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New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
TILLMAN TAKES SHOT AT BRYAN AND T.R.
Chairman of Naval Committee Ad- dresses Senate on National Defense
URGES ARMOR PLANT BILL
Assails What He Characterizes Greed of Private Manufacturers of War Materials and Upholds Daniels Ad- ministration of Navy.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Declarine William J. Bryan as simply ob- sessed," and heodore Roosevelt as '"The Giant in Mother Goose" Chair man Tillman of the naval committee. addressed the senate today on nation al defense and assailed what he char actcrized as the greed of private man. ufacturers of war materials.
 Senator Tillman upheld Secretary Daniels administration of the navy de- partment and characterized as sim ply outrageous" critics of the depart ment, numbering among them for- mer Secretary Meyer
 Unthinkable of Adoption.
 'The question of preparedness re- quired grave consideration and prompt action," said Senator Tillman There are all sorts of opinions and advice from all quarters-gcod, bad and not only unwise, but unthinkable of adoption except by wild men from Borneo
 "Mr. Bryan, the evangelist of peace at any price. is bitterly opposed to any and all increase. He seems to te simply obsessesd on this subject ShAu AoS AooN uoAeSA pS'SS' LIA-L CSA- dent Roosevelt on the other hand, who shorts and roars like veritable bull of bashan, poses as the god of war and clamors for very large standing army an? great reserves. He reminds one of the giant in Mother Goose.
 "7e. If, fo, fum,
 " I smell the blood of a German man;
 " Be he alive, or be he dead,
 I'll grind his bones to make my bread
 Navy Comes First.
 The senator said he realized the necessity for a greater army, but that the navy, "Our first line of defense" should come first.
 'The country ought to regard as public enemy any senator or member of congress who tries to delay or thwart this purpose" Senator Tillman declared. we have an armor trust now,' said he, just as we have had all along and it is doing business at the same old standardization Car negie, Midvale.
 Active and Outrageous.
 '"The critics of the navy department under Secretary Daniels have been un- active and outrageous in their work, not hesitating to even make false statements" said the senator. "The one man particularly active in this criticism has been his immediate MT. Meyer, seems to be of the fact that in indict- ing the navy, as he has under Secre- tary Daniels, he, in truth, is indicting himself and his republican predeces- sors in the navy department. The con- gress has appropriated enough money, but it has been squandered, misap- propriated or spent unwisely. Poor old Massachusetts! How unfortunate in giving birth to such a man as he! I feel sorry that she should be held up to scorn-if such little and mean man can hold her up to scorn-by the actions of MT. Won L. Meyer"
 Armor Plant Bill.
 Concluding, Senator Tillman made a plea for prompt action on his armor plant bill. ..a
 Nothing but brazenb effrontery and greed aided by official cor ruption in Washington, can delay the passage of this bill, and I hope that it will become law inside of thirty days" he said.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
DAVID GLASGOW DEAD.

London, Dec. IS, :53 D. m-DaVld Boyle Glasgow, seventh Earl of Glas- gov, died today at his home at Fairlie, Scotland. He was eighty-two years old. He served in the Crimean and China wars.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
5OS Ships Sunk

~ London, Dec. 13, 10:50 a. m.-Ger-
 raan and Austro- Hungarian subma- rines to date have sunk 50S ships, &C., cording to a news despatch from Ber- Him. The total tonnage of the vessels Rsunk is given as 917.819.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
Doiran and GieVgei Captured By Troops of Central P0WerS-TWo
 British Divisions Annihilated
BULGARIANS PREPARE TO CROSS GREEK FRONTIER
Ieutons Capture 1000 of King Peters Forces in Operations in Albania and MontenegrO-Germa and Austrian Submarines to Date Have Sunk 5O8 ShfpS-British Losses in Officers Totals 21, 1,171.

