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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
BILLION LOST
YEARLY THROUGH
LABOR TROUBLES

F. c. Henderschott, secretary of the
National Association of Corporation
Schools at the noon-day luncheon of
the Chamber of Commerce held today
at The StratfieId, spoke on Industrial
Education" Mr.. Henderschott said:
"a billion dollars annually is lost
through labor troubles" and Be
tween two and five million more due
to unnecessary labor turnover" He
further said that "it is estimated that
rs per cent. of this turnover profits
neither the employer nor employe and
is unnecessary
C. w Price, field secretary of the
National Safety Council, who is in this
city for a few days, also addressed the
gathering.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
YOUNG HEBREWS IN
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Increase of membership to the 1000
mark is the object Of a big drive to
be started here soon by the Young
Women's Hebrew association of the
city, and the plans are now we'll un-
der way. Attorney Charles H. Shapiro
is head of the committee in charge,
and about 100 of the members of the
association are arranging to take up
the work. There will be a meeting
of the committee this evening at
which captains for the different teams
will be announced.
1t is intended to canvass all parts
of the city, and the progress of the
campaign will be announced on a big
clock to be erected in a central -
cation. Members of the committee
are enthusiastic and have not thu
slightest doubt of reaching their goa:
Of 1000 new members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20

1t may be days before the deciding
votes are in from the backwoods.
Returns from scattered precincts
up to noon, with IA counties still
missing, narrowed Lenroot's lead. ac-
cording to computing by the Mi1wau-
kee Journal. 1t showed:
Lenroot 60,643; Thompson 60,10s;
Berger 33,799.
OF the missing counties, all but two
were claimed as normally favorable
to Lenroot, by the Lenroot leaders.
Five are in Lenroot's congressional
district.
Prediction was made early today
that doubt would not be removed in
the Republican contest before tonight
and possibly not before tomorrow, as
returns are coming in slowly.
Former Congressman Victor Ber-
ger, Socialist candidate, who was un-
opposed, polled larger vote than
early returns indicated, his managers
claiming the Socialist vote in the
state will reach total of $4,000.
Berger said the primary indicated
that Wisconsin is opposed to the
war.
The nomination by the Democrats
of Joseph E. Davies, former member
of the federal trade commission, over
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, by large ma
jority, was made certain. Both Demo
cratic candidates in their campaign
strongly endorsed the war policy OF
President Wilson.
After his nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket was assured, Mr.. Davies
| issued a statement in which he said
The situation in Wisconsin in
wolves the question of whether or not
| Wisconsin shall support with all hei
| power our battle line in France. Il
also involves the question whether OIL
not Wisconsin is whole heartedly
American in all cases and under al
| circumstances"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
PUTNAM BRINGS
DOWN TWO MORE


Paris, March 2O-Dayid E.
Putnam of BroOkline, Mass, a
descendant of Israel Putnam and
a member of the Lafayette flying
squadron, has just brought down
two more German 8eroplanes.
Putnam also has been promoted
to the rank of sergeant in the
French army. He already has
the war cross with palms.
This makes four machines with
which Putnam is officially cred
tied, although he brought down
fifth machine ON a German aero
drome. This was not seen by
French observers and, therefore,
was not officially credited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
SLAVS CALMLY await
ENEMY'S CAPTURE OF
CAPITAL OF RUSSIA
AUSTRO-G GERMAN ARMIES CARRYING OUT AN
ENVELOPING MOVEMENT WHICH WILL PUT
MOSCOW IN HANDS OF TEUTONS-NO
RESISTANCE OFFERED INVADERS

