New Britain herald., 1917-04-07
WAR NEWS DELIGHTS
 TOMMY AND P0ILU
Men in tbe Trenches Rejoice at Action Of America

From Staff Correspondent of the A2sociated Press with tho British Armies in France. April 6. via Lon < don. April 7.-The news of the action ] of the United States in voting for war with Germany reached the far-hung western battle line today and was dhsdled with cheers. Nowhere was the sra atifcation greater than along the .as6ction of the front held by the Cana dians. with whom many thouSand of Americans are serving. Many tana- dians and British companies we're busy today preparing signs to hold up over fthe trenches. telling the Germans the atidings from Washington. This Is the favorite plan of the Tommies to con- 1 1Sey all sorts of bad news to the jenemy.
 German prisoners taken today had not heard of President Wilson's ad-
 dress and knew only in a vague way of the breaking off of diplomatic rela- tions in February. Some of the trench signs were prepared to include aa brief translation into German of l the presidents statement that Amer \ tca was entering the lists against the German government and not against tNe German people. Others included sthe latest slogan: No peace with the { sHohenzollerns.' while still others read: Get rid of your kaiser"
 The British army as whole has 2 regarded America as virtually in the war ever since the severance of rela- tions. the news of which was greeted
 as the best which had reached the | trenches for many months. It was said then that active participation was l,anly a matter of time. The pres z Ment's address was just reaching the front trenches today in it's entirety. The gist of the speech had been sent
 out by wireless and also by telegraph
 and telephone. but the soldiers gem \ orally preferred to wait for congress \ sional action before spreading the 3 iews to Fritz"
 News Excites Eopulacc.
 < On their way back from the front ' trenches today the troops who had S been relieved eagerly bought papers
 two days old from the French news \ boys in order to read the American \ news and the text of the speech. In
 little French estaminets. cafes and N villages behind the lines there was .Ereat excitement among the civilian.
 &nO un0 pOIIuS Ol leave. OnS old
 grayhaired Frenchman. waving hit
 of writing paper. said he was sending
 the good news to his son in the
 trenches so as to be sure that he
 would not miss it.
 The weight of America thrown into
 the war scales just at this juncture
 in what is>regarded as the critica \ year of the struggle. has sent a re. newed thrill of confidence all alons
 $he front. One could sense it every.
 Where today. Visiting Canadian head
 quarters and the Canadian trenches
 the correspondent was greeted witt
 outbursts of congratulations. On,
 young captain. whose mother is, Am V crican. said "I feel like hugsir, N everybody in sight. Everywhere E Have been today I wanted to call ou the soldiers and ask them if they hat
 heard the good news We Canadian
 now feel that our American fami,,
 has been reunited. This will mea, wonders for the future relationship 0 \ Canada and the United States. w a feel more like brothers than ever be ! fore.'' .5
 There was much speculation alon the front assto the manner of Ameri . can participation and an almost uni yersal belief that the United State [ should he represented on the fightin a line at the earliest possible momen ~ if only by brigade or division. Min
 gled with the universal desire that tn I war should soon be ended was tn
 generally expressed hope that it woul 1 last long enough to, give the Ameri \ cans a chance at the Germans.
 Apart from the purely militar
 views the soldiers keenly appreciate s, the moral weight of. Americas de