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New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
REFUSES TO ANSWER
Assistant U. s. District Attorney De- clineS to TeiI what was Done Be-
 fore Grand Jury.

New York, March 2.-Assistant United States District Attorney Ray mond A. Sarfaty, who appeared today as a witness before the congressional committee Investigating Impeachment charge brought against United States District Attorney Marshall by Con- gressman Frank Buchanan of Illinois, refused to answer any questions in regard to what was done or happened before the grand jury which indicted Congressman Buchanan.
 MT. Sarfaty said he took this posi- ton under instructions from District Attorney Marshall, who told him that this was the wish of both the at torney general and himself
 The evidence on which MT. Bucha- nan and Otler mempers of Labor's National Peace Council were indicted was prepared by MT. Sarfaty, who had charge of all proceedings before the grand jury. The indictments charge conspiracy t. instigate strikes in muni- tion factories in the interests of Ger many.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Pause MyStifies France.

Paris, March 1, 11:45 D. m. (De- 1ayed. )-The. press and public of France are mystitied at the con- tinued pause in the German attacks around Verdun. Caution born of ex- perience leads generally to the rejec- tion of the view that the Germans have given up all hope of trying to capture the Lorraine fortress. It is tiieught more likely that they are merely resting before starting afresh ] with greater energy. It is believed !. irl many quarters that the attack on Verdun was only preliminary to operations on a much larger scale for the purpose of trying to crush the French once and for all. However that may be, it is affirmed that Gen. eraI Joffre is fully prepared for all eventualities. So far only the local French reserves have been called upon at 'Verdun, the great general reserve forces remaining intact for use in repeIling other heavy on- si&ughts or for carrying out a great counter attack when the opportune faoment comes.
 The question is raised as to whether 2 the next German attack will again be at Verdun or along the front from the Somme to the Aisne, as it is known that the Germans have been ma king preparations along the latter lines, the southern limit of which is many miles nearer to Paris than is Verdun. These preparations, how ever, are not so elaborate as those . which had been made for Verdun and Should the Germans attempt the latter ? pian. the military observers say they would be liable to a flank attack by sfhe British in ArtOis and Flanders.
 Heavy Clay Prohibits Big Guns.
 On the other hand, if the Germans continue their assaults against Yer dun from the Plain of the Woevre ithefr infantry will have to attack ! Y 1irtually unsupported by the heaviest of the German guns, it is argued, as the water soaked clay soils of the Lorraine Plain makes the transport $ of such guns almost impossible. The plain is only crossed by four military roads, and troops and light artillery would be obliged to deploy in the open under fire from the French rositions on the heights of the Mouse.
 Two valleys lead to Verdun from the plain Both are blocked by forts-Des Tavannes and Rosellier-- and everywhere else the infantry would face thckly wooded heights with a straight drop of 250 feet. The Germans would have here, however, all the resources of Metz within easy rcach.s
 k No news has been received of Lieu tenant Colonel Driant, a son-in- law ff the late General Boulanger and dcrutv for Nancy, since the begin
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SOCIALISTS NAME. TICKET.
Nominate Iaurenz Kopf for Mayor
 in Caucus Last Night.

The socialists held their caucus for the city ticket at their quarters in Booths block last night. Laurenz kOpf was nominated for mayor. He is prominent in the socialists ranks and is member of the bakers union. The other nominees follow:
 City clerk-Patricll H. Shea.
 Treasurer-Gustave Kosswig.
 Com ptrOller-Eugene Sheehan.
 Collector-Willam Chotowski.
 Board of relef-Samuel Miller and Arnold LoOmiS.
 Registrar of voters-James Shee- han.
 School commttee-Miss Nichols and Ernest Kah1.
 AsseSsOr-FranCis M. Nogler
 Aldermen, second ward, Alfred Pet ersOn; fourth ward. George F. Wat son: sixth ward, William Rosowskv
 Councilmen, first ward, Daniel Sul- livan; second ward. Frank Peterson and Edward Barrett; fourth ward. John Preisel and Henry Kopf; sixth ward, Morris Sege1.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Censorship Not to Apply to Shore
 Radio Messages
MOVEMENT OF WAR SHIPS
Heretofore Information Has Como Through London and Was Under Scrutiny of British, Who Have Used Cable With Freedom.

