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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

i Of those who are willing to defend their
country, but Of those who can de-
fend it.
Those who are behind the organiza-
ton are not imbued with the spirit of
militarism. They agree with those
who say that at word from the pres
ident Of the United States millions of
men would swarm to the colors and
that it is not necessary in time of
peace that this country maintain
great standing army such as one as
sociates with the word militarism. No
military training in time of peace is
involved, no increase in standing army,
navy or militia, but there is contem-
plated a taking stock Of resources so
that In time Of war the government
! would be able to lay its hand immedi
ately upon those who would be best
qualified to cope with the emergency
There will be two active branches Of
the legion. The line of the legion will
be composed exclusively Of men who
have had army or navy service or who
can handle a high power rifle and are
seasoned in taking care of themselves
in the open.
1t is fact not generally known per-
haps that the United States army and
navy keep no account of the thousands
OF men who are annually dropped from
the service, either by resignation or by
expiration Of term Of enlistment. They
simply melt away into the great body
OF the population.
1t Is Of course generally known that
tn this country no data are kept Of the
activities Of citizens that would enable
the government in time Of war to pick
out at once the man or body Of men
especially adapted for particular serv-
Ice. The selection Is made after the
man enlists and his professed quail
f1cations are discovered only by ac
of his country.
The American legion proposes to do
beforehand just what the government
would have to do after it had enlisted
great volunteer army and navy.
Men who have been trained as soldiers
or sailors will be classified in detailed
records as to physique, education, char
acter Of training and length Of service.
Men of special training in other fields
Will be classified in the same way and
every applicant for membership will
be carefully questioned and the nature
OF his qualifications thoroughly invest
gated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08
Many Noted Men Are Back Of
the Volunteer Movement.
TO TAKE IN TRAINED men.
Former Soldiers and Sailors Are In the
First Line-Major General Leonard
Wood and Colonel Roosevelt Are En-
thusiastic supporters-No Spirit Of
Militarism Aroused.

New York.-The first definite step
toward the establishment of military
, and naval reserve for national defense
has been taken in the formation of the
| American legion, an organization which
makes its bow to the people Of this
country with the enthusiastic indorse-
ment Of former President Theodore
! Roosevelt and Major General Leonard
i Wood.
Its plans and purposes have been
worked out at Governors island under
the guidance Of Captain Gordon John
ston Of General Woods staff and Com
mander Robert x. Crank Of the United
States navy. There its headquarters
are temporarily located, and from there
will come presently an announcement
Of the names Of those who are to serve
as members Of the executive commit
tee and board Of honorary advisers.
, Colonel Roosevelt has already accepted
| the Craftsmanship Of the latter body.
1t is the answer Of patriotic and prac-
teal men to the agitation which has
been going on ever since the outbreak
| Of the European war called attention
to the fact that the United States is
not prepared to defend itself.
1t is the purpose Of this organization
not only to enroll the fighting men Of
the country, the men who have seen
service as soldiers or sailors, but also
to enroll the men who have special
training in any one Of the half hun.
dred calings which under the condi-
! lions Of modern warfare are as essen
tial to success as are military and
naval equipment. The membership Of
this organization is to be made up not
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

come uo,us.Ni:e
The mother took her boy in her arms
and wished that she might have faith
rs little child
On that Easter morning the birds
were breaking out in the sunshine.
Jimmie was dressed in his hest clothes
for his Sunday school. but when it was
time to go he was missing He had
caught sight of sail out on the hori-
zon and was sure that his papa was on
the vessel and was coming home. No
one knew where Jimmie had gone, so
they went to Sunday school and to
church without him.
When they returned the boy was
still missing. His older brother said
that ship had come in and quite like
ly the child had gone to the dock. At
that moment through a window all
saw a man coming up from the shore
with boy in his arms.
tits Jimmie!'' said one.
Then there was a shout and rush
for the corners, for Captain Hustled,
who had come in on the ship. was car
rying Jimmie. All chung to the father,
covering him with kisses.
ST told you papa would come today"
said Jimmie proudly
Captain Hustled had gone down with
his ship, had come up. chung to wreck
age and was picked up by a passing
ship.
Jimmie's faith in his fathers return
on Easter Sunday was the talk Of the
village, and many sermon was
preached with it as its theme. Jimmie
being held up as an illustration of
child's faith.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Mrs. Walter Olsen is out at the
Marius Juh1 home cooking for the
wedding that is to he held there
soon where several hundred people
will be present. SHE has had consid-
cradle practice in preparing food
for great crowds and deserves cred
it for her work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Some Of Miss Anna Juhl's friends
met at her home west of town last
Wednesday afternoon and gave her
a miscellaneous shower in honor
of her approaching marriage. Re-
freshments were served and good
time is reported by those present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

