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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-08-18
Woodrow Wilson and business.

Charles Sumner Birds distress over
the injury done to American business,
or Dor to be done in the future, by
the Wilson administration, should be
contemplated in the light of the sub
Joined statement in Mr.. Barron's Bos-
ton News bureau-and Mr.. Barron is
no admirer Of Woodrow Wilson:
"The week of July Is, 1916, should
be notable in financial history in con-
nection with the federal reserve act.
For the first time the New York
money market dominates the London
market. The Bank of England rate
was advanced to 6 per cent, because
money went to 5 per cent in New York.
With our exports expanded $2,OOO.-
100000 per annum. the United
States under the Federal Reserve act
is today the dominant money factor In
the world"
These things do not jibe. For, as
the n man chiefly responsible for
the federal reserve act, under which
the United States sis today the domi-
nant money factor of the world"
Woodrow Wilson will never be known
in history as the enemy of American
business, whatever Mr.. Bird NAV saw
of him in this campaign.-Springfield
Republican.
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Washington

Senator Hitchcock submitted an
amendment to levy a duty on foreign
or domestic bonds and certificates of
stock imported to the United States.
Senator Weeks continued his attack
on the ship bill, assailing the proposal
to admit foreign built vessels to the
American coastwise trade.
Two hundred thousand dollars aid
to the West Virginia flood sufferers
was asked in a bill introduced by
Senator Chiffon.
Lieut.. Byron McChandless will sue
coed Commander Daniel w. Wurts-
baugh as aide to Secretary Daniels.
President Wilson's personal note ap-
pealing for concessions permitting
shipment of American relief supplies
to starving inhabitants of Poland was
delivered to President Poincare.
The Senate passed the bill intro
duced by Senator O'Gorman of New
York appropriating 100000 for the
erection of a monument in the City
OF Washington to the memory of John
Ericcsen.
President Wilson signed a bill pro-
viding further funds for the use of
the public health service in fighting
the growing epidemic of infantile par
alysis.
Commander Leigh c. Palmer has
been nominated by President Wilson
to be chief of the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton, with rank of rear admiral.
The House judiciary committee or
dered a favorable report on a bill in
troduced by Representative Webb,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
permitting American manufacturers to
maintain joint selling agencies
abroad.
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Sporting

What is believed to be a record in
baseball was made when Pitcher
Ewick of a Crivitz baseball team
in an eleven inning game with Marien-
cite, Wis, struck out twenty-five men.
Crivitz won 2 to 1.
James Viox, second baseman of the
Pittsburgh Nationals was released to
the Toronto Club of the International
League.
After trying out several candidates
for the job, Mack has decided to keep
Lawton Witt at shortstop for the rest
of the season.
ed" Fitzpatrick is making a hit
with Boston fans" by his playing in
place of John" Evers. "Fitz's'' stick.
work has helped the S%tallings clan
considerably.
doc" Lavan is playing better ball
than ever before. His splendid in.
fielding has been a telling factor in
the uprising of the Browns.
Bobby Jones, third baseman for the
San Francisco club, has been sold to
the Detroit Americans.
Umpire batting in the National
League, which has been one of the
popular outdoor sports of the season
will be stopped if the officials live up
to a resolution passed by the club
presidents.
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PITH OF TIE
WAR NEWS

The Austrian fleet has steamed from
Trieste to an u~nannounced 6estina-
ton.
The advance guard of the Italian ar
my, pressing eastward from Gorilla,
is reported as within a few miles of
Trieste.
The army of Gen. o Bothmer COM
pletely repulsed strong attacks,
some repeated frequently, in the
Zborow-K oniuchy sector between
the upper Stripa and Ziota Lipa) on
the high road from Brzezany and
Potuory to kozowa farther south),
and west Of Monasterzyska, with
very heavy losses to the Russians.
On the Isonzo front, according to
Rome, the Italians have made still
further advances against the Aus
TRANS long the Carso Plateau and
east Of Hill 212, in the latter sector
another line of trenches having been
penetrated and many made prisoner.
Petrograd reports continuation of the
Turkish offensive on the Persian
frontier, but asserts that a retreat
of the Turks has been forced on the
southwest bank of Lake Van, Turk
ish Armenia, through the fire of the
Russian flotiIla on the lake.
Berlin says south of brody, Russian at
lacks were put down with losses.
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Foreign

