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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

in this matter, as in others, WE
from a study Of how Germany
tial instrument Of diplomacy,
have seen German propaganda at
work in many countries, and I have
already described in these columns
its work in Russia. Secrecy Of origin
and the employment of subjects of the
country in which the propaganda is
conducted are the leading character
istics of the German system. But
every country is favored with an or
ganization peculiarly suited to it's con-
ditions, and this is we'll illustrated by
the propaganda carried out by Bern
storff at Washington before the. en-
try of America into the war.
Washington is the great news cen
ter Of America. In no other place in
the world will you find such keen
competition among journalists for ex-
elusive news as at the American cap
itaL Bernstorff realized this as he
realized the impossibility of winning
the favor of American journalists by
bribing or by social attentions. His
inventive mind quickly suggested the
opening of a news bureau at the Ger
man Embassy, where at any time of
the day or night the journalist hun
cry for news could call in the expec-
tation of hearing something that
would give him that happy feeling
that only journalist Fastening to the
telegraph office with a 'tit-bit' ever
knows. But the news was not Ger
man news. It was apparently chiefly
American social or political news, a
Forthcoming marriage or an impend-
ing appointment. The confidence of
the journalists was thus won, but in
course of time Bernstorff skillfully
colored the news to further German
propaganda or inserted items that
were calculated to create a pro-Ger-
! man atmosphere.
Count Bernstorfrs Methods
Meanwhile he utilized every other
means that came to hand for prevent
ing that unity of conviction of the
people of America that alone could
ensure Americas entry into the war.
Where the stories of atrocities in Bel
GUM aroused the horror of America.
Bernstorff was content to issue a gen.
eral denial of their truth. At last a
woman was convicted in England of
giving false information as to these
atrocities, and Bernstorff saw that
this case became known to every
town in America as a typical case,
as he said, of the foundations for
British stories of German atrocities.
The effect was remarkable. Hence
forth the Middle-West and the West
refused to believe anything about the
rape of Belgium.
Bernstorf also employed a number
of men to watch the newspapers out
side the great Eastern cities. Mr..
Charles Edward Russell, the Ameri-
can Socialist leader, and formerly the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

IT propaganda failure IN Russia
T emains to be seen. Certainly
can derive much enlightenment
has made propaganda a poten-
if not Of warfare.
| highest saIaried editor in America,
who unearthed and exposed Bern
storffs PROPAGANDA, told me of a typ
ical case of one of Bernstorff's agents
fooling a Western editor. This agent
represented to the editor, whose
knowledge of Europe was as it is the
case in the Middle-West and West
/ of America, very meagre, that he had
| just returned from visit to Rheims
Cathedral, and that the story Of its
partial destruction was absolutely
false. He produced indeed, photo
graphs of the Cathedral showing it
standing intact. The editor requested
him to write an article on the subject,
and forthwith there appeared, with
photographs, a complete and detailed
denial several columns in length of
the report of the Smelling of Rheims
Cathedral.
Propaganda in Scandinavia
These agents travelled throughout
Western America in the guise of eth
er bona-fide journalists or as world
! travellers. They offered exclusive"
stories to the editors and were receiv
ed with marked attention. If their
scheme was detected and a pro-Ally
newspaper refused their offers, then
that paper was "blacklisted," and
German firms were secretly request
ed to withdraw their advertisement
contracts.
| In this manner, reinforced by 9TH
er methods that I do not feel yet at
| liberty to reveal, did Bernstorff seek
to prevent or, at least, delay the out
break of American hostility to Ger
many. 1t was, indeed, propaganda on
great scale. But Germany has been
wise enough to perceive that propa-
ganda in Scandinavia is certainly
different proposition from propagan-
da in America.
In Copenhagen and Stockholm it is
through Socialist and Trade Union
organizations that she directs her pro-
pagandR. Socialist newspapers are fl
nanced, and controlled for her pur-
poses. News agencies are subsidized
and correspondents are bribed. While
we merely issue catalogue of photo
graphs of our war activities that one
never sees outside the waiting rooms
of our legations, Germany supplies
coal to the Socialists as the price of
assistance in the work of her propa-
ganda.
Swedes and Danes write in her IA
vor at her instigation. But the hand
of Germany is seldom revealed, and
the work of convincing Scandinavia
that she is invincible and that she is
wronged goes secretly on through
multitudes of newspapers and various
organizations, not only in the capitals,
but throughout the whole COUNTRIES
(By the International News Bureau,
Inc.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
SPECIAL TRAINS
MEMORIAL DAY

