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The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
BRITISH INVASION,


 NEW YORK - Up boys and at 'em, will De the cry for his year as we are facing one of the most de termined Enelish inyasions in sportinc history. Ia fac, Uncle Sam is t7 be attacked from three different guar ters by the Britishers, and if he comes through without having his coat tails at least someWha fraye' it will be time to stick another national holiday on the calendar We are to be attacked by land ana water feet and horseback. The Chal lenge recently sent over by the Hur- inghame poloists for ano her tussle for the international cup made it certain that our esteemed Uncle during the coming summer months is 10 be one of the busiest little defenders that ever defended. In ad- dition 70 he polo cup which mus be nursed over another assault, there is the Dwight F. Davis tennis trophy and the America's cup to keep under l ok and key.
 England has high hopes of taking the polo cup back where the crack four headed by FoXhall keene foun' it many years ago Sir Thomas Lip ton is building a challenger which he says will 'startle the world. v And as for tennis. hose Englishmen are thinking of drafting Wilding and a few other crack Australian play CTS to send after the Davis cup. which was won by Maurice McLaugh- lin and his ass ciates last summer
 It's a deep laid plot. It isn't club by to be hammering away at so many points at once. At least plans may be laid along that line for an alibi should there be slip anywhere. The English learned much during the year of 1913 as to American meth ods in sports and they may be ex- pected to profit by what they saw. As for polo the Mead wbrook four may have to get up and dust some if they repel the attack.
 The English were picked to win last year, and might have turned .ha trick had not Harry Whitnev's aggregation fairly tore up all the turf at MeadoWbrook in carrying the fight to the cracks from the other side The, Britishers were not ac- customed t. having the game taken S, blamed seriously, but when they found it had to be done they did a little job of ripping up considerable sod themselves.
 Whitney has announced hls retire ment from the game. so that the American four will have new leader this year. It micht fall to the veter- an Foxhall 10 g to the front again but Whitney said he believed some of the younger men should be given a chance and if the ideas of the retiring leader are followed keene is more or less let out.
 BOOSTS AL BONNER.
 King Kelly. who cashed Seattle baseball club checks for a mon'h or two last season while Joe Wally was nursing a split hand. and whose chief claim to fame last season was the uncovering of Frank Kelly. sold t0 the Boston Red SoX, and Michael Angelo Martini thinks Dugdale vii have a great pitcher next seas'n in Al Bonner, the p'aver drafted from the Western Tri-State league. King is working in a mill out at Ballard alongside of Bobby James, Seattle third basenan.
 He's got a world of smoke, the finest curve you ever saw in vour life. good judgment, and has had eX
The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE ACTIVE.

While it is true that the National oague does not plan to show is ham
 the fight with the Federal league e ertheless the major league cln
 -ners are not idle and are alread formulating plans to meet any radica a0ve which the Federals migh oake With the great financial back 0g which the two major leagues assess, hey are prepared to figh he Federals with legitimate compe ton The great amount of moner hich has been accumulated by the rational commission is available at any time as war fund
The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
JAP TEAM FOR ORIENT.

The unmistakable sign that base ball is sweeping to the front at Jap ans national pastime is displayed in he announcement that the Seattle Mikados, a Japanese ball club which has thrived here for the past few
 ears. will journey back to the lad of the Nipponese next October for series or games with all the leading baseball teams of their native land. George Engel, for a decade favor te in Northwestern league balldom Aas been engaged as coach and man. aaer of the little brown men and will ross the Pacific with his proteges
 ext fall.
 With Consul Selichi Takahashi delegated by the Mikado to represent Japan in Seattle, and dozen promi 9ent Japanese merchants, the base ball players dined in luxury at the Milwaukee hotel, 66S King street recently. George Engel outlined the 0roposition to the men and was roundly applauded when he sat down. George is a big man in the eyes of he Seattle Japanese because he has taught them about all they know of baseball.
 When the university of Keiio reaches American shores this com ing summer, and travels northward from San Francisco, they will play I series of games with the Mikados To Americans the novel sight of two Tapanese baseball clubs engaged in real battle will be interesting. If we will watch with enjoyment such a game here imagine how the little brown men will turn out to such game over in the land of the Rising Sun. It will be a question IS to whether the Japanese college men have taught themselves the American game better than we have heen able to teach it to the Ameri- oanizpd JaDanpSq here
The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
THE BASEBALL MASK.

