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Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
TROOPS MORALE IS CREDIT TO
 UNITED STATES

london, April 10-''Ten weeks spent in the war zone convinces me that the morale and morals of the American soldier in France are in full accord with the finest traditions of American arms and a credit to the social and re- ligious standards of American so- ciety," said pr. Daniel A. Polling of Boston, associate president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, in an interview with the Associated Press on his arrival in London on his way to America
 My Investigations" he said, lear ried me into every American landing port in France; into rest camps and training camps, and for ten days l was practically in our front line, in- cluding two nights and three days in a front line dugout. I was right with our men all the time, I messed with them, slept with them and experience ed two barrages with them.
 My whole experience convinced me that the administration of our war activities in France is amazingly | efficient. Our railroads, our camps, our food, our water supply, and our rapidly increasing military equipment are miracles of swift and thorough achievement.
 "In the business of keeping our sol- diers physically and morally fit, the program of our military authorities is | the most comprehensive and aggress- i've ever laid out by a nation at war. | The stories of wholesale drunkenness and vice circulated in some quarters at homes concerning the American Expeditionary Force were false. While some men and groups of men have committed grave excesses and shamed their uniforms, the small number ot those in proportion to the total num- Der under arms is a source of gratifi- cation and pride to every citizen who believes in the moral soundness o1 American society. My own investiga- tions substantiate the figures already made public by the Army Medical De- partment, which prove that the American soldier in France Is living on a higher moral plane than the moral plane of American civilian life General Pershing and his associate: deserve not a resolution of inquir! and censure but vote of confidence and the assurance of the nations wholehearted cooperation and sup port.
 'The work of the Young Mem Christian association in the Americal army zone cannot fail to receive thu enthusiastic commendation of ever. visitor. The organizations many sided work makes it the mighties
 constructive agency, of its kind il Europe"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
Fairfield County News
Losses By Fire.

Fire of undetermined origin, Mon day, destroyed a barn and its con- tents. valued at about $4,5OO, on prop erty owned by Mrs. J. I. Raymond in Stamford. The building was valued at $3,00O. The contents, all of which were lost, consisted of several coaches, farm machinery and tools, and about 20 tons of hay, valued col lectively at s1,5O0. The loss was cov- cred by insurance.
 The big barn of the property of Frederick c. Lee of Ridgefe1d was totally destroyed by. fire Tuesday night, together with it's entire con- tents including 150 bushels of corn, It tons of hay and other produce The building was only partially insured and the net loss will be at least 52, 2,500
 In Springdale, Friday, "a barn, set afire by burning grass was destroyed together with a water tower adjoin- ing, the estimated loss being $2,500
 Seeks Denomination
 Harvey P. Bissel, of Ridgefeld, state senator from the twenty-fourth district for two terms, is to be a can- didate for nomination for the third time. Henry B. Hawley, of Brook field, will also be a candidate, it is generally understood.
 Overcome By Smoke.
 Coughing and choking from smoke, Charles M. Van Vert, of Danbury, was awakened from sleep at 3:30 Fri day morning to find the rooms of his house filled with smoke and 8 lively fire burning in the room underneath that in which he was sleeping. MT. VanWert managed to seize his cloth ing and crawl to a window, which he opened out onto small balcony There MT. VanWert put on some o1 his clothing and then jumped from the balcony to the ground, only a few feet below. The house was practi- caly gutted and most of the contents destroyed or considerably damaged It is estimated that the damage to the building will be s1500, while that of the contents will be fully $1,0OO The damage is covered by insurance The origin of the fire is unknown.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
TEXAS RANCHMEN LOSE THOUSANDS
 DURING DRY SPELL

