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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22

land would considerably have added
to the burden OF German defence.
Still worse would be the contingency
OF attack Ey a Holland forced into al
lance with the Western Powers.
THE permanent German occuDa-
ton of Belgium it cannot be doubt
ed, would not be matter of indiffer-
ence to the Dutch. The excellent pe-
litical relations between Germany and
Holland would thereby be gravely i'm
perilled-a disadvantage which would
rowise be counterbalanced by Ger
many's strategic preponderance-and
for Europe would be created a. new
hotbed of future conflict
The writer of the article places no
exaggerated estimate upon the naval
value to Germany of the FlandeIs
coast. ut is argued" he says, that
our strategic position in a future wal
indeed cur entire position as world
Iower-would fundamentally be
changed in our favor by the posses
sion of this coast"
But" he goes on, from OstenG
and Beebrugge a German fleet coult
hope at most to control the eastern
outlet of the channel, or, even sup
posing the Anglo French line of com
E:unication could be forced furthel
west than that of Calais-Dover,
channel tunnel would speedily Great,
a new situation.
Even the present undoubted valu
o. the Flemish bases for the U-boa
campaign will be greatly discounted
by the ocean-going submarine cruis
ers of the near future, which will b
able quite we'll to operate from Will
belmshaven.
''All that is written about freedom
OF the seas and world-power' as a.
argument for our retention of Elan
ders is but a tissue of seemingly pa
triOtic, but in reality cheap and dan
gerous catch phrases. With our free
dom of economic expansion the pos
session of Belgium has nothing to do.
The problem is, after all'' the al
ticle says, "of a political nature. W
must not chase a phantom. Apa1
from the question whetht& our powe
would suffice to hold Belgium in pei
petuity, We have to ask ourselve
whether the political objections, eve
the dangers, which would accrue fro1
the suppression of the Belgium pee
. PIE are not so grave and so determil
ing as to outweigh the problematics
military advantages. Are these &C
vantages worth the prolongation {
E the WARP
1t is not to be expected, of cours
= that these arguments will weigh wit
, the rabid war party in Germany. 4
the same time the views of so infll
entail a journal as the Frankfurtt
Zeitung can hardly remain unheede
b. the more moderate section of Gel
= man public opinion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22
NAPOLEON SENT
POPE AWAY FROM
FONTA|NEBLEAU
Anniversary of Severance of
Relations Between World
Famous Monarchs.

One hundred and four years ago
today Pope Plus VII. was dismissed
from Fontainebleau by Napoleon, and
ed the end of those relations between
pontiff and emperor which had begun
almost on the day of the formers ac-
cession to the papal throne. Gregorio
Luigi Barhaba Chiaramonti was
crowned as Plus VII. in 1900. He had
no sooner assumed his duties as head
of the church than Napoleon init.
mated a desire for the re-establish-
ment of the Catholic church in
France. Religion had been scourged
from the country by the revolution.
lists and the good Pope fastened to
take advantage of this profered op-
portunity to restore it.
In 1904 Napoleon again opened
negotiations with Plus VII, this time
to secure at the pope's hands his for
NAL conservation as emperor After
some hesitation, Plus was induced to
perform the ceremony at Notre Dame,
and to extend his visit to Paris, as the
guest of the new emperor, for four
months. The scene at Notre Dame
on the day of Napoleon's coronation
was an imposing one, although the
length of the ceremony is said to
have been swearied Napoleon, so that
he yaWned several times. AS the
Pope was about to take the crown of
Charlemagne from the altar. Napol-
con seizedIt. and placed it on his own
! head.
Pope Plus returned to Rome after
receiving from Napoleon every ex-
preston of good will; but the year
had not closed when the French
troops suddenly occupied Ancona
Tupon the alleged pretext of protect
ing the Holy See. Plus realized that
armed resistance. was futile, but in a
| dignified proclamation he asserted
the independence and neutrality OF
his realm. you" said Napoleon
/ in reply, "are sovereign of Rome, but
I am it's emperor" After occupying
the Adriatic ports, and placing the
| papal troops under French officers
Rome itself was occupied, and diplo.
matte relations between the Vatican
and Napoleon were broken off. II
1909 the conqueror of Europe declar.
ed the papal states reunited tt
France. and the Pope replied with {
bill communicating the invaders.
1t was then that Napoleon decided
to takep ossession of the Popes per.
son. The palace was broken oper
during the night. and, on the per
sistent refusal of the Pope to renounct
his temporal authority, he was carried
off, first to Grenoble, then to Savona
and in 1912 to Fontainbleau. Their,
he met the emperor and was induced
to sign new concordat. This thu
Pope later withdrew and proposed
a concordat on a new basis. The dis
agreements continued until Jan. %
1914, when the Pope left Fontain
bleau for Rome. After the Allies o
that period had overthrown Napoleon
Plus was freed from further mo
lestation, and his states were restor
ed to him by the Congress of Vienna
Plus VII. devoted the remainder o
his life to ecclesiastical and socia
reforms and died in 1928. two year
after Napoleon's death at st. Helena
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22
Bronchitis
And Other Throat and
Lung Ailments Invaria-
bly Yield to LinOnine.