The Anglo French forces have beer entirely expelled from southern Ser hia, the German war office announced today. The official statement records the capture of Doiran and Gievgeli near the Greek border.
 Very heavy losses were inflicted upon the British in the fighting near tho frontier, according to Berlin, which declares that approximately two British divisions" were annihil- ated. There are slightly more than "1a, 900 men in full British division.
 ''An Athens despatch declares that Greek troops are moving toward the Serbian border at a point where Bull garian troops are preparing to cross the boundary line, and that the Greeks apparently intend to dispute the crossing.
 1000 Serbians Captured.
 Capture of 1000 Serbians in the operations in Albania and Monte- 'regro is recorded in the German statement. Twelve modern guns which the Serbians had buried were dug up at Ipek, Montenegro.
 On the eastern front there have been only minor operations.
 In outpost fighting toward the northern end of the line in Russia weak German post was destroyed. l. French Occupy Crater.
 French troops pushed forward and e ctcupied the crater caused by the ex- rlosion of a German mine in front of the French trenches south of Le- Mesnil in the Champagne region There were no other important de- Selopments along the front, the French official statement says.
 erThe Italian chamber of deputies has voted confidence in the Salandra ministry, 391 to 40. The vote was taken during debate on the bill giv- ing full financial powers to the gov ernment for six months
 British Steamer Sunk
 Sinking of the British steamer PinegTove of 2,847 tons is announced in London.
 Submarines of the Teutonic powers to date have sunk 50S ships, with a total tonnage of 917,819, a despatch from Berlin declares.
 British losses in officers from the teg1nning of war to November 29 totaled ,21,171, of which number e,572 officers were killed
New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
WEATHER.

Hartford, Dec. 13.-FOr Hartford and vicinity: Snow, Probably turning to rain to- night. Tuesday generally fair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
French Check Advance
in Alsatian Mountains

Eastern France delayed, Feb. T.
The weekend was marked by an out
burst Of heavy gunfire in Alsace. II
was particularly sustained in the re-
Cions of Cernay and Altkirch, while
further south. on the very edge of the
Swiss frontier, the German gunners
succeeded, for the first time in the
war, in landing shells on French ter
ritory at this point.
Despite the tremendous artillery
duels that have been in progress dur
ing the week little material change
has resulted. Undoubtedly in the
severe lighting for Hartmannsweiler-
kopf. about three weeks ago, the Ger
mans did make some progress on these
heights, but the French still held some
of them. and now appear effectually to
have barred further advance. Fighting
on a small scale is continuous in this
district, the object of the Germans be-
ing. apparently, to cut French commu-
nications with these mountain fast
nesSes.
Their offensive checked in an at
tempt to turn Thanh, the Germans are
working feverishly to strengthen posi-
tons at Eiffholtz, and in the forest
Of Normenbruch, where the most Sc
rious menace to Germany Is threat
ened Further south the position in
front Of Al.kirch is also the scene
of continuous activity. The French
have consolidated their gains and are
slowly progressing in this neighbor-
hood.
A rapid thaw has been in progress
the last few days. Although the roads
will remain very heavy for some time
an early movement is anticipated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10

Berlin. Feb. . via The Hague and
Iondon). Gottlicd Won Jagow, the Ger
man Foreign Secretary, who is paving
a short visit TO Berlin during the alb
sonce OF Emperor William on the east
Crn front. to-day received tn CORE
spondent OF The Associated Press and
explained TO him the nature OF the ie-
Gently announced German naval meas
ures TO be taken against hostile com
mercial shipping, over which. he SAID.
there seemed to be some misapprehen-
sion abroad owing to the delay IN the
transmission of the memorandum &C
companyinP the proclamation. Inc
thrase submarine blockade as used
in the press discussion OF the procIa-
nation abroad. the Foreign Secretary
said, perhaps also was responsible lor
this misrepresentation.
THE announcement CT FEBRUARY OF
Admiral Won POSI-, chief of the Ad-
miralty staff was not declaration OF
n blockade" said Herr Won JaCow, con
frming an earlier statement by the Ad-
miraitv 20 The Associated Press. AL
questions as TO its validity promised on
this theory, therefore, are excluded.
The Admiralty proclamation By a des-
:gnatior Of waters around Great Brit
ain and ireland as a war area an
nounces Germany's intention to con-
duct war operations in this region. and
particularly to destroy commercial
ships belonging to the enemy.
England months ago declared IN
similar fashion the whole Of the North
Sea war area. German warshIpS
heretofore have destroyed merchant
ships belonging 20 the enemy only
when there was every certainty that
their passengers and crew could get
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
Mother and Son Victims OF
New Bombardment
of City.
CATHEDRAL AT
SCISSORS DAMAGED
German Projectiles, Causing
Less Devastation, Thought
To Be of Inferior Make.

