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New Britain herald., 1917-01-08
THE EASTERN MOTORS,
 0ncorporated
WILLIS D. UPSON, President Capital $1,O00,O ,OO0 Preferred $325, ,00O Common $675, 5,OOO

OdplCdl pl,VVO,UVV Preferred $325,000 Common $675, ,000
 Organized under Connecticut laws to build high grade motor cars known as CHARTER OAK, designed and built under the personal direction of Fred A Law.
 The cost of every unit part is known-the cost of the completed is known--the 1917 output is sold in advance of production at a price to be paid in advance of delivery-the difference is the known profit, which shows 2Ofo earnings on the common stock out-stand ing.
 Dividends create enthusiasm. Applications for smaller subscriptions will be given prefer ence as a wider distribution of stock is desired.
 There is now available only 600 shares Pre- ferred, 6qo cumulative, stock at par (S100. per share) Each of these preferred shares however, still carries a bonus of one share of the full paid and non-assessable Common stock, of the same par value
 There will be retained in the Treasury suffi- cient Preferred and Common stock for future needs. should expansion be deemed advisable It is not likely however, that so attractive an offer will ever apain he made,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08

Card of Thanks. We desire to express our heartfelt
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08

neran, Souney and Sparmer and Hart nett with Engine Go. No. 4; Mycroft, Brophy and Huber with Engine Co. No. 5. In this arrangement Wolfer and F'inneran are included in the roster of two companies as the list is only ten tative Commissioner Steele moved that Chief anne furnish the commits sioners with individual copies show ing the assignments which will become effective January 15.
 There was brief discussion rela- tive to the securing of an assistant to City Electrician George Cooley. Chairman Babcock said that he is in touch with a capable man but did not know what he would consider a satis factory salary. He was instructed to find out and also to see if there are others who would consider the ap- Dointment Commissioner Moran made the motion that important action of the board be communicated to Chiefs Dame and Rawlings in writ ing when it affects their depart ents. Chairman Rabcocl< said it was news to him if this procedure is not fol- lowed by Clerk Magnell and he always supposed that it was the custom.
 It was voted to have another session of the class Wednesday night when the matter of pensions. as relating to the police and fire departm ents will be discussed It is expected that Chief of Police William J. Rawlings will have recovered sufficiently from his recent illness to attend and give the commissioners some expert advice on the matter so that Commissioners Steele may present it intelligently at the next meeting of the charter re- vision com mittee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
sPUDs SCARCE IN FRANCE.
New Potatoes in Paris IS Cents Pound
and Rare


Paris March Z. The potato, like
sugar, butter and other edibles, is be-
coming increasingly rare here. At Les
Halles, the. great central market, yes
terday no old potatoes were to be had.
New potatoes from Algeria, found at
some groceries, brought Is cents a
pound.
Senator Edouard Harriot. minister OF
national subsistence and labor. sue
ceeded recently in unearthing large
quantity OF butter In the provinces and
sent 1t to Paris when the supply failed.
He IS taking energetic measures like
wise to.remsdy the shortage Of pota-
ttoe1-
4 group of society women, headed
by the Duchesses d'Uxes, de Noailles
and de Luynes, Countess de Galard
and Mime. Waldeck Rousseau, has sent
to all women who own parks or gard
ems in France an appeal, which con-
cludes:
DO not let spot of ground be un-
used. Let us cultivate all our pleasure
grounds so that they can become OF
more serious use. Perhaps we shall
provoke some smiles when the flowers
In the gardensg@or the grass on the
lawns is seen to be replaced by pota-
toes and cauliflower Do not mind
that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
KENYON DEFINES POSITION.
Senator Says He Was Given No op.
portunity to Sign Manifesto.

