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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
GREAT GERMAN
 GENERAL SORROWS
 FROM TEE CHINESE

The strategy and tactics that have made Field Marshal Von Hindenburg one of the commanding figures of the world war did not originate in the brain Of the great German command CT. a fact that Won Hindenburg very frankly admits. TO Q great extent. his maxims of war are those of Fred erick the Great, and those of the latter were not of his own making.
 Furthermore. these maxims, the carrying into effect of which has twice overwhelmed the Russians, and has undoubtedly played prominent part in the wonderful resistance Of the German armies in France and Bel gum. have not been the secret pos. session of tho Prussians They were brought to light by a Frenchman, and from France found their way to the war councils Of Frederick the Great and his successors.
 About 150 years ago there labored in China Q French missionary, @ Je- suit priest. Father de Guignes. De Guignes mastered the difficult lan- Euage of the Cinese. and in due course of time Gin 1767) was permitted Go study and to translate into French the five Holy War Books Of the Chi nese. These books contained the maxims of the great Chinese warriors who lived in the period between 12O0 .r rnn rr fs ...-..f..-.- tf,t nu fnk, oc A. D. lSO0 every Chinese official was required to memorize. Says the Unit ed States Infantry Journal, in the Ju- ly-August issue:
 Thus it became apparent that cen turtles before the time Of Homer, war was already waged according to fixed rules and that even in ancient times strategy was not an art, and the art of war was taught. Ma poleon recommended their study and many of that great generals maxims may be traced to them"
 The maxims followed by Frederick Che Great and by Von Hindenburg are those of the great Chinese war rior Loutao'. who lived about l15O B C.. These maxims were recently published in Germany. and the pub lication is prefaced by the statement that "it is remarkable that the max inns of Frederick the Great should have been enunciated 5000 years be- fore his time. and that the princi- ples of Hindenburg's strategy and tactics should have been likewise laid down at that early period"
 The maxlms as they appear In The
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
ToLoVANA IS AN
 ALAoKAN ASSET


 SEATTLE. Aug. 24-In the new Tolovnna gold field c. A. Coleman, agent at Fairbanks for the Northern Commercial Company. sees an added asset to Alaska.
 While this placer field has not yet been proved" said Mir. Coleman yesterday at the Frye, "the indica- tions are excellent. Miners have been handicapped thus far by the lack of roads. A winter highway, however, is being constructed and this diff. culty should be overcome soon. Ear ly yields have been of good quality This field should turn out to be a particular boon to Fairbanks"
 The government railway construc- tion work. in the opinion of Mir Cole man will have a beneficial effect up on the interior of Alaska.
 While no change is noticeable yet. because no actual construction work has been started In the inter. ior." he said, "there already has been some stimulus given Alaskc immigra- ton. The survey from the coast to Fairbanks probably will be completed in the next few weeks. Fairbanks people are optimistic. They believe the entire Territory win be benefit. ted.
 "The main advantage to Fairbanks in the possession of transportation facilities to tidewater, will be a means Of bringing in coal. While freight rates into the interior are not prohibitfve at this time. it is very difficult for us to get enough coal We are forced to burn wood. for which the hauling expense is great It taxes twice as much for wood ae coal"
 Mir. Coleman reports mercantile business not booming in the Interior but no worse than at any time during the past two years.-(Seattle Post TntolIfCon~ar
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
U. S. IN WAR WOULD FORGE OPEN EYES
 OF ENTIRE WORLD

