the fighting | is taken to indicate the co-operation | of former German prisoners. General | Semenoff brought his dead and wounded with him in his retirement. Nur: ind a supporting detachment are leave here tonight. | General Semenoff’s munitions are reported exhausted, well as the funds at his disposal. | Officials of the Allies here agree that the situation in Siberia is srowing worse. Every plan proposed for the amelioration of conditions meets with opposition or apathy they s while 50 per cent. of the railway workmen in Manchuria are Bolshevik in af- | filiation, whereas month ago the | percentage was insignificant. Yes- ter v the workmen refused to mn\'n‘ guns and trains to the aid of General | Semenoff and Wwere planning Hl-l{‘ destruction of the supply outfit. Loval Cossacks, however, forced the move- | ment of the relief trains Reliable observers, according to re- ports received by the Associated correspondent, have found that is a widespread pro-German ganda, with speech-making by Bor- shevik orators, among the workmen with never a word of a pro-ally na-| ture | Leader Manchuria, the Retreats. March 12.— anti-Bolshevik has retreated into | the advan of :Li say to as 1y, a Press there propa- | Doubt of Ameri The American consul hers tributed 15,000 copic Wilson's speeches and Jer have been scattered by at Viadivostok. All concerned agrees that more effective allied propa- ganda is essential. The growth of Bolshevikism is saia by some of the investigators to be due | in a measure to fear of the Japanes disbelief in the sincerity triendship as another faca | They report that statements | have been heard among the propa- | gandists that any class of Germans| preferable to the Japancse 2 1 dca appears illusory to many the Bosheviki will oppose Ger- influences. CHAN! Friendship. has dis- President milar num- the consut a is with American tor. was the i that man AT YALE. | — { Capt. Ficld and Licut. Thayer Return to Former S Posts. March 12.—The war department has ordered Captain Reginald Field, commander of the Yale Reserve Officers Artillery Corps, to return to the 152d Regiment Field Artillery, and Lieut. T. C. Thayer, who ha sisted him llery in- the New Haven, structions to his reg 305t yuncement toda in of Th led Licut 1y | man to occupy | their vest pocket. cvery quarter had grown to such numbers that the president had de- cided to acquaint himself of all tha QUIGLEY AMUSED BY suing the casualty lists twice a { month or once a week may make it | possible to give home addres ot | trops the information he so to be valueless sted plan “Board of Direc- tors” Plank Is Confes g ses might to tha becaq old Believes e | enemy. Hand-fo-I{and Fight in Trenches, With the American Army in F e March 11, (By the Associated Press) An American raiding party entered the German trenches along the Toul M. | sector at 6 o’clock this morning artillery bardment 45 sion of Inefficiency. Mayor George Quigley is not visibly impressed by Alderman tom Irving Jester hor of forth political intentions as min Tt tho and brought hz informa but was the first undertaken Americans without aid of the | The raid was hignly | tha enemy withdrew many men from [ the front line when the bombard. ment indicated a raid might follow. The raiders reported that American gunfire had created destruction in tha German positions and torn gaps in the enemy barbed entangie- ments The German batteri into action, but accomplished set in a statement issued ves- Sopue and ion no mrisoners by French. terday. While he was loath to maka el any comment upon the sccond ward aspirant’s declarations, the sucecessful as did refer to that part of the alde mayor man’s statement in which he protest- ed that he man” would not try to be a but call cutive committee to help “‘one mayor would upon an : : . wire him out in governing the city should be elected. s came he noth- This is what Mayor Quigley has to that: “According interpretation of the city the raid The Americans ' trenches 18 | parra front They Germans in dugouts. of the system of government here iS (n, hand-to-hand fizhting which to "put o mandindthe imayors chair s San e Sogl SR who can handle the situation, rather 1ijeq and wounded and left in than a man who confesses his inabils | (1o ye ity to do so and needs a board of di= | qging rectors to help him out. Personally, |4ne