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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-23

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-23
STRETFORD
Special to The Times.

Stratford, Nov. 23.---Chief William Nichols was a witness in the Superior court yesterday afternoon where he testified in the divorce case of Walter Dorsey.
 He said a warrant had been sworn out because of information that Dor sey and a woman not his wife were living together. Chief Nichols and another member of the Stratford force went to the Dorsey apartment and found Dorsey and May Barber dressed in garments suitable only for retir- ing. Dorsey tried to prove that he occupied an adjoining sleeping room.
 Isaac Washkowitz of 159 Thompson street was struck by a heavy laden auto truck at Stratford avenue and Beardsley lane Thursday morning at g o'clock and is now in the Bridgeport hospital with a fractured shoulder. The truck was owned by Stoddard- Gilbert company and driven by John w. Taylor of 123 BeardsIey street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-23

War Department ordered mastering out of 7,5oO men at Camp Mcclellan, Ala, at the rate of 500 day, begin ming today.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
DUAL MONARCHY
 FACING CRISIS
Cry for Peace Accompanied by a Condition of incipient Revolt, Featured by London Press
 Government Behind Move.

London, Jan. 22.-Austria- Hun garys cry for peace, accompanied, apparently, by condition of incip- tent revolt, is featured in the morn ing newspapers here as fact that is hurrying the dual monarch to an acute crisis.
 Amsterdam dispatches received here show the workers have be- come desperate because of the gen. eral lack of food and general war weariness.
 There is an evident connection of the strike movement with the nego- tiations at Brest-Litovsk which have encouraged the socialists, who now insist that the war shall not be prolonged merely for the purpose of territorial aggression.
 Some of the newspapers here be- lieye that the Austrian government is secretly encouraging the move ment in genuine endeavor to cre- ate peace by the fact that the cen sor let the news get thru.
 Others believe there is a deliber- ate purpose in the passage of the news.
 1t is declared that at some places where demonstrations have oc- cured the soldiers refused to fire on the participants.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
A MRS. SAMMY. NOW.
French Girl Is the Bride of One of
 Pershing's Men.

With the American Army in France, Jan. 2i.-She is studying English; he is spending all his spare time learning to parlez Francais.
 You see, he and she were mar ried a week ago in the ancient vil- lage church. 1t was whirlwind courtship. He won her heart over a handsome young poilu native of the village. The groom--he is a first class American fighting man met her in a muddy village street one night and helped her drive in a dozen fractious COWS. The next night he called at her home, donned an apron and helped to wipe the supper dishes.
 Just week ago the Sammy skip ped away from his regiment with a couple of friends and found her waiting with her father at the vil- lage church. The village priest soon tied the international knot. Re- turning dutifully to camp, the bridegroom was arrested for leav- ing-then quarantined for a few cases of the humps. The happy bridegroom drew sixty days labor with wood chopping company.
 Ii was hard comedown from his soft berth with a headquarters com pany, but the vision of his brunette bride, with her flashing black eyes waiting in the little farm village relieves the Sammy's long hours of back-breaking labor.
 The United Press correspondent found him last night lying on a bunk with a sputtering candle burning abouve his pillow loboriously pars- ing French verbs in the flickerine light
 "A bride like her is worth sixty years of wood chopping," said he Her names Louise. She is i8 and the daughter of the village harness maker. I'm 20 and I live at Cedar Grove, Ia. After the war I am go- ing to take my wife back to Cedar Grove, where dad owns a big farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Roosevelt Is On Hand.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came to town today and received steady stream of callers.
 The colonel frankly said his pur- pose in coming to the capital now was to help speed up the war and to confer with friends in Congress. He disclaimed any purpose of re- plying to Senator Stones speech in the Senate yesterday.
 T am infinitely less interested in what Senator Stone said about me than in what the President says about Senator Chamberlain" said Roosevelt this afternoon. The na- tional motto at this time should be Tell the truth and speed up the war
 II expect to see Senator Chamber lain before l see anyone else, and then to see Senator Johnson, of California, and shall have nothing further to say until see them, ? the colonel concluded
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
DETERMINED ON
 A WAR CABINET
Wilson's Denunciation of Senator Chamberlain'S Attack on Baker Has Solidifled the Sentiment
 in Senate.

