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in 1880 was found by Mr.. Stafford. as
well as a later description. both ev!-
IDENTIFY written by Catholic mission
aries. Both tell OF the fact that q;
gathered the grain and of 1t made
dumplings and a cruel. OF the paste
they made certain idols In human
shape, then placed them in niche
played and wine served. On the second
day the idol furnished the bread for
feast. The missionaries took this to be
the worship of the devil and the par
taking of the bread as a travesty, so
to speak, of the Christian communion.
most elaborate and accompanied by the
attendance of thousands who followed
the paste idols about from place to
place. Great lords, girls dressed in
white and crowned with popcorn, young
men in elegant robes. all attended on
the impressive functions in the great
temple. On the hill of Chapultepec sac
rifces were offered to the god of the
plant. and on the return to the city of
Mexico the idol was placed on a plat
form and raised amid the sound of
While these things were going on, all
persons were forbidden the use Of
water. as by drinking it they might
incur the anger Of the deity.
The plant Is a valuable one. as it
grows seed in great abundance. and
-four.
buttons, as they are commonly called.
was one of the odd plants found in
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feeling on both sides. There is also
much of a human and humorous nature
to be rescued from the dismal. CHASTITY
side. I would like to mention one or
two little anecdotes and stories which
] have personally witnessed or known
to have happened in my district.
There was certain British officer
who, after rescuing a wounded Ger
man and taking him to his own lines,
was presented with the iron cross by
German officer, who ordered his men
to cease fire anu allowed the English
man to return to our trenches.
"On another occasion there was a
little British tommy who used to go
across every day to the German lines
to take our newspapers to them, in
exchange for theirs. He became well
known to them, and one day they let
him get into their trenches. He stayed
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sees of the enemy is smoke rising from
their field kitchens-in fact, 1T is hard
TO tell our own from their trenches. save
that every one Of ours is numbered by
board visible to the artillery observers:
so that fire can be directed accurately II
required in an emergency.
Modern field tactics and organization
are wonderful. and 7 can only give
slight idea by describing how we
register targets, etc. First of all. aero
planes go up and photograph the bat
tlefront. and these films are afterward
enlarged and traced of like a plan.
Then. with map handy, every spot is
located and numbered, as are also any
points of any possible military impor-
tance. When this is done the artillery of
all calibers range their guns over these
of fuse. etc. is taken for every single
spot. All these results are recorded in
a book, and then when an attack comes
off the infantry commanders simply
say, point 273, and this is done i'm
mediately
Life in the trenches becomes abso-
1ute1y mechanical and ordinary after
few days and we all forget we are
heroes We eat. sleep, work and play
as though we were still in camp at
home or in barracks. The sentries do
their so many hours on and off. looking
through the loopholes to watch the
enemy. Fatigue parties set about their
jobs. mending parapets, repairing drain
age systems building dugouts and
bringing up food supplies. The cooks
orderlies carry the 'dixies of stew to
the various dugouts. where the men
sleep and have their meals some or
these dugouts are really very comfort
able to live in. and many a man of an
inventive turn of mind sets to and
makes himself a bed, tables and chairs,
or If he is an officer, gets some one else
to do it for him.
"A good deal of ceremony is dropped
in the trenches. but the daily routine
and parades have to be carried on as
though we were in billets. The men
all shave and clean up il they can, and
they do this very often under fire. Be
ing under fire soon ceases to worry
anybody; when one finds that every
shell is not aimed at one, confidence
soon becomes restored. OF course. ar
tillery positions are different from in
fantry trenches, although we offlcers
have to go to them to observe.
LAS rule. in the artillery we select
some little wood or bush not on any
map. and then deep pits are dug, the
guns run in and the whole affair rooted
over with about three or four feet of
bombproof roofing. Each gun is con-
nected by trenches with the rest and
dugout and telephone room, whence
he controls the fire of his battery dur
ing big fight.
"Other trenches bring one into the
mems living quarters, which are usual
ly constructed of mud bricks and COW
cred with bombproof roofs also. Our
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Reversing the Rules.

