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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06
IRELAND's CLAIMS FAVORED.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Report
ed Resolution.

Washington, D. C., Feb 6.--The House
foreign affairs committee to-day ordered
favoraby reported a resolution express
ing the hope that the peace conference
would 'favorably consider the claims
of Ireland to the right of self determi-
nation"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06

ACCEPT OFFER
They Will Meet the Allies on
Princes Island or
Elsewhere
IF RUSSIAN INTERNAL
AFFAIRS ARE LEFT OUT
Allies Immediately Plan to
Send Delegations to
Meet Russians

London, Feb. en-. Tchitecherin, the
bolshevist foreign minister of Russia, an
nounees in a wireless dispatch picked up
here, that the soviet government is will
ing to participate in the Princes Island
conference. The message bears the date
of Tuesday and was sent from Moscow.
The dispatch declares the soviet govern
ment is ready, ''if there be occasion, to
enter into general agreement with the
entente powers on their undertaking not
to interfere with Russian internal at
fairs"
1t then announces that the govern
ment is disposed to confer on the basis
indicated in the note from the peace con
ference, at Princes Island or elsewhere,
with all the entente powers or some of
them separately, cr even with some Of
the Russian political groups at the re-
quest Of the entente powers
Paris, Feb 6.-The supreme council, on
learning Of the acceptance by Russian
bolsheyik government of the invitation to
attend the conference on the Princes Is
land, Immediately made arrangements to
send joint commission of two repre-
sentatives from each of the five great
powers to meet the representatives OF the
soviet government.
The wireless dispatch from the soviet
government was received by wireless
last night while the conference commits
sion on the society of nations was in
session.
The members of the committee will be
announced soon. One of the American
delegates will be q personal friend of
President Wilson who has been a resi-
dent Of Europe for number of years,
and the other win be an American news
paper editor wen known in the middle
West
The original date for the meeting on
the Princes Island Feb, Is probably will
be changed, in order to give the com
mittee time to reach the island.
No further response from the other
Russian factions has been received. and it
is not known if the other factions will
be represented. 1t is stated, however,
that in any event the conference with
the representatives of the soviet govern
ment viii proceed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06

Cash on hand Jan /, 1918. s2,o4s.os
Received from all sources. 6S,o0736
hsS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06

Paid on all accounts .... s68,802.42
Cash on hand Dec. 81, 1918 l,25&02
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
BROUGHT
 TREATY WITH HIM
Elihu Root Tells Foreign Relations Committee He Saw Copy of Treaty Brought By Red Cross Head-J F.
 Morgan Did Not See Document.

Washington June 11--Elihu senate foreign relations committee today that he had had copy of the peace treaty wib Germany given Davison.
 Senator Lodge said the copy he shown to him by Mir. Root.
 MT. Davison testified he brought copy treaty America but that it had by himself and Senator Root.
 After Mfr Davison had been questioned half hour, Morgan took the stand He said he had not copy treaty .g ,Atss .sy 448 s4FYa
 Frank A. Vanderip followed Mir Morgan tifying that he had the treaty
 Mir. Davison chairman of the council Red Cross is connected with company Mir Root appeared before the committee his sugges ton.
 Chairman Lodge read telegram from Jacob he knew absolutely nothing directly indirecty garding the treaty, then called Mir Root to the chair.
 II have copy of that so-caled treaty have for several weeks MT. Root said by H. Davison. stand upon my right to have it. propriey of his giving it to He had because his n Cross, involved treaty." with brought away ing copies to the United States"
 Mir remarked that the German government the treaty public in detail, adding:
 It thereupon became public property There ties to the negotiations Either party has the right public No longer any diplomatic secrecy attach The having the full right to paper made it public and it is public"
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11

