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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Baker Meets With
 Military Committee

Washington, April 23 - Secretary Baker gave the House military com mittee today a confidential report on his trip to the battle fronts. He spent the morning with the committee in executive session going over the situ- ation.
 You can say" he announced as he entered the committee room, "that am here just for an informal talk on the conditions as I found them in France. I am not going to bring up the question of the size of the army or extension of the draft age. You can go as far as you like in the mat ter of unified control of the Allied forces and in the sanguine and confi- dent belief in the success of the war"
 It was the first meeting of the sec retary with any congressional com mittee since his return from abroad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
SEN. BRANDECEE
 1. SAYS WILSON IS WORKING ALONE

Washington, April 23-In a reso- lution introduced in the senate today calling on the senate foreign relation committee to give early consideration to Senator Kings resolution providing for a declaration of war against Bull garia and Turkey, Senator Brandegee of Connecticut said:
 Tt is a travesty and tragedy for us to be declaring war against one country and at the same time main- taining friendly relations with the other countries allied with that one,''
 The president was accused by the Connecticut senator of failing to take the senate committee into his confi- dence.
 Its not right" Senator Brandegee continued. '"The trouble is the pres- ident won't coordinate with anybody but himself" Senator Brandegee referred to a year spent in the mfsmanagement of our aeroplane program" and said ii was time i've got down to a realfza- tion of this thing"
 Senator Knox in offering his sub stitute resolution said the foreign rela- tion committee had not acted because some months ago the president told the country that there were reasons for not declaring a state of war.
 Senator Knox declared the Bulgar- ian minister here is received in Amer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
BY CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNsFATHER

After weeks spent with the Sammes in France have back impressed by the striking resemblance they bear III many respects Tommes This applies both to the men who civilians few months ago and to the veterans
 of heod Regular Army who in the first contingent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
WANTS 700 MEN AS SECRETARIES
 FOR THE Y.M.C.A.
Appeal for Men Qualified to Take Up Work in France
 and Italy.
WARREN R. BRIGGS
 ASKED TO AID MOVE
He Will Forward Applied tions of Those Who Pos
 sess Qualifications.

Architect Warren R. Briggs has re- celVed the communication printed be low from the National War Council of the Y. M. c. A. of the United States. He earnestly requests any man who can fulfil the conditions enumerated and who is willing to en- ter the service to communicate at once with him, and he will put him in touch with those who will enable him to enter the service.
 MT. w. R. Briggs President, The
 Conn. Chapter, American Institute
 of Architects, 1,115 Main St, Bridge
 port, Conn:
 Through the American Institute ot Architects, The Octagon, Washington D. C., I am led to believe that you may be able to help in a service ex- tremly important and timely.
 The service rendered by the Y. M c. A. in Trance has so greatly i'm. pressed visiting observers from the French army that the French govern. ment has asked for 800 American mer to serve as Y. M. c. A. secretarie. with the French troops. The Italian government has likewise asked for 2O men. May we have your cooperation in securing these men for this mos important work?
 The work of the Y. M. c. A. in tht cantonments of this country is doubt less familiar to you. A similar worl is being done among our boys il France. The Y. M. c. A. is for tht soldier at the front; the immediate representative of the home, it offer. shelter, comfort, recreation, educa tion, food and friendliness. It minis tesr to the physical and mental well being. It is admitted to be a mos effective agency for the maintenanc, of morale among the troops.
 It is the work that we have beer asked to reproduce in the French an, Italian armies and we need 700 rne1 for this service. These workers should
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
ROYAL!
 GUARD CHAFES AT
 INAC'TI0N IN WAR

