New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1918, Page 1

FROM THE HEEALD » ¥ x x % ¥ | ESTABLI NE W BRITAIN, CONNEC TICUT B KING GEORGE MEETS PRESIDENT'S PARTY AT LONDON STATION Americans Accorded All Honors Ever Given Royalty—Proces- sion Passed Through Streets Lined With Guards RECEPTION AT DOVER NO LESS ENTHUSIASTIC Duke of Connaught and U. Am- bassador Davis at Pier at Dover to ‘Welcome Party Onto English Soil— Wilson Reviews Guard of. Honor From Naval Garrison at Channel Port. -President and Mrs. Wilson re in Buckingham palace this afternoon after a journey from Calai to IL.ondon dyring which they were accorded all the honors ever given royalty. Never has a royal progre: except those of the great national ceremonials excited such interest here as the first state visit of an American president. Streets Crowded With People. The drive of the short proces from the station to the palace was made through streets lined with the Guards rgeiments in khaki. Fresh flags hung overhead and covered the buildings; while windows, balconies, sidewalks and open spaces were filleda with people, many of whom wore the American color: First came the sovereign's escort of troops from the Household cavalry. Then came the carriages with King George and President ‘Wilson and Queen Mary, Mrs. Wilson and Prin- ces Mary. These were followed three others, which passed almost un- London, Dec. n i res w Mr. and | noticed, as all eyes were for r. an | approached Quarantine, Mrs. Wilson and the royal family. Interesting Drive Through City The route lay through a most in- teresting section of London From Oharing Cross it ran along the north side of Trafalgar Square, with Nelson monument towering on the Jeft and the National Gallery on the right, its gray walls almost by huge American and British flags. It continued along Pall Mall ,turning northward at St. James Place and up St. James street to Piccadilly. Between Piccadilly and Bucking- ham palace there stretches Green Park which was dark with people. The party drove past Wellington arch along the southern side of the park, then into the broad plaza before the palace and through the iron gates, into the palace forecourt. Station Decorated With Flags. Probably the most of the spectacle for the president was the who were crowded every- where to greet him. The day being a holiday, workingmen and women had a chance to turn out, with their small children. They made the most of their opportunity and to no of British humanity could the presi- dent have made stronger apneal. The interior of the grimy old station, ivhere Ki George welcomed Wilson, was carpeted with red and the wa and roofs were hidden behind masses of flags The president’s trip to London was carried out according to schedule. His train, which left Dover at 12:33 o'clock, arrived at Charing Cross sta- tion here exactly on e. Greatest Celebration Since 1887, As the president’s train crossed the Thames and entered the station the crowd cheered. A salute of 41 guns were fired from the Tower of London and in Hyde park The parade was witnessed by such an outpouring of people and amid such enthusiasm as London never had known except upon the occasion of coronations and of Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1897. The progress of the presidential party was in semi-state coaches, each drawn by four dark horses, with two postillions in scar- let coats, white breeches and black silk hats, with two footmen in long huff overcoats sitting behind. The coaches were escorted by squads of scarlet-coated outriders. Guns Thunder, Crowds Cheer, Enthusiastic scenes marked the president’s arrival at the Charing Cross station. As he, accompaiend by King George, emerged from the people royal and (Continued on Ninth Tage) interesting part | stratum | RITIH PEO | |19 guns from | came | avenue t. by | 110,650 Jackies From Pennsyl- | tion by harbor ¢ PLE CHEER PR HE IS DRIVEN TO BUCKIN B HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS )18, fiTéN PAGE s. PRICE THREE CENTS, WILSON AS HAM PA E; BERLIN IS IN GRIP OF BLOODY REVOLUTION; 100 KILLED NEW YORK EXTENDS WELC(’)ME?TEN BESTROYERS ON PERSHING DESIGNATES 600 TO BATTLE FLEET HOME FROM JQURNEY HOMEWARD OFFICERS AND 20,000 MEN | FOR EARLY RETURN TO U. S. vania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming and Florida Parade. York, Dec. Led dnought Arizona, ten great in command of Admiral Mayo—the vanguard of America’s victory fleet in European waters—steamed majestically up New York harbor today, in review before Secretary of the Navy Daniels and were greeted with a tumuituous recep- aft and hundreds of thousands of persons who lined the sho The tleet react Ambrose channel late yesterday and rode at nchor within sight of the city’s lights st night Big Ships Pass in Review. The ships weighed anchor at 7 o'clock today and, escorted by a fleet of 21 airplanes, proceeded slowly up the