raiders penetrated I regard the various other city eom-= 1o 3pp yards. A few missioners as in reality the civie | had on the way but Loard of directors.” | Ariseny ot Once warming up to the subject the TRl mayor also called attention to Alder- SRRl man Jester’s reference to finance and e feont dine. said that during his four years as | : . Tn the hand-to-hand fighting mayor the city’s assets have been in- | o it M d T n ) ptomatie pis SE e ealanpros St 00 C00 Syl LT e Tale nalini e SO Duiring Bt Sl dfthe he considers rather a good showing. | {1 DL TG TR AR S TR are The mayor likewise mentioned the |- o8 8%, CECCn 85 AR or ol S e second warder’s comment on the civil | g0 0"\ event a counter attack. servico commission. “It should be | ““p " Teembered,” he said, “that it was I [, 1€ -5 who first instituted civil service inta | -o" 0 2T o the city zovernment; first by a coma | horioo I mittee and then by charter amend. | ATerican who ment, to take the fire and police de- }“”(;"""”_‘ o partment appointments out of petty | O" thelT which fired at them. soon were silenced The Americans reached their lines after being inside the enemy 15 minutes LOAN MADE T0 CUBA $15.000,000 to siay about to my the mayor's chair the mayor. It is my ‘under- that the underlying idea entered Te the enemx of a *hc forward found numerons the ™ fol- wero the charter hehind one s the which moved in to be standing of them hiding their the fights the The far beyond objectiv erm Germans Americans rermans nurriediy were failed who {from medical men who had little to do left the front accom- line re- the Americans listening post The Germans way back a German says that paign progressing in a perfectly y satisfactory manner and the assur- ance he has from men who are really Lig men in the community make him feel ain of victory. Ile says ha iz not seriously alarmed by the re- ports from the enemy camp that they have a certain faction of voters “The day cpe man or group of, men deliv any solid vote is past, for toda voters cast their ballot for the they want,” the mayor said. Washington EXPRESS COMPANY CONTROL =\ 7o United today when ury extended a credit of § 10 the Cuban government to in P tions. At the fime Great ziven of Both interest his cam- is lines el of Washington Advances s man Island Republic and Allows $200,- 000,000 More to Great Britain. March borrowe 12.—Anothe from 11 the treas 1000,000 assist Authoritics Intimate Government May Take Prit Over Large another Joans Soon Concerns, | irtv: it 100,000, it Including Adams and American. werce mid new ate ol five e Washington, March 12.—Govern- raent control probably will he ¢xtend- to the leading it was officially intimated ! administration. | be affected Wells-Far- North- | | loans §4.949 oy a ernments ed shortly express ollow comp: n today at nie railroad VL0000, 000 nies that would Adams, American 1th Gire Northern Western the Russin £00,0000 $15.000,000 last | safid about 60 airplanes crossed | ing toward disturbing the progress of | n | Americans fonght so effectively | THRILLING FIGHT WITH SUBMARINE| Transport Refns&i to Surrender Amid Storm of U-Boat Shrapnel “SURVIVE OR PERISH’| \lleged Traitor Aboard Said to Have Tampered With Ship’s” Mechanism in Order to Make German Craft's Task Simple Afair. An Atlantic Port, connection with the cast of Edward Otis, the 23 year old native of Riga, , formerly quartermaster on States trapsport who s charged with espionage and is being held under %£25,000 bail, have becoma | known the details of the perilous voy | aze over seas of the transport, which | riddled with Hun shrapnel, bears lent testimony of an actual with a German submarine. Otis, it is alleged, tampered with mechanism which controis the transport’s course in the submarine zone. It is charged also that he r { the American flag upside down he reported false reading of log. i ' trial here last Saturday it {was brought out that the alleged | tampering with what is known as the | zig uag clock of the transport had | shifted the zig zagging course of the vessel to a material degree and the ship was placed thereby in grave danger of submarine attack. The transport, safe at her berth. brings with it a o the members of which tell of the “brush” with the undersea vessel and of the courage- ous conduct under fire of those who manned the American