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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Catching the Kaiser Fibbing

From. Tie Times. Of London
In so far as the Germans have been con
strained to admit that their Kaiser was lying
when he whined, in his famous letter to the
President Of the United States, about the
irregularity of Belgian methods of warfare,
that result seems due to the senstiveness Of
Roman Catholic consciences exposed TO
Protestant reproaches. Not that German
Catholics are in any special sense the
friends Of humanity or truth. The published
utterances of Herr Erzberger and the
Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne afford ample
proof that they are nothing of the kind. But
the aspersions cast upon the Belgian priests,
who were accused Of keeping machine guns
under their affairs and wireless installations
in their befries and gouging out the eyes
of wounded men, proved embarrassing 10
trem. Sectarians went about saying, not that
this was the sort Of thing that one would
naturally expect from Belgians, but that this
was the sort of thing one would naturally
expect from Catholics; and the members of
the Catholic Association Pax felt that they
must really exculpate the Belgian priests in
self-defence So they bestirred themselves,
investigating all the "atrocity" stories in
which clerics were incriminated, and succeed
ed in obtaining official contradictions of a
large number Of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Items of Waste
Criticism of Laws Which Cause Food
Destruction

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial to-day entitled Fed
eral Food Dictatorship" has the ring Of
patriotism. yet in il notice absence of any
definite statement in regard to how food is
wasted. If you were to charge your own
family with being wasteful, would you do
so indirectly. without specification IS 70
the particular manner in which the waste
occurred? | hardly believe you would.
Rather, you would say to the eldest scion
of your family: Tom, gasolene is expen-
sive; next time you have an errand to 10
within any reasonable distance of home, walk.
The exercise will do you good; perhaps save
the expense of physician" So on to each,
in regard to each item of waste.
The farmer can point to drastic provisions
in so-called health laws as a direct waste,
because they not only permit but direct an
inspector to condemn and destroy fruits and
vegetables when, in his opinion. they are TN
fit for food He is not permitted to use COM
mon sense and direct that the article be
sorted, the good from the bad, the good
cleaned and the bad destroyed, but he must
condemn the whole; the shipper must lose all.
Another waste in the health laws applies
to slaughter houses. Under its provision
local markets throughout the state are
estopped from killing animals. Therefore
there is no market for home-fsttened beeves,
sheep, etc, and farmers do not fatten cattle
any more. Another waste is in the law
which permits dogs to be kept and allows
them to roam at large, many of them kill
ing sheep during the night Each dog will
consume as much food as a human being.
Therefore a census Of dogs will show where
an enormous waste exists. Another waste
is found where persons are being supported
in dleness for punishment or by charity.
Except they be sick, each person ought to do
some productive work for his own support.
Instead of penning persons in the Tombs
prison. the city ought TO provide some place
where those persons can plant, care for.
harvest and prepare their own food. A few
days work with fail thrashng oats on a
barn floor would prevent speeding chauf-
four from repeating his offence make him a
better citizen and eliminate the waste occa-
stoned by dleness. MILES II. DE LONG.
Schuylerville, n. Y, April 20, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
MIR. Roots Mission