Nearly one, thousand prominent
people in one city alone have pub
Hcly testified in signed statements
that Linonine cured them of coughs,
solids, bronchitis and other forms of
winter complaints that threatened
their very existence. Other fhou-
sands in other sections of the country
have added their testimony, and all
unite in proclaiming Linonine the
most ecective medicine of its kind
known to science. Relief is wrought
by removing the swellings and irrita-
tons that cause the disturbances. 1t
is truly wonderful remedy and is
pure and wholesome, being an emul-
sion of Flax-Seed Oil, Irish Moss
Eucalyptus and other famous RENE.
dies, all combined in one, and known
the world over as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22
PUNISH DEvENs SOLDIERS

Aver. Mass, Jan. 21-Thfrteen non
commissioned officers of Co B, SO3rd
machine gun battalion. all of Hart
f2rd. were reduced to the ranks and
given sentences at hard labor varying
rom. two to six months for being alb
cut without leave at Christmas, in
curt martial findings annogIced al
lamp Devtns today. Ninete;S other
members of the company, az All o.
Hartford, were found guilty on the
me charge and received So Hlces.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22
PLOT IN SAN JUAN.

San Juan, P. R., Jan. Military
guards yesterday were placed about
the federal building, in which are To-
Gated virtually all the offices of the
United States insular government, af-
ter officials had received information
regarded as important. Guards were
also placed on bridges near the city
and at other important points.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22

President Wilson has given approx
al and support to the nationwide
campaign for 100000 which the Ma
tional Council of the Boy Scouts of
America will wage in February
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-22
antifermentative or preservative &C

ton.
1t is further stated that, according
to the figures published at Washing
ton the taking of more than three
tenths of a gram daily has a bad eff
feet on the digestion. Admitting the
truth of this estimate, it is still diff
cult to see how any one will suf-
fer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
INCREASE IN PUPILS
MAY SWAMP SCHOOLS
Shortage of Teachers Adds to DIFF.
fculties, Explains Supt. Ernest
L. Thurston.

A shortage of teachers combined with
a large increase in the number of pupils
is threatening to swamp the facilities
of the public schools of the District
That many of the public schools, par
ticularly in the grades, are now very
| much overcrowded was the statement
today of Supt- Ernest I. Thurston. He
said, according to a census taken
among the grade school teachers re-
Gently. it was found that over one
third of the grade school classes now
have more than forty pupils in them
and that approximately 120 classes in
the grades have from forty-fve to
ifty-two pupils, too many for a teach
er to handle with efficiency.
I'm the kindergarten and in the lower
grades large classes can be handled
quite easily said the superintendent
today. But when classes in the sixth.
seventh and eighth grades approach the
forty mark and in many cases exceed
this mark. overcrowding and frequent
duplication of work results We will
be entirely able to take care of all
pupils who come from points outside
the city this year, but if a proportion
ate increase follows next year, we will
either have to have more teachers and
classes or more schools"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
ACTION ON OVERMAN
BILL AGAIN DELAYED
Senator Fails to Force Action on
Measure to Give President
Broad Powers.

