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% ALLIES NOW ON "'~ DEFENSIVE IN FRANCE (Continued from First Page.) ¢ L S, been repulsed. French reports of progress in the Alsatian village of Steinbach are denied by the Ger- mans. In the castern zone of the fighting the situation in East Prussia and southern Poland is said to have un- H#rgone no change, but the Germans claim to have made progress on the Rawka and Bzura rivers which flow through a region about 40 miles to the west of Warsaw. The text of the communication fol- lows: “In the western theater the enemy’s attacks against our positions in and . nl the dunes at Nieuport were re- 1sed. ‘In the Argonne region we made further progress all along the front. ‘“Fierce French attacks to the north of Verdun and also against the front on the line of Ailly-Apremaont, north ., of Commercy, were repulsed with heavy losses to the French. Thirty- ‘three officers and.100 men were taken | On this occasion | us. in taking the entire (burned forest) for pners by We succeeded _Bois Brules v‘fhich we have been fighting to stub-| bernly. “Less important engagements mouthwest of Saarburg had the de- sired result. “Lately the French have systemati- cally bombarded the villages situat- eg behind our front. They succeed- in killing 60 inmates of one of the githelters of one of our divisions. 4 ‘““The French official weports that the French are making progress atep by step in the village of Stein- bach (Alsace). Not a single house has been lost by us in Steinbach. All the French attacks on this village | have been repelled. y'Tt is reported from the eastern !eater that the situation on the Bast Prussian frontier is unchanged. branches of the Vistula River our at- tacks have progressed under some- what more favorable weather cond tions. “In Poland to the east of the Pilica River, there have been no changes in pe situation.” Russians Defeat Partial Offensive of German: Petrograd, Jan. 1.—An official com- munication given out by the general (g tonight recounts the situation in the various fields of action along the Russian front. It says: “In East Prussia and in the region of Mlawa (northern Russian Poland) we have defeated attempts by the Germans to deliver a partial offen- sive, . “On the Vistula, opposite Wyszo- d, our armed steamers cannonaded e infantry of the enemy with suc- cess. Between the Vistula and the Low- Rilica the Germans have begun a gttacks supported by the heavy artillery. Our action on the left bank river near Vitkoritze, © night attacks. On the er we repulsed an attack di- against Doletzk. . 31, the enemy mani- v which was particularly intense in the region of the town of Rawa, where the fighting still con- tinues. “South of the Pilica the action has ead out and the positions cut off Proutes from Vlostchoro to Kieloe. In Galicia we made energetic at- tacks on the enemy in the region of Gorlice (southwest of Jaslo), near Mschanka and Ropitza where, de- spite the extrémely fierce which the enemy offered, we de- stroyed, after a hard fight, their forti- tions established on the heights. InYthe vilage of Mschanka we cap- tured about threc thousand prisoners, including sixty-eight officers, four ~cannon and six mitrailleuses. The fighting in this region still continues. Furious counter attacks, which the enemy made, supported by armored automobiles, were .repulsed by our axtillery fire and bayonet charges. “*In Bukowina we occupied, after a battle, Storozhinetz and Radautz (Just south of Czernovitz). We also took some prisoners.” Belgrade Bombarded By Four Austrian Moniters t aris, Jan. 12:55 A. M.—The grade correspondent of the Hav o = gency, in a despatch'dated Decem- | bombardment | of the Servian capital by’ four Aus- | took | * ber 31, describes the trian monitors, which he says place on Wednesday. His message follows: ‘“Yesterday at noon the enem guns fired scveral shots on Karabour- aipr. One shell fell in the city, dam- aging a house. Towards 6 o'clock in the afternoon four Austrian monitors appeared before the fortress and opened fire against it and the banks of the Save and Danube rivers. The bombardment lasted until 8 o’clock. At intervals the rattling of quick fir- ers was heard. Several more shrap- nel shells fell in the city. s purely material.” 