DEGINALD VANDERBILT was con.
~ demning modern warfare.
German warfare, with its LIQUID
flames. its poison gases and its aerial
and submarine murders. reverses all the
rules" he said.
Yes. in its revolutionary procedure It
reminds me of old Mr.. and Mrs. Cor.
nelius Husk.
"'Our boy don't seem ter think much
O. my Clothes said old Corn Husk.
No, not o my grammar, nuther,'
said the farmers wife. 1t pears to me,
Cornelius, that parents gives their
children a heap O. trouble nowadays.'"
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/ no was formerly StCoHu
q lieutenant in the Royal Field
Artillery. He has recently received an
honorable discharge from further mill
tary service owing to physical disa-
bility as the result of she'll shock and
exposure while on duty with his bat
terry in the Somme valley.
This young officer has brought with
aim a number of very interesting SOU
,enirs of the period when he was do
ing his bit He has the gas helmet
he wore on those occasions when the
poisoned gas released by the enemy
would roll down with the wind and
envelop all in its deadly fumes. and
ne also prizes very highly the primers
from two shrapnel shells. which by
lucky fiuke knocked out German ma
chine gun detachment.
The officers battery was ''wire-cut-
ting at the time and he was observ-
ing and controlling the fire of the gun
which was lucky enough TO do more
than its bit Wire-cutting consists
in bringing up guns to within point
blank range and then pouring shrap-
mel into the barbed-wire entanSle-
ments. which disappear like nun ana
leave an opening for the infantry 10
creep through at night
Another object OF special interest to
the owner is a German rife bullet
w hich was extracted from the leg of
his comrade, an officer in infantry
battalion. Fortunately. this officer has
recovered from his wounds. and he
had more than one such present from
the enemy, he gave one to his friend
as a memento. Other interesting SOU
venirs include:
Pieces of a. German aeroplane bomb
which fell near the present owner
about ten feet away. 10 be precise
Luckily, he was untouched as ne thre"
himself fiat, and bombs of this nature
hurst upward
battle for Hill so. when gas was hrst
used against the British and French
The first field dressing outht which
III British soldiers carry, sewn inside
their tunics, and which they apply 1or
themselves when first wounded. anu
which usually lasts until the stretcher-
bearers come along. He has Few
odd bullets as well.
The diary picked UP by British
Tommy on Hill so, after the hrst ter
rible gas attacks made by the Ger
mans. evidently belonged 10 young
recruit; and in il he had jotted down
a few incidents OF his daily iife- he
seems to have had many sweethearts.
there
many girls in various German towns.
II also contains sketch of small
town. quite well done. The English
Tommy who picked IL up on the battle
field has added few remarks or ms
own including parody on Sing Me
to Sleep" Here IL is:
Sing me to sleep where bullets fall.
let forget the world and all;
lamp Is dugout. cold are my feet,
Nothing but bully" and biscuits IN eat.
SIN. m siecr IN old shed.
GGzrn rnf holes around my head.
stretched upon my waterproof,
lodging The rsindrops from the roof.
Far from ''vipers' tYpresl long TO be
Where German snipers can't pot at me-,
Think Of crouching where the worms creep
Waiting for sergeant 10 sing me TO sleep.
Il happened 10 be sent to join a regi-
ment down in Picardy somewhere in the
vicinity of the River Somme." he said to
a Star reporter, the other day. "and all
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corps. but they bring the same vista
tion upon the artillery positions. They
come up motor lorries, and clear
off quickly. and thereafter the spot they
vacate is extremely unhealthy for any
one else. Grenade fighting, though, is
an infantry monopoly pure and simple,
and in its early days the thrower was
often hoist with his own petard. Some
bombs only burst on contact, and l
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Thrashing Them Out.

MFRS BOARDMAN HARTMAN said
GVU at mothers meeting in Brook
lyn:
IT am opposed to parental cruelty.
Childhoods spirit should not be
crushed. But ! am opposed to child
spelling. too.
IN short. believe that. IL son be-
gins to SOW wild oats, his parents should
begin thrashing.''
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trough of which ran the trenches. They
held village and small wood, and We
held exactly the same positions opposite.
Part OF a railway track ran between the
lines and disappeared into brickyard
held by the Germans. ] use the word
.brickyard' by courtesy, for the only re-
semblance 10 such a concern was the
remains of one oven and about three feet
of a chimney stack.
I'VE used to observe from a shell-ridden
building, and really the view was most
monotonous and unintereSting. All one
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my Officer Relates His War Experiences

