New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1918, Page 1

Y *¥secured employment in the draught- L / I HERALD BEST OF ALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERA PRICE THREE CLNTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918, —TEN PAGES. vHHAD MAP OF NEW BRITAIN; ALLEGED SPY IS ARRESTED David Anderson, Swedlsh Also Machincry at | and Machine Co. Draughtsman, " Prints of Colt’s ~CLAIMS HE SOUGHT U. S. TRADE SECRETS I | i | | ctives Richardsn and Malone Raid || Room On Maple Street and Turn Prisoner Over to Iederal Authorities —Not Satisfied th Story of Being in BEmploy c¢. ¥Foreign Manufac- turer. New York y in the ent Fire New I in possess who came from aps of New Britain and ints of machino the Colt’s Pa ford and the | 2rit- found sion ol 1 erson, Swode 191 ardson to country in January, . J. Rich- this prompted Detectives wnd A. C. Malone of the local department to place him un- his home, 95 Maple srday afternoon. Whether the employ of the | polic der arr street, he spy in German government is not known but nthorities are taking no risks and ried him over to the custody Anderson is said ce he was hired cturer in Sweden to come ntry to learn methcds used an factories 2nd that he was by his knowledge of vest 1e b facilit d ted ting. Anderson’s arrest came directly as result of excellent work done by the New Britain detective bureau. About a week ago Detective Sergeant Rich- n obtained certain information C 4 him to place Anderson illance. Subsequent in- tions brought out some inter- esting Tac The young Swede, a draoughtsman by trade, came here from Hartford about 10 weeks ago » s room of the New Britain Machine a concern, it raight be noted with nificance, that handles many large government orders. For a time he . boarded at the Hotel Nelson but more Jately has roomed at 95 Maple street. The police learned that the young draughtsman took a great interest in his work at the factory, studied all plans carefully and rarely went out at night, spending each evening alone in his foom whnere he was apparently working diligently. Subseguently De- tective Richardson learned that An- derson was receivig money from some unknown source and succeeded in finding out that he received at least one sum of $200 from Sweden. Ho claims he was sent this amount by his *$ employer. ilad Prints of Machinery. When Anderson was placed under arrest and his room searched the de- tectives found that he had there a considerable fiamber .of plans, draw- i and working prints of machin- He also had a large batch ‘of doc- uments, letters and other papers, most all of which were written in Swedish. Court Clerk Emil J. Dan- berg was called upon to translate some of these papers and among them were letters stating that Anderson was formerly employed in a draught- ing office in Sweden and was a cap- able man at his trade. Other letters Walso recommended him highly. From a cursory examination of these papers it is not thought that they have any damaging significance. The police, however, are of opinion that Anderson’s acti might be Investigated with benefit to this governmen ‘While no charges have been made it has been intimated that the young Swede may be one of four things. He may be a spy in the employ of German agents seeking manufacturing secrets here; he may be in the employ of the Swedish govern- ment to obtain similar information; he may be in the employ of some pri- vate concern in Sweden to obtain the same facts; or he may be the victim of unfortunate coincidences and is possibly innocent of any intended evil. fl\e COLD AFFECTS CHURCHES. Trinity fo Omit Sunday Evening Serv- ice—Others Combine. Because of the cold weather the shortage of fuel, the official board of Trinity M. E. church last night voted in favor of suspending the Sun- day evening services indefinitely. The morning jservices will be continued and will Be held in the chapel dur- ing extremiely cold weather. The Center Congregational and First Baptist ¢hirches have decided to hold joint gefvices beginming Sunday, Jan. uary 18, > and MISS OSBORN WEDS. New Haven, Jan. 5.