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Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
S7,00Q,000,000
WAR LOAN PASSED
Not a Single Dissenting Vote
Recorded Against 1t.
BILL ENACTED AMID CHEERS
Overwhelming Vote Assured In Sen
ate-The Measure Goes Through
Practically As the President
Recommended.

Washington.-With a total absence
of partisanship the House, by a vote
of 3S9 to 0, passed the Seven Billion
Dollar bill to finance the prosecution
Of the war against Germany, including
a loan of $4,000, 100000 to the Allies.
Representative Meyer London, Social
ist, of New York, who has conscientl-
Gus scruples against war and appro-
priations for war, answered present"
when his name was called.
Owing to general pairs and absen-
tees only 389 votes we're recorded for
the bill, but both Democratic Leader
Kitchin and Republican Leader Mann
announced that all of their members
would have voted af6rmatively If they
had been present The formality OF a
roll call would have been dispensed
with If several members who voted
against the war resolution had not in
sisted upon having the opportunity OF
recording themselves in favor of pro-
viding money to carry on hostilities
now that the nation Is at war.
bonds, Of which s3,000,000,000 will be
loaned to Entente countries, and the
issuance Of Treasury certificates for
$4,000, 100000 ultimately to be met by
increased taxation. Passage of the
measure never was in doubt during
the two days it was under considera-
tion in the House, and favorable action
by an overwhelming vote is assured
in the Senate 1t probably will be
signed by the President by the middle
of the week.
The bill was not materially amend
ed in the House, except for the inclu-
sion Of language specifically directing
that the loans to foreign Governments
shall be made during, and not after,
the war and that the securities bought
by this Government with proceeds of
the vast loan shall be the securities of
nations fighting Germany.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
CREEL TO DIRECT
NEWS BUREAU
Magazine Writer is Appointed
Chairman of Committee.
CENSORSHIP WITH PUBLICITY
President Creates Office Lansing,
Baker and Daniels To Be Assisted
In Supervising Information
For the Press.

Washington.-The American cen
sorship question was settled when
President Wilson created by Executive
order Committee on Public InformA-
ton, to combine the two functions OF
censorship and publicity, and named
George Creel, a magazine writer and
former newspaper man, as Executive
Chairman Of the committee. The other
members Of the committee are the
Secretaries Of State, War, and the
Navy, who are authorized to delegate
assistants to aid in carrying out the
active work of the committee.
In letter sent to the President rec
ommending the step. and made public
at the White House, Secretaries Lam
sing, Baker and Daniels say that
Americas needs at present are "confi-
dence, enthusiasm and service" and
that these needs will not be met with
out the fullest publicity on all the vital
facts of national defense.
Even though the cooperation of
the press has been generous and
patriotic" the letter says, there is a
steadily developing need for some au-
thoritative agency to assure the pub
lication Of all the vital facts Of nation
al defense. Premature or ill-advised
announcements Of policies. plans, and
specific activities. whether innocent or
otherwise, would constitute a source
Of danger"
The decision to vest the functions
Of press censorship in a committee
with a civilian at the head comes as
the result Of long deliberation over
the problem by the Government au-
thorities and after careful considera-
ton of foreign experience. They
hope, through combining the censor
ship with the duties Of a publicity
committee, with the emphasis on the
latter function, to avoid the blunders
made by Great Britain in her first
efforts to establish satisfactory cen
sorship restrictions.
Although the Committee on Public
Information, just established, will as
sumo its duties Immediately under the
terms Of the Executive order. Ad-
ministration officials are considering
the draft of simple bill to be recon-
mended to Congress with the object
Of giving the committee statutory au-
thority to carry out its rulings.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
FARMERS TO GET s12s,ooo,o 900.
Federal Loan Board Preparing For
Heavy Demand.

