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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
WOUNDED AMERICAN FORCES
FIVE CAPTIVES TO CARRY HIM
Boy of Nineteen Takes Quartet of Prisoners and Is Trans
ported by Them to Own Lnes-Lenert
Bags Eightythree Teutons
By EDWIN L. JAMES

they craved the honor of surrendering
to Lenert.
Not losing for moment possession of
himself, despite the situation thrust
upon him, by his overstatement of our
forces. Lenert asked for his rife and
got it. Then he ordered the Germans
to throw all their arms away, which
they did. Placing himself behind the
eighty-three boches, he marched them
trimphantly to the rear. On his way,
he met a detachment assigned to take
prisoners. but Lenert said, Nothing
doing-these are my meat
Record Individual Capture
At just o'clock he reached his head
quarters with his prisoners. His gen.
eral believes that Lenert's bag Is
record for an individual capture.
NO wonder these boches believe the
lies the officers told them when they
swallowed mine about how many regi-
ments were coming after them," said
Lenert
As the soldiers come out of the fight
many tales of heroism are being told
One group of Americans, commanded by
a young lieutenant. cut their way into
Germany company and were surrounded
Refusing to surrender. they cut their
way out losing half their number. but
endorsements. they cut their way back
| into the German company and killed or
captured all the members of it.
Cleaned Up Company
At a hospital saw one of the Ger
mans of this company, I asked him how
his company had Jared. and he said
Sir. there were thirty killed by the
Americans and fifty captured. There
aiyht htp in
Fighting in the American forces were
many drafted men. who had been brought
up as requirements. They gave a good
account of themselves in all instances
by the side of the seasoned fighters,
One of the higher rft!cers told ME how
two men who had been in the army only
few months were manning a machine
gun. when shell burst. destroying the
machine gun and wounding both of them.
They went back to their post command.
asked and obtained another machine gun,
and. going back, manned II until the
fight was over. Both men are now in
the hospital. Our officers are enthusiastic
over the good omen of the individual
| bravery of the drafted men.
The German wounded are surprised at
the excellent care taken of them by our
surgeons. With the exception of the
Prussians. most of them behave in a
very decent manner. The Prussians are
insolent
Prussians Are Insolent
One Prussian youngster, when asked II
his army was well fed, replied that they
had plenty to eat, as had the German
civilians. When the bread and coffee
was passed around soon afterward, ht
was not served. This forced him to say
that he had had nothing to eat for thres
days and was almost starving then. He
got a small cup of coffee and one slice
of bread, while the others got two. The
majority of the prisoners are Poles, whc
are glad to be captured.
In spite of their bravado all the Ger
mans said they hoped the war woult
soon be over and they are obsessec
with the idea that II will end in thre,
months with a German victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
FOOD SHORTAGE
GRIPS FINLAND
Imports Cut in Half-Bread
Ration One.third Amount
Necessary
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

SPeCidt CdOSe 10 Evening FuOtc LedeeT
COPYRIGHT. 1918. By New York Times co.
Heisinsford. June 2s tvia Copenhagen.
An official communication states that
the food situation in Finland is more
threatening than ever. though II was
known before that conditions would be
serious. A Government report gives
picture Of the causes and extent Of suf-
fering which is worth attention.
From 1914 TO 1917 the average imports
Of Finland were 100000 Kilograms
less than in normal years. In the sum-
mer Of 1917, when almost nothing was
left. the Senate bought 10000. 900 kilo-
grams from the United States and Cam
ada and contracted for as much from
kerensky's government in Russia.
| The imports first mentioned depended
upon England. which hesitated in It's de-
cision. and the Russian Government. un-
able to fulfill its promises on account Of
growing disorganization, delivered only
100000 Kilograms. Thus. in 1917,
there were imported 215,600,000 kilo-
grams less than in 1918, and Finland 8
own crop was 10000, 900 Kilograms less
than usual on account Of frost on July
| Z. All told. 1t was only half the amount
of normal years.
To prevent famine. the Government in
the fall of 1917 seized all oats for bread
making. But calculations were over
thrown by the Bolshevist rebellion.
When. after three months OF fighting. the
danger to law and order in Finland
passed. the stock of provisions was de-
stroyed. In the last part Of the war. the
report says. the wild Bolshevist troops
devastated, robbed and plundered the ir-
reparable grain supplies
During the rebellion rations in north
ern Finland and later in the south were
put down to seventy-fve grams a day
and for those performing hard labor 125
grams. including all bread, -four and
grain.
The shortage Of provisions has been
growing steadily during the war. the cat
tie have diminished. as the Russian army
from the beginning of the war took as
much meat as was used for all civilians
Fresh and salt meat, fish. butter and
sugar now permissible for the use Of
each person daily amount to only 74O
calories of food value. with bread one
third of the amount needed for a grown
person. OF this, the allowance Of about
100 grams of flour will disappear II no
help arrives.
Already 100000 persons are getting
food through the State and are drifting
toward starvation. This number will
grow by July l to 100000 and by
August l to 100000 BY September Is
100000 Kilograms Of grain will be
needed, which cannot be covered by
| other supplies of the country itself.
There Is needed a bread allowance in
crease Of 40.000.000 Kilograms. which Is
| very important on account of the lack of
potatoes. Even then, each person will
get only half the normal requirements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
RUSSIA SORELY TRIED
BY GERMAN DEMANDS
Trotsky Speaks of Task of
Creating New Army for
Defense
By ARTHUR RANSOME

