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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
JEWISH HOMELAND IN PALESTINE IN FAVOR BY LEHMAN
 
Dutch Foreign Minister Ex- presses Approval of Their
 Ambitions.s

Another of Hollands statesmen has gone on record as favorfng zionism, endorsing the attitude of Finance Minister Treub, who recently gave pub lie utterance to his approval of the Jewish national aspiration. This time it is Count. Alexander Ferdinand de Savarin Lehman Ministerffor Foreign Affairs, and at the same ltime leader of the Calvinistic -Revolutionar Party of his country. [
 q agree with the views expressed 1 by Minister Treub regarding the
 movement for the establishment in 1 Palestine of Jewish Homeland" said | the Foreign Minister to a representa- tive of the. InternationaE Zionist or ganization, few days ago. "If the
 establishment of such Homeland is l practical, it has my hearty endorse
 ment. Indeed, I have great sympathy
 with the idea" K
 q pray that the workS for the res-
 toration of the Jewish people to their
 own land be crowned with success, in order that they. may be able to contri- I hute& their part toward the welfare and peace of humanity. Holland has
 always sought the freedom of the
 smaller nationalities, ana for this req l son alone, if there. were no other. I earnestly desire to see the liberation of the Jewish people,; If the question l is placed on the program of the Inter
 national Peace Conference, it will be determined by the !feaifzation Of the fond national hope of the Jewish peo-
 ple.-e zionism, in my top1nfon ,s4ls the radical solution ofs4the Jewish prob lem, and I have always been in sym
 pathy with it, even participating a
 Zionist meeting, at which Prof Mar
 moreck, of Paris, gave a remarkably lucid exposition of e&movement My interest in this movement is not per-
 functory; nor is it based on sentiment Ftal or political motives, but on the
 conviction that in this way only can: the position of the Jew in the world be rectified' , \ <
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
Nursing the Wounded

f1t takes strength and courage to nurse the wounded. Every woman sieulds make herself fit for wars call at home or. abroad. Health and strength are within the reach of every w;0riiah They are brought to you by pr. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription Take this medicine, and there's a. safe ad certain remedy for the chronic Vaknesses, derangements, and dis eses peculiar to the sex It will build strengthen, and invigorate every u1f down or delicate woman. It sgulates and assists the natural func- done
 As some period in her life, woman requires a. special tonic and nervine.
 If you're a &ired or afflicted woman, turn to "Favorite Prescription, you will ind it never fails to benefit. Sold sn tablet or. liquid forSn. Send Dr. Eieree, Pres. Invalids' Hotel and Sur glcaI Institute, Buffalo, N Y..10e for trial pkg tablets.
 You will escape many ills and clear tp the coated tongue, the saHow com
 exion. the dull headache, the lazy
 Yer. if you will take laxative made B of the May -appple. leaves of aloes, x5ot of jalap.and called Pleasant Pel- iSiS s'l-Asav
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
RUSSIANS ARE 7 SENT TO FRONT
 LIKE CRIMINALS
Escorted By Armed Guards : Letter Found of Dead Ger
 man Says of Them.

French Front. Dec. ,2S.-German soldiers from some of the towns of Prussia are sent. to the front under armed guard s.'as criminals are led to the executioner,' says letter found on a dead German soldier, who was killed in "a recent battle on the French front. The writer had given a vivid description of the scene at the departure of detachment of rein forcements. from SaarIouis, a town in Rhenish Prussia. The recruits were intended to fill the gaps in a battal- ion which had suffered. heavy losses. The writer says:
 The first battalion is ordered to furnish reinforcing detachment of 99 men. To escort them to the Saar- louis station 300 men have been order ed out, some of them with arms to march alongside the men going off and others to act as pickets on the way to the station. The men were all ready in the afternoon and had to wait some time for another squad of comrades from the 1st company of +convalescents, who eventually arrived.
 What a scene Ahead marched a squad of guards and to right and left of each file two armed guards, while another squad of guards brought up the rear to guard these German sol diers-our brave soldiers in field gray who, according to the magnificently phrased stories of the newspapers, dash forward full of joy and sustained by love of Fatherland to destroy our enemies.
 'sThe detachment moved off with. a band playing a march. The guards were so numerous that there was one for every two men of the departing detachment Is it not a scandal that our children in field-gray should be led to war to fight and shed their blood in the same way as criminals are led to the executioner or, still worse, like cattle to the slaughter house? It was not sufficient that for hours beforehand-in fact from the moment of the announcement of the
 departure of the detachment-even soldiers who did not belong to it were prevented from going into the town by sentinels posted every five yards. No, it was considered 4 necessary to submit the men to the shame of marching to the depot under guard.
 Do not the magnificent menda- cious articles in our papers represent in a false light our brave boys in field gray going to fight and destroy the enemy for the love of the fatherland, while such things as these are hap pening? Verify 1t is a voluntary sac rifice"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
IIIIi IIIIillIlIIIIIIlllllIlllllIlIlliIllaill ETFEIE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE E 

