New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1917, Page 1

| HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS {PRICE THREE CELNTS. | - RED TAPEIS FATAL TO AGED | MANBREATHING LAST IN TAXI Charity Department Head | ANERIGAN GOLONEL Said to Have Declined to w As UN“ER\ HRE Order Solek Taken to Hos- ’ Germans Tried to Get Him pital. and Aides, But ED MAY HOUR WAST : Couldn’t. ‘With the American Army in France, HAVE COST A LIFE ; Nov. 2.~—Some of the American sol- M. F. Sullivan Unable to Prevail on | diers who have just been relieved, at- Any of Public Officials Appealed fo | ter service in the trenches had thrill- to Order Dying Man Taken to Place | ing storiea to tell on returning to the billets. On clear days, especially, Treatment—Was Taken Sick in o o German snipers became gctive. Bul- Plainville and Hurrled to This Otty | .., went singing harmlessly over- —“Not My Patient,” Says Doctor. |nead Almerican infantrymen were Although Medical Examiner Harry told off to attend to any sniper who A. Elcock has not determined the | became active, and more than one of cause of death’ of Thomas Solek, aged them will snipe Americans no more. 60, who died late yesterday afternoon This game of sniping the sniper L at the New Britain General hospital, | Was highly popular. The only com- the verdict of those familiar with the, | Plaint heard today was that there was not enough rifle shooting to satisfy POt C1; i e Sl d"""B:_m'lv',' the infantrymen. Several of the sol- , Red Tape. If some of New Britaln's | giery saiq they went out to fight, but public officials had had sufficlenl| did not get enough. There is no gumption to take action in Solek's :mwflltvu:: clxpart rifiemen whén a : sniper starts in. X case it is possible that he ‘would be . Golonell haa’ an exsifinglexpéri- 4 alive today. ence when the Germans nearly got Solek was taken ill in & house in|the range of an observation post in h 1 h b Plainville near the Southington line.| Which he and his alde were. They The people with whom he was stop- ::::"no time in , taking temporary ping knew little concerning his past, 5 LRty haoe 15 o ot Ty KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - FILLING WAR CHEST telephoned to Michael F. 8ullivan, s operator of a taxicadb service in Ward Committees Appointed city, and requested him to take Solek A to Dudjack’s saloon at the corner of . fur Purpose of Canvass- ing for Money. * North and, Sexton streets ‘asthey ‘be- lieved he had friends there who would care for him. BSulllvan saw his pas- senger was seriously ill and informed the Plainville parties he would take him to the New Britain hospital. To this they acquiesced and Sullivan started on. his trip. Visits “Charity” Department. Sulllvan has frequently taken sick AT " people to the hospitsl and he says| War committees were announced that while Ro DatieAt hds ever been | today by Daly Councll, Knights of i ntaring the matitation must have | COlumDUS, for the purpose of sssist- _someone to. or stand. sponsor (10§ 1n the collection of & fund for i WM recreation camps for use by soldiers. o §ile | Thoey committess will comb the city and it is expected they will be suc- cessful in collecting a sum deserving of New Britain. While the fund is being raised by the Knights of Colum- the recreation centers will be non-sectarian and will be used by all soldiers. The committees follow: i First ward—Frank L. McGuire, Jo- seph F. Woods, Charles McKeon, Les- ter Stanwix, James Griffin, John F. Callahan, John' E. Downes, R. A. Grise, Richard Barron, Mr. Malone, James Woods, A. Vols, Frank Basso, Willlam Fallon, Phillp Bardeck, T. ‘W. Q'Connor. S Dr. Henry Martin, - J. ' L. Doyle, Thomas J. Davis, Edward Callahan, depsrthent. Ho says he ox- \ pieus comdition of his of the Charity department re- used to do this, saying that the man was not known. Sulllvan next sought assistance in the office of the board of health but says Chairman Bodley also - ‘declined to have any connection with the case. The taxicab owner then awvent to police headquarters, he says, ‘but was unable to gain any