New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1918, Page 1

) c¢my ambush sometime last night. | 0 - The Germans evidently used bayonets $ Mond the butts of their rifles. The € {4 4 Turther i i v 5 a3 " BODIES DISCOVERED ~ A4S far as was known. s ¥iorning near Viestrate gouthwest 012 HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL, NEWSPAPERS HERALD “ADS” ' BETTER BUSIN PRICE THREE CELNTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918.—TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED _U. S. PATROL ON TOUL LINE WIPED OUT IN HUN AMBUSH Scouting Party Killed With o Rifle Butts and' Bayonets Without Single Shot Being Fired. IN NO MAN’S LAND British Recover Ground by Flanders Taken Germans Yestcrday on ‘ Front, New Enemy Attack Opening Today North of Kemmel—Cana- dians Take Prisoncrs and Guns Southeast of Arras. With the American Army France, May 8, (By the ociated Press.)—An American patrol on the | Uoul sector fell victim to a silent en- Americans went out early in the eve- 1ing and nothing further was heard of them until another patrol hap- rened to cross the spot where the cthers had been ambushed. Not one | shot wag fired during the encounter British Regain Lost Ground. London, May 9.-—By a counter at- tack delivered last night by British | 1rcops the Germans were driven from the portions of the Allied front line | they had cntered on the front in the La ector, the war . Flanders i Clytte-Voormezeele | office announced to- « progress was made last | right by the British on the front east | c¢ Amiens, between the Somme and | Ancres river: Yesterday's attack on the Flanders line was carried out by two German divisions. Heavy casualties were in- ficted on them by the British forces. A new German attack made 1ris morning on the Ilander: front north of Kemmel. The enemy pressed | back the British line slightly at one point. Battlc Near Ypres in Progress. With the British Army in France, May 9, (By the Assoclated Preoss.)-— fighting w still in_ progress. Ypres. At one time the British were forced Jback slightly by machine gun | fire. All the rest of the original de- | ferses appeared to be again in the | bands of the defenders. Canadian Raid Southeast of Arras. Canadian Army Headquarters in France, May 9 (By the Canadian | ess Limited.)—Strong raiding par. s of Nova Scotia and New Bruns- vwick troops entered the enemy out- post lines early yesterday Neu- | velle-Vitassi southeast of Arras. They | irflicted many casualties on the Ger- mans and took prisoners and two machine gun: Their losses were slight. | Artillery Battle on Avre Continues. Paris, May ¢.—Heavy artillery fighting on both sides of the Avre yiver on ‘tié front below: Amiens is reported in today's official statement. LABORERS RESCUED FROM SUBWAY TIOMB No Hope For Four Others Trapped by Cave-in in Flatbush Avenue. New York, May 9.—Eight laborers Mwho were imprisoned for six hours in a tunnel 100 feet below the surface, following the cave-in of a subway ex- cavation in Flatbush avenue, Brook- Ivn late last night, were rescued early today but no hope is held for four fellow workers, also trapped in an adjoining section of the subway. The rescued workmen were kept alive by® means of compressed air -ced through pipes, which had been \‘nk from the street to the tunnel. The accident occurred, it is said, when a lcosened timber, which six of the men had started to repair, and hundreds of tons of snapped arth and rock poured upon them. = CONVICTED OF TREASON Ywelve Dresden Members of Inde- pendent Socialist Party of Germany Senterced For Causing Strikes, Amsterdam, May 9.—Twelve Dres- den members of the Independent So- list party of Germany have been A onvicted of high treason by the im- court at Leipsic, to thev Vorwaerts They distributed t year advocating the opverthrow of the German empire, and helped to bring about the strikes of last summer, advocating them Kl eans of obtaining peace. They were sentenced to penal servi- tude for terms varying from 18 months to eight yeaxs. i dispateh of a perial from that city | on duty | days of the week in violation of the | Rohrberg and Gruenwald Left Town to Paint | Policemen’s Launch, (Special to The Herald.) Hartford, May 9.