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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
FAMOUS FOR EXPLOITS

The Moewe's capture of two of the 15 vessels listed by he German ad- miralty, has not been reported pre- viously They are the Saxon Prince and the Maroni. both engaged in the trans atlantic service.
 The Saxon Prince, 3471 tons gross, 352 feet long, and owned by the Prince line of Newcastle, England, was built in Sunderland in 1899. She was last re- ported on sailing from Norfolk, Feb ruary 12, for Manchester.
 The Maroni sailed on February 19 from Bordeaux for New York. She was owned by the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique of Havre and was SIP feet long and of 3109 tons gross.
 The Moewe, previously made famous by her exploits, has performed one of 'the most spectacular feats of the war on the seas by reaching home port in safety. The great German naval port of Wilhelmshaven is on the North sea, which is patrolled with ceaseless vigil lance by British warships. It is through these waters, which have been blocked off in districts for Aatrol by the dif- ferent British units. that the Moewe must have threaded her way.
 At least part Of the gold captured by
 (Continucd on Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
VERMONT VOTES ON
 PROHIBITION LAW
Tomorrow Referendum Brings Ur Liquor Issue Again After Fourteen Years

Montpelier, Vt, March 5.-The question whether Vermont, which for IA years has permitted the licensing of liquor selling, under a form of local option, shall again adopt prohibition will be decided on town meeting day next Tuesday. There will be referendum vote also on the ac- ceptance of the direct primaries act
 A prohibitory amendment to the state constitution was passed by the last leg islature and will come before the peo- pie on a yes and no vote. A majority of the ballots cast in the 246 cities and towns will be sufficient to determine the issue.
 The prohibitory law was first adopted in Vermont in 1865, the state being one of the earliest in the country to forbid the sale of intoXicants, but it was re- pealed in February, 1902, and local op- ton substituted.
 If the prohibitory amendment is adopt ed it will go into effect May 1. At the town meetings the voters will also de- eide whether licenses shall be granted under the old law so that the attitude of the towns may be recorded in case the local option law is not repealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS Page 1-Bryan influence likely to mud- .tlle armed ship issue before Con- gress.
 French forces.
 The MOewe returns to Germany. after eIuding the British ships in North sea.
 C0ngressmen hear of opposition from their home districts. Street car strike in Washington. Col. E. M. House returns from con- fidential trip to Europe. Page 2-James B. Duke now giving att tention to water power Page S-s-Congress has accomplished but Little.
 FEATURES Page 2-Little Stories of New York. Page S-Notes of the Travelling Men. Page 4EEditoriaIs.
 STATE NEWS Page S--Increased tonnage reported on Warrior river.
 LOCAL NEWS Page 5-Court decision on liquor tax Ia of great moment. Elwin Hamilton shot by friend. Youth receives mortal wound at the C0xy hotel.
 The Rev. R. l.. Durant delivers vig- orous attack against Catholic church.
 Candidates are invited to tell of their qualifications. Local men hear of new speedway. No arrests for Sunday viOIatfOns. Five 9utomobiles stolen from in front of Lyric theatre. ea
 SPORTS ,t Page 6-Three hold-Outs cause worry to Nashville fans. 4, s Allen worries no more, nays scribe. Cool appointed assistant coach to succeed POntiu1s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
THROW THEMSELVES
 IN FRONT OF TRAINS
Turkish Women Reported Desperate as Husbands Leave for the
 Battlefields

Odessa, Russia March 5.-Reports from Constantinople say Turkish women broke into railway yards, whence troop trains were about to leave, shouting protests against sending the men "to go to their death.r They threw themselves on thu rails in front of the trains. The authori- ties refrained from using force to re- move them, these advices say, fearing 2 nutiny among the soldiers. The men were taken from the cars but later were sent off secretly by night.
 It also is reported that the Turkish general staff declined to summon before a courtmartial Kiamil pasha, commander of the Turkish army in the Caucasus, or account of certain disclosures which might be made. Consequently, the com mander will receive an honorable dis charge. These reports say further that the people of Constantinople were lee to believe that the German army hat achieved a much greater victory at Yer. dun than was actually gained, and that whom the facts were ascertained riotine occurred It is stated German troops suppressed the rioting.
 Forty persons are reported to have been killed in the wreck of a passenger train on the rlin-Constantinople rail way near Nish. Investigator shows thai rails had been loosened and many ar rests have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
HELD IN $5O,OOO BAIL
 FOR SHOOTING GUARD
Men Implicated Confess That Union Hired Them to Murder
 Weinstein

