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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
RUSSIAN FRONT AGAIN KNOWS
INTENSITY OF FIRST PERIOD
OF THE bRUSSIL0FF ADVANCE

Although the Russians still claim the
initiative. it is evident that the Ger
man counter-attacks are becoming con-
stantly more frequent and more vigor-
Gus. and in the large numbers OF REIN
forcements sent to these regions from
other fronts, as we'll as the more ag-
eressive character Of the German fight
ing, there are signs that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. the new chief Of stan.
is planning to recover tho old positions
before winter sets In.
To meet this the Russians have al
ready begun a fresh offensive. the de-
tails of which have not yet been an
nounced, but which has been undertake
en- on a large scale with the object OF
making a desperate effort to pierce the
Austro-German fronts before the fall
campaign IL over.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

Petrograd, Sept. 25.-(Via London).-
Although the official communications
have shed little light on recent develop
ments in the war situation. At is learn
ed from staff officers that after a long
lull the battles at all important points
on Gen. Brussiloff's front are again as
suming the intensity which character
lied the first period Of his advance.
The principal centers Of action are
the districts near Vladimir-Colynsk1
and west Of Lutsk. the Halicz region
and the Carpathians. and in each OF
these territories there has been gen.
eral resumption Of the fighting. which
has spread to adjacent sectors until the
whole southwestern war theatre from
the Pripet marshes to the Danube may
be said to be again in action.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
HAWKINS, OLDTIME
COMEDIAN, BURIED
WITHOUT A MOURNEH

Chicago, Sept. 26.-Charles B. Haw.
kins. a famous comedian Of the Civil
War days, was buried here today
without a mourner present.
The veteran actor was found dying
a week ago in a cheap rooming house.
At the height Of his fame Hawkins
was . comedian in "Tennessee's Pard.
ner." He was about 70 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
BASEBALL MEN
IN M. E. PULPIT
NEW YORK CITY

New York, Sept. 25.-Charles Ebbets.
owner of the Brooklyn baseball team,
and Charles Herzog of the New York
Nationals talked baseball last night
from the pulpit Of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church. The theme of the
service was baseball, in it's relation to
humanity.
Mr.. Ebbets' subject was Clean Liv-
ing Is Necessary in Baseball"
Mr.. Herzog made remarks along the
same line and also prophesized that his
club would keep up it's winning streak.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
GERMAN REPORT
ENEMY AIRMEN
ATTACK ESSEN

Berlin, Sept. 25.-(via London).-No fres
were caused at Essen by the hostile air
raid yesterday and most Of the bombs
dropped inflicted no damage. according to
an official report made today as follows:
"The general in command at Munster
reports that on Sept. "a several enemy
atrmen appeared over the suburbs Of Es-
sen and for a minute over the town. They
dropped several bombs, most Of which
caused no damage. No fires occurred"
The French war Office bulletin last night
announced that two French aeroplanes on
that day dropped y bombs on Essen,
where the great Krupp plant is located.
and returned safely after q flight Of 60v
miles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
NO D|SCR|M|N ALTON
AGAINST U. S. TRADE
new ANGLo-FRENcH
COMMERCE BUREAUS

Washington. Sept. 25.-An explana-
tion of the purposes Of the new An
glo-French commercial bureau cabled
today by Consul General Skinner at
London, satisfied State Department Of
ficials that no discrimination against
American commerce is feared. The bu-
reaus, the consul general said. were es-
tablished chiefly to expedite Anglo
French exchanges OF merchandise and
its effect upon American trade would
be limited to few articles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
ONE INJURED
HUB ELEVATOR
DROPS TO CELLAR

Boston Sept. 25.-A passenger eleva-
tor in the federal building, bearing ~
persons, dropped from the second floor
to the basement today. injuring one
man. w. S. Titus Of the Hyde Park dis
trict was cut by a falling clamp. the
parting Of which caused the drop. 9th
ers were shaken up. but not hurt. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
MILITIA WANTED
TO FIGHT FIRE IN
WORLDS BIGGEST
ONION GARDEN

Columbus. o., Sept. 25.-Request that
the state militia be called out imme-
diately to fight extensive fires in what
are said to be the worlds largest on
ion beds. at McGuffey, near Kenton, O.,
were received by Governor Willis Of
fee today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
Chief INSPECTOR
SCOTLAND yard
DIES ON MONDAY