DR.. James accompanied Mrs. Am
drew Mikkelsen to Omaha recently
where the latter underwent an OPP
Grafton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

The Misses Ingerborg Olsen, Hill
da Petersen and Clara Madsen
left few days ago for for Blair,
Nebr. where they visited friends who
attend the Dana College at Blair.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Miss Leona Johnson who has been
visiting at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Edmond Marquesen and family
of Avoca, returned Saturday. Her
aunt returned with her and visited
with relatives until Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Mr.. Jorgensen our former baker
has gone to take possession of a
bakery at Omaha. His successor Mr..
Andersen has taken up the work
here and by the looks of things
will no doubt make a success here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Mrs. P. L. Petersen went out to
THE home of her son Thorwald Pc
tersen and wife north of Kimballton
to help nurse her little grandson
who has been very i'll with pneumon-
la. He is reported to be little bet
ter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Rasmus Har sen returned to his
home in Williams, Ia after visiting
with friends here
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Miss Marie Larsen celebrated her
54th birthday anniversary last Sun
day, a number of her lady friends
coming in to make the day a happy
one. Light refreshments were serv-
ed and a good time was had.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Fredericksen
were Atlantic visitors Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Mrs. r. J.. Hansen will entertain
the members of the w. w. Club
Thursday afternooni
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Henry G. Andersen northeast of
town lost his English Shire stallion
recently.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Edna Petersen returned the fore
part of the week from a visit with
relatives in Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Messrs Peter Soc and Carl Lund
were Sunday visitors with friends
in Atlantic
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Miss Marie Miller of Harlan is
working at the P. L. Petersen home
southwest OF town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

Miss Marie Fredericksen is re-
ported to be sick at her home on
Washington Ave.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08

P. Hoegh made a trip to Wal
nut in his jackson car last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08
A Travelling Man Cured

P: B. Counterman, travelling man Of
Joplin, Mo-, writes: Twelve years ago
Twas a great sufferer from stomach trou.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-08
ELK HORN
&S!SgsS1sSlsGT!ss S35y9I !,

Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Esbeck enter
tanned goodly number of their
relatives at their beautiful home on
Washington Ave. Sunday. Among
whom were their daughter, Mrs. Ed
mond Marquesen and husband of A
voca. /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Unexpected Growth
 of City Leads To
 New City Planning


 John Nolen and the members of the City Plan commission will meet in the commissions rooms Wednesday evening to hold a conference. The bridge commission action in going ahead with the plans for the Stratford avenue bridge without waiting for the report of the special committee to in vestigate, will probably be the main topic of discussion.
 The emergency that has arisen by the sudden development of the property. where the Bridgeport Arms works has located, all of which has been accomplished since the city plan Commission made it's report to the common council, will be talked over. The memb bers of the commission didn't expect such 8 sudden developm ment and made no provisions for it in their recomm mendations It is probable some changes will be suggested for incor- poration in the report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
CORONER TO TELL
 AUTOPSY RESULT
 IN FAIR MYSTERY
County Official Summoned As Witness in Habeas
 Corpus Proceedings.


