New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1918, Page 1

4 O A,{;ee on 80 Years' Im- P prisopment and Fine of $10,000 for Sabotage T0 INTENTIONS ALSO| = naw Not of Concerning Punishment of Persons Convicted of Obstructing Draft, Bond Jssues, Bte—Dodge Believes Not a agle Spy Would l}e Caught as y Operate in the Dark. \shington, April 4—Conferees of enate and house today agreed on sroviding severe penalties for war materials and for uction of of 30 years' {imprison- 1 §$10,000 fine are provided which was greatly broad- opo both by the house and conferd for acts which actually, or ar« tended, or which “there is rea- son to believe” are intended to injure or destroy war materials. The latter include arms munitions live stock, clothing, food supplies, railroads, electric lines, canals, engines, vehicles, \vessc dams, reservolrs, aqueducts, and gas pipes structures, elec- wireless, telegraph and telephone and all other articles intended used by the United States or sociate nation for the conduct | fn tho bill e tric pla to any of be the wa The bill was passed by the senate a year ago in restricted form and re- cently was broadened and passed by | the house at request of the depart- ment of justic German spies, persons making propagandists and disloyal utterances were denounced in the senate today when an effort was made to rush through a bill providing for 20 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine for persons interfering with "N'““L”,N‘, obstructing operation of the select draft and other federal laws and re ulations. “We must something to these scoundrels and spies all ove eountry,” said Senator Overman ple are taking the laws into their own hands on the ground that congress is not passing necessary legislation.” Senator Lodge declared the bill would not catch a single spy, declar- ing spies did not operate in ithe open. “German propaganda has been no- toriously conducted, and the bill's pur- pose is to broaden the espionagc law, Senator Walsh, of Montana, said. Hs2 said some federal courts have made | “strained construction of existing law and discharged persons who have de- nounced the president and nation and obstructed the draft and bond sub- seriptions.” i The legislaton penalizes willful manufacture of defective war ma- terials, including their ingrediens. A special clause provides that em- ployes are mot prohibited from stop- ping work when for the bona fide purpose of obtaining better wages or bettering working conditions, hut otherwise penalizes acts detrimental to the continued output of materials needed in the prosecution of the war by the government. NURSES FIGHT FLAMES Half-Dozen Calmly kExtinguish Fire in do | | | Maternity Department at St. Fran- cis’ Hospital, Hartford, Hartford, April 4.—A Talf-dozen nurses at the St. Francis hospital went quietly to work with fire extinguishe today in the cellar of the building housing the maternity patients on Woodland street, where a fire started through a short circuit in the electric motar system, and prevented what might have been a serious situation. They kept the fire down until firemen rrived. The damage was slight. There were 60 patients overhead who new nothing of the until it over. danger as HOSPITAL AT FATR GROUNDS. Mineola, April 4—The agricultural fair grounds and buildings have been taken over by the federal governmont conversion into a convalescent hospital, it was announced today. cently the grounds were used as an aviation fleld. The hospital will ac- commodate about 1,000 when erected it for said FOUR W hington, FKS CAMPAIGN. April 4.—The Third campaign will last for weeks beginning Saturday and May 4, the treasury depart- ment announced to. Banks will be given five the cam- palgn’s close and report ssertptions BERTLING INT April 4—Dr. Karl Bert- was sent from Berlin to TY In 1914 to uphold the ©ause in public iectures was Fort Oglethorpe today to d n. of the W Liberty four ending fter to tabulate PR on RNED. who " Unanimous Opinion | | Gene Y, APRIL 4, 1918.