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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
MT. James Scollay Whitney, Who
 Found His
 Romance Within a Revolving Door.


 Not a chance" said Fate.
 You've got more nerve than I have" said Cupid.
 nance played a slim part in young Mr Whitney's life about that time. Of course, he had met the girls in his set, the Vincent Club crowd, as the Boston buds are styled, and he had been prop erly courteous and, maybe he had been extra attentive to an occasional girl here and there, according to the individ- ual charm of said maids. But there was nothing of love making itself known in "Jim" Whitney's life. He was too busy.
 And it must be understood right here that the hero of this revolving door romance is no mere society figurehead. He may De rich and he may have pros. poets of lot more riches, but he has never been a mere tango-dancer and "tea-fghter" and society ornament. He is a hustler from the sound of the bell He comes honestly by that, for Papa Whitney can hustle some and his favor ite remark is that work doesn't hurt anybody.
 So here was young MT. Whitney work ing ih Boston and young Miss Dube working at Salem. She had given up the cloak business aud opened up a little manicure parlor of her own
 Gee" said Cupid, maybe she'll fall for somebody. Get busy.'
 "Oh, all right" said Fate.
 So the next week the call of the metropolis began sounding in Miss Josephine's ears, and she packed "her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

duu tue WOrklnB girl.
 And, oh, yes If that same re- volving door had developed it's sticking quality 1 minute earlier or one minute la t CT | Il e r e wouldn't be any story to be writ ten, because in the first case tne millionaire and the working girl would simp- ly have tried mother door and in the second they would just have shot by each other in comet-like fash tA af rnnn1x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25


 Say said Cupid, nervously to Fate, just about this time, there still a long way off. Suppose he gets in love and hook up to some girl in his own set be- fore that scheme of yours to bring them { o g e t h CT goes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21

who raise the what they make take advantage of the market indignant if the workers follow the human 
 Tn Merden labor is bought and sold commodity. It commands rising and less falling market It obeys the laws platinum copper, sphuric and thousand other commodities which have shot sky high because the market is good I
 agent trust informs Merden that will higher nobody thinks of saying that outsiders changing conditions.
 thing it's prosperity with If tdoesnt the best their loss will be hard to
 doing their best not consciously but necessary work put Meriden cities The industries of Meriden will mostif they operate with the workers
 difficulty which Bridgeport industries struggle today higher price labor, it's conditions met easily the higher price of other 
 difficulties intense competition for the help very dsIrbny Organizations unsettled being redistributed demand of the industry putting every industry upon it's mettIe replace changing better them selves.
 old conditions have changed. Meriden must change i'm or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
MAXIM THE TARIFF

HE FARMER has received letter from the Tariff - mission League in which that organization very peratey states the object and purpose it's beng which have commission make tariff rates.
 The this differ ha from those the leagues publication that tariff is given place of less importance responsible for industrial growth
 It is not extravagant to state that the Chamber of the United States has said considers the well ed policy of Germany to contributed powerfully German Strength:
 But with little power compared with Germanys stem her organization of industry, her ownership of
 her of her workers and organization k0f banking credit
 1t is quite that the tariff necessary M does hepor hurt ecounr degree that is best considered in the light of much Information understand except for it's great mass and that the mak tariffs probably would be expedited by putting body intelligent the job.
 This work would be we'll done, maybe under the super the great bureaus like that which handles the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
sIITTY RHODY"
 HONORS NAME OF
 BENEDICT ARNOLD