Among Americans now living who have
devoted themselves to international law
and international relations Elihu Root Is
easily the most distinguished He is emf
nent both as a publicist and statesman.
He has a working as well as a theoretical
knowledge of American foreign policy.
No man could be found more competent
than he is to head the American mission
to Russia. And competence is sorely
needed in that post. OF all the political
problems raised by our entry into the war
against Germany as an ally of the Entente
nations, that of our relations with the new
government which has emerged in Russia
is the most delicate.
There has been for generations strong
tradition of friendship between the United
States and Russia. The Russian mon
archy gave the North moral support dur
ing the Civil War 1t sold us Alaska and
extinguished in our favor It's territorial
holdings on the American Continent. For
Russia. when it was still an absolutism, we
had a marked attachment. Our good will
and sympathy have been deeply enlisted
by the revolution which has overthrown
Czarism and now promises to create in the
Old World another great democracy.
We would gladly 90 to Russia's aid, Civ
ing her freely what she needs in order to
defend herself against the German in
yader. German armies have wrested Po-
land from her and large parts of Luthua-
Lila and the Baltic provinces. She is short
of credit, munitions and railroad equip
inent. We can supply all these-the more
easily since we have a safe line of COM
munication across the Pacific to Vladivos-
tok or to Chinese ports.
If the new government were more def
nitely established, there would be no real
obstacle to the manifestation of this coun-
try's cordial interest in Russia, both as an
old friend and present ally. But as yet
the scope of the new regimes authority IS
far from clear. Nor is it entirely certain
that Russia's new war policy will be as
satisfactory to her allies as was the policy
of the pre-revolutionary government.
II will be the delicate and exacting task
of the American mission to offer American
aid to the Russian people, yet at the same
time to make sure that the aims Of the
Allies as a whole are TO be promoted by
that assistance. The internal situation in
Russia is confused. Evidently there are
influential elements there more engrossed
with internal reorganization than they are
with the prosecution Of the war against
the Teutonc powers. 1t must be the first
aim of American diplomacy TO see that
American credit, munitions and railroad
equipment are used primarily for the pro-
motion Of those ends which Russia, a vast
area of whose territory is now held in
pawn by Germany, has in common with the
other nations which are fighting to free the
world of German terrorism.
The country is to be congratulated on
Mr.. Roots acceptance Of the Craftsmanship
of the Russian mission. If he can put our
relations with the new government on a
basis insuring mutual advantage and es-
tablishing complete harmony of aims and
effort, he will have accomplished one Of
the great labors of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Taxing Cats and Dogs

To the Editor OF The Tribune BIZ
Sir: The Senate has just pSs's1 suJ
placing a tax Of two dollars upon . sJl ,.s.
three dollars upon female dog .s,,, b.
ing cats and permitting their .s,y vii
shooting is likewise to pass. soon ,,,,,r.
be taxing yellow canary birds ny 70 Issr
and no doubt will find some Nss also
tally of each Ay we swat and tax sa. unlsif
The dog ard cat bills arc vl'' ne owners
and will work a hardship upon 'n' G
and lovers OF such animals.
Albany, N. Y, April rs. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27

still another line behind it and before
Douai. the Germans will have to abandon
their whole line in France from Lille 10
the hills near Verdun. This is the ultimate
stake of the Second Battle of Arras.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27

Won can purchase merchandise advertised
IN THE TRIBUNE with absolute satety-lor
n dissatisfaction results in any case NJ
TRIBUNE guarantees 10 pay your money oae"
upon request. No red tape. Nc clubbing we
make good promptly if the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
CAvAD1AN RATS

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
The Retreat from Novon
A Letter from an American Wom,,
at the Front
To The Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; ! am inclosing herewith an er,.-.
Of letter which has just been reeeiv.a =
the family Of the writer, and which ~
would be Of interest to you and possiblv va.
readers. II was written by one Of the ,ri.-
did corps Of American women who are e.
such wonderful work for France, and gi,.,
an account Of what Nine Carrel. n. 80,
Of DR.. Csrrel, found upon reaching the v;...
ity Of Noyon BARTLETT H. HAYES
New York, April 10, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
NEW HAVEN R. R. URGES AUT0ISTS
 TO BE CAREFUL
Watch Out at Grade Cross ings, Says Warning from
 Company Officials

