OLLOWING is President Wil-
. son's annual message. deliver
ed It the beginning of the
, short term of the Sixty~thiro
congress:
. Gentlemen of the Congress-The see
uloa upon which you are now entering
will be the closing session of the Six-
ty-third congress, a congress. i ven-
hire to say. which will long be remem-
bered folothe great body of thoughtful
and constructive work which it has
done in loyal response to the thought
- and needs of the country. i should
like in this address to review the note
his record and try to make adequate
assessment of it. but no doubt we
stand too near the work that has been
done and are ourselves too much part
of it to play the part of historians to
ward it.
Moreover. our thoughts are now more
of the future than of the post While
we have worked at our tasks~of peace
the circumstances of the whole age
have been altered by war. What u'ehave'
done for our own land and our own
people we did With the best that was in
as. whether of character or of intelllr
geuce. with sober enthusiasm and a
confidence in the principles upon which
we were acting which sustained as at
every stcp'of the difficult undertak-
ing. But it is done. It has passed from
our hands. it is now an established
part. of the legislation of the country
its usefulness. its effects will disclose
themselves in experience. What chief-
ly strikes us now, as we look about us
during these closing days of a year
which will be forever memorable in the ‘
history of the world. is that we face
new tasks. have been facing them 1
these six months. must face them in
the months to come-face them without
partisan feeling. like men who have
forgotten everything but a common
duty and the fact that we are repre-
“WE NEED SHlPS; WE riAVE
NO? GOT THEM"
The United States, this great
people for whom we speak and
act, Ihould be ready as never
before to serve itself and to
serve minkind- ready with its
resources, its lnerpioa, its forces
of production and its mean- of
distribution. ’ ‘ ‘ 'Wo are
not ready to mobilise our re-
noel-coo at once. We are not
prepared to use them immo-
diatedy ahd at their ‘beet. with-
out clay and without waste.
To speak plainly. we have
grouly erred in the way in
which we have stunted and hln-u
dared the development of our
merchant marine, and now. when
we need ships, we have not not
them.
sentatives 'of a great people whose
thought is not of us. but of what Amer:
lea owes to herself and to all mankind
to such circumstances as these upon
which we look amazed and anxious.
War has interrupted the means of
trade not only. but also the processes
of production. In Europe it is destroy-
lng men and resources wholesale and
upon a scale unprecedented and up
nailing. There is reason to fear that
the time is near. it it be not already at
hand. when'scvernl of the countries of
Europe will find it difficult to do for
their people What they have hitherto
been always easily able to do—muny
.ieasentJnl and fundamental things At
any rate.‘ they will need our help and
our manifold services as they have
never needed them before. and we
should be ready. more tit and ready
than we have eVer been. '
AMERICA FACES NEW
MARKETS FOR TRADE.
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Merchant Marine Must Be Bullt‘Up to
I Moot Opportunity.
[t is of equal consequence that the
nations whom Europe has usually sup-
plied with innumerable articles of man-
ufacture and commerce of which they
are in constant need and without which
their economic development haltsand
atnnds still can now get only. a small
Wynn: of what they formerly imported.
end eagerly look to us to supply their
ill but empty markets. This is partio
may true of our own neighbors. the
mm. great and small. of Central and
fit‘viIth amedch. Their lines ot'tralle
move hitherto run chiefly athwart the
' been; not to..our ports. but to. the ports
'.exof Great Britain and of the older con
flash: of Europe. i do not stop to in
quire why or to make any comment on
liable caused. What interests as
riot in not the explanation. not
not and our duty and opportunity
the proton at it. Em are alar-
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IIrets which we must supply, and we
[must find the means of uctiou.'1‘he
United States. this meet people for.
ready‘ as never before to serve itself,
and to serve mum ready with its
rostrum its energies. its forces or
production and "its means of distitbu“
ilion. r _.
”unsettle-lemma»
_{10:30 last night in front of the Atlas
1‘ Hotel on Fairlield avenue. and fired a
=to her his entrance.
whom we speak and act. Should he 1‘
THREE ”RIIIIS
liotel Alias and tallied Arcana.
M city. Crowds ’
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Spirited Windows and Terraiizod
Diners' ill llostelry
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BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 8.—Armed with
three 3mm». revolvers, William s
Bi‘audegee. automobile enthusiast and
man-about-town. ran smack about
bullet through the plate glass door of
the hostelry, grazing the trousers of
the colored doorman who endeavored
Things happened quickly then. The
bullet crashed into the wall, and the
hotel dining room. which was quite
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rmm RheleSIrchond'faxed at fifty
r..“..- ; Gents, Way Read Only Two
BARROW. Dec. 8. vii London, “:15!
and Ilaif Cents.
full at. the time. burst into an uproar
as the diners stampeded for cover.
