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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1s1!
limited States to Austria.

The American note to Austria on
the sinking of the Ancona, an Italian
steamship, by an Austrian U-boat
est of any it has yet dispatched to
est of any he has yet dispatched to
the belligerants of Europe. what
it's effects will be remain a problem.
The usual diplomatic bantering and
delay will naturally take place, and
many chapters to the settlement Will
be piled up before the end comes.
On the other hand, Austria is
rather safe from attack by the United
States should relations between the
two governments be severed and war
ensue. President Wilson is not after
either of these alternatives. He has
asked in very loyal, decorous yet ex-
tremely firm terms, disavowal OF
the destruction of the Ancona, repair
alton for the American lives lost and
punishment for the commander that
did the job on the Uboat.
If Austria choose to hide behind
technicalities and present her side OF
the case in a reasonable manner, no
doubt she will be heard. In the event
of no disavowal being sent, relations
will be severed, and what will take
place after that is problem. Clear
ly President Wilson is expressing the
best of American sentiment when he
tries to avert war by all honorable
means. But that is as far as ne
need to go. Of course, everybody is
behind the President at this time ex-
cept the Jingoists, and they don't
count.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18

If only there were some better way
of letting the people of New York
know the charm of living in the coun-
try, and the attractiveness of New
Jersey, lying so close at hand, it is
almost certainty that the surplus
population of the great city would
soon be vending it's way in this di-
rection by thousands.
Some time ago there was a great
hue and cry about the establishment of
movement looking towards raising
a fund to set forth the advantages of
Bergen county, But the effort died
aborning. It never got very far, be-
cause it never had the proper back
ing. 1t never had the right kind of
organization. 1t is the opinion of
this newspaper, moreover, that that
kind of proposition cannot work
except at the behest of some one in
authority who will make the burden
of such a movement fall upon the
taxpayers in general. It would be a
very slight tax to the individual tax
payer were such a thing possible
through the county itself.
Publicity alone is wanted to draw
attention to the great worth of Ber-
gen county. Once get the movement
started; once get the public into the
habit of talking about Pailsade, or
Fort Lee, or Englewood, or Hacken-
sack, and it would not take long to
begin an almost endless chain of
people seeking homes here.
Land companies have proven how
essential publicity is to give the de-
sired impetus to property sales. In
the earlier days of Palisade, it did
not take long to sell more than ST.
100000 worth of property through
the one and only medium of pub
licity in newspapers for the most
part Village growth all over Ber-
gen would be immediate were this
means adopted.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18
Will Peace Come Soon?

The speech of the German Chan
cellor, before the Reichstag last
week gave to the world no new
phase of the German feeling over
the war. AS contribution to con-
temporaneous literature on the war
it was not enlightening, unless, per-
haps, it might have been sort of
feeler thrown out at this time to
suggest under cover that peace terms
might be considered if favorable to
Germany. What else could it mean?
Does any one suppose that terms at
this juncture would be considered
that were unfavorable?
The psychology of the Chancel-
lors' utterance is not difficult to
solve. In fact, the motive is self
revealed. Germany is awakening to
the fact that her people are tired of
the war. Her mothers are weary of
having their sons led out to the
slaughter like so many cattle. These
are the things that are at last prick
ing the German conscience. Pity it
could not have pricked her pride last
year when a word or a nod would
have averted all the horrible butch
cry that has followed. Millions of
graves-maybe ten millions!-are
filled with the whitening bones of
the treasured youth and young man.
hood of Germany, Austria, France,
England, Russia, Servia, Italy, and
Belgium, and all because the spear
and helmet had long waited for the
command of Forward, march," When
it came the earth trembled with the
shock of tramping feet and artillery
roar. Today Germany would recall
her rash conclusion that made her
present plight possible.
While it may be true that Ger
many is at the present in fine fettle
and fit to prolong the struggle with
her still unconquered armies, that is
about as far as she can go. Her
western front still halted within the
borders of France, her eastern lines
held on Russian boundaries, her
southern conquest of weak little
Servia is of minor Importance COM
pared to what she wanted to do in
other directions. Only few months
ago when Russia was falling back
hourly before Won Hindenberg; only
year ago when her massive drives
toward the gates of Paris were hurled
back by Joffre, predictions were
freely made of the early fall of
Paris and the triumphal entry into
Petrograd.
Thus, reckoning without her hosts,
Germany has paused and fingered,
fingered and paused, before a baf-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18

