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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25

officers of the Atlantic fleet. My visi.
to the squadron composing it was brief
But it sufficed to show the scale or
which the process Of training men wa.
being undertaken. The ships were al
extraordinary sight. l came on board
the. flagship at 5 a. m. on a glorious
June morning. 1t looked as If 500 mer
had been sleeping on the deck of every
~dreadnought. Literally 1 believe the
bulk Of the ships carried double com,
Iplement, n the whole Of each WORKING
day seemed to be some continuous
effort. wonderfully strenuous, still more
wonderfully cheerful, to teach the new.
corners the accomplishments of thei.
older messmates. 1t was to the battle.
ships hat the men from the camps
We're sent. and from the battleships
that the yacht. transport and patro
crews were chosen.
The Imagination reels a little at con.
templating what all this work must
have meant to the comparatively small
number of regular officers on WHOM
the sole responsibility for it fell. Fol
these. in addition to turning out 40, OOi
seamen. had also to dc their share il
creating more than 10000 midshipmep
ensignS and lieutenantS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
PERSUADE IRISH TO
BEAR Their SHARE
Efforts Will Be Made to Show
That People How Rests
tencc Is Regarded.

Dublin, (by mafl).-To persuade the
people OF Ireland to lay aside their in
tefnal affairs. and go into the war as
America has gone in, is the aim Of the
Irish Publication committee. just
formed in Dublin under the chairman
ship of Frederick w. Meredith, a prom
inent Dublin business man whose sons
are all in the army and who has him.
self been prominent in Irish war activi-
ties from the beginning Of the con-
flict.
The activities OF the committee will
be conferred on an educational cam
paign designed largely to show peo-
cularly Americans Of Irish birth or
ancestry, think about the situation in
Ireland.
In an outline Of his plans, given to
me Associated Press. Mr. Meredith
says:
opinions Of other nations were brought
before my countrymen. they would
cease from skulking, and take their
proper place in the great fight.
Neither the Nationalist leaders nor
their newspapers have told the Irish
people what other nations are saying
about them. On the contrary, they
are letting them believe that all the
nations will consider them the bravest
OF the brave II they stay at homo and
keep on shouting Death Before Con-
scription.' Not only is the truth about
what other nations think about them
being withheld. but facts are being
distorted md isrepresented.
They are tol dthat the Lord Lieu
tenant, the Chief Secretary. and the
British government are engaged in an
anomlnable conspiracy to blacken he
fair name Of Ireland by accusing some
iiishmen OF plotting with Germany.
AS the Irish are a gullible people, al
ieast IN some respects. ana nurtured
en- hatred OF England, they readily be-
lieve it.
German money has been well spent.
and with its aid many Of the Irish
people have been convinced that Ger
many Will win h war. They believed
1T at the time OF the Easter rebellion
Of 1896. and they believe It now.
But In every Irish heart there Is
more than q spark OF manhood. &nd IL
the true facts are brought homo 20 the
Irish people, that spark will become a
bsaze of indignation against the in
humanity Of the German nation. When
once aroused, there will be no faltering.
But 1t Is not Just to blame the Irish
people until the facts have been put
before them.
tee is to put the facts before them. It
Is useless to expect their political
leaders or the newspapers controlled
by those political leaders to tell them
there Is too much jealousy between
the different sections. But cannot we
fathers, whose hearts are in the battle
fields where our sons are serving, place
in the hands Of every Irish house,
holder extracts from the newspapers
OF other n%atiOns?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
Americans Recupture Men Taken
Prisoners BY Teutonic Raiders
Follow Huns to Stronghold and Recover Comrades and Aus
tra0ians-Yanks and Anzacs Become Fast Friends
-Antipodeans Praise y. s. Troops.

