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The Washington times., 1918-03-15
NEW SALES AGENT.

Russell Cline has been appointed
/, sales agent OF the local branch OF the
National Biscuit Company. 1t was an
nounced today by the New York Of
1ices OF the company. 4e succeeds
]. W. Bennett, who was transferred
eometime ago to Richmond. Mr..
Cline Is a native Of Newark, New
Jersey, and began his y. B. c. career
IN that city in 1899 as a bill clerk,
later working his way up to shipping
clerk and then to salesman. In 1906
he was advanced to sales agent at
Springfield. Mass. after which pro-
motions came rapidly to sales agent
at Worcester, supervising salesman
At Brooklyn. sales agent at Orange,
N. J.. special representative OF the
general sales department in New
York, ana now HIS latest promotion
% thiS eity.
The Washington times., 1918-03-15
WEIGHING EARS STUNT
COSTS ARMY CAREER

Because he tried to make a fresh
man cadet at the United states Mill
tsTy Academy at West Point assume
q constrained position and wiggIe
his ears" and practiced other hazinE
stunts, Cadet Joel W. Clayton, third
clasS has been court-martiaIed and
dishonorably dismissed from the
academy.
Clayton was found guilty OF at
tempting to haze Fourth Classman
Howard A White and Nathaniel A.
Burnel
Cadet Clayton was appointed from
the Fifth Georgia district His was
the last OF eleven cases involving
cadets on charges OF hazing and other
offsnses. Nine of the cadets were dis
Hpissed and two were senI back to the
next lower class.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
CONGESTION WILL
PREVENT PARADE

Washington, Feb. 16-Railroad
freight congestion on eastern lines
and the necessity of moving the last
contingent Of the national army will
prevent any extensive movement of
soldiers to cities for parades on
Washington's birthday, Director Gen
eral McAdoo explained today.
In letter to Maj. Gen. John Bid
die, acting chief of staff, the director
general declared it would be impossi-
BILE to transfer the 315th infantry and
the 312th artillery, Pennsylvania ma
tional army troops, from Camp Meade
to Philadelphia for Washington s
birthday parade.
Thousands of passenger cars and
locomotives will be required for the
movement of the last contingent of
the National Army to training camps
being assembled in all parts of the
country. In some localities where
congestion is not serious troop move
ments for parade purposes will be
possible, particularly when camps are
only a few miles from cities.
The director-general is eager to
provide for such movements Wher-
ever possible and will instruct re-
gional directors to make every effort
to transport the troops unless the
movement of more vital supplies
! would be hampered.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
IN
THRIFT STAMPS
SOLD IN COUNTRY

Hartford, Feb. 16-sales OF thrift
STAMPS and war savings certificates
the country have passed
the s5O,0O0,000 mark according to a
telegram received today by State Di-
rector Howell Cheney from Frank A.
Vanderlip, head Of the war savings
campaign.
Mr.. Cheney has been advised that
the sales are steadily increasing in
volume, and that they now are in
excess of 100000 every day. With
in short time it is believed that
patriotic citizens will be buying to
the extent of $4,000 900 every day,
with further increases in prospect as
the campaign gains momentum.
Mr. Vanderlip's telegram to Mr..
Cheney also contains the following
statement: sit is only by teaching
all our people to save and not to COM
pete for labor and materials with the
government that we can place the
whole strength of the nation into the
prosecution of the war. The sure
way to raise the $4,000, 100000 in the
war savings campaign is for the 200,-
600 workers in every city and town
in the country make it the common
purpose, and resolve to spread this
gospel so that there will be an army
of 100000 war savers"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
DARKNESS AIDED
DESTROYER RAID

