Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 4, 1915, Page 3

g3, &) g =, 'h-unmo saying—and it is eminent- }lyi.run Th the Case of Fire Insurance. 17 you have made timely arrangements for protection against loss by fire— ana ‘a fire breaks out—the aptness of |the expression will be brought home to |7 Reles time by the forslock and Jook | after your Insurance. It is avery im- | portant matter. i ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street Phone 285-3 Willimantle, Conn. BEAR IN MIND when placing your INSURANCE for the coming year. THE FACT that during the last years 92 lInsurance Compani have either failed, reinsured or quit THE FACT that no company can af- ford to sell Gold Dollars for 90 cents or-pay $1.20 for every Dol lar taken in and THE FACT that we sell INDEMNITY not a mere promise to pa B. P. LEARNED & CO. Agoncy Established May, 1846 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & P;;ixins, lfllmlyHH;" Over Uncas Nat. Bauk, Shetucket St. Entrance _stalrway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 38-3. EDWIN W. HIGGINS Attorney-at-Law Gorner Main and Shetucket Streets - GET.TING READY FOR OPENING OF GROUNDS. Braves® Fleld Will Be Filled to-Capa- city Aug. 18. Hereiis what the Boston Journal has to say regarding the completion of the Braves' new baseball grounds: Local interest will, of course, center \n the Red Sox doing as long as they are here, but in the meanwhile the new Braves’ fleld will be getting in readi- mess for the opening on the 18th. The ing fleld-is now in beautiful shape. en the stretches from the base paths to'the dugouts are verdant expanses of lawn of the fine texture of golf greens. The diamond is as perfect as could be desined. As'for the stands, Boston is due for a big surprise. It is only necessary to say thet the park surpasses, in colos- sal grandeur, anything that baseball has yet seen. It is_much more im- pressive than the Polo grounds or Forbes field in Pittsburgh. Moreover, it is much more conveniently arranged thant either of these big plants. At, present there is @ part of the main" grandstand roof that is unfin- ished, .and_portions of the smaller stands, but the grandstand seats are being set in.place, several thousand of them hawing already been set up along the first base end of the stand. Work on the spur track by which the trolley cars are to unload the ‘crowds from.inside the park is almost: finished, and the club office building is Practically done. At first glance, & layman might al- most_doubt that the entire job could be completed in the {wo Weeks remain- ing Dbefore the opening, but when one considers the enormous task that has been accomplished since last April, two weeks seems more than ampls ime. President Gaffney is anxious to have the ball filled at the opening. ‘This is only natural, of course, but our guess is that anyone who has had a glimpse at the work during the process pf the erection of the stands would be only too willing to pay to see the en- closure_fllled with human beings. The Yale bowl is not nearly as im- mfidvfl. in spite of its greater seat- capacity. In fact, the new home of the Braves is without doubt the great- est monument to one particular sport that the world has ever known. The 0ld colestums were dedicated to various forms of encounter and entertalnment, and the same is true of the big build Ings in England. Here, however, is plant that is purely a baseball plant, whatever other use it may be put to being only an incidental and not con- sidered for & moment in the bullding plans. SPORTING NOTES Tommy Leach, after 18 years in ma- leaguo Dbaseball, finally has been ched by Herzog for weak hitting. The case of Helnle Zimmerman roves that the umpires severed rela- lons with the Germans some time back. e Considering that distance lends en- antment, what delightfuliviews the and Athletics must be having of. ihe 1915 pennants. The Tigers have sent Tillar Caret, e left-handed pitcher, to the San isco team of the Pacific Coast in exchange for Robert Jones, a ‘baseman. ‘When Ban Johnson stated that “Itke ‘s wife, the umpiring in the erican league was above suspicio) le proved that.he was one of balidom's leal humorists. ‘While Herzog.is kicking in German, Dlson esting in Swedish and Moli- 2 objecting*in Hungatian, the um- working _in _Cincinnat! surely lave: their troubles. 