New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1918, Page 10

10, GONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERE BATTLE Connecticut Son, Capt. Hull, in Whose Honor Destroyer Is Named ! his in ptain Hull, finding that in Boston are correctly uation whe adron off New good enough to credit for having e ought to ciaim, takes of requesting them wishes to other his exer- to of the si chased British sq York, that m they more aped hau he his opportunity o transfer sood Morris and vl e a the crew under very great attentions were in chas pleasure notwithstanding chase, and the d of sleep and during to wd their ions prompt brders while the encmy ‘aptain Hull | faying the ength of the nd crew being depriv pllowed but little refreshment he time, not a murmur was heard pscape them.” Thus did Captain y disclaim personal merit, renerously uive credit to his inates after one of the most ind most clever examples trategy on record. Because of this and other his naval officer of a century ago, the vernment named one of its destro: r flotilla in his honor. In the re- ports that are published from time o time of naval engagements of the World War it is probable that the ame Hull again will be emblazoned n the front page headlines The little Destroyer Hull ped with two 3-inch 50 calibre rapid ire guns, six -pounder rapid fire uns, and two 18-inch torpedo tubes. e carries three oflicers and seventy- wo men, makes 28.4 knots. The man for named has eft her traditions that throughout he years maintained the American havy at the highest standard In “Fundamentals of Naval Serv- ce,” by Commander Yates Sterling, §. N., the author says he cruise of the American Com- ! odore Rod during the war of was far greater in material pro- | than the victory of the Jonstitution over the Guerriere, yet ! his latter feat of American naval | arms in creating an immortal tradi- fon, not only for the navy, but the sountry, far outclassed in importance haval exploits up to that time.” Born in This State in 1775. horn in Connecticut fn 1775, the son of an officer of the [Revolutionary army who died aboard British prison Hull went to | sea as a cabin boy when 14 years old nd at nineteen commanded a ship. fin March, 1798 he entered the navy a lieutenant, and fi into yrominence when, in command of the | he sailed into the harbor of Platte, Hayti, in broad daylight, antured the fort, spiked the guns, | succeeded in getting away with | ch letter of marque. [n 1804 he served as master on ¢ Argus, and in the expedition to | ‘ripoll under Commodore Preble dis- iguished himself at the storming of I'ripoli and the reduction of Deccan. 'wo years later he was commissioned captain, and in 1811 went to com- fnand of the Constitution. After a | rovage abroad the Constitution re- urned to the United States, on the return trip out-distancing a fleet of ritish ships he feared could cause him trouble. On July 1812, Captain Hull, in ommend of the Constitution, was prdered from Annapolis to New York. )n the way he encountered a fo aidable English squadron consisting pf four frigates, a line-of-battle ship, brig and a schooner, command of ommodore Broke. In a dead calm he squadron gave chase. Tho only way headway could be made was by owing, and the enemy attached all heir boats to two of the frigates and succeeded in gaining enough on the onstitution to bring their bow guns 0 bear upon her. The chase continued in this or two days, the frigates firing with heir bow guns and the replying with fher stern chasers. The third day a ight breeze enabled the Constitution o escape. About a month later, tired of wait- ing for orders, Captain Hull set sail rom Boston and on August 19th n with the British Frigate Guerriere, 49 guns, Captain Dacres. The Guerriere fired her roadside at long range fmediately wore around and fhor port broadside. Captain sed only bow guns Te bring them to hear, plan to wait until quite before lginning serious action. Ior alm lan hour this kind of engagement was lcontinued, the Constitution avoiding p raking fire. Pinally Hull set his light sails and headed straight for the enemy and met her on the windward side. As the Constitution drew slowly ahead she ppened with he suns. It was hard work restrain the re- mainder of the gun crews, for all were anxious for the fray. Finally | the orde the roared. | In ten n Guerriere’s zenmast went the went the mainmast ¥ hour had passed the splendid B ship had been reduced to a dismantled hulk. The following day lhaving been ended It was found that so badly damaged she gaved. Captain Dacres were taken aboard the and the Guerriere was set afire. The superfority of the Constitution fn gunnery 'and manoeuvring was ghown in the casualty lists. The Con- stitution had but fourteen killed and wounded, while the Guerriere lost geventy-nine in killed and wounded. The Constitution sailed for Boston gith her prisoners, arriving there uzust 30th voted Captain a gold medal, with silver medals yave offpers ommand, for and in the officers