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New Britain herald., 1916-11-18
PROTESTS ON FREE POLAND
Italy Joins Other Members of En-
tente in Registering Disapproval Of
Germany's Declaration Of Freedom


Germany's Declaration of Freedom.
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 1S.-The
Italian government has joined the
other Entente powers in protesting
against the action of Germany in pro-
claiming Russian Poland an indie
pendent state. Premier Paolo Boselli
has sent the following telegram to
Premier Sturmer of Russia:
II heartily associate myself with
the communication addressed to you
from Paris, at the close Of the Allied
conference by my colleagues, Premi-
ers BRAND and Asquith, with regard
to the pretention of Germany and
Austro- Hungarla to create a new
state out of Polish territory which
they temporarily occupy. The Italian
nation has always nourished the most
sympathetic feelings for the Polish
people and we have full confidence
that the victory of the Allies armies
will foil the illusory plan formed by
our enemies in contempt of the law
Of nations and conventions in force.
The royal government can only rejoice
at the declarations already made by
the imperial government guarantee
ing the autonomy of the united Po-
1ish peoples which has been the Sc
cular ideal of that noble nation
New Britain herald., 1916-11-18

What promises to be a very enter
tanning and enjoyable lecture and re
cital will take place Thursday even
ing, November % in the Russwin Ly
ceum. An excellent program ha
been arranged for this occasion an<
will be carried ont by James ]
Walsh, Phi. D.. and John Finnegan
tenor.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-18

A very pretty German play, Der
Feldgrauer Tepp1,' was given Tues
day evening in Russwin Lyceum by
German company from Chicago
The play which was most creditably
presented, was given for the benefit of
the widows and orphans of Germany
and' as 1t was we'll attended, a goodly
sum was realized
New Britain herald., 1916-11-18

Donald Gaffney is home from Yale
college for the Weekend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
REAc'psBoRo

Joseph Letourneau. who Is working
in North Adams was a guest at his
home Sunday.
Charles Allard and daughter, Miss
Edna Allard OF Nottingham were the
guests OF Mrs. Anna Taintor Wednes.
da;.
William Ragoosc spent Sunday at
his home In Shelburno Falls Al.
phonso Bechard substituted for him as
gate keeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Brigham of
haywood. H.. who have been visiting
relatives here, have left Tor Florida
where they own large tract of land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Jewell and
daughter, Miss Josephine Jewell and
Miss Neva Harrington nave returned
to their home In West Springfield af.
ter spending an extended trip with rel
atives.
J. II. Kennedy returned Monday
from vacation spent at his former
home In Memphis. n. Y. lie was ac.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30

companied by his mother and sister,
Miss Frances Kennedy. both of that
place
DR.. F. a. Walsh has been spending
n few days with his parents in East
Arlington.
Robert Letourneau is senglpnd the
week with relatives an friends in
Mechanicville.
Miss Gloria NJ. DUDE has returned
from vacation spent with relatives
in Pittsheld and North Adams.
Miss Bertha Hicks has returned
from an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. Harold Plumb at Sher-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Billings of
North Adams were over Sunday guests
OF their son and Mrs. II. p. Billings,
Misses Ruth and Gertrude Wheeler
of Nottingham called on their cousin,
the Misses Hicks last Friday after
noon.
Miss Emily Jarvais has returned
from two weeks vacation spent with
friends in Suncook, Boston and
Nashua. n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Boedekor and
daughter Lillian. Mrs. Boedeker's
mother, Mrs. V. Savage and Harold
Hall. have moved to Pittsheld where
Mr.. Boedeker has been working Tor
some time as mechanic in the General
Electric Works.
Harry Beaton, s year old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Boaton. was taken
to the North Adams hospital last Fri
day with a fractured arm. He and
several other youngsters were playing
In NJ. q. Hicks livery stable in the hay
on the second floor where he lost his
balance and fell downstairs. Not
knowing what had happened he ran
home and Dr. +. A. Walsh was called
The doctor pronounced II compound
fracture-the bones in the forearm be
ing cracked and broken m severa
places and the child was Immediately
taken to the hospital by automobile
There his arm was set and although
he has suffered much pain. he is nov
steadily improving.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mems wool suits, we'll tailored.
$3.50 values. special for the next
few days at $3.50, Adv.
DO not fail to read the New York
stores "ad' printed elsewhere, many
money saving values to be had. Adv.
Earle DEMO accompanied the county
agricultural agent, Clifford Shaw to
Stamford today, where they will do
some demonstrating.
A New England supper Tor the bene
1T OF the Old Academy Library will be
served at the Academy on Wednesday
evening from 6 to s. Tickets 81
cents. Everyone cordially invited.
72tS
Regular meeting, Of METHODIST
Brotherhood and corn roast at bot
tum's camp BARRIERS Pines tonight,
party leaving the Putnam House on
the AS car. \ big display OF fire.
works for evening entertainment,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30

