New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1917, Page 1

8 | HERALD BEST OF ALL | " HERALD “ADS” MEZIN -} LOCAL NEWSPAPERS l BETTER BUSINESS . | PRICE ‘THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917, —TWELVE PAGES. | * GERMANS SMASHING | THIRTY AIRPLANES ~ [RETREATING TROOPS [DIPHTHERIA SCARE _|AMERICAN SAILORS |SUBMARINE MAKES ATTACK : | THROUGH ITALIAN | IN SEVEN GROUPS| NOT DISHEARTENED, IN PUBLIC SCHOOL| STONED IN STREETS ON AMERICAN TRANSPORT LlNES “N[;E M“RE Bomb London, Klllll;g Eight Per-lHistoric Battle on Italian Front Surround 60,000 of Italy’s Army and Make An Easy Capture of All of Them 180,000 PRISONERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN HUNS' NET Over 1,500 Guns Taken By the Vic- torious Austro-German Forces Who Succeed in Penetrating the Rear sons and Injuring Twenty-one SEVENTH GROUP DISPERSED The Raiders Took Advantage of the Dense Clouds to Prevent Engage- With Enemy Planes—Two Groups Broken Up by Barrage. London, Nov. 1.—About thirty air- Planes, in seven groups, took part in last night's air rald. Three of them penetrated to the heart of London, .says an officlal report today. A report from Lord French, com- ‘mander of the home defenses, re- specting the raid, says the German ment Described by Eye-Witness BRITISH SAVE -‘XQUNS General Staff Places Severe Ban on Details—Oanailians Capture Three Fortified Farms—Lloyd George Says Zeppelin Raids Are Insignificant- Lopdon, Nov. 1.—All the British guns with the Italian saved, according to a British cor- respondent at Italian headquarters, who says that the spirits of British gunners are good. Guard Positions of the Italian Army | aviators took advantage of the clouds | transport which could not be alloted Cutting Thousands Off. -Berlin, Nov. 1, via London.—The Austro-German forces invading Italy have Increased the number of pris- oners taken to more than 180,000, * They have captured 1,600 Italian suns. The foregoing information was officially announced today by the Ger- ‘'man war office. The statement says the Teuton 14th army yesterday gained another great victory. Portions of the Itallan retreating forces made a stand at the Taglia- mento river. The bridgehead posi- . tions at Dimenano and Codripo were captured by the Germans. The Austro-Germans penetrated the rear guard positions of the Ital- jans to the east of the lower Taglia- mento where they cut off and cap- tured 60,000 Italians. 10,000 MEN STRIKE Ol Fields in Texas Crippled Becauso of Walkout, While Twenty-One Coal Mines in Kansas Close. Houston, Tex., Nov. l.—According " to strike leaders here fully 10,000 workmen in 16 oil producing flelds of Texas and Loulsiana went out at mid- to prevent any decisive engagements. The first group of ralders dropped bombs near the coast. Two more groups were broken up by a barrage on the southeastern outskirts of the metropolis. . The fourth group was turned back up the Thames half-way to London. Of the fifth group, airplanes penetrated southeastern London. Some of the sixth group reached the southeastern part of the city. The seventh group was dis- persed before it reached the outer de- fenses of the city. Bight persons were killed and 21 others were injured in the raid, ac- cording fo an official statement issued today by the British war department. The text of Lord French's state- ment on casualties says: ¥ “Latest police reports state that the total casualties caused in last night's air raid in all districts were: “Killed, eight; injured, 21. “The material damage was very slight and no injury was done to any naval, military' or ‘munitions estab- lishment. “A large number of our own ma- chines went up. All of them returned safely.” ¥ one or more British Retaliate. London, Nov. 1.—British aviators again carried out a raid in Belgium night Wednesday and seven o'clock | Yedterday, the admiralty reports. The . Thursday morning. General strike headquarters said official notice had been received that every union went . out “a hundred per ceat. strong. 4 “Kik, Nov. 1.~—Twenty- coal mines are idle today “because of & strike” of the ~TMers|turned sately.” which is said to be due to the fuel administration’s objection to the agreement of the operators and miners, recently reached in confer- ence held at Kansas City. MUST DO OUR PART. ¢ In Supplying Mutton and Chops and Increasing Cattle and Sheep. Hartford, Nov. 1.—It has become apparent that Connecticut must do her part in supplying mutton and pork and increasing the number of cattle, sheep and hogs in this state. The committee of food supply and conservation of the state council of defense has taken the matter up in order to bring about siuch an increase 8 if possible. It has appointed Samuel Russell, Jr., of Middletown, Leonard H. Heeley, president of the state | board of agriculture and James M.’ ‘Whittlesey, commissioner of domestic animals as a committee to look into the situation and to report the proper steps to be taken. A meeting will be held in Boston Saturday at which the state secretaries of agriculture of all the New England states 'will dis- /appelhoek airdrome yesterday. targets wero partially obscured by |ing army. »ol,o‘udn... making the results difficult to cuss the situation and devise some means of increasing the sheep popula- tion of this section of the country. MRS. GILLIGAN CASE. Condemined Woman's Counsel Writes a Lettor to Gov. Holcomb About it. Hartford, Nov. 1.—Benedict M. Holden, counsel for Mrs. Amy B. Archer Gilligan, addressed a letter to ;, Governor Holcomb today calling the attention of his excellency to the case of the condemned woman, who has not been reprieved from death, al- though the date cet for her execution Is but five days away and notice of appeal filed and reasons for asking for a finding also flled some weeks ago. The governor said this afternoon that he would grant a reprieve. Mr. Holden said it was Judge Gar- diner Greene’s next move. ‘WAS REJECTED ? Report in London That Von Hertling Was Not Accepted As Chancellor. TLondon, Nov. 1—Count Georgé Von Hertling has been rejected as imper- ial chancellor by the Reichstag ma- jority leaders, according to speclal despatches from Amsterdam which construe this as a rebuff to the em- peror and a victory for parllamentar- ism. 5 30,000 GERMANS KILLED, Washington,” Nov. 1.—Thirty thou- sand German soldle including two generals of division, were killed in the great battle on the Bainsizza plateaw, according to cabled reports recelved’ here today. Tt is further stated that Gen. Cadorna is pushing reservex rapidly toward the Italian front, with every prospect of checking the enemy's advance. announcement says: “Naval alrcraft bombed the Spar- The "“Many offensive patrols have been made. One hostile lowned out of control. machine was | All ours ro- l MEANS IS INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY *® Is Charged With Murdering Mrs. King, a Wealthy Widow, Last August. Concord, N. C, Nov. 1.—Gaston B. Means was indicted today by the grand jury for the murder here last August of Mrs. Maud A. King, a wealthy widow, Means has been in jall since a few days following the killing of Mrs. King, and has continually stated that | he was in no way to blame for the widow’s death. While the Cabarus county grand jury deliberated upon the evidence submitted by witnesses, Means sat in the jail declaring his absolute confidence that the jury would not return an indictment against him. “The Lord will' not let an inno- cent man suffer,” he’told his friends. “I only wonder why He has allowed me to languish in:jail so long.” ° Means and Mrs. King were automo- ‘bile riding when the shooting took place, they having alighted from the machine, Mrs. King going toward a spring. It was determined later that she was murdered, and Means arrested. Since that time evidence has teen secured by the authorities that Means had lost considerable money belonging to Mrs. King. The arrest of Means came as a re- sult of a telegram received by rela- tives of the widow that Mrs. Kinhg was murdered, and did not commit suicide as was at first thought. Fol- lowing an autopsy lasting several days the medical examiner and cor- oner found that the bullet wound in Mrs. King’'s head was not caused by any act of Mrs. King, and that an- other hand than hers held the re- 'volver. . WOOD AS FUEL, ‘Will Address Conference in Boston. Boston, Nov. 1.—Plans on a large scale for the use of wood as fuel will be discussed at a conferencc here on,| Saturday, called by James New England fuel administrator. Men connected with the wood bhusiness, professors of forestry and farmers wil] participate. The problem of ob- taining sufficlent labor to get an in- creased amount of cord wood out of l(he woods will be considered. | retreat, was | New England Food Administrator . Storrow, | to them was their whole trouble. One gun was so near to having to be abandoned that the breach mechanism was destroyed. The gun was saved eventually. The correspondent, who accom- panied the retreat of the third Itallan were cheerful and good-tempered. and it was evident that firmness of com- mand could re-organize them into a fighting force. The Duke of Aosta, commander of the third army was calm and confident Monday night as his army had saved nearly all its guns. The right wing of the second army also fell back regularly from Sabo- tino and Gorizia. The ‘troops on the left of the second army also were retiring steadily from their mountain positions so as to get into line with the left of the new defensive front. The Italian general staff, the writer says, naturally has placed a severe ban on: all details of what happened during the past few days, but has per- mitted sending of a description of the destruction of Italian stores. - The correspondent says: . “The sky was