New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1918, Page 1

JU Ly a2t WEDNESDAY. COAL DEALERS GET $1.13 TON MARGIN i | T | Fuel Gommittee Believes They Can f IGEN. VON EICHHORN, HATED ' DICTATOR IN THE UKRAINE i Amsterdam, July 31.—Field Mar-; It has been established, the telo- mander in the Ukraine, and his adju- | ated with the social revolutionists in e | tant were wounded seriously by a |Moscow. pomb in Kiev Tuesday, says an offi- | The a n of Field Marshal von MAKES F]GURES PUBLIG cial announcement received here | Bichhorn was a lad of 23. He de- =0 | from the Ukrainian capital. ! cared at the inquiry held after the ) ! The bomb was thrown at the men | crime,.the advices state, that he came " Average Cost Per Net Ton in This City | while they were ¢ ng to their head- , from the province of Ryazan, adja- 3 | auarters from the Casino. The field | cent to Moscow, on order\: from a 76, Exclusive of Carting It to | ) 4.1 adjutant is named Captain | communist committee to kill the flo]l(l t e * | marshal. He reached Kiev during the “ellars—E: R Hicher Other | von Dressler mar i LG ]mi A later message from Kiev an- ]‘my yesterday. Cities. | nounces that Itield Marshal von Eich- | — | nd Captain von Dressler died | General Herman von Fichhorn, the | g N i night. | German military dictator of Ukraine, | The bomb which wounded the field | had a brilliant carer in the armic: of | i " : W e German e ». He played an s ' COAL HERE. | marshal and the adjutant was thrown . the German emperor ¥ G b from a cab which drove close to their | important role in the dcvelopment of | | carriuge as they were approaching ;the German military machine and was | Cost of white ash coal at |!the ficld marshal's residence. The as- | one of the first commanding generals | i | ines (per ton): | sassin and the cab driver have been B | mines (per net ton) o | (Continued on Ninth Page) Cam dent i 3 % TN TR AR EX-CZAR, WEAKENED BY TERROR Stove 1.24 4.91 t . L 7 & '] ND SHOT Pea sos a5 | PROPPED AGAINST PO Average cost net ton on ’ SLAIN IN STREETS OF KIEY Stockholm, says the correspondent, | ica out in two hours. . . ssued a re able appeal | The former emperor, it is added, at New Britz 3.01 and have issued a remarka Rtk to the socialists of Europe. They { received the announcement of the call upon the socialists to form an | sentence of death with great calm- | international commission, represent- | ness, then returned to his bedroom i socialist parti sit R a »sed 1 i fter a few resenting Wwhat este om as | Ing all socialist parties, to visit Russia [ and collapsed in a chair. Aft : lowed retail coal dealers, the mem. | Whether the Russian socialists are not | Whom he was allowed to remain un bers of the local fuel committee, | right in declaring the Bolsheviki have | attended. Subsequently he wrote sev- o= - = o = e % ; tussi ral letters. hairman James S, North, A. N. Abbe | brought widespread cvils on Rus eral . i ‘ and Ernest \W. Christ, today issued a | destvoyed indust ased univer ~When the escort arrived to jfl;e satement owing the cost of coal, | starvation, despotically oppressed the | him to the place of execution, Nich- ind the margin of profit allowed lo- | people and now are concerned only in | olas attempted to rise from his chatr ral de The figures show that the | relating power at all cost but was V\lnul)ln, The p‘rw.\t ’]u; ‘IL dealers arc allowed $1.13 per net ton | represontatives are Rusannoft, | oldier were obliged to ussist him to o cover the cost of delivery, B | revolutionaries, and |Stand. The condemned man = he dealers claim is becox \xolrod, for the social demperats, | Scended the stairs with difficulty and irag on their purses. [ They rfepresenied their respective f once he fell down. R he statement follows: | parties in Stockholm in the summer | AS he was unable to iendinl o The local coal committee of G o e A At e ar ot as | 2upT Tt \\h{;:nlthr~'|\ 2o etlexseition (United States ¢ wdministration made to orsanize an inter-socialist| Was reached, s Was roppec Ssa nst tead with great interest the article | gonference a post. He raised his hands an pbout the coal situation appearing in TR Sy seemed to be trying to speak, but the he Herald July rifles spoke and he fell dead. Feeling that the public is entitled | DROP 800 YARDS BY = full and correct information we | ENLIST OR GO HOME, ol ecaliptinationsae MEANS OF UMBRELLA . - R AMERICANS WARNED ress is being done under many ume proportions sold to | | . B L HEVISM A’I‘ ENI] Nicholas Overcome By Im- Egg 1.00 1.17 | [] - Stove 2.12 | pending Fate Unable to Nut 1.08 | 5 i NEW REV“LT PL“TTE“ Walk Unassisted to Place 1 | Malkes avers | Y cost net ton ..$4.20 £1.58 ! e of Execution. Oppasition Appeals to Social- ER AN Assume -3 Company ! i i e 1 2-8 Independent to be i ists of Europe to Inter- Amsterdar uly 3 o the * proportions! of Fo&eN, 1 ¢ vl HSGFE Th which to prepare for the plrchased ~Byirtatals: s i fere in Russia. end. Nicholas Romanoff, former Rus- S B e i sian emperor, was taken out by his CGE T el e 1 G | b xecutioners in a state of such col- Snitcs 163 | - London, July 31.