New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1918, Page 10

10. TAFT AS GUEST OF | COMMERCE CHAMBER ExPresident Will Be Rogally Entertained on December {6 The chamber of commerce will en- tertain Ex-Pre Taft upon 8 December coming war, under the Britain achers’ the busine nen Wave an ¢ ident Willilam Howard Mon- X-presi- this The on the of the In order of the city could | »portunity of meeting Mr. chamber is completing plans at the Elks’ club from 30 of that evening, fol- lionorary dinner in the of the club. President | ounce the reception few One is- de- of city his visit to 16th. to speak auspices club. great New that for u reception m. to 6 p [ lowed ar banquet hall Pelton will committes within o lays. tickets will and those make hun sued siring their 1 and fifty be for the banquet to attend tickets at the date. il. B. Erwin . A. Sprague will have tickets. Places of sale nounced in a day or Taft comes to New first time, and on th message fo the business . whieh should insure largest audiences. Tie the lecture are already up rapidly. It is not tain has the honor of welcoming an ex-president and the occas should bring the response of ev ) zen. sure possibic and Secretary charge of the will be an- Jritain for the ion b men of one of tickels being taken often that New | must Meat rocers Tomorrow. ¢ zrocers meet al the tomorrow ovening ident William Cowlishaw has a good program of work laid out for the year, together with a splendid pro- gram of entertainment for the associ- ation, which he will discuss at the meeting. A full attendance is de- | sired in order that the support of ev ery grocer can be counted upon. Social at Y. M. ( The chamber of commerce is to try a new kind of social evening for the members next Wednesday night at | 8 o’clock, at the Y. M. C. A. banquet hall. The principal speaker will be President Alton T. Miner of New Lon- | don, the new state ¢ ber of com- merce head. His program for an enlarged state chamber and part that each local chamber play in the foundation of will interest every live business in New Britain. Other large in Connacticut have signified their desire to back Mr. Min- in his plans and therc no ion but what New Britain will do me. There will be no tickets issued, as the social evening is open to all members. A buffet lunch will be | cerved by the chamber, good music and singing provided and an oppor- tunity of the members to become bet- acquainted. The social evening planned for by the merchants at their last general meeting will be merged | in this gathering ¥or Uniform Closing. A special the mercan- tile directors called by Chairman W. A. House at 7:30 on this seme night at the Y. M. C. A. The matter of changing the hours of open- ing stores on the evenings of the week before Christmas will be voted upon. Now {hat the restriction on Christmas ng hes heen lifted by the federal government. the merchants feel that some change in the hours than those agreed upon last summer | is necessary. This meeting will not | affect the uniform hours in general \ commitiee has been appointed to take up this matter and report at the egular December meeting. W Britain chamber of commerc at o'clock. Pre: w o | ev active must | body man cities the meeting of heen IRMAN ARMY. FEARS FOR May Did Those In Fate Russi As 2 Suffer Same | Napoleon. Capenhagen, Dec. a great meeting of roturned German | soldiers at Ems, in Hesse-Nassq, Herr Barth, secretar{ for social icy in the new German people’'s gov- | ernment, said that the general situa- tion in Germany accord- ing to Jerlin the }»’PV~“ lingske Tidende | Herr Barth praised i pline of the German troops retreat- | iag an the western front, but ert- | ed that the situation of the army in[ the east wasg distressing. He ad®ed | that he could not see how the great | mass of troops could be evacuated in | view of the coming winter and the hostility of the population | Secretary Barth haped the not iffer the fate of leon’s troops but declared: many is to meet -the dispensation Providence.” 4.