New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1918, Page 1

Why not buy that Liberty Bond today? 4 An excellent investment = and a patriotic duty ESTABLISHED 1876, A NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1018, PRICE THREE CENTS. BRITISH GOVERNMENT STUDIES WILSON’S MESSAGE ABSOLUTE SURRENDER, INTERPRETATION OF ALLIES; GERMANS HURRYING FROM BELGIAN COAST REGIONS e e P B —— 1 LANHERS HITS B A{;K ITR ANSPORT AMERICA SINKS! Germany Asks Allles Nol to Rembard Hindenburg, Not Maximilian, Said. tf’ Have Been Author of Appea! for - Armistice; In- AT ERIHE KERWIN AT PIER; FIVE MEN MISSING Kroech Townf—for ake of Civilans vasion of Enemy Country Unless Kaise ———— Amsterdam, Oct. 15 e ngvnnn)hflmhnrd the town. The proposal is . . . o Srie Hoboken, , Oct. 15.—The | of water and the raising of the ship | zovernment has propo made through the Swiss government. R Wh F[ . A A R l Sa Iadrp Fecord vaeq H Il | American transport America sank at is not regarded as a difficult feat. that, in common with her allies, et aIses lte ag) UStrla walnng ep y JS Laor 1 7, Dier hore thie morning. She was| - Man of German ancestry was ex- | France undertake to refrain from| London, Oct. 14—It is announced tor. pler here tnis mornlng, She Was | g15ineq gt length at the offices ; bombarding large towns of northern | in the Dutch newspapers, says an Ex- ~ . g N r[’]tfld fli [he WUI‘](HQH]M] e °d to have troops on board and | military police this afternoon and it | France and enter into an agreement | change Telesraph dispatch from Am- London, Oct. 15--The text of President Wilson’s reply te letails were withheld by the authori- | was reported he was under custody. | with Germany to permit, at any rate, | sterdam, that the waves of refugees| the German peace offer, received through press channels, was ies, - : x»\\]’c‘,(’ks ug(} it wa leiu:nml today, a portion of the population of \lllk‘l\-‘ from German-held territory in France pILl('(‘(I ‘n the hands of the members of the British government It was reported that between 30 | an explosion of a steam pipe on the | early today. The council met shortly after 11 o'clock to ot - | ciennes to pass into the French lines, | and Belgium which were expected in ""'th RUN FO SENATOR !and 40 of the crew were drowned in | America cost the lives of two men, | says an official statement from Berlin. | Holland will not, after all, flow over 1 ! - g > hoiler room several others being injured. No fire| The Berlin government, in making | into Dutch territory. The people will | the president’s response. The troops were reported all to have | or explosion accompanied today’s | this proposal, represents itself as un-| be permitted to stay in their respective “The German autocracy must go,” is the heading placed over o e e e M| o . s e S (L SAPERN A O o a 5 ; Star, which, like most of the liberal papers, considers this one of L i ; S A natine leen o o et i e near e ltears (s ies wo svacuate the occupied territories.”” thony, Amendment and Referendum | S0id that the ship was undepgoing in- | seven members began an investiga- | to their fears that the Allies would | evacuate t 3 iy Ao U . B terior repairs that may have in_some | tion of the circumstances surround- the first conditions of peace with the Central Powers. on Prohibition Question—Resents | way had to do with the entrance of | ing the sinking of the transport. It Ty o y S | water into her hold. was stated that the inquiry probably — ¥pe of Control of State Govern- | “mhe sinking occurred at 5 o'clock | would continue several weeks. ‘I ORPEDO BOA I S I AKE ENEMY g : i N i i s Coupled with reports of alleged Austria Pained by Delay in America. ment. this morning while most of the troo still were in their berths. In their | faulty inspection and defective ship B NC] (O, Nt ik s reipond to the & ® da 4.—Ar SpO; C strias (Special to the Herald.) hurried escape from the ship to the | fittings on the America were indica- e : : o ; Hartford, Oct. 15.