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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-07
SPRAWY :
MACIERZY POLSKIEJ.
MACIERZ POLSKA.
MONROE 1893.
GEOwNY,

zARZAD GLOwNY,
Ks. Franciszek Gordon. Moderator.
Ks A. \. klOwO. WiCe-Moderator.
Woicjech F. SoSkS. PreZes
Aatonina Baranowska. WicepreZeska-
wojciech Menkicki. Wice-preZes.
TOmasz s B~lachowSki. SekretarZ.
Franciszsk Witkowski. Ska-bniS.
Srarls{aw ~LiCzmanski DyrektoT.
WiaiySlaw Lopatka. DyreStor.
A0tort MaEurk. Dyrektor
LeCk13ya KOhcZykOwska. Dy"eStorka.
Sa.umea CThahska, Dyrektcrka.
F-auciszka BieSChEe. DyreEtorNa.
Dr. Alexander PtetrzykowsSi, Lekarz
Naczeiny.
Adv. Pfotr 2. Mindak. Doradca Prawuy
Berta c. Wojtalewicz. Asyst. Sekr Gen
GODZINY BITROwEi
Biuro Zarzadu Gi68nego otwa-te "
an powszelnie Cd godz. S-tej rauo do
6-tej wieczorem. Nv sObots do lei pH-
~pO}uiniUl. WisCZorem. W dni powSzed-
ME IL wyjatkjem sOboty). Cd godziny
7-mei 20 9-tet. W niedzie,e / Swieta
proczyste. b.uro Jest zamknlete
PreEesa: W p~oniedZiafki I pistNt VIE
czoram. Cd sodz,ny 7-mei do 9-tej.
wsze.kie korespondencye do Glowne-
60 Prezesa palezv adresowac:
wOJCIECH F. sOSKA.
lass w Division str, Chicago, m
srody i czwartki. wieczoranl Cd godzi-
ny 7-meJ do 9-tei. / Cd 1-szej pOpoiu-
dniu cods.ernie. Z wyJatkiem soboty. cd
S-tej do l-sZej.
SknrbRika; we wtorki. srody I piatki
cd godziny T-mei do a-tei wieczorem.
ykladania oPlRt. Wszelkie op}aty do Ka-
~ G4ownej przyjmuje Kasyer GS6~Hy
podczaS gOdZin ofisowych. albo we dnie
" g~odEinach ofisowych. SekrctarE &C.
Reralny,
Ws8elkie llsty nadsyiac naleIy ma re-
sc SekretarEa Generalnego:
TOM. :. BLACHOWSKI,
Secretary Polish Alma Mater.
1855 W. Division str. Chicago, Ill
FINANSE.
PrZekaW bankowe pooztowe
(checks, money orders etc.) naIezy wy
Btawiac ma o~rganiZacye:
POLISH ALMA MATER,
Z prEesy}ac pod adresem:
FIR. wITKowSKI,
Ass W. Division str, Chicago, Ill
,,MacierZ POlska".
Biuro Zarzadu Gl6wnego:
I455-57 w. Division Utica,
Ma druEiem p~Ietrzes
Chicago, iii.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-07
.WYJATKI z
o STOWA-
R"ZYSZONYCH.

