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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
Total Indemnity
 $23, 900, ,0O0, 900

EContinued from Page One.) of the total will go to them. Out of the remainder the smaller powers will be given their shares, and that there will be some dissatisfaction on their parts is expected.
 In Hungary, where a Soviet re- public has been in power for several weeks, having been esta blished vir- tualIy without bloodshed, the execu- tions of Archduke Joseph of Austria. Dr. Alexander Wekerle, former pre- mier. and Baron Joseph Szteprenyi minister of commerce, is reported. Confirmation is lacking.
 Riotous disorders continue in Ger many. In Bavaria, there are indi- cations that the government led by Premier Hoffman, successor to Kurt Eisner, is gaining ground and that the Soviet regime, which threat ened to take over complete control, may be busted. In Berlin there have been riots and troops have fired on street vendors who are alleged to have been dealing in stolen goods. In the industrial region of Westphalia the strike continues, but no further fighting has been reported.
 A rather disquieting situation has arisen in India, where there have been serious disorders. Lahore and Am ritsar. in the northwestern corner of the peninsula, have been the scenes of riots, while at Amn edabed, further south. mobs have burned government buildings. The situation in Egypt is reported to be in control of the mili- tary forces commanded by General Allenby.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
A fine crop of new books.

As one of the book-reviewers put it recently:-We are having good readable stories published just than for two three years There many is quite difficult to single out any two three for preference These full days and evenings for people who enjoy reading.
 Each day sees some arrival. Here just at hand:-
 In Orchard Glen-a story of the spirit of wartime Canada. By Marian Keith-$1.5O.
 Jungle Tales of Tarzan. More of those wondrous ad ventures of the apeman from the pen of Edgar Rice Bur rougls $1,4o.
 The Fighting shepherdess. A story of sweep and power of how Kate of the Sand Colee road house to be real Sheep Queen! By Caroline Lockhart 50.
 The Fire of Green Coughs. By the author of that inn pressve story The Light Above the Cross Roads; Mrs. Victor Rckard-$1.5O.
 The Fire Fingers; telling of 8 who actually stepped into the shoes of dead manand not recog nized even by that dead mans wife! By William J. Neidig-$15O.
 Claire-by Leslie Burton Blades. A woman rescued from shipwreck by blind man, carried by him to safety and then to a problem of choosing between her blind savior and the man whose cabin they reach $1.5O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
Five "Categories"
 For Preparations
Continued from Page One.)

(Continued from Page One.)
 A share of the reparation fund will according to the present understand Ing, be assigned to Russia for dam age to invaded Russian territories but will probably be turned over to Great Britain and France to apply on advances made to the old Russian government during the war.
 Although the contributions payable by Germany are characterized as separations a very considerable part of the first $5,0oO,O0O 1000 will not be available for reparation purposes, since it has been assigned to the pay ment of the expenses of the armies of occupation and such food supplies as nustebe furnished Germany. Since the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine will continue during the entire two years covered by this first pay ment, the expenses, particularly of the French occupational army, will eat.Iieepiy into the $5,0GO,o O,oo0,OO0,
 It is understood that no offset has been allowed Germany for the main- tenance of prisoners of war in Ger many during the war, the associated governments holding that the prfs- oners were chiefly supported at their own expense through food parcels, by which alone the prisoners were able to maintain existence during captiv- ity, and that the surplus has been covered by work the prisoners per formed for Germany,
 Although members of the com mission regard the separations Ques- ton as settled, in the main, there ar2 various details to be worked out, in cluding a scheme for German con" tributions of labor, raw materials and manufactured articles for the restors alton of devastated districts,
 Discussions at meetings of the com mission have been marked by aSshift- ing tendency from the principle 1ni- tfalIy advocated by the French of leaving the exact sums to be paid in definite for future determination by an Inter-Allied commission, to defi- , mite fxation of all initial contribu- tfons. The French change of attitude e was undoubtedly inspired by pressure from parliament, which demanded i definite knowledge of what was to be received from Germany.
 Another financial question requiring settlem ent between the Allies is that of repayment of advances made by Great Britain and America to the as sociated powers. A slIb-comTnission was appointed to consider this ques- tion, but the British and American representatives have thus far partici- pated in It's deliberations. This has been apparently in anticipation of discussions which might deal more with the negative aspect of delaying or mitigating payments than actual consideration of repayrnents-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
DIED.

