New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1919, Page 1

ESTABLISHEL 1876. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. SATURDAY, JA GREAT BRITAIN WILL LISTEN T0 REASON Idea That England May Adopt Domineering Attitude Is Wrong BELIEVES AS UNITED STATES Few Differences of Opinion Will Be Easily Reconciled—L'avors of Natlons and Will Boost Idea At Conference. Paris, Jan. 17.—Careful investiga- tion here has made it possible to give more concretely than previously outline_of the war claims of Great Britain and her general desires r¢ garding the making of the peace Aims Are About the Same. There are some minor differences of opinion between Great Britain and America regarding the final = adjust- ment of the world's affairs, and these differences remain to be reconciled. On the whole, however, the aims of the two nations are considered by British commentators as identical. Favors League of Nati Great Britain believes declared in these sources, a league of nations is desirable and at- nable, and none of the British war aims will be considered practicable unless they conform with the tenets of such a league as is contemplated to realign and govern the affairs of the universe. She also believes that things should be so adjusted that the war aims of every country will con- form with those of the others—in other words that there should be ¢ compact of give and take. Will Pool Indemnity Claim. As to the indemnities, Great Brit- ain expects to enter a pool with other nations. Her claims are comparative- ly small, it is said, but she wants he air raid damage and her ship losses paid for. In addition to the league of tions, one of the great things which Great Britain hopes will grow out of the peace conference, it is apparent, a thoroughly good working agrec ment with the United States. Great importance is attached to this, ALLIES TAKE OVER HARBORS an it Will Occupy All Harbors and Landing Places on Troops at Duisburg. Amsterdam, Jan. 18.—The mander of the neutral zone of the Rhine in the region of Duisburg, thenish Prissia, announces that Al- lied troops will occupy the harbors and landing places on the right bank | the Rhi Duisburg will be oc- upied by two companies of troops $15,000 FIRE IN NEW LONDON Pequot Section Visited by Disastrous Early Morning Blaze—Sackett Res- idence Partially Destroyed. New London, covered at 5:30 $15,000 damage to @ Pequot section, owned Charles A. Sackett and occupied by T.ieut. Commande Ernest Deer, U. S. The house and contents were par- tially insured. 18.—Fire, morning house in dis- did the Mrs. Jan. this by INVESTIGATION POSTPONED Ford-Newberry Wili Soon, as Committee Defers Michigan Senatorial Oontest Not Be Settled Ver, Action. Washington, Jan. 18.—1In the Ford- Newberry Michigan senatorial elec tion contest the senate elections com- mittee, today decided to have senate sergeant-at-arms take sion of all ballots er documentary evidence for future examination nte investigation is not to An immedi- planned 6,500 MEN AND OFFICERS WILL RETURN Washington, Jan ment to early convoy France of units ficers and 6,500 today by the wz units include the complete; 372nd detachment, and st infantry: 15th and 16th gineers, and third evacuation ambu- Jance company. 18. home comprising men Assign- om 0 of- department 11th infantry, Second battalion; Tho medical en- GRAND LODGE OFFICERS WILL DISCU Grand lodge officers of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists expected at the headquarters of local machinists’ tonight to discuss with New workers the are the union Britain strike in the Rockwell-Drake plant in | Plainville. It stated today hy John F. Quinn, district representative that the strike is still in effect wa 24 MEN AT ONCE AND BEATS THEM Chicago, Jan. 18.—Jo! blanca, the Cuban chess maste pla ing twenty-four opponents simultan- eously at the Illinois Athletic club last night won every game. PLAYS ALL. se Raol Sapa- Right Bank of Rhinc— | | League | ! he said. | | | com- | the | posses- | poll boxes and oth- | held | was announced | | | | | | | i | | i | | | AVY DEPARTMENT BACKS WAR BOARD Will Use Every Power to Compel Companies to Accept Awards Made By Commission. Washington, Jan. 18.—Ever er of the navy department v pow- 11 be used to force the acceptance by com- | panies with which it has contracts of awards made by the war labor board, Secretary Daniels said today, after a conference with joint Chairman Taft of the board, on the situation growing out of the Bethlehem Steel company’ refusal to put into operation one of these awards. Mr. Daniels said he was taking up at once the question of how the de- | partment should proceed. Tt appeared that the Bethlehem company some months ago to per- mit collective bargaining and the establishment of shop committees among its employes, but as soon the armistice was signed, “the com- pany lost interest’. No hint was given as to what form the navy department’s action might take, but Mr. Daniels pointed out that every contract let by the navy included a cancellation claus The war department has more and larg- er contracts with the Bethlehem Co. than the navy Joint Chairman Taft announced later that the war labor board would defer for ten days its decision on the complaint of Bethlehem Steel com- pany employes that the company had not lived up to the terms of awards. had agreed GERMANS VOLUNTEER T0 GUARD FRONTIER Bolshevik Menace and Pel- ish Invasion Causing Great Alarm. Berlin, Jan. 17. (By the Associated Press.)