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Meade County news., 1918-08-08

red Cuban soil was exposed the trav-
elers sank into 1t as into wet putty.
Crossing rocky ridge, O'Rellly and
his guide at last emerged upon an
open slope, knee-high In grass and
grown up to bottle palms, those queer,
distorted trees whose trunks are swol-
len into the likeness of earthen water
jars. Scattered here and there over
the meadows were the dead or fallen
trunks Of another variety, the cabbage
palm, the green heart of which had
long formed staple article of diet for
the insurrectos. Spanish axes had
been at work here and not single
tree remained alive. The green floor
Of the valley farther down was dotted
with the other, the royal kind, that
monarch Of tropic vegetation which
lends to the Cuban landscape Its pc
culiar and distinctive beauty.
'Yonder is the camino," said the
countryman, pointing into the valley;
''it will lead you to the main road |;
and there"-he turned to the north
ward-"is Matanzas. Go with God,
and don't drink the well water, which
is polluted from the rains" With a
smile and a wave of the hand the man
turned back and plunged into the
Jungle.
AS O'Reilly descended the slope he
realized keenly that he was alone and
in hostile territory. The hills and the
woods from Pinar del Rio to Orlente
were Cuban, or, at most, they were
disputed ground. But here in the
plains and valleys near the cities Spain
was supreme. From this moment on
O'Reilly knew he must rely entirely
upon himself. The success of his en-
terprise-his very life-hinged upon
his caution, his powers of dissimula-
tion, his ability to pass as harmless
helpless paclfico. 1t gave him an un-
accustomed thrill, by no means pleas
ant.
The road, when he came to 1t, proved
to be deep gutter winding between
red clay banks cut by the high wheels
of clumsy cane carts. Inasmuch as no
Meade County news., 1918-08-08

cane from the load and began to strip
1t with his teeth.
"Will the soldiers allow US to enter2"
Johnnie inquired.
"Of course. Why not7 The old man
laughed mirthlessly; then his voice
changed. go back" he said, "go back
and die in the fields. Matanzas stinks
of rotting corpses. Go back where the
air is Clean" He swung his long lash
over the oxen. they leaned against the
load, and the cart creaked dismally
on its way.
1t is never difficult to enter trap,
and Matanzas was precisely that.
There were soldlevs everywhere, but
beyond an Indifferent challenge at the
outer blockhouse, a perfunctory ques-
ton or two, Narciso and Juan Villar
experienced no trouble whatever In
passing the lines. Discipline, never
strict at best, was extremely lax at
the brick fortinas along the roads, and,
since these two refugees were too poor
to warrant search, they were waved
onward by the sentries. They obeyed
silently; in aimless bewilderment they
shuf1ed along toward the heart Of the
city. Almost before they realized 1t
they had run the gantlet and had
Joined that army Of misery, fifteen
thousand strong. The hand Of Spain
had closed over them.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
poo Is Mans Friend.

However much or little the average
dog costs, he pays back to humanity
in affection, fidelity, intelligence, serv.
ice and companionshfp more than he
costs. This, all outside his value as a
creature, by his very presence among
men, cultivating the spirit of kindness
and humanity which man still so sore
ly needs. The real dog lover puts no
price in dollars and cents on his dog.
He simply says: money can't buy
him."
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
Let the Gown Hava MusIn.

We have 1t ON the authority Of &
farmer in the state Of Wisconsin that
cows to which the phonograph, or
gramophone, has been played while
they are being milked have given tive
quarts of milk a day more than they
ever did before. Professor Harker re-
marks upon this that cows will do lot
better II they are entertained and
amused, and that a great deal depends
upon their mood.-London Tit-Bits.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
Work Requires Expert.

An herbarium is collection Of dried
plants systematically arranged and
Damed, for ready reference. If the
work is we'll done the market value is
good and the material in constant de-
mand. The two classes Of herbaria
are kept separate, being the garden
plants and the native or wild plants.
Only an expert, and a careful one,
may collect with hope of profit.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
Long Sentence Has so2 Words.

No widely known English writer
comes anywhere near the record of
Nine. Peguy and Dumas in the mat.
ter OF long sentences. Gibbon has
some rather long and involved ones
from which one energies with a gasp.
and Doctor Johnson built up some
sounding enormities of the kind.
There is a sentence In Jeremy Tay.
Iors Day Of Judgment" that runs to
SOS words. This must approach, II Il
does not reach, the record In Sur
tongue.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
All Harmonious.

$50 you are getting good resultR
from juries Of ladies?"
'Yes," said the Judge; "they don't
want us men to have q chance t.
say they couldn't asree.~-Lsulisvilll
couEiaS-Jowaal
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
CHILD RUNS BEFORE AUTO:
COLLAR BONE is BROKEN

While Richard Wright Of ass Myrtle
street was driving his auto north on
South Main street last evening the
three-years- old son of Mr.. and Mrs
James Griffin of 456 South Main street
wandered onto the road and into the
path of the oncoming auto. Before
MIR. Wright could stop the auto the
child was hit and the childs collar
bone was broken. Witnesses exoner-
ated Wright. Two little girls ran
against Frank l.. Thorpe's auto on
Washington street last evening Both
were knocked down, but were not Sc
rtously injured. Mr.. Thorpe reported
the facts to the police
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
U.S.. IN Charge
Of EMPLOYMENT
Conservation Of Labor Is Aim Of
Officials

Washington, July 26.-On August /,
the supplying of war industries With
common labor will be centralized in
the L. S. Employment Service of the
Depa rtment of La Dor, and all indie
pendent recruiting of common labor
by manufacturers having a payroll of
more than 100 men viii be diverted to
the L. S. Employment Service. This
is in accordance with the decision OF
the War Labor Policies Board and ap-
proved by the President on June IT,.
(The War Labor Policies Board is
composed of representatives of the
War, Navy and Agricultural Depart
nents, the Shipping Board and tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation. the
War Industries Board, and the Food
Fuel and Railroad Administrations. Its
chairman is Feli% Franl1furter, AS
gistant to the Secretary OF Labod,)
The above action was found neces-
sary to overcome a perilous shortage
of unskilled labor in war industries.
This shortage was aggravated by an
almost universal practice of labor
stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment Of labor apply
only to common labor at the present
time, these restrictions will, as soon
as possible. be extended to include
skilled labor. In the meantime, re-
cruiting of skilled labor for war pro-
duction will be subject to federal
regulations now being prepared.
This drastic change in the Nation s
labor program has been found neces-
sary in order to protect the employer
and the employee, to conserve the la
Dor supply of the communities and to
cut down unnecessary and expensive
labor turn over (Which, in some cases,
is as high as 100 per cent. a week..
and to increase the production Of es-
sentials.
While non-essential industries will
sary labor for war work, the with
drawal will be conducted on an eui-
table basis in order to protect the in
dividual employer as much as pos
gible.
Under the operating methods adopt
ed, the country has been divided into
thirteen federal districts, each dis
trict in charge of a superintendent of
the Il. S. Employment Service. The
States within each district are in turn
in charge of g, State Director who has
full control of the services within his
State.
In each community there is being
formed a, local community labor
board, consisting of a representative
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26

Of the U s. Employm ent service.
representative of employers and a, rep
resentative of the employed. This
board will have jurisdiction over re-
r,uiting and distributing labor in it's
locality.
\ survey of the labor requiem ents
is being made. and in order that each
community may be fully protected.
rulings have been issued that no labor
shall be transported out of any COM
nlunitv by the u. S. Employment Serv-
ice without the approval of the State
director; nor shall any labor be re-
moved by the Service from one state
to another without the approval OF
the U. S. Employment Service at
Washington Every effort will be mace
to discourage any movements from
community to community or state u
state by any other SERVICE
This labor program has the approx
al Of all producing Departments OF the
Government, through the War LABOR
Policies Board.
It must be understood that farm Ia
Dor will be protected for the ndustrl-
al program distinctly includes special
efforts to keep the farmer supplied
with labor.
The requirement that unsk1lled ia-
,hor must he recruited through the sole
agency Of the I. S. Employment Serv-
ice does not at present apply IN the
following five cases:
T. Labor which is not directly or
Indirectly solicited.
?. Labor for the railroads.
3. Farm 1abor-to be recruited In
accordance with existing arrange
ments with Department OF Agricul-
ture
4. Labor for non-war work.
s. La Dor for esta blishments whose
maximum force does not exceed one
hundred
When the survey of labor require
ments has been made and the aggre-
gate demand for unskilled labor in war
work is found, each State will be as
signed q quota, representing the com =
mon labor to be drawn from am ong
men engaged in non essential indus
tries in that State.
These State quotas will in turn be
distributed among localities Within
each locality. employers in non-war
work, including those who are only
partially in war work, will be asked
to distribute the local quotas from
time to time amongst themselves.
Quotas by localities and individuals
are to be accepted as readily as they
are for Liberty Loan and Red Cross
campaigns. This plan Of labor quotas
is protection for all communities
The object is to keep any Ncommu-
nifty from being drained of labor, and
to use local supply, as far as possible,
for local demand. The situation,
however. is such that in certain cases
some men may have to be transport
ed over long distances.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
EDWARDS BOXING FAN.

Friends Of J. Gordon Edwards the
we'll known director, are having fun
with him because of his recent con-
version to boxing. Mr. Edwards had
always spent his evenings at home
reading, until recently, when some
body told him there were some good
bouts scheduled for the Vernon A. c.,
in Los Angeles. After much persua-
sion Mr., Edwards was prevailed upon
to go. After the first tap OF the gong
in the first preliminary bout the di-
rector of cleopatra" and "Salome"
became the most rabid OF fans, and
now he attends every program given
by the club
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26

Italian soldiers passed through here
enroute to an Atlantic port. where
they will sail for Italy by way of the
Mediterranean.
The men we're captured by the Aus
trians while fighting on the Piave
front and were impressed into service
In the Austrian army operating in
Russia Several months ago they
rebelled and marched afoot to Sibe-
ria and thence to Japan where they
were put upon a ship and TRANSPORTED
to an American Pacific port.
The ltallns ating their expe-
riences said many Of their mum Der
died from exposure while travelling
through Siberia. They said altogether
LOCO Italians escaped from the Aus
TRANS, some of their number having
passed through here several days ago
pound for an Atlantic port. They
declared seven thousand Italians have
been forced to fight In the Austrian
armies In Russia.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26

of the foor Of the ocean, mermalds'
fairies and gnomes Of the deep. all
pass through dts scenes in a whirhng
breath taking throng.
To show the time and care expend-
ed on producing Queen of the Sea,
1t is only necessary to mention that
work on the production began June
"a, 1917, and only recently was COM
pleted. .....-. -..-....
More than 1900 persons appear In
Queen of the Sea-" Five hundred
beautiful girls pose as mermaids. Inc
director used fifty miles of films.
Scenes were taken in Bar Harbor, Me-
bermuda, Jamaica, Florida, Mexico,
and California.
Although William Fox, the produc-
er of Queen of the Sea-" has long
been known for the lavish way IN
which he spends money on his works
in this production he surpasses any
thing he has yet attempted. One OK
pensive part of Queen of the Sea.
was the building and dynamiting OF
the tower of Knives and Swords, con-
tanning special intricate machinery fol
operating weird instruments of tor
ture. Other scenes cost a kings ran
som to reproduce.
Annette Kellerman, star of the
production, not only gives many thrill
ling exhibitions of her swimming anc
diving abilities, but also reveals II
beautiful poses the figure which ha!
earned her the soubriquet Of THE
modern Venus
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
RARA IN BE FILMS

Counting The She Devil" upon
which she is now at work in Holly
wood, Cal, Theda Bara has done 50
pictures for William Fox.
Some Of the productions In the list
of Miss Bara's plays rank among the
best made pictures since the birth of
the motion picture industry, Cleo
patra," "Salome," "A Fool There
Was" THE Glenn enceau Case" and
1.-The Two Orphans" not to mention
when Woman SINS" her latest re-
lease, are considered as having set a
standard in film art which it will take
a, long time to surpass.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
CITY ITEMS

Cap sale, Connors-Halloran Co.
Clearance Sale.-adVt.
Grossly string orch, at T. A. 8. hall
Fri, July 26.--advt.
A farewell party was given We'd
nesday night at the home of Mrs.
James Kinderlan in honor of William
Hanrahan, who left yesterday for
Camp Devens. He was presented
with a wrist watch and a purse of
money.
Big mark down sale. M. Seibert.
--a1vt
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
KELLERMAN'S LATEST