where Santa packed his bag to go down the cheny
suddenly heard which startled the reindeer and
whereby Santas sleigh swung au throwing he
Jimmie down the chimney
Namma help me- cried jimmie as ne graood at
81. the hone something to stop his fall
James! knet kissed
him Wake here! Get dressed and come downstairs and
What Santa has brought for you.
himself Jimmie down STAIRS but on reaching
tho narlor door until his mother called him when
decorated beneath
were sled skates boots and lots other thng-even
candy and nuts
mother gazing at him,
told
that he had had, and dsObey her
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18
December Weather.

Whoever it was that started an
early prophecy about December
being hard month SO far as weather
is concerned, appears to have hit the
nail on the head Perhaps it was
certain Professor Snyder, down at
Griffin, Ga, who is the guilty party,
for he has been very sincere as well
as lucky in his predictions, so far.
Mr.. Snyder is southern rival of
Bergen's luck piece, known as An
drew Jackson DeVoe. Brother
DeVoe can tell more about the
weather than any man alive and hit
the mark less frequently than any,
When he runs into the Hackensack
Record Office and tells them a storms
comm this way, nine times out of
ten it gets shunted off, but Andrew
Jackson is there with an explanation.
1t was coming all right, he will say,
but it was switched or ditched by a
freak barometric low, high or jack-in-
the-box, or something.
But so far December is proving
its title as a real winter period, and
has handed out everything includ-
ing a blizzard of snow storm.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18

One of the expert delegates of the
United States at the 1907 Hague
Conference is reported to have said
that he remarked at that confer
ence that it's apparent main object
was to prevent any interference with
the export of arms by the Krupps
at Essen.
During the year 1914 the increase
in wages in Australia amounted to
f29,117 per week, or an average in
crease per head of as. lid. per week.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-12-18
Jin,mie's Christmas Dream

For THE PALISADIAN
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
EIGHT MEN SHOT
 IN STREET FIGHT
Argument Starts Brawl at Akron, Ohio-Two Partic-
 ipants Arrested.

Akron, Ohio, Sept. 25.-Eight men were shot, one seriously, in a street fight early today. Two men have been arrested. John Justice, aged 45, has a bullet in his head and has lost one eye. He is in a hospital. Those under arrest are Paul Har- kins, 19, rubber worker, who S charged with shooting with intent to kill, and Harry Douglass, held for carrying concealed weapons Douglass is also wounded.
 Harkins was captured by squad of police who fought their way into the basement of a house near the scene of the fighting where Harkins had barricaded himself with a shot gun.
 Those shot, in addition to Justice and< Douglass, are: Lawrence Conklin, William Hasig, Clarence Rutam, Jeff ferson Root Charles Root and Charles Adams.
 Police claim that Harkins, Douglass and Lester Justice, a son of John Justice, engaged in an argument in the street which led to a fight, at tracted the other men and was fol- lowed by shooting on the part of Harkins, who, the officers say, fired twice into the crowd. Several men fell and Harkins fled.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
LANDERS IGNORED BY
 COMMITTEE ELECTION
Will Represent Hartford County on New Body Created by Democratic
 State Central Committee.