rzystac re wszelkich innyct
przywilej6w .bez prawa gSosu "
sprawach o poSmiertnem.
Otto paraguay L konstytucy:
n~aszej O cz}onkach stowarzyszo,
nych:
.Artykul X, parasraf 40. -
Czlonkiem StoWarzyszonym Ma
Clergy Polskiej !Ameryiki Po}noc,
nej moze zostac kazdy Polak
kazda Polka, rcligii R~zymsko-ka-
tolickiej, bez wzgledu ma wick
bez egzaminacyi le~karskiej. R6,
wniez oSoby innej narodowosci
ktore mowia pc polsku i Z Pola-
kami zyja i sympatyzuja.
Par. 80. Z~glaszajacy sic ma
czIonka Stowarzyszonego musi
wniesc aPlikacye do Oddzia}u, do
kt6rcgo ma zamiar wstapic pod
dac sic porzadkowi przyjecia po-
dobnie jak aplikujacy ia cz}onka
regularncgo.
Par. 81. Czlonek Stowarzyszo-
ny obowiazany jest pIaciG wszel-
kie oplaty do funduszu obroto-
wego doc miesiecznie) i ma u
trzymanie Oddzialu ma r0wni L
czionkami regularnymi.
Me p}aci jednakze assessment
tn ma p~osmiertne AMI ma wSparcie
w chorobie w Oddzialc.
Par. %. Czlonek Stowarzyszo-
ny ma mice wszystkie prawa
czionka regularnego Z wyjatkiem
giosu i pTaw W sprawach doty-
czqcych funduszu poSmiertnego /
kasy ia wsparcie W chorobie.
Me moze tez piastowac zadnego
urzedu, ktory ma lacznoSc Z fun
duszcm poSmiertnym i Z kasa
Wsparcia ola chorycli..'
-Macierzysti i Macierzyotki! "a
bietzcic sic do piracy i pokazcie
co uskutecznic zdolacie! a zatem
poStarajcie sic, ably aplikacye wy
siane do waszych Oddziaiow,
wr6cily do Zarzqdu Glowncgo
podpisane przez nowych stowa-
rzyszonych czIonkow Tub stoWa
rzySzone czlonkinie.
lime organizacye cieszq sic ty-
siacami stowarzySzonych czion-
k,61WN, - niechze / Maciarz PolsNa
wlaczy do grona riaszego tych,
ktorzy I nam iyja wspolpraco-
wac pragna.
Czlonkowic Stowarzyszeni pia-
ca lOt miesiecznie do funduszu
Obrotowcgo, 2jc "a Certyfikat i
S1.00 "a odznaki.
Czionkowie Stowarzyszcni D.
trzymujq konstytucye darmo,
lecz place lJc "a kwitaryusz.
Do dnia lso Sierpnia wstepnc
do M~acicrzy Ploskicj jest wolne.
Kto Ms nalczy do Macicrzy jesz-
czc a chcc przyiaczyc sic do orga-
nizacyi m}odcj, ale rosnacej jaE
la drozdzach. MECH pisze do S.
krctarza Generalnego, Tom. :.
Blachowskiego. 1857 W. Division
ul., Chicago, albo MECH sic zgsos'
osobi;cic do biura, gdzie ma
wszelkie zapytania chctnie Sid
zymy.
Pfocz WoLNEGo wstepntgo
nowowstepujscy do Macierzy
Polskiej korzystaja dalej, ponie-
waz czIonek p~olecajqcy noweso
aplikanta otrzymuje $1.OO W ma
grodzic.
Kto bcz piracy, a jest Macierzv~
sta, MECH sobie to zapamieta. Je-
dnego czlonka dziennie, a W mic
siacu zarobisz $500 do $1,000.
Zabierz sic wiec do piracy dzisiaj,
natychmiast. Postcard sic o apli-
kacye w. biurze Zarzadu' Glow
nego.
ZwykIe- wstepne do Macierzy Pol
.skiej. ktore sic o~szczedza
wstepujac do Macierzy
Polskiej teraz!
Cd IA lat a mniej niz 20. SOC
Old % lat a mniei niZ % soc
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-07
IUBILEUSZ MACIERZY
POLSKIEJ.

We w~rzeSniu. br., Macierz Pol,
ska bedzie obchodzila Jubileusz
=O-lecia Swego isrnienia w spo
sob powazny i okazaiy, lecz po'
Iaczony Z jak najmniejszym wy
datkiem pienieznym. Ma uczcze,
ME uroczystosci wydana bedzie
Ksiega Jubileuszowa Macierzy
Polskiej z~awierajaca fotografie IL
rzednikow roznych Oddziaiow,
GRAZ krotki rySopis oraz Sprawoz'
DANA finansowe Oddzialu z kon.
Gem roku 1916:
I%nformacye wSzelkie oraz ko-
respondencye, fotografie / spra'
wozdania nadsylac nalezy ma ad-
res Generalnego Sekretarza Ma,
Clergy Polskiej, T. s. Blachow-
skiego, pnr. 1857 w. Division ui.
Chicago.
Ogloszeniami do tejze ksiegi
zajmuje' sic Komitet z Iona Ia
rzadu GIownego' Macierzy Pol
skiej Szan. Kupcy i Przemysio-
wcy, zwiaszcza MacierzySci So
proszeni o iaskawe poparcie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-07
BEZPIECZENSTWO PRE-
~DEWSZYSTKIEM.
1870. Safety First). "

