New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 1

OM THE HERALD il HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS ¥ ¥ ¥ % ¥ x X ¥ ¥ X ¥ % SERVICE. NEW BRITAIN NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MOI\IDAY, OCTO PkICE THREE CE e NTS; 1018. —TEN PAGES. BER ESTABLISHED 1876. GERMANY AGREES NOT TO SINK PASSENGER SHIPS y REPLY TO WILSON’S NOTE A WHINE FOR JUSTICE; INDIGNANT AT AMERICA’S CHARGES OF CRUELTY CUMMINGS AT HELM 1S CAMPAIGN OPENS Believes Country Will Elect Demo- cratic Majorify in Congress ENDORSEMENT OF WILSON Acting Chairman of National Com- mittee Says Drive Will Be Based on Support of President with False Tines of Distinction Exposed. (Special to the Herald.) Washington, Oct. 21.—Homer §. Cummings of Connecticut, vice chair- man of the democratic national com- mittee, will assume active command | of the national committee's part in the congressional campaign today, | when the /fight for the re-clection of | :Lig‘ht Company To Increase HOMER S. democratic M CUMMINGS. | e begun ! the the | M- s | o congress will in earnest. Cummings takes place temporarily at the head of committee of Chairman Vance (' Cormick, who is devoting all of efforts towards winning the war chairman of the war trade board, As- soclated with Mr. Cummings in che | active management of the democratic | campaign will be Senator Peter G.| Gerry of Rhode lsland, chairman of | the democratic senatorial committee, | and. Representative Scott Iorres of Oklahoma, chairman of the demo- cratic congressional campaign com- mittee. Speaking a in his capacity as chai man today. Mr. Mummings sair that the record made by the democratic administration would be the is of the cam gn to retain a ‘democratic congress in power. ow that the Fourth Liberty Loan is over,” said Mr. ‘Cummings, “it is permissible to again focus the attention of the peo- ple upon the necessity of electing & congr harmony with the poli- ent Wilson, American people have two important factors to bear in mind. he successful prosecution of the war and the reconstruction that will fol- the The democratic record the party's best gument for sup- | iport both scores. With approx- imately two million men overseas, all armed, equipped and supplied as they shou.u be, with the shipping situation met by the shipping board and emer- geney fleet corporation, and with America doing her full share in the successful onslaught on the <Central Powers, we have ever reason to ex- pect ratification of the administra- tion's conduct of the war. Democrats in congress put through the laws that bave possible the success of \merican arms on the battlefields. While it is true that many patriotic republican memibers of congress aided the party in power in the enactment | of war legislation, it is equally true that many republicans essayed th ole of obstruction and critics. rice as many republicans as demo- crats voted against the war r more than three times as many voted against Killin McLemore resolution. Almost twice as many re- publicans as democrats voted for the amendment to nullify the in- armed neutrality. Ten times republicans democi nst the espionage act under of the I. W. W. in Chicago, rman agents in ax is on made solution, and Cooper tent oS many o as voted which the ringleader recently convicted nnd under which many jave heen sent to prison flad it not been for Democratic sup- ag: were | Light and part of the shipbuilding bill, America (Continued on Ninth Page) British Cross Selle on Wide Front; Allies Smash Way Over the Scheldt (By the Associated Press.) Jritish troops in smashing through the formidable German positions along the Selle river north of Le Cateau, captured more than 3,000 prisoners. The Germans were forced from positions of great natural strength on a wide front and the British gains were maintained despite enemy counter-attacks. The British hold the heights between the Selle and Harpies rivers and are in a position to outflank the Mormal forest and cut the railroad between Valenciennes and Avesnes. I'arther north the Allied forces continue their progress through Belgium and French FFlanders from Denain to the Dutch border. On the north the Belgians are approaching Ghent while in the center the British are marching on the Scheldt river and outflanking Tournai, an important railway junction, which has been rendered useless to the Germans. Allies Cross Scheldt River. Paris, Oct. 21, 1 p. m.—Allied troops have crossed the Scheldt river at several points in the region of Audenarde. 15 miles south- west of Ghent. Audenarde has been encircled and its fall is expected momen- tarily. German resistance is reported to be weakening on this sector of the front. Capture of Eecloo Denied. London, Oct. 21.