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New Britain herald., 1915-12-23

NEW BUILDING FOR
 STATE DEPARTMENT
Secretary Lansing in Appeal for str"c- ture Tells Congress of DepioraDie
 Lack of Room.

Washington, Dec. 23-The' or new building to accommo odate the growing needs of the state department now mainly housed in the southern wing of the state, war and navy build ing. is again urged upon congress in a. memorandum submitted by Secre- tary Lansing.
 "The department" Secretary Lam sing says. has for some years out grown it's present quarters and has had to house in outlying buildings several of it's most important bureaus every one of which has been vitallY affected by conditions arising from the European war Their quarters are in- adequate and inconvenient. One Of these annexes is a private building, overcrowded with clerks and over loaded with valuable records subject to total loss in case of fire.
 While congress has provided pre- liminary plans and a site for a much needed new building for the depart ment. no progress has been made toward its erection, nor is any inn mediate progress in apparent con" templation. It seems necessary, therefore, to invoke private enter prise to relieve the department present deplorable lack of proper ac' commodation. It IS believed that prl- vate capital may be sufficiently inter ested to construct a building adequate ly adapted to the department needs in close proximity to the state, wal l and navy building, if authority be giv' 1 en the secretary of state to enter lnt'
 a five or ten year lease at reason | able annual rental
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
ESCAPES SUBMARINE
French Steamer, With Cargo of Sugar, However, Runs Ashore at Mouth or EbrO River.

Tortosa, Spain, Dec. 22, via Paris. Dec. 23. II a. m.-The small French steamship Loukkous, with cargo or sugar. ran ashore at the mouth of the Ebro River today while attempting to escape from a submarine. The cap- tain of the Loukkous asserts the sub marine attempted to torpedo the ves- sel. On being ordered to stop the captain, instead, of obeying, went ahead at full speed and succeeded in entering the mouth of the Ebro.
 According to this account, the sub marine fired several shots at the Loukkous, without effect The o0m- mander of the port has sent a rescue party to attempt to save the steam ship and her cargo.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Will Punish Officer.

T,ondon. Dec. 23. 6:2S a. m.-The Athens correspondent of Reuters Telegram company sends the follow ing:
 "In reply to it's representatioos made to the German ana Bulsar,ali governments regarding the koritza incident in which a Bulgarian de- +.chment in alleged pursuit Of .n,au Serbian force crossed the Greek frontier. the Greek government has r.ceived assurances that the Bulgarian officer responsible will be punished.'
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
TAKEN ILL ON TRAIN.
Hartford Dinky Backs to Local Sta
 tion to Let Woman Of.

Taken suddenly ill on the Bristol Hartford dinky as it was pulling out of this city shortly before o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. A. E. Upson of 40 West street, Bristol, was taken from the train and removed to the New Britain General hospital in the po- lice ambulance.
 Although Mrs. Upson was feeling very i'll while the train was at the To- cal depot, it was not until it reached the Elm street crossing that it was found how serious was her condition. The train was stopped and backed in to the station where the stricken wo- man was taken out. She was attend ed by pr. George H. Bodley.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
TRIED FOR BURGLARY.

Joseph Brown and Charles Landry,
 Two local youths, were brought before the superior court today on a bench warrant charging them with bur- alarv in this city. About two weeks
 ago the two boys burglarized Birn-
 baum te SegaPs store on Main street it is alleged, and then, to demon strate their nerve, slept all night on
 "A wide shelf over the safe they had broken open They made good the1r escabe but were arrested the following day by Sergeant Kelly and Off1cer AcCue.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
RELAYS REPLY TO U. s. NOTE
Franco Will First Await Report of
 Dcscartes Commander.

Washington, Dec. -23.-Ambassauo Sharp at Paris today notified the state department that France would not. reply to the American note pro- teSing against the removal of Ger mans and Austrians from American vessels on the high seas by the French cruiser Descartes until the commando CT of the warship had reported.
 The French government is endeav- bring to secure a report from the commander.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
GENERAL JUNG DEAD.

Amsterdam, Dec. 23, Via. London, 2:55 D. m.-The death of the German General Karl Jung at Thiancourt. France, is announced by the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. Death was due to apoplexy General Jung for time was governor of East Flanders. Sub- sequently he was commander Of brigade of infantry reserves.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
TRAIN WRECKERS SENTENCED
One Gets From One to Two Years in Prison and Two Others From Five To Fifteen Years.

