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The Dickinson press., 1917-09-01
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. r. X. Leonard is now employed
at the eMrchants National Bank IN
the capacity Of stenographer.
Victrola Outfit No. Six with twelve
selections (six double records) $3.50
easy terms at Grecnc's. S-4-tf
Miss Hazel Berringer was on the
sick list with tonsilitis the past sew
eral days but was greatly improved
toward the close Of the week.
Miss Helen Jefrcrics expected to
leave today (Friday) for Duluth,
Mimi, where she will have charge of
school Kindergarten work the
coming year.
Money to Loan have large sums
of money 10 loan on farm lands at a
low rate of interest. Max Hendrick,
Dickinson, n. d. 7-28-tf
Misses Francis Cook and Ethel
Chandler came down from Beach to
be in attendance 1T the farewell
dance Of the Dickinson Gun company.
C,cvcr and dainty hand painted
dinner favors-just the thing to
break the ice and start the party
ask to sec them at Grecne's. 8-4-tf
Mrs. John MCGOWAN and daughter,
Miss Ada, spent several days the first
of the week with Mrs. McGoWan's
daughter, Mrs. Anna Bell, near Bel
fed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Lunde and
family Of 3l2 miles south of Glad
stone autocd 10 Dickinson en- Tues
day. Mr.. Lundc states that his crop
yield Will not exceed. eight bushels to
the acre.
Mrs. Archie Dingman and daugh-
ter, Ms. Earl Branick, visited over
the week end at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. G1ynn near Richardton.
Mss Mary Glyrn, who is well known
here, expects to go away to college
this fall.
Mrs. w. r. Lindsey and son, Warren
Roy, Of Ergo arrive don Tuesday
afternoon to spend a month with the
formers mother, Mrs. Mary Walton,
and family. MI. Lindsey will come
up toward the close Of their visit for
a short stay.
Mrs. Archie Belden of north of
Gorham was a guest the past week
VI Her dIclLo-ltl-ldN, NAl. tllu "
J. A. Belden. The former expected to
20 out to the ranch the latter part
of the week and his daughter-in-law
planned on accompanying him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeman left
via auto on Monday for their home at
Long Beach, Calf. They reached
Glendive, Mont, the first evening and
spent the night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Vallancey, also former Dickin-
son residents. Mr.. Freeman's mother,
Mrs. Margaret Freeman, left the lat
ter part Of the week for Arcola, ILL.,,
where she will spend about a month
with a sister before starting west
ward to Long Beach. The Freemans
spent about two months in Dickinson
visiting old friends and looking after
their property, which they have leased
for five years to O. B. Frankenberg.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-01
next day, but his wife and baby will
visit here for about two weeks.

next day, but his wife and baby will
visit here for about two weeks.
Word was received here of the sad:
misfortune that befell little Raymond,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson,
of this city, while Mrs. Wilkinson and
children were visiting at the home of
the formers parents at Beulah, N. D..
At the time Of the accident, Raymond
and his little three-year-old sister
were out doors at play, when, acct
dentally, the little girl struck him in
the eye with a stick, cutting a deep
wound two ways in the eye bali,
close to the pupil. He is now under
the care of an eye specialist in Bis
marck. His eye is slowly healing,
but he will probably never regain his
complete sight. This is the second:
operation little Raymond has had in.
less than a year and the little fellow
is not yet six years old. Mr.. Wilkin-
son is an employee at the Russell mill
here.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-01

Iron rollers at Youngstown, Ohio.
earn $40 a day and have had six adj
vances in wages since February, 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
HOLD THE THREE
PER CENT. BONDS
YOU PURCHASED

Hold on to your three and a half
per cent. Liberty Bonds of the first
ISSUE" is the advice of the many
stock brokers and financial authori-
ties Many bankers and private in
dividuals of means are attempting to
exchange four per cent. bonds Of the
present issue for three and one-half
per cent. bonds of the first issue of
the Liberty loan in order to avoid the
tax which the government has placed
on blocks of bonds exceeding value
of $4,000.
To many men in, ordinary tcircum-
stances who bought bonds of the first
issue, this proposition seems to be a
good one, but IL the opinion of local
brokers is worth anything it Is mis-
take to part with the bonds of the
first issue Of the Liberty loan. In
the first place they are not taxable
to any amount o. under any circum-
stances.
In the second place the fact that
they are not taxable will make them
more valuable as a security. The
market prices of yesterday showed
that bonds Of the first issue sold for
as low as 99.7s but this figure would
not show any loss to holders of bonds
as the accrued interest to date would
! more than make up the deficiency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24

