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New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
INDIANAPOLIS FOR MOOSE
Indiana State Chairman Opc'G C"<e and Vigorous Battle is Promised in Some Places, He Says.

Indianapolis, Aug. 17.-Indianapo- lis probably will be the national he El- quarters of the progressive party, so far as practical purposes are con cerned, during the coming campaign. Edwin M. Lee, the Indiana state chairman, has moved into new offices, which are announced as the head quarters of the progressive national committee" To what extent he progressives will enter into the na- tional campaign has not been determ- ined fully, MT. Lee says. but a fight is to be made in some states. As soAl as the national committee member ship is completed by Acting National Chairman Hale of Boston, a meeting probably will be held here.
 In regard to the Indiana situation, it is said that it is possible the can didates who have signified withdrawal from the progressive ticket will not be permitted to retire.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
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New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
STRH(E CONFERENCE k79IPO9O ~

Done with friendly advice and sug- gestion after repeated appeals to the railroads of the United States and the four railway brotherhoods to make peace and avert a national strike, President Wilson framed a basis of settlement which FE pre- pared to submit to both sides with the notification that he was ready to go to congress, if need be, to prevent
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
FOUR DEAD IN RHINI.

Rome, Aug. IT, via Paris, 1920 a. the earthquake which shook dozens of cities and towns in Central Italy yesterday morning was at Rimini, where four persons are dead and thirty injured. The military and civil authorities are caring for tho injured and homeless.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

the strike. The presidents peace plan is a compromise, providing: First-That the railroads grant the eight hour day. Second.-That the workers give up their demand for time and a half pay for overtime work While the president did not tell how he might ask congress to act, the supposition as to his most probable action, if it appeared finally that there could be no voluntary agreement upon arbitration, would be
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

to advocate a compulsory act. Such a law exists in several forms in Eu- ropean countries, and the passage of an act similar to the compulsory ar bltraiOn law of Australia was strong " advocated in Washington at the time of the enactment of the New lands law in 1913, under which was created the United States board of mediation anl cancellation. the DOW CTS of which are limited to those of perSuaSion.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
NOTICE

The New Britain Wet Wash having moved into their newly equipped building are prepared to do first class work. We solicit your patronage Satisfaction guaranteed. 3S Union Street, Tel. 5S3
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
CIT IN GASOLINE.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 17.-Retail prices of gasoline here have been cut two cents a gallon within the last four days, Today dealers will clip off an- other cent from the selling price The first cut came last Friday. Today's price will be 2S cents 8 gallon.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
The Best Chance Yet to Secure WOmen'S and Children's WearableS
 at Greatly Reduced Prices

First take look at the beautiful Summer Dresses that rduroys white and solid
  s75o 
 Skirts Gabardne eand
  pretty styles yoke self bts (Al
  girls schoolve We about thirty A to
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

The Wash Skirts have all been marked down and you have fashionable material represented and hundreds of styles for choice. Skirts that were priced $125 and $1.50 now marked 9Sc each. All skirts that were sold up to s2.9S reduced now to $1.9S each.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

A Word About Suits of cloth and silk that are now all at clearance prices They are in sizes for women and misses, and the alert shopper will be we'll paid to look them over. Suits that have sold up to $35.00 are to be bought now at $500, $1O.OO and $15.OO each. It Is worth your while to look at these.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

HAVING A R1!v E9 caDs
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Ready for Petition.
 Leaders of the faction who are fa- vorable to prohibition for Plainville are making preparations to circulate a petition asking for a vote of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

fend. One great difficulty for the Ger
mans 10 overcome. il is pointed out,
would be the heights Of the Bots
Bourrus-s -Charny. on which the French
have the aid OF all the defensive or
CARNATIONS OF the fortress. The Ger
mans nov hold in that territory the IN
terror Of the loop OF the Meuse.
French military critics continue %
search for a reason that could impel
the German effort against so difficult a
position as Nerdun and its adjacent de
fensive lines on the right and left. The
Temps" concludes that the events N
Turkey are sufficient explanation.
"Erzerum, Mush and Bills y says
mark rapid steps in tn. Russian sd-
vance toward the road TO Bsgdsd. The
Russians have opened IN Persia ker-
rnanshah. the door OF Mesopotamia
Salonica soon will be reinforced by the
Serbian army and become threat more
and more formidable for the Bul-
garians.
at was TO counteract the Impressions
caused by events in the East and
against discomfort which IS echoing in
the Prussian Diet and the German
Parliament that decided the Germans 20
let loose their offensive against Yer
dun in this season. unfsyorsble for
operations and transport"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
BURTON DENOUNCES
u. 5. FOREIGN POLICY
Sudden Shifts Make Europe
Have Contempt for Us, lie Says.