London, Sept. 25.-Alfred Ward. chief
inspector of Scotland Yard, died today.
Inspector Ward had charge of the po-
lice investigation itno several of the
most sensational crimes of recent
years. He visited the United States last
May to bring back Ignatius Tribich
Lincoln. the former member Of Parlia-
ment and self-confessed German spy.
Lincoln was extradited on the charge
Of forgery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
For1R AIRSHIPS SEEN
RY DANISH FISHERMEN

London, Sept. 25.-Danish fishermen
.no-t having observed four Zeppelin
airsbins yesterday travelling In
sa,,trea sterly direction, says despatch
from Copenhagen to the Excnanse
telegraph Co. One OF the zeppehns
was in a damaged condition and was
h.,nr accompanied by torpedo boat de-
stroyers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
RESIGNATION OF
EDWIN F. SWEET.

Washington. Sept. 25-Edwin F.
Sweet resigned as assistant secretary
Of commerce today and will leave for
Michigan to open his campaign as
Democratic candidate for governor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
GUN CARRIES WOUND
CLEVELAND SERGEANT

Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 1.-Police Ser
geant Henry Froelich died in q hospital
here early today rom a revolver wound
received last night while rounding upra
gang Of gun carriers. The man who shot
him escaped. Another member Of the
gang was shot by Froelich as ne fell
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

The seventh Earl Of Essex, George
Devereaux de We're Capell, was 50
years Old. He was large land hold
er His second wife. whom he mar
ried in 1893. was Adela Grant, daugh-
ter Of Beach Grant of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
GIRL SETS A NEW !,
MARK IN SWIMMING

New York, Sept. 8.-Miss Ida Eliosky
set new record for women swimmers
here yesterday by swimming around Man
haitian island. covering IS miles In II
hours and IS minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

The vacuum principle has been ar-'
piled to an ice cream freezer that
freezes it's contents automatically in
half an hour and keeps it frozen eight
hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
EARL OF ESSEX
DEAD IN BED

London, Sept. 25.-The Earl of Es-
sex was found dead In bed at New
market today. He had ben i'll for
sometime
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

Many Filipino women catch and sell
fish for living.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
/ PROMISE TO PAY

Those four words are the
crux Of every financial obliga-
ti0n.
With the right name written 4
below them they are ~ good
as gold.
II promise to pay" 10 ths
message Of every successful ad-
vuetisement.
Advertirs.ng promises to PAP
the sssksf IN moro Desirable
goods-in issssned priceA in
needed things or In services. 4
Men who sign their names to
advertising are men who make
good.
II pays to road tho adveFtis.
ing In . i've newspaper like
The journal and TO patroniss
it, advertisers.
- si~~ ~s>r-S~
The sun., 1916-12-10
Measuhng the Agony Of Football.

Revolutionary as mag seem at first
glance the suggestion made by tho
committee In charge Of football at
Harvard. that the periods into which
the g,me IL divided he measured by
the number Of plays executed rather
than by time, II deserves notice by the
rule makers. 1t Ii intended to pr.
vent the thoroughly unsportsmnnlike
practice, by an eleven ahead in the
score. Of playing for time" slowing
up the play In the endeavor to keep
the opposing side out Of possession Of
the precious Inflated bladder and OF.
portunity to achieve a last minute tic
or victory.
Football has developed to It's present
condition by q series Of radical re-
molclllngs. The counting Of downs,
for Il single example, IL now so essen
tial a part Of the procedure that 1t is
difficult to imagine n college game
without It: but it's Introduction was
an innovation dlstrusted by the COZ.
servatives. With the present elabor-
ate provisions for time out" inter
ruptions by substitutes going into the
play. recesses for the recovery Of the
mOmentarily incapacitated, and so on.
spectators cannot estimate the oppor-
tunity their favorltes have 10 make
the yearned for score or to avert the
dreaded opposing points made by field
goal or touchdown.
Without going into technical con
s%iderntions. the proposed. alteration In
the rules seems to promise a result so
advantageous to the crowd In the
stands and so easily adjustable on the
Geld that 1t should be commended to
the attention Of the gentlemen who
will o enter upon their annual de-
libentions and write a new chapter
In the history Of the most delicate. If
not mOmentous. legislative processes
Of which we have knowledge.
The sun., 1916-12-10
About This Time.