/ The battle field bears no resemb-
lance to battle fields anywhere else.
The ground all around is broken with
steep hills rising from deep valleys.
The crest on which the fight occurred
was vital for the Germans, and they
held to 1t tenaciously, mot being able
to afford to allow themselves to be
driven off, as retirement meant that
they would be thrown into the valley
Of the Ailette, with its extensive
marshes.
The plateau is undermined with
numerous large. caverns, some natural
and some resulting from quarrying and
excavation. One of them, Mont Par
nasse, five acres in extent, borders on
the Scissors Brussels road. 1t had
been worked in two STRATA forming
wo stories In which there was suf-
flcient accommodation Tor an entire
infantry brigade.
Somewhat east of the center of the
position attacked Fort de Malmaison
stands out plainly on top of the pla-
teau, and the assault OF this position
was one Of the principal tasks facing
the French troops. The Germans had
transformed the disrnantled fortress
into a formidable center of resist
ance.
From prisoners captured before the
battle it was learned that the German
crown prince had ordered a concen-
tration in front of the lines which
were to be held at all costs. The
commanders of the German advanced
positions had received the most strin-
gent warnings not to cede foot of
ground, as French progress meant the
endlading Of the German lines all
along the Ailette valley. It had been
observed during the preparation, for
the advance that the troops OF differ
ent German divisions had become
mixed In the front lines, and this was
taken as a sign OF DISCRIMINATION
brought about by the hurying in the
preparation.
The French when they went over
the top were in close touch with their
own barrage FIRE. which swept every
thing in front of them. They went
forward as If on practice, every man
knowing exactly what was expected
of him and the precise point for
which he was making.
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The garrison o. Ma1maison fort,
captured by the French, was COM
posed Of First Grenad1er Guards
At the village of Allemant, 1t Is
reported, 1,400 prisoners were taken,
most OF them belonging to the young
est classes.
Nowhere on the French front has
the fighting been more obdurate and
more fierce than in that small section
of the line extending to the Aisne
from Laffaux to La Rogers farm,
southeast of the old Fort de Malmai-
son, where ever since the battle of the
Marne in 1914 French and German
forces have been at the closest grips
For months since the French offensive
in April the Germans have attempted
to retake in morsels that vitality inn
portant strip of territory which the
French then captured in one day.
The position was an unstable one
for both armies. Each occupied
position which might be regarded as
that which at the end of a battle one
side must give way to the other
sooner or later. The army which
possessed the superiority in artillery
and the most useful observation points
when the final stage Of the fight be-
gan was sure to have the upper hand
The most recent ofnciaI statements
have shown that scarcely a day has
passed withouta combat OF a more or
less severe character.
The French, in full knowledge of
what was confronting them. brought
some of their heaviest artillery to bear
on the German shelters, in an attempt
to cause their collapse or to block
them so as to prevent the reserves
from emerging for immediate counter
attack as soon as the French infantry
waves advanced beyond the first Ger
man lines.
Some of the finest troops of the
German army occupied the ground.
including three division of the Prus-
sian guard and one Bavarian division.
They must have suffered terribly dur
ing the artillery, preparation. as for
days thousands of projectiles had been
rained on them while French machine
guns poured a continuous stream of
bullets everywhere behind the German
lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
King Must
Take Stand
Liquor
Warning Factions to Force
King Into the Open on I'm
portant Issue Republican
Boss Pledges Support to
Both DRY" and "Wet"
Interests.

