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New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
Giving Credit

Sir: The Red Sox have a fine pitching, as you remarked, when right. But they haven't been right the greater part of the year, so please give credit to Bill Carrigan for the wonderful way he has handled the club, holding his men together with a light hand and hustling them along like the fine reinsman he is. Carrigan is kind-hearted, intelligent, modest and game; also underrated. Why not give him his just due?
 FOURTEEN NAUGHT SEVEN.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
A Hunch for Matty.

Dear Sir: Here is a hunch that might work in Matty's favor The last famous Giant to leave and man. age the Reds was Buck Ewing. Buck was almost as great a New York idol as Matty was. He took charge of the Reds in 1895, and gave them the best
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
KEEPlNG COOL lN tAKE. MICHIGAN

inner tube of an outo tire as life buoy, are pictured. The hot spell began July II, and for almost three weeks the temperature was constant ly above normal. There is no lnd1- cations of a. return of the heat for several days, according to the weather bureau. Many other sections of the United States report protracted heat waves
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
Little Excitement in Kansas.


 Topeka, Kas., Aug. 2.-With a vote cast which political leaders and elec- tion board officials today judged to be not more than third of the registra- ton, Kansas came through her fifth statewide primary yesterday with less than the usual excitement. Probably the feature of the day was the unus- ually heavy republican vote cast which leaders declared was caused principally by several spirited con- tests among candidates for high state offices.
 w. c. Landson early today had good lead over B. S. Gailskill in the race for the mOCratic gubernatOrial nomination. Tn the first congressional district on the democratic ticket, pr. Eva Harding is ahead of Herbert J. Corwine. Governor Capper, who was unopposed, led the republican ticket.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

Some one has started an argument as to whether Bush. Bancroft or Mar anville is the best shortstop in base ball. If we owned a ball club we'd be fairly well content to take Roger Peckinpaugh and let the argument subside. Peck Is both brilliant and consistent, fashy and sure. There may be a better one but we haven't seen him this season.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

lican. The literacy test was defeated by more than 15,O00 votes, 1t is be- lieved, and eight other amendments met a similar fate.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

run they have ever known. He camd near winning a pennant one year! and finished we'll up in the first di1 vision three years in a row. It maJ be that Matty will go just a trif1e bel
 yond Ewing's record and finally give Redland a flag. FAN.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

Georgia, Texas and South Carolina will now have to admit Virginia into the select circle of Sons of the Bat ting Eye. Dave Robertson has rem dered the Old Dominion more than eligible.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

the second game, to B. despite the fact that Hendrix held the home team down to one hit.
 Philadelphia played errorless ball in both games and Chalmers and De- rlaree did not give a base on balls or hit a batsman. The scores:
 First Game.
 r. h. e. Chicago ...... 010000010-2 6 O. Philadelphia -. 9o00o0o0*-3 O. Batteries-Lavender and Wilson v Chalmers and Burns
 Second Game
 T. h. e. Chicago ...... 00000O020-2 5t Philadelphia =. 30000000%-3 1ot Batteries-Hendrix and Wilson; Dernaree and Burma
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
LIKE THE WORM
 THE PIRATES TURN

(Continued from Page Twelve)O Batteries: Mitchell and Wingo and Clarke; Dell, Fucker and McCarty and Miller.
 One Hit Wins.
 Philadelphia, Aug 2.-Chicago shut cut Philadelphia in the first game yes- terdaN 4 to-0s but was defeated in
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

Which recalls the fact that the miscreant who invented shin guards for the umpire dealt savage blow at the pleasure and hilarity of a good many hundred thousand fans.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02

What has become" asks F. K. S., "of the old-fashioned fan who used to howl in glee whenever the umpire was hit on the shin by foul tip?' We saw several thousand of them yes- terday.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-02
Famous Approaches.

