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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Herbert Hoover probably will go to
Europe during the summer to look
into the requirements of the Al
lies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
ASTANDINGSM
baseball
RESULTS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League


All games postponed on account of
rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Binghamton s, Jersey City 4.
Rochester II, Buffalo 2.
Syracuse Z, Toronto 4.
Baltimore 2, Newark 1.
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TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
Hartford Senators Here
ForFirst Time Tomorrow
EASTERN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY,
All games postponed-Rain or
wet grounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

The Jersey street car strike was
settled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Sherman, Park and Wagner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Just imagine, the local have cross
cd the home plate eighty-nine times
in fourteen games! Only 81 of the
opposition have romped home against
the Americans. KrichelTs men have
scored on an average of six runs to
each game which is some classy work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
SEEK MILLION BUYERS
Liberty Loan Directors Plan
Big DISSATISFACTION.
Rogers Says Northwest Will Rise to
Observation-Disclosures Urges
Cooperation.

Minneapolis, April lin the
states composing the ninth federal
reserve district the call is out for
more than 100000 subscribers to the
Third Liberty Loan
1t can be done, District Chairman
A. R. Rogers says. In the Second Lib
erty Loan campaign the number sub
scribing was 621, ITO. 1t was. a won
derful showing, putting the district,
of which Minneapolis is the center,
at the head of the entire II, with IA
per cent distribution.
"WiII Rise to Occasion"
But when Secretary of the Treas
ury William G. McAdoo, speaking at
Raleigh, N. c., said the government
wants 20,000,000 subscribers to the
Third Loan and wants the $4,000, 000,-
600 that was formally asked, over
subscribed three or four times, Mr.
Rogers said that, Notwithstanding the
fact that the ninth district, with Ia
per cent of distribution, compared
with some districts where the distri
button was only 2 or 3 per cent, the
ninth, nevertheless, would rise to the
occasion and roll the 40 high up
the scale with the aim to obtain l.
100000 subscribers and then some.
Governor Burnquist urges co-opera-
ton on the part of all the people
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
BIG GAIN IN WHEAT CROP
U. S. Report Shows Condition
1867 Normal.
Rye Production Nearly Double d9ie
Figures-Winter Wheat Acreage
Largest Ever Known.

Washington, April 10.-According
to the Department of Agriculture esti
mates in it's report showing the con
dition of the crop on April l, winter
wheat production this year will be
about 500,000,000 bushels, and the
condition of the crop was 1876 pei
cent of a normal.
Gain fLa Million Bushels.
This condition forecasts a produc'
ton of 56O,000,OO0 bushels, against
41S,O70,000 bushels estimated produc'
ton in 1917 and 480,553,O00 in 1916.
Condition of winter wheat in the
important growing states follows:
Ohio, 80; Indiana, "a; Illinois, SO;
Missouri, 49, Nebraska, IS; Kansas
81; Oklahoma, So.
Rye production will be about Sc,
100000 bushels, its condition April
being S5.S per cent of normal.
Condition of the rye crop forecasts
a total production of S6,000,000 bush
els, against 60,145,0OO estimated for
1917 and ASSOC, 900 for 1916.
The decrease in condition of wheat
crop from December 1, 1917, to April
l, 1918, amounted to or points, against
an average decline in the past 1C
years of 81 points between these
dates
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
LLOYD GEORGE
| MAKES BOLD BID
British Premier Asks Home Rule
for Ireland With Conscrip-
ton of lriShmen.
TELLS new WAR PLANS
Proposal Brings Threats of Rebellion
From Irish Delegates But Min
4 lister is Supported BY Vote
of 299 to 80.

