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New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
LLOYD GEORGE HAS STIRRED UP TROUBLE
Press Opposed His Hint Of Peace
 With Reds

London, Nov. tO.--Premier Lloyd Georges hint in his Guildhall speech Saturday night of an attempt to nego-> tiate peace with the Bolshevilzi in Rus sia has created a stir here The anti Bolshevil1 press is indignant over the suggestion.
 The Daily Mail scouts the idea as shaking hands with a murderer" and generally denounces the sugges- ton which. it says, caused great amazement in political circles The 1elegraph and the Morning Post are also hostile to the proposal.
 iNelefflng to the passage of the sPeech dealing with the possibility of peace With Russia, the Chronicle spe- c1al cham piOn of the premier, declares It IS not free from obScurity."
 Some may see in it, the Chroni- cle continues, Suggestion of returning 10 the Prnkipo policy; we do not, however, read it in quite that Sense.'
 The Daily News, which is anta gonis- tlc to the premier and strong in favor of making peace with the Bolsheviki accuses Lloyd George of inconsistency and insincerity in all his dealings with Russia. The newspaper contends the tei1IlS Wnlcn The soviet SOVernfn ent is known to be willing to accept are es- sent1ally reasonable. It declares a sim cere attempt at peace ought to be suc- ceSsfu1 though if the BolsheNiki meet with military successes they may be tempted to put the price of peace higher than they re putting it today
 '"rhe determination of labor to end intervention in Russia has at last taught the premier that labor is more to be feared than 8 reactionary press" says the Herald, labor organ. The newspaper calls upon labor to force the government to make peace on the Soviet terms
 Some commentators remark on what they call the apparent discrepancy be- tween Lloyd Georges treatment of the Russian problem and the speech of Winston Churchill in the house of commons Wednesday, which the war minister demanded the fullest sup port of Admiral Ko1chak and Gen. Denikine. They contend the two ut terances are divergent in sense and spirit, and ask which correctly repre- sets the governme ent's policy.
 The discoveries resulting from raids on Soviet quarters In the United States are said by anti i-Bolshevik papers to be proof of the danger of dealing with the Bolsheviki.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10

|, sued by the executive council of tlI federation which pledged to the strllI CTS the full support of organized IabdI and appealed to the citizenship of t1I country to give like Endorsement anI aid to the men engaged in this md mentous struggle"
 After going into the history q events leading up to the strike a.n1 since, the statement declared tHI course of the government in Securinl a court order at Indianapolis Saturdal directing officials of the miners oi ganization to call off the strike by i'd morrow night was an infringement q
 the rights of the miners and demand ed the withdrawal of the injunctioj Use of the Lever act under which th| court proceedings were instituted wa
 severely condemned as ''an injustice il all liberty loving Americans" Afta declaring that by all the facts in th case the miners strike is justified: VI indorse it; we are convinced of tn justice of the miners cause,' tH statement concluded with the appea to citizens to support the strikers an
 promised support of organized labor
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
ONE KILLED; MANY
 ARE MADE HOMELESS
Lightning Sets Fire to Thousands of Barrels of Oil--WhOle Town
 is Burned Out.

{ Wichita Falls, Tex, Nov. 10.- Searchers for bodies today delved further into the ruins of a spectacu- lar fire at Waggoner City, small oil town near here, which yesterday suf- fered property loss estimated at s1, 100000 when lightning exploded 3s 1.600- barrel tanks Of oil and 8 stream Of the burning fluid poured down the ain streets, setting fire to every thing with which 1t came into con- tact.
 AS far as known only one person, an aged unidentified man, supposed to be from Atlanta, Ga, was killed but many persons received burns and upward of 1000 were made home less,
 About 50 business buildings and residences were destroyed and hun- dreds who were living in tents lost their places Of shelter In addition to personal beionRings.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10

