New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1917, Page 5

~New BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917. - ISHILS POPULAR CHOICE AS ENVOY 'Was Foreign Minister in Cabinet | of Marquis Okuma Tokio, June 15.—(Correspond- ence) . —General satisfaction ex- pressed in Japan at the appointment of Viscount Kikujiro Ishii. former! ) minister of foreign affalrs, as special envoy td the United States in connec- | tion with the present war. The ap pointment was made personally by Emperor Yoshihito, by virtue of a | special ordinance by which Viscount Ishii is designated as temporary am- ' bassador extraordinary. The service of installation was attend by Premier | Count Terauchi, Prince Takatsukasa, Grand Chamberlain, and others. It was expected that the commis- | sion would leave for the United States July 3 on the Steamer Shingo Maru and spend some three months in that | siting Washington and oth- The delegates who accom- Viscount Ishil were selected special reference to their fit- | They include Vice Admiral [samu Takeshita. who was formerly naval attache at Washington and who was detailed as captain of tho Japanese cruiser Izumo when that | warship participated in the festival at San Francisco some years ago; Major Genera] Soichi Sugano who has been attached o the general staff since 1913 and who has been ary attache at London; Matsuzo Nagai of the foreign office who has been em- passy secretary at Washington and consul general at New York and San | Francisco Commander Shiokvo Ando: Major Sei)i Tanikawa and Tadanao Imai of the consular serv- ‘fee. ..Opposition Press Praises Choice. The selection of Viscount Tshil as chief envov is wolcomed hy the press even of the opposition, because he was forelzn minister of rhe cabinet of Marquis Okuma which was sup- ported by the Constitutional of op- position party. The Terauchi ministry is praised, therefore, for its hroad mindedness in choosing a diplomat of rather anti-government leaning. The selection was made, however, regard- less of party considerations and wa based solely upon Viscound Ishii's | fitness and capacity in advancing a unified Japanese policy in the present world crisis. Marquis Okuma personally his satisfaction and expressed the opinion that the commission would contribute much towards cementing the cordial relations ‘between Japan and the United States and assist In clearing away misunderstanding en- tertained by the United States about Japan's policy towards China. The primary object of the com- mission is one of courtesy in con- veying the appreciation of the Jap- ) anese government at the actlon of the United States in joining the ranks of the Entente allies of which Japan ts a member, but in a broad way the commission will discuse questions of co-operation between the TUnited States and Japan in the future con- - BABY COLIC THINGS OF ~THE PAST American Mothers Have Be- come Wise is pany > with ness voliced Mothers can end baby colic and up- set stomachs by a few doses of Mrs. Winslow’'s Soothing Syrup. It is a positive help to indigestion, prevents gas and settles the little one's stom- ach as nothing else can do. You can easily see the baby's condition speed- ily improve for where before was pain and distress, soon all is smiles, good nature and restfulness. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is made for children only, not a grain of “dope or a drop of alcohol, the form- “ ula right on the bottle. 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The Canadians have proved themselves keen artillerymen, al though much of their fame in the war has been zained as infantrymen. The) are quick to learn and adapt them- selves readily to modern conditions of warfare in camp as well as on the battletield. Recent reports tell how the newly arrived American troops fraternize especially with the Cana- dians, finding many Americans in the ranks of the Dominion's men. Cel- ebrating “Dominion Day.” July 1, the (anadian national holiday, all the guns on the Canadian front in France fired a triple salvo against the enemy. Just before noon the guns ceased to fire. Simultaneously at 12 o'clock and again at 2 and four minutes past the hour, hundreds of gun from eighteen pounders to the great siege pieces, the shells from which fell miles behind the German front, burst out in a mighty clamor. “The enemy for the third time on