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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-12
Acting for All Mankind.


II Is lgnlicani OF thelr
own character and purpose ana OF the
Influences they We're setting atoot--
Tint Washington and his associates,
like the burons at Runnymede' spoke
and acted, not for Il class, but for a
ueople. II has been left for us To see
to If that II shall be understood that
they spoke and acted, not for a single
people only. bet for nl mankind. Ihey
were thinking not Of themselves anu
of the material interests which center
ed in the little groups Of lnndhoders
and merchants and men OF affairs with
whom they We're accustomed 10 act IN
Vhrinla and the colonies TO the north
rnd south Of her but Of people which
wished 10 be done with classes and
special interests and the authority OF
men whom they had not themselves
chosen 10 rule over them. They en-
/ ter,aIned no private purpose, desired
no peculiar privilege. They were CON
sriously planning that men of every
! class should he free and America Il
rlnce to which men out of every nation
mirhi resort who wished 10 share with
them the rights and privileges OF free
men. And we take our cue from them.
do We mott We intend what they in
tended We here In America believe
our participation in this present war to
h.. only the frulinge of what they
plpnted. our case differs from theirs
only In this. that It is our lnestimablc
privilege To concert with men out OF
every nation what shall make not only
the liberties Of America secure, but
the liberties OF every other people aS
we'll We are happy in the thought
,hnt we are permitted 10 do what they
would have done had they been In our
plucp. There must now be settled once
for NIL what was settled for America
I'm the great age upon whose inspira
tion we draw today This Is surely 8
fitting place from which calmly to lool
out upon our task. that we may forti
fy our spirits for It's accomplishment
And this IS the appropriate place from
which 10 avow, alike to the friends
who look on and to the friends will
whom we have the happiness To be as
ISOLATED in action, the faith and pur
nose with which we act.
Unorganized and Helpless Russia.
This, then, Is our conception of tn,
rr,a, struggle in which We are engag
ed The plot is written plain upol
every scene and every act of the su
preme tragedy On the one hand stan,
The peopes of the world, not only III
neoples actually engaged. but man
others also who suffer under master
: but cannot act peoples of many race
J and in every part of the world-th
, neople of stricken Russia still, anon
, ,he rest. though they are for the mi
nent unorgunized and helpless. o.
oosed 10 them, masters OF many armie
stand an isolated, friendless group
-, Governments who speak no commO
:. purpose, but only selfish ambitions
!. their own by which none can prot
'. hut themselves and whose peoples al
= fuel in their hands; government
!. which fear their people and yet are II
!. the time their sovereign lords, ma
y ing every choice for them and iispo
= ing of their lives and fortunes as th'
y will as well as Of the lives and {
~ tunes of every people who fall und
v tbe,r po\yer+-governmeH clothed wi
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-12

Empey and his comrades make
the deadly machine guns per-
form all kinds Of tricks to the
seomfiture Of Fritz. The next
installment tells how the Ger
man aunners are fooled.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-12
best MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio.-"I suffered from
Irregularities, pains in my side and was
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-12

ulayed and lunch eaten. II
spssmed to enjoy the occasion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
new COLD WAVE
AND SNOW. Grip
Middle STATES

Chicago, Jan. 12-One of the worst
b1izzards the Middle West has ever re-
corded is tying up railroad conmuni-
cation and threatens to cause great
suffering during the next few days.
Chicago is isolated from railroad
communication with the rest of the
world. Business IS paralyzed. No
milk trains arrived and only 10 per
cent. of the fuel needed is being re-
ceived. The temperature dropped to
IA degrees below freezing and sharp
wind from the northwest added to
the hardship.
started three passenger trains out last
night They were unable to nego-
tiate the drifts and all were held
within 40 miles of the city. Other
trains, in view of this experience, were
not started at all. Grocers notified
customers that deliveries would not be
ATTEMPTED until conditions improv-
ed.
A blizzard and cold wave struck
| Ohio last night and it was the coolest
this morning since Feb. 10. 1899. the
weather bureau reporting II degrees
! below zero.
With the government thermometer
registering 10 degrees below zero at
$50 this morning, indianapolis awoke
to the coolest day in "a years. ac-
cording to minimum Of '25 de-
! grees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