CopyrtDht, 1918, bD Netr York Times Co.
Moscow. June IS.
German protests against the alleged
breakngs of the peace treaty are be-
coming more and more frequent and
Russian newspapers have declared in
the clearest manner that the Soviet
Government while anxious TO keep
peace, will be unable to do so if the Ger
mans make more demands.
II is perfectly clear that sooner or
later the workman. who, in the mean
while is making every effort to strength
EN- himself will be forced in self-de-
fense to strike again. Germany's best
fiict with the revolution, lies further
east where the possible cutting off of
Siberian resources from Russia would
probably result in a collapse of the
Soviet Government
Last night at a conference of military
commissares, Trotsky spoke of the task
of creating a new army. He reminded
the conference that volunteer eXpedi-
tons of the best workmen and peasants
had successfully put down every treach-
erous movement organized by counter
revolutionaries from within. but they
were without physical and technical
strength to struggle with the better or
gantzed and equipped troops of a for
eign counter-revolutiqn.
There was a general recognition of
the need of a strong army and of the
difficulties in creating IL. Civil wars
had added to the already existing diff
cuties of transport and food
With regaed to conscriptioos Trotsky
said voluntary recruiting is a tenn
porary compromise forced upon US in a
critical peril of the complete collapse of
the old army and the increased violence
of civil war
1t was recognized, he said, that, be-
sides the best men, voluntary recruiting
had drawn into the army many undesir-
able elements. Conscription by bring
/ ing all workmen will make tnis unde-
sirable elements an Insignificant mi
nority. He further spoke of the need of
using experienced officers. due to the
fact that there were so few such per.
sons in the actual revolutionary class
which, however, would control the po-
| litical, but not the military actions, OF
these commanders through the commits.
| saries Generals, etc, would answer
with their heads for the success and
efficiency of their operations as In other
countries. but would not be allowed to
use their positions for political action
against the workmen's and peasants
| government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28

TOBACCO CARDS FOR PARIS
French Tickets, However, Are
Contingent on Supply
Special Cable TO Evening Public Ledger

COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY Nep York Times Co.
Paris, June 2s.--Following bread, coal
and sugar cards, Paris is now to have
tobacco cards. which are to be issued
as from August I. These cards will be
issued only to men over eighteen, and
consists of coupons numbered from one
to fifty, which are to be utilizable ac-
cording to the supplies available in shops
from time TO time
Each coupon is to be divided into four
parts. giving the right respectively, when
there is any tobacco to be had, to one
packet of tobacco of forty or fifty
grammes. according to the quality. ten
cigarettes. ten cigars at either three or
four sous each and twenty cigars of
cheaper quality.
The arrangement is somewhat one
sided, as the Government does not
guarantee TO provide tobacco, even when
one has card.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
MALVY TRIAL JULY IS
French Fixe Date of Sitting of
High Court
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1918, by NeW York Times Co.
Paris. June 2S.-The members of the
Senate met yesterday afternoon in re-
sponse to an invitation of NJ. Dubost,
their president. for the purpose of dis
cussing the date on which 1t would be
most advisable. in view Of present cir
cumstances. for the trial of former
Minister of the Interior Malvy to begin
1t was eventually decided to Ak the
beginning of the trial. which. will take
place before the Senate sitting as
High Court. on either July Is or Is. II
is estimated that the proceedings will
occupy twenty sittings, in which case
they will extend over full month.
Nothing has yet developed as to when
will take place the trials before the
court t-martial of CaillauX, former Prem
ier. or Senator Charles Humbert the
Deputy Turmel and the dozen or more
other accused who are undergoing their
preliminary examinations on various
charges more or less akin to those on
which Bolo and the Bonnet Rouge gang
were convicted. In none of these cases
has the magsterial investigation ye
been completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
Russian Red in CUSTODY

