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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19
Vast Amp phitheatre of Mar ble Reared on lBurying {, Ground That Shelters Re
 mains of Many Famous Soldiers and Sailors.

Plans for one of the most magnifi- cent memorials in the world are now being made for masoleum at Ar 1ington Heights. Va. where because of it's proFdrrafty to Washington P: g.. l.; located the best known or the 72 national cemeteries in the United States There rests soldiers and sail prs who have fought in every war since the Revolution-
 The memorial will be vast anpfai- theatre built of Vermont marble More than 45n carloads of this stone will be required to complete it. It will cover about so, GOO square feet of space The eIIipffcaf colonnade will contain 100 massive columns
 Within the oval will be seats for s. o0o persons beneath the eolonnade stretching out in either direction from the speakers forum will be series of cryp1s wherein the noted men of Inc army and navy may be buried
 spacious mortuary chapel will be constructed at the sentrance which will contain a military museum. in which, relics taken from many battle gielSs in all the wars the-aation has been engaged in will be placed The rnernoriaI is to cost $75O, 900 which has already been appropriated by Con- zress. The mortuary chapel and mu- Seum will not only provide a. place Tor gervzxcsa of a military character but all 90 for stafuea of soldiers and sailors or notes
 The site of Arlington cemetery was formerly the home of General Robert E. Lee Of the Confederate army. It as confiscated by the government after the CivtI war and later the Lee eau1ffy yvas paid $90. .00O by Congress bv way of conpensatton It was once inc residence of George Washington Par~e Cz1stis, the last descendant of George washington. and came to Gen sra1 Lee through his marriage with Mary Ctafis, the last of the Washing ton liner
 From this etninence known as Airing ion Heights Confederate cannon dur ing the Civil war from time to time poured their fire into Washington The return fire from s.the defensive batteries on the Union side destroyed much of the beauty of the old parks ap a gardens Of the estate
 Tha graves of 10000 soIdiers and gasfnrB wino have fallen under the CO., Iors dot the height Among them are a few soldiers of the Revolutionary wmr. There ma@ rnnnnnasnts also tO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

Perhaps a new suit for Thanksgiving plenty of good new styles in solid value ready this week, $15 to $30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

weapons in use. ,|
 Altogether Greece is the best equip ped of the Balkan states to make a naval showing, and this chiefly through American ships and guns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

The report is denied that the col 1eges have all agreed to adjourn at the close of the football season until baseball opens in the spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

Freight handlers of the New Haven Railroad at Boston are still on strike |an attempts made to settle the diff culties having failed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

About this time of year the national game is not baseball or poker. but good old fashioned Thanksgiving in digestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19
WISE AND OTHERWISE

The possibility of having an eff cient army and navy is viewed with grave apprehension, as it would be very stingy about distributing jobs among "the boys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

Tests of strength on the Suffrage question always satisfy all sides. All those who don't care, are counted as Suffragists by the Suffrage side, and as antis by the Anti side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-27
LINN COUNTY MAD ON
ACCOUNT OF ROUTES

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 25.-The orders
Of the postmaster general cutting out
some OF the rural routes in Linn coun-
ty and adding to the length Of others
so as to save money to be spent in
rural routes for the southern states
is causing a great deal of Indignation
among the patrons of the routes In
this county.
Just as was the case in Iowa county
and other counties Of Congressman
Harry Hull's district, SO here the
patrons are demanding OF the con
gresham that something be done.
Some of the routes leading out of
Central City have been greatly cur
tailed, and SO have one or two of the
routes starting from Marion.
Several committees Of indignant
citizens have called on Congressman
Good, asking him to use his influence
to have the obnoxious orders cancell-
ed. But the congressman thinks the
only way to get the orders revoked
will be to vote the democratic party
out of power next November. The
south is in the saddle and the service
is the north is being systematically
robbed and crippled for the benefit of
the south.
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International Law Weak
Washington's Appeals to 1t Are Pleadings in the
Wrong Jurisdiction
BY G.
Academy Jurisprudence

