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New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

the United States government to the considerations put forward in Sir Ed ward Grey's note to MT. Page, of the 10th instant, as to the propriety of awaiting the result of prize court pro- ceed1ngs before diplomatic action is Initiated. It will be remembered that they have from the outset given defi- Hlte assurance that the owners of the Wllnelmlna as we'll as the owners of her cargo, if found to be contraband would be equitably indemnified.
 Contraband Question.
 There is one further observation to which his majesty's government think it right and appropriate in the present connection to give expression. They have not so far declared foodstuffs to be absolute contraband; they have not lnterfered with any neutral Ves- sels on account of their carrying food stuffs, except on. basis of such food stuffs being liable to capture if des- tined for enemy forces or govern ments. Tn so acting they have been guided by the general principle of late universally upheld by civilized nations and observed in practice, that the civil populations of countries at war are not to be exposed to treat ment rightly reserved for combatants. This distinction has to all intents and purposes been swept away by the novel doctrines proclaimed and acted upon by the German government.
 Tt is unnecessary here to dwell upon the treatment that has been meted out to the civil population of Belgium, and to those parts of France which are in German occupation. When Germany, long before any mines had been laid by the British authorities, proceeded to SOW mines upon the high seas and by this means sunk a considerable number not only of British, but also neutral merchant men with their unoffending crews, it was, so his majesty's government hold, open to them to take retaliatory measures. even if such measures were of a kind to involve pressure on the civil population, not, indeed of neu- tral states, but of their enemies They refrained from doing so
 When subsequently English towns and defenseless British subjects, in cluding women and children, were de- liberately and systematically fired upon and killed by ships flying the flag of the imperial German navy; when quiet country towns and villages, void of defences and possessing no nili- tary or naval importance, were bonn barded by German airships, his majestys government still abstained from drawing the logical cOnSe- uuences from this form of attack on defenseless citizens.
 Further steps in the same drec- in aft have already been taken by Germany. British merchant vessels have been torpedoed at sight without any at tempt being made to give warning to the crew or any opportunity being given to save their lives torpedo has been fired against a British hos pital ship in daylight and similar treatment is threatened to all British
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
RAILROAD
Providence,

Providence, II to amend the cfl New Haven ana connection with the company. \ gislature corp' the house Of I day. The legal d is preparing a
 will be presente soon.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Only Brief Hearing.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY REPORT.

Hartford, Feb. 2O.-The cost of the new county building at New Haven as shown by the report of the county commissioners distributed to members of the New Haven county legislative delegation here yesterday was S1,324,- S69. The total indebtedness of the county is shown to be at the present time $7S9,000. and the deficiency for the year 1913 and 1914, $114,543. The inventory of the property owned by the county aggregates S2,332,367.06.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
STILL LEADING FIELD.
Washington State College First in
 College Rifle Shooting Contest.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Washlngtoh State college still is leading the held ing championship of the country though closely pressed by Iowa state and Michigan and Massachusetts Az rlcultural colleges.
 In class this week Yale defeated Nebraska 914 to 9O6.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
TWO BOMBS PLACED ON FRENCH STEAMER
Story Of Sinking of Vile dc Lille
 by German Submarine.

Cherbourg, via Paris, Feb. 20, 2 D. m.-The story of the sinking on Feb ruary Is of the French steamer Vile de Lille by a German submarine off the Barf1eur lighthouse, east of Cher bourg, was told last night by the steamers boatswain.
 The submarine which sunk them, the boatswain said, was the U-16 which pursued the Vile de Lille some distance and maneuvered in such d way as to prevent escape. Then the Germans hoisted the signal stop or we fire on you,'' whereupon the Ville de Lille stopped and the submarine came alongside
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
PROTEST "SPOTTENG" TARIFFS

Boston, Feb. 20.-Protests of New England shippers against the new car ''spotting' tariffs filed by the rail- roads with the interstate commerce commission were heard by M. A. Pat terson, special examiner for com mission yesterday. "Spotting' tariffs are those levied by the railroads for shunting cars over private spur tracks in the yards of the shippers
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
INDIAN

Bombay, Via a. m.-The Ho1 hale, an Indian| dent of the In died suddenly | the representa- mem bers of thd the viceroy's | twenty years. self to the caul his Mahratta q as a professorl He was 49 yea
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. w. Eddy National Bank building
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Given Ten Minutes.

