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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15

New York, Sept. 1 15-The Anglo French financial commisson heard to- day that German agents, alarmed at the momentum gained in the past few days by the movements to lend Great Britain and France a billion dollars to be spent for supplies here, had instituted a, countrywide campaign against the fIotation 5f the proposed credit loan.
 According to information which came tosthe commissioners attention, the German attack on the proposed loan included not only the negative stand in refusing to participate which the agitators. which will be taken by banks with large lists of German American depositors but embraced heavy withdrawals from banks parti- cipatfTg in the loan as an expression of the disp1eaSIre of the pro-German Rdepositors.
 Another method which was report ed to be in favor with those opposing the Notation of the loan was the pro- posaI to float a similar loan for Ger many. The amount of the proposed GeHman loan, the commission heard, was to be half b1Hion dollars. It was designed, according to their IT. formation, not to place that sum at the disposal of the German empire, for Germany, unable to import Amer can products, could not spend it, but purely as an embarrassment to the AngIo-French commission.
 If half billion dollars of Afneri- can money were tried up in this loan. the proponents of the plan were un- derstood to believe it would make it difficult-if not ir11possib1 1e-for Great Britain and France to succeed in their quest for a billion dollars in these money markets.
 1 A less drastic method of attack, 1t was reported to the commission, was the apparent intention of the pro-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
MILITARY PREPARATION

EW OF have been Aa keep the had before war, with re- pee to the military establishment of country appeared be Of the things of tomorrow Then came the war civilization took up arms Unpreoe tented equipped armament with precedented destruction against orn beneath the deadly rain the skies.
 They destroyed in weeks strong places that the Dlden time would have endured siege for months.
 she is not in her former isolation Her Industry ottered change emplosnnents They produce more things with which to kill. { The theory that Europe will be exhausted is seen to be only theory just as t only theory that there would be
 is appreciated that the victors in Europe will emerge with the the most powerful armies Of hardened veterans and the most tremendous supply of killing nents assembled this planet
 The will not disappear that there connec lion between the and the struggle suprem shall be commercially supreme will be high because the pound the franc the mark and the our fatness and prosperity
 Americans irressiby driven to notions that our defense must be larger and better prepared.
 Defense consists of two the army and the Most defense should chiefly eon And if the army must go beyond minimum the excess should citizenship returned the ciizenshfp from time to time.
 be defenve st first line of defense either must the the clements navy chief of which the submarine peculiarly an American base on the land but will be in essence naval weapon
 The ship also and n America t will be
  conjunction with the submarine arshp directed by Amer genius, will give The United States while elinging tp familiar will give increase to air and underwater power
 To do much damage to the American the must bring his at least ten miles from the line
 h such position he cannot live against sufficient a below
 ship efeotive used in much larger numbers than and.a must be found to accuracy its fire maximum development of truly American in ventions the efforts the American scientists raised consider this matter tion
 This will not the functions of trained soldiers and sailors It will endov the activities of military establishment with those progress the masses of professional men.
 Many do well things they aborious1y by patience Only million in ten, in twenty hundred million has the gift of nd- ing the larger, better efficient way.
 Not the least part of neHcan preparation is the obza- ton of the best brains known to American hes6 should be added the best brains known organization. When these things accomplished the United States be prepared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
SEEK MORE JEWISH VOTERS.

Wlth desire to increase the num- Der fof Jewish voters in this country, the Young. Mems Hebrew Association of this city met last night and de- cided to institute Naturalization Glass; Twenty five members have already been secured and a course of study twill at once be begun under the direction of leading Jewish ctti- zens. Men of national prominence will, it is said, be brought here by the association during the winter to address the organization on civic and other matters
 A steamer f1ying the signals of the American Committee for the Relief of Belgium is reported ashore off the coast of England
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
Ocean Liner Saves Grew of Steamer
 Sunk By Torpedo

New York. Sept. 15-The steamer Prins Wi1lem v. which arrived today from Amsterdam by way of South American ports, and the W est Indies, on August 13. picked up a lffeboat with nine men of the crew of the British steamer Ranza, which had been torpedoed by a German submar- inc two days previously, about 40 miles southwest of Ouissant, France.
 Eight hours after picking up the Iifeboat a French cruiser held up the Prf1s Willem V and took the ship wrecked seanen into Brest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
 STUDY CIVIC PROBLEMS

