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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
CHANGE
IN CONDITION
IN PALESTINE
Marvellous Contrast Between
Conditions Now and Be-
fore British Rule.

London, April 2.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-Conditions
in Palestine today are in marvellous
with those which prevailed
before the British General Allenby set
up a military administration in Jeru-
salem, writes an American resident of
that country to the Associated Press.
The correspondent adds:
THE removal Of the old Ottoman
regime which had for its primary
object the setting of M class against
another, the complete respect for the
feelings and rights of all religious
sects, the establishment of really
equitable judicial tribunals and the
excellent behavior of British troops,
have already had a marked effect, not
only or the people Of towns but also
on the wild nonad Bedouin. All
through the liberated districts the
British authorities have been afforded
every possible assistance by the people
and the British methods of dealing
general approved by the various re-
ligious communities.
THE MoSlemS nave shown am ex-
cellent spirit. Recently the military
governor of Mejdel was invited to at
tend a religious ceremony by the
Mohammedan notables of the town
a great concession. In another case
a party of troops sent to collect arms
from a village near Hebron was in
vited to take shelter from the cold OF
a rainy night in the village mosque
This was a remarkable piece of hos.
pitality.
"On all sides. in short, it is evident
that the new administration is re.
garded as a great relief after the
tyrannous corruption of the Turk
The British tribunal established in the
sacred city of Bethlehem, for example
is giving general satisfaction, and has
the support and backing of the not.
ables and headmen. People who
have always endured injustice rather
than submit themselves to the corrup,
Turkish courts are now freely avail.
ing themselves of the new tribunal
I'm the Mejdel area the local chiefs
in a petition urging hat the British
employ no former Turkish officials ii
their administration, said: The Brit.
ish administration is like a sword, bu'
it is straight, has a true edge and i.
no respector of persons
THE population of the grain-pro,
ducing country between GAIA ant
Beersheba is delighted at the promise
of prosperity which they see in the
linking up by railway of Palestine ant
Egypt, which affords them a perma.
nent market for their produce"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
RUSS TROUBLE
IS REPEATED
!. IN SIBERIA
81 y Chaotic Conditions
in Government Have
Been Made.

Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 28-(Cor-
Sfe~Hp0ndence of the Associated Press)
THE overthrow Of the original pro-
viSional government in Petrograd and
the chaotic conditions which follow
ed the assumption Of power by the
Bolsheviki in central Russia were
followed by a similar movement in
Siberia. Officers of the army were
maasacred in large numbers, their
families as we'll rs those of the in
telligent and wealthy classes were
killed in the same way or suffered
~ worse fate. and large towns like
1rklttsk, Ha~rbarovsk, Bla~goveschensk
and Chita, were given over to pillage
and murder.
At V%ladivostock, where there are
many millions of dollars worth of
military and other supplies, the Boil
sheviki had control and it was only
the presence of foreign w%arships in
the harbor which prevented them
from Selling these much needed
stores.
ATTEMPTS have been made by the
moderates to put an end to this use
lem bloodshed by establishing an in
dependent Siberia in which the Boil
sheviki should be fully represented
In Ssthe administration. 1t was pro-
posed that the independent govern
mGnt should uphold the Kerensky
constitution, and that while it would
b&sautonomous' it would acknowledge
thu. authority of the Petrograd gov
eminent when order had been estab-
lisaied there. The scheme met with
failure.
1t the first meeting of the dele
gates at Omsk the Bolsheviki finding
that they could not dominate the
meeting suddenly drew r%evolvers and
began to shoot those delegates who
were not of the same opinion as
themselves. Thirty-two \ of them
were killed and forty seriously
wounded. Thus ended the attempt
tor govern Siberia on constitutional
lines.
In the old regime Siberia was used
rs the dumping ground for the Ger
Bolsheviki having killed the officers
and dismissed the men guarding
these prisoners Russian control over
them practically ceased to exist. Many
OFFS them were given their freedom,
while others purchased Russian pass
ports and were allowed to travel as
they pleased in Russia and Siberia.
At Omsk, Tomsk n Irkutsk the
Bolsheviki have armed them and they
are working with the latter to pro-
teet the railway against the semenoff
Cossack government which a de-
clAred itself anti-BOlsheviki and Is at
tempting to restore order in Siberia,
The arming of the German prison
ers is a serious menace
In Pr;anuria alone there are III
teen thousand prisoners, of whom
five thousand are officers, while lr
Irkutsk and in towns westward OF II
asafar as krasnoyarsk there are an
other forty thousand.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
THREE LEA NOT GUILTY.

