New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1918, Page 1

D BEST OF ALL NEWSPAPER | HERALD “ADS” MEAN | BETTER BUSINESS - Y £ NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1918.—TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1874 BEFORE ES OUT BOX SHO Corbin Establishme on Church St. G ted by Flames Wi PRICE THREE CENTS. (SELECT JONE 5 A5 REGISTRATION DAY . All Men Who Have Become 21| * > Must Register Then SOLDIERS LEAVE THURSDAY Men ERY KILLED IN AIR TILT WITH HU EXPLOSION HEAR FIRE WIP MEMBERSHIP DUES IN RED CROSS DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT CHRISTMAS ST S ENEMY DELIGHTS IN | BUTCHERING WOMEN Victims, Red Cross Man Says | \SPEAKS AT RALLY HERE| i i With the American Army in France, May 19. (By the As- | sociated Press.)—\lajor Raoul Lufbery, regarded as the best avi- | ator in the \merican a service, was shot down in flames and ! killed this morning by a big German triplane which he was at- Lufbery jumped from his flaming machine when 800 He had sceventeen victories to his credit. W. F. Brooks, chairman of the executive committece of New Britain chapter, American Red Cross, made the following announce- ment today: “After the parade of Saturday with all hard to realize that on of about 400 member: special Train Taking to “‘1“’1"]“?” s ders of Campaign for $100,000 vards above the g 5 | Camp | | that it implied, it is L year ago the New Britain Chapter, then was starting its membership campaign. The ical | Upton Goes at 21 a. m.—F¥ Hold Noonday Lunch at * Club With the American Army in France, - he brought down his 18th enemy ma- Standards of National Army Again Raised. 1ay, the at- | June b, two weeks from Wednes has been officially decided upon which all men who have their majority since June will be called upon to ! under the selective service information w announced & letter sent by General the local exemption boards. In each district the draft boards will have full charge of taking rollment and plans are even now be- ing perfected. In this city the work will be greatly facilitated because it was the boards which eventually be- | came the draft boards who had charge of the original registration a year ago. It is expected that registration booths 1 will be fitted up at the polling places in the various wards and the hours for reglstration will be from early morn- ing until about 8 p. m. It is also in- timated that federal agents have a fair idea of what young men register and it will doubtles with any who are detected trying to ovade this compulsory act. The reg- istration cards have already arrived and are similar to those which were used last year, except for a few minor changes in the wording. The rules governing this registration of men have not been fully announced, but every male, citizen or alien, who has attainod his 2ist birthday since June | 5, 1917, will be called upon to regis- ter. It is also expected that in cases where the young man's birthday falls on June 5 he will be required to reg- | istor as was the case last vear. It is expected that about 800 will resister here. on tained 1917, Going, Thursday at 7:21 A. M. The two local boards have also received information 1¢ garding the entraining of the Ir‘(’fil‘ contingent for Camp Upton on Thur day. There will be over 200 men go- | ing from this city and they will leave on a special train at 1 a. m., which is about a half hour earlier than the previous 'quota went. They will go to Hartford where cars will be attached to a special train going to Yaphank, L I Ph Another ceived ¥ cxemption =ical Standard Raised. important the draft statement re- | boards today was a telegram from Washing- ton rais the physical stan- dards of drafted men. Tho telegram advises the draft beards to go over their present quota, which is preparing to leave Thursday, and climinate any men who fail to come up to the new standards. The second board states that hardly any changes will be ne- cessary in their list, through the efficient work of Dr. D. W. O'Connell, the medical member of the board, only men physically fit were selected. The same is also true af the first board, where it is not thought that many changes will e necessary. The new orders regulating the phy- sical standard provide that no regis- trants with hernia of nd, with teeth that do not me required standards, even though they may bg repaired, and with feet which are so | defective that the wearing of army ghoes and' the carrying of any great weight will interfer hall be sent ‘o camp. The the d War rtment also advi 2ft boards by telegram to give “‘orde: to report to a local board for mill duty should be issued in am- ple time for selected men to compo their affairs before leaving home. President Signs Bill. Washington, May 20.