Canada’s natal day since the war began neal- ized that the Dominlon is in this fight for liberty and democracy till the last gun is fired,” says a dispatch. riphs up wh iy one of they against French siant | Great Britain, Italy having dis- duct of the war. France, Russia and patched commissions to the United States. Japan feels that it is fitting for her to follow in their footsteps. There is likely to he an exchange of views on the far eastern questions generally and even on the situation in | Russia which is a source of consid- | erable anxfety. Tt is not unlikely that the Chinese question, which continues troublesome, will be con- | sidered and that in a general way the commission will seize the opportu- nity to further a project of co-oper- | ative understanding with reference to | political affairs In the far east. | Viscount TIshili, who speaks both | English and French easily, has had | a long career as a diplomat He | was secretary at Paris-and at Peking | and was among the ranks of the be- | sieged during the Boxer trouble in ! China. After having been recalled to | the foreign office as chief of the sec- | tion of telegraphs and then as di- rector of the hureau of commercial | affairs, he was dispatched to San | Francisco and Vancouver in 1807 to investigate the antl-Japanese move- ment there. In 1908 he was appoint- ed vice minister for forelgn affairs and in 1912 was designated as am- bassador to France which post he filled with eminent success until he was gelected to he foreign minister in the Okuma cabinet. He was still in Paris in the early period of the war and is thoroughly famillar with the FEuropean war situation. ORDERED TO NEWPORT. Among the apprentice seaman dered to report at Newport on Tues- day are Francis P. Skelley, Plainville; Albert R. Goodale, Newington; Harry A. Webster, New Britain, and Albert W. Allen, Plainville. On Wednesda$ Charles Witkin of this city will report | for service. or- MISS DAVIS TO WED, Miss Pearl Davis, formerly made her home at 183 Main street, this city, but who for the past two vears has lived in Philadelphia, is to become the bride of Edward J. Brook, a Philadelphia newspaperman. A marriage license was granted to the couple yesterday. who i CANADIANS AT CAMP OPENING. | Wakefield, Mass., July 14.-—Cana- dian army officers who have seen ac- tive service in France assisted today in the opening of a training camp here for officers of the National Guard in this state not yvet in fed- eral service M | DY DREADNOUGHT LOST; Vanguard Blown Up by Internal Explosion on July 9 London, July 14.—The Rritish bat- tleship Vanguard blew up and sank on July 9, says an official statement is the British admiralty. when sued by internal explosion the at anchor caused the disas- ter. Only three of those board survived, and one of them since died. Twenty-four officers and 71 men, however, were not on hoard at the time of the explosion. The official statement reads: “H. M. S. Vanguard, Captain James D. Dick, blew up while at anchor on the night of July 9, as the result of an internal explosion. “The ship sank immediately, and there were only three survivors among those aboard ship at the time of the disaster—one officer and two men. The officer has since died There were, however, 25 officers and 71 men not on hoard at the thus bringing the total number of survivors, to ninety-seven. “A full inquiry has heen ordered.” An ship was men on has The Vanguard is the first of the dreadnought class to be officially re- ported lost by the British Navy since the war began. She is the capital ship to be lost by internal ex- plosion, the fi Rulwark, November, 1914, There also the superdreadnought to have heen destroyed by internel ex- plosion, enemy submarine, or hoth off the northwest coast of Treland on Oct 27, 1914. But although the Audaciaus has never been offic tered a lost, her name nevertheless, no longer appears on the British naval list. The Vanguard, sister ship of St. Vincent and Collingwood, built in 1909, Her displacement 19,250 tons. her officers and numhered 870, she had a length 536 feet and could make twenty-two knots an hour. ten 1-2-inch, eighteen 4-inch, four 3-pound guns. THer tubes were 18-inch—two broadside and one submerged The ship's broadside fire was 12-inch guns, War losses of capital ships to the British fleet have been to date: Preadnoughts. Date of T.oss Oct 1914 