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New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
J. 5. COULD STOP
 EUROPEAN WAR
Embargo on Wheat and Flour
 Would Have Effect.

New York, Aug. 27.-The United State government could stop the war in Europe by placing an embargo on wheat, flour and other products, it was asserted yesterday at District Attorney Whitman's John Doe investigation in- to the increased cost of living since the conflict began. Chief Magistrate McAdoo, before whom the inquiry is in progress questioned witnesses as to what the effect would be if American exports to the belligerent nations ceased. James Ward Warner, pres ident of the New York Product Elk change, and George Zabrinski, resi- dent manager for Minneapolis manu- lecturers of flour, each said the end of warfare abroad must result.
 Big Demand for Flour.
 There was a big demand for flour in foreign countries according to these witnesses, with heavy demand too in domestic markets MT. ,Zabrinski said there was a shortage of 400, ,OOO,- 900 bushels in the Russian wheat crop and that prudent housewives, fearing shortage at home have been laying in barrels of the product, instead of buying by bags, with a result that the price of flour has gone up.
 MT. Zabrinslxi declared that the United States could dispose of it's en |. tire flour output to France, England, Greece and Turkey at any reasonable prices and receive payment in gold be- fore the staple was put aboard steam ships.
 Wrath of Farmers.
 Not only would war in Europe end ii an embargo was placed on American products, Mr. Zabrinski and MT. War ner agreed but normal markets would be established at home and the prices here go down. MT. Warner volunteer ed the opinion also that such an em- bargo would bring the wrath of the >tional administration if they were told that they could not export grain to Europe.
 Deny Fixed Prices.
 MT. Warner said the Grain Ex- porters' association of North America, with headquarters in Philadelphia, did not attempt to fix prices. Ralph l.. Garry, assistant New York manager for another milling company of Min neapolis, declared there was no com bine to fix prices, He believed there was possibility of wheat going higher, he said, adding that European demand was a factor in price quoting.
 The National Housewives League subcommittee of Mayor Mitchers
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
CHy Mems

Public Works Commissioner Thorl- as ID. Donlon is at Indian Neck
 Captain and Mrs. T. w. Grace will spend next week in New York and New Jersey.
 The German Baptist church on Elm street is being painted. The colors are gray and tan.
 The examining board of the health commission will examine several can- didates for master plumbers tomor- row night.
 Rev. pr. Richard F. Moore, former, ly pastor of St. Joseph's church, was visitor in tins city today. Rev. pr. Moore is now in Bridgeport.
 E. J. Porter and family of West Main street have returned from Short Beach, where they have been for the last three weeks. .....a
 The police have learned that a fak- CT has been going through the north end of the city claiming to be able to secure positions for the un- employed for twenty-five cents per job.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
WARNS BRITAIN OVER
 CONTRABAND OF WAR
London Paper Points to Danger Of Arrangement With United States.

London, Aug. 27, 2:50 A. M.-The Daily Chronicle in a long article to- day warns the English government of the danger of England becoming em- broiled with the United States over questions of contraband of war and argues that any arrangement be- tween the two countries would be the extreme of bad management.
 "It must be the guiding principle of the British government" the arti- cle says, ito direct its naval policy so that we may not become embroiled with any neutral power. In nearly every war of the past two centuries we incurred this danger
 Only Powerful Neutral.
 '"The only really powerful neutral of the present, time is the United States. If there is wise statesmanship we shall remain in perfect amity with that power, as well as with the Meth erlands, which possesses the great gateway leading to the heart of Ger many.
 "The United States possesses the right to send cargoes to Rotterdam and will exercise that right. We must be prepared to see neutral American vessels discharging cargoes in Hol- land ports. Many questions are likely to arise regarding the exclusion of absolute or conditional contra band that is, things that may be used by the German naval and military forces
 Presents Real Danger.
 "It has been the British practice to regard as liable to capture any con- traband cargoes which it could be proved had an ulterior hostile destination. 1t is evident that this provision presents a very real danger as the character of a cargo can only be ascertained by exercising the right of search, which the United States has strongly resisted and which was the cause of the war of 1872
 Picture then, an American ship ap- preaching the port of Rotterdam and a British naval officer exercising the right of search and detaining the ship on the presumption that her grain cargo is contraband. The coolest judg- ment will be needed in such a case to avoid a dispute and a misunderstood ing.
 "It has been suggested that We al- low food ships to enter Dutch ports on the mere declaration that their cargoes are not contraband."
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
SOUTH AMERICA HIT
 BY CABLE TOLLS
Excessive Rates Cited as ObstaC 6 to Trade Increase.

