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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
HONOR SERVICE men
Flag With 375 Stars Will Go Up
at Burlington

Burlington, n. j., July /. - With a
larger number of it's sons with the collars
IN proportion to population than any
other city in the State. Burlington will
pay special tribute to the absent boys
with the greatest Independence Day
demonstration in its history The city's
service flag, which will be raised at the
close sof the parade. will contain 375
larger number Of its sons with the colors
boys who have given their lives on the
fieid.
PltWan, n. j., July / Pitman will
have its usual Independence Day cele-
6&ntfon, conducted under the direction
- the Summer Cottagers. Association.
There will be a parade in the morning.
neld events in the afternoon and big
patriotic mass-meeting and song festi-
val In the evening. At Woodstown a
community program has been arranged
woodbury. Is organizing a large chorus.
n1veeton, n. j.. July There will be
op16lal "whooping cough" section In
Z the ndg parade of Riverton and Palmyra
school children on Independence Day
Owing to the epidemic of this disease
~ Board Of Health issued a rule that
llftle sufferers should not mingle with
fhA other children, so they will be organ.
ned into a separate band.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01

Memorial to T. r. Reath Tomorrow
Memorial services will be held to-.
Radnor, for Sergeant Thomas r. Reath,
Y. s. NJ c.. who was killed in action.
in France, June 10. Sergeant Reath
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
BRYAN.S OLD PASTOR DEAD
Rev. pr. John Ross Sutherland Was
 Prominent Presbyterian

Philadelphia, Jan. H. - The Rev. pr. John Ross Sutherland, associate secretary of the Presbyterian board of ministerial relief and sustenantion, former newspaper editor, died yester- day at his home in Lansdowne, after several months illness. He was 72 years old.
 Dr. Sutherland was William Jen- nings Bry@n's pastor when he was a student at the University of Illinois and attended the Presbyterian church at Jacksonville. pr. Sutherland was born in Ontario and for some time was editor Of a paper a Ingersoll Ontario. While pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Burlington, Iowa, he wrote editorials for II years for the Brtrling- ton Gazette. He studied for the min istry at Auburn Theological seminary, Auburn, N. Y, and later at McCormicl seminary, Chicago, where he was grad uated in 1874. He is survived by Il widow and three daughters.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Praised in Italy.

Rome, Jan. 1O.-President Wilson's message is the first courageous step toward peace, says the Mesa zero. It says President Wilson in his message evidently wished to meet the Russian people and help them to complete resurrection.
 The Tempo recalls that Italy, like the United States. freely entered the war for reasons of principle. She has sustained great sacrifices to redeem her provinces still under Austria and also to secure the safety of her from tier on land and sea, which alone can allow her to live on a footing of equality under conditions of liberty"
 The Polo Romano praises the gen. erous intentions of the president and the American people and government. It eulogizes the declaration of the president concerning SOlidlty of the Allies and says that as soon as Italy and France prepare similar state ments they will be the answers to the with which the Entente does not yet have diplomatic relations.
 The Giornale de Italia praises the
 message and calls President Wilson
 "one of the greatest statesmen of our epoch" It expresses hope that his enlightened mind will see the neces- sity of solving definitely the Italo- l Austrian problem in order to avoid fu- | ture excuses for conflict.
 Thomas Nelson Page, the American 1 ambassador, today called on Baron l Sonnino and held a. lengthy discussion concerning President Wilson's mes sage.
 Paul D. Cravath, adviser to Oscar l T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the l treasury, now in Europe, was received | today by Finance Minister Nitti, the food controller, and by the minister 1 of agriculture. He discussed the | question of supplies needed by Italy and means for reducing the high rate of exchange
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
HOLD ALLEGED STACKER
Edward Schack Must Stand Trial Before United States Court on Charge of Draft Perjury.