WHALEY-In this city, April 15. 1919, Margaret M, daughter of James and Margaret Whaley.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence of the par ents. No. 337 Broad street, on Thurs day, April IT. at 2:3o D. m-
 Interment at St. Michaefs ceme- tar-y. Automobile cortege. U15bS BROWN-In this city. April 13, 1919, Alexandra, wife of William J. Brown, aged 50 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the undertaking parlors of Mullins, Scott &5 Redgate, 29S Golden Hill street, on Wednesday, April 16, at 2 p. m.
 Interneut at L1akeview cemetery Automobile cortege. a~ ~HIJCKNER-In this city. Sunday. Apr! IS. 1919, Norman Royal. infant son of William and Anna Link Luckner aged Il months, 27 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funAral at the residence of tine par erts. No. 51 Merchant street, or Wednesday. April 16, at 10 a. m.
 Interfnent at Park cemetery. Au' Hornob1e cortege. Ul4b"p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
"SAvE BABIES" IS
 FRENCH SLOGAN

Paris, April 5.-(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-'Save the babies IS the message that has been taken into the remote towns and Vll- lages of thirteen departments of France by the ChiIdren's Bureau Of
 the American Red Cross.
 France is considered second to none ill scientific knowledge of infant wei fare; but hitherto that knowledge has
 been largely confined to her medical schools, her hospitals, and to the
 minds of her child specialists. It
 needed to be taken right into the
 homes, if France was to save her
 coming generation.
 To combat ignorance of the priu-
 ciples of child hygiene on the part
 of French mothers, to popularize
 fresh air and clean teeth, to preach
 the truth that tuberculosis is pre-
 ventab1e; to encourage breast feeding
 and sensible clothing for infants, was
 the task which the American Red Cross, seventeen months ago, set itself to perform.
 The result Is. as the Bureau statis- tics show, that 5O,000-French chill dren have directly benefited by the efforts of this section of the Ameri- 1 can Red Cross.
 It organized four great expositions l in four of the busiest cities of France: Lyons, Marseilles; St. Etienne and 1 Toulouse. Three hundred thousand persons went through the turnstiIes l of these shows, and they took home every piece of the child welfare lit | erature that they could obtain. l Travelling expostions next went into 1 thirteen French departments. They | gave simple lectures and demonstra- l tions with g. life-size baby doll in the l town hall or the market place, and l with the aid of their own cinema and l supply of picture cards and color | ed posters, told the mothers how the l health and welfare of their offspring l might be promoted. Nearly two mil 1 lion pieces of child welfare propa- 1 ganda were thus distributed, with the 1 gratifying result that in many in- l stances mothers returned to the l show to tell that they had been bene- fitted by this or that piece of advice 1 given by les Americains''
 1 Finally, the Bureau has trained l young Frenchwomen as social visitors 1 and sent forty-eight of them out l among their own people. In Lyons l Marseilles, Corbeil, Blois, St. Etienne 1 and Paris they are doing intelligent and constructive social work by be ! ginning at the home itself where 1 they are endeavoring to instil modern l methods of child hygienne and the ! prevention of disease.
 Another feature of the activities ot
 the Children's Bureau has been the I establishment of children's play. | grounds. A start has been made al I Rouen; where two playgrounds have 1 been inaugurated for the use of chill 1 dren between the ages of T and 1s
 The workers are Miss Jane G. Hen l nessey, who has had seven years ex 1 perience as a playground teacher 1T New York city, and Miss Beu1ah Ken l rard, a member of the faculty of New ] York University, and for twenty years
 president and superintendent Of tnt 1 Pittsburgh Playground Association.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Sewer Proposals

The Paving and Sewer Commission of said city will receive proposals un- til Tuesday. April p, 1919, at 7:30 p. rn., at office of secretary, Room No. IS. City Hall. for the construction of sewers in the following named streets. as per maps and profiles of City Fn- gineer:-
 In Grand street,
 In Lincoln avenue,
 In Evergreen street
 Wood and Hillside system, so called.
 Certified checks for ten per cent. of amount of bid must accompany pro- posal.
 The commission reserves the right to reject any and all proposals THE PAVING AND SEWER CON- MISSION. By Bernard Keanng, yT15ba EacEnta<E
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
Pretty shoes for little folks Easter.