2 A civic department in which city problems will be discussed has been started by the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Offices have been open ed at 78-86 Cannon street Judge Edward K. Nicholson, president, will be in charge of the campaign and so will be assisted by J. H. Braddoeh, vice-president of the American City Bureau. banquet is being planned at which F. St. Elmo Lewis, president of the Art Metal Construction Co.,, of New Jersey. is to be the principal speaker.
 Persia is reported to be in state of anarchy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
South Carolina Goes
 Dry" By Large Vote

Columbia, s. C., Sept. t5.-Unoffiefal returns here early today from all A counties of South Carolina indicated a majority of nearly 2o.00o for state- wide prohibition in the referendum election held yesterday. Shoudr the official count show prohibition carried the new law will become effective Jan uary 1 next. It would prevent the sale of beers and wines as we'll as lit4uors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
s7=77TfsAG1srs, IN CONVENTION.

San francisco, Sept. 15-The first b,,siness session of the Congression TTnion for Woman Suffrage, which is being attended by scores of prornin- ent women from all parts of the country, began here today at the Illin- ois Building at the Panama Pacific Exposftton Several speakers deliver ed adresses on the suffrage ques- sion:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
PAST sACHEMs TO FEAST.

Big chiefs of Konckapotana.uh tribe, No. se, I, o. R. M., will hold a grand pow WOW at the stratf1eld hotel tomorrow evening when the annual banquet of the past sacherns' association will take place. Prepara- tfons have been made for a large past sachems from other cities will attend. Officers for the year will be elected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15

Wages Of the employees of the Kelly Springfield Motor Truck Go. plant at Springfield, Ohio, were increased 10 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15

Football has been abolished at Seton Hall College.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15

SPECIAL SALE OF
 F E R N s JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
FRATERNALA NEWS

A convooation of Jerusalem chap ter, No. 13, R. A NI., will be held ..t Masonic Temple on Friday evening. at 7:So o'clock.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's
Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was TO make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome
Nowadays We simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get
large bottle for about 80 cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe. be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does it
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Mysteries of Golf.

Josephus Daniels. secretary Of the
navy. was invited the other day to go
out and play golf
Il can't play it," said Daniels; II
made up my mind some time ago not
to go in for golf until they change the
rules"
How do you mean"
We'll. until they change the rules
and make it as good game as
shiny"
That recalls the tale they tell about
the time Franklin X Lane. now secre-
tary OF the interior. first undertook the
mastery of golf
Two enthusiasts over the game lent
a large set of clubs to Lane and they
played a round. When they lad
reached the last hole Lane walked
over to the nearest t,eing place and
began attempts to drive off with each
club in his sack. one after another.
The games all over" they ex-
planned. gently.
Well asked Lane. picking up an
other kind of club. cant play my
hand out?"-New York Sun.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

II have been a coffee drinker, more
til few months ago | became more
and more nervous and irritable, and
finally | could not sleep at night for
was horribly disturbed by dreams OF
all sorts and species OF distressing
nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the expert
ence of numbers Of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Postum
and learning OF the great benefits they
had derived, | concluded coffee must
be the cause OF my trouble, SO | got
some Postum and had 1t made strictly
according to directions.
Il was astonished at the flavor and
taste. 1t entirely took the place Of
coffee, and to my very great satisfac.
Ion, | began to sleep peacefully and
sweetly. My nerves improved. and /
wish l could wean every man, woman
and child from the unwholesome drug.
drink-coffee.
People do not really appreciate or
realize what powerful drug 1t is anL
what terrible effect it has on the hui.
man system. If they did, hardly a
pound OF coffee would be sold. would
never think Of going back to coffee
again. would almost as soon think
OF putting my hand in a fire after I
had once been burned. Yours for
health"
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble DOW.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
IN cup Of hot water and with cream
and sugar. makes delicious beverage
Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds IA
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
BIG EATERS HAVE BAD
KIDNEYS AND BACKACHE
Take a Glass Of Salts at Once II Your
Back 10 Hurting or Kidneys and
Bladder Trouble You.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE, because we eat too much and all
our food Is rich. Our blood is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork, become sluggish; the elimi-
native tissues clog and the result is
kidney trouble. bladder weakness and
a general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
OF lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full OF sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; II you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in a glass OF water before
breakfast for few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
to neutralize the acids in the urine so
it no longer is a source of irritation,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, makes delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs In
every home, because nobody can make
a mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
NO CUSTARD FOR REGINALD
Young Wife Had Done Her Best, But
Probably the Cook Book Was
at Fault.