Hs,leton, Pa. June 2s.-John Barus.
scheski. of McAdoo, said to he a Rus
sian Bolshevik, was locked up here by
order Of United States Commissioner
Curcio, who gave him hearing on a
ing the American flag and the nation.
John Markevitch. Of McAdoo. arrested
at the same time. was released.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
UAlH WOMEN AS OFFICIALS
ish Labor Party Would Have
em Eligible for Parliament

~,Ssn. June 2s.-A resolution was
|cr<Sd BY the labor party today ask
y tkat women be made eligible to cleo
to Parliament and other public
3S<hor resolution proposed by the
- 7ir7S). called upon the Government
-~S1i1e work 1T union wage or else
%nji maiptenanes to unempioyed
SSe2her renolufiou was passed in
rnfng that the Government hnd
- Wornsn Who are replaced ny
- naxty slse adopted . reso-
u siIssza as53n sr' q ssfSs fSs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
NEW DANCER SIGNALS FOR R. R. CROSSINGS
Will Be Placed oh Norwich Division oi
 New Haven Road.

In accordance with an order of the
 utilities commission, all grade cross :
 ings in Connecticut are to be provided
 with new stop danger signals, and in outlying districts, as an added warning to the public, distance signals are, to be placed at a conspicuous place at the side of the thoroughfare, some distance from the crossing. to remind automo bRists and others that a railroad cross- ing is near.
 A number of signals and necessary equipment for the erection of same
 have arrived in New London and are the New Haven road from Waterford to Westerly and on the Norwich di- vision.
 The signals are of different kinds to meet different purposes The distance and stop signals are to be placed at all crossings where f1agmen are not employed. The distance signal, which is disc with a black cross painted on a white field and the letters R. R. at the top, is furnished by the rail-
 road but is to be placed by the au- l tllorities of the town under whose | jurisdiction the crossing comes. The | danger. signal. which is placed at the crossing, has the word 'fStop!" painted | III large leIISTS OH IL. AL nISnL tHlS sign is illuminated by light which is attached in such a manner as to re- 1 fleet it's rays upon the sign. l Where a crorc;r1~ is guarded for part of the day by a hagman, in addi- 1 tion to the stop silat q sign is erect
 ed which tells the public at what
 hours the crossing is protected by a l fagman. Where crossing is guarded continually by a hagnan, no signals
 other than those now employed will be erected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
Mrs. David Goidbiatt Receives Letter Telling of Conditions in Russia Personals and Notes.


 Mrs. David Goldblatt of Central ave- nue received a letter from her sister in To1nbov, Russia, on Monday morn ing. The letter was mailed in Russia in December, 1917, being aboue five months in coming from Tonnbev, which is near the Siberian frontier, to this country. Mrs. Goldblatt also received two postal cards from her relatives on Saturday, this being the first intima- ton that her younger sister was alive, as she had heard nothing from her since she was driven out of her home in Bite, in the state of Kovno, in Poland, which was one of the first places to be invaded by the Germans in 1914. The postal cards were of tough fibFous paper, similar to our heavy manila, and had a Russian de- vice in each of thes upper corners on the address side of the card. The quick change in the government is il- lustrated by the fact that the cards, mailed within a short time of each other, bore different varieties of stamps. They also bore a censor's stamp in Russian.
 The letter received Monday had been to several countries before ar- irving in Norwich. The writer of the letter complains of the lack of every thing and says that they are forced to pay ten rubles per month rent (about s5). an unheard of price. She also says that the work of the Hebrew relief committee has been stopped and the people are suffering terrible hardships. There is no work for those not in the revolution, and even if the people had money. which they have not, it is al- most impossible to purchase even the barest necessities of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24

