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Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
CHENEY EXPLAIN
CONFUSING ORDER
ON W.S.S. STAMPS

Hartford. Feb. 14-Because of a
ruling announced by the Federal Re-
serve Bank to the effect that Thrift
Stamps would cease to become an
obligation of the government on De-
cember 81, 1918, many persons have
been confused into thinking that any
Thrift Stamps they had on hand at
the close of the year would be value
less.
Howell Cheney, state director for
Connecticut of the war savings cam
paign, has secured from the Federal
Reserve Bank information to the eff
feet that Treasury Department officials
at Washington have ruled that thrift
stamps outstanding in the hands of
purchasers either at the time the en-
tire issue Of War Savings Stamps rs
sold, or on December, 1918, will either
be accepted in exchange for War Saw
ings Stamps of another series, or pro
vision made for cash redemption
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
GERMAN PAPERS
HIT AT WILSON

Amsterdam, Feb. 14.-President VIII
son is accused by the Lokal Anzeiger
and the Wossische Zeitung of Berlin
as wishing to act as world judge so
that the coming peace may be an
Anglo-American compact.
President Wilson's beautifully
sounding words cannot make US for
get the decisions reached in Yer
sailles,'' the TagebIatt says. 1.-THE
president seems to wish to continue
the conversations. but this is only
possible if the Entente modifes its
war aims"
The Koelnische Volks Zeitung SAYS
President Wilson may have the
chance of bringing about a peace con-
ference if he induces his allies to take
a more moderate mood"
1.-The peace Germany wants." it
adds, sis just, because it is based on
the eighth commandment CThou shalt
not steal)"
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
N. Y. Wholesale Prices

Butter-Creamery, higher. than ex-
tras, Id, 81 q 81 1-2c; extras, 81 1-2c,
dairy, tubs, finest, so IL @ 51cp; good
to prime, As q SOC.
Eggs-Fresh gathered extras, dozen,
58c; extra frsts, 81 1-2c.
Apples-Bbl, York Imperial, 1915 q
$3.50; Rome Beauty. 81 q Sc; Stay
man Wfnesap,, 81 @ $3.50; Winesap,
81 q IS; Black Twig, 81 q $5.25; Tween
ty Ounce, 81 q $5.25; King, 81 q $3.50;
Northern Spy, 81 q $3.50; Baldwin,
1915 q $3.50; Ben Davis, $3.25 q $4.25;
greening, 81 q 81.
Hay and Straw-Large baled, limo
thy, No. 1, ton, $S8 O. $40; Mo. to No.
p, $32 q $3S; shipping, $29 q $S2; fancy
light clover mixed, $35 q $3S; No. L
clover mixed, $32 q $S5; clover mixed,
lower grades, s29 q $50; No. clover,
$34. S4raw-Rye, No. 1, ton, so; No.
2, $21. Small bales about even with
large.
Hothouse Products Cucumbers, -doz,
81 q $3.50. Mushrooms, white, ID, soc;
cream, 1b, 40 q soc; brown, Tb, 80 q
40c; buttons, lb, 20 q SOC. Radishes,
100 punches, s. q 81. Rhubarb, bun
die, so q 75c. Tomatoes, No. 1, Eb, %
q CSC.
Potatoes Bermuda, Dbl, IS q $3.50:
Virginia, late crop, Dbl, $3.50 q 81;
Maine, 100 Tbs, $3.50 q $2.S5; Long Is
land, 100 lbs, $3.50 q s3.o3.
Poultry, Dressed-TuTkeys, young
toms, fancy, 38c; young hens, fancy,
3Sc Chickens, II lbs to doz and IN
der, 81 O 35c; 1924 lbs, 80 q 34c; 25-2s
lbs, % q soc; 3O-36 Tbs, 2Sc; S7-42 lbs,
2Sc; 43-47 Tbs, 29c; 1856 lbs, SIC; so Fbs
and up, 32c. SQUAD broilers, % IL
lbs to pair, TIC O 81. Capons, 5 lbs
and over, each, 40 q 42c. Fowls, 1880
lbs and over to doz, 80 q 93c; 30-47 lbs,
27 q soc; under 80 lbs, Is q CSC. Geese,
26 q soc. Squads, prime, white, Gle
lbs and over to doz, per. doz, 1925 q
81. rs; dark, per doz, $50 q 81; culhs,
per doz, 75c q 81.
Rabbits prime, sound,
pair, SOC; poor to fair, Is q 40c;
drawn, pair, 25 q 35c.
Vegetables-Beets, old, Dbl, 81 q IS;
100 punches So q 81. Ca!bbages, biol,
$3.50 q $3.50; ton, $50 @ $50; red, Dbl,
Sc q $3.50. Celery, standard case, 75c
q 1925. Onions, white, 100 lb bag, 81
a So; yellow, s1.5O q $2.75; red, $50
a $2.25. Squash, Marrow, Dbl, 50 q
$3.50; Hubbard, Dbl, s. q $3.75. Tur-
nips, rutabaga, Dbl, 81; white, washed,
Dbl, 81 q S.; unwashed, Dbl, s. q $3.50.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
GREETS
EARL READING

