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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Catherine McKevergan. s61 Taggart
street. Norh Side, Pittsburg, Pa. is
searching for her brother Felix, who
came to Maine some months ago and
located either in Augusta or Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Rev. Herbert D. Cone of the Church
of Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, will con-
duct the services Sunday at ST. Marks
Episcopal church. Rev. Mr.. Cone has
conducted the services at All Saints by
the Sea, Southport. for the last four sea-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Many citizens Of the city were
pleased with an unusually brilliant
display of northern lights witnessed
about 9 o'clock last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Representative William c. Ford of
Whitefield was among the callers in
the city Thursday. He came to the
town in his automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17
DAILY, KENNEBEC JOURNAL
= Telephone 1856

Cards Of thanks, obituary notices. res
olutions of respect ETC., will De
charged at the rate Of ten cents per
line. No charge less than rs cents
Subscribers who fail to receive th9
Journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17
LOCAL BRIEFS

Walter Ryan Of Boston, Mass, was q
visitor in the Capital city Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17
Opening of Case

In opening the case Attorney Tit
comb stated that on Aug. 20. 1906. the
respondent married his first wife at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Miss Beatrice Robinson continues
to improve in her condition at the
Augusta General hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17
AVERY'S ATTORNEYS ENTER
PLEA OF N0L0 C0NTENDRE
BUT SENTENCE IS DEFERRED

Lively Hearing Thursday in Poygamy Case
Avery on Sta d-Other Witnesses Include
Secy Goodman of Y. NJ c. A., Mrs. Catherine
Avery, Donald Metcalf, C. A. Philbrook and A.
R. Bucklin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

Friday. September II, 1915.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
STATE AEROPLANES URGED.
Governors Asked to support Ian
for national competitions.

Alan X. liawl"S, president Of the Aero
club Of America and chairman of the
contest ,ommIttec, has written to the
Governors of all the States asking them
To support a plan to have each State
enter one or two aeroplau,s in the ma
tonal aeroplane competition beginning
July I and ending October IL.
1T would be a noteworthy distinction
for your state and worthy contribution
toward the creation of an deronautiCal
reserve ii each state could enter one or
two acrOpanes In the competition" MI
IIhwley said IN his letter, "and we
sincerely brlicv" that II you express
yourself in favor of this plan your
leading newspapers win gladly cooperate
in raising the amount required ,about
SS.U00 for each acceptance by public
subscription.
This would establish the foundation
of an aeronautical corps tor the militia
of your state"
bulletin from the Aero club AN
nounccs twenty entries for the romp,ti-
ton which * to be held AT dying fields
in different parts Of the United States.
The Aero Club has asked i,2OO cities to
offer special prizes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
OREGON LETS BROTHER DIE.
says villa Avenged Defeat by
killing Nnu Of 20.

Gen. Obregon. leader Of the Carranza
forces. sent the following telegram TO
Francisco s. Elias. the Carranza Consul
General of New York:
"IEAPUATo. via Vera Cruz.
April 20. 1915.
~ wish to make II known to you that
villa to avenge himself upon me for the
defeat which my troops have inflicted
upon him has arrested and sent my
brother. Francisco Obregon, a man 20
years OF age. a prisoner to Chihuahua.
lie was living peacefully in Guadalajara
and was non.combatant. He took
issue with neither of the factions.
when villa fed from the city he
gave orders that nc he arrested. This is
nothing more than revenge which he IL
seeking from me for the defeat which
he suffered am not seeking means OF
his release. because am certain tnat
by this time he has been assassinated.
This adds hut another crime to the
numerous murders committed by villa.
Nc other person hut the brutal villa
would have committed such an inhuman
deed"
Gen. Obregon said that ne pointed
out to villa that his brother was a
non-comba;ant and neutral, whefeupon
villa tclerrsphed your brother has al
ready been shot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
NOT DEAD. SHE SAYS. BUT DIES
End Comes soon AFTER Mrs. Me-
IRughiin Di>posc> Of Joke

