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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
AMERICANS FIRST

N HERE IS question about the Amercanm of De Valera Branch Friends of Irish Freedom about the Amer- of president John J. ONeil is there any attitude toward the question iority always desired rule contributed their money this cause American papers have supported it.
 The time very when the aspiration of centuries be realized Great Britain passing steadily into control like Lloyd George and the leaders the people, and the proponents Irish freedom something that like understanding.
 The settlements with peace conference The American representation with Wilson at it's head; Wilson very familiar aspra tions Ireland committed principle deter1nna- ton for peoples
 Questions respect activ- fly of the Friends of Irish Freedom not relate to their icanism which is unquesoned, but to their
 of zeal is often dangerous to the which calls it into being.
 There certain which govern coun- foreign negotiations progress which of importance There other rules which govern of peoples
 The American nation right to expect that delegations sent to him will be composed of can The entire American people, is, they obey international custom send to another country minister, who is persona grata.
 It mistake to send to Mir Wilson delegation of which Judge Cohalan a member It mistake reasons the chief being that had into prom through the Bernstorff disclosures
 of the United States ought rassed activities of Americans foreign countries He ought to be permitted freedom the treaty of and the League of Nations present those who truly the friends of Ireland will keep Judge background They will put he head of nation all influence hopes and all their energies thing can be accom- phed weakening the American executive in the presence of the world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

From the Files of The Times-FaT4ner 1869) We pleased to learn that Minnie Briggs, has been engaged leading soprano at St. Johns church commencing on Easter Sunday
 We acknowledge with many thanks the mark of respect paid the old Farmer this afternoon by the Irish societies and the serenade by the City Band.
 The various Irish Benevolent and Temperance Societies turned today strong with splendid and excellent music of the City Band quite imposing appearance.
 named Michael Bahan engaged at Hubbells carri factory had fit yesterday while at work fell the
  the flesh his shoulder exposed to the bone. High celebrated this morning at the church of St. Augustine Golden Hi The strengthened the of Mr. Brennan and his celebrated choir St. Parck's of New Haven, and the performed finely rendered.
 Some sixty people laden down with the of life invaded the dwelling retained until nearly daylight this lively time spent mirth and dancing retired lighted with the evenings anterainpaent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
Pershing Views American Troops in Combat Form
 on East Bank of Rhine
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At the head of the line of those re- ceiving decorations and for the mo- ment outranktng two generals, was Sergeant Louis Van Israel of Newark, N. J., whose mother is living in Hol- land. He was given the Congressional Medal of Honor. During the battle of the Argonne, he crossed the Meuse fell into a German trap, escaped and again crossed the river with valuable information as to the enemy's forces
 Major General John A. Lejeune
 nander of the French Legion of given the Distinguished Service Medal and received the insignia of com mander of the French Lgieon of Honor. Brigadier General ". c. Ne vile. commander of the Marine brf- gade at Beueau Wood, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal. Seventy eight soldiers received Dis t:nguished Service Crosses.
 AS a surprise Gen. Pershing brought with him a Congressional Medal of Honor for Private John J. Kelly of Chicago. Sixth Marines, as a reward for at, king a machine gun nest on Blanc Mont Ridge, in the Champagne. Kelly, however, was on outpost duty and was unable to be present.
 1 ne plaulG8u where the TeVIeW took place was used for years by the Eighth German Army Corps for the same purpose.
 This afternoon, General Pershing inspected and reviewed the first divi- sion, which he helped to organize in Washington for service in France. The review took place at Montabauer, the headquarters of the First Divi- sion. and. in addition to visiting the troops, the commander-in-chief pre- sented a number of decorations. among them being a Distinguished Service Medal for Brigadier General I. D. McLachland the commander of the division.
 After the review, the commissioned and non-commissioned officers gath cred in the center field and heard General Pershing tell of the part he took in the formation of the division and recount some of the fine per formances of its men during the war. He reminded the men that when they returned home they would receive es- pecial attention for their gal1antry in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15