—Former Senator | bier most of them had no time to don/| tions that arrests would be made be- AW AY FROM BELGIAN C AST peace note has produced a painful impression in Augtna, accord- George M. Landers, who was nomi- | their clothes. The Red Cross was | fore the day is over. ; ing to a Vienna dispatch to theFrankfort Gazette. It is not knowm nated last night by the democratic | called upon for assistance and soon — SN \\hat this silence means and the public is asking if President party of New Britain far the Senate, | trucks filled with blankets, clothin Five Men Not Accounted For Wilson is not indicating sentiment little favorable toward the today gave out the following state- |and food also arrived at the pier for Washington, Oct. 15.—Reports to — . eI o 1 ment of acceptance of his nomina- | distribution among the shivering sol- | the navy department on the sinking PREDICTS ECONOMIC BelgIans Within Two Miles Austrian monarchy. tion: diers of the transport America at her dock § = Thraugh the New Britain Herald, | The transport was formerly the big | at Hoboken N. J., today said there CRISIS FOR ENTENTE of Courtrai — German ) B " I wish to thank the democrats of my | Hamburg-Ameri: . passenger | were 300 soldiers on board in addition CRF ED BY U-BOAT: P in Fland Brok Note Recewe'd in Paris. native New Britain for honoring ms | ship Ameriks 3 r s 22,6 to members of the crew and that all & ower in Ilanders broken e 3y s ), L with the nomination of senator from | tons gross. She was taken over here | hands except three privates and two Amsterdam, Oct: 14.—There . Paris, Oct. 15 fPresu]enf_\_lesons reply to Germany was the sixth district. I accept the nomi- | when the United States entered the | sailors had been accounted for. It is good reason to believe that Ostend Lost given to the public in extra editions pf the afternoon newspapers nation en a ticket with Spellacy, | war. The vessel is 669 feet long and | was thought probable that the miss the German submarine warfare published at noon today. It immediately became the absorbing L(!mo gun “um Gobb. '|‘h‘:‘<ltr‘x):_m |l)|<: wa |n}nn in 1905. ent ins men were safe but had failed to . e London, Oct. 15.—Several of Ger- | topic of discussion in all public places. The tone of the sentiment adminjstration is responsible for the With a{navy crew on board the ship | repor emselve: Ninter A S ; ies = e ecaily e & L f 31 : conduct of the ir and any citizen | has been \n the service of the army as The transport is believed to have R henish Westphalian Gazette, w larsont toppedo ‘I)O‘ xfgent) was (4[1§tln‘c“l,\‘ f:\\orab]c SO th repl)? the I’re‘alhng note belng pledged to give his unwavering suv- | a troop transport. been sent down by water pouring into el ave W Il produce tan left® Zeebrugge, one of the German | gne of jubilation. port to the policies of Prosident Wil-| The America sank in ahout 85 feet her ports open for loading coal. Clotemlel erisisor Amanticls naval bases on the Belgian coast, The president’s firm position against an armistice without sl DAL BRRUGE C T D aad i S e e = ted dimensions in Entente during a stormy night, according to | ouara = Bt b i B 15 doss * nity to permit the citizens of any dis- £d jarmens ons 8 YL el guarantees particularly appealed to prevailing French opinion. trict in this state ta register ’nm'n«'TANKS “TREAT[NG ’EM ROUGH” countries a Dutch frontier message forwarded from Amsterdam on Monday to the 15.—Ameri- Cena It Say Hindenburg Sought Armistice. resents their own views especially dur- Washington, Oct. 15. . 