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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08

'HThe whole incident is fun Of sig
ni7cance. It is also full of perplex-
ity. With whom are the Russian rep,
resentatives dealing? For whom are
the representatives, of the Central en-
pirss speaking? Are they speaking
for the majoritieS of their respective
parliaments, or for the minority par
ties, that military and imperialist.c
minority which has so far domfnat d
their 1ghnle policy and controlled the
affairs of Turkey and Of the Balkan
states. which have felt obliged to be-
come thei1 associates in this war?
The Russ an representatives have in
sisted, very Justly very wisely AMI in
the true spirit Of modern democracy,
that the conferences thew have been
holding with the Teutonic and Turk
ish statesmen should be held within
open, not closed doors. and al The
world has been audience. as has been
desired. To whom have we been lis
teuing then? To those who speak the
spirit end intention of the reso1u.. rs
or the German Teichstag of the ninth
of July last. the spirit and intention
of the L tbera1 leaders and parti IS #
Germany or to those who resist ard
defv that spirit and intention and
insist 1pon conquest and subjuga-
ton? Or are we listening. in fact, TO
both, unreconciled and in open and
hCpelecS contradiction? These are
very serious and pregnant question.
Upon tie answer to them depends the
peace of the world
''But whatever the results of the
parleys at Brest-Litovsk whatever the
Commissions of counsel and of pur-
pose in the utterances of the spokes-
men of the Central powers, they have
again attempted to acquaint the
world with their objects in the war
and have again challenged their ad-
versaries to say what their objects
are and what sort of settlement they
would deem just and satisfactory
There is no good reason why that
challenge should not be responded to,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
PUT IN A GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR

HE TIMES says that loaded with coal on the rail
road tracks in Hartford but that little effort
made them to places where they unoaded
Yesterday The Times and Farmer said that many of
stood the railroad between Devon and
they had stood for several days.
be that the railroad is pulling against the govern
men these things the results of sheer ncapacity?
would be better Secretary McAdoo should appoint his
own director the New Haven SYSTEM and get rid the
Yellow Building with its ineptudes ncompetencies and fail
ures The people want service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
ARTHUR e. LANDRY.

Arthur E. Landy, aged 70 years,
passed away suddenly Monday after
noon at the home of his son, Uric
Landry, No. 269 Capitol avenue. He
is survived by two sons, Uric of this
city, and Louis of Will Hollow. N. D.,
also two daughters, Mrs. Lynch and
Mrs. Rubelard of Seymour. The fun
eral will be held from the home Of
the son on Thursday morning and
later from st. Patrick's church. In
terment in t. MichaseFs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
DIED,

LANDRY-In this city, Jan. Z, 1918,
Arthur E. Landry, aged 70 years, 2
months, 9 days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of his
son, Uric Landry, No. 269 Capitol
Ave, on Thursday, Jan. 10th at $50
a. m. and from St. Patrick's church
at a. m.
Interment st. MichaeTs cemetery.
A 8 b@p
ABBOTT-In this city, Jan. 6, 1913,
Harriet, widow of Samuel Abbott,
aged 50 years.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. John Kane, 76~Sum4
mer street. on Wednesday, Jan. q,
at p. m
Interment In LAkeview essneteryA
AUTOMOBILES cortege- ae
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08

committee on Thursday, the meeting
Of yesterday being postponed, because
of the small attendance of dealers.
That many persons were obtaining
coal under pretext was revealed by
William F. Sheehan at the fuel com
mittee's office today. He spotted
three vegetable pedd1ers in line and
Investigating an alleged needy case.
found the applicant was the owner of
a Greek boarding house. The appli-
cant had appealed saying she had sew
eral children and sick person in her
home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
YALE UNIVERSITY RE-opENs.

New Haven, Jan. 8-Yale unfvers-
ity re-opened today after an extend
ed Christmas recess. A successor to
Capt. w. S. Overton, U. S. A, retir-
ed. who has been forced by sickness
to resign as commandant of the Yale
reserve officer training corps has
been named, it is understood, and is
expected here within few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
COAL SITUATION
is STILL ACUTE
IN BRIDGEPORT
(contlnued from Page IL

The fuel committee was today au-
thorized to have Jurisdiction over the
town of Fairfield, which has one coal
dealer. c. Buckingham of Southport,
who. it is reported. has several hum
dred tons of hard coal, in his yards.
The Pastors association will meet
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning for
the purpose of discussing the closing
OF churches as a fuel saving plan. The
liquor dealers will meet with the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08

Director-General McAdoo pro
claimed a, National Freight Clear
ance Week." from Jan. IA to q.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
ANSWER TO HARD LUCK. POOR
CROP STORY.