Yes; pretty is the word that first to mind as these shoes range themselves before the eye How pretty they will look with the spic-span Easter dresses of the little girls and the manly little suits of the boys
 How pretty they will look with the clever little wash suits of the Hitler boys.
 How pretty some of them will look as Baby stlrdy kicks her active feet from beneath her Easter dress
 Little patent leather pumps with strap for baby -$1 75 of white at $1.5O,
 Calfskn and white and pretty patent leather pumps for little children sizes to 8-$2 and $25O. For bigger boys and girls, white Nubuck and dark brown eather-$3.
 Tan Trot-Mocs oxfords-$3.5O.
 Handsome black oxfords-$4.
 Fine dark brown Oxfords-$4.50 For larger boys and girls, who sizes 1112 to 2 pumps and oxfords-brown and white and patent eath err, 9o 10 So
 1fand .rea-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
sPRAGUE MUST EXPLAIN.

Charged with using autom obiles owned by Alderman Thomas Con nors and Alfred Peloquin without permission, and later abandoning the cars and leaving them on side streets, Charles Sprague, 19, of 174 Sylvan avenue, appeared before the City Court this morning attired in the uniform of a doughboy. The case was continued until the 18th and bonds were fixed at $500.
 Sprague has been passing himself off as a discharged soldier for the past several weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.

ApflI 4, IFIS Estate of Susan Schick, late CH the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested. within said time. will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make imme- diate payment to
 ALEXANDER L. DELANEY.
 Administrator. 515 Security Bldg, Bridgeport Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
AVOIDED RESPONSIBILITY

After colliding with a child on Stratford avenue last night Loreto Lompazzi of 47 Hallett street failed to stop his motor cycle and inquire into the extent of injuries he had caused. Instead he speeded up his motor and made an attempt to get away and avoid responsibility. He was fined $25 and costs in the city court this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
Lamps for Easter gifts.

Handsome electric lamps to radiate their light and beauty with special charm gift of the Easter 
 And each of special value as we'll as beauty. Boudoir lamps, inch shades regular $375-$2.85 Mahogany base lamps with 14-nch shades regular $875- $6.50 Rich lamps with 16-inch shades and mahogany base, regular $12.50- $95O Large and beautiful lamps with mahogany two-ight base and 20-inch shade; regular SIS $14-50
 Fourth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
Easter gifts of long life.

, Growing in favor is the pleasing custom of making faster gifts that possessed of long life service No; they not intended to suppant the beautiful flowers. Instead they hand in hand with them in many cases
 There are and flower baskets of rich cleaning cut glass; for illustration And fern dishes And pretty vases of Japanese china And any number of other ap- propriate things. ~ Cut glass vases, many designs and sizes,-$45o tc Baskets of cut glass-$8 and $9. 5t1sIas Fern dishes, rich in beauty,-$4 to $6.5O. Gut glass bowls, or inch sizes,-$35O to $1650 Water sets of cut glass; include tumblers,-$6 to Blown and Colonial glass vases and baskets-1Oc to $4.
 China vases from Japan-65c to $15
 Flower baskets in many graceful shapes woven-55c to $50. Jardnieres, from plain to richly decorated-6Oc to Baskets and vases of decorated and plain pottery 45c to $3
 Hanging flower baskets-45c to $50.
 Attractive pottery fern dishes-$1 to $2.5O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
JIT,NEURS FIGHT

It cost David Cohen, 1O1 Lee ave nue, $35 and costs in the city court this morning for assaulting Ernest J. Minor, 2O6 Mt. Grove Street. The two men are jitney drivers and the assault grew out of an altercation in which the right-of-way was disputed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
CAR HAD POOR BRAKES

