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New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
WASHINGTON DROPPING
PART OF WAR CREW
War Industries Board and
Capital Issues Committee
:. Discontinued.

Washington, Jan. 1.--Facing the
new year the problems of which will
be largely those of reconstruction, the
nation today set itself firmly to tlle
task OF getting back to q peace basis
Dissolution of several war agencies
and bureaus marked the opening of
1919 in governmental affairs. Other
boards and committees, created for
the war period, will continue opera
tions temporarily but with activities
limited.
Two of the most important war
bureaus discontinued last a midnight
We're. the war industries board and
the capital issues committee. Activi-
ties of each considered necessary dur
ing the period of readjustment will
be conducted through agencies exist
ing before the war.
Work of the war industries board
in part has been taken over. by the
departments of commerce. interior
and agriculture, and by the war trade
board. The boards price-fxing COM
mittee willhcontinue to operate prob
ably until prices fixed until July 81
expire by Imitation
J. l1S tlSSOlutlOn OI Tie CdO1LaI issues
committee ended the supervision ex-
ercised by the treasury department
oyer public and private issues Of
securities Work of the committee
considered valuable for the recon
struction period includes supervision
of issues of stocks of doubtful values
The treasury has under considera ton
plans for continuing this supervision
as a protection to owners of Liberty
bonds. ..
The food and fuel administrations
will continue their activities into the
new year. The forces of each how
ever, have been sharply curtailed and
the work of each limited to necessary
operations.
The new. year also saw the retire
ment of number Of men who came
to the aid of the government during
the war and who now that hostilities
have ceased. plan to return to their
private business. These include
Bernard sBaruch chairman of the war
industries board; Thomas B. Love. as
s1stant secretary Of the treasury: Carl
K. Gray, director of operations of the
railroad administra ton; Robert s
LoVett, director of capital expendi-
lures of the railroad administration
and A. A. Ballantine solicitor Of the
inernal revenue bureau.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
TO SPEED UP MINING.
Many Operatives Return to Mines Now
That War Is Over.

Pottsville, Pa. Jan. 1.-Anthracite
mining, which has been tagging ever
since the influenza swept over this re-
gion, is about to be resumed on
larger scale that before the epidemic
Hundreds of miners who, attracted by
the higher wages in munitions plants,
left the mines, are now returning.
The increase of 81 a day in wages
recently granted to miners is another
reason for the return of the men.
Their number will be augmented by
thousands of young miners to be re-
leased from military camps.
In the Minersville district several
collieries have announced that they
again have their full complement of
workers.
1t is expected that production of an
thracite, which coal company officials
say fell off more than million tons
in October, will soon become normal.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
$6 WAGE
FOR FORD'S WORKERS
approximately $4,000 Employees Ben
Gifted BY New Incrcasc-EdscI
EIord's Salary $150.0OO.

Deeoit Jan IA ncW minimum
wage A,ae of Sc a day, flat increase
of 81 day fof. approximately $4,000
employees throushout the. country was
announced today by the Fofft Motor
company. Emuoyes of the Ford
tractor intetests also are included in
the increase. The new wage mini
mum becomes effective today.
Twenty-tfree thousand other en-
ployes of the Ford interests already
receive $6 or moreta day.
Coincident with The announceme ent
of the wage increase, it was made
known that Henry Ford has formally
resigned as president of the Ford Mo-
toricompany and his son, Edsel Ford.
eletted to succeed him at q salary OF
$50, 600 year
MT Ford in rendering his; resigna-
tibn gave as his reason his desire to
devote more time to the tractor in
dustry. He retains, however, his seat
on the board of directors of the COM
pany in an advisory capacity.
Edsel Bryant Ford, who becomes
the executive head of a corporation
representing an investment of close
0 s200,00O,000 is only "a years old
lie entered the shops of the Ford
Pant when he was 6 years old, to
gan thorough working knowledge
or his fathers business. He has been
actlg as executive head of the Ford
MoNr Co, for the past few months,
MS Ather having withdrawn from ac-
tive anticipation in the mana cement
to deote his time to the tractor busi-
ness ad a new national weekly news
paper.
Concerning the wage increase
Henry ord said today that it was
only a ust reward to the men who
remalnet1oyal to the company dur
ing the ar period"
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01