This is the tercentenary of the birth of Benedict Arnold, the first of that name in American history. While his descendant of the same name is held in universal obloquy by all citizens of the United Statess the people of Rhode Island revere the memory of the pio- neer Arnold. He was born in England Dee. .z1, 1615. and enigrated to Amer ica when in his tWenty-frst year. Roger Williams had just been banish- ed from the colony of Massachusetts and had fled to the head of Narragan- sett Bay. where, with a few followers, he planted the seed of the common wealth of Rhode Island The spot where williams began a settlement he he named Providence, in acknowledge rnent of the goodness of God towards him.
 Young Benedict Arnold was among the pioneers who helped to found Little Rhody,'' and he quickly became a power among them. He was lead CT in that democracy established by Roger Williams, in which every settler was required to sign an agreement to give active or passive obedience to all ordinances that should be enacted by a majority of the heads of families. In I1657 Benedict Arnold became the pres ident of the colony, the various set IIenentS snaV1ng been unlte0 under the name of Rhode Island and Prov idence Plantations. Under the royal charter the ancestor of the most in famous of American traitors was elect ed governor of Rhode Island five times, and he was held in universal esteem as a wise. just and honest ad- Tninistrator. He died in 1878, more than half century before the birth Of the Benedict Arnold who was des- tined to make the name a synonym for infamy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
ST. THOMAS DAY.

The first observance of St. Thomas Day was in the twelfth century, and for a long time thereafter the twenty first of December was observed as a festival throughout Europe. In some parts of England the old customs con nected with the feast of of this saint will be observed to-day. In War wickshire the day is still known as corning day. from the old custom of the poor people going about solicit ing gifts of grain from their wealthier neighbors. In other parts of Eng land it is known as "Doleing Day or .sMumping (Begging) Day." as it is permissible for poor folk to make the rounds seeking gifts of provisions or money for Christmas. This is called
 going a gooding,' and. although now
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
LORD TAVTSTOCK'S ROMANCE IS LIKE A
 BERTHA M. CLAY NOVEL

Perhaps in your younger days you found entertainment and inspiration to day dreams in the passionately pure pages of Bertha M. Clay novels, in which, after many adventures, and hair-br breadth escapes from the ma chin ations of the sneering, black -mustach- ed villain, the beautiful but poor her oine and the handsome and wealthy duke, viseohnt or earl were united in the holy. bonds of wedlock. Nova days of course, we look upon such romances as wildly improbable, if not impossible, but therein we err The Marquis of Tavfstock, Hastings Will liam Sackvi11e Russell, heir to the Duke of Bedford and one of the great est of English fortunes, is the hero of a romance, which. if lacking in the
 thrilling features of Clay story, might well inspire such tale.
 The Marquis was born twenty seven years ago to-day, Dec. 21, 1888, and 1 is the only child of the eleventh Duke
 of Bedford, whose great land holdings bring an income of more than a T1il- ! lion dollars a year. E Unfortunately the Marquis has not the handsome, dash1ng, debonair characteristics of a true hero of romance. as he is describ- l ed as sstaI1, angular, quiet and ex-
 tremely pious.''' He is said to look ! like one-traits he may have inherit ed from his mothers father, the Ven lerable Tribe, Arch deacon of Lahore.
 He is often called 'tthe most silent man 1 in England,H and about the only sub- l Ject that arouses his vieaI enthusiasm 1 is the tY. M. c. A. in which he is a leader and liberal supporter.
 l It was little more than a year ago
 that Lord Tavistock's romance culmin- ated in marriage the bride being Miss
 Louisa Jewett WhitwelI, a social work
 CT. The Marquis was student al
 Oxford, and Miss Whitwell a religious
 and charitable worker there; in the I university town when they first met, ! For six years, disregarding the objec- 1 tionsf of his mother and father the l young nobleman Wooed the. pretty but
 poor girl < before she rewarded him with the fateful ives" The parents I of both of the young people were op- posed to the alliance, the girls father
 fearing that she would be made un- happy by marriage with one so far tabove her in wealth and aristocratic 1 position. For all his qufetness and pfety, however, the heir to a dukedom land many millions was a man of de. termination, and he had his way. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford were
 conspicuous1y. absent from the wed I ding ceremony. The Marquis and
 Mar chioness spent their honeymoon nursing wounded soldiers in a Y M. c
 A. camp established by the Marquis lin Devonshire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21

