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

TO THE SERVICE. NEW BRITAIN HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1876. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDA\ NOVEMBER ’I 1918. _TEN PAGES. PR]CF THer‘ CENTS. ALLIES PROTEST GERMAN VIOLATION OF DUTCH NEUTRALTIY IN THEIR RETREAT FROM BELGIUM; ENEMY HIGH SEA FLEET IS SURRENDERED TODA IMPERIAL NAVY NOW | INHANDS OF ALLIES Over 400 Smps in Squadron Which Witnesses Surrender | AMERICA 1S REPRESENTED | Americans Share in Formal Accept- ance By Admiral Sir David Beatty | of Main Force of Encmy's Sca Power. | | Nov. 1 the tern e German fleet of the armi- endered l London, today to, the Allie: This announcement was made offi- cially by the admiralty this The statement read: “The commander in chief of O4‘l(|f'k this morning he met first and main instalment of the Ger- man high sea fleet which is surren- dering for internment.” The poini of the rendezvous for the Allied and German sea forces was be- tween 30 and 40 miles.e of May Island, opposite the Firth of Forth. 100 Ships in Allied Flect. which had enveloped the three days cleared last morning the weather was dull with light haze hanging over the Firth of Forth. The flect which is to surrendar coY of some including 60 adnough cruisers and 200 Admiral Sir of the Grand Elizabeth It is understood-thed-the Gernyem, warships surrendéred - to Adrmiral Beatty today were eight battleships. six battle cruisers and cight cruisers. There remain to he strrendered two battleships, which are under repair, and fifty modern torpedo boat de- stroyers. The fog Grand fleet for night and thi witness the 100 ships, 50 light estroyers commander the Queen nsis ar. neariy David Beatty, flect, on Amsterdam, Nov. 21.—The first German warships destined for intern- i All Plans for Demobilization are Com- % Camp ment by the Allies left Kiel harbor on Sunday, according to the Vossische Zeitung ot Berlin. They included the Bayern, Grosser Kurfuerst, Kronz- prinz, Markgraf, Koenig Albert, Kai- serin, Seydlitz and Moltke. in Surrende 21—An American including commanded by Rodman and America’s Share Nov. probably Washington, battle squadron five dreadnoughts, Rear Admiral Hugh operating as a unit of the British grand fleet, participated today in the passing of the German sea power. The Americans shared in the formal y Admiral Beatty, first Lord, of the surrender of force of the German high as designated in the terms acceptance British sea the main seas fleet, of armistice. The identity of craft in FBuropean been disclosed. OTHERS NAMED IN VERMONT SCANDAL naval has American waters never State Bank Commissioner and State Purchasing Agent As Well As Gov- ernor Indicted By Grand Jury. 21.—A grand Frank C. te bank Montpelier, Vt., Nov. jury Indictment against Williams of Newport, commissioner, alleging malfeasance in was made public here today. indictment was returned in the Washington county court in connec- tlon the Investigation of charges in- volving the accounts of the former state auditor, Horace F. Graham, who ow is governor. Under the law sioner is required to counts of the state auditor. It is al- leged that Mr. Williams made no reports to the legislature of an audit and that in 1916 he failed to examine the accounts of Auditor Graham. He furnished sureities in the sum of $2,000 #nd will appear for trial Dec. 17. His trial will precede by three months that of Governor Graham who is under indictments alleging Jarceny and embezzlement of state funds whiie he was auditor. The attorney general's office also announced today the finding of an indictment by the Washington county grand jury aileging larceny and em- bezzlement against Dewey T. Hanley of Montpelier, state purchasing agent. It alleged that Mr. Hanley failed to account for hides from office s The the bank commis- audit the ac- NEW BRITAIN GIVES $206,350.81 IN DRIVE FOR WAR WORK F'UNDS. Final figures in the United War “/orkers’ campalgn in this city show that New Britain exceeded its quota by $6,350.84. The amount to be turned over to the committee from New is $206,350.84, according report of the campaign The original quota national Britain to the director toda: was $200,000. 11, ,500 MEN AT DEVENS GOING HOME DAILY pleted and Officers are Await- ing Orders to Begin Work. 21.—Arrange- at Ayer, Mass., Nov. ments for the discharge- of soldiers Devens were completed tods and official orders were awaited to begin the actual work of demobiliza- tion. It is estimated that approxi- mately 1,500 will be sent home daily. A staff of 28 officers of the medical corps and 35 enlisted men will have charge of medical examination. The disbursing officer has called upon the United States treasury for $1,000,000 to meet final payments to sold DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN EXPENSES ARE $39,674 i.nois National Committee Contrib- utes $10,000—Cummings Gives $5,000 to Fund. of of 21.