Milwaukee. wig, April 2g.-Willfan
r, Mc,Kowen, jacob ~ EngelG and
Coroner Frank Luehring today all
pleaded not guilty to grand jury in
dictments when their cases came up in
municipal court for preliminary hear
ing. The cases automatically will
come up at the next term OF court.
; McKowen and Engel charged
with 4bribery and Luehrtng with un-
lawfully receiving fees Of his Office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
CLAUSE Is

New York. April 29.-The peace
treaty concluded between Austria
Hungary and Russia contains a clause
whtchG$binds the two countries to en-
ter into negotiations for q. commercial
ana shipping treaty as soon as posi-
blGs After the conclusion of a general
ipe(ce, say German newspapers. Rus
STA and Austria-Hungary also agree
not to continue an economic or finan-
ciaa war after the fighting is ended.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
FINAL VOTE PREVENTED.

Washington. April 20.-Republican
opposition to the administration bill
to stimulate production Of certain
minerals necessary for war
and now largely imported, prevented
a final vote on the today in
the House.
The bill would give the President,
through the department of the inter-
Tor. the right to take over and oper-
ate ~undeveloped mineral property and
snelters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
VOTE WAS ERROR

dublin, April 29--Thc first Irish
woman to cast a vote in a parlia-
mSntary election did so in the recent
~bye-election at Waterford. She was a
young woman whose name had some
how been put on the list of voters in
error. When she appeared at the
polling booth and claimed her voting
paper, the presiding officer ruled that
his duty did not go beyond ascertain
ing that she was the person whose
n%1ne appeared on the register, and
being satisfied of that, he handed her
the ballot paper. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29

government range rider near Ogden,
Utah, before coming to camp.
Sergeant w. A. Richardson, fore
man of the remount depot, was stock
inspector in Montana before the war
and resigned his position, sold his
home and brought his family to Ia
coma SO that he might do his bit for
his country. Sergeant Richardson told
Captain Jackson his ancestors had
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29

over his ranch interests ana came to
Camp Lewis as q private for $50 q
month.
OrAaDe MIL came here from Can
ada where he was we'll known as q
range rider
The enlisted hi OF the remount
are fighters. They have fought every
thing from q wild steer to q cattle
thief on the plains, but in all the
hsdfa member OF their organization in
the guard. house. They also are proud
OF q record Of never having had an
accident serious enough to. send the
victim to the base hospital.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29

taken part-in every war Of the United
States and he wasn't going to let, his
family tradition die with him.
Powder River Teich, q Montana
soldier at the remounti depot, owns a
big rareh and last fall shipped $14,-
900 worth of cattle. i
Paxton Irving. Of Ross, Wyo., whose
father. is a rancher and who Is worth
some 100000 in his own rig~ht,SxIturned
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
DECIDE 10 REPORT
DISAGREEMENT ON
THE. DRAFT BILL

Warrington, April 27.--senate and
house c~onferees decided today to re-
port i disagreement on the draft bill
because OF the unequal situation that
would be produced by the house
amendment providing that credit be
given states TOR their volunteers. The
bill would base quotas on the hummer
of men in class / instead Of b total
registration as At present. The house
will be given an opportunity sdecide
amendment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
LOAN TO CHINA.

Picking, April Recommendations
from DR.. Wellington Koo, Chinese
minister to Washington, forecast an
American loan of $50, 900, 900 to $780,
100000 to China forM-a purposes, if
the Chinese government requests it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
KILLS TWO.

Pittsburg. Kansas, April 27.-Two
persons are reported killed, several
homeless. and several thou
dollars damage done by a tor
nado that swept across Crawford
county Kansas, early today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
MONUMENT FOR DULUTH.

