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HOW TRENCHES
 ARE BLOWN UP
VIVID ACCOUNT OF SLAUGHTER IN THE DISTRICT OF
 ARGONNE.

BERLIN, March o.-lhe petulldt character of the fighting now going on in the Forest of Argonne is illus trated by the following letter from a soldier:
 "The two companies forming our right wing had been lying for five days only 30 to 50 yards from the enemy along a distance of nearly 200 yards. In front of our company to the left was a little valley, on the Op- posite slope of which the French had intrenched themselves in three lines of pits, one lying above the other, and this front was generally regarded as impregnable. We therefore had de- tachment of PrusSian SapperS and miners, which was assigned to our lines, to tunnel under the three French trenches in order to blow them up. The explosion was really intended to go off on the anniversary of the battle of Champigny (Nov. 3O), but the sap perS said that they had not yet enough snuff into their holes. There was danger that the French would under mine us and blow us into the air first. Finally on December everything was ready. AT-places lay-pounds of dynamite under the French trench es. At lO:SO all our front trenches were evacuated, but We masked this movement to deceive the French. At ll:2I a lieutenant of pioneers pressed his thumb on a button, and there was a terrific crash. One might have thought that the whole earth was fall ing to pieces. From my position l saw cloud of earth probably over 500 feet high. After a minute some thing like a mighty tempest broke loose in the woods. I did not know what it was till something struck my skull, then knew it was a hail of dirt and stones which had been thrown up by the explosion. I darted into our bombproof, where staid for two min utes. Meanwhile our two companies pressed forward and occupied the gap that had been broken in the French lines. The first trench was full of dead and buried Frenchmen. In the next two they were so dazed that they surrendered without resistance.
 within a half-hour We had taken prisoners the dwellerS in all these trenches, so far as they were still alive. Among them there were eight officers and 37S privates who had not been wounded The rest, including two officers, were dead and buried under the debris. We captured three mine-thrOwers. Out total losses were only three killed and seven wounded.
 "A soldier must have luck! The captured French pioneers told us afterwards that they had mined our trenches at eight points, and were go- ing to blow us up at 6 p. m., not yet having finished putting in the charges. When We examined our trenches were found these mines. So We had a lucky escape this time The higher author ities are giving unstinted praise to our achievement Even the Crown Prince sent automobiles with 200 woolen blankets and bottle of wine for each of us. What more could a soldiers heart want? Such are the tricks that we are playing here"
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A complete line of Childrens and Boys shoe pacs. All sizes. Boy Scout Stockings, the long wearing kind, 30 cents. 8 for $1.OO. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
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INCORPORATED LIMITS
 OF SEWARD,

Beginning at a point on a rock which is marked (Corner No. 8 of U' S. survey No. 726 S.) running due south along the shore line of Resur- recton Bay 1000 feet to incorporation post No. 1; Thence West 800 feet; thence North 1l56O feet; thence East to Alaska Northern Railway track, continuing east of said track 1000 it.; thence east and south on meander- ing line along and 100 feet east and south from said Alaska Northern Railway track to incorporation post No. 1.
 This tract, thus described, includes in it's boundaries, with other lands Survey No. 726 S. Survey No. 726 N. U. S., Survey No. 7OS, the terminal grounds of the Alaska Northern Railway, theLaubner Homestead the Rudolph Homestead, and the Poland Homestead, and the various parcels of land lying and being between the said surveys and the line of low tide on Resurrection Bay.
 Date of order l9lZ'
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Complete Camping Outfits. Tents Tarpaulins, Camp stoves, Cooking utensils etc. etc. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
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The largest assortment of Wall Paper in Alaska. Brown & Hawkins Quality First"
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Try China Noodle Sauce with Wash ington Egg Noodles, p cents per pint Brown & Hawkins. Quality First.
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The Gateway can do any sort Of printing done in the states. Do not forget that.
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Hill Bros. Blue Can Coffee, 70 cents per can. Brown & Hawkins. "Qual- ity First"
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Long distance telephone booth al The Branch.
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All kinds of plain sewing done at the Hotel Panama.
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FROM CHURCH AND STATE
 By JOHN IRELAND

