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New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
CLERGY PRESS AGENTS OF REPRESENTATION DAY
 sss.-. ..--.s..---s < - .ss. S ,.s. Governor Calls on Them to
 Help in Widespread S Publicity.

d0xC10FO, uu0 1.-~1OV0tAO1 AAOs ,mb today issued the following proc addressed to the clergyfnS E tho state In relation t0a regtSeteti flo W: K. ss \ ss ssss To the Clergymen of Connecticut:
 In days past : the people of Connecticut, faced their wars with confidence born of depend- encs upon Divine assistance. Their faith in Divine help, to- gether with their innate qualities. made them irresistable upon the field of battle, even when sdefend. CTS were few and &tms Inn anAt They looked up t0 and reAd
 on their pastors and that fofce Is just as strong and potent to- day.
 In the war upon which ws have now. entered, our government has taken steps to distribute the ob- ligations Imposed upon our cat- ixeus through providing by law for universal service. This law requires that all the yoMn1 men of our ,cAuntry, betSreAn 41 And 31 yslrAf ot A6g ShAai IT. 1T the ciersymefl' of C0haScticut have already rendered valuable service to the state and the na- tion by presenting to their con- gregations from time to time mat ters of value and importance. desire once more to speak to them to assist by presenting to their people at every service on Sunday, June 3. information regarding tho : observation of Tuesday, June 5. as registration day, and especially the following information:
 (l) June 5th is to be observed as Registration Day throughout the United States.
 (2), The hours of registration from 2 a. m. to g. p. m.
 (8) The places of registration arc the polling places nj Ahs ous wards, woting districts. and towns of the state.
 t4) The registration includes all male residents whether born In this. country or not, of what !. shall have attained their 21st birthday. and who shall not have attained their 31st birthday, on or before the day ret for registra- tion," the only exception being en- listed men in the regular army and navy, members of Connecticut National Guard and the Naval Reserve. @
 (5) The penalty of imprison- mont and probably discrimination in selection for service Is imposed for failure to register and for at- tempted evasion of questions.
 make this request with the belief that you will appreciate the value of the broadest publicity upon a matter which is so vital and. concerns the welfare of our , nation and with the full asslir- ance that the people of this state. having given their young men to the defense of, this nation will not cease to pray to God for wisdom and guidance; that those whom we have called may serve their country according to His purpose.
 (SignedD
 ... M. H. HOLCOMB,
 Governor.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SIXTEEN
AMERICAN SHIPS TARCETS l
 FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES
PORT OF NEWY CLOSED

New York, 1-For which yards and ohhcials 
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New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
GERMAN POSITIONS BoMBED.

London, June 1, D.. m.-Many tons of bombs have been dropped by Brit ish aircraft on the Belgian towns of Ostende, Zeebrusge and Bruges, says an official statement issued this after noon by the British war department.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
TO REMAIN AT .sEHAsrAPoL

Vice Admiral Settles Differences With
 Russian Faction.
 Petrograd. Via London, June 1.-- The conflict between Vice Admiral Koltchak, commander-in-chief of the Black Sea fleet, and the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's delegates. has been settled, the official news agency announces. The admiral remains at his post at. Sebastapol
 The government commissioner at Kronstadt has resigned as a result of declarations by the Council of Sol. diers and Workmen' delegates that ii was in sole authority over Kronstaf1t the fortress defending Petrograd.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
French Talke Outpost.