It started to: rane hard yestidday. ad me and Puds Simkins and Leroy Shooster and Sid Hunt and Sam Cross ran into Pudses house and started to play museum- Puds Simkins being the man that went erround ixplaining at the diffrent things was, and Sam Cross being the man he was ixplain- ing them to, and me and Sid Hunt and Leroy Shooster being mummiess jest standing there stiff with no ix- precision on our face, Sam and Puds Stepping in Hunt of US and Sam say ing. Wats these?
 Thems mummies. sed Puds. they're 5000 yeers old and they was dug up in a lot of old ruins.
 DO you meen they was ruined mum mies2 sed Sam
 I gaess so, sed Puds And he pointed at me saying, This one used to be a dog catcher in Egypt, he caWt more dogs than all the other mummies put Together
 Maybe they was ony mumie dogs, sed Sam. And he pointed to Leroy shobster, saying, Wat did that one use to be?
 He was a. awtonobeel driver, only
 
 they dfdent have eny awtomobeels then, so he dident have hutch to do. sed Sam @ I How about this one? sed Sam point ing at Sid Hunt.
 ae was grate horse steeler, sed Sam.
 You're another, sed Sid.
 Hay, you're mummie, you cant fawk, sed Sam And him and Sid call ed each other names till they coodent think of eny more and started to fite, atld they resseled all over the room aud necked down chairs and every thing, and Pudses mother came run hing in and made Sam Cross and all ts mumInies go rite home in the rain and everything, and we all got so wei 1t was good thing we wasn't mum 1hies for reel. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
PLAN REFORMATION
 OF P. I. CURRENCY

Manila Dec. 28.-Reformation of the Philippine currency system is pro- vided for in a currency bill passed by the Philippine House and which seems pertain of passage by the Senate. It must be submitted to the President for final approval. It proposes to re- duee the weight of the bullion in. Phil- ippine currency to the standard of the Unitad States. thus avoiding the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
AFTER-CHRIsTMAs SALES.

The Cheerful Credit Stores ares an After-Christmas Clearance
 which has come to be looked for-. ward to under the name of Year End Sales. At this tirneI depleted. stocks are closed out at very remarkable value giving prices. This store is SO generally popular, every department. is so well patronized that bargains are not confined to just one or two;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

danger which menaced the Islands recently when the value of the actual silver in the peso reached 20 per cent. above the normal value while the bull. Hon value of subsidiary silver coins was dangerously near the face value.
 The bill also provides for the issue. by the government of paper notes of the value of one peso. The lowest de- nomination bill heretofore issued by the government is of two pesos.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
NAVAL BRANCH FOR WOMEN IN ENGLAND

London. Dec 2S.-The British Navy announces the organization of a for .Ilal branch of naval service for wo- men. under the title of the ''Women's Royal Naval Service The merE5er- ship includes women employed on du- ties connected with the navy, chiefly in dockyards and at naval bases. Members will wear a distinctive uni form of navy blue with brass but tons.
 The members of the new service have already been nicknamed 'fWrens,' this being convenient shortening of the initials W. R. N. s. which they wear on their collars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

rhe London War Office announced that TOGO Canadian troops. had been ztauted war crosses for bravery. Nineteen men were. granted the Vic- 1. .ll.ia Cross.x. ].
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

but include the entire store, s31: < Mems and women's suits, coats. .1 .women's. and misses skirts. waists. furs.. dresses, mems trousers, sweat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

