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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
AMERICAN RED CROSS SHIPS
TONS OF CLOTHING TO POST
OF GERMAN WAR PRISONERS
Soldiers Held BY Russia Siberia Receive Many Sup
plies From This Country = Ezedicine Donated
Generously.

Tien-Tsin, JAN 26-More than
1000 tons of clothing and other sup
piles for Germans informed in Siberia
have been shipped from Tien-Tsin to
Vladivostok by the American Red
Cross At the request of DR.. Paul s.
Reinsch, the American minister to
china, r. M Burr, of the faculty of
Peiyang University located in ITEM
Tsin, and DR.. Charles Siler, physical
director of the Tien-Tsin Young Mems
Christian association. have gone to ST.
IBERIA to assist in the distribution of
supplies
William WarheId, the special rep
resentative delegated by the American
state department to inspect prison
camps in Siberia, and Frederick A.
Sterling, formerly second secretary of
the American legation in Pekings and
now specially assigned to Petrograd,
will also CO. operate in this relief work.
John X Caldwell. the American con-
sui at V1adivostok. is in charge of the
distribution of money for the relief
of the interned Germans in Siberia,
and most of the relief work will be
directed from V1adfvostok. The in
ternment camps and prison camps are
chiefly located far west of V1adivos-
toks znd most of them are some dis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

been invented in the latter part of
the fifteenth century, but by whom,
or where it was first used, cannot be
definitely known. 1t is said that the
Turks were the first to use bombs In
warfaref at the siege of Rhodes In
1922. They came into general use
in the middle of the seventeenth cen
fury, having previously been used on
ly by the Dutch and Spaniards. The
shrapneI shell, the invention of Col.
Henry ShrapneI of the British army
is q. development of the same idea.
The bomb was first used in an attempt
on the life of a ruler by a French
man named Chevalier, who had. con-
ceived an intense hatred of Napoleon
and determined to kill him. Cheva-
lier was employed in government
small arms factory, and, with the
knowledge of explosives thus gained
he constructed a bomb by nlling a
a barrel with a mixture of powder
bullets, broken glass and white ar
senic. The bomb was concealed In
a street through which Napoleon was
expected to pass in his carriage Che
Waller made q, miscalculation, however
and the bomb exploded a few sec
onds too soon. Several people were
injured, but Napoleon escaped un-
scathed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
SITUATION IN NEW ENGLAND.

The First National Bank of Boston
says in it's New England letter: IRE
tail trade is not experiencing the usual
sharp reaction after the holidays. Not
only is buying brisk but it is signifi-
cant that consumers have changed
their attitude sharply in the last three
months and now make their selections
from the highest rather than the low
est priced goods. In the New England
field shoe buyers in large numbers are
in the market; the buying has started
early and is on a heavy scale, evidenc-
ing scant supplies on retailers shelves
Shoe manufacturing is rapidly being
restored to normal conditions as to
volume and profits. The dry goods
market is displaying renewed strength
and rising prices are ther ule rather
than the exception. A con
spicuous feature accompanying the
rapid increase in domestic business is
aspronounced tendency on the part of
manufacturers to minimize their 1rau-
milton business and develop to as high
"a percentage as possible domestic and
non-munition business
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
AUTO PIRATES
BATTLE POLICE
OF new YORK
Gang Takes Unprecedented
Number of Expensive Cars
Leaves Cheap Ones.