The ice trust is eemosenary institution handling the situation way that will protect the public from wasting at necessary commodity, that the available supply will not that the trust will not be ob d buy before the next crop harvested according testimony Harry Walker yesterday, before the inves rating committee appointed by Mayor David E. Fitzgerald in Ew Havln.
 believe justified in putting the price to the people stop much, and think 1t Is the duty the companies so" said Mr. Walker just before the mmittee adjourned.
 Mir. Walker not a voluntary witness When he was bpoend last week he told the that he would appear and another subpoena served him Monday he committee not yesterday morning that he would they had prepared capas by which he would be mpele appear necessary however to capais Attorney Harrison Hewitt appearing for Mr. aer informed committee shortly after 10 o'clock that witness appear about ii o'clock. About 12 o'clock IT, Walker and examined by Attorney George w avford member of the committee, who by his skillfu lesoning and nsisence than a match for the willy king, and compelled him 10 admit facts that control of the ice situation through lt the state asute manipuator and master of the icks of his trade.
 He had control of the Beaver Lake Ice Company Meriden by buying up second mortgage and using that lever to the property His memory bad to buy the mortgage but he didn't pay any bonus r it. Indeed he didn't. His Mr. Brown might know Imething about it.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
REFUSE GERMAN MANDATEREQUEST
Clemenceau Firm on Refus- al to Admit Germany to
 League.

Paris, June 1.-The reply to the German counter proposals agreed up- on by the peace conference heads re- fuses the German request for a man date for the former German colonies
 A lengthy memorandum gives the reasons for the refusal and explains the operations of the League of Nok tions on colonial matters.
 The reparations portion of the re- ply, which has reached the printer, does not zx the total sum which the Germans must pay. The text of the treaty itself is not changed, but the reply contains assurances to Germany regarding the method of the repara- tions process. explaining that 1t is workable arrangement.
 Premier C1emenceau Is especially firm in his refusal to agree to the of Nations immediately. The French hold that they understand physocolo- gy better than the Allies and realize what the increasing arrogance of the Germans during the last few weeks means. They say they appreciate how much this arrogance would be in- creased if the peace conference should yield to the German demand. for immediate admission to tho league. The French, it Is understood. are wiling that the Germans should be admitted later, but insist that this admission must not be in compliance with what they term "Germanye present naughty demand"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
OLD GAME EVER
 GROWING NEW
George Parts With 1,20O Hard Earned Cash for 3
 One and 8 Hunk of Paper

A crudely constructed bil1-foid sup posed to contain S7.000 was the decoy used by a confidence man last Sunday afternoon when s1,200 was extracted from the possession of George Anto- lin of 199 Spruce street.
 Antolin was solicited by stranger who claimed to be a real estate agent. He was told of a great oppor- tunity to double his savings through the purchase of a piece of property on the West Side. If you don't buy it," said the stranger, T wiH.' His eagerness to increase the roll of S1,200 which amount represented his life's savings then reposing securely consea1ed in a. sock in the bottom of his trunk, Antolfn condescended to accompany his benefactor and look over the property in question.
 While the two were discussing the wonderful possibilities for develop ment of the vacant lot on which they were standing, they were approached by 3, third gentleman who inn1e- diately unburdened his worries. The third party told the original two that he had recently fallen heir to s10,0o0 left by his father. His conscience (Continued on Page Two.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
AGAINST
 PROHIBITION
Practically All Delegates of A. F. of l.. Will Go To
 Washington.

Atlantic City, June 11.---tNearly all delegates attending the convention of American Federation of Labor will go to Washington Saturday by train to participate in the labor demonstrat ii on there in protest against enforcement of war time prohibition. Virtually every delegate today signed a card signifying hs intention of going to the capitol.
 A resolution requests President Wilson to remove Postmaster General Burleson. This was introduced by E. J. Gainer of the National Association of Letter Carriers, T. F. F'laherty of the National Federation of Federal Employees, and E. J. Ryan of the Rail- way Association.
 It says that Postmaster General Burleson has pursued a labor policy in conflict with President Wilson's S principles and has characterized as silly" the right of collective bar gaining.
 The postmaster general is charged with having "ruthlessly invaded the rights of employees" The resolution continues:
 ''Burlesons archaic and ,autocratic attitude has resulted in demora1ized service, discontented and resentful employees, confused and choked in dustrial processes a people wrathful and indignant and a long series of ad- ministra tive blunders."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11

