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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29
Neglect Is
Often Dangerous

: we all fully realize the
truth of that old
"stitch in time" adage,
we would be spared
many unpleasant and
dangerous experiences.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

For "all the news all the time" OF
Pleasantville, read The Pleasantville
Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

The new Catholic church which has
been under construction at Paulsboro
for some time was used Easter Sun
day for the first time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

Mayor Thomas L. Raymond of New
ark issued a proclamation making May
1 a legal holiday in commemoration of
the two hundred and fiftieth ~anniver-
sary of the founding of Newark.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

An application for a charter for a
national bank to be established at We
roma was made at Montclair. The cap
italization of the bank is to be $4,000,
and deposits upward of $4,000 have
been pledged.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

The Vineland Poultry and Pet Stock
association voted to start the interna-
tional egg laying and breeding contest
In November and awarded the contract
for the houses to Edward Carhart for
$4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

The Burlington County Cow Test as
ISOLATION, recently organized, has en-
gagged Samuel Thompson, a native of
Delaware county, N. Y, and a gradu-
ate in agriculture at Rutgers college,
as manager.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

The Passaic board of health report
showed that there were 115 deaths
there in March. Nearly 100 persons
died from pneumonia, and the total is
greater than that of many months be-
fore.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-29

Assemblyman Mark Lake has dis
tributed eighty-ive pairs of ring neck
ed p%heasants and twenty-one pairs of
quail in Cape May county. He will
shortly receive deer from the state
commission.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
MRS. GILLIGAN WORSE
Unable to Converse Intelligently With Lawyer and Trial is Postponed- May Never Be Tried.

Hartford, Dec 19.-Mrs. Amy E.. Archer Gilligan, indicted Sept. 21 for five murders of inmates of the Arch CT Home For Elderly People in Wind sor, will not be tried at this term of the superior court and whether she is ever tried on the murder charges depends upon whether or not her mental condition improves or grows worse. She is said to be suf- fering from poison psychosis and is unable to intelligently confer with her counsel E. M. Holden.
 This situation was presented to Judge James H. Webb in the su- perior criminal court this afternoon by States Attorney Alcorn and MT. Holden and the court granted a con- tinuance of the case. Mrs Gilligan will remain in jail until she gets bet ter or worse and the states attorney said he would try her some time if her mental condition improves.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
FAMILY FORGED OUT
 INTO COLD BY FIRE
Six Children Run Eighth of Mile in Night Clothes With Low
 Temperature.

Milford, Dec. 19.-The six children of John Armstrong, ranging in age from four to fourteen years were forced out into the bitter cold of early morning today, barefoot and scant1ly clad, when fire broke out in their home while all were asleep. The occupants, awakened suddenly, had no time to save any of their belongings and the chil- dren clad only in their night garb had to run about an eighth of a mile before they could reach the shelter of the nearest neighbours house. The temperature was between eight and ten degrees above zero.
 The house with it's contents was burned to the ground, the loss being between s3,000 and $4,OO0 Arm strong, with his children, moved into the place about six months ago. His wife is not living.
 The children were alone in the house at the time and had to get out by windows. The fire is be- Heved to have started from the kitchen range.
 The father. who works during the night in Bridgeport, returned this morning to find his home in ruins.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
BOSTON AND MAINE PAPER WORTHLESS
Mellen AppraiSes $1;101,5S8 in Notes As Worth Single Dollar
A BS0L UTELY NEGLIGIBLE
Former President Testifies at Hear ing on Making Temporary Receiv- ership Permanent-Protest He is a Simple Farmer.

