New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1919, Page 1

FROM THE HERALD e 1 % %x % % x x *x xxxx | TO THE SERVICE. e b ESTABLISHED 1876. LEAPTODEATHIN SUIGIDE AGREEMENT, Gladys and Dorothy Cromwell | Twins, Jump Overboard PROMINENT SOCIAL GIRLS sisters Were Returning Home After Long Service As Red Cross Work- ers—Complained of Being Tired Out. . Bordeaux, Jan. 24.-—DMisses Gladys and Dorothea Cromwel, sisters of New York, leaped from the rail of the French steamer La Lorraine as the steamer was in the Garonne river bound for New York today. Both were drowned, the bodies pot being recovered. Left Note to Commander. Both the young women belong the American Red Cross and L\j(-‘!‘\‘, re- turning home A letter found in their stateroom and addre: sed to the «:un'\- manding officer of their K(.‘('l Cross unit, informed him of their intention “to end it all g Complained Of Being Tired. The Misses Cromwell are sa have belonged to prominent York family. They had spent time at the front and friends they had complained of being physically and mentally. i ed to 1 to New much said tired Were Prominent in_Socicty. New York, Jan. 24.—The dispatch from Bordeaux telling of the suicide of the Misses Gladys and Dorothea Cromwell created a sensation in so- clety circles in this city. They were members of one of the city's most prominent families. 8 The Misses Cromwell were iwin daughters of the late Frederick Crom- for many years treasurer and a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Their brother, Seymour L. Crom- | well, is president of the Society for the Fatherless Children of TFrance, and a recipient of the Cross of the Legion of Honor. The young women, teen workers, went to ago and had been engaged Cross work continuously since. Girls Were Orphans. The Misses Cromwell were orphins and for a number of years had re- sided with a housekeeper in an apart- ment on Park avenue. At their home it was said that a message had been received several days ago announcing their intention to sail for the United Statec. well, who were can- France a year in Red MAY ASK $706,000,069 TO RUN RAILROADS Administration’s Program, Calls for Improvements, Extensions, Equip- ment and Capital. —The asked Wshington, Jan. sum which tofaps s will be propriate addition’ to road administration revolving fund may be as much as $700,000,000, it was learned today. The Railroad administration’s tenta- tive program calls for expenditure of about a billion dollars this year for extensions, improvements and new equipment of the railroads under gov- ernment control, and a rge part of this must be financed from the revolv- ing fund in loans to railroads. In Ad- on, the Railroad administration may be called on, as contracts with the individual roads are completed, to furnish working capital and credit the with cash taken over by ration when it assumed The aggregate of these two $340,000,000. this will congr 5 e the rail- a companies the admi control 1s is calculated at Tnder a new policy vear, Railroad administration not prove in advance an entire program of improvements for each road, but will specific projects from time iter the ap- authorize to time LOCAL DIVORCE CASE! Several on the Docket for Disposition by Superior Court Today. Britain cases were on New for Hartford were the following 1. Walker Klett and plaintiff Scveral the docket trial in the superior ourt at today. Among them Mary « Walker, for the Frank C. appearing Ellian M. Neft against Mason J. Neff, William M. Greenstein for the plaintiff; Frances Niewicz against Tgnace Niewicz, A. A. Greenberg and M. D. Saxe for the plaintiff; Florence Bell Dryden against Clarence Dryden, Judge B. F. Gaffney for the plaintiff. The case of Frances of Plainville, against Thomas also on the docket list Klett and Alling rep- 1 gainst Alling Kiernan Kiernan for trial resent the plaintiff. today. BODY OF ROSA LUXEMBURG IS RECOVERED FROM CANAL The partacan of lead recently Jan body Luxemburg, 24 .- the Amsterdam, Rosa er who was killed by a mob the Landwehr report m terribly mu- was found yesters Canal, Berlin y to was in according The body HUMAN BONES MARK TRAIL OF BURGLARS Appalling Atrocities Are Brought to Light: 500 Women and Children Massacred at Once. London, Jan, Montreal.)