New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1918, Page 1

' HERALD BEST OF ALL HERALD *“ | BETTER ‘PRICE THREE CELNTS. SUT, TUESDAY, MAY /7 _TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED" - GREGORY PREPARES 10 SIFT BORGLUNS . CHARGES OF WASTE Attorney General Will Dig to Very Roots of Airplane Produc- tion As President Directed INVITES ASSISTA&GE OF THOSE HAVING INFORMATION | Secretary Baker, John D. Ryan, Ma- Jjor Gen. March and Major Gen. Squicr Present At Preliminary Con- ference o Outline Program—=Scn- ate Military Committee Willing to Conduct Separaie Investigation. Washington, May 7—Attorney Gen- eral Gregory started today to outline plans for the aircraft investigation ordered by President Wilson. The aitorney general made it clear that under the president's instruc- tions he would the bottom of the charges against those connected with the production program 1l would welcome assistance from any persons who believe they have infor- mation on the subject. Secretary Bake D, charge of production: March, acting chief of st: Gen. Squier, chief present at tho conference Chairman Chamberlain of the sen- ate military committec announced to- day in the scnate that, with the sup- port of the his committe would investigate the aircraft si tion with a view to learning wher and how money appropriated for that purpose had been spent. Senator Chamberlain declared committee proposed to put its fingers on men responsible for conditions in the aircraft program and that there would be no whitew In response to questions Chamberlain unreservedly not one American built had been sent to go to Ryan, in nate, his Senator declared plane vet had been shipped abroad for as- sembly. The Overman bill granting broad powers to the president to re-organize government departments was ordered favorably ,reported to the house day hy the judiciary committee. Punishment May Be Meted Out to Arizonans Who Forced Work- Men to Leave State. May 7.—Inve by the department of justice of the deportation of 1,186 copper mine workers from Bisbee and the Warren district of Arizona last July veloped apparent points of law, it is disclosed today, and A tant Attor- ney General Fitts and Oliver Hagan special attorney for indictment c: have gone to Tu a United States session. The investigators reported their opinion a number of the citi- zens of Bisbee and other town yeponsible for the deportations, v ‘Washington, tion grand jury is that in to deprive citizens of their tional rights. The penalty by law is a fine of and im- prisonment of not more than 10 years. WILSON O. K’S CONFERENCE, Approves Gathering of War Workers in Hartford Saturday. Hartford, May 7.—The Counecticut State Council of Defense received a telegram today from President Wilson in which he expressed his apprecia- tion of the plans for the state con- ference of war workers to be held Saturday afternoon and evening here. Organizations engaged in war work in all the communities of the state are invited to send representatives to the afternoon war conference evening mass meeting to be held in Foot Guard hall. Governor Holcomb will speak. S. CONSTITUTION MODEL. Portugal to Revise Laws, Following Plan in United States. Lisbon, May 7.—The constitution of Portugal probably will be revised somewhat on that of the United States. A constitutional assembly is to be held and the opinion is ex- pressed that the convention, ‘while preserving the republican form of government, will abolish the parlia- mentary system. It is expected American methods will be adopted respecting the powers conferred on tho president. LABOR TROUBLE IN BOSTON. Boston, May 7.—Labor problems which have arisen in connectian with « the new merchant marine were dis- * cussed at a conference of labor offi- cials and the shipping board here to- day. v battle- | Burope, | although materials in large quantities | to- ! have de- | son, Arizona, where | in and | A RED CROSS MISSION UNDER ENEMY FIRE Americans Leave Odessa Only 36 Hours Belore Germans Enter ATTACK MADE ON TRAIN Burned Wood Gath- Ancient Engine ered Along Route and Ancient En- gine Gathered Cognac and Rubles, | | Quitting When Supply Gave Out. | London, N .