Washington.-The Governments ap-
peal to farmers to put forth extraor-
dinary efforts to increase food produc-
ton on account of the war has brought
a food Of new applications for loans
to the Federal Farm Loan Board. The
response indicates that the farmers
are preparing to meet the emergency
by making use Of the per cent. long
time loans provided by this system to
equip themselves with new machinery
for bigger operations. Reports from
the II Federal land banks showed that
the farmers will call for about $125,.
00O, 900 in loans this year.
The Federal Farm Loan Board 1s
speeding up its operations SO that as
many farmers as possible can get new
working capital in time for this years
operations. The board in a statement
today said it is just as much matter
of patriotism to buy the farm loan
bonds as to buy war bonds.
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FARM ARMY BILL IN HOUSE.
Would Enlist Men Above Military Age
and Boys

Washington. - Representative Nc
Cormick, Of Illinois, introduced a bill
for a volunteer agricultural army dur
ing the war, based on the plan worked
out by the University OF Illinois, ap-
proved by the conference of agricul-
tural experts at st. Louis and indorsed
by Secretary Houston.
It would enlist volunteers above mill
tary age, men Of military age, but
physically unfit for service and boys
over IA years If physically fit for farm
work for service on private farms and
on Government operated farms.
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BUENOS AIRES FOR WAR.
Anger Against Germany Leads To
StormIng Of Legation.

Buenos Aires-The German legation
and consulate here have been attacked
by mob, as have the newspapers
Deutsche La Plata Zeitung and La
Union. The windows of tho buildings
were broken. The police dispersed
the manifestants, making numerous
arrests. The editor of the German
newspaper was wounded, as were sey.
eral of the demonstrators.
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TO CONSULT ALLIES.

Government Probably VIII Send Dele
gates To the Entente Powers.
Washington.-Affair are so shaping
themselves that the Government prob
ably will announce soon that it has
designated commissions to represent
the United States at the capitals of
some of the allied powers in consult
ing with the authorities of these pow
ers over the harmonious conduct of
the war. 1t was admitted at the State
Department that the Government had
in contemplation the advisability of
sending a special mission to Russia
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
COSTA RIGA WITH U. s.
Places Waters and Ports At Dlsposl.
ton OF Washington.

Washington. - Costa Rica's waters
and ports are placed at the disposi-
ton of the United States In the war
with Germany in an official communi-
cation in which that Government de-
fines its attitude to the State Depart
ment. After unqualifedly indorsing
the position of the United States, the
Costa Rican Government added its
regret that it would not be possible
to take a more active part in the war,
but said it was glad to offer to the
United States the use of all its ports
and adjacent waters.
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HOUSE PASSES spy MEASURE
Bill To Punish Destruction OF Wa
Property To President.

Washington.-The Senate bill i'm.
posing maximum penalty Of $4,000
fine or 30 years imprisonment, or both,
on whoever in the United States dur
ing time of war shall willfully injure
or destroy by fire, or by use of ex-
plosives, or by other violent means, or
shall attempt 80 to injure or destroy
any war material, war premises, or
any war utilities, building or other
United States property" was favorably
reported to the House by the Judiciary
Committee. The bill passed the Sen
ate Monday.
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MEXICO TO BE NEUTRAL.
Carranza Declares Country Will Keep
Aloof From War.

Mexico City-General Carranza IN
his address to the new Congress de-
clared that Mexico would maintain a
strict and rigorous neutrality in the
world war. V. Won Eckhardt, the Ger
man Minister, was seated in box with
Austrian, Spanish and other diplo-
mats. Henry P. Fletcher, the Ameri-
can Ambassador, sat with the British
Minister.
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AMERICA BUYING SHIPS.

Reported To Be Taking Over Nor
wegian Bottoms Here.
London.-A Copenhagen dispatch
says that the Danish newspapers re-
port that Americans are buying a ma
jority Of the Norwegian ships under
construction in American shipyards.
In the last few days Americans are
said to have purchased moro than
100000 tons Of such shipping.
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WARTIME DRIVE BY DRYS.
Launch Move To Increase Man Power
and Save Grain.

Washington.-Assau on the liquor
strongholds Of the country, to bring
about war prosecution was formally
launched here. To divert enormous
quantities Of grain from liquor manu-
facture into food channels, to turn the
labor of men employed in distilleries
and breweries into productive occupa-
tions, and especially to increase tho
"man-pcwer" of the nation.
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BRAZIL. GETTING READY.

