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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

There is a Stiffer attitude among the
workmen from whom, if at all, resist
ance to the Germans must come Even
though for lack of training their &re-
sistance should prove of little value,
they are said to be enrolling with en-
thusiasm in response to the call of the
Bolshevik leaders. The correspondent
of the Daily News, writing Sunday,
says:
Russian troops, almost without ex-
ception, have refused flatly to fight.
A division which was supposed to be
defending Narva has arrived in
Gatchina. Ensign Krylenko protest
ed. They replied that they did not in
tend to fight.
Immediately the first few German
troops appeared the Russian peasant
soldiers, who being peasants, not in
dustrialists, were interested merely in
the land question and cared nothing
for the revolution, started eastward in
an uncomfortable way, threatening to
sack all the towns on the way.
'"The Russian army was Germany's
strongest weapon. In driving it to-
ward Petrograd they were driving q
u6Tu Ol Cdlll6 WOulQ
trample down everything in it's way.
The revolutionary Workmen could
have put up a real fight against the
Germans, but they could do nothing
against the Russian army, which must
disappear before the revolution can
begin to create any real military force
for itself. The workmen of the towns
are eager to fight"
Some correspondents, describing
the bulk of the population as lost in
bewildermert and apathy, think such
resistance as may be offered will
amount to little. They say no amount
of talk by the Bolshevik leaders can
cover the plain facts of the situa-
ton.
Luga, half way between Pskov and
Petrograd, has been occupied by the
Germans, according to an uncon-
firmed rumor, Reuter- dispatch from
Petrograd says.
Continued on Page 81
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
BARES AIM
OF HUNS
IN EAST
Vice Chancellor Won
Payer Approves Policy
of Annexation.
SAYS THE PEOPLE
WILL DEMAND IT
Urges Parties Not In
Line With Idea to
| Cease Obstructing.

Amsterdam, Tuesday, Feb.
26-Friedrich. Won Payer, the
German vice chancellor, in his
address to the reichstag urged
the people to stand behind the
army and made a spirited de-
fense of the Prussian franchise
reform bill.
ut is quite Ineligible that
the heavier the sacrifices and
war burdens laid on US, the
greater will the mass of the
population be dominated by
aspirations after political
power, political freedom and
influence on the government.
mo power on earth can crush this
idea and these aspirations. From the
start the allied German governments
have taken this into account and it is
their desire to continue along this
path.
There is only one standpoint he
said 'for home politics today, in the
fourth year Of the war, namely, the
concentration of all the forces of the
empire to the unity of the citizens
and labor and readiness for sacrifice
to enable the army to fulfill their
heavy tasks To that end things
which still divide the various classes
| of the population must be removed.
'fI cannot believe that those parties
! in whose hands the decision lies will
fail to realize what they owe to the
public in this critical hour, and hops
they will emphatically repudiate the
suspicion that they really aim at ar
intolerable delay"
| After expressing confidence that the
bill would be adopted, Won Payer sai6
that cooperation devoid of friction
could be obtained only by endeavoring
through the inclusion of individual
members from the Reichstag and the
Prussian Diet, who enjoy the conf
| dence of their colleagues, in the I'm.
perial and Prussian governments tt
make firm foundation for a common
policy and facilitate the conduct Of
affairs. If this development is to beal
fruit good will on all sides is an es
sential condition.
The vice chancellor's speech offend
| ed the conservative sections of thu
reichstag seriously, judging from thu
| comment on the address in a Berli1
dispatch to the Koelnische Volk
Zeitung, which says:
''It was known that Won Payer de
sired to settle accounts with the con
servatives, and he did SO perhaps NOR,
than it was good for him to do.
passionate outbreak accompanied thi
part of his speech from all the con
servative sections of the reichstag
That Won Payer should have pu
these political groups on the sam'
level with traitors like Liebknecht ant
Ditmann, Socialist leaders imprisoned
on charges of melting treason) ant
with those who fomented the traitor
Gus strike, provoked tremendous out
break of passion on the entire right
There were frequent scenes of tu
multi, seriously interrupting the de
livery of the speech, and at it's clos
his friends were fain to drown tn
Kisses in the house and in the CALLER
les by clapping and shouting"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