The scholarly and handsome editor
Of the Ners Of Montgomery. Illinois.
concentrating his attention on the i'm
Iprtant things Of life. has canvassed
the only reliable weather prophets. and
tabulated their forecasts. Unlike the
fat salaried manipulatOrs Of highs
and lows. isotherms. depressions. cy-
clonics and the other mystifying in
struments OF scientific representation.
Madam NATURES agents r In COM
plete agreement we shall have a short
winter without v cold. 1t Is writ.
ten that
Migratory birds we're a month late
in starting southwark Night.
Bark on the trees Is thin and light
and the outside bark Of the soft naples
is curling up and scaling of. When a
hard. cold winter Is In prospect this out
side bark lies close and clings to the
tree.
"Criokets and grasshoppers remained
dctINc tnls idii latcT IMAM usuui.
The covering on the buds Of trees
and bushes IL unusually light.
"Moles, up to a week or ten days ago.
were moving round under the sod. while
earth worms showed that they had not
yet sought winter quarters by coming
to the surface after rains.
THE shucks on the corn are unusually
light and loose this fall"
The purple martins whose summer
home is oil the New Jersey coast were
two weeks later than usual this fall in
taking their departure for the South /:
we have already rcjoiced in recording
the presence Of sln,d in the Hudson.
indicative Of II mild and open season.
All the signs AMI rortents to which
easonable mel give heed are encOur.
aging 10 the anti-Overcont brigade.
Winter begins on December II. but
its campaign against comfort is al
ready a failure.
The sun., 1916-12-10
ORIGIN OF "AEROPLANE."
Net . Hybrid Word, bst Greek for
"Airwanderer."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir:
have been looking. In the recent discus
sion OF the substitution oil the word "air-
plane for ''aeroplane." for some recog-
milton Of what the latter word was
originally intended to mean.
On first sight. II looks like q hybrid
half Greek and half Lnglfsh. But II
was made from the Greek "planao." to
wander. and the second part had MOTH
Ing to do with the English word plane"
The fact that they are alike In merely n
coincidence. emphasized by the use OF
plane surfaces in the modern flyers. The
photographers have been misled.
II IL interesting to note that the French
dictionary makers are deriving the word
from the French %''plancr.'' to slide or
glide. As the word Is an invented one.
due. I think. TO Langley and proposed
at the same time as "aerodromc." as
an alternative. II ought to be possible
to find "A printed statement Of Its c
ing made by the inventor. What l am
raging here Is from memory only. but l
am sure Of It's substantial correctness.
Arthur T.. BosTwICK.
Late Associate Editor Standard Diction.
airy.
ST.. LOUIS. Mo. December ..
The sun., 1916-12-10
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The sun., 1916-12-10

upon Its responsibility rs a principal
for the acts Of Its agents. In a COM
munication In the Sussex use last
April the United States sounded q
note Of incredibly Us regards regret
table mistakes when 1t said that
"again and ngain the Imperial Gov
eminent has given its solemn assur-
ances to the Government Of the United
States that at least passenger ships
would not be thus dealt with THAT Is.
sunk without w%arning), and yet 1t has
repeatedly permitted It's undersea
commanders to disregard those as
surances with entire immunity" The
note ended with an lntimation that II
the present methods Of submarine
warfare were not abandoned diplo.
matte relations with the German En-
plre" would be severed altogether.
The gravity Of the Arabia incident
Is that It recalls the scepticism Of the
American note In the Sussex case and
the coinmittal 50 plainly made. All
the more reason. therefore. why the
new negotiations should be conducted
with the greatest care and dellbera-
ton. The Imperial Government
should be allowed to present all the
evidence in its possession to prove It's
statement that the German naval
commander did actually mistake the
Arabia for a transport. While that
dos not appear plausible, the consid-
Grafton that q submarine commander
would not contrary to his orders In.
tentionally torpedo n great passenger
steamship without warning should he
well weighed. The German Govern
ment, 1t should be noted. admits re-
spoiisibility for regrettable mistakes.
Would not the mir be cleared by such
u proof Of its good faith as the severe
punishment, in the sight Of the world.
of a naval officer who had made such
II mistake?
The sun., 1916-12-10
Addressing Letters.