! chine gun squad. Early in the push
al ms were knocked out by
shell fire and he was left along with
the gum.
H knew the gun was needed. so he
started forward with it himself. It wa
no light job. but he kept setting it
up and working until he got through
TO the objective, where he made his
flnal stand. He was pumping away
religiously at the boches, and the Aus
tralan OFFICER was watching him with
interest. for he knew he was a green
man and admired the way he was
carving on. suddenly the corporal
raised himself up and then dropped to
MS knees again with his head hanging.
Gun Refused to Kick.
Whats the matter, Yank, are you
hit 2" called the officer.
NO SIR" replied the corporal quickly.
But do you knGv this darned thing
don't kick at ALL"
After fighting magnificently with
MS gun for SO long the corporal had
only h made that big discovery and
he simply stopped firing for a moment
TO inspect his! gun with new interest
We were surprised" the officer add
ed, at some Of the prisoners taken.
OF them were strapping fellows,
but there were q lot Of them who. while
big. were young. The boche put W.
ooAiae gas at ONO tlm0, Gut IL was only
a good experience for our men as they
were equipped with the masks.
Il want to say hero that those Aus
tralians are magnificent fighters. We
have been learning the game from
them. Our fellows watched the vet
Grams closely and it Was a ease of imi-
tation without a second lesson
During the evening Of the day the
correspondent spent with the Ameri-
cans a big bunch of mail arrived from
home n there was j%ubilation among
the men. One young fellow came tear
ing around waving a torn dollar bill
which he had just found in a letter.
II got 1t. 1 got It," he yelled with
delight.
Five francs. Kid laughed an officer
who was standing near.
Its amt five francs. It's a dollar
and its from home and the boy was
! off with his treasure.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
Can Fish Hear7 :
From Popular Science MONTH

From Popular Science Monthly.
Can the humble minnow. or any OF his
larger brethren, hear? He has. eyes, but
are they ans use to him? Some scientists
have experinented and said YES while
others ave experimepted and said no.
However. recent study seems to indicate
that fish do hear.
Some Of tile fish experimental upon had
their ears removed. and Others had their
skins made lnsensible. Then sounds were
made in di.ect contact with the water.
but without ~agitating 1t at ALL. and signs
6t hearing looked for. It was found that
fishes are influence by sound. One OF
the most pe.uliar and striking manifesto
lions was the fact that q fish that had
had Its heading organs destroyed lost its
sense OF direction when swimming fast,
II could swim straight slowly. but as
sOcn - It attempted to put on speed Il
went around In spirals. Considering that
many specisa Of fish travel considerable
distances du:lng their periods OF breeding
Z depostting. their eggs such loss OF
direction oald tend TO make them easy
prey Tor their enemies.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
ANCIENT RUSSIAN CITY
TOOK ON NEW LIFE

Vologda, Russia.-The German drive
into Russia n the peace .reaty signed
by the b~olshevists have brought back
to Vologda some Of the Importance
Great.
When the American Ambassador,
David r. Francis, selected Vologda for
the site of his embassy to Russia dur
Ing the period when Petrograd was
threatened by German occupation, the
little city o on new life.
Prices of foodstuffs soa red and. aa
more and more Americans came to the
city, rooms were at such a premium
that some members of tie embassy
staff were forced to use for several
weeks their train berths rs sleeping
quarters.
The only quarters which could be
found by Consul Treadwell for the
American consulate were rooms in a
huge barn-like hotel knoWn as the
Hermitage. which was full of German
prisoners and Russian SOLDIERS.
Inc consulate's room was just across
the hall from the German prisoners
headquarters, but some Of these pris-
oners apparently did not know Ameri-
ca was In h war. Some of them
came into the consulate the first day
1t opened and asked IL the Americans
were still handling the matter Of pris-
oners' relief.
The embassy was made welcome and
a huge wooden structure formerly
used as q merchants club was turned
owe for its use.
volosda In the days of Peter the
Great was one of the o important
navigation Of the vologda river. which
empttes into the Arctic at Archangel.
ana for centuries the ships az the Eur
opean traders sent their argoes into
Russia by this route.
Peter the Great lived in vologda for
several years. and built here the mn.
cleus Of the first Russian navy. After
the building Of Petrograd. Vologda lost
most Of tts Importance. though river
steamers sttM ply between here and
Archangel.
Vologda IL the junction OF the vladi.
vostok- Petrograd and the Archanrei.
Moscow railwayslines. and wes seiect-
60 ~ the embassy site because OF its
transportation conveniences.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
BY Associated Press.

