New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1918, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN ESTABLISHED 18 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918.—TEN PAGES. PRICE THREE FR ENCH SMASI - RECOVER GR Driven to Aronde River, Poilus Reb British Bite Into Hun Line YB INC ound and Hurl Germans Inte O riginal Positions- for Depth of Half Mile on Wide Front PRESIDENT ASKS WHOLESOME| AID OF LABOR Dispatches Messages of Ap- peal to Conventions Now | in Session at St. Pau],“ STRUGGLE CAN BE LOST IN AMERICA | *Gompers and Maisel, as Presiding Officers, Congratulated for Import- ant Role Workingman Has Played— White House Confident No Intrigues of Enemy Can Ever Divide Amer- ica’s Labor Hosts. * Washington, Junc 11.—President Wilsan . today telegraphed to the; American Federation of Labor and the American Alliance for Labor and De mocracy in convention at St. Paul, urging renewed cfforts of labor in su port of the war program. “The war can be lost in America as %'ell as on the fie T Frafice, and ill-considered stified interrup- tions of the essontial labor of the country may I it impossible tfo win it,” said the president’s telegram to Robert Maisel, of the American Alliance for Jabor and Democ Na controversy between capital labor should be permitted to inte: with the prosecution of the war,” president said, ‘‘until every ins .mentality up by the governm has been emplored to settle it.” To Mr. Gompers he telegraphed: “Please convey to the 3Sth annual convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor my congratulations on the patriotic support which the mem- bers of your ization have given to the war program of the nation in the past yvear, not only in the trenches and on the battlefield where so many of Your ycunger men now are in uni- form, but equally in the factories and 2 ards and workshops of the coun- try where the army is supported and supplied hy the local industry of your ekilled craftsmen H “We av the hardships of the crucial months of the struggle. The nation can face them confidently, assured now that no intrigues of the enemy can ever divide our unity by meant those industrial quarrels and class dissensions which he has tried so diligently to foment. In these days of trial and self-sacrifice the American workingman is bearing “his share of the national burden nobly. In the new world of peace and freedom, which America is fighting to ablish, T place will be 5 honored and vice as gratefully ‘esteemed.’ The president’ Maisel said \ “The American Alliande for Labor Democracy has my earnest hope successful convention that will give added strength to future activi- 1ic Called into being to combat fgnorance and misunderstanding, 1fully upon by disloyal in- ences, organization has done wy work. It has promoting the from exact un- or unj nd | ere the | ru- t set of his telegram to Mr. and for played vour wd neces aided materially in unity that proceeds derstanding and is today a valid and important part of the great ma- chinery that co-ordinates the energies of America in the prosecution of a just and righteous war. “The war can be lost in America as well as on the fields of France, and ill-considered or unjustified interrup- tlons of the essential labor of the | country may make it impossible to win it. No cantroversy between capi- | tal and labor should be suffered to in- | terrupt it until every instrumentality | set up by the government for its amicable settlement has been eni- ployed and intermediaries heeded | to the utmost: and the zovernment has | got up instrumentalities wholly f and adequate And this duty to av guch interruptions of industry wh ever they can be avoided without actual sacrifice of essential rights r the employver s imperatively as upon the workman. No man can af-| ford to do injustice at any time, but| at thiz time justice is the essence of national defense and contests for any sort of advantage that other times 1l a great its a e | upon £Continued on Ninth Page), ‘10 CURTAIL OUTPUT DURING WAR HUB POSTMASTER FLIES WITH MAIL TO NEW YORK o Saugus, Mass., Licut. Torrey H. here in an arm 10:21 o'clock this morning for New York with mail and with Postmaster William F. Mur- ray of Boston as a passenger. Licut. Webh had been here since Thursday when he in- augurated airplanc mail serv- ice between New York and An accident to the > in landing delayed his trip for the next day. Webh June 11. Webb left airplane at Lieut. d he expect- ed to reach New York in less than three hours and 22 min- utes, his flying time from New York to Boston. New York, June 11.