Edward Schack, of Washington street. arrested at the first exemption board on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of perjury in connection with the filling out of his questionnaire, has been taken from the custody of the local police and was arraigned before United States Commissioner Richard Carroll in the United States District court at Hartford this morn- ing. He was represented by Lawyer M. D. Sake.
 Schack waived examination and was bound over to the next term of the United States court, which cOnvenes at New Haven on February 26. His bond winch was previously fixed at $2,00O, was reduced to $1,000.
 The claim against Schack is that when he registered for the draft on June he said he was a, Russian with first papers. When he was included in the first draft quota it is claimed that he sured exemption on the ground that he was an enemy alien. When he went to fill out his questionnaire on Tuesday these discrepancies were noted. He was closely watched and his arrest followed.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Une Body IuUIUkll
 Three Patients Are % Missing.

MiddletoWn, Jan. 11.-Tt seemed Connecticut insane asylum lost their lives in the fire yesterday which de- stroyed one of the large wings. Two bodies were recovered yesterday, one of these being identified, and Dr. F. C. Haviland, the superintendent, had listed three patients as missing with tho hope that they would be found sheltered by someone in or around Mdddletown. The unidentified body was undoubtedly one of these. But no word came from them during the night and pr. Haviland this noon felt that two bodies must be under the chaTTed timbers and rubbish of the hospital wing.
 Workmen were steadily Overturning the ashes on the fire site this fore noon, but no trace of the bodies was found during that time. The state board of controlseanfe here and looked over the hospital. This board will make temporary provision in the mat ter of finances for the hospital. At the same time the board of trustees met to discuss future plans which in clude rebuilding of the wing and pos sibly other changes to remedy condi- tions brought out by the fire. The hospital staff met the emergency con- ditions last night Dr. Haviland said that last night everything was in ex- cellent shape pr. Haviland said that all the patients who had lost their quarters were accommodated by use of extra beds and mattresses set up in the dance hall. Some four hum dred horse blankets were obtained from a local mill and the poor house sent over 25 beds. For the present no patients will be received and this will have a tendency to reduce the num- Der of charges until the hospital can return to normal capacity.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
WILSON'S MESSAGE RINGS ROUND WORLD
Responsive Echo Found in Ex- pressions in England and Italy
PRAISED BY BALFOU R
British Secretary of Foreign Affairs Says Day We Entered War Was Most Important in Annals of Man I<ind-Rome Press Pleased.

London, Jan. 11.-Addressing a war aims meeting at Edinburgh last night, Arthur J. Balfour, secretary for for eign affairs, referring to resident Will sons pronouncement, said:
 "The United States have now for the first time in their history entered the great struggle of civilization against barbarism, of, freedom against tyranny. I do not think these new views on cooperation in the New World could have been introduced in a nobler manner than they have been in the public announcements of Pres ident Wilson. l think that the day America entered the war was the most important in the annals of mankind"
 Wants Our Soldiers at Once
 Winston Spencer Churchill, minister of munitions. addressing the American Luncheon club today, made a powerful appeal for the sending of American soldiers to Europe quickly and in as large numbers as possible.
 The reception of Premier Lloyd- Georges and President Wilson's war aims by the central powers, the rnin- ister declared, showed a gulf that no bridge could span He added that Great Britain and the United States, having issued their war aims, must now bend every effort to the practical work of forcing them on the enemy.
 We found a complete agreement on our war aims" MT. Churchill said, "so let us concentrate our whole souls Oil practical measures whereby these aims may be achieved.''
 England must melt all her resourc- eS, he continued, into war work. Women must draw 1earer to the fir ing lines and do more manual labor to relieve workingmen for the ranks of the army. Rations must be cut down, he said.
 "The only way to shorten the suffer- ing torn ent,' the minister asserted, lis to increase the pace"
 Referring to America's participation in the war, MT. Churchill said:
 You have assumed an immense re- sponsibility. Never in history has so great a nation undertaken so great task Aim erica's aid is needed vital1y in this great struggle, and needed soon."
 Walter Hines Page, the American am bassador, presided at the luncheon which was attended by 200 persons. Those present included Lord North cliffe, chairman of the London head quarters of the British mission to the United States; Baron Rhondda, food controller; Sir Albert Stanley, pres- ident of the British Board of Trade; Vice Admiral Sims, American naval commander; Robert Skinner, Ameri- can consul general; Gen. Bridges, of the British general staff; Col. Edward Swinton, inventor of the tank; Sir Thomas Lipton and Sir Gilbert Park CT, the novelist.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
NEW CONCERN HERE
Peck X Young Company of FofestyilIe to Open Branch Factory Monday on Glen Street.