Trenton. y. J., March Tinted
States Senator Theodore T.. Burton, o.
Ohio. denounced President Wilson's
foreign policy as vscillating and Sim
possible" in an address tonight A. the
dollar dinner gwen in the Moose Home
by the Republican County Committee
OF Mercer County.
How can you expect the peopl, o.
this country 20 stand By the President
when he cannot stand by himself" re
asked. ut ia because OF the President
ever changing policy that european
powers look upon US as weak and have
only contempt for US.
"The President called upon the A.
lied Powers 20 cease arming merchant
vessels. and announced that this coun-
try vas seriously contemplating treat
ing such armed merchantmen 81 snips
Of war, since u was obviously Unfair 70
ass submarines 20 expose themselves
20 attack in order 70 warn such armed
vessels.
"Then Germany sdroi'ly took sdysn-
tage Of this situation 20 say That, on
ard after March ]. they would regaid
all merchantmen carrying armament as
rarships and would exercise the night
20 destroy them without warning. Bur
our Warrington Administration imme-
dia..ly said that the Central Powers
could not do this.
"Thus We attempted 20 persusds
England and France 20 give up a right
they claimed under international law
but would not ask Americans 70 yield
a right they claimed under the same
law"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
RUSSIAN SHIPS CLEAR
ROAD TO TREBIZOND
Precede Troops, Smelling Turks
Out of Shore Towns.

Petrograd. March The success %
the Russian Black Sea feet in landing
forces 20 the cast of Trebizond Is at
tracing great attention.
Russian strategy ia gradually expel-
ling the Turks from the coast towns on
the uav 20 Trebizond. The capture by
the Russians Of Trebizond will enable
the central army 70 resume its west
ward march.
Russian progress along The Ansto-
liam coast has been the result OF
series OF strstegies By the feet and
the coast troops. The feet, being used
as a mobile right wing FOR the shore
troops. has advanced ahead and struck
the Turkish forces on the flank. forcing
them TO retire. Landing parties then
Join the shore forces in occupying the
abandVed -. towns.
Since the mountains along the shon
offer an insurmountsb.e barrier 10
frontal attack. tho Russian star APP
parently has decided % depend solely
upon a continuance OF the coast ma
rquvres to drive the Turks from TINS
region.
An Official statement issued tonight
by the War Oaice says:
"On the Caucasian from, our troops
continue pressing the Turks from Ma
payra. We captured another gun. On
the Persian front We occupied Cola,
forty yersts (about fwcnty-siX miles,
west OF hermanshah'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

took tn. captain and other officer. a
whole day 70 secure the passengers re-
lease.
Ephrsim linn, a hardware dealer Of
this city, took the round trip on the
Stockholm. lie was Disguised with The
strict blockade imposed by the British:
England is producing commercial
stagnation," he said. "It is imperti-
nent for her to demand that goods
manufactured especially for me IN
Sweden could not be sent 20 me with
out the British consul's special permits
sion While Sweden was formerly d.
vided in her sympsthies between Ger
many and the Allies, Britsin's unres-
sonable blockade attitude Is now unit
ing Sweden 20 Germany.
"The Stockholm's long delay only
strengthened that feeling. While We
were held in Kirkwall and Liverpool. 1t
was almost ludicrous 70 watch the fric-
ton between the customs and military
officials. They we're forever crossing
each other.
"The United State, j., laughed at
abroad. In Sweden they call President
Wilson the Crown Prince Of England "
Among the other passengers was
Costa Boyer, who - on his way to
Washington. where he has been ap-
pointed Swedish Nice-Consul. He is
taking large batch OF dispatches 20
the consulate.
The Stockholm was delayed thirteen
hours at the entrance 10 the harbor by
snow and fog.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