assistance there, although he was advised ‘to try to reach Dr. George W. Dunn, city physiclan. Dr. Dunn could not et Gy teaphtte. Kawara Fagan, J. A. Coyle, Dr. H Physician Refuses to See Solek. Thomas A. Feeney, John McBriarty, $ During this time, Bolek was lying | Willlam Hinchcliffe, Delphis Bowdoin, © in the taxicab, dying, and Sulllvan | P, Hayes, Thomas Floor. $: says his body was becoming rigid. In| Thira Ward—P. F. King, John spite of this fact he could gain no | O'Brieny Willlam Abetz, Edward A. ald any place, as red tape prevented | McCarthy, Prof. Frederick F. Har- all to whom he appealed from be-|mon, Joseph Ryan, E. L. Hannon, W. & coming connected with the case. Sul- | C. Wall, Willlam J. Sheehan, Jqhn E. livan claims to have stopped & Dhy- | Keevers, John P. Maguire, Thomas sician on the street, asking him. to | W. Crowe, L. P. Mangan, Thomas W. . examine Solek. The physician is re- | pagan, Joseph Ward, Wilfred Dunlay, ported to have repli Hhe isn't my | John F. Leeney. - patient.” Sulllvan will not reveal the Fourth Ward—P. J. Riley, J. L. " name of the doctor who made this Ross, P. J. Leonard, John F. Mc- statement, otherwise it would be | Grail, Francis J. McConn, T. J. Quin- printed. . livan, Chas. J. Philan, Thos. F. Clerk- Finally, after his appeals had fallen | in, James P. O'Connor, Edwin Par- on deaf ears, Sullivan met Dr. Joseph | ker, John F. Burns, Edward McMur- Walsh, who told him to take Solek | ray, P. 8. McMahon, Peter Curran, to the hospital. According to rumor, | James Naughton, R. LaBranch, Mich- the hospital authorities declined to | ael Souney, John Connolly, James permit Bolek to enter but this s | Palmieri, John Boyle and Frank B. emphatically denied by Sullivan and | Brady. by Miss DeJardins, head nurse. Both Fifth Ward—John Rellly, T. F. Mc- agree that there was no question | Grath, E. Janelle, W. J. Hayes, A about Bolek's admission. Sullivan ex- | Cleszynski, James Tynan, Thomas J. plained t!at his passenger was dying | Devine, Geo. A. Collins, Steve Dudack, and says he was given immediate at- | Michael Kehoe, John Meehan, George tention. This is corroborated by Miss | Shine, Frank Shine, Victor Domijn, DeJardins, who says every possible |Stanley Karpinski, Joseph Kloskowski, aenistance was given in an attempt to | Paul Murcack, Prof. Andrulevicz, save Solek’s life. He died a short|John Skritalski, Leo Bojnowski. time after being taken into the hos- Sixth ward—Frank E. Riley, A. pital. Paonessa, W. J. Kerin, T. J. Smith, It is generally belleved that Solek's | Frank L. Conlon, J. C. Crowley, Jife could have been saved if an en-| Frank Morehead, George Hallaby, tire hour had not been lost by Sulll- | Phillp J. Smith, John F. Sullivan, van in visiting different public de- | Eugene E. Cassidy, Andrew Coholan, partments where he found all officlals | Martin H. Keeney, John Kehoe, bound tightly with red tape. It is| Ralph Mulconray, Michael Martin, the concensus that some of the public | Albert Bonney, Henry Boullard, John gervants should have had sufficient | P, McGuire, Thomas J. Smith, Joh initiative to cut the tape and order | J Highland. § Solek sent to the hospital. s The women’'s committees are: First Night, Second Ward—Mrs. Luddy, Miss McBriarty, Mrs. O'Leary, Mrs. Patrick Curtin. Second Night, Fourth Ward—Miss Boys at Camp Devens Get a Taste of | Margaret Gorman, Mrs. Joseph Cof- What They Expect. fey, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Fred Beloin. Third, Night, Third Ward—Miss Ayer, Nov. 2.—Real trencli lite will Leghorn, Mrs. Jacob Baumgartner, be experienced by men of the Na- Mrs. B. F. Gaffney, Mrs. Thomas tional Army at Camp Devens -next| Grace, Mrs. Willlam J. Noble. week. Buttalions, first from the In- Fourth Night, Fifth Ward—Mrs. O'Keefe, Mrs. Sexton, Mrs. Conlon, fantry and then from the depot bri-| i, ‘;orsyihe, Mrs. Charles McCarthy. gade, will be sent into trenches for' ™ wipn Night, First Ward.. Mrs, 72 hours' duty. They will be given | wrunk Maguire, Mrs, J. E. Downes, rations for that period and Will livo | \irs, Walter F. Burke, Mrs. J. F. under conditions approximating 88 | Meehan, Mrs. Michael Hannon. closely as possible those at the front. | Sixth Night. Sixth Ward—Mrs. Lad- Trenches and dugouts’ are being con- | hury, Mrx. O'Keefe. Mrs. Monahan, structed this week. ‘ Mrs. Roper, Mrs. Andrew Calohan. 