DIED
 STETNKAdP-In Flatbush, N. r., Apri1 P. 1913. Mrs. August Steinkamp. formerly of Norwich. aged e5 years. KNIGHT-In Stonington (Pawcatuck) April q. 1918. Charles B. Knight aged 67 years.
 H0AG-In Westerly, R. l., April 22, 1918. William J. Hoag. aged 33 years. BRoWN-In Westerly. R. l., April g, 1918, Nellie F. Brown, wife of Dennis c. Brown, aged S5 years.
 April 22. 1918. Ruth A. Hoxie, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry A. Hoxie, aged weeks. SMITH-In this city. April z3, 1918, Selina Dickenson, wife of the late Thomas Smith, aged 59 years. Funeral from the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Thomas J. Donovan. 29 afteTngoon ag stFes s5r rsgnege sS S TRgsSssy cioey Burial in the Lisbon cemetery. BUCHANAN - In Toledo. O.. April IS. 1918, Charles Moore Buchanan of Norwich. aged 28 years.
 Funeral from the home of his father, Archibald $. Buchanan. sS Thirteenth at 2 p. m. Burial in the family lot in Hickory street cemetery. WILCOX-In Norwich Town. on Scot land road. April 22. 1918. Emily H
 Wilcox. aged 9S years and months Funeral from her late home on Scot land road Thursday. April 25. at II o'clock.
 ZIAU-In Baltic, April g, 1918, Arcelia Ziau, aged il years and months oldest daughter of Ernest and Deiina Ziau. s TILLINGEfAsT-In Norwich, April 2S, 1918, Edward N aTillinghast, aged S6 years and months, son of George Tillinghast of South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
CHARITIES CONFERENCE
 VOTES FOR NEW LONDON
For Next Meetins-Georse s. Palmer
 Elected President.

The closing sessions of the Connec- ticut State Conference of Charities and Corrections at New Britain on Tues day was held with series of round table talks on recreation, the care and saving of children, family and com munity questions and delinquency and correction. The conference went on record as opposing any general scheme to relax the labor standards affecting women and children undess made ab- solutely necessary by emergency meas- ures and under no conditions will the conference favor any such relaxation except for very limited period.
 It was votedeto hold the next con ference in New London.
 Officers Elected.
 Following are the officers elected: President, George S., Palmer, New London; vice presidents, w. c. Hun gerford, New Britain. Rev. w. H. Day Bridgeport, Prof. R. H. Fife, Jr., Mid. dletown, Rev. John F. Ryan, Hart. ford; treasurer. Sidney H. Miner, New London; secretary, Malcolm s. Mich. ols, New London; executive committee D. A. Adams. New Haven. c. Royce Boss. New London, Mrs. Helen w Rogers, New Haven, Lewis B. Doane New London, George G. Williams Bridgeport, Miss Inez A. Newman New Haven, John P. Sanderson, Hart ford, Mrs. Percy T. Walden, New Ha ven. Miss Mildred P. Carpenter, Stam ford, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell, Norwich George L. Warren, Bridgeport, Mrs Robert B. Chappell, New London, Flu gene Kerner, Waterbury, Miss Carolin, DeF. Penniman, Middletown,- Mis- Lucy Adams, Bristol.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
CONDUCTING TESTS
 OF FARMERs' SEEDS
R. J. Whitman Finds Small Percent
 age Show High Figures

R. J. Whitman, assistant county agent. is busly engaged at the pres ent time in seed testing for the farm- CTS of the county so that he may To- cate the available supplies of the best seed of corn and soy beans and put those in want of seed in touch with those who have that of best germinat- ing quality.
 MT. Whitman collects the samples +of seed corn and forwards it to the experimental station at Storrs for the tests, receiving the reports from there.
 Out of a recent lot of about twenty samples of corn sent for tests four or five tested up to 80 or 90 per cent. The best in the lot tested at 99' per cent but some of the lots ran as low as 5d per cent. .or less.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24