Archbishop at St. Paul, Minn.)
 q cannot understand why there would be a single individual with any responsibility whatsoever, who has family, relatives or friends, who has not an assurance upon his life. hold as benefactors of humanity and so- ciety those who do go around using eloquence, poetry and persuasion and everything else, and win them to go out and assure their lives. l have very little regard for any man who leaves this world without having been able to leave behind him life as surance policy, so that those depend ent upon him are provided for; so that any debts he himself may have are paid, and, if he has not much of an estate, so that he himself may be buried in decency and honor"
 The 3 in 1 policy of the N0RTHE ton against accident, sickness and de
 A. k. RANSC
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Finch's Golden Wedding Rye at The Branch.
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NOTICE To the Husbands, Fathers and Sons of Seward:
NOTICE
By WINSTON CHURCHILL

(First Lord of British Admiralty
 of l had my way, l would write the word insure over doors of every cottage, and upon the plotting book of every public man, because am convinced that for sacrifices which are inconceivably small, families can be secured against catastrOphies, which otherwise would smash them up for ever. It is our duty to arrest the ghastly waste not merely of human happiness, but of national health and strength which flows when, through the death of the bread-winner, the frail boat in which the fortunes of the family are embarked, founders, and the women and children are left to struggle helplessly on the dark waters of 8 friendless world"
 SN LIFE provides for complete prOtec- tn.
 M, Div. SuPt. of Alaska. Local Representative.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
CORSET CUTTERS
THREATEN STRIKE
FOR EIGHT HOURS
Sixty Men Present Alterna
tive TO Supt. John w.
Field at Warmers.

=
rs Sixty cutters employed at the War
ner Bros company, yesterday after
noon presented demands for an eight
hour day. with increase in pay that
will give them a wage equal to that
earned under the 0-hour -a-week
schedule.
To a man, the entire cutting force
signed the written demands which
were presented by a committee to
Supt- John w. Field. Mr.. Field asked
for time to consider the demands and
then returned to the men with a prop
.osition Offering an increase in pay.
but retaining the 50-hoHr -a-week
schedule.
The men insisted THAI the eight
hour day be granted. The committee
agreed to wait until this morning for
the final decision Of the factory ON
ciaIs. Should their demands be re-
fused, they said, they would strike.
Employees of the shipping room,
numbering between 80 and 40, await
ed the decision in the case of the cut
ters. It was said that the shipping
room force-zs ready TO quit should the
cutters go out.
If these two departing went out
practically all the male employees Of
the plant would be on strike. The
machinists are saIaried employees, and
will not be affected by any change in
schedule OF hours Their work. how
ever, would be at q standstiH if the
other employees quit
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
EXITS BARRED WHEN
GIRL STRIKERS TRY TO. Get
AWAY FROM THEIR MACHINES

the first to leave. in a body They
were quickly followed by other de-
partrnents and at noontin1e nearly
sonethird Of the factory@was on the
street, in good clothes. and working
clothes. some with hats on their
heads, and the great majority bare
headed. +
Here they cla.mored for an eight
hour day, shorter hours on Saturday.
no pay for spools and needles. and q
host of other demands according to
the departments in which they work.
ed.
During. the latter part of the after
noon F. E. Warner and other office
heads went among them trying to get
them to disperse to their homes and
return again today. This had an eff
feet thai. sent about one-haIf the num-
Der home, but their ranks were filled
by the girls upon whom. threats Of
vengeance and bodily harm were hur1-
ed by those in the street.
So strong did these cries and
threats. become that George S. Hill.
president of the police departIn tent
favored sending for Gordon of po-
lice at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
PORT JEFFERSON TRIP
A GREAT DELIGHT
TO ExCURSIONSTs