New York, March 5.-Four men in ad- dition to William Sherwood. arrested yesterday for the shooting of Bennie Weinstein, guard employed by l. Rap Ian & Sons, manufacturers affected by the shirtmakers' strike, were held by a magistrate in s500D bail each today. Sherwood's alleged confession that he was employed to do the shooting by the shirtmakers' union is said by the police to have been corroborated by William Fisher and. Richard Harrison. two of the men in custody.
 Samuel Martin, a delegate of the union. and Jose Bonjiano are the other. pris- oners The latter according to the po- lice, are alleged by Sherwood to have hired him to kill Wenstein, paying him in cash and promising him that he would be put on the unions pay roll at s25 a week.
 4 Weinstein who signed the complaints against the men, and seven other guards. were escorting 100 girls to the Kaplan factory Friday when they were fired upon by four men with revolvers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
COL. HOUSE RETURNS AFTER VISIT TO THE
 EUROPEAN CAPITALS
Confidential Advices to President Wilson Say Reports of HI Feeling Against United States Have Been Greatly Exaggerated to Washington to Report Today

was treated with every courtesy and consideration.
 To a question as to whether he intend- ed making Washington his home during the remainder of the Wilson administras ton, Colonel House replied:
 While I am often in Washington, I have no intention of making it my resi- dence, either temporarily or permanent- ly My home is and will continue to bo in Texas. for my interests. my boyhood friends and lifetime associations arc there.
 WORKED HARD
 On the voyage across Colonel House worked diligently in his cabin. sitting down for the guidance of President WiI- son the mass of information he received or his visit to the capitals of Europe
 On orders from Washington. Collector Dudley Field Malone met Colonel House at Quarantine with customs cutter. from which newspaper men and photoe- raphers were excluded. Taken from tho Rotterdam even before health officern had boarded her. Colonel House and Mrs. House were carried by the cutter to Twenty-third street. They entered an automobile and drove to the home of their son-in-law. Gordon Auchinclosx where MT House remained a short tIme before leaving for Washington at ( o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
STREET CAR STRIKE
 ON AT WASHINGTON
National Capital in Throes of Great Labor Struggle.
 Climax This Morning

Washington, March 5.-Street car serv- night after about 50 per cent of normal runs had been made throughout the first day of a strike of union carmen for higher wages and shorter hours Both of the capital companies announced that, in view of attempts at violence, it was demmed unwise to operate cars after Esumed at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Tomorrow. when members of Congress, officials and the thousands of govern ment clerks start for their desks, will come the real test of tine companies improyised car crews of clerks, shop men and raw recruits. Nearly everybody in Washington moves toward the center of the city within an hour or two of 3 O clock, and thousands live several miles away.
 The district commissioners conferred with representatives of the strikers and officials of the companies today in an
 effort to adjust the differences but nothing definite was accomplished The men had a mass-meeting during the afternoon and were addressed by visiting labor leaders, including Mother Jones of West Virginia. Tomorrow afternoon another meeting will be held at which the union's officers will report any pro- posals that may be forthcoming as a result of the activities of the commits sioners.
 Crowds gathered at various points along the lines today but so far as could be learned, there was no real vio- lence. Policemen were stationed at fre- quent intervals and in the outlying dis tricts bicycle patrolmen accompanied the cars.
 The strike began at 2:30 o'clock this morning, the order going forth after a union meeting that lasted until after midnight, It is estimated that nearly 1000 of about 1500 carmen responded to the call The men want minimum wage of 30 cents an hour and nine hour work day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
DEATH SENTENCE |S
 PENALTY FOR POEM
Karl Liebknecht Makes a Sensational Speech Be-
 fore Prussian Diet