The Peck & Young Co. of Forest vile, manufacturers of machine screw products and coil springs, has taken over the jobbing machine shop located at 1S2 Glen street and for merly conducted by Burton c. Mercy. The FOrestville concern, which is rushed with business, will operate the local branch as a part of it's spring department and will employ several women on light work to help out in the present rush of business. The new division will begin operations on Mon day next.
 MT. Mercy, formerly investigator of the New Britain Charity department, is now employed as a foreman in the spring department of the Peck & Young Co.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Allies Out Of It.

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.-Count Ger min, the AuStro-Hungarian foreign minister, at a full sitting of the peace conference at Brest-Ltovsk on Thurs day, said that as Russia's allies had not replied to the invitation to par ticipate in the negotiations it was now a question of a separate peace be- tween Russia and the Central Powers
 He gave reasons for not wishing to transfer the negotiations to neutral territory and said if the Russians were animated by the same intentions as the Central Powers the result of the negotiations will be satisfactory. If not, responsibility for war would fall exclusively on the Russians
 Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German foreign minister said he considered the difficulties which had interrupted previous negotiations were not suffi- cient to justify the failure of the peace work and presumable resump- ton of hostilities. He said it was the fixed and unchangeable determination of the Central Powers not to conduct elsewhere the peace negotiations be- gun at Brest-Litovsk.
 A Brest-Litovsk dispatch, giving an account of the session yesterday, says It was opened dl u o CLOCK 0 CLOCK all the delegations, including the Ukrainians, participating. Talaat Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier, called the meeting to order and turned over the chair to Dr. von Kuehlmann, who said:
 "Inasmuch as changes have oc- cured in the composition of some of the delegations it will not be out of place to give a short survey of the history of the course of the nego- tiations."
 After lengthy review of the pro- ceedings to date, he said he hoped they would lead to a satisfactory re- suit His hope was based on knowl- edge gained during the course of the negotiations and on the expression by the Russian delegation of the Russian peoples wish for secure and lasting peace. He continued:
 'I consider the difficulties met with Up to the time the negotiations were interrupted were not great enough to cause the failure of the peace work. and, presumably resumption of war in the east, with it's unforeseen conse- QuenCes."
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
JACOB JONES CREW
 LAUDED BY BAGLEY
Officers and Men Behaved We'll
 As Ship Went Down
NOT SEEN
Attempt Made to Maneuvcr Destroyer as Torpedo Was Seen Cutting Waves Half-Mile AWay-Vessel Sank ill Eight Minutes.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Secretary Daniels made public today a summary of the official report of Lieutenant Commander Bagley on the sinking by a German submarine of the American destroyer Jacob Jones when two ofH- cers and GA men lost their lives. Com- mander Baglcy gives unstnted praise to the behavior of officers and men, and especially cOmmends by name ten of them.
 The submarine, the report says, was not sighted until 15 minutes after the destroyer had gone down. But tho tOrnedo was sighted half a mile from the ship, and Lieutenant s. F. Kalt, officer of the deck, who afterWard died of exposure, ordered a maneuVer to avoid being struck. The torpedo, however, was too near to allow the destroyer to clear it and it struck fair ly with a heavy explosion. The ship settled by the stern and the engine room was soon flooded. The radio antennae and mainmast were carried away.
 Most of the men not killed by the explosion got clear of the ship and reached rafts 2 or wreckage. Eight minutes after the torpedo struck, at 4:21 p. m., the Jones sank stern first. Efforts were made to collect the sur vivors in a motor dory and then the nearest land was headed for to secure aid for the remaining survivors on the rafts. After 23 hours the dory sighted a patrol vessel and the commander Of the patrol station reported to Com mander Bagley that the other sur vivors had been rescued.
 Seaman Philip J. Burger, of Lan- singburg, N. Y., is highly praised in the report for his efforts to clear the vessels motor sailor, which would have saved 20 or 30 lives. He stuck to the job until drawn under water with. the boat, being rescued himself later when he came to the surface.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
MANS CHAMPION FOUND
'Wc Must Protect Our Sex,' Says Judge, Sending Operators Of Fake Marriage Bureau to Jail.