Washington. April 2s.-Erection Of
$76, 900 statue at Duluth. Mimi TO
the memory Of Richard Rueh.-sand
Charles Bagot, who negotiated the
treaty for disarmament Of ships Upon
>dred q ago tomorrow, is proposed
In a bill introduced today by Repre-
sentative Young Of North Dakota.
Representative Miller Of Minnesota
made q speech pm the event.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

In response to the request from the U. s. Civil Service Commission to the General Federation of Women's Clubs, attention is called by the chairman of Civii Service Reforms to the open competition examination for Clerk for both mon and women on March to be held at the following g places in the state of Connecticut: 1lartforl, Middletown, New Haven, New London, Waterbury. WiEimeutic and Bridgeport Applicants should at once apply for Form 304, stating the exact title. Clerk, of the examina- ton desired, to the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the secretary of the United States Civil Service Board at any place where the examination is to be held. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth birthday on the date of the examination. The War Depart ment has adopted for Use during the continuance of the war a salary of S1,10O @ year as the entrance rate of Lay for Clerk and states that it will be the policy of the department to promote to $1,2C0 a year all clerks who after three months service are reported by the bureau chief as be-
 ing well qualified and in every way worthy of prom otion. There is 6 tremend ously increased demand ir all departments for stenoeraphers and typewriters to take the place of men who arc being separated from their usual occupations to enter the nlili- tarv branches. While women with merely a common or high school cdu- cation may readily find employment in the government service as stenog- raphers and typewriters, unusual opportunities are offered to college women who by reason of their better education arc qualified to perform the more important branches of office work. Competitors will be examined in the following subjects: Spelling arithmetic, penmanship, letter-writ- ing, copying and correcting manu- scripts.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
SUR-CONfMTTTEES NAMED.
Chamber of Commerce Selects Work
 CTS for New Britain Gardens

At a meeting of the Gardens com mittec of the Chamber of Com merce held yesterday afternoon, pre- liminary plans were made for the continuation of tho work conducted so successfully last year.
 The following committees have been appointed to assist the general committee: Publicity, k. J. Clerkin, toward A. Timbrell, Joseph Roche and A. r.. Magnell; land committee G. K. Macauley, chairman; w. r. Brooks, w. F. Mangan, Aaron Daniel son, F.. O. Kilbourne, Rev. Lucyan Boi- nowski, T. F. Lee. F. G. Vibberts. ]. M. Halloran, F.. F. Mccarthy. P F. McDonough and Rev. John T. Win ters; membership committee, s. H. Holmes chairman; M. A. Paonessa, J. Andrulewicz, John Gerdis, J. O'Brfen, L. Abrahamson, H. Vessel; finance committee George P. Spear, chairman: A. Buol, H. L. Platt, w. w. Leland and F. Corbin: cultivation committee, E. o. Xiii bourne, chairman; Fred Parsons w. E. Winters, II. $. Hart, J. M. Cur tin and E. A. Moore; supplies com- mittee, r. F.. Rackliffe, Jr., chairman: IT. Reynolds, Severin Johnson, F. w. Beach and S. r. Strople; plotting committee, Max Unkelbach, chair man; Louis Oldershaw.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
"BACK OF THE YARDS"
Conditions in Packing House District
 Brought to Light.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Packers repre- sented at the stock yards wage arb- tration today introduced evidence bearing on welfare work done among their employees, pension systems and even summer resorts maintained for employees.
 Swift X Go. accommodated 900 women at Fish Lake, Indiana, last summer.
 Ebert Beeman of Wilson x Co.'S welfare department produced a map of the polyglot section known locally as "Back of the Yards" The witness said only 4 per cent. of residents of this district were employed in the yards. The maps showed 225 retail stores and 400 saloons. He read a report by the Y. M. c. A. in 1912 showing gross receipts of these saloons averaged $15,000 a year. Residents of the district, he said, spend s4,500,000 a year in these saloons. Since 1912 he added the number of saloons has increased 25 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
X. NJ. F. Zion Church.