T will give you ten minutes to leave the ship said the German commander, according to the boat with the order and took to the boats, pulling toward Barf1eur.
 Meanwhile men from the submarine went aboard the steamer and placed two bombs, one in the captains room apd the other in the forecastle. Ten minutes later there were two ex- plosions and the ship began to sink stern first. The captain and crew wept as they saw their ship go down.
 Stopped Dutch Ship.
 After the bombs had been placed aboard the Vile de Lille the subma- rine stopped a Dutch ship, which was allowed to proceed after the Germans satisfied themselves there was no con- raband aboard.
 The submarine then returned to the Vile de Lilies boats and took them in tow until the Barfeur was in sight.
 Aided By Germans.
 The captain of the steamer did not have time to dress fully before ne was ordered to leave his ship, and in jured his chin in clambering into the boat The German commander, ob- serving the captains injury, took him aboard the submarine and gave him first aid treatment. The Germans 8 lso supplied the master of the steam CT with a fine pair of sea boots, as he had been compelled to leave his | own behind.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Cannot Have Both Ways.

''The German government cannot have it both ways. If they consider themselves justified in destroying by bonn mbardment the lives and property of the peaceful civil inhabitants of English open towns and watering places, and in seizing and sinking sh1ps and cargoes of conditional con- traband on their way thjther, on the ground that they are consigned to a fortified place or base, a fortiori his najestys government must be at liberty to treat Hamburg, which is in part protected by Notifications at the mouth of the Elbe, as a fortified town and base of operations and supply for the purposes of Article 34 of the Declaration of London. 8t'If the owners of the cargo of the Wilhelmina desire to question the validity in international law of the action taken by order of his majestys government they will have every op- pOrtunity of establishing their case in que course before the prize court, and his majesty's government would in this connection recall the attention of
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

merchant vessels in the future, as well ; as to any neutral ships that may hap pen to be found in the neighborhood 1 Of the British Isles
 1 Altogether Unreasonable.
 Faced With this situation, his majesty's government consider it i would be altogether unreasonable that Great Britain and eher allies should ] be expected to remain indefinitely bound, to their grave detriment, by rules and principles of which they recognize the justice if mpartially ob- served as between belligerents, but which are at the present moment openly set at defiance by their enemy. If, therefore, his majesty's govern ment should hereafter feel constrained to declare foodstuffs absolute contra band, Or take other measures for in terfering With German trade by way of reprisals, they confidently expect that such action will not be chal- lenged on the part of neutral states by appeals to laws and usages of war whose validity rests on their forming an integral part of that system of in ternational doctrine which, as whole, their enemy frankly boasts the liberty and intention to disregard, so long as neutral states cannot compel the German government to abandon methods of warfare which have not in recent history been regarded as haV- ing the; sanction of either law or hu- manity.'
 Only Brief Hearing.
 London, Feb. 20, 1:5S P. M.-The case of the American steamship Will helmina whose cargo of foOdstutfs bound from New York for Germany was seized by the British auth critics, probably will be taken before prize court very shortly, and it is expected that the hearing will be brief.
 A. G. Hays, atotrney for the owners of the Wilhelmina, is of the opinion that there will be no dispute as to the main facts and that the prize court will have nothing to adjudicate beyond the international questions in- rr,Jx
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
. DESERVED
 PROMOTION