—Many volunteers are joining the colors at Koenigsberg, to protect the boundaries of East Prussia from Bolshevist aggression and against the Poles, according to reports received here. Declaring will soon be awake to the zeiger says: “The Poles have fellow countrymen They have proclaimed and have utterly abolished administration. Indications 3romberg will soon be in of the Poles.” The newspaper the eastern unless frontier the Germans the Lokal An- that lost danger, fallen on our like vandals. martial law German are that possession declares that 800.- 000 Germans.in Posen are being pre- vented by the Poles in arranging for elections to the assembly Pol troops, numbering 18 divi- sions are said to be about to invade upper Silesia. Lemberg reports state the people of the threatened districts have formulated an appeal to Presii- dent Wilson asking for protection against the Czechs. The appeal points out that their country has heen overwhelmingly German since the 13th century and has been part of Germany since 1742, of 170,000 inhabitants, the appeal only 000 speak the Czech language. Mr. Wilson sked to prevent the forcible annexation of their country by the Czechs sayving that such an annexation would be in violation of the principles of elementary justice and “would help the seeds of a new war."” its says, G sow TO REDUCE CURRE 1GNS. Treasury Officials Have Plan To Help Stop ounterfeiting. Washington, Jan. 18.—Gradual re- duction of the great variety of designs of United States currency to minimize the danger of counterfeiting and “biil raising’” is under discussion between treasury officials and members of | congre: The United States now has 54 different designs for bills of vari- ous denominations and officials believe the resulting unfamiliarity of the pub- lic with the designs enables counter- feiters to operate more easily than if the designs were standardized There are now in circulation five different kinds of one dollar notes, five kinds of $2 bills, six $5, seven $10, seven $20, six $30, six $100, four $500, five 31,000, one $5,000 and two $10,000 bills. ASKS $67,246.600 PECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Washington, Jan. 18.—Congress asked by the War department to ap- propriate $40,126,500 for expenditure during the year bezinning next July on fortifications and $27,120,100 for sundry expenses. Secretary Baker said that while these ad- ditional to those to be provided by the regular army appropriation bill they did not increase the department's total estimates of abou sillion dollars, | | BAKER engineers, | sums were two ENNA FACES MEATLE! WEBKS: BREAD RATION CUT Vienna, Jan, 18 (via London.)— The authorities contemplate the insti- tution of meatless weeks owing to the almost total of meat im- ports There the bread ration v | | cessation cutting in half of recently, and the two facts, taken in conjunction with the additional fact that are vir- tually unobtainable, con- sternation among the population. has been fac potatoes have caused as | '0CCUPATION ARMY * WILL BE REDUCED As Many Americans as Possible Being Withdrawn From Service 1 DEMOBILIZATION CONTINUES Discharge of All Army Units in This Country Except the Regulars, Has Been Ordered—104,000 Overseas Men Out. Washington, Jan. 1S.-—American forces in France and in the occupied territory of Germany to be duced to the minimum strength ‘‘consistent with our national obliga- tions”, General March said today. He added that Marshal Foch had been informed of this policy by General Pershing. Less Than 30 Divisions Left. What strength is to be maintained is under discussion now by American military officials and the Allied mili- tary leaders. No report has been re- ceived indicating the number of divi- sions to be supplied by the United States but General March was posi- tive that it would be far less than the 30 divisions given In un-official re- ports as the probable American mili- tary contribution. Enough Will Be Left. The American force for the occu- pled zone was fixed by international agreement at the time the armistice was signed. General March said Marshal Foch undoubtedly would re- fuse to permit a reduction of his to- tal strength to a point where it would be inadequate to handle any possible disturbance. Many Being Demobilized. Demobilization of all army units in the United States has been ordered. General March announced, except the regular army regiments needed for camp guard purposes and various de- tachments necessary to continue the demobilization process. The total now listed for demobilization is 1,177,000. 