XMAS HOPING AND VZREATFEs OF
 LAUREL
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
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followed in a few remote neighbor-
 hoods, In some Worcestershire com i rnunities the children go through the
 streets singing and begging for apples St. Thomas is considered in many countries the patron saint of carpen- ters, builders and architects. In this
 Thomas was an architect, and went te
 the Indies to build a great palace for
 a king, but. in the absence of the mon arch, distributed the money. among the poor. The king was enraged5 and threw Thomas into prison, but, .ds7tIzs soon afterward the ruler found a pasA ace awaiting him in heaven, and re- turned to earth. to order the release
 of St. Thomas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21

pr. Charles Haslzlns. dean of the Harvard Graduate School and pr. Jeremiah D. M. Ford. professor of languages in the university, were notified of their elevation to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Barcelona.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
SEASIDE COUNCIL TO MEET.

Seaside Council, Royal Areanum will hold it's regular meeting Wednes- day evening at its rooms, l, ,025 Main street, Citizens building. The orator has a surprise in store for the mem bers. Every one attending the meet ing will receive a present. Come out and have a good laugh.
 All members of the Royal Arcanum are invited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
MISSIONARY LlAYN1EN
 MAY CONVENE HERE

The feasibility of holding a state convention of the Laymens Mission .ary movement in this city is being considered. Territorial Secretary Mer- Till and Executive Secretary Starr were in this city yesterday on the matter. If the convention is held in Bridgeport this year it is said it will be record breaker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
Strings of Pearls

Richelieu Pearls which made scientifically, inn pervous to water, and which will crack peel The substitute for Oriental pearls produced In uniform and graduated lengths. many sizes and prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
CAUSE OF THE STRIKE IN MERIDEN.

HE TENDENCY to attribute apparent cause
 result whatever is almost because most The nature of drop of water is little until somebody snecializes the constitution of out that it is composed oxygen and hydrogen7 and makes his knovyedge common property.
 concealed is not great which sbros social pheonena we people of Meriden veT much disturbed nysfied because labor trouble has upon them They know that little there was labor peace and now there IS labor and they unhappy The Meriden Journal of the be st kind of E and brings to the solution and fails to take the of the local situation which is part of a general situation
 mere incident of strike and oneAhch England has gaized abated s F - - t'7 l0' pekeng upon theory that there is right of threats Of which it speaks certainly in u ever enough people really exist to make public opinion nltes exhibit when they tar aand feather labor run them out of town
 The public opinion makes one thing or the other possible anad always did and always will
 But the chief error of contemporary very common outsiders what is really due working thought ssa tfs @ @ Sssss ss ss' @ | ss a ass @
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 nem. The
 
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 workers of Meriden undoubtedly affiliated these bodies which theyhave organized for their protection which they support for the help that is in them.
 These associations differ whit their plrpose their motive the associations formed by to promote their interests
 Gompers goes Meriden to advise the workers outsider than Dan Davenport is if comes Merden if lawful business. duly agents the of portion of the whole population this prosperous interesting city. affairs will the be treated outsiders course representatives the good occupy dgnified trust this way peace attaned and Merden Intenser .s=4sres.
 The fundamental the strike in sire of workers for better conditions
 The immediate is the ammunition business much work done the time opporune make bargains.
 ammunition has produced strikes all market for labor good ammunition has the market good The workers everywhere seeking advantage of the good market just the the wheat and the potato and reasonable that workers should want good market But some theughess employers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
0IR IEAnERS

Mocha imitation fur lined S1.OO Kid imitation fur lined. $1.23 Mocha fur lined =. .$1.23
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

For every day use that will be appreciated can be found at our store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
GLOVES GLOVES

We have. a very strong line in street gloves both lined and unlined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
COATS COATS

We can take care of your need in a Raincoat for Father, Mother, Sister and Brother.
 ChiId's Rafncoat with hood $2.75 Misses School Outfit .$3. 3.95 Misses Capes $2.75-$3.00 Boys RaincoatS ... .$2.75-$5. .OO Ladies' RaincOats .$.5O-$1O Mems RaincOatS 4.5O-$12
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-21
CDe DW Read co
 EstcbkSShed 1857
Platinum and Gold JeWelry Special Showing Until Christmas

