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New Britain herald., 1918-04-16

erican citizens now visiting our
country" says the Daily Telegraph,
lis seeing things which were not on
the program. The guests have OBJ
served that the British people are
enduring a period Of gravest anxiety
and the most severe losses which they
have been called upon to bear since
the darkest days of 1914 and we re-
joice to think what the impression
made upon them must have been.
James Wilson, speaking yester-
day on behalf of American labor, said
his countrymen would do their ut
most for the Allied cause. For Am
erica the only way out Of this war is
through It We do not doubt that at
the present hour the American peo-
pie will understand what is the i'm
mediate application of that general
maxim.
There is no point at which the
military calculations of the enemy
can be SO fatally thrown out as at
this point of ability of the United
States to deploy it's man power in
strength on the European battlefield
for the conflict which might fill the
next few months
The Daily Chronicle says: 18th q
visit Of the important labor delega-
ton which has reached this country
from the United States brings into
contact with US one Of the Issues upon
which the alliance depends to win
the war. America is very rapidly be-
coming great military power, but it
was a great industrial power long
before, and the contribution made by
it's workers Is no less essential than
Of our own. This has been fully real
lied alike by the leaders Of American
trade unions and by the rank and file.
The heads Of the American labor
world see plainly the outstanding
truth that the liberties Of labor stand
or fall with the general liberties OF
mankind. In a world dominated by
Prursian forces there would be no
room for free human development
either In the industrial or any other
held-"
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16
PRESS REJOICES At
u.s.. LABOR'S STAND
Praise Decision Not to Confer
With Delegates From Germany

London. April 16.-The decision Of
the American Federation Of Labor
that 1t will not meet enemy repre-
sentatives during the war which the
visiting American delegation ex-
pressed at a luncheon yesterday, Is
welcomed by the press.
The Daily Mail says THE lunch
con at which Mr.. Barnes entertained
the American labor delegation was
intended to express and we hope did
express the peculiar pleasure 1T gives
the British people to welcome at
time like this their kinsmen from the
United States. Americas entrance
into the war affected us as has no
other event since the outbreak.
From the Americans, as Mr.
Barnes said, we have nothing to hide.
Let them examine and inquire into
everything. remem bering only that
we have been fighting all but four
years and that, as Ambassador Page
warned. it LIS a British just as much
as an American habit to take what
ever we do week for granted and say
nothing about it while we discuss our
blunders with a frankness which may
be misunderstood some times. James
Wilson stirred the audience to en-
thusiasm when he declared the
American Federation of Labor, by
vote, had agreed not to meet any
representatives from an enemy coun-
try so long as the war lasted. That
is the spirit of America and the more
widely it Is understood the better for
us and the Allied cause"
THE party Of represen tative AM
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You IeeI me in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your cIogged nostrils will open.
The air passages Of your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. No
more dullness. headache: no hawking,
snuffling, mucous discharges Or dry
ness; no struggling for breath at
night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little Of this fragrant. antlseptic cream
in your nostrils, lot 1t penetrate
through every air passa &c Of the head !;
,ootte and heal the swollen, innamed
mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up ana miserable.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16
r. F., NAGLE IN MARINE SERVICE

Boston, April lb.-RlCnard F.
Magic. of 375 East Main street, New
Britain. Conn, was one Of group Of
- hardy young Am orleans who yes
terday was accepted by the United
States shipping Board for training
for tho new American Merchant Ma
rine. According to requirements all
Of those accepted yesterday were be-
tween Fl and 80 years old, and as
soon as he was accepted Mr.. Maggie
was sent on board the Gov. Dingley
to undergo instruction for his new
duties. AS soo1 as a recruit goes on
board ono Of Il training ships he Is
exempted from military service be-
cause tho government holds the Mer-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16
DROWNED MAKING LANDq

Halifax, N. s., April 1s.--Six
bers Of the crew OF the FORMER Ia
berg schooner Wantauga, torp|
March 81, were lost when a boat
tanning them capsized as they
about to make a landing.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16
WILL OCCUPY OIL LANDS.

