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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
.FAv'S OFFER TO PLEAD
GUILTY TURNED DOWN
to Protect Other and Bigger
Men Involved.
GERMAN HAS TOLD FOUR
DIFFERENT STORIES
Federal Authorities Feel That They
Have Strong Case Against Far and
Several OF His Associates In
Crime.

New York, Nov. l6---Lfeutenant
Robert Fay cannot hurdle fegal
trenches with the same celebrity with
which, according to his assertion. be
led attacks on the French in the Cham
payne District. He was made to real
ize that fact today when he found
United States District Attorney Mar
shall and. his assistant. John c. Knox.
would not agree to Fay's hope OF let
ting him off with two years in tho
Federal prison. and letting the other
defendants in the case. excepting pos
sibiy Walter e. Scholx, 60 free.
Fay accordingly announced that Ne
was not ready to plead guilty to the
Indictment charging him In two counts
with conspiring to destroy munition
ships Of the allies on the high seae-
crimes that would have yielded a
maximum penalty Of twelve years in
jail. With Fays counsel and the at
torneys for the other defendants an
nouncing that their pleas of mot
guilty would stand the situation re-
manned the same as II was on Sunday,
when Fay suddenly sent for Chief
Knox.
Fny's Bargain.
From the Federal authorities IL was
learned that Fay's offer tn substances
amounted to this:
II want to plead E1iilty. Schoix Will
plead guilty. ] will get two years In
jail Wy story In that 6cholx and I
planned this whole thing. Nobody else
is guilty. Max Breitung. Dr. Herbert
Kienzie. Englebert Bronkhorss. Paul
Daeche, all had nothing whatever to
do with the scheme"
Whatever Fay's motive he did not
find that the government officials were
at all receptive. They regard him an
acute schemer.
He has told four different stories.
All we're taken in shorthand. The
stories vary In important essentials
Fay in his last story has sought 10
deny the sensational confession which
he made to the authorities that he was
directed by the German government to
come to this country TO blow up NUM-
ton ships, and that he received $4,000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
DEMAND ON GREECE THAT
ALLIES NAY RETIRE THAT HOUTE

Athens. Now 1 s.-~A demand WAm
made upon Greece by the qnadrupJn
entente yesterday for definite p1oAa4s
that the troops Of the alliss ~ pays
mitted to seek = refuge On Gne4ks
territory il Il becomes necessary 1
retire from Serbia. md y
It had been intisnatsd ~ ~ GeG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17

st. Johns, N. f., Nov. l6.--The first
plant to be opened In New Foundland
for the manufacture Of shells for the
British army will begin work early
III January. !. was announced here
today Great capital il backing the
fActory. which will be under the al
rection of the Canadian munitions
:aaxninnianlca
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Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
The WurPa Wurra Club

There was practically no other reason for delaying the opening of the session until it was time to begin, hence it was so ordered hy the president. Mr. A. H. Herriman, of HI High street, who commanded that the roll be called, and the minutes read and the Opening Ode sung and the dues, fines and us sessments collected according to the formula laid down in the constitution and bylaws. and called un Judge Ford to stand up and volunteer few we'll chosen remarks on the subject of farm- ing. Agriculture is one of the many accomplishments of the Judge, and his farm down in one corner of Ed Norton's garden, is one of the interest ing spots, for regular farmers who come to town looking for sport and good laugh. The Judge got up and said he had been a siller of the toll from child. hood, and had earned his sweat in the bread of his brow many years before he became what you now see him. He thought the Club ought to get ready for the Community Christmas Tree, and would have gone on still farther if he had not been called to order for splitting on the stove.
 Frank Hitchcock rose to a question of personal privilege. He said the street commissioner had neglected to oil the road leading from the railroad crossing to his barns, and wanted to know what he could dc. about it. The chair advised him to spill barrel of oil on it, himself, or find a way to come in on the town appropriation for oil; but said he considered it the best plan for MT. Hitchcock to move up on some oily street.
 Jim Keenan rose to suggest that he be appointed a delegate to help the suf- fragists to march ill the big parade in New York this week. The chair ap- pointed him.
 Constable Rhoades reported progress as chairman of the special committee to secure a landlord for the hotel. The report was accepted and the committee discontinued.
 On motion of Mir. Lyles the Club voted to attend the regular meeting of the Business Mems Association Thurs. day evening.
 There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