300 MINES DRIFT ASHORE. New York, Jan. 2.—More than 300 ioating mines have drifted ashore on he Dutch coast according to the rommander of the Swedi Yara, Captain Willingre v sived today from Rotterdam Zortland, England, W Washington, Jan. 2.—President Wilson may include St. Louis in the inerary of his trip to Indianapolis week. state | | “East of the Bzura and the Rawka resistance | The dar:- | i | CHURCH NOTICES First Baptist Church West Main and High street, Rev. T | Fdwin Brown, D. D. pastor. 10:45 a. m., public worship. Sermon by the pastor. Observance of the Lord's Supper. 12:15 p. m. Bible school 00 p. m., Society of Christian En- | deavor- Topic: “Who Is On The | | Lord’s Side?” Thursday, 7:45 p. m. Church-Night service- opic. “Abra- ham Following God.” Seats free. Everybody welcome: | Church of Christ, evangelical and undenominational, Milton S. Anderson, pastor — | Morning worship and preaching by the pastor, 10:45 a. m. Prayer and praise meeting, 10:00. Bible school, 12:15 p. m. Young People’'s meeting, 7:00 Children’s meeting Tuesda; at 3:45 P. m. Bible stu 7:45 p. m. Wednesday night, cottage meeting. Thursday, 7:30 p. m., mid- week prayer meeting. A hearty wel- come to all. The People's | % First Church of Christ, Scientist. | Corner West Main street and Park Place. Sunday services at 10:45 a. m. Subject: “God.” Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o’clock. The reading room at ‘the chapel is open ta the public daily from 2 to 5 p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church J. E. Adams pastor. Probationers’ clasg 9:45; public worship 10:45; Sun- | school 12:10; Epworth League evening hour of public worship 7:30 to. 8:30, The holy communion will be administered in the morning, after a short address by the. pastor, | and in the evening the pastor will preach on the theme: ‘““The Present is the Time for Action.” A cordial invitation for all to both public ser- vices, agd all Christians are invited to join us in the communion. A short preparatory service will be held in the ccmmittee room at 10:15 for re- ligious conversation and the inter- ested are invited to be pre | day 6:3 e nt. First Baptist Church. | i No Shmdows Yonder” .. Jesus, Thou Art Stand- Wiegand Stern Quartet—"'0, Postlude—"“Pastlude in F” Second Advent Church. Elder E. I'. White, pastor. Preach- ing at 10:45 a. m. Subject, ‘“The Cross as the Emblem of Peace.” Sunday school and Bible class at 12:10 noon. Young People’s meeting at 6:30. Preaching at 7:15. Subject, “Our God in War.” Mid week prayer and soclal service on Thursday night at eight o’clock. All are cordially in- vited. Annual business meeting of the church on Thursday night, Jan- uary 14th. PROF.TAFT 0PPOSES SELF COVERNNENT FOR FLIPIN PEOPLE First Page.) ) (Continued from definition of self government. I set ferth that self government was ‘“‘not a mere form of instructions but a form of character, a growing of a people to political maturity. “We cannot,” said Mr. Taft, “give the Philippines self government be- cause it cannot be given. We cannot present the Filipino people with a character. It must be acquired. Through Hard Knocks. One way to acquire it is through | hard knocks, as the Anglo-Saxon race acquired it. When we went to the Plilippines we tried to give it to} them by maintaining a constitutional fcrm of government as an object lesson and by educating the people in the language of free instructions. We tried to have the government partici- pated in but not controlled by the nat You cannot make over a pecple in one generation. Particular- ly you cannot when that is a genera- | tion of adults and a vast majority of that generation is woefully ignorant. It cannot be done. “Gentlemen, I'm at last in a position | where I can say just what I think. You have called me here: 1 did not ask to come; and I'm going to tell | you just what I know about things. Now,” he continued, ‘“what time | | do T think will be necessary to trdin the Filipinos for self-government? The time that shall give to those people an opportunity to learn Eng- lish so that they shall be an English | speaking people. That will take more than one generation and probably | more than two, if you count thirty Yee as a generation You can’'t educate all ! beople—you haven’t got the Great Obstacles