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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
WIFE OF BELGIAN CABINET MINISTER SENT ID BERLIN JAIL Mime. De Wairt Confined Over Three Months
 In Prison
HELPED PEOPLE GET
 NEWS OF RELATIVES
Germans Sole Aim In Belgium, She Says, Is To Terrorize and Subdue the Population and Drive Out
 All Counter Influences

Paris. September 25.-(Correspondenc of the Associated Press.)-"When one knows why to live. how to live is of very little importance, yet 1t was a great relief to my nerves to get out from behind German prison bars" said Madame Car ton de Wiart. wife of the Belgian min ister of justice to the Associated Press 'n spite of my interest in prison re- forms.' she added Madame de Wiart has for some time been corresponding member of the New York Prison associa- ton.
 Tt was by no favor that I was re- leased. she declared "I had served ou, the sentence of the court martial three and half months imprisonment and t was only on being released that.I learned I was also condemned to exile They wanted to keep me in Germany, but through the efforts of the Spanish ambas- sador was allowed to go to Switzerland, where my husband joined me. Every thing was arbitrary in the proceedings against me and the afterthought of exile was purely a military expedient to keep me out of my country.
 Did as All Women
 What I managed to do, all the women of Belgium did as far as their situation enabled them to do--that was to help the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
A Perfect Lady

From the New York Evening Post
 A philanthropio New York woman was entertaining. in the spacious grounds of her suburban residence. large num-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Did as All Women

What I managed to do, all the women of Belgium did as far as their situation enabled them to do--that was to help the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09

Of SlOO.0O0,0O0. may realize close 70
S55,000.O0 However. the expense or
obtaining outside plants 10 fill part
of the orders would cut down these
profits considerably.
Another large war contract which
has Just been signed is between the
Tennessee Copper Company and the
du Point powder company. The former
has agreed TO deliver TO the latter
big tonnage Of sulphuric acid. which
is used TO a large extent in the man
ufacture of powder. While no figures
giving the amount of this tonnage or
the value have been made known a
director of the comparr said yester-
day that the acid sold to the du POnt
concern would be of a better quality
than that called for in the company's
contract with the international Agri-
cultural CORPORATION. and hence would
command a much better price.
The company. 10 take care of its in
creasing war business. is constructing
g new unit to its plants. which will
augment their capacity from one-third
to one-hslf.
New York directors of the William
Cramp g. Sons Ship and Engine Build
ing Company Yesterday professed ieno-
rance of the truth of reports from
Philadelphia that negotiations were
under way for the sale of the COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09

pany's control 70 the Bethlehem 81.
Corporation. which would Us. a.
plants in connection with rs war k.t
ness. Charles VI. Schwab. in q oius'-
from South Bethlehem. denied he =,
negotiating for control CT tie "a
concern.
On rumors that the deal had NJ
consummsted the company's shs,r
sold on the curb as high a. 81.
gain Of 81 points over MONDAYS ,lsv
Bethlehem Steel on the Stock q
change established a new high p,,,.
of 1876. compared with a previoas IN
of 1853, made on May :, before tier,
nouncement was made in Wal. Sir,
that the Lusitania had been torpeSs
Another consignment OF s2.ysN
gold is expected 20 be received tor
by ]. P. Morgan & Co. from tie Pc,
Of Eng and's agent az Ottawa in n.
ment of war supplies purchased /,
this country. This will make ss.N,
600 shipped so far this week. ss &.
100000 was received on Monday. ).
fore the end Of the week total g..
ments will probably reach si00)lf
Within the last fortnight Morcu
Co. have received s20.000000 in q
from Canada as part payment 4
goods purchased in their capacity !
commercial agents for the British n
French governments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09
CARRISON'S ARMY
PLANS PREPARED
Secretary Says Reorganization
Outline Is Ready for Con-
gress at Any Moment.
IFrom Thn Trihunc BuIe,u. ]