You say your crop is poor and
that you are hard up and can't af-
ford to go into this proposition now.
THIS IS The VERY REASON why
the Nonpartisan League is working
on this proposition right now. Be
cause Of your poor crop and lack of
money this year it is more important
that you save and make your money
go as far as possible. In fact, it is
more important to save 5000 when
you have only a $500 crop than to
save 5000 when you have a $4,000
crop.
If you are hard up as you say you
are and owe a great deal of money,
1t is more important that you have
this organization now so that you
can save a little on everything you
buy-so that you can pay off your
obligations that much sooner and
get on your feet
The reason YOU are hard up is be-
cause you paid $50 or S25 more than
you should have paid for that wag-
on; because you pay more for every
thing than you should.
If YOU had the DIFFERENCE be-
tween what you have paid and what
SHOULD have paid in YOUR BANK
account instead of in the BANK AC-
COUNT OF THE BUSINESSMEN
Of Minot-name of town-Fargo.
Minneapolis, st. Paul-in the bank
account of the big middlemen-IF|
YOU HAD THE SURPLUS
WEALTH THAT YOU HAVE PRO
DUCED IN YOUR BANK AC-
COUNT, it would be the business
men and big concerns thar would
be hard up instead of you.
Nnu NAV huua IF
before, but it is a fact that in the
Red River Valley, the best and richest
farming section Of the state, when
the Nonpartisan League organized
there two years ago, so per cent of
the farmers couldn't pay their dues
into the League-COULDN'T WRITE
THEIR CHECK FOR SIX DOL
LARS. THINK OF IT-AFTFR
FARMING THIRTY YEARS! And
the reason is because excess profits
have been charged them and their
surplus taken away from them a
piece or a little at a time on the
things they buy. And like the Nom
partisan League they worked togeth-
err. Worked together, not to sell you
goods cheaper. but to charge YOU
more every year. They organized
and raised the price on everything.
you buy-Wagons. binders, harness.
shoes, sugar, clothing, groceries. A
binder does not cost more TODAY be-
cause it cost more to produce ii. but
because organization has controlled
the binder business and now they
simply take away more of your sur
plus every time you buy a binder
and put that much more surplus in
THEIR BANK ACCOUNT. That is
why you have to pay S25 more for q
binder this year, that is why YOU
have to pay more for sugar. for oil.
For everything, because they are or
ganized against you and use their
power to raise the price every year.
Just the same as the grain combine
use their power to force the prices
down in the fall and up in the
spring
You say the stores can't do as
much business. selling for cash.
when people are hard up. Did YOU
ever stop to think that the people
who are hard up patronfze Sears
and Roebuck and they are located /
thousands Of miles away from their /
customers, and 90 spite If that Sears
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

instead Of hundreds of farmers at
a time. Until they do that, until
they put their power into the hands
of few men who are serving them,
whom they have confidence in-until
they do that the prices will go up
every year on what they buy-and
your surplus will be all taken away
from You as you produce il.
You think this is putting too much
power in the hands of the men at
the head Of the League or too
much power in the hands Of the
president of the League, Mr.. Town
ley, but the League is not as big an
organization as the Steel Trust.
That organization is sometimes big
ger than the government and some
times dictates to the government,
but that organization puts it's pow
er into the hands Of one man and
that one man draws a salary of ONE
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. Not
because he is able to manufacture
steel, but because he is able to con-
troll the steel business and sell steel
today at many times what it brought
years ago. This organization gives
it's power to one man who sometimes
signs contracts for fifty million at a
time. You are patronizing such or
CARNATIONS and as they get bigger
and stronger they take more surplus
away from you on every thing you
buy, not only away from you, but If
you farmers do nothing they will
take more away from your children's
children when you are dead and
gone.
Now you have the opportunity
to place your power in to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Story Brings
Hundreds of Letters To
BrdOe DdUSOn Farmer

