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Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
DRY" CHAIRMAN
MAKES ISSUE A
MEASURE OF WAR

. Chicago, March 5-A demand for
as war measure was made by Vir-
gil G. Hinshaw, chairman of the Pro-
hibition national convention, in an
address opening the 18th national
convention of that party today. More
than 1000 delegates from all parts
of the country were present. Mr..
Hinshaw said:
I'VE want prohibition for the per-
iod of tbs, war but we also want it
permanently. We want it in the ma
tional constitution: Already seven
states have ratified the prohibition
amendment, Mississippi, Montana,
Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina,
North Dakota, Maryland, two wet and
five dry. We will take it for granted
that all dry states will ratify. In that
event we. must win seven more wet
states. The wet states which we be-
lieve we can win, in fact almost are
certain of winning, are Nevada,
Wyoming, Florida Ohio, Minnesota,
Missouri and Texas. That makes
seven. There are others we should
win, namely California, Wisconsin,
Delaware, New Jersey and Vermont;
that makes five more. Even New
York, Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
Louisiana are by no means hopeless.
"But I repeat once more the issue
is not can we secure ratification of
the prohibition" constitutional amend
ment. The issue is will we dc it
within IL months or will we allow the
matter to be deferred for three or
five or seven years. I do not need
to impress upon your mind that the
issue is overwhelming. The differ
ence between national prohibition in
| u months and three years means
waste of at least $4,000, 000,0 900.
Also it will mean the loss of a couple
of hundred thousand lives. 1t will
mean a decrease in the coal output of
Is per cent It will mean the waste
of enough grain to feed an army of
| 100000 soldiers. The difference
| between national prohibition IL
months from now and three years
from now might mean the loss of the
conflict between the Allies and Ger
many.
| Germany has gone so far as to
| prohibit the use of grain for the man
ufacture of beer. That is the greatest
single attack she could have made
against the armies of the Allies. Let
us make counter attack by securing
waG prohibition within 80 days and
national constitutional prohibition
within IL months. -.--
1--WE also have met here to decide
among other things what shall be our
relations henceforth to the organiza-
ton known as the National party. The
question, I believe, with us Prohibi-
tionists is, will a complete merger aid
US in securing mora Immediately and
permanently our original object, ma
tional prohibition? The complete
merger might mean more powerful
political party organization. That is
not the sole thing for US to seek. We
want the organization to be powerful
for the execution of our main pur-
pose"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
EMBASSY STATS
REPORTED SAFE
AT HELSINCFORS

Stockholm, March 5-The members
of the British, French and Italian en-
bassies, who left Petrograd last week,
are now in Helsingfors, according to
information reaching the American
legation here. The Swedish govern
ment will be asked to use it's good of
fees to obtain a train to carry the
diplomats to Tornea, on the Swedish
Finnish order.
Two hundred and fifty other En-
tente nations, including some Ameri-
cans, are now in Abo, on the western
coast of Finland. They have been
advised to attempt to reach territory
under control of the Finnish govern
ment, as Sweden will not likely send
ships to Abo.
The Foreign Office at London has
received news of the safe arrival in
Helsingfors of the staff of the British
embassy to Petrograd.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
WILSON AMAzES
THEATRE CROWD
With A SPEECH

Washington, March 5-All official
Washington was talking today about
little speech President Wilson made
last night from his box at the theatre.
It was the first time within memory
of anyone here that d president had
done such thing.
With large audience, the president
had enjoyed a play depicting the con-
version of a disloyaI Commandment
can into a loyal citizen. When one
of the leading actors in response to
repeated curtain calls exhausted his
curtain speech and the audience de-
manded more, he suggested that prob
ably the president might say some
thing.
Rising in his box as wave of ap-
plause and cheering swept the theatre,
the president thanked the actors for
an admirable performance, and said
how much he had enjoyed the theme
of the play.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

