Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 10, 1918, Page 1

{ POPULATION 29,919 { NS * Gabled Paragraphs Fach, in, Good ‘Humor, . ustained by Anglo-French Forces Are De- {, clared to be Relatively Small FRENCH WAR OFFICE . TELLS OF HEROIC DEEDS oy SEVENTEEN THOUSAND GERMAN _PRISONERS 'y Germans Have Given Ground in Two fmportant Sectors— 0, Commtlieed. Theit | Positaon’ Insecre’ i the Face of ,; Heavy Forces—Attempt to Reach Channel Ports Ward- . € ed OfF—Picardy Salient Penetrated for Thirteen Miles ¥ —German Northern and Southern Flanks Turned— -~ Airplanes, Tanks, Armored Cars and Covalry are Ef. s " 4 23 kilometersitn depth. . fective—Montdidier in Uncomfortable-Position. N 4000 p,.i:,,,. Talen Tid ey e/ i 4 S : y 3 : r (By The Associated Press.) Over a curving front of more than twenty miles the British and French troops are continuing to sweep back the Germans eastward across the of Picardy from. the region of the Somme east of Morlan- eourt to the eastern bank of the Avre morthwest of Montdidier. Progress on Friday. As on the first day of the offensive, material progress was made Friday eyver the entire battle front. Many additional villages were captured; the bag of prisoners was largely in- T ; mumerous guns and great guantities of war stores were taken, Picardy Balient to a depth of nearly thirteen miles in the center toward the wicinity of the important railroad Jjunction of Chaulnes, and at other points along the arc pushed forward between five and seven 1ailes, the northern and southern flanks of the battle front, where the Germans had been resisting desperately, gave way before the pressure respectively of the British and French. Allies Press On. On the north the. British captured Morlancourt and pressed on eastward, while on the south,| northwest of Montdidier, Pjerrepont, Contoire and Arvillers were taken by the French, who drove in their wedge to a distance of more than eight.and one-half miles. Germans Destroy Ammunition, The tanks, armored cars and cav- alry are still’ working throughout the entire region, while airplanes are soar- ing far behind the lines, bombing transport and troop movements, and also paying particular attention to the bridges over the Somme by which the enemy is endeavoring to escape from their advancing. AIl behind the line the Germans are destroying ammuni- tion depots as they quit their posi- tions. Getting' After Montdidier. ‘With the new turn of events, Mont- didier is in an uncomfortable posttion, troops cap- tured - Fismette where they took a hundred prisomers. Aviators At It. “Aviation: have been a valuable auxiliary in the battle to the south and east of Ami- ens. In spite of a thick mist and low clouds which @crmed.t.he difficalty. of ‘their work, 1 ing the battle they captured four-ene- my airplanes. Four captive balloons were shot dewn. Finally, our bomb- irg machires dropped nearly ten tons Ot:aém diufin%.:h-mt u;J raflway stations in neighborhood exp the cavalrymen and the infantry. e losses sustained by the Anglo- ch forces are declared to be rela- small. Chaulnes, Ham Fireg and Many German Prisoners. To the allied forces there have fall- en 17,000 German prisoners and be- 200 and 300 guns, many of them heavy:calibre, and innumerable ma- chine guns, trench mortars and kin- dred smail weapons. Enemy Evacuate. 'o the north of the Picardy theatre Germans also have given ground t sectors—on the fa- . , August bania, following-their' failure, the Aus. :rians have not.remewed their at- acks.” PREMIER LLO¥D GEORGE WELCOMED IN WALES He Appealed’ to His' Countrymen to Put Might Into Fight. Neath, Wales, Aug. 9.—Premier Lloyd George, who came here to, at- tend the Welsh national eisteddfodd, in receiving the freedom of Neath to- day declared that “the end of the tun- nel” through which the allies have been travelling for four years was getting near, . % The premier appealed. {0 his coan- trymen to put all the might of the empire into the fight he contin- ued, “we will be through the tunnel into the broad daylight of God's sun again, in a land of peace, real peace, without apprehension of sinister, dark, plotting forces to renew the slaugh- ter. No, never -again. We Have Good News. “That is why I am appealing to my countrymen. Now we have