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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
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 SURVIVE ATTACK |0F GERMAN ARMY

London, Aug. 29-The Chronicles Boulogne correspondent sends the personal story of a wounded soldier who has arrived there and who de- cIared he was one of thirty survivors of a British company of 1000 troops who were practically wiped out by the German artillery. His story fol- lows:
 we were five solid days in the trenches and moved backwards and forwards all that time with the vary ing tide of battle.
 .'It was about o'clock in the morn ing when the end came. Things had got quieter, our officers came along the line and told us to get some sleep. We were preparing to obey when a light or something else gave us away and we found ourselves in an inferno of bullets.
 tsWe could do nothing Down upon us the shrapnel hailed and we fell by the score. Practically at. the same time the enemy's Maxi1ns opened fire. We were almost without shelter when we were caught and we crawled along in front to find cover.
 Leave everything and retire. was the order and we did what we could to os5y. don't know how long if lasted but when dawn came could see not more than 30 men left in the various sections of the field Thirty at the most were left out of about 2,00o
 T wandered away from the others and eventually found myself at ". with single companion That was the first time the German artillery really got at As a rule. their gunf1re was mighty poor''
 Tn the above story the censor, hos deleted the name of the town near which this fighting occurred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
BRITISH AND FRENCH SHIPS JOIN
 IN B0MBARDMENT OF AUSTRAINS

London, Aug. 29A despatch to Reuters Telegram pany Milan report has reacaed there from French waTshi combined with neqrn qns bombardment of the night of August 27 Two forts ishe six hours cannOnading. : Austrian squadron attempted sortee the island of Cherso but without
 Rome Aug. 29Via London 12:42 n-A despatch to the GornaIe daIa Basie Switzerland, says corps Austrian great quantity of sieqe artillery the Rhine.
 Other War News on Pages g. 3 and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

Fair and Warm Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

commander was. under the circum- stances, so wide of probability that it can only be supposed that, in the de- sire to conceal the facts, the first idea which occurred to him was seized upon as an excuse for an act with out parallel in the history of a civ iHzed peoples.
 "Louvain has been utterly destroyed by one of the emperor's commanders in a moment of passion to cover the blunder of his own men.
 In destroying the ancient town of Louvain, the German troops committed a crime for which there can be no atonement and humanity suffered a loss which never can be repaired"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
PRINCE WILLIAM OF WEED READY
 TO QUIT THRONE

London, Aug. 29-A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Rome says:
 s.An authentic message received here from Durazzo, Albania, states that as both Italy and Austria have with drawn their financial support from AL bania, the intention of the Albanian
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
BLAKEsLEFs BOOM

:. New Haven, Aug. Friends c, former Lieutenant Governor Danss A. Baakeslee of New Haven announce dssi his candidacy for governor on the Re. publican ticket is daily gsanius strength. The New Haveu delesseos is solid for him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
GERMAN TROOPERS ACCUSED OF RAPlNE
 TO SATISFY PlQUE

London, Aug 2s-The official inform atfon bureau in a statement regarding the destruction of. the Belgium town Of Iouvain by the Germans and the German announcement thatsst1e i11- habitants had fired on their troops. aays:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
ITALY IS READY
 TO ASK AUSTRIA
 FOR EXPLANATION

London, Aug. 2s.-The correspondent of the Express sends his paper the fol- lowing despatch:
 am informed that Italy will pre- sent an ultimatum to Austria request ing an explanation Of Austrian mob nization on the Italian frontier Only a, brief period will be given for an an sWer and within a short time Italian troops are expected to be in Trieste.''
 Peace in San Domingo appears to be certain, as the president. Bordas has promised to resign, and leaders of the rebels will disarm their men. and release political prisoners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

