New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1918, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERA] NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918. —SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876. BERLIN CONCEDES LOSS OF ST. MIHIEL § AMERICANS TAKE 12,000 CAPTIVES, M ADVANCE EIGHT MILES; GUT OFF TV SECOND STRONGEST IN TS MAN POWER Orly 3,888 Register in First Dis {rict and 3,938 in Other QUEER CASES DISCOVERED Several Men, Within Age Limits of Previous Drafts, Register Yesterday For First Time—Will Be Investi- gated. the this Official figures, given out by first and second draft boards morning, showed a total of 7,826 men registered yesterday under the selective service act. This number will probably be slightly increased within the next few d: ardy reg- istration -cards from varfous places about the country continue to arrive. The second exemption district has now succeeded the first district as leading in man power, and yesterday tration showed 3,938 regi the second district, as comp 888 in the first. The second district board completed its registration classification last eve- ning and at 7 o’clock this morning dispatched a telegram to the war de- partment setting forth the facts. This was supplanted by the official letter, | with figures, that was mailed at 10 2. m. today. 1,375 Aliens i The general draft itications of registrants in the second district, comprising the second, fourth and sixth wards, shows that of the 3,938 men registered, only 1,449 were na- ttve born Americans. Those who had been naturalized numbered 621 and 85 registrants were citizens becausa their fathers had taken papers during their minority.* Of those who were declarant aliens, having taken out first papers, there were 398, and there were 1,375 who are bona fide aliens. The white race was of course in preponderance, 3,915 whites having registered and only 20 negroes, two Orientals and one East Indian 33 Year Class Largest. The classification of men by ages In the second district shows that there were more registrants of the 33 year old class than any other, al- though 34 and 36 year old classes tollowed closely. Herewith classification of the second men by ages: Eighteen, 207; nineteen, ly, 210; twenty-one, 15; tw twenty-five, 2; twenty- 2; thirty-one, 1; 164; thirty-three, 310; thirt hirty-five ; thirty-six, ty-seven, thirty-eight, 241; thir- -nine, 2 forty, 226; forty-one, B07; forty-two, 154; forty-three, 220; | forty-four, 182; forty-five, 210; total, | in red to 3,- | Second. out district 190; twen- nty-three, ight, 1; | thirty-two, | four 288; | 7; thir- he of second district rliens showed 398 who have taken out | their first papers and are known as | Beclarants, and 1,375 who have taken put no papers and are bona fide sub- lects of foreign powers. These men ed unde the following coun- ingland, 15 declarants and 14 | aliens: Ireland, 18 declarants and 6 i Scotland, 1 declarant; Canada, 8 declarants and 11 aliens; East India, 1 alien; 2 nts and no pliens; nts and 395 alien; declarant and 11 declarants and aliens; Denmark and 1 alien; Netherlands, ; Norw 1 declarant and Roumania, 1 allen; Spain, Sweden, 44 declarants and 50 | s; other countries, 5 declarants 74 aliens; 67 leclarants and 2 Turkey, 5 feclarants and 56 aliens; Germany, 12 leclarants and 7 allens; totl, 398 de- tlarants and 1,375 aliens. 909 Register in Second. Classification of second district men by the various wards is as follows: Native born, 410; naturalized, 159;- sitizens because parent is naturalized, 1 }2; declarants, 73; aliens, 285; total, )09, White men, 898; colored men, {0; Oriental, & According t64 dges the men register- »d as follow; Jighteen, h4; nineteen, 48; twenty, twenty-three, 1; thirty-two, 43; fhirty-three, thirty-four, thir- ly-five, 65; thihty-six, 61; thihty-seven J1; thirty-eight, thirty-nine lorty, 50; forty 41; forty 50; forty-three, 52; forty-four, lorty-five, 43; total, 909. Complete de led figures jistics from the first district rompiled today. No New Orders Received. Neither of the two draft boards have received any new orders re Hve to the new registration, ut registration Ttaly, Portugal, 1 146 -two. and sta- re being | dominatingly co-operating, and in a military sense | the I BIG GUNS PAINT RAINBOW IN SKVY AS PRELUDE TO AMERICAN ATTACK; BAKER WATCHES YANKEES GO OVER American in Lor- 12, (By Allied Army the With the Associated raine, Sept. Press)—The offensive on the for the first time is the western front American, French it of the battle which began early last is regarded as a continuing phas summer. Newton D. Baker, the with several other of American secretary of war, notables witnessed the beginning the battle from the vantage point of | French fort close behind the mid- dle of the line. The front over the was made was