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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

L heard them so often, and under
such depressing circumstances. dur
ing the next few months that they
became a perfect obsession to me. In
dividually heavy, phlegmatic, and
generally harmless enough, the Ger
man, when massed with his fellows
and under the influence of popular
excitement, reverts to the primitive
type and develops latent ferocity
usually hidden beneath the veneer of
civilization, the furur teutonicus of
his savage forefathers.
And then the journey from the
frontier to Berlin!
The entire German nation, soldiers,
and civilians, rich and poor, old and
young, were drunk with patriotism,
and rabid with the lust of war.
And the women!
There were no weeping wives and
mothers at Hanover Station; they
were as war-mad as the men. Come
back" they cried to their parting sol
der folk, but Victorious
A Contrast
And what change as I returned
by the same route nearly three and
a half years later!
From the moment when our poor
fellows left behind in the camp gave
US a final hearty cheer as our train
drew slowly away. not a cheerful
sound nor sight greeted US till we
crossed the frontier into Holland
Could this handful of anaemic, sui.
len, detected creatures really be OF
| the same race as the full-bodied, full
blooded, shouting, singing crowds OF
August, 1914?
No signs of life on the countryside
no fires, no lights, no smoke from
the chimney's-a very no mans land
At the bigger stations little groups
of thin, hungry-looking men and wo-
men who gaZed at us-some with
hatred, but mostly with apathetic in.
difference. Yes, apathy and dejec.
ton, that is the prevailing note.
feeling of mutual distrust holds then
all tongue-tied and mute; they seen
hardly to dare to speak.
And what a contrast to all this wa!
our impression on reaching England
London was busy and cheerful a.
ever. The war has brought no rea
bodily suffering to the bulk of oul
home population, merely some incon
venience. A fortnight in German!
would prove an excellent stimulan
to our grumblers; for it is an in
controvertible fact that the poore
classes. who form the majority in tn,
big towns of Germany, are on tn,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
Matters Before
Bankruptcy Court

Floyd Barnum of Stamford, was
appointed trustee under bonds of
s16,5OO in the bankrupt estate of
Benjamin Greenberger of that place,
at the first meeting of creditors held
this morning before Referee Banks.
S. Kronholz, Samuel Phillips and Sig
mund sussman were named apprais-
ers of the estate.
Harry j. Berkowitz, who conduct
ed a business at 1870 Seaview avenue,
yesterday filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court. His
liabilities amount to $1,116.74. of
which $746.74 is unsecured. Assets
consist of stock in trade valued at
$1,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
GOV. HOLCOMB'S
PROCLAMATION
FOR FAST DAY

Hartford. Conn, March 16-Gov'
rnor Marcus H Holcomb has issued
he annual proclamation setting
side the Friday before Easter as
ay of fasting and prayer. The proc
follows:
BY His ExcelIency,
Marcus FL. Holcomb,
Governor.
a PROCLAMATION
In compliance with custom, the
governors of Connecticut have
designated the Friday before
Easter as day of fasting and
prayer, in commemoratiOn OF the
day when the Savior of mankind
made the supreme sacrifice. On
that day for the three years last
past we have prayed that this ma
ton be spared from an active
participation in this great world
war. 1t was a selfish and unan-
sWered prayer. 1t was decreed
that this country, founded upon
the divine principle of the equal
rights of man, should do its part
in defeating a foe which by force
of arms seeks to subjugate the
world. We should be willing to
make whatever sacrifice is neces-
sary to ensure the preservation
of human liberty. 1 therefore,
appoint Friday, the twenty-nint
day of March next as a day of
FASTING AND PRAYER and
request that on that day all of
the people of this state bend the
knee to Almighty God, and fer
ventIy and deVoutly pray for the
success of our cause, the preser-
Walton of our young men who
are fighting on the side of right
eOusness, an early and conclusive
victory, and that a permanent
peace be established.
Given under my hand and seal
of the State at the Capitol in
Hartford, this sixteenth day of
March. in the year of our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen and of the Independ-
ence of the United States the one
hundred and forty-second.
MARCUS FL. HOLCOMB,
By His EXcellency's command,
FREDERICK L. PERRY,
Secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
fine! TAKE
"CASCARETS" FOR
Liver, BOWELS.
Spend 10 cents! Don't stay
bilious, sick, headachy,
constipated.
Can't harm you'll Best
cathartic for men, women
and children.

