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

L] { HERALD BEST OF ALL | ! l},{OCAL NEWSPAPERS | TAIN HERALD ! HERALD “ADS” ME BETTER BUSINE{ HREE I PRICE i NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, SIXTEEN PAGES. British Reg 1] ESTABLISHED ain Possession of Ridge by Fierce Counter-Attack- -Germans Turn Sto of Shells Onto Bray-Corbie Road, Indicating ¥resh Attacks GUNS AND TANKS 0¥ Being Taken From Baitle Front ..in Preparation for Uprising, Nationalist Leader Claims BEGS ENGLAND 10 ST0P “GUILLOTINE METHOD Sir Horace Plunkett, Cl man Dublin Convention, Writes Letter | ing thi Accompanying Report Expressing Opinion Home Rule Should Be Settled at ‘& toms Dispute Postponcd, London, Nati Commons, derstood that guns and tanks #ipped and the attle Dillon pleaded he termed the lotine methods.” The manpower bill entered mittee and an amendment 48 yea for 51 was defeated by April —John Irish of onalist le House yesterday said he un- motor cars, machine were front to stron 2 eland. . tinst what guil goveinnient's it ing the a vote of 262 to 152 as @lunkett Writes Against Postpone- ment. The Irish convention laid dation for an agreement on question which Is unprecedented history, Sir Hor Plunkett, ch the convention, sayvs in a the report of the Irish ce of let man t tha, accompanying hods W 1 every reason to government contemplated slation on the result of our s Sir Horace. “The work Irish settlement, it is now felt admits of no further postponement. In the Dominions the United States as well the allied countries the unsettled Irish question is a d turbing factor, both as regards war effort and peac S the te e $ jahor, 18 Customs Question In Prem says, one deci tent reac Postponed. his letter, which is addressed to Lloyd the chairman “the customs question of the vital point and fon re of an Geor upon ement which ed geographical reland imposed naval and military m for home rule cenirated on the demand stricted fiscal powers. “The nations m for such fiscal powers, to prove that number of the 1 1 bad come to be tion Te- affairs and was con- for can po: restrictions unre- ists wde a strong and were considerable commercial case men cmy “A majority of southern unionists favor fiscal auton- the nationalists and agreed, in might be estab- postpone the of the c order that a parliament ished ‘at once, to de- cision in regard to control toms.” After every ment had rites, hc will ention’s proceedings a @uent for the government’s informa- tion of the conclusions adopted unan- by a majority idopted by a majority Still Dark. adds public majority asoned state- »ng on which possibility of an Sir ce- Horacc report EhalcanE heen explored, draft a of expects to narrative with which be a state imously or was Public in sir heen Horace the provided with no port in the sense of a raent in favor of conclu +he majority agreed but hs been left . to gather from the n tive of Wproceedings what the contents of such a report would have been. The is of reports by the vnionists nd a minority of alists has minimized the 1eachad and emphasized the ment e t re- 10 minority nation- \gree- convention did not find it the obhjections Sir POS- of A overcom ionists, say Horiee 1ationali all oHIPY FOR IRELAND * JOHN DILLON SAYS [\ 0 became ¢ complexion a This draft | has | ? ) Question | not stop. Once—Cus- | cide Dillon, | been | away from | | com- | man t- | of the engine. limit ¢ engine ; believe | imme- | ) | it, depends the ex- f | | the ; Ulster | agreement | | 1y Senator Gec J U 1} UNKNOWN AN IS MANGLED BY TRAIN Train Rumning With Tender Ahead on Berlin Branch 'WAY HAVE BEEN SUICIDE. Yard Clerk Reports Secing Stranger Skulkin Among Cars at Whiting Street—Train Proceeds, Crew Ta- norant of Fatality. iy unknown The 11 an in bound for Berlin struck man, ‘pos vears of short distance north Whiting st forenoon, k ly. The train was be tender ahead and t The en anyone. is possible that it may be a sui- case. Yard Clerk Coyle, who up the railroad trac train came down, age, of the t railroad lling him instant g run with th engine crew did ineer did not know eross- he struck It passed s, a few hefore the L who answers the descrip- amons mong the waiting Covle then the cars ars was about as i ind e could 1th of the tre without beinz ne it the flreman’s sidag After being hit by the w thrown back the tra of the o trackwalker discovered ody. H king along the tracks and ob- and then sa the blood- snow. Looking furthe the mangled body o the man under freight cars on tho siding. Freight Agent Cosgriff was nmediately notified and he called Examiner Dr. H. A. Elcock. . Blcock looked at the bod) ve permission to Undertaken