Mr.. Henderson addressed a meeting
last night in Eastman, making
strong appeal for the abolition of Sc
cret diplomacy, for peace by concilia-
ton and for a league Of nations. He
said that before the war began the
people had entrusted foreign affairs
to statesmen and diplomats and were
paying dearly for their neglect. 1t
had to be recognized that no greater
disaster had occurred in the course
of the war than the fatal commission
to do the utmost to keep Premier
Kerensky and his government in
power in Russia. The people must be
on their guard against a repetition Of
the same fatal policy over a wider
field.
It is highly improbable, Mr.. Hen
derson declared, that the war can be
ended by a decisive Prussian military
triumph. 1t might end by a process
of exhaustion and that meant con-
tnuance of the war, with all its hor-
rors, until the destruction of human
life and material of one or both sets
ofSbelligerents made continuation i'm
possible. Such a termination would
Be disaster of the first magnitude to
mankind.
There remain, he said, a third
thing-a policy of Cancellation
through combined forces of labor and
Socialism to obtain a real peoples
peace. That did not mean a surrender
to the enemy, or a patched up peace.
or peace at any price, nor that the
people are willing to condone Ger
man brutality or to leave Germany
with all her power for mischief unim-
paired.
What the policy of Cancellation
meant was the destruction of militar-
ism, not only in Germany but every
where.
Mr.. Henderson then recited the
well known aims of the Labor party
including league of nations. He said
that such a league implied the COM
plete characterization of the machin-
cry of government in all countries, the
suppression of the greed of diplomacy
and the publication of treaties, which
must never contravene to stipulations
of the league of nations. 1t mean
the certain abolition of militarv ser.
Vitude in all countries, to be prepared
for. by a common limitation of arma
ments and that there must be no sug
gestion of commercial boycott or tht
financial or commercial isolation O
Germany
The German policy toward Russi;
made the policy of peace by concilia
ton much more remote. The peoph
must convince the German peopl
'sTat victory for such ruthless militar
Ssrn would faston permanently OF
democratic nations the awful burden
of ornaments and enforced service
and that the greater the German sue
cess on the battle front, the more re
mote was world peace
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
DIED
IN 0LSKEvIKIST
ATTACK ON KIEv

Washington, March Several
thousand lives were lost and millions
of dollars of damage was done in the
city of Kief, Russia, during the recent
fighting between the Ukrainians and
the Bolsheviki, according to delayed
consular kilograms to the state depart
ment, received today. They also told
of the advance by Austrian and Ger
man troops with those of the Ukraine
on the city of Kief in the last week
of February. The small number of
Bolshevik troops in Kief offered little
hope that the city would be defended.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
u, S, OFFICERS
In N. Y. SEEK
WIRELESS PLANT

New York, March 5-Government
officials are searching for a powerful
wireless outfit in this city which, it is
believed, is in communication with
the German station at Nauen.
Messages in code have been picked
up by wireless stations maintained by
the Army Intelligence Bureau.
One of these messages picked out
of the air several days ago has been
partially decided.
It is the belief of army signal Of
ficers stationed at Fort Totten that
this message reported the departure
from New York of the troopship Tus-
CANA which was later torpedoed with
appalling loss of American lives.
In efforts to locate this mysterious
wireless plant an army radio station
has been operating at the Hotel Ma
jestic for some weeks. The anten-
nae of this outfit is hidden by the
huge electric sign on the roof of the
hotel at Seventy-second street and
Central Park West.
Secret new devices attached to this
plant indicate the location and direc-
ton in a general way of the plant
from which outside messages are
sent.
Several code messages have been
picked up from this powerful and
mysterious German radio system. The
''detectors" on the Hotel Majestic
plant indicated the German wireless
was somewhere in the vicinity of the
| Battery.
% nj in, u A 81 -
Army Intelligence Bureau, came
from Fort Totten two weeks ago and
has been living at the Majestic. 9th
er officers and wireless experts of the
army and navy have been aiding in
the hunt for the Berlin radio. When
word came that a wireless outfit could
be found at No. Ill Broadway Cap
tain Houghton notified United States
! Marshal Mccarthy.
1t was intended to visit the Trinity
Building, at No. Ill Broadway, last
Saturday night. Marshal Mccarthy
went to the Majestic and had a con-
ference with Captain Houghton and
the decision was arrived at to make
the raid on Sunday. For several days
Richard Pfund the tenant had been
under observation.
Captain Houghton, Marshal McCar-
thy's wireless experts from Fort Tot
ten and a couple of deputy marshals
made up the visiting party. The tow
er on top of the roof at the twenty.
first story of the building has foul
floors. These were formerly used az
the offices of the Telefunken Co., the
German-owned wireless system, which
maintained powerful sending and re
ceiving stations at Sayville, L. L, ant
lTuckerton, N. j.
Pfund was their manager unit
April, 1918, when he had trouble with
his company and resigned. He ther
leased the four floors of the tower il
his own name. He used them as ar
experimental laboratory. The wire
less plant which formerly operated
from the tower remained. Pfund So
he dis tied it early last year wheT
orders nm the Navy Department
puttinr prohibition on all wireles.
except those plants operated by thu
government
On Sunday Pfund was seen to enter
the tower and the officers followed
him. They obtained a key from Car
A. Leasenfeld, uperintendent of thu
building, which is owned by the U. E
Realty & Improvement Co Once in
side, the officers found Pfund haC
gone upstairs in his tower, lockin.
the door behind him. They called
on him to open. He refused.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
NEW OFFICERS IN
NEW HAVEN r. r,