For owning and operating an auto mobile having defective brakes. Mey- CT Herowitz, of SJepney was fined $15 and costs in the city court this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15

We planned have fine big pleasing collection of S25 S35 for and folks right the last day of the Easter
 Those plans have worked we'll We have plentiful uppy-nd pleasing supply.
 There of prghy style for young glow with late and charming special grace for of full figure
 Materials dependable durable, tasteful Coors satyn with much diversity style in the blue that
 There full value $25; $35 of these the of that icalv arequ quick to and
 And for folks they the of suits that delight by life and spirit
 3vvhen wish
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15

But Rickard need not care. There is many a place in these United States where he can hold the bout. and 1t will draw, no matter what the feeling of the public against Willard or any body else.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
TODAY'S WANTS

LOST-A $100. fourth issue, Liberty Bond, No. 3,S39.7s6 Reward if re turned te American Bank. East Main St. U15b%p
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Conn.
 Tuesday, April 15, 191S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

PUBL IISHERS ASKED TO REDUCE
NEWS PRINT USE TO SAVE THE
SMALL NEWSPAPER FROM RUIN

dYced, it will result In the destruc-
ton of a large number Of newspa-
pers in the smaller cities and
towns, and inflict irreparable in
jury on the communities served by
them; and having in mind the
great results accomplished during
the war by voluntary and cheerful
cooperation Of the people in saw
ing food, fuel and other necessi-
ties, in which you had creditable
part, I'VE appeal to you to reduce
consumption Of. news print paper
by at least 10 per cent during the
next six months, therehS averting
the threatened injury and obvi-
ating the necessity for repressive
measures in the future"
Charles L. Pack. president Of the
American Forestry association, in
q formal statement today urged
the passage Of the Poindexter bill,
providing for a survey Of the pulp
wood timber lands in the north
west with q view to relieving the
news print situation.
Every publisher in the land.'
he said, should get behind this
measure, for it will mean releasing
the strangle hold in which the
news print situation now has him. D
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
JUDGE LANDS
POWERLESS TO
STOP HAYWOOD
Says It's Shame, Though,
That He is Permitted
to>Talk. ,

Chicago, Dec. II. = There is
nothing l can do." Judge X. NJ.
LApdis said today when his atten-
ton was called to the action of an
American Legion post at Detroit,
asking him to issue an order for
bidding William D. Haywood to
speak there next Sunday.
''lt is the outrage of the century
that these men should be permitted
to 60 around making speeches. u
Judge Lands added, referring to
Haywood and his convicted I. W. W
associates who are at liberty under
bond. "The United States circui,
court of appeals released them
though" the judge continued, ''anj
there ID nothing / can do. I wat
told, however, that these men were
released under promise that they
would refrain from speech max
ing"
Judge Samuel Alschuler Of the
circuit court of appeals said his
court could take no action, as he
saw it. The only promise exacted
from Haywood and his associates
Judge Alschuler explainedj was
that they refrain from repeating
the things for which they were con.
victed. They were found guilty o1
obstructing the draft and inter
fering with the prosecution 70 the
war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
LACK DATE TO
ADJUST MOST
INJURY CLAIMS
War Risk Bureau Official Blames
Service Men For Failing
to Cooperate.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Only c3,-
400 Of the $4,000 claims for COM
rsation for disability filed with
the war risk bureau up to Dec. s.
havi been settled definitely, Direc-
tor c. olmely.Jones told representa-
tives u the American Legion in
confers ce today. Approximately
$1,000 !aims. he said, have been
disallowso berause the injuries
proved o.sy temporary.
FsI to Give Facts.
Lack OF cooperation OF former
service men was given by Mr.
Cholmely Jones as one of the rea-
sons for delay. which he said, have
given rise to innumerable com
plants against the bureau. Liter.
ally thousands Of claims lie dormant
pat the bureau" he added, because
the applicant for compensation
failed to furnish required informa.
ton without which no further &C.
ton can be taken on the claims. .
Eagerness OF men to obtain theil
discharge from service was assign.
ed as another reason for the bu.
rsau's troubles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