5 i ] REAL TRENCH LIFE. GERMAN ADMIRAL IS THROWN OVERBOARD Mutiny in German Navy in Sep- tember at Kiel Canal FIGHT ON BATTLESHIPS Officers’ and Several Saflors Killed \During the Outbreak Which Took Place on the Kronprinsz and Schles- ‘wig-Holstein—Ringleaders Shot. London, Nov. 2.—Three officers and a number of sallors of the German navy were killed in another mutiny at Kiel early in September, according to a despatch from Amsterdam to t&o Duaily Express which claims to .have authentic details. The outbreak oo- curred aboard the battleships Kran- prinsz and Schleswig-Holstein and started when the men revolted against being drafted -into the submarine service. £ The sailors on the threw Admiral Schmidt overboard, then ‘stabbed and threw Lieut. Raul, the admiral’s aide, and another offi- cer. A battle on the ship's deck be- tween the officers and sailors followed. Three officers and a number of sail- ors were killed. Bimilar scenes oc- curred on the Schleswig-Holstein, Admiral Schmidt was rescued, but it was necessary for him to leave Kiel. All the' surviving mutineers ‘Were arrested. ‘The battleship Kronprinsz displaces 25,298 tons and was bullt in 1915. Her complement is 1,160 men. The Schleswig-Holstein was completed in 1906 and measurey 13,000 tons. She carries 729 ‘men. . Vice Admiral von Capelle, German minister of marine, announced -in the Reiclistag on. October 9 the dis- covery of a plot in the German’navy. Despatches from Amsterdam and London reported that the crows of four battleships. of the German fleet had taken part in a mutinous out- break at Wilhemshaven. Three of the ringleaders were shot while heavy sentences were imposed on the oth- ers. This outbreak was bald to have gccurred about six weeks earlier or about the first of Septembe! Admir- al von Capelle accused three radical soclalist deputies of taking part in the ' plot, but the German government has not taken any action against the members of the Reichstag. B HELD FOR TRIAL Yale Student Formally Charged With Manslaunghter As Result of Fellow | Student’s Death in Auto Accident. New Haven, Nov. 2..4—~Wm. W. Blair, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa., a freshman in the Sheffield Scientific school, Yale, was formally arrested in the Orange town cgurt at West Haven today, chargéd with manslaughter,’ as a re- sult of the death of Frederick M. Bcajite, also of PlttsburgH and a Shet- fleld school student, in an automobile accident on the Milford turnpike in Orange on the night of October 2. Hearing was set for November 6, and Blair was released in $1,000 bonds. Blair, Scailfe and . Robert Carson, 3rd, and another Yale student from Pittsburgh were returning from a trip to Stamford when their car, with Blair driving, collided with another machine and Scaife was thrown to the ground and killed. The young men were members of the reserve of- ficers training corps at Yale. TO RAISE MILLION. New England Will Also Be Asked to Get Extra $800,000. Boston, Nov. 2—John R. Mott, of-\l ficial representative of the Y. M. C. A. will explain at a.meeting in Sym- phony hall next Monday night what is expected of New England in the forthcoming campaign for the Y. M. C. A. war fund. Senator Lodge will preside. Boston and the metropoli- tan ! district will. be asked to raise $1,800,000 as thelr share toward pro- viding the necessary fund for camp work in this country and in Europe. Kronprinez || 1 staat, WOMEN READY TO WORK ON MUNICIPAD FARM Two. prominent Red Cross workers called up the Herald this morning to inquire why Mayor <Quigley had never thought of calling for women volunteers to pick up potatoes at the municipal farm. ‘‘The high cost of potatoes hits the ‘women just as hard as.it does the men, and women are every- where doing their little bit as well ag the men,” argued this energetic worker, This fair