—TEN PAGES. — S ESTABLISHED 14 U ‘l % FOCH ANDHIS MEN RARMATERIAL Count Chambrug, Expresses Su preme Confidence'in New Leader Counscler of ¥rench Embassy, Speak- ing at Baltimore, Declares Hinden- burg Will Be Given Same ‘Treat- ament \s Attila, the Hun, Baltimore, April 4—Marshal Joffr victory at the Marne in 1914 will be duplicated by General Foch, Count Charles DeChambrun, counselor of the French embassy, predicted today In an address delivered on the occa- slon of “French Day” at Baltimore’ | “Over There” Liberty loan exhibition. “With the he 2nd the determination victory,” he the most for which bring declared, “France faces ridable attack the world has seen since the inroad of Attila. What the Roman general feating the ‘scourze of God’, what Joffre succeeded in doing in 1914, General Foch will do tomorrow.” “Although the battle may last for months,” he continued, “France will never flinch and will not sheath her sword until the day when all nations, small and great, shackles of military despotism, live in a brotherhood of peace.” In outlining the reasons for France's hakable confldence Count Do nbrun conve of e can Ch ing aid. deep gratitude for Amer or just a year now,” he said, “France has heard rise from beyond the seas the voice of support and comfort from the greatest democracy on earth “She ateful for all tributions, for vour boundle ity, for the your con- goner aid that Gen- eral Pershing has nohly offered, znd, above all, for the energy with which you are coming to our sup- rort.” immediate s0 1'ADOO DENIES IT Claims No Effort Prevent Co-operation of Labor and Railroad Employes, Washir 1l ton, April 4 Adoo made publ letter to A, O. Wharton, of the railroad employes American Federation reports that the had protested of labor and M pre: di of dent on of Labor, railroad against railway the denyi m co-ope; 1 ploy “I have director agements ition not received,” al, ir from any railvoad official. is most important in this new era of railroading in America that railroad 11l live no longer in an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust. I earnestly desire to see them brought together on a plane of mutual under- standing and helpfuiness. I know will promote the efficient and operation of the railroads. I not tell. you how deeply I the assurance of loyalty and support T have been receiving from rallroad employes.” said the le protest employes s need MUMPS AND MEASLES Between 200 and 300 Cases of These Discases Among the School Chil- dren—Health Department Busy. An epidemic of measles and mumps is prevalent among the smaller school children of the city, and the employes of the health department are kept busy checking up the cases as re ported by the doctors and parents. It is estimated that today there are between 200 and 300 cases of measles and mumps among children, and more are being reported at the rate of about 60 a day, while each day sees abaut 25 children released from their lenient guarantine and given certifi- cates to return to school. On Monday the health department issued permits to 174 children to r turn to their school rooms after ha, ing been i1l with either the mumps or the measle: WOME MUST TELL AGE Albany, April 4.—Women register- ing for the local option elections to be held April 16, must give their cor- roct ages, Attorney Gen. Lewis held in an opinion made public today. He held that any statement failing to in- dicate the correct age would consti- tute an evasion of the provisions of the law on this subject. REVOLUTION IN COSTA RICA. Managua, Nic., April 3.—A revolu- tion has broken out in southern Ce Rica. Jorge Volio has invaded Costa Rican territory from Panama aad a force under him is Villa Conception Perez, a town the frontier. The Costa Rican ernment believes many of the are natives of Panama t attacking &ov- invad- ers RICHARD MANS w London, April nere todal of received Wedriesday of Richard amous acto of the at Say Antonio, Tex \ ELD DEAD. 1 Word was the death on Mansficld, son from meningiti THe w and In his 206 s in tl year | WILL REPEAT JOFFRE'S FEAT oism of sublime faith | did in de- | delivered from the | ed his nation’s feel- | Tas Been Made to | Director | today a | I feel fi,’ 1t ! safo | appreciate | on ! OF GZERNIN'S WORDS \Giornale 'Italia Warns It May Be Prelude to Offensive . G AUSTRIAN ARIY READY London P’ress Scoffs at Speech ¥ by Forcign Minister and Regards Tt As Empty Boast—(Comes at Mo- ment of Disaster, Rome, April 