—President Wilson today signed the bill for registration for army duty of youths who have become since June 5 Jast year, and who become 21 on June 5 hereafter. Registration will occur on June 5, arrangements al- having been made by Provost Marshal General Crowder. U-BOAT THAT SANK LUSITANIA CRIPPLED. -39 Idmps Into Cartagena, Spain, Badly Damaged, Madrid Is Informed. Madrid, May 20.—The German sub- marine U-39, says an official dispatch from Cartagena, entered that port last right in a damaged conditiou. The U-39, according to German ad- vices, is the submarine that torpedoed the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. A dis- patch from Munich received in Sw yerland on May 8 said it was the U-39 that sank the British liner. On March 11, 1916, it was reported in Washing- ton that it was the U-39 which at- jacked the American oiler Petrolite off the,coast of Bgypt in December, 1915. It is possible that the old U-39 may be out of service by this time and that her number has been taken by ) new hoat. | those rec: | brought | sian throne. May 19 (By The Associated Press).— Major Raoul Lufbery, of the American Flying Corps, has been Kkilled in an aerial battle. He will be buried to- morraw with full military honors m hich French and American troops will participate. Lufbery’s home was in Wallingford, Conn. The German machine, which brought Lufbery down and which wa armed with two machine guns with an operator for each, apparently escaped. Lufbery’'s only wound, aside from ived when he crashed to earth, was a bullet hole through the thumb. Apparently the same bullet punctured one of the gasoline tanks machine. German machine was under anti-aircraft fire several times before and after the fight, and one explosion of a shell upset the enemy plane, but it managed to straighten out again. Tt was about 10 o'clock this morn- ing wh a German triplane suddenly descended from the clouds, apparently because of engine trouble, until it was only some 1,500 meters over the city of Toul. The American fliers were on the alert and some of them headed for the fighting line to await the enemy on his return. Lufbery and the pilot of another machine made after the German, who quickly ran away in the direction of the lines, the two Americans follow- ing him. About two miles from the 1i: Lufbery was seen to at- tack from under the tail, but then he drew off as if his machine gun had jammed. Two minutes later he at- tacked again frcm the same position and almost iraimediately his machine Lurst into flames. Two hostile airplanes have been dovwrn by American aviators, cays an oficial announcement issued at American headguarters this eve- ning. The statement, timed at 9 p. m., follows: “Aside from activity forces on both sides, the day was quiet at all points occupied by our troops. Our aviators brought down two hostile machines. A report that two German airplanes vrere shot down northwest of Toul this morning is not confirmed. During one of many fights on both sides of the line, two enemy machines were seen {o dive, but the best information is that they straightened out before hit- ting the ground and escaped. The American aviators have not been crec- ited with victorie: A French aviator this afternoon shot down an enemy plane back of the Luneville sector. Two men from the plane were captured by the Ameri- cans. The German came from some- where in the rear. It is reported, al- though not confirmed, that this is the machine which brought down Major Lufbery: There has been extr: activity in this sector. Major Raoul Lufbery has been at- tached to the American aviation corps 1 than four months, but be- fore tha he had made a brilliant record a member of the Lafayette escadrille with the French army and generally accounted the leader the American aces. Only recently The of the air rdinary aerial chine, which so far as known, was the number standing to his credit when he was killed and which is by far the largest credited to any Ameri- can aviator either with the American or French army. Lufbery’s father was a native-born American but his mother was French and Lufbery himself was born in France 34 vears ago. For the great- er part of his life he was a traveler, taking up occupations in various parts of the world where his fancy led him. Thus for instance, he served at one time for 18 months with the American army in the Phil- ippines, and was successively occu- pied at times in Algeria, Egypt, Tur- Kkey and in various parts of Europe. He joined the French aviation service in 1916 and soon began to develop marked skill as an airman with the famous Lafayette escadrille. By November of that year he had shot down six machines and had been cited” for bravery, and early last | vear he won the cross of the Legion of Honor. of France, the Bri medal, the war medal of the Aero Club of America, and several times had been cited in French army or- ders, once as ‘an incompdrable pilot.”” He had several narrow es- capes from death. ‘When the American air sgervice be- gan to assume actlve shape in France, Lufbery was commissioned a major in the American army and late in January of this vear was in- ducted into the United States serv ice with that rank. ‘Wallingford in Mourning. Wallingford, May 20.