It shelters many a Durly map which would look uncouth without f. It saves the catcher's biscuit t~ap from foul tips tha' often clou' it The umpire. too. finds it boo" nhen the curbes are breaking quick md the biting gist of fandom's tune is Rot 'en. you lunatic''
 "The umnire's cage is burg lars mask" we'll the fans in loud 1erision and 'tis well that he has this shield for his task when he renders bum decision. The mask is 9 series of strans and bars that jut from the catcher's face. It feels like 8 score If trolley cars as he hangs t into place.
 Hail 10 the masks of Archer and "evers. and hurrah for its doughty hars! And hurrah for the masks Hf our noble sires. which consisted of nickel cigars. Gloveless they caught and maskless they played. and thev frolicf1ed with vim and dash. They h~aved the swift shorts and ne'er ere dismaved though their snaps were oft riddled to hash.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23

Worlds champion-Frark Gotch.
 Polo. Worlds cham pions-MeadOH HbroOk'
The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 4TH
 DIVISION, DISTRICT OF ALASKA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Out of .caste."

Many people. unless actually fam1l1af with the ways and customs of the na- tive of India. have little idea as to how superstitious many of these people are. especially with regard to their caste" system.
 In this district not very long ago a coolie while passing through the jun gle was suddenly attacked and most severely mauIed by a bear. His com rades, however. although they knew that a few miles distant there was a we'll equipped hospital, conveyed him to a village close by. where he was kept without medical assistance of any kind and in a blazing sun for three days.
 When eventually brought into the hospital the mans plight may be bet ter imagined than described. The sur geon and his assistants managed to keep him alive, but his face is so dis figured that. he is known in the dis trict as the .'reache wallah' 0bear man, The most extraordinary thing about this case is that the unfortunate person was during the time he lay in hospital considered by the fraternity to be unclean. with the result that his own wife was. through attending to his requirements. thrown out of "caste.H- India Gazette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
NEW RAVENS
 SUPPLY OF TIES
Will Still Buy Large Number
 In Local Territory.

The matter of the New Haven's fu- ture supply of ties has received some attention lately, owing to reports that the road was contemplating a change in it's policy of buying it's ties large ly from New England producers.
 To allay any such fears Presid Elliott has recently written a letter to President c. M Ely of the Lum- ber Manufacturers Association of Southern New England explaining that that a very large proportion of the company's ties will still be bought in the territory adjacent to it's lines.
 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, 2,06O, 485s ties were laid on the New Haven's lines, compared with L. 8l4,1 in 1913 and 1,493,786 in 1912. Of those laid last year about 1.SO0, 900 were bought in New England The increased number of ties laid in the past fourteen months has brought back the road more nearly to a nor
 nal basis, so that it's purchases of ties next year will naturally show some decline of both native and for eign ties. But even allowing for this and for the increase to be made in the number of Southern yellow pine ties, there will be purchased as before a very large number of ties in New England, the number probably reach ing over 1,6OO,00O.
 Although the New Haven's policy is to buy so far as it can materials of all kinds within it's own territory If prices and quality are satisfactory, It has been prompted by motives of economy to experiment with outside ties on certain portions of it's line where the expense of renewing ties is naturally very high. The cost of re- placing ties in stone ballast is about 50 per cent. greater than for gravel and about 75 per cent. higher than in (f1~ f1ST1 l I7H<~
 on four-track, stone-ba1lasted line the expense is even higher The life of tie has become therefore a most important factor
 Experience on the New Haven's lines has shown that the oak ties pro- years in rock ballast, the chestnut
 ties from five to seven years It i:
 because of this, that the company ha: decided to include in it's purchases thi, year 100000 long leaf yellow pine ties for use on it's main lines so as tc
 see if they will last any longer thar ties now used and thus save ex- pense.
 In his letter to MT Ely, President Elliott wrote: Desperate conditions sometimes require desperate remedi es ana ssEv European war and the de pression in business prior to tho breaking out of the war have made IL absolutely essential that the New Haven save every penny it can Oul people, therefore, are studying more closely than ever before the question 1 or economy and efficiency, and that i. l the only reason why there has beer any delay in settling this tie question think you are perfectly safe in as l sum1ng that a very large proportion of the ties used by the New Have1 company will be bought of tie man
 ufacturers adjacent to it's rails in th' I states it serves.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Berlin Paper Suppressed