—The report treasurer Hartford, Nov. Fred P. Holt of this city, the democratic state committee, filed | with the secretary of state, shows re- ceipts of $59,617 and expenses of 59,574, There were 1,309 contribu- 'Ihe largest contribution was $10,000 from the national committee. Homer S. Cummings gave $5,000 and Thomas J. Spellacy, of Hartford, candidate for governor, $4000. Mayor R. J. Kin- | sella, of this city gave $2,000 and his | business partner, Thomas J. Smith, $1750. The contribution of Charles D. Lockwood, candidate for leu- tenant governor, was $1,000, and that of Harrison Hewitt, for attorney general, $200. Congressman Lonergan gave $300, Postmaster Bryan F. Ma- han of New London $500; former Congressman Thomas L. Reilly, elected sheriff of New Haven county, $700; Arthur L. Reilly, $1,000; James 1. McGovern, of Bridgeport, collector of customs, $500; George Ulrich of Hartford, $1,000; John F. Crosby, an ant United States district attor- $1,000; Dr. Henry McManus of Hartford, $500; James T. Farrell of Hartford, $1,000; David B. Fitzgerald, chairman of the democratic state committee, $550, and the late Morton /F. . Plant, $500. Former governor Simeon E, Baldwin is credited with $250. J. F. Murphy, ‘“representing Associated Plant Owners,” has $3,300 opposite his name. G. W. Gorman is down for $3,000. Other contributions ranged from 10 cents upward. There were many con- tributions of $100 and more. QUIGLEY SPENDS $1,838 Defeated Candidate For Congri Files Expenses—Republicans Spend $1,941 in Their Hartford, Nov. 2l.-—Among the statements of election expenses filed with the secretary of state today is that of Harry L. Brooks, democratic candidate for secretary of state, which shows expenditures of $330. D. J. Donovan of Meriden, republican, defeated for sheriff of New Haven county, makes oath to spending $353. Frank P. Fenton of Windham, dem- ocratic candidate for congre sec- ond district, says he spent § Lester O. Peck of Redding, democrat, fifth congressional district, files an count of $245. George A. Quigle republican, of New Britain, defeate for congress in the first district, shows cxpenses of $1,838. W. E. Seeley, treasurer of the republican town committee in Bridgeport, lat the Tocal Campaign, | CITY GRIEVES FOR FOUR MORE HEROES Yerges, Coleman, Anderson and Illingworth Die in France TW0 KILLED Yerges and Anderson Die of Wounds— Former Was Troop B Man—Others ‘With 102d United States Infantry and Had Been in All Big Battles, New Britain today bow mourning for three more soldiers who have been killed in action, giving up | their lives on the field of honor that | democracy might = live. They are {Lawrence C. Yerges, dead from wounds; Corporal Clifford C. Ander- son, killed in action; Private Howand Coleman, killed in action; and Private Robert Tllingworth, killed in action. Yerges Was With Troop B. received this morn- ing by B. H. Davison, president of the American Hosiery Co., from F. J. Yerges of Columbus, him of the death of his son, Law- rence C. Yerges, on October 24th from wounds received in action. Lawrence Yerges had been _con- nected with the American Hosiery compan: nce his graduation the University of Ohio in 1915, industry and ability made his services extremely valuable, and was in charge of one of the im- portant departments of the factory. When the United States entered the war he at once offered his services to the government and joined B of Hartford, and with ot Britain young men went to with the 101st Machine Gun talion. The news of his death has caused deep sorrow among all his American Hosiery, Co., were greatly attached to him on ac- count of his fine manly qualities, his genial nature and the friendly good will which he extendgd to all about him, and New Bat- Coleman Was 21 Years Old. Private Coleman, Coleman, was 24 y was killed on October 21. He with the 102nd U. S. Infantry and en- listed in Company E in this city in June of 1917. Besides his father he also leaves three brothers, George, Dewey and Clifford, all of whom live at the family residence, 44 Green- wood street. Mrs. William Bailey is a sister. The young soldier was well known in this city and was an active member of the Sons of St. George. At the time of his death Private Coleman was with the motor artillery of the 76th division. Anderson Dies of Wounds. n of David of age, R. and Corporal Anderson died of wounds on October 28. He was the son of Mrs. Josephine Anderson of South Main street and had been in France more than a year. He is sur- vived by his mother, a sister, Blla Anderson, and a brother, Frank, who also in France with the American arn a member of the Tank corps. Two other brothers, Arvid and Nor- man, are in this city. Corporal An derson was a member of Company I Tllingworth Killed Oct. 26, Robert Franklin Tlling- son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Illingworth of Maple street. Private