Washington, Feb. 14-The exchanges
of greeting between Earl Reading, the
new British ambassador, and Prea
dent Wilson, when the former pre-
scented his credentials yesterday, were
made public today by the state de-
partment.
On behalf of King George, Earl
Reading expressed the highest graf
ifcaIion that relations between the
United States and Great Britain were
to be strengthened by participation in
q common cause.
President Wilson, replying, said:
'I believe that the righteous cause
we are now prosecuting viii serve to
bind more closely the people of the
United States and the people of Great
Britain, and the people of all the other
nations which desire the triumph of
justice and liberty, and the establish
ment of a peace which shall last.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
STEAMER maine
HAS TROUBLE IN
SOUND ICE Jam

Saybrook Point, Feb. 14.-The steam
er Hartford of the Hartford & New
York Transportation Co. reached its
dock here shortly before noon today
after a struggle in the ice field which
are almost continuous in Long Island
sound east of New Haven. At seven
o'clock the steamer was held up by ice
opposite West Cornfiedd Point light
ship station and tugs that had been
bucking the ice at the mouth of the
Connecticut river went to her assist
anoe. It is thought that they made
a channel for the steamer, as she
worked in later
The first inquiries made after the
Hartford docked were as to the
whereabouts of the steamer Maine,
from New York for New London. The
Hartford sighted the Maine off South
Norwalk at 80 a. m. in tow Of rail-
road tug Nd. and it was understood
from signals that the Maine had a
broken rudder.
A great field Of ice, half a mile long
and of an average thickness of three
and a half feet, broge from the Con-
necticut river fats on yesterdays flood
tide and moved down the river. It
carried away pier at Lyme. The ice
drifted toward Fenwick light. One
corner of it nearly upset the tug On
rust at the point here, disabled the
steam digger used in unloading coal,
and damaged the steambat dock. The
ice field has wedged itself in the chan
mel which tugs had broken in the last
two days, and the mouth Of the river
is again q broad expanse of ice. Nav
igatfon is almost impossible in the
sound off this point.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
REFUSE sAOCHARINE SUGAR.

Rome, Feb. 13-Italy's supply of
sugar mixed with saccnarine has
finally been consumed, not because
anybody liked the mixture but be-
cause Food Controller Crespi forced
the demand by Withdrawing ordinary
white or granulated sugar from the
market. Under directions of the
Controller a large quantity of sugar
was mixed with saccharine in order to
effect a sugar saving.
Notices were issued explaining this
fact and also that saccharine was not
harmful, as had been supposed. After
a trial the public pronounced the new
war sugar UNBEATABLE and refused to
buy it. So it was kept in storage
until after Christmas when Crespi
withdrew all other sugar from the
market. In desperation the public
bought saccharine sugar But it is
not expected that the saccharine bit
ter-sweet sugar experiment will be re-
peated.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
ODD FELLOW OF
NINETY is DEAD

