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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-21
state Of Ohio. City Of Toledo,
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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
NO TROUBLE FOR
town CLERKS IN
COMPILING LIST

Hartford, March 20-Town clerks
in practically all towns and cities
throughout the state will have little
difficulty in preparing list of men
in the national Service as directed I'M
der the act considered by the special
session of the legislature, providing
for voting by absent soldiers and
sailors, because of the action last
summer of the Connecticut state
council of defense calling upon its
local agencies to compile lists of men
in the military and naval service of
the nation.
Section of the new act relating to
the soldier vote requires that the town
clerk of each town in the state shall
within so days after the passage of
the act, prepare an alphabetical re-
cord of the names of all persons, resi-
dents of such towns, who are in the
military or naval service of the gov
eminent The possible value of a
record of this kind was realized by
the Connecticut state council of de-
tense, soon after its organization, and
% August -15s 1917.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SERIOUS DISORDER
IN BERLIN STRIKE

New York, March 20-Serious dis
order attended the general strike in
Berlin during the last week of Janu
airy and the first few days of Febru-
airy, according to German newspapers
of that period received here.
For a time the trolley car service
was interrupted in various parts of
Berlin because the strikers had re-
peatedly cut the wires. Street car
passengers were attacked women
conductors were abused strikers
throwing stones at the women and
pulling them from the cars Traffic
was blocked by strikers who ran cars
into one another at full speed. Meat
stores were pillaged, bakers were
forced to supply bread without bread
cards
The strike came as a surprise to
the leaders of the social democratic
party, said the Internationale Korres-
pondenz, a sociaIstic organ, which
stated that the party leadership had
not been consulted regarding the
strike Later the party leaders were
requested by the strikers to assume
charge of the strike, which they did
in an endeavor to end the strike as
soon as possible and to see to it that
the interests of labor were safe
guarded
The strike temporarily paralyzed
all war industries in Berlin and vi
cinity, especially the airplane plants,
The Prussian Diet was also affected,
as the compositors and printers there
also Joined the strike thus interfering
considerably with the proceedings
owing to the delay in the printing of
bills and other documents.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Will FIX PRICES
ON RAW MATERIAL
FOR WAR BOARDS

Washington, March liberation of
a price fixing committee under the
War Industry board, which will pass
upon prices for all basic raw materials
purchased by the government and
establish a price fixing policy from
time to time to be approved by the
president, was announced today by
the Council of National Defense.
The committee is composed of the
following:
Robert S. Brookings of the War In
dustry board, chairman; Brig. Gen.
Palmer E. Pierce, surveyor general
of supplies for the War department;
Paymaster John Hancock of the bu
reau Of Supplies and Accounts of the
Navy; Fuel Administrator Garfield;
F. W. Taussig, chairman of the tariff
commission; w. J. Harris chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission; Hugh
Frayne, of the War Industry board;
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of the
War Industry board; and another
civilian member to be appointed later.
Executive departments meeting diff
ficulty in handling price fixing mat
tiers, it was said, will have the advice
and assistance of the committee, which
will sit all the time with a view to
eliminating unnecessary delay.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SLIGHT CHANGES
MADE TO H|NMAN
BILL AT CAPITOL

Hartford, March 2O.-Although the
greaer number of members of the
general assembly who attended the
special session opened yesterday
stayed over night in the city, re-
sumption of the sitting wa3 much
delayed today.
1t was midday when Lieut. Gov
Wilson called the senate to order and
the senate bill No. l was reported in
by the judiciary. committee, this being
a redraft of the bill previously pre-
pared under which it is proposed to
give Connecticut electors who are in
war service and are away from the
home town a chance to vobe for nom
inees in next falls election. While
house did nothing.
The Judiciary committee over night
had agreed on certain changes in At
torney General Humans bill, the
chief one being inclusion Of members
of congress and sheriffs in the list of
nominees forw HON the elector might
vote.
Senator Kopplelnan of Hartford at
once offered an amendment to the
bill to allow soldiers to vote for state
senators and representatives Senator
Klett said the amendment was i'm
practicable. The ballots had to be
prepared in June and forwarded while
representative and senatorial nominal
ttons could not be made before July
On hearing Of the senate's debate the
house recessed until 8 o'clock.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
NO HOG CHOLERA
IN This COUNTY
SAYS DR.. COTTON

