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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Accumulated Oil at
 Tampico Menaces Town

Washington. May 1-Gravity of the situation at Tampico growing out of the fast accommodation of oil from the flowing wells in the interior which constitute great menace to the town itself, vast financial loss as a result of the overflowing of the tanks and finally the interference with neutral commerce by the constitutionaIists as exhibited in the firing upon the Ward Line steamer Antilla at that port
 prompted Sir Cecicl Spring Rice, the British am mbassador, tos confer. today with Assistant Secretary Osborne at the state department in a further eff fort to create a neutral zone in the oil field vicinity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01

dent of the Seaside, the Seaside Out- ing, the Brooklawn, and the contem- porary clubs.
 i MT Read was the last survivor Of five children of David H. and Helen Augusta, Barnum Read. They were Helen Augusta, charles B., David F. May L., and Sally. His father, David M. was clerk in Williamstown Mass, and came to Bridgeport at am early age He was among the leads ing merchants of Connection for many years. Active in Democratic politics, he was president Of the stato senate during the famous s1b bernafo- rial deadlock of 1891
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Battleship to Bring
 Back Bodies of Dead

Washington. May Admiral Bad ger reported to the navy department today that within two or three days he would send the batt1eship Mon tana to New York with bodies of sailors and marines killed at Vera Cruz
 The vessel would sail, he said, as soon as it became certain that her services were no longer needed for re- fugee work. The bodies will be ship ped from New York to the homes of relatives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Silk stockings, ,0n $1.5O irregulars, 0O~

There s a silk glove mak- CT who also produces silk stockings unusually good, He's so jealous of his good name, that he. gives those stockings Gas he does gloves) an inspection that's almost too-severe. Slightest irreg- ularity results in rejection. He classes as irregular a lot of stockings that some mak- CTS would pass as OK
 Here is a gathering of his irregu- 1ars.sA They are beauties Lustrous silk; fine texture; splendid dye: per feet of fit
 Their hurts are so tiny that it Is difficult to discover them.
 Buttonhole top silk stockings in regular and in .oute sizes. Regulation silk stockings, regular and out sizes.
 Silk stockings with top lined with fine lis1e;, they are addedIy durable because of this.
 Beautiful white and pink. silk stock ings. regular sizes only
 Each pair is of quality selling regularly at not less than $1 50, Some are regu- lar $2 sort. Ready now at
 soc
 Main floor. left aisle. rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
LINER SINKS,|
 72l BELIEVED DEAD
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 grave peril coast Forosa nature of the accident has not determined have any det been
 early report said the liner sinking while later main of Japanese despatched aru from Forrnosa was received.
 Among the passengers Francis Bur Islands and Mrs John B. Reners wife newly appointed at Manila.
 The Siberia April 27 Nagash April 29 for Manila She had list of 71 persons in the first command Of Captain feeder with crew Of about 200 men
 Alta late hour tonight current in Too that Incl iner This fear held at the capital of it conveyed cabegran The gravest
 "A Wlialson the American consul at Tan,su Fornosa elegraps this gone down.
 When the first wireless calls for help heard the inclined reports the that they may have been outcome of the
 The first wireless message received early this morning a the Japanese wireless station at osezaka off the coast of Kushu sand It conveyed the m with accident in distress No further definite information could be gned
 The position given by long six miles to the east of the narrow cape extremity of FoFmosa Island
 Washington May 1--The state department was in today from Isnsp 9E the Paeif,e 1 a line
 Fomosa gover!,ment informed Siberia ssnaied repeat plornins Vessels sent from reach Kasho Island Fear Siberia foundered
 The Siberia belongs Pacific steamship line and between Francisco Honolulu Yokohama and Hong The vessel left San Francisco April and was last Yokohoa from which port she sailed
 5655 burden and bsiiIt at New port News supplied with wireless outfit and it is that the of her serious situation sent by this means to Nagasl6i
 Washington. May 1-Addresses passengers sent out to Manila by the insular reau of the war department given here follows
 w. sister of the teachers the Golunba Mo- Howard Long Angoia Ind Nncenta C. Reyes Philippine Beard, George M Egan, of Batanes Newark N. Y. st
 reported cruiser eiaVestOn R. Manila yesterday for Shanghai about 25O miles from the Siberias ported position. is equipped with wireless.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Shad Fishing Starts
 Tn Connecticut River

Hartford, May 1-Shad fishing in the Connecticut river began at midnight and the open season will continue to and including June 10. Reports from down river are that the opening catches were smaller than last year. Cold weather and high water are be- lieved to be responsible. The fish run from 1-2 to pounds and are said to be in good condition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
 DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. sa.. PROBATE COURT.

