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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
Third Army Forming.

a division OF terr3torials already had
left for Egypt, brigade had gone TO
Malta and a garrison force To Gihral
TAR. Referring 70 sfe two new armies
the secretary said that new divisions
were now heire collected at the train
ing quarters The third army was be-
ing formed on the new camping
ground and the fourth army was being
created Meantime Indian divisions
were NJ thar way.
n his dispatches from the front.
SIR John French. com uan6er Of the
British exreditioaary force. had omitted
tie secretary continued. one aspec. a.
ne sit.la1:o7a---tt7a consur,- mate skill
ana calm courage of the commander
himself
French Is Appreciated
The government s..p-scietA> how
ever t1e fun value q Sly Johns se-v-
Ute 70 The o.-er generals and the
bravery and endurance o. the officers
ans u-1 Ta1= latest a2gsc@s from GEN
s-z1 French as ra7 materially change
the situation. as il was alreaiv known
from 71s1ishes statements TIE troops
were reported 20 - IT good hear, and
ready 70 -rova forward -7hen The mo-
-ue-. arrived"
On ire SUBJECT o. recruiting. Ear,
ktt-hene- sz5s:
\ COUNTY, which pr:6es itsele ~
outdoor spoTt - does England should
have N difficulty n finding -1eH @ =
able ot making officers TIE te-ri,o--
ials are making great strides in eft
is-cy and before long v-'Is 30 able +
-zke their 3s-: = tae Gamma iE1. Mean
while reserve u-i-s are beng sen- +
augment ne e1peiitiona-v force and
I Eheir places are being flied hy Terri
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18

Price 81 and 50 a bottle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
BRETON HAS LOST
 20 SHIPS THUS FAR

London. Sept. 2sTwelve British ships with an aggregate tonnage of 59, ,331, have been sunk on the high seas by German cruisers up to Sep tenber 23. according to an Admiralty return issued this afternoon.
 Flight other British ships, whose tonnage aggregates 2.S7s, have been sunk by German mines in the North Sea, and twenty-four fishing craft, with tonnage of 4.334 have beer captured or sunk by the Germans in the same waters British ships de- tained at German ports number "A. with a total tonnage of 170,o0
 On the credit side. the Admiralty gives 102 German ships. with a total tonnage of 100000, detained in British ports since the outbreak of the war Eighty -eight German ships. of an ag-- gregate tonnage Of S3S. 900. haey been captured since hosti1ities have begun.
 The return shows also 168 German Iships. with an aggregate tonnage of 283, GOO, detained or captured by the all Iiesl Fifteen ships, with a tonnage of PAT, GOO, were detained in American ports. while fourteen others, with a. tonnage of 72.o0O, remain in the Suez Canal
 The German mines in the North Sea have also to their credit seven Scan dinavian ships. with tonnage of Il. .O9S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
OLD PARTIES FOSSILS"
 T. R. TELLS COLUMBUS

Columbus, O.. Sept. 29-Ad Addressing an audience in Memorial Hall here last night, Col Roosevelt criticized the old parties as .tfossfnzed.s found little save ineffIcfency and incompe- tency in their programmes affecting labor. combinations ana the tariff, and pointed to the Progressive plat form as the only one showing the way to true reform
 .'The attitude of the present Dem ocratic Administration on the tariff and trusts he described as firing so as to hit 1t if it's bear and to miss if it's calf. 9
 The Colonel said his opposition to State ownership was based on the superior efficiency Of most privately conducted enterprises. The distribu- ton of the mails, water and light, he saids fall naturally within the prov ince of the State. but in general State regulation and supervision were to be preferred to State ownership.
 In pleading For an untrammeIled tariff commission MT. Roosevelt said the Democratic revision had been hampered just as the Aldrich- -vree- land adjustment had been-by the conflict Of sectional and private in terests.
 eve are a great nation he as- serted. eand we must think nation ally and ect national
 He pointed to the placing Of sugar on the free Hst-sas an example of 'unscientiftc legfsiatfon.s' and assert ed that the advance in sugar resulted because the American grower simply quit business. and the law of supply and demand did the rest
 Under the Republican scheme a few men prosper too rnuch,'' he said Under the Democratic scheme mo- body prospers enough, He remark ed that the Democrats had failed to fulfil repeated promises to provide a Presidential primary. He charac- terized the omission as "an outrage
 The former President said the war time advance in. foodstuffs and the plight of the cotton growers empha- sized the need of properly regulated and supervised combinations for the benefit of the great and small alike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
THURSTON COMES TO PLEASE CITY
 WITH MYSTICISM
Opening Performance At Park
 Theatre Perfect.