Hartford, March 19-Emphatic de-
NAL that hog cholera was prevalent
in Fairfield county, as reported in a
press dispatch from Bridgeport on
Saturday, was made today by DR..
Cotton of the office of the COM
missioner on Domestic Animals. DR..
Cotton characterized as malicious the
attempt to show that the state was
unable to cope with a hog cholera
menace" and had called on the
agents Of the federal government to
help in checking the scourge.
''These statements are absolutely
false and malicious" DR.. Cotton said.
There is no hog cholera epidemic in
Fairfield county nor is there one in
any other county of the state. Since
July Is of last year approximately
10, 900 hogs have been inoculated with
cholera serum. Of this number only
six per cent. have died from all
causes, and only half of these could
be traced to hog cholera.
1.-THE federal government is not do
ing any work among animals in Con-
necticut, because it has not been
called upon to do such work. DR..
Cotton asserted.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SEND DRAFTED
men TO DEvENS
BOTH OF MARCH

Bridgeport's quota of las men COM
prising the contribution to the Ma
tional Army under the government
latest call will leave for Camp Devens,
Aver. Mass, at 7:51 o'clock the
morning of Saturday, March 80. No
tees to men included in the quota
will be sent within a day or so, or
just as soon as the local boards OBJ
tain the official information from Ad-
jutant General Cole.
Le@=@lns Bridegroom the train is due
to stop in Stratford at 1855 O'Clock,
where it will pick up. "a men, the
quota of Division No. Is and will take
on IA more in Milford at S:O7 o'clock.
The train is scheduled to reach Aver
at 2:40 p. m.
Meal tickets will be supplied and
one meal will be served on the train.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
OF
TIE MILK SUPPLY
IN GREAT DANGER

Washington, March Boone of the
come from the world war and one
which threatens the future life of the
nation is the curtailment of the milk
supply for children, says a bulletin
just issued by the Children's Bureau
Of the United States Department Of
Labor. Milk is described as the in
dispensable food for children and
whenever the milk supply is limited
the life and health of the people is
imperiled.
The probable effect of the war on
the health and welfare of our chill
dren is best learned from the expe
rience of the European countries 1t
| is to avert such conditions as now
exist in Europe that the Children's
Bureau of Labor Department is
pointing out the necessity Of increas-
ing and conserving our milk supply.
In order to supply food to the allies
this country must prepare to feed an
ever increasing number. This can be
done in two ways-by increased pro-
duction or by decreased use of food
Food may be saved by eating less, by
substitution, or by elimination of
waste None of these methods will
impair the health of the adult. But
the child cannot have its food cur
tailed. Neither is it wise to attempt,
except : the case Of cereals, substi-
tuition of foods, asserts the Children's
Bureau.
Before the war the United States
imported large quantities Of milk
products from the northern European
countries. Likewise our allies and
particularly England and Belgium de-
pended to a large extent for dairy
products from these countries. Now
this supply is completely shut off. The
United States is compelled to not only
give up it's imports but must be
large exporter of these commodities
to the allies.
According to the bulletin of the bu-
reau, the existing situation demands
that the number of mich cows must
be increased in this country or the
entire world will face the calamity of
milk shortage. The growing demands
on the country for milk production
has not been met by a corresponding
increase in dairy herds. The per cap
tia milk production in the United
; States is now only about one quart,
, including that used for all purposes
1t has not Increased since 1900 and
unless immediate steps are taken to
augment and conserve the dairy in
dustry, it will fall rapidly.
In Europe the mich cow has been
sacrificed on account of the scarcity
of meat and the inability to get fod-
der. Similar conditions, it is asserted
now threaten the dairy industry in
this country and, unless radical meas
ures are taken to prevent it, the same
, situation will obtain. 1t is an aston
ishing fact, the Department Bulletin
shows, that the price of feed has in
creased recently from 100 to 200 pei
cent. while the price of milk has ad-
, yanced not more than 20 per cent. As
a war measure immediate action is
imperative to save and further the
countrys dairy industry.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
ANSONIA SCHOOL
CHILDREN LEAD
IN STAMP drive