London, April 11.-By coupling
home rule for Ireland with concrip
ton for Irishmen David Lloyd George,
the British prime minister has made
the boldest stroke of his career.
In one of the most momentous
speeches of any allied statesman
since the war began, the premier
brought forward the war cabinets
new plans to raise future British
armies.
The proposals included in the man
power bill consist of sweeping changes
in the present regulations under which
every physically fit man between the
ages of Is and 25 will be drafted with
out recourse to exemption claims
raising of the military age limit to
so years and in some cases to So.
Sweeping cancellation of exemptions
now in force will Immediately be
resorted to.
Rebellion Threatened.
The proposal for CONSUMPTION of
Irishmen Immediately brought forth
open threats of rebellion, but despite
the violent opposition of the Irish
delegations the premier was granted
permission to introduce the man
power bill by vote of 299 to 80.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech revealed
that the Irish convention had not
reached any agreement and that the
constructive work must be done by
the cabinet, guided somewhat by
Irish opinion as revealed in the de-
bates of the convention.
General Foch Supreme.
The most important statement in
the premier's speech apart from Ire
land was that General Foch had been
appointed supreme director of the
strategy of the Allied armies on the
Western front, which is taken to
mean that he has superseded the Yer
sailles war council.
John Dillon and Joseph Devlin, the
Irish leaders were foremost in de-
claring open questions to the prem
iers plans.
Dillon declared bill applying con-
scription to Ireland would plunge the
country into bloodshed and would
open new war front.
Protest Is Voiced.
William O'Briea protested against
what he termed the governments "of-
fering shadow of a sham home rule
in order to impose upon Ireland a
naked military despotism, which it
dared not impose on Australia"
The premier said he hoped to get
the bill through this week, but was
interrupted by an Irish member who
shouted, you will have to get us
out of the House first"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
OCEAN TONNAGE INCREASES
That Under U. S. Control Grows One
Fifth In March.

Fifth In March.
Washington, April 11.-An increase
of 20 per cent in the amount of ton
mage shipped across the Atlantic in
March was gained through close CO.
operation of the ship control com,
mittee, the Shipping board and the
War department, in directing the
movement of traffic Officials con-
fidently predict that the efficiency in
handling was growing and would
mean a gain of 80 per cent on tom
mage during April.
The strength of the non-fighting
feet which the United States has
contributed to the aid of the Allies
became known today for the first time.
A total of 800 u S. vessels or YES
sells under American control now are
In the transatlantic trade, with a
tonnage of 2,762,605. OF these 1922
fly the American flag, while 68 are
chartered ships of neutral nations.
The American ships have carrying
capacity of 2,365,344 tons
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
SENATE AMENDS
SEDITION BILL
Changes Follow Charges BY Re-
publicans That Measure Is In
tended for Campaign Use.
sOLONS IN HOT DEBATE
Amendment Drawn to Meet Charges
That Act Would Prevent Legiti-
mate Criticism of Administra-
ton in Conduct of War.

Washington, April TO- = Charges
that the sedition bill pending in the
Senate is designed among other
things to prevent criticism of the
administration in the next campaign
resulted in it's being amended were
adopted following bitter debate.
The changes drawn to meet the OBJ
lection that the bill would prevent
legitimate criticism of the admins
tration in the war were in the clause
penalizing disloyal, profane, scurril.
Gus, abusive or contemptuous Ian
guage directed at the form of gov
eminent, constitution, flag or uni.
forms of the nation and calculated
to bring them into contempt or
scorn"
Amendments Offered.
Senator Thomas of Colorado offered
an amendment to provide that such
acts should be "willfuI' and Senator
Borah of Idaho proposed to substitute
the word intended" for "calculat
ed" There were objections that con.
victions would be difficult to secure
under such language, but both amend
'ments were approved, that of Senator
Borah by vote of "a to %, with par.
tisan lines disregarded.
Another unsuccessful effort was
made during the day by Senator Over
man of North Carolina, in charge OF
the measure, to secure unanimous con
scnt to fix time for final vote
Objections Immediately followed.
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Says Bernstorff Should Hano

Newark, N. J.,rApril S.-Count Won
Bernstorff and his aides should have
been hanged at the time of the sink
Ing Of the Lusitania, Bishop Richard
J. Cooke of Helena, declared in adj
dressing the Methodist Episcopal con-
ference America should have enter
ed the war when the water was
fine as it would have heartened
Belgium, England and France. he adj
ded. "But we are now in to stay
and the7p only peace the American ma
ton will indorse will be peace com
ing treni unconditional surrender"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
1zU MILE FRONT
SHELLED BY FOE
Violent Artillery Battle in Prog
ress From La Bassee Canal
To Disc River.
DELAYED BY WEATHER
Expected Thrust Against British Falls
to Acknowledgement Complete
Withdrawal West of laon-
Teuton Losses Heavy.