Munition Production Great Problem
For Army Staff.
Rio Janeiro.-Great activity in mill
tary circles is reported by the news.
papers. The army staff is said to be
studying every phase of national de-
tense, including munition production
and the protection Of the ports. Re
ports are current that breach of
relations with Austria will probably
occur soon. kilograms from all points
in Brazil report patriotic demonstra-
tions.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21

Madrid, Spain, offers an excellent
market for motor trucks. Consul Ely
E. Palmer suggests that American
manufacturers send representatives
into that district.
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SUSPECTED SPY AT v. M. I.
German Arrested Taking Pictures Of
Military Institute,

Winchester, Va.-A plot against the
Virginia Military Institute of Lexing-
ton was disclosed with the arrest Of a
supposed German spy while he was in
the act OF taking photographs Of the
buildings. Cadets are reported to have
discovered his presence in remote
parts of the campus. Officers who
searched him found a plat of build
ings, upon which were marked spots
where, 1t is supposed, bombs were to
be placed. Extra guards have been
set.
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ONIONS COMING DOWN.
Heavy Shipments From Texas To De.
crease Prices.

Washington. - Heavy shipments
from Texas soon will relieve the coun-
try-wide shortage Of onions and send
prices down, the Department of Agri-
culture announced. Within the last
few days Texas has begun to supply
the country with more than 100 cars
Of onions daily. The crop is two
weeks later this season than usual, but
20 per cent larger than last season.
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COMPULSORY PATRIOTISM.

Business Men Must Fly Flags In Arl-
zona Or Be Jailed.
Globe, Ariz An American flag
must fly from every business house,
store front and vehicle in Globe, as a
result Of an ordinance passed by the
City Council. A nne Of 5000, or 200
days in Jail, Is to be the penalty for
the first offense.
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QUENTIN ROOSEVELT AVIATOR.
Joins Canadian Corps, But Would
Flight For This Country.

Montreal. - Quentine Roosevelt, son
of Col Theodore Roosevelt, has joined
the Canadian Aviation Corps to obtain
instruction or service with an Ameri-
can army at the European front should
such an expedition 60 abroad, it was
announced by Colonel Mulloy, one of
the organizers of the Tour of the War
Convention.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21

Babylonia was noted for the excel
lence Of its wheat and other cereals
Syria and Palestine also produced
xheat Of fine quality.
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TURNS OVER HIS FIREARMS.

Grelmo Thought It Improper For
Alien To Have Thorn.
Philadelphia.-Decla his inten-
ton to become q true American citi
zen, Gustave Greimo, 80 years old, en-
tered police station and handed over
to Lieutenant Ewing rifle and lot OF
cartridges, which he said he did not
want until he was given his naturali
cation papers.
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TO PLACE BIG ORDER IN U. 8.

Russia Wants 10000 Cars and 1000
Locomotives.
Petrograd.-The Russian Provision
al Government has decided to place
contract in the United States for 10000
railway cars and 1000 locomotives, to
be delivered by July, 1918.
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CANADIAN LOSSES HEAVY.
Vimy Ridge Captured At Cost OF Many
Men,

Men.
Ottawa - Estimates of Canadian
losses around Vimy, based on good au-
thority, placed the casualties from the
commencement of the Vimy offensive
until Monday night between 5000 and
5000.
Three hundred and thirty Canadian
officers fell last week on Vimy Ridge
according to the information. The
totals include killed and wounded, with
the latter dominating.
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TARIFF BOARD CONFIRMED.
Senate Acts FavorabIy On Nominees
For Places.

Washington.-The Senate confirmed
the six nominees to the United States
Tariff Commission, including David j.
Lewis, former Congressman from
Maryland. The Finance Committee
had favorably reported these nomina-
tions day or two ago, and after a
brief debate the entire list of ap-
pointees was favorably acted upon by
the Senate as a whole.
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ENTIRE TOWN VOLUNTEERS.
Shannon, Wyo., Offers 80 Men and
Women For War.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The entire popula-
ton of Shannon, Wyo., 80 in all. Of
fered its services to Gov. Frank L.
Houx for war The women and girls
volunteered for Red Cross work.
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GERMAN SAILORS TO PRISON.
Eight OF Those Who ScuttIed Ship
Will Serve Term.

Charleston, S. C.-Eight members of
the crew Of the German freighter Lieb-
enfels, recently convicted of scuttling
their vessel in Charleston harbor, will
abandon their appeals for new trial.
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cARRANZA PLEDGES OIL

Assures Washington That Supplies
Will Not Be Stopped.
Washington.-Gene Carranza has
given positive assurances to the
United States that oil supplies from
the Tampico fields and other Mexican
sources will not be denied to the
United States or Great Britain. Mexi
can oil is the principal fuel of British
and French war vessels.
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KING AND QUEEN TO ATTEND.

