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New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

assure you the fortitude. coura] self-sacritice with which the
 under your command continI heroically to resist greatly sJ numbers are realized by mo al people. The empire stands cal confident in it's soldiers. Ma bless them and give them streu this time of trial"
 The Manchester Guardian significant feature of the situat the battlefront, is that after days fighting the enemy claim 5000 prisoners more than aft second day which means the withdrawal after the rupture front west of St. Quentin was in excellent order. It regard us 9 good omen for The fututt
 Says British Lacked Systcr
 Amsterdam, March 24.--Des, the first day of the battle n western front the Nossicbc 7 correspondent says the Britt. '''ASis Nc'A SIAtiItd Wll1l HlColl. lenee,- asadai ts counter efforts {, ever fainter and less aystolnau
 "Tho Briti"h strcwad their without sy@tcm over tEc. WiGc z "ttack" he adds. Our euns. ported by cannon and howitz our Auatro-IIunga rian allies { the way for the infantry Tn man Stormimg troops swung o1, Iamparts punctual to the which had been fixed weeks al made great push into the enen rain, over the same ground ii 1lndenhurg retreat took place ago.
 The attack westward went fc with the offensive spirit of 1914 Dattalions stormed over the { and broke enemy resistance alo entire front. The British bravely but their leadership " equal to the mighty blow. evening the British had been back on the whole battlefront
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
The statement follows:


 French troops began to intervene on March 23 in the battle now being fought on the British front. They re- Heved certain Allied forces and took Up fighting themselves on this sector of the front.
 ''At the present time they are en- gagged in heavy fighting near Noyon. and they are disputing the heights of the right bank of the Disc with inn portant German forces.
 Northwest of Rheims there has been a violent artillery action near Courcy and Loivre. In the Cham pagnc two German surprise attacks east of Suippes resulted in failure French patrols took some prisoners near Tahure.
 There was much artillery activity between Arracourt and the Nosges. At daybreak German forces attacked the French east of Blenoury and east of Badonviller. They repulsed with heavy losses.
 British Counter-Attack
 London, March 25.-The British this morning were counter attacking be- tween Nesle and Ham, Reuters cor respondent reports. The French also were in action.
 North of Bapaume, he states, the Germans were attacking in consider able force at dawn, but did not get through the British barrage.
 The Germans says the correspondent are relying on sheer weight of num- hes in their attacks on our lines. re- lieVing the tired troops by fresh diVia- ions which have been brought forward without waiting for artillery support.
 The Germans are employing many small bodies of Uhlans as counting patrols, it is added.
 The spearhead of the German eff fort is still directed against the old Sommc battle-ground. The British are falling back on new positions under tremendous pressure, destroy ing everything that might be useful to the enemy.
 The Germans have been pushing forward by sheer weight of numbers with the aid of little artillery.
 In the raid near Peronne the Brit ish fell back in the fighting late on Sunday This marked the extent of the enemy's progress whose advance is being contested strongly.
 Battle Resumed near Bapaumc.
 Fresh attacks by the Germans have developed northward and southward of Bapaume, the war office announces
 The British repulsed powerful at tacks yesterday afternoon north ward of Bapaume.
 The British drove back to the eastern bank of the Somme bodies of Germans which had crossed the river between Licourt and Erie, south of Peronne.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
tAIS SALTY LIST.
pcrshin2 Cables Names of Dead and
 WNnndcI From E,ranrn

Washington, March 25.-General Pcrshing'S casualty list, which reached the war department late last night, is as follows:
 Died of accident: Private Anthony E0manOcski.
 Died or disease: ssrgt. Jue uaus- ton. rriNateS Franklin Cooper. Jos. r Covert, Ernest Stafford
 Wounded severely: Private Jacob BIoSZ.
 Wounded slightly: Lieut.. Royal Tharp, Corporal Arnold Carico. Pri- yates Garter A. Dillingham;. Wm. DGnsmuir, Chas Fuller, Albion Q. Gross. James McDanielson, Mark A. RcsnicF, Dan Sanders, Major H. Shell ton, Harry Shepherd. Burton l.. Thor burn.
 Previously reported missing now reported as prisoner: Private Chris Gan SOrenSen.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
PETR0GRhD'S FALL NEAR
Germans Expected to Occupy Desert cd Capital Within 24 Hours, Con- sul Treadweu Cables.