Reginald loved his wife tenderly
and devotedly but he had to acknowl
edge in the Utmost recesses of his
heart that the hand that welded the
powder puff lost its art in the pud-
ding basin
What pudding would you like to-
night, love- she cooed at breakfast
time.
oh, anything" he whispered des,
perately.
"Anything?" she reiterated, in a
panied tone.
Well, YOU know, old girl; anything
light-only don't tire yourself out"
You shall have your favorite-cus-
tard, dear, she promised.
Toward seven o'clock Reginald re-
turned, but the sound OF weeping and
gnashing OF teeth greeted his trained
ear.
Whatever is it, my dear girl?" he
implored, as he rushed into the
kitchen.
"O-o-o.oh.' she sniveled on his
waistcoat. I've been making you GUS
tards all the afternoon and"
And what, pet?"
They all t-t-turned out sponge
cakesi"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

whom he remembered to have seen.
but whose name he did not know
Il suppose. said the woman. that
yer gettin a good fee. sir for at
tendin the little Smith boy
We'll. yes. pretty good. but Why"
"Well. | 'ope yer won't forget that
my little Algy threw the brick that
1T i'm"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
'CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver. stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
if you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in.
sides need a cleansing, too. Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
YOUNG COUPLE AsPHYxiATED
Found Dead in Room With Gas Pour.
ing From Unlighted Heater.

Ogden, Utah.-Asphyxiated by gas
that was pouring from an unlighted
gas heater, a young man and a young
woman. registered under the name Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ginger. were found
dead in room at the Belmont room
ing house, Friday afternoon. After an
investigation of the mans personal ef
fects, the police learned that the body
is that OF Joseph A. Sorenson of Rigby.
Idaho. The girl was Miss Genevieve
Ellsworth, also Of Rigby. who has
been attending the freshman class at
the Utah Agricultural college
That Sorenson and Miss Ellsworth
were secretly married more than a
month ago was asserted by Edward
Ellsworth and Miss Orba Ellsworth.
brother and sister of the dead girl.
II was at first thought that the
couple had suicided. but an inyesti-
cation revealed the fact that the trag-
edy was the result OF an accident.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Family History.

Miss Curley kept private school.
and one morning was interviewing u
new pupil
What does your father do to earn
his living?' the teacher asked the
little girl
Please ma'am." was the prompt 70.
ply he doesn't live with us Ny
mother supports me"
We'll. then" asked the teacher.
"how does your mother earn her liy-
ing?"
Why" replied the little girl. in an
artless manner, she gets paid for
staying away from father"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Sure OF His Victim.

"Johnnie,"
"Yes'm'
Why are you sitting on that BOYS
face"
why. /"
Did | not tell you to always count
hundred before you gave way to
passions and struck another boy"
"Yes'm. and I'm dom it, I'm just
sittin' on his face so he'll be hero
when I'm done countin' the hundred
Houston Post.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
DON'T ITCH! USE RESINOL

Just put on little OF that soothing,
antiseptic resinol ointment and the
itching and burning stop at once. Soon
all trace of eczema, ringworm, rash,
or other tormenting skin trouble is
gone. Every druggist sells resinol
ointment and resinol soap. Prescribed
by doctors for 20 years.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Taking a Chance.

Louise had made loud and repeated
calls for more turkey at the Christ
mas dinner. After she had disposed
a liberal quantity she was told that
too much turkey would make her
sick. Looking wistfully at the fowl
for a moment. she said.
well, give me anuzzer piece an
send for the doctor"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Woman Royalties Made Army Officers

For the first time in English history
four royal women have been gazetted
as colonies in chief of English regi-
ments
Heretofore several OF them. includ-
ing Queen Mary herself. have held
German army titles and Queen Victoria
naturally was the head of the British
army, but now Queen Mary has been
appointed colonel in chief OF the
Eighteenth Hussars OF historic fame,
while the Queen Mother Alexandra is
associated with Nineteenth Hussars.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Luxury.

