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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
GERMANY PRAISES BRAVE BY OF TURK
 FORCES IN BATTLE

Berlin. April SO-The following of hcial statement was issued last night from the headquarters of the gem eral staff:
 Reports from the Dardanelles pay tribute, to the bravery and enthusiasm Of the Turkish troops. In the first battle at Kun Kale, the Turks did not fire a shot but repulsed the ene- my with the fbayonet. Forty war ships bonbarded Seiduh1 Bahr. While this battle was in progress the Turks captured a large quantity of rifles and ammunition.
 ttAt GaIIipoIi, the Turks fought un- interruptedly for two days against the constant attack of the enemy without showing fatigue.
 "On the eastern and western fronts the situation. generally speaking, is unchanged. In Russian Poland and the Carpathians there have been live 1y artillery dueIs in which our fire was very effective. In the Opor valley the enemy, after many hours of artillery fire vain1y atatempted a night advance against the heights held by our infantry
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
GRIM WAR PUTS END TO BELGIAN
 LOVE FESTIVAL

Cupid will not visit Ecaussines to- day Grim and grisIy Mars has vis- tied his unholy wrath upon the Bel gian village, and the love festival, which has been held there on every last day of April for many centuries. snas become a thing of the past If there are rnaidens left in Ecaussines, they are heart-broken and desolated today, and they will not exercise their annual privileges of popping mi ght have been the objects of their tir1id approaches are now far away, fighting their country's battles or lying in unmarked graves. Blonde Teutons in spiked helmets and mill tary uniforms there may be Tn plenty, but It is not for such as they tnaI the bIushing niaidens of Ecaussines will hold their grand fete, if ever it is to be revived.
 The villages and rural communities of stricken Belgium have many fetes distinctiyely their own; based on the folk lore handed down for genera lions, but the Ecaussines festival is perhaps the most interesting of all It is based upon the following story.
 ssOnce upon a time, many centuries ago, a bashfuI suitor entered the town Of Ecaussines. He was deeply in love with a fair maiden of the village, but, like many another swain, his tongue always failed him when he sought to give verbal expression to the desire of his heart. In the darkness of the night of April 30th he planted a white birch tree before the doorway Of the house in which dwe1t the lady of his dreams, hoping that it would plead for him the purity of the cause to which his fluttering heart prevent ed him from giving utterance- The next morning. the damsel arose and found the tree In secret she had -i11er instinct, she knew who had planted the tree and what it meant. She inn mediateIy sent the bashful boy an in vitation to call When he arrived, the maiden encouraged him with all those tender artifices which all maidens before he knew it, the timorous lover had b1urted out the words of fate and the maiden, after the usual conn ment upon it's suddenness, whispered ssYes." And so they were married and lived happy ever after,
 It would have been too much to ex- pect that the maiden could have kept locked in the secret recesses of her heart the romantic details of her woo ingA and soon the whole village knew of it. The precedent established by bashfu1 lover soon became a, custom, and on every thirtieth of April a fiesta of wooing was held. It was so successful that the village priest was kept busy for a month thereafter performing the nuptial ceremonies. The nearby town of Ronquieres also took up the custom, and of late years there has been great rivalry between the villages in the matter of the love festival
 A few years ago Ronquieres at tained a temporary supremacy over it's rival by holding an April fete at which the maidens, instead of being the pursued, were invited to become the pursuers. The plan scored a, tre- mendous success, and young men. from all over that section of tho country attended the fete, hoping to be carried away as the b1ushing bride
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
A BENEFICIAL EXPERIMENT

S-r~HERE unlimited demand Hence there will opposition to the employment of state fornatory boys construction Cheshire The diree Refornatory decided upon this fifty will be selected from the reforaory to beginAthe experiment.
 the large has been made of prison labor construction benefit the state the should not be successful in Connecticut
 Under proper management, in which the honor system plays part it is seldom the attempt to They beneficial their health their morals produced which degree maintenance of it's penal institutions
 The refor1natory boys day. paid them they leave the institution sent parents other relatives dic
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
WAR WILL DECIDE
 FATE OF DUTCH
 PRINCESS, SIX TODAY


