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New Britain herald., 1917-09-15

Beaver Falls Pa, Sept.
Through the efforts OF representa-
Of the United States department
labor and the Pennsylvania statd
partment of labor and industry.
strikes involving 1,500 steel wod
IN Beaver Valley mills have beenl
tied and the men will return to Il
Monday, according to announced
here today.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
IL AMERICANS IN HOSPITAL

Paris Sept. 15-The American hos
pital at Neuily has no less than 12
Americans among it's patients, this
being the largest number since .hc
hospital was organized.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
BANK CALL SEPT. II.

Washington, Sept. 15.-The comp
troller Of the currency today issued
q call for the condition of all ma
tional banks of the United States at
the close of business Tuesday, Sep
tenn Der IL.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
RED CROSS NURSES SAFH
Two Sisters Of Secretary Lam
Among Those Reaching Franc(

Bordeaux, Friday, Sept. Ia
steamship arrived today from
York bringing Is American Red G
workers who will be assigned to
teen stations.
Among the workers were
Katherine T. Lansing and Miss FIR
S. Lansing. sisters of Robert Lans
secretary of state The Red q
workers were met by d represents
of the prefect of Gfronde, who bo,
ed the ship and greeted them an
name II the French republic,
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
HOLLAND GETS COAL AGAIN.

London, Sept. 15.-A despatch from
The Hague to Reuters Ltd, states
that information has been received
from German official quarters that
the export Of German coal to Holland
is being resumed
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
MADAME NENG DEAD.

Pcking, Sept. 1O.--Madam Feng.
wife of the president of the Chinese
republic died tonight after 4 long ILL
ness Of fever.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
WEATHER.

Hartford, Sept. 15-Fore-
-,ast for New Britain and
vicinity: Rain tonight. Sun
day unsettled. probably ain:
northeast Winds,
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
Won ECKHARDT MAKES FULL
y DENIAL OF USING CRONHOLM
PRICE ON HEAD
OF AMERICANS

British Headquarters in France and
Belgium, Sept. Is (by the Associated
Press)-The German general COM
manding the eleventh reserve division
recently put a price of 400 marks on
the first American soldier brought,
dead or alive, into his lines.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
BANDITS RAID TOWN
Climax, Near Battle Creek, Invaded
BY Robbers, Who Escape After
Blowing Bank and Securing $1,000.

Battle Creek, Mich, Sept. 15.-Six
autom obile bandits drove into the
town of Climax, about IL miles south
of here, early today, cut all wires,
held up the villagers and blew open
the safe at the state bank. They got
away with $1,000.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-15

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
MATIONALCUARD
NEEDS SPECIAL
SERVICE TROOPS
Persons Interested in Aug
menting State Troops
Given Warning.
Must Confer with Adjutant
General-Gentral Staff
to be Increased.

Washington. May Fl. - Warning
against attempt in any state to organ-
lxo new units of the national guards.
which do not accord with the organi-
cation plan for the guard approved
by President Wilson. was given today
by the war department. AS 1t stands
the guard Is deficient in artillery, sig
nal engineers and other special service
troops, in proportion to the number
Of infantry regiments. The depart
ment requests that persons interested
in raising new national guard units
confer with the adjutent general Of
the state in order to determine what
branch of the service should be aug
mented.
A board of general officers Of the
army, headed by Brigadier General
Herman, acting assistant chief of staff,
was in session today selecting majors
and captains Of the line to be desig-
mated for duty on the general staff.
The army bill signed by the president
last week removed restrictions upon
the number of staff officers who may
be kept in Washington and the full
strength of three general officers and
So others will be maintained here
after.
Additional staff officers are neces-
sary in connection with the canton
ments to begin in July when the ma
tional guard is assembled in divisional
units. There will be 80 camps alto
gether and In officer of the general
staff will be assigned to each. 1t is
regarded probable also that a num-
Der Of staff officers. will be sent to the
front in France. possibly with General
Pershing's forces, to return after a
few weeks and aid in the compilation
OF instruction manuals for troops
which will incorporate modern devel-
opment of warfare.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
RAND FORKS HERALD. MONDAY, A 81, 1911