harbor to the statue of Liberty, where Secretary Daniels and a party of distinguished guests on the presi- dential yacht Mayflower reviewed the procesion. The shrieks of thousands of welcoming sirens and whistles were drowned by the thunderous salute of cach battleship as it st of the Mayflower. The dreadnoughts p up the Hudson and ancho from 55th to 125th street and preparations then were made for 10,650 men to disem- bark for the and parade down TFiftl afternoon The Boats The ships by the supe battl Hen re Arrive Home. elcomed home, after 18 months of strenuous patrols of seas infested by en=my submariens were the Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming and Florida. The home-coming vessels came into port on one of the gloomiest morn- ings of the season. As the ships where they , | paused because the hour of their re- | view was not until'well on in the fore- { noon ,occasional flurries of snow blown | covered | | were hidden from observers on shore. the | Clouded skies which | the Flcrida, the last warship to Mr. | | they swung up the river, { tinctly visible. on a cold northwest wind fell from offered no pros- pect of sunshine. This unpropitious weather came with the dawn while the fleet still tugged at its anchors off the Ambrose channel lightship. There the snow fell 80 thickly that the war vessels soon Those in Reviewing Par In addition to Secretary Daniels, the reviewing party included Secre- tary of War Baker, Secretary of Agri- culture Houston, Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff of the Inited States army, Admiral Grant of the | British navy, and the senior naval attaches of the Allied nations. Afrcraft Escorts Fleet. All the way into the harbor, as the warships moved through the snow they presented a winter spectacle. | Scarcely visible, a glant kite balloon preceded the Arizona, leading unit of the fleet, into the harbor—an aircraft towed, 800 feet up, by the gunboat Gloucester. Behind the armada two | more balloons were pulled along abaft ¥. en- | ter. Above the slowly steaming dread- | noughts airplanes dipped and rose obscure snowbirds which gave to the | scene a picturesque touch asg they darted about above the basket masts. | From each of these masts fluttered a ! great American flag. ! At 10 o'clock, notwithstanding the difficulty of maneuvering in the storm, the Arizona steamed by the May-) flower, firing her salute of 19 guns in honor of Secretary Daniels. Within 22 minutes the last of the ten dreadnoughts, the Florida, fly- | ing her homeward bound penant, had § passed the Mayflower, said a wire- less message from the press boat. The | saluting guns could be heard, but the ships themselves scarcely could be ! seen from the New York shore. As however, their great grey shapes became dfs- At 10:46 the Mayflower left her sta- tion and proceeded up the river to review the fleet at anchor, iEN. SEMENOFF AND FEW OTHERS HURT BY BOMB Harbin, Dec, 28 (By the Associated Press.)—Gen, Semenoff was wounded in the legs and ten other persons were injured when a man wearing a uni- form threw a bamb in a theater In j time by { your i g8ood re i now you have received good news con- firming this report, and Chita receatly, according to advices from that ¢ REV.J.E.FAYGOES | A T0 PLAINVILLE PARISH 6ivex rareweLL - saLore T FIX PRIGE OF WHEAT 18 MONTHS’ SERVICE ABR.OADfFl Curate at St. Mary’s Appoint- ed to Succeed Rev. H. T. Rev. John vears curafe this city, has r John J. Nilan, bis diocese, an appoi the church of Ou Plainville. He Rev. H. T. Walsh ber 6, and will a next Manday, ex day from the tin Rritain. Rev. Father ville, where he tary education. Michael's colleg: and Georgetown ton, D. C. He xS his semi to Montreal and at St. Mar was ordained Baltimore on came to New ately. During church, Rev. ed himself to who Wwill rejoicing tor. all in. his Fay, ceived will Ly college made philosophy at the Grand seminary theology He | priesthood in 19, 1903, and immedi- December Britaia his curacy father I Walsh. t. Ma fr Rt. hop of ntment as r Lady of succeed m the ssume the ctly 15 ve: e he came to was bora in eceived He at Toronto, attended his course course in nary, Baltimore. the almost at St y has the asstroment SHOT THROUGH BODY, HE STICKS TO POS for the past 's church Rev. the Hartford pastor Mercy 15§ in | Press.) |ng th of in late who died on Octo- | pastorate Rock- | his elemen- St. Canada at Washing- ia at Mary's endear- parishioners, regret his departure while as pas- Y. M. C. A. Secretary Writes Letter to Mrs. J. O'Keefe Telling of Her Son’s Bravery. Mrs, J. O'Keefe, of 157 Clark street, le in has received a . A. secretary how he now convalescing letter states that thouwgh shot machine-gun his position bull until a plece of shell, “My Dear Mrs. O “I take great being stry etter from a Y. which at an American t voung O'Keefe, et, bravel wounded a ck in the back The letter "Keefe: pleasure in M. he