0 AS AMERICANS PUSH FORWARD || <" siiiacs Sty || bt varme were mes 0| ; e - can shipbullders were called || ;" apacity with soldiers and pro- Washington, Oct. 15—It was Fieid Marshal von Hindenburg opinions as to whether or not he rep- he existing type of c« v,l:'ol of upon by Secretary Daniels to- a wvernment as exemplified by day to spe up their output of ; ceeded for Germany. ;J‘he Germans | himgelf and not the supposedly pacifist Premier Maximilian, ‘who! the republican organization [ have destroyers io meet the menace U:“;"a"‘ reported to be evacuating | ., ,sed the German government to accept President Wilson’s R ‘,,,,.:.TT,:,;‘,.,;““,h‘flii":” RE “]ENT’S MESSAEE Pershmgs Men Resume Bat- of the S (“"”h.h,r' S Sl Belgians Menace Courtrai. peace terms and seek an armistice, according to advices which i s S reached Washingtan today through official sources by way of.a s oMb Al Wbt LR | 7 is known to be planning. Selgit ar i 3 t £ 2. Belgian troops are on the outskirts Connecticut senate bears evidence that ! tle Northwest of Verdun of Menin and are within two miles of | neutral country. my vote o all measures was deter- | Ams SALE “F BHN[]S Sreat U it T S infh i . : ai. Jnconditional surrender by Germany was the interpretation mined salely on my ow lgment as P % = SIS U S . i , 5 1 hecds of Now l;n:‘uf":x\‘:;::;’:'m,j . and Are Reported Making el s “('“I’ are ;",,"_'L:F‘:thfif‘; put on President Wilson's answer to the German plea for peace necticut and was never dictateér or in- ' Progress IDIVORCED COUPL ‘::‘f;,’m’“‘:_:f”h‘:, ‘l\):\’;; \:Jg\m‘:“ This | by both American and Allied military officials here. Only by fiueaced by orders from higher up. | i = X S S = bsolute ender, they said 1 r v prevent the ter- ibitt . eans that the Allies dominate the | absolute surrender, they said, can the enemy now preve The pending prohibition amend- | But Country Must Subscrlbei With the American Army ‘\Inr«h-l WILL MARRY AGAIN | mea s i T ituti connecting link between the German | minating evidence of his defeat—invasion of Germany. ment to the United States constitution west of Verdun, Oct.-15, noon (B : gLk % b reatens Mg b tHe 11 it 4 St . (By troops around Lille and those in the he e : z A ot threatens the personal rights of the | Nearly Billion Dollars EHe R AREOET taa i preas) e Oia There is no doubt among officers that sooner or later the Sixth and other districts of Connecti- | brought into action by the Americans | Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Ahlin, Divorced < enemy will be compelled to accept these uncompromising terms. Y el (nailiototassinst pao; F A today to break a way through the | Retl tance Beltevea Broken The German army is being pounded to death in the field, they de- hibition in any form or guise, L, favor | en it - z i Yoars i in B s < - » L nemy wire entanglements wes Six Years Ago, Will Again Become St 5 B o ‘many c . first referendum to the voters of ]{unu:gne est SRot i With the British Army in Belgium, |, clared, and the only thing Germany can hope to save from the |;\ stat \\;n(lh :]nu ‘I; L L\H‘d to Washington, Oct. 15.—Liberty loan Despite German resistance, the Husband and Wife. Oct. 14, 9 p. m. (By the Associated wreckage is to prevent the war being clrrurvl‘ ACTOSS ll_u llor.clt:;'f the action of the General Assembly. | gy pgeriptions have heen stimulated by | Progress of the Americans early re-| Andrew Ahlin of Portland, Ore. | Fress)——linemy resistance in Flanders | And that can be accomplished only at the price of putting herse ravors Woman Suffrage. President Wilson’s reply to the Ger ts said, was satisfactory today. gon, and Mrs. Agnes Ahlin of 51! WBich at first appeared to be exv‘cml- as utterly at the mercy of the victors as did Bulgaria. S R e e e P L ) Germans opRatently Jvero | Jubilee street, who were divarced six | et ”“”“\l.;":"l"":‘;’;:“l'f‘ fonae en Military opinion appeared to be in full agreement that in wmenament for women suffrage and |to the treasury today from loan com- | ready to contest the ground as stub- | years ago, have romantically patched | ProKen. After sh, E N e B ome g Sl shall so vote, and 1 am also in favor | mittees throughout the country bornly as they did vesterd: TSl e uehed | Belgian adyance today there were in- | €nunG ating thc_;‘m]uv\ that dh.