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training, were eager for the test On the morning of May 28, this division attacked the commanding German po- sition in it's front, taking with splen- did dash the town of Cantigny, and all other objectives, which were organiz- ed and held steadfastly against vicious counterattacks and galling artillery fire. Although local, this brilliant ac- ton had an electrical effect, as it demonstrated our fighting qualities under extreme battle conditions, and also that the enemy's troops were not altogether invincible."
 There followed immediately the German thrust across the Aisne to- ward Paris.
 "The Allies" General Pershing says, faced crisis equally as grave as that of the Picardy offensive in March. Again every available man was placed at Marshal Foch's disposal, and the Third Division, which had just come from it's preliminary training in the trenches, was hurried to the Marne. It's motorized machine gun battalion preceded the other units and success fully held the brldgehead at the Marne, opposite Chateau-Thierry. The Second Division, in reserve near Montdidier, was sent by motor trucks and other available transport to check the progress of the enemy toward Paris. Tho division attacked and re- took the town and railroad station at Bouresches and sturdily held it's ground against the enemy's best di- visions.
 Tn the battle of Belleau Wood, which followed, our men proved their superiority and gained 8 strong tact iceI position, with far greater loss to the enemy than to ourselves. On July 1, before the Second was relieved, it captured the village of Vaux with most splendid precision.
 Meanwhile our Second Corps, un- der Maj. Gen. George w. Read, had been organized for the command of our divisions with the British, which were held back in training areas or l assigned to second-line defenses. Five of the ten divisions were withdrawn from the British area in June, three to relieve divisions in Lorraine and the Vosges and two to the Paris area to join the group of American divis- lOnS WHICu SlOOU DSlHSCA4 lL4S CALy duO any further advance of the enemy in that direction"
 By that time the great tide of American troops movements to France was in full swing and the older di-
 visions could be used freely The 42d, in line east of Rheims, faced the German assault of July 15 and "held their ground unflinchiugly''; on the
 right flank four companies of the | 18th Division faced advancing waves of German infantry and the Third l Division held the Marne line opposite
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
GEN. PRESSING DESCRIBES
 AMERICA'S PART IN WAR

Washington, Dec. 5-General John J. Pershing's account of his steward ship as commander of the American expeditionary forces was given to the public yesterday by Secretary Baker. It is in the form of a preliminary report to the Secretary, covering operations up to November 20, after the German collapse. It closes with these words from the leader of the great army in France, expressing his feeling for those who served under him:
 T pay the supreme tribute to our officers and soldiers of the line. When I think of their heroism, their pa- tience under hardships, their un- flinching spirit of offensive action, I am filled with emotion which I am unable to express. Their deeds are immortal, and they have earned the eternal gratitude of our country" The report begins with General Pershing's departure for France. Its striking feature is the section de- voted to combat operations"
 General Fershing views the en- counters before March 21 of this year in which American troops par ticipated as a part of their training and dismisses them briefly. On that date, however, the great German of fensive was launched and a crucia, situation quickly developed in the Allied lines which called for prompt 1 use of the four American divisions | that were at that time equal to any l demands of battle action"
 The first crisis of the German drive
 had been reached in Picardy.
 'The crisis which this offensive de- | veloped was such" General Pershing saws" that our occupation of an ] American sector must be postponed 1 On March 28 I placed at the dis posaI of Marshal Foch, who had been agreed upon as commander in chief | of the Allied armies, all of our forces | to be used as he might dictate. At l his request, the first division was | transferred from the Foul sector to | a position in reserve at Chaumont-en- i Vixen. As German superiority in
 numbers, required prompt action, an | agreement was reached at the Abe vile conference of the Allied Pre- | mierS and cOmmahueIs dhu myself
 on May 2, by which British shipping
 was to transport ten American divis- ] ions to the British army area, where l they were to be trained and equip 1 ped, and additional British shipping
 was to be provided for as many di'
 visions as possible for use elsewhere
 "On April 26, the First Division had
 gone into the line in the Montdidiel
 salient on the Picardy battle front
 Tactics had been suddenly revolution
 ized to those of open warfare, and ouI Amen, confident of the results of their
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Washington, Dec. 2-CasuaIty lists furnished by the Commanding Gen eral of the American army and made public today contain 3,1S5 names divided as follows: Killed in saction. 91O; died of wounds, 250; died of ac- cident and other causes, 36; died of airplane accident, ?; died of disease, A4O; wounded severely, 535; wound ed, degree undetermined 54S; wound ed slightly, 92; missing in action, S72. Bridgeport has five names in the casualty lists divided as follows: Giorgio Bonomo of 672 Pembroke street reported as killed in action; William J. Sauer of 218 Hervitt street killed in action; George w. Kelly of 193 Cottage street, reported as dead from accident; Edward Sog- homonian of 515 Water street, wounded. degree undetermined Charles Geibel of 435 Main street, reported as wounded, degree undeter- mined. The entire Connecticut list contains Al names, as follows:
 Killed in Action.
