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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
LARGE PARADE
 ID BE FEATURE OF FARMISTICE DAY

Plans for a monster parade and celebration of Arrnishce Day, Nov. Il. were perfected at a meeting of Ray Inond H Harris Post, No 145, yeter- ans of Civil Wars, which was held at their rooms, 1208 Main street. last night.
 The parade will be in the morn ing and military ball will be given in the evening at the Casino on State street
 Senior Post Commander Norman Hall will be the grand marshal of honorary marshal The post co1ors Kennedy, the post chaplain.
 Comrades Lyons, Petrucce11i, Still fngs, Ambrose, Gonnery, Devine and Goodwin were appointed a commit tee to arrange for the line of march and location of the different organ izations in the parade
 A motion was passed by the Post endorsing the Roosevelt Memorial as- socfafion drive with the following resolution:
 Resolved. That Raymond Harris Post No. 145. Veterans of Foreign Wars. approves and fndorses the eff fort of fine Roosevelt Memorial asso- ctaffon to perpetuate the great achievements. the splendid courage and superiative Anerfcanis7n of the deceased cornrade Theodore Roose- welt, and further that the Post pledges support to the movements to be car ried on in October by that assocfa- tion."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
FORM LEAGUE ID RESIST WAR
 ON TOBACCO

The Association Opposed to Ma tona1 Prohibition yesterday announc- ed the organizat ton of the Allied To- bacco League Of America, which will oppose the campaign said to have been launched by the Woman's Chris
 ian Temperance Union for an anti tobacco amendment to the Federal Constitution
 The league will Include growers leaf dealers, warehouse men. manu- factGTers. Jobbers and retailers of to- bacco, as well as consumer who wish to prevent tobacco prohibition. It will be incorporated under the laws of Kentucky and the main office will be in Cincinnati
 The following officers were elected at the first meeting of the league which took place yesterday in Cincin- natl President, ". D. SpaIdine president of the Cincinnati Leaf To bacco Exchanges; vice-presiden Charles Whitrock; secretary, William S. Goldenberg; treasurer, George F. Fngel; organizer and field secretary, Enmet Orr Branch hea adquarters will be established in the East, west. North and South, probably at New ork- San Francisco, Detroit and New Orleans.
 The w C. T. U-, according to a dispatch received yesterday by the Association Opposed to National Pro- hibitions, has filed with the Secretary or State of Oregon an initiative peti- ton to make 1t unlawful to sell, use or possess cigarettes in that state af ter January 1, 1921 The measure would fix the maximum fine for the first offence at $10o and for the sec ond at $500 Later violations would be pun3sha b1e by Jail terms of thirty days in addition to the fine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10

30, than In any three months previous ly in several years. Practically every day either the coroner, John J. Phelan of Bridgeport or the medical exam iners of the county, were called upon 10 examine the bodies of men and women who had dropped dead, were killed in accident, or murdered. In his quarterly report, Coroner Phelan glVes the list of persons dying sud denly, but the cause of death is not given. The sum of $3,577.74 is due the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10

Terrill of this city against Joseph Katz of this city, was taken yes terday afternoon in the Common Pleas court Terrlu is claiming $500 damages to reimburse him for an au- tomobile collision in December, 1918. The accident happened in Meriden. TerrilPs car was stalled in the road waiting for a truck ahead to move when Katz's car crashed into Terri1Fs machine. The hearing will be re- sumed next Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
THE TIMES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1919

will be discussed, including the letter to President Wilson. Among those who are to be present are Justice George W. Wheeler, and prominent members Of the Chamber of Com merce, Manufacturers Association, representatives of the Press, the Church and other civic bodies.
 Rev. George J. Donohue, of St. Au- sustine's church. will be one of the speakers at the meeting of the Bridge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
ELECTORAL CLUB PLANS LUNCHEON
 ON OCTOBER 13

The Bridgeport Electoral School club will hold a luncheon at the Stratfeld, Monday noon, and anyone Interested in the purposes of the club are invited to attend
 Many questions of public interest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10

The theory that success is just around the corner has kept many a man going around in circles.
 The effort is to make tho Ilfce worthy of the laborer.-Greenvi'l Gs. CD Piedmont
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
Coroner Kept Busy
 In Fairfield County