Middletown, Dec. 23.-Sebastian Lagana charged with being implicat- ed in the wrecking of a N. Y., N. HI. & H. railroad train at Maromas on the evening of August 27, 1911, plead ed guilty in the superior court today and was sentenced to from one to two years in state prison.
 Four men were charged with the crime. Two of them, Paul Karuba of Bridgeport and Antonio Vernale of Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday and were sentenced to from five to fifteen years. Lagana and the fourth man, Nunzio Bushemo pleaded not guilty When court resumed today counsel for Lagana announced his change of plea. Bushemos trial was set for next Tuesday,.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
pRITJSH SEARCH ROTTERDAM.

New York, Dec. 23.-The steamer Rotterdam. arriving at New forA today from Rotterdam and Falmouth reported that while held in the DoWnS over the night of Dec. Il until the morning of the 12th a British patrol came on board and took ashore a stowaway, Arthur Grunhut, an Aus trian army officer of the motor. corps The steamer then proceeded to Fal- mouth where, during two days de- tention, British authorities took thir- ty-nine sacks of mail ashore, eight enn sacks from Berlin, eleven from Constantinople and ten from Sofia.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Russian Dcstro, CT withdre

Berlin, Dec. 23. (by wireless vile. )-What is apparently tn garian version of the recent nal counter off Varna, on the Blal coast, which was followed by that the Russians were \ troops there, is contained in a despatch given out by the ON News Agency, as follows:
 -Four Russian torpedo boat stroyers approached Bulgaria pedo boat and attacked her. Fl pedo boat answered the Russia and Bulgarian coast batteries took part in the engagement. T stroyers shortly withdrew. I'll pedo boat was not damaged"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
R1rYs PACIFIC BONDS.

New York, Dec. 23.-kuhn' Loep |" Co. announced today the completlon of negotiations in Paris for the pur- chase of bonds of the Central Paclnc Railway Co.,, which IS controileo py the Southern Pacific Co. The oonos are a four per cent. issue ana were sold in 1911 to French banking 1n'er- ests, principal and interest oelng guar anteed by the Southern Paclnc. inc ta+.1 amount of the issue is 250,000,- ooo francs or approximately $50,- 100000.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
MRS. F. F. CURTIN DEAD.

Mrs. Josephine Curtin, wife of Peter F. Curtin. died this morning at her home at 67 Winthrop street, fol- lowing an operation which she under went short time ago. Mrs Curtin was formerly Miss Josephine Clifford and besides her husband leaves three sisters, Mrs Charles Gaffney and Miss Lillian Clifford, both of this city, and Mrs. Margaret Cashman of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's church h. terment will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
LANSING ASKS $II3,66o
To Care For Increased Work of St
 Department Resulting From Wa

Washington, Dec. 23.-An ad. tional appropriation of $143,660 care for the increased work of state department resulting from European war is asked by Secretll Lansing in a memorandum submitd to congress. Complex and difficl problems arising from changed conl tions of warfare, according to q
 secretary, have increased the work the department over 75 per cent.
 Besides the employment of an ads tional administrative and clerical for to carry on the work of the diploma ic and consular service, which is ca ing for nationals of other countrf, Secretary Lansing points out that ! department must prepare for the pre- entation of a great number of clair and a general adjustment of into national relations after the war endl
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
pRAISES HEALTH DEPT
Manchester Official Says it is Thor
 oughtly Up-to-Date.

Unsolicited praise of the New Brl- tain health department was given to- day by Dr. E. Y. Moore. health offl- cer of Manchester. who came to New Britain to study the methods en- ployed here.
 s q have been in every city in Con- necticut and I have yet to see a more up-to-date health department that you have in New Britain, he said. "It compares favorably with the departments in many large cities th the country. pr. Reeks is a splend- Id manager and New Britain is for tunate to have at it's head man or his caliber and industry"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
YEAR IN JAIL.

Middletown. Dec. 23.-Mrs. Belle R. Newell, who pleaded guilty in the superior court last Tuesday to having robbed the Smaller homestead at Had dam about two months ago of up wards oA $2,000 worth of antiques was today sentenced by Judge Mill ton A. ShumWay to year in jail.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Great Excitement in Tol1io.