Enjoy life! Your system is filed
with an accumulation of bile and
bowel poison which keeps you bilious,
headachy, dizzy, tongue coated, breath
bad and stomach sour-Why don't
you get 10-cent box of Cascarets at
the drug store and feel bully? Take
Cascarets tonight and enjoy the
incest, gentlest liver and bowel clean
sing you ever experienced. You'll
wake up with clear head, clean
tongue, lively step, rosy skin and look
ing and feeling fit. Mothers can give
whole Cascaret to a sick, cross, bill
ious, feverish child any time-they
are harmless-never grippe or sicken.
Adv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
THE MARQUIS OF TTTCHFTEIID.

The Marquis of Titchfield, eldest
son and heir to the high title and
vast fortunes of the Duke of Port
land, will celebrate his twenty-ffth
birthday today serving at the front
in France. He is descended from
the Dutchman, Will Bentinck, the
hated and execrated favorite of King
William III. When the prince of
Orange assembled England's throne in
1883, one of his first acts was to con-
fer upon Bentinck the titles of Earl
of Portland, Viscount Woodstock, and
Baron of Cirencester. The first earl
was a lieutenant general in 1890,
and distinguished himself. but he was
decidedly unpopular among English
men. The title of Duke of Portland,
and also that of Marquis of Titchfeld
date from 1716. The third duke
was twice prime minister. The Port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
FORM
PLANS FOR DRIVE

Plans were formulated for a drive
to raise $500 in Fairfield county
Baptist churches for war work, at a
meeting of delegates from the various
churches, last evening at The STRAIT
field. The amount to be raised in the
county is part Of the allotment of
$1,00O,000 which is to be raised in
the United States for the Baptists'
work on the battle fronts.
Rev. W. o. F1orian, acted as the
chairman of the meeting last evening
and introduced James L. Case of Nor
witch, who is the state director for
the campaign. Mr.. Case urged the
head of each Baptist church to ap-
point campaign committee to can
vass the members of the churches to
raise the county's apportionment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
HUNLAND OF 1914
AND TODAY SHOW
GREAT CONTRAST
FIustling, Busting Germany Now Resembles
Huge Quite Colony of Villages-No Fires in
Homes, No Lights-Juvenile Crime In
creases-Many Murders Laid to
Small Boys.
Copyright 1918, International News Bureau, Tnc.)
BY ALBANY FEATHERSTONHAUG

College Military
Berlin,
JUS etuI-ned to exchanged prsoner)
No striking contrast be imagined than that pre-
scented by the Germany through which passed August
1914 my way to Berlin and the country as it,
my Journey home the better able to realize the
this remarkable meamorphos had been intern
ed for of the intervening fortone months in the
camp at Ruheben.
On the of Great Brtans declaration of London
seemed mildly excited but it the boat at Harwich that
first fully realized the situation The crowd Of German
servists board worked themselves up into frenzy
PATRIOTISM steamed out to sea- in the glare the
searchgh sang those ypcaly aggressive national SONGS
ode Wacht Rhein and Deutschland Deutschland
Allies"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16
THE CANNON STREET CASE

HE CITY government is efficient only extravaganza
1t is sloppy weather affair in every other department.
Its mad passion for money to spend does not give
or the intelligence meet the comparatively simple rules
to be observed before money be spent The dec
sion that the Cannon street layout and appraisal is illegal
of several similar decisions Bridgeport hands of
incompetent in every branch of municipal government
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

list together within the United States
of America.
''The German-American Alliance is
openly an alliance among Germans as
such in America. Its actual ultimate
aim is to subordinate the welfare of
the Republic to the ambitions of the
Emperor of Germany
eve ask your vote for a Free
America-one step toward the per-
sevation of which is the destruction
of Alien Political societies within the
limited States
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

land land holdings amount to over
10000 acres, including old WeIbeck
Abbey, and much valuable London
real estate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

The 21-story Century building, No.
"A Broadway, was sold to Franklin
Petit for 81, 100000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

Governor Hunt of Arizona has ask
ed Colonel Morgan, U. S. A.. to with
draw his troops now stationed at
Globe-Miami mining districts.
The American steamer Susquehanna.I
which went ashore on March Z on
the Atlantic coast. was foated and
arrived at an Atlantic port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-16

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODIIS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
DEATHS q FUNERAL NOTICES.