1.-TWO thousand seven hundred workers will be on the streets by night in this district" said & J. Kon- enkamp. international president of the Commercial Telegraphe Union of America ''The number of strikers in the entire country will be 60, 900 by night. In Chicago alone 800 are al- ready on strike
 In Cleveland about 50 opera tors were reported out; every operator employed by the Mackay Telegra ph Co. in Dallas and Forth Worth, Texas, quit; company officials in Detroit re- ported normal conditions while union officials report 250 men out, and Mil waukee reported the strike postponed to Saturday.
 Messengerse joined the Postal strikers. A number of pickets and workers clashed about the Western Union and Postal offices.
 New York, June 11-Reports from the seven divisions of the Western Union Telegraph Co. throughout the United States and the Maritime prov inces showed a. full force of operators on duty two hours after Commercial Telegra phers' Union strike order had gone into effect. Newcomb Carlton. president of the company, announced today.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
URGES AMERICAN
 CONTROL OF SEAS
Homer l.. Ferguson Delivers Stirring Address at c. of
 c. Luncheon.

Before one of the largest crowds ever attending a Chamber of Com merce luncheon in this city, Homer L. Ferguson, of the Newport News Shipbuildirg and Dry Dock com pany, and president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, deplored the condition of the American Merchant marine at the time the United States entered the World War, and urged it's maintenance and uplift until the con- trol of the seas once more rested in American hands
 MT Ferguson pointed out that while America paid about s4.O00,- 900, 900 for it's present merchant ma rine, it was only about half the size of that of Great Britain which cost about $1,000.000. This of course was due to the fact that England's merchant marine was ready when the war started and that country did not have to pay prttes to build ships.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11

Answering Senators Lodge of Mas crisetts. Knox of Pennsylvania and hers who have urged constitutional jections. Senator Walsh declared
 cir arguments founded on theories nE since disproved-
 The celebrated article ten. he con- hued. certainly would bind the Unit States to make war in certain in- ances. but he added that the samo ,Hration had been assumed by this svernment in various treaties in the .st
 He cited the treaty with Panama, iying: We go to war with any ountry that attempts to reduce the public through win whose conces- on we built the Panama canal.
 That treaty was entered into in le year 1904, the late Theodore being president of the n!ted States. and Philander C. Knox, DIV a senator from the state of his attorney general, nd official legal adviser.
 Among those voting to ratify 1t -ere the following. still members O: he senate: Senators Lodge. Me unber. Nelson. Penrose. Simmons, moot and Warren
 seinator Walsh quoted a speech y. Theodore Roosevelt. accepting the ,obel Prize at Christiania in 1910 as blows:
 Tt would be q master stroke if hose great powers honestly bent on eace would form a league of peace ot only to keep the peace among but to prevent. by force nectssary. .its being broken by oth-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
Braitling Claims
 Land in StratfOrd
 Damaged by Grade

That his property Is so far under the new level of Main street, StrAt- ford that his land Is flooded when 1t rains is the claim of Arthur w. Brait- ling of Stratford who has sued the town to reimburse him for his dam age. The suit was tried today before Judge Walsh who was asked to award Braitling suitable damages.
 B. c. Curtis, a real estate dealer in Stratford. testified that the chsnge in the Main street grade did not dam- age Braitline's property. He thoQGhtI the property is worth Nbou< 141Ao
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
FORECL LOSURE
 AGAINST HAYNES
Judgment Given to H. C. Sherwood Against Son
 in-LaW.

Judg gment of s5.ss5.64 against George P. Hawes, former head of the Hawes Corset Co.,, was rendered today by Judge Curtis of the Superior court in foreclosure proceedings brought by Henry c. Sherwood of this city. Sher- wood was given permission to fore close the Hawes property on Fremont street unless Hawes redeems it by the first Monday in October. 1919.
 Sherwood claimed he was an accom- modation indorser for Hawes on two notes for a total of $6. 100 and said the mortgage was giver as security. James Staples & Co. held the notes and Sherwood had to pay them when Hawes did not make good when the money became due.
 Hawes alleged that fffurity for the notes was not demande sx Sherwood until the latter marrte -sad time. eherwodd Hts Hawet f9t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
ANSONIA STRIKE
 STILL INCREASING
200 More Quit This Morn ing Making 4,600
 Out.

