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New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
CHANGE OF WORDS IN LUSITANIA AGREEMENT
Lansing Suggests Substitution of |''RecogniZes Liability" for the
 Words Assumes Liability

Washington, Feb. 9.-One of the suggested by Secretary Lansing to Count Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador, is the substitution of the words recognizes liability" for the words assumes liability which were employed in the tentative draft.
 It is understood that upon this change and others described also as minor, is based the expressed view of high officials that the two govern ments are Substantially in accord" although not wholly so
 No new difficulty is expected here from the change of words. It is felt that Germany could not or would not assume liability which she would not recognize.
 It is not believed here that the Berlin officials will hesitate to accept the suggestion.
 It was not disclosed just when American officials determined that the recognition, instead of the assumption or liability was more to be desired. The understanding, based upon au- eiASAhAS AiiLo1 1IdLIOil, Ildu UGoI1 tIlcit ciIc assumption of liability was contained in the tentative proposal which had embodied in it all the wording the United States desired and in which the German government substituted a phrase for the word illegal" From one quarter came the suggestion that the word recognizes" makes clearer the meaning the German government desires to convey. It has not been suggested, it was said, that either the word illegal be employed in the formal communication, the under standing being that the Berlin officials are particularly undesirous of using either, at the same time wishing to have the viewpoints of the two gov ernments concerned in harmony
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
MONTREAL ALARMED
Police Receive Word That City Hall Was to Be Blown Up at 12:3O But Event Did Not Occur.

Montreal, Feb. 9.-Information re- ~ceived by the police that the city hall was to be blown up at 12:30 o'clock today spread alarm throughout the city this forenoon and caused the hur- ried return from Quebec of Mayor Martin. The police were relieved when the hour passed without the Oc- currence of any untoward event.
 Mayor Martin on his arrived, went into immediate conference with the police heads and the city hall was placed in a state suggesting siege.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
SAM TARSkI ARRESTED.
Former Local Pawn Broker Brought Here From New Haven For Trial

Sam Tarski, a former local pawn broker, was arrested in New Haven to = day and brought to this city by De- tective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth for trial in police court tomorrow
 It is charged fiat Tarski refused to redeem watch, chain and diamond, valued at about $200, which were pawned by Tony Memarco for S65. Demarco said that when Tarski went out of business here he tried to re- deem his jcwelry but was told it was at the Home Loan company in Hart ford. There he was informed that Tarski had taken the gems out the week before,
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
6OO,OOO Germans Transferred.

London, Feb. g, 11:08 a. m.-Reit- erating the report that large num- bers of German troops have been transferred recently to Northern France, the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News telegraphs that 1t is reported from the Belgian front fer that six hundred thousand men S1haVe been sent to that front.
 The message also says the Germans are planning to extend the Belgian port of Zeebrugge so that it will shelter more ships.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
GERMAN WARSHIP
 ! TAKEN BY BRITISH
Capture of Appam Falls Prey to Cruiser Drake After Fight
 of Bermuda.

New York, Feb. 9-AdVices received here today assert that the German warship Room. alleged to be the cap turer of the Appam, has been cap tured by the British armored cruiser Drake after a three hour fight 200 miles east-northeast of Bermuda. ac- cording to a story printed by the New York Evening Globe.
 The capture of the Roon is sald by the Globe to have been followed by the seizure of two merchantmen which were flying the German flag and one of which was armed.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
117 CASES OF MEASLES
That Many Reported to Health De- partment Since Feb. 1-COnvey- anCe Is Needed for Welfare Nurse.

Forty-two new cases of measles were reported to the health depart ment in the past twenty-four hours, bring the total number of cases now in the city up to 117. All these have developed since February 1 and in clude only those reported to- the de- partment.
 Miss Gertrude M. Johnson, welfare nurse. is the busiest woman in New Britain as it is necessary for her to make a personal investigation of each case of contagious disease reported. Those familiar with her work insist that some sort of conveyance should be placed at her disposal in times of epidemics as it is almost an impossi- bility for her to perform her duties under such condition without danger of physical exhaustion.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
Russians Meet Defeat.

Berlin, Feb. g. by wireless to Say le-Constantinople reports given but today by the Overseas News Agen- cy state that Russian forces in Per- sia have met with a severe defeat at the hands of Persian tribesmen, and that they retreated in disorder.
 The Persian forces, according to these advices, were under command of Haidsr Bey. They attacked the Russians near Sandshulak which was reconquered by the natives.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
IS NOT MISSING LUNATIC.
Frank Williams Suffering With Frozen Feet Does Not Answer Description.