constantly springing sunset followed by a deep grumbling roar. Black clouds of smoke were outlined against the glowing heavens. Ammunition depots were being blown up, stores were being burned and bridges destroyed. The glare of ex- plosions gave light of ghastly bril- liance over the throngs of the retreat- “’A ralnstorm broke and lasted for three hours, often with extreme vio- lence. It added to the hardships of the retreat, already severe enough, and must have meant death to many of those wounded while covering the but it delayed the enemy's advance by swelling the river, soften- ing the ground to mud and making air reconnaissances and bombing raids on congested roads and railways im- possible. Such are the outlines of the story of which fuller details are not permitted. “The situation is undoubtedly grave but the silence which the interests of the army now impose must not be construed as an indication that things are worse than they actually are. The blow has been severe but it will not crush Italy.” - The military correspondent of the Times says of the Italian operations: “The fact that General von Buelow, with an inconsiderable force of Ger- man troops has -burst through the Julian front and that Austrian columns have found other badly de- fended points in the Carnic Alps is cer- tainly very unfortunate and we have no need to minimize the gravity of the situation. Italy’s ecastern frontier temporarily is lost.” The correspondent finds a silver lining to the cloud in that although the season approaches for the opera- tions in France and Flanders to die down there iIs nothing to prevent fighting on the Italian plains through- out the winter. This is advantageous He adds: “The Germans beckon us to the Italian front and with a very hearty will we shall oblige them.” Canadians Capture.. Canadian Army Headquarters in France, Oct. 31.—In addition to tak- ! ing Meetcheele and Great Farm, the Canadians captured three other:for- vance after encountering determined resistance from the enemy, whose ma- chine gun detachments had to be driven from concrete strongholds. after crossing an almost impassable morass. The enemy's artillery fire, while heavy over our whole advanced area, | was erratic and scattered, our arti | lery with its harassing fire barrage { dominating his guns. The superiori | of our batteries was proved early in the engagement, the enemy artillery, time shelled our guns heavily ened off quickly under our bardments. More thun one hundred prisoncrs together with many machine suns, have been taken in the latest advance. The morale of the opposing force is ! surely weakining, appreciable deterio- ration being noticeable in the prison- ers captured in the zast compared with last weck. A visit to the prisoners’ showed voungsters 18 years old. Th report heavy casualties from our a tillery during all of last week w which for some slack- } (Continued on Eleventh Page) army were the Lack of |tion given all the ¢hildren this morn- into a livid flare like an instantaneous | Thomas Crowley, | i :the puplls and teachers. | they have not yet been counted, it is | ual cultures were taken. to the side with the greatest resources, | tificd farms on the left of their ad- | The Canadians carried the positions . when the fire trom | hom- | | toduy reported the death of Private | on | His | perior 24 hours, as | camp | Measures at Rockwell School Cultures Taken from the Throats of More Than 500 School Children To- day—Schoolrooms Hid Germ Car- riers, Doctor Says. On account of fears of an epidemio of diphtheria among the pupils of the Rockwell school, that institution has rbeen temporarily closed by order of the board of health pending the out- come of a thorough medical examina’ ing by local physiclans and members | of the health department staff. { Whether the school will remain closed ! for any length of time, or reopen soon | depends upon the investigations made today. | Health Board Acts Promptly. This epidemic is very -much like army from the Carso in a despatc] imil |a similar one that occured several dated Tuesday says that the "OOD}'\\‘ye&rs ago at the KEast street school, ' | except that in the latter instance the | disease had become dangerously pre- { valent before the seriousness of the ; situation was realized. Attention of | the board of health has recently been | called to an unusually large number | of cases of diphtheria on Whiting I'street, Glen street and other streets |in that vicinity and after some re- | search work the board of health j traced the origin of the disease to the i} Rockwell school. A hurried examina- i tion of about 65 pupils showed that lin 30 cases the cultures taken were ! positive. ~Thls, Dr. George H. Bod- !ley, acting- superintendent, states, in- i dicates that while these chldren were | not necessarily suffering with diphthe- | ria they were carriers of 'the germs and they were immediately