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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Major W. East, commander of a, new flying field near Mineola, sen. to the War Department a request to have the field named in honor of the late Major Mitchell
 President Wilson vetoed the reso- lution of Congress extending the time to Jan. next for the government to turn the short line railroads back to their owners.
 According to advices from the Span ish Embassy at Berlin, Prof. Henry C. Emery is not a military prisoner in Germany. He is allowed the free dom of the city.
 Responsibility for the loss of two Austrian dreadnoughts, on June 10. was placed on the German Admiralty because of it's insisting on the Aus trian fleet smashing the nets at the entrance to Otranto
 Provost Marshal General Crowder refused a. request of the Department of Agriculture to have the monthly demand for draft men from the wheat
 
 til the harvest
 The Federal Reserve estimates the country's gain in gold stock since Aug. l, 1914, at s1,O66, ,07S, 900.
 The Court of Cessation rejected the appeals of the men convicted in the case of the Germanophile Paris news paper Bonnet Rouge" Secretary Daniels sent a telegram to commanders of battleships asking them to observe Basti1e Day, July 14, 1 as special tribute to France.
 The Food Administration announc- ed that a normal supply of sugar without cards may be obtained by retail dealers in New York until l Aug. I.
 Swedish newspapers publish a state ment of Swede returned from Mos COW, that the son of the ex-Czar was killed by Bo1shevfki soldier.
 General Fadini, commander of an Italian regiment, which was in active service on the Piave, was reported killed by a shell while motoring.
 There will be no censorship of newspaper despatches under govern ment control of the telegraph wires, Postmaster General Burleson assured Congress.
 Pitcher Perritt of the Giants. and Outf1e1der Jimmy Johnston, of the i Brooklyn team. were ordered by their draft boards to find a useful occupation.
 FUNERAL DESIGNS
 AND BOQUETS. .s&5Fs.- QHEeREQK. a. Son. xsSSrFs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

Lieut.. Paul E. Baer, listed as miss ing in the casualty list of May 22, is said to have fallen into the enemy's hands. He was out on a scouting flight from which he never returned. Lieutenant Baer was one Of the most daring of all American aviators. He was formerly with the French Esca- drille but was later transferred to the American flying corps. He has been decorated with the Croix de Guerre and is also the possessor of the Dis tinguished Service Cross.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

The Federal Reserve estimates the country's gain in gold stock since Aug. l, 1914, at 1,066, ,07S, 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

The Court of Cessation rejected the appeals of the men convicted in the case of the GermanophiIe Paris news paper Bonnet Rouge"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

Secretary Daniels sent a telegram to commanders of battleships asking them to observe Basti1e Day, July A, as . special tribute to France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

Pitcher Perritt of the Giants. and Out1elder Jimmy Johnston, of the Brooklyn team, were ordered byi their draft boards to find a useful occupation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

There will be no censorship of newspaper despatches under govern ment control of the telegraph wires, Postmaster General Burleson assured Congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

The Food Administration announc- ed that a normal supply of sugar without cards may be obtained by retail dealers in New York until Aug. 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

Swedish newspapers publish a. state ment of a Swede returned from Mos COW, that the son of the ex-Czar was killed by a Bo1shevfki soldier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

General Fadini, commander of an Italian regiment, which was in active service on the Piave, was reported killed by a shell while motoring.
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
BURDEN OF PROOF.

Vxy HEN any innovation is proposed, the burden OF
w proof IS upon the proponents. There rests upon
them the obligation OF showing that definitely known
evils exist which the innovation would cure
This is particularly true If the innovation be in the
nature OF limitation upon The freedom Of individuals
nations Through a league OF nations il is proposed to
place limitations the exact nature Of which not yet
defined upon the freedom Of all the nations partlcpat
ing therein.
One OF the limitations most talked about is that upon
armament The burden Of proof rests upon the propo-
nent 10 show that all things considered, armament has
been more Of evil than a source OF good
u win not suffice to cite the Of Germany, which
is admittedly abnormal Because an insane man
occasionally amuck and uses deadly weapons with
deadly effect is for repeating that section Of
the constitution which protects the right Of the people
keep and bear The possible the bureau
drawer is what keeps many burglar away from the
home.
The readiness Of nation to defend itself discourages
cupdity in the mind Of its rivals The league nations
may be desirable addition to our world aggregation OF
governments, but that remains to be proved
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
WHICH LOVES The MORE, The WOMAN WHO FGR-
GIVES OR THE MAN WHO PARDONs?

