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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

the seat now held by c. o. Heckle,
Is heavy holder of land i'm western
Ransom county. and Is president OF
the Ransom County Farmers bank
Of Lisbon. Mr.. Berg has been q resi-
dent OF Ransom county about IL
years.
An attempt was made by one dele
gate to take up county politics, but
1t was promptly quashed.
Twenty-one delegates participated
in the Ransom meeting.
All new names appear on the
league list of candidates for the 1egis-
lature from the Fortieth district,
comprising Burke and Divide county.
g. l.. Lindstrom. state senator, who
was credited with having hopes OF
getting the leagues endorsement, did
not land, Adolph Ingerson being the
choice. The convention talked about
the county ONCE situation and decid-
ed to abide by orders from head
quarters.
The Mckenzie county Nonpartisans
have gone into the county office busi-
ness, and endorsed a ticket as fol-
lows at their conventions: II. H.
Johnson. county auditor; s. A.
Thompson, sheriff; John Skavlan,
register OF deeds; Peter Hallan,
treasurer; r. R. Johnson, states at
torney; Theo. Evenson, superintend-
ent of schools: John GoodahI, COM
missioner OF the Fourth district;
Harry Larson, coroner; j. Il. Eide,
county judge. and ]. E. Strand, clerk
of the district court were endorsed
to succeed themselves. Sam Stubs.
commissioner of the First district was
also endorsed to succeed himself.
Theo. Nelson OF Dunn Center,
candidate for the state senate prior
to the recent league caucus that
named A. A. Leiderbach for that
post, may become candidate for
the Republican nomination without
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
Action Would Be Viewed
as Highly Unpatriotic
of City.
PLAN TO INCREASE
DEBT MEETS SNAG
Government Discourag-
ing All Municipal Plans
to Issue Bonds.

The city administrations
plan again to increase Bridg-
ports indebtedness by the issu-
ance of bonds for sewers and
warrenite will be frowned
upon by the Priority Board at
Washington when proposals
are submitted for approval. The
Priority Board recently issued
a request to states, municipali-
ties and banks asking them to
refrain from using bonds ag-
gregating more than 100000
during the war. The city plans
to float a bond issue of nearly
100000.
Before entering the market, bonds
should be approved by the Congress
s1onal committee, financiers advise.
This committee gives approval when
mark of City Auditor Bernard Keat-
ing today that the city might be able
to prove the need of sewers and war
ren1te, 1t is learned from an authentic
source by The Times today that
members of the Priority Board feel
that conditions in this city do not
warrant the saddIing of the proposed
issue and regard it as needless ex-
travagance at this~t time.
Action of the Board of Appor-
tionment yesterday in cutting more
than $1,000,000 from the requisition
of the sewer committee and sIicing
more than 100000 from the Streets
and Sidewalks committee clearly in
dicates that the administration plans
to float another bond issue.
Although the government has no
power over states and municipalities
in the matter of issuing bonds, the re-
quest is along patriotic and thrift lines
and as result many cities through
out the country have withdrawn pro-
posals for bonds.
1t is the governments intention to
discourage the sale of municipal or
state bonds during war times, setting
thrift as the moral example Provid-
ing the city administration persists in
it's desire t0 expand the city's indebt-
edness, it would not be able to sell the
bonds at less than five per cent dis
count.
The city of Cleveland recently ad-
vertised proposals for bonds at 1-2
per cent, but there were no bidders
and a review of the Daily Bond Issue
shows that none are being sold at less
than per cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20

Men employed in the gun room re-
mained at work, however, on govern
ment contracts. 1t was said that
these employed on the night shift will
be informed of the walkout before
Hight. The plant was formerly op-
Grated by the Liberty Ordnance Co.,
and it was the attitude. of the man
agement, not to recognize the shop
committee which asked for a 10 cent
an hour increase that led up to the
walkout, it is said.
Officials of the Machinists' union
said that the shop committee a few
days ago asked for an increase and
instead of an increase in pay. the man
agement gave them increases in
hours. The day shift, under the
regulations set forth by the company
had their hours increased from eight
to 10 hours day and the night shift
from nine to IL hours.
Samuel Lavit of the Machinists
union. telegraphed to Washington this
morning to have a government con-
ciIiator come to Bridgeport tc
straighten out matters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
ALLIED SHIPPING
SITUATION CROWS
BETTER STEADILY