Washington, Jan 22-president Wilson's denunciation of Senator Chamberlain's attack on the war department and his openly ex- pressed approval of Secretary Bak- CT, has had the effect today of ap- parently solidifying Democrats who supported the bill for the war cab inet.
 Despite the Presidents opposition some of the senators declared they will have support enough to com pei Congress to accept it over the Presidents disapproval.
 When the Senate eonvenes next Thursday morning, Senators Cham berlain, Hitchcock and Wadsworth announced this afternoon, they will make a straight-out fight on the merits of the war cabinet bill.
 When the bill comes before the Senate for committee reference, they plan to open a wide debate, using at length the testimony in the committees inquiry into the defects in the government machin- cry.
 Democratic Leader Martin and others supporting the Presidents position, are preparing to oppose the reference of the war cabinet bill to the military committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
NEW TERROR FOR U-RoATs.
Anti-Submarine Weapon Is More
 Deadly Than Depth Charge.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The non richochet' shell, a weapon as dead- ly as the depth charge, is the new est device perfected by the navy ordnance experts for use against German submarines.
 The new shell dives when il strikes the surface of the water in- stead of bouncing as do the ordin- ary missiles used in either naval or coast defense artillery The charge can be made to explode on contact with a solid surface under the water or at a pre-determined depth The value of the latest anti-sub- marine lies in the fact that shots which fall slightly short will he oi as much effect as those which regis ter direct hits.
 The navy department has forbid den the publication of details of the invention but il is known that the British and French admiralties also have adopted it,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
URGE SEIZURE OF
 PACKING PLANTS
Chicago Employees Demand That Government Take Control of En- tire Meat Industry of the Coun-
 try-Walsh Issues Warming.

Washington, Jan. 22-The de- mand of the Chicago packing house employees for government control of the meat industry during the pro- gress of the war today was broad ened to include. all of the packing plants in the United States, and the entire meat supply of the country.
 At the hearing this morning be- fore the Presidents mediation com mission, it was clear that the en- ployes believe the question is a na- tional matter, and the control of the meat supply national neces- sity, instead of being merely local dispute between the Chicago plants and their workers.
 Tt is absurd for group of six companies to control the food SUD- ply of the United States and her allies, declared Frank F. Walsh, at torney for the workers, in state ment made to the commission this morning.
 Walsh said that it was necessary for the government to act now, and not wait for a calamity to befall the nation.
 Yeavy Mayer, attorney for the packers, argued that he companies are striving to assist the nation in the war, and that there is no ad- equate reason to justify the seizure of their plants during the war.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
LABOR FROM PORTO RICO.
More Than 100000 Men to Aid Rail-
 roads and on Farms.

Washington. Jan. 2i.-Arrange- ments for the early transportation of fifty thousand common laborers to the United States from Porto Rico are being made by the employment service of the Department of Labor
 As soon as tonnage is available fifty thousand others will be brought from Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, sufficient, the De- partment announced to take care of any shortage in the domestic sup ply of railroad and agricultural workers.
 The first men imported will be sent to the South and Southwest for railroad work, with the understand ing that they will be released for farm service during the press of agricultural season.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
FIVE BOATS LOST
 IN BIC I|CEE I|CE JAM
Pound to Pieces and Sink in River at Memphis When Ice
 Gorge Gives Way.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 22.-With five boats valued at more than $780, 600 sunk and shipping and docks between this city and Cairo, H., generally endangered, conditions along the Mississippi river north of Memphis today were reported the most serious in years, owing to the accumulation of ice foes which had choked that stream at half a dozen points.
 The excursion steamer DeSoto, the freight-passenger packet Geor- gia Lee and three government boats, the towboat Graham, a quarter boat and grader, all wooden hull boats, unable to withstand the pounding of the huge ice packs which swept down the river when gorge at Richardson's Landing, fifty miles north of this cty, gave way yester- day, were sunk, and under the bat tering of the ice it is feared will be badly damaged if not torn to pieces. The DeSoto valued at S50000 and the Georgia Lee, valued at $30,000 were owned by the Lee line of Mem- phis, Tenn. The Graham was val ued al 27,500 and the grader at S37 800.
 In addition several coal barges were torn from their moorings here and other crafts damaged
 Reports from Richardson's Land ing this morning say that the gorge there had again formed and is said to extend distance of fifteen miles above that point. Another large gorge was reported at Columbus, KyA
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Any Claim Bread Starving Higher
MORE FOOD CONSERVATION.
Broiled Lizard Is Perfectly Delici-
 ous, Say Soldiers of Sea.

Haiti, Jan. 22.-Did you ever eat breiled lizard? That is the new del- icacy that is favored by the United States marines who are serving in this country. They claim that they have already sampled this tooth some dainty in the Philippines.
 The small type of lizard, called guanas, have been used as food by the natives for centuries. They have been hunted almost to the point of extermination in some localities.
 The Marines say that broiled liz ard is good eatin'." After travel ing all over the world, the sea sol-- diers should be we'll qualified to judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
What the Bill Provides.

