New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1918, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1876. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918, —1 | 3RITISH FORCES OCCUPY WEST PART O " GERMAN - FOCH U-BOAT RUNS AMUCK - NEAR NEW ENGLAND UBMARINE ATTAGK ON FISHING FLEET British and Swedish Steamers Sunk, in ‘Addition to Nine Fishing Fleet Vessels Midst of 30 and Sinks Nine. ‘8 COMMANDER OF' U-BOAT WAS IN U. S. SERVICE. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1 steamer was sunk North ccond officer of the sent nine off urday and Sunday. h merchant re- Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 12 cently 'off the Atlantic coast, Fishermen claim to have iden- tified the commander of a Ger- man submarine which has been sinking fishing boats off the Atlantic coast as a skilled navi rmerly in the United fisheries service. Two from different schooners that were sunk claim to have recagnized a former acquaint- ance who had changed little ex- cept that he had grown a beard since they last him. | according to the | C fishing submarine which to man schooner: the bottom | George's Binks S [ This report was given members of the of the Kate Palmer, they 2 | crew men taken to the The fisher- schooner, = when | aboard the struction of did not were U-boat. prior de- vessel. a their = men learn the name of the she had Britisher, but were informed two smokestacks, The fishermen were brought here carly today ahoard the auxiliary schooner Helen Murlry after having been set 'adrift in a dory shortly be- | fove nightfall by the submarine’s | commander. They rveported that istone as | Probably 60 fishermen were cast adrift hoats after the 180 milgs | U-boat upon the fleet. Naval vdland | gnd marine men expected, however, that most picked up. The crew of the Palmer reported that probably 30 sailing vessels were in the immediate vicini t the time of the attack. They satd they heard firing al\day Saturday from 10 a. m. Most sinkings occurred on Saturday ither than Sunday, as early reports | indicated. | The men brought in by the Muglry |included Captain Edward Russell, of ‘tlw Kate Palmer, and Frederick W. i Washington, Aug. 12 of the British steamer Penistone and the Destruction Swedish steamer Sydland, by the N reported today Fhe: Per about and the of itucket. of the crews was in the department’s dispatch. Later the navy department was ad- that American schooner Her- Winter had been sunk in the general locality. There no 1 here a schooner of that An American® coastwise n Herman Winter is re- safe port Learns of Sinking. Nantucket, Ms 12.—Sink- ing of the British steamer Penistone, by a German submarine off Georges bank was reported here today. « The Penistone, a vessel of about 000 tons gross, apparently was sunk the ne U-boat that destroyed nine fishing schooners Saturday. First report reference to the crew’s save no details of a German submarine off Eng- land coast, we to the navy A departmente t down yesterday ast of Nantucket on August § No news southeast of the fate man of ed ported in Nantucket Quin one of the crew, and two Nova Scotia fishermen. They said that when the submarine appeared {they attempted to get aw but | changea their minds and surrendered. aptain Russell and his small crew were ordered alongside the submarine and taken aboard. Immediately they | were sent velow and were kept there ! for about an hour while the subma- ! rine proceeded in a westerly direc- | tion. TLater they were told to get into their dory and were cas o'clock Saturday night. They picked up five hours later by Murlry. They did | sunk, by a by a hombh The fishermen reported that ¢he submarine was 300 feet long and car- ried a crew of about 70 men. A six- inch gun was mounted forward and a smaller one astern. The second of- told them the submarine 21 knots on the surface. The auxiliary schooner Albert Black, owned at Portland, Me., was one of the fishermen attacked by a German submarine off Georges bank Saturday afternoon and yesterday. Captain nville Johnson reported i | upon arrival here today that several was attacked by the subma-| g ong were fired at his craft at 9 fingstheln D iy | o'clock vesterday morning, one of 'f;f,',[f et » struck close by. The submarine MUM.‘ the fisher- | Was three miles aw and was firing 2 | at other boats. With the aid of all and auxiliary power, the ap- | ed upharmed, with her crew of ten. 4,- by afety the attack and 20 of Sydland Cr 12 ste ‘w Picked Up. Fifteen survivors mer nd reported been sunk by a Ge Satur Fifteen were picked up were the Boston, Aug g the Swedish here today their vessel had man subm ne others of the crew by another ship of rived not see their schooner sumed she was destroyed Mine An Atlantic hermen fishing schoonérs submarine off Sunk in Sunday Raid. Po 12.—Sixty s of nine incl | sunk by a German | 1 | e ficer malke Georges bank, are afloat in dories in the Atlantic ocean, according to word brought here early today four survivors of the attack, the auxiliary schooner According to the res- fishermen, a fleet of 30 sailing by rescued Helen cued vessels by Muriry e, several e the m fc to submarine the ships late Satu reported ay men 5 her sails schooner Insurance Rates Increased, New York, Aug. 12.