segregated ;and kept away from the other chil- ! drem. ' Over 500 Cultures Taken. Today Dr. Edward Grace, Dr. Ed- { ward J. Dray, Dr. Frank Zwick, Mrs. | James Kitson, health department ‘ nurse, the Misses Sara A. Carroll and | S8arah A. Keevers, welfare nurses, and | Fred McEnroe, John A. Dolan and health' department inspectors, visited the school and took cultures from -the throats of all Although entimated that well over 500 individ- As soon as : incubated aund it appears how any are positive and how many are negative the health departmient will decide what action to take toward closing the school and putting an im- mediate “curb on the “threatened epidemic. } As soon as this crisis was learned Dr. T. E. Reeks, former - health superintendent, hurried to the labora- tories in City hall and has spent the entire day in assisting Dr. Bodley in his work. + Forty COases in City. At the present time, health(board officlals state, there are a large num- ber of contaglous diseases in the city, diphtheria predominating. * There are also three. cases of scarlet fever about | the city. Superintendent’' of Schools 8. H. Holmes this afternoon issued the fol- lowing statement: “The¢ Rockwell school has been closed until further notice for the purpose of cleaning and fumigation. Several cases of diphtheria have been: reported and as a precautionary measure a culture has been taken from the throat of each child and the school has been closed for a few days for cleaning and fumigation.” AMERICA TO AID. | Will Assist Italy, an Ally, in Her Hour of Distress. Washington, Nov. * 1.~American aid to Ttaly in the period of her national emergency will'‘ take 'the form principally of shipping sufficient to transport supplies nesded' for re- lief of the armies blogking the Austrian advance. About 100,000 tons of shipping has been promtsed . Italy by the shipping board, and the ves- sels will be turned over as soon as possible Four vessels already have been placed at the /dispos&l 'of the Italian government, and ' other -ton- nnge will be diverted in the ‘ thirty days, the plies will be facilitated greatly by an order of the American government | suspending export restrictions in ship- | Ttaly's chief | ments to Italian’ ports. demands at presént are for coal and ide, Conn., Boy, With iington, Nov. 1.—Gen. Pershi B, 26, Joseph October mother is mond street, R O PN * WEATHER 2 Couture, in France, pneumonia, . Couture, 20 Ham- ., Conn. Harttord, Nov. L.—Forecast for New Britain and viclnity: Fair tonight and Friday. [RSSEE TEMPORARILY CLOSED |COSTING HERC%I!TS MONEY - ‘| pressed from every | tunate young men who | shelter from the rowdyism, and whose next ; movement of sup- Allowed to Visit Cork Health Board Takes Prompt | Neither They Nor English Sailors| i Miss Lynch says “What Political Wis- dom Could Bring the Most Brain- less, Thoughticss Youth in Cork to Insult the Men From America.” | { i i i Cork, Ireland, Oct. 31.—The Sinn | Fein is keeping $2,500 a week from | the hands of the Cork merchants. That amount was spent each week for | four months by American naval om—;‘ cers and sallors.. It ceaged when the | Sinn Feiners began to attack the American blue-jackets and it will not be resumed until the streets of Cork are, again made safe for the Amer- jcan. At present no naval man below the rank of a destroyer commander may visit Cork without laying himself | open to a general court martial. The | same rule applies to the British naval forces. A Indignant over this loss of revenue, the tradesmen have urged Mayor But- terfleld to use hig good offices to have the ban lifted. But the mayor |is powerless in the face of the decision of the American and British naval authorities not to allow their men to visit Cork until they are absolutely ‘certain that trouble will not follow. The local newspapers publish the following letter from Richard Blalr, head, of the local business men’s a. sociation. “I suggest, in the interest of the business men, taxpayers and hotel keepers of our city, who find it hard to carry on in these times, that the sailors of the United States may | be invited to come to the city as for- merly, before it is too late and they are removed altogether to some for- eign station, to be replaced by the sailors from another Allled power not nearly so opulent as the U. S. A. There are many bonds and ties be- tween our folk and the people of the our shores as tourists before the war. Their places are taken in a large measure by the officers and men of the United States navy, to the bene- fit of all traders.” : B Another appeal for the return of American sailors is made by Miss Marie Lynch who, as head of the “poor league guardians” made an offi- cial investigation of the varlous charges made by Sinn Fein leaders. N Lynch say “What political wisdom could bring even the most brainless, thoughtless | youth in Cork to insult the