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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
Ballin Predicted
 Disaster in Trade

Sydney, Australia, Dec. 30-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press) Albert Ballin, general director of the Hamburg American Steamship Co.,, who is reported to have com mitted suicide just before the sign ing of the armistice had predicted disaster for the Geerman overseas trade as an outcome of the war This is disclosed by the publication here of a letter which Herr Ballin had written in December, 1917, ap- parently to Dr. Rothenau, a privy councillor at Berlin. In it Ballin declared that whether Germany or England was victorious in the war the consequences to German foreign trade would be disastrous. The letter reads in part:
 Most of what we read in the newspapers as to our preparedness for embarking on brisk trade and manufactures as soon as peace has been concluded is, I fear, written with the manifest intention of heartening our people who are notoriously ig- norant of our actual economic condi- tions and all that threatens them" Ballin reminded his friend that he (Ballin) vainly begged Berlin author ities not to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

gions, with cOndittls most serlouA in Finland.
 Bohemia, Serbia, Roumania and Montenegro have already reached the famine point and are suffering heavy toll of death. The Armenian popuIa- tion is falling each week as hunger takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania and Roumania so serious are the food shortages that famine is near. AL though starvation is not yet imminent, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Fur key are in the throes of serious strin- gencies.
 In order to fulfill Americas pledge in world relief we will have to export every ton of food which can be han dled through our ports. This means at the very least a minimum of 20,000,000 tons compared with 6,000,000 tons pre- war exports and 11S20,000 tons eX- ported last year, when we were bound by the ties of war to the European allies.
 If We fail to tighten the black spots on the hunger map or if we allow any | portions to become darker the very 1 peace for which we fought and bled will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy inevitably follow famine. Should happen we will see in other parts Europe repetition of the Russian de hacle and our fight for world peace will have been in vain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

A IuJd map ct Europe today shows not a single country in which the flu ture does not hold threat of serious difficulties and only a small part which Is not rapidly approaching the famine point. With the exception of the Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce have Sufficient food supplies to meet actual needs until next harvest, and even in the Ukraine, with stores accu- nulated on the farms, there is famine In the large centers of population.
 Belgium and northern France, as well as Serbia, appear on the hunger map distinct from the rest of Europe because they stand in different rela- ton from the other nations to the peo- pie of the United States. America has for four years maintained the small war rations of Belgium and northern France and is already making special efforts to care for their Increased after-the-war needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be included in this must have immediate relief
 The gratitude of the Belgian nation for the help America has extended tC | her during the war constitutes the strongest appeal for us to continue oul work there. The moment the German armies withdrew from her soil and shG was established once more in her ewr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

seat of government the little nations first thought was to express her grati- tude to the Commission for Relief in Belgium for preserving the lives of millions of her citizens.
 Germany, on the other hand, need not figure in such map for Ameri- cans because there is no present indi- cation that we shall be called on at all to take thought for the food needs of Germany. Germany probably can care for her own food problem if she is given access to shipping and is enabled to distribute food to the cities with dense populations, which are the trou- ble centers.
 England, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, all of which have been maintained from American supplies, have sufficient food to meet immediate needs, but their future presents seri- ous difficulties The same is true of 1 Spain and the northern neutral coun- tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmark whose ports have been open and who have been able to draw to some degree upon foreign supplies.
 Most of Russia is already in the throes of famine, and 4OO0O,O0O people there are beyond the possibility ot help. Before another spring thou. sands of them inevitably must die This applies as well to Poland and practically throughout the Baltic re
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
LOCAL FIGHT FANS EXPECT WILLIAMS
 TO MAKE 2 WINS