Dover, Feb. 16-The weather was
thick and the night was dark when
the German destroyers dashed upon
British patrol vessels in the strait of
Dover early Friday morning and sank
eight of them. The patrol vessels,
being equipped only with light arma-
ment for anti-submarine work did not
have a chance once the Germans got
among them.
The crew bore themselves with the
same GOODNESS and courage that drift
ter men have shown in innumerable
circumstances of danger and difficult
ty. In one noteworthy incident a drift
ter was shelled at close range by two
German destroyers, whose 80 pound
shells killed all of the crew except
two and set the drifter afire. The
two survivors, seeing their craft
ablaze and believing it would sink,
launched a boat They had not rowed
far when they saw the vessel was still
afloat and the enemy retiring They
returned, put out the fire and brought
the drifter to port.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
MILLION TONS
OF COAL every
MONTH FOR n. Z,

Washington, Feb 1S-Transporta-
ton for 100000 tons of coal a month
was assured for New England today
by Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board, and Director General McAdoo
of the railroad administration. Six
hundred thousand tons of the coal
will go by water and 100000 tons by
rail.
Assurances that the coal and
transportation would be furnished
were given today to a delegation of
New England labor leaders sent here
by Fuel Administrator Storrow. The
labor men saw President Wilson on
Saturday and today saw navy, ship
pins board fuel administration nd
rilrod administration officials. They
declared that unless 10000 tons of
coal a month was furnished to New
England $4,000 men would be without
work within 10 days and eventually
100000 would be idle.
New England has been short of
coal most of the winter Earlier in
the season the shipping board in
creased the number of vessels carry
ing coal from Hampton Roads to New
England, but found that the war and
navy departments nd taken so many
ships for their own use that it was
almost impossible to obtain enough
tonnage. Now the navy department
has agreed to assist in furnishing the
ships.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
DENTISTS
DOING Their BIT
TO DEFEAT HUNS
Free Service to Drafted Men
Puts Them in Fine Fettle
for War Service.

An exceedingly important work has
been voluntarily rendered the FEEDER
al government by the Preparedness
League of American Dentists organ
lied under the auspices of the Ma
tional Dental Association and direct
ed by the Dental ommittee of the Gen
eral Medical Board, U. S. A.
About eighty per cent. of the den
fists of the United States have Joined
this preparedness league and by so
doing, have signified their willingness
to render free dental service to the
certified Selected Service men. The
statistics from the Canadian and Brit
ish armies showed that there were
more men entering the hospitals in
the training camps from dental trou-
bles than from any other one cause.
It was the desire to avoid a similar eX-
perience in the American army that
led to the formation of the prepared
ness league. 1t was realized that there
were not enough dentists in the army
to put the mouths OF the new recruits
in healthy Coalition after they ar
rived in camp. The army dentists
only have time to relieve acute dis
eased conditions. The mouths must
be made healthy before the drafted
men leave for the environments if this
great amount of dental trouble is to
be prevented. The preparedness lea
que of American Dentists has been
doing this work.
A unit of this league has been work
ing throughout Connecticut and the
dentists of Bridgeport have rendered
full service in this work. Every draft
ed man in our city has been notified
to appear at the Armory for mouth
examination. About 80 per cent. have
responded and approximately 70 per
cent of these men were given free
service by the Bridgeport dentists.
The committee in charge of the city
work is now formulating plans to be-
gin treatment on the men that have
been passed by the various boards in
the new draft. These men will be
sent to camp with healthy mouths if
they will cooperate with the Bridge
port Preparedness League Unit.
Following is the report of free den
tai service rendered to the certified
Seiective Service men by the dentists
of Connecticut during the months of
November, December and January:
Number of dentists rendering
service 206
Number of Selective Service men
treated 529
Total number of operations per-
formed 1888
Number of Filings inserted 1913
Number of teeth extracted 3SS
Number of prophylactic treat
mentS 161
Number of crowns placed ID
Number of crowns recemented
Number of bridges inserted 13
Number of bridges recemented
Number of partial dentures made
Number of assesses treated 8
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
"COMBING OUT"
ENGLISH LABOR

