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New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
PRUSSIA SECRETLY
Modified TROOPS
Berlin Suppressed Testimony in
Traitors Trial in Petrograd
THREW BLAME ON RUSSIA
Chancellor Michaelis' Duplicity Re-
vealed by Novoe Vremya of Petro-
grad, Which Publishes Uncensored
Account OF Soukhomlinoff Hearing.

Account OF soukhomlinoff Hearing.
Copenhagen, Sept. 8.-With the ar
rival here of Russians recently new
light is shed upon the testimony In
the trial of General Soukhomlinoff,
accused of high treason. Their re-
ports show that an imp portant part of
the testimony had been omitted in the
reference of the German chancellor
to such testimony as to Germany's ir-
responsibility for the beginning of the
war.
Accounts of the trial published in
the Novoe Vreyma of Petrograd show
that in the attempt to prove that Rus
sia was responsible for beginning the
war the Germans deliberately sup
pressed independent parts of the tes-
timony given by Gen. Janunchkevitch
the former chief of the Russian gen.
eral staff.
In it's report of the trial the semi
official German news agency omitted
in its entirety a passage regarding an
interview between Gen. Januschke-
witch and the German military at
tache in Petrograd. 1t appears from
the Novoe Vremya that Gen. Janusch-
kevitch testified precise reports had
been received that German mobiliza-
ton already was in progress secretly.
The Russian staff knew that this
could be done, under the German
law, without formal proclamation,
whereas in Russia a public manifesto
from the emperor was a necessary
requisite. .'.'
On the following day a despatch
was received from the Russian am
bassador at Berlin, confirming the in
formation that the German mobiliza-
ton was in progress. The emperor
then expressed his thanks to Gen.
Januschkevitch for not having re-
voked the mobilization order.
The foregoing despatch gives the
first intimation from a Russian source
in regard to the testimony which the
German chancellor said earlier in the
week, established 'irrefutably' that
it was the military party around the
Russian emperor, and not Germany,
which chose the time for the war.
The chancellor said that if the Amer
lean government had had knowledge
of this testimony it's judgement as to
responsibility for the war, as ex-
pressed in the presidents reply to
the Pope would have been quite diff
ferent. The principal point made by
DIR. Michaelis was that the Russian
emperor, convinced at length of the
German emperor's desire for peace.
ordered cancellation of the mobiliza-
ton order. but that couple of
criminals disregarded the order and
thwarted its execution. No reference
was made by the chancellor to the
suppressed testimony which now is at
hand, indicating the Russian staff had
learned the German mobilization was
in process secretly and that when
this fact had been established defin-
itely the Russian emperor thanked
his chief of staff for not having car
ried out the order to cancel the
mobilization decree.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
Idttle Activity on West Front.

London, Sept. SIN patrol fight
ing on the Ypres last night the enemy
suffered considerable casualties north
eAnt of ST. Julien says today's Off
cal statement Near Gavrelle Il
successful raid was carried out by 4
small party of our troops.
"Langemarck was heavily shelled
by the enemy yesterday evening, and
there was some hostile artillery ac-
tivity at other points later in. the
night. No infantry action developed"
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
EMBARGO ON PERlSHABLES.

Kansas City, Sept. S.-An embargo
on all shipments of a perishable ma
ture was ordered late last night by
all express companies doing business
in Kansas City Officials said that
the order was caused through fear of
a general strike resulting from the
walk-out yesterday of 80 teamsters,
clerks and freight handlers of the
Adams Express company. ..
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
TRADE GOLD MAY co

Washington, Sept S.-Treasury Off
Gals carrying out the provisions Of
the presidents proclamation requiring
the licensing of gold exports, will
place no general restrictions it was
said today. upon the export Of gold
in settlement of legitimate trade bal
ances against the United States.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
PRIEST ON RETREAT DROWNED.

South Norwalk, Sept. S.-Fatherl
Wood, a Brooklyn n. Y, priest on
retreat at Registers Island, is be-.
lieved to have been drowned and
search is being made for his body.
He went in bathing night before last
and since that time has not been seen
by anyone at the Manrcss retreat
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
TWO KILLED, q HURT IN
PHILA. ARSENAL EXPLOSI0
BRITAIN STANDS ON
WILSON'S ANSWER
TO POPE'S MESSAGE.

