Daily British Whig (1850), 15 Nov 1916, p. 9

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12 PAGES YEAR 83, NO. 2066 WILL PURSUE SAME POLICES Feels His Re-clection Means That Nation Endorses Cowse He Followed. RUMOR CABINET CHANGES PRESIDENT AND LANSING (CON- FER ON SUBMARINE SITUATION. The President's Son-in-Law May Re- sume His Law Practice--Morgen- thau Mentioned as Successor, Washington, Nov. 14.--President Wilson conferred with Secretary Lansing regarding international mat- and the status of questions that have arisen in eonnection with the German submarine attacks on vessels on which Americans were travelling, either as passengers or members of crews, No line of action-was deter- mined upon, After the conference Secretary Lansing stated that the United States Government is not yet in possession of sufficient facts concerning any of the pending U-boat cases upon which to base any conclusion. In the ab- sence of facts it is impossible for the Government to determine its atti- tude, or to conclude whether there has been a violation of Germany's U-boat pledges to this country, Inquiry has been made of the Ger- man government through the Ameri- can embassy at Berlin regarding the cases of the steamer#Marina, Rowan- more, Arabia, Columbian and Lanao, all of which have recently heen sunk by German submarines, No response to this inquiry has been made. The State Department is also wait- ing affidavits and detailed reports from our constls, who have been in- structed to look into such of these cases as have fallen within their re- spective jurisdictions and for infor- mation that is being assembled by the American embassy at London. It is expected that in the case of the Rowanmore the German govern- ment will seek to set up the justifica- tion that the vessel was sunk be- cause she attempted to 'escape when challenged to halt, No Report on Marina, Unofiicial messages from Berlin indicate that the German Govern- ment has received no report on the sinking of the Marin®, which was de- stroyed in the same vicinity and about the same time as the Rowan- more, The commander of the sub- marine that sunk the Rowanmore has returned to a German port and reported on the sinking of the Ro- wanmore, but made no report on the Marina case, The Columbian case is expected to take substantially the same status as that of the American sailing ship Willfam P. Frye, one of payment of indemnity under the old Prussian- American Treaty, which is to be con- strued by The Hague Tribunal. The case of the Lanao, an American ves- sel alleged to have been transfetred from American to Norwegian regis- try, is expected to hinge around the question of registry, and if the vessel is found to have been still of Ameri- can registry, to hinge on the question of indemnity involved in the Frye case, In the cases of the Marina and Arabia both vessels are alleged to have been sunk without warning. These vessels were armed. They flew the British flag, but Americans were aboard, and under the pledges given by Germany to this country neither of these vessels should have been sunk without warning and without safety to passengers or crew, unless vessels showed resistance or tried to escape. It ig not improbable that Germany's defense in the case of the steamers may be that they were arm- ed, but if this is the only justifica- tion offered for sinking these vessels, and they were sunk without warning, the United States, it is expected, will take a firm stand and insist that the vessels should, even if armed, not Fr Growing Custom The custom: of placing Grape-Nuts on the table at all meals is growing in Cana- dian homes, Both children and grown- ups help themselves to this delicious food as often as they like. It contains the entire nutriment of wheat and barley, digests quickly, , amd is wonderfully energiz- ng. ' Every table should have its daily. ration of : "There's a Reason" Canadian Postum Cereal Co. Lod. 5 WwW re Ont, - SECOND SECTION without safety to human life they resisted or fled. I---------- Rumored Cabinet Changes. | The information was given today,! with some show of authority, that President Wilson had decided that no member of his cabinet need retire] with the beginning of the President's! second term unless it suited his pur- pose to do so. There is good reason to believe that this is the President's disposition. Nothing has occurred to indicate that any general desire exists | in the Cabinet circle to give the President an opportunity to appoint] a new set of advisers, Thomas Watt Gregory, of Texas, the attorney-gen-| eral, is credited with having arranged | to resume the practice of law, but| confirmation is lacking of this re- | port, which has been in circulation | since before the election. In official | circles the rumor is persistent that| Wm, G. McAdoo, of New York, the| President's son-in-law, is being urged by some of those ¢lose. to him to quit official life next. March. Mr