Miss Ruth Ellsworth of New Brita in was visiting with Miss Ina Garter over Sunday.
 Miss Georgia Minor and mother of Middle etown are visiting here with Mrs Nelson Minor for a few days.
 A. H. Bushnell and family spent Sunday in Danbury with his uncle, Cha rles H. Bushnell.
 The following letters at the Berlin postottice have been uncalled for: MT. and Mrs Ernest E. Johnson, J. F.. Eloise, Mrs. Ellen Dolan and John Burk. Kindly communicate with Postmaster oGodrich at once. There were several hunters out yes terday about the woods around town.
 KensingtOn Items.
 The Assessors are working about town today. They expect to finish the assessment of this district within few weeks.
 The postal inspector made his an nual inSp ection at the local postO ffiCe today.
 Martin Bence of Hartford was in town yesterday visiting with friends.
 More wet stuff came into town this morning but whether it was stronger than PTS is a question.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
NEW YORK PRINT
 SHOPS REOPEN
Publishers and Striking Printers Lock Horns in Initial Test of
 Strength.

New York, Nov. 10.-The first gen. uine test of strength essayed by New York publishers since their plants were closed on October l by combi- nation lockout and strike came today when several of the larger plants re- stunned operation.
 Definite figures could not be obtain ed this morning on the number of men who returned to work, although it was stated that presses in several of the plants were running alm ost nor mally. Few compositors were at work, however.
 Although the ranks of the alleged 'outlaW'' pressm ems union appear to have been broken by a vote of it's mem~ bers to re-enist with the Tnternational Pressme ems union from which they se- ceded, the situation still was com pli- cated by the refusal of big six typo graphers to return to work. A ma jor- ity of the feeders and paper handlers were reported still out also
 The typographers, who began Iva cationins'' at the time of the press mems strike, are demanding a A hour week and $50 weekly scale before they will return.
 About 2,700 of them reiterated their stand at a meeting last night despite the fact that officials of the Interna- tional TypOgra phical union have re- peatedly ordered them back. con- ference With employers on their de- mands was requested by the typo graphers today.
 Officials of the printers league an- nounced that in shops where the typo- sraphers refused to return type plates would be made by photoengraving typewriter "cOpy."
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
One Fatality and Two Minor
 Smashes Days Record
MAKE BRICK ON SUNDAY
Veterans will Celebrate Armisticc Day With SmOker-Brickmake Doing Big Business-Other Items From Each District About Town.

Another epidemic of accidents broke out in Berlin yesterday resulting in one fatality. The singular part of yesterday's accidents was that a m otorcycle figured in each one and in each case it was the mOtOrcyclist who got the worst of it. The most serious one of the day occurred at the Ken sington bridge when Royal Clough of East Berlin ran down John Lazor who riding a m motorcycle. Lazor was thrown to the road heavily, resulting in a fractured skull and other in iuries from which he died at 11:3O last evening at the New Britain Gen era1 hospital. It was stated this m orn- ing that I4azor was caught in a pocket between two autom obiles one of which got away without the number being taken. The statement made that # was a case of either Clough hitting razor or the two autom obiles crashing into each other.
 New York car ran into a motor cvcIist yesterday afternoon on Berlin street, but the motorcyclist miracu- lously escaped injury, although his machine was somewhat damaged. The . New York car was coming down Der lin street just as the trolley was talk ing on passengers, and the driver, eVl- dently being in a hurry, swung out and went to the left of the car just as the motorcycle was coming up the street. The New Yorker struck the motorcycle directly in front of the trolley car throwing the rider almost under the car with one leg across the track. Many ran to his assistance, but he was found to be uninJured ex- cept for a few minor bruises and a scratched leg.
 An automobile crashed into a m O. torcyCIe near keIseyS corner in East Berlin last evening, throwing the m O. torcycle onto Miss Georgianna Kel- sey's lawn. A physician was in the automobile that struck the man and man who had a deep cut in his left leg. After being treated the man was taken away in the automobile and the it was this morning.
 Dance a Success.
 %There was a good turnout to the barn dance saturday night in Colonel Jarvis barn under the auspices of the v. I. s. Barn dances seem to be pop 1Ilar with the townspeople and it is proba that a few more will be run before the extremely cold weather sets in. It is the plan of the V. I. $. to run number of functions durir g the winter to swell trse fund so that new sidewalks.
 Sunday Production.
 For the first time in the towns
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
NO STREET CARS
 IN TOLEDO, OHIO
Trolley Company Making Effort to Have City Ordinance Repealed
 Private Motor Cars Used.


