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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
CHINESE WRITER SAYS U. s. WON'T
 AID HIS COUNTRY

PeHnE, Aug. 1e-Sorne interesting Chinese views as to American interest in the Far East appear in a book which has been written by J. Wong Quincey under the title The Great World War From the Chinese Stand point
 The authors father was, while "a, child, adopted by the famous British general, Charles George Gordon, known as. Chinese Gordon while he was in command of the "Ever-Victor- ious Army which, in 33 rapid en- gagements quelled the Taiping Rebel slion in 1863.
 we deceive ourselVes.'' says the writer,s Eff we are led to expect any ssubstantia1 assistance from the United State of America.
 For all practical purposes America will renan a negligible factor in the Far Eastern question as we have to- day. Until some radical change is brought about in the Far Eastern sit- uation, she will continue to fill the honorable role of a mild upholder of universal peace and good will among nations; and it is difficult to blame her for it.. We have seen that the posi- ton Of America in world politics is essentially a defensive one: so long as tshe herself is. not unduly threatened, so long as she obtains free play for her commercial enterprise, she sees no reason to meddle seriously with the af- fairs of other nations.
 ssAmerica has no inordinate arnbi- ton for colonial expansion, so we are not in a position to offer her anything which can induce her to undertake our peri1s and share our burdens. No doubt can be entertained about the sincerity of Americas good will to- wards China; hut good will alone is a factor which counts for little in inter national diplomacy as we know it. L. Japanese menace in the Pacific may, in the near future, become increasing Fly pressing, and when it is too late to interfere the United States may have reason to regret her past inaction- A nerica could well have intervened in Korea. again she was presented with an opportunity to check Japanese de- signsin Manchuria; and now for the third time her interference is virtually invited, but it is feared that she will continue serenely to preach. while the sate of great nations in two hemis- pherss hang in the balance. M
 while we are hoping devoutIy that this great world war will have a fpurg- Ing and saIutary influence upon inter national politics of the future, we must, at the same times be prepared Cor the worst. The fact must be driven home. to our national consciousness that the old methods of procrastinaa-
 sion and of playing one. enemy against the other are mere make-shifts which must, in the long run, end disastrously for ourselves. Tn place of temporary expedients, now is the time to frame and pursues some foreign policy at once bold, clear, cut and definite, and to maintain a firm; continuity of pnr- pose which shall be above all party politics, and shall secure for our na- uen that measure of safety which will enable us to develop our resources without fear of molestation.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
FARMERS INSTITUTES

 [ The first farmers institutes in AlnIeri,ea owed their inspiration to Peter Collier, a. scientist and student of agricultural methods, who was born 8 S0s years ago today. In New York,
 Massoch usetts and Michigan earlier attempts had been made to found such institutes, but the scheme material ed on a practical scale under Co1Iier's guidance. The movement was popular from the first. and such institutes are now held .in9 practically every agrfc1l- tural state of the union and Province offCanada, to the great benefit of the farmers and stockraisers, who are thus enabled to keep abreast of the times. --Fl1e state and provincial or ganizations have stimulated many To- cal societies, and have thus brought the institutes almost to the farmers S door i5 While many agricu1turists were at first inclined to scoff at the thew tangled methods of farming, and sIung to the good old ways.'' the great majority of the farmers of today have been impressed with the fact that they may obtain substantial aid sfrom the laboratory of the scientist and the experiments of those ito whom agriculture is science rather than a hit-or-Iniss occupation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
THE RAInRoAD 1tuHDERs.
The Dead.