Washington, March Exchanges in the naval. wireless censorship regu- l., tions were announced today by Sec retary Daniels. A strict interpreta- ton of the regulations as they were made when the government placed naval censors at Sayville and Tucker ton prohibited the censors from pass ing for publication in the United States the German official statements if they made reference to "movem ents CT locations of war or other vessels of belligerents.'
 This operated to prevent Germany S statement of the result of naval operations being received direct from Germany, although they were re- ceived by cable via. London after having passed the British censorship.
 Restrictions Removed
 The regulations as now modified by Secretary Daniels provide: 'The re- striction as to movements of war or other vessels of belligerents shall not apply to messages from belligerent shore radio stations
 1t applies only to Germany, as Great Britain is using the cable.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SEA RAIDER MOEWE IS
 REPORTED CAPTURED
British Cruisers Said to Have Taken It to
 Trinidad.

Buenos Aires, March 2.-Press dis patches from Montevideo say that a steamer arriving from Europe in- tercepted near the coast of Brazil a wireless message stating that British cruisers had captured the German auxiliary cruiser Moewe.
 The Moewe, it Is said was taken by the British cruisers to the island of Trinidad.
 The American steamer Sante Bar bara has arrived at Montevldeo, her captain making the announcement that French cruiser which put out from Dakar, on the west coast of Af- rica, encountered a German raider, name not given and opened fire on her. Under cover of the darkness the German ship got away. She was, however, damaged on her upper works by the French fire.
 There is some doubt. however, as to the identity of the German vessel reported to have been captured. An other version of the account is that the vessel in question is the German cruiser Roon.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
PARENTS SEEK GIRL
 MISSING THREE DAYS
Margaret Kennedy, Aged 12, Ran Away from Home
 Tuesday.

MT. and Mrs. John J. Kennedy of 364 Elm street are today heartbroken over the strange disappearance of their little twelve years old daughter, Margaret, who has not been home since early Tuesday morning. It IS not thought that the girl has been kidnapped or has met with any ac- cident, but her parents believe that she has become infected with the wanderlust. The police were noti- fled of her disappearance at the time, but thus far have been unable to To- cate her, so the worrying parents have asked the press to take up the search in her behalf.
 Margaret Kennedy is a perfectly healthy and normal girl of dozen years, tall and fair for her age. When 1 last seen she wore a gray coat and
 cerise cap. She had on black shoes and stockings and her hair was tied
 with a red ribbon. Her dress was of 1 black and white silk with a red tie and belt.
 Tuesday morning after she left her home, MT. Kennedy saw his daughter on the street, but she ran away from him. That evening sle visited a family by the name of Blanchard on
 EaSt Nam street but rom there on her parents have lost the trail.
 The little girl was a pupil at St. Mary's Parochial school and unknown to her parents had been absenting herself from class. Since her dis appearance her parents have learned that she has not been at school for two weeks, but instead of joining her classmates in study she has wandered aimlessly about the streets. Her parents believe the girl may be pos sessed of the opinion that she has a grievance against her family and is seeking a home elsewhere. They think it possible that she may have accosted some generous family about the city and by telling them a hard luck and pathetic tale to have in duced them to take her in and care for her.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SWEDEN WILL REMAIN OUT.
Determined Not to Become EmbroiIed
 in European Conflict.

Stockholm, via, London, March 2. 6:32 a. m'-"Sweden is just as deter mined as she was eighteen months ago not to interfere in the war as long as she can maintain her national honor and dignity said Eric Trolle, formerly Swedish minister of foreign affairs and later minister to Germany, discussing his country's policy.
 ''The only consideration on which Sweden would end her neutrality would be one involving violation of her soverign rights by belligerents."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Macchi and Lansing Confer.

Washington, March 2.-Count Macchi Di Cellere, the Italian am- ba assador conferred today with Secre- tary Lansing, presenting the views of his government on armament of mer- chant ships. It was said that the Italian governments reply to the Am merican memorandum is not final, and that it's formal answer will be a joint one with it's allies. The infor- nation being presented now, it was said, was a statement of the reasons which had actuated Italy to arm Italian merchant ships, which Hitherto had carried no guns
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Will Use Commerce Raiders

Amsterdam, Via. London, March 9 6:24 a. m.-Captain Persius. naval expert of the Berliner Tageblatt, dis cussing in today's issue of that news paper the new German campaign against merchant shipping, makes the assertion that it will be carried out not so much through the medium of submarines, whose activities are ham, bered by diplomatic difficulties as through disguised commerce raiders, like the MOeWe, which already has sunk a number of vessels of the allies, and which sent the Appam to New port News With a prizfe crew.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
LYMAN IN TOMBS.