Former President Taft, honorary member. dra ws tiHe distinction in his letter uf "regret' which was lead at the banquet of the Ba,0-Head Club of America. Thursday evening. While he does not exactly attempt to side-stcp the fact of hls eligibility, he makes the point that he "should think the feature of 'shiuyIess' was essential to a good and regular standing as an active mem- Der of your association, and I am sure that 6O not possess it." It is granted, that the seniul x.Prpsident' bald spot is not of the polished billiard ball variety. but it's ample to entitle him to wear. with a clear conscience. the dis tinction of honorary membership, which he gracefully acknowledges. And his admiring fellow members cheerfully admit that if he sees fit to split hairs over the question of degree, he got the hairs to split.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
W hat the Other Fellows Say

A woman policy holder in the Mutual Life Insurance Co. seeks an injunction against participation of that company in the Anglo. French loan. She is likely to have her trouble for her pains. Or rather the Germantc influences back of her are liable to the same thing Ansonia Sentinel.
 During September there were 33 fatal automobile accidents in Massachu- setts. Connecticut's figures for the year were recently published in this paper. We can't give up the automo. bile, but we are paying a lot of human life for the privilege of having it serve our profit and convenience. Perhaps we might, with sound business judg- ment, restrain 1t little more carefully than we do-Hartford Times.
 Still profound silence on the part of the politicians in relation to the only two issues before the American people suffrage and prohibitions Eagle.
 Combined moving and talking pictures are bound to come in tine opinion of those who find pleasure in probing the future of the "movie" business, but we fervently hope that the day will be deferred until some of the alleged comedians of the screen are gone and forgotten. n.-Hartford Post.
 The nations are making a-perfect puzzle picture out of the map of Flu rope, and nobody knows when the world will be able to get it pu6 to- gether again.-New Haven Union.
 We have not enough officers in either the Army or Navy to properly look out tor the present requirements of both branches of the service, and if they are to be enlarged the failure to fill the bill will be greater still. It is proposed to increase the capacity of West Point and to double that of Annapolis, which might in time help out the situation. Under the circumstances we should say that two new schools located at some other places would best serve the needs of the situation. Something on the Pacific coast would be in order, seemingly. Bridgeport Standard.
 A new planet has been discovered. If it is habitable lot of us will want to move there if the war does not end soon and these pesky colds continue to hang on.-Meriden Journal.
 Something should be done to suppress the notion, apparently common among professional burglars, that New Haven is a safe place to operate in. If we have a form of protection here, it should be enforced more intelligently. New Haven Journal Courier
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Empress Up a Ladder.

The' ezarina's popularity in Russia bas been enormously increased since the Wal on account of the work that she has been doing for the Russian Red Cross.
 It is interesting to recall that her majesty once had an extraordinary ex- perience for royal parsonage while on visit to Germany. She was out shon- ping one day. attended only by one lady companion, and she had hoped to remain urrecognized by the neople. While she was making some purchases in a jewellers shop, however, the news, Of her identity got abroad. and, in, a very few moments there was. a large crowd outside the premises.
 Exit through the front door was, out of the question, so the czarina asked the jeweler to let herself and. her com panion out at the back of the shop The jeweler replied that that was impossible, as the backyard was in- closet by very high bnarding which. would effectually cut off their retreat..
 "That does not matter" said the empress. "Get us ladder and, we, will climb over it..
 A ladder was brought and the czarina aud her companion rushed up it, climbed over the boarding, jumped into quiet street and made their escape us quickly as they could.
 A minute later the jewellers shop window was smashed to atoms by the sGTging and excitable crowd
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
HE DOESN'T KNOW.

