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New Britain herald., 1916-10-06
LUXURIES NO MORE
 0N GERMAN TABLES
Country Not Starving But Many
 Complain Of Food

Correspondence of the Asso. Press.)
 Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 17.-One thing after another has disappeared so gradually from German markets since the war began that the very existence of certain luxuries and some things were were once considered necessities has been forgotten. It was the ex- perience of a correspondent of The Asso ciated Press, who had been in Berlin since the war began, and for many years before, to find, upon his arrival in Stockholm, the butchershop
New Britain herald., 1916-10-06

of Greater Berlin, declaring that Il were hungry. You shall not be lowed to starve (verhungern), ," sI the mayor, but you will have tol hungry (hungern)".
 This is undoubtedly the spirit al mating all but an insignificant md bers of the Germans. They are N isfied that they will not starve, d they are willing to make the sacrii for the Fatherland implied in mayors words. And they are better able to make this sacrifice cause, as has been illustrated, theyi not realize just how great it is.
The sun., 1916-11-15
BRITISH TRIBUTES TO BoELKE.
Atrm~n Drop Flowers snd Letters
Behind German Lines.

BERLIN Thy wireless. Nov. IA
wreath and two letters from the Royal
British FLYING Corps have been handed
to the parents os capt. Boelke. the noted
air fighter. who Vas killed recently at
the front in France. says the Overseas
News Agency, which describes the send.
ing Of these testimonials as follows
"A British airman dropped "A package
behind our lines with two letters. one
OF the letters bore the inscription:
I'm memory OF capt. Boelke. our
brave u chivalrous adversar:.
THE RoYk,. BRITISH FLYING CoHps'
''The other letter runs
1910 the officers Of the German FlyiH o
Corps on this front:
I'VE hope that YOU will hnd tbs
wreath and are sorry that II comes 80
late. The weather prevented US from
sending II earlier. We mourn with Capt.
Boelkes parents and friends We all
recognize his bravery. Kind regards to
Capt. Evan and Lieut. Long OF the Moran
squadron
~. SERGEANT GREEN. Lieutenant :"
The sun., 1916-11-15
COAL CAR EMBARGO STANDS.
Railroads Insist Upon Return ~
Missing Equipment.

LOUISVILLE. Nov. ~. - Embargo.
placed by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad against the movement, Of -
coal cars to points beyond It's own rails
will not be lifted until missing cqui
ment Is actually returned. according /.
c. 3. Phelps. superintendent Of tran.
portation OF that road
His declaration was made late todd
at hearings In connection wit a.
v~estigation by the Interstate Comwc- ,,
commission into car exchange m"t'Ic
IN answer to questions by couns,l f.
coal operators located along the line.
the Louisville and Nashville who mark.
their product In the North and Nur'
east. He had been asked IL his re-
would not lift its embargoes. IA -.
tude OF other roads which have pla ,
similar embargoes was not brought ~
but II is understood to he Identical v
that assume by the Louisville AT,
Nashville.
j. w Roberts, superintendent o.
freight transportation of the pcunsy
vania lines west OF Plttsburg. der'a's,
the Pennsylvania to-day was ahl.
command only about one-half OF o.
actual requirements. This demand
said. was an abnormal one result
from the great export traffic OF the 'ts'
two years,
The sun., 1916-11-15
HUGHES ORDEN ROW AIRED.
rh~ir Letters show split "a me On
Ov~rs~ss Ninister Plan.