London, March 5.-A speech made be- fore the Prussian Diet by Dr. Karl Liebknech4, socialist leader, is given in a Reuters dispatch from Amster- dam. pr. Leibknecht is reported to have said it had become an established prac- tice to prohibit mention of trials re- sulting from food riots and peace dem onstrations with the result that the people aad llo Idea of the widespread increase of these agitations.
 pr. Liebkencht called for statistics of persons who supply var materials to enemies of Germany. asserting that the capitaiistc classes, particularly arma- ment manufacturers, were disregarding the prohibition of such sales. He is quoted further as follows:
 "One member of the LuebeclS senate lis in prison for having placed his cop per mines at the disposal of the Rus sians. You all know how capitalists are internationally related, especially as regards the armament industry. Ger man soldiers have been killed by guns supplied by the Krupps"
 Dr. Liebknetch went on to say, ac- cording to this dispatch, that a new department had been set up at Berlin police headquarters to deal with peace propagandists. He particularly criticized the great numbers of condemnations before military tribunals, asserting that one person had been sentenced to death for poem and that one of his Austrian colleagues had been con- demned to death for a speech made in December, 1914.
 The correspondent says there was great disorder during the speech. which was finally cut off peremptorily. the budget being passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

New York, March 5.-Col. E. M. House, who sailed for Europe on December 2S on A confidential mission for President Will son, arrived here today on the steamship Rotterdam. from Falmouth. As soon as he landed from special coast guard cut ter. which met the Rotterdam at Quar- antine, Colonel House announced he would leave at once for Washington to meet the President. He declined to com ment on his mission. reterating that he went to Europe to convey to some of the American ambassadors information hav- ing to do with international questions that could not be supplied them by cable or letter,
 REPORTS EXAGGERATED
 Asked if he had noticed any marked change in the attitude of Europe toward the United States since his previous trip. Colonel House said:
 "Reports of an unfavorable attitude toward the United States by the people of Europe are exaggerated. At least l heard no criticism in any of the coun- tries I visited. l will say also that we should remember that the people fthe belligerent nations are living with their nerves on edge and we should make al- lowances accordingly"
 He added that everywhere he went he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Daring Commerce Raider Arrives at Wilhelmshaven With Many Prisoners and Much Booty
CAPTURED APPAM, NOW INTERNED IN
 THE UNITED STATES
Sank in All Seventeen Ships
 and Also Spread Out Mines Which Sank Battle
 ship King Edward

Berlin. March 5.--The German com
 merce raider Moewe has returned to
 German port with 199 prisoners and 1 100000 marks in gold bars, accord ing to an official announcement today
 by the naval general staff The state ment follows: The naval general staff states that
 Rurgrave, Count Donna Schlodien, after successful cruise lasting several months, arrived today at some home port with four British officers, 29 Brit ish marines and sailors. 166 men of ! crews of enemy steamers, among them 1OS Indians, as prisoners. and 100000
 marks in gold bars.
 The vessel captured the following enemy steamers, t1e greater part of which were sunk and a small part of which were sent prizes to neutral ports:
 SANK MANY STEAMERS l "The British steamers Corbride, 36S7
 tons; Author s49e tons; Trader. seos 1 tons, Arlaune, oUoo tons, OToiHoHpS, 1 3627 tons; Farringford. S146 tons; Clan
 MacTavish, 5S1s tons; Appam, 77Sl ', tons Westburn, S3oo tons; Horace 1 3335 tons Flamenco, 1929 tons; Saxon
 Prince, 3471 tons. ] "The British sailing vessel Edinburgh, 1 1473 tons.
 The French steamer Maroni. a1o9
 tons.
 The Belgian steamer Luxembourg, 1 1922 tons. ! s@.At several poip tss=on. enemy coass' the Moewe also laid out mines to which, among others. the battleship King Ed ward VII fell victims"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
SCIENCE BUILDING
 DESTROYED BY FIRE
Loss Estimated at Two Hundred Y Thousand Dollars With No
 Insurance