ruler, Prince William of wied. to va cate the throne in the near future is officially conf1rmed''
 Rome. Aug. 29-The AvIona, Alba niaz correspondent of the Tribune con. firms a report that Prince William of Wied. the Albanian ruler. has left Dur. azzo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
UNDER FIRST TRIAL OF ELEC- TION BY PEOPLE DEMOCRATS HOPE TO INCREASE THEIR SLENDER MAJORITY
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Washington. March 21.-(Special) )-The first direct election for United States sen ators for any number of members of that body occurs this fall in the November election for one-third of the membership of the United States Senate. There is lit tie danger of the democrats losing the Senate on this first try-out on a big scale of the new method. An analysis of the situation, in fact, promises much hope for the democrats to increase their present slender majority.
 There will be elections held to name the successors of the following senators:
 Bradley, Kentucky, republicans; Bradi- gee, Connecticut. republican,; Bristow. Kansas, republican; Burton, Ohio repub- lean; Chamberlain, Oregon. democrat; Clark, Arkansas, democrat; Crawford, South Dakota, republican; Cummins, Iowa, republican,; Dillingham;. Vermont. republican; Fletcher, Florida, democrat; Challenger. New Hampshire republican,: Gore, Oklahoma, democrat; Gronna, North Dakota. republican; Jones. Wash ington, republican,; Newlands Nevada, democrat; Overman, North Carolina, dem- ocrat; Penrose, Pennsylvania, republican,; Perkins, California, republican,; Perky, Idaho, republican; Root, New York, re- publican; Shvely, Indiana democrat; Smith, Maryland democrat; Smith, Ari- zona. democrat. Smoot, Utah, republican,; Stone, Missouri, democrat, and Thornton Louisiana, democrat. Besides these Ala hama will elect a senator to succeed the late Senator Johnston, and Georgia will elect successor of the late Senator Ba- con.
 Including the senators to be elected in Alabama and Georgia, there arc exactly h democrats and l5 republicans for whom successors are to be named The demo- crats are certain to elect senators in Ala bama, Georgia @, Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland Arizona, Mis- souri and Louisiana, total certain of cleo tion--l3
 The republicans can only be certain of South Dakota Iowa. Vermont, New Hampshire. North Dakota, Washington and Utah, total.7.
 The democrats have a good chance to elect democratic successors to Bradley republican in Kentucky; Bristow republi- can in Kansas; Chamberlain, democrat in Oregon; Newlands, democrat, Nevada; Root, republican, New York; total 5 They have a fighting chance to elect sue eessors to Brandigee, republican, Con- necticut; Burton, republican, Ohio: Pen rose, republican. Pennsylvania Perkins republican. California. and Perky, repub- lican, Idaho: total, g.
 It is not unreasonable for the demo- crats to expect then that they will more than hold their own in the approaching elections. which for the first time tries out the new method on big scale.
 Democratic leaders express confidence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Blackie's Sympathy

A delightful story is told of the grand cid professor of whom Edinburgh is so proud
 Professor Blackie was featuring to a new class with whose personnel he was very imperfectly acquainted. says Tit Bits. In answe rto some direction given by the lecturer, a student rose to read a aragraph. his book in his left hand
 Sir" thundered Blackie, hold your book in your right hand" And as the student would have spoken, "No words, sir! Your right hand. I say"
 The student held up his right arm, end . ing piteously at the stump of it's wrist.
 sir, I hae nae richt hand'' he said, and his voice was unsteady.
 Before Blackie could open his lips there arose from the class such a terrific storm of misses as one perhaps must go to Edinburgh to hear and by it his voice was overborne as by wild sea.
 Then the professor left his place and went down to the student he had un- willingly so hurt. He put his arm about the lads shoulders and drew him close. and the lad leaned mp against his breast and looked up at him as though Divin- ity itself had stoooped in compassion
 My boy" said Blaelse-he spoke very softly, yet not so softly but that every word was audible in the hush that had fallen on the classroom-"my boy. you'll forgive me that was over rough? did not know-I did not know
 He turned to his students, and with d look and tone that came straight from his heart, he said:
 And let me say to you all. I am re- joiced to be shown I am teaching a class of gentlemen
 Scottish lads can cheer as well as hiss and that BlaclSie learned abundantly, then and many a time thereafter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Left Bundle of Wills