(
ssWhere can we goks, and SttVyhat
can we do2'. are two questions which
,vacationists and others are continual
~ asking and they are two Questions
which the Bridgeport and Port .Jeffer-
son Steam boat company is success
fully and satisfa ctorily answering er-
cry day in. its matinee excursions to
the quaint old island towh across the
Sound. To one who has never been it
is a trip Of exploration To those VINO
have experienced its delights it is the
ever changing trip, which the moods
of the sky and sea make it To ali
it is pleasure
the sturdy little steamer Park CITY IS
soon out of the harbor and on the
breeze-coo1ed Sound, its upper deck
we'll filed with excursionists who en-
joy every minute of the trip, from the
time Bridgeport light and Seaside
park are left behind, Stratford shoal
light, commonly known as Middle
ground lights passed. the sand banks
Of Long Island come more PLAINLY to
view, Belle Terre.the select residential
colony on the east shore of Port JEFF
ferson harbor is reviewed and the
boat ties up to the pier.
On the pier well tanned young men
land harbor blues while the excursion
lists wait for the gang plank to be
run in. The motorists, who make the
trip. get their machines off the boat
and hustle away. leaving those on foot
to take more time to inspect the vii
lage, with its old fashioned houses.
shady, streets and stores. Outside the
street business district may be found
many place of business which are, to
say the least, quaint. Life does not
move swiftly in Port Jefferson and the
sign in the rnilliner's window ef5one
away, will return next week" moi
keeping there.
Tt has been an afternoon of. limo
cent pleasure, which those whose
tastes have not been blunted enjoy to
the full and they mentally resolve to
try it again before the season closes.
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17

The scene yesterday in Lafayette
street where the girls assembled at
ter they had left the factory, calling
to their companions to cover their
machines or quit work, was an inns
posing one and peculiar in many ways.
There was little organization except
that which Miss Scu1ly. the interna
tional organizer of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor had conducted. It
had not been planned to call a strike
at the Warner Brothers Co. for some
time From one department to am
other the enthusiasm ran. What is
most unusual in factories of this kind
the American born workers were the
first to go out and they went out in a
body.
While forewomen attempted to keep
the girls from talking among them
selves many openly left their ma
chimes and attempted to get out of the
building In some departments they
were stopped even by the closing of
the dre1exit doors. In others they
were allowed to depart without .com-
Inents
FhesRedfern department, where the
highest skilled 1aboris employed, was
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
THOMAS ID. BRADSTREET
IS BURIED TODAY.

Thomaston. Conn, Aug. II. The
funeral of Thomas D. Bradstreet, for
mer state controller, and one of the
best known. men in the political life
of Connecticut was held from his
late home this afternoon. The Rev.
George D. Owen of the Congregation
TAI church of which Mr.. Bradstreet
had been a member, read the service
The bearers were William A. Ar
mour, r. =. White, F. Roberts, l..
p. Blackmers James .sChatfie1d. and
Augustus E. BlakesIee, all of Thorn
aston, who had been close friends
The interment was IN Hillside. ceme-
terry.
The attendance, of friends of Mr.
Bra.dstreet was large, and many cit
liens of prominence throughout the
state were among them. The Seth
Thomas factory, of which the deceas-
ed was general manager, was closed
during the day. The number of flo
raj pieces from individuals and or
ganizations was large.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17

From the habit of smiling, pretend
to be deeply interested in each per
son. learn how to make your voice
sympathetic, lay in a store of agree
able phrases to hand out to each one.
This is not hypocrisy It is BUSH
ness.
DO YOU realize that it is the human
clerk that Is in cemand. that attracts
Gust omers. that st lnds the best chance
for promotion
1.-THE public is a great baby some
body said. It's true. I'1ns one of
'em. confess / flee a sour ball clerk
as would a soured glass Of milk Why
not hu1nor the public, then?
~ know a ticket agent in Worces-
ter, Mass His name is Jim sF1ealy-
consider him the best agent in the
United states. Because you can't get
him out of humor used to go into
his office aad pretend to want a rail-
way ticket Just to get under his de-
nghtful influence.
zone day a wealthy and rude old
lady, as some ladies are most likely
to be cranky when they get old and
inso1ent when they are of the first
families in town, came into Healy' $
office. He was busy at his desk. A
pile of letters was stacked up at his
right hand He was behind in his cor
respondence in which state of things
you or I would be irritable.4
1.-The old lady drew up a chair, sat
down by him and with one sweep OF
her hand scattered all his letters over
the floor.
Now she said. you attend to
mel
4.Healy turned around, laid down
his pen,.shoek hands with his visitor,
and said, smiling:
Now. do you know, Mrs. Jones,
you've taken a load off my mind I
was just wishing I could get rid some-
how of these pesky letters. Please tell
me what I can do for you.
ssHe sold that woman over 500
worth of steamer tickets
-eWhy snap at people? Why show
inpatience Why treat them with
Indifference It's all in a lifetime.
It's all part of the game.
And srine-tenths of your game, be
lieve me. is making people feel pleas
ant.
..Are you afraid of being treated
like a dog2 Do you want to assert
your manhood Then assert it by not
descending to the yellow-dog level OF
the insolent customer
BE hunani Because you are a
telephone girl you don't have to cul-
tiyate a pie-crust voice. dead and re-
YOU can say a CHEEKY word to the tired
old woman with a basket. AS a brake
man YOU can make a whole coach full
of people warm in the cookies of their
hearts.
counter in the department store. Take
it from e it's money in your pockets;
besides, you'll think more of your
self"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17