Boston, Dec. 19.-Chas. $. Mellen, former president of the New Haven and Boston and Maine railroads, ap- peared today as a witness in the federal court hearing on the ques- tion of making permanent the pres ent temporary receivership of the latter property. Introduced by coun- sel for the minority interests, which are opposing receivership, as prob ably the greatest living railroad man in this country,' MT. Mellen modest ly protested that he was not an ex- pert on railroad matters, but was only farmer
 MT. Mellen displayed a keen grasp of Boston and Maine affairs. Asked by Conrad w. Crooker, min ority counsel, regarding a list of securities owned by the road, he made sum- mary answers.
 Dollar For the Bunch.
 I'd take a dollar for the whole bunch," he said referring to $940, 434 of notes of the Johnsbury and Lake Champlain railroad company and $161,154 of notes of the Connecticut Electric Street Railway Company both listed as payable on demand. The F'itchburg, one of the principal sub sidiary lines of the Boston and Maine, which owned shares of it's common stock were not available for any financial purpose" when the Boston and Maine assented to receivership last August" he said.
 Securities of the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain road company, quot ed at $4,517 in the last annual re- port, he appraised at minus one dollar share" and absolutely neg lible.'' Tn the case of 117 shares of Concord and Claremont Railroad {! however, he stated that If I owned the Boston and Maine I would not sell that stock at $1,000 a share, ' explaining it had "a natural value.' The stock appears on the record at $4,89O An effort by minority counsel 1 to obtain from MT. Mellen his opin- l ion of the fairness of rental charges paid by the Boston and Maine tc
 certain leased lines was ruled out by
 the court as irrelevant to the question . of so1vency.
 "I don't wish to have assumed that
 l am here to say these leases are
 valuab ble to the Boston and Maine,'
 the witness interj jected.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Paris, Dec. 19.-Premier Briand the entente allies would send to-
NO ARMOR PLATE
 PLANTS IN N. E.
This Section of Country Geographical. Iy Unsuitable and Automatically
 Eliminated, Is Ruling.
Especial to the Herald)

Especial to the Herald)
 Washington, Dec. 19.-All cities in the New England states. including Connecticut, have been automatically eliminated from a possible govern ment armor plant location, accord ing to a letter sent to Congressman O'Shaunessy by the Chief of Ord nance, Navy Department.
 Charles B. McVay, chief of the bureau in acknowledging receipt from MT. O'Shaunessy of a letter from Clarence A. Cotton, secretary of the Providence Chamber of Com merce, regarding the armor plant, says:
 Tn the light of the ruling of the general board of the navy to the effect that the armor plate plant should not be located east of the Appalachian mountains, west of the Cascade or Sierra Navada mountains, nor within 200 miles of our Canadian or Mexican borders. all of the cities in the New England states were auto- matically eliminated
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
YOUTHS ELECTROCUTED.
Both Had Pleaded for Funeral Before
 Christmas.

Ossining, Dec. 19.--In keeping with their wish that they be executed today Instead of Friday. owing to the ap- proach of Christmas, Charles Kum- row, 20 years old. of Buffalo and Stanley J. Millstein, 19, of Utica, met their death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison today. Both went to the chair calmly. Millstein was the first of the two to pay the pen atty.
 Last Sunday Kumrow and Mill stein requested that their execution be advanced.
 s< Millstein killed John E. Creedon. a policeman, of Utica last February, following his arrest on a charge of burglary. Kumrow shot to death a night watchman in Buffalo with rob- bery as a motive.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
REMINGTON BLOW-UP
Eliminate Mixing House at Bridge
 Without Loss of Life Or Injury.

Bridgeport, Dec. 19.-Although a small illuminate mixing house of the Remington Arms U. M. c. company was blown to pieces by an explosion injured.
 Recent innovations in handling the explosive have taken the mixing work from human hands, automatic ma chinery making it possible for work CTS to be 100 feet away while the mixing is in progress.
 There was no disorder in the plant The mixing house is in a yard 200 feet from the street and other mix ing houses segregated from the main buildings of the munitions plant.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
SPECULATORS CAUTIOUS
on Wall Street Practically atl StandstiII During Late Morning ASl Premier's Speech Is Awaited.

New York, Dec. 19.--The hesitant tone Of today's early trading Oil the stock exchange reflected the unccr- tainty and apprehension in financial quarters regarded the course of im- pending international events Intense interest was evidenced in Premier Lloyd Georges reply to be delivered today. Tn the earlier transactions gains were in the majority but in no important instance were they more than trivial Recessions were of wide proportion.
 There was 8 general rally before the end of the first hour. dealings becoming moro active on the ad-' vance, which was accelerated by short coverings. #4
 Trading halted after II o'clock, at- tention being directed almost entirely on London.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
JOHN R. THAYER DEAD.
Bay State Democrat Represented c
 o. P. District in Congress.