! The New York, New Haven and
 Hartford Railroad company in It's 1 campaign to prevent accidents at 1 grade crossings has issued posters urging drivers to use extreme caution In crossing railroad tracks. These
 posterss sare being displayed in con
 spicuou& places along the New Ha- ven lines.
 The posters call attention to the l fact that over 2,00O persons were
 killed in 1916 in grade crossing acc1- dents. Also that the number or per- sons killed and injured by these accl- dents is increasing at the rate or 25 per cent. each year. In the first two
 months of this year, there were 10 accidents of this kind on the New Haven road, in which six persons were killed and 8 injured. The posters are direct appeal to
 the automobilists of New/ England and read as follows: MIR. & MRS.
 AUTOMOBILST:
 Are you aware of the grave perils that beset you at railroad crossings
 Have you considered that you are courting death when you attempt to cross the tracks without making sure
  Do you know that in 1916 over 2 900 persons, who failed to STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN at crossings
 were killed and that greater num- Der were injured? Do you know that on the New Haven Railroad in 1916 there were 40 accidents in which motor vehicles were struck, there be- ing eight persons killed and A 1n- jured? In every case the accident was due to reckless or careless driving on the part of the driver. Do you know inst in the first two months of 1917 there were 10 accidents of this kind, in which persons were killed and 13 injured?
 l. Do you know that the number of those killed and injured is increasing
 at the rate of 25 per cent. each year ? Not all the reckless drivers were killed last year; some of them sacri- ffced themselves this year, and others will meet sudden death next year. Do you wish to be among the number? | Then, run no risk.
 A train travelling 60 miles and hour
 moves one-sixth of a mile in 10 sec onds. You cannot estimate accurate ly the moment an approaching train
 will reach a crossing. You can wait few seconds until the train passes,
 and be safe. Isn't that better than
 waiting long time in the hospital or the cemetery?
 i. When you gamble with death you
 merely break even when you win. When you lose, you lose all. No gam
 bier wins every time. Carefulness
 signifies good Judgment, self control,
 a trained mind and developed facui-
 ties.
 Reckless persons, according to MT.
 Webster. are :. mindless, needless.
 thoughtless. Nature is determined to
 eliminate them. ..s-.r 7r. j.. a ...+s.5.. x Our motto is- "4SAEETY< ALWAYS THINK" 7.e Do you consider it. a good one?
 THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD: RAIROAD co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
IN THE SPRING
When Energy and Vitality Are at t

Wutu Energy ana V1Cal1Cy Are at the
 Lowest Ebb.
 (By s. c. BOWER, M. D.)
 At this time of the year people feel weak, tired, ist1ess, their blood is thin, they have lived indoors and per- haps expended all their mental and bodily energy and they want to know how to renew their energy and sta1n- ina, overcome headaches and back aches have clear eyes, smooth, ruddy skin and feel the exhilaration of real good health tingling thru their body. Good. pure, rich, red blood is the best insurance against ills of all kinds. AL most all diseases come from impure and impoverished blood. It is to be noticed in the pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard appearance or the listless manner.
 Purify the blood and you will learn the joy of living. This is the time to clean house and freshen up a bit. First, stimulate the liver into a thor ough house cleaning by taking a purely vegetable laxative made np and extracted from May-apple, leaves of aloe, root of jalap, made into a Pleas ant Pellet, first put up by Dr. Pierce nearly 50 years ago and sold by>drug- gists.
 Drink hot water a half hour before meals, and for vegetable tonic there's nothing better than pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned herbal remedy, which has had such a fine reputation for fifty years. It contains no alco- hal or narcotics. It is made from Golden Seal root. Blood-root Oregon grape root, Queens root, Black Cherry bark extracted with glycerine and made into tablets and liquid. If drug gist does not keep the tablets send $1.00 to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
 The pain of neuralgia is the cry of the starved nerves for food. Feed the nerves on pure blood and you cure the disease. In order to insure pure blood and to build up the systemtry this tonic known as Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
FARMERS SUPPLY
 & ROOFING co. 256 MIDDLE STREET
CarranZa HastenS g Liquidation of Banks

Mexico City, April 2S-General Car ranza has issued a decree providing for hastening the liquidation of the banks of emission now under what corresponds to a federal receivership, under special rules to be promulgated by the government. The object of Sais order, the decree states, is to avoid delay and damage to the interests Of stockholders, depositors and holders of the paper issues of the banks. IT it is found that the banks are not able to liquidate in full the issues out standing the secretary of the treasury will consign the affairs of the banks to the courts so that procedure may be had promptly under the bank ruptcy laws. If it is found that frauds have been committed those responsl- ble will be turned over to the crimi- nal courts for action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
FIELD AMBULANCE co.
 NEEDS 68 MORE MEN