Larry Williams, the pride of Bridgeport, and who is on the trail Of Jack Dempsey, will take on Derlp- sey's sparring partner, Clay Turner, tonight in Jersey City The local boy is in fine condition and ex- poets no difficulty in obtaining a de- cision over the Indian. Williams has been training daily for the fight and is down to fine mettle.
 These two met before in New Lon don in one of the boxing bouts for the United War Work Campaign, and Williams got the popular decision over the Redskin.
 Reports from Turner's camp state that the Indian is also in good con dition and expects to show the pub lie tomorrow night that he is Will liam's master. This may all be well and good but just the same the ad- mirers of Williams are pretty sure that Larry will romp home with a 1 win.
 The members of the John F. Reil- ly Association of this city have char tered 8 special train and they will be up at the ringside the night of the fight wishing Larry all the luck in the world.
 After Larry gets through with Tur- ner he will leave for Philadelphia, where he boxes BartIey Madden, New Years night, before the National A 1 C.. Larry expects to encounter a little more from Madden than he does l from Turner but just the same he 1 expects to bring home the bacon in 1 both cases
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
SIMPLY PLACE OF DEsoLATIoN
Little for the Traveller to Enthuse Over When He Visits the Old City
 of Jerusalem.

The allies advance in Palestine has taken them through Jerusalem and the little village of Jericho. The plain of Jericho, the scene of so many historic incidents in the past, is once again caught in the old glare of the spot light. Such a light reveals too plainly the hopeless poverty of the people, the cracks and holes in the rough walls of the novels, the fields and gardens, fa1- len by neglect into a riot of weeds and wild flowers growing rank.
 It is better to look at Jericho at sun- set, and not too critically even then. In a soft light the wretchedness of the matched huts Is less insistent, the jas mine and oleanders seem sweeter and the ragged Bedouins acquire pictur- esqueness in spite of dirt and squalor.
 It is only a short walk through the plain from this Jericho of the present to the two other sites which have borne the same name. One, the Jericho of Old Testament, destroyed by Joshua, is only memory, it's reality proved by bits of unearthed walls and pottery. The third Jericho of the triangle is the Jericho of the New Testament, the city of palm trees which Antony bestowed upon Cleopatra and which she later sold to Herod the Great. Made gor- geous in the reign of Herod as a city of palaces. 1t is now only a wreck of stones and battered towers. The palms for which 1t was famous are gone, with the palaces and circus which they shaded. The plain of Jericho is will derness, bound to civilization by its many highways and it's tiny village. A few miles to the southwest lies Jeru- salem, connected with the village by the robber-infested road along which the good Samaritan travelled. All about the plain rise the cliffs, mounted by steep and winding trails. It is not an attractive region, but even If it were more wild and desolate than 1t is it would still be much visited. for at every step are landmarks of history.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
CARPENTER AND WELLS TO FIGHT FRNELARRY WILLIAMS FIGHTS TONIGHT
Change in Draft
 Rule Is Discussed

Chicago, Dec 30-Plans for closer relations between the major and minor leagues were discussed at a conference Saturday attended by Ban Johnson, president of the American League; Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association. and A. R. Tearney of Chicago, chairman of the committee representing the Ma tional Association of Minor Leagues
 Hickey presented a draft of pro- posed amendments to the national agr cement, under which major and minor leagues operate, but none of the ccrferees would discuss the is sues at this time.
 It was learned, however, that a change in the drafting of players was among the questions talked over. Hickey recommended that the major leagues be. permitted to draft players only from the Class A leagues, and instead of taking only one rN2n from each club, the major league clubs be allowed to draft two. Hickey also fa- yors legislation that will allow the major leagues to purchase players from any class league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
CARP ENTER AND
 WELLS SIGN FOR
 EBOUT IN FRANCE

AS was expected, Georges Carpen- tier is going to make his first come baek fight on French soil. In Paris yesterday, Carpentier and Bombar- dier Wells were signed and at the same time articles were drawn up for a bantamweight bout between the French champion, Charley Ledoux ana Jimmy Wilde, who recently had follower his colors to Pal Moore.
 These matches came right on top of5flattering English offers.
 The English sportsmen seem bound that the question of who's who between Jimmy Wilde and Pal Moore shall be settled in England, and as soon, as possible. The latest offer to put the bout on came from a man named Cochrane, and he named $25,0 as the plum that may be plucked at by these midgets of the padded nitt.
 Cochrane is a well known English prometer, and he backed up 7his ofHer1switf1 another ore for Georges Carpentier and Sergt Billy Wells. It seenasa now that Cochrape was d bit late .ii both instances, but7if these big fellVws had come to London town to fight 1t out again, Cochrane was ready to hang up a purse of $37500, { to be fought for as the men saw fit. The chances ara that Cochrane ! learning that Wells and Wilde were negotiating with the French pro- ; moters,. sought to head off the pail 1 with his very generous offers. Un- 1 ouestionably the big and little Eng fish fighters never heard of such { purses before. Wells has fought fol / big money in his day, but this prom : ise to pay is quite in excess of any ! thing ever offered by an English pro- ] moter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
Series May Be Played
 Abroad Next Fall