New York, Jan. 26.-The Police De-
partment appears to be baff1ed COM
pIetely by the activities of a, new gang
of automobile thieves, which is ope-
rating extensively in New York and
nearby resorts. Detectives compos-
ing the automobile squad are bend
ing every effort to get on the track of
the crooks, but SO far all the clues I'M
covered have been virtually worth
less.
The list of cars stolen and not re-
covered issued in December, shows
seventy-two machines in the hands of
crooks, and the number of thefts
since the first of the year has in
creased enormously. The January
list has not been issued yet.
This gang, the detectives say, is a
new one, and it is believed to in
clude some of the sharpest automo-
bile thieves in the country. A new
lead on them has been, opened up
by the police and they are working on
it now, but no results have been OBJ
tanned so far.
Several days ago three men were
arrested. charged with stealing a car,
and the detectives believe they are
members of the gang. They have
been questioned closely at headquar-
tiers but have not divuIged any infor-
nation.
The gang, which, devotes its. satten-
ton only to high priced cars, already
has stolen many expensive automo-
.hi1es. In most cases the thefts were
perpetrated daringly, and automobile
men. are agitated over the ease with
which the thieves get away with the
cars and the failure of the police to
1recover them.
The latest victim of the gang is
Stanley. A. Cohen, president of the
Consolidated Card Company, who
lives in West Seventy-third street,
Tuesday night, Cohen left his new Ii
mousine, valued at $500, standing at
Sixty sixth street and Broadway while
he entered a nearby building. AL
though he was in the building only
a few moments, the car was gone
when he came out
In the search for this car one clue
led to Asbury Park. but the quest was
a fri1itless one. There are only TWEEN
ty cars in this city of the type Of
Cohen's auto.
It is thought that the gang is aided
in it's work by interruptions garage
owners who hide the cars for them
and aid in their disposal. One of the
men held by the police is a garage
keeper.
Insurance men say that the num-
Der of thefts this year surpasses that
for any corresponding period known.
Al somewhat similar wave of automo-
robberies occurred in the early part
of 1914, but this year the thieves will
not deign to take a moderate priced
car.
The operations of the, gang appa-
rently extend to Albany, as one man
who left his car outside the office of
the Secretary of the State while he
went inside to renew his license found
the car was gone when he came out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
FREIGHT BUSINESS
OF NEW HAVEN ROAD.
BIGGEST IN HISTORY.
Information Issued By Rail
road Shows Enormous Elk
tent of Shipping.

From the Information bureau of the
New Haven road is issued the state
ment that the railroad is handling the
heaviest freight business in its his
tory, despite the embargo In the
first % days of January the company
locally and received loaded from con-
nections 55,T74 freight cars. This
compares with 47.381 cars in the first
10 days Of January, 1915. an increase
of 1888 cars.
Until the heavy storms in Decem-
Der, the New Haven railroad was
handling at the rate Of 200, 900 new
loads tears loaded locally and receiv-
ed loaded from connections) per
month This was 10000 more loads
than had been handled in November,
1918, when 180,894 new loads were
handled
There were 5o,4o1 freight cars on
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford and the Central New England
railroads on jan Is. 1916. This com
pares with Al, 900 cars on the same
date in 1915 and 32,995 cars on the
same date in 1914. The capacity of
the system is considered by the Off
Gals at $4,000 cars. Anything over
that number overtaxes the capacity
retards quick delivery and threatens
congestion
On Jan. Is, 1916, there were 1879
cars on the New Haven and the Cen
trail New England roads awaiting I'M
loading, or 25.3 per cent. of all cars
,on the two roads There were also
3,4o7 cars awaiting loading. The to-
tai number of cars awaiting loading
and unloading VS. E16,146, or 81 per
cent of all cars on the road.
The number of cars in bad order
on Jan Is, 1916, was only 1,106, or
2.2 per cent. of cars on road. The
usual average percentage on railroads
is from to 6, and at times as high
as Z. This 1,106, or 2.2 per cent,
represents the minimum that could be
That the New Haven is doing every
thing in its power to handle this
enormous business IS shown by the
condition of it's steam locomotives
On Jan. there were only AZ locomo-
tives assigned to the coInpany's shops
for heavy repairs within the follow
ing 80 days, and the company has a
shop capacity of IS. \ On the same
date S28 steam locomotives, or II per
cent, we're considered good for three
months service or more.
The company's shops at Readvil1e,
New Haven and Roxury repaired SIS
LOGON otives in the month of Decem-
Der. 1915 This compares with a, total
of 80 locomotives repaired in these
same shops in the corresponding
month of December than were await
ing repairs on the first of the year.
Less than per cent. of the COM
pany's LOGON olives were in need of re-
pairs on the first of the year This is
considered in railroad circles very
limited humber.
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ENDORSED AT HOME.
such Proof as This Should Convince
ANY Bridgeport Citizen.

