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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
CLAIMS SOLEN
 DID NOT KEEP
 HIS AGREEMENT

Claiming that Michael Solen of this ley avenue, Fred Lunde of this city ment to sell property at 368-370 flaw le yavenue, Fred Lunde of this city instituted suit in the Superior court today against Solen Lunde asks the court to order a conveyance of the property and also wants $6,oo0 dam ages.
 Lunde alleges that on October II last So1en agreed to sell him the prop cray for sS,500, of which S2,5Go was to be paid in cash. Since that time Junde says he rendered the $2,5Oo to Solen but the latter refused to give him O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
BEER AND BOLSHEVISM


T R. GOMPERS thinks there is connecton bntveen Av1 beer and Boshevism. So do English editors 30 no doubt do others The argument this sia prohibited Vodka the destroved enine uIes In the United States the Prohibition passed there have been strikes, including the coal strike
 The evidence of the connection is pretty fmsy. They sell beer in England, Italy. They sell it i Ger Austria, Bulgaria, Ru1nania Turkey. countries have desperate labor troubles
 The labor troubles in the United confined to dry states They rampant in States yet flows like water. There is Prohibition amendment real general prohibition.
 There is little connection between Bolshev- ism
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
NO CHRISTIAN NAMES

Stockholm. Oct. 15-lBy A. P.)- Leaders of Russia's soviet governs ment have banned the giving oi Christian names to children it is re- ported, because they are considered reminiscent of the reactionary sys- tenn" It is expected an order viii be issued soon forbidding their use. Numbers are to be substituted. Thus
 three children of a family name Pet. koff may in future be known as Pet- koff One. Two and Three." respec- fiS5el-s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
VOTERS GET suGAR.

New York, Nov. "A three-pound package of sugar was given to each voter in the 17th election precinct of the Second assembly district on the lower East Side by Jimmy Kelly. Democratic district leader. The gift was made without regard to the po- liticaI preferences of the voters Mir. Kelly expected to give away 151 pounds of sugar during the day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
FTNNS WILL NOT HELP.

Helsingfors, Nov. 4-(By Asociat- ed Press)-The Finnish governme ent informed General Yudenitch today that it was, unable to cooperate with him for the deliverance of Petrograd. (This is the Finnish reply to the appeal of the Northwestern govern ment for assistance coupled with a recognition of the independence of Finland)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
COMMISSION ON STRIKE.

Washington, Nov. A special presidential commission to attempt ar bitration of the bituminous coal strike was proposed in a resolution intro duced today by Chairman Kenyon of the Labor Committee. Without dis cusson the measure was referred to that committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
VOTE FOR GENERAL STRIKE.

Miami, Fla, Nov. 4-More than 90 per cent. of union men in Miami have voted for a general strike to uphold he principle of the closed shop. The strike committee today set next Mon lay for a general walkout. More han $500 union men will be affect ed, and two million dollars worth of h,1ilSi->e- [-i~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
OBITUARY
ELIZABETH M'MAHON.

The funeral of Elizabeth McMahon was held at 9:3O o'clock this morning from her late home, 22O Cottage street. and at 10 o'clock from the Sacred Heart church. Rev. J. A. Sullivan was the ceIebrant, Rev. J. L. Sullivan of New Britain, deacon, and Rev. T. P. Mooney, sub-deacon. As he body entered the church, Thy Will be Done'' was sung. At the of- fertory, Miss Theresa O'Brien render cd Ave Maria,'' and Thomas F
 Driscou rendered Some Sweet Day." Father J. A Sullivan read the com initial at the grave. Friends of the deceased acted as bearers and inter- menI was at St. MichaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
STOLE REGISTER

Bert Parker, night clerk in. the Stag Hotel, in Middle street report ed to the police this morning that burglars entered the hotel some time after midnight last night, and made if with the cash register. No cash vas in the register at the time, so he thieves gained nothing but an mpty till as the result of much hard labor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
TUG IN DISTRESS.

New york, Nov. 4-The navy tug Ortolan and her two scows reported yesterday drifting helpless in rough zeas of the Barnegat shoals passed in bv Long Branch, N. J., today in tow of inc naval tug Lynkens, which was 7aanatched to her aid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
yUDENrTCB sURRoUNDED

London. Nov. A claim that the northwestern Russian army of Gen eral Yudenitch, which has been at- lacking Petrograd, has been sur rounded by the Bolsheviki is made ir soviet government wireless des- patch from Moscow dated today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
NEW PROPOSAL ON FIUME.