tells her son, (‘orporal James O'Keefe, © ! hospital, was wounded in France. The al- through the body with a stood second in by follow sending vou a report of a conversation which I had with a n, You have he was wounded His comrades group Corporal robably h of James O ard by e n Verdun that comrades of Keefe. now that a few { days before the conclusion of the war. reported he had been shot through the body by a ma- but had stuck to his post until wounded a second time by chine-gun bullet, being struck in t fragment. he back by a shell “At the time of this counversation, your son was doing nicely in the hos- pital, very. 1 hope that X and his condition promised a before certainly congratulate you with all my heart on being the mother | soldier. of such a “With best Christmas greetings, “Faithfully ours, brave “OSCAR RLLEARWEER, “Y. M. C. A, Sec'y.” | SAILORS HOIST WHITE FLAG { Advices From Berlin to Tondon In- dicate That Revolution Has Been Put Down—T.0oyal Troops Hold City London, Dec. 26.—The mutinous sallors who had been holding out in the Red palace at Berlin have holsted the white flag and have been allowed to leave under guard, according to advices from Berlin sent by the Ex- change Telegraph correspondent Amsterdam, at Government troops, the message adds, now occupy the palace and the royal sta ERSHING PUTS AN bles. . ON ALCOHOLIO LIQUORS Paris, Pershing has lsst American comma fully with the measures Agalnst alcoholic liquors, Dec, 4 25 Prench 1ed an nders order to excessive use (Havas)-—General all to' co-operate Bovernment in of agship Melyille Only American Boat Leit at Queenstown American Flotilla, Flying Its “Home- Ward Bound” Pennants Steams Away This Morning—Will Return to This Country by Way of Azore Islods, Queenstown, Dec. (By Associated —Ten American destroyers, fly- r long *hc pen- ned away today amid th stles from shipping in the planes dipped over disappeared in the fog returning flotilla were the Stockton, Wiikes, Beale, Duncan, Rowan, Kimberley, Allen, Down Davis and Simpson. The oye were ccompanied by the tug Genesee. They will go by way of the Azor The harbor now is cleared of American vessels except the fla Melville. neward bound” nts 4 roar of wh harbor. as they In .the st e is President Says He Does Not Want to Make Speech But He Honors zlish. London, Dac As soon as Presi- dent Wilson and his party entered Buckingham Pslace the crowds ouf- side including several hundred wound- ed soldiers in the palace yard, cheering. Then came shouts of want Wilson, we want Wilson.” In response the president and M Wilson together with King George and Queen Mary soon appeared on the second floor balcony. President Wilson laughed and waved his hand, indicating that he would rather not speak. Mrs. Wilson Union Jack. speech so the himself die we president addressad do not want said the president, “but I do want to tell you how much I honor who have bheen wounded in for freedom and to thank you ail for the welcome you have so given me. 1 hope each and every one of you will come through safely to cnjoy the fruits of the victory which you so courageously fought.” VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS listments to Period of War. Washington, Dec. legislation authorizing resumption voluntar. listment in the army the repeal of provisions of tive service act limiting enlistments to the perlod of the war was urged today by Secretary Baker in a letter to Chairman Dent of the house military committee. Without legislation, Secretary Ba- ker said, the army after the procl mation of peace would not have suf- ficient forces to perform essential military duties, including the pol ing of the Mexican border ““This legislation is urgeatly neces- sary,” he wrote, ‘‘because as soon after the proclamation of peace as tha existing emergency will permit those who have enlisted or been drafted to serve during the emergency must all, in accordance with the law, be dis- charged. Demobilization of theses men is now being rapidly made and it is expected soon to release them at a rate of over 30,000 a day.” of & nd URUGUAY AN ARMY ORDERED MOBILIZED Montevideo, Dec. 26.—The govern- ment has ordered the mobilization of units of the Uruguayan army in face of threatened labor troubles through- out the republic, Forelgn agitators, principally Russians, have been bus; for several days endeavoring to fo- ment a general strike, WEATHER. Hartford, Dec, 26.