The Senate judiciary committee, with
administration forces in control, today
arranged for final action next week on
the Overman bill giving the President
broad powers in reorganization of fed
eral departments.
Senator Overman Of North Carolina
did not try to force the committee vote
he had planned today, but, despite OBJ
jections of those opposing the bill, had
motion adopted to reconvene next
Monday and continue consideration of
the bill until it is finally disposed of.
A motion by Senator Reed of Missouri.
democrat, leader of the opposition.
to take up regular business Monday
was defeated to Z. said to indicate the
strength of the respective committee
factions
A few minor amendments, one tend
ing to remove some of the objections
to the bill, were made at today's COM
mittee meeting, including adoption of
a clause providing that after the war
departments changed by the President
shall return to their pre-war status
motion supported by Senators Reed
and Smith of Georgia to strike out a
clause providing for repeal of laws
in conflict with the Overman measure
was defeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
UNDER SHRAPNEL FIRE
CALLED "MOST EXCITING"

Most exciting" is the way Sergt. Rus-
sell Smith of this city explains in a let
ter the sensation of being under shrap-
mel fire in the first-line trenches on the
western front.
Il am having a great time just at
present. wrote Sergt. Smith to his sis
ter, Miss Alma Smith, one of the secre-
taries of the National Park Seminary,
as light-heartedly as though he were
spending a few weeks at Atlantic City.
Continuing, he wrote:
The villages are all raZed-in fact,
not a house is standing for miles
around. From the third line we moved
up to the second, where it is still more
interesting. Here we have occasional
air battles. and they sure are exciting.
One sight that interested me was to
see about twenty big guns shooting at
a hostile plane. The shells Were burst
ing all around him. but he got back
safely.
"One night ! had a working party out
near the first line and saw eight search
lights playing on a plane. and the guns
We're liking him feel kind of funny.
One morning three of US were caught
under shrapnel fire for about thirty
minutes, and it was most exciting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
BE-KiND-TO-ANIMALS
GOSPEL TO BE PREACHED

Thousands of children throughout the
United States will join in this OBJ
servance of be-kind- to animals week.
from April Is to 20. The American
Humane Association is urging private
and public school teachers to talk to
their children and have them write es-
says on the subject.
New literature has been prepared by
the association and has been sent to
clergy throughout the country with
the request that they preach on the
humane treatment of animals on Sun
day, April 81.
The Boy Scout organization in every
state will lay emphasis during be-
kind-to-animals week on scout law No.
6, "a scout is kind" This year Red
Star Sunday will be celebrated Jointly
with humane Sunday on April q. The
plans of the American Red Star Animal
Relief for, caring for wounded horses
on the battlefields, will be outlined in
speeches and sermons.
Clergymen. teachers and others de-
string literature on animal humanity
may obtain it by writing to the HUI
name Sunday department of the Ameri-
can Humane Association, Albany, N, Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
May Become More Serious.

The superintendent said if the fam
lilies of the thousands of government
clerks here on war business come to
the city between this time and the
beginning of the school term next fall
the situation will have become increas-
ingiy serious.
Crowding in the high schools has,
fortunately been kept down to a. mini
mum this year because of the demand
Tor graduates of typewriting and
stenography classes who have entered
government employ.
competitive examination for teach
ers in the grade schools was held at
the Franklin School this afternoon
Eleven applications for the examina-
ton. the second this year, were re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Heavy Membership Demands.

President Foster, b. F. Johnson. H F
Cary and others told of the demands for
membership in the new enterprise and its
relation to the housing problem in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Cary offered a motion, seconded
by A S. Gardiner, empowering Mr.. Fos-
ter, as president, and Fred A Emery, as
secretary of the executive committee to
immeCia tely acquire title to the land
and close negotiations and contract for
construction of the building with the
Loneacre Company, ratifying the
recommendation of the executive COM
mittee for this purpose.
The resolution also provided that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Defended Ship Policy.