With the British Army in
france, April 11.-Another sector
of the British theater suddenly
developed intense fighting when
the Germans delivered heavy
attack over approximately an
eleven-r1ile front between Goven-
chy-La Basse and point east of
Fleurbaix, just below Armenti-
eres. A Portuguese sector is en-
gagged in the line involved.
The direction of the new attack
would indicate the German objec-
tive in the new offensive is Calais,
the French channel port. There is
possibility, however, the new OPP
GRAFTON may be a feint to divert the
British from the Southern sectors
where the enemy's battle for Amiens
and Paris railway connections has
ragged since March p.
Encounter Bad Weather.
London, April IL. - Unfavorable
weather has been encountered by the
Germans for the big attack they ap-
parently were contemplating against
the British front and no infantry ac-
ton has developed. Neither was
there any movement of infantry
along the French front, probably for
the same reason.
The violent artillery battle, how
ever, is being continued on 100
mile front, from La Bassee canal,
north of the present battle area, to
the Disc river The British front on
the northern wing was under heavy
bombardment with German gas shells,
and the enemy has continued his
pounding of the area, presumably
with high explosives as well.
May Be Attempt To Deceive.
The British line on this front has
not moved since the summer of 1916,
and there has been little important
fighting along it in this period, the
leaving it untouched on either the
north or the south.
Although the Germans may be con-
templating an attack here with the
object of dislocating the northern
sector of the British line if possible,
the probabilities seem that the
bombardment is more of demonstra-
ton than anything else, with the OBJ
ject of distracting British attention
and conceivably drawing reserves
from behind the more important front
: to the south.
Shell Line East of Amiens.
In the Somme region, the Germans
are heavily Smelling the British line
directly east of Amiens on the seven
mile front north from Villers-Breton-
neux to Maricourt PAbbe.
The principal artillery battles in the
French area wDre around the Mont
didier salient and eastward to Noyon.
These struggles of the big guns were
carried over from Monday when the
increased activity began to develop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Esan on Pershinq,s Staff.

Washington. April S.-Martin Egan
Of New York, now serving as an as
sistant to Henry P. Dawson, chart
man OF the Red Cross War council,
is soon to take place on the staff
Of General Pershing, commanding the
American troops in France. 1t is ex-
pected that he will be commissioned
probably as a major in the adjutant
generals department, and will assume
the general duties of a liaison officer
keeping General Pershing and his
staff in touch with world events.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
. BLY, LII. BONDS

Prepare Hospital Within IL Hours,
Paris. April S-The American, Red
Cross has just performed another rec
ord feat by preparing and shipping
to a town behind the French front a
tent hospital of 500 beds within IL
hours after receiving a requst from
the French government The hospital
was needed to, take care of patients
suffering from fractured limbs, who
were, being removed from a hospital
in Eastern France smenaced by Ger
man air raids. The equipment sup
piled consisted of rs tents 30 by so
feet, each containing 20 beds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
= BUY L. L. BONDS -
U. S. To Pay For Damage Done

Washington, April 10.--A bill to
provide fof@the Naturalization of citi-
zens of France for damage done by
the American army was introduced
by Senator Robinson and referred to
the claims committee. The legisla-
ton was suggested by General Per-
shing who explained that such indem-
MITIGATION was made by Great Britain
and that failure of the American
army to reimburse citizens whose
property was damaged in the course
of the army's training or movements
created an unfavorable impression.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
War Debts III Billions.

Washington, April S.-Three and a
half years of war have caused an in
crease of $111,70O,OOO,OOO in public
debt of the IL leading warning ma.
lions, according to tabulations made
by the Federal Reserve board. Or
this sum $72,40O, O00, 900 represents the
debt increase of the Allied nations
and 500, 100000 5000 that of the Central
nations. The United States debt in
Cured since the country entered the
war is given as $S,550,0OO,O00, the
standing January 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
BUY L. L. BONDS
avs TO punish pisIovaI Talk.

Washington, April 10.-Demands
for laws to punish disloyal utterances
were renewed in the Senate when the
sedition bill was taken up for debate.
Senator Borah of Idaho said that if
the measure would prohibit a free dis
cussion of the efficiency or ineffi-
cheney of any department or official,
or the wisdom or unwisdom of any
official, he would oppose it. Senator
Sherman said the language of 6le bill
lis sufficiently broad to make any
SLIGHT uncomp linaentary reference to
public Official an offenses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Wilson to Commute Ryan,s Term.