would amount to so much i1 dollars; if only as successful as they were two years pr!or. to so much in dol lars.
 More Than Machinery
 By this time this man begins to think he is something other than a piece of the company's machinery: that he is 6, human being whom they respect, and he begins to respect them, and the result of this was that last year, where the average lator turnover in similar factories in this country was 100 per cent. the labor turnover in this factory was per cent.
 The fact of this matter is, we are thinking in terms of the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, while We are moving in fact in the twentieth. We are molding our actions to suit a per iod when there was no machine in dustry, nc credit system, no world market and no great concentration of wealth. The war will not have been an unmixed evil # it accomplishes no other purpose than to make you and me think in terms of the twentieth century; if ir makes us feel the neces- sity of formulating new principles to meet the new order of things: to work out HHN IultS OI the game 70 SulI the game as it is now being played and no longer to be satisfied with the rules worked out by our forefath- CTS for quite d different condition of affairs.
 Inaes Hs,.e Changed
 Up to the time of the war. to be- lieve in a thorough reconstruction of these rules and to advocate ones belief. meant that one was called a Socialist or Destructionist. That time has passed, and today hundreds of thousands of men have seen the light where hundreds saw it four years ago.
 You have borne with me p--ttently some or even all of you may G.[tcr with me radically but when reason able men meet the sparks that fly from the clash of minds never leave burns on ths- heart; and however we may differ as to laoor'S needs and my methods Cf meeting t'2erl We are am sure, not far apart in the do- sire to come closer in touch and Un- derstanding with those people who, to use our Presidents words bear the great burden of sustaining the world" and "who so to bed tired and wake up without the stimulation of lively hope"
 (The End.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
EVENING CLASSES
 ON CITIZENSHIP
Heads of Women Organiza tions to Cooperate in In
 creasing Membership.

Evening lecture courses on civil governments by Mrs. Nancy Schoon- maker under the auspices of the Equal Franchise League will take place on Wednesday evenings instead of Tuesday evenings as announced be- fore. The first evening lecture will be held in the Junior High school auditorium from until o'clock, March 19. The course includes six lectures.
 Heads of several womens organiza- tions in the city have co-operated with the suffra gists in aiding to increase the membership of the lecture courses. Miss Celia Keane, president of the Teachers association. Mss Rose House. chairman of the Bridge port Business Women's association and Miss Frances Nelson, president of the Council of Jewish Women, are now actively engaged in inter- sting more women to take this opportunity of learning about government prin- ciples and laws.
 Mrs. Schoonmaker is most de- Iightfu1 and entertaining speaker and those who attended her first lecture given at the home of Mrs. Iincks this week are most enthusiastic in increa sing the classes so that every woman may have the opportunity now of receiving her training.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15