3—Italians are warned sgainst the speech of Count Czernin by d'Ttalia it says, “Austria ary has 2 of every nsive the Glornale as, Hung: I o for agalnst Italy. “Austria,” the has three Ttalian | tion offensive ir able to the front O thi from North | depends the safe the A prominent member of the chamber of deputies, in the Giornale, declar in's statement shows Au onsid- ers the German offensive in I to have failed in its ultimate aims, spolten new off ad arm ther “now the ondi paper her fourths where tlow Hately on her o on front, niay her to undertake 1ta fron musy be X like Anglo-1°rench on the mn granite resistance sca to the Adriatic Italian interview Count, € in an Czernin’s Speech Has Little London, April 4.—Count C(zernin, in spite of marked change toward the bellicose in his latest speech. still speaks In softer accents thah r had been heard from Berlin, the morning newspapers say, in thelr ect. e municipal council. The Daily Mail characterizes the speech as “Austrian bluft” and say. the count’s assertion that the bloe ade of Germany is broken in the east will not fill the hungry stomachs of Germans and Austrians. It adds the issue must be decided by iron and blood in the battie that now is being Ppitehed. The Daily Telegraph thinks that coming at the moment of disaster the speech will command a small share of the attention which it would have received three weeks ago. ‘He says some of the statement’'s professions require and doubtless will receive notice from Entente statesmen and the | United States. The speech, the Morning Post says may be regarded as the customa offensive ensuing on temporary de- feat of the war offensive of the Cen- tral Powers. It declares it seems to he addressed to the president of the United States. STILL AFTER QUIGLEY Dr. Martin, Democrat, Says Claim That Men Sot Supporting Mayor Are lackers, Ts Unjustified. Before a crowd estimated | Dr. John E. Martin, | didate for mayor, at 600, democratic can- addressed a gath- ering of workmen this noon at the Landers, Irary & Clark The speaker called attention to the meth- od of conducting the administration under Mayor Quigley’s leadership He also scored the statements made by Mayor Quigley concerning “slack- srs”” 1If he s not elected. Dr. Martin sald that in the demo- cratic party there were many men who were just as good Americans as the mayor, and he charact d the using the word “slackers” as unjus- tified. The candidate sald that the taxpayers of this city want economy and this would be his effort if elect- ed mayor al next Tuesday's election. Tomorrow noon, Dr. Martin will at the Rus & Trwin Manu- “0., and Judge Willlam F. Mangan, chairman of the democratic town committee, will speak at the Stanley Rule and Level Co. a Co Greenstein to Be in Court Tomor Morn Attorney Willlam M. will arraigned in court tomorrow morning on charge of reckless driving, result of ay accident and charges preferred by Traffio Of- ficer John J. King this afternoon The accident occurred near the cor- ner of Main and Church streets short- 1y after 1 o'clock. Driving in southerly direction was Attorney Gieenstein in a Ford machine ac companied by Attorney 1. I. Rach- lin. Crossing the street was Miss Wilhelmina Nessell of 145 Pleasant strect. According to Lawyer Green- Miss Nessell became confused in the path of the was knocked to systanders rushed to and carvied the injured the New Britain Trus v. Drs. John Martin and Iobbins were called & they admin jstered aid ell ho re covered quic htly bruised n was the x W Greenstein be a as the a | stein, stepped She | ana ma- l chine pavement nee n to | the her | womr | com to Mis Iy and a nt of her Attorney G Miss N inowan ) in the him Gireenstein Newsell hoine but O took When haye laimed for Kir wion tha of found e would to accompany ti e exc predicament an | comment on his address to the Vienna | i | | PRO-GERMAN FORCED TO W R FLAG AROUND NECK Tlls, April 4.