guns, who, fighting against great odds, had won the day. All stand ready to brave the submarin: again, and the morale of {the unit is unimpaired. , March In clash | an and a the | Compelicd to Leave Convoy. | The transport made but onc {overseas. After clearing from an lantic port she joined her convoy and | began the trip across the Atlantic | without special incident until she ieared the hostile zone. Then things began to happen. First her engine went wrong and she compelled to drop behind the convoy, believing the trouble could be corrected in a {short time. But this was not the | cuse and when the repairs were made the transport was separated from convoy but not alone for pro- her subma was, look- astern, | cocding along cours t sighted s than a 1 The a ile away crew of the transport into action and the stern opened up at the enemy craft. this time the undersea boat wed fight and, remaining on top the water, began to drop shrapnel chells on the transport. Closing her shrapnel guns, the sub- marine crew let loose one of her tor- yedoes but the transport maneuvered ir. time to let it pass, close to her stern. Lettin loose again with shrap- nel, the German crew worked ef- fectively, several shots finding their mark. The crew of the transport were having trouble with the range. add to the transport’s predica- ment, the chief gunner had his cloth- ing nearly stripped from his body in 2 hail of small shell. He was wound- ed in the leg. As usual there was {an American present who jumped into the breach, toolk the wounded gunner’s place and proved himself cqual to the occasion. The volunteer was a 17 year old youth. | In the meanwhile the enemy craft 1ad pulled up to within 900 yards | «nd sent up the signal: “Surrender, we are overhauling youw.” The gun (rew on the transport answered with their first hit. Again came the siznal “Surrender, | we are overhauling you” from less than 800 yards, but the transport re- zun was gun wn At | day's plied with another hit and the men swore they would die fighting rather than give a satisfactory answer to the Hun challenge. The shot that was a direct hit, periscope narine and with undersea craft | sink. The crew exhausted but en- thusaistic, did nat lin to invest zate the fate of the cnemy ship hostilities landed fairly of the sub- bursting the to dive or closed which deck its @ on the was secn er own | Steamer Fights O U-Boat. March 10 formerly a here today with ind shell hole as result of bmarine. jtsell with tincked by the was encountered shifted. The the est \ An Ger- French Port, \merican steamship man vessel, arrived bridge smashed | through a smokestack encounter with The steamship it zuns on being submarine. A during which vesse] made difficulty its a a a an defended storm the cargo port with FARE TLLEGAL. March 12 FWO-CENT City The of Oklahoma 1wo-cent passener rate provision rently enjoined handed the U perm opinion of down I mans ited court WEIATHER Fartford, Marciy 12 st for New Briwin and vi- EUnseitled and warmer Wednesday fair ) tonight colder. AGRICULTUR SAFEGUARD LUXBURG REPORTED FLEEING TO CHILE 'ormer German Minisier (0 Argen- Are 800, SKILLED tina Said to Have Escaped from Country, Luenos Aires, March 1 It Count is re- ported here Luxburg today that von the former min- fled German ister Chile. Count von Luxbhurg suspected when repol del Inca, in the former minister, the man naval attache and a large graup of other Germans pa there last night on the train for Chile Inquiry of the police here si ¢ that von Luxbu had been ssing for several days from the housc in the suburbs of Lomas de Semoira he was supposed to have under strict surveillance. He ted to live there because the German hos- pital authorities had informed the government that his mental condition required quiet surroundings The former ministe believed have decided to when saw the zovernment trying get him out of the country. has Argentine, escaping to s was | from that former Ger- Sttt Washington, the first official ang ordered as soon as % portionment among ctead of population. : censidered as compoSing he called to the colorsfatie Men in deferred classiflcaRimes nounced, would be carfied in ‘Sl for the purpose of utilizing special tech them to schools to acquire such qualifications. The provost marshal general makes the that there will be no sudden withdrawal