Our state department in it's appeals
to the plighted word of Europe. as
expressed in treaties and international
agreements, has been leaning upon a
broken reed We have come to learn
by bitter experience that treaties are,
when dire necessities press, but
scraps Of paper; and chat interna-
tional agreements which have come
to be considered as international law
are not law at all-but that the only
law as between nations is the law of
force.
Yet we interpose reams of state
papers as armor against the torpedoes
and shrapnel that kill unoffending
Americans; we accept conversation as
reparation; we proclaim our diplo-
matte victories, even at the moment
when atrocities on the nigh seas go
on unchecked, and secret warfare
within our own borders against our
industries continues undated.
Diplomacy is insolvent; information
al law is bankrupt The one is a
gentleman's game; the other gentle
mans agreement. They are possible
among autocrats and rules when
playing the game undisturbed, put De-
fore the avalanche of the aroused
elemental passions of entire peoples
they are swept to oblivion. Old
Rome played with the Goths, Vandals
and Huns to her destruction. Upon
the word of honor we too have relied,
but we are not burned out empire
nor are we petty state, and between
us and the children of the Goth three
thousand miles of blue waters heave
and swell But the end is not yet.
What is international law, A phrase
may mask a sophistry and "interna-
tional law" as between sovereign ma
tions is an affront to tie reason-an
insult to ones intelligence. For the
word 'law'' raises at once the idea
of constituted courts with hearings
and procedure; with known rights,
and rules of conduct for their. enforce
ment; with impartial judges, sworn
and bound under penalties, to do JUS
tice. In the law we have decisions
and opinions duly recorded; and the
absolute presumption that all Itigants
have agreed to be bound by the decis-.
ion. The freedom Of the individual
has been limited and behind that linn
itation stands the whole power of the
land ready to enforce the law against
the defeated sutton. More important
than ALL the picture is. posed against
the background Of peaceful, law
abiding community, composed Of mil
lions of men, sane enough to know
Copyright, 1915, by the N
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Grove--Ada Broadfeld, teacher; Ev-
erett Sterlin, Floyd Harrison, Andrew
Harrison, Bartha Widner, Willie Har-
rison, Guy Harrison, Laura Widner.
Competine township-Pleasant Hill
Florence German, teacher: Arlin Dav-
Is, Glenn Davis, Ethel Wiley, Mary
Hardin, Beatrice Davis, Kyle Davis,
Melvin Copeland.
Competine township Deuser-Paul-
inc Krarka. teacher: Orville Collet,
frankie Colet, Lowell Holzhauser
Ethel Deuser, Florence Grade, Leret-
ia Collet, Frances Collet. Harold
Hankamer. Orpha Collet, Rena Hank
amer, Lorene Keeling.
Competine township, Concord May
Hagan, teacher; Chester Newman,
Ruth Davis, Vera Northup, Mamie
Davis, Fay Newman, Clemens North.
up.
Dahlonega township, Nasby--Flor-
ence Johnson, teacher; Rox1e Down
ey, Roy Macbeth, Raymond Garrett,
Edwin Wright, Lewis Mum, Hildred
Handy, Oakley Downey, Charlie
Smith, Virginia Wright. Thelma Gar.
rett, William Wheaton, Hazel Picker
Ell, Lillian Brown, Mary McClung,
Theodore Pickerel, Doris Garrett, Eff.
fie Pickerel, Mae Smith, Glen Smith,
Clara Smith, Bernice Garrett, Avis
Pickerel.
Highland township. North Union
Ella Harlem, teacher: Leona Ebelsheis-
err, Alice Neff. Travis Lawson, Irene
Sewers, Verle Breon, Harold Lessen,
Fred Knack, Ed Lawson. Frank Knack.
Willie Lessen, Eugene Neff, Cecil Meek
er.
Highland township, Fairview--Sadie
Knox, teacher: Ralph Birkimbine, Har-
ry McVey. Hazel McVey Edna Null
lenix, WILDER Mullenix. Mabel Birkim-
bine, Hazel Birkimbine, Grace Birkim-
bine.
Highland township, Washington
Edna Robertson, teacher: Della Gayer,
Edna Brown Harry Brown, Glen Aker-
man, Reva Alderman, Mabel Wilford,
Alzina Brown, Donald kielkopf, Ethel
Hartman, Nina Schertz, Raymond DIM
mitt, Joseph Schertz, William Gayer.
Walter Alderman, Roscoe Schertz, Flor
ence Kielkopf Bernce Grown, Vera
Schertz, Albert Dinlmitt.
Polk township. District No. S--Ellen
Anderson, teacher: Lillian Stuber Rus
sell Woollums, Dorsi Woolums, Perlet-
ia Woollums. Martha Johnson, George
Woollums, Alvin Kirfman, Vircel Wool
lums.
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CLEARING LIGHTS
CAUSE ACCIDENT

