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Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
CLAIM BREACH OF CONTRACT; WANT
 S55,OOO DAMAGES
Wednesday, Jan. 16

Damages of $55, 900 for breach of contract are claimed in a suit filed in the Superior court today by John c. O'Connor of Stamford, doing business under the name of the O'Connor Con- crete Construction Co.,, against Abra- ham and Max Baer of New York, do- ing business in Stamford as Baer Bros. The complaint alleges that for a peri0d of years O'Connor has been doing work for the Baer Bros, anG on November 3 last has contracts for several buildings in process. of con- struction in Stamford.
 One of the buildings was known as Factory No A." and was about one half completed, and there were also contracts for a machine shop and two other buildings Op the date. Nov. 3, orders were given to O'Connor by Baer Bros. to suspend work upon all of the buildings, without just cause, the complainant contends.
 County Commissioner Frank B. Bal lard was one of the many witnesses of the accident and said that 1t was a miracle that a number of the men Awere not killed
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
MINE WORKERS
 WILL NOT ASK
 RAISE IN WAGE

Indianapolis, Jan. 16.-With ad- dresses of welcome by officials of the state and city and the reading of letter from President Wilson express ing his good will toward the coal dig gers of the country, the biennial con vention of the United Mine Workers of America opened here yesterday, the delegates in attendance representing more than 100000 organized men in the industry.
 For the first time in many years an increase in wages will not be the paramount business, although many phases relating to the present stand ard will come before the delegates. The convention, according to it's lead ing officers, will ratify the bituminous and anthracite wage scales agreed to in conference in Washington several months ago, notwithstanding that there is talk of some opposition. An unusual feature of the meeting is the absence of a scale committee which heretofore always brought in a report for a higher wage.
 While the delegates will not ask for higher wages they are expected to take action looking to the ma1nCen- ance of the present standard, at least after the war is over. To this end large defense fund is suggested by some of the leaders for use in the event that any attempt is made to re- adjust wages downward Among the plans on foot is one to increase the per capita tax from 25 to 50 cents a r.cnth to meet increased expenses of the union and to pay the costs of the organizing campaign, and another plan is to assess the members 50 cents month to be used for defense pur- poses only.
 1 Efforts will be made to change the time of holding the biennial conven- tions from January to September and to have it meet in different parts of the country instead of in Indianapolis Cleveland, Scranton and Kansas Cty
 want the next convention.
 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is ex- pected to address the miners a .ver1
 from today. Dr. Harry A. Garfield
 national fuel administrator, has been
 invited to speak
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
ILSON'S. PEACE PROGRAM Q, K.'D
 BY THE CHINESE

Peking, Jan. 16-The Daily News says of President Wilson's address to Congress:
 Premier Lloyd George on behalf of the Allies, made what virtually was a definite pronouncement and MT. Will son said Amen, so be it. to Lloyd Georges formula. MT. Wilson's speech summarizes the aims in con- crete form. There is practically nothing in the summary to cause sur- prise. On only one point Is there a reduction of what had been supposed to be the Entente demands. It is evi- dent that practical politics makes the busting of the Turks from Constanti- nople inadvisabIe, and So MT. Will son echoes MT. Lloyd-George in this respect"
 Alluding to the Presidents remarks in regard to equal trade conditions, the newspaper asked whether this means the beginning of universal free trade.
 The Picking Leader says: ''Mr. Wilson's program is rational and ought to be successful in accomplish ing the great consumption devoutIy wished for. So far as this country IS concerned, it may be subscribed to | heartily"
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

Senator McCumber said the idea that pointing out our weakness dis couraged the American people and encouraged the enemy was a mistaken one and declared that we must now learn the lesson that boosting will not win this war"
 He said he was tired of hearing argument that Germany would be re- duced to submission by starvation and that the Central Powers control three times as much territory in Europe as does the Allies. The balance of re- sources held by America, he said should not be considered until there was tonnage to carry men and pro- ducts across the seas
 When the United States entered the war the Allies cried Give us ships" declared Senator McCumber. "We allayed their fears; we assured them that we would supply that shipping. We took that duty upon ourselves. the most important, the most vital duty incumbent on us in this war. And we have neglected that duty beyond any other, shamefully neglected it.
 They tell us it was because of 'wranglings and disagreements in the , shipping board" he declared and added that he believed there was lack
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
SENATOR M'CUMDER GIVES SENATE GLOOMY PICTURE OF WAR; SAYS UNLESS SHIPS ARE PROVIDED AT ONCE SOME OF ALLIES WILL
 TALL BEFORE J. s, PUTS
 FORCES INTO ACTION