July 1917 Battle Cruisers. Queen Mary .May 31, 1916 Indefatigable 1916 Invincible » 1816 Battleships VII. Jan. destroyed off Sheerness in is the was men a torpedo stern. eight Name Audacious Vanguard Tonnage 9 King Edw. Triumph Russell Bulwark 1916 1915 1916 1914 Formidable 1915 | Majestic LIST OF DEAD 800 I Member of Engine Company No. 3 to time, . second | being the battleship | the alleged case of | Audacious, said | | have been set out. was | She was armed with | and ! submerged | | OF SIX WEEKS—JULY 16 TO | Bankers' 18,000 | | coming daily ! early NADA IN WAR FOR LIBERTY UNTIL LAST GUN SENDS ECHO OVER FRANCE il .March, .March, .May, May, 1915 15,000 1915 12,950 1915 12.950 1915 14,900 Goliath SPARMER LEAVES TODAY. Be in Government Service. George Sparmer, connected with Fngine No. 3, has been chosen by Chief R. M. Dame and left Mas where, with other firemen from all over New Eng- land, he will enter the emaploy of fhe government as a member of the army cantonment fire department. It is understood that arrangements have been made whereby Fireman Spar- mer's place in the local department will be taken by a substitute and upon his return he will again be given his old position. Last night a number of Mr. Spar- mer's friends tendered him a farewell party at the Hoff Brau House in New Haven. Company today for Aver, MISS GLOVER CHOSEN. Miss Aaughter of Mr. and M of Spring street, instructor of folk ing games at St. Mary's playgrounds. in complete charge and will arrange the programs for the weekly mothers' day observ- ance evervy Wednesday. Miss Glover is a teacher In the local schools and is a graduate of the local High school and the New Haven state normal school. Rose Glover, 3o s 2 has heen chosen as Glover dancing and children's sing- Miss Glover will be WORK AT CITY Work farm in Stanley Quarter progresses favorably. the last acre planted has been affected by dry rot FARM. at the municipal very small portion of { it Is claimed and in place of the po- tatoes a quantity of cabbage plants At present there re over 43 acres of potato plants. The new spraying machine has ar- rived and works well, being capable of caring for the plants and killing any bugs that may come, Buv an Tndiana truck dvt SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION AUGUST 24 8:30 TO 1 O’CLOCK DAILY one of Merchants' & School graduates is suc- cessfully placed in a good position at a premium ealary, and more calls are to this school for first- class office help. The Summer school offers an op- portunity for those who would enlist for business. Let you in a few months to succeed in an A-1 position, Beginning and Every advanced classes | now forming. MERCHANTS' & BANKERS' BUSINESS SCHOOL 61 Pratt St. ~artford, Conm. us prepare , | { | I - of medical service and the burea supplies, all of which are conce in furnishing voluntary ald to thef and wounded of the United 8 forces. As chief staff officers he be assisted by representatives the army and navy departments. Maintenance of the fifty and m Red Crose base hospitals organd by Colonel Kean will be one of largest tasks immediately before Ryan. f He will also have charge of all R Cross efforts to supply such med needs as the Red Cross may be call upon by our army and navy anywh to provide. Very important a these tasks will be service in conmn tion with the sixteen army can ments now being developed for tri ing our great army next winter. Another very important task will come under Mr. Ryan will direct Red Cro preparation’ America to supplement the work] the army in caring for the health comfort of the American troops France. LOOK FOR THI SIGN IN LEADING STORES WE DO Developing and | Printing for Amateurs UICK SERVIC UALITY WOR BECAUSE It Means Just What It § Always Found in the Better 8§ JUST A FEW OF OUR STO& Arcade Studio, R. R. 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The Anaconda company alone declared a Red Cross dividend of $1,000,000 Mr. Rvan will supervise the bureau Cross in this this way be tion through Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war councily has recruited | another big to the | He of the who will be director general of business man D. Anaconda Copper com- cause. is John Ryan, pres- | ident pany, military relief for the Red Cross Mr. Ryan will succeed Colonel Jef- ferson R. Kean, U. S. 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