—Ijeut Torrey H. Webb flving an army airplane arrived at Belmont park here at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon from Saugus, Mass., carrying a quantity of mail anad Postmaster William F. Murray of Boston as a passenger. OF NON-ESSENTIALS Cannot Hope for Full Pro- duction This Winter, Russell Says. Hartford, may 1 nab June 11.—Connecticut ' hope for muterial im- provement in its coal situation with- in a few weeks and for satisfactory attention to its needs the coming win- ter, according to Thomas W. Russell, federal fuel administrator for the state, who gave out today his first | statement to the results of the ; latest conference at Washington. ! ‘“We found the authorities Washington mpathetic to our guments,” said he, “and we ood reason to hope for their pliance with our suggestion plying particularly to the priorities committee of the war industries i board, we urged them to request the ssistance of state administrators in helping them to form a preference list of manufacturers of the most importance from the standpoint of the war view of industry. “Indus not engaged in war work can hardly expect, in my be’ lief to run this coming winter to the extent of manufacturing 100 per cent of their normal product, as I can hardly entertain the hope of sup- plying them with the full amount of fuel for continuous operation “Such industries, in my opinion, would he wise in planning now curfailment of their product during the next winter season and so | increase their chances of kee their factories running throughout the winter on reduced output rather than employ their full force and at- tempt to turn out maximun produc- tion and have to close down at more or less frequent intervals. “T feel reasonably hopeful that our needs will be met. ‘While it not appear that the production soft coal wil] be equal to our mands, it was gratifying to learn that the operating efficiency of the | Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railruads had improved so much that the mines were getting for the most part a normal supply of empty cars for the first time since the autumn of 1917, An improvement resultant from hetter shipping facillties and new emen hould be noticeabhle in t within two or three wee: as in ar- have com- | Ap- | unofficial does | of | de- s state EXHIBITION AIRMAN KILLED, st Greenwich, R. I, June 11.-— Jack McGee, of Pawtucket, an ay tor who had given many exhibition flights in this country, was killed in an hip accident here today. The machine in which he was flying over Narragansett Bay fell into the water after an explosiomy WILSON REDRAFTS MONROE DOCTRINE Believes Smaller Nations Should Have Voice in Own Future A NESSAGE 10 MEXICO President’s Speech to Editors From South of Rio Grande Made Public Today—Approves of Pan-American League With Equality For AlL Havana, June 11 (By The ciated Press.)—President Wi his address to the Mexican newspaper editors Washington Friday expressed sincere friendship for Mex- His printed in the morning papers here today fol- in part: “I have never received a group of men welcome than of Asso- son in in last ico address, which is lows who were vou because it has been on distresses during my presidency that people did not more thoroughly understand the attitude of the United States toward Mexico. I think T can assure you titude is one of sincere friendship. “The policy of my administration ard Mexico was in every point based upon the brinciple that the internal settlement of the affairs of Mexico was none of our busine; that we had no right to interfere with or dictate to Mexico in any pa ticular with regard to her own af- fairs. When we sent troops into Mexico our sincere desire was noth- ing else than to assist you to get rid of a man who was making the scttle- ment of your affa for the time being impossible. We had no desir to use our troops for any other pu pose and I was in hopes that by a sisting in that way and thereupon immediately withdrawing I might give substantial truth of assurance that 1 had ‘given your government through President Carranza. more my German Intrigue in Mexico. “At the present time it distresses me to learn that certain influences, which T assume to be German in their origin, are trying to make a wrong impression throughout Mexico as to the purpose of the United States, but to give an absolutely untrue account of things that happened. . . . “We are the champions of those na- tions which have not had the military tanding which would enable them to compete