— Appalling 24 alm (via and unbelievable atrocities were practiced on Greeks | and Serbians by the Bulgarians during the war, according to a report sub- mitted by an official Serbian commis- sion has Deen conducting an Not been which only has evidence | found, but officers who ccured, investigation of brutalities names of Bulgarian dered them have been said. | Hundreds of crimes against civil-| jans in occupied territories have been ! proved the investization. In one district, is said, 500 women and children were ordered massacred by | certain Lieutenant Stojamov. The spot where this wholesale tragedy oc- curred is said to be still marked by human skulls and bones. by it a MONARCHIST MOVE SPREADS RAPIDLY | | | | | I | Lisbon, Capital of Portugal, In Hands of Royalists—Army In Revolt. Madrid, 24.—The proclaimed Portuguese capital, telegram received here from Valencia, | on the Portuguese border. Jan. monarchy has been ia Lisbon, the according to a London, Jan. 24.—The widely cir- culated rumor that former King Manuel of Portugal was about to laad | on Portuguwese territory is at least | premature. Fx-King Manuel was still in London today. Vigo, Spain, Jan. ~The greater part of the Lisboa garrison has gone over to the monarchists, according to guese revolution received here from Coimbra, in northern Portugal, and other localities. The wireless station near Iisbon is sald to be in royalist hands. Government troops veramos, sent from Lisbon to suppressing the monarchist under Col. Sil- aid in rebellion, ists at Santarem, of Lisbon. 45 miles northeast MINISTER TN MEXICO DECLINES TO GO HOME Jan. 24 HYT Mexico City, {Correspond- the Associated Press )—Al- the United States has offered safe conduct to H. Von Hckhardt, the recalled German minister to Mexico to return to Germany it is stated un- officially that the former represena- ence of though turn to the fatherland, but will take a Spanish steamer from Vera Cruz to Spain, where he will remain an un- specified time. POPE HAS MEDAIL TO | patch reports on the progress of the Portu- | are reported to have joined the royal- | tive of Germany does not care to re- | STRIKE IN PARIS ~ CRIPPLES TRAFFIC | All Transportation Ceases and Not | Even Auto Busses Are Operated GERMANS ALSO HANDICAPPED Coal Miners' Strikes Have Made it Necessary to Impose Rigid Restric- tions on Use of Gas—Strect Light- ing Affected. Paris, Jan. 24.—A general portation strike was declared in this morning. The subway lines, face cars and automobile buses affected The strike ganized and up to noon. The strike of the automobile bus drivers was decided upon at a meet- ing Thursday under the presidency of Marcel Cachin, a socialist deputy. The surface car employes deliberated until 1:30 o’clock this morning, when they finally decided to go out. The bway employes were unable to agree upon a strike until 4:30 o’clock this morning. The strikers were to meet this afternoon at the Labor Exchange to discuss the situation, Fuel Shortage in Germany. Amsterdam, Jan. 24.—Matters have reached such a pitch in Berlin, owing to strikes of coal miners that house- holds in the German capital may hereafter have no gas to use between 8 o’clock at night and 11 in the morning and between 2 and 5 in the afternoon, according to a Berlin dis to the Handelsblad Street lighting in Berlin will be reduced 20 per cent. and restaurants have been ordered to close at 10 o'cloc at night. Theaters and concert halls may use only 50 per cent. of their consumption for December, which | will force the owners to close their business for a few evenings a week The Vorwaerts, the dispatch adds, savs the coal shortage is so great that the central electric stations and all trades requiring coal will soon be forced to close down. trans: Paris sur. are not apparently a wheel well or- had turned TEN TRANSPORTS ON WAY OR AT DOCKS Thousands of Americans, Both Well and Wounded, Being Hurried Back to America, New York, Jan. 24.—More than 3,700 American troops arrived here today on flve vessels—the Battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire, in service as transports; the French line steamer Chicago: the American trans- port Goentoer, and the American steamship Accomac. The steamship General Goethals ar- rived later in the day with a skeleton organization of the 34th division, comprising eight officers and 84 men from the west. Also on board were two officers and 114 men of casual COMMEMORATE PEACE. Rome, Jan. to 24.—A Pontifical med- commemorate the of struck. ob- al coming peace has been verse side the ure of Pope scription Pacis On the the the medal bears Benedict with “Benedictus XV Prin Vicarius”. On the reverse s an image of the Redeemer, with an- gels on either side representing jus- tice and peace. fig- POLES URANCE OF PROTECTION FROM INVASION. Paris, Pol sia, Jan. 24.