With the British Army in France,
Sunday. july I'm the German counter
attack against the positions gained by
the Australians and Americans around
Hamel W American n five Aus
tralians were captured by the enemy.
Volunteers were called for INC an
American party brought back the cap
tured men and a German officer while
IL Australians brought the number of
German prisoners to so.
The story OF this incident as told by
an American officer who took part in
the fighting follows:
The boches did not bother us until
Thursday night when they made their
counter attack which was repulsed.
They did succeed in the first rush, how
ever. in getting hold of two Americans
and five Australians whom they carried
back.
I'VE Immediately called for volun-
teers to go out after these captured
lads and all our men at once began
yelling for the chance. Corp. Ray
mond Powell was first up and he was
given a squad of men for the work.
The guns had nut down q heavy
straight through this fierce fire and
charged hot foot after the r~etreating
enemy. The Germans retired to a
strong point. but the corporal with the
other. Yankees went In after them.
Round Up 50 Huns.
Our two boys were taken along with
the five Australians and the corpora
and his party also captured a boche
officer. In the meantime IL Australians
had circled around and joined the
American party with the result that SO
German prisoners were brought back,
That night a boche sniper caused
q lot Of trouble from a nest in the front
line. n one of my men went out
cross No Mans Land alone after him.
The YANKEE got him and left him dead
on the field"
Recruiting "a story he had heard of
the grit of an american corporal, the
officer continued:
A Australian officer was telling
me about one of u corporals who did
what watl considered a fine piece OF
work. This lad had charge Of a ma
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
Others Wish to Know.
From the Niilwaukee Journal

ClOAA IN N1lIW0OhOC JOuII0I
The New York Evening Mail. the oil,
time standpat republican paper of which
we ave heard so nan stories. is tellin,
its party that the old tariff stuff ha
played out and that the farmers now nee
attention. And now. as if that even wen
not enough, it starts another campaign
against its party leaders. 1t accuses re
publicans in the Senate of being blind t
opportunity. 1t asks leaders of the part,
why they did not get ahead of the presj
len in his recent demand for new ia,
legislation. 1t asks them why they hau
insisted on party division: until now tn
whole country in arms has forced them {
consider only the interests of country.
asks them why they have let the preS
dent. a democrat. get ahead of them 1
suggesting all the Important Legislative
matters. 1t asks these questions an
more.
What can the republican leaders an
swer? 1t looks as though the Mail ha
them stumped. At the same time. Cham
Clark's exhibition of r,artisanship give
the democratic rgans something to e3
plain.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25
The Horny Handed Today.
From the Brooklyn Eaele.

From the BROOKLYN Eagle.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield ha
blisters on his hands due to handling tn,
o in his Washington war garden. Sec
rotary Redfield is doing the work Of t.
men he has released to work on ship
building. That is the sort Of leadershi
that counts. Critics Of the %administra
ton who cannot show an accumiulatinl
horny handedness are shooting wide o
the target. A cabinet officer with a SOUR
gun full Of %arsenate of lead or bordo Leaf
IL a dangerous man for a desk authorit;
to tackle. Jean Francois Mllet's 9TH.
Angelus' and THE Gatherer Of Beans,'
corrected to show highbrows active witt
the hoe and in the fields. might profitable
engage the time and attention Of on
artist lovers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25

THE ETERNAL MOTHER.

From the New York Tribune.
Strange things happen even in the
prosatc depths Of the subway. Once
in q while the curtain Of convention
draws away and for m instant one
looks deep into life itself before the
jealous curtain falls again.
He was . private Of artillery. His
boyish lace held lines Of WEAKNESS.
and - he dumped down into .
corner seat Of the car hls red
corded hat fell off. revealing that
his hair was yellow and curly. He
did not stoop to pick It up. for he
fell asleep almost - Boon q he hit
the seat.
Few noticed the gray hatred
woman who sat opposite. Wotchint
him. She ives gaunt aud shabby.
One wondered what she was doing
abroad ut that early morning hour.
She never took her oyes off the
sleeping Lad. Presently che arose to
leave q tho train jolted into .
station.
A she passed the BOY sas beat,
lifted the battesnd zcaMpaiGn hat,
laid L on his LAP and then kissed
him softly on hi. tumhsod yellow
hAle. He diA not str and ne almost
TN ffo0 tAos0&E xho curtain that
~ slleeDl Ne)sAs0oenonE ten
a9Aln, an1 q Lot o6os6ak watch.
l4g tAA OeaWiea 61gnros oe Tie "a.
~. Woa1og1Ae. rs
49, AE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-25