Chicago, Dec. 3O.--zA series of games in Europe after the close of the base ball season here next fall is planned for the pennant winners in the Ma tional and American leagues.
 While plans so far are tentative, President Ban Johnson of the Ameri- ican league has had the project under consideration for some time and dele gatedl Bill Lange, star in the National league 20 years ago, who is in France engaged in Y. M. c. A. work, to look over the field and report on the feas- ibility of taking two major league teams across the Atlantic.
 T just thought it would be a great thing for American soldiers, provided there are a lot of them there next fall, to have two major league cham pions go over and play a series of games for their benefit" said MT. Johnson. "Now, whether the two champion teams go over depends en- tirely on the report of conditions by Lange. If he thinks such a venture would be cold and uninteresting it will not he carried out"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
JAPANESE CHANCE
 OPINION OF U. s.

iTokio, Dec. 30-(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-The ra- pidity with which the United States prepared for war and the magnitude and success of her military operations continue to draw expressions of ad- miratiou from Japanese. Generally speaking, the public in Japan re- garded the United States as a peace fcving nation. which, having no bent for war, could never do much in the building up of great army.
 The wonderful transformation of America in the war is the subject of many articles by prominent pub licists. Thus Dr. Shigeo Suyehiro, professor of Kyoto University, writes:
 'There is no disgusting the fact that prior to the war the Japanese diG not believe in the military strength of America, but the present titanic struggle has demonstrated be- yond all doubt the error of the Japan ese estimate. The United States has become @ great military power at bound and her navy Is only second 10 that of Great Britain. The financial resources of America are something tremendous It is stated that Amer lea would be able to keep the war going for a quarter of a century at the rate of expenditure which she spent for the first year. Nor Is this all.
 "The Americans are as great spir- itually as their country is almost linn itless in her resources. Just imagine that the Amerfcans - whom some Japanese consider as slavish w9r- ehippers of Mammon-Working for tlieir country st an allowance Of sl a year; they endured the hardship Of meatless and wheatless days in order to obtain a supply of surplus provls- ions available for the Allies; and no dirsentient voice was raised against inc proposed restriction of the manu- facture of liquor.
 "The materiai and spiritual sacri- fees made by the Americans in the cause ct the war as evidenced in these and other things are really wonderful, showing as they do the greatness of America and her people.
 Dr. Suyehiro thought that 1t would he the height of absurdity for Japan to pick a quarrel with such a grea1 country without sufficient casu: belli. Japan should stand for ar open door policy in the Far East, ou in return she should receive similar treatment in Indo-China, Canada Australia and New Zealand. lie salt that America had been excluding Japanese immigrants but he though it very doubtful whether she was sui Actently justified in so doing. Japan he said, should strive to have tn United States correct her attitude no by brute force but by appealing t her sense of justice and humanity and tbis he applied with equal fore where discrimination against tn Japanese is in force.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
MarIin-RoCkweH
Hamilton Holt
 Sails For P Paris

New York, Dec. 30.---Hamilton Holt was among the passengers sailing to- day on the Baltic. He will represent the League to Enforce Peace at the conference to be held in Paris during the peace congress by delegates from the American and European organ izations engaged in promoting q League of Nations.
 MT. Holt is the first official repre- sentative of the league to go abroad on this mission. Oscar s. Straus and other members of the peace congress committee appointed by the league expect to sail in January.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
WIRE LINES TO STAY UNIFIED