At the A. M. E. Zion church to- morrow, pew-rally will be ooseivou at both the morning and eVehii,s services. The captains will De as lo,- lows. Sact;on Mrs. E l.. Richard son. Section 9 Mrs. C. Moorhead, Section 2 Ms F.. Fletcher, Section Mro D smith. Sermon will be rroonhna morning and evening by the rootnr At 12:30 there will be Sun do, school. conducted hy II, Brewer. n,I>c young Peoples society will meet .t t:30. The evening worship will be baId at 7:45. Subject Will Power. All arc welcome.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
GERMANATTACK ON
 U.S.SECTOR INTENSE
Continued From First Page).

should result in the clearing out of Sea since it gives the British a line right across Palestine. It endangers the enemy's motor boat flotilla which has had it's base at the mouth of the Jordan and cuts off many Turks left west of the Dead sea as well as from those in the east where they exposed to the bold raids of the Hedjaz Arabs, their means of SUD- port from this source. It must not be forgotten that the Arabs are working their way up the Iedjaz and already have been in action directly east of the Dead Sea, Turk ish forces acting in Hedjaz and southern Arabia are also in danger.
 Gen. Allenby, having scattered the Turkish forces concentrated west of Jericho, now is free to choose a line ever route seems best.
 The Daily Chronicle, in it's editorial comment, says: Much depends on how the Jericho advance is followed up. So far it has been pushed for ward with encouraging rapidity in spite of the handicap of rainy wealth. CT. We may perhaps hope that the impetus of General Allenby's move ment will carry him forward much farther.
 It adds that the first troopers tq water their horses in the historic Jor. dan were Australian cavalry.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
Julius 0. DCnling.

The funeral of Julius Osborne Deming was held at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon from his late residence 90 Camp street and at o'clock at the Erwin Memorial chapel in FairvieW cemetery, The Masonic funeral ritual was used and Rev. Warren r. Cook, pastor of Trinity Meth odist church, officiated. The funeral Was largely attended by members of the Masonic fraternity and also members of Stan- ley Post, G. A. F.
 The bearers were C. r. Wainwright and George Kingshury, representing Harmony lodge, A. F. and A. M.; George H. Wells, and George E. A. Baker, representing GiddinSs Chap ter. R. A. M., and W. W. Pease and F.. B. filling, representing Washing ton Commandery and Doric council It. $. NJ. Burial was in Fairvia W cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
REBUKES JAMES
 FOR I. R. ATTACK
Rep. Langley Believes Certain
 Criticism Is Admissible

Washington, Feb. 23.-A thinly yelled attack on Senator James (Ken- tucky) for his incidental attack on Theodore Roosevelt while defending the secretary of war recently and plain statement of the course in con- structive criticism that the republi- cans in congress intend to follow marked a speech in the house yes terday by Representative Langley (Kentucky), republican
 MT. Langley reiterated that 1t is the intention of the republican party . 10 do everything necessary to aid the president in the conduct of the war, but added that he had no patience with the argument that The who criticises errors is guilty of aiding our enemies or being in sympathy with them-~
 Plainly indicating Senator James then but not naming him the speaker said: ''The same distinguished Ken tuckian deprecated the injection of politics into discussion of war mat ters, and yet he himself is guilty of doing that very thing. Speaking in a facetiouS vein, he is said to have made some sneering references to that beloved and patriotic American, Theodore Roosevelt, referring to him as the King of the Jungle,' tho hero of San Juan Hilr and the tdiscoverer of the River of Doubt etc, and that, too, when Roosevelt was lying i'll and when not only Americans, but our al- lies as we'll, were hoping and pray ing that he might be spared to us.
 'FWhen I read this part of the speech" Mr. Langley continued "1 remembered that the man to whom he was referring was the same one who delivered the ultimatum to the German Imperial Government pro- hibiting it's ships from touching the shores of the land where the River of Doubt itself flows and who gave Admiral Dewey tho order to have his fleet ready to sail in 24 hours if the order was not obeyed. I wondered how much joy it would have brought to the palace of the Kaiser if this same hero of, San Juan HiT,' this same King of the Jungle' had hat it in his power to give a like ultima. tum before the Lusitania was sent to the bottom of the sea"
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
AUTOISTS ARRESTED.

Samuel Applebaum was arrested today by Officer Nealon for operating an automobile with 1917 markers. The accused claims that he paid for this years markers and has failed to receive them. He was warned by the police last week about securing prop CT markers.
 Louis Reynolds will be in police court Monday morning charged with violation of the autom obile law Reynolds is an employe of Louis El- mer, arraigned in court Thursday morning charged with a similar of- fense At that time it is alleged El- mer stated that he had ordered his employees not to operate cars without the proper markers.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
BONS' CLUB PARENTS NIGHT.

