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New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
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The British navy completed the work
of laying great mine field, covering ap-
proximately $4,000 square miles, to pre-
vent the egress of the U-boats and other
hostile vessels through the North Sea, as
the barrier across the Straits of Dover
already prevented access to the channel
1t is hoped that these operations will
greatly hamper U-boat activity, although,
it is pointed out, they cannot entirely
suppress it.
been constructing U-boats of new and
more powerful type than before, which
carried heavier guns and strong pro-
tective arnor.
Wilson Fights Investigation
TT WAS a busy week at Washington
Before even signing the Overman
bill, which passed the House after hav-
ing passed the Senate, and which bestows
greatly increased powers upon the Chief
Executive, President Wilson created n
stir at the Capitol and completely sur
prised the whole country by appointing
Charles E. Hughes to act with Attorney
General Gregory in the investigation of
the criminal charges made by Mr..
Borglum in regard to aircraft pro-
duction.
President Wilson's significant appoint
ment of Hughes fell simultaneously with
more sweeping action On his part. In
a letter to Senator Martin, Democratic
floor leader, the President reiterated his
emphatic disapproval of the phrasing of
the pending Chamberlain resolution au-
thorizing further inquiry by the Senate
Military Committee into the conduct of
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Struggling Russia

DLANS were made in Washington to
l. counteract the German efforts in
Russia. A mission will be sent there as
soon as practicable to learn what is nee
essary to rehabilitate Russia economical
ly, to rebuild her railroads and supply
materials for reconstruction-this in
spite Of the fact that so difficult a rela-
tionship exists between America ana
Russia.
For Russia is writhing in the clutches
of P1ussian militarism and Bolshevikism
In tortured Russia the fighting continues
Germany opened fresh hostilities at
Ekaterinoslav, Odessa and Poltava, while
in the Don Cossack territory the Russian
Soviet troops achieved some success
against the German troops there
Meanwhile, the Bolsheviki pleaded in
vain for cessation of military opera
tions in violation of the state of peace
that extended Teutonic control over Rus
sian territory.
Kerensky, it was reported, is OH his
way to America. Representatives of the
Bolsheviki here believe his object is to
win aid for new counter revolution in
Russia.
The U-BOafs
WHILE the Kaiser was busy making
Kings, cork was popped into the
neck of the U-boat base bottle at Ostend
The old cruiser Vindictive was sunk
across the entrance to the harbor, leaving
only a narrow channel, and naval author
tiles inclined to the belief that even that
would be closed by the shifting mud and
silt. The British casualties in the fight
were reported as slight
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instance, the "Weser Zeitung' observed:
1--WE have learned in the last four years
that only reality rules in diplomacy, and
that the words of the polite language of the
courts decide neither friendship nor enmity,
peace nor war"
And "Vorwarts" wrote:
foundation if it rests on the willing con-
sent of the people. Of such basis we see
little sign at the present moment in Aus
tria. Germany to-day in Austria Hungary
thanks to the Pan-German propaganda, is
heartily unpopular, not only with the Slav
majority, but also with considerable por
tion of the German Magyar minority"
Maximilian Harden, in ''Die Zukunft," :"
poured ridicule upon the whole scheme
Of Central Europe Alliance, and
warned against new disappointment.
"Never," he declared, was resentment
SO bitter as to-day"
Meantime, dispatches. riddled by the
pen of the censor, are issuing from Aus
tria stating that the most acute misery
is being supported by the people of that
country. A writer in the "Tijd" assures
that "only the conviction that the En-
peror honestly desires peace keeps the
people going"
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perors and insisted upon participating
as heads of the second and third largest
German states.
Comment in several German papers
expressed grave doubt as to the efficacy
of what the lingo press promptly pro-
nounced a great and happy stroke, For
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