RHEAM-Emma NJ. wife OF Gates H.
Rhaam, 2603 Fowler Ave-, died Friday.
August 30, after an illness of nearly four
years. Services and burial at Glenwood,
Ia, at three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Births--,James u. and Nora Linstrom.
ASA South Seventeenth street. boy; Verne
and IDA Gibbons, s47o Evans street. boy;
Frank and Margaret swimanski. ATS Du-
pont street, girl; Cirino and Carrneiina La
Fata, 1857 South Nineteenth street. boy;
francesca and Guissepena Coccamo. is46
south Fourteenth street, boy; Anthony and
Mary II. Hoops. si2o South Eishteenth
street, boy; John and Emily Jacovie. beib
South Twenty-first street. girl: Glenn and
Marjorie Clifton. 1916 Chicago street. girl;
Harvey and Jennie Emmett. ass jackson
street. boy; William and Sadie Turner.
Omaha, girl; Frank and Minnie Elise, 1851
Laurel avenue, boy; Albert and Blanche
Covert. 34is Hawthorne avenue. boy. Paul
ana Gertrude Nindeil. 1881 Hamilton street,
boy: Oscar and Marion Pearson. 1898 North
Thirty-sixth street. giri; Alver and Ruby
Scounce. 2S7s Evans street, boy: Peter and
Bessie smalls. 1879 North Twsnty-second
street, twin boys; Earl and Marie Mahoney.
asIs II street, girl; Martin l.. and Irene ID.
Bogar. 2s2i Capitol avenue, boy; Phillip and
Minnie Lynch, e52i Hickory street. kirl;
Patrick and Helen Deane. 1894 r street, boy.
Deaths--Jeannette Graham, 81. f7i<
South Twenty ninth street; Edward UEel,
81. s420 q street: Norah weiner. 81. 2s2s
Leavenworth street; Mrs. Elizabeth winder,
81, s0os Chicago street; vernice Suna,
months. 2sis Gold street; Albert r. Gridley,
IT. 1880 South Thirty-third street.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
HELP WANTED-MALE.

engineers and firemen
Steady job nine and ten-hour shifts
Apply Nebraska Electric Co., Creighton,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
DENTISTRY-

The infirmary Of Creighton university
college Of dentietry win reopen on Sep
tember All kinds OF dental work done
under careful supervision OF the profes-
sors Extractions free. Children's teeth
Strengthened 40 South 18th 81
THE West Farnam Dancing Club will give
da1ess every Saturday At Keep Dancing
Academy. 242i Farnard Scholars and
patrons who wish invitations. inquire at
Aeademy or phone Douglas 1850.
NOTICE. will not be responsible for any
debts contracted other than By myself
]. a. McCarty
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SALE
BARGAIN---On the 18th day OF Sep
tember. 1913. Mt Shelton at l o'clock p.
M. the undersigned wiu sell at public auc-
tion for cash. the entire stock OF jewelry
and fixtures heretofore owned by J. b.
Weaver. Shelton, Neb. Stock in good con-
diticn. and first class fixtures Inquire
OF trustee for particulars. John N. Dry
dem trustee
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

LOST--Between Logan. Ia. and Omaha
Thursday. August esth. an automobile
casing. size kx37. with new black tire
cover Suitable reward Il returned TO
Fiat Iron Garage. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
FRArERNAL ORDERS.

PAINTERS. ATTENTION.
All members OF Painters union. No. les.
You are expected, without fall, to particle
pate In the Labor Day parade. Procure
uniforms at Palace Clothing Co.. 18th and
Douglas SITS. Don't be slacker come!
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
ATTRACTIONS.