—Delegations of from Lithuania and White Rus- including representatives from the cities of Vilna and Warsaw, have arrived here. They will defend the interests of the Polish populations in Lithuania and White Russia and wish to obtain, first of all, assurance that a Bolshevist invasion of those regions will be prevented. 35TH DIVISION LOSSES ONLY 827 MEN IN WAR Washington, Jan. 24.—Losses of the 35th National Guard), in killed and died division, (Kansas and Missouri of wounds during its entire service in France up to November 7 were 827 men, Secretary Baker told the house rules committec today in connection with a resolution by Representative Campbell of Kansas, calling for con- gressional investigation of excessive losses in this division. AMERICAN BRASS GIV EXTRA 1% PER CENT. DIVIDEND New York, Jan. 24.—The Ameri- can Brass Co. today declared an extra dividend of 1% per cent. and regular quarterly dividend of 13 per cent., compared the previous extra dividend per cent. with of 2 % PRESIDENT'S Denver, Colo., Jan 8ill Woodrow, aunt son, died late last night at the home of her daughter. She was vears AUNT DEAD. 24.—Mrs. Helen of President Wil- reported | company No. 11, of New York, and 37 casual officers of various branches of the service, making 245 troops in all on this v The hospital ship Mercy, whose ar- rival at Quarantine was reported terday, landed her 390 wounded today. The transport Calamares rived today from Bordeaux, with 1,- 474 naval officers and men from the S. naval station at Paulliac, France, 36 casual army officers and four civil- ians. es- sick and also ar- Washington, Jan. port Mongolia has 24.—The trans- ailed from France for New York and will arrive there January 30 with 100 officer and| ,000 men, including about 1,000 sick and wounded. The transport Samarinda is due at New York January 31 with two casual ! companies and 13 officer casuals. HAVE NO SECRET PRISONS Denials, Allies Looking for Missing Men. Tondon, Jan. 24 (via i Germany has no secret prison camps | in existence and never has maintained any, her authorities have assured the | Dutch minister at Berlin, according | to an announcement by the British | committee on prisoners of war given out through the Press Bureau. | The Dutch minister, the announce- ment adds, declares there is no evi- dence of the existence of such camps. Searching parties, however, still are in Germany seeking allied prisoners whose whereabouts has not been re- ported. Despite German Are RUSSIAN REDS THREATEN TO KEEP SWISS IN PRISON. Stockholm, Jan. 24, (Havas.)—The Russian Bolshevik government threatens to keep in jail Swiss citizens 2 until the Swiss government ratifies the appointment of an official representative of the Russlan Soviet in Switzerland. PORTUGUESE NAVY LOYATL. Paris, Jan. 24, (llavas.)—The Por- tuguese navy has remained loval to the government, according to all ac- tilat Kept prisal The 1 ne is said, A it fear of is being et fo anarchistic re ol Mrs. Woodrow was the sister of General Joshua Sill, after whom Fort §ill. Okla., was named. | counts received in Madrid. The Ma- j drid newspapers, however, have ad- | vices reporting that the army is on the i side of the revolutionists. Montreal.)— | THIRD WARDERS OUR FOR NEW CANDIDAT for Alderman Against O. F. Curti at Spring Primaries. According to political gossip, there are many voters in the third ward who are dissatisfied with the repr sentation given them in the common council by Alderman Orson F. Curtis and already a delegation of third warders, representing all classes of electors, have waited upon George P. Spear and urged him to permit his name to be used in the spring pri- maries against that of Alderman Cur- tis, should the latter seek re-election. When first asked to hecome a can- didate, Mr. Spear flatly refused consider the proposition, but sistent are his friends that he the race that he has held his final de- cision in abeyance. Owing to stre of business, Mr. Spear feels that possibly he would be unable to spare the time for the political game, but pressure is being brought it is not mpossible tha UNITED STATES MUST DECIDE GANAL POLICY Lord Robert Cecil G Added Views on League Of Nations 50 in- the will ves Jan. (By The Press.)