Rev. Father Allard, formerly In charge of the Catholic church at Dawson, came out from Atlin yes terday, where he had been on short visit before his departure from the north for Prince Rupert, where he will henceforth be locat- ed as assistant to Rev. Father Bunoz, the prefect apostolic, and left on the Princess Sophia for his new field of labor. His new du- ties will take him oyer considerable country, and 1t is not unlikely that he will visit Dawson at various times within the next several years
 Father Allard went to the Yu- kon territory from Ottawa twelve years ago, and has been most active in the northern field. He built new churches at Atlin, Carcross and on Sulphur creek, and during the five years he has been In charge in Dawson, greatly enlarged the accommodations at St. Mary's school and put in improvements, including steam heat and other comforts. He was also instrumental in starting a series of popular win ter entertainments at St. Marys hall.
 On first going to the Canadian in- terior Father Allard was one year at Carcross, and three at Atltn' then several years on Sulphur and other creeks.
 He returned to Dawson just be- fore starting for the outside from the upper stewart, where he admin istered to the spiritual needs of 80 Indians who are adherents of the Catholic church. Several weddings and baptisms were performed among them by him during his visit.
 Rev. Father Allard was succeed
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
VILLAGE
 BURIED IN MUD

Juneau Empire, August 25: Per hspc one of tue most unusual slides known in the entire history of the territory-Or even in the his tory of the whole continent-oc- cured as a Friday the 18th event in the Indian village of Klukwan, which is 2S miles inland from Haines on the Chilkat river.
 About two and a half miles back of the village there is in the very top oI the mountains, a basin such as is frequently occupied by a gla- cier. This bowl surrounded by mountain crests has for years been drained by a small stream which passes down the mountain side through a gorge not more than
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
WORK
 E BEING DONE

Seward Gateway: The Alaska en- gineering commission has 15 men employed in the laying of new track over Lowell creek. It is understood that they will have a double track all along to the head of the bay
 r. A. Hancock has been given the job of putting in concrete foun- dations for the machinery in the new machine shop, which will be erected on the site of the old one. The erection of the building proper will not commence until something more definite has been learned, Practically all the machinery that was in the old shop and went
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
DIVIDES THE
 RUSSIAN ARMY

Berlin, Aug 27-The Austrian cavalry has pushed eastward from Koysl on the Polish frontier and succ~e1gd in dividing the Russian forces into two groups unable to cooperate with each other It is anticipated that this movement will force 80 h,-iLer retreat On the part Of oae OF both wings Of the Rus sian army as 1t opeus the way for the TsuJCDic armies to surround and crush the Russian divisions one yt 8 time unless they find means Cf reuuitiug.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
AMERICAN DOLLAR KING ON
 THE NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

Normally, pounds sterling, are quoted at $4.S7 and francs at ap- proximately zoe.
 The German mark showed today slight recovery, but still stands away below normal.
 Tho sharp fall in exchange rates was ascribed to the demand of American manufacturers for pay for the goods sold by them abroad.
 With the English pound debased as never before, the American dol lar is now the standard of the worlds financial market.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
HUNTERS ARRIVE
 ON YACHT TUNA

A party Of big game hunters comprised of R. Fred Vogel, NIr. and Mrs. H. o. Yo- gel of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, and Mrs. and Miss Yates of San Francisco, arrived in Skagway harbor yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the handsome steam yacht luna, owned by R. Fred Yo- gel, commanded by Captain Soren- son, piloted by Capt. Fred White, pioneer Alaska navigator, with H. B. Cloak, an engineer on the old Idaho when she was running to Al aska 30 years ago, as chief engi- neer.
 MT. Vogel left New York the 26th of December, 1914, on the luna and has been aboard of her continuously since, except for a short time spent in San Francisco at the exposition. He brought the vessel, which was built in Glasgow, Scotland, and is 15O feet long, through the Panama canal.
 Shorty" Austin of Carcross has been in Skagway for several days waiting for the party to come as he had been engaged to guide them through the interior on a hunting trip. They left for Log Cabin on
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
]. ]. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY MARSHAL

Juneau Empire, Aug 25: John Clark, chief deputy clerk of the dis tTict court, who has been away on q months vacation which he has spent in San Francisco and San Di- ego will return about the first of the month. It is expected that he will upon his arrival, relieve John F. Mullen as chief deputy United States marshal.
 Deputy Clerk J. T. Reed will as- sume MT. Clark's old position in the clerks office, but the ap- pointee to Mir. Reeds place has not yet been announced.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
TIME SET FOR
 HATPS ANSWER