CTS, AanrleIashirts, fur ned as over- coats and shoes for alllage zfne1dd sss1
 The Cheerful, Credit liberal policy
 of NO Money Down and a. week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
.PacifistS Plan
Protests to
New Congress

New York. March 26-Pacifists plan
to lombard Washington with protests
against war when Congress convenes
next Monday. 1t was announced to-
night by the Emergency Peace FEEDER
atom
We hope II possible to create as
big a peace demonstration in Wash
ington as has ever been held" said a
statement issued by the federation.
We are going to show Congress and
the President that the anti-waf party
In this country is in the majority. We
expect to have 10000 and probably
$4,000 pacifists marching through the
streets when Congress convenes at
noon. II the government will not lis
ten to the voice OF peace lovers. it may
be impressed by the sight of them.
Experimenting our demonstration
there will be another demonstration.
II will be in the form of 100000 tel
egrams and letters which will reach
the President and arriving Congress
men on that day. We are tonight
sending 10000 letters to all parts of
tho country telling pacifsts who can
not be IN Washington to send tele-
grams. Our purpose is patriotic.
PRESIDENT Wilson says he wants to
know how the public stands. We will
tell him"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Mayors Stand
on Compulsory.
Army Service

A Journal representative early Mon
day morning called the attention Of
Mayor Willis f. Swift to the statement
made on the question Of universal COM
pulsory military service. The mayor
made the following comment:
"The question asked by them. as
recall II, was: DO you believe in uni
.versal compulsory military service in
the broad sense of the term My an
swer was No as ! do not believe the
United States should embark upon any
policy which savorS OF Prussianism or
tends in any way to make this nation
military power. This should not,
however. he confused with my attitude
upon the question of preparedness to
meet the present situation, as | be-
heve provision should be made with
least possible delay for the adequate
defense OF the nation and its shipping.
II is the imperative duty Of every
American TO be thoroughly awake to
The gravity of the present situation
and TO give the government every pos
sible assistance in providing for the
defense OF the country in this crisis"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27

From a Staff Correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press, British Headquarters III
France. March IS (via London) This is
the story of the priest of Noyennes, Man
seur lie Cure Caron, who stood today
in the shadow of the still hot walls Of
his church, which had been set alight by
the Germans the day they slipped away
from this plain little village perched
above the valley of the Somme, FLASHES
of passionate protest mingled with "A
spirit of proud resignation in his recital
of the life at Noyennes during the two
and a half years of German control-a
civil Imprisonment which ended Monday
last when through field glasses from the
loft of his presbytery the priest, who
was also acting mayor. saw four khaki
clad horsemen in the road and knew the
Germans were gone and British relief at
hand. A few minutes later French
cavalry patrol appeared and the Allies
had formed a new link in the pursuit of
the common foe. Today the booming of
the guns in this pursuit could be heard
over a stretch of so battle miles.
The cure told how few narrow scars
In the earth known as German trenches,
ribbons of barbed wire behind them and
a bit of shell-torn waste called NO
Mans Land" had isolated section of
the French people from their country as
effectually as if they had been suddenly
transported to another hemisphere.
He told how in Noyennes women, chill
dren and old men lived and toiled for
the invaders in utter ignorance of what
was going on in the world about them.
tut as other thousands still shut within
the German lines are living, toiling and
wondering today. They were told long
a go that their beautiful arts was to fall
within a week and would be pillaged and
burned.
Later they were told paris is dead
and the Germans added insult to injury,
the old priest exclaimed. by pronouncing
It Paris" instead of Farce"
The inhabitants of Voyennes sub
mitted to enemy domination with heads
erect and patient calmness the Ger
mans could not understand.
1--WE would break the pride" Prus-
sian officers declared. land make you
slaves. All France shall fall at our
feet" Pale. drawn and old, as was the
Cure, nevertheless he seemed imbued
with sudden. defiant strength as he
raised himself to his full height and
continued:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27

