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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23
GEORGE sAGHIER.

The funeral of George Saghier, whose death occurred at St. Vincent's hospital Monday, was held at 2:30 this afternoon from the undertaking parlors of Cul1inan & Mullins h. terment was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

The steamer Matilda, Weems report ed sighting an unidentified schooner bottom up, off New River, N. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

A man is very apt to complain of the fngratitude of those who have risen very far above hina.-Samuel Johnson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Damage estimated at $75, 100000 was done to German property by the inva- sion of East Prussia, by the Russians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Frank Dorsey, 50 years of age, Iiv- ing at 56 Highland avenue, charged by the city court today with assault with intent to kill on William G.
 Slack, in Beck's saloon was held for the superior court. His victim mar rowly missed death when the razor cut into the jugu1ar vein but he man aged to walk to the emergency hos pitaI where treatment was rendered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Fire caused damage of $120,OOO in the Thomas Potter & Sons Oil Cloth works at Philadelphia. Two firemen were killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Farmer want Ads. one Cent VVords
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Deltox grass rugs Tn 8 good sizes
 at good saving.
 Folks who make the Deltox rugs have changed their plan
 From now, they will make but weight instead of two.
 Entire stock hand of one texture comes here to be sold at less than usual price.
 Iris big stock It includes of the sizes most in general On of those szes saving is $15O smallest 10 Yet less than one-sixth of regular cost
 Rugs of special dimensions, like by 12 feet designed especially for upon veranda Other rugs planned especially for in living of the home. And such quantity that nobody need be dis appointed.
 All in one-color effects or in monotone with border of contrasting color. 9 by IS feet reg $e- $75o by 12 fl, reg $75o- $6 by 10 it, reg $6- $4.5O 6 by 12 it, reg $55o- $4 by ft reg $3.5o- $275 36 by 72 in reg 125- $1I 27 by 54 in reg 75c- soc 21 by 45 in reg 45c- 35c Deltox rugs firmly from wire grass bound together by stout cotton twne novel fashion They sanitary and attractive and give good service All of pleasing green underone with surface color given by hue of the twine used in weaving floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23
JUNE WEDDINGS
ROBERTs-OsBERG.

Miss Mabel Osberg and MT. Ilew- eIyn Roberts were married at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening" at the home of the brides parents, 120 Lee avenue. Rev. Richard L. Swain, D. D., performed the ceremony in the presence of a group of relatives and intimate frieneds of the couple. A
 buffet luncheon was served the guests at the reception. which followed the
 ceremony and MT and Mrs. Roberts
 left later in the evening on wedding trip. PLATT-NORRIS.
 MT. Arthur H. Platt, treasurer of the Booth -Platt Co. of this city, and Miss Eleanore Mabel Morris, niece of the Hon. and Mrs. George William Smith of Maple street, Milford, were married at the home of the latter at 4 o'clock
 this afternoon. The wedding was sim
 ply carried out because of the recent death of 8 brother of the bridegroom. Rev. F. A Summer, pastor of the First Congrega tionaI church, performed the 1 cerenony7in the presence of 8. small group of intimate friends of the cou-
 pie. The only attendants at the we'd ding were the two young children of the groom, Grace and Milton Platt Arthur Downes of this city played tho
 wedding march. The bride has been one of the most popular teachers in
 the Milford central school and has T
 wide circle of friends in that town and is well known besides, in Bridgeport. Mir. and Mrs. Plaitt will reside in Da-
 rina place, Milford, on their return
 from the wedding trip.
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DOUBLE TRACKING ITS LINE.
Southern Railway Spending 1900
600 South of Washington.

