New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS {— HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERALD - PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916—-TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876 LLOYD GEORGE IS DENOUNCED AS LIAR FORMATION OF NEW CABINET A MATTER . OF ONLY FEW DAYS - Lloyd George Not Expected to Meet With Serious Opposition in Selecting Colleagues HAS LARGE FIELD FROM L % i ress the Labor members of the house | Bupport of Unionists, Seventy Liberals | of commons, including the members | of the independent Labor party, were | summoned to a conference with Mr. | Liberal | Llovd George. Deceived Trade Unionist Congress and Sold Political Faith, Charge Against New Premier. London, Dec. 2:30 p. m.—Pur- chase by the government of all es- sential imported foodstuffs, the com- mandeering or control of all on the retail market prices which would give to the con- ures was advocated today at the na- tional conference of trade unionists. During the discussion Charles G. Ammon of the_ British trades union league made violent attack on David Liloyd George, who, he charged, had “lied to the trades unionist congress _and Labor Party in Parliament Is Thought Probable—Old Friends to Stand by Asquith Through Thick and Thin—Germany Pleased by Settlement of Problem. | Berlin Journal Says Deportation of m.—It { ' definitely that David Lloyd George will undertake | the formation of a ministr; | circles today in London, Dec. having 11:35 been decided 7 a. Belgians Was in Conformity With | The Hague Agreement. via London, Dec. m.—According to -the Nord- deutsche Algemeine Zeitung of Berlin, and the prospects of she new premier | the Spanish embassy in that city has for getting together a combination [handed the German government a that will have the support of a ma. | Protest from the Beigian government v in the house of commons. Few, | Against the deportations of Belgians. if any of the Liberal members of Mr, | Commenting on this the vaper sa; Asquith’s cabinet, are likely to accept | that the action of the Germans was in office under Mr. Llovd George, and |conformity with article 43 of The me of the Unionist membeers, like | Hague convention. J. Austin Chamberlain and Lord Rob- After” denving that there were any ert Cecil, are likely to stand aside. |Scenes of horrors during the de- However, it is assumed at the con- | Portations or that any Belgian had ference at Buckingham palace that | been forced to do work forbidden by they assured the new premier of their | international law the newspaper says Denevolent neutrality, thus making his | that coecion was necessary in the task much simpler. | case of workmen who refused to ARk ORIy aChance: work. In regard to the requisition of o e | raw materials it is asserted that this e e G C(;‘u o ‘T’“l‘e’; 1;;“" i was in accordance with the needs of & ster Guardian “and the o i i ¢ ! army and in agreement with articl | Liverpool Post make a plea to the | op o Satae 5 Riberals to give the government s | CF L F2gUe convention. ! that it is the embodiment of British | $1,803,308 and » Political | it interested Chiefly | of the new cabinet | Amsterdam, were 5 the personnel a. news determination to win the war. Ac- | eording to one estimate, Mr. LloydI‘ George can rely on the support of virtually the Unionist members and | of seventy Liberals, and hopes to qb- tain the backing of the labor mem--| bers, who wiil come to a final decisjon at a meeting today. Tt also is repte- | Party Received [Bx- pended $1,684,590, Not Including | Other Disbursements. home | | broducts and of ships, and the placing | I‘ of supplies i | | sumer the full benefit of these meas- E | CLOSE FINISH N - HERALDY'S CONTEST | Finish by Narrow Margin =t SCHEELER FIRST FOR MEN | Candidates Have Large .Number of Votes—D>Mass Meceting to Be Held at Fox Theater Sunday Morning at 10:30—The Standings, .Because of the excellent showing made by several of the candidates in the Herald motion picture con- test, it has been decided to invite one more of the young woman candidates and two more of the men to participate in the trip to New York. As Mrs. Rifchin of Plainville was shown to be so pop- ular by her friends she will ac- company the party as chaperone. Miss Mabel Rawlings, D. J. Scotte and Howard Wesche will also be guests of the Herald on the trip. With the completion of the count of ballots in the Motion Picture Pop- ularity Contest it became evident to- day that Miss Jane Hall had won in the race for the leading role in the Washington, Dec, 7.