Archangel, Dec. 81 (By The Asso-
ciated Press. )-Ameri troops yes
terday recaptured the village OF
Kadish, on the middle sector of the
northern Russian front, and today
pushed forward their lines distance
of two miles south of the village
toward VolOgda. s.s
This winter push, which was against
strong resistance, was undertaken
simultaneously with "a movement
southwark by the allied troops along
the Omega river. The Omega column
rested today at the village of GogoIi.
The recapture of Kadish was
marked by some heavy fighting in
which, however, the American casual
ties were light. This. village, which is
located about midway. between the
Vo1ogda railway and the Dvina river,
was strongly defended and the Boil
sheviki there used the blockhouses
built by the Americans and British
when they occupied the town in No
vember before being driven out tby
large forces of Bolsheviki.
Beginning Monday morning with an
artillery attack, the Americans ad-
vanced across the frozen Emtsa river,
where their positions have for more
than month been located in icy dug
outs on the. bank. They cleared the
Bolshevik trenches and machine gun
emplacements on the opposite bank.
The Americans then pushed forward
two miles to e-village, lighting their
way furdeE the protection of Canadian
artillery, which was able to place
shells almost at will in Kadish. The
.fsHr 4clad' American f1anking parties in
the frozen. .swamps bordering on the
read contributed, materially to the
American success. ;'
The .recapture of Kadish gives the
Americans a, good winter position in
the blockhouses they have built. Since
the retiremen from the town early
IN November THE troops on this sec
tor had had virtually no shelter, the
front line being unable. TO build fires
for fear of the artillery and snipers on
the opposite bank of the narrow En-
tsa river. -
! Preparation Tor yesterdays attack
Oh Kadisf was Carried out under con-
ditions met nowhere except in a semi
Arctic twtlderne ess:+ "A battery of heavy
howitzers had to be lbroughton sleighs
80 miles on q rough trail e,
The Omega column in reaching
Gogoli apparently obtained fully the
objective.tof it's winter push south
ward
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
ACCUSES PRINCIPAL
OF STRAPPING BOYS
Father Complains to Police
and Head of School
Department. ~.

w Z. Daniel of 422 Main street,
brought his young son to the police
station this morning and to Captain
Grace he lodged a complaint against
principal Fowler of the Flibu Bur
ritt school According to his story
he gave his son permission TO remain
away from school yesterday on ac-
count of sore leg. The boy'in COM
pany with st friend went down street
where they. encountered Mr.. Fowler,
who took them to the school build
ing where he strapped them badly
according to both boys. He was re-
ferred to the prosecutor
After taking the boy to the police
station Mr.. Daniel took him to the of
flee of Judge B. f. Gaffney, president
of the school board. He explained
the case fully to the judge. In his
assertion about the boy he stated
that the child was beaten SO that
medical treatment would be neces-
sary. He stated that the boy had his
permission to remain from school and
that the principal of the school did
not control the actions of the boy
when he was not in attendance at the
school. The parent was indignant and
was anxious TO have something done
in the case. The language of the
man before his son was anything but
that a good parent should use and
Judge Gaffney reminded him of the
fact that the language was improper.
The man was referred to S. III.
Holmes superintendent of schools
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
REPORT PROGROMS IN POLAND.
Roles and Jews Fight and so Are
Killed, Many Wounded.

Copenhagen, Jan. 1.-Pogroms oc-
CURED IN Posen on Sunday, accord
ing to q Berlin dispatch. received here.
Youths ralded Jewish houses, killed
so persons and wounded many, it is
SAID. The Jewish synagogue at Posen
is reported to have been destroyed.
The Berlin Tageblatt says that
during the fighting at Posen on Sat-
urday, Jews fired on Poles from the
synagogue, whereupon& g the Poles
directed artillery fire at the edifice
which was filled with worshippers
Berlin papers print long stories de-
failing incidents of the fighting in
Posen and it is alleged, among other
things, that Germans were attacked
and robbed in the streets and their
houses and shops plundered.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
GIRL OF II KILLS
ALLEGED ASSA
watches Three Hours Over
Then Walks Into Pol
Station.

New York, Jan. IA frJ
stained girl of II years wa3
the Mercer street police sta}
today, handed the lieutenaE
voIver and said she had jusI
bad man" who had attempj
sault her at her home durinI
sence of her parents. InvI
by the police apparently pI
girls story. Tomasso Troial
dler, who lived in the SAM
was found upon the floor witt
through his heart.
The girl, Ffloment Gan1
that after she had fired the
she got a clothes line, intd
strangle the peddler. After
three hours for the man to d
said, she walked to the polio
She is held on a charge of
delinquency.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
MOCCASIN ARRIVES
WlFH u. S.. SOLDIERS
Transport. Brings In SIS Oficers and
Privates. and -Four Y. NJ. G. A.
NEen-Schwab Sails. =; .
Nen-Schwab Sails.