t'Thurston, the Magician seen at the Park theater last night where he will remain today and tomorrow, pre- sents a, continuouse and varied assort- ment Of Increasingly astonishing tricks and magnificent deceptions which keeps the audience expectant and pleased until the very end of three more than pleasing acts
 Thurston Is pleasing in appearance, has that appeal which draws men and children to his aid, and blends the power of showmanship with know1- edge of his art which makes him pre- eminent during the whole performance. He is aided by several assistants as pleasing as himself The act is dress ed in manner fully consistent with the high class effort he himself puts forth.
 Beginning with the ordinary card tricks, in which he demonstrates the ease with which pasteboards may be manipulated by a master hand he dis plays the goldfish trick which many consider hard. as one of the many in cidental prelirninaries of the show. The production of rabbits, pigeons. geese, ducks and other farnyard accessor- les from the persons of his specta- tors Is carried on throughout for the comedy effect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
LEARN THE NEw pANcEs.

Glasses for the teaching of the new dances will be formed at Guilty s School of Dancing at the Colonial Ball Room this week, and this is your best opportunity to acquire these fas- cinating new dances Thursday even ing a class for ladies and gentlemen will be formed. Friday afternoon a class for High School pupils of Bridgeport and Stratford. and Satur- day afternoon class for children In- cluded in the instruction will be the One Step, Lame Duck or Syncopated Waltz. Hesitation Waltz. Maxixe, Lulu Fado. and the Ta-Toa. Full infor- nation regarding terms, etc, will be given at the Colonial Ball Room, or by telephone. Enroll now
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
POLLS THE AT'RE.

Mary Picsxford, in thei newest Para mount Picture release, and g program of vaudeville of the highest standard formed the winning combination that brought capacity business to Polls heatre yesterday afternoon and ev- ening. Everyone of the thousands or patrons who damned their way into the theatre was agreed that the snow v offered the best and most diversified program of entertainment seen here this season.
 Mary Pfckford Is featured in Such a Little Queen" dve-reeI picture by Charming Pollock. It is sufficient to tell the thousands of picture fans ms h this city that, in the newest Para mount, the little queen of the movies is ssiust Mary Pickford at her best.y The story Is full of romance and com edy. dealing with the fortunes of king and queen. ardently in love, who are forced to come to America to work because of political intrigues in their respective countries. Playing oppo- site Miss Pickford Is Carlyle Black well, another favorite with movie low CTS.
 s.suct a Little Queen" is shown at s:so in the afternoon and at s:so in the evening. This arrangement Is necessary because of the length of the program.
 Heading the vaudeville bill is the comedy mystery sketcn, the Myster- ious MT. Russell. Brim full Of sur prises and laughs, 1t keeps one com vulsed with Tnirth and, gasping at the unexpected situations until the fin al curtain.
 Snyder & Buckley have a lot of fun in their novelty musical offering and their s.two-man band, finish Is yer ftabIe riot of Tnirth. The Five Mer- ry Youngsters in a clever comedy singing and dancing novelty easily have won honors as the greatest ..kid'' act in vaudeville.
 Rambler and Dixon Sisters. three girls with stunning wardrobes, have pleasing dancing and singing skit, Miss Rambler being heard In vocal numbers and the Dixon sisters offer ing unusual dance accomplishments. Ines Wesley, talented soprano so- loist, offers varied repertoire of pop ular5 songs in manner that capti- yates. EzN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
Unionville, Mo. female trouble and

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 tsI have always recommended your medicine ever since was so wonder fully benefited by it and I hope this letter will be the means of saving some other poor woman from suffering. ~ Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY. B OK 1144, Unionville, Missouri.
 The makers of Lydia B. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound have thousands of such letters as that above - they tell the truth, else they could not have been obtained for love or money. This med icine is no stranger = it has stood the test for years.
 If there are any complications yor do not understand write to IlydiaNF IoinkhAm Medicine Co. Confidential lynn, ,MaSs. Your letter will be opened
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
GENERAL PAU GIVES
 HAT TO A PRIVATE