—Addressing | pol- ' as serious, a dispateh to the self-d i- oy Napo- | Ger- would read coming of U. S, TURNS TIDE. | Marshal Joffre Declares | Was Deciding Factor 1 Dec. 4 In a « versation Horatio 8. Krans of*® Ngw shal Joffre ¢ credit to States b the win- America War. Paris, with Dr York, M the United ning factor in “It was the weight said, “her moral and resaurces, and surely not very considerable army, thrown into the the crucial moment the scales and won the victor And the Americans show- >d themselves true soldiers and .a military that counted tremen- lously decisive conflict.” b as ng the war. America,” | material the least her of he balance at turned the power in ‘the ELECTION CONTE: Washington, Dec. { ¢rsham ,republican, was elected Alas- an delegate in 1916 by a plurality ot 47 votes over Charles A. Suizer, demo- t, the housc formally reported today deciding the election contest. Mr. Sulzer ob- tained a certificate of election after court litigation in 1917 and since then has occupied the seat. TLED. James Wick- electians committee in | field, | ana MILITARY FUNERAL FOR PRIVATE KELLY Comrades From Aviation Camp Will Be Here Tomorrow William Jo- St. Mary's seph Pri died AT uries sustathed i funeral of Kelly. who at hospital in Jamaica, last Friday s the 1 result of a wd accident on the Long Is- which was to have a land railroad been held thi rnoon, were post- poned until tomorrow at 2 o'clock upon receipt of a telegram from camp stating that maay of his former com- PRIVATE W. KELLY. in camp secured to the funeral. Because of this and the fact that they would be able to in time the funeral family poned Private Mrs. street. rades had attend pa fact not arrive here for taday the post- it Mr. High and was His early son of of 167 old Kelly was the Timothy He New and Kelly was 23 years born York city. life was spent with his family in New York. Later they moved to Wake- field, R. I.. and it was that he received his early education. From there the family moved to Connecti- cut -and for some time resided in Plainville. later they moved to New Britain asd William entered the em- ploy Humason & Begkley. After leaving this plant he entered the em- ploy of Westinghouse Electrle company and also worked in the Westinghouse government shop in East Spriogfield. He was employed at the latter place when he entered the service. He enlisted in corps on August in the service a year. His flrst San Antonio, in of the U. S. Aviation 1917, and was little more than a place was at Kelly Texas. where his good work earned the praise of his superior office; He was traasfer- red to a more advanced aviation field when he was sent to Mineola, L. L., later to Garden City, L. 1., where he was stationed at the time he met his death. He was reticent about himself the family knew but lit- tle of his own part played in the war. His maay chums however speak in the highest terms of “Bill,” as he w known to them all. He was consider- lie most popular boys at City field. Every one of men at the ficld knew and liked him and it was the greatest shock to them to iear of his death from acci- dent. His sister, Mrs. Chattie Larson, of Springfield, died almast a year ago, and that was the last time that Pri- vate Kelly was at his home. In let- written to his family he express- ed the hope that he would be given a furlough at Thanksgiving in order t to this city and visit with his and family The floral contributions receive: the home have numerous : beautiful aad hean lent testimony to the high esteem in which the dead soldier was held. His company sent heautiful piece from car with the words, “Comrade Rill” on il He will be full military fu- The State will attendance. Kelly's as m will fired heen ven a Guard Private of them be here. over the grave by company and two bu- outfit who were Private Kelly will local in company ceive passes, volley will be men from his glors from the intimate chums of sound taps the casket js lowered into the 2 Rev. G. W. Hill of the South church will officiate at the burial services and interment will be in Fairview cemetery Besides his parents sisters, Mrs. F. ¥. Conger of this city and Misses Laura, Dorothy and Cath- crine, all of this city brothers, Timothy H. of Springfield and Mitch- el P. of this ecity, also survive him iis mother and sister Dorothy at his bedside with him when he died. He regained consciousness just long enough to let his people know that he knew they were with him before he died. or ny as re- The 150 same as he leaves four were NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918 { rapid | George W | every BIGGUNS ROAR AS | PRESIDENT SAILS. Soldiers at fl};ortfifiémillou Fire | Unofficial Salute New York, Dec. 4.