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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
City Bombarded Again This
Morning By Long Range
Guns of Germans.
TWO SHOTS STRIKE IN
CITY AT $50 O'CLOCK
Residents Little Concerned
and Refuse to Take to
Cellar Shelter.

Paris, March IS - The long
range bombardment of Paris
was resumed at $50 o'clock
this morning, but was inter-
rupted after the second shot.
After a brief interval two
more shots were fired. The
bombardment again was sus-
pended at 9:10 o'clock.
AS was the case yesterday, the peo-
pie did not take to shelter. Cellars
which were filled on Saturday re-
mained empty this morning. Little in
terest was shown in the bombardment.
Soon after they were awakened by
the first shot the people were brought
to their windows by the rafting of
drums. Policemen circulated through
each quarter of the city, introducing
the new system of alarm, which is dis
tinguished from the alarm in the case
of air raids.
Work was resumed under normal
copditions. All transportation lines
were running. The streets were full
of people whose sole subject of con-
versation was the new battle of the
Sor1me which generally is compared
with Verdun.
Twenty-f1ur shells reached Paris on
Saturday and q yesterday. The in
terval between shots was reduced
from Is to 20 minutes on Saturday to
an average of nine minutes Yesterday
On two occasions there was only a
minute between the shells. This is
taken to support the theory that at
least two guns are used.
The time consumed by the shells in
fight is estimated at 10 minutes; the
distance of the curve of the trajec-
tory at 25O miles; and the night at
tanned during the flight at Is miles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
ROUSSELOT SENT
TO ATLANTA FOR
z Term PERIOD

New York, March 25-Edmund
Rousselot, the Frenchman who, in the
role of the Marquis de Castillot," is
alleged to have tried to negotiate a
S50,000,000 loan from J. P. Morgan
& Co., on behalf of the king of Spain,
was sentenced today to two terms, to
run concurrently, in the federal peni-
tentiary in Atlanta, each for one year
and eight months.
The first penalty was for theft of
government stationery and the sec
ond for forging passes to docks,
arsenals and warships.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
ESTIMATE HUN LOSSES
100000 MEN PER DAY

today that the nature the lighting front
ing
of
because they fighting
obse
,
THE has nsnceS s
to in o
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
ENEMY TROOPS after
CROSSING SOMME ARE
FORCED TO RETREAT
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS MADE BY ENGLISH AND
FRENCH WAR OFFICES; CLAIM BIG LOSSES
HAVE BEEN SUFFERED BY HUN.

Paris March 25.-The French Saturday went to the
assistance of the British and took sector of the battle
front, the office announces
In the region of Noyon and the right bank of the Disc
heavy fighting with the Germans is in progress.
The statement follows:
French troops began to intervene March q in the
battle being fought the British front They relieved
certain of the Allied forces and took up fighting themselves
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

llllS OOCGtJI vi tllC IL O11Gs
cat the present time they are en-
gagged in heavy fighting in the region
of Noyon, and they are disputing the
heights of the right bank of the Disc
with important German forces.
Northwest of Rheims there has
been violent artillery action in the
region of Courcy and Loivre. In the
Champagne two German surprise at
tacks east of Suippes resulted in fall
ure. French patrols took some pris-
oners near Tahure.
There was much artillery activ-
ity between Arracourt and the Vos-
ges. At daybreak German forces
attacked the French lines east of
BIeneroy and east of Badonviller. The
Germans were repulsed with heavy
losses"
London, March 25-French attacks
by the Germans have developed
northward and southwark of Ba-
paume, the war office announces.
The British repulsed powerful at
tacks yesterday afternoon northward
of Bapaume.
The British drove back to the east
ern bank of the Somme bodies of Ger
man troops that had crossed the river
between Licovert and Brie, south of
Peronne.
The statement follows:
"The battle continues with great
violence on the whole front. Powerful
attacks by the enemy yesterday after
noon and evening north of Bapaume
were repulsed heavily. Only at one
point did the German infantry reach
our trenches. whence they were
thrown out Immediately. Elsewhere
the enemy's attacks were stopped by
rifle, machine gun and artillery fire in
front of our positions, and his troops
were driven back with great loss.
During the night and this morning
fresh hostile attacks again have de-
veloped in this neighborhood, and to
| the south of Bapaume.
South of Peronne bodies of. Ger
man troops who had crossed the river
between Licourt and Brie were driven
back to the eastern bank by our
! counter attacks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SUBSTITUTE FOR
LARD MUST SELL
FOR SAME PRICE