—The family | of Major Raoul Lulbery, the Ameri- | can aviator whose death has been ! announced today, received from him some effects which gave them the im- pression that he intended to come here on a visit. An hour later a re- port came of the death of Major Lufbery but there has been no of- ficial notification. John RE. Martin, warden of the borough, thig noon ordered that flags here be displaved at half staff for | | three days in honor of Major Luf- I bery. He also requested that the clergymen meet to decide on a date for holding a memorial service. In behalf of the borough, Warden Mar- tin issued the following card of sym- pathy with the family: “Wallingford mourns today in a way it has never mourned Dbefore, and we extend to the father and fam- ily our most sincere sympathy. We pray that God will give them strength and courage to bear their great loss with true Christian forti- tude. We had hoped and fervently prayed that he would be spared to return to us that we might honor him as far as lay in our power and reward him for the great and most unselfish service he has rendered to his country.” Major Lufbery leaves his father, Edward, and a sister, in Yalesville, a brother employed here, a sister in Pennsylvania and three sisters in Boston. IN THICK OF FIGHT Captain Griswold Gassed, Wounded and Shecked—THis Bugler Is Heard From by Relatives. indi- cates that in the battle of Seicheprey Alfred H. wounded and Correspondence from France Captain Griswold was shocked His A letter from gassed, shell and had to go to a hospital. trouble was not serious. France says that instructions from the officers in command were that those men in the front line of trenches had instructions to hold out to the very the fighting spirit of America and Connecticut the boys of New Britain held fast. A letter dated Aprii 27, was received today from Bugler Burt Newton, whose home is in Hartford but who is a relative of James Cochrane of this city, stating that in the attack at Seicheprey he was a victim of concus- sion and went to a hospital. He was reported as missing. Another brother is still missing. Newton is the bugler in Captain Griswold’s company. last night and true to EXILE IN SWITZERLAND. Geneva, Switzerland, May 19.— Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor of Russia and his family, according to reports appearing 1n Vienna news- papers, has been given his choice of exile in Rumania or in Switzerland and has declded to go fo Switzerland Thig concession, it is added was granted by the Soviet government on certain conditions, the principal one being that he would refrain from making efforts to return to the Rus- 1 FOUR RAIDERS SHOT DOWN London Populace Given Ample Oppor- tunity to Seck Shelter Before Bombs Began to Rain Down. TLondon, May 20.—A calm summer- like night tempted the try last night their first air raid on London since March 7, and four of the before the defenses of Germans to raiders fell London. The moon was shining brightly when the raiders crossed the south- eastern point and headed for the metropolis. The usual warnings were. given promptly and the people had time to reach shelters before the guns ni the neighborhood of T.ondon were heard. The firing was almost con- tinuous for more than two hours and was unusually severe. Several bombs were dropped by the raiders. The number of enemy aircraft is not known, but they seem to have been more numerous than usual. Thirty-seven persons were killed and 155 injured in the London area during last night’s air raid. SAFE IN FRANCE Rev. William Shearer, Recently Com- missioned a Lieutenant, Arrives in War Stricken Country Mrs. Willlam Shearer of 586 Arch street, yesterday received a telegram announcing the safe arrival of her son, Rev. Willlam Shearer in France. I'ather Shearer, who 1s a local was resently commissioned a chaplain with the rank of lieutenant. He was pastor of a church in Saratoga, N. Y., before the war broke out, boy, Later he was presented | with the gold medal of the Aero Club | h military | i ! ! than { opposed i and Make Enthusiastic | Appeals for Pullic’s Support. Starting | red-blooded talks on Ame and the work of the Red Cross in | France, the drive for a $100,000 con- | tribution from this city as its share of | the $100,000,000 war fund began in | earnest today. \hile several large contributions are knawn to have been given already, no figures will be puh- | lished until tomorrow noon. The speakers at the noon-day luncheon at the Elks' club today were C. F. Ben- nett, general chairman of the cam- paign; W. F. Brooks, chairman of the lacal Red Cross chapter; Mayor George A. Quigley, and Captain Frank Dixon, a Red Cross worker, recently returned from Irance. ! There are 22 teams engaged in the local campaign and the names of 21 were published