once, as their presence was not want
 ed. Immediately the applause was deafening and continued for several
 minutes. When the applause died down Cronin started again to read from his papers and he began to dis credit several well known Irish and
 American citizens. At this point sev- . eraI members arose to their feet and
 raised to a, point of order, stating that the organization was non-poIttcal and mat they would not stand for politics being discussed at the meeting. stated the point was well taken and requested Cronin to take his seat until the good of the order was called for. then he might be allowed to finish his
 typewriter speech. At the good of the order CronIn again arose and read 9 resolution to be sent by cable ! to Pre- 7tdent Wilson at Paris, viz, to endorse the League of Nations and 1 leave the matter or destiny of Ireland to the judgment of President Wilson. "Cronin moved to endorse the res olujOn and before I had a chance tn put the motion 1o the assembly, de- bate arose on all sides when a motion to adjourn was made and carried. Tn relation to the statement than the name of Cohaian being soorned at the meeting, such a statement Is 1zn- true, as the name of CohaIan is es- teened by every true Idshman in ! the United States who knows him. i The reason for adopting the name of | De Valera instead of CohaIan was to give honor to the first president of i the Irish, viz, De Valera
 1 It is such men as Cronin and tao | tics used by him that has caused dis | rupton among the Irish people on 1 many occasions.
 1 If Cronin is as good an American 1 as he claims to be, he should, at this
 time, sow the seed of harmony in-
 stead of playing petty politics.
 1 Tn conclusion, the Deyalera
 branch of the Friends of Irish Free
 dom is composed of respectable la l dies and gentlemen, who believe in 1 true Anericanisn, true democracy l and Freedom to All Peoples
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
German Delegates Accept Allies Terms Regarding
 Their Mercantile Fleet
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(Condnued From Page One.) Germany expects that the Allies will provide food supplies until Aus. l5. which is the earliest possible date that flour from this years harvest can De counted upon, said Under Secre- taIy of State von Braunt today before leaving for Brussels to participate in negotiations with an Allied con1nis- sion relative to food shipments and me turning over of German shipping for the use of the Entente nations.
 During the war there has been a system of paying premiums for early threshing, but this according to Herr von Braun, results in much grain be- ing cut before it is ripe and being threshed in damp condition. In his opinion the system throws the nor nal course of agriculture "out of gear because other harvest opera uons are interrupted to rush grain to the threshers. For this reason. he said, the Allies should agree to con- tinGe sending food supplies until Sep tember.
 Herr von Braun sa'F Germany would ask for 1,400.00 ons of grain and monthly importation of 100, 900 tons of pork and fats, in addition to condensed milk, rice. oatmeal. and CIiieI GoHlInodlues required parlcu- Iarly for invalids, infants and hos pltals. He estimated the cost of these shipments at five billion marks.
 It Is a matter of great importance. he said. that food should arrive at the earliest possible moment and that the total amount to be provided be known, 50 that the government could adjust rations until the next harvest.
 "Only under these conditions is it possible to combat Bolshev1s1n and bring the German people back to sane conditions of life and political and in dusuial sobriety,' he declared
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
THE AMERICAN PROPOSAL

1@ HE LEAGUE of Nations is American proposal. has origin in the peace conditions which President Will laid in his fourteen points The American President proponen the League the people most numerous friends
 Monroe Doctrine of which much has recently been said in the beginning of British rather than of American origin.
 Napoleon had been beaten France Russia Prussia Austria formed the Holy Alliance
 Spanish colonies in America having revoed thought contemplate their although United had acknowledged their pendence George Charming Secretary of State proposed England America unite to oppose such intervention.
 this proposal the declaration that would as an nn- Rriendsx aeL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15

"As an article appeared In your paper Thursday showing a wrong light upon a newly organized society, I trust that you will give me space to reply and state the true facts.
 "As organizer and president Of the De Valera Branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom, I cannot permit the article to go by unnoticed, the facts are:
 "On Wednesday evening the above named society held nleeting in Lyric hall to organize permanently, elect officers, etc. When a motion was made to elect officers a member named Cronin, who is a lawyer, for nerly connected with the Department of Justice of the United States. arose and sauntered to the secretary's desk and placed thereon 8 batch of type written manuscript and commenced to read.
 He exclaimed, T am an American. Not an Irishman.' He also claimed that he was a. Democrat
 He was going along nicely as he thought, until he said: Before this organization proceeds further I am going to insist that everyone here to LABAI ueC1dI6 I1uISeII an kAInG LLSa n. T. being chairman of the meeting and a born American citizen, Immediately called Cronin to order and reminded him of the fact that my presence as chairman of the meeting and the presence of many fathers and moth CTS, sisters and brothers of men and boys who fought and helped to win the battles for Democracy being as- sembled at this meeting was sufficient proof that everyone in the hall were Americans by either birth or adop- ton. also warned Crontn to never again insult a body of Irishmen or Irishmen's sons on 9 question of their AnericanisIn.
 T then announced that if there was anyone in the hall who was not an American by birth or adoption. and who did not believe in Americanism traditions, to depart from the hall at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
DE VALERA BRANCH AMERICAN
 FIRST SAYS JOHN ). DWELL