 Coroner John J. Phelan will appear before Judge Shumway in part two of the superior court tomorrow morn ing and report on the exhunning of the body of a woman alleged to be Margaret Fair, for whose disappear ance John Deveraux and William F. Fair of Darien are being held in the county jail.
 The hearing tomorrow will be a continuance of the habeas corpus pro ceedings brought last week by Attor- ney Henry B. Shannon, representing Deveraux. It is claimed that DeVer- aux has been detained in jail since May IS, although no charge has been entered against him and the state has not even established the fact that the body is that of Margaret Fair.
 The body was found in the woods in Darien near her husbands farm Dew eraux, who worked on. the farm, de- clares he knows nothing of the won1- ans disappearance.
 The coroner, so far, has refused to tell what the autopsy on the woman's body showed. The body was exhuned last week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Official
 VIEWS OF Worlds w ar
FRENCH

Paris. June 14.-The French war office this afternoon gave out a state ment on the progress Of hostilitfes which reads as follows:
 There is nothing of real iznpor- lance to add to the announcement given out last night. Belgian troops threw a battalion over the east bank of the Yser. south of the railroad bridge going to Dixmude and or ganized themselves on the ground thus gained. Also they destroyed a blockhouse of the enemy in the vicinity of the Chateau of Dixnnude.
 Tn the sector to the north of Ar iras yesterday saw the development of various infantry actions. At the end of the day one of these advances
 made 1ssxaasters of a German work to the east of Lorette. Another engage nent resulted in our losing, after a violent bombardments a portion of the trenches occupied by us during the aftrnoon at point to the north of sugar refinery of Souchez."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Announce Engagement
 of Lydia Landesman

Unusual interest is centered in the announcement of the engagement of Miss Lydia -Landesman, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Landespnan of 822 Norman street to Michael Shu- lanslxy of this city. Both young per sons are exceptionally we'll and popu- 1arly known. Miss Landesnaan was one of the most active and prominent
 members of the class of 1912. B. HI s. Since her graduation she has de- voted much of her time to music. She is the possessor of a charming so- prano voice and is a talented instr u- nnenta1ist as well. She is a member of the Art league and of the Wednes- day Afternoon Musical club and en- joys a wide circle of Friendships in all of these organizations MT. Shu- 1ansky is connected with the Golden Hill Shoe Co. No date has been set for the wedding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Burglary Suspected
 In Annapolis Probe
 of Alleged ''Gouging''

Annapolis, June 14-Further testi- mony tending to support the suspic ions of the naval academy authorities that attempts had been made to break into the office of the department of modern languages was offered today at the investigation into irregularities in examinations by the naval court of inquiry.
 Instructor L. F. R. Fournon, who had been at the institution six years, said that on May IA he found both doors leading to the office of the head of modern languages locked. He had never known the doors to be locked before.
 This statement was in reply to al question by Captain Russell, president of the court, as to whether he knew of any attempts being made to steal papers from the office of the modern languages department or evidences of locks having been tempered with.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
SPLAIN TO SPEAK
 10 LOCAL ELkS
Flag Days Exercises To Be Observed This Evening At Home of Park City Ant lers War Veterans As Guests.

In Keeping with the tenets of the orders foremost among those of Amer lean birth, the local lodge of Elks will this evening exenp1ify, in man ner most impressive. the usual flag day observances prescribed by the grand lodge. The exercises will be held at the lodge room and the es- peciaI guests will be the Civil and Spanish War veterans and the Sons of Veterans These organizations are to march from their respective as- sernbly places to the Elks' club in State street The ritual of the or der will be observed and special music of a, patriotic nature will be provided by an augmented orchestra under the direction of John J. Reynolds.
 The orator of the evening will be MT. John J. Splain of New Haven noted throughout the east as a most gifted public speaker. At the con cluston of the patriotic exercises there will be 8 banquet rendered to the guests and members, a feature of which win be an excellent vaudeville performance by artists now appear ing z,ss ss l't losa, ssas sssg
 Star SpangIeds Banner. John J. Reynolds director-E1ks Orchestra.
 Introduct ory exercises - Exalted Ruler and Officers.
 Prayer Chaplain.
 .colunnpia, Gem of the Ocean, ,''--- Esllxs Quartet
 Flag record-Brother Lawrence F1nklestone.
 Altar services Esquire and om- cers.
 America Audience to join
 EIks' Tribute to the F'lag-Brother yvn. B. Prendergast-
 Tenting on the Old Camp Ground''
 E7ks' Quartet.
 Southern Airs. tssMaryland,s s.dy sOld Kentucky Home, = Dixie --Elks' Orchestra.
 Patriotic Address lNew Haven Lodge. No. 25o-Brother John J. Splaiz.
 5oiIa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Superintendent Deane
 Bids Farewell To His
 Long Time Associates