pledged $1,000 in case the purchase
was made.
The location is in the heart Of the
village. The property was the resi-
dence of Col George w, Hooker until
his death and after that his wife, who
is a sister of the late James Fisk Jr.,
former associate Of the late Jay Gould
Of New York, occupied it until recent
ly, when she sold il for commercial
purposes Mr. Hopkins suggests that
It be bought by subscription and turn.
ed over to the town or village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
FOR PUBLIC PARK
steps Taken by Hrattleboro to Acquire
Hooker Lot.

Carl S. Hopkins town clerk and
secretary of tae Bilttleboro board of
trade but who AGED in his private
capacity as a citizen, in an open letter
suggests the preservation OF the Hook
ar lot at the corner OF Main and High
streets Tor a public park and possible
site for a community house and in a
letter yesterday a Brattleboro man
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30

First Trolley Conductor--Why was
Kelly fred? Second Trolley Conductor
Ills car struck n man Mt Steenth
street and carried him a block on the
fender. After collecting nickel from
him Kelly IN the excitement forgot 10
ring 1t up-and the man was spotter.
--Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
Not His Fault,

Wears Wife-l'm sorry to see you
coming away from the public house so
often. Prigcs.
Backsmith-Ycs'm. They won't let
me stay there two minutes. As soon as
get set down comfortable-like some
body's sure to want job done, and out
of the place | has to come again.-Lon-
don Punch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
Explained.

She had mass Of golden hair,
Much praised by every bard,
But some OF II she had made fair
In ways she had 70 guard,
While most OF e, her friends declare,
She pu:cAasai bv the yara
-Richmond TiMca-D.spatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
Remember Thisl

Rutland Fair. Carnival and Horse
Show, September 4, 8. Q, Z and s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-30
Goldfish.

SOlCtSn.
Goldfish were first discovered In Chi
ma, whence they We're carried TO Eu
rope In the seventeenth century.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
ALASKA sMAsHEs RECORD.

The value of the mineral production
of Alaska in 1915 amounted to $32,S54
229-$13,7S 500 more than the value
in 1914 and far more than that OF any
previous annual output during the st
years that mining has been carried on
in the Territory. The collection oil
mineral statistics of Alaska for 1915
Just completed by Alfred H. Brooks Of
the United States Geographical Sur
yey, shows that the value of the gold
produced the year amounting to SIG,
7O2,144. copper $15,139,129, and silver
$543.393. Tin. lead, anthony, marble
gypsum, and a small amount of pc
troleum and coal bring the total value
| Of Alaska's mineral products to $32,
S54229.
Since 1880, when mining first begar
lin Alaska, the Territory has produced
gold. silver, copper, tin and othe
minerals to the value of $300,953,75
the gold production alone to the clOs'
of 1916 amounting to $3.50 ,S5S, 943. o
this gold, $186,192,992 worth was pro
duced by the placers, the rest beint
derived from lode deposits.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
FRENCH REGAIN LOST GROUND
Eject Teutons From Trenches on Hill
304 and in the Forest of
Haudfomont.

