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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
FRAMES Nations
RIGHTS AT LAW
Remarkable Declaration Re.
sists Aggression of BelIigerents
AMERICAN REPUBLICS JOIN
Five Principles Set Forth Based on
Rights Of Existence and Indepen-
denee-Bearing on BeIsium-Vio-
lation Seemingly Condemned.

Washington.-A Declaration Of the
Rights OF Nations, applying to the
countries of the world the principles
OF human rights set forth In the Am.
erican Declaration OF independence,
has been prepared by the American
Institute OF International Law (which
is composed CT 105 members-fve
from each of the twenty-one American
republics. The institute, which re-
Gently has taken on an almost official
character, with Secretary of State
Lansing and two ex-Secretaries of
State on the delegation from the
United States, drafted the declaration
during the recent sessions of the Pan.
American Scientific Congress here.
The declaration, as ms de public by
DR.. James Brown Scott, president OF
the institute, chairman of the Joint
Neutrality Board of the State and
Navy Departments, and secretary OF
the Carnegie Endowment for Inter.
national Peace, sets forth five inter
national principles, two of which seem
TO have a direct and significant bear
ing on the events OF the war in Eu.
rope. The first declares that every
nation has the right to exist, but is
not justified in defending this right
at the expense of innocent and un.
offending states" The other declares
that every nation entitled 10 a right
by the law Of nations is entitled to
have that right respected and protect
ed by all other nations The first
seems to condemn the German inva-
sion OF Belgium. The second is held
in some quarters TO imply that all the
nations of the world should have raj
lied TO Belgium's protec,.on.
The Importance of this declaration
OF principles lies in the fact it repre-
sents the opinion of the most eminent
authorities Of the q republics of the
Western Hemisphere. Among the five
American representatives in the insti-
tute are Elihu Root and Secretary
Lansing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
BIG CALIFORNIA FLOOD.
Sixteen Dead and $s,oooooo Loss In
State Wide Disaster.

Los Angeles, Cal.-With sixteen
persons known to have perished, prop.
erty loss exceeding $3,000,000, and a
number Of cites and towns still iso.
lated, southern California began re.
pairing the damage done by the six
day storm. which swept this State.
San Diego, Pomona, Cotton, Riverside,
Ontario, Sandimas and Monrovia were
the worst sufferers. San Diego and
Pomona report property losses esti'
mated at $1,00O,000.
Halted by heavy SHOWS in the noun
tains the flood waters are receding
gradually. All the isolated cities have
been heard from. Many rescues were
made. In number of cases the res.
cued, marooned on islands for several
days, were nearly starved, and had to
be taken to hospitals. 1t is estimated
that two thousand are homeless.
Passenger trains which had been
stalled for six days have arrived here.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
NIPS LARGE
GERMAN TRADE
Great Britain Stops Goods Going
Through Mails
VIA OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
Marked as First Class Matter, Sam
plies Of No Vaiue"-South Amer
ica Big Customer-WiII Go
to Prize Court.
VIA OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES

London.-The recently inaugurated
censorship by the British government
of first class mails to and from Ger
many has resulted in the discovery
that Germany has been maintaining
considerable export trade with
neutrals in such articles as jewelry
chemicals, laces, pictures, and toys
which have been sent as first class
mail matter by way OF Sweden, Den
mark or Holland. Packages of this
nature intercepted by the British
have been marked samples OF no
value"
One OF the British censors has
shown articles worth thousands OF
dollars which have been seized Most
of them were addressed TO South
American points, the intention ap-
parently being to maintain Germany's
hold on foreign markets.
IL was also said that large quan
tity of contraband destined for Ger
many by way of Scandinavia and
sent from neutral countries had been
apprehended. These goods include
rubber from the Dutch Indies and
wool and rubber from South America,
which were sent through the mails
as reading matter. 1t is believed
here that Germany carried on a
heavy trade in this manner before
the British authorities put into effect
more stringent rules.
All goods seized by the censor will
go into prize court.
Anti British propaganda i'm the
shape of documents weighing thou
sands OF pounds have been seized re-
Gently by the censor. These docu-
ments are printed i'm many languages.
They were destined for South Amer
ica. India, the United States and 9th
er parts of the world. Much of this
mail matter was addressed to Spain,
i'm which ii is said clearing house
for German propaganda is maintain
ed
II is stated that first-class mails
to and from the United States have
not been inspected to any great ex-
tent thus far, the attitude of the gov
ernment being that United States
mails should not be molested. How
ever it is felt that they probably con-
tain much that is detrimental TO the
interests of this country. The sug-
gestion is made that censorship in
the United States of outgoing mail
would be welcomed. as it would obvi-
ate the necessity of any action by
Great Britain.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