There were more sudden, violent and unttmely deaths in Fairfield county during the quarter ending September
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10

coroner for the three months. for ser
 vices and expenses. but part of this sum goes to the medical examiners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10

port Electoral club which will be held at St. Joseph's hall, 671 Barnum ave- nue, next Tuesday evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
TERRELL SEEKS
 RECOMPENSE
 FOR SMASHUP

Testimony in the suit of Harry B.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

to the colors, July %. 1918 He was
assigned to Camp Grant, Co. c., 344
Inf, from there to camp Mills, n. Y.
He sailed from Hoboken, September
8th with the Sc division. Upon reach
ing France he was transferred to Co.
E. III Inf, then to Co. e. 100 Inf
He was in the Argonne Forest
battle, and was gassed there. He was
sent to Toul, Base hospital 81; from
there returned to his company and
now stationed at LIE Mans.
Clayton Prouty, of Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Prouty, Sandusky, enlisted July
22nd, in Battery F. SO Artillery, c. A.
c., Fort Worden, Washington. He
was transferred to Hoboken and while
there waiting for transportation to
France, the armstice was signed
After this he was transferred to Camp
Grant, from there to Camp Dodge,
where he received an honorable dis
charge.
He reached his home at Sandusky,
December IS. 1913, where he now
resides.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
A Soldiers Record

Miss Edith Morgan of Sandusky is
in receipts Of letter from a former
boy of Sank county, Charles J. Hagie,
who is now with the army of occupa-
ton on the Rhine. He took part in
the following most important battles
of 1918:
Verdun and Toul, Troyan sector,
from March II until May IA.
Chateau-Thierry sector, May 81 20
July 9.
scissors & Marine Center offensive,
July Is to July 90.
Marbache sector, August to "a.
st. Mihiel sector, Sept 8 to 16.
Blanc Mont sector, Sept. 80 to Oct.
10. Champagne advance.
Argonne-Meuse offensive October 80
to November H.
He is with the second division,
whose insignia is an Indian head on
a white star background, which vary
in shapes and colors, according to the
unit. The following trophies were
captured: Prisoners-22S officers, H.
1913 men; 343 artillery guns, 1850 ma
, chine guns. Total advance on west
ern front SO kilometers; no retreat.
Distinguished service crosses award
ed for bravery, SAG, 1870 of total D. S.
C's. in the A. E. F.. or more than do1-
bic the number awarded to any other
division, and the third division OF
American soldiers to go to the firing
line.
Pvt. Hagie enlisted in May, 1917, al
the age of eighteen and went overseas
in December, 1917, acting throughout
the time of his service overseas as a
motorcycle dispatcher, carrying mes
sages from the front lines to the rear
He was awarded medal for BRAY
cry after the Chateau-Thierry offens
i've. All congratulate him for his re
markable escape unscathed, although
he spoke of many times he came with
in an ace of being killed. Pvt. Hagie
with others of his gallant comrades OF
the Second division, will be home in
June
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
From George Hattie
MarienSachdorf, Germany.
April s, 1919.


Dear Mother and All:
Well, will try and write you few
lines to say that I am fine and dandy
and that am going to leave here "toot
sweet" I was going to write Sunday
night, but / was too busy. went over
to another town with Sim H. to see
Curtis and some more fellows and
when / came back 4 o'clock you could
not guess who was here to see me. 1t
was Brother Bill. was sure surprised
to see him, but l was sure glad that
he came up here, as | wanted to see
him before l came home and l could
not get down there. He came Sunday
afternoon and stayed until Tuesday
afternoon, and Lieut.. Stewart took
him to CoblenZ, where he took the
train to go back to his outfit. He sure
looks fine and is pretty fat. guess
he gets plenty to eat. as he is in the
kitchen. We had our picture taken to-
gether. ! will send some Of them to
you We had quite a visit and I guess
he would like to be on h S way home
don't think that he will be home for
a few months yet, but | guess he will
be home before winter. ! expect to be
in the United States by the middle of
May and in BaraboO by the first of
June We are going to be mustered
out at Camp Grant, SO we won't have
very far to come to Baraboo By the
time you get this letter l will be in
Brest France, waiting to take the boat,
or else l will be on the boat on the
way home GIVE my best regards to
all and home to see you all soon
Your son and brother,
GEORGE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
new TAX in
EFFECT TODAY