 This war will decide many issues. and among them 1t may profoundly affect the future of little Princess Juiana Wi1heILnina, the only child of the Dutch Queen. and heiress to the throne of the Netherlands. The Princess of Orange, as the Queens chubby daughter is officially called. will pass her sixth milestone today, and at that age she is propably more concerned about the birthday feast than by the fate of her country and her dynasty
 Little Juliana. is 9 Teuton, as the reigning family of Holland is des- cendeds from the Princes of Orange, who were stadtholders during the Dutch republic. and succeeded to the l throne when Holland and Belgium were united as Kingdom in 1913. The Dutch ruling family was founded by Count Wa1ran, a German, in the eleventh century. The Dutch kings have nearly always married German princesses. William ILL, the father of the present Queen, married Sophia of Wurtembergs and, when she died, took as his spouse Princess Emma of aldeok-Pyrmont. who became the mother of Queen Wilh elnnina- The. Prince Henry of Meck1enburg- Schwerin. In the event of the death of Princess JuHana, the throne would pass to a German ducaI family.
 Among those who may or may not become the subjects of Princess Ju-. Iiana, as the fates may decide, there is a prevalent opinion that German success in this war would mean the downfall of their country and the loss of it's independence Although bound to Germany by ties of blood, the royal family and people Of the Neither lands have long feared their powerful neighbor. Dutch neutrality takes the peculiar form of racial pride in the prowess of the Germans coupled with a sincere hope that they will eventu- ally be defeated.
 No people are more Jealous of their independence than the Dutch, and there is no doubt that they would emulate the bravery of the BeIgians if attacked by either side. Although they would fight primarily for the in- dependence of their country, the thought of their little Princess would certainly spur them on to greater deeds of va1or. Plump, cheerful Ju- liana, coming only after years of weary waiting and praying to gladden. the hearts of. the Queen and her sub- jects, is very dear to the Dutch heart, and, if needs be, a multitude of knights would arise to fight her battles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
THE EPARr1sANsHrP OF HARVARD
WAS BAD TASTE on the part of Harvard p

IT TWAS BAD TASTE the part of Harvard professors 1 prize poem filled with hate contempt of Germany, which, this and others, of the word poetry all Harvard has maintained attitude of hostility Germany entirely
 with the presidents adonon neutrality. pose apparent borrowed from Col Roosevelt whose criticisms of the pres dents effort to keep the country with not been in good taste Mr. Eot professor emeritus of liar has gone far to assert that might duty country with the Allies
 It is not strange that Dr. Kuno Meyer this at
 declining Eliot recently modified
 may taken admission that the Harvard position toward obligations this country well States desires preserve neu- trality according usages governing in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
LITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS.
Hit by Car.

John Cunningham of TorHngton, while walking on the railroad track Tuesday night, was struck by 8, freight car and badly injured. The projecting end of the car struck him in the back and he may have internal injuries
 Superior Court Cases.
 On Friday, Bertha Anderson Of New Milford was granted a divorce from George Anderson on the grounds of haibituaI tntemperance and intolerable cruelty. She said they were married March g, 1909, and her husband began to drink heavily shortly afteTward and was intoxicated for the greater part of the time. He was sentenced to jail a number of times for drunkenness, the last time as a common drunkard. She said that on account of being threatened by her husband she was compelled to flee from the house She got the custody of two minor children.
 Jennie F. Squires of Salisbury was granted decree from Charles A. Squires to whom she was married August IS, 1880, on the grounds Of de- sertion Her husband was a. peddler and left her IS years ago. starting out on trip and not returning.
 Judge Reed has reserved decision In the case of the IdtchdeId Agricultural society against the town of Ldtchhe1d The society is suing because Of liens ploced on certain of it's property by the town to secure taxes for the past five years amounting to $s3 a year, with interest A petition by certain members of the society for dissolution was also heard. The society contends that it is exempt from taxation by the statutes, and the town claims that i'm asmuch as he society has held no cat- tie shows for the past 42 years. it has failed to live up to the purposes for which it was organized.
 CsoT7714v. RrA5icoI csae4a+v-
 The annual meeting of the LitchfeId County Medical Association was held at the county hospital Monday. Om- cers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Dr. Robert Hazen, Thonaston; vice president, Dr. David D. Refdy Winsted; secretary. Dr. Charles H. Turldngton, Ldtchhe1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
CLEANLINESS AND RESTAURANTS.