London, March 20-Occupa-
ton of Petrograd by the Ger
mans is only a matter of hours,
according to dispatches from
Petrograd to several morning
papers here. The Russian cap
ital is said to be assuming a
waiting attitude and is not dis
playing the slightest sign of or
ganized resistance.
The Germans are reported in a Reu-
ter dispatch from Petrograd to have
reached the vicinity of Dno station,
about $50 miles south of Petrograd.
The Austro-Gernan advance in south
ern Russia continues. The enemy has
occupied Soumy, five hours march
from Khartov, the dispatch says.
The various reports from Russia
also indicate the greatest anxiety over
what appears to be an enveloping
movement the Austro-G Germans are
carrying out against Moscow. There
is talk of moving the government, ac-
cording to these advices, to Sarjoff
(probably Saratoff, 45O miles southeast
of Moscow or to Niznht Novgorod
(265 miles northeast of Moscow.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
dated Tuesday, reports the patriarch
of the Russian church to have sent
message to the orthodox population de-
claring that the church cannot regard
as binding a peace that dismembers
the country and places it under the
domination of a conquering foreign
power In this connection the Com
rn11nist is quoted as declaring the
Russian proletariat cannot make fur
+ber concessions but must be ready tc
rise at any moment irrespective OF It's
state of preparedness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20

Suspicious that the quarter were a
band of spies were exploded when
government agents found that love
affair between one of the women and
a neutral diplomat in Washington was
the real basis of the activity of the
four, which had brought them under
the observation of the department Of
justice.
The full disclosure is withheld by
the government out of consideration
for the neutral diplomat and his asso-
ciates.
The four under arrest in New York
gave their names at Madame Despina
Davidovitch StorIfc, Madame Eliza
beth Charlotte Nix. Baron Henri de
Belville and Count Robert de Clair
mont.
1t is now disclosed that what were
thought to be mysterious code letters
fund in a safe deposit box of one of
those under arrest were love epistles,
couched in gentle terms with hidden
meanings which hard headed investi-
gators at first failed to recognize.
officials here declare that the gov
eminent has no definite evidence Of
spying to lay against any of the four,
but that the complicated tangle of
personal relations with men high in
official and social circle makes it ex-
pedient to export them. It has never
been disclosed fully where any of the
four got their money, although it, is
now said that one of the women had
some wealth of her own.
For many months the four have
been under surveillance, at first be-
cause of suspicion that they would
prove to be agents of an enemy gov
eminent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20

Stebbins was in Fairfield avenue
near Norman street the evening of
October %, 1916, and started to cross
from the south to the north side of
the street. AS he stepped from the
curb he was struck by an automobile
driven by Reich, and sustained frac-
lures of his leg in three places, besides
being otherwise bruised and injur-
ed.
Stebbins brought suit through At
torney D. w. Price, and the case was
heard before Judge Booth last Jan
rary. He claimed damages of $500
on allegations he will be a cripple for
life. The defense, conducted by
Bartlett, Keeler T. Cohen, was a de-
apial of the allegations.
Judge Booth has filed no memor-
andum of his decision, but the
amount of the award, the entire
sum claimed, is indication he believ-
ed Reich to have been entirely to
blame for the accident. Both are
residents of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
PRO-CERMAN TEXT
BOOKS ORDERED
OUT OF SCHOOLS

Hartford, March 20.-Educational
authorities in Connecticut are called
upon by the Connecticut State Coun-
Gil of Defense to examine German
language and European history text
books used in schools in the state and
remove from the hands of pupils those
which contain improper matter.
The councils vote calling for this
action, it was learned today, was
passed on recommendation of F. A.
Verplanck, chairman of its committee
on education, and was as follows:
Voted, that the Connecticut State
Council of Defense requests boards of
school visitors town school commit
tees or board of education and the
principals of all private secondary
schools to thoroughly examine all
text books in the German language
and books used in teaching European
history, and to remove at once from
the hands of the pupils any such
books that it finds to contain any SUBJ
ject matter untruthful to the facts OF
history and prejudicial TO the war in
terests of the American people.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
MAKE NO CHARGE
FOR SPOTTING ON
PRIVATE SIDINGS

In a reply to a protest sent by the
Manufacturers Association regarding
the charges for spotting railroad cars
at private sidings, Director General of
Railroads McAdoo, stated that the pro-
position to charge manufacturers and
business men who have cars placed on
their sidings, had never been col>sid-
cred. He also stated that there is no
foundation for the fact that there was
to be any such charge.
A few days ago the Chamber OF
Commerce voted to protest to the gov
ernment against spotting charges
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
HUNS DROP GAS
BALLS FROM AIR