The call of KryIenko for volunteers,
according to the Bolshevik telegraph
agency in Petrograd, was issued in
the form of an appeal to the soldiers
and wor'lrnen and as a reply to the
German peace proposals. The appeal
refers to Germany's rejection of the
proposals framed previously and
their open talk of annexations In
the event of a separate peace the call
declares, the Russian republic and its
councils win@be surrounded on all
sides by enemies.
American and French f1nanciers,"
he continues, ARE lending money to
provide war material for Kaledines.
The German bourgeoisie are quite
prepared to use them as allies for
sitting the Russian revolution. These
are conditions which raise for the
Russian peasants and Workmen the
whole question of the defense of the
conquest achieved by the revol Ition
and of the holy war against the bour-
geoisie, not only of Russia but of
Germany, France and Great Britain.
Krylenko explains that the old
army is exhausted and that new one
must be created with the Red guard
as a neuc1eus, and it must be subject
to rigorous, revolutionary discipline.
Comrades" he says, "the people
of Italy, Spain, France, Austria and
Switzerland watch you with hope and
await the call to battle against their
bourgeoisie. Their soldiers will not
march against revolutionary Russia.
Enroll yourself in the ranks of the
peoples guard and safeguard the
revolution and socialism,
The appeal concludes by declaring
there will be no compulsion in recruit
ing, and appealing to the comrades
in the Ukraine to respond to the call
in order to defend liberty.
Continued on Page g.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
ICE is BROKEN
BY HIGH TIDE
SHIPPING SAFE

Shipping men were made happy to-
day when the tide in the harbor rose
about four feet above normal and the
vast fields of ice that choked the
creek leading to the Lake Torpedo
Works began to break up. This mass
of ice had reached a thickness of six
teen inches and was a formidable OBJ
stacle in the way of harbor naviga-
ton. The approach to the Power
House Docks was also blockaded with
ice twelve inches thick, but the high
tide rolling in over the breakwater
broke it up completely and removed
the last barrier to wa>er traffic.
Record breaking shipments are be-
ing looked forward to by tug boat
men and the latest reports from out
side the harbor indicate that the past
few days of mild weather has done
wonders in clearing the traffic lanes
of ice that would in any way interfere
with water transport. A large number
of barges in tow are expected TO ar
rive in a short while, but up TO noon
today no definite word had been re-
ceived in this port as to the time OF
their arrival.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
BURGLARS
AXE four
TO Death
Robbers Break Into Ar
( my Bank at Camp
Funston and Slay At
tendants- Escape Sol
diers With $4,000 and
Liberty Bonds.

Camp Funston, Kansas, Jan.
12-Military police within the
cantonment and officers of
surrounding towns and cities
today were searching for the
men who last night killed with
axes four men and seriously
wounded another in the Army
bank, on the military reserva-
ton here. One of the robbers,
it is said, wore the uniform OF
a captain of the United tSates
army, but officers do not be-
lieve a soldier was involved in
the crime.
The dead were: c. Fuller Winters
vice president of the National Bank
of Kansas City; John W. Jewell OF
Springfield, Mo-, editor of the Camp
Funston Trench and Camp and asso.
ciate owner with his father, H. S
Jewell, of the Springfield Leader;
Carl Ohleson, 19, son of Andrew Oil.
son, contractor, of Kansas City; o. M
Hill, clerk on the bank. KearneJ
Wornall, cashier of the Army bank
was seriously wounded.
When the murders and robbery
were discovered he was the only one
of the five victims conscious, but he
has not yet been able to give a lucid
story of the occurrence.
The robbery and murder occurred
it is believed, shortly after 7:3t
o'clock last night. A half hour late
sentry heard groans and investi
gated. Mr.. Winters was still alive. H,
was taken to the camp hospital, wher,
he died early today.
Immediately a guard was thrown
about the camp and all military passe
were revoked. No one could go abou
the camp without being challenged
and taken to the guard house.
Early today it was reported that al
army officer with a police dog that i
being trained for war work had fol
| lowed a trail some distance to an in
terurban car line That apparent,
was the only clue.
The Army Bank, branch of tn,
National Reserve Bank of Kansa
City, is in the center of the huge can
tonment. 1t is housed in a small
frame building and Mr.. Winters wa
at the bank to supervise moving tbs
bank to larger quarters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
CREW LOST
As BRITISH
ship Sinks
All On Board II. M. S.
RaccOOn Drown i'm
Storm.