 Toledo, Nov. 10.-Toledo today en- tered it's second day of non- street ca rs determined to fight to a finish the aVowed effort of the Toledo Railways & Light Go. to effect repeal of the custer ordinance passed by vote of the people at the election last Tuesday,
 City officials also reiterated that the ordinance would not be repealed, neither will the company be given franchise.
 M Meanwhile, the car riders who voted to drive the cars off the streets are paying all the way from cents to 50 cents, getting to work this morning in private motor cars. Under the rate of carfare they were riding for cents with a two cent charge for transfers.
 Every availa ble motor vehicle in the city was pressed into service today to carry thousands of persons to work
 The Willys- Overland Go. enga ged trucks for all employees living more than mile from the plant, and other manufa curing concerns made similar arrangem ents.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
A. F. OFL. ENDORSES
 SOFT COAL STRIKE
Use of Lever Act Is Condemned As Injustice to All Liberty Loving
 Americans.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor stood today before the country as an unqualified CTS and as bitterly opposed to the ac- ton of the government in attempting 10 end the strike through injunction proceedings which action it character ized as "so autoCratic as to stagger the human mind.'
 Endorsement of the strike was an nounced last night in a. statement is
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
TLYW EIGHT CHAMP HERE

New York, Nov. 10.-Jimmy Wilde. worlds fyWeight boxing champion, ar rived here from England today on the steamer Baltic. Wilde plans to remain here several months Several exhib,- - ton bouts have been arranged for him in the far weat. Early next year he plans to take part in a ehampionship bout in the east. Ills opponent for this bout has not yet been selected.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
Book Bargains for Book Lovers

BRING NOTICE NEWS OF FoF- THOUSAND BOOKS BE SOLD AT LESS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
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New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
\ COLD ANNIVERSARY.
Berlin, Germany. Covered in Snow As
 Revolt Date Rolls Around

Berlin, Nov. g. (By the Associated Press. )-Berlin was covered with snow on the occasion of the first anni- versary of the revolution. The day passed without a single disturbance the meetings held in all sections of the city being only moderately attended.
 Communist headquarters were raid ed by the authorities today, the troops seizing Red literature and maps show ing division of Berlin into IS com- muniSt districts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09

From Reader: "They say we're
going to have another Flu epidemic"
Eyes, and I understand that they ex-
pect it to be harder than the other cpl
Denies
The above is part of a conversation
overheard the other day. The latter
statement, which | believe to be great
ly exaggerated, struck me rather for
chilly, but couldn't help thinking that
even if it were generally true and if
every citizen of the state would CO.
operate whole-heartedly with the
health departments, the next epidemic
(if there is to be a next one) wouldn't
be "harder than the other epidemics.
| 1t is true that a proper way to meet
the first influenza epidemic was a very
difficult task.
1t came with cyclonic suddenness. A
large proportion of our doctors and
nurses were in the army. But since
then doctors and other public health
workers have devised a program to
meet such epidemics. They habe given
US certain "do's and don'ts." The
chief difficulty in following them
seems to lie in their being so easy and
so simple.
Let's prove to the nation that we are
made of the right kind of material!
Let's make our respective communities
regular anti-sickness centers! We car
do it, so let's start this tug-of-wal
right away. Don't have it said that
you are letting your end of the rope
slacken by ignoring the so-called com
mon cold, because this is the very
foundation of influenza and of any 9th
er contagious diseases.
Don't cough or sneeze into the ope1
air and do stop others doing so. An(
if another epidemic does come, let''
organize in the way the last epidemic
has taught US, with everyone a sta
player in the team.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
= lite HEADED ROBIN
MAKES VISIT TO CITY