States notes that your suggestion is
made with the express reservation that
a. payment under this arrangement
would not constitute an administra7
ton admission that American treaty
rights had been violated but would be.
REGARDED by the Imperial GermaTl7
government merely as fulfilling a duty
or policy founded on existing treaty
stipuIations. A payment of this WOulo5
be acceptable to the government OF
the United States, provided the ac-=
ceptance of such payment shouIds
likewise be understood to be without.
prejudice to the contention OF the
government of the United States thaE
the sinking of the Frye was WithOuf s
legal justification, and provided also
that an arrangement can be agreed
upon for the Immediate submission to
arbitration of the question Of Legal
justification, insofar as it involves the
Interpretation of existing treaty sti-.
pulations.
There can be no difference OF
opinion between the two governments
as to the desirability of having this
question on the true intent and means
ing of their treaty stipulations deter
mined without delay, and to that end
the government of the United States
proposes that the alternative sugges-
ton of the Imperial German govern.
m ent also be adopted, so that this
question of treaty Interpretation can
be submitted forthwith to arbitration
pursuant to Article 3s of The Hague
convention for the pacific settlement
of International disputes.
I'm this way both the question o.
indemnity and the question of treats
interpretation can promptly be settled
and it will be observed that the only
change made in the plan proposed by
the Imperial German government is
that instead of eliminating either one
of its alternative suggestions they are
both given effect in order that both
of the questions under discussion
may be dealt with at the same time
Eff this proposal proves acceptable
to the Imperial German government
it will be necessary also to determine
whether, pending the arbitraI award
the Imperial German government
shall govern its naval operations in
accordance with It's own Interpretation
or in accordance with the Interpreta-
ton maintained by the United States,
as to the obligations imposed by their
treaty stipuIations, and the govern
ment of the United States would, 'bef
glad to have an expression OF the
views of the Imperial German govern
nent on this point
LANSING -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17

You are instructed to present the
following note to the German Minister
for Foreign Affairs:
Under instructions from my gov
eminent, I have the honor to inform
Your Ekcellency, in reply to your note
of July 80, in regard to the claim for
PREPARATION for the sinking of the Will
liam p. Frye, that the goVernmen of
the United States learns with regret
that the objections urged by it against
the submission of this case to the
prize court for decision have not COM
mended themselves to the Imperial
German government and it equally re-
grets that the reasons presented by
the Imperial German government for
submitting this case to the prize court
have failed to remove the objectio ns
of the government of the United States
to the adoption of that course.
"As this disagreement has. been
reached after the full presentation of
the views of both governm ents in our
previous correspondence a further ex-
change of views on the question in dis
Dute would doubtless be Improbable,
and the government of the United
states therefore welcomes Y our Ex-
eellency's suggestion that some other
way should be found for settling this
..The two methods of settlement
proposed as alternative suggestions in
our ExceHency's note have been
given careful consideration and it is
believed if they can be combined SO
that they may both be adopted, they
will furnish a satisfactory basis for the
solution of the questions at issue
'.The government of the United
States has ALREADY expressed its de-
sire that the question that the amount
of the indemnity to be paid by the
imperial German Government under
its admitted liability for the losses for
the owners and the captain on &C
count of the destruction of the Frye,
should be settled by diplomatic nego-
tati ons, and it entirely eoncurs with
the suggestion of the Imperial Ger
man government that the simplest
way would be to agree as proposed in
your note, that each of the two gov
ernments designate an expert and that
the two experts Jointly fix the amount
of indemnity for the vessel and any
American property which may have
been sunk with her to be paid by the
Imperial German government as
stated lin your note.
TT is assumed that the arrange
ment will include some provision for
calling in an umpire in case the ex-
perts fail to agree.
s.The government of the United
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
MIGRATORY BIRD
Law TO BE ENFORCED
sportsrnen Warned That Federal Reg
ulations For Projection of Wild
Fowl Must Be Observed.