After explaining the building of the Hog
Island yard, Mr.. Goodenough. who was
on the stand three hours defended the
fabricated ship policy. He said the Inter-
national American Shipbuilding Corpora
ton is saving the government large sums
by letting contracts for fabricated ship
plates to middle western steel plants at
from 50 to IS ton less than eastern
plants asked.
The committee will continue next Tues
day to hear officials of the Hog Island
plant and the International corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15

ceived by Harry F. English of the
board of examiners. The small number
of applications will probably cause the
superintendent of schools to take i'm
mediate steps to examine all eligible
applicants who apply for positions in
the schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15

every member of the club, Of whom
there are about 500. should be imme-
diately notified by mail of the action
Of the meeting, and that unless over
ruled by this referendum by next We'd
nesday the contract will be Immediately
signed.
The contract will be signed probably
next Thursday and the construction
begun as soon as the steel and other
material for the building can be de-
livered to the construction company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Federal Reserve Admits Two.

Among the state institutions admit
ted to the federal reserve system was
the Allegheny Trust Company. Pitts
burgh. with resources of 81 PSI, 900, and
the Liberty Trust Company, Boston,
with resources of s4S53 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Five Generals sFt,sfdr Overseas.

PETERSBURG, Va, March 1b.-Maj.
Gen. Adalbert Cronkhite and the four
brigadier generals stationed at Camp
Lee have passed the physical examina-
ton for overseas service, according to
announcement at Camp Lee The briga-
diers are Lloyd NJ. Brett, Charles B.
Farnsworth and 6. q. Heiner Of the
S0th Division and ~Wiles p. Richardson
of the 155th Depot Brigade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
GROCERS WILL Be URGED F.:
TO CURTA|L DELIVERIES
D. C. Defense Council Decides to
Make Same Request They Did Of
Department Stores.

The District Council Of Defense, at
meeting in the board room of the Dis
trict building yesterday afternoon. de-
cided to request the grocers OF WASH
ington to follow the example of the
department stores in cutting down de-
liveries and curtailing credits as a
war economy.
The merchants, at the suggestion OF
the council. established uniform
schedule of one delivery a day to each
section of the city. abolished free spe-
cial deliveries and the privilege OF re-
turning delivered goods.
Resolution as to Grocers.
The resolution adopted by the coun-
Gil in reference to grocers read in part
as follows:
THE United States Food Administra-
ton has declared in message to the
retail grocery traoe of the United
States that every unnecessary serv-
ice in connection with the distribution
of food products must be eliminated,
deliveries and credits must be cur
tailed. and the consumer given the
benefit of the saving so effected; IN
order that the people may have food
at prices within their reach
THE District council of Defense
urge that the retail grocers OF the DIS
trict of Columbia and the market men
reduce their deliveries of food products
to one delivery on each route per day,
and that special deliveries and the re-
turn privilege be abolished: that the
benefit of the savings effected be
shared with the consumer, and that
the cooperation OF the purchasing
public in this effort at war economy be
earnestly requested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Way Is Now Cleared.

The new program is the result, and
nothing remains to interfere with the
project Frank p. Milburn, for the
architects. displayed the plans and ex-
planned the features of the new build
ing for the l street site. He said that
the new arrangement retains all the
substantial features of the former plan.
sacrificing in the interest of economy
only those things that could be dis
pensed with without real loss. He said
the club will be modern in every detail,
and will be splendidly fitted up to carry
out the latest ideas of athletic clubdom.
1t was pointed out that the club would
aid materially in meeting the housing
problem SO far as the better class of hous-
ing facilities is concerned. as the build
ing would be built and maintained with
that end in view. There will be approx
mately 200 rooms, all with the latest
equipment and designed to put them on a
par with hotel service, and most of the
two hundred will be availa BILE for hous-
ing, accommodating at the very least cal
culation 1870 persons with the latest room
ing comforts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
SHORTAGE OF STEEL |
|. HOG ISLE HANDICAP
Government Work in Danger
of Delay, Walter Good
enough States.
DEFENDS WORK AT YARD