in Work. “Democratic promises of Philip- pine independence,” said Mr. Taft, “have been the great obstacles in our own work over there. Even now it is causing trouble. This man Ri- carte, who is charged with foment- | ing the present disturbance, is a pro- | fessional revolutionist come down from my time in the islands. He lives in Hong Kong on funds he col. ‘ts for revolutionist purposes in the ands. This present outbreak is he result, undaubtedly, of his agita- tion in trying to justify his collec- tions.” He probably argued that democrats in the United States prom- ised independence at a fixed time, that the time has now been post- poned, and that the promise has been broken.” The former president related many incidents of his life in the Philip- pines and his associations with the people. Many of them, dealing with | the characteristics of the Filipin | et the committee and the spectator: | 1aughing. of the | money. | | ! TROLLEY ACCIDENT | someone | killed. | fortunate it did not take place there | sistant, Hubert Rigney received today, | “‘obliged” to inform him that his ser- | he has selected would accept. 1 opinion that ON DWIGHT STREET 12:37 o'Clock Car for Hartford Breaks Axel and Crashes Into Tree—No Injuries. Proceceding down Dwight street at the usual rate of speed the 12:37 | Hartford bound trolley from the cen- ‘ ter, with a Hartford crew and a large complement of possengers, broke the axel of one of the heavy truck i throwing the rear end of the car vio- | lently off the tracks. The big car careened to one side and after turn- | ing almost half way around crashed | into a good sized tree growing along- side of the walk, snapping it off as | though it were a toothpick. The car was then brought to a stop. Seeing what was happening specta- tors and p; shrieked with fright, for seemed inevitable that must be badly injured or! Fortunately however, not one of the car load of passengers wor injured aside from a severe' shaking | up, a bad fright and a few minor cuts | from broken glass, almost every win- | dow in the car having been smashed when the tree was struck. The accident took place near the | corner of Dwight and Fairview streets | and all agreed that it was extremely rather than a little ways further on where the car gained momenturn and | speeds down the hill at fast clip. Had it occurred on this hill there is | no doubt but what the entire car would have overturned and many peo- ple wonld have heen killed of badly injured A wrecking crew out from Hart- ford to make repairs and the passe gers were transferred to another car, traffic peing tied up for some time. Informed Services Will Not Be Need- ed at Capitol After Jan.. 6. Hartford, Jan. Supt. Robert O. Snow of the state capitol, and his as- 2 in the form of letters the first noti- fication from Comptroller-elect Mor- | ris C. Webster that they were to be superseded. To Mr. Snow the comp- troller-elect wrote in part that he was | vices would not be required after Jan. 6. To Mr. Rigney he wrote: “It is my pleasure to inform you that be- ginning with my duties at the capitol your services will be no longer need- ed.” This does not mean that Mr. Snow and Mr. Rigney will vacate without a struggle as the civil service com- | mission maintains that the posltions} come under the provisions of the civil | service act. Comptroller D. P. Dunn is to have a conference with the com- mission Monday regarding the matter. ERVICES FOR ROCKHILL. Litchficld Pay Departed U. S. Diplomat. Honor to Memory of | | | Litchfield, “The funeral | i | | Jan. service for William W. Rockhill, the diplomat who recently died at Hon- olulu, H. I, while on his way to China | was held7in St. Episcopal church here tod Rev. | Dr. Storrs 0. Seyvmour officiating. | The service was of the simplest char- | acter and without singing. The church | was well filled with friends and rep- | resentatives of various bodigs. Mr. Kai Fu Shah, the Chinese amwassa- dor, represented his government, an:l Mr. William Phillips, the third as- sistant secretary of state, represented the United States government. The floral tributes werc many, fil- ling the chancel The urn contain- ing Mr. Rockhill's ashes was placed in the family plot in East Cemetery. Michael's the Rector, APPOINTMENT TODAY, Mayor Quigley