<ApEII IT, ISI4-
 Estate of Christopher Flanagan, late of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trfct, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport. hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested within said time, VIII be debarred a recovery All persons indebted to said Estate are requested 60 make immediate pay ment to
 MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN, R s Administrators
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Card tables $1.s5

Attractive staunch table for cards or general use, $1.85.
 Thirty inches square light strong wood, with felt or imitation-leather top and rubber-shod feet.
 When not in use, legs fold under so it occupies little space.
 When in service, legs are firmly held in place by simple device.
 Same tables a year or two. ago were $3, now $1,65 Third floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Veteran Drummer" Dead

Hartford, May 1-Mather E. Pinney, a well-known travelling man. died at his home in this city today aged 65 years He was native of TarfffvilIe For 40 years he had represented a local whole sale drygoods concern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
The weather:- Frost Tonight, Fair Saturday,.
A suit at a saving.

Nearly every grade suit sold regularly for women is to be bought at a saving
 Finest suits drop greatly proportion, do the less-expensve sorts.
 woman may choose exactly the kindshe prefers and buy it at less than usual price
 Nice fabrics. Correct styles Plain and richly y-dec- orated models Black and blue and the brilliant eoOrs of the season
 4 Suits that were SIS to s225o SI4.50 Suits that that were s226o % to $s2 $I9.5O Suits that aa were s45 to s7o' $3z so
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Pretty new girl s b1ouses.

MIddy bIOuses have been beautified, made prettier. They've lost none of their utility; but their air Of careIessness is re- placed by one of prettiness- Gut with dropping shoulders. fin ished with fancy collar in sailor style, and gathered at waist-line with elastic band.
 Last feature works wondereuI change
 white, with trimming in tasteful color, sizes from s years,-
 $1 to $2
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
25c silk-beot
 stockings--l l5c.

Ready Saturday
 Limited lot of silk lisle stockings of sheer weight and of
 Silk boot stockings Of gauge texture. Have double top and sole, high spliced heels knitted with 4 threads.
 Usually sold even here at 25c. Enough for Saturday,
 15c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Hair goods of style.

Needfuls for the proper dressing Aof the hair in to- days mode 20 inch 1switches,- Sse 24 inch switehe $1.a5 30 Inch switchess s4 Naturally wavy ransforrnations.f fun size.-s1.75.
 s-A size.-s1.5O. Spanish curls 75c. Psyche puffss-9Bc. Hair nets. full size,-2 for z5c.
 Third floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent word.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02