Chick Evans. Oswald Kirkby. Jerry Travers. Walter Hagen. Sharks.
 Bill Collectors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Half a Dozen Auto
 Mishaps Yesterday

One person was injured in six minor automobile mishaps that occurred late yesterday afternoon and last night Michael O'Dell of PIP State street was knocked down by an automobile al John and Broad streets about mid night and suffered a probable frac- ture of the left arm. The autoist sped away.
 A, man who was struck by a jitney latey esterday afternoon at Connec- ticut and Stratford avenues was taken away before the arrival of the ambu- lance.
 The bicycle belonging to Torlani Lozza of 4S7 Housatonic avenue was broken when he rode it into the auto- mobile of Leslie Olmstead of 1050 Broad street At Fairfield avenue and Broad street.
 William Caron of 95 Park Terrace was knocked down and one hand was injured when John F. Deegan of 2 Howard court backed an automobile truck of the G. c. Batcheller Co. into him on Austin street.
 The automobile of Robert Jeffries of 275 Davenport street was forced into a team of horses at Washing ton avenue and Catherine street yes- terday afternoon by a motorcycle that was driven into the auto.
 Peter Wellig, 337 East Main street backed @ dump cart of the Burns Go. into the automobile of Daniel Della, 82 Hamilton street as it stood on Water street near Wall street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
II YUAN-HUNC'S
 MANDATE BRIEF
 AND UNADORNED
Presidents Notice of Assum
 ing Job Lacks Customary Chinese Verbosity.

Picking, July 3-L Yuon-hung's of ticial mandate announcing his as- sumption of the presidency in success sion to Yuan-Shi-Kai, was extremely simple and brief. It lacked the pomp and verbosity so common to the doc u1nents prepared by students of the Chinese classics. The mandate eX1 pressed Ii Yuan-hung's sorrow at the death of Yuan Shi-Kai, and pleade for unanimous support of Chinese of the difficulties of the Chinese repuo' lie.
 The full text of the mandate fol- lows: "Yuan-hung has assumed the office of president on this the 7th day of the 9th month. Realizing his lack of virtue, he is extremely solicitous lest something may miscarry. His single aim will be to adhere strictly to law for the consolidation of the republic, and the moulding of the country into really constitutionally administered country. May all officials and peo- pie act in sympathy with this idea and with united soul and energy fulfill the part that is lacking in him. This is his great hope.
 9Th epresent general situation is
 
 shouldered the great burdens of the state I need the assistance of others in everything pertaining to adminis- trative measures. All civil and mill itary officials outside of Picking should therefore, remain at their posts and assist in solving the present troubles. Let no man shirk his duties in the slightest degree.
 "The republic was the child of the revolution of the year of Hain Hai. The late great president, who support ed the republic and consolidated the whole country. worked diligently day and night planning for the country under great embarrassment. Heaven has denied him longer age, and he has left this world after illness. The whole country mourns in sorrow at the thought of his exemplary merits. am particularly afflicted by deep sor- row, as succeed him with the diff- culties of our day. Respecting the funeral and interment, the Kuo Wu Yuan shall instruct the officials in charge of such matters carefully to examine the rites and regulations, both of China and foreign countries relating to the subject, and draft suitable program so that the sincere wish of the state to give full recogni- tion to the merits of the departed may ,tHereby be shown"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
GREAT AUSTRIAN
 DERBY ATTRACTS . WOMEN GAMBLERS
They Crowd Betting Booths and Paddocks Smoking
 Countless Cigarettes.