From Stevens Point Gazette
A freak of the bird family was seen
by Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Root, GIT Clark
street, Thursday evening. While eat
ing their evening meal they happened
to catch sight of bird in their back
yard which had all the appearances of
a robin. but which had a pure white
head. 1t hoped around for few min
utes and then flew away Its head
was just as white as snow" Mr.. Root
told the Journal-Gazette. He agreed
with the reporter when the latter sug-
gested the bird had probably grown
white while worrying about the cost
of living
The Witch headed robin, freak of the
bird family, which was seen by W. F
Root, GIT Clark street, has also been
seen by other residents of the First
ward. This is a least the third con-
secutive season the robin has made its
appearance in the vicinity, according
to Mrs. Philip Rothman, 527 Clark
street, who states that it has been OBJ
served about that section of the city
for number of summers.
Perhaps the robin spoken of above
is getting so old that his plumage i;
turning white on account of old age
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
FOX FARM TO START
WITH FIFTEEN PAIRS

Marathon, Wis., The stockholders
of the Silver Black Fox ranch recent
ly organized, held a meeting and the
following directors were elected: Ed
ward Fromm, Hamburg; DR.. W. H
Daniels, Mosinee; o. w. McCarty, Pau
Rack, Marathon, and Roman M
Deutsch, Wausau. Henry Kruger
Hamburg, who has acquired consider
able experience in the business at the
Fromm Bros. fox ranch at Hamburg
has been engaged as manager. Fiji
teen pairs of foxes will be brought Oct
Is to their new home, which is the
old Burk farm in Marathon. These
fifteen pairs were purchased by this
company for $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
GOOD WORDS
AND BAD

Often a good reputation is serious
ly impaired by a careless word or two
said in jest and repeated in thought
lessness. 1t is the same in this COM
munity as in all others.
Men and women can not guard too
we'll their tongues in this respect. 1t
is not good that our citizens be con-
stantly exposed to the impairment of
their good names because some other
person, in moment of thoughtless-
ness or in a spirit of vindictiveness,
makes questionable illusions to them
without the facts to substantiate such
derogatory statements.
We are all interested in this town
and the surrounding territory. We
want to see it grow, and thrive, and
blossom with prosperity. We want to
see it model community.
But is will never be other than just
what we OF the community make it.
If we insist on constantly hammer
ing each other, we can only expect a
battered wreck as the result.
But if we remember that in all
people there is some good, and look to
and speak Of the best in life rather
than the worst, it will have a wonder
fully beneficial result.
If each of us will search out his own
faults, and correct them, we will be
doing quite as much as the Lord ex-
poets Of US individually.
If stone must be cast, withhold
your arm. Let the constituted Off
Gals handle the case. It is better than
an indiscriminate shower of missiles,
whether they be verbal or otherwise.
This is OUR town.
Let US BOOST, and not shove.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
EVENING CONTINUATION
SCHOOL NOW OPEN

The Evening Continuation School
opened Monday, October 9Th, with
large attendance. Classes will meet
as follows:
Monday evening Elementary Ari-
thmetic and spelling, auto tractor
work, cooking, shorthand, typewriting
and bookkeeping
Tuesday evening-Machine shop and
drawing, shop mathematics, triga-
nometry, cedar chest construction and
sewing.
Wednesday evening-Auto and tract
or, shorthand, typewriting and book
keeping.
Thursday evening-Machine shop
and drawing, shop mathematics, cedar
chest construction and sewing.
They still have room in the follow
ing classes: Business English, tele-
graphy, public speaking, and French.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
STATE FIXES STANDARD
FOR POTATOES

Madison, Wis Four standard
grades for Wisconsin potatoes are an
nounced by the state division of mar
kets: Wisconsin Badger brand, U. S.
grade No. 1, U. S. grade No. 2, and
Unclassifed grade.
Wisconsin Badger brand potatoes
must be of minimum diameter of not
less than two inches and of maximum
diameter of not more than three
inches.
u. S. grade No. l stipulates mini
mum diameter of Is inches for pota-
teos of round varieties, and IL inches
for potatoes of long varieties.
u S. grade No. 2 prescribes mini
mum diameter of l " inches.
Unclassifed grade includes all po-
tatoes not conforming to Wisconsin
Badger brand, U. S. grade No. l, and
U. S. grade No. 2.
An official seal will be furnished at
cost to packers of Wisconsin Badger
brand potatoes. No person shall sell
potatoes as Wisconsin Badger brand
unless such potatoes are marked with
this official seal. If any person SO
labels potatoes which do not conform
to that grade, the seal may be re-
voked. The rules permit variations of
per cent in size and of 3 per cent in
other requirements of the Badger
grade.
Potatoes of all grades must be sold
in overweight sacks of either 100 lbs,
100 lbs, or 159 lbs; or in containers
of even Weight or count.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
K. OF C. INITIATION
From Marshield Times