—For violation of enemy alien by of the lintitations of their per- | Carl A. R 71 Sey- meur, New in; and Paul W. Gruenwald of New Britain were locked up at the Hartford County on Seym street, last night, on \residential warrants. Both men were employed as painters by the John Boyle Co. of New Britain. The specific violation consisted in | going to Middletown last Sunday to | — paint a boat for Officer Charles John- ron of the New Britain police depart- ment.) Thé offenders will be held in con- cment for the present at least. Interested New Britain parties in- terceded today for the release of the men. the act trespassing out mits ohrberg of B 8 At the police headquarters this aft- | crinoon it was stated that the arrest of Rohrberg and Gruenwald was un- known to them. In such cases the federal agents make the arrests and ‘o not come in contact with the lo- cal police. Traflic Officer Johnson and Desk | Herbert C. Lyon were joint | hoat on the river and it was painted by Gruen- | wald and Rohrberg on their spare time, just after the spring launching. Secret service men were in the city ihis afternoon and it was said that they were working on an important ¢ and developments were ex- pected. f a it VIOLATE LAW WITH WOMEN AT GATES | Yemale Employes Work 11 Hours a | Pay ¥For Sevén Days in Week. rtford, May Charlotte M. Holloway, investigator of the bureau, labor bureau will cral authorities at Washington there are nine women empl gate tenders at railroad cros New Britain and Elmwood who are | 11 hours a day, for seven special that | red as federal eight hour a day law. i nd BATT TN ! AVIATORS FALL INTO SEA Two Rescucd By Coast Steamer Five | Miles Off Miami, Florida, in State | of Exhaustion. An Atlantic naval Port, aviators in May 9.—Two a state of exhaus- tion after remaining afloat with their | damaged hydroplane five miles off Miami, Fla., were rescued by a coast | stegmer which brought them here to- day. The aviators had falien into the sea with their plane when its mechan- ism went wrong and told the captain | of the ship when picked up that they could much longe The men rescued were Arthur Lav. erents, aviator, and C. C. Cot ton. with which the south- ern waters are infested added to their peril The captain of the steamer said that @ squall was coming up when the aircraft in distress was sighted and hish scas had begun to brealk over it when his vessel came along. side. The hydroplane, which welghs 200 pounds, was hauled aboard tha steamer and brought here. At the quarantine station it was turned over to the care of a government guard- ship which towed it to a naval base where it was found to be very little damaged. STRIKERS RANKS ENLARGED. 300 Machinists and Toolmakers Go Out At Bridgeport. Bridgeport, May 9.—Three hundred machinists and toolmakers at the Lib- erty Ordnance Co. joined the striking toolmakers and machinists of the Remington Arms Co. who quit work vesterday. The 'Liberty Ordnance Co. are approximately force empioyed there. Their demands are the same as those.of the Reming- ton’s employes—wages of 70 and 80 cents per hour and closed shop. There was no change in the situation at the Remington plant today. The company officials take the stand that the matier is in the hands of the government, adjusting of wages dat- ing back to May 1 promised to the men according to a telegram from Washington today, NEY ALIENS TAKEN FOR VIOLATING LAW ngs in | { | i not have held on to the craft | 1 Connecticut : i } Mudd, La Plata, 9.—On the report of | the state | report to the fed- | | Livermore, Dorchester; i ti, Monterey, i | COMPANY E MEN CITED FOR VALOR TLieut. Rodman Wright Chamber- in of this city, second lieutenant of Company E, 102d U. S. Infantry, and several other New Britain soldiers have been recommended by Major eral Clarence R. Edwards for byay on the field of battle and the general, in a dispatch just re- ceived, also recommends that thes men be given the Distinguished Ser- vice Cross for “extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy’”. citotion of these New Britain men is in connection with similar ‘recom- mendations for 90 men from New England, most of whom come from the vicinity of greater Boston. New Britain Men Cited. Lieut. Chamberlain