New York, Jan. 1.-The American
transport Moccasin, with 55'' officers
and soldiers and four Y. M. C. A. meu
arrived here today from Brest.
Among those sailing on the steamer
George Washington for France today
were Charles M. Schwab, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy; Lu Cheag Hsiang, head of the
Chinese delegation to the peace con-
ference; Vance Mccormick, Bernard
Baruch and "a. number of officials Of
various governmental departme
who will assist the American delega-
tion at the peace conference. Walter
Camp, the. Yale football authority,
will supervise athletic work for the
navy, was another passenger.
The George Washington makes the
trip originally intended for the Levia-
than, whose sailing today was de-
Iayed by the breaking of a turbine
tube
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
BAY STATE soLoNs MEET.

Boston, Jan. 1.-The Massachu-
setts legislature convened for it's
14oth session today. The meeting Of
both branches was brief, because of
the holiday. The senate organized
with the election of Senator Edwin T.,
Mcknight of Medford president
succeeding Henry G.. Wells, now dis
trct attorney of Essex county, and.
the house named Representative To-
seph E. Warner of Taunton as speak
er il place Of Charming H. Cox, the
newly elected lieutenant governor. n
chaplain for the house is to be elect
ed later. the position being vacant
through the death of Rev. Daniel w.
Waldron, who held the office for 40
years.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
POINCARE GREETS AMERICA
WITH A PROMISE OF UNITY

the morning of January 2, according
to present plans. He will be met at
the border by aides of King Victor
Emmanuel, American Ambassador
Page and Count Macchi di Cellere,
Italian ambassador to the United
States.
Leaving the border, the president
will travel ma special royal train.
He will be greeted at Turin and Genoa
by the mayor and the municipality of
these cities.
The president will arrive in Rome
at 1880 o'cock Friday morning. He
will be met at the station by the king
and queen, the members of the cab
met and military and civil authori-
ties.
Paris, Dec. 81, (By the Associated
Press. )-France plans to assume the
guidance of the destines of Armenia,
Syria, and Lebanon in the new order
of world affairs growing out of war
in conformity with treaties signed
with Great Britain and Russia in
1915, if the coming peace conference
does not rule otherwise, according to
authoritative information furnished
The Associated Press
Palestine, according to the plan
under consideration, would with its
complexity of nationalities and re-
ligions be placed under international
protection. England would be re-
sponsible for the Arabian peninsula,
with the exception of the kingdom of
Hedias, which would be free.
France, it is emphatically stated,
eschews the term ''protectorate" in
connection with her proposed super
vision of these countries, and some
such relations with them as exist be-
tween England and her dominions
probably will be esta blished under
the plan.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01

tai riotine u F5ysll IL d 81, ii
a statement given out tonight setting
forth the Polish version of the trouble
there
1t is said that at five 20 clock Thurs
day afternoon German soldiers re-
cruited in Posen, angered at the re-
ception given Ignace PaderesWsfa by
the Poles. formed a counter parade,
shouting ''Posen is a German town.
They hegan, it is charged, to tear.
/ down Allied flags and to sing. Die.
Wacht Am sRl1ein'' and ."Deusch-
land Ueber Alles.'' w.
The Poles resented this, and street.
fighting, ensued. Herr Dorfanti, "a
Polish member of the German Reichs-
tag, addressed the Poles in city hall
square and induced many of them to
go to their homes. A short time la
ter, it is said, German soldiers, head
ed by an officer, appeared with ma
chine guns and fired into the crowds
remaining in the square. Forty-seven
persons were killed, the statement
says.
The trouble has delayed the depart
ure Of PaderewskiA for Warsaw.
Renewed activity by Ruthenian and
Bolshevist forces at Lemberg is re-
ported in an official statement issued
by the Polish army headquarters here.
They are said to be attacking vigor-
ously south of that city, having heavy
German artillery. The Poles are said
to have been forced to fall back. 1t
is said that the forces commanded by
Petlura, the Ukrainian peasant lead
er are joining in the attack.
If more troops are sent to Lem
berg. the expedition against Wilma,
reported in Bolshevist hands, may be
embarrassed. There are not men
enough for both operations. The Po-
lish chief of staff has been unable to
maintain CONAN nnication. with the AL
lies because of the use of the wireless
telegraph by the Germans.
Former soldiers and prisoners
called on Premier Morazewski this
m orning and informed him they were
ready to fight If they were given their
back pay so that they might care for
their families. In spite Of the tense
situation the city was quiet today and
nothing was heard from the revolu-
tionists Trouble, however, may break
out again at any moment. The revo-
lutionists are we'll equipped with RI
f7es. motor cars and machine guns
but it is not believed they will sue
ceed in selling the government II
Brig. Gen. Joseph Pilsudskt, the Po-
lish dictator, remains firm.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
Real Russian BolsheViSm in Pbila-
delphia, Police Official Says
WIDE DRAGNET IS SPREAD
Postal Inspector Also OF Opinion
Reds Are Responsible For Ex-
pIosions That Wrecked Homes
Developments Promised in 4S Hours