East Lansing, Mich.. March 5.-The en- gineering building of the Michigan Az ricultural college. with practically all the mechanical, electrical and physical laboratory equipment, was destroyed to- day by fire. causing loss of $2OO,oOO. The students fire department. assisted by apparatus from Lansing, saved the mems dormitory and other nearby build- iEgs.
 The fire started in the basement of the engineering building and is believed to have originated in the gas oven which was used for testing brick.
 There was no insurance. .--4-..I !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Power of Peerless Leader Will Be Felt in Effort to Defeat the President in Warning Vote
WILL NOT START AN
 OPEN FIGHT, SAYS
 LEADER STEPHENS
Substantial Rallying to the Presidential Standard by
 Members of Lower House Yesterday-Calls for Vote

Washington, March 5.-The influ- ence of William Jennings Bryan will be felt in the fight over the armed ship issue which administration lead CTS plan to bring to vote in the House Tuesday.
 MT. Bryan, who outlined his views in favor of warning Americans off armed merchantmen IT. yesterday to Representa- tive Stephens of Nebraska, will come back day here and he has an engagement for lunch with Representative Bailey of Penn- sylvania at 8 hotel within stones throw of the capitol, and in which eight con- gressmen live. He will be there while the House rules committee Is framing it's rule to bring before the House for action after limited debate on the re- port of the foreign affairs committee recommending that the McLemore warn ing resolution be tabled and setting forth that the President should be permitted to exercise his constitutional right of handling diplomatic negotiations without
 
 MT. Bryan has declared that he would not participate actively in the controversy and his closest friends here say he has no intention of changing his mind His views are well known, however, and they are being repeated industriously to mem- bers of the House. He leaves Washing ton again tomorrow night for Whining ton, Del, to deliver lecture.
 NO SIGNIFICANCE
 Although MT. Bailey insisted today that no significance should be attached to tie luncheon engagement, it was dis cussed everywhere with great interest. Among the members who live at the hotel are Speaker Clark and Represen- tative Shackelford, the unofficial leader of the warning resolution advocates in the House.
 MT. Bryan is very plain spoken about his views on the warning resolution said Representative Stephens today, "but he will not start an open fight At his request I introduced resolution at the opening of Congress to warn Americans off. ships and he still stands for it. Why should be beat the devil about the bush 
 try to dodge the real issue. The proposed vote on the McLemore proposition is not what the President wants. nor it is not what we friends of warming resolution want, so why should we vote on it?'' Tomorrow MT. Stephens will communi- cate MT. Bryan's views to Majority Lead CT Kitchn.
 FAVORS WARNING Although MT. Kitchin strongly favors the straight warning vote plan, doubt is expressed that he will oppose the admin istration programme on the floor in case of favorable action on it by the rules committee. He frankly admits that the democratic members of ,he rules com mittee have shown no disposition thus II far to entertain his suggestion favor ably. If he cannot obtain the substi- (Continued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Correspondents Released

Geneva, March 5-(via ParisD Three English newspaper correspond ents and six other persons of various nationalities, who were accused of es- pionage in Switzerland, were released yesterday after having been in jail for periods varying from six to eight weeks. The charges against them were found to be unjustified. The correspondents are named Draycott, Purcell and Mac Intosh, respectively representing the Standard, Chronicle and Daily Mail of London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Serious Food Riots

Basel, Switzerland, March 5.Travel- CTS from Cologne state that food riots broke out in the market place there yesterday. They state that women, who regarded the prices as too high, made violent manifestations and that the police charged the crowd, number of persons being injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

French artillery officers who participant
 ed in the verdun battle estimate that dur ing the first four days fighting the Ger mans discharged 100000 shells. mostly of heavy calibres The French probably fired
 as many proiectiles
 Nothing like such an expenditure of m,i- nitions had been known before. even in the Champagne attack. The whole the ory of operations was to put Verdun's defenses at long range; drive out or kill
 defenders, and then occupy the ground by massed infantry lrushes; the principle of the defense beinglto search out heavy pieces of the adversary with equally heavy shells, withdraw from demolished first line works. and then, when attack ing forces approached those deserted trenches, webs on the run. catch them with multiplied entilading artillery and
 (Continued on Page Eightl
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
EMDE,N X TOTAL WRECK.