London Feb. 27-"An sorts of preparations in pro-
the Perograd correspondent Of the Daily Express
One can not help thinking however, that the state of siege
Petrograd will be merely technical Germans with or with
out uniforms are already in the capital great many Aus
trians too here The demanor ohe has
been exemplary They go about avoiding ceremony
officers following the Russian custom, carry They
speak German in undertone''
If dispatches from Petrograd gauge accurately the sua
ton there the Germans likely to find little difficulty in oc
cupyng the city with trained troops Russian soldiers quite
frankly refuse to fight and say ave have had enough of fight
ing. If the Germans come let them take US"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
ACCIDENT CASES
BRING LAWSUITS

Arthur Eisenstein of New York has
brought suit in the Common Pleas
court against Isaac Siegel and Morris
Sachs of Norwalk for damages of
$1,000 for injuries in an automobile
accident August 10, 1917. Eisenstein
claims a machine driven by Sachs
backed into his motorcycle, and he was
severely hurt.
Charles D. Burnes of Greenwich
sues Emily Smith in the Common
Pleas court for s40O for injuries to
his automobile by truck owned by
the defendant in a collision on Puts
Hill, February II, last.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
All Saloons to Remain
Open Until Midnight,
Fuel Head Says.
ALL BUSINESS is
BACK TO NORMAL
Conservation of Light is
Still Urged By Ad-
miniStration.

Business in Bridgeport re-
sumes its normal standing to-
day as a result of an order is
sued by Fuel Administrator
Carl F. Siemon today suspend
ing the closing hours set in
Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb's
proclamation for fuel conserva-
ton. Saloons may close at the
original hour, ~ o'clock, and
other merchants are entitled to
close their places at the hours
to which they were formerly
accustomed.
Rut Siemon advises fuel conserva
tion by reduction of lighting and
heating to the greatest possible de-
gree
Bridgeport merchants ana saloon
keepers were first in the state tc
cut their business hours and theil
voluntary agreements establishing the
closing and opening hours were b!
far more favorable than the re
quests made in the governors proc.
donation
This fact" said Siemon, "com.
bined with the fact that other places
in the state have been lax to observe
the proclamation, entities Bridgepor
to an exemption. These bushes!
men," he continued, 'have lost hun
dreds of dollars in business, Will,
their brethren in neighboring towns
and cities have been going at full
blast
The administrator issued an orde,
yesterday modifying the hour for sa
loon closing, setting the closing hou
at IL o'clock, but through a misun
derstanding nearly every saloon il
the city was open until II o'clock. Sic
mon decided today to allow them t.
resume regular hours.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
PERSONAL TAXES
DUE TOMORROW

Tomorrow is the last day, according
to law, for the payment of personal
taxes and after then all who have not
paid are subject to the penalty for
delinquency. Tax Collector Howard
T. Smith announced today that in
order to accommodate as many as
possible the Office, rooms and 5, city
hall, will be open until 9 o'clock to-
night and will close at the same hour
tomorrow night Collections fell off
greatly yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
BRAUN is SENT
TO COUNTY JAIL
FOR SIX months

''I dio not think this is a case which
calls for a state prison sentence" ,"
Judge ]. P. Kellogg said in the Su-
perior Court in passing upon the case
of Harold Braun, 26 years old, of
Danbury, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of manslaughter. The plea had
been accepted by the prosecution
Judge Kellogg sentenced Braun to six
months in the county jail.
Braun was indicted about a year
ago for second degree murder in con-
junction with DR.. George A. Gilbert
of Danburv, for causing the death of
Rosa Rraun. wife of the defendant,
through an illegal operation Braun
was employed on the railroad, and
accompanied his wife the first time
she visited the physician
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

Renorts of such holdings must be
made at once, separate from those to
be submitted before March Is. Can
ners who have no stocks are required
to report indicating this fact. Quanti-
ties not wanted will be released
promptly.
Reinsurance to householders that
the government has no intention to
commander any canned goods, pre-
serves, home grown food or usual
stocks of provisions kept for family
use, was given today in placards
which the food administration will
distribute to every post office and
public library in the country. The
placards wer" headed do Not Be
Fooled by the Lies of the Enemy"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
Uni VIF0RkHED GERMANS IN PETR0GRAD:
RUSSIAN REGULARS REFUSE TO fight
GERMAN RULER is
PLAN OF WILHELM
FOR LITHUANIANS

Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 27 -
Negotiations arc in progress for
the union of Lithuania and Sax
ony, says dispatch from Dresden,
with Prince Frederick Christian,
second son of the king of Saxony,
as king of Lithuania. The pour
parIers indicate the wishes of the
Poles for renewal of the
union between Poland and Lith-
uania will not be fulfilled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
WANTS S48,175
FOR COMMISSION

Commissions amounting to $4S,-
1857 for purchases and sales of Sc
curities are claimed in suit filed to-
day III the Superior Court by Kerr &
Co., of New York, stockholders,
against Sarteu Prentice and his wife.
Mema Roberts Prentice, wealthy resi-
dents of Greenwich.
In addition the court is asked to
declare void a transfer of title to
valuable Greenwich real estate made
by Prentice, February Is, 1916, which
was surety for a mortgage, alleging
that Prentice paid the mortgage and
transferred to his wife.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
BRITISH HOSPITAL
VESSEL is SUNK

London, Feb. 27-The British hos
nita1 shin Glenart Castle was sunk
yesterday in the Bristol channel, it is
announced officially There were no
patients on board Survivors were
landed by an American torpedo boat.
Eight boats still are adrift.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
GERMAN RAIDER
Wolf Destroyed
over so VESSELS

Berlin, Feb. 27-The German raider
Wolfe, which has returned to home
port after raiding Entente shipping
in the Pacific, destroyed at least 35
vessels, it was officially announced
today. Some of the steamers, it is
said, were loaded with English troops
and the sinkings, therefore, caused
corresponding loss of human life.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
GERMANS DOWN
Is AEROPLANES

Berlin. Feb. ~ via London.-7After
a great many violent duels in the air
on the western front on Tuesday, says
today's war office statement, the Ger
mans brought down Is Entente areo-
planes and three captive balloons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
MADAME HEMPEL
ILL; NO CONCERT

A telegram from New York to the
NJ. Steinert Y Sons Co., of this city,
this noon, stated that Miss Frieda
HempeI had been taken suddenly IL
and would be unable to give her re-
citaI as scheduled at the Park thea
t-e this evening. The management
states that the money for tickets
would be refunded at the Steinert Of
fees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
SUPERIOR COURT
RESUMES TRIAL

Trial of the suit of the Lenox Con-
struction Co. against the Colonial
Construction Co. involving a claim for
$1,000 damages for a breach of con-
tract was resumed today before Judge
William NJ. MaItbie and a jury in the
Superior Court. The case was started
last week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
NoRWALK DRAFTEEs LEAVE.

South Norwalk, Feb. 27-Twenty
men, representing the last Is per
cent. of the first draft army, left this
city at 7:15 this morning aboard a
special train which took them to
Camp Devens.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
GAMERS MUST RETAIN
STOCK FOR GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNT OF HOLDINGS MUST BE REPORTED TO WASH
INGTON BEFORE MARCH 15-REASSURE HOUSEHOLD .
ERS AGAINST PROPAGANDA FALSEHOODS.

Washington Feb. 27-A Gamers were advised today b.
the food administration to hold for purposes until further
advised all canned peas tomatoes string beans and SAL
MI hand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
MRS. dew AND DAUGHTER
ARE suing FOR $40, 900
AILEGE THAT DEED FOR VALUABLE REAL ESTATE WAS
SIGNED AWAY THROUGH INADVERTENCE AND MIS-
Observation-Disclosures MEN SUED

Bessie Martin Dew and Caroline Dew KNOX of New York
have brought suit the Superior Court against Samuel Phillips
and George D Knox of Hartford for $4,000 damages
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

Appeal from an order of the Pro-
bate Court of Stratford, refusing to
accept his account as administrator
upon the estate of Omer B. Hadsel,
of that place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
Industrial Workers
Will Battle Invader
AS Soldiers Desert

"LET THEM COME AND TAKE u.s. ATTITUDE OF
MEN WHO HAVE BEEN IN TRENCHES-KE-
TREATING PEASANTS PILLAGE COUN-
TRY BEFORE THE GERMANS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public the
latest Asso. Press news dispatches,
exclusive news features of the In
ternational News Service and local
matters in a concise, pithy man
ner. A Peoples Paper" pub
ished without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport: Partly
cloudy and slightly warmer
tonight-and Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

mon now on hand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
SHELBY GOES
PAST QUOTA
State Director In War Savings Cam
paign Says Iowa County 10
Second to Meet
Figures.