Joseph Gouget, the new French Mini
ster to Mexico, arrived at Mexico City.
The government of Victoria has
under consideration a proposal to close
all the Lutheran schools in the state.
Greek citizens in Allied countries,
have begun collecting a fund for the
support of the Venizelos party in
Greece, which favors war on the side
of the Allies.
President Carranza declared a quar-
antine at all Mexican ports against
vessels from New York in view of
the infantile paralysis epidemic exist
ing here.
American Ambassador Francis has
approached the Russian government
with the suggestion that a direct cable
be laid between Russia and America
to bring closer relations between
Russia and the United States.
General Carranza has given to each
of the four children of Wilhelm Schef-
Ter, a German resident who was killed
by an automobile driven by the First
Chiefs nephew, $4,000.
The Government of Colombia has re-
quested the Swiss government to send
three competent officers for a period
of 3 years to reorganize the Colon
bian army along the Swiss lines.
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What the Wires Report Of the
Worlds Happenings
ALL INCIDENTS OF INTEREST
What People Are Doing Everywhere
Tales Of Great Events From
Every clIme-Reports From
Other States.
War Bulletins

Since early in June the Russians
have captured 100000 men.
The Turkish Var Office says the
Russians in Persia continue to be
driven back by the Ottoman forces
and that in Armenia, north of Bitlis,
the Turks have made a further ad-
vance.
Hard fighting in the Somme region
of France, in Galicia and in the Ital-
ian theatre, with further gains for
the entente allies in all three regions,
marked the operations.
Constantinople reports that the
Turks east of the Suez Canal have
turned against the British and com
PEELED them to retreat with heavy
losses.
The Duke of Aosta is keeping up
his strong offensive against the Aus
TRANS in the Isonzo region. having
driven them from fortified positions
in the Manfalcone and Gorilla Sec
tors, and taken prisoner more than
1000 additional men.
King Victor Emanuel and his cousin
the Duke of Aosta entered Gorilla at
the head of the Third Army when the
city fell. Rome that more
than $4,000 prisoners were taken in
the offensive.
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General

Five persons were killed and II
over eastern Arkansas, blowing down
IL buildings at Edmundson, II miles
west of Memphis.
Receipt of the sum of $230,00O in
gifts for the support of Auburn, N. Y.
Theological Seminary was announced
by President George B. Stewart of the
Institution.
The name of Hermann G. Kupper of
New York, has been removed from the
British blacklist.
Kelsey, Brewer & Co., of Grand
Rapids, bought the S~heboygan Rail
way & Electric Co., for $500. 900.
A Chicago Board of Trade seat sold
for $4,000 net to the buyer, the high
est price in years.
A charge that a combine is respons-
ible for white paper shortage was
made by President Scott of the Print
ers' union at convention in Baltimore.
Out of $50 applicants who took the
July examinations for admission to
the Naval Academy, "a received pas
Sages grades.
Former Gov. Walsh of Boston an.
nounced he would not be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator.
Mine operators and representatives
OF striking miners of the Hooking Val
ley district In southern Ohio, failed to
reach an agreement at a conference
held at Columbus, Ohio.
Albert D. Nortoni resigned as Judge
of the ST. Louis Court of Appeals to
accept a place on the National Demo
cratic Campaign Committee.
Chief Gwn-Ha-Day, 104, said to have
been the oldest Iroquois Indian, died
at Toledo.
A campaign for improvement in
New York harbor is to be begun by
the Chamber of Commerce of New
York.
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Wonderful Cause and e.s,,,.