Paris. June l, noon-vFrench troops last night captured German post south Of Chevreaux, taking num- Der of prisoners. The war oftice an nounces. Raids by Germans and an attack on the Casque were repulsed..
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
BERLIN GIVES UP KIA0 CHOW
Becomes Reconcaled to Loss of FAr Eastern Port But Expects to Bc Reimbursed for Expeudixures.,

Copenhagen, June l, Via Lonion. 12:40 p. m.-From an article m the vossische zeitung of Berlin 1t ap- pears that Gerfhany has reconptaeA herself to the loss of Kiao Chow, her former Chinese possession, and s the South Sea Island colonies, which were captured by Japan. xssss
 Commenting on rumors reu2 - difficulties between Japan and
 the newspaper declares GermaalFS doubtedly is ready to cede the e of Kiao Chow. in direct negotf&4tons with Japan in return for repayment of the millions spent in making it a German base in the east and also is willing to discuss the future dis- position of the South Sea colonies.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
FRENCH PUSH NETS
 3l,S29 PRISONERS
German Nerves Worn to Frazzle
 by Tactics of Opponents
JUMP AT LEAST ALARM

04mf10um AOo9cS O120oO YufOu&0
 Adoption of New systezn-Gernan ,s Post Captured Today British Re port slight Gain.
 On the French Front in France. Tnursday. May s1. (Efom a stan correspondent of the Associated Press)
 -Bstween April 15 and May a4 the number of German prisoners falling into French hands reached a total of s1,sa9 of whom s2s,o45 were unwound- ed. This period covers three phases of tho general attack. now temporar- ily abated, which the French un- doubtedlyss will. continue when the proper moment arrives. Z As result of their successful att tacks the French now possess the initiative and occupy more important positions than when they began the forward movement in April. : Artillery duelsa continue unceasingly at all points on the front. occasionally in termingled with local infantry cofa- bets in the course, of which short stretches Sf- trenches sometimes changes hanSi1. 1Hps, far the French t.ssn s ftSia itn .and Ina ~ M some places s.sss have bitten further into the German Iines. sss S Tho Germans are \, showing great nervousness as to what Is about to happen and the slightest movement in the French lines call forth hur- ficane of artillery. and machine gun dre The absolute confidence of the French in their superiority Is seen In the manner in which they move over intervening ground between the lines when ordered to attack. The tactics now employed permit them to attack with minimum losses.
 This was demonstrated, for in- stance, in the course of a recent, raid In the range of hills and the woods south of Chevreux. A small body of French infantry advanced in order to straighten the line, severe artillery preparations having preceded the as- pault. The infantry gained tEe ob- 3ective and took 30 prisoners in addi- ton to killing number of Germans. Later 1t waS discovered French shells h1d bA4tared the German shetterS 70 thoroughly that six full German com panies, crouching in the shelters while awaiting an opportunity for a counter attack had been killed to the last man. The total French loss in this affair amounted to only 27 men killed or wounded.
 This proportion applies only to one corner of the battlefield. for in other places the French encountered dihi- culties which held them back for a period and entailed much more severe
 lighting, with consequent higher cas- ualties$ st x ess.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
POLICE TO QUELL
 TROUBLE ON JUNE 5
Chief Rawlings Assigns PAtxoamen foz
 Duty at Registxa&ion B0oths in Six WnxJas

Taking every precAiltion against possible trouble Tuesday by those opposed to President Wilson's re9is- tration procedure, Chief of Police William J. Rawlings has taken steps to have . regular patrolman on duty at each of the six registration places. The following detail was announced today: Policemen Francis J. Moore, James Fl. McCabe. Axel I. Carlson. Patrick ouirk. William O'Mara and Michael Meehan.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
Students' Cases Poetponed

StudentS' Cases Postponed.
 Now York. Juno 1.-Aoarlng of tho conspiracy charge to violate the se- lective conscription law preferred yesterday against Miss Eleanor Will.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
Peace Bin fn Austrian Parliament.