Keokuk and Lee county officials OF
the war savings stamp campaign were
informed today by Homer A. Miiier
state director, that Shelby county mas
far exceeded its quota in the cam
naign begun last Saturday.
A telegram from Mr.. Miller in Dies
Moines, says:
"She lby is the second county in the
state to attain it's quota in the war
savings stamp campaign. Shelby not
only reached the goal but went FAR
enough over the mark to leave no
doubt in the minds OF people in other
sections OF the state as to the patriot
ism of tho residents Of the county
shelby county's quota is 1888 $40. A
G. Clapp, OF Harlan. county chairman
reported that during the two days
drive pledges OF $4,000 were taken
and cash sales Of $4,000 secured. This
with sales in the county OF s5o,ooo
previous to the drive. puts Shelby
county s151, 100 over the mark
Sales in poetoffices in the state for
the week ending May 4. were the
vet reported in the state To
tai sales amounted to $635,72s, a gain
~ s343,7o5 over the previous week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
KELLOGG-BIRGE co.
Distributors
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR
GRADING WORK.

Notice is hereby given that pro
posals for the grading of the block
Of land belonging to the Independent
school district of the City Of Keokuk,
situated at Twentieth and Main
streets in said City OF Keokuk in the
county OF Lee and state OF Iowa, will
be received by the undersigned until
noon on the 23rd day Of May, 1918.
Said proposals must be based upon
the removal OF two thousand (3,0oO)
yards, more or less. OF earth, and the
sane to be removed and said ground
graded in accordance with specifica-
lions prescribed by the board Of
education. Each and every proposal
must be enclosed in scaled en-
vehpe addressed to the president,
board OF education, Keoiuk. Iowa,
and plainly marked on the outside.
Proposal for Grading Ground" Each
proposal must be accompanied with
a certified check In the sum Of one
hundred ($1oe.e0) dollars, which
check WIN be received on condition
that the person so deposft1ng the
same will. within five - days after
having been notified that said con-
tract has been awarded, enter into a
contract providing for the manner of
doing said work.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. Given under my hand
this oath day Of April, A D. 1913
w. B. WOOLLEY,
President Board of Education.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR now
WeiLknoa~n Local Druggist Sayo ~
erybody Is Using oId<ims n. W
cipe Of Sage Tea and 80
Sulphur.

HAIR that loses its color and luD4EA
or when it fades, turns gray. dull and
lifeless, Is caused by lack Of sulphur
in the hair. Our gandm0ther mAdo
up a mixture Of Sage Tea and Sal
phur to keep her locks dark md
beautiful, and thousands Of vumea
and men who value that even colne.
that beautiful dark shade o6 hair.
which is so attractive, use only ttia
d-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mf1.
ture improved by tho addition o3
other ingredients by asking 1t any
drug store for Z boftle of ~WyeGh1:
Sage and Sulphur Compound" wh1ch
darkens tho hair 50 naturally. % -
emily, that nobody can possibly tan =
has been applied. You Just dampen .
sponge or soft brush with It and draw
this through your hair, taking onA
small strand at time. By incoming
the gray hair dissa ppeaB; but what
delights the ladies with Wycth's SagD
and Sulphur Compound Is that b.
sides beautifully darksuing the hair
after a few Applications. 1t also
brings back the gloss and luStre and
gives It an appearance Of abundance
wyeths Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
to impart color and yusxhful aD-
pearance to the hAir. 1t Is not IN
tended for the cure, mitigation q
prevention of disease.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
~ remove dandruf completely and that
is to dissolve it This destroys it en-
tirely. To do this, just get about four
ounces OF plain, ordinary liquid arvon !;
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
By morning most, if not all, OF your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
sign and trace of It. no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp viii stop instantly
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous.
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces is ali you will need. This simple
>rrrdv t2s never been known to fail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
RATS DEV0UR
$500 WORTH