Ila a second the hotel was empty. so;
far as outward and visible evidences I
were concerned Fvery body had duck-i
ed for‘ ”tower" of some kind. I
Bombardo the Street. 1
Apparently outfitted that the siege
of Antwerp w“ progressing satis-
factorily. lirandegee then turned his
a. m.~——'I‘he British steamer Vedra.I
from Port Arthur, Texas. Willis
of gasoline. went ashore near here this
morning in a heavy sale
The cargo limited and. of the crewI
of thirty-six men on board the Veda:
only two weretesvod. and they w‘ero
severely burn
are-Mum iii-6 Loot.
tonnes. mitts mi 1: m.-—.A an.
DISRIIIERI MADE WHEN
”RENAL“ WERE RRlRIEll
'1." Irish: first Tim Isles
Fierce Fighting is in Progress Along the Yser Canal, fj .
itlg Reports That Allies Have Started Advance All 'Along .,
Line «Likely That Germans WiIi Seek to Capture Warmw
Now That Lodz Has Been invested. --Se1vieas Alleged to Have
Captured 1800 Austrians.
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legumes. «esteem-n “like“ patch. ammonium to lumen 'm’ .
venue. He fired one bullet up the l ograQOnpaay reports" that the entire
street and another do“! T116 (15" crew of twenty men of the Swedish
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it is a very tactical matter, In mat-
ter of ways one] means. We have the Lman 42 centimeter guns never created
”sources. but are we fully ready to a bigger impression than that From
usetheln‘i And. ifwe can make ready and to end there was a 86119?“
what we have. have we the means at stampede-doorways, telegraph poles.
Mild to “5‘11“!“ it? We, are not and every point of shelter were in
Iwild demand I
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’! Surveying this situation, Brandegee
PROSPECTS Hill with apparent satisfaCtion. looked
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over his traveling arsenal—three .38
calibre gone, all loaded to the hilt
with the exception of the three ex-
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.—-Prosp‘octslploded shells—and prepared for fur-
for an luauiry in Congress into the Na- ther activities He was apparently I
"on 8 military Preparedness appeared‘ getting ready ionsue an oillcial com- I
bright today. The question has to beI
brought up in the Senate on Senator?
Lodge‘ s resolution calling for an inves ,
ligation by a. national security com “00mm; '10“ STEAMER
mission. The senator had given no-
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lice of his intention, to call up his res
olution today.
introduced by Representative Gardner.
is pending ’in the House. and he has
announced that he would press it for
passage. in addition, several other,
bills and resolutions will be introduc-
ed. '
In the event an investigation is or-
dered. it was believed today that it
would be undertaken by the Military
and Naval committees of Congress,
rather than by a national security‘com-
mission. President Wilson’s opposition
to an inquiry by such a commission is
on the ground that it would be an un-
wise way of handling :‘a question
which might create very unfavorable
intematlonal impressions.” The Presi-
dent is know‘h to favor an inquiry by
the regular Congressional committees.
Military and Naval committees of
Congress now are conducting what
practically amounts to. an investiga-
tion into the subject in the framing of
the Army and Navy uAppropriatiou
bills. At hearings before those com
mittees high Army and Navy officers
have told of conditions in‘ both arms‘ot
the service Today 'Rlear Admirals
Badger and Fletcher were to testify be-
fore the House Naval committee rs-
gsrdlng the preparedness of the Navy
in the Mexican trouble. ‘ '
AWARSHIP STILL AGROUND
BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. 8—-Accor-
ding to a dispatch from ocean City,
Md" timed lo a. m. today. the steam-
er supposed there to be 11 Worship,
which grounded five miles below
that place yesterday, was still fast
this morning and blowing herrvlhlsJ
tie for help. The high sea and fog
prevented assistance being rendered
either from the shore or the sea.