Washington, Sept. S.-Great
Britain has advised the United
States that President Wilson's re-
ply to the Pope's peace proposals
is i'll effect Great Brttain's reply,
as was indicated recently in .
statement by Lord Cecil.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
EMPEROR CHARLES
SAVES ADLER'S LIFE
Assassin Of Premier Stuerskh, Sen
fenced to Die, Is Given 1S Years
Penal Servitude.

Amsterdam, Sept. S-Emperor
Charles has commuted to 8 years Pc
nal servitude the death sentence Of Dr.
Frederick Adler for the assassination
of Premier Stuergkh at Vienna last
October, according to a Vienna press
despatch.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
Air.planes Attack German Town.

Copenhagen, Sept. S.-The Vossiche
Zeitung states that two persons were
killed and three seriously injured in
an airplane attack on the town Of
Lahr, Germany, September 4.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
German Kerteat in Africa.

y1avre, Wednesday. Sept. 5.-The
following official communication deal
ing with the campaign in East Africa
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
APPROACH OF WINTER
HALTS RIGA CAMPAIGN
Italians Claim Capture of $4,000 Aus
- trfan Prisoners Since Opening of
Drive on ISOn1O-Vienna Reports
CadOrna's Offensive Has Been
Stopped-Entente Airmen Drop
Bombs on Lahr, Germany.

Petrograd, Sept. 3.-German war
.A~aft have again been sighted in the
Gulf of Riga and have been shelled
by the Russian coast batteries the
war office announces. Russian tor
pedeo boats discovered a German sub
marine and enemy ships, apparently
trawlers. were observed in Irbensk
sound. They were forced by the Rus
sian batteries to retire.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
Italy Claims 80, 900 Prisoners.

Rome. Sept. 8.-More than 10000
prisoners have been taken during the
italian offensive, the war office an
Qniunces.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
SECOND FATALITY
IN FIVE NONE
Report by Authorities to Washing
Fails TO Place Blamc-BlOw- UI1
CURED in Three Small Build
Where Primer Caps Were Ma
Fire Prevented From Rcaching1
Inch Shells.

Philadelphia, Sept S.-Two
men are known to have been X
and % persons badly injured id
explosion at the Frankfort ara
here early today. According to W
ers, the explosion was accidel
there being nothing to indicate
it was caused by an outside age
Two of the % injured are yd
women.
ed at a nearby hospital. One isl
pected to die. Later all but fiv@
the injured were able to go to Il
homes. None of those hurt was
to give a coherent account of n
happened.
Major Montgomery, commander
the arsenal, and his aides are
tigating the explosion and deels3
make any statement until they 4
of workmen, it was believed, was
cause Of the accident.
New York troops are guarding
arsenal and no one is permitteds
enter the reservation.
The explosion occurred In one
three email buildings known All
tonating dry rooms where the pP4
caps for three and six inch she1lsa
small arms cartridges are dried.
building in question had its n
packed with cinders and every d
caution was taken to prevent
dents.
Fire followed the explosion Il
spread over to several other 81
buildings, known as ,the artillery,
scmbly unit. In these three n
three and six inch shell but pro
work of arsenal employees and
firenaen saved the buildings and /
tents from destruction. The mt
tary loss is estimated at about 5
900.
Today's explosion was the sec
fatal one within the past A~e mon
Two men were killed by sha burs
of a shrapnel fuse in th. h'Ah
plosives building last Apr;
Three Investigations -. ur
under way soon after today's ex1
sion, in which federal officials,
police and county participated
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

Portland. Me. Sept. S.A. d. Ray
mond, arrested at Mobile, Ala, on q
charge of impersonating an army of
fcer, is not known to Portland phys
sicians and his name does not appear
in the city directory. s
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
WEATHER.,

New Britain, Sept. S-Forc-
cast for New Britain and
vicinity: Rain tonight. sun
day generally fair and con-
tinucd cool.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

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New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
SPRINGFIELD FLYER
GETS FIRST PLANE
Edwin Parsons Cited and Will Re-
ceive War Cross-Once Flew
for Francisco Villa.