-—The question of whether the Paris, 24 Associated Panama Canal should be internation- alized under the ILeague of Nations would depend entirely on the attituda | of the United States government, by Lord | has submitted to ac- cording to belief expressed Robert Cecil, who the peace congress a draft of the British view of the structure of the league. He spoke at a conference of journalists. Lord Robert held that the Panama | Canal is not on the same basis as some other waterways, since it is property | of the United States and must he for that country to say how it shall be controlled, In speaking of the admiss neutrals into the league on the same basis as other nations, Lord Robert said he felt tnat there should be no classification, but that all sovereign | independent states should have.equal | rights. In the general discussion | which followed this remark, he said | it would be a di if no South | \American nations were included in the | organization. The question was whether, if a big indemnity is ass: against Germany, she should be kept out of the league until payment completed. T.ord Robert replied should not be harred merely because of her inability to pay in case the in- | demnities should run over a long pe- | riod. He said that no definito pro- posals had yet heen made regarding limitation of armaments. [In his opin- ion, there must be limitation, but | there cannot be total disarmament | since every country must maintain | certain defensive forces. 300,000 CASES OF “PLU” | | | | ster raised as W State Health Department Reports This Number of Cases in Statc During epidemic—6.000 Deaths Result. i Hartford 2 he two years n —In its report for | ending Sepember 31, | 1918, submitted today to Governor | Holcomb, the state department vvfi health says that during the epidemic | in influenza 300,000 persons In the | | state were affected by it and that there were 6,000 deaths. The de- partment asks an appropriation of $217,951.14 for the next two vears. WILSON HAY BE NAMED | American President to Be Offered Presidency of Commission of League of Nations. Paris Paper Says. Paris, Jan. 24 (Havas)—President Wilson is likely to be offered the presidency of the commission of the Jeague of natlons, the Echo says today. 4y the commission of the league of nations is probably meant the perma- nent executive hody for the conduct of | the proposed league's affairs MAYOR'S BROTHER IS VERY TLL IN FLORIDA Mayor George A. Quigley received a telegram this morning from Ganes- wville, Florida, stating that his brother, Thomag H. Quigley, is very low from pneumonta and advising him to hurry to his bedside. The mayor left at noon and will be with his brother Sunday. —— WEATHER, Hartford. Jan. 24.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, with cold wave tonight: saturday, fair and cold. == to | enter to bear and | ! snece { it pers, D 4 Adoo and Has Crea Washington, immediately by cdh | trary powers poss dent to fix freight’ rat@ today by Clifford Thorne, repf various shippers, ‘before thel interstate commerce committe said incalculable injury would | fered by the shippers unless this was | done. Government Control Opposed. j Mr. Thorne told the committee that government operation .of rail- | roads “was so distasteful among the | shippers of the United States that | were a popular vote taken today it | would he defeated overwhelmingly. | The railroad administration, he said, ! however had accomplished some good | things that “must wed out of the wreckage”. He advocated amendment I of the existing law so as to restore the | suspension powers of the Interstate | Commerce Commission; strike out i | | | the clause which he said attempted to make the orders of the president su- perior to state and federal law, and add a provision requiring the director general to pay final judgments against common carriers under his control and charge the same to oper- | ating expenses where so chargeable prior to government operation. hippers Being Antagonized. Mr. Thorne said that the attitude of Mr. McAdoo and the railroad ad- ministration as whole had created intense hostility on the part of the shippers of the country, ENGLAND SUPREME IN AERIAL FORCES a At Close of War British Had Over 264,000 Men and 21,000 Airplanes. London, Jan. 23.