Ex-Mayor George M. Landers of this city was chosen Hartford coun- tvs representative on the executive committee of the democratic state central committee at meeting in Hartford yesterday.
 When the state central committee met in New Haven last August 1t was voted to establish an executive com mittee to consist of one representative from each county. This representative was to be selected by the senatorial district mmbers of the state central committee Those present at the Harford meeting yesterday were Messrs. Coleman, Dillon and Spellacy of Hartford Conors of Enfield Hayes of Manchester, Brannon of Bristol and Landers of New Britain.
 The election of MT. Landers is compliment to New Britain. It would have been possible for Hartford to dictate the member of the executive committee as that city had three rep resentatives present.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
CAPTAIN YON PAPEN
 GOING TO MEXICO
Denies Expression ''Idiotic Yankees Referred to
 American People.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-Captain Franz Won Papen, military attache of the German embassy at Washington, and Prince Won Hatzfeldt, who are visiting this city, will leave next Tues day for Mexico, it was announced to- their exact destination and the object of their visit to the southern republic.
 Won Papen denied today th"+ f'"0 expression 'idiotic Yankees" contained in the letter entrusted to J. F. J. Archibald, and intercepted by the British authorities, was intended to apply to the American people.
 "The much discussed letter was to my wife, he said. ''1n passing IL A:l4. be said that publishing mans letter to his wife is deuced had form. When the British authorities at Falmouth found these letters on MT. Archibald, they bounced with avidity on the two words that have made all this trout le.
 "They published only an excerpt of my letter, thus changing it's meaning entirely. My wife, or any one else. reading the letter from start to finish would have gathered that the expres- sion idiotic Yankees referred to the publishers of a New York newspaper.
 "The newspaper had been calling us conspirators and other objecticn- able epithets. It grew especially vehement after portfolio containing certain of our private papers had been stolen from one of our men on the train In writing to my wife I dealt with these publications. Not a word did the British publish about these parts of my letter.
 Capt Won Papen insisted that his explanation be considered as an amicable discussion, not as an inter- view.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
GERMANS CLASH WITH
 POPULACE OF LILLE
Factories Refuse to Make Sand Bags-$75,OO0 De-
 ducted from Civic Funds

Amsterdam, Sept. 25, via London, 11:25 a. m.-The German military au- thorities at Lille, French soldiers, have aagin clashed with the populace this time over the refusal of Lille factories to make sacks for use by the Germans as sand bags for their defense works. Unable to procure the sacks, the Ger man authorities notified the mayor that an amount equivalent to the out put of the Lille factories would be manufactured in Germany and the cost of production assessed against the city This was carried out, not withstanding a vigorous protest The strong room of the town was forced and $75,0O0 was deducted from the civic funds.
 In addition to this, s6,200,0o0 of war taxes was demanded. Pending the payment of this sum the Ger mans placed seals on the banks, as we'll as on the strong rooms of in dividuals, as a guarantee that securi- ties would not be removed.
 The Lille authorities insisted that this sum could not be met where upon the Germans suggested a com promise payment of $3,200,000. A penalty of $20,000 a day was imposed pending the payment.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
ELECTROCUTED WHILE
 WORKING ALOFT POLE
Clarence Birch of Branford Lnemen of HousatOnic Power Company
 Killed by Two Thousand Volts

Branford, Sept 25.-Clarence Birch, a lineman of the Housatonic Power Company was electrocuted while aloft on pole, opposite the residence of Miss Betsy Jane Black stone on the Pine Orchard road, to- day. The body as it remained sus- pended was seen by George Black stone, who was waiting for the trol- ley car for New Haven. Birch had been working on the pole in proxim- ity to high tension wires. The shock which killed him was of about two thousand volts
 The body was taken down by trolley crew and Doctors Gaylord and Mcqueen called. An ambulance With a pulmotor was rushed here rom New Haven but life was extinct.
 Clarence Birch was about twenty three years of age. He leaves wife his marriage having taken place four months ago. A brother, Ray, also a lineman, was killed while at work on wires here about two and half years ago. He left a bride of five weeks. The brothers came here from Brattleboro, Vt.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
U. s. MUST INSIST ON .'
 RECALL OF DUMBA
Austrian Told His Departure "On Leave of Absence" Will Not Be
 Satisfactory.

Washington, Sept. 25-Ambassador Penfield at Vienna has been instruct ed to make clear to the Austrian gov ernment informally that the United states must insist on the recall of pr. Dumba, the Austrian ambassador, and that his departure "On leave of absence" would not be satisfactory.
 From messages exchanged between Ambassador Penfield and the state department 1t is apparent that the Austrian government misunderstood the desires of the United States. 1t was intimated at first to Ambassador Penfield that the Austrian govern ment might recall Dr. Dumba on leave of absence and might desire safe conduct for him.
 Instructions sent to MT. Penfield were not disclosed, but he has been auth orized to make it clear that Dr. Dumba's usefulness as the Austrian ambassador to the United States shas ceased and that if given merely leave of absence" he would nevertheless still remain accredited.
 The right of a government to de- mand the recall of an ambassador because of his personal acts is un- questioned under international law, and according to officials, if the Aus trian government persisted in refus- ing to recall pr. Dumba passports could be handed to him. There Is no indication as yet that this will be necessary.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
NEW FACTORY STARTED.