New York, March. Dr.. John Grant Lyman, alias. Joshua Brown, alias John H. Putnam, whose alleg- cd mail stock SWindleS are said to have extended over the entire coJn- try and to have netted him hundreds of thousands of dollars, was arraign- ed in the federal district court here today He was remanded to the Tombs until tomorrow, when argu- ment will be heard on the request of the United States district attorney that he be held in $100, 900 bail.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
DIES SUDDENLY AT
 HER NIECE'S HOME
Miss Carrie "A. Moody, of Wilbrahan, Mass, Was Sister of Prof.
 J. C. Moody.

Taken suddenly ill with acute in testinal indigestion while she was visiting her niece, Mrs. Robert Skin ner of 344 Chestnut street, Miss Car rie A. Moody of Wilbraham, Mass, died suddenly last night Miss Moody was 53 years of age and was the sis ter of Professor J. c. Moody, sub-mas- ter at the New Britain High school
 Several weeks ago Miss Moody S father, for many years an lnVand, passed away at his home in Wilbra- ham, Besides Professor Moody, an other brother survives her.
 The body will be taken to Wilbra- ham where the funeral and interment will take place.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE.
Defective Chimney Causes Bad Early Moning Blaze on Cemetery Lane.

small house belonging to Frank Bassin at 21 Cemetery Lane was all most totally destroyed by fire at 1:25 o'clock this morning. The structure was a one story, three roomed affair, and the entire roof and rear end of the building were burned away. The total damage is estimated at about s1,00O.
 The house was occupied by a man, two women and baby but all escaped without injury. The fire started from a defective chimney.
 About a year ago another small house on Cemetery Lane was de- stroycd by a similar fire in which Thomas Hickey was burned to death.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Italian Liners Will Carry Guns

Romey March 1 Via. Paris, March 1, 2:50 D. m. Delayed. )-The Italian Q m ba ssador at Washington, Count Macchi, has been instructed to notify the American government that not withstanding the German and Aus trian decrees regarding the sinking of armed merchantmen, Italian mer- cbantmen will continue to carry armament.
 The ambassador also has been in structed to say that Italian merchant men will use their artillery only for defensive purposes
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
FRISCO REPUBLICANS
 HOPELESSLY DIVIDED.

San Francisco, March 2--- After 9 series of, conferences held here between leaders rep rescnting "ncw'' and .oId' line republicans, looking to- ward a possible coalition or forces, it was announced today that it had been found i'm possible to haI.mOnizc beliefs and principles. It probably will result, leaders said. in two republican tickets being voted on at the May prcsi- dcntial primaries.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SOCIAL DISEASES IN ENGLAND.

London, March ?. 8 Al D. .m-rhe final report of Baron Sydenham's $ royal commission on social diseases which has been conducting an in vestigation for about two years, was issued today. The report says that very serious conditions have been re- vealed and expresses the belief that action by the government is the only solution of the great national prob lem.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
PREFERENCE BILL UPHELD

Boston, March An act which provided that citizens should be giv- en preference over aliens in employ- ment in public works was upheld to- day by the supreme court in dismiss- ing a bill in equity brought by tax paNcrs of LNnn to cnjoin the commits sioncr of public works of that city from discharging alien laborers.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02

The Moewe first came into promin- ence with the arrival at Hampton Roads several weeks ago of the Brit ish steamship Appam, in charge of a German prize crew. She brought word of a mysterious German com merce raider, the Moewe, which was roaming the seas and had captured and sunk seven British merchant and admiralty transports, In addition to capturing the Appam.
 Dispatches from the Canary Islands late last month reported the arrival of the British steamer Westburn with a German prize crew on board, said to be from the Moewe. According to these reports the Moewe continuing her activities after the capture of the Appam and the seven other British vessels between Jan. 6 and Feb 9, sank five British steamers off the coast of Brazil.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
666 AIT STATE PRISON.