Rome, April 24-Among the most unhappy men in Italy are said to be the sixty soldiers of the Kings Guard who are not permitted to go to the front and fight like their brothers. The reason for this restriction is that these sixty men could probably not be replaced if killed, injured, or talk en prisoners. They are chosen with the utmost care not only as regards their habits and training but for their height, the minimum of which is six feet
 They begin where other men stop growing" according to a popular saying. Many of them are even seven feet in height. They are chosen from the carabinieri or military po- lice and must have absolutely sun- stained records. Each newly enroll ed man, if he accepts the appoint ment, must agree to remain for a term of five years in the guard, after which he may or may not re-enlist During that period also, he may not | marry.
 The guards and their horses are quartered inside the grounds of the royal palace on the Quirinal Hill. The Guard does sentinel duty inside these grounds when King Victor Emmanuel is in Rome, and also accompany him on state occasions, as on that ot March IA, 1912, when, as the King was going along the Corso to visit | the tomb of his father in the Pan. | fheon tho anarchist d'Alba fred +vuio. and wounded Captain Lang of tht Guard instead of the King.
 Since the war began, although the King lives at the front and under goes all it's dangers, members of tht Guard are to be seen now and the- walking through the streets of Rome attracting attention and admiration because of their immense figures ant shining helmets, but, for all that jealous of che staine dand bespatteret gray-green uniforms of soldiers o1 leave from the front trenches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

be men of genuine Christian character and experience. They should be men of resourcefulness, able to deal with new and untried situations; they should be men of executive ability; they should be men of fraternal spirit, able to appreciate sympathet- ically religious and other points of view quite different from their own, and able likewise to work harmoni- ously in teams with others. They should be men of interchangeable enthusiasm who would be stimulated and not discouraged by difficulties and hardships. Above al, they should be men who go with a dominant de- sire and purpose to render the maxi mum of service. They must be men between the ages of 31 and 50. It is desirable that they have some knoWl- edge of French or Italian language.
 It has been suggested that you, through your conneccSon with the American Institute of Architects, may be able to furnish us with the names of men who might be secured for thls service, preferably men who have studied in the country and can speak the language, and are familiar with their customs and ideals, and who desire at this time to serve the French or Italian soldiers. We would be most grateful if you couh send us list of such men that we may com municate with them regarding th1s work.
 Trusting to have your cooperation | in this matter, I am,
 Sincerely yours,
 A. G. KNEsBEh
 Executive Secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

Iican homes and that he can get in formation dropped at the dinner ta- ble." and from other sources in the capital that would be of value to the enemy.
 Docs anyone imagine this informas tion is not going to the kaiser. and going constantly 9" he asked.
 '-The people have the right to know why we are permitting it and if there are reasons why, they should be made known.7
 Declarations of war against the two Teutonic allies, Senator Knox assert- ed, in any event would ''be only de- claring the fact"
 Senator Brandegee accented the Knox resolution as a substitute for his own, reiterating a disclaimer of in- tending to reflect on the foreign rela- tion committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

not out of any disrespect, for no man | is smarter is obeying orders. The songs of the American soldiers are mostly rag-time, but they have l lately adopted for themselves the hymn tune, of which there are many parodies in the British army. The American version runs:
 They are a rag-time army;
 They come from U- S.. A.
 They cannot march; they cannot | shoot;
 What blooming use are they?
 But when they get to Berlin 1 The Kaiser he will say:
 "Hock! Hook! Mine Got, what a damn fine lot
 Are the boys from the U. s. A.
 Like the British soldier, the Amer ] cans have a passion for cleanliness Whenever it is possible. An American journalist has explained that at first it was considered that the main thing Pwas ''to turn out a soldier" who can hike ten miles after the other fellow has quit" but the trench warfare has shown that the cleaner a man keeps himself the better he will stand ur against puishment. This enthusiasm for cleaning has developed in one man to such an extent that he made serious trouble in one village by scrubbing a statue in the market-place. He thought it would look much better i the green of ages was taken off.
 The men were never tired of asking questions about the old "Plug Street days. One officer thought it strange that g. shot gun was not used in thu
 trenches because one could be certain of hitting something with 1t. II When motoring in Italy my hear . has many times been in my moutl
 when going along a narrow track witt ? yawning chasm on either side, bu that was nothing ompared with al American driver in France. He neve
 goes less than GO miles an hour ol any road!
 , (By the Internationl News Bureau Inc.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

Captan Bruce Bairnsfather the writer of the following article Brans only Humorst His famous car toons depicting funny side of the War and the characters take part in it has already found recognition not only amongst British and French Soldiers but even the Fritz has learned to like them The French government has printed copies of the volumes containing Captain Balrnsfathers Icartoons.l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
GERMAN DOCTORS IN SERVICE,

New York, April 24--More than two thirds of all German physicians are with the colors and about 5000 of them after their return will have to start all over again, said Dr. Lieber, in the Prussian House of Deputies recently, according to German news papers received hers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
THIS DAY IN HISTORY.

The first gun of the Spanish American war was fired by the Nash vile across the bow of the Spanish Buena Vista in 1898.
 Captain Paul Jones destroyed the shiping at Whitehaven. England, in 177S.
 Order of the Garter instituted on this date in 1349.
 Shakespeare was born on this date in 1564 and died in 1616.
 First operation for appendicitis performed SS years ago.
 Chauncey M. Depew born in 1884.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
CORONER TAKES UP
 DEATH OF OLSEN

Coroner John J. Phelan today be- gan an inquest into the death of John Olsen of Bristol, who was killed yes- terday morning on the Sylvan avenue crossing of the Berkshire division railroad tracks. Witnesses were summoned to appear at 2:3O this af- ternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
K. OF c. INITIATION.

A class of 20 candidates will be initiated into the first and second de- grees of the Knights of Columbus this evening at o'clock at the Knights of Columbus home on Wash ington avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
US. Soldiers "0yer
 There" Trying Best
 To Keep Up Smiling

Happy Incidents That Have Taken Place in France Since the American Expeditionary Force Invaded the war Sections Part Where They Are Located Looks Just As If Great "Chunk'' of United States Had Been Transplanted at Once tx
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Three New Pastors
 Assigned to City

Rev. A F. Campbell has been as- signed to the pastorate of the Wash ington Park M. E. church by the New York East Conference now in session at New Britain Rev. John Patterson of ThompSonville is to succeed Rev. R. A. Cummins at Trinity M. B. church, and Rev. A. J. Martin of Mil ford has been assigned to Grace church. All of the changes take ef- feet immediately. Rev. E. A Burnes, who leaves Washington Park church, has been in Bridgeport for a number of years, and is president of the Bridgeport Pastors association.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10

Subjected to an unjust attack as
German, Carl f. Arfwedson, member
of the FL Centre exemption board, to-
day Indignantly denied that he was
a native of an enemy country and pre-
pared to defend himself against any
renewal of the charge. 5
Ear from having been born in
Germany, l first saw the light Of day
in Old England" he said. Tnstead
of being German, I am product
of two countries that have been trOch-
bearers of religious and political lib
ertry.
81 am of Swedish descent, as Is
certainly indicated by my name. and
due to my English nativity and knowl-
edge of German conditions and Ger
may, am really what might be called
a German hater was British SUBJ
ject until l became a naturalized cit
izen of the United States in 1901.
"The publication Of this untruth has
rendered me very unhappy. 1t must
have been printed without an effort
to obtain confirmation Of its accuracy
or inaccuracy." ,a.. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
BAPT|STS ARRANGE
PATRIOTIC SERVICES

October will be war month at the
Baptist church, for during that pc
riod the pastor, Rev. Walter E. Reed,
has arranged for a series of patriotic
meetings dealing with the duty of
Americans, fighters and stay-at-
homes, in the gigantic struggle.
One of the special services will
serve as medium for the dedication
of the service flag of the church. This
honor flag contains between thirty
and thirty-five stars.
1t is expected that the patriotic
program will be very popular, both
among members Of the congregation
and among non-members, to whom
the topics under discussion will be of
wide interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10

ing on Thursday will discuss import
ant plans for the launching of a cam
paign to double the wheat acreage of
the Valley. Last year the assessed
acreage of the grain in the valley
was 9,O5O acres, but the Farm Bu-
reau figures place the total at closer
to 10000 acres.
At the same time the matter of Sc
curing a farm adviser will be taken
up. Since the departure of Adviser
c. E. Sullivan, and his assistant, j..
P. Hertel, both of whom entered mil
.itary service, the county has been
without an adviser.
President Mike Liebert of Seeley,
head of the bureau. has returned from
Sacramento, where he attended the
state convention of the heads of the
farm bureaus of the state, and will
present his report at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
WEDDING HERE ENDS
COAST EL0PEMEN1

Keeping their secret from even their
closest friends, Lew Keyzer and Miss
Lavita Mack eloped from San Diego
yesterday and were married here to-
day by Justice of the Peace Mayfield.
The ceremony was witnessed by Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Graeber of San Diego,
friends of the couple.
After spending the day at the Bar
bara Worth hotel the happy couple
started on motoring trip for the
mountains, where they will remain
until Thursday, when The groom will
return to San Diego to register.
Mr.. Keyzer is director of the or
chestra at the Hippodrome theatre
and Miss Mack has been an employe
OF the Delta Creamery Company. She
resided at the Graeber home at 1414
Front street, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
RANCHER ARRIVES
FIVE DAYS LATE
FOR DRAFT CALL

Because he failed to receive his Of
ficial notice Larrold Rogers of Cali
patria failed to show up at the time
of entrainment on September 5 of the
fifty-two Valley draft selects who left
for service at Camp Kearney.
Yesterday, but few hours after
the belated notice had reached him,
Rogers reported to the Ell Centre
draft exemption board and at o'clock
last night was aboard train bound
for San Diego to join his detachment.
"If / had failed to receive my no.
tice and had been branded as a draft
evader, 1 never would have gotten
over the shame of it," he told Board
Member Arfwedson.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
IMPORTANT CALL
FOR HOME GUARDS
ISSUED BY CAPT.

Owing to new and important bus
mess of the Home Guard, all members
are urgently requested to be present
at Red Cross headquarters Friday
evening, September 13, at 1880 sharp.
1t is desired to have anyone inter
ested present as the future policy of
the company will be discussed. The
Home Guard company will be of much
value to those within the draft who
will be subject to call. Be there!
JAMES r. FORD, Captain.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
AMERICAN AVIATORS
DO EFFICIENT WORK
(By Associated Press)

An American Aaerodroms Some
where in France, Sept. 1O.-Twelve
pilots stood in a semicircle around a
desk on which was spread large
nap.
''The push starts tomorrow" said
the colonel. eve have allotted to us
this zone. tt is our job to wreck
stations, trains and bridges in there"
The pilots saluted and filed out.
BY o'clock he next morning two
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10

trains had been derailed, one ammu-
milton train was on fire and still ex-
ploding, and two railway stations were
in ruins. The infantry, thanks, in
part, to the work of the airmen in
hampering the movements Of the Ger
man reserves, had advanced a mile
on ten-mile front.
The official aviation report for the
day said:
zone of our machines is missing;
two German machines were de-
stroyed." s.A NH
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
AERIAL VI
BOMBARD
BRUCES DEPOT
tBy Associated PreSs)

London, Sept. 10.-British naval
air forces made four attacks on Ger
man submarine worships and doucks
at Bruges between September l and a.
Several hits were obtained. The Os-
tend docks and the motor boat de-
pot at Blankenberg were attacked
with good results.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
Not Perfect.