Superintendent of Schools Charles w. Deane addressed the high school students at the daily assembly Friday morning and made his farewell ad- dress to them. His talk was brief, but he received volunninous plaudits.
 Urging the pupils to remember the ideals that had been instiI1ed into them in the public schools of Bridge port, Superintendent Deane, dwelled on the pleasure it had given him to direct the schools of the city. He re- minded the pupils that he was the only superintendent they had and probably the only superintendent most of their parents had dealt with and he expressed the wish that his work among them will bear fruit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
DIED

46ords sconn.,1June 3. 1a15, Sarah H., widow of the late Ezekiel White. aged 91 years.
 FrfenAs arc Invited to attend the funaraaz at ter. Hate residence No 575 East Broadway, Gtrafford, on Tuesday evening, June 18th, at 8 o'clock. Springfield. Mass, papers pleaae copy. Burial in Troy, N H.
 D IA b%p Miss Margaret J. Lyddy
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence 553 Arctic street on Tuesday, June 15, at 8:30 a. n., and from St. Charles church at a. m., with solemn high mass. Intern1entsgts St. g11ichaePs cemetery D 12 b*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
IMsrIA B. HITCHCOCK.

Death came late Saturday evening as the result of an extended illness to Mrs. Lestia Louise ButterfieId. wife of Frank I. Hitchcock of 16o Wash ington avenue. Mrs. Hitchcock who was a woman of sterling character and gifted personality, was deeply in kerested in wonen's organizations of the city being a. charter member and active worker of the Bridgeport Art League, during its 20 years of ex- 1stence. She was at one time treas urer of the league, also it's vice presi- dent, completing as president the term of Mrs. Fannie RowelI, and was elected to the presidency for the year of 19o2-Os. Her water color work was particularly well known and be- sides contributing to the exhibitions of the local art organization she had several times exhibited with the Paint. and Clay club of New Haven. During the past year she was made an honorary member of the Art League. She was also a prominent member of the Mary Si11iman chapter, D. A. R., and belonged to the Wo- mans Staff of the Children's Ward of the Bridgeport hospital. She recent iy underwent an operation for the transfusfon of blood at the Bridgeport pernicious anen1ia.
 Surviving her are her husband, one brother, Marcus B. ButterfieId of New Haven, and one daughter, Bertha of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
BOYS AND GIRLS
 ROUNDED UP FOR BOLD METAL THEFTS

Sheet lead stolen from the roof of the Congress street power house of the United Illuminating Company several days ago, led to the appre- hension of several boys and girls Sat urday. Detectives claimed that the young girls were as bold in climbing ladders to the roof of the building as were the boys and that when they took the material home their mothers tried to sell it to junk dealers. As the company did not wish to prose- cute, admonitions were given the children and their parents by the prosecuting officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
PUBLIC OPINION
BRYAN,s WONDERFUL
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