Mrs adelaide VI. Mclaughlin.
wealthy widow OF l2l HERMAN avenue.
Jamaica, Queens. spent mos, Of yester-
day morning denying iu "a Joking voice
to her friends who tclephoned to inquire
about her reported death that she was
dead or anywhere near dead. few
hours later she actually was dead.
Mrs. McLaughin was he widow Of
John j. Mclaughlin. who was for years
the consulting engineer of Queens
borough.
Mre. Mclaughlin is survived by eight
children. Genevieve. Anna tMrs J. II.
MahanD. Kathleen. Adelaide. Helen.
Frances. John q. and Carroll W. Nc
I.aughln.
\ solemn requiem mass viii be cele-
hrsted on Tuesday AT :; Mary's Roman
catholic Church. jamaica. The Rev.
Father !. VI. SchoffeL the rector. Will
oftiCiate
Mrs. Mclaughlin was active IN many
charitable and progressive movements
She was a member OF the Iamaca
Womeus club. the King Manor Assoc.a.
ton and other organizations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
INDIAN TROOPS DIE
IN AFRICAN HILL CO.
300 Hold Post Against 1000
Germans Until Only
20 Remain.
BRITISH WIN ELSEWHERE


LoNnoN. April ci--An engagement IN
Etst Africa which fnr hioodiucss, con-
-iieriug :he numbers engaged. surpas ell
even the lighting or III, 80 e. belgium,
H. mentioned briefly in war Office COM
munique issued by the official press bu-
reau Tonight.
\ force ~ 3no Indian troops. holding
the British post at Iass.n, was attacked
10y 1000 Germans ard surrendered tho
post only after the ammunition had been
exhausted and only about twenty Of the
defenders remained. the commander OF
the force being among the slair.
Tie official statement covers the OPP
cration~ in the British East Africa pro-
,ectorate between November and March
and SAYS
AN attempt by Indian and British
r'oops TO 'th, Ttrga 81 German East
Africa wts unsuccessful. and the force
rcemhark'd and proceeded To- Mombasa.
simultaneously an attack o. a German
outpost at Lorstdo resulted In tho GER
mans cvacuatiuG their position after Suf-
fering heavy losses The British also
drove the Germans out OF British terri
tory across the Umha River.
The British post AZ Jassir, held nv
900 Indians. was attacked by 600 Ger
mans Jassiu vas surrendered after its
ammunition had been expended and the
commander and $50 men had heer Killed.
An expedition som from MoWaasd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
WOMEN THROW SALT
INTO EYES OF MAYOR
Wives of Stamford strikers.
Seeking Husbands Re-
lease. Fight Police.

STANFORD. conn. trril 2i--Mayor
john NJ Brown. Chier OF Police Bren-
nan and a number OF policemen were
roughly treated this loren on by crowd
~ POO women and children who were
stormine n" town hall in an offor, to
obtain the release of eleven striking
loborers on trial in the city court for
illuminating thcr lHhnrcrs.
The women all had salt in their apron
pockets and some were armed win
sticks and broomhandles All had sharp
nus'ruails and strong fingers.
After the Mayor aud chief Of Police
mad cndcaN orcd with words 10 dispense
the women. who insisted n entering the
town hall la a body, saying they and
their children were starving and that
their husbands must be- released and set
IN wor,, chief Brennan arrested the
leader, Mrs. Mary Nordazzo. The other
women then attacked tho policemen,
scratching and biting them and throw
ug salt INTO the eyes Of the officials, in
rludln- Mayor Brown
Mrs. Nordizzo was finally overpoN T.
cred and carried into Police ieadquar-
tiers and the other riotiug women We're
dispersed,
Meantime nine of the laborers had
been fined and two had been sentenced
To jail. About LOCO lahurers are n
strike here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
GIRLS MUTINY IN
HOUSE OF MERCY
Police Called Out and Round
Up Three Inmates Who
Had Escaped.
FIVE TAKEN TO COURT