Paris, May 9.-Fighting of the ut7
most violence is in progress on the
Verdun front. Following further at
lacks by the Germans the French
launched furious counter-assaults on
both sides of the Meuse, the war Of
flee announced in an official COM
munique.
To the west of the Mouse the
crown prince again hurled his Teu-
tonic legions against the French pc.
sitions on Hill No.$304, but the Ger
mans were thrown back after suffer
ing heavy losses.
French countekattacks were then
delivered against the trenches Sun!
day. After bloody hand-to-hand fight.
ing the Germans were elected from
the communicating trenches which
they had taken from the French
twelve hours earlier. . g.
To the east of the Mouse the French
counter-attacked south of the forest
of Haudiomont., driving the Germans
from the 500 yards of trenches they
had captured on Sunday. "''- ''-
Berlin, May "a French attack in
the region of Thiamont farm, east OF
Verdun, was repulsed, the German war
office announced. The Germans cap,
tured 300 prisoners.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

Paso del NorteI(t pass of the north)
and it was not until 1885 that the city
was renamed in honor of one of Mexi-
eos greatest statesman and patriots,
Benit0 Iuarez, who established his
capital here during the troublpus tim
es when Napoleon Ill of France was
abetting the i'll fated Macmillan in
his effort to found an empire in the
western hemisphere.
"Juarez, a full blooded Zapotec In
dian born in an obscure village near
Oaxaca, succeeded to the presidency
of Mexico when Comonfort, weary oil
fthe internal strife, quit the job and
went TO the United States, leaving al
| fairs in the hands of his chief justice.
| Immediately Juarez was imbrOiled IN
| civil war by the assumption OF the
executive office by ZulOaga. 1t was
while trying to displace his rival that
| the Indian patriot endeayOTed to Dor
| row money from the United States
| and, as a part of the bargain, ne
agreed to a treaty, the terms OF which
brought forth storm of protest from
England AMI France. BY this treaty,
which was never ratified, the United
States was to have perpetual ana I'M
restricted passage across DOth the Is
thmus of Tehuantepec and the norIh'
ern states of Mexico, and the right 10
| employ American troops to enforce
these rights as we'll as to protect Amer
! lean citizens against leVieS and loans
"A short time later JuareZ preclpl-
tated an international crisis by MS de'
cisiOn to suspend for two years the
payment of interest on the natlonal
debt. England, Spain and France, sent
fleets to Vera Cruz to force payment
but England and Spain soon Withdrew
while France, her soldiers once on
Mexican soil, decided to press her
claims and gradually Napoleon
scheme began to assume definite form.
His scheme eventuated in the abOrtive
attempt to establish Archiuke MaXlN'
milan of Austria on the throne OF the
MOnteZumas.
1T was during the famous defense
of the city of Puebla against the In
IVading French army that yonug
Mexican soldier, who was to become
the most conspicuous figure in the his
tory of modern Mexico, distinguished
himself by his bravery and his eXcep
Itional powers of leadership. This young
hero was Porfirio Diaz, now known to
fame as the strong man of Mexico.
at was in the center of the inter
national bridge which connects Juare2
and Eel Paso that President Taft and
President Diaz Che had been JuareZ
military right hand) met in 1910, up
on the occasion of the centenery cele
bration of Mexican independence.
THE traveller who passes through
Ell Paso on his way to Jaurez may
choose any of four times by which tc
set his watch-Central, Mountain, Pa
cifc and Mexican. Mountain time IS an
hour slower than Central, while Pa
cifc is an hour slower, and Mexican
is "a minutes faster than Mountain.
ION important bull-fght days the
population of Juarez tops the 1O,OOC
mark, while there is relative tenn
IIarory decrease in the size of the fifth
lefty in Texas-El PasO, which had on
lily 7%6 people in 1880 but which has
grown to more than $4,000 in 1910"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