Postmaster MORGAN says that more
and more letters are wrongly all
dressed and admOnishes us that all
mail should bear II street number. or
in the case of I'm office building u room
number, as well as the name of the
town or city and State. lie makes
the sensible suggestion that SD far as
possible the complete street or Office
address of the sender be printed. type
written or otherwise legibly inscribed
On every letter.
Except In the matter of room num-
bers Of office buildings there Is moth.
ing difficult IN complying with Mr..
MOIGAN's suggestion. What gives most
trouble Is the address abroad. Even
The war has not curtailcd the mailing
>,lperscriptionS necessary on letters
Ia England. An English noyelist's adj
dress is usually composed Of the sur.
names of all the principal characters
in his first six books. Thus, II you
are n reader of fiction. you have a
sure clue. You know that you must
inscribc the envelope tn ".AIrHuR
FLEDGINGHAM. Hnzleton. MoncktOn.
Orchill. ftapridse. Gienwood, Crackle.
mary" adding. Of course, the county
and country.
In English town addresses do NOT
omit the comma between the street
number and the name of the street.
There Is IN important distinction be-
tween 81, Savile Row." and "3l Sa-
vile Row." There Is no such place as
"3l Savile Row and your letter will
go to the British equivalent OF our
dead letter Office, where 1t will he re-
opened. When you get 1t back 1t will
have been read three times. and not
once by the person for whose sole
perusal 1t was intended.
The Continental method Of putting
the street first and the street num-
her second is logical, but 1t would be
still more logical II all letters were
addressed In reversed fashion
France, Paris, Boulevard Haussman
767, GEORGES EDOUARD 4 Gle" Few
letters r inscribed IN this way,
because the sender Is thinking Of
GEORGES EDOUARD primarily and
merely adds his whereabouts because
1t Is necessary to do 50. But the post.
man Is not thinking Of NJ. EDOUARp,
hut Of where this square Of white
linen IL to 60.
In that day when the written word
shall he II negligible means of com.
muniatlon all these little doubts and
The sun., 1916-12-10
WHEN FLUSSER FELL.
4 Veteran Confirms the Statement
That He Commanded the Miami.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: !
do not know the date on which Lieuten-
ant-Commander Charles W. Flusser was
transferred TO the command Of the
Miami. but he was killed on her forw ard
deck In the first fight with the Albcmarle
and II was II shell from one of our guns
that killed him, You must understand
that the ram Albemarle was jammed
hard against the side Of the Miami at
the time. The ram had just stuck her
iron beak into the Southfeld, which
Immediately sank, n in sinking held
tho Albcmarle fast against the Miami.
We were at anchor when the ram at
tackled MS, A. y, Domir,
one OF the crew OF the Miami in both
her fights with the N.bemarle.
WAsHINoToN. ID. c., December 9.
The sun., 1916-12-10
AZ the Years Decline-lO1O.

Lo. we have called them Huns. have
cried them vandals.
And is there ausht. my brother. TO
unsay
Now dawn has quenched the nights ir-
radiant candles.
And up the orient climbs another day?
Nay. rather We have sansr grown. and
cooler.
Despite fresh horror stalking wide
abroad.
And blasphenous caeophonies OF .
ruler
Mailman or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cod!
New names be theirs from out the dim
dead ages.
Names linked with .rremediable pain
The swar; .Assyrian, with his savage
RACES.
The tawny terrible hosts OF Tanner
lane.
Shall not calamity seize . ruthless ma
ton
That sows an innocent land with gap
ing graves.
And then tht deed for ceaseless sxecra-
tlon
Makes It's surviving men and ma.dens
slaves!
There is no word too shameful. too ab-
horrent,
No epithet too violent TO be hurled
At those tina loosed this cataciysmal
torrent
And made a rocking shambies OF the
world!
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
The sun., 1916-12-10

confusions will be swept away. You
will talk to your friend by telephone,
cable or wireless, using a single skill
fully, compounded word, or a name
and a number. as the sole symbol nee
essary to pick him out Of all the mill.
ions inhabitlng old earth. Every one
knows how easy 1t Is to memorize
telephone numbers or good cable
names. What Joy when we can sim
ply pick up the receiver and soy
Shanghai. 1897" but the telephone
and cable directories will be vaster
than our most inclusive sets VI THE
Worlds Finest Literature"
The sun., 1916-12-10
THE BIRTH RATE AND IN.
FAINT DEATH RATE IN
GERMANY.