Illingworth was 20 vears old and was born in Stockport, England. His early life was spent in England and the family then moved to America. His education was re- ceived in the schools of North Adams, Mass., and the local High school. At the time of his enlistment May, 1917, he was learning the chinist trade at the New Britain Ma chine company. He enlisted in Co. E doing guard duly at Hartford New Haven with that company. Just before the troops sailed for France on September 15, 1917, he was trans- ferred to the headquarters company ind sailed with that unit. He had seen action fn all the battles in which the regiment took part. At Seiche- prey and lts associated battles he went through without a scratch. IHa saw service at Belleau Wood and counted himself lucky to escape un- harmed. He wrote early in October telling of the receipt of two gold service stripes for year of service in France. The recefpt of these fiiled his youthful soldier heart with joy and he only awaited the time when he would be able to come hack home, His last letter was written cn Octo- Private in and swears to receipts of $12,123 and e penses of $12,540. (! \W. Spain, trea urer republican committee of Wate bury, received $2,143 and spent $1,878. Ernest N. Humphrey, repub- lican treasurer, New Britain, receipis the proceed of sales of state institutions amounting to $3,324. $2,339, expenses $1,941. ber 15 and in it he sent the label from nce by means of which his par- ward to nim a Christ- At that time he was in fine health. His chums Seventh Page) (Continued on IN ACTION | its head in | Ohio, informing | had | Troop | Europe | assoclates | who | !HAROLD DAMON DEAD; | ILL ONLY FEW DAYS | Pneumonia Claims Vice President of L. Damon Co.—Iuneral in Afternon. 1 | w. | | Hartford Saturday Harold Wilcox Damon. son of W Damon of West Main street and grandson of the late T B. Wilcox, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his home with pneumonia. The funeral will be from | HAROLD W. DAMON. | held from his late residence, 166 Bea- { con street, Hartford, at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternon and interment wilt be in Hartford. Mr. Damon known business men in this d . been connected with the Wilcox Lumber & Coal company, and since 1907 with its the W L. Damon company he wa vice president He was born in 1878. He was mat 28, 1908, to Miss of the city was one successor, of which Bristol on Sept. 18, fed on October Grace A. Cle of Hartford. Mr. Damon was a member of the New Britain lodze of Flks also of the New Britain cluh Besides his -wife and father, mon ‘leaves one sister, Mrs. Vivian of West Main street. W, t was | MAGHINE 0. IS TRYING T0 SATISFY EMPLOYES Night Shift Hours Changed to Prevent Working Sat- urday Afternoons. A report that a petition for of working hours has been cir aming the night shift workers at the New Britain Machine plant was denied by Superintendent A. Buol, this morning It was reported that the majority of the night shift, about 800 men, had signed a petition that the hours of their from midnight to 8 a. m. instead of from 4 p. m. to 12:15 a. m. Although it v expected that some such petition would be circu- lated following the posting of the new working hour schedules, the superintendent has received vet and has today posted an amend- ment to the working hour plan, which, he believes, will do away with all opposition to the hou the night shift. The complaint on the part of those working nights seems to have been against working Saturd ifternoon and evening to earn a wage. Superintendent Buol, g this, has made arrangements to have the employes work on a shift beginning at 4 p. m. Friday afternoon, as us and working until 11 p. m hour’s recess, after which work is sumed and terminates at 6 o'clock in the.morning. In this way the em- ploye puts in nearly the same number of hours he would put in if he had worked Saturday afternoon. This addition to the working day, is of course, not considered overtime work, and the employe paid straight hour pay. 1t is reported that at a change ulated shift be made none as livin realizing is least a dozen (Continued on Seventh Page) Hartford, Nov. Britain and vi night and Friday. 21—For nity fair New to- i in Hartford following a week's illness | and Mr. | asking | factory | the | RECOGNITIONBYU. 3. New Government Established With Kolchak as Dictator | WASHINGTON MAY APPROVE | United States Officials Believe Head of New Authority is Man Who Will Not Abuse His Powers of Office— Has Visited This Country. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Press)—Through a of the council ot new All Russian | Bovernment at Omsk, Admiral Alex- ander Kolchak has become virtual dictator and commander of the All- Russian army and fleet. Two minis- | ters, M. Avkstentieff and M. Zenzen- { off, who opposed Admi Kolchak’s dictatorship, have heen ed. M Not Recognize Kolchak. The local Zemstvo, provincial coun- cil and other minor organizations held a conference early toda It is | indicated that there is at present a disposition not to recognize the Kol- chak government | The activities represented in the All-Russian ernment forced the militarist and conservative elements to adopt coun- ter measures, according tc Lieuten- ant Geaeral Horvath, prominent among the leaders in the anti-Bolshe vik movement in Siberia, who gzave his view of the coup when scen on his train at his headauarters. These measures, he said, included the arrest many members of the Left of the Social Rewolutionis among them four ministers and assistant minis- ter “The government, | this accomplished fac explained, *feund it clare the directorate transfers temporartily thority to a supreme power is limited by ministers. Tn other mutual re No Disorders Occur. The change in the government was accepted by the people and the troops without disorder. The success of the coup, opinion of Horvath, rests with United Sta France and England, he believed, would not withhold rec- ognition of the new order, since the personnel of the ministry and the policy _of the government remained unchanged. Viadivostok the Associated | coup on the part | ministers of th (B of the radical wing gov- in the face ot " Gen. Horvath advisable to de- bolished and to the siperior au- governor whose the council of words, there is in the the 1 -_— Has Visited United States. Admiral Kolchak was commander of the Russian Black sea fleet before the revolution. ITe was compelled in June, 1917, to surrender command of that fleet to the revolutionists. He did this after throwing overboard his sword, which the Japanese had left when the Russian Arthur in the Russo-Japanese Later in 1917 he visited this country at the head of a naval com- mission from the Kerensky govern- ment and discussed possible co-opera- tion between the Russian and allled fleets. Jis { him | Port r. Washington Appears Hopeful. Washington Nov. 21.—News of the coup at Omsk, by which Admiral | Kolchak virtually has become dictator All-Russian forces, is regarded at the state department as sign pointing to stabilization of movement relied upon to regenerate Russia Admiral Kolchak is a man who will not thority and whose hostility tow:#1 the Bolshevik elements which have led to the disruption of the country | ot the thought to be misuse his aun rong The jurisdiction of ernment extends to a Russians to the west who have been affected by the Bolshevik doctrines that spread from the German in- trigues with Lenine, Trotzky and their follow: the RETREATING IN DISORDER Withdrawing From in Greatest Armies Front Teuton Western Con- fusion. Geneva, itzerland, Sunday, —The retreat of the German armies from the western front is continuing in the greatest disorder, according to information received the federal authorities at Berne. The | archy rmany is said to be worse during the Austrian treat Ttaly Swiss spapers authority has di Germany Sw by in t1 fron new n say militavy sappeared civil western evacuated | another | the | Omsk gov- | large section of | | re Swiss | RUSSIANS SEEKING ‘ i | H. O. William istrator nouncing foodstufrs public ductions the On that for must in prices will is due to made food after had M m he tion B Newhb on by that it of a democ for Ohio, Dela absent. the of were berry, Bethel, she been Henry ended her ans of poison. just entertainment boy’s name was on the | Mrs. | son, picture news that her casualty list Bromley ate years old, went a member of an infantry unit. the Walsh ware democrats, publican. Senator Pomerene Thompson S, Fall of Senator resolution for recent reports being upon to I OF L. DOWN THIS WINTER, DIRE other during the rise the W TOR Irarle Ne the 1 today, no the h @ Ar ropean Boy's had W was Harry Bethel Woman Nov. learned killed Bromley, Reading Telegram Death own life, Bromley, to France in April as Takes 21.- in TLL PFARLEY lfood w Britain, narket pric stated t look for a prices of and coming materially. normous nerica to r rise in —A few that her action of late last in returned from when broken to h s old. the this NOT GO FOOD SAYS. in es it ny fo t win SOLDIER SON DEAD; TOTHER KILLS SELF | n France. he re od admin- an- 1 it is expected ter This A demands furnish countries. ter Telling of Herl moments only son | ince, iplace, night by er. Her who wa. tion By 6-5 Vote. republican. ground of exipenditures a vote of six to five. The vote was on initely postpone action on was improper { committee to inquire into the election enator to the next congress. ats and four postponement and four democrats and one republican opposed. Senators voting to qostpone Vardaman of Mississippi Utah, democrats; and Sherman of Illi- nois, Dillingham of Vermont, Knox of | Penna., and Kellogg of Minnesota, publicans. Those of Washington, hefore the senate elections committee | H. Michigan, excessive campaign were abandoned Kans: N opposing were: of Montana, and Ashurst and Kenyon W Mex who Ford- Pomeren invest election, that sipent defeated democratic candidate. tion a protest and a | vestigation of alleged | penditures was filed Partisan large ov. 21.