Paris, Sept. S.-Edwin Parsons OF
Springfield, Mass, a member of the
Lafayette escadrille, has brought
down his first German airplane and
has been cited to receive the war
cross. Parsons dived straight at the
enemy as he fled and his fall alone
prevented a collision.
Springfield, Mass, Sept. S.-Edwin
Parsons of this city, who brought
down his first German airplane, has
had an adventurous career. He was
born and brought up in this city, the
son of Frederick D. Parsons, and is
about % years old. Taking up avia-
ton several years ago, he offered his
services to Francisco Villa and flew
in the service of the Mexican leader
for some time prior to the time when
relations between Mexico and the
United States became strained. He
was then forced to leave the southern
country He went abroad to fly In
the French service late in 1915. He
is married.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
Russians Hastily Entrench.

Berlin, Sept. 8, via London.-The
Russians are hastily entrenching in
the Riga region to the west of Ven
den. says todays army headquarters
statement German cavalry is In
touch with them on this new line, and
advanced Russian detachments have
been pushed back.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
No Cause Reported 10 Washinaxa y

Washington, Sept. 8.--No cause n
the explosion at thes Frankfort d
senal is assigned in ficial reports
ceiVed by Gen. Cr>-.er. chief OF OIL
nance. They merei, state that
primer and q detonator dry h3u
blew up resulting in four other sea
tered explosions. Twenty-Five hui
dred dollars was required for makiI
mediate repairs
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
POSED AS ARMY OFFICERs
Man Who Says He Is Portland,
Physician Arrested.

Mobile, Sept. 8.-A. D. RayAeHi9
who says he is a physician ot ~
land, Me-, was arrested here -
night in the uniform of cavaIrs
major, charged with ,impersonatinf
an officer Of the United States army
He had just arrived from New
Orleans, where he is wanted by agents
Of the department of justice, who say
he posed there as an officer sent by
military authorities to investigate vice
conditions.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

Petragrad, Sept. S.-The encourag-
ing feature of the Riga situation is
the seeming tirmness of the Russian
tenure which has seized Riga's re-
N<eat The German pursuit appears
to be slowing up and in military cir
cles it is not anticipated that the enc
my will risk much further penetra-
ton while Dvinsk remains uncon-
Quered. A more likely course, it is
argued, will be for the Germans to
entrench somewhere near their pres
ent position northeast of Riga and
Wait the result of the Dvinsk opera
nons.
According to information here the
spirit of the troops in the Dvinsk sec
tor is much more favorable than on
other fronts. Col. Podjoursky, a MEM
ber of the Dvinsk army committee,
telegraphing to Col. Kuropatkin,
chairman of the special council army
committee here said that the army
was standing firm, that there was no
irAention to surrender Dvinsk and
that the army committees were in
full accord with the commanders.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

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New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

.,.Amsterdam, Sept. 8.-Emperor Will
dam has arrived at Riga, a Berlin dis
patch reports. He reviewed the
troops and distributed decorations on
the battlefield.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08
~ Riga Campaign Ends for Winter.

Copenhagen. Sept. Leading
German military circles consider that,
with the capture of the important
naval bases of Riga and Duenamu-
ende, operations on the Riga front
virtually have been ended, says a Ber-
lin dispatch to the National Tidende.
1t is considered too late in the year
3c advance further, as this would re-
quire the building of new roads and
the establishment of depots. On this
account, the dispatch says, it is un-
likely that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg will permit the troops to con-
tinue the advance, with Petrograd as
the objective.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
No Food in seventy Hours.

Not a bite Of food for re hours was
the terrible experience Of native
who was admitted to the Krugersdorp
hospital (South Africa). The man
had been severely burned about the
legs in fire in an outlying village,
and with the other injured persons
had been placed on passing freight
train to be taken to the nearest hos.
pItal. The man pulled q tarpaulin
over himself, and SO, when the others
were removed, he was overlooked, The
train arrived at Krugersdorp during
a Saturday evening, and the trucs
was shunted into the station yard
The whole Of Sunday and Monday the
native remained without food or wa
Ter. under the tarpaulin, and he was
only discovered on 1Hesday afternoon
yhen d checker went his rounds. Rail
way men we're on the point Of placing
rnealies on the truck when they no
ticed a movement under the sail anu
the native. serniconsciOus and partial
ly demented, was found unable e
move much. On close examination i
was found that his lower limbs were
in a terrible state, and he was re-
moved to the hospital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
Iananeae Make Paper Clothes.