—Information | 13pge that it was necessary to prop aalrralent (ves ‘,“'L‘m”')'z',l [ reaching Stockholm, says the corre- | him against a post, sa the Lokal BT e A Y Anzeiger of Berlin, which claims to Ssp « t o he Times , shows = - adgvar o Sfreight {ispondens of the imes Mhers, SMONS | Ndveiraceived trom a| high Ruassian e T T T 09 [|that the Bolshevik regime has come | JSVe TCENE U B otthe emper- { to the end of its tether and that the | or's last hours. ; Russian—masses-workmen and peas-| Nicholas was awakened at 5 a. m. D TR i T S e foni iRel da i odihisfexecution| by &) pay net ton commission, part Sty SIS 4ol of a mon-commissioned officer of coal purchased is bought against Bolshevik tyranny. and six men. He was told to dress through jobbers, so we add Official representatives of the sdclal| and then was taken to a room where S revolutionary and social demoéfatic | the decision of the Soviet council was TerGoL g obberisiconiing 105 ik mussial havel abrioea lan | communicated! ol Rim e fwasiin- sion 10 e ) = ? formed the execution would be car- | | | l I E i | wmnd unprecedented conditions, and ' Capt. Sarret May Have Solved Prob- the coal business is no exceptio Great Britain Informs Our Citizens the general rule nor is this business | lem of Airmen by Daring iny more difficult than many others in 3 of Anglo-American Draft his regard. | Experiment. : H“‘ v”x‘\f\,‘mi.«‘;: ,' ‘.«‘vm "":f‘s, ‘f‘\:"(‘l’:‘ With the American Army in France, Treaty. foctod .,."1‘1\’; a e e “being | July 30 (By the ociated Press).—| London, July 31.—In pursuance of received in New Britain, and not espe- | Captain Sarret, a French aviator, lms% the British-American convention for ¥ially to delays in delivery to consum- | carried out the first experiment on | Arafting Americans of military age brs regardless of the causes of Such {yicoord of fall from & moving air- | roident in the United Kingdem 1elay {hig 2Ine o & notice has been given ‘American citi- To get coal actually to New Brit- | Plane with a parachute. He dropped | zens desiring to return to the United | ¥in is the important thing—and the 800 vards with an umbrella 12 yards | States for servico that they must felivery to custom hile & very |in diameter and landed safely. | make their own arrangements to ! fifficult problem, is ¢ ondary im- | occupied and fell from the ob- ave before September 29. If they portance ‘Just now. The coal that is|s position, but similar experi- | 12il to leave by that time they be- e in New Britain before snow flies | for the pilot will be undertaken | COme liable to service in the British and not the coal in the mines the | soon army without right of appeal. An roal that will keep us from freezing | Although Caplain ret’s trial was | American enlist in the American wnd . the delive to customer | made at a height of 800 yards, it is | forces by applying to a British re- urely be taken carc of in some way. | declared there is no obstacle to jump- | Crulting office. The local coal committee been |ing n greater distance, since the par An order in council will be made rareful to interfcre as little as possi- [ chute has an cven better chance to | 2bout August 30 providing that be- ble with the business of the coal!open. When successful, the employ-|fore the 30th da thereafter an ealers and has been ready at aillment of parachutes will save the lives | American who has not applied to re- limes to co-operate with them and re- | of many aviators. Airmen will be|turn to the United States or who has 11 suggestions ible to leave their flaming mm»hiqu"nm enlisted in the American forces That the public may be fully in- |and will not meet death as did Major | may apply to a British tribunal for foceiine o sl goricenthar e | Raoul Lufbery on May 19. | cxemption on any grounds oben to een blished we are giving in-| Captain Sarret was in the air abou | British subjects. On the 30th day # formation as to the method used in |three minutes after he had cut loose | those who have not left for the ving at these prices: and believe | from the airship. He was completely | United States or enlisted in the Amer- et careful study of them will } compoged upon land and wrote a|ican army will be lable, ubject to — meseage describing his sensationg dl)r-v‘ex?mr'mr‘. to Araft inta the Britich gSontinued on Ninth Page) ing his descent. army | l | ‘SOLE OBJECT IS O KILL’-MARCH GERMANS DECEIVED BY AMERICAN RUSE Walk Into Trap At Seringes Only to Be Wiped Out. With the American Army On the Aisne-Marne Front, July 31 (noon), (By the Associated Press)—Bfforts made by the Germans to advance their lines against the Americans on this front last night and this forenoon were fruitless. The Ameri S fox their part, were content to hold their positions along their slightly ad- vanced lins for the time. The G man line, however, is reported grad- ually giving way both to the right 4nd le; There was hard fighting throughout the night, but no concentrated attack in force by cither side. During the night the Americans made a pretense of retiring from a part of the town of Seringes. The Germans advanced into the town, on observing the supposed evacuation. Two companies of Americans then closed in and enveloped the German force, killing or capturing every man of it. High explosive and gas shells were sprayed by the Germans over a wide area. The air forces on both sides were busy: this morning. One of the Amer- jcan observers was attacked by eight enemy machines but escaped and re- turned to his ba: LABOR BOARD ASKED TO END LYNN STRIKE Secretary Wilson Takes Action In Dispute Between General Elect Co., and 14,000 Employe: Washington, July 31.