The closing arguments today were
limited to an hour and half for each
.ttorney. Brown summed up for the
defense and Attorney General Sturgs
for the State. Judge Birds charge
took more than an hour.
The jury was given the ease short
ly after o'clock and came in once for
instructions. ::
Herbert was killed in his camp after
struggle. The State claimed that rob-
berry was the motive. Priest claimed
that another man inflicted the blew
that killed Herbert and that t,etEt
was committed in self-defense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27

Ambassador Sharp at Paris sent this
report on the Wilfred:
American consular agent at Brest
reports sinking on 18th inst, at p.
NJ, of Norwegian steamer Wilfred,
from Newport, Eng, to Gibraltar, with
coal. He obtained signed statements
from two Americans. Bill Southwark.
born Nov. s, 1895, Wayne county. Ken
lucky, coal trimmer. bearer seaman
Identification certificate. and John
Palmer born June %. 1892. Panama.
sailor. papers lost. signed on as Amer
lean, who states that Wilfred did not
carry troops and was not armed. Ger
man submarine was seen, allowed crew
to take to boats. Wilfred displayed
Norwegian flag and regular marks on
boats side and sank 20 miles from
Ushant. no vessel in sight. No other
Americans on board. Crew reached
shore next morning. No casualties. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Priest Found Guilty of
Murder OF George Herbert

Dover, Me, March 6.--Willis NJ.
Priest of Milo was found guilty to-
night Of the murder of George Herbert
at Five Islands, schoodic Lake, on
March 13 of last year. The jury DELHI
eratedAfour hours.
Priest will be sentenced tomorrow
His attorneys, Leon c. G. Brown and
John S. Williams, announced that the
case would be taken to the law court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Lenroot Opposed

Representative Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin, acknowledged leader Of the Pro-
gressive- Republicans in the House,
who has been mentioned as a candidate
for Speaker against Mr. Mann. prompt
ly declared that he was unqualifiedly
opposed to the suggestion.
Democrats. including Speaker Clark,
Floor Leader Kitchin and Reps. Flood,
Glass, Harrison and Garner. said en-
phatically that they would not agree to
the Mann plan unless it became neces-
CONTINUED on Pass 4, Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Morgan Ready with
I Hundred Millions

New York, March 26-J P Morgan & Co.. announ-
ced tonight have agreed to advance up $780,
100000 without interest relieve possible embarrassment of
the depot the department here
purchase of army supplies Re Gently the depot quareaster
compelled stop payment for supplies because the
hauston of funds owing tn failure of Congress pass
deficiency bill One firm, said refused to honor
requson for -four saying eve will do business with
the government until it pays bills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
The Escape

Philadelphia, March 26-Fourtecn
members of the German commerce raid
ers kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. informed at the Philadelphia
navy yard, made a dash for liberty
last Monday nifht. All but two OF them
were captured officials of the navy de-
partment announced their belief that
these two had been drowned In at
tempting to swim the back channel.
Despite this announcement. how
ever. local authorities expressed tho
belief that the two men. Lieut. Chorth
ana Hermann Schroeder. machinist
mate had made good their escape.
The German crews left here TODAY
under heavy guard for Fort Oglethorpe
and Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
PROTESTS RESULT
FROM BOTH PARTIES
Mann Believes Party
Affairs Should Have
No Place in Incoming
House

Washington, March 26.-When Re-
publican Leader Mann upon hfs return
today from a vacation trip to Haiti an
nounced his willingness to withdraw
from the Speakership race in favor of
Speaker Clark, provided Democrats and
Republicans could agree to bipartisan
or non-partisan organization Of. the
new House. he drew protests against
such a program both from Democrats
and members Of his own party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Immediate Recruiting Of Marine Corps
to Full War Stength--Score More Of
National Guard Regiments Called
|N1ERNMENT CAMPS NOT CONTEMPLATED

Washington, March 26-War
preparations by the government
today included calling into the
federal service a score of addi-
tional new guard regiments for
police service in the western and
and middle western states and
an order for the immediate re-
cruiting of the marine corps to
full war strength of 17,40O men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
GERMANS STFFENING THEIR LINE IN SAN QUENTIN
SECTOR DESPITE TERRIFIC ARTILLERY FIRE BY FRENCH
Inquire Regarding
American Prisoners
on Raider Moewe

