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that," but a noise like Coal sounds
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y and others think that
the cost of constnsctlon is so much higher easily than a will be in a
year or two hence that they have decided to muddle along for a time
as best they can.
Prices are going to be maintained because labor is demanding in
elghthour day with higher wages, which will mean reduced reduc-
tion and substantially increased costs. .Dun's review of April 32d says
It is now recognized that any material weakening in quotations is
unlikely. until production overtakes consumption, and there“ little
in sight at present to encourage expectations." _
If you are compelled to rent a home for the next five years, at
the most conservative estimate, you will undoubtedly have to pay at
least an average of S10 month more than you have been paying.
With a probable increase in transportation charges of 30 per cent,
is there anyone who can show convincingly how lumber prices, at -
the end of five years can possibly decrease sufficiently to equal the
additional rent which you will pay during that period.
Buy now.—Own your own home. Come and see us.
you with suggestions and in the selection of material.
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BOISHEVIKI MAY 7
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(Continued iron Page One.)
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mews to escape capture and there
are indications that Soviet infantry
units numbering many thousands of
men have also taken flight across the
trontie'r at various points. The rem-
nant or the Fourth Boishevik Army is
surrounded near Mlawa.
BERLIN, Aug. 24,—Reports that the
Northern Boishevik Army is retreat-
ing from Poland in disorder are de-
nied in dispatches to the Tageblatt.
The correspondent says the Soviet re-
tirement is being conducted mehodi-
cally, and that all baggage is being
moved in wagons.
The correspondent says he saw one
hundred Polish prisoners, mostly rich
land owners, being taken along by the
cusslans, “presumably because the
inhabitants of the districts being tra-
‘versed by the retreating forces lire on
Soviet troops."
Rybnik, a town in Upper Silesia.
where disorders have occurred recent-
ly, has fallen into e hands of Polish
forces, according t reports published
by the Lokal Anseiger.
LONDON, Aug. 25.———Leonid Krassln
and M. Kamenei’i, who have been rep-
resentatives of the Russian Soviet
Government in this city since their
arrival here some weeks ago at the
head of a trade mission. have applied
{or passports and will start for Mes-
cow on Friday it“ the British attitude
toward extending recognition to the
Bolshevik Government is not chang-
cd, according to newspapers here.
Most of the newspapers commend
the decisions reached at Lucerne by
Premiers Lloyd George and Giolllti
and the resulting British note to the
Soviet Government.
"The British and liaiinn Premiers."
says the Chronicle. “are anxious to
come in an agreement with Russia.
but no agreement is possible unless
the Russian Government removes the
presumption it will not keep such
agreement in good faith."
Quoting P‘reaidcnl Wilson's note to
llaly, the Morning Post declares:
“Mr. Llovd George now will sub-
scribe to these weighty words. The
British Government has 10 choose be-
tween the Estonia and an accommo-
dation with the ruifians of Moscow."
The labor organ ,ihc Daily Herald.
says:
"The Poles have won a military vic-
iory and have lbus rcvivvd Iho hopes
of the French and British capitalistic
:ovmnmcnis that they ill:'_\' be able lo
overthrow the Russian Sociallsilc Re.
public.
The menace of war is as grave as
ever and action by the Labor Council
is the only power that can slop it."
iii-IRIJN. Aug. Iii—Commenting on
[decisions reached at Luv-cine by Pro»
mlcrs Lloyd George and Gioliui. the
'laszeblail dcclaiczi England and lialy
have .“swung into line with France
clearly because of the Polish success
and the inevitable internal weakening
of lime Soviet (iovvrnmem. which rais‘
on fresh hopes of overthrowing the en‘
lire ilolsllexik regime."
ROME, Aug. 25.——A manifesto de-
claring ihc linllan Socialist party in—
vors recognition of Soviet Russia and
announcing a anal dmuonsirniion. on
Aug. 29_ to protest agninsl the “reac-
tionary altitude of France. the lnsla»
biliiy of England and ihc duplicity of
Holy." is published by the newspaper
Avanll, oi ibis city.
THORN. \K'iwt Prussia. Aug. 23 (By
The Associated Press).~~Older oili-
cers in the Polish Army expressed the
opinion here today illzli in the event
of a decisive victory over Russia. it
would be inadvisable i0 pursue the
Bolshcvlki beyond lhn bounds of em-
nographic Poland. 0m~ declared. hOW—
ever, that war bcnvvcn Poland and
Soviet Russia would be ine liable un-
ill an arbiirniiou board fix Poland's
boundaries. lie suggested that there
should be American. British and
French members of such a board.