—The war labor board was asked today by Secre- tary Wilson to undertake settlement of the strike of the 14,000 employes at the General Electric Compar plant at Lynn, Ma. Alleged dis- crimination against union employes and refusal of the company to submit the issue to the labor board were said to be involved, The board now has under con- sideration’ the controversy between the company and its employes at Schenectady and Pittsfield. Quiney, July 31.—One hundred and twenty crane men at the Fore River and Squantum plants of the Bethle- hem Shipbullding Corporation who struck yesterday returned to work to- day. COAT, DEALERS TO MEET. Retailers Are Considerably Worried About the Situation in New Britain. The retall coal dealers association will hold a meeting Friday at 3 o’clock in the chamber of commerce rooms to discuss the situation as it exists in this city, both as regards the supply of coal and also in reference to the shortage of labor Tomorrow Mayor Quigley and Fuel Director James S. North will hold a conference relative to the coal sup- | ply for New Britain and it is possible that a result of this meeting the mayor and fuel director may make some pertinent recommendations at the next regular nieeting of the com- mon council. RAILWAY EMPLOYES MUST GIVE IMPROVED SERVICE. Washington, July 31— Railway em- ploves were told today by Director Gen. McAdoo in announcing details of the wage increase for more than 500,- 000 shopmen that the nation expect- ed new energy from the workers in return for pay increases and improve- ments in employment conditions and that strikes and other labor disturb- ances must be eliminated during the war, f - — ( WEATHER. ] | = | Hartford, July 31—Fore. | I New Britain and vi- i cinity: Rain tonight; Thurs. || I\ N | cast for | 1‘ day fair, e |Chief of Staff Says Each Side is Deter- mined to Wipe Out the Other Washington, July 31.—The sole | object of the Allies and the Germans | in the Soissons-Rheims sallent now is l'to kil as many March, men as possible | General chief of staff, said | today at his semi-weekly conference with newspaper conrespondents. Whatever object either side had at the beginning, the general sald, has ben submerged by aevelopments in the fighting. General March pointed out that salient had been greatly flattened, thus virtually dissipating any hopes of the Allies bagging large numbers of the enemy. The German with- drawal since last Saturday, he added, had reduced the length of the line | another ten miles to 54 miles. The maximum German retreat in the cen- ter is 14 miles. Arrival of the 42nd. (Rainbow) division and its participation in the | fighting east of Fere-en-Tardenois was announced. The third regular division also was identified as in action at Sergy and Cierges, where the crack German guard divisiong have been defeated in recent fighting by American troops. General March announced the formation in the United States of six more divisions, numbered from | 15 to 20 and to be located at Camps | Logan, Tex., Kearney, Cal, Beaure- gard, La., Travis, Tex., Dodge, Ia., and Sevier, S. C. As in the case of the six divislons announced last week, these will be built around two regular infantry regiments in each case. General March announced also the conversion of fifteen National army cavalry regiments, numbered from 310 to 315, into field artillery. These will comprise part of the artillery units for the new divisions. General March had nothing to re- veal as to the extent of the casualties sustained by the American forces in the recent fighting. He said, how- ever, that General Pershing had been ordered to cable the casualties as received and that these would be given out here at once. He added that there would be no distribution of casualties over a long period hereafter. WORK OR FIGHT | Applying Government Order in the City—How Tt Strikes in Various Places, The enforcement of work or fight order in this city is being rigidly ap- plied by the draft boards. At one of the theaters this week a young man was engaged to substitute for the regular orchestra leader, who is out| of town on a vacation. When the substitute got through | day's work he was informed that he | | would have to qui “Work or | | Aight” is the injunction he is serving | | under, being a draft army eligible, | though not yet called. The musician | claims that he was told that he could sontinue in the orchestra until sum- moned for the army. There are a few with the first men engaged in newspaper peddling in the city and they are eligible for army service. Ne paper delivery is not regarded as an essential and those concerned arc | reported to have received instructions 10 get into a productive occupation Police officers are beiny utilized the draft board to Investigate cases of army elegibles who are