PRONOUNCEENIE Let the ministers read from their pulpfts Bryan's great paper. setting forth. as it does, in amazing words of inspiration. the principles and practices Of ssThe Prince Of Peace,''- that would forever end all war.
 this not q God-inspired pro- nouncenent? Were ever so clearly set forth the ways that lead to war; Tie ways Of ssyou are wrong.-you must yie1R Eve are right, and will not y1eId''.--and that other way of come now and 1ets us reason to-
 NotWif asa ding it's sznoothness of sword.--ths Presidents note, means E ou are wrong and must yieId.-ve are right and will not yie1d.s, and that is the way of war
 That was fhe way Of Austria and Sarvla.s and Germany and Russia, and t1e rest Of thern.-their notes were as polite as OUTS And they were the only E9ghf they knew, or cared aibcut- The great right or the whole world was not theirs, but the small right that holds by might and not I by 70ves 1Eae right that stseeketh its iI-owu And tIzese smaller rights, E tzS@S2k1zAa$ <e1GAA SF1%S OS9z1s ElA sO11ys 1LS oUus---s11AaaaA the greatest of all WI asr, which, as Bry- an vEnfsss. -a4 ifs best Is li91e better ft1aa1x aa&e44s JVornf.'s z
 The &1n1es comes when, adding Efreszass9u 9us1 GDetaae Eaar1e of hate, they daffys devzaed new 6hnrrors 7ntil ionAs de1 1s endeayorfng to drown non scgHdkzSt Gza&aznen. wornena and children, wBslzf4e tz1a GfheDAaeeaxs 1o&6tarve non- men, women and chil- GE1SEas aes4ss IL sss9ss
 yaEznzaar right s.spaa1zs with ss1nes1 ana scks tEmouka the ulti- leazrn' E4ss ehe larger right ssenapIoys counts investigation, and laeperzaR uruns sneso otaaf1ons. ''s-T quote da&B xecnfa.
 k1e Tvays tRzaA aae asets% forth is not E @aseS sH4gaaT.ye sYsE-ldsess z '-zt&fs peace at EXhe nsEesss Of IOwas which is the only naetzE peMce-Reace at4fhe price of hsslET ssnp peace.
 3DsE w. ssnTORTHROP.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
THE FAILURE OF
 THE AwAR zoNE'
THE "A

The German decree became effec- tive on February 18th. The Lusftania was sunk on May 7th. In those 78 days. German mines destroyed five ships m that zone, German mines or tePnedoes destroyed three ships, one ship was burned. and torpedoes from German submarines destroyed 8d ships-or 9O ships in all. Of these vessels, 63 were British, five were French, three were Russian. The rest sailed under neutral fags=American Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Danish.
 If this record was Germany's best answer to England's policy of starva.- ton, it was a failure. Ninety ships destroyed in 78 days is at the rate of 1-6 ships a day. In 1912, Great Brf- tain had 3,386 sailing vessels and s. 672 steam vessels engaged in coast wise and foreign trade, or 13,O5S ves- gels in all. To destroy these ships at the rate of Is ships a day would require 11,257 days. or 30 years, 10 months, and days. (No allowance is made for new ships which Britain would build in that time). In foreign trade alone, Great Britain had PAP sailing vessels and 4,128 steam yes sels (4.37o in alp, and to destroy these at the same rate would require 10 years, months, and 27 days-From an article on t'The Toll of the Sub marines. The Worlds Work for June.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
ALLEGES WIFE IS ILLEGALLY HELD IN
 INSANE HOSPITAL

Declaring that his wife is illegally detained in the State Hospital for the Insane in Adiddletown, William E Anthony will appear before Judge Williams in part one of the superior court tomorrow morning to testify in habeas corpus proceedings against Supt. Fisher of the asylum
 Anthony says his wife, Helen Am thony, was sent to the asylum April 4 upon order of the Greenwich Dor ough court. She has since been con- fined there but Anthony says she is entirely cured. The MiddIesex County court is not in session so Anthony is unable to bring proceedings there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
 FLAG DAY MEETING

Washington, June 14.-F1ag Day celebrations were held here today the most elaborate celebrations being held on the south portico of the treasury department building in which Presi- dent Wilson and other high govern
 ment officials participated. Secre- tary McAdoo presided and address by the President featured the program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
EGLANTINE LIE BRUN.

The funeral of Eglantine, wife Of Henry LeBrun. was held this morning from her late home 898 Boston ave- nue at 8:3o o'clock, and from St. Charles church at 9:oo, where a requiem. high mass was celebrated for the repose of her soul by the Rev. Thomas G1oster. There were many sorrowing relatives and friends of the deceased in attendance and the floral offerings were numerous and appro- priates. The bearers were the inn mediate friends and relatives of the family. Interinent was in the family plot at St. MichaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
LAMBS FLANAGAN.

James Flanagan died in this city on Sunday morning following lengthy illness. He was widely known here, having formerly conducted cigar business in Main street, near the Arcade and a candy and cigar store next to the Atlantic hotel Before coming to this city, he had resided in Southport. Surviving him is one brother, Marcus Flanagan of Fair field and one sister, Mrs. Edward Russell of Southport.