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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
LIBERTY COACH
WILL START ON
HISTORIC TRIP

Buffalo, April 5-As a stimulus to
buying Liberty bonds the Liberty
coach, built in 1893 by James Gordon
Bennett after the design of the old
London mail, will start from the
Lafayette monument in this city to-
morrow on journey of 459 miles
over historic highways to New York
city.
Morris E. Hewlett, the noted whip,
who drove the coach through historic
regions in France and Belgium for
James Hazen Hyde several years ago,
will hold the reins on the trip. The
coach will be drawn by the four IA
vorite grays of the late Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, who lost his life on the
Lusitania.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
ATTY. GEN. WILL
DENOUNCE MOB:
FEAR REPRISALS

Washington, April 5-Attorney Cen
eral Gregory took to the cabinet meet
ing today a report of the lynching of
a German, Robert P. Prayer, in Col
linsville, ILL.,, last night, for discussion
with President Wilson. The govern
ment is expected to denounce the
mob's lawless act and to express the
hope that there will be no repetition
elsewhere.
A brief note Of the lynching reached
the attorney general today from
United States Attorney Charles A.
Karch. Further details were asked.
officials made plain that they de-
plored the incident, both because of
the effect in this country and because
it is feared that reprisals may be
made in Germany on Americans.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
THRASH NORWALK
MAN WHO DAMNED
LIBERTY BONDS

Norwalk, April because of the
fact that he is declared to have said
Damn the Liberty Bonds, they
won't be worth 80 cents after the
war; to He'll with Them" Ernest
Boessmann, an employe of the Nor
walk Tire & Rubber Co., of this city,
was chased for more than two miles
by a mob of about 200 of his fellow
workers and after being caught was
made to kiss the American flag and
was then severely beaten. In spite
of his injuries he is about town to-
day, but the authorities have taken
no action in the matter.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12

Prayer was a coal miner and yester-
day in Maryville, ILL.,, in an address
to the miners on Socialism, is said to
have made remarks derogatory to
President Wilson. Miners there be-
came angry and when they threaten
ed to do him bodily harm he escaped
to Collinsville, his home. Some OF the
miners, however, followed him, col
lected crowd, took Prayer from his
home and led him barefooted through
the street, waving an American flag.
The police, fearing violence, took
Prayer from the crowd and placed him
in the city Jail. Later a large mob
gathered in front of the city hall and
demanded the man. Mayor ]. H.
Siegel counselled calmness, but the po-
lice force of four men was overpow-
cred and Prayer was found hiding in
the basement of the hall.
He was dragged at the end of a
rope beyond the city limits. AS the
mob prepared to hang him to the limb
of a tree he was asked whether he
had anything to say. His answer was
to drop to his knees and with arms
crossed, to pray in German for three
minutes. Without another word he
was pulled into the air. The mob
| then dispersed.
The police said Prayer while in
their custody had said he was a reg
istered enemy alien, that he was born
in Germany, but that he had taken
out his naturalization papers and had
| hoped to become an American citizen.
Collinsville is IL miles east of st.
Louis.
Before the rope was placed about
his neck Prayer wrote the following
note in German:
Dear Parents: Carl Henry Prayer,
Dresden. Germany: I must on this,
the fourth day of April, 1918, die.
Please pray for me, my dear parents.
This is my last letter and testame 1t.
"Your dear son and brother,
(Signed)
ROBERT PAUL Prayer"
In Prayers pocket was found a
long proclamation" in which he
stated his loyalty to the United States
and to union labor, and told of his
difficulty in entering the Miners
union.
Prayer, yesterday afternoon, put
up posters at the Maryville mine pro-
claiming his loyalty to the govern
ment. When the miners left the
workings they were incensed by the
proclamations and began to hunt
Prayer.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
CHAS. III. MERRITT
OF DANBURY DEAD

Denbury, April CHARLES H. Mer-
rift, one of the leading citizens of this
city, died at his home here this morn
ing in his 18TH year, after a short
sickness with bronchial pneumonia
Mr.. Merritt was president of the Dam
bury & Bethel Gas & Electric Light
ing Co.; was for many years one of
the leading hat manufacturers here,
and was president of the American
Anti Boycott association.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
CHICKEN LOCATES
A DIAMOND CLAIM