New Haven. March 5-Changes in
divisional heads on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad were
announced from the offices of the
general superintendent today as fol-
lows;
E. F.. PeE1n IS appointed superin-
tendent of the New Haven division in
] ace of F. S. Hibbs, who goes to the
old, Colony division, while Frank NJ.
Clark becomes superintendent of the
New London division. he having been
superintendent of the Old Colony di-
vision.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

OF the Responsibilities involved
1t is understood, says a Reuter- dis
patch to London from Tokyo, that the
Japanese government is extremely
well informed as to developments in
Siberia, but it is at present following
a policy of watchful waiting. Japan
is carefully avoiding arousing the OPP
position of loyal Russians, who, not
withstandinig their dire need of as
sistance, appear to be extremely sem
sitive of outside interference.
Recognizing also that China is en-
titled to consideration as a protector
of the frontier on which Japan does
not actually border, Japan, the dis
patch adds, probably has agreed with
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

Although the government has been
using the docks and properties of the
two German companies, President
Wilson told Senator Martin at White
House conference today that it was
deemed necessary to take over the
legal title. The president arranged
with Attorney General Gregory to adj
wise congress of the legal situation.
Senator Martin was called to the
White House to arrange for a pro-
vision in the urgent deficiency bill to
meet the situation. No details of the
presidents plan were given to Senator
Martin, but arrangements were made
to take up the urgent deficiency bill
in the Senate today ahead of the war
finance corporation measure, to ex-
pedite the deficiency appropriation and
the matter relating to the German
docks.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
OLSEN KILLED BY
FALL FROM AUTO

Greenwich, March 4-Charles Oh
sen, 35, of Stamford, died of injuries
received early today by a fall from
n automobile driven by Eber Brown
of Sound Beach. Olsen was seated
on robe spread over the rear gaso-
lene tank of the machine, which was
one seat roadster. On the Boston
post road the machine struck rough
ice and Olsen was shaken off. He
died while being taken to the hos
ipital. Awaiting an inquiry by Cor
oner Phelan, Brown provided a bond
of $4,000. Olsen was master mechan-
ic in the plant of the American Syn
thetic Color Co., and Brown is night
superintendent there. The borough
court hearing was fixed for Wednes-
day,
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
BABY DOLL
JURY IS
CALLED
Eighteen County Citizens
Will Be Examined To-
morrow Morning;
Tuesday, March 5

Sheriff Simeon Pease has sum-
moned IS persons to appear be-
fore the Superior Court tomor-
row to act as grand jurors in
several cases in which murder is
alleged, including the cases of
William (Baby Dol) Thomas.
and Jacob (TexaS) Hankins, for
the killing of Norris PanniH in
the riot at the keystone club,
January 6 last. The following are
those summoned to appear:
The Rev. Emil Richter, Darien;
John Thornton, Michael Gone,
Bridgeport; Ambrose Hurd, Rob-
ert Sinclair, Monroe; Rev. Frank
Carlson, Robert Hitchcock. Fair
field; S. T. Palmer, E. W. Kneen,
Shelton; John BOles, Louis N.
Close, Stamford; T. M. Stocking,
Benjamin B. Banks, Newtown;
George W. Ogden. G. E. Eag-
land, Wilton; E. c. Birge, West
port; w. E. Waller, TrumbulI;
Joseph Brush, Greenwich.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
AUSTRALIANS IN
RAID OF PROFIT

London March 5.-''Australian troops
carried out successful ra.- ---~ =.--===1,sssss
against the enemy's positions at War
neton, capturing a number of prison
ers and two machine guns says to-
days war Office report "a hostile
party which attacked one of our poses
in the same neighborhood was re-
pulsed after sharp fighting.
Yesterday afternoon our patrols
brought in several prisoners south of
St. Quentin
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
NEW ORDNANCE
BASE IN FRANCE