Hartford, March 25.-The federal ad-
ministration today made this an
nouncement:
No Hcnsee manufacturing a lard
substitute shall sell them for a higher
price in one market than in another
market. The sales for delivery for
five thousand pounds or more but less
than one carload may be made at one
half a cent per pound over the selling
price for earlaod lots. Sale for deliv-
cries less than 5000 pounds may be at
IA cents per pound higher than the
selling price for carload lots.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
5000 TAKEN AFTER
3DAYS FIGHTING

London, March 25.-The Manchester
Guardian says a significant feature
of the situation on the battle front is
that after three days of fighting the
enemy claims only 5000 prisoners
more than after the second day, which
means that the British withdrawal af-
ter the rupture of the front west of
st. Quentin was made in excellent or
der. The newspaper regards this as
a good somen for the future.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
ZEPPELIN is
SIGHTED OVER
CAIRO, EGYPT

London, March 25.-The inhab-
itants of Cairo, Egypt, were inform
ed officially last Thursday, accord
ing to a Reuter- dispatch, that a
hostile airship had been observed
over the coast. The public was
warned of the possibility of air
raids and was ordered to observe
the necessary lighting regulations.
An official statement issued in
Athens on Saturday says that on
Thursday zeppelins passed over
the Island of Crete, travelling in a
northerly direction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SENATE ADOPTS
DOCK PURCHASE

Washington. March 25.-The confer
ence report on the s1,15O, 600, 900 urgent
deficiency appropriation bill including
riders authorizing sale of all enemy
property in this country and for pur-
chase by the government of German
wharves and cocks in Hoboken. wa
adopted today by the senate, so to
and was sent to the house.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
OUT
OF PETROGRAD

Washington, March 25.-German oc-
cupation of Petrograd within "a hours
was predicted by American Consul
Tredwell in a dispatch that reached
the state department today, dated
March 20. Virtually all Americans
have left the city, the disnatch s>AA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
TO DISCOURAGE ALL
INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

Washington, March 25.-To dis
courage all new industrial projects not
7eemed essential to the prosecution of
he war, the War Industry Board will
withhold from such new plants the
enefits of priority of transportation
or their products.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
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 concise, pithy man.
ner. A Peoples Paper" pub
nshed without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vicin-
ity: Partly cloudy tonight;
Tuesday; moderate shifting
- winds, becoming northwest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
WRIGHT SCHOOL

Will Scott and wife of Nebraska,
who has been visiting friends and
relatives in Alma and this vicinity
for the past month, has returned To
their home
Mrs. Frank Webb left for Ohio
Monday for a two months visit She
was accompanied by her niece and
family of Toledo
Little Esther Edwards is spending
two weeks with her cousin in Glare
Mrs. Ed. Wood and two children
.of Detroit are spending the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. d.
Wright. They also entertained their
grandson, Vernon Wright, of Detroit
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Mrs. Ed Vancore,
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Nancore and
daughter and Mrs. Frank Nancore
spent Sunday in Mt. Pleasant
Mr.. and Mrs c. y. Austin of Alma
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Johonston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis enter
tanned Sunday Mrs Aft Cohoon and
children of Forest Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Smith and family of Alma. Mr.
and Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Mcintosh
of Saginaw Violet Lynch, who has
been visiting Jessie Ellis for the past
three weeks, returned home with
them.
Mrs. Brit Mills and children Of Port
Austin spent last week with her
brother, Sam Needer, and family
They also entertained Miss Aletha
Veeder from Clare last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Webb spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs
Jessie Erhman. Sunday accompani-
ed by Mr.. Erhman's mother anc
brother and family they motored to
Greendale and spent the day with
Mrs. Webb's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Chef English anc
family, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Damon, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. BARLEY and family
and A. Wilks and family were among
those that spent Sunday at Crystal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
RIVERDALE NEWS
By Our Own Correspondent