London, Jan. 12-The British de-
stroyer Raocoon struck rocks off the
Irish coast on Wednesday and foun-
dered, it is announced officially.
All those on board the Raccoon
when the vessel sank were lost The
text of the statement by the admiral
ty says:
'%H. M. S. Raccoon. Lieut. George
Napier in command, struck on the
rocks off the north coast of Ireland
at 2 o'clock in the morning on We'd
nesday during a snow storm and sub
sequently foundered with all hands
Nine of the crew had been left
behind at her last port of call an6
these are the sole survivors. Seventeen
bodies have been picked up by patro'
craft and are buried in RathmulleI
Five more bodies were washed ashore
and they are buried locally"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
THE GOOD SHIP BECKY
QUEEN OF THE JEWISH
FLEET SINKS in SOUND

fighting ship was brought to the sur
face and pileted into dry dock on the
wharf where she was reftted and
again sent back to her element, where
she promptly sank. By this time Ad-
miral Goidstein. who with officers and
crew of the ship, was reinforced by a
large contingent from the Irish and
Swiss ships laying in the harbor and
once more the Becky was raised, her
battered plates patched together ana
otherwise made seaWorthy. This time
when she left the stocks she remained
afloat and for hours after the wealth
er-beaten old sea dog, Admiral Gold
stein, stood on the dock and feasted
his eyes on the apple of his heart, the
good ship Becky.
When seen at the Jewish admiralty
HEADQUARTERS Admiral GoIdstein said:
"Yes, we had a narrow escape, but
owing to the splendid seamanship and
discipline displayed by the entire
complement of officers and men
(myself) we managed to avert what
might be termed an International ca
lamity. l wish to tender my sincere
thanks to the officers and men of all
ranks in the Irish and Swiss service
for the very gallant, efficient and quick
service which has been rendered, and
as soon as my government is firmly es-
tablished in Palestine they will no
doubt receive the proper recognition
ldue to brave and intelligent men,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

Hoi mates, also aEast heaEing and
belay, for this is a tale of the sea
and the deepest water yarn that has
ever been spun around the stove in
that haven of all mariners the shack
of the Bridgeport Towing Co.
1t was just to1ling three bells in the
middle watch while Admiral David
the harbor front in his one
power car near the spot where the
Jewish battleship Becky was moered,
when the few longshoremen and
beach combers who happened to be
stirring at that hour heard him bel
low in his best wind jamming voice,
"Au hands to the rescue Running
to the spot they were horriffed to see
that the staunch ship Becky had
foundered "Spurlos Versenkt."
All hands turned to with a will and
it was soon discovered that the alb
normally high tide had caught the
battIeship under the dock and sub,
merged her. Fortunately none of the
crew were aboard having all been or
| liberty, but the loss of the entire
| Jewish navy was a severe blow tt
| the gallant admiral. But he being {
Imam of action cranked his one-hors'
power 'Izzy" and made rapid triI
to his navy yard, "a wallace street
where he procured wreeking equip
ment.
After some hours of work the grea
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

1t may mean the closing of all cab
aretS in the city. F. J. Freyler, pro-
prietor of The Fairfield, ITS Fairfield
avenue, who has already responded
of the governments appeals by clos
Ing the big restaurant kitchen, there
by conserving food and fuel, is willing
to cut seven hours from his business
day, and will in addition reduce light
ing rs per cent. in his place.
Freyler offers a suggestion, which
he believes will meet with the favor
of the fuel committee, the Manufac-
turers' association, and proprietors of
other such places. He and Others are
willing to keep both his saloon and
restaurant closed until u o'clock noon,
enabling him to stay open until u
o'clock.
Manager Freyier and other cabaret
managers will wait upon Chairman
Sienfon Monday and if his plan meets
with disfaEor he will follow the res
olntion of the Liquor Dealers asso-
citation. Manager Cantwen of The
Stratf1eld hotel states that nothing
definite has been decided about the
hotel bar, but something will be done
on Monday. It is expected all hotel
and cabaret managers will follow
F'reyler's plan.
The opening hour viii he $50 o'clock
and the closing hour 10:38 o'clock
These hours will prevail until theil
usefulness ceases to exist as far as
fuel conservation is concerned.
"It will be great hardship tc
many" said Thomas Flynn. president
of the association, today, because
many saloons in the outlying districts
do great deal of business in the
early hours and the central places d.
| a bulk of their business after ter
o'clock at night. But we are willing
to Cooperate continued the presi
dent, ''and hope that it's purpose will
be served"
Threatened by another siege Of zert
weather, reported on its way from tht
West, the coal situation takes on re
CONTINUED on Page g.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