Paris, Feb. .. German gunners be-
gan a fresh bombardmeut Of Rheims
during the week end without doing
much injury to the cellar dwellers OF
n town. The only casualties reported
were serious injuries to mother and
he. twelve year-old boy. On SATURDAY
BIO IBIS were dropped into the city, but
the inhabitants were very much inter
ested to note that the devastation
wrought by these bombs was much in
fcrior to that caused by The preceding
ones. From this they came to the con
ciusion that the bombs were badly
made.
Betheny, in which district hardly
thirty inhabitants remain, and the WI
la.- of BezaHncs were a's. shelled.
a scissors two huge shells tore into
the roof OF the cathedra! and smashed
one of the columns in the nave. The
chateau of Baron de La Bochefoucauld,
mean by, has been .e-t.oyed.
in official communication issued to-
night says:
During the afternoon of Monday,
February 8, We blew up in front of Fay,
southeast of Peronne, a mine gallery
IN which the enemy's soldiers were at
work"
The report given Jut by the War Of
flee earlier in the day was as follows:
I'm Belgium yesterday there were
intermittent artillery exchanges, and
Ypres and Fumes were bomba. led.
Tl Belgian artillery destroyed a farm,
the defenders of which fed
ION the road between Bethune and
La Bassee we yesterday re-occupied a
nil. where the enemy had succeeded in
Installing himself.
"SOissons was bombarded with pro-
jectiles, the purpose of which was 10
set the city on fire. On all the Aisne
front, and in Champagne, our artillery
effectively engaged the batteries of the
Germans.
"In the Argonne the fight which has
developed around Bagatelle continued
yesterday in one of the densest parts
of the forest. and consequently became
quite confused. Each side, generally
speaking, was successful in maintain
ing its lines. The men engaged in this
fight on February did not exceed
three or four battalions on each side.
During yesterday only one French bat
talon was engaged.
In Lorraine and in the NOsges yes
terday saw artillery engagements"
At point between the Disc and the
Aisne, French artillerymen have been
successful in bringing down German
aeroplane. The machine, in flames,
landed within the German lines.
This announcement also was given
out officially this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10

ously interfere with our own Welfare
should we ever be drawn into q wsI
against our will by the unjus. Inyasiol
of some power who was fully prepAisa
and who would always find US unpEe'
pared. Such a policy as that you lnc'
cate would mean that the power VINO y
armed cap-a-pie would always have ~
disadvantage those countries tns'
v ere not in such a state OF preparAton
II would, therefore, lead 70 even greater
pressure upon all the countries oil 'ss
world than that we have seen 10 'ne
last two decades TO increase Their o.,
maments, a result which we would az
Ceplore.
"For this reason | cannot think hn
it would be wise to pass law changer
all the rules of international law hsT
tofore prevailing with respect 10 Us
sale of ammunition and arms 70 oeiVsl
erents by neutral countries. Nor oe
think that in the present exigeneY
would be an act of neutrality 70 90
because it would inure only to the 0eh
elit of one of the belllgerents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
TAFT SEES DANGER
in WAR TRADE LAW
Believes Forbidding Traffic
Would Force Bigger
Armaments.

New Haven, Feb. 9.-Ex-President
Taft made public to-day a letter he
wrote on Janu. 26 TO Professor Ed
nund ven Mach. of Harvard University.
In it he opposes the proposed law for
bidding the sale Of munitions of war
&c belligerent nations. The letter was
IN answer TO a request from Professor
Won Mach asking an opinion to be read
at a neutrality meeting which was
to urge such law.
The letter. which was not read at the
meeting. Mr.. Taft says. follows:
81 cannot write to neutrality meet
irg such letter as you would wish. |
think that to nterdct the supply OF
ammunition and arms from this coun-
try to the bclligerents in the war would
be to adopt policy that would seri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10