con- fidence. We ‘have good news. The annihilated army hit back yesterday morning at dawn. If anybody -haa told Ludendorft on the 22nd of March that up to the month of August he Tould be trying to get his guns away from the advancing the enemy, while to the north of Kem- mel the British advanced their line ,-» a front exceeding 1,000 yards. German Position Insecure. * These manoeuvres on the part of the Bermans that they either considered their ground inse- cure in the face of the heavy forces General Haig is known to have in both yegions to ward off any attempt to reach the channel ports, or that Crown Prince Rupprecht's army has been materially decreased in strength to rosh reinforcements to the hattle zones where the German armies in the south are being sorely harassed. Enemy Flanks Gave Way. Already having penetrated the against the Germans from running- northwestward 'from - Sois- sons, it is not outside the realm of possibility that the entire Momtdidier salient will have to be abandoned. Reciprocal Duels. % There has been little fighting of great moment on the Vesle river, ex- cept in the nature of reciprocal artil- lery duels. The Americans, however, have made another crossing of the Vesle and captured the village of Fis- mette, northwest of Fismes, RED CROSS APPROPRIATES $900,000 IN RELIEF WORK —— To Armenian and Syrian Sufferers— People Dying From Hunger Washington, Aug. 9.—An appropria- tion of $900,000 as an additional con- tribution to the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief was announced today by the American Red Cross war council, The fund will be given in three instaliments of $300,- 000 each to cover the months of Aug- ust, September and October. HAIG’S COMMUNICATION TELLS THE OFFICIAL STORY 17,000 Prisoners Captured and Between 300 and 400 Guns and therefore T cannot tell what his answer would be, but I believe it would be in very strong language in- deed.” “In that victory which will come for the alliance there will be no tear- ing up or greed, yea, and no ven- geance, on this path which we pursue with a holy purpose of re-establishing right and peace on earth.” London, Aug. 9.—The communication of General Haig’s follows: “During the morning the allted arm- ies renewed their attack on the whole battle. front south of the Somme and made progress at all points, in spite of increasing hostile resistance. “French troops, extending the front of their attack southward, captured the wviliuge of Pierrepont and ‘he wood north thereof. North and northeast of this French troops made rapid progress and realized an’ advance of more than four miles in the course of the day. Outer Defences Captured. “On the front of the British Fourth Army the Canadian and Australian troops, with admirable dash, having captured the line of outer defences of fi:eu, advanced beyond them to a h'of two miles after severe. fight- ing at a numler of points. ‘“Before eveniLg the French and Brit- ish troops hud reached the general line of Pierrepont, Arvillers, Rosieres, Ruirecourt and Morcourt. “T'ighting is still .continuing on this SCHOONER SEAMAN » SUNK BY SUBMARINE Officers and Crew Three Days in a ‘Launch Before Rescued. Newport News, Va, Aug, 9.—The American schooner Stanley L. Sea- man, bound from Newport News to a foreign port, was sunk last Monday 110 miles east of Cape Hatteras by a German submarine. Captain W. C. McAloney and crew of eight men ar- rived today at this port, having been picked up by a British vessel. The Seaman, Captain McAloney said, was fired on without warning while becalmed about noon Monday. The crew took to their small boats, but later were permitted to return for provisions, .and then put off'in a gas- oline launch. The members of the submarine crew looted the ship be- fore sinking it with a bomb. Captain McAloney and his crew spent three days in the laupch in the Gulf Stream before ,they were up. Monster Submarine. The submarine was described by Captain McAdoney as the U-132, three hundred and fifty feet long and mounting four.guns, two six-inch fore and aft conning tower with a small gun on either side. The eaptain ‘said the Germans spoke English well and were courteous. The Seaman was owned by Crowell and Thurlow of Boston. and menian -and Syrian relief committee askel for