so extended that the brilliant bands of vivid light tretched from far eastward to west- ward lighting up the clouds. Soon there began to arise ar shells, sig- nal rockets and flares thrown up by enemy to betray the Americans should they leave their trenches sud- denly to begin an infantry attack. To this general color scheme there soon was added a reddish glow as ammu- nition dumps exploded and buildings set on fire behind the enemy lines b gan to blaze and ammunition giving off this color exploded about 4 o’clock. The character of the artillery fire chaged slightly, lessened a little in in- t sity nd German star shells burst with more frequency as 5 o'clock ap- | proached as though the enemy sus- pected that was the hour sev for the infantry attack. More and more am- munition dumps exploded just before 5, the artillery bombardment suddenly resumed its original intensity and as | the s was beginning to be tinged with dawn it again took on a white look along the horizon. Precisely at 5 o’clock the thunder of guns accom- panying the glare of light stopped and in the sudden silence the Americans went over the top. All along the line could be heard the chattering of Ger- man machine guns and then suddenly the thunder commenced again when a barrage was laid down to protect the soldiers as they approached the Ger- man trenches. Franco-Americans Control Air. Into the battle has been brought all | the elements of modern warfare. | ‘While the artillery was playing its role the airmen and the tank crew: worked over their machines prepar tory to taking their part in the big- | gest “show” the Americans have g en. There was no question of aerial supremacy, or should not be. French planes and French airmen supple- a which attack soon ! gunners placed | strength of the Germans { 45 miles in length. The | so { having painstakingly mented the American forces and day light saw them already in operation. It rained in the night, and the early hours of the morning did not afford | the best opportunity for the aviators, but despite the mist the squadrons appeared with the dawn, ready for observation of the defense and for offensive combat. There was a high wind during the i day, but the balloons were able to re- | main up for observation. One Ameri- can balloon broke away and drifted eastward. One of the German bal- loons was aloft near St. Mihiel, but it remained up only about five minute: The smoke screen the American about Montsec ap- pears to have been successful in pre- venting the enemy observation from that commanding point. While the heavy attacks were being made on the north and south lines of the St. Mihiel sector, a force around the point of the angle was inaugurat- ing a series of raids, rushing far into the sides of the German body. The s not known ertain there are at least ons in the salient. It has been learned that the enemy had col- lected a quantity of stores in the sec- tor and will doubtless attempt to re- move them. The front under attack was about French were in the line at allotted points, but the distribution of the forces was such that wherever the Germans turned they faced American troops. Just how much the Germans were surprised by the offensive in a sector long ‘inactive, is uncertain. Tt seems not improbuble, however, that they had noticed the indications giv- en for many days past that some new plan was being adopted. The mobili- zation of the big force was accom- plished, however, almost wholly in night marches, the men sfipping from other sectors into positions in front of the enemy here, often times with- out ‘even the population of the dis- tricts through which they passed be- ing aware of the movement. The guns that opened the artillery preparations at 1 o'clock continued for four hours to hammer the Ger mans, not alone their nearby po: tions but nearly every cross road, vil- lage and town within range. The roads over which the enemy might bring up geinforcements or retreat were broken up with high explosives. The artillery attack was carefully planned, every battery commander registered long in advance the objectives of his guns. The full effect of the terrific bom- bardment could not be observed, but there is little doubt that it had an im- mense effect in interfering with the defensive work of the big German force in the salient. HUN BELIEVED QUITTING LILLE; BRITISH HOLD CAMBRAI GAINS Decisive Repulse Adminis- tered to Enemy at Havrin- court — Haig Advances ile Toward German Sup- ply Base. London, Sept. 13.