—In the eventful { flight from Jassy, Rumania’s capital, {the American TRed Cr mission, which has arrived here, escaped | from Odessa 36 hours before the Ger- me entered it only to be fired on b; Germans in the Ukraine 200 mile: north of the Black Sea port. The German shells did no damage to the Red Cross train, ing about a half mile from it, but several members ihr(\:l(he‘rl a sigh of relief when the ) bombardment came to an end. ! When the mission left Jassey, it known that the 'journey would be a dangerous one. Reports as to the whereabouts of the | varied greatly, but it w ly clear that the Germans were within 50 or 60 miles of Odessa and {that their advance parties might be | encountered along the line. The members of the mission left on | > third of six trains which carried | he allied missions from Jassy. Tho | first train left at noon on March 9 | and the other trains followed at in- | tervals of two or three hours. i 1 train was provided with food {for a month. There was no dining | |car and the food was cooked in two | military kitchens abandoned by Rus- sian troops and which were carried on a freight car on the end of the | train. The train [ traveled w i i i | cely { Germans mission extra- railway in which the as one of the most ordinary combinations of rollin stock ever en. American doctors and officers had a third ¢ leeping ca ile the nurses second c© sleeper. [ Both cars were of ancient Russian i nd without water supply or itics. o h pulled the train and only burned as v picked. | d ba uel wood i along way, The engineer matched the engine. He was an el- i @erly Russian of Bolsheviki opinion, and had to be fed with rubles and | almost as frequently required wood. He carried 5 family along with him in a box | © next to the engine and whenever | reals or ic affairs required his | ttention stopped the train and | “went home” to his’ box car. | Outside Odessa the engineer { came dissatisfied with the flow of | rubles and cognac and went on a ! strike and departed with the engino land box c He had chosen rather | a critical time, for reports were cur- {rent that the Germans were likely to | reach the railway at any moment. Af- | ter some delay the officials succeeded in finding another engine and en- | gineer, and the train proceeded. As ! a matter of fact, German battalions entered, Odes 36 hours after the | Ame passed through the city, jand it was probable some of their | | advance guards were in the suburbs | at the time the cngincer went on | strike. % to such the e as the | be- WELCOME . EDUCATORS. land to Lecturce on Aims in War. Go to En Amer« ie's London, May 7.—Prof. Andrew C. MicLaughlin, head of the department of history in the University of Chi- cago, and Charles Moore, who have come from the United States to lec- ture at English universities on the ause leading to America’s participa- tion in the war and America’s aims and ideals, were welcomed at a din- ner given last night at the University of London. The guests included the Duke of Connaught, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert P. Skinner, American sul general, the lord aeyor of London and the chairman of the municipal council. PATRICK J. MARKHAM DI Away ot Skinner, Chuck Today of Heart Failure. Patrick J. Markham, aged years, died unexpectedly this morning at the Skinner Chuck Co., factory about 9 o'clock. Mr. Mark- | ham was ill last week and returned | to work yesterday Aithough weak- ered by illness he felt no ill effects from the work of yvesterday and felt fzirly well this morning. He was seen to fall and fellow employes went to his assistance. After a few minutes he expired. Mr. Markham was unmarried leaves no immediate relatives. A brother, Michael, was killed at one of the factories several years ago. He lived at 260 Washington street. The ! funeral arrangements have not been made. Passes Co. about 55 | and NICARAGUA JOINS ALLIES. San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, May icaragua today declared war on and her allie Germany SEC'Y McADOO ¥ SILITIS. Washington, May 7.