—Marine under- » to. rdvanced war r ] ing vessels both for ns-ocean routes because of the of U-boats in coast- | jumped to 3 per | cases to 4 per cent | American ports | °f women have received ivanced | telegrz Washington instruct- iters. ! ing them to report for duty in clerical it ST RAISE 5 TO SECURE GIRLS. and tr continued activity Rate: in some hetween An rates were underw al cent for sailing vhile trans-oc: to cent waters Within the past few days a number and local young ms from 10 per »y some capacities but it is believed none will respond as the salaries connected with the positions are not alluring in these L oo | days of high prices. The girls passed 303d Ambulance | i gervice examinations several Company Atlantic. | months ago but then there h Ward has begn received that the| been such a demand for their serviees following New Britain that they are earning salarigs far in rived safely overse with the excess of those paid by Uncle Sam at ambulance company: Privates the nation's capital E. Brown, Daniel O'Dea, James Among the young tin, Carl H. Anderson, John . | moned Miss Fdna Berg of Howard Hartman, John Kraus, Otto| North Burritt street. She is now en- ‘MeKee, Joseph Pynch Philip Neu- | gaged as an inspector in the ordnance rath, Clifford Barrett, Lewis S. Mun-| department at the Stanley Works. She ger, Walter Bradley, Charles Traceski, | was offered a position as clerk in the George Lucas, Harry Shahinian and| bureau of war risk imsurance at Sergeant Johp H, Flannery. ARRIVE OVERSEAS, Men Cross in in since boys have ar- 3084 | women sum- is Undersea Pirate Appears in| a fishing | could | A Brit- | | adrift about | | Telegrams received Leads British Drive |[NEARLY 40,000 PRISONERS AND 700 GUNS CAPTURED SRS Rawiinson, in British army. Henry the 4th Gen com- mand Sin of FIVE NEW BRITAIN SOLDIERS WOUNDED Cases “Severe,” AcCording to| Today’s Army Casualty List of ere oo weuit v HIINING THE HON HARD James MclIntyre, Santa Motta, William Temple, Jacob F. Bernasconi and Henry J. Doucette Fighters Named —305 on Complete List. Achievements of the New Britain boys in the present big drive against the Huns will make a most brilliant chapter in the history of New Britain. Casualty lists issued daily enrol New Britain fighters. Reports of the fight- ing going on over there show that five have shed ther blood for the Red, White and Blue. Their wounds are described as *‘severe.” Local casualties are: James McIntyre, Company H, Infantry. Santa Motta, antry. William Temple, 9th Infantry. Jacob F. Bernasconi, Company 102d Infantry. Henry J 1024 Infantry. The fighting 102d apparently has been in the thick of the fighting, judg- ing from the fact that four of the five casualties on the list were 102d men. indicate that the fighting in which they were victims took place on July 21. James McIntyre is the son of Thom- as Mclntyre of Cherry street, The soldier was one of the early volun- teers. McIntyre was one of the first draf- tees sent from N Britain and on arrival at Camp Devens was selected to fill the quota for the old First reg- iment. When receiving instructions Chairman A. F. Corbin was giving the routing, saying, “You change at Hart- ford and again at Putnam and then at Worcester, and then you go to Dev- ens.” MclIntyre promptly added ‘“and from there to France.” Twelve hours after arrival in Camp he was sent to New Haven and in a few days was on his way to France. Santa Motta was a draft eligible; but enlisted in Company I, after registra- tion. His home address is not kiown. Motta was employed by the Con- necticut Light and Power Co. pre- vious to July 15, 1917, when he en- listed at Fort Slocum. He is married and his wife lives in this city. He | was born in Italy. { Private Temple | | 1024 Company I, 102d In- H, Doucette, Company H, is the son of Wil-' liam Temple of Church street. He joined the 9th United States Infant which is better known as the Syracuse brigade. He doined July 18 last. Jacob Bernasconi lived at 83 Cleve- land streetand is the son of Jacob J. Bernasconi, He is rated as a motor mechanic. He jained the service Sep- {tember 17, 1917 Henry J. Doucette’s at 22 Seymour street, where his father, Fred Doucette, lives. He enlisted Septem- ber 5 1917 Army Casnalty List. Washington, Aug. 12—The army c is home W eshington with a salary of M,GOO,‘ (Continued on Seventh Page). | i !ed by Gen. Pe Paris, Aug. 12.—N arly 40,000 pris- oners and 700 guns 1 ve been taken by the allies in Picardy. reliable information here according to TOWN OF ROYE REPORTED EVACUATED th the British Aug. 12, 2:16 p. m Army in F (By the reiated Press) —There is an unconfirmed re- port this afternoon that the town of Royve, which.the Germans have been nce, defending has evacuated British tanks have been seen operat- ing a considerable distance east of that town. so . desperately, been THREE GERMAN GENERALS DISMISSED 12.