female volunteeer stated that a gathering of a number of Red Cross workers was held at her home yester- day and after a ‘iengthy dis- ctssion - five other women agreed to respond to a call for volunteers if the 'city mneeds them to pick up potatoes. “We want to help our city and we want. to help the U. 8. A. in every way. We are deing Red Cross work and we are will- ing to do farm work if neces- © sary. All we would do would be to put on our boots and go right to it enthusiastically argued the woman. In conclusion she said: “Just get the mayor to call for, wom- en volunteers and you will be surprised to sce how many re- spond.” IS ENEMY INTERESTS IN STOCK MARKET? Greatest Decline of Securities in Year Causes Suspicion of Propaganda. New York, Nov. 1.-—Superyision of short selling on the New Y stock exchange, decided upon by the board of governors. yesterday, following the greatest decline of securities of the year, went into effect today. Recent ‘“‘viclous"” short selling on the market has been attributed in some quarters to German interests as part of an or- ganized propaganda to create pes- simism. It is not the intention to eliminate short selling, which, leading members of the board say, is necessary at times to stabilize prices. The new trading rules, just adopted, will put into the possession of the bhoard of governors at noon every day the names af speculators who have sold stocks which they did not own with the purpose of buying them back later at cheaper prices. Lenders of stocks also will be required to inform the governors of the names of the brokers to whom they loan stocks. Market raiders who have been de- pressing values by short sales and the circulation of false rumors; will be' exposed. AIRPLANES DOWNED French Birdmen Succeed in Defeating Hostile Afroraft, According to Paris Statement Issued Today. Parjs, Nov. 2.—Ten German air- planes were brought down yesterday by the French or compelled to land fice announces. The artillery battle continues on the Alsne front. German attacks at several points were repulsed. The communication adds: ‘“Our bombard- ing squadrons threw down many bombs on the railway station at Mul- heim, the aviation grounds at Behle- munitions depots at Ruffach and the Wepereimthal and the rail- way station at Thionville. “In reprisal for the bombardments of Dunkirk, seventeen of our air- planes dropped 5,500 pounds of pro- Jectiles on the town of Offenburg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden.” THREATEN FORD BABY. Anarchists Demand $10,000 From Son of Manufacturer. Detroit, Nov. 2.—It became known DIES FROM SCALDS. James Denny Fails to Turn Off Steam In the Boller. New Milford, Nov. 2.—James Den- ny, colored, 30, died today at a hos- pital in Danbury from scalds re- ceived Tuesday while at work in the Robertson Bleachery here. Denny attempted o remove the 1id of a large bleaching boiler into which steam was being driven at high pressure, with- out shutting off the steam. When he removed the clamps the 200 pound lid was blown off and a large quantity of bolling hot cloth blown out of the boiler. The cloth wrapped ltself about the man who was thrown to the tloor, twelve feet below. today that federal agents here are in- or kill Henry Ford II, infant son of Edsel Ford and grandson of the multi- millionaire manufacturer. A lettes demanding $10,000 from Edsel Ford as the price for the baby's safety w: eral days ago. It is understood that one man has been detained and that several ar- rests are impending. The letter was signed Anarchists association. “Sicillan FALL MAY BE FATAL. ‘Waterbury, Nov. 2.—William Kelliher, FILL THE RANKS. . Nov. Z.