add@itional aid from the Red Cross. People were reported dying in the streets from starvation and that typhus and cholera were spreading rapidly. g During the past year the Red Cross has contributed to the Armenian com- mittee some, $3,000,000 to be expended for relief in the Near Eastern count- ries which have been under Turkish domination. GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED | THAT DOES NOT CONTROL SOIL flaly and France Grants Official Re- W cognition to Czecho-Slav * ‘Washington, Aug. Italy has join- #d Frafnce in granting Sfficial recogni- on to the Czecho-Slav national coun- as the supreme representative of Cgecho-Slav resident in the en- te countries. The council's head-q rtezs here received today a copy the treaty whereby the council is jven full jurisdiction over its natu- s living in Italian territory. This treaty under which Italy agrees furnish assistance to the Czecho- 3 g o e rect 1 oamnance o5 | UNITED STATES GUARDS t precedent in- inter- 7 NOW FORTY BATTALIONS 2 4 important n.nu::nmhw. since it not only grants| nt! Filled Up By Men, Disqualified By ‘Minor Defects, For Overseas ne. North of the Somme local fighting is meported, i7(C0 Prisoners. “The 1 mber of prisoners 13s reach- «d 17 000 and Tetween 200 and 209 guna have been taken, including raitway geus of beavy calibre. “French mortars and machine guns have been captured in large numbers and also immeénse quantities of stores .and materials of all description, in- cluding a complete railway train and other reiling stock. “Cur casualties yesterday were ex- tremely light.” STAVROPOL "ABOUT PN TO FALL TO SOVIET TROOPS Czecho-Slovaks Are. Fleeing in Dis- order From That Region. | London, Aug. 9.—Antl Bolshevik forces which recently occupled.Jaro- official recognition to 1€ which does not control an inch of the #oil of its homeland, but confers rights ter than those conceded to Am- erican officials over American residents| in Italy. ? ? CROWDED PASSENGER CARS ¢ OBSERVED BY MR. McADOO | & Rusiroad Adminiatration ' Intervantion ]88 i May Bring Relief. ' Washington, A trip over the the | which will look with very much more THE EXEMPTION CLAIMS {inately in Class 1 or placed in:a de- Draft MARRIED RELATION MAY CON- STITUTE DEFERRED CLASSI- Will Not Be Exacted of Registrants ~ =—As for Patriotic Reasons Claims Are Not Filed—Draft Ages to Re- main. 18 to 45—No_Change in Work or Fight Order—No Fixed Policy Yet in Regard to College Students. Washington, Aug. 9.—New draft regulations, under which the govern- ment would do the selecting rather than ‘leaving it to the registrant, are under consideration by the war de- partment. This was disclosed today Thig.is our opportunity to say. do_something. - The proverb says: mischief. adopt new ones amounts to more! Don’t say: you are going to do about it? business retires from you.” truth and glittering with bargains is success. Try the Pulletin: The' Bulletin has 45,000 readers turng thousands of eyes toward you ing the past week: Regulations |Toll of the And 608 Marines—There Were announced ‘today, army and marine corps casualties reeeived from over- seas and made public since Monday when the toll of the victory on the Marne-Aisne front began to- came in, OPPORTUNITY something, “A little negiect may breed great Do not let it impalr your business, If it,was not just as much a. part of a newspaper's business to give advice, as it is a lawyer’s to give counsel, we should hesitate counsel so often those who do not“heed it. “Be up-to-date!” says a hustler of today, “The time has geme by when past suecess is considered an element of strength.” is worth somethink; but courags to break away from old methods and “Times are hard!” for some one may ask yeu what It does not help business any to be too conseious that it is not what you expected, or exactly satisfactory. The man who indulgeg in adverse thought and loses his coumrage in no mood to succeed. You reed all your energy to hustle with. is better “to retire from business than to get into such a condition that ‘We are aware that “the rudder of a man’s best hope” cannot al- ‘ways steer him clear of adversity, but an advertisement baptized with Following is a summary of the news printed in The Bulletin dur- is REACHES 3758, i WERE SOLDIERS