Washington, Jan. 1G aator McCumber of North Dakota today gave the senate y picture of the position of the United States and her ali emphasizing his plea for radical speeding up of the sT ding program He declared Eng land bearing o bnt of the and asked hOw long she this sran?" The United States 5O0O 900 troops at to balance the power of the Central Pow he sad and 100000 would be needed make the Ger mans retreat
 Russia and Rumania are out of the war;" asserted Senator McCUmber. Italy is losing ground. France is unable to make any headWay. The wall of oppOsi- tOn at the eastern end of the battle line in continental Europe is crumbling. Who say how long Italy will withstand the TeutOnic pressure Optimistic indeed must be the who will say single year without additional support
 with Italy under the heel of the conqueror with asSaiIed in the flank who prophecy that country will not quickly be brought under the heel of the same cOnquerOr and EngIands army left battle against overwhelming numbers. This is deIineatinq two things: First the exact situation it now is and second the possibilities of the uture and it is pre- sented with hope that will partly awak- en to a realization of what is before us"
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
ATTEMPT TO KILL LEVINE
 IS FAILURE
Four Shots Fired at Bol- shevik Premier Riding
 In Car.

PetrogFad, Monday, Jan. 14.- (By the Associated PreSs)-An automobile carrying Nikolai Len inc, the Bolsheyik premier, it is reported, was fired on tonight when he was driving to a meet ing of the council of peoples com InisSaries. Four shots were fired. Premier Lenine was not hurt.
 The attempt On the life of Pre- mier Lcnine was made outside the hall in which he had been ad- dressing 5000 of the Red Guard who were going to the front. As his automobile swung through the crowd four shots flashed in the darkness. One missed its mark by only a few inches. Another lodged in the hand of a Swedish Socialist in the automobile. Scores of arrests were made.
 T The bullets shattered the win dOws of the autOInootIe A meln- Der of the party with the premier was wounded slightly in. the hand.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
ANOTHER GERMAN LIE IS
 NAILED BY AN AMERICAN
 MAJOR GENERAL AT FRONT
Brands As Falsehood Story That American Boys Quit Under the Barrage Fire of the Huns-story Sent Out From Berlin to Discourage Enlistments of Men for Service on the Western Front

The American Camp, Somewhere in France. Jan. 16.-"That is just an- other German lie; and the wider pub licity you give the fact that it is a lie, the better we shall all be pleased" :"
 The speaker was major-general of the American army in France. The subject was the Berlin declaration that the Teuton raids had resulted in the discontinuance of our experiment for the training of American troops under fire, and had necessitated tho withdrawal of American soldiers from the trenches.
 eBrlin publications have been as- siduously spreading this assertion. In order to obtain our side of the story, I lunched at Headquarters with the general whom I have just quoted, and it was with the statement given above that he opened the conversation.
 Just bring me a copy of our com munique about the trench training" he said to his chief of staff.
 The chief brought it.
 Here" continued the general, 'is what our Intelligence department off cialIy stated when our first men went In6 AISI 1lIlG IlSlIS4ISo' u -N' ~ matter of record"
 He read aloud the now familiar words:
 Tn continuation of their training as a nucleus for the instruction of later contingents, some battahons or our first contingent, in association with veteran French battaGons, are in the front line of trenches"
 That communique, as the general pointed out, was issued on Oct. ~ one week before the raid. On the same day I sent word to the press that, until those ready for this grade of instruc- tion had all received their share of it, the men would continue to go and return in shifts from one to three weeks each" I recalled this to the general.
 Exactly" said he; "and that eX- plains what has now happened. and why we have now announced the fact that there are at present none of our men in the front line trenches, just as, when they were there, we announced that fact, too. Here's the way the thing stands:
 "Certain units of our troops came over ahead of others, and among these early corners were certain units composed largely of more experienced soldiers. As the training of the eX- peditionary force continued, these men naturally reached, ahead of their fellows, the point beyond which the next logical step was practical eX- perience in first line trenches under
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