Hartford, March 2.-There are now at the state prlsoT in Wetherstield, 666 inmates, a greater number by twenty eight than ever before, according to Warden Ward A. Garner. One half the seventy two new cells completed two months ago are occupied and no prisoners are awaiting prison in cOun- tN iaiIS.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SEIZED CARGO CONDEMNED.

London, March 7, 4:03 D. m.-The British prize court today condemned fifty tons of aluminium shipped by Lissberger & Co.,, in America on the Swedish ship Augusta to Swedish port, but destined according to the judge, for German owners The consignment was seized in the Orkney Islands
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02

On February 29 it was announced that the knippla, a vessel of 531 tons, had struck mine and sunk south of Falsterbo, Sweden, and that thte crew had been rescued. On the same day dspatch from Copenhagen reported that, according to a local newspaper, large German f1Otilla was engaged tn laying mines south of FaIsterbo
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
TOWN IS THREATENED,

Fl Paso, Texas, March 2.-In re- taliation for the execution of a num- Der of their comrades by Carranza troops Zapta soldiers operating near the city of Mexico, have threatened to destroy the town of El Orc and kill all the inhabitants, including twenty Americans, according to mining engineer who reached the border today.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SUBMARINES ACTIVE. SINKING FIVE SHIPS
 Three British, One Italian and One Russian Boat Victims
 ITALIAN POLICY UNCHANGED
Count Macch, Ambassador at Wash
 ingtOn, Says Country's Liners Will CTS Germany's Principal Weapon.

London, March 2, 1:52 D. m.-Thc sinking or four more vessels was re- ported today.
 The crews of three British smacks landed at LOwestoft The vessels are said to have been sunk in the North Sea.
 The Italian sailing ship Elisa also is reported to have been sunk
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
OFF FOR SIBERIAN CAMP
Wesleyan Seniors Will Work in Pris- OnS For Y. M. C. A.-Passes Severe Physical Examinations.

Middletown, March 2.-Robert F. Leonard of St. Paul a senior in Wes- leyan University, will sail Saturday for Europe to work throughout the re- mainder of the war in the prison camps of Siberia under the auspices of the International committee of the Young Mems Christian association.
 MT. Leonard took his freshman year at Ha1nline University, St. Paul. and entered the sophomore class at Wes leyan in 1913. He ic a member of Phi Beta Kappa and other college bodies. He volunteered for the Siber- ian work and has passed severe phy- sical tests which are necessary for the work he is undertaking.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
CARMEN SYLVA'' DYING.
Queen Mother, Elizabeth of Rumania.
 Sinking Fast

Berlin, March 2, by wireless to Say Wllle-Despatches from Bucharest state that the Queen Mother, Eliza beth of Rumania, who is i'll with pneumonia, is sinking rapidly. Six physicians, summoned today declar- ed her condition hopeIess
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Belief Exists That Germans Are / Resting Preparatory to Mak-
 ing Another Grand Assault
FORT VAUX DESTROYED BUT TEUTONS CANNOT FOLLOW UP

900 and 3O.OO0-Intermitten
 I3ombardmcHts in Progress and
 French Say Attacks Repulsed.
 Paris, March 2, 2:31 p. m.-The war office announcement this after noon says that there was intermit- tent bombardment of the Verdun and Woevre front during the night but that there were no developments of importance.
 The text of the war office an rouncement reads as follows:
 Tn the Artois district, to the east of the road running from Neuville to La Folie, we had caused the ex- piosion of 8 mine located under an old crater which was occupied by the enemy. We took possession of the new crater.
 Tn the region of Verdun the enemy bombarded violently last night Le- Mort Homme (The Dead Man) at the Cote de POie, between Malancourt and forges, as we'll as the principal cross ings of the River Mouse. There was little activity on the part of the ar tillery to the east of the Mouse.
 'In the Woevre district, after an intense retaliatory fire from the tillery, the enemy yesterday evening deliverd a spirited attack on our positions at Fresnes. They were at once driven back by our counter at tack from the few positions which they had succeeded in penetrating. Tn the Lorraine district a bonn bardment of several hours duration against the Sainte Marie farm, west efs Bezange, was followed by an at tack on the part of the enemy which resulted in complete failure.
 Tn A1sace certain movements un- dertaken by strong German patrols against our outposts in the valley of the Lauch were repulsed by the use Of hand grenades."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
GIFTS TO ORPHANAGE,

Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski reports that Cornelius Daly has contributed $500 towards the Polish Orphanage and Mrs. Ruducha Fiffer $25 for the same purpose.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
GERMAN. AMERICANS
 ARE LOYAL TO U. s.
Chicago Publisher Calls on President and Pledges
 Support.