Amsterdam, April 18.-In oonnec-
ton with the provision of the Ru-
manian peace treaty giving Germany
a lease Of 80 years of the Rumanian
oil wells, the Berlin Tages Zeitung
reports, Germany has reserved the
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16

right of military occupation OF t
producing territory for several .
New Britain herald., 1918-04-16

chant Marine service as important as
trench work.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
FOUR UNHAPPY ONES SEEKING
 SEP PARATI0NS

Kathryn Gerhardt of Norwalk has brought suit for separation from her husband, Edward Gerbardt, also of Norwalk. They were married on Oc- tober 24, 1900, and lived happily for but a short time. Mrs. Gerbardt claims that. Edward has been very cruel to her and thinks that they would be more happy apart, but she wants alimony.
 Because James E. Barnum has de- serted her and broke the marriage VOW, Mary E. Barnum claims a di- vorce. James is now living in some city unknown to her, so she wants the custody of her children, Gertrude, 15, and John, 12.
 Paul O. Mercer of Norwalk has brought suit for divorce in the su- perior court from Margaret Mercer. Although they were married on Aug 3, 1914, and married life went along peacefully for quite a while, still | Margaret deserted her husband and | is now living in parts unknown. Helen Szlenk of Stratford sues Flu i gene SZlenk for a divorce. They were
 married in March, 1913, but soon Mrs
 Szlenk found her husband very cruel
 She is charging him with habitual in
 temperance. Besides a divorce, she wants her name changed to kaz
 meerczyk, her maiden name.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 WILL CONTINUE ID OPERATE BOATS
Permission Granted by I. C. c. For Road to Continue Barge and Steamer
 Lines ill N. E.

Washington, Aug. 29-Authority was granted to the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad by the in terstate commerce commission today to continue it's operation of steamer and barge lines through subsidiary companies. The railroads petition had been before the commission since Jan. 6, 1914.
 The subsidiaries are the New Eng land Navigation, the New England Steamship and the New Bedford, Mar tha's Vineyard 6 Nantucket Steam boat companies, operating between ports in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, and tugs and lighters in New York and Boston harbors.
 Under present conditions the com mission held that the water services are operated in the interest of the public and are of advantage to com merce and convenience to the people. Tariffs of steamship companies must be filed by Oct 1 next.
 No time limit for the railroads. ep- eration of water lines was fixed by 1 the order, but it set forth that "ac- l ton in the future is dependent or l circumstances and condition"
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
NEUBERCER & 60. TOBACCO J0bBE:RS TO BE LIQU|DATED
Alien Property Custodian Announces-Connecticut
 Concerns Involved.

Washington, Aug 29-Immediate steps will be taken Alien Property Custodian Palmer announced today. to liquidate the large German con trolled tobacco jobbing firm of H. Neuberger &s Co.,, inc, of New York city.
 The concern, recently taken over uIative business in leaf tobacco and has $3OO,O00 worth of leaf tobacco in storage which will be sold soon
 Included in the holdings of the Neuberger Co. are 50 per cent. of the stock of the Connecticut Tobacco Co. of Hartford; 37 per cent. of the stock of the Griffin Co. of Connecticut; and 25 per cent. of the stock of the Ar thur Corey Tobacco Co. of Jackson vile, Fla.
 Organized Is years ago by Fred erick Lederer, who was sent to the country by Heinrich Neuberger to es- tablish a branch of Neuberger Co. of Bremen, Germany, the majority inter- est in the company of Heinrich Neu- berger's death came into possession ot Capt. Moritz Neuberger of the Ger man army, who visited the United States about once a year. The capi- taIization is s710,000 of which S654,- 700 of stock is issued and outstanding Capt. Neuberger holding 65 per cent of it.
 Custodian Palmer has appointed directors, including Chellis A. Austin of New York. as vice president ant chairman of the board. I1ederer re mains as president.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
BORCL- UM SUED FOR DAMAGES
 OF $1O,OOO
Man Who Instigated Air. craft Investigation Defend
 ant in Superior Court.