Alfred Arnold Of Saginaw spent
several days last week with Joe
NanAlstne.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harrington
and children of southeast Of Elm Hall
were over Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Rice of near
Ithaca were over Sunday guests Of
Mrs. VIM. Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisher spent
Saturday at Carson City.
Miss Ruth Forquer spent Saturday
with friends in Alma.
Miss Mary Holland was home from
Alma over Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Brown and Miss Hazel
Moblo were over Sunday guests Of
Mrs. Mary Church of Ithaca.
W. +. Swope and family and John
Young and family have returned
from two weeks outing at Crystal
lake.
Mrs. Carrie Williams and Mrs. Ray
Williams and children spent several
days last week with Mrs. Erwin Ditto,
east of Elm Hall.
Richard Hilsinger of Alma spent
daughter, Mrs. Oliver Jacques.
DR.. f. NJ. Highfeld and w. +.
Swope were in Ithaca Saturday even
ing on business.
Leo Stacey has been spending the
past week with his cousin, Adlia
Cleverdon, of Sumner.
Mrs. Callie Foster and daughter,
Edna, visited relatives at Edmore
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Evans Of Cedar
Lake were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vim. Horton last week.
Mrs. Carrie Talon and the Misses
Iva, Rhea and Leone Talon of st.
Louis were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Bradley Sunday.
Mrs. l.. A. GARNER spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Claude
Parkinson of Owosso.
Mr.. and Mrs James Fisher and
Mrs Elizabeth Queen spent Sunday
at Rock Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Locey were in
St. Louis Monday
Gratiot county Sunday school
convention Saturday and Sunday
Everybody welcome
Mrs Elizabeth Queen and Mrs. +.
NJ HIighfeld spent Tuesday at Crys-
tai lake.
Mrs Melvin Bulge and daughter,
Elizabeth. Of Ann Arbor were guests
Of Mr. and Mrs Lee Houck Friday
Richard Hudson and Frank Rice
are working at the Republic truck
plant in Alma.
VIM Harry was in Shepherd lest
week on business.
Willis LaPaugh Of the U. s. Navy
is spending his vacation with his
mother and other relatives in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Marley and
children, Mrs. Emma Baker and Miss
Mildred Britten spent Sunday al
Rock lake.
Quite number in this vicinity az.
tended the Redpath chautauqua in
Alma this week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
ELM HALL

Lloyd Ayers entertained his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers, Of
Lima, Ohio, few days last week
Mrs. VIM Common is attending a
campmeeting and conference at Stan
ton.
Robert Taylor Of Detroit visited
with mis- wife at John Donovan
home few days last week.
Rev. Watson and family are at
tending campmeeting and conference
at Stanton.
Chas. Stoughton and wife of Coral
spent the week end with Mrs. c. A.
Pratt.
Mrs Emma Falkner of Middleton
was In town the first of the week Wis
iting her brother, G.. W. Andrews,
and some Of her old friends.
G.. W. Andrews and Mrs. Blair
have received word that their sons,
Eli and Carl, have safely arrived
overseas.
The girls from IL to rs year old
Sunday school class will meet with
Mrs. Elliot Friday afternoon, August
10th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