—Great Britain was pre-eminent’ in the air at the close of the war, when the British air force was the largest in the world, accord- ing to report made public today. It fought on more fronts than the air service of any other nation and its were proportionately greater is In and h naval together and 1.853 November, officers and the Brit services officers ranks. In 1914, air ugust, military mustered only men of other 1918, there were 30,000 264,000 men. At the outbreak of the Great Britain had 166 air- planes, 45 seaplanes and 7 airships, while at the close of hostilities she had 21,000 airplanes, 1,300 seaplanes and 100 airships. Besides this there were 25,000 airplanes and seaplanes being built and 55,000 airplane en- gines under contract The Women’s Royal Air Force, which was not in existence in 1914, numbered at the close of hostilities 00 wa NEW IRISH PARTY, ter Party With Rule for Its Platform. C Organizes, Home Irish Jan. 24—A new political called the Irish Center was formally constituted yes- Stephen Gwynn, former mem- parliament, was appointed of the provision executive committee of the new party, which embraces the constitutional national- ists and the southern unionists. Tts platform includes home rule for Treland within the British empire on lines similar to those followed the British dominions. Dublin, association party terday. ber of <chairman LITHUANIANS ADVANCING. s Driven Back With Loss of 6,500 Prisoncrs. Paris, Jan. 24 (Havas.)—Lithuan- jan troops have defeated the Bolshe iki near Koszedary, about midway be tween Kovno and Vilna, according to reports from Kovno received today. The Bolshevik casualties were heavy and they are reported to have lost 6,500 mea in prisone: The Lith- uanians are said to be advancing to- ward Vilna. The losses of the declared to have been Lithuanians slight. are NORWEGIAN CABINET EXPECTED TO RESIGN Copenhagen, Jan. 24.—The resigna- tion of the Norwegian cabinet is im- minent, according to reports received here from apparently trustworthy sources. The present Norwegiaa cab- inet is headed by Gunnar Knudsen as premier and minister of agriculture. It was formed on Jaauary 29, 1913, but has undergone numerous changes among its personnel. The minister for foreign affairs M. Ihlen, however, has retained his portfolio throughaut the period of M. Knudsen's premier- ship INFLUENZA STILL RAMPANT. There were 24 new cases of influ- pubieE O TROTZKY 'REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR Bolshevik Leader Captured When His Army is Crushed, Libau Dispatches Say. the and Nar Basle, Jan. 24.—Leon Trotzky, Bolshevist minister marine, did after the defeat of by the Hsthonians but | prisoner, according to dispatches ceived here from Libau. Advices from the same source state that, owing to the intervention of Finnish troops in northern Esthonia and Livonia, the country has been com- pletely cleared of Bolshevist forces. war not from u taken re was An Esthonian official report on capture of Narva by Bsthonian Finnish troops, received Tuesday nounced that Leon Trotzky. | been present at Narva during the fighting, had escaped from the cit) after the Bolshevik defeat. Dispatches of January 23 from Copenhagen ap- peared to confirm this announcing that Trotzky was transferring his headquarters as minister of war to Nizhni-Novgorod. Communications between Libau and Narva do not ap- pear to be particularly good at pre: ent. The places are nearly 300 miles apart and Bolshevik forces have cently been reported in the between them. the and an- who ha re- territory CUT-THROATS CALT Former Russian Says They Do Not 'orcign Minister Represent. Race London, Jan. koff former 24.—Paul N. foreign minister of sia, who is in London, was surprised when told today that the Allies had invited the Bolshevists of Russia to a conference He said: “The Bolshevists are in no wise rep- resentatives of the Russian people. They are robbers and cut-throats; mad dogs who wish to bite others so that all may be mad.” He said the only way to Russian problem was to the Bolshevist rule there, which he declared is simply terrorism and “hateful to the majority of Russians.” He also stated that if the Allies would supply guns and munitions, patriotic Russians would overthraw “Bolshevist tyranny.” Milu- Rus- is settle the overthrow FORMER INATOR DIES. Tracy Was Bros. Co. President Waterbury. Cornelius of Tracy in 24, Trac: State 9 Waterbury, Jan. Former Senator Cornelius months, treasurer of Tracy Bros. Co president for 20 years of the Boys' { Club of Waterbury, president of the Waterbury Rolling company, and director in a number of the city's banks, died suddenly from an apoplectic shock at 7:45 this morning while dressing. He had been in apparent