—The final re- port of the democratic mittee sented that Mr. Lloyd George he- | lieves he will be able to offer conces- sions to the Nationalists which will bring them in line. Probable Selections. As far as the cabinet is concérned, the new premier has a n nucleus in A. Bernard Law, Lord Derby, Lord Cur zon, Sir Frederick E. Smith and Sir | Edward Carson, while Viscount Read- | $32,000. ing, the lord chief justice, is likely to, | join the ministry. Other Liberal mem-' | bers may be drawn from men such as | DAVIS BOUND OVER Siv Frederick Crowley, member of the house of commons from the Prestwick | division 6f Lancashire, and Sir George | Probable Cause for Manslaughter in Pollard, member from the Eccles di- | \vision of Lancashire, who, although | the public has heard little of them, | have done efficient work in commit- | tees. Dr, Christopher Addison, par- | liamentary under secretary for mu- | ;: nitions, is almost certain to ‘have a | NO. 34 Wethersflield avenue, was to- Place in the cabinet, and Colonel Win- | day bound over to the: criminal court ston Spencer, former first lord of the | on g charge of manslaughter. Davis admiralty, is slated for a high office. | L. “giivine an automobile on Maple Laborites to Support Government. | avenue last Saturday night when it David Lloyd George, the new prime | was wrecked and David Hunter, rid- minister, has opened negotiations with | ing with him, was killed. The police | the Labor party with a view to secur- | claim Davis was driving recklessly dng its support and co-operation. | and was under the influence of liquor. ~A meeting of the party was held | his morning, at which regret was ex- | pressed at the resignation of M Asquith as premier. Tt was decided, however, to support any government pledged igorously to prosecute the war and in which labor was adequate- 1y represented. The opinion than three labo: national com- on its campaign receipts and exper filed with the house today ows total receipts of $1,8 08 and total disbursements of $1,684,5690. In addition there are: Associated liabili- | | ties $97,000,000, claims subject to au- dit, $99,470, and loans to be repaid, Causing Death of David Hunter, Husband of Local Young Woman. Hartford, Dec. 7.—Frank C. Davis, TOO GOOD TO WIFE. 1s in Plain ng Mill Don’t Like Foreman's Methods. Herald.) | i Special to tho | 7.—~Young women i Jainville, Dec. is expressed thgs not | LDV - members will be | employes of the seaming department included in the cabinet. The labor | of the Bristol Manufacturing com- members have been invited to meet | pany's Plainville plant went on s rike r. L eorge at the war offi | g ARG ;‘{;(‘J l-(’}(‘llyc(‘;x:)':‘tg(2|'l he war office to | 4.y because of their belief, it is e .| said, that the foreman was giving the | There is a s lon |} st paying work to his wife, who also | among political correspondents that o - ; Spsiad 4t belongs in their department, instead | the principal Unionist statesmen will | P€ ; 14 s 3 of distributing it among all the help. be willing to help the new prime min- | : : | The strikers left the plant at noon and jSter but that he cannot expect any Rk tance from his old Nberal ool |Beld a meeting in the center of the e sancs = heral €01 | town, voting to keep away from the leagues, who, according to the Times, | (% i i °S: | mill until conditions are improved. are resolved to support Asquith | ™I 0 - o 2 f i George W. Bartlett of New Britain, through thick and thin. The attitude | e iabor 1s much canvassed be Tiooq | 3ecretary of the company, told the ¥@ | “Herald” this afternoon that he had George’s friends and the pre | 5 : e ¥ 1 no informs E he cause of the e e s a1y | no information as to t that reports of labor’s hostilities are | e Souas wonier, be sald exaggerated. Some go so far o] WAl OUL 2 s % £ #xy that the position that the Labor- | 1Sft the mill without statlng = thelr ites will finally adopt toward the new | tFouPles and the offlcials first learne premier is as vet of the strike when the seaming room | rida B He believed the urnknown outside | their own caucus fa conditions to be the result of some and may mot yet | HelD falled o return. have been decided upon. - ; S petty grievance which will probably be adjusted. as Stiffest Task in Career. The London morning papers refrain from predicting or even speculating | . o M b i on the composition of Lloyd George's| “WII1: SLAYER GEIS 20 YEARS. | @binet and there is nothing to indi- | ~ Bridgeport, Dec. or slashing cate that the suggestions made by | his wife with a razor, Andrew Corillo, minority leaders have any special | Of West Chester, N. Y., was sen- weight. That Lloyd’George has per- | tenced to states prison for not more | haps the stiffest task of his political | than twenty and not less than eight | career before him is generally admit- | Years by Judge Burpee in the criminal | | | e ted, and even some of his staunch- | S ior court this