New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1917, Page 15

3 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917. “FRATERNIZING SPIES ON RUSSIAN FRONT " Prussians Ifldignam_When “Fn-| emy” Fires Ball: Cartridges { Petrograd, Aug. 20 (Correspondence of the Associated Press).—The Ge! ? man soldier who is fond of fraterniz- ing is more often a spy, according to a diary found on a captured Teuton ser- geant, says a Petrograd Gazeta corre- spondenti t the front. Only those German soldiers qualified for their acuteness in observing are v+ allowed to fraternize with their Rus- sian opponents, this diary shows. The document disclosed that its writer had been supplied with several bottles of vodka, which with ch man thoroughness had been-specially brewed for distribution Russians. - The diary contained a minute rec- ord of the fraternizers’ acts and ob- servations, carefully headed, sub-head- +ed ard numbered. Among the head- iings were: “Questiol Answers About an Armistice the Russian Army ards Peace Tal ture Meetings.” Among the entries were: “Russians warned us that the artillery was about to fire;"” peace poster pasted up;” and “Russians report they will not listen to orders to attack us.” . racteristic Ger- among the > Tow- Invitations to Fu- Germans Indignant at Attack. Stockholm, Aug. 21.—A story of the fraternizing of the German and Rus- slan troops along the east front is told by a Swedish journalist. The usual daily visits were going on, he faid, and all was peaceful, when the Russians $uddenly began firing furiously from one section of their trenches. A Ger- man officer ran over and called out | indignantly, “What do you mean by | shooting with ball cartridges?” A Russian officer exple getically, “The colonel has just come up for inspection, but he’ll be going away in a minute. 1 When the Associated Press corre- | spondent was at the front a German | major told how one of his officers was shot through the leg while walking in ned apolo- ; CAPITAL INVITED 10 EAST INDIES Dutch Missioner Explains Oppor- | | under-secretary tunity for American Investments The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. ondence of the Associatéd I regard it as most desira- ble that more American capital should ! be invested in the Netherlands FEast Indies, and 1 have done constantly what I could to promote that end,” de- clared J. B. van der Houven van Oordt, one of three Hollanders who have just been charged with an official ion ta Washington in connec with the pending export question; that so vitally concerns the Nether- lands. Mr. van Oordt is a colonial of- ficial and authorit He has been of state for the col- onies, and has also filled the post of vice-president of the council of the Netherlands East Indies. To the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press, Mr. van Oordt pointed out that there has been a big increase in the commercial intercourse between America and Dutch India since the GOVERNMENT PRESCRIBES A UNIFORM FOR RED CROSS AMBULANCE DRIVERS front of the trenches at a time when, | by the custom of that period, neither | side was supposed to fire. He made | indignant representations about it la- | ter to the Russians, and was told that | amarty of high officers had visited the trenches and the soldiers had to shoot. ¢ “But even at that,” said the major, | “‘the fools might have fired high.” GIRL RED CROSS_AlT8ULAN! This photograph shows. the new uniform for Red Cross work just is- sued by the government at Washing- ton. 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It is true t has been an increase in recent There is one American rubber estate in the island of Suma- tra that is the largest plantation in the world, and special ships run to United States ports to cz its prod- uce thither, But a great deal more prafitably be done, especially now money so plentiful in the Union. The sugar ,rubber, tea and other agricultural branches offer enor: mous scope for profitable investment, not to speak of mining possibilities. a “Although there are at present very few fn the country, Americans are popular in the Netherlands East Indies and they and their enterprises are as- sured of a most cordial welcome. here is every prospect of a big:exten- sion of the relations between the two countries, to our mutual advantage. 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