Dallas, Tex, April 11.-Cattle rais- CTS in. Texas have been hard hit by the lack of moisture in the past two years and West Texas herds which were not depleted by the drought have been reduced by sales and by shipment to better ranges.
 I. N. McCrary, interested in ranch of 175,O00 acres near Post City, said recently that there had not been a good rain in his section since Feb ruary IA, 1916 ''If we don't get a good rain within 30 or 40 days it is hard to predict just what will become of the cattlemen and their herds" he said. For four years our range cleared better than $1O0,O00 a season. Last year we didn't make cent and it will be the same this year"
 Hundreds of thousands of cattle perished of thirst last summer. Those that were able to stand the trip were sent to better ranges in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. | Cattle left on the Texas ranges dur | ing the winter suffered considerably | in the January and February bliZ- yards, because of their poor physical COuOllIOu duu CdlC16IIlSn say lLIIdt hundreds of thousands of calves will be lost this spring because of the con- idtion of the cows. Many ranchmen are shipping their calves to market and for the next two or three years there probably will be a marked shortage of young Texas cattle.
 West Texas banks have come to the aid of the cattlemen in loaning them money with which to buy feed and also make shipments.
 A Birmingham business man, owner of g. big ranch about 150 miles west of Fort Worth, came to Texas a few weeks ago to sell the property. He said he had reduced the cattle on his ranch from herds valued at $7,0G0,O0t to about s500,000 but he expected tha' with good rains and seasons the herd! would be built up again.
 The wives of ranchmen general. are refraining from the purchase O new spring and summer dresses, 1T
 keeping with the spirit of economy and automobile salesman from Wes Texas say that there is no demand
 for new automobiles.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
SEND NEW DRAFT MEN TO YAPHANK
 ON LONG ISLAND

Hartford, April 10.-Adjutant Gen eral George M. Cole assigned today to Connecticut's local draft boards their quotas under call No. 138 announced by the government April 5. This call requires 150,000 men from the coun- try and 2,07O from Connecticut. The later will be sent to Camp Upton, Yap- hank, L. l., April 28. The quotas of the state boards are:
 Bridgeport-Local board No. 1, II; No. 2, 39; No. 3, 60; No. 4, 61; No. 5, 55; No. 6, 50.
 New Haven-No. 1, 32; No. 2, 51; No 8, 53; No. 4, 27; No. 5, 43; No. 6, I37.
 Hartfond-No. 1, ss; No. 2. 7s; No. 3, z.
 Waterbury-No. 1, 7S; No. 2, 3s; No, 3, S6.
 New Britain-No. 1, 50; No 2, 45.
 Stamford-No. 1, 57.
 Local boards-No. l, 55; No. 2, 70; No. 3. 50; No. 4, A; No. 5, 46; No. 6, 29; No. ', S3; No. 8, S2; No. g, 42; No. 10, 37; No. II, SS; No. 12, 94; No. 13, 55; No. A, 43; No. 15, 29; No. 16, 25; No. IT, 30; No. IS, 49; No. 19, 22; No. 20, 30; No. 21, | 26; No. 22, 23; No. 23, 26.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
.O'COENOR STATES .CONSCRIPTION OF
 IRISH A BLUNDER

San Francisco, April 10-Applica- ton in Ireland of military conscrip- ton would be an insane blunder," according to a cablegram sent to John Dillon, leader of the Irish party in parliament, by T. P. O'Connor, Irish publicist and member of par liament, who is here today on a speaking tour.
 MT. O'Connor sent the cablegram, he said, when he learned of Premier Lloyd Georges proposal to extend conscription to Ireland. The cable gram follows:
 q must at once record a solemn warning that conscription in Ireland will paralyze it's friends and encour- age it's bitterest enemies in this coun- try"
 This insane blunder again would render futile the best efforts of Irish leaders everywhere"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
TABLE LINEN AS FOOD CONSERvER
 IN ARMY CAMPS