Mitchell to take the body and prepare it for hurial. he body w @ *hir tinued on stepped it came truck have in ohserved crew. was the body s onto d a cap tains in the he discovered as b ma; skull was hed in d was torn off. His left hand was taken off at the he w¢ disembowelled. he medical satd was little to help identity of the vVictim. opinion the dead man vears old. He probably feet four inches height d black hair suit and a g nd tan shoes. ed. The thers the examiner establishing In the doct was about stood five had da He wore check in in gray over- coat, Wy on Du der at the Woman Gatetender Rose Rayott, the gateten Whiting street crossing, ¢he stood at her post about five min- k) s before the train passed and had been talking with a woman. She did not see anyone about, which adds to zhe theory that the man jumped from between the cars in front of the train. The tewoman said that the train, on approaching the crossing, sounded ilhe warning whistle and the bell w The train did not stop down. ineer 1l the George T Freight 2 t Cosgriff a mo reful inv in everything e wiil be glad to formation that will aid in establish- the identity of the victim. It w n who was killed in the vicinity this afternoon to find out hope of es- ring or slow E on the throt- and Conductor in was at train charge. conduct- tion to in the receive in- is ing Ger case. ing 1cported that the m haa factory and been to a vw his pay lry is in progress t is % with the blishin identity The will be held at rdertaking rooms for a few the of learning the name. The order of the public utility com- mission to the N. Y., N. H. & H. R B, Co., n the running engine with the tender ahead was not made 1o apply on the BEerlit® branch. The bill to prohibit the practice ling trains with the tender ah presented in the General ~ A ge W. Klett identification of the victim made. The me been informed was Joseph Mene. i 16 Cominercial sty his Mitchell's days in body hope An been niner n partly has me said that { | | bly 35 | ol | i ! probably Un { dier, wrist ¢ WAISER AND N Mt NBOW WOMEN BABIES ASYLUM. BORN FOUNDLING Paris, Apr 1 by the cannon foundling de 1a C Gerinan yesterday asylum in the Rue reche, in the on the Montrouge southern out of Pards and three per sons there were killed and 11 wounded. Within the hospital were 80 women with new born babies. Another shell struck an open air bowling alley and killed & man and a boy and wounded ten other persons. | YOUNGEST SOLDIER IN U. S. ARMY DEAD | FREDERICK W. HEINZMAN Above is a photegraph of W. Heinzman, son of ‘Mr. and Frederick Heinzman of Greenwood ho has been killed in action neral Pershing's Expedition- force in France. Heinzm was le Sam's youngest sol- passed only his n birthday last July. He is' the fighter from New Britain to death in actual batt] rederick ary 1n having meet! TORRENT OF BULLETS POURED INTO GERMANS | Harvest of Death Grows as Hindenburg’s Men Face Machine Guns London, April 13 have shot them down shut,”” said a wounded machine ner in describing how the Germans attacked on the western front, accord- ing to the correspondent there of the Daily Mail. “We fired straizht into them and they went yet we cou not stop one another on.t ] 2 Correspo ent quotes other from wounded sold icative of the unconqucr the British defenders bear further testimony to the Jle toll the Germans arc every foot thev advance pondent s wounded at the Germans defenders at could eyes ‘You with your gun- down them come in heag ¢ It was down and e marks h are i pirit wi vh of and tery for The a soldie outnun least two to we're wded H nark of the Ilighl the b: re never far away,” hlander replied to that get into oceeded to tell t canal to cross, botli f le the the all W spondent emed corre nd ttles siment was the ( He p tried on en rermans imeed inks, the at were ither A until we hen ther Mrs. | firsg paying | bank SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW NEAR HALF MILLION | Sale of §33,000 in Bonds Brings Tofal Here to $467,000 Public Throughout Country Offcred to Lend Uncle Sam More Than Quarter Billion Dollars During Four Days of Campaign. Liberty Bond sales reported yester- day increased the total $33,000, mak- ing the ag gregate amount of sales to $467,900. afternoon the first meeting of ite Th he women team captains will be held 1d reports will be A meet- iz of the captains of the men's teams vill will made. be held this evening and reports be submitted. The 'men expect that the will be materially committee morrow reased A meeting of all the grocers in - will be held Sunday afternoon t o'clock in Judd's ha McDonough and the Rev. Lucyan »inowski will be the principal speak- the at Campaign Among Barbers. report for | in- | Attorney P. | | | The local barbers, both master and | irneyme n the Third Liberty Loan campaign. ink Del Mastro has been named neral chairman of the campaign nd he has ‘appointed team captains to assist in the work. They are: Fred Wildman, I. J. Weiner, T. J. O'Brien, David Christine, John Cocace and { John Martin. 