Results of the statewide war saw
ings drive in the schools are already
SURPRISING expectations, and chill.
dren of Connecticut every week are
contributing thousands of dollars to
the support of the government in
time of war. Practically every city
and town in the state has responded.
sAnsonia still leads with approximate
~ 80 per cent. of its children enroll
ed.
THE object of the thrift drive in
the schools" said the state director
of war savings, sis first to help the
government defray the enormous ex-
penSes of the war and, second, to en-
courage thrift among the children by
earning and saving.
Through the domestic department
of the schools we are teaching the
children and also their parents how
to conserve food, how to make use of
the meat and other articles of diet
which are ordinarily thrown away;
how to make over articles of clothing
that would otherwise be discarded.
I'VE are urging the discontinuance
of certain habits of extravaganza
Last year $13,0O0,e0G was spent or
chewing gum in this country. Three
hundred and sixty million dollars was
spent for candy. We do not ask the
children to give up these habits alb
solutely but we ask them to curtai
their consumption of these luxurie'
in order to release for government
work men and women needed in more
essential lines of industry.
Some of the ways in which the
children are taught to save are al
follows: They are asked to bring tt
the school the newspapers when theI
are cast aside. In several of thu
schools $50 a month is raised through
the sale of these old newspapers
They are asked to bring old rubber
and discarded kid gloves, which ar
sold and turned into useful arti
cles.
with the money which the chill
dren obtain from the sale of thes
things that ordinarily go to waste
they are taught to buy War-Saving
Stamps. 1t is also pointed out t.
them that many of the articles which
they bring to the schools can b.
used by the Red Cross. In this way
they are taught mercy, side by sid
with thrift
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
BRIDCEPORTERS
START TRAINING
FOR SEA SERVICE

Boston, March 2O.-Among the first
American citizens to respond yester-
day to the call of the United States
Shipping Board for 1000 officers and
men for the 80 Dutch ships to be
taken over by the United States were
John H. Boyhan. 861 Madison avenue,
Bridgeport, and Hugh Malone, 1,032
Main street, Bridgeport.
They went at once on a modern
training ship, on which American cit
liens, q to 80 flare training to be sail
ors, dremen, coal-passers, cooks and
messmen, and are paid while training.
After six to eight weeks they go into
regular sea jobs at regular sea pay,
which is high. So long as they make
good in the Merchant Marine service
they are placed in deferred classif-
cation under the draft.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Conference TO
ARRANGE BETTER
WAR OPERATIONS


Washington. March 20-Plans for a
more thorough coordination of war
work were discussed at a White House
conference today between President
Wilson and the heads of six of the
governments most important war
agencies. The conference was called
by the presid- Mt yesterday and was
taken by many as an indication that
he intends to take a more personal
direction of war activities.
The men. called by the president
were Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board; Food Administrator Hoover,
Fuel Administrator Garfield Director
General McAdoo, Chairman Vance
Mccormick Of the war trade board,
and Chairman Bernard NJ. Baruch
of the war industry board.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
PRO GERMAN text
BOOKS ORDERED
OUT OF SCHOOLS

Hartford, March 20.-Bducational
authorities in Connecticut are called
upon by the Connecticut State Coun-
Gil of Defense to examine German
language and European history text
books used in schools in the state and
remove from the hands of pupils those
which contain improper matter.
The councils vote calling for this
action, it was learned today, was
passed on recommendation of F. A.
Verplanck, chairman of its committee
on education, and was as follows:
Voted, that the 4. Connecticut State
Council of acknowledgements boards of
school visitors, town school commit
tees or board of education and the
principals Of all private secondary
schools to thoroughly examine all
text books in the German language
and books used in teaching European
history, and to remove at once from
the hands of the pupils any such
books that it finds to contain any sub
ject matter untruthful to the facts OF
history and prejudicial 30 the war in
Iterests of the AmertcAn people.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
GEDDES' STATEMENT
NEVER CHALLENGED

