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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25

That the Germans have captured 5000 machine guns rom the Russians since the war began. is the statement made in a letter to pr. Herman Due sing of this city from his brother Prof. Carl Duesing of Kiel university, Ger many. Prof. Duesing, who because or his position in the Royal Naval aca- derny Is in close touch with all the German naval movements declares 1t is a fact that the British dreadnought s4Aganennon" was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Dar- danelles on May 26- This Prof Dues ing claims is the eighth British dread naustt sunk in the region of the Dar- danelles since the war begun
 The @Agamennon was a sihp of GOO tons. since this loss the British admiralty Is reported to have given strict orders to all dreadnaughf com nanders to find haven in the harbor of me Island Of T1nbros in the Aegean sea
 h what is known as the 'HBa+tIe of Western Gahcia' which Is reported to have 1aster from May 2 to May zS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Words Make Kaiserin Faint

Petrograd. June 25-The Novoe Vremya correspondent at Warsaw says the German Empress visited the of ficers' hospital at Posen recently and was carried out in a fainting condi- ton in consequence of a reply of one of the officers to her attempts at con solation.
 The officer, all four of whose limbs had been anputated while his body was covered with shrapnel wounds, lay very near death. When the Elm press reached his bedside and asked if he had any wishes to express the German is reported to have said: ''I wish Emperor Wilhelm and his chill dren may suffer what I have suffer ed.''
 The Bourse Gazette's Warsaw cor respondent relates that universal hor- TOT has been aroused among the Red Cross nurses by charges made by one of them of -indescribable ill-treatment by German officers. The nurses have now taken the precaution of supplying themselves with quick poison for inn mediate usedf they should be unhappy enough to fall into German hands. The Austrians, it is reported, are shooting out of hand all clergy found by them during their advance in Ga- licia on general charge Of treason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
HOLLAND VILLAGERS PRIVILEGED TO SEE
 AERIAL EXPLOITS
Rottumeroog Residents Are in Position to See Sensa-
 tional Flights of War.

Rottumeroog, Netherlands, June 25.-At no other place in Europe is there better opportunity than on this and the end of the German airship and aeropIane expeditions which have recently become so frequent to the English coast. Rottumeroog is the last and most eaAter1y of the long string of 1ow-1ying sandy islands sktrhng the north coast of Holland and then continuing along the Ger man coast From it's lookout sta- tion, in charge of the Dutch military authorities, may. be seen day after day flights of Germen 'FTauben'' or Doves" as the flying machines are called, coming out and going into the mouth of the Ems and from Bor- kuna, the first of the German islands, or even passing on their way to and from the island fortress of Heligo- land or Wilhe1mshaven. Sometimes a Zeppelin, or perhaps a squadron of these dreadnaughts of the air, will skirt the coast high up in the clouds just outside of Dutch territorial wa ters bent on attacking British wal. and merchant ships if opportunity offers in the North Sea.
 There are, however, not many peo- pie to observe the passage of the air f1otillas, outside the detachment of Dutch troops stationed here for the period of the war the purpose of protecting Dutch soil from violation I by any of the belligerents, the only inhabitants of the islands are the coast-guard and his family. Visi- tors-and especially foreigners-are not welcome, and in fact, havve been 1 forbidden to land since the estab- 1ishment of martial law in the Dutch costal regions
 At rare intervals during the day the. privileged observer may see a Etorpedo-boat destroyer steamins along in the offing at great speed. Ii may. be a British German vessel
 but whichever it is it does not slack en it's pace, for submarines are al | ways about. After dark the faoa that German war-craft, usually small vessels, are nearby is evident from the twinklfng at frequent intervals of signals from their mastheads
 From Borkum, too. at might a few
 lights shine out, while along the coas
 of the Dutch province of GroningeI
 lighthouse keepers keep up theil LNarning flashes without cessation.
 Rottumeroog, which is reached
 from the Dutch mainland by motor
 boat, was at one time rather thick.
 populated, and in the Middle Ages
 many of the Merchants of Groningel built warehouses on the island.
 was, too, for a time, the haunt O
 pirates, among them the notoriou
 Tristan nob1enan, Douwe van Glini and BarthoId Entens van Mentheda 1 It served also as a place of refug
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
GERMANS ACCUSED OF PUTTING ACIDS
 IN WAFER SUPPLY