Washington, March 25.-German occupation of Petrograd within "A hours was predicted by American Consul Treadwell in dispatch reach- ing the state department today, dated March 20. Virtually all Americans have left the city, the dispatch says.
 The consul reported from Moscow after returning from a trip to Petro- grad. The commissary of the city had told him that he expected estab- lishment of German control within a day
 Another dispatch from Moscow has confirmed reports that the patriarch of Russia refused to sanction tho German peace treaty and strongly , condemned it.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
BRITISH CRUSHED
 BY HUN AVALANCHE
Germans Used Divisions on Every
 10000 Yards Of Front
ENGLISH FOUGHT PLUCKILY
Gallant Defense Made in Face of Overwhelming Numbers - Gunners Remained at Posts, Covering Re- treat Until Last Moment Possible.

Remained at Posts, Covering Re-
 treat Until Last Moment Possible.
 British Army Headquarters in France, March 24 (By the Associated Press. .)-Thc main thrust on the
 British right flank by the Germans Thursday was south of St. Quentin and the enemy used a division for every 20,O0O yards of the front, there
 being one German division against every British battalion. The purpose
 of the attack was to capture UrVil- lers and Essigny-le-Grand and there
 by acquire high ground for further
 advance. It now is possible to give
 more details of the early stages of
 this and other fights.
 On the extreme right of the British
 army the Germans crossed the River
 Disc at two places. One body of
 troops came out of La Fere and swung north while another army crossed at Moy and turned south to F form 8 junction with the La Fere group. Throughout the day the battle ragged in the lowlands about the Disc.
 At Vendueil, group of British held out untll I o CLOCK FTlutlV alt ernoon. A little further north the Germans stormed Urvillers and Es sisny Just west of St. Quentin the British were forced to fall back, but throughout the day they chung to the Holnon wood, a little northwest of the city.
 South of St. Quentin some strong British redoubts made a gallant de- fense and it was nightfall before the last of them, with their machine gun ners, had been reduced. The end of the first day found the British behind St. Quentin canal.
 Friday morning the enemy re- vowed his assault with increasing vigor and after desperate fighting , near La Fere, succeeded in getting across to the British side.
 Further north the British also withdrew from the Holnon wood. The Germans then drove at Ham, which (Continued on tIleverth Page)
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
ROUSELLOT SENTENCED

New York, March 25.-Edd Rousellot, the young F'renchman in the role of Marquis de Castil| alleged to have tried to negotiJ $50, 0,000 loan from I. P. Md X Co. on behalf of the King of S was sentenced to two terms to concurrently in the federal pen tiary at Atlanta each for one and six months. The penalty wa theft of government stationerv the second for forging passes docks arsenals and warships. To charges he pleaded guilty bpror $. Judge Mayer.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

New York, March 25.-The steam ship Chattahoochee, torpedoed off the English coast, formerly was the Ham, burg-American liner Sachesen, and was one of the vessels seized by the United States when this country en- tered the war. She was built in 1911 at Belfast and was 470 feet long with a 58 foot beam.
 The Chattahoochee left an Ameri- can port on January 27 for an Eng fish port with a cargo. The vessel was commanded by Captain Laroe.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
BAKER PRESENTED TO KING.
Remains An Hour Discussing Amer
 iCa's Part in War.

London, March 5-Secretary Baker was presented to King George at Buckingham palace today by Am- bassador Page. The secretary re- mained for an hour with the king, discussing Americas effort in Europe Later Mr Baker was to call on Pre- mier Lloyd George. He gave a luncheon late in the day to Vice Ad- miral Sims, Gen. Riddle and the staff.
 He spent the remainder O. the day in conference with Earl Derby and other British military officials
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
HONORS GERMAN LEADERS.

