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New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
TeutOnS Batter on.

Berlin, Dec. 6, By Wireless to Say vil1e.-Russian troops again attacked yesterday in the Carpathian forest, north of Tartar pass and on the To- dova The war office report of today says the new assaults of the Russians brought no success.
 The Russians made a strong attack in the Trotus valley and succeeded in reaching the German second positions north of Oitus pass a Russian point of support was captured.
 Field Marshal von Mackensen's troops are advancing victoriously, ap- preached the railway line, running northward from Bucharest to Ploes- chti, causing the Rumanians to evacu- ate their positions north of Sinaia. South of Bucharest the Teutonic troops have occupied other towns along the river Alt and are advancing toward tthe Rumanian capital. More than 5000 Russians were captured yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
WOULD BUY CITY ICE
w. E. Bailey or Artic Ice company Makes Proposition to Take Over Municipal Venture.

MakCS IfODOSliiOn to IakC over
 Municipal Venture.
 The question of municipal ice is again before the administration and Wilbur E. Bailey, general superin- tendent of the Artic Ice company, has submitted an offer that Is being care fully considered and which, if ac- cepted, will relieve the city from all care and responsibility connected with the municipal ice proposition for five years.
 MT. Baileys proposition, briefly, is to take, out five year contract with the city for the right to harvest ice at Shuttle Meadow lake, the right to use the city's ice house and also to use such tools and equipment as the city may have in it's possession for the harvesting of the ice.
 In return for this MT. Bailey offers to pay the city a lump sum each year. the exact amount not yet being made public, and also agrees to harvest all the ice himself. In addition he will guarantee to sell the ice to the con- sumers at a maximum price of thir- ty cents per hundred and will also keep the ice house and tools in proper repair and will pay the insurance rates on the building.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
SAFETY FIRST.
Civil Service Commission Takes No
 Chances This Year.

Hartford, Dec. 6.-The state civil service commission today behind closed doors considered it's annual re- port
 In view of the circumstances at tending the publication of the last yearly report, which was repuolateo by certain members after u was lS- sued, it was decided today that tle report should go the printers aiio that proofs should De submitted to each member of the comhlssloil De- fore tbo renort was finally adopted.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
President Studies Reports on Which to Base Recommendations JURY INQUIRY PROBABLE
New York or Chicago, or Both, Ex- pected to Be Scene of Official Inycs- tigahon of Price of Butcher, Baker and Their Allies.

Washington, Dec. 6-President Will son today began a study of cost of living reports submitted by govern decide what steps he will recommend to congress.
 United States District Attorney An- derson of Boston, in charge of the nation wide inquiry, arrived here to- day and after conferences with off, cials of the department of justice, conferred with members of the fed eral trade commission. He later will confer with officials of the interstate commerce commission and proba bly, will see the president personally.
 The plan suggested by MT. Ander- son, of summoning grand jury in New York or Chicago, or both, to in- vestigate the question thoroughly is believed to be generally favored in administration circles.
 Delve Into Cost of Sugar.
 Investigation of the sugar industry which is being conducted by the de- partment of commerce with special reference to cost of production, prob ably will be completed within a month. It was said today that in vestigators would be sent this week to Porto Rico, and when their work is finished a report will be prepared containing the first authoritive data ever gathered on sugar production waii and Porto Rico.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
RADICALS WAR AIMS
Annexation of Belgium, If Necessary. No Economic War by Allies and Return of All Colonies.

Amsterdam, Dec. 6, via London, 9:30 a. m.---A Berlin despatch says that the war aims of the German rad icals have been set forth by Prof. Karl Doormann, leader of the radical party in the Reichstag as follows:
 "Wc do not reject annexation if view.
 We cannot permit the entente to declare an economic war against us after the present war. ....
 We must get back all our colonies
 Germany. must be assured of her right to exist independently and ae- FelOp as she chooses"
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
HUGHES BEHIND IN MASS.
| Mccall and Lodge Ran Ahead of Presidential Candidate.

Boston, Dec. GA plurality of 2O.. 927 for Charles E. Hughes over Pr.sj dent Wilson in Massachusetts is shown by the official election figures announced by the gnvrr1ir and coun- Governor Samuel w. Mccall. re- publican, was reelected by q plurality of 46, 240 over Frederick w. Mans field, democrat. and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, republican, received a. plurality of 32,939 over John F. Fitz- gerald, democrat.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Rumanians Still Retiring.