—The marriage Miss Katharine Osborn, daughter and Mrs. Norris G. Osborn, | Ensign Chandler Benuett, U. 8. s solemnized at St. John's, wpiscopal church by the rector, Rev. | Sfeward, Means, today. The bride had | foar ity Prsgnt, of ['v s mate of ion, 4 Yate in ¢ Fire Department Pulmotor Saves Lives | his home this morning, and * FAMILY NEAR DEATH FROM LEAKING GAS Paul Porusso Wlie and Two Chil- dren Found Unconscious RUBBER TUBE CRACKED | in Lafayette Street House—John A. Burkarth Suffocated in Hartford and “'r'i)'c May Dic At Hospital. ‘The beneficial motor in results of the pul- | the fire department clearly demonstrated this when, on summons from Dr. John E. Mariin to a house at the rear of 4§ | Lafayelte street, the police found four people overcome by gas poisoning and close at death’s door. They are Paul Porusso, his wife and two children. Porussa saiG that he lighted a gas heater in his sleeping apartmoent, and the tube broke allow- ing the deathly fumes to escape while the family slept. Burkarth: Gas Vietim. A. Burkarth of 214 High Hartford, a former resident of ity, was found dead in bed at in the | same apartment was found Mrs. Bur- karth in an unconscious = condition with gas issuing from a pipe in the room. How the-accident occurred has not been learned. Mrs. Burkarth was rushed to a hospital where, it was stated this afternoon, that small hopes were entertained for her recovery. Mr. Burkarth, while a resident of this city was a pattern maker at the | Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. In Hart- ford he was employed by J. L. How- ard Co. Besides his wife, four broth- ers survive, Philip, Charles, William and Joszeph Burkarth, The remains will be brought to this city and the funeral will be heid Mon- day morning from the home of Jos eph Burkarth, THIS CITY CHOSEN FOR was morning John street, this i ? N. Y. EAST CONFERENCE . ! like ravenous | | Trinity Church Asked to En- tertain Important Metho- dist Convention. For the first time in its history, New Britain has been invited to en- tertain the New York Kast confer- ence of the Methodist B church which convenes in April. the meeting of the official board of Trinity M. E. church last evening a | communication was received from | Bishop L. B. Wilson, of New York, and the cabinet, urging that the church accept the invitation to hold | the conference here, and a commit- tee was appointed, with power, to con« sider the proposal. The committee consists of L. L. Bailey, Dugald Mc- Millan, M. D. Stockwell, E. J. Skinner and M. H. Camp. A report from the committee is expected within a few day The New York East conference of the Methodist church embraces all the territory in this state west of tha Connecticut river and also lower New York. It is considered the most in- fluential canference of the church and many of its members hold positions of importance in church affairs. It has been customary to extend the conference over eight days, but Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity church, believes this should be re- | duced to four days in view af condi- tions brought about by the war. He has arranged a program which would admit of such a reduction and believes all the work of the conference can be disposed of in that time. One of the greatest difficulties the church faces in holding the conferenee here is the lack of accommodations for out-of-town guests. There are 3858 ministers in the conference and many of these are accompanied by their | families Quring the conference. Bes | cause of lack of suitable hotels here, | it would be necessary for members of Trinity church to open their homes to the visitors, and it is believed tne dif- ficulty will be overcome in this man- ner. Bishop Wilson is one of the lead- ing churchmen of the country. He has Tecently /r/mrnu\ from Franc n | where he wa: gaged in work for the Y. M. C. A., ‘and if the conference is | held here it probable he will deliver | a thrilling address on conditi he saw Lhcm/ in that DY WOMAN. GR in Cellar, Arvested | Bag of’ Coal. Martha | .000 house Has Two Tons For Stealing Hartford, 5.—Mrs. Jan Gr ow of a and | coai #h her cellar, police eourt hag of conl having f the in two tons of >d $10 in theft ‘of wins toc fou from s ar the ra 1 yards. | Press)—The offi I distributed. it was better off in Hungary than ‘SAD LOOKING LOT, THESE PRISUNERS‘ { The 1,400 Gaptured by French in Recent Drive Look Famished AUSTRIANS ARE SURPRISED 1 Lone Geeman Officer Captured in the Big Drive Asks What Poor Clothes Have to Do in TFighting—Enjoys Warm Mecal. Italian Army Headquarters, North- ern Italy, Jan. 5, (By the Assoclated r commanding the 1,400 Austrian, prisoners captured in the - recent. French success on Monte Tomba gave the correspondent an op- portunity of going among them and talking freely with office ind men on war conditions and my still could in struggle. A more miserable lot of human s would be difficult to imagine. officers were in even worse condition the men. Their clething was ragged and the tinselled-ornamenta- tion on the officers gangrened with rust. The officers were unkempt and had not been shaved for a week. Their red hands looked like pieces of raw beefsteak. None had overcoats, as all were wearing light trench uniforms when the French swept around them. Yet, despite this misery, they put on a surprisingly bold front