a man in nearby town recently killed
,O3 rats with new kind of rat poison.
According to the estimate Of Govern
ment expert, a single rat, on the average,
destroys S. worth of foodstuffs annually.
At this rate, these 1O3 rats had been
costing over $500 every year.
With this new rat poison, known Is
Rat Mum, anyone can get rid of every
rat on his place quickly and with the
greatest ease. Rat Mum is entirely diff
ferent from other rat poisons in that it
destroys without odor.
Another neither dogs nor cats
will eat it. 1t is not spread on food, and
you don't run this risk OF having hu-
mans eat it by mistake. Rat Mum comes
in cake. You simply crumble it and
put it where the rats will get it-and
you re soon rid Of the pests. Remembe,
the name, Rat Mum, and ask for Is
cent package at your druggists or gro
GERS today.
KELLOGG-B1RGE co.
Distributors
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
RATE INCREASE
is PLANNED
National Railroads Must Make up
Deficit Of $500, 600 900 Which
Starns IL In the

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, May s.-ncreases
in freight and passenger rates are
being planned by the railroad admin
istration to meet a deficit which
threatens to reach $500, 100000 for
the year.
While the increase to be asked Of
the interstate commerce commission
has not yet been determined upon,
passenger officials here forecast a
uniform ~ cent rate for that branch
of the traffic. Freight rates, it is
believed, will be boosted approximate
ly IN per cent.
Rate increases are made necessary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
CANCEL DEBT
OF FRANCE
Senator Kenyon Introduces Bill That
All Obligations be Erased
From the
Books.

WASHINGTON. May S.-CanceIla-
ton of frances financial obligations
TO the United States is proposed in a
resolution introduced by Senator Ken
yon Of Iowa.
The resolution provides that IAN
obligations OF the Republic Of France
to the United States of America for
moneys borrowed or funds advanced
since the commencement Of the pres
ent war, including interest thereon,
be. and are hereby Cancelled"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
NOTICE 70 coal DEALERS.

NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS.
Sealed bids VIII be received at the
Office Of the county auditor on or BE-
fore 10 o'clock q m. Tuesday. May IA.
1918, for the furnishing Of Springfield
lump coal to be delivered 1t tho fol-
lowing places and in the fo1lowang
amounts toW4t:
$50 tone on track It county hou1a-
100 tons at court house In rort
Madison
$50 tons q Court house In Keoknk
The board Of supeRvfDo1 reserves
the right to reject any or all bidA
c. T. HULL
County AudftuE.
By MARGARET NJ HULL
Deputy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
many VOLUMES TO
. Be sent FIGHTERS
Fiction, History and Poetry Lead the
List Of Books Obtained in
keokuk Campaign for
Reading.
WAR STORIES AS WELL
Campaign Of American Library Asso-
citation Over Nation Secures
Three Million
Copies.
WAR STORIES AS WELL

Keokuk people have given 1000
books to the soldiers and sailors in
the recent book campaign. These
books are piled high in one of the
rooms at the public library and form
an interesting collection. The librar-
ian is labelling and cataloguing them,
ready to send to the American Libra
ry association headquarters.
The books are all in good condition.
There are few paper bound vol
umes. Two entire sets of Thackerey
and Stevenson were donated and
many books of poetry. Books by Kip
ling have not been forgotten, and
there are some volumes of over the
Top" and private Peat" two war
stories which soldiers and sailors
will doubtless enjoy.
Go to Camp Dodge.
The last donation of books from
Keokuk people was forwarded to
Des Moines to the men in camp.
The American people have fur
nished three million books for the
soldiers and sailors in the recent
book drive conducted by the Amer
lean Library association
New York Leads.
The state of New York reports
5S7,272 books collected; Ohio 226,26O;
New Jersey 19S,40s; Pennsylvania
1880; Massachusetts 154,763; and
Illinois 145,OO5. Among the cities New
York (including Brooklyn and Dor
oughs) led with 354,733, followed by
Chicago and Cleveland with 10000
each, and Pittsburgh 10000 volumes.
Several of the western states and
many southern cities exceeded their
quotas. wyoming reports 1896 and
Nashville, Tenn. 48,794.
Makes Big Library.
These gift books compri-s a npra-
ny one third larger than the ibra-J
of congress, and more than twice the
size of the New York Public library.
II placed end to end they would make
a continuous line Of good literature
from London across the channel
through Paris to the front line
trenches; or If piled together IN
single column. they would reach
height 625 times that Of the Wash
ington monument.