afternoon. est supporte: which include all the Tory press, abstain from |»ho|rhr'syin;]‘ his proce while some indicate doubt as to whether he will triumph over the great obstacles confronting him. \eThe Times, which hails Lloya George’s nomination to the premier- ehip as ‘“the only practical and VICT CAUGHT. Middletown, C. —Robert F. Fitzgerald ,aged 50, who escaped last | June from the prison at West Rut land, Mass., was arrested here today He was serving a sentence, imposed Jast spring at Boston for burglary. | He will be returned to West Rutland. (Continued on Ninth Page.) A I lot bo: | with MISS JANF Miss Gertrude he; picture. gathered Pilz, who she has many friends who wish to see Jher in a motion picture part. Ther were scarcely 200 votes between her standing and that of the leader, so close that the whole a; was prac- MISS GERTRUDE PILZ tically a tie for premier honors. George Scheeler, who has been lag- ging in the contest for several days, sprang into first place last evening at the close when he brought H. B. Pfieffer and D. J. Scotte followed closely with Howard { Wesche fourth. The many candidates on show evidence of having hard for a place in the names entered and the amount of interest taken has been so ‘great that special effort has made by the Scenario, Editor to bring into the picture a larger number characters than was for, which will give those who ob- tained a large number of votes, but did not get into a leading position, a chance to be in one or more scenes few others to distract the eye of the audience. In other words an en- deavor will be made to give all who got a large number of votes a c nce the list worked movie the to show their talent in acting by using | Of cour s will them as minor characters. all who got over 100 vot be in | the picture somehow, somewhere. In order that those who are to ap- pear me have an idea of what expected of them a meeting has been | ¢y morning at Everyone arranged for next Sund: 10:30 at T theater. who has 100 votes or over will attend this meeting. Do not forget. The Contest Fdito nd the one who is to (Continucd on Third Page.) Miss Hall Leads Miss Pilz at { belonging to Mourri i tion | vestigating, discovered flames coming | ran | heard stamping in fright inside. | norses out of doors only to have them | Larson & Anderson, and an automo- | stores | during | police i so polic start late in the race, | added enough ballots to prove that | | street, died this morning at the New large | bundle of votes to deposit in the bal- consequent | been | of | at first planned | { not POLICEMEN RESCUE HORSES FROM FIRE F¥orced to Go Into Burning Rockwell Avenue Barn Second Time For Animals. Fire, believed to have been caused by uninvited lodgers smoking in the hayloft, burned off the roof of a barn Abraham, grocer, of 110 Rockwell street, early this morning, threatened nearby buildings and caused damage estimated at near- ly $600. Timely discovery by Police- man Anthony Bachman, patroling an Arch street beat, and quick work by the firemen prevented the destruc- of the barn and spread of the flames to nearby buildings. A high wind handicapped the firemen. It was just as Policeman Bachman was starting to ring his duty call at 2:45 that he smelled smoke and in- from under the eaves of the Abraham barn. Pulling Box 17, Arch and Hart streets, and whistling for the assist- ance of Policeman Meddrick Perry, who covers a neighboring beat, he to the barn and broke down the doors to rescue horses that could be Po- licemen Bachman and Perry got the run back into their stalls. A second rescue was made in the midst of suf- focating smoke, caused by the burn- ing hay. Milk wagons, belonging to bile were run to a place of safety. The firemen were under the direc- tion- of Chief Robert M. Dame and Assistant Chief W. J. Noble. Engine Comparies 1, 2 and '3 with the crew of the hook and ladder truck fought the flames. Mr. and Mrs. T. Sander- son of 110 Rockwell, street served hot coffee to the firemen, WARNING AGAINST THEFT Chief of Police Urges Merchants to Exercise Caution. In conjunction with his campaign to protect the holiday trade and shop- pers from crooks, Chief of Palice William J. Rawlings today suggests that merchants use greater care in seeing that their store doors are locked at night. The advice results from repor of much carelessness along this line lately. Last night pa- | trolmen reported four instances where | store doors were left unlocked. Be- cause of the heavy holiday stock, the | prove a great temptation at this on of the vear, 1 breaks being reported from various the state. Chief Rawlings also suggests that any who plan ta he away over the holidays and leave their homes vacant period report it ind give their address, By men on the b give these | localities much closer attention and investigate conditions that would be considered suspicious with the places known to be vacant. this to the doin MRS. TARRANT DEAD. Well Known Young Woman Passes Away at Hospital. Mrs. Tillie (Johnson) Tarrant, wife of Thomas A. Tarrant of 356 Church Britain General hospital after an ill- ness of several weeks. Mrs. Tarrant was 29 years of age and was a most estimable young woman. She is sur vived by her husband and a three- weeks’ old son. She also leaves her father, S. A. Johnson; & brother; John Johnson, and two sisters, Miss Jennie Johnson and Mrs. Robert Johnson, all of this city. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mrs. Tarrant has a host of friends in New Britain who will mourn her passing. Before her marriage she was employed In the Boston store for a number of years. MEXICAN BANK ISSUES. Several Institutions Ma; Soon Their Own Notes, Mexico, City, Dec, 7.—It is semi- officially reported today that a number of banks will be allowed ta begin im- | mediately the circulation of a certain | series of their bank notes, backed by currency dollar for dollar. The bank mentoned here are the Bank of Lon- don and Mexico, the Banco Nacional, the Banco Mercantile of Vera Cruz and the Banco Oriental of Mexico. General Carranza had a long con- ference last night at Quertaro with Al- | fonzo Siller, under secretary of foreign relations, in regard to the American protocol. The canstitutional congress has taken a recess until Monday. AMERICAN Issuc IS SLAIN. Mining Man in Chihuahua Kilied by Villa Bandits. El Paso, Dec. —Howard Gray, American mining man at Parral, huahua, was killed by Villa when they entered the town November | 5, according to a telegram received to- day by the Alvardo Mining and Mill- ing company. A messenger Parral shortly made public order of Villa The telegram to the mining com- pany all other Americans were sife and that American property was harmead. n Chi- who arrived r the telegram v was killed from was by rd, Dec. 7—Lor Ha vie ) Fair Friday unscttled followed by rain. ford nigh to- and | Wallachia, | Rumani; | gain the captured ground | pulsed. bandits | | althougn FATE OF RUMANIAN ARMY AT BUGHAREST VEILED IN MYSTERY| Ll HIRED T0 DESTROY ~ALES MUNITIONS State Will Contend German Consul Was Brains of | Plot. Capital Undamaged As Defending Force Attempted to Make No “Last Stand” TEUTONS FOLLOW UP THEIR GREAT VICTORY ] ! e | \’ San Francisco, Dec. 7.—The activi- | ties of Louis J. Smith, one time con- fidential agent of the German consul- | ate here and now chief witness for diers Seek Safety in Other Sections 5 the government in the trial of Franz Bopp, German consul general and six other defendants, charged with violat- ing the neutrality of the United States by conspiring to destroy munitions of war destined for the Entente Allies, continued to be the center of interest when court opened today. Theodore Roche, of counsel for the | defense, yesterday caused a stir by acknowledging Smith’s employment by the consulate, but he said the na- (CII‘S, EOV&'(‘\'er, that there was no ‘“‘last ture of Smith’s employment by the stand” by the Rumanians before the | consylate, but he said the nature, of capital, and such news as has trickled | Spiith's duties was something entire- thyough from German sources indi- |y gifferent from that charged by the cates that Bucharest was virtually de- | povernment. Smith and C. C. Crow- serted when the Teutonic forces en- |jov one of.the defendants, were em- tered it. The city is said to have been | ;10ved by the consulate, Roche said, found uninjured. | to gather information about the ship- Main Portion of Kingdom May Be Abandoned to Its Fate While Sol- —Hussians Unablc to Break Down German Hurdle After Five Assaults -—Teutons Active at Verdun. The brief despaiches in which the fall of Bucharest announced left in doubt the fate of the armies | which were resisting the advance of the Teutonic invaders. It is assumed in most entente quar- was ISAW NO WOME ARABIA WARSHIP, Y CLAIMS Submarine Captai Justified in Sinking British Vessel in Med iterranean, Says Not¢ OR CHILDREN ABOARI Ship Was in Lanes Used By Allies Fo Transport Service and U-boat Cound mander Concluded She Was Bei; Used For Military Purposes-Tneil dent Recalls Wilson's Stand on “Re| grettable Mistakes.” Washington, Dec. 7.