and anyone thinking they are crushed is closing his eyes to facts. The correspondent met the prison- ers on a road leading to the town where 'they are being rounded up preparatory to being set to work or sent to a prison camp. ments were stretched along the road for some distance, each group being guarded ny French soldiers. - One de- tachment carried spades and picks in- stead of guns. °* hat do carrying on The was All Ages. All ages were seen among the pris- oners. There was a boy of 18 and a man of 50 with a grey beard. A coat- ing of trench mud made them look worse than they really were, for they had stout boots and 'leggins. Some had shawls and blankets. Their head- gear consisted of battered helmet; and caps with heavy hoods. They tramped along Targe ¢ sullenly. to urtyards where foodl was ‘being tin of meat bread. and a . large chunk The correspondent t read and found it better in than that he had been getting in first class restanrants. The prisoners ate animals and said was the best food they had had weelks. The correspondent was told by the prisoners that the method of French attack was an entirely rew experi- ence for them, as they seldom had undergonc guch murderous artillery fire. Most of the men were Morav- ians, Dalmatians and Galicians. The sudden French charge, after the tillery fire, bowled them over before they had any chance to offer resist- ance. Concerning the war they all ex- pressed themselves as heartily sick of it, and said the Germans were keep- ing the others in the fight. As the officers came from their Anarters, it cen thy were chiefly Hungarians, with some Moravians and Dalmatians and cne Galician. They of quality in Bach man got a small | ed the | it | v the ene- | the | | | | | | 1 | conflict and before | of the nation js ‘behind thes Small detach- | WAR AIMS SUBJECT OF PREMIER’S TALK IN LONDON TODAY Lloyd George Tells Union Men of England That Great Britain Is At Critical Stage NOT FIGHTING TO CONQUER TERRITORY Declares This Is No War of Aggres- sion and That It Is Not the War Aims to Take Constantinople Nor to Destroy Austro-Hungary—His Speech. London, Jan. 5.—Premier Lloyd George addressing the Trades Union today on the.subject of war aims, said that only the clearest, greatest and most just of causes could justify the continuance, even for a day, of ‘‘this unspeakable agony of nations.’ ‘“We ought tv be. able to state clearly and definitely not only the principles for which we are fighting but their definite, concrete fll‘])ll ation to the war map of the world.' “We have arrived,” he we on, “at the most critical hour of this terrible NNy government takes the fateful decision as to the conditions under which it ought either terminate or continue the struggle it ought be satisfied ihat the conscience : e condi- tions.” Mr. Lloyd George said that during the last few days he had taken special | pains to ascertain the views and atti- | discussed the subject of | there was a national tnde of representative men of all sec- tions throughout the couniry on the war. - ° He had rsad the statement of la- hor's war aims, he continued, and had war aims with former Premicr Asquith and Vi count Grey. Had the Nationalist leaders in Ireland not been enpaged with the tangled problem of Irish self-government he would have been happy to exchange views with them. He also had consulted representatives of Great Britain’s overstds dominions, A result, of thise dixcussions, said Mr. ‘Lldyd George although the gov- ernment alone was résponsible for the exact languagze he pgoposed using, aPreement as to purpose of the character and the na- | tion’s war aims and pehce conditions. speaking, theréfore, not mere- { He was 1y the mind of | the mind of the the government, nation and empi “We are not fighting a war. of ag- gression against the man people,” declared the premier. “The destruc- but e. f Ge | tion or disruption of Germany or the | peoples or the disintegration were very cold.and their first request | was for warm food. No Warm Food. “W¢ have not had warm days,” said their spokesman, young Dalmation officer. “And our own French scldiers did not have warm food for nine days af- ter they arrived here,” said the com- mandant. almost impossible to get, and with no coal and little wood hot fcod was al- most out of the question. The com- mandant told the officers that if they had a soldier barber he would be per- mitted to come and shave them, clean their boots and uniforms. Asked about the war tre officers gave America’s entry into it as an in- stance that all the world was against the Central powe One officer said the food supply was running low, but food for a stocky Austria. They thought, however, Austriz-Hungary could hang Asked about the ragged