Queen Of the Sea-" a stupendous
81, 00O,0 submarine phantasy star
ring Annette Kellerman, the modern
Venus, has just been completed and
will be shown by William Fox during
the coming season.
This spectacle is not only one of the
costliest photoplays ever made, but it
Is also the most beautiful Magnifi-
cent marine scenes, beautiful pictures
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26

last sitting of the peace conference
eliminated in an open quarrel be-
tween the Russians and the Ukrain-
ians. Friction also developed be-
tween the Ukranians and the delegates
representing the republic Of the Don
Cossacks owing to territorial claims,
but these negotiations will be con-
tinued All relations were broken
off with the Crimea republic.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
$4,000 FIRE IN WATERBURY,

Waterbury, July 26.-Fire early
yesterday at the supply house of the
DAILY Bros. Supply and Engineering
Co. caused damage estimated at
100000. At one time during the
course Of the fire the church of Our
Lady Of Lourdes and Notre Dame
convent were in danger The build
ing is located in the rear of $50 South
Elm street.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
DECORATED By

London, July 26.-l
mander A. G.. Carpenter
can destroyer Tanning,
Distinguished Service n
King George at a priv
at Buckingham Palac4
Tanning has been
anti-submarine operA9
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
ITALIANS ESCAPE AUSTRIANS
AND ARE ON WAY HOME

Dennison, Ohio, July 26.-Escaping
from the Austrians and making their
way through Siberia to Japan, 500
New Britain herald., 1918-07-26
DISPUTE WITH UKRAINANS

Amsterdam. July ga dispatch
from kiev to the Rheinische West
faelische Zeitung of Essen, says: THE
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12

then all at once we began to see it for ourselves, and we were of the opinion straightway that the papers had not grasped the wondeT of the facts.
 "They were so keen and so fresh, shosc first Americans. And every day others as keen and fresh are going up to the line and every day their place is being taken in the villages by yet others. What would the Germans say if they really knew all this one won ders.
 "They are merry and light-hearted, but underneath they are taking this business very seriously, and some c their talk shows it. That's the way to take ones fighting, you know, nei' ther too much in earnest which iS morbid -- nor too much as a joke -- which is foolish. The wise man is he who neither overates himself nor UT dcrratcs danger. The Americans ar wise men.
 "The peasants like them; the old French mothers mother them. Tho have an instinct which gives them realization of the homesicknesS whi,o must sometimes come to these men When years have gone by, and 1t |. possible to see the war in perspccti'" it may be possible to give full vaIu' to what those women have done.
 "Mcanwhile. as 1 was saying, ta' Americans go on arriving and Sprca trr aN over France"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12
19'ERS CELEBRATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, l2 EIev en men who came to California in '4, across the continent by prairie trai or by sailing vessel round the Hor met here recently and drank toast to "the days of gold" They rcprescn! ed the Al remaining lovers of adven- ture. For years the pioneers have Aeld a reunion in this city, but yea by year the attendance has dwindled
 Among those who made the las, pilgrimage from various parts of the country were three members of the vigilance committee which, in 1856, uuellcd reign of terrorism and law lessncss in San Francisco hyanumbcr of hangings
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12
HOhfE:S FOR
 WORkE:

DUBLIN Nov, 12- Construction by the government of model homes for the families of 2TOO0 Dublin work ingmen is recommended in q report just published here by Chief Engin- eering Inspector Cowan of the Local Government Board, appointed by the government to solve the serious houS- ing problem.
 The proposal involves an expendit- ire of 90O0,0OO pounds and calls fol the erection of 16,000 new buildings. and the reconstruction of nearly 4,- poo old tenements.
 The problem of housing the working classes long has been serious or here, and there has been much discOn- tent because of poor living conditions
 Some twenty thousand families, 0. nearly one third of the city'S populat. ion, live in single rooms.
 Mr Cowan'S report recommends tA' erection by the government of l6,OO' self contained homes in the suburb; near car lines.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12
UNITED STATES SOLDIERS GROW
 IN NIGHT TIME

