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FORCED TO WORK ! INKRUPPPLANTJ
Deported Men and Prisoners Are Driven Into Slavery by Qer- | man Authorities. I
MAKE STARTLING DISCLOSURE i
GORGES ON BANANAS TO INCREASE WEIGHT
Mlsr1n<>tt(>, Wla.—Bfrann*" he wants to Join the army and onn- not he socppted aa hp la iindpr- wplfifht, Rtnnlpy Rrowrn of Mpho- mlnee Is literally hnytn^ np all the hanssftn In tho Twin Cltlps and RorKlnK himnplf with the fmlt. Hp aayn hp In Knin'DK «>plKht rapidly, nnd will aKaIn try to pnan the avoirdupois do- tnnndfi of the recruiting officer.
CREWS CRAZED BY SUFFERING
U-Boat Victims Lick Boats for
Moisture and Seeic Death
in Sea.
'¦¦ TELLSTALESOFPUICKYDEEDS
Hollander Telia How Deported Bel- giant and French Priaonera of Wsr Are Compelled to Work In Munitions Factory Nn Essen.
By W. J. L. KIEHL.
(CorrPBjiondpnt of thp Chlrnffo NfWJi.) Tho niiKiip, IIiiIIoimI.—A .\cth»<rl!ind- er who nntll four rhiys (igo whh pni- ployrrl nf Kriipp's munition wori{.'» In EBHon, (icrmnny. mnVcos the .stiirtlin;; dtm-lusiirc Ihiit himik- -i.INK) Ilolliindcr!^ nre working nt Ksson In the mnnltlon (ind wnr material fnrtorips. Most of thcHP men get thero throiiKli the imiclil- natlonH of whnt thl.s "cHcnped" Ilril- iundor ciiila "Seelenerlctnifer"—Cohen & OsHendeRner of Itollerdtirn, who seem to act hn li^ents for siipplyinK Oeniiiiny with (,'reatly needed labor. Klghty or ninety men a dny Kenernlly find their way ncrows the horder hy inean.s of their iigentH, hired hy the proKpect of veryJilKh wiipe.s nnd K'><'d food. What they find In renllty and how next to Impo.'isihie ll is mnde for them to return to their own country Is thus told In Ihe Hollander'.s wonls: No Return Pasa Given. "When thiij firm of nRents secured my Hprvlces they did not mention war work," he wild. "I woh given to under¬ stand thut field labor and trade work wuH re<iulred. Also 1 wiia promised thut I could return nny Saturday to Holland to stay throiigh Sunday. The promised wages wort- hlpli and food was said to be plentiful. 1 accepted, my puss was rendy in a f«'w moments, but I did not knf>w that the signatures and vises recpilred for my return to Holland had bt-en omitted, as they al¬ ways are Id the passp.s given by tlifse ugents, no doubt because thoy know perfectly well that after a week In Ocrniany no single Hollander would ever think of returning there after his week-end In Holland.
"Soon after ray entrance upon Ger¬ man soil at Elten, where I found sev- ¦ eral compatriots like myself, we were met by an agent from an 'arbeits bu¬ reau,' who secured our services for Bhellmaklng at Krupp's by telling us ithat food was good there and wages very high. He said that In other I branches of labor food was but indif¬ ferent and tbe wages nothing like Krapp's, so we men went to^^ssen. How good the food was there you can •Judge of by the fact that my weight was reduced by 24 pounds while there. I "For breakfast we received two Eltces of bread without any batter or fat whatever. For dinner potato soap ,'that left ns hungry an hour after eating. Then in the evening again two slices of bread like at breakfast. If tha Hollander felt too ill or feeble to work the Germans simply took away his bed from under him to make him get up. Oh, yes, there Is a doctor, but he always diagnoses the same. "You can work—If Jou don't work you won't eat'—"nlcht arbelten—nicth essen,' as we nsed to put It
"The laborers are boused by the 500 together In barracks, which are but insufflcientiy warmed and Imperfectly cleuned. Typhus claims many victims. In the barracks where 1 was housed I found four men lying dead of typhus beside my crib one morning. After u few days of this sort of thing It is not to be wondered nt thnt iiiiiny Hollaiul- ers try in every way to get hack to their country, although the vises on tJii'ir passes nre liickiiiK.
