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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
THE ATTACK ON THE NEBRAsKAN

SHE ATTAEKf upon the Nebraskan ship bound in ballast for the United States ae ties which bind the United States
  American ships while friendly negotiations methods between the established that the Nebraskan attacked torpedo; may hit mine. Itis established pedo, torpedo disabled ship more the until President decides what best to be done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
The D. ". Read Company
Estu6l1Sked 1857

At so-Ladtes' and clniIdrenss aprons,
 big value. At Sc-sreat variety garden seeds- regular SC papers 3c At 55c-9-4 seamless sheets.
 Above Goods on Sale All Day. Double Carfare Between 2 and D. ID. Special Sale Between 9 and 10 a. m. Only. At 3A c-Yard wide cheesecIoth. At 3 3szc-Best light prints. At 8s4c-Cream domet flannel. At 41Sc-New patterns cnaIIies. At 434-Best dark prints. At 6s1 s1c-Genuine Amoskeag apron
 gingham. At 7slc-Good cotton batting. Special Sale Between D. m and o
 p. m., Closing Time At 1zc-Fruit- of-the-Loom muslin At S7k 7kc-Handsome yard wide per- At 25c-Dozen rolls toilet paper. At 2Oc-Big fast color American TlaE-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
PERsoNAI MENrIoN.

A daughter was born Wednesday to MT and Mrs. F.. H. Howard of AZ Parrott avenue at the Bridgeport hos pttal- Mrs. Howard was Miss sAdeline Severin, daughter of Mrs. Christine Severin of 527 Warren street before her marriage. MT. Howard is man ager of the Rutherford Rubber Com pany. The numerous friends, of the couple will be pleased to learn that both Mrs. and Miss Howard are get ting along very nicely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
THE FRIENDS ANlID IFIFE OPPONENTS OF COMMISSION GOVERNMENT; CHIEF
 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST IT

E 6s lN ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST IT HE ELECTION commission will be held June 19 It behooves the electors make Themselves familiar with the subject that they vote intel
 important matter ought passed upon except sdeation of merits telephone would lease obtained honest dishonest strictly seeking bis advantage striving to benefit the customer
 Mostly those commission government re- citizens hot connected with politics who seek to benefit the city in which they live, by improving it's regarded little tainted with motives it's advocates The Socialist party will @ Socialist mind actually viii be the prejudice most Socialists have favor of by party The Socialist is nothing
 one the fundanasntal neipes of the is breaking down Of party lines Candidates would bV of the several political parties no electors having n the primary election would oppose each other No candidate would party designation men who make living from politics who depend upon the manipulation of party machinery for profit will the party begins primary becanse actually the candidates who
 Because government abolishes the party con and for aaso H objectionable politicians excepting lew enough to desire that the city shall be arguments other against, are o sple at anynoay can adangerous that it will into lands and thatit will build political despotis more diff fcuIt the fyrannies existing
 Those if favor of commission government that the present is and exrav centralized enough and because 1t is too easily foIed by Roliacans
 centralized hut eas recall the people sa that eonneetsd with Warrenite paving that with the referendu such unpopular contracts would brought before the vetoed and also that there would be strong probability the people would recall the public officers responsible for such contracts.
 advantage claimed for the form at for the multifarious heads of deparmens five chosen the people who of the municipality directors the affairs of private eerporaon These done and their can always upon them.
 These the those that really merit consdera of of of victory they the great body take little interest in government they opposition of those who the thing eeausehak is easier than to think about change; they
 
 addition all of those obstacles must powerful political machines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
THE COLLISION OF THE RYNDAM

SEAS ARE large Ships they
 1 With osmuch slippers ought to be able to avoid sinking other ship aged by torpedo, limp into port with dignity but the Holland liner Ryndafn into
 aror hInbly after smashing into Joseph J Guneo All needed. It behooves shippers to navigate carefully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
SUBMARINES AND AIRsHIps

A LILIES areIearning use the arship and the
 submarine. With the former they succeeded in firing plant for the explosives the they doing upon Turkish fleet in the Dardane1es these branches military power United States is singularly deficient
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
The D, M. Read Company.

