Lowell Sun (Newspaper) - June 16, 1916, Lowell, Massachusetts S f N THE WEATHER Unsettled probably ers tonight i and Saturday slowly rising temperature THE LOWELL SUN 6 O'CLOCK 1878 LOWELL FRIDAY JUNE 16 1916 14 PAGES 1 CENT Tax Commissioner Fixes on Local Telephone and Telegraph Companies A new law having to do with the assessment of taxes so far as they concern telegraph and telephone cor- tins become operative year ana today the board of assessors received from the tax commissioner of the will to the value of conduits wires and poles laid i and private ways underground This is in accordance with chapter 137 of the acts of 1915 It is this act that the method of assessment on this class of erty has been changed so the original assessment is placed by the tax commissioner to the local assessors with instructions to levy assessments in accordance with hia Continued to four TAKEN TO WEST SIXTH UB SEXT TO STREET LATER fire apparatus for Hose 12 was taken over to west Sixth street this morning the battery having been recharged at Hose street The members of- Hose 12 will be given a chance to and care for the chine a few days it will be transferred to the Branch street en- gine house to take the place of the combination which is to lie and repainted When the change is made several Hose 12 transferred temporarily to street house and men from i the latter house will be transferred to Vest Central ville STAINS OX ANALYZED THREE MONTHS AFTER BODY WAS FOUND HI June lor In the defense of Will with the murder of Marian Lambert was brought out at the Ing of court today when cross of Dr Ralph W Webster was resumed by Attorney Potter of the de- fense Mr Potter brought out that nearly three months had elapsed from the finding of body until the dead girl's coat and other garments were brought to Dr Webster to have stains them analyzed Against Extension ol to en of Country Upon Some Terms v following minority report WHS sub- to the convention by Bartlett of Georgia James New Jersey S B ing of Louisiana and Gov James B of on platform resolutions respectfully to the majority report reads as the extension of the the men by the trie same terms as Thf following report was offered to The democratic party has always stood for sovereignty of the eral in the control ami of We the historic position of our party in this regard and favor the continuance of wise of the federal which vests in the several states of the union the power to the qualifications of their ors which said last quoted provision was down in said committee by a of 26 to 17 and we er said provision as minority report and ask its adoption by this tion IT SECURED FOR WEST HAS ER BEEN PUT TO WORK Where is fire box Don't start to look up your running card for you will not be find should be on a pole or post in the West Sixth street arid avenue but for some reason it occupies on a in telegraph room at the central ire Y The question as to the the box has been raised by the dents of West who last year petitioned tff have another box placed in that district owing to the and the distance to alarm boxes the present es to this congested district street Lilley avenue 613 at Cumberland road Allten avenue 65 at Lakeview avenue near Ennell street arid 612 corner of view avenue and Fred streets Suffer Heavy Losses Russians Bulgarian Forces Rushed to Rumanian Frontier German Infantry attacks in force j temporarily some ground but a were resumed last night on the them back dun front but no further inroads upon The text of today's statement the defenses of the fortress resulted afternoon's Paris according to this war bulletin Germans Driven Back The principal effort was directed against the positions north of the fortress Here the French artillery and machine gun fire beat off successive drives with heavy losses to the Germans An effort to recapture trenches which the French hid taken on the southern slopes of Dead Man hill west of tlie Meuse also failed Advance Despatches from ADMITTED TO entente capitals reflect optimism over the outcome of the Russian drive westward from the triangle fortresses A forty mile advance here for Gen through a breach thirty miles wide In tho Austrian defenses is unofficially reported tho advance seriously threatening the important railway Junction at Kovel Forces Apparently fearing the effect of Russian successes upon the tude of Rumania Bulgaria is ed to be withdrawing large forces from the Macedonian front and ing them to the Rumanian frontier Italians Recover Ground The Italians now appear to be ing the Austrians in check all along T and In some to have ground Teutonic ATTACKED ITALIAN'S WERE PULSED ROME June London 2.35 p ed to number in dense formation Italians positions on the plateau yesterday but they cro repulsed leaving piles of corpses before the Italian says an given out by war here today Western On the left bank cf the the French attacked southern slope of Dead