Two or three persons nave died since the terrible railroad accident of yesterday. Among the victims are the fo11pw1ues
 Alardhertolr Brooklyn. N and Mrs E. Q. Wakeman, of
 Samuel Crofut Of Stratford. was the man who was frnpa1ed by the engine. He was terribly mangIed and burned by the engine. boiler He. had a ticket for Albany
 Thomas OsRrien, a small boy, about sx years of age.
 Mrs. Charlotte Cable, of Stock bridge who lived three hours.
 Miss D. A. Smith.
 Mrs. Maria Thorn. Of New York city, died at the old depot
 Mrs. Sarah Eagan. of NeWtown, z 1 years of age. who was conveyed by her son, Patrick Connors. to his house in Stmonss Lane. early in the after noon. ThesoIds lady had just finished H visit with him. and was on the way ito her home in Newtown- Her leg was broken just above the ankIes and she was also terribly scaIded- She fingered in great agony until g little after II D. sms, her pfteous noans of pain being heard ali about the, neigh borhood, when death uercifuIly ended
 Mfr. S. B. Deming, Of A Morton seKeet, New York. died of his injuries at o'clock this morning.
 George w. Mansfield, of Falls ViI- 1ake, a returned soldier Belonging to the Second Connecticut Heavy Artil- 1ery, who was shockingIy scalded, has also died.
 A little boy about four years old, with the Thorns, was kEled. His name could not be learned. Miss Thorn's condition being foo critical for ques- ttons.
 The Wounded
 Contrary to expectations, Mrs HuT4- burt will recover, and the husband wife and child will probably return to Wilton today.
 The Injuries of Miss Emma Thorn are not considered fatal
 Bridget Ryan is dong well.
 Timothy Farrell had a leg broken and foot smashed.
 | James Memmott. of valdon. N r., was very badly scalded, and his recoy- cry is very doubtful
 Charles Davidson, of Milford, was scalded and badly bruised.
 Miss Eliza |. Tucker, of New York, was bruised slightly.
 Maria Prupty, of New York, had a leg broken.
 Some idea of the speed at which the two trains were backing down, may be gained from the fact that the passenger car was carried along a dist tanee of 400 feet before the trains came to standstilI. A gentleman residing near the place of accident voucnes for this staten ent.
 9Etatements of passengers on the ill., aaxssd train will appear in rl1fs column tomorrow seyening.-Ed.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
TRUMBULLe

MT. and Mrs. Samuel Ward, Mrs. Chester F. Brinsmade, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest S. Ward and William o. Beach enjoyed 7as trolley ride to Savin Rock, Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. Burr F. Beach and Merrill Beach were guests Sunday at the home of MT and Mrs-t Stephen c. Beach of New Milford. Miss Cora B. Beach, who has beensspe a week with Mr. and Mrs. stephen C. Beach returned home with them. "
 Mrs Edward Smith of Daniels Farms celebrated her Birthday last week By entertaining few of her
 Calf Imlaoff was arrested on Sat- urday afternoon by Constable Berger and was tried before Justice Elmer T. Nichols Imhoff came home from Bridgeport in an intoxicated condition and during quarrel with his wife hnJuring it so badly that Dr. Gallup Long Hill was called in Sunday naornihg. Ilnhon was fined $25 and costs
 Miss Mabel Beach of. Daniels Farms spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Austin smith of Bridgeport.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Christie and son. Arthur autoed to- Bristol, Sun day. N sA fFs= Mrs Arthur S. Burr of Daniels Farms ! is. spending her vacation with her mother. Mrs. James Paige of Hunting ton.
 MT. and Mrs. Sherwood M Brins- made in company with MT. and Mrs. Howard S. Beach and son Harold mo- tored on Sunday to fWatertown where they were visitors at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Lamphere Of that place.
 Wilbur N French and family of Bridgeport were Sunday guests at the French homestead.
 Brother Alexander Sinclair of liar nlony grange, Monroe, visited Trun- bull grange, Friday evening and in structed a class in the third and fourth degrees The new members are MT. and Mrs. Walter Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. Jennings of Nichols, Mrs. Henry Thompson and Miss Ruth Thompson of this place. Visitors and grangers present we're MT. and Mrs Sinclair and William Cooper of Stratford. <
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO..
rHE HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Prince Regent delivered the fol1ag speech fEera the throne:
 My Lords and Gent1emen.
 At the con1mencement of the pres
 ent session, entertained a confident hope that the peace which had con
 cluded in cOnjunctiOn with His Ma
 5estyss A1lies would meet with no in tterruption; that, after so many years
 of continued warfare and sunexampIed calamity. the nations of Europe would be allowed to enjoy that respose for
 which they had so. long been contend ing; and that your efforts might be di- rected to alleviate the burdens or
 His Majesty's people, and to adopt
 such measures as might best promote
 the internal prosperity of his donin--
 ions.
 s-rhese expectations were disap- pointed bysan act of violence and per fdy ofs which no parallel can be found in his history.
 A s.The ursurpationNo or the supreme authority in France sby Bonaparte, in | rs,rIsa0t1ence of the defection of the French armies from their legitimate sovere1zn, appeared to be so 1ncom- paHdble with the general secuerity or 0tfherscountriea with whom the French \ x1afaEoms had recently been asparty, that kE 3e1esI had no salteEnative but to eI1a- EDl1zks 4Ife aEY resources or His f5.g'a7eesk1sa Sff1oxdlnions, in conjunction Ivtf9h H1s fAEAdesty's s Allies to prevent hHfae rRal aB3ish1n6nf or a system kvv ,axriexd encefhas proved ito be the kaource of such 1ncalcua'bIe woes Eto
 1urops.,
 e1ca1sscircuxnstapces youf vi knasxa seen with just ,pride and satis- facaT0n tFne splendid success with has pleased Divine Prova- kdence ablesss HIS AEajestEs arms and fdhosa eEnfssA 41tes t1s s3e t5usk kaud ever me xz5x 3bakt1es obtained at Waterloo A1sy Eaeld Mazshaas the Duke of Well t aineston. 0 and Prince Butcher, has ad- { Eded 1EesIa Irstre to the character of kthosez9reats commanders. and has ex- altedh7he military reputation of this k greatE country beyond all former ex-
 ample.
 1 sIt has aEkt1le same time produced the most sdecisfve4effec on1the opera E lions of the war. by delivering from Ednvzsson the. diFninionss of the King of the Netherlands. and by placing in 4 the short space of IS days. the city ot sRarfg. and a large part of the king E dom Of France, in the military occ1- < patton of the Allied armies:
 f Amidst events SC important, am ! confident you will see how necessary 3at is, that there should be no relaxa- ton in our exertions, until I should
 be enabled in conjunction with His
 MaJesty's Allies, to complete those
 arrangements which may afford the
 prospect of permanent, peace and SC
 curity of Europe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
SURPRISE FOR n1R. LINES.