Will Commemorate Entrance OF
America Into War.
London.-King George and Queen
Mary will attend the service to be held
in st. Pauls Cathedral in commemor-
alton of the entrance of the United
States into the war. The time for this
ceremonial has been fixed as .11.30
A. M. on April 20. 1t is understood
the King and Queen expressed a
special desire to be present.
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RUSSIANS PLEDGE LOYALTY.
British and French Labor Delegates
Cheered In Petrograd.

Petrograd (via London). - British
and French labor deputations sent to
extend fraternal greetings to the new
Russian Government arrived in Petro-
grad. The delegations were welcomed
by huge crowds within and outside
the railway station. Guards of honor
were formed by soldiers to escort
them.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-07-20
20055

Her father again would say, "The
idea, a little shirtwaist maker" He
forged ahead, not counting the months
and the years as they kept speeding
on. He was bent on a grand errand,
to subdue her father and inspire him
with a decent respect for him.
At last he had grown rich, and very
rich He owned a large department
store in the heart of the city, and peo-
pie universally adjudged him mil
lionaire.
Now was the time. And the shad-
chanim set out to work everywhere,
in the right places. And the fathers
we're much delighted and greatly flat
tered. And the girls, one after the
other, said, with wry face, turning
away as from stale herring:
"The idea! An old bachelor"
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July 20, 1917


He came young to this country, and
he was romantic. First, because ne
was SO very young, no more than
eighteen, and second, because the
Russian-born mind most always IS
romantic.
1t is Just about that age when the
youth of that country begin to dream
of Shiduchum. And he was dream
ing very hard of the Shiduch he was
going to "do."
You never can give back in plain
black ink all the colors in which his
mind was painting her. She was to
be dazzling of sight, and angelic of
heart. There should be no other
like unto her, and there never must
have been one That was settled
question with him. His worry was
about the father of her. 1t would
be necessary to impress the old man,
when the shadchan came to him.
It took him little while to find out
that in this country young man had
need to do something else before do
ing a Shiduch. It was necessary be-
fore all things to do something to-
wards making living.
Of course, she would be the daugh-
ter of a rich man, for her own sake
in the first instance. His dreams of
her were a delicate flower, reared
under dollhouse care, and she could
not be that unless the father was
wealthy. Girls of poor parentage
looked to him as so many Wayslde
weeds She should have a splendid
dowry, of course, and in addition,
her father would take him in as
partner in the business. That would
come all right But before it came,
he had to live somehow. But, what
to do? He was trained to nothing in
particular.
Some of his friends advised him to
go out and learn how to be a Scho
Chef. He was just the type of young
man for that. It would not take him
over long to acquire the necessary
knowledge and skill for taking the
lives of chickens and ducks, and then
place could easily be found for him
in some little country community.
1t sounded good, so far as it went
for himself. But then, his romantic
imagination began picturing to him
self, how would it be when they came
to talk" him a Shiduch? What
would her rich father say? He could
see the man of wealth turn up his
proud head, and he could hear him
mutter with DISGUST: "The idea A
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
"wHAT WOULD HER FATHER SAY"
A Story by Halitvack.