—French troops on the Allied center in Belgium have gained a bridgehead across the Lys canal at Nevele, seven miles west of Ghent. There is no confirmation of a report from Dutch sources that Allied troops have captured Eecloo and several thousand prisoners. This is believed to be extremely improbable, as is also the report that the fate of Ghent has been sealed. COST OF ELECTRICITY |HOWARD HUMASON DIES GOES UP NOVEMBER 1| AT AVIATION GROUNDS Cadet Officer Succumbs to Pneumonia While Train- Rates About Per Cent. 10 ing For Commission. Announcement was the management of Power Co. new schedule made today the Connecticut of an adoption of rates for all s of electric service, effective November 1. This will not be a flat ! rate increase, but will be on a sliding | winter campaign, died at 3 o'clock this scale and will average about 10 per | morning at the United States Aviation According to the explanation of | field at Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas management. the new scale of | Death was due to pneumonia, with 5 will be so arranged that the ; which he had been ill for several more current used the more the sub- | qaye following a relapse seriber will have to pay. In some in- | uget Officer Humagon stances where but very little current | | oo or oincer B A 5 is used the increase may not amount | Yyeraie pie: 2 Emdveorithe Moy, o moreifhan¥inye pericentiwnileninl ot EUS CHROl A R DERVIOE: (o certain other cases it may be as high ; E0!08 t0 Irance a year ago last spring 15 ber cont. but the mean sverass | he was employed in the local office of Sl | Landers, Frary & Clark. At that time Th ecompany explains that it has ted in the American Am- been forced to make this advance in price 'as the many economies prac- | ticed have not offset the continuall increasing cost of production and dis tribution of power. The local superintendent says that: “Public utility companies generally throughout the country have been facing the serious situation brought about by the rising cost of labor and materials, with which everyone is familiar, and have been forced, reluc- tantly, to advance the cost of service 1o their consumers,.in an endeavor to meet this condition. It is interesting to note, however, that notwithstand- ing this increase, electricity will be as s it was four or five years ago, s more than can be said of by | Cadet Officer Howard C. ison of Mrs, H. B. street, a veteran | where he served the French army, taking part in many of the bloody battles of the Humason, Humason of Vine of the great war for s w ¥ormer Third Baseman of New York Giants Falls on Field of Battic ~ leading Relief to “Lost Battalion.” With the Americaa Army Northwest | of Verdun, Oct. 21.—Captain Ed\\fu'\l] Grant, former third b of the ! New York National league, and tached the 307th Infantry HOWARD . HUMASON, e i bulance service and went to France at-|as an ambulance driver. Arriving gn was | he learned that the corps killed shell while leading a unit ; drivers w filled and it would be toithe of the famous “lost batta- | Some time before there was an open- lion. The battalion was surrounded |ing. He therefore promptly enlisted for five days in the Avgonne forest ' in the French army as a camion dr nd Captain Grant was killed during and served months on the Wes one of the attempts to it. front. Until Americ; entry war ithe arrival of New Loys on the battlefronts the and interesting letters written Humason. weke almost: the the | sonal bits of information fror for | front that New itain people had visit | Although Mr. Humason’s unit worked at the front and was under German fire much of the time. he was neve wounded and came through several to by @ aid i tern reach into the e - and . D, ROOSEVELT AT DESK, by Mr. S anly: per- wry of k today recent Oct. —1 ant secre to his d since his ! stricken aboard | which dr,\cloy:ml‘ Washington, D. Roosevelt, returned first time to France. He was ship with influenza, into pneumonia, and at his home in New time. 188is na the was seriously ill York for some (Continued on Ninth TIage) | scriptions have been r X months with | of | ! the jat 8. 3ritain | Britain |/ cantile raphic | the | | AMERICANS DRIVEN BACK BUT WIN OLD FOOTING BY COUNTER-ATTACK: GERMANS PUT IN FRESH RESERVES North- 1 (By Plerce the to Face Oct. 21.