pwNEE health inspection Bridgeport
 1 ought prove heahfu and profitable to the owners situation that will place all public eating liberally patronized they A few places careessly bring drepute feature of the report of inspectors that twenty places the with reaches spiders Such diton unnecessary neglect
 Cleanliness is said to be next to godliness In eating merit that cannot be dispensed with Let n be aim every city stay there The cleaner the restaurant the it will make
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
BIC soHooNER FnoArEp.

New York, April 3o-rhe three masted. schooner Flora. A. Kimball. of Bangor, Me, which went ashore on Barnegat Bar, on the New Jersey coast. April 10, was pulled off the bar last night and f1oated. The KinoalI was on the way from Morgan City. La, to New York with a load of 1un- ber when she ran ashore Her crew was rescued.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

of them were disappointed, for the maidens took full advantage of their privilege, and Escaussines had to adopt the same plan or be hopelessly left out Of the running.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
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Mems Wear for Spring Nelige Shirts, Neckwear and Under wear of approved Style.

Silk Outing Shirts Special Negliges with plain or mushroom plated fronts very desirable styles that sometimes sold considered well worth the price, now at Alteration Sale price,
 $3.75 each
 Underwear of medium weight, suitable for this Special in Norfolk and New Brunswick make, light weight wool right for this present changeable weather
 Shirts with long or short sleeves, $1.O0
 Drawers of same grade SLIGO Pajamas of woven madras, very neat and attractive patterns that please masculine taste $10o and suit One piece Pajamas of Leatherette'' cloth, plain col ors, white, light blue and lavender, $1.50
 Cravats in Rich shades of purple, emerald, Palm Beach sand color dreadnaught gray Belgian blue and other fashion able effects.
 A very large assortment at 50 cts - Mems Wear Section near Main St entranes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

Miss Martha K1einer, aged 22, died at Adams. Mass, from blood poison- ing which resulted from the bite of a baby whom she was attending three weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

Orders were issued from washing ton directing postmasters to issue to any applicant, without the usual fee money orders payable to prisoners of-war in any country in the Euro pean conflict, in accordance with The Hague Convention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
Spring Line of Baby Carriages

Finished in colored enamel wlite gray and candy. Lnngs of heavy corduroy improved running gears wind shields and other features which this season has intro duced Shown in the north of Furniture Store
 Fourth floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

One block was wiped out, seven firemen injured, one perhaps mortal Ly, and damage estimated at $4OO,OOO caused by fire in St. Paul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

ercourse of neutral nations The position of the delicate the should difficult the self seeking of parsans the mistaken feelings of biased educators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
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 At $1.19-FTrst quality bicycle tires. At SC yard-20 inch diaper cIotEl-asc for piece of 10 yards. At 20c-Any of our 25c games, toys, doilss etc; big variety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
FOUL PLAY FEARED IN
CASE OF MAN WHO WAS
FOUND DEAD OCT. z
BODY HAS BEEN ORDERED EX-
HUMED-ANAL,YsIs WILL BE
MADE AT PORTLAND.
siany Evidences OF Crime Alleged 10
Have Been Found-Dead Man Had
Been Robbed OF Between $500 and
500 in Money and $500 in Travel
ers' Checls-POlson Suspected.