The public endorsement of a local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced. None better, none stronger
can be had. When man comes for
ward and testifes to his fellow-citi-
zens, addresses his friends and neigh
bors,, you may be sure he is thorough
ly convinced or he would not do so.
Telling ones experience when it IS for
the public good is an act of Kindness
that should be appreciated The. fol-
lowing statement given by a resident
of Bridgeport adds one more to the
many cases of Home Endorsement
which are being published about
Doan's Kidney Pills. Read it.
John Unfried, PSF Coleman St,
Bridgeport. says: ga cold, which set
tied on my kidneys caused backache.
1 could not stoop over because a sharp
pain shot through my kidneys and I
was unable to arise without assist
ance. The action of my kidneys was
too frequent and the kidney secre-
tions were highly, colored I had dizzy
spells and headaches. was advised
to try Doan's Kidney Pills and two
boxes cured me-
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pi1ls-the same that
cured Mr. Unfried.Y Foster Mi1burn
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
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lance from the Trans-Siberian rail-
way line. Consequently, the work of
distribution is extremely difficult
Many of the supplies sent for the re-
lief Of Germans in Siberia last winter
did not reach the camps until spring
The Trans-Siberian railway is so con-
gested with supplies for the army
that all other freight is sfde-tracked
for arms and ammunition and troop
trains
In addition to clothing, the Ameri-
can Red Cross is also sending much
medicine and many medical supplies
of various kinds into Siberia Typhoid
serum is greatly needed because of
the prevalence of fever in many of the
camps. Typhoid has been checked
largely by the cold weather, but with
the coming spring a fresh outbreak
of the disease is expected and the
Red Cross is endeavoring to protect
the prisoners against it. DR.. Paul s.
Reinsch, the American minister in
China, has made arrangements to get
fresh typhoid serum from the United
States army in the Philippines. This
viii be forwarded as promptly as pos
sibIe, and it is believed that the sup
ply from that source, can be kept
fresh even after the return of hot
weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
BOMBS

Bombs have long been associated
in the popular mind with anarchy,
and have been considered the weapon
of regicides and other assassins. In
the present war, however, the bomb
has come into general use as a de-
structive agent, and the men in the
trenches have found that under some
circumstances it is more effective than
any other letha1 agent. AViators, too.
have used bombs with more or less
success in their raids. The iron shell
filed with gunpowder is saidNt have
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

e. short time and are the most costly
Kind. If a man can't afford to buy
q shoe cut from leather near the back
bone, where the texture is firm and
closely knit, ne should buy a. heavier
shoe, in which the material is thick
enough to offer some resistance.
This is a period when people who
live and work indoors have tender
feet, and they call for soft shoes. Our
fathers and mothers used to wear
heavy shoes and felt comfortable in
them. About the only choice that is
economical today is between a solid
and heavy shoe that has body enough
to wear, and a light shoe from the
fine part of the leather that costs
high but has a firm and enduring tex
ture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
70 ACT ON TRADE PACT.

washington, Jan. 26-The Chamber
of Cefmerce of the United States will
act February on a Pan-American
commercial arbitration agreement pro-
posed at the recent Pan-American
financial conference The Buenos
Ayres chamber of cofmerce has Just
approved the agreement with rr1odif-
cations. Other South American com
mercial bodies already had accepted it.
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The University School

$50 FAIEHE III nv n
Next session, January 8, 1915. Coll
lege preparatory, eleRAentary and adj
vanced subjects, upper grammar
school and high school grades, indi-
vidua1 instruction Students entering
now may save years work.
T2O at"
Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
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OF
quickly locked previously he
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26
Three Cigarette Pants
to Avoid

First, avoid cigarettes that
don't just suit your own taste.
Second, avoid those. that
bother your throat or tongue.
Third, avoid those that
make you feel mean" after
smoking all you want.
If Fatirnas, for instance,
seem to you to be guilty on
any one of those three counts,
we say, avoid Fatin7as.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

Articles of incorporation were filed
at Albany, N z, by the Omega Steam
ship Corporation, capital $10O, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS,
JOHN RICK * SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

tense bill asking $50. 100000 for larger
cars which. tits asserted. can be
avy concrete bases distributed on short
rior. This new plan for national de-
New York city. The bill calls for, an
y to be selected by the war depart
spent The estimated cost of a con-
t line from Maine to Delaware could
accurate as gunfire af1oat, and the
apidity and accuracy of fire, mobility
cast defense experts have not yet re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-26