Petrograd, Dec. 6, Via London, 1:40 D. m.-A further retirement of the Rumanians in the Tergovistea-Ploech- ti sector northwest of Bucharest, and along the railway from Titu to Bo- charest is announced in todays war office statement. Elsewhere the Teu- tonic forces were beaten back.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Encircling Movement Threatens Safety of Rumanian Army
 With One Line Of Escape
DRIVE ON PLOESCHTI
 TO PREVENT RETREAT
King Ferdinand's Troops in Peril if Austro- Germans Succeed in Cutting RaiIrOad-RuSsianS Held of in CarDathian Forest - Portuguese Whipped by German Force in East African Campaign.

African Campaign.
 The plight of Rumania continues acute with no signs of a stand by her armies or those of her Russian allies, which affords hope of saving her capital.
 Although reports from Turkish sources last night claimed that the troops of the Central powers had driven to within less than eight miles of Bucharest, the chief force of the Teutonic thrust seems at present to be exerted northwest of the capital, with the apparent hope of reaching Ploeschti before the Rumanian armies can effect a retreat over the railroad line running from Bucharest.
 The encircling movement spells the great apparent peril to King Ferdl- nands forces, as the road through Ploeschti affords the only railway avenue of escape for them towards the northwest, where their armies and the Russians so far have held Mol david firmly safe from the Teutons.
 The Macedonian operations of the Entente allies are progressing favor ably, according to all the current re- ports.
 The thrust developed by the Ser bians in the Grunishte region, east of Monastir, is being pressed and the latest statement from the Serbian war office announced the Bulgarians in re- treat after they had lost several strongly fortified positions. s..-....s
 Today Paris announces fresh pro- gress for the Serbians and French in the Macedonian fighting and reports along the development of a violent ar tillery enga gem north of MOnaStir.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Allied Attacks in CeTna Repulsed

Sofia, Dec. 5, via London, Dec. G., 9:1o 8. m.-The repulse of Allied at tacks in the Moglencia valley east of the Cerna region in Macedonia front, is reported in the official statement issued by the war office today. The statement fOllows:
 'In the region of Monastir there were patrol engagements Calm pre- vailed in the Cerna bend. East of
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New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Russians Lose Gains.

Petrograd, Dec. 6, Via London, 4:45 p. m.-Russian troops attacking the Austro- G erman lines in the wooded Carpathians captured a height to the west of Jablonitza, the war office an nounced today, but subsequently, were shelled out of the position by the hos tile artillery fire
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Artillery Active i'm GaIjcia.

Berlin, Dec. 6, By Wireless to Say ville-Only artillery operations at one point of tthe Russian front are re- ported in today's war office statement, which says that positions on the front line along the Narayuvka (Galicia) have been under lively Russian artil- lery fire.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
SOFIA TO MOBILIZE LABOR
Premier Radoslavoff Says Allies Must Be Ousted From Balkans and Rus
 sia's Dream of Conquest Shattered.

Amsterdam, via London, Dec. G., 9:20 a. m.-Premier Radosavoff of Bulgaria has announced that Sofia will follow the example of her. allies and mobilize labor for the production of munitions, according to Sofia de- spatch to the Berlin Mittag Zeitung.
 Premier Radoslavoff is quoted as saying:
 Nobody in Bulgaria dreams of peace until the Allies are, chased out of the Balkans and until Russia has abandoned forever her hope Of cap turing the Turkish straits
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
ONE HUNDRED DROWN.
Spanish Steamship Lost 200 Miles Off
 Canary Islands.

Madrid, Spain, Dec. 6, via Paris, 1:O1 D. m.-One hundred members of the crew of the Spanish steamship Pioix, from New Orleans for Barce- Iona, were drowned by the sinking of the vessel in a storm when 200 miles off the Canary Islands.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
UT,eb;peton in the Dark.

Washin Gton, Dec. 6.--State depart ment officials had received no reports early today on the sinking Wlthou warning of tho American steame1 John Lambert by 2 German SUD marine. Steps will be taken to asoer-
 +oin nrornptIv the facts in the case.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Lawyer Argues for Free Thought Lecturer Held for Blasphenly
LAW OBSOLETE, HE CLAIMS
Argues That All Who Do Not Believe in Witchcraft Are GuiIty-YaIe Uni versity BIasphemous for Having "Age of Reason in Library.