Steps are being taken by the South
ern railway to get under way IL"
work recently determined upon. to
double track the 2S.1 miles of itS
Washington-At Atlanta line lying between
Orange and Charlottesville. Va Tn.
work. which will involve an eNrcndi-
ture of s1.5O0,00O, is expected greatly
to improve the line at this point both
as to grades and curves. Bids for the
grading were received from contractors
Yesterday in the office of ". IL Wells.
chief engineer of construction. under
whose direction the work viii lie done.
The completion of this work. togcthcr
with other work now under WAY. VIII
give the Southern a continuous, stretch
of lol miles of double track ont nf
Washington and a total of 3&S.G miles
of double track h.tw.'u Washington
and Charlotte. leaving only ilS mules
of single track. divided INTO fuu4
stretches. the longest of whirh =
twenty miles.
The worr to he done is reported ~
be very heavy and il is SAID VIII fur-
nish labor for "A large number 81 mrn
and cause heavy expenditures i'm th'
TERRITORY immediately affected. The
necessary capital had been prpNIlt
before the outbreak of the pres.i4t
European war.
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NAVAL BATTALION

All kinds of neutrality prevailed at
the banquet of the officers of the I'd
Regiment of Infantry. National Guard
Of the District of Columbia, at the
Capitol Park Hotel Thursday night
There We're neutral songs by neutral
guardsmen, neutral speeches. and, best
of all. swan song whistled by
''goat'-that is, the regimental goat OF
the I'd Infantry. To the uninitiated it
might be well to say that this was not
an honest to goodness goat. but the
junior lieutenant of the regiment. who
usually is the goat in military Or
ganiZation.
There were music and speeches
a-plenty. Maj. Charles Il. Luce, who
led the singing, believing that some, as
a result. might be unable to stand the
strain, esta blished tirst-aid station
in the banquet hall. 1t was desig
mated by a green light, too. Such a
light displayed in camp at night indi-
Gates the location of field hospital.
| The place cards at the banquet were
miniature tents of khaki, and the indi-
vidual company insignia, stamped on
property belonging to the company.
( was stamped on these tents so that
each officer easily recognized his place.
| However. there was officer of the
/ Coast Artillery Corps of the army pres
ent. and coast artillery officers do not
| live in tents. He was provided with a
brick house.
| Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett, L. $. A. who at
| one time was ddJutant general OF the
| District of Columbia militia, was a
guest and delivered an address. Lieut..
| Col Parmerter, L. S. A. adjutant gen
eral. District of Columbia militia, also
was present, and also spoke Other
speakers were Col Richard D Simms,
n. G. ID. c., retired. former command
ing officer of the I'd Infantry: Maj. Wal
Zach McCathran, 1st Infantry. N G.
| y. c.: Capt. Lanham. L. S A., and
Chaplain George F. Dudley. I'd Infan-
try. Col. William L. Harvey, command
ing the I'd Infantry. was POSTMASTER
| Other guests were Col. Charles H. GU
rand. LIST Infantry; Lieut.. Col. Glendie
B. Young. LIST Infantry; Maj. Joseph F.
Hodgson. LIST Infantry. and Maj. Harry
| Coope, inspector general, n. c. D. C.
| Solos were rendered by Mrs, Clara
Naecker. Mr.. Greenburg, Mr. Hurdle
of the I'd Infantry band and Mr.. Ken
needy.
A book of parodies on popular songs
of the day and containing references to
officers Of the guard and the last an
nual encampment was another of the
attractive souvenirs of the banquet
A little stanza sung to Taps" con-
| cluded the banquet.
| :: h
| The auartermaster. commissary and
pay departments of the National Qua nd
Of the District of Columbia have been
| reorganized into Quartermaster's
Corps. to conform to the system in the
| regular army. No officers will lose their
| commissions result of the reorgani-
cation The following order for the new
| corps was published yesterday a brigade
headquarters in the Star building:
| by direction of the President under
laut hority of section II of the combined
lacts of Congress TO provide for the or
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ganization of the militia of the District
| of Columbia. approved. respectively.
March 1. 1889, and February is. 1909, the
quartermaster department. subsistence
department and pay department of the
| National Guard of the District Of Column
bia are hereby consolidated into single
| supply system to be known as the
QuartermaSter Corps.
1.-THE maximum personnel of the Quar-
terma ster Corps will be as follows: Two
ma jors. three captains, five sergeants
first class.
Officers of the quarterma ster sub
sistence and pay departments of the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia will be nominated of their present
grade, as officers of the Quartermaster
Corps. and Of the date of their present
commissions.
"The noncommissioned staff officers Of
the quarterma ster. subsistence and pay
departments will be appointed sergeants,
first class, Quartermaster Corps
i =
The resignation of Second Lieut..
Arnold c. Otto. LIST Infantry, has been
accepted by the War Department, ef-
fective January u last. Lieut.. Otto
has held his commission since July 26,
1912.
The following-named enlisted men
have been ordered honorably dis
charged from the National Guard:
His own application-Private Charles
r. Hungerford. LIST Battery, Field Artil-
lery: Private Paul T. Hoffman, Com
pany h. LIST Infantry: Private Frank
Garritano. Company l.. I'd Infantry:
Hospital Apprentice First-class Charles
Newman. I'd Division. Naval Battalion;
Coal Passer William Weinberg, 4th Di
vision. Naval Battalion. and Coal
Passer L. Sherman Greene. Attn Divi-
sion. Naval Battalion.
Removal from the District-Prvates
Vance l.. league. Company F. 1st
Infantry: George Bryan. William
Ball. John Blodgett. William A J.
Mason. Daniel B. Miller. Joseph OICon-
nor, George J. Smoot and Ramona Hit
tia, all of Company X, 1st Infantry,
and Musician L. b. Brantly and Pri-
Yates A. G. Bissitt and G. r. Bladen of
Company b. I'd Infantry.
The following-named enlisted men
have been ordered discharged without
honor from the National Guard on ac-
count of being absent without leave
from their commands for three months:
Private John Conner. Malcolm Miller
Charles A. Robinson and Herbert r.
Ruff of Company +, LIST Infantry, and
Privates H. E. Danforth. J. B. Jones'
E. J. Snow, J. r. Burke and J. r. Saw
yer of Company b, I'd Infantry
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DIES AT SONS HOME.
Chauncey L. Briggs, Visiting Here,
Succumbs,