'Tis true that Jack Ness made at past one hit in 49 consecutive games, jut we know of several ball tossers vho have played the reverse English m that and gone through almost an qual number of battles without & sin- lle safety. Davenport's - performance is a re- narkable one.for the reason that he llowed only one hit in the second nine onings. That hit was a double by ‘hase, who scored the only run of the l::nf."'han he camo home on a sacri- ‘The -chances .- are:that the ‘All Stars ‘will not make their expected tour and sweep of Maine and- Massachusetts, as according to their leader, John 1ess some of the players who- had- indi- cated: their intentions; of making the trip right along, but ‘when he started to collar his playerséhe met with all kinds of obstacles. Nevertheless he { will line his re- organized stars up/against the River- view club of the/State Hospital this afternoon. CONN, STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MEET OPENS On NorfolkiCountry Club’s Courts— Seventeen ' Matches Disposed Of. Nortoll,, Conn., Aug. 8—Under low- ering skies, which dropped down a sheet of rain during the latter part of the day, the annual tennis tourna- ment for the Connecticut state cham- pionship began today on the courts of the Norfolk Country club. When play ended for the @ms 17 matches had been disposed of, 12 in the first round and five. in the second. Five of these, three In the first round and two in the second, went by default, One match in the first round and five in the second remain to be decided and it was expected that perhaps dur- ing tomorrow morning, play in the third round would begin. Heretofore the state tournament has been held at Litchfleld, but this year it has been merged with the Bridg- man cup contest held annually at Nor- | folk and the:two tournaments running concurrently the winner of the one will take the honors in the other. There were 41 entrants. BOISTEROUS /'WEATHER CHECKS ADVANCE 'OF N. Y. YACHT CLUB Boats [Encountered Rough Water Off Fishers Island, Newport, R. I, Aug. 3.—Boisterous weather virtually disintegrated the rac- ing contingent of the New York Yacht club cruising squadron today. Start- ing for Newport from New London this forenoon, off Fishers Island the yachts bumped into a smarting cross sea and a 25 knot east wind which at once put several yachts out of com- mission through breaks and strains of to seek the shelter of a Harbor, Chief_of the disabled vessels was the Resolute, one of the America’s cup candidates, which met with an acci- dent to her top hamper and was towed 108 arrying & working topéall, which itie, carrying a worl ‘wh the former did not do, went through the ordeal in gallant style and was the first of the racing craft to cross the finish line. The Vanitle finished at 3.16 o'clock after a thresh of 38 miles. When the Vanitie crossed the line only the great 90-foot schooner Enchantress was in sight and she was miles away. The Enchantress was the second boat to finish. The Samuri and the Grayling of the 50-footers, finished in order. The Vanitie gains the credit of a victory; since once a yacht crosses the starting line in a race she must keep herself together and loses the contest if she leaves it, as the Res- olute did. QUESTIONING NORMAN TABER'S NEW WORLD RECORD RUN. Made in Harvard Stadium on July 17— Did Mile in 4 Minutes 12 3-5 Seconds. Considerable controversy has devel- oped in track and fleld circles as to the propriety of accepting the new world's record of 4 minutes 12 seconds for the mile run, made by Norman Taber in the Harvard stadium on July 17th. The contention of the objectors to ac- cepting the figures is that the time was made in a special trial and not in a race in the true sense of the word. Few followers of athletics realize the difficulty of finding a field and condi- tions that will give a runner of Taber's type the opportumity to break such a record even though he has the