| Work at the Hog Island shipyard.
where the governments largest snip
ping contract is under way, is IN Dan
| ger of being delayed because OF lack
Lof steel, Walter Goodenough. general
manager Of the yard, told the Senate
| commerce committee yesterday AFTER
noon.
Chairman Fletcher asked if the YARD
was up with its work or behind 1t.
! I'VE laid the first keel a week ahead
| of time" replied Mr.. Goodenougn. Ine
second keel we laid exactly on time we
are ready to lay other keels. but nave
| not been able to do so because the
steel has not arrived.
81 hope conditions will improve IN
this respect, now the weather Is warmer
and coal can be obtained by the steer
factories, and railroad conditions should
clear up. If the steel does not come &C
cording to schedule we cannot turn
out the ships on time"
Navy Comes First.
Mr.. Goodenough said also that other
government contracts were given pref
erance over those for the merchant
vessels. The Navy. he said. has frst
l.
for the Hog Island yard which had been
DELAYED so as to roll steel for Navy
supply depot and for hangers to be
erected in France. although the orders
for Hog Island were in first.
Mr.. Goodenough made a general de-
Tense of the work at Hog Island. The
witness, whose $4,000 a year salary
frequently has been under fire before
the committee, told the senators he did
not believe his salary was excessive
il his services were accepted as salts
factory. He also defended salaries of
other employees, and in that connection
Senator Nelson of Minnesota asserted
that two high-priced officials at Hog
Island formerly were in the junk BUSH
ness in Minneapolis at low pay.
Read Letters From West.
To support his assertion, the senator
read letters from persons in Minnea polls
One. written by E. T. Abbot, a civil en-
gineer. said that Leo Harris, now re-
ceiving s625 a month at Hog Island.
could not go back to Minneapolis and
earn 800 a month" Harris, the letter
said, formerly was employed by his
father in the junk business.
Another letter asserted George Gill
lette. who receives $4,000 a year at Hog
Island. and who formerly lived in Min
neapolis, knows very little about any
business" and that Bernard w. Harris
who receives $1,000 a month at Hog
Island, was associated with his father
and brother in the junk business before
going to the shipyard.
Goodenough declared that he had
dealt with the Harris brothers for sew
eral years, particularly in the purchase
of material, and found that their or
ganization could purchase material
much cheaper than any other. Both
the Harris brothers and Gillette, he in
sisted, are earning the salaries paid
them. +. W. Harris, the witness said,
was working for big wrecking con-
Germ in Chicago when brought to Hog
Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15

If you want work read the Haut-col-
umnS of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Commends the District.

A letter was read from President Will
son. commencing the District for its
progress in the development of COM
munity centers, which the Council OF
National Defense is endeavoring to es-
tablish throughout the country.
Reports from chairmen of commit
tees showed that the war-garden move
ment, arrangements for observance of
children's year and the work of finding
rooms for government clerks are pro-
crossing rapidly
Members of the council again ex-
pressed the opinion that it Will be
necessary for the government to build
additional housing facilities in WASH
ington, but did not deem further action
on the matter necessary, in view of the
fact that the council called the, atten-
ton of the Council of National Defense
to the housing situation here several
months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
ATHLETIC CLUB Will
BUILD ON | STREET
$5OO,mO Home to Face
Franklin Park, Near 18th
Street.
1870 ROOMS FOR HOUSING

The Washington Athletic Club, at a
special meeting at the Shorehom Hotel
last night agreed to change in the
location of the clubhouse to I street
between 18th and 18th streets, facing
Franklin Square, and authorized imme-
diate construction. The building will
be a ten-story affair, with every mod
ern convenience. 1t will cost approx
mately s650,ooo, and is to be completed
by January 1 next at the latest, ac-
cording to the plans agreed upon last
night.
The former plan of the club had been
to erect a similar structure on New
York avenue, on the site of the old Hall
of the Ancients, but government war
demands on private Investment and on
labor combined to delay action and the
negotiations finally were transferred to
the new site, which now has been ap-
proved