Amsterdam, Juno 1, via London. 1:13 p. According to q Vienna : AespAtch today, the Polish club has ], decided to authorize Deputy Daszin- 2 1kf. in agreement with other parties. to introduce an urgent motion in the lower house of the Austrian parlia- ment declaring that both the bellig- prent parties now recognize the right sSf nations to govern thefn1elves as the foundation of 8 lasting peace.
 The resolution. the despatch adds, summons the government in the name Of the honse to do everything pos sible with all states and people who desire peace on the basis of an under Standing among the nations to render suchsa peace possible in the imme- date future"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
HArbax1 As1Aciked oa HEII1Il

ASeAC13e0 00 Nkn3 A
 Londons Juno I. 15:32 D. admiza1t .rspprtg that the Ar sailin Aarhara VIII attae3gS8 gund S0&s a German submarine IT A o'cloek on the morning of May All the members of the crow swsy2 land4d at Gibraltar. ss3
 The American schooner BafbarxS owned by the Foreign and Domesti Transport Co of New York, was laAt reported as sailing March 20 from Port Arthur, Tex... for Soexia, Itays with q cargo of case oil. The nA4S bara waa built at Chelsea, MalnS 1909 and was of sss tons sroea < to the she vas en.assd in
 and. fulf ports. { s..
 Ina Aarbara carFted crfw tcontinasd .eo .rriltssaea Psassa
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
Attaclk on Fiancee E

is9s9s &Asses~aA VII E 9sekssSO London. June 1, 12:10 p. .ny American sailing pshfb fa1c attacked by xun1ixs on the T lSss May 10. accordinG to- . eb6tx M ~ Cadix given out today hy tll3 miralty. All the nicnhetHs Of tle e, are Tt Cadas. l;esss ss ss gsS ssss
 The American. schooner WxaocG owned by Charles V. Mtnott and MG( tered at Bath. Mo. sailed fros N York April 2 for . Europeaup01 She carried . crew of nine, incluaia the following Americans:
 Captain Chaxles Penntwill; Maine: John E Rogers. mate, F1 delphia: August Lang. CT 6l1 PhiIadelphies Qecar Tate. IvsR( Va. sas ,sSs. ss@ < sSsssss5 Phippsburg. Maine. in l1ne. resistered 1,sas tons and VI sa1 long.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
,, RUSSIAN MUNITION
 WORKERS TO STRIKE
Enpsoyes m More than 12o Of Lar-
 gess Fscsories in Pstros1ad Aim at
 Pazalysis q Productaun-Ia,ousands i. of Austrian woesmen Oease Work
 When Parlianaent Conyenes and e Joan peace Demonstration.

Madrid, June l. Va Paris, l:6O :h m.Disorders participated. in by Soldiers have occurred 1n Barcelona. psveral ofhcsrs have been imprisoned Ii the fortress.
 When reports of the disorders be- came current hero the minister of war was questioned and confirmed the fact and fslr1ishAd the additional Information that . number of onicers he'd been locked up ih the Montjuich t6Ssresss adjoining Barcelona. According. to later news these oha- seeD include . colonel, . heutenapt colonel. a major, . captain and two heutenanfs. s
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01

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New Britain herald., 1917-06-01