Twelve girls. inmates Of the House
Of Mercy. an Episcopal institution at
lnwood on-the-Hudson. mutinied yester-
day and tried to make a concerted dash
for liberty. Three of them succeeded
in escaping to the Focky hillsdes. but
the police got them back.
shortly after . p VI. yesterday Capt.
William r. Day of the West 171th
street police station received call to
send all possible reserves TO the House
of Mercy. as the girls were in state
of open mutiny. He sent a squad OF
motorcyclists. with Pa,rolmen Hilbert
and Haynes. When they arrived they
found that three of The mutineers had
vanished and that the remainder we're
trying o. follow suit.
The police reduced the belligerents to
some sort of order and then devoted
their energies TO the pursuit OF the miss
ing trio. They soon came upon Adele
Hood and Tilly Green, who. robed in the
regulation calico, were conspicuous OBJ
jects on the landscape. Amelia Vein
berg. the third succeeded in concealing
herself longer and was not brought back
into the fold until late in the evening.
Sister Gertrude. head Of the tnstttu-
ton. when the first named pair were
brought before her pardoned Tiliv
Green rs having been led away. Adele
Hood. however. she declared "a have
been the ringleader of the whole affair
and accordingly Adele was taken before
the women's night court with four -!
her sister rioters and charged with dis
orderly conduct.
MAGISTRATE Herbert inuuiring into
the cause of the outbreak, was informed
that tho girls had complained about
the quality OF the 70 u and the hard
ness of the beds provided for them
According to Adele Hood. they were also
expected to work too hard and after
discussion decided TO voice a vigorous
protest. Magistrate Herbert withheld
his decision until tomorrow. when
further evidence will be available.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
JITNEYS BRING GOOD TIMES.
knnsRs CITY Finds Prosperity In
the New Rapid Transit.

kANsAs 'ITy, Mo, April = More
than 800 individuals are in the rapid
transit business here. They are running
tHcir own jltneys
At tho recent hearing on proposed
auti-jitn"y ordinance several women ap-
pcared for their husbands and demanded
that the ordinance he killed They eN-
plaiucd that their husbands had been
Out OF work and that when the jitucy
craze arrived they mortgagrd thci"
homes To buy a second hand car The
result now Is that utneN oNh"rS are
working hard and making plenty OF
money,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
SACRIFICE WEEK PLANS MADE.
Novel Charity Campaign Higgins a,
Tuesday Morning.

Merchants and others asked to coop
crate in the sacrifice week movement
for the relief and employment of New
York's unemployed have responded read
lily with their assistance and the plans
for the novel charity are nearing COM
pletlon. The funds will be collected from
early morning next Tuesday until mid
night on saturday May l.
Mrs. Wendell Baker general chairman
Of the committee in charge. announced
Yesterday that iron chutes will be in
stalled in the leading hotels, stores and
business buildings throughout the city
into which New Workers may pour their
copper gold or silver coins, dollar bills
or thousand dollar checks. on Satur-
day more than 5000 girls at posts
throughout the city will sell flags for
from one cent to as much as the pur-
chaser cares to give.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
SUBWAY CROWD SEES FIGHT
Half "a Dozen Men kept Bus> sub
DUNG Passenger.

Charles Berger. mechanic, who gave
his address as 1905 East lsoth street,
OF The Ninety-siXth street subway sta
ton on a charge OF assault on Conduc-
tor Alexander Matter. Borger's arrest
furnished eXctemen; for a large crowd
of subway passengers at the station,
for he fought half a dozen men who
were holding MIN until the arrival of
Policeman Pstone.
According to the conductors story.
Berger and a friend were quarrellng on
the train and passengers complained
of their indecent language When Mat
ier demonstrated. he says, Berger hit
him. Passengers came to the rescue
and held Berger until the train reached
the station,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
GIRL AUTO DRIVER FINED SIS.
Had M Jersey License and Ma
chine Injured Man.