“This is a war of women." said a
young Polish OIIlt'Or today. “They are
driving the men to fight and are do-
ing all the farm work while the men
are away. They have been engaged
.uncertnjn as to our policy as to the
l'“ m» in ihc ironi to fight. “'e are
invasion of Russia, Our women may
Luclzl m settle this. too."
The Poles say the Russians are not
equipped for a winter campaign and
illcnw attmnion to prisoners who have
been arriving barefoot and in scant
attire. There are reports. howover.
thi‘ the Russians are well-supplied
with gold, and it is suggested that the
prisoners were divested of most of
their garments by their Polish cap-
tors.
The Poles are bitter toward Ger-
mans, partlcularly East Prussians.
who, they say, have tried to aid the
Soviet forces by giving them supplies.
ammunition and arms.
Patrick Verdon, head of the Ameri-
.can Relief Administration. says that
in regions devastated by the Russians
'500,000 persons are virtually desti-
lute.
I 7 PARIS, :Aug.~25.—Negotiations look-
ing to surrender to the Poles have be-
lgun by the Northern Russian Bolshe-
vlk Army, according to at Vienna dis-
patch. Latest information from 'War-
saw indicates the advance of the Pol-
ish armies continues rapidly and that
the Bblshevlkl seem anxious only to
lose contact with the Poles. The
inumber of prisoners is said to upprOX-
imate 60.000.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Pol.and's reply
to the peace terms presented by the‘
Soviet deleaition at Minsk amounts to
a flat rejection, says the Manchester
Guardian's Minsk correspondent in a
wireless dispatch, .
“Out of the 15 Russian demands."
he continues. "only one, that rela_tive
to demobilization, -is accepted. and
take a similari course-that is to say.
Russia mus: demobilise at the same
time, Poland disbands her forces.
-"The terms relative to disarmament.
the closing of munitions plants and
the delivery of munitions to' Russia.
by Poland, are indignanily rejected.
“Bolshevik terms relative in (Poi-
that only on condition thatRussla will ,
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declared ulacceptable, as ll involves
a third partition of Poland.
"ilmuands [or disiribuiion of land
to Polish victtms of war and return of
cattle and horses driven away by Pol—
ish land owners from White Russia
and Lithuania are rejected as inter-
icring with the iniernal affairs of P0-
land and a violation of Polish sover-
clgmy. ‘
"Other terms are rejected without
qualification and Poland demands a
lmc of demarcation between Polish
and Russian territory based on ethnic-
gic considerations and the idea “'llli ll
has been made the basis of buffer
slates."
EXTRAVAGANC E IN
STATE DEPARTMENTS
‘(Continued from first page)
"W'm‘r‘scm sli‘uatlon, which is lnde
fenslble. One result of marked im-
portance is that there is nowht‘rc
available at a particular time a com-
picic list of the persons on the pay-
roll oi’ the shite so that paymcnls of
amount was paid for salaries and thc
citizens of Connecticut should be as-
sured proper moans that businesslike
methods are used not only to prcvcnt
overlapping or work and actual fraud.
but that the business of thc slate is
being conducted as cconomicaiiy as
Possible with a personnel limited in
number to its nccds. Those powers:
need not be conferred on a civil scr-
vlce commission. as at prcseni organ-
lzcd. but the problem is really one oi
employment in the host interest 0!
lhc slate. and should be handled in‘
persons conversant wilh cmplovmcni
mailers. There is no partisan issue
licre. The principles should be ac-
ceptable to all thouuhlful citizens.
The prcscni commission urges lhis
improvement in tho changcs arc
more than civil service reform: ihcy
will mean the installation of business
principles in the government of the
state.
The present civil service law has
been in effect long enough to make
-clcariy apparent its inherent defccts
and we therefore renew our recom-
mendation that the law be sireneih-
ened in accordance with this report
and ihe recommendations of the com-
mission in 1918. or that it be repeal
ed
The civil service commissioners are
John C. Brinsmade, of Washington.
presidcnl: Hugh M. Alcorn. Sufiield:
William Binsmith. Hartford; Ulysses
G. Church, \Vnicrbury. and Thoma“
liewes. Farmington. "Mr. Alcorn's
icrm expires Sept. 1 and he recently
asked Governor Holcomb not to reap-
point him. giving as his reasons the
Why?
1!
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upon facts ins e rience.
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cxisicncc of ihc asserted faults in
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A meeting oi the members of Moose.
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