The municipal has eentm:f.h 1918 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS . Condensed Telegrams The grippe epidemic In Switzerland decreasing. n 'I'lupri»ofbmdhuheenmm 116 per cent. in large cities in Austria. An American aviator found the grave of Quentin Roosevelt at Chame- T~ _ The- federal food board _requested that: no: sugar’ of.home made council “be used in the making candies 3 of Arezza 180 Deaths in Friday’s List in a Total of 571 and Nearly One-Half Were From Pennsylvania—Total is Less Than Any One of Three Days Previously Reported—New Englanders Named. ‘Washington, Aug, 9—Inciuding 623 , and your opportunity to Experience is It a six-cylinder team that pulls for daily and a good advertisement and.your business. upon A large contingen.t of troops have arrived at Marseiiles, and were given a hearty welcome. Three South Side Bank, of Indianapolis, and 5 after attacking the . _horporary citizenship - President’ Wilson. ‘The: Brooklyn Rapid = transit- an- nounced that 2,800,000 passengers were given a hearty welcome. Railroads were instructed to effect Dprompt - transportation of leather and hides Dbecause of the heavy govern- Slamese Col Hogs at the yards in Chicago sold for a new record price of $20.05. The formed record price was $20 paid last August. —_— highwaymen held up president cashier escapefl with $10,000. Major-General the committee. Bulletin ™ Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Aug.'3... 145 173 413 731 || ust Monday, Aug. 5... 132 142 261 535 : Tuesday, Aug. 6... 109 ~ 445 233 487 Wednesday, Aug. 7... 125 149 288 562 who Thursday, Aug. 8... 124 148 371 643 Friday, Aug.-9... 128 151 275 554 Tatdls . covereees 763 908 1841 3512 The: hot wave is checking the out- put of steel. Duluth is working at full ojt:enuon because of the law temper- ature. Department announced for the immediate mobiliza~| tion of the Slavic Legion at Camp ‘Wadsworth, S..C. —_— SALVATION MAY HAVE ITS BE- GINNING AT ARCHANGEL. —_— Re-Establishes the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of nscience and the Right of the People to Hold Public Meetings— When Ailies Were Welcomed the Bolshevists Fled the City. ‘Washington, Aug. 9.~Officials of the state departmment are anxiously wait- ing for further word from Ambassa- dor Francis, who was due to arrive in Archangel yesterday, regarding the bersonnel of the new government of the north, It i realized that upox. the men in authbrity in the new gov- been the may ernment devolves the task of bring- ing order’ out of the disorder that has affecting Russia. If the men ai- head. of the newly established government are strong enough it is Lelieved that the ‘salvation of Russia the and Graves, . who wil Command the American expedition to Siberia, received confidential orders from Secretary Baker. The food administration announced that exports of beef for June were 92,173,000 pounds, of which 95 per cent. went to Britain, France and Belgium. Mrs. Delia Richardson, wife of Granville A. Richardson, vice president of the Erie railroad, died at a New York hospital following a short ill- ness. ‘Provisions of the $8,000,000,000 reve- nue bill were reviewed by the house ways and means changes were made in the rates agreed upon. No General standards for fire prevention, particularly for war industries, were recommended jointly by the war in- dustries board and bureau of stand- A mew aviation field at Fort Myers, Pha., will be named Hisetand field, in honor of Flying Instructor Hiestand, who was killed last June is an acci- The railroad administration report- ed that in western territory during the Jast 60 days 9,000 cars had been re= d for the purpose of eliminating long haulage. Five miners were killed and five others seriously injured when a gas by Secretary Baker after he had ap- peared before the senate military committee to urge prompt enactment of the new selective service act ex- tending the age limits to inciude all men between the ages of 18 and 45. Defines Classification. The war secretary made it plain that he is mot satisfied with the present system under which the registrant must claim deferred classification, as many men with dependents hesitate for patriotic reasons to make such a claim. In this connection, Mr. Baker said he