—An unofficial but no less enthusiastic feature of the farewell ta the President lute fired Dy enlisted men coast artillery corps at Fort Hamil- ton. Though Captaia Scott, in com- mand, had no authority to order a sa- lute from the heavy cannon. his men | determined to hanor the President, dragged the machine guns to the heights and kept up a continuous fire while the fleet steamed by. Beforc the (icorge Washington left ! Hoboken, Mayor Griffen presented to | Mr. Wilson an address on hehalf of the city from whose piers sailed a large part of the American expedi- tionary forces, and where wounded men and advance contingents of troops are being disembarked. He declared the President '‘of all men will best present to the peoples ot Eurape the ideals for which America fought.” The prospects were that the George Washington would rua into rough weather early in her trip., for the weather bureau issued a warning of storm in this vicinity storm signals Thoisted look to Nantucket. A few miles east presidential fleet met the Minnekahda, in-bound, with the third contingent of American troops to reach this porl from English train- ing camps. She had 3,038 men aboard. Secretary dent’s departure, was| sa+ of the a a and trom Sandy of quaran nsport Baker, after the presi- visited the Lapland, spending half an hour aboard the transport among the returning sol- diers. He said this was the first ves- sel he had visited from which soldiers were debarking. Some of the men, he said, recognized him and made him fesl “very much at home” by shouting “Hello, Cleveland.” To his ayestion as to whether they were glad to get back, their reply was unanimovs “You bet. The George Washington sailed with a complement ot 75 officers and 1,049 men of the Unit States navy, with Commander F. M. Perkins, executive officer, and Lieut. Commander John H. Peters, navigating oflicer, serving as chief aides to Captain McCauley. \ detachment of 74 marines, led by Major David H. Miller, formed a guard of honor to the president Detalls of the sailing were in the J. Law of the flag offi Admiral and of Lieut. cer on the staff Gleaves, chief of transport service PRESIDENT'S PARTY ON WAY T0 FRANGE Page) nands on, Vice cruiser (Continued from Firs joined welcome the the in for farewell of president demonstration Lapland. Above the river an airplane looped the loop; bands played on the pier of the Lapland and a police boat bore Mayor Hylan and other city officials to greet the soldiers while fire boats shot streams of water high in the air. War Veterans Return Lapland Jleft Liverpool November and battled with gales during most of her voyage Among the men aboard the liner were 30 wounded, 6 Russian army and pavy officers on their way to Vladivos- tok, and a number of American naval officers. All the rest were members of the aviation corps who have been stationed in England. The boys who cannot vet return to America also were represented on the trausport by their letters “to the folks back home,” 4,254 sacks of soldier mail being brought in. President and The on 22 icy Mrs. Wilson had breakfast alone in the private dining room which is part of their suite. Later they took a short stroll on the ship's deck and were applauded by persons assembled on the pier. Wilson in High Spirits, Thé president in high spirits, said he was looking forward to the voyage as a rest—indeed the first real rest since he assumed office. He remarked that it might he “an enforced rest for a few days.” Thus acknowledsing his reputation being a poor sailor. The George shington with its con- voy of v sels will take the southern route going by way of the res in order to mvoid the colder temperatures of the northern route. An office desk in one room of the president’s suite was piled high with telegrams and official documents be- fore the transport sailed and indica- tions were that the president would plunge into this work before even the George Washington got out to sea. Tumulty Left Behind With the transport's departure to- day it was disclosed that Secretary Tumulty had been very anxious to ac company the president but that L sacrificed his desire by yielding to the wishes of the president who believed Mr. Tumulty’s presence was needed in Washington. Secret Service Men Busy. trip from Washington extraordinary precautions were taken by the secret service. Captain John J. Henry and his entire Washington staf accompanied the president. Mean- while two hundred secret service ex- | perts had thoroughly examined the | <hington and the loyalty of and seaman on boara | proven. After the! aboard, the ship for W av v On the train officer absolutely stepped was president was sealed, even army offi- high rank being barred. Creel, chairman of the com- virtually cers of Georsge ordered | 1 mittee on public information, who did not go aboard at the time the presi- dent did, was obliged to exert official pressure in order to be allowed to go aboard. Many Noted Passengers. ‘Washington | { | | carries | voyage. | include The George many noted persons on this Besides the president, they Secretary Lansing and Henry White