Paris, Nov. 4-France has taken the initiative in presenting the Wash ington government new proposal for settlement of the Plume question lccording to the Echo De Paris. The ,iewspaper says the move has the snHnort of Graat Britain
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-04
MRS. JOIN \. MILLER.

The funeral of Elizabeth, wife of John K. Miller, of 8 Carson street, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the undertaking parlors of J. H. Carroll, 54 Elm street. Rev Charles M. Kelley, assistant pastor of St. PaTicks church, conducted the services, The bearers were A. J. Haynes, Henry Bogt, George E. East wood and Elwood Oowney. Inter ment was at Park cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
CHARLES w. WhlTTlESEY,
 MaIor, 3cath Infantry.

Major Whittlesey, the hero of the 'go to hell' refusal to surrender, was decorated for conspicuous gallantry and intrepdity in action with the ene- my northeast of Binardville, in the Forest d'Argonne, France, October 2- T, 1918. Although cut off for five days from the remainder of his division, Major Whittlesey maintained his posi- ton which he had reached under Or ders received for an advance and held together his command, consisting orig inally of 4G3 officers and men of the 3OSth infantry and Company k of the 3OTth infantry, in the face of su- perior number of the enemy during the five days. Major Whittlesey and his command were thus cut off and no rn- tons or other supplies reached him in spite of determined efforts which were made by his division. On the fourth day Major Whittlesey received from the enemy a written proposition to surrender which he treated with con tempt, although he was nt that time out of rations and hud suffered loss of about J0 per cent of killed and wounded of his command and was sur rounded by the enemy. His home Is in Pittsfield, Mass.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
JOHN c. LATHAM, Sergeant, Nj. G. Co.,, 1o7th Infantry


 Sergt. Latham was decorated for conspicuous g:llantry in Acticn near Le Catelct, France. September 20, 1918. Becoming separated from their pla- toon by smoke harrGge, SerGt. La than, Sergt. Alan L. Eggers and Corp. Thomas r. O'Shra took cover ill n Sllr,l hole well within the enemy's lines. Unon hearing a call for help from an American tank. which had become dis abled thirty yards from them, these three soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy fire from German machine guns and trench mortars. In crossing the hre- swept area, Corp. O'Shea Nas mortally wounded, but his companions, unde- tered, proceeded to the tank, rescued wounded officer and assisted two wounded soldiers to cover in the sap of nearby trench. Sergt. Latham and Sergt. Eggers then returned to the tank in the face of the violent fire, iislnounted a Hotch.liss gun and took it back to where the wounded men were, keeping off the enemy all day by effective use of the gun, and later bringing it, with the wounded men. back to our lines, under cover of dark ness. His home address is knotts View, Windermere, Westmoreland, England
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
FREDERICK M. LINTON.
First Lieutenant, 1o4th Infantry.

Conspicuous gallantry in action near Marcheville. France. September % and 26. won the Distinguished Service Cross for Lieutenant Linton. He vol unteered and carried . message from his line to the rear at time when a heavy barrage and terrific machine gun fire of the enemy had made ac. cess almost impossible. When return ing he brought up with him a pla- toon of re-enforcements. and led them through the bombarded area. Know ing that the town of Marchevlle was in the hands of the enemy. he unhesi- tatingly assumed the command of a patrol. and led 1t in a counter-attack against the town. reeapturins it. and after being wounded retained control and held his ground until his nlataon was rescued under cover of darkr ss- It was while defending his position that he received second and fatal wound.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
GRANNIs l. sYvERSoN, Private, Company c, Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, U. S. M. C.

Private Syverson was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for ex- trnordinary heroism in action near St. Etienne, France, October 8. 1918. When our advance infantry was forced to withdraw, Private Syverson's machine gun crew refused to withdraw, but calmly set up their machine gun. The gun was upset by bursting hand grenade, which also injured two mem bers of the squad. Despite these in- juries they immediately reset the gun and opened fire on the advancing Ger mans when twenty feet distant, caus- ing the Germans to break and retreat in disorder Private Syverson's home address is 1908 Sullivan street, Seat. tie, Wash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12

The cold language Of the ofic;Gl records cannot conceal the thrill that is to be found in erery line ot each of the little stories that appear belom. These stories describe in plain, naat'er-of-fact language feats of the most unusual heroiSm per formrd by members of the .imeri- can army in France. They are the most notable of taoaandS of eases of exceptional brarery for which inc Distinguished Serrice Cross pas auarded on recon mendation of Gen. eral PerShing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
WILLIS p. SNYDER, Private, Company D, 150th M. c. B