Today the public faced the real
meaning OF the new federal income
tax law. In short the bill provides
that tax of 10 per cent beIevied on
certain articles over a stipulated
amount. The bill effects the public on
the purchase of dry goods, toilet arti-
'cles, clothing, beverages sold at soda
fountains, theater tickets and on the
tax on wire messages, automobiles and
boats.
Many merchants have protested the
tax system which places upon them
the necessity of keeping complicated
set of books, though the store does
not pay the tax. Efforts were made
to secure the repeal OF the bill during
the last few days before congress ad-
journed, but by the aid of flibuster
these attempts were defeated. When
congress reassembles Yenwed efforts
will be made to secure the repeal OF
the law.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
STEAL FURJ
AT REEDSBURG
Valuable Articles Taken From the
Store Of S. ]. CoiEns---Loss Is
Discovere2 Later

The fur store OF 8. j. Collins at
Reedsburg was robbed Saturday night,
but the loss was not discovered until
Tuesday afternoon The store is To-
Gated on Walnut street, just around
the corner from Hotel Stolte A beau
tiful Marmot fur coat and two expens.
i've fur scarfs were stolen from the
forms in the window.
Mr. Collins and John McCabe sat in
the back room visiting I'm the evening,
there was no light in the front room,
and he thinks someone came in very
quietly and took them, as nothing else
was disturbed in the eases.
When Mr.. Collins noticed they were
gone he thought the girl who is the
stenographer and clerk had put them
away and she Thoughts Mr. Collins had
sold them until Tuesday, when the
real trouble was found out. There is
no clue to the thief
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
OLLAPODRIDA
An Alligator Tale

A couple of years before Randall
Herfort went to work for his Uncle
Samuel, friend sent him a young al
ligator from Florida. A large cement
pond was made in the back yard, and
here his 'gatorship, along with numer-
Gus aquatic fowls" spent his sum
mers. In the winter he was rocked to
sleep in the furnace room. When
Randall enlisted he turned his pet
over to the tender care Of his father.
Now this particular alligator was
no doubt as good as the average of
his tribe, but he developed a strong
appetite for the goldfish that lived in
the same waters with him. And al
though the fnny tribe did all in their
power to multiply they soon simmered
down to the zero mark. One moon
light night the reptile started out on
voyage of discovery and soon
dropped into the creek that empties
into Devils lake at the Messenger
shore. From this time on he passed
from human control and elected to be
the arbiter of his own destiny.
Well, sir, would you believe it, the
soldier hadn't been home more than
an hour before he forgot all about the
sinking Tuscania, the poison gas, the
bursting shells and deadly machine
guns, and wanted to know about his
pet Well, the proprietor of the can
ming factory looked about as blank as
he did when they stole a whole car
load of his goods, but what could he
say?
Randall, the last time l saw your
alligator Harry North had MIN in his
cottage at the lake and was using him
for bOotjack. And you must not be
too severe on those responsible for
your loss, remembering that if a
whole battalion of you boys could
get lost in the Argonne Forest small
wonder if a slippery saurian could
slip away from it's ever watchful keep
er and get lost.
HUGH KELLEY. :
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
RECEPTION FOR
SOLDIER BACK

A rousing reception was given N
honor of Raymond w. r. Buelow at
his home in Honey Creek in which the
whole countryside took part, about
$50 people being present. Good things
to eat of all description were brought
BIZ the neighbors and friends and an
excellent meal was served. 1t is
needless to say that very enjoyable
time was had by all present. Ray
mond was the first of the boys to re-
turn from overseas to that particular
section of the county and the rejoicing
was great. The welcome given him is
proof that he is held in high esteem
by neighbors and friends. He arrived
in Baraboo a few days ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
Sees Baraboo Soldiers
April 10, 1919