Gutzon Borglum of Stamford, fla nous sculptor, politician, and former leader of the Moose is figuring a de- fendant in a suit for damages aggre- gating $10,000, brought by the Hege- man-Harris Go. of New York city On June 25, 1918, Hegeman-Harris filed a suit against Borglum In the Supreme Court of New York, where MT. Bor- glum was requested to pay the sum of $8,575.38 to the plaintiff This action is still pending. MT BorgIum who is a great friend of eX-President Roosevelt, and who caused such 2 great sensation by his charges against the aircraft construction, is attested to have both money and realty with the Stamford National Bank, First National Bank, Stamford Trust Co.,. and the Fidelity Title & Trust Co. They are requested to appear before the court at the time of the trial to answer this statement.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30

Franks in Noyon in 768 and Hugh Capet was elected king there in 9S7. It was the birthplace of John Calvin, who was born July 10, 1509
 With the American Army on the Vesle, Wednesday, Aug. 28-(By the Associated Press) American and German troops were engaged in spir- tied actions today in the regions of Bazeches and Fismette. According to the latest report the fighting cor= tinues at both points. Tonight, as a result of the local actions, the Ameri- cans had made some gains at Baze- ches, while the Germans had recap tured Fismette, on the northern bank of the Vesle, opposite Fismes The fighting has been marked by much stubbornness.
 Several days ago when the Amerl- cans advanced in the region of Baze. ches the Germans retired into a wood- ed stronghold, known as Haute Mai son, Just south of the Soissorls- Rheims road. Small detachmenta were left in the cellars in Bazeches to harass the Americans. On Tuesday the Americans approached BazecheS from the west and maintained their advance during the night. Today the Americans made progress toward the town from the east and south, de- tachment taking the eastern outskirts this morning. Since then the Ameri- cans have made further progress.
 The Germans maintained their po- sition on the hills commanding Fis- mette for several days after the Americans took the place, and only during the night were the Americans able to communicate with the south ern bank of the river. The Americans erected temporary bridges across the river at night.
 Paris, Aug. 29-The number of German prisoners captured by the French in their advance west of the Chaulnes-Noyon line has been com paratively small. as the French have been obliged to move cautiously. The war material taken, however, has been considerable.
 In 48 hours the Allied advance has liberated more than 50 villages.
 The Allies now have won back more than two-thirds of the ground lost since the beginning of the Ger man offensive in March.
 Immediate interest in the battle is in the operations on the wings. Gen. Mangin is fighting hard on the right in the region of Juvigny and Cha vigny. The terrain is difficult there because Juvigny is level with Laffaux and the Chemin des Danes. Also the German Seventh army still clings to the line of the Vesle.
 On the left the British east of Arras have oyerrun the powerful de- lenses which have encircled Arras and are getting dangerously near the formidable positions prepared several years ago to protect Douai and Cam brai. These towns are important railroad centers and vital to the Ger man position.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
HUN NEWSPAPERS DENY ALLIED GAINS

New York, Aug. 29-That the Ger mans did not reckon with the possi- bility of a strong allied counter offen- sive such as that undertaken by Gen eral Foch in July is shown by the despatches in German newspapers of that month. These despatches em- phasized the importance of the prev ious success gained by the German of fensives on the western front, and enumerated the huge material loss es sustained by the Entente Allies. A Wolff Bureau despatch published in Cologne Gazette stated that "the ex- tent to which the enemy fighting DOW CT has been weakened during the first three months of the German offensive is shown beyond doubt"
 Another despatch of that Bureau published in Berlin Tageblatt said: The new developments in the west have brought the army high com mand a tremendous step nearer to the destruction of the front of the enemy apA their fighting means"
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
Schooner Blanca
 Sunk By U-Boat

A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 29--- The Newfoundland three masted schooner Blanca was captured and urday night. Her crew landed today The schooner was bound from Brazil for a Canadian port with a cargo of tobacco.
 The crew of the submarine told Capt. Burke of the Blanca that they had sunk an oil tanker and that they intended to sink eight more steamers now bound for this port.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
STRINGENT RULES FOR CONDUCT OF
 ALL ALIEN WOMEN
U. S. Marshal Middlebrook Takes Action to Restrict
 Movement of Germans.
MUST GIVE NOTICE
 OF ADDRESS CHANGE
Permits Require Similar to Those Needed by Men, In
 ternment Is Penalty.