Harlan, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Roy Hos
kins, while returning from church
with her husband and three friends,
was almost instantly killed when their
motor car turned turtle about two
miles south Of here. The party met
a motorcycle, for which they turned
out, and the driver, partially blinded
by the glazing light, lost control Of
his car, which ran upon a bank at the
side of the road and turned over. pin
ming the occupants beneath. The 9th
ers of the party were only bruised.
Mrs Hosk1ns is a daughter of former
Sheriff Jonas Clark of Shelby county
and daughter Of Mrs. A. L. Mellow
ell of this city, who formerly was Mrs.
Clark
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PERRY IS PLANNING
ON HAVING JOY WEEK

Perry, Nov. 25.-Arrangements have
been completed for "joy week" in
Perry, the dates being from November
% to December 8. George Ellingwood
Joy, whose work among the school
children Of the middle west has prov
en- successful, will give series Of
lectures in all Of the schools and each
night at the Methodist church, be-
sides carrying on the personal cam
paign which has made him so many
friends. The plan of a booster week
for boys has met with hearty indorse-
ment here and much is expected from
the JOY campaign.
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MAHASKA COUNTY
MAN HAS FINE STOCK

Oskaloosa, Nov. 25-James White
has secured one of the finest Holstein
bulls yet brought to Mahaska coun-
ty pasture. He is a special registered
number of the Holstein Friesian asso-
citation, obtained from F. L. Williams
of Postville, Allamakee county.
The new conner has rather dis
tinguished cognomen, "Pietje Segis
Longfield.' His father was "Sir Ira
Pietjes Segis and the mother was
"Winona Aggie Longfield," both pure
bloods and registered. This makes
the new Mahaska gentleman COW q
blue blood aristocrat in his class and
strain. Mr.. White has pardonable
pride in his new possession and justly
SO as the animal Is one of the choic-
est pieces of stock brought here in
months
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SHOPPING TINE.

The Christmas holidays are at
hand. The Yuletide with it's round OF
pleasures, its hustle and hurry. It's
tasks and obligations, is here. Christ
mas day is but one month away ana
1t is month that goes rapidly be-
cause time flies when people are busy.
And people are busy at this time OF
the year because the practice of years
has made the Christmas season the
most important buying season OF the
year. It is shopping time.
Scarce a person but what knows OF
one or a dozen or a hundred things
that are to be purchased before
Christmas. There are few people
who know exactly what they want,
how much it will cost and where to
get it. There are few people who
could do their shopping in one day
even If they did know these things.
And not knowing them, there is
tendency to put off buying in the hope
that an inspiration will answer the
question what to buy?" Inspirations
do come to many and toward the close
of the buying season you will see peo-
pie rushing wildly about from store
to store inguiring as to some certain
article and hoping against hope that
the stock has not been depleted by
the early purchasers.
Those to whom inspiration refuses
to come may be found hunting
through picked over stocks the night
before Christmas and wondering
what to buy for certain friends and
relatives who simply must be remem-
bered
Christmas shopping is not much of
a pleasure for those who put 1t OFF or
let it go till the last minute. The late
shopper gets little joy out of the
Yuletide. The season represents dis
appointment and worry to him
But for the wise shopper, Christmas
buying is easy and delightful. In to-
DAVIS paper and in every days paper
from now till Christmas, will be
found the advertisements OF Ottum-
wa dealers who have fresh, carefully
selected stocks OF Christmas goods
The careful shopper reads the paper
and scrutinizes the ads, for the ads
will answer or help to answer the
things the shopper must know. Ads
are full of ideas, they present great
assortment of things for you to look
over and select the possibilities. Ads
give you an idea of the cost OF the
Things YOU want to purchase and ADS
tell YOU where you can find, today or
tomorrow or the next day, that which
you want.
A word to the wise is suff1 cient.
"Shop early is enough for them.
The less wise may want to know
why and reasons are not hard to re-
count The early shopper gets the
cick ~ the full and complete stock;
gets goods that have not been handled
and soiled; avoids the rush which al
ways occurs at the last minute; has
time to change his mind and return
an article for something else; and,
lastly and as important as anything,
enjoys the Christmas holidays be-
cause of having obviated the worry
attendant upon last minute shopping
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JEWELER
HOG CHOLERA IS
AGAIN PREVALENT