Bismarck, n. D.. March .27.-J.
q. Ingles pioneer Dawson farmer
and Nonpartisan Lacquer, started
something when he published in
The Forum a short time ago an
authentic account of the famous
TOwnIey chain store meeting in
, Bismarck during the special ses-
sion of the legislature, when
TOWnley offered his famous reply
that what he intended to do with
the farmers money was none of
the farmers damned business"
This expose has brought to Mr..
Ingle about 500 letters from
North Dakota leaguers. Of which
the following are a fair sample.
The names are omitted at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Ingle, but the
original letters are preserved and
are open for inspection, and the
towns named are authentic.
"steered In a Dump Pile.
Nome, n. D. Il see by
the papers that you have for
some reasons taken a very strong
stand against TOwnley. Do you
stand ready TO keep the stand you
have taken against him? And do
you think that you could call TO
memory some of the members
that were present at the time you
had this talk with Mr.. Townley?
If you could, l wish you would
give me a list of as many as you
recall. Now. Mr.. Ingle, don't go
to conclusion that l am doubt
ing your word. For there are
numerous stories circulated about
the leaders. 1t is about time that
something should be done. For
the NOnpartisan league is too big
thing TO be thrown to the four
winds, just because so much rope
is given to one man. There is
only one way for us to succeed,
and that is to STICK. But let's
keep our eyes open as we'll as
our ears and see the league is
moving in the right direction.
And keep it going and from being
steered in a dump pile"
Has Been Threatened.
Turtle Lake. n. D. II
have overlooked your piece in
The Fargo Forum and would like
to receive more infOrma ton about
the subject of the United Store
Of America and the Nonpartisan
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
NO STOCK TO SELLING DIV
bends TO PROMISE.

SIXTH-Now, I am not out here
to sell you any stock l am not out
here to promise you any future divi-
dends. ! am not out here to tell you
how to get rich quick by investing
your money in some corporation. !
am not out here promoting a stock
corporation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

league. I am one who has been
threatened by these league and
store organizers. Therefore L
would like to receive more
information.
Put Him to Thinking.
Kensal. N. D. - read
your letter in The Fargo
Forum in regard to the Con-
sumers' United Stores Co. and A.
c.. Townley. There has been so
many lies in the gang papers
about the Nonpartisan league and
the head men of it that 1 won
dered if The Forum didn't add a
lot to your letter. / am a league
member from the time the league
was organized and l could
hardly believe that TOwnley was
that kind of a man. Now If l
am not asking too much, would
be thankful TO you if you would
answer my letter and explain
this to me. have been a league
booster in my vicinity, but this
letter Gf it is true copy of your
letter. put me to thinking. Hope
/ will have an early reply.
He Is Interested.
Hatton, N. d. Have
just read a lengthy report in the
Norwegian paper, Fran, Of a
certain meeting with A. c. Town
lev at Bismarck concerning tSe
so-called league stores or the
Buyers union. Are these facts or
make-ups? / am interested.
School Teacher Writes.
Corona. S. d. have
before me an article ac-
companying your picture in The
st. Paul Dispatch of Monday,
March II, 1918. Because 1 have
been deeply interested in the
Nonpartisan league and in the
capacity Of school teacher in a
rural community, am oftimes
asked regarding its merits, 1
take the liberty of addressing this
letter to you. AS a member Of
the aforementioned league, be-
lieve you will not take, this amiss
if I ask you if the article refer
red to is genuine. or whether it
has felt the effects of the editors
scissors before publication. l am
inclined to believe that the state
ments made are not adulterated
in any way. May I politely ask
you for verifiCation of that belief?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

FOR instance: We are going 10 put
8 warehouse as well as a retail
4ore in the city Of Minot. 70 supply
i The stores ia this section Of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

borrow ell the money Il needs, 90
direct TO the factories and get the
goods, pay cash for them and
deliver them to the farmer for
what It costs. We would be conn
PEELED TO 90 TO the factories be-
cause the iobbers could not give
us service. That is just what
the Nonpartisan League pro-
poses 20 dog perfect q 5000 900
organization in North Dakota
alone to serve the farmers in
buying their goods.
There will be no stock offered t.
he public and there will be no divi
lends paid. The only benefit tina
anyone will receive aside from tn,
armers, viii be the salaries paiC
o the men who run the stores ant
he system, the same as John ID
rockefeller pays his employees, and
he same as the League pays thu
men who carry on the work Of thu
political organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Kaiser Deeply
MoUed by War
Devastation
80 Associated Presg.l