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, March 19.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-A German aeroplane,
both last night and this morning, flew
over the American sector northwest
of Toul and dropped rubber balls Is
inches in diameter, filled with liquifed.
mustard gas. This is the first time, so
far as is known, that an aeroplane has
been thus employed.
The effect of the gas was not ser
ious, but the American troops were
infuriated by what they termed the
dirty warfare
A sample of one of the rubber con-
tainers has been obtained.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
BELIEVE ISADOE
WAS DELIBERATE
in HIS SUICIDE

Joseph Isadoe, %, was found dead
in bed at his rooming house. AIS Will
liam street at noon today by his
boarding mistress, Mrs. Lena Kaplan.
A six-foot rubber tube attached to an
open gas jet was lying near the bed.
The medical examiner believes it is q
case of deliberate suicide.
Isadoe has been employed at the
plant of the Locomobile Co. for the
last three weeks and was formerly en-
ployed at the Blue Ribbon Garage Co.
He has brother. residing in Nor
folk, Va, and sister living at "a
Huntington road
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
RUSS WARSHIPS
MADE ESCAPE

Washington, March 2O.-Russian
warships at Odessa escaped to Sebas-
topol when the Germans took Odessa,
says a dipatch to the State Depart
ment today from American Consul
Summers in Moscow. Recent press
dispatches quoted Berlin authorities
as declaring that Is ships were taken
when the city was occupied.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
ALLEGES CRUELTY.

Alleging intolerable cruelty since
the date of their marriage May 25,
1913. Bertha Schlesinger Klein has
filed petition in the Superior Court
todav asking for divorce from Frank
wil1iam Klein. Both are residents OF
Bridgeport. Mrs. Klein also claims
CUSTODY of Pauline, four years old, and
alimony.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
SCARLET FEVER IN
THE MAYORS HOME

Mrs. Clifford B. Wilson, wife of the
mayor, is suffering from an attack of
scarlet fever. Their home on Clinton
avenue is under quarantine rules and
as a result the mayor is forced to take
up his temporary residence in the
Stratfeld hotel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
SUSPECTED SPY ONLY
LOVED HIGH OFFICIAL
MYSTERIOUS CODE MESSAGES PROVE TO BE HARMLESS
MISSIVES OF DEVOTION BREATHING LOVE OF WO-
MAN FOR HIGH WASHINGTON AMBASSADOR

Washington March 2O-nvestigaon has convinced the de-
parment Of justice that the two and two claiming
citizenship recently arrested in New York suspicion
connection with the German spy ring only be cassed
undesirable rather than spies On this conclusion
ho
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
WISCONSIN'S LOYALTY
Is STILL in QUESTION
DECIDING VOTES IN CONTEST BETWEEN THOMPSON, LA
TOILETTE CANDIDATE AND PRO-GERlMAN AND
LENROOT HAVE BEEN CAST IN BACK WOODS

Milwaukee, March 2OOutstanding features of yesterdays
loyalty primary vefod increase in the Socialist vote the
overwhelming victory of Joseph Davies for the Democratic
senatorial nomination and the close between Irvine Len
root the loyalty candidate and James Thompson who carries
LaFoletes banner in the senatorial
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
NO CONSISTORY.

Rome, Tuesday, March 19-"There
will be no consistory until the war is
over" Pope Benedict said today on
hearing that the report had been pub
lished that he intended to call con-
SiStory soon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
POST TO MEET.

Elias Howe. Jr.. post No. 8, G. A. R.,
will hold their regular meeting at 8
o'clock tomorrow in their hall at 925
| Main street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
AWARD STEBBlNS FULL
AMOUNT FOR INJURIES

Damages to the entire amount claimed, 81 800 award
ed to Henry Stebbns in decision handed down today by
Judge John R. Booth of the Common Pleas Court the suit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
BEAT Wife every DAY
TO SHOW He Loved HER

Declaring beat her beca he loved her Ralph Kranz
avenue according to his WIFE made it al
in the most brutal fashion
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
Immaterial What Reply
Holland Makes to u.
S. Demands.
TO SEIZE DUTCH
SHIPS TOMORROW
.Conhscation Scheduled
For Last Monday But
Was Postponed.