London, Feb. 16-Notable improve
ment in the last two or three weeks
in what he calls. the comb out at
mosphere" is remarked by the labor
correspondent of the Times. The
combing out of men from protected
occupations under the military SER
vice bill is now in progress.
Nevertheless, the correspondent
says, the last week was the first in
many months in which there was not
a stoppage of work IN any part of the
country in consequence of grievances
among the workers. Moreover, large
numbers of young engineers are COM
ing voluntarily to the recruiting Of
fees and are not waiting to be sum-
moned.
The correspondent, while not ad-
hitting that all trouble has been re-
moved, says events show that recent
sweeping accusations of disloyalty
against the workers in the engineer
ing shops were unfounded.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
State TEACHERS
GO UPON RECORD
FOR PROHIBITION

Hartford, Feb. 16-The Stata
Teachers association this noon
adopted almost unanimously a resolu.
ton endorsing the national and state
movements for the prohibition of the
importation, manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors. The resolution,
which came as a surprise to the
greater part of the members, was in
troduced by Henry T. Burr of Wilt
mantle, second vice president of tbs
association, after addresses by the
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, editor of the
Outlook, and DR.. George E. Vincent,
president of the Rockefeller founda-
ton. Neither of the speakers had
mentioned prohibition at any time
during their addresses.
Chairman F. A. Verplanck of the
meeting, which was a joint gathering
of the various teachers organizations
and of the state council of defense, in
troduced Mr. Burr, following the
speech of Mr.. Vincent, saying tina;
there was one item of business thai
should be transacted. Mr.. Burr said
that several men had consulted and
that the resolution had been agreed
on for submission to the teachers. He
read the document, as follows:
Resolved, That the teachers asso.
citation, in mass meeting assembled
go on record as indorsing the state
and national movements for the pro-
hibition of the importation, manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
PROCURE HALF
WORKERS NEEDED
FOR SHIPYARDS

Washington, Feb. 15.-More than
half the great number of ship yard
workers needed to carry out the coun-
try's merchant marine have been OBJ
tanned in the first half of the first
week of the nation wide enrolment
campaign by the United States public
service bureau. This is shown by in
complete returns to William E. Hall,
director of the reserve.
The national drive will be contin-
ued another week, however, and there
after in every state whose quota is
not filled at the end of the campaign.
Mr.. Hall pointed out today that to
get suitable men is more important
than speed in attaining the quota.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
GERMAN STRIKERS
SENT TO PRISON

Amsterdam. Feb. 15-Several per-
sons who took part in the recent
strikes in Berlin have been sentenced
to prison by extraordinary courts
martial. The heaviest sentence, AZ
months of penal servitude, was i'm
posed on a metal worker for attempt
ing to hold up a street car. Another
metal worker was condemned to serve
IS months for a similar offense. One
boy of seventeen, also a metal worker,
was sentenced to two years and an
other to six months for distributing
eafIets and urging woman workers to
itrilze.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
M'CHORD FINDS
CROSS NEGLECT
BY R. R. OFFICIALS

Washington. Feb. 16.-Thousands of
crippled freight cars accumulated
through the winter because of gross
neglect of railroads making repairs
occupy miles of tracks in eastern rail-
road centers and are largely respon-
sible for car shortage and traffic con-
gestion. 1t was shown by reports Of
Interstate Commissioner McChord to
Director General McAdoo.
Conditions are worst in Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg. Altoona,
Cleveland and Buffalo. it was shown.
The Pennsylvania early this week has
1892 so-called bad order cars in AL
toona, 1,233 in Harrisburg, more than
800 in Conway yard, near Pitts
burgh, 800 in Cleveland, 478 in Phil
adelphia and $40 in Buffalo. 1t was
estimated that crippled cars even at
these main terminals occupied SIS miles
of track The Philadelphia & Read
ing had 2,O52 bad order cars in its
principal switching yards, covering 16
miles of track. The Erie had 500 in
Buffalo, 367 ir Port Jervis and 2S5 in
Jersey City, making eight miles. Of
track covered by defective rolling
stock. The Western Maryland had Az
in Cumberland alone, and the Balti'
more & Ohio had IA in one yard in
Philadelphia.
These cars could have been repaired
quickly during the winter if railroads
had made proper preparations for COW
cred repair tracks in advance accord
ing to railroad administration Off
Gals.
OF the many empty cars congested
in the Philadelphia yards of the Penn
sylvania, more than 2,4C0 are coal cars,
inspectors reported, and at no time
within the last month have there been
less than 1900 empty coal cars there
awaiting movement, while coal mine
operators cried for more cars.
Yesterdays reports of inspector IN
dictated O. slow clearing up of conges-
ton on several eastern trunk lines.
"For the first time" says the state
ment locomotives now are ready for
trains without delay. On the New
Haven, Pennsylvania, Baltimore &
Ohio and Erie railroads, however,
there are many cars stored on side
tracks along main lines between ter
minals, waiting to be moved as soon
! as motive power is available OF con-
gested conditions will permit"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
APRIL II LAST
DAY SOLDIERS
CAN BE INSURED