Bordeaux, France, Sept. 2s.-The whimsical camaradeIie, with his men, which has made General Paul Gerald Pau, one-armed veteran of the war of 1870 and present commander of the Army of the East, the most popular French commander in the field, is de scribed in a letter from a Bordeaux reservist to his family. The young man writes:
 We left the Village of B. in high spirits. I am apt to play the fool. and in romping about the railroad car I lost my kepi out of a window. The next day I had to march in the ranks bareheaded People pointed and made fun of me, but I did not mind that. I laughed back and joked with all the girls.
 At headquarters. however. General Pau himself arrived to review the regiment. and felt a bit ashamed of in front of me he stopped. expected to be reprimanded. perhaps punished.
 'sHeIIo.'' he said. quizzically, see you've lost your kepi-
 "Yes, General"
 would you like to have miner
 .'I.d be proud to have it. I stam- mered, in my surprise
 The general thereupon took off his kepi and handed it to me, while every one cheered.
 After marching adj day with that bare head Pn bet you're th;rsty.'' he added, and before realized what he was going to do he had slipped a i've franc piece Into my hand. was so touched did not know how to thank him Tears came into my eyes. For a general like that I'd let myself be killed ten times over He knows how to treat the soldiers and make them love him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
 ELECT NEW OFFICERS

The annual election of officers took place when members of Living Spring Division. No. 22. Sons of Temperance, met last night. The officers elected to serve for year are: Christian Nissen, w. P; Mrs Lillian Broad bridge, w. A.: D. M. s. Wells, R. S. i; Mrs. Ella Mertens, A. R. s.. Joseph Griffin. F. s.; D. F. Marvin. treasurer; Mrs. Anna D. Wells, chaplain; Robert Broadbridges conductor: Mrs. Mary Marvin. inside sentinel; E. A. James, assistant conductor; Mrs. c. E. Rice, outside sentinel: Mrs. Lillian Broad bridge, superintendent young peoples work. The meeting was largely at tended. and officers were elected with out contest.
 The installation of officers will take place Monday night, under the direc- ton of Mrs. Grace M. German of New Haven. Many of the grand officers will be present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
Amusements
PLAZA THEATRE

Five winsome, gracefully formed and cbarrningly gowned young beauties. each armed with a violin, are proving a big drawing card at the Plaza ths first half of the week and making a tremendous hit at every appearance. flor their offering is positively one of the most pleasing and refined musical acts that has ever held the boards at a local playhouse. The girls are all gifted violinistes and display wonder full technique in the rendition of di- verstfied repertoire of classical and popular selections. The gowns worn are the latest creations Of the mo- distess art
 Another splendid booking is Fred and Adele Astaire in new songs and smart dances and each number Drought them a vol1ey of well earned applause. Their act Is novel, splendid ly dressed and put over in q manner that could not fail to make them pop u1ar favorites.
 Searle, Allen & Go. in 8 comedy en- titled Bills have monopoly on the laughs and they take advantage of every, opportunity. There are three men in the act. all clever comedians. and the line of talk they keep up from the rise to the fall of the curtain is provocative of one long. lingering laugh at every performance.
 HeaIy & Adams, offering comedy singing and dancing diversion that has enough fun injected to keep every body in the best of hllmor throughout their act, have an important spot sof1 the bill MT. HeaIy Is a late Feature with ssMutt and JefH, g and is recognized as one of Americas foremost di1ninutive comedians.
 Gold & Lawrence. two boys in sfnrfnr act that has many attractive features. are meeting with wonderful success.
 .'Aaabers Blunder.'' Keystone com edy. "Our Mutual Girl,'' 'TThe Horse Trader and .'Fatty and the Aridville rTarr,y- lr.raTnx,oae the bill a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
}. VILLA [ WILL QUIT
 IE CARRANZA DOES