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-Despite the
extraordinary measures taken by both
the local and federal authorities to
apprehend the perpetrators of the
bomb outrages at the homes of three
prominent Philadelphians Monday
night, only one arrest had been made
up to early today. The prisoner,
we'll known radical of this city,
denied any connection with the explos-
ions. He is being held for further
investigation.
Every possible clue and theory is
being run out by the authorities. De-
tails of police, detectives and depart
ment of justice agents are continuing
a systematic investigation of every
club or organization here from which
pacitist, anti-draft, socialistic or
Industrial, Workers of the World
propaganda is circulated A canvass
of the city also will be made to as
certain the character of meetings
held in different sections recently by
organizations known as the deputies
of Russia Soviet workers colony of
Philadelphia ,~aid| vicinity and the
All-Russia sdTIets committee of
American. The socialist headquarters
here were ratified yesterday and
large quantity of literature seized. No
arrests were made. .
William 3. Mills, acting superin-
tendent of police, whose apartan ents
were damaged by one of the explo-
sions, said the .neIx.,AS hours Ma1Iid,
bring Important deveiSpments- ~ I'VE
can then tell" he said, ..:wltether this
is really a deeptiaid plotby the radi-
calls to. spreaa terror slld destruction
or whether 1t Is. the. Work 4of some
MISGUIDED crank. Personally think
from our investigation SO far that, it
Is real Russian Bolshevisn spreading
throughout this country through con-
nection with foreign soviets and
Workmen's councils. Every agitator i
here will have to give a complete ac-
count of his doings Nonday night"
Briieasas ssotoss.g tai-s We're tssed.
Mills said it 1,asd been established
time fuse and the same person could 4
not have placed the three in such i
widely separated sections of@ahe city.
He added@tha he was convinced that
four motor cars were used by those
responsible for the outrage.
James T. Cortelyou, chief postalein- i
spector, said he had. been warned by
former convict several hours before
the first bomb exploded that an at
tempt would he made to blow up the 4
federal building. The, warning came
by telephone he said1 from a man
who considered himself under obliga-
ton to The inspector. He declared he
was convinced the man. WAS in the
confidence of versions: engaged in a
bombing plot and that he immediate
~ placed extra guards around the
postonice, the custom House and the
mint, His informant, he said did not
mention anything about blowing up
the homes of Justice Won Maschzisker,
Ernest Trigg and Acting Superintend-
ent Mills (which later were wrecked
Mr.. Cortelyou believes the explo-
sions were planned as a part of an
international Bolshevik terrorist
movement His department is CO.
operating with the city 3authorities !
in the investigation.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
DIVIDING U-B0ATS
Submarines Taken From Germany
Being Observation-Disclosures States to
Receive Four and France is.