Headquarters and to have accepted with
what grace he could q new treaty of alli-
ancc that is widely interpreted as max
ing Austria Hungary virtually a Ger
man colony or vassal state. Political
military and economic questions were
regulated "a basis Of twenty years
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agreement. The only alternative to the
loss of political independence appeared
to be the dissolution of Austria accord
ing to it's component racial elements. The
kings of Saxony and Bavaria, much to
the annoyance Of the Prussians, appeared
unlimited at the conference of the en-
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the intentions of the German:
General Staff as to the pre-
~ else time and place of the an
ticipated renewal of offensive warfare on
large scale.
America in Action
MEANWHILE, we had a mystery of
1vl our own on this side of the water.
From Ottawa was issued a cable sum-
mary of operations purporting to have
rorae from the War Committee of the
British Cabinet, which pointed out that
the Entente was so confident of being
able to cope with the coming German
blow that "having been given the choice
of small immediate American army for
defence, or waiting till they are rein
forced by complete, powerful, self-sup-
porting American army, they have
chosen the latter" The summary added
that ito the sledgehammer use of masses
Of men by the enemy the Allies are op-
posing the strategy of meeting the blow
with the smallest force capable of stand
ing up to the shock, while keeping the
strongest reserve possible"
The statement was received here with
amazement. America had understood
that her men were already in the thick of
things and that they were to fight in in
cEeasng numbers, shoulder to shoulder
with the French and British allies. And
America wanted this to be so. There
iofe the amazement.
But the next day Secretary Baker de-
MED it emphatically. The American
troops, he said, were now being used in
battle and would continue to be used as
General Foch deemed best The repor.
was also repudiated by Lord Reading,
British Ambassador to America, who
stated that it was diametrically opposed
to all the information received by him
from the British War Cabinet. He ad-
nltted that he was quite in the dark re-
garding its origin, but said he was con-
vlnced the statement had not been issued
with the knowledge of the Prime Min
lster or the British War Cabinet.
There was strong feeling here that
English politics were in some way behind
the mystery. Next Lord Reading re-
ceved information from London to the
eHect that the communication had never
even been seen by the British War Cabi.
net And this further reputation was
backed up by the Ambassador with a
plea against the false optimism which,
u many quarters, the original statement
had Get afoo,
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of London, being
wildly acclaimed
b y tremendous
crowds, which, in
their enthusiasm,
belied completely
t h e traditional
British trait of
stolidity and lack
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.6, Q,.., |1Bl,44It DTltlSH CralC OF
stolidity and lack
Of demonstration. Thousands all along
the line Of march waved the Stars and
Stripes in one hand and the Union Jack
in the other. London has seen few
parades during the war and no Ameri-
can troops since last summer, when the
engineers passed through the city. The
new regiment apparently created pro.
found impression.
The parade was hailed as an event of
historic significance. America, which
had once received little band of pilgrims
from those shores, was sending back her
battalions to the mother country on pill
grimage more sacred than the Crusades.
Men in the regiment declared it was the
happiest and most memorable moment of
their lives when they halted in review
before Buckingham Palace. They seemed,
one and all, conscious of lofty mission.
These men were chosen less than a year
ago by the selective draft, and their of
fcers, save only the colonel and lieuten-
ant colonel, were graduated at the train
ing camps last summer.
Civil VS.. Military
THE short, sharp combat over the
Maurice charges, which ended in
victory for lloyd George, has set afoot
new opposing forces in England-or
rather caused a renewal of an old con-
troversy. AS the smoke rises and the
skies partially clear it is disclosed that
the issue between those who believe in
political control of the war and those
who want military dictatorship has
not disappeared. 1t is simply case of
the civil VS.. the military, with all parties,
however, intent upon winning the war,
differing only as to the technique by
means of which this aim is to be realized.
One party desires prosecution of the
combination of force and diplomacy.
General Maurice, who staked his long
and brilliant military record upon the
success of his bold challenge, was re-
tired. In an article in "The Daily
Chronicle" he defended his course, de-
claring that nothing had been further
from his mind than to precipitate any
political crisis. Particular interest at
taches to the manner in which General
Maurice's action was received by officers
of the British army. In this connection
Caspar Whitney, writing in The Tribune.
declared he had found British officers
at the front quite outspoken in their
criticism. Condemnation was general
King Making Goes On
THE day of kings is yet contemporary.
This fact was strikingly illustrated
by sort of wholesale crowning on the
part of Germany's Kaiser. 1t is true
the crowning was done on paper, but
those with imagination easily perceived
the brittle sparkle of the "heavy round
of care" Only few weeks ago Ger
many was protesting that she had no
designs of territorial aggrandizement in
the East, but the news followed quickly
that the Kaiser had selected four kings
to rule over Lithuania, Courland, Estho-
MIA and Poland, and had declared state
of war in the Russian cities of Ekateri-
noslav, Odessa and Poltava, while Ger
man bands were advancing in the Don
Cossack region in spite Of the armistice.
Emperor Charles Of Austria, distracted
by the increasing chaos in his dominions.
appears 70 have given the Kaiser free
hand ~ conference at German Great
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The first daily aerial mail service in
America was started on Wednesday. An
aeropiane carried IA pounds of mail
from New York to Philadelphia. where
the aviator was relieved, and another pro
ceeded with 72 pounds of mail consienea
to Washington. The mail from New
York was laid down in Washington in
three hours and twenty minutes. and de-
lvered to addresses in thirtythree min
utes more.
a Miracle Ship!
ME- Tuckahoe, launched twenty seven
days after the keel was laid. was
pronounced last week ready for service
thus a period of only thirty-seven DAYS
elapsed between the first stroke of actnal
construction and the completion of what
can, without any exaggeration. be pro-
nounced marvel without precedent in
the realm of shipbuilding.
The first million tons of ships comnlet-
ed and delivered to the United States
government under the direction of the
Shipping Board, it was announced had
been put on the high seas.
RePudiafing the HiIquif Platform,
r ADlcAL Socialists last week in New
York City met and took action re-.
pudiating the Hillquit platform. Eugene
V. Debs declared that new platform
would be adopted in which it would no
stated quite plainly that the war is the
peoples war-a war waged for the lih.
Grafton of mankind. He said that the
party probably would not nominate
candidate for President, but would sup
port the Democratic or Republican can
didate' whichever was the most radical
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Panorama
Another Week of Military Suspense
Combined With Striking Diversity Of
Events at Home and Abroad