—Fores cast for New Britain and vis cinity: Unsettled and colder, probably snow tonight; Friday fair. them Il began waved a small | The crowd insisted on a ; sspecially to the wounded sol- | to make a speech,” you men | this fight | generously | for ¢ Baker Requests Repeal of Selec- | Immediate | the selec- | LEGISLATION PROPOSED | | Dec. 26, effective the for the 1919 crop and at the time to safeguard the gov- ernment against losSes was T mended to congress today by the de- partment of agriculture and the food administration. A memorandum South Carolina, chairman agricultural committee the following recommendation: ‘Extension by congress beyond June 1920, of the date for the govern- ment purc of the 1919 crop. ‘ontinuance of the food admini- | stration’s grain corporation, or crea- tion of a new agency to buy, store and 1919 wheat that may be offered the government, and possible wtive provisions to protect the government against wheat or flour i brought in from other countries dur- ing the period of effectiveness of the z nteed price and also to protect buyers of such wheat as long as the wheat is in this country and not con- sumgd. “The memorandum was compiled with the approval of President Wilson and Secretary Houston, in submittmg it said: ‘the zovernment has made a guarantee and it goes without say that it must be made effective.” Legislation wheat price Washington, make ntee to gua ne sent to Rep. Lever of the made | of ! house ing Union Men Insist More Quit—War Board May Be Asked to Arbitrate. Pittsfield, Mass., Dec. 26.—Inter- plant emploves' committees from the ! different plants of the General Elec- General Flectric Workers Have Washington to confer with the War i Labor board with reference to the strike of General Electric employes now in effect in a number of the { plants of the company. Union leaders here claim that more workers are out today than any day since the strike was called one week ago. ONLY 15, BOY KILLS FATHER Pawtucket Youngster Claims He Shot to Protect His Mother from Being Til-Treated; Manslaughter Charged. Providence, Dec. 26.—Joseph! H. Devlin, 15 years old, who shot and killed his father, Bernard Devlin, at | their home in Pawtucket yesterday, was arraigned on a charge of man- slaughter today. He pleaded not uilty as held in $1,000 bail for trial next Thursday. He said he shot in an attempt to protect his rom a brutal assault. RMAN SAILORS DEMAND BACK PAY FROM NOV 9 Berlin, Dec (By Associated Press)—The organization of lors proposed to the government ten days ago that it be authorized to organize a sailors guard of 5,000 men, the Lokal Anzeiger says it is informed. The suggestion was coupled with a demand for greatly increased wages and back pay to November 9. The government, the paper adds, declined to entertain the proposition. HEAD OF JAP DELEGATION San Francisco, Dec. 26.—Baron Nobuaki Makino, head of the Japan- ese delegation en route to Versailles from Japan on the steamer Tenyo Maru. The party, which includes sev: eral high government officials of Jap- a, will depart tomorrow for New W. A. TWISS, RETIRED COTTON MAN, DEAD. Malden, Mass., Dec. 26.—Willlam A. wiss of New Bedford, retired cotton manufacturer died suddenly yesterday at the home of relatives here, With his father, Willlam H. Twiss, he long waa active in the development of the | flathaway Mfg. Co., at New Bedford. He was one of the directors of the ! textile school there. Dept. of Agriculture Also| | Wants to Safeguard Govt. i Against Losses. i com- | tric company are likely to be sent to | ARRIVFS AT SAN FRANCISCO | peace canference arrived here today | ficers and Men Arrive in New York Today on Brit- ish Liner Saxonia. Dec. expeditio signed for early conv {today by Gen. Per 600 officers and ne: They included the 44th coast artillery regimen {and 831st infantry. Lists for home l Washington of | units of the [ 3 cabled hing 20,000 60th nd the me: and f4th 49th Other organizatic were: Headquarter C, D, E and F, 26th bile hospital companies inclusive; mobile surgica to 103d, inclusive; first i sector headquarters, 21st, 24th and 25th battalions; gun battalion of second anti sector; 19th balloon company aad medical detachment: 30th balloon company; 19th aero squadron and medical detachments; 199th aero squadron; 23d balloon company; 311th; signal battalion; signal corps, casual company No 1, base hospital No. 2, Sixth company, second air ser- vice mechanics’ regiment ordnance casual companies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10; balloon companies Nos. 31, 36 aad 45; mobile hospital No. 39: first bat- iltaon headquarters of the 74th en eners; battalion company No. 20; 421st and 422d telegraph battalions, with medical detachments; seventh and 90th trench mortar batteries: chemical warfare service, casual com- pany No. 3. Selected. on the and companic engineers; mo- 100 to 105th, unit; 100th anti-aircraft 22d, 23d, machine Units Other it 4 1400 Wounded Arrive. New York, Dec. 26.—Following the home-coming battle fleet into port to- day came the British liner Saxonia, from Liverpool, carrving 1,400 sick and wounded officers and men. This complement was made up mostly of surgical cases. Stx More Boats Sail. Washington, Dec. 26.