Hartford, Feb. 16-Notice was re-
ceived yesterday by the Connecticut
State Council of Defense from the
Council of National Defense of the
extension by Congress of the time for
filing APPLICATIONS Off United States
War Risk Insurance. Congress has
extended the time to April IL. The
previous conditions for filing this in
surance provided that all applications
must be received within 120 days
after the individual enters the federal
service. The state defense council
is called upon in the telegram from
the federal council to continue its
campaign to bring family influence
to bear on men not yet insured.
Thes government war risk insur-
ance is sold to men in the federal
service at exceptionally low rates. I'm
der the previous ruling the time for
filing applications for this insurance
expired Feb. II for approximately
three-ouarters of Connecticut's men
in the federal service. The Council
of Defense had carried on success
full campaign for interesting relatives
of these men in the need for this in
surance protection. This campaign
will be continued through the war
bureaus and town committees of the
council.
The man in the service may make
application for this insurance through
his commanding officer. Relatives of
the man may make application for
him and it will be accepted, providing
the mans authorization is received
by the War Risk Insurance Bureau in
Washington prior to the date his right
to take out this insurance expires.
The telegram received by the state
council of defense from the national
council of defense follows:
1.-The time for filing applications for
war risk insurance has just been ex-
tended by Congress to April IL. Auto
matte insurance, however, has ceased
entirely and no man is now insured
by the government unless he has ap-
Piled. This voluntary application
doubly important. Continue cam
paign to bring family influence to
bear on men not yet insured
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

every one of them.
In the dugouts Gen. Pershing sug-
gested some few changes here and
there, and in the trenches he also di-
rected that some small changes Be
made.
From a we'll situated point through
glasses Gen. Pershing inspected Mont
Sec and the German observation posts
On top of it, from which the enemy
has the American lines under observa-
ton for 20 miles when the visibility is
good. Because of the haze the gen.
er alwas unable to see the spires Of
Metz, which are visible on clear days
from certain place.
Many soldiers in line recognized the
commander-in-ch chief as he passed
them, but others did not. One young
infantryman, after Gen. Pershing and
the general in command of that par.
ticular brigade had passed, asked:
who is that with the four stars
on his coat?"
A comrade informed him, whereup-
on the inquisitive one replied:
"Ts that so?" Whoever saw a com.
mander-in- chief of an army walking
around in a trench asking some pri-
vate whether he had enough to eat OF
his feet were dry. 1t isn't done"
1t took lieutenant to convince the
doubtful soldier that it was Pershing
he had seen.
Throughout the inspection tour
Gen. Pership limped little, his ankle
having been injured slightly a few
daVS ago At the batteries the pap,
eral asked the artillerymen the same
questions as he put to the infantry.
men, making sure that they all were
contented and had no cause or com.
plant.
Similar inspection trips will b
made from time to time by Gen. Per.
shing, as the general is determined
that the American soldiers at all time.
shall have the maximum of protection
under the best conditions possible.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

