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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
HUNS TO SEIZE 2
RUSSIAN CITIES

Stockholm, Feb. 1S-The Ger
mans resumed war measures
against Russia today, the Social
Demokraten says. Their first OBJ
jective is the seizure of Esthonia
and Livonia, it declares.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
PORTUGUESE TAKE
HUN PRISONERS

London, Feb. 1S-"A hostile raid
ing party was driven off during the
night by one of our posts in the
neighborhood of Gavrelle," says to-
days war office report. "A few pris-
oners were taken by the Portuguese
in the neighborhood of Neuve Cha
pelle. Patrol encounters in which
the enemy suffered casualties occur
red early in the night in the Messinas
sector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
HUNDRED MILLION
MORE TO BUILD
SHIPS FOR u. S,

Washington, Feb. 1G-Supplemental
appropriation estimates submitted to
Congress today include new naval
emergency fund of s1OO,OO0,OOO to
expedite ship construction and for
purchase and construction of destroy
ers submarines and similar craft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
CossaCks, Ukrainiians,
Poles, Rumanians And
Films Attacking Reds
FORMER SLAV COMMANDER-IN-CH CHIEF AT HEAD
OF ARMY BOUND FOR KHARKOV-
RED GUARD TAKES KIEV-
POLES WIN VICTORY.

Petrograd, Friday, Feb 8A battle begun yesterday
between the Boshevk and wing Of the Cossac army of Gen
exie former Russian commanderinchef which advanc
ing toward Kharkov n the Ukraine 420 miles southwest
Moscow The Bolshev sending troops to crush this
est rebellion but reports received here indicate that forces
Sankoff who member of the Kerensky cabinet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18

able to get coal are urged to keep
warm by reading in the newspapers
how nice and hot it is in the Southern
resorts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
FINDS Yankee
TROOPS WELL CARED FOR
COMMANDMENTS CHIEF OF AMERICAN FORCES TOURS
FIRST LINE TRF1NGIiES-NEN WELL FED AND
PROTECTED FROM TRENCH ILLNESSES

With the American Army in France Sunday, Feb 17-(B
Associated Pres)Gen Perhing has completed two day
INSPECTION the American sector northwest Of TOul
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
WHOLESALE ARREST OF
TAX DODGERS COMING
LIST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MEN THIS CITY HAS BEEN
GIVEN TO PROSECUTOR DELANEY AND HE
WILL ISSUE WARRANTS.

Wholesale arrests of personal tax dodgers will be made
Bridgeport during the next few days. according to officials
City Hall today .
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
The Want Columns

Classified advertising in
this newspaper is effectivs,
no matter what you may de-
sire to advertise. Try it once
and see.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi
cinity: Fair and slightly
warmer tonight and Tuesday.
The Press., 1918-07-18
Children Not Emu%v.

The pseudo-science of education un- der which most of us were brought up assumed that children were empty ves- sells to be filled by knowledge, observes the New Republic. Teachers and par ents still feel that to cut down an arithmetic hour to 45 minutes is to de- prive the child of fourth of his edu- cation. But children are not empty vessels. nor are they wound up and set running on track by the teacher.
 They are pushing wills and desires and curiOsities. They are living, grow. ing things, and they need nothing so much as a place where they can grow. They live as wholes far more than old er people do, and they cannot be made to become minds and minds alone for four or five hours a day; that Is, with. out stultiflcation.
 The school fOrgets that we are only accidentally intellectual, that our oth. CT impulses are far more imperious. Because a teacher can secure outward order it does not mean that she has harmOniZed the child's personality. She has not the least clew to riot or apathy or delusion that may be going on inside him. She may easily become a drill sergeant, but she must not think that she has thereby become an educa- t1Onal scientist.
The Press., 1918-07-18
NUISANCE ALL TOO COMMON
No Doubt the Majority of Our Readers Have Met at Some Time the
 "Big Money Boy.

Step up little closer, patrons, look 'em over good, then take your seats and set back for listen. Y'know this windbag, the big money boy. Oh, yeh Go ahead, you tickle us. This pipe dream Is always putting across some "big deal" expecting "clean up," 'got a tip," etc, and all that fat chatter. His melody goes a buzz this way:
 Well, things look merry for me, I'll say. Got in on a deal this morning if it goes through, means much Jack, gas roller and easy picking for me to last some moons. Cant tell you what it's about just yet. Backed up by so and so of the so and so corpor- ation, and he's sinking all his interest collection on 1t, so you see what a blazer it is or he wouldn't be In 1t. I'm to be one of the main squeezes, hold stock, and go on the road at $1OO per Saturday, 25 per cent cOmmish and travelling expenses" etc., etc.
 Listen This rummy has more wind than a deck of cyclones. He imagines more money in an hour than the mint turns out in a month. Call his bluff and tell him to go settle his laundry bill with the Chinaman. Remember: |: They are not putting signs up in the back windows, "President Wanted."- Washington Herald.
The Press., 1918-07-18
MELTING POT FAILS TO MELT
Trouble 10, According to Writer, That the Stocking of the Fires 10
 Neglected.