repre- | sentatives of .the great people whose land has made welcome the op- clime, but in a particular. and special manner the exiles of Erin. L “Many wild stories, any specific facts, were spread throughout the city regarding the conduct of some American sailors. "It was mentioned that the Cork union | could produce evidence to bear out the allegations. Upon investigation there 1 found there was not the slightest proof. The Cork county Eagle, in an edi- torial dccount of the anti-American demonstrations which preceded the American decision to put Cork out cof bounds, says: “Many strange things have hap- | pened in the city of Cork from time to time, though none more discredit- able than the wanton, blackguard at- tagk made there on the sallors of the Uniited States navy on Monday night. Tj the’ cries of ‘up the Huns' hun- areds of young men of the city, bear- ing a’'Sinn Feln flag in front, not only hissed and jeered American sailors whom' they chanced to meet, but dis- played their hospitality in more de- cided fashion by stoning some unfor- had taken unproved by only offense was that they wore the uniform of the American navy. “Try to picture what America will think of the people not content with their cries of “up the Huns” must emphasize that admiration by hunt- great republic, who used to flock to | CITY MAY LOSE ITS WHOLE POTATO CROP. That the municipality will lose a ‘good portion of its po- tato crop in Stanley Quarter .is now believed to be certain unless within the next day or two the public shows a decid- edly greater interest in the project and rallles to the res- cue. Ever since the work of harvesting the potatoes began the committec has been handi- capped by a shortage of help. The various public and paro- chial schools have responded generously with boy labor to pick up the potatoes after they are dug, but boys will be boys and unlesg there is’a generous eprinkling of adult supervisors on the field to see that they keep at work and do not en- gage in mimic wars the value of their work is greatly les- sened. This morning when Chair- man H, 8. Tallard arrived at the farm he found that the cold of last night had been sufficient to freeze the top sur- face of the soil and within a few: days it is feared that the season will be so far advanced that the entire crop not yet dug will be frozen and lost. As yet there are many acres of pota- toes that have not been har- vested. The automatic digger can dig the potatoes from the ground fast enough, but it is to get them picked up before they freeze that the committee finds hard. ' PETTY OFFICERS ARE NOW UNDER ARREST Five Civilians Also Locked Up Charged With Theft of Foodstuffs. Chicago, Nov. 1.—Three petty offi- Great, | Lake Bluff, Iils. Those under arrest are H. L. Hor- ner, petty officer in charge of the commissary, George Bowen and C. C. Molnari, petty officers, assistants to Horner, Edward and Willlam Koos, sausage makers at Kenosha, Wis, Anton Dudek, who had'a contract for the garbage at the naval station, Gus- tave Gehl, an alleged “fence” and Phillip Levandowski, at whose farm much of the stolen property is sald to have been stored. The alleged conspiracy is said to have been disclosed to the federal authorities by the manager at Keno- sha for a packing house, who said he was told by customers that his prod- ucts could be obtained at prices below those charged by him. MAKING ANALYSIS. Kuggestions on Divers Ways to Save Coal Now Being Considered. ‘Washington, Nov. 1.—The fuel ad- ministration’s conservation division is devoting cansiderable time to analyz- ing suggestions for conservation of fuel which are coming from all parts of the country. The analysis aims to discover not only the largest wastage of fuel, but those large consumptions of coal for non-essential purposes in which limitation is most avallable and will produce the quickest results. Many activities which involve large consumptions of fuel and many meth- ods of using this fuel which are per- fectly legitimate in times of peace will, according to fuel administration ing, as if they were wild beasts, through the streets of their city, the men who are facing the deadly perils of the Atlantic that these wanton scoundrels, who attacked them on Monday night, might have American flour to keep them from starvation. “The Cork republicans salute the greatest of the world’s republics with paving stones. Let us at least take this poor consolation to heart, we can never go-lower than this exhibi- tion of Monday evening.’” MOTHER SUPERIOR DYING | General | Beloved Sister Dominica Not Expected shing “Over There” of Pneumonia. | | to « Recover . fyom Pneumonia—m New Biitaln Mauy Years, The many friends’ of Mother Su- Sister Mary Dominica will be deeply grloved to know that she s critically i1l with pneumonia at St. Mary's convent.' Sister Dominica has beem il since September and last Tuesday suffered a chill, pneumonia rapidly setting in. Sister Dominica came to New Britr win many vears ago with one of the first’ bands of' sisters and for Years tiught in the Catholic school. Many i of the older residents of New Britain remember her as their old teacher. 