Washington, March 2.-Paul F. Mueller of Chicago, president ot the newly formed National Association or German Publishers, and editor Of the Chicago Aben- Post, told President Wilson today he believed the great majority of German-Americans were loyal to the United States. He was accompanied by State Senator Keller of Illinois.
 Mir. Mueller said he did not call upon the president as the representa- tive of the publishers association, which. he said. was commercial in character and had nothing to do with politics.
 Mir. Mueller declared there was ab- solutely no political significance in his call to the White House. that he was supporting the president and had been a democrat for many years.
 MT. Mueller said the German pub fishers Association was attempting to arrange for a news service out of Washington for German-American D3DarS
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
The Alexander Went

The Alexander Wentzel. of 2,S3S gross tons, was reported in the latest available. shipping records as having arrived at Cardiff on Jan. 23. She was built at West Hartlepool in 1899 and was owned by the Northern Steamship company of Petrograd.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Sunk in Swedish Waters,

Stockholm, via London, March 2, 6:45 a. mt has been learned that the Swedish steamer Knippla was sunk about 800 yards inside the limit of Swedish waters.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Russian Vessel Gone.

London, March ?, 11:37 a. m.-The
 Russian steamship Alexander Went gel has been sunk. Eighteen of the
 crew were drowned and eleven res cued.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02

Queen Elizabeth, widely known under her pen name of Carmen SyNa is 73 years old.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
Wilson and Mann to Confer.

President Wilson and republican Leader Mann of the house will dis cuss the attitude of republicans on the armed ship issue at five o'clock this afternoon at the presidents re- quest. The president intends to place the issue suuarely before the republicans in an effort 70 gain their support.
 The conference aroused much dis cussion over whether the admlnlstra- tion forces had lost some ground in the house which they hoped to ever come by republican votes or whether the president considering the ques- tion entirely non-partlsan one, wanted to inform the lenders on all sides. The later view was pred0m- lnant.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-02

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The Dickinson press., 1916-12-16

Item. have cruised with my wife, Hull
DIV Jane, since 1911. We signed articles, in
town, before the preacher on Independ-
ence day. want her and my son, Jo-
than, to be captain and mate in bringin'
to port whatever leave and to see that
every one Of the crew gets the lay as writ
down on this paper put mother in COM
mand. know sheel be captain anyway,
fer six months after we started on our
life cruise found out that was mate
and she was master. don't mean that
she ever mutinied, but know that when-
ever we didn't agree she always ma
noovred to windard.
Item. want mother to have the house
on Union street till she goes saloft Then
I want It to go to the children in equal
lays, etc.
AS for whaling, Nantucket boy tied
one end Of his mothers darning cotton
to steel fork and tried to harpoon
the family cat. AS the animal sought
to escape mother entered the room and
picked up the ball. PAY out, mother;
pay outy' screamed the boy. There
she sounds through the windowr'-
Boston Z Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-16
NAUTICAL NANTUCKET.
lts Common Use Of Sea Terms and q
Master Mariners Will.

lts Common Use Of Sea Terms and q
Master Mariners Will.
Nantucket probably has higher
average to the inhabitant of funny
yarns, queer sayings, odd views Of life
and also Of local pride and assurance
than any other place in America.
Nantucket speech is museum Of
nautical expressions. When a Nan
tucketer has luck he Is running before
the wind. TO scud is to hasten, and
one who becomes involved In his state
ment is off his soundings. Masthead
means any point high up. Any one
who is quite flattened out in health is
''keel out" 1--WE been keel out for a
week with the grip" Whaling terms
come In here, too, for when man says
he is pretty nigh fin out'-he means
that he is "all in"-in reference to the
fact that the dying whale rolls over on
his side, showing fin above water.
Tending the kettle halyards" means
with women simply doing the house
work. When man gets excited in
argument he Is told to lease of. :"
When your guest departs you say.
"Well, a fair wind to you" Every fig
ure is derived from the sea.
When Obed Gardner, master mari
ner, wrote his will in 1S41 he worded
It as follows. and it held fast: