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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-19
RIVERSIDE

Monday afternoon Eli McDougle
and wife were called to the Jay Cas-
selman home near Convey Hill where
the barn and all out buildings had
burned to the ground. Every thing
in the barn was burned also a new
Ford car which was owned by a car
penter, Mr.. Convey who had come to
work on the barn. The furniture was
taken from the house as it was
thought to be in danger of the flames
Mrs. Casselman was sick with the
measles and after the burning Of the
buildings is seriously ill at this writ
ing.
Women's Registration for National
defense will take place at all the
school houses i'm Waverly township
on Saturday, April 9th. Two regis
trars will be at each school house
from 900 A. M. to 600 p. M. to
classify the ladies Of the district that
are past sixteen years of age.
Albert Iwaszek and family have
moved here from Chicago onto their
farm where the family intend to
work the farm and make it their
permanent home.
Mrs. Aaron Ager and baby of
Kalamazoo spent the week end at
the home of Drew Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hutchins of
Chicago were Sunday visitors at the
Roy Hutchins home.
j. j. Dillon and family and Miss
Helen Creagan were Sunday visitors
at the Charles Carroll home in Ban
gor.
Mrs. Forbes, mother of Don Forbes
has returned from Monroe, Michigan
where she has been spending the
winter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-19

Isabelle Goldblatt Of Chicago is
visiting her sister Mrs. B. Mansfield.
Rev. Lemon attended the Board of
Missions in Lansing last week.
Charles Ayers of Warren, Mime
sofa spent the week end at the home
Of his uncle ]. d. Ayers and on Sun
day B. ]. Serene and family of Law
renee spent the day at the Ayers
home.
Mrs. Gertrude Harding, Roy Ran
dell, John Waber and the Frank Co.
have installed Van Buren, county
telephones. A. Melchon, C. Merri-
field, w. Keller, l.. Lams, j. Rhodes,
C. Wesler, B. Simmons and f. Will
kins have installed Farmers phones
recently.
The funeral of the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hogmire
was held at the home of Mrs. Ella
Stein last week. A Miss Turreen
from distance was brought here for
burial. The funeral was held at the
home of c. d. Myers Thursday. Rev.
Lemon of the F. B. church officiating
at both funerals and both were laid
to rest in the Robinson cemetery.
Several are suffering from vaccin-
alton and wish they had taken their
chance of having small pox.
Mrs. Lemon is spending a short
time at Ludington
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-19
GOBLEVILLE

George Houseknecht has moved
from Kalamazoo to the j. House
knecht farm.
The Clement saw mill is running
now.
Mrs. James Shindall who came here
to attend the funeral of her mother
will visit friends here before return
ing to her home in Montana.
Mrs. Kesler is no better
Leeds Healy went south last fall
and Vet and his family went this
spring. The latter sent car of
cattle and tools for his father and
now Arthur offers the 120 acre farm
belonging to them for sale. 1t looks
as if this community will lose all
three Of the Healy families.
The Fortnightly club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. C. d. Myers.
- Frank Friedman made a business
trip to Chicago last week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-19
BLOOMINGDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lane who have
spent the winter at Oceanside, Cali
fornia have returned home to their
farm.
The Pleasure club met with Mrs.
Joseph Holdeman on Tuesday and
Red Cross work was done.
VIM. Fields who has spent most of
his life here, but went to circuit,
California two years ago, came here
to attend the funeral of his brother
who was killed in Kalamazoo.
Jay Beals who has been sick all
winter has so far recovered as to be
back to his old job at E. ]. Merri-
e1''
Frazer Miller has sold his small
farm south of town to a Chicago
party and purchased the VIM. Tay-
lor farm north of town and will move
there soon.
Erastus Cour is visiting his child
rem in different parts of the state.
DR.. j. w. Hawkey has returned
from a visit with his brother in Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. John N. Percell is very i'll at
her home just north of town.
The Liberty Loan drive is in full
swing in these parts.
Mrs. Katherine Marks Of near De-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-19
Stromberg Carburetors
81 Miles on | Gallon of Gasoline

At last-a carburetor that actually
reduces gasoline expense to a mini
mum-the most effective carburetor
ever made for Ford cars, and it has
proven it's worth.
In an official test observed by F.
Z. Edwards, of the American Auto
mobile Association, this new Strom-
berg carburetor for Fords smashed
all official Ford records-proved itself
absolutely the most wonderful in
strument ever invented and made
little over 81 miles on one gallon Of
gasoline.
The primary desire of every Ford
owner is to reduce the cost of fuel
Now here is your one big opportunity
to really save money on gasoline, and
at the same time have a better car
have more power and speed, quick
acceleration, and more fexibility.
knowing at the same time you have
the most reliable instrument on the
market.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
DEMOBILIzAT|ON NOW PROCEEDING
 VERY RAPIDLY
Daily Average of 27, ,OOO Men Discharged Last Week
 Gen. March Announces.
PERSHING REPORTS PRISONERS RETURNED
More Than 5000 Have Been Taken From Huns Many
 Sent to England.

Washington, Dec. 21-With a total of 1856 men discharged from the army during the week ending Dec. IA, General March announced today, the War Department has about reached the average of thirty thousand dis charges daily for which the demo- bilization plans call.
 On a seven day basis the average for that week was 27,000 men per day, but in many cases demobilization officers did not operate on Sunday.
 Additional units in this country de- signated for early demobilization brings the total of men so selected to 9OO,0OO. General March announc- ed. Up to the date of the latest off, ficiaI reports, 26,9O3 officers had been honorably discharged.
 General Pershing has reported that 3,210 American prisoners of war were repatriated up to Dec. 16. Of these 2,653 came through Switzerland; 324 passed through the American front lines; 120 went through Holland, and 113 through Denmark. Those pass ing through Holland and Denmark are now all en route for England, the dis patch said.
 General Pershing expressed the opinion that very few American pris- oners remain in Germany and believ- ed these would be quickly evacuated He said a continued search is being | made for isolated prisoners, British and French officials in Switzerland Holland and Sweden and in Germany l itself aiding in this search.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
POSTPONE PEACE CONFERENCE PLANS

Paris, Dec. 21.-The preliminary peace conference at Versailles has been postponed until the beginning of February, at the earliest, says Marcel Hutfn, editor of the Echo De Paris. This postponement is due, he says, to changes in plans because of President Wilson's visit to England and the re- construction of the British cabinet, which will occupy Premier Lloyd George as soon as the result of the elections is announced on December 2S.
 Preliminary exchanges. which were to begin in Paris today, according to original plans, also have been deferred
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
FACED MACHINE
 GUN BULLETS IN ARGONNE FIGHT Morris Rabinowitz, Former Times Man Left Two Fin
 gers in France. NOW BACK AT HIS
 HOME IN THIS CITY Interesting Story of Exper- fences With Yankee Forces in Last War Days.

Back in the dear U. S. A, Private Morris Rabinowitz of 545 Maple street, formerly connected with the circula- ton department of The Times-Far- mer, tells of his experiences and en- counters on French soil, and of the patience and persistence of the Yan- kee soldiers who helped subdue the Hu-
 At the battle of the Argonne, one of the severest drives in the war, the Americans were going over the top almost every seven minutes" says Private Rabinowitz, land it was at that conflict with the enemy that the greatest number of casualties oc- curred. The Huns were all we'll equipped with machine guns, cleverly camoufaged, and when the Ameri- cans were ordered to advance, those machine guns commenced splitting and bullets were flying in all direc- tions. But the Yankees could not be frightened by machine gun bullets They went over the top just the same"
 i It was in this battle that Private Rabinowitz lost two fingers on his | left hand. He was taken to a base | hospital and there treated. At bast hospital No. s, he heard of the new: that the armistice had been signed.
 Speaking of gas" said Private Rabinowitz, "the German had sev. eral kinds, but the most annoying was the sneezing gas. When this ga! reached us, we would be tortured fol nearly two hours. The gas does no kill one, but 1t makes you want tt rub your nose. This would compe you to take your mask off, and thel the Huns would send the real deadl, fumes. The patience of the boys however, was great, and the sneezini gas was treated with as much pa tience as many other sufferings tn Huns inflicted on us"
 'The high explosives were anothe nuisance. They would tear a hole il the dugouts. from 25 to 30 feet deel and wake up the whole trench. Tn
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
CORONER
 ACCIDENT STORY
McMahon Said O'Donnell Appeared Suddenly Before
 Truck He Was Driving.

George T. McMahon of 14O2 Strat- ford avenue, wriver of the truck which yesterday struck James O'DonneI of Hurd avenue at Meadow street and North Washington avenue, told his own story of the occurrence to Coroner J. J. Phelan this morning. O'DonneI died yesterday afternoon at St. Vincent's hospital a couple of hours after the accident
 McMahon said he did not see O'Donnell until his truck was within a couple of feet of him, and it was impossible to prevent the accident. He said an automobile passing from Meadow street to Main street, and another going from Main to Meadow street, crossed North Washington avenue just as he reached the corner. He slowed his truck to allow them to go by, and then as they separated was passing through the space when O'Donnell loomed in front of him. He believes the right mudguard struck O'Donnell, knocking him down. and that he mans head struck the pave ment
 Stopping his truck almost instantly McMahon said he went to the inJur- ed mans assistance. He told the coroner he did not know in what di- rection O'Donnell was going before being struck by his machine but when he first saw him, O'Donnell was facing him and not more than three | feet away.
 Other witnesses were William J
 Cody, of 1865 Main street, and Will i liam Stuart 1850 Main street, who did not actually see the accident bu were on the spot a minute or two after it happened. Coroner Phelar has continued the inquest until o'clock Monday morning when h.
 hopes to have other witnesses. McMahon is a driver for Pastine $
 Musante and was returning after de
 livering a load of fruit in Lindley St ODonnell was about 65 years or az
 and lived at Hurd avenue and Good
 sell street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
HUNS STRIPPED POLAND BARE OF
 HER RESOURCES Take Two Billions to Re pair Damage Wrought
 By Invaders. MUST ESTABLISH
 SOUND GOVERNMENT Carried All Iron Plates anC Floorings From Factories in September.

Warsaw, Wednesday, Dec. 1S-(By the Associat ted Press)-Poland was stripped of all materials and ma chinery during the German occupa- tion which ended on Nov. II. On that day a few thousand soldiers of the Polish Legion, aided by the pop ulation of Warsaw, disarmed more than 10000 German soldiers who had planned a revolt against their own officers.
 All food and all telephone wires were removed by the Germans. All industrial plants were robbed and dismantled, with the result that Po- land will have hard job to start in again.
 Discussing the economic situation in Poland, Stanislau Larlowski, di- rector of the Commercial Bank of Warsaw, said today:
 "It will take nearly two billier dollars to repair the damage done during the German occupation an6 to put us on our feet properly anG to develop our great natural re. sources. Our oil products return 500, 100000 marks annually and wt are rich in coal and salt mines. pot ash, forests and agricultural pro ducts.
 At the present time the econo (Continued On Page Ten)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21

Warsaw, Thursday Dec. 19-(By The Associated Pross)-In discussing the political situation in Poland, es- peeially as regards the Jews, Prof. P. Tutermilch a Polish editor and writer, said today:
 The present progrom agitation has been seized upon by the Jews, at the expense of the Polish nation, for the purpose of influencing the peace congress. The Jews expect to ob- tain nationality concessions.
 "The Jewish question in Poland is not religious, since we have never in terfered in that direction. It is DO. liticaL What they really purpose to do through their nationalist party IS not only to get schools. but to have their own courts of justice and also their own parliament They really wish to form state. yet they in .. tend also to take part in our own political life. It is absurd. |,
 They are now interfering with our
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
NAME COMMITTEE OF 125 MEN FOR
 MEMORIAL HOME
Representatives of All In terests Will Get Together
 to Hurry Erection.
WILL CONSULT PUBLIC
 ON 2 BUILDING PLAN
Series of Buildings Includ- ing New c. of c. Home
 May Be Put Up.

Bradford D. Pierce, Jr., president of the Bridgeport Chamber of Com merce, today, made public the com- mittee of 125 who are to make all ar engagements and pass on suggestions from the people of Bridgeport for the erection of a Liberty Memorial Build ing. Following the meeting of the di- rectors of the chamber at the Brook lawn Country club last night, when subcommittee appointed earlier in the week were confirmed, Mir Pierce in a short address outlined the func- tion of each body and urged that every possible effort be made to launch an immense campaign at an early date.
 The one important thing yet to be decided is where the Liberty Memo rial Building will be erected as an in dividual institution or whether 1t will be combined with a large central li- brary as suggested by Mayor Clifford E. Wilson to the Board of Aldermen some time ago. This matter will be under the jurisdiction of the Commit tee on Plan and Scope of which N. w. Bishop is chairman.
 A new rumor, which up to the pres ent time has been the secret of the sponsors of the two big projects went the rounds of official circles today. It was intlmated that an effort will be made to launch campaign on a big ger scale than has been mentioned previously and this will include the erection of series of buildings, one of them to contain a new home fol the Bridgeport Chamber of Com. merce.
 The committee of 125 as made public today is as follows:
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
HINDENbURC'S PLAN FOR ARMY
 SUITS PEOPLE Feel That Under This Plan Organization Will Be
 Stronger Than Ever. DETAILS TO BE
 KEPT SECRET Germany Can Give Allies Only 100000 Tons of Shipping.

London, Dec. 21-The German government has accepted Field Mar shal Von Hindenburg's plan to form a Peoples Guard, or national army, according to a Copenhagen despatch to the Daily Mail. It is said that the German army, under this plan. will be stronger than ever. All of ffcers have received instructions to keep the details secret Women will be employed for auxiliary services.
 Paris, Dec. 21-Instead of the g. 5OO,000 tons of shipping demanded of Germany by the allies to carry out the provisioning of that country as mentioned in the armistice, the German authorities will be able to collect only 2,OOO,OOO tons, accord ing to German advices by way o1 Geneva.
 Zurich newspapers today printed q Vienna despatch carrying the repor! that the Austrian government, ''ir order to avoid fresh disturbances, ' had asked the allied authorities tc occupy the Austro-Hungarian capi- tol. The sending of French, British and American troops for this purpos1 was requested.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
THINKS WILSON
 MADE MISTAKE TO IGNORE SENATE.
Sen. Lodge Addresses Sen ate Holding Up Five of
 Fourteen Points.
DOES NOT FAVOR
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Urges Postponement of Mat ter of Economic Barriers
 As Not Essential.

Washington, Dec 21-F1ve of Presi- dent Wilson's fourteen principles of peace were held up in the Senate to- day by Senator Lodge, the RepubIi- can leader, as questions which might lead to division among the nations which have conquered Germany and which certainly should be postponed until after the peace conference. They are the first four and the last of the points enunciated by the Presi- dent in his speech of Jan. 8, 1918, and relate to secret diplomacy, free dom of the seas, economic barriers. reduction of armaments and the league of nations
 The Senator recalled that no treSty can become binding upon the Unised States without the Senate's consent. ] and declared that untoward results could be avoided only if the Senate expressed itself frankly in advance. While l think it a grave mistake" he said, Ion the part of the President to ignore the Senate, because our ul.. timate responsibility in making the l peace is quite equal to his own, I
 have no fault to find with his not ap- pointing Senators as delegates to the peace conference.
 i In his discussion of the freedom of
 the seas the senator called attention | to the strange development in 1 connection with the pending naval | appropriation bill, the advocacy by Rear Admiral Badger of a program | calling for a navy as large as that of
 England by 1925 He said he thought he had favored building more. ships than anybody else, but that he | had never contemplated such a pro- | gram and did not think it necessary. Of the league of nations proposal,
 Senator Lodge said no definite plan
 has yet been put forth that would not cause indefinite controversy. '"The attempt to form now a league
 of nations-and I mean an effective | league, with power to enforce it's de- i crees," he said, "can tend only to | embarrass the peace that we ought to
 make at once with Germany If it
 were successful and were to come 1 before the Senate, it might endanger
 the peace treaty and force amend
 ments.
 1 Are we prepared to allow any as-
 sociation of nations by a majority
 vote to order the troops and ships | of the United States to go to war?
 Unless we are prepared to do so
 we are not prepared to join a league
 of nations which is going to enforce peace"
 Urging postponement of action on l the matter of economic barriers. he
 said, ''its settlement is not in the
 least essential to ending the war by a peace with Germany"
 All civilized nations, he urged,
 must aid in restoration of Russia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
CHILD DEAD AS
 RESUL TOF BURNS