Failure through ignorance or negli- gence on the part of some enemy alien women to observe the strict let ter of the rules governing their move ments in this section of the country has caused United States Marshal Middlebrook at Hartford to issue de- tailed and stringent orders to the authorities in Bridgeport.
 In the order just issued by the marshal it is decreed that. all alien enemy women must not change their address without notifying the regis tration officer in their district. Fail ure to do will be the occasion for their immediate arrest and possible internment for the duration of the war.
 Those who wish to change their abode from the one now occupied must secure a permit from the regis tration officer of their district, who has the power to grant or refuse such permit. In the event the registration officer to grant a permit for the change of address the applicant is empowered to take an appeal from the decision.
 
 of enforcing these rules to the letter and the conclusion drawn is that the authorities have become cognizant of the fact that some enemy alien women have overlooked the import ance of the orders governing their | movements in this section of the country.
 No specific cases were quoted, but it is understood that in the recent U- boat operations along the coast move ments of many German women were watched closely by the authorities
 and it is thought that the latest or ders calling for the drastic enforce ment of the rules for the duration of
 the war are a result of the reports reaching the Department of Justice. Many of the women included in the enemy alien class are Americans who have married Germans, and naturally | they are inclined to overlook details or become negligent in the observ- ance of the rules. They look upon | this country as their own and do not realize to the full extent that the fact | of their being married to a German l automatically makes them as German as though they were born in the | country of the common enemy. The marshal in sending out the 1 above orders to the authorities re- .quested that the matter be given the widest publicity through the channels of the press so that as many of the 1 female enemy aliens ma.r be reached | as possible.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
REPORTS CONFLICT 0EI
 IMPRISONED DIPLOMATS
One Despatch Claims En- tente Representatives at Bolshevik Capital
 Liberated. ANOTHER DECLARES
 NEVER ARRESTED Poole Awaits Safe Conduct From German Gov
 ernment.

Amsterdam, Aug. 29-While a Moscow dispatch to the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette of Essen says that the Entente diplomats there have been lib- erated. latest advices from the Bolshevik capital, under date of Aug. 26, deny that the American and British diplo- mats there were ever arrested. The dispatch to the Gazette, however, says that members of the Allied military missions in Moscow still are in custody.
 Dewitt c. Poole, Jr., the acting American consul general in Moscow, dispatches say, is awaiting a safe con- duet from the German government and the conclusion of an arrangement between Russia and the Entente gov ernments for a reciprocal return of diplomatic and consular officers be- fore departing.
 A Russian wirelesss message says that War Minister Trotzky denies an alleged American report that the sD- viets intend to arm German and Aus tro- Hungarian prisoners to fight the Ccezho-S -Slovaks. Trotzky adds that in the Soviet army the only former war prisoners are those that have become Russian citizens.
 The central executive committee ot the soviets, according to the Pravda, has dcreed the abolition in towns ot more than 10,oOO inhabitants of al private and real property, the value of which exceeds a scale to be fixed i by the local soviets. Mortgages ot more than 10000 noubles are annuIle6 and the former landlords are placed 1 on the same level as their tenants.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30

