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New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
DIG TRENCHES ID
 DEFEND PEIROGRAD
Whistles Gall Soldiers and Civil
 ianS to Resist Germans
FATE OF PSK0V IN DOUBT
Invaders Reported to Have Captured City While Claim Is Made They Have Been OuStcd-AnnericanS Ready to Leave Moscow.

Ready to Leave Moscow. Petrograd Feb. 25.-Blaring sirens awoke sleeping Petrograd last eve ming signifying to the inhabitants that the Germans had entered Psl1ov. The blast of the whistles also served as a summons to begin digging trenches for the defense of the capi- tai.
 The district Soldiers and Work mems Councils of Petrograd were in formed over the telephone at mid night that small German detach- ments had taken possession of Pskov and were moving towards Petro grad. A general mobilization of the work ingmen and Workingwomen who are supporting the councils was ordered, everyone being directed to report to the Smolyny Institute, the Bolshevi1 headquarters. Motor cars were re- quisitioned and the tram cars were kept running all night filled with sol- diers and members of the Red Guard, who were dispatched to the various railway stations.
 There are varying reports of what happened at PskoV when the Ger mans occupied the city. One account has it that a small German detach- ment entered Pskov and subsequent- ly retired; another reports that a Ger man armOred train came from Os- troy, which had been previously oc- cupied, while third speaks of street fighting.
 Regarding Ostrov, it is sta ted an armored airplane acted as scout for the German cavalry advancing along the river. When the irplane hover ing over Ostrov signalled evacuation had begun the cavalry rushed up at full SallOp.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
GOOD ROADS DEIEG ATT,S.

Hartford, Feb. 26.-Governor HoI- comb has appointed the following to represent the state at the Good Roads convention in Little Rock Ark from April } to 19, Charles T. Bennett, Hartford Robbins B. Stockel Norfolk, Arthur F. Foot Hartford: Arthur M. Waite, sharon, Archibald Mcdonald, Putnam and Donald A. Adams, New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Americans Leave For Siberia.

Petrograd, Feb. 26-A special train left Petrograd for Siberia Sunday night with 50 Americans, including q part of the emb baSSy and military staffs There also were 40 Japanese and a number of Chinese and SaimeSe on board. One hundred and two Americans still are in Petrograd in
 cluding 20 women and four children.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
ITALIAN TOWNS BOMBED
Dropped On Inhabited Places of Venice, MeStrc and Cas- telfranco By Teuton Aviators.

Rome, Feb. 25.-During air raids Sunday night, a semi official an nouncement says, enemy airplanes dropped 27 bombs on inhabitated places at Venice, three on Mestre and five on Castelfranco. Two persons were killed and nine injured at Ven- ice and three were killed at Mestre. All were civilians. The material dam age was slight.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
SPY CAUGHT IN CUBA
German Mining Engineer Placed in Confinement For Plotting to Inter- rupt Sugar Traffic.

Havana, Feb. 26.--JuIius Messer, a German mining engineer of Santiago, de Cuba, is under arrest here and in termed in the Cabana fortress, charg- ed with espionage and propaganda among laborers in an effort to inter rupt the handling of the sugar crop. He is said to be an intimate friend of George Hildebrant, German chemist and alleged spy, who also is a prison CT at Cabana (
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
More Americans From Moscow.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Arrange- ments have been made to move the Americans in Moscow to Samara, 500 miles to the east. No immediate oc- cupation of Moscow by German troops is expected but it was thought advisable to move the Americans.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
TWELVE KILLED IN WRECK

Columbia, $. C., Feb. 26-TweIve dead and 37 seriously injured was the toll of yesterdays Southern Railway wreck near here. A coroner's inquest was under way today with the object Of fixing responsibility for the dis aStcT.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
OCCunatiOn of PSlkOX.

London, Feb. 26.-The Workmen's and Soldiers committee for revolu- tionary defense, says a Reuter- dis patch, placed placards in Petrograd on Sunday, making this announce ment:
 '"The White Guards bands of Hoff- mann and William advancing quickly .bv raid have occupied PskOv which is eight hours distant from the capital"
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
PARCEL POST SCOPE ENLARGED.