Tokio, Dec. 23.-News of the slnK- ing of the Yasaka Maru reached Tokio today and caused great excite ment. The advices received here say the steamship was sunk by a sup marine near Port Said.
 Advices received by the Nippon Y-usen Kaisha state that the Yasaka Maru was torpedoed without warning and that she sank in forty-n1ne minutes. This occurred in the af- ternoon of Tuesday, and it was mid night when the passengers and crew were rescued by the French gunboat.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
WOMAN'S CLUB DANCING.

A pleasing entertainment has been arranged by the Woman's club to be held at the Y. w. C. A. on December 29, for which invitations have been issued. Harry Lane and Miss Thelma Gran of Springfield, will give an ex- hibition of interpreted dances. Both a re well known for their ability in the art of terpsichore. Tea will be served at the close of the exhibition.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Austrians Halt Campaign.

Paris, Dec. 23, 2:45 D. m.4 Austrians apparently have come halt in their Montenegrin camI according to an official stateme the Montenegrin authorities give by the consul of that country heI day, which says that the "ener fortifying himself over the { front in the Sanjak"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Anxious To Resign.

London, Dec. 23, 5:15 a. m.-The Athens correspondent of Reuters Telegram company, writing under date of Tuesday, sends the following:
 'The cabinet is sitting in council tonight. and important decisions are expected. The aged premier (M. .Skouloudis) finds the strain of office very heavy and is anxious to resign now that the elections are over and there is a majority for M. Gounarls: The latter. however. at the present juncture does not desire to assume the reins of government, and would ra- ther continue the support or the present ministry composed Of leaders of all parties
 s'The Central Powers are concen- trating their forces in the Glevgen sector Gin southeastern Serbia) and are expected to take the offensive this week."
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
XMAS MAID VERY HEAVY.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The post office department received reports to- day from every section of the United States to the effect that the Christ mas mail is heavier than ever before and is being moved without delay.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
12O Passengers and Crew of 16O Aboard Yasaka Maru Rescued by French Gunboat; Nationality of U-Boat Not Mentioned AMERICAN CITIZEN, BORN IN CHINA,
 WAS ON ILI~FATED VESSEL
Ship Said to Have Gone to Bottom in Forty-nine Minutes-SurvivOIrs Ex- press Great Admiration for Skill of Captain and Officers and for Dis- cipIinc of Creyv-Great Excitement Prevails in TOlxiO.

Prevails in TOkiO.
 London, Dec 23, 10:52 a. m.-The new Japanese liner Yasaka Maru, which was sunk in the eastern Medi- tcrranean Tuesday by a submarine, while the steamer was on her way from London to Japan with 12O pas sengers and a crew of 160 aboard, was sent to the bottom without warn ing, according to report recelVed from Port Said from the agents of the owners.
 All of those on board the ship, in cluding one American passenger, w.. J. Leigh, were saved. The national lty of the submarine is not mentioned by the agents and previous reports referred to the sinking of the ship as done by either an Austrian or a Ger man submersible.
 Sunk Tuesday Afternoon.
 The Yasaka Maru was sunk Tues day afternoon A French gunboat picked up the passengers and crew at midnight and landed them at Port Said Wednesday morning. The com rany provided hotel accommodations for them and is arranging to forward them to their destination. On the messenger list were nfty-one meh' fifty-four women and fifteen children, most of whom were British subJects. The agents in their report say further:
 aThe passengers express great ad- nliration for the skill of the captain and officers and for the discipline of the crew. Perfect order was main tained during the ernharka fapna men was carried out with the greatest promptitude." ..%s"
 American Born in China.
 w. l.. Leigh, is an American citizen, torn in China. His father was a Californian,
 MT. Leigh has spent most of his life in China, but recently has lived Tn England. He was returning to emma on the Yasaka Maru to take nosition with a business house. Ills family is in London. Mrs. Leigh mas received a cable message saying her husband is safe.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23