Dallas, Texas, April 10.-Major E. z. Steever, in command of the army avi- ation school at Camp Dick, is demon strating a theory that white table linen and silver table service are of value as food conservation sttmu- lants. He contends that a well dressed table creates a feeling of contentment among the soldiers, impels good man ners and lessens food consumption. The tables at Camp Dick are graced with white cloths, linen napkins and real silver. The cadets meals are mo- ticeably without the pell-mell attend ant upon usual army meals.
 A bare counter, the major argues, and lack of table manners, cause nine men out of ten to eat more than they need. So the major figures that at the price of laundering the linens one cent a day a man-he saves 0 dol lars worth of food.
 The mess hall at Camp Dick will seat nearly 4,OOO men at one time The negro walters first place the cold food on the table. A few minutes be- fore the arrival of the cadets the hot
 
 by the band the squadrons enter the dining hall and file to their places Only the officers in charge of the squadron is with them. At the com mand uncover" every hat is taken off; seats" all are seated, and ''rest, they relax and begin eating. While they eat the band plays popular airs.
 David F. Houston, secretary of az riculture, was in Dallas recently an6 ate mess at Camp Dick. There Is al. ways a table for visitors and while the secretary's visit was unexpected and no special preparation had beer made for him, he expressed himsel, as highly pleased with the menu, botf as to it's quality and quantity.
 This was the menu the day of tht secretary's visit:
 Breakfast: Apples, corn meal must with cream, broiled ham, hashet brown potatoes, cinnamon rolls, cof fee and milk.
 Luncheon: Mexican slaw, broileC fran1hfurters with mustard sauce steameId potatoes, string beans, stewet tomatoes, peach pie, American cheese coffee and milk.
 Dinner: Sweet relish, sirloin steak fried potatoes, lima beans, stewed car rots in cream, raisin pudding, tea O milk.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
BULKHEADS WOULD HAVE SAVED HALF
 OF SUNKEN SHIPS

London, April 10 - J. W. Isher- wood, naval architect, told Daily Ex- press representative recently that "6O per cent of the merchant ships sunk by U-boats could have been saved if they had been built with bulkheads in the proporotion of about one for every 40 feet of their length. Tt is quite an easy matter" he said, "to build a ship which cannot be sunk by one tor pedo and as rule, that is sufficient to sink the ships of the mercantile marine today. I maintain that if the Glenart Castle had been fitted with ten instead of six watertight com partments she would have remained afloat. The same applies to practi- cally all ships that have gone down as a result of one torpedo"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
DIED