Washington, Feb 26.--As a means of stimulating movement of farm products to the consumer, Postmaster General Burleson today increased the allowable weights of parcel post packages effective March 15.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
NEW CHINESE PREMIER.

Picking, Feb. 25-Chin No-Hsun, minister of the interior, has been ap. pointed acting premier in place of Wang Chin-Chen. who has been granted q leave of absence. Wang is said to favor a temporfzing attitude toward the southerners and is not in sympathy with the presidents an nounccd military policy against the rebels.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
ACCEPTS K. OF c. HOSPITAL,
Governor HoIcomb Approves of Gift
 by Bridgeport Knights.

Hartford, Feb. 26.-Governor Hol- comb has written to George T. Kelly of Bridgeport accepting the offer of the Knights of Columbu club Build ing to the city for hospital purposes for wounded soldiers.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
FIRE DRIVES FAMILIES OITr

Bristol, Feb. 26.-Fire made four families homeless here today. The four-family house in the East road belonged to Mrs. Antonio Pametti. The loss was $S,Oo0 partly covered by insurance.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
GtT> POLAND COUNTY nEr,,vt,

Hart ford. Feb, 26.-lfolcomb k. Howard oI Union Was today appointed by Governor HoIcomb, a commissioners Of Tollany county to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John c Wightman of Stafford
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Amsterdam, Feb. 26.-The Central powers intend to give elf-government to the provinces of Courtland and Lithuania, imperial chancellor Von Hertling declared in his address to the Reichstag yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
WASHINGTON MUTE O
 PRUSSIAN CHANG
SPANISH SHIP, WITH
 GERMAN CREW, ASHORE
Had Prisoners Taken From Six Vessels Sunk by
 Commerce Raider.

Copenhagen, Feb. 26.-The Span ish steamer Igotz Mendi, with a Ger man prize crew from the Pacific ocean on board. is ashore near the Skaw lighthouse. Two of the prs- Oners aboard are Americans.
 The prisoners on the Igotz Mendi were taken from six ships which had been sunk. Several of the prisoners had been aboard the vessel for eight months while she cruised in the Pa cific.
 Twenty-two persons including nine women, two children and two Ameri- cans have been landed by a lifeboat from the SkaW.
 The Danish authorities have in termed the German commander of the Igotz Mendi.- The German prize crew refused to leave the ship.
 There has beeh an epidemic of beri-beri and scurvy on board the vessel.
 London, Feb 26.-The steamship Igotz Mendi says a dispatch from Copenhagen to the Exchange Tele- graph company, was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Wolf nine months ago in the Gulf of India. The German navigators who were placed aboard had been following the Wolf ever since. All the persons who had been held prisoners on board, the correspondent adds, have been taken ashore.
 New York. Feb. 26.-The British freight steamship Philadelphia of B. 120 gross tons, owned by the Leyland line, has been sunk by a submarine. She left here with cargo for British ports on February II and was tor pedoed about February 21.
 News of the vessels loss was re- ceived today in marine insurance circles and confirmed at the offices of the
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Ships Also Called Failure.