104,000 Back From France. Troops actually returned from France for demobilization now num- ber 104,000. This gives a grand total ordered discharged of 1,281,000, of which 768,626 men and 51,593 officers have been discharged to date. The rate of discharge again is nearing the maximum capacity of 1,000 men per camp per d after an interruptiom | by the holidays In addition to the regular regi- ments, the exceptions from the blank- et demobilization order include the cavalry on the southern border, coast artillery troops in the coast defense: detachments at posts, and the medi- cal personnel. The last force now numbers 95,000, but General March said it would be reduced gradually, as the number of men it had to care for was reduced. BULGARS MUST BEHAVE re re- h | Allics Compel Government to Pun All Who Refuse to Give Up Greck Children Captured During War. | Sofia, Jan. 17.—TUnder pressure of ihe Allies, the Bulgarian government has issued orders to prefects through- out the country asking that charges he preferred against any people who detaining in their homes Greek and girls carried away from Macedonia during the war. | Numbers of Greek children ar brought to the Greek mission here daily by Allied soldiers who find them on the streets are boys eastern D CREW SHIPWRECK HOME. While Maroonced i Labrador, Eight Below Was Warmest Weather. Glouceéster, Mass, Jan. 18.—Cap- tain Stewart Stone and eight mem- bers of the crew of the fishing schoon- Arkona, who were rescued at For- Bay, Labrador by the U. S. naval boat Tallapoosa after the] had been crushed in the ice, reached their home here today. For 2§ days they were stranded in the lit- tle coast settlement of barely 70 in- habitants who were themselves short | of provisions: Snow lay waist-deep all about th settlement and the warmest day during their stay the mercury registered eight degrees be- { low er teau patrol schooner j | i | | | i ro. The Tallapoosa not only left a quantity of supplies at the settlement but also opened up a channel through | the enabled the regular sup- ply reach there, thus remov- ing danger of starvation for the nativer. ice and boat any D. S, C. CROSS 1S GIVE | TO 13 FRENCH LEADERS | P Wilson | Distin- ing 18.-—President has hestowed the American ished Service Cross on the follow French general Franchet d'Esperey, de Castlenau, Fayolle, Maistre, Debeney, Hirschauer, Gouraud, Mangin, Degoutte, Berthe- lot, Humbert, Guillaumat and Wey- gand, aris, Jan gu | | | | | | CONS Washington, Silliman, U. ¢ who figured sentative of ment during Mexico, died lday noon, DEAD. Jan. 18.—John R. consul at Guadalajara, prominently as a repre- | the American govern- | the Huerta regime at (Guadalajara yeste in | the | killea j 1y | which i Greek named Noaha | day. | numbering 158,431 ADMITS MURDER OF & 17 YEAR OLD GIRL Man Arrested as Vagrant Says He Rilled Elizabeth Riddell Last Wednesday Night. | Pres Son g Yonkers, N. Y., 18.—While the police of New York were still search- ing today for the man who murdered 17-vear-old Elizabeth Mary Riddell, a stenographer, in the borough of Queens in that city on Wednesday night, Patrick O'Donnell, 30 years old, confessed in court here today after his arrest that he was guilty of the murder. O'Donnell was held for arrival | of New York detectives. He taken into custody by the local yesterday on a charge of vagrancy while - wandering in the outskirts of | city, Questioned as to his pe York ble knowledge of the Riddell murder, | steamship Pro he broke down and confessed to llm:;un“,;‘h”, South police and today repeated his confes- | day from Brest sion to a magistrate, saying he had | er's passengers oung woman with an iron ! field artillery bar after had fought him and |than 4,600 made an outery, 16 officers and Miss Riddell, a ing the entire ate, was struck down last Wednesday | cept Battaliaa night while on her way home from |the 474th work in a Manhattan insurance office. | cers and | | | Jan { MANY Returning he i s of Americai was | police Wives, New a the a she I high school gradu- | aero 145 men coast arti vicinity St = . The LEAGUE OF NATIONS inethe FIRST ON PROGRAM were of officials and Conference county, who wen police and privat aviation outfit th Mills. Those On Troops aboard include the the Righth officers, 1,434 complete; 83d Company H, cers and 207 me All those troops artillerymen Peace kxpected To Take Steps Toward World Peace at Very Beginning. Paris, Jan. 18. bling of the first With the assem- full session of the peace congress today the prospects of the notable assemblage of statesmen making rapid progress with its work seem enhanced the apparent de- feat of Bolshevism in