No, that would never do.
Still, he could not go on fasting all
the days and sleeping all the nights
on the benches in Seward Park, till
that happy day came. He must live
in the meantime. And so he started
in peddling.
He was getting on Bit Twelve
months had gone by and he had &C
cumulated few dollars. His friends
again tried to induce him to go away
into some small country town and
open little store. They quoted many
living examples to him, of young men
doing the same, beginning small and
working themselves up to COM
potency.
He thought over the matter. With
all the latitude his imagination could
allow him for his expansion as a
country storekeeper, he still could
see only the same results when it
came to impressing her father.
"The idea," ne could hear clearly
the old mans words. "a little store
keeper in small countryW
1t would never work. He will stay
on in town above all things. He ped
died on. He worked hard during the
day with his basket and pack, and he
had a brain for learning. That he
always had. It was his birthright as
Russian Jew. And now he began
to wonder, had he not better go on
learning until he had learned some
thing?
The idea was good He would try
to attain to some profession. A doc
tor--ha? Well, that would take too
long and would cost much money.
Well, lawyer, then. And he really
thought he would be interested in the
study of law
But then, again, the eternal ques-
ton came to his mind. What if he
had put in his years and became a
full-heged lawyer? What would her
father say when the shadchan came?
"The idea, little lawyer!
1t was no use. He would not be a
lawyer. He gave up his night school.
There was but one thing for him to
do TO work hard in business and
grow rich. That was the proper and
only way to come to her father. Did
anybody ever say contemptuously
little rich man."
He gave himself over heart and
soul to business He worked hard and
grew fast. Before long he owned a
loft on Walker street and kept six
girls and one man making shirtwaists.
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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNE
CATION WITH REFERENCE
TO THE SITUATION IN
PALESTINE HAS BEEN
RECEIVED BY THE
JOINT DISTRIBU-
TON COMMIT
TEE.
Legation of Sweden at
Washington, D. C.
June 81, 19l7.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary Of State:
Referring to your note of the I'D
of May last and mine of the 10Th of
same month, I take pleasure in
bringing to your knowledge that the
Royal Foreign Office at Stockholm
duly instructed the Swedish Min
lister in Turkey to investigate the
charges of illtreatment of the Jews
in Palestine, made against the Turk
ish Government, that he has made
such investigation and that he has
found the facts to be as follows:
1. The Jewish inhabitants were,
without any ill-treatment moved
away from Jafa, but they were not
deported;
2. The evacuation of Jerusalem
is forbidden and
3. There seems to be no danger
of any massacres.
The Foreign Office adds in the
dispatch to me that Mr.. Ankarsvard
has been instructed to keep in touch
with the situation and to report in
detail what he learns from time to
time.
1t shall, of course, be pleasure
for me to communicate to you any
information of interest that | re-
ceive from Stockholm in this matter.
I am, my dear Mr.. Lansing,
Very sincerely yours,
w. A. F. EKENGREN.
His Excellency, Mr.. Robert Lans-
ing, Secretary of State, ETC., etc.,
etc.,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Charles Higlcy went yesterday
to Hartford, Conn. to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Fred T. Reid.
The Home Study club will meet
Thursday evening with Mrs. Fred
Wilder Of Moadowbrook road.
Charles Stockw accompanied his
son, Purlc Stockwell, 10 Greenfield
Saturday and will visit there.
Supt. II. f. MofIitt and Mrs. Mofiitt
returned Yesterday from Boston, where
tsy had been since Thursday with
relatives.
Mis- Grace NauGumstcr is caring for
Mrs. Anna Thurbcr, who sustained
shock sunday in her home and has
since been critically i'll.
The Family Album, presented by
David r. Perry, will be given tonight
in the Baptist vc,try. Music by the
orchestra viii be rendered.
Mrs. Leonard r. TAYLOR and son,
Ralph. went yesterday to Greenfield 10
ioiu Mr.. TAYLOR in their new home.
Charles Hamilton and family moved
Yesterday into the Taylor house here.
Wesley Minis. who had been visiting
NJ l.. r. Nldih WIN MIS-. MINIS anu
two children, returned Yesterday to
Holden, Mass. Mrs. Minis and children
remain for longer stay.
l.. H. Knapp returned Yesterday aft
cuoon from South Ncwfanc where he
had been in the home of his brother,
George Knapp, during the illness and
at the time of the death Of Mrs.
Knapp.
John kildary of Clark street was
admitted to the NIclrosa hospital sun
DAY evening to receive treatment for
. septic finger. Miss Ruth Foss Of
Putnry road underwent an operation
for the removal of .tonsils aud adcnoiGs
in the hospital n&d5tH 'hFf BRT,
Edith Nash. underwent similar oper-
alton. Dr.. Lynch was assisted by DR..
Hunter.
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ADJUSTMENTS
SWEET AS A HoNEYsUcKLE.
Coed Gracious Annabelle Gets Platter
ing Notice in Portland.

Any who need confirmation Of the
statement that Good Gracious Anna
belle, the sparkling comedy that is to
be presented in the Auditorium Fri
day night with the identical east that
presented ii in New York and Boston,
should read the following from the
Portland Me- Daily Pres, Of Nov. ::
"Thc Jefferson theatre never held an
audience which enjoyed itself more
fully or went away better satisfied
with an evenings entertainment than
that which witnessed the Arthur Hop.
kiu- comedy, Good Gracious Aunabcllc,
at that popular playhouse last eve.
ming.
From the moment the curtain rises
tho audience is said 10 laugh, ut first
quietly. then more loudly, and then
~ last more uproariously. II is as
sweet a, 70 honcysucklc; tonic for
every man, woman and child.--Adv.