,hauncey l. Briggs. seventy-nine
vears old, a veteran of the civil war.
died yesterday at the home # his
SON Lyman J. Briggs, chief of the Of
lice of biophysical investigation of the
bureau of plant industry of the De
partment of Agriculture. Mr.. Briggs
was in the habit of spending his win
fers in Florida and his summers in
Michigan, and was on visit to his
son in this city, having come here
about yro months ago.
Funeral services are to he held at
the residence of his son. 320S Newark
street this morning at 10 o'clock.
Interrnent is to be in Lacey, Mich.
Mr.. Briggs was Il native of Michi-
gan. He was member of the Noun
tain Engineer Corps during the civil
war, and member Of the q. A. K
Ills wife, Mrs. Isabella Briggs. and
two sons. Lyman J. Briggs and Clifton
II. Briggs, survive him.
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one of the most successful years in its
made for tfe annual inspection of the
company March %, and this the per-
sonnet will try TO make one of theSbest.
Better armory facilities than the VPm-
pany has heretofore enjoyed and rtAore
and better equipment will help|-the
organization along to its goal, accord
ing to those in the organization.
In the matter of equipment 4 new
method of handling and accounting
has been inaugurated by Capt. Q. G..
Terry. commanding the organization.
The plan is one adapted to the peculiar
organization Of the signal company.
The responsibility of a signal corps
company is placed on the commanding
officer and his lieutenants. The lieu
tenants have in their platoons two sec
tions each of which is under the di-
rection of a first-class sergeant, and
these sections each much have GER
tain equipment. Instead of having the
company quartermaster responsible for
the property. as heretofore. it is divided
among the sections and each must ar
range the property so that it will be
easily accessible.
BY dividing the responsibility in this
manner simplicity in accounting at
inspection or at any movement is OBJ
tanned.
The five non-commiSsioned officers of
the Signal Company who recently took
the examination for first lieutenants
in the militia are to be given an OPP
portunity to get practical experience
in the discharge of their prospective
duties. These nSnscoms are Master
Signal Electrician crandall. first class
sergeants, William Rink. T.. \. John
son, W. Il. Lansford and Nathan Will
liams.
The Signal Company will be temper
arily organized into II battalion. and
the non-coms will take charge of sec
lions and act as lieutenants.
The furniture purchased by the Wig
Wag Club has arrived and has been
placed in the clubroom at the new
armory of the Signal Corps.
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LARCENY IS CHARGED.
Romeo Pierce Also Goes to Jail for
Carving Concealed Weapon.