Germany, thus opening the way to stabilizing of the government and the prospect of its being able to send responsible repre- sentatives to the conference The congress is expected to devote itself single-mindedly to the creation of a league of nations, and the first steps towards formation of that league it is understood, will be taken today A study of the methods by which the league can be organized will be com- | mitted formally to an inter-Allied commission, sitting contemporaneous- with the congress, which will pre- sent the result of its labors for ratifi- cation at the end of the congress. All questions at issue will be settled | before the enemy delegates arrive, the Allied ministers recognizing the vital importance of presenting an un- broken front to the enemy. MURDER IN WATERBURY Al-Night me Aboard also the consisting of men. kK Many There the were Jiner, “stretcher cases. officers, 11 unatt enlisted casuals, Red Cross nurses gers. on Americans Ralph W. Tyle committee spent six months of the American that the men's h pasure added to ualty list, but | | | | | | Two of the | brought Freach | Another Cr Later the [ rived from Brest and 1,294 men. Gambling Party Ends S in | Quarrel’ in Which One Man Is Killed—Murderer Escapes. | ion, 25 officers Musah, | the Faurth trenc of age, | 29 officers and quarrel | a detail of 17 offic poker | iment of coast South | troops Wwill custom 18.—Dun 40 vears after all-night club, 97 7:15 o'clock this morn- police are looking for a who fled after | * the shooting. [ The wounded man staggered down | a flight of stairs after the contents of a five-chamber .32 had been emptied into him or at him, and fell dead in the gutter in front the entrance GERMANS MUST OBEY Wil Waterbury, Jan Albanian about shot to death followed an game at the Gree Main street, at ing. The an was a be proced ser ¥ Those Fr Washington, Ja today p Americ partment names of Germany France: Wm. A Selah Conn.; Mas: Mass. onn Conn.; Jack N micki, nuelli, Athol Fair Haven, Woonsocket Terryviile, Conn. or in who to Neit Walbrid Fdgar J Irnest Rosato Tony D. Marshal Foch Break Of Rela- A tions at Once if Armistice Terms Are Not Carried Out, Korda Paris, Jan. 18 Helvoke Foch, according immediately br with Germany conditions of the armistice fulfilled. The Allied commander-in-chief the paper does not believe that the exaggerate when they cry The situation of the of Austria and Prussia 1 is quoted as saving, starvation point Germany still posses the marshal declared, hold the Rhine, which formidable strategical shal Foch is said did not believe vasion through was possible (Hava the off the )—Marshal Matin, will the armstice to Mass. R if are not adds, mans “famine’ populations the marsh: near the OPE MAY Closed Sessions (€ = weck, Jan. 17 the today | Paris | that when wdjourned plan sessions es an army, but the Allies constitutes a barrier. Mar- he in- France t for one ope week to have declared that Bolshevik Germany representatives evening the a this to to o have publ peace congr Another meeting $15,000 VERDICT FOR BABY. White I NV Jan WiisT=An award of $15,000 damages to the bahy of a man killed railroad award of $12,000 the widow not excessive, Court Just Seeger has decided The verdict against the New York Central railroad for the death of John Schwarz, of the Bronx, was brought in here on Tues- The baby horn six months | after the father was killed call tomorrow ed. vins, senlatives It made now seems t son by to Supreme a and by the an what 1t concessations is | constitute " o loa is here wer orous Wilson ish 1 | urged disel who delegates. 1 nited was was ived many States, him to publicity consiste | the congress. a > L e cor ISH PRISONERS FRER 18. 158,431 BRI London, Jan. -British ha of prisoners >d are e heen the Germans e officers, 145,776 are of and 4,608 are civilians, relea , 8,047 other Py TWO ranks, WE two hoard Hies Americ the which v with the given on Railis and are listed as * ! mention of ates they Frar an su v sunk e loss of the pass Mrs Am what Hartford. Jan. 18—Forecast New Britaiv angd vic nity: Rain tonight: Sunday fai came Jan. with welcomed by a went to the infantry to Camp Merritt. the President 113th trench nine officers 632 continue Mr. AMERICANS WHEN STEAMER SINKS | timc French 1 dent Dakota. nd th and A lery of t ey the n: th i y are S1st officers, fantry, also regulars. Camp Mills and | men, coast squadron, headquarters field artillery troop! were largely fromit® comprised mo men. On the warship wer! represeat- rtillery officers seven offi- men, Danbury, large citizens from down hoats. went the v to President Gr field 1 recruited Conn., President company brigade, 3 f was Grant mortar and delegation irfield | on! F bay Vith the nt. G artillery 71 our offi aboard 121 and Wounded. sick of 1 ached 12 and whom Sixty-nine casual | afficers, civilians and five wounded were ex- and Camp ant of twa men. was