We mean what we say
for, when it comes to thetaste,
Fatimas can't possibly please
everyb0dy-nO cigarette can
do that. But Fatirnas do please
more men than any other ciga-
rette costing over Sc.
That's one reason why you
should try them.
Another reason is because
they are so SENSIBLE-so
free from any after-fee1ing."
If you want to know exactly
what a sensible" cigarette is,
just try Fatimas by these two
tests. Do that little thing to-
day-you'u be glad.
The sun., 1916-10-29

Princeton's handling OF tho ball was
far and away superior 10 that Of Dart
mouth. The TIERS mad" only two fum-
hlcs throughout 'hc game. both n the
first half. Dartmouth made six, two In
The first half and four IN the second.
II is noteworthy that only one tumble
was not recovered Eddy fumbled In the
second period and yarmouth captured
the ball. II VS. the only occasion the
ball was lost on a tumble.
Though 10 fdir"r day ever was
framed for = football setting. less than
1000 attended the game. The huge
white Palmer stadium. lying in the
hollow frirg"d 10y the oaks. naples and
Chcstnuts aiivc with Their pauiy au-
,umn foliage, htshcd under the rays OF
an ardent sun. It was beautiful and
holmy for tho spectators. though the
players would have welcomed "A crisper
and colder atmosphere.
Fifteen minutes before game time al
most the entire Princeton student body,
led by tho baud. marched IN columns OF
fours into the open cud ot the stadium
chanting IA" inspiring "Caunon Song"
The entry of the students was timed in
accordance with the appearance NJ the
TIGER foothnllcrs, vii" trot,ci on the
gridiron from Tie oppoS :" end of the
field, The appearance Of the range and
Black team was the si.Ual for a wild
thu OF cheering, Dartmouth fol-
lowed quickly and was nuis,lv greeted.
Captain lioGg won the toss for l'rince-
ton and chose 10 defend the north goal.
The Diminishing lines were thrown ont.
"Chirp." went the whistle. and the big
garnc was on.
Capt. Gerrlsh kicked OFF for Dartmouth
~----
-.
The sun., 1916-10-29
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS.

AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81; Rensss-
AL wakeneld-Rhodc Island state. IL;
Connecticut Agricultural, Il
At Wateryille-Coihy, .: University Of
S"w Haven-Yalc Freshmen. 10; Penn
sylvHn!a Freshmen, u.
At omaha - Denver University. 10;
AtCedar Rapids-Grinnell. 10, zoe. O.
..At Culver.lewls Institute. o, Culver
At Grand Forks-North Dakota, "a. South
Dakota. q
Al Cinctnnati-Kcntucky state, 81; Gin.
At Lexington Marshall, 10; Transyl-
vania.. 10.
A. Dallas-Texas 4. and NJ, -; Haskell
Indians. d
Al salt Lake-ColoNdo, 0; Utah. IS
Al Laramie, Wyo-Coiorado School OF
81 For, ColiinsTC Colorado Agricultural
College. ~ cGlorsdo College, :? 80.
william and Nashti. I
A. I'eloIt. Wis.-Ripon College. -; Beioit
At Galesburg. nl.-Knox. I. Lake For.
At Birmingham. IL Auburn. :; Mis-.
sissippi Agri'ultnral College, J.,
AZ Washington and Lee, :.
At New orleans-sewnnc., 7; Louisiana
At TAMPA. Fla-university OF Tennessee,
"a, University OF Florida, o
At Reno-Univers!ty OF Nevada. .; Utah
Aggi,s. Z,
At s"attie-university Of Washington
81. whitman, 6.
At Missouls,. on,-washinston State
College, 81; University Of Montana. O..
At Lafayette. Ind Illinois, 4: rur.
due. 7
At Kins.ton-Rhode Island, 10; Connect
| cut. T.
Notrc Dame--Notr. Dame. GO: Wabash. o
At Lawrence-Kansas Aggies, o; Kansas
University, o.
At st. Lou!s-washington University, 7;
| Polia. Q.
The sun., 1916-10-29