Dear Mother and All:
Well, you will be surprised to hear
what / have to say, but last Sunday,
April 6, about $50 p. M, two brothers
met in Germany. They were the Hat
tie brothers. Yes, my pass got to me
set out to find Duke and got to him
at 5 Sunday. Say, he is fine. He is
fat and looking a. lot better than his
photo did. He was sure surprised to
see me. | stayed Sunday night and
until 1 p. m. Thursday. / had to be
back by 10 p. m. Tuesday. | am sure
glad I saw him. I also saw John
O'Brien, Ku, Bray, Curtis, Gibbons,
Hillebrandt and Stub. They were all
fine and sure glad to see me. They
treated me fine. Lieut.. Stewart or
Stub to me, was my orderly. He has
a car and took me all over to see the
boys and then Tuesday brought me TO
CoblenZ so | could catch a train. II it
had not been for him could not have
seen all, as he sure was good to take
me in the car. But all that makes me
mad is they are leaving for home. Yes,
Duke will be home by June l easy. /
am a lonesome one now after seeing
them all l and Duke got some pic
lures taken. When he gets them he
will send them to you. l am glad I
went, as l wanted to see them ALL 1t
was just like home. We were all to-
gether talking of old times, but when
the time came for me to go it was not
SO nice. Well, they will be home soon,
but can't see the day yet, but it will
be soon I hope.
This leaves me @. K, and hope it
finds you the same. Well, Ma, write
often and tell me the news. Give my
love to all. I am sending you a third
division handkerchief of us on the
Rhine. Love to sister, Rub,e, Dad and
yourself. Your loving son and brother
WILLIE HATTIE.
Co. 9Th, NJ. G. B.
Am. E. F., Sd Division.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

is shining brightly. I suppose it is
beginning to get warm there. l sure
wish / could be there to help make
garden. l have only read two letters
from you since coming to the hospital.
do not understand why I do not re-
ceive more mail / think [ shall give
you the hospital address and hope to
receive some more mail before long.
Will close for this time
PVT. J. e. PROTHERO.
Base Hospital 81 Ward A10
Commercy, France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
Lost His Friend

Private George Niles has sent the
! following poem to his mother, Mrs
Henry Niles. He is in Company A
from Reedsburg, now overseas. Mr.
| Niles was a close companion Of Peter
Mcdonald, who was killed shortly be-
| fore the armistice was signed and he
sent this poem home to express his
feelings upon losing his companion.
The Lest Buddy
Peace doesn't mean the same to me
| AS it would-yesterday;
Me and my buddy'd planned to be
Life pardners, all the way
We thought we'd start little shop
After this bloody show,
After the guns came to stop
But now it can't be SO.
I'm used to SEEM comrades fall
About me, everywhere;
liked 'em and | missed 'em all,
But muttered: "C'est La Guerre."
1t was the price that must be paid
By men to take a chance
In this great game Of death that's
played
Upon the soil of France.
But this is different. my friend
Fell in last nights attack.
Today the war is at an end,
But that won't bring him back;
His life was lost in vain, for peace
Was on the way His blood a
Mingled with rains that never cease,
Saeps through the Flanders mud.
So while the others cheer the news
OF peace, l curse at Fate;
My buddy's underneath this ooze,
His life was spent-too late.
There is no chance, nor VII there be,
To make the Huns repay;
Peace doesn't mean the same to me
AS it would yesterday.
-Berton Braley.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
ORATORIcAL CONTEST
AT HIGH SCHOOL

The oratorical contest at the high
school Wednesday evening was well
attended considering the weather
Among the, contestants, Edwin Gros-
kopf won first place. He had Tor ms
recitation "The Battle OF Gettysburg.
Robert Gollmar won second place ana
spoke on Genius of Modern Patriot
ISM" Miss Zura Frioke had charge.
of the contestants and trained all the
speakers. The contestants showed
very good training and talent,
The program also consisted OF
songs by the Girls Glee club and a
Japanese dance by six of the high
school girls. The Judges OF the con-
test were Norman Quale, w. D. Stan
ley and Miss Fern Hackett.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

Brest is everything but an embarka.
ton port. The conduct of most of the
soldiers is excellent; they take no
chances; they want to see the Statue
of Liberty tout de suite.
The 10Th division is scheduled to
sail for the states in June, and we
hope but do not know whether we
shall go back with the division.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT J. KELLER.
245 M. P. Co., Brest, France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

Mrs. WILDER Cowles of the Skillet
Creek neighborhood has an aunt in
M chigan who is 101 years old, re-
markable, and her son, Landlord G. c.
Blakeley, a cousin of Mrs. Cowles, is
also remarkable. Read the following
from the Herald Examiner of April
20:
There is strange landlord at large,
so extraordinary that he is as inter
esting to the ordinary American, per-
haps, as the trouble about Fiume, or
Mexico's dislike Of the Monroe doc
trine.
This landlord is C. c. Blakeley--
write it on your tablets, and remem-
Der him in your kind thoughts.
He lives in Michigan, Henry Ford's
state, and rents apartments to his
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
GOVERNMENT TOO EASY WITH l. W. w.
BUILD CEMETERIES FOR THEM INSTEAD OF
HOLDING CONFERENCES, MAYOR HANSON URGES