‘(lvlvl[(‘ s af(hu_q.fl; ('nl guarantees of of changing the present basis of rep- Nearly half the loan’s $6,000,000,- | enemy artillery was being used freely ing the couple took out a marriage | dications that the enemy was with- the “present military supremacy” of :\mcm,\}\ and _\!!ml forces vesentation in the legislature so that?ggg total remained today to be sub-|to hold the Americans, but the Yan- | s preparatory to once m(,,-u‘Hlm\\'ilw the remainder of his material | must control any armistice agreement, President Wilson -had the Sixth Scnatorial District, the gepjpeq and five days of the campaign | Kee gunners werc doing much to | w; g hand in hand up to the hy- | from the coast of Belgium. placed it hcynml' the power of Germany to reap any benefit from an insincere move toward peace. growing and prosperous town of ‘\‘L\\,’ remained, Officials emphasized that| Preak down the German resistance.;menal altar. As customary during the hours Lritain, togetier with e b ol 1| quceess ean only be achicved by the | M e Mr. Ahlin is a resident of Partland, | following the launching of an attack | large commuaities, shall have ade- | oo™ ot ous efforts, { Chop Bites in Enemy Lines. Ore,, where he has lived for fifteen | in this difficult country, reports were Germany’s Move Next. gk {vk{"_’ L 1“‘[?“- on nel i Subscriptions to the loa s report- With the American Army North- years ago, following a few | slow coming in, but most significant — . X s : ‘3 e PO ol R ledihy e Biresava s last night | West of Verdun, Oct. 14 7 p. m. (By | Years of married life, Mr. and Mrs. | of all the features of the battle was he question of the agencies to be employed in framing ar- e ,‘“i'”‘,f{\“““f\’f‘x,', i ux.:.-/ mehsuroy, | totalled $2,79 : Unreported | the Associated Press)—From east of | Ahlin became estranged: and divorce‘the fact that the German coast| mistice conditions naturally will come up only when Germany has v h an expericnce of twenty ycus‘T"""‘C"”’l“””* to the close of business| the “\‘IL‘N\ L ':-‘e v »mluy ofd Frand pro\r‘l((f?“l‘;;: r]“\‘(?:j(\!\v‘e‘}:’l(' been granted \;u’;«.)ene_« b '.:“;, fll‘h\;:._l S e complied with the president’s other requirements. It seemed etinnin e < as tweaty-one | 1ast night were estimated as swelling | T EIICIICRNE RS SCHaUDod faine i s S e e | e enemy artillery reacted hes : 5 U ZruRRl 2 o ilitary board of q o eBInnIng When b e to waadidor| the total to approximately $3,000,- | rles esh notches In the German |both barties evidently regretted thir|south of Roulers after the Allied at-| Probable to officers, however, that the military ’A’l’“’l‘ o8 the su ars old ..A“Nf‘ i tast morii. | 0UBEE0. WHh euéh a showin: bopa |l today. They kept up their |actions. Mrs. Ahlin cam east to live tack was launched, but north of the | preme war council at Versailles \‘\'O\:Irl be t}lc nul_uml agency. The b g d be | sWinging blow t the cnemy from |and for awhile resided in Newark and | city this fire was very light, indicat- | council itself is composed only of the premiers of the Allied nations early this morning until late this aft- | later came ta thi mui lo‘ Tiv Her | jng that the German guns had been | and President Wilson The military and all other boards of the ernoon. former husband traced her acrossiithdrawn or were heing taken back G e B S o5 : y While the Germans resisted witn |the continent and eventually their| ot 0 B0 W€ Gl oo™ council are advisory only and their recommendations must be rati- matter of personal honor or gratifica- | Boston, Oct < fons to | &rim determination, their decision to ‘“ff_emt‘y‘“"“_“"'l""‘ ;‘\‘y’fl‘l’f“‘{’m“”d once | suards were overcome and farther | fied by the council to become effective : tion. The citizens of New Britain | the Liberty Laon in New E hold till the last the portion of the |more the wedding bells yill ring. { north the enemy resistance gradually Without question Marshal "och, the supreme commandegand line before the Americans may open grew lighter as the ult progressed. | the field commanders, Generals Petain, Haig, Pershing and Diaz, have repeatedly given me their coa-|terday showed the smallest totals | jo PefOre the Amerie o ¥ 2w i 5 £ E tidence and | hope never with any | of any day of the campalgn thus far. | ' gy, L0 SWiit disaster. BERLIN GIYES SH[PS TO SPA]N Among the prisoners was complete woyuld be fully consulted and the rc~\|11m'» definite terms of sur- : i e 4 . Although the action extended to y RN ; 3 ! gt ; eg & My a tude o G P ns el s S ” | g e staff and a batta C - . . ;,‘ 1 by 1“ Has (|‘|‘ I ".