Washington, Feb. 20-The low point
of available Allied shipping has been
passed, two or three weeks earlier
than officials expected, and confidence
was expressed today that the amount
of shipping available for the future
would increase steadily.
Several factors were said to have
contributed to advancing the amount
of available tonnage. Included among
them were the increased efficiency of
the offensive against the submarines
and the beginning of deliveries from
American shipyards.
The transfer of neutral shipping to
trade outside of the war zone, thereby
releasing Allied tonnage for trans
atlantic service. also contributed to
the increase of available bottoms. I'm
provement in harbor defenses and
facilities in France, so as to facili-
tate the unloading of transports, like
wise tended to speed up the release
of ships.
Food Administrator Hoover in a
statement today called on all patriotic
ship workers to enroll in the public
service reserve. No amount of in
creased food production, decreased
food use or food substitution and saw
ing will help unless ships for sending
food across the Atlantic are available,
he said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
CONTRACT
ALLEGATION IN
LDERS' SUIT

Breach of contract for doing the
work of Iathing and plastering the
new Colonial apartments at State St.
and West Ave, is the allegation in
suit for $1,000 being tried in the su-
perior court before Judge William NJ.
Maltbie and a jury. The Complain
ants are the Lenox Construction Co.
against the Colonial Construction Co.
The latter owns the buildings.
According to the complaint con-
tract was made March p last for do
ing this work, the total price to be
50 500 Work was commenced, and
carried on until June %, when it was
susnended because the plumbing work
had not been done. The Lenox Co.
was ready to resume July 9, but at
that time was informed the contract
was at an end Only $295 of the
money due had been paid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
HALF TON COAL
LOTS TO PUBLIC
ON NEXT MONDAY

The family portion of one-quarter ton
of coal may be increased to one-half
ton on Monday, according to Fuel ADJ
ministrator Carl F. Siemon, who said
today, I'VE will do it if the present
weather continues and the coal keeps
coming in Approximately $500 tons
was added to the city's supply by ar
rivals last night.
THE situation has let up tremen-
dously," declared the administrator,
and shipments seem to be coming
with greater regularity" Several
barge loads are reported to be headed
for Bridgeport and large train ship
ments are expected today.
The elimination of Garfield holidays
for Bridgeport has not been definitely
decided. State Administrator Russell
was to have had a conference with
New England Administrator Storrow
to discuss the matter, but it was post
poned until tonight.
The fuel committees office at 142
Golden Hill street will be closed Fri
day, Washington's birthday. The coal
yards and offices will also close on
this day, it being their first holiday in
four months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20

Practically all of the morning ses-
sion of court was occupied in putting
the Jail prisoners to plea, the minor
cases being taken up first.
Among those who entered pleas of
guilty were Henry J. Hagen, who ad-
mitted his guilt in passing a bad check
for 800 upon Owen keenan,, February
s, Charles ]. Van, who admitted thief
of bar of gold valued at 5000 from
the Adams Express Co., December IS
last, and Charles A. Long, who ad-
mitted theft of about 1000 pounds of
copper wire, valued at 81 100, from the
Western Union Telegraph Co.. in De-
cember, 1912. Long was brought back
from the South recently to answer to
this charge.
About 25 of the prisoners faced the
court, entered their pleas, and where
pleas of guilty were entered sentence
was deferred.
At the afternoon session some of the
prisoners who pleaded guilty were
brought before the court for sentence
Attorney Robert G. DeForest. public
defender. represented about two,
thirds Of the prisoners who were put
to plea today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20