OTTAWA, Nov. l+-I.etters exchanged
between Sir Robert Borden, Canadian
Premier. and Sir sam Hughes. whoSe
resignation az Minister OF Militia was
requested. We're mad. public to-day.
They showed that the appointment Of
Sir George Per!ey a. overseas Minister
" Mllitis led To the differences between
the Premier and Sir sam Hughes.
While IN England last summer il was
disclosed. Sir sam appointed n military
council to manage Canadian military af-
fairs Sir Robert Borden held that Sir
Sam had exceeded his authority. Then
Sir George Perley was appointed over
seas Minister Of Militia without pay by
the Premier.
Sir Sam declared in his letter to the
Premier that there was no more need for
u separate Minister OF Militia for Eng
land than one for IA military camp in
Canada. Finally he regretted to have
heard on excellent authority that you
had II in contemplation for some time Ia
retire TO the Supreme Court OF Canada
by arrangement with the present incum-
bent OF the Chief Juaiceship and hand
over the Canadian Prime Ministershi
70 another under whom It in well known
! would not serve"
The sun., 1916-11-15
Rather surprised they were when We In.

Rather surprised they were when We in
formed them they did not directly ron.
Germ VIZ, but the United States Govern
ment. The only part the br~otherhoods
have In the suits Is to have q chairman
ia each State named as defendant. We
have already named these chairmen and
have Informed them-the chairmen-to
place themselves at the disposal of the
United States Federsl attorneys"
Through the statement OF Stone. In
conjunction with the possibility expressed
by Sines that there might be a violation
OF agreements by the roads before Janu
AIRY /. it is apparent the brotherhoods
are 10 consider the complaints In the in
junction suits as vowed violations OF
agreements by the roads,
From what IL known OF the prospective
grounds ii is understood that the papers
to be put in by the roads will allege that
the necessity Of inserting the eight hour
working scale in substitution OF the ten
hour schedule is unconstitutional. The
in itself is an intent TO nul.ify the exist
ing agreements and therefore calls for
quick action by the brotherhoods in pro-
lection of their rights.
To-day there will be n meeting Of the
American Railway Association in the
Fillmore. Most OF the conference man
agee will be present at this meeting and
there is "A prospect that the crisis will
come UP for discussion.
The sun., 1916-11-15
NEUTRAL GUARDIAN
NEW ROLE OF KAISER
Leipzig Paper Says Germany
Will Act Whether Nations
Like Ii or Not.
Spec,aI Cable Despofch 10 THE suS


LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Leipzig Neueste
Nochrfchfen prints Oh what 1t terms
the highest authority" the Astounding
statement that the German Government
has definitely decided to take over. with
or against their will. the protection OF
neutrals against English tyranny. II
says:
1T has ever been England's practice
10 make others bleed for her. The Eng
lish always have understood the art Of
setting nation against nation in order
to weaken friend and enemy 80 neither
might constitute a further danger to
England. notwithstanding this truth.
which has been proved for generations.
one neutral state after another has
fallen victim to British allurements and
has sacrificed itself for her sake.
1T is nothing short OF a psychological
puzzle that can only be solved by the
German Government taking upon itsel!
the responsibility for the protection OF
neutruls against English tyranny. en-
tirely regardless OF whether the neutralr
themselves desire this or not.
THE German Government has decided
to take this step. In no doing II will no
concern itself In the least about the cry
OF fury that no doubt will resound
throughout the English world. In the
end our deeds. far more han words. will
show all the peoples OF earth on what
side respect for International law really
prevails and where the small and weak
can look for protection"
The sun., 1916-11-15
ITALIAN LOSSES PUT AT $4,000.
Overseas News Agency Reports On
IsOnso Operations.

Berlin ,by airel-ssD. Nov. Title
Overseas News Agency to-day made
public "A report which asserted that the
Italians lost $1,000 men AT ~Castagni--
viva in the lsonz region. The informa-
ton IL said TO come from Vienna.
n" village named saw the most
tenacious fighting OF the whole Austro-
Italian war. the despatch says. and the
Italian losses were due almost entirely
70 the extraordinarily efficient artillery
fire Of the Teutonic eunn.rs. Fully hail
the Italians who started to advance We're
slain by shells before the troops met In
a hand to hand struggle. {, is asserted
ROME. Nov. l+-Artill-ry activity on
the Trentino front and the Strengthening
out OF the line on the Cars" ~ various
points are the only events OF Importance
reported to-day by the War Ohnc-.
The sun., 1916-11-15
SPOILED ALLIES A
Fsiiure Of Greece to Come In Up
set Runsanisn Campaign.