Expects to Announce Safety Board Sclection. Mayor Quigley stated this afternoon that he intended to appoint a com- missioner to the safety board before | night but he would not divulge the | name of his candidate. He said he was waiting to learn whether the man “Nothing to say,” w: Mayor Quig- | leys’ answer in regard to the situation on the safety board and Joseph R Andrews’ attendance at the Jast meet- ing. The mayor did express the Mr. Andrews’ lawyer made a mistake if he advised him to attend the meeting last Monday. “Mr. Andrews had no business at that meeting. T will attend the next | and Mr. Andrews will have nothing to do ahout conducting the business. 1f he attends it will be as a spectator, that's all,” said the mayor. GETS $10,000 VERDICT. Chicago Woman Printer Poisoning Case. Chicago, I, Jan. Sheets, a printer, wha she contracted lead type cases yesterday verdict of §10,000 the International com- pany. The case is said to be the first in which lead poisoning in printing shops has been proven. Mis Sheets testified that after two years as type distributor in the Harvester company’'s printing plant she became ill af lead poison- ing. The evidence showed that she | now is a partial paralyvtic, More | than fifty printers testified, a large | number of them saving that they | never heard of lead poisoning result- ing from work in a printing plant. | | Wins TIead —Miss alleged that | poisoning at the s s awarded a in her suit against Harvester ! Mary a DISLOCATES SHOULDER Frank J. Scitz, driver of the parcel | post wagon, dislocated his shoulder | while delivering mail on Grove street | this morning. Tt will be remembered | ihat last Mr. Seitz was bitten | in the arm by a horse, the wrench | dislocating his shoulder at that time too. | filed, and there is some testimony | this effect, ! sively, | it | corporations, we shall retain jurisdic- | Keystone Watch was so more | He | cago ! sixteen 'KEYSTONE WATCH CASE | COMPANY WINS SUIT Court Refuses to Alcw Govern- | ment to Break Up Comcern. | Philadelphia, Jan. 2.—The United | States district court here today hand- | ed down an opinion refusing the gov- | ernment’s petition to break up xho“ Keystone Watch Case company on the | ground that it is a trust in violation | of the Sherman Anti-trust law. Text of Decision. The court in its decision “The defendant declares that policy of the boycott had been up before the bill of complaint said the given | was | to but the circular has never been withdrawn or negatived, and the company's resolution of January, 1910, has never been rescinded. W feel no hesitation in acting on the assumption that the polic was least formally in force when the ernment began the suit now before us, and we have no doubt that an injunc- | tlon should be granted. But we no sufficient evidence that the public interest requires us to break up T cxisting corporate entity.” The suit was brought against the Keystone Watch Case company thrce vears ago. The company is a combi- nation of several watch making con- cerns located in various parts of the country and alleged by the govern- | ment to control 80 per cent. of the | business. The government charged that the company res | see ined trade by | forcing dealers to use its goods exclu- | under a threat of boyvcoti if they dealt with rival manufacturing | concerns. d Should Not With regard to the petition of the | government that the Ieystone com- | pany be dissolyed, the court said. “We think able to say that when a large busine has proved itself to be beneficial and not harmful to the community it should not be condemned because it is large.” The court stated that the satisfies it that the watch case busi- ness is not suffering from absence of | live and healthy competition, and that except in the retail sales of t'(‘rtnin‘, makes of watch and the policy of | boycott it thinks the court is not called upon to interfere = Shall Retain Jurisdiction. “But,” the court adds, “in conditions in the future should mak desirable for the government to | for additional relief, even to the | of breaking up the defendant | Be Condemned. no more than reason- | s | records i case | point tion of the bill, with leave to the gov- | ernment to take such action hore:\f-} ter as may seem appropriate. “A decree may be drawn in accord- ance with this opinion.” May Take Appeal. Washington, Jan. 2.