From the New York Sun.
 Sacramento, Cal-John Carmody was a maker of wills He made them long, short spicy, dry and all sorts of ways to suit hls fancy. And by a strange twist of fate when he died in this county recently he left no will which could he construed as legal docu- ment of legacy In other words, Car mody died intestate.
 Stephen R. Carmody petitioned the superior court for letters testamentary on the estate. and as an exhibit m the case a bundle of wills made by Car mody, deceased, was brought into court. He had a predilectiou for wills and exercised 1t In most prolific manner. When the various documents were worked out to his satisfaction he would take them to his friend h. w. Carmichael and among the last tes- taments taken to the realty man was what was thought to be a really bona fide document.
 But, alas, It proved 10 be a dream will like all the others, and the son of Erin with a peculiar fancy for wills passed Into the limbo of oblivion leav- ing no direction for the disposition of the s3500 he left behind. Judge Shields made the order yesterday granting to Stephen R. Carmody all rights as an administrator of the estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

securing a foothold in the flock and so escape heavy loss.
 The bodies of all chicks that die, re- gardless of the cause, should be burned Then they will never aid in spreading disease
 Much loss is caused each season by preventable accidents Chicks are drowned in deep pans, pails or holes in which water collects after each shower Swinging gates and doors claim their victims Loose boards fall and crush the youngsters The floors of GOODS located in depressions are flooded during heavy rains and the chicks drowned or chilled. Coop doors are so hign from the ground that wet or chilled chicks cannot climb In and are left outside to perish. N-shaped openings in fencing or between the strips on the side of feed troughs cause deaths by hanging.
 methods through which loss from these various causes may be prevented. If one understands the danger he will not per- init such faulty conditions to exist.
 The fourth factor mentioned, food sup ply, is too important to discuss in the limited amount of space available for this contribution It will be treated at length in a later article in this series.
 Valuable Suggestions
 There is wide spread opinion that hen matched and brooded chicks are not srsceptible to the terrible disease known as white diarrhoea, that most dreaded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
CHEAP LIVING AT SEA
Writer Asserts Popular Idea of the
 Steerage Is All Wrong

In these dinful days of much noise about the cost of living the lombard
 ment of the middleman. the soulless corporation, the party in power and other everyday targets should be halt ed for a moment to give credit to mod ern transportation, facilities as re-
 ducers of the cost of travel, says the Louisville Courier-J Journal
 A North German Lloyd liner has just brought from Bremen a small army or steerage passengers who paid s22 eacn for passage and substinence. The voy- age was made in two weeks. bunk and board and lift across an ocean at the cost of $11 a week is an unapp- reciated wonder of twentieth century travel
 The popular idea of steerage travel is based on exceedingly exaggerated ac- counts published in yellow newspapers and yelliw magazines whose writers have set out with the purpose of paint ing the steerage in lively tints and who have acted in a ground hog case upon principles that moved the boy with the gun when there was no meat in the house.
 The steerage nowadays, in most in- stances is fairly comfortable and req sonably roomy and by no means un- clean. The fair is very plain, but not unwholesome. Many seasicl< pass
  driven him back from the first cabin dining room as the mingled odors of many kinds of cooked food floated up to greet him, has envied the steerage it's bean soup or beef stew and its privilege of eating unfrilled' food In the open upon the windsswept deck where appetite is bred and where the proability of nal de mer is reduced to a minimum,
 It Is conceivable that the habtual first cabin passenger might cross the
 Atlantic or the Pacific in the steerage without serious discomfort if he could lay aside pride and forget that there were diners in evening clothes and dinners in courses in the remote and unapproachable reservation high above the spar deck where the band plays. It is certain that second cabin passengers upon a German liner would be regarded as first class accumulation if there were no other class with which to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
OF SENATE
 REELECTED THIS FALL


that they will materially gain ground In the Senate. but, they are not so certain of the House of Representatives. As a matter of fact, while they will not admit it. the democrats expect to lose a nice little bunch of their present unwieldly majority this fall No estimates Of their losses to be in the House. however, are above 20, or 25 at the outside, and this will leave them d very comfortable worlS- ing majority Many of these losses are practically unavoidable. II is said, be- cause of many of the states redistricting because of their increased membership in the House under the last apportionment. The redistrietng, while making the seats of some democrats more certain, has also made it next to impossible for some dem- ocrats now in Congress to hold their places, Redistrcting alone will cost the democrats .l0 or 15 seats in the House, but they are consoled by the fact that It has also made certain the seats of several members, in numbers exceeding their losses which heretofore were doubtful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