navy during the war had been splendi (.
He remarked incidentally that his
predecessor, Colonel Winston Spencer
Churchill. was completely justified
when. reviewing circumstances az the
outbreak Of the war. he claimed that
the feet he had prepared was adequate
for the great task OF maintaining com
msnd Of the seas.
Building Is Going On.
Mr.. Balfour ssid the British fest
had become an international feet, car
rying on international work and serv-
ing many nations. There was no truth
he continued, in the suggestion thai
the present Admiralty board had halted
the shipbuilding activities Of its prede'
cessors, whose policy, in general way
was still being pursued. The navy, he
added. had expanded enormously since
the outbreak Of the war. A FAR meas
ure OF its growth was the fact that i,s
personnel had more than doubled VITA
in that period, and its tonnage. inclu6-
ing auxiliary cruisers and ships Hder
the white ensign, had increased by l.
100000.
How the Moe~e Escaped.
In summing up the conclusions 70
be drawn from his remarks. Ny Bal
four provoked laughter b. saying there
was kind OF Teutonic svasger which
he would not 90 within a thousand
miles Of, and that he desired 10 show
nothing in the nature OF over-conii-
dence. The First Lord said he had
seen statements that Berlin was be
Tagged on the occasion Of the return
Of the German raider Moewe. This
va. disguised steamer, which hsd
succeeded in sinking number OF
merchantmen and eluding the British
patrols and getting back 70 Germany
by the north OF Iceland.
Doubtless the captain ard officers o.
the Moewe displayed sesmsnlike quail
ties. Mr.. Bslfour continued. but he
thought the British ought 70 draw the
conclusion that IL the enerys capital
was behsgged for such feat MS
standard Of achievement was not high
one
Mr.. Balfour said that. in hi. opinion.
there va. not the slightest justifca-
ton for certain pessimisn1 which bad
reached him from yariou. quarters. he
acknowledged that the most ambitious
provisions would not preclude accldent
Or disaster and granted that the Brit
ish naval obligations 20 Great BIT
aims Allies had tended 70 increase
anxiety q. 20 the eficiencv Of the feet.
The world. he added, had come 10 rec
ognize that the British feet no longer
was merely for the protection OF Great
Britain's own shores and commerce.
but that upon the basis o. the British
feet the entire alliance depended.
"r fail 20 understand" said the FIRST
Lord, in conclusion, "how anybody who
was confident in August, September ard
October. 1914, could be anxious IN 1918.
He must he somewhat poor-spirited
who is unable 20 face the future with
serenity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

we sprang out. The captain was
killed, but six Of Va were left. with
200 yards TO 20. We cut our way
through another $50 yards, when two
shells killed four of our number and
wounded the other two, myself for the
second time. A wounded comrade and
| dragged ourselves forward to a
trench. and from there were brought to
a hospital.
The Germans shelled US with gas
shells. and am coughing yet from the
effects. II We had not had masks all
Of us would have been poisoned by the
gas
German Patrol Surprised.
Paul Eric, in the journal" tells OF
meeting uinety-two prisoners taken at
Douaumont, saying:
They were from Brandenburg and
Wes.phslia and said they belonged 70
the class Of 1916. All were convinced
The Crown Prince would take Nerdun
and that this would end the war. When
French soldier said. 'Verdun will be
your cemetery the German replied,
We have more men than you.
Telling how they had been taken,
one % the prisoners said 200 OF them
had been ordered TO take farm near
Douaumont which had been reduced
by shell fire. They advanced without
meeting resistance and thought they
had an easy job before them. There
we're no signs of life around. Sudden
" the Germans we're met by fusillade.
"The French. who had occupied the
remains Of their old trenches. waited
for the proper moment and then open
ed fire. Believing themselves sur
rounded. the remaining Germans sur
rendered. All the Germans officers
we're killed, only 90 surviving Of the
200 who attacked"
Beside the French soldiers. Eric says.
the Germans were small and miserable
looking. IL seemed as though they were
the last remnants the Kaiser was able
70 produce, but. despite their fatigue,
they tried hard 20 preserve real mill
tsry bearing.
4 wounded Zousve who tooS par
in the Douaumont lighting. and who
said ne was a. CharlerOi. on the ser
and in the offensive IN Champagne, De
clsred these battles we're nothing De
side Douaumont.
~ was st Dixmude." he told me. land
that. TOO. was nothing. The only thing
anvwhere near to the hand 10 hand
Aghting az Douaumont was the fourth
counter attack at Charleroi, IN August.
1914.
The boches came upon Us ike ants
svarning from the hills.
"Our seventy-fves killed them by
ranks. but they climbed over the dead
20 come on. There was regular bar
ricade Of dead a. the entrance TO the
village Of Douaumont. At midday
Zouaves attacked in sections al dou-
bic quick. then each man fought for
himself. hand 20 hand with the enemy.
The boches we're driven back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

AUSTRALIANS FIGHT
BEFORE VERDUN.