‘\:mm{\t‘?\i‘f ?dh:;‘l‘m,m dlt m;‘“ :eml rfzelne the eastward bank of the Meuse, the -— :‘ ‘l:::;:\: i ERG R hettalion cont render in all probability would Me at once ratified and laid before yublic questior well known! - | board today placed the figures at $12 WAL AR Ly 3 St N i e - from attack ever Yoles for me Knows what to ex- | 303,000, which made the distriet total | 1iost, 2vage fighting took place about | gecsion of 21,600 Tonnage Gramted | The enemy has begun blowing up | Germany as the only price for ‘“‘I“l* from attack. . pect from me in the seaate | $295,603,000 and left more than “‘]"O’::”‘:“““]"f“%‘fl:’im‘é‘:'ma‘i*gé'vlir‘]"l“'e‘gt ; U | material which he could not remove | he general clements of the terms appear to all officers. It For a vear and a half [ havels200/000,000 of the quota to be ra SecHion of the Brlemnbild line ‘m“nh“‘ and Claim Can Be Made For Morc | and the torch is being applied to the | \yas pointed out that it was the situation of today at the front that pryan Tl serces Jolentarly "‘1:’1 J"_‘l" Less than one halt of the banks in | northwestwardly frem Romagne. Tha| At Iater Dube :;m'n(f that urt'T:mnu‘r«hm;lmn‘dr by | constituted the supremacy of which the president speaks, the situa~ tate 1t AR = : ‘ 7 e istri S = Ll 3 X 2 & Fermans, ' £ -3 e C % . b N ogs )t matt el et oGl e || e CILEEEE sadacel battle has been in and over the wiro j e S on “T’f‘ have been four | ion which must be adequately safeguardec \s competent mili- L R e Rl BRE CEE R e G entangloments before this doefensive| Madrid Oct. 14.—The government, | explosions near Beerst. S e b e e e R ) o aa % O, e e orbanis. | Massachusetts $7,917,000; Rhode Is- | position and the excellent natural de. | After a long meeting of the cabinet | British Monitors Repotted in Ostend. [ 'ary judges sc¢ ik » the German army in desperate it oL T have heen in s | 12nd $2,316,000; Connecticut $917.- | fenses along which the Present line | council today, gave out a mote stat- | mne fact that the coast batteries | Straits, particularly for man power. There also is striking evidence tio of 1ich bee! @ T, i = 7 ¥ S 2 1 3 g S PEe 9 o a rie) 1 i7 o orale Will be of incaleulable value to the | 0005 New Hampshire $555,000; Maine | of resistance runs. Hanging on the | I that afte "'j"""kf“‘__;‘_"“ "‘(C"\“”»‘ | are not firing has given rise to the | of waning morale. . LD it e e s niRo0 By ermon gl 2130008 wire tonight are Germans whoso | nesotlations between Borin and Ma-| rumor that the British naval forces Prevents Further Trickery. of being a member of the —_— equipment bears evidence that an- | drid, Germany had accorded Spain | , e operating off the coast. One re- er 3 ¥ | the cession of several of the German ' o "cven went so far as to say that Many officers have feared that by some diplomatic trickery the assembly ich will undoubt- 1 QP{ “y other fresh division has been brought 5 4 = e & g " rct into permanent form much HUSB D AND WIFE up to meet the steady pressure of the | ShiPs interned in Sp ports With ()itend, which seems bound to be | cnemy would secure enough time to fall back on the Rhine, shorten ¢ i cncy ctitne s Drosr: Americans. total tonnage. of . Spain_ it | | o e e = 2 i B 0 S A ¥ o i 3 b J ‘]..‘] o R c’:\’}n.gi.:fm um | DIE OF INFLUENZA e s e : '(-\lj‘ll“(vdyl;‘ Ev‘(‘ 1'1\:‘::L:(, has l;?onr .th_ his line mic listribute his for , reconstitute his stocks of guns L LEe. B 3 tion for the American attack, but it | date tonnage to make good ‘“previous n‘ n(onu’\rm ki U("’m ‘( ’r‘”‘mo here Is | and munitions and prepare for a long defensive battle. President “GEORGE M. LANDERS.” was not much heavier Lh‘zm l'l:.'nt of- | losses on other torpedoin Only hibintenens T e e YN xl] on's reply lm} sh mln_(lu xn%m). it was ;A]ulA that this program B y Germans _in fenso R | ared by it Tne hein nger is possible t i o st. fig , o f?rod_ :‘1‘ lhori_‘f’rr‘m.n* “_f"tfl NAVY MEN MISSING. countered by the British during their| 10 Jongeris ible to him e must fight it out now *ef along their wire defenses until late 2 attack. South of Lichtervelde, the | surrender. and Mrs, Earl Bellou at West in the day, when there was a slight Washington, Oc British have driven well to the east. | Should Germany as a nation cry “kamerad” it must be treated i i carefully. 