Men are needed to increase the en- listed strength of the First Field Ann bulance company from S2 men, the present enrolment, to 150, which is the number required for war strength. A. recruiting officer will be on duty at the state armory every evening this week between and g o'clock for the purpose of receiving applications. It is expected that orders to mobilize for federal service will be received soon and the officers desire that the ranks be filled as quickly as possible.
 Some 20 men are needed for the Second company, Connecticut Coast Artillery, which is now on duty out of the city. Lieut.. Camille Mazeau of the Fourth company has been named recruiting officer for this com pany and is at the armory> every day to receive recruits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
COMPANY
 MOBILIZES IN TEST

In order to see how quickly the members of his command might be assembled Captain Louis R. O'Neill of the Eleventh company sent out mobilization calls early yesterday for all to assemble at the armory. The majority of the men were on the drill floor at 8 o'clock After roll call there was a drill and the men remained at the armory until noon. The following promotions and ap- pointments have been announced: Sergt. Ralph Palmer, to be mess ser geant; Sergeant Stephen Kundrath to be supply sergeant; Private Floyd Newman to be mechanic; Private James P. Copeland to be company clerk, vice Gail R. Mansfield pro- noted corporal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
EXPECT FEWER
 ACCIDENTS0N
 NEW HAVEN R. R.
New Laws Provisions Prob. ably Will Lower Mortal
 ity in Connecticut

For many years Connecticut has been among those states in the coun- try that have hot by law attempted to prevent the unnecessary waste of life due to trespassing upon railway right of way.
 The Connecticut Legislature has recently passed, however, and Gov ernor Holcomb has just signed, a bill that should do much to eliminate the evil in the state. The bill is an amendment to Chapter POP of the public acts of 1905, and reads as fol- lows:
 Every person who shall, without right, be upon or attach himself to any engine or car upon the track of any railroad, or occupy or be upon any part of the platform or grounds of any station or yard of any rail- road, or be upon the track or right of way of any railroad, or ride, drive or lead any beats on such track shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Every station agent of any such company, who shall have information of a violation of any pro- vision of this section, shall forthwith notify grand juror or other inform ing officer of the town in which such offence shall have been committed
 Over 5000 persons in the United States are needlessly killed each year while using the railway right of way as a public highway. The New Ha- ven road has carried on an active campaign to reduce accidents of this kind on it's property. It has long been recognized by experts, however, that no material lessening of the evil can be obtained until stringent laws are passed and strictly enforced.
 The act of the legislature and gov- ernor of Connecticut is an important step forward in the suppression of the trespassing evil in Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
WHEELER X WILSON
 BAND MEMBERS ARE <
 NOW IN 4TU REGIMENT

Thirty-one members of the Wheeler & Wilson band were mustered into the Fourth regiment, Home Guards, in Musicians hall yesterday after, the band rehearsal Capt. J. A. H. Rob inson, quartermaster of the regiment, was mustering officer. The bandmen were measured for uniforms which are expected to arrive this week.
 The officers chosen by the members of Company B are: F. J. Breckbill, captain; Albert Minor, first lieutenant; Arther B. Fuller, second lieutenant The company will meet in St. Johns hall, Pembroke and Jane streets, to be measured for uniforms tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
CHINESE ]! ! 5 SEEK E! :, 10
 BE- RID THEIR
 TRADES TREATIES
Entangling Alliance Inter fering With Commercial
 Growth of Country.