Private Snyder won the DStin. guished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery in action near Reims. France, July 15. 1918. After all the other members of his detachment had be come casualties while defending po- sitlon in front of an infantry com pany, Private Snyder continued to op- crate n chine gun alone against an attacking party of PruSSian Guards, and succeeded in driving them off. He then returned to our lines. attempt ing to carry back his wounded com rade with him, until he was himself wounded Private Snyders home is with his mother Mrs. Kate Snyder, 1237 Cotton street. Reading. Pa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
ANIELCO SPAMANATO, Private, Company L, 357th Infantry

Private Spamanato was decorated for conspicuous gallantry in action near Montfaucon. France. October 9, 1913 Private Spamanato was on pa. trol with three other soldiers when they were fired upon by hostile ma chine gun fifty yards in advance of the line. After several hand grenades had been thrown at the machine gun nest, one of the crew was seen crawling away. Private Spnmanato killed this man with his rife and then rushed the nest alone. capturing the gun and the three surviving members of the crew, two others having been killed by the grenades. Private Spnmanatos wife lives in Semitic province, Caserte, Italy.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
WILLIAM SAWELSON, Sergeant, Company M, 3t2th Infantry.

Sergt. Sawelson. whose home was at Harrison. N. J.. was killed while seeking to aid wounded comrade at Gram-Pre, France. October 26. 1913. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Hearing wounded man in shell hole some distance away calling for water. Sergt Sawel- son, upon his own initiative. left shell ter and crawled through heavy ma- chine gun fire to where the man lay, giving him what water he had in his canteen. He then went back to his own shell hole obtained more water and was returning to the wounded man, when he was killed by ma. chine gun bullet.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
HENRY S. BOGAN, Sergeant, 7sth Co.,. Sixth Regiment
 D. S. M. c.

For extraordinary herolsm in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 3, 1918, Sergt. Began was awarded a Bar. to be worn with the Distinguished Service Cross that had previously been awarded to him. During the attack on Blanc Mont. Sergt. Began, with out aid, captured three machine gun nests. and after being wounded took thirty prisoners. He himself escort ed these prisoners to the rear rather than have the line weakened by talk. ing men for this duty. His home is with his mother, Mrs. Sallie Began, Franklin, Ky.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
JOHN H. PRUlTT, Corporal, 7sth Company, 9th Reei- nnent. U. S. M, C.

Corp. Fruit, whose home was with his mother, Mrs. Belle Pruitt, Ray, Ariz., was decorated for conspicuous gallantry in action with the enemy at Blanc Mont Ridge, France. October 3, 1918. Corp. Pruitt. single-handed, at- tackled two machine guns capturing them and killing two of the enemy. He then captured forty prisoners in q dugout near by. This gallant soldier was killed soon afterward by shell fire while he was sniping the enemy.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
HENRY w. PAILBlAD, Corporal, 7eth Co.,, 9th Regiment, U.
 S, M. c,

Corporal Philblad (deceascd) was decorated for conspicuous gallantry in action at Blanc Mont, France, October 8. 1918. Corporal PhilbIad advanced alone on two machine gun nests, which he captured. killing several of the crew with his pistol. Two hours later he again went forward with two other soldiers and was attacking another machine gun nest when he was killed by shrapnel. His home was in Knox, vile, Ill.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
JAMES EARNEST kARNES, Sergeant, Company Q, 117th Infantry

Sergt. Karnes, whose home is with his mother. Mrs. Emily Karnes. 25O1 North Broadway, Knoxville, Tenn, was decorated for extraordinary hero ism in action near Estrees, France, October s, 1918. During an advance, Sergt. Karnes' company was held up by machine gun. which was enfllad- ing the lines. Accompanied by an- other member of his company, he nd- vanced against this position and sue ceded in reducing the nest by killing three and capturing seven of the enemy and their guns.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12

tured the gun and five of the enemy and shot down the sixth. who endeay- bred to escape. By this gallant act, Corp. Weeks prevented the enemy from enflading our position and there by saved the lives of many of his comrades. In later advance while leading his men in an attack upon an enemy machine gun nest, Corp. Weeks was killed. His home WAS at Col Teton, s. c
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-06-12
YoUMAN z. WEEKS,
Corporal, Company F, 11eh Infant

Corp. Weeks was decorated for ex- traOrdinary heroism in action near Bel licOurt. France, September 30 and Oc. tober 8, 1918. Corp. Weeks, on the morning of September 30. when two enemy machine guns were making part of the line untenable. advanced across open ground upon one of these guns. rushed the position alone, cap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
YORK To MEET
LEN ROWLANDS
Local Middleweight Scheduled to
Box Thiry's Protege in Main
Go Next Thursday.