ahead of them. The Virginian troops
were furloughed to their homes to re-
cuperate. thus relieving the commits
sary of so many hungry mouths and
leaving more for the far down south
erners. The Confederate cayalrymen
owned their own mounts, and the Yir-
ginia troopers took their steeds home
to fatten up for the spring rides. In
this way men could do picket and out
post duty against the Federals and
still be enjoying the comforts Of home
Thus the ''eyes of Lee" Stuart's Vir-
ginia squadrons, were never shut to
the doings of the enemy.
Having the tragic end of the con
iict to bear and playing. as they well
knew in 1868. a losing game. it might
be supposed that the men in gray were
a gloomy lot, but such was far from
the truth. They could laugh over a
menu of corncob meal and molasses.
For tobacco. that eternal and mex
haustible solace of the camp idler
grew on every bush. as it were. in the
sacred soil of old Virginia. And the
leaf was legal tender across the lines.
A regular contraband traffic was kept
up with the Yankee outposts. and tons
of northern hard bread. coffee and
sugar passed by the underground "sys-
tenn to the huts of the tattered but
ternut battalions on the southern bank
of the Rapidan.
Federal Ranks Recruited.
There was one thing Lee could not
do in the off hours between the cam
paigns of 1863 and 1864 which his enc
my did zealously. That was recruit
the depleted ranks. Already conscrip-
ton In the south had CLEANED the land
of its men. But in the northern camps
reorganization. recruiting and re-enlist-
ing by wholesale were the order OF
the day. Meade achieved no brilliant
strokes of battle or strategy, but ne
hung to the trail of the ~retreating
army of northern Virginia with a new
er letup persistency that led his sol
diers and the whole country backing
them up to believe that when the dogs
of war got loose again 1t would be fol
the final run. The whole country north
was a vast recruiting camp for the
Army of the Potomac. and long serv
ice regiments were f~urloughed In 9
body to ~re-enlist.
While Meade as a leader of the army
didn't inspire enthusiasm in the troops
he held their respect and confidence
AS sober and serious as Pap Thomas
and Uncle John Sedgwick. he Lacked
their genial ways with the men. but h'
had succeeded at Gettysburg, and tina
was everything. A certain headquar
tiers clique was busily discussing how
Meade came near being defeated a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02
By q GEORGE L KILr1HR. Late u. $. ".
A THOUGH vicksburg and G1tys-

By Iapf. 0EOt<SE - hiLrDlENs Late OsS W
A THOUGH Vicksburg and G0tys-
- burg. the great Federal Viz sdries
"A of 1863, did not decide the war.
they did determine the future
progress of the conflict in the field.
The northern generals were at last
free to take the aggressive. Vicks-
burg had opened the Mississippi from
the Ohio to the gulf. No need of long
er maintaining large armies along its
banks, as had peer the case long after
the fall of New Orleans and Memphis.
In 1862.
Gettysburg had settled the question
of southern invasion of northern states.
and the Confederates under General
Robert e. Lee had gone south of the
Potomac, with little cause to linger in
the vicinity of. Washington. The Fed
eral leaders in the east and in the
west were looking ahead to strike a
decisive blow in 1864. There was no
question but that Richmond should be
and would be attacked. but how best
to go about it was not easily settled
upon. The situation had arrived which
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02

steamer M~arblehead. which lay at the
wharf of L.egaresville, on Stono river,
South Carolina. Stone river separates
James Island from the mainland, 1t
was navigable for small %gnnboats only.
but these were able to annoy the Con
federate batteries on both james and
Johnson's islands.
As an attempt Il control the river
General B~eauregard. the commandant
ut Charleston. had erected masked bat
teries at 600 to 500 yards from the
wharf. On Christmas morning the
Marblehead was alone, and he COnfed-
crates determined to seize or destroy
her. A year before they had captured
the Isaac Smith under similar circum-
stances. One eight-inch howitzer open
ed on the M~arblehead at 600 yards
range and four at 500.
In front of the guns the Confeder-
ates had built ramparts, and the guns
Of the Marblehead were unable to an
swer the fire with effect. The early
morning shots aroused the Confeder-
ate infantry pickets stationed along
the Stone to harass the Federal gum
boats and announc their approach
Fortunately for the Federals the Fed
eral light draft cruiser Pawnee was
steaming toward Legaresville when the
firing began on the Marblehead.
The pickets were unable to check the
course of the Pawnee, and she swung
toward shore and with a nine inch and
several riled guns opened rapidly into
the flank Of the Confederate batteries.
This was practically a fire In the rear.
Six of. the artillerymen were cut down
and eight horses killed in a few min
utes. Seeing that destruction awaited
them. the C~onfederates retreated, leav-
ing their dead and two howitzers be-
hind them. The M~arblehead lost seven
in all. and her hull and upper works
were riddled by shells.
Other Events of the Week.
On Dec. % General Michael Cor
coran. commander of the Irish legion
met with a fatal accident at the Fed
eral camp near Fairfax, Va. His
horse stumbled and threw him, then
rolled over on him. Corcoran had led
the Sixty-ninth New York at the first
battle of Bull Run. He was taken
prisoner that day and narrowly escap-
ed death as hostage while In Libby
prison.
On the 26th the launching OF the
finest ironclad constructed to that date
took place in New York city. This
was the powerful Dictator, built fol-
the United States navy. She carried
ten and one-half inches of armor plate
a ramming beak and several thirteen
inch guns, using a charge of 100
pounds.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02
The War Fifty Years Ago