Washington, March Building a
SIS, 100000 ordnance base in France,
which will include approximately 20
large storehouses, IL shop buildings,
100 smaller shops and magazines and
machine tool equipment, costing about
100000. was announced yesterday
} by the war department
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
TO EXTEND SCOPE
OF WAR SAVINGS

Hartford, March 5-Plans for the
extending of the scope of the war
savings campaign will be discussed at
meeting of all the town chairmen of
Connecticut to be held at the Capitol
beginning at 1880 Wednesday morn
ing and continuing throughout the
afternoon.
The first part of the session will be
devoted to a discussion of the work
already accomplished, after which the
chairmen will be given an oppor-
tunity to express their opinions how
to increase the sale of thrift stamps
and war savings certificates.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
FOR q. S.
TROOPS IN 4! RAID
ON GERMAN Line

With the American Army in
France, March 4-(By the Associated
Press9-The first Americans to win
the new American medals for bravery
in action probably. will be men who
participated in Fridays successful
fight with the Germans in the Toul
sector. Among them undoubtedly
will be some if.not all, iQfethe men who
were decorated yesterday by. Premier
Clemenceau. 3. -. ~, "a
/ The fighting records of the various
soldiers. are being compiled and on
these records recommendations will
be made by the, general commanding
the division. The data is gathered
carefully so as to make certain that
none will be honored especially for
simply doing his duty.
The entire American expeditionary
force is waiting to see who among
them will be the first to get the new
war. medal.
A German machine gun in perfect
condition may be sent to Washington
as the first American war trophy. II
was among the mass of material
dropped hastily by the enemy when
he retired from his Intellectual attack
on the American lines last week. The
weapon, with several belts of ammu-
milton, now is in possession of inteIli-
gence officers.
1t is now permissible to give the
names of the officers and men decor
ated yesterday by Premier Clemen-
ceau. They are:
Lieut.. Joseph Candy, Brooklyn, N
Y; Lieut.. William Coleman, Charles
ton, S. c.; Sergt. Patrick Walsh; Sergt
William Norton; Private Buddy
Pittman, Brooklyn, N. Y; Private
Alvin Soiley, st. Louis.
The sergeants have been in the army
for many years. Sergeant Walsh for
merly lived in Detroit and Sergeant
Norton in Arkansas.
Both the privates distinguished
themselves by running through the
barrage laid down. by the Germans
during the raid and delivering mes
Sages.
Two artillery off1cers-Capt. Holtzen-
dorff, whose home is in Georgia, and
Lieut.. Green-wilI receive the French
war cross. They were wounded by
shell fire.
Lieuts. Candy and Coleman went
out into. No Mans Land in daylight
and each took German prisoner.
Sergeant Morton killed a German
lieutenant and two soldiers. He was
challenged by the, lieutenant to leave
his dugout and led out his men fight
ing. Sergeant Walsh took command
of a detachment in front of the wire
when his captain was killed, and con-
tinued the fight.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
sDRY" PARTIES
IN CONVENTION

Chicago. March 5.-The national
conventions of the Prohibition and
the National parties met here today
to formulate policies for campaign
during the year.
The National party was organized
here last October by representatives
of the Prohibitipnists, Progresives,
Loyal Conservatives and Single Tax
erS
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
THEATRE YEGGs GET 81, 900.

Springfield, Mass. March =
Nearly 81, 900 in money and securities
were obtained by burglars who early
today blew the safe in Fox's theatre
here. The safe, weighing 1900
pounds, was moved from the Office to
a corridor, drilled and the charge set
1ff by electricity, draperies being
used to muffie the noise of the ex-
'plosion.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
ALP AVALANCHE ,
KILLS AUSTRIANS

Geneva, March 5.-The heaviest
snow fall of the present winter in the
Swiss Tyrolese Alps has occurred dur
ing the last "a hours. The snow is
from three to six feet deep and still is
falling.
One avalanche cut an Austrian mil
itary train in two south of Botzen
Twenty-six officers and men were
killed.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
GERMAN ATTACK
UPON AMERICAN
SECTOR FAILURE

Paris, March 5-A German attack
last night on the trenches held by
American forces in Lorraine was re-
pulsed, the French official statement
today announced. American patrols
operating in the same region, the
statement adds, took several German
prisoners
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
ORDER INCREASE
IN OUTPUT FROM
U.S.FLOUR MILLS