not em- ployed in productive occupations and [some who are not doing any work The effect of the work or fight order is plainly scen on streets of the city. The popular corners are minus the usual ornaments (?), if such they | n be called. Warmers however, are not benefited much by the order. They Teport that | farm hands are very scarce. Help remains o short time after hear- ing of the big wages paid In various places even for common labor, A In spite to check the river, today EFrench, Britis] to the east of enemy's line an treat from Rone salient between The Allied line% Rozoy and then it b of Fere-en-Tardenois | the village of Nesles, cheres. The Allies’ adval them in a dominating positi All around the. salient 3 during the past two days, with" counter-attacks against the Allied I the Allies have gained important ground ag'w Immediately south of Soissons and west German lines are strongly held, but enemy effo position in the latter region have broken down. There now seems to be little doubt that the Germaf treat to the Vesle river as soon as possible, any possibilify making a stand north of the Ourcy being seemingly gone. 4 In their advance the Americans drove a new wedge into the enemy line and the Allics are now in a position to drive the Germans back by flank movements both east and west of the head of the apex which lies near Nesles. Most exposed is the German line from the Nesles region southward through Cerges to Roncheres. The line is about four miles long and offers an opportunity to drive the Germans from the region southwest of Ville-en-Tardenois without a frontal attack against the hills to the south. Strong efforts have been made by the enemy to check the Allies on the flanks and seemingly they have been successful. Atternpts ‘tocdrive the French from St. Euphraise, an important point southwest of Rheims on the eastern flank, however, were defeated wth losses. Berlin says the fighting front was quiet Tuesday and that Allied efforts Monday were repulsed everywhere. Some of Germany’s supposedly best divisions, the Fourth Prussian Guard and a Bavarian division, were opponents of American boys from the Middle West and Eastern States. The Americans had outfought them Monday in the battle for Sergy and defeated them badly Tuesday although the enemy fought valiantly. The Germans were driven over the ridge north of Sergy and out of the villages of Serignes-et-Nesles and Nesles. Bitter fighting took place in both places but when night fell the only Germans remaining in the villages ere dead, victims of their own valor. Very few prisoners were taken, so desperate was the combat which raged throughout the entire day. Nesles forest probably will be defended as stoutly as was the ground already taken by the Americans. Machine gun and artil- lery fire forms the main part of the enemy defense. German shell fire from the forest, however, has had little effect against the Americans The Allied positions about Sergy also were improved by the capture of Hill 212 to the southeast and which commands Cierges. Determined countering by the enemy during the past 48+ hours may indicate that the German Crown Prince believes he has withdrawn far enough and is prepared for heavy fighting before again moving northward. It is not improbable, however, that the Allied pressure has been so forceful that he has been compelled to resort to the strongest sort of rear guard fighting in order to protect the guns and stores still within the salient. General Foch apparently believes he can drive the Germans to the Vesle or beyond and that the a step in that direction In Flanders the American success llied position has been improved further through the capture of Merris by Australian troog Merris is immediately north of Meteren, taken by Scottish troops last week. Field Marshal Haig's nibbling in Flanders and Picardy is having increasing succ In the taking of Merris the Australians cap- tured 169 prisoners and some trench mortars and machine guns. The Germans are retaliating by bombarding the positions heavily. new Americans Hold Positions. Paris, July 31.—American troops maintained their position in the region of inges-et-Nesles which they carried after vi#lent fighting according to an official statement from the war office today 23 ) 3 he rmans made four attacks against positions east of Oulchy-le-Chateau. the French line was held intact. The French and the Germans carried out raids at a number of other points on sectors east and west of the Marne salient, but there was no change in the general situation at these points. the new French They were repulsed and Australians Under Fire. London, July 31.—The German artillery displayed consider- able activity last night in the region of Merris, on the Flanders iront, taken yesterday by the Australians, and in the Kemmel sector, the war office announced today [t also was active on both sides of the Somme. Prisoners were taken in raids and patrol encounters in the L.ens region and north of Bethune ; | been exceedingly il Gains Significant. S R,flu,l:_ ,\'f,l,nifa?d'e,_‘_, 'e‘;f‘ —Although the | the erican front in Frames. The g the past 24 hours soms of them had (Centinued on Ninth Fage)