BAKER. Ore, Jan. 6.-circui
Judge Anderson ordered that the body
OF James X. whited. pioneer and
wealthy rancher who was found dead
at Muskogee. okla. October 22. be
exhumed and the visera and contents
analyzed for poison. This action was
taken on petition OF Thomas j. Whit
ed. brother OF the dead man, who,
with another brother, Geo N. Whit
ed. has been following what at first
was blind trail but which developed
rapidly ever since learning Of James
Whited's death.
The body is buried at Unity In this
county The court ordered that the
body be exhumed by Earl G.. West,
county coroner. In the presence Of DR.
Carl G.. Patterson, county health Of
ficer. The court also ordered that the
viscera and contents be sent to DR..
o. A. Binswanger. Portland for chem
ical analysis.
This action was taken after months
OF unceasing effort by Thomas ]. and
George Whited They did nothing un-
III the body OF their brother arrived
from Oklahoma for burial. about 10
days after death. but early I'm No
vember they uncovered many evil
dences OF crime.
It was found that the body had
been robbed OF every cent OF money
as we'll as OF 5000 in travellers checks
These checks have not yet been re.
turned to the bank for payment. Mr..
Whited was known TO have between
5000 and $500 just prior to his death
and the fact that the money was gone
and that he was not given TO squan-
dering money carelessly gave the first
clew. The pockets were rifled. even
the pocket knife being taken but the
watch remained
The investigating brothers then
called in the aid Of detectives. II was
found that four hours after Mr.. Whit
eds death, a man. between 25 and
80 years OF age. had called at the sta
ton at Muskogee and had left Mr..
Whited's suitcase. remarking that II
he did not return for It that II should
be left there. aOther evidence. which
the investigators are not willing to
make public at this time. was uncov.
cred and certain persons are already
under surveillance in Oklahoma but
no action will be taken until the con-
tents OF the stomach have been ex-
amined. Thomas whlted of Burnt
river. who Is In Baker today. did not
make known why II was suspected
that death came by poison but he
averred that this was the theory on
which they were working. The court
order is TO the effect that II is neces-
sary to take the action ordered to get
legal evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

E. BucKLEN co. $50 North Broad Street, Phlsdph. Pa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
I6O, 900 BELGIANs IN
ENGLAND ARE BURDEN

LONDON, Jan. 6.-One Of the hard
est problems facing the British pub
lie with the beginning Of the new year
is that Of caring for the Belgian ref
ugees in England. who now number
at least 10000. Most OF them are
guests in private houses all over the
country, and a small proportion are
assembled in hotels or boarding
houses.
1t is obvious that private hosts win
not care to make their hospitality
permanent. In fact many OF the Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

PETRoGRAD. Jan. s.-The small
branch Of the Anglo Finnish Salvation
Army in Helslngfors has become ef-
fective in Petrograd. II has chosen
small, thickly populated section OF
the city beyond the Moscow gates and
Is working intenslvely. The workers
make house to house visits through
out the district every morning and
not only give aid to families suffer-
ing through absence OF their wage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

earners at front. but take care OF
children and the sic. assist In house
hold labor where necessary and con-
duct children to and from the Army's
day nursery. The latter is newly es-
tablished on American lines and in
connection with It is a sewing and
cooking school
The Petrograd city relief committee
for soldiers families has donated 200
rubles monthly to the Salvation Army
treasury In recognition OF its work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

fers Of shelter in private homes were
limited to a period Of one or two
months. The government has not as
sumed a definite responsibility in the
matter. although evidently It will be
compelled to do so soon.
The governor is handicapped more
over by the fact that its resources
are already strained by the necessity
of providing lodgings for war prison
ers and interned aliens.
A chief difficulty Is industrial. The
maintenance of 10000 men. women
and children. in idleness for months.
or even years, Is a prospect fraught
with disastrous possibilities. but ap-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
common scoldr Eined

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6.-Convict-
ed in the municipal court OF being a
common scold. Mrs. May Mlchaels.
OF 20l6 East Birch street. was fined
$50 recently by Judge Crane.
Several nelghbors testified that
Mrs. Michaels used abusive language.
They also said that after they clean
ed their front steps. Mrs. Mlchaels
threw mud on them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
CathIamt wants ROAD to Coass.