—Germany, # { a note made public by the state de partment today, British steamer Arabia, in th Mediterranean on Nov. 6, was in reall “a transport ship for troops in th | service of the British governmen { which is to be considered as an auxf | fary warship, according to intern tional and can, therefore, treated like a warship.” contends that « thi sunk ov | it law b Military commentators in entente | ment of munitions of the war, as Ger- capitals point to the probability that | man ground for protest with the the actions just prior to the capture | gthte department on violations of Am- of Bucharest were fought merely |erican neutrality. Complaints to the with a view to delay the advance of | state department based on informa- the Fleld Marshal Von Mackensen's | tion obtained by Smith and Crowley, forces and aiding in the escape-of the main bdy of Rumanians. The cap- ture ‘ot Ploechti, the rallway junction thirty-six miles north of Bucharest, | = The government prosecutors placed however, may have blocked the re- | wijtnesses on'the stand today in an ef- treat of a part of the Rumanian !fort to show Smith’s concern for Am- forces. This city, moreover, is in the Eerican neutrality did not conform to center of the great Prapova valley | statements made by the defense. It is German embassy at Washington, ac- cording to Roche: actually were forwarded through the | The German government's attitudi however, like that in the Marina cas is expected to be one of readiness 4 make amendments if it be shown tha the submarine commander violate Germany’s pledges to the Unite | states. | | i | ! Text of Note. The note addressed by the Berli | foreign office to Charge Grew in repl | to his inquiry made on instruction] { from Washington, follows: | “Forei i Berlin, Dec. 4, 1914 | > undersigned has the hono to inform Mr. Grew, charge d'affai oil district. | not expected that Smith will testify German opinion is that the Ruman- | unti] early next week. By that time jans have decided to abandon all of | the government, according to J. W. the main portion of the | Preston, United States district attor- n kingdom, and retire 1o | ney, expects to prove that its star Moldavia, their northeastern prov- | \itness, who is alleged to have dis ince, where their front would be ma- | closed the nature of the bomb plots in terially shortened and where they | Pacific northwest ports and in Cana- would be in close touch with the Rus- | qa, received pay for actually placing sians. | aynamite on a barge of war munitions The in Seattle rbor in May ,1915, in an the for-~es of the central pow attempt to destroy traffic in supplies since the beginning of the war are |to the allies 1eported to have beea 100,000 men. ’ e e KING CHARLES REJOICES New Ruler of Austria-Hungary Con- ns total captures of Rumanis by Rumanians Retreat in Wallachia. ; Petrograd, Dec. 7, via London, 3:07 p. m—Bucharest, the capital, has| been evacuated by the Rumanian | troops says t,he Russian official state- | ment issued today. and the Ruman- ian forces to the south have retired. In Wallachia the Rumanians are retreating towards the east under | hostile pressure and holding the Teu- tonic forces by rear guard action. gratulates Ferdinand on Capture of Bucharest by Central Powers, 12:45 from . A Amsterdam TLondon, Dec. Reuter despatch says Emperor Charles spent yesterday at Austrian headquarters, with his ‘military advisers the military and political situation brought about by the capture of Bucharest and Ploechti. The emperor sent a telegram King Ferdinand of Bulgaria expre: ing joy at the achievements in Ru- mania and the hope that “we will suc- ceed in the near future in convincing the cnemy of the futility of further bloodshed. A similar telegram expressing the hope of a speedy and final victory, was sent by the Emperor to the suitan of Turkey. 7, m. Berlin, Dec., 7.—By wireless to Say ville—The defeated Rumanians are retreating along the whole front, the | war office announces. The Teutonic troops have captured Campino, on the railroad between Kronstadt and | Ploochti. | In yesterday’s fighting more than | 9,000 Rumanians were captured, | In addition to the capture of Cam- | pino, the statement recounts the tak- | ing of Ploochti, announced last eve- ning with the capture of Bucharest, | and also of the important town of | Sinaia, previously reported in Teu- | tonic hands. discussing to ' SHALL INDICTED FOR MURDER in Volhynia, says today’s official | Grand Jury Finds True Bill Against port from the Russo-Galician front five Russian attacks last night to re- [ were ve- | ans Beat on Stone Wall. Dec. 7.—By wireles to Say- troops yesterday Boston Broker Accused of Murder- ing Wite at Summer Home. Ossipe, N. H., Dec. 7.—Frederick L, small, formerly a Boston broker, was Gerlin, Dec. 7—By wireless to Say- | 9 ville—The Bulgarians repulsed an | indicted today by attack by the British vesterday in the | srand jury which had * investizated Struma sector on the Macedonian | the death of his wife Mrs. Arlene C. front, it is anwounced officially. Near | Small, who was strangled, shot and the Cerna river positions taken on the | peaten to death in her home here, previous day by the Serbians were |which was burned in an attempt to recaptured. conceal the crime on September 23 | | last. British Repulsed in Struma Sector. | for murder the French Launch Surprise Attac Dec. 7, 2:10 p. m.