McAdoo is in the early fifties, and the story has it that he may decide to re-establish his law practice in New York or become connected with some large financial epterprise. ° » Already the selection of a new sec- retary of the treasury is being dis- cussed in quarters where the pur- poses of the administration with re- gard to possible Cabinet changes would be probably known. The name of Representative Carter Glass, of Virginia, is being mentioned in this connection. Mr, Glass is chair- man of the House Committees on Banking and Currency. Henry Morgenthau, of New York former ambassador to Turkey, who was chairman of the general finance committee of the Democratic Na- tional Committee in the political campaign just ended, is being men- tioned as a possible successor to Mr. McAdoo | During the presidental campaign, the rumor was persistent that Jose- phus. Daniels, secretary of the navy, would not remain in the Cabinet if Mr, Wilson were re-elected, ~ With the election over, the information is furnished that the President has no intention of displacing Mr. Daniels. It. was stated defmitely by officials in the confidence of the President that his re-election will mean no radical changes in any of his policies. He is said to feel that in general his course has been endorsed by the nation at the polls, consequently the administration's policy both in do- mestic and foreign affairs, it is pre- dicted, will remain practically un- changed. unless WITH RUSSIAN PEASANT. Land Belongs to Entire Village, Not to Individuals. Land belongs not to individual peasants in Russia, but to the vil. lage as a whole. It can be redivid- ed every twelve years at the wish of a majority of two-thirds. This and all other local questions, such as the incidence of taxation, are settled by village meetings, consist- ing of the heads of houses, where age naturally has a predominance. A decision which carries a major- ity of two-thirds is, by law of the Empire, a legal "sentence" of the village. The village elects its own village elder, who is responsible for the call- ing of meetings; and at certain sea- sons, e.g., that of hay-making, these meetings take place as often as once a week. M villages are united in a can- ton, which is suled by a cantonal elder, similarly elected by the chosen representatives of all the villages of the canton. io ¢ Hearing But Not Listening. 1 In the course of a visit to Nagpur, the capital of the Central Provinces, there was an amusing ending to a civil case. It was an appeal case, and on one side was a Mr, : fare ol | have been sunk without warning or| onstrated, GERMAN AVIATORS PLUCK UP COURAGE Beginning to Dispute the Aerial Master of the Al- lied Aviators. London, Nov. 15.--The Times has 'received the following despatch from the | its special correspondent with armies in France: The German airmen havé grown bolder. They are making a more serious attempt to dispute the mas- tery of the air with us, This winter probably will see some bitter fight- ing. Alr fighting is now much closer and more savage than ever it has been before, The importance of air mastery has been more clearly dem- The individual fighting and the number killed have immen- sely increased with greater speed of machines and 'greater cleverness in handling them. The old, leisurely combats are no more, Now It is a headlong plunge, a single shot, a dip, a swerve, another shot, a loop, a single shot again, a "duel swifter, more breathless, more reckless than any fighting that ever was before on earth or sea. One of the ehief evidences of the new activity has been a great aerial battle in which seyenty airplanes were engaged Thureday and which the official communigue mentioned. CHICAGO GETS ONE HOUR For New Year Joy In The City's Gay Cafes, ~ Chicago, . Nov. will have to crowd all their New Year gateties into just one hour this year. Mayor Thompson has an- nounced that the last day of the year coming on Sunday, cafes selling lig- uor here will be closed until mid- night under the state laws, At mid- night they may open, but at lo'clock they will 'have to close to conform to the efty ordinance, New Japanese Superdreadnought, Kobe, Japan, Nov. 15.--The super- dresdfiought Ise was successfully launched yesterday. While in the inland sea returning from the ceremony a gasoline explo- sion destroyed submarine No. 4. Six officers of the under-water boat were seriously, and eight seamen slightly" injured. Two of the crew are miss- ing. i -------- The average man no sooner gets out of trouble than he plunges in again, SALTS IF KIDNEYS OR BLADDER BOTHER Harmless to Flush Kidneys and Neu- » dralize Irritating Acids. Kidney and Bladder weakness re- sult from urie acid, says a noted au- thority. The kidneys filter this acid from the blood and pass it on to the bladder, where it often remains to irritate and inflame, causing a burn- ing, scalding sensation, or setting up an irritation at the néck of the blad- der, obliging you to seek relief two Of three times during the night. The sufferer is in constapt dread, the Water passes sometimes with a scald- ing sensation and is very profuse; asain, there is difficulty in avoiding Bladder weakness, most folks call it, because they can't control urina- . 