 Ships Also Called Failure.
 Washington, Feb 26,-Responsbil- ity for the coal shortage was placed squarely on the fuel administrator by &Senator Reed of Missouri today in a statement of facts submitted to the senate subcommittee on manufac- turers as a basis for a report of it's recent investigation of the fuel sit uaton. Senator Reeds statement was not the report of the subcommittee which investigated the food and fuel administrations, but a statement of v bis individual conclusions on the facts
 'The chaos now existing in the coal business" the statement said, must give place to stability or we will in the near future be confronted by a coal shortage of the most dis astrous character"
 For this reason, he said, there v should be an immediate announce ment of prices and contracts which will be allowed to replace present coal contracts of which virtually all terminate April 1.
 The statement also advocated the announcement of a fixed time in which the business world may safely adjust itself to the new contracts and added:
 ; It is plain the prices allowed to be | charged must be reasonably remun- erative. If this is denied the maxi mum of production cannot be eX- pected.'
 Closing Order Convenient Camouhaee
 Senator Reed declared the recent fuel order closing industries east of the Mississippi river was issued by the fuel administration without warrant or authority of law in or der to ''extricate itself from its self created dilemma"
 The senator made it plain there was no excuse for such a condition tc exist as the government on August 10 took over the control of coal with authority to commander mines and ample powers to meet any emel- >Sency.
 The transatlantic shipping tie-up, as far IS was due to lack of bunker coal also was blamed on the fuel administration by the senator. His statement asserted the entire business machinery for bunkering ships, built up by practical experts, not theo- ~rists or drcamers, had been put out of commission or completely subor~ dinated to the fuel administration SO that 1t can be fairly said the fuel ad- mlnlStratlon was substituted for the machinery heretofore existing.'
 To add to the confusion the state- ment said, the prices fixed by the Lane committee were swept aside by the fuel administration" and this S mistake finally was discovered and admitted by Dr. Garfield. Senator Reed declared multiplicity of prior ity orders resulting in tieing up thou sands of freight cars and in creating embargoes in many of the great ter > minal yards of the country''
 "ObViously," the statement con- cluded, this great fundamental of business ought not to be wrested from experienced hands and taken over by those who, however good their intentions. are utterly lacking in that knowledge essential to it's successful conduct"
 The statement was taken under consideration today and a report on the findings of the recent inquiry is expected shortly.
 V Senator Lodge, whose resolution caused the coal investigation, has given notice he will discuss the coal situation in the senate tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
AMERICAN BLOOD ON
 HEADS OF 'W|LFUL'
Theirs the Blame for War With
 Hun, Senator Swanson Says MOTLEY CREW AT WORK NOW
Fanatics German Spies and Persons Corrupted With Kaiser's Gold Per niciousiy Active to Bring About Peace on Gcrmany's Terms.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Senators who participated in the tilibuster which resulted in the defeat of the armed ship bill last session were as- sailed by Senator Swanson of Virgin ia, an administration leader, in speech today as having destroyed the last chance for peace between the United States and Germany. By this action, he said, Germany was con- Vinced we did not have the courage to defend our rights and that no in- jury she could intlict would result in warfare.
 This small group of wilful sena- tors" Senator swanson declared, were responsible for the creation of this belief in Germany and deserve severe condemnation for misrepre- senting and thwarting, at this critical time. the will of the American people. Convinced by defeat of the measure for armed neutrality that the United States was too craven to fight, hard ly had congress adjourned before Germany commenced the enforce ment of extended submarine warfare.
 Propagandists Active.
 Senator Swanson after reviewing the causes which led to America's en- trance into the war declared there is ''an insidous and reasonable prOpa- ganda now being conducted in this country designed to produce dissatis faction and patriotic lethargy in or der to secure d German made peace"
 Engaged in spreading this perni- cious propaganda" he said, ''is motley crew composed of fanatics, German spies and persons corrupted with German gold and promises, of ticered by few selfish politicians who foolishly think they see an op- portunity for self advancement al though it may result in the wreck of the country.''
 The activities of former German Am bassador von Bernstorn and other German agents despite our neutral ity, in attempting to cripple our in dustries, instigate plots and to inf1u- ence the congress in the interest of the German empire, also were de- nounced by Senator Swanson.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

have and within 130 yards of the arops1 ping shells when they reached the enemy lines. Relief had just been completed in }the German trenches and officers W ere making the rounds The Germans took shelter in a dug out roofed with rails and sandbags. A French shell made direct hit and the enemy scattered about the trench At the same moment the Americans and French jumped in.
 There was some hand-to- hand fighting but the entire enemy party at this point was captured The
 Continued On Eleventh Page).
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
REED PUTS BLAME
 FOR FUEL CHAOS
 Ou DR. GARFIELD
Missouri Senator Believes Situa- ton Should Be in Hands Of
 Practical Men, Not Theorists
CLOSING ORDER BLIND TO
 HIDE COAL BOSS ERRORS

Immediate Announcement of Prices and Contracts to Replace Present !. Agreements Necessary, He Insists, If Business Work Is to Resume Stability - System of Bunkering' Ships Also Called Failure.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

Continued On Eleventh Page).
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

