New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1918, Page 11

Rensth of the German forces and 0L, PARKER GITED FOR GREAT VALOR! eroism at Seicheprey and La Ferre Wood Recognized John H. Parker, 103d Inf., has | v extraordinary herpism wction at Seicheprey on April 20 furing the eagagement at Seicheprey pl. Parker went out in a witherin »stile barrage to inspect his lines epeatedly he climbed upon the fing step of the trench, standing | ere and with his back toward the emy and with shell splinters falling bout him he talked to his men in ch cool, calm terms as to reassure em and brace them up so that when left they were in a cheerful state mind and in better condition to rd against attack A bronze leaf is awarded to Col. rker for the following act of ex- hordinary heroism: = On July 21, o r , he made a personal re- pnoissance over ¢ front of about o kilometers on horseback in the se ‘of enemy fire, determined the pured the most advantageous ap- wch for his troops to attack. Sev 1 times he was an inspiring figure his men under a heavy artillery rrage and concentration of machine n fire A bronze oak leaf is awarded to l. Parker for the following act of | sm: [On July , on the road | h La Jere Wood, between Bea- and Le Charmel, a battalion t coming into the line was halted, aiting orders. Subjected suddenly an intense artillery concentration, | e men, who had only such cover as hs afforded by the shallow ditches g the road, were thrown into | hiie confusion. At that moment Col. rker came down the road on horse ck. Immediately appreciating the | uation, he twice rode down the line d back again at a slow walk, stop- g to talk with the men; and thus, his fearless “personal exposure to 1 disregard of danger, he promptly ladled the troops and prevented bbable disorder at an ‘important | hvlnl’v. OPIUM SMUGGLERS sperate Chances Taken (o Get Drug ‘vrom Siberia Into Harbin—Oflicials fler Rewards. “ladivostok, Sept. 30, (Correspond- e of the / gt Press)—Opi- | smuggling from easte iberia | o Harbin offers such alluring re- | rds that scarcely an opportunity is rV(an\‘:’] by train porters and con- | tors. ' Across the Manchurian | ntier the nillsides are ablaze with | piiy flalds. The prepared drug will | g triple its purchasc price i ely delivered in the Manchurian | n. young American woman, travel- f in a private car trom Vladivostolk ently unearthed a mysterious kage in her compartment. The porter seelng it in her hahds at- hpted to snatch it. Being a young nan” of spirit, she grabbed ‘up ol, whereupon the porter fell u Mis knees and begged for mer h a little persuasion he produced jn beneath the young woman® th a dozen more similar packag by aggregated several pounds of um Pther Americans on hoard were imoned and it was decided to turn r the opium and the porter to the cistoms officer encountered. This . done—in the station at Harbin. istoms officer conflscated the | &, thereby earning a rew 1 hundred ruble: but dec had no authority to arres sler and the porter went WHISKEY MARKET w of Bonded Stock in Kentucky i 4 anges From 95 Cents to $1.15 | Gallon. ouisville, Ky Nov. 15.—After | teen months of extreme uncertaine. n the whiskey market, the price sonded goods today in Kentucky, lar straight whiskey producin erica, is 95 cents to $1.1: on he imminence of complete prohibi- | oupled with the belicf that | Jer taxes may cause a marked de- in consumption, is expected by operators to keep prices at a low A few dealers, however, be- spproach of prohibition will demand and bring high he udden, sweeping market Inges have kept operators in a tur- 1 A year and a half ago many of m would have been bankrupt had ) |8 been forced to liquidate their dings. Then prices rose and on er some of the holders were mil- aires. he order stopping production for erage purposes sent prices upward 1 newest whiskies approached $3 allon in bond Owners counted s in big figure and many held for higher pric The cautiot unloaded at the peak, however. hen came the certainty of prohibi- for the duration of the war and greatly increasod taxes must be Pric crashed and brought low levels of today. here are hetween thirty ahd forty ions of gallons of whiskey avail- for sale today on which the tax paid. The present tax on s $3.20 a proof gallon, Deal- sy expected the new $8,000- 000 revenue bill to provide a tax t least double and probably treble | present rate. 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