John T.. Kings efforts to Jug
gle with the liquor question
have reached a stage where he
|n1ust make g. definite stand.
The manufacturers today state
lbe viii openly espouse the
Ecause Of prohibition. Machine
leaders at the same time are
Ejourneying ab7ut the city tell
ing the liquor dealers the ma
chine Is to support the "wets. |"
At = gathering of the manufzctur-
ers. who have donated the funds for
campa4gn snpenses OF the dries, in
The 0txaEf5ead hotel this week, the
good 1aAkh and pledged work of King
twas Qzestzpusd-
Qua nanufaceurex said today, ..Klng
mas opnuay announced to be in favor
bof tkN Prohibition movement. That
3s my understanding" Several others
baxproeBed tho same understanding.
But Repubzfcan district leaders and
Iwox1pezs have bean instructed and are
passing the word that King is not
|aga1n.t tho hquor inte9ests." Lead
INIT that King has made opposite as
BertAops 60 the ''drieaf' but a. a mat
ter Of a1zb1. they say, -'his statements
30 tho anf1-MMloon men were purely
psrsonai and not for the party"
The county commissioners are also
Following ont orders notifying saloon
keepers that the Republican machine
Us not against them It is an open
fact that the manufacturers are the
prime advocates OF a dry Bridge
port One OF the association mem
bbers saAd today. King has como out
open1y IN favor OF the anta-sa1oson
drive aS he promised That is my
nndsrytzndfne
| Elmer Il. Havsns, chairman of tht
Board OF Education. is chairman o.
lthe executive committee of the Anti
ISaloon league. He is Republican
iappointee. John A Leonard, presi
dent OF the Board Of Fire Commis
ssioners, and Police Superintendent
John II. Redgate were two of tn,
Eorigina1 80 signers
With several of his strongest politi
tcians working with the Anti-Salool
league, King has also taken a han,
blby promising the support of his ma
. chine to the dry advocates. Thel
ito the nquor dealers and saloonkeep
lers he says, ''Pm with you"
Both sides are in a quandary ant
are at loss to know which state
ment King means for the truth
Leaders are losing weight trying t.
impress upon the saloonkeepers tina
lthe machine is not out against then
land on the other hand, anti-salool
men are pondering over the situa
Ition-
The matter has apparently com,
ITO a head and It is indicated that eth
ler side win force him to make a defin
}te stand and follow it throughout tn,
campaign before the week Is out.
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gagements with prospective buyers.
The factory campaign has far
sovershadowed the hopes of the most
optimistic members Of the committee
and it was stated at the meeting that
the local workingmen had come
across" in fine style. At the factory
Of Handy & Harmon. silver manufac-
turers, every employe with one ex-
ception bought a Liberty bond. In
many other cases the factory commit
tee has made a good record but this
case far overshadows any other.
The program for Liberty day post
poped until tomorrow will be carried
out and in addition to the three motor
trucks which were to work on Main
street, one will be stationed on How
ard avenue and another on East Main
street. The local campaign will close
Friday afternoon and the COMMITTEES
hopes that by that time, the sub
scrtptions will have been consider a
bly, swelled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
KAISER To TAKE
HAND IN TEUT0N
POLITICAL CRISIS

Copenhagen, Oct. "a = Emperor
William returned to Berlin last night,
prepared to begin dealing immedIate-
ly with the political crisis. particu-
larly as it affects the imperial chan
cellorship. Rudolf Won Velentini.
chief of the emperorsss civil cabinet,
made report to the emperor on the
train on the various developments Of
the internal political situation during
the emperor's absence in the Bal
kans.
Prince Won Buelow again is adyo-
Gated strongly for the cbancellorshtp
by the conservatives and by Herr
Erbberger of the centrist party and
Herr Stesemann of the national lib
eral party. Erzberger and Stesemann
however. do not have the entire
strength of their parties behind
them. Socialists. through the party
news service, announce that If the
emperor asks the opinion of the
reichstag parties they will not hest
tate to tell him their unfavorabls
opinion of Won Buelow as candidate
for the chancellorship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
BANDANA CLOTHS
AND GUNS COULD
NOT HALT KEARNS

Guns and red bandana handker-
chiefs figured in the sensational tale
of q hold-up which James Kearns OF
144 'Beechwood avenue related to Po-
liceman Flanagan on fixed post, at
North and Clinton avenues, this morn
ing, and 1t is to his fast feet that
Kearns ascribes his escape from two
highwaymen. He did not fight them
off, he ran away.
Kearns came to Flanagan about
midnight and said that on North ave-
nue., near Park avenue, he had been
stopped by two men, one black and
one white, the latter with a bandana
handkerchief concealing his features
each holding gun, and demanding
money. He told the policeman he did
not wait to parley with them but took
to his heels and ran.
Policeman Flanagan obtained an au-
tomobile and made a thorough search
of the section in which the alleged
hoId-up occurred, but was unable to
find any trace of the robbers. Kearns
could not give a very definite descrip.
ton except to say both were tall wore
soft hats and DIRK clothes. The
robbers did not have chance to gel
any money from Kearns.
l
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
Officer IS
Shot By His
Own TrOODS
Found Bound Hand and
Foot When British
Capture Advanced Re-
doubt -Prussian Mill
tarisIn Lax In Punisl1-
ing Offenders.