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.- The head of a large copper company says: q do not believe the relations of the United States and Germany will be strained to the breaking point. How ever if the United States should be- come involved in tho conflict I am certain there would set in @ demand for copper larger than it was sever al months ago The United States Steel Corporation and practically ev- cry industrial plant capable of turn ing out war supplies would be turned into ordnance works which would mean record copper consumption. Europe would start in to replenish her supplies for fear that the in- creased home consumption would prevent her from securing adequate supplies.
 "submarlne building would be con- ducted on a large scale. and there would be thousands of fast small ves- sells required. This would mean a new source Of outlet for copper.
 "The United States has @ steel ca pacity Of about S5.O00,OOO tons an- naually. about as large as the whole of Europe, The rapidity with which we could turn out shells. rifles, guns, etc.. for war purposes. for use either by the United States or the Allies, would open the eyes of the world.
 'The United States Steel Corpora ton has not turnd out single piece of ordnance and the same can be said of the majority of the steel compan- ies."-(Wal Street Journal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Russian Minister of War Polivanoff in the New York World declares that the Russian general retreat has great ly aided the Allies. By avoiding a general battle large forces Of Germans have been kept on the Eastern front They have suffered enormous losses and are growing weary. He says the conditions are propitious for an offen- sive, the reduction of the army front and the organization of industries for the manufacture of munitions on a large scale having greatly improved the situation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

There is no excuse for war. Our grievances-we have them against both sides--do not justify war; and the treaty plan furnishes tho machin- cry for maintaining an honorable peace. Those who talk war misrepre- sent the wishes of the people. You can no more measure the sentiment Of the masses by the froth of the jingo press than you can measure the oceans silence depths by the foam upon its wayes.-CW. J. Bryan in the commoner)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Prince Gagarin, representing the Russian government, has arrived in Philadelphia personally to place big contracts for cannon tractors, which, he said. will amount tao several mil lion dollars. The tractors are for use with the monster field guns which will compare favorably with the larg- est rifles used by the Germans. The Prince said he would not be surprised if the European conflict lated for IS years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

And what would we lose by en- tering into the war? Men? Yes. and no one knows how many. Money? Yes. and no one knows how much. But more than that. we would lose our place as the leader of the neutral nations and the opportunity to medi- tate when the time for meditation comes; we would lose the priceless privilege of using our good offices as a friend to assist in laying the foun- dations of permanent peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

The Berlin Tageblatt says editorial ly: Germans show signs of strength rather than weakness. Our enemies believe Germany's economic life will surely collapse after the war against overwhelming odds, but there are no signs of exhaustion Our economic strength is as great today as our military strength If proof is needed, it is found in the fact that the Allegemeine Electric Company the largest industrial enterprise in Germany, has had the courage to in- crease its capital during the world war"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Before we decide to "go in" 'at any cost" let some of the advocates of war give us an estimate. We are a great nation and can not be stingy with blood or money if we cast in our lot with the belligerents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
SOME WAR FACTS

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 Twenty-one million of soldiers are engaged in the unparalleled war now raging in Europe; what will be our quota if we are foolish enough to en- ter into 1t?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

And what is gained by war? Protection Of American rights? No. that can be secured without loss of life, money or honor; 1t can be se- sured without arousing the hatreds which would last a century.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

The nations at war are now spend ing four hundred million dollars a week-more than twenty billions per year-what will our expenditures be?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Eleven days after the capture of officials inaugurated through train Warsaw the German military railroad service, connecting Lille and Warsaw, the extremes of the occupied enemy territory. leaving Lille at 6:4O o'clock in the morning, Brussels at S:8O and Berlin at midnight, and arriving at Warsaw in time for luncheon the next afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

K. Fl. yon wiegland in the New York World says 1t is believed that the Kaiser. yon Bethmann-Hollweg. and von Jagow are in favor of the restoration of Belgium after the war aud as result cermnny is divided Into two camps, the~strong party fa- voring annexation. A strong memor- ial has been presented to the chancel- Tor protesting against an expansion policy, calling seizure Of Independent states vicious and saying Che highest prize of victory is the certainty that the country need have no fear of world of enemies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

YOU HAVE tried the rest, now try the best. For French dry cleaning, steam cleaning, dyeing and pressing. Capital Dye Works, phone 177. 1s-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

More than two million men have been killed thus far. What will be the toll of this country if we take part?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Over five millions wounded. What will be our share if we become a participant?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

Ten good. second hand ranges from $500 to sss.75; look us up - Alaska Furniture Go.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