Washington, Dec. II. = Every
newspaper IN the country was call
ed on today by the house postoface
committee to reduce its consump-
tion Of news print paper by 10 per
cent for a period of six months In
an effort to relieve the present SER
ious shortage which the commit
tee has been told threatened the
destruction Of a number of small
papers.
Voluntary cooperation of pub
fishers would obviate the necessity
for repressive governmental &C.
tion, said the committee statement
which was prepared by Chairman
Steenerson., Members of the CON-
mittee said that il -the publishers
carried out the voluntary conserva-
tion plan, further action ON the
Anthony bill to limit the size of
newspapers and periodicals using
the second class mail privileges
would be postponed for the pres
ent at least. -
Mr.. Steenerson's statement to
the newspaper publishers follows
"The committee considered the
shortage in the news print paper
supply and believe that unless con.
sumption can be materially re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
PREPARING TO
GET MONEY ON
NEW YEAR EVE
Theatres Raise Prices,
Hotels Stock Up With
Cider"

. Chicago, Dec. 1.-Two leading
Chicago theatres today announced
a increase in the price of tickets
for the New Years eve perform
ances from $3.50 to $11, including
war tax. Two others raised admis-
siops from SETS and $3.50 to $3.50,
Prospective absence Of wine sdp-
pers at the cafes and restaurants
on the last day of the year was
the reason ascribed for the changed
prices.
Cider In New York.
{ New York, Dec. 17.-NeW York
ers. who in years past have herald.
"a each New Year with the pop.
ping Of corks from champagne bot.
ties and attendant festivities in he-
tells and restaurants. will drink tt
the health Of 1874 with sweet cider
Many Of the city's. leading hotels
despairing Of disposing OF theil
well-stocked wine cellars beca' Y
Of the supreme courts elict, to.ay
commenced laying in plentiful sup
plies Of this prohibition tipple-"
Hay Bring Yogr Own.
However. indications that ths
New Years eve celebration will
not be entirely dry here were seer
in,the announcement that many no.
tells have already reserved entire
suites for private parties which
will have their own liquors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
MEXICO HOPES
EVERYTHING IS
LOVELY AGAIN
Holds Fly I'm International Otnt-
ment Was Removed With
jenkins Release.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Mexico's
reply to the American note renew
ing the request for the release Of
Consular Agent jenkins had not
reached the state department early
today and officials declined to COM
ment on the text as given out in
Associated Press dispatches last
night from Mexico City.
The Carranza government ar
gues that the Jenkins case has TAX
en- on an entirely different aspect
since the release OF the consular
agent under bail and expresses the
hope that this case shall no longer
disturb the good relations which
it sincerely hopes exist between the
American and Mexican people"
U. 8. Can't See II.
After Jenkins release on $500
bond furnished by J. Salter Hansen
without the consular agent
knowledge. officials here said there
had been no change in the govern
ment's attitude.
An investigation Of the release
Of Jenkins was undertaken by the
American embassy at Mexico City
and Jenkins also has been making
an inquiry.
Uruguay Would Help.
Gabrielle Terre. Uruguayan min
lister of foreign affairs, has offered
the services OF his country as me-
diator in difficulties between Mex
leo and the United States.
CArfanxa for Governor.
President Carranza probably will
be a candidate for governor OF
Coahuila, at the next elections, II
ID understood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
SLAYING OF 1900
BRITISH IN PERSIA
BOLSHEVIST BUNK

London, Dec. 17.-Official denial
of the report circulated by the Rus
sian bolsheviki that hostile Per-
SLAMS had massacred the British
garrison Of 1900 men at. Meshed,
Persia, was made by the war ONCE
today. The announcement stated
that this report had been repeated
to the war Office without comment
by the officer commanding a.
Mcshed three days after the al
legged destruction of himself and
his command" The dispatch from
the Meshed commander was -e-
ceived at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 1t
is declared by officials here that the
report was obviously bolshevik
propaganda intended to stir cp
trouble in the east.