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Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
POLICY
.)EBARS RELEASE
!: FROM LIABILITY

New York, May ia decision
Fat 'it is against public policy for
n employing railroad company to
@ntract with an employee to relieve
uself from liability for negligence, i'm
Ased by law" was handed down
n-ainst the New York, New Haven &
artford railroad today by the APP
Ailate division of the State Supreme
Gurt. Oscar Fried, who had both
inns burned off when electricity
Pssed through his body while he was
horking on a telegraph pole n the
kfiroad's Mount Vernon yards in
t01S, was awarded veredict of $685.
tDo.
William Travers Jerome, of counsel
Br the New Haven road, introduced a
Aper signed by Fried releasing the
ompany from liability for accident
E injury to himself. Holding tina,
carrier cannot have employees as
me risk so that the carrier may de-
Eat the purpose of the federal en-
Noyers' liability law, Justice Black.
aiar pointed out also that Fried's sig
Nature was obtained long after h
aecame an employe.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
WILL TEST new
men FIRST DAY
AT CAMP DEvENS

Camp Devens, Mass, May liar
rangements are being completed for
a full examination of all men coming
here in future drafts, so that each
man will know definitely on the day
of his arrival whether he has been
rejected or passed. Two of the new
construction barracks near the base
hospital will be used for the work,
one for the paper work, registering,
etc, and the other for physical and
mental examinations.
Rooms will be provided for the
several examining boards in the bar
racks, so that man will first regis
ter and then pass successfully to a
general examination, then an examin-
alton of the heart, the lungs, ETC.,
then he will pass to other rooms for
phychopathic, othorpedic, neuratic
and other similar tests. In this way,
only those few who will be held for
X-ray or similar examinations will be
in doubt after the first day.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

eve assume that the conventions to
be concluded" the proclamation says
further, will take the interests of
the German empire into account
equally with those of Lithuania and
that Lithuania will participate in the
war burdens of Germany, which Sc
cured her liberation"
Lithuania is one of the former Rus
sian border states which the Germans
have attempted to set up as nominal
ly independent countries, under Ger
man influence. Germany is making
every effort to exploit the states
economically, but except in the case
of Poland has not attempted to force
the former Russian subjects to fight
with the German army, as the en-
peror's announcement indicates may
now be done in Lithuania.
The attempt to enroll a Polish ar
my, on the same plea that now is
made in the case of Lithuania, was a
failure, and the Polish legion" was
disbanded.
The Vorwaerts of Berlin said re-
Gently that strong opposition was de-
veloping among the Lithuanians to
Transforming their country into Ger
man semi federal state. Entire in
dependence is demanded.
The Lithuanians number about
2, 900, 900 and are found mainly in the
former Russian government of Kovno,
Wilma, Grodno and Suwalki.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
BRANDECEE IN
PLAIN TALK To-
U. S. SENATORS

You cannot win this war by talking
about woman suffrage and prohibi-
ton. We won every war we ever
were in without woman suffrageand
prohibition, We won the war of TVS
and 1912 and the Mexican war and
there were no pink tea parties talk
ing about putting pink chemises on
the men and Plymouth pants on the
women The women do not propose
to go over in the trenches abroad and
do the fighting. It is the men who
will have to do that Instead of bleat-;
ing around here about their saving
democracy by forcing their way into
caucuses and conventions, they had
better go home and knit bandages and
pick lint, and get ready to take care
of their brothers and sons and faith
ers who are going to be shot to
pieces in the trenches abroad.
And, take the boys in the trenches
over there standing all night in
two feet of ice water, with orders in.
their pockets to go over the top in
the cold gray dawn, in a chilly fog,
to put their unprotected bodies Up
against shot and shrapnel and ma
chine guns and poison gas, in addi-
ton to frozen feet! And they say
they are going to fill each mans belly
full of ice water before he starts -
a moral stimulus to him. 1t is per-
fectly absurd! Every army abroad
gives its men a drink of something to
expand the cookies of the heart be-
fore they go up against the cold blue
steel, and it may be the last one the
poor devils will ever get. Yet you
would think that this war is going
to be won by such fads and f&ncte9
and friIls as that =
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
EXPLOSION DUE
TO UNKNOWN CAUSE