Amsterdam, March Emperor William at German headquarters on Sunday according to a Berlin official announcement, conferred the iron cross with gold rays on Field Marshal won Hindenburg and the grand cross of the Order of the Iron Cross on Gen. Von Ludcndorff. The emperor also gave various decorations to de- partmental chiefs with q signed pho tograph with the date of the battle, March 21-23.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
U-BOAT DRIVEN TO PORT
German Submarine Seeks Haven 1t Fl Fcrro1, Spain, After Battle With Three Allied Ships.

El Ferrol, Spain, March 24.--A 400 ton German submarine has sought refuge in this port. The captain made an urgent request for admission, de- claring his craft had been damaged severely in fight with three ships. The U-boat carries two II centimeter guns and a crew of 30. A Spanish warship has been sent out to guard her.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
SUBMARINE SINKS @
 SEIZED HUN LINER
Steamer Chattahoochee Was Former Hamburg American Vessel Sach-
 esen-Crew of E3 Landed.

London, March 25.-The admiralty announces the American steamship Chattahoochee, 5,o88 tons net, has been sunk by German submarine off the English coast. Her crew of 78 was landed safely. The master states the submarine fired a number of torpedoes of which four struck tho vessel.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
ITALIANS GET EIGHT PLANTS.

Rome, March 25.--ThNre has been remarkable aerial activity over the lines on the Italian front. the war of flee announced today. Eight enemy machines were brought Gown. There have been lively artillery batlc.; at various places between Lake Carda and the Brenta. Italian pIGreS bomb railway lines in the Laearina valley and the aviation grounds on the LiVcnHa.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

only American victim, of the bom4 bardment
 The Matin says one of the shells fired near Paris yesterday struck a church in the suburbs. Several per sons who were attending a Palm Sum- day service were killed
 Another air raid alarm was sound ed shortly after 1 o'clock this morn ing. After forty-fve minutes bHG}es and church bells announced all was clear and the Parisians were able to return to their beds.
 Twenty-four shells reached Paris on Saturday and 27 yesterday. The interval between shots was reduced from 15 to 20 minutes on Saturday to an average of minutes yesterday. On two occasions there was an in terval of only one or two minutes. This was taken to indicate that at least two guns were firing. The time of flight of the shells is estimated at 10 minutes at least. The curve trav- ersed at 10 miles and the maximum height attained It 13 miles.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
WILL NOT EXPLAIN ABSENCE.

Syracuse. N. Y, March 25-C Loomis Allen, president of the Amer ican Electric railway, who mysteri- ously disappeared from Washington last January, has suddenly returned here today, and is at his office. Flo ,orused to give any information re- GATdln2 his disappearance.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
ENEMY AIRSHIP ON
 JOURNEY TO EG1
Public in Cairo Warned to pr| For Air Atack-Visitor Sccl
 Over Toast.

London, March 25.-The in tants of Cairo, Egypt, were infc officially last Thursday, accordi Reuter- dispatch, that a hostiI ship had been observed over coast. The public was warned possibility of air raids and orde, observe the necessary lighting rs tions.
 An official statement issue Athens Saturday, says on Thu Zeppelins passed over the islan Crete travelling in a northerly ton.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
Germans Forced to Take Defensive Betv| Nesle and Ham, Struggle Continues \ Bapaume- Further Advance for En| Yesterday at Some Points, Prince KilId

Paris, March 25-The rench on Saturday we the aid ot the British and to ok of the H front, the war office announc es.
 lh the region of Noyon the right bank oI Oise heavy fighting with the Germans is in progre
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

Carlo, the capital and most lous city of Egypt, has been i'd danger from air raids since the were driven back from the Suez al. The Turkish lines in Palestin the nearest enemy points to Cair they are 320 miles northwest. An my airship might come across Mediterranean sea from the sou coast of Asia Minor. The dispat t, that route would be 460 miles way. German airships recently tackled Naples after a trip or miles.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

Washington, March 21.-Am bas
 sador Sharp. in Paris. reported to the state department today the bonn bardment of Paris at long range by the Germans. He forwarded the French official statement in which the fact was announced to the public.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
German Advance Conceded.