Chicago, March 5.-The milling di-
vision of the food administration has
issued orders providing for an imme-
dfate increase in the output of -four,
according to announcement today by
R. A Eckhart, head of the division.
The order notifies flour millers that
they may return to a 80 per cent. ba-
sis. The change made will materially
increase the output.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

China on a plan for prompt cooper
alton.
Significance is attached to a meet
ing today of the fgoreign affair COM
mittee of the chamber of deputies in
Paris which was attended by Foreign
Minister PichOn, the understanding
being that the Russian situation as it
affects the far east was under dis
cussion.
The committeeman, says the Havas
News Agency, allowed it to be under
stood that it now seems certain that
all the Allies ar Elm agreement to
leave to Japan the task of interview
ing in Manchuria and Siberia.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
WILSON WILL TAKE over
GERMAN SHIPPING lines
AMENDMENT TO DEFICIENCY BILL TO GIVE PRESIDENT
AUTHORITY TO COMMANDER LEGAL
TITLES TO PROPERTIES.

asWhington, March 5-President Wilson intends =
take the Hamburg American and North German Lloyd
amshp companies which arrive and dock in Hoboken He
arranged today Senator Martini Democratic leader for
to the urgent deficiency appropriation bill giving
him such authority
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
HENDERSON APPEALS FOR
FEDERATION OF NATIONS
BRITISH LABOR LEADER RESIGNS SEAT IN HOUSE OF
COMMONS TO DEVOTE HIS TIME TO ELECTION CON-
TEST-DEPLORES KERENSKY ERROR.

London March 5The compaign for the next general cleo
ton already begun Arthur Henderson, former member Of
the council finding that the ecrearyshp of the Labor
party compes him to spend most of his time London has de-
cided to resign the house of from the Barn
ard Castle division of Durham and has been invited to contest
H. n,tInn di,-ci az Ia ham
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

London, March 5-Narva, 100 miles southwest of Pero-
grad has been captured by the Germans and the enemy report
be continuing his advance PeOgad says Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd dated yesterday.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

Tokyo, Saturday, March ply the Associated Pressl
The Russian situation completely absorbing the press and the
public There have been frequent meetings of the Japanese
cabinet at which, doubtessy the entire question consd
cred most carefully with full realization Of the serious nature
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

IVIIT . LIIIU IJUUDUIII 70 ] VI INV
The treaty continues: ARTICLE s..
Russia will without delay carry out
the complete rehabilitation of her
army including the forces newly
formed by the present government.
Russia will further transfer her war
ships to Russian harbors and leave
them htere until a general peace or
Immediately disarn. Warship of
state continuing in a state of war with
the quadruple alliance will be treated
as Russian warships insofar as they
are within Russian control.
THE barred zone in the Arctic con-
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

Amsterdam March 5-Russia and the Central Powers, in
the peace treaty reached Bresovk agreed that the
between them should be at end Berlin dispatches say The
third clause of the treaty provided that the regions west of
line agreed and which to be ineaed later formerly be-
longed to Russia shall have further obligation toward Rus
and Germany and Austria will determine their fate agree
ment with their population Article provides for the
Of the Anaoan provinces and the surrender of Ervan
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
RUSS CITY OF NARVA
FALLS into HANDS OF
TEUTON|C VANGUARD

PEACE TERMS REQUIRE COMPLETE
GENERALIZATION OF ARMIES, CESSION OF
MUCH LAND TO TURKEY, AND SURREND-
Err OF CONQUERED TERRITORY FOR,
HUN AND AUSTRIAN.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08
Entente ALLIES ARE
agreed TO GIVE JAP
FREE HAND IN RUSSIA

Committeeman OF FRENCH CHAMBER OF
DEPUTIES SAYS OTHER COUNTRIES WILL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN SIBERIA AND
MANCHURIA ABSORBS PRESS AND
PUBLIC OF NIPPONESE ISLANDS,
Republican farmer., 1918-03-08

tinues in force until the conclusion of
peace. An immediate beginning will
the Baltic and insofar as Russian
power extends in the Black sea. Com
mercial shipping is free in these wa
tiers and will be resumed Immediately.
A mixed commission will be appointed
to fix further regulations, especially
for the announcement of routes for
merchant ships. Shipping routes arc
to be kept permanently free from
floating mines."