Derby, Feb: 13-David W. Boyd,
who was probably the Oldest Odd Fell
low in Connecticut in point of years
of membership, and one of the Oldest
Masons, died today, aged 80. He
joined Ousatonic lodge, Odd Fellows,
Oct 9, 1S4S, and had passed through
the offices of the grand lodge and was
grand representative in 1876 and
1877. He was raised in King Hiram
lodge. A. F. and A. M, on Dec. 6,
1859, and had also filed chairs in
that body and was an honorary life
member of the executive board of the
Masonic Home. Mr.. Boyd SIS. years
ago was head of the grand encamp-
ment of Odd Fellows, and so years
later he was reelected to the same
office.
Mr. Boyd was probably the oldest
man in Derby. He had held city Of
fees. He leaves no immediate rela-
,tives.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
LLOYD-GEORGE
POLICY UPHELD
BY PARLIAMENT

london. Feb. IA crisis that had
threatened the existence of the pres
ent government was passed when a
resolution introduced by Richard Holt
was rejected in the house of commons
bv the very substantial majority of
i131. The Holt resolution expressed
dissatisfaction with the declaration
that continued forcing of the war was
to be the main object of the govern
ment. The event shows that, how
ever dissatisfied the parliamentarians
NAV be, they are in no mood just at
present to force change in the gov
eminent.
Verbal shafts were directed at Pre-
mier Loyd-George again from vari-
Gus quarters of the house. Herbert
Samuel, former secretary for home
affairs, voiced the opinion of the gov
ernments shortcomings prevailing in
a disconnected section of the house
of commons. He suggested that the
war cabinet was war weary and
should be aided by special councils
dealing both with war and home af-
fairs.
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer, and Arthur J. Bal
four, foreign secretary, came to the
assistance of the hardly pressed pre-
mier. Mr.. Bonar Law produced sta
tistics with the view of disposing of
charges against the government of
failing to carry out promises with re-
gard to ship building, food and 9TH
er matters. Like the premier, he
challenged the house to change the
government if it no longer had con-
fidence in it's policy.
Secretary Balfour supported
strongly the premier's view concern
ing the speeches of Emperor William
Chancellor Won Hertling and Count
Czernin, saying they gave not the
slightest indication of an approach to
the Allies war aims, but rather gave
the impression that three years OF
war had produced no change in
Germany's military policy.
The debate in the house was closed
by Lord Robert Cecil, minister OF
blockade. Contrasting the demands
Of President Wilson with regard tc
Belgium and league of nations with
the enemy's attitude on the same
question, he said that Chancellor vor
plOPOSSu " ltcNG
ton of a, league until peace had been
concluded.
That, he said, would not be the
proper attitude for Great Britain tt
adopt. 1t was no mere phrase to sa!
the government was giving the closes
attention to the subject of a league
of nations. Lord Robert added tina
he himself had gone so far as to pre-
pare scheme for it, and it was {
matter concerning which they mus
have clear ideas before the peace con.
ference met.
In rebutting arguments of the paci
fists Lord Robert declared it was use
less to attempt to discuss peace I'm
less the enemy meant peace. Thu
government recognized that its onl.
duty was to put an end to this war
No man of sense or feeling could wisl
it to go on longer than was necessary
He believed it could not be said tina
a policy of cringing before the Ger
man nation had met with any grea
success. He added:
eff the government would not craw
before the enemy and offer peace OF
any terms, it is because they are con
WINGED not only that such a peac,
would be repudiated by the country
but that it would not achieve a last
ing settlement"
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
TO PROSECUTE
LONDON WRITER