was inclined to the opinion that the marriage relation will in it- self constitute deferred classification. ‘What Mr. Baker has in mind is to lay down a set of questions which the registrant would answer and then have rules’ which- would take care of the classification. He is understood to regard this as the fair and equitable system. Baker Before Committee. The discussion on the draft ages before - the senate committee, Mr. Baker said, followed much the lines taken by General March, chief of staff, and Provost Marshal General Crowder. The committee, he added, did not indicate any disposition to question the necessity for the change which is. urged so that the war de- partment can quickly secure the men necessary to win the war. Work or Fight Order. “There was some discussion,” Mr. Baker said, “as to whether it was the intention of ths department to extend the work or fight order to inciude classes of persons in various profes- siosal occupations. I told them there was no present change of the work or fight order in ‘contemplation. I said that when I decided the baseball case I thought perhaps other forms of amusement and entertainment might require an extension of the order to be on a parity with the baseball sit- bation, “but that was not i their mind. 7 “They had heard from outside sources tnat the department was con- sidering bringing professional classes, like lawyers, newspaper men ané per- sons who were mnot actually engaged in_producing war supplies under the order.” i College Students Considered. The committee, Mr. Baker contin- ued, was especially interested in. the effect of the ‘extension of the draft ages on colleges and also in' the question as’' to whether young men from 18 up would be drawn indiscrim- ferred class‘ by age and drawn later, giving “them some added months to come to maturity. 2 “I told the committee,” said the war secretary, “that no. fixed policy had been ‘determined upon by the depart- ment, but that the purpose was- to allow the president to defer in Class 1 the call of the youngest men. I have always considered, as you perhaps re- member, that 19 was the preferable minimum, and I have come to the 18 minimum only because it seems neces. sary to get the men. Eighteen is Tender Age. “Not that I think men of 13 are necessarily too young, because 1 do not think- that. I think that history shows that boys from 181 mblls are immensely valuable, as valuable, per- haps, u,ytrom 19 to 20; but I think there is a sentiment in'the country regard on the boys from 18 to 19 than the boys from "19 to 20. Eighteen years seems to many people { now total 3,758. soldiers and 603 marines. tained 571 names, including 333 miss- ing in_action, and the corps list had 52 names. The com- bined lists today showed an increase of 181 over those of yesterday, their total was iess than that one of the other three days this week. in the army lists today were Pennsylvania, the total from that state being 239, of whom 79 lived in Phila- delphia. The other men named were from various states. the marine corps list show: Killed in action .. Died of wounds ..... Died of accident .. Died of disease . Missing in action . ‘Wounded severely .. ‘Wounded, degree Wounded slighty Bridgeport, Conn. street, Waterbury, Conn, Mass. sonville, Conn. Conn. Mass. Conn. of making this preferential deferment of men from 18 to 19.” énactment of the new man power bill Mr. Baker had left to the judegment of congressional leaders the question of recalling the s fore the expirati gram Aug. 26 because the leaders are more familiar with program than is the secretary. tors said, that the department wanted to carry out the plan of registering the men Sept. 5 so that Class 1 could be re-supplied} soon will be exhausted and it was £aid that either the size of the month- 1y calls must be reduced or men taken from the deferred classes, army and navy officials to be called before t ation of ihe new bill. Because of the committc bt the committee would assem- a more tender age than 19 and it is|m-de to reach a faverable report on _for that reason that we are thinking SR P T T L SO the measurs [ Of these 3,150 were Six army lists given out today con- one marine but of any Nearly one-half of the men named from The six army lists combined and Marine Corps. 