President Wilson declined to attend Philade1phiass Fourth of July cele- bration. advanced the price of lead 10 points to 4.40.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
GAVE PORTER SHOE
AND LEG WITH 1T
Latter Was Wooden and Sleep
ing Car Passenger Had
1t in His Berth.

Colville for years has had well-es-
tablished reputation as practical
Joker, but his latest exploit in this
line, which he is relating to his ac-
quaintances with great glee, created
such a commotion in a Pullman sleep
er on an o. W. r. e N train near
Pendleton recently that the crew had
to take hand to quell the disorder
and quiet the passengers.
Awakened during the night by
some one rummaging around under
his berth Mr.. Cranke discovered the
colored porter down on his knees
poking into the recesses under the
seats with a cane. The Pullman con-
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Dropped It and Ran Screaming.

dTctor about this time thrust his head
out from the curtains of his section
and demonstrated with the porter for
making so much noise.
The porter explained that he could
find but one of Mr.. Cranke's shoes 20
shine and was endeavoring to locate
the other, which happened to be still
on the foot Of Mr.. Crankes artificial
leg, which he had carefully deposited
in the net in the berth. Reaching
into the net he got the leg and passed
1t foot first through the curtains, just
In front of the colored mans face.
The latter took hold of it, but when
he drew it out into the light and saw
there was a leg attached he dropped
it and ran through the train scream.
ing at the top of his voice.
II never heard such a commotion in
my life, and the passengers came
tumbling out of their berths pell nell,
imagining there was a hold-up" said
Mr.. Cranke. 1T required the COM
bined efforts of the entire train crew
to quiet them and get them back to
bed and it was almost impossible to
induce the porter to return to the
car"
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
PUTS OUT BOMB; LOSES NOSE
Pittsbursher Gets Close Shave and
Extineuishes Harmless Fuse
Thrown by Joker.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-William White had
lust been talked to sleep in the barber
shop of John Beymer on the North side
when with crash of glass through the
front window came piece of lead pipe
with burning fuse" attached. So
startled was Beymer that quick move:
ment of his razor shaved Whites nose.
All except White fled.
White grabbed towel to stop the
blood. and noting the lighted bomb" +"
drenched it with mug of water. Bar
bers and patrons cautiously crept back
and found the bomb dead.
Police who were summoned found
the bombs fuse was rope and that the
lead pipe was empty. The ends had
been hammered together to hold the
rope in position.
White lost good portion of his
nose. The police are searching for the
bomb" thrower
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
DENOUNCES THE VETS
GOVERNOR CARLSON URGES UP-
HOLDING OF COURTS.
Executive Declares Chairman Walsh
of Industrial Board, "Tears Down
and Never Builds Up:"

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Fort Collins, Colo.-Gov. George A.
Carlson, in his first homecoming
speech since election, in an address
before the Cache La Poudre Valley
| Good Roads Association. reviewed the
work of the administration; touched
strongly upon the strike situation;
criticised the federal industrial rela-
tions, with particular emphasis upon
its chairman, Frank p. Walsh; and
strongly assailed the home rule
amendment adopted in the recent cleo
ton in Denver.
Referring to the meeting held in
Denver in protest against the recent
verdict in the murder trial of John r.
Lawson, Governor Carlson is quoted
as saying:
Having failed to overthrow the
military arm of the government, the
same forces that tried to disrupt Colo
RADIO that way are now trying to over
throw the judiciary department"
The attacks upon Judge CRANKY
Hillyear. presiding judge in the Law
son case, he said, are but the begin
ming of attacks upon the Supreme
Court of Colorado if that body should
sustain the verdict.
Appealing for support of constituted
authority, Governor Carlson suggested
that the people should calmly await
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the Lawson case.
The governor declared that the at
| tempt of the city of Denver to remain
wet" was an attack upon the consti-
tuition.
ut is not question of wet or dry" F"
he said. ut is question of whether
one part of the state can overthrow
the constituted authority of another
part of the state
Referring to the federal commission
on industrial relations, Governor Carl
| son said: Mr.. Walsh is one of those
men who attempt to tear down and
never build up
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
BIG COON ATTACKS COPPER
Policeman Has Lively Tussle With
Furry Animal Who Jumps Him
While on Beat.