London, April 5.-Dispatches from
Kimberley, South Africa, to the Elk
press state that chicken killed at
Gong Gong recently was found to
have a carat diamond in its crop.
Two Irishmen, who had killed the
chicken, imme diately laid out a claim
on the plot where the chicken had
been feeding and within few days
were rewarded by finding moro than
$4,000 worth of small stones, together
with several large diamons, one of
over 70 carats.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
FORBIDS USE OF
CAMERA IN LONDON

London, April 5.-American soldiers
and sailors visiting London will no
longer be permitted to bring their
cameras with them. A new regula-
ton, just issued by the authorities,
prescribes that hereafter mo photo
graph or sketch may be made of out
door subjects in or near London with
out special permission" Also the pos
session of Photographic apparatus for
this purpose Is prohibited.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
WOMEN FORCED TO
ADMIT RIGHT AGES

Albany, April women register
ing for the local option elections to
be held April 16 must give their cor
rect ages, Attorney General Merton
E. Lewis held in an opinion made
public today. Attorney General Lewis
held that any statement failing to in
dicaee the correct age would consti-
tute an evasion of the provisions Of
the election law covering this sub
ject
The question was raised by election
officials who wanted to know whether
it would not be sufficient for wom-
an to give her age as upward of
FL"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
FOR
KILLING COUNSEL

London, April 5-The Exchange
Telegraph correspondent in Amster-
dam reports the German newspaper
as announcing that Emperor William
has sent personal letter to the pres
ident of Switzerland apologizing foT
the killing of the counsellor of the
Swiss legation in Paris during the
bombardment of Good Friday.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
GUESSES OUR MEN
WENT TO HE'LL so
HE is ARRESTED

Minomtnee, Mich, April 5-The
Rev. c.. H. Auerswald, pastor of the
German Lutheran church here, is
under arrest, charged with making
seditious utterances. He is alleged
to have said concerning the sinking
of the Tuscania:
1.-THE soldiers on that boat said
they were going to get the kaiser or
go to He'll, and guess they went to
He'll"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
ESCAPES sUFFOCATION.

Danbury, April 5-Charles NJ. Van
Vert, 60 years old, narrowly escaped
suffocation in a fire that damaged
his home on Quien street to the ex-
tent of $4,000 early today. A week
ago today his sister, Mrs. George F..
Marshall, was fatally burned at her
home here.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
FIRE DESTROYS
CANNING PLANT

Rochester, NJ Y, April 5-Fire of
supposed incendiary origin early to-
day destroyed the five buildings of
the w. H. Osborne Co. canning plant
in Honeoye Falls, 20 miles from this
city, involving a loss of 100000.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
JAPAN TRANSFERS
SHIPS TO AMERICA

Seattle, April 5.-The Seattle office
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Jap
anese steamship company, announced
yesterday that it had received a ca
blegram from Toxic stating that the
japanese government had comman-
deered nine of the company's steam
er5, 70 re turned over to the United
States.
The company announced that the
Communicated ships would total ap-
proximately 10000 lightweight tons.
According to Lloyd's register, the
ships are of $500 gross tons.
The vessels are to be turned over
Ito the United States government in
exchange for steel plates to be used
in TIE construction of new Japanese
ships, according to the agreement
providing for the exchange reached
recently by the two governments.
They are the Penang Maru, YebIoshi
Maru, Totomi Maru, Rangoon Maru,
Benten Maru, Kirin Maru, Yetorofu
Maru, Jinsen Maru, and Tosa Maru.
Al are freighters and have been ply
ing between Japan and India.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
MOB lYNCHES TEUTON
after DRAGGING HIM
THROUGH CITY STREET
SOCIALIST MADE DEROGATORY REMARKS
ABOUT PRESIDENT-GIVEN THREE MIN
UTES TO PRAY AND THEN STRUNG UP
TO TREE BY MEN.

Collinsvile Ill., April 5-Kneeling with his crossed
Robert Prayer who ynched by mob last night at mid
three minutes before he strung up according statements
today by members of the lynching party.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12

The Goodrich Steamship Lines, OPP
Grating on the Great Lakes, asked the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
increases ranging from rs cents to 81
on one-way fares.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12

San Francisco, April 5.-The steam
ers Persia Maru and Seiyo Maru of
the Togo Kisen Kaisha have been
Communicated by the Japanese gov
eminent for the use of the United
States Shipping Board, officials of the
company announced here yesterday.
The Persia is of 1000 and the Seiyo
s, 600 tons.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12

Under the provisions OF bill passed
by the New York Assembly, Guards
men who served at the Mexican bor-
der will be paid the differences IN sal
airy between Federal and staSt pay.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12