is cited for bravery under fire and is recommend- ed for the Distinguished Service Cross. With him are recommended Sergeant Eric Olsen of East street, a member of Company F, 102d U. S. Infantr: Corpoml Harold G. Thompson of 282 The | IN BATTLE Arch street, a member of Company E, 1024 U. S, Infantry; Private Fred { Becker of Prospect street, a member of Company E, recently on the cas- ualty 1i a seriously woundad Private Frank Campbell of 619 East | Main street; and the following other members of the 102d Infantry: Second Lieutenant Ralph H. Bish- op, Serg. Walter Dunlin, Company B; Scrg. Seth Beeker, Company F; Corp. A. E. Lundmark, Company A; Cor; Raymond J. Meogan, Company Aj; Corp. Ralph Sanderson, Company ¥; Privates Frank A. Coyle, Edward J. Farrell, C. R. Johns, Ray Moo and H. W. Mellon of Company Private Earl F. Blake of Company E; Privates John Raponetti, William R. Johnson and Andrew Usinger of Com- pany E. Gen. The order Edward's Order. issucd by General Ed- (Continued on Eleventh Page) FIVE CONNEGTICUT | SOLDIERS ON LIST| New Haven, Hartiord Rockville, Ansonla and Stamiord on Roll 76 GASUALTIES REPORTED Ten Killed in Action, 3 Died of Wounds, 2 Died of Accident, 13 Wounded Slightly, 41 Seriously 1 Taken Prisoner. May The casualty 76 names divided Killed in action, 10; died of wounds, 3; died of accident, 2; died of disease, 6: wounded' severel 135 wounded slightly, 41; prisoner, 1. Officers named were: Lieut. Harold Sydney Morgan, Vancouver Barracks, Washington, killed in aetion; Cadet iIvan D. Liyingstone, Pullman, Wash.,. died of Adam P. Dambraucka: accdent; Lieuts. Philadelphia Kostka Md.; Thomas H. Reagan, Canton, Ill.; James J. Sheer- an, Chicago; Paul B. Stewart, War- ren, Pa. slightly wounded; and Cap- tain Andrew S. Robinson, Columbus, 0., previously reported missing, now reported prisoner. The list follows: Killed in Action. Lieut. Harold Sydney Morgan, Van- couver Barracks; Corporal Manoah J. Kirby, West Baden, Ind.; Privates Harry J. Allen, Aurora; FErnest C. Bell, Middlefield, Conn; Robert A. Brewer, Finley, Tenn.; William B. Dalton, Holbrook, Mass.; Forest H. Harrison, Dearing, Ga.; Melvin T. Johnson, Hawley, Minn.; Charles R. Michael Viot- Cal. Died of Discase. Sergeant Herbert E. Sheldon, 839 Broad street, Providence; Privates Henry H. Hoyt, Chelsea; L.ee McGow- Tex.; Arthur Eugene Horace B. Quiv- | ey, Encampment, Wyoming; Peter C. Smith, Colby Died of Accident. Cadet Ivan D. Livingstone, Pull- man, Wash.; Private John S. Henry, Bristol, Tenn. Died of Wounds Received in Action. Corporal Albert L. Tate, Cummins, Kas.; Privtes Earl W. Mountain, Ada, Kas; Clinton C. Walda, Fort Wayne. Wounded Neverely. Corporals Elwood T. Bauman, Cen- tral Fire station, ISaston, Pa.; George D. Kirchofer, Kidder, Mo. Roy Tower, 18 en; Juan I. Trujillo, Logan, N. Privates Herbert W. Chapelle, S cuse; Arthur F. Hargraves, Merrimac, Mass.; Jameés Hora, Clutier, Ia.; Ein- ar Sundbek, Racine, Wis.; Guy Kret- zer, Independence, Kas. Frank J. ard Pantour- Tho: Syawak, rthur L. Van Bib- Admiral street, New Hav- M.; Maruna, Cleveland; Edw m Harrisburg, Hartford, Conn ber, Wellston, O. Wounded Slightly. Licuts. Adam P. Dambrauckas, Phila.; Kostka Mudd, La Plata, Md. Thomas H. Reagan, Canton, I1L; James J. Sheeran, Chicago; Paul B. r Stewart, Warren, Pa.; Sergeant Ma. John J. Madden, Charlestown; Ser- geants Michael J. Donohue, Spring- field; John R. Power, Dorchester; Granville M. Wilcox, Woonsocket; Corporals Russell Preston, Paints- ville; Fred TF. Sorrels, Burnsville; Jas. W. Talley, Vulean; Mechanic George Davis, 621 Minor street, Read- ing; Wagoner Eldred E. Green, Tur- ner, Me.; Privates William G. B. An- german, Rockville, Conn.; Karl Bam- blowski, Chicago; Edmond A. Beau- champ, 20 Royce street, Rutland, Vt., Robert M. Blair, Cambridge; Joseph Borowski, Bessemer, Mich.; William G. Burke, Douglas; George H. Calo- meres, Gerak, Greece; Alva M. Col- ver, Pellham; William Cooper, Hal- low Rock; Joseph J. Cryan, Anniston; Howard Cummins, Powell, O.: Clatie R. Cunningham, Watson, Tenn.; Levi (Continued on Eleventh Page) L. | PRESS OF OPINION ASQUITH WILL LOSE ‘But Government Victory in Par- liament May Prove Nothing VERDICT O0F NO ACCOUNT Expected to Up- Ilouse of Commons hold Lloyd George Concerning Maurice Affair Rather Than Throw Out Ministry at Crucial Moment. London, May 9.