—Major J. M. assistunt chief of staff at | Camp Devens, today called upon draft | boards in New England and northern New York, through the military de- partments of the several states, to send to camp at once men to fill va- cancies resulting from discharges for physical disability and other causes. About 5,000 men are needed to bring the quotas of the various states up to the required number. The first con- tingent from Boston is expected here tomorrow. night watchman, fell from a second story rear veranda this morning sus- taining a probable fractured skull. He is unconscious and his condition is critical. D e TP WEATHER Hartford, Nov. 2—TForecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair; continucd cold tonight and Saturday. in a damaged condition, the war of- | vestigating an alleged plot to abduct | turned over to police inspectors sev- | i claims by on his way home from his work as a |HERALD “ADs” MESE BETTER BUSINES s/ NEW BRITAIN A CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917.—SIXTEEN PAGES. KERENSKY SHIFTS BURDEN MAKING PREPERATIONS FOR |Troops All Worn COUNTER ATTACK ON ENEMY MRS. GILLIGAN WILL NOT BE HANGED YET Governor Holcomb Grants _Reprieve for Condemned Woman Until March. Hartford, Nov.| 2.—Governor Hol- comb today granted a reprieve to Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gilligan, under sentence of death to March 6, 1918. .| Mrs. Gilligan was convicted last July of poisoning Franklin R. Andrews, an inmate of the home conducted by her in Windsor, and was to hang No- vember 6., An appeal to the su- preme court is pending. CARDS ARE RECEIVED. Food Pledges to the Number of 30,- 000 Reach Hartford. Hartford, Nov. 2.—Reports re- celved at the food administration headquarters here indicate that - a scarcity of window membership cards had retarded the work of securing signed food card pledges many Wwo- men hesitating to sign tshe cards without receiving the window display cards. This, it was reported, was especlally true in Stamford. The receipt today at headquarters of about 50,000 of these cards brought relief to this situation, and an automobile was at once started uth with the cards leaving supplies § Meriden, New Haven, Bridgeport, orwalk and Stamford on the out- ward trip returning by way of Nau- gatuck and Waterbury. At New Ha- ven sufficient cards were left for dis- tributiont . in smaller surrounding towns, About 14,000 signed food cards were received in the malls today, be- ing four thmes as many as on any pre- vious dny, and it is estimated that about 30,000 have so far been turned in. From RBridgeport came two pack- ages containing about 6,000 cards. BIGELOW AS MARTYR Given the Right to Deal in Coal and Grocery Supplies to Reduce Tiving Expenses. New York, Nov. 2.—This city today entered the coal and grocery business. The right to use the public funds to help reduce the high cost of living was granted yesterday by the; state food commission, despite the bbjec- tions of representatives of 50,000 re- tall food dealers. These dealers as- serted ‘that they did not think the city could improve the situation by enter- ing the fleld. The bdying, selling and storing of food and fuel is now-in the hands of Italian and -All‘ied Troops Getting Ready for Decisive Battle on Tagliamento River. AIRPLANES BATTLE AS CANNON BOOM To the Fearful Din and Heavy shq!l Fire Was Added Continuous Explo- sions As the Italians Blew Up Pow- der Supplies As They Retreated, Fighting Bravely — Another - Big Battle Expected, Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, -Nov. 1.—Italian and Allied troops are preparing for a long count- er offensive. A great battle based on the line of the Tagliamento river is forecast. The Italian cavalry rear guard con- tinues to screen the movement of the main body of the Itallan army to its newly chosen position and at the same time to check the advance of the enemy lines. Gen. Cadorna’s bulletin last night gives the first idea of where the ad- vance is making itself felt along the hills connecting St. Daniele del Fruili, the Ledra canal and Pozzuolo del Fruili, making a curved line some miles west of the Isonzo. river. Military necessity still = restricts rigidly the sending of details of the operation and the mention of places, but within these close limits some general idea can be given, of heroic resistance the main overwhelming numbers. north where the Iscnzo first was crossed. 