New York, Aug. 27.-Excessive
 cable tolls to South American busi-
 ness centers were cited recently by
 merchants and exporters as one of the obstacles at present to the de- kvelopment of more extensive trade re- lations between those countries and the United States. Lower cable rates, 1t was asserted, would bring about more varied and wider communication be- ] tween bushes men of both countries, 1 would increase business and would re- suit in larger dividends for the cable companies.
 The cheapest possible rate to South
 America is sixty-five cents a word. The rates run as high as $2.49 Word Accordingly when merchants who are contemplating business in Latin American countries begin to send cable messages they are astounded at the charges, while regularly estab- lished export houses admit that their cable tolls in a month amount to thou- sands of dollars. One man who does
 business every day with South Amer fca said he sent message to Brazil recently that cost him $50.
 Tn some instances those charges gre
 out of all proportion to distance. For instance, the distance from New YOrk to Pernambuco, Brazil, by steamer route is 3,696 miles, the rate by cable is seventy cents word. The distance to England is 3,303 miles and the
 charge per word is twenty-five cents.
 The rate to Venezuela, which is nearer still by steamer, is s1 word.
 Rates to Interior Higher. .The charge to Rio de Janeiro is 1 eighty-five cents a word. When if is necessary to send messages to the in terior over the government teleeranb lines the rate is greatly increased. The charge to Manaos, whence Col. Roose. veIt first sent news of his discovery of
 the River of Doubt. is $1.33; to Rio 1 Branco, $2.49. . .-
 To Buenos Ayres and other places inS Argentina the cost is sixty five
 cents word. The same rate is
 eharged to Chile. To Peru the charge
 is sixty-fve cents, but to such places Yas. Iquitos or Orellana in that coun- ] try the charge is $1.15.
 In contrast it is interesting to ob-
 serve that for s1.22 you can cable to many places in China, including Man kchuria; to the Straits Settlements for knnety-four cents word; to the Dutch Hast Indies for $1.1O a word; to vari- Ious parts of Belgian Congo for ninety knine cents and to Corea for $1.33.
 One reason for the high rates is
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
BIG CLAMBAKE OF
 NEW BRITAIN ELKS
Annual Affair Will Take Place Sunday at SchuetZen Park With About
 200 in Attendance.

-oO HI A1UC1IudhCC. All loyal Elks-and that means every Elk-are looking forward with big expectations to the annual clam bake of New Britain lodge, No. 957, which will be held next Sunday at Schuetzen park.
 It is expected that about 200 will be in attendance and guests will be present from Hartford, Meriden, Win sted, Waterbury, Middletown and other cities. The program will open at 10 o'clock with a series of athletics. The prin- cipal feature of the sports will be ball game between the married men and single men. The contest gives promise of making the big European war look like an argument between dumb men. After the game the "eats" will be produced. Fred Eppler, the well known food expert, will do the cooking, which guarantees satisfac- tion.
 The IOllOWlnS menu VIII De served.
 Clam Chowder
 Steamed Clans
 Broth Butter
 Blue Fish
 spud Potatoes Sweet Potatoes
 Sweet Corn
 Sliced Tomatoes
 Sliced Onions
 Lobsters
 Lemon Vinegar
 Broiled Chicken
 Watermelon
 Refreshments
 Uno Cigars The affair is being arranged by the house committee of the lodge. con- sisting of E. N. Humphrey, George Denby, O. o. Butler, James Naughton. William H. Spittler, Dr. Henry Mar tin, John Curtin, Fred Eppler and Harry c. Brown. The committee re- quests that all those who intend to go notify them by Friday night
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
WAR DISORGANIZES
 PARIS TRAIN SERVICE
Everything Must Give Way to Trans pOrtatiOn of Troops and Re-
 mOval of Wounded.

