New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1917, Page 10

USSIA PEOPLE FOR UNITY gs Al Must Stand Firm in| > Hour of Peril -The ued a procla- Petrograd, April 11. bnal government has iss 8 tion directing attention to the grave pnger of a German effort to deliver fMectsive Dlow at Russia and the essity of immediately concentrating of Russin's forces for the defeat the. enemy. The proclamation provi - By 2 ¥ Having examined the military sit- on the Russian government, in name of daty and country, has de- d to tell the people directly and mly the whole truth. f#The rezime which now has been ; €-thrown left the defense of the buntry in a badly disorganized con- itor:. ~ By its culpable inaction and 8 inept measures it introduced dis- ‘ganization into our fihances, into ovisioning, and the transport and Ipply of munitions to the army. It kened the whole of our economic anization. | “The provisional zovernment with he active co-operation of the whole ition will devote all its energies to pair the serious consequeid® ld regime. The blood of r E ‘the fatherland has been shed freely the course of these two and a half ing years of war. but the country still L capable of a powerful blow at the eimy who occupies whole' territories our state and is now—in the da £ the birth of Russian liberty— hreatening us with a new and decis rust. *“The defense, cost r national patrimony, and the de- jverance of the country {rem the lemy who invades our borders col tute the capital and the blem before our 'ending the liberty Jose union with our allics. - “The government deems it {0 b ifs | ht, duty to declare now that free | Bussia does not aim at the domina- of other nations, at depriving of their national patrimony, or occupying by force foreign terr les, but that its object is to estab- th a durable peace on the rights of ons to decide their own destiny. “The Russian nation does not lust er the strengthening of its power oad at the expense of other na- .. Its aim is not td subjugate or jumiliate any one. In the name of e higher principles of equity it has pmoved the chains which weighed jon the Polish people. But the Rus- fan nation will not allow its father- [id to come out of the great struggle jliated and weakened in its vital Jorces. These principles will consti- ute the basis of the foreign policy of provisional government, which carry out unfailingly the popular I and safeguard the rights of our atheriand while observing the en- gements entered into with our les. " “The Provisional Government of Russia has no right to hide the jruth. The state is in danger. Every ffort must be made to have it let the ountry respond to the truth when it told, not by sterile depressions and by discouragements, but hy unan- pous vigor, with a view to creating united national will. “This will give us new strength for je struggle and will procure our sal- tion. In this hour of rude trial let he whole country find in itself ptrength to consolidate the liberty won nd to devote itself to untiring labor or the welfare of free Russia. “The Provisional Government, - has given its solemn oath to | “Ahe ‘people, is firmly confident t with the general and unanimous pport of each one and all, it will it- If be able to do its duty to its coun- ; fry to the end. | 5 “LVOFF, ! “President of the Council.” ‘ it may of \ M. Lvoff’s proclamation, where it fouches on the aims of the Russian tion as being against strengthening ! power abroad at the expense of | ther nations—their subjugation or humiliation—may abrogate the agree- | ment of Allies made in April 1915, by which Great Britain, France, and [3taly reluctantly consented that Rus- a was to have political dominion over | Jthe Dardanclles, the Sea of Marmora, land the Bosphorus, with a littoral on ach side, - The text of.this agreement has never fieen made known, but it has been re- ferred to by responsible Ministers in fthe Duma, the French Chamber Deputies and the House of Commons. OBSERVE 50TH. ANNIVERSARY. $Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fleischer Hold pily Reunion. Represeniatiye and Mrs. Osgood avenue their fiftieth with o family re- &S cher was born in New Durhani. Jersey, on July ¢, 1845 and when Lincoln called for er Fleischer of observing Tnion. of ! NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917. APPEAIS T0 | Best Southpaws in Majors St. Louis, April 11.—Fielder Joncs, manager of the St. Louis Americans, says that he believes that pitching is 75 per cent. of a team's defense and that in Plank, Hamilton, Weilman and Koob he has the best left hand- ers in either league. Of his right hand pitchers he considers Groom the best, but good work also is expected of Rogers, Park and Sothoron. He says that he has two outfields and that the strength of a team is in its substitutes. He has an understudy for all his top-liners. Discussing the rest of his team, Jones sald that Aus- tin is a fixture at third and that Sev- ereid, first string catcher, is working his head off to keep a young rookie named Hale from stealing his job. GERMANY’S FUTURE. Amsterdam, via London, April 11.