SPECIAL - Peaches at the Sanitary
 Grocery COG a box. s-al.st
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

An army order recently issued by the German crown prince and found on prisoners taken by the French oc- CUTS the following phrase; "We shall take; we must take, verdun. Then the war will be finished by December at the latest"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
o ss s WAR slDELloHTs q

F. W. Hirst editor Of the London Economist, in cable to the New York Tribune says 'If the problem of neutral commerce can be solved in a friendly way by diplomacy, New York will be able to give large flnan- cial aid. Otherwise American pack CTS. manufacturers and agricultural ists would suffer severely, for l do not sec how we can afford to buy all we wish to buy for ourselves and our Allies this coming autumn and winter unless you are prepared to lend to us temporarily Q considerable fraction of the total required"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

A Bucharest special says that in- formation arriving in the Roumanian capital from Sofia is that King Fer dinand has dismissed Dr. Groetzel, for 12 years his medical adviser, because he discovered Dr. Groetzel was a Ger man spy
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
IF ITS A 'BENJAMIN'' ITS CORR

Five second hand drop head sewing machines-eyery one guaranteed. From S12.5O to $27OO. Alaska Furni- ture Go.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

The German government has taken measures to prevent the sale of pins, hooks and eyes and buttons made Of brass. nickel or tin, in order to con- serve the supply of metals.
 A Frankfort dispatch says prison CTS taken by the Austro-German fore es to date total 100000. Of these SSO,OO0 are British and French. The remainder are Russians.
 A shortage of coal in Constanti- nople is expected to result in a few days in the discontinuance of electric lighting and street car service.
 Germany has lost 4S.972 officers since the war began. according to a Basel, Switzerland dispatch.
 Russian estimates place the Teu- tonic losses in the capture of Poland at 47O,OOO
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

In the Boston Globe Herbert Cor ey writes from Italy that at Milan a much-needed American bank for Italy is being organized. One bank in New York has agreed to subscribe 7,OOO.- 900 lire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01
FOR ECONOMY SAKE

CharacterfuImodeIshere a plenty in our Fall 1915 Showing of Men, Women and Children Shoes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-01

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
HARBoR NOTES

The schooner George H. Eames from Chester, N. S., entered this
 morning with 451,o0O feet of spruce
 lumber for the Frank Miller Lumber
 Co. of this city The schooner left her home port o4 October B. Cap tain c. F. Haskell, reported a good trip although the lyeather was rather rough
 ! The tug Isis t1{s morning lowed dredge No 2 of t1f9 Maritime Dredg } ing Go, which hal. been working in this harbor, to Eortchester, N r., where she will colnmence operations on a government i5b-
 The tug George 4IcCahrey came i'll with five light bossts, added thret; ] more light ones to her tow and went < west
 The tug Hockendaque came in with five loaded boats snd went east with five others
 The Abraham F. Skidmore came in with one loaded byat for Derby and 1 two flor this city azad went east with two for New Haven and one for New London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
Plant Leaves.

It is a fact that, to the casual ob- server, all trees look pretty much the aane, in some respects at least. But if one looks carefully at the twigs of almost any tree, or, still better, at the young shoots of some rapidly growing plant, they are pretty certain to discov- CT tnat no two leaves occupy the same position.
 The fact is,/ however, that 9 leaf does not keep always in one position. Ev- erybody knows that they. will droop and stand erect again, and that some plants sleep at certain times of the day. 4 house plant, moreover, grows toward the light, and If the pots are turned about so that the leaves face away &rom the window, it takes only day or so for them to assume their old po- sitions.
 If now one looks carefully for the joints where this bending is done one can see at once that nearly all the leaves have two.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
SERBIANS PREPARING
 FOR MIGHTY BATTLE