Mrs. E. S. Ducat of the Westmoreland
apartments appeared as complaining
witness against Romeo Pierce. colored'
who was arraigned in the Police Court
Yesterday on d charge OF grand larceny.
Pierce was held for the action OF the
grand jury in $4,000 bonds.
Pierce was arrested early Friday
morning by Policeman Thomas }. Sulll-
van of the first precinct, who declared
he saw the colored man trying doors
in the vicinity of 14th street and New
York avenue A gold watch and chain,
it is stated, were found on Pierce,
which were later. it is stated Identified
as having been stolen with other prop
erty from Mrs Ducats apartment. 4
magazine revolver was also found in
Pierce's pocket.
He pleaded guilty to charge OF
carrying a concealed weapon, and went
to Jail in default of fine of $50, or
in the alternative thirty days.
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Death Of Mrs. Phoebe A. Caswell.

Mrs. Phoebe A. Caswell, widow of
Calvin Caswell. died in this city
Wednesday. Mrs Caswell was eighty
years old, and had lived in Washington
for more than fifty years. Funeral
services were held Friday after
noon at o'clock at the Fourth Pres
byterian Church, Rev Paul X. Hickok
officiating. Interment was in Congress
sional cemetery. A son, Samuel X.
Caswen a daughter. Mrs. Susie Beers;
six grandchildren and three great
grandchildren survive her.
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Bryan Host to Bolivians.

secretary Bryan entertained at lunch
yesterday lgnacio Calderon, Bolivian min
lister. and Manuel V. Ballivian. The
latter has just arrived here to repre-
sent Bolivia at the Panama Pacific ex-
position. He is one of the best known
men in South America, a member of
many geographical societies and an
authority on antiquarian matters
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Artillery National Guard of the District
of Columbia. The practice was IN
ausurated last Thursday night, when
Lieut.. Harry Schilling and twenty-five
men proceeded to Fort Myer and We're
given instruction by the regular Of
ficers and men. They had the use OF
the horses and field artillery apparatus
at the fort. This is one of the moves
of Capt. Louis Eogt, commanding the
1st Battery, to make the local battery
one of the first in the country.
In addition to the regular Thursday
night visits to the Fort Myer post,
the battery will be assembled on the
second Tuesday each month ana
marched to Fort Myer to give the
greater part of "a day in exercising
with the field artillery pieces there.
The men will be assembled at 80 in
the morning and will proceed to Fort
Myer.. where the drills are scheduled
o'clock If the weather conditions per
init the local militiamen will be per-
rnitted to drill in the open with the
apparatus, but otherwise they Will drlll
in the big riding hall there.
This sort of practice drill is mark
ed Improvement in the cut and dried
armory instruction, and it calculated to
stimulate interest among the enlisted
personnel BY the time they go TO TOBY
hanna for camp the coming hummer they
will have been thoroughly drilled in
handling the field artillery under serv-
ice conditions.
It is probable that one officer and
two non commissioned officers of the
battery Will be sent to Tobyhanna this
spEing for the school for officers and
and non commissioned officers main
tanned lnere Capt. Vogt it is understood,
is to make recommendation to this
effect.
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the competitor making the highest
score in the skirmiSb match mas ncch
substituted s. cash prizes to those
winning in siNty-four places.
The first two days of the meeting ON
the Jacksonville range. Friday and
saturday, October Il and ID. are to he
devoted TO preliminary practice.
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Receives Ten-Year Sentence.

Jesse James Frazier, colored, was
sentenced TO ten years in the peniten-
tary yesterday on his plea Of guilty to an
Indictment for robbery. and WAS placed
OIL probation. Frazier was charged
with rohGiug Milton Glasscock August
last OF $3.50.
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CHANGE IN THE RULES
FOR RIFLE MATCHES
National Board Announces Regula.
tions and Abandons Range
at Fort Perry.