John CNe President of the De Valera Friends of Irish Freedom Editor of the Labor Advocate the best known labor leaders in Connecticut in interview today explains why the De Valera branch did the lution of Attorney David Cronin extending support dent Wilson and the League of Nations,
 Mir ONeil says, that the motion about to be put by him, when debate arose. whereupon somebody moved to adjourn and this being chance to put the resolution
 Mir ONeil points out, what everybody knows that born in America and that the members of De Valera branch are Americans first Mr. ONeI said-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15

France and expressed the desire that they should uphold their fine, clean records as soldiers when they become civilians. He spoke of the entry of America into the war and the effort exerted in securing the peace which is now being dictated by the Allies, add Ing that American troops have won the respect of all the Allied armies
 General Pershing dtned with Gen eral Dickman in CobIenz tonight
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08
ANOTHER GREAT MOVEMENT.
(New York World)


With the fight against won"
league is marshaing against the
habit Funds being collected field secretaries
organize the campaign, medical statistics
soon the great moral spring drive will be started.
1t bound to the only occasion for astonsh
ment Is the delay in following the rout of with the
knockout Of it's fellowagency immortality nicotine Why
were the twin evils polished off with blow? There
is the possibility of that the reports of brave
American youth craving the soace cigarette they
life itself for their country, had
restraining influence the hand appraised
the corrupting habit.
But the war is won and the time for such squeamsh
scrupes The campaign the youth of the
land the insidous narcotic proceed unham
pered 1t is great opportunity and the spectacle will be
inspiring of tho embattled moral reformers of
America moving against the hosts of darkness From free
ing the freeing
tobacco may SEEM indeed, decline in moral purpose.
Grant with cigar in his mouth might contemplate 1t with
certain degree Of curiosity But not the zeal and
crusaders great shall any detracors
seek belittle their glory? Whether they succeed
they fail, they certain add glowing
to the history of reform movements in America.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08
ODD and INTERESTING FACTS

sulphite Of soda lyes used for treating
wood pulp contain sugars which are fer
mented for producing alcohol. There
are Ave factories In Sweden preparing
annually by this process total OF 5,ooo.-
ooo litres Of alcohol.
II IL believed that the ash Of hracken
contains 20 to 70 per cent. Of soluble
potash. In parts Of Australia. where
the weed grows abundantly. 1t has
been found that Yield OF Aoo pounds
Of potash can be obtained per acre. The
potassium occurs chiefly A. sulphats
and chloride.
new and very powerful explosive
which may be used in mining and for
other purposes. 10 lead abide, a salt Of
hydronitric acid. This acid forms u
great number Of salts. as mercury aside.
silver ABIDE and sodium aside. Large
crystals of lead ABIDE and merucris
aside have been found TO be very sensi-
tive to mechanical shock, the sensitive
ness Increasing with the sixs Of the
crystals Even the breaking Of single
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08
RIPPING RHYMES.
THE BUNDLE
tBy WALT MAsoN-copyright 1879

(By WALT MASON-Copyright 1879
BY ceaseless industry and thrift by manag ement
AID care I've raised bundle hard to lift for many
lpnes there While others had a bully time and
made the goblets clank, labored for the luscious
dime and store it in the bank Through burning days
and dismal nights toiled with weary tread, while
other fellows saw the sights and stained the land
scape red So detest the whskered pup who comes
from stale saloons. to say We ought to divvy up
store of picayunes. We will attach a fancy
name to creeds he may parade. but it's the old
game the thieves have always played. The same old
hopes forever burn in lawless peoples souls gather
coin they do not earn. and swipe their neighbours
rolls So long there's planet here. some men will
practice thrift and other men, with thirst for beer
will talk and loaf and drift. And while this planet
shall abide the buns will always say that thrifty
fellows should divide or give their wad away. I've
pushed the pillow and piled the fail and groomed
setting hen. and trimmed the tree and split the rail-
to gain my iron men. And wild eyed anarchists may
roar may threaten, plead and whine and thunder
loudly at the door. but what have is mine.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08