Copenhagen, Dec. 5Great interest has been aroused by the suppressing of the evening edition of the Vos- sische zeitung by the German author ities as punishment for it's publication of unauth orized information concern- ing a secret meeting of the Parhafnen- tary Committee of the Reichstag and for giving an extract from the Chan celIor's speech which he says is i'm correct.
 According to this extract the Chan cellor said that possibly the war would last longer than was expected and the German people had better tighten up their beIts.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
-BridgepOrt As It Was
 1GO-5O-2O YEARS AGO. (Taken From The Files of The Bridgeport Farmer)
1GO-5O-2O YEARS AGO.

the pit, which was six feet deep. He was picked up breathless and moan ing. If the flywhee1 had struck him he would have breathed his last, but fortunately it missed him. An ex- animation by Dr. Gordon showed that his eleventh rib had been broken and he was possibly suffering from in ternal injuries.
 Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 5-The city council yesterday afternoon repealed the ordinance passed a year ago to permit the Corbett-MitchelI fight to take place in Jacksonville. This in sures the improbability of staging the Corbett- -Fftzsimmons fight in Jack sony1lle.
 Norwalk-The Consolidated Rail. road ticket office at New Canaan was entered by burglars last night and a good sized sum of money taken. The safe was blown open, two holes being drilled near the combination. The office was completely wrecked by the explosion which is thought to have been the work of Yeggmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
:eeSuicfde Epidemic" Reported

Rotterdam, Dec. 5-Reports receiv- ed here from Ghent say that there is an "epidemic of suicide" in the Ger man lines in northwestern France and Flanders, and that the number of self destroyed Germans is constantly in creasing Soldiers who have families are said to be in majority among them.
 Several trains passed through Lou vain last night from the front. No one was allowed to enter the station While the trains were passing, and it is reported that they were train loads of bodies of the German dead being taken to Lege for cremation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

The 11th anniversary of the Y. M c will be held in the auditorium Sunday afternoon, at S:3O: Ine au dress will be delivered by Dr. MeTr1lA lege. The Christ church choir will assist in the singing.
 The friends of Paul B. Hoffman visited him last evening in ceiebratlon of his 35th birthday. The members of Victoria Stamm presented him with a gold headed cane, and later he was serenaded by the Germania and L1e- derkranz.
 c. N. worthen, secretary of the Roof Tree Club, has resigned and the Governors have elected +. M Goodseli in his stead. Frank T. Sta p1es was reelected treasurer; H. E French, George E. Lyons, and James E. Camp were appointed an executive H. Ravens and A. B. Burke g. house committed
 The 41st meeting of the Christian Endeavor Union was held at the First Baptist church T last evening, the members of the .Epworth League also partici pating Rev. E. A. Noble de- 1ivered. an address on t'The Hope of the Church." and Rev. H. A. Daven- port on 'tChristmas Gifts"
 