good health, and attended a directors’ meeting of the Waterbury Rolling Co. vesterday. He leaves his 65 years, Jolshevists | nstoin, S minister ench n o ke, of war ang inister of red British { Loucher, F struction The congres like the second s « he to fir 5 tomorrc | Labor Vie The fi the ihject on business as by the ternational Instructions national ¢ preparing views on stood that will referred to supreme council legislation on laho he first legation vritten statement the and under a special o by the committee, W the va amaiga project to congress | given ai 1 various | heen their subject unde thesc and will study | reports and endeavor them into { recommended approval. U. S. be received con 2. give careful to to sneral the to . and British been Coincide. America’s view and belie respects del based on principles of has crysta to harmonize in those held by the It is believed to| recognition of international prote of labor by governmental age | thus offsetting what is regarded dangerous tendency toward class trol of governments. The Relief of Working Peopid Data is being prepared to derf strate a simultancous movement] this direction by labor organiza in the United Sates, FEngland France, culminating in the adoyg by the French chamber of dep of the report of the Berne confe held before the as amplifie the conference t Leedse, land in 1916. These general to the relief of labor from int tional capitalistic control the dom to chose employment and f of labor, guarantees of employr social insurance, the right of and the enforcement conditions at places ved with 1tes. full ish war, held a org of of em zation enic ment. Seek Equality of Laborers. Of interest the section of the United as Mxico is the demand to work in any country equality with native provisions said to and labor, the night work for minors, hour day and the ternational trade by minors. It delegates show the indariz already unfair for the world's be avoided spirit of mutual s the to southwe: States for on as free term labor. O relate to ¢ prohibitio basic ¢ prohibition of! in products is expected the Am will present data necessity for internatig sailors’ are female a can tion of required wi American juriousi zes Tay Compeif 1 an and i freight business understood, o-operation govern competition avoiding best guarantee wars resulting fromn WARNS AGAINST FORCE Pcace Confercnce Decides to S Wireless Message Around the Wd for Benefit of Battling Factions. Jan. 24.—The Allied and wife, two daughters and two sons, all of Waterbury; one brother, George, president of Tracy Bros. Co., and two sisters, all of Waterbury SWIFT TESTIFIES Tnvestments TODAY. Packers’ Used Are Not Prices. Says to Control 24. wift & by the o) was in- Louis Coty house Washington, Jan Swift, president of heard again today terstate commerce committee in con- tinuation of his testimony on the pending Dbill proposing government regulation of the meat packing in- dustry. He said that packer in banks and other adjuncts of packing industry were not used control shipments or prices of live- stock. investments the to WEATHER BUREAU WARNS OF COMING OF COLD WAVE Jan. 24.—The issued the following warning tod ‘The storm warning changed northwest 10 &. m., Dela- ware Breakwater to iastport, Me. A storm marked intensity off the Maine and moving northeast weather storm ew Yark, bureau of coast enza reported to the board of health today Northwest gales and much colder weather this afternoon and tonight. sociated powers today asreed to s a wireless message throughout world warning all concerned that p| ties using armed force to gain poss sion of territory the claims to wh| the peace conference would be as to determine would ‘“seriously pre| dice the claims of those who ' u such force SWEDEN SENDS ULTTMATUM Orders Bolshevik Legation Country By January 25 to L At Late: Stockholm, Jan. 24, (Havas)—’ Swedish government has sent an u matum to the Bolshevik legation he demanding its departure from Swed| by January the cordi to 25 at latest, a the Politiken Early in December Sweden recall her diplomatic and consular represe tatives in Russia, virtually breaki off relations wlith the Soviet, and i formed the Bolshevik representati at Stockholm, M Vorovsky that would not be furthe lowed t joy the diplomatic privileg The dispatch announcing this addd that government presumed Vorovsky and the other member the Soviet legation would leave Swef but evidently they have ¥ done so. e courier the en not