Irnderclothing made Of finely crispea
or grained paper IS manufactured in
Iapan. After the paper has been euf
q 4 pattern the different parts are
sewn together and henmed, ana ine
Mares where The buttonholes are 20
be formed are strengthened with c;Il7
III 81 linen. The paper is very strong
and at the same time very feXlpie'
After garment has been worn a ieW
hours it win interfere with the pefspr-
alton Of the body no more than DO gar
ments made Of cotton fabric' Inc
paper is not sized, nor is it imperm"a-
.ble. After becoming wet the paper =
dlfFlcuH to tear When an endeakoE
is made TO tear it by hand it presents
almost as much resistance as the tiilh
skin for making gloves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
IT'S EIGHT
YEARS OLD


over elsht years asa Mf Milne tes.
titled 10 complete relief from kidney
ms.
He now says that there has not
been tho slightest return Of the trou-
bic
Chiekasha sufferers will take a
deal Of comfori in AIr Mines state.
meut
Read what he says:
1. A. Milne. stationary engineer
100 N. Tenth ST., chiclasho says.
"a constant strain on my kidneys
from shovehng coal into the furnace,
caused me to have sharp catches in
MY back. Sometimes The pain struck
me when was STOPPING and it
would be some time before could
straighten my body MY kidneys
were weak and couldn't control Che
kidney secretons which We're too
frequent in passage at times
heard Doan's kidney Pills highly
recommended and bought box at
the owl drug store BY the time |
had finished the second box. was
entirely relieved Of the trouble and
haven't felt any sign Of Il since"
statement was given June 2d.
1909,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
TOlAvOID CENSORS
Soldier Boys Use the Regulation
s Blue Envelopes.
Must sign Certificate on outside That
Contents Are Personal or Fam.
lily Matters Only


The blue envelope has made big
hit with Sammy. II Is the one feature
Of the army's field censorship regula-
tions to which he gives a kind word.
Not that the censorship inhibltiops are
unreasonable or irlisome especially TO
him, but because ii Is the soldiers
proverblal and inallenahle right TO
beef" against the censor, writes a
correspondent with the American ex-
peditionary force IN France.
The provision regulating the blue
envelopes reads as follows:
I'm order that men may forward
personal or family letters without the
necessity Of having them read by Of
ficers known to them personally. such
letters may be inelosed in the author
lied blue envelope and sent directly
TO the base censor through United
States army postal service
Only authorized envelopes supplied
to organizations at the rate Of one
per man per week may be used More
than one letter, however, may be for
warded in the envelope, but all the
letters must be from the same soldier
who signs a certificate on the outside
Of the envelope to the effect that the
letters inclosed relate to personal or
family matters only and do not refer
to military subjects
''It's a great stunt" said one dough
boy. eYOu see II me ind the missus
want to have a little tiff on paper
don't want the captain to be knowin'
oil about it. What do care If some
fellow miles away, whom I'll never
see in my life, reads it. guess it will
seem like a little bit of home sweet
home to himw
Or, as another put 1t:
"You know any time fellow writes
his girl, of course he has to gush a
little. Maybe spring a little poetry
and sometimes, by gosh, you mean It.
Believe me, you get mighty lonesome
over here herring a lot Of chattering
you don't know nothIn' about. And
when her picture is looktn' down at
YOU from the wall and the moon is.
helpin' out the candle to light the
room and you get thinlSin Of the night
you said good-by, it's powerful helpin
to sit down and write her all about II"
rhe blue envelope is development
OF this war II is new in our service.
The French and English, though, hare
been using it Cor quite while, and as
we have adopted in many respects the
censorship regulations Of the English
army, the lady in blue, as the envelope
has come to be called. came with them.
Today she il the one popular member
OF her family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13

Although tunneling is among the
most ancient Of enterprises more
progress has been made in 1t the last
century than in the twenty centuries
which preceded It. It is now know
thar back in the semi-mythical days Of
the Theban kings the long tunnel into
the mountain rock, expanding at dis
taree Of 400 feet or so, into some lofty
chamber was d common work. The
lock temples Of Nubia and India, too,
show that in certain matters at any
rate moderns may still learn from the
ancients.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
JUDGE CITIES BY POLICEMEN
Character Of Guardians Of Peace
Serves as Criterion for Municipal
tiles, Says Writer.