Chihuahua City. Mexico, Sept. 2e- Tn answer to Gen Cazranza,s proposal not to become a candida4e for tba Presidency if Villa would a.ionf t1,a same court Gen. Villa yesterday 2 fter- noon specified Oct as the date on which CarTanza must announce his W1t hdrawal from politics.
 Let Gen. Carranza evtd ence his good faith by deeds as well as words and he shall have my pledge said Gen Villa to newspaper men. q will moreover, pledge that none of the Generals under my command shall tr-,, to assume administrative control- neither Gen. Angeles nor any one else.
 T will pledge. further. to wholly tranquilize Northern Mexico or any section of the republic to which may Dc sent by the ensuing national Ad- mlnistration.
 Mexico needs now. as never be- fore, firm and powerful guidance from civilian administration dtrectinE tic military divisions. Only by elirnfnat- ing the military from national politics can armed strife among Jealous nilf- tary leaders be ayerted; but military aid In cleaning the country of ont lawry is essential 2
 To emphasize the seriousness Of his demands, Gen Villa today started a column of troops from Zacatecas south along the railroad toward Aguasca1ientes to make a show in front of the Constituticnalist garri- son there before the main Villa army arrives to open an attack.
 A Carranza commission, headed by Gen. Alvaro Obregon, was reported to be at Aguasca1ientes today, bearing in writing Carranza's# offer to resign as First Chief of the Constitutional- dentiaI candidates Villas reply will be handed to this commission by Gen. Maximo Garcia. who leads Villas ex- peditionary force south from zaca.- tecas.
 Gen. Villa today made it plain that unless Gen. Carranza resigns when tho conference Of Constituttonalist Generals meets Oct 1, an i'm mediate attack on Aguascalientes will follow and the most direct road to Mexico City will be taken by his army.
 Little is said here regarding Zapata, the southern revolutionary chieftain, although his aid is partially counted upon in operations around the capi- tai. Stan officers say the zapata brothers are considered 50 hostile to ! every other organization that entire reliance cannot be placed in them.
 The report that Gen Villa is send ing troops into Sonora by way oi Guzman, Chihuahua, to aid the forces Of Gov. Maytorena- was officially de- nied today. Villa conciders thai Maytorena. has more than enough troops to hold the State.
 Troop trains were steadily moved south today from Torreon toward zacatecas, capital of the State of thai
 name, of which Villa took possession yesterday. Normal train service has been declared rketored between the two cities. but the schedule has been set aside which cavalry and artillery are being moved south in preparation for an attack on Aguascalientes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29


 The piece-de-resdstance of the hrst Karnaca woman first hypnotized CD the air by invisible means until she the floor A hoop. later passed through ly encirc1es about her to demonstrate no wires or other eIevating means are used
 During the second act "phantons of a Parisian studto,'' in which several play character parts and interchange them at will lends to the enchantinent while an olio act featuring the Ameri- can trumpeters, Capt. Dan Purjee and his musical daughters affords the au- dience a musical nelange. for they play well on many instruments and also sing and dance.
 The ca binet trunk and chest work is marvellous. From nothing he easily produces edonkeys, men and women and Inc one instance a fully grown Hon and cage where but a minute before noth- ing but dlny curtains had been.
 During the third act similar though seemingly more difficult feats ale per formed. closing with the shooting of one oE the performers from the stage into a. trunk suspended from the cell ing of the auditorium.
 There is not a dull moment through / out the long performance of magic and those who have not seen a finished exponent of 1egerdemain and the nys- tic art will do well to avail them selves of the presence of the Great Thurston in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
..OLD MAN GRUMP'S'' COLUMN