 no. Y. M. C.. A. tent or any conve- niences for work, Soon Rev. MT. Goldie had a large tent put up and conduct ed services in this until he volun- tered for work overseas.
 Rev. MT. Goldie was selected as one of the workers to go to Russia and try to improve the morale of the Rus sian army MT. Goldie went to Rus sta in September, 1917. He went from San Francisco to Japan and then to Vladivostock and from there he travel ed across Siberia to Petrograds He was in Petrograd at the time the Bolshe- wiki launched a counter revolution against the Kerensl2yt government. MT Goldie is the possessor of the last passport issued by the Kerensky pow CTS as it was issued to him the day be- fore the BolshevilSi took possession. MT. Goldie, seeing that it was i'm possible to do any work in Russia made his way back across Siberia and taking the same route came to the Limited States 8 few months ago an6 took up his pastorate in BlackhalL Mir Goldie has been deyoting his time dur ing the past few weeks to the selling of Liberty bonds and has delivered ad dresses in several of the cities of tht state. Mr. Goldie always has a s1es sage for the people that comes straigh from the shoulder and is convincing
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
EIGHT COMPENSATION
 AGREEMENTS APPROVED
fcornissionsr Donohue Acts On Set.
 dement's Made Between Employer and Employe.

Eight workmen's compensation agreements have been approved by Commissioner J. J. Donohue as fol lows:
 William P. Chenette, Taftvi1ie. en- ployer, and Edward Michon, employe fot bruised, at rate of s10.50.
 New London Ship and Engine En- zine Co, employer, and M. J. Brogan Groton, employe, foot injured, at rate of s9.2s.
 c. M. Shay Fertilizer Co.. New Lon don, employer, and F. F. Barnes, em- ploye, Westerly, R. L, knee cut te bone, at rate of $6.
 Hawthorne Sash and Door Co.,, New London, employer, and Charles Stunt, ten, Waterford, employe, tip of little finger injured, at rate of $9.
 The Bulletin Co.,, Norwich. employ CT, and Harry Bjurstrom, employe arm and head lacerated, at rate o $9.
 Marlin Rockwell corporation, Nor. wieh, employer. and William F. Tot. tenfi employe, shoulder muscle; strained, at rate of $13.S3. Marlin Rockwell corporation, Nor wieh, employer, and Patrick McNally employe, hand infected from silver, a rate of $S.25.
 Marlin Rockwell corporation, Nor w:eh, esnploye, and Ida McMahon, em ploye, Iacerated wound in finger, a. minimum rate of $5.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
MARLIN. ROCKWELL MEN
 SUBSCRIBE $5O,o5O.
Local Plant is in Friendly Rivalry With
 the New Haven Plant.

Besides making guns to shoot the Huns, the employees at the Marlin Rockwell company are turning their dollars into the Liberty loan, and the Norwich plant is conducting friendly rivalry with the plant in New Haven.
 At the main Franklin street entrance of the plant here big thermometer has been erected on which are shown the totals in amount and number of subscribers among the Norwich em- ployes.
 The figure stood at s50,05o on Tues day, with 726 of the employees having subscribed. Besides this, a consider able number who have made out pledge cards upon which they will make their first payments next week, thereby sending both totals to a still higher figure. Nothing is counted on the thermometer until the subscriber has. made his first payment at some bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
OBITUARY
Mrs. rhemas Smith.

The death of Mrs. Thomas Smith occurred at o'clock Tuesday morn ing at the home of her daughter. Mrs. T. Joseph Donovan on Durfey street. after an illness of about a week. Mrs. Smith was born in Bolton, England. 59 years ago. and was the daughter of Joseph and Alice Eager Dickenson. When a young woman She married Thomas Smith, whose death occurred a number of years ago. She had lived in North Attleboro and Lisbon, com ing to Greeneville about two years ago. She was a member of the Epis- copal faith. She leaves four daugh- ters. two in North Attleboro and Mrs. Donovan and Mrs. John Morton of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
THE WEATHER.


 In the last 24 hQurs there have been light rains and light thunder storms in the lake regions. the Ohio valley and portions of the middle Atlantic states. Elsewhere the weather has been generally fair. Generally fair weather is probable in the Washington forecast district. It will be somewhat cooler Wednes- day in Atlantic coast regions from New England districts to the North Carolina Elsewhere the changes will be unimportant- Winds for Wednesday: North Att lantic: Fresh west and fair weather. Forecast.
 Southern New England. Fair and cooler Wednesday; Thursday fair. Observations in Norwich. The following records reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric ] changes Tuesday: Ther. Bar. = m s...-........-... aS 2s-S S5 G m ..s..-...s...s,s 66 29.S5 | s ?. m. mathematician. 65 2s.S5
 Highest "A. lowest 47.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions foP Tuesday: Fair and slightly cooler.
 Tuesdays weather: Fair, some warmer, southeast winds. showers al night.