In a tin hat" with a gas mask
swung over his chest at the alert po-
sition, the American commander-in-
chief walked through all the first line
trenches, splashing through the mud
and slipping on the ice. He dropped
down into the dugouts and visited
batteries busy hurting iron rations" at
the enemy.
In all places the general asked in
Vulnerable questions, especially of the
men with regard to food, how they
were and how they liked conditions.
All except one cook agreed that they
were perfectly satisfied with every
thing. To the cook Gen. Pershing
said:
you are getting enough to eat?'
mo sir" the cook replied.
What" asked the general, you
the cook and do not get sufficient
food? 1 never heard of cook in
such condition before
well, sir, I did not mean that ex-
actly 1 meant not enough variety"
Gen. Pershing asked what he had
had for dinner today. The cook re-
piled that he had roast beef, potatoes,
onions, white bread coffee and rice
pudding.
''That seems like a considerable va
riety," remarked the general. What
else do you want"
q well, 1 would like to have some
green stuff, sir"
Gen. Pershing then turned to a long
line of soldiers with mess kits If
their hands and asked:
DO yo1 men get enough to eat ou
here?'
The line saluted briskly and almos
in a chorus came the reply:
Eyes sir"
The general next appeared in regl
mental headquarters in a dugout in {
town which has been riddled by shells
The colonel was not there at the TIM
and the commander-in-chief called TO
all trench and other orders and all pa
pers. He sat down and read through
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

pending settlement of their grievances
by the wage adjustment board.
The president issued a sharp re-
Duke to William L: Hutchinson, presi-
dent of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, saying that if
he did not wish to give aid and COM
fort to the enemy he would direct
the men to return to their jobs pend
ing settlement.
In a formal reply Hutcheson said
while he had no power to sign an
agreement for adjustment. he was
using his influence to have the men
return and asked again that the pres
ident meet him as the "only way IN
which to solve the problem
The probability that the strike is
nearing it's end was confirmed today
by A. o. Wilkie, district officer here,
for the emergency fleet corporation.
There are indications that the entire
matter will be adjusted this after
noon," Mr. Willzie said.
The striking ship carpenters and
joiners began largely attended meet
ing at their headquarters today. 1t
was said that formal statement
would he given out later.
The first break in the ranks of the
strikers there came today when the
20 carpenters of the Maryland Ship
Building Co., who struck last Satur-
day, and eight joiners of the force of
the wood workers out at the yards Of
the Coastwise Ship Building Co., re-
turned to work.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
STATE TO WATCH
IMPORTED HORSES

Hartford, Feb. 16-Cattle Commits
sioner Whittlesey issued an order yes
terday of Importance to all the horse
dealers in The state and of particular
importance to horse raisers. In the
future no horses will be admitted to
the state on the certificate of health
given at a place of expectation in the
adjoining state. The horses will be
examined by veterinaries employed by
the cattle commissioner, and until the
result of this examination is known
the animals will be held in quaran-
tine. Race horsles, however, will not
De subjected to this examination, but
vii be admitted without being kept
A.n quarantine.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
CZERNIN is MADE
MAJOR GENERAL

Amsterdam, Feb. 1S-The official
gazettes in Vienna and Budapest pub
lish a letter from Emperor Charles,
expressing the wish to create closer
relationship between the army and
Count Czernin, the imperial foreign
minister. who, finding his support in
the army's proficiency, has laid the
first foundation of a general peace"
Count Czernin is appointed an hon
orarv major general in recognition of
his services. Emperor Charles has
decorated several diplomats connected
with the negotiations in Brest-
Litovsk.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

Kiev, one Of the principal cities of
the Ukraine, was captured by the
Bolsheviki on Friday after sanguinary
fighting. The streets were filed with
dead and wounded. While the fight
ing was at it's height on Thursday the
city was bombarded by Bolshevik
aviators.
Citizens are hiding in cellars and
mobs are pi1laging. Ukrainian bour-
geoise troops are sent to attempt to
capture Paltava.
The Bolsheviki have established a
staff at Odessa, from which point they
are conducting the Ukrainian and Ru-
manian campaigns. An Odessa dis
Pitch says the Bolsheviki at Odessa
have arrested Rumanian officers as
well as Rumanian committee sent
to take up peace negotiations.
The newspapers report a group Of