London, Aug. 27., 3.51 a. m-The Daily Mails Boulogne correspondent says that the events of the past few days have again disorganized the Paris train service and that every thing must give way to the necessi- ties for transportation of troops, the removal of wounded and the clearing of the civilian population from the firing lines.
 The train from Paris Wednesday took twelve hours, being compelled to wait seven hours at Amiens by a flood of 5000 Belgian refugees arriy- ing from Charleroi district and train load of British wounoed who were guarded from inquisitive visitors by armed sentries.
 Among those who crossed to Eng land were many American women from Switzerland.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27

food committee today opened head quarters and within a few minutes housewives began dropping in to com plain that grocers in their neighbor- hood were not only overcharging for sugar but were giving short weight. The names of the grocers were placed in the hands of the municipal commis- sion of weights and measures, for in- vestigation and possible prosecution.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27

Rollin Petrowsky has leased the store at 37, 39 and Al Lafayette street to Sam Dubowy at an annual rental of $1,3S0 year.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27

use of the cable and the cable com panies will be big gathers in the end.'
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27

the fact that the Western Cable com pany controls all the business on the eastern coast and the Central and South American Cable company all the business on the western coast. The Western Cable company takes messages in ordinary times by the way of the Azores and then sends them south to St. Vincent, and then on to Bahai and Pernambuco. With the cable to the Azores cut the mes sages, which must not be in code, must go by the way of the European continent.
 The Central and South American Cable company has a line to Vera Cruz, to Panama, across the isthmus and then down the west coast, cross ing over finally to Buenos Ayres on the east coast.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-27
Monopoly on East Coast.

The Western Cable company, a British concern, is said to have ex- elusive rights for cables into many of the ports on the east coast. In other words the company has a monopoly. And now that there has been an un- usual amount of business between New York and various South Ameri- can points, the Central and South American company also has done an extensive business; in fact, more than the other company, because it can take messages in code.
 It was asserted by one man who knows the situation of the cable com panies thoroughly that the high rates were due to the fact that the com panies had no competitors. An Amer ican cable line, he said, had been dis cussed until it was found that on the east coast at least the Western Cable company had an exclusive charter for many cities granted by the govern ments.
 It was contended in defence of the companies that they had spent a great deal of money in laying the cables and were entitled to get their money back It also was asserted that LnO CeHCTdl duu oOuIll AI10Il- can Cable company had reduced it's tolls three times in the last three years.
 Companies Would Gain.
 Charles R. Flint, a big export mer- chant, said: "A reduction of the cable tolls to South American points would bring greater business to the cable companies and would mean in- creased dividends to them. With cheaper rates there would be more extensive communication between merchants in this country and in South America and there would be greater development of our commer- cial relations with those countries"
 Julio F. Sarzano, president of the Pan- American Chamber of Com merce, said: 'The rates to South America are indeed high. I have right before me a bundle of messages that cost several hundreds of dollars. It seems to me that if the cable com pan1es reduced their rates it would be much better for the business of the United States and the Latin American countries. With the development of the imports and exports of both coun- tries there will be more extensive use
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
FINDS LOST DOG AFTER
NEARLY 2-YEAR SEARCH

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-After a search
Of nearly two years, Mrs. Julia Cooper,
No. ALOHA Laclede-ave., recovered her
English bulldog. Lady Bess, winner
Of four blue ribbons. which was lost
in February Of last year. In the
meantime she had left no method un.
tried to find the dog. employing de-
tectives, advertising and answering
and making special
trips to dog shows In Chicago and
Kansas City.
Last Wednesday friend telephoned
her that she had seen a dog resem-
bling Lady Bess In an automobile, OF
which she took the number. Mrs.
Cooper found that the machine be-
longed to James ]. Quinn, a st. Louis
county real estate man. She went TO
his home the next day and saw the
dog.
She fled a replevin suit at Clayton
and went with the constable TO
Quinn's home. He gave up the dog
without protest. according to Mrs.
Cooper, saying he had bought II from
a man for s25 about six months ago
Lady Bess Ia FIVE years old, and is
the mother Of Dorothy Niger. which
won three ribbons at the Kansas City
dog show In March.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
THE STAGE