A decline Of the birth ate is in a
special manner the work Of war; 1t
has not the feature Of accident but the
inevitable character Of life and death.
And to the belligercnt nations living
branches, the source Of new strength,
have become II subject Of intense so
licitude. In England and France the
authorities aud private societies have
made admirable progress In what Is
called prenatal care, the carr Of the
mother and the unborn child: these
are signs not only Of progress but OF
the perpetual novelty OF life. The
case of Germany. let 1t he remem-
bcred. has been obscure so far from
various causes and the discussions
Of her problem have not cleared the
cloud away. An Amsterdam despatch
tells us that infant mortality IL in
creasing on account OF lack of sugar.
which Is a fair specimen Of the non
scientific reports. In England and
France the true state Of the Teutons
has been n theme of much inquiry,
and the minds OF physicians and pub
lie authorities have been ~listless In
following out the interior intricacics
Of the living birth rate in Germany
and its no less important problem
Of inferior vitality.
The living birth rate and next to It
the infant death rate are full Of sig
n~iicance from the point OF view of
the war economist. Hence The figures
given by DIR. Mamloch in the last
number OF the Dcutschc Medi.inischc
Wochcnschrin have a special inter-
est. for they disclose the two things
about which so much has been writ
ten. the actual birth rate throughout
Germany, II not In sornc large city
like Berlin. and the effect Of the war
ON the death rate If infants. In tho
second quarter Of 1915 the number Of
living births In IA total Of twenty-siX
German cities of over zoo. 900 inhab
itants fell from 66.032. the 1914 fig
ure, to 42,723. For the whole year
1915 the total was 49.7i9 less than in
the previous year. a reduction If 1913
per q The loss was greatest in
certain cities, 27.2 per cent. in Chem
nitz. % per cent. in Nurnlprg and
23.6 per cent. In Hamburg. while in
Mannheim the logs was slight, or li.o
per cent. In Berlin the reduction ~
the birth rate was proportionately
greater than in the war years 1870
IL. Some OF the loss was made good
by n reduction of the infant death
rate, though the figures here are very
unequal. Thus. on IA basis Of 100 liv-
inc births. the death rate in 1915
was u per cent. as compared with
1913 In 1914. Such a low infant NOR.
tally rate as that OF the war year
1915 had never previously been OBJ
served In Germany.
ON In other hand many cities
showed "A much higher death rate for
infants. In k~0nigsberg. for example.
1t was 1876, in Ma%gdcburg 1913 and in
I)anzig 49, per cent. and the cause
is perhaps al unfavorable influence
~ the war. But other cities again
compensate for the loss. In seven the
figure was less than IA. namely, Ores
den. Hanover. Frankfort-on-M Main,
Dusseldorf. stuttgart. Hamburg and
Bremen. The figures as "A whole seem
to ~ encouraging.
The sun., 1916-12-10
AN APPEAL FROM PITCAIRN.
Here Is . Chance TO Give Aid 10 q
Picturesque People.

To THE EpiTor or THE SuS-Sir: Tn
matched among the many appeals at this
holiday season is that of Captain Grit
fths OF the Cunard Steamship Line for
the 100 inhabitants OF Pitcairn Island
In the Pacific Ocean.
These people. descendant. OF the
mutinecrs Of the man-o'-war Bounty,
lead AZ lonely "A lie as could lie we'll
imagined. situated 500 miles from the
nearest island. they are absolutely cut
on from communication with the rest
Of the world. except for the extremely
infrepucnt calls OF steamers and sailing
vessels.
Pitcairn Island Is a British possession
ana the people. English speaking. are
aid to be robust. fairly well educated,
and free from vice OF every sort. Books
and periodicals come only with tho rare
calls Of stcain and sailing craft and.
needless to say. are most welcome. Tho
Bible Is the sole book available al all
times. and Captain Grif.iths says that
the peoples knowledge OF tina book is
simply prodigious.
\ school has been conducted for some
time and recently "A simple church was
'' 'f'' W NV
is n fairly we'll educated missionary who
has been on the island for years. lie
is the pastor. magistrate. school teacher
and island oracle.
Although absolutely ~abstemious as to
intoNicants and tobacco. these poor ma
tives are not able to get together more
than nous FOR the most meagre
existence. Clothing OF all kinds suited
10 a warm climate and reading matter
OF n standard class would be extremely
welcome. captain G;riiiiths says that tho
greatest need Just now is for undergar-
ments for the women and toys for the
children.
The captain Will sail from New York
In command OF the steamship Port Hardy
On December 20 for Australian ports, by
way OF tic Panama Canal. Gifts may
lie sent to the Cunard steamship Office.
- State street. New York. before
that date. and the captain will gladly
call at Pitcairn Island, renew his ac-
quaintanCc with the people. and play
the part OF a hclatcd santa Claus to
them. The object is a worthy one, and
We are taking the liberty % asking YOU
TO call tho attention of your readers to
il by printing this communication in
your columns, ALBERT FRANK d 90.
NEW YORK. December \.