LONDON, NOV. l4-Failure OF Greece
10 take her stand with the Allies has
spoiled the whole plan Of campaign In
the southeast. according TO the CORE
spondent OF the Morning Post at Petro-
grad.
~ the adhesion Of the Rumanians
had been accompanied by similar action
by Greece-which II IL believed here
could have been brought about by the
use OF a couple OF warships AT the
proper moment-matters would nov be
very different" he writes. Joint
action from Salonica and the Dobrudja
would by now have cut on Germany's
supplies of men from Turkey.
THE Turks have always been among
the finest war material in the world.
aud under German sergeants they must
lie considered extremely formidable
Greece has been allowed to prevent the
allied scheme FOR cutting of Germany,
or at any rate to postpone the scheme
for another year"
The sun., 1916-11-15
ST. LOUIS DEFEATS R Y
City's Heavy Negative vot Loses
Missouri for Prohibitionists.

Sr. LOUIS, Nov. li-Onicial returns
from all except fourteen Of the counties
OF Missouri give the prohibition amend
ment a majority OF more thar 10000
outside 81. .ouis The heavy adverse
vote OF st. Louis defeated the amend
ment in the State. according to returns
already IN. Six YEAR, ago, when a Pro-
hibition amendment was voted on. It lost
in the State outside Of ST. Louis. by
90, 900.
Prohibition carried in Jasper county.
which includes Joplin Pettis county.
which includes Sedalia Greene county.
which includes Springfield. and Randolph
county, which includes Moherly. II Ia
said Kansa city will call for a local
option election to he held in January.
The sun., 1916-11-15
RUMANIANS FORCED
TO FALL BACK AGAIN
Heavy Engagements Reported
All Along the Transyl-
vanian Front.
QUIET IN THE DOBRUDJA
Greece Blamed for Spelling
Allies Campaign Plans in
Southeast.

LONDON, Nov. f4.-Gen. Won Falken-
Rumania to-day. n pushed "a litt'e
closer 10 Kimpolung. along the .1iul val
ley, and captured the village Of Bum
beshti on the right bank OF the river
AIT. The engagements seem to have
been heavy all along tn Trlnsylvan'an
front. on the Dobrudja frou. little de-
veloped. The Austrians are reported
to ne making preparations for an a.
tempt ia retake Orsova in the west and
reesta bllsh communicat ions along the
Danube.
Aher recit'ng that Rumanian artil-
lery had silenced enemy guns on the
western frontier Of Moldavia, in the val
leys of the Trotus and rzui rivers. AMI
saving that attacks between the Tzgl
and casln rivers. which had been inces-
SAINT since October 20. gave way before
a counter attack to-day. the Rums MA n
War Office conceded lost ground as fol-
lows:
Tn the region Of Dragoslavele the
enemy attacked with infantry and heavy
artillery. compelling our troops to Civ.
a on the left wing. on the right
bank Of the Ait the enemy violently al
tackled positions which changed hands
several times and finally. by employing
fresh .roops OF superior numbers. rade
progress. After desperate struggles cur
troops were compelled "a Withdraw -
the south OF Bumbeshti.'
Berlin announces that the Russian
forces had been expelled from northern
Transylvania to the Rumanian frontier.
and also announced the gains which
Bucharest admitted h Russian re-
tirement was from the Gyergyo Noun
tsins. The Rumanian defence south
OF Tulghes Pass IL described as "t<A-
cious" Capture OF ak officers and 600
men near Rothenthurm Pass was an
nounced.
The announcement that heavy REIN
forcements are being sent by the Ger
mans and Austrians TO the region Of
Orsova 10 by authority OF Reuters cor
respondent at Bucharest.
The only activity in the Dobrudja was
the bombardmen OF Won M~ackensen's
left wing by the Rumanian fotiila or the
Danube at Seimeni north OF C.rnavoda.
A dispatch from Sslonica says Sofa
semi Officially that the Bull
garisn Government. by agreement with
the Central Empires. will take over the
administration OF the Dobrudja. Bulga-
ria's sovereignty over that region being
recognized.
The Austrian oniciai communication
issued to-day says:
Near Orsova ION the Dsnube) we
have cleared the right bank OF the river.
''ln northern Wallachia the fighting
continues in our favor. During the last
two days We have captured here 1900
prisoners. nine machine guns and one
gun.
In tho Tulghes sector the Russians
have been compelled TO abandon several
heights west OF the frontier"
The sun., 1916-11-15
RUSSIAN DRIVE DELAYED.
Espected Offensive Along Nara
yuvka River Hangs Fire.