The special New Years bill in the
Temple theater will be headed by
Gus Edwards new song revue. with
ave principals. including Edwards and
a chorus Of "a. Edwards has arranged
his latest song hits for this revue.
each carrying q separate equipment Of
scenery and costumes. The act Ia
said TO be the most elaborate ever
produced in the two-a-day. running
.strictiy to song without dialogues and
with an occasional specially to break
The singing. Those especially fea-
tured In the act are Little George"
and "Cuddles," two OF Edwards youth
fui prodigies, Sallie Seeley double
voiced singer, and Lillyan Eastman.
q dancer from Europe. Some OF the
song hits in the act are, The Song
Farnh," "My Little Pickinninny." DO
hemian Rag" "Shadowland." Just
Around the Corner From Broadway"
ct Love You California" and ''Pana-
maia." w. c. Fields. The silent
humorist." with HIS famous pool table
scene, will hold down the second spot
On the program. Six other excellent
Features will appear.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
BIG YEAR FACES
GARMENT TRADE
United States Fun of Money, De-
clares Head of Chicago Cloth
ing Manufacturers

CHICAGO, Dec. PA big year
faces the garment trade" declared
President Joseph l.. Eisendrath today
In a message to members of the Chi
cago Garment Manufacturers associa-
ton. representing an annual business
OF s20,000,000 Now is the time to
advertise constantly and consistently.
THE United States Is full OF
moneye While 1t is true we shall
have the European trade and part OF
the South American trade. do not for
get that right here In America we
have the coin, the crops and the Gus
toners. Don't forget that ii Is your
advertising man that puts you on the
map. Keep at your advertising
Don't give a big splash followed by a
lot of silence"
The garment manufacturers held
their annual fashion show last night.
Live models paraded in short skirts
OF battleship gray and coats with stern
military colors. Practically every
suit or coat on display carried some
war reminder.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
5000 LITTLE ONES IN
COPPER COUNTRY DE-
PENDENT ON CHARITY
Continued from Page one,

eleven who lived for days ON 10 cents.
Work was found for the father and
the home stocked with provisions.
IN another home. the proyider for
which was a victim Of last Xmas
ewes Italian hall tragedy when the
lives OF "a men, women and children.
mostly little ones. were snuffed out.
the mother was found to have starved
nerself almost to death, that her chill
oren might be sustained by the few
crusts left In the family larder. Hun.
dreds OF such cases were unearthed
through the charities Investigations.
and all are being cared for.
Scores Of homes were found where
the furniture and casements have been
broken up Tor use as fuel The min
ing companies then gave permission
70 the voorhees, to take fuel from their
mining lands without charge, helping
many Work was given on part time.
70 all men who had large families that
could be accommodated, and as far
as possible, only single men without
dependents were laid OF when mining
was curtailed. but still many are sur
fering.
Municipal Christmas trees and csle-
brations have been provided In half
dozen places. including Mohawk.
Ahmeek. HoCghton and Hancock for
children OF the poor.
Today great sleighloads OF toys and
other presents are being sent to fam.
HES OF destitute children. Arrange
ments have been made to feed hun.
dreds OF unfortunates I'm the homes Of
the more able tomorrow.
Everything possible is being done
to tighten the load. No outside helm
has been appealed for, for the copper
country Is trying TO care for It's own
helpless.
Little attention has been given the
raising OF funds for the starving left
In the path OF Europe's great war, all
efforts being turned to conditions al
home and II is estimated that 100000
has been raised for the Xmas charity
work In OntoIagon, Houghton and
Keweenaw counties.
Despite this great charity work
however, the load is heavy one for
hundreds of families, for there is the
long, bleak winter TO look forward TO-
with sickness, due TO insufficient food
and warmth, although the charity
work Will be carried on till spring
The only hope is that the embargo
placed on copper on the high seas and
on the European markets will be rails
ed, permitting the mines now operat-
ing to resume full time operations and
the opening OF those forced to close
by the drain OF the strike and the war
on their treasures. This Is a district
that has never, before the strike
year ago. felt the sting of poverty.
which makes the situation even more
difficult.
Hanging over all is the shadow OF
the tragedy of last Xmas eve, when
children OF scores OF miners families
persisted in the Italian Hall Christmas
Tree panic. Sad-eyed mothers, hope
less fathers face the Christmas today
remembering their lost children and
scourged BY poverty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
SALOON WILL KEEP
OPEN CHRISTMAS
Card On AbbOtt-st. Bar Boldly
i Announces Law Will Be
~ Broken