Takes the Cash. Too.
From the Baltimore American.
Mrs. Bing's new baby is Just In til
fashion,"
"How do you mean?"
''It is such q red cross affair"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
WORKING HARD
 ON DISTRIBUTION

New England Fuel Administrators are working hard to make every ton of hard coal do the most fuel good Where it is found that one commun- ity can substitute bituminous, coke and wood for anthracite, tonnage IS barred, at least temporarily, until fuel situation Is met. In this way a more equitable distribution Is given the fuel consuming needs of each state-not barred wholly to anthra- cite-and satisfaction results.
 Fuel Administrator Thomas W. Russell barred 13 places in Connecti- cut and re-arranged tonnage to 10 others. The communities barred until further notice for the 191S-19 coal year include Cobalt, Cromwell, East Windsor, Grifins, New Hartford, South Windsor Stepmey West Will ington, Andover, Chester, Deep River and Saybrook. Mir. Russell rear ranged Hartford's tonnage at 285, ,17O tones and included Elmwood's ton mage in 1t. Rockville, including Fl. lington and Vernon tonnage, gets Il, ee4 tons; Southbury, including Wood bury, gets 1900 tons; South Coventry including Bolton and Coventry, gets S4S tons. He also combined the To cality tonnage of East Lyme and Niantic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
APPLICANTS
 FOR CRAFTSMEN

Applicants for oopyist draftsmen will be received by Civil Service Com mission until further notice, owing to the great need of eligibles in that capacity at the Navy and Ordnance Departments at Washington, D. C.. Applications may be filed with Mr. Paul at the post office of the federal building.
 Applicants will be rated upon their education, experience and fitness, and also upon a test in drawing and let tering furnished upon the filing of the application. Both men and women 1T years of age or over are eligible to the test The salary in the Navy Department Is S2.56 to $s.75 a day and in the War Depart ment HOO a year
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

Private Jones, what is a hill?" asked the sergeant.
 ''Why---er---" stammered the pri- vate.
 Come on---qutckl" trapped out the sergeant.
 "Oh," said Jones, "I should say it was a field with it's back up."---Bos- ton Transcript. a All You Need Is q and a s G
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
SOLDIER WEDDINGS CENsURED.

New York, Dec. 12-InstaIlation of a marriage censor has been found necessary by the military authorities in this city, because of the tremen- dous number Of returning soldiers who make bee line for the marriage license bureau as soon as they get off , the ships.
 , Capt Don L. Monteith and an aide 11nvs been diven desks in the office of Chief Clerk Scully in the Ldoense Bu- pbau in the Municipal building. How long have you known this young lAdy?" the captain asked one Yould-be benedict.
 tP'Met her last night" was the reply. "Better go home and think 1t over, then come back if you want to-" ad-
 vised the captain. He did not come i back. Many others have been in- l duced to reconsider when the match es
 hove seemed to be ilI-advised.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
NAVY MET LARGE DEMANDS FOR ITS
 SHIP EQUIPMENT

Washington, Dec. 12.---Some idea of when the United States entered the war is set forth in the annual report of Rear Admiral Earle, chief of ord nance, made public today To this bureau alone fell the task of expend- ing during a single year more than half a billion dollars for guns and equipment.
 In discussing seemingly impossible problems, Admiral Earle disclosed that the navy was called upon not only to arm all American war craft, auxilia- ries and the merchant fleet, but to provide armament for British, French, Italian, Belgian and Russian shipping. Guns of to inch calfber were at a premium and the demand for them was ten times greater than the exist ing capacity for manufacture. A total of 937 craft of all kinds, not in the 1 regular navy, were armed between July l, 1917, and July 1, 1918.
 Gun mounts formed a separate | knotty problem. The facilities cre- ated for their manufacture met all
 urgent needs. The Linderman Steel
 and Machine company pf M'r~7-
 Mich, the report stated, delivered 360
 mounts for finch guns z8 uays d.-~o.a
 of schedule and established record for other manufacturers.
 Only brief reference was made to 1.-two of the most striking accomplish
 ments of the bureau, the designing, IGbWiding and shipping of the l4-ina h rifles on railway mounts which ef-
 Actually hammered the German rear
 positions in the closing weeks of the war, and the development of a trac-
 tor mount for rifles up to Finch cal
 lber from which the guns could be fired. This latter achievement, never attained by the allied armies, the re- port said, was hailed in France with even greater satisfaction than was the . arrival of the first of the 14-inch mon . sters comprising the naval batteries.
 Failure to obtain a sufficient supply = of depth bombs used by American de. s stroyers, hampered efficient opera. 5 tions against enemy submarines. By l strenuous efforts, however, the short ] age was overcome and before wal . ended, American destroyens were l using depth bombs freely, and thi 8 the report said, aided in curbing Ger
 man submarine operations in the clos V ing months of the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
skOOoO MEN FOR U. S. NAVY.