J. Henry Roraback, chairman of
 the republican state central com-
 mittee, on a visit to New Haven.
 yesterday, was asked if he thought
 it at all possible that Governor
 Holcomb could be induced to ac-
 cept a re nomination. The state
 chairman replied that the matter
 had not entered his mind, as the
 next state election is too far away.
 South Norwalk Sentinel.
 Why don't newspaper scribes learn to pump somebody who knows some thing about the subject when they want to find out things? AS well quiz horse jockey with regard to the doctrine of the Trinity as try to get in side political information by pumping J. Henry Roraback. We have had oc. casion before to observe that while there seems to be lurking suspicion in some quarters that what J. Henry doesn't know about the politics of Con- necticut isn't worth trying to learn, we are fully persuaded from repeated personal experiences at the pump, that he doesn't know what politics is-or are and that he couldn't tell political convention from Sunday school ex. hibition.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
NEW CANAAN AGAIN.

The editor of the New Canaan Ad- vertiser stands pat on his proposition to change the names of ull the Canaans except New Canaan, and Tesents the reasonable compromise suggestion of The News, and especially frowns upon our reference to Canaan as the oldest and best known Canaan OH the map. Listen already:
 "While, of course the Adver-
 tiser cannot consider for a moment
 the obliteratlOn of New Canaan from the map we accept brother
 Rodemeyer's suggestion in the spirit it is given, being mindful of
 the fact that there is no spirits
 in this town while there is much
 in his. x To his statement that
 his Canaan is the oldest and
 best known we reply, that New
 Canaan's history dates back to
 1640;if his town can beat that, well
 its record must be blacker than
 ours. and we don't want to know
 anything more about the dark
 ages"
 With regard to the spirits" that are supposed to flood this good old town, if Editor Hersham could casually loiter about, in or near any prominent loafing place in this stricken bailiwick, and overhear some of the current spirituous conversation, especially siGce October 4, he would have his mind disabused of some certain erroneous ideas con- corning matters and things winch those erroneous ideas concern.
 In the matter of seniority, there's absolutely no room for argument: Ga. naan was founded on the 1st of Janu- ary, in the year B. c. 1, and had been confounded many a time, long before New Canaan was a yearling. Not only that, but it's bigger town than New Canaan, and better town; its girls are prettier, its men are handsomer and braver; it has more money, more brains, more business, finer scenery, better singers, better whistlers, better bridge players-and we can lick the editor of the Advertiser.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
A Toueh,Lot.

There are probably few humorists in England who can tell more funny stories than W. Pett Ridge. Sometime ago at a public meeting he told of a man who one day entered a London police court. The magistrate happened to reconize him as u fellow clubmun, and genially invited him to take a seat on the bench. The visitor was de. lighted ut the honor done him, and as he sat down beside the magistrate he looked wonderingly round the crowded court.
 "I see you have remarkably tough lot of customers to deal witht his mosn- ing, he said in surprise to the magis- trate.
 "Hush!" replied the magistrate, shaking his head 10 impose silence, "those are the lawyersr'
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
THEIMPENDING DROUTH.

It is said there's more than one way to kill cat besides choking it to death with butter; and by the same token there's no less of ways and means to weather a parching drouth besides shriveling up with thirst. Certain ob- serving citizens have detected symptoms of we'll laid plans on the part of certain other citizens to meet the impending long dry spell decreed by the 240 No License voters, without recourse to either the hydrant or the Hole-in the- wall.
 The circumstance is cited, as a straw that indicates the direction of the wind, that whereas last year an out-of- town apple-grinding concern, in response to an advertisement for cider apples, suc- ceeded in having several carloads of apples shipped from this town, at a moderate price per bushel, this year the same concern, issuing a similar advertisement, received hardly any at- tention, the total of apples that have D6Su SH1ppSu JULIE ASoo 0lloh SOou- sized wagon-load The inference, as it impresses the aforesaid observing citizens, is that the home folks have other use for their cider apples this year than disposing of them to outside parties, and that they are proceeding on the unimpeachable principle that fore-handed thrift, like sweet charity, should begin at home.
 It is widely accepted axiom, how ever, that "all signs fail in a dry time,'' and even discounting the apple evidence as indicating anything-as some ff.necked cynics pretend to dis count the importance of the apple episode in the Garden-the observant ones bank on another circumstance. They assert that tons and tons of grapes have been shipped into town to be made into wine in some of the outlying dis tricts. To just what extent these sagacious provisions will ward off the discomforts of the impending drouth from the community as a whole, is per. haps matter of dry statistics and speculative mathematics. But if there is anything in the reported symptoms, it is probably safe to predict that when the town becomes like the desert and the torrld season shuts down on us, and
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Effect of Bullets.