Perry. Nov. 25.---After being prac-i
tically free from hog cholera for sew
eral months a serious outbreak was
reported at the farm of j. III. Lage,
just east of this city, by DR.. j. s..
Koen, the government inspector who
has been in charge of the fight waged
by the United States AGRICULTURAL de-
partment IN this county for the last
two years.
Mr.. Lage had herd Of $50 hogs
and number Of them were so sick
that the inspector found it necessary
to kill them and burn the carcasses.
Two dogs. which the veterinarians de-
clare frequently carry cholera from
one farm to another, were also killed
The rest of the herd were all vacci-5
mated and 1t Is believed most Of them
will be saved.
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right from wrong, reasonable, con-
scientious human beings, mindful OF
the truth and of the sanctity of an
| oath. Among none others may it be
said that civilization and government
of law exists. Such is law.
AS between nations there Is the alb
sence of all true law. 1t does not
exist, since there is no known rule
of conduct though, in fact, some hun
dreds of disjointed treaties show the
consciousness of some such need. Just
as corporations have no souls, so ma
tions and governments have no NOR
ais, or codes of ethics towards strange
peoples; and diplomacy is too often
duplicity Nowhere in the realm OF
what is, called international law"
does there exist a tribunal of impartial
judges and jurors; nowhere rests the
authority to enact or to interpret any
statute to determine what presidents
are evidence of any customary law OF
nations, or decide any disputed fact.
Nor has any nation surrendered It's
sovereignty or become bound to obey
any decree, convinced as are the citi-
zen-units of each separate nation that
individual freedom of action must be
surrendered for the welfare of all, and
that each must uphold the dignity of
the law as against the defeated litig-
ant No nation-unit in the great
world-community is ready to waive
questions Of it's national honor and
national dignity and abide by the
justice that would be melted out to 1t
by it's fellow nations. Nor does there
exist any semblance Of an authority
that could enforce the decree of "the
law Of nations" were any to be made.
Let us face the fact clearly and
realize that in this crisis all appeals
made to international law are in vain.
For among the nations the law has not
progressed beyond that of the jungle
the law of might, the survival Of the
strongest, the most ferocious and the
most cunning among those who have
learned to live and to increase and
multiply. Under international law"
tribes, peoples and races have been
destroyed, and there Is no remedy, no
procedure to save from the fate of
old Carthage the modern Armenia.
When nation goes to law, It goes
to war. That is the only constituted
authority-the only law. When we,
as a nation, file our briefs in any 9TH
er court we are appealing to one that
has no Jurisdiction. Our legal acumen
Is at fault, our pleadings in vain so
long as might rules in the place OF
right.
ational Editorial Service.)
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DENIAL is MADE OF
GERMAN REPORT

London, Nov. rs. ~ The official press
bureau issued statement today con.
corning a wireless dispatch from Rer-
lin which was published in the United
States, alleging that British force OF
10000 men had been thrown back by
the Turks after approaching within
less than ten miles of Bagdad. The
dispatch in question said the British
army, including Canadian, Australian
and Indian contingents, had made a
successful march from Egypt.
AS comment on this remarkable mes
sage, said the press bureau, ''it should
be noted that not single soldier.
either Canadian, Australian or Indian,
has ever attempted to make this amor
ing march from the Suez canal to
Bagdad.
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GERMANS ARREST
BELGIAN WOMAN

Havre. Nov. 25.--Word was receiv.
ed here today that Mademoiselle
Juliete Renkin, sister of the Belgian
minister of colonies, has been arrest
ed by the German authorities at Brus-
sells. The charge Is not specified.
Official advices report the arrest at
Brussels of four retired officers
Gen. Jansen, Gen. van Scrange, Gen.
de Fauconval and Col. Brassine.
It Is also reported two Jesuits-
Father de Yroye and Father Dutruy-
have been sentenced to fifteen months
in prison for ornamenting prospec-
tus of st. MichePs college with the
Belgian national colors.
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BACK WHEELS SKID;
DRIVER IS KILLED