The German-swiss frontier win be
closed today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12
MICHIGAN TRACK
TEAM PICKS UP

Ann ArhOr, Mich, April l2-Michi-
gans track team which looked like
thirty cents at Christmas, and which
now is casting its eyes at the confer
ence title, lost no time in starting it's
outdoor work
The athletes are working hard for
the first important meet, which will
be the Drake relay championship on
April 90. Michigan expects to en-
ter two or more relay teams and, of
course will have Carl Johnson in the
hurdles, the hundred yard dash and,
possibly the high jump. This star is
expected to win at least two first
places. .
Enlistmcnts have shattered Mich,
igan's veteran resources for the mile
relay. Forbes, who won third place
in the 440 at the indoor conference
games. has enlisted in the navy and
Fontana and Scofield also have de-
parted It is possible that the team
to be entered for the Drake events
will be composed of Kreugcr. Mess
ncr, Zoellin and. Stell For the two.
mile relay Stoll, kreuger, SedhWick
and Donnelly have been mentioned
The hand grenade event, an addition
to usual athletic programs, will receive
generous attention form Michigan
athletes ~ = E Y .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12

SchierAaum. and S. p Halpern acted
as judges
/. Last Saturday afternoon after the
loyalty meeting in the hall an I'M
prumDiU gathering Of those interest ed
in starting Home Guard was held
). T. lialpcrn was chosen temporary
chairman and ii was decided that L
mCeliHg to organize such guard
shCuld he held in the Masonic hall
after the Commercial club meeting;
Tuesday evening Nlr lieder. second
lieutenant of the Mandan Home
Guard. was invited TO be present and
was here at that time. II was dis.
closed. however, at this meeting that
Il band Of exceedingly Jealous patriots
hal gathered Tuesday morning, drawn
mp q preliminary constitution, signed
mp some ninety members, and elected
the following officers: Captain Emf!
Krauth; first lieutenant, Val Unger-
echt, and second lieutenant, Charles
Jellerman. No further organization
"as attempted. After the meeting a
.lnln Drr OF the new guard members
vent through their first drill. The
next meeting will be held in the
i,ratZcl building, Tuesday, April lG.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12
TABLOID STORY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE

TREASURY: Has issued govern.
ment securities lotalliNg SS>I6o, SOP .O52
as follows: first Liberty Loan. $4,000
000,o0O; Second Liberty Loan. $685.
16G, 80: . certificates OF Indebtedness,
! >2635. ~. 800; War Savings Stamps
| and Thrift Stamps, $96.%9S, 402.,
WAR RISK INSURANCE BUREAU:
Assisted commerce Of country by is
suing total Insurance OF 1853. ISL 1925
on American vessels and cargOcS. TO
uprOtect families Of soldiers and sail
ors issued insurance in the amount
Of $l2,4G5, 1850 to 1,53S,S51 in the
armed service of the country. War
risks on masters, officers and crews
of American merchant vessels covered
5t.l5S individuals in the sum Of $685.
U3i,Sl7.
DEPARTMENT or LABOR: Assist
ed by endeaVOring to get big supplies
Of labor for war work and farms and
to settle labor disputes; enrolled $780,
coo workers for shipyards and is en-.
gagged in enrolling 100000 for farm
work
DEPARTMENT or STATE: Re-
ceived diplomatic war missions from
England, France, Italy, Russia, Japan,
Belgium and Serbia, and conducted
negotiations cO-ordinating efforts of
allies and America. Special mission,
and another special war mission, head
ed by Col. II. M. House, sent to Eng
lald and France.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION: Has
eliminated profiteering and specula-
ton in handling of food products, as
surfing fair margin of profits only to
producers and those whose handling
of it is absolutely essential BY in
augurating meatless and wheatless
days has saved much of these import
ant, foods for our allies who are abso-.
luteIy dependent upon us.
AGRICULTURE: War production
program outlined at conference at
St. Louis April IL. Directed cam
paign to increase acreage of cereals
and staple foodstuffs. Joined with
labor department in work of recruiting
farm labor.
JUSTICE: Has had charge of en-
forcing presidents war proclamations,
curbing alien enemy activities and d.
recting prosecutions for sedition and
treason.
POSTOFFlCE: Has co.operated
with army in maintaining postoffices
at all camps, cantonments and train
ing stations; provided delivery of
magazines and periodicals to troops
abroad.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12