'Here occurred the weaken- ing of certain le’achmenis oI t.ae Second army which General Cadorna has bulletined with the frankness of a great commander. It was ' this weakening which gave the German contingents the opportunity st a crit- a portion of the army on the north and that on the line further south. The Germans encountered stubbo resistance on the Bainsizza plateau, and heaps of enemy dead mark the lines of their advance. Around Glo- bro ridge, Bersaglieri brigade, out- numbered five to one, held back the enemy while the main line had -an | during desperate Dr. Henry Moskowitz, head of the re- | cently appointed city market commis- sion. He has the power tg take over such necessities as conditions may re- quire. While he has not divulged his plans, it is sald Dr. Moskowitz's first step may be take over the milk supply unless there are substantial price re- forms on the part of retail dealers. SALE CONFIRMED. Hopkins and Allen Arms Company i3 Now Owned by Wright. New Haven, Nov. 2.—Sale of the Hopkins and Allen Arms company of Norwich to James A. Wright of New York for $65,000 was confirmed by Judge Thomas of the U, S. court to- day. L. F. Robinson for the receiv- ers offered a form of deed of the transfer and as this was acceptable to counsel for the several interests this was allowed by the court. The purchaser has nominated Pierre Mall for the Belgian government, as the holder of the title. Another docu- ment approved by the court which the receivers offered was of a pro- tective character to prevent any contractors against the arms company or the purchasers based on breach of contract in the supplying of materials. It was also stated that Mr. Mali had arranged with the Marlin-Rockwell company to complete the Belglan contract for i rifles. > MAN 1S KILL Automobile Collides With Iron Post and Occupants Are Thrown Out. New Haven, Nov.-2.-—George Her- gamini and Irving Mansfleld, North Haven, were in a fatal accident today when their autamobile c as they were driving into the city. Bergaminl was taken to the New Ha- ven hospital, dying a few hours later. Mansfield, who was taken to St. Ra- phael's hospital, is suffering from rious internal injuries, well as se- vere external wounds. both of | before the southera armies and also ollided | tending to thelr rear. with an iron post an Clinton avenue | ¢ircumstances it was humanly possi- | opportunity to get their retreat in motion. \ In one of the mountain passes a small village commanding the pass was taken and re-tgken eight times artillery, infantry and hand-to-hand fighting. Gorizia was shelled heavily and what remained of what the corres- pondent saw there just a week ago today was further reduced to a mass of depris. One of the main bridges from Gorizia across’' the Isonzo was blown up by the Italians and the enemy movement thus was further impeded. To the west of Gorizia, the town of Cormons also was shelled heavily. The great German guns opened enormous craters and literally tore the town to pieces. As depots and arsenals were blown up the whole sky was lighted with a red glare, and dense masses of smoke formed an enormous pall like the ap- proach of an equinoctial cyclone. Added to the fearful din and heavy shell fire on front and flank was the the part of | Russia’'s position - to the the Italian army gave to the rush of |.dent. Thc premier was geate ical moment to pass forward between - TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE After Year aud a Half of War----Us-~ . able to Keep Pace 7 BOOTS, LEATHER, IRON AND MONEY NEEDED Premier Kei 5 Declares Russla Is Not Out the War, But That Her the Fighting. Petrograd, Nov. 1.—Russia is out by the strain of war and have help, Premier Kerensky told the Associated Press. He that Russia claims. as her righ! the other Allles now should shod the burden which she has borne. | Russia, the premier declared, been fighting 18 months longer. 1 England, and Russia has fao alone, and is fighting' alone. 