Waterbury, Dec. 6-Attorney Theodore Schroeder of New York, secretary of the Free Speech league, for several hours in the d'c1rict court today argued a demurrer attaching the constitutionality of a Connecticut statute on blasphemy passed in 1643, under which Michael Mockus, a Lith- uanian free thought lecturer of De- troit, Michigan, is on trial for the sec ond time.
 Mockus, the accused. was arrested in the early summer, charged with blasphemy under the old stn.utc which has not been repealed, anl has been included in all statute revise ments practically unchanged. It was alleged in the information that he had used in lecture comments whlcn of tended the provisions of the statute guarding the scriptures and holy writ from attack. At the close of the first trial in the district court, on appeal from the city court. the jury Gisa- greed.
 Times and Customs Change.
 In his arguments today Attorney Schroeder developed the history of re- ligion and law from early days in England showing that the period be- fore and at the time of the passage of the Connecticut statute. the state and chuch were one. and an Offense against the church attacked the very basis of government under the con- ception of Christianity and govern ment of that date. That was why, he said, blasphemy was such a grave of- fense as they conceived 1t at the date. But times have changed since then, he indicated, and read a part ofa treaty with Tripoli which emphati- cally stated that the Christian religion was not a part of tse law of this country. All through his argument he dwelt upon the fact that we, by our constitution, had gotten completely away from the old idea of 1643.
 "Why, there is not a court in Cos necticut," he argued "that has the courage to enforce the statute of 1 164s under the construction of that date Under that statute your honor must punish every man who denies a belief in witchcraft. That was part of the Christian belief of that period"
 Even Yale university would be guilty of blasphemy under the statute, according to Attorney Schroeder, since it doubtless had in it's library, he said several copies of Paine's Age of Rea- son." one of the interdicted publica- tions of that age.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
spanish Vessel Torpedoed.

London, Dec. 6, 1:14 p. n.---The spanish steamship Cribitarte, 1,756 tons gross, is reported to have been torpedoed. Her crew has been landed.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
SHIPS READY FOR DASH
InteIned German Vessels at Rio Jan eiro Show Signs of Unusual ACtiv- ity and May Leave Harbor.

Rio JaneirO, Dec. 6.-Extraordinary activity has been noted for several weeks on board the German ships in termed here, according to the Jornal. Some of the vessels have been rceiv- ing provisions and coal and others are clearing their decks. According to the Jornal there is every indication that the ships are preparing to set out secretly in order to avoid acquisition.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
MOVER SING SING HEAD

Warden at Federal Penitentiary at
 Atlanta for Twelve Years Selected as
 Superintendent of N. Y. Prison.
 Albany, Dec. 6.-Thc appointm ent of William H. Mover for twelve years warden of the federal penitentiary at prison. was announced today by the state superintendent of prisons, James M. Garter,
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
Was Flying French Flag.

John Bernardus. second officer of the John Lambert, said the vessel flew the French flag when she went down and had been using that flag all though not yet formally turned over to the French.
 He said he was on the bridge at the time the attack began and that the| first shot struck the water about tenl feet ahead of tho ships bow. The soc ! ond, he said, hit theY bridge. As soonl as the submarine opened fire on us ordered the French flag run up ana the men to take to the boats, Ber- nardus said.
 The John Lambert left MoEfsea October q, reaching Falmouth, hng land, November 10, putting Tn nere because or engine trouble, ana leaVlis November 21. It was the foiloWiegv day that sne was sunk. She was in command of Captain Thomas Harris of Montreal.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
First Intimation Crew Had of U-Boat Attack Was When Shell Burst Near Ship
FIRING CONTINUES
 AS CREW ESCAPES