4 Arr;':k 163 5 unde- termined .... Totals The kil Lieutenants William M.’ Brigham, Jr., Mariboro, Mass. Edwin A. Daly, Boston. Sergeant Daniel H. Johnston, Hart- ford, Conn. Corporals David Goldsmith, Springfield, Mass, Joseph A. Kelly, 235 Sealy street, Hugh W. Mellon, 712 East Main Jeremizh F. Sullivan, Williamsport, Mech. Horace J. Tanguay, Thomp- Privates. Jacob Cohen, Boston. Tony Dambrosio, Hartford, Conn. Leon Dimicki, Holyoke, Mass. Herbert Eckersley, Middletown, Joseph I. Finen, Willimansett, Clarence E. W. Jacobson, Cromwell, Michael Lagiora, Stamford, Conn. Frank Lapente, Hartford, Conn. Salvatore Miseri, Hartford, Conn. Howard J. Suliivan, Holyoke, Mass. Cross. Capt. Benjamin B. Li cago resigned his posi United States army to become super- intendent of the aerial mail service for the postoffice department. Indications Are London, Aug. 9- advance is proceeding just place-most desirable from their stand- point—in the center—and is consid- ered by some military men as a de- finite *“break- through.” were able to save their wings to some extent by their withdrawals on the Ancre and the Avre, but their center remained exposefl and th@ were quite taken by surprise, with that their Santerre defenses gone to pieces. penetration in DRIVE AT ENEMY CENTRE INFLUENCE CHANGES Break WILL of Definite Through the Offensive Line. at It is Evacuation May Result. of events up to if the infantry explosion wreckeq a shaft and sec- tions of the workings at Harmarville, near Pitisburgh. The first bale of the new cotton crop arribed at Liverpool and was sold for $13,500, the proceeds going to the Red The bale was shipped to Man- chester to be sold again. the Six hundred employes of the porta- ble plant of the New York Air Brake ecompany at Watertown, N. Y. now working on government contracts for cartridge cases, went on strike, Fire from the explosion of a trench mortar shell destroyed five buildings of the Western Cartridge company at East Alton, IIL, blew up two powder magazines and did damage estimated at $200,000. The department of agriculture re- ports that despite the adverse weather conditions a bumper wheat and corn crop is estimated for this year. total wheat yield will be 878,000,000 bushels and the corn yield will be 2,989,000,000 bushels. The The Anglo-French the The Germans the result have believed this into the German center before long will exert an influence on the enmemy positions north to Albert and south to Montdidier. Thus far the news received in Lon- don tells only last evening; but has caught up with the tanks, armored cars and cavalry the immportant junc- Sesators said that in urging speedy ate in session be- of the recss pro=- the legislative Registration Sept. 52 Mr. Baker told the committee, sena- The present reservoir Secretary Baker was the last of committee begins consider- visit to the war council, ‘hamberlain anmounced that would be held ‘tomorrow, Monday when an effert will be ‘Washington, Aug. 9. nique received Pershing ropports the i the Vesle as unchanged. The communique quotes from a let- ter found on the battlefi a German lieutenant, who was later killed, to his father, the writer's ex- perience in the Chateau Thierry -sec- tor. “The Americans were attacking on Never have I seen Nobody could have withstood them,” the lieutemant wrote. The iletter further described the enemy fire as terrible. In closing, the letter saidr “Smm- ming it all up, I think wo have un- der-estimated Foch and h and especially the Americans. a presentment I shall loss my skin alsa, the ‘entire line. such a thing. E . S N N N of PERSHING'S COMMUNIQUE IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY Battiefield Letter Tells From German Viewpoint. late tonigh tion of Chaulnes should be threatened if not taken, which certainly make the evacuation necessary. would Montdidier Condition n a commu- General on along d written by the are the city the that part Help can are save the you. you end: that one City ‘and - provincial country. move toward popular government by officials here ag it insures, if properly followed, an intimate voice in the gov- ernment by. the people. HELP SAVE YOURSELVES “Your ailies have develop from this beginning iu far north, $ 3 Archangel New Republic. Despatches - received thus far from ?