A." PRESIDENTS: In addition to orig.
mating much of the important war
legislation adopted by the congress,
has by his VirOuS messages and ad-
dresses taken world leadership in the
war and peace diplomacy OF the ma
'tions. His answer to the pOpe,s peace
proposals last August was deemed so
Conclusive that our allies stood on it
.n.,te.d OF making separate replies.
Ills addresses to congress, stating our
peace terms have been accepted as
guiding principles by allied powers.
ARMY: Increased in strength IRON
2J-, ~ men and 9.52i officers, incMd-
ing National Guard, to l23,S01 officers
and l,...S j. men Built 1G canton
meats, each providing quarters for
IL. 80 ! men, and IL camps for approx
Malely an equal number. Moved APP
DruAIma,c,y half a million men to
France, the first troops landing in
france June o. 81 days after war was
declared. developed our own supply
sycstcm in France. including great
wharves, warehouses and yards at
ports and military railroad about 600
miles long. Entered front line trench
es oct. 10. and today hold front line
positions in five different sectors on
title line.
ORDNANCE: Modified British EN-
field rifle to use standard American
Rifle production has
passed requirements. and reserve Of
about 10000 rifles accommodating each
month. Developed machine gun pro-
duc;io2 from 10000 per year to 1885,
'&'. increased 9te Of production Of
field artillery from 1,5O~ to 10000
pieces per year. r..,
AIacRAtT: Requirements in train
planes, running into the thousands,
already met and deliveries. begun on
battle planes; aviators trained at "a
great flying fields.
NAVY: Expanded from 4,792 Off
GERS to 20,664 and from 77,94G enlisted
men to 1888 Contracts have been
lie. for $40 vessels. Navy took part in
the war before the army, our first de-
stloyers arriving in British waters
ready for action on May 4,-2S days
after war was declared.
SHIPPING BOARD: Authorized by
congress to spend $2,034yG0O,000 to
build bridge Of ships across Atlantic.
let contracts for S,253,033 tons Of
ships. including 500 steel and 38l
wooden vessels. to which must be add
ed 1913 steel vessels that were COM
before completion. Seized
l12 German and Austrian ships of
I2SN0f, tOnnOge. reDaircd them and
tut them in service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12

series with Hutchinson. He is pOpu
lar with the fans and has proved him
self as manager both in Des
MOincS and Denver.
The unpires appointed by President
Dickerson are Spike Shannon Of st.
Paul, Johnny Mullen Of Pittsburgh
and Con Daily and Matty Fitzpatrick OF
Chicago. The circuit will open May
and close Sept -, playing a achcd-
uIe of l4o games. The player limit
will be fourteen.
With the 3pitball and other freak
deliveries banned by the league, Pres
ident Dickprs0n now has started an
agitation to prohibit the use Of steel
spikes on players shoes. He asserts
that heavy losses are sustained each
year through players being crippled
by spikes. ELI contends that other
means of securing solid footing can
be devised and the spiking Of players
stopped
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12
NEW FACES SEEN
IN THE WESTERN
Holmes, Coffey and Berger, Vet"
Grams of the Circuit