Acton, Mass, May 10-An ex-
plosion at the plant of the American
Powder Co. here destroyed a wheel
mill early today and shook the coun
tryside with force that aroused
sleeping residents of towns miles
away. None of the employees was in
the building at the time and no one
was injured. 1t was impossible, the
police said, to determine the cause
the explosion
A small fire that resulted was put
out before it had spread to other
buildings The second process OF
powder making. drying the product
is carried on in the wheel mills, and
the charge of several hundred pounds
was nearly dry, greatly increasing the
force Of the explosion. Employees
enter the wheel mills only to change
the charges when they are dry, and
fears that some lives had been los;
proved groundless after an investi.
cation. Company officials estimated
the loss at 5000.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
WANTS $4,000
FOR FALL FROM
A CHERRY TREE

Alleging he was employed to work
upon the place of Mrs. Harriet A.
Miller, formerly Of Stamford but now
of New York, to do work about the
place, and on June %, 1914, ordered
into cherry tree to pick cherries,
not knowing the danger, Addison l.
Ferris of Stamford is asking Judge
John P. Kellogg and a jury in the
superior court to give him damages
of $4,000 for injuries received in a
fall Trial of the case was commenc-
ed this morning.
In the complaint Ferris alleges he
was employed by Mrs. Miller to do
work about the place. He moved the
lawn, Fixed the gates and fences, and
did other work which a boy of ID
years is able to do. Some time before
the date of the accident Mrs. Miller
asked him to pick the cherries, and
on June 20, 1914, again asked him
and sent him into the tree.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
GERMAN METHODS
IN UKRAINE ARE
CAUSING HATRED

b Stockholm, May 13. Ukranian
newspapers which are reaching Stock
holm contain articles showing how the
German methods in Ukraine are evok-
ing opposition and hatred in all
quarters. It is difficult to discover
evidence of any pro-German parties
whatever. Even the new governmen t
which is chiefly composed of the own
ers of large estates, has among its
members some prominent White Rus
slams who are known to be strongly
opposed to German policies and who
may be assumed to have accepted Of
flee TO rthe present for purely ma
terial reasons.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
PRES. WILSON'S
BURNED HAND
is NOW BETTER

Washington, May 14.-President Will
son removed today the bandages that
have encased his left hand since he
burned it four weeks ago by taking
hold of an exhaust pipe in the British
tank that visited the White House.
The hand has healed but the burns
have left ugly scars, which cover the
entire palm. The president was COM
PEELED to give up golf, his daily rec
reation, for two weeks, but recently
he has been playing a one-handed
game at which he has become prof.
Gent
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
Mischief Is Held
Under Bail of $4,000

Meriden, May 14-Eugene Mischief,
A, who had been a foreman in Fac
tory 1 of the International Silver Co,
charged with theft and fraud in pad
ding his payroll, was held in 81 900
for the superior court today. Five
employees were witnesses and they
said that Mischief had split even with
them on money drawn on the payroll
above their regular wages. This had
been going on for two years and
Mischief got from SIS to 81 from each
man each week.
Prosecutor Henry Dryhurst told the
court that while only so counts were
in the complaint, he could make it al
least 500.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
TOTAL BRITISH
CASUALTIES IN
week is 1852

London, May 14-The total Of
British casualties reported in the
weolz ending today is 1852.
They are divided as follows:
Killed or Gied of wounds: OFF,
GERS, sol; men, 5,065. a
Wounded or missing: Ohcers,
2,123; men, 1928.
Reports of British casualties
usually are not available for some
time after the actions in which
they are suffered. The large total
in the last week evidently repre-
SCENTS losses suffered when the
fighting in Flanders and Picardy
was at its height.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
FIRST MILLION
TONS OF SHIPS
NOW IN SERVICE

Washington, May 14-The
first million tons Of ships compiet-
ed and delivered to the United
States government under the di-
rection of the shipping board
have been put on the high seas
to help defeat Germany,
A total of 159 vessels of 1,1OS,-
S62 tons was completed up to May
II, according to statistics COM
piled by experts of the shipping
board. Since Jan. 1 more than
half of the total tonnage, 667 ,S96,
has been delivered, and the
monthly totals have shown
steady increase.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
FRED RUSHFORD
SEEKS DIVORCE

Worcester, May 14-Fred Rush
ford, of Worcester, has brought a libel
for divorce in the superior court
from his wife, Julia Rushford, Bridge
port They were married at Malone,
N. Y, Nov. 80, 1898, ad they lived
together at Malone and Worcester.
He charges that his wife deserted him
in Worcester April Is, 1908. The
libel is returnable the first Monday in
June.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
IONG HILL IS 900
PER CENT. IN LOAN

