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mitts of Col“ ........... 10
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WDON, larch 29.———(Correspond-
mo of The Associated Pm.)—On.
r} d the mat spectacular election can.
. as
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plans that England has ever wit.
-ued was made by Pemberlon-Biil-
" -’ fig. an aviator. who was the success-
‘d
55‘
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:: .“Hato” no that he could get into
ads
'45" w tomato m wake up.”
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Inl'candidatee for member of the
”no of Ctmnnons for [East lierts, a
".1, ~viag august: community. Mr. Bill-
a
kg was dissatisnsd with the gOvem-
nt'l policy of attempting to fight off
“.mpollns and ran as the “airman
.hrlhlnant aid as he hiluelf said
Iliad: mm. elecubasenng'dreu-
3:" filial pa aviator. He. made a personal
....::: star at! tho constituency-ma proceed.
* 1t: are. “MMOU‘ the noon 1- much
fr.
’fr
at
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I. name style that was popular with
H“ 0111514810 politicians in the United
; m. Billings also used motor can
“motorcycles to reach the voters.
lb always carried a miniature 291».
' ’alifaround with him.
Until a few months ago Mr. Billings
was a squadron commander in the Bri-
Ish Royal Naval Air Service. lie
‘ , 'u a large part in planning a raid
.. in his numerous speeches,
atonid be 17-0 machines, with a speed
against the Zeppelin headquarters at
, Ilka Constance and afterwards filled
a post in the anti-aircraft service in
”land. Then he became dissatisfied
ml the government's aircraft policy
Ind. because he could not have his
way in the manner he thought the gov
career: mleht to treat the raiding
arty-n: quit the service.
Billings t aim-.1 the Briti'lh air ser-
, Vice in itladrquate and wants it put on
a war basis. His scheme includes the
Imlntment of an Air Minister and
the building of 5.000 aeroplanes with-
‘ln nix months. Great Britain should
antral the air. the new member ar—
m. n
‘To ensure the defence of Great Bri-
tain against Zeppelins,“ Billings said
“there
”i eighty miles an hour. each capable
d destroying an airship at a range of
not less than a mile. fifty to be coll-
finally ready to fly any moment. In
“lion each squadron of ten such
aeroplanes should have five patrol ma-
chines: equal to 115 mile: an hour. to
ilgllt the. German aeroplanes. They
~-.~ should be armed with machine guns
tiring explosive bullets. Each roach-
ha should have. a senrchlight'with a
man of at least a mile." ' ‘
fillings aleo'has very dellnlt‘e ddeas
nbout how to control the air defence.
in would have an air director who
would have on the wallet his room in
the War Offlce a map of England, 15
"foot square, painted on glass and div—
fled into 100 squat-ex. Each square
would be in electrical contact with the
local, headquarters of the correspond
pg ‘square of country. There would
' .0 another may. similarly squared, on
in table. and in the Meter ot each
square would be a telegraphic kc
touching any one of the telegraphic
fin an operator would communicate
fintautly with the local commander of
shes‘quare in the country. The local
wander would instantly signal the
mint of the message by pressing a
Won which would illuminate his nar-
fhfalnrjquare ill the glass wan map
‘h tront'of the director's eyes.
smut um *
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PHONOGRAPH
COUPON =i
boas. No daborabs productions are
oontuplatod until circumstances rad-
ically change. Of the larger theatres.
the Comedic I-Yanoaine is the «lily one
now playing every evening; the oth-
ers give from four to five perform-
ances per week, while the small then-
tra of tho dilerent quarters give 3
to 4 performances.
. The moving picture shows are run-
ning far ahead of the theatres in pop-
ularit; and total attendance. During
the month of December last the num-.
ber of spectators in the theatres was:
1805.765. while during the same. month .