Ground was broken today for the new factory of the Hartford Auto Parts company on East Ellis street. The factory, which will be 60 feet wide, 210 feet long and two. stories high, will be located in the hollow close to the railroad right of way. In this manner much labor and ex- pense in excavating for the cellar will be saved. The factory will be set on a conrete foundation. The work of installing the water main and sewer in East Ellis street from Stan ley street to the railroad bridge is progressing rapidly and will be com pleted within a few days.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
Wounded in No Danger.
OBSERVE HALF HOLIDAY.
Members of Allied Commission Halt
 Work in Loan Negotiations.

New York, Sept. 25.-Members of the Anglo-French financial commits sion, who are bargaining for the best terms on which they may establish half billion dollar credit here for Great Britain and France, observed the half-h oliday today after a brief session and prepared to leave the city over Sunday:
 Before the net half-holiday rolls around it was the general expecta- tion of bankers today, an agreement will have been reached over the de- tails of the proposed loan. Tentative proposals at present fix the maximum at $500, 100000, with the possibility that the sum may bs lower. The in terest rate, fixed per cent will in reality be greater. it was said, inas- much as the notes would be sold slightly below par.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
400 LONGSHOREMEN IN
 N. Y. JOIN STRIKERS
5000 Freight Handlers Now Idle in
 Metropolitan District-"Outside

New York, Sept. 25.-Four hundred longshoremen working on piers in the North River walked out on strike to- day for more pay.
 The walkout increases the mum per of 1ongshoremen on strike to about 800. which together with 2,l00 men who have bee on strike for a week or more at the railroad terminals on the New Jersey side of the Hudson, makes a total of nearly 5000 idle freight handlers in the metropolitan district.
 The walkout today was coincident with the posting of placards along the water front calling upon river captains, boatmen, deck hands, fire men, etc., ito organize to getS our share of the extra profits that the owners are getting from our laboi: since the European WAT began"
 The notice was signed by the liar Dor and Boatmen's Union" and an- nounced mass meeting Sept. 2s. The longshoremen now on strike were employed by the Main and Met ropolitan Steamship companies and the Jersey Central and Pennsylvania raiiros ds.
 Why the men walked out is mt.r. | tl'ln I can tell,'' said Albert Smith, 1 superintendent of the steamship com panies. "They receive the best pay along the river front, and when they walked out this morning they volced no grievances but merely said they were through. This is what I char
 acterize as labor unrest coming from
 an outside influence that we cannot
 put our finger on. l am sure that
 the longshoremens union is not be- l hind this walkout. .%
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
MAY RESUME ARABIC
 CASE NEXT WEEK
Won Bernstorff Reported to Have Re- cefved Several Messages From Ger
 many Regarding Sinking of Liner

Washington, Sept. 25-Negotiations between Count Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador, and the state department over the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic probably will be resumed next week. The German ambassador is understood to have re- ceived several messages from his for eign office giving its opinion of the evidence submitted by the United States to show the ship was torpe- doed without warning and did not move to attack the undersea boat.
 It is net known definitely whether Germany is prepared to disavow the sinking of the Arabic, with the loss of American lives, or intends to sug- gest the submission of differences on questions of fact to The Hague. Pres ident Wilson's position is unchanged that the principles involved cannot be submitted to arbitration, although questions of fact or amount of in- demnity might be settled in that man. nor.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
Reach Complete Agree|

Athens, Sept. 25, via Lo D. m.-King Constantine arl yenizelos at 8 conference ing reached a complete agI regard to both the steps alr' by the government and the which are demanded to met kan situation.
 These measures include ance of Greece's treaty obI
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
Siege in NfacetioraiI