/. AZ least one saloonkeeper is pub
nicly proclaiming his intention OF
keeping his place open on Christmas
land New Years.
OF course, the fact that many, II
not all, the thirst parlors OF the city
! viii be accessible TO customers on
both these holidays Is no news to
anyone having the most superficial
knowledge OF the ropes. Most OF
them, however, refrain from attract
ing public attention to their Sunday
and holiday activities, and, In the
words OF the late Mayor Gaynor, OF
New York. preserve a semblance or
outward order and decency."
T. II. Longs cafe, at Sixth and Alb
bott-sts., Is different. Inc manage
ment doesn't propose that any thirsty
soul shall be deprived OF his Gus
tomary stimulant through ignorance
of the fact that the Sunday and hol-
iday closing law is a joke. so far as
Detroit Is concerned. Above the bar
appears the following sign, printed
In large letters, on white cardboard:
WE WILL OPEN UP ON
q CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS.
T. n. LONG & SONS.
This sign was prominently dis
played at 10 o'clock Wednesday
night.
How about 1t, Mr.. Gillespie?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
THIEF OBLICINCLY
LEAVES GOOD Clue
Clarence Hicks Arrested When
Buttons Found on Floor
Match Those Of Coat

When detectives Rode and Wandrie
investigated burglary at the saloon
OF William Berman. No. IL Catherine,
st.. Wednesday, they found two but
tons on the floor of the saloon. and
held them for evidence. In a later
search of nearby saloons, they found
Clarence Hicks. 23 years old, Of No.
10 Benton-st., who had two buttons
missing from his coat, the remaining
buttons matching those held by the
officers.
In Hicks home the officers found a
revolver stolen from the Berman ga
loon. The other plumber was a bot
tie or whisky and So In cash.
Burglars entered the residence O,
Mrs. Agnes Jameson, No. 929 Cass
ave-, while members OF the family
were away, Wednesday, and were ran
sacling the house from cellar to gar
ret when Mrs. Jamieson's chauffeur
returned and frightened the providers
away. He could not tell whether any.
thing was missing. Mrs. Jameson is
In Cincinnati.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
Starting Holy Turkish High Priest Snapped" In Active
i, By KARL H. Won WIEGAND.


GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF
THE EASTERN GERMAN ARMY.
Dec. 1s.-vIA LONDON. Dec. "a
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. Ger
many's greatest military commander.
gives TO his men the credit for the
victories he has earned.
With troops of the courage and en-
DURANGO OF my army, must succeed,
was the statement OF the famous
leader OF the eastern army today.
1T would be untimely TO say that
The Russians are completely beaten
and broken" said the Field Marshal.
They are fighting bravely and well"
Neither Field Marshal Won linden
burg nor Gen. Hudendorff, his chief
or stan, have any illusions as to what
10 before the German army in Poland.
They both declared there would be
much hard fighting in the campaign
against Warsaw, but they have the
utmost confidence In final success.
Throughout the advance of the
German army through Poland, Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's forces
have been opposed by a vastly super
ior number OF Russians. In telling
OF the fighting which has resulted In
the retirement OF the Russians before
Warsaw, the German commander
said:
Considerable factors In the sue.
cess OF my armies against the numer-
ical superiority OF the Russians are
the railways which make possible
such quick movements OF the Ger
mans. But my troops have shown
the utmost courage and endurance In
battle and during the long marches
which have been made. With such
troops I must succeed.
'The Russians have great numbers
OF men. Considering their defective
railways they have often made very
quick movement of troops" Field