(Corresp spondence of The Associated Press)
 Melbourne, Australia, Feb. '. It is announced that nothing more can be done towards salving either the remains of German sea-raider Elm den or any trophies from her except such as may be cast ashore. About a year ago visits paid to North Keel ing Island resulted in some of the guns and other gear of the German cruiser being removed, part of which were handed over to the Common. wealth government. At the end of October, 1915, it was decided to send the gunboat Protector to Cocos to report as to the possibility of salving the ship and to remove any gear still on board that might be of in
 terest or value. It was found that the stern half of the Emden had completely disappeared, and very heavy surf was still breaking over what remained. The Protector wait ed a week, in the hopes of getting q
 chance to board the Emden; but this was never for an instant possible.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

this trip Shouts said he was accom- panied by Mirabeau L. Towns. at that time neighbor and friends of Gaynor
 Towns got 5000 for taking Shonts to St. James, where Shonts talked for three hours to the mayor trying to convince him that "the Interbor- ough was on the level and that the city's proposed plan to build and oper- ate the subways was greatly inferior to the plan of the Interborough." Fol lowing this visit, which was made on a Sunday in April, 1910, Mayor Gaynor suddenly ceased his criticism of the Interborough Rapid Transit company and lined up soldly in. support of the InterbOrough plan. MT. ShOnts in his examination was tlanked by the
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

Pursuing the investigation into the matter of subway contracts in New York, which investigation has brought forth amazing stories of high fin
 ance" and bonuses paid to subway of
 ficials. the Thompson legislative in
 vestigating committee examined Theo- dore F. Shonts, president of the In- terborough Rapid Transit company. It learned from MT. Shonts how May Gaynor, committed by the votes of the people to the construction of a city owned and operated subway system, suddenly changed his attitude in fla yor of the Interborough's partnership plan after a visit paid the mayor in 1910 at his country home in St.. James, N. Y, by President Shonts. On
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

GIRLS WANTED to work on shirt waists, good pay, steady work, con- venient for commuters Max Roth "A Union Place across from Rail- road station Hartford Ct. 2-24-6d
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

WANTED-Girl for general house.
 work. Family of three. 24 Forest
 street 2-21-tf
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
infants and Misses Dresses

Infants, Misses and Chi1dren's Dresses in many new designs also Baby Coats, Carriage Afghans and Pillows, Bibs Caps and Bootees. Prices 25c and up
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

girls for press work at M. E. Taylor's, 351 South Main
 St., good wages. 2-22-6d
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

WANTED-Compete maid for gen eral housework, family of two per- sons. Liberal wages Apply at Mo- 2 Washington St., Plainville Conn.
 2-22-5dx
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

WANTED-One first class toolmaher for Brown & Sharpe's Automatic Screw Machines to work all night. Good wages paid to the right man.
 Address F. O. Box 1914, Water b,,rv Conn 2-24-0d
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
HELP WANTED-FEM

WANTED--Experien maid for gen. eral housework. Mrs. Walter w. Le-
 land, No. 77 Harrison St. 2-25-3d
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

WANTED-First class stenographer in local factory office. Address Box
 32XX, Herald. 3-24-tf
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

TWO FRONT ROOMS furnished for light housekeeping; electric lights;
 heat: gas range. Corner Arch and
 Walnut. 2-25-d2X
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
suPper,L:koRY STANChFiELD, A A SHOhTS. NICOLl~
 9A CoWeT, SHOKTS TESTIFYtNG~~.

borough staff, including DeLancey Nicoll and John E. Stanchfeld.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

TO RENT-FOur room apartm ent, 15
 Winthrop street. Apply Boardman, 475 Arch street. 2-17-tf
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

TO RENTING modern four room tenements, corner Cherry ana Pine streets. Inquire P. J. Murray &
 Co.,. 325 Main street. 1-24-tf
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

WANTED-Maid for general house.
 work Apply 339 Hart St. 2-22-tf
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

TO RENT-Second floor tenement, five rooms and bath Modern con-
 veniences. Innuire 65 Lincoln St.,
 Tel. 941-3. 1-25-tf