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New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
GERMAN PLAN OF
 U-BOAT WARFARE
Text of Announcement to Netherlands -"Principlcs Are NDa AL
 tered"

London, March 31, 2:2o p. m.-'The text of the German governments an- nouncement to the government of the Netherlands regarding submarine war fare, as given out by tho Dutch min istry of foreign affairs, is forwarded by Reuters correspondent at The Hague under date of March 29, as follows:
 The principles laid down by the imperial government with regard to submarine warfare, as communicated to neutral governments, are in no way altered, except that instructions re- specting the treatment of armed mer- chantmen have been more clearly de- fined.
 German naval forces still have the strictest orders to refrain from attacks on neutral vessels unless they try to avoid or resist examination
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
NO PEACE PLANS.
Gerard and German Chancellor Talked
 About ''Nothing in Particular"

Berlin, March 2S, via London, March 30, 1:26 D. m. (Delayed) )-"An in definite conversation about nothing in particular" was all there was to the recent" talk between Chancellor Non Bethmann Hollweg and mbassador Gerard, the ambassador declared to- day. It was this converse ton which led to reports in the United States that the chancellor had preached the sub ject of peace negotiations to the Am erican ambassador.
 "The question of peace was not dis cussed, or even mentioned" said MT. Gerard.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
.ANIATORS DUCKED.
Bridgeport Secs Hydro AcropIanc Dive
 Into Sound,

Bridgeport, March 31.-F1ying a few feet above the outer harbor, a hydro aeroplanc driven by John D. Cooper and carrying one other occupant, col lapsed when t collided with a floating piece of driftWood this afternoon.
 Cooper and his passenger were thrown into the sound, and the air craft quickly sank The men were rescued by rowboat launched from the Bridgeport lighthouse
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
McCRANN A CANDIDATE.

The unanimous opinion of the democrats of the fifth ward favors the selection of Peter McCrann as a. candidate for the council at the com Ing election. MT. McCrann was a for mer member from the ward, going down in the landslide in 1914. As a councilman he made d splendid record and the voters of the ward realize now the valuable acquisition To the ward that was lost at the last election. ..
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
No Decision Re'hed-Sti Wait
 for acts
LANSING NETS OFFICIALS
Secretary of StatChairman of House Committee anC Stone of Senate Committee .Net By Accident''- Ambassador Card is Still Silent.

Washington ArCh 31.-FOllOWing
 tOday's cabinet eeting officials said
 complete evideR had not been re-
 ceived in the cas- of vessels carrying
 Americans attated recently, that no
 action would bttaken by the Amer
 ican governmen until such facts had
 been received, ad that no action lead
 ing to serious ,nsequences would be
 taken at all unFs conclusive evidence
 was establishes that an attack had
 been made bya German submarine contrary to intnational law.
 As the cabitt assembled it was plain that whi all the members rec ognized the g1vity of the submarine situation they i'd not regard it as inn minent. All tt secretaries except Me- Adoo Lane an Daniels were present, None of thosewho attended were in- cIined tC viey the situation as criti cal.
 Stone. food and Lansing.
 Chairman :one of the senate for eign relations committee, and Chair man Flood O the house foreign af- fairs committe went over the subma- 1'ine situation fully with Secretary Lansing toda at an early conference.
 Aside froI the slowness of com 1nunication etween Washington and Berlin. it WIS pointed out today that the America ambassador may not l have carrie6his request to the foreign l office while it was engaged in the 1 delicate station in the German 1 Reichstag yer the submarine policy, which has been 1ikened to the sit uation in ae American congress over the armed ship controversy.
 Chairma Stone said that no com II the situation inspired bis call uponSecretary Lansing.
 .HThe fct that Chairman Flood of the hous, committee was also at the was mere coincidence" said he, explaining that he had gone to the Apartment only to secure any additiond information on the situa- ion. t
 'T fond that the secretary of state lad nothing more than I already had" he said
 Chairman Stone stated enlphatically here was nothing involving congress IT are sem, and that Secretary Lansing 'efer red 10 question 10 the foreign re- atior,s committee, but arranged to zeep both chairman In close touch with developments.
 Officials declared they were not ! worried because they had not heard rom Ambassador Gerard, who was instructed to make inquiries of the German foreign office whether a sub- marine torpedoed the steamers Sus- ex and Englishman. They added | hey would not be surprised if they | id not hear from the ambassador for {! mother day or two. American Ambassador Page, at | london cabled the department today l hat he was forwarding by mail ad- itional affidavits of Americans h. olved in the Sussex disaster.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
INVESTIGATE EXPLOSION
Loss of Life in seward Minc Was Eight
 -Bodics Recovered.