Man hill with strong forces They succeeded in gaining some ground but were dm en back again by a brief We took prisoner eight officers and men and captured eral machine guns A repetition of the enemy attack during the late evening and against German positions both sides were completely ful The suffered heavy On tho right bank of the apart from minor infantry ments the activity was limited to violent artillery operations on sides Eastern The Russians con- their efforts yesterday Gen von front north of During the repulse of tha enemy more than 100 men were take it Prisoner by D U L G A R I A X S AV IT II DRAWING FORCES TO FRONTIER TJ ATHENS June IS via London 12 45 p was reported lii Athens day that the Bulgarians were drawing the majority of their from Saloniki to the Rumanian tier I REPORTS THE TURE OF ADDITIONAL 100 OF- MEN June IS London capture of an 100 officers and 14.000 announced today by the Russian successes In the offensive along the southern front are the statement declares tr Seven Massachusetts Become Midshipmen at Naval Academy June following New adr as S Marsh George H Harold C Fitz B T Thomas Max D Berry and Harold R Parker all Of Paul Merrill F Spraul both DEATHS years of Erwin for 25 for the Pratt t Forrest Co died yesterday at his home S Crane avenue aged 49 years He leaves his wife ley two daughters Mary IT and Beatrice two sisters Mrs Lawrence William Barry flic latter in Ireland and three in Ireland and Charles arid Deceased was a member of the the Mill Men's and the Holy Name society of St: Patrick's church IX COURT At 11 o'clock this forenoon owing to the settlement of several cases Judge Fell adjourned the civil session of Superior court till Monday morning In cases Of George Perry and Terry vs the Comier Citizen Company a verdict was rendered lowing for Mr Terry and for the wife IT WILL OPEX AT WILL LAST DAYS The annual convention of the of Massachusetts Elks will open in June 22 with a business session at 3 p m A street parade will he Held at 8 p m the direction of Warden James A Gibbons witli prizes for the largest delegation lodge coming the longest distance the best band shortest Elk and so forth Friday June 23 the second business session will open at 10 a m and at 10.30 a m the ladies will leave tho Elks home for auto rides through the beautiful Forest park and suburbs of served at the Oxford Country club in Falls There will be a ness session at 2.30 p m and at p m a big informal dance in the great Municipal rium one of the and most at- tractive halls in the country Saturday June all hands will start at 10 a m ladles included for park Coney land where the big annual clambake win be held Transportation will be furnished to from the park There a field day with sports for the brothers and the ladies beside the clams Steamers will leave every hour for those who prefer to go to the park by water 45 Minute Follows l of President Wilson 1 i I Hailed as Second Bryan Pledges Submitted at Session Endorses ated Americans of Woman Suffrage Recognized REPORTS AT- TACKS BERLIN June 16 till attacks delivered the French and last night on tho German slope of Dead Man hill front were unsuccessful announced today In the first attack A despatch to tho Central from Petrograd that the effectiveness of the sian artillery In their great tu pave eleven constructive legislation with those of any party of any time Wo our country hampered by privilege a vicious tariff ob- solete banking laws and an inelastic currency Our foreign affairs were by for their selfish ends The republican ty despite repeated im- potent to correct abuses which It had fostered Under our administration under a leadership which has never faltered these abuses have been cor- and our have been freed therefrom Our archaic banking and currency system prolific of panic and disaster under long the refuge of tho money has supplanted by the federal reserve act a true democracy of credit under government control proved a bulwark a crisis our resources flo three EFFECTIVENESS TO USE OF BIG JAPANESE GUNS LONDON June I COLISEUM St Louis Mo June 11.26 a m chairman James called convention to order COLISEUM 1130 a James had called for the platform the resolutions committee but it was not Mo June 16.1 delegates the reading to Senator been called Walsh of and I of Hampshire Senator Walsh to order by Chairman prayer j tne Middlesex Trust Co Sts INTEREST Begins on IN THE SHALL It is the SHALL in Chalifoux the determination to make our store a store of the people and for the people that has our to become a household word in the citizens We are fast climbing the ladder of cess Every day we strive to be a little bit brighter bigger and busier It is the SHALL that is carrying us up to rounds and it Chalifoux SHALL that be with us when we reach the top Effle Knapp High cial Dept SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 30 Bank Open Saturday Evenings was offered