1t will be the duty of | cach of these men to c: Y (bers of the barber c | their contributions. Mr. Del Mastro s alsa tendared the government the privilege of using | his windows for advert This morning members of the Red Cross called at the shop and secured wash towels that the barber: knitted during their spare time. ftéernoon two of the men emploved at the Model shap went to the Red Cross headquarters to secure instruc- tion in knitting sweaters. Henry Briere is in charge of the sale of Thrift Stamps and he reports meeting with ! excellent suce aft and solicit the e New England’s Beginning. | 3oston, April —New | Liberty Loan subscriptions for the | first days reached a total of $53,584,- 1 000. Boston’s total was $13,547,900. | The report by states follow: Massachusetts $31,605,000; Connec- | $10,155,000; Rhode Island $4,- Maine 109,000; oW 161,000; Vermont $1,- ticut $83,000 Iiampshire 670,000. 5,919,000 in Four Days. Washington, April 12.—Official r turns at the treasury for the first four vs of the Third L showed a total of $275,919,000. lizures represent pledges backed by itial payments reported by banks t companies in ten of the 12 rve districts, but since reports were not included the total and the Philadelphia and | Minneapolis has re 1,000,000 These ched, it maurk otal is believed J. 4. DALY PROMOTED, Former Herald Editor San Antonio for Assigned Duty Word Daly, cn was received today former editor promoted to sergeant tates infantry He to duty at San that John of the Herald, the be in has Antonio, Daly some enl E time Fort re 1 s trans n it Wash sper at from whe: ar Co VIHER ord, April sy New B cinity Unsettled tonight Saturday, probably iaht, WE Ha oy rain to- 1l on ten mem- | This | England | , are taking an active part | as | | | | ing purposes. | berty Loan today ' listricts were missing the | the | to | | and south of Armenticr | several times | The ARMENTIERES NOT OF MILITARY VALUE Evacuation by British ol Little Gain to German Army HUNS TERRIBLY. PUNISHED City Bottled Up by Wedges Driven in at Both Sides, Forciug: English Ot —Crucial Couflict of War in Pro- With 11 —Determined the British the Army in Irance, April (By Associated Press.) enemy attacks tinued today against points of gical yalue along the new front north which Ger- L from wn the in a pocket the British mans 1 driving On toduy the British d which has char times since the slaught Tues tieres the G equal desir and Wytscha have withdr placed wedge by it Lvir it on either the G the exire right rums Ain venchy merous were pounding e i 3 ed 1 initial on- Armen- my rmans were to po te which ominativ positions and whicl ced hands sterday t W Mes there cling keep- Gie il 1 but gol a in sing s morning they still British werc to the wes i enem ind were vtschaete of Ploe ting lin South of Armientic cnemy also delivered violent The Britis) tack and for dire southwe; the In the hard f late to (1 rhoos stert again surge d and here the sauits o was proces ¢ ic made a suces ed the het at- enery Lesty een oni m on front staire: Givenehy Vrmenticres Filed With Gas, Armentieres afternoon wa with of was the val was evacuated yester- still 1 poisonous most i <pitable The | ry drove day Sking today clouds 2nd for Dl with the forward hottling eneny itish became Germans on the north to the vicinity of up the city. By Germans had du ward lines on either toward the west terday, Armentieres sack shaped were 12,000 v mouth near St L000 yards across a neces: when Steenwerck, their operations t Ny thrust f side of the city at noon 1t the hot whose and salient rds long nwerck tom of 2 sides whose only RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG Former Mayor of Philadelphia Native of Germany But Leader in Uphold- Hand of U. S, ing Government, \p former noted died mayor. politi refornist here today Born near Hanove to this country cated American > and Garfield po- the coun- T yured of DRIVER KILLED. Richard an week nch at of t I 1 his He was in loading n a shell expioded him inst He with military H »wn, P r e training Allc tretcher sisting bearers wounded into his car, whe yearby, killing juricd on the spot CHINESE PEDDLED OPTUM. idge : o o ith ped- 100 bonds wrraigned in i« said by On Leong yosted yveste for con- | ves- i lolph ambu- | 'English Line