Washington, Aug. 27-The state department has given the Haitian government until September 17th to consider and determine whether it will accept the offer of the Unit ed States to establish temporary protectorate over that country and administer for ten years their finances and supervise the policing of the islands for the entire repub- lie.
 The American government is ar ranging fer an extended stay with 2,5OO marines at strategic points of the island.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

New York, Aug. 27-The value of the English pound, sterling, has gone steadily down for the past three weeks until today it touched $4.63& in American money, the lowest value ever placed upon it since New York became a financial center. Utter demoralization of the foreign exchange markets re- suited. This is a drop of over four cents in ten days.
 Francs followed suit, falling to 600, or the equivalent of 16 2-3c.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
AMBASSADOR SAYS SUBMARINE
 ATTACKS ON LINERS WILL CEASE

Washington, Aug. 27-German Ambassador Bernstorff has supple meutad his previous expressions of his governments regret over the loss of American lives on the steamer Arabic with the official an nouncement coming from Berlin yesterday that the Kaiser would disavow the action of the subma- rine commander in sinking the Ara bic and declare the same to have
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

ten feet wide. During the recent havy rains, which lasted for three days, this gorge gradually filled with the backed-up waters of the stream and a mass of mud and rocks.
 Between two and three o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, August 18th, the natives in the village be- low heard fearful rumbling and grinding. A moment later the panic stricken natives saw an enormous river of mud and rock ploughing it's way down the mountain side, di- rectly n line with their settlement. The slide covered the distance of 21a miles at the rate of miles an hour and made straight for the village.
 Superintendent of Native Schools w. G. Beattie said this afternoon, q never have seen anything like it. The mud carried rocks all the way from pebbles to boulders ' feet high, and wherever the ground was at all soft, it gouged out path for itself eight or ten feet deep. AS it approached the village it parted into two streams. One of them dodged the school house, went around the corner of the gar dens, picked up ten ricks of wood we had piled there and went on down into the river. The other stream went around the corner of the building in the opposite direc- ton and literally entered the kitchen through a locked door, which was splintered to kindling, and went on through the building into the dining room, leaving the rooms filled with mud and rocks to a depth of IS inches. As soon as the water drained off the muck began to harden, and we had to get it out with @ pick.
 The river of mud ran for about fifteen minutes and spread for a width of 100 feet. The whole path of it's progress is simply a sheet of hardened mud and it is so hard that a shovel won't touch it at all. It will all have to be taken out with picks.
 Although the place was pretty well covered with rocks and mud, there was little other damage done, and the largest part of the expense of getting things into shape again will be just plain labor-and that will cost easily .$40O."
 About S6 children are registered in the Klukwan school, which is taught by F. R. Shaver, and which will begin it's session September 18th, There are about 300 natives living in the village, though at the time of the slide there were
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

been done contrary to orders, with the nositiYe statement that subma- rine attacks on passenger liners will cease at once.
 As a consequence the president and officials of the state depart mept give evidence of great relief. and everywhere the tense feeling causod by the belief that a rupture of diplomatic relations with Ger many was imminent has entirely dis appeared.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
BULGARIA ID
 STAY NEUTRAL

Washington, Aug. 27-Official advice5 received here today state that Bulgaria has signed an agree ueut with Turkey to remain neu- tral. This indicates that the at tempt to form a Balkan league to support t}s allies campaign against Turkev has failed.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

Paris, Aug. PA proclamation has bseu issued by the Quadruple entente dclaring blockade of Asia Minor coast ports of Syria from the island of Salos to the Egyptian frontier to be effective
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

London, Aug. 27-Seyeral Ger nan submarines were destroyed and the submarine sheds wrecked at Zeeorugge, the seaport of Bruges, Belgium, by a bOmbardment by
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
TURKISH COAST IS NOW
 BLOCKADED BY ALLIED WARSHIPS

immediately. The addition of a number e fast Italian cruisers to the allied fleet in the eastern part of the Mediterranean since that country's declaration of war against Turkey has made it possible to in- stitute an effective blockade.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
PAYMENT MADE
 IN A. N. R. R.