ORANGE, ~ j., April 24,-Miss Mar
garet Nihil, is. a stcnographer, who
1--we. at the rlaza Hotel, Orange, was
fired seq by Police Judge Edward w.
VI goldman to-day for operating an auto
mobile without a license.
Yesterday afternoon she and Howard
Rand. son Of Charles F.. Rand of West
Orange. started for ride in the elder
Rand's automobile, Neither Of them had
, license Miss Nihill was driving when.
!u attempting to pass a wagon, the auto
mobile knocked down NJ X Childs of
H!Itu., Y. j.. Nho was riding "A motor
cycle 'hilds suffered broken rib.
Rand, who is about . years old. paid
the fine for his companion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN SINGAPORE RIOTS
Bcngali Rebels Attacked Every
White Man and Woman
in Sight.
INDIAN TROOPS RAN WILD

CHiCAGo. >prN "A special cor
respondence letter TO the DAILY Netrs
from lis London correspondent says
sufficient details % tho recent Slnga-
pore riot are beginning to leak through
to indicate that IT was the most eNtraor-
binary native outbreak "A British colony
has experienced since the Indian mu-
tiny Dramatic censored details are
given IN letter have seen. Just re-
ceivei by Mr.. Lloyd OF KIRBY. ESSEX.
from his son, q. j. Lloyd, stationed AT
Johor..
The Singapore afair. he writes. has
heen very terrible. The local newspa-
pers were not allowed TO be sent out ot
the place and We have depended on wan
derlng Chinese for scraps of infornt-
ton. \ friend Of mine returned last
night however Hc went through u
and knows all about It.
'Thirty-thr-c names of dead Euro
peans nav. been published, seven of
whom were civilians. but the latter ar"
only those who We're i'm no volunteer
regimenial associations % any KIND
Really the majority OF the KILLED we're
civilians, clerks or bushes. men ne
longing to local CORPS Any number un-
dor a hundred may he dead. as mat
Ter OF fact. while the rebels killed may
he 300 to 800 The mutiuv had heen
d w. ,,.,.s r,rOh-
'on'I's 10, - a., 49, T,rl,s IN
"uIH n'''l '' ,rs,i,'oi, .r. really
a.t - ~, WIZ
...rno r,,,h Irpbt Infantry Noham-
madam Indian troons broke out from
,wo ditfcren, barracks simultaneously
and s,n,nly ran wild one harrack is
next to the golf course When the nu-
tineers had rushed out on 10 II the
/ PLAYERS merely thought a sham iisht
was on and went on with their game
! until some Of tncm ""r" Shot down
TWO OF those sh"l "'t" WIN .n,'' N"l,
/ clubs m th"Ir h'hoS W't" Il M'lor an"
captain III the N"H"' van 'S'" W.
! ulitrn, .., .,..,.., .,.
men ". .Il" Wv ."'" 49, -
| n'u, ''e'lS , ~, .'I io...o ,ts
n ',H MINI ~. ,hot, -, ,.'. IT,
-. ,',,,o1 o,,,ricb, IL uo,,rd.d
n,i,, osr,nod dam hy feirnlur II ,ftcr
s,,,gerin,r IN 81 dirch and tiuriny her
soIf dnNu thor, Another man and his
wife w.r. murdered in their automobile
and horribly mutilat.d with rifle butts.
. OUTLYING bungalows were attacked. the
chinese servants being passed over and
Europeans searched for. My friend
| found three killed in one bungalow the
| BODIES hdd l'h 'nere TWO DAYS
Mcauwhl"' AT the other barracks
two OF the hr''lSn "n''erN were muir
( dertn' me WuUn''r" guarding IN"
I iormah prisoners Sh"t down thelr loyal
fellow sentries oil the SINGAPORE Fl'th
Rifles and opening tho gates. let al.
IN" prisoners out arhtn@ some ne
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
Regain Some Ground Lost
in Surprise Drive North
of Yprcs.
CANADIAN TROOPS
SAVE SITUATION
Driven Back by ASphyxiat-
ing Bombs. They Recap
ture Lost Guns.
SICkENING FUMES
FEATURE OF ATTACK
French and Bclgians Gal.
lantly Storm and Rctakc
l.iZcrne Town.
spsclal CahI. nespntch 70 Tur 81.