ability. W. G. George of England et the time for the mile at 4 minutes 21 2-5 sec- onds in 1882 and this time was not lowered by an amateur until 1895, when Tommy Conneff ran the distance in 4 ‘minutes and 15 3-5 seconds. There it stood until 1911, when John Paul Jones reduced it onefifth of a second, and two years later cut a whole second off that time. In this race Jones had as opponents Taber of Brown, Harmon of Dartmouth and Madeira of Pennsylva- nia, all of whom finished in the order named. This was an extraordinary field and forced Jonmes to run at his 'Ivmounmuaamnmm FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKET WAS BROAD. Net Changes Showed An Upturn of Good Proportions. New York, Aug. 3.—An advance of unusual breadth today in the stock market and, although quotations were below the day’s best at the close, net changes showed en upturn of good proportions spread well over the list. It could not be fairly said ghat the advances represented a decided change in speculative sentiment or that it was in response to any new development of weight. It apparently derived its impetus from the same sort of specu- lation that brought about last week’s remarkable rise. Trading was heavy throughout the morning, but in the later hours the market became quiet The marking up of quotations began in the war shares, which were in in- creased favor, in the belief that heavy profit taking sales and the closing out of weak lines in these shares on their recent slump had strengthened their position. The correctness of this view seemed to be vindicated by the rapld appreciation of quoted values during the morning. Bethlehem Steel was put up 17 points to 275, equalling its high record and in a few instances_new top figures were reached, although no oth- er stock approached Bethlehem Steel on the extent of movement. The display of strength made in the war stocks stimulated buying else- Wwhere and soon the whole market was rising. In the late reaction Bethle- hem Steel fell back seven points and 100 Cube Am Sug 100 Del & Hudson 100 Del Lack & W 700 Dome Mines . 5100 Dist Securities 18250 Edde ... 1300 Erie 1st r 800 Edto 8d pr 00 Gen Electric 300 Gen Motars 9700 Goodrich B F 100 Goodrich pr. 1400 Gt Norn' pr 7200 Ore “Spy 1300 Gugzen Expl 1000 Tilinols _Cent 100 Int Agricul 219 Int Met. 600 Int Met pr . 12100 Tnsp Copper 700 Inter Con 1400 Tnt' Con pr 5100 Int Har of N 100 Int Paper 1000 Kan City 80 200 Kan C S pr 100 Kasege Co. . 800 Lack Steel 3200 Lohigh Valley 100 Lig & Meyers 100 Lo Tsland 100 Torllard P 100 Louls & Nash. 1800 Maxwell M Co 660 Maxwell M 1 pr L. 2000 Maxwell 3 2 pr . 26300 Mex Petrol 500 Mex Petml pr 1900 Miami Coper 500 Miami_Copper 500 3c., Kan& T 200 Mol K & T 200 Mo.” Pacifie 200 Mot Power 100 Na Bisult Crucible Steel four. Total sales were 710,000 shares. Ofl shares made a particularly good showing, on the advance in oil prices. Fertllizers, motors and various other industrials showed an increased de- mand, responding to optimistic trade reports. The breadth of the move- ment in the railroad stocks was one of the most significant developments of the day, reflecting the Improving ex- hibits of earnings. Net earnings of the railroads of the country in June increased about 15 per cent. over the previous year. Union Pacific’s gain in net revenuo for June was $133,000. For the year ended June 30 Union Pacific, according to its preliminary statements issued today, earned 10.98 per cent. on the common’ stock as compared with 13.10 in the preceding fiscal year. Net surplus was $6,626,000, .a decrease of $2,704,000. Bonds were firm. International Mercantile Marine 4 1-2s anq Rock Is. land debentures were especially strons. Total sales, par value, $2,750,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. STOGKS, Sales. 2600 Alaska_Gold M . 55270 Allis-Chalmers . 9100 Allis-Chalmess pr 1600 Am. Ag Chem. 2600 Am. 100 Am: 200 Am. Maxt or 5100 Am. ; Bmelting 20 Am“Bmee e Am. Steel Fary 400 Am. Bugar . 700 Am. Tel & TN 210 Am. Tobacco 200 Am T pr 200 Am. Woolen 200 Am. 800 Am. 409 ‘Anc 100 Am. Tel 210 Am. Tobacco 200 Am. T pr new 200 Am. Woolen Bz ... 