with the strongest nations in the world, and I look forwar pride to the time which I hope will come when we can give substantial evidence not only that we do not want anything out of this war, but that we would not accept anything out of it; that it is absolutely a case of disinter- csted action. And if you will watch the attitude of our people you will that nothing stirs them so deepl the assurances that this war, so far as we are concerned, is for idealistic ob- Jects naanEs Faults of Monroc Doctrine. “Some time ago 1 proposed a sort of Pan-American agrecment. I had per- ceived that one of the difficulties of our past relationships with Latin- America was this The famous Mon- roe Doctrine was adopted without your consent and without the consent any of the Central American or South American states. We said: ‘We are ! going to be your big brother whether you want us to be or not.’ “We did not ask whether it was agreeable to you that we should be your big brother. We ing to be. Now that is all very well far as protecting you from aggre sion from the other side of the wate s concerned, but there was nothing | in it that protected you from aggres- sion from u nd I have seen an uneasy feeling on the part of representatives of the states of Cen- tral and South America that our self- appointed protection might be for our benefit and our own interests and not for the interests of our ne 1 have said: ‘Let us h guarantee that all of declaration of political ana territorial integrity. that if any of us, the Un ted States in cluded. violates the political indepen- dence common us will independe Fontinued on._BSixth Fage) _.. . thatat- | ot | id we are go- | repeatedly | Let us agree | or territorial integrity of any of BRITISH SHIP SINKS U-BOAT EARLY ON TRIP U. S. Army Office; Expresses Belief Shot Went Straight To Target. An Atlantic Port, June 11 man submarine was attacked apparently sunk by a British steamer a week ago Sunday morning off a British port, according to passen- gers on the vessel, which arrived here tods A United States army officer who saw the single shot fired at the U-boat. which was only 100 vards away, expressed the opinion a clean hit was made. Two destroyers which accompanied the British liner closed in after this one-sided combat and dropped depth charges at the spot where the sub- marine had disappeared. The British vessel was distance from this port by a scout seaplane ,which escorted her here. The liner carried 176 passengers. met some | An Atlantic Port, June 11.-—The Swedish steamship New Sweden, } passenger and freight vessel of 5,319 tons gross register, owned by the Swedish-American-Mexico line, was sunk by a submarine May 20 in Med- iterranean waters, it was learned here today from members of the crew of the vessel who arrived on a French vessel. at Spares Whaler. Boston, June 11.—The story told by Captain Gonsalves of the whaling schooner A. M. Nicholson which ar- rived safely at an Atlantic port Sun- day after being held up by a Ger- man submarine off Cape Hatter has excited unusual interest in naval and shipping circles. According to the captain the whaler was spared upon representations by the master that he was the owner and would be | ruined if she was sunk. Some naval officers are persuaded that the cap- tain of the U-boat was influenced by a motive not explained by tender ness of heart. Captain Gonsalves from the Cape Verde Islands | which at one time were suspected of heing the innocent location of a German submarine base. HOWARD ELLIOTT REMOVED President of New Haven Road No Longer Chief Operating Officer— Will Be Paid By Company. Washington, June 11.—Howard El- liott of the New Haven and K. D. Un- derwood, of the kirie are among the railroad executives removed today as chief operating officers of their roads by appointment of federal managers | to operate lines for the railroad ad- ministration, Both will remain heads of their respective companies, how- | ever, and their salaries will be paid out of corporate funds, rather than from operating recelpts aceruing to | the government. New York, June 11.—The hoard directors of the New Haven railros met here today but took no action a: to the selection of a president to suc- ceed B. J. Pearson who was recently made federal manager of the road The matter was referred to the exe- cutive committee with Instructions to | report within two weeks, BROKER DROPS DEAD. Greenwich, Merwin, a | whose home i erside Drive, the station morning. of age and dent here . York, Riv- while at June 11.