From Marshfeld Times
Between As and SO neophytes will
be initiated in the mysteries of the
Knights of Columbus in this city on
Sunday, October 10 with the John
Eisen Council No. 1899 K. of C. as
sponsors.
The first and second degrees will
be exemplifed by the local council de-
gree team while the third degree will
be conducted in all probability by the
K of C. degree team of St. Paul, MINI.
Delegates from the neighboring cities
Of Stevens Point, Wausau, Merrill and
Grand Rapids are expected to be pres
ent to witness the negree work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
CLOCKS TO BE TURNED
BACK ON OCTOBER &c

Washington, D. c., Oct. 9.-Gen-
eral uncertainty as to when the
clocks of the nation may be turned
back, and daylight saving be abol-
ished, seems to have resulted from
the recent action of congress in re-
pealing the daylight saving act. In
answer to numerous inquiries, Off
Gals have pointed out that clocks
may not be turned back until the last
Sunday of October, or October &c,
at a. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
BASKET PICNIC

To boost good roads between Kill
bourn, Plainville, Quincy, Holmesville,
Necedah, Nekoosa and Grand Rapids
on Sunday, October II picnic will
be held on the Brimmer farm. The
band and autos leave Grand Rapids
from the city hall at 9 a. m. Picnic
at one o'clock p. m. All good road
boosters are invited to join in the out
ing. Sunday was selected because it
was the only day everybody along the
line could get together for such q pur-
pose. Come along and bring your
lunch. 80.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION

To School Boards and Teachers
The School Board Convention for
Wood County will be held at Pittsville
on Thursday, October Is; at Grand
Rapids on Friday and Saturday, Oc-
tober II and Is. The program will be-
gin at $50 each morning. The
speakers will be Rural School Inspect
or W. E. Larson, Superintendent E. G..
Doudna, Grand Rapids, and NJ. H.
Jackson.
Chapter 415, Laws of 1919, provides
that school board members who at
tend the school board convention shall
be allowed four dollars for each days
attendance at the convention and mile
age at the rate of three cents per mile
each way, going to and returning from
said meeting, said sum to be paid from
any money in the school district treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
School boards are urged to close
their schools and bring their teachers
to the convention. These meetings are
for district officers and teachers. In
many cases it is difficult for the teach
er to secure transportation to town
and back or to the station and back.
A little thoughtfulness on the part
of the school officers will enable them
to contribute to the success of the con-
vention. A large attendance is de-
sired. Every one interested in educa-
tional matters is cordially invited to
attend the convention.
Yours truly,
1tc. Robert Morris, Co. Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
NORTH WISCONSIN CONFERENCE
OF RED CROSS MEMBERS

Wausau, Wis-Members of the Red
Cross from the north central portions
Of the state are here to attend re-
gional conference called by Miss Elsie
Ball, field secretary of the home serv-
ice department of the central division.
Peace-time activities and the problem
of discharged soldiers were discussed.
Louis N. Calm, assistant director of
civilian relief, central division, is to
speak.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
ICE BEING SHIPPED

The Daily Ice & Coal Co. is ship
ping a car of ice to Manitowoc this
week and also have orders for ice for
Merrill. There will be plenty of ice
to take care of Grand Rapids, bat
there are many places that are en-
tirely cut and large quantity could
he shipped from here if there was
enough on hand. The Green Bay &
Western Company also has more
than enough ice to take care of their
needs this fall and will probably
have several cars to ship to points
that need it the most.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09

Mrs. J. J. Jeffrey entertained the
members of the Entire Nous Club at
here home at 713 10th Avenue South.
Monday evening at a six o'clock din
ner, covers being laid for twenty
four. The dining room was prettily
decorated in autumn leaves and ny
drangeas. The evening was spent in
playing progressive games in which
Mrs. Nettie Rooth-Wegg won first
Ionors.