Perry, Nov. 25.-George Eckard, a
farmer whose home Is near Yale, was
instantly killed in an automobile &C
cident at spot two miles east of
Ogden, on the Lincoln highway. H.
e. Drafahal of Grand Junction, who
was with him in the car, received
a broken jaw and other bruises.
AS near as can be learned Eckard
had not driven a car very long and
when the rear wheels began to skid
he lost control of the machine and
it turned over in ditch Help ar
rived about five minutes after the ac-
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SELLS BOOKS AND
SNATCHES PURSES

Des Moines, Nov. 25.-Selling
Billy Sunday books and snatching
purses at the same time seems to be
the occupation Of a youth operating
in the city with more or less success.
Miss M. Anna at the Iowa suffra-
gists' headquarters, 511 Fleming build
ing, was visited by the young man.
whom she described as a youth Of 18
years. She did not purchase book
but she lost a purse containing S..
She reported the loss to the detective
department
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A funeral was recently held at a
town in the north, the corpse being
that of a foreman who had been ex-
ceedingly popular with his railway
associates and with the community
generally.
Floral tributes were plentiful, and
the widow exhibited them with no
little pride.
EYES," she explained to sympathiz-
ing friends, "them flowers do be
showing how many friends he had.
That cross came from the superin-
tendent, and that one is from the con-
tractor, and the broken column was
sent by the mayor himself"
At this point she paused for mo-
ment as her eye lighted on a beauti-
full anchor, which she grabbed saw
agely and flung out Of the window,
exclaiming as she did so:
"Who could have had the bad taste
to send that pick?"
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YOUTH IS SHOT IN
FACE BY q RIFLE

Delmar. Nov. 25.- Richard Taylor,
is, son of Kemp Taylor, is improved
after lying for a day and a half in a
serious condition as result Of being
shot in the face with 20 caliber
rifle which he was handling at the
Steve Winship home, ~ miles west
Of Delmar Sunday The gun was acct
dentally discharged. The ball struck
his cheek bone and was DETECTED
lodging over his right eye. He was
taken at once to the Office of DR.. Nc
Cord in Delmar where the bullet was
removed. He was taken to his home,
a mile north of Delmar.
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The federal bureau of naturaliza-
ton expresses itself as well pleased
with it's plan to enlist the cooperation
of the public schools In the education
and Americanization Of candidates
for citizenship. Over 400 cities have
already Joined in the move by organic
ing night schools at which an especi-
al effort is made to enroll the aliens
who have registered for naturaliza-
kiOrl
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cident and the machine was lifted off
the men, but Eckards life was crush
ed out, the steering wheel MASKING
his chest.
Eckard was about so years of age
and is survived by his widow and
several children. For many years he
lived in the vicinity of Rippey, but
moved to the farm near Yale last
March
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WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY.

A few years ago Senator Nelson w.
Aldich, probably the greatest bus1-
ness man in the senate, said that the
federal government wasted three hun
dred million dollars year. The ap-
plication of common-senses business
methods to American finance, he add
ed. would save one million dollars
day. The financial methods of con-
xress sufficiently explain this fearful
waste.-The Worlds Work.
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THOUSANDS GREET
THE LIBERTY BELL

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 25.-The Liberty,
Bell, enroute from San Francisco to
Philadelphia, reached Scranton at a.
m, from Albany, N. Y, two hours late.
Fifteen thousan nd persons, headed BY
Mayor Jermyn and city cotIncilmen,
massed about the bell and gave 1t an
enthusiastic welcome. Thousands Of
school children were in the crowd This
relic left at a. m, on the last stage Of
it's tourney I'D
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Di n n e e
s f ~ / G. s.

An elderly and eligible bachelor
boarded at the home Of an elderly
maiden lady who wanted more of his
company than he was willing to give.
Proposing one day to take stroll
with him, he excused himself to her
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AUDITOR IS SENTENCED.

Sioux City, Nov. 25.-Erick EckleiD,
former auditor Of McCook county, has
been arrested for Irregularities In the
conduct of his Office. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced 10 a year
in the penitentiary at Sioux Falls. It
was charged he padded his accounts.
Efforts at suppression were success.
full for time but the news finally has
leaked out.
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Among other things, be thankful
that the United States is not party
to the European war. Also be doubly
thankful that we have not yet been
called upon to defend ourselves in our
present state OF unpreparedness.