lM0n0H1sS
London, oct. "a DR..
George Michaelis, the Ger
man imperial chancellor, has
placed his portfolio in the
hands of Emperor William.
according to an Amsterdam
dispatch given out by the
wireless press.
British Front in France
and Belgium, Oct. "a (By
the Associated Press) In
one of the redoubts captured
from the Germans on Mon
day northeast of Ypres, &C
cording to reliable informa-
tion, British troops found
"a German officer who had
been executed by his own
soldiers.
His hands had been bound
behind hiIa and he had been
shot. The garrison of the re-
doubt surrendered readily to
the advancing British.
There are many tales going
the rounds among the British
soldiers nowadays indicating
much dissatisfaction among the
various bodies of German
troops. Very often soldiers
charged with desertion and
other violations of military
law escape with slight punish
ment. According to prisoners
this is something new for Prus-
sian militarlsm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
LIBERTY DAY PROGRAM POSTPONED
.BRIDCEPORT'S SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
DATE TOTAL OVER FOUR MILLIONS

Report Of the total Of $4,000. 900,
the decision of several directors Of the
First Bridgeport National bank to
subscribe amounts totaling 100000
and the fact that the elements on
Liberty DAY seemed to favor the
Kaiser were the developments Of the
local campaign for the Liberty loan
today.
The general committee in charge of
the campaign held a meeting this
morning and although the hope of
raising the total allotment of $8,000,
900 has been given it was the CON
census Of opinion that the organiza-
ton was doing very well.
The inclement weather forced the
postponement of the Liberty Day
program until tomorrow and the men
who were to have worked on the
trucks along Main street kept the
telephone wires hot all day trying to
land new subscribers or to make en-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
SUGAR BOARDING
BY LOCAL firm
WILL BE PROBED

Charges Of sugar boarding by the
Bridgeport Flour & Grain Co., 2S5
Housatonic avenue, as published yes
terday are to be Investigated by the
State Food Administration, which on
Nov. / assumes power to regulate the
sales Of wholesale and retail food
dealers.
George M. Landers of the admins
tration issued instructions today to
get the facts into form and submit
them to the administration. which
will start its investigation immedi-
ately after gaining authority. Landers
says two similar complaints have al
ready been received, one from Water
bury and the other from Hartford.
The Bridgeport Flour & Grain Co.
kept 40 barrels of sugar in storage at
the freight docks for a period of 20
days OF more, it Is alleged. Samuel
Ginsberg, head of the firm, admitted
he was going to sell, 1t at wholesale
''at a little less than 10 cents a
pound"
Plans, similar to those made regu-
lating the sale and distribution Of
sugar in New York yesterday, will be
made by the state administration.
Landers said today. as soon as Food
Administrator Robert H. Scovile re-
turns to the state.
Landers' advice to housewives is,
Don't hoard sugar. Purchase no
more than Is really necessary"
No shipments Of sugar have yet
been received In the city but whole
salers have hopes that the situation
may be Slightly remedied in the near
future. They expect to be able to get
| a share of the distributions in New
York, but have learned nothing def
nitelv
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
Storm Cause
OF Injulring
Pedestrians
Three Persons Hurt This
Morning AS a Result Of
the Hurricane Wind; Plate
Glass Windows Blown in
and Trees are Felled By
Violence of Storm.