Several holiday trains will be op-
Grated Memorial Day by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.,
according to bulletins posted by the
company. None of the changes thai
are to be made in the time table for
that day will effect Bridgeport but
residents are warned that some trains
will not be run on Memorial Day be-
tween New York and New Rochelle,
Port Chester, Stamford and New Ca
naan, Harlem and New Rochelle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
"OUR BOYS IN FRANCE"

Our Boys in France" will be shown
in motion pictures at the First Meth
odist church next Sunday night. This
is special film which has been Sc
cured for the Red Cross service that
will be held that evening. This
church has recently installed one OF
the most complete motion picture and
stereopticon equipments that can be
found in the city to be used in con-
nection with it's Sunday evening ser.
vices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

II &

Food Administrator Hoover told q
conference at Philadelphia that he
was opposed to ire ratfoning system.
Charles A. Otis, president of the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce was
appointed by the War Industries
Board to make survey of the indus
trial resources of the country.
The worlds largest building is to
be erected for the Federal govern
ment on the Brooklyn waterfront as
a storehouse. The building will cost
$40, 100000. It will contain 5000, 900
square feet of flooring and will be
equipped with three 1,S00-roos double
deck piers and 13 miles OF railroad
tracks.
Arthur Henderson, leader of the
Labor party, at meeting of the Man
chester-Salford Trace Council, declar-
ed that President Wilson will secure
a lasting democratic peace
Former Mayor Fitzgerald, of Bos-
ton, urged upon President Wilson at
the White House Vie drafting of
aliens into the Ann Tan army. There
are some 200, 900 aliens of allied and
neutral countries in MassachnsA+A&
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
PLEDGE SIS EACH

Every one of the SO employees of
the City Health department have
pledged themselves to give at least SIS
to the Red Cross, at meeting held
yesterday afternoon at the Health de-
partment headquarters in the First
Bridgeport National Bank building.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

nght stands victorious and unques-
TONED and then we must build a
structure that, so far as human wis
dom can reach, will Danish the scourge
of war among men"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
GERMAN PROPAGANDA WORKS IN
CHANNELS OF SECRECY AND IN
The DARK SAYS HERBERT BAILEY
BY HERBERT BAILEY
(The Well-known British Journalist)

TThe WeII-knOWn British JoUrnallstJ
Now that the Importance of the work of propaganda has
been recognized by the men it to be hoped that
drastic change both in the extent and in the methods of this
work will shortly Whether however IS realized that
modern propaganda is less secret service matter
and whether the lessons of propaganda failure Russia
have been thoroughly learned TO be Certainly
in this matter in others much enlghenmen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
Gern,dny'S Back viii Bend