—Althousgh of- ficials of the department of justice | were not prepared to comment on the | decision until the entire opinion of the court w available, it was understcod that appeal would be taken. case s an 6.100 ACCOUNTS OPENED. Opportunity of Joining Club Given From 7 to 9 Tonight, When the New Britain National | bank closed its doors at noon today | 6,100 accounts had been opened in the Christmas Savings club, com- | pared to 3,600 last year. Last The crowd | lined up at the windows this morninxi large that it was difficult to | get through to any window to attend to other business. The bank will be open again tonight | from. 7 until 9, which will be the last | opportunity of opening an account in the club. Only two classes of ac- counts are left, No. 5 and or the | accounts beginning with cents and \ running up and those beginning with | $2.50 and running down. 5 COMBUSTIBLES IN HAY. Aboard British Steamer Rembrandt, | Says Captain Edlin, | New Orleans, Jan. 2.—Combustibles | e found in hay on board the British steamer Rembrandt which re- | cently sailed from Baltimore and later | caught fire, according to a statement | made here today by A. Jdlin, her | captain. The ship sailed from Raltb; loaded with horses for the ;\!-‘ but was forced to put back into | ewport News because of the fire. | Captain Edlin denied sples had | been found on the ship or that any ef the horses had been mutilated. | d seventy-three horses wers | suffocated immediately and that 125 | died later, N HANGS HIMSELF IN CELL. New Haven, Jan. 2.—A few hours after he had been arrested on a charge of hegging in the streets yes- terday, John K. Harris, 50 years old, of this city, committed suicide in his | cell at the police station by hang_| ing. He made a noose by twisting up the sleeves of his undershirt, fast- | ened the noose to a high bar of his cell door and leaped off his cell cat | with such force that his neck was | broken. | NO TRADE OF PLAYERS. | Chicago, Jan. 2. and _Cincinnati with each other have Roger Bresnahan, Cubs, =aid today, would have to do the best he coull with the material now on hand. In | a recent visit to Cincinnati Bresnahan left with August Herrmann a list of players he was willing to Attempts by, Chi- to trade plavers fallen through, manager of the | adding that he | | was about si> | OAKEY’S SECRETARY | man’s | ering | he | which ! brought struck | foundered | were | | company today brought suit for $50 | | was found DEATHS AND FUNERALS | Frank Hubbard. Word was received in this city this morning telling of the death of Frank Hubbard, formerly a New Britain man, at his home in Lynn, Mass. He i years of age and was a member of New Britain council, O. J, A. M. Mrs, I. A. Vergerson of 462 Church street is a cousin of the deceased. The body will be brought to this city tonight and the funeral arrange- ments will then be completed. Fary Clinton Egclston. The funeral of Fary Clinten Egel- ston was held at 10 o'clock this morn- ing from his late home in Bridgeport Services were held at the Memorial chapel at rview upon the arrival of the 1:48 train this afternoon. Rev T. Edwin Brown officiated and in- terment was in Fairview cemetery. Dr. ENDORSED BY TAFT Choice of Irnest Meclville Price by Congressman-Elect From First Congressional District, 2, —Congressman- | Elect P. Davis Oakey has reccived ! the following letter from ex-Presi dent William Howard Taft endorsing | the appointment of the man who has since been named the congress- secretary:— dear s understand that the question Hartford, Jan as My I are consid- a vou of appointing congressional secretary, and 1 am also advised that TFrnest Melville Price, a graduate of Yale 1914, an applicant. Mr. Price in my class, was an excellent student and passed a very creditable examination e is a gentleman and a man of high principle. He left a most excellent impression his college carcer, and | manifested considerable tal- | lent in a literary way. I should think he admirably adapted to fill the position of congressional secretary. He | has fine address, excellent manners | and 1 am glad to think that should vou appoint him. vou will find few of the secretaries of your associate members equal to him in meeting the requirements of a place not to fill. Tt gives me great pleasure to reccmmend him to your favorable consideration. ! With best wishes for usefulness and | enjoyment in yvour congressional ca. | reer, helieve me, my dear sir, Sincerely vours, W. H. TAFT, in is was by very was easy Hon. P. Davis Oakey, Hartford, Conn. FORMIDABLE STRUCK ABAFT THE MAGAZINE Declare Survivors Who Have Beern 3rought Ashore at Drixham, Devon, England. i Devon, England, Jan, 2 15 p. m.