SEWARD county fair. Sept IL. Is. 10. 20;
ssth annual fair. big program. conces-
sions for sale. Write. wire or see II. d.
Lands, Supt. concessions. Seward, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
BUILDING PERMITS

building permit has been issued 70
tho following:
H. Roska. sSoi street. store and resi-
dsnce, $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Permits to wed have been issued to the
following:
Name and Residence Age.
Julius Brummond. Randolph. Neb...... So
Grace ponahue. Randolph. Neb......... 30
Vance chrisman. Omaha. ............. 10
Emma Biiek. Omaha. ha.................. II
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
HELP WANTED-MALE.
Pl ofessions and Trades.

SHIP WORKERS.: STEADY WORK. LONG
JOB; COME, DON'T WRITE; RIVET-
ERS, HOLDERS ON HEATERS. STRUCT-
URAL IRON WORKERS. BOILER
MAKERS; BEST PLACE TO WORK:
NEW YARD AND NEW EQUIPMENT:
BEST PLACE TO LIVE; THE METRO
POLITAN DISTRICT WITH ITS VARIED
ADJUSTMENTS AND ATTRACTIONS is
YOURS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE
YOUR HOME SURROUNDINGS APPLY
SUBMARINE BOAT CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, NEWARK
BAY SHIP YARD. PORT NEWARK, N. ].
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

BE AN AUTO and tractor expert In q few
weeks; earn $50 to $500 q month Our
big free book explains Rahs's Auto school
s13o Oak st. Kansas City. Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

WANTED-Young Ladies to
learn telephone operating.
Good wages paid while
learning, rapid advance
ment, permanent positions.
Apply to c. F. LAMBERT,
1907 Douglas St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

of Education from 1896 to 1900 and
in 1901 helped to draft the revised
charter of the greater city under
which the schools operated, 1--WE had
only one object in mind-to get the
very best men there were. That is the
only worthy object for any school
board to entertain. If you have to go
far afield to get the best men. why
then, go far afeld. That's what we
did, and that's why we got the results
we did. That is what the present
board should do.
III don't know as I personally favor
open discussion of the matter by the
board. 1t opens the way for mere
bad. But certainly the matter is not
one for the Mayors consideration. The
decision is one of vast Importance
more SO than ever to-day, with the re-
construction period cominp and all the
problems of Americanization looming
ahead, centreing in this city. I doubt
if the Mayor has proper time to give
to such matter. l am not sure, either,
that he has the special information
necessary After all, in the last analy.-
sis you've got to trust your board.
The secret of the thing lies in making
your board realize the tremendous re-
sponsibility of the choice it is max
ing"
Mr.. Taft added that, owing to the
long interval since his active associa-
what lost touch with present-day
teachers but he laid great stress on
the necessity for getting man who
knows the local New York situation in
timately and at the same time is thor
oughly trained in elementary work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Thomas NJ. Ballet, dean of New York
University, pointed out, although a
somewhat different sort of ability is
needed, the city superintendent of the
New York schools must, to be success
full, possess quite as much ability as
the president of any great university.
And the practical problem for the
Board Of Education is to find such
man." continued he. "The public ought
to hold it responsible for this. If such
q man can be found in New York, we'll
and good. If he cannot, then there
should not be the slightest hesitancy
plain duty Of the board.
"The promotion of local candidates."
he went on, "has often been accom-
panied by political pull. In various
cities where it has been tried it has
proved must unfortunate, and in sew
eral of our large cities has not re-
suited in the election of exceptionally
efficient men. This is true of Chicago,
of Philadelphia, of Baltimore and of
some smaller cities. Occasionally
where there is a superior local man
such promotion works we'll. But the
remark of the Mayor, if quoted cor
rectly in the papers, to the effect that
he wants this election confined to local
candidates, is most unfortunate and
absolutely pernicious. 1t can only have
q political motive. The Mayor has no
business to interfere with the board in
this matter"
Get the Best Men, Says Taft
when we were putting the New
York high schools on their feet" said
Henry w. Taft, brother Of former Pres
ident Taft. who served on the Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Bernard Gallagher,
Political Power in
Brooklyn, Dies
Builder Was Close Friend
of Mclaughlin, McCar-
rem and McCooey