Washington March 26-An inquiry to learn whether any
Americans the 593 prisoners taken Germany by
the raider oewe said the department today
have been sent forward by the United States through the
Spanish ambassador Berlin 1t is considered virtually
tain here that there number of Americans
them and in such this expected to follow
the precedent set in the Yar owdae and demand
date release Doubt is felt that Germany will comply
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27

Washington. March 26.-Torpedoing
Of the Norwegian steamer wired
with two Americans aboard and the
British steamer Chorley, with three
Americans. was reported today to the
state department. The Wilfred was
warned by the German submarine that
sunk her, but carried no contraband or
armament.
American Consul Chorley torpedoed
I'D. bound Cardiff. Crew landed Port
land. Americans Sweet. Herrick and
walters sent to London by authorities.
Other details unavailable"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
THE WEATHER
RAIN

Boston, March 26.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity; Tuesday. increasing cloud
mess. followed by rain during the after
noon or night. Wednesday probably fair
and colder; fresh to strong south to
southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
WESTBROOK SEM.
STUDENTS READY
TO GIVE SERVICES

Portland. Me. March 2s-The entire
male student body of Westbrook Sem
mary will offer its services TO Gov.
Milliken. in case war Is declared. II
was announced today. card index OF
the students. showing the course Of
study they have taken and in what man
ner they could service will be forward
ed to Gov. Milliken on Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
REPORTED OVER
THE RIO GRANDE
Members of Interned
Crews of Cruisers at
Philadelphia Report
ed to Have Crossed
Near Brownsville
MADE THEIR DASH
ONE WEEK AGO

Brownsville, Texas, March 2s-Two
escaped members of the interned crews
OF two German auxiliary cruisers at
the Philadelphia navy yard crossed the
Rlo Grande two miles below Browns
Vile Sunday and are now in Matamo-
fos' Mexico. opposite here. according
to information received at military
headquarters at Fort Brown here to-
night. American military authorities
have taken up the matter with Meu-
can officials in Matomoros.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Germans May
Destroy the Oil
Fields, Tampico

Ell Paso, Texas March 6-Germans are
making their way toward the Tamnic,
Oil fields from the border, according TO
information received here today by Unit
ed States government agents. II is fear
ed an effort will be made to destroy the
oil wells In that district. the report
stated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
May Call Naval Militia

With both the navy and marine
corps ordered up to full strength the
only step remaining to increase the
navy personnel without action by Con-
gress is the calling out Of the naval
militia. 1t has been understood that
the militia will be needed to fill out
crews for the many vessels to be add
ed, but no announcement on the sub
ject has been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Aerial Duels Result in
Loss of Many of Aviators
TRENCH RAIDS
AND BOMB WORK

into the hanaa of the British and
French troops operating against the
Germans between Arras and Scissors
the British and two were captured by
the French
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Wilson Denies
.Caninetti and
Pardons

Washington. March 26-I'reslden,
Wilson today denied an application
for pardons for Maury l. Diggs and f.
Drew Caminetti. convicted at San
Francisco under the white slave law.
This means that the men must begin
prison sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
ST. LOUIS, FIRST
ARMED LINER
TO CROSS ZONE

Washington, March ef-The American
liner ST Louis. first armed American
ship to cross the Atlantic, has arrived
safely AT her destination. Secretary Dan
iels announced today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Priiest Of Voyennes
] els a Dramatic
Story Of Great War

France yield to such a foe. They
tainted us and said they would crush
Europe in a few months. We replied
Continued on Page S, Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-27
Steamers Wilfred and
Chorley Torpedoed with
Five Americans Aboard

American Consus Report Nor Ruthless Warfare on Part OF
German UBoats-Wfred Vas Warned But Carried NO Con-
raband or Armament-Dsp Norwegian Flag and Regu
lar Marks on Ships Sides-Chorey Was Brsher But De-
tails Regarding Attack Are Lacking