Saturday. The other team has charge of the stores on Main street. W. H. Boyce is captain of the | team which works north of the rail- raad and his partners are Samuel Schneider, Samuel Berkowitz, Joseph R. Andrews and Walenty Lech. Wil- liam Cowlishaw is captain of the south end team, being assisted by James H. Hallinan, Edward X. Callahan, J. F. McGrail and Frank Maictta. C. F. Bennett Talks. In briefly outlining the method of campaign for $100,000 here, Mr. Ben- nett declared that there is no question that New Britain will go over its ai- lotment. The only question is hew { much it will go over. He also ex- plained the pledge system and ed that no pledges for less than $5 be received, saving that donations of less $5 should be made in cash to| facilitate the work of bookkeeping. He also explained that the slogan of the Red Cross is to be for every man to give at least one day’s pay to the Rad Cross. Mr. Bennett likewise said he the slogan of “give until 1t hurts.” He said the giver who feels that it hurts him to give should keep on giving until it become: 0, he added, let our slogan be, “Give for the Jjoy of giving.” Local Branch’s Great Work. Telling of the work of the local Red Cross, Chairman Brooks said that during the past year 322 boxes, each measuring 2x3 feet, have heen shipped out. These contained: Hos- pital supplies numberir 12,265 arti- cles valued at $8,981; linen numbering 10,426 valued at $2,189; surgical dressings numbering 184,521 and val- ued at $4,075; 1,671 sweaters, valued at $6,000; 2,902 pairs of socks, valued |at $3,000; miscellancous knitted arti- | cles valued at $10,000. The total value of the articles sent out, not including the labor involved, was $38,217. e also explained that the present cam- paign is not a membership campaign, that being postponed until Christmas. Mayor Quigley likewise spoke in the interest of the Red Cross drive, forc- ing his arguments home with telling effect, concluding with the plea that a man who a year ago gave $100, give $200 this year. off with some Tells of Trip to France. The principal speaker was Frank Dixon, who went to France last Christ- mas to study conditions and who has but recently returned. He told of his own son fighting in the American Ex- peditionary Forces and said that when he went to France he was afraid that the Red Cross was occupying too much of a place in the public mind. He was afraid that the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. and the K. of C. were lulling the people to sleep with the idea that, only money was needed to win this war. “And I knew we were not the war by any such means. I knew | we must win the war by men in the trenches with guns, men who are will- ing to die,” he shouted. He then ex plained how the Red Cross has be come really a branch of the American army and then launched a blood-curd- ling recital of some of the German atrocities with which he became fam- illar. He said that previously the work of the Red Cross w to ad- minister to the sick and wounded, but the German method of warfare, where war is made on all humanity and not only on armed soldie: has made the work of the Red Cross the succoring of the entire country He declared that the German sol- dier will kill a woman as quickly as he will kill a soldier, and will kill a baby as quickly as a man. He told of visiting one French village on the frontier which had originally con- tained 467 houses. After the Ger- mans left it only were standing, but that was because the Huns had not fully developed their system of devastation and they never left so winning (Continued on Eleventh Page) Hartford, cast for New Britain and cinity Unsettled, probably l | shing, | nism, | showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. [y big enrollment then was timely a bill their the National organization m ing its memberships. too costl; Tort. method. the week before next Christmas, member “In this wa of collection. and first in the country to go on a war footing. thousand members enrolled a year ago will be expecting to receive for next vear’s membership or membership in this great organization. decided to make the week mas the time for all memberships to fall due. that we also enrolled an additional five thousand names last Chris The executlve committes of the New therefore, decided to conform to tho rest The reasons for cause it is almost impossible to collect 22,000 ships by sending out bills. The postage alone would condemn it as and the clerical help required would be wasteful of ef- t is doubtful alse if collections would be Second, because we are bound to have a member: at Christmas, in conformity to the rest of the country. “There are still 20,000 possible new members in and we expect to enroll them mext Christmas. is going to let all memberships, no campalgn similar to the one held last year, except that next Christ- mas every man, woman and child will be solicited either as an old making