Washington, Aug. 27-The first payment oF five huGdred and four thousand dollars on the purchase of the Alaska Northern railroad was made by the government today.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27
GERMAN SUBMARINES DESTROYED
 IN SHEDS BY ALLIED FLEET

French and English warships today. It is asserted also that one hun dred German soldiers and marines were either killed or wounded by the shells.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-27

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The Washington herald., 1915-07-15
SIX CLUBS JOIN THE
HERALD JUNIOR CIRCUIT

At meeting Of the Herald Junior
League held yesterday at this office.
six fast 13-year-old clubs were admit
ted to the circuit. The names of the
teams and representatives are as fol-
lows: Herald Hustlers. ]. Emilio: Oak
land Juniors. F. Baxter: Seventh Street
Juniors, G. Gutenberg; Young Athletics,
T. Morroise; Fifth Street Orioles, ].
Abrahams, and Young Nationals. e. Bit
tenbender.
The schedule committee has been ap-
pointed and will draw up the list Of
games which will be adopted at a meet
ing to be held at $50 p. m. tomorrow
evening. President Gimmel expects to
start play on Monday morning. The
rosters of the clubs In the circuit areas
follow:
Herald Hust!cu-H Sol, O. Datin, W. Dakin.
S. Felberbaum H. Feiberbaum. A. Goldstorage. L.
Clements. L Peter. R Carroll. D. Sol. J. Carroll.
and ]. Emilio. manager.
Oakland Junors-E. Kirchnr. A. Mcwr!iams. n.
Pitt. B. Kidv-u. a. Noyes. z Mcouillen NJ
White. L. Miles, X. B-umett, B. McQuillcn, A.
Pitt. II. Croft, and r. Baxter. manager.
Seventh Street Juniors-B. Wenes. NJ. BiTun. P.
George. B. Rupert. Il. Casper. r Tar.hes. l.
Roscnthal NJ. Ottenberz. d. Tash. and q. Often
berg manager.
Young Athl.tics-L Grsnato. h. Mcdonald. O.
Grandon. L. Zapilote. J. Sartorie. I. Jane NJ.
Rogers. G. Gregg. NJ. Fr.ch. n. Garlic. and T.
Morroise. manager.
Fifth Street orioles+B. April g. Greenbers E.
Bouman. J. schaefer. N. Sykes S. April. $.
Poroerien. h. Larinsky II. Persksin A. Boumar
VI. Carmel. and J. Abrahams. manager.
Young Nationalist. Greery. +. PrestiIl. B. Ivere,
p. Screens. r. Barnes. P. Lauene. n. Perkins. J.
Gray. G. Perkins. ]. Laus. +. Dodses, A. Gray.
and E. Bittenbcnder, manager.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-15
La FONTAINE Will
HANDLE fight CLUB
President of Maryland Association to
Have Entire Charge-Lowe
in Next Battle.

The local followers of the roped arena
We're handed a big surprise when 1t was
announced yesterday that Jimmy La
Fontaine. the president of the Maryland
Athletic and Social Club, would in the
more Fight Club and also act as match
maker
The directors of the association have
not beCn satisfied with the recent bouts
which the club held. and at a meeting
OF the board a decision was made to
allow La Fontaine TO handle the entire
affairs of the club. La Fontaine will re-
oIcn the Maryland club with an attrac-
ton that will appeal to the public.
Tommy Lowe. the local veteran light
wight. will be matched to battle some
fast fighter
Grover HAYES and Willie Houck. the
former of chicago and the latter of
Phila delphia are both anxious to so fif-
teen rounds with the Washington boy
and both are being given serious consid
Grafton
In Hayes or Houck Lowe will meet
one of the fastest men in the game. as
both are clever. and are two OF the
hardest hitting light weights in the ring
today
Looking over their record it is seen
they have fought such good men as Sam
Robadcau. Joe Rivers. Matty Baldwin.
Young Jack O'Brien. Jack Britton,
Freddy Welsh and Johnny kilbane.
record Lowe himself can boast of.
The next entertainment will be staged
the latter part OF this month.