—"“We car- ried out a surprise attack on trenches of the enemy east of Metzoral (in and brought back prisoners, nnouncement from the ‘There is nothing of im- portance to report from the remainder WILSON 1IN NEW MEXICO. = | President’s 3 - Hughes | timated at anta Fe, N. M., Dec son’s plurality in New Mexico w of the United States of America, in rd | ply to the note of 21st. ultimo | the investigation conducted by ' | German government concerning t sinking of the British steamer Arabl { has led to the following results: | “On the morning of November,5, | German submarine chcountered large steamer coming from the Co igo straits 100 nautical miles west 4 | the island of Corigo. The steamer Wi | painted black and had a b) rupe | structure and not, as is otherwise th | case with P. and O. line superstri | tures, a light color. The steame | which was identical with the Arabi | was not traveling on the route regul | larly used by the passenger steame between Port Said and Malta, as made plain on the enclosed map, by was taking a zigzag <course towar the west, 120 nautical miles north of that route. This course, on which th submarine passed thrée ‘simila steamers at the same spot on 1 same morning, leads from the Aegel to Malta, so that the Arabla was my ing on the transport route, Confj Malta, used solely for war purpgigh according to the experience until Ho! “The commander of the submaiim! further ascertained that there Wer large ches of Chinese and. othe colored persons in their national cos: tumes on board the steamer. He con sidered them to be workmen soldiers such as are used in great numbex behind the front by the enemies o German: In spite of the cled weather and careful observation M did not perceive any women and chil dren. “In their circumstances the com mander of the submarine was con vinced that in the case of this steam he was concerned with a trans port ship for troops in the service o the British government which is to bd considered as an auxiliary warship ac cording to international law and ca be treated like'a warship. He accord ingly considered himself justified in attacking the steamer without delay and K it Willing to Be Proved Erroncous. he American governmend the oflicial data showing that thd at the time of the torpedo: passenger steamen action of the commander ywould have been in accordance with t tructions given him, since thesg ruction are now before in agreg 1ent with the assurances fo the Gepd an note of Mey, 1916. This would then be a case of a regrettable migal take from which the German govern: ment would promptly draw the appros priate consequences.’” action the state is problematical. refused utterly today er ing an ordinary the ot st departmen Secretary] to common and other officialsl 2,392, according to the official count made public toda: The vote was: | Hughes 31,161; 1,990. of the front.” Wilson, Benson, German Program at Verdun. Berlin, Dec. By Wireless to Say ville—On the Verdun front yesterday, German troops entered I'rench trenches, on Hill 304 and captured the summit of the height, the war | oilice ‘announces. | BAN ON POTATO BREAD. Dec. A - Amste T | 5 a. m. zer quote dam, via London, —The Berlin lLokal Stegar Wald, one of the directors of the war feeding board, as saying in a speech at Reckling- hausen that frcm Jan. 1 no more po- i here with sorrow and mortifi tatoes must be used for bread. They it had been regarded { will be replaced by a more thorough | cvitable since the battle of the Arge- | grinding of grain, namely 93 instead chu was lc “We understand per- | of 81 per cent. The director said that | fectly, the Petit Journal, “what [the situation of the food market was such that available supplies would be | - | 5 | addens Paris. Paris, Dec. 7, 5:45 a. m.—The new of the fall of Bucharest was rec News e A (Continuea On Third Page). sufficient for the needs of the country. { however, it is shown that were reticent. ould it be as Germ this govern the shown that the Arabia ny contends, a transs probably would was justified. If, the subma-| mistaken in ansport, a most| will confront the state department. At the time the Su s sunk Germany was told that this country could not tolerate “regrettable mistakes.” lent admit sinking commander W to be a t rine holding he serious situation HEAVY SNOWS I ‘Berne, Dec, Via Paris, Noon Extraordinarily heavy snowfalls in the! Alps have blockaded roads and rall= ways. The Milan Paris express hag been snowbound, i N THE ALPS,