London, March IA dis
patch from Melbourne to-
day stating that Minister of
Defence Pearcc had an
nounced that an Australian
siege brigade was fighting at
Vcrdun i, the first statement
printed here that British
forces were operating with
the French at that point.
1t had been reported that
British artillery had been
moved to Verdun and had
been doing terrible execu-
ton, but it was not known
whether the big guns trans
ferred were being manned
by British or French.
A delayed Havas dis
patch from Salonica says al
most all Austrian and Ger
man troops which had been
concentrated on the Balkan
front have left for the west
ern front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Verdun-ChaIOnS Line
Aim of New Attacks

Paris. March The immediate OBJ
ject OF the German attacks TO the
northwest OF Nerdun. resulting in the
occupation Of the French advanced pos
Of the village OF FORCES. appears TO be
10 take the railway between Nerdun
and Chalons. Forges had $50 inhabi-
tsnts. who lived in a street of the same
name, which runs into the Meuse. The
houses, as a. Douaumont. we're strung
along each side OF the street that winds
through the woods OF FORCES.
From the Cote de pOie 70 the
Chalons- Verdun railway there is eight
miles Of territory. reported easy TO de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Crown Prince Preparing
for Big Drive on Belfort

London. March An Amsterdam
dispatch TO The Morning Post says
that information has been received
there that the Germans will start an
offensive on the line from NerdUn TO
Belfort.
The Crown Prince OF Germany and
MS staff recently inspected The Ger
man troops and the military prepare
tons in upper Aisace. Kumors arc
current that the Crown Prince will
establish his headquarters at Null
hansen in order TO direct the opera
tons. which. il is expected, will be de-
veloped in the Belfort region.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Artillery Trained on Con-
VOWS of Disabled and
on AmbulanceS.
pFD CROSS SURGEONS
VICTIMS OF OUTRAGE
More Crippled Soldiers Killed by
Fusillades than in Battle,
Says Zouave.
Nv FRED u. PITNEl.


Nj, March Deliberate Smelling
,-c,-nsn artillery OF French conveys
',,oynded and Red Cross ambulances
..-,o the fghting for possession %
~. nousumont and the village Of that
,~s;s charged By French wounded.
The cannon OF the boches lombard
opr rear on the road TO Nerdun." a
r,,,ded Zouave told me to-day. land
...r fred on our wounded, so that we
s,s 70 20 70 the rear by devious foot
-. each wounded man helping a
-ore seriously hit comrsde. saw one
-, with an arm shot away helping
- ubo.e leg had been shattered.
The Germans fred on these groups
.o,.,an,ly. and we lost more killed that
r,y than in battle.
Surgeons and Nurses Slain.
s.ll Red Cross smbulanoes ver.
.s.rsd whenever they got within sight
ef,bs boches' gunners. and many sur
..ors and nurses we're killed by shells.
The shell FIRE OF the enemy was so
;-i,-nal that eventually no ambulance
dared 70 move toward the front, and It
~, no: until the remnants OF the
,oupded convoy Of which ! was one
nd reached within seven kilometres Of
nos,umont village that we could come
v,on an ambulance"
Thrilling stories Of the deadly strug-
,ls sor Verdun are told BY French
Esunded.
eve were in the first line Of
.-,rehes." saws q letter from soldier
uho was twice wounded in the early
ssh.irg FOR Nerdun. and had 10 stand
ne shock Of the diabolical lombard
r,-, L was double IN intensity 20
hat which marked the opening OF the
French offensive IN Champagne last
September, in which ] took part.
aOur trenches were demolished by
n. boehes' BOSS. and men were hurled
hgh II air with their shelters By the
txplosions
finally came their infantry attack
= mass, and then the dance began lor
both sides Our mitrailleuses ragged
ard eur seyenty-fives sang. Their dead
lsy in piles in front Of our lines. and
sill they came on. J got ball IN the
high, but the wound was not serious.
~. kept a. work, for We needed ali
',s men ne had there. Suddenly We
iurd the German command 70 charge.
Itn It was that the real butchery be
=, Nth grensdes.
Bodies Lie in Heaps.
Never have seen 80 many bodies.
hey we're lying hesped only eighty
yrds from our left and right, on top
d as and in front Of Us. The living
iis,ssrs climbed over the bodies OF
lei, dead and kept on coming. Such
illirg was never known in all the
so'ld. and 20 crafty one man,
we received the order 20 retire. and
vas none 100 soon. for the boches
'oek our lire on one side, while we re-
tired By the other. We had TO seek
,o7.r or be captured Our captain. de-
daring he would rather die than be
made prisoner. cried: Forward and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
GERMAN RAIDER IN PACIFIC
Seen in Magellan strait-Four Allied
Ship. Seek H.