the AncOna note at 6 p. m., IueSody.
 London Dec. 23, 1:35 p. m.-"Amer- ica clearly has made up her mind there shall be no repetition of the evasion which attended the Lusltanla correspondence" says the Westm1n- ster Gazette By all ordinary prece- dents Austria is left but one a1terna- tive to concession to the American demands, and that is breaking off dip lomatic relations"
 Referring to the last American note to Austria, the Manchester Guardian says. "This was not the mood of the American despatchse to Germany on the sinking of the Lusitania, but there are reasons for the greater severity that is now shown. For Germany since the sinking of the Lus1tanla, mas promised not to sink passenger steam CTS without warning and unless they are resisting the right of search. rms promise, though made on behaf or Germany, must also be held to pima Austria, the more so as there IS some suspicion that the submarines Wh1ch sank the Ancona may be German
 "The strongest position or the United States was that taken up in the first notes on the sinking or the I,usitania that submarine war on commerce was necessarily inhumane and in violation of international law, 1t is a pity the United States ever re- ceded from that position"
 The Guardian concludes with the remark that if America carries her present point the protection of neutral non-combatants will be greatly strengthened.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
AUSTRIA WORKING ON
 REPLY TO ANCONA NOTE
American COmmuni- cation Makes Good Im-
 pressiOn in Vienna.

Vienna, Dec. 23, via, London, p. m. The new American note regarding the Ancona has made a good impress sion here.
 An early answer is expected. Work on it already has been begun.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
MARTIAL LAW NOW
 IMMINENT IN GREECE
Athens Aroused Over Possibility That BulgarianS Will Cross Border
PREMIER ANXIOUS TO RESIGN
Skouloudis Finds Strain of Office Very Heavy-Greek Cabinet Holds Couh- ciI and Important Decisions Are Expected.


 London, Dec. 23, 1916 p. m.-Pro- clamation of martial law in Greece is reported unofficially to be imminent. Although no confirmation of this re- port is available, there is evidence of growing uneasiness at Athens over the possibility that Bulgarian troops will cross the border.
 The only thing which has occurred to relieve the situation is the an- houncement that the Bulgarian off1- ger in command of the force which clashed with the Greeks in Epirus has been punished and that the incl dent is considered closed.
 Japanese Steamer Sunk.
 Recrudescence of submarine activ- ity in the Near East is signalized in a startling manner by the sinking or the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru. Ap- parently there was no loss of life, nut' according to marine insurance men, the property loss was the heaviest m cured in any maritime disaster oi the war The nature of the ValuaDle cargo remains undisclosed.
 The mystery of the bombardmeat oi Varna, which was at first depicted as a fOrm1QdDlo huSSldI dtIdSh oih t'> chief Bulgarian port, has stirred Lon don but according to reports from both sides it was nothing more thar a minor naval action. However, | large Russian fleet is said to be IT | the vicinity of Varna and the actior may be preliminary to a serious Rus sian attack.
 French Claim Advances. Hartmann s. s-Weilerkopf is onc 1 more an object of contention. EOS session of the summit of this noun tain has been disputed so closely O military forces, as well as by thos who officially record their movement that an Associated Press correspond ! ent was called upon last April to de eide the relative positions of the OF posing sides. In the present Tn stance the French assert they hay expelled the Germans from their high est trenches. The Germans adrnl ! retirement from the summit, wkic they assert they had occupied sine April The French claim they hay not only advanced their positions sub stantialIy. notwithstanding the fac that the Germans succeeded in recc cupying some, of the lost trenches, bu have foresta1led in a measure an of fensive which the Germans had bee preparing in the Vosges.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
ALFONSO DISSOIIVES CORTES.
New Elections Will Be Held in Spain
 Before March.

Madrid, Dec. 23, via Paris, 12:4S D. m.-king Alfonso today signed de- crees dissolving the Cortes.
 New elections will be ehld before March.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
WEATHER

s Hartford. Dec. 23.-FOr F Hartford and vicinity: Un- '. settled, probably rain tonight
 and Friday. Not so cold to- .r night.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23

Washington, Dec. 23.-The state de- partm ent received today rom Ampas- sador Penfield at Vienna, br1e1 ols- patch announcing the receipt there or the Ancona note at p. m., Tuesday
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
GERMANS REGAIN SUI ON THE WESTERN
BuIgarians Claim That Rud troyers Bombarding Var| drew-Austrians Apparent Halted Campaign in Mon Quiet on Eastern and Fronts. ...s...t.