1.604.619. person-s witnessed cinemat-l
ograph performances. As compared,}
with the preceding year, the increaael
in the number (if theatrical audiences;
was about 530,000 while the increase
in attendance at moving picture shows-
was 800,000. The greater popularity
of moving picture» shows is atrrihut-’
ed largely to the interesting war1
films that are shown each week. Aru-‘
erlcan police films have also had a:
remarkable vogue. during the season.‘
Though fow original plays have
been produced since the war beguh
the prefect of police is nevertheless
kept busy reading new productions'
and old ones with a view to eliminat-l
ing such wage: as do not pass the
censorship. He has read 1,600 plays
and examined 9,000 films since Amst
11, 1915. He has also examined an
average of 150 concert programs per
week, representing a total of about 1,-
000 songs each week, all of them prao
tically new. This partial revival of
the theatre has gone far to relieve
distress among dramatic and lyric ar-
tists, but the salarie‘ aria nothing what
they were before the war. losl thea-
tres pay very grudlinxly. and some
pay nothing at all, filling their casts
with artists who are in no dire dis-
tress and who prefer to act for noth-
ing rather than grow rusty. ‘
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Fort Griswold Tract Commission in
the place of Ernest E. Rogers. who
has retired.
NEW HAVEN'S EQUIPMENT
ORDERS.
Company increases Facilities by Dr-
dering 1,236 Units of Equlpment
since September 1013.
in its efforts to build the system,
and in spite of the difficult financial
conditions the Company has had to
confront, the New Haven luilroad in
a little over two years has expended
over $6,000,000 for new equipment
and Has authorised the expenditure
for additional equipment over $4,500,-
000. The. .total amount involved in
tqulplllt‘fll ordered and authorized
from September 1. 1913 to December
31. 19151. in ”0.500.000.
This expenditure of approximately
I‘E'KlNG, Mill'l'll 28. (Correspond-
ence of The Associated Premi—Ru-
more are again in circulation concom-
ing the possible elevation of legatlons
in the Chinese capital to embassies.
The Japanese are known to be favor-
able to this movement. and ii is be-
lieved that several other nations are
also inclined to raise the standing of
their missions in Peking.
it has been reported a number of
I’ll! "(IT II P Til BI.
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Adv-Ice Spring Styles!
Pages and pages of new
designs! Many in Color!
New Culmas Blouses!
Jumper Frocks! Jerkin
Blouses! Draped Pan-
men!
ning collection of clue
fashion: you ever saw.
Get
Pictorial Review
lScaCu'Jy OnSaleNow
lames' Donnelly
ll..l.yuae$tea1l Dyeing it (leasing Cb.
' ~ ,Anmnoapon'r— ~ _
”surly M'm,~l ones. 5 Cleaning '¢v~
' ails one-a anvi- sausa- and u. mound.
rot-unn- m H. nuns. Prop. III «is ,9!» 1......»-
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The most star.—
for April .
”0TH "MN STRE
some Norman:
2 1‘
in the same period. has placed
commission 3 atom iocornotives.
coaches. i combination smoker a
baggage cars and 1 combination mt
express and baggage cars. This
a total of ill units of equipment de
cred and placed in service. In at
tion to this the Central New Engl.
Railway has authorized and 0rd
8 Mikado locomotives. This um
a total expenditure for new coulpm
on the Central New England of ab
8:00.000. .., .
The company plans to spend at
tionnl millions of dollars on vari ‘
improvements to provide the fa ii
tics demanded by the business of New
England. Expenditures for these he
provcrnents Will be authorized as
rapidly as the funds can be proyldei
and the necessary men and materialrl
obtained. Deliveries oi new equip
ment are slow because builders are
times that the Japanese have under
consideration the appointment of Rare
on liayashi. the present Ambassador
at Rome. to the Peking post in case it
be elevated to ambassadorial rank.
Viscount Ollinda. the Japanese aluha‘s-
sador at Washington, is also spoken
of as a possible embas‘aador to Peking.