Peking,f April z8-China is making tigurous efforts to free itself from the 1aarfAvorable tariff regulations and other $, treaty enfang1eme 2ts which ernbarraas the country financially and make it impossible for the republic to protest itself against German intri- gues.
 Both the Easbente powers and the neutrals have been appealed to by the Chinese government in an effort to gain greater freedom frorn foreign Interference in Chinese affairs.
 | The severance of diplomatic Te1a~ tions with Germany afforded an .ex- lcellent opportunity for China to press its claims for fair treatment at the hands of the, foreign powers. Dr. Wu Ting-fang presented the following memorandum to DY. Paul s. Refnsch, the American Minister. In Peking, which is said to be virtually the same as that presented to the ministers of other foreign papers,
 With respect to the share of the United States of America of the in- demnity of 1s01. it is hoped that she will. with the good intention of as- sisting Chfna's finances. suspend the payment for period of ten years. after which period. the annual pay ments, accord ing to the original install 1nenta., without any addition of inter !, est, are to be resumed.
 ! '.Ths Chinese government hopes that the United States of America with the good intention of assisting China's finances, will agree to an immediate imposition of a surtax of 50 per cent. on the present import duty. In the meantime. the Chinese government will revise the customs tariff and af- ter revision, levy an effective seven and enc haA per cent. duty,
 '.H is hoped that the provisions con- tainad in the protocol of 1901 and accessory dOcunaents which tend to impede the effectiveness of the pre- scaHtionary measures of the Chinese E0vefnraezt vfs-A-vis the Germans, that is, those respecting tiae inability Of the Chinese troops to be stationed wifhin . radius of twenty Ii of Tien- fsin, and the presence of foreign troops fin the legations and along the railway, will be cancailsdv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30

almost unobtainab1e. Only by most scrupulous conservation of stable manures and an increased use of legumes as green manue. and sof ground rock phosphate, can the com mercial fertilizer shortage be met, even temporarily. There remains one thing, however, that may be done to increase yields, which costs no more now than it did before. It may safely be said, I believe, that if all sources of artificial chemical fertilizers failed, our total farm output in many sec tions could not only be maintained. but even increased for considerable time simply by the application of lime to acreages that now are low in yield or lying fa11oW because they are too sour to grow profitable crops. Lime can and should be put on all sour lanM- By a plentiful use of lime we can, fguratively speaking, make our war bread'' of stones.
 There is perhaps no considerable section of the United States without some local supply of limestone, mari or oyster shells. Ground limestone for direct application to the sail costs, delivered on the nearest siding. from $1 per ton up, depending on the length of the haul If crushed lime stone Is not available. burned lime, either ground or hydrated for agricul- tural use or the ordinary lump lime carried by all dealers in building materials. may be used in emergency, though lime in this form is freuuent1y more expensive.
 On the other hand if burned or hydrated lime is used the applications should be less than one-half those of ground limestone.
 Thus there is available for almost every farmer. at normal cost. in spite of war conditions. material which, for the time being, may avail to in crease our agricultural output enor- mously. The initial returns from the application of life to sour land are sometimes remarkable. An invest ment In limestone often pays a dfvi- dend of a hundred per cent. orr more the first year, if care is taken at the same time to maintain the organic content of the sail
 It is the duty of American farmers. in this national crisis, to make the most of this, our cheapest and most easily available agency for speeding up production. War or no war, carload of crushed limestone where needed is always money in the farm ers pocket at the end of the crop year. And a carload of limestone, judi cious3y used by each farmer whose land is too acid, will augment cur supply of breadstufs by a surprising number of millions Of bushels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
LADIES OF G. A. R. TO
 CONVENE HERE TOMORROW

About 75 delegates representing the various branches of the Depart ment of Connecticut, Ladies of the G. A R. will gather tomorrow for the annual convention of the organiza,- ton. The sessions will be held in G. A. R. hall. 925 Main street. The first session vii 1be called to order at 10 o'clock by Catherine Gregory of this city, department president.
 A luncheon will be served the dele gates at midday by the members of Angeline Bartlett tent, Daughters of Veterans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
GIVES 100 CAAIEI1S

Calcutta, India, April 3o.-The gift of hundred came1s from the Khan of Khalat, Ba1uchistna, to the Vice. roy of India, is a very valuable war donation. The Khalat camels are considered in many respects the fin est in the world, but purchase of good animals of this type has been almost impossible owing to the high value which their owners set upon them.
 The Khalat camels are said to be exceptionally swift. and so temperate in their drinking as to be almost to- tai abstainers.