Len Rowlands VS.. Kid York is the
headliner on the fight card of the
Rock Island Athletic card sched-
uled for Thursday night of next
week
We know Kid York as the boy
who fought Jack Dillon in this city
and because he is more or less of a
LOGAN man. But who is Len Row.
lands? But little light is shown on
this question by a letter received
this morning from Emil Thirty in
which much is claimed for the
same Rowlands. Listen to Thiry's
gurgle:
Il am bringing Len Rowland's
to Rock Island to box Kid York on
the ninth and / want to give you a
little dope on my protege. Row.
lands is at present in Philadelphia
where he has been training for the
last week, and will be in Chicago
not later than Tuesday to finish his
work there. He was released from
the army but a short time ago and
camp life put him in great condi-
ton.
"Rowlands has met some of the
best middleweights in the country,
among them Jack Dillon, Harry
Greb, Jeff Smith, Young A'Hearn
and Al Mccoy, the latter ex-middle-
weight champ. He has always made
good. Although not much on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
USE SALT FOR
SCOT REMOVAL
Fuel Administration Offers Valuable
Advice to Coal Consumers
Regarding Cleansing.

Literature distributed by the
United States fuel administration
for Illinois and received by H. A
(1evenstine, local fuel administra-
tor, gives. interesting and helpful
Information to coal users and pro-
Frietors Of hOt-air, hot water or
steam heating plants in residences
Oh apartment buildings.
One paper explains in detail how
SCOT may be removed from heating
surfaces, fiues, smoke pipes or
chiInneys, in another way than the
customary burning out" process
used by the majority of coal con-
sumers.
The solution is salt, cheap, COM
mon, ordinary salt OF the table vari-
ETY. if the more coarse product is
not available. Here's what the ex-
perts say:
Common salt, either Of the table
variety, or fine grain rock salt
isuch as L. used in making ice
Cream), has been found effective in
removing SCOT and tar from heating
surfaces, flues, smoke pipes or
chimneys OF hot-air, hot water or
steam plants in residences or apart
ment buildings.
For a residence OF eight or ten
rooms proceed as follows:
Get the fire into good condition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

so that the fuel bed is bright or
incandescent and on the hottest part
of the fire spread about two or
three handfuls of salt; then close
the fire door and open the drafts
The heating plant will Immediately
become filed with dense white
fumes which will penetrate to ev-
cry part Of the furnace, smoke fiues
and chimney, and IN from one-half
10 one hour the effects of the salt
will disappear. Then brighten up
The fire again and repeat the opera
ton two Or more times until all
heating surfaces have been entirely
cleansed.
Later, one application Of the salt
treatment once or twice a week will
keep the heating surfaces in clean
and efficient condition.
1.-THE chemical action will not at
tack iron or be in any way detri-
mental to your heating plant
For larger or smaller heating
plants increase or decrease the
amount of salt proportionately."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
PUBLIC NOTICE.

7 will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by any one but
myself after Jan. 6.
TONY POSATERL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
SOLDIER NOT TO
SUFFER LOSS OF
SERVICE SALARY

Families Of soldiers and soldiers
themselves, who have found reason
10 complain that men in service
have had to wait foI their pay are
assured by the council of national
defense that while Uncle Sam may
be slow he is a sure pavmaster.
Nor will the fact that man is in
hospital hold up nIs pay, a fact
which is shown by The following or
Ger OF the adiutant generals office:
when enlisted men who are
without records Of service are or
dered discharged they will be dis
charged on supplementary service
records and pay cards and paid in
full including travel pay. The sup
Elementary service record and pay
card will be based on afIldavits
sworn to by the soldier. Each SOL
der will be informed that false af-
fldavit makes him liable to prose-
cution for fraudulent claim and
that any arrears in pay due to lack
Of information may be obtained by
making claim 10 the auditor for the
war department"
A COPY Of this order was trans
mitted to the state council of de-
feEse by the council of national de-
Tense in order that the general pub
lie might be made familiar with the
disposition of the government to
give every man every dollar COM
ing to him, and to inform soldiers
and their families how back pay
may be secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
IA QUARTS
LIQUOR FROM CAR
GOING INTO IOWA