London, Jan. 1.-Surrendered Ger
man submarines are being divided
among the Allies, says the Mail The
newspaper says Is go to France, 10
to Italy, seven to Japan and four to
the United States. The U-boats turn
ed over to the United States are said
to be now on their way across the At
Iantic.
The newspaper does not specify
how the rest of the 127 surrendered
submarines are to be allotted.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
ITALIANS CONCENTRATING

Copenhagen Jan. Large forces
OF Italian troops are concentrated
near Innsbruck Austria and accord
ing TO reports from Berlin, it is pre-
sumed the concentration is directed
against Munich. The Berlin reports
say that if Bolshevism breaks out in
South Germany, the Italian troops
will occupy that region. 30
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01

Troopship Rolls Heavily q
weatIaer Sets But No
Anticipated Navy Nur.
Those Brought to saf'
Guard Prepared to shoot
for Breeehes Buoy.
New York, Jan, The /
Northernrr Pacific with II
2,4oO. American officers III
returning ff6n1 France We
early today at Firs ISL
Island. ~
Rescue vessels have be-
Fire Island with instructiM
move the troops who are "
The weather. was thick D
Island, which is known ar
ners as the graveyard OF t
coast. A chilly south vino n
ing and rain fell at times. n
The exact location of TIL q
Paciftc's grounding was be
Island and Point of Woods. N
Half Mile Off Ssho5
AT 8 a. M, nearly six M
the Northern Pacific grounE
mile off shore, it was stat eM
that she was not in a dangM
ton and that it was hoped II
at high, tide this afternoonX
was quiet and the noders4
was decreasing.
Meanwhile the work of8
all those on board except B
crew proceeded. This was N
be an all day task. Coast 4
had prepared early III tiik
to take off the wounded and
the breeches buoy but becaA
favorable weather this wa
sidered necessary. Instead
remained on board until tho
rescue craft from New I'D
These vessels included II
States cruisers Columbia Il
Moines, the transport Ma
hospital ship Solace, six i
and the tugs Resolute, ]
Ripple, Spray and Foam. y
went alongside the NorthsM
took aboard the troops and Y
ed the sick to the Solac4
Mallory, and the we'll to crH
destroyers.
On the Northern Pacific,
transport of S,255 toms gg
1879 troops who are woundl
625 troops who are well,
nurses, rs sailors, 73 casuI
and IL navy casual ofTicd
2,480 men and women.
Later the sea. became rod
reports from Fire Island
transport did not appear to
danger. The vessel wal
heavily.
A message received in I'll
II a. m. from the capital
Northern Pacific reported 4
on board safe"
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
SWISS PROTEST HOLDING
OF ENJOYS IN RUSSIA.

Berne, Jan. 1.-The Swiss govern
ment has telegraphed a strong protest
to the Soviet government of Russia
relative to the latters action in pre-
venting the departure of the Swiss
legation and staff from Russia. Swiss
erland declares she will hold Russia
responsible for all delays and demands
an immediate answer.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
ABANDON NAVALBASES.

Newport r. T.. Jan. fi.t-Orders for
me abandonment of natal bases at
,Nantucket, Woods Hole and Block Is
aeiiu were sent out today hy Rear Ad-
i,iifaI Joseph Oman, comnandant OF
: .i'e second Naval district. The'naval
pase at New London and the n,aIerial
4 ectlon here will be retained Tor the
r sent.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
PUBLIC FLEEING RIGA
Panic Caused BY Rapid Approach of
Russian Bolshevik Army Now Only
1S Miles From City.

Copenhagen, Jan. Riga is panic
stricken over the advance of the Boil
shevist forces, which are but Is miles
away, and many families are fleeing
from the city, according to advices
from Berlin.
The Russian fleet will attempt to
leave Kfonstadt and meet the British
in the Baltic. Two battleships and
some cruisers, manned by Esthoniaas
and Lithuanians, tried to put out to
sea recently but were fired upon from
the Finnish coast and subsequently
returned to Kronstadt.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
SILESIAN STRIKES SPR

Basic, Jan. 1 (Havas)-StrI
tinue in upper Silesia, Germ
cording to reports reaching
Lepine soldiers fired on a cr'
several persons We're XII
wounded.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
OCCUPY CONsTANTTN0

London, Jan. IA batts
French troops has been de-
occupy the Stamboul district
stantinople, while q, British
ion will occupy Pera, the Z
quarter Italian forces will
another dtstxict of the eitxr
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
PROBE FOOD SITUATION
IN GERMAN-AUSTRI

Berlin, Jan. 1.-An inter-Allied
commission charged with the investi-
cation of the food situation in Ger
man-Austrla has left here for Wen
na~
New Britain herald., 1919-01-01
WILSON CANNOT PAY
VISIT TO SWITZERLAND

Berne, Dec. 31.--The American Ie-
cation here announced this afternoon
that President Wilson regrets the
pressure of numerous other engage
ments prevents his visiting SWitzer-
land" s-