.485.'trr pSVSoU'sy ~ SsSV "se'''Se
washington March 7.-Speaking to
question Of personal privilege In the
senate, Senator Kenyon declared state
ments that he had helped block a vote
on the armed neutrality bill, unquali-
fiedly false;, that he did not speak at
al land that he, was ia all times will
ing to vote 1soo foor The bill with the Stone.
Cummlns or McCumber amendment.
He declared he would not vote to
authorize the president to protect mu-
flitions carrier ships that such discus
sion as there was was legitimate; that
had the president come to congress be-
fore the last week OF the session, he
would have been given authority.
Senator Kenyon said he did not
know that the signing or not signing
Of the manifesto" was test Of
whether. man was patriot or trail
tor. He denounced sending the nation
to war to protect the "unholy business
cf munitions makers"
b II signitied my willingness to sign
the manifesto Senator Kenyon said.
I"but no opportunity was afterward
presented" He added he would have
voted for the armed neutrality bill
with Amendmfnts or that he would
have voted for the house bill.
h He added that he favored cloture
in the senate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Fifteen Thousand or More
Enlisted Men to Receive
Promotions.
EACH REGIMENT TO
SELECT QUOTA OF co.
Similar Lists May BE Made Amens Ma
tional Guardsmen - Mon compstsnt
to Train Now Army Of 10000 Mon 20
Be Picked-ResuIar Service May tos
Crippled Temporarily-Navy Depart
mont Speeding Up Ship Building. VI

: Washington. March The war
department has directed that between
| 1900 and $4,000 enlisted men of the
army be designated by resimental COM
manders for commissions as company
officers in whatever army may be-
| raised. Orders have been sent to each
regiment to select sixty men eligible
to commissions up to and including
captains.
The eligibility Of the men will be OH
their military aptitude. The depart
| ment it was explained. desired to es-
| tabiish this list of men deemed fit for
| commissions by officers under wfon.
| they have served.
| 1t Is possible that a similar list will
be compiled among national guard reg
iments If volunteer army were sum-
| moned, these men would be drafted for
| training duty as officers of volunteers.
The officers Of the reserve corps will
furnish some Of the men. but as less
than 1000 men are now enrolled 1t
could not supply sufficient officers for
the volunteers. Efforts are being made
| to enroll fifty men In each congression-
al district for the reserve officers list.
Army May Suffer.
The regular army may suffer in ef-
hciency If It's best enlisted men are
withdrawn from duty to serve with
volunteers. but there Is no other way.
officers say. to provide an adequate
training force for an army Of 100000
| men.
II q volunteer force Ia to be trained,
men must be ready to fill officer4 po-
sitions In effect the regulars viii lshave
to train first the force that is to train
the volunteer army, IL . big force II to
be raised "a s
Need Funds For csass survsy.
The emergency fund az tho nssy do.
tpRrtment may be used ~ ecnklune y.
coastal survey. Secretary Hednsld. Of
the department OF commerce, told Sec
retary Daniels today that the coast and
geodetic funds under his supervision
were exhausted and unless the navy
department could find some way to n
nance the work under it's huge emer-
gercy appropriation charting of the
coast. OF vital Importance in any ma
tional defense plans could not be car
ried on.
Secretary Daniels Will seek legal adj
vice as to whether he can divert tho
naval emergency fund to this work.
Speeding Up ship Yards.
| Virtually every ship building COM
pany holding contracts were represent
ed today In the conference with Score
tary Daniels. Each company was pre-
pared to present a detailed account of
what is needed to hasten the work 1t
now is doing.
| Contracts for new ships will empoGy
new provisions to cover the speeding
up process The government Will as
sumo additional expense under the
emergency fund for the purpose of
more than 100000, 900 provided by con-
gress
! No effort to take over private plants
will be attempted until 1t Is regarded ss
| absolutely essential.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
NO CENSURE FOR
IOWA SENATORS
House Votes Unanimously
to Expunge Rayburn Res
OlutiOn From Record.
Senate Adopts Fosters Bill Requiring
Patrolmsn For All Hishways-Must
See That Roads Are Dragged After
Each Rain and That Bridge. Are in
R.pairo ose. IS Date For election on
tconraitntisrak Prshibitisn.
pccial to Ti1nes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 1.-THE ,resolu-
tion of Representative Rayburn, of
Poweshiek county, censoring Senators
Cummins and Kenyon for their opposi-
tion to the presidents armed neutrality
bill was expunged from the house rec
ord today by unanimous vote.
Senator Fosters bill requiring boards
Of supervisors to appoint road patrol
mon to give all their time to patroling
roads passed the senate with but one
dissenting vote. Senator Sacwell de-
clared 1t is the most important road
measure which will come before the
present legislature. Patrolmen must
see that roads are dragged after each
rain, that bridges are free from OBJ
structions and all repairs kept up to
date.
The senate passed the Wilson bill
fixing Oct. Is. 1917, as the time for
holding election on the prohibitory
constitutional amendment.
Rebuke For Governor.
A resolution introduced in the house
today by Representative Rube Meier
rem would provide for sine die adjourn
ment Of the Iowa general assembly on
March 81. 1t Is not believed that
enough support can be secured for the
resolution to insure it's adoption.
The opinion was prevalent that the
Introduction of the resolution might be
an indication of serious difference
among the members Of the administra-
ton faction. It was pointed out that
the imperative appropriation measure
could not be cleaned up prior to March
81, and that an attempt to adjourn then
without passing any of the special leg
islation planned by the governor might
result In dissatisfaction over the failure
Of the governor and his close adherents
to take definite stand on many meas
ures which would have caused factional
strife among the republican majority.
Charges were openly made today that
the McFerran resolution was intended
to "rebuke the governor for passing
the buck to the legislature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Ereneh Att.eks Repulsed.