Honolulu, March The Australian
battle-cruiser Australia and the cruiser
Sydney, with probably the japanese
cruiser. Choti.e and Tokiws, are search
ing the Pacific for German commercs
raider, according 10 reports from on
GERS OF the British steamer Niagara
The raider is said 20 have been
sighted In the Strait OF Magellan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
WALLS PREACH THRIFT
IN LONDON STREETS
Don't Be Ashamed to Wear Old
Clothes" People Are Told.

~ Ifoe . TIE 1fl0tlt
London, March The walls o. Lon
don previously covered with recruiting
appeal. were to-day suddenly posted
with plscsrds saying: Don't use mo-
tor cars fo- pleasure. Don't be
ashamed to wear old clothes in war
time, Don't keep more servants than
absolutely necessary"
The posters end with general sp-
peal for thrift a., an aid TO end the
war. Downing Street was literally
plastered with the bills, but by an sp
parent oversight the walls Of Nos. 10
and II. the official residence Of Premier
Asauith and Mr. Lloyd George, we're
loft untouched
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Sweden Threatens Open
Breach with England Over
s. S. Stockholm.
HELD IN BRITAIN
20 DAYS OF TRIP
Manufacturer Is Disguised by
Strict Blockade Policy-Says
1t Is Hindering Trade.

After many delays at the hands %
British authorities which threatened 20
end in an open breach between Sweden
and England the Svedish-American
liner Stockholm arrived yesterday from
Gothenburg. 1t took her sixty-seyen
days 70 make tbs round trip from New
York.
The Stockholm left Sweden February
70, and by sailing well TO the north Of
Scotland had escaped two cordons Of
British patrol boats, when she va.
sighted by two converted cruisers l45
miles west OF the Hebrides. shot
across her bows ended q brief chase.
and she was Obliged 20 put into
Greenoek. where she was held four
days. The ship which overhaued her
was the former Anchor liner Columbia.
now II. NJ. s. Columbello. At Greenock
III bags Of parcel post were removed.
DR.. Alfred Rundstrom. the ships sur
geon, described the adventures on the
eastward trip. The liner was held
three days at Kirkwall, where Ba-
Ndrian oHcer, crossing as stoker, was
seized. She was then ordered to put
into Liverpool, 500 miles out of her
course. After careful search by
British soldiers, the passengers were
allowed to proceed on other ships. but
the Stockholm was held seventeen days
II was this delay that caused rumors OF
strained relations between Sweden and
England.
Criticises British Blockade.
One Of the first class passengers. Dr.
Rundstrom said, had hard time prov
ing he was not a German. He had los.
one OF his front teeth. which made il
impossible for him to pronounce a
Swedish word.
A suspicious interpreter thought hi.
ettempt sounded like German and
locked him IN in the forecastle +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08

The foregoing dispatch
wa. held up by the British
censor for two days. An
other dispatch Sled in Lon
don at 3:25 o'clock yester-
day morning said that a
feet of twenty-five German
warship. was observed on
Monday. cruising IN the
North Sea. Thi. message
va. received in London
from NIicland. North Hol-
land. 1t was added that
the vessels approached from
the northeast and dl.ap-
pcared northward.