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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
GERMAN TURNvEREIN
 SOCIETY PICNIC

The German Turnverein society and German Glee club, hold their an lnual picnic at Hough's grove, Mon day, Sept 3. Headed by Wheeler & Wilson band they will parade the principal streets in the forenoon, and then will be reviewed by his honor,
 Mayor Hawley, and the Common Council. from the south steps of the county court house. At the grove a very large platform will be laid. to accommodate their dancing guests, the excellent Wheeler & Wilson Qua drille band furnishing the music. During the afternoon the Turner's will go through with their gymnastic ex- ercises, and the Germanias will sing a number of the patriotic and national gems of the "Faderland." The com lmittee of arrangements will do every thing in their power to conduce to the comfort and enjoyment of all, and
 as 1t is seldom an opportunity Is of
 fered where so pleasant a day is spent, at such a reasonable expense,
 no doubt a large crowd will be pres
 ent. The line of march for the par
 ade in the forenoon is as follows:
 From Turner's hall, Water street, to State street; State to Main; Main to South avenue; South avenue to Broad
 where they will be reviewed by his honor, Mayor Hawley and Common Council, after which they will resume
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO
THE CANFIEIID CANDIDACY.

The candidacy of Charles S. Garfield of Bridgeport for the Democratic nomination for Congress continues to attract the attention of the thinking Democrats of the Fourth district and our esteemed contemporaries even ot opposite convictions, admit that MT Garfield would make an ideal candi- date and Congressman.
 He is a young man, possessing the qualities that would arouse interest and enthusiasm in the campaign and his universal popularity would enable him to make splendid showing against even Congressman Hill.
 Some of the Republican papers af- feet to think that in view of MT. Can fields habitual refusal to accept pub- He offices that have been offered him. that he will decline to have his namo presented to the convention. Mr., Can field should be the candidate.-Nor- walk News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

your clothing. One gets used to these things, I say after 20 months of them
 But the gas-the poisonous gas that is another matter. Well, the gas came. At on our right we suddenly heard a sharp, whistling noise, like the escape of steam from the loose points of a pipe. Instantly the alarm rang forth along the line-the anger ed roar of thousands of men. The church bells taken from the village of S- changed. There were whistles and bugle calls and shouts and Roman candles were let off.
 Then suddenly there came a hor- rible silence save for the missing of and a horrible darkness, save for the dim light of the rising moon. Every man was struggling with his mask to set it in place so as to keep out the horrible thing when it should sweep over us.
 Then peering over the trenches, we saw it rolling toward us by the gentle wind-like huge clouds of fog that move over a marsh in the early morning-dense. compact and taking strange shapes.
 Then our artillery started and a whirlwind of shrieks swept over our heads, and flames and great explosions were seen and heard yards before us where the shells burst Still some of the shells fall short. My sergeant and two chasseurs near me are blown to pieces. Others are thrown down by the concussion and lying there strug- o-1y sv, ,nla
 Half an hour passes of thunderous roar and fire. Then I felt a gush of wind against the side of my face. am almost fainting, but hope swells up within me. If I can only stand it for 10 or 15 minutes longer.
 "At length lift one corner of my mask and smell very carefully. I smell the chloride quite plainly. So I close 1t down again and wait.
 Another half hour and we begin to remove our masks and to breathe the open air and to look over our trenches and within them. For the moon was now high.
 "Our guns had certainly kept the Boches from attacking us. Looking toward their trenches we saw great holes in the ground and masses of earth heaped up, where before there had been a plain. Their works seem- ed all torn to pieces and not a sound came from them.
 'Then we looked into our own trenches. Some men had been caught unawares with their masks a few yards away or mislaid. They had breathed once! that was all. Then the cough. Faster and faster they had coughed until they had sunk down in the agony of convulsions And all the time the poisonous gas was doing it's work upon them. By the first light of the morning we saw them with black blue faces, the corners of their mouths streaming with yellow father, and their eyes hanging from the sockets like rag buttons held in place by thread.
 'I shall never forget that sight But that is not all. The next day hose few men who had taken off their masks before the gas had passed be- gan to feel dizzy and to have pains in the chest. We sent them to the help station. Sometimes, after five minutes they would begin to rave, clutch their breasts with their hands and yell and shriek and roll and groan until at length death came and gave them peace"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
HUNTERS ARE WARNED
 AGAINST FOREST FIRES