7 long Hill probably has the record
Tor the greatest per cent. efficiency
a the Third Liberty Loan drive. The
Town is 900 per cent, having raised
}Is,6o0. Through an error on the
bart of one of the canvassers the
feport that was made to the district
Headquarters in this city but $500
Jas reported yesterday. This morn
Ang the Office received notice that
Bhe town had raised the first named
vrn. Long Hills quota was $4,000.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
BAYLIES MAKES
ANOTHER CAPTURE

Paris, May 14-Sergeant Frank L.
Baylies of the ~stork'' Escadrille, has
brought down another German ma
chine, the eighth to his credit since
Feb. 10. The sergeant's home is in
New Bedford He formerly served
in the American field ambulance,
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

The Belgian legation at Washingto'.
learned that Germany is employing
and forcing boys over 1S to work in
/ the trenches.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
LITHUANIA MUST BEAR
WAR BURDENS OF HUNS
''WILL PARTICIPATE IN WAR BURDENS OF
GERMANY, WHICH SECURED HER LIB
ERATION, - THE KAISER ANNOUNCES.

Amsterdam, May 14-Emperor William has issued proc
lamaton concerning thuania in which he says it is assumed
that Lhuana will participate in the burdens Of Germany
In the proclamation the independence" of Lthuana, allied
with the German empire, is recognized.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
THOUSANDS OF RIFLES
BROUGHT FROM KRUPPS
WITNESS TELLS OF IMPORTATION OF ONE MILLION
RIFLES SECRETLY TO GERMANIZE AMERICA
BOARDING OF. ARMS CHARGED.

New York, May IReports that thousands of rifles
secretly imported from the Krupp works in ESSEN Germany
order to ermanze America related the inquiry by
State Attorney General Lewis into reported boarding
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

THE Passaic Turn verein is 100
per cent. American" declared A w.
Schrecke, its president
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-12

Only One "BROMO QUINTNEr
To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE Tablets.
Look for signature Of E. w. GROVE.
Cures Cold in One Day. Doc.
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POINCARE GIVEN
ROYAL WELCOME
1T sTRAsDOURG

Strasbourg, Dec. 11.-President
PoincaFe and the governmental and
parliamentary party of France We're
given yesterday in Strasbourg, the
former German capital of AIsace-
Lorraine, the nearest thing possible
to an official greeting in the province.
The diet appointed by the former Ger
man emperor being defunct and the
landtag dissolved by it's own consent,
Alsatians OF the defunct assembly
gave President Poincare, Premier
Clemenceau and members of his cabi-
net and several hundred members of
the French parliament and members
of the diplomatic corps of the entente
powers, including william G. Sharp,
the American ambassador, and Mar
shaIs Joffe. Foch, Petain and Haig
and General Pershing. a reception
which may be considered as granting
the sanction Of official Alsace to the
reasserted authority of the French
government over the province.
strasbourg Dresses Up.
Strasbourg had profited from its
fortnight of release from German
hands and had put on dress that
was French for the occasion. The old
KaiserpIatz had become the Place de
Ia Republique; Friedrich Karlstrasse
Ia Paix and the Rue de la Libetre has
superseded another thoroughfare with
a Teutonic name. Shop signs with
German names everywhere had been
revised, wiped out or covered over TO
conceal German connections.
President Poincare arrived early in
the morning and was heartily well
coined by the populace, the keys OF
the city being turned over to him.
The president assured the people that
the custody of the keys would never
be relinquished.
From the steps of the city hall the
president delivered another speech i'll
which he said the desire of Alsace to
be returned to the bosom of the
mothe rcountry had been attained and
that henceforth the country would
be French.
A drizzling rain failed to dampen
the enthusiasm of the throngs who
cheered wildly whenever President
Poincare or his colleagues appeared.
General Pershing and Ambassador
Sharp were welcomed with cries OF
''Vive fAmerique! Vive la Ameri-
que" while Marshal Haig was well
coined by cheers for Great Britain.
The French officials left tonight
for Colmar. where ceremonies will
take place tomorrow. They will then
go to Mulhouse, where elaborate prep
arations for the visit have been made
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thing! I'm sure he doesn't belong tt
the others. It's too pathetic. Thow
| him quarter"
Warren felt in his pocket. Heres
| the quarter-do your own throwing
Pm not going to encourage such i'm
becility."
Helen threw the coin with such bad
aim that it fell on the piano. and al
| first no one seemed t nootice it. Her
| heart sank. He would not get 1t af-
| ter all. But a waiter pointed 1t out
| to the pianist and it was finally
| lodged in the plate at the old mans
feet.
The party of eight who were drink
| ing freely OF champagne and who had
been tossing coins at all the other
singers had not thrown this poor old
man a cent.
why should they? They came here
to be entertained" declared Warren.
mot to have their feelings narrowed
This is no place for that old piker
And I'm not so sure that he's not a
fake with the rest OF them"
Very Hard.
At times Warren could be very
hard He was not uncharitabIe, but
he resented any unexpected demand
on his sympathies, while Helen was
always emotionally sympathetic. Al
ready her Imagination was tracing
signs of refinement in this old mans
face. What had brought him to this
end?
Then she thought how difficult it
was for an old man to get work. She
knew that the bread lines We're made
up of just such men. It was certainly
better to do a shuffling clog dance
for a few cents than to stand in line
for a half loaf Of bread and a cup OF
coffee.
His dance finished, the old man now
took the coins and shuffled off the
platform in a sort of shamefaced way
that made Helen feel that at least his
act>was genuine.
The next number was pert. up
pish. tough-looking youth of about II
with a striped shirt, red necktie
and a sham diamond pin. With his
hands in his pockets he sang nor
rible imitation of Harry Lauder.
"Oh. he's awful" shuddered Helen
as he strutted about with a self salts
fled leer. while the diners showered
him with coins.
When this youth had departed with
his money, the manager stepped to
the front of the platform with final
announcement:
Ladies and gentlemen, this ends
the amteur performance for this eve
ming. ] thank you for your attention.
We hope to see you all back next
Thursday. We shall have an entirely
new set of amateurs to entertain
YOU.
.tAmateurs,. scoffed Warren 'well
he needn't to have announced the new
bunch for next week. Shouldn't
think anybody here would want 20
come again. One dose OF this ought
to be enough's
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KAISER APPEARS
NOW ONLY IN THE
CIVILIAN DRESS