condition their uniforms one officer said: “Yes, we are ragged and look tramps but what fighting 7 The officers were very know when they 1o prison camps in France gratified to learn that they probably would go through Paris within two weeks. After takine turns in getting warm around the camp fire the offi- cers returned to their guarters. A German artillery officer, who 2 com- that of does that count in anxious wouid be o removed nd seemed captured with the Austrians wa en quarters by himself but the mandant said that another would soon arrive to keep pany. The German while and civil, maintained complete silence on the war. His uniform and equip- ment looked in,bet condition than that the Au ro-Hungarian of they we mfliv run down, RECRIVES THANKS. Hartford H.—Mrs. Roberts city, da of for ernor R . 1 Arthur \ Dritish-Eel him com- but re Tan, John T, ughter-in-law serts ha get, personal ve Lady titled woman her o co-ope relief. ition in St | Turkey Serman people has never been a war aim with us since the first day of the war lo now. The British people nev- er aimed at breaking up the German of their state. Our wish is not to destroy Ger- many’s great position in the world but to turn. her’ aside from schemes fof military domiration to. devote ‘her strength to beneficent tasks.”’ The premier declared Great B was not fighting. to' take ("onst:mth nople from Furkey, nor dc.\um Aus+ tro-Hungars “We are not fightiig” he said, destroy “to Austria-Hunary or {o deprive of its capital or the rielt lands in Asia Minor and Thrace where pre- dominantly’ Turkish rule. ‘Our view- | point 1s ‘that the adoption of 4 demo- He explained that fuel was | | her | her ! mean to surrender a in | ; minions, on, | likee cratic cemstitution by Germany would be the most convincing evidence that the oldspirit of military domination was demd, but that is a question for the German people to decide.’ The basis of any territorial settle- ment must be governmen with the consent of the governedyi#he premier asserted. : “Nobody Wwho kng designs toward Ku: ultimate intention,” Mr. George said. ““Whatever phrase uses to delude Russia she does of the Russian rovinces and cities now occupied. Under one name gr, another they henceforth be partiof the Prussian do- ruled by the Prussian sword, and the rest of Russia will be enticed or bullied into complete economic and ultimate political enslavement We mean to and by the French de- mocracy to the death in the d that the French make for sideration of the great wrong of when Alsace-Lorraine was torn from them. This sore NS the peace of Europe for half tury and until it is cured conditions cannot be restored. The premier said democr Prussia and fia can doubt recon- 1 away a ceng althy in 4 ‘Great Britain would stand to the last German | ind#ferent | jaf dependently i | letter | by the of I and Ttaly. = end, the would the present democracies ance it “side by side with democracy. 30 ance and Italy. But of Russia act in- no u 10 ¢ declarec new Russia America, Fr rule have Seventh Page). 1 we eans (Continued On e e A e e WEATHER. Hartford, ast ' for nity: Jan. New Pair and Britain tonight; warmer, Sun- e . | ANTI-DRAFT DRIVE Liloyd- | not | will | emand ‘ poisoned | should be proud to fight to the | IG B AfilTATflRS H]UNI]' ‘ Fund Was Responsi DISTRIBUTED ~ LITERA Rccords Show Who Was. G Spring Propaganda Aimed Censcription — Officer of . 43 Abuses Police Chicf and Herald Directly to the doo- of the Wo men’s Sick and Death Benefit ful has been placed the blame for ta distribution of the anti-conser] matter which flooded this city dush the early spring montns, and on wiy tracks the polic> spent corsidera time without being able to run dowss the guilty parties. T fact w ', clearly shown to the Nuilmry ies afte a careful perusal ¢) the papers and 1§ j records of the society seized yester- | day in a ruia on the German and j English branches, it is said. Through the raid, the police and federal au- | thoritics secured the nam of every member o7 the organization in this city, together with much information that n be of material assistance in breaki DRIVER up this band in various cities in the United States.. The rec- | opjer ords show that at least 200 Germans were members of the Teutonic bran Hh | and about in “the John own | Branch, (he English speaking or- | own over the application blanks orkmen’s Sick and Death Benefit fund, the federa! authorities discoverad a change relativé to the clause concerning the joining of the army, navy police departments, which reads that any member not forced into mili duty, and enlist- ing voluntarily not receive any benefits in sickness or death, the rule cxplaining that no provisions are made to infraction of the and