probably be given command of brigaded
bodies of troops at the front in which
American soldiers predominant.
The Yanks Capture London
\ MER1CA meanwhile thrilled to the
- news that a regiment of the National
Army had marched through the streets
The Press., 1918-08-22
N. Hemenway visited Hartford on

N. Hemenway visited Hartford on Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. c. L. Dennis are on an auto trip to Maine.
 Homer Bousquet of Springfield spent Sunday in town.
 Robert Pitts of Rochdale, Mass, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. F. w. Howard
 Mrs. Geo, Stevens and son ;; are Spending few. weeks with her sister at Terryville. >%
 Misses Katherine Hassett and Doris Sullivan are. spending a few days in Lee, Mass.
 H Mrs. N. Hemenway has returned from visiting relatives, in London derry and Brattleboro, Vt
 J. M. Armstrong has gone to Bridgeport where he has taken a po- |.sition in Carpenters garage.
 There .w will be morning prayer, litany and sermon as usual at Grace church at 1O.SO Sunday morning.
 Herbert Plumb has enlisted in the merchant marine service and is in training on the U. S. s. Meade at East Boston.
 Louis Baldracchi and family, Misses Victoria and Isabelle Campo and Miss Louise Tonon are at Hodg- sons cottage, Waterford, for three weeks.
 Mrs. Edward Dempsey and family of SOmerswOrth, N. H., who have been visiting at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Mederic Gagnon, on WestfOrd avenue, returned to their home in Somersworth last week.
 Next Saturday will be registration day for all males who have reached the age of q since June 5. w. H. Reed of the Holland county exemption board will have charge of the regis tration here at the borough hall
 Elric Ramsey, Peter Speer, Nelson Madsen, Frederick Bolieau and Walt .er BOusquet of Camp Devens, Carl Lindner of MineOla, l.. l., and Joseph Tayler of Fort Schuyler are among the Stafford boys in the service who were in town Sunday.
 The members of the local fire de- 'partment enjoyed their annual clam bake at Cooper Lane park last Sun day. A perfect day was natures ap- preciated contribution to- the event. They had their athletic events as usual and the winners were as follows David Bissett, Quoit pitching; Philip Cody, that versatile athlete, won the hop, skip. and jump affair. Fred Wormsted won the one-legged race, but everyone who knows him wond- ersr why he did not win the broad jump which was won by Michael Sullivan. This same MT. Sullivan, we'll known pool shark, in an endeav- or to display his skill with the cue later in the afternoon, was defeated by one of his brother firemen. Mike undoubtedly has some ground for an excuse; perhaps 1t is that the Cooper Lane cues are entirely different from those in the Speer shoe shine parlor.
The Press., 1918-08-22
ACT QUICKLY