PErRodRAD. Nov. ~ The expected
new drive for possession OF the heights
along the Narayuvka River has not be-
CUR. according 10 the official statement
issued to-day. which reported only scout
ing activity In that region and also
southeast OF Lemberg. in Galicia. The
artillery and mine throwers also are re-
ported active.
An attack IN the wooded Carpathlans
was repulsed. II Is announced.
The sun., 1916-11-15
WAR HALN IRISH LAND DEAL,
Tenaut Purchasers. However. Are
Keeping Up Their Pa
SPECIAL Cable Despofch 70 Tns srS from ne
London Times

Nprcso' tdOfs DsSp0FCS 10 TnE SITS from ne
London Times
LONDON. Nov lt-G. r. stewart In
the Dublin presidential address yester.
day at the Surveyors institute. sad ,ha,
owing TO the war. LAND purchase In Ire
land was almost at a standstili.
He sun,m married. the results Of the
various land acts to the present day.
saying that from 1870 10 1896 SIS
173.I25 were advanced to purchase a..
500 holdings comprising 2.5Os.s73 acres.
From 1908 to March 81. 1915. s4+.2ss.-
$40 were advanced e purchase 2Os.l3s
holdings comprising 6.906.66 acres.
Al present l0e.6ls holdings comprising
3.237.+?S acres requiring purchase money
Of approximately $l2.s5O. 900 stlll remain
to be dealt with.
The total agricultural acres in Ireland
are s.73s,S%&.o of which 1868, O32. nearly
two-thirds. come under the operation OF
the land acts, The tenant purcha sers
are paying their annuities punctually.
They are now the real owners Of the
country.
The sun., 1916-11-15
MORE RIOTNG IN DUBLIN.
Berlin Hsars of R~sentmen
Toward Recruiting Ca mpaigu

BERLIN 10Y wirelss). Nov. 1.-THE
presence In Dublin OF a large number OF
recruiting officers from England is caus-
ing increasing strife. the Overseas News
Agency reports. Advices have been re-
ceived by way Of Dieppe. France. the
news agency says, that the recruiting
officers, under The protection OF police
and soldiers. have organized meetings
in Dublin and the surrounding region.
"On each OCCASION the news agency
continues. riots with the Sim Feiners
resulted Rioters were arrested. but
after "A time were released"
The sun., 1916-11-15

Commissioner John f.. Dillon OF the
state Department OF Foods and Markets
said Yesterday he has discovered twenty
egg dealers who have been selling cold
storage eggs as fresh eggs, without dis
playing signs indicating they a the
cold storage variety in their places Of
business,
The Commissioner said he has been
gathering evidence against these dealers
and In "a week VII. place the matter In
the hands Of the Distric''k attorney for
prosecution.
The sun., 1916-11-15
Russian Cruiser Reported Aground.