reat Tsaac Hull mod and subor- exciting of naval deeds of equip- and whom she w Isaac Hull was ship. ally, iorte I're wa starboard and im- let g0 Hull could being be- as his close and the by came s nutes hoard. ore ment fell, the en as darkne the Guerriere was could not be and his crew Constitution, scuttled and congress | of | est | men { have returned | ed { o’clock | Accident for the officers, and $50,000 prize money for the officers and men. In his ofiicial report of the sagement Captain Hull said: After informing that a ship as the Guer commanded y an able and experienced officer, | had been totally dismasted and other- | wise cut to piece so as to make her not worth towing ort, in the short space of thirty n vou can have no doubt the mtry and good conduct of the otlicers and ship’'s com- pany 1 have the honor to command It only remains with me to assure you that they all fought with great brav. ery, and it gives me great pleasure to say that from the smalle boy in the | ship to the oldest seaman not a look | tear They all went into action three ch and re- ested laid alongside the ene- v Captain Dacres of the Guerriere de- scribed the conduct of Captain Hul “that of a brave enemy; the great- care being taken to prevent the losing the slightest article, and the greatest attention being paid to the wounded. Captain Hull died in Philadelphia, | February 1843, after many yeare of active service following the war of CITY ITEMS en- so fine vou rrie was seen. giving to be 45 Tournament Elks' club tonight. —advt. White regular tonight. Pure Vermont “amp will hold in the Electric its | hall | Rose meeting maple sugar and syrup. Army and Navy chocolates. McEnroe’s, West Main St.—advt. Pride Circle, ly Foresters of America, will hold a meeting this evening at 7:30. Minstrels will fol- | low and refreshments will be served. The Luther League of the English Lutheran church will meet this eve- ning at the home of Miss Elise Reck- nagel, 110 Camp street. The second degrae will be con- ferred on two candldates at the meet- ing of derstaecker lodge, I. O. O. F,, next Mondzy evening. Rudolph Carlson, Nels J. Nelson and George Bloodgood of the Cohen Motor Co., left today for Detroit to drive home three Dodge Brothers cars. While in Detroit they will in- pect the plant and study the latest improvements and methods on Dodge car repairing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Stanley | from Palm Beach, Fla. The medical advisory board will meet tomorrow evenin A marriage license has been grant- to Charles J. Smith of 106 Ann street, Hartford, and Miss Minnie C. Clair of 72 Barbour street, Har ford John Spring and Felix Ks praisers of the estate SProw, ap- of Anton { Kochol, have filed an inventory in the | probate court showing valuation of $4,273.78. The local delegation of young men going to the government school in Boston will leave this city at 11:04 Monday morning, A dinner and entertainment will follow the meeting of Vater Jahn lodge, D, of H., tomorrow evening, in Turner hall. AUTO AND TROLLEY MEET at Corner of ' Grove and Lafayette Streets Shortly Before Noon Today. At the corner of Lafayette and | Grove streets this morning, just be- fore noon, an automobile belonging to the Sovercigns Trading Co., and a | trolley car met in collision. No ano | was injured. The trolley and auto | were damaged. Louis Galanti, an employe of the trading company, in company with George David, the regular truck driver, drove up Lafayette street and turned into Grove street. The trolley came down the street, David said, at a rapid rate of speed and they collided. Galanti wi on the right-hand side of | the road, according to the report the | police have. The report also states that Galanti was learning to drive the truck. He was out a few weeks ago with Deputy Automobile Commissioner Edward L. Stebbins for a demanstra- tion of his driving ability, but was not granted a license. FOUR-MINUTE SPEAKERS. Assignments for the Week- Announced Today. Chairman William C. Hungerford, of the committee on four-minute speak- ers, has made the ignments for Sat- urday and Sunday at the theaters. They are: For Saturday, at Rev. Samuel A. Fiske: at Rus ceum, Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe; ney’s, Attorney W. C. Hungerford; Scenic, Attorney George W. Klett Monday night, at Fo Maier; at Russwin I Downey; at Keene) livan; at Scenic, F. Delaney. nd Are at for | , Rev. Henry W. | eum, Rev. W. A. | , Rev. J. Leo Sul- | Postmaster William | CONVENTION. entertaining the state of Faresters which will be held in this city in 1919 were formu- tted at a meeting of the committec appointed by the local courts of For- and those representing Courts General Lawton and Mattabessett of Plainville, A cammittee to handle the preliminary affairs of the convention has been appointed as follows: Chair- man, Roger Brewin; vice-chairman, John Murphy; recording secretar) Joseph Bennis; financ! secretary, Joseph McCarroll; treasurer, A. Aisen- Here FORESTE! Plans for convention esters TO HAVE WELCOME SIGN. Freight Agent J. E. Cosgriff has granted permission for the stringing of a banner across the railroad, wel- coming the delegates to the annual meeting, of ate Conference of Charities ections which will be held April On the banner will be the names Mayor G. A Quigley, the Chamber of Commerce ind the New Britain Charity Organi- zation. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL i1, 1918. Stanley Judd put his thoughts into a cartoon, show- ing the kaiser as the bully of the | Uncle THE BULLY OF THE ® TScHooL . of CIYILIZAT 0N et UNCLE SAM—“COME of 81 Church street, like millions of other Americans, has | come to despise Kaiser Wilhelm and, | being gifted with pen and ink, he has i HERE, WILLIE HOHE class. One can see by the frown on the teacher’s face that the bully i about to have several uncomfortable minutes. Hohenzollern thought he could cut up in the classroom with- | out attracting teacher’s attention but im bhecame so exasperated BRITISH INF British dent, . laternationul! Film Servioe bound for infantry, the happy Somme front and confi- to atest battie rench th hussar part in t has seen, and CLASS ZOLLE | that be said the Hohenzollern corner | M. ! Stanley ANTRY AND FRENCH CAVALRY MOVING TOWARD WORLD'S GREATEST BATTLE | Lansing-Ishii he could not stand it. paper—that with a Juad o Rule and timekeeper Level Co. It might for although it is not included in after the whipping, is going to stand in the dunce cap on his head. the ho are doing such brilllant work the same struggle. A SCRAP OF PAPER YOU WONT TEAR UP! = UNCLE SATV® | tion of this territory must be | the | had not extended their jur | even Chines: demonst | winl in CHINESE AROUSED NEARLY HALF OF BY JAPANESE RULE BOND ISSUE S Act of Kindness in Tsingtau Mis- ReA0Y Response Is Being e} interpreted by Residents Peking, February 18 (Correspon- dence of The Associated Pr )— Suhstitution by the Japanese of civil administration for military rule in Tsingtau and along the Tsingtau Tsinan railway which 1s regarded here as giving the appearance of permar ency to Japan's occupation of tha territory in Shantung wrested from the Germans at the beginning of the war, has aroused the indignation of the Chinese local population. This has been expressed in petitions to the central government to the gover- nors of other provinces and to in- fluential Chinese organizations. The Chinese government has pro- tested to Tokio and has received reply stating in effect that the puration of civil government done with the idea that it piease the local population than a military regime. Japan’s point of view, as described here, is that any obligations to vacats the territory in question after the war, which existed by virtue of Ju pan’s declaration at the time of its occupation, has been annulled hy China’s declaration of war against Germany and the consequent cancel- lation of existing treaties. It is understood in Peking that Japan holds that the ultimate disposi- the sub- m hetter ject of further negotiations between China and Japan. Meanwhile Japan extending her civil the ground that it maintain peace and territory she captured from many. Leading Shantung men, view with despair Japan's action say much capital made of the According nese de- perfecting and rdministration is her duty prosperity on to Ger- who is being agreement to these authorities the Japs clare that their position special guardians of that territory now fully conceded and that no power can resist it. The bitterness which has developed on the part of the Chinese is indi- cated by the paragraph in a written protest by the Shantung Provinvial Assembly, which reads: “Our fellow men in the province of Shantung in their struggle to be released from political calamities have determined never to taste Japanese fish or meat even though they starve.” Causes of complaint cited in tests which are raining in upon central government follow: “In Tsingtau, Fangtze, Changtien and Tsinan the Japanese have tablished civil administration depart- ments in disregard for Chinese sover- ewgnty. The Germans during the en- tire time of their occupation, it pointed out, never attempted to in- stitute civil administration and left to China the right to police the rail- way. There are already anese consulates throughout Sha look after the welfare of Japancse residents making unnecessary the tablishment of civil administration “Japanese civil officers have ready assumed jurisdiction in of rents and debts. “Whereas the Germans joyed priority in acquiring rights, the Japanese actually fere in some instances with slready owned and exploited by Chin- ese, even to the length of prohibiting the sale of product “The building of roads, ment of an industrial school taking over of control of hospital and the hospital for darmes in Tsingtau is regarded evidence of intended permanent cupation.” The Chinese could perhaps Japanese for other acts if liction is pro- the es- es- al- cases only en- mining inter- min