The Austrians captured Antivari and
Duleisno, the two principal seaports
Of Montenegro.
Vienna announced that the Montene.
srins are surrenderins in all parts
OF the country and that on the north.
east front OF Montenegro 1900 Ser.
bisns, cooperating with the forces
OF King Nicholas, threw down their
arms.
The Germans won two victories on
the western front. taking an advanc.
ed position OF the Allies near Neu.
Vile, north OF Arrss. by mining op.
erations. gaining series Of de-
lenses. Paris admits the losses.
Austrian armies have resumed the
conquest OF what remains OF Mon.
teneero.
North OF Czartorysk an attempt by
the Germans 20 recapture in a bayo.
net charge hill held by Russians
was beaten back with biu losses.
To prevent the Central Powers from
importing wheat from Rumania. an
Anplo-Freneh corporation has been
formed TO buy all the grain.
Berlin heard that the demands made
by the Allies In their ultimatum 20
the king Of Greece, that passports
be handed 20 representatives. OF the
Central Powers. were refused. =
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
FLOODS SWEEP ILLINOIS.
Joliet and othes. Towrs in Valley OF
Des Plaires lnund lted.

Chicago throughout north.
ern Illinois, swollen by rain which
fell almost continuously for a night,
overflowed their banks and inundat.
ed a score of cities and villages. No
loss of life was reported, but the prop.
erty damage was estimated at several
hundred thousand dollars.
The worst flood since 1902 elgulfed
Joliet. Water ran five feet deep in
the streets. Nearly a thousand per
sons were driven from home.
Rockdale. a manufacturing town. re.
ported six feet OF water on the level,
and business suspended.
The whole valley OF the Des PLANES
River was inundated
The river rose six feet at Whining.
ton, and much damage was done there
and throughout the adjoining coun.
try.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
COLONEL HOUSE HusTLlNe
VIII Hasten Journey TO Report Find
inqs 10 President.

inqs 10 President
London.-That Colonel House Is
anxious to return as soon as possible
to America Is shown by the fact that
he has practically abandoned his plan
to make side trip TO italy to visit
his closest personal friend Ambassa.
dor Thomas Nelson Page. Colonel
House has likewise advarced the time
of his departure for Paris. After a
few days in Paris. Colonel House will
60 70 Switzerland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
LOSE 13 AERoPLANES.

London.-Harold ]. Tenant, par
liamentary nder-secretary for war,
announced in the House of Com
mons that in the course of the last
four weeks 13 British aeroplanes were
lost on the Western front and nine of
10 German machines brought to the
ground.
The proposal was made in the
House of Commons today that all the
members of the House visit the front
during the parliamentary recess and
that arrangements be made for their
reception by the commander-in- chief,
the idea being that great benefit
would accrue to the parliamentarians
by close contact with the actual war
Operations
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
PROTEST CLEARANCE OF VERONA

Washington.-The arrival OF the
Italian steamship Verona with two
guns mounted at her stern probably
will result in the Austro- Hungarian
government taking up automatically
with the United States all the broad
questions involved in the arming of
merchant ships for defensive pur-
poses.
It is authoritatively stated that the
Austro Hungarian government proba-
bly, would inform the United States
that any armed ship encountered by
an Austrian submarine would be re-
garded as a warship and be sunk
without warning, regardless of who
might happen TO be aboard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
PREDICTS BIG NAVAL BATTLE.

New York.-The German feet, with
the heaviest new battleships armed
with 17-inch guns, far outranging the
largest OF the British, and escorted by
a fleet of aeroplanes and Zeppelins
armed with new pneumatic gun ca
pable of firing armor- piercing projec-
tiles. will soon appear in the North
sea TO give battle to the British, ac-
cording TO Thomas X. MacMechen.
aeronautical engineer and president
OF the Aeronautical Society OF Amer
lea
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
SETTLE LUsITANlA CASE.