British Army Headquarters in France, March 25. (By the Associated Press )--A further advance late yes terday by the Germans at some points along the front is recorded.
 German cavalry in small mum bers has been in action, but thus far it has been used merely to harass the British durnig their withdrawal.
 American engineers have again been in the throes of fierce conflict in which they have done excellent work In transportation. Their pres ence on the battlefront long has been known. They were praised highly for their gallantry in the battle of Cambrai last fall.
 Prince Henry of Reuss Killed.
 Prince Henry of Reuss, head of the younger branch of that family, has been killed on the western front, says a Central News dispatch quoting Berlin adviCes.
 Prince Henry NNVI1. was born in 1858 and succeeded his father, Prince Henry XIV, as head of the princi- pality upon the latter's death in 1913. He was a general in the Prussian cavalry. Besides reigning in his own right he also acted as regent since October 1908 of the principality of the elder branch of the house.
 King George Congratuiatcs HaiS.
 King George today sent this mes sage to Field Marshal Haig: T can
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
N EI.1TEiFlIt.

Hartford, .narch 2J.-l'orc- east for New Britain and vii HinitA: Fair tonight and Tues day.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
Civilian Military Training Class to
 Start Work Again
Instructor Evans Announces Mass Meeting for Monday Night at the Chamber of Commerce
 Auditorium

The Chamber of Commerce civilian mill itary training class will begin work again Monday night. The class will start off with a mass meeting to which all men who are interested in getting into the officers training camps are invited.
 At present there are seven roads open Tor civilians to get commissions in tha army The different roads Will be fully explained by speakers who will present the needs of the army at this time. The method to be followed, when to make arplcation and where to make such ap- pilcation will be fully explained
 In announcing that the class would re- open Monday night Virgil N Evans, in structor, also announced that maJhemat- ics would be one of the additions to the regular course. Men who will go to the artillery officers training camps, both for field artillery and coast ar tillery will get the benefit of this coach- ing in mathematics as well as any others of the class, at the same time the regu- lar programme of military instruction will be carried out.
 The meeting will start promptly at $ 0 clock in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
Army Wants 30,OO0 Turkeys for Soldiers
 Thanksgiving Dinner

Thirty thousand turkeys are wanted by the government for army consump- tion on Thanksgiving Day. Reginal Ad- wiser T. H. Aldrich of the resources and conversions section of the war in dustries board received notice yester- day that the commissary department was in the market for that number of turkeys
 Nh Aldrich passed the letter on to Secretary Treasurer A. M. Shook, Jr,, of the Alabama Manufacturers and Op- orators association, with the request that he find the turkeys if possible. MT. Shook expressed doubt as to his ability to find them. He said in his opinion there were not that many tur- keys In the state of Alabama; at least. not anything like that number that could be brought into the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
100000 BUSHELS
 OF WINTER WHEAT
 LEATH'S ESTIMATE
Food Preparedness Bureau Aims at Five Million Bushel Goal for
 1919 Wheat Production

Latest reports reaching Secretary A. s, Leath of the food preparedness bureau indicate that Alabama will raise over 100000 bushels of winter wheat nex. year The yield for the present year, according to latest reports, exceeded 300 900, which was an increase of about 0 per cent lover the 1917 yield.
 The food preparedness bureau has con- ducted campaign since early in the summer for 5000.000-b bushel yield in 1919, but reports of plantings do not encourage the officials of that organization to hope for anything like that amount. Govern. ment reports issued few days ago in dicates an increase in acreage of winter wheat of about 50 per cent over the l9l' crop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
SICKNESS AND DRAFT
 PLAYS HAVOC WITH LATIMER'S EMPLOYES
Consolidated Ticket Office Force De- pleted-Remaining Employees
 Working Overtime