Ansonia, Conn, June 11-Employ of the S. O. & c. Company struck at 10 o'clock this morning and added about 200 to the 4,600 already idle in Ansonia. The men have not yet presented demands.
 After the S. O. & c. Company men went out hundreds of strikers gath cred outside the Ansonia Novelty Company and, blowing whistles and cheering, were trying to call the men there out. Police were rushed to the shop to prevent a rush through it. The Ansonia Novelty Company closed down shortly before II o'clock. It employs 60 hands.
 The first show of force by the strik- CTS came this morning at o'clock when over 1000 strikers gathered outside one mill entrance of the American Brass Company and kept office workers and foremen from en- -tering the mill. It was a good natured restraint and the office help later succeeded in getting to work.
 The Farrel Foundry and Machine Company was unable to operate its foundry department today because of the 90 foundry helpers and furnace men who struck yesterday. This throws out about 400 of the com panw's 800 employees.
 After succeeding in getting the An sonia Novelty company closed down the several hundred strikers moved up Main street to the Cameron E1ec- trical Manufacturing company and yelled and beckoned to the men inside to come out. The Cameron company did not close down and as the crowd of strikers dispersed it was not thought necessary to close. The Cameron com pany has about 100 employees.
 The crowd then moved up Main street to the Ansonia Electrical com pany and Is still trying the workers out there
 The .Ansonia O. & c. Company where 15o weavers struck yesterday afternoon at four o'clock was closed The plant employs about 35 men the rest being mostly girls and women.
 The American Brass Company is entirely shut down. There was no conference between the strikers committee of nineteen and the com pAny today and the situation is un- $040D0U- < 4 sSz7ss S FsiSsSE J fsfks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
YOUTHFUL THIEVES STEAL MACHINES
Fred Higgins, Supt. Thorne and Samuel Schnee Lose
 Cars Last Night.

Four thefts, and one attempt at theft of automobiles occurred last night. Three minors. the oldest, IS years, were arrested last night by Detective Derrick when the boys at tempted to ride in a car owned by Roy B. Garfield of 1917 KosSuth street. The car was parked in the rear of the Stratfie1d. This Same gang of youthful thieves stole a car owned by Samuel Baume of 317 Mar ion street, Saturday night from Court street. The car was abandoned on lafayette street. The gang was led by Steve Quick, age IS. of 459 Broad street. The boys were put on pro- bation by the City court this morning.
 A 5-passenger car. the property of Fred Liggirs of 21s7 Main street, was stolen from Courtland street during the night.
 Samuel Schnee. s35 Laurel avenue. reports that his car was stolen from John street about 10 o'clock last night.
 Superintendent of Charities Angus F. Thorne is minus a Chandler today. His car disappeared from Main and IGold streSfa ebout esso lase n1e4s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
JOY RIDE IS
 VERY COSTLY
Court Fined Perry Meyers and John J. LaWless Who
 Attacked Girls.

Taking two girls for a joy ride and then attacking them when the car stopped on a lonely road, proved a costly adventure for Perry Meyers and John J. Lawless of Stamford, who pleaded builty in the criminal common pleas court today to a charge of assault Lawless was fined S10O and costs and Meyers $25.
 The affair happened May 29 last in Greenwich. It is said that the men met the girls in Stamford and invited them for a ride. It was in a. remote part Of Greenwich that the alleged assault occurred. Meyers is said to have attacked Lillian Grusel and Lawless is charged with assault ing Florence Gill. The girls, who are young and pretty, were in court but were not called to testify.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
AGED WOMAN
 DOCTOR DEAD

Stamford. Conn, June 11-Dr. Rosabele c. Phillip, who practiced medicine here for forty years, and for six years a school physician, died to- day Her age was about T5. pr. Phillip was the daughter of Alfred A. Gardner of Swansea, Mass, who was killed at Gettysburg. She was an aunt of Rear Admiral John Phil lip, who commanded the Texas at the battle of Santiago in 1898. A graduate of the Womans Medica! College in New York city, she was one of the first woman in the country to engage in active practice. Her hus- land. dead many years, was also ! physician
 Dr. Phillip will be buried at Swan sea
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
EXPECTING 6O,oOO TELEGRAPHERS TO
 STRIKE BY NIGHT
Claims of Companies and Union Leaders Conflict-Mes sengers Join Postal Strikers-Claim 800 Have
 Gone Out in Chicago.