—Secretary McAdoo developed a case of tonsilitis today and was compelled to do his work at home, TeRew | | to Camp Upton with the { quota from this city between May 25 | and May 30. | street, ! avenue, {ley St. | Ave, NEW BRITAIN, CONNEC? 108 MEN CALLED IN SEGOND BISTRICT Dralt Board Prepared to Send Its Next (Quota GOING TO CAMP UPTON District’s Quota, Given Out by the Adjutant-General, Is 99 Men, But Alternates Have Been Provided in the List Just Issucd. The second district board today compiled a of ap- proximately those men who are in Class 1 who will be called upon to go | next draft exemption Figures given out by Adjutant-General Cole yesterday gave the second district a quota of 99 men, and in the appended list are 108 men, | thus providing for alternates: Martin Chudzak, 40 Union street. | Jeremiah F. Murphy, 355 East| Main street. John F. street, Harold street. Andrew street. David avenue. Ugo Pucci, 2 Albert I°. Stichtenoth, street. Joseph Poscho, T0 Cherry street, George Paul Murphy, East Main street. Gustav Olson, 30 Belden street, Salvatore Glanotte, 122 Commerce reet. Burton Quarter. TLeonard street, John Yusuhonis, 265 Fugene T. Doherty, street, Andrew Strohecker, 71 Rhodes K. Scheidler, 304~ Park Smith, 964 Franklin 2 Rosenberg, 14 Hartford 7 Oak street. Dwight 355 Joseph GiHett, 1 Stanley Bonienski, 27 Hurlburt Elm street. 213 Clark J. Daley, 168 Tremont | Guisseppe G. Riccardo, 188 Jubilee | street. } Michael A. Fazzo, §9 Lee strect. Adam M. Pauza, 111 Hartford Jullus Vasario. 629 Fast Main street. Oscar Nygren, 766 Bast strect, John Tomous. 15 Berlin Ave. Nathan Greenberg, 396 Bristol St., Brooklyn, N. Y. TLeo Edward St. Thomas, 1164 Stan- Augustus B. Musante, 25 Dwight St. Julius Schmidt, -164 Hartford Ave. Ande Ettro, 45 Wilcox St. Chester Cass Trudeau, 72 Albert Pinto, 86 Maple St. Geovanni Bozzuto, 102 Elm St. Hartford 43 Franklin St. John Jos. Coffey, 48 Cottage Place. William Sacuiat, 35 Clark St Angelle Valente, 111 Wint John Boyle, 131 Main St. Patrick Lee, 69 Church St. Anthony Schultz, 222 Main St. Walter Antone Bailey, 39 Franklin Antonas Zuku st. Patrick Daly, 87 Seymour St. David Oscar Swanson, 811 East St. Bola Isaac, 485 Main € Emil Henry Stabert, 1 Austin St. Michael Suchokilski, 23 Star St. Bdward L. Backmann, 58 Fairview TIsadore Gorfain, 522 Smalley St. Walter J. Plude, 100 Seymour St, John Confetto, 7 West St. Domenico Potragile, 102 Hart St. T.ouis Kolbin, 169 Fartford Ave. John Jos. Welch, 1025 Stanley St. Frank Wm. Beecher, 483 Main St. Falmano Brunella, 68 Franklin St. James Jerome Dixson, 17 Spring St. Frank H. Egan, 21 Hurlburt St. Joseph Reney, Glendale St. Francis Jos. McConn, 718 Stanley St H Decran Sarkouian, 230 North St. James Murray, 505 Main St, John Jos. Gavin, 211 Main St. Jonathon Jacobs, 18 Clark St., Isadore Greenberg, 396 Bristol St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Har Jubilee St. Samuel Martin, 50 Whiting St. Cornelius H. Keough, 44 Lawlor St. Edward Jos. Hay Clark Sf Anton Satalino, Main St. Joseph Blazek, n . Thomas Jos. Rouski, 6 Stanley St. Frank Jos. Urban, 48 Court St. Patsy Colello, 310 Park St, Frank A. Crowley, 605 East Main athaniel Robertson, 117 618 Main St. Place. 