Seattle. Wash.-Pedestrians out late
recently on Queen Anne Hill were as
tonished TO see Patrolman A. II. Ellis,
revolver in hand, chasing a large,
furry animal down McGraw street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues
West. The two dashed around the cor
ner and up an alley, A moment later
there came thrae shots. and the patrol.
man emerged from the alley dragging
by the tail monster raccoon.
Ellis was walking his beat about
ten O'Clock when the animal sprang
from the ground and clung to him He
shook 1t off. 1t lunged at him again
and this time got under his coat and
sunk its teeth in the patrolman's thigh.
He again shook the animal of and
pursued it down the street and up the
alley, where he managed to shoot 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ORCHARDS PROGRESS RAPIDLY.
Crop Report Says Garden Truck Is In
Need of Warm Weather.

Need OF Warm Weather.
Denver.-District Forecaster F. H.
Brandenburg issued the following
Colorado weather and crop report:
During the week ending June l,
cold weather prevailed in Colorado,
the average daily temperature being
several degrees below the seasonal
average throughout the state The
precipitation was below the normal,
except in the extreme eastern portions
OF the state. The moisture in the
ground, however, is ample for plant
growth; some districts report the soil
too wet for cultivation. The sunshine
was much below normal; in localities
the deficiency was nearly so per cent.
The week, as a whole, was unfavora-
BILE for the rapid growth of vegetation
The cool weather retarded the devel-
opment of the codling moth
Fruit. not previously damaged by
freezing, has made satisfactory prog
ress generally. Small grains and pas
lures are in good condition. Garden
truck, however, is badly in need of
warm sunshiny weather"
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
YEARNlNG FOR THE HILLS
influence Of Early Environment 10 70,
Each Of Us the Iron Ring Of
Destiny.

How much OF the influence of early
environment. of the habituated reac
tions which comprise for each of ui
the iron ring of his destiny, there lie
in even our deeper attitude toward
the external world-toward what we
call Nature! Not long ago l spent
many weeks in the prairie country OF
the West, a sense of oppression con.
stantly increasing in weight upon my
spirit. Those endless, level plainsl
Those roads that stretched without a
break to infinity! A house. a group
OF barns, fruit orchard, and then a
clump of hardwoods, alone broke the
endless. fiat monotony of snow-cov.
cred fields-no. not fields, but infini-
tudes where a single furrow could put
a girdle about an entire township in
my home land! My soul hungered for
a hill; my heart craved. with a dull
longing, the sight of a naked birch
tree flung aloft against the winter sky.
Back through the endless plains of
Illinois the train crawled, away from
the setting sun. But the next daylight
disclosed the gentle, rolling slopes Of
the Mohawk valley, and before many
hours had passed the Berkshire hills
we're all about us, like familiar things
recovered. The camel-hump of Grey.
lock to the north was sapphire-blue
and beckoning. The nearer noun.
tains wore their reddish mantles,
pricked with green, above the snowy
intervals, and laid their up-reared
outlines stark against the sky. Shad.
owy ravines let into their fianks, sug-
gestive of roaring brooks and the mys.
terry OF the wilderness. The clouds
trailed purple shadow-anchors; the
sun flashed from the ice on their
SCARED lodges. And weight seemed
suddenly lifted from my spirit. The
words of the ancient psalmist comes
to my lips unconsciously: Il will
lift up mine eyes unto the hills From
whence cometh my help? My help
cometh from od."-Walter Prichard
Eaton in HarpeIs Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Colorado,