500 Atchison .. EEEH ehely 2500 North Pacifie . 7700 Pacifc Mall 2100 Pern B B . 100 Phll Co 200 Pitts Coal 200 Pitts Coal pr 6000 Press Steel Car . 1700 Pres _Su_Car 150 Pull_Pal Car 300 Quicksdiver 12300 Ry Steel Sp 3200 Bay Con Cop - 23000 Reading . 100 Reading 1st b 100 Reading 24 pr 15000 Rep Ir & Steel 400 Rep Ir & Steel pr 11500 Rumely 1200 Bumely pr. B0SL L& F . 2008t L & § F 300 Seaboard A L 1300 Seabd A L r 100 Sears Roebuck 1400 Sloss £ S & 1. 4600 South Pacific 1900 Southem Ry 500 Stand Milling 18700 Studebaker 700 Tobaces Pr pr .. New York,cAug. 8.—Cotton futures closed steady. October 9.27; December 9.034';’ January 9.65; March 9.89; May 10.10. Spot steady; middling 9.25. MONEY. New York, Aug. 3.—Call (money steady; -high'2; low 1 1-2; ruling rate 1 3-4; ‘last loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; offered at 2. reached the point where the mile fig- ures are . Taber could have in D o Seasa i et as m or ps able to race the full mile against a fleld of several runners capable of Barry's T e Vi 4 ‘Bush.es : Eriran Bums.1b . Pomen. 3 Bakerc § oveles's Dume > § Totals 34 (x) Ran for staying with him for the entire dis- tance at a speed inside four minutes and 15 seconds. Just where to find such a field the objectors to the record fail to state. GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY. National Leagus. Boston at Pittsburgh. New York ut 8t Louls ¢ Brookiyn st Cineinna Philadeiphis. Ameriean Leagus. ~Brookiya at Pittsburgh. Other Games. Al Stars st State Hospital YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. National Leagus. Boston 5. Pittsburgh 4. (First game.) Boston 7, Piusburgh 2. (Second game.) A other' games postponed. rain. American League. Cleveland-Philadelphis _postponed, et grounds. Now, York Chicago wet grounds. Brookiyn 3, Pitsrgh 0. (First game.) Brookiyn 2, Pitsburghs 4. (Second game.) internations) League. Montreal 9, Providence 3. (First game.) Montreal 3. Providence 4. (Second ‘game.) A otler games postponed rain. New England Leagus (10_tnnings.) (Fint game) (Seventng innings, second same.) Worcester 4. Lawrence 3. Manchester 2, Flichburg 0. Federal League. New Haven-Hartford postponed, wet grounds. lartfard.Springteld - game - postponed, grounds. Two_games today. Brockion 3. Pawtucket 0. Brockion 3, Pawtucket 0. Portland 6. wet (First game.) (Becond game, 7 - American Leagus. Per Cleveland Philadeiohta Lo I @ 2 “ © 53 51 & Kansas Clty Chicago Piusburgh Newark St Louts Brooklyn Buftalo Baltimere Braves Take Two and Go Into Second Place. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug, 3—Boston de- feated Pittsburgh twice here today, winning the first game, 5 to 4, and the second 7 to 2. Errors by Wagner and Viox were responsible for the loss of the first game by the Pirates. The visitors hit Harmon hard in the sec- ond game during the first four innings, ten hits resulting in seven runs being scored. Conzelman, who relieved him, allowed only one hit in five innings. ers was put out of the game by Umpire Emslie and on the way out of the grounds said something to Man- ager Clarke of the Pirates. The men rushed at each other and after ap ex- change of several blows, players sep- arated them. The scores: Boston (N) Pittsburgh (M) ab Lpy s o ab hpo s e Schmidt1b 3 013 0 ofCarerit 5 20 0 0 Smith.35 4 1 0 2 O|Collinsct 5 2 3 0 0 Moranlt 4 0 1 0 ofjohnstondd 4 113 1 0 b 413 5 OfHinchmnrr 4 1100 42320 ofWagnerss 4 1331 4110 0Viexm 43041 $133 ofBarass $1030 $2532 ofGbone 215 2.3 3101 ofsCostelio 100 0'0 G000 G000 0 P 10000 5o > 21110 uill'np 0 0 0 0 0 upbs.c 1010 0 Totals 35 13 B (x) Batted for Gibson in th. (xx) Batted for Cooper in 9th. Score by luning Boston L00011030 0 Pitesured 10000 00002 011 04 Two base hita. Smith, Carey, Viox, Balrd. Thres base hitn” Feus, Johaiton. - Sacriice Hitn Evern, Sl e SiRaee a5, Mamhy. Boston (W) Pittubureh () FIR CEY R Sorngt "3 0% Ti1% 18 iy 100 i2300 Fupki § 20 IR R R Connoliyit 5 7 5 IEREE] Mamed . 334 IR Somiatis & 17 s8330 Smit3b © 3 1 0 10130 Shirarves &0 4 $1030 Whange 4 1§ isdae s s 410 gy i11s9 35810 i 0 000 0t R = e Magee, Schmidt, Caber: Ayres Wins a Pitchers’ Battle. Washington, Aug. $.