West of Arras the Germans have
 launched heavy counter attacks which were repulsed, according to the Brit ish official report, but it is admitted by London that the British forces holding positions at Oppy have been withdrawn to the west of that village.
 The Germans apparently are fight ing rear guard actions along the Canal du Nord, which runs from Noyon to Vesle. The French are close to this waterway at Fresnoy wood. The situation as it stands today closely resembles that in the Marne sector after the Germans had made a determined stand along the Ourcq. It was found that their resistance there had permitted the withdrawal of the main German army of the Marne sal tent, and it is pobable that Gen. Von Boehn has succeeded in moving the
 greater part of his army and artillery behind the Somme river and along the Ham~Chauny line.
 The development of the Allied ad'-
 vance would seem to indicate that tie | pocket on the southern end of the l battle line is being emptied and that i there is little hope that the Allies will be able to catch any large number of
 enemy troops there. Paris, Aug 29.-Violent artillery en- agreements along the Somme front are
 reported in todays war office state-
 ment.
 l The text reads:
 t"There were violent bombardments
 during the night along the Somme
 front.
 German forces made many sur
 prise attacks in the Lorraine sector
 without obtaining any result The
 French for their part made two incur sions into the enemy lines in the | Champagne and took 15 prisoners. The night was calm on the rest of
 the front
 Paris, Aug. 29.-French troops to-
 day occupied Noyon
 The fall of Noyon comes as a heavy
 blow to the Germans, who were | thought during the early days of the Picardy offensive to be planning to hold Noyon as the southern pivot of l their line, which runs northward along 1 the old battle field of 1916. Noyon is on the right bank of the l Disc river at the confluence of that ] stream and the little river Verse. To l the south and east there are large areas of fiat low land along the O:se, ! while to the north is a winding valley. To the southwest is Mt. Renaud and
 the Lassigny Massif, which dominate the whole region. To the northeas st
 range of high hills juts out into the valley.
 One railroad runs through Noyon. It comes up the Disc valley, from Compiegnes and, turning east at Noyon, leads to Chauny and La Fere.
 A canal leads off to the north and terminates at Nesle. Two small rail- road lines run north and northeast, the former to Nesle and the latter to Ham.
 Noyon is great highway center.
 One road runs to Rove, to the north west; one to Ham, to the northeast; one goes up the Disc valley; and
 another leads down into Carlepont forest, to the southeast. Another
 goes down the Disc to CompaS gne. Noyon is a very ancient town. be- . ing known to the Romans Charle-
 magne was crowned king of the
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
STEPHENS WINS
 IN CALIFORNIA
 STATE PRIMARY
Renominated for Governor By More Than 12,0OO,
 Rolph Good Second.

San Francisco Aug. 29-Gov. Wm. D. Stephens has won the Republican nomination for governor of Califor- nia He led today his closest con testant. Mayor James Rolph of San Francisco by more than 12,OO0 votes. with about one-sixth of the state pre- cincts still to report.
 Mayor Rolph, Republican, was well ahead in the race for the Demo cratic nomination for governor, out distancing Francis J. Heney by 17,000 votes. Under the California laws Mayor Rolph, unless the official count of the remaining precincts should overturn Gov. Stephens lead, cannot become the Democratic candidate, having lost the nomination of his own party.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30

The Germans counter aStacked but with the exception of small part of one wing the American line held steady.
 An Americanp atrol of 19 men and one officer was encircled Tn the Woevre region on Tuesday night, but drove off the Germans and captured a sergeant and two privates.
 Early today another patrol drove out an enemy detachment.
 With the British Forces in France, Aug. 29.---By The Associated Press ) ---(Noon.) n.)---Ginchy, a town about two miles northwest of Combles, is re- ported to have been captured by Field Marshal Haig's forces this morning.
 British forces also captured Belloy, Assevillers, Herbecourt and Feuillers. All these towns are within four miles of Peronne.
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
(By the Associated Press)

Noyon the southern anchor point of the German armies in the Somme battle field has been occupied by the French
 The capture of the city by Gen. Humbers had been expected for several days and it's effect the great battle of Picardy was, therefore, largely discounted
 With the fall of Rove and Chaunes to the northward Noyon became untenabe and the retirement of the from west of the Somme river apparently spread far the south and involved both Noyon and the country adjacent that city Morincourt the northern bank Ose of Noyon has been taken by the French it announced This may mark crossing of the Disc a wide front.
 Over the front to the north of Noyon there has ap parenty little change the situation during last night The British operating south the Somme said to be advancing details of their progress do not appear official
Republican farmer., 1918-08-30
IMPORTANT POSITION TAKEN AFTER STRONG
 ENEMY RESISTANCE

Allies Win Back More Than Two Thirds of Ground Lost Since March-Germans Fighting Rear Guard Actions Along Canal Du NOrd-In AS Hours Allied Advance Liberates More Than 50 Villages-Violent Artillery Engagements All Along the SOmme e-American Troops En- gage Germans in Regions of Bazaches and Fismette, Losing Latter Town.