of industry and agricalture during the coming be drawn in relatively small groups cpread the exact numbers, he says, would be to give tion. While Gen. Crowder sets no time in his previously that supplies and equipment for would become available in April and action expected before that time and the first “The next national quota will HOOVER ACCUSED ext announced. and: apportioned am OFV MISMANAGEMENT the several states as soonsas peng | legislation authorizing a change the basis of computation is er by the provost nf shal general’s statement. The ni | ber that will be assumed as a for computition will be 800,000 wif is well within the authorization Class 4 of section 1 of the sele service act of a second incremen 500,000 men, incre d by the cruit authorized Clause Section 1, and spec troops fzed 2 of said act not now antvounced what number illed to be but it wore men be properly came Andes, a ber general PEIE as men in Class) lifications or sendi g m wher e definite statemer great numbers of summer, but that throughout the year. the enemy military permi howev men frd they To inforn is ® he to e statement it has the men of the the desired expected Caill Based Omn been stat] rcond dr: legislation soon, afterward. Accommodation| was on calls According Buenos patches on & burg had duct Dy sail for depart paraiso mday Lusx- Count von been granted o British Sweden a shortly the government to cted to steamer Val- was the exp on — = congress,” says Senator Reed Mak Startling \«¢ satio and Demands Tood Ad- Santingo, ¢ are current lursg, the Argentina hile. March 12 that Count German a Rumors von Lux minister to herc ministrator Give Accounting. formen Washington, March Charges of extravagance in the manage- of the affairs of the food admin- ration made in the by Senator Reed, who Food Administrator the has arri here 12. Zross training units aid teciinical ment BRITISH st BOMBARD CAMBRAI that of werc senate to- by demandod Hoover give 1t auti It d the t of by Section I to be « will o n accounting of departme finance the o By month may will the the the be elim- made after senator had asked that of $1,750,000 for and food administration from the urgent deficiency he charges were stated that T than Missouri appropriation Berlin Reports Shells Hurled Into | modated and prompily tic the supply of lal rgricultu « levies Town by Long Range Guns fuel assimilate inat TO COMMAND U, S. TROOPS IN ENGLAND " o 1 would town E 1 Major Gen. Biddle. Former Acting bill, 'h re dirfict contron| the nation ir purtenant from v Back of Line. to poht 112 g bombavded Berlin London Cambrai heen N hdrawn, Il contain ent reqt be a p if th inc th Therefor be directed order me rangc w s Briti artillery tatement reports, pre vep nio, ntific tuo the vled to were Tture . vill to the of liab) in Class 1 as determinec xcept ¢ regis enga or rd w Tabor Chicl of Staff. Receives New OIS0 B local March serth. 1t troops cart during (he ni — Australian ir quotas in ¢ Wasl John B v N of mon et 2-—M contly Gen. ght on hostile or he national drawineg, that assidously cultivation call to the co to the foot of 1s long as he ¢ gsaged. and northe to s vhere it Thown Messines.” says yton Lo completely and A and a few | March as wcting chief of i B {roops, | command all American tr ; land, it is nunderstood Ariny tod nt olfice a 1 ieved ior war office report led taken by light retive number of G were | prisoners rmans anting we our of ¢ his shall quota L crop. were deferred his board tinnes to so er Whenever v registrant, wi the colors h been defe reason of his engagement in is shown to have been idig which he is engazed with the defer: accorded him, forthwith induct him military service if his order nun] has been reached in the me | The effect of this expedient is to | furloughs from service prior to tual call to the colors to the mes greatly necded the production this year’s crop. , Will Consider Cases Individuall] “This is not, however, the only pedient that is to be adopted to d | serve the supply of labor appm: | ant to agriculture and to mob | all means for increasing the hi for the agricultural season of 191 “There now is pending before g bill authorizing the secre to grant furloughs, with without pay, to men in the army enable them to engage in industiEss and agricultural pursuits. These loughs will be granted after co: eration of the circumstances in individual czse where applicable when the military situation is § that they can be granted without cat disruption and disorganizg of the army or any particular orgd zation of the army “As to further agriculture a new been promulgated cultural students in in land grant colleges to enlisted corps of the departmient provided standing is such as to place the upper third of their « this means it will be fer the draft eall of such in order to enable them themselves agricultur thereafter protect them services may scetw Out by Gangs of Red Guards. should Stockholm, March 11.