< Argentine wheat an board the 2 steamer RClArio. which arrived here Wednesday. The cargo Was conagned to GwitzeFland by way Of CetAe. S &TAa NpnnAsh cabinet. M tho sa3fyfaas s4Atp. paan&ains that It h entitled to \ oNsr the wheat to meet the need
 Anniffnm slzlles tn Re4zuarNd.
 London, June ]. 1:14 n m s,krikes : m otnSr measurss to .p4r4lyxe sproduc- ton have been decldad Ell nore than 120 of the largeut la6<orios isa sRetro9rad, most Of whfch are en- saaged in wAr work, Reuterss pstro. trad deapA4ch , i f'
 !.s: tss "a $ i ..l 'lt : VI. >t the X < 1ent 1 on m = " etnte 4lae sta1b of fhe Akctortes re6dvtA n sfe1kS 6l4 aat1e,- < A1<fy1sl5s t4 paS1as11 Nuxk Ny oArry-a \ lng out au xooo1ations to the letter. ss, Es0 tiIno and torn of~strikes are to 0e dscidsd n ,aanh factoFy separately.
 sas n some Case6 tho strike already 1aas bsgun. while in othsrs tho staffs are buy enlisting the support Of the wOrker4
 4 According. to the Novaia Zhixn. Maxim Gorky's paper. the demands of the workers inclsad6 . nix hour day and . minimum wage for women ., of 16O rubles monthly,
 v1snna Wos4u1an Parade for renca Copenha9sn, June I. Via London. 1:O5 .. m.-Reports from Vienna say that simultaneously with the open- anG of the Austrian parliament thousands of workmon ceased work to , attend meetines In different parts Of She city. A great procession was or- gan1xed. which paraded the streets as aademonstration for peace.
 May Dissolve Hnneaxian Passsauent. k. Copenhagen. .via, London, June s1.- Austrian despa&ches to the German pApets sivo the impression that the Hungarian crisds is gradualIy workink in the direction of dinnolutaon of par- iiament and new elections In the iri-
 terdm 2 minority ministry would hold
 omce and Count AndraAsy 1s men-
 toned as possible head for such .
 cabinet. Unless the Hungarian cleo
 toral practices are changed the cab 1net in power during the elections would probably emerge with . ma ! jority.
 The address of the Budapest musti-
 cipality to the king, thanking him for Shis stand in the franchise question.
 reveals the fact that King Charles de- stres universal secret ballot. Count T1ssa advocates 8 restricted and in- volved. suffrage. perpetuating Mag var dominance. Under royal pressure however. he has dropped from hii programs some of the limitations on the labor vote. such as requiring the
 qualification of years residence and
 the retention of the same employ. :. ment. !.
 Count Tisza profeases to be wear,
 of the parliamentary struggle and . tells his friends that he wants to gs to the front and light. However, 1t i,
 safe to assume that when parliamen
 opens the former prsmier will be wig
 ofously leading the opposition. >hp~ t-sA
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
Spain Takes Arssntlne Wheat.

Bilbaos Spain, Juno l, Via Paris, ! l:S5 .. m,--According to news re- ceived froms Madrid. the government has ordered the seisure Of . cargo of steamer Ro1Ardo, which arrived here
 Wednesday. The cargo was condsned
 tO GwitzeFland by way Of CetAs.
 T TAs Hpnnash cabinet, x tho adviaas
 seeAe aln<ains that 1t h entitled to E s oysr the wheat to meet the need .uk Spain. 7.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
\ adQhaEd shot Hi{s al Y <