lxcelslor Club of Brooklyn made the first baseball tour known in the, his tory of the game This club with its
 team of players left Brooklyn for AL
 bany on June 80, and began their ser
 ies of games by defeating the cham pion club Of Albany, on July 2, by a score of g24 to 6. On July s they had the Victory club Of Troy as their op- ponents and the Excelsiors won by 13 to T. Then they went to Buffalo and on July they defeated the noted Mi
 agaras of that city by the remarkable
 score of 50 to 19, the highest score
 recorded in a match up to date. Of course, this succession of victories gave the Excelsiors 8 reputation
 which greatly added to the furore
 for the game the tour had occasioned. Returning from Buffalo they st opped euroute at Rochester, where on July they defeated the Flour City nine by 9 to I, and on July the Live Oaks of the same city by 27 to g.
 From Rochester they went to New
 burEh- on-the-Hudson and there play ed the last game of the tour with
 the result of a victory over the Hud- son River club of that city by a score of 59 to IA.
 At each city on their tour the Ex- lcelsfors were treated with the utmost hospitality. and the enthusiasm for
 the game which their trip occasioned
 advanced it in popularity by years lss4l4A6 II1p WaH WaQ0 &C The expense I of the club, most of the club members being wealthy all the games being played on free grounds, no gate mon- 1 ey contests being known in those early l amateur days; in fact, professional ball playing in those days was pro- hibited by the laws Of the National l Association of the period Encouraged by the success of their tour through western New York, the Excelsiors in search of new baseball worlds to conquer took short soiIth- I ern trip through Maryland and Penn l syivania the same month, and on July 22 they played . picked nine at BaIti-
 more, whom they defeated by 6l to l 6, and followed 1t up by defeating a picked nine in Philadelphia on July l 27 by 15 to l. l Before going on this southern tr.ip
 however. the E,xcelsiors had begun d | series of best two out of three games 1 with the old At1antio nine Of Brook l lyn and won the first game by the
 score of 23 to 4, and 1t was the pres-
 tige of this victory which gave their nine such attractive advertising for
 their visit to Baltimore and PhiIadel-
 phia- The proselyting work done by the Excelsior club on these two no-
 table tours. in July. 1860. had a great effect in extending the popularity Of l the game. and this was shown in the
 increasing membership of che Nation
 al Association at the next annual con- vention. gs Tc-norrow night will appear in 1 these columns the report of tine fa- nous series between the Atlantics and Excelsiors which was played in s6O. i i The series ended in row owing to d l crowd of Brooklyn rough neclks. ?, 1 who had money bet on the game. charging on the players who refused to throw the games. Get tc-rnorrow,s Farmer and read f11 a PxsIY S7 7n+.ss1..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29


 as the Father Of BasebalL)
 me Evolution of our National Game.
 The birth of our National game of baseball may be justly said to be dat. ed from the year the first National Association of Base Ball Players was organized, on the 10th of March. 1858, for then 1t was that the first regular printed code Of playing rules of the game was adopted by a baseball asso- ciation- Prior to that year pasepall in the Metropolis had been played uTl- der the rules of the Kntekerbocl<er Club, but the Association rules which went into operation in 1858 were those of the regularly appointed cornmfttee of rules Of the National Association. Of course this latter code of rules was great tmprove- ment over that of the old Knicker- booker Club: but 1t was nevertheless crude and incomplete in many respects as will be seen by a glance at some Of the features of the Association code itself
 For instance the regulation ball of 1858 weighed s Y ounces. was 10 < inches in circumference and was composed Of 2 7z ounces of rubber. covered by yarn and leather, 2 ball aIfogether too heavy, large and e1as- tic for first class play. The bat was any length the player chose to use In the delivery of the ball to the bat ter the pitcher was allowed to take any number of preliminary steps he chose while standing behind a line twelve feet in length. Then. too, he could only send the ball m by a square pitch or toss. and by any kind of & throw In addition, the batsEaan could be put out on any fair hit or foul ball that was caught on the first bound There was no rule to pun- ssh wild pitching. and the rule govern fnE called strikes WAS such as to allow the batsEaan almost entire freedom from outs On strikeA 5f
 We saw one batsnRn In game be- tween the Mutuzls and Atlantic clubs in the eos allow over fifty balls to pass him before he struck at single. ball no strikes being called even then. From tlais code of old rules one can readily see how great an inn provenemt has been made in the game since the days of the first NsL- tiona1 Associations Inc Era of the Decade Of the eos
 The first year of the decade Of the eos may be said to be that Of the From the year of the organization Of the National Association, baseball, progressed rapidly in public favor; game act in. Clubs multiplied and the game began to be patronized by hundreds where dozens only had pre- yIously eonsregated as spectators of the games.
 The First Base Bau Tour
 II was In June IS so. that the noted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
CHAUFFEURS TO HEAR
 NATIONAL ORGANIZER

Patrick Cooney. national organizer of the National chauneurs' association, will address local, No. Il, in their rooms, 176 Fairfield avenue. this even ing. He will deal with the traffic laws in various states. and make them explicit for the benefit of all. Al- rangeme are to be made for a mass meeting of all chauffeurs in the city. A committee is to be appointed and the meeting is planned for next month.
 Delegations are expected tonight from New Haven. Waterbury, Green wtch and Syracuse, N. T.