This melting pot of ours has been asked to melt up more different kinds of stuff than the department of min eralOgy ever heard of. It's got more things in 1t than New England boiled dinner, or a rummage sale, Porter En- erson Browne writes in McClure'S And to have gotten all these ingredi- ents properly melted would have meant that every second man was a stOker and every first coal miner.
 But instead of that, every second man has been q mOtorcar manufactur- CT and every first an open market.
 And the result has been that so far from melting these different ingred1- ents, we haven't done anything with them at all. They have just been dumped in and lain there, here a pile Of Armenians, there a bunch of Ger mans, over wonder a pile of Jews, and beyond that a chunk of Chinese. And New York, which has been our biggest receiving station, has come to take on the appearance of one of those dishes Of hOrs d'oeuvres that you strike in Italian restaurants-sardines In one compartment, olives in another, saul sage in third, anchOvles in 8 fourth, and so on, all separate, distinctive and individual.
 And as the United States comprises 4S states, so does each of our states comprise 48 or more cities, and each of our cities 48 different colonies of un- mixed and often unmixable national tiles.
The Press., 1918-07-18
ASHFORD WarrAnviI1a

Mrs. Ellen Braokley has been visit. ing her sister in Hartford.
 The Misses Ruth and Lillian Jenny of Burnside are visiting at Mrs. Ellen Kendall's.
 Mrs. Harriet Lanphear is visiting her daughter, Mrs Wm. Philipps, in Willimantio.
 The Ohautauqua at Willimantio is being we'll patronized again this year by our citizens.
 Miss Grace Davoll, a former teacher here, was a recent visitor at MT. and Mrs. Milton l.. Durkee's.
 The women of the Ladies' Aid so- ciety were entertained by Mrs David Russ, Mount Hope. on Tuesday after. nOOn
 The lawn soolal given by the "Who Do" club on Tuesday evening was pleasant event. The sale of ice cream netted $I2 30.
 David Mathewson has finished his having. W. D Durkee has assisted w. H. Lanphear and H. F. Scott have beon cutting the grass at the Henry Upton homestead the past week.
 o. D Baker has just added to his equipment Ve-passenger Rec car Mr. Baker has owned a truck of that make for some time which he has found indispensable in his store busi- ness
 7 The Services on the Sabbath were interrupted by heavy shower. How ever. the rain was much needed. Our evening service was conducted by o. P. Durkee. At the business meeting Mrs Ellsworth Weeks was voted in as an active member of the Christian EndeavOr.
The Press., 1918-07-18
HOLLAND.

Judge and Mrs. Edwin s. Agard have returned home from a sojourr at Charleston Beach.
 Miss Hazel Graham of Hartford was the guest over Sunday of MT. and Mrs Charles H. Sterry.
 Mrs Harry Newcomb aud children of New York are spending two weeks with MT. and Mrs. Frank T. New. comb.
 Miss Bernice Hall is spending a short time in West Hartford as the guest Ot her. uncle, M. Raymond Steele.
 Mrs. Willard N. Simmons visited her husband, Dr. Willard N. Sim mons, at the Hartford hospital Tues day of this week.
 The date for the Congregational fair is Aug. IA, afternoon and even. ing. Supper will be served and an entertainment will be given.
 The fair of the Ladies' Aid of the Lee M. F. church will be held in the town hall the afternoons and evenings Of July 3l and Aug. l. There will be supper and entertainment each evening More particulars will be given in the next issue of The Press.
 Special services were held Sunday in both of the churches in honor of the freedom of France. At the Con. gregatiOnal church Rev. R M. French of Hollis, N H.. a former pastor, lead in prayer and made a few re- marks Rev B. F. Case gave a very interesting account of the history of France and her help to America in our great war. Rev. William Barber at the Lee M E church gave a i've minute talk about France before the regular sermon.
The Press., 1918-07-18
At West Stafford Congregational