Amsterdam. Holland, Dec H.
Since his formal abdication, William
Hohenzollern has shed his Uniform
and appears regularly in civilian
clothes, as do the members OF his
suite. The encourage has been re-
duced in numbers to 18. for himself
and the former empress.
The family life OF the erstwhile
royal pair appears to flow as evenly
as that OF any middle-eged couple
Who might be enjoying quiet coun-
try holiday. They dine with their
host, Count Won Bentinck, being often
Joined at the meal by the counts
brother, nobleman residing in a
neighboring castle, and spends much
of their time together stroliing about
the castle grounds.
Yesterday Herr Hohenzollern went
Tor q walk in the country while his
Wire explored the neighboring mar
ket town OF Wageningen. Today the
ex-emperor visited Zuyiestein. a Ben
timex family property where he in
1ufged in tree cutting for the sake Of
exercise.
The quite of the village here is oc-
casionally startled by wild rumors of
plots upon the former emperor's life,
but the suspicious person found
lurking about the CASTLE" generally
turns out to be harmless newspaper
man in search of copy. Another ru-
NOR. OF which no confirmation can be
had, is that Herr Hohenzollern has
bought villa in the neighborhood.
The entrance to the castle is still
strictly guarded.
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Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER

not an amateur. There was . GER
tain boldness and indifference in her
manner that spoke loudly OF the
stage. And she was OVERRIDING the
part-she was singing too bacey Her
off-keys We're too frequent.
"Oh. this is all faxed up muttered
Warren in disgust. There won't be
a real amateur here tonight"
Why not? Why don't they nave
them?" insisted Helen. They'd be
much more interesting"
Guess they cant get them-or can
not get enough to depend on. This
thing il all cut and dried. I'll wager
that fellow who can them off Is
sort OF agent who furnishes these
people for the night. That right 2"
turning to the waiter. who was now
serving them their planked steak.
Yes, sic, that's right. He brings
down a whole bunch Of 'em every
Thursday night"
But he pays them, doesn't he?"
asked Helen. 'They get something
besides what's thrown at them?"
Il don't know, ma'am. Some OF
them gets lot OF money on the plat
form. A girl last week got a five
dollar bill. It's just owing to the
crowd we've got and the way she
strikes them. Would you like some
chilli sauce with your steak, sir?''
Then came a girl who played on a
and who, like the singers,
plainly faxed the amateur. After this
the manager announced a recess Of
ten minutes. The bored-Iooking musi-
clans left their instruments and re-,
tired to a table back of the platfUzG.
where one of the walters brought
them some beer.
The place was filling up now. Two
tables had just been put together for
a party OF eight. The hum of voices.
laughter and cigarette smoke-it was
a typical New York restaurant scene.
The intermission over. the must
clans left their empty beer glasses
and came back to their instruments.
Again the manager mounted the plat
form.
He announced Miss Tessie Will
liams, as some song bird.
The diners We're now in a more gen.
erous mood for as Miss Tessie sang,
her black skirt was pelted with small
coins. Suddenly a dollar bill at her
feet. and she sang more Justify than
ever. She was younger than any of
the others and would have been pref
ty had it not been for the hideous
black dress, which evidently all
dndIeufS' IuuSL wear.
But there was no shyneSs nor tim
ldity in her manner to suggest that
this was her first appearance, for
when the second dollar bill fell before
her she left the platform and came |
down singing among the tables, star
ing boldly at the men and shriliing |
loudly
She'll want to come here again next |