Washington. March 2O-Hol-
lands reply in the shipping ne
gotiations is on the cables, the
government was advised today,
and is expected to arrive be-
fore night.
The American government
Immediately prepared to take
over the ships tomorrow.
The nature of the reply was not
disclosed, pending the issuance of a
proclamation by President Wilson,
which had been prepared in advance
and was awaiting only news of the
conclusion of negotiations in London.
The America and British govern
ments were ready to take over all
Dutch vessels in their waters on Mon
day, but seizure was delayed here
pending word that Holland had acced-
ed to their demands. Whatever the
reply. however it was said, the ships
would be taken.
Seizure was delayed chiefly because
of a desire to show every courtesy to
the Dutch government, but it has been
indicated for several days that neither
the United States nor Great Britain
would go through another long series
of negotiations.
London, March 20-The conditions
laid down by the Dutch foreign min
lister for the acceptance of the de-
mands of the associated governments
as regards the taking over of Dutch
shipping are not likely to be accepta-
BILE to these governments, according to
a Reuter- dispatch from The Hague,
filed yesterday. 1t adds, however,
that a concession may be made to the
extent that the arming of the Dutch
vessels may not be insisted on.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public the
latest Asso. Press news dispatches.
exclusive news features of the In
ternational News Service and local
matters in a concise, pithy man
ner. A Peoples Paper" pub
hshed without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-20
The Weather Report

New Haven, March 20
For Bridgeport and vicinity:
Unsettled, probably light
rain late tonight or Thurs
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Sank
Centre.

Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time of kidney danger Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Sank Centre peope give
evidence of their worth.
Mrs. E. Millet, Sank Centre, says:
"a dull, heavay ache settled in my
back, over my kidneys and caused me
a lot of distress. 1 was in misery
when 1 was on my feet any length of
time and it was quite impossible to
lift anything. I felt drowsy for hours
after got up every morning. My
limbs ached and were often numb. The
least thing tired me and it would be
a long time before I would get back
my strength. I was certainly pleased
with the quick relief I got when l
bought Doan's Kidney Pills a. Hanson
& Emerson's Drug Store and used
them. I kept on taking them ana
they gave me cure that has lasted
for a long time"
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
LIKES OLD U. S. BEST.

Mrs. E. A. Brayton of Nevis has
received a very interesting letter
rom her son, Horace Jackson, who
vas indicted into Military Service at
Park Rapids July %. Horace entralr-
ed for France Sept. %. Horace is
well known in Sank Centre and
vicinity. His letter follows:
Somewhere in France, Oct. 4, 1918.
"Dear Mother and ALI will
write few lines to let you know
am well and hope that you are enjoy
ing the same blessing.
HWell mother how is everybody
back home? / am getting along fine,
only / would like some mail awfully
well. Have not received any mail since
/ left the states over five weeks ago.
So of course it seems lonesome.
When we do get mail ] expect / will
get enough to keep me reading for a
week.
aWe are back of the lines handling
ammunition; things get exciting back
here at times and we see the boys
from the front almost every day. We
are in town now that was once
captured by the Germans and the
French won it back. There are quite
a few French here; we buy our milk
and eggs from them. Milk is eight
cents quart and eggs are seven
cents a piece and very hard to get
at that. The weather is awfully damp
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
LARGE PART OF WAR EARN
INGS EXPECTED TO DISAP-
PEAR WHEN PRICE DROPS

Boston-Swift & Co., have prepared
a reply to the accusations of the
Federal Trade Commission filed with
a Senate committee on Sept. %.
The company states that in its
whole consideration of profits, the
Federal Trade Commission fails to
realize that the profits reported by
the packers are not profits that have
actually appeared in the form of cash,
but are largely book profits tied up in
inventory which will undoubtedly dis
appear in large measure when prices
begin to go down. Even if the war
lasts five years longer and the drop in
prices does not come until then, the
loss will be just as real.
For the meat and by-products de-
partments, which are subject to the
9 per cent limitation of profits, the
statement continues, the rate of turn
over is approximately 8 1-3 times a
year. cit must be remembered that
part of the steer consists of by-pro-
ducts which move slowly, that some
of the beef is cured and sailed, and
large portion of pork products con-
sists of cured products which move
very slowly and that even in the sale
of strictly fresh meat it takes some
time for the money to return to the
company's Golfers after the actual
sale is made.
The commission says that the pack
ers profit of one-quarter of cent per
pound on beef amounts to SIS ton as
compared to only 25 cents per ton on
coal. As matter of fact an average
quality ton of beef is worth at whole
sale at present about $500 whereas a
ton of anthracite coal at tidewater is
worth only about 81. Compare a SIS
profit on a $400 sale with rs cent
profit on 81 sale. The beef profit is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
Letters From Boys Ouerseas