be made now with renunciation Of al
territory on the east ana west. In po-
littcal consolidation Of the great ter
ritory in the southeast. It 10 pointed
out that any German peace offer
would be expected to demand at least
tention Of enough Of the conquered
Balkan territory to insure the route
to Constantinople.
That it is the intention to bring
Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur-
key into a customs union. Germaniz,
ing their industries and to surround
the whole economic entity thus estab-
lished with a formidable tariff wall
has been made clear by the declara-
er opponents OF an economic "Nttel
Europa"
Some influential mel Of this group
v have suggested that Germany
go 10 far Immediately as to establish
a Joint chancellory for Germany,
Austria and Hungary to conduct for
eign aafflrs.
Peril OF Premature Peace.
All this is taken as revealing the
peril Of premature peace which
should leave the German southeastern
domains unbroken. It 10 regarded as
giving q sinister color to recent nov
menus IOr g. separate peace Tor Aus.
tro-Hungary or Bulgaria, in the re-
gion where German conquest is most
safe. to the ~eagerness with which
German leaders have taken up the
cry Of n annexadons" so far as the
great northern powers are concerned,
to the German chancellor's recent
%reischstag speech indicating that the
government was not yet ready to re-
nounce Its territorial gains in France.
Belgium and Russia while all other
matters r loft in suspense" Any
Remuneration of territory, it is expect
ed would exclude. Poland. which
would be made q free state under
the German PLAN" but would remain
wholly under German domination.
The turn of affairs is accepted, too,
as bringing Austria Hungary moro
clearly into relief as the area Of pos
sible operations to impose a barrier
between Berlin and Constantinople.
In that connection is recalled the dec
laration of the allies. replying to
President Wilson'S peace note in the
light OF knowledge which only now
has become available here, that the
war must accomplish the liberation
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21

of Italians. or slavs,. Of Rumanians
ana OF Txecho- slovacs from foreign
domination, the enfranchisement of
population subject to the bloody
tyranny OF the Turk, the expulsion
from Europe Of the Ottoman empire"
and the restoration Of Serbia, Monte
negro and Rumania.
Such . program. 1t is pointed out,
would effectually break up the great
or Germany now established as the
nucleus Of a world Germany. 1t
would impose q Rumanian-S Serbian
barrier between Austria and Bulgaria,
would further enlarge this barrier by
restoring to Rumania her $780, 900
nationals in eastern Hungary and
probably to Serbia $500. 600 Serbo-
Croatans in southern Austria and u
large section of Bulgaria, would es-
tablish at the crucial southern point
of the dual empire a free nation of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21

seven million Tzecho- slocas and in
the north a free Poland by the addi-
ton Of five million Poles now under
Austrian rule. would restore 1000, 900
900, 900 slavs to Russia, ana in addi-
ton would dismember the then de-
tached Turkish territory to the south
by liberating the Armenians and
Syrians and removing the Dardanelles
from German domination.
American officials have made It
clear that in cooperating with the
o''os the limited States was not en-
tering q binding alliance to accom-
iefinite and detailed territorial
aims, but there is every evidence that
the government understands in con-.
element Of The situation and reaiises
the enormity Of the struggle that
must be won before the world is made
safe for democracy"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
MENACE IN PROBABLE
GERMAN
PEACE PLANS
CONTINUED from Page ~

southeastern pathway from the OAR
danelles or Saloniki. Not until the
present British advance in Asiatic
Turkey has there been my serious
danger to any part of the greater
stretch from the Baltic to the Persian
Gulf.
In consolidating this territory, it is
revealed. the economic element has
been given a conspicuous place. This
work was going on before the war. al
though 1t had not reached a maturity
comparable with the economic effort
by which Prussia bound the German
states in the customs union Of 1928,
forty years before she brought them
under the empire. A comprehension
Of the present danger prompted the
allied economic conference al Paris,
where plans were made for meeting
the German trade war after the war.
1t is problematical to officials here
how Germany might go, should peace
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
TWO NURSES,
ON WAY TO
FRONT, KILLED
Shells, Fired by Gunners in
Practice, Ricochets Back
to Ship.