London, Oct. 1.-The Ahstro- Ger man armies which with the help of their giant 305 milimeter guns, cross ed the Danube and Sava rivers and occupied Belgrade, are meeting with stubborn resistance at the Serbian ad- vance defenses but have not yet come in contact with the main Serbian force. The Serbiais' plan of cam paign depends considerably upon the amount of resistance they will cefve from allied troops, but it is not believed that they will attempt. in any event. to make decided stand north of the mountain range near Kraguyevatz- which they have all ready proved to be line of superb facilities for defense. /
 TeIegrams from the Balkans. though not minimizing the seriousness of the Serbian position, reflect a tone of cheerful confidence in the ability of the allies ultimately to check the Austro-German invasion and success fully meet any future attack from the side of Bulgaria. The national dan ger, says these telegrams, has united Serbia, as never before and through out the country men physically unfit for the regular army and women and old men are arning for the de- fense of their country. The pop ulation of Macedonian Serbia has gathered into bands with the object of repulsing a possible Bulgarian at tack. In addition to 300,0O0 Serbs, a. million Serbfans of both sexes are said to be ready to dispute all at tempts at Austro-German-Bu Bulgarian attacks.
 In the western theatre of war the German attack in the vicinity of Loos appears to have subsided, having ac- complished nothing except the esta,b- Iishine of a temporary partially foot ing in some sections from which the assailants of the allied line after wards were expelled.
 Since October 1, according to Field Marshal Sir John French, the only change of consequence in the s-Loos front has been steady gain of ground by the British between Hill No. r. which is the key to the sit uation and Hulluch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
ATha Faithful Horse,

I don't know who wrote this toast to the horse, but I'd rather read it than Vests, dog speech:
 Here's to that bundle of sentfent nerves, with the heart of 8 woman, the eye of gazelle, the courage of a gladi- ator, the docility of a slave, the proud carriage of king and the blind obe- dience of a soldier; the companion of the desert plain that turns the moist furroWs in the spring in order that all the world may have abundant harvest, that furnishes the sport of kings, that with blazing eye and distended nostril fearlessly leads our greatest generals through carnage and renown, whose blood forms one of the ingredients that go to make the ink in which all history is written and who finally, in black trappings, pulls the humblest of us to the newly sodded threshold of eterni- ty.n-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
NOlle Charge Against MOtOrcyclist Who Had
 No Operating License

In city court today Judge Wilder entered a nol1e in the case of William Moe, 5 Bishop avenue, and foreman n at the Trumbu1 Motor works, ar raigned on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a license.
 Moe owns an automobile and has an operators license. His machine was in the repair shop Saturday after noon and he took the superfntendent's s machine to transact a little business. On the way down Stratford avenue Moe struck a -cyclist knocking him from his wheel.
 The cyc1ist was uninjured. Police man Edward Daley witnessed the ac- cident and demanded to see Noes operators license. Moe did not have it with him and he was placed under arrest.
 Owing to the circumstances con nected with the arrest and in view of the fact that the cyc1ist was not injured, Judge Wilder ordered a nolle entered in the case
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
FAIRFIELD AVEhUE REALTY
 IS ON sAfE AT AUCTION

Beginning today and continuing for the entire week. M. C. Meagher & Go. the local real estate firm, will auction off building lots at the Fairfield ave-
 nue estates on Fairae1d and Courtland avenues. Dammers & Gillette will be the auctfoneers, ara presents valued at s2,OOO will be ga1en away. It will be an opportunity for rent payers to with a small cash payment and the
 balance to be paid in easy monthly payments.
 prise 75 highly restricted building lots, located on the southerly side of yFairfeld avenue at its intersection with Courtland avenue. and is well within the city limits. The land has been thoroughly developed by the construction of wide streets, with granoIit1ic sidewalks, and has all modern Improvements, such as gas, electric lights. fire and police protec- ton. Many of the lots have water frontage on the beach, and many of
 them are so well situated that an un- obstructed view of Long Island can
 be obtained.
 The sale each day will begin at 2
 D. m. and every lot will bee sold at public auction to the highest bidder without reserve or limit, and on easy terms. This. will be a fine chance to
 procure splendid building lots in an
 ideal section of the city. To reach the Fairfield avenue estates take a Fair
 field avenue or State street car to
 CourtIand avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
kinrn;nu Instinct of Bees.