pays to be taxed. The care to be. TAX
and that the money is carefully and
economically expended.
Public money if judicially expend-
ed goes to the building up of COM
munity; it impels better streets, bet
ter homes, better churches, better
schools, better parks, better. librar-
les. 1t is an inspiration and instills
an ambition to live better life.
THE Eagle quotes Vinton as an
example of what taxes judicially lev.
led and economically expended will
do towards the upbuilding of town.
Vinton taxes itself every year for
betterments. The result is shown
in our well-payed streets, electrOlier
lighted lis shown in our splendid
municipal water works and electric
light plant, from which we get fine
artesian water and electric current at
cost. That was a beginning. 1t in
spired the people to build better
churches, and VintOn now has three
or four of the best churches in the
state, anG far beyond what usually
comes to towns of this size. 1t
caused the railroad to build one of
the most modern depotS in the state,
with an electrolier light at the head
of the street entering the depot
grounds.
From the day it started several
years ago to pave it's streets, VintOn
has not let a year go by that it did
not pave some street This year
eighteen blocks will be paved with
brick and concrete.
This desire and ambition on the
part of the people shows in the char
acter of the residences that are, and
are being built Every day of the
year is cleanup day in VintOn. The
surroundings are in touch with the
character of the public and private
buildings. People come in from the
country and seek a residence on a
paved street If none are offered for
sale they ask the man to place price
! and they pay it.
"Vinton now has it in mind to re-
place it's old school buildings, built
a. quarter of a century ago, with
large, handsome new high school
building. The school district has a
school board which will not act in
haste. 1t will study the project thor
oughly, and when ready will submit
it to the people for approval. The
board will know just exactly what
should be done and will give the peO
pie the result of their research. The
board will know just what tax it will
want and it will be voted.
"All this has an effect not only up
on the town but also on the surround
ing country. Gov. Clarke, in his
campaign tour in this county two
years ago, remarked that he never
saw so many fine homes, barns and
surroundings in any county in the
state. These taxes are an invest
ment and not an expense. They add
to the material value of the town and
country
THE Eagle has never failed to add
its voice to the upbuilding of its city
and county. 1t has never opposed
any fair project that would tend tC
the betterment of the city and coun
try, whether it was waterworks, cleo
trio light plant, court house, churches
! parks, libraries or school houses
From it's earliest days to the present
time it's aim and ambition has beer
ito lead the people to better things
1t has never opposed a tax Whicl
was to be invested for improvements
a. 1T PAYS TO BE TAXED"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
MOTHERS DAY.


The second Sunday in May is Moth
er's Day. This year it falls on May
l4th. The beautiful thought of set
ting aside one day in the year to be
particularly devoted to ones mother
was first suggested by Miss Anna
Jarvis of Philadelphia. who founded
the Mothers Day International AS
ISOLATION to provide the necessary
organized support for the fostering
Iof the movement. Thanks largely
to her efforts, Mothers Day has be
come a recognized institution as the
dav on which each of us should pause
to acknowledge our debt of affection
and gratitude to the best mother
who ever lived" on which we should
be with her if We can, and, If we un-
fortunately cannot, should make a
lpoint of sending her a message OF al
lection and cheer.
In cooperation with the effort to
foster the observance OF Mother
DAY, the Western Union Telegraph
Company has provided special tele
graph blanks, appropriately decorat
ed wit han artistic design of carna
lions and bearing the legend Moth
er'S Day on winch an heee"S'
those who wish to send a word OF
greeting to their mothers on this oc
casion by day letter or night letter
or in a short telegram, will be deliV
cred
The emblem of the day is the white
carnation, and it is the hope of the
Mothers Day Association that it viii
be worn by every one as a tribute OF
respect, not only for his own mother
hut also for all the gentle and noble
motherhood of the land.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

During the closing days of April,
! $50 ,UO0OUD worth Of raw sugar (Cuban
cane) was concentrated in New York,
held up there by order of the seaboard
refner3 waiting for the free sugar
act to 20 into effect. The Senate and
House cOnfcrepS were deadlOCks and
if they did not agree before May first
this sugar would escape duty. How.
ever an agreement was reached and
the refnerS had to pay snug little
fortune to the government.
/ The incident reveals the eagerness
of the refincrs to take advantage OF
free trade If they had been abb" to
get that $J0,OOO,O00 worth OF sugar in
to this country free of duty, do you
suppose they would have given the
consumers the benefit of the one cent
a rOund saving?
At the same time we were retaining
/ our sugar tariff, Great Britain was re
leyying duty on sugar of three cents
a pound. This tax is primarily for rev
enue, since Great Britain has practi
Cally no sugar industry to protect, yet
{ it will undoubtedly have a tendency tC
encourage and promote the growth o.
sugar cane and sugar bets in the Brit
ish possessions, which has just begun
! in England
In the sugar debate in the Senate
the other day, 81 natOr Hardwick Of
I Georgia declared that the Louisiana
cane sugar industry is doomed, tarit
or no tariff, because of the constantly
increasing price of labor. Therefore
he favored abandoning our entire do
nestle sugar industry at once am
Ilevying a direct consumptiVe tax OF
sugar The fact is, the Louisiana Sug
ar industry was prospecting until thu
Democrats began meddling with thu
tariff; then eleven of the factorle;
went into bankruptcy. This cOnsump
tive tax, you will remember, was con
cefyed by the seaboard refiners' aStutt
press and lobbyist, Frank c. Lowry
Could he have persuaded congress int
adO9tinE it. it would have been equal
Ilv as good for the refners and equal.
as destructive to the beet sugar far
mers and manufacturers as free gu
gar would have been.
If Senator Hardwick is right, it i
all the more imperative that tn
UNITED States continue to foster, en-
courage and protect our beet sugar in
ldustry We should not abandon it be
cause Senator Hardwick has despair
ed OF the Louisiana industry. Englan'
Iblorkaded France in 1S03-4-5 and sttga
went to $500 a pound in the latte
Icountry. Thereupon Napoleon orig
mated the beet sugar industry which
Iup to that time, had been only an e1
Iperfment.N Suppose the United State
lshould become embroiled in war an
had to depend solely upon the refiner
where would the price of sugar go?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
GIVE ALL THE FIGURES.