--The Red INJURIES FATAL, Guards in Helsingic becoming = more violent in their activities, a dispateh to the Tidingen from Vasa Finland. “They our « < The artillery the nighe W Loth 3 on of signme of two rs aides on md nor IS et Y pres. Major Gen. George T. Bartlett has | .. heen in command in England where units and heavy art at British ¢ at des southeast i be e Armentieres heast of including have It \merican en- been is not Bartlett culture the farm to have that has boards will cineers ery 1 PS. Gen. He i Pompellc Par fighting near statemen March in front Wy artillery inad official on tritlied been training known OET N onhcount ways to w post today’s Lorraine the including one office in we repulsed f Mocel. | in Gen. Biddle's speculation attitude re that e apointment revives to the war departments wrding the British pro- Ty units of American trained completely in Eng- done in France. plan includes front the trenches in Fland- HIGH SCHOOL BOY | er, althoush after training is com- pleted the forces would be ACCIDENT VICTIM ucin Gen Pershins’s army . | DENIES BIG LOAN Howil | po NEW HAVEN R. R. a strong The enciny left 10 vr in our hands Elsewherc raid in region severe losses 9 soners, posal rooDs the night was calm and, The | line training (1 it in Howard Hibbard Dies at From Electric Burns Sustained gress a & : 5 of war Last Friday Eyening. John Skelton Williams — Contradicts Howared Hibbard Rumor $ 15,000,000 Would Be Ad- months of 3 Arc New Britain General morning from the Friday ¢ 14 Ruth T. died at | bospital of in- ening on when in fall- pole, he came wires, burning ed to the hos- Cverything him zed of Mrs treet, years | | | Bonds. nced to Pay OfF March 12.—Reports administration h®d offered to provide for obligations of $45,000,000 of the New York, New Haven and Hartford ilroad were denied today by John Skelton Wil- liams, director of the division of finance and purchases of the railroad administration. No decision has been reached to the extent of govern- ment aid to the road, he said, although the subject is under consid- eration TERROR IN HELSINGFORS Washington Fhsshy that the railroad rics sustained uttle M from wlow elog ol ing nh in 1is hody e ontact witl ctri oy means to pro regulation thorizing their senior y enlist in quartermast at once wher for pos- fuiled viis donc but he Hibba B HL. Hibba tor builder 19 as the late contrac this city in hi Britain popular his Hib- and vho wa n d, a prom e ent ir was and was tneir e then year at > New nd was schoolmates. Bennett freshman High school with his mother. to young r to per: very esides possible H. h G a brother nd two R. Hibbard funeral will be held afternoon from tard, a sister nai Helen The Thursday home | Systematic Assassination of Clergy his to s it perform in that best o'clock late t interd and Landed Proprictors Carried the nation The whole cultural situation to ial indust and oy subjec] study in to discover any means that » ‘be taken to protect and augment l1abor supply appurtenant to indus and agriculture without preclud| the prompt and orderly progress our military plan. It is confides belicved that great progress can long this line and more eff| MIRMAN'S says a very comprehensive Wakeficld Expires Few Hours der er er Cadet vecident. in are proceeding & deliberate manner,” adds patch, ‘‘choosing thefr among the intellectual sinating principally the clergy | 1anded proprietors. All the agricul- {tural commissioners except one ha. been killed." . quite the dis victims from classes, 3 Mty 12.—Cadet Kketiold Colchester, Tlls., tirplane accident yes- Lieut. Orion 1. Mitchell Kelly Field, died last hospital, Fort Sam 1 - Ray- W San injured terday and w wwher Kkilled at made night at the ! Oon ‘ontinued Ninth Page ).