{n t:‘rancls give officials here hops or the new republic in its beginning at Archangel. > formed the department that one of the officials of the new cabinet is a for- mer high city official of Vologda whom the ambassador knows personally and of whose ability and strength he has a high opinion. The “platform” of the new organi- zation, announced today by the state department, also is considered signifi- cant of the stremgth of the govern- ment. Later advices from Mr. Fran- cis pointed out that one of the orders issued, and not included in the origi- nal list of orders given out by tha state department, re-estaplishes freedom of the press, speech, freedom of conscience and tha right of the people to hold public meetings. Mr. Francig has "in- ths freedom of Popular Government. t ] governmenta included in the orders. These in- clude a return to the old Zemstvos for provinces and the Dumas’ for tha sovernments throughout the This is regarded as a good Soviet Wiped Out. The ease with which the Soviet gzov- ernment apparently was wiped out by new organization also is consid- ered significant of the feeling of the people. Early despatches indicated there was no opposition on the of the supporters of the Soviets, but later information shows that the opposition was not entirely put down until after the arrival of-the small contingent of allied troops at.Arch- angel. There also was an interchange of shots between the ailied troops and the Bolshevik forces. whelming welcome given the allies by the people of the city showed the Bol- shevists the hopelessness of further opposition and they fled the city. But the over- Danger of New Government. The danfernt);nt confronts, the new government, s recognized by offi- cials here, is the food g;:xestian?' Un- less the new government can feed the people, .or see that the people supplies, it cannot last, in the opinion of those familiar with the situation. There is hope, however, that with the get of the allies sufficient supplies be sent to Arthangel to ward off the danger of famine, and this, it is | pelieved, will establish the new gov- ernment firmly. ready has undertaken to send large supplies of foodstuffs and other ne< cessities. The Red Cross al- FROM GERMAN DESTRUCTION Is Declaration of British Government to Peoples of Russia. 4 London, Aug. 9.—British representa. tives at Vladivostok, Murmansk and Archangel have published a ‘“dectara- tion of the British government to the peoples of Russia.” The declaration says that the allies coming as friends to “help you yourselves from destruetion at hands of Germany.” It declares that. allied troops are entering Rus- sia to help and that not a foot of ter- / ritory is desired and states there is no intention of imposing a political system upon Russia, which must work out its own form of government. Text of the Declaration. not forgotten ‘We remember all the services your heroic army rendered us m the early years of the war. “We are coming, as friends, to help fsave yourselves from dismem- berment and destruction at the hands of Germany, which is trying to enslave your people and use the great sources of your country to its own Te- Assist Against Germany. “We wish to solemnly assure you while our troops are entering Russia to assist you in your struggle against Germany we shall not retain foot of your territory. We de- plore the civil war-that divides you and the internal dissemsions that fa- cilitate Germany plans of conquest “The destinies of Russia are in the hands of the Russian peoples. for cide find It is them, and for them alone, to de- their form of government and to 2 solution for their social prob- lems. Liberties Are Threatened. “Peoples of Russia, your very ex- istence as an independent nation is at s in t take. The liberties you have won he revolution are threatened with extinction by the iron hand of/ Ger: many. Rally round the banner of umphs of those two great without whic! principle; there-can be no lasting peace or real liberty for the world.” re; I were tomorrow.” i serves, I have » ‘Wichita, made from the Thmei stroyed, RIS P U R P e R T ] | = $1,000,000 Storm Loss. ° Mwmced the loss resultin; d storm which® swe#| county last night at $1,000,004 handred oil derricks-were B R R et |