Johnstown. Pa. March S1.-State mine inspectors today began an inves- tigation of the explosion in the mine of the Conemaught Smokeless Coal company at Seward, which yesterday cost the lives of Supt. John Waddell and seven other miners.
 All the bodies were recovered ex- cept that of Thomas Hoover, which was believed to have been blown into a water filled pit at the foot of the shaft.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
Know Nothing in Berlin.

Berlin, Tuesday, March 28, via London, March 31, 1925 D. m.-ln- quiries in government circles devel- oped the statement that nothing IS known here concerning the explosion which damaged the cross-channel steamer Sussex beyond the newspaper reports from abroad. Officials are re- training from comment in the ab- gence of definite information.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
SEIZE ALL MAIL.

London, March 31, 12:50 D. m.-The seizure at KirkWall of all the mail on the Scandinavian-A steamer Hellig- Olav, consisting of 500 sacks, is reported in a wireless despatch from Berlin This is the first time that all the mail on a Scandinavian-Ame merican steamer including letters. has been seized. The Hellg OlaV sailed from New York March 17, for Christian sand, Norway.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
GOT INSTRUCTIONS
 ID BLOW UP SHIP Youth Too Tender Hearted-Cap-
 tured Vessel Alone IS A SELF CONFESSED SPY
Captains Plea For Wife And Daughter caused Schiller To Bring MatOppo To Port-Member Of Germans
 Operating In British Navy.

LeWes, Del, March 31-The young German who captured the British steamer Matoppo and terrorized her crew of 56 men on Wednesday night shortly after the ship had sailed out of New York harbor for Wladivos- tock with railroad supplies for the Russian governmen declared today that he was a spy for the German government
 Ernest Schiller, the prisoner, weary from all the excitement he had under gone i'll his efforts to escape from the steamer yesterday after he had held the crew in his power with pistols all of Wednesday night, threw him. self upon cot in the Lewes jail early today and sought sleep.
 Got Instructions From Germany.
 Yes, l am a spy for the German government he said. You can be- lieve it or not - it makes no differ ence to me. l got my instructions from the German government to go aboard the ship and blow her up to prevent her cargo from reaching Russia. I could have blown her up, but the captains plea for his wife and daughter was too much for me and I hadn't the heart to do it. I am
  I ask that they keep me ashore in- stead of sending me back to the ship for the captain to take chaarge Of me-.
 Schiller had been told that his dar- ing exploit occurred outside the three mile limit he would in all likelihood be taken to British possessions in the West Indies for trial for piracy Fed eral authorities and representatives from the British government came here today to examine Schiller and to decide what to do with him.
 May Be Sent To England.
 If the United States finds it has no jurisdiction under international maritime law he will be turned over to the representatives of Great Britain An examination into Schiller's mental condition will be made. Those who have talked with him believe he is irresponsible and that his story of his career is not true.
 Was In British Navy.
 Schiller was reluctant to tell hi, history. 'I was born in Germany. he said. Never mind the town or my parents name. I have been in this country one year, in New York three weeks. I was sent by the Ger man government to England soon af- ter the war started, and at Germany's request I enlisted in the British navy and was assigned to the training ship Conway at Liverpool.
 'T want to say right now that there are several thousand Germans in the British Navy.
 "I know what this means to me. It's the tower of London if they get me back to the Matoppo. But 1 won't go, just bear that in mind''
 Captain Richard Bergner of the Matoppo said he is convinced that Schiller is a former naval officer
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
RtrCHAN.AN IMPEACHMENT.

Washington, March 31.-U. S. At tornev Marshall's recent letter to the subcommittee Investigating Rep. Bu- chanans impeachment charges, will be submitted to the house without rec ommendation and a resolution to find the attorney in contempt of the mousse will be offered
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
CHINESE REVOLUTION.
Troops Declare Independence-Mis-
 sionaries Called In.

Shanghai, China, March 31.-The troops at Swatow and Chao-ChoW-Fu, in the Province of Kwang-Tung, de- c1ared their independence of the cen- tral government on March 29.
 The United States gunboat Will nington is at Swatow. The United States cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter on board, is due at Shanghai on April 3.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
DEGREE OF SALE.