CATHLAMET, Wash. Jan. 6.-A
delegation Of prominent Kelso busi-
ness men met with the Commercial
clug here Thursday for the purpose
Of discussing plans for the building
OF the state highway from KeIso 10
the Pacific. The Commercial club
will make every effort to have the
road pass through cathlamet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

parently there Is no alternative. The
English labor unions maintain with
the greatest firmness that the English
worker must have first claim In the
English labog market
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
TRAIN DID NOT RUN
At TINE TOLD OF IN
CONFESSION OF CRIME
RAILROAD OFFICIALS PRODUCE
SCHEDULES THAT CONFLICT
WITH STORY.

No Special cars on Night OF Murder
--Sierck's Tale That lie Had Been
Drinking Is Contracted by Farmer
Other Discrepancies Are Found
In His story.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 6.--That II
would have been physically impossl-
bic for John @. II. siercks. the half
wit who confessed at the ast lum TO
the murder OF Mrs. Dairy wehrman
and her little son on the night OF
September 1911, TO have traversed
the distance from the Schmidt farm
near Hillsboro TO the Wehrman cabin
far up the mountain beyond Soap
pOose. is shown primarily in the fact
that no train service whatever was
operating on the United Railways that
night.
Without trains It would have been
impossible for him to have made II
in the time specified, that is, between
1890 .. m. and 10. over the rough
country between Vale Vista and Bur-
lington, thence TO Scappoose and up
the steep logging road to Parsons and
the settlement is at least 20 miles.
In his confession. Siercks declared
that he had been drinking all day at
the Schmidt farm and had gone to
bed at Z o'clock, waking half an hour
later to start on his trip. From
Vale Vista to Burlington he says he
rode on the electric train. Returning
from the Wehrman cabin, he said
he caught the midnight electric train
at Burlington for Vale Vista.
The time cards in effect on the
United Railways in September, 1911,
show that the last train for Burling-
ton and Portland leaves Vale Vista
at sos D. m. and that the last one
returning toward Vale Vista from
Portland and Burlington leaves Bur-
lington at sos p m.
"Those were the latest trains we
had on the run then" declared r. II
Crozier. assistant general passenger
agent OF the railroad company, today.
"No special trains were run on that
day although It was labor day. l
know that because the only special
trains we ever ran on the United
were to take care or Fourth OF July
Rose Festival and once or twice the
circus crowds"
Freight service on the United could
not have been resorted to by Siercks
for the reason that the trains were
operated exclusively by daylight. II
a belated freight happened to pass
Vale Vista at the time mentioned
1t would have been without his pre-
vlous knowledge.
Records Of the North Bank road
show that no speeder was stolen
from the company's shed at Burling-
ton the night OF the murder. Siercks
had stated in his confession that he
had taken this section mans vehicle
and finished his trip by that means.
George johnson, then trainmaster and
now chief clerk to the general man.
ager OF the system, declared today
that as far as he could find. no speed
sr or handcar ever had been station
I'd at Burlington. even on the United
,r the Astoria line OF the steam road.
With these striking discrepancies
Siercks story and the facts,
hose interested in the case from an
impartial standpoint declare the guilt
II Siercks cannot be established by
lis confession. They say the whim-
icalities Of Siercks' undeveloped mind
.ould readily be induced to frame up
confession to a crime with whose
ietails he was familiar. He could
lot have known, It is argued, that
hese little details which are so vital
o establish his story. were lacking in
roof.
Thacher Believes Siericks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-06

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