In some experiments with bullet wounds it was determined that when a hollow organ such as the stomach is perforated by a bullet, it sustains more damage if it contains fluid than if empty. The author fired o. 303 bullet at a sheep's stomach. In the one case when it was full of water, and in the other case when it was empty, with the following results: The aperture in each wall of the empty organ was 0.2 inch; the aperture in the first wall of the full stomach was also 0.2 inch but that in the second wall was or inch. From this it follows that a man hit after full meal would have less chance of recovery than had this oc. cured when the organ was empty.
 Bullet wounds, of the lung, provided no large vessles are touched, are seldom fatal in man or beast.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

Temperance folks, whether favoring no license or not, will find an argu- ment in the speech of E. G. Riggs, at the Bald Head banquet. MT. Riggs frankly attributes his baldness-and he is beautifully bald-to brandy. Once upon time he was i'll with typhoid fever, in a no license town. While he was convalescing his father sent him some brandy, to build up on. His nurses-they were man nurses-drank up the brandy and got themselves so incapacitated that they neglected to shave his head, and as a result he lost his hair. That's how brandy made Riggs bald-headed.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Catching Any Roses.

Catching any roses?
 Catching any smiles? World is full Of violets,
 Miles and miles and miles Catching any. .daffodills !? Catching any dreams |? World is full of loveliness, Fish in all the streams! Catching any sorrow? ?
 Catching any cares Catching any pitfalls?
 Catching any snares? First a lot of sunshine,
 Then a lot of gloom: Catching any bubbles? Catching any bloom? Merry, merry fisherman, Fish while you may: Catching any happiness Catching any play? Bait your hook with youthfulness, Cast while you can: World is full of truthfulness, Watching any MAN? Catching any romance? Catching any love? World is full of moonlight Flooding from above. Catching any laughter? Catching any flowers Catching any sunshine? Catching any showers {?
 The Bentztown Bard.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

Congressman P. Davis Oakley, the bald headed wit who will repre- sent the First Connecticut district, will be the Tom Reed of the Sixty fourth Con- gress. When the repartee gets into full swing, and his colleagues get wise to the fact that Oakley occupies the ex- alted post of president of the Bald Head Club of America, maybe that celebrated organization won't get some dead-head publicity in the columns of the digni- fled and proverbially dry Congressional Record.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Count Your Blessings.

 If the world seems cold and drear And you cannot find good cheer
 Count your blessings! If you get up feeling blue And there's naught looks good to you Count your blessings! If, no matter how you try, All your plans still go awry-
 Count your blessings! If the one you thought was true Plays traitor part to you
 Count your blessings! If you have a sudden loss Or you bear heavy cross
 Count your blessings! If you think this is not true, Try it. See what it will do for you
 Count your blessings! If you'll count them every day, Nothing can withhold the pay
 Count your blessings
 Fannie Heron Wingate.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Sabotage"