—Berkley broker, of New was at 105th street, drapped dead awaiting his train this Mr. Merwin was 63 years hid been a summer resi- for 30 vears. WEATH ford, for New B nd Cloudy and warmen and Wednesday vicinity toni, 1 — | to go { thous ! enemy FIELDS STREWN WITH HUN DEAD; ALLIES FIGHT FOR EVERY INCH Hand to Hand Combats Fre- quent as French and British Make Desperate Resistance to Enemy. With the June 10 (By Undiminished fighting Noyon. French Army in France, The Associated Press).— verity marks the between Montdidier and The situation tonight is rath- er satisfactory for the Allies, whose obstinate resistance and frequent counter-attacks have caused great consternation to the Germans. Enemy under the direct fire of the artillery have been horrible. Every time the Allies counter-attack they find the ground covered with German dead. Throughout the day the enemy threw his greatest pressure toward the center of the Allied line in an ef- fort to gain as much ground as possi- ble southward in the direction of Compiegne. Under the powerful push of the continually reinforced enemy columns, the Allies were forced to give a little, but they fought tenacious- iy for every inch of ground. An epic struggle occurred in the sicinity of Plemont, where the small garrison of dismounted cavalrymen possibly may still hold out. French soldiers who managed to get through the German lines late yesterday de- clared that before they left the Ger- mans had delivered terrific assaults which have been repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy. Several small villages, including Mery, Belloy and St. Maur, changed ownership a number of times, but this evening were in German hands. At no moment is it possible to say positively that this or that place is occupied by the enemy or the Allies, such is the terrific nature of the conflict. Ebbs and flows occur evervwhere. On the Belloy plateau flghting went on con- tinuously for several hours, man tackling man in single combat. The artillery is engaged more ac- tiv than in any battle in a long while. The Germans have been able | to bring forward field guns in consid- crable numbers. The French artille fire is most violent and very destruc- tive, especially when turned against attacking enemy troops. The difficulties confronting the { enemy are very great in the nature of the country he has now entered in his new drive. The in comprises sharp hills, deep valley and thick woods. Where his most pronounced progress has been made, in the cen- ter of the battlefield, the ground forms a sort of hollow through which runs the main road from Senlis to Rove and the Compiegne-Roye railroad. Germans Ignore Losses. Germans are apparently try- increase the rapidity of thelr by entirely ignoring the los- ses they sustain, the object being to acquire possession of as much terri- tory as possible before the Allies are able to stabilize the front. Tach di- vision ns to have received orders rhead heedless of what the others are accomplishing. While attempting to do thils, the Germans are coming under the fire of the Allied batteries and groups of machine guns which possess the ac- curate ranges of all points. This fierce opposition offered It the Allied troop appears to have ¢ concerted the German Thigh com- mand, which expected to be able to reduce the Allied salient around Noy- much casily. The cnemy guns were very busy jout yesterday and last night well countered by the Allied In addition the wind d its direction and tens of nds of poison gas shells fired by Germans did to than to the es show ome of which started th withdy the severity The to ing advance e on moro throug it artiller chan wer more « Al the themselves Indi image the at- ations that divisions wre Ldy the be; their Al being wn m line, of ng re foot up to ring it laimed at the enemy rte advants of the indentation mado the Allied line. was a very natural result under tremendous smash, out has despite he has This the gained : the faol in France Officially Praises “Strong Will a Irresistable Activity” of American Soldie in Fighting Northwest of Chateau-Thier Pershing Reports Heavy Blows Dealt Hu Paris, June 11.—The German drive between Montdidier Noyon continued unremittingly last night, says today’s official port. On their left the I'rench offered effective resistance. T! recaptured the village of Mery. The principal German effort was directed against the cenf Attacking with heavy forces, the enemy drove back the Fre as far as the region of the Aronde river, but by brilliant coun attack the I'rench hurled back the enemy all along this front re-established their line south of Belloy, at St. Maur, south Marqueglise and at Vandolicourt. On their right the IFrench engaged in violent combats large forces concentrated by the enemy, who was able to g ground. - The French withdrew their line to the west and sout Ribecourt. British Advance Line on Wide Front. London, June 11.