Buy your new shoes with 0 Sullivan' Heels
already attached Good dealers sell the latest
style shoes with these heels already attached
Have O'Sullivan's put on all your shoes at
once. Every day you delay putting them on
you are wasting your most valuable asset -
Energy.
Insist on O'Sullivan's; avoid the dis
appointment of substitutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

in industry. Gradually we are
coming to realize the fact. Army
and Navy standards of health,
character and personal efficiency
will prevail in industry after the
war.
It is up to every man not in
service to live up to the new war
standards of efficiency. He can do
this only by living up to the new
physical standards.
A man does not have to be in an army camp
to get sufficiently fit for his daily office work.
He can do much by himself toward the inn
provement of his health. There is no better
exercise for the business man than walking.
Every man can walk at least palt of the
way to his business every day.
Conserve your energy
But the most important factor in building
up health, is the conservation of your energy.
Most of the fatigue we suffer, and the per-
sona1 inefdciency we blame ourselves for, re-
suit from ignorance of how to conserve energy
of different ways
One of the biggest wastes arises from the
fact that he doesn't fully realize he is in the
Doth Century-thc Age Of Concrete, the age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

In the last twelve months,
100000 men have quit their jobs
and gone into training camps.
This is just the beginning. The
draft bill places 100000 men-4O%
of the male working population
on the list available for military
service.
These men represent the pick.
the physically fit, of the nation, yet
in the training camps they are being
remoulded completely. They are
being raised to higher standards of
physical perfection.
The army recognizes that what
ever work there is tobe done, man
must be in the best physical condi-
ton. Whether it is in an outpost
Of the trenches or at a desk in
the Quartermaster's Department,
strength, nerve, and endurance are
necessary. All the men, therefore,
must 60 through the, same Vigor-
Gus physical training in camp.
The energy and driving power of
the army depends upon the stamina
of each individual The same is true
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

Every step on hard pavenents means
useless jar and jolt to your spine. This is ia
tiguing. Fatigue eats up strength.
The combination of hard leather heels
on hard unyielding pavements not only dis
courages the average man from walking for
wholesome exercise, but to those who must
be on their feet all day, it works an actual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

Besides Earring the spine
and firing out the nervous sys-
tenn, hard pavements and hard
heels are one of the most fire.
quent causes of fatfoot, a NAL
ady which has disqualified
thousands of men from the
Army and Navy.
Leather heels are no more
suited to hard pavements than
the sandals of ancient days.
They are utterly out of keeping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

with the new standards Of health and eff
cheney. AS long as you continue to wear
them, your physique suffers accordingly.
The heels best suited for city wear
The heels best suited to modern hard pave
ments and floors, are O'Sullivar's Heels.
Because of our special process, O'Sulli-
vans Heels combine the greatest durability
with the greatest resiliency. They are made
of perfect heel material.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26

The motion Of the porch swing dies
down quickly after IL hPs been started
on lis baek.and- forth movement and has
10 be started all over again. With q
new design Of swing which has been
patented recently the essential move
msnt Is imported by . gende movement
Of the foot as il reposss on the rest
The invention particularly relates to
swings which are suspended by means
Of flexible connections such a. chains
from an overhead support the object
being 10 provide q swing Of this nature.
the moYemsut Of which mar bs readily
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26

AT school she was popular; and it
seemed to her classmates that no social,
reception or any sort of entertainment
was quite right unless Jean was there.
She graduated from the high school
and spent the summer before entering
college. sewing and studying. Her best
times were spent with her piano and
violin. On more than one pleasant aft
ernoon, with some companion, or some
times with number of classmates, Jean
would tramp to the lake, there to spend
the time swimming or boating. All of
her friends were treated alike by her;
she had many, but no special one. She
was just a happy girl. liked by all who
knew her.
Her friends were Ioath to have her
so. but the summer passed. and Just
four days after her farewell party she
had experienced her FIRST day at Ober-
lin College, where she was to take up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26