Peking by all means is the most im-
portant foreign capital to the Japan-
ese. The Chinese and Japanese inter-
ests are so inseparably comet-ta! that
the Japanese public has always clam-
ored for efficient diplomatiSts at the
Chinese capital. and is very keen for
the advanct-ment of the mission to
Huh :1 standing that the most famous
and most experienced men In the Jan-
llavlng trouble in obtaining material
promptly. For example. thirty-three
poucrfui freight engines ordered 111
$10,500,000 for purchases the Company
no. made or obligated itself to malts
constitutes a total of 1.236 units of
pqutpmpm, Thlp equipment in... M0" the Autumn of 1:115 and promised to
ordered with the view of bringing the ”1" CONN"? 1" January Mid b‘ebru
incUllles of the Company up to the My. l9l6. will nutabc received beforol
mandarin required. by the business of: All“! and May. fifty of the mosl'
New England. tpowerful passenger locomotives ever
()f the 1.235 units that have been or- introduced into the service were or
dcrcd in the twenty-eight months from .. dflt‘d in February and G91”??? 1-“
sppumber 1_ 1913 to the beginning at promised by August. \\'ith eighty new
the present year. 477 units have at and powerful locomotives the com-
ready been delivered. These include puny Will be able to improve the to-
3 electric locomotives. 171 coaches, 39 liability of its service which has not
.lnukcrs. 100 baggage cars, 15 Mg been satisfactory to it nor to its
43ng and mail cars. 20 baggage and patrons for sonic time. The heavy
.L-mnkers. 6 club cars, 1.3 milk cars. lb ensines Will naturally be used on the
“0513] cars. 50 cabooses. 1 crane, 1 maltl.linc tvllcrc trains are heaviest
wnwcklng crane. 1:. multiple unit and this will permit the_.engines now
motors and 26 multiple unit trailers.
There are 759 units that have been
er engines on other parts of the road
in use there to take the place of light- -
ordered but have not yet been dellv~
cred. included itl this list are 81.1
steam locomotives. 63 coaches. :15
allese foreign seerce can be assigned‘
to Peklnx. .
which are now too light for the vol.
ume of business and weight of cars.
-——._...._._—-—.
it is generally believed in (‘hina that
all the Entenie Powers would advance
their legations in Peking to embassies
should one of them decide to. and the
European representatives feel confl-
dent that the. United ."l'albs would not
be slow in raising it legatlon to an
embassy should any other power take
the lead. American financial con-
cerns are showing renewed interest in.
China since the European war has cut
off the money supply from lzondon and:
the . continent. Consequently many,
Americans have recently come to Pe-
king and other Chinese centers to one
gage in the development of various‘
enterprises.
This American invasion has caused
moon comment among the Europeans
and the Japanese, and has given rise
to a rumor that the United States has
under consideration the elevation of
its iagatlon to an embassy. Blues the
i United States has shown a disposition
all) not independently of the minute
and Central Powers in handling ques-
tions whit! arise in China, and other
pomfaeiibatthoylayaotbacsa-
salted by the Ballad States baton it.
“all“ to M0 the standlag'of its
..——.'
Ian-Ia or use oai'awoco
vasov coo-tastes.
sum an um
”baud-turtle!
9.4”"? 9""... 1""
a.
luggage cars. 500 coal cars, and SO’AN AMERiCAN 30y JUST HOME
refrigerator cars. Olr‘ttlers ‘1:th also FROM THE FRENCH TRENCHES.
been placed for 25 ml cars. .. ncrs.
2 funeral cars and 2 multiple unit ”mm" Walden, a New York NY:
motors. who has returned from the French
The following is‘ a statement just 3mm“, from, where he. served a year
135““! by the Auditing Department 0' with the American Ambulance Corps.
will’ engineer the construction of a
"dugout" at Sheepshead Bay as. a
the New Haven Railroad itemlslng the,
equipment delivered and ordered but‘
not delivered from September 1, 1913
feature exhibit during the military one
to December 81. 1915:
‘boxes, hand grenades. rifles, uniforms
The D. M. Read Co.
Spring Tailored Wear
, Suits and Coats
- at, u...