 r. One of your friends asked what is sabotage"
 We'll, "sabotage" is a French word which not only designates the manu- facture of "sabots, {" wooden shoes, but is also used for an operation consisting in gashing obliquely the wooden ties of the railroads to fix in them the chairs for the rails.
 This settled, let me add thet, some years ago, not far from Paris and in the time of those strikes fomented by German agitators a few men had worked to repair a railroad. when an in spector discovered that most of the chairs were fixed in way that inevita- bly any train coming along would be overturned in the trenches.
 "Quel sabotage!" (What a sabotage); |; who running a head of the first train, flag in hand, managed to stop it just in the nick of time.
 To the justice, the gendarmes, re- porters, in fact, every one who after ward questioned him, the inspector throwing his arms above his head, would first exclaim, "Quel sabotage Quel sabotageI" And the next day the French press adopted the word Sabotage" as meaning a mischievous and criminal act.
 Before that the word "sabot, taken "au figure" got in French bad re- pute. It signifies poor instrument of music, a bad billiard cue, in general everything which is no good. To sleep as "sabot" means as sound as a brute.--Henry de Lafitole in the New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Taking Precautions.

A rosy-cheeked youngster, dressed in his best clothes, entered the village postotfice and carefully laid a huge slice of iced cake on the counter.
 With my sister, the brides compli- ments, and will you please eat us much you can ?" he said.
 The postmistress smiled delightedly.
 How very kind of the bride to re. member me," she cried. Did she know of my weakness for wedding cake ?'
 "She did" answered the youngster. coldly, "and she thought she'd send yer a bit of it this afternoon just to take the edge off yer appetite before she posted any boxes off to her friends.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

Editor Lyon, of the Milford Citizen, taking his cue from Editor Hersham, of the New Canaan Advertiser, now wants to "change the name of either Milford or New Milford, " to avoid con- fusion. The delicate suggest1 veness of the Milford scribe's proposition re- calls the hint of the crowded passenger on the narrow buggy.seat. Said he: eff one of us would get off there'd be more for me-"
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
NORTH CANAAN HAS-

population Jf 2,171, Census of 1910.) Two railroads.
 National and Savings Banks. Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsfleld and beyond. Up-to-date High School and first-class school system
 Five churches.
 First-class hotel.
 Fire department. including chemical en- zine.
 Ten miles of State Roads. Electric light and power plant, Complete Sewer System. Never-failing water supply and the best water in the state. Wide-awake Business Mems Association. Extensive lime and iron industries Fraternas and benefit societies. Brass band.
 Up-to-date department stores. Pure air and wholesome climate.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
Season On, Look OutI

A certain teacher who is fond of putting his class through natural his- tory examinations is often surprised by their mental agility. He recently asked them to tell him "What animal is satisfied with the least nourish- ment ?''
 "The moth!" one of them shouted confidently. "It eats nothing but holes. s.asl 5 lxs s. .-...--, i.--ses.a.a.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

In electing Mrs. Hitchcock president again, the Canaan Equal Franchise League returns to first principles and accords recognition to the executive genius of the pioneer suffragist of the town-the lady who had the temerity to call the first meeting of Canaan women to consider the adyisability of organizing to labor for,, the cause.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

Any member of the united Brother hoods, or any other man, who neglects the opportunity to bear Congressman E. J. Hill speak, next week Friday even- ing, is going to miss a good thing-and will deserve to miss it if he has no reasonable cause for staying away.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

tine hot sands begin tn blister the sole, there will be those grateful lift-saving little oases, i'll one place and another, where the people will not be going about with their tongues hanging out.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

The News should appeal with special force to the sagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- field County and Southern Berkshire.
 It nas competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns to report the ocal doings each week. and goes into the homes and is perused by the entire families of the the iong headed advertiser most desires to reach.
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

The adjutant was featuring to the subalterns of the battalion.
 "In the field," he said, cit is now incumbent upon an officer to make him. self look as much like a man as possi- ble."
 Everybody laughed.
 "That is, mean" he explained, "as much like soldier as possible. "- London. Mirror.H E
Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21

The editor of the Waterbury Republi can, liked it. Hark ye:
 ''One night with the members of the Bald-Head Club of America is so full of mirth that all the iibes and jests of year at the expense of the shining pates are wholly effaced from the memories of even the most sensitive members.