Vienna, July 8-The great annual Austrian Derby, the banner race Of the sporting season for all Austria Hungary, this year proved even more than the anticipated success. It far outdid the Derby of 1915A in general interest, attendance and sporting fea- lures.
 Many of the big figures in society and the smart and brilliant gowns of peace-time were lacking, but the threatening weather was largely to blame for that.
 The Austrian race track crowd is totally unlike the one-time American crowd. The nerve-racked excitement of the American track is lacking, and when the horses come laundering down the track-from right to left instead of from left ito right and on sod instead of solid earth-there are seldom any shouts for this or that horse.
 A feature of the Austrian track is the surprising number of women who bet on the race. Thousands of them crowded to the pari-mutuel booths on Derby day, feverishly thrusting their ten and twenty crown bills to the cashiers, and jostingly making their way after each race to the pay-off booths. The women too furnished a sight that is not common on an Amer ica9I track, for countless numbers of them strolled about the paddock, or leaned against the rail smoking ci- garette after cigarette. They stood about the huge announcing board with cigarettes between their lips, program in hand, carefully and skillfully checking off the numbers of the horses to run in the next race and the names of the jockeys who were to ride them.
 The only signs of war, if they would strike even the outsider, were the gray uniforms of officers and soldiers who mingled with the crowd.
 The most popular. favorite did not win so there was a sorrowful element in the homeward-bound crowd, but on the whole it was a happy and care- free throng. certainly one that gave no hint that fathers and brothers, husbands and sons are spread out along several hundreds miles of bat tie. line, or wounded in the hospitals or dead and buried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
HENRY W. ATWOOD DISTINGUISHED IN
 BRASS CITY DEAD
Waterbury Man, Formerly In Business Here, Succumbs
 at'Age of ".

Waterbury, July 8-Henry W. At wood. former superintendent of chari- ties. selectman and superintendent of poor, died at the Waterbury hospital Wednesday. after a brief period of sickness. Mr. Atwood was seventy seven years of age and was one Of Waterbury's most prominent and dis tinguished citizens His remains have been removed to his late home at 5S Cooke street. 9N
 MT. Atwood was born in Wood bury, in 1889. He was the son or Harry Washington and Marie Atwood. He received his education in that v1l- lage and at an early age went to Plantsville where he entered the em- ploy of the Pultz and Wakely Bag and Tag company, then one of the principal factories in that section of the state His success there was slow But sure. He doggedly applied him self to his duties and by dint of per- severance and hard work raised him. self to the position of superintendent of the concern. MT. Atwood did not remain in Plantsville for any length of time. Seeing opportunities for bet terment elsewhere migrated to Bridge port where he engaged in business with his brother. Atwood returned to this city to accept an opening in the Iplapt of the Matthew and Willard Manufacturing Co. He was active in politics and in succession served as 'selectman, superintendent of charities. superintendent of poor and he was also chairman of the board of char ities, and for some time acted as store keeper in tha charities department.
 MT. Atwood was fraternally promi- nent. He was a member of Harmony lodge F. & A. M, Nohahogan lodge, I. o. O. F., and Clark commandery,. and in addition was past grand pa tron of Naomi chapter, Order of East ern Star and was secretary of the Ma sonic Veterans association. He leaves to mourn him, his widow Mrs. Jose phine V. Atwood, one son Robert E.. Atwood of this city and daughter, Mrs. Livingston Darling of Portches- ter, Long Island, and one grandson Harry L. Daling of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
EXTEND EMBARGO FROM TONIGHT TO
 NEXT.WEONESDAY
Holiday Accumulation, and Moving of Troops, Given as
 Reasons for Announcement.