his renewal, or as a new member. all confusion will be avoided. we will allgn our- selves with the National campaign and save all unnecessary expenses “It will be a great help to the management If everyone reading this will pass the word along, especially throughout our factories, so that {t may bhe generally and thoroughly understood. “It is important also that it be understood during this week of the money drive, so that our membership may know that their dol- lar renewal will not be asked for six months. “All subscribing members to the Red Cross subscriptions expire should address their renewals, put our chapter Naturally, B th fifteen some opportunity st fall, to renew however, before Christ- Tt will be recalled Britain chapter Thas, of the country in collect- this are obvious, First, be- one-dollar member- wtisfactory on this hip«drive New Hence, the matter when enrolled, and at that time there Britain chapter fall duse will be a Magazine whose with one dollar enclosed, to Miss Grace Thompson, 20 Court street.’ CORP. DONOVAN BADLY |LOW SPIRIT OF ARMY WOUNDED ON APRIL 19| DELAYS HUN ADVANGE New Britain Soldier En- listed Last June at Hartford., In a telegram received by Mrs. ‘William Green of 15 Clark street, the news of the wounding of her brother, Corporal Joseph Donovan of Co. I, 102nd Regiment, was imparted by Ad- jutant General McCain. The news was received with universal regret by the legion of friends of the young sol- dier in this city. The telegram does not give any of the details, other than that he was severely wounded on April 19. Mrs. Donovan, mother of the young man who resides in Westerly, R. I. recently received a letter from her son dated April 30, in which he says that at that time he was in good health. The letter was censored by Captain Griswold, his commander, Corporal Donovan enlisted in June at Hartford. When the old Company I of the First Regiment was sent to New Haven, Donovan was transferred to it, and he soon was promoted to a corporalship. He is a member of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society, and was a baseball player of considerable ability. Lieut. Tom Brown, mentioned in to- day’s casualty list as severely wounded, is a Hartford man but has a sister in this city, Mrs. G. K. Spring, whose address he gave as his nearest of kin. Lieutenant Brown is about 24 years of age, was employed in a Hart- ford insurance office and was a former member of Troop B, Fifth Militia Cavalry. His father, James Brown, resides in Hartford and another sister, Mrs. Cleveland Soper, lives in §omer- ville, Mass. Previously Lieutenant Brown had been gassed by the Ger- mans. Casualty List. Washington, May 20.—The casualty list today contained 45 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 7; died of wounds, 1; died of accident, 1; died of dis- ease, 7; wounded severely, 27; wounded slightly, 2. Officers named were: ris D. Buckwalter, Royersford, Pa., killed in action, and Lieut. Tom W. Brown, New Britain, Conn., severecly wounded. The list follows: Killed in Action Captain Harris D. Buckwalter, Royersford, Pa. Corporals George G. Burge 639 East King street, York, Pa.; Manford L. Melchi, Leo, Ind.; Privates James A. Blake, New York city; Peter Kursko, Dickinson, N. D.; Frederick W. Lampman, Red Oak, Ia.; Allen R. Moore, Fitzdale, Vt. Captain Har- Dicd of Wounds Sergeant Gerald S. Patton, Seattle. Died of Accident Private Zobito Discarlo, Mt. Car- mel, Pa. Disease nton, T.ock- ranceschetti, Lester L. Robert Jackson, Mario Maschio, Italy; Y Ark (Continued on Eleventh Page) Rawlinson, Glor, | T l‘ basis, Hindenburg Waiting for R toration of Battle Fever in Men. ‘With the French Army in France, May 19 (By The Associated Press.)— The Germans apparently are await- ing the return of the offensive spirit among some of their best divisions, severely tried during the first stages of the offensive, before re-opening operations. Large numbers of their units lost a considerable portion of their ef- fectives In the heav: fighting in Picardy and Fland , and despite the fact that the ranks have been filled from depots in the rear, strong impressions of the terrific ordeal through which they passed are still retained by them. Most of these shattered divisions have enjoyed only three or four weeks since, which ex- periment has demonstrated is hardly sufficient time in which to restore fighting spirit. The German com- mand knows this well and, therefore, is holding back as long as possible before attacking so as to have more recuperated units avaiiable to add to those which hawe not participated in the fighting up to this time. It seems probable that the enemy may even extend the battlefront fur- there south and castward toward the lines between Laon and Rheims, where the front is wgll served by railroads which would enable them to attempt surprise on the Allies by making a big demonstration there with the intention of attacrting Gen- eral