while there have been outwardly
no new developments in the military
situation in the west during the period
under review" says the communique,
yet it is apparent that both the enc
my and the Allies, after extensive pre-
parations, which have been silently
and systematically carried on, are
ready for battle. The Germans have
recently withdrawn a number of their
veteran west front units from the first
line trenches and are busily training
them in mobile warfare.
According to advices received, the
German general staff hopes that by
massing large number of these pick
ed shock battalions, which have been
intensively trained, they may deliver
a crushing blow.
"The bulk of the German forces are
now assembled in the west. But a
large number of these units are Who'll
ly unframed in the method of western
front warfare which differs radically
from that conducted along other
fronts. Furthermore, the German
higher command realize fully that
their forces will meet with far more
hitherto encountered by an attacking
army. A break through was possible
in Russia only after the morale of the
Russians had been undermined; the
same was true in Italy and we wit
messed how speedily the Italian line
was mended.
During the week there has been
much activity of a minor character
along the entire western front.
"As has already been announced, in
Lorraine segment of the line is en-
tirely under the control of our forces.
Along our front patrol encounters
were numerous. The Germans under
took raid against our positions and
succeeded in inflicting a few casual
ties. A small American patrol, while
scouting in No Mans Land, was am
bushed by the enemy.
THE weather was very rainy dur
ing the first part of the week and our
troops were busy manning the pumps
in an effort to keep their trenches
dry. Later clear weather prevailed
and hostile air craft made frequent
flights to reconnoiter our positions. A
marked improvement in OUT anti-air-
craft barrage is reported. Artillery
duels took place and the Germans
showered our lines with gas shells,
which, however, caused no casualties
owing to efficient gas mask protec-
ton.
'In Champagne, units of American
artillery participated in an engage
ment undertaken by French forces
This operation was the most import
ant of the week in the west. After
Continued on Page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20

The accident happened few min
utes before nine o'clock while the
policeman was directing traffic at the
intersection of State and Main streets.
He had just closed the traffic along
Main street and was giving his atten-
ton to the vehicles on State when the
trolley in charge of McClosh, coming
north on Main street struck him.
According to the story, told by the
motorman, he tried to stop his car at
the dead line, but his brakes refused
to work, and although he shouted a
warning to the injured policeman, the
latter failed to hear him owing to the
fact that the trolley vestibule was
closed and there was no time to open
the front wind shield.
An automobile belonging to the u.
M. c. Company happened to be near
at the time of the accident and
Sergeant Connery, who had come to
the assistance of the injured police
man, carried him to this machine and
to the Emergency Hospital. DR.. ]. F..
Keegan attended the minor injuries
and then had Ryan removed to St
Vincent's hospital where he now lies
awaiting an X-ray examination of his
injured knee cap.
From what doctors say there is lit
tie chance of the policeman ever re-
Stunning his duties on the force again,
as the chances are he will be per-
manently crippled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
HOLDING UP
DRAFT FOR
NEW LAW
Second Conscription Awaits
Passage of Pending
Legislation.

Washington, Feb. 2O-Secretary
Baker authorized the statement
today that no date had been Sc
lected for the beginning of the
second draft.
The governments disposition
not to disturb the labor situation,
particularly on farms at the
planting season, is one of the fac
tors entering the situation.
The provost marshal generals
office, it is understood, is disin-
clined to go ahead with the Sec
ond draft until congress has per-
fected the law by pending amend
mentS to change the basis of ap-
pOrtionment and to authorize the
president to call the military SER
vice men skilled in industry and
agriculture regardless of previous
classification.
The remaining increments of
the first draft will begin to move
forward to the camps beginning
this week. 1t is probable that
next month local boards may be
asked to forward small increments
necessary to succeed men going
overseas, but the expected sum-
mons of half a million men will
be later.
Plans for the second draft in
cIude calling 100000 month un-
til the second quota is complete.
In that way officials expect to
avoid much of the confusion that
accompanied the first call. The
men will report in a steady
stream and be assimiIated into
the military machine before the
next lot is received.
1t has been definitely settled
that the first contingents will be
used to fill vacancies in National
Guard divisions caused by the
withdrawal of men for the orga-
nization of special technical units.
Similar vacancies in the National
Army divisions will have been fill
ed by that time from the final in
crement of the first draft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20