CapetoVn, June 25-The alleged methods of the Germans in poisoning the water supply when forced to re- treat in South Africa are thus describ- ed in a dispatch from a British officer at Aus, German Southwest Africa:
 ''Al1 the wells and iboreho1es at Aus had been damaged and the water spoiled by putting large quantities of creosote in 1t. In> the wells they put the creosote in a tin, which had a small hole in the top through which a piece of cord passed. Te tin was wired to the bottom of the well, and this of course ensured a continual pollution for good while if the tin was not removed.
 'tAs it happened, some of the wells were soon emptied and the tins thus discovered, so we soon had sweet water to drink, but for three or four days all our drinks. tea, coffee and even milk, were favored with a strong carbohc bouquet We had to put up with it, though it was far from pal atabIe.'' .l
 The same writer describes the dan ger from land mines left behind by the retreating Germans: "P1ateaus and mountain side were soon found to be sprinkled with contact mines, very c1everIy buried or concealed by rocks and gravel. Generally, we drove mules or cattle over the suspected
 mines at Aus did any particular dam age on exploding. They killed four mules and one horse and wounded an officer. Ninety-1ve of the mines have been dug up by the engineers, but villagers say that the Germans planted over four hundred, so there are possibly many more yet to be dis covered. We move about in the out 1 skirts circumspect1y like cats, and take care to avoid places suitable for mines"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
ATRSHR RAID RIJMORs
 CONTINUAL IN LONDON

London. June 15-Sauce the censor glasp has shut down on the publication Of the details of the visits of German aircraft London is fuh1 Of daily ru- 1nors that spread all over town There has been no general criticism of Wfth< holding the locality Of the raids as 1t may be halpful to the Germans to hear where their bombs dropped But suppression of details has had it's cusSomaxy eHect and every day there are stoxles Of raids that never hap pened and of destruction that never took place In fairness to the cen tera 1k should be admitted that while thalr facts when published arc mea- gre they are regarded as true though tho delay in 1ssu1ng them is hopeless ly needless from q newspaper point of view In the case of the worst raid, happening around midnight as usual 4he Gaet8 were not published in tsxne for the regular issues of the Afternoon papeFs of the following day. i1Geauuaz11e runpEs had piled on ru- xnorg ana tho man In the @tTeet WAS prepssd to hsaR thak Hundreds had been <H1ed-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25

he fled from the British Isles with King James. CIanricarde even built a castle there, which was destroyed in 1707 during a great flood.
 Sea birds usually avail themselves of the island as a breeding place and many hundreds of thousands of their eggs are sent annually to the main however, many of the birds have de- serted the place, having been fright ened away by the booming of the cannon at target practice on the Isl and of Borkum or by the unaccus- toned sight of the aerial war ma chimes with the Uncanny whtrr of their propellers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Escapes German Submarine By Running Ship Full
 Speed In Trough of Sea

aDOr6eaa, June 21s-CapAa4n I. Oa- sen, or the British steamer TeespooA. in today from BaRI. Eng, brought with him a stozy of how he employed R1nn- ple seauaanship to Gu1 a German lsIlo- marine 3z1a& stopped his ship and be- gan firing shells at M from the sur- face.
 When tho aa1e16 staTted falling axCund Che sanAps' safd Captain Olsen. T tuned her aEDUud 90 tha4 <Eza beam was w9gh tho waves and chen called for faf1a speed ahead The suk- marine followed buk, as ahe Eo1led 90 heavily in <l1e trough Of Ehe sees the Qswn7An gIEnnexs could not aim xhear gums. The mameUyeR WAS en- 4frely GnecesAna's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Prince of Wales Fund
 Now Over $25, 900, 900