Gdybys sic Wybleraf w podroz,
wyRraibys zapewne okret, kt6ry
.bylby bezpieczny ! trwaly. Taxi,
ktory1by miai odpowiedniQ liczbs
p~rzyrzadow ratunkowych, jake to
ldozie, pasy inne przyrzady bez-
pieczenstwa. PamietaibyS ME
tyiko O SVEN wlasnem bezpie-
czenstwie, lecz i o bezpieczen-
stwie ola swej calej rodziny, DO
wiesz, re ma tobie polega ich
bezpieczenstwo
TAX samo jest waznem ola
czlowieka chcacego sic ubezpie--
czyc ably byl zapewnionym, IL
organizacya do kt0rej on wste--
puje jest zupelnie odpowiedzialna
finansowo. Czy jest ona bezpie-
czna? Czy jest ma trwalym fun
damencie? Czy urzednicy So SD
mienni W wypelnianiu swych
czynnoSci? I czy So punktualni W
wyplacaniu posmiertneso:
MACIERZ POLSKA, iak. to
kazdemu juz prawie jest wiado-
mem, jest oparta ma silnym fun
damepcie. .finansowym. Tabela O.
plat jest Observation-Disclosures, a
ola mfodzieiy, niema tanSzej mig
die. Urzednicy wybrani ma Sci
mic XIV So zdolni i miodzi, ale
juz ich prace widziec MONA i O.
cenic. Sprawozdania wszystkie
So potwierdzone przez ca}y "a
rad, ale nadto co roku eksperci
re stanowego wydzia}u ubezpie-
czen, re Stanu Illinois i re Siam
Indiana, przegladaja kslazki / pu-
blicznie oSwiadczyli, re wszyst-
ko .znalezli we wzorowym po-
rzadku. ..,
Niema nigdzie doskonalszej
organizacyi mad MAC1ERZ
POLSKA!
MACIERZ POLSKA wyplaca
poSmicrtnc n%atychmiast pc ode
braniu wszelkich dowodoW Smier
ci ubezpieczonego.
Zdarzalo sic juz .nieraz, re
spadkobiercy otrzymali pe}na SUI
me poSmiertnego W trzech dniach
pc pogrzebie. ..-:s. |
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
Versatility Of Tanks
London Daily MaiD

Private G.. +. Dukes, Bedfordshlre
REGIMENT, writes thus 10 his tfancee OF
the tanks:
They can do up prisoners in pun
dies like straw binders, and, IN aool-
ton. have an adoption Of a printing
machine. which enables them to eaten
The Huns. fold. count and deliver them
in 1uires, every thirteenth man be
ing thrown a little farther than the
others. The tanks can truss Hefrec-
tory prisoners like fowls prepared Tor
cooking, while their equipment rend-
ers it impossible for them to charge
into a crowd Of Huns and by shoot
ing out spokes like %porcupine quilts
carry off an opponent on each. Ihough
stuck up, the prisoners arc, needless
ia say. by no means proud of their po-
sition.
"Thev can chew barbed wire n
turn it into munitions. AS they run
they slash their tails and clear away
trees. houses, howitzers and anything
else in the vicinity. They turn over
IN their backs and catch live Sh"!lS
in their caterpillar feet. and they can
easily be adapted as submarines; IN
fact. most Of them crossed the channe
in this cuise. They loop the loop, tray
el forward. sidowise and backwards.
rot only with equal speed but at the
same time. They spin around like Il
top. only far more quickly; dig them-
selves in, bury themselves, scoop out q
tunnel and come out again ~ mics
away in half an hour
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
FAIRFIELD
Return of Hunting PARTIES
Victor Grange Works Third
and Fourth Degrees-Polish
Boy Falls 60 Feet