Bernard Gallagher, who welded
powerful though indirect political in
fluence in Brooklyn for many years,
died on Friday at his home, 905 st.
Marks Avenue, that borough. He was
seventy-nne years old, native OF
County Tyrone, Ireland. and resident
of this country since 1845. AS a boy,
he lived in Williamsburg when it was
remote village.
After learning the trade Of cooper
ing Gallagher apprenticed himself to
Owen McCarren, a carpenter and the
father of the late Patrick H. McCar-
rem. In 1851 he started an independent
business as a builder and was highly
successful. Among the buildings erect
ed by him ore the Brooklyn Post
office, the Memorial Arch in Prospect
Park, the Nassau Trust Company
Building, the Manufacturers Trust
Company Building, the Kings County
Savings Bank Building, Washington
and Fulton markets, Manhattan; the
Queens County Courthouse and the
annex to the Williamsburg Savings
Bank, at Broadway and briggs Avenue.
The last named building was the last
one he erected before his retirement, in
1906.
Although his hand was seldom WIS.,
ible, Barney Gallagher was credited by
the politically wise with guiding the
larger political issues Of the borough
and playing the role Of a Warwick
generally. He was on intimate terms
with Hugh Mclaughlin, John M. Nc
Cooey, Senator McCarren and most of
the other Democratic leaders of the
last two generations.
At the time Of his death he was
president and director Of the Brook
lyn, Queens County & Suburban Rail-
road, president and a director of the
Metropolitan Engineering Company, a
director of the Brooklyn Heights Rail-
way Company, the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company, where he succeeded
the late E. H. Hartman; the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company of
Brooklyn, the Kings County Electric
LlSnC ana IOWcI OOHHpaAy VIC N1a
facturers' Trust Company, the New
York Consolidated Railway Company
and the New York Municipal Railway
Corporation.
MIR. Gallagher is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary E. Gallagher; his
son, George B. Gallagher, and four
daug hters, Mrs. Frank Dempsey and
the Misses Augusta c., Irene F. and
Rose c. Gallagher. There are five
grandchildren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Continued from page 1

value of her lire in the worlds ex-
change. She lacks cooperation among
her many political groups to facilitate
strong national policy. Her people
lack the education to permit intelli-
gent, independent judgment or to in
sure popular demand for action with
an eye alone to the country's welfare.
Italy has been beset by all the most
active and potent of the INSCRIPTIONS
pacifst and defeatist agents. France
had her Caillaux, America her La Fol-
lette, but Italy has Giolitti, supple
| mented by cross currents of opinion
and anti-war influence, German and So
cialist. These are enough to distract
country having traditions of nation
alism far more deeply seated than hers.
We must take into account Ita!y's
vacant national mind, her limited edu-
cation and her commercial drift at the
time of entering the war if we would
do justice through sensing the COM
plexity of her situation and the cx-
IRENE difficulties patriots faced in
treating with Germany. And funda-
mental to such understanding, it is to
be remembered, first, that Italy's per-
centage Of illiteracy is enormously
higher than that of her allies, prob
ably higher than that of any white
ing Mexicans, and, second, that Italian
politics are drawn on personal rather
than on broad party lines and are so
intricate as to confuse the most intel
ligent. In politics, therefore, is neither
eight nor an inspiration for her people.
The issues of the country are not
clearly defined between the two great
parties as with us. Parliament breaks
into groups, following some leader
with an individual Interpretation of
given question, perhaps broad, perhaps
narrow and trivial.
At present, for instance, there are
about ten such groups, running from
three distinct Socialist groups on the
extreme left to the Conservatives on
the extreme right. Other currents
flow and ebb, sometimes merging, but
often turbulently following parallel
channels. North and South Italians
differ in temperament, training and
viewpoint among themselves quite
apart from the other wider influences
which operate impartially throughout
the land
But among these stand always three
irreconcilable and militant groups,
whose main and war issue never
changes, namely:
First, the political group, following
the now happily dwindling Golitti,
that has been playing Germany's game
In Italy twenty years or more:
Second. the Socialist element, that
despises the national idea in all coun-
tries, and, since the Allies are fighting
for nationalism argues that the pro-
letariat has nothing to gain by any
war and advises throwing down arms
and letting happen what may.
Third, the ancient Clerical party,
that sees in the House of Hapsburg
and traditions and views the possible
ascendancy of democracy with aver
| sion.