"If they lire ciiiiliired they are tliniwii into prison fnr a forlniglit on hri'iid and water. If they survive they lire then drnfted hiicli to Krupp's. ami set to work ajriilii. rnMliictlon is I'Uijhed to the utmost. Nunihers of sni- diers nre employiMl ns a eliiiiiKe from the front, und these iiieii are so afriiid , of lu'lnt; again sent to the front ttiat Ihey wouy ruther work themselves to dentil at Krupp's.
Where Deported Belgians Work. "Deported Helgians and Kreiuh prl.s- oners of war nlso work at Krupp's. Discipline is strictly enforced, and any utterances of unti-Gorinan views are ut once punished.
"I got the impression that Germany flung Itself like mac] Into munition work as Its Inst card. Rut raw ma¬ terial is getting scarce, especially cop¬ per. In Essen ull copper faucets an<l the like hud already been replaced by Iron and tin. The general idea In Ger¬ many is thut the wur cau be prolonged at the utmost for another half year, so they ure employing their iust forcefr for a supreme effort.
"Every evening at Krupp's ulurms Is made—'FUeger Geiueidel' [ulrpluufs reiHjrted]. Ail lights are then extin¬ guished. This is done so thut we should not kubw when flyers really cuau' to bomburd the factories. No oue Is ullowml to tulk of the duuiuge done by allied bombs, aud the uewspapert: are enjoined to keep silence on these mutters. Still, I cau suy that uow« duiuuge hus been done, although I can¬ not suy how much nor exactly where. Oa the other huud, utories likely to Htlmultite tbe energy of the iieople are t'uger^y promulgated, sufh as those of euurmuus subnmrlues uf dreadnaught type, of guns thut cau shoot UU kllu- ' meters that sre souu to bt! used sgaiusi ' tbe alU«d aruies."
SEND FRANCE COO!'
Teach People to Mal(e Cornbread and Cornpor\e.
French-American Woman Makes Sug¬ gestion—Yankee Soldiers Looked Upon st Heroes by Boya.
New T«>rk.—A fiinimission of Ameri¬ can co«(kn to be sent to France to tench the P'rench how tfi make cornliread and cornpone and nil the other edible things Into which cnrnnioiil can he con¬ verted Is fiuKiresled liy Mrs. Henjiiinin C'nim of Haitimore and New York. .Mrs. Cram, n French womnn, married to nn Amt-rloan. hns Just rpturnrd from Frnnce where she spent six nioiitlis visiting the battle front nnd studying economic conditions.
"There is nctunl suffering In the prhvlnces," she siiTd. "because of lack of flour. Why don't Amorlcnn women leach the French how to use cornmeal? .lust five conks sent from here could accomplish wonders.
"The French," continued Mrs. Cram, "nre learning many things ahont the people of my adojited lan«l. They have found thnt the American whom they once despised as wholly commercial has Ideals like their own. The coming of Per.shing and Ills men is the cause of tills change of opinion. They are beginning to understand each other— France and America—and the deep nfTectlon growing between thera will continue after the wnr.
"You should see the little French boy when he meets nn American sol¬ dier. For a moment he Is silent from awe, and then he shouts hnlf rever¬ ently, half Joyfully, 'The American!' Such hero worship you never saw! And you should see one of these Amer¬ ican youngsters In khaki as he walks up the street amid the awed greetings of his little admirers. He draws him¬ self up and throws out his chest and looks as proud as a king."
MILITANT AND MILITARY
This ordinarily pleasing young per¬ son Is shown in a costume that rather startled all beholders. There huve been many military fu.shions, but not one of them ever cnme near this for a millturlstlc appeurance. This feminine piece of apparel is patterned in many ways ufter the uniform. The cout is more full, and the collar has long points, which are practically the only differences. Swinging from the shoul¬ ders Is a military cape that adds to the style of the costume. The skirt is tight-fitting, so tight thut when the weurer walks. It greatly resembles trousers. The hut Is built on Uoyul flying corps lines. The outfit Is ex¬ tremely natty, and will make a soldier girl of auy weurer.
Nuts Becoms Popufkr. Seattle. Wash.—Nuts are popular tooi here. The reason for tho uiipre- cedente<l demand for nuts is that Mrs. Catherine Davis, a uut pucker In a Seuttit! nut plant, reported to the po¬ lice thut sh^ believes sh« dropped her purse, cuntainlug |112 in currency aud two diamoud rings valued at about IKK), into a cuu itt nuts she was pscklni^
Heroic Acts ef Officert and Men Be¬ longing to All Branches of Sea Seryress, Naval and
Mercantile.