MID!)-
for Women, Misses and Children .. '
“may. it is affirmd. and
French hold the Malancoun .ter of style in dress is really up to every woman
me wrshes to be slender. to appcar
clothes.
or as firmly as ever.
wo American citizens, Arthur ‘
kenzne, of Savannah. and ,5
Flier. of Delaware. who '
e on board the British steam-
ce. accordinfig to a Central
)f fashionable attire here which will please her. The
Manchester Engineer have i: designd and made with the stout woman in
e affidavits before the Amen'- ‘various figures have
consul in London. that the urge hips, large bust.
er was torpedoed without ylish.
slender, let
The woman who thinks she must have
made to order because she is stout will find all
been planned for, large
Remember one may he
s dispatch from Queenstown
. rday.
fidavits secured at Livrrnoo‘
5 ritisll horse ship Englishman
o the effect that the vessel
torpedoed and shelled by a‘ e.
an submarine, according to
es received today at the a
Department from the .
'can embassy in London. ”‘
act that the vessel was shell-
.- officials to believe out she 0.‘
t have tried to escape. l'
tenants secured from r
'can survivors of the Chan-p
— mer Sussex by American!
r agents at Dover all a
said in overnight dispatches ”I
State Department to bear 5‘
-Channel steamer Sussex, is,“
.- in a Boulogne dispatch tel
celaior of Paris as saying.
e manner in which the ex-‘
-n occurred leaves no doubt}
_ mind that the steamship}
torpedoed. The following:
ment is attributed to him:i
as on the upper deck of the.
ex when the explosion oc-‘
red. Suddenly the
ivered from the shock of some.
ody striking it. The shock was
.llowed after a certain lapse of "‘3
e—about fifty seconds—by a
steamer , l 0
p
- nu- '
.1... arailmammiaoll
ll
:lrt cages of Milo“ arc cnallleletl white
graceful decorations of floral
\vrczltlls. Round. sqllarc and
shapes with removable pans. t:
vaicr cups.
$5.00 up.
l’laill willow in various shapc
movable pulls and cups.
$4.00 up.
@112 13.
"Euler threc~quartcr length, of Serge, Wool Sailings and More
. a of serviceable Shepherd Checks. Coats that are ultra modisiv,
fS' and which are cut on such admirable lines that the weaver
back and walk away knowing that admiring eyes are watch—
e theory that the vessel was le Pt‘au ‘le “YEW-
cts in pink. sand
llcd. with black,
stripes for boot
< ill contrasting
lish.
llat hangr outside
s and sill“, rc—
three American survivors of attractive suits, priced moderately considering the quality of ma.-
exccllcnt tallormg. The unusual “satin-r conditions, the 13th
summer liars have caused the low pricr-s.
i Suits,
at $35.00
Spring Coats
I i
.1—
Extra sizes for stout figures.
Alamo. secured m
. he survivors will be sent to r: ‘18'00 l ‘ l
gton. 5 . .- l,
f. J..Mark Baldwin. one of ”1 s . . . .~ . . .1
mencans Who was °n 'he ‘ig ‘ Rclllclllbcr'that Corsets may be fittt‘d ‘in
most convenient and agreeable fashion.
Three rooms at the Corset Section ar'c’v'ncs-
llecially for that service. When alterations
‘arc required the matter is quickly and satis-
factorily accolllplised at Road's, right in our
own liottw.
Main floor. Second floor.
Easter Cardsi
()rigintll (ll'ltl cllurllllllg concclts that ltl‘t‘illllt‘
rt' books. 'l'hcsc ‘ l
with
garland.» and
fancy pagoda
lass act-ll and
lllt' spirit of liastcr and curly flowers. llallillliil‘
("ll cards of grinding. 5110!] subjects as:
.\ lllucltlrd litllln‘l' aillollgr tall llullyhocks.
Suallmvs :ltllotlg' flout-tint: peach l)(lll:.;'lls.
.~\ wllitc l'ulllllt sulngiug ill a flower haillltiock.
Quaint cl'illolillctl maids with Easter llorlllcu
and parasols.
Staiitmcl'y section.
ill. flinch multiparty. .
Estahltnhrb 1115?. '
iéeTiTTtnis astray; Git "13:11am fibhfiémns in ninth; HERE Isa;
helmets of German and French sol-l
diers, bayonets, cartridge belts and
ot‘ bothtlerman and_ French. trench
tools and gas masks. ‘
The collection of hand grenades in
cludes every kind in use. ranging from
117171.} '11.};- s‘m'rfufiu ”011‘ '
sire and will be directed by G rge
1'. liillcnback. - The enterprise. has
the. sanction of President Wilsoé and
Governor Whitman. Conllllauder R.