London, Feb. 13-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer, an
nounced today in the House of Com
mons that action would be taken I'M
der the defense of the realm act
against Col. Repington. the military
correspondent off the Morning Post,
for an article which appeared in the
Post on Monday. The article COM
planned of was submitted to the CEN
sor who refused his permission to
publish it. The article afterward was
published in a different form with
out being submitted to the censor.
Mr.. Law announced that action also
would be taken against the editor of
the Morning Post.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15

town, Easton and Weston purchased
by the water company last year from
Henry Sanford End.
One alien enemy was registered at
the Ridge post office last week. There
were no registrations at the center,
West Redding or Georgetown offices.
Presumably because some fault had
been found with the manner in which
he performed his services as janitor
of the town house Albert A. Gorham
resigned the position last week and
the selectmen engaged Beach Baldwin
as his successor. After one days ser
vice Baldwin also gave up the job on
the plea that his strength was not
equal to janitoring for both the Cen
ter school and the town house. Harry
lies was then engaged as town house
janitor.
Misses Fox and Waterman have re-
turned from a trip to the Pacific
coast and are at their house in Pleas
ant Valley for a brief stay
Mrs. I. A. Judd of Georgetown,
was operated upon for tumor at the
Danbury hospital last Saturday and
is convalescing favorably.
Inc engagement is announced or
Fred Wood of Sunset Hill, to Miss
Catherine Nichols of Bethel.
In returning in his auto from Beth
ell last Friday afternoon, H. C. Nc
Collam was halted near the Putnam
Park entrance by the breaking of an
axle, due to a sudden drop through
the snow.
Mrs. Edward Ryan is slowly i'm
proving from a severe attack of pneu-
mopia-
4 to the house on the Ridge, recently
.yacated by Charles Williams.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
CARDS REQUIRED
TO BUY HORSES

Amsterdam, Feb. 14-"Horse
cards" are the latest things in the
complex business of rationing Ger
many. Small farmers, tradesmen, and
others to whom the possession of a
horse is necessary for their livelihood,
can now and then secure one if they
are provided with a horse CARD
properly signed and attested by the
military authorities.
Only a limited number of horses
will be available even for holders of
the cards. They will be animals no
longer required by the army, and some
of them will only be lent for short
periods at an assessed rental. Ema-
ciated specimens will be auctioned.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
DIED.

SHIPPEE-In this city, Feb. 7, 1918,
Herbert B. Shippee, aged rs years.
ENGLEHARDT-In this city, Feb 8,
1918, Frederick c. Englehardt-
O'BRIEN-In this city, Feb. 6, 1918,
Ellen Sheehan, beloved wife OF
Charles H. O'Brien.
HANNAN-In this city, Feb. 9, 1918,
Anna B., wife of Patrick Hannah,
aged So years.
NICHOLS this city, Friday, Feb
s, 1918, Frederick C. Nichols.
GRIFFTN-In this city, Saturday, Feb.
9, 1918, William P, son of Martin
F. and Helen Griffin, aged % years
9 months, 8 days
IINDGREEIN-In this city, Sunday,
Feb. 10, 1918, Hjalmar Lindgreen.
aged 80 years.
THEBO-In this city, Wednesday,
Feb. IS, 1918, Wilson Thebo.
GIBLIN-In this city, Feb. 18th. 1918,
Walter, son of Martin and Susan
GibIin, aged Is years. 2 months. Is
days.
SULIIVAN-In- this city, Feb. IL,
1918. Edward c., son of Patrick and
Sarah Sullivan.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
CANNONDALE

Mrs. Adele Sturges spent the week.
end in Bridgeport as guest of her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Toquet.
Mrs. Ernest Tanner is confined to
her bed with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warncke and
infant son are ill with severe colds.
Miss Mary E. Nichols has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. W. st. John Com
stock of Wilton.
Miss Grace ScofeId has returned
home after a visit with her grand
parents in Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Miller and
daughter, Mrs. L. R. Amber, left for
their southern home at Camden, South
Carolina, on Monday.
A new telephone, 58-5, has been in
stalled il the home of George F.
Brown.
On Sunday morning, Feb. oath, Rev.
Minor Harwood of Georgetown, will
occupy the pulpit at the Zion Hill M.
E. church.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry E. Wing en-
tertained Oscar Mills of Rowayton.
George F. Brown has been quite i'll
for the past week.
Owing to the scarcity of sugar and
wheat flour, the ladies of the Aid
society feel that it will be impossible
to serve one of their successful an
nual suppers on Washington's Birth
day, at Cannon Hall, but will instead,
hold a social on that evening.
Mrs. John Richdale has been con-
fined to the house with the grip. Miss
Edith Richdale returned to her school
duties in Monroe after spending the
weekend at her home in town.
Miss Alice Braden, of Seymour, Ct,
has been the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Herman Williams.
A little son has been welcomed at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W.
Sterling.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
FRANCE EXPECTING
BIG WHEAT CROP