—AyTes won a pitching duel in the final of the Wash- ington’s series with St. Louis today, allowing five hits and striking _out eight men. Weilman replaced Koob with one out in the ninth and one on bases. Foster and Milan singled and Shanks’ bunt scored Moeller with the only run. Score: St Louls (A) Washington (A) b B s o a5 Bpe s % 1'3 0 olMoenerst "4 272 0 401 2 ofFoster> 410381 $110 oM 3130 4010 o0osanad 3132160 130 ojenal> 309 00 4013 0 ofHenzie 31800 3125 0|McBridess 3 0 1 2 0 303 103px 21320 31005 oAsresp (3103 200 0 o ——— = —| Toms mETm s Totals 53 63518 0 (x) One out when run scored. Walter Goes Back to Smoke Ball. Walter Johnson has changed his style of pitching since last season. ~He no longer relies principally upon his curve ball to deceive the batsman, but is again using his wonderful speed to hold opposing teams in check. Only occasionally nowadays, does he resort to & “hook” end :;::ly oS the purpose of convincing the batsman that he also is endowed with this de- liverey. With the abandoning of the curve the full measure of the great pitcher’s speed which made him fa- mous, seems to;have returned to him, ; CHICAGN ‘GRAIN MARKET. wEEAT Open. Rish Low. Closa Sept. 108% 108% 1 b P May WX ns. sy conx. Sept. 13 % T4 88 Dee. 6% % 63 916 May o 6% 66% oats Sept. 0% B 3% Dee. by 40 0% May Gx S% 4TI and he can now display as much veloc- ity with a ball as he ever could in his career. The result is that his work is easier than it used to be, because there is less strain on his pitching arm. Red Sox and-Tigers Split Even Series. ‘Boston. Aug. 3~The Red Sox even- <58 i 1l CHARLEY Wml WONDERFUL STAYING ABILITY. Chicagoan Retains His Prestige Despite Defeat. ‘When Willie Ritchie is ready for battle again, he will meet Charley White in Milwaukee, according to re- ports from that city. This is one match that local promoters seemed to have overlooked, as it promises to be one of the best fights that could be arranged in the lightweight class. Both men lack some essential quality, but they are about the most interesting pair that could be selected, and if they perform up to the standard of their first battle the bout should be worth while. Whether, White ever will win the title is doubtful, because he is easily baflled by moderately skilful boxers. Still, it might be admitted that he is the best hitter in the division, and g00d hitters are so scarce just now that much can be overlooked in a man who has the wallop. White threatens to take the place of Leach Cross, who always has been a great card despite numerous defeats by the light tappers. There is a great difference in thi styles of the two men. Cross is clu sy, though game and aggressive. White is ‘cautious and waits all too patiently for openings, but it is the fact that both are reputed to be knockout hit- ters that draws the crowds when they battle. White is really by far the most dangerous of the two men. Cross is a good hitter of the swinging type, but his prowess in that line is more imag inary than real, as a glance over his record of recent years shows. White Best er. White is a master of the short, snappy jolt. With him hitting is a sclence So far as the actual delivery of the blow is concerned. His weakness is his inabllity to force an opening to his liking. But when the conditions are just right for the application of his left hook he drives home the blow with more,_ skill than any one of his rivals has obtained. For effective hitting is the result of skill. It is an art far harder to acquire than the mere ability to slip a glove through a hole in an opponent’s guard. White apparently has discovered the secret that puzzies 99 per cent. of the present day glove men, but his lack of generalship pre- vents him from making the most of it. Even if White is often outpointed, he is a far more satisfactory perform- er than his conquerors, for he is a great deal nearer the real article than some of those who have been able to outscore him in the matter of techni- cal points. Then, too, there always is the chance that White will learn to be more aggressive, whereas a weak hit- ter such as Freddie Welsh never im- proves. In