The national board for the promotion
of rifle practice, which has been in
session at the War Department for
several days. made several changes in
the regulations governing the conduct
of the national rifle matches.
Next to the abandonment of the
range Of Camp Perry, Ohio. which has
been> the scene of many great matches.
in favor of the Florida state range
near Jacksonville, and the substitution
of a fall match beginning at that
place October IS for the midsummer
matches usually had. the most impor-
tant change made in the rules relates
to the veNed question of elimination
from the matches of marksmen who
have served on former teams.
Provisions of New Rules.
The new rule provides that at least
six of the shooting members of each
team in the national team match shall
be men who have never shot as a
member of a team in any national
team match or national divisional team
match. 1t is provided. however. that
the principals and alternates of each
team of the organized militia partici-
pating in the national team match
must have been selected by COMPETE
ton open to all the officers and en-
listed men of the organized militia of
the state. and. further. that not less
than 80 per cent of the principals be-
longing to the team shall be enlisted
men. When the rank of any member
OF the team is above that of captain
he snail receive no pay, but only
transportation expenses.
In national team matches hereafter,
in slow fire, the 500 aud 500 yard
ranges are eliminated. Also in both
slow and rapid fire, fifteen shots are
allowed for record at each range in
stead of ten as at present.
The board settled the veXed question
of hair-trigger versus heavy pull by
changing the rule SO as to abolish the
requirement of a minimum three
pound trigger-pull. with the proviso
that the rifle must be the regular serv-
ice arm, with trigger set as issued by
the ordnance department.
Entry of College Teams.
Provision has been made for the
entry of teams from universities, col
leges and military schools and col
leges. not only in the national team
match. but in the national individual
match. In the last named slow fire
has been fixed at 600, 500 and 1000
yards.
To the prizes in class A have been
added a bronze medal to'each of the
other teams in the class and for the
gold medal, and cash prize of SO to
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alive Bro,no Oun!ne Tablets. Druggists refund
money il ii fails to cure. Ii. W. Groves sigma
ture on each box. 25c.
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The two steam launches. in the early
part of this week, will be semitic the
be hauled out of the water in order
to protect them from the floating ice.
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British Customs Officials Un-
load Seized Goods, Quick
" Release Bottoms.
REASONS FOR OBTAINING
twelve VESSELS GIVEN
Information in Detail Furnished the
Associated Press by English
Throws Light on Subject.

LONDON. January 16.-Thcre is every
indication that the British foreign Of
flee and the admiralty are inaugural
ing a vigorous policy for the immediate
search and release of foreign ships sus-
pected of carrying contraband. IN
many cases the customs officials have
been instructed to work over time IN
getting the contraband unloaded so the
detained bottoms may proceed.
While the Washington note of pro-
test against the detention of American
vessels doubtless had some effect the
betterment in the situation probably is
due in large measure to perfection in
The contra band department of the for
,!gn office and to an improvement in
the machinery for handling the car
.oes in question.
Delays to ships recently detained are
icing measured now in days rather
I,gdn in weeks.
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AnAl@lIh;@@s
g.

-UCH interest has been mani
~ tested by the enlisted men of
VII the Naval Iattalion of the
National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the
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Why Ships Were Detained.

The Associated Press is able to give
from official sources the British eX-
PLANTATION concerning the twelve ships
recently detained with consignments of
American goods. giving rise to the rep
destinations to Great Britain from
Washington.
The Arkansas. a Danish ship. was de-
tanned for complete examination be-
cause II was held that her papers were
not satisfactory. She carries consign
ments believed to be destined to enc
mics of Great Britain.
The Canton, Swedish. has on board
copper for the agent of a German firm
rs well as rubber, which was release
as 4 courtesy to Sweden, although
England was satisfied that it would
have been condemned by a prize court.
The copper was held for a ruling by
the prize court because of what was
regarded as conclusive evidence that it
was intended for Germans. The Canton
reached Kirkwall December .. was
taken to another port for examination
and cleared that port December %.
The Virginia. Danish, arrived at
kirkweD December "a and proceeded
to Newcastle. where she discharged her
cOuSiynmeutS of rIbber
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from Philadelphia in charge of officers
and men of the District naval militia.

The Naval Battalion basket ball team
is scheduled to play Company !. LIST In !
fantry, tomorrow night at the National
Guard Armory at Center Market, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
President Platz of the basket ball team
of the battalion.
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5|6N9at:&SqtI92Ss

YHE Signal Corps Company of
the National Guard of the
District of Columbia has just
entered on what the officers
and men will try to make