Worcester, Dec. 19.-EX-Congress- man John R. Thayer, one of the best known democrats of New England died today from a general breaking down. He was 71 years old and for 50 years had been prominent in poli- tics in Massachusetts, serving terms in the house of representative and state senate
 He was elected to national con- gress from the strong republican dis trict, third Massachusetts, in 1898, and served three terms. He was a graduate of Yale in 1869. He was associated in law practice with Chief Justice Arthur F. Rugg of the Mas sachusetts supreme court under the firm name Of Thayer & Rugg, until the latter was appointed to the bench. .....
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
S17o,0Oo HEART BALM
Woman, Aged 40, Awarded That Amount in Suit for Breach of Promise Against Aged Millionaire

Pittsburgh, Dec. 19.-Miss Nettie Richardson aged 40, former cashier in a Pittsburgh hotel, was today awarded a verdict of $17O,OOO in her suit for s50O,O0O for breach of prom ise against Henry Deniston, aged 78, millionaire recluse> of Swissvale a suburb.
 The case went to the jury late yes terday after being on trial in the common pleas court for a week and a verdice was reached soon after ward. 1t was read when the court convened today.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Must Have Preparation.

l The premier analysed tho German 1 chancellor's speech and then declared emphatically:
 Without reparation peace is inpos- sible. Moreover, what guarantee is there that subterfuge will not be used in the future to overthrow any treaties of peace wherein to we might enter.
 We must keep steadfast eye on the purpose for which we entered the war. We entered it to defend Europe from aggression of Prussian military caste. We must insist that there be the most complete guarantees against this caste ever again disturbing the peace of Europe.
 Prussia has been a bad neighbor. Now that the war has really been undertaken it would be folly not to see to it that this swashbuckling through streets of Europe and this disturbance of peaceful citizens was dealt with here and now as the most serious offense against the laws of nations"
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
THREW BOMBS ON EMPEROR,

Paris, Dec. 19, SIS a. ,m.-Captain de Beauchamp, the aviator who bombed Essen and Munich and whose death has just been announced, on one occasion dropped bombs on the headquarters of the German emperor, according to the Petit Journal. This exploit was performed in April, 1916, when the emperor was stationed at Mezieres- -Charleville. The paper says that the bombs fell right on the house in which the emperor's staff had it's offices and that as result the emperor withdrew six miles from the cjty
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Lloyd George Declares House Commons Britain Would Be Putting Head Into Moose Accepting Proposao Venzos No
VON BtRNST0RFF EXPRESSES HOPE

Washington, Dec. 19-Count VOn Bernstorff the German Ambassador said after hearing the first portions of Lloyd Georges speech: >.
 "That sounds if they would not refuse to talk about peace, anyway
 Every effort, it said would be made to bring about a conference for the discussion of terms. The view expressed in Teutonc diplomatic quar- tes that should Great Britain and her allies reply to the proposals of the Central ask that terms be defined Germany and her allies would announce their terms in peace conference. It added that unless there unforeseen deve- opments it doubtful that the Central powers would agree to set down their terms in note.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
NO WARNING GIVEN
Lives of American HOstlers on Italian Vessel Endangered When Ship Is TOIDedOed.

Rome, Monday, Dec. IS. via Paris, 2:30 D. m.-The American am bassa- dor, Thomas N. Page, is gathering evidence from the twenty-fiv Ameri- can hostlers on board the Italian steamship Palermo, which recently was torpedoed and sunk off the Span ish coast. This evidence tends to show that the steamship was sunk wit thout warning and without having attempted to escape. /
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Refers to Berlin's Broken Pledges and Says I've Put Our Trust in an UnbrOken Army.
 Outrages on Land and Sea Not Liqui-
 dated by "Pious Phrases About Humanity

London Dec. 12-Premier Lloyd George said in the house of today that felt that they should know before entering negotiations that Germany prepared to accede to the only terms whereupon it possible for peace be obtained and maintained through out Europe
 The premier said that without reparation peace would be impossible *1"
 MT. Lloyd George said there proposals for peace. To enter into proposals of which they had no knowledge to put their heads into with the rope end in the hands of Germany
 Much they longed for it, the premier added the central powers and the speech preceding it afforded small encouragement and hope for honorable and last ing peace. MT. Lloyd George said: Our will be given in full, according with allies. Each of the allies has separately and ndepend- enty arrived at the conclusion. am glad of the first answer given by France and Russia
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
CAPT. KOENIG COMPLETELY
 EX0NERATED OF BLAME
German Merchant SubmersibIe Oper- ated in Careful and Competent Man- ner and Skipper Is Praised for At tempting to Save Lives of Crew on Smaller VesseI-Hinsch's Life Saved 
 by Mere Chance.