fire, the idea being that they would not only perfect their own training by such an experience, but also that they would then re'Nrn better quail fled to instruct thelr less advanced comrades. It was therefore arrang- cd, as the communique frankly stated, that such units were to go up one at
 a time, each returning after a stated period, until all of them-that is, mark you, only all those units whose previous soldering and later training
 warranted itz.should have seen their bit of genuine trench warfare.
 '@That previously announced plan has been carried out to the letter, and it has worked admirably. The return ed men have profited by their prac- teal schooling, and are now giving tbe benefit of it to their comrades. When those comrades reach the prop
 e. stage of training, they will go up tC the trenches, too. Unit by unit, those who were ready for the advan- ccd instruction have gone into first lne trenches, have remained there,
 have done thoroughly satisfactory work at their lessons, and have now come back to carry on the studies yet TEIldlnlLS to luGIu, itLIu u IlSIp 1c11A tLeir fellows until the day when we enter the line in force. There arc 10 American soldiers training in the
 French trenches at the present time, fer the excellent reason that the time allotted for such training of such Amer ican soldiers as were ready for it has expired, and consequently, those who " ere there. having got what they
 were sent to get, have bean with drawn, according to the prearranged scheduIe.'
 How" I asked ''did our men that went into the trenches behave while they were there?"
 They behaved splendidly."
 Then there is no truth in the Ger
 man insinuation that American re- serves baked at the barrage?' Absolutely none. There's no truth il. it literally; there is no truth in any implication that may be read into it. and there is no truth in any inter pretation that the fabricaors of such a story may have intended to have put upon it. The enemy fire cut our wires;
 Lieutenant Harden. of the signal corps, as the American papers have already announced, attempted to make his way back with message, and was wounded by shrapnel on the way. That is all there is to it. The
 Berlin story may be a deliberate lie, or it may be merely a thought to which
 the wish was father; but it is lie, a fulI-fledged lie, all the same"
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
LANSING BARES FACTS IN CAILLAUX SCANDAL:
 FRANCE BACKS ARREST

French government, he said, had him watched even here. He warns us against the excessive praise bestowed upon him by our papers, especially the Neue Freie Presse, and desired on the other hand that the Mediterran- can and Morocco agreements should be adversely criticised. Our praise injures his position in France. Gail laux's reception here was cool His report about Brazil had nothing new. On his return to France he will be- gin to reside in his own constitu- ency. He fears Paris and the fate of Jaures.'
 "(Signed)
 'BERNSTORFF."
 Another message that Count von Bernstorff had forwarded was from Havana, as follows
 ''Tol, Rio de Janeiro, telegraphs steamer oAraguaya left Buenos Aires Jan. 30. The captain is carrying im- portant papers. Capture very de- sirable. Caillaux is on board. In case of capture Caillaux should, in an unobtrusive way, be treated with courtesy and consideration. Can you our cruisers!
 "(Signed)
 t'BERNSTORFF."
 The instruction of the German cen sorship to the German press on June 16, 1917, follows
 For political reasons it is urgently requested that nothing be written about the former French prime min ister, Caillaux, and that his name be not mentioned under any circum- stances"
 Paris, Jan. 16.-The chamber of dep uties sustained the governments ac- tfon in the Caillaux case late yester- day by a majority of 24 out of the 84S members present. The vote was taken after the government had been interpellated by Ernest Lafont, a So- cialist deputy, who held that the open ing of Caillaux's safe deposit box in Italy in the absence of a representa- tive of the accused was illegal
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