the fatherland arc contraband OF Wa'
Germany will be incenseo' lna' ~"
tion has given assurances that the ult1-
Ynate consumer OF the particular food
stufTs will be completely guarahteeu'
and these assurances will be so franco
as 70 satisfy the shippers that the
goods are for civilian ana not I"i
military consumption. MI.
On the other hand, Great brlVa'n
will insist that In view OF the Gerna"
expropristion decree, all ioodstuuS con
SIGNED 10 Germany arc not unlikely %
snd their way ultimately INTO inc
snnnlv stores OF the army or navy.
Fngland is expected TO hold that with
Tho German imperial government con
trailing all the food supply OF Ger
many h Is "A perfectly simple ma'.eI
for the Germans 10 md con sumeT> lo'
ir,,or,a,ions wholly among the clVlhah
nopplation and 20 seize for army use
,he present local supplies IN quantities
10 suit the army.
sac Department officials refused to
discuss further the Nnhelmlna case
Tbs American steamship Wilhelmina,
CARRYING a cargo OF foodStufS TO Ham
burc. attracted international attenuo"
when She sailed from America the lat
ter part OF January. Her case was q
necubar ono. in that TO question OF
transfer OF registry was involved, she
being an American craft before the war
broke out. At the time Of her depart
ure Great Britain held that food was
conditional eontraband. Consequently.
unless 10 were shown that me 1000
,tufs were 10 be taken over by the
German government, there was no rea-
SON for England 10 stop the ship.
he sailing Of the Wilhelmina under
a neutral flag, however, raised puzz-
ling question IN England, The. mil
tary authorities were committed 10
nolycv OF preventing all supplies from
reaching Germany, otherwise contro!
Of the sea " ould be valuelcss. But At
The beginning OF the w, Sir EDWARD
GREY had declared food t. be condl-
fional contraband and some d. bt was
expressed as 10 whether he would
change his position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
IRON The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Feb. 9. - The use of
the American flag by the Lusi:ania, to-
gether with the intimation that 1t will
further be flown by belligerent mer-
chant vessels as blind to enemies, is
distastcful to the administration. The
President, however, to-day indicated
that be did not consider the incident
closed, and that some way may be
found TO let Great Britain know that
the use Of the Stars and Stripes in this
way is not pleasing to this country.
The President, il is said, is awaiting
the version of the incident from
Colonel +. NJ. House, who was on board
the Lusitania st the time.
Precedent Is against a protest, for
the flying Of neutral flags for protec-
tive purposes by merchant vessels Of
belligerents has been customary in all
times, and history shows no record o.
q successful protest against the prac-
tice. In the matter of false flags the
United States itself has been equally
culpable with other nations. II is
pointed out that during the period
when the Confederate cruiser Alabama
was securing the seas for American
merchant vessels it was habitual among
American merchant masters TO use the
British, French or Dutch flags in cases
analogous 10 that OF the Lusitania.
Thus far there has been no proof OF
the allegation in the German decree
that British merchant vessels had been
instructed by the British Admiralty to
use other nations flags Reports have
been received here from London deny
ing that such instructions had been
issued, but at the same time the Ger
man decree insists that these lnstruc-
tions were never made public, and that
the order was secret in character The
British Embassy is still without in
formation on the subject.
The American Ambassador IN London
to-day notified the State Department
that the British Foreign Office had con
frmed 10 him the press reports an
nouncing the flying Of the American
aag over the Cunard liner on her re
cent trim across the Irish Sea. Am
Page also included in his dis.
patch the text Of the press report OF
the occurrence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
Won JAGOW EXPLAINS
GERMANYS SEA POLICY
Saws Neutral Ships Will Be Respected When They Are
Recognizable, but British Order Makes
This Difficult.

away safely. But IN future this for
hoarance must be subordInated 10 mill
,ary considerations, now that England
by measures inadmissable under inter
national law. has paralyzed neutral
commerce with Germany IN an attemPI
ia force upon the German CIVILIAN
population death by starvation.
"An,how." continued Herr Won ia
poy. hostile merchantmen have no
claim TO consideration, If, as IN part
already has been the case, they are
armed or offer resistance TO the Get-
nan naval forces. Since the British
Admiralty on January 81 instructed
British merchantmen to use neutia al
Hags. neutral ships. even without TAX
i,,r into consideration the unavoidable
accidents of war, run the risk OF being
mistaken for hostile merchant ships and
of falling victims TO attacks intended or
these ships. 1T was 10 this danger tnaI
the announcement particularly calieu
attention. ,o
"Thc German naval authorities nave
If course. received orders TO use no
violence against neutral ships, so lar
as these are recognizable as such nut
this confidential instruction by the
British Admiralty as 20 the use OF ncu-
trail flags makes such identification a
matter Of extreme difficulty.
Neutral shipping can, therefore
only be urgently warned again as ~
the earlier announcements, TO aVold
tho indicated war zone until further
notice"
No protests, according TO Herr Won
Jagow. have been received from heu-
.,aI states concerning the Admiralty
measures. although several of them, he
said. had applied for information as to
its scope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
BRILLIANT ACTIONS
IN DUNES OF FLANDERS
Eyewitness Tells How Positions at La Bassee, Tenn
porarly Lost by British and French, Were Re
gained in Two Days of Sharp Fighting.