Washington, Jan. Establish ment of war cabinet of three dis tinguished citizens of demonstrated executive ability" is provided in the Senate military committees bill as introduced today by Chairman Chamberlain.
 The war cabinet. the bill provides, shall be appointed by the president. with the consent of the Senate, and is to have the following jurisdiction and authority:
 ITO consider, devise and form ulate plans and policies, general and special, for the effectual con- duct and vigorous prosecution of the existing war and to di- rect and procure the execution of the same.
 TO supervise, coordinate. di- rect and control the functions and activities of all executive depart
 nents, official and agencies of the government insofar as, in the Judgment of the war cabinet, it may be necessary or advisable
 for the effectual conduct and vigorous prosecution of the existing war
 ITO consider and determine up- on it's own motion or upon sub mission to it, subject to review by the President, ali differences and questions relating to the conduct and prosecution of the war that may arise between any such de- partments, officials and agencies of the government
 Another section would give the war cabinet power to use the serv- ice of any or all executive depart ments and bureaus.
 Subject to review by the President the proposed cabinet would have authority to make any necessary or- ders to any department or bureau and all the necessary rules and reg ulations. The secretaries of war and navy are directed to assign to the cabinet such commissioned off, eers as may be required and the President may appoint other offA- cials to serve as subordinates of the cabinet. An initial appropriation ef S500,000 is proposed.
 A provision limiting the life of the war cabinet to six months after the termination of the war or at any earlier date after peace which the President may designate, is pro- vidcc.
 The cabinet would he given au- thority over conservation and ap- propriation acts, subject to the Presidents revision.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Protests Rolling In.

# Washington, Jan. i7.--Protest after protest against the fuel admin lsIraton's order closing down all in pustries tomorrow, and for a period 3f five days, began pouring into the
 White House and Congress this xl0rning.
 < The government, it has been an bounced, will buy all the coal con- &gned to the suspended industries. 'k0f this purpose, the sum of S25, = HOO00 has been set aside by the Authorities.
 Al The coal will be taken over at the nnes and reconsigned to those plants which are engaged in food Moductlon and to the other indus Hles which are permitted to con- Nnue operation under the fuel ad- Nnlstration's orders.
 N The state fuel administrators will Mt be allowed to make any rulings 'n the matter, and the orders will 4 include natural gas nor the use M wood as fuel nor power derived ffom water.
 a Fuel Administrator Garfield will Npeal today to the employers to fpntinue the pay of their employees @lring the latter's idle time. The @yernment has no power to enforce thls. but the employers will be asked "a adopt the suggestion as a patri- |olic duty.
 GarAeld's order provides for the Suspension of operation of all man Macturing industries east of the H Hsslssippi river, and in Louisiana And Minnesota, for a period of five 9ays, beginning tomorrow.
 The order even includes intuition 4hnts and eyeepts only those indus taes which are producing food and iHse requiring continued operation 70 maintain business.
 As a means of additional relief, uAe order provides that all indus " and business activity generally, M luding stores. schools, saloons. NPaters and office buildings, shall nnBerve holiday, or Sunday, condi- tlons each Monday thereafter for a t-weeks' period.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
TICK ERADICATION ON IN POLK COUNTY
The Order for the Necessary Chem icals Has Been Placed and the Dipping Ni!I Begin When the
 Warm Weather Arrives.

The order for the chemicals nec- essary to carry On the work of sys- tematic tick eradication in Polk county was placed this week. Inn mediate shipment of these materials has been assured, thus safeguarding us against a shortage or a delay when the work is once begun.
 Dipping at this time would not be wise, and of no benefit, but it will be only a few short weeks until the balIny spring days will wake up the now dormant ticks, and these rob- Ders will begin taking another sea- sons toll, working day and night in poisoning the stock, depicting their bodies of blood, and robbing the owners and their families of milk and meat And it does not stop here. There are few who do not have kinfolks enlisted, and everyone must do his bit, and make it big bit, to supply and save feed for the army and navy.
 We must catch the first crop of ticks, dip them and kill them, thus preventing their maturing and bringing another generation. Don't let your neighborhood be back ward one.
 Form an livestock association and build a vat. Many vats are built on the plan upon which churches and schools were built some years ago. when everyone in the community contributed money and labor just as liberally as he could. This plan op- crates very successfully in some communities. Other communities prefer to make their association a stock company, each member taking as many shares as he can afford, with the understanding that after the necessary money to purchase the building materials has been subscribed, a member may pay for the balance of his shares by work ing, fixed rate being allowed for each man and teach doing full or half days work.
 When dipping is begun everybody who dips is then charged fixed fee per head for dipping, the proceeds to be divided among the sharehod- CTS, thus reimbursing them for the expense of building the vat
 Other vats are built on the plan of each member of the association assuming an equal portion of the expense, where there are twenty members. each member pays one- twentieth of the expense.
 These last two plans work to per- fection where a contract is let for the building of the vat.
 As your county supervisor, l will do all I possibly can to assist you in this work. However, dipping vats are now widely scattered over this county, and many are familiar with their construction. would suggest that you place all the material nec- essary on the ground and let a con- tract for the actual construction work.
 H. R. GETZ. County Supervisor.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Dallas, Tex, Jan. William J. Mcdonald, who died at Wichita Falls, had been famous in the South west as frontier detective for nearly thirty years. As an import ant factor the maintenance of the law and order in country in which ragged the lawless men of the Mexi- can border, the cattle thieves of the West and desperadoes from the whole country seeking refuge in the open West. his ability was recognized by the state of Texas, which made him head of the famous Texas Rangers, and President Will son, who twice named him United States marshal of the northern dis trict of Texas, in his presidential campaigns chose him as his own personal bodyguard
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
EW DRAFT RULING
 Is MADE BY CR0NyDER