y. HE other day in Baltimore a put trial
in the Federal Court, charged with violation Of
the white slave law
There was another man in court the husband of the
woman who was the governments principal witness.
And too, there was another woman court. the wife
Of the accused man.
The wife Of the defendant stood by him steadfastly
testimony Of the most serious nature developed such
testimony as has broken up thousands Of homes
Il believe in my husband. love him."
That was her verdict
"The love of a wife for her husband is wonderful
thing observed the Judge.
The chief witness for the State told the story Of her
relations with the defendant and IL was such story as
has sprinkled the land with divorce court orphans.
But as she walked from the witness chair she came
into the arms her husband. lie did not shrink or
scorn.
Il forgive" he said
And so, too is the love OF husband for his wife
wonderful thing" added the Judge.
What do you say9 Is the love OF a wife who clinss
TO an errng husband great that of the husband who
reaches down and lifts up the wife who fell?
The records Of our courts filled with stories Of
forgvng wives whose hearts welled high with love for
husbands accused and convicted of wrongs. which, most
Of ALL wronged the wives There are few instances OF
husbands whose love at the moment Of the wrongs dis
covery. forgives.
It may be because the love OF for his wife is
not as great as that OF for her husband 1t
be that mans love has not the same lasting qualities.
And it may be that wives do not consider husbands
betrayal in the same serious light that the husband is
prone 90 look on a deceving wife DO you think this
is the answer2
II that be true then obviously the love OF hus-
hand who forgives is greater than that Of a wife who
forgves II It s not true. then which is the greater
love- or
Are they equally create
The answer is for anyone TO give
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
NOW WHAT WILL THEY sAYq

~ HE cotton growing states helped put limit of price
on wheat but refused to have limit placed on their
own principal product.
Then when the wheat growers protested that the law
contemplated only guaranteed price. and not maximum
prce the king cotton crowd enforced their Interpretation
that the law authorized not merely guaranteed price
but a fixed price
Now It seems likely that the government WILL under
the regulations thus forced upon the wheat growers, be
required to pay s226 for the 1919 crop although the
market price in competitive market would be only
from si2O to $50.
Il is estimated that the government will lose any
where from s5OOOOOOOO to siOO0OOOOOO its purchase
OF the 1919 wheat crop the fixed price, The cotton
crowd has been running the businessnow what does it
think OF t?
VIII Il try to make out that its interpretations and
regulations were mere scraps OF paperg
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
With The Psragraphers

Horace Adams OF Rchwoods settlement. comes here
every Sunday and ties his horse at Mr. lrwns gaeClay
County Courier.
There is great scarcity Of men available for news
paper jobs but have decided il is not because Of the
They have all gone TO Washington and now
publicity agents. This thought TO ditched
another sixteen and half pounds Of unusabe stun
written from the national capital boosting politician
political scheme.-Lawrence Kan. Journa-World.
Thus far the cost Of has been much less than
pected For the present fiscal year S2i 000000OO0
appropriated and s700O000000 fore deficiencies
Thus far have spent only about $1,000 100000 of which
So 5000 have been loaned the Allies If it doubtful
if shall spend than si5,0O0O00OO0 We have
enough money in sight TO carry almost TO the
end of the calender year IL unnecessary under
such circumstances to ask for ssO0O0O00 in cash taxes
The burden will be too heavy for many industries TO bear
Philadelphia Inquirer
An interesting fact in Japanese nomenclature is the
double reading of proper The most conspicuous
is that OF the present Prime Minister lie gen.
orally spoken of ke Hara Hara ke in Japanese
the family always precedes the given name but
Ke is only the JapaneseChnese pronunciation of the
character for his Kakash. But Kei is easy to
pronounce that it has. in the Of the last the
Shoguns. to be the by which the Premier is
invariably called by his countrymen. That is the
by which he is designated by the official roll caller
of the House of Representatives.-Herald Of Asia
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
Sanity Emerqenf
lFrom the New York TrIbune.