—Survivors of battleship Formidable, down in the English vesterday after having | a mine or becn torpedoed by German submarine, have been | ashore here. relate that the warship was abaft the magazine. The ex- plosion was terrific, but the magazine was not reached. Had this also been blown up the ship would have without there being time to save anybody. As the water rushed in the men on’ the Formidable hurried to the deck They found that the vessel | also had a heavy list to starboard The small boats were sent out Al cutter foundered and the men in her drowned A Jaunch and a pinnace succeeded in getting away Almost all the oars were broken in trying to prevent the small boats from being dashed to pieces against the side of the ship by the, tremendous | seas running. Captain Loxley and | his signal men were still on the bridge when the battleship keeled over and went to the bottom. Brixham, Via ILondon, 5 the British went Channel struck a They TAFT PRATISES NOTE. Former President Says American Pro- test Was “Just Right.” ‘Washington, Jan. 2.-—Former Pres- ident Taft here, todayv, praised the American note to Great Britain on treatment of American =hips. He said he had read the communication carefully and believed it was “just right.” “Of course,” he =aid, “I am not familiar with the facts upon which | the note was based, but it impressed me as a proper and just communi- cation I think it was admirably drawn.” SUES ON The New $15.51 BILL. Britain L.umber and Coal gainst William J. and Agnes N Prentice to collect a bill of §1 The writ was issued by Attorney E. . Danberg and property at Belvidere was attached by Constable Fred Winkle. LANE SIGNS REGULATIONS, { Jan. Secretary | the regulations by lands outside the uka fields are Alaskans es no rovalty or \Washington, Lane has signed which Alaskan coal Bering river and N open in ten acre tracts to The govern other charge. rent ms RESPONSIBLE Me., "OR DEATH. 2.—Charles H aged farmer of Hudson, | responsible by a coroner’s today for the death of Mrs. Mar- cia Whitmore, a neighbor yesterday it is alleged that Hamm shot and | killed the woman because of her re- fusal to do some housework for him. Bangor, Jan. Hamm, an jury | ful | Harty | chairmen of the | ciety | for | March—"Gooa | & : Selection— ! Senator Urges | & resolution for an inter City items Mrs. P. J. Brideaus Columbus, Ohio. left today for will held an in this evening is he The Vega society stallation of officers Aaron Paul, of Elm at St. Francis hospital where shortly undergo an operation Following Bl brief cngagement which he is to begin with the players in Hartford next week, neth D. Harlan, former leading with the Lyeeum stock compuny take a position as leading man with the Poli players in either Scranton Pa., or Worcester, Mass The Dixle dance last street now Ken man Minstrels gave in Holmes & night The newly elected branch, A stalled tomorrow tric hall. The meeting 3 o'cloek, but the meet of « march in a I’shoo today property of Long street a su Hoffman hall oMcers of W H u afternoon in be Flec. will start at [&) W in members - shoul hall at bo« at K 0 and over Joan $140 neseey William Welch iiled Mrs a lien fo Irehe Hen on on James M n Daly, and Thomas A Mar tin 19ky are the the has inter-member pool tournament at X M. T A. & B whi been running for a month, The mittee in charge ome e ing next A society h om- will meet en- week to match th locted recently tanding ¢ Young People's rst church will be hel tomorrow afternoon in meeting of the . officers a ¥ church chapel at the TRAINING SCHOOL 1 TO GRADUATE FIVE | Exercises Will Be Held Tuesday Eve- ning in First Chureh Chapel— Ball in Booth’s Hall M Dr will tion &, T give the exercizes Nursc of eral Hospital at the Iir Christ chapel at § evening, Jan. § young la« who will gradunate year Missc abeth Agnes