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New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
LUXURY TAX CUT OUT
Senate Votes Against Provision Which
 Would Have Raised About @1S5- 000, ,00O-.Anothcr Vote Planned.

Washing gton, Dec. 2%.--In disposing of amendments to the war revenue bill with a view to it's passage before adjournment today, the senate eX- pressed it's first dissent from the f. nance committees revision by elm- mating, 34 to 2S, the 20 per cent tax on so-Called luxuries.
 The luxury tax section was cst1- mated to raise about $1S5, 5,O00,OOO and was the subject of sharp controversy. It imposed the 20 per cent. rate on variety of articles above fixed prices. Another final vote on reinsertion of the tax section was planned later
 The senate adopted, 34 to 2S, the amendment of Senator Thomas. of Colorado, democrat, for q tax of one hundred per cent. on political cam paign contributions in excess of $500.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
FORMER KAISER PLANS
 HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Cuts Down the Christmas Trees Hirnself-His In-
 vitations Refused.

London, Dec. 23.-WiIliam Hohen- zOllern has arranged for himself a Christmas celebration after the tradi- tiOnal German style, YLs far as the circumstances will permit, according to d dispatch to the Daily Express from Amsterdam today. The arrange mentS by the eX-emperor's insistence will include elaborate religious cere- monies on Christmas eve. The idea of using the village chapel for these, however, has proved impracticabIe for various reasons, one of them be- ing the fear of popular hostile dem- onstratiOns. The service, according ly, will be held in the drawing room of Amerongen castle which will be converted into a chapel.
 The eN-emperor desired to have the court chaplain, pr. Ernest Von Dry the sermon at the Christmas eve ceremony but the Berlin government, the dispatch says, has refused per mission for the chaplain to go to Hol- land. The service. consequently, will be conducted by a German mission ary from Zeist, near Amerongen, but Herr HOllenzOllern himself will de- liver the sermon.
 Many friends of Count von Ben tincl1, the former emperor's host, have been asked to attend the service, the dispatch adds, but have refused the invitation. The former rulers au- dicncc, therefore, will consist of Count won Bentincll and his family, the eN-emperor's suite and the serv- ants of the castle.
 Christmas trees will be provided as usual for the celebration. Herr I with the help of two men of the es- tate in the Amerongen pine woods. The trees are now being decorated and loaded with gifts
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
MORE VOTES FOR SPELLACY
Democratic Candidate For Governor Credited With Fewer Votes In Derby Than He Received.

Hartford. Dec. 23,-Edwin R. Ser gin, town clerk of Derby, has written n statement which shows that Thomas J. Spellacy, democratic candidate for governor in the recent election, was credited with 100 fewer votes in that town than he actually received. The statement reads:
 II hereby certify that it is a matter Of record in my office that at the elcc- tto1 held in the town of Derby on Tuesday, November 5, 1918. 769 votes weer cast for Thomas J. Spellacy for the office Of governor of the state of Connecticut as shown by certificate filed in my office by John Fl. Farm ham presiding officer"
 MT Bergin makes oath to the statement. "The return signed by "John H. Farnham, presiding officer" received in the office Of the secretary of state, gave Mir. Speulacy's vote in Derby as 659 as 669 and it was so re- corded.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
PRIORITIES RULES
 CANCELLED JAN. 1
Removal Of Regulations Expected to Result in Increasing Employ
 mCnt TfOr LabOrcrS.

Hartford, Dec. 23.--On and after January 1, all the rules. regulations and directions issued by the priorities division of the federal war industries board will be cancelled, and all pledges that have been made on the suggestion or request of this division will he revoked. This information was received today by the COnnecti- cut statM council of defense from Bernard M. Baruch, former chairman of the war industries board
 It is believed in Washington that this removal of regulations will re- suit in increasing employment for la borers. MT. Baruch's statement fol- lows:
 "Efective January 1, all the rules, regulations and directions of every nature whatsoever, issued by the pri- critics division of the war industries board are hereby cancelled and all pledges heretofore made on the sug- geStion or request of the said priority division are hereby revoked"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
GOVT. SUES FOR $25,OOO
Pope Manufacturing Company oI Hartford Charged With Taking Ta] Reduction It Was Not Entitled I'd