— of motion a for and of democ o, republic After in bhehalf exces the Cl b, ator- NEWBERRY ELECTION PROBE IS ABANDONED contesting the election of Truman. today | a mo- the to inde- republican Two vo the ground the existing ted were: King of re- Pomerene of Wolcott of Arizona, introducéd an, introduced tion just before publication ms of money of Henry After the elec- demand for ive of Towa, re- the ats and W ere the oW~ X rd, in- ex- “Non- ub.” ASK NATION-WIDE STRIKE Asks attle Central Federation of Labor Unic Labor to Movement to Free Mooney. Seattle, mous vote, Council last December Thomas J { der in connection with explosion, new trial or mediate refe olution affiliated bomb unions was, the Wash., night 9 unless prior Mooney, ¥ given endum vote on the strike asked W Coples of the to other e wired over the country Nov Seattle 21.—B: voted a s had been his freedo: of th the resolution entral s al Central labor m Senate Committee Agrees to Indefinitely Postpone Ac- Proceedings Direct | = m. 1 will to strike granted unani- Labor to that time convicted of mur- Im- labor council. be bodie: sking that similar HOLLAND IS BLAMED FOR GIVING CONSENT Enemy Treops March Througl Province of Limburg, | AMERICANS AT LUXEMBURG General Pershing Heads Procession of Yankec Soldiers and Calls on Grand Duchess—Discipline and Friendlil ness of Men Is Guaranteed, Nov. 21.—The allied govern decided to 1 an officia protest to the Dutch governmen | against the violation of Holland | neutrality as a resuit her permit | ting German troops to cross the prov ) ince of Limburg in their retr from 3elgium, according to the Echo D) Paris Pari ments have of Limburg irregular pro ince of Holland, nearly 105 miles & length, For 28 miles from its lower ex] tremity it lies between the province o Limburg, Belgium and Rhine proy ince, Germany. At the widest point i this region it is 19 miles between Bell gian and German soil. Just north o Sittard, Limburg province narrow | down to less than five mile It was reported from Paris on 1 | vember 19 that German troops retu ing to Germany from Belgium, had § | cross the Dutch province of Limbur] | and the charge was made that thj | passage with the sanectio] | s a long. was made of the Dutch author Americans Paris, Nov. 1 ter (Havas).—Ame: troops will pass through the city Luxemburg tod. General Pershin who is accompanying the for wij all on Grand Duchess Marie Ad laide while he is in her capital citl. ! proclamation has been addressed f the people of Tuxemburg announcin} i that the passage of American troop | through thetr country is nec an| zuaranteeing the diseipline an| friendliness of the soldiers toward t ympumtmn Luxemburg. { LUKE ’WEFH AN DIES AT GARDEN ST. HOMH Was in Business On Lafayette Stre For 10 Years and Owned Much Property. Luke Meehan one of the most dents of this home this er lengthy born in Ircland, country when a to this city For over 40 the liquor business, on Lafayettc that numbe of y He was in the neighborhoo of 70 years of wnge. Mr. Mech in th 3 property he cons blocks on Lafayette estate on Garden street ber of year of pr city morn illness 90 Garden stree! minent Irish resi assed away at hi following a rathj Mr cehan W and to thi voun 0, movin hal ntury agd vears he was engaged & conductling a eaf} came X about c for n owned ind . much propers Plainville. Hj ts of severs treet and reg For a numi tade his home on T.a} fayette trect but arter retiring from the liquor business, three yeal ago, he mo 1 to Garden street wher he made his home since Fraternally he was a Court Prosperity, For ica, bacoming affilate ganization wt C 1 openad in this city. Il ber f the H. for ves ) n in he member esters of Ame with that ol rter was fird w mer number d well know an especi o o ATs. Mceh as Besides his v vive him. ward 1 | with tha Naval 1 for | action be taken and the officials of the | | American Nov. | Federation of Latl asked to direct the movement CONGRIE Was session die AfL at shington, of five R Wiournment 2d it by approv 18. o'clock - congre a 21, will “The this the house >lution, the record vote Hor pr adjourn of are | sine | today senate to} of 41 4 ADJOURNS TODAY. i One. ot Noy I dents of the afternoon. | | be copee, M the Mass., Conne pher Shirt fa D. D. in the ker Joseph cehan, ments are incom the funeral probably wi urday morning from S| hurch plete, held Mary's FROST ) ISSING TON. 18, ritte Since Aug w ) Since Dept. The: Says—7Ha the w it several confusing ing to ligh that Mr avas hrouzht was lear Harold Frost received a ight ting that missing ir when nec her »and ha Augu 1 th letiel ion since the has recei that time, Mrs, Fr him since it at rom