Indianapolis, Jan. Hive must protect our sex" Judge A. B. Ander- son of the l.. s. district court here said yesterday when he passed sentence on Bates Potter, his wife and stepdaugh- ter Bessie Whitford, of Fincennes, charged with using the mails to de fraud men seeking wives. The Pot ters were said to have cleared about $3, 900 by means of correspondence with men whose names they obtained from a matrim onial paper.
 Potter was sentenced to jail for five months, lis wife for four months. and Bessie Whitford for one day.
 All three pleaded guilty.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Occupants of Territory in North
 Must Labor for Huns
BEATING FOR CHILDREN
''LaZy' Men and ''Lazy'' Women Will Receive Punishment for Not COm-a plying With RcguIations-AH Housesl to Be Robbed of Food

Ottawa, Jan. 11.-All food supplies in private homes to be given up, and men, women and children to work in the fields for 16 hours for the benefit of the Germans are set forth in a proclamation by the Austro Germans on the people of the conquered por- tions of Italy, according to the text of a Teutonic proclamation now in the hands of Reuters Ltd. and made public here today. Failure to comply, the proclamation states, will call for se- were punishment. including the inn prisonment of men ana women and tEe beating of children.
 The proclamation reads, in part: "A house to house search will be made for all concealed arms, weapons and am munition. All victuals rcmalnlng in a house must be delivered up. Every citizen must obey our labor reguia- tiOnS: all Worl1men and children over l5 years of age must work in the fields every day, Sundays included, a. n1 to s D. m. DiSObedlence will be punished in the following way: Lazy workmen will be accompanied and watched by Germans. After the harvest they will be imprisoned for six months and every third day be given nothing but bread and water. Lazy women will be obliged to work and after the. harvest will receive six months imprisOnm ent. Lazy children will be punished by beating. The com mandant reserves the right to punish lazy WorkmCn With 20 flashes daily.'
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Russia Will Create New Army.

London.s Jan. 11.-Confirlning pre- vious reports that the BolsbNgiki are preparing to re-establish the fighting power of the army against a possible final break in the negotiations with the Central Powers, the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily News says they are not attempting to re-animate the old wornout army, but to create new ana much smaller one. Concern ing this new army Foreign Minister Trotzky is reported to have said:
 Tt will wage not war, but reIolu- ton. Its front trenches will be bar rieades against opnressors"
 The BolsheViki doubt if the German soldiers will advance, but ii they do, and take more territory, they will be
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New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
WHO FIRED FIRST SHOT?
south Bead Man Claims tiiat Dis;inc-
 ton

south Bend. Ind, ian. ll.--A new claimant to the honor of having fred the first American shot in France was disclosed today i'll a letter from Alex ander Arch. an artileryman with the American troops, to Miss William S'z4bo, his fiancec. Arch. in his letter, states:
 "T am up on the firing line and senr the first shot over to the Germans"
 The letter was dater November 15, 131T
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Quiet on British Front.

London, Jan. 11.-tWith the excep- ton of hostile artillery activity east of Vimy ridge, there is nothing to re- port, says todays official announce- ment.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
TcUtOnS Thrown Back.

Rome, Jan. 1.--AuStro- German forces yesterday were forced to evacu- ate some trench sections near CaVa- zucchurina, on the Itaian mountain front, the war office announced today. The retreating Teutons were caught under our fire and suffered consider able losses.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
French Take Prisoners,

Paris. Jan. 11.--F'Tench troops car ried out raids last night in the Ar gonne and the Nosges region, bring ing back prisoners from the German lines the war office announced today.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
RUSSIANS GO TO TRENCHES.