LONDON, Nov, l2- American Sol Hers seem to grow in the night so that each morning there are more of them than before" writes a British soldier in France to his relatives in England Americans are the topics of conver- Sation everywhere" he continues. "The villages are full of them.'
 "ihcir autor obic trucks ;2@ %" ''' the roads, and their columns of in- fantry are everywhere. We are begin ming to know the songs they sing and the phrases they use.
 "To many of us they were con. plete mystery at first. We had hca"d of America only as a distant country. Then suddenly they were in franrc- tall. well-trained men with g.nj"s for making friends and adopting them selves to new conditions. We Mat,a ed them with curiosity at first, sur prised to find how like they were Co other men.
 Then. before We had quite recover ed from the first pleasant surprise, they were fighting, -- making rrpu,- ation in trade where the test IS not easy. They came up from their vilIag, es singing, and filtered into the trcn- ches. more and more of them each day. The papers began talk abony their fightitg but We thought Sur they cannot be doing much yet An.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12

the sickly children in occupied Bel gium by sending them into Holland to build up their strength. Already 10. 900 children have been brought out of Belgium for this special treatment.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12
DO YOU WANT PRINTING?

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET LETTERHEADS. ENVELOPES STATEMENTS, BlLLHEADS OK ANY OTHER STATIONERY NEEDS Or 4OUR EFFICE OR STORE. PAPER PRICES ARE TO a VANCE. THE GATEWAY HAS PLENTY OF
 K AT THE OLD PRICES.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12
AMERICAN RED CROSS TO
 AID THE SICKLY BELGlA\

HAVRE, FRANCE, Nov, i2-lj"D Colonel Ernest ? BicknelI Commi $ toner for Belgium, has announced that the American Red Cross is to a'C
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-12

Although her circle of acquaintance' may be small, the telephone girl is oN speaking terms with nearly everyone.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
He Misunderstood

"Yes," said the Australian soldier, who was being shown round London, you've got some fine places here. We ain't got nothing like them in Aus tralia, That place, now," pointing to the hotel at Euston Station, that's a grand place! You do things on a much larger scale than we do."
 Really, I always thought things were ever so much bigger in Aus tralia."
 "Well! That there place, now-we'd think that ever so much too big in Australia"
 "Yes; but you remember what q lot of people visit London through this station"
 "Still, it's bit big for its purpose, :"
 But surely you have hotels as big as that in Australian"
 Hotel! D'you call that an hotel? My word, thought 1t was the ticket office !"-London Opinion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
REGISTRARS NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters will be in session at their office, Room No. }, City Hall, State Street, from Friday, August 2nd, to Saturday, August 10th, inclusive Sunday excepted), from 12 o'clock noon until o'clock in the aft erno1n for the purpose of enrolling those electors who may desire to par tlclpate in the primaries to be held after August, 1918.
 The Registrars will retain the names or those electors heretofore a.ppearir,o on the primary list, unless requested tS transfer Or erase same.
 WILLIAM LOUNSBITRY.
 THOMAS T. WHITE.
 General Registrars of Voters.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
FULL PAY AND SERVICE ALLOWANCES FOR U. s. SOLDIERS HELD PRISONERS
Comptroller of the Treasys Ruling Does Not Include Members of Nurse Corps, Army Field Clerks, and
 Other Civilian Employees Full Text of Decision

AHOWT,
 The fourth question submitted in- wolves a decision of matters pertain ing to and dependent on an agree ment not now in existence, a6 should bne defiitely decided only when such a condition arises, An answer if made at this time must be confined to the general statement that it is not the policy or the. practice of the gov ernment in matters of pay to render a double or duplicate payment for any service covered in its contract of em- ployment.
 Undoubtedly conditions have arisen, and will continue to arise in the pres ent war which are not provided for by statutory enactment and which urgently call for legislation, but un- til such is accomplished, the questions submitted and all future questions can only be decided, in so far as de- cision can be rendered, upon the laws now in force. .
 Light on some of the questions sub mitted would be afforded if the terms of the Hague Convention had been ratified and put in operation by Ger many and Austria Hungary, tho countries with which the United Seates are at war, Article XVII of the convention of 1907, declaring that Officers taken prisoners shall receive the same rate of pay as officers of corresponding rank in the country where they are detained, the amount to be ultimately refunded by their own government" but until there shall be such ratification that article can not have application in deciding the questions. Respectfully,
 W. W. WARWICK,
 Cnnnntrnlla,