Ixecu 3 Holmes and Says Ciiy 0 o Wood Company Is Selling to Farm- | ington People. afternoon that of the commission had advised in the day that he had written letters to all local coal dealers asking them to refrain from shipping any coal out of New Britain, except to lfeutomeis in urbs dependent upon local dealers for supply. Shortly thereafier, previous complaints received mayor, 15. C. Denison, proprie- Denison’s Garage, called Mayor on the telephone and claim that coal was being N Ernest New W. Christ, Britain fuel him earlier chairman or wiil case of cover this rules by-la Se Some the serious tion, were quick to shelter by disavowing having clewr knowledge of the ingerted rule concerni in the United States Others have beea more ever, insistitig “that the cottiposed of Aoyal Amer whose aims and objeéts are being misre ented by the press and police authoriti Probably the mast con- spicuous : 1g this number is v Schwer, secretary of the “John Branch.” Schwer paid a visit the police station yesterd afternoon and in no mild he | pressed hig contempt for poli e and ‘others who have instru- mental in practically bre up the organization. Waxing warm in his talk, Sehwer attacked Chief Rawlings in violent terms for permitting the nolice to raid the room of the so- ciety and confiscate its books and rec- Schwer insisted that the society »od American or wion, hen Chief Rawlings a him {he status of the z0od Aguerican society wa the anw- of the United - ent, and the Department Wwas Pehind the New part ent in itg sumcd ATy the position Abuses Police. members, of poi by tt of tiac of Quigley the from in n state beel tr of on the ek learning organiza- taken service Navy. defiant, how- ety was an-eitizens o A ihoring that Mr going on for several du cing (he teams learned, th them came from the City Coal and Wood Co. Mayor Makes Investigation. Deteripined to make an official vestigation to sze whether it w that any charges th being discriminated of cut of towns. The Penison mayor and by t some vards of the financ Brown in- 5 true local people against in town buyers ¢ould be stantiated, Mavor Quigley paid ficial visit this noon to the the City Coal and Wood Co. There, maycr says, he talked with several of the drivers and from information giv- en him he saw fit to issue the follow= ing statcient for publication “Driver Daniel O'Leary, Ticket B 17,670 ,000 pounds of egg coal to be delivered to house next to the Country club, Farmington, Conn. Team owned by the Farmington' Ice, Cohl 1 Wood company “Driver Jacob Cooper, Delivery t B17,669—3,900 pounds 0( ng. assigned to W. 8. Cowles, arms- Conn vor Sub- an of- rds of voice - the been aking va il Delivery ni red so-called now in States go of Jus uin police ce lees mic e~ t%¥oal “Driver Ticket B17 nut coal, billed delivered to | ton, Cann. Team Driven by B Conn.—1 1-2 B. Ryan, act ton an T. Blakesley 661—3,000 to F. Fred Delivers: pounds ‘No. A. Cadwell, Miles, the to ey Farming- inter: Death be N of Farm- tons of furnace Elm Trce Inn, « his abusive r turned his tain He: up the altogether not, however, un | head of the police departme !\u W goirig to sceu “a bi I ork lawyc to protect the 1 5 of the Workmen's Sick and 1 fit Fund ! After combpleting | marks at the police. Schw [ attention to the New B for its part in showing ciety in its true nature. ree tons of coal being loaded for ‘adwell, of Farmington, for five tons of Lampson, Charle Blinn, all of Farmington. The mayor's statement concludes with the following paragraph: “Mr. Johnston, when asked why he was permitting coal to be sent out of the city, replied that he was acting under instructigns of Mr. T. RKussell, fuel administ War Bureauw's Statement. Earl Kisselbrack, of the War Bureau, gave out the appended state- | of the society, admitted that he signed | ment this afternoon: z | the wpplication which vrovided that | - “F. H. Johnston, of the City | no member should enlist in the army | and Wood company, called u; or navy of the United tes or any |[/War Bureau on the telephon oth country, or in the miiitia or poe |.morning and stated that if tha fice my city or wished to do something to 2 I $0- ders Orrie Albert idgeport Headquarters eport, Jan. . agent of the l)mwv\mo.n « raided (he headquarters of | Workmen's Sick and Deatii Benefit | funa this city vesterday {and confi cords the ation re at arrtield thorities Otto Vol af the Adams Hou Raided. H. Jus- the in afternoon, and other he society avenue. To or a bartend- and a member or room | the ? al the | his | Aftice i of | d6. so by getting' some he] ' | to minload coal cars an (MAY CLOSE SALOONS EARLY.