former ambassador to France and Ttaly, who with Col E. M. House and | Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, both already in | Europe, and the president constitute | America’s delegation to the peace con- ference; Rear Admiral H. S. Knam-; and Captain William V. Pratt, who ! will report to Admiral Benson, naval | representative now with Col. House on the peace mission, as the admiral’s | assistants; Rear Admiral Cary T. | Grayson, the president's physician; | Gilbert T. Close, confidential clerk to | the president; Brig. Gen. W. H. Harts, former aid to the president, who will | command the military aides and mes- | sengers at the conference; Rrig. Gen. Churchill, chief of military intelligence division; Raymond D. Fosdick, chair man of the commission on training camps activities, who will direct wel- fare work for the war department among American soldiers in France, 23 members of the peace information commission headed by Col. House and Mr. Creel. John W. Davis, newly appointed am- | passador to Great Britain, with Mrs. Davis and the French and Italian am- bassadors, with their families, also were on the passenger list. Arrives in Hoboken at 7:30, York, Dec. 4.—President Wil- son's special train arrived at Hoboken | at 7:50\ a. m. today. H Long before the irain arrived there was unusual activity about Dock 4 at | Hoboken, where the transport George | Washington was moored. Workmen | were busy throughout the night put- ¢ing on the finighing touches on the liner and completing the elaborate decorations of the pier. Streets Barred to Public. The usual barred zone was widely extended and only those armed with special passes were allowed to ap- proach the streets leading to the dock. | Military police kept an all-night vigil | over the route from the railroad a- tion to the pier, while hundreds of | agents of the secret service and of the | army and navy intelligence services watched the side streets and kept ; quisitive persons on the move. War | vessels kept a ceaseless patrol of the | waters near the transport, while | | | | | | New | | | | | dawn army airplanes circled ‘over vicinity and kept a watch from the air. Perhaps never before have such elab- orate plans been mapped out to guard | the president. Pier Is Gaily long pier was gaily with thousands of flags and bunting. A canopy consisting of a mass of American flags and emblems of the Allies extended over the gangplank. Stewards and their assistants worked well into the night completing their arrangements for the comfort of the party. Phonographs were in- stalled in the gentlemen’s smoking room and the ladies’ lounging roam, the records ranging all the way from | grand opera selections to popular war songs and jazz band music. Half o | dozen card tables were nailed to the floor of the smoking room, while the library was replenished with historical and scientific books Two Bands on Board. The gvmnasjum was refurnished with punching bags, rowing machines, | “horses” and other athletic equip- ment, Two brass bands made the trip-— the Kensington (Kansas) band and the sailors’ Great Lakes station hand, these organizations having - been lected from among a score that fered their services Paintings of George and Martha Washington occupied the space in the salon formerly taken up by a larze | painting of the German emperor. Decorated. The, decorated se- of- | | a | CITY ITEMS | James Holleran of the Hotel Wash- | ington is confined to his bed with 'an | attack of Spanish influenza. Stanley Post, G. A. R., will hold its | regular meeting and election of offi- | cers in Kenilworth hall tonight. | A special meeting of the Y. M. T. | A. B. society was held last night In | the society rooms, and a vote taken to | turn out as a body for the British Day celebraticn. The Haddassah portant hall this will hold an im- | meeting in the Talmud Torah | cvening at 8§ o'clock. The | drawing of a $5 War Savings Stamp | will take place and all tickets must | be in by this evening, | Mrs. P. H. Gregore and Mrs. A. E. Benoit have zoho to Long Island to visit Mr. | Gregora's’ son 'Wwho has returned fremi | France. | The Hundred Men's society will | elect officers for the ensuing year at | their meeting in Vega hall tomorrow night. of of Worcester ’ this ity | After several years of service in this | city as manager of W. ¢\ Cowlishaw's | market on West Main street, Ernest | I. Atwater has left the employ of that | store and has accepted a responstble | position as manager of the Slgourney | Market in Hartford. HOLLWEG SHOUTS LIAR. Or Words That Effect Kaiser’s Speech. Basle, Dec. 4 German (iazette, form® German | semi-official organ, publishes an in- terview with Dr. von Bethmana-Holl- | weg, once inmepial German chancel- | lor, protesting energetically against Willlam Hohenzollern's statement as | related by the German jouraalist, Dr. | Georg Wegener, that immediately prior to the war the then Kaiser had been sent on i cruise in Norwegian waters in arder not to he connected with the eveats which precipitated | conilict | Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg in protest absolutely denies that this w the object of Emperor vovage. to At Ex- 'he Berlin North | his =i William's | made { who ever | and this for a great | trained to | Wilson | it | British | Many ality and Mrs. ROOSEVELT STRIKES AS WILSON SAILS Disagrees Entirely With Presi- dent’s Views on Peace Plans New York, Dec. 4.—Asserting that the United States had not done nearly so much as the British navy and the British, French and Italian armies bring about the downfall of Germany, Theodore Roosevell declared in statement at New York night that ‘“It is to stand by our allies at the peace conference.” He said it should be ' ceded” that Great world’s most powerful navy and that it is ‘“sheer nonsense” to say the American army was fighting for Pres- ident Wilson’s famous 14 points.” He the assertion ‘‘the was Aot American soldier in every 1,000 heard of them.” “The British empire imperatively needs the greatest navy in the world we should instantly con- Mr. Roosevelt. ‘“Our need aavy comes next to hers and we should have the second navy in the world ance needs greater military strength than we do, but we should have all our young men arms on the general lines the Swiss system. ‘“The ‘freedom of the seas’ is a phrase that may mean anything or nothing. If it is to be interpreted as Germany interprets it, it is thorough- 1 mischievous. There must be no interpretation of the phrase that would prevent the Knglish navy in the event of any future War from re- peating the tremendous service it has rendered in this war. “The British nrst of course keep the colonies they have conquered. “As for this nation it must keep its absolute economic independence and raise or lower its economic barriers as its interests demand for we have to look after the welfare of our own workingman. We must insist on the preservation of the Monroe doctrine. We must keep the right to close the Panama canal to our enemiies in war time and we must not undertake to interfere in European, Asiatic or Afri- can matters with which we ought to have properly no concern.” Declaring that *“President iWlson has not given the slightest explana- tion of what his views are or why he is going abroad.” Mr. Roosevelt as- serted “he is himself responsible for any division among the American peo- to a last our business instantly con- Britain aeeds the one cede,” said of | ple as regards the peace conference at this time.” The 14 Points “Rejected. “He has never permitted the Amer- ican people to pass on his peace pro- posals nor has he ver made those proposals clear and straightforward. As for the 14 points, so far as the American people have expressed any opinion of them, it was on Novem- ber 5 when they rejected them,” he continued, adding that “the American army was fighting to smash Ger- many,” and the American people wanted Germany smashed. “The Allies have never accepted the 14 points,” he continued, “the United States has never accepted them. Germany and Australia enthu- siastically accepted them. Here cer- taih individuals, including President Wilson, Mr. Hearst, Mr. Viereck, and, as 1 understand it, a number of pro- Germans and pacifists and interna- tional socialists, have accepted them, but neither the American people nor the American congress has accepted them.” Mr. Roosevelt declared that “Mr. himself has rejected at least one of the 11 outright and has inter- preted another in thé directly oppo- site sense to its plain and obvious meaning,” and added that “some of the 14 points are thoroughly mis- chievous under any interpretation,” and most of the others are vague and ambiguous. Inasmuch as Mr. Wilson is going over, it is earnestly to be hoped that is his business not to try and be an umpire between our Allies and our enemies, but act lovally as one of the Allies,” said Mr. Roosevelt. “We have not suffered anything like as much and we have not rendered as much service as the leadIng Allies. It is the navy and the French, British and Italian armies that have done the most to bring about the downfall of Germany, and therefore the safety of the United States. 