CARNEY-In Norwich, Conn.,, April 8, 1918, Catherine Carney. KILLIAN-In this city, April 3, 1918, Margaret A. Killian. -. CONNORS-I this city, April 4, 1918,
 Michael J. Connors, aged 43 years. KEILY-In this city, April 6, 1913,
 John Kelly.
 PBCK-On Sunday, April 2, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James S. Miner, Portchester, N. r., Capt. AL
 bert w. Peck, Newtown, Conn, in
 his sgd year. GIBIdN-In this city, April 10, 1918. Edward, son of John and Ellen G. | lin, aged years, months, 5 days. BARNUM-In Danbury April z, George W. Barnum, aged 76 years. GLENNING-In Danbury, April T, l Mrs. Bridget Glenning. KALTNOWSKY-In Danbury, April | z, Josephine, wife of Ignatius Kal- | inowsky.
 TRUESDALE-In Danbury, April 2, | George W. Truesdale, aged S4 yrs. CROWE-In Danbury, April 7,t | James Grove.
 HICKEY-In Danbury, April 8, | Timothy c. Hickey, aged 69 yrs. KROM-In Danbury, April 2, Arthur ] G. Krom, in the forty-eighth year of his age.
 BARIOW-In Danbury, April 2.
 Mary Ann, widow of William E.
 Barlow, aged 72 years. MERRTTT-In Danbury, April 4, Charles Hart Merritt, in the sev-
 enty-flfth year of his age. HANCOCK-In Danbury, April 4. Miss Emma Hancock, aged 20 yrs. WILCOX-In Danbury, April 4, Sally Booth Benjamin, widow of Orlan-
 do Wilcox, aged 97 years. BALlDWIN-In Danbury, April 6,
 Eva Post, widow of Charles B. Baldwin, aged 65 years. PERRY-In Danbury, April 2, Hi-
 ram D. Perry, aged 72 years. JENKINS-In Stamford, April 8, James Sinclair Jenkins, in the 47th year of his age.
 lDALY-In Stamford, April 2, Cor
 nelius Daily.
 4, Elizabeth J., wife of John strad-
 inger aged 46 years.
 WHTTEHEAD-In Stamford, April s,
 Ernest A. Whitehead. lRICE-In Stamford, April 1, Emma | dIiSCSf WILD OL w WdLSOt1 ISISSS
 aged 69.
 QUINLAN-At Glenbrook, April l.,
 Patrick J. Quinlan.
 KILEY-At Stamford, Conn.,, April
 4, Mary, widow of Daniel Riley. BURNETT-In Long Hill, Wednes-
 day, April 4, 1918, James c. Bur-
 nett, aged 43 years, months. BARNUM-In Danbury, April T,
 George W. Barnum, aged 76 years. KALINOWSKY-In Danbury, April [,
 Josephine, wife of Ignatius Kali
 nowsky.
 COMSTOCK-In Danbury, April 8, Sarah J., widow of Merritt A. Com
 stock, aged 76 years. DAVIS-In Wilton, April 8, John L.
 Davis, aged 75.
 DALY-In Stamford, April 1, Cor
 nelius M Da',,, aged 50. COPPER - In Thomaston, April 6,
 Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, aged 72. WILLIAMS - In Norwalk, April 5,
 Miss Olive M. Williams, aged 3S.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
HOO TOWNS OF
 GERMANY APPLY
 FOR STATE GOODS

Amsterdam, April 11.-Eleven hun dred German towns and cities have aplied for supplies of the new state standard garments for men and wo- men. Half a million pairs of stand ard trousers are to be distributed dur ing the next three months, and a pro- portionate number of other garments. Women's skirts will sell at $45O to $9, dresses at $15 to $21. Nobody who has an income of over $50 g. week will be permitted to buy state clothes.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
TYPEWRITER COSTS
 NEARLY AS MUCH AS
 AUTOMOBILE IN G. B

London, April 10-Typewriters are almost as expensive in London as small automobiles. Owing to the re- strietions on importation and the enormous demand due to increased clerical work in government depart ments, the prices of all available ma- chimes have more than doubled.
 New machines, if they are to be had at all, are worth from $40O to $500. Remodelled machines which before the war sold at about $40, now fetch from S15O to $2OO. Secondhand ma chimes in good condition have been sold recently for $50 to $100 more than they cost when new.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
RAISE RED FLAG
 AND DEFY NATION

Ottawa, April Il - Two deserters from the Canadian army, with several draft evaders and eight enemy aliens, said to be Germans, have taken refuge on an island in the Ottawa river, op- posite the Petawawa military camp, and are defying the authorities. The party has raised the red flag.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
HEN FRUIT AT S5 A
 PIECE IN FRANCE

Paris, April 1o-Eggs are $5 each in the occupied portion of northeast ern France, according to Eugene Motte, former mayor of Roubaix, who has just returned from that area. Meat is S4 a pound when it is obtainable at all. "The Germans have carried off all supplies and every movable piece of machinery" he says. "The Ger man arrogance, which had decreased, has again become more pronounced since the German successes against the Russian Bolsheviki. In spite of everything, however. the morale of the Belgian and French inhabitants continue good. and their ardent patri- otism, courage and confidence have never faitered."
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
MARRIED