\. hunting party consisting of Ray
Mitchell. W G. Hayes. Eugene and
oliver Merchant las returned after a
10-days hunting trip at Bakers Sid
ing.
John Lawry has returned from a few
DAYS hunting trip at Machias. He was
a fortunate hunter. shooting two deer.
Mrs. John Curtis and Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Crawford and son, Stan
lev, of linton. passed the Weekend
as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +
Hall.
The Past and Present Club will be
entertained by Mrs. s. T. Lawry this
evening at her home on the Island.
Mrs. I.awry will read a paper on st.
Augustine"
The Social Neighbors will be enter
tanned to an all days session Tuesday
by Mrs. William Higgins at her home
on ppe Main street.
This week at the Methodist church
will be observed by the Epworth
League as win My Chum Week"
which will be a series of meeting which
began Sunday evening with Rev. c. ,.
Perry as the leader. This evening
Rev. Eutter of North Nassalboro will
have charge of the meeting with his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
How the Japanese Get Their Names
philadelphia North American.)

philadelphia North American.)
one of the ~strangest of the many quaint
customs of the japanese handed down
from generation to generation is that OF
the christening ceremony. Wheh one
month old a child gets its first name win
ceremonial. Trumpets are blown ana
the child is borne in great state TO the
family temple, and behind the procession
march the household servants carrying
the infants wardrobe. Teh servant III
the rear of the procession beare a huge
box. in which is the priests fee. together
with three slips of paper, on whlch 'hree
names are written. On reaching the teh-
nle the names are thrown into the ar
and the first thai touches the ground Is
the one which the child receives.
When three years old the child is AGAIN
ch~ristened, accompanied by elaborate re-
,irious rites. At 10 his education is sup
nosed to be finished and as he then en-
ters manhood he is again christend.
When he takes to business he receives
his "business'' name, by which ne Is
known in the commercial world. and upon
every upward step in life he receives .
new name. At his marriage his name Is
altered again and the last and only per
manent one is that given him after death'
which IS written on his tomb,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19

The merchant who, because =.
foresight Or special enterprise. !,
able to offer eeonomy-eppertuniu.,
10 in q position to win, in th.,.
days, a large following of nav
customers. Store competition
never meant more to the peopI.
than it means now-store ssryic.
including the fullest possible orr
lection against inflated prices =.
necessities, will win for those mar.
chants who extend it to their eu..
TONERS permanent benefits ana
greatly increased store prestige.
Wise merchants will understand
that conditions such as prevail
now in the matter Of uneert.;,
commodity prices offer to thar
special opportunities for real ser.
vice-oHer to them chances IA
make their advertising Of vsrv
wide and general appeal and valus
There has not been a time in r..
cent years when the good sto,.
faced such a favorabie occasio,
for winning new friends as i. f.o.,
now. There has not been a tim.
either. when SERVlcE.ADVER.
Using could accomplish SO much
for ssore-srowth, Of the endurins
kind, as it can accomplish rioh.
now.
You do not experiment when you
place your ad in the kennebec
Journal. II reaches tho buyers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
Napoleon's Strategy
Chicago Journal

One hundred and our years ago, Al
Dresden, \apoleOn's star blazed out lh
fun brilliance for the last time. In his
successful counter attack upon the al
lies. who had beseiged the = cap
ital, the Man of Destiny" gained MS
last important victory.
Two days before the Anstfians had
begun a bCmbardment of Dresden, anc
st, Cyr's outposts were driven into the
city. On the 26th the p~opulace. mac
with fear and on the verge Of despair
were overjoyed by the arrival OF Ma
poleon. He brought a strong army 10
the defense of the city. The allles
attacked in force that day but were
met with a murderous fire.
on the following day Napoleon
launched his master stroke. AS the
sun cast its first beams over Dresden.
the grand army poured its columns
cut of the city and attacked in turn.
The Austrian left wing crumpied pc
fore the assault OF Murat and Victor.
Napoleon with the greater part of the
artillery. attacked the center and the
allie, were defeated with great slaugh-
ter. and in disorder fell back into Be-
Iemia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
WOULD APPLY HERE
Many Flags in Two Cities Much the
Worse for Wear

Department Commander Denny OF Mas
sachusetts, IN his last order, calls atten-
ton TO the abuses of the flag. He says
Flags in many of our cities and to"is
have in some instances lost all resem'
blance to the beloved stars and stripes
They are allowed to fy witt apparently
no thought on the part of the owner OF
repairing or replacing them.
Severe storms have reduced many
flags 10 mere shreds Of cotton OF punt
ing, the stripes being torn from the heio
of stars and leaving the blu field hang-
ing in tatters. In some cases there are
flags flying that could be anything eA'
cept our beloved flag, so faded are 'he
original colors.
I'm these times we should have only the
freshest and brightest colors. we az
honor and respect the old flag, the most
beautiful that flies anywhere in the via
world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19