The police received word today to investigate the case of Frank Will liams who is at the local hospital with frozen feet. Information came from Chief J. T. Sullivan of Pittsfield, Mass, that the local patient might be Frank Hayes, a lunatic, who escaped from the Grafton Insane Asylum near Worcester recently.
 The description did not tally with that of the local patient and Williams explained where he came from to the satisfaction of the police.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
WANT $3.2O PER DAY
Hod Carriers Serve Notice on Master Masons Today But May Not Get Increase by May 1.

Mem bers of the hod carriers union served notice on master masons today that they would expect an increase in pay from s2.S0 to s3.2O per day by May 1 There are about 120 mem- berS in the union.
 It is said that the master masons will refuse to accede to the demands of the men and strike may follow. The master masons feel that they are paying wages as high as possible un- der present conditions.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
Many British Captured.

Berlin, Feb. 9, by wireless to Say Ville-AdviceS were received from Constantinople today to the effect that another group of British pris- oners captured by the Turks in the lighting at Essein on the Tigris be- low -El-Amara, has been taken to Mosu1, in Assyria, 220 miles north west of Bagdad. It is said the convoy consisted of 249 men out of a great number captured.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09

The German attack was made near the western end of the French front, a short distance below the Belgian bor- der, in the region which has been the scene of pronounced activity recently. Vimy is two miles northeast of Neu- 4Ville, near which town the Germans late last month made an infantry at tack capturing as reported by Berlin about 1,500 yards of French positions. tioEs.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
Serbians Claim Victory.

Corfu, Feb. 8, Via. London, Feb. g, Il a. m.-A Serbian oficial state ment issued here today says that on February 2, during the retreat south ward from Alessio of the Serbian troops, a night attack was delivered on the pursuing Austro-Hungarian fcrces who were aided by armed Al hanian bands and that the latter were put to flight after many had been killed and a hundred prisoners were taken, mostly Hungarians.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
BISHOP ACHESON COMING.

The Rt. Rev. k. c. Acheson, Bish- op-Suffragan, will be at St. Marks church on Friday evening of this week to address and confer with the parishioners on preparation for the Mission which he is to conduct. be- ginning March 21st. All are urged to attend. The address will follow a Iit- any service in the church at 7:30.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
GETS LIFE IN PRISON.

Mrs. Sophie Krause of Milford, formerly of Beaver street, this city, who recently drowned her two small children in a reservoir was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Joel H. Reed in the New Ha- ven county superior court. The woman expressed satisfaction at the penalty.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
STANLEY RILE ANIMAL

The annual meeting of the Stanley Rule & Level company was held this morning at the factory and the old board of directors and officers were reelected. The officers are: President Alix w. Stanley; vice president Rob- ert N. Peck: secretary and treasurer, Aharles B. Stanley.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
GERMANS CAPTURE
 FRENCH POSITIONS
Take 300 Yards Of Allied First Line to West of Vimy
PERSIANS DEFEAT RUSSIANS
Czar's Forces Retreat in Disorder After Being Routed by Persian
 TTibesmen-Serbians Claim Victory
Over Austrians and Albanians.

Berlin, Feb. g, via London, 3:12 D. m.-Capture Of the first line French positions over a front of 800 yards to the west of Vimy was announced to- day by the war office
New Britain herald., 1916-02-09

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New Britain herald., 1916-02-09
Big Rate Cases.

MT. Thorne said he was unce1 how fsr he should go into detaiisI began a review of proceedings m big rate cases. MT. Brandels, ne 7 characterized his testimony as
 derful" and suggested it be puhlis at once. "so the public could sec other side to the question. Ths said he suggested that Mir. Brandei view of his intimate relations Senator LaFoIlette, might get the timony printed as q public docun1
 MT. Thorne interrupted his nal tive to say that in the 1910 case Brandeis had limited his actiyitieI
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11
NEWS BRIEFS.