entitled by their numbers to such gen.
erous treatment. Now Ebert and Schei-
demann have been indorsed by this con-
gress. They feel themselves firmly In
the saddle And the congress gives them
national committee of their own lik-
ing, with an all-concealed threat to ex-
pei from the government any Independ-
ent who is disposed TO make trouble.
The decision Of the congress TO hold
the national election for the constitu-
tional convention on January 10 is also
striking victory for Ebert and Scheide-
mann. since most of the Independents
wanted TO postpone the elections to a
more distant date, while the still more
radical elements demanded that there
should be no such convention at all. The
vote Of 400 for the elections on January
10, against only 40 negative votes, also
strikingly shows the great preponder-
ance OF Majority Socialists in the con-
gress.
In view Of this outcome it is not TO
be wondered at that Die Freheit the
Berlin organ Of the Independents, now
admits that the situation is mot par
ticularly favorable" for that wing. The
tulLDIldl III NilCi tiidb duiiiiociOh wac
made, says one dispatch, gives the inn
preston that the more moderate Inde-
pendents are gradually drifting back
into the Majority fold.
LedebOur and DR. Liebknecnt, too,
continue 10 do all in their power to has
ten such result. At the funeral on
Saturday Of sixteen victims of the incl
dents Of December those men turned
the occasion into a demonstration
against the government, violently de-
nouncing Ebert and his government.
Nevertheless, the government appears
10 have become aware at last of what
dangers may threaten it, even from a
faction numerically weak. For some
weeks it was criticised for taking no
military measures as precaution
against a counter revolution by the
"Sparticide' elements; but 1t apparently
thought its bast safety lay in ignoring
the rawlings Of those extremists. Late
dispatches, however, now report that
the government is bringing loyal regi-
ments in some haste TO Berlin for It's
protection.
In view Of the clearing up OF the situ-
alton made by the congress at Berlin
last week It seems now perfectly safe
to predict that the Majority Socialists
and other moderate elements Of the
population, like the new German Demo-
cratic party, will control the constitu-
tional convention
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
From the Middletown transcript.

From the Middletown Transcript
JOY in many homes-sorrow in mani
others. Plenty and comfort making glal
our American hearthstones-want AM
discomfort making sad millions u
others in unhappy Europe.
Our JOY at the coming peace, and ou,
happiness over the abounding temLors
blessings of every nature Heaven hal
bestowed upon our blessed land, shoul'
be tempered with deep sympathy fol
the millions of unfortunate ones in thI
war-desoluated lands across the sea
We here in happy America, as wi
gather about our joyous ChristmaI
ingles should remember the millions O
wretched folk huddled in their Hun
wrecked homes lacking not only th'
delights OF our festive season. but ever
the common necessities of fuel, foot
and clothing and generously share will
them our bountiful blessings.
Probably never before since Christ
more than eighteen hundred years ago
came to our earth bringing peace ant
salvation TO men, have there been Sc
many millions of human beings suffer
ing so keenly; and would we who ar,
so blest with plenty, like the shepherd.
on that first Christmas eve, lay on
gifts at His feet, let us minister q
these, His needy ones. Thus will W.
find our truest. deepest Christmas JOY
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto th'
least OF these My brethren, ye have
done IL unto Me"
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
Germany's "Ruin''
tFrom The New York Tribune.)

black picture Of Germany's future
is painted by Dr. Rathenau, at the head
Of the General Electric Company, Of Ber-
lin The "A. Z. g." as 10 is famliarly
known, is the pride Of industrial Ger
many and perhaps its largest single
company. Or. Rathenau, long its direct
ing genius, was one Of the few who op-
posed the war, and in spite Of the fact
that his company grew rich out of war
contracts predicted that Germany would
lose. With this success as a prophet. he
now paints a Germany so weighted by
taxation and war indemnities that it is
ruined for generations TO come" lie
declares:
I'VE have a population OF nearly TO-
100000. Half Of them can live on what
grows on our soil or is found below il
The other half live on the industries foi
which all materials have TO be bought
and paid for by what they sell. Now our
colonies are going, and Alsace-LOrrain
too, with all the ores and the greater
part of the potash production.
''If the indemnities are high, the in
terest and repayments will take ouI
savings and we shall have nothing with
which TO expand our industries. Black
ruin will face us, and there will be a
great tide Of emigration, probably Ia
South America and the Far East, and
certainly TO Russia. The result will be
the Balkanization Of Europe.
"The disappearance OF Germany from
a position of Importance will be the
most dangerous in history. Sooner OF
later the Eastern powers win press on
the Western civilization"
All this is interesting simply as Illus
tratlng the present prostration Of Ger
manys spirit. Predictions OF this sort
are rarely II ever justified by time
They were freely offered in France
nearly half a century ago, after the
downfall Of the Second Empire. Ten
years later France was richer and more
prosperous than ever.
Germany's fields and factories and
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
Spirit of the
Dcln1arUia Press
WELCOME TO OUR
RETURNING SOLDIER BOYS
he Easton Star-Democrat.

From the Easton Star-Democrat.
The Star-Democrat extends cordial
greeting TO the soldiers boys from Tai
bot county, who are slowly returning
home from the cantonments scattered
throughout the United States. Thus far
but few OF the men who have been
overseas from this community have re-
turned. but many Of the men who an
swered the call to arms and were sta
toned in the cantonments in the United
States have been released and more are
soon to follow, and so we note many
familiar faces on our Streets today
which have been missing for many
months. II Is indeed a gratifying fact
to know that the young men who
helped TO make up the business life
and energy OF this community are back
home once more, bringing with them
that satisfaction of having answered
their country's call. and Of offering
themselves for the supreme sacrifice il
II had been necessary. While away from
their various duties here they were
sadly missed, and their places were
never filled TO the satisfaction Of the
community. and IL is with special pleas
ure that we welcome them back once
more, especially at this Christmas sea-
son, when their places In their homes
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
ISN'T III TINE TO WIPE PR0-GERMANIsM OUT OF 0UH
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES? YEsl

VAiEs W. GERARD. last American ambassador to Ger
j many in a recent issue of Golfers. tells how the
ieposed Hun government shaped public opinion and de-
based the moral fibre Of the German people.
The means through which this rotten government
poured is poison into the minds of its people included
according TO Gerard university professors and school
teachers"
Huns sought similar mediums in The United States In
the diary Of German agent produced at congressional
hearing Washington written names OF thirtythree
Americans, practically all who were actively prodernan
nrior TO our entrance in the war and a few who were
active in the war"
OF these more than half-nineteen to be exact-were
college and university professors Teaching American
youth in American colleges "kultur"l
Hohenzoern wanted to make Of our children what
he had made of Germans.
Isn't It high time that American colleges and unver-
stiles wine out every stain Of pro-Germanism in their
faculties and that be kept out of our educational
institutions?
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
RACK THEM LIP

TN very able paper presented to the Reconstruction
Il Congress Of War Service Committee. Paul NJ War
burg former member Of the Federal Reserve Board dealt
with the need for broader investment the part the
people OF the United States foreign securities and
advocated education Of investing public properly
appreciate such investments.
ITO out in the world" said he, TO study foreign
countries to open commerce and finance
and to develop in this country group Of men whose
word and judgment with regard to foreign enterprises
shall willingly trust is a national enterprise that
should appeal to the ambition public spirit Of the
ablest OF our coming bankers and business men,
And incidentally the prospective investors in foreign
securities in the United States should be imbued with
confidence that the Federal Government will back them
up in these enterprises a confidence which has been
wenight destroyed by the supne attitude Of the present
Administration, which took five years TO reverse itself
on the Chinese loan, and which reduced American in
yestors in Mexican enterprises to bankruptcy
Evening journal., 1918-12-26

The news reaching Paris by way OF
Berne, according to which an election of
delegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton Of Germany has already been held
in Brunswick. with a crushing defeat Of
the BOlsheyist elements, cannot be cor
rect in that form, since the national
election is not 10 be held till January 10.
IL may have been an election for dele
gates to a state convention Of that little
grand duchy. The same dspatca men
tions elections in Anhalt and Mecklen-
burg, but these had been reported last
week as state elections, having nothing
to do with the national convention.
Nevertheless. it may very well be true
that the radical Socialist faction in
Brunswick was badly worsted in an
election Of some sort. Most Of the news
now coming out Of Germany shows that
this Bolshevik element is losing ground,
while the more sober, practical Social
lists are daily gaining In strength.
The final action Of the Congress OF
Councils at Berlin was a distinct tri-
umph Of that element. It voted TO abOl-
ish altogether the executive committee
of the Councils OF Gretaer Berlin, which
had hitherto held in its hands the reins
Of authority over the government, and
TO appoint a national executive commit
tee in its stead. Moreover the new ex-
ecutive committee, consisting Of twen-
ty-seven wOrkmen and soldiers repre-
sentatiyes. was captured entire by the
Majority Socialists by a huge majority.
Still another step taken by the con-
gress clearly indicates a swing away
from disorganizing policies. It placed
In the hands of the government the full
est authority 10 manage public affairs,
decision which was manifestly due TO
the meddlesome and obstructive acts Of
the old executive committee. The new
committee only has the power, appar-
emily, to eject from the cabinet members
who disturb its harmony. That evil
IDENTIFY must be understood as a threat
30 Haase Dittman and Barth, the three
Independents, who were taken into the
Board Of Peoples Commissioners when
that Institution was organized Novem-
Der 4.
Nothing could more clearly demon
strate how greatly the position in Ger
many has changed in favor OF the
Ebert-Sscheidemann Socialists. When
the first revolutionary government was
formed those men found it expedient
TO give an equal number Of peoples
commissioners TO the Independents, al
though they knew that these were not
Evening journal., 1918-12-26

mines have been untouched by the war.
Her productive power is today greater
than ever The idea that 1t will be
ruined" by "reparation" is grotesque.
Bolshevism alone could ruin Germany.
Measured in the inflated currencies
Of Europe now. Germany has at least
ten to twenty times the wealth produc-
ing power Of France in 1870. If, with
her 100000 people, France could then
pay Prussia an indemnity of 100000
600 francs, Germany, with the present
wealth Of her 100000 people, could,
with greater ease pay 5OOO0,0OO,O00 or
100000, 100000 marks now. First Of all,
the mark and franc are not at present
worth in goods, half, possibly not a
third, what they were in 1870. And the
productive power, in goods, of either ma
tion, must be double, if not triple, what
IL was then.
Evening journal., 1918-12-26

The German and Austrian governments have been
officially advised by the State Department that the United
States desires receive further notes from them that
should properly be addressed all the allied nations
Is that because Mr. Wilson not receiving his mail in
Washington these days?
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
BONES OF GIANTS ARE
DUG UP NEAR PARIS

n. E. A. Special to The Evening Journal.
PARIS, Dec. 26-Milltary prisoners,
digging at Vaudancourt, near Paris, dis
covered a tomb thousands OF years old,
Of unpublished slabs Of stone, filled with
human bones Of gigantic proportions.
The skulls were oval and the teeth re-
sembled those OF a horse. Archeolo-
gists say the tomb dates back TO the
copper age.
Evening journal., 1918-12-26

When the Stars and Stripes displayed in a re-
versed position it is signal Of distress Just as the
President assuring Congress its opening day that
when troops sent to Europe they were fol
lowed by adequate equipment and supplies one his
auditors glanced in surprise and discovered that old
Glory hanging behind Mr.. Wilson showed the Union 10
left of the spectator instead of in the correct posi-
tion 10 the right Doubtless The hand that hung flag
guided anconseeusIy b. premonition of what was
10 rome
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
EAST AFRICA FERTILE
FIELD TO DEVELOP

N. E. A. Special to The Evening Journal
ZANZIBAR, Dec. 26.-Both German
and British East Africa will offer great
opportunities to colonists as soon as
the future of the German possessions is
determined. The soil is unusually fer
tile and cheap. Coffee in four years re-
turns profit OF 400 per cent. and FAX
returns a good profit in six months.
Evening journal., 1918-12-26
srnNE AGE.

WESTERN newspaper rises 10 ask why the shipping
n Board did not see the practcabiy of the concrete
ship when we FIRST went war; instead Of acknowledge
ing its possibilities year after had entered the
struggle.
Simple enough Before Charles Schwab took hold Of
ship construction, the Emergency Fleet Corporation had
a bad case of concrete head