LoNpoN. April - Tn" sudden Ger
man assault north Of Ypres which re-
suited in an advance OF a mile and .
half and the passage Of troops to the
west bank OF the User Canal has beer
blocked--at several places hurled back
But IT WAS not until this morning. after
the enemy had stormeI and taken the
village Of Lizerne only to lac driven out
Of I, by series at desperate counties
attacks, that an effective check secmtd
to have been administered Adviccs
from the front tonight tell of mos, san.
culinary fighting still in progress with
tho Germans throwing every ounce o.
force into their forward rush and the
Allies. contesting the issue with equal
hardness. standing fast IN the face of a
furious offensive.
The seriousness Of the new battle A
Spres is generally recognized There
Is no doubt that tho Germans will use
every endeavor to hack a way through
to Calais. 1t is believed that German,
is now about 20 employ the new levies
OF 500, 900 men which are known to he
ready this spring. The despatchcs shov
ing an endless procession of troops and
ammunltions through AiN-la- Chapel.
together with reading hotNcen the lines
o. the official cOmmuniquos. crea-e IN.
Impression that ;hc present hattie M,
be the most important 81 the war.
The attempt OF the Germans to
aStride the main roads and tho ,'hanpa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
BriRiRns and French Too.

bu'' "h"' We '"h'I'1h troops Se
qulch IN assuming i.' one s'N' ~"
appdroh'.H were nov 'n'.' ''f'ie N"
hc'S'AnS ana INC II,n'' h'' "' NA""
Wetr "H''IN ""''''h ~ '' NN1"'hn">'
81 we ''n.'l assault ''. ''' .".'-
to-h's"' news IRON. '' .h'"tlH
u.o,IS .''s '''' '' ne"
1r, y"' "' '''' IVY
an '"' "''.'' ~. - '..'
'' ,'' '.'',. go '. ''
"''' w ."' -" w ' " '.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
GERMAN FLEET IN NORTH SEA.
steamer >iehts Many WRrship> In
Hattie Formation.

The stcamr- Salviu. arriving here, re-
ported sighting - large fleet of German
warships in battle formation in the
North Sea- west Of iIegoland. The flee;
WIS steamiug west
The Salviu's skipper said his vessel
Was stopped 10y German submarine
but Was allowed {" proceed after an Off.
Ger from the submarine had inspected
her papers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
carr .. cosnrm-d.

r. senate also confirmed the appoint
Non ~ I4rn.s a. carr of schenectady,
VII lt. been connected with the zen
eril Electric company, Ms inemher OIL
the up.Stto Public Service Commission
10 succeed Martin n. Decker. whose
tam h|s oN. red.
IT,. Governor sent ~ and the Senate
confirmed ~, appointment of Madison
Ntr~.d Jones ~ a member of the
New lor. Board of Port Wardens to
s1.e',t Thomas VI. Tobln, whose term
oproI
PerAurau Leader Brown called the
s1sa.nu ~ the Senators to the
'fr tntf ON June I Of this year the
'H'e Tr.asfr viii hc empty. no funus
'fl- 4ftfIr' 'c even to pay the salaries
or N'ffr r'l 'N- and employees, 10
@e.rlm" This difficulty the Comptroller
'H -." short term notes against the
Ne, FOB u' collected in January next so
"a' 'lr states business can be carried
= 20 ME est Of the fiscal year.
TIE last democratic administration
'Mltd fH' state Treasury and left the
ta DEPARTMENTS 1t had created without
'IhIs' declared senator Brown.
speaker T. e. sweet of the Assembly
and E'guhU,au Leader Harold J. Hin
NAN also issued statements blaming the
democrats for the condition of the state
Irssu..
lat Democratic leaders senator Rob-
+ Wagner and Assemblyman Alfred
o. Nr ,h. I'm statement for their party
"'''h"1 'h" Republican administration
~ ON" mat mas been guided ONLY 10y "A
'"pfr programme aud had done moth
liz tI' take jobs from Democrats to
Fte H'T 20 Republicans.
"''" "'Hs"s were to have met at 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
NO FULL CREW LAW REPE4 L.
Measure stalled In Assem- by
New NorL Republicans.