Paris, Feb. 14-The condition of
winter wheat in the departments of
France that give the largest yields is
reported by an expert who has just
finished tour of inspection to justify
fully the most optimistic hopes for the
1918 crop. Nowhere did the frost do
any damage and the prospects, are good
for a greater crop per acre than in
any year since 1914.
Preparations for spring seeding are
well under way, and it is probable
that the acreage will exceed that of
last spring by nearly one million.
There is an equal increase in the
acreage of winter wheat over 1917.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
MRS. SHERWOOD
Gets $4,000 IN
RAILROAD SUIT

After elaboration of, about an hour
and a half a jury in the Superior
Court today returned a verdict of
$1,000 damages in favor of Lillian N.
Sherwood Of Fairfield, in her suit
against the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company.
Mrs Sherwood sued for injuries re-
ceived June 20, 1916, when a signal
lantern fell from passing train and
struck her upon the head and Shout
der as she stood in. the highway which
crosses under the tracks.
Mrs. Sherwood claimed permanent
injuries and sued for damages of
$15, 900.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
N. Y. Live Stock Market

Beeves- Steers, $11.30 q $3.50; bulls,
$3.50 q 81; cows, IS q $3.50; tail ends,
$3.50 q $4.75. Dressed beef, 16 q 19c
for native sides.
CaIves-veaIs, s14 q SIS per 100 lbs;
few, 1926; culls, 81 q $3.50; barn
yard calves, 81 q $3.50; yearlings, $3.50
a T; Western calves, IS q $3.50; city
dressed veaIs, 20 @ &c.
Sheep Ordinary to prime stock,
SITES q 1880 per 100 lbs. Dressed
mutton, II q BIC Ib; dressed lambs, q
q 26c.
Hogs, S7 @ SIPS per 100 lbs;
roughs, $16.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
BRYANT is NAMED
TO ORDNANCE POST

Waldo c. Bryant, head of the Bry-
ant Electric Co. of this city, has betEn
named civilian production manager of
the Ordnance Department for Connec-
ticut and Western Massachusetts,. His
duties will be to speed productidn in
manufacturing of all kinds of war or
ders in this territory. Bryant's office
and headquarters will be in New Ha-
ven, and he will assume his duties i'm
mediately. The position is under the
production division of the Ordnance
Department of which Col. Trip is the
head.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
LETTERS BY JEFFERSON.

London, Feb. 1.-two letters, one
written by Thomas Jefferson and
dated Monticello, April IT, 1921 and
the other by General Lafayette and
dated Lagrange, June %, 1927, have
been presented to Consul General
Skinner in London as a gift to the
American government. The donor
was H. B. Gross, Philadelphia man
ufacturer, who until recently had a
home here. The first concerns GER
tain books which the correspondent
recommended to Jefferson and which
he declared he was endeavoring to
obtain, while the letter written by
Lafayette speaks OF the invention of
a bee hive and of his interest in ag-
ricultural development generally
There is nothing to disclose the iden-
THY of the persons to whom the let
ters were addressed.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
ARREST ToRRINGroN ALIEN

Torrington, Feb. 1s-Frederick M.
Beno, German alien, charged with
violating the terms of his permit to
enter barred zones, is locked up at the
police station here on complaint of a.
federal agent. He will be taken to
Hartford today.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
RAID QUARTERS
OF CLAN MA GAEL