At West Stafford Congregational church last Sunday morning Rev. w.. O. Berokman, pastor, observed through patriotic courtesy the Independence day of France. Subject of sermon : "The Fall of the Bastille" and it's message to modern human life. At the evening service at 2. 30 the theme of sermon was "Old-time Farmers Institute. Beginning next Sunday morning the pastor will preach a se- ries of sermon son "Mid Summer Mes- sages from Gods Great Out-of- Doors. :" First of the course: Hammock list enings to breezes in the tree-tops. !" The theme of the evening sermon will be Loves Old Sweet Song. z"
 Crystal Lake District.) ..-=
 MT. and Mrs. k. W. Hack have been spending several days in Windsor.
 Master Percy Baker of Rockville is spending the week with Mrs. Frank Slater.
 Mrs. Augustus Garvais and two children of the Springs spent the week end and Sunday with Mrs. M. G. Chapman.
 Mrs. Rosinor of Hartford. who bought the James Smith place, has had the house and out-buildings thoroughly repaired and ready for oo- oupanoy. One auto truck of furniture arrived Sunday morning.
The Press., 1918-07-18
SOMERS.

Miss Margaret Fuller Bugbee spent the week end in NOrthfield, Mass.
 Mrs. Mattie Thompson of Spring field has come to spend the summer with Mrs. o. M. Gager of Main street.
 Mrs. Thomas Clark and four chill dren of Elmhurst l., L., have come to spend the summer in the home of MT and Mrs. Frank Combs.
 Ernest S. Fuller has returned home after undergoing an operation on his nose and throat in a Springfield hos pital.
 Charles s. Fuller, MT. and Mrs. Ernest s. Fuller and little daughter, Charlotte, and Mrs. Ica M. Gage have been spending several days at the Fuller cottage, Crescent Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Mahlon l.. Gowdy of Providence, R l., and Corporal Kibbe 0. Pierce, who is stationed at Camp DeVens, have been recent guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. Belle Pierce.
The Press., 1918-07-18
UNION.

Andrew Rizner has been transferred from Mississippi to Camp Merritt, N. J.
 Miss Lawrence of West Stafford is spending few days with her friends, Mir. and Mrs. Noles.
 Miss Elizabeth Baldwin of Windsor spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Harvey Lawson. on Mount Oohepe- tuck.
 The showers of last Sunday caught most of the people on their way home from church and in a few places there was a fall of hail.
 Miss Dorothy Howard of Hartford is spending the week with her friend, Miss Louise Burnham. Mrs. Fiery Burnham is spending a few days in Southbridge.
 Dairy Commissioner Fritz Henry Paine, Mrs. Paine and their daugh- ters. Dorothy and Virginia, of Elliot. accompanied by Robert Pane of Provi- dence, were guests of their uncle, L M. Reed, last Sunday.
 Mrs. L. M. Reed has received an other letter from J. B. Sellers, dated June 21, Somewhere in France. ' He is doing typewriting and clerical work, and writes an interesting de- soription of farming in France. Rock Meadow.
 Herbert Heck and sister, Della, of Worcester were at home over Sunday
 Albert ARard of Warren is with his brother helping him through having.
 Mrs. George Bradway is this week visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grace Stanton, in Brimf1eld.
 Mabel Heck returned home Monday. She has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida Roberson, in Monson.
 Samuel Heck returned to his work for the Lyman Seed Go. this week, after vacation of two months.
 MT and Mrs. D. o. Gerdern and child of Detroit, Mich, is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. JohnC satloss
 Mrs. Eva Flynn and Mrs. Flory Gaudette and children of Wales re. gently spent the day with their moth er, Mrs. Myron Heck.
 Dexter Rider and George Rider, also Raymond Rider of Rockville, were at Frank Ballou's Monday. They were on fishing trip and took home a big string.
 E MT. and Mrs. George Nobles of Willimantic and their Slaughter, Mrs. Robert Bindloss, of New London were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Oscar Willis on, Sunday.
The Press., 1918-07-18
Reasonable Conclusion.