ARRAY. April - The Spring hill
authorizing the Publ service comm.s'
sious of the state 10 regulate the size
OF train crews. In erect repeating the
full crew law. failed ~ passage to-
night
The measure stalled In the Assembly.
where it was defeated through the cf-
forts OF Democrats. who We're Joined
10y Republicans who have to face a o.g
labor vote at the elections next fall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
Sl9.O0O.O Tax. S27. 900. 900
Bond Issue and Excise
Increase Also Left.
STATE FACES EMPTY
TREASURY BY JUNE
Canal appraiser Harris Is
Ou>icd and Election Law
Amended.

,s,.,. Aprl % sunday. > \. NJ.
-tf,c- passing appropriation bills
,or moro than s6i,ooo.o00; bill
,.,,ing q direct taN Of IL mills
"a raise about slo.ooV.o0o, bill
Increasing IN. excise taxes - the
s,ta O. per cent. TO raise an add
,,opal $500. ooo and bill submitting
IN vote OF the people mex; fall the
ouss,ion 81 issuing $4,000 o0o bonds to
ooupl,r, 'hc canal ana pay claims
,gains, the State the l3Sth annual
,es.ioa " the New York Legislature
vas ,.liourncd a, 1 o'clock this morning.
thirteen hours after the scheduled time.
othe- measures slipped through az 'he
,sa romcn, included amendments 20
III, election law. which put three Demo
,,,,i.. STATE Election Commissioners out
n, ,si-s and prov ided for the appoint
rer, hy tie Governor Of a single Com
-l...I,us.. bill lcgislating out OF or
t~ Edwin :. Harris. cx-Democrauc
p.,u,, Cuuptrolirr. who has been get
,-r 3; oon year as appraiser of
c,rd lands the Machold bill provld'
in. for ,he erection OF storage dams
aud reservoirs for regulating the flow
o. streams and proposed amendment,
10 the Constitution providing for the
removal Of fallen timber from the state
r-.s.r,, ana cor the leasing OF camp
sites In the Adirondack and Ca;skul
preserves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
WON'T GIVE UP
GRIP ON BELGIUM,
SAYS DERNBURG
Country VIII Have to BE Npu-
traliZpd or Remain Ger
many's. lie Asserts.
RESENTS TALK ABOUT
"FEELER FOR PEACE"

Dr Bernhard Dernburg. the suave
smiling ever polite and diplomatic ennis
sary Of the Kaiser to the United states.
for the first time since he came 10 this
country put on his fighting garb last
night. In behalf OF the German people
though mot "a representative of tho
kaisers Government" he emphasized
he lung defiance in the face " thos.
Who. as he eaid he had been told. had
taken his now famous letter to a friend
"a feeler for peace on the part OF Ger
many"
Speaking before the University CLUB
of Brooklyn. Dr Dernburg. emotion
vibrating in his voice and his right in
deN finger pointed stra ght Al his audi
encc, drove home the following points !:
Does any one believe Germany is on
the mat Well. think not.
1T rests with England whether Bel
GUM is to bc evacuated by us or nor.
England will nave TO choose between
a naturalization OF the Belgian coas.
or German Belgium with our own
fortified harbor and powerful defence.
The naturalization OF all waters is
an essential OF permanent peace
International law has gone TO pieces.
and q reconstruction is needed There
isn't a page of that law that hasn't
been torn