The German Independent Socialists
are arranging for a demonstrative
strike in the munitfon factories of the
empire beginning March 1, according
to information received from Berlin
and forwarded by the Amsterdam
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph Co
Gen. Hoffman,, the German mill
tary representative at the Brest-
.Litovsk peace conference, has tele-
graphed to the Bolshevik government
for written authorization of the
Russian wireless peace message sent
yesterday to Berlin. Gen. Hoffman,,
according to a Russian official state
ment today, says the authorization
must be sent to the, German command
in Dvinsk
The Russian official statement says
a messenger from Petrograd is sent
to the German command in Dvinsk.
The Russian official statement says
a messenger from Petrograd is sent
to Dvinsk today with the original
peace message, which was signed by
Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister
T1otzky.
When the Brest-Litovsk negotia-
tions closed all talk in Germany was
of peace. The school children were
given holiday and joy bells were
rung. The public apparently did not
discriminate between peace with the
Ukraine and with Great Russia, but
acclaimed it as a general peace with
Russia.
George Bernhard in the Vossische
Zeitung emphasizes this point and
wants an explanation of who was re-
sponsible for this disappointment.
The Socialist Vorwaerts takes, the
same line and says:
THE more we NEEDLE in Russian
affairs the more we get away from
peace. What must be done is to stick
to the defense of our own soil and
to make peace wherever possible
without annexation or forcible ampu-
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
May CLASSIFY
RAILROAD men
AS ESSENTIALS

Washington Feb. 20-Deferred
classification for railroad employees is
under consideration between the war
department and the railroad admin
istration, it became known today.
The war department objects to Civ
ing special consideration to railroad
employees as class, insisting that the
case of each man should be consider
ed individually as to whether he S
indispensable.
The policy does not satisfy the rail-
road administration, which contends
that few railroad men are actually
indispensable and that unless some
uniform action is prescribed local
exemption boards may be inclined to
refuse deferred classification to thous-
ands of necessary employees who have
no dependents.
Nearly 10000 railroad men are
within the draft age. But the actual
number that would be affected by
such ruling is estimated at less than
200, 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
EARTHQUAKE KILLS
1OSCOREIN SWATOW

Annoy, China, Feb. 20 - Reports
reaching here today from the districts
visited by earthquakes last Wednes-
day show some l1ss of life and heavy
damage resulting. Two hundred
deaths were reported from Swatow.
Many persons were injured. One-fifth
of the buildings, it was said, were
destroyed and the rest were damaged.
Great damage was reported from
Chong Fue and delta towns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
RULE TOMORROW
ON HEATLESS DAY

Boston, Feb. 2O.-Philip L. spalding
recently commissioned as lieutenant
colonel in the aviation service, and
assigned to duty at the front in
France, was reelected president of
the New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. at the annual meeting to-
day. All other officers were re-elect--
ed. Matt B Jones, vice president, is
acting president, while Mr.. Spalding
is engaged in war service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
HUTCHINSON SEES
u. S. WAGE BOARD

Washington, Feb. 20-Newport
News ship yard workers today asked
the wage adjustment board to apply
the recent Delaware yard wage award
to the Newport News district.
The board conferred today with
President Hutcheson of the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners and
took up the demands of carpenters in
the New York and Baltimore districts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
RESUME SERVICE.
BY WATER LINES

Water transportation between this
city and New York has been resumed
after much delay and a cargo by way
of the Merchants Line was received
in this city this morning, the first
shipment in two months. The Sea
board" of the Merchant Line docked
this morning.
The freight service of the New Eng
land Navigation company has been
resumed and the City of BIockton''
is making daily trips between this
city and New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
CORPORATION TAX
BLANKS RECEIVED

Blanks for federal returns of cor
porations have been received in this
CITY according to Information at the
federal income tax Office this morn
ing. These were mailed from the Of
fee of James ]. Walsh at Hartford
and as soon as they are made out will
be returnable to that Office The
stream of applicants to file individual
returns continues and large number
ere accommodated by the feleral off,
GERS this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
CORONER PHELAN AWAY.

Coroner John J. Phelan left this
afternoon for the West on a business
trip to Chicago and st, Louis which
will last for several weeks. During
his absence the business of the coro-
ner's office will be cared for by
Judge Henry G. Stevenson. deputy
coroner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
TRIAL
OF SLANDER SUIT

Owing to illness of some of the par
ties the suit of Julia F1eischer
against Jacob Weinstock, in which
damages of $4,000 are claimed for al
legged slanderous remarks, has been
withdrawn from the trial list in the
Superior Court for the present. The
case was assigned for trial this morn
ing before Judge William NJ. Maltbie
and a jury.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
LATE WAR BULLETINS