Washington. Sept. 1-Warning to hunters in national forests to use greater care to prevent forest fires and avoid accidents to persons was issued by the federal forest bureau today in which the destruction of property and human life du etc care lessness is emphasized.
 Figures are given to show that be- tween 150 and 200 persons are killed annually in hunting accidents in the United States and that Is per cent. of all fires in the national forests are caused by careless hunters and oth- CTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
SAW YALE LOSE.

Robert s. Hincks returned home from his foreign trip yesterday, ar- irving home to-day. He reports a delightful time abroad, the only craw- back being the failure of the Yale crew to win at the Henley regatta. He had good view of his Excellencv. Ii Hung Chang at the opera house in Paris, where the Ambassador and his suite occupied a box opposite to the one that MT. Hincks and his party occupied
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

the march to Main street; from Main to Bank; Bank to Water; Water to Wall; Wall to Main; Main to Gold, and across the centre bridge. thence to East Main street and the grove. The procession will start at 9:30 o'clock promptly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
RECEPTION PLANNED FOR NEW PASTOR OF
 CHURCH IN EAST END

A reception is being planned for the newly called pastor of the West End Congregational church of this city, Rev. Ralph H. White. formerly of Newport, N. H., who will preach his first sermon Sunday morning. It is expected that every member of the congregation will be present to greet khA nDw- minister who will replace
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
SIXTEEN TO ONE

The opening game of the series be- tween the St Aloysius and St. Joseph's resulted in victory for the former by score of 16 to 1. Three games have been arranged for, the second to take place next Saturday at Seaside park. The St. Aloysius club has lost only one game this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
FAST PATROL WAGON READY

The new patrol wagon, No. 3, to be known as the fast patrop' is now ready for use. It was made by Hall & Godfrey, and is extremely light. weighing at least 100 pounds less than the wagon now in uses It is eouip- ped with a repeating gong made by the New Departure Bell Co.,, of Bris tol, Ct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Fine Fishing.

Fifteen fishing vessels all belong ing to Beverly, Mass, have arrived homo within . few days from the Grand Banks, the aggregate of whose icargoes were 45Q, ,408 fish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

Rev. E. A. Thompson, who accepted a call to Greedy, Col church.
 Rev. MT. White is a graduate of Wesleyan university and Yale Divin- ity school. He has officiated at New port for the last eight years. With his wife and three children he will oc- cupy the parsonage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

The Finnish steamship Vellamo sank near the coast of Finland. Her crew was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
TROOPS AT CAMP MANsF1EID.

The troops at Camp Mansfield were mustered out at 12 o'clock today and paid off. The amount disbursed by the Paymaster was about $45,0O0. The boys have had fine week of it abundance of fun and frolic;l and will no doubt return home and resume their usual occupation with 2 good relish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
BRIEFS.

The new and fashionable fall styles Of silk hats. cloth hats and caps can be had of Perry the Halter, Mo- 5 Sterling Block.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

The general deficiency bill, carry ing an appropriation of $14,323,072, passed the House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

The Sub-Treasury transferred $300,000 to New Orleans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

The Beta Theta Phi Fraternity will h old its annual convention at Saratoga Springs September 6-S.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
President Wilson Is Ready to
Enter Move for World Peace
Atlanta Girl Is
Found Deadm
California City
Mr.. and Mrs, B. M, Hoover Do
Not Believe Daughter Killed
Self, and Ask Los Angeles
Police to Investigate

Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Hoover, of 14o-A
Luckis street. have requested the Los
Angeles police to make an investlga-
ton Of the death in that city of their
daughter, Miss Blanche Marie Hoover
aged 20 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover are convinced
that the young woman found dead last
Saturday at Orange Grove, near Los An
geles. is their daughter and arrange
rents have been made to have the BODY
Wrought to Atlanta.
The parents, however, declare they 90
not believe that Miss Hoover, who was
formerly a stenographer for Charles D.
Haden, committed suicide.
The suicide theory was advanced py
the Los Angeles authorities because a
note requesting that Mrs. Hooper be
notified was found beside the girIs
body in the Los Angeles park. Death
was caused by a bullet wound through
her breast.
Miss Hoover left Atlanta in January
for Cincinnati, but later an ambition to
secure a place as a motion picture &C
tress led her to Los Angeles.
The last word received from her oy
her parents, was a postcard dated May
IL, on which she wrote this message:
I'm the city of the Angels-nix-wlll
try to write today-Blanche."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
Police Get Back
$4,000 Which g
Office Boys Took
(Rv Annotated Press.l

NEW YORK, May 27.-All but about
5000 of the $4,000 stolen from ]. p.
Morgan and company yesterday, was
restored today by detectives who fol-
lowed three of the firms Office boys to
Philadelphia and brought back two Of
them under arrest this morning. The
detectives said the boys confessed the
theft and accounted for the missing
money by saying each boy mailed $500
to his mother.
The S10,500 represented part of the
Morgan firms weekly payroll. 1t was
handed to young William A. McManus,
age is, to carry to the export depart
ment. McAIanus disappeared and with
him William J. Balm, age II, and a
third office boy whose name was not re-
vealed. Detectives had no difficulty in
tracing them to hotel in Philadelphia.
The boys were out when the detectives
entered their room, but $4,000 reposed
on table divided into three neat piles.
When the youngsters returned and
found the detectives awaiting for them
McManus leaped from a window to a
roof 20 feet below but was caught there.
The third boy escaped.
McManus and Balm are charged with
grand larceny, but 1t is said their en-
ployers are disposed to be lenient.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
N0vGl Officer
Ends Life By
Electric Shock
(By Associated Press. }

SAG HARBOR, L. l., May 26.-Lieu-
tenant Clarence Alvin Richards, COM
mander of the destroyer Tanning, was
instantly killed by an electric shock in
the station of the Sag Harbor Light
and Power company here early today
Harry d. Christian, night Waterman at
the station, said 1t appeared to him that
the lieutenant deliberately committed
suicide by taking hold of two heavily
charged wires.
The Tanning was Une If a fleet of war
vessels which has been maneuvering in
Gardeners bay making their headquar-
tiers here, but the vessels were under
orders to leave for Newport at a. m.
Why Lieutenant Richards was ashore
after the Sailing orders were issued is
unknown. Christian said the lieutenant
came to the power station two hours
before the fleet was to sail and said he
was government inspector. He pushed
Christian aside and. walking into the
station, picked up two wires, receiving
the shock which killed him.
Lieutenant Richards was appointed TO
the navy from Kansas and was thirty
four years old.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30

HardWicks Gross-examination that the
chief purpose of the letter was to arouse
Opposition to the committee amendments
respecting the rural route service. Sem
ator Hardwick is the author of these
amendments which, it may be stated,
have the approval of the rural route
carriers and the Endorsement of their
patrons
The amendment contains two PROPOSE
tions. The first provides that except in
unusual cases, horse-drawn rural routes
shall have a standard length of twenty
four miles, and motor vehicle routes
fifty miles, and that no motor vehicle
routes shall be established except on
the certificate of county road authori-
ties that the roads are in such condi-
ton as to enable the establishment
of practically uninterrupted service
throughout the year.
MANY CARRIERS LOSE JOBS.
The other proposition is that, as far
as possible, the rural service shall be
restored to it's former status, and that
carriers who were dismissed from the
service without charges having been
filed against them shall be restored to
their places.
1t is estimated that in Georgia alone
over 500 carriers have lost their posi-
tions through Blakslee's reorganization
scheme.
There is another amendment provid-
ing that the department shall pay to the
rural carriers the hundred dollars in
crease in salary that was voted to them
by congress in 1915. This fund, ap-
proximately $4,50O,O0O, is now in the
treasury, and the department has re-
fused to pay it to the carriers on
technical legal ground, notwithstanding
the intent of congress.
The railway mail proposition, which
Mr.. Blakslee coupled with the rural
route matter, provides that the entire
question of railway mail pay shall be
referred to the interstate commerce
commission for investigation and
speedy report as to the fairest plan and
as to the rate to be paid. The depart
ment contends that the railroads should
be paid on a space basis, and the rail-
roads contend that the weight basis is
the fair and equitable plan of compen-
sation. Practically every chamber of
commerce and many farmers organiza-
ttons throughout the country have petit
toned the committee to submit this
question to the interstate commerce
commission for investigation and re-
port, and that is the course the COM
mittee has taken.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
EVER SALIVATED BY
CALOMEL? HORRIBLE!
CaIomeI is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver

Calomel loses you day! You know
what calomel is It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. 1t crashes
into sour bile like dynamite, cramping
and sickening you. Calomel attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish, con-
stipated and all knocked out and believe
you need a dose of dangerous calomel
just remember that your druggist sells
for so cents a large bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone. which is entirely vegeta-
BILE and pleasant to take and is a per-
feet substitute for calomel. 1t is guar
anteed to start your liver without stir
ring you up inside, and cannot SAIL
vate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; IL loses you a days
work Dodson's Liver Tone straightens
you right up and you feel great. Give
1t to the children because II is perfectly
harmless and doesn't gripe.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
PRESBYTERIANS TO MEET
NEXT YEAR AT DALLAS
Meeting in Southwest May
Help Movement to Unite
Two Branches

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., May 20
Dallas, Tex, was selected today as the
place of meeting of the 1917 general
assembly of the Presbyterian church IN
the United States of America.
The vote was 365 for Dallas and Z6s
for st. Louis. 1t was announced tha'
IL would cost $4,000 more to take the
900 commissioners to Dallas than to st
Louis. The friends of Dallas replied
that the Texas city would transport SOC
commissioners.
1t is expected that the holding of the
next assembly in the southwest will
greatly help the movement to bring
about a merger of the two branches OF
the church.
The general assembly adopted res
olution petitioning President Wilson tc
have the government participate in an
international conference to alleviate the
condition of the Jews in Europe.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
BRYAN DECLARES HE
WILL NOT MAKE RACE
AS DRY CANDIDATE
Says Work for This Cause
viii Continue to Be One In
side Democratic Party and
Not as "Deserter"

Colonel William Jennings Bryan, who
spent four hours in Atlanta Friday en-
route to Covington, Ga, to deliver a
lecture, emphatically repudiated the sug-
gestion that he would consider running
for president as the nominee of the pro-
hibition party; expressed the opinion
that the probabilities are against the
Republicans nominating Roosevelt; and
declared the Democrats will nominate
President Wilson without opposition.
Concerning prohibition. Colonel Bryan
said his WORK IN this cause will con-
tinue to be done insIue the Democratic
party, where ne considers ne can be
of more service to the prohibition cause
than as "a deserter." He further de-
clared that prohibition will be a national
issue in a very few years, and that the
Democratic party will in a few years
be arrayed against the saloon.
A series of questions were submit
ted to Colonel Bryan, and these ques-
lions and his dictated answers are as
follows:
co. who will be the Republican
nominee?"
ca THE situation is too full of
uncertainty to enable any one to do
more than guess. 1 DO not care to ven-
ture an opinion. AS Democrat, how
ever, / hope they will nominate their
weakest man, although 1 would not I'M
dertake the responsibility OF naming
him."
NOT EXPECTING T. r.
(QO do you think 1T will be Roose-
velt?'
(A.) mo 1t seems to me that the
probabilities are against him. The ten
dency among the Republicans seems to
be to get together, apd Mr.. Roosevelt
is not a get-together candidate"
TO- What will the Republican issues
be?"
(A) THAT will depend good deal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
FOUR ARE CONVICTED
OF KILLING WHITE MAN