Washington, Dec. 30.---Postmaster- General Burleson not only has merged the Postal and Western Union Tele- graph companies, but is going to con- tinue to operate them in a unified system.
 This is the gist of a long statement issued yesterday by MT Burleson in reply to a statement by Edward Key holds, General Manager of the Postal, in which the latter expresses fear that the Postmaster-Gener will harm the lines
 MT. Bur1eson also quotes a former statement made to him by MT Rey-
 holds expressing himself in favor of
 many of the changes in operation
 which MT. Burleson put into effect.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
BarrOws to Lean
 Boston Red SOx Again

Edward G. Barrow, long president of the old International League, will again manage the Boston Red 'Sox next season.
 H. H. Frazee, president of the Bos ton club, announced yesterday that Barrow, who carried the Red Sox to an American League pennant and the worlds championship in his first year with the team, had signed a contract for 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE

Watch Night Service" will be held in St. Paurs Episcopal church tomor- row night at 11:3O o'clock. The ser vice will be conducted as in previ- ous years in the presentation of the origin of the service and what il meant to the early Christians and fol lowed by the celebration of the Holy Communion. Churchmen and friends are cordially invited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
B. H. s. Alumnae
 Defeat Varsity Girls

The 1918 Alumnae of the Bridgeport High school basketball team went up to High school Saturday and played the Varsity girls of this city and de- feated them by the score of IT to 3. The game was fast and interesting through the Alumnae girls showing up better as the game progressed Miss Crehan showed up well for the winners while Miss Lieberum played a fine game for the losers. The lineups follow:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
New Years Day Opening of New
 Masonic Club

On New Years Day the new Ma sonic club located on the second floor of the Masonic Temple will be open for inspection after 10 a. m. The club was incoroporated three months ago and since that time alterations have been made in the temple build ing so that the entire front is devoted to club purposes, including lounging, billiard, card and reading rooms with pther club cenveRieRces. The rooms are handsomely decorated and fur nished,
 The club will be open for members after Jan, 1! but the dedicatory exer- cises will not take place until next month. Already over 500 members have joined and they are invited to Visit and look over their new club home and bring friends with them,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
Burke Signs Contract
 to Manage Browns

St. Louis, Mo, Dec. 3O-James T. (Jinmy) Burke signed a contract here Saturday to manage the St. Louis American League team aga'n next year. He was appointed man. ager last season after the resignation of Fielder Jones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

The people who favor sinking the German war ships becG use we can't agree how to divide them, have not yet advocated tearing up our rail- roads because we can't agree what rates of fare they shall charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

When are we going to get some movie pictures of actual fighting?" writes valued subscriber. We re- gret that we don't know, not having heard from the studios in the city back lots where the film plays are put on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

Generals Blacks, Crowder, Goethals, Gorgas, Hines and Jervey will be awerded the Distinguished Service Medal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

Sergeant G. B. Haskell of Saga more, Mass, was killed and James F Moore. a flight lieutenant of Fort Worth, Texas, was injured in an air plane accident in KimbIe county, many miles from the field.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

soot spoIIs your draft and makes fer wasted coal. Keep your flues clean and save anthracite. If
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

Through train service from Paris to Brussels, which was stopped In 1914 will be resumed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

Referee, Hunt Time of halves, and ' minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
RemingtOn-Arms
 MarIin-ROckWell
 Series Now Off

The series between the Remington Arms team of this city and the Mar lin Rockwell bowlers of New Haven, has been called off because of the labor trouble. It is not known whether the matches will be resum- ed after the New Year or not. The standing so far follows:
 Standing of Teams
 W. L. PC. Remington Arms 5 .556 Marlin Rockwell .444
 Records for Series High single, White, 124. High total, Mcbride, 314. High team single, Marlin Rockwell, 522.
 High team total, Marlin-Rockwell, 1491.
 High single without a mark, Far ren, 93.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30

Times Want Ads One Cent 2 Word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-30
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Steel buyers holding off with prices uncertain, No steps are expected in the labor situation for some time.
 Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank for the week ending showed a total reserve of $143, 555,14
 Shipments of fresh and cured meats from Chicago for the week were 75,880,0O0 pounds.
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