RRVES Washington Doing His Bit Field Artillery
n Badefds-Duies Artillery Battle
A-The Drill
Ancdoteso thu Lnes-Zeppeln Raids England.
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know of two very awkward instances
of this.
"A German straggler got lost in the
British lines and was spotted by a
tommy. who picked up bomb and gave
chase. Neither had arms. The tommy
wanted TO try to stun the other as a
prisoner. but lost his head in the ex-
element Catching his quarry, he
reached out and hit him on the head
with the bomb. whereupon two good
fighting men left France very hur-
riedly.
The other occasion was when a Ger
man grenade came over and failed to
explode. 1t was picked up by a tommy
who thought he knew all about bombs
Collecting a crowd around he began to
say: Those things are quite harmless
unless you hit them on the head (do-
ing SO with his hand in his enthusiasm)
They did find some of his clothes but
tons afterward.
perhaps one of the most interesting
sights at the front is to see a big
raid. The music made by their engines
is increased in effect by the dull report
Of the anti-aircraft guns and the pop
of bursting shrapnel They seem to
c
maneuver and dip as though nothing
mattered at all. Aerial duels are also
considered very honorable and sport
ing, and, as rule, airmen of both
sides pay delicate compliments to fallen
adversaries.
while on the subject of air raids /
would like to say that / was in three
of the Zeppelin raids on London 1t is
really remarkable to see how absolute
ly fearless the populace were; in fact,
they crowded the streets to see the
fun as they said. The sight was
beautiful one, for the brilliance of the
searchlights and the bursting shells
created an extraordinary effect am
afraid the people of England look upon
these attacks with more curiosity than
hate or fear.
People wonder why the raiders come
over England. and as for the reports
which they publish afterward, those
create a fund of amusement was In
Liverpool during the big January raid
on the midland counties, and could
hardly believe my eyes when l read the
official account from Berlin announcing
the destruction of the docks there and
in Birkenhead. No Zeppelin has ever
been within sixty miles of either place,
so that must have been a case of the
wish being father to the thought.
I'm a war of this magnitude 1t can
easily be understood that there are
many instances of chivalry and good
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rs Remarkable Plants i'm Mexico.

pent head" was introduced from Mexi-
co into Europe three centuries ago. In
Rome it was adopted as the symbol of
the Lincean Society. Attaching itself
to rocks and trees. it was one OF the
most beautiful plants of the Aztecs and
is today as much admired as ever.
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my period of active service was in this
sector. There were about twenty-four OF
us young artillery officers who all came
cut to France together from various
depots in England, and we were all sent
to different units in action in various
parts of the battle front. Only one OF
the others me to the same division with
me, and though were ultimately
operating only 300 yards from each other
we met only once again the whole while
/ was out.
The district we were in was somewhat
hilly and fairly well wooded, and here the
battle line ran in and out in such
wild fashion that each side could practi-
cally enfilade the other by artillery fire.
which fact being mutually known was
hardly ever taken advantage of by either
side. There were a good number Of small
villages up in the firing line, and in the
particular spot where my battery lay we
and the Germans held almost equally
good positions across a valley, in the
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"Other trenches bring one into the
mems living quarters, which are usual
ly constructed of mud bricks and COW
cred with bombproof roofs also. Our
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@0HERE has just arrived in Wash
ington a young British officer.
who was formerly second
q lieutenant in the Royal Field
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
Investigators Probe
 Freight Car Shortage

Pittsburgh, Nov. 11.-Every yard and and Sidetrack, on the Pennsylvania lines between Pittsburgh and Chicago and between Pittsburgh and St. Louis will be visited within the next few days by investigators in an effort to establish the cases of the car shortage and to secure the return of the foreign cars to their home lines. They will report the result of their investigation at frequent intervals to. J. w. Roberts, superintendent of the Pennsylvania, under whose direction the investiga- tion is being made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
Fellowship Week Is
 Planned by Y. M. c. A.

The second week of November is set apart by the Young Women's Chris tian association in the 30 countries where it has been organized as World Fellowship Week. Special features, both religious and social, are used in bringing before the members of the individual associations the thought that they ore clasping hands with their sisters in a chain that reaches around the world. The program for the week in the Bridgeport association will open on Sunday with the vesper service at o'clock, when Miss Emma Kaufman, for five years a Y. w. C. A. secretary in Japan, and now studying at the national training school in New York, will be the speaker. Monday a setting up" conference of all the workers in the association has been arranged for morning and afternoon, with luncheon at noon.
 A program combining inspiration and technical discussions has been planned The morning session will open at 1O:30 with devotional exer- cises led by Mrs.John MacLaren Rich ardson. w. Seymour Lacy, secretary of the Y. M. c. A., will speak on Bridgeport As It Is and As It Might Be-" There will be six minute pre- sentations of plans and ideals for work in the various departments, and a round table discussion about plans and methods of work, led by the pres- ident, Mrs. James G. Ludlum. The afternoon meeting will open at o'clock and will include the world fel- lowship service led by Mrs. Wilbur A. Smith, an address on "The National Outlook for the Associations" by Miss Pauline l.. Sage, executive secretarial of the northeast field committee, and a closing address on the "Responsibili- ties of Leadership" by Rev. Gerald II. Beard, D. D., pastor of the Park Street Congregational church. An other feature of the weeks program will be a short meeting from 12:40 to 12:55 each noon, when interesting facts about the work being done in other countries will be given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
HEALTH FOUND