St Louis, Mo-, March 31.--A decree for the sale of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad at foreclosure was signed by Circuit fudge Sanbom in the United States district court here today. The upset price was $45, ,700,- 900. ..... ...-.....-.. .
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31

Annoy, China, March 31.-Lester Maynard, United States consul at Annoy, has notified the Mennonite missionaries in his district, the south ern portion of Fo-Kien Province, to be ready to come to Annoy at a mo- mentS notice.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
BRITISH CASUALTIES.

London, March 31, 12:4S D. m.-- British casualties in March, as com piled from the published lists, amount ed to 1,O17 officers and 19,317 meE.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
AURORA HELPLESS
Damage to Jury Rudder Incapacitates Ship of Shackleton Expedition Tup Is Sent to Attempt Rescue.

Wellington, N. Z., via London, March 31, S:30 a. m.-A wireless des- patch just received from the Aurora saws: we are setting toward Shares Islands under the influence of wind and sea. We are unable to maneuver the ship, owing to damage to the jury rudder."
 The authorities are sending a tug to the assistance of the Aurora.
 A wireless despatch from the Aurora, the auxiliary ship of the Shaekleton Antarctic expedition, dated March 30, reported the vessel 25O miles southwest of Port Chalmers, N. z,
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
WEATHER.

Hartford, March 31.-For Hartford and vicinity: Fair to- night. Saturday increasing cIOudineSS.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31

A further wireless message frem the Aurora received at 8 o'clock this evening said: We are now sailing at the rate of three knots. All we'll"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31

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New Britain herald., 1916-03-31

The state department got an un- official and uncOnfirmed report that the Villa fight at Guerrero, in which the bandit chieftain is reported 60 have killed 172 men of a Carranza garrison had to do with revolt ill the garrison in which some 300 men were involved. Some of them are re- ported to have joined Villa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24

NEW YORK, June 24--with the Brook
lyn Handicap as the feature, the Queens
County Jockey Club will open its summer
meeting at the Aqueduct course this after
noon. Fifteen days OF racing will be held
during the meeting
The Brooklyn Handicap has furnished
many sensational contests since Its incep-
tion in 1887, when 1t was won by Dry
Monopoe. and there is every reason to be-
lieve that todays event will equal II not
surpass. many that have been held In the
past With thoroughbreds Of the type OF
Roamer Friar Rock, Shortgrass, Sand
marsh and others. the event is sure to re-
suit in n contest of both speed and courage.
That Roamer ia ready Is shown by his
trials Mt Aqueduct on Thursday, when he
worked in 1853. Shortgrass Is trained to
the hour and will be favored by many who
saw his splendid effort at the close Of the
Long Beach Handicap on Wednesday. when
he just failed to overtake Roly. Sandmarsh
must pick up five.pound penalty for win.
ming since the publication of the Brooklyn
weights but the way he ran in the Pau
monolS and Excelsior Handtcaps indicate
to many that, even with the added impost
his chances today are excellent.
Since he is n horse that takes the track,
there should be n merry duel when he and
Roamer sprint for the lead. Such tactics
will favor Friar Rock and Shortgrass. both
Oh WnOm want q 1aSt pace, anu IL lS pOSSlple
that both the carrier of topweight and the
son of Sandringham may be beaten by the
first pair.
Borrow and Pennant, winner of the 1913
Futurity will bear the Whitney colors
Both are starting in this part of the country
for the first time, and according to Trainer
James Rowe, are In the best of condition
While there are 81 eligibles, there is no
doubt that at least ten will face the starter
Another feature of the opening at Aque-
duct will be the 26th running of the Hud.
son Stake, an event for 2-year-olds, which
has cash prize of S25O0. This race Is
over n fve-furlong course, and has been
won by some of the most prominent
youngsters in this division. Last year
James Buffers Paddy Whack annexed the
stake. August Bemonts Trap Rock also
has the event to his credit.
Since there is n fine timber course at
Aqueduct. steeplechasing will be resumed,
and the second race on the program is u
selling affair for jumpers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
GEORGE CHURCH
DEFENDS LAWN
TENNIS CROWN
Princeton Player Meets Joe
Armstrong in Challenge
Round Today
MATCH AT WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON, Del, June al J.
Armstrong, Merton, won the right to chal-
lenge George NJ Church. the present title
holder, for the Delaware State tennis cham
pionship yesterday by winning from w. T.
Tlden, I'd, of Cynwyd, by default.
Armstrong met Church in the challenge
round early this afternoon.
The default was forced when the sets
stood two all. through strained ligament
which has bothered Tilden since the match
yesterday with Craig Biddle. The pain be-
came so acute during the fourth set that in
the last two games Tilden occupied the
position of backstop for his opponents
placements, Armstrong. in a very sports
manlike manner. gave his suffering oppo-
nent time to get the offending leg In shape
for the deciding set. A trip to the club
house and an attempt to get Tilden in con-
dition was made. The attempt was un-
successful, however; after three points had
been played in the first game the Cynwyd
man was forced to give up the fight. as he
was almost unable to stand without support,
much less play tennis. Albert Hosklns. the
umpire, then awarded the match to Arm
strong.
1t was a disastrous ending to n very
brilliant match. The large gallery was
shots OF both contestants,
Tilden started in with rush and slammed
his way through the first set winning 6-l,
Armstrong won the second set, So Tilden
trlumphed in the third set, 6-1, but was
forced to retire with the score four all in
the fourth set.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
FOURTEEN RACES
IN ROAD DRIVERS
HORSE CARNIVAL
Animal Show and Harness
Events Are Listed on
Program