 Thomas Farrell has brought suit 1 against the Traction Co., for $1,0O0. About 9 month ago a car ran into his cart on Stratford avenue and threw him out
 Turkeys 8 oents pound; chickens 8 cents a pound; legs of spring lamb. 10 cents a pound; roast beef to 10 cents a pound at J. P. McNa- l mara's III Fairfield Avenue.-Adv. Jacob weideman. the we'll known collector for the Gas company, was thrown from his wagon on North Washington avenue yesterday but not seriously hurt. The wagon was tip ped by a big stone in the roadway. l Mrs G. L. Robinson of 197 State street who is 76 years old, was run into and seriously injured by an ex- press wagon late yesterday afternoon l She was run into while crossing the street and the driver did not stop l to find out the extent of her injuries. | The question of abolishing the night lunch wagon as told in the l Farmer some time ago, is now before | the council. The street committee 1 have the matter before them now but Two members favor the abo1ishment and two others object to it.. The l wagon on Cannon street is the one especially attacked.
 l Charles Reed, a conductor on the I Consp1idated Railroad, after 80 years
 of faithful service, has been pension ed by the company.
 I Serious injuries were narrowly es- 1 capped this forenoon by Adam Smith of 374- Hancock avenue. He is an em-
 p1oye fo the Farist Steel works. He
 had just finished assisting in Tnov-
 ing an engine from shop in Can-
 non street, and started to descend
 into pit where the iflywheeI was re- I volving, when he slipped and fell into
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Shift Limits in Channel

London, Dec. 6-That it is the in tention of the Government to take more nistrgent measures to hinder mine laying and other operations of hostile craft in the English Channel is indicated by a notice issued last night which says that after Dec. 10, within a specified area of the Channel all nghtships buoys, and signal lights are likely to be withdrawn or shifted.
 Masters of merchant vessels are advised that navigation within this area will be exceedingly dangerous" without the aid of pilots who are to be stationed in certain ports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

which is .'pipkin.' There is beef in 1t boiled beef-the French bouiIli, in fact. There is bacon. There are gar banzos tbroad beansI and charming lit tie black buildings and cabbage and delicate morseIs of fried banana. It is very wholesome and very filling. and there is no use in your complaining that an odor of garlic pervades it, be cause the room and the tablecIoth and your next neighbor are all equally redolent of the omnipresent ajo. There is proverb which may translate thus;
 He who lets puchero pass
 Is either in love. or asleep. or ass
 London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Approve Income Tax

London, Dec. 5-Reuter's core spondent at Petrograd says that prom inent Russian economists and busi- ness men met yesterday and approv- ed of a plan for temporary income tax to make up the loss of revenue formerly derived from the sale of vodka, which is now prohibited.
 Count Sergiurn Witte opposed the Imposition of an income tax and fa7 vored levying on the owners of great estates and an increase in existing fares
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
REFUSES S1, 900 FOR
 HANDSOME DOG

A dog that loved 8 poor man bet ter than his rich master and for whom that poor man refused $1.ooO last night, was one of the features of poultry and pet stock show which has and a half years old Russia n. samoyede and a champion in his class. His present owner is Charles Robinson of 1923 North avenue His breed thrfVes in the northern part of the cold country where they are used to draw sIedges in winter when the snow is down and to haul carts in the warmer months.
 But Pom is far from being a beast of burden. His long shaggy coat is as white as milk and as fine as silk. His small pointed ears stand straight up He has snappy black eyes that be- speak intelligence and when he barks he shows a bright red tongue and mouth and the whitest of teeth He tricks at the command of his master.
 Pom was brought to this country from Russia several years ago by a wealthy resident of the Brooklawn district. He didn't like this country and he was very sur1y and unap- charge of him. Then he speedily be- came so gentle and attached to Rob- inson that his wealthy owner gave him to his new keeper.
 Pom has won prizes at several shows. He took the blue ribbon and a silver cup at Danbury fair this year, one of the largest dog shows in the country. At the poultry show last night he was awarded three ribbone and a cup. MT. Robinson said today that $1,00O was a lot of money but not enough to part him from Pom. The offer was made by Mrs. J. M. Hoffman of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
France Calls 1s-Year-Olds

Bordeaux, Dec. 5-The' 30O,0OO youths of eighteen years in France who normally would begin service in the army in October, 1916. are by Government decree to be called to present themselves for examination beginning on the 2oth of this month. Their military training will probably begin in March.
 Should the necessity arise, these youths could probably be sent to the fighting line in July.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
An Eve Closer.