— serves Washing With the American sent west of Verdun, Oct. the the Associated fighting took place today in Bois de Rappes, on the western end of the American line. In the face of terrific machine gun fire the Aferi- cans were forced to fall b Later they counter-attacked and ined the part of the wood- that been lost \_/iCTORY LOAN HERE $5,336,950; 13,981 WORKERS GIVE $1,232,550 Army 21, Noon Press)— Pershing. ton —Germany is | draw heavily upon other parts of the western front for reinforcemenis to check the Americans north of Ver- dun, Gen. Pegishing’s communique for Sunday say During the he: fighting of last week a constaatly in- creasing number of German divisions have been hropght up and are bitterly Jcontesting every foot of ground re had Skinner Chuck Co. 10,000 afnir Bearing Co. 94 per cent. Hart & Coole Hart & Hutchins women who work Co. in the loan, their [Am. Hc S o . | Parker Shirt Co. .. e ean Minor & Corbin 36,950, New 7 Box Co. s tain’s allotment was $3,178,000 SR A : the investments were 70 per ol f"f': "‘r“k'.o" 5 L ' greater than for the third loan. Lonnpotcl s il - , 5 = B. & K Mfg. Co. . Hatch’'s committe from the . 100 per ¢ent. merchants and various trades, secured | . S 2 ol s RCrDT ih Pt t £ Peck & Young Co. 9 subscriptions to the amount o T et 3,200. The woman’ committee, Parsons chairman, iptions to the amount More workingmen than ever hefore cave the Fourth Liberty Loan in this L i 42,100 city their moral and financial suppor S Up to date, it has been estimated that 13,981 in factories invested total contribution The total amount scribed here is 3,100 6,000 16,700 men and Bri 3,500 and | cent. 0 0 L. 20,000 7,200 13,981 ,000,000,000 Oct i Mrs. secured 9 of $184,- lc) TR $1,232,650 Mark. stimates Well Over ashington, and figt howing the success of the Fourth Liberty loan poured into the treasury today, indicating that there were aboui £5,000,000 bscribers during the npaign = which closed Saturday night and that the $6,000,- | 000,000 goal was passed by several | hundred millon: | .An for coupon bonds are | being filled immediately and pleaty c& tered bonds will be ready as fast | as requisitions for them, accompanied by the nec information con- srning the individual owners, reach sury’ Thirteen hundred work today examining, counting and shipping bc as fast they came from the bureau engraving and printing. They were received in huge bundles, carefully wrapped and sealed, and went to the federal re- serve bands in much the same form. Although the exact number of bonds sold will not be known for many weeks, officials esticate that it additional sub- ceived but can- the master up the This morning many not be tabulated until s@bsceriptions made Federal Reserve bank The total amount subscribed by employes in the list below Subseriptions Amount & to appears Landers, orders Clark s Stanley Works . . P. & F. Corhin Corbin Serew Corp. Corbin i Lock Co. Russell & Mfg. Co. North & Mfg. Co. New Britain chine Co. .. Stanley Rule Level Co. ) 1t & Hine Mfg. Co. 93 per cent Fr 300,000 13,100 clerks were ot 60,000 Judd of PN 700 M 100,000 & 60,450 . 33,050 London, Oct. 21, (By the Associated Press.)" —The German reply to President Wilson’s note, the text of which was received here today by wireless, says Germany hopes the United States will approve of no demand which would be irre- concilable with the honor of the German people | and with the opening of the way to a peace of justice. The German government suggests to Presi- dent Wilson that an opportunity be brought | about for fixing the details of the evacuation of | occupied territories. j \ Germany protests against the references of President Wilson to illegal and inhumane acts. Denial is made that the German navy purposely destroyed life boats with passengers. The Ger- man government proposes that the facts be cleared up by neutral commissions. Germany has dispatched orders to subma- rine commanders precluding the torpedoing of passenger ships. " Germany claims the sanction of interna- tional law for carrying out destruction of prop- ,erty during retreats and says her troops are under strict instructions to spare private prop- erty and care for the populations to the best of their ability. Where transgressions occur, the note says, the guilty are being punished. 21,000 21,000 Union Mfg. Co. o exceeds 30,000,000. In the third loan Vulcan Iron W'ks. slightly less than 25,000,000 were DOWN 17 ENEMY PLANES v ANOTHER SOLDIER IS DEAD OVERSEAS Tmportance of American Air Victory During Bombing Expedition North- vate Eromiah Benjamin Was west of Verdun Increased by Report. Aer Photographer With U. S. North- the As- With of American Oct Press.) —In the Army 20, (By all-American behind the Ger- American pursuit 17 German Most of the victories have officially Not making | of Signal Corps in England. west Verdun, Word the Benjamin of 308 Main street that brother, has been received by Samuel | sociated his | bombing expedition Private Kromiah man lines IFriday, the had England. Private Benjamin was of for owner and Brothers’ Main street up to the listment. December