After all is said, it is to the admin.
istration of Woodrow Wilson, to its
remarkable achievements amid unpar..
alleled difficulties and trials. to the
patience. skill and sagacity of it's re.
markable president, to the strong hold
which 1t has established in the graft.
tude and confidence of the American
people, that we W this unique and
reluctant performance of the Repub.
lican party. If we had not had Wood.
row Wilson in the presidential chat,
during the four most critical ear
of the last half-century of Americanl
history. Mr.. Hughes would have b.Jj|
undisturbed in his judicial statiorE
Rochester Herald (Ind.).
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RUSSIANS DRAW
Line CLOSER
Force Way Across the zIota
Lipa and Dust B0thmer
from Positions There.
GAIN IN sERETA REGION

Petrograd.-The retreat of the Aus
TRANS from the Stripa continues, with
the Russians pounding the Austrian
rearguard. General Count Won Both
mer's forces are being busted from
positions they had taken up on the
west bank of the Zlota Lipa, the vii
lage of T~ustobaby having been cap
tured, according to the official report.
The Line of the Austrian defense as
1t appears now runs from B~erestecht
through Shezurovitse and Stanysta-
vezyk along the h~eadwaters of the
Styr northwest of Brody, and through
Olesko-Zboroff to Brezany, forming a
zigzag to the Upper Zlota Lipa; along
that stream to Zawatow, fifteen miles
above its junction with the Dneister;
thence southwest to Jezupol, at the
mouth of the Decentralization ten
miles northwest of Stanislau thence
south to ~Solotvina, ten miles north
west of Nadvorna.
In other words, the Austrians, con-
tracing the circle about Lemberg, are
Withdrawing to a line between the Car
pathians and the Pinsk marshes the
shorter length of which will compen-
safe them in some measure for the
tremendous losses they have suffered
since the beginning of the Russian ad-
vance. Military critics look for their
eventual withdrawal to the line of
Kamionka, Lemberg, Mikolayoff and
Stryj as their logical line CT defense.
The surrender of Maryampol by
the Austrials has enabled General
Letchitsky to s~traighten the front of
his advance oward Ealicz, this now
forming an almost direct east and
west line only seven miles from that
town at the nearest apI roach.
The Rech, in its summary of the
prisoners and booty taken by the Rus
slams during last weeks operations,
estimates that $4,000 men and 1,720
officers were captured and sixty-nine
guns and 342 machine guns and bomb
throwers taken by Generals Letchit-
sky, Scherbatchoff, and Sakharoff.
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ITALIANS TAKE GORILLA

London.-The vigorous offensive of
the Entente Allies on the French,
Galician and Italian fronts is s-'l be-
es. In Austria the Italians have cap
tured the city of Gorilla, twenty-five
miles northwest of Trieste In Ca
licia the Russians in quest of Lem
berg have further carried out their
~endeavors toward the capture of
Stanislau from the Au~4rc-Germans,
while in France the French and Brit
ISL forces in the Somme region have
attacked and won additional points
of vantage from the Germans.
The capture OF Gorilla by the Ital-
ians seemingly is as important a gain
by the Entente Allies as has yet been
attained in their present synchronous
offtnsive, the city being the door
through which the Italians may now
pass in an endeavor to carry out their
long cherished idea of capturing
Trieste. Austria's big seaport at the
head of the Adriatic Sea.
In the fall of Gorilla, in which Rome
says the Austrians were completely
routed, the Italians inflicted heavy
casualties on it's defenders, took over
10000 men prisoner and captured CON
siderable quantities of war requisites.
The Russian General Letchitzkey
has driven his wedge farther into the
AustroG German line lei Stanislau,
capturing eight miles east of that i'm
portant city, through which the rail
road leads to Lemberg, the town OF
Tysmienitsa. Northeast Of Tysmienitsa
the Russians have crossed the right
bank of the Koropice River and cap:
tured a number of important positions
west of Velesnioup and southwark
along the Nizinioff Mo~nasterzyka Rail-
road, making the Russian menace
against Halicz greater.
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HUGHES ACCEPTANCE Speech
Too Long, and Vague In Suggesting Al
teratlons for the Policies He
Criticizes-

Mr.. Hughes would have been more
merciful to a country plunged IN
steep-down CUFFS of heat and very
family interested in politics at pres
ent If he had cut his notification
speech shorter, but possibly the pa
tent reader will be grateful to 1t Tor
a refrigerating effect. This is not 70
say that 1t is not as able and forciDle
a document as his difficult task al
lows. That task is to solder a split
party; to try to create issues In the
presence Of the great constructive
policies that have been put on the
statute books in Mr.. wilson's ao-
ministration; to breathe life into the
ghost issues evoked in the hope OF
making the voters forget the unpa-
triotic and un-American course OF SO
large a part of the Republican party
in congress in refusing to support
Mr.. Wilson's assertion of the rignts
of American citizens upon the high
seas; to explain to a prosperous
people that they have no right to De-
prosperous under a Democratic admin
istration and without the shelter OF the
ark of high protection. Mr.. Hughes
is lucid where he can afford to pes
vague when he suggests, so far as ne
does suggest, alternatives of the poli'V
cies he criticizes.
Little that is new appears In the
speech. 1t is mainly a composite OF
the well-known wisdom of Republican
sages and the converted Progressive
chiefs. The voices of Mr.. Roosevelt,
of Senator Fall, of Senator Harding
and the Home Market club may be
detected In it. Senator Fall, indeed,
seems to be the main prompter.
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Look at These Nance