The finest grade of Jewelry, Platinum and IA karat Gold, set with genuine diamonds, pearls, sapphires and other precious stones
 Bracelets, Pendants, Brooches, La Vallieres, Lorgnettes, Bar Pins, Scarf Pins, Sleeve Buttons, Pocket Knives, and other attractive pieces for gifts.
 It is unusual opportunity.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12
fIR,T YEAR 0F WAR
 IN THE EAST

The first twelvemonth of fighting between the Russians on one side and the Austrians and Germans on the other is story of great changes of fortune, both eombatants being re- peatedly driven back only to show the greatest rosiliency in defeat and soon to resume the offensive in most surprising manner.
 The end of the year however. finds the pendulum swinging strongly against the czar. He may recover and take again the roads to Cracow, Vienna and Berlin, but just at pres ent he is on the whole in worse plight than in any hour since the war started.
 Russia's losses in the first year of the war are not approached by those of any nation in any war of history. According to reliable estimates, she has had between 2,500,000 and 4,OO0,- 900 men killed, injured and captured. Despite these horrible gaps made in her ranks, she still has millions in the field, and her great reservoir of personnel does not show signs of es- haustion. It is not men she lacks, but guns, shells and brains.
 Slow to Mobilize.
 On August l, 1914, Germany de- ciared war on Russia. Almost imme- dately the Germans crossed the from tier at Thorn and the Austrians south of Lublin. They were practically un- opposed because of the slowness of mobilization in Russia The Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch was forced to gather his main armies well to the rear of the line of great fort resses running through Kovno, Grod- no. Ossowetz, Novo Georgievsk. War saw and Ivangorod.
 On account of his desire to do all he could to relieve the French, who were being driven from northern
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12

the north. thinKlng to take the pursu' ing Russians in flank with the south ern section. But the Austrians were too slow to carry out the field mar shaTs plans and the Russians, siip' ping into a gap in the lines between the Germans and their allies, slaugn- tered the latter. The result was the high tide of Russian invasion. The Austrians withdrew over the Carpa- thians again, leaving Przemysl to be besieged a second time. The Ger. mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus sians, following closely. were able for a brief moment to raid this rich province at Pleschen. At the same time they entered East Prussia again.
 But again the German strategic railways proved their undoing. Hin denburg concentrated at Thorn and drove into the right flank of the Rus sian main forces, throwing them back on LodZ.
 He advanced too far, however, and when he had the Russian forces near ly surrounded, he suddenly found Rus sians in his own rear. In this e1- tremity, the Russians say, he tele- graphed for re-enforcements.
 But before the reenforcements sent from Flanders arrived the Ger mans had managed at frightful cost to hack their way to safety. This was tho bloody hattla of I T,OdZ
 Wins Second Victory.
 With stronger German forces oppos- ing them the Russians withdrew to the line of Bzura, Rawa and Nida rivers. At the same time the Aus trians, attempting to debouch from the Carpathian passes, were driven back everywhere, leaving 50000 pris- oners
 With January Hindenburg made a third desperate attack on Warsaw. For ten days, both night and day the Germans came on. Then, having lost probably 50,000 men and the Russians nearly as many, they gave it up.
 Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindenburg concentrated twice Siever's force in East Prussia, and won his second
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12