Griggs-I say. old man, what's good for insomnia?. I haven't closed my eyes for five nights: Colonel - You want to have a boxing match. The first time tried it I remember my eyes were closed for a fortnight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Bar Postcards of Kaiser

London, Dec. 5-The- British and French military auth critics have bar red postcards bearing caricatures of Emperor William and the German Crown Prince from the fighting line. This action is reported to have been the result of a provision in the Ger man military code which renders pris- oners taken with such cards in their possession liable to summary treat rnent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Human Interest Notes
 Found In the Latest War Bulletins

as accurately as possible, and it is be- heved that it is within the truth to say that the Germans have lost seven Zeppelins since the war began, and hfty-two aeroplanes, with eighty-six officers and men.
 Inquiries tend to show that at pres ent the Germans do not possess more than twenty-six atrships and 2S7 aero planes, all told.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Mexican "Puchero..

When things are at their best in Mexico first rate feeding is to be had. When such an expert as George Au- gustus Sala describes anything as "a grand dish' there can be no doubt about it, and that is how he speaks of the ''puchero"-the literal meaning of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Emden Near Great Prize

Melbourne, Dec. 5-George F. Pearce, Minister of Defence of the Commonwealth, announced in the Senate today that the German cruiser Emden was within 100 miles of the transports carrying the Australian and New Zealand exped1tfonary force when she was intercepted and sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney.
 The statement is believed to fndf- cate that the Emden was seeking to attack the transports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Best Kind of One.

..Why do you call Rowley a philan- thropist? He never does anything
 ssOh, yes. he does. He abstains from meddiing with other peoples affairs 7 St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
What A;led Him.

Beet-What,s the matter with old Bean? Turnip-The cook broke him all to pieces. and then he found out she was onId stringing him.-Chicago Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
200 French Legislators at Front

! Bordeaux, Dec. 1.-Two hundred of the se7 members of the French Par iament are serving with the army. The Cabinet is considering how it can arrange for these members to leave their posts temporarily, so that they may take part in the coming extra ordinary session of Parliament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
PeeTs Heir Is killed

London, Dee. 5-In 8, casualty list made public last night Capt. the Hon. Arthur Annesley of the Tenth Illus sars is, reported among the killed.
 Lieut.. Lord -Wors4ey is reported as among the missing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

NEW BORDEN PREMrUM STORE
 The Borden Condensed MILK Go. have opened a new premium store at 105 Congress street, which will be the dis play and distributing headquart@rs of 4he premium department for Bridge port and vicinity to the consumers of Bordengs condensed milk, Magnolia and Challenge brands. The premiums are all useful articles. They consist of si1verware, china, cut glass, etc. With the Riddles in mind a very pret- tyA assortment of dolls and toys has been provided for their selection.
 When one bears in mind that these pretty and useful articles are given away absolutely free one would do well to call and inspect the offerings and if not already a user of the well known brands to become one at once Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

Paintings by old masters valued at $1, ,0o0,o9o were destroyed by fire in the hold of the steamer Mississippi, a freight steamer of the French line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Gen. L,eman Well A0ain

Amsterdam, Dec. 5-Gen. Leman, the Belgian commander at Liege. who is a prisoner in Germany. has recov- cred from illness, the effect of the poisonous gases resulting from the shells which burst in the forts.
 Gen. Leman, it is said, was wounded in the right foot and it was necessary to amputate one toe.
 Germans Lose AifShipS
 Paris, Dec. 5-Care has been taken to reckon up the German aerial losses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

Miners and operators who held a consultation at Cleveland with the in- tention of ending the coal strike in eastern Ohio, broke off negotiations. The strike is to go on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
PoTNTs OF INTEREST.

BsH. Dnlon 6 CO. 1105 Main street are showing an immense assortment of reliable fur scarfs and muTs in black fox. black 1ynxs black martin. opossum and many other furs at wholesale prices.-.Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

An acre of performance is worth 8 whole world of promise Howell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05

President Wilson has appointed John D. Lynn, of Rochester, N. Y, to be United States attorney for the western district of New York.