The German Emperor has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the kyffhauser Fed
GRAFTON of German L4andeskrieger Unions:
Il beg you to transmit my thanks and
greetings TO the representatives Of the
Landeskrieger Unions for their renewed
pledge of loyalty, The spirit cultivated
in the krieger clubs OF Joyous. self-sac-
riicing comradeship and death-defying
loyalty to Emperor and Empire has
strongly approved itself in hard wartime
on the battlefield and at home. The
Fatherland is proud Of its young and old
warriors. They will stand there against
all hostile attacks and criminal attempts.
TO introduce disunion into the ranks Of the
German people in anns indissolubly
bound TO its ancestral purpose"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
Important to all Women
Readers of this PAPER,

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
NoinonS complaints often prove to
he nothing else but kidney trouble, or
the reSult of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kldneyS are not in a healthy
condition. they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back
headache. and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes YOU nervous irri-
'ahl and may be ~despondent; it
makes anyone 50.
But hundreds of women claim that
pr. ktlmcr'S Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys. proved to be
lnst the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
good kidney medicine. possessing
real healing and curative value. should
ne a blessing to thousands of nervous
"Ner-worked
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what SWamp-l;oQt. the great kidney.
liNer and bladder medicine will do for
'h"m. Every reader of this paper. who
mas not already tried it. by enclosing
ton cents to DIR. kilmer 4 Co. Bling
"'ilt'n' y. y, may receive IMP size
bottle 10y Parcel Post. You can pur-
'haSe The regular medium and large
Sue bottles at all drug stores.
peatcdly had their clothing torn from
them by mohs on the t~horoughfares.
the members of which cried Our
wives. sisters and daughters are in
rags The Lenine adherents. how
ever. he stated. were amply upplied
with money, from German sources. he
believed.
The correspondents informan
agreed with all the other observers
with whom the correspondent had
talked in the prediction that Keren-
SKY would never regain power again
II his party should prevail. He Is
being accused by former supporters nj
lack of resolution and the energy TO
act months = when the plans of
the Bolsheviki could have been dealt
with effectively at their very incep-
tion. The urban population as d
whole was showing n singular apathy
toward the current events.
Delayed dispatches from The Assoc
ciated Press correspondent at Petro-
grad, under Mondays and Tuesdays
dates which have been received by
courier, reveal the following:
The ~Bolsheviki, despite their sue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
WHY THE ADS ARE
TO WOMEN

You couldn't convince a woman
who had saved a dollar, THROUGH
her close attention to the ads, that
she had not really EARNED that
doiIa-fc, "a dollar saved has a..
ways been termed "a dollar earned
A woman is not "ready to 90
shopping" until she has read the
latest store news"
No woman is making tho most"
Of her "house money" unless she
studies the ads.
No woman KNOWS the stores"
/ unless she has read TIE LATEST
ADS Of the stores.
No can make her shop.
ping trips FULLY PROFITABLE
unless she reads the latest store ads
ATTENTiVELY.
The merchant who fails to com.
municate his store news REGU.
LARLY to the patrons of his store
places entirely toe tnuch reliance on
"the hold' he believes his store has
on it's customers.
Loyalty to a particular store. on
the part Of a woman whose first
duty is to buy wisely. 10 assured
only through the stores reciprocal
loyalty to her interests.
No store is strong enough" to
venture upon a campaign Of half.
adequate advertising. il would 70.
suit fr less than half adequate bus.
mess.
Women discuss stores, store prs0.
tees and policies, store sales and
store advertising. among themselves.
Advertising initiates most of this
talk-thus carrying on the work OF
building store prestige.
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DAUGHTER CAVE
AGED MOTHER
v|N0L
Now She is Strong and
Better Every Way