Amsterdam, March 27.-The Volks
zeitung, OF Cologne, says that, &C
cording to General Won LudendorI,
Emperor William mas been deeply
impressed by the terrible devastation
in the battle area. remarking:
How glad we should be that our
country has been spared such terrible
things. Why did we succeed In.
keeping the fighting beyond our
frontiers? Because before the war
we always urged the need Of arma
ments. When mankind changes, the
things also will change, but first
mankind must begin to change"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
TOO MUCH ROVER IN HANDS OF
TOWNLEY OR THE MEN AT
HEAD OF LEAGUE.

All big organizations in the Uni
ted States today that control prices,
control them by having their power
put into the hands Of a few men,
and sometimes ONE MAN. System
and efficiency and central control
sometimes one man control make
them powerful.
The farmers will never be able to
successfully do their own buying
until they get the little cooperative
store idea out Of their minds and do
the same thing the other fellows
are doing-GO INTO ONE BIG
GIGANTIC ORGANIZATION, PUT
ALL THEIR POWER INTO ONE
ORGANIZATION instead of thou
sands of organizations, and buy for
hundreds Of thousands Of farm ers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

and Roebuck do ONE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS Of business a
year. The poor people who are
hard up have built up that firm
THE LARGEST MERCANTILE
CONCERN IN THE UNITED
STATES. If the League stores in
North Dakota got only what Sears
and Roebuck get now they would do
a TEN MILLION DOLLAR business
and REMEMBER Sears and Roebuck
only get a tail end of the business.
You don't buy Irvine from Sears
and Roebuck. You don't buy apples
from Sears and Roebuck. You don't
sell butter and eggs to Sears and
Roebuek These things you can't
patrOnize Sears and Roebuck, or buy
from them, but you will be able to
at your local stores. The poor peo-
pie alone in North Dakota would
make this system larger than Sears
and ROebuck's business in the state,
but think Of what it means to you
when EVERY FARMER becomes a
member and does his business
through this organization. 1t would
be the greatest mercantile organ
iZatiOn in the world
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
German Troops
DETAINED Far
From the Front

Amsterdam, March 27.-German
troops going forward to the attack
on the British front in France de-
trained far behind the lines, even
behind the Belgian frontier, accord
ing to the correspondent at the front
of Tha Rhenische Westfaelische
Zeitung. These forces marched for
six consecutive nights, no columns
showing themselves on the roads in
the day time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

A desirable pace 10 stop. Hotel Eli
gin, 800 per day, Eighth and Henne-
pin. Minneapolis.-AdVt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
n. ENGLAND BOYS
WITHDRAWN FROM
FRONT AND NOW At
ONE OF REST CAMPS

With the American Army in
France, Nov. 21.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-The 26th division has
been withdrawn from the front
and is now in 4 rest camp. The
movement Of American troops to
the rest areas behind the former
fighting front is progressing rap
idly. Besides the 26th division,
the 18th. 82nd and 29th have been
withdrawn from the front and are
now in rest camps. The Seth,
Both, 81st, and Sixth divisions are
marching to the rest areas. It is
understood that the 77th division
will be moved to a rest camp in
southern France. The Fifth. 89th,
Goth and 10Th divisions have been
formed into the Seventh Army
Corps and will remain temporar.
lily in their old positions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
REVISION PLAN
For Pending War Rev.
enue Bill
To Impose Taxes and Provide Rev
enue Ageregating About 5000, 900, :
900 in 1919 and $4,000, 900, 900 in
1920-ls in Line With Recommend
atoms of Sec. McAdoo