Paris, Jan. 11.-The first battalion Of the Russian legion composed of members of the Russian expeditionary force which held a sector in Cham pange tntl the revelation has left for the trenches.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
SHOOTS RIVAL WHO
 WAS VISITING WIFE
Elmer Eupp SIays Travelling Sales
 Police.

Cleveland, Jan. 11.--Elmer Hupp, wealthy CleVelander, upon returning 10 his home urExpectedly last night shot and killed Charles L. Joyce, also of this city After the shooting IIupp telephoned the police and gave himself up.
 MT. and Mrs. Hupp are prominent socially Joyce was d travelling sales man employed by a cloth company of New York.
 According to Hupps statement to the police, he shot Joyce when he found him in his house last night, and because of attentions Joyce had paid his wife
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE
T'iremen in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Work With Temperature 20 Below Zcro--$25O, ,0OO Fire in Wilmington, Delaware.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jan. 11.-Fire early today destroyed the Enderton of fee ard store building in the heart of the Citys retail district causing loss estimated at more than $1,000,O0C.
 The go degrees below zero temper ature which prevailed when the fire was discovered ham pered the work of the fromen. Three fremen wer in- jurd.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
MILITARY TRIAL FOR BOLO.

Paris, Jan. 11-Bo1o Pasha, charged with having conducted German propa- ganda in France, will be tried by court martial beginning February 4
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
ALFONSO DIsSOLyszs C0rTt1s

Madrid, Jan. 1o,--king Alfonso to- day signed new decree dissOlNing the CoTtcs, Elections will be held Feb rUaTN 24 and tho new parliament will meet March IS.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
SENATOR BRADY IMPROVING

Washington. Jan. II. - Senator Brady of Idaho. stricken with an acute attack of heart trouble last night, was slightly improved today.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Niln1ingfOn. Del. la

Wilmington Del, Jan. 11.-The wall paper manufac acturing plant of the Jacob Thomas company, one of the largest industrial plants in New ark, Del, was today destroyed by fire, which originated in the ash pit. The loss is $250,000.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11

London, Jan. 11.-Nicolai Lenine the Bolshevik premier, although he possibly has gone on a holiday trip to Finland, also possibly may go to Stockholm to confer with German and Austrian socialists, the Petrograd cor respondent of the Daily News says. Tn a speech before his departure from Petrograd, Premier Lenine said:
 T fear we shall have to stop the dem obilization and. prepare for war. If Germany and her allies do not ac- cept our conditions of peace, we will declare a revolutionary war on them.' ''
 The correspondent emphasizes tho importance of an agreement between the Bolshevik and Ukrainian negoti- atoTs, as the position of the Rada has lessened Trotzky's chances of obtain ing a, satisfactory peace. He says that if the Germans could buy off the Ukrainians the significance within Germany of Trotzky's stand would be cut in half. The correspondent adds that nothing is more foolish than to suppose that because the Ukrainian opposes the Bolsheviki it, therefore, favors the Allies and prosecution of the war.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
WE9TTIEIS.

Hartford, Jan. 1t.-l'orccast F. New Britain ant! vicinity: Becoming unsettled tonight, saturday snow, probably heavy.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Terms Null and Void, Von Keuhl'
 mann Tells Russians
COUNT CZERNIN OPTIMISTIC
Foreign Minister Confident Grounds for Mutual Un- derStanding Can Be Arrived At Throws Allies Overheard.

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.-The Central Powers have withdrawn their peace terms made public at the Brest-Lit- ovsk conference on Dec. 25, it was announced by Dr. von Kuehlmann, German foreign secretary, in hla speech at the Brest-Litovsk confer- ence with the Russians yesterday.
 Owing to the non-acceptance by all the enemy powers of those terms Dr. won Kuehlman stated, that docum ent had "become null and void"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11

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