515 7 Cottage West St. East John Jos. Crean, Paul R. Lawle: 'id Roney Philip J. Paquette, 11 st. Charles Meyers, Dennis Jos. Fasaro, William Frank Kraus, 121 Clark St. 246 Cherry St. 71 Rhodes st. i Hilding Beckman, 47 Winter St. Ernest J. Gardette, 288 North St. ‘Axel Peter Berlin, 141 Jubilee St. Myer Berkowitz, 65 Stanley St Jidward C, Childs, Upton, Ma John Jos. Storey, 30 Union St. Simon McCoy, 133 Chestnut St. Charles L. Hopkins, 84 Church St. Walter August Wickstrom, 476 Stanley St. Registiano Fiagone, 310 Church St. Oswald W. Paul, 2 Hartford Ave. Edmund Jos. Murphy, 143 Hart- 8 Church St. Peter Francis Dorsey, 286 Elm St. Louis Gilbert Goldberg, 74 Seymour St. (Continued on Eleventh Page) Lawlor | °© AMERICAN STEAMER Tyler Torpedoed OF Coast of ! France on May FIVE GUNNE F water streyed on March New stes a RS 3uiit in 1013— York amer Tyler sunk off t ding to informs May has i Vessel Was of 3,928 Gross Cflicers Convinced U-Boat 17. The been ench ation T SUNK; 11 DROWNED 3 MISSIHG Tons and of Tide- Was De- American torpedoed coast, uc reaching ma- rine circles here today. Eleven me ber: dro five ber: Mears b Knowlton, Kauamato, Jo. L fire the crew The Ty o oof wned. s gross and was built in 1913. She May 3. 11 who of the 1 were naval gt s of the ship third. a Creek, oiler messm Rodriguc coal pas sunk shee o, T Spain. \ was defeated rep Believe Subr Vashington, Ms en the Ame and Germa 17 in and orted today nient. T I mer "he nav. 1t follows ‘The depd Va Norfolk, whi commander were vler was i nerchant inners. crew we sistant Cls an, no fireman; marine y A L n ch the perhaps the na rtment of b shed, six Fernando T.a , the threc last from Corunna, submarine or illed o were crew and The mem- re: * B. W. en wrence Grega Sunk. be- Tide- on marine unk was depart- fight mer vy announce- he armed guard of the Tidewater reports to the nav; at i var mi 26 to sho t and hit | The bea afte and sub: cou standing by cond in, ment 30 p. off t v dep: about 11 sighted eading towards the ves ds off. sed by the fect. The ship hear on the T t missed. The shot and the other and was third tswain r gun 1 the satisfi shot of crew, firing in the merged in. rse and comm for - mate in We that m., he on a Bmarine guns we -boat > pointer 1 incer a starboard el about 150 | As the ship turned it was | about | and the what March 17 submarine bow by re brought first fired the the cap- nd myself crew called a clean ed it wa fired i chargs s effective. by the of the having her spotted vosition enced for resumed zigzagging, an attack''but submarine did not appear again. made all preparatior last our she the an attack at daybreak but there were no signs c¢f the submarine.” ADMITS ZEEBRUGGE Tra ATTACK SUCCEEDED ‘ nkfurter Zeitung Fears Navy May Penetrate to Other Tm- London, British ma cessful is admitted by the Zeitung comment. urg: me: of r great success through portant Shore Bascs. May attack on base at Ze ine in its es that the ares to deal remarkable bold G .—That the Ge: cchrugge F 1an 1 the with n to fleet s f the recent rman sub- was suc- nkfurter The paper navy take antagonist deny’ ‘it cored a ntastically audacious stroke in penctrating one of the strongholds over which the Ger- mar n flag floats. We must frankly admit enemy ships actually entered the port of is ach TLocal B 13 the cou the: Tw for; the of no reason o why Zeebruggee. ieve a MITCHELL C: Lawyer’s phone Co, i Iartford, May cas slated fo: suprem rt conven so were o Litchfield cot a county cases next session. d th the Four offered had formally open were t Naubu; court Hartford hat they Against ipreme ~Onl the Ma were morni cou and e he! o ity we reac that the being so, there should milar feat at other times.” not SEE. ASSIGNED. [cle- Court. x of the term of when All of nty « five H 1d over Ly rt- to James Dunlop, tior Sher ed court. g arrano Bro Fire District; 1al church, fiff Dewey assigned in the follow- | “onnectizut and Eo. hell Mfg. M vinst Southern New Bngland Tele- c agalnst Calvan- phe I one Co.; Milane: Hartford-Aet nst Oscar And National erson. JOHN SPOKE TOO ¢ sridgeport, May OON. After he had | congratulated the court for probating hin cou ven, wit | der Ne 1 and he w rt room, John arrested herc h theft of sev rrested Haven ed re- W s abc to Myna, in bicyel al o of New Apr complaint authorities. leave Ha- il charged es, was or o The t had placed him on probation because he is not to be for in is