Foch’s reserves while they carry out their main effort further north. The Allies, however, are well pr pared for eventualities The Ameri- cans are working in the greatest h mony with the French and British, and the most complete confidence reigns among officers and men in all the Allied armies British Ieadquarters in France, May 20 (via Ottawa)—Parts of northern IFrance have become within a short period thickly populated with American fighting troops and great American training camps and depots are springing up where two months ago only British khaki i:as normally scen. The outstanding impression of American organization may be sum- med up in one word—thoroughness. One is conscious at every turn of the resolve of the Americans to fight un- til victory is achieved. Training is being tirelessly carried out in combination with the British and French. Large formations are steadily being drafted to augment the ‘Americans already in the fighting line and these are immediately being re- placed by still larger number London, May 20.—The German tillery developed increased activity last night between Albert and Buc- quoy, the war office announces. ar IO WOOL ¢ May 20. The war in- 5 fixed the price of the 1918 wool «clip at the prices es- tablished June 30, 1917 at Atlantic seaboard markets on the scoured Near-By Resident A tonation and cian Badly Hurt. H. H. Corbin & factory at 119 practic: fire, which total losses will Mondanlia, sion and burned noon. “It looks suspicious,” the damage to mable materials, flames. onto the main structure. the city. part of the loud explosion. leyway from the box shop. the building. W2 shaft was located. members awakened, sounded. of his 4:17 from Box 25. got there ‘the fire was three floors. The who saw the flames. after Chief Dame the alarm. Chief second alarm bringing companies. The from all sides and it before ten streams of playing on it. Engine had the rear and time vear. get sets water. ago deluge a volume of accomplished good work. Butler of Eng the Church s an hour. and more than Hoseqien Ass a progress Noble led tively force Smoke There a smoke caused by and the firemen treme difficulties. purchased some was dense worked New time the back. ting a forced S under firemen the fire air in an elevator through the mushroomed out shaft, building. in cach of the arem loose paper men fought front of the age building be expected. An ell ings that paralleled a flames. There was on the top protection, away the supporting fell ‘into the building. The tiremen held check, but des where were a large wate of the but the the This store erty on the cast occupled by a INCENDIARISM, IS BELIEF OF OFFICIA said Corbin, the owner of the plant, Chief Robert M. Dame, of the fij partment, concurred in the opin In combatting the fire and confl the frame build filled as they were with highly in the fire dep proved its worth. The buildin were of frame construction, and tons of loose paper wer: making possible a rapid spread o Some of ‘the adjoining b ings were of wooden constructio the fire was conflned to tho But fire was was not water Compan; for the since their purchase nearl were untiring and judicious work firemen there would have been serious conflagration in that pa Parts of Frank Building—F Son’s paper Church street lly destroyed this mornin was probably set. aggregate $30 The circumstances pointing to in diarism are the facts that : who lives in a tene over the store conducted by H. Nonno next door, heard a loud saw the flames in spread through the building; a i window of the bax shop was open this morning about 3 o’clos .Supernumerary Officer Nathan who has the beat; no fires have | in the building in ow month, and no one connected witl factory was there since Sunday | It was a little after 4 o’clock Mondanlia was awakened by His is over DiNonno’s store, across He The firemen received the alai They quick response but by the fimg seen alarm was in by some one living on Elm Seven and the mey Dame sent, in two. att Capty laddermen ' hal batter down doors that blocked! tant Chief Wil of men 0 C, Masks Used. volum the burning unde: means of communication smoke ago were Heat was intense at times and apparen an ell parf as a loading place and right ni it went righ The ter siamesed two lines into .omi ne Company N. cet side conneetd his pump and it was worke roox every floor, spreading to the! paper boxe around. The the fire back from building and the] in the Church street side was not as great as between each othg re; 3 building g flames SOOI timbers flang (Continued on Eleventhe g pite their best effo fire spread into the connecting| building run Nonno. DiNonno carried a largd and saw the flames spreading thi At that time th s in that corner where the el He dressed riedly and by the time he was to go to the street with the " family whon the fire alarm was ened by Sces xlames in | Fight Smoke With New Masks Use Deluge Set—Assistant Damage of $30,0(