battery, two | D4 was b cviden enemy had been discOVer: early lastyAugust and’ tial of M."Humbert, fixed for Augist | . Was postponed formal demand ‘rench senatc body to pe charge of which, under death. | evidence said | the case wa ! ecute v treason the to h s ever e court- mar- Late in September was the [Bi the ave giver 1aid onsent of umbert penalty nch No authoritative outline of heen 1 out four on before the that the 1din MANUFACTURERS FOR is | - PRIVATE OWNERSHIP The | | i Local Industry Favors per Governmental Con- trol of Railroads. Following ed by the various is a traff industries set ic in of resolu managers of New Brita also were passen- | their last regular meeting an | Too r, ol for abit the o s f 76 representing o public information, who rving the aboard Reckless, work reckless of the cas- | contributed returning wives S cruise hese “h en ers of it ure. IVEN CONN. M red by n. 18 ublish ins have hastening the end of the war toward office Arrives. 71 officers Conge the | said | adopted by ber tor G. P. tive have heen in which the | The representatives hea resolutions the director of Commerce. | Sprague has communicated with Sen- McLean Augustine received Sec ar Lonergan by assu ador warded were as follow “Whereas | systems have | through i i tition | “Whereas the the been dividual | capital, and their efficient © Montana ar- | ment perfected by carrying troops enlisted men; | jargely upon the artillery to Camp mortar sted the Al mental control further Huns, The the held been Meriden Stafford Goguen, Burt, Minchells Potenzi Czeslaw Zwitrosky, Hartford Mas Mass.; 1 M r Springs, | Gardner, and these lills fc War Department Announces Names of | war de- followin prisoner cturned Conn.; Westfielc Hartford, Hartford, Ansonia; Leon Charles Edward Che Di- Ema- valier Pierre Lesperance, Buyanoski, Leo N Yther —It ipreme here n and 1 ONE 1 DAY. Five is Conference is was Days of Rumor. unde war pending five American cided icity was for a hat reme right b mad led at their feature council absolutely the understood after Pre v stood council a secret press tir me of of the unrestric sued press repre- concessions called tt supported 1 of 1tend nt witt DYF by a nearly er susan ericans part from h for Wilson cablegrams fr whi the Jan who o eamer without the 1 ha 1 W (e); off today “haif thesc vig- 1t a sident Brit re- the m h have fullest of aims 8.—The vere on 1ouia r Thoma They United reg- | " | ing | ship. “Be it Chamber the | the city ‘HH\ it government | conditions Tndependent ' dered. London, cialists at d from on Thu | escape was shot paces | nim, patch to T the Co. upon eral strike he workers TO RAISE BY Washington for 5 taxing wa portations ir timated ver annually conferees on decision o1 ferred xten ¢ on of i Jevy contr: BAKER Washington of Secretar: Clarkson, national st cou de pal councils hing possible | nation-wide | rial services held Paris | Will avail hin | thmity betwe office t eign o { 8long of I'ra of manufacturine resolved g0 on oring individual owners with make reco ang it Ame bu o support of the ¢ re L. 1d Repres and re the cha of red pted and rican it up w nterprise tions the 1t later ham A enta- plies mber the for- | those wh holly railroad | elor of the ~A1110N A4d fireserved tHe | ™Mance | dent’ speect g ik | thanks tleme vou more than f his which and 1 armies has Lzainst sives lermit the that you which n more dured the entire formec have into | by the invi Allies Be h, ‘rance | sacrifices | sl ful | w ] whelmed the whe | ending all ti moment gates are | themselve which dented the justice ha is the peoples of ha Hut gates ha you | tice { humanity here mation ¢ d | the or manage- reasonable compe success prise the Third trench mortar battal- | try’s transportation systems depends | da ad 6 | 1ar priv battalion, | possible only under individual men, 56th hot rd a 1, resolved administrations carried on, be relinquished as soon pra Socialists Berlin | Liiebknecht, who was distance according Freiheit 1 18. did TAebknecht Was Deliberately In assert not n escort through by to EX¢ the Jar the Senate ense delegations Jan Bak director def to n arrang for Februs services WILSON WILL VST DEVASTATED President visit of at the s0l¢ aNC han B ind Tl nfer whic ror today commu of it ens 1alke mer Theodore tt me th the of the c ate initia the New interests s heartily hip of th that as ctical Declare dependent that Dr hot and attempt troops. at of head ypenhagen ge T erlin i begin leg it is reported 51.600.000,000 EXCESS PROFITS | oun- | tive of fav na- Dr. Mur- owner- | Brit- | Commerce represent- | | | | GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED | © just sha bathed ir from the meditated clearly Reviews “In the h the the hegemon mastery hou t ipires plot, found pretexts forc and the most ¥ into “There outrages \ggression Britair exerted ireat were arrogance. 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