 Clifford c. Titus, New Haven.
 M. l. Shea, Middletown.
 Joseph Bruno, Thompsonvi1Ie.
 Giorgio Bonomo, 672 Pembroke street, Bridgeport. George L. Hall, Simsbury.
 Vito Nistrico, Bristol.
 William J. Sauer, 218 Hervitt street Bridgeport.
 John Civitillo, West Haven. Stanley Dulepslli, Naugatuck. Frank s. Kordek, New Britain. William F. Leonard, New Haven.
 Thomas Martin, Mulford. i Edward F. Pierce, Greenwich.
 Kasmir Nowkowski, New Britain. r John Lidtke, East Haven. Died From Wounds. | William J. Kala bza. Hartford. | William J. Murray, North Haven. Philip E. Bergin, Unionville. Fhamss FoT, New Haven. Died Frv1, Arr'dent aud Othel Causes.
 John Amato, New Haven.
 George William Kelly, 193 Cottage street, Bridgeport
 Wounded Severely. l Walter w. Hing, Torrington. John Swain, Meriden. Frank H. Rowley, Danbury.
 John J. Cloonan, Hartford.
 Wounded, DCgree Undetermined.
 Julian H. Norton, Bristol.
 Walter Daniel Casey, Waterbury. l George Miller, Rockville.
 Edward Soghomonian, 515 Wate street, Bridgeport. | George H. Neumann, West Haven
 Gus Villaret, Meriden.
 Albert Newsome, Thomaston.
 Charles Geibel, 435 Main street I Bridgeport.
 John J. Duffy, New Haven.
 Erhardt L. Koelsch, Hartford.
 Louis L. Lougee, New London.
 Arthur J. Barsneck, Meriden.
 Wounded Slightly.
 John Atobello, Meriden. A Patsy De Joy, Middletown.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORT MOST TNTERES STING DOCUMENT RELATING TO APPREHENSIONS DURING WAR

The Department has been hamper ed in suppressing propaganda. said the Attorney General, by "self-ap- pointed committees or associations of citizens who, ignorant of or dissatis- fed with the scope of the federal laws, or jurisdiction, have sought to supplement them by extra-legal measures of intimidation and punish ment." Another hampering infu- ence was the dissemination of hun dreds of unfounded reports relating to use of poison gas by enemy agents, ground glass In food, and damage to Red Cross supplies.
 Referring to difficulties with meni- bers of the 1. ". W, "pseudo-sociai- ists," and similar bodies, the Attor- ney General said:
 Tt has been the policy of this De- partmcnt that no person should be prosecuted or interned solely by req son of his membership in any such organization. that guilt is always per scnal, and that under no circum- stances should any organization or body of men be prosecuted as such"
 Less than one per cent. of the en- emy aliens arrested on suspicion and later paroled have again fallen under suspicion. Of the 75,O00 enemy aliens applying for permission to complete their naturalization, which was stop ped on the declaration of war, reports on more than 10000 have been fur nished the naturalization authorities of the Department of Labor.
 Discussing the enforcement of anti- trust laws, Attorney General Greg ory said;
 When natural laws of trade break down, as they have done during the war in many branches of trade, direct government action with respect to prices and methods of distribU- ton may become essential in order to prevent private control of mar kets, for when natural laws of trade can no longer be depended upon ro regulate markets, the only choice is between artificial control Imposed by private interests and artificial control imposed by public agencies. In these circumstances, therefore, such direct governmental action, so far fAm running counter to the purpose of the Sherman act, is directly in line with it.
 The Attorney General said the hearing of pending antitrust cases in the Supreme c, urt had been post poned on motion of the government because "the dissolution of these com binations would require financial op- erations on a large scale, which it | would not be in the public interest to undertake in the present condt- | ton of the money market, brought about by the war"
 Mr. Gregory's recommendations propose legislation to make a federal warrant run to any part of the Unit ed States, so that indicted individu- als cannot escape trial so easily; re- tirement of federal judges at the age of 70 if they have served ten years or more; legislation to make it an of fense to send through the mail let ters threatening life or property; tightening up of bankruptcy laws; and legislation making 1t impossible to sue a corporation in any district in which it transacts business.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
ROLL OF HONOR
 SENT FROM THE FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, December 5-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding General of the American army and made public today contain 3,03O names divided as follows: Killed in action, 421; dead of wounds, BIO; died of accident and other causes, 21; died of airplane accident, 12; died of disease, 431; wounded severely, 344; wounded degree undetermined, 39S; wounded slightly, 619; missing in ac- tion, 474.