week. all right" laughted the man |
ager, when he emptied the plate with |
the two dollar bills and the many |
small coins into her hands. The girl |
took 1T greedily and ran off.
Then board was placed over the !
platform and Mr. will
liam Murphy, clog dancer, was an |
''Oh. that poor old mani" exclaimed |
Helen. Surely he's not going to try
% dance!"
For the man who now came up to |
shuttle about on the board was white |
haired and shabby. and his clog [
dancing was most pathetic. The din
,rs Were in no mood for so aged an !
and Helen saw only three |
lines fall on the platform.
"Oh, dear! Do throw him some |
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whats all this?" asked Warren,
glancing around the restaurant, Which
was placarded with big black-lettered
signs. Don't Forget THURSDAY
Amateur Night
'Why, this is Thursday" exclaimeJ
Helen. But do they have amateur
nights at cabarets?"
Seem to have them here, and we
have struck the night" Then turn
ing to the head waiter. who was
standing back of their table, How
about this amateur business? Any
good?"
Yes, sir; you could hardly ger a
table here Thursday nights during
the winter. But it's getting late now
-everybody's going to the beaches"
and he hurried off to seat a party of
four that had just entered.
Ladies and gentlemen" suddenly
announced a brisk young man, who
had mounted the raised platform in
front of the orchestr "The first num-
Der of our amateur performance this
evening is Miss Rose Martin. Sne rs
"a
eral of t<s diners.
"She is some songstress," ended the
announcer with grin, as a young
white shirtwaist, mounted the plat
form beside him.
In a high nasal voice she began to
shrill a popular song. With the Sec
ond verse everybody was laughing or
whistling derisively and shuffling
their feet.
ooh, why doesn't she stope" mur-
INJURED Helen. Cant She see they're
making fun of herr
That's what she's here for. You
don't think she a real amateur, do
your shifted Warren. Shes some
cheap vaudevillian trying to sing
through her nose--faking the amateur
game
The Game.
The man who did the announcing
stood back of the girl with broad
grin and his hands over his ears.
livery now and then he would stoop
to pick up and put in a plate the
small coins the diners threw on the
red -carpeted platform. When the girl
had ended her song, amid loud shouts
and whistles, he gave her the money
and bowed her off mockingly.
But surely she gets paid asked
Helen. ''She wouldn't make such a
spectacle of herself for the few o,mes
on that plate"
Warren shrugged his Shoulders. "It
is hard to tell. These poor devils out
of a OBJ may be glad to sing for their
supper
Our next number" announced the
man from the platform, will be MISS
Emma Kelly. She is a"-pausing in
the same way 70 rthe response he evil
IDENTIFY expected from the diners.
Singer. Dancer!" again shouted the
a,-;o foIzJ
She is a lady" he finished with the
same hooking grin.
Dear how silly, Why does he an
nounee them like that?" murmured
Helen.
Miss Emma Kelly was a very unat-
tractive looking lady with her old
black satin gown, rusty shoes and
untidy hair, and her voice, while not
as nasal, was equally as bad as the
first. She received he rsame share of
boots and jeers and the same small
sprinkle of nickles and dimes.
1t seemed to Helen that s-;e rur-
lively watched the man as he picked
them up for fear they would not all
be deposited in the plate.
Even Helen could see that she was
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HEAVY FOG CAUSES MUCH
PREVENTION IN HARBOR

The steamer Cit of Tampa arriving
IN the harbor yesterday came in with
whistles blowing almost constantly
because of the intense fog which hung
over the harbor. The veil of fog
hindered water front operations yesr
terday to a considerable extent and
the usual movement of small ships
was absent.