Gord Miner, British War Minister)
'I feel that the period of American
preparation, with perfect truth and
confidence, may be said to have
ended. From now on America s
might will be felt increasingly; al
ready it is being felt. Do not for
get that. The Germans are not fall
ing in their realization of it.
American troops have been pour
ing overseas for a considerable ner-
iod and, while it is quite true that
no one ship, no matter how immense
may be her tonnage, nor how COM
pactly slowed may be her human
cargo, can bring enough men to the
battlefield to make an appreciable
impression in the fighting of this
mighty war, 1t nevertheless is now
the fact that the head of an Ameri-
can column which will never stop its
steady flow already has appeared
upon the fighting line.
"I don't say that the full force of
America will be felt Immediately,
but 1 do say with great confidence
that before very long American force
upon the battlefront will be sufficient
to make Germany's back bend very
painfully beneath the new weight
which IL ELL have to bearw
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18

also that Democratic leaders place
the interests of their party above the
interests of the nation.
1t is inconceivable that Repub-
licans will let the occasion pass with
out commenting upon this phase OF
Democratic policy-which would be
bad enough in time of peace, bu,
which in time of war amounts. to
downright malfeasance. BY thus per-
versely seeking to neglect the ma
tional necessity. the party has COM
mitted an offense parallel to that
which military commander in the
field would commit If he neglected to
defend an exposed position or If he
neglected to attack when the neces-
sity for attack arose.
This war is not to be won by post
ponemont-either of military or OF
financial preparation. The waiting
game is the Germans game. We have
played it too long already in some re-
spects. And with our men in the
trenches resisting Hindenburg, it is
no time for slackers at home to be
seeking political advantage at the
expense of a vital point of national
defense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
KAISER DANCED A JIG
[From London Tit-Bits1

The belief that the kaiser is either
mad or on the verge of madness will
be confirmed by the account which
Carl Ackermann gives of a young
German moving picture operators
experience with that versatile mon
arch.
Not long ago. it appears. he was
ordered to Belgium to follow and
photograph his majesty. At Ostend
the kaiser was walking along the
beach with Admiral Won Schroeder,
who is in command of the German
defenses there. The movie operator
followed him.
The man had been following the
kaiser for several days, so his mai
esty recognized him and ordered him
to put up his camera and prepare to
make a special film. When the
camera was ready his majesty
danced Jig, waved the baton he was
carrying and then his helmet, smiled
and shouted greetings to the camera
man-then went on along the beach.
When the photographer reached
Berlin and showed the film to the
censors of the general staff they
were shocked by the action of the
kaiser at Ostend. They ordered 1t
to be cut out of the film because they
did not think it advisable to show
the German people how much their
emperor - 'Szzag the war;"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
AS TO VACATIONS

| A WORRIED correspondent writes
| ~ to ask whether or not 1t will
AA be patriotic" to take a vaca-
ton this summer. Says he, in part:
And with this shortage of labor
in view, and these constant ap-
peals for steady work going out,
! would it be patriotic for me to
! take a vacation this summer? III
| so, where can go about 2OO miles
| or less from Harrisburg?
By all means take vacation, dear
reader, if you are tired and feel the
need of a short absence from duty;
far better no man on your job for a
time than one who has grown stale.
Beside, "all work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" and there is hard
winter of grueling labor just ahead.
So go vacationing, kind friend, by all
means.
But there advice must end. With
railroad fares three cents a mile. no
excursion rates offered this year and
even the summer resort catalogue
abolished, the vacation destinations
hold out no lure The abolition of the
beautifully illustrated descriptive re-
sort circular is a real blow to many
of us who used to tour the Thou
sand Islands, take a summer journey
to Great Bear Lake, upper Canada
and New Foundland and return by
way of the st. Lawrence river, the
New England coast route or the
Hudson, getting back to Atlantic City
or Cape May at the height of the
season for the bathing and little
early fall fishing every year-on pa
per. What fine fun it was to plunge
into the wilderness with the Cana
dian guides, to live the life of the
outdoorsman in the big woods, to
voyage down to the ocean through
the placid waters and the rapids of
the st. Lawrence. to loll at ease with
millionaires on the great porches of
the mountain resorts, to skirt the
coasts of Maine and the northland in
big ocean-going steamers, to catch
channel bass by the dozen in the surf
off New Jersey, or to disport in the
ocean with those beautiful mermaids
of the beach resorts-all through
the medium of the lavishly illus
trated catalogues.
All, those bathing girls! How the
aforesaid catalogues used to TEEN
with them. How trim they were,
and how shapely! One paused to
wonder where the photographer
found them-and to envy him his
job. They were species peculiar to
the catalogues and apparently ex-
listed nowhere else. But what cared
the catalogue vacationist for that,
since in that way they became all
the more exclusively his own?
In the olden days, dear corre-
spondent, we could easily have ad-
vised you to take a day off, seek
a shady nook with a half-dozen of
these illustrated circulars and spend
your vacation where you will. Many
of our own most delightful journeys
have been taken in this fashion. 1t
was fine, wholesome exercise-for
the imagination-and cheap, oh, very
cheap. But all that is gone. War
economics have done it. Not only
has the war put the excursion rate
out of business, but it has deprived
us of even the secondhand luxu-
ries of the resort catalogue.
Is it any wonder we "cuss" the
Kaiser?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT

This war won't end right until the
"toot" is taken out of Teuton, the
germ out of Germany, and the stolen
land out of Deutschland.-Clev
News.
For bombarding a Red Cross hos
pital the iron cross is hardly an ade-
quate reward; the wooden cross
would better At the case.-Spring-
field Republican.
To get at La Follette's attitude of
mind when he made his speech, says
his attorney, what he did not say is
as important as what he did say.
Just about, we should conjecture
Chicago Tribune.
In matters of national finance he
is a Kitchinette.-New York Even
ing Post.
How would it do to sanctify French
hospitals in the eyes of Hun bomb
ers by painting beer signs on the
roofs?-Dallas News.
Please, Mr.. Garfield, send around
some of your heatless days now
Washington Herald.
There is only one yellow peril, and
we know how to deal with him
through the Exemption Boards. =
Wall Street Journal.
The Prussian war machine must
meet the fate of all machinery that
falls into the hands of reckless
driver.-Washingt Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
COMING CELEBRATION

"HERE is widespread interest
among the foreign-born popula-
ton of Harrisburg in the forth
coming Fourth of July celebration.
In all the war activities and the sew
eral patriotic demonstrations there
has been no more interested element
than the foreign-born community
Hundreds of such men and women
are now residents of Harrisburg and
they are ready to do their part in
every form of useful service.
1t is probable that there will be
a division of the parade in which will
march the men and sons of men who
came to our shores from other lands
but who are to-day thoroughly loyal
and thoroughly determined to aid
in the suppression of the Hun men,
ace. Many of the families have rep
resentatives in the various branches
of the service and these will be
honored by their home folks in the
demonstration on our natal day. In
the arranging of the committees for
the demonstration a subcommittee
has been appointed to look after the
particular division which will be
made up of the immigrants and new
comers from over seas.
Out of one congregation in one
of the mining towns of Pennsylvania
III boys of foreign parentage have
Joined our forces. Most of these
were volunteers. AS a special mark
of distinction the congregation last
Sunday had a special program in the
church yard unveiling a giant paint
ing whose frame is emblematic OF
the world struggle, and the mosaic
feature consisted of the photographs
of III patriotic Poles. Another fea-
ture of this patriotic service were
800 children appropriately costumed
and representing on giant pedestals
liberty and Poland. embattled France
and third symbolizing democracy
in America.
1t is celebrations of this sort which
are bringing together the people oi
this country in solid alignment
against the Prussian autocracy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
General Hunter Liggett
New York Times1