Lottie Machora age four years, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Stephen
 Machora, of 1 Steuben court, who
 was badly burned by falling into a bonfire in the back yard of her home, yesterday afternoon died this morn ing at the Bridgeport hospital where she was taken by the Emergency hos pital ambulance, pr. J. F. keegan in
 attendance, immediately following the accident The fire was built for the
 purpose of burning rubbish, and the little girl in playing about the yard ripped and fell into the fire, and burned fatally before assistance could
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
BRIDGEPORT JEWS FAVOR REPUBLIC
 FOR PALESTINE
Connecticut Plans Legisla tion of Import to
 Hebrews.

When the future historian writes @ description of the First American Jewish Congress, Connecticut will, no doubt, receive considerable credit for legislation, which will prove of mo- mentous importance to the future of the Jewish people of the world. At the Congress last week in Philadel- pl1ia through its representatives, Connect cut as the first state in the Union to produce a written constitu- ton with equal civil and political rights to every faith, was foremost in advocating similar rights to the oppressed Jews of the new European states, to be formed by the League of Nations"
 Senator Koppelmann of Hartford formulated the resolution that no new European state be granted autonomy or the rights of self government, unless it guarantees equal rights to the Jews; and supplemented by the motion of Attorney Charles H. Sha- piro of Bridgeport, representative at large from Connecticut, that this re- solution be considered an instruction to the European commission appoint ed by the Jewish Congress, it was un- animously adopted amidst much en- 1 thusiasm and applause.
 l Jewish residents of this city 1 through their representative Frank S. Cohen, presented to each delegate i a copy of a petition that nothing short l of a republic should be considered , for Palestine. It is hoped that in the near future this state will have more than 10000 members enrolled in the Zionist organization of Amer | ica.
 It has been suggested that the next session of the Jewish Congress be held in this city, and this has created great enthusiasm among the Jewish people here The European Commis- sion is expected to be able to report to the Congress again within a year and Bridgeport will then have good reason to invite the Jewish Congress here.
 This should mean the attendance
 of at least 5000 guests and if this should raterialize the Jewish resi-
 dents of Bridgeport would pledge themselves to defray the expenses o1 the Congress while here and it would
 place our city as the foremost of pub lie spirited communities of the na
 ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
WELCOME WILSON TO LONDON. IN AN IMP POSINC MANNER
Military Pageant Planned With King George to Meet
 American President.
WILL LINE STREETS
 WITH BRITISH TROOPS
President and Delegates Studying Conditions Pre-
 paratory to Peace.

London, Dec. 21 - Arrangements are being made for an imposing mill itary reception of President Wilson, according to some of the newspapers. There will be guard of honor at tbe station when he arrives and he will be greeted by King George, with whom he will drive to Buckingham Palace through streets lined with troops.
 It is said that the route of the procession will be as extended as possible so as to permit of a greater popular welcome. It is unknown whether President Wilson has yet re- piled to the Lord Mayors invitation to g. civic luncheon in Guildball where it is understood the city cor poration wishes to present a welcom- ing address to MT. Wilson. This ad- dress, if time permits the luncheon to be given, will be enclosed in 8 golden casket.
 Paris, Dec. 21-President Wilson and the American delegates had . day of few interruptions before then in which to study various plan which have been proposed for carry ing out details of MT. Wilson's pro gram.
 Apparently, the other powers ar' looking to the United States to bring forth a concrete proposition concern ing freedom of the seas. It is be lieved that the proposed limitation O construction of naval craft to light ly armored vessels, like revenue cut ters, whose sole purpose would be t protect merchant shipping, finds ia vor with the American delegation Advocates of this plan say ther would be no further use for heavil | armed ships, if all nations were plac ed on an equal footing by this means In answer to the British plea tha she requires a great navy to defen her colonies, advocates of the pla of limiting construction say that, wit no strong enemy of the sea, Englan would not require a great fleet, a she could protect her distant posses sions by troops transported on arme transports.
 This, however, is only one of tn plans advanced to open the discus sion and develop the views of othe powers. The Sorbonne will confer a honorary degree on the President lat | today.