1 y ot my labor legislative record in | s for the next five days must the scnate of 1913 at a rate of nearly a billion dollars a “Linally, I did not seek this nomi- | daj nation, nor do 1 desir election as RRebuke to Kerwin. Double Funeral From Home of Mr. anders’ statement is at once > of unswerviag lovalty to the 5 2 2 e e R < falling off in the volume of fire. At |yell, of Wareham, Mass., quartermas- | They have passed through Roulers S 2 e SRS % > “‘r;y“m Hone nealjoominent o Wrentham, Mass, e e tiiorel waale o vetiont ot S. s. |and stil arp advancing. They also| in the military view substantially as the individual German soldier 8 2 artillery toward the rear of the Ger- are operating east of the Menin who surrenders is treated it must be disarmed and guarded. ty ticket, @ slup ut the existing| Mr. and Mrs. Tarl Bellou died at |\ Shifaa st He Seneca and John . Matners, of Wash- : i 1 ; 3 e of government in this state, and | their home in West Wrentham, Mass., | o2 positions reported by aerial ob- ington, Towa, electrician, has been re. | Roulers road . Disarmament of a nation means demobilization I'o prevent ing rel to slderman M. T. | within a few hours of each’ other of | “*TVers: o ported lost from the steamship Lake | : win, wh when — Mr wders’ | pnuemonia A double funeral took Rt s Noar Rethel, City, sunk in collision October 3, the | Roule Ialls on Jena Anniversary. as presented to the conven- | place from their home this morning Frencu Do o e avy department announced today. Paris, Oct. 14-—Roulers 1 been s S : = : 4 : jon, proiested against the nomination | Mrs. Bellou was formerly Miss Eliza- Paris, Oct. 15.—French troops have | ™ taken by the Allies. This city which | Suppression of submarines, occupation of submarine bases also ihe grounds that the nominee ‘is | heth Cronin of this city. made an important advance toward - | vefore the war numbered 23,000 n.f’ would be essential. a true representative of democ- ) the important town of Rethel and X | habitants, the most important Bel- evident from Mr. Lan- have captured the town of Nanteuil- TTATHE {{ gian town from which the Germans | rompt and decisive statement| DPOMINATE MORAVA VALLEY. | ., Aigne, two and a half miles west WEATHIE | | have been ariven | .cl rman, 1 e SRS Shhii e wanly o London, Oct. 15.—Serbian for ad-| of Rethel, says today's war office | 1 T | This movaing, on the anniversary Rhine valley I'he great fortified zons of Metz-"Thoinville erected the slurring remarks of Alder- | vancing north of Nish on Sunday cap- | statement. Hartford. Oct. 15.—Forecast, Log the battle of Jena vhich was| Dby the Germans as an offensive threat on the IFrench border, at rwin, and ho goes oa’ record | tured on a large front all the heights| In tho Argonne the French have for New Britain and vicinity fought Octaber 14, 1806, the battle 1 that his labor legislative | which dominate hoth banks of tho| reached the Aisne west of Grand Pre Fair with frost tonight. Wed- jamed un alon front S g Morava river, cording to an offici — nesday fair, warmer. . Ninth Page) statement made here today. (Continued on Ninth Page) . (Continue 1 Ninth Pag reuirement, ter, is missing from the U | any possibility of re-mobilization, military necessity would require \llied occupation of strategic points of communication. To insure Guarding, in this sense, would mean absolute control of the It military approaches to Germany, Belgium, and the way to the the same time guards the way to the Rhine in the south Allied occupation of this fortress, officers believe, would he a certain