The bureau of Foreign and DomeS
tic relations Of the department OF
Commerce is growing over the fact
that 410 million dollars worth of goods
was exported from the United States
in March. This exceeds the corrected
total for February by 7 million dol
lars and is more goods than any nation
ever exported before in any one
month. Fine, Fine! But the Depart
ment of Commerce fails 10 state that
about 80 per cent of these exports
were war materials. finished products,
ores and other basic materials used in
the horrible slaughter now in progress
in Europe.
1t would be interesting If this same
Department of Commerce would fig
ure out the units of suffering this
nefariOus trade has prOduced,-hOw
many homes have been devastated
how many widows and orphans have
been created and how many new taE
burdens have been added to the future
generations of the poor in the war
zone.
Give US all the facts. do not stop
with dollars and cents alone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
WILSON TELLS WHY
HE NAMED BRANDE|S
Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary
Committee.
NO DATE SET FOR VOTE
President Asserts He Selected Boston
Attorney for Supreme Court Be-
cause He Is Exceptionally
Qualified for Post.

Washington, May 9.-Despite the
fact that there was before them o
letter from President Wilson practical
ly demanding the confirmation or
Louis D. Brandeis of BOston~to be an
associate justice Of the Supreme
court, the members of the senate judi
ciary committee failed to set date
for vote on the question. The COM
mittee held an executive session at
which Senator Culberson, chairman
presented the letter from the presi-
dent and asked for vote on whether
the nomination should be fayorably re-
ported to the senate. Several Of the
members objected and an adjourn
ment without action was ordered until
Wednesday.
The presidents letter, in part, fol-
lows:
MY Dear Senator: am very much
obliged to you for giving me an oppor'
tunity to make clear to the judiciary
committee my reasons for nominating
Mr. Louis D. Brandeis to fill the va
cancy in the Supreme court OF the
United States created by the death
of Mr.. Justice Lamar, for ! am pro
foundry interested in the confirmation
of the appointment by the senate.
Duty Most important.
There Is probably no more import
ant duty imposed upon the president
in connection with the general admin
istration of the government than that
of naming members of the Supreme
court; and l need hardly tell you that
| named Mr. Brandeis as member OF
that great tribunal not only because
knew him to be singularly qualified by
learning, by gifts and by character for
the position. ssa aafAA
Many charges have been made
against Mr.. Brandeis; the report OF
your subcommittee has already made
it plain to you and to the country at
| large how unfounded those charges
were.
Il perceived from the first that the
charges were intrinsically incredible
by anyone who had really known Mr.
Brandeis. 3d..
'"c- his extraordinary ability as {
lawyer no man who is competent t.
Judge can speak with anything but the
highest admiration. You will remem
Der that in the opinion Of the late
Chief Justice Fuller he was the ables
man who ever appeared before the Su
Dreme court Of the United States.
HE is Also the chief justice add
ed, absolutely fearless in the dis
I charge of his duties
Let me say by way Of summing up
my dear senator, that nominated Nh
Brandeis for the Supreme csurt be
cause it was, and is, my deliberate
Judgment that, of all the men now a
the bar whom it has been my priviIeg
to observe, test, and know, he is ex
ceptionally qualified"