Amsterdam Feb. 20-In address to the lower
house OF the reichrah in Vienna Dr. Won Seyder the
Austrian PREMIER declared that under the peace treaty
with the Ukraine there had been placed at the disposal
of the Central powers the Ukraines surplus agricu-
tural products. This surplus, the premier asserted,
greater than the Central Powers could transport
London, Feb 20-German workngmen may rebel against
the resumption of against Russia.
Opinion expressed in newspapers Of Germany strongly
against the invasion of Slavic country Murmurngs in
Austria growing distinct daily and the public is de-
mandng statement from Count Czernn assuring them that
Austria Hungary regards her against Russia ended
In the meantime the invading German forces advance
to the northeast and east of Dvns the German office
today.
of the statement adds that $500 prisoners several
hundred guns and great amount of rolling were taken
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
TWENTY YEARS FOR
EVADER OF DRAFT

Camp Funston, Kan, Feb. 20
George zYeager, % years old. of Troy.
kansas, convicted here recently by
court martial on charges of evading
the draft. was sentenced today to 20
years in the Federal prison in Leave
enworth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
RoNRARD BELGIAN TARGETS

London Feb. 2o.-Naval airmen
continue 10 bomb docks. aerodromes
and other targets in Belgium and have
accounted for four German aero
planes the Admiralty announced in a
statement last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
NOT REPORTING
ALL HOLDINGS OF
Alien PROPERTY

Washington, Feb. 20-A. Mitchell
Palmer. alien property custodian,
urged all banks, trust companies, sur
rogates, United States attorneys and
internal revenue collectors today to
report at once any enemy owned prop
erty known to them.
Mr.. Palmer says many persons, in
Guiding banks and trust companies
have failed to report enemy property
and he has ordered an investigation
Nine units of the Pennsylvanias Re
serve Militia are scheduled to be mus
tered into the State service soon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
BERLIN APPROVES
UKRAINE TREATY

Amsterdam, Feb. 2O.-The Federal
Council Of the German Empire, dis
patch from Berlin says. has approved
4hspeaee~ treaty with the Ukraine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
MANY DEFENDANTS PLEAD
GUILTY IN SUPERIOR CT.
CRIMINAL SESSION OPENS THIS MORNING WITH PRAYER
BY REV. w. H. JEPSON-JUDGE JOHN P. KELLOGG
IS PRESIDING-BABY DOLL MAY BE TRIED.

unusually large number of offenders pleaded guilty
day the Criminal Superior Court which opened this morning
with Judge John Kellogg of Waterbury the bench Prayer
offered by the Rev w H. Jepson of St Lukes church
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
GERMAN TROOPS PUSH PAST DvINSK:
TEUT0NIC PEOPLE PROTEST INVASION
MESSENGER
RUSHES TO FRONT
WITH OLIVE TWIG

HUNS TAKE $500 PRISONERS AND SEIZE RAIL
ROAD ROLLING STOCK UNREST GROWS
AMONG WORKERS OF CENTRAL POWERS
OVER DRIVE-AUSTRIANP PUBLIC DE-
MANDS THAT HOSTIIITIES STOP.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
ARABIAN TROOPS
JOINING ENGLISH
I'm HOLY Land
TURKS IN PALESTINE FACING NEW FOE, DE-
CLARES SECRETARY BAKER IN WEEKLY RE-
VIEW-ALLIED FORCES GETTING READY
FOR EXPECTED OFFENSIVE BY HUNS.

Washington, Feb 20Afer extensive preparations silent
ly and Systematically carried is apparent that both the
Germans and the Allies ready for the long expected often
sve west Secretary Baker says today review of
military operations for the week ending Feb 16.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
100000 Bond Issue
To Be Halted By Priority Board
TROLLEY BRAKES FAIL TO
WORK; OFFICER CRIPPLED
TRAFFIC POLICEMAN JOHN RYAN KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
AT STATE AND MAIN STREETS-THROWN 12 FEET,
BREAKING RIGHT KNEE, AND INJURING HEAD.

Traffic Policeman John Ryan, hurled twelve feet had
right broken his left leg badly acerated and his right
injured when brakes Connecticut Companys
trolley car "1747 in charge of Moorman Daray McClosh,
TO this morning at State and Main streets