Washington, June s. Secretary Of
War Garrison said to-day thar in the
event of an extraordinary session of
Congress he could submit at once an
outline Of the reorganization plan for
the army which would be sufficiently
clear and comprehensive to permit OF
the immediate Inauguration of the
work of framing no project for army
hottermcnt into actual law.
For many months Secretary CARR
son has been working over the plans
for bringing the United States army
IN to a standard Of efficiency compare
Bile with that of other modern govern
ments. These plans have been out
lined completely and. in cooperation
with the General staff. Secretary Gar
rison has lately been engaged in filling
i'm and co-ordinating every detail. The
present condition of the plan is such
that only few hours would be re-
quired to dress it into shape for
presentation to Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09
SEES EXTENSION
OF GERMAN EMPIRE
King of Bavaria Says Austria.
Hungary and Turkey Will
Share in Fruits of War.

Amsterdam, June s.-Extension OF
the German Empire beyond the old
frontiers to secure il against future
attack" was predicted by King Lrd-
wig of Bavaria, in an address yester-
day before the Canal League, accord
ing to a telegram from Munich. HIS
Majesty said:
"When the English declared war
said. i am glad because now we can
settle accounts with our enemies; now
at last we may hope to get more favor
able communications with the sea for
Central and Southern Germany
Ten months have elapsed and much
precious blood has been shed, but it
will not have been in vain. The fruits
of the war will be the strengthening
of the empire with extension beyond
the old frontiers as far as is necessary
10 secure it against future attack
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09
ALLIES PLACE
GIGANTIC WAR
ORDER IN i. 5.
General Electric To BE
Clearing House for MI
nitions of 100000.

Go oreat has become the need OF the
,II;os for ammunition for lmmedia ate
delivery from the United States thst
+, i deemed best TO centrallze the or
doris Plans nearing completion pro,
roso that the bulk of the orders Will
no g;vcn TO the General Electric Com
nopv which with its facilities Will be
able 70 turn out shrapnel and otner
ovnIosive shells at a rate that VIII DE
moro in proportion with the present
oporuous demand Contracts wnlcn
tbis concern is now working on and
which will probably be signed IN the
near future call for an expenditure
Inv the Allies Of approximately SlO0'-
0O0.0
Naturally. not all the shells will be
nanufartured IN the plants of the
General Electric COMPANY. The or
ders will be distributed among other
concerns. but the responsibility Tor
prompt delivery will rest with the
General Electric. British military ex-
merits now in this country declare that
their previous estimates of the amount
of shells required for daily consump-
,ion bv the Allies have been far too
low. They consider now that 2oO'OoO
shells day is a fair average.
The General Electric Company TO
fulfill its share of the orders. is pre-.
pairing to install a large amount or
machinery especially adapted to the
manufacture of shells. Negotiations
are being carried on between officials
of the company and J. p. Morgan
Co. acting as commercial agents for
the British government. which in turn
is acting for France. Italy and Russia.
What these orders may mean to the
General Electric Company may only
be surmised at the present stage OF
the negotiations. but on the basis OF
the gross profits accruing to the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company on its rife orders il is esti-
mated that the company, on contracts
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
The Result of the Western Drive.
(Meriden Record.)

It is so long since any real offensive move was taken by the allies that the recent drive in the west has occa- stoned universal interest and pro- phesies galors are being made as to the ultimate result of the new tactics of the allied armies. It has undoubtedly required much patience and forbear- ance on the part of civil and military made necessary by the unprepared- ness of France and England.
 It seems hardly credible that the advance would have been made had there not been sufficient means to back up the initial attack. How much longer the weather will permit of offensive work is a question which time, alone, will determine. On the eastern front it seems probable that the weather has begun its deadly work and that the Russians have here an ally of deadly importance.
 Even with more decisive victories the time is too short for final achieve rnent and unless all signs fail the war will drag it's weary length along until spring when trench warfare will again have g. rest and attacks will be made to bring about the finale of the greatest war the world has ever known.
 The winter will be filled with horrors for all belligerents, but every country involved will know better this year how to arrange to make its troops comfortable and there will be in general more adequate prepara- tion.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
COMMUNICATED.
Suggests Plan To Appease Employes
 And Employers.

