New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1915, Page 5

s EVENTS IN BATTLE SCARRED EUROPE PORT RAYE 7,000 Feet of Thrills 100 Stirring Events Taken by New York Su» Startling scenes taken in France. Germany, England, Belgium, Austria and Russia. “Close Up” Glimpses of the Huge Mechanism of War With ‘l@very Shot Airacd at Destruc- ‘Views of Appalling Devas- tation. * Buildings, Bridges, Forts and Battleships in Ruins. See a Turreted Train Spread Death and Destruc- tion Before Your Very Eyes. Fifteen ‘Men Risked Their Lives to Secure These Thrill- ing Pictures. Aflernoon 1 30 RUSSWIN LYCEUM-- Tonight and Tomorrow, May 15 and 16. PRICES- -Lower Floor 25¢, Balcony 15¢, Gallery 10c. tinctly Praised in Edltorial Comments of * Leading Publications, { ' President Wilson's note to Germany ‘Bas. been editorially commented upon ithroughout the United: States with 3 tinct praise and approbation. Kxcerpts from editorials .of some of the leading newspapers, as indexing f American sentiment, follows: New York Times. It is the great diplomatic achieve- ment of the note that it!lputs upon ‘ y the choice, not oniy of what r rwly chnll be, but of what is to * The president’s elo- qu.l to her great traditions, %o her sense of honor, and of justice, _1nust trfumph over any warlike incli- shé may feel t0 pursue a course {uue can' have but one ending. New York Tribune. e (the president) ‘has drawn an ‘Mmessage su; ‘up—we mit n&(hn ‘word nor act neces- sary to the perférmance of cur sacred auty. New 'York Heraid. < It might have been stronger: it might have been weaker; "twill serve. Mr, Wilson hds overcome the ' in- fiuence of those members of his cab- } inet who are for peace at any price. He has lived up to the very best tra- ditions of, his charaecter. New 'York World, It is calm. It {s restraimed. :t is courteous, - but with a cold, ‘cutting j courtesy that gives added emphasis to every word. * * * By the strength of his careiand 'the moderation of his l&rme, the president has madé it as easy for Germany to do rignt a8 'to do -wrong, “If he is to fail in his effort, it wil be in good conscience and in a rood cause. New York Sun. The note is impeccably urbane, though not without little ironies, in its tone; friendly in spirit, resolute in its' assertion of American rights and’ of dhe freedom of the seas.’ - It reca ¢lermaiiy's contention for that liber. ty. %% » The president has’ gfiokn firmly. . The country, suppomn < as firmly awaits without passion the German reply. New York Press, Into the end of*his note to Berlin President Wilson has put some tyeth, and not too many at that—intg the ¢nd because the first of it is filled with those graceful but empty rhetor- ical phrases which long ago exhausted the patience of the Americans no less than they excited the derision “of the ! Berlin militarists, New York American, The president’s letter is undeniably vigorous, but it is possibly dangerous us well. The nation desired that its rightful demand should be laid before the German government, bdt it did not anticipate that the president would go so far beyond the plainly and soundly, rightful scope of these demands as to Invite a rebuff. Springfield .(Mass.) Republican. The government's position in this case ds the country's position. It is not' . extreme, but it covers the ground. : / ‘Buffalo (N. ¥.) Courier. Rght-minded men'of every party will approve its tone and tensr. * * * The clearness, the definiteness which with this presentation is made can satisty the most rigid Americanism- that yviews large 'affairs sanely. It séems to meet every requirement of American patriotism and honor: Buffalo (N. Y.) Express, There Nas been no backdown. Let the people’s response go out from every el)rner ol the land. « We are all Americans. | Amny (N, ¥.) Argus, Dignified its tone, logical in its argument and conclusions, irm in its demands, the United States’ note to CGermany, too, reflects the poise of the president, Woodrow . Wilson, under mnost trying circumstances. Alba y (N. Y.) Knickerbocker Press. The note placés the issue squarely before Germany for action and an an- nouncement of future policy accept- able to the United States government, particularly apathy of sea warfare, must not long be delayed. Columbus State Journal. How Germany will promise to pro- tect the lives and property of our peo- ple in the future, or in what manner this country will receive her refusal to, remaing to be seen. 1It is a grave alternative; and while it is not likely to result in war, it will bring about an enemity