 Howard OImstead of PAS Dewey street is among those reported as dead from wounG5 received in action, and Albert B. Callaghan of 361 Ben wounded.
 The Connecticut list comprises 46 names divided as follows:
 Killed in Action.
 Stanley B. Wheeler, Meriden.
 Died of Wounds,
 James Halpin, New Haven.
 Patrick Cavanaugh Middle Haddon. Morris Lappe, Forestville.
 Frank Anzelone, Seymour.
 Howard Olmstcad, PAS Dewey street, Bridgeport.
 Leon L. Gum, New Haven.
 Died of Disease.
 Raymond B. Scranton, Shelton. August Guinchi, Litchfeld.
 Alfred William Stork, Westville. James H. Johnson, West Hartford. Raymond A. Burgess, Hartford. Frank Costello, Jr., New Haven.
 Wounded Severely.
 Joseph J. Little, New Haven. Antonio Aceto, Branford.
 Walter w. Norris, Hartford.
 Michael A. Proccecino, Hartford. Louis H. Tucker, Essex, Conn.
 Mike Klecha, East Grandby.
 Charles A. Hoffner, South Man chester.
 Stanley M. Tantorski, New Britain William M Weinig, Hartford. Wounded Degree Undetermined.) Charles Hummel, Waterbury.
 John G. Bowling, Waterbury.
 John L. .Cayagnaro, South Man chster.
 John R. Bachman, Bristol. Stanley Domkosky, New Britain. Anthony J. Caruso, East Haven.
 Wounded Slightly.
 Albert B. CaIIaghan, 361 Benhan avenue, Bridgeport.
 Stanley Sagan, Newington. George Ryan, New London. Henry J. Cote, Willimantic.
 Merton F. Flood, Courthampton. Anthony William Buckley, Ken | sington. Stanley Buczek, Glastonbury. Andro Picolinsky, Waterbury. | Frank L. Tompkins, Litchfeld. Jerome L. Martin, Hartford. John P. Salamon, Stamford. Missing ill Action.
 George J. Conan, East Hartford. John Clark Waterbury. | Harry L. Clinton, Westville. Overk Devonshuk, Waterbury. | Albert F. Stichtenoth, New Britain Wilfred J. Champagne, Waterbury Joseph Simones, Hartford.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Washington, Dec. 5-The story of how enemy agents have been caught, disloyalty suppressed, draft slackers apprehended, dangerous Germans in- termed, explosions and other sabotage prevented, and enemy secrets ferreted out for use against their armies abroad was given to the public today in Attorney General T. W. Gregory's | annual report. Through a great corps of Department of Justice civil off, cers, secret agents, and citizen volun- teers, this big job of policing has been accomplished, said the Attorney General, with a minimum disturbance to the normal life of communities, and with constant effort to avoid en- croaching on freedom of speech, ac- | ton and political criticism.
 Referring to enforcement of the espionage act MT. Gregory said:
 This department throughout the war has proceeded upon the general 1 principle that the constitutional right of free speech, free assembly, and pe- | tition exist in war time as in peace time, and that the right of discussion | of governmental policy and the right ! of political agitation are the most l fundamental rights in 8 democracy" i At the same time, the Attorney General explained, the department had tried to deal severely with propa- ganda having for a deliberate purpose the disintegration of the country's war strength.
 "One of the distinct achievements l nf To 1o1 1 i ''has been the maintenance of order, the comparative failure of enemy &C., tivities and, speaking broadly, the general self control and self-restraint exhibited throughout the country in critical situations"
 The Attorney General disclosed that ] only 5000 enemy aliens have been ar rested on Presidential warrants and i examined with view to internment and that "a considerable number of | these have been placed in internment camps administered by the army. The balance were paroled. Most enemies interned were German men, and there were comparatively few German women or Austro-Hungarians About | 48O,000 Germans have been registered in the nationwide census-260, 900 men and 22O,OOO women.