'While it is extremely annoy- and sometimes very painful, this I8 really one of the most simple ail- + ts to overcome. Get about four of Jad Salts from your drug- blespoonful d salts is Mexpensive; harsaless. 'made from the acid of grapes nd 'mon juice, combined with 1 used by thousands N-- | 15.--Chicagoans | gin | { | BORDEN WILL STAY | | | | | | | | | | told you?" ' (#8 "Oh, yes, mum," sald the maid-of- As the farmers' union in Seotland is trying to raise the price of milk to 1s. 6d. a gallon, many families have start- ed goat farms to ensure a supply for the winter The pictures 'show: 1--A utive milkmaid asd her herd of Be 8; 2-4A. tiny milkmaid with her pail 'and stool to milk her goats NIAAA A A A A A REIGNS OVER NOBLE MEN. all ready To-day Is Birthday of Belgian King --=Js Still in the Field. KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM To-day, November 15th, is the birtliday of King Albert of Belgian, the sovereign of that nation of noble men, who, when the Germian Army swept into Belgium two and a half years ago, drew his sword and said, "For us'there can be no other ans- wer," % King Albert and his consort are still in the field, be at the head of his shattered little army, she, doing the work that only a woman can do. Isolated from this king and his army are seven million of his sub- jects--mostly women and children, the women and children, of Bel- gium's soldiers--subjected to Ger- man rule, being starved, mal-treated and driven slowly toward .death. workers and Belgium's king expect the Allies of this little nation WITH PREMIERSHIP | Denies Rumor of His Going to| Accept Judicial or Other |! Position. a Ottawa, Nov. 15.--An I sta nt was given out from the Prine Minister's office authorizing denial of the rumor that Sir Robert Borden intends to give up the Pre- miership and retire from public life. The somewhat unusual and sugges- tive 'course has been adopted by Sir Robert of declaring that he is going to stay on his job. The statement declares that "the Prime Minister deems it his duty to remain at his post until after the close of the war, and he will so remain so long as he has the mandate of the people. So far as he is cvoncerned; there is no thought or suggestion of accepting any judicial or other position here or in Great Britain. All such rumors are imaginative," ' Those in the Conservative camp who have been suggesting or hoping for a new leader will therefore take this tip from Sir Robert himself, ---- A Misunderstanding, Salt boiled beef was the main item on the luncheon menu, and the flavor of this particular joint was so odd that the family laid down thelr knives and forks in unison. ? "General" Mary Jane was sent or. "There is something wrong with this beef, Mary," said the mistress of the house. "Did you soak it as I all-work, brightly, "I soaped it well all round." Wants to Sell a Battlefield. One of the most remarkable adver tisements ever published is that which appeared in the European edi- | tion of the New York Herald a few days ago offering for sale a battle field in the Somme district, "furrow- ed by British and Prussian trenches." It is behind the present British lines, and there can be no doubt about the validity of the title, Cost of the Irish Mess, Seven hundred and seventy/hine claims for compensation for pi destroyed in the rebellion, amount- ing to more than £2,500,000, are waiting to be heard. Army of Gift Clerks, How women are helping in offies work is shown by the fact that while there were 27,000 girl clerks in London before the war, the number now is at least 100,000, 'We might have more pity for the other fellow if we knew the weight of his burden. Many damn the Lord because He made thorns and roses grow on the same bushes, From the moral standpoint, what you and I may call fast color may be the reverse. The conclusion often comes to me that many men are made to worty other men. A 'man may be humble without having to advertise the fact. The poor we have always with us | their lives to fight for it. pearance gives the lie to the belief | --especlally poor excuses, FLAG: OF BRITAIN FIRST. Since the Time of the Commonwealth --Naval Term Explained. . When did Britain first assert her supremacy on 'he Narrow Seas? It is possible that this may have beea first done in the time of the Edwards, when the English Kings, ruling pos- sessions on both sides of the Chan- nel, would naturally claim sovereign- ty over the waters between England and France; and it is quite certain the French and also the Flemish so that this right was admitted by both early as 1330, for in a petition of certain Flemish traders to the