Tx)ndon.—Much hna been written about the hardship<< endured by the crews of vessels sunk hy Oermnn suh- raarlnes. Hero are some particuhirs dealing with the plucky deeds per¬ formed by officers and men belonging to nil bninclips of the sea services, nnviit nnd nn'rcanllle.
The first ciise Is thnt of n passenger stennier whif'li hnd been torpedotnl on a Mondiiy, without wiiriilng. as usual, In the Allfuitl'', .TJO miles from laitd. The chief oflicer took charge of No. 2 lifeboat, which bud on board .11 per¬ sons, IncliiilInK two women and a biiby four months old.
l?iid weather jirevnlled nil that day and thniugbout the night. Increasing the plight of the inlseriilile people. Pro¬ visions, too, were scarce, but what ex¬ isted was taken ehiirgi' of by the chief officer, wbo doled out half a dipper (half-pint) of wnter to each person night and morning.
They had been barely twenty-four hours in tho boat when the horrors of the situation were added to by mad¬ ness. On the Tuesday the cook lost his rea.son, nnd on the Wedn«'sday he died. That nifrht witnessed the insan¬ ity of the'storekeeper, who had to be lashed down. On Thursday he too died. On I''rl(liiy an A. li. expired. Water Begins to Get Low. The water was now beRlnnlng to give (lilt and the bout's company suf¬ fered from Intense thltst.
A fireman was found dead in the bottom of the boat on Saturday morn¬ ing, and the third-class pantry boy died during the day.
On Sunday the cattleman tried to , Jump overboard three times, and suc¬ ceeded nt the fourth attempt. The sur¬ vivors were in too feeble a state to save him, although they turned the boat round and searched for him. Tbe water gave out on Sunday.
There were occasional showers ol rain, but everything was saturated j with salt, and the little water they got; was tmdrlnkable. They licked the ' woodwork, hoping to gather up the raindrops
Then they broke np the water keg '¦ and licked the Inside, which they found ! saturated with moisture, and delicious At 3 p. m. on Monday land was sighted but It was a long way off, and by the time tbey drew near darkness and a | heavy northerly swell made a landing impossible. They lay to, and during a squall their m&st carried away at the heel, but that did not matter much, for < It acted as a sea anchor.
At daylight on Tuesday they were , sighted by a couple of fishing boats,' whij^tfi^d them into port. Tbe baby | -IhTTOfor some time after being landed. TheHlnen kesper died ns he was being j lifted from the boat Two of the crew i refused to leave the boat, having gone mad. A trimmer died from gangrene two weeks later.
The chief oflicer remarked : "I would like to testify to the excellent behavior of the boat's crew throughout our pe¬ riod of eight days' hardship and ejt- posure."
Tho second case deals with a Brit¬ ish oil ship wliich had been torpedoed without warning. The torpedo struck it between the two forward tanks, and It was liurniiiK furiously. Its engines w»'re still riJiiiiing, because it had been impossible to reach the engine room after tlie explosion on account nf the heat. Visible for miles through tlic dai^kness, it looked like some flery pen¬ nant Hung across the face of the iii;:la. All the holds had caught and a con¬ tinuous stream of oil kept feeding the fire.
Crouched up In the peak, which was the only part not yot alight, were about thirty Chinese, ull who rernuined of the crew. Death by fire or by water wus only n matter of time; thut seemed to be a certainty.
Sighted by Patrol Boat. The lieutenant In command of a pa¬ trol vessel saw a ragged sheet of Hame and altered course forthwith. To ex-^ tlngulsh the flumes was Impossible, and the rescue of the survivors In the oiler's peak, but there wus no more life- ' ties.
He ran his vessel close pnst the oil¬ er's stem and as she passed rafts llfe- b<mts und lifebuoys were pitched over¬ board by the crew of the patrol ship. The Chinese were told to Jump over¬ board. This was rejieuted three times. Hy that time ull boats had been low¬ ered to pick up the men In the water. |
There now reniaiiied nine men In the oiler's peak, but there was no more life- [ suving apparatus on board the patrol vessel. The lieutenant decided it was necessary to place himself alongside | the ship aud take off the remainder of i tbe crew. A speed of eight kuots be- ' tng maintained, this was done. They | remuiued alongside, locked to the ¦ steamer's windward bow, for a period sutttdent for all nine meu tu lower ' themselves ou 6ourd this ship, wbicb | sustatued slight su|ierfle|al damage to j guard rulls und U()t>er-deck fittings. Ten minutes after cleurlng the steamer «he was burued tu tbe water line.