liable wantc be drafted New Haven What for New Britain and viel Showe d and Wednesda cooler tonight We | British | Bank | the | could | | | 1 | | | r DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT BREEDS LABOR STRIKE THREAT STANDING ROOM ONLY Intense Austrian Socialists Draw Up Manifesto Declaring Work- ingman Will Fight “Abso- lutism” Plot to Help Pan- Germans. Interest Shown in Concert of New Britain Choral Socicty at Fox's Theater This Evening. | With ev sold and s | pracurable, | society seat in Fox’s theats anding room only being the New Britain Choral looks forward to its annual Labor Austria govern- parlia- dispatch vitzerland, May organizations in under the pending Berne, | and socialist threaten revolt ment's action in ment, according to a Dutch from Vienna quoting the Social De- moratische Koresponcez to the effect that a committee of the socialist party and a committee of the German social deputies club Mave decided to issue a manifesto to the working class in re- gard to the government action in which the following declaration will be made: “If absolutism is established out of regard for pan-Germanism which is prolonging the war the working classes will be forced to fight for their rights.” The manifesto concludes by exhort- hold themselves London, 7.—"The latest de- velopments in the Austrian situation can be summarized as concession to the Germans and threats to the south- ern Slavs,” says a dispatch from The Hague to the Daily Mail. “At least that is how the Czechs and | ). the southern Slavs regard the de- OLIVE KLINE. cision of Premier von Seydler to in- troduce for Bohemit alone the re- concert this evening at Fox’s theater | arrangement of the provincial ad- | as probably the most successful in the | ministration which was promised history of the organization. Certain | nearly a year ago for all Austria. ON CGASUALTY LIST | been secured and never in past years has the society cngaged singers of Hartford, Torrington and Deep River Soldiers such renown. Mentioned. 8:15 pected . Those The concert commences at o'clock but all who attend are | to be in their seats at 8 o’clocl Washington May 7.—The casualty list today continued 41 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 4, died of wounds, 2; dled of disease, 5; dled of other causes, 1; wounded, severely 15 wounded slightly, 13; missing in ac- tion, 1. Licut. Edmund J. La Porte of Plainfield, N. J. was the only officer named. He died of discase. The list: Killed in Action. Corporal Herman Bjormhang, Tofte, Minn.; Privates Oscar C. Grifiith, Gadsden, Marcus Jones, Minneapolis; Juulius F. Muller, Missouri. Diea of Disease. Lieut. Edmond La Porte, Plainfield; Corporal James P. Whalen, J Hart- { ford; Privates Claud Henderson, Han- na, Okla.; Andy Martin Lang, Racine, Wis.; John Peet, Hollygrove, La. Died of Wounds. Privates Willis Boothe, Hanson Okla; Giovanni Cavallari, Torrington. Died other Causes. Private Collum, Noberton La. Wounded Severely. Sergeant Clarence A. Baugher, Elk- ton; Corporal Orlando L. Graham, Avon, Cook James P. Cutter, Brooklyn; shoer Joseph Shubert, Ford City, rivates Homar B. John Ken- , Portland, Orc; John E 1xfield, Lake City; Henry Monaco, New | { Rochelle; Joseph W. O’Connor, Ros According to news ! Cal.; Clarence O’Del, Spokane; John Potter, Orient; Thomas Rodvansk ; ie Sexton, Huntsville Baltimore; M | PAUL ALTHOUSE. arriving late will not be permitted to take seats between numbers but must wait until the number has been com- pleted. | The net proceeds of the concert will | be given to the New Britain chapter of the American Red C . BOLSHEVIKI STILL SUPREME. Report of Overthrow of Govermment Believed Unfounded. London, May 7. received from Russia hrough Swedish and Dutch channels as forwarded from Christiania in a dispatch to the Times, rumors of the overthrow of the Bol- |i hevik government which have been | 1dutch | current recently are unfounded. Ti | are probably due to the fact that | Soviet governments making d cisions of greater mude Corporal R P i Boston: Pri amento; George 2 Musician Herbert A 8. Cooms, . Gwynne, sritton H 1 Hirsch, N. Y Oregon City; Clarence Kel Patrick D. McTear, Wol J. Pinkston, on GIF { Mentor N. cenville; Adol offman, , Decatur; George Muench of Stamford, Accused by Trade Co:nmission. 