The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-30
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 keen eyed men of trails and wilder ness offered themselves for the a1gnM corps There were no signal corps sup plies TeIegrap phers were there, but all the field telegraph outfits that the country had were with the army Teamsters volunteered. but there was no reserve of army wagons Men trained in bridge building and engt neering were turned away because there was no equipment to fit out sore ly needed companies of miners and sappers.
 Cavalry was needed urgently, and men who could ride tried to enlist. but there were no mounts for then1s> Army officers in Texas and New Mexico and Oklahoma were buying, at unheard of prices, rough horses wild from the range. while in Connecticut were regf- ments of regular cavalry whose troops were only three@quarteEs filed with either men or horses-
 Money, money, money! Men, men, menl It was too late.
 Tn q village north of New Bedford stood q little crowd of farmers. gath cred around the general store and lis tenfng to the sheriff. He was warn ing them that they must not attempt to resist the invading troops when they came.
 q know that you-and you said he. pointing to men as be spoke, Brought arms with you You'd better give them up to me- And you an American!S crowded one Of the men. The sheriff did not retort He was scarcely past middle age, but there was a great, slow hot fIra look old.
 He shook has head and said. Its only for ydsar own sake
 sI.ookE cried a farmer. s'VVhO is coming heres'
 man on a rnotoEcyaEe Man and ma chine were 50 coated with dust, were speeding SO desperately that even with out war in tae land one would stare at this flying thing, one would wait with eyes and nps open to learn what star fling message 1t was carrying. Man, roaring motor and their brother pillar of dust crashed by. They had disap- peared before the breath1ess watchers realized that ehe man had waved an arm at them and had screamed, ''Sol- diersss
 A farmer ran to his wagon and pull ed out a rifle from it's hiding place un- der the wagon seat. Come on. boysI" he said .IAsteni Listen9" The siler- If shouldered forward. Men, neigh bors, old friends! For Gods sake, lis ten! You have no right to hght!'
 sWhat?s The sherHs young brother sturdy, handsome suddenly ferocfous brought his face close to him. ftHTo right to defend our country? Are you crazy Jim 2
 The patient man shook his head < again ssTtsis against the rI1es of war 7 Then curse the rules of wartD shouted the younger. .sAre you coward ? The sherin reached out and touched his brother's arm. It was secret, al most a tinid, act The brother threw off the appealing hand
 Don't touch me!' He spoke through set teeth. 1sIf you are a coward ,an6 traitor may you be damned through al eternity! Again, for the last time, will you hghtg'
 The sheriff raised his hands dumbly The men went to their wagons and re turned with arms.
 To that stone wall yonderr' sait one.
 He pointed into a field with a rougI stone wall dividing it's center 300 or 4Ot yards from the road This man wa ln old hunter, and the others had fol lowed him often. He took command now as matter of course
 The sheriff watched them dounde. through the plowed field He stoot still for minute Then he hurried t, his house, emerged with a gun ane joined the party. Two miles away z sarad of ten invading cavalrymen can tered over q ridge and examined tn. country through their field glasses They studied the ground foot by foot alnost inch by inch Satisfied, they trotted toward the village