Washington.-Germany has submit
ted TO the United States. through Am
bassador Won Bernstorff. another writ
ten proposal designed TO bring about
a settlement of the controversy over
the sinking of the Iusitania. with q
loss of more than 100 American lives
There are indications that the docu-
ment might bring TO a satisfactory
termination negotiations which have
been in progress for eight months.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
CAN EQUIP 100000 SOLDIERS.

Outfit Now in Store or Readily Pur-
chased, Says Quartermaster.
Washington. - Quartermaster Gen
eral Aleshire told the House Military
Committee that equipment for an
army of 100000 men was either in the
Government storehouses. or can be
bought in the open market In less
than three months Equipment for
100000 is in army or militia depots,
and manufacturing concerns could
easily turn out equipment for 300. 900
in 90 days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
TO ADMIT MRS. PANKHuRsT.
All Formalities VIII Probably End
on Presidents Order

Washington.-Mr Emmeline Pank.
hurst. the Suffragist leader. on parole
In New York. will be formally admit.
ted To the United States.
Commissioner General Caminetti
said that unless IL was shown that
something since Mrs. Pankhurst's ad.
mission two years ago was sufficient
to exclude her. he could not see any
reason TO alter the immigration Blu.
reaus ruling admitting her then.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
JOBS FOR GIRLS; NO GIRLS.
Baltimore Firm Is Offering Bonuses
for Operators.

Baltimore.-Sc Scarcity OF girl opera.
tors has forced several Baltimore
manufacturers OF shirts and other
clothing to sublet 10 per cent or more
OF contracts TO Philadelphia firms.
Never. they say. in the history OF
the city has il been go difficult to get
girls for work in factories Competi.
tion among firms to obtain girl opera
.iofs Il keen. and each firm Is trying
to outdo the others iusindursmentA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
GERMAN AEROPLANES RAID LONDON
TURKEY TAKES BLAME FOR PERSIA
KAISER WINNING FRENCH TRENCHES
Flight of Turks Continues Srewn With Dead as
They Retreat Before Russians in Caucasus Antvari
and DuIcigno on the Adriatc Occupied by Austrans


Rome.-Peace negotiations between
Austria and Montenegro have been
broken off owing TO the intervention
OF Gen. Martinovich, leader of the
anti-Austrian party in Montenegro,
who assumed command of the tr0ops.
including the Serbian detachments
aiding the Montenegrins. and opposed
their disarmament, thus averting the
betrayal OF the Allies by King
Nicholas.
The entire population halls Gen.
Martinoyich as the deliverer OF Monte
negro. A complete exodus from the
little country Is expected All eff.
forts are now being concentrated on
the defence OF Scutari
To aid in extricating the troops an
appeal has been issued to the Allies
for assistance such as was rendered
the Serbs.
On the front in France and Bel
gium and in the Austro-Italian thea
tire the operations have been confined
chiefly to mining and sappng moves
and artillery duels
A substantial victory of the Rus
slams over the Turks in the Caucasus
and the capture of the town Of Has
san kahah, twenty miles east Of
Erzerum, after a hard fight, was re-
ported by Petrograd
When the Turks line broke der
the heavy Russian fire. the Sultans
forces were pursued to the forts Of
Erzerum, the Russians sabering or
taking prisoner more than 1,500.
The Turks retreated in all direc
tions to the protection OF the forts,
abandoning magazines, guns and huge
quantities of supplies In their flight
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
COMMONS PASS CONSUMPTION.