irth. Eng, June |. 3s5QS IyrGuhart ot tho pyi aa1e IN Abv chartro6n M)AeJS ded to And tho mt4s Siyi1 l to spAnfpn SAs ahiia. ou4 eleven msn MAs in tho M Diriso waA m ndsry.ss1y while he M [Etegnp ptings t9 M ,he&t 9ats Asy.
 bosSll i15 ejl ' 15ftssn H. l Y S9f ArJn6 IT J5-haaxs ts 4fpfdered HSE TIT aide the 1AHl ma n A1n1f1 boat was N 3kt68 tl ', VI h srarFv TIT sailors to ths p1riSn.' blown up by hoynhs alter III ss papera kGd beAKE Seaeo6s . ss \ sg+g .S9 K 'sSteer by the N1lise tho 1jl< iss far ofE.r was the pax4ing saf tf the submarine conEnan4 I'M :D4rigo's crew. ss The \ sat flhally picked up by a f,shinv 13o6 brought here. sss X, NJ sssss|
 The. Diriso was . four -alasss M Ing snip Ok S,VVo t0nes OWn09SN J5& Sewall q Co, of Maine. i0kA from New York on May 1ssfof N o in command of Captain !. HI hart and carried . crew o9 9 IF m of whom were American c4tisG Ss sS
 The. records of the United conaanissidn of shipping ill NsA giving the following names s q Americans in the crew: ;ss
 Donald E. Mcdonald, mate. MI Scotia. naturalissd: A. Apd4sq1 second mate. DanAsh,. natslfA U x M. Ray, third mate. Maryland: xts casea, engineer, New Yerk; ygS Shields. boatswain. ttse 'EOslt Winter. seaman. z, Dfpoklynss Barim. seaman. French, m Chester Wright, sSeamen. I'll Okla.: !. Trate, seaman, N19Nx
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
WHERE "PEP" WAS NEEDED
Secretary Daniels, Discussing Eff
cheney, Relates Story Of Girls Ad-
vising Beau to Kiss Old Mare.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels Is q
firm believer in speeding up. Eff
cheney is the watchword of his depart.
ment. A big navy can't be built fast
enough for him. And he was discuss.
ing efficiency and high speed. He
wants to cut out red tape.
"Discussion Is well and good" said
Secretary Daniels, "but the main ques-
ton is whether it is idle talk or not
Is 1T practical or is it foolish2 Is 1t
like Torkins and his girl?
"Torkins, by the way, was out with
his girl during the days before the au-
tomobile, when a young man who
wanted to be popular would call on
his girl with horse and buggy to take
her for a drive. You know, the faster
the horse the better the impression.
"Torkins, on his first call, took the
girl for long drive, and when they
found themselves In the midst of q
country road, he ventured for kiss.
"a kissT asked the girl. What
good would kiss do?'
Oh replied the embarrassed youth
1t would make me feel gay and lively
"Well, Charley the cold-blooded,
Unconditional damsel retorted, If It is
as you say, and we expect to get any
where before it's time to return home,
you'd better get out and kiss the old
mare oncep"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
VELDT MARKS ITS JEWELLERS
Loneliness and Silence Affect Those
Doomed to Live In Plain Of
British South Africa.

Before the Boer war there was a
saying current among the Beers of
South Africa that you could always
recognize a man who had spent five
years on the veldt. This was a saying
no less true then than now, for the
veldt is a place Of great silence and
loneliness and 1t leaves its mark on
those who dwell In it.
The veldt is the great plain Of what
Is now British South Africa, the limit
less, featureless stretch of prairie dot
ted with knobs of hills that the Beers
call kopjes, pierced and gashed by
rain-washed gullies that run their
twisting course from horizon to hori-
zon. The word "veldt'' Is closely al
lied to the German word for ''world''
or universe" and the relationship is
something more than mere coinci-
dence. To the man standing in the
midst of this plain it seems to extend
In every direction to the outermost
limits Of space.
The veldt Is without sound or color,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
STRICKEN EUROPE
FEEDS OUR help
American Red Cross Answering
Appeal on Wonderful Scale
Finest Peace Work
in History.
Now Red Cross Asks You and
Me to Do Our Part for
Those "0ver THERE
So We Must Join.

In war-torn Europe today there are
millions of mothers and babies at the
point of death from actual starvation.
Winter is at hand. Yet they are rag
ged and homeless. They are diseased
Tuberculosis, dysentery, skin affec-
tons, fevers are ravaging them. They
are widowed and orphaned and broken
with grief
In order to protect America and save
the liberties for which the allies have
been battling three years, our own
lads are over there now, fighting and
dying SO that you and I and our wives
and our daughters and babies may not
suffer unspeakable cruelties at the
hands of enemy savages.
Now then: The people of America
through their Red Cross, have under
taken to right the hideous wrongs the
TeutonS have done to nOncombatants
in Europe, so-far as it is possible to do
so. 1t means building thousands of
homes, providing food, clothing and
care for millions, conducting hundreds
Of hospitals on large scale and thou
sands of medical dispensaries. It is
the biggest peace job the world has
ever seen.
But that isn't all-not by long shot
The American Red Cross has a colOs-
sal war labor to perform. 1t must es-
tablish and operate hundreds of large
military hospitals of various kinds for
our own armies and those of our al
lies. 1t must provide necessities and
comforts for the fighting men and for
/, the noble women who are nursing the
wounded. In short, it must do every
thing possible to take some Of the
curse out of war.
This work is already well under
way. Our Red Cross is helping all
the stricken people on a great scale
Our Red Cross must not fall down
on the job. You and I are RESPONSE
BILE for the success of the enterprise.
Of course we can't go over there, and
actually build houses and feed
the hungry and clothe the naked and
nurse the sick. But we can back up
the great machine already in the field
and at work.
What can we do-you and I?
Well, first of all we must be men,
bers of the Red Cross. AT this writ
ing the organization needs millions
more of us on its muster rolls. We
compose the army at home support
ing the army in the field-both peace
full armies. At home here we form
chapters and circles that furnish cloth
ing and hospital supplies for soldiers
and civilians in Europe. We must
provide funds. We must show direct,
intimate, personal interest in what the
Red Cross field organizat ton is doing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
South.