Berlin, via Sayville, March 7.-An at
tack was made by the French last
night on German positions at Cau-
rieres wood on the verdun front To-
days war office announcement says
the French were repulsed. The state
ment reads:
."On the scarpe in the Arras region,
on both sides of the Ancre. on the
Somn1e, in the Champagne, and on the
east ban!. ct the Meuse, verdun front,
there was ligely artillery activity yyes-
terday. Repeated engagement occurred
between detachments and trench gar
risons.
"In the evening the French attacked
on the northeast front of verdun our
new position in Caurieres wood. They
were repulsed.
"Clear weather favored the air men,
who in numerous engagements shot
down fifteen hostile airplanes. We
lost one airplane."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
STEAMER BATTLES SUBMARINE.
Fifty Shots Exchanged in Running
Fight-U- Boat Gives Up.

Boston, March IA running fight in
the English channel on Jan. 81 between
a German submarine and the British
steamer Foyle. in which fifty shots
We're exchanged, two OF which struck
the Foyle. was described by Capt.
James Evans on tho arrival II the
steamer yesterday from Liverpool
Captain Evans said his vessel was
just turning into the channel when he
sighted ship afire a couple Of miles
ahead. On hearing shots fired at the
burning vessel Captain Evans changed
the Foyles course and Increased it,
speed. The submarine sighted the
steamer however and began a she'll
fire stack at long range. One shot
tore hoie thru the upper deck # the
-Foyle and another struck on the port
side.
The Foyy!!e which carries AZ gun
aft, returned the fire, ami The chase
continued for more than two hours.
The submarine finally abandoned 1t
and submerged. Tho crew Of the Foyle
was unable to determine whether any
LOT their shots took effect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Berlin Newspaper
Bitterly Assai1s
President Wilson

Berlin, via London. March THE
Local Anzeiger In a lengthy editorial
today criticized severely President
Wilson's inaugural address.
On the selfsame day that James
Monroe, 100 years ago, refused the
presidency" the Berlin paper says. "his
successor, President Wilson at the cop
itol In Washington. tore up the docu-
ment known as the Monroe doctrine,
which for a century has been the cardi-
nal feature of the American foreign
policy The peculiarly veiled rhetoric
in which he closed his address admits of
no other Interpretation.
The address is plainly an argument
In support of the necessity which the
president thinks he has been shown by
the world war. that there should be en-
forced on the old world the laws which
he had evolved in his own mind for
regulating the interrelations of the
earth in the future. In this admission.
which borders on megalomania, Is the
revelation Of a measure of presumption
which, thank God is in inverse ratio
with the physical assets at his command
needed to get the realization Of his
program.
THAT. however, is not the most re-
voting feature of his address. In each
Of his sentences the intention is re-
vealed thru persistent misstatements,
distortion and concealment of unde-
niable facts, to proclaim himself to the
world at large as peace mediator at
that very moment that he is threaten
ing without cause to take up arms and
enter the war: and this. tho he is re-
sponsible for its prolongation by virtue
Of his pro-English attitude, his so
called neutrality and his numerous sins
of omission..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
PARTY LINES TO BE BROKEN.
Plans to Organize New House Without
Political Considerations.