-Wash -gton, Dec. 12-The 10o, 1000 navy men designated for discharge should be out of the service by the end of tho year. according to the hope Secretary DaRiels expressed yesterday.
 -seventy-foAr thousand more should be out by yEy 1 next. he saId- leaving the navy f 5n On aa enlisted g1xsngth aEfaER. .aeA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
SAVINGS BANK MEETING.

tended the meeting held at Hartford Tuesday of state savings bank off, cials. The decision of the Bridgeport Savings Bank and the City Savings Bank to ask for a revision of their charters to that of trust companies was announced, and the subject was discussed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

Teacher---Haye you ever forgiven an enemy?
 Tommy---Ye'm. Once.
 Teacher---What noble sentiment prompted you to do it?
 Tommy---He was higgeF'n nne.'-s Puck.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. S. PROBATE COURT,
December & 1Q1

December 8. 1918
 Estate of Abraham P!atsky, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested. within said lime, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are re- i quested to make immediate payment to
 TESSIE PLATSKY, Admnistratrix. k27 staEe Street. ITO s"'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
Every man is entitled to

opinions"
 Quite true" retotned Miss Cayenne. "and in many cases they don't ap- pear to be Of the slightest use to any body but the owner. Washington Star.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

Copper representatives will leave for Washington soon to confer with government officials as to the price of conner from Jan. 1, 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
XMAS MAIL

Mail EarIy-Wrap. SecureIy-and Insure,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-23
THE DAY is OURS

Just before the moment of vic
tory, during the Battle Of Prince
ton. Washington was in imminent
peril of his life. A large British
force Unexpectedly coming up, the
American militia hesitated to ad-
vance. Washington dashing to the
front within thirty PAGES Of the
enemy refined in his horse just as
both lines fired a volley. His aid
de-camp, Colonel Fitzgerald, a
warm-hearted Irishman, aware OF
the danger of his beloved general,
drew his hat over his eyes, that he
might not see him die. A shout OF
victory Immediately ensued, the
smoke cleared away, and there
stood Washington as calm and I'M
moved as if on parade. FitZger-
aid. who was celebrated as one OF
the finest horsemen Of the Amer
lean army, squirting his steed,
dashed forward to the side of the
general, exclaiming: Thank God,
your excellency is safe!" Then,
unable to support the sudden tran
sitiOn from despair to JOY, he wept
like a child. Washington grasped
him hand with warmth and only
said. Away, my dear Colonel, and
bring up the troops. The day Is
ours!'-Thomas holland, st. Mary
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-23
GLOOM TO GLORY

On Christmas night, in driving
storm of sleet and amid drifting
ice. Washington crossed the Deia-
ware, fell upon the Hessians At
Trenton, in the midst OF their fes-
tivities. Hunt, a trader with
friends and foes, had invited Rail-
the Hessian commander to a Chris
tmas supper Amusements were
kept up all night long. A messen-
ger came in haste, at early dawn
with a note to the colonel. 1t was
sent by a tory to give warning Of
the approach OF Washington s
forces.
The negro servant refused ad-
mittanee to the bearer. Knowing
it's importance, he babe the negro
take the note directly to the Off
Ger. The servant obeyed, but the
colonel thrust it unopened into his
pocket. Soon the roll Of drums was
heard, and before the pleasure-lov-
ing officer could reach his quar-
tiers, the Americans were in pur-
suit of his flying soldiers.-St.
Mary School, Joseph Mercurio.