New London, \ Dec. 19.--United States steamboat inspectors today made public their finding in regard to the responsibility for the collision between the German merchant sub marine Deutschland and the Tug T. A. Scott, Jr, in the morning of Nov 17, which resulted in the sinking of the latter and the drowning of her entire crew Captain Frederick Hinsch, d passenger, was saved by mere chance. The inspectors place the blame for the catastrophe upon a mistake made in a bell signal given by Captain John H. Gurney of the tug to the en- gineer of that vessel at time when two vessels involved were close to- gether that this mistake proved to be a fatal error.
 Underestimated Speed
 In their finding the inspectors con- tinue: ''It seems to us probable that Capt. Gurney underestimated the speed which the Deutschland was making after passing the New Lon lon light at which point her speed had been increased to eight or nine knots an hour: And that Captain Gurney did not realize how quickly the Deutschland was closing up the dis tance between her and the tug, until he. was advised by Captain Hinsch to give the Deutschland more room and to increase the speed of the T. A. Scott, Jr.
 "If Captain Gurney then looked out of the pilot house window of the T. A. Scott, Jr., it must have been evident to him that absolutely no time must be lost in increasing the speed of the T A Scott, Jr., in order to clear the Deutschland and pass her. In his haste to avoid collision he gave the wrong signal to the engineer and had no time to correct the same before the collision followed.
 'NThe inspectors further say:
 We are satisfied that the Deutsch land was being navigated in careful and competent manner by Captain Paul Koenig, prior to the collision that he did all in his power to avert tie collision and that he made all due efforts to effect the saving of the crew of the tug, all of whom were evidently trapped at their posts of duty SC quickly did the tug sink. Captair Hinsch, in our opinion, owes his escape to the fact that he was out on decl when the collision occurred
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Foreign Minister Given Ovation As He Explains Stand on Peace
SLAVERY NOT SOLUTION
Declares War Cannot End Until Rea-
 sons of Humanity and Civilization German Note. :.

Rome, Dec. IS, via Paris, Dec. 19, 5:20 a. m.-Foreign minister Sonnino said in the chamber of deputies today that several resolutions which had been introduced in the chamber in regard to the peace proposals of the Central powers seemed to be based on the suppOsitiOn that the govern ment had or would have correct and precise indications as to the basis on which negotiations would be opened.
 This supposition does not corre- spond with the facts" he continued. There is no sign of conditions or basis for negotiations in the enemy's note. ..
 Should preparations be made sub sequent1y we should consider what to do, but it will be neither practical nor proper to discuss that question today.
 q cannot communicate to you any thing whatever as to the substance of the answer we shall give to the answer will be published as soon as , it is drawn up.
 All Wish Peace.
 I've all wish peace and lasting peace. But we consider a lasting peace to be careful settlement whose duration depends not on the solidarity of the letters With which one people is held subject to another but on an exact balance among the states, based on respect for the prin- cipal nationalities, rules laid down in the laws of nations and reasons of humanity and civilization.
 "If we were in the presence of genuine proposals with bases of a na- ture to satisfy the general postulates of civilization and justice which I have just mentioned, no one would reject them abruptly
 Baron Sonnino appealed to the deputies of all parties, in the words l of Premier Briand of France, not to | permit the move of the Central DOW ] CTS to "poison the mind of the peo- { ple,' and urged them to refrain from ''playing the enemys game,'' by giv- 1 ing way to- rash or untimely move 1 ments manifestations which, might 1 implant the germs of dssatisfa on and discoura cement"
 He asked them not to vote any or 1 der of the day which might let it 1 be supposed that the attitude of Italy differs from that of her alles Amid Sonnino, tn chamber voted the order l of the day pure and simple, imply 1 ing confidence in the government and 1 further ordered that the foreign min l ister's speech he placarded through 1 out Italy. The vote on the order of l the day was 276 to 40.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
GOLD REACHES $6O6,5OO,OOO

New York, Dec. 19.-Gold from Canada to the amount of 6,O00,O has been deposited at the Philadel- phia mint to the account of J. P Morgan and company, it was an- nounced today This makes a total of s6O6, 100000 gold received since January 1.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
PruSSian Militarism Must End.