( ROOSEVELT
On Thursday evening, under the direction of Mrs. Fred Underhill, the Willing Workers' Claw of the M. R. Church gave the thrpc-act comedy, "Phyllin' Inheritance." The ca*t in¬ cluded Arthur Seaman, Floyd Post. Kmorj' Washburn, Robert WilMam.'., \fervin (lolden. Ford I.ytle, Ciertrude Huli*>arTl, Ha7.p| Chilson, F/velyn Van Riper, Lillian Van Riper and (iladys Vooris.
All who attended enjoyed the play immen«p|y and deemed it « larg.^ .success.
Mrs. .Smith, of .John street, who has been confined to ber home with ill¬ ness, is now improving nicely.
.Mr. and Mr«. F. Burdett, of Charles street, are the happy parents of a little baby; mother and child arc doing fine.
f)n Friday evening last the Young People's Social ('lub spent a plea.^- ant evening at the home of Miss Elsie P^^ner.
Regular meeting of the Boys' Bri- trade at the school every I''ri«lay «»v- etilng.
llTiderhill denerres mention for her k>ndnera in superrisinft.
Miss Edith Whitehouse stpnr»)ff- rapher for Tax Receiver .Ios. Fost¬ er, tw^ill enjoy an annual stipend o^
li,oon.
I tSome of the men who were forto- I nate enough to escape the ftrst draft have been called -to be examined »nd will in all prohahilities have to re¬ port soon.
.lohn W Holliday, of Brookside avenue, ha.s In-en sunimoMe<l to serve as H juror in tho term of the County Court which opens at .Mineola on Fclriiary Kf.
.lack Bier has secured a position wifh the Curtiss EnKineering Corpor¬ ation, Mineola, as a driver for one of the Company's F(Tr(l cars.
ReKular services of .St. Paul's Epis¬ copal Church next Sunday aa fbllows: Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning rM-jiver'and .sermon at 11 o'clock; mid¬ week services every Wednesday even- iMK at llie nonie of kev. .A. Smith, Henry street.
(". Hall, of ('harles street, has been eiiKagt'd in the machinery department of the Curtiss Engineering t'orpor- ation at .Mineola.
The grand ball and prize waltz of .\lpha Hook and LadUfjr Company will be given at the .Mpha Hall on Tuesday eveninfr, February 12. Mu¬ sic will be furnished by "our favor¬ ites.'' Admission, twenty-five cents.
Some time hence Chris Miller, of Park avenue, took a bad fall, result¬ ing in a broken rib, but he is now able to be around again on his route after being confined to his home.
S. Sirgio has purchased a sawing machine.
R. DeLap, our local postmaster, has been appointed to register all enemy aliens of this district.
Miss Monica Brockmeyer is able to be around £gain and attend school af¬ ter an attack of measles.
Mrs. R. Stuart is spending several weeks' vacation at Poughkeepsie.
On Thursday evening, January 31, the Willing Workers' Class of Roose¬ velt M. E. Sunday School gave a comedy entitled "Phyllis' Inheritance" in three acts. The program was as follows:
Characters—Philip Morningside, a promising young lawyer, Arthur Sea¬ man; Major Philander Mumfbrd, a veteran of '61, Floyd Post; Pierre Marquette, a Parisian artist, Emory Washburn; Patrick Moony, M. P., Secretary Home Rule Association, Robert Williams; Peter Martin, a timid young man, Mervin Golden; Paul .Marvel, a private detective, Ford Lytle; PhyUi|| Morningside, an up-to-date Wife, Gertrude Hubbard; Phoebe Martingdale, four times a widow, Hazel Chilson; Penelope Mum- ford, a veritable "butter-in," Evelyn Van Kiper; Patrice Mumford, her on¬ ly child, Muriel Wood; Angela, Alice and .Amy, a trio of Vassar bright lights, Frances Dixson, Lillian Van Riper and (iladys Vooris; Pansy, a house maid of the fresh variety, Win¬ ifred Mergell.
-Act I, parlor of Morningside villa, evening; act 11. lawn of same, next niorning; act III, same as act I, same evening.
-A large audience was present to .see t!;e amateur actors take part, and all who participated certainly il^serve great credit for the good work which they (lid in so short a time. All pres¬ ent expres.sed their enjoyment. .Mrs.