—Numerous fugi- tives from the city of Lille are report- ed by Belgian newspapers to be arriv. ing at Malines and Antwerp, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Central News Wgency. Apparently Lille is being evacuated vy the Germans. Enemy Attacks Repulsed. German troops last night delivered an attack with the co-operation of air- plane: on the town of Hayrincourt, southwest of Cambrai, recently taken by the British. The attack was re- pulsed with great loss, Field Marshal Haig announced in the official state- ment today. Further south, on the front opposite Quentin, the British have gained ession of Holnon Wood. A German attack opposite Moeuvri on’ the Canal line yest of Cambrai, failed completely. British Occupy Jeancourt. British froops have captured the town of Jeancourt, in the St. Quentin sector, north of Vermand. In Flanders the British made prog- Tess pushing ahead west of Auchy, in the La Bassee region St. po: British Advance 2,000 Yards, With the British Forces in Prance, Cept. 13.—(By the Associated Press)— ¢ <Gontinued on htte'enth Fage.y ~ LBrmsh forces in their-advance yesters day in the Havrincourt section, south- west of Cambral, penetrated the Ger- man (positions in some places for a depth of 2,000 yards. Farther south Fleld Marshal Haig's forces occupied St. Quentin Wood. GORKY PRESS AG: BOLSHEVIK GOVERNMENT Stockholm, Sept. 12.—Reports from Petrograd ‘state that Maxim Gorky, the Russlan author and revolutionary, has accepted the post of director of Bolshevik propaganda. The Treports add that Gorky declared the attempt on the life of the Bolshevik premier Lenine caused him to decide to to- operate with Bolshevik government. Dispatches recelved in Copenhagen last month from Russia stated that Gorky hagd been ordered arested by an investigating commission of the Soviet government and that his newspaper had been suppressed permanently. ON CANADIAN CASUALLY LIST. Ottawa, Sept. 13.—The Canadian casualty list, issued last aight, includ- Wounded—W. Garrity, New Bed- ford, Mass.; J. Catterall, Lowell, Mas: C. H. Hall, New Bedford, Mass.; L. E Harpin, Nashua N. H.; D. A. McDoa- ald, Bridgeport, Me. ed: RAZVOZOFF MURDERED. Sept. 12.—Rear Ad- Razvozoft, former com hief of the Russian naval e Baltic, mas murdered in to Stockholm, miral mande: forces in Petrograd vesterday, according dispatch from Helsingfors, Work or Fight, Wilsen’s Stinging Reply To Bridgeport Strikers; Calls Walk-Out Disloyal and Dishonorable; No Parleying CHITF ADVISE ME o AGITATOR WILL TO FIGHT Bridgeport, Sept. 13.—The letter of President Wilson to the striking machinists and tool- makers of this city, in which the latter are notified to re- turn to work, had not been re- ceived here up till the noon hour today. Samuel Lavit, bus iness agent of the machinist union and chief director of the strike, said that if the presi- dent’s letter is as drastic as indicated by press dispatches, he would advise the stfikers “to fight”” He said that the president’s letter, or such in- formation about it as has been received, will be taken up at the mass meeting of the strik- ers this afternoon, PAYER TRIES T0 SET | ALLIES AGAINST U. 3. | Sees United States Dominat- ing Power At Expense of “Lacerated Europe.” Amsterdam, Sept 12.—The postpone- ment of peace prospacts and the likeli- hood of a fifth war winter weigh equal- 1y on all belligerents and not on Ger- many alone in the opinion of Fried- erich voa' Payer, the imperfal vice- chancellor of Germany in a speech at Stuttgart. “Our state debts,” the vice-chancel- lor s are everywhere reaching fan- tastic and everywhere we struggle againit the encroachments on All of the bellig- if aid, * heights our personal liberty. ereats of Kurope must admit, are not blind, that the longer ropean peoples lacerate each other the more certainly will the historical and paramount position of weakened and impoverished Europe be lost in favor of cleverer and more calculating peo- ples.” Herr von Papen reminded his audi- ence that after four ye r was still being waged alm 1y on enemy territory. He admitted that the boat had not warked so quickly and surely as had been hoped. He added that it was useless to dispute whose was the fault. The enemy, he said, still was unable to compensate their losses by new constructioa and de- clared that the robbery of neutral ships almost without parallel by the Entente could not be repaid. “The more troops the United States sends the greater will be the need of shipping for reinforcements of muni- tions and provisiox he said. “The filling up af the enemy army by Amer- icans, therefore, bears in itself its limi- tations.” He argued that the loss of shipping would become fatal to Great Britain after the war because it would lose its shipping superiority to the ited States and “the hope of compensating themselves from the German fleet, which still has to be conquered will surely be adequate comfort only for the very imaginative Britishers.” Contending that technique and in- ventive genius, which already had helped the Germans over heavy obsta- cles, would still help them, Herr von Payer said: “If we lack cotton and oils our ene- mies lack coal. Food Is scarce here and there, but already things have probably turned in our faver. In the east the world again is open to us for a food supply, while our enemies’ sup- plies of foodstuffs and raw materials give precedence ta the front’s call for America’s armies and their provision- dhg.r Relterating that Germany “ as the \nnocent and attacked party” in the war, had a right to demand indemni- fication, von Payer, in his speech at Stuttgart, i, “we prefer on calm reflection, and even Wwith our own favorable milita situation, to aban- don this idea.” THER. Hartford, Sept., 13.