Hartford, Dec. 23.-Suit to recove
 approximately $25,OOO in corporatiol taxes, alleged to have been due il
 1909, has been instituted by the Unite' States government in the Unitei States district court against the Pop Man ufacturing company. 1t is as serted that in the year referred to thI Pope company, in making it's tax rel
 turn, figured $250,000 deduction Il which it was not entitled.
 Since that date the Pope ManufacA turing company in Connecticut haA gone into the hands of a receiver an X it's successor is the Pope Manufactu1A ing company of Massachusetts. FoH that reason there was delay on thH part of the government in getting tn s action started. Service was finallA made on Receiver Arthur l.. Shipmar
 of this city.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL OPPOSE ANY PLAN WHICH MAY BE PUT FORTH SUGGESTING THAT SURRENDERED GERMAN WAR VESSELS BE SUNK
He Will Probably Spend Fri day Discussing Proposed Peace Terms With British War Cabinet-U. $. May Handle Entire Food Cues ton.

Washington, Dec. 23.-It may be stated authoritatively that President Wilson will oppose in the most direct fashion proposals from any source to sink the warShips surrendered by Germany under the terms of the armistice.
 Since word came from Paris that American delegates to the peace con- ference, with British support, in tended to advocate destruction of the enemy vessels to avoid contention over their distribution, the subject has been discussed with much inter- est among American and Allied naval officers here. Some officers found reasons for supporting such a course particularly in the difficulty of incOr- pOrating into other naVies craft of German construction.
 Officials have professed to know nothing about the attitude of the president until today, when it was learned that he viewed the plan as altogether undesirable.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
To Discuss Peace Terms.

London Dec. 23.-It is expected that the entire day Friday, the day following President Wilson's arrival in England for his visit will be de- voted to a discussion by the presi- dent with the British war cabinet of the terms to be proposed by Great Britain at the inter-Allied conference preceding the peace congress.
 The cabinet, it is said, will be able to finish by tomorrow night the task of framing the terms and the final draft should be ready by Christmas Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
B0LSHEVIK ARMY BEATEN
Loyal Russians Reported to Have Decisively Defeated the Bolshcvil1 Forces on Ekatcrinburg Front.

Washington, Dec. 23.--Defeat of the BolsheVik army on the Ekaterinburg front in a decisive battle by an army of loyal Russians was reported today in an official dispatch to the Russian embassy from the Omsl< government. The message said the diSorganized Bolsheviki were retreating nOrthWard toward Perm and that this was the first important independent action against the Bolsheviki and part of a campaign that was expected to unite some of the loyal districts of Russia and Siberia. Much war equipmen and booty was captured.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
AMERICA MUST SHARE PART OF WORLDS RESPONSIBILITY
Viscount Grey Says it Would Be Fatal 10 World Future Should U. s. Return to Old Idea of Strict Ic0Iation.