Chicago, June 1Conflicting claims union leaders and officers of telegraph companies made uncertain at today the extent of the nation wide strike of telegraph operators but of the workers maintained that the number strikers would reach 60OOO by nightfall.
 We operating hundred per cent" declared of ficia of the Western Union.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
HUNS TO LEAVE LITHUANIA.

Berlin. June 11-In reply to a de- mand of Marshal Foch Germany has presented a note to the Allied armis- tice commission at Spa asserting that the systematic evacuation of German forces from Lithuania and Letvia probably will be finished in six to eight weeks. General Von DerGoltz, the German commander in that part of Russia, has received orders not to interfere in the internal affairs of Letvia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
ICE COLD FACTS

Berkshire Ice Company controls Connecticut supply.
 Harry Walker, his wife, sister-in-law and trol Berkshire Ice Company.
 Company sold platform ice last year at $l.90 a ton to retailers at s. ton. Bershire Company paid 2o cent dividends in i9l7 has surplus of $OOOO. Prices charged this based entirely upon ice scarcity is not element.
 Bridgeport supplied entirely by Naugauck Ice City Ice and Sprague Ice companies Walker controls first two.
 Bridgeport Ice Delivery company is controlled two thirds by Naugauck Ice Co., and onethrd by Sprague Ice company.
 Entire Ice Supply of Bridgeport controlled by Walker
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
enatOr Walsh Defends
 Covenant Of League
sserts Opponents Trumped Up Many Unsupportable Objections Says Theories of Lodge and Knox
 Founded on Disproved Theories.

Washington June il-Asserting that opponents of the ,age of trumped up many unsupporabe objec ons Senator Walsh, democrat of Montana defended the ,ague the senaetoday against charges that it bverted the American constitution
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11

Paris, June 11-Premier Clemen<- ceau has decided to confer the Croix de Guerre with palm on the city of Paris The city already carries the, Lexion of Honor cn its coat o6 arms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-11
FIV AEVCIERS NOW BEFORE COMMITTEE
Connecticut Ice Supply Controlled
 By Berkshire Ice Company Which Is Controlled By Walker And Family

fices for 1918 Based Supply and Demand-Neces sary, Harry Walker Testifes, to Keep Consumption Down-capias Issuing for Trust Head As He Appeared Before Mayor Fitzgerald's Com
 mittee in New Haven.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. John Skjei and Mrs.
Martinus Udvik visited at the S.
Strindmo home Sunday.
Carl Wall returned from Bottineau
Saturday, having spent a couple days
with his brother August, who is criti-
cally ill at the hospital. -.
J. P. Berg Hagen left for Westhope
Friday, having secured a position as
assistant cashier in one of the banks
at that place.
Miss Alma Wall has been spending
the last week with Mrs. G. M. Myhr
on the farm. -
Miss Clara Wall spent Sunday with
her cousin Miss Tora Noun.
Nh. and Mrs. Ole Crogen and fam
lily were guests at the S. B. Dyrstad
home Sunday afternoon.
Matt J. Guttu returned home last
week, having received his discharge
from the service Of Uncle Sam. Mr..
Guttu was sent across to France last
summer but did not get up to the
front line trenches before the armis-
tice was signed.
Oscar Berge and Martin Magnuson
have received their discharge and re-
turned home last week.
J. L. Gorder went to Landa Mon
day evening on business.
Miss Anna Krogen is at the S.
Strindmo home taking care Of Mrs.
Strindmo during her illness.
]: L. Gorder received a telegram
from his son Oliver Monday stating