Members of the Rooftree club and officers went over to the banks of the peaceful Housatonic last evening and took possession of the summer resi- dence of George O. Lines, the livery man.
 That gentleman had meditated upon no such inroad and was therefore laid down his pipe and gave his visit OTIS a cordial welcome. Mrs. Lines came to his rescue and assisted in serving a luncheon Among those present were: w. T. Howes, Geprg ge Windsor, H. E.. Bowser, Arthur Haynes, Preston Hayward Fred Goode1l, George Stevenson, Merle c. Cowles. Orange Merwin, B. F. Lashar, T. B. Lashar. PhiIo M. Beers, pr. F. M. Mcclellan, Elmer Fl. Havens. Ed mond H. Hurd. H. E. French, J. H. Jones and numerous others
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
String of Chinese
 Coins Worth Much

Picking. Aug 16-An American. who recently arrived from the far interior reached Picking a string of copper coins with holes. through Itt1e center such as he had been using on his jour ney. The whole string, two feet in length, was deemed to be worth about 10 or IS cents, for the coins were
 only the ordinary leash" in. current use in the province of Shensi, from
 which the traveller came; but upon examination by a member of the Amercan Legation who knows the Chinese language, it was found that some bore the marks of Enlperorstfar back as the year s2S4 A. D. One the string were .scash" representing every reign since the beginning of the Chi nese dynasty. many of the Ming dyn- asty. and even the dynasties that pre- cede the latter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

through the village on Thursday. These horses ware brought in from Dakota to Danbury. From there horseback riders drove them to Hunt ington where they were disposed of at auction on Saturday
 Rev. William Poten is entertaining at the parsonage his mother, and MT. and Mrs. Jennings of New York.
 Ernest MeyerhoItz is rapidly i'm provings$ $now being able to be around on crutehes.
 A large delegation from Harmony Grange is planning to attend the Po- Wednesday,.
 Mrs. sEmeline Fisher is visiting out of town relatives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
War Bonds at S4 and S1.

Paris, Aug. 1T:-The Government, at the suggestion of Minister of Fi- nance Ribot, will issue a decree with in two or three days placing on sale at Post tSOHces national defense bonds Of denominations of 20f and 5. f., bear ing interest at per cent.
 These bonds may be exchanged when the holders desire for those of larger amounts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
MICHAEL POWERS DYING.