 Up to last July 1, Department of Justice investigators had rounded up 23,439 young men who sought to es- cape the draft, and had caused their induction into the service. More than 220000 cases of men who for some | reason or other hal failed to file questionnaires or to appear for phy- sical examinations were investigated. Looking forward to peace condi- tions, the Attorney-Genera1 makes a number of recommendations for re- form of judicial processes. Although he referred to the difficulty of push ing antitrust prosecutions during the war since t,e government itself has been in the business of suppressing competition, he made no suggestions for new antitrust legislation which Congress is expected to undertake soon.
 War activities claimed the principal portions of the report, and after re- ferring to the growth of the depart ment's secret service to six times it's
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

to suppress BOlSn6VlS1n.
 Secretary Baker put total cancelIa- tions of war contracts at $2,600,000,- 900.
 Washington, Nov. 29 Casualty lists furnished by the commanding general of the American army and made public today contain 1,731 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 651; died of wounds, 129; died of accident and other causes, 3; died of airplane accident, 2; died of di- sease, 394; wounded, degree undeter- mined, 36 wounded slightly, 67; wounded severely, 20; missing in ac- tion 4O9.
 Matthew Gerra of 58 Crescent ave- nue is reported as killed in action, and Henry Pagan of 231 Grove street. is reported as slightly wounded in to- 5ay's lists.
 The entire Connecticut list contains 21 names divided as follows: Killed in Action. Francis P. Shuckerow, Hartford.
 Matthew Gerra, 5S Crescent avenue, Bridgeport. Cyrus Hilton, Glastonbury. Patrick J. Cassella, Pennington. Fred Machie, Willimantic. Died From Wounds. 1 James H. Roberts, South Manc2es- ter. John J. Farrell, Naugatuck.
 Kenneth Finlayson, Hartford. Died of Disease. l Francis Edward Bowers, Water | bury.
 Joseph P. Knight, New Haven. | Felix w. Clark, Wallingford. l Charles J. Pechie, Plainf1eld.
 Samuel Rosenthal, New Haven.
 Wounded Severely.
 Neil, CorcOran, Norwich.
 Wounded Slightly.
 Henry Pagan, 2S1 Grove street, Bridgeport.
 Richard HeaIy, Hartford. Missing In Action.
 Salvatore Becoire, Madison. John Jacob. New Britain. Tony Kreils Hartford. Andrea P. PizzaIe, Winder.
 John Kerei, Shelton.
 The following casualties are report ed by the commanding general of the American EXpeditionary Forces for Thursday. contains 2,l6S names, di- vided as follows: Killed in action.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

friends, Rev Mr. Cunningham, chap lain, and Francis Malone of the mil itary postal service. The clergyman had just returned from the front where he had got sufficiently within range of the enemy's operations to receive a dose of poison gas. It was not severe enough to be dangerous although for a time exceedingly un- pleasant.
 Attorney s. c. Shaw has been con fined to his bed for about a week from debility supposed to be due to over eXertion before he had fully re- covered from the operation for ap- pendicitis which he underwent several weeks ago.
 Ten Christmas packages for Red ding soldiers in France have been shipped from this town through the aid of the local Red Cross.
 Charles Bradley of the Ridge is re- covering from an illness caused by an abs2ess on his tongue
 Judge Will1in and wife have vecated Miss Belle Sanfords house and re- turned to New York. They are sue ceeded as occupants of the Sanford residence by Cyrus Brewster and fam
 ily who moved up from the Jones cot
 tage at Pine Tree Corner.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
Missing in Action. Harold T. Whittemore, Unionville

Washington, December 3-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding General of the American army and made public today contain 1,501 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 187; died of wounds, 62; died of airplane accident, 6; died of acci- dent and other causes, II. died of diseane, 313; wounded severely, 281; wounded, degree undetermined, 288; wounded slightly, 124; missing in ac- tion, 229.
 Bridgeport has four names in to- days lists. They are Joseph P. Fitz- simmons of 67O Howard avenue re- ported dead from disease; Joseph MarcelIo of 776 Pembroke street, re- ported as wounded severely; John F. Fitzpatrick of Bishop and Connecti- cut avenues, reported as wounded, de- gree undetermined; and Joseph J. Flanagan of 314 Federal street, re- ported as wounded, degres undeter- mined.
 The Connecticut list is as follows:
 Killed in Action.
 Joseph Braden. New Haven.
 Erwin A. Cohen, Norwich.
 Joseph Grace, Mfddletown.
 Carl Librizzi, New London.
 George John, Waterbury.
 Died of Wounds.
 Joseph J. Clinton, Saugatuck.
 John James Foley, New Haven. Edmund P. Patz. Hartford. Died of Accident and Other Causes. Thomas w. Birmingham, New Britain.
 Died of Disease.