London, March 20-The Germans
have never attempted to challenge or
contradict the statement of Sir Eric
Geddes that between 40 and SO per
cent. of the submarines operating
around the British Isles since the be-
ginning of the war have been de-
stroyed. The percentage at the pres
ent moment, The Associated Press is
informed. is even higher than the fig
ures given by Sir Eric Geddes, and
the new order of merit established
by the German Emperor for subma-
rine crews that have survived three
undersea expeditions is believed to
be designed not so much as reward
for successful achievement as a slim
illus and encouragement to submarine
crews to persist in their unequal
combat with the British and Ameri-
cav nRTies.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
PUTNAM BRINGS
DOWN TWO MORE

Paris, March 2O-David E.
Putnam of Brookline, Mass, a
descendant of Israel Putnam and
a member of the Lafayette flying
squadron, has just brought down
two more German aeroplanes.
Putnam also has been promoted
to the rank of sergeant in the
French army. He already has
the war cross with palms.
This makes four machines with
which Putnam is officially cred
tied. although he brought down a
fifth machine on a German aero
dron1e. This was not seen by
French observers and, therefore,
was not officially credited.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
ARREST GERMAN AT
CANTONMENT

Aver, Mass, March 2o-A German,
whose name the authorities refused to
reveal, was arrested by agents of the
Department of Justice at Camp Dew
ems today while he was waiting with
a number of laborers, seeking employ
ment at the Office of camp contract
or. 1t was said that he was a mem
Der of the crew of a German steamer
seized by the government in Boston
last year, and as he could not give
satisfactory explanation of his pres
ence here he was taken to Boston to
be held pending a further investiga-
ton.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
BRITISH STEAMER
FINDS LOST CREW

An Atlantic Port, March 19-Five
shipwrecked seamen, the crew of the
American schooner Tattler who
abandoned their vessel in a gale
while bound from Turks Island, West
Indies, to a Newfoundland port, were
aboard a British steamer that arrived
here today. The steamer picked
them up at sea.
The Tattler, owned by the Gorton-
Pew Fisheries Co., registered 13S
tons. Her home port was Glouces-
ter Mass,
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SLAVS CALMLY await
ENEMY'S CAPTURE OF
CAPITAL OF RUSSIA
AUSTRO- GERMAN ARMIES CARRYING OUT AN
ENVELOPING MOVEMENT WHICH WILL PUT
MOSCOW IN HANDS OF TEUTONS-NO
RESISTANCE OFFERED INVADERS

London, March 20-Occupa-
ton of Petrograd by the Ger
mans is only a matter of hours,
according to dispatches from
Petrograd to several morning
papers here. The Russian cap
ital is said to be assuming a
waiting attitude and is not dis
playing the slightest sign of or
ganized resistance.
The Germans are reported in a Reu-
ter dispatch from Petrograd to have
reached tho vicinity of Dino station,
about $50 miles south of Petrograd.
The Austro-German advance in south
ern Russia continues. The enemy has
occupies Sonny, i've n0STTs' n-ScTcsz
from Khartov, the dispatch says.
The various reports from Russia
also indicate the greatest anxiety over
what appears to be an enveloping
movement the Austro-Germans are
carrying out against Moscow. There
is talk of moving the government, &C
cording to these advices, to SarJoft
Cprobaibly Saratoff, 45O miles southeast
of Moscow or to Niznhi Novgorod
(265 miles northeast of Moscow.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
dated Tuesday, reports the patriarch
of the Russian church to have sent
message to the orthodox population de-
claring that the church cannot regard
as binding a peace that dismembers
the country and places it under the
domination of a conquering foreign
power. In this connection the Com
munist is quoted as declaring the
Russian proletariat cannot make fur
ther concessions but must be ready x
rise at any moment irrespective OF IL
state of preparedness.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
u. S. MISSION is
TO INVESTIGATE