Manager Kimball has received re-
turns from a tenton shipment sent
out from the Roberts lease on the
Old Town. Gilpin county, which gave
returns OF better than 800 to the
ton.
Al Idaho Spring-the raidum city
the New York owned Hudson mill is
now grinding on ore coming from the
Big Five tunnel
A Leadville report states that gold
ore that will assay seven ounces to
the ton has been opened by the Fanny
Rawlins Leasing Company.
Carnduff and Duncan. leasing on the
Dead Pine. Cripple Creek, continue to
maintain heavy shipment Of better
than the average grade ore.
In the Leadville district James Nc
Neece has opened up body of ore in
the Fortune mine, which he is operat-
ing through the Yak tunnel.
In Breckenridge district NJ. NJ
Howe and others have recently
opened a six to eightfoot wide shoot
of concentrating ore in their lease on
a part of the Washington property on
Niger hill.
In Boulder county the Up-to-Date
Mining Company will send to the sam
pier, as soon as the roads are open,
a lot Of ore that will set the mark for
1915 in lead percentage. with high val
ues in gold and silver.
James Meyers of Golden, who is op-
Grating a placer lease on Stanley
ground, near Idaho Springs. took out
about si00 on a cleanup OF five.day
run.
1t is rumored that the New York
owners of the Rico Mining Company
are preparing to refinance the com
pany and do some extensive develop
ment during the next year.
Joseph Bryant and Ben Rice who
have been operating the Raven mine.
near Robinson. under lease for some
months, have out ready for hauling
some 300 tons of smelling ore
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
New Mexico.

A good strike of ore has been
made in the Pacific mine at Mogollon;
and Cactus Flat is reported a city Of
tents, where great deal Of develop
ment work and prospecting is going
on.
The Silver Glance Mining and De-
velopment Company, operating near
Silver City, has reached an immense
body of ore. Just the size of the
body is not known, but the report II
that a carload of the ore can be
mined each day.
A new mining company is to be in
corporated soon by Lee Russell Of
Deming and Ed Burch of Hurley. The
property is located two miles west Of
Fierro in the mineral belt between
Santa Rita and Penos Altos. Thirty
five years ago, the oxidized ore was
worked out by company which
smelted at Silver City.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Eastern Colorado Farms Success.

Denver.-Farming in the semi-arid
regions of eastern Colorado need no
longer be regarded as problematical,
in the opinion of Governor Carlson,
who returned to Denver after trip
that included the federal experimental
station at Akron. DRY farming of
winter wheat covering a five-year
period shows an average of twenty
two bushels to the acre." the governor
said. 1T proves that the men of that
vicinity know how to farm and that
they are preparing the way for the
dairy cow and the silo. The develop
ment of that country will be direct
asset to Denver and the city should
help to solve the one drawback to that
country, the high rate of interest
charged on farm loans"
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
ALWAYSDUTYFIRS7
Copyright, 1916. by W. G. chapman)
BY FRANK FILsoN.

Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
Lieutenant Won Retzow had only
glanced mechanically at the list OF
ships which his commanding officer
had given him when he took his sub
marine out of Cuxhaven. Now, read
ing it, he felt his body grow rigid
with horror.
He took letter from his pocket
one which had arrived from America
via Italy only two weeks before. IL
was from Miss Lucy cambridge OF
Cincinnati, o. Miss cambridge was
just an ordinary American girl, but
the only one in life for Won Retzow.
He had decided this when they met in
New York, while he was attache to
the flagship of the visiting German
squadron; and Miss Lucy, after long
deliberation, had written-well, that
she wasn't sure, but she was coming
to England, and possibly she would
slip over to Holland with her aunt,
and, of course, if he had leave of
absence during this dreadful war .
Lieutenant Won Butzow looked at
the list of ships expected in British
waters during the week that he was
to be absent. He was to torpedo as
many of these as possible, lying on
the bottom of the sea between ex-
ploits, to gain time and remain in
safety. And at the head of the list
was the Marianne, on which Miss
cambridge was to sail.
His instructions were explicit ones.
He was to torpedo every merchant
ship within sight of his section of the
British seacoast. He was to think
nothing of the lives of those aboard
He was to dive as soon as he had
launched his missile upon its dead
ly path, and to withdraw, leaving
the luckless passengers and crew to
perish.
The Marianne was due to arrive
off the Scilly coast in few hours
Lieutenant Won Retzow. standing al
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Health Board Makes Appointme nts.