PERRY-ROCKWEI = In Dam bury, April 5, Harry s. Perry and Miss Bertha Rockwell. DYAS-EMANS-In Danbury, April A, Louis L. Dyas and Miss Edith J. Emans.
 NICHOLS - BRATHWATTE = In Stamford, April 3, Lieut.. Benja- min W. Nichols and Miss Mary W. Brathwaite.
 BECKER-HAUXHU - In Wil- ton, April 8, M. Frank Becker and Miss Mildred K. Hauxhurst. MATTHEWS-C S-CARR-In Stamford, April 5, Harfy D. Matthews and Mrs. Helen Carr.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
N. Y. Live Stock Market

Reeves sold at $10@14.45 100 lbs. i: a few head at $14.5O; stocke1s, $8Q $50; bulls, $S@11.7o; cows, $4.50@ 10; tailends, $4@4.25.
 Calves-Common to prime veals, s13@1s 100 lbs; culls, $10@12; little calves, $9@1O.25 city dressed veals, 22@27c; country dressed at 18@ 25c.
 Sheep-Good unshorn lambs sold at $2025 100 lbs; unshorn at $13@ IT. Dressed mutton 2O@24c; dressed lambs 24@2Sc.
 Hogs-Medium and light hogs s1s.40@1s.75 10 lbs.; roughs s11.25.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
ARREST COMING
 TO TAX DODGERS

Washington, April 10-Thousands of cases of failure to file income tax returns have been uncovered by in ternal revenue agents and steps are being taken to compel filing of de- linquent reports and payment of the proper penalties.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
NO FIRE INSURANCE.

Washington, April s-Railroads were instructed today by Director General McAdoo not to make any contracts for fire insurance covering a longer period than has heretofore been customary, nor in any event more than one year, without special authority from the railroad admins tration.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
BRITISH BOMBS /
 OUTNUMBER HUNS

Behind British Lines in France, April 1O-The following table shows the number of bombs dropped during January by British airmen in enemy territory and the number dropped by the enemy in British territory:
 By day. By night. Total Enemy bombs.. 221 1261 1482 British bombs 1900 1753 T653
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
CADET FALLS TO DEATH.

Fort Worth, Ter4- April 10-Morris c. Smith, an Amer1can cadet flyer, was killed at Hicks field, near here. late yesterday when his aeroplane crashed while he was attempting a spinning nose dive. He was 25 years aid and came from Massachusetts.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
ANTI-TUBERCUnosIs COMM.

Boston, April 11-Relations of the dustrial health and the states contri- button to the war were discussed here today at a public conference of the Massachusetts anti-tuberculosis league.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12
War Board Issues
 Priority List

Washington, April 10-The war in- dustry board issued today a revised priority list. It precludes preferential treatment to any plant that does not have a substantial percentage of pro- ducts of exceptional importance.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-12

$1; red, 25@75c. Turnips, rutabaga. bbl., 50cG S1; white, bbl., 50c $1.S5. Watercress. 100 punches, $1 02.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-12
Safety and Sanity

The sending of valentines is pretty custom and
one not without it's benefits.
Father and mother are interested and amused by
the mysterious movements of the kiddies in making
and placing their secret missives. Cook gets laugh,
as she hears scurrying feet and giggles at the
kitchen door and picks up a calicature that's
enough to make her scorch the next mornings toast
on both sides, but doesn't.
The lover is happy in buying dainty bit of sta
tionery for his girl, in consuming the late hours
in trying to make 16 verses with something beside
"dove' rhyming with Glove" every other line.
Even the stad old horny-headed editor chortles
over picture of Missouri mule sitting at an edi
toria desk with scissors and pastep0t before him,
for he hates to be ignored.
No, sir, we re not against the valentine as an in
stitution. There's human cheer in it. But
This st. Valentines day the railroads and mails
will be in awful shape. The postoffice folks are
working to the limit.
War business, all sorts of business is embarrassed
by the taking off of regular trains. Let us conserve
on valentine mail. Mail no valentines, save to our
soldiers and sailor boys
All of which reminds us that the young woman
who runs our "Tacomans in u. S. Service depart
ment has placed valentine box in The Times office
window and has volunteered to distribute at Camp
Lewis all the valentines that brought in for the
soldiers. Have you contributed one yet?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-12
A SHAMPOO WORTH TRYING
1t is not necessary to shampoo

