The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-30
FOOD KITCHENS
ALL THE TIME
Berlin Decides to Keep Them
Open Indefi-
nitely -
NEEDS OF POOR
MORE INSISTENT
Dir. Liebknecht Given Thir-
ty Months for
Treason -

Berlin June 30.-The municipality of
Berlin has decided to keep open indeti-
nitely the municipal poor kitchens which
in previous years were open only during
the winter months, closing at the end of
March. This year the closing has been
postponed month after month under pres
sure of the needs of the poor people, and
it has now been finally decided to keep
the kitchens open for an indefinite pc.
Rod.
The Vorwaerts SAYS the kitchens are
as crowded as in mid winter and that
there are many complaints regarding the
insufficieney of the rations served.
Refuse for Mich Cows.
An order has been issued by the fed
eral council compelling towns and COM
munities exceeding 10000 inha bitants TO
collect kitchen refuse from all house
holds 1t is to be sent to government
! factory. there to be converted into con.
densed food for mich cows.
Liebknecht Given 80 Months.
| Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the Socialist lead
| er, was sentenced to 80 months penal
servitude and dismissal from the army
for attempted high treason, gross in
subordination and resistance to the au-
thorities, The court adopted the view
that DIR. Liebknecht was guided by po-
litical fanaticism and not by unpatriotic |
feeling, and therefore imposed the low
est penalty on him. DIR. Liebknecht 10
entitled TO appeal from the sentence. !
The charge against DR.. Liebknecht was |
attempted treason during war time, and /
resistance of the authorities
The trial was held behind closed doors.
Trial Behind Closed Doors.
When the court martial convened there
was large attendance of persons inter
ested in the case. but the room was al
most Immediately cleared while the
court considered motion made by the
prosecution to exclude the public during
the entife trial "in the interest of public
security This motion was granted and
it was ordered also that newspapers
should print no news OF the trial except
the verdict, which would be made public
During the day there were number
OF spasmodic attempts to organize dem
onstrations in favor OF DIR. Liebknecht.
Crowds several times invaded Inter den
Linden or gathered in the working quar-
tiers in northern Berlin and elsewhere.
The police however. were everywhere on
tn alert and kept the crowds moving or
dispersed them. Numerous arrests were
made. Thus far no serious trouble has
been reported from anywhere in Ger
many.
r.
The suppression OF the Tageblatt was
due to a general article printed Monday
discussing the demand for the publica
ton OF a memorial of associations repre-
senting agricultural interests for sweep.
ing annexations. which it declared was
inspired by selfish interests. because a
continuance of the war was profitable for
The members of the association. The
newspaper thereby gave currency to a
.harge for which it had earlier rebuked i
he Socialists for advancing in the Reich
stag.
As the Deutsche Tages Zeitung and
,ther organs advocating annexation had
,een repeatedly punished for breaking
he political truce in the other direction
he authorities found it necessary to ap-
Nv the same treatment to the Tageblatt
The suppression of the newspaper prob
bly, will continue for several days. The
in question was presented to
he chancellor year ago. One provin
ial paper then succeeded in publishing
t.
'issing Denies Calling Belgians to Army.
General Kissing at Brussels has sub
1itted a denial of the statement abroad
hat the German government intends
alling the Belgians for military service