New York, May 2l.-Edith Ayers
and Helen Burnett Woods of Chicago.
nurses in an ambulance unit on It's
for service in France, were kill
ed yesterday on board an American
steamship when pieces Of shell fired
by a naval gun crew in practice
recochetted from the water surface
and scattered among a group OF
nurses and surgeons. A third nurse
al seriously wounded.
The steamship sailed Saturday eve
ming for Europe. With her flag at
half mast. she came into an American
port today bringing the bodies Of the
dead nurses. She will depart at an
unannounced time.
An explanation made by n of the
six officers was that. when a shell
struck the water about ITS feet from
the vessel the centrifugal force caus-
ed bits of the steel to fly back on
ship board. One Of the ship officers
who was standing beside the nurses
uninjured.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
TELEGRAM
OFFICE IS BURNED

Superior. Wis. May 21.-The build
ing Of the Daily Telegram was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. Arrangements
were made by the publishers with an
other company for the publication Of
the paper without intermission.
Herald Want Ads. Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21

While no definite information is OBJ
tainable, it is believed that DR.. Cyril
Glaspel Of Grafton, DR.. Robertson. of
Park River, and Miss Margaret Pow
ers, Of Chicago, a sister Of Mrs. N. D.
Black. Of this city. were on board the
same ship. According to word re-
ceived in the city today. they con-
templated sailing Saturday evening.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
BOMB CAUSES A PANIC
Flashes But Fails to Explode In
Auditorium.
Federal Officials Suspect Aiiens-Sing-
ing % "Star Spangled Banner"
Gains Frightened Audience.

Chicago, Nov. ia bomb, a length
of lead pipe filled with black powder
and with a fuse lighted, was placed
In the front of the main floor of the
Auditorium theater Just as the per-
Torrance of the opera Diaorah was
begun.
A half hour later, just before the
end of the first act. a fame shot up
from the bomb, the occupants of the
seats on that floor of the building
surged in panic toward the exits and
CALI Curci, aided by the artists OF
the Chicago Grand Opera company,
started the "Star-Spangled Banner
the audience Joined in. the fuse was
extinguished and quiet restored.
The bomb was taken for investiga-
ton by officials of the fire department
and federal agents at once began an
effort to learn who placed it in the
building.
Whether it was intended as a pro
test against the extravaganza of grand
opera, the rich gowns and jewels of
the theatergoers and the high salaried
vocalists in these war times, or
whether it was a demonstration Of an
enemy aliens frightfulness. could not
be learned.
Two women who occupied seats
near where the blaze famed up told
Hinton Clabaugh Of the Department
of Justice that three men of marked
German appearance had sat e them
and had left soon after the auditorium
was darkened.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
Pacifists Draw Bullets OF Zurich
Police in Demonstrations
on Streets.
MANY HURT IN MELEE
Mob Demands That Making of NUM-
tions For Germans Shall
cease-Rioters Bonn
bard Soldiers.

Zurich, Nov. 20.-Eighty persons
have been arrested by the police
charged with melting Swiss troops to
disobey orders and insult their Of
ficers as a result of pacifst manifesto
lions there.
These battalions OF infantry and
three ~squadrons Of cavalry arrived
yesterday in anticipation Of a pos
sible fresh outbreak. The officer com
handing the troops has been given
full power to preserve order. All
meetings and gatherings in the streets
have been prohibited.
Paris, Nov. 20.-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Zurich, Switzer-
land, referring to the pacifst mani
festation, says:
Disorders of increased gravity
have broken out again. Two thou
sand persons marched, singing The
internationally to the prison where
were confined those persons arrested
during the previous riots. The blinds
and windows OF the prison were
smashed end the police charged the
mob with drawn sabres.
THE rioters again erected barri-
cades and replied with volleys of
stones, w~hereupon the police drew
their revolvers and drsd. Four per-
son were killed.
Orators Use Russia as Model.
Other dispatches say the disorder
at Zurich began at a meeting which
was addressed by two pacifists, Las
tryler and Rotter, their theme being
the Russian revolution. The orators
called on their hearers to sustain the
paciast movement by refusing service
in and supplies for the Swiss army.
Later the proposal was made to
proceed to a factory producing NUM-
tons for Germany. Nearly a thou
sand persons assembled at the court
Of the factory and summoned their
managers and demanded that they
suspend work. The mob began break
ing windows in the factory, the lights
Of which were put out. Then the
crowd went to another factory and 1t
was decided to close this concern
after a conference had been held with
two pacifst delegates.
Twelve Killed, Many Wounded.
A Zurich dispatch to La Presse says
a dozen persons were killed and a
large number wounded, and that the
movement of the population has been
prohibited in several quarters of the
town.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
BRITISH CAPTURE JAFFA
0ttomans Continue Their Flight
Before English.
Italians Hold Austro-German Armle-
In Check Along Piave
River.