"AlthOugh the foOtpad who robbed me of my watch and money last night appeared to me to be unusually tall, he offered in extenuation of the out rage the excuse that he was exceed. ingly short, commented Professor Pate. "The deduction draw from the incident is that, in addition to being dishonest he was also untruthful."- Kansas City Star.
The Press., 1918-07-18
WELLINGTON

oupanoy. One auto truck of furniture arrived Sunday morning.
 WELLINGTON
 MT aud Mrs Walter Gayon spent the week end III Gardner, Mass.
 MT. Nolan. state road supervisor, is ont about his duties in a handsome new Reo.
 Commencing Sunday, the 2lst, the church bell will ring each day at 12 o'clock, call for personal noon tide prayer for the winning of the war aud for an honorable peace.
 In the unpleasant trial of Rev. Buessell of Bristol before the United States district court, in session in HArlfIrd. Henry c Pratt of Willing ton was sworn for jury duty.
 There has been a succession of fam fly guests at the Converse home, the latest, Mrs. Wm. Olemons of Abing- ton, on her return was accompanied by her niece, Miss Jessie Converse, who will remain for a visit.
 At the last meeting of the executive committee of the County W. 0. T. U. Mrs. Ida M. Brown was elected treas uTer and Mrs Annie A. Preston was reelected press superintendent and also superintendent of the circulation of periodicals.
 Monday was St Swithen 8 day, that some of ns remember as faithfully as we do Candlemas, and with about as much reason, as far as it's influence upon the weather is concerned, but it rained "bit" this year, so we may expect rain for forty days, and, if re. ports are trna as to the low conditions of wells and st: cams, it may be needed.
 South Wilmington.
 James Service, Jr., visited in Nor wich last Tuesday.
 Misses Ruth Oahoon and Rosie Zu- soik visited in SOmers the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. W. H. Hall and fam. fly are at their summer home at Ocean Beach.
 Miss Rosa O Hall is attending the m issiOnary conference at the North field summer schools.
 Mrs. Alexander La Pointe and laughter of Worcester, Mass, were the week end guests of MT. and Mrs. Wm. Brackett.
 Mrs. Joseph TambOrine, who was operated on for appendicitis at the St. Francis hospital in Hartford, is ex-
The Press., 1918-07-18
HOME NEWS.
Local Noticaa.

naatter under this head 10 cents Ine.l
 Now Is the time to get your hats cleaned. Remember the place-Peter Speer. Prices rights satisfaction guar anteed.
 -$2.00 Arrow Shirt for $l 67 and B. ", D. Union Suits for 97e. at Modern Clothing Co.
The Press., 1918-07-18
Cottage House For Sale

GRANT AVENUE-Best Residential Section splendid opportunity to procure good home Liberal. Terms. MRS. 1T. l.. SULLIVAN bS Huntington Street, New London, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

odus from Poland into exile, chiefly, of
course. into France. Chopin. Mickie-
wlcz. Zalcski, Niemcewicz, Czartoryski
and others, compelled to leave Poland
sought home in France. When, there
tore. IN the Terrible Year the Germans
invaded France and beleaguered Paris,
many Poles were among the foremost
defenders Of the tricolor. Denied the
privilege Of then forming autonomous
legions under their own name. the
Poles enlisted by thousands in the
French ranks.
With this more than century-l long
record of fraternity in arms with the
French. and particularly Of assistance
to the French in opposition to the Ger
mans who were the oppressers of both
France and Poland, there was naturally
spontaneous f1ocking Of Poles to the
tricolor standard in August, 1914,
Promptly on August 2, the very day on
which Germany sent troops to violate
the neutrality Of Luxembourg and sent
an lnsolent ultimat tum to Belgium, rep
resentative Poles issued a call to all
their compatriots in Franco to enlist in
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
They Hurried as
Fast as They Could

"Ah.' they sighed as they reached
the last station. ''s'su
How they hurried, as fast as tbo;,
years permitted, toward their horne n
runs! How eager they were IN ca.
the garden! What longing they had
tor their precious chestnut treei n
lean against it-against that michty
offspring of the little chestnut of wear,
ago. that plaything, shining and u,. pol.
llshed., which. before t. 4,ning into ~, !.
tree, had been gripped in the warm
palm OF the hand of their three-and.s.
ali-yearold boy,
1hey saw it, razed level with tbs
earth ITS trunk lying across the rem.
nants OF the wall, which had bees
broken into pieces by its fall. For
long time already the dead branches
scattered about, had been rotting away
ana IN the presence of that useless ana
b,esottcd crime, the terrible sobs Ot
these two old people, who would no.
nave wept at seeing their house de.
nlo!lshed, We're those of all the parents
TO whom, since the war began has
come the announcement Of the greats.
OF an mlstortunes. For in the assss
Siha'loh OF that tree their little Pien
dled second time; or. rather in MI
of the death long ago of the lits
boy who could not grow W, he i.
been slain by the GermansEhe.s h.
ike soldier of the great war, i;isM
the others.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