Washington, March 7-Bi- partisan
organization Of the incoming house.
with Champ Clark as speaker and the
committee memberships and patronage
equally divided, rs being discussed by
democratic and republican members as
possibility in the event the five in
dependent members hold up public bus
mess in the next session by attempting
to dictate how the house shall be or
ganized
= The independents thus far have de-
clined to align themselves will! either
Of the big parties and have held sew
eral secret caucuses. If they vote as a
unit. as it now appears they may. thoy
can delay business In the house just as
long as party lines are maintained. At
best neither democrats nor republicans
will have more than 215 party mem
bers, and 21S are required to elect a
speaker, except by special agreement
In case Of deadlock many demo.
Gratis and republicans believe 1t would
be their patriotic duty in the face Of
an international crisis to break down
party lines regardless Of political for
tunes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
STEAMSHIPS RUN BLOCKADE.
Liners Reach Europe and U. s. After
Passing Thru War Zone.

New York. March THE Fabre line
steamer Roma Blanche. which sailed
from here on Feb. Is with seventy
seven passengers. arrived safely at
Lisbon. on March 1, the line announced
today.
ship Bergensfjord. which left Bergen.
Norway. Feb a. in ballast. arrived at
Halifax Sunday morning. according to
advices received here today by agents
of the line. The Rergensfjord is the
first westbound steamer to call at the
Canadian port for examination.
The Swedish American liner Stock
holm. which left here Feb, 16 for
Gethenburg, is still at Halifax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
peniaI From Berlin.

Berlin, via Tuckerton, March o.
The official Overseas News Agency de-
MES the report published in British
newspapers that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and General Won Luden-
dorff, after inspecting the Austro.
italian front In the Trentino, had de-
clared they were not in favor OF an
offensive in this region because Of the
lack Of railway lines. The agency says;
Neither Of the officers made any
such statement. The entente newspa.
pers always remain the same. 1t was
the same with Serbia and Roumania.
First applause, then appeasing, then
comfort and at last an obituary notice
upon which Italy may also counts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07

of 1880 tons, 529 feet long, rs feet in
beam, and 26 feet in depth. Her ar
mament comprises four 10-inch guns
in pairs in turrets and eight S-inch
guns similarly mounted, together with
twenty 4.7-inch guns and four 81
Founders. She was built at Barrow.
England, in 1906 and developed speed
of 21.5, knots an hour on her trial.
Her complement is 9S9 men.l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
MODIFIED CIVIL SERVICE.
Applicants For Postmasterships Must
Underqo Examination.

Washington, March IA modified
civil service for first, second and third;
class pnstmasters Is planned by POST
master General Burleson. Gras:: an
executive order expected soon for the
three classes the postmaster will be
required to pass an examination SO
the presiden: may be assisted in max
ing appointments.
Regardless of the change, postoffice.
officials said today nominations Will
be made by the president and con-
firmed by the senate as in the past.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
bR|T0NS WIN
OVER TURKS
Important Victory Scored
In Egyptian Campaign
On Nile.
BAGDAD MENACED
BY BRITISH ARMY
Forces Now Within Thirty Miles Of
City, Turks Retreatins to ctssiphon,
Where They May Make stand-Mueh
Loot Taken in Egyptian Campaign,
Turks Abandoning Guns and Sup
plies in Their Retreat.