Paris, Feb. 9.-In an account OF the
events from January q to the evening
of February an eyewitness with the
French army says:
The last period of ten days has
been one Of comparative calm. The
actions, engaged in by small forces,
have developed upon limited fronts
without effect on the operations gen.
orally
Referring again TO the fighting on
the German Emperor's birthday, he as
serts that the French found number
Of bodies, which, he says, lin view of
the generally admitted proportion of
four wounded TO one killed, warrants
the conclusion that the German losses
during the three days of that fighting
amounted to 10000"
The chronicler adds: at is we'll to
repeat this figure, which is disputed by
the German General STAFF, but which
is indisputable."
Tribute Paid TO Heroism.
Details of further brilliant actions
in the Dunes are given and a tribute
is paid TO the herolsm OF the native
troops, who held the conquered
positions and inflicted severe pun-
ishment on the Germans. As
during the preceding period, all the
positions at La Bassee, temporarily
LOST BY the English and French, were
regained after sharp fighting on jan
uary 1880.
Two defeats Of the Germans, between
the Canal Of La Bass6e and Arras are
recorded, more than two hundred dead
being found after the hghting. The
writer expressed the belief that the
Germans lost IN killed and wounded at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
LUSITANIA may FLY
U.S.. FLAG AGAIN
I'VE Can't Tell" Says a
Cunard Official, Asked
About Next Trip.
ny Gable to The Tribune ]

London. Feb. 9-The Offices OF the
Cunard Line to-day continued TO book
passengers for the return trip of the
Lusitania, and there is no definite IN
dication so far that any alteration IN
her sailing date Saturday. February
1877 is contemplated although there
are plenty Of rumors TO that effect
When an official of the company was
asked if the Lusitanis would sail under
the American flag he said: 1--WE can't
tell. Separate orders will probably be
issued for each voyage
Friendly comment in the American
press regarding the Lusitania incident
has aroused much appreciation here
and il is hoped that the American gov
eminent will not find protest neces-
ssry. although it is generally admitted
that the situation is difficult. There is
some mystery as to whether the Ad-
miralty actually ordered the Lusitanla
10 hoist the American flag, although
the point is really unimportant in view
Of the general acceptance Of the prin-
eiple that ships are at liberty to use
neutral flags.
Asserting that :he Lusitania adopted
"a permissible stratagem' in hosting
the American flag TO avoid danger in
the final stage Of her dash for Liver
pool. "The Manchester Guardian" de-
clares that ian act may be perfectly
lawful without being eXpedient or al
together fair" The paper further says
"The fact that our fastest liner had
t, change her flag has shocked our
pride as much as the loss Of the ship
would have shocked our humanity. II
all or many Of our merchant liners
were to do the same the rsult would
be, as American papers are pointing
out. TO diminish the value Of the rro-
lection given by the America? flag. Not
only would that be undignIhed IN US
and unworthy the nation which rules
the seas. but II also would be unfair TO
the United States, and II would reflect
on US the same indignation as was
aroused by Germany's threat TO dlsre-
gard neutral flags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
BRITISH EMBLEM BARRED
Canadians Object to Absence
of Flag in Decorations.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The absence o;
the British flag from the decorative
scheme Of the convention hall where
the annual session Of the international
Association Of Master House Painters
and Decorators was meeting almost
disrupted that organization here to,
dav. The Canadian delegates noted
the absence Of the Union Jack and
demanded representation for IT. The
demand was refused in the interests
Of neutrality. ,
The Canadians then walked out OF
the meeting. George II. Markwsrd
suggested that the Canadian Maple
Leaf emblem would perhaps furnish r
solution, and big flag bearing a
bright maple leaf WAS swung over the
chairnEps dais Thereupon the Cana
dians resumed their seats.