toward Germany that will be full of anxiety. Louisyille (Ky.) Courier-Journal, The note to Germany meets the re- quirements and is such as the governs ment of the United States should ad- dress to Berlin. The president leaves little room for parley and none other than. mouthings or rupture remains for Germany. Louisville (Ky.) Anzeiger. ‘We agree with the president that the German government must explain the loss of the lives of American pas- sengers, but we do not think that the death of Americans gives the presi- dept the right to demand the cessa- fion ot .Germany’s undersea. warfare st British commerce so long as En‘land does not abrogate its stuvu- tibn warfare. Ph!lldelphih Record, The note LR puts rhe German governnient squarely in ‘the position of- choosing whether it will obey. the dictates of conscienée; reason and hu- manity, and retain the friendship of the United States or accept the stigma of an outlaw nation and deliberately provoke g new quarrel. There can be no mistaking the concluding par- agraph of the American note. New York Staats Zeitung. While the Staats Zeitung makes no | editorial comment on President Wil- son’s note today it has the following to say ‘printed in English: “Nor is a time to burden millions of the Amer- ican people with unjust and unnec- sary anguish of mind, The German- Americans . must suffer in any con- flict between the United States and | Germany pains of which their fellow citizens can never know anything. It is rather a time for the greitest degree of consideation. They have fought to uphold the flag in the past and they will do sc again, against any enemy whatsoever. They deserve the fruits of past loyalty, un- | to | til they have forfeited the right claim them. There has never been but one flag under which the Ger- man-American has fought. There never can be but one flag under which | he will ever fight. And that flag is the Stars and Stripes.” Philadelphia Inquirer, We have not always agreed with the president of the United States, but when it comes to a question of the nation’s honor the president must be upheld. The note is written delib- erately and coolly. There is not a ward spoken in haste. ‘Washington (D. C.) Post. The. note is framed in moderate language and leaves abundant oppor- tunity for the German government to reply in a way that will restore good feeling between the two countries, It is ~unnecessary .to speculate showing them | !go far possessed by war madness that “=“Evening 7:00 m to war or peace, because the fissue rests with Germany and not with the United States. The alternative is clearly set forth. Boston Globe, ) Presldent Wilson has not shirked a grave responsibility. The American note clearly shows that Germany must | relent or take whatever conscquences we may ‘decide to adopt. Boston Herald. President Wilson has never written a great state paper more cxactly suite ed to the occasion.. We hepe most | fervently that in a spirit of yeas sonableness Germany will coincide with the enlightened position set forth with clarity and power by the president, i Doston Journal, | President’ Wilson's words 21§ those ! of a patriot. We sannot helieve that a nation which s bound by so many ties of friendship to this nation is she will fai] to heed the message. Boston Post. The note is all that such a message from a justly aggrieved mation to the aggressor nation should be. In it is the voice of the American people at its finest and best, It is a powerful appeal to German sanity. Philadelphia Public Ledger. The administration has spoken, and spoken to the point. . The German government cannot have the slightest @oubt as to its meaning. Will Ger- many listen to the voice of prudence before it is too late? St. Paul (Minn.) Ploneer Press, The American note reached to =a acy, HuNn‘ for sal Americon ; "“‘“"‘ V“ America hag » lone |t people will LA through whatever quences, P, Springlield fl“-’ Stato 4 1t 15 fhe dignifed which, white and the rights pt been violated, iy 8 nor resentful. Chicago Trf Whateylr the fate of ous with Germany, thd edly bas voided. the. sentim ration upon the use of ti and as te. the rights) of the high seas. Chicago There is now 1o po taking theposition ot o - And it 18 a bomlunfi ican people will st ment in whatever neecossary to uphold it ~ Indianapolis In manly fashion ,ihe note does not shrink consequences of his P cepts the full flnlm titude, L The notegm i disregards ‘i Germafiy and £ cause, of G) the dlmculty whether the American note will lead | wonderful height of forceful diplom-~ h Am«u