Do the right thing at the right time.
 Act quickly in time of danger.
 In time of kidney danger, DOan's Kidney Pills are most effective.
 Plenty of Stafford Springs evidence of their worth.
 Mrs. John Irons, S4 Furnace Ave, Stafford Springs, says: Kidney trouble came on me first with heavy pains through my back that bothered me constantly. Then my kidneys be- gan to act badly and became weak all over and could hardly get about to do my hOuseWork. was advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills and got some from the Eaton Drug Store. I used them with the very best of re- suits; the pains quickly disappeared and my kidneys became regular in action" Statement given July S1, 1911.)
 On May 5, 1916, Mrs. Irons said: q am very glad to again recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. DOan's cured me of kidney trouble and there has been no return of it." la
 soc, at all dealers. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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WELLINGTON

Miss Palmer has as guests family relatives from a distance
 Miss Jessie Bennett went Saturday to Abingdon where she has two sisters. Daniel Blakeley was at home from his work in Norwich for the week. end.
 l Mrs. Parker's mother from Maiden, Mass, is visiting her at the parson- age.
 Mrs. Charles A. Robbins of Middle town is visiting at G. B. Robbins's for a few days.
 Mrs. O. B. Robbins has as guests her daughter, Mrs. Ada Wilbur MundelI, and granddaughter from Willimantic.
 | Dorothy May Pierce, who was ill in Newport News, Va, has been obliged to return to her home in Providence to recuperate.
 "Blessings brighten as they take their flight" One of which is no longer being given. Correct time please" Over telephone.
 There was quite a good attendance at Bible school Sunday afternoon, al though many of the teachers were man Cushman.
 Miss Leila Church of Rock vile was 8 recent guest of her sister, Miss Jennie Church. She was on her way to Willi- mantle camp ground to give her pretty playlet, "Little Women"
 Donald Reed. has returned from his va cation visit,in New Haven. He says he enjoyed seeing his friends, but can not imagine peOp'e being content in city right along, all the time.
 The canning demonstration at town hall and at Moose Meadow were hel pful and interesting and well attended. Sev- eral from the Hill attended at Moose Meadow to gain further points of 'ex' perience.
 First Mechanics Mate Charles L. Cobb and Mrs. Cobb went Friday to Portsmouth, N. H., where he will re- | pOII AOI uuLy Ou pdIIOl SuIp MOA0Wh n and she will remain for a few days with friends.
 We are told that Charles AmidOn has over thousand bushels of grain already thrashed-wheat, rye, oats, harley, and has an abundant corn crop coming on That sounds like a return of the good old days of Con- necticut farming when people were not ashamed to admit that everything came from the soil
 In response to a telegram Rev. and Mrs. Earle w. Darrow left Northfield where they have been for some time Saturday afternoon to attend the fu- neral of Herman Cushman They reached Hillside, where they were 1. guests of Miss Mersereau, at 1O.3O il the evening. They went on to theil home in West Hartford Sunday even 7 ing expecting to return to NorthfielC on Monday. Mrs. Darrow's aunt Miss Emma Rose. is staying at theil home during their absence.
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Alphons Sena drove the White Tops of Stafford to South Wilmington Saturday where they knocked some of the enthusiasm out of the Kee- naws when they blanked them by a score of to 0. The game started well for Stafford, Serafin, the first man up, receiving a pass. Calchera was thrown out while Serafin ad- Vanced. Then Sabourne, the next man up, true to his reputation, dropped the ball into deep left field for two bases sending Serafin home for the first run and tallied himself when P. Panciera rapped out single, Safranek of the opposing team ad- vanced as far as third in the Keenaws half of the inning when F. Ladr came to the plate and sent a siZzler to the left of third. Eddie Greene nabbed the ball and chased Safranek, who had started for home, catching him half way between the two bases. The Keenaws never threatened again un- til the last of the ninth when one of their men reached the corner slab with none out. Huden immediately took it upon himself to prevent a run and famed the next three men up. In the meantime the White Tops, to the tune-of many a loud rap, had sent five men across the platter. In the sixth inning F. Ladr was sent to the mound and showed his prowess by giving the White Tops a shut-Out and he delivered excellent ball for the re- mainder of the game. In the fifth inning SabOurne prevented what promised to be a twO-base hit when after a long run he leaped into the air and stopped the flight of the, speeding sphere. The victory may be attributed to Eddie Greene's unfail- ing pep, to Huden's good form he famed 19, and to the good support he received, but by no means can it be said to be due to a lack of roofing on the part of the Keenaws packers The score:
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