The Road Drivers Association held its
annual carnival in Fairmount Park to-
day. with a horse show and racing events.
l.. Clifford Durell, secretary, received
good lot of entries for both the show events
and the races. The tankbark rings was op-
posite the clubhouse, at Chamounix.
Fourteen events were listed for the horse
show and six races were scheduled for the
trotting and pacing contests. As feature
a squad Of mounted police will give an e&-
hibition drill,
The program:
ners Of two first prizes not eligible 10 DC SHOWN Ns
70 light, loY-whseled' ru66er-tlrea Foau wagons
No. class.-Ponles not TO exceed ~ hands
shown 70 az @ yeh6f5e 6 ysafS I'D
No 10 sssR By ady RoTss RsRd Of
Manners and conformation to count
No. 1 elass-5usinesS horses. Shown to suita-
No. elsssaPonlss over l2 hands to saddle ale
PsrfS5mSSSss so Gsqer psF esa safd'e 'O
No. class-Llght delivery horses; horse not
to exceed 1900 pounds Action and manners TO
count.
No. 7 class-Runabout class. Horse l42
hands over.
No. clsss-shstland ponies. not ,,,S' exceeding
IA hands. Manners and quality 70 count
ana road. to be ridden BY a gentleman. Kan
neTs. salt and conformation considered
70 o4ss SS5seI oS 10 lts tosa hands not over
No II class-Gaited saddle horses, l42 hands
or over. Must show hye gaits
No y slsssHaEnssS 5OTsfis ii pans SSnfoF-
No. 10 slsss-JumDinS ponies six jumps rid
No. IA elsss-yumDins over six jumps. Per
tspeedway racing events-cIass A. free-for-all
trottns Class e-for-sI pacing tIaff ~
Glass F, trotting' Class G. pacing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
MAJORS AND LEONARD
HURL IN FIRST GAME
Mack Again Shakes Up Ath-
letics' Batting Order in
Game at Boston

FENWAY PARK, Boston, Mass June
24.-The Red Sox Champions and the Ath-
letics lined up for the seasons first double
header at the American League Park to-
day The fact that the Champions have
won three games running, and are now
only as many games away from the lead
ers, brought out a crowd of 1900 for the
curtain raiser, and the management ex-
poets $4,000 before the second game be-
gins.
The Macltmen have not won n game at
Fenway Park this year. and in hopes of
landing the first game OF todays bill Con-
ME Mack sent out Nabors, while Bill Car
rigans choice for the opener was Dutch
Leonard Neither team has been hitting
lately and both look for a start today.
The Mackmen shifted their team again
today, King, the Amherst colegan, being
on third base, Murphy behind the bat and
Schang in left field.
FIRST INNING.
Witt flied TO Walker. King singled to
right and stole second Strunk walked.
Schnng was called out on strikes Hooper
made n great catch of Lajole's fy No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
HAMMER TO MEET
SWEENEY FOR
FOX HILLS TITLE
Staten Island Champion Ad-
vances at Expense of Perry
in Semifinals