Dublin, Feb. 1S-The headquarters
of the Clan ma Gael were ralded last
night. Twenty-eight persons were de-
tanned. No arms were round, but
maps and drawings were seized. The
premises have been closed for morc
,than year by military orders.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
KINGS PALACES
FOR WAR USES

London, Feb. liking George, the
Daily News says, has offered three
royal palaces for national use. They
are BaImoral castle for wounded SOL
diers and Buckingham palace and
Kensington palace for public Offices.
The government his not yet taken any
action on the offer.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15
MOVEMENTS OF
DRAFTEES GOING
over TO MARCH

Washington, Feb. 14-Movements
of men to complete the first draft, be-
ginning on Feb. %, will not be COM
pleted within. the following five days,
as originally plan ned, but will ex-
tend over into March.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-15

Boston, Feb. 13-The Boston branch
of the National Equal Rights league
sent a telegram to President Wilson
today protesting against the action of
mob in Estill Springs, Tenn, in
burning a negro, James McIIherron, at
the stake last night. Torture for
confession" the message said, 'tand
burning alive are not civilized meth
DDS for a convicted, much less an I'M
tried person"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
Where Do You Stand2

Someone has divided mankind into
four classes-thOse who consistently
do less than is expected OF them;
those who do what is expected Of them
but no more: those who do things
without having TO be told, and finally
those who have tie magnetic power OF
inspiring others 10 do things.
All the failures In this world are
recruited from the first class. The
second class comprises those who
scrape along In some form Of drudgery
or hackwork. Men of the third class
are always in great demand in the fac
tory and in the office, but the fourth
class represents the highest rung in
the ladder OF success.
In the world of industry the fourth
class Is attained by the diligent few
who have caught the spirit of their
task and are able to impart 1t to the
men under them. They are the men
who, without being slave drivers. are
able to increase the output Of an in
dustrial plant - Industrial Conserpo.
ton, ". y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
LOWERING THE DEATH RATE
Figures Show That Fight Against Tu-
berculcsls Is Being Wsgsd
Successfully.

We have the assurance Of DR..
Woods Hutchinson, writing in the
Worlds Work. that the death rate
from tuberculosis has declined 10 per
cent. in the secade-which means a
saving of $1,000 to 10000 lives a
year in the United States. The in
fant mortality rate is falling with
equal rapility, which means annu-
ally saving of 10000 babies from
those Herods of the twentieth GEN.
tury-the little feyers of childhood,
dirty milk and oyercrowding: The
death rate in all of,our great cities
is being steadily beaten down to a
lower and lower level every year
The advance census reports show a
lower national death rate than ever
before by nearly 10 per cent.
The fight against tuberculosis is
steadily becoming more and more s
fight for better housing, more play
grounds, better food and more of It.
shorter hours OF work, decent and
civilized shops, workrooms and fac
tories, higher wages, better educa-
ton In the laws of health. We have
laid the bugbear of its transmission
by meat and milk, and are concen-
trating orr fire upon the place where
the bacillus breeds-the infected
house or tenement room. The place
where we look for new cases Of tu.
berculosis is in the same house With
the old ones. We must break this
link In the chain if ever we are tt
wipe out consumption. From 3G TO
30 per cent. of the children in the
tenements living in the same house
hold with a case of tuberculosis are
found to be already infected With
the disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08

Mrs. Frink was a trusting SOU
and rarely questioned tie opinions
Of others about matters concerning
which they were supposed to be in
formed. One day she came home
with a new pair of shoes under her
arm. "Got them at Brides" she
explained, "and they're the best !
ever bought YOU"
"What is so very good about
them ?" inquired her son, for whom
the shoes were intended.
"Why, the salesman said that you
could walk farther in them than in
any others without getting tired,
and Ilsaid that you couldn't walk
very far just now on account Of
your knee, you know, and he said
that he meant farther for the same
distance. So | bought them, and
here they are. Save the string,
please"
She did not notice the smile on
her sons face as he undid tne pack
age, and he was spared the trouble
Of explaining. - Youths Compan-