photography signal corps and ched to 264th aero squadron. He was immediately to England where he w stationed at the time of his death. Benjamin. with American airplanes brought down at Expeditionary Force, died base hospital No. | machines 33 in been confirmed one 1chine 1d American aviation. American the ears old, n was lost, a nativ Persia and a rvesident of day sta out in the history this city several years. FHe was manager of Benjamin Photographic studio on time of his en- n | { vanquished several | enemy formations of 5 and 40 air planes cach. the Americans who brought down German machines | Friday the followine Lieut. | Cleveland MeDermott of Syracuse and | | Lieut. Chester Wright of Brookline, Mass., two each; Lieut. Albert Wea- therhead of Clevel: Lieut. Wier .(ka of Mu Ind.; Lieut. Sumn Sewall of Bath, Me.; Lieut Lowell Harding of Washington, D. C.; Lieut. W. E. Goulding of New York; Lieut. Clinton Jones of San Francisco; Lieut. Remington Vernon of New Yor Lieut. Dickinson Hste of Philadelphia, and Lieut. Charles Dolive of Chicago, one each Lieuts other enemy while Captain During the expedition the Amer machines met ar Among the the the sen he enlisted depart atta in nent of are MERCANTILE The nominating Mercantile Bureaus met this morning 10 o'clock the Chamber ot Commer nd the which DIRECTORS. committee of the at at selected from e room 30 merchants the coming vear at the annual Mer- B u membership meeting held @ week from tomorrow Further notice will be sent to the members lax expected names of 15 will be cantile to Wright and Harding got an- machir between them Charles Biddle of An eut. William A. Stovall Lieut. Walte brought down directors for chosen dalusia, PPa., L of Stovall, Mi Evers of Columbus another. On the Argonne brought be and and a Q.. tendance is day of the offensive, American aviators down 19 German machines but 16 American airplanes were either lost or damaged. On Friday only one American machine was forepd to Jand. That was the one piloged by Lieut McDermott and he landed near Brieulles, His machine was brought in Saturday by infantrymen, opening Meuse- Oct Britain and and Hartford, ast for New inity: Fair tonizht 1 day cooler. vi- Tues- L pes LANSING EXPECTS NOTE TODAY Washington, Oct. 21.—Secretary Lansing said teday he had reason to believe the German reply to President Wilson would be received very shortly, perhaps before the day was over. Germany's reply President Wil- son as received by wireless is regarded here awkward attempt to cept the conditions of peace laid down by Wilson to the sarbled to an extent and officials will of the official / by Submarir 1t conclusions, & to VALENTINE ON LEINSTER as an ac- President Tt is believed i .| New Britain Sailor Reported Drowned be certain wireless version i at Sea Was on Mail Steam$® Sy await the arrival text before arriving ¢ Senator Poindexter of Washington, A telegram was night by Mr tine of 154 the body tine, received Mr: st Saturda; Joseph Valen cet, stating thal John J. Valen on list introduced a joint resolu- that republican today further St an tion proposing congress Kels by looking } forbid negotiations the of their son, United tes with Germany, whose name appeared department casualty has not reparted to the granting of an armistice or | navy until week, been have surrendered It was referred to ons committee. the German military recovered. drowned in ce uncondition- | was the foreign fore all rela service, it the which and been he was on Leinster, Emglish channel. old. tha) steame in the learned English mail was sunk He L1EUT. D (&) FATLS TO REGA was FREEDOM Geneva, Oct. 20.—Lieut. the American aviator, who, with a companion, landed in the Jura Alps vith his undamaged machine a month 2o and 'was interned, made a bold sut futile attempt to escape from the interment camp Andermatt on Wednesday night He e a Duncan, CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS, The committee President E. W Britain Chamber of five appointed Pelton of Ney Commerce 37 short the : f at < work out plans for a snapp, campaign of membership will meet a the chamber raoms tomo at 8. No elahoratc carried on this year newed interest in the chamber the direct n vope with bedclothes and down the wall around the barracks, but when he was some dis tance from the ground the rope broke and he was badly injured. He was ar- ested when he emerged from a long s between Andermatt and |short campaign would stimulate th Goeschenen. He was taken back to |interest and bring in many memben Andermatt and the guanrd at camp was | Who, although active in the chambel douibled. are not regular members. slid row cvonin. campaign will hy but with the re fes at th that falt tunnel