Government deferred doing so until it
was too late. The Provisional Gov
ernment made promises of Polish indie
pendencc, but would not take the de-
cisivc step of sanctionins tho forma-
ton OF Polish army under the Polish
flag. AS for Germany and Austria,
they were quite ready to have the
Poles form a "national' army. pro-
vidcd it was quite subject to Teutonic
command and was drawn exclusively
from Russian Poland. That, however
fcll far short of satisfying the Poles,
who were and are as much intent upon
regaining for an independent Poland
the territories stolen by Prussia and
Austria as those assigned in the par
titlon to Russia. Now. therefore. all
Poles understand that the realization
Of their national aspirations depends
entirely upon the success of the Al
lies and the overthrow of Prussian
despotism in the Central Empires.
Naturally, they have looked much to
America since the entry of this coun-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
Big Army Training
In United States

Nothing could be more admirable
than the spirit Of these Polish volun-
teers. They include boys not vet out
of their teens and men of fifty years
or more, all being accepted who are
physically fit. 1t is not desired, how
ever. to receive any men who have de-
pendent families who would be LETT
destitute Many man has on enlist
ing handed over to the recruiting off
GER all his savings, "for Poland" and
mas expressed joy at relinquishing a
job paying several dollars a day to
serve in tho army at so many cents a
day, "for Poland" Naturally, men
thus animated make rapid progress in
military training, SO that it is not
surprising. to hear veteran French of.
ficers praise these troops of only a
few weeks training.
Paderewskl has given himself to the
promotion of this cause with an ea-
ergy which has fully taxed even his
powerful frame, and has once or twice
already compelled him to desist from
his labors for rest. In spirit he never
wearies of urging his compatriots to
enlist and thus to help. to fulfil the
aspirations Of the Polish nation. "Rus-
sia, Austria and Germany" he says,
have all been brutal to Poland. They
have all tried to crush our spirit Of
,AeSuoA'. 4ro" Is our cnance TO VIII
back free and independent Poland"
Very early in the war Mr.. Padercw-
ski organized d Polish Relief Commit
tee, of which his personal secretary,
Nr. w. Q. Gorski, has all along been
the secretary and executive director. A
native Pole, with the characteristics Of
that nation, MIR. Gorski is now an
American citizen, and has thus been of
great service in the promotion Of the
Polish cause.
In addition to Paderewski's work. 9
special Polish Military Committee has
been formed, and is working most ef
ficiently for the recruiting and equip
ment of the Polish army in France
and for all other details Of the work.
It's members are Messrs. T. NJ. Helm
ski, DR.. T. A. Starzynski and Alexan-
der Znamierli.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

e1'al Archinard was olaced in command
and headquarters were established in
Paris in the Rue Channleilles, in the old
Puysegur mansion. There recruiting for
the Polish army proceeded, all enlistment
being for the full term of the war and
the certificate of enlistment being writ
ten in both French and Polish. Re
cruits were promptly sent to Sille-le-
Guillaume, in the Department of the
Sarthe, where was established n great
camp Of instruction OF the Polish army.
The official organization Of this
Polish army is, naturally, Identical
with that of the French. The officers
are at first taken from among those OF
the Allied armies. for the sake Of ex-
pcrience, with the intention, however,
that as soon as practicable all should
be taken from among tho Poles them
selves. The uniform of the soldiers
is the same as that OF the French, with
the exception that the Polish eagle
replaces the French emblem on the
"konfadratka" (four- cornered Polish
cap). Thus q striking contrast is pre-
scnted to the Polish uniforms of for
mer years, which were perhaps the
most showy and splendid in the world.
Wisdom mght we'll have suggested
the formation of another such Polish
army in Russia, but the Provisional
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
the French army which was then being

the French army which was then being
modified.
The response was electric. Upon the
very first appeal made by DR.. Jean
Danysz, of the Pasteur Institute, and Of
the "Polonia Review" and the Sokol
Society, more than two thousand vol
unteers hastened forward Most of them
were from France, but many were from
the United States, and some were from
Brazil, from Argentina. from Costa
Rica and elsewhere. They comprised
men who were nominally Germans.
Austrians and Russians, according to
the parts of dismembered Poland to
which they belonged, but all were Poles
above all else. and next were devoted
friends of France. There could be, of
course, no question of an autonomous
Polish army, in view Of the relation
ship which at the beginning Of the war
existed between France and Russia,
wherefore they focked to tho famous
Foreign Legion.
Only two exclusively Polish com
panies were formed, one of these being
at Rueil and the other at the Camp-
des- -Cherubins, near Bayonne. The
other Poles were scattered through the
various battalions Of the Foreign Le-
gion.