London, March An official report
from Egypt says the Turks have
abandoned a strong position in the
neighborhood of Sheik Nuran, west
Of Sagllal
The statement follows:
"The Turkish forces abandoned in
the face of our advancing troops
very strong position in the neighbor-
hood of Sheik Nuran, west of Sagllal,
after having spent two months in
building defenses.
Yesterday our air craft carried out
troops, railway trains, rolling stock
on the permanent right of way. Much
damage was caused.
Owing to the fact that The war ma
terial abandoned by the enemy is
strewn over eighty miles of the coun-
try it is not yet possible to give an
actual report on our booty. Up to the
present thirty -eight guns, including
those on captured riverS craft. have
been collected. exclusive Of machine
guns and trench mortars."
Sagllal Is on the upper Nile about
400 miles south Of Cairo. There have
been no recent reports of fighting in
this region. In various parts Of the
country uprisings have occurred dur
ing the war, usually on the part of
tribesmen led by Turkish officers. So
far little headway has been made by
these forces.
British N ear baadad.
British cavalry had advanced within
nine miles OF Ctssiphon, on the Tigris
front, on Monday afternoon, it was an
nounced officially today. The state
ment follows:
ron Monday afternoon British
cavalry were engaged with the Turkish
rear guard at Laj, nine miles south
eastSof Cte1ipyon, Mesopotamias svss
The British now are less than thirty
miles from Bagdad. The town isof L.aj,
which they reached on Monday, is
twenty eight miles from that city.
Since the fall of Knt- t-el-Amara on
Feb rs the British have advanced
twenty eight miles.
On account of the nature Of the
ground between el-Amara and
the present objective, it had been pre-
dicted that the Turks would make no
serious attempt to halt their retreat
until Ctesiphon was reached. and that
decisive engagement would come at
that point It was there that the de-
Gliding battle of the campaign of 1915
was fought. The British won a vic
tory until forced to fall back in face
Of heavy Turkish rein1orcenleTits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
sTetd Is spsed Up Mexemsnt.

San Antonio, Tex. March 7.--Orders
were received by southern headquar-
ters today to speed up" the movement
Of state troops from. the border SO that
all regiments will be home by April /.
Troops now on the border approximate
10000 men.
It was understood that shortage
OF funds due to failure Of the army
appropriation bill to be passed before
adjournment Of congress caused the
war department to quicken the release
Of the troops. The order for mus
ter out Of ali state troons by April +
includes those Of the border states,
Texas, Arizopa and New Mexico. It Is
possible that the regiments Of New
Mexico infantry engaged in patrol duty
near the Corner ranch west of Colum.
bus will be held beyond that date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Germans In Mexico
Hosts at Banquet at
Which U. S. is Abused

FL Paso, Tex. March 7.--American
passengers arriving here from Chihua-
hua City brought the first news of
banquet given in Chihuahua by Ger
man residents of the city for Gen.
Francisco Murgura, commander of the
northern division Speeches were made
at the banquet,-it was said. in abuse Of
citizens of the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
RUSSIAN CRUISER DAmAcEo.

Ryruyk Strikes Mine and 's Towed 70
Dock For Repairs. fg
Berlin. March THE Russian ar
mored cruiser RyTasy..... RyTr;ass... struck a mine In
the guf Of Finland and was badly dam.
aged, according to reports from Stock
holm.
NeWB OF the disaster to the Ryruyk
was received In Sweden despite the
Russian naval censorship the agency's
Stockholm advices state. The warshlp
was later docked at Cronstadt on the
gulf OF Finland, It is added.
1.-THE Ryruyk Is an armored cruiser
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07

Hogs Touch SIS at East st. Louis.
East st. Louis. ILL.,. March THE
highest price for hogs recorded in this
country since the civil war was quoted
lat the iia. a.!onal stock yards today when
good heavy hogs brought Sio q han-
dred pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Americans Reaeh Copenhagen.

IL Americans Roach Copenhagen.
\ Washington, March Z. Minister
Manville Egan, at Copenhagen, cabled
the state department today that the
following Americans have arrived there
from Germany:
: March 1, Joseph F. Storey, wife and
three children; March 8. William A.
Owen apd family. Mary p. Bauman, T..
w. Rinkenbarger Henry 2. McEIarvey,
Joseph E. Johnstone King; March 4.
Nora E. Jonelig, Lily Kroeger and
John r. KnipsinS.