Considerable damage has been done
throughout the city by the severe
northeast gale and rain storm which
commenced during the night and
which continued without abateme ment
this afternoon. The wind reached al
most hurricane proportions at times,
and limbs of trees, plate glass win
dows, and signs were blown down in
various parts of the city. Many acci-
dents due to the storm have been re-
ported. Three persons have been in
jured. The harbor is filled with
shipping which came in to seek shelter
from the gale:
Ample warning of the storm had
been given by the Weather bureau and
shipping sought refuge yesterday from
the stir breeze which was blowing. In
the harbor here many tows Of barges
are tied up. and some larger vessels
have sought shelter from the rough
sea. which is raging on the Sound
At Main and Elm streets two of the
large plate glass windows recently in
stalled in the new store of the Aim
well Co. were blown in with a money
loss of more than $3.50. In the War
ner building a, window in the office of
Toole & Sunderlin was blown in
this morning. and the rooms
flooded with the rain. Branches of
trees have fallen in many places, but
no very serious damage from that
cause has been reported.
Robert Burke of the Liberty house,
suffered severe decorations Of the
scalp today when the high wind blew
down and broke a large glass sign
over the Auto Hotel in Water street
Burke was struck on the head. He
was treated at the Emergency hos
pital.
E. J. Paradis of 45 Lee avenue, was
severely cut on the hands. He was a
Continued on Page Two.)
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many" he declared. eff there is an
American or any man in this land,
whether he is an American or not,
who, knowing the record Of atroci-
ties, says that we did not have justi-
fication for war with Germany, then
yellow blood flows in his veins-he
hasn't any red blood in him.
The secretary, who has completed
a tour through the West and South
west in the interest of the Liberty
loan. said his trip had Convinced him
that Ansrica is awake to the fact
that this country Is wagfng a war for
self-preservation and knows that
when the struggle is carried to sue
cessful end the liberty OF the country
win never be threatened again
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24

Paris, Oct. 24.-The number OF
prisoners taken by the French In
their attack northeast Of Soissons has
reached 5000, the war office announ-
ces.
The Germans attempted no counter
attack on the Aisne battle front dur
ing the night.
In the Verdun sector the Germans
made a violent attack on the French
position north of hill 344 but were
beaten back by the French. The an
nouncement follows:
'tThe night was generally calm on
the whole front of the attack north of
the Aisne. The enemy limited him
self to bombardfng our new line, es-
pecially in the region Of Vaudesson,
and it attempted no infantry reaction.
Our troops are oragfnizing the con-
quered ground. The number of prfs-
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why is that right SO essential to
Americas life and security? It is
because we have always produced
more than we can consume at home.
And the very prosperity OF our people,
their very life in. fact. depends on
their ability at all times to sell that
surplus in the open markets OF the
world.
The German emperor had been led
by disloyal people in this country to
believe that America never would
fight. and that any transgression of
our rights would be met simply by
protests
Some man has said. or Is alleged
to have said. that America had no
justification for this war with Ger
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
FRENCH ARMS SUCCESSFUL

oners actually counted has reached
5000, among whom are important Of
ficers, belonging to eight different d.
visions, including two of the guard.
The staffs of three regiments, includ-
ing three colonels,- were taken pris-
Cner. y
"It is confirmed that two enemy d.
visions which had been held in reserve
behind the front were engaged on
Oct. 23 and were put to a very Sc
we're test.
East and west OF Cerny the artil-
lery fighting was rather lively during
the night. French reconnoitering
parties penetrated the German
trenches at several points and brought
back prisoners and two machine
guns.
'The night was calm on the rest OF
the 'front.'"
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INTERPRETATION FOR
DROPPING OF RIBOT

Paris. Oct. 24-Deputy Victor Aug
eeneur announces. that he will inter-
-pe1Iate the government in the cham
fber of deputies on Thursday as to the
reasons that led Premier Pains1eve to
part with his foreign minister, M.
lT2fho4
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24

Atlanta Oct 24-Germany's efforts to keep American
ships off the high through her ruthless d
rect blow aimed at the prosperity of American farms and Of
American business Secretary Mcdoo declared in his Liberty
Day address here today
After reminding his hearers that America went to
1912 to vndcate her right the freedom
steadfastly maintained it since then he eoninued
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-24
THE WEATHER.

Connecticut: Rain tonight; Thurs
day clearing and colder; moderate east
gales this afternoon and tonight, be-
coming northwest Thursday.
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U.S.LEADERSSEE'
FRENCH CHTROOPS
MAKE ATTACK

Berlin, Oct 24via London-On wide front between the
gulf of Riga and the Dvina the German troops have been
withdrawn without interruption from the enemy, army head
quarters announced today The withdrawal took place
day night.