fact, as time goes on they invariably lose what little pressure they are able to put behind their blows. Sacrifices Force for Speed. Even Welsh when he first took to the game was an average hitter. Now he is more harmless than the average novice. The reason is not altogether becpuse he is growing old. Welsh has no ‘ambition to be a real hitter. He prefers to.rely upon his speed alone, and he Is careful to keep his muscles soft and not overdeveloped in order that nothing shall interfere with his speed of movement. Large muscles tax a boxer's stamina as well as his speed. The great fighters of the ring en- deavored to strike a happy medium so that they had the necessary strength to deliver a decigive blow without be- coming muscle-bound. But Welsh has gone to extremes in his anxiety to maintain his speed, refusing to culti- vate enough hitting muscle to do dam- ! age even when he swings with all his strength. New London Independents at Bridge- port. The New Loncon Independents, un- der the management of Herbert Stiles, will leave at 9 o'clock next Sunday morning by automobile for Bridge- port, where they will stack up against the fast Remington-Yost team of that city. The Independents will present the following lineup: Lawrence _ c, Burrows p, May 1b, D. Shea 2b, Déyle 3, O'Leary ss, Reagan If, Lucy cf, Sulltvan rf, Williams utility. Boxing Commission Meets. New York, Aug. 3.—The state boxing commission ‘was in session five hours here today. During that period the principal discuesion had to do with the question whether decisions had to be rendered at the conclusion of bouts in this state. Two of the commissioners ex- pressed themselves as being strongly in tavor of decisions by referees, but the committee as a whole, believing that the public was entitled to a voice in the matter, decidde to defer action until the next meeting. The commis- sioners favoring decisions said they believed such announcements would tend to force the boxers to extend themselves to & greater degree. Sterling Defeated Glasgo. Sterling defeated the strengthened Glasgo team Saturday, 21 to 7. Pard Phillips, the old reliable, started to pitch for.Glasgo, but a reception con- disting of 16 hits in four innings, put Pard to the woods. Heavy hitting by Sterling featured the game. . Also good work by Kent with men on bases. Next Saturday Sterling tackles Moosup at Moosup in the first of a five game series. The game will be called at 3.30 p. m. . Sterling would like to arrange Sun- day games away from home with some of the fast teams around Eastern Con- necticut. Arrangements can be made by writing J. B, Brunsden, Box 15, Sterling, Conn. PACKET”M'FARLAND AND MIKE GIBBONS MATCHED To Fight Sept. 11 at Brighton Beach for a Purse of $32,000. Racine,. Wis., ‘Aug. 3.—] Me- Farlang 5f Chicago and Mike Gibbons of St. Paul signed articles late today for a fight that is to take place Sept. 11 at the Brighton Beach motordrom New York. The contest will be for 1 rounds and the weights will be 147 pounds. The promoters offered a purse of $32,000, of which McFariand will receive $17,000 and Gibbons $15,000. Each boxer put up $2,500 as guar- antee of appearance on the day of the fight at the stipulated welght. Directum, 1, 1:58, worked In 2.02 1-2 and 2.03 last . AMERICAN 34 I8 UNSUSTAIN. < ry s 2 E;' ‘I i I fig i i § fpif 1 g H % 8 8 ! i i i H i kit § T : i i g g 3 practice in very essential points declares: o 12l “The one principle which is funds- universal by means of a blockade a belligerent is entitled to cut off by effective means the sea- borne commerce of his enemy.” Interception of Commerce, Consequently, Sir Edward argues, it is impossible to maintain that the right of a belligerent to intercept the commerce of his enemy can be limited in the way suggested in the Ameri- can notes on the subject, “There are many cases,” enemy property would afford strong evidence that they were of enemy ori- 8in or enemy destination, and it is only in such cases that we are detaining them. Where proof of enemy owner- ship would afford no evidence of such origin® or destination we are mot in the practice of detaining the goods.” Sir Edward’s