Joseph Introvigne has taken a pO- sition in the Hudson garage.
 Peter Serafin returned to Lewiston Me, after short visit in town.
 Francis Sena is spending a few weeks vacation in New Jersey.
 Henry G. Boyer of Crystal Lake at- tended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. John Garde, in Pawtucket, R. l., last Saturday.
 Mrs. Ernest Cady and daughter, Bartara, of Springfield and Marvin Fisk, also of Springfield, were week end guests at the F. M. Barrett home on Fisk avenue.
 Rudolph Thiesing, who has been employed in Pittsfield, Mass, for the past three years, recently enlisted in the naval reserves and is now sta toned at. New Port, R. I.
 In the interest of a state wide cam paign the Junior food army, com posed of the following school girls, Mildred Chandler, Amanda RemOr, Lena Lazzeris, Florence Squires, Frieda Turschmann, Helen Schreier, Ruth Crane, Mary Frances Fraser, Mildred Siswick, Ida Scussel, Harriet L. Wildey. Elizabeth Schreier, Agnes Schreier, Ruby Gold made a house-to- house canvas with enrolment cards urging the housewives to report the amount of canning, preserving, pick ling and jelly making they would each pledge to do. StaffOrd's quota set ty the state cooperative exten- sion workers is 24,950 and only 2,917 quarts have been signed for thus far. Evidently this is an oversight on the part of the hOusekeeper rather than a true statement of actual work done or to be done. Cards may be ob- tained from the chairman, Mrs. Arthur Miss Mary Ballantine and the public library here, and of Mrs. Charles Dimock of Stafford. The fol- lowing table shows the quota set for towns in this vicinity:
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5tat1Oru, 2 l 1 OO0 -T }. Wilmington o 0 O. 70 o n n q A(

5. WHTngIOh U U . Q D 0 AU
 Twobase hits, Sabourne, T. Panciera, P. Panciera, Serafn. Stolen bases, Argenta2 T, Panciera 3, Huden, F, Pan. ciera, 2, Greene ?. Sacrifice hits, Calchera Double plays, F. Ladr to Altenberg. Bases on balls, of Royce 4, off Huden 3. Struck out, by Royce 3, by l4adr by Huden l9. Passed balls, Serafin. Wild pitches. Royce ,, Huden 3. Left on bases, Stafford 8, s. Willington-6 Time, 2 hours, 20 minutee. Umpire, Parker.
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Destruction Wrought by Rats.

Destruction Wrought by Rats.
 Destructive rats in Britain are esti- mated to have destroyed food valued at about two hundred million dollars, or about five dollars worth of food per head of the population.
The Press., 1918-08-22
HOME NEWS.
.OOAL. NOTICES.

MAFteT under Chls head lU cents DOT IInB.
 Sales girls wanted to assist during sale, Apply at store Friday, g a. n. J. Wasserman. .
 White Skirts at reduced prices. J. Wasserman.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-03
CAPTAIN KETTLE ON THE WARPATH
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odisis, he FELT very kcenly tho degrade
lion 81 being nm actor. He followed
after NJ. Mumm. telling himself that
bundle 81 terror little knew what in
suits his protector Vas forced TO put
up with.
Joseph Muum tottcred I'm between
the gniiy ~. grccu painted ubs of
shrubs which advertised the front of
the cafe. az q point where two streams
~ German officers made insress aud
ogress captain Sir owen Kettle. with
a start. remembered that a Germnr
private should never breathe the ar
hallowed boy his officer. and tusing his
new found vautiouJ eat into "A side
street, and worked his way round "a
the hack ~ tho cafe. whore no remem
bered a side window
But when he pat his face 10 the
pane and peered through tho side OF
the blind. tho scene hished up through
that narrow slit staggered ever his
steel nerve The place was full OF
German officers. many OF them roaring
with drink At one side Of the ruined
cafe Jay Madame Muum. dead. There
WAS no DOUBT as TO how she had died
Facing q group OF three 81 the soberei
officers. Joseph. who had loved her
with light laugh and humorous gesture
VAS giving Information about tho li2tle
town. He was making no attempt {,
avenge his wife. lie was merely being
"a traitor
MY Great James," muttered Kettle
And they hate the English a thousaut
times worse than they hate these poo.
devils. What would tho swine do &
they got to England" There's only on,
way ~ tanning them now. and that
! by killing them on"