—The intense in- terest in the crisis brought about by the letter Major Gen. Maurice i | reflected in the morning newspaper: They give much prol‘nn\cnce to the prospects of toda doings in the House of Commons and in the atti- tude of political parties towards the government and Gen. Maurice and speculate on the probable outcome. Opinion is general that if former Premier Asquith forces his motion to have a select committee investigate the charges made by Gen. Maurice, in a division the government will ob- tain a majority which commentators believe will be substantial. Some hold that a verdict by the House of Commons in support of the government will vindicate the gov- ernment and crush what they call the rigue of the Asquithian opponents. Oth say such a verdict will prove nothing except reluctance to oust the government at a critical moment, main question unaffected. le Sees No Decision. } o The latter view voiced by the T'aily Chronicle, which, while pre- cicting a parliamentary victory for the government, possibly by a large majority says this would indicate riothing more than reluctance by the commons at a moment of national peril to overthrow the ministry while no definite acceptable alternative cxjsts. The government will continue in power but will continue in doubts of the gravest character. “There has been more than enough cf this employing of distinguished officers who have had differences with the government as stalking horses by the government’s political cnemies,” say the Daily Telegraph. The Morning Post says: “The House of Commons will not Kkill ILloyd George to make Asquith pre- mier. This has been Lloyd George's safeguard before and will be his safe- guard now Irish Nationalists Will Not Vote. The Trish Nationalists, according to | the Daily News decided officially | Wednesday night not to participate | in the debate in parliament today. If 1his information is accurate a sub- stantial gover ent majority in the event of a division would seem to be sssured. Irish Nationalists newspapers, says a dispatch to the Times from Dublin, are taking the most lively interest in t{he parliamentary crisis, the Nation- alists obviously praying for a trans- fer of the government to hands which would refuse to enforce con- scription in Ireland. 'HOME RULE BILL BY MAY 19 Bonar Iaw Expresses Hope Measure ‘Will Be Introduced in Parliament by Whitsunday., London, May 8§, via Ottawa.—An- drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, announced in the house of commons today that he hoped an Irish home rule bill would be in- | troduced in the house before Whit- | sunday, May 19. “‘EATHI:R. | Havtford, \my 9.—Forecast | for New Britain and vietnit Fair, warmer tonight. Friday showers, S = ASQUITH DENIES DESIRE TO CENSURE GOYERNME in the house of commons the Tower of London and SPY LANDED IN IRELAND BY GERMAN SUBMARINE NOW IN TOWER OF LONDON London, May 9.—A German submarine recently landed a man on the Irish coast, where he was ar- rested by government officials. parliamentary secretary to the war office, announcd _lames MacPherson, today that this man was in would be court martialed. FIRE THREATENS RAILROAD SHOPS OF NEW HAVEN ROAD HERTLING THREATENS TO DISSOLVE CHAMBER Amsterdam, May 9.—Count von Hertling, the German chancellor and Prussian pre- mier, has decided to dissolve the Prussian chamber if the third reading of the franchise reform bill is rejected, the Co- logne Gazette asserts. 'RUSSIA ASKS PARIS T0 RECALL NOULENS Ambassador Made Unfriend- ly Remarks, Foreign Minis- ter Tchiterin Declares. Moscow, May 4 (By the Associated Press).—The recall of Joseph J. B. E. Noulens, the French ambassador, is demanded by Foreign Minister Tchit- erin because of statements said to have been made by the ambassador: “The statements,” says the note from the Sowiet foreign office, “in the tragic days of Russia’s living wrongs hardly can be conducive to friendly relations between the French and Russian peoples. “The representative of the French government is aggravating the rela- tlons between France and Russia and cannot be tolerated within the limits of the Russian republic. “The government of the Russian federated republic expresses the con- viction that M. Noulens be immedi- ately recalled by the government of the French republic.” THREE FRENCH ACES KILLED IN BATTLE Tdeuts. Chaput and Delmulde Capt. Meiffre Lost to Aviation and Service. Paris, May 9.