Lopdon.-Loud cheers greeted the
final passage Of the Military Service
bill through the Committee VI the
whole Of the House OF Commons.
AT every stage the government by
its conciliatory attitude made friends
for the bill, with the result that it had
a much smoother passage through the
House than had been expected.
Groups ., 3, and OF recruits who
enlisted under the Earl Of Derby's
plan were formj lly called to the col
ors, in accordance with the proc
lamation of Dec. 13. These groups
the first Derby recruits to he called
out, are composed of unmarried men
from 19 TO % years OF age.
The men have been warned OF the
necessity of reporting for duty imme-
diately, the Recruiting Committee hav-
ing stated that any one who is sum
moned and does not appear will be
treated as a deserter.
The number of men in the first four
groups, after subtracting exemptions
and postponements of service. is esti-
mated roughly at 100000.
From Dvinsk, southeast OF Riga. to
the centre Of Persia folr great Rus
sian armies are fighting-and win
ming, according to the Russian re-
ports.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28
TEuToNs HALT sALoNlkl ATTACK
Transport Difficulties Hamper Them
as Roads Are BaC,

Saloniki.-Hhe belief is growing in
Entente circles that the Austro-Ger.
man attack on Saloniki is likely TO
be delayed some time. The Germans
are finding that il will require consid-
cradle time TO surmount all the OBJ
stacles facing them in this campaign
Chief among these is the transport
OF troops, heavy artillery and support
along the bad roads and the railway
line which is still considerably dam
aged in several parts. II is said that
the railway will not be completely
established for two months yet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-05
CHANCE TO ENTER ARMY
Fifteen Hundred Vacancies in Grade
of I'd Lieutenant.

A war department order made pub
lie yesterday at the headquarters of
the department of the East in New
York calls attention of men in citi-
zens training camps to the fact that
special examinations will be held on
the 2lst for citizens desiring to OBJ
tain a commission in the United
States army without the fouryears'
training at West Point. The examina-
tion is necessary, It is understood, be-
cause of shortage OF I'd lieutenants
caused by the recent army reorganiza-
tion. According to the order 1900 va
cancies exist in the grade of I'd lieu
tenant. The number is so large that
West Point and promotions from the
ranks fail to fill the gaps. The short
age OF LIST lieutenants Is also great.
Requirements for the commission
are virtually the same as those de-
manded for entering West Point and
are contained in general orders "a of
1915, copies of which with blank ap-
plcation Tor the examination may he
obtained In Washington. Men he
tween the ages of Fl and q are elig-'
iblle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-05
LARGE AUDIENCES
ARE THRILLED BY
PRODUCTION
Final Presentation Of Julius Caesar
Today
WINS ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE
Bennington Amateurs Prove Apt
Pupils of MIR .and Mrs. Arthur
Eiio..

The final production of Shake
speare's Julius Caesar" is being
staged this afternoon in the out door.
auditorium in Clark's woods. This is
the third time the tragedy has been
put on and in interest and as specta-
Gle it has exceeded all expectations.
The audience Friday evening was
large and enthusiastic and all agreed
that it was the finest thing of the kind
ever given in Bennington. Every
spectator watched and listened breath
less with interest and the proverbial
pin could have been heard to drop, had
any spectator been so careless.
The production went without hitch
and there was no noise or confusion
behind the scenes as there so often Is
in amateur work Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot
have done their work so well that it
is hard for. the audience to believe that
the cast except for Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot
is entirely made UP of local people
who have merely given their time and
worked hard to make the affair sue
cess.
The music by Donnelly's orchestra
has been a special feature that has
strengthened and aided the whole pro-
duction.
So great is the enthusiasm of those
who have seen it that most of those
who were present Thursday evening
were again there Friday night.
The music in connection with julius
Caesar which contributes to the sue
cess of the performance, is furnished
by Donnelly's orchestra.
1t was on light matter to select mu-
sic Which would suit the action and
atmosphere OF the play. and the select
| ion shows the discriminating taste of
the orchestra leader, George Donnelly
Mr.. Donnelly, after careful consider
alton whose as the overture select
ion from Aida which is enlivening and
| spirited without being beneath the dig
nifty of the success which are to fol-
| low
The Carnations march from Folk
ganger, by Kretschmer. because OF its
repetation in scene after scene, be-
comes a musical setting for the lofty
scenes without intruding upon them.
With all its martial time and melody.
it strikes the dominant note Of tra-
gedy;
Between the acts the march AN
tony's Victory" from Antony and Cleo
patra, by Gruenwald an equally ap-
propriate selection Is played.
The rendering of these compositions
is worthy of their quality, and alto
| gether the music is credit to Mr.. Don
nelly and his orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-05
FRITZ B. JENNINGS
STATE TOURNEY :
GOLF FINALS
State Championship Being DeCid
ed Today
OPPONENT is W. A. BARBER
Bennington Players at The Front
In All Three OF the
SixteenS.