Through the efforts of the
Fairfield county war activity
bureau the national banks and
trust companies in this city
have made an agreement with
Leonard NJ. Johnson Of Dan
bury, president of the bureau
to loan money to members of
established pig clubs in Fair
field county for the financing
ofpig raising.
| The money is TO be- loaned at six
per cent interest on pnon1issory notes
with the prospective pigs as collat-
4eral- According to q. local banker it
is the dxst time in his experience in
this county that swine has formed a
negotiable instrument,
1t is understood between the banks
Lsand the pig clubs of the county that
}fhe utmost care is to be taken an the
abreeding of the hogs and that dn Or
der to further encourage the raising
sof ezceTlent stock the county bureau
has agreed to conduct q contest. Mem
Aezs of all pig clubs in the county will
be permitted to enter stock in the
contest, provided that each animal so
.sentered complies with ell the oondl-
k4ions imposed by the eEecntiEe COM
spittea,
In order to seeHEa a loan for the
sJuxpose of breeding and raising pigs
kfk will be necessary for applicants to
give a clear description of the ped1-
gree of the original stock The extent
/ of the activities in raising the stock
will also be taken into consideration
an the application for the loan and
sfae maximum and minimum amounts
loaned win be based on the prospects
tof the success of the applicant;
Opportunity will be afforded to e%-
cry Individual possessing proper facil-
titles for the raising of pigs. The
matter. so far as bankers is concern
ed, is both a business venture and 6
patriotic movement In complying
with f1le request of the county bureau
officials the bankers feel that they are
encouraging industry which will ma
terialiy help in conserving meat. The!
ffeeI that with the number of mem
kbers already enlisted in clubs that the
meat imports in this county next fal
when at least a portion of the stoct
raised will be fit for slaughter, viii
be materially curtailed. 1t is under
stood that the swine raised is for hom
consumption and that there will be NJ
attempt on the part of members of tn
club to engage in speculation.
It is a part of the condition, how
yeveF, that the stock will be raised il
such a manner as to yield a profit
The statistics prepared for the con
sideration of the bankers in applyin
for loans indicate that under prope
circumstances each pig raised vii
profit the raiser s19.e5 over and aboy
all possible expense. This profit
minimum according to the information
given the bankers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
CONFER TO
PROSECUTE
NE M BERS
Spellacy Sees Gregory
About Sick Benefit
Society,

Owing to the serious nature of the
evidence unearthed by Department of
Justice Agents who have been inves-
tigating the affairs of the Workmn's S
Sick and Death Benefit society for the
past two weeks, United States District
Attorney Spellacy has gone to Wash
ington to confer with 14ttorney Cen
era1 Gregory, as to what action shall
be taken in the matter.
Nearly two weeks ago the Bridge
port Times carried an exclusive eX-
pose upon the workings of this al
legged Hun organization, and since that
time the eighteen other branches in
various parts of Connecticut have
been investigated and the citizens OF
the towns in which they are located
have become highly indignant over
the brazen manner in which the socie-
ty defends it's disloyal oath forbidding
members from joining the United
States Army, Militia, Navy or any
Police Force
Similar action has been taken al
over the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
FACTORY
TO Make POWDER
BAGS FOR ARMY

Complying with the governments
request, The Warner Brothers Co.,
manufacturers of corsets, will curtail
part of that industry and will turn its
operations to the manufacture of
powder bags for the United States.
DeVer H Warner, president of the
firm, told a Times reporter today that
many more hands were needed, but
he would sacrifice industry and divert
1t to war work.
Warner said he was very glad to
help the government in this manner.
The factory is fully equipped am
ready to turn out these powder SACHS
at the rate of thousands a week. The
best of materials will be used and the
firm will attempt to increase its
working force to capacity SO that pro-
{ duction- viii be sufficient to satisfy the
: government
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
AND
BRITISH RULER
TRADE HONORS