—The British last night carried 'out an og ation east of Amiens by which their line south of Morlancg was advanced a half mile on a front of a mile and a half, the office announced today. Two hundred and thirty-three priso were taken. Efficiency of Marines Lauded. Paris, June 10.—Praise is given the marines and other Am| can troops which took part in the fighting last week northwes: Chateau-Thierry, in an official statement issued tonight givin; summary of the operations there. It is declared that with “str will and irresistible activity the American troops continue solutely to dominate the adversaries they oppose.” Americans Punish Foe Heavily. ‘Washington, June 11.—Gen. Pershing’s communique for terday reads: “Section A—Northwest of Chateau-Thierry our troops, operating with the French, again improved their positions inflicted upon the enemy losses in killed, prisoners and mate “There was moderate artillery activity in the Woevre an( Marne Front. Our patrols crossed the Marne and successf reconnoitered the hostile positions.” CHOOSES PRISON TO SAVE GIRL’S NAME AMERICANS BEST FEIL Murlin Expresses Opinion Dr. Why They Are So Energetic Willilam Rosch Had Plcaded Guilty Officers Shout “Come On, Boy to Assault to Protect Complain- Chicago, June 11.—America'dg diers are the best fed fighting m| the world, according to the m¢ brought to the convention of the erican Medical assoclation by John R. Murlin, advisor to thq department on n of diet. His statement s based on tific analysis of the foods serve| various armies. Dr. Murlin be much of the energy displayed Americans is due to the food get. The American ration has & value of 4,632 calories; the B the Canadian, 2,551; an| lso 2,551. “The British and Canadian provide more fats, the French the same amount and the Italia than the American,” said Dr, M “The British nd Canadian and] erican tr rations provide the same of protein French sligh Su on G experts studying the soldiers. PICKS UP FLOATING M Reports ant’s Reputation. Waterbury, June 11.—*I shall not send an innocent man to prison, just because he happens to plead guilty,” exclaimed Judge William S. Case in the criminal branch of the superior court here today when William Rosch was arraigned charged with indecent | The accused said he was not but had pleaded guilty to the He said he protected the girl he was charged with assaulting. Judge Case said the crime against the accused was a serious one, and that if guilty he should be severely punished, but he wanted to hear the evidence against the accused, so ad- journment of the hearing was taken. True bills of murder in the first | degree were found against William | sley and Ernest Elliott, both of whom are colored and both of whom killed their wives a short time ago. ASK AID OF U. 1talian amount Iy more S n. Gorgas has a df ho are constantly af dietary needs off RUSE S Want Expedition Sent to Expel Ger- man Invaders. June 11.—An appeal 1tes Washington, the United and the Allies send an expeditionary force to Russia to repel the German invaders, forwarded by the central committee of the cadet party in Russia, was transmitted to the state department today by the Russian embassy. It is asked that the expedition, if sent, be put under international con- ol to guarantee the rights of Rus- | siat to 0 Incoming Steamer ¥Found Menace Four Miles Of Shoal Island, Va. Cape May, Va., steamer floating June 11.—A reported mine aboul coming picked up a miles off iip Sh which is some distance Cape Charles light MURDER OF Paris, June bomburdment this morning. killed tere the PARISIANS RESUME 11.—The of Paris Two long distance was resumed | persons 9,000 CALLED FOR WO Wa June 11.—Nine sand draft registrants,qu tor military toda by Crowder. were | wounded according and nine werd in yes- to hington white were called ¥ Marshal Gene ithel be put to work in the military} nautical of the army ai be sent to Vancouver, Washi, bombardment claire imited e for CALL FOR 17000 TROOPS, Washington, June 11.—Porto Rico and Hawali were called upon by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder today corps to furnish 17,000 draft registrants for out materials for airplane . pi the National Army, _ % tion