Members of the defunct Progressive
party will read the names of the mon
who named William R. Wilcox chaifl
man Of the Republican national cor5.
mittee with interest. They are John
+. Adams of Colorado; W. j. MURRAY
Crane. Massachusetts; Charles r
Warren. Michigan; Alvah H. Martin.
Virginia; James Hemenway, Indiana:
Reed smoot, Utah, and Boies Penrose.
Pennsylvania Every one of them thai
anybody ever heard of is a stand-nat
politician except one, and he is a sugs
trust lawyer.
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Can He Heal the wound7

For q candidate whose nomination
was due to a purely artificial demand,
artfully worked up by a few schemers
with nobody knows what private ends
to serve. Mr.. Hughes must be admit
ted to be doing wonderfully well in
the first great task hat would have
confronted anyone In his place: the
attempt to heal the gaping wound in
his party. Dinner with Colonel Roose-
welt on a Wednesday evening, lunch
con with ex-President Taft on Friday,
each conference followed by an n
thusiastic statement of support from
the parting guest-who else could
have accomplished this feat? The ex-
justice was promptness itself In sound
ing the battle-cry against the ancient
foe, but for the actual fighting he
is making the one preparation that
is fundamental, the un~ification of all
the forces that additionally belong
under the banner he carries. This
policy will doubtless appear also In
the composition of the campaign CONF
mittee, upon which the most promi-
nent Progressives who can be 20
to serve will be found. Such a stV
seems elementary, but one is not ar
together surprised to read that Chair
man Wilcox twas compelled to adj
vance very strong arguments in ia
vor of" 1t before the Republican steer
ing committee could be brought rounS
The Old Guard might as well accus-
tom itself to surrendering in the be-
ginning.
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The Difference.

One evil which the Republican
party's calamity experts will not fail
to fasten or the Democratic admins
tration is the appearance of man-eat-
ers in northern waters.
Whether this irruption is due to the
low tariff or to the presidents inepti-
tude and v%acillation or to the general
cussedness of Democracy, we cannot
say; but certainly it is something hor-
rifying, and even Wall street views it
with alarm.
Let us remember, however, that in
the good old days of standpatism the
sharks were all on hand, and most of
them enjoyed an immunity which no
body now extends to the seagoing va
riety.
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TO EXCLUDE FEMALE LABOR

German Employers Agree to Encour-
age Soldiers After the War.
The Hague.-The various German
merchants associations have come to
an agreement, to hold good for at least
six months after the war, with the
National Clerks Union and other com
mercial employees unions, to exclude
female labor as far as possible from
offices and stores, and to fix minimum
wages for men returning from the
war. This is considered a wise way
to meet the situation.
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NEW LINE FROM ROTTERDAM

Service to America Soon to Be Start
ed, It Is Said.
The Hague, via London.-A new
steamship line will soon be put into
service from Rotterdam to America,
according to an Amsterdam news
paper. A Rotterdam company is ne
g~otiating for the purchase of the
former Greek steamer Macedonia,
which car accommodate 1000 passen-
gers and has a freight capacity of
5000 tons. 1t is proposed to open
the new service with this ship.
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1t is almost impossible to please
these Republicans. They could not
sleep nights until the National Guard
was ordered to the border. and now,
because it is not brought home before
it's work is finished, they are threat
ening to make a campaign issue of 1t.
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Mr.. Hughes has accepted the nomi-
nation, but the country will hardly ac-
cept Mr.. Hughes speech.
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The New York Progressives proved
that the personal inspiration OF the
colonel is not necessary to a fight.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
TESTIMONIAL WEEK
 FOR ALFRED GROSS
Chamber Of Commerce Plans Grand Closing for LyCeum Star