To the Editor of The Herald: Sir:
 In last evenings issue of your valu- able paper under the heading: Mass meeting planned for Saturday night at Turner Hall, you state that it is hoped 'an understanding may be reached between all parties as we'll as for the benefit of the public at large" On this question I would like to offer a few suggestions.
 First-That all speakers shall be expected to answer questions. No speaker to be expected to reply to any question not bearing on his statement.
 Second--That the employer or his representative shall receive the same courtesy accorded to the employers or their representatives.
 Third-That representatives of the political parties shall confine their arguments to the questions at issue between employers and employees.
 Fourth-That committee be ap- pointed by the audience to confer with the employers and employees for the purpose of reaching a satisfactory solution of the present industrial un- rest. -':,. .t
 Respectfully yours,N #
 GEORGE P. WILLIAMS.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
livais of all generations, from

AAsc%AS VI dA1 5SIiSAc&eAo1iot II VIII sshakesp peare's time until now.
 However serious the movie men are lin this their latest innovation. there are many old-time clergymen and others connected with the church who will not hear their radical advances. Heretofore all the entertainment has been given in the basement of the church, after the fashion of straw berry festivals, coffee clatches, and the like. The movie can get in the church through the basement door. if it will; but it cannot come in through the main entrance, where the penitents pass to. wor- ship. The movie may be a harm less and sometimes instructive instru- ment, but like other things on this mundane sphere, 1t has its time and place, and, it's place is not in the church. As drawing card, true, It might get people to go to church, but the opponents of the good "old-time religion" will tell you that when people have to be drawn to church in that fashion the church is better off If such people stay away. Chicago and the twentieth century West can stage anything novel that might ap- peal to the up-to-the-minute church goer, but the staid old East, New England in particular, will be willing to take it's religion in the old fashioned way.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
There are Still Trappers.
Louisville Courier-Journal.


 Not far from Louisville, but acroes the river in Indiana, Peter McDaniel a trapper, whose home was a soli- tary cabin at Beaver hole, on Four teen-mile creek, is dead. He lived to be seventy-seven years old. During the last twenty years of his life he earned sufficient for his modest bach elor necessities by following a call- ing which in the popular mind is as- sociated with the frontier during the period in which white men gradually worked their way westward from the Atlantic coast, and before there were transcontinental railways
 Every youth who is healthy is by nature an adventurer. Those who have the hard luck to be born in flats and brought up in the streets may become members of gangs and regard. tie peaceful and peace-guarding police man as~the natural enemy of their kind. But that is a perversion of in- stinct brought about by artificial en- vlronment. The boy whose bare feet feel the soil in summer time, and who fishes and swims and hunts, even
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
Connecticut Waterways.
(New London Day.)

Now that Meriden has initiated a movement to build a canal from New Haven to that city, Waterbury is be- ginning to feel that it is getting left at the post. The Republican asks, why not make the Naugatuck river navigable to the Brass City? New Britain has not yet relinquished her scheme for a canal to Middletown, and there is the plan to connect Nor wich with Worcester by a waterway to be considered. Anyone who thought there wasn't any work for the Con- necticut Deeper Waterways associa- tion has made woeful mistake. We may yet see canals across all portions of the state. At three million a piece the cost of these projects would not be out of proportion with the ex- penditures granted by congress to many western states for the improve ment of their waterways. and the schemes brought forward in this state offer as good prospects of bring ing paying business as their proto- types in the west and south.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01

at least as many visitors to the Pacific coast. The plain fact Is that the greater part of the large sum esti- mated must have been saved, and economy has been decidedly the rule among those who do not pretend to go to Europe every year.
 Saving of this kind is a healthy de- velopment even when it is to some extent compulsory. The money is here, for other and more useful pur- poses. It Is better in the hands of those who know how to save; and the growth of our parasite classes may be usefully checked to the gen. eral advantage.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
conuecticut's wICollege.
(Boston Herald)