London, Juno 1B--EHe Prince Of wales Fund has now reached 926,- $50, ,oOO.
 This & only one of many patriotic funds raised i'm Great Britain. but 1s the greatest apart from the Red Cross So far some 10,S26, 900 have been d1e1fbubed for Ehe additional ors and in cases of civil disrees which have been much less than at one time feared Widows and or phans have come in for substantial aid as well as nnaimed and blinded soldiers
 The administration of the fund has so far cost c little over $ao,ooO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Big War Orders for Canada

Montreal, June 25.-air Thomas Shaughnessy President of the Cana dan Pacific Railway before sailing on the Lap1and for America, made it clear that the factories of Canada are to receive from the Munitions De- partInent of the British War Office all the orders for munitions they can possibly fill.
 There is good authority for the statement that Sir Thomas Is bring ing back with him carte blanche order for the manufacture of high ev- plosive shells, machine guns, cartrid- ges, and other war material in the machine shops of the Canadian Pacif- ic Railway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
N1ANX CHILDREN OF
 CTTY SOON TO WORK.

It is estimated that about 5000 school children in this vicinity will soon be working in the stores and factories to supplement their family revenues. The district head of the state board of education, c. M. Hall, predicted this number yesterday, as the June rush for work certificates has been unusually large this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25

We expect our store will be crowd ed tomorrow with enthusiastic buyers eager to take advantage of the many economies offered in seasonabIe and desirable merchandise in millinery, shirtwaists, petticoats, cloth coats, guaranteed rain coats, fibre silk sweaters maIine and chiffon neck ruffs and separate cloth skirts at Sat urday bargain sale prices at B. H. Dillon & Co.,, 11O5 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
5e Dead in Raids on England.

London, June 25-Fifty-six persons have been killed and 13s injured in fourteen air raids on English towns since the beginning of the war Under Home Secretary Brace said in the House of Commons this afternoon.
 The attacks were chiefly on unde- tended towns, he said. He listed the casualties as follows:
 Killed, 24 men, 21 women and Il children.
 wounded, SC men. s5 women and II children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Praises Germans' Hospital.

Corresp ondence from Ambassador Page enclosing 8, report of pr. Karl Ohnesorg, a surgeon in the United States navy, describing a visit paid by the surgeon to the hospital at Iseghem, West Flanders, where Eng fish and Canadian prisoners are among the patients, was made public by the official press bureau yester- day. The surgeon reports that very favorable conditions prevail in the hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
AUSTRALIA SEEKING
 COALITION CABINET

Melbourne, Australia, June 25-The movement for coalition government for the Commonwealth of Australia, until the end of the war appears to be growing in strength.
 Both the Age CRadicaD and the Argus (LAberal) urged the gravity of the situation and demand a real sink ing of party politics In the national arena
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Operation on Sultan

Turkey has undergone a minor op- eration on the advice af Professors Israel. the German specialist, who has been at the bedside of the Sultan for several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
War Supplies From Japan.

Tol1io, June 25-Replying to a ques- ton in the Imperial Parliament, Lieut.. Gen. Oka, the War Minister, stated that the Japanese had sold 25,o0O,00O yen worth of. arms to one of the countries in Europe, but that he was not in a position to give the exact number of the arms sold, as it con- cerned the military secrets of that country.
 der from a friendly country for arms; and the authorities instructed the Taihei Company to supply the de- mand. Besides. s,OoO,0oO yen worth of wool and 100000 yen worth ot boots are to be sold to a certain coun- try, and these orders will have been executed by October next.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
HUMAN INTEREST NOTES
 FOgyND IN THE LATEST WAR BULLETINS
r WAR BULLETINS

invaluable time by delaying the Aus tro-Germans four miles northwest of Lemburg and also to the west and south of the city.
 The new Russian front, which was referred to in Wednesdays official communications the point on which the Russians were retiring, is on Ga icain territory.
 The Petrograd Retch asserts the Russian army accomplished every thing that was possible with it's avail able resources.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Ienburg Roads Destroyed

Petrograd, June 25-A1though the buildings in L1emburg were left in tact the engineers effectively destroy ed the roads behind the retiring Rus sians The rear guard corps gained
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
Women in Rat1wav Union.