full acting, healthy liver means good health and plenty of energy and ambition. All the pain, misery, de- pressed spirits and weakness caused by disordered liver are driven away by Leonardis Liver-Aid-and robust health enjoyed. It is so delicious to take, quick safe and harmless that even the most delicate constitution, young or old, benefits by using it free ly. It is free from calomel and all dangerous drugs. A purely vegetable aid for stomach and bowel troubles, headaches, feverishness, f1atulency, belching, constipation. chills, jaundice. dull pains, indigestion, nausea, dizzi- ness, despondency and all other liver ills. Does not gripe or upset the sys- tenn. soc at your druggists, or Hin dle's Drug Stores, 9S7 Main street or s09 Main street--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
French Aviator Gets
 His Thirty First Aero

Paris, Nov. 11.-SecoT,d Lieut.. Geor- ges Guynemer, the famous French aeronaut who recently brought down three German aeroplanes in two min utes and 30 seconds by a stop watch, is credited by the war office in today's official statement with having de- stroyed two German machines yester- day. This increases to 21 the number brought down by this aviator. Three other German airplanes were destroyed yesterday by the French in fighting on the western front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
Revival Movement
 Has Initial Success

An evangelical movement that is expected to arouse Fairfield county enthusiasm has been begun. Nearly 75 prayer meetings were held in varl- ous homes here last night with great success The committee in charge of the big religious drive will create an interest that is bound to result in great gatherings of people to hear the arguments for better living and re- ligious fervor before the campaign has ended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
IMPORTANCE OF COURAGE.

The value of a backbone will really be the subject discussed at the F1rst Methodist church. Fairfield avenue and Broad street, tomorrow evening by the pastor, George M. Brown, who will continue the evening series of sermons on Things Most Important" The service will open at 7:30 with singing a number of good lively gos- pei hymns and close with a special number by the quartette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

Moves E. filling Percy P. Anderson Rev. c. w. Areson< Thomas Arnold Henry Atwater 1 c. A. Baldwin John w. Banks J. Percy Bartram E. w. ~Bassick Rev. Gerald H. Beard Sidney K. Becker F. N. Benham H. A. Bishop William B. Boardman J. LeRoy Brown D. B. Bullard E. P. Bullard, Jr. J. w. c. Bulllard s. H. Bullard A. w. Burritt Frank V. Burton Edward B. Caldwell, Jr A. H. Garfield R. w. Cogswell, J. H. Cough1in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
Park Board Goes to
 N. Y. for Architect

Architect Henry Bacon of New York has been selected by the park commis- sioners to draw plans for the proposed arch to be erected at the Park avenue entrance to Seaside park as a memo rial to the late William H. Perry. De- tails for the material and sculpture will be reported later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
MISS RANKIN WINS

Helena, Mont, Nov. 11-Latest re- turns today assure the election to Congress of Miss Jeannette Rankin,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

George E. Crawford l.. B. Curtis
 Charles D. Davis David $. Day Harry H. DeLoss c. l.. Dennis H. H. Edge
 Dr. Thomas l.. Ellis Charles Ferry pr. Alfred. c. Zones Carl Foster Henry c. Freshour John H. Flood G. c. Gerrish R. A. Gibney Dr. Charles c. Godfrey Zalmon Goodsell Dwight D. Graves E. l.. Graves William J. Grippin H. H. Hamilton B. w. Harral William H. Harty John M. Haw1ey Samuel M. Hawley
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

A Jersey Shore, Pa., poultryman has contracted to supply New York banker with eggs at $1 a dozen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