cCtthIStR I olSCS o JN
 Small Boats Twenty five Miles From
 Isle of WigIlt-Spent Twelve Hours
 at Mercy of Sea While Rowing toI
 French Coast-Vessel of U. s. Rcg-
 istry.
 New York, Dec. 6.-The steamshipD John Lambert, listed in the maritime register as an American vessel, waal shelled and sunk without warning byt a German submarine off the Isle ot Wight on November 22, according t0| members of the crew, Americans, who' arrived here today on the French lind steamship Espagne from Bordeaux.
 The John Lambert was one O twelve vessels which, built on theI Great Lakes, the French line agreed to purchase. According to the arriv i als today, the vessel had not yet been turned over to the French interesta but was on it's way to Havre for de{ livery there.
 The attack took place at 4:30 p. m. when the ship was twenty five nlile4 south of the Isle of Wight, the crev5 said The engineer, Edward Harrison| of this city, said that the U-boat first made it's presence known by sending a shell crashing through the John Lambert's bridge and the firing coni tinued during the time the crew wad taking to the boats, twelve shots irj all being fired.
 The crew numbering sixteen, all oj whom arrived here today without their captain, said they rowed fortJ miles to the French coast being oiI the water twelve hours, and thai shortly after the ship went down tlle3 saw the submarine attack and sinlI two unidentified vessels-a steamship and a bark. ,. .a
 The John Lambert was the last oj twelve Great Lakes craft to be takelj to France for delivery. Eighty mer1i bers of the crews of four of thes] vessels were passengers on the EsI pagne today.
 The Great Lakes and St. Lawrencd transportation company owned thd John Lambert, of 1850 tons grossl which was built in 1903 at ChicagoI The vessel sailed from Montreal or] Oct 2
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
SALERN0 CASE TAKEN UP
Grand Jury Called to Meet This Af- ternoon to Consider Murder of Wife

Hartford, Dec. GA grand jury was summoned to meet at the county building at o'clock this afternoon to consider the case of Joseph Salerno of Plainville, accused of murder.
 Salerno stands accused in the criminal court of killing his wife and attempting suicide
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06
King Sends for Lloyd George ,FolloWing Resignation of
 Asquth, to Accept Berth
ESPECIAL ELECTION
 \ MAY BE THE RESULT

Three Year-Old Register Would Be Used, Disenfranchising Four Million New Voters-Labor Party Leader in RevOIt-Sir Edward Carson Wires $ Constituents Denying Being Party to Political Deal
New Britain herald., 1916-12-06

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
.BOOTHBAY WILL
HAVE GALA EVENT.
AT LAUNCHING
OF STM'R HALCYON

Boothhay. Me, Nov. PA great
PUBIC observance of THANKSGIVING
day is to be held in this town in the
celebration of the launching of the U.
IS. Fisheries Department steamer
Halcyon at the yards Of the Townsend
Marine Railway e Construction Co.
This is the first vessel of large size
to be launched here since the revival
of shipbuilding and is the first gov
eminent vessel ever built here At the
second meeting of a committee of 60
citizens held Wednesday afternoon
plans for the celebration were adopt
cd. The exercises are to be held at the
Pythian Opera house, which seats
about 500 people, at 100 p. NJ, of
Thanksgiving day. They will consist
of addresses, vocal music and band
music. This will be followed by a
parade of fraternal organizations. Uni
form Rank, fire companies, the pupils
of the schools of Boothbay, Boothbay
Harbor and Southport and citizens led
by band. The parade will proceed to
the shipyards. where the launching
will take place at o'clock.
Governor elect Carl E. Milliken has
been invited to be one of the speakers
One speaker will be either DR.. H. M.
Smith, U. S. Commissioned fisheries,
or Dr. H. P. Moore. the deputy COM
missioner Hon. Luther Maddocks will
speak briefly of the merchant marine
and shipbuilding industry. Judge John
w. Bracket will be the chairman of
the meeting. U. S. Secretary of Com
merce William c. Redfield has been in
vited to attend, but has written that in
spite of his interest in the vessel it will
be impossible for him to attend. He
will probably designate the sponsor for
the launching.
The new steamer Halcyon is 1903 feet
long, % feet beam and draws 8 feet of
water. Her cost is about $4,000 Soon
after the launching the vessel will be
taken by her builders to East Boston,
where Bertelsen & Petersen will install
her newest engine. She will have 800
h. p. and the specifications call for ten
knots speed. According to the gov
eminent expert and Crowell & Thur
low, the big shipping concern which
has placed an order for a large vessel
with her builders. the Halcyon is one
Of the best ships ever launched from a
Maine shipyard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25

the home of her daughter. Mrs. William
c. Witherell. Both Rev. p. A. A. Kill
lam and Rev. H. S. Truman offered
words of comfort. The remains will
be taken to Gardiner Saturday forenoon
for interment. The bearers were Rob-
ert Dudley, c. w. Horsom and Charles
Bailey. II
The members of the Mothers I'M
provement Club met at the home of
Mrs. Lottie Wheeler on Thursday aft
ernoon. Nov. %. with a good number
present. Music was furnished by Mrs.
Ella Stubert. The hostesses of the
occasion were Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs.
Garland The next meeting will be held
il. two weeks at the home Of Mrs.
MISSY. !
E. H. Dudley has resumed his duties
on the American Express team. after
two weeks vacation
j. Seward Of North Arson has been
engaged at the grocery store of A. H.,
Oliver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
SUPERIOR COURT