3 The world must not lose faith the Russian revolution, because £ an economic one. No one, the PHA mier added, has the rjght to feel illusions about it, as it takes to develop a stable,k government. America's most useful way of hY ing Russia is by sending boots, I er, iron and money. Premier sky said it would be impo: the United States to send tre .cause the difficulties of trani would be too great.: i’ P Russia is not out of the war, mier Kerensky said, in smswer. ports to the contrary. % “Russia has ' fought conaf since the beginning. ~ She ! France and England from di early in the war. She i no out by' the strain and claims right that the Allies now sho burden.” §E Thus 'Premier ‘Kerensky = exp 9 librayy of the for The greatest shock came on the|'the emperor in the Atinter The correspondent called at widely cantradictory reports’ stan conditions and nsk:g. thil mier for a frank statemen facts. i “It has been saild by !rl\'fll&# : turning from England. and else to America’ that opinion among # peoble—not. officially, but generafl is that Russia is virtually out of: war,” it was explained, K- “Is Russia out of the war? mier Kerensky langhed. “That,” answered, “is a ridiculous. qu Russla is taking an enormous the war. One has only to history. Russia began the wan allles. While she ,was alread ing England was only prepai America was only observing. ' /. “Russia at the beginning ‘bore: whole brunt of the fighting, ¢l saving Great Britain' and F People who say she is out of th have short memories. We ' have fought since the beginning and must now take the heaviest part. o the burden on their shoulders. “At present Russian \$ublic opinig is greatly agitated by the questi ‘Where is the great British fleet ‘no that the German fleet is out in the Baltic?’ “Russia,” the premier repeated, ¥ worn out. She has been fighting onej and one half years longer than Eng-3 land.” “Could an:American army be use if sent to Russia?” “It would be impossible to one,” said Kerensky. “It is a g tion of transport. The .dmlc\utupv too great.” “If America cannot send what would be the most useful wa continuous explosion of powder sup- plies as the Italians slowly fell back screened by a rear guard of the Pzor- saglieri brigade which threw ur hasty breastworks and contested every foot of the way. Now began the double exposure of the southern force to fire in thc front and on the flank which required a steady falling back until the entire army was in movement .toward the newly established positions further west. During this prodigious move- ment on the main front and the rear guard, which can only be sketched in the broadest outlines, some sections sustained shocks of exceptional in- tensity. The commanding heights of Monte Nero, which. the Italians had occupied after deeds of great valor, ‘was defended against onslaughts from three sides which gradually devel- oped to envelopment. Added to this was the suddenness of the surp:ise blow from the north, which developed into @ turning fir on their extreme flank, gradually ex- Under such ble that any army would be trled sorely, and it was to extricate the troops from this situation that the re- tirement began all along the extended advanced position occupied hy the (Continued on Fifteenth Fage) for her to help Russia?” he asked. 3 “Have her send boots, leather, and,” the premier added, emp! iy, “money.” s Premier Kerensky drew attention-# the fact that Russia hag fought. battles alone. X “Russia_has fought alone—is ing alone,” Kerensky said. “Fral has had England to help her the start and now America has col in” 3 The premier was asked regardix the morale of the Russ'an peopie &n the Russian army. He answered; s / “The masses are worn out g “nomically. The disorganized stats & life in general has had a psychological cffect on the people. \They doubt; tis possibility of the attinment neith F.cpes.” e B “Vhat iy the Jeasgh’ to the dsmoas: racies of ‘the world of the Russiad revolution 2" his,” Premier Kerensky: replie “is for them to find out. They mu not lose faith in the Russian reyelus tion, because it is not & political reves lution but an economic one, and & revolution of facts. The Russiai revolution is only seven months oldu No one has the right to feel distiik lusioned about it. It will take yehm) to develop. 3 “In France, which is only as |