—Fore- cast for New Britain and vicin- . cooler tonight; Sar. Sends Letter to Machinists Informing Them He Must Use Such Means Against Lawless and Faithless Employes, SMITH & WESSON IN SPRINGFIELD TAKEN Washington, Sept. 13.—Striking ma chinists at Bridgeport, Conn., have been notified by President Wilson that unless they return to work and abide by the wage award of the war labor board -they will be barred from em- ployment for a year and draft boards will be instructed to reject any clalm of exemption from military service based upon their alleged usefulness on war production. The presideat’s warning went today in a letter addressed to the machinists, replying to resolutions forwarded to i him announcing the strike because of | dissatisfaction over the war labor | board’s award and a later interpreta- { tion by an umpire. | The letter was addressed to ths Bridgeport District Lodge of the Inter- national Association of Machinists, nd other striking workmen of Bridgeport, Conn.” It follow “Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your resolutions of September 6 announcing that you have begun a strike agatnst your employers in Bridgeport, Conn. { You are members of the Bridgeport branches of the International Union of Machinists. As such and with the ap- proval of the national officers of your union you signed an agreement to sub- mit the questions as to the terms of your employment to the national war labor board and to abide the award { which, in acordance with the rules of procedure approved by me, might be made “Tho members of the board were mot able to reach a unanimous conclu- sion on all the issues presented and as provided in its constitution the questions upon which they did not agree were carried before an arbitrat- ar, the unanimous choice of the mem- bers of the board. Best Paid Workers Prefer Strike. “The arbitrator thus chosen has made an award which more than 90 per cent. of the workers affected ac- cept. You who constitute less than 10 per cent. refuse to abide the award al- though you are the best paid of the whole body of workers affected and are, therefore, least entitled to press a further increase of wages because of the high cost of living. But what- ever the merits of the issue it by the award. Your strike a is a breach of faith calculated to re- flect on the sincerity of mnational or- ganized labor in proclaiming its ac- ceptance of the principles and machin- ery of the national war labor board. “If such disregard of the solemn ad- judication of a tribunal to which both parties submitted -their claims be tem- porized with, agrements becoms mers scraps of paper. If errors creep into awards th proper remedy is submis- sion to the award with an application for re-hearing to the tribunal. But to strike against the award is disloyalty fleld, M engaged in government work, has refused to accept the medi- ation of the national war labor board and has flaunted its rules of decision approved by presidential proclamation. ‘With my consent the war department has taken over the plant and business of the company ta secure continuity in production and to prevent industrial disturbanca. “It is of the highest Importance to securel compliance with reasonable rules and procedure for the settlement of industrial disputes. Having exer- cised a drastic remedy with recalei- trant employers it is my duty to use means equally well adapted to the end with lawless and faithl 2mployes. Barred From Employment. “Therefore I desire that you re- turn to work and abide by the award. If vou refuse each one of you will be barred from employment in any war industry in the community in which the strike occurs for a period of one During that time the United employment service will decline to obtain employment for you in any war industry elsewhere in the United States under the war and navy departments, the shipping boam ailway administration and all gav- agencles and the draft year. State r Berlin, Via our new lines whicl general staff Statem western front, » “During 1he night,’ the (St. Mihiel) salient, which had been under con pleted without interference. Paris, Sept. 13, St. Mihiel salient, it sector. London, Sept. 13, 1 made on a front of 14 miles. the continuation of their drive. by the Americans. former line ran. two German div: away. Hattonville and Donboux. On the west miles on a 12 mile front. town of Vigneulle St. Mihiel salient. tinue to pour in. were completely started. prepared Believe Metz Is Objective. Washington, Sept. 13.