Washington, Jan. 2i Govern Hnt appeal agents have been in Fueted to appeal all cases where fal draft boards have granted de Fred classiflcations to either class No or four on account of marriage pee the draft law was enacted Nay IS, i9i7.)
 provost Marshal General Crowder, telegram to the governors of
 Ptes, says this step should be talk to secure uniformity of action nd give district boards opportunity review classification of local pards.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
TWO STUDENT PLIERS ARE
 KILLED AT KELLY FIELD.
War Planes Collide With Fatal Re- suits During Practice
 FIiqht.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 2i.-Cadet Prank l.. Serry was almost instantly killed and Cadet D. c. Dunham suf- cred injuries from which he died at the base hospital. Fort Sam Houston. in collision of airplanes at Kelly Field Monday morning Cadet Dunham died at ii:35 am.
 The cadets were practicing at short flights, and landing, and Cadet Dunham banked his plane so that he lost sight of the other and crashed into it, both falling to the ground.
 Cadet Serry was from Evanston, ILL, his mother residing at iiii Eos ter street, that city.
 Cadet Dunhams wife resides at i7 Edmonds street, Rochester, N. Y.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
AN OKLAHOMA POND POISONED.
Arsenic Found in Water From
 Which Stock Drank.

Rolf, Ok, Jan. 2i.-A large pond used for watering hundreds of cat tie has ben poisoned by arsenic, Dr. J. w. Duke, called by the county commissioners to make an examin- ation of the water several days ago, says. The commissioners were notified the ice on the pond been cut It is believed that the | W. w. has been at work there.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
FUEL SAVING ORDER.
 CAUSING BIC STIR.
Government Administrator Calls on All Factories East of Mississippi River to Shut Down for Five
 DayS-f0 Other Holidays.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The senate coal investigation committee today
 ordered Fuel Administrator Garfield to appear before 1t for examination
 regarding his order closing the in- dustries in the east.
 He told the committee that the fuel and railroad situation has made such action imperative. He said Che railroad transportation was so con gested it had become impossible to furnish the homes and the public institutions at the same time with fuel.
 The necessity for moving ship ments. he said, was so great that drastic measures were compulsory Dr. Garfield said that the plan was < to permit certain war industries to Aoperate despite the order. Ship Building, he said, was one of them, *but if the industrices to be exempt Fed were classified in the order, it
 would cause a storm of protest and
 embarrass the fuel administration. v Garfield declared that Secretaries
 Baker and Daniels, of the war and
 nayy departments, respectively, s|were preparing such a list. The list
 pf exempted industries, Garfield kaid, would include these immediate
 y necessary in the conduct of the
 war. Aside from shipping and air. PDIanes. he said. he did moi know hwhat the list would contain.
 The purpose of the order" Fuel
 Administrator Garfield said, is not
 10 interfere in the slightest degree
 with the loading of coal at the
 fnines. This made clear the ann
 pliflcation of the abstract"
 A modification decided upon this anorning. Garfield said, put all con *umers in the preferential list on an Equal basis, with no preference shown to any one class.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
~RILLs MDONALD IS DEAD.
End Came to Famous Texas Ranger
 at Wichita, Falls, Tex.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Jan i5.-Capt Villain J. (Billl Mcdonald, noted Texas ranger and personal friend and bodyguard Of several presidents died here today q victim of pneu- monia.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
STUDENTS AMONG FIRST TO
 EAT LESS MEAT AND WHEAT

Fayetteville, Ark, Jan. 20.--Young men living in the three boys dcrmi- tories of the University of Arkansas were among the first people in the state to observe meatless and wheat less days. Even before the National Food Administration designated Tuesday as meatless and Wednes- day as whentless day, the boys at Hill Hall were eating no meat on the third day and no wheat on the fourth. The action was entirely yol- untary on the par tof the boys.