London. June 25-Women employees on railways hereafter will be accepted as members of the National Union of Railway Workers. Women are being employed in increasing numbers on the railways because of the shortage of men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
JULY BAND CONCERT
 SCHEDULE COMPLETED

Following is the schedule of band l concerts for July as arranged by the
 board of park commissioners:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25
WENr ooNpUcrs oAN1P.
N

Harvey C. Went, physical director of the public schools and boy scout head is directing a camp of boys at Lake Keever, Maine. Six Bridgeport boys are with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-25

Women will hereafter be eligible to membership to the National Union of Railway Men in Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05
SINKING OF THE ARMENIAN

fare. which gives passengers chance
for their lives. Had the Armenian
stopped when signaIed, the submarine
would have sent its officers aboard to
make the visit and TO search the ship.
The result of the visit and search
would have revealed the presence of
contraband of war, which would have
been followed by notice from the sub
marine officer for the crew to take to
the life boats as the submarine would
sink the Armenian, as it had a right
to do.
This is just the point which Presi-
dent Wilson Is insisting on, and which
he has a right to demand in eompIi-
ance with the rules of warfare and
with principles Of humanity. 1t is
gratifying to see the compliance on
the part Of the German submarines
even before the receipt Of formal no
tice from the German government that
such would be the course in the fu-
ture. This situation would indicate
that a peaceful solution of the prob
lem is the intent Of the German gov
eminent, and that there will be no
more Lusitania events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05
THE KIND THAT COUNTS

Misleading statements in all forms
of advertising, knowingly made, have
become an offense against the laws
of Illinois The new statute went
into effect the first of this month
The penalty is fine, or Jail. or both.
The statute had the endorsement of
leading merchants in all parts OF the
state. Presumably advertisers gener-
ally will live up to it; and it will be
to their advantage to do so.
AS matter of fact leading adver-
Users for years have been getting
away from statements that misIead.
They have done this because they felt
better when combining themselves to
the truth in addressing the public;
another substantial reason is they
learned that it pays to be square in q
natter OF this kind The man whose
statements, wherever and however
made, are TO be relied on is the one
who goes far The man who lies
doesn't get along very well In this day
and age-he is unfortunate in having
been born after his time. The kind
Of advertising which counts is that
which the public comes to feel is to
be relied on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05

/ Circumstances attending the sinking
Of the Armenian, the British vessel
/ carrying mules and horses for use of
the allies in the war, by a German sub
marine, are fraught with significance.
When the first news was flashed to
this country that q German submarine
had sent to the bottom another British
ship, with the loss of a number Of
. American lives, there began to arise
another wave Of indignation, similar to
that which followed the LUsitania at
fair, The first impulse was to say:
that is Germany's answer to our pro-
test It would seem. however, from
present information, that the circum-
stances are wholly different, says the
Danville Commercial News. The Lus-
itania was torpedoed without any
warning whatever, and no opportunity
given for passengers to escape. Ac-
cording to reports now received, the
British government admits that the
Armenian was on admiralty bust
ness" Reports further indicate that
the captain Of the vessel admits he was
twice warned to stop by two shots
fred across the bow. Instead of stop
ping he turned stern and started fight
1t was after this that the German sub
marine opened fire.
Under the circumstances the sub
marine was entirely within its rights
and its action in firing two shots across
the bow as q warning to stop was with
in the rules of war. If subsequent in
vestigatious bear out this report OF the
case. then the United States has no
protest whatever because the subma-
riue complied with the principle of
visit and search, which President Will
son is demanding and observance of
which principle is the basis Of his pro-
test in the Lusitania case
The most significant thing about it,
however, is the fact that the subma-
rine complied entirely with the de-
mand made by President Wilson. This
would indicate the intent of the Ger
man government to, in the future, OBJ
serve this humane principle Of war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05
AS TO WHO PAYS. "