Petrograd, Tuesday, March 19-(By
the Associated Press)-An American
mission will visit Siberia to investigate
reports of the arming of prisoners of
war.
There have been persistent reports
from Hardin, Picking and Tokyo re-
Gently that Austro-German prisoners
in Siberia had been armed and were
assisting the Bolsheviki in putting
down opposition. Armed German
prisoners were said to have assisted
the Bolsheviki in their campaign
against Gen. .Semenoff, the Cossack
leader, near the Manchurian border.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
HAND GRENADESUSED
BY HUNS TO REPULSE
US. PATROL TROOPS
SCOUTING PARTIES ARE ACTIVE ATTEMPTS
OF AMERICANS TO CAPTURE TEUTON FOR
INFORMATION PURPOSES FUTILE-GAS
SHELLS QUIET GERMAN BATTERIES.
With the American Army in

With the American Army in
France, March 19-(By Asso--
ciated Press)-American artil-
lery on the Toul front has heatz.
lily attacked the Germans with
gas shells during the last day
or two. Four different attacks
were launched, and from the
manner in which the enemy
was silenced it is evident that
they had the desired effect.
Last night American patrols
entered the German front lines
at two points but did not see a
single enemy soldier. Another
patrol remained in the enemy
wire entanglements all night,
hoping 10 ambush an expected
enemy party.
A third patrol party was discovered
by the Germans who hurled hand gre
nades and forced the Americans to
withdraw. Still another established
contact with an enemy patrol and a
few shots were exchanged. The Amer
leans came through unscathed-
Many aeroplanes were up until it
began to rain at noon. One aero
plane from the rear of the American
lines drove off two Boche machines
after a thrilling battle in and out of
the clouds. Another aeroplane was
engaged against German when a
second German Joined in the fight. A
second friendly airman came up to
assist, but it was too late, for the
aeroplane the Americans hoped would
be victorious fell to the ground with
in the enemy lines.
On the sector east of Luneville the
American patrols have reached the
enemy lines. One party encountered
an enemy patrol and forced the Ger
mans to withdraw after sharp Skin
mish.
A certain Irish regiment was bonn
barded heavily today with big shell.
Reports from both the Luneville
and the Toul sectors say more Ger
man gas projectile batteries have been
discovered and shattered by the Amer
lean gunners.
During one period when the shells
were flying over the enemy lines last
night German aeroplane with a red
tail light appeared over the American
lines and dropped a red rocket, for
what purpose it is not known. How
ever, shrapnel from American anti
aircraft batteries burst so near the
| German Immediately afterward that
he was forced to fly for his own lines
/ in hurry.
! Last night the enemy observation
tower and positions on Montsec were
shelled heavily and heavy fire was
directed against the enemy lines this
morning.
At noon today the enemy opened a
| lively fire On one of the American
positions with ST millimeter guns
from the cemetery at Richecourt. The
American guns of the same calibre
| came into action and after they had
fired SO shells the Germans ran from
the position and took their guns with
them. The American guns then she'll
ed the village of LahayviIle, where
two heavy explosions, apparently of
munition stores, were caused.
The German artillery directed most
of it's attention to dropping a few gas
shells into one or two towns within
the American lines and Smelling a cross
road known as Dethy's corner during
! the day and night.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
HUN SHELL NEAR
KILLS SECRETARY

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, March 10
While Secretary of Wa Baker
and his party were returning to-
day from the American front line
trenches German .1O5 milLmeter
shell burst along the. roadside
side within 40 yards of the au-
tomob1le. The occupants were
not injured, nor was the car
damaged.
secretary Baker remained for
an hour and a half in a front
line trench on a certain sector,
under brisk enemy shell fire. He
also visited an advanced listening
post.