Washington, April 8.--Presidenr
Wilson has decided to commute, to
expire at once, the prison term Of
Frank NJ. Ryan, formerly president Of
the International Union of Structural
Iron Workers, now in Leayenwcrth
penitentiary. Ryan was convicted in
the dynamite conspiracy" and his
term ordinarily would expire July 20.
1919. Ryan was one Of "a union lead
ers convicted as an outgrowth of the
sensational Mcnamara case and the
dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times
building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Wheeler to 90 to Pershing.

Washington, April 10.--Brig. Gen.
c. c. Williams, ordnance officer Of
the American expeditionary forces,
has been ordered to Washington to
relieve Brig. Gen. c. B. Wheeler, act
ing chief of ordnance, who will go
to France as ordnance officer with
General Pershing. This is in line
with the recently announced policy of
the War department to give general
officers on duty here a tour of serv-
ice in France to familiarize them with
actual conditions at the front.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
:: i + = :. + : !. i. = i
Third Liberty Loan Bonds

:. Third Liberty Loan Bonds
\ will bear date of May 9Th, 1918,
x and mature in 1928.
i. Interest-41a per cent per
i. annum, payable September 18th
:. and March 18th.
= Payment Dates-All cash by
+ May 4th, or
4 5 per cent by May 4th,
\ 20 per cent by May 28th,.
X 35 per cent by July 18th,
= 40 per cent by August 1Eth.
i. Denominations = $50, $500,
:. $500, $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000,
4. either coupon or registered.
K Convertibility- per cent
1. bonds will not be convertible
i. into subsequent issues.
:. First and Second Liberty
:. Loan Bonds are convertible in
: to Az per cent bonds of the
= Third issue.
:. All banks have circulars with
I. complete details.
!. !. + !. i. = = = I. !. I. !. i.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
French Shell Lone RANCE Gun.

Paris. April 10.French aviators
have discovered the. location of the
big gun with which the Germans have
been bombarding Paris at long range
and the continued bombardment OF
the spot by the French artillery and
bombing the airmen have made the
handling of the piece difficult. This
explains the intermittent fire of the
long range gun. The piece is mount.
ed at Creepy -EnLaonnois, near the
road from I4aFere to I.aon. Crepy-en.
Laonnois is village of ], 800 popula.
ton, rs miles northeast of Paris
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Norway's shipping Loss Grows.

Washington, April s.. Norway's
shipping losses through German sub
marine rnthlessness and other war
operations continue to grow. During
March 10 ships of 34,994 tons were
lost, according to cablegrams made
public by the Norwegian legation here.
Fortyfour seamen lost their lives,
while 20 more men are missing. The
total value of the losses for March in
round figures is almost SIC, 800, 900.
With the March singings Norway
losses rince the beginning of the wa
amount to 745 vessels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
NEW LIBERTY LOAN RECORDS
Are Rapidly Being Made in Drive for
Third Issue,

Washington, April 10.-Third Lib
erty Loan quotas after three bust
ness days. campaign, went into the
discard The Treasury department
was swamped with reports that
towns, cities, states and Federal Re-
serve districts are simply ignoring
their quotas and going out for new
high record, Indications are now that
$4,000, 100000, the minimum mark set
by Secretary McAdoo will not begin
to measure the loan.
This prediction was based on con-
fidential reports received at the Treas
ury department but not announced
for publication.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
WILSON suBscRlBEs $1,000
First to Give When Call is Made al
Washington Theatre.

Washington, April 1O.-When sub
scriptions to the third Liberty Loan
were called for at a local theater here
the first subscriber was President
Wilson, who occupied box in the
audience. Announcement that the
President had taken $1,000 worth was
followed by prolonged cheering.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
RIrYI. ]. BONDS -
Relief Shio Sinks: 12 Drown.