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DRESSMAKING—Furs and muffs remodeled and relined. K. I>. Kelly, 7(! North Main Street, Freeport.
EXPERIENCED—Stenographer and bookkyeper wanted. Apply stating age, experience and salary wanted to Box 478, Mineola, N. Y.
Stenographer and Typisrt. in law oflice; state age and experience, if any, and salary expected.
DOUGLAS C. LAWRENCE Fre*.'port Bank Bldg. Freeport
1-17-lt
PIANO INSTRUCTION—Mrs. Olive B. Gardener, Studio 70 Jay street, Freeport^ N. Y.; telephone 1264. 1-4-lt
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—1 safe, 1 roll top desk, and many piece* <>f household fur niture. Mrs. O. W. Humphrey, 25 Roosoevelt Place, Freeport.
FOR SALE -Ford Commercial Car, also Ford touring body. Address or call, J, Jereniia, Long Beach.
POR SALE—Extra fine S. C. White Leghorn Cockerels; from 200—230 egg strain; for particulars inquire of Henry Bruning, Grand avenue, nenr Seaman avenue, Bnldwin, L. I.
METHOIMST CHUROH Epworth League topic: "Am I Do ing Anything t would ('ondemn in Another?" Ijcader, Mis.'* Bv'plyn Stephenson.
Regular services npxt Sunday: . Epworth League, 7.10.
Evening service, 7.4.").
Sermon by our pastor. Rev. I). Stanley Coors. Choir will render ap¬ propriate music. All welcome.
The CommiHee of .Arrangements will meet at the home of Rev. D. Stanley Coors to plan a program for ^e annual nui = ical nnd social to h<e grven by the Epworth Leagil6 Fri¬ day evening, February l.^», nt the church. Freeport Fopworth I/pague (^hatiter memhers will lw> the invite*! guests.
SEAFORD^
The Ladies' Guild of St. .Michael !ind All .Angels' Church met at the home of Mrs. F.dward A. Hanna on Thursday afternoon.
.Mrs. Edward Grcensw(M>d, of Rich¬ mond Hill, spent the week-end with her father. William (Jriptman, who has l>een ill.
boy« from this vllk|». w*io was sta¬ tioned st Yaphank, thai Im arrltvi in Prance.
A barber is now occupyinu the building on Merrick Road recently remodeled by G. H. Norman.
The Episcopal service for Thurs¬ day nights, as usual, will be held at the home of Mrs. Louis Ketcham. The confirmation class also meets at the home of .Mrs. Ketcham at .'i..30 p.m.
Edward R. .Mills .spent Monday last in Seaford.
Word has been received by rela- 85 Railroad Ave.. Freeport, L. I.
tives of Noyse .Morgan, one of the '
A pinuuhle for the benefit of the Epiacopai Church will be given in the Guild Hall at 8.10 p.m. on .Sat¬ urday evening.
•irs. Ansel Raynor is leader of the devotional meeting Sunday, P«b- ruary 10th.
FOR SALE
Stock, Hay. Grain, Farm, \S4 acres; with or without all equip¬ ment for farming; one mile I from villaKP, half mile from I State road, 1-8 mile from Coun- I ty road, all city conveniences, I water and jras throujrhout all I buildings. Hathrooms and Toil¬ et."?, hot •water heatinjf. Great opportunity for money maker or gentleman farmer. Address
SAMUEL CHAPMAN
Schuylerville, N. Y., R. F. D. 2
EAGLE
Electrical Shoe Repairing
Rubbers and [Shoes Repaired while you wait. All work guaranteed. Reasona¬ ble Prices. JAMES PISCIOTTA, Prop.
SAME OLD PRICE
Oar Coal costs thoasands of dollars more this year. Other products that go into the production of gas costs thousantis more than previous years. In fact everything has gone ttp except the price of our gas, which is the Same Old Price.
Our Welsbach C. E. Z. and Reflex Lights give yet the same excellent light.
Our Reliable Angliron Ranges are still the best to be had.
• Our Ruud Automatic Water Heaters and Vulcan Water Heaters are as well known as hot water. Also our employees are always at your service.
The Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co.
GEO. MacDONALfi, President
Offices at Hempstead, Freeport, Rockville Centre, Mineola
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We want a special representative in Freeport and can offer you an unusual i^nducement to give us part or all of your time. Write today for particulars.
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29 West 32nd Street New York City
Phonograph Department
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Freeport Memorial Library-Nassau Post