Of the many colleges that arc opening their doors this month, there is one here in New England that well comes it's first freshman class. This is the Connecticut College for Wom- en, w.1ich will shelter anId instruct freshmen class of about \ hundred Tn the five buildings of its liant already completed on the shore Rf the Con- necticut at New London.
 The college is an otv growth of the exclusion of women from Wes- leyan, after their numbe at that in stitution had begun toA ncrease in a way to disturb the aT pni of the college. As women are r admitted to Yale or Trinity, the ction of Wesleyan left Connecticu with no institution for the highe education of women. The friends educa- ton got busy at once. ] cir efforts received an impetus that vhade inn mediate success possible Then Nor ton F. Plant of New London offered to build two granite dormitories and to give the proposed college an en- dowment fund of q million dollars. Various names were suggested, one that received much favor being Win throp college, in honor of the first governor of Connecticut, but the pres ent name was adopted at the request of Mr. Plant. The people of New London joined with great enthusi- asm in raising money for the site.
 Connecticut college starts it's ex- ! istence under the most favorable aus pices, with everything new from the ground up, instead of merging into a college from an academy or semi nary, as many of its predecessors have done. Few colleges have started out on larger lines, or, with better equipment and endowment.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
Grecley's Statue On The Move.
, (Brooklyn standard-Union.) ]

(Brooklyn Standard -Union.)
 The statues of Horace Greeley, the eminent editor of antislavery days, which have been erected in his honor in the city where he carried on his work for nearly 40 years, have as yet found no permanent abiding place. The one erected at the intersection of Broadway, Sixth avenue and Thirty third street had first to be removed when the Hudson tubes reached that point and later to permit the con- struction of the subway whose route Is up the city's chief thoroughfare, to be restored to its place when that work is done.
 Now by the exidencies of strict en- forcement of city ordinances the Ward statue of the founder of the Tribune, which has stood for a quar- ter of century in front of the build ing on the spot where his work was carried on in more modest offices, will have to go from that site, which encroaches on the sidewalk space and s sandwiched between a revolving door and a bootblack's stand.
 The park department, which has Jurisdiction over the triangle within which the statue of Benjamin Frank lin was erected the year of Greeley's s death, gave the permission for the placing of the bronze figure of the late Franklin where it now is and is ex- pected to designate a new place for 1t. This will probably be in the city ball park and the figure can face the scene of MT. Greeley's work, and where he and his associates were bar ricaded at the time of the antidraft riots, in a permanent place. just as his bust stands over his grave in Greenwood, where he was laid at the end of his stormy career, which eliminated in the hopeless campaign for the presidency and the break down of his health after the death of his wife.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
Doesn't Understand It.
(New Haven Journal-Courier.

(NeW Haven JOurnal-COurier.)
 Young Reilly, who graduated from Yale last June and is now beginning life as an extra guard on the sub way in New York, is surprised to find himself a much talked of young man. Tell me-" he said to a news paper reporter who had waylaid him, why are the papers making such a fuss about a man simply because he wants to begin work underground in stead of far above ground? That's what I don't understand" Young Reilly's choice of work is no different from the choice made by other fel- lows who in their determination to reach the top, begin their practical education at the bottom. The at tention which has been drawn to him almost suggests the suspicion on the part of Tom, Dick and Harry that most young men start life foolishly, and that one who is actually detected in starting life rationally must be queer enough to go into the museum column. Young Reilly may console himself with the reflection that his sudden prominence will disappear as fast as it came. The newspaper reading public Is f1ckle and dotes on new and strange dishes. Here to- day and gone tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01