Somebody has all OF a sudden be
come very much concerned as to who
is TO pay the city's costs in attor-
neys' fees, etc, in the annexation
proceedings into which the city has
heen dragged by selfish interests
Somebody may as we'll spare himself
further anxiety on that score. as there
are abundant ways in which all the
costs that may fall TO the lot of the
city viii be met. The city's side is
he side of the people and the people
always win. 1t may be said, how
ever, that somebody should not con-
fine any solicitation that he may have
in the premises to the property hold
ers who are allowing themselves to
be used as a screen for the efforts Of
somebody TO give the city a black
eye, for in the end 1t win not be the
city that will have to pay, but those
who are engaged in the hopeless task
of seeking TO thwart the popular will
The court ruling. in so far as entered,
in the Rock Island county circuit
court, does not dispose of the case
by any means. In fact the issues in
the csse have not been weighed. All
that has happened is that the court
has decided 10 hear the matter. What
ever may be the result Of that hear
ing will not settle it, for the fate and
fortune of community will not rest up
on the decision to be reached In the
lower court The highest court IN
Illinois will determine the rectitude
Of the course pursued by the people
in their iaudahle ambition to expand
and grow What will take place now
will be the hearing of the facts in the
case and II. in the course OF events.
the African. so to be developed. who
IS responsible for all the trouble. is
noked out from behind the hedge
IS the people hope will be the
case, they will be more than
glad that the case was not closed with
the preliminary arguments.
When one of the II persons appear
ing as complainaBts was asked re-
Gently TO explain his reason for OPP
posing annexation he said that plac
ing OF paving In front OF his prem
fses would entail an expense that
would be a greater burden than he
could carry He was asked ii he
knew what the court fight with which
he had permitted himself TO be identi-I
A cd would cost him. and he answered
that he was told his share would be
SIS. Speaking of who paws" the fact
Is that this misguided taxpayer Is this
very minute facing financial liability
that will. in the end. be in excess Of
his paving assessment.
Il Despite that the man quoted is one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05
FOOD PRICES ABROAD.

The New York World last week
published a schedule, prepared by its
staff correspondent, comparing prices
in England before the war and at the
present time. The schedule covered
all manner of necessities and the av-
erage increase in price was eighty
five per cent.
Berlin and Vienna both report in
creased food prices, as DO Paris and
Petrograd. but there has been. in none
of the capitals such a complete and
general soaring Of food prices. Not
only that but other things as we'll
have increased in price in England.
Clothing, shoes, luxuries and even coal,
has seen q general advance and Eng
land today is paying nearly fifty per
cent more for everything it needs
than any of the other countries
The first thought that comes to
mind is of the efficiency that has been
shown In the other, more autocratic
countries by government conservation
and distribution of supplies. In Ger
many, which would naturally be hard
est hit. ringed about as it is by foes.
prices have advanced little If any. In
Austria, its ally, the same is true, al
though the increase there is slightly
higher. Even France and Russia have
seen greater increases in prices than
the Teutonic nations, but none OF
them such extremes as in England
The question which such revelations
must stir up first of all is Is il be
cause the governments in the other
nations have taken charge, or IS
there another reason? And with the
suspicion that there is another reason
there comes the thought that perhaps
Germany's boast Of a submarine block
ade Is not entirely vain.
1t is conceivable that, with England
hedged about with submarines. lying
in the traffic lanes and destroying
ships IN such appalling numbers as
they already have done traffic, to an
extent, with England must have been
affected. Merchantmen. knowing the
danger they risk are not inclined TO
run that risk unpaid. Freight rates
have increased in proportion as the
danger has grown greater and lncreas-
ed freight rates have laid their bur-
den on retail prices The number OF
vessels destroyed too, although not
large proportion of the British mer-
chant fleet, is not inconsiderabIe, ana
added TO this list must be the list Of
foreign neutral ships unwilling to risk
the perils Of the danger zone and the
large number Of British merchant
ships withdrawn for transport ser
vice and IN service as auxiliary cruis-
ers.
Perhaps the whole fault OF higher
prices in England may resi- on the
failure OF the government to assume
control OF everything, not trusting to
the good intentions OF few. But there
IS this alternative explanation
that is we'll worth thinking about.