Manscll Belle itz, Anna Maria Palmlun, Margaret Vceronica Lowney, and Jen- nie Gould. The graduation exercises will followed by reception dance from 9 to 12 o'clock im Booth's hall The following is the program: Judge James E. Coope Orchestra Luch” of Bradsireoct rid addre th the New ng Britain h o'clock, The this «cl Ge church Tue of ain are a , Presiding Woorls Entrance Invocation Rev Class Song Class Henry W. Maicr Graduating Cla Orchestra Sari” Kaln . T. Bradstrect, M. D, Orchestra Xylophone Solo—Selected N ares . ... Geo. H Awarding of Diplomas . cionetaoin shr etoa ishr shrd shrdiu E. T. Fromen, M. D, President of Hospital Staff Solo—"A Perfect Day" v esins Alice E. Presentation of School HEp e John Purney, M (Gift of Mr. K. H. Davison) Presentation of Companion Cases coss . John Purney, M. D (Gift of Mrs. Frank 1. Hungerford.) Orchestra “Heart to Heart” Tunhiaus & ROOT PLEADS FOR McBroome Pins n Love Melody- Ball BELGIAN REFUGEES | Amendment to Tmuni- gration Bill to Exempt Them From Restrictions, Jan eloquent plea to the senate today to amend the immigra- tion bill to exempt from restriction the refugees of Relgium. He argued it could be done without violating any treaties because of the speciti conditions due the war. When voting on amendments to the immigration bill was today in the senate the first amendment proposed by Senator Iteed, 1o strike out a portion of the contract labor clause which proposed por- tions of fines for violations in formers, was defeated, twenty-nine to eighteen Senator Lodge offered an amend ment to exempt from the literacy and contract Jabor provisions farmers who during the war result of conditions arising from war, declare they come to bu and to become American citizens Washington., Root made an to resumed n 1o test Belgian or as a the land PROTEST LEGISLATION. To Restrict Exports of War Mun: to European Belligcrents. 2.—Protests fron concerns against restrict ex and other belligerents house Washington, Jan various business proposed legislation ports of war munitions goods to the uropean were filed today in the Rep. Curry of C(aliforn to ational con vention to form court of justice and army and navy an international disarmament an police WANT 8,000 MORE MEN, Washington, Jan A Dbill to in crease the coast artillery by 8,000 enlisted men, a measure identical with onec by Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee, was intro duced today by Representative Gard ner, who explained to the house it wvas in' compliance with the recent statement of Brigadier Ger Weaver, chief of coast artillery the service was officers 10,988 men short, eral that and will | Poii | Meriden | Lynch | Senator | introduced | international | i ITHE ¥R | AT B Rep:ris &t Kemb wili | That the ed m by se¥ past year and tatement mad cepted at the wedizh Betha the Ye he | four players still in the running in the | omimittee | pastor's report tie vein and, interest church lifel Time | many | the Father history ‘he ‘report rajisc 5,000 n the debt th | chased early i eamity, cial stringene; outbreak of t sum of $5,000 | down en the p | mains unpaid. on abando! Four A\ During the lost, through Mrs. G M. Olsof] Magnus were dismissed dropped. The wedding two ba bers Anna en twenty- nine funera It was gratif] pastor in the the better S by reports superig has made muc! other lines. According tg balance of § u ance at WaE Other pastor’s a church !'there 60452 “‘llll‘ of the $109.17 receipts $264.97, $14.9 treas ing and hay a After receipt in the for f disbu; O Klections wel President, Revy dent, August | Johnsan; deacd | gust Ostlund, deac Charles J. son, Mrs, Joh Forceman, Mis Mine en; August Olson, Anderson; fina 53 Peten Molande Fran Bdward | O12on, Andre | Joseph Blomagul Olaf Peterson; Arthur August Py Anderson, P Lagerlof Nrs Ka year, Carl Gunnar Frank Billston, son 9 | quist, son rl 8. Johnson, Larson followin. the Sunday First erickson | Emil L secrets ! secrel treasurer Al Lillian Ostiun Thure leri departm: sistant, Alice organized chairman; and August O Alhin Hjerps al | BEdna The for superin sed] rson sen ry, sistar mary d tees del of the choir correspondent Weekly A motion fory church history connection with| passed Servie was The the n usual church tom deliver se commel cvent: worship and the | o'clock.