It used to be said that each eoun-
try could be known By the Jews who
lived within Its borders. In the same
way every city can be judged by the
character of its policemen, writes Hem
Dirk Willen van Loon, In Century Mag
0zine.
In C'lristiania the policeman is a
mild ana amiabe citizen in a rather
shiny coat, and none foo neat, who
stands in the middle Of the roadway
ana tries to maintain some semblance
Of order in the democratic muddle Of
the city's traffic
In Stockholm the policeman is q
walking arsenal, with sword and pis-
tol and a brass helmet, and the ar
rest of a dlsorderly person becomes
an act Of state. There the policeman
represents the high authority Of a
proud country He fulnlls his duty
with a stern severity. He is the sym
Dol Of law and established order. Let
no one touch these fundaments Of a
well-regunted commonwealth.
IN Copenhagen the policeman Is
neither the happy-go-lucky citizen who
patrols the streets Of Norway nor is
he a creature Of resplendent glory like
his colleague in Sweden. He strikes
"a happy medium. In this he is an ex-
cellent representative of land where
the art Of sensible and peaceful living
seems to have been brought to its high
est perfection. If only the chautleurs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13

Her HusbandI hear the druggist
Boozewater was arrested for keeping
a blind pig.
Mrs. Goodsole-I don't see anything
wrong in that. lie was probably try
ing to cure the poor animal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13

aIones swore he'd tell his wife the
truth always and at any cost this
morning
~Weng"
aWeH. ne went home to lunch TO
ni.yht he resumes diplomacy"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
Enemies Of People. "
B United Press

y NFfFIWW I-47I
Peuograd Dec ls-The Bolshevi-
ki today proclaimed an members OF
the Cadet party to be enemies Of the
people asserting that they were aid
ing the cossaoRs in counter revolu,
tion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13

He-'I am a man Of tho old school!'
She-"Well. I dismissed your class
some time ago puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
HUNS USE IuLL
FORCE In ATTACK
,coutinusd from Page One,

day according TO the official state,
ment issued here
The Monett times., 1917-06-01

Mrs. Will Lowe, Miss Grace Brea
and Edward Moran went to SpriA
field, Saturday. W
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Rounds al
moving to the cottage corner of Kale
and Second, recently vacated by Mr.
and Frank Buckley.
The Frisco railroad recently iber-
ated 100000 baby fish in the Little
Piney river in payment for perhaps
the most singular claim ever allawed
by the road. As result of a wreck
near Newburg car of some liquid
substance was overturned into the
river Killing thousands of fish. Chas-
E. Gooch, deputy commissioner, took
up the claim and the fish were se-
cured from the Quincy Fish hatchery
at Meredosia, III.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
PREDICT FAILURE FOR
POTATO CROP

The potato crop this year will be
fifty per cent below the normal har-
vest, according to a statement made
by w. H. Olin, supervisor of farm
marketing in the department of de-
velopment of the Frisco.
The failure in the potato crop this
year will be due to the excessive cost
of seed, unfavorable weather condi-
tions and the damage done the potato
plants by pests, according to the
Frisco expert. At planting time po-
tatoes were selling at more than So a
bushel in many places, in some places
going close to the $4 mark.
With normal weather conditions the
harvest Of the crop this year should
begin about June 30. The fields indi-
cate at'the present time that there will
be a good growth with sufficient mois-
ture for healthy developments.
1t is thought that the Frisco terri
tory will begin to produce car load
from the following districts
in the order named: Fort Gibson,
Fort Smith, Weleetka, Poteau and
Wetumpka.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01

Miss Minnie Reed went to Aurora
Saturday to visit relatives.
| Mrs. Jim Matthews and dauphte
Harriet, left Saturday morning for /:
visit with relatives in Pittsburg, Kan
James N. Hope, aged 81 years, diet
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G
A. Lowe, in Miller. He is survived by
ten children.
Lieut.. Warren S. Perry went to
Sarcoxie on his motorcycle, Saturday
on military business.
Mrs. Oscar Hines and daughter
Mrs. John Reno, and Mrs. Charles
Hagan went Springfield, Saturday to
visit Oscar Hines, who is in the Frisco
hospital.
The Mississippi Valley Apple Grow
ers' Association, with headquarters at
Quincy, ILL.,, is sending out appeals
for orchardists to plant more trees
and spray and care for the fruit in the
most scientific way. They favor the
apple blossom as the national flower
and wish to have observed as national
apple day, the third Tuesday in every
October.