London, Dec. 23, 12:4s Great Britain's loss of offii men at the Dardanelles up il Der II, was 112,921.
 This is the grand total and men, including the nava killed, wounded and missl number killed was 25,279. ton to the total of casual number of sick admitted to was 96,6S3. ..#
 The losses were distribute lows:
 Killed: Officers 1,609 me
 Wounded: officers. 2,s6s; 222.
 Missing: Officers, 337; me
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
Regained By Geumanf

NE9~~ANaN1 Berlin, Dec. 23, via Londd war office announced today summit of Hartfhann's-We| captured earlier in the week French, had been regained Germans. t.
 The text of the statement i lows: ..t...
 Western theater of war: hot fighting yesterday a regir the sand Landwehr Brigade ' ed the summit of Hartmann erkopf. The enemy sufferct losses and left 23 oA cers al men in our hands.
 French Report Exaggera
 The figares given in the report of yesterday evening ing the lighting around Harl Weilerkopf off> the 21st insta exaggerated by at-feast one h. t5tal losses, including killed, cd and missing, so far as at ascertained, amount to LIDO
 ''r~eye is nothing to repo the caster and Ralpan the war"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-23

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-26
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Plattsburg, n. Y, Aug. 26.-'' FOl
thirteen months America has played an
ignOble part among the nations, was
one CT the statements snapped out by
Colonel Roosevelt which tinged through
the .'business men 81 military iustruc
tion camp here today The former pres
ident addressed the citizen soldiers last
night, maintaining that under The
Hague convention the United States
was bound "tO take whatever action
was necessary to prevent, and if not
to prevent them, to undo the hideous
wrong that was done Belgium
The colonel denounced tine pacificists
as no better citizen than a poltroon.
| He declared the United States had
tamely submitted to seeing the weak,
whom we had covenanted to protect,
wrOnged.
We have seen our own men, women
and children murdered ON the high seas
without action m our part, he said.
Roosevelt denounced Germany for its
90 disregard Of international morality"
and declared that, as for expectation of
munitions, ait would be a base aban-
'donment of morality TO refuse to make
these shipments. - Tine government was
denounced for failing to take steps to-
ward preparedness, and the colonel de-
clared the muntiOn manufacturers
should be encouraged $50 that we may
be able to mold our own when the hour
of peril comes to US in our turn, as as.
suredly il will come il we show our.
selves too "neutralN to speak word
IN hnhuit nI hn tfl,a
too slothful and lazy to prepare to
DEFEND ourselves against wrong,
Address Last Night.
In an address last night the colonel
said:
"Camps like this are the best possi-
bio antidotes to hypAenated American.
ism The events Of the past year have
shown us that in any crisis the hyphen.
ated. American is IN active force
against America, an active force for
wrong doing. The effort to hoist twa
flags on the same flag pole always
means that one flag is hoisted under
meath, aud the nyphenated American
lnvarinbl6 hoists the flag of the United
states underneath, We must all be
Americans and nothing else
lhore oNlSts no ilner BODY OF Amer.
lean citizens in this country than those
citizens of German birth or descent
who are in good faith Americans and
nothing else. The professional Ger.
man American has shown himself in
tho last II months an enemy to this
country as well as to humanity.
Acts Near Treason Charged
'' The recent exposure Of the way in
which these Germal.Amcricans have
worked together with the emissaries of
the German government often by
direct corruption-aganst the integrity
of American institutions and against
America doing its International duty,
should arouse scornfnl indignation in
every American worth calling such.
"The leaders among the professional
derman- Americans have preached and
praeticed wnat comes perilously near
to treason against the United States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-26
San Francisco Wants
National Convention

San Francisco, Aug. 26.-San Fran
cisco's sombreo lis in the ring today
and efforts are being made to bring
the republican national convention Of
1916 to this city. A systematic move
ment will be prosecuted with vigor right
up to the time the national republican
committee meets in Washington in De-
cember to select the convention city.
With the big civic auditorium to pre-.
sent as a place of meeting, San Fran
cisco feels that it can present anSat-
tractive offer. Steps are being taken
to secure financial guarantee as an
earnest of the city's ability to care
for the expense of the convention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-26
"RuBE" MARouARp SOLD

New York, Aug 20 Richard lRubel
MerQuard, lett handed pitcher, was sold
today by tho New York Nationals to the
Toronto club of the International
league, Under the terms Of the trans.
action the Giants are 10 get Pitcher
Herbert from the Canadian team. Mar,
quart declared his unwilingucss to ion
the Toronto club and wants his uncon.
ditionul release.
The New York club also an.
nouneed touigh, the purchase from
pittshurg OF Catcher Robert sehang,
brother OF 'Wally" Schaug Of the
Philadelphia Athletics. II was stated
plt'shurg received the waiver price Tor
Schang.