Tokyo, Jan. 12-Emperor Yoshihito
has conferred the rank of field mar
shall on King George of England.
The king has conferred the same
rank on the emperor.
The newspapers refer to this ex-
change of courtesies as a unique
episode in Anglo-Japanese relations
which should be marked with a white
stone in the history of Japan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
ONLY ONE PERMIT
WAS ISSUED FOR
BUILDING WORK

Building permits for twp two-family
houses, aggregating in value $500,
were issued at a meeting of the Board
of Building Commissioners last night.
One was given to D. FairchiIi Wheel
er for the erection of a two-family
dwelling on Rose street and the other
was granted to Stephen and Mary
Squeman for a house to be built on
the south side of Osborn street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
GERMANS
ARE HELD
FOR u. S.
Four Men Arrested in
Bridgeport Are Alleg-
ed to be a Menace to
City; Their Bail Is
Heavy and Will Be
Raised.

Much secrecy surrounds the
holding by the police authori-
ties for federal agents of four
men, Gottlech Won Schulz, Mar
tin Dede, William Santter and
John Martin. Dede and Santter
are imprisoned and held under
the unusually heavy bond of
$25, 900 each. Schulz in S10.-
900 bail and Martin in $1,000.
They are all technically charg-
ed with being enemy aliens
and violating the rules govern
ing restricted areas.
When seen in reference to the cases
Federal Agent Lane refused to discuss
the matter, but hinted that the cases
were all serious, but of such nature
that it would not alone be against the
rulings of the department to give out
any information about the men, but
highly imprudent at the present time,
as more arrests will probably be made.
In the case Of John Martin, a pecu-
liar situation arises as he is an Alsa-
tian, but as Alsace is German terri
tory he comes under the title of enemy
alien although he is of French descent.
Referring to the above matter Fed
eral Agent Lane said:
Martin belongs to a class of men
which have given Attorney General
Gregory a great deal of trouble by not
paying sufficient attention to the rules
governing enemy aliens. Notwith-
standing the fact that great number
pf Alsatians are practically French
men, they are amenable to German
law and therefore are regarded as
German subjects"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
L.SHEvIKI May
TRY TO fight
ALL EUROPE
Krylenko, Commander of Russ Armies, Says Bour-
geoise of World Oppose Reds-Trotzky
Bowslto German Refusal to Transfer
Peace Negotiations.

London, JAN 12-CaIng for volunteers to form Ro>-
sian ays Ensign Kyenko, the Boshevik commander-in-
all nations.
ShOud the bourgeOisie be victOOus he Declares "ey
will take vengeance in the shape of the most cruel terror and
torture rencng the land with blood and which would put in
the shade the toments inflicted by the satellites of the
may be that holy the fronts well behind the
stands before terrible and unavoidable fate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
NO INCREASE
FOR SECRETARY
TO THE MAYOR

The Common Council having refused
To provide a salary increase for Miss
Johanna Fahey, the mayors stenog-
rapher, Mayor Wilson manipulated a
scheme whereby she gets $500 in
crease by an act of the Board of Ap
portionment yesterday. Miss Fahey,
who has been in the mayors Office for
20 years, will be paid at the rate of
1,S0O a year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
GROUND GLASS
IN CANDY BARS
AT PLATNVILLE

New Britain, Jan. 12-Discovery Of
ground glass in several bars of choco-
late candy purchased at a store in
Plainville has prompted S. S. CIVIL
lam, chairman of the PIainville COM
nlittee of the Connecticut State Coun-
Gil of Defense, to report the matter
to the Council. The chocolate was
purchased this morning by an adult.
Complaint was followed by an inves-
tigation and several other bars of the
candy were found to contain glass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
AMERICA LOANS
2 MILLIONS MORE
TO HELP SERBIA

Washington, Jan. 12-Total cred
its to the Allies were raised today to
$4,23S, 400, 600 when Secretary Nc
Adoo authorized a loan of S2,090, 900
to Serbia, making Serbia's total S6,-
600 900.