Denver.-At monthly meeting of
the state board of health, called while
Governor Carlson was out of the city,
the following appointments were made
for the term: DR.. l.. G. Crosby, presi-
dent; DR.. S. R. McKelvey, secretary;
DR.. Charles A. Bundsen, vice presi-
dent DR.. ]. w. Morgan, medical in
spector; DR.. William c. Mitchell, bac-
teriologist; John Lynch. food and drug
commissioner; w. ID. Peck, clerk OF
vital statistics; H. p. Sweeney. stenog-
rapher of board; Marie f. Legg,
clerk; o. J. Ross, drug inspector; vii
liam Kelly. w. C. Flintham and
George p. Burris. food inspectors.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Won Retzow hesitated. Then ha
heard his voice give the command to

Won Retzow hesitated. Then he
heard his voice give the command to
fire.
Through the periscope Won Retzow
saw the white track of the torpedo
through the waves as the released air
bubbles came to the surface. Then.
almost Immediately, there came the
dull boom of the striking torpedo.
Won Retzow shoute' the command
to rise. The submarine cane up,
first at the bow, then at the stern.
And, an instant later, the water was
whipped white with plunging shell.
The submarine, pierced through and
through by some unseen assailant,
sank like stone.
Won Retzow had been standing
alone upon the bridge. The waves
caused by the destruction of the little
craft swept him into the sea. AS he
struck out he saw before him the
broken timbers of the torpedoed craft
and a new British torpedo-boat de
stroyer, with guns trained, making
briskly toward him.
He was seen; boat was lowered
and, almost at the same time that
the last of the wrecked ship sank be-
meath the waves, Won Retzow was
hauled, struggling fitfully for breath,
aboard the rescuing boat by the crew.
A few minutes later he stood before
the commander of the little torpedo
boat
Il am sorry, sir. The fortune OF
war, you know said the young Of
ficer, rather sheepishly. stretching out
his hand to Won Retzow.
will you come into my cabin? p
| he added, leading the way You are
| of course, paroled during the short
voyage to England. l believe we can
make you omfortable-dry, at any
rate" he said.
In the cabin Won Retzow still looked
fixedly at the other.
Are you not going to hang me?'
he asked.
The British officer protested feebly
Listen" said Won Retzow. Il will
tell you something, to show you wha
duty means to us German officers. The
woman / love and expect to marry
was aboard the Marianne. l wal
ordered to sink her-and l sank her
according to my instructions. But
tell you that it will haunt me for tn,
rest of my days"
To his amazement the young Eng
lish officer, who had been regarding
him with an expression decided!
quizzical, interposed laughingly:
Il may as well relieve your mind
sir" he said. The Marianne wal
aware of your amiable intentions ant
slipped in by another route yesterday
The old tramp that you torpedoet
was decoy Marianne. She hadn'
a soul aboard, and-well, We wer'
lying in wait for you upon her leewar'
side. So. I'm glad to say that you
fears were groundless, and II anything
can be done to make you comfort
| able"
Won Retzow wrung his hands an
danced like a crazy man. up and dow
in the cabin.
| Yes" he shouted. Take me t,
England as quick as you can. ETv'
got to find out whether the Mari
anne has let OF her passengers yet
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
HiIIen Must DIE Week Of June 20.

Denver.-Unless the governor and
the State Board of Pardons show elem
ency, Harry Edgar Hillen, the bandit
who terrorized Denver in October,
1913, and finally killed Thomas Chase,
must die during the week of June 20.
This was settled by the Supreme
Court of, Colorado. denying rehear-
ing of Hillen's appeal. The convicted
bandits only chance to postpone ex-
ecution is through an appeal to the
governor for a reprieve.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
Arizona.

The United Eastern, in the Oatman
district, is to start mill at once.
Col. r. r. Richardson has dozen
men at work in the Three r mines
taking out good ore, which will be
shipped to Ell Paso smelter.
The Flux tramway and concentrat-
ing plant have been completed and
everybody in Patagonia is happy. 1t
is said there is enough pay ore in
sight in the Flux to keep the 100-ton
plant running several years.
Work around the various proper
ties of the Bunker Hill Mines Com
pany, the Phelps-Dodge interests in
the Tombstone mining district, have
progressed with rapidity the last ten
day in the construction line and sat
isfactorily in the mining department