A similar resolution. I
« pistolvcompelled Mrs. Dihasi and her
RIGIIAIID PECII'
The owners of the “Richard Peck"
of New Haven, have telephoned tel
shipping concerns and boatmeii in
South Nor-walk asking if they have had
any news of that vessel, or whether
she was driven by the storm into the‘
Nor-walk harbor” "
'No news has been receiv ed from the‘
crew of the "Peck" for some time. andi
fears are being felt for her safety. 'I‘hoI
New Haven owners are telephoning all
along the Sound cheat in search" of
news of her. The captain of the
freighter “Marion.” which arrived at
South Norwaik at noon, stated he did
not see the “Peck" or any other ves-
eel.-
A number ofbosts are tied up at
Wilson’s Point. because of the severe~
storm on the Sound. but, 'upon an in-
qulrxmade this afternoon. it was stat-1
ed the “Peck" was not among them.
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BliIIGlARS IlSEIl A PISTOL
_AlIIl illIliIIIIll’OIIAI
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.——'l‘wo iliar-glare
entered the apartment of Mrs. Mary
Dibasi, on the Upper East; Side. dur-
ing the night; and lit-the point of the
husband to submit to being chloro-
formed. The couple awoke seven
hours later. and notified the police.
The apartment had beenrrausacked. I
Even the wedding ring worn bythe
woman had been taken. '
I
‘saem Voilmer will work hard fol-u
steamer Nom-Sverige perished when .
the ship struck a mine of! the Finnish BRIDGEPORT, “Dee. 8. ——V'v hen the
coast. ‘ County commissioners came to issue
Two Swedish steamers. the Dune liquor licenses in Bridgeport yester-
and the liverilda. were reported yes- “! morning, they made a discovery
terdayt as having been lost in a almi-i in connection with the new war tax
for manner in the some vicinity. and it in We times which indicates that
is possible that this route will now be some V017 powerful influences were
cloned” ugmc by the government, be ti.” WOT}! in Washington when the bill
cause of the danger from drifting fills passed
mines As told in these columns, it was
' The Nerra-Sverige was 3 mm: of then discovered that all who secured
769 tons and who owned in Heparin»; a bond for their liquor license would
do, Sweden. Ihsve to put a stamp upon the bond.
The steamer Vedra loft Port Arthur This stamp. it was supposed, would
for London Nov.13.und passed Nor- he fifty cents for all bonds.
$01k 0” "‘8 "1‘ She “:3 ’e‘i’°’1““dllf“!; It was right in this latter connec-
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lifahifclafilfififiailh: In; I.sne i ‘1‘)“ m“ "‘9 “19"" “wk-M ”me
had changed her destination and wool one In securing the P333888 DI the
bound for some port on west ;hlll was discovered
coast of England ' l it was found in the law that when
T2: :0333‘33‘93333; {3113033112 in private citizen went on a bond
8138 11101895 at Sunderland Eng. was ““1“ m.” 3 mm” 0‘ ““5 “9“”
but when a bond was furnished by
of i, 507 tons and belonged to the As-
sociated Coal Carriers Company. of aivsurety company the cost would be
the
London. but half of one per cent. of the pre;
mlum.
SHERIFF VOLLIIEII to "E“. Coats Two and a Half Cents.
“I". mmfl Now the premium on the 3400 bond
which“ given for the liquor license,
is :5. " One half of one per cent. of
‘ William Voihner, of Bridgeport, is
certain to meet with formidable oppo-
sition in his fight for the ‘bertll of U.
S. Marshal. in New Haven it has
been figured former senator James E. PRINTED.
McGann was reasonably certain of WASHINGTON, Dec 8.-—'—Following
succeeding Marshal Hewley, when the publication yesterday of charges
letters term expires shortly. but the against James M Sullivan Ambassa-
esrneet claims Democrats from many dor Minister to Santo Domingo oili-
parts of the state are putting forth, , clais made available for inspection of
have made Mr. McGann' a friends has . a mass oi! correspondence, including
tie to assure him the appointment. endorsements given to Mr. Sullivan
lit is stated there is a probability before his appointment. changes ‘by
of a clash among the Democratic con-l various people against him Mr. Sulli-
gressman of the state for the right of van‘ 3 replies to those charges and
naming the next U S. Marshal. Con»; other letters and reports bearing on
gressmen Lonergun and Kennedy are the question
said‘ to believe their respective dis-I No oiliclal statement was issued,
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CHARGES AGAINST SULLIVAN
Ptricts should be given one of the real. but it was said the allegations against
good federal :lOllE 0‘ the state, and. Mr. Sullivan would be carefully ex
they want one of their men to be: amin'od to determine if anything new
Mil-filial- ' Ila them demanded investigation.