CLIFTON, N. Y, June ga, f. Kam-
- 81 the home club, continued TO play
s,ood golf i'm the semifinal round OF the
Roy Hills invitation tournament touay'
with A. C. Perry, another Fox Hlils man
for an opponent Kamer soon tooh eolt-
mand, winning four out OF .iS nIs' Nv
holes In the other seminal C. i. sweeney,
~ Sortb Jersey, defeated NJ. B. Kaeche, OF
pidgouood 3 and @ This makes the sec
- ,,aar in succession that Hammer mas
been a fnalist in this tournament
A. the outset of the Kammer,Perry
match. the lastnamed was snort on ms see
Ia shot TO the first green, and taking a
oI,u ttS.. hscanne 1 down. Hammer became
- With a 8 at the 239-yard third hole'
Pr his drive left his ball in the rough.
TIa laid up a mashie shot close TO the cup
no the long fourth, Hammer brought on
rare midiron shot after his drlHe, tIile
,Iicsd had left his ball close 10 the renee.
In the meantime, Perry settlhB taPPeu'
took 7 and became down.
6ne recovery from pit by Perry at
,ha short fifth ayailed nothing, as MS op'
nonent won with 3.
The staten Island champion then stood
49,, INT ne lost the 557-yard sixth getting
10 the rough. n the other hand Perry
TIN two great shots, almost made the
,iaD ana he got a L. That was the only
80 he won going out and he became
do,,h when Hammer won the eighth in g.
A half in B, at NO u leit h"inilef "a
-, at Inc turn. having gone out In Ss TO az
Sar S his opponent. When Perry failed 70 get
a AZ the 10th he became down put TWO
,ar, shots enabled him TO win the llth IN
s sons Sammer then won the 5ss-yard 18Th
hl'e hnt had to jump a stymie, which he
sta ~, u IN ine style He stood dormie then
ulu that a half IN 4 on the next green ended
the match. noias tran,u,ar get-
ting II,
The cards;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
SPEAKER AND DAUBERT LEAD
MAJOR LEAGUE STICKSMITHS;
ALEX AND GUY BEST BOXMFN
Jackson Holding Fast Pace Set by iris Whose
Average Is ,3S3-G9oo;s N}ot; s $40 Third-Brooklyn

,,, JACKSON is slipping-just ike
VsDi 81, ,Ire on a brick street IN ary
Y ,,or Just a few short weeNS aeo v.
,o,d that the slugglns one w",
VIZ that the weight OF sea.' ''''u
hrVus yonom from his bat; thal al
'aAsn o,red for him was the Ola man
sha' i' "a al, the rest Of tnat sob stun
honio -. ID doing now Is swinging that
~ hat for an average Of 'SoE anu "o'U
~ ara mace set by that wonderLu' p"',,
is W., and speaker or, hencetor'h' Is 1t
!. ne speaker and CoooT , l. ,o,,-
I" ornenslve Mr. Speaker still Is holu-
S-st Mace among the batting Kings oL
ins .s-ioan League with o mere 1893 aver
w Jackson is next with 'SoS anu 1oDO
's,., With $40. This great trio Is r'p'uis
"u away from the rest OF the heiu'
ol." '.'or our Athletics, all of whom are
under the 300 MARK .t.,,,iar ,s
c,v Morton appears to ne piLo',i,s ,,t.ti,,, GO
Guy ~ the indians as iris is nittlls.
wen Norton person still leads the pltei'o'S
lHI I.I,s 10 won and pair lost
:. tho older circuit, Jake DauperL Is
-.i,s,ng n clean pair OF heels 10 ms eo.',
...nD,nnrsrles, although his lead 10 n'I l
tsmpOiS I.s as Speakers in the American. JAKE a%
IreMs Is,rt 10 Is pounding the apple for $50
y. paup pohertson is not far behind with $50, 80;
but u noU dead one--llke Jackson-ls third
.I,S Sso, His name is Wagner
WV ,,e week Grover Cleveland Alex
.ISar par" Climbed to the top of National
,assue aaurr pitchers--where he belongs Gros %
a. wrenohed the lead from LEVI t .ea ril Tl
w.,,vn wr and passed Mamaux. OF the ~
a BrOoAiy'i aisr has won IL and lost 8. Pfeffer's
srures are 10 and 2
Tns averages, including the games played
rhursday, follow
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVEkASbS
National League
r..,. Averages include the games played on
-,Irnnsssv Inssss June 22. Players who have taken
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
DURBoRow SETS RECORD
Establishes New Mark in 1s-Mile Swim
in Chesapeake Bay

NORFOLK, Va. June "a. - Charles
Durborow, of Philadelphia, swan from
Cape Charles TO Cape Henry in hours and
42 minutes today. He started from Cape
Charles at 9:25 o'clock last night and
landed at Cape Henry at 6:07 o'clock this
morning. The distance is IS miles, but
because of the tide currents the feat never
before had been accomplished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
stetsOn vs.. Girard F. g. TOdav

This afternoon the Girard Field Club, a
strong travelling team, viii tackle the stet-
son A. A. on the latters grounds Light
the factory boys, who viii use this game 10
tune up for the Chinese, who come The fol-
lowing Saturday.