London, Dec. 23--Niscount Grey, former secretary of state for foreign affairs, has written, at the request of the Research committee Uf the league of nations union an introductory note to a pamphlet entitled: "Thc Peace Conference and After." After urging the great opportunity afforded by the peace conference for taking a practical step in the direction of forming a league of nations, NiScount Grey says:
 Favors Permanent Organization.
 Ut is not necessary for the peace conference to create q league of nations. The conference will in it. self be a vital beginning of such league. All that is absolutely neces- sary is that it should not commit suicide but keep itself alive by ad- journing and leaving a permanent organization instead of dissolVing itself and destroying it's machinery.
 This is not all that is desirable, but its all that is essential. A beginning tha has in it vitality and power of growth is better than a mere com plete and more attractive creation that has no life. One is a living thing while the other is a piece of furniture.
 Wants U. $. To Take Part.
 Two more points I would espec- ially commend to careful and sympa- thetic attention. One is the pOssi- bility of applying the principle of trusteeship, to those vast tracts, es- pecially Africa where no independent national government of the native in- habitants can be formed. The other
  of the part to be taken by the United States in helping to give effect to this principle of trusteeship and in the council of the world. Without tho United States any council or league of nations will soon be little better than the old concert of Europe which was spoiled invariably by intrigues within it and split into opposing groups
 Tt has required the united efforts of the Allies and the United States to win the war of right against wrong and to make peace. It will need the united and continuous, though peace full. action of all of them to maintain peace.
 Old Time Isolation Fatal.
 "It would be as fatal to tho future of the world for the United States to relapse into the old idea of strict isolation, as it would be for any power to revive the German policy of separate conquest and domination. It is | believe, in this spirit and for this purpose that the people of this country desire close and cordial re- latiOns with the United States. We think the people of the United States are conscious of the great and bene- ticent influence they exercised on the history of the world by the part they took in this war. We cannot believe they will let this influence abate or die"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
WOULD HONOR GENERALS
Baker Asks Military Committee to BcStow Rank of General on PcrSl-
 ing, March and Bliss.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Bestowal of the permanent rank of general on John J. Pershing commander of the American forces in France; Peyton C. March, chief of staff, and Tasker s. Bliss, military representative at the supreme war council, and a perma- aent rank of lieutenant general on Hunter Liggett and Robert l.. Bull lard, commanding the First and Ser- ond armies was asked by Secretary Baker today in a letter to Chairman Dent of the house military commit - tee.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
UNIFIED STATES COMPELS
 VON ECKHARDT'S WITHDRAWAL

warning from the American govern ment was responsible for the decision of the German authorities to dispense with the services of the notorious Minister von Eckhardt at Mexico City. 1t was learned officially today that a hint was transmitted to Berlin re- centIv that it was difficult to reconcile Eckhardt's continued anti-Am erican and anti-Ally propaganda with the new German governments protesta- tions of regard for the United States and repeated appeals for food sup plies.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
TO DISCONTINUE RAILROAD
Northampton-S -Shelburne Falls Exten- sion of Canal Line of New Haven Road Not Paying Proposition.

Northampton, Mass. Dec. 23.- Orders have been received, it was an nOunced today to discontinue on January 1 business on the Northamp- -Shelburne Falls extension of the Canal line of the New Haven rail road running from New Haven to SheIhurne Falls. Lack of business is the cause given. Stations at Deer field, South Deertield Turner's Falls and Shelburne Falls are affected. These places will be served by the Boston and Maine.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
BAVARIAk FACTORIES CLOSE
Shortage of Coal CompclS Every Con- corn Employing 10 or Moro Hands to Shut Down.

Munich, Dec. 23 (By Associated Press )--AH Bavariaa industries en- ploying more than 10 persons have been ordered to shut down from De- cember 23 until January ?, for the purpose of saving coal. The workers will receive 90 per cent of their or dinary wages, of which the employ CTS will collect two- thirds from the communities in which they are To- cated, under a state treasury ruling made for the purpose of guarding in duStrieS.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
FOUR LOCAL BOYS
 ON CASUALTY LIST

Sergeant Adolph Essel, a member Of Company F, 305th |. S. infantry, Is reported today as wounded, degree undetermined. His father, Julius Es- gel, lives at 39 Lawlor street Private John Pieczulis, formerly of 53 Bea- yer street is reported as slightly wounded. Private John KoseWicz, formerly of 90 Broad street. is an other boy wounded degree undeter- mined. Private John BorscIli of 326 Church street is also wounded, degree undetermined.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
TROOPSHIPS ARRIVE TODAY
Cedric Docks in New York With 6 Officers and 216 Enlisted Men George Washington Tn.

New York. Dec. 23.-The Unite States transport Cedric arrived port today from Liverpool carryin American troops.
 Aboard the Cedric were 65 officer 2,168 enlisted men, four nurses an seven civilians. The troops comprise Winchester casual companies No 1,062, (colored;) 1.066; 1,066 an 1,O67; Liverpool casual companie Nos. LOOP, (coloredD 1,0O3; 1,004 1,O05; 1,O06; 1,O07, the 332 nd aer squdron and 14 offers and 424 me sick and wounded. The Cedric ws followed into port by the transpol George Washington, the ship thu conveyed President Wilson to Franc also bringing home American troop
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
FOUND DEAD IN BOILER.