Approaching the efforts of the Ly- ceum Players to furnish the theater- goers of this city with high class pro- auctions during the past season, the Chamber of Commerce has taken steps to arrange a testimonial week for the benefit of Alfred Cross through whose efforts the company nas made such a success. At a meeting of the directors of the chamber held yester- day the following members were ap- pointed a committee to make the nec- essary arrangements: J. R. Andrews, Charles J. White and A. H. Andrews.
 The committee has arranged for the following circular letter to be mailed to local theater patrons which it is hoped will arouse enthusiasm.
 During the season, now drawing to a close, New Britain has been fortun- ate in having on it's list of amusements The Cross Players at the Lyceum the ater
 The plays which have been present. ed in a manner well above the stand : ard in cities much larger than New Britain, have been clean, wholesome and high grade in every respect The season, however, has not been
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
First Church of Christ
(Center Congregational )

ACClIISI
 Corner Main and Church streets. Rev. Howard Arnold Walter, who for more than three years past has been at work among Mohammedan stu dents In India, will tell of the work among those young men at the morn ing service. MT. Walters return to New Britain is of interest for two req sons: First, because he is a New Brit ain man and second because he brings to us information about one of the most difficult and strategic fields in the world. The service at which he speaks is at 10:45. Services for the day follow: $40 a. m. church school, beginners, primary, junior, interme- dlate and senior departm 1O:45 a. m. morning worship. MT. Walter speaking; 12:1O D. m. church school, adult departm ent; 800 D. m. Armen- ian service; 400 D. m. Town farm meeting conducted by the young people; 600 young peoples meeting. The Masters Self-restraint.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
SLOPER'S HORSE IN RUNAWAY.
George Baker Thrown Out But Not
 Injured-WagOn Smashed.

A new horse owned by Hon. A. J. Sloper, hitched to a business wagon and driven by George Baker, MT. SIoper's gardener, figured in an ex- citing runaway on Main street this morning at S:25 o'clock
 MT. Baker had driven the horse to Ryans harness shop where the bride was being changed. Suddenly the horse bolted, with MT. Baker, helpless without the reins, sitting on the seat. The animal lodged a trolley car and in front of Hallinans block crashed Into a fire hydrant, smashing the wa gon and harness, throwing MT. Baker to the street and racing free. MT. Ba- ker was not injured. The horse was stopped further up the street.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Edward Mag was elected president of the debating club at the annual meeting yesterday afternoon, the only other nominee being Salvatore Casale.
 Israel Nais is vice president for the ensuing year, George Wuchert, manager, s. Schumann, assitant man. ager, and Horenstien, secretary.
 The play given by the French de- partment in the High school vester- day after school was a success from every standpoint. The second year pupils presented scenes from the Voy- age of M. Perrichon and the third year students scenes from the Bourgois Gentilhomme. A large portion of the school attended this presentation which lasted from until nearly 6 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
Trinity Methodist Church.

Sunday services for Sunday, May 21st MT. Cook who, for past two weeks, has been attending the Metho- dist General Conference at Saratoga Springs, N. ", will be in his pulpit and have charge of both services to- morrow. He will preach in the morning.
 In the evening. Charles H. Johnson, former assistant to Thomas Mott Os- borne, at Sing Sing, will speak MT Johnson spoke to a crowded house here once before some months ago on prison Sunday and was introduced by Chief of Police Rawlings. Every one enjoyed him then. Everyone welcome. Sunday school at 9:55 with stereopticon views. Adult classes at 12:15 D. m.; Young Peoples service at 6:30. All welcome to all services.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
TO TAKE FOURTH DEGREE.

Eleven members of Bishop Tierney Assemble, embracing, members of Daly council, K. of C., of this city and two knights from Bristol, will take the fourth degree of the organization at a meeting in New Haven, May 2S. In the class will be the following: Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, Rev. James c. Bren- nan of Kensington, William J. Mulvi- hill, Andrew Colehan, Benjamin B. Boyle, pr. Henry T. Bray, Edward J Burns, Martin H. Kenney and Joseph Ward of this city and Patrick H. Condon and William J. Madden of Bristol.