Washington. Nov 2l.-A detailed
plan for revising the pending war
revenue bill so as to impose taxes
and provide revenues aggregating
about $4,000, 100000 next year and 81, j..
ooO,oo0.o00 in 1920 in line with Secre-
tary McAdoo's recommendations was
submitted today to the Senate fl
nance committee by Chairman Sim
mons. A decision on the plan was
deferred. but vote NAV be reached
tomorrow Republican members Wig
orously opposed the proposition to
establish 1920 tax rates in the meas
ure, but Chairman Simmons said they
were advised that if they obstruct
passage of the bill she majority's plan
to provide 1920 taxation, a straight
levy of 80 per cent on war profits
to furnish the government necessary
revenues will be put through. Sena-
tor Simmons plan to reduce the bill
to $4,000, O09. 600 for 1919 proposes the
retention Of the House rates on in
comes and war excess profits except
the s per cent. differentiai on undis-
tributed, corporations elimination Of
the 20 per cent. tax on luxuries and
ret ention Of other special, miscella-
neous taxes, but at rates not to ex-
coed an increase OF one.third over
those Of the existing laws. For 1920,
Senator Simmons plan contemplates
abolishing the war profits tax, re-
duction Of individual and corporations
normal income rates from II to per
cent. and reduction by about one
third in teh excess profits schedule as
now proposed in the revised commit
tee draft. Also. the special miscella-
neous taxes would be continued at
the 1919 rates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
GREAT PRAISE ACCORDED
18TH, N. E, DIVISIONS PART
PLAYED IN BIG WORLD WAR

Boston. Nov. 21.-A graphic story
Of the achievements Of the 18th di-
vision and the part taken by these
New England Guard troops in win
ming the war was told at a gathering
of educators, editors and others at
the State House today by Fred G.
Waloott, an assistant to Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert c. Hoover Mr..
Walcott who recently returned from
Europe. was speaking at food
conservation meeting
"There are three numbers on the
lips of every boy and girl in France, -
he said, "They are the 1st. End and
26th. Those three divisions saved
France. They saved the world
Mr.. Walcott reviewed the progress
of the German drive of last spring,
telling how the allies We're driven
back three and four miles a day,
until on July IL the Germans were
within 80 miles of Paris.
The American generals said: We
can hold. r" continued Mr.. Walcott.
The French generals were in
doubt, we haven't held for three
weeks they said. Our men are tired
and worn out
At 3 A. NJ. on July IS the Marines
Of the 2nd Division were thrown in,
Continued on Page 7-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
LIFTING BANS
Lightless Nights to Be
Discontinued
Except Where State Fuel Heads De.
eide to Continue Regulations
Restrictions on Consumption Of
Coal to Be Removed

Washington. Nov. 21.-"Lightless
nights made necessary to save fuel
for war work, will end tomorrow, ex-
cept in states where fuel administra-
tors may decide to continue the reg
ulations. This announcement was
made tonight by Fuel Administrator
Garfield. Removal of other restric-
lions on the consumption of coal will
follow, DR.. Garfield said, and volun-
tary conservation through requests
made of the public will be substituted.
The lightless nights order which first
was issued last winter recently was
rescinded in a number of states. It's
enforcement will now be at the dis
erection of state fuel administrators.
who have been instructed to be gov
erned by the fuel situation in their
respective states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
ATTACKS CABLE CONTROL

V.,..ln. al. So. 3l.--l'IcSident
wilson :, uoe ~ tahing Over con-
,.ol amt op.la'ion ~ marine cable
.,,.trr1. auJ express agencies We're
.,a.pt n,lod today in Tho son
-. O.. Republican senators, who said
n vas part .. plan 30 estab lish per-
nsnent government ownership. The
.reaAerl were Senators Watson OF
Indiana. kellogg Of Minnesota and
Ste-ral II Illinois and in the course
d the debate the President was crit
med for his decision to 20 to F,u-
npe and ,;eorgc Crecl, chairman of
he committee on public information,
VINO Il has been reported. is to ac-
company him. also was attacked.
senator Watson denounced the
We lines as breach of faith and
larged that their control was in
.yred by desire tor government
.,nsorshlp ~ dispatches during the
peace conference 50 that the repre-
anta,N,s Of the European nations
ii ihe peace table may not know
what is being said in the American
'onsfes' about the conference. In the
mldst II the debate Senator Lewis
Illinois. the Democratic whip,
ought 10 reply 10 the Republican
'rnators, but did not get recognition.
Ne DID, however. offer resolution
Which would put Congress on record
s tayoring government ownership of
aIIroads and telcgraphs and tele-
ihono lines
DECLARING his belief that the PceSi-
lent action was a breach of faith,
senator Watson said Congress voted
ms extraordinary power for war Dur-
yses only why is that step taken??'
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