BERLIN tby wireless). Nov. l4-Ac-
report received from Stockholm is TO the
effect that a large Russian a-mored
cruiser. either the Ru'ik or Gromobol.
has run aground outside iiango. in the
Gulf OF Finland. Attempts to salvage
tn. vessel hay. been without success. and
IL IS feared that she viii become "A wreck.
The sun., 1916-11-15
ORDERS ELECTION IN POLAND.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Com piles
with Wishes Of People.

AMSTERDAM. via London. Nov. IL
4 despatch from warsaw says that IN
compliance with the wishes of the Poles
for participation In the administration
before regulated constitutional life can
take place, the Governor-General has
issued orders for elections.
Rural districts and municipal bodies
viii elect seventy Deputies and the lat
ter will elect eight members to the
State Council to be appointed by the
Governor-General. who also will preside
over the Council.
The sun., 1916-11-15
What Was Doae u 1892.

Attention r. called to instructions TO
British merchants issued by Lord Rus
sell in 1862 regarding trade with the
Bahamas. advising that the true rem
edy" was to refrain from this trade.
His Majesty's Government do not ask
h Government Of the United States 10
take any such action as this the note
concludes. but they ann believe tina,
the United States Government will aues-
ton their right to la. upon British mer-
chants, IN the interests OF the safety OF
the British Empire. for which they are
responsible. the sane prohibitions as
Lord Russell issued nifty years ago gu,
Of consideration for the interests and
feelings OF a foreign nation.
suspicious and insinuations which
would consirue 80 simple AN action a.
an opening for secret aud unayowed de-
signs on neutral rights should have no
place in the relations between two
friendly countries.
II trust that the explanations con-
tanned in this note will destroy sucn sus-
piciors and correct the erroneous views
which prevail In the United States ON the
subject
The note Was addressed TO and trans.
mltted by Walter Hines Page. the Am-1-
tcan ambassador at I.ondon
The sun., 1916-11-15
US. WARNS BERLIN
ON DECORATIONS
Treatment Of Belgians Called
Violation Of Pledge Given
to Gerard.
PUT UP TO CHANCELLOR
"Can Only Have a Most Cnfor-
tunatc Effect on Neutral
Opinion"

n Nov. I4.-Depoitation
OF Belgian civil ans into Germany Tor
forced labor ma. reached such serious
proportions that Joseph c. Grew. Amer
lean Charge at Berlin. has been directed
by the state Department to take the
matter UP personally with Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg Mr.. Grew was
requested to say tina. such depor'at'ons
could only have a most unfortunate
effect on neutral opinion. particularly In
the United States, which has tine welfare
VI the Belgian civilian population very
much at heart.
The Instructions. It was learned to-
day, grew out OF a long report from Mr..
Grew in which he stated that he had
discussed the situation informally and
unofncially with Under Secretary OF For
eign Affairs Zimmerman. The latter
admitted that a definite policy had been
adopted to enforce the labor OF Belgians
In cases where they would not work
voluntarily. on the ground that so many
refused TO work as to make the strain
on public charity intolersble.
violation Of Assurances.
The deportations are viewed here not
only a. a violation Of International law.
but In q degree As a violation Of Ger
many's assurances TO Ambassador Ger
srd last June. which. though relating
to the 10000 French women and girls
deported from Lille. Roubaix and Tour
Going. are felt to be applicable to tho
Belgian situation.
At that time when Mr.. Gerard had
gone to the German General H%eadqusr-
tiers In Franc to discuss the attack on
The Sussex with Emperor William all
the American relief workers In northern
France were called into conference and
assurances given by the Germans that
no further deportations would be made
The case OF the Beleians ID considered
Identical in principle.
Reports from Rome hat the United
States has Joined or will join the Vatican,
Spain or the Netherlands in a Joint pro-
test are declared untrue. In this oues-
ton. as In the many others that have
a, sen during the war. the United States
will act independently.
Coercion for C%awining.
The deportations are regarded by some
officials here as an attempt TO release
German workers for the iring line by
replacing them with Belgians. More thar
any other one thing this il expected to
inSease the bitterness OF the Entente
ALLIES toward Germany and their desire
for peace through q crushing victory.
Reports nj TO tho execution OF the
d~eportations vary In detail. but not in
principle. Those who 20 TO Germany
voluntarily are made to sign a general
free will contract under which they are
assured good food. a salary. guarantee
OF care for their families and freedom OF
correspondence with them. Those refus-
ing TO sign are said to be coerced where
possible through imprisonment. II this
Is unsuccessful in p%rocurinx signature
the labor IL compulsory at 20 pfennigs
a day without provision for families or
permission to correspond.
-
The sun., 1916-11-15
IN NEW FIGHT
TO KILL 5 HOUR LAW