Chicago passenger--------1 :3O p. IN.
GAINESVILLE passenger------- 7:15 p. m.
$40 a. M. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
junction and also for Milwaukee.
Both HOT a. N. and 7:16 p. m.
trains make close connections at JEFF
fersOn Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Screen Bay assenger------7:65 q. m.
Green Bay, Sundays only----8:10 a. m.
Screen Bay assenger------2:40 p. M.
Northern higan---------8:25 p. m.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. N. and goes no
farther
The 1855 a. m. train makes connec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 1870 train south makes connec-
lions at Jefferson Junction for points
east.
A train goes west from Clyman
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
*1'hese trains leave daily except
Sunday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10

without striking features to catch the
eye. A days trek among low hills
covered with gray grass, plods wear
lily through mile after mile of the same
hills, and ends in dry valley as like
the valley of the morning as one pea
Is like another. After q few DAYS Of
this the traveller wonders if his prog
ress is not mere illusion, If he is not
returning day after day to the same
spot.
Now and again the monotony is
broken by some veldt farm, place of
exceeding loneliness for the exiIes who
till 1t. There will be farmhouse, a
barn, a kraal, a we'll and a few huts
for the kaffirs. To the railroad NAV
be distance of anywhere from 20 to
10 miles. Half the year the roads are
impossible. The little community
must be sufficient unto itself. Life on
a veldt farm is a severe test of the
inner resources of man or woman.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
FARMERS AND THE WORLD WAR.

The farmers tools of production In
wartime become of Importance second
only to the needs of the army itself.
Food production is a patriotic duty,
and the farmer is in the second line Of
defense. Every effort is needed to
increase production, to feed our armies
and allies Food prices are forced
higher because the denNnd is in
creased greatly and the supply is linn
tied.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
We must knit and sew and save and


We must knit and sew and save and
give.
Right now the Red Cross Is cam
paigning for 100000 members. Fiji.
teen million members by Christ
mas Eve is the slogan. One years
membership costs one dollar. By pay
ing an additional dollar the member
gets the Red Cross Magazine for a
year.
Every man, woman and child in this
community ought to be wearing Red
Cross pin on Christmas Day. Every
father should make each of his chill
dren a Christmas gift Of a Red Cross
membership and explain to the
youngsters the meaning of the present.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-10
DR.. A. D. MELVIN is DEAD
Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry
Dies From Hemorhaoe,

Washington, Dee. 1O.-Dr. A. D. Mel
vim, chief of the bureau Of animal in
dustry and well-known to the country
as the governments foremost figure in
combating foot-and-mouth disease and
other diseases of cattle, died at his
home here Of pulmonary hemorrhage.
He was fifty-fve years old. Doctor
Melvin's name was known to stock
raisers, farmers, merchants and others
the country over. His death was sud-
den, but not unexpected. He had been
Ill three years, but had worked at his
desk until Thursday. A widow, a son
and a daughter survive him. Doctor
Melvin's native state was Illinois and
he had been in the government service
since 1886. DR.. John R. Mohler, his
assistant, is now acting chief of the
bureau.