Pitman, N. j., II suffered from a
weak. rundown condition so | could
not get around to do my usual light
duties, for | am 10 years of g and
past hard work, My daughter brought
me a bottle OF Vinol and asked me to
try it. and after taking two bottles I
have a good appetite, rest well at night
and am stronger and better in every
way."-Mrs. r. Anderson, Pitman, y.
j
We wish every feeble, aged mar and
oma in this vicinity would just try
this constitutional cod liver and iron
tonic on our guarantee to return their
money if it fails to benefit. Formula
is on every bottle.
Bowditch- Webster Co. Druggists,
Augusta. Ninol is sold in Waterville by
Watervillc by W. {. Hawker and in
Iallowcll by Guy X. White and at the
best drug store in every town in the
try
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19

Women who have "tearned things"
about buying about relative values
Of commodities-make . PROPER
APPRAISAL Of the interest and
value Of q store advertisement.
A woman docs not read an advsr-
tissmsnt ito kill time"-but TO
GAVE time, and to save money
A woman who has learned t. read
the ads FOR PROFIT 10 not likely
to outgrow the habit.
Fully half Of a wonan's know
ledge of fashions is gained through
her reading Of tho ads.
A woman's knowledge Of VAL
UES must be kept UP TO DATE
and 90 she reads the ads as reeu-
larly a. she -eads the NEWS.
Among a thousand women who
arc accustomed to reading adver-
tisements you might find ONE
whose interest occasionally iass.
Tho woman who reads tho ads is
no more likely to overlook 4 good
buying opportunity than would a
man be to overlook tho result of an
eIection-or the issue of a great
battle.
More "talk" about bargain oppor-
tunities in the ads Of a store does
not impress a woman. The talk
must DO definite, giving details on
which she may base conclusions.
To fail to fully make good" on
every advertised offering would
mean DESTRUCTIVE advertising
FOR a merchant.
Women read the store ads for
f~acts-facts Of the IMMEDIATELY
NEGOTIABLE KIND!
Good advertising is good service
simplifying tho work Of "the buyer
for the home" and making that
work INTERESTING because prof
table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19

which held the coast front from the
mouth of Isonzo 10 Grade. saved all IT
its material and cannon and these are
now being trained on the enemy at the
mouth of the river and for some dis
lance up where the water is deep and
vide. Near Revedoli an Italian marine
battalion repulsed on Saturday a rush
made by an Austrian storping party.
and italian torpedoboats off Porto di
0ortellozzo drove off an attack Of an
Austrian torpedo fleet. This latter ac-
ton was accompanied by operations or
a feet of Italian hydroplanes and sec
onded by italian coast batteries.
Italian Spirits Rising
Conditions all along the line show
that the spirits IF the Italians have
been terminated by the recent success
CS.
Farther north. where the front turns
westward from the Pave river across
tho A&iago plateau Gen. Ritter Won
kroh2tin. former Austrian minister of
war. is driving his Austrian forces, to-
aetter with on Hungarian division, in
an attack which may he the turning
point OF the whole operation. 1t is
here that the Piavc front and the
lentino front meet and Gen. o kro-
hatin is throwing all of his pressure
on his point 50 as to force a wedge be-
! tween the two Italian armies. What his
success would mean is fully realized.
for should this wedge come through it
would rot only separate the two Italian
armies, but would require the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of retreat from the Piave river
as il would not he possible to main
tain a position on the Piave with the
left flank thus menaced.
This explains the fierCeneSS OF Gen.
Won krobatin's attack from the north
as he is stalking all on getting behind
the Italians PiaVe line. Gut all his Of
forts have not succeeded in shaking the
, main line.
General Armando Diaz, commander
in-chief of the Italian army was able
last right TO the solidity Of
both main fronts and to give merited
tribute to his men. While the situation
is thuS satisfactory in repulsing the
first onslauShts there is no delusion
hat the enemy Will abandon his design
Of progressing on the Venetian plains.
The fighting while desperate. has not
yet developed the enemy's fun power
and it is still to be shown where he will
strike his greatest blow. But his first
shock has been met and checked and
the Italian arms have gained new lus-
ire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-19
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GERMAN VERSION
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Amsterdam, Nov. 1S.-Strong British
naval forces for the first time since
early in the war attempted to break
into the German Blight UIelgoland)
on Saturday morning, says a Berlin
dispatch today, quoting an official
statement dated Saturday.
The British were located by the
German guard ships on the Horn Reef
L~erschelling line (about 60 miles out
from lielgoland island) and the ad-
vance German naval forces by a speedy
counter thrust easily repulsed them. it
IS declared, without losses on the Ger
man side.