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Musca-
tine may be a dry town, SO to speak,
but no one can blame Albert Shop
py for this condition of affairs, He
made a bold attempt Saturday night
to place it in the wet column and
might have succeeded but for the
sleuthing of Constable Cooper.
SLOPPY had been over to Illinois
with his machine and was crossing
on the high bridge when he was ac-
costed by the constable.
What have you in the carr" de-
manded the constable of Sloppy.
The latter endeavored to pass of
the inquiry as a joke. But the con-
stable meant business. He climbed
into the machine and counted
Just think of it, friends-144 quarts
of good old rye and bourbon whis-
ky. The booze was conffsCated and
Sloppy released on $500 bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
SALVAGE SALES
NEED PUBLICITY
Rock Islander Fails to Understy .
System Of Doing Business re
at the Arsenal.

At least one Rock Islander fails
to understand the method followed
in disposing Of second hand lum-
Der and other material left over
from construction at Rock Island
arsenal and now being sold in
quantity from time 10 time, it is un-
derstood, at public sales.
Three times l have visited the
island to get my name on the mail
ing list for notices of these sales"
said he. IL have not yet received
a notice and understand that some
OF the stun / wanted has been dis
posed OF in the meantime. ! don't
see why these sales are not adver-
tised in the newspapers, or IL they
can't do that, why other methods
are not used 10 give greater pub
LEFTY. If moro people knew about
them there would be more buyers
and Of course better bidding.
THE government has been urg-
ing us not to be wasteful. The ways
this salvaging business is handled
here does not seem to me to be con-
sistent with such teachings"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
WELCOME HOME HONOR ROLL

Eleventh street, Dubuque college
S. A. 7. c., in service from Oct z
to Dec I3.
Kenneth T. Kone, corporal, 1904
Ninth street, Headquarters com
pany, Fort Rosencrans, Cal, in SER
vice from April Z. to Dec. %.
Fred V. Lindley, private, 1910
Tenth street, Spruce cutting in
Maine, in service from June u to
Dec. 81.
Elmer A Johnson, private, 932
Fourteenth street, S A. 7. Z. uni
versity Of Illinois, in service from
Oct. 10 to Dec. 81.
Elmer Grtffiths, private, 933 Sew
enteenth street, Jefferson barracks,
in service from Sept. to Dec. II,
Charles o. Ho1ert, private, 1905
Twelfth avenue, Fifty-fourth +. A,
DeIning, n. NJ, in service from
March, 1917, to Dec. Is, 1918.
Edward n. Guthormsen, sergeant,
first class, 308 Fourth avenue, med
zeal detachment, 18th cavalry, Fort
Clark, Texas, in service from June,
1917, to December, 1918.
Lester D Turner, private, 722
Eighteenth street, S. A T. c., Uni
versity OF Illinois. In service from
Oct. 1 to Dec. FL
Vernon Freeman Thompson. pri-
vate, 31041s Fifth avenue, Eight
Hundred Fifty-second aero squad
ron. Discharged Dec. Z.
Carl L. Carlson, private, 800
Forty-fifth street, Twenty-frst
company. One Hundred Sixty-frst
depot brigade, Camp Grant In ser
vice from June 81 to Dec II.
Waiter E. Stiltz, 1909 Tenth
street, Battery 3, Thirty-sixth ar
tillery, Camp Stuart, Va. In ser
vice from Jan. % to Dec 81.
Elmer D. Bolt, sergeant, 1924
Fourteenth street. Three Hundred
Fortieth battalion tank corps,
Camp Polk, N. C. In service from
Oct. &c to Dec. 81.
o. W. Perry, sergeant, $40
Thirty-eighth street, S. A T. c.,
Lewis institute, Chicago. In ser
vice from Aug. Is to Dec. 9.
Charles o. Pogemiller. sergeant,
929 Fourteenth-and-a- street,
Twenty-fifth artillery. coast artil-
lery, Fort Rosecrans, Cal In ser
vice from April to Dec. rs.
Edward {. Carlson. sergeant
major, 915 Forty-third street,
Firty-f1rst brigade, Thtrty-sixth
regiment, C. A. c.. Fort Monroe.
In service from March 90 to
Dec. 81.