Congressman Jeremiah Donovan. of] ‘ —-'—.—.a----——-—-—
this city. has not expressed himselfl ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
on the subject but local friends all NEW HAVEN. Conn..,Deo.8 8.—-Jos~
enh Commisso nos arrested at North
Branford. yesterday. by local detec-
, tires, for the murder of James Otto
was treatscted re in this city Bouncy. Ottobre was
"street in the pres
churchmen. and
him '
Routine holiness
last evening at the meeting of Pro- shot down on the
greaaiyo Forum mine. 'l'he eater- l once of s etc it
City Clerk Joseph J. unman- yes- I mama commune Will canyono at «lied within a" few’lilomenu .‘lealousy
tertlay was a visitor in Bridgeport.
the neat mastitis. J,‘ ‘ I-ls said to laws been the motive
'Lodz. but In view of the repeated German claims
- sidcrable debate.
gave out an official communication ycstcrtlav
()fficizii advices from Berlin today confirm the re:' I
ports that the Allies have assumed the offensive in France
and Belgium, but do not indicate that the movement has
yet grown to formdiablc proportions [he attacks, it is
said. have been few in number and have been defeated.
I’rivatc dispatches from Holland arc to the effect that‘ ,w
fierce fighting is in progress along the Yscr Canal. These: ‘ “5'?
reports are in partial agreement. with the latest official 1 I . 73.
French communications, which. however. tend to SIIOW .' ‘
that. the forward movement'of the Allies is being attt’mpt-J
ed at points all along the line. ' I
Berlin already is looking toward the possible” invest- 2
meat bf Warsaw as a result. of the capture of frolic. I 7
Russian Poland. It was shill officially at the German ’
capital today atliai news of decisive results in the cam-
palgn against the Russians may be expected at any time, A
and that latest reports from the militry ‘licathuartcrs ,
lead to the belief that "upczalions thus far have been
successful." It is reported unofficially in Berlin that‘l' ..
100000 Russians were captured at Lodz.
In the Balkans Austrian armies apparently have met
with checks in their opetat oils, which recently have. “-
been attended with marked success. An official statement
whelmed h) the Services in the recent fighting and he
retired in disorder, losing 1.800 inch Reports from Cot-t
tiajc state that the Austrians delivered several Violelltl-
‘ attacks against the Montcacgrin forces, but were repulsed
with heavy losses.
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LONDON, Dec. 8.12:08 p. m’.—-VVhilc the allied
armies in the west grope their way forward‘ cautiously,
grappling with the Germans here and there for singht atfi-l
cantiag‘ca, Itlic great struggle in Poland continues, lwitll.
the Germans for the time being apparently scoring lhe
most points. \
Russia has not let lliII\ conceded the occupation of
and
the Russian admission of the re-formation of her battle 1,
line there. it would seem that the German center has I;
achieved this goal. upsetting what for a time was hailed ’ ‘
as a decisive Russian victory. The capture of Lodz, if ,'
indeed at‘wmplishcd. will threaten the Russian line vgof
communication with Warsaw, that is to say, the grant. - 3'
arterial railway which runs diagonally across Poland I
from Czcnstochowa to the Polish capital. Details _of thé} .
battle are still lacking, hon ever and it remains to lie 51
seen whether the (iCi‘lllflilS will be able to make a further:
udx ancc. - 1 > .i' {
i‘his qualification is made even in Berlin where it Is I“
pointed out editorially that the Germans must follow the
retreating Russians rcl‘cntlcts= ly if they would relieve the-:2?
pressure around Cracow and on the East. Prussian from,
tier. The opinion is expreSScd by military critics here‘
that the Russians illitiV merely fall back on their e‘r’i 7.
trenchmenfs to the. rear and remain on the defensive
uhilc their left and right wings respectively batter Crew
cow and harass East Prussia_ '
Whether the German achievements in Poland have.
been accomplished by means of bringing up reinforce
me‘nts from the western battle front is "a matter ofkcou 1.
A dispatch from Pctrograd says i;
has been learned authoritatively tlicr that the Germans?“
transferred six army corps and five cavalary division;
lroni the west to the cast, but there has ben so much un-
founded speculation as to the movements of Germain
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I troops that all reports of this nature must be discounted. 5
It is true that the tendency of the Germans in the west
.west. has been inclining more toward the defensive, but
London papers caution the public that there is nothing
to indicate that the German forces have been weakccntl
seriously by shifts of troops to the cast.
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December 8.— The French \Var Quill:
as fol-J
PARIS,
lows:
“In the region of Armenticres and of Arms, as well i
a
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