The selection of Major General
Hunter Liggett to command the first
American field army in France was
made, no doubt, upon the recon-
mendation of General Pershing and
with the approval of General Bliss,
the former, and General March. the
present Chief of Staff. The younger
officers of the army who learned
strategy upon the Virginia battle
fields of the Civil War when Colonel
Liggett was instructor at the War
College will regard the appointment
as ideal. The rank and file of Major
General Liggett's force on the border,
which he prepared for an invasion
of Mexico in the spring of 1914, will
agree that no mistake was made in
naming him for high command in
France. General Liggett has the
look and port of an energetic soldier,
and he is as modest as he is known
to be accomplished.
Hunter Liggett has never had any
political pull" his advancement has
been solely on merit. He knows the
theory of war as we'll as General j.
Franklin Bell, which is saying a
good deal; he is a West Pointer of
the efficient type of General PERISH
ing; he is sagacious and practical,
like Leonard Wood. General Liggett
is "only regular" which means so
much in the United States Army.
He has tact as we'll as Judgment;
that was proved by the success he
made of the veterans camp on the
fiftieth anniversary at Gettysburg.
There is a charm of manner about
him that will attract the French and
British commanders. He is the
flower of our War College product;
never assertive, yet always sure of
himself, for he has a sound mind
in a strong body and knows every
detail of his profession. He is a stu
dent of war with a punch. General
Liggett will inspire confidence in the
| fighting ability of the American
| levies now lining up on the western
| front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
WHO'S PLAYING POLITICS

GNH HE Democratic leaders in Con-
gress who objected to dealing
with the revenue problem at this
session were naive If not nervy in the
reasons which they advanced in sup
port of their position. They said that
it would be hard enough for them,
in any event, to retain party control
of Congress in the approaching elec-
ton and that new taxes imposed now
would make it impossible for them
to remain in power. In consequence,
they pleaded that the treasury should
be permitted to go hang until after
= November, at least. while they went
home and tried to elect Democratic
majority in the next House.
This argument contained two ele-
ments of confession-which is said
to be good for the soul. 1t admitted
that a tax law drawn by Democrats
would contain crudities and inequali-
! ties which would render it unpal-
atsbls to the voters; and It admitted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
IN THE MORNING
[By Klaxon.1

[By KlaXon.1
Back from battle, torn and rent,
Listing bridge and stanchions bent
By the angry sea.
BY Thy guiding mercy sent,
Fruitful was the road we went
Back from battle we.
If Thou hadst not been, o Lord, be-
hind our feeble arm,
II Thy hand had not been there to
slam the lyddite home.
When against us men arose and
sought to work us harm,
We had gone to death, o Lord, in
spouting rings of foam.
Heaving sea and cloudy sky
Saw the battle flashing by,
AS Thy foemen ran.
BY Thy grace, that made them fly,
We have seen two hundred die
Since the fight began.
If our cause had not been Thine, fol
Thy eternal Right,
If the foe in place of us had fought
for Thee, o Lord!
If Thou hadst not guided us anc
drawn us there to fight,
We never should have closed will
them-Thy seas are dark ant
broad.
Through the iron rain they fed,
Bearing home the tale of dead,
Flying from Thy sword.
After-hatch to fo'csle head,
We have turned their decks to red,
BY Thy help, o Lord!
It was not by our feeble sword tha
they were overthrown,
But Thy right hand that dashet
them down, the servants .
the proud;
It was not arm of ours that saved
but Thine, o Lord, alone,
When down the line the guns began
and sang Thy praise aloud.
Sixty miles of running fight,
Finished at the dawning light,
off the Zuider Zee.
Thou that helped throughout tn
night
We Try hand and aching sight.
Praise, o Lord, to Thee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

&C. H. Ewing, the new Reading
head under federal management,
started in life as a transit man.
John H. Ihlder, Philadelphia
housing expert, says the population
of that city has grown 250,000 in
less than two years.
DIR. d. J. Waller. former super
intendent of public instruction.
preached the baccalaureate sermon
to the class at Bloomsbury Normal
School.
George II. Earle. chairman of
the committee to organize the state
bankers, lis one of the big bankers
of the country and head of two
Philadelphia banks.
Mclean Stock, reelected head
of the York County Republican Com
mittee, has long been active in the
politics of that county. He has FREE
quently been mentioned for offices.