—French aviation has suffered a great loss in the death with- in a few days of three Aces who, be- tween them, had accounted for more than 45 Germans. Lieutenant Chaput, with 16 Germans to his credit, was killed Tuesday while Sub Lieutenant Demulde, with 13 victories, was killed in the region of the Somme yesterday Captain Meiffre met death while di- recting an infantry attack from a very low altitude. He was struck by a machine gun bullet fired from the ground. Within five minutes on Tuesday, Sub Lieutenant Nungesser, leading French aviator brought down his 33rd. and 34th. German machincs and damaged another which undoubt- edly will be place to his creit. On Sunday he knocked out two other enemy planes which have not yet been officially recorded. During three years of air fighting he has been wounded 17 times and has served on bombing expeditians. CONSTANTINE UNDER KNIFE Greece Operated Former King of Upon and Is Reported to Be Out of Danger. Zurich, May 9.—Former King Con- stantine of Greece has undergone an | operation in a local hospital and is now out of danger. It is believ however, that his convalescence wiil be slow. QUIET “TAP D’ AT YALE. New Haven, May 9.—Throwing aside all traditions, senior society elec- tions at Yale to be given today will be made known by announcement only. There will be no gathering of juniors under the historic tree. A notic given out requests the undergraduate body “not to assemble on the campus and nat congregate in the halls.” War conditions and absence of many eligi- ble candidates renders ordinary 2 lzm;'.hucl of election. impossible, of Acres of Buildings Probable From Flames Starting Today in Roundhouse Nearby. Destruction New Haven, May 9.—A fire of ser- ious aspect broke out this noon in a roundhouse adjacent to the shops of the New Haven railroad southwest of the station destroved yesterday. Destruction of the shops covering many acres seems likely although op- partunities for fighting the blaze ars excellent. The heart of the fire is in a store- house in which, among other things, the railroad stored its track torpedoes. Firemen were engaged for some timo | in getting out boxes of these explo- sives. The fire m take a number of buildings. Old Union Station Burned. The old union station was burned late yesterday. About 00 employes were In the building at the time but ! all escaped safely. Three firemen were slightly burned. The cause of the fire has not been determined. No estimate for the loss was available at | the company’s offices, but it was stated ! it was covered by insurance. A p of the loss includes a large quantity aof records stared in the build- ing. Train service was temporarily disarranged and held up. g The fire apparently started in the upper section near the clock tower, and spread so rapidly that within | a comparatively short time the in- terior had been entirely burned out and only the walls of the long three- story brick structure remained. In the building were the affices of the division superintendent, division engineer, assistant superintendent of | telegraph, paymaster, engineers of, real estate and tests, electrical engi-| neer, fuel and tonnage accounts, chief dispatcher, general baggage agent, conductors rooms and the Adams Express Co.'s office. The Express Co.’s loss, it was said, would be small. The old station was built about 1871. Twenty-seven years ago it was unroofed by fire. Unmindful of the danger from the high tension wires of the company’s electrical system thousands of per- sons crowded platforms, tracks and| other sources of vantage until warned away by the police. The heavily charged Wwires, heated from the blaze were a source of peril to fire- men and spectators until the power had been shut off. No Interruption of Traflic. No interruption in traffic will fol- low the destruction of the old New Haven station of the New Haven road, it was stated today at the company’ office. Adjustment has-already been made of conditions and the freight clerks and other departments which were ousted are being placed else- where. The old station had not been used for train movements for soma weeks, the eastbound trains having | been tr ed from it in March. The | temporary station to the north had | fbeen used for westbound trains for ! more than a year. This temporary structure was put up in anticipation of a new station for which New Haven had been working for ten | years or more and which was in sizght as foundation work had been started. Tt is not believed that the loss of the old building will expedite the new one las there are so many difilculties in the way. It brings culmination of | hopes, however, much nearer. As to the source of yesterday's blaze there is only conjecture. In- quiry shows that when the upper part was wreathed in smoke there was none in the lower rooms. As clerks scurrying along the second floor saw no fire the supposition is that badly insulated wires started a fire between | the floors and spread from one end to the other. This would account for the blaze breaking out at about the same moment at both ends of the station. PRESIDENT ADMITS ERROR. Washington, May 9.—In a letter to Chairman Dent of the house military committee, President Wilson said he was in error when recently he advised the committee he thought it would be proper to give states credit in the draft for volunteers furnished. The president wrote today he had not ) treated unfairly. Declares He Would So Directly, If He lieved Such Ac to be His Duty 1 ASKS INVESTIGATI( OF MAURICE CHAZ London, May 9.—In the of commons today former mier Asquith denied that tion respecting the Maurice was designed to obtain a vi censure of the government, ing it was absurd to describe such. Should he find it hi to censure the governmen said, he hoped that he would the courage to do so in direg] unequivocal form. Ex-premier Asquith sail thought it was not the b of parliament to constantl quire into the conduct of § sive phases of the war. house, he added, had more enough of such inquiries a Mr. Asquith presented hi tion for the appointment | select committee of two 4 vestigate charges made by | Maurice, who was formerl: rector of military operatioy the war office. Premier Lloyd Geoi’ge ] cheered loudly when he aro speak. He said he had * It was] business of Gen. Maurice to to the cabinet and point where the minister had made] takes, he declared. ENGLAND CUTS MEAT RAT Butchershop Meat Card Will Be Reduced From Two Per Cent. Alloy Washington, May 9.—Englan about to curtail still further the} sumption of meat. A cablegram to the food adm tion today said that beginni in a few days regulations would stituted limiting the numx’ butchershop meat cards a yel each person to two instead as at present. A third coupe be used but only for bacon, for other meat not classed as meat. SPEEDERS HIT TRUCK Two on Motorcycle Driven By From Machine Tra Thrown 40 Miles an Hour. Bridgeport, May 9.—While sps on a motoreycle with a sidecan tachment, at a rate of more thi miles an hour, according to infl tion given the police, Charles R] and Lewi a Brioner today eo furniture truck and werd injured. They were hu ance of 10 feet by the impag Rodregues is believed to have tainea a fractured skull. The was driven by Harrls Galski. WANTS 60Y. YAGER REM gues with 1 Samuel Gompers Charges Porto H ecutive With Incom, Handling Labor Situation. ‘Washington, May Remo Arthur Yager as governor of Rico is asked of President Wilse Samuel Gompers, president of American Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers charged the gol ment with incompetency in hi the labor situation in Porto Ri SHIP CONSTRUCTION GAI} Sims Expresses Hope U-Boats Soon Be Distanceds London, May 9.—A dinner to American naval and military and Y. M. C. A. representativy given at the National Sporting last night. Vice Admiral Sim mander of the American naval replying to a toast declared hoped that within the next. the construction of new would exceed the rate of by German submarines., ;) After the dinner the nessed hoxing exhibition Jimmy Wilde, the feath champion, and the veteran. a analyzed the situation fully at the time, i | Palmer.