were turnlShed Inc Alma Record by
L. A. Murdick, county y. NJ. c. A.
secretary:
General Pershing has officially de-
tailed to the American Y. NJ. c. A. the
entertainment of our soldiers in
France There are now 10 profess
SIGNALS giving Vaudeville shows con
certs and entertainments overseas,
often under shell fire.
Two million copies of the New
Testament, vest pocket size and in
water proof covers, are being printed
by the y NJ. G. A. for distribution in
the army and navy. The edition for
the navy is to be bound in blue and
the one for the army in green.
Federal Judge f. a. Evans, Wis,
ruled that it is illegal to assail the
Y. NJ. c. A. or the Red Cross in hold
ing Louis b. Nagler, former assistant
Secretary of State, guilty of violat-
ing Section of the Espionage Act
when he said that "the Y. VI. G. A.
and the Red Cross are a bunch of
grafters." Judge Evans said that the
violation was the same as if he had
spoken directly against the naval or
military forces of the United States.
Paris, August-(By maiD. "The
finest carload of supplies that ever
came up to me-and | had to aband-
on it," said Karl Cato, Y. NJ. c. A.
secretary, when he arrived in Paris,
dusty, worn, staggering from ex-
ertion and lack of sleep
Cur station was close to the front,
directly in the path of the German
advance. | just got my car unloaded
Wen word came that we had to beat
it. That car was loaded with Ameri-
can cookies, chocolates, cigarettes,
writing paper, chewing gum and ci-
gars. ! had canton and started to
load with the idea Of getting on as
many supplies as possible and saving
them | piled on just one box and
/ then it struck me that the Y. NJ G.
A. would look pretty rotten toting a
carload of supplies back from the
front when the roads were full of
refugees and there were wounded
soldiers coming back in numbers. So
! chucked off the box. -
He did chuck off the box and put
in its place five wounded soldiers
whom he had picked up along the
way. Every other available inch of
space on his canton he jammed with
women and children refugees from
the invaded territory and set out for
the rear.
AS | left yelled to the American
soldiers, there's a carload of stuff
go to it. Help yourselves. And be-
lieve me they did"
Cato reached Paris two days later
with his CANTON He had driven con-
stantly except for the few brief i'm
tervals Of sleep taken by the road
side
After a hasty meal, without a bath
without even chance to dust and
refresh himself, he started back tc
his job to carry what comforts he
could to his section Of the American
soldiers in the battle line.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
Concrete Telegraph Poles.

The New Zealand government Is
replacing Its wooden telegraph poles
and letter box posts with others OF
reinforced concrete.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
Knew whereof They Spoke.

Old-fashionei editors were right. II
was always time TO call halt on
something.-Toledo Blade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

The following Y. NJ. c. A. notes
were furnished The Alma Record by
L. A. Murdick, county y. NJ. c. A.
secretary:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

General Pershing has officially de-
tailed to the American Y NJ. c. A. the
entertainment of our soldiers in
France There are now 10 profess
SIGNALS giving Vaudeville shows con
certs and entertainments overseas,
often under shell fire.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

Two million copies of the New
Testament, vest pocket size and in
water proof covers, are being printed
by the y NJ. c. A. for distribution in
the army and navy. The edition for
the navy is to be bound in blue and
the one for the army in green.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-28

convention was held at Newbern in Au-
gust, 1874. The meeting of the colonial
legislature, which followed, practically
endorsed the radical views of the con-
vention, which was proclaimed by the
governor to be anarchy. The result was
that the legislature was dissolved and
the governor took refuge on a ship of
war in Cape Fear river.
In May. 1775, the people of Mecklen-
burg county had a convention. and
they took occasion, nearly IA months
before the Declaration of Independence
was issued at Philadelphia, to say
that
Ringing Declaration.
''We declare ourselves a free and
independent people; are and of right
ought to be sovereign and iDdepen-
dent self-governing association. under
no power than that of our God and
the general government of congress.
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COlEHIAEP ar
A/zkz0cHY IzQz9ET-