At Princeton Princeton, !; Dartmouth, .,
and Jefferson. II.
At Pitstburs- Pittsburg, 20; Penney
At South Field-Columbia. o: Williams, o.
At schenectady-New York University.
At West ~Point-Army, 90; ylllanova, :, .
At Annspoi!s-Navy. -: University Of
Al Hoboken-Delawsrc. .: stevens. o,
At Neutrality-suspicious. 81; Rutgers, z.
4 Indianapolis|Tuifs, Ii. Indiana 10
At state co!lege-Penn state, ~: Ge,tys-
II Brunswick-Bates College. 3; Bow
,Ht pover-vermOn'' 49, New Hamp-
! Amhsr,s-GMa-'aehusetts Asries. :;
Al, ESet.r~fhiiips Exeter. 30, Princeton
At iancaster-Dickin-on, ~; Franklin
At Beaver Falls-Gencya, !; Buffalo, o.
II Hartford-Boston. III Trinity, 7.
At Easton-Lafsyette, 81; Lebanon VAL
~ Madi.on-wi.consin, 80; Chicago, l.,
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., a.; Grove City, 0.
Al PIits6urg-carn.sIic Tech, 81. Thi.l. o,
AZ. Swarthmore- swarthmor IL. Crsl-
At MISUNDERSTANDING. 40; Drake, q.
a. springneld-colgate. :7' Springfield
Y. NJ. G. A., ~,
At Louisyilie-Louisville. 10; Butler Col
Al Nashviiie-vanderbilt. 81: Virginia, q.
Al East Lansing Michigan Agricultural.
80; North Dakota Angles. o.
At Recommendations. no; Hamilton. o.
At South Bethlehem -I~high. 81; Catho-
Al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so; Al
Al Allentown-Mu hlenburE. II: Buck
neil, 0.
Al Canton-Norwich, "a: st. Lawrence, q.
At Observation-Disclosures OF; Iowa, o.
The sun., 1916-10-29
INDIANA SURPRISES
FAST TUFTS TEAM
HOLSTERS. Defeated, Gain More
Points Than Harvard
and Princeton.

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. es.-1ndiana here
to-day scored more points against Tufts
than 10Th Harvard and Princeton COM
blned, but was defeated by the Medford
eleven by the score OF l2 TO 10. APP
paren;ly hopelessly defeated and only a
few minutes left to play. indian rallied
and swept Tufts of its feet by n series
OF spectacular passes that netted a
touchdown and a goal from placement.
However, the time was too short for a
victory. Notwithstanding the Tufts men
seemed to be tagged out and were un-
able to stop Indiana. The drive had
started too late.
For the first half of the game the two
teams battled on even terms. Tufts had
n slight advantage In offensive play. but
was handica pped On the defence. Also
the kicking OF Doane was not as good as
expected or the reputation Of the East
ern mar would have indicated. Hess OF
Indiana continually outpunted Doanc
and Keefe was sent in to replace the
Eastern man when II became apparent
that the Roos!ers were gaining the upper
hand.
There was little unusual In the first
period. Only a thirty yard dash through
a broken field by Erehart of Indiana
'be wy 81 AfNAA N'N
of line plunges. Indiana was expected to
be weak in the line. but held up with
surprising strength.
shortly after the second period started
Indiana tried its first forward pass.
which failed. Kicking was resorted 10
and then Tufts completed a fifty yard
forward pass. but 1t went for naught. as
Tufts lire men were offs!de. The half
ended scoreless.
A fumbled punt by Hathaway recov-
cred by II Tufts player gave h East
erners their first start in the second half,
Immediately dashes through the line and
around end placed the ball in the danger
zone, Indiana then was penalized for
ofside, the ball being placed IN the .
yard line. 4 plunge by Jenries shoYed
IL over for the first score.
Spectacular football featured the las,
period. Straight football enabled Tufts
to score another touchdown. then In
diana opened wide its offensive. An
aerial attack by Indiana netted forty
yards. Hathaway then place kicked a goa
from the field. Shortly afterward Ere
hart again broke away from Tufts
guardians and raced forty yards for a
touchdown.