—John Rynders, grocer, accused of uttering pro-German senti- ments today wore about his neck an American flag tied there last night by loyalists who forced him to kiss the em- blem and swear alleglance to the American cause. He was told that to remove the flag he would meet with serious consequences, and also in- formed he is expected to lead a Liberty Day parade Saturday. He promised to do so. WATCHMAN OF GAPITAL BUILDING MURDERED James King Guarded Office of Committee on Public Athens, Information. Washington, April 4. ght watchman at the office of the committeec on public information, was found dead carly today with bullet hole through his head. Offi- cials of the committee thought he had been murdered. Examination of King's pistol showed that he had tried to fire it and that the cartridge failed to ex plode. Officlals said no valuable pa- pers are kept at the committee’'s of- fices and they could find nothing to show the place had been ransacked. The police arrested a negro em- ploye at the committee’s offices. They say that King and the negro had quarrelled. Suggestions that King was killed by someone in search of the papers containing war secrets were made but the police after an examination of the place said they did not believe this was the case. James King, HONOR FOR PERSHING Grand Oross of .Order of Leopold Granted to American General By the Belglans. ‘Washington, April 4.—General Per- shing has been awarded the Belgian order, the grand cross of the order of Leopold, according to a dispatch to the Belgilan legation here today from Havre. The desoration was presented to General Pershing by King Albert in person. At the same time the king | presented to Colonel Boyd, the Ameri- can military attache, a cross of the order of Leopold. Both officers also were given the Belgian war cross. GERMAN TROOPS AT HANGO Thirty Transports Carrying Soldiers Arrive at Finnish Port Southeast of Helsingfors “to Help Government.” Petrograd, April clated Press)—Thirty German trans- ports with troops have arrived at Hango, on the southern coast of ¥Fin- | land southeast of Helsingfors. The Bolshevik commissary for Fin- nish affairs reports that M. Destres, the Belgian minister to Russia, has been wounded by White Guards or government troops, while attempting to pass into the rebel lines. (By the Asso- An official statement from Berlin recelved in msterdam Wednesday announced German troops had ar- rived at Hango to give help to the government. They will help the gov- ernment troops in putting down the rebels. Amcrican and British Visitors at Vasa on Official Business Are Threatened With Violence. Stockholm, April 4.—The Amecrican and British army officers who recent- v visited General Mannerheim, the Finnish White Guard leader, upon or ders from the Stockholm legutions, were insulted and threatened with personal violence by Finnish officers in a hotel restaurant in Vasa, accord- | ing to a report from the war corres- pondent in Finland of a Swedish news- paper. TANK BRITTANTA IN ACTION. Governor Holcomb Witnesses Demon- stration in Pope Park, Hartford. Hartford, April ~The British fighting tank Brittania, which has service France, arrived he morning ve a demonstra- of “its locomotion and sm Governor seen in this md tion for power of hing things in Pope park Holcomb was an inter the unloading and The od tor of fol- lowed the tank to the park machine showed what it could do the presence of thousands. A para to the end of the park, with speeches, will held later in the hirge in WEATHER. Harttord, April for New Britain Fair tonight t.—For and vi and | versary | crease fwho | members of the | rirOOY | Drarted drafted men from PAUSE IN INFANTRY A CTION ARTILLERY ALONE ENGAGE RUSSIAN SHIPS SEIZED BY U. S. New York, April | Btates has requisitione. Entente traffic a nuriber fc steamers formerly engzagzed porting supplies 3t between United in Russian in trans Americi | and TRussia, according to information received in shipping circles today. The vessels are those which were detained in American ports when the present Ruesian government —came into pe They will continue to fly \the R flag STRIKING BARGE EMPLOYES WIN Norfolk, April 4.—Iour firms to- [ hampered demands | day granted the striking barge employc was belleved the strike h of which their it has and shipping in Hampton Roads and movement of coal to New England several days will be cnded by night. for HUN AIRMAN CHASES RED CROSS WOMEN Stories of Heroism b, Mercy During Into Pari Paris, April 4.