K. Crank, U. 8. Navy, will cooperate
—— gwith Major-General John F. O‘ltyan,
WASHINGTON. March 29.—Callforu of the New York National Guaid, in
nia now produces about three times'armnging the details. . , o
as many raisins yearly as Spain. the. Major Hartman, U. S. Armyl. in
home of the raisin industry. Growthfcharge of the signal corps at Govern-'
of the American" "18!“! industry ‘hfifllor's Island; Glenn Curtlss, Harry 8.
reduced raisin imports from 38.000.000‘11arkness, William 1). Cash, Mbrgan
pounds in 1885 to less than 3,000.000'J, woodhouge, W. B, Sawyers, George
pounds last year when California prolp. DflleanCk', and Lieutens'r'a: c.
duced 250,000,000 pounds. ~ fuelling, of the National (in . in,
" . 'charge of the aviation school at' Gar-
What promises to give a most com-den City. 1,. 1" are members ¢ the
prehensivo “l" of actual “'3" and'the . committee in charge of tbefiviatlon
preparedness.“ the United Stein: and night attacks. !
Army. Navy and the New York “.l-’ - 1
”ion“ Guard. Will be shown .lO ‘the. MAN AND w.'II .URN'D +0
“loll“
nate victims of all nationalities. and
especially the British residents of,
Trieste. who were interned by tile
Austrians, and their women and chil-i
dfian who remained in the port.
1.31.3?le locomotives Unit; campment and tournament which is the efilcient facto‘rymade. to the
Coaches 171 to be held during May. . _ trench-made tin-can type, fastened to
Smoker-J 39. 311-. Walden, at. his home, No. 294 sticks filled with explosives and iron
3335‘" If 1:: Jefferson avenue, Brooklymy yeater- filings. .
{33:32: 3.1:; ‘22:“, 20 day displayed the plans for a dugout The exhibit will also. include hnn‘
emblem; a as constructed in the trenches for dreds of photographs taken on the bat-
Mllk cars 15 French olllecrs. it calls for tons of tleileld, showing actual scenes uncen-
PPm' cm :3 steel mils, heavy timbers shared with sored- ~
6:21:28“ 1 ”Wt! railroad iron. The floor is ---
Wrecklng crane 1 of‘ concrete. while specious sleeplns VIENNA. Marsha—Following nu-
” u now li.l‘mu "'1‘" “M"GH‘Wt 0t mm! lux- morons other honors-and decorations
M. U. trailer! _ JEmrier found in wellé‘mhmd homes mm “M Americanwolilbn for
Total delivered (77; It in the intention of Mr. Walden to their services in Austria-Hungary dorm
. ; give American military men ahowl- ing tho‘war, Emperor grant-1s Joseph
Mend m not 601mm" _ Unit odgoof as important feature ot'trencs w,g&‘emd_90 ailvoi" Medal of the
mulmuveg intim- as it. exists today in war-rid M Cross on Ira. labor. with of
1mm wig-Inva- womwmu
“aw". gloat-(thawmnsw‘tmlmwaumm
mum- . awn-“dew!“ "‘0' .Nn ”(put-sum
'mhummahap—afiss than
I.“ my ‘ I. I“ h m I the suits d
: nan-urban. “an.”
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public during the "war game” sched- - DEMO-i. . r ‘
WIN for 139 1981 "ell in in! It the MANSFIELD. mu. March 123.—
imm 3'!- WVIV- 9m“ urn-n n. Atkins and hiswifo. nun.
’tboaaud troops will take part in manmm Mama-m. a
lumen mm into action comm-baits in a an which destroyed ‘
[in of infantry and field artillbry.| w bare in». The m: as
.m of trench warfare. silhtf at-ieovarvd by paintball. but as D
byaviatanaadtkomafaihpnu was sensual-taunt“
mmuufilfi,miqaftbstowa.tbalansa
a he d trench-s dag by‘the' ,
m. . , we amid. path It.
m has In. fitting were about seventy
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