When h"d clothing At r"sid9n''.
no ITG Fniirrc"rth s'rc"i. occupied ~
an Italian famiiy. took Hr" ~ ll:"" sal =
urdav night Fast l.rd fir" depart mcniS
were called To rxtingui-h tn" blaze. Inc
fire did little damage.
--Trohihiiur Iirric"r H"rt Fhtliips
and squad Saturday ni.ht captured IN
a,jtomnhilr truck loair. with - has
krts of lnrr. Til" driver ESCAPED. SIX
kegs nf beer wore also taken from q
house in an alley near Tw"nty-scvcnth
street
4 meeting If :he hhi" county IrHm,,
ncrai IT, COMMITTEES" VIII hc held ~
ocl"rk This evening in ~" NRih"r'
building To attend tn Il n,ilnhcr ~ ma
tors which have boon called t" Inc Ar
;rntinn nf tho committeeman.
MIR. Louis { N"Itc Of Warwomd vas
called Saturday t. Piedmont, ". Va. IN
account If ,hr rriiiral Illness nf nor
mother. who was snid To he diving.
"A largo Jeffrey truck stolen from
Louis Niehercall. south Side Ice man
Friday nisht. was recovered SATURDAY
morning on tho National -nad At valley
Grove. whore IL had been abandoned.
The Fischer pronerty in the tlgn,n
ward WAS sold nj commissioner ST.
Saturday 10 Emma Barrett FOR 1-.Vup.
William Dumas bought from tr"stce
nj auction several pieces nf tho l'ln1aS
property ut Grrrcavill" nnA Warw"nd.
Curtis Pic" hnught one Of IN" Dumas
lots at Wnrw"od.
Hon. G"org" \ levy. chief Of Ell,
cheney Standard At Tittahurgh.wtll speak
before tho Young Mems Hebrew AsSocta-
lion rhautaurua next Sunday evening
on Efficiency In city Government. MI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11

levy ranks as onc nf tho mos, efficient
nruniriral auihnritics in tho country tn"
public is invited I" hear him. I;ahtti \
H. silver. of Euff street Temple. VIII
int rndurc Mr.. Levy.
\ Ia"kag" Of valuable r,I'"r:. -:
SInlcn from / S. rn"h's aui"ru"hil" ;>.'t-
urday I'll" marhine vas left standing
near III" Market Auditorium wht'h Mr,
Cook went iutn his office at III" Ian
Handle club for Il short time.
.nral members nf tit" Ohio Valley
Kennel club will mc", Tuesday cr"n'n=
in tho John &. Welt% company *'"r"
when plans for tn" annSal dog show -
hr held here will hc discussed
The millinery sh"r formerly con.
Quoted 10y Mrs. f. J.. Carpenter at ii;
SiNterntM street hos h""n IiIr' haS"d hH
II" Misses Collins anil Davidson of Elm
Grove.
Rev. Roy MrC1r'&"y "f th" N"r'l
Street rhuir'';I "'Il! speak n; ;h" quar-
terry rally "r III" f:pw"rth l"aC,i" I" lf
hold In tn" Iau" Street VI. T.. church
Tuesday evening.
The Grand Rapid; Fnrnitnr" COM,
panv, QUO of tho rity's newest business
houses. has hnrn rcmo"od IN III" Man
street from it's former location above
Eleventh street.
Wheeling department stores we're
open Saturday evening for The accom-,
mediation Of purchasers for The hrS'
time since emily spring.
Arch Gibson. stoEie maker 'njur"'
"mystcriously" Saturday evening n
Ninth and Main streets. has heen re
moved ~ his homo from the North
Wheeling hospital.
--nwing 10 the high cost Of materials
Rariliu MontirEal local cleaner anr
dyer for 81 years. has retired.
John Mariner. plumber; TeorEt
Wnsr and H. H. Lutrs undertaken. Al
Of McMechen. are afflicted with chill.
drcn's diseases. Munps. chickcnpoX anc
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night from business tr.f &c Waynes'
Mr. and Mrs. 4. NJ iIndreth WI
whore they will spend the winter.
Mrs. George :. trony'T 81 "9odslhIe
who has been visiting hnr danShtcr
Mrs. j. Fl. McCour;ney nf chicago re-
leave tomorrow for Winter Park. Fla
turned home Yesterday.
Misses Anne and Agnes Wilson re-
turned home yesterday after spending
~" month in Now York, Atlantic City and
Washington. y. {. While in the latter
CITY last week they attended the con,
vcntion Of the Association Opposed &c
Woman Suffrage.
lanes Il. Shepherd. former local news
VA perman. now with the civil engineer
ing department Of tho Ioncsl,au ghlin
company. returned to PittshurEh last
night after spending III" weekend with
Fl isnds at Elm Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry w. Bloomfield re-
turned last evening to Washington Ia
after being here and at Mnundsvtllc
since Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rarnes and dauSh-
ter. Miss Marianna, Of weston W. Va
were amnnS those from a distance Al
tho funeral Of Charles W. Eoitl".. Mrs
Voitlr Is. a daughter. Of Mr.. and Mrs
Barnes.
clarence Picket. ot Columbus. O.. will
return I" the. Ohio capital today after
hcing her" 10 attend tho funeral Of: his
cousin. Charles ". Nutl".
Miss Margaret Davis and Charles Da'
lis. of Cambridge. y Y. are visiting
their aunt Mrs. Sophia Davis. on S"uti'
! Wood street.
Carl Davis. who has been attendine
tho Bnwman Tcrhnic:tl school for watch
making and engraving III Lancaster
Pa. has returned hone,
:tldau Soidan. popular young man ~!
nv south Side. who underwent u Very
serious operation III a local hospital on
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11