view the production of a fowl or similar description. they were so unsuccessful as compared to the Brahma- Wyandotte cross that they might be said to have died in infancy, and it is generally conceded that all of the typical Columbian Wyandottes of today trace. back to this cross. ,
 In type the variety under discussion should be pure Wyandotte in every par ticular. It is not amiss to say here that this variety as bred today Is well worthy of the breed name, having been brought to a high degree of perfection. even rival ing it's white relatives in breed eharac- teristics.
 As to color, the beak and shanks are a rich yellow. The eyes, face. comb, wat ties and ear lobes are red. The plumage color is identical with that of the Light Brahma. The hac<le is white, beautifully striped with black, tall coverts of the male are black, edged with white, while the female has a double row of laced coverts about the tail. The flights and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
EUF HULA ID VOTE ON
 COMMISSION FORM
Jude of Probate Investiga- ting Qualifications of
 Signers of Petitions

Eufaua, March Especial )--Judge T. D. Grubhs of the Barbour county probate court will next week set tho date for the election on the commission form of government in Eufaula, petitions for which were sent him recently. He has spent the past 10 days in Investigating the qualifications of the 200 or more signers of the three petitions that were sent him. A number of them do not have a clear record and an effort is being made by those interested in the movement for the commission form for the city to have the qualifications of the respective signers proved up as quickly as possible.
 The election will probably be ordered for the latter part of April by Judgs Grubbs. It Is at this time that the usual city primary generally falls. It is prob able that the governor will be asked to appoint a commission of three upon the recommendation of the voters of the city in the event that the election carries and the change Is made on october l. as pro- posed.
 Mayor c. G. Mercer continues to be the only candidate in the field for d city office. He Is seeking reelection and in the event of the commission form being secured would likely run for commits sloner.
 After operating day and night for sa months. the Covey Cotton Seed oil 5a#a- pany closed down it's plant here last niEat. on account of the scarcity of seee Inc supply of which has practically bee s. hausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Due Recognition

An amusing scene was witnessed in machine shop recently on tie occasion of the retirement. after a service of 3o years, of valued and faithful service the com pany had arranged to give him a mone- tary recognition. and 1t fell to the lot of the superintendent. a German. to make the presentation speech. This Is how he did it:
 "Gustave. you haf worked for dis com pany over 30 years, yes?"
 A bow from the expectant recipient of the purse.
 ''Und now you are going to quit, yes?"
 Another and lower bow
 Well. Gustave. der company is so glad of it dot had been asked to hand you desc 20 pounds.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Hard Working James
From Tit-Bits.

From I1t-B1ts.
 Nov James, said the Joiner to his apprentice, T am going out. I don't cx- peet I shall be long. and you can be planning up that 10xS bean till I come back
 But, alas misfortune overlook the Joiner. He slipped at the bottom of the street, sprained his ankle, and had to be taken home
 The next day towards evening, he hob bled into his workshop, and was confront ed by an enormous pile of shavlngs. James was invisible. > "Jiml" he called.
 "Halloar' came from a far-off echo.
 "Where are you2"
 ''W-why-what are you up tor"
 'Planing that bean up You told me to keep at 1t till you came back. but if you'd kept away any longer there'd have been none left"
 It was, perhaps just as well for Jim that his masters accident had disabled his foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

oe chick scourges. This is not true, but 1t may be that the percentage of nor tality from this source is less than in fiocks where artificial methods are ex- clusively used. There are several sound reasons why this may be true.
 White diarrhoea Is germ disease, the organism being located in the ovary of the mother hen, there Infeetkg certain eggs, which in turn produce infected chicks The latter spread the disease through the medium of infected drop pings, This danger is greatest during the first four days after matching.
 It is quite possible that the chicks matched under hens do not pick up the droppings as is usual in the nursery of the incubator, and thus one source of danger is partially eliminated. Owing to the small number of eggs in each nest there is less danger of infected eggs be- ing present than in a machine holding 100 to 300 sSgs. Hence 1t follows that there is a better chance of broods escap- ing the trouble than when many chicks are penned together And finally, a sin gle diseased individual does not have such a good opportunity to infect a large number of normal specimens.
 The writer does not presume to say definitely that on farms where this dis ease is present a larger proportion of chicks can be reared if natural methods are substituted for artificial. However, the above line for reasoning may be suggestive and worthy of further con- sideration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