IfuSS1an MlHtdr1Sm Must End.
 Mr. Lloyd George said the allies would insist that the only end of the war must be a complete guarantee against Prussian militarism distur bling the peace of Europe.
 . The formal reply of the allies, the premier announced, will be given in the course of a few days
 The premier said: we will await until we hear what terms and guararl- tees there are surer than those which Germany broke. Meanwhile we put our trust in our unbroken army
 After declaring that peace without reparation was impossible, the pre- mier asked whether "all the OutrageS on land and sea- had been liquidated by "a few pious phrases about humanity.'' During the war, the premier said peace would be nation alized in a true sense.
 To Recognize VenizelOs.
 Dealing with the war situation, the premier said he had to paint a stern but not gloomy picture. The Ru- manian blunder was an unfortunate one. but at the worst it only pro- longed the war and could not affect it. It might have a salutary effect, he continued, in calling the attention of the Allies to obvious defects of or ganzation. To prevent the Rumani- ans from becoming worse they had taken strong action. In Greece they were taking no risks. They had de- cided to recognize the agents of former Premier .Venizelos.
 The speech of Chancellor Won before the Ger man Reichstag was characterized by Mr. Lloyd George as constituting in a denial of the only terms which peace was possible.
 Confident of Victory by Arms.
 Speaking of the western front, MT Lloyd George referred to the growth of the British armies there and con- inued:
 'I am convinced ultimate victory S sure if the nation shows the same | spirit of endurance and readiness to l earn as the mud-stained armies at ! he front"
 Turning to the more purely politi- | ,al of the domestic problems before ] he new ministry. he said:
 We are anxious to avoid all con- roversical questions. The functions 1 )f the premier and leader of the | 1ouse of commons have been separat- l d because it was believed the double 1 asks were too much for one man. The organization of the new cabinet ] $ best adopted for the purpose of | var. Tn war you want prompt de- 1 ,ision, and the allies have suffered 1 disaster after disaster from tardineSs ,f decision."
 The premier said the time had l come when the Allies should be con- suited more formally as to the war. l An imperial conference would be | summoned at an early date to discuss !ital questions
 Mobilization of Resources
 The Premier said it was proposed i 70 appoint d director of nation serv- ce and that all industries and services would be scheduled as essential or 1on-essential to the war
 The premier said he was convinced ! he Irish question was a msunder- and that he hoped this mis- lnQerStanQinp wOul6 10 removed.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
SISTERS DIE BY GAS,

Holyoke, Dec 19.-Miss Bridget Madden, aged fifty-two and her sis ter Miss Teresa Madden, forty eight, were found dead today in their room in High street, from accidental gas sphyXiatiOn
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.

London, Dec. 19. 11:25 a. m.- Lloyds shipping agency announces that the Spanish steamer Ason has been sunk The steamer, built at Cadiz in 1910 was last reported as arriving at Bordeaux on Nov. 25 from Ayr Scotland.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
ALLIES TO REJECT PROPER

morrow a concerted reply making known ito the central powers that it is impossible to take their request for peace seriously.'
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
RAILROAD ENGINEER DIES.

Lincoln, Dec 19.-T. Calbert, chief engineer of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad system, died at his country home near here today.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
THREATEN TO CLOSE TIEATIRS

Paris, Dec. 19.-The Assoclatlon of Paris Theater Managers has notified the government that if the proposed new tax on theaters is imposed all the theaters will be closed.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-19
Mobilization of Resources.

The Premier said it was proposed to appoint q director of nation serv ice and that all industries and services would be scheduled as essential or non-essential to the war.
 The premier said he was convinced the lrlSh question was a misunder- standing and that he hoped this mis- understanding would be removed.