ALBEMARLE. n. c., May &c. B.
Burgin. a white man, and Lester Horne,
John Adams and Fred Wolfe, negroes,
charged with having waylaid and muir
dered E. B. Cantrel, OF Winston-Salem,
y. c.. at Badin. y. c., April %. were con-
victed or second degree murder here
Burgin was sentenced to thirty years in
the penitentiary an dthe negroes were
given 20 years each.
The evidence at the trial was that
Cantrel had gone TO Badin to collect a
bill from Burgin and that the four men
killed him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
Body of Missing
Man Found After
g Years. Search
(By Associated Press. J

4kISSIMMEE. Fla. May 27.-Remains
identified as those of Raymond Harris. a
prominent young man Of this city, who
disappeared two years ago at the same
time Carl Hilliard was drowned in Lake
OkechObee, were found yesterday. lden-
LITIGATION was by a watch and filings in
the young mans teeth Harris and Hill
lizard left Kissimmee together for a fish
ing trip. and both disappeared from the
boat they were cruising in. The body
of Hilliard was found. but nothing was
heard of Harris, whose father has since
died of grief and his mother became
mentally deranged
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
Lieut.. VIM. Than
Shoots DOaUn War
Plane Gt VerdqJn

PARIS, May 26.-Lieutenant William
Thaw, of the Franco-American aviation
corps, shot down a Fokker aeroplane in
the region of Verdun yesterday.
In the combat in which he brought
down the German machine Lieutenant
Thaw was slightly wounded in the left
arm by a bullet
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30

Lieutenant Thaw has been decorated
twice and twice cited in the orders of
the day for daring exploits in the air.
On April IL he brought down his first
German aeroplane at Verdun. On May
81 he was proposed for citation for driv-
ing an enemy aeroplane across the Ger
man line and compelling it to descend
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-30
ANOTHER STILL RAIDED
NEAR M0NTEZUMA
Isnecial DIspatch to The Journall

Especial Dispatch 20 The JournaD
MARSHALLVILLE. Ga. May 2e.-
Revenue officers assisted by Deputy
Sheriff J. o. l. jolly raided another
still about ten miles south OF MOntezu-
ma yesterday. They found fermenters
and 200 gallons OF beer. The still was
a IOO-gallon still and one Of the ferment-
ers would hold 500 gallons The Oper-
ators Of the plant escaped
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11

sons eight-hour law as an aban- dOnment of the great principles of arbitration He says that the PreSi- dent created an emergency by sac ritiCing arbitration when he failed to settle the threatened railroad strike without resOrting to an ap- peal to congress, and then forced congress to surrender through con nivance with a mere vote getting operation. Gompers and all other leaders of labor rejoice, says Chair man Wilcox, but the nation as a whole feels nothing but humiliation.
 Hughes Nashville utterances, says MT. Wilcox. tend to clarify the at mosphere. They reinsure the possi- bility of congress which repre- sentS the one hundred million peO- pie who live in the United States, and not alone 400, 1000 trainmen, ac- cording to his statement. He ends by saying that Hughes Nashville utterances were sufficient plat form for all good citizens.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11
RUSSO ROUMAN ANS ARE NOW ADVANCING.

LONDON, Sept 1O.-Adyices re- ceived here and bulletined by the British war offices are to the ef- feet that the combined Russo-Rou- manian forces in Roumania are now advancing. They are pouring over the border of Roumania into north east Serbia in countless thousands. They are also reported to have cap tured six towns in the Transyl- vanian Alps on the Austrian side of the border.
 One branch of the immense Rus so-Roumanian force is pushing south ward from OrsOva, which was occu- pied last week by Roumanian troops. This advance has reached Negotin, Serbian town but a few miles from the Roumanian border. The object of this offensive move is to cut the line of communication from Austria with the Austrian troops, which are opposing the allies in southern Serbia and to cut the rail road leading to Saloniki.
 The Bulgarian forces are with standing the brunt of the Russo Roumanian attacks. They have been well supplied with Krupp guns, but have but little ammunition for them.