—Three German generals recently commandin near Montdidier have been cashiered for ne- glect of duty, according to Belgian re- ports r ved in Amsterdam and transmitted by the IKxchange Tele- graph company. London, Aug. A large number of court-martialed at St, day for high treason. The Germans in Belgium are show- ing signs of great uneasiness and the German emperor is reported to have moved to Bru 1s. soldiers were Quentin Satur- BRITISH IN WESTE Aug have advanced ant point of Roye from the southwest ~French troops import- London, nearer to the by the capture of the villages of Arm- according to the Field Marshal ancourt and Tilloy, al statement from g today. South of have captured British positions east south of the river, have been with the British lines east of hem, north of the river. The British positions south of Lih- ons were attacked last evening by the Germans. The attack was repulsed. The British have captured the west- ern edge of the town of Bray, on the Somme, the advices state. Apparently the attack on the south- ern part of the front was being con- tinued by the French this morning. Main interest centered in the sector around the Lassigny massif. It is the Somme British troops 200 prisoners. of Mericourt, linked Etine- RN PART OF BRAY difficult to whether the French are on the crest, but they must be close to it. The whole position on the southern line depends upon posses- sion of it. In the region between the Roye road and the Somme the position has been stabilized. The Germans have massed heavy artillery on this front and are heavily counter-attacking. The towns of Albert and Chaulnes seem today to be held by the enemy and Roye has not fallen. London, Aug. 12, 4:33 p. m. (By the Associated Press) — American troops are in the suburbs of Bray, to- day, fighting a continuous battle for the outskirts of the little French city. Only slight changes In the line as a whole are reported in dispatches reaching London this afternoon but a ding-dong battle is raging all up and down the northern section of the pres- ent battle line. iFirst American Field Army Formed For Operati With the American Army in France, Aug 11, (By the Associated Press.)— Organization of the field army of five corps has been com- The army will be command- shing, and it is under- stood, it will operate in the area north of the Marne from which the G ans have been driven out. The Ametican divisions which participated in that drive have been under French com- mand, but now are included in the First army. General Pershing, whe retains his post of chief of the American Expedi- tionary forces, after a time may relin- quish the command of the t army but possibly not until the organization of a Second army is well under way. Meanwhile, he will have two head- First American pleted. quarters, at the First army as well as | at General Headquarter: The step is regarded as the most im- portant development in the organiz tion of the American expeditionary on North of the Marne forces to date. It is looked upon as the natural development of the 1917- 1918 scheme of organization and training which regiments after training were merged into divisions under federal staff direction. The creation of the First army brings great American forces under Ameri- can command but under the orders of the generalissimo, Marshal Foch. The size of the army has not been announced beyond the indication that it contains five corps commanded by Major Generals Ligge Bullard, | Bundy, Reed and Wright. ch corps is composed of several divisions with each division including 30,000 troops of all arms while the corps in addition will have its comple- ment of auxiliary troops, supply troops, air squadrons, tanks and heavy artillery. It is understood dther armies will be formed ‘shortly in view of the recent Washington announcement that 1,300,000 American troops already had sailed for France. by CASE OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS REPORTED Three Year Old Girl Living On Olive Street First Victim Of Season. The first case of infantile paralysis in the reported this season and the first about a year was reported at boz The rd of health office this afternoon. patient is Pearl Trachenroth of Olive street. She is thr Her mouth is affected. Health hoard officials took steps to arrange for the placing of the child in one of the several iso- She will probably Hartford isolation immediately lation hospitals be admitted to the hospital. WEATHER. Hartford, Au = cast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Pprobably Tuesday. Il | creased from 7 LENINE AND TROTZKY FLEE TO KRONSTADT Boris Danskio Pays Extreme Penalty for Assassination of Ambassa- dor von Eichhorn. London Aug. 12.