Willima1tic, Dec. 23.--Uriah Lin- derbeke, AS, engineer in the power plant of the Quidnick -Windbam Man ufacturing company here, was found dead today in a drum of one of the plants boilers. He had been suffio- Cated, and besides there were burns on the body from contact with m electric wire attached to a portable lamp. The engineer had been mak- ing repairs inside the drum.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23

Posen is German Poland. Polish nationalists have claimed it as part of the new Poland and Polish troops have invaded the territory. According to reports from Berlin last week the Polish government has ordered elec- tions to be held in several parts of Posen. Danzig, the Baltic port oc- cupied by Polish forces last week is in POSen.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
BOIlSHEVIK AMBASSADORS
 STAI1T' Is STILL IN BERLI

Amsterdam, Dec. 23.--While Adolp JoHe, Russian Bolshevik ambassadS to Germany, has not returned to Be lin after leaving some time ago by IT quest of the government, the staff the em mbassy is again in the Germa a capital, according to Berlin telegrai today,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
Only Then Can Nation Be Ac-
 Cepted on Equal Footing
PARIS NEWSPAPER ASSERTS
The NIatin Permitted to Publish Gen. sOrCd Article Dealing With Plans For Proposed League of Nations High Ideals Must Govern Actions.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The Matin today was authorized to print the article which was censored yesterday. Tho article, the first headline of which read Yesterdays Utopia tomorrow reality" sets forth the manner of procedure of the promoters of a league or nations acting in agreement with the Allied governments" There will be three stages" the Matin says. First, the Allied gov ernments will settle among them selves the principles of the league. As q fundamental rule they will set >down the right of peoples to decide their own destinies. As a practical < consequenct it follows that there will be limitation of armaments and com pulsory arbitration among the 'na- tions. It seems indispensable that at this point the Entente countries bind i themselves to put these clauses in the preliminaries Of peace.
 High Ideals Paramount.
 "It has appeared absolutely neces- sary to the promoters that the regime of the future world should be fixed in it's main outlines before there are any questions of indemnittes and territor- ies, so that for the first time in his
  tentiaries should be dominated by } higher ideals than mere individual in terest.
 'The second act will consist in mo- tifying the enemy powers of the Fundamental principles laid down ill the preliminaries and requiring from them their adhesion to these prinCi- ples. As to other conditions of peace preliminaries, as in the case of stipu- lations of territorial. financial and economic character, no discussion Awill be admitted. The Entente dele gates will say to Germany and her al- lies:
 Germany Must Agree.
 Compulsory arbitration and linn itation of armaments are integral parts of our conditions. You must Eubscribe to them at once. You will 'WSnov- later how these principles will be applied. .-. e.s Yaaas....
 "The preliminarics once signed, sdn-% tails of the peace treaty will vBe dis. cussed among tho beligGrents; and only after tht signing of this treaty of peace proper will the third stage he reached This will be a universal confluence to settle the new relations to be created between the peoples. .a Would Admit NeutraIS. ITO this conference neutrals may be admitted. No ration, how ever, will be admitted to full membership in the league of nations if it does not offer sufficient guarantees. Germany, hay ing started the war, will have been condemned by the peace conference to make restitution and reparation. She cannot be regarded as being on an equal footing with other nations auntiI she has paid her debt. Germany has committed a crime and she must atone for it before she can be admit ted to the ranks of honest and civil ized peoples.
 "Meanwhile, the other countries will be united by formal agreements, a world police will have been created, and sanctions of all kinds will have been instituted An international tri- bunal will be working and the spec Ire of war, as far as it is humanly possible, will he banished from the path of civilization.'
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
CITY WITHOUT ICE
Local Supply Exhausted and Cars
 From Lake Congamond Fail to Ar

Facing a spell of warm weather. New Britain is without ice.
 Merchants who require ice in their business were brought to the realiza- ton that their needs would not be met today when ice companies found it impossible to make deliveries. HousehoJders who want ice over the holiday also discovered that a famine exists.
 It was explained this afternoon at the office Of the New Britain Ice Cor poration that dealers had disposed of their local supply some time ago and were depending on shipments from Lake Congamond. For some reason the cars did not arrive and meanwhile the city perspircs-on De- CembG 23. An item for your diary.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
GERMANS CONCENTRAT
HindcnburG Reported to Be Gathering
 Large Force of Men at POsen.