of the Decisive Conbats of 1863---Lee's Army
Firmly Planted on Rapidan River. Virginia---Con-
federate Need of Rest---Federals Confront Lee.
Recruiting In the North---Confidence In General
Meade, Leader of the Army of the Potomac at Get
tysbure---A Federal Gunboat Attacked In Stone
River, South Carolina---Aid From the United States
Cruiser Pawnee Saves the Marblehead From Capture.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02

Gettysburg and how he won out by
the genius of other heads. OF this
the soldiers knew nothing. The army
had scored a tremendous victory, and
Meade was at the head of 1t.
Confidence In Meade.
Furthermore, Meade In personality
was the exact opposite of two gen
erals who had preceded him and led
the army to disaster. yet were espe-
cialIy popular with troops. Burnside
and Hooker. When 1t ZONES to a mat
ter of life or death, of an endless war
or progress toward victory, volunteers
will not let their personal preference
count In the matter Of loyalty to a
leader. At that stage of the game a
leader might be a camp tyrant, yet If
he won battles the men would swear
by him.
Meade's handling of the army after
Gettysburg lifted him In the eyes of
the soldiers when at last they stood
on the banks of the Rapidan, with the
Rappahannock behind them. Richmond
Ill HUH anu Lie biduRnLCi pen at
ericksburg avoided. Men are ready to
fight and bleed with a fair prospect
of winning. but they protest against
hopeless slaughter. and the copmand-
err who aims to save them from that
may count upon their devotion.
1t is true that Lee took his stand on
the Rapidan and drew Meade after
him, but Lees tactics were decided by
the necessity of guarding the pass at
Orange Court House. which Meade
would have seized If given opportuni-
ty. Thus Lee, on the Rapidan, was the
outpost guard of Richmond, and Meade
encamped at the gates of the citadel
to watch and wait for the opening of
the battle season of 1864.
Christmas Attack on a Gunboat.
Early on Christmas morning fifty
years ago the Confederates opened ar
tillery fire upon the United States
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02
Confederates Needed Rest.

The south bank of the Rapidan was
an ideal resting camp for the defenders
of Richmond as the game stood at the
close of 1868. The region had escaped
the ravages of war. Good roads con-
nected 1t with Richmond. with south
ern and southwestern Virginia and the
Shenandoah valley. that granary of the
Confederacy. not yet wholly d~espoiled.
With his hooks planted there, Lee was
hard to get ut and dislodge. IS was
shown by the Mine run 6asco. From
there he could strike out to the north
again should he see his opportunity
and, best of all for the part he was
playing. launch his who'e command
forth in a day and block the roads
from the Rappahannock to Richmond.
Lees soldiers were sadly in need of
the resting spell they were to have on
the Rapidan for the months that lay
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02

per Rappahannock without a struggle
to the Federals aud planted his lines
on the Rapidan to block the road to
Richmond.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02