Thursday. Ia reported to hr getting along
nicely. and his many friends hop" for
his immediate recovery.
/ Asher W. LOWS returned last evening
! TO his homo at chester. ". Va. after no
Ing here to attend the funeral Of thralc3
, W. Voitle.
! Frank Schroeder. South Wheeling fu-
neral director and furniture dealer. left
!: last night for Huntington on business.
| Major u. +. Stalnaker has returned
homo from Washing ton. where II" at
! tended the meeting Of the National
Rivers and Harhors congress.
| Mrs. Andrew kencanbc, of Pittsburgh.
has returned home after Il brief visit
! with friends in the city
! Robert Hazlett. secretary of the Dollar
! Savings and Trust Company. is home
/ from the meeting of Rivers and IIarborS
: congress. at Washington.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry h. Lunau. of
: 2230 Woods street, arc parents OF 4
rdaughter born yesterday al noon. The
proud father is q we'll known stogic
maker. while Police Officer l.unau.
! cornerman at Fourteenth and Market
streets. is wearing broad smile, ds
, he Is now a grandfather.
! Haller Peabody. former local insur-
! ancc man. now OF ST. Louis. is spending
few days here with friends.
y Salisbury. prominent oil man "t
! Sistersville, arrived in Whrsing last
! night for q business visit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11

! :.carl"; fever ar" their respective all
! meats.
--Tn" Kings r'su:i;ters bay nursery
! Hnd several other rrganiza' ions nf the
! city ar" planning for III" observance II
! mri~t
This week. an organization 70 he
/! hn"wu as the Western Reserve alumni
! vii he urrn nz"d her" President e. T..
Thving nc Western E"Srrv" unIvcrsity
. Will l." here ncrrmh"- u IN address, the
city teachers in tho Wheeling high
| school and rhs organization will take
; plHc" at that time.
---.ludg" II. g. Ilervry on Saturday dis
IIniSs;"d III" suit nf Albert Efankey against
Tia" Raltinnr" & ohio railroad. The suit
grew out Of an accident In which train
! struck a wagon and team OF horses on 4
crossing in the Eighth ward.
! of I3a samples Of milk examined
i during November by the city health de-
priLtrnent. only two fell below tho stand
ard nf "a per cent Of butter fat.
ATTORNEY Frank A. nBrien has asked
tho county commissioners To delay con-
, l"mnstinn proceedings 10 secure Il right.
nf-way through the Albert Floto prom
crty at MI: dc G'hantal in hope Of secur.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11
About People
Movements Of individuals to 2;
and From the City.
AT TIE HOTELS.

Rosex-.A. rhornbGrg. 81. c'aIrS' il;";
Fl. q. Wilson. St.uberrillc: Jas. ConisE'
Stcubenville: J. IS. HUT. Washington:
". +. Jenkins. Washington: \. L.. Mil
Irr. Washington: +. r. Hreien. Washing
ton.
McIure-Wm. +. Hopkins. Fairm"mt;
Mr.. and Mrs. r NJ. Howard. "aEn"S-
burg: Andy Clark. t;dncott: Dafe
Stradrr. C'larkshurE.
Grand Centrally. J. AShm"r" lanes
willie: 4. E. RouSch. rippccan3c, g.: W.
H. Sipe. Rethasda: $. T; Davis. Akron.
windsor-A. H. GrIIiot. Versailles;
Herman Pepiot Versailles: Fred Fergu-
son, Shinnston: W. V. Smith. Manning
stamm-s;. W snyder. WellsburS: \.
Salisbury. Sister1rill": Mr.. and Mrs. +.
c. Fisher. Fairm"nt
Miss May Ruth returned I" Ne" Mar
tinsvillc last night after spending tho
weekend with her mother. Mrs. Mar2a-
ret Ruth who is in thu Glendale hospi-
tai. having recently undergone Il serious
operation.
Miss Gladys Dasuc has returned t"
Nest Liberty IN rssu'Ae her studies IN
tho Normal school after visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Winnic pacn"
of Fig Whrriing creek.
Francis l.. Ferguson returned last
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11
COST LOWER IN NAVY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10-Despite
enormous increases in the price OF
provisions, Paymaster-General Meow:
ans annual report today shows that
the cost of subsistence In the navy
during the past two years has BON
lower than # was before the European
war. In 1915 and 1916. the report says
various economies were effected, re.
sultInE in saving Of 100000. Inc
daily cost Of ratious per man was nali
cent lower than for the l9l3'l9l+
period. when it was fraction over
26 cents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11

Ing a settlement Of the controversy for
the possession OF property needed ZOE
tho road. =:
The stolen stogicS and Tobacco. cap
Moundsviilc to this city by u. 8. Deputy
Marshal John NJ. Short. Saturday. to De
used as evidence aga inst Benson GroTeA
Leonard Geoglein and James Smith, De-
fore the federal grand jury january y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11
PROMINENT PARTISAN DEAD.

PARIS. DEC. lo.-Paul Leroy Beau
lieu, thu eminent economist. is dead at
his HON" here.
NJ I.rruy- ltnaulieu cam" into int"rna-
tinnal pr"rnin"ncn in l9l2 when he is-
sued u striking app"a: I" The French
pnnpl". in which h" pointed ont there
WAS gray" rin",'r "f depopulatiOn and
,i".aiiunIiizaii"n "f Franc" hy the re-
hiIr"I birth rate.
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through the Special Saving advantage
that have sold on an established value
through actual service in hundreds OF
They are the best and most economical
HUNDRED and FORTY DOLLARS.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
A QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP

Just at this time the question of neu-
trality is claiming much attention, and
the matter of the attitude of our gov
eminent toward the warning nations of
the Old World is one of deep concern
And owing to the fact that our gov
eminent has had to settle some knotty
international disputes arising from the
war; a rather mixed condition of af
fairs is prevailing in this country.
The disputes with Germany and with
England have developed pro-German
and an anti-German element, a pro-
British and an anti -British. We are
told that we must concede every claim
of Germany or lose the sympathy of the
German Americans. We are also told
we must conciliate Britain or ALLEVIATE
large Anglo American element.
Now the thought that naturally oc'
ours to the patriotic American is:
What is the attitude of these various
elements toward our government? Are
they American citizens or aliens! That
is a question to be settled.
If this pro-German or prof. British
element with whose vengeance we are
threatened, are aliens-not American
citizens--then their likes and dislikes
are of small concern to us. If they dc
not like our attitude let them go back
to their own country.
| If, on the other hand, they are Ameri
can citizens, then another and very
large question arises. Are they citizens
for revenue only-holding citizenship
for the material good to be derived
thercfrom while their hearts and affec
tons are with the old country! Then
the sooner they come cut in the open
the better for this country Are they
here to Gull the sweets of the land anC
refuse to take the bitter! Is it their in
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26

tention to enjoy the protection of our
laws and our institutions while their
hearts are with those who may at any
day become our enemies?
To the man who has crossed the wat
ers to cast his lot in America, citizen
ship should be the most priceless of his
possessions--is so to the man who is
worthy of it. He should be as the bride
who leaves her father s house to east her
lot with her chosen mate-for good or
i'll.
The man who takes citizenship
should do so for good or i'll. One senti-
ment, and only one, should fire the
heart of every American, native or nat
uralized, and that hould be: ''My coun-
try-may she always be right; but my
country, right or wrong,' never.
And with due respect to the opinions
Of our political jingoes, we believe this
is the sentiment of the great mass of
our foreign born citizens. We cannot
believe they are more solicitous for the
welfare of the land they have left than
for the land that as afforded them a
home and plenty. Naturally, fond mem
cries cluster around the old home, but
the allegiance of their manhood lies
here.
And, should the occasion call for it
we believe that allegiance will hold
good.