The Hague, April 9.-The Belgian
relief ship, Ministre De >Smet de
Mayer, 2,512 tons, sank on Saturday
in, the North Sea. 1t is reported she
struck mine. Seventeen of those
on board were saved and II were
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
USE BRITISH BATTLE PLANES
Americans Concede Allied Craft SUI
parior ~ I ihertv Motor

Americans Concede Allied Graft SUI
perior 20 Liberty Motor.
Washington, April 10.-A pooling
of Allied airplane production to. speed
work in all kinds OF planes is now
in force, it has just been learned. The
American government will produce
training, bombing, scouting and pho.
to planes, releasing French and Brit,
fish plants for battleplanes. This new
program, it is said, will be the most
optimistic feature of the senate mill
tary committee report now being com.
pleted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
EXPRESS MERGER is PLANNED
Three Companies Endeavor to Effect
Combination.

Three Companies EhdeaVor 10 Enect
Combination.
Minneapolis, April 10.-The Great
Northern Express companies, operated
by the Great Northern 500 and North
ern Pacific roads will consolidate if
a plan that now is under consida
ton by the officials of the three
companies can be worked out salts
factorily.
Agents of the various lines had no
adyices of the impending move ex-
cept the general intimatton that a
combination is being worked out.
William G. McAdoo, national railway
director, is known to favor the PLAN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
GROUND GLASS TALES UNTRUE
Only One of Two Hundred Cases
Reported is Verified.

Washington, April Presence of
ground glass in food has been estab-
lished in only one of 200 cases investi-
gated, according to a statement issued
by the committee on public informa-
ton
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Only -Four U. S. Boats Lost.

Detroit, April 10. The United
States has lost a total of only four
fighting craft to the Germans to date,
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels re-
vealed to the United Press here. OF
these two were destsroyers and two
were very small craft" He de
clined for military reasons to give the
German casualties. Naval aircraft
production will be. satisfactory by
next August, the secretary declared
I'VE have met with some disappoint-
ments," he said, .'but by next sum
mer production will be satisfactory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
TO LOAN GREECE MILLIONS
Treasury Ready to Act When Formal
ties Are Concluded,

ties Are Concluded.
Washington, April 10.-Greece will
receive a loan of $4,000, 900 for war
purposes from the United States as
soon as the Greek parliament has
passed the necessary authorizing leg.
islation, lit is announced at the treas
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12

Paris, April 10.-It is learned from
high authority that the paramount
thought in the mind of Secretary of
War n. D. Baker, on the eve of his
return TO America, is the neces-
sity of rushing American bayonets to
France. Since his return from Italy,
the secretary has declined all formal
engagements and is spending hours
daily at the United States embassy,
where he is in constant communi-
cation and consultation with Aemri-
can military heads, including General
John Pershing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
|SlSAL SUPPLY HELD AMPLE
Limited Shipping From Mexico No

Limited Shipping From Mexico Not
Interfered With by War.
New York, April. Supplies of sisal
fiber imported in this country for
manufacture into binder Irvine are am
pie for all demands that may be put
on them for spring harvests, accord
ing to the New York representatives
of the Comision Reguldora del Mer-
cado de Henequen of Yucatan, Mex
leo. Limited shipping has not inter-
fered with the constant delivery of
this material from Yucatan.
BUY L. L. BONDS ----
May Close Remington Plant.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 9.-Ninety
eight and one-half per cent of the
Remington Arms machinists and tool
makers Lave voted to strike unless
their demands for higher wages are
granted by the company.
K
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Live Stock LOSSES pecrease.

Washington. April 10.-Losses in
livestock during the year estimated
on April were as follows, the
department of agriculture reports
Horses and mules, Les per cent of
total, against 1.94 for 1917, and I94,
the average for the past 10 years.
Cattle. all ages, losses from disease,
1.S2 per cent against 1.94 in 1917: 200
the 10 year average; from exposure,
1873 per cent. against 1.46 in 1917 and
1.43 the 10 year average. Sheep loss
ses from disease .s8 against 2.1S in
1917; and 2.44 the 10 year average.
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RoIo Pasha Given ReprIeve.

Paris, April 10.-Shortly after the
action of President Poincare in refus-
ing clemency to Bolo Pasha, convict
ed of treason in acting as the agent
of German propaganda in France,
which caused the expectation that his
execution would not be long delayed,
it was announced that the military
judicial authorities had garnted Bolo
reprieve. Their action was based
on the representation of his attorney,
Albert Sales, that the convicted
man had revelations to make to the
authorities