London, Nov. 20.-Jaffa, the impor.
tant city ON the Mediterranean coast,
has been taken possession of by the
British army in Palestine, the Turks
who apparently are continuing their
withdrawal northward, offering no
opposition. The text of the official
statement making this announcement
reads:
"Jaffa was occupied by Australian
aud New Zealand mounted troops
without opposition. The enemy ap.
pears to be continuing to the north"
All along the Pave river the ltal-
ians are olding the German and Aus
tro-Hungarian armies In check. No
where have the invaders been able
to the stream, and at several
places where they previously had
gained access to the western bank
they have been brilliantly counter at
tackled and forced to withdraw to the
rivers edge.
On the Zenson loon sector in the
south the enemy has endeayored to ex-
tricate himself from his serious posi-
ton, but the Italians. putting down an
attack with heavy losses. closed in
upon the invaders and made more pre-,
carious their situation. The Italians
in the fighting along the western bank
of the waterway have captured con
siderably more than 1000 prisoners
and also have taken q machine guns,
IN the Fasara zone tho enemy has
been completely vsnquished and
forced to give up his position.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
CAWSV[NNl'
FAIRY TALE
TALK ON MUD.
81 KAQY GRAYAl1b ONNtR

"There were still some of the frogs
said Daddy, "who had not gone to
sleep for the winter.
Grandpa Frog was talking to
Grandpa Toad, and so we will not mix
them up; we will speak Of Grandpa
Frog as Grandfather, and Grandpa
Toad as Grandpa.
at heard a fine saying said Grand
pa, grunting and sQueaking as he
talked.
"'Goog-a-rum, goog~a-rum, an
swered Grandfather. Are you going
to tell an old fellow about 1t or are
you going to wait until the spring.
It's not a good thing to stay awake
too long, and I've been ready for bed
for some days
"'What do you mean by being ready
for bed, and yet still staying upr
asked Grandpa.
"Tm sleepy enough said GRANDPA
Their, but / have a number of things
to attend 90 first. And 1 want to see
that the children are all rolled up In
their nice, warm snug beds of mud
""There, therev squeaked Grandpa
wilely. "That is what I have to tell
you.'
"'So you've decided not to wait I'M
til the spring to tell me, chr asked
Grandfather as he swallowed q bug.
He is very apt to swallow one as he
Is chatting or summing himself.
"He blinked his eyes and they look
ed very watery. You aren't going to
cry, are your asked Grandpa Toad.
"'Oh, no. said Grandfather, croak-
Ing a little. I was just letting a tear
or two to ooze out for joy, wonder
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
GERMAN MANP0WER WANING
Newspapers Prepare People For New
Retreat In West.