Michael Powers. who for many years had charge of'the japanning de- partment of the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company. but who for the last two years has been living a quiet life on his farm in Litchf1eld county, is dying. and from last re- ports his death is only a question of hours. Acting upon the advice of his physician, he sent for his friend, Pat rick Wade of this city, and entr usted to him the settlement of some import ant business. matters in which he was interested
 Almost every one in East Bridge port kneWfhirn and for years he was employer the Wheeler & Wilson Com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
5000 Women in Krupp Works.

Geneva, Aug. IT About 5000 young women were employed at the Krupp gun works in Essen, Germany on Pune 1 as compared with 1929 last January 1, according to official figures. On January 1 .the total number of employees at the Krupp works was 46.925. The total fifure for June 1 is not given, but it is believed to have been considerably increased. :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
BRIEF NEWs NOTEs.

Edgar H. Smith Of Milford has re- ceived $1, S0a from. the insurance com panjes in settlement of his Sloss by fightnng last Monday
 Charley Lees bay mare, Midget, trotted in the 2:S8 class at Hartford Wednesday. She got no better than fourth place.
 six-year-oId sylvester Osborne of 14 Myrtle avenue was bitten by a dog on the light arm yesterday afterno on. The wound was cauterized at the Emergency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
soBLosKIE RECArTURED.

Anthony Sobloskie. the Russian Pole prisenef. who escaped from the county Jail the nighS before the Fourth of July or the morning Of. the 9th, was arrested Tuesday at the
 Mercy hospital. Pittsburgh, and was landed in his old home behind prison bars this morning Detective William H.. Woodworth of Amsterdam. N. T., made the discovery of Sob1oskie's
 Whereabouts. secured his arrest es- corted him to, this city and received the reward of $10Ol offered for the capture of Sobloskie.
 Sobloslzie stands a good chance of having 10 years added to his sentence; He was in Jail for burg1arizing three stores and was held on another charge. He was sentenced to jail for three months on each account
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
CoLr4AR BoNE BRoKEN.

Mrs. Charles Miller. of 50 Charles Btreet. on Wednesday night fell down the cellar stairs at her home. sustain ing broken collar bone pr. CIem- ems was called and discovered that besides the break, her right shoulder was also dislocated Beth injuries were dressed by pr. Clemens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Cholera in Germany.

Geneva. Aug IT -Asiatic cholera has appeared at Cannstatt, Wurttem- berg.
 An official notice says that only one case has developed-that of a Ger man soldier on leave who contra eted the disease in Galicia-and that ev- cry precautiony is being used to pre- vent spreading of the eontagion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
HAROLD FISH I'LL.

The many friends of Harold Fish, Fish, will be sorry to hear he is dan gerous1y i'll at his parents home with typhoid fever. He was stricken while at his work as bookkeeper in the Bar mum office on Main street. Mir. Fish is a. prominent Y MIG. A. man and has a host of friends who hope for his Speedy recovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Jehosop11at s!Gefauen," Too.


 Paris, Aug. 17.-One of the prison CTS recently returned to France, hav- ing been exchanged for a German of equal rank and grading, tells the fol- lowing story:
 1T was intrned in prisoners camp in Saxohy. After our first stupefac- tion passed. somewhat we became very eager for news of the way the battle was going.
 Our guardians spoke not a word of French but one of our number un- derstood a. little German. and he final ly dared to ask for information of a on-commissioned officer who looked more or less human.
 tt What about Versailles?' he que ried. :" .Gefal1en,' laccnically answered the German. s.f And Rouen 9
 *~tGefa1Ien,' was <he answer.
 And. Nantes 2
 $ 'Gefallen.'
 7. Holy Jehosophat!''' exclaimed the prisoner in his own language.
 .t .Gefal1en,' persisted the informa- tion dispenser And then we breath ed a, sigh of relief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Carry, War Into Arctic Region

Christiania, Aug. 17-Warfare is actually being carried on within the Arctic regions
 Since 19O8,. when Zeppelin Aestab- lished an airship station in Spitz- bergen, the Germans have been ex- plotting the copper deposits on the west shore of Gross Bay despite prior English claims which were support ed by the British Government.
 News has been just received that in October, 1914, British cruiser put into Gross Bay to avoid an Autumn tempest and found German wireless station which has not been working weather.
 The men in charge had not any idea of the outbreak of the war and salut- ed thee ruiser by hoisting a German flag. Their surprise may be irnagtn- ed when they were informed they were prisoners of war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
POSTMASTER STEWARD ILL.