Rutland, Aug. 5.-Fritz b. Jennings
of Bennington, former Vermont state
champion and w. A. Barber, jr., of
Manchester, the present holder OF the
title, will meet today in the final
match of the Vermont state golf
tourney in a 36-hole game. In the
finals, Is holes will be played off this
morning and IS this afternoon, Jen-
nings has been playing SO and 40 on
nearly every round at the country
club while Barber has been doing
equally as WELL
Another interesting contest will be
that of the second 16 between F.
Crocker of Manchester and w. IL.
Johnstone of BaBrre. These two men
have won every match they have
played in the tourney and in the quail
flying round, Crocker made SO and
Johnson 81. In the third 16, George
Worthington will match with G. I.
Murray, both of Bennington.
In the semi-finals held yesterday af-
ternoon, Barber beat c. S. Clark Of
Manchester in closely matched game
by 2 up, l to go. In the drive to the
third hole on the second round, both
men placed the ball within two yards
of the hole, the plays throug hthe en-
tire match being very close, Clark
making Barber play his best. Clark
lost the game on poor drive from the
eighth tee into the rough and a long
drive out of bounds from the seventh
tee, both on the second round.
In the morning matches, Percy Jen-
.nings and Fritz Jennings played re-
markable game, the latter winning
with / up. In the Is holes, Percy
made 80 and Fritz 70. DR.. Il. NJ. Pond
of the Rutland Country club lost his
match in the morning with c. S. Clark,
the latter having up and to go. j.
A. Merrill fell to the mighty strokes
of w. II. tombstone, the latter win
ming with up and 3 to so.
George Morse OF the local club, who
lost yesterday to Jay Gilmer of Ben
nington stands an excellent chance
of winning the cup for the losing of
the first 1G. Yesterday morning his
match was forfeited to him by the non
appearance of G. M. Clark of Manches
ter and in the afternoon he beat G
w. Platt, also of the local club, by
up and to go. This morning and
afternoon, he is to meet G. L. Holden
of Bennington in 36-hole game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-05
COURT BACKS MlLlriAMAN
Holds He Can Refuse to Take Oath Of
National Guard

Boston. Aug. After hearing
Judge Dodge stated In the Federal Dis.
trict Court today that nc would issue
n writ of haboas corpus tomorrow for
the release OF Alexander NJ. Emerson
of Boston, who refused to take the
oath of the National Guard and has
been detained at the camp In Framing
ham as member of the militia.
The Court held In effect that as a re.
suit of the new National Defense act,
establishing the National Guard. mill.
tiamen who declined to take the new
National Guard oath were no longer
subject to military authority and could
not he compelled to do military duty.
This ruling is contrary to the views
of the War Department.
AS this is the first test OF the status
of milltiamen under the new National
Defense act, the government Is prepar-
ing to appeal from the issuance of the
writ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-05
GIANT BlPLANES A MYTH
Reported German Machines MOI
Sighted, Paris Says.

Paris, Aug. 3.-Giant German BIZ
planes, II was officially announced by
the French War Department today
are a myth. The statement adds:
1T is certain, however, that Ger
many has built biplanes of an excep-
tional size and power to be used as
hydroaeroplanes. One of these is rs
feet across, with motors, and able to
carry 6 passengers. Another 1877
feet across, with 3 motors OF 200
horsepower each, is said to have been
constructed at Friedrichshaven and to
have flown over Lake Constance. If
SO, these experiments must have had
bad results, Tor the machine has been
met nowhere on the battle front
Aircraft of great power in service
on the land front are the two motored
aeroplanes. One is the ayiatic tyne,
rs feet across. 1t is steered by three
rudders. 1t has places for an obsery.
er or a gunner and machine gun be.
hind the pilot and for another gun
firer on the balcony behind the pilot.
The other type is of a similar model,
but more rapid in flight, The motors
in these aeroplanes are Of 220 horse
powes."