— The Rheinische Westaflieche Zeitung predicts a brilliant future for Ger- many with the realization after the war of the emperor’'s promise of wid- er suffrage for Prussia. MEATLESS DAYS. Parkersburg, West Virginia, April 11.—All families in Parkersburg have been asked by the city board of com-l RECOMMEND:! merce to observe two meatless ~days cach week. AND MA.YOR CURLEY DID. Boston, April 11.—Chester Roche, of this city, quarterback the Yale football team last fall, asked Mayor Curley by telegraph from New York today to endorse his applica- tion for enlistment in the aviation corps. In complying with the re- quest the mayor sent La Roche this La message: “I hope you will fly as well | 1 { families who want to use the land. against the enemy as you did against Harvard in the Yale bowl last fall.” NEGRO ORATOR RELEASED. Atlanta, April 11.—Dr. H. Pankoke, | arrested recently at West Point, Ga. against the government, has been re- leased. Federal officials said that while he was adical in his views *“they were convinced he was not connected with any active propa- ganda against the government.” Big Aid of | i vacant today | MANY WANT GARDEN PLOTS. Eleven Applications Made for Use of | Land Offered in Herald. Since last night Mayor Quigley, A. N. Rutherford and M. T. White, who have offered gratis, the use of their lands for garden plots, have received applications from eleven Seven families living in the southern section of the city have asked permis- sion to use the land offered in the vicinity of Lyons street and five families in the northern section have ! asked the use of property on Oak and charged with trying to incite negroes ; Allen streets. It is expected that many property owners in the city will follow the example set by Mayor Quigley Messrs. Rutherford and White and permit their feilow citizens to utilize their otherwise waste land. Bigger, Better Guns Enable British 1o Blast Way Through German Line olunicers he enlisted in the Sevent: Pgirst New York Volunteers. He was ter transferred to the Second New Jersey Volunteers and when ‘eharged at the close of the war held the rank of captain. He was mar- yled to Miss Catherine West in New Xork city, April 11, 1867, and in 1868 eame to live in this city where he rémained ever ‘since. . The foliowing children were ex- pected to be present at the reunion: Jdseph 8. Fleischer, foreman at the Stanley, Rule & Level company; Mrs. Touss Higgins of Plainville; Charles H., foreman at the Stanley Works; Mrs. Arthur Bushnell of Berlin; Wil- liam T., foreman at the Stanley Works and Mrs. George MclLery of Spring- fleld. Mr. Fleischer is foreman of the plating room at the Stanley Works #nd is well versed in metallurgy. b i The map printed herewith shows the whole field of the present oj.erations on the west front, from Rheims to Ypres, the heavy black line marking the battle front as it stood Lefore the British began their “spring drive” against the “Hindenburg line." The arrow indicates the part of the line where the British offensive w launched and the dotted line the po- sition to which the Germans would retreat to straighten their front. The smaller map shows the local position of the British advances in western France. The solid black area ccvers the ground gained in the first day’s drive. as officially reported by the British. The heavily shaded BRITISH DRIVE ON area, Just south of Arras, shows that voluntarily abhandoned by the Ger- mans in their great retreat. It will be noted that the British gained considerably here also, simul- taneously with their great attack fur- ther north. The attack was made, it also will be noted, just at the “joint” between the old German line and “HINDENBURG LINE 'O that to which the Germans are treating. By far the greater part of the Brit- ish success against the German line is attributed to superior artillery pre- paration. One correspondent makes the amazing assertion that the Brit- re- (ish gunfire is twenty times stronger ti;an the Germans.’ * |SOUTH AMERICA T0 | to St. Louts Browns in Pennant Race F(LLOW LEAD OF U. S. and | j course of an incursion into his lines (Continued from'First Page.) continents toda Even if the tish fleet did not exist the Germans | would not have a port of call outside | rope, except in Siam. For an over- pulated and over-productive coun- try. which lves by exportations and which would die if forced to fall back on itself, the loss of South America, coming after that of China, is a gen- uine catastrophe. “It has often been said ‘in war vic- tory alone counts’, but it is no longer truc. The future counts more. Ger- | many is victorious in Europe but ! shut out of the rest of the world. It is a brilliant speck on a hostile map; a hundred million men against the | whole universe is death, and hardly a slow one. Such is the result today of the submarine warfare wanted by Germans who talked much of im- ponderabieness and’ have neglected the heaviest of all.” INTRIGUE BLAMED | FOR DEATH OF 122 (Continued from First Page.) company, while nearby was the build- ing containing empty shells which were to be charged with smokeless powder. As exploding shrapnel filled the air with thousands of bullets, a force of guards stood cooly on the two endangered buildings and played streams of water on the roofs and sides to prevent additional fires with resulting explosions. BRITISH PLOW ON OVER VIMY RIDGE (Continued from First Page.) was due to-the failure of these troops to give them warning so that they could flee. Berlin Admits There's a Iight. Berlin, April 11, via London.—Since early morning today, says the Ger- man oflicial statement, fighting be- tween the British and German forces developed on both sides of ‘the Arras- Cambrai road and between Bullecourt and -Queant. Quarter Mile Advance on Wide Front. London, April 11.—British troops yesterday advanced north of the vil- lage of Louveral, in the direction of Cambrai to the extent of a quarter of a mile along a front of 2,000 yards and consolidated the gain during the night, tlegraphs Reuter’s correspond- ent from the British army headquart- ers in France. French. Continue Busy. Paris, April 11.—"Active artillery fighting continues over the front be- tween the Somme and the Oise,” says tcday's official conimunication. “Pa- trol encounters occurred at various points, in the course of which we took prisoners. “South of the Oise a German attack on one of our posts east of Coucy was broken up by our fire. Near Maisons de Champagne there was severe gren- ade fighting during the night. In IA! Petre forest the artillery firing was | rather violent. North of Arracourt our patrols brought back prisoners. In their region of Ban de Sapt we in- flicted losses on the enemy in the north of Fonentelle.” CENSORSHIP IN NAVY. Jackies May Convey Messages by Pen Scratches on Cards. New York, April 11.—An apparent | censorship of the mail of the men on United States naval vessels is indicat- ed by a postal card which was re- ceived here from a sailor on an Amer- ican battleship being made public to- day by the marine corps publicity bu- reau. On the reverse side of the card are sentences such as “I am quite well” and “I am wounded and am getting well and hope to return to duty soon’ and so on. Above these is a printed warning that anything written on the card except the address, name of sender and date will result in destruc- tion of the card. The sailors are authorized to cross out the sentences they do not wish. POSTMASTER AT PROVIDENCE. ‘Washington, April 11.—Edward F. Carroll was nominated today by Pres- ident Wilson as postmaster at Prov- idence, R. I. New Electrical Store. New Britain is fast becoming an electrical cente The opening of Cooley & Troup's new store at No. 6 Main street gives to the city an elec- trical store second to none in the state of Connecticut. A complete line of artistic fixtures, Handel lamps. Uni- versal appliance, and all contracting supplies, together with electrical novelties make the store most com- plete. The feature of the new store will be the Delco-Light plant and products for which this progressive store are dealers for Hartford and Litchfield counties. The Delco-Light plant is a complete electric light and power plant. It operates on gasoline, city gas, or kerosene and is so simple that a child can operate it. Over o dozen of these plants are now installed and giving enti Mr. O. 1. Cooley, former son and Mr. F. S. Troup, formerly commercial manager of the United Electric Light and Water Co., of this city, are the proprietors.—advt. DONE That’s what our customers say when we wire their homes for Electric Lights. SERVICE QUALITY ‘ That’s the Reason.” New Britain’s Most Complete Electrical Store COOLEY & TROUP |, “We Serve to Please.” NO. 6 MAIN STREET PRICE ’Phone 1813. TRAINING AT WESLEYAN. |structor at Wesleyan was announced l last week. Lieut. Hanlon, recently re-: turned from Mexican service with Mas & jdor Gen. Pershing, arrived here lasti 1 night. About 300 students will tak the course. ¥ Athletics at the university will co: tinue for the present, it is stated, b a special military company will b§ | organized for the athletes. ki Military Course Opens Today Lieutenant Hanlon. Middletown, April 11.—Intensive military training began at Wesleyan today. The work will be conducted by Lieut. Arthur J. Hanlon, U. S. A, whose appointment as military in- Under Thursday and Friday FRESH SHORE HADDOCK ......... 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