Eng- lish King for punishment of English pirates, he is distinctly alluded to as "Lord of the Narrow Seaf"--in fact, they were commonly spoken of about this time as the "English Seas." Even earlier than this, however, after the great battle of Damme, King John caused it to be proclaim- ed that all foreign ships refusing to salute English men-of-war were to be treated as enemies, and either de- stroyed or confiscated, and instruc. tions to this effect were actually is- sued to the fleet down to the end of the eighteenth century. In the time of the Commonwealth this sovereignty of the seas was strongly resisted by 'the Dutch, but Admiral Blake's great victory over Van Tromp and De Ruyter finally settled the matter, and since then every ship of another nationality salutes a British one first. This, however, has now come to be regard- | ed as merely a piece of naval eti- quette, and does not convey any idea of inferiority or submission. No Need to Stay Down. In a letter to a friendsin Guelph, a former inmate of the Prison Farm, now a member of the 5th | Overseas Pioneers, speaks of the number of Prison Farm men who left Valcartier Camp during the | week for service overseas. The let- | ter says: "These men less than a year ago were at the Farm for transgressing some laws, but their | very presence in the uniform-.of the | King proves that they believe in law and order to the extent of risking held by some that a man once down must stay there. Dr. Gilmour would { be proud to-day were he able to see , these boys in-line as we saw them." She Wondered. An old couple had come up to Lon- don on a short holiday, and while looking around one day they saw over a shop a sign which read: "Pohnson"s Shirt Store." "Well, I declare," said . "I wonder who tore what he tells people: about it Can't his wife mend it?" Motor for Munition Workers. It is said that American munition workers are drawing as much us £100 to £110 weekly. One hundred dollars equals £20 16s 8d, apd it is not surprising to hear that 'many of them are buying motor-cars. It was recently mentioned in court that British munition-workers sometimes earn £500 a year. -------- the old it and for? 'There may be a certain satisfaction in being just prominent enough to at- tract people who have gold bricks to Their ap- | FED 1000 POOR 10° FURL VO Which Hie Made Whea Poor Man Twenty Years Ago. HE HIMSELF WAS. AIDED BY CHARITY WHEN HE ARRIVED IN. NEW YORK As An Immigrant~--Now He Is Pros- perous and Gave Food to the Needy According to a Solemn Promise New York, 'Nov. 14.--Twenty years ago Max Gootschneider, with his wife and baby girl, arrived in New York penniless from Volna, Russia. He begged help from a charitable organization and was glv- en a job as a fur dyer, In return he wade a vow that when his daughter should be married 'all men who were hungry as he was |then should be fed. | The immigrant became a prosper- jous fur dealer and yesterday an- {nounced the coming marriage of his | daughter to a diamond merchant. He drove to the Hebrew Society's head- [Quarters in his limousine and ex- | plained that he was ready to keep his | vow, which he made a score of years ago. | "How many immigrants have you {here now?" he asked. He was told about 200. | 'Not enough," he declared. "Go out into the neighborhood. I want to feed any number up to 1,000, per- haps more if you can get them." Nearly 1,000 poor were fed at his expense between 1 p. m. and mid- | night. KILLED IN QUEBEC | James E. Baker, Loses Life in Quarry, | Quebec, Nov, 15.--While superin- | tending the work of loading a blast ;at the Chateau Richer stone quarries | James Ethelbert Baker, son of J. W. { Baker, was almost instantly killed when one of the ledges of the heavy {tripod which was placed over the { hole, gave way, the top of the in- | strument striking the young man on | the head in its fall. Deceased's wife resides in Montreal where the burial will take place on Thursday. The father of young Baker was for sev- eral years manager of the Kent House, Montmorency Falls, Recall Gift To Constantine, Athens, Nov. 15--The municipality of Salonika, in which was launched the movement to take Greece into of King Constantine, has formally revoked its gift of Villa Alatini and Niauga Forest, made to the after the Balkan war. The reason Gssigneg is the "ingratitude' of the ng. King & war in opposition to the wishes Derived from dispose of. Made from Cream of Tartar Grapes The quality of cake, biscuits and other flour foods is very largely de. termined by the ingredients of the bak- ing powder with which they are made. The most eminent scientists and food authorities are on record to the effect that a cream of tartar baking powder, is the most satisfactory because of its healthful properties. but wholesome qualities to the food and renders biscuits, cake, muffins, etc, light, appetizing and digestible: It adds none

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