| upon wnicn eneir i " | charges, owhg 10 ‘the CIty) R Wood _comban®’s, inabil labor tof unioad conl; “The War’ Bureau, st | tion, found there! yere !.cars on the City Goal a siding, ‘and:the ed that :there any rs on that sid Mr. Kisselbrack, recefyh that the City Coal & Woa leged to cents | Prohibition Party Leader Asks Mayor to Co-operate in Move Ag Liquor Intere: uot been. Ftoday. a report fo. was al- ave sold coal afathe yard at per 100 pounds when the sct by the fuel administration is 56 cents per 100 The clerk is said to have City Coal und Wood company office to make inquiry regarding the allega- tion and the followi f eryptic con- versation is said to “I have the hono#i] on authority of Mr. sell that the people New ought to be mighty luéky to without kicking on the pr On Ninth Mayor (. A. Quigley today E. L. one received G. Ho- of the Hociety in co-operate _4"[‘#,\} in made atto1e communics of M s of the Prohibition that e suloons ifighi v ion from henthal nchester, leade price wsking Ul h mmon wi sewhere, their relock every evening Hohenthal calls vhich close att mpt wttention to the provides that saloons 10 o'clock unless, by lo- are permitted to Me. Hohenthal ordinance enact- intere would da 5 al atutie hall at ! cal ordinance. remair open ’\\uvli-l ed wi ae |10 v inform you W. Rus- Britain ot coal between they longcr to sce an the liquc nd their like reby o M susp busi (Continued Page). / Mayor George A. Quigley stated thig,. possible | Elm Hill' or similar sub- | sup- ' made | Britain and being delivered - said this has ! the ! pounds delivered. | called up the ' of the n ships, Russj Turkish territory afid the zation of the Rust Black are provided for.in the d.ra,ft'% T kish peace tefms presented to ‘#ecording to an Exchange Telegray | despatch from Petrograd. Turkey, is provided, is to retain her acti | army in consequence of the contis | tion of war against the Entente. The main points in the draft pr | sented by the Turkish delegates al given in the despatch as follow: 1. Frontier lines to remain as befo the war. 2. Within ¥wo years of the close peace the contracting parties sh | conclude a eonvention, respecting s trade and consulates. 3. War lo incurred ! uals to be refunded. { 4. Guarantees to be territorial integrity of Persia, on the | independence. Free passage be anted sian ships passing through the Di nelles and the Bosplorus | 6. Mobilization within permitted for national 7. Russia to=under her armies to ter previous Russian L eight weeks aftdr signing the pea ent, leaving only divist eguard her frontier. Russia to demobilize her army 1l Armenia units and also | demobilize the Black Sea navy, 9. Turkey to retain her active ar consequence of continuation against the Entente. Fardane evac - i by indivi given for nd 2 developme| asis of her enti limits to defense. to rémo tory within "% rders in «gix ke b g er to = g one speci in | war } No Developments, T.ondow, Jan, 5.—Pending the sumption’of conference at Brest-Li | ovsk teddy no fresh developments a i reportéd from Russia regarding pea _negofiations Pet ad despatch] report dttempts by the German dell es.at Petrograd to make some so @landestine agreement with t !mhsmutcm assembly. The { pondent of the Daily News s Germans are trying through a tral diplomat to get into communic tion with members of the assemb Their object is obvious, he added, tH& parties opposed to the Bolshev are quite ready to profit by the B | shevik refusal to make peace and tell the people that the Bolshev] promised them peace but gave thej war. The Daily News despatches expres %d the fear that Germany will fii the constitutent assembly more ame able than the Bolshevik in regard making peace and quotes KForei Minister Trotzky as gaying that t borgeoise are prepared to zive aw. half ‘the country, if they can obtal control of the government of t other’ half. Regarding the attitude of Ukraine towards the Germans, tl Daily News says the Rada is willl to strike a bargain with the Ge mans. The Petrograd corresponde of the Times, who is now in Londo e <W ‘ascertain G(‘rnlm ‘wards Little Russia are willing, he #’s intentions t The Germa to recognize { ada on the basis that the Ukral supply Germany with foodstuffs ax ‘rétognize German economic interes [in the Ukraine. Neither the | points; the correspondent are { Little Russian taste, but if the Al fail to help the Ukranians, or adopt policy of compromi vith the R shevik, the Rada have to vie! and the ( ks, of adds, may Petrograd Pap n Petro; ontin in the south, wher correspondent of th | Times, civil war is waging fast ag | furfous. In several places there a ! reported to have been scenes of fierd | fighting. These include Ekaterinosla | whre, it is said, fighting already lasted five days. However, munication south and Newspaper ‘ to report fightir | aceording to th eas (Continued On