paced this morning that he left the
 office and went home. He has been dfsttsfesed of late with attacks Of dig zi posafBly brought on by the ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

A seven-dayy week was introduced at the Pittsburgh plant of the West fnghouse Air Brake Go. Orders On hand will run the plant for two years at capacity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
H LYMAN INTEREST NOTES
 FOaiND IN THE LATEST WAR BULLETINS

seph of Austria, who is quoted as having written: 'I also pray God that we. may have an early peace"
 Cardinal Gasparri has been sum moned by the Pope from Monte Ca tini, where-the Cardinal was spending a, vacation. The Pontiff's new moves for peace are believed to necessitate Cardinal .Gasparri's return.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

A committee of Spokane bankers is blaming to entertain the bankers en Aroute to the American Bankers Asso- citation convention at Seattle. Sept 3, and who stop over at Spokane.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

Ten thousand American machinists have left the United States for Eng land within the last 10 weeks. They are well paid by the British govern ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
HAD THAT VACATION YET ;

Hundreds let The Farmer go; with them as cosnpanion. You can do the same. Mailed to any address in tho United States, post age prepaid, for 12 cents week. Phone order to 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Germans Guard New. submarineg

Amsterdam, Aug. 17-The Germans have been at work in the Navy Yard at Antwerp since March in the con struction of nine submarines. Only was destroyed on April ,2S by three English aeroplanes.S The others are still unfinished.
 All sorts of precautions are taken to protect the Navy Yard from bombs dropped by the allies aero planes. A roof of iron bars has been erected and covered with sacks of sand. A high wall has been built all around the group of buildings and work sheds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Attend Gravelotte Mass

Paris, Aug. 17.-Th ousands of vet erans who served in the army of the Rhine in the war of 1S7O-71 attended a memorial mass today at the Cathe- dral of Norte Dame, in con1memora- tion of the beginning of the battle of GraveIotte. This batte1 terminated in the defeat on Aug. Is, 1870, of the French, who, as a result were shut up in Metz.
 Cardinal Annette off iciated. The great cathedral was hung with hun dreds of trophies recalling the martial history of France. Mime. Poincare, wife of the President; representative War and the Colonies, and other pub lie departments were present, as Well as number of retired generals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Pricc of 4.oeO on D,AnnunzIo

Milan, Aug. 17.-A despatch from Zurich says the Austrian Government has put the price of S4,OOO on the head of Gabre1e D'Annunzio.
 The Italian poet recently dropped bulletins from an aeroplane over Triest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

London Stock Exchange will be closed next Saturday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

Francis Joseph for Peace.
 Rome, Aug. 17.-The Vatiean's ef- forts are applauded in a letter to Pope Benedict from Emperor Francis Jo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS <S@>es5<><s-e>@a t: < 1Oo-50- 90 YEARS AGO 4

(Taken from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

France is planning a new war'loan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-21
BOASTED TOO WELL
Young Englishman's lest TO Woman
Companion That Ne Was Spy
Proves 10 BE Nemesis, Chases Hum

ST LOUIS, Ort u. \ man cluim.
Ing TO be Hiram lcWisohu. son NJ a
London playwright. was held for Oh
servniion ut the city hospital here
Thursday, pending Investigation NJ u
story he told the local polire last
night of having been trnilcd from Ion.
don TO this city by detectives from
Scotland yard, who thought he was q
SPY,
The prisoner carried two Spit eases
filled with expensive Eng.iNh cloth.
ing. business cards give % Craven
street thu Strand, London. as his
residence.
lewisohn said his troubles began
In London four months ago when he
met An American woman at a dlL.
ner and unlnlentinnnly gave her the
Impression that he was a spy Ills
lathef, tho prisoner sald. saved him
from execution by asserting that
Young lewlsohn WAS VI unsound miud.
When tnEea In charge by local po
icc Lewisohn said he was enroule Ia
san Antonlo, Texas. He had rail.
rond tVkef N Houston. Texas