establish- aind the lway n- 1S oc- forgive they railway and to a “railway xone” ten miles wide extendinz as Tsinanfu. According to authority no convention was with the mas for a the out far as petent enacted zone com- railw This railway authority urged in roachment gue the issued what such for a the want of zone” is being foreign office against the alleged en The Japanese, in reply, difficulty of altering a decre v their emperor, declaring ti - are doing in Shantung is any by its protest o | authority declare that aties any decree Japan affect the Tsingtau district and the erstwhile German leased tor- ritory, therefore there is no necd of modifying the decree, the only requi- site being to properly interpret it. While the respective foreign offic discuss e merits of the controve the influx of Japanese into the ter tory in question is said to be grow- ing from to day The Chin wnder sxisting t can onl by day CELEBRATE AMERICA'S WAR. Ruenos, Aires, April 11.—Fortg - iriotic organizations composed of na tlonals of allied countries will hold a mass meeting today to pay homage to the United States and America’s war annive diplomats, including American Am bassador Stimson will attend. The ion will be participated in foreign residents here promiment speeches. celebrate ar: Allied althou Argentini ns will MAY DRAFT IN NEWFOUNDLAND. St. Johns, N. F., April 11.— cial session of the colonial Jegislature tor April 23, to eract measures for increasing the colony’s naval and mil- itary forces was called today by the cabinet. The possibility of introduc ‘ng some form of selective service has been under discus OAHU Honolulu, April 11. Oahu, on which this city hecome dry at midnight compliance with a der. spe- and of located, is tonight, ' presidential or- | Andree Lodge Tavests $2,.00 of ‘mou *0ngj 1nd the sales 1 s h third to ed to to he quite series $454.900. met Solicito favorably casily made wome ¢ to take the men's The nittec the s por will tomor has H Slope campaign the commitf ready up les ana committec organized. this morning that in the of this issue been organized with classit according to professiona, antile and industrial in this way it is hoped ile who have not been previous issues, An example tions has been Odd Fellows. lodge 3t Chairman the sale have tions ) s0 to reach | approache lines, is to patriotic orgay Andree’ | meeting of voted to g The 1o T umong m| meeting set b, At night it $1,000 the the was cha o honds committee on sale of St ade large 't at the Woman's ¢ Liberty headquarters mps 1 sales rs pres The Third new 9 o’clock. The of a LeWitt buildin and Elm given hy Other f the quarter tor open morning mmittec Loan Friday vacant store in it the corner of M| been generol use streets has the nds owner. aiding in fixing : The Electrie, L Co. and Barry & Bamforth, ele Mrs Hargreaves, ecoral W. Mitchell Furniture { Eddy Awning Co. headquarters will be to 5 p until worth visiting 9 and leave clans The T. and the open fr| May 4 The 'td any we her homs does not understand hanking,m ods may call headquarters and woman of the committee will be § her if she The Woman's solf the women's patronage. During Second Liberty Loan campaign committee proved its efficiency was highly commended by the baj ers for its acecuracy. The first port of the solicitors will be'm: Friday at 4 o'clock and the ame raised placed upon the bulletin that time. FUNERAL OF JOHN A. MEEH! m well number cannot m are phone an who is to desires committee Former Commissioner Taid af R This Morning. The funcral of former Safety Co missioner John A. Meehan was Iy this morning. A solemn requiem h at St. Mary’s Cathd at 10 o'cloc Rev. John Winters was celebrant, Rev. O. Magnell of Wethersfleld was deas Rev. W. A. Krause was sub-deal and Rev. Willam A. Downef master of ceremonies. Beautiful floral tributes attested high estcem in which Mr. Mesl held. Some of the larger:pisf e from the fire department, fn foromen at the Stanley Works from the department which he foreman of at the Stanley Works, also tfrom Hartford friends. The pall bearers were Conlon, William J. Noble, W. Halloran, James Hayes, ¥, King and John Dunla Burial took place in the new O olic cemetery, the committal praj| being offered by Rev. W. A. Dowl church Irank Matth| Pati AG FOR SHROUD| Asked Be Buried W Stars and Stripes. TIl., April 11.—The hanging of Robert moh here last Frig Le concluded toniy Coroned Lowe. e years old, & honorably dischar is said t6 hi vesterday the mob, WANTED Prager to Collinsville, into the by a will to Ttie Guiry probably according Joseph ul miner United States soldier, the jury 15 of coroner's he the leader ¢ and another man gged Prag from the b nent the city & 1 that although he did not pull thut hanged the man, he 100 i vted the dying wish was (hat he be buried 12 lag the vice of ican While fune se in St. Louis. quest, a flag inquest w in sessy for Prager wefe h In respect to WiF was buried with him PRIC FOR N. E. 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