Lincoln set forth SO pithily somewhat
later by saying that one Federal army
should hold the head of the Confeder-
acy while the others skinned its legs.
The head of the C~onfederacy was ut
Richmond. on James river. One Of
the legs extended down through Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi to the
gulf. After taking Vicksburg Grant
proposed a plan to wrest the whole OF
the gulf states and Georgia as well
from southern grasp. but it was not
approved of in Washington, and so the
armies of the west under Grant, Thorn
as and Sherman were drawn to Chat
tanooga, and the victory there at the
close of November left the armies with
no other occupation for the time being
than to hold down the territory al
ready conquered.
Lee at Bay on the Rapidan.
When the year 1868 drew to its close
the Army Of the Potomac and the
Army of Northern Virginia still con-
fronted each other on the Rappahan-
mock line not far from their camping
grounds of the year before. In 1868
the little river Rapidan was the bar
rier between the men In blue and the
men in gray; in December, 1862, the
barrier had been the Rappahannock at
Fredericksburg. Under General George
G. Meade the northern soldiers gazed
eagerly, If, indeed. obviously, toward
the faroff goal of their efforts, Rich
mond, on the James; under General
r. e. Lee the southerners stood sui
lenly at bay.
After what was called the Mine run
fiasco, which eliminated the first week
In December in the retirement Of
Meade's troops to winter quarters
along the Rappahannock and Rapidan.
all idea of a decisive battle to close
the year was abandoned alike by chief
tain and private soldier. Both OF the
antagonists In the mighty struggle
over Richmond had learned something
from the experiences at Fredericks-
burg. Lee defended the crossing of the
Rappahannock at that point In Deem
Der, 1862. with little effort. and the
Army of the Potomac, under Burnside.
failed, with frightful loss, to make the
passage and seize the road to Rich
mond. But later that same army I'M
der Hooker crossed the Rappahannock
above Fredericksburg and turned the
flank Of the formidable heights which
had checked Burnside.
Having learned the way across above
the town and the advantages Of that
route the Federals would never again
be so blind as to run against the stone
wall of Marye's heights. Lee there
fore took the lesson given by Hooker's
successful strategy, abandoned the up
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-02
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Gettysburg and how he won out by
the genius Of other heads. OF this
the soldiers knew nothing. The army
had scored a tremendous victory, and
Meade was at the head of It.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

The fact is they have worn hats, and
every one knows that heretofore
young women who are mentioned as
"among those who will receive" have
been distinguished by being sans hats.
In fact hitherto one always could tell
who was assisting" at an afternoon
reception by the fact of hatlessness.
At the introduction OF Miss Mary
Wheeler Vest, Miss Williams, who
stood in the receiving line with a
bevy of other pretty young debutan-
ties, wore a large hat that completely
overshadowcd her piquant features.
Miss Owen, whom the Countess Du-
mas, Of Paris, declared to be the most
stylish girl in Washington, also wore
a hat-and a small street model, at
that-when she assisted at the tea
given last Wednesday by Mrs. Harold
Walker to introduce her sister, Miss
Lillian Birney.
Hats in the assisting line at debu-
tante teas, now promise to be the
vogue among the younger set who
rely upon the good taste and clothes
leadership of both Miss Williams and
Miss Owen, whose costumes for all
functions are awaited with keen Curl
Osity and interest by both debutantes
and the matrons.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

will be cleared for dancing, for which
music is to be provided.
The officers Of the Junior Republic are
al follows: President. Mrs. Katherine At
terbuTy Brastow; first vice president,
Mrs. Victor kaufman; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. F. NJ. B. Young: third vice
president Mrs. Theodore Balswin; treas
urer Mrs Louis Lehr: corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson; re-
cOrding secretary. Miss Mullikan.
Bridge tables can he reserved with Mrs.
Louis Lehr at 1927 New Hampshire ave-
nue..
Miss Edith Temple Oracle, daughter of
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, of Newport and
Washington. has returned to her home
in Washington from New York, where
she had been for several weeks attending
the opera. receptions, and dances of the
early winter season of that city. She
will now take her place in society activi-
ties in this city. and she has already been
welcomed home by many OF her Wash
inGtOn friends.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Monday After Christmas

The principal society event for the
Monday after Christmas will be the tea
dance to be given for the benefit Of the
Working Boys Home, at Rauscher's.
from until o'clock. The committee in
charge already reports success in the
sale of tickets. and the Yale men. who
are giving their play at the Belasco
Thcater that afternoon, have promised
to attend the tea-dance in a body. Miss
Cotton is head of the committee in
charge of the tea and also president Of
the board.
Seveyal prominent society women will
pour tea during the afternoon, and small
tables may be engaged by those who
would rather watch than take part in
the dancing.
The patronesses are Mrs. Daniels. Mrs
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
GEORGETOWN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard c. Beck will en-
tertain during the holidays the Misses
Beck, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sothern will again occupy
the Wagner house. 1852 Twenty-ninth
street.
There is much qualification at the re-
turn of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Sothern here.
1t is regarded as a fulfilment OF their
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