1t is our business to stand by our Allies.” FORMER TEACHER IS DEAD IN NEW YORK G. Was Angell Well This City Where Miss Luey Kunown She Taught. received in this city Miss Lucy G. Angell which at her home, 41 Lenox Avenue, Oneida, New York, Word has of the death Peen of occurred ovember Miss Angell was for many years principal of the grammar school and was considered a very superior edu- cator. She enjoved the confidence and esteem not only of her pupils, but of ail who were associated with her. men and women ‘in New Bri- who today occupy positions of responsibility feel that their success in life is due in some measure to her faithful teachings and her personal infinence. Miss Angell poss strong character and a remarkable person- and during her residence here on tain great ssed a was a devoted member of St. Marl church. She is survived by a sister Miss Grace Angell and two nieces. Mrs. Walter E. Young of Syracuse Benedict F. Garvin of Oneida, N. Y, L] DESPICABLE BEAST, BEATTY CALLS HUN British Naval Commander Heaps Scorn on German Navy London, Dec. 4 (British Wireless Service.)—A scathing denunciation of the personnel of the German na was made by Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander-in-chief of the B Grand IFleet, in a specch addressed to a gathering of representatives of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron on board the battie cruiser iion prior to its departure for the Scapa Flow as an escort 1o the surrendered ships of the German high seas fleet “We had expected them,” said Ad- miral Beatty, “to have the courage that we looked for from those whose work lies upon the great waters, and I am sure that the sides of this gallant old ship, which have been well ham- mered in the past, must have ached as I ached and as you ached to give them another taste of what we had intended for them. “Their humiliating end was the proper end for an enemy who has' proved himself so lacking in chivalrs At sea his strategy, his tactics, and | his behavior have been beneath con- tempt and worthy of a nation wk has waged war in the manner which the enemy has waged war, “We know that the British sailor has a large heart and a short mem- | ory. Try to harden the heart and lengthen the memory, and remember that the enemy which you are looking after is a despicable beast, neither more nor less. He is not worthy the sacrifice of the life of one bluejacket in the Grand Fleet, and that is the c¢ne bright spot in the fact that he did not come out.” ish ich in S CONVOY WILL TAKE SOLDIERS HOME. Paris, Dec. 4.—The ten American dreadnoughts which will escort Pre ident Wilson into French waters will WILSON i Admiral | will turn arrival about immediately after to carry homeward a of American soldiers and e trip will o timed that will port iy e at home men arrive Christre PEACE PARTY NOT . EXPECTED AT ONC a American Representatives Not K} pected in Paris Before Last of Next Week. Washington, Dec. 4.—Presidq Wilson and his peace party officials here are expected by to rea Paris before late next week, probai] not until Saturday. The trip acrd will be made at ordinary cruisi epeed. No official announcement of destination port has been made it is understood the George Washif ton and her convoy arc going dir to Brest, France, one of the Amg can ports of debarkation for the a and where Read Admiral Wils commander of the American na: forces in French waters, has headquarters. Among the vessels meet the president’s ship off Br wiil be a squadron of American f stroyers to give adequate protact against the possibility of drift mines or other perils. i The steaming schedule laid out/| Mayo, commanding {f George Washington’s convoy is bald { upon knowledge that too quick a sage is not desired. French offic be in the provinces of Als Lorraine during the middle of ni week for a great celebration th and they want the president’s arri| so timed that all of the gover heads will be at the capital. STATE POSTPONES ACTION. Washington, Dec. 4.—Action on resolution of Senator Cummins, publican, proposing that a senate o mittee be sent to Paris for the Pel conference, vas postponad until morrow by the senate forelgn rd] tions committee today after an scutive jon to discuss the res tion and hear Senator Cumming its behalf. The Herald ) / till has a limited numbe \ 0 WAR MAPS These Maps are Complete in every des tail and will make a valuable souvenir of The World War. Parents of Boys in the Service Over There should have one of these Mapg when the boy comes home so they can be shown the exact places where they did thei fighting. [EYE SV RN While they last they can be procured at the Herald Office for 20c