—Premier Lenine and his chief assistant, Trotzl have fled to Kronstadt, the naval bas near Petrograd, according to | patch sent out by the semi-official | Wolft bureau of Berlin and printed in Zurich says port from Paris Leon a dis- newspapers, a Havas re- Boris Field was Dar Marshal Amsterdam, Aug. skio, the assassin of Eichhorn, executed according to advices from Kiev. The pronounced by a German military court and ried out immedigtely after its con- | by the eompetent judicial Herman von on Saturday, se was firmation tribunal The position of the Soviet govern- | ment in Russia is considered very se- rious by the Moscaw corr ndent, of | | the Tagebatt of Berlin. He announces ! that the C'zec Slovak forces have in- | 00 to 300,000 and are | being reinforced by Serbians, Co. today tele when the bill is reported to the pre REPORTED TO HAVE EVACU! TAKES 75,000 CAPTIVES IN County Gain Blows to Fur Mighty efforts§ mand to check the Peronne, Roye and N8 line, the British have™$ the past night, although# village of Bray has bheen's In the center sfrong held up the advance agay#ops is an unconfirmed reporf how doned by the enemy. " On the right the French are still'8 reached the crest of the hills west of the ¥ cleared the Matz valley of the enemy. i 3 The battle still is confined within the limits i3 French extended the fighting area to the Oise. It has be the combat might spread along the line, especially to but %hls)fl\«:\'c_h;]mwm‘_lms not yet been reported. g nterest in the Picardy battle now centers upon the German cffo:‘ts‘ to stabilize the front along the line from Albert south to C Il:{\\_incs and to check the French efforts to envelop the enemy’s positions at Lassigny. % There has been an enemy effort, which measure of success, to hold the northern flank of the line firmly while the Allies have pushed eastward in the direction of Peronne and Ham. On the southern end of the front.the Ger- mans have been unable so far to do more than slow down the progress of the French. In this sector an important advance is reported in the fact that the French have reached Antoval, on the crest of the hills west of Ribecourt. In the German drive early in June the fall of Antoval proved fatal to I'rench hopes to hold the vailey of the Oise, as well as the forest of Carlepont, on the east bank. If Antovs is firmly held by the French, the German lines along the Oise, it seems, are i_n danger and if the French continue to gain the enemy’s retirement from territory held along the eastern bank of the river may be forced Reports would appear to indicate the line where the present heavy fighting is going on is not the one upon which the Germans have decided to stand definitely on the fensive. On the con- trary, the present fighting appears to have reached the stage pre- sented three weeks ago when the Germans made a stand along the Ourcq river and the heights of Fere-en-Tardenois. This stand, it developed, was for the purpose of permitting the enemy to get hv's_nrtil]cr_\' out of danger and remove stores from the threatened regions so far as possible. The coming day or two probably will be marked by savage fighting, especially on the south, where the continued progress of the French would weaken the whole German position, if it does not turn the flank of the Noyon-Nesle line which, it appears, may be the first defensive front upon which the enemy may gffect to stand | . The front today runs in a generally straight line from the Somme southward to Tilloloy, where it eastward until it reaches the Oise. The high ground on the north is prov- ing difficult of capture by the Allies while to the south forces of German reserves are reported coming into the fight Paris reports unofficially that 10,000 taken since Thursday morning. the total number of Germans captured in Marshal great drives up to 75,000. The number of guns so far taken by the Allies in the two offensives totals almost 1,000 All the railroad lines leading Roye now are within easy cannon range of Allied guns French troc ps are at Andechy, three miles to the west, and within less than four miles from the southwest where they have crossed the last barrier of hills. Lassigny, between Roye and Noyon, is within two and a ]m]r‘_ miles of the French on the west and south. i important position. their way up the Oise a X has met with a de begins to curve heavy prisoners have been “his rings out of and e South of Noyon the French are fightit 1 are within five miles of the town. No: i ant not only in its relation to battle Iine, but German position eastward Rheims and the enemy is fighting desperately to stay the Fr h advance toward 1e fall of Noyon undoubtedly would compel a re= arrangement of the enery line eastward. Beriin reports the fighting as growing more bitter and that Sunday all Allied efforts failed. One fail Germ calls the present battle the “first serious defeat of the v present i, says newspaper Between Soissons and Rheims the Germans prepared to hold fast and the I‘rench and Amer I'he German artillery fire preparations E attack n artillery fire. T'he first American f nized with five corps under the command appa no attack in force hieavier. Enemy stopped by Ame has been orgz Pershing. Sund: unday FOR S TO NATORS REPORT CALD STABLE EMPLOYL MURDERED IS TURSDAY AND ROBBED, Aug senate 12 to re- the Wa convene hington, eps wratoga, N. Y Aug. 12.—A. that bill to 45 can were taken |man George W the 0. ad- | Mann, of Queens, Lon er extend- 18 ministration man pow e watchman at the ing draft ages from be | without d leaders, who ordered | murdered all absentees asking | Thur: 3 i boy taken up Iy by senate grams sent to to be present and them next is missing. and counter revolutionists, { | {