FNSos
With the British Armies in Elan
ders, Nov. 17.-German newspapers
found on recently captured prisoners
show the kaiser's government is pre-
pairing the public for another "stra-
tcsic retreat" on the West front and
show the German STATS realization
that its manpower is fast waning.
Captured German officers admit the
German high command e~ntertains the
fear the retirement of a distance "of
several" miles may be made necessary
by recent British advances.
Data now in possession of the
British staff shows that Crown Prince
Rupprecht OF Bavaria, in two months,
has exhausted 81 German divisions
(nearly 100000 mem in defending
vainly-the Passchendaele ridge and
in fruitless counter-attacks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
ALL Men LIABLE
TO CALL FOR WAR
New Draft Registrations Allow
Draft for Work as Well
as Fight.
APPROVED BY WILSON
Full Strength Of Country to Be Called
and Only Extreme Disability
WiiI Debar Men From
Service.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Making prac-
tically every n OF the more than
5000, 900 men registered subject TO
war duty, II not at the front then be-
hind the lines. drastic new regulations
for the draft have been approved by
the president and made public by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder.
Affecting more than 100000 homes,
the regulations mobilize the war
strength of the country 10 Il point
where only a word is necessary to
take q man from his desk or plow or
work bench and put him in a trench
or armored motor car or munitions
factory or shipbuilding plant.
Here are some OF the radical new
provisions which give teeth to the re
vised rules.
Secretary Of War Baker is given
authority to revoke any exemption or
disregard at any time tile deferred
classification and order of call of
any registered man. IL that mans spec
ial trade or qualification make him
necessary for special service. Thus.
IL the army finds itself facing a sudden
need for $4,000 chauffers, Secretary
Baker is authorized to direct local
boards to get the number Of chauffers.
no matter where they stand in order
OF call.
Voluntary enlistment in tho regu-
lar army Of men between q ald 81
years OF age will be completely
stopped on December 10.
Discharged Men Recalled.
Men previously discharged for
slight deformities. such as fiat feet,
wilFbe recalled. They will not be sent
to the front but will be put on gov
eminent work either at army depots
Or where they are most needed.
Men employed In the building and
fitting OF ships for the navy and
Emergency Fleet corporation are not
subject to call as long as they re-
main In those employments. =
Registered men for the first time
arc permitted, IL they so desire. to en-
list In the navy or marine corps. Per-
mission to do SO will be granted, how
ever, only in case the number OF the
man is so far down on the order list
that he is not subject to call In the
second draft.
New Physical Examination.
An entirely new system OF physical
examination Is ordered whereby a
man Is examined not only by the ply
sicians of the local board. but by
an expert board of seven specialists
before being finally accepted or dis
charged from military duty.
The provost general m%arshal's Of
nee has been given the assistance OF
the entire postal machinery OF the
country In tracing down men who
have moved from their original juris-
dictions. leaving no addresses behind.
General Crowder said that 1t could
not be made too plain that the regula-
tons affect every one ct the register
- men not az present IN the uniform
or tho United states.
The rules will become effective In
part on November 20 They are to
go into effect as a whole on a date to
be set by the provost marshal gen.
sral. which prnhahiy viii be December
10
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-22
You Aren't Going to Cry, Are Your"

"You Aren't Going to Cry, Are Your"
full joy. It's so glorious a thing to
know that soon, soon wen be asleep
In our beds of mud
"'There, there squeaked Grandpa
again.
"'Whenever I say anything about
mud said Grandfather Frog, you be-
come very much excited
"'Of course 1 do. 1 can explain
that quite easily. 1t reminds me of
the fine saying / want to tell you
"tHurry and tell me- said GRANDPA
Their Frog, as he yawned. His mouth
opened wide and this time he swal-
lowed two bugs.
"rwhat Joy it is to be q frog,
TO sit in the sunshine on a log.
An In the winter TO sleep and sleep.
ITO stay awake would make me weep
Grandfather Frog sang this song
in his croaking voice, and Grandpa
Toad grunted as he said, What a fine
voice you have. 1t grows better all
the time
"That made Grandfather very hap
by, and ever if Grandpa Toad knew
nothing about music 1t made no diff
ference 70 Grandfather Frog.
"Tm glad you like my voice, grog-
a-rum, ~grog-a-rum,' said Grandfather.
you've got far more voice than I
have said Grandpa sadly. That was
quite true. but OF course there are
many creatures who do not think a
voice is beautiful unless It has really
lovely sounds and tunes and notes.
~ didn't sing anything about Mud
said Grandfather, for two reasons. In
the first place, there are so few
words to rhyme with mud. and in the
second 1t would have made you jump
and spoiled the song
Grandpa Toad jumped and hoped
a little. I must tell you right away
he said.
SIN the first place. he went on, Z
heard two boys talking today. One
was urging the other to do something.
and he was saying, "Oh, come along.
DOM be a stick in the mud" / look
ed and I saw that the creature was
not a stick, but a boy, as I had thought
at first. / hoped around and looked
at him, and he was certainly not made
OF wood. I wondered what the other
boy could mean.
"And he was not In the mud at
all. There was no mud around. Ora
cious. ! thought, It's a very sad case.
because, / felt sure by this time that
the boy who called the other q stick
In the mud was trying to urge him 20
stay awake. and not take a sleep. just
why he called him a stick I could not
understand. I felt very sorry for the
sleepy boy.
But to my great surprise I found
out from their talking that they
thought nothing at all Of sleeping. The
boy called the other a stick in the
mud because he wouldn't do anything.
wouldn't play or walk or have any
fun And he called him a stick in the
mud because Of course q stick In the
mud wouldn't move. but would stay
stuck But the frog and the toad
had thought about mud for enough
m now 80 sci into their beds OF II
LOT the long winter months."