7.—Complai of has May Muench inufaeturer, employes ct | iiquor, money | le presents, was made today Washington, that G st Missing, Louis R. Zigra, Deep River, § | stomeri | and given ot Private Conn sion. LABOR DRAFT H ROBERTS OPPOS Lo ministor actions to h! respon- complaint such designed to ir Roberts, cmploye; s T 11 with the hteir employe 1 with comapeting dent and not confere Germany. in En Ameri- in presence ives of the { what is known | cure .S. TROOPS STILL HURRY TO FRONT LINE IN FRANC Continue to Arrive Force to Aid Frei and English, Clem ceau Reports ALLIES INVINCIBLE, PREMIER’S BEI British Make Successful Ra Enemy Southwest of Amien Capture Three Machine @G Artillery Duel on Both Avre—English Casualties for | Reach 38,691. g Paris, May 7.—American continue to arrive on the frox force, Premier Clemenceau told cel Hutin, editor of the Xchi Paris, on returning today from days’ visit to the front. The P brought back, he said, a feeli confidence of the invincibility allied forces. British Take Machine Guns. London, May 7.—The British a successful.raid last night neas ille-Vitasse, southwest of A war office reports. Three guns were captured. Artillery Exchanges on A Paris, May T7.—Active fighting occurred last night om sides of the Avre, southwes Amiens, the war office announ: British Casualties Grow. London, May 7.—British reported during the week end day reached 38,691. Of this number 6,555 officers| men were killed or died of weo 32,336 were wounded or rep missing. Killed or died of wounds: 499; men, 6,056, Wounded or 1,859; men, 30,277, off missing; O THREAT S T TO BER Ukrainian Government Unab Stomach German Representa May —The Ukrg government has sent a note to| lin intimating that it will resi several German officials are ng called to Germany, sa a di from Moscow aturday. The mentions General Eichorn, the tary commander, and Baron von Schwarzenstein, the Germarn] bassador. ti London, Whether the note referred, was sent by the old Ukraif crnment or the new peasant go ment is not ciear.” Probably ii sent by the old government and ably led to the arrest of some members by the German govern NEW WARTIME CURREN Washington, May 7.—Designe the nation’s first wartime curg federal bank notes of one dolla two dollar denomi approved by the tr new bills will make appearan general circulation about July note of the war period is given side of the two dellar nd mn of one of new battle ce of the two dollar notes* ait of Thomas Jefferson, | XTEND WAR RISK shington, M Extensid k insurance law to more liberal the payment of bl to dependent relatives of ‘soldig provided in a bill by Rep, Sims) under consideration by the hous terstate and foreign commerce niittee. GIVES PARK TO TORRINGT( Torrington, May 7.—FredericH Fussenich, president of Machine Co., of this town an former te se or today—his birthday—npresented to the League park athletic g: nd contests have held. The park is valued at more 5,000. Mr. Fussenich has bed sident here 60 years. NO POISON GIVEN GON Moscow, May 1. (By the'Assod Press)—The sudden deatly = hery Maddin Summers, American ¢ general, was at first diagnosed n physicians as being' d: poisoning. Later however the cians certified death caused by orrhage of brain. 4 MUELHAUSEN MUS Geneva, May —The authorities at Muelhausen, have ordered all inhabitants protectiony aerial g zette s DISCUES CUT IN AUTO of good + men wk attacking guns. land counter-| g instructions to resis range i mancuver to bring them into ¢ with enemy citizeas. every | ontact | with | g Washington, May T7.—~Eea or autc manufactf vith ~war ies board uss further curtailment use of materials needed fom