—Ax incident to the first fc German offensive dies come in of the bravery danger of various wi American Cross Women's units, wo Cross, who were aidin Red posts just two Jhours mans arvived ther mobiles they aided in ed along the routes the last civilians to N Work: the w down, in workers excitement | days th for tctreat Come of the reports of the ¢ fac in the civilians in re- construction und relict work at Ville- | glementary schools. quier, near the river Somme, before With theiy auto- removing civilians and picking up many The left their the CGeer the wound- women were leave Just preceding the French Another Red Cross unit. stationed in a hospital just back ordered to evacuate They left at 2 o’clog and were chased for man aviator before of safety. Rome, April 4 chairman of the war council, and American d They bration vy will take here, war. in in ELS American of the t [} miles reaching a t tr 1 w 1¢ Lee, Red Cross, arrived part Saturday, of America’s entrance into tha of ¥ in the t he town, 00DS. ines, - hours. morning Ge point D ted of the here to i cele- he anni- GRIME WAVE IN BERLIN Burglaries and ported to Author Daily—Army New York robberies in 300 daily caused the in conditions The Berlin published recton said were 1 compan ter N t April Berlin at the crime resu biatt i intery Tar; of ins ported daily The and Brandenburg to of ke a. Mauny of army d rglar bands convicts ‘te from occupied portior and Polish territory criminaliy. JUROR! wai Comma of the thefts by sert and dese IN Panel TWO Selection of Completed April for Chicago, 1 tentatively LW haum pe in th spiracy o offort, counscl gpeed D greater part helloved, would full panel Instruction Judge the a Federal ploves should the comfort he visited the men are fed sipped the cof e wd coffec made sronge FRAIN HIT om i Men B Jury—=Utive Pittsh ch, April 4 slightly injur train h and Now nsylvania water RETS Were when a Pittsbu the Per was taking P, The troop troop train wa Fort Hamilton. was injured vay 1o soldiers EXAMINED FOR Detective Sergeant took Antonio Amoro at Russcll & Frwin {his forenoon at {he nithoriti Nyack, ing appear hefore cal examining physical 1 Army ofliee s ol to board examination e Robberies on wi nee the homes of Being n at fr March ) th e of 300 Descrters Suspected. aries and than been 1o has ion ) companie: a insur nding have are 1 18 W. have while composed o May Week. procecdings he With accepred in the conunitzed | fanily there of £ w. two tri robheric S e minis- Gieneral heen en- forr of1 Galician TRIAL, Not Be jurors jal of 112 hoped 10 Y The it to select ied _by that court €m- to - the A. n West ngers d carly Indiana the for BY =i n York railroad near 1 ordered i consider the and | that the 0od XPRESS. capy passen- today nto the express on while it Conomaugh, loaded and on the None with of the DRAKT, o into| Mfg. request N. o) X5 local Maione custody 0., plant of the for fall- med undergo to the Nation- doctor's Red | Cross | e- | wis AMERICANIZATION IS GOVERNORS’ SUBJECT Stamping Out of German Language and Press in This Country Ts Their Aim. Washington, April 4—State govern- ors meeting here today with mem- bers of the councll of national de- fense, urged drastic action to stamp out disloyalty and curd the German { languagoe pres They advocated measures to prevent preaching in German and teaching of German. in Secretary Daniels who presided as head of the council in reply asked the governors to formulate resolu- tions supporting the bill drafted by { Attorney General Gregory to reach | spies, traitors and disloyal persous. The resolutions committee of the gov- ernors met later at Secretary Lane's office. When full Americanization has been accomplished, Secretary Daniels said not only will every American be mobilized for war but we will put the fear God into the hearts of | those who live among us and fatten and are not Americans. or Stewart of Montana said governors found themselves in | accord with the program of Amer- icanization mapped out but believed more measures were neces- sary. ‘“The greatest criticism heard, he declared, “i8 against the tamorous titude of the government toward | | I3 ", ‘Gove the upon vigorous \ supt. S school H. board is the Holmes of the local representing meetings. Con- necticut at ROMANOFF FAMILY ILL several Member