New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1917, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1917. ITALIAN AIRPLANES CARRYING 25 MEN Capable of Traveling 900 Miles Without Halting Newport, R. I, Sept. 1—Great aero- planes capable of carrying twenty- five men apiece and of travelling more than 900 miles without stop have been developed by Italy, Major R. Perfetti, of the Royal Italian Fly- ing Corps, said last night at a meet- ing held here under the auspices of the National Special Aid society. He called for volunteers to subscribe the funds necessary to send the latest model across the Atlantic under its own power. Such a demonstration would solve the U-boat problem, he declared. Major Perfetti is head of the Special Italian Aeronautic mis- sion in the United States. “I am glad to be able to say now," he said, ‘‘that there is a solution to this problem of aeroplane shipment at hand, and that the United States government or any group of patriotic Americans can test the plan which I propose for a few hundred thousand dollars—although I personally hope that not less than $5.000,000 will be set aside to undertake to carry out this plan, which consists of taking the Iatest Itallan air cruisers, which can carry twenty-five passengers, and building another even larger air cruleer, the designs of which have just Leen completed hy the same Italian esgineers who designed and built the twenty-five-passenger machine, and flying three machines across the At- lautic. “This would solve for good the oblem of sending aeroplanes from the TUnited States to the Allies, and iwhereas it is less than 500 miles from Great Britain to Kiel, Wilhelmshaven Helgoland, Essen and other German U-boat and military bases, these air cruisers delivered from the United States to Europe by air line can then be sent to destroy the German bases. “Italian genius developed the large Caproni triplane, the fast Pomilio, Macchi, 8. I. A, Savoya, Verduzio and | other most efficient aeroplanes, which now hold all the world records, in- cluding the record for useful weight carried, which is close to five tons; the greatest speed, our latest Pomilio making 157 miles an hour; the larg- est distance covered in a single flight, which happened three days ago, when an Ttalian officer fiew 920 miles, from | Turin to Naples, without, which took only about ten hours. “Our flying boats, machines, hold records, and our Is- otta-Fraschini, P. A. and others, which range up to 600 horsepower per motor and will soon be 1,000 | horsepower, are acknowledgzed to be the best in the world.” PERSHING MOVES UP American Commander Gratified at like our land Being Nearer His Troops in Train- ing For the Big SmasH. Paris, Sept. 1.—The headquarters of Major General Pershing, the American commander, will be moved today from Paris to a point near the training camps. The first truck- loads of furniture and records were sent vesterday. General Pershing and his stuff will go to the new head- quarters. All department will main- tain representation in Paris for the present. General Pershing is greatly grat- ified at the prospect of being near his troops in the field and supervising their training preparatory to taking their places in the trenches on the western front. The location of the fleld headquarters is a military secret. An order was issued establishing a provost marshal’s office in Paris. Hereafter all officers below the rank of brigadier general will be required, when visiting the city, to register and state their business and the probable duration of their stay. Social visits to Paris will not be allowed unless expressly authorized. LICENSES SUSPENDED. The police have been notified by the automobile commissioner that the operator’s licenses held by Herbert Greene of 64 Rockwell avenue and Guiseppe Engrassia of 162 North street have been suspended. ALWAYS SUPREME “FOX’S- AT LAST! 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The statement of the former Chancellor was the result of his reading in a London newspaper Mr. Gerard's versian of a conversation with him last January, in which it was alleged that Germany's peace terms were set farth. “In his published report of this par- ticular conversation,” Dr. von Beth- mann Hollweg told The Associated Press, “Mr. Gerard attributed utter- ances to me which may have been made in other quarters in Germany, and to which he frequently referred in the progress of our conversation, but which were not my awn. This ap- plies especially to his reference to Germany’s plans to take possession of the Belgian ports and railways and to establish military and commercial domination over that country. “I never unfolded such German war aims to Mr. Gerard. In the course of my several conversations with him, as also in our discussion last January, I invariably referred to my Reichstag speeches, in which I stated that Ger- many would exact positive guarantees that Belgian territory and politics would not in the future be exploited as a menacing factor against us. I did not make any statement as to the nature of these guarantees. “In the progress of our conversation Mr. Gerard suggested that the realiza- tion of far-reaching aspirations in Bel- gium would give King Albert merely a sham authority and asked whether it would not be better for Germany to forego such plans and, instead of them, endeavor to acquire Liege, which Mr. Gerard thought possible of achievement. . “Perhaps this suggestion was a bait, intended to provoke a reply from me. If so, the attempt failed. In all my discussions with the ambassador on this subject, I referred to my public utterances in which I emphasized that 1 was