Those Billions simply roll IN
wealth"
Don't they? And say. did you ever
see Mrs. Billions set OF state tcctA''
State teeth?T
"Yes--the ones she wears at rec"1-
lions and dinners. They're made 81
diamonds. rubIes. pearls. sapphi-os
and emeralds in succession. Why. GRO
OF her smiles Is worth $4,000
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Limited Dissipation,

a small. henpecked little man was
about to take an examination for life
insurance.
You don't dissipate, do your" asked
the physician, as he made ready for
tests. Not fast liver, OF anything
of that sort?"
The little man hesitated a moment,
looked bit frightened, then replied
in a small, piping voice: 81 some
times chew a little gum."-Colliers
Weekly.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

New York.-F'rom high information.
al banking sources it was learned Fri
day that the so-called international
credit plan projected by Sir George
Paish on the occasion OF his recent
visit to this country had been aban-
doned. The reason given was that ex.
change between this country and
Great Britain is substantially normal
and no definite action along the
lines originally outlined is required.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

The Professor-The fish of Amer
lea. north of the Isthmus of Panama,
embrace three classes, 80 orders. 223
families, lib genera, 1896 subgenera,
1858 species and 1873 subspecies.
The Student-Well, professor, il you
will let me off today I'll go out and
see II l can get string of genera.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Knew a Saloon.

"was It your craving for drink that
brought you hcIe?" asked the synpa-
thetic visitor at the JAIL.
Great Scott. ma'am, DO ! look 30
stupid az TO mistake this place for
saloon ?"-Washington Star.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Avalanche Rurioa VILLAGE.

Geneva.-An avalanche has buried
the Alpine village of Obergeste,en, at
an altitude of 4,45O feet in the canton
Of Valais. The inhabitants had been
warned OF their danger and are be.
lieved to have escaped.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Mrs. Dearborn - You say that is
Mrs. Burke-Martin?
Mrs. Wabash-Yes; Burke was her
name and Martin was her husbands
name.
Mrs. Dearborn-But why does she
use the hyphen between the names?
Mrs. Wabash-To show that she is
separated from her husband.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
More Horses for War.

San Antonio, Texas.-F'ifty thou
sand horses are to be furnished the
English and French governments with
in six months under contract signed
Friday by local firm. the first Ship
ment to be made in February.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Reggie Is going the pace that khiS
all right"
Nonsense, Why. he does noth'ns
from morning to night but lounge
around the club"
We'll. that's the pace that kills
time. "--Chicago Herald.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
The other place.

do you know where the little boys
20 who don't put their Sunday schoo'
money in the plate?"
"Yes'm-to the movies. "-Americ""
Boy
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

What has become. OF the old-fash-
;ioned man who used to predict the
weather with goose quill?
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Don't trust the man who ho,s,s \
is as honest as the day is long" He
may be a burglar and work nj n,ah,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

For many generations Perth, and not
Edinburgh, was the capital of Scot
land.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Does your wife allow smoking in
your house,"
"No-only the chimney"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Clark OF Fremont county intro
duced a bill relating to sheep grazing
on cattle ranges. woodward OF Frank
lin county fathers an act to establish
a fish hatchery on Cub river, Frank
lin county.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

When a husband is henpecked it
may be a case OF his chickens coming
home to rOost.-Toledo Blade.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
WHIT

Probably on'
lens that irrie |
to contend wi |
furnishing win
Gus tracts. n
ring OF winter
10 damage th'
sections the s.
great from ti
remedy must \
We note thu
Co. have foun
winter water /
and the same
week AT the |
users on the
held last week
resolution pre- '
linuance OF "
carried by an
The resolution
however, was
and does not
the board OF
company rnah
arrangements
the settlers q |
system Con
proposition 10
settlers at act
paid for by
years with IL
We believe '
10 the ques
While there
OF seepage on
our market I
ponds to a &
sheep men. IA
there are no
stock on the
imperative Il
ished with W
terms OF the
pany propos
during the \
sessmcnt Is
With all the
be proposed.
mand Il fuln
contract by
until such II
may be prov
From all
ambition OF
we'll on his Z
that the con
to finance
may be abb, |
the tract.
time on tn
rate OF int
comes We =
abandon thu
the canals
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Teton county, the new unit 10 be
added to southeastern Idaho from ter
ritory taken from Madison county,
with Griggs as the county seat, was
moved up to third reading In the
house of representatives of the legis-
lature on Thursday and will pass that
assembly, thereby winning half it's
fight for existence.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
subscription

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The post Office at
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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

Senator Ravenel Macbeth was f. st
elected to the state senate froL Gus
ter county for the 1901 session He
was elected again in 1905. and has
been in the senate every two years
since then. His present term is his
seventh.