81 hear, James, your master is a
perfect lady killer, especially since he
got his new auto"
,"'Tain't so, sir. He has run over
some, but none of ems dead yet"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10

TO ADVERTISE Tor a position
through the classified is to 60 about
the task of finding better job in q
usiness like manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10

Money to loan on improved real es-
tate. Edgar Bros. Realty CO.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-10
BOARD
MEMBER DEM { S
GERMAN NATIVITY

Carl Arfweds0n Answers Published
Charge by Declaring He Was Born
in England of Swedish Parents and
Js Ciizen of the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
,$4o,ooo,ooo CLAIMS
Of Railroads Against
the Government Is
Denied by, Court of
Claims

Washington, March 1.-THE attempt
of the railroads to recover from the
government $40OOO,Oo0 under the old
system OF weight Compensation for
transporting mails. was defeated today
in the court Of claims. The court re-
affirmed decision in favor OF the gov
eminent.
The court also held for the govern
ment in the suits Of New England rail-
roads which claimed extra pay for
transporting parcel post on the grounds
that their mail contract did not require
them to do SO. They asked for large
sums.
In the first case. the point in dispute
was an order of the postmaster general
requiring the inclusion Of Sundays in
estimating the average daily weight Of
mail carried during specified period
by the roads. AS the companies re-
turns were cut materially by the order
suit was brought to recover additional
compensation from the government.
A decision of the court of claims III
fevor pf:the postoffice department was
. atfirmedaH the United. States supreme
by an evenly divided ruling
!. 331e-scase was re-opened in the lower
EDuH which today adhered to its pre-
vtnus decision. r..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
Penetrate Second Line
(Copt;pued from Paoa Opel

them prisoner. The Americans found
more.
The Americans remained for As min
utes in the enemy lines. They fouha
excellent concrete dug-outs, which they
blew up, and also brought back large
quantities of material and valuable pa
pers. While they were in the enemy
lines, German artillery began q VigoF-
Gus counter barrage. 1t was quickly ST.
fenced by American heavy and light
artillery, which hurled large quanli-
ties of gas shells on the batteries
An enemy trench motar battery, the
homes of most Of whose men are -
(deleted), participated in the artillery
preparation preceding the raid, help
ing to level the enemy positions. The
artillery, both light and heavy, was
manned by soldiers mostly from -
(deleted).
Soon after these two raids had been
carried out the Americans staged an
other at point farther along the line
after artillery preparation of As min
utes in which the encmy's positions al
tackled were obliterated. AT this place
the dugouts were found to have been
constructed principally of logs. Eng-
neers accompanying the raiding par
ty completed the artillerys work o.
destruction. The American infantry
men who took part in this raid are
from - (deleted), and the engineers
from - (deleted).
The raids were carried out success
fully, and hut for the fact that the Ger-'
mans fled, more prisoners doubtless
would have been taken. The Amerl'
can gas shells are believed to have
caused many casualties among the en-,
envy. No Americans are unaccounted
for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
Defence Committee
Considers Book Campaign
And War Chest Plan

The, book campaign to be conducted
by, the American Library Association
t0ssecure leading matter for the sol
diers and sailors was endorsed by the
ways and means committee of the
Waterville and Winslow Committee OF
Public Safety and defence at it's meet
ing yesterday afternoon.
The ways and means committee al
its meeting yesterday voted to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing wal
chest organization here. The pnrSose
of this organization wonlf pc to se&yks
through the monthly payments snaes
by the members funds suflcfent q
providesfor the. eity's contributions tc
the v1r4anS war funds. The plan, orig
inated in, the city of Syracuse where
LIS 0orking with great success. III has
been also successfully applied Ing her
cities. 1t does away with the 56Sh26
caused by frequent drives to- TaiS ps
,arate funds. Messrs. George YsBou
telle, Frank Remington and sTIagbert l.
Emery were appointed a edArnittee tc
Investigate the question.
The ways ana nieaifs committee
voted that Hon. q. G. Wardwell, the
mayor of the city. should become ex-
officio, a member of the committee.