Oren'S mass at ;. SunOay SCHOOL al - ter mass. High mass, 10:30. Ves- pers at 7:30 p. m.
 Masses on Sundays at St. Joseph s Madison avenue, Rev. Hubert Dahme, pastor, celebrated as follows: Low mass 8:3O and high mass 10:30. Yes pers 7:30 p. m. Daily mass S:15.
 St. Charles, 1255 East Main street, Rev. Patrick McGivney, pastor. Low masses, ' and 9:15. Childrens mass 8. Last mass 10:30. Holy hour and benediction every Sunday evening at z.
 St. Peters, 521 Howard ave-, Rev. Thomas Kelly, pastor. Masses. z, 8, e:15 and 10:30.
 Holy Rosary, 335 East Washington avenue, Rev. Angelo De Toro, pastor. Low masses. 6, 7:30. Children's mass, g. High mass, 10:30.
 St. Patrick's, 851 North avenue. Rev. John Lynch, pastor. Low masses, 2 and g. Children's mass, e:30. High mass 10:30.
 St. Johns of Nepomuck Slovak, 320 Brooks street, Rev. Andrew Komara, pastor. Low masses, and 8. Chil- dren's mass, g. High mass. 1O:30.
 St. Anthony's (F'rench) church, 96 Colorado avenue, Rev. E. J. Plunkett, pastor Masses at S:30, 9:30 and 1O:30 Devotions Tuesday evening, 7:30.
 St. Michael's (Polish), BIO Sterling street, Rev. AIphonse. l.. Figlewski, pastor. Low masses, and 9:15. High mass. 10:30.
 St. Stephens (Hungarian), Spruce, corner of Bostwick avenue, Rev. Ste- phen Chernitzky, pastor. Low masses 7:30 and g. High mass, 10:30.
 St. Georges Lith. R. c. church, Park avenue. Sunday masses 8 and 10:30. Vespers and benediction D.. m. Week day mass 7:3O. M. A. Pan kovski, pastor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
GOVERNMENT UNION

Edward K. Nicholson Edward P. Nobbs W. H. O'Hara $. c. Parker pr. D. c. Patterson s. H. Patterson J. L. Peabody M.. A. Pollack John S. Pullman Rev. John MacLaren Richardson Frederick Rhodes J. U. Sammis Bernard Setzer Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, 1T Dr. DOrland Smith Henry B. Stoddard Sanford Stoddard Harry R. Steager Wayne Swartz L. T. Warner T. B. Warren Howard Wheale D. Fairchild Wheeler J. H. Whitcomb George H. Zink, Jr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

Bridgeport is your city.
 It is the city you have chosen as resi- dence for yourself and your family.
 If you are man you want your city to be as clean and fresh as your own home
 Clean in government; clean in health and streets; clean in schools and recreation; clean in everything that goes to make brighter, better city in which to live and work
 For months a great national campaign has held the attention of our citizens. Now that the fate of the nation has been decided, is it not time for you to turn your thoughts homeward and direct your best efforts to- ward solving the problems now confronting Bridgeport?
 For over four years the question of modernized city charter, embracing the plan of commission government has been made political football.
 Through the expressed desire of the voters commission, composed of high minded citizens, has given it's best thought and effort to the prepara-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

St. Augustine's, Washington avenue, corner of Pequonnock street. Masses: 6, '. 8, g, 10. High mass at Il a. m.; vespers, 7:30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF, 1(
 WILLIAM T. HINCKS, Chairman

James w. Horton Alexander Howell Harvey Hubbell F. D. Ives E. A. Jennings Edward J. Joy J. G. Kingsbury F. J. Kingsbury William P. Kirk W. Seymour Lacy c. J. Lake
 Walter B. Lashar Henry Lee Norman Leeds Benjamin B. Lewis A. E. Macdonald William T. Macfarlane Patrick H. Mcguire James A. Marr A. M. Marsh c. D. S. Miller Guy F. Miller John w. Moore Neil M. Muirhead |, w. w. Naramore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

Sacred Heart church, 718 Myrtle ave- nue, Rev. Richard Moore, ILL. D., pas tor. Low masses, and 8. Chil- dren's mass at 9. Sunday school af- ter mass. High mass, 10:S0. Ves- pers at 7:30 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

St. Mary's, Pembroke street, corner of Steuben street, Rev. John J. Mur- phy, pastor. Low masses, 7:30 and g. Children's mass, 9:30. High mass, 10:30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-11

Calvary Baptist church, Connecticut avenue and Bunnell street, Rev. w. B. Oakley, pastor: 10:30. morning ser vice, sermon by the pastor; 12 m., ses- sion of the Bible school; 6:3o, Y. P. S.. c. E. service; subject, How To Be Strong; 7:3O, evening song and preaching service. Wednesday. TAB midweek meeting. Thursday, 2:30. the Ladies Aid society will meet.