Washington, Jan. 16 From it's mysterious stock of intercepted diplo- matic communications the state de- partment today published correspond, ence between Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassador here. and the Berlin foreign office, showing that former Premier CaillauX of France was in communication with German agents in Argentina in 1915.
 The first Bernstorf dispatch con tained very damaging references to Caillaux's references to the French government and warned German newspapers against praising him. Another gave notice of the ship on which Caillaux was sailing from Ar gentina and planned it's capture by submarines.
 The capture of the ship was sought because her captain carried simport- ant papers. The German government was asked to treat Caillaux with every courtesy and consideration if the ship were taken.
 Following is the text of the message sent by Bernstorff:
 'BuenoS Aires telegraphed the fol lowing: Caillaux has left Buenos Aires after a short stay and is going direct to France, evidently on ac- count of the (group undecipherable) scandal which he regards as a per sonaI attack upon himself. He speaks contemptuously of the presi dent and the rest of the French gov ernment with the exception of Briand He sees through the policy of Eng land perfectly. He does not antici- pate the complete overthrow ot France. He sees in the war now a struggle for existence on the part ot England. Although he spoke much of the "indiscretions and clumsy pol icy'' of the WiIheImstrasse and pro- fessed to believe in German atrocities he has in essentials hardly changed his political orientation. Caillauz welcomed indirect courtesies from me but emphasized the extreme caution which he is obliged to, show, as the
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
EDWIN l.. SCOFIELD, FIX STAMFORD MAYOR,
 DEAD AT HOSPITAL

Stamford Jan. 16 - Edwin Luther Scofeld, widely known. member Of the Connecticut bar, former mayor of Stamford and former state insurance commissioner and member of the leg islature, died early today at the Stam- ford hospital, where an operation for appendicitis was performed on him on Jan. s.
 He was born in Stamford June IS, 1852, a descendant of early settlers of the town; was graduated from Colum- bia law school in 1873 and was admit ted to the Fairfield county bar in that year. He was prosecuting agent of Fairfield county from 1875 to 1880 and served for several years as counsel of the town and former borough of Stamford. He was member of the house in 1881 and renator in the fol- lowing session While in the house he was a member of the judiciary committee.
 He served two terms as mayor of Stamford in 1895 and 1896. In 1897 he was apointed state commissioner of building and loan associations, serv- ing two years. In 1899 he was ap- pointed state insurance commissioner for four year term, but resigned in 1902 to give his attention to his law practice.
 MT. Scofe1d was one of the incor- porators of the Stamford hospital and for several years was it's president He was a leader in various public move ments in his native town and was vice president of the First National bank, president of the Morris Plan bank, a director of the Greenwich Trust Co. and of the Prevalent As surance Savings society of New York. He is survived by son, captain of artillery in the army.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
WOODEN LEG AIDS SHEEP TO GROW A
 FLEECE OF WOOL

Charles Krauter, living near Buoy rus, O., had 6 lamb get tangled up in 8 fence and injure it's leg. The veter- i"-ary told him the leg had to come off. Krauter did not want to lose the lamb, so minus the leg he nursed it back to health and then fixed up a peg leg for it.
 Now that a lamb has grown to be sheep and still stumps around on the wooden leg. Occasionally the wooden nj ember becomes loose and falls off, and the sheep then hobbies over to a soft spot and waits until some one comes along to fasten the leg on again.
 The wooden leg doesn't interfere with the sheep growing wool, MT. Krauter says, and wool is wool nova edays.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
REQUEST SCHOOL
 CHILDREN TO AID GARMENT MAKERS
Urged to Sew on Clothes for Needy Children Who
 Fled From Invasions.