Zurich, Dec. 23 Havas.) .)-Field Marshal von Hindenburg, according to reports received here from Ger many, has concentrated s1 large force of soldiers in Posen.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
FLAGSHIP ARRIVES TO-DAY.

New oYrl1, Dec. 23.--The battleship New Mexico, flagship of Vice Admiral Grant, commanding the American fleet, in home waters arrived today to join the fleet here for the naval re- view Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
AERIAL NAVIGATION
 WILL BE DISCUSSED
Representatives of AIled Powers and United States Will Meet
 Early Next Year.

Paris, Dec. 23. (Havas) tatiVes of several Allied powers and the United States will hold a confer cnce here early in tht new year to consider the future of international aerial navigation, the Echo de Paris announces. Great Britain, Italy, Bel gium. France and the United States will be represented at the conference, which will study the questions of how 10 prevent airpanes of different na- tionalities from crossing customs bar riers and how to prevent postal or commercial airplanes from being transformed into bombing machines within a few minutes. The result of the deliberations of the conference, the paper adds, will have to be ac- cepted by Germany and her former allies in the peace treaty.
 Lord Weir, British secretary Of stato for ar forces, announced in I ondon Friday that the British air board had drafted articles for an in ternationaI air convention which would be submitted to the Allies.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
HOLLAND REPORTED WILLING
 TO SEND SUPPLIES TO ARNIN

Brussels, Dec. 23.-It is reported here that Holland has been informed by Great Britain of her intention to send supplies to the British army of occupation in Germany by way of the river Scheldt and Dutch LimbCrg.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
preIilninaries Completed.

Paris, Dec. 23.-By the Associated Press s)-President Wilson's confer ences today and tomorrow will Vir- tually complete the preliminarleS he is expected to dispose of before going to England. They probably will lay the principal part of the groundwork for the actual peace conference.
 MT. Wilson considers the most pressing of all problems before the Entente nations in a fair way to- ward being solved. This is the ques- ton of supplying food to the starv- ing peoples of liberated countries. It now seems probable that the work will be handled principally by the United States through Herbert C.. Hoover, American food administrator. It has been made plain to the En- tente nations that the United States has no wish to claim credit for tn" work of relief in the minds of the people who are to be fed and a satisfactory understanding appears to be in sight MT. Hoover will confer with the president again today.
 Participation by the United States in various councils that have been handling food questions, matters of shipping and the like is being grad ually wound up, as American of- ficia1s are trending toward the opinion that these are proper sub jects for the consideration of a league of nations, or at least of preliminary rganizations which may precede it.
 League of Nations.
 Some of those who have been giV- ing the subject close study and have been following the conferences with Entente representatives say they would not be surprised if the real foundation of a league of nations were to be laid in cooperative arrange ments between the United States and the Allies fir handling these funda- mental questions.
 MT Wilson's address at the Sor- bonne on Saturday, in which he again defined his conception of league of nations, attracted closest attention from all public men here. This is especially true of his statement that the war could never have occurred if the Central Powers had discussed it for a fortnight and certainly not if they had been forced to talk mat ters over for more than year
 Favored Long Discussions.
 Tho presidents address has recalled that the United States, while William J. Bryan was secretary of state, nego- tiated q dozen arbitration treaties, ono of them with Great Britain. These treaties bound their Sjgnatories to dis cuSs their controversies for at least @ year before proceeding to deClara- ton of war. An attempt was made to negotiate such a treaty with Germany, but the Berlin government refused to entertain it. It is also recalled that the same idea was once expressed in l a plan for preserving peace put for ward by a group headed by Viscount James Bryce, former British ambas- 1 sador to the United States.
 There Is no official authority for the 1 statement that MT. Wilson is thinking | of the Bryan plan as one of the ele- i ments in the proposed machinery for 1 preserving world peace, but his refer ! enCe to the plan in his SOrbonne 1 speech has set public men to talking. i
 All Conferences Satisfactory.
 No announcement has been made as 1 to how far the conferences between
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