Kansas City, Mo, April l2.-Scvcr-
al new faces will appear when the
Western league opens its l9lS season
May /. Among them will be the new
club owner, Spencer Arthur Abbott,
president of the Topeka club. There
will be five new managers Rudy
Hulawitt will pilot Joplin, Johnny Nee
will boss the Topeka team, Bill Jack
son has been signed to manage the
Omaha club, and Eert Wn,iams VIII
head St Joseph. Otto Jacobs may be
field manager for Hutchinson and FL
mer Benson may be made captain,
which post he held last season
The three veteran managers OF the
league will be "Ducky' Holmes OF
Sioux City, Jack CoIfey OF Des Moinea
end Joe Berger, Of Wichita.
The new club president at Topeka
is veteran player and manager Alb
bott has managed several teams at
Topeka, but this is his first venture
as an owner. The only OWner.man-
ager of the league will be Holmes, the
original "Ducky' Of major league
fame, who has transferred his frau
chise back to Sioux City from Lincoln.
Besides his new manager. Owner
John Savage of Joplin will have IA new
secretary this year, Harry &. Spratt,
who was secretary for Jack Holland
during Hollands last few weeks in st.
Joseph and during the last half OF the
season at Hutchinson, last year. Man
ager Hulswitt is veteran league play
err, who has worked in the majors and
in Class IA leagues for years. He
managed the Columbus club of the
American association several years
ago.
Manager Johnny Nee Of Topeka is
a former Central league manager and
is I; Missourian, coming from Spring
field In his three years as manager
of the Dayton club Of the Central
league, Nee won two remnants. He
will bring to the Topeka club several
former Central league stars, among
them Pitchers Haines and Clark OF
Springfield, Turner Of Evansville and
Ainesworth of Richmond; Catchers
Hanger of Richmond and Kelly OF
Evansville; lnfielder Cleveland OF
Springfield. and Outfielder Hanger OF
Evansville In addition he has seven
former Denver players to pick from
among them Third Baseman Wufli.
Nee will play second base.
In Bill Jackson, PA Rourke OF
Omaha has signed the man who sue
ceeded Clarence Rowland as manager
at Peoria in the Three-I league. Jack
son plays first base. He is fighter,
and in Peoria he was the idol OF the
fans. He expects to land several Cen
trail league players for Omaha.
Elmer Benson captain OF the Hutch
inson team, is a favorite in that town,
and his play at second base was Il
strong factor in winning the pennant
for his team last year. Otto Jacogs,
who may be made field manager, is
former Central Lacquer.
Joe Berger of Wichita and Jack COT
fey of Des Names are both we'll
known to Western league fans. Ber-
ger went to Wichita in the middle OF
the 1917 season when the Threel
closed Coffey led Des Mones to the
1917 championship in a post-season
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12
TIGERS EXPECTED
TO BE DANGEROUS
Hughes Jennings Has Unusually
Fast Aggregation

Detroit, Men,, April ll.-NOw that
Manager Jennings has been using his
recruit first baSeman, Leo Dresser,
as lead-oif man in the batting or
der, local sport writer's are predicting
that the Detroit Americans will prove
unusually dangerous on attack this
Despite the smuggling ability of the
Tigers and the individual base steal
ing ability of Cobb, the Detroit club
seldom has used the double steal play
II Dresser can scoot around the
bases as he did in the American AS
ISOLATION. or even maintain the speed
I've has shown in practice games this
spring, he should prove an effective
partner for Tyrus.
Bush has been lead off man for
several seasons and he is mast on the
bases but, normally, he is considered
a 800 hitter. II Dresser can hit .273
or better, Jennings expects to have a
championship offensive.
Dresser will be followed by Bush
in the batting order. Then will come
COBB, Vcach and lIeilmann, all slug
gers Young and Witt, who follow.
are fair hitters, but both are regarded
as mighty dangerous in pinches. ,Jen-
ninGs figures that he will have a
solid front Of dangerous hatsmen all
the way down to the catcher, while
Oscar Stanage, the first string back
stop, is a regular Cobb when he is in
the midst of one of his hitting streaks.
Two or three times a season Stanagc
breaks into the limelight with ser
les Of batting performances that
threaten to BOOST his average into the
800 class. But eventually the streak
like 1.-The flower that blooms in the
spring. withcrs and dies and Stanage
has to wait until the spirit moves
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-12
THOMAS LETTER
STILL RESTS IN
THE POSTOFFICE

inadvertently, The Tribune yester-
day stated that the letter addressed
TO "Relatives Of r. Thomas received
rance, had been turned over to Mrs.
+. l.. COnklin, secretary OF the Bur
leigh county chapter of the Red Cross,
because the pOstOifice here had been
unsuccessful in locating the parties
addressed
Deputy Postmaster d.undquist OK
plains that the letter remains in the
Bismarck pOstofiice which, under the
United States postal regulations could
not Of course, deliver the message to
any person other than those adj
dressed. The matter was referred to
Nj s. COnklin with request that she
make an effort to identify r. Thomas
among the soldiers who have gone
from Rurleigh county. The intent Of
The Tribune was to assist everyone
concerned in getting the letter, evil
IDENTITY one of importance, to its proper
destination, and there was no desire
uEon the part OF anyone to intimate
that the postofficc had been derelict
inits duty.
This incident should serve to more
fully. impress upon friends and rela-
tives Of our soldier boys, no matter
where they may he serving, the i'm
pCrtance of filing the names and the
branch of their service with the Eur
leigh county Red Cross chapter Off
ces in the federal building Had the
Red Cross a complete record Of our
boys, it would be a simple matter to
determine whether r. Thomas enlist
ed from this county. or with any Of
the national guard or other units
which went from this county, and it
would then have been easy to locate
his relatives or friends and promptly
deliver the letter.