note closes with the observation that “figures of recent months show that the increased oppor- tunities afforded by the war for Amer- ican commerce have more than com- pensated for the loss of the German and Austrian markets. * * * We hall continue to apply these measures with every desire to occasion the least possible amount of inconvenience, to persons engaged in legitjnate com- merce.” Supplemental Note. In the supplemental note, which is a reply to the American caveat giving notice that the United States would not recognize the orders-in-council in lieu of international law, Sir Edward Grey writes he does “not understand to what divergence of views as to the principles of law applicable in cases before the prize court, the government of the United States refers, for 1 am not aware of any differences existing between the two countries as to the principles of law applicable in cases before such courts.” Compares Rules of Courts. Sir Edward compares the rules gov- erning British prize courts to the rules applied by American courts, referring especially to the American case of the Amy Warwick before the United States supreme court, where it was held that “prize courts are subject to the in- structions of their own sovereign. In the absence of such Instructions, their jurisdiction and rules of decision are to bo ascertained by reference to the known power§ of such tribunals and the principles by which they are gov- erned under the public law and the practice of nations. It would appear, therefore, that the principles applied by the prize courts of the two coun- tries are identical.” Laws Governing Prize Courts. The supplemental note then proceeds with a long legal argument to demon- strate the practicability of a prize court being governed by international law and at the same time by municipal law in the form of orders-in-council. It finally comes to the case of the steamer Zpmora in the present war, in which the British court declared: “The nations of tne world need not be apprehensive that orders-in-council will emanate from the government of this country in such violation of the acknowledged laws of nations that it is concelvable that our prize tribunals, holding the law of nations in reve: ence, would feel called upon to disr gard and refuse obedience to the pro- visiors of such orders.” Legality of Orders-in-Council. Sir Edward then points out that the legality of the orders-in-council or of the measures taken under them have not vet been brought to a decision in a prize court, but he reminds the United States’ that “it is open to any United States citizen whose claim is before the prize court to contend that any order-in-council which may affect his claim is inconsistent with the principles of international law and is therefore not binding upon the court. If the prize court declines to accept his contentions, and if, after such a decision has been upheid upon appeal by the judicial committee of his ma- Jesty's privy council, the government of the CUnited States consider that there is serious ground for holding that the decision is incorrect and infringes the rights of their citizens, it is open to_them to claim that it should be subjected to review by an international tribunal.” Matamoros Cases of Civil War. The celebrated Matamoros cases of the Civil war then are cited to show that the supreme court of the United States held it had the right' to reverse the decisions of prize courts and “that there was no doubt of the jurisdiction of an international tribunal to review the decisions of the prize courts of the United States where the paries al- leging themseives aggrieved had prose- cuted their appeals to the court of last resort.” If the United States should bé die- satisfied with decisions of British prize gurts as sustained by the privy coun. cfl, the h_governmenigis prepared to concert with the United States “in order to decide upon the best way of applying the principle to the situation which would then have arisen.’ Invalidity of Claim in Neches Case. To the American note in the case of the steamer Neches which summarily demanded the expeditious release of | the American-owned goods detained under the orders-in-councll, “the inter- national invalidity of which the gov- ernment of the United States regard as plainly illustrated by the present in- stance,” Great Britaln replied that “while these acts of the German gov- ernment continue (‘sinking neutral as well as British merchant ships irre- spective of destination or origin of cargo and without proper regard for safety of passengers or crews), it seems neither reasonable nor just that his majesty’s government should be pressed _to abandon rights claimed in the British note an: mul;n goods from Germany to pass freely throush waters effectively patrolled by British ships of war.” maks s special examinttion in " the a & Neches case if hardship had been in- fiicted. . Declines to Allow Passage of Goods to Germany. 14 Immdl o t'::o«,: clination low._: passage originating in Germany or in a terri- tory under German control. The gen- eral cargo of the Neches originated in Belgium. ; Is An AND WATCH HILL o&}n 4 Adults, 50c; Children, 25¢ Shore Dinner Houses and Batl ALL PHASES EXCEPT IN Will Be Received. REGARD TO COTTON COVERED. Probable That a Note on That Subject Asset YOU Can’t Lose e, Commercial School Phone 721 An Education Block Island Watch Hi New London Norwich . g Beach near land; and Block Island. Foer further information, party rates, apply at office of company on Shetucket Wharf, Norwich. NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY STEAMER BLOCK ISLAND WATCH HILL and BLOCK ISLAND P.M. P. M. JLv. %2015 %245 345 420 **Sundays only SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and F Due 630 6.50 DAILY SERV!CI‘ Until Sept. 7 to 5.10 “P.M. ays, July 7 to September 3rd BLOCK ISLAND AND 535 P. M. RETURN Adults, 75c; Children, 40c at Wateh Hill C. J. ISBISTER, AGent e G szl troband is not irrevocable. but it is not yet convinced that the proposed alternatives might not system cause more trouble and friction. than the present of detaining cotton’ which is suspected of having an enemy country cent diplomatic discussions London and Washington delays_to American commerce ton. No question at the present time is giving the government here more vex- atious moments than cotton. The gov ernment already has indicated that its decision not to treat the staple as con- Keen Kutter —AND— Imperial SCYTHE EVERY ONE FULLY WARRANTED SPECIAL BARGAINS 25¢c HUMMER WINDOW SCREENS........ 35c HUMMER WINDOW SCREENS........ 40c HUMMER WINDOW SCREENS............. STEEL SCREENS at Reduced Prices $4.50 LAWN MOWERS........c..... $5.00 LAWN MOWERS. .......... $5.50 LAWN MOWERS.......... GARDEN HOSE 25 ft., 25 ft., 25 ft., 50 ft., 50 ft., ‘3%4-inch, $2.50, ¥-inch, $2.75, Y%-inch, $3.25, 34-inch, $6.75, 34-inch, $7.50, 4-ply, S-ply, 6-ply, 6-ply, 7-ply, Orders Delivered London, Aug. 3, 6.55 p. m.—The re- between concerning and Great Britain's order-in-couhcil will be published here tomorrow morning. The foreign office explains that all phases of the controversy between the United States and Great Britain, except with regard to cotton, are covered in the British notes, and that when a de- cision is arrived at on the cotton sit- uation it is probable that a note on this subject will be sent to Washing- for its destination. The correspondence concerning the American Neches, while bound from Rotterdam to the United States with seizure of Belgian and German has been followed by the fi?fl\e steamer cargo of already results, as several of the consignments orig- inating in Belgium which were aboard that_steamer have been released and' handed over to the American claim- ants. Official circles here are not optimistic that the Britigh replies will end the shipping controversy, but it is feit that the negotiations will not come to an impasse, as the government has ex- pressed its willingness to submit the differences between it and the United States to arbitration if an agreement is found to be impossible. reduced to. reduced to. reduced to. reduced to. reduced to. - The Household 2 Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street : Telenhone 5314 « 30c . $3.75 . $4.25. . $4.75 ..$2.00 .$2.25 .$2.75