k at Tobolsk, Wed Cross Petitions for Change 1) Ar Rations, 4 (E everal 1 Imperial m ny a The Ass embers ramily, Petrogr: April ciated Press) the forme now at Tobolsk, are Cross has petitioned | government to allow the manoffs the ordinary | of that allotted fc been cided to give allowance of Russian il, and-the Red the Bolshevik family of Ro- rations instead soldiers. Tt has he Romanoff 300 rubles a i month | The Novoui Zhizhn reports the dis- | covery in Moscow of an organization | to enforce the calling of a constituent assembly They call themselves Blue | Guards and are said to number 12,000. FRENCH DEPORTED TO RUSSIA. | Germans Iorce 1,000 Including Wo- men, Into Slavery. Paris, April 3.—One | French civilians from the ocoupied districts of northern France have been sent to Russia by the Germans and are being forced to perform hard labor, according to information ob- tained by Daron Cochin, a former cabinet member, These clvilians, 400 of whom are women, are among those whom Ger- many agreed to exchange for Alsa- tians who have escaped to France. They were sent to Russia after the rejection of the proposal which Ger- many attempted to place before the French government through the Holy See and Baron Cochin. thousand WILL APPRAISE GERMAN DOCKS. ¥iclder and Wilson to Take Inventory at Hoboken, N, J. Washington, April 4. — Former Governor James Fielder of New Jer- sey, and Edmund Wilson, formerly attorney general of New Jersey were appointed by the president today to | appraise the German owned docks at | Hoboken taken over by Alien Prop- erty Custodian Palmer. WILL EXILE Managua, PRO-GERMANS, April 4.— against the Nicaragua, Pro-German propaganda United States and other allied coun- tries has become so marked in Nica- ragua that President Chamorra has issued & decree prohibiting such ac- tivity. All offenders will be banished to the island of Solentiname in Lake Nicaragua. The president also has ordered that all firms on the Amer- ican blacklist be denied the use of na | London Reports T porary Cessatio Batt{e in English During Night BIG GUNS GROWL NEAR MONTD French Report Capturing and Machine Guns in D Champagne and on Verd —One Injured By Don| Bombardment of Pari Shipping Escapes Interfe: U-boats. t i London, April 4 There activity in the battle area | except for hostile artillery f ious points, the war office today. A few prisoners ¥ British partie Artill Active Near M Paris, April -Heav) fighting occurred last nigl Montdidier, the war office In ralds in Champagne af Verdun front the ench and captured two ma by With the American Arj April 4, (By the Associa Censorship regulations § “The American censor articles concerning: Three cases pri selves and ¢ disposed 0 “If Ameri troops in a strictly American se \is submitted only to Ame) headquarters. “If the troops strictly allied { be submitted | headguarters of | cerned. “If the trooy junction with an allied news of these joint op) be submitted at either § of the Americ| or the field army Ameri |in | troops. are op th at alli sector only the re opef | quarters ary forces of the allied neh a et the signated as field cens general headqus mention such st and th Americaine’ army amine every sector in signature can ten ontrole tinl 1o the ueh story. “In the same way t allied army concerry field wit) eneral headquarters mention of all such story and his o. tial to the passage of the ' passage of ed as censor overy stor Big Gun In§ Paris, April 3.—O! wounded today by range bombardment No French Paris, April 3—Ge did not sink any ¥ last week, nor were successfully. Eight however were sunk NICCHOLAS Bnt Second District Method of Wri Exemption Board Tsotakos Nicchol the second exemptig ing if not loyal. tered in this city, hq to Elizabethport, N that the lacal boar| whereabouts he means of the fol note: “Dear SIR “1? TAKE The My addres no 16 beth port N'? j, “Tsotak While Niccholas on the English I appreciates the fs the governmental tions, and the secy tain others, who § than this man, co patriotic example FORTUNE ‘Boston, April bales of long st alued at nearly 4 nloaded here t ew England in] brought 240 ton the value of the 000. IN EX-CONG. Oshkosh, Wis, former congress national telegraph and telephone lines. , per manufactun