The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

the west to acknowledge the victory
of our arms.
THAT we have the ability to sue
coed, in this is sufficiently shown by
the apprehension of the English, for
some of the leading London newspa-
pers have recently been filled with
articles and correspondence in which
the possibility of an early German of
fensive is discussed with palpable ter
ror.
'SThe jewellers by he Thames are
beginning to feel in their Utmost be-
ing that Hindenburg is a colossus and
Ludendorf a grim rampant against
which no assaults of theirs can make
Roadway, and at the same time they
are becoming aware that these almost
superhuman warriors, abandoning the
defensive attitude, are about to crush
all opponents as "a man brushes a
noxious insect with his hand"
Germany's Little Bill
The Berlin 'Lokalanzeiger' writes
in the same strain, and in a scornful
comment on the demand of the AL
lies for reparation declares that Ger
many can play at that game too
Preparation, Restoration, Com
pensation. These are the words that
are constantly pronounced by enemy
Ministers and that as constantly ap-
pear in the column Of enemy newspa-
pers.
"Our memory will revert to the in
jury inflicted by our enemies on Ger
man life and property in foreign lands,
to the plundering of German banks
and business houses, to the piratical
confiscation of their moneys, and to
the mean thefts of German mercan-
tile ships. All these deeds of infamy,
as well as the inhuman treatment of
the peaceable inhabitants of our col
onies, cry out for reparation, restora-
ton and compensation, not to mention
that most disgraceful and immoral of
all war methods-the war of starva-
ton, the ravages of which are so
dreadful as to defy any attempt at
PREPARATION.
when the time comes, however, we
shall duly present our claims taking
very good care that the enemy shall
be the one to pay, for on our side
has been the greatest suffering, and
on our side are right and Justice
In this fourth year of the war it
excites grave suspicion to have re-
manned fat, if the said fat parsonage
even happens to be a Berlin police
man. A very delicate question has
come up for adjustment in Berlin, &C
cording to the "Deutsche Kurier":-
'"That Fat Policeman"
'Is it permissible in this fourth year
| Of m ha Of h11iI5
out subjecting oneself to the suspi-
cion of violating the food enactments
"This was the question that present
ed itself before the Third Penal Court
of Berlin in connection with an action
for defamation brought against Herr
Lebius, editor of the "Staatsburger
Zeitung", who in crtticising the food
supply conditions, particularized the
case of a gendarme named Richnow,
whose comfortable stoutness, not to
say corpulence, suggested that he OBJ
tanned a more generous supply of food
than he was entitled to. Rosily, and
even greasily, indignant, the gend-
arme, denied the ungenerous impeach-
ment.
'SThe court. holding that without
specific medical testimony, the mere
fact of an official being a person OF
generous rotundity of figure was moi
in itself proof of an unlawful con-
sumption of food, inflicted a fine OF
fifty shillings on Herr Lebius.
''At the same time, the judge, ap-
pointed two ushers to remain in con.
slant attendance on the gendarme fol
a fortnight to ascertain whether 6
strict observance of the food regula.
tons resulted in loss of weight and
fat"
Despite the censor, and the sabre
tue jackpot and the prison cell. the
provincial newspapers of Germany
continue to tell the truth about the
|. internal conditions CT the country ans
) .he real feeling of the people Tn,
drum-beats of Potsdam may drown
but they cannot silence, the cries of a
; fantfshing proletariat.
Notable among the most recent o.
| outspoken utterances of the kind re
ferred to is a moving article in the
, Elberfeld 'sFreie Presse'' which il
published in the heart of one of thu
: greatest Industrial districts of Prus
STA.
; No More Flame and Fury
Inc 'Fre1e ITeSSe winch speak
on behalf of 100000 workers, says:
I'VE would NEST earnestly remind
the Patriotic party before its mem
bers proceed too far with their cam
paign of flame and fury that the PEG
pie have had enough of the war.
Their health is gradually b ,eakini
down, their chisdreG's clothes are fall
ing from their underfed bodies in rag
and tatters, stockings and socks ar
e no longer procurable, and shoes hav4
been reduced to an abjectly pitifu
= condition.
I THE bread and potato rations d
q not suffice to satisfy our hunger veg
etables are not to be had, meat 1
scarce as diamonds, fat is a thing i'm
possible.
= Seated before wretched food in a.
e unheated room one can neither warn
n nor nourish oneself with thoughts O
), CONQUEST, and the contempt of to
It general and ever increasing distres
e which is reflected in the war-proloag
Iiner sneeches of the Patriotic part
Is exerts an exasperating influence eve
e those who surfer.
h "Auong the German people, anon
a Tho German middle and higher class
!, 4tro,, will have nothing to do wit