large crystal IL said to bring about ex-
plosion.
Punctuation marks were hrst en-
ployed by Aristophanes. the famous
Greek dramatist, who lived centuries be-
fore Christ. The system devised by him
did not become generally known. and
soon fell into complete oblivion. IL
was nearly 1000 years before any one
made a similar attempt. In the time OF
Charles the Great two distin guished
scholars, Alcuin and Warnefrid, again
introduced punctuation marks. but their
signs also fell into disuse. The present
system Of punctuation. as used In all
modern languages with insignificant
variations, was introduced In the hrst
halt Of the 18th century by the vene-
tian printer. Aldus Manutius. He IL the
real father of the punctuation marks
the period. comma. colon. semi-colon.
exclamation and Interrogation marks.
apostrophe and inverted commas. Print
ers gradually adopted Aidus's sys-
tenn. which finally became sstablishoA
throughout the continent Of Europe
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08
ADVICE TO GIRLS
TEAR ANNIE LAURIE
BY ANNIE LAURIE o.

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
| am a girl OF le. When am
with boys I am popular, and nm
also popular with my girl friends
The boys tell every ono they l,ta mo
and when the subject IL brourh, nm
they always say Il like her"-so
every one tells me.
Why Is 1t, then, that young mo,
don't come to see me? All or nv
girl friends have company hut
never do. l sing and play the piono
People say they don't understand tbe
why"
l don't run after young men
have never asked one TO come down
home unless to a party or something
Of the sort
Please tell me how to make nyse,,
attractive? LONESOME d.
T ONFSOME D.: You are very WIN,
to have heaux. Why not haya /.
good time with the boys and sIrl,
for a few years and wait until you're a
little older before you ask them to call,
II you are natural and not affected. vo,,
will have plenty OF good friends when
you are old enough.
inquiry on subjects Of feminine interest
from young toomen readers OF this paper,
aud iriU reply TO them in these columns.
Letters to Miss Laurie should be i'd
dressed TO her, care thts Office.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-08
Everything But a Job?

7T HE Capital News has repeatedly con-
tended that what the returning sol
u der wanted more than anything else
was work. Dancing and card parties and
halos and hot air were acceptable, but If
the welcome ended there, plus bit of flag
waving and flower tossing, it was not suf-
fcient.
Some may have thought we were too
materialistic in our presentation of the
case. We desire, therefore, to give the view
of a publication that directly represents
the soldier, the Gro, printed in France:
Here is the logic. The soldier not want
honors, he be heralded angel
saint The soldier from the minute he donned the
uniform serious of the task in front of him. 1t
his duty to uphold the traditions of his great
and glorious country, his flag his president and all
the people of H1Sland He has done that done with
heart and soul: he has made the sacrifice. the
small, great and supreme, and now his job is done
and all he wants is A SQUARE DEAL.
He wants job where he may feel that it will de-
velop into a future. He may provide his
them be happy He work.
to resume his moral duties himself family
society large. That's what is his mind just
and much he will appreciate the great
welcomes with the brass bands and the acclama-
lions of his fellowmen, he will not lay too much
such camouflaged and useless enterprises
that merely the smoke from Uncle Waits
pipe"
That, and nothing else. is the SOLDIERS AP-
PEAL TO REASON
How his appeal will be answered remains to be
but impression must be conveyed to the
people back home that the soldier will consider his
regard in the form of good JOB. The soldier X
poets good job as his reward and that's all he
wants to get
1t is sensible appeal, reasonable appeal and
the most honorable appeal to be answered.
Let it not be written, citizens, that we
have given our returning soldier boys
everything but job.