President F.. W. Christ of the Boys Club and Past Commander F. V. Strectcr of Stanley Post, \G A. R., were the principal speakers at the Parents night observance at the Boys Club last night. The building was crowded and some interesting talks were delivered. During the course of the evening violin selections were rem dered by George Olcott, assisted by Miss Irene LOOmis on the piano. Jack kiley entertained With songs and stories. \ feature of the eve ming was the exhibition of the work of the shoemakng, clay modelling and other classes of the club. all Of which work is done by the boys
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
CITY ITEMS

Harold German of tho Naval Re- serve, is spending a furloush at his home in this city.
 The w C. T. U. will attend the Union services of the First church and the Baptist church which are to be held tomorrow morning at 10:45 o'clock at the Baptist church on West Main street All members are invited to be present.
 A marriage license was issued this noon to Fred A. Lockery of 214 Main street and Miss Lena Lenora Law renee of I'll Main street.
 Stanley Eddy, with pr. Lees medi- cal unit of the Naval Reserve, is home on weekend furlough.
 Donald Gaffney is spending the weekend at his home on Vine street
 Elizabeth B. Sampson and Arthur w.. Sampson have transferred proper ty on Hamilton street to Sadie Mc- Lough Stanley and Catherine Stanley. Wells.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
SUNDAY THEATER FIGHT.
Counsel For Poli's Manager Demands
 Wholesale Arrests.

Waterbury, Feb. 23.-The case against Walter l.. Griffith, manager of Tolls theater, for conducting Sunday performances in his theater, was to- dav continued in the city court, until next Wednesday. Attorney John H. Cassidy, as counsel for Griffith, today demanded warrant be issued for all theater managers who open their houses on Sunday and also for stores and other places which do a business on Sunday.
 The central figure in the fight for Sunday closing of theaters is James w. Fitzpatrick, international president of the White Rats actors union. who recently appeared before the board of public safety, demanding that if al- lowed to continue Sunday perform ances the theater owners should bo made to turn over net proceeds Of sunday shows to a fund for the bene- if of wounded soldiers.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
|. S. TAR BIGAMIST.
Only IS Years Old But Had Two
 Wives.

New York; Feb. 23.--James Hanlon, who is attached to the United States naval training station at Newport and is only IS years old, rushed into the District Attorneys office Thursday showing every evidence of fright 'What'll I do now?" he asked MT. McCrystal, an assistant to Judge Swann. "my first wifes discovered I've got another one, and shes rais- ing Billy Blazes.'
 'You'd better plead guilty when you get called up for bigamy, if what you say is true" McCrystal answered. James IIanlon did, before Magistrate Grossman in the Tombs court Bail was fixed at $1,000.
 His story goes something like this: "On October ] , of last year I married my first wife. She was Eliza beth Con- molly and lived at 260 Erie avenue, over in Jersey City. Father William T. Mclaughlin married us in St. Luck S church. at Grove and Fifteenth streets.
 Among others waiting outside the church to throw rice at us and wish us d happy honeymoon was Emma Rolk. She Was 17, and lived at 503 Fast Eighty-third street. New York. When l got ready to get married again chose Emma. We were married on January ', in the chapel at the Muni- cipal huilding.'
 Hanlon made a signed statement to this effect yesterday. Wife No. , made affidavit at the same time that she saw Hanlon and Elizabeth Connolly leaving the church in Jersey City and that she threw rice at them, but she insists that she had no idea that they were married
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
MM TURN RULE E BM
 SLOyAK ARMY IN FRANCE,
Force Numbering 12O,O0O to Fight on
 Side of Allies.

New York, Feb. 23.-Tho state ment that ap army of Czechs and Slovaks, now training in France to fight with the Allies, mum bers 10000 was made at the closing session here today of the convention of the Slovak League of American in connection with adopting a resolution to cable the conventions greetings to Slovak armies in France.
 Other resolutions pledged the un- qualified support of all the Slovaks of the United States to the American government and confidence in tho leadership in the Czech-Slovak na- tiona1 council in Paris.
 Albert Namtey, Pittsburgh. was elected president of the league; Rev Paul Siska, Bridgeport. Conn, vice president and Mathew Cadzki, Pitts burgh, secretary.