—Sailicg of six vessels from France with small numbers of soldiers aboard was an- nouaced today by the war depart- iment. The Veendijk, with twa offi- | cers and 51 men of casual company No. 119 had the largest passenger list. Only a few casuals were aboard the other ships, which salled as fol- lows: The West Arrow, Texan and Hwah Jah, December Bastern Queen, December Totoula, December 2 December 7188 Wounded Home In Week. During the week ended December 20, 7,46 wounded and sick soldiers were landed in the Unlted States from the American expeditionary force. The surgeon general's report today shows that 5,828 were landed at New York and 1,640 at Newport News. BARRED FROH GONFERENCE Neutral Nations Will Not Be Given Seat At Peace Table, Paris Press SeTts—) Present Claims. Paris, Dec. 26.-—Allled representa- tives have decided that neutral na- tions will not be admited to the peace conference, according to newspapers | here. Neutrals may claims to belligerents, however, and any demands thus made will be re- ferred to a special body which will be created by the peace coaference, It has been decided, it is reported, that neutrals will be allowed to par ticipate in the deliberations to the tions. SALOON MAN A BANKRUPT | Morris ‘hman of New Haven Has Liabilities of $30,708, of Which $17,000 are Preferred. Hartford, Dec. 26.—Morris Richman a saloonkeeper at No. 116 | bankruptey today in the U. S. district | court showing liabilities of $30,708 of which 817,000 are preferred claims. His assets are scheduled as house and garage at No. 681 George street, $21,- 000 stock in trade, $1,500 notes, §316 and a $1,000 endowment policy. 1,400 Sick and Wounded Of-! comprised | aircfart | address their | incident | formation of a league of na- | Crown | street, New Haven, filed a patition In | GERMAN GOVT, LEFT WHITHOUT GARRISON | AS REVOLT SPREAD ‘Large Numbers of Sailors R | ported Coming From Kiel to Join Their Comrades at the Gapital MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED; SPARTICANS T0 USE FORG Street Fighting, Which Began In Bel lin Tucsday Mornir Results Death of Nearly 100, Reports Stal Resignations of Fbert and Haa Demanded In Favor of Licbknec] and Ledebour. Dec. re London, |and Fran —The Alexand| zer ziments have ope Joined the revolting sailors in Berl and it is predicted in advices se from Berlin Christmas nig| night that nearly the entire Ber] garrison will support them, leavi the government without troops. These advices were transmitted the Exchange Tclegraph correspon] ent at Copenhagen ey add 4 large numbers of sailors are report to be coming from Kiel to joia thd comrades in Berlin 100 Reported Killed. 100 per the street fighting Berlin on Tuesc Nearly killed which began ay morning, acco; ing to the latest reports from the G man capital, transmitted by the' H change Telegraph correspondent Copenhagen. The republican gua tried several times take the ro; stables and the headquarters of ¢ revolting ilors, but repulse A large number of so s belo ing to the Berlin guard joined sailors, Vorwae reports, and a f of the republican guards follow] their example. Resignations Are When these reports large number of continuing to hold th royal stables and in strasse. This street houses, is reported in the hands the sailors, who are supported by Sparta. The emand that Pj mier Ebert and Secretary Haase sign and be replaced by Georg Le bour and Dr. Karl Liebknicht. Dr. Liebknicht, the advices a went to the chancellor's palace & had a long conference. with the m! isters, the resut of which was g known More Fighting Further figl s added, a e S are to force The den Pl to were 1i ts Demanded. were sent med civiliaas wi sailors at the Koenin h all Expected. inticipatec urtacans and § have decided 1ards to ret tier were stat Linden nd on sailors said attempt to Pots ed in Unter Werderschen Castle U According to | graph dispatch orce of 800 sailors on a guard and seized the of the hlocked the mbardment. n Exchang T Copenhag Monday form Red castle, palace < s and ente arres ommande adjut from former r 1 the 1 the public Wels, the Herr Kischer, Bongzard Repub!lice guns castle aildin and { Herr | Berlin; | and Dr. milita his The n Guard, with nf hombarg made in destroyed 4 The I Empe! peech | | chine i the | walls, the all the windows | cony from William once which he no | ties,” was partly smashed. The gu{ eventually occupied the castle, but ailors were still holding another la building at the time the dispatch | filed. The square in front of the ca: | was littered with stones and gssil and tillery, porc hed which Former ma declared, Military Commander Released. 24 (By The Associal Press.)—Herr Wels, military cq mander of lin, arrested Monday| revolting sailors during the fightin which many sailors and Republi | Guards killed and wounded, rel Ay the Berlin, Dec. er He spent the nigh] basemient « t former rof stables. Som immediate in favor of Wels. Ot locked up ir dead bo victims of M he escaped sailors v of execnti proposed that he small chamber of sailors and day’s fighting v be with the Tha (Continued on Ninth Page)