secondaries are black, edged with white. The body color is white.
 This variety has all the good qualities of the popular Wyandotte breed, being excellent layers of brown-shelled eggs, and making good sitters and mothers. The chicks are hardy and quick to ma ture. In fact, Columbian Wyandottes combine to a high degree those qualities of beauty and utility which are so much sought after
 The standard weights for all Wyan dottes are: Cock, s15 pounds; cockerel, 7la pounds; hen, 61a pounds; bullets, 5ls pounds. As a rule, parti-colored fowls, especially in cases where black is present, are not generally popular among breed- CTS of market poultry, since they ire quently show dark -colored pin feathers. In the case of the Columbian Wyandotte that objection does not exist, the plumage of body and thighs are white. The variety is worthy of more general adoption by fanciers and commercial poultrymen alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

make comparison. And 1t costs less second class, and no more first class, to live on a German liner than to so- journ at pretentious Amer can hotel for the same length of time. Despite the fact that real estate is high on Man hatton Island while the transoceanic arc toll free to the ships of the nations, it is remarkable that 1t Is cheap to travel from New York to New York via the Suez as it is to remain in New York and live in the same degree of comfort and luxury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
POULTRY

BONOBON red turkeys, lawn and White Runner ducks, White Rocks, R. I. Reds, White and Brown Leghorns; eggs for matching. Mrs Marshall AL lison, Shelbyville. Tenn. 3-152t-su stN young w hite Wyandotte hens and 2-year-old male of best blooded stock. cheap if sold at once; have no room; also few White Orpington hens 1917 12th ave, N.
 FOR SALE-A few sittings of Toulouse geese eggs; also cape jessamine and boxwood bushes. Vincent Poultry Farm. Box 24. Vincent. Ala.
 FOR SALE Buff Orpington Eggs, 15 for SIPS. L. G.. Pettyjohn, TOP 9th ave EGGS FOR NG-Thoroughbred White Leghorns, 16 eggs. s1 16 eggs Barred Plymouth Rock, soc. ]. IT. Flu bank. 2117 Ave. c, Ensley, Ala. Phone 6CS-J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Selfish,

From the Washington Star
 "E,l'ggers says he can't write on type writer because the noise disturbs him."
 Yes. If there is any noise going on Rliggins wants to make it himself.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
She Knew

From Tit-Bits.
 It was young Mrs. Robinsons frs esH- ner party, and she was suffering q h1 usual terrors of the inexperienced aaa- tess
 However the cook rose to the ops4#IHH splendldly and so far as the dinr aH l- self was concerned. Mrs. Robinsci .ag delighted.
 The only fly in the ointment was Jane was the new parlourmaid sh slow, clumsy and her waiting was bad But. in addition to these faults. she in sisted on keeping her mouth wide open.
 This so got on Mrs. Robnson's nerves that at last she exclaimed
 Jane, your mouth Is wide open
 Jane withdrew her gaze from the ceil- ing and said, looking down with cheery smile:
 q know it Is. ma am. opened it my self"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

All the various members of the Wyan- dotte family owe their existence in some measure to the Brahma. The Columbian Wyandotte, however, has a double debt of gratitude to pay in this respect, for il has Brahma blood on both sides of its family.
 The Columbian Wyandotte was pro- duced by crossing Light Brahmas, hav- ing almost bare shanks, on White Wyan- dottes. Care in selection has oblterated the Brahma foot feathering and stamped the Wyandotte type unmistakably on this variety, while the rich and attractive Light Brahma coloring has been pre- served.
 While it is true that there were origi- nally some other crosses made, having in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

VOTE FOR WILL T. IATHEM
 FOR SHERIFF \ CLEAN MAN. CONDUCTING CLEAN CAMPAIGN. YOU ARE As- sURED SOUND AND CLEAN BUs- NESS ADMINISTRATI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

By EDWIN MEGARGEE

Copyright. 1914. by MatOs-Menz Adv. Co.,.