With the approach of the open sea
son for shooting wild fowl, the United
States Department. of Agriculture is
warning sportsnen that the Federal
regulations as amended October :
1914, Will be strictly enforced Some
understanding has arisen from the
fact that the various state laws do not
always conform to the Federal ,reEu-
lations This is regarded as unfortun-
ate but in such cases 4the department
must insist upon the observance of the
Federal regulations.
Federal regulations divide the Unit
ted States into two zones Zone No. L,
the breeding zohe, includes the states
of Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Nebra-
ska. Iowa, Illonis, Indiana Ohio,
.P s and New Jersey, and al
States north of them. Zone No. 2, the
Wintering zone, includes all states
south of those named.
The regulations prescribe seasons
as follows:
Open Season for Migratory Birds.
Water fowl, Sept 1-Dec. 16. Elk
.ceptions: Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Oett- 1-Jan:1; New York. Con-
necticut, PennsyIva MIA, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho.
Rail- coots, gallinuIes Sept 1-Dec.
T EXCEPTIONS: Connecticut, Michi-
gan New York Long Island. Sept. 10
Woodcock, Oct. 1-Dec. 1. Excep-
tfons: Connecticut; Massachusetts,
New Jersey. Oct. 1o-Dec. L.
Shore Enthusiastically breasted and
golden plover. jacksnipe, yeIIowlegs,
Sept. 1-Dec. 16
Insectivorous birds protected indef-
ntteIy. Band-tailed pigeons, cranes,
swans, curlew, smaller shore birds.
and wood chucks protected. until Sep
TENDER 1 1918.
Shooting prohibited between sun
rise and sunset
IL, saetataoaoi
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-08-17
HOW TO TREAT
THE PUBLIC.
DR.. Frank Crane Takes a Certain Tick
ct Agent as an object Lesson

Almost everybody knows DR.. Frank
Crane as the writer. of articles con-
tanning homelyg truths with respect to
everydaY conduct in life. Possessing
a wide knowledge of human nature
through his experience as a. clergy
man. Dr. Crane has been able to point
out little deficiencies in human con
duct in such an engaging manner as
to give his articles an extensive vogue.
Recently in one of his little talks DR..
Crane gave some advice on how to
treat the public, citing as an object
lesson jim Healy, a railroad ticket
agent of Worcesater, Mass. where DR..
crane once had a church. This is the
article.
Listen! all ye who handle the pub
lie. and / will tell you something to
your advantage.
II mean you telephone girls, street
car conductors walters at table, lunch
counter attendants, railway ticket
agents and brakemen, te1lers in banks,
and clerks in department stores. and
any body else whose business it is to
deal with the members Of the common
crowd.
II will take my text from the words
Of Miss Minnie Warner the highest
paid switchboard operator of the Chi
cago Telephone Company, as reported
in the newspapers Said she:
Don't be mechanical. Make every
man on the wire believe that your
softest tones are for him alone Fur
thermo ore. she said
q Don't be Indifferent. Make every
kicker believe you are brokenhearted
because the line is busy
ST take my hat off to Miss Warner,
and if my wife will let me would like
to send her a, bunch of flowers.
1T is a great temptation for the
busy clerk to drop into ma,chinelilze
ways It does not require so much vi
ta1ity.
But it is a mistake I do not refer
to the feelings of the customer. for
perhaps you may not care a boot low
he or she feels, and all you want to
do is. to fill your time and get your
wages Besides, you may be so sorry
for yourself that you haven't any sor-
row left for customers. Hence, we
won't discuss the sentimental side of
the question.
Let us go to the strictly business
and selfish side. Do you know that
your greatest asset is being human !?
q Abr you reply, I'm so tired and
worn out that have no vitality left
to palaver over people,
Then put on ,politeness I mean it.
Act the part, If you cannot feel it,