by Rabbi Leon Harrison of St Louis Chairman James called for the re- port of the platform committee but it not ready and the convention tled down to wait At 11.43 Chairman James announced The first applause given the platform was for the endorsement of the Endorsement of the Underwood iff act was given general applause The much discussed plank on drawn by President Wilson that the platform report inade in a few minutes be j himself was interrupted by handclap ping Its denunciation of conspirators In a response to a request from for the advancement of foreign gates to fix the time and place ence In this country was Wilson and plauded as was its criticism of of Vice-President Marshall of their re- some Americans nomination Chairman James for military prcpared- de that it was the plan to ness were also uniformly applauded with the candidates Close attention was given plank Senator Reed of Missouri then made foreign policies There WAS a speech to fill in the time scattering applause and The Reed's speech was l cheers an attack on the nomination of Mr Hughes because he was from the supreme court bench Mexican Flank Applauded The policy plank got greeted tho Demonstration for When the woman suffrage plank was reached the galleries started a stration Prolonged cheers applause whistling its reading The suffrage plank got more of a demonstration from the men than It did from the women Wrhen the of the platform was finished Chairman Stone moved Us adoption Lomasney For Martin Massachusetts delegate objected to the adoption It turned out that Lomasney wanted in a plank to express the Vathy the ple of Ireland Mil f Raus mit Maryland delegate The convention rocked with laughter Members of Local Mill Men are requested to meet at Carpenters hall this evening at 7.30 to take action on the death of Brother Erwin Per order THOMAS Pres Irish Tag Day Lady Volunteers Meet S P M Senator Stone was given prolonged some applause but more applause when he took the stand to Mexican plank report the platform I concluding tho plank Sen Walsh Heads Platform Senator Walsh was relieved by Senator After a brief introductory address he Steel Garages OUR SPECIALTY No charge for erection SO miles of Alsb contractors for tin and sheet metal work General jobbing BAY STATE SHEET METAL WORKS J J BRYAN 05 SI Acar Gamge For Tel 1000 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Wilson Administration Endorsed Hyphenated Americans a ted ST LOUIS June platform submitted to the convention is as The democratic party in convention assembled adopts the ration to the end that the people of States may both realize he achievements wrought by four years of democratic administration and be apprised of the policies to which the party is committed for the further conduct of national affairs Record or Achievement endorse the administration of Woodrow Wilson It speaks for itself It is the best exposition of sound dem- policy at home ann abroad challenge comparison of cur ord our keeping of pledges and our Here is a loving cup for a loving couple Where is the bride not adore who A Made be found in America that can Lowell Electric Light Corp Market Street Telephone 821 1214 p Stone entered the Coliseum He told that the United Press had violated Us pledges not to release for tion the platform as perfected full committee on resolutions until It was presented to the convention Ber cause of this violation Senator Stons consented to an immediate publication platform r COLISEUM June 12.26 Senator Stone was introduced to prew sent the platform June reading of the platform was concluded at m ana Senator Stono moved tha adoption of the platform report COLISEUM June son of a minority report from the platform committee offering a substitute for the woman suffrage T K Commission and 70 Mass Telephone 2315 ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE We will sell at Public Auction the premises West street rence Mass MONDAY JUNE 19 1918 at 10 o'clock personal property of the late A H Fall contractor also stable and land at 134 West street Lawrence Mass The personal properly consists S pairs of horses one pair of mules one driving horse double and single dump carts ten ton truck five ton truck stone jiggers hay sleds ging pole riggings singla and double harnesses democrat Concord wason farming tools description blankets tools tures etc Everything that goes with a first class contractor's business Goods may be inspected at previous to Real estate to be sold at 3 p m Lot of land consisting of 9809 sq ft and stable consisting of -1 stalls and two large rooms for and The only available stable suitable for the contracting business in the city to be sold without limit or reserve to the highest bona fide bidder cash rain or shine r White Auctioneer SUN BUILDING is the time to old roots and decayed teeth extracted Dr Allen can do it without a ticle of pain by using his ful Painless Lasting