| of freedom. To Lafayette france
owed it's first declaration of rights
drawn in the revolution. To him also
1t owed its tricolored flag, the same
red white and blue as that which glor-
ifies our own Stars and Stripes unuer
which Major General Lafayette, u D
A, fought for the existence OF IA
ton of American freemen.
In the present struggle for the wrest-
Ing of the world from the grip Oh an
avid Attila Americans, British ana
French are shoulder to shoulder at the
front. How our General Lafayette
would have enthused and gladdened at
the thought! The quarrel of the Amer
lean colonies, many historssns show.
was not with the people of England but
With a Hanoverian king who acted
against the counsel of the wisest states
men of British birth. The instructive
/ love of fair play which is implanted in
the Englishman rebelled at the thought
of colonial taxation without represen-
tation.
Lafayette's attitude to the English
was revealed when, while visiting his
uncle, the Marquis de Noailles. then
ambassador to the Court of st. James,
he declined all invitations to visit ar
senals and shipyards, believing that by
so doing he would be taking an unfair
advantage of a nation which was to be
his foe through the stupidity of rul-
or who could not and would not under
stand.
! H., home in Paris after the close Of
the war of the revolution became
place of rendezvous for both English
and Americans.
"Since the war Is over and we have
won it." he wrote to General Wash
ington in 1855. 81 have, l confess. an
extreme pleasure In meeting English
people. Either as a Frenchman, or a
i soldier, or an American, or mere In
dividual, l find myself without embar-
rassment in the presence of that proud
nation"
There could have been no gentler
acts of courtesy than those which he
did when CORVALLIS had surrendered
at Yorktown, for he had the highest
opinion of the British commander as
| a man. and, as he modestly wrote Corn
wallis. "held him in high esteem"
Long before there were hands
stretched across the sea between this
country and England, Lafayette, the
American general, was doing much to
bring about a reunion of the two ma
1 tons which are brothers of one blood.
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thority of the British crown was exhib-
tied only during those few times when
CORVALLIS made his ventures with
more or less varying success on the
territory of the colony.
North Carolina was the first Of the
colonies to have an English settlement.
the first to shed blood in the war for
independence. and the first to give ut
terance in explicit form to that indie
pendenee. Nor was the declaration of
the people of Mecklenburg the sole
manifestation of the sentiment in the
matter. AT Fayetteville, on Cape Fear
river below Southern Pines, another
Declaration of Independence ante
dated that of Philadelphia. The peo-
pie in Cumberland county. of which
Fayetteville is the capital, issued their
statement in June of 1775. insisting
that reHort to arms was justified. and
pledging each other to sacrifice life
and fortune to the freedom and safety
of an oppressed people. In April. 1TT6.
still before the Philadelphia Declare
ton of Independence, the provincial
congress Of North Carolina appointed
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termination in his manner that Wash
lngton ct once welcomed him to his
staff. AS soon as the opportunity Of
fered the leader of the Continental
army put Lafayette In command of
large bodies of men and that judgment
was well justified.
The marquis was severely wounded
at Brandywine without being aware of
1t for time, so intense was his devo-
ton to duty. When he recovered he
renewed his activities at the right hand
Of General Washington, and lost no
opportunity to serve the nation which
was then coming into being He was
with the great leader at Valley Forge,
where he conducted himself with such
sympathy and understanding that he
was soon as beloved by all, the officers
as by the commander himself.
The portrait painters of the time put
the generals and colonies of the day
in fine uniforms Of blue and buff, but
very often some of the ablest had only
nondescript clothes, and some were
even ragged.
Washington once remarked to La
fayette that to one accustomed to being
with French troops the appearance OF
the soldiers Of the colonies must indeed
have seemed unusual.
Il come not here to teach, but to
learn" was the reply of Lafayette.
Enlisted Aid of France.
Part of the year 1779 was spent by
Lafayette In France, where he did so
much TO get substantial aid from the
French government which was then
In actual war with Great Britain.
That victory ultimately rested upon
the American standards was largely
due to those activities In Paris, for the
coming of the French fleet was a de-
Gliding factor In the long and unequal
struggle for American independence.
Lafayette was received with affec-
ton and admiration by those who had
so bitterly opposed his going from
France, and he gained support even
from the powerful Noailles, father Of
the Marquise. On Lafayette's return
to America Washington sent him In
/ l7Sl to operate against Benedict Ar
mold in Virginia. After CORVALLIS
came with $500 more men Washing
ton showed his confidence In the young
general by continuing him in the COM
mand. Lafayette was near Richmond
when CORVALLIS started for him.
"The boy can't escape me-" said the
English general. Lafayette promptly
retreated, made a junction with 1000
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the governor, with soldiers, projected
against a band of men calling them
selves Regulators; and a few miles
north of Southern Pines a battle was
fought in which more than 100 casual
ties occurred on both sides, nearly two
score being killed. This was the first
bIoods.,ed in the Revolution. The In
iudicious governor, whose force was
victorious, aroused further hatred on
the part of the people by hanging a
number of his prisoners. Herman
Husbands, the leader of the Regula-
tors. escaped and went 70 Pittsburgh,
where he settled. dying later at Phila-
delphia.
The feeling was famed by the ex-
IRENE acts of each side, until state
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Raise German Tanker

Five long, wooden mrfflers aided in
floating the German tanker Gut
He'll" after spending five years on the
muddy bottom of the Mis- sissippi river
or Baton Rouge. says Popular Me
chanics Magazine. When the ship wss
finally foated and tOwed TO a bank.
where an examination could be made.
it was found that the machinery was
IN far better condition than had beep
expected.