Appeals to the school children of the United States to make garments for needy children, women and old men, who fed from the invaded districts early in the war are being made by the Red Cross. Some of these people are in France, others daily cross the Swiss border A recent cablegram from Paris states that an average of 250 children arrive daily from behind the German lines at l vian1le- Bain and that Sin the first Week of the Amerf- can Dfspensary over 2400 children were examined, more than 1900 being between the ages of three and thir- teen years The refugees are desti- tute and i'll. They must be given both food and clothing before being sent on to their 'tbillets" in various towns and villages. The French government which is putting all it's force into the fighting line cannot care for these wrecks of war. They depend for all the first needs of life, for food, shelter and clothing, upon the American Red Cross.
 The Red Cross will continue to meet these heavy responsibilities as long as the people in America stand behind it with money and supplies. It is call ing upon it's newest members, the girls and boys in the school auXiha- ries to clothe, these children and their parents. The American children are assured that not an atom of their work will be wasted. Every garment turned into the Red Cross for this / purpose adds to some refugees fight ing chance for life.
 The Red Cross association says "Keep in constant touch with the nearest Red Cross chapter to find ou what articles are most needed. Us( only the warmest and most durable materials you can obtabin, following directions in the American Red Gross pamphlets, Nos. 6O2, 4O7, 40S, 4O9" Int aupeal from these destitute Frenc! children, whose fathers are fightin! side bv side in the trenches with tn, fathers of American children, shoult 4 set going the little fingers on this sid If the water.
 IT English schools took up the worl s.ariy in the war, sending in a fev SRlaonths 10000 "mits" to Belgian an, Servian children.
 Normal school girls in France cam to the aid of pupils driven fron schools in the invaded districts, mak ing clothes for them and receivin them into their homes. America, school auxiliaries are beginning vel The Chicago school auxiHaries turne in 17122 hospital and refugee gar
 nents between the beginning of tn school year and December first Tn children knit even as they walk t school
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
6F|REMEN ARE HURT
 IN SMASH
Two Tons of Coal Scat tered About Wood Avenue When Fire Chemical Smashes In- to Coal Truck-BOth Autos Demolished.
Wednesday, Jan. 16

With a crash that could be heard for blocks the heavy fire apparatus Chemical No. ?, with a crew of six men on board and a huge truck loaded with two tons of coal, collided this morning at 10 o'clock at Iran istan and Wood avenues. Eight men were hurled into the air, landing in the icy street, the two vehicles were demolished and the two tons of coal scat tered in every direction. Luck fly no one was hurt seriously.
 According to the statements of tlh firemen, the heavy chemical was rush ing to answer an alarm from BOX 146," located at HarbNr avenue and Car Barn street, where blaze was discovered in the plant of the Bridge port Metal Goods Co.,, when the coal truck crossed their path in manner
  ting it.
 The driver and helper on the coal 1 truck, which is the property of the Ira Gregory Coal Co.,, claim that they did not hear the siren of the fire en- 1 zine and on account of carrying a heavy load they were unable to make a sudden stop. Both men are held 1 by the police on the charge of not | giving the right of way to fire ap- i paratus and for not having an emer- gency brake in working order. Maurice Reilly of Chemical No 2 was slightly hurt in the knee and was removed to the engine house, whfre Joseph Kowalski, helper on the coal | truck, was thrown against a telegraph | post, but escaped with a slight con. | tusion. Dr. Aranki looked over the | injured men and pronounced them all suffering from a severe shock, but otherwise none the worse.
 James Weary, driver of the Chemical truck, claims that he was not going over 15 miles an hour when the col lision occurred and that he did all in his power to avoid hitting the coal truck, but that the latter kept on it's course, disregarding the incessant warnings of the powerful siren car ried on the chemical.
 William Davidson, of 42 Indepen- i dence road, Long Beach, driver of the coal truck, stated that he did not hear the siren and when he saw the fire apparatus approaching it was too late to make a sudden stop on ac- count of the heavy load which he was carrying.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
DIVER BRINGS UP COPPER FROM THE
 DEPTHS OF SEA

Wlter Mckay, a deep sea diver of Tacoma, Wash, proposed to the cop per mining people of Cordova, Alaska, to recover the ore dropped overheard in loading ships for one-half the value of the ore recovered.
 They told him he was welcomed to try, and hoped he would be lucky enough to make fair wages. Hun dreds of tons of copper annually have been lost overheard during the load ing of ships at that place, and no pre- vious effort had ever been made to recover it.
 An off1cal report states that Mckay had so far earned a trifie over S5 000 a month as his share, and persons who have recently been at tl-a scene say that when he really gets going good his earnings will probably far exceed s10,ooo month for long ktime=tol come
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
EXPLORER FINDS NEW ISLANDS IN
 ARCTIC REGIONS

Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 16.-Severa1 new large Arctic islands were discov- cred northwest of Banksland, in the spring of 1916 by Vlhjalmur Stefans- sen, the Arctic explorer, according to Capt. Lane, who arrived here last night from the Arctic, bringing direct news from the explorer, who, he says, is spending the winter in the northern seas at Bartel island. The explorer claimed the new lands for Canada