Sam rubbed his chin thoughtfuIly.
"I've heard of such things" he said in
his Tow voice.
''What thingsi" Fannys tone had an
edge.
Sam sighed and shook his head "Nev-
.-er mind what. But it's all right Fan
ny" he said.
For ten days Fanny was completely at
Mrs. Dibbie's beck and call. Every aft
ernoon she came home tired and peev-
ish. Every morning she oversight, while
Sam rummaged the iarder for his soli-
tary breakfast. But Sam was silent.
Sometimes, however, Fanny caught him
looking at her in way that made her
more irritable than she was,
Two days later Fanny came home At
noon. She walked into the house. sur
prising Sam, who sat drinking cold tea
and eating bread and butter and ham.
which he had brought boiled and sliced
from his own store Il didn't hear the
car" he remarked, glaneing up. Forgot
anything7 Going right baekf"
Fanny shook her head, started to take
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26
By Elsie Endicott

Il win Morg. / will I'll come now"
said Mr.. Shad. Never mind the CALI
ker. leetle gal. I'll be back for il later
As he followed Morgan away Loie
heard him say, "Ain't she a wonder,
that leetle gal1"
And Morgan answered "She sure is,
Ebenezer."
Mrs. Wright was leaning over the
counter and her smile was something
more than eoldly bright. Il know
you're very busy Miss Glyn." she said,
but just want 10 ask about your
mother. I've been intending to call for
some time, but you know how rushed
l am. However. Morgan and will be
round tomorrow afternoon TO take you
both motoring. The air will do your
mother good. You can be ready as ear
ly as 2 o'clock"
Loie never knew what she said. She
felt as II she were asleep until Ella
Lands spoke in her car.
"You lucky grill" said Ella LandiA
jealousy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26
The Secret In Their Hearts

Liberty. Jeans partner at the table was
farmer-a strengthening youth with
large straw hat, blue checked overalls,
tan shirt with sleeves rolled up, show
ing arms from which the summers tan
had not yet worn off.
Each tried to identify their friends
behind each of the masks. Believing
that no one knew her, Jean talked freely
of her home and high school doings
Her farmer boy was very much inter
ested and asked many questions. In fact
they eonversed so steadily that Ai:ee's
attention was called that way and she
felt glad that her guest was enjoying
herself so we'll
After the last course had been served
and finished and they had unmasked,
jean was kept busy as Alice introduced
her to this and that friend. Jean was
eager to know her partner.
And" said Alice. Miss Gray. this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26
headlights for Surgeons.

Quite q radical revolution has been
made In the matter Of illumination, for
il has been found TO be much more eco
nomiesI to have a small, Iow-powered
lamp in the immediate vicinity Of the
work and Is much superior to > number
Of high-powered lamps scattered around
in the remote distance.
BY the latter system much useful en-
ergy Is lost, while by the former IL is
conserved. Following this out, nearly
sll modern machines have facilities for
mounting small lamps At convenient
places about II. and in this line Is the
headlight designed for surgeons. dentists
and others Of similar yOesdonG
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26
And She Was a Lucky Girl

live and keep out of debt They had
four rooms close to Formers. and Mrs.
Glyn kept them and made Loie's clothes
and her own when she was well enough.
LOie dreaded milk check" Saturday,
Especially she dreaded having to wait
upon old Mr.. Shad.
When she saw him worming his way
through the crowd toward her, she shud-
dered with aversion. He was so ugly,
his worn fur coat smelled so horribly of
COW and there was tobacco juice in his
white whisisers. The other girls refused
to wait upon Mr.. Shad- LOie had be-
gun to wait upon him out of pity, and
now he would have no one but her.
There's your iambI" Ella Lands
nudged Loie malieiOusIy. Hes got
his eye on you already. Better look out.
Some day he'll iidnap you and carry
you home in the pocket of that old fur
coat"
"Oh, don't" Loie murmured Hell
hear you" She glanced up with a
smile. After all, he couldn't help being
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26
stream Flew Check.

In the irrigation districts the water is
held very valuable, especially where the
supply 10 more or less limited and TN
certain In lie delivery. In these districts
the construction Of a permanent dam BY
one man is regarded asa serious In
fringement of the water rights Of ell
those who may be located on the stream
below. and Is at once resented by them.
II has been discovered that the water
may be sufficiently backed up TO greatly
increase its efficiency as !, passes along
BY q dam Of plant ropes, which can not
be objected TO BY the land owners along
the lower stream. This new system has
hssa recently tfied Wih great success