Paris, Sept. 25, TAO Havas despatch from Ath| Parliament will be called \ session next Wednesday n, proclaim martial law but to| declaring a state of siege
 donia and other measures ton may demand.
 "The national bank vii funds to meet the present
 Tt is reported from Sofia| garian mobilization is beid out normally but without el
 Russians Claim Succe4
 Petrograd, Sept. 24, vid Sept. 25, 4:55 a. m. -The| ce's statement, issued this \ operations in the field, conI following:
 South of the town of Bad enemy advance guards attd River Myschailxa and the Il of an affluent of the Stchard Oginski Canal, in a fight ischin, the Germans were n fled and Logischin was re~0d us. Part of the enemy's arfl was captured by our cava| sabred the gunners and dex1 wagons. Near Doubrovy Au| east of Logischin, the Ger1 fered heavy losses.
 Russians Capture VIII
 South of the Pripet enemy was dislodged from ~ of Gorynitchi and Yoyl, on Stokhod and driven back river Vesselulekha.
 Operations of our troopl Lutsk region were particul cessful. Wednesday night tackled and carried enemy| near the villages of I4ipoA Nebaska, north Of LutslSs according to a preliminary so officers and 4,000 men VI chine guns, field Kitchens phones. Thursday morning in our hands. The evenir same day our troops occupif lages of Podgaitzy and Krol (Continued 9n Tenth F
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
AMERICAN TROOPS . MAY ENTER MEXICO To Deal With Raiders Of Border
 Counties in Texas WHO KILLED U. s. SOLDIER
Gen. Funston Reports That Several Hundred Uniformed .MexiCans on ing Invaders.


 Washington, Sept. 25.-Possibility that American troops might cross the Rio Grande to deal with Mexicans raiding border counties in Texas was talked of here today as g. result of yesterdays border fight between United States soldiers and Mexicans near Progreso, Texas
 One American soldier was killed and an officer wounded in the battle. At least four Mexicans, perhaps more, were shot down, it was reported. The soldier was Private Henry w. Stub blefield of Big Stone Gap, Va., and the officer Capt. A. V. Anderson.
 Raiders Carranza Soldiers.
 An incident that added to the seri- ousness of the situation in the eyes of war department officials was the fact, as reported by General Funston, that several hundred uniformed Mex jeans on the southern border covered the retreating raiders. One report said that American army officers de- scribed some of the raiders as Car ranza soldiers.
 As viewed here, the incident is re- yarded as one of the most serious of he numerous disturbances along the )order. Secretary of War Garrison was out of the city today, but a de- tailed report of the affair from Gen. eral Funston has been telegraphed to him. General Funston, however, has full authority to take whatever meas ures are necessary to deal with any situation that may arise.
 General Funston's report was to be laid before the state department to- day by the war department, with a view to representations to Carranza, whose troops occupy the territory op- posite Progreso.
 No Carranza Troops.
 Dispatches received at the Carran- ga agency from General Nafaratte and the Carranza consul at Brownsville categorically deny that any Carranza troopers participated in fighting yes- terday at Progreso between raiders and American troops. General Nafar- atte telegraphed that an investigation disclosed that none of the Carranza soldiers had been near the scene.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
GERMANY WARNS WALL STREET.

Berlin, Sept. 25. by Wireless to sayville, N. Y.-"wall Street appar- ently is about to place it's money on the wrong horse," says a semi-official statement given out here today by the Overseas News Agency, in discussing the Anglo French loan which is being ,.aisoa in the limited states. The disadyantage will be Wall Streets more than Germany's, for the man who loses a bet on a horse is worse off than the man who picks the win ner."
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
SWEDEN DENIES SALE OF SHIPS

Stockholm, Sept. 25, Via. London, 2:o3 D. m.-A semi-official statement has been issued here denying the re- port that Swedish ships are being sold abroad, for the purpose of rais- ing cash preparatory to sweden's par ticipation in the war. It is declared that no such sales are contemplated.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-25
COMPANY GRANTS DEMANDS.

President Glover of the COrbin Screw Corporation announced this afternoon that the demands of the polishers and grinders which were made this morning on the officials have been granted and the men will return to work Monday as usual. He said that this depart ment had not been out on strike. The demands called for grinders on heavy sprocket work to be paid a minimum rate of $3 a day and grinders on light work to receive $2.5O a day. The demands includ- ed a rate of twenty cents an hour for the truckers and they were also granted.