 Joseph P. Fitzsimmons. 670 How ard avenue Bridgeport. Wounded Severely. George D. Burns, Hartford. Francis L. BIakely, No. Cromwell. Adolph Anderson, New Britain. James B. Lynch, New Haven. Joseph MarcelIo, 778 Pembroke street, Bridgeport. Michael J. Powers, New Haven. Joseph Rolando, Waterbury. Wounded, Degree Undetermined) Edward Gerber, Union City. Luigi Nardiello, Waterbury.
 Albert Faull, West Haven. 1 John F. Fitzpatrick, Bishop and Connecticut avenues, Bridgeport.
 Joseph J. Flanagan, 314 Federal street, Bridgeport. Fred L. Katz, Riverside. Edmund c. Burke, New Haven. John Restino, Winnepauk.
 Joe Skeonca, ThompsonvilIe. l Fritz B. Johnson, Hartford. Missing in Action. i John Mclaughlin, New Britain. Washington, December 4-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding | General of the American army and made public today contain 1,732 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 68; died of wounds, 330; died 1 of accident and other causes, 13; died of disease, 517; wounded severe ly, 167; wounded (degree undeter- mined), 264; wounded slightly, 5; missing in action, 368.
 The Connecticut list contains Is names divided as follows:
 Killed in Action.
 Rafaele Spiotta, Torrington.
 Died of Wounds. | Lawrence Schalina, New Haven.
 Gaetno Areno, Shelton. Robert Taylor, New Haven. Sofron Diviness, Hartford
 Paul K. Lambert, Glastonbury. Joseph Opperman, Torrington.
 Arthur o. Parmelee, New Haven.
 Died of Disease. James H. H. Perrin, Norwich Wounded, Degree Undetermined
 James J. Griffin, New Britain. Wesley B. Gould, Milford.
 William H. Guyer, Waterbury,
 James Rusate, New Haven.
 Missing in Action.
 Lorenzo De PascaIe, Thompsonville
 Henry T. Tjellander, Waterbury.
 Thomas F. Jackson New Britain.
 Charles G. Hennesey, Hamden. Maurice F. Herman, Hartford.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

size in 1918, and the efficient organi- zation of the American Protective League of 250,O00 citizen volunteers, MT. Gregory said:
 ''It is safe to say that never in it's history has this country been so thor oughly policed as at the present time.
 ''When it becomes possible, through the lapse of time, to disclose fully the activities of these various secret ser vice, their work will stand out as one of the substantial achievements of the war;
 Hints of an American espionage sys- tenn were given in the statement that the secret services "have given pro- lection not only to the civilian popu- lation but to the armed forces. and some of their activities have also re- suited in direct damage to the enemy forces abroad"
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Great stress was laid on the sufft-
 ciency of normal civil processes. ''and
 the needlessness of attempting to in
 yoke the use of military tribunals in
 this country"
 Tt has been the view of this de-
 partment," the Attorney General said,
 that every act of arbitrary and un-
 necessary interference with the life habits and occupation of the citizen,
 would lessen efficiency, disturb order, and weaken public confidence in the
 American standards of justice" He added that he had emphasized | this view on other government de- partments, resulting lon number of occasions in preventing encroachments upon the Jurisdiction of the civil tri- 5unals of the country"
 This was considered significant in view of the United States ability to
 maintain the normal functioning of ordinary government machinery to 2 much greater extent than other bel ligerents.
 The governments internment policy also has been more lenient than those of England and France, the Attorney
 General stated, and the efficacy of the
 methods and principles are evidenced by the good order generally main- tained.
 Systematic disIoyal propaganda became a failure during the first year
 of the war" he said. Shortly after
 our entry into the war this propagan- da, supported chiefly by those inf1u-
 ences and organizations which had l opposed the declaration of war, man. 1 ifested itself in distinct opposition to the adoption, and operation of the selective service act, but this type of | propaganda was almost immediately | suppressed and destroyed. It was | followed by manifestations of pro- paganda of an economic and social , character, clearly supported in the
 main, by sympathizers with the enE
 emy powers. This general type of | propaganda reached it's height in the
 autumn of 1917, but gained no great
 headway and was declining by Janu-
 ary 1, 1918. Various other types of propaganda have appeared sporadic
 ally but none of them have gained
 any substantial footing, and it may 1 be fairly said that prior to July 1, l 1918, the effort of German sympa-
 thizers in the field of disloyal propa- | ganda had almost completely fail | ed"
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

It is noted that President Wilson waited a number of days after
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Grand jury in New York was asked to suppress Bolshevism.