Pressed Back Near Ploegsf | Under Heavy Attack---Haig’s Men Re Ground North of Festubert---Prus Take Merville---Guns Rage Against Fre i London, April 12—German troops made a dd | mined attack along the Messines ridge and succeedeq gaining some ground, says a Reuter dispatch from B larmy headquarters in France and Belgium, but | British once again drove them out by a counter att i early this morning. i The Germans are developing great artillery acti {in the southern area, the dispatch says. The B i Corbie road is being fiercely shelled, heralding, it is ieved, further infantry attacks. | Germans Capture Merville. Attacking yesterday near Ploegstert, the Ger pressed back the British to the vicinty of Neuve Eg it is announced offically. Last night the Germans captured Merville. Hd fighting is continuing in the neighborhood of that p and Neuf Berquin. On the remainder of the northern battlefront t is little change. North of Festubert the Brtish regai ground by a counter attack. On the front between Lo and the Lawe river German attacks were repulsed. Three attacks which the enemy made ye great waves near Ville Chapelle were repulsed wi mense loses to the Germans. The ground was with their corpses. GUN TESTS SOON Mounted Artiliery Battle Near April 12.—Heavy 4 occurred last night Hangard-En-Sante north of Montdidid announces Montd, hting inity ont - office \ireraft Guns Here on of Frucks Ready for Trials at Proving Grounds, British l.ondon, | today Bomb April dropped Luxemburg S 11.—British more than a railway station reporting on 4 Wednesday the eight enemy for and thal machines are missing. ft mounted this anti-aireraft guns on | trucks in ty are ready bombs on the mbur In wotivities on atement says were accounted British for trials at the government proving onnds, somewhere in Connecticut The < these mbly guns going the have already These new the air raids { are among the most | muniton works in the | of one of local fac- been wes and for def torics some Berlin's Statement, April 11, via Lond reference to the situation of Picardy front the German statement today says: “On the front on both sides| Somme and on the southern H the Oise the fighting was lim | artillery duels and minor { operations.” finished of *he ons ense rinst s enemy ant WOk Berlin, impor war 1se who have seen the com- pleted machines marvel at Some del: vere experienced in the development these machines, but § it now ved that Mifficulties | come and the work proceed with greater rapld- cit them. helie ove ave been I now Teuton’s Spar With Italia April 11, via Lo Tan, Lake Garda the Brenta there we cessful operatio by H troops,” says today's statemen 10} Austro-Hungarian headquartd operations in Italy. Vienna, “West of valley of HE FOUND 17 Man New London Seeks Gas Lealk | With 1 ited Candle—Damage Property fmated at $4,000. | English Equipment }Replad Ottawa, April 12—The Britis France as well equipped the German offensive: having replaced all having increased thd hine guns, accord G. Kellaway, Brith secretary of the Reuter dispa) quotes f: Kellaway m New April 12.—An explo- sion causing $4,000 damage to a build- ing and restaurant therein, the result of Hugh McPartland looking for a gas | leak with a lighted candle, occurred | |on State street this morning. Me- Partlana was badly burned about the face, and the interior of the restau- rant, which was finely equipped, is a complete wWreck. FR. DOHERTY IN FRANCE United States / London, in as when England guns and tity of ma Frederick Jamentary of munitions. A day from lLondon speech which Mr htiin England The tanks whic wured were bein ruperior model and the vives Safely “Over There’—) | had more than been mad { reserves were be « Word Today. | Conr Jower h the Germa replaced by the secretary Chaplain in mmunition col Receiy the cau Mrs. Mary street received her lieute Doherty of Summer | word today of the : RS Vot e | GERMAN STRATEGY A 3 o e Amsterdam, April 12—The § France Doherty sailed this | of the German army command week for France. He is a chaplain | Unrevealed the Koelnisd] Wil s Pt Zeitung, and will be recognizab il et in the course of further opel 3 _ | The paper discounts the e: HORSES PERISH IN FIRE. | foolich iden which it thinks m April 12.—Nearly & |out that the German thrust score of race horses are reported to | the Anglo-Portuguese front if have perished in a fire which de- |that when the offensive in g | stroyed soveral stables at Bowie race | could not be carried to sug | last night. Th said to | German commanders wished: confined to experiment elsewhere. 3 A MYS wrrival herty, a Father says RACE Baltimore, fire is the stables. t k | have been