Sickness and the draft have made heavy inroads on the railroad admin istration consolidated ticket office dur ing the last week or two, and Agent Hugh r. Latimer and the small staff re- maining on duty have been very much overworked Most Of the sick, however, will be back on the job by the first of next week, and others are expected by that time to take the place of those drafted.
 Mrs Dixie Bowden Poe, cashier, has been confined to her home at Wood lawn since Monday as the result of in juries received in an explosion. Her cooking stove exploded Monday night blowing out one side of the kitchen. de- molishing the stove and tore things up generally Mrs. Poes face was burned and her hair snged. She telephoned MT Latimer yesterday that she would be back at her resk Monday.
 Mrs. II. l.. Morrill, assistant auditor and ticket seller, who came here recent ly from Decatur, is convalesent from an attack of pneumonia and expects to re- turn to work Monday.
 Miss Lillian Pinson Of Terre Haute, Ind. comes Monday to take the place of MT. Bladoe, ticket seller, who was in tho draft and has gone to the army. MISS Pinson is the first graduate of the ticket instruction agency recently established by the railroad administration at At lanta-
 The railroad administration has in stalled steel lickers for the employees in the ticket office, one for each person, and MT. Latimer and his assistants are justly proud of them. This is some thing new for us," he said yesterday. "The railroads never did anything like this for us. Heretofore when we wanted a place to put our coats and hats we had to provide 1t ourselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
Dr. H. M. EdmOnds Has
 Returned From Trip
Party of Birmingham People Forced
 to Camp Two Nights at Acton

Dr. Henry M. -Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, has re- turned with his family after visit to Montgomery. While en route home this week, he was compelled to camp out two nights at Acton on account of high Wa ter. Prof. Glenn, Hugh Morrow and oth- CTS were detained at the same place, and all looked wistfully towards the Magic City at the same time trying to convince each other that the party had eamped there through choice. The au- tomobiles finally reached Birmingham covered with mud, and the occupants were tired out.
 pr. Edmonds will open vigorous cam paign in the interest of the Independent Presbyterian church Sunday morning at Ii o'clock at the Temple Emanu-El and also at the popular service to be held at 7:30 that night at the Lyric theatre. The influence of this organization is in- creasing steadily in Birmingham and Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-02
FIRE PREVENTION
 DAY OCCAS|ONF FOR
 GENERAL CLEANING
Committee Urges Public to Heed Precautions and Help Reduce Fire Loss
 to Minimum

This is Fire Prevention Day In BIT mingham and all over the state Get out the old family broom and make trip around the premises. Right at this season of the year when Jack Frost makes his annual fall debut, the busy housewife is apt to Andle a merry blaze forgetting that last spring she had the 1ue stopped up with rags and paper. Look to your ash cans, that's where many fires originate. Also when you stoke up the furnace sec that boxes, excelsior and other inflammable materials are not close about.
 In the business district some merchants are inclined to be d little careless and handicapped by the shortage of help, may let waste material accumulate Tn various parts of their buildings. Read the fire prevention committees sugges- tions and see if you are playing it safe.
 l. A large part of the fire waste Of this country Is directly due to untidy conditions and other faults of manage ment. Heavy losses naturally increase cost of insurance. A careful inspection of your entire premises daily will as- slSt this offlce Tn bringing doout lower insurance cost.
 ?. Ashes should be kept in metal recep- tacles and never in paper or wooden barrels or boxes
 g. Oily rags or waste should be kept in standard metal waste cans, and con tents removed and burned each night.
 4 Rubbish should never be allowed to accumulate in buildings.
 D. Spittoons should be made of metal and never contain sawdust or other com bustible material.
 G. Gasoline naphtha and other volatile oils should not be kept in building.
 [ Gas brackets should have stiff fix lures; where necessary to use swinging brackets all exposed woodwork should be protected with sheet metal, leaving an air space Metal bells should be placed over gas jets on low ceilings.
 & Steam pipes should be kept clear from all wood and other eombustible material.
 g. Open flue holes should be protected with sheet iron, or better, be brieked up.
 10 Electricity, when Improperly installed is hazardous; see that your certificate or approval covers the entire installation; lamp cords should not be hung on nails or wrapped around any piping; paper shades should never be used
 II. Stove pipes should be run direct to brick chimneys and never through floors or partitions, protect floors under the above stove with brick, cement or sheet metal.
 1a Stairways should be kept clear at all times; never place any stock or shelV- ing on stairs.
 l3. Aisles of good width should be main tained at all times; never pile stock Tn front of windows or against doors, as it handicaps the firemen in case of lire.
 t4 Fire doors and shutters should be closed every night, and stock should never be placed so as to hinder the ready closing of these fire stops.
 15. See that all fire-extinguishing appa- ratus is in good working order.
 Is. All of the above defects are charged for in your rate.