1 officials, be found susceptible to changes which involve very slight sac- rifice of material interests, but offer opportunity for considerable saving of fuel. Campaigns for the saving of coal in domestic heating, lighting and cook- ing, as well as in the large industrial establishments, are well under way, it is stated. Confidence is expressed that the saving of an enormous amount of coal will be effected. \ THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW, Four Inches Falls in Buffalo and Cleveland, Too. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 1.—From two to four inches of snow fell in western New York during the night, covering thousands of acres of potatoes and beans. Ifarm less than 50 per cent. of these crops gathered, and oaly a quick modera- tion In the weather, it was gaid would save the unharvested crop. Five Inches Here. Cleveland, O., Nov. 1.—Five inches of snow fell here today, Cleveland's first real snowstorm of the winter. | Navy cers and five civillans are under arrest today In connection with the charges of the theft of between $40,000 and ; the vessel and torpedoed $50,000 worth of foodstuffs, from the adning station at | bureaus had reported | Finland, on Way Home by Torpedo But Is Sunk. . RETURNS TO FOREIGN PORT ON OWN STEA! § Department Authortzes An nouncement of Transport Being) Damaged, But Makes No Mcntion « Casualties Or Injuries, If The Were Any—Was Under Escort - Time. ‘Washington, Nov. 1.—The tran: Finland was recently torpedoed whil returning to the United States b was able to return to a foreign under her own steam. The navy department received a port of the attack and Secretary, DM iels authorized its publication. N navy report does not say whi there was any loss of life or injury the Finland. H This official authorized: & “The navy department has récei¥e despatches stating that the tran Finland was torpedoed while rett ing from foreign waters. The age to the ship was slight and returned to port under ‘her steam. The Finland was unde cort, but no sign of the torp the submarine was seen.” announcement e SHELLED OPEN BOATS. An Atlantic Port, Nov. 1.—A: ! man submarine torpedoed and i the British steamer East Wal 1 4,321.tons gross, off Queensto October 14, according to a sui | who arrived here today. On { Uboats which took part in the 1 shelled the pen life boats and fould the crew perished and five oth were wounded. The survivor George W. Finnegan of Baltimeff | the port from which the East W sailed with mules and steel for land. He says the submarine It British patrol vessels appeare N, Paris, Nov. 1.—French - mi ships sunk by submarines or during the week ending Octobers was two ships of more than 1,600 .and one vessel of less than 1,800 No fishing boats were sunk. WILL MAKE MAIDEN' i SPEECH IN COMMO] Talk of Sir Eric Geddes Being A\ ©d With Considerable Interes in Pariament Today. London, Nov. 1.—Unusual inf within and without parliament taches to the statement in regard § the navy which is to be made in th house of commons this afternoon by Eric Geddes, first lord of the ty. It will be Sir Eric’s first sta ment in regard to his department and also his first address in parliamen and never has a maiden speech awaited with keener anticipation, Naval affairs have been to fore in the last few weeks. There ha been much outspoken _criticism the conduct of the admiralty, pecially since the®succeisful Germ attack on a convoy in the North A section of the press, supported certain retired naval officers of i standing, is carrying on a c.,m' with the object of ousting _Adm Sir John Jellicoe as first sea lord." admiral has been the object of tacks for his alleged lack of stra ability and insufficiently forward iey. E{I‘he admiral's defenders in ' sectlons of the press, as well as an his colleagues in the parliament, been equally emphatic in his sup Other leading naval officers are being criticized with much dom. It has been hoped Sir Eric able to say something to allay a {in regard to the shortage of tol in view of the food situation and continuance of the submarine NOTE TO GERMANY, Norwegians Obj German U-Boat Warfare. London, Nov. l.—An Exchy Telegraph ‘despateh from Copent says Norway has presented & note'ty German in connection with the % ing oJ Norwegian steamships in a voy of neutral merchantmen W | wag attacked by German cruisers % | the North sea last month. The calls attention to the fact that & ago, after the sinking of Nor steamships in the Polar seas, Ger: was notified that the Norwegian ple would consider any new o Lake traffic, early reports was badly hampered. indicated, the kind a violation of laws of manity. i