endeavoring to procure a peace that would permit us to lie in cordial and neighborly relations with Belgium. “Mr. Gerard's memory would seem also to have served him faultily when he wrote down what was said about Russia. He dealt but super- ficially with Germany’s eastern war aims, observing that the United States’ interest In this direction was very limited and that Germany un- doubtedly would have a free hand there. For Rumania and Serbia he also revealed very slender sympathy. Mr. Gerard did not obtain out of my mouth any of the statements concern- ing these countries which he attri- butes to me.” The former chancellor served: “When diplomats undertake to ex- ploit their official career for journal- istic purposes they are very apt to be misled into putting into the mouths of foreign statesmen utter- ances which either are the.creation of an ample imagination or are based on faulty memory. Discussion of po- litical opinions is bound to be tran- sitory and fleeting.” The former chancellor then touched upon what he consldered the ethics of Mr. Gerard's disclosures as compared with the European idea. “You Americans are an impetuous people,” he said. ‘““You do not seem to permit even your retiring diplo- mats to observe the traditional si- lence, nor have you the patience to abide the post-mortem publication of their memoirs. Sir Edward Goschen (former British ambassador to Ger- many and Austria) or Jules Cambon (former French ambassador to Ger- many, the United States and Spain) probably would excel Mr. Gerard in revelations of entertaining diplomatic history and gossip. Count von Bern- storff, former German ambassador to the United States), too, I amagine, might startle us with the ‘dlary of his Washington experiences. “In Europe, however, it would seem that publication of euch mat- ters, by common consent, is post- poned to a later period, when judg- ments are both calmer and more mature. Mr. Gerard, however, may hold the special license conferred by ‘shirtsleeve’ diplomacy, as you call it, and I shall not dispute his prerog- atives. But he must not give his imagination too free rein."” Away from the turbulent political arena, the former chancellor is now enjoving harvest time on his estate at Hoenfino. Province of Branden- burg, tws hours by rail from Berlin. During his conversation with the cor- respondent be begged off from talk- ing politics, but assured the corre- spondent that the potato crop at Ho- henfino was most excellent. RIGA THREATENED German Fleet About to Make Attack then ob- on Russian Port—Sweepers Clear- ing Out Mines in Gulf. Petrograd, Sept. 1.—That the Ger- is preparing to make an- other effort to force its way into the Gulf of Riga appears evident from the fact that enemy mine sweepers have been operating at the mouth of the gulf, and that torpedo boats and U-boats have been sighted along the coast in the vicinity. Forty airplanes have raided islands in the gulf and dropped 90 bombs on ships of the Russian air- men former am-| { I POLES INTO BATTLE Army Raised in Occupied Terri- tory Going to Italian Front Lendon, Sept. 1.—Tht German gov- ernment, acting in concert with Awu tria, has decided to send the Polish army, raised in occupied territory, to the Italian fighting line, despite the Pprotest of the Polish Council of State, which has been retired for questioning a military ruling of the Central Powers. The army levied in Poland since the creation of the Ger- man sponsored Polish kingdom, cons sists almost entirely of Russiar sub- Jects, with some additions froa: the Austrian Poles. Dwindling man power in the Cen- tral empires is directly responsible for the action, according to a Copen- hagen dispatch, which quotes the “Yossiche Zditung” as saving that military necessity compeis the use of the Polish divisions on the Isonzo front. Practically. the same confes- sion is made in a statement by the German Foreign Offic» (9 the aAuso- clated Press which gives “the general offensive” of the Allies as the cause. This statement, conveved by a Berlin dispatch, follows: “The general offensive naw being carried on by our foes,” the Foreign Office officlal declared, “also is aimed at Poland, which, therefore, is given the opportunity to fight shoulder to should with us against the common enemy. For this purpose, a large rumber of troops composi:g the new- ly organized legions have been placed at the disposal of Austria. A suffi- cient number of officers and instruec- tors have remained behind, however, to continue the work of organizing the army. “As soon as the military situation warrants the Polish trocps now at the front will return home. “It is to be regretied that the Council of Staté has made a pretext of this measure, which was wholly dictated hy military necessity. The incident, however, will not interfere with German and Austrian plars for establishing a governmet that will permit Poland to enter the ranks of independent powers.” The Pollsh troops referred to are doubtless those raised in Russitn Po- 1and after it had been conquered by the Central Powers and the ing of a so-called Polish army begun Folish enlistments in this force are understood to have been Iimited, and recently some of the units resigned arguing Council gives a favorable opportunity to undo the mistakes made in pro- claiming the establishment of the kingdom and since that time. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that h is senior partner of the firm of F. Cheney & Co., ity of Toledo, County and State afore- sald, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALI'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. 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