here, it rains almost every day. How
is the weather at home, kind Of cold
by this time, suppose?
at is muddy most of the time here.
Times goes very fast to me here, !
can hardly keep track of the day Of
the week. My idea is that we will
soon be back home again singing
Home Sweet Home and God knows
it can't some any too soon, for there
is no place like the good old u S. A.
to me.
Don't worry about me mother, ]
am all right. I will close with love
to all. Tell everybody hello for me,
Write soon and aften.
Your loving son,
Horace Jackson,
Co. K, Sd Pioneer Inf.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
A Simple, inexpensive
Way to Relieve Tired
Aching Feet

When you take your shoes off at
night and your feet are jumping with
pain-do this: Battle your feet in
warm water to which has been added
5 tablespoonful of 20 Mule Team
Powdered Roric.
What relief this preparation will
afford you! 1t soothes and heals-it
makes the skin feel glad-it destroys
Precipitation odors and cleanses the
pores. By all means use 20 Mule
Team Powdered Boric in the bath tub
it is a splendid antiseptic.
20 Mule Team Powdered Boric is
sold at all good drug stores.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
BOOSTS THE ENGINEERS.

Private Frank M. Brown, of Sank
Centre, member of the Engineers, who
was taken off transport suffering
from influenza several weeks ago and
placed in a Base Hospital at Camp
Merritt, N. j., has written the Herald
very interesting letter under date
of Nov. 6, as follows:
GAS a volunteer from Sank Centre
now with the Engineers did not know
but what you'd like to hear how I was
getting along. I'm not much on writ
ing but will try and do the best can.
When I enlisted I was sent to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo-, then to Camp
Humphreys, Va. That's where all the
engineers are made. Machinists from
all parts of the country, and the very
best, are all sent to Camp Humphreys
and believe me, there is some great
engineering done.
When you first arrive you don't
work at your trade; you begin all over
again from pulling stumps to building
a G. N. engine and making it run over
swamps and the mountain tops. That's
what the engineers are made of and
they see hard work and hard fighting
as well.
The engineers do any and every
thing in war time. Our company at
Camp Humphreys broke the worlds
record by building a pontoon bridge
on the water complete, 125 feet long,
and ready for men, horses and big
cars to go over in II minutes and
some seconds, and all men off the
bridge. This may sound fishy to some
people but it's true; there were over
235 men on the job. Those men had
been training for two weeks getting
ready to build this bridge on time.
There were, l think, nine companies
in all working against time, but our
company got the record. Every man
knew his place you just bet, and it
all worked out like clock work. The
engineers build railroads and do so
many other things it would take all
day to tell it, so will stop here, but
that's what the engineers are made of
and it's what is helping put the Hun
on the run as they are.
was on shipment for overseas in
August, but was kept back for extra
duty; then was on shipment the
last of September. I was on the boat
two days and lost out by taking down
with influenza and pneumonia and
taken to the Base Hospital. I have
been in six weeks and am doing fine;
will be discharged from the Base Hos
pital next week, think. was lucky
to come out as l did, but I am sorry
that / did not get to go overseas.
However, feel that I have done my
duty as far as l have gone anyway;
don't think they will send any more
men over as the war is sure to end.
l heard nurse say they called back
seven ships out at sea to come home
with their lights on, and there was
a passenger ship arriving from
France days ahead of time with all
lights on at night. So the end must
be near. If this is true many hearts
will be happy. I will close wishing
you people at home all of the best of
luck; good bye.
Frank M. Brown
With the Engineers.