In loan address at Topeka, Mayor
Hanson of Seattle announced the gov.
ernment's policy toward anarchism
and the /. w. w. as "skim-milk, weak,
vacillating and changeable," and pro-
nounced warning Of widespread,
national effort to overthrow the gov
eminent by violence" He declared
the government was on the wrong
track in starting conferences instead
OF cemeteries in dealing with the /.
W. w.
AS to the bomb plot in which he
was an intended victim, he said:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
Writes in Hospital

Mrs. Lewis Prothero has received a
letter from her son which reads as
follows:
Commerey, France, Apr. 10.
Dear Mother:
/ will write a few lines today. ]
am still here in the hospital. l had
a sort of backset so am writing this
here in bed, fiat on my back. / was
up in wheel chair one day and /
thought / would get out and try my
luck walking. walked all right, but
my fever came right up and felt real
bad for awhile. ! am beginning to feel
pretty good again.
Today Is fine day out The sun
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
'B,slies Comrades

Mrs g. F. Ames Of La Vale has
received the following letter from her
son, Claude L. Ames, who is in the
Vale boy
We had military funeral today
that was the finest thing that | ever
saw. It was very sad, however, for
we buried three side by side. Three
of our men were killed the other day
when two of our machines that were
in a practice formation collided in the
air at a height Of five thousand feet
and fell. One man that was i'll the
crash is still. living and has a good
chance of pulling through but a per
son can hardly believe that is possible
for man to fall that far and still be
alive and conscious. The ones that
were killed were killed instantly and
did not suffer at all, but the other one
is still living. Another man that was
I'D in another machine with them saw
them fall and came down to give them
assistance and lost control Of his ma
chine and fell in the river and his OBJ
server was drowned. It was terrible
accident and it surely was felt in the
squadron for all the men were well
thought of and are men that have
been with us for quite a long time.
While we were at the grave today
machines from other squad1 Ons flew
over the graves and dropped ever
greens on the graves and also wreaths.
Our entire squadron was there IN
formation and officers from other Units
and a lot of Red Cross nurses. A
military band furnished the music and
we had thirty-tWO men i'll the hrlng
SQUAD that fired three VOlleys over
the graves. One of the boys that we
buried applied for discharge about
three weeks ago On the grounds OF
having an old dependent mother to
look after and it was refused him. He
leaves a widowed mother and young
sister, that is still going to, school. 1t
must happen after the war is over
and all for nothing. Killed in the
line of duty! That is all the consola-
ton that she will have, except that
his comrades did all that was in their
power to show their esteem for him
and she can be proud of the good
record that he has with his comrades
and as a soldier
! The man that was drowned has not
vet been found and the pilot is IN BAD
shape due to falling into the ice cold
water. but he has a good chance OF
pulling through.
Well this has been pretty gloomy
letter but I hope that we will not nave
another accident like that to think
about again. One of the other men
that was killed has a wife and little
child at home waiting for him besides
mother and father. One Of my room
mates know his people we'll and lived
in the same town. nurse there was
a personal friend of his. It's not sucn
big world after all.
Well, I guess that | will cut this
short, and mail it and then go to bed
for l expect that we will have to work
TOMORROW. I marched today several
miles with asrif1e on my shoulder and
feel kind of tired Take care OF
that money for me and maybe if | am
over here a couple OF years more /
will send some more.
Will close with love to all
1ST CLASS SGT. CLAUDE L. AMES.
166th Aero Squadron, American E. F.
Germany.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
MRS WILDER COWLES OF The SKILLET CREEK
NElGHB0RHOOD HAS AN UNCLE IN MICHIGAN WHO
is CONSIDERED A Nj ST REMARKABLE LANDLORD

fellow citizens. Here are extracts
from his rules:
"No cats, no dogs allowed.
"When rent is paid in sTdVance, each
child born in the apartment will have
placed to his credit in The Commercial
& Savings Bank of Albion, Mich, the
sum of ore months rent at date of
christening"
Each apartment has garage accom-
modstions for one car, !" with indiVid-
ual stall and lock"
AND
"Threc months rent allowed any
tenant adopting French or Belgian
war child"
Bring on your white blackbirds and
see if they can compare with this
American landlord.