—All inter- est of official Washington today was centered on the St. Mihiel salient in France where Gen. Pershing’s forces from the First American army of a million and a quarter men were dri- ving forward in their initial inde- pendent offensive on the western front. Reports from the American com- mander-in-chief were slow in coming through and until after midnight the only detailed information to the success of the American arms was that contained in brief news bulletins from the front. These were con- firmed by Gen. Pershing, re- ported that his troops, <15t by French units, had broken through the enemy’s resistance in the St. Mihiel ctor and advanced at some points 2 depth of five miles. At the time the communique Wwas sent the opera- tion still was in progress and 8,000 to prisoners, probably not all of those captured, had heen counted. This was taken here to mean that in the first day of their rush they had gone forward on a 12-mile front aad were threatening ths road over which the Germauns opposicg the French in The Germans are blowing up the Salient Reduced, Paris H 05 p. m., (By the Assy *‘undersmod, has been reduted. will not permit the publication of the names of the ' town villages forming the present American line in the St. Americans Advance Eight Miles. 0 p. m, (By the Associated Press.) General Pershing forces in their attack on the southern side o the St. Mihiel salient have advanced eight miles. The assault wa The Americans this morning were making rapid progress i German prisoners say the American attack was expected bu that it was delivered so rapidly that they had no time to put u a stubborn resistance when they were ordered to. was energetically defended by the Germans, was easily capture( Pannes, whic Capture of Vigneulles Reported. The Americans are reported to have seven and one-half miles north of Xivray, captured through Vigneulleq which th General Pershing’s troops also are said to havi captured Beney, Heudicourt and the Bois de Thiaucourt. If these places really have been captured the neck of the S Mihiel salient has been narrowed to less than six miles, and if th ions reported last night to be in the salient sti are there it is decidedly improbable that they will be able to ge] ammunition dumps General Pershing’s troops so far have captured 9,500 prison ers and have taken 60 German guns. de of the St. Mihiel salient, where the count is much more difficult and where the German resistance has bee: more determined, the Americans have made an advance of thre Americans Pass Objective With the American Army in Lorraine, Sept. 13, (By the A sociated Press, 10:40 a. m.)—The Germans last night and earl today were attempting to remove their artillery through th under the stress of the American attack on th [hey were meeting with the greatest difficult however, being hampered by airplanes as well The enemy already has lost a number of cannon and trene mortars besides a huge number of machine guns. 1 p. m—General Pershing’s troops continued advance against the St. Mihiel salient throughout the night. reached and even passed the objectives set for them. as by artillery fire. stead; The; Prisoners con} their The Americans pushed ahead all along the front except at on: point. They met with less resistance than they had expected.' The Germans made only one counter-attack in an attempt t4 stem the onrushing tide of Americ began their protective barrage too early. cans warning of what was coming and General Pershing’s me: ifor The Germans, howeved They gave the Amer: ns. the counter-attack when § the bend of the salient would have pass if they escaped capturs or d struction. On the western Mihiel and Verdun, forces were steadily pushing back t) enemy and closing the mouth of t. pocket in a pincer movement such cleared the Germans from the Alsi Marne salient in July. Observers here believed the ob, tive was the strongly fortified city Metz, not far over the German bordd Britain Rejoices at London, Sept. 1 the St. Mihiel sa news columns of day which feature headlines. The opening blow in Mal shal ¥Foch's great offensive scheng claims attention in any case but th one has a special attraction as the fin stroke of the independent America army under direct American comma; and as such is hailed as one of # milestones of the war. That the blow thus far has suees so well brought st side betwesm Franco-Americi Yankee The Lult dominates t the newspapers t it with the bigg Advan ient is ed 2 larg ed and (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) H o 4 o i Pl