cision OF the courts" he said. However.
we will insist upon the keeping OF our
current agreements. At the present time
the brotherhoods have agreements with
every road. In these contracts 1t IS stip-
ulatsd that contemplated ~abrogation OF
these agreements requires the side that Is
to end them to give thirty days notice to
the other.
The sun., 1916-11-15
Mems "Franklin" Union Suits

HE man who wears our Frank
lin" Union Suit finds it like a
shadow in this respect-it is al
ways with him.. shapes itself
instantly according to the move
The sun., 1916-11-15
..situation CIosed," says stone.

Mr.. stone. head OF the Brotherhood OF
Engineers. made n statement before he
took his train home.
our conference with the railway man
ayers was on their Invitation wholly,
The situation IL closed so far az our men
are concerned. We are not at all
alarmed.
" know what President Wilson In
tended VIC should rave. We o what
he told our $40 chairmen In the White
House. We feel confident that II the
present law does not give us AN eight
hour day President Wilson will give us
one that will.
II can't understand the attitude Of
the railroad managers Personally ] be-
l'eve they are either whistiing to keep
up their courage or they are trying TO
scare the public into sympathy with
them.
AS TO our conference OF Monday. II
was intended that through II we should
reach a working agreement on the new
law. The managers told us they did not
agree to our Interpretation of the new
law as meaning that the old schedules
should be maintained. They claimed
that all the schedules were to he thrown
out. On this We differed. We held that
all the schedules We're To Ice maintained.
the only difference. being In the substi-
tuition OF the word eight for the word
ten where II appears in the present
agreements
The sun., 1916-11-15

1ation. II goes on to say. Ia not of this
Aharacter.
at is" says the note, "an exercise Of
ne soyereign right OF an Independent
Gtate over its own citizens and nothing
unore."
Z
ErtensIon Of BIackItst.
9 =
49, po'n'e" " '"a' ~" ~.
SI.eu ha''onS are oenns p'".eu y"
-. w"e'e 'neie - w 80 ~.
1r't'sh supJec's Shou," not q Wy"
l1'em anu '"o a'Se''ioh s
Soe.su,e y u e"'n ~ 80.
yssee III partlcu'Ar. put a ~.
III pe'.seren, ope.".,oms w
.Ve.Ne' w V".,"s
& answering tue h"'.r,een uonN"
!O"IneIce sr"e'als In.ne 49,
spedient the note says that this II true.
Aut that the American Government may
rest assured that this system OF prohi-
will M, he carried further than
10 absolutely Necessary
1T has been forced upon u.s." con-
tinues the note, by the circumstance
Of the present war. To extend II beyond
what IL required In order to secure its
A~nmediate purpose--thc weakening OF
sehe resources OF our opponents-Or TO
inflow 1t to interfere with h II really
The genuine neutral trade OF a country
with which we desire to have the closest
commercial intercourse would be con
trary to British interests. The advan-
tage derived from a commercial trans
action between "A British subject and a
foreigner In mutual"
viscount Grey says there are appar-
entity persons in the United States al
o impossible 10 convince that Great