Waterville, Nov. "a.
Court came in at $50 this morning
Judge Hanson charged the jury In tn,
case Of Clement VS.. The Maine Contra
Railroad The jury. after being out near.
ly two hours, returned a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of $4791.45. The amour,
asked in damages was 5000.
The next case was No. 164, Geo Fl
Curtis of Augusta VS.. Louis o. Nixon OF
Augusta. Andrews and Nelson represent.
ed the plaintiff and Eaton and Deane the
defendant.
The suit was brought to recover dam.
ages for injuries to the plaintiff and hi:
Buick car when in a collision with the
car of the defendant on Riverside Drive
last August.
The plaintiffs claim was that he wa:
going slowly toward his home on the eve.
ming of the day mentioned. that he cams
up behind a team. and that the car OF
the defendant suddenly came by the team
and into the car of the plaintiff, stripping
1t on the left side.
Mr. Curtis personal injuries did not
develop to be anything serious and were
not considered throughout the trial
Witness testified that the car of plain
tiff was worth $500 tefore the accident
and not over 500 afterwards
The defendants contention was that
the plaintiff was coming up the drive
al great speed. darted around the team
spoken of. and across the road, striking
the defendants car and tipping it over
and damaging it, as well es injuring the
occupants of the car. the defendant and
his wife and daughter.
Many witnesses were heard upon
each side and several pictures of the
cars after the accident were used.
The testimony was completed late
this afternoon. Cour. comes in at $50
tomorrow morning, when the closing ar.
guments in the case will be made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
Maine BARRIERS
AFTER A VICTORY
new HAVEN TODAY

Orono, Me-, Nov. 24.-With determi-
the defeat handed them by members
Of the Williams cross-country team
last Saturday at the New England run
in Boston, the FIVE men who will COM
pose the Maine team in the ninth an
nual race of the intercollegiate A. r..
LETT Orono last night on the o'clock
train for Boston, en- route to New Hav-
en- where the run will take place Sat
urday morning. Captain Frank Pietro
Preti II, OF Portland; Edmund James
Dempsey II of Mattapan, Mass. AL
bert Whittier Wunderlich Is, of Arl.
ington, Mass: Carleton Herrick II, of
Brewer. and Harold Ray King II.
Of Orono. made up the team and to-
gether with Coach Doc McCarty and
Manager Stephen Merle Durham IS
of Auburn, left yesterday.
For two nights. Tuesday and Wednes.
day, the team trained over the slippery
ice and snow Of Orono. Clad in skating
toques. their cross-country trunks and
jerseys worn over heavy underwear. the
members Of the team outbraved the cold
and ran over their course here with the
Thermometer around zero.
All the men are in better shape than
they were 4 week ago when the team an
At Boston. wunderlieh. who for the PAS.
three weeks. ever since the. State run. has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
fine MUSICAL FESTIVAL BY
THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
PROVES A MERITED SUCCESS

The Music festival which was given
at the City Opera house Friday eve
ming by the students Of the Water
Vile high school was largely attended
and proved to be one of the most Sue
cessful events Of the kind that have
been held in the city for a long time.
The program consisted Of IA selections
and this with the encores to which
practically every number was forced
to respond. made a long entertainment
every moment Of which was filled with
pleasure for the large audience
There were no particular stars in
the program everyone Of the soloists
acquiring himself or herself with cred
1t while the choruses showed the eff
fects OF the careful drilling which they
had received. The work Of the orches-
ira and Of the Mandolin club also
came in for its share Of the credit for
the success Of the entertainment.
To Miss Mildred Stockbridge. direc
tor of music in the city schools, was
due the fine work of the students in
this the first musical festival ever
undertaken here. She has worked tire
lessly and was we'll rewarded by the
splendid work of her charges. Miss
Stockbridge led the choruses and the
orchestra and the accompanies was
MISS Ruth Harlow. Miss Whittum Of