where fishing is a waste of timE economically viewed, and hunting matter of tramping about with ffr' bert rifle to murder innocent, unsus pecting, insectivorous birds, longs W hunt and trap fur bearers and scA peIts, and fight Indians, like LcatheT. stocking the Fenimore Cooper hero N whom were incarnated the ideals n normal boyhood.
 As a matter of fact there still anl many pelts to be gathered Quite str army of hunters and trappers. al told, get their living by harvestln1 them in the remaining fringes forest and along the water courses and ravines which civilization has no metamorphosed. It is possible stil for a man to live, like Peter McDan iel, in a sheck in the woods and a6 pend upon his rifle, his traps and ha dogs. If he may not dine upon bea' meat, veniscn and wild turkey, a Daniel Boone did, he may at leas have plenty of smaller game with corn cakes. And "varmints" waoN' fur is as salable as gllt-edge securitie| still are fairly numerous in sectiouI of the oldest and most denseiy pofa ulatcd states There still are foresk& areas where n man may build hA hut of round logs, chink 1t with stick or stones daubed with clay, get hs water supply from q crystal sprinj and his fuel from fallen oLm fclh4. trees, and live beyond fq
 without setting foot in {
 ments save for the purpo3
 "a
 and powder and ball.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
Making Idaho Hum. (Washington Post.)

Come to Idaho, young man, if you want to prosper" This is the ad- vice of Gov. Moses Alexander, demo- cratic chief executive of the state that will have a candidate for the repub- lican presidential nomination next year. The governor declared that Idaho is the best state in the West and that some day his assertion will be. proved.
 Idaho is blessed with all the good things nature can bestow," :" said the governor. "Our wheat crop has increased many millions of bu- shels; hogs, cattle and sheep have grown in numbers and prices are good. Idaho now ranks third as a wool-producing state, and the price of wool is better than it has been since the war Our timber is mex haustible and irrigation is success. The wonderful irrigation works built by the federal government at Boise, Payette and Minnedoka have been a great success.
 "The university at Moscow and the agricultural college and experiment station are the equal of any in the United States. The agricultural teachings have shown us how to prac- tice diversified farming which is necessary in an irrigated country. Little by little the sage brush is dis appearing and happy homes, schools and churches are spriging up. We are building highways across the state, and soon will have connected Wyoming, Utah, Oregon and Wash ington.
 Dry farming which was so little known a few years ago is now be ing taken up rapidly and the popula- tion is steadily increasing. Pocatello is in the midst of a building boofn. Block after block of business houses have been completed and the Oregon Shore Line has erected one of. the finest depots in the West.
 "The beet sugar industry is flourish ing There are~,Saere beets raised than ever before, and the farmer is getting as good price as he ever did. In deed, the two great products which it was predicted the new tariff would ruin. beet sugar and wool, are doing as we'll now as they ever did,
New Britain herald., 1915-10-01
Our Summer Vacation Bill. (Wall Street. Journal.l

ObVfously, as consequence of the war, our summer vacation bill has been redistributed. There is sufff- cient evidence that it has been radi- cally curtailed. Opinions have diff fered about the amount spent an nually in European tourist travel, but it has been put at $200000,000 by con- servative authority, which would in- clude clothing and personal effects bought in Paris and London and pay ing duty here.
 When the war stopped the tourist traffic of this kind some rather rash assumptions were made. It was sup posed that people who annually crossed the ocean would flood the summer hotels and plenty of these started with an exalted idea of rates. So far as the eastern hotels are con- cerned, in spite of few brilliant ex- captions which are prosperous in any year, the season has been bad one.
 It is reasonably apparent that peo- pie who go abroad are not those who patronize hotels in the White noun tains, the Adirondacks, or the coast resorts. They have certainly oc- cupied the cottages at places like Bar Harbor, Newport, Lenpx or Saratoga more fully than usual It is entirely probable that their expenditures have been relatively conservative. There have been few expensive enter tainm ents. Bridge whist, tennis, bath ing and the making of small sup plies for soldiers, all relatively cheap amusements, have kept down expen- ditures.
 Some part of the usual seagoing public seems to have been attracted by the charms of California and the San Francisco exposition. This is but a small part of the usual expen- allure; and it is entirely probable that if peace had prevailed traffic this way would have accounted for