was fought the desperate first battle of Ypres, when the Germans suffered enormous losses in attempts to break through the line in Flanders and reach Calais. They succeeded in pushing back the allies only a little and the invasion of Silesia by the Cossacks finally induced them to desist and send re-enforcements to Russia.
 The Germans in September had per formed the feat of pushing salient into the French line south of Verdun, which terminated on the west bank of the Mouse river at St. Mihiei; while the French had taken the offensive with some success in Champagne at about the same time.
 For the most part throughout the winter the fighting consisted of regu- lar siege warfare, with heavy artillery combats and mine and countermine
 The flooding of the River Aisne from winter snows gave the Germans a chance to entrap the French troops on the north side of that river in the vicinity of Soissons for considerable distance and kill or capture most of them tJanuary IA.
 Take Offensive in Spring.
 With the spring. the French and English attempted to take the offensive at several points. Always preparing the way with tens or hundreds of thou shands of shells, they tried joint after joint of the German armor.
 In the Vosges the dominating height of Hartnannsweilerkop was taken and retaken several times in sanguin- ary charges and finally remained in the hands of the French.
 The salient of St. Mihiel was also subjected to tremendous French pres sure on both legs" The French sue ceeded in gaining a little ground, but the Germans, despite the apparent weakness of the sharp wedge they had driven into the French line, could not be dislodged and later succeeded in re gaining some of the territory they had lost.
 The British also reported victories" at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60, in
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12

Flanders. Whether these should be accounted successes for the allies is doubtful The British suffered enor nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle bungled affairs to the extent of she'll ing their own men who had taken Ger man trenches. In other cases they left gallant little parties lodged in enemy's trenches without supports to be annihilated.
 The next development was the un- expected use of poisonous gas fumes by the Germans in attacks just north of Ypres. With this novel weapon they succeeded in taking several small villages and more than compensating for the British gains south of Ypres. The losses of the French, Canadians and British were severe, but they suc- ceeded in stemming the German on- slaught effectively a few miles back from their former position.
 Begin Series of Attacks.
 The German line makes a salient at Soissons, though not such pro- nouneed one as at St Mihiel. The French now began series of at tacks on the upper side of this salient. to the north of Arras. EXpending hun dreds of thousands Of shells. they time and again blasted away the barbed wire entanglements and concrete trenches. held by Crown Prince Rup- precht of Bavaria's men, and then charged across the desolate ground for slight gains.
 The fighting eentered about the su- gar refinery of Seuehez and the great German work called the Labyrinth Fighting went on in cellars and tun- nels below the earth and the casual ties were heavy. The French bent the German line and captured the Laby. rinth. but whether the gains justified their sacrifice in human life is ques- tionable
 In July, Crown Prince Frederick Williams army attacked in the Ar gonne forest, west of Verdun, and succeeded in gaining several hundred yards of shattered woodland and cap. turing several thousand Frenchmen.
 There were rumors that tne Ger mans were re-enforcing for another great drive toward Calais or Paris, but the Teutonic campaign in the West continued to wait upon the crushing of the much weaker enemy in Poland.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12
FIGHTING IN SCORE OF
 OTHER REGIONS

In score of regions there has been fighting which would have held worldwide attention were 1t not for the mighty battle lines in France and Poland
 Servia's own war was a greater trial to her than either of the two preced- ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by Montenegro. the little Slavic nation twice threw the hosts of Franz Josef beyond her borders and inflicted losses of about 330,000 men, but she suffered severely herself.
 The Austrians invaded Serbia in great force about August 15 and pene- trated to the Jadar river, where a great fiye-day battle ended in the rout of the Teutons.
 The Austrians returned soon in stronger force than ever They reached Valjevo, where on November r the Serbians met a defeat.
 With their supply of artillery am intuition exhausted, the Serbians now had to retreat The Austrians, be- lieving them crushed. withdrew six army corps for re-enforcements against the victorious Russians in Ga licia.
 Shells and English tars with naval guns reached the Serbians, and on December 5 they turned on the Aus trians and cut them to pieces
 The entry of Turkey into the war was marked by brave, but foolhardy attempt to invade Egypt Great Brit aims Indian and colonial troops threw the invaders back with heavy losses.
 British and Japanese troops invest ed the fortified German port of Tsing- tau: China. and after siege of few weeks the defenders gave up the hope less struggle.
 A section of the Boer population of South Africa revolted The revolt was put down by Boer. Premier Botha. He then invaded German Southwest Africa. and after a long campaign in the waterless deserts captured the greatly outnumbered Germans July 8.
 After taking three-quarters of year to arm herself to the teeth Italy at tackled Austria this spring The effect of the entry of Italy upon the arena has not yet been marked.