Tn the @fortnightly Review Henri Fabre. the naturalist. tells a charac- teristic story about Darwin and him self. Darwin wished to explain the hcming illetinct of bees, and he induc- cd Eabrc to begin 2 series of expert tnents with thG. purpose in view. A regular plEz. Of campaign was drawn up. Marked bees were placed in Il dark box and we[e carried away from the hive in an opposite direction from that in which they were finally liberat- ed The leox WAS repeatedly turned about, 50 that the inmates should lose all sense of direction. Every possible means was taken to render useless any known or conceivable method of obtaining their bearings. The bees were even placed within an induction coil in the effort to confuse them. The joag and elaborate series of tests was without value, so far as getting any explanation of the homing power was concerned. In every case from 30 to 40 per cent of the bees found their way home without apparent trouble, no matter how confusing the trip eway from home had been made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
PRESIDENT AND 1 MRS. GALT PLAN
 THEIR WEDDING

Washington, Oct. 11.-President VII son and Mrs. Norman Gait, his fiancee, today began making preliminary arr Engagements for their wedding The
 President and Mrs. Gait are not dis fcnssing their detailed plans even with their immediate friends and relatives iss A wedding trip is considered but the place has not yet been revealed and
 may be kept secret for a time. The
 Presidential yacht Mayfower may be
 used. Reports that the couple might go to the San Diego or San Francisco
 exposition apparently were dispelled today when the President, replying to
 an invitation from school children ill
 San Diego asking him to visit the ex-
 position, wrote that he sees no possi-
 bdlity of visiting the Pacific coast at present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
Crit AIways Wins.

Grit is the thing that counts. We all know young men who are hanging around waiting for father to slip out of his old shoes As if a pair of old shoes ever made man out of loafer! Why, fathers shoes are ten sizes too big for any man that thinks money sor>ebody else has earned will make him a gentleman!
 Grit is what these young chaps need, whether they know it or not. The day will come when the only man the world will count worthy of it's respect will be the man wElo does things, even if he is forced to shut his teeth hard to keep back the groan of pain.
 Folks used to think that the only, real soldier was the man who marched away to the sound of fife and drum, to shoot and kill and destroy. It is not so.-E. L. Vincent in Farm Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
ANNA JANE GRANT.

The funeral of Anna Jane Grant , was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs John Ha1meck, Al { Frank street at 8:3O this morning and a half hour later. from St Patrick s church where the Rev. John J. k Keane sang the mass of requiem At 1.-the offertory the church choir sang 70, Sa1utaris', and after the mass, sstSome Sweet Da5'' There were a number of beantsfu1 floral offerings about the casket and the attendance
 of relatives and friends was large The : bearers were NGicIae1 J. Kie1y, Thom-
 as Connolly, Free Berault and Ben
 jamin Gaynor. Ilsterment was in St.
 MichaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
Oratorio Society ! Will Rehearse on
 Tomorrow Evening

The fifth season of the Bridgeport Oratorio society will begin in earnest tomorrow evening when the first re- hearsa1 of the society VII take p1acie at Warner hall. The society will con duct it's first concert of the season on December 2, when the big chorus will sing Saint Saens' Samson and De1i1ah'' and the long days in between will be devoted to brisk rehearsal work that will bring the final production up to the perfection mark. MT. Mees will be present at tomorrow evenings re- hearsa1 and due to a change in the running schedule of trains this season he swi11 be able to remain until the close of each rehearsal, as he will be obliged to remain in Bridgeport over night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
Bulls and Bears.

The Stock Exchange use of the term s'bear'' is with reference to the animals pulling down The bear pulls down prices; so in the other direction the bull losses them up. Originally the expres- sion was "a bearslzin jebber," applied to a person who sold bearskin before he had caught his bear. The bearskin jobber was q person who sold stocks which he did not own. Of course he was interested by the fact of his sale to have prices come down and sche.med to pull them down. In that way ha be caae called simply aFbear without ref erence to the original proverb.-Phila- delphia Press.