1t is not necessary to shampoo
your hair so frequently IL it is en-
tirely and properly cleansed each
time by the use of a really good
shampoo. The easiest to use and
quickest drying shampoo that we
can recommend to our readers Is
one that brings out all the natural
beauty of the hair and may be en-
joyed at very little expense, by dis
solving a teaspoonful of Canthrox
which can be obtained from any
druggists, in a cup of hot water.
This makes a full cup of shampoo
liquid, enough so 1t is easy to ap-
ply 1t to all the hair instead of
Just to the top of the head. This
when rubbed into the scalp and
onto every strand of hair, chemi-
cally dissolves all impurities. 1t is
very soothing and cooling in its
action, as we'll as beneficial to
both scalp and hair. After rinsing
out the lather so created, you will
find the scalp is fresh, clean and
free from dandruff, while the hair
dries quickly and evenly, develop
ing a bright luster and a soft fluff
fitness that makes it seem very
heavy.-Adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-12
A Workers. Ticket

The Central Labor council is going into city poll
tics this spring. 1t hopes to elect one or two or
maybe three commissioners
Well, why not a city government by working
mens
We have had government by politicians and it is
nothing to brag about sometimes something to apol-
ogize for.
We have had business men in the council They
have not always been bowling success If they ran
their departments in practical manner, they were
likely to be way out Of tune with the people on
matters of legislation.
We have had lawyers run affairs in all
branches of government-tOo long, oh Lord too
long.
Why not try working men? They probably would
make just able commissioners our average,
perhaps better.
At any rate the labor council s move is going to be
interesting
1t might nominate slate of fanatics, such too
often in the past has dominated it's actions (for in
stance, the clique that put the council record
year ago against the army post bonds) and in
that case of course, not be able to muster even a
fraction of the unions voting strength, to say
nothing of commanding any outside support
Or, it might endorse some candidate not directly
connected with union labor but friendly to it for
mayor and try only to "put across" one or two can
didates for councilmen from it's ranks.
Or, by the exercise of genuine political genius it
might present the city full ticket of labor candi-
dates compellingly worthy that all working men,
organized and unorganzed alike, would vote it
straight. In that case Tacoma would see ushered
into office this spring city administration of
workers
The action of the labor council s five committees
on political matters is going to be watched with in
terest by Tacomans ......
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-12
human and we need more express
sion Of individual humaness in
this old world Of ours.

Dear Miss Grey: Quite a
while ago, there was some dis
cussion in your column as to
whether or not diamond will
burn. / have forgotten the
correct answer. Will you
kindly inform me? CURIO.
The diamond is unaffected by
any liquor and infusible at the
highest attainable temperature. II
gradually burns away before tho
Oxy-hydrOgen blowpipe, or in thu
electric furnace, or when it i,
heated red-hOt and plunged into
an atmosphere of oxygen, carbonit
acid then isNproduced. Exposed
to the intense heat of the voltait
arc, the diamond becomes con.
verted into graphite.
Dear Miss Grey: If one
should keep his Liberty bonds
in the house and they should
be lost or stolen or destroyed
by fire. would they be an en-
tire loss? Poor folks cannot
afford to pay four dollars a
year for place to keep them
in the safe deposit vaults,
neither can they afford to take
any chance of losing them.
Will you kindly advise?
b. B. B.
Unless Liberty bonds are regis.
tered, they are a total loss i'm case
they are lost or stolen or destroy
ed by fire. Take you bond to the
bank where You purchased it and
they will attend to registering it.
Bonds are all Registered thru the
Dept. at Washington,
ID. @.