The New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Co. has issued the fol-
 lowing notice:
 Temporary embargo on traffic
 moving via Harlem river and May
 brook gateways issued June 28 and
 expiring at midnight July will, for the following reasons. be extended
 until midnight, July 12:
 There are now on hand at Har-
 lem river and on the Jersey shore STOP eastbound cars, with 4,456 addi- tional being held west of, there, a total of 8,158 for movement east from
 Harlem river. At Maybrook there are
 1,559 cars on hand for eastward
 movement, with ABA additional be- ing held west of there, a total of 3,693
 cars for movement east from May brook. This is total of 11,851 cars destined to New England points | through these two gateways; in addi- tion, cars originating prior to the re- cent embargo arec ontinuing to arrive in large number. It will require at least six days to relieve this situation,
 and the cooperation of consignees. This accumulation was caused in part by the holiday interval, during which unloading obviously was not at the normal average, but traffic orig mating prior thereto continued to be received. The urgency for the move- ment of the New England troops to the Mexican border, in conjunction
 with the heavy summer and Inde- pendence Day travel, necessitated the temporary use Of large number of freight engines in passenger service which with the heavy passenger train movement caused some curtailment in freight service. / On June 8 there were 1,758 cars being held under demur- rage; on July this had decreased, through better assistance of con-
 signees, to 994 cars. which is fully ap- preciated.
 ''The continued cooperation of all consignees is requested to the end that they will not order in excess of actual requirements and releasei cars as rap idly as practicable, to enable other cars to be handled and placed promptly. The road, can give the largest amount of transportation
 when not under congestion and is
 making every endeavor towards that
 end. Consignees are asked to com-
 municate with J. o. Halliday, Super
 intendent of Transportation, New
 Haven, if this embargo extension is
 found to work to their embarrass-
 ment in any section, by whom an en-
 deavor will be made to afford neces-
 sary relief and protect their require.
 ments of a pressing character"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
HEAR GUNS $40 MILES.

Berlin. July s-Herr Wilhelm Krebs, director of the Holstein Weather and Sun Observatory" at Schnelsen, writes to the Lokal-Anzei- ger that the roar of the guns in the battle of Jutland was plainly heard by his two adult daughters at Schnel- sen, which is $40 miles from the scene of the fight. fhe young women claim to have heard plainly ten individual salvos about 6 p. m., on May 31 at intervals of five to ten seconds. HerE Krebs reports that the rumble of arr tillery fire at Verdun has been heard at Ziegenhain Gin se-Nassau) which is 311 miles from the battle field. In both cases. he explains, fav- bring winds facilitated the extraordin- arily long transmission of the sound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
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 One Hundred Years Ago.
ROBBE,RY.

Newark-We understand that Mrs. Gamble, of this town, a poor widow
 woman, was robbed of $2s in cash and
 "a pair Of cotton stockings on Sabbath
 morning last, while she was in church lby a person who went by the name tof Robet. Manning, and who boarded lin thS house about two weeks-has tbeen a sailor on board men of war lis of small size-very talkative, and
 had on . short brown round about icoat. streaked blue and white panta- k1oons, yellow vest, and new half boots. lThe money consisted of one $10 treas- Jury bill, one $ Goshen bill-and the rest not recollected. It Is supposed tthe william is gone to New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
MEN OF MILITARY AGE


 military age have we in the United States?
 The Bureau of the Census, while it is unable to make any estimate of the proportion who are able-bodied, esti- mates that the total number of male citizens\and prospective citizens-that is, foreign-born persons who have de- clared their intention to become citi- zens-18 to 45 years of age, inclusive, is not far from 21,00O 900.
 This estimate is based on the as- sumption that there has been an in- crease of approximately 10 per cen. in the population of the country since the census of 1910. When that cen sus was taken the total number of male citizens and prospective citizens IS years of age and over but under 46 was 19,189,000. Of this number, I 14,224,000 were native whites, 2,S57.- 900 were foreign born whites who ] had become naturalized or had de- clared their intention of doing so, D. 052,000 were negroes and 50,000 were Indians. The number of foreign-born citizens is partially an estimate. since l the census enumerators were able to obtain information as to citizenship from only about seven-eights of the total number of foreign-bor males. Native whites thus represent abou. "A per cent of the total, foreign-born whites nearly 15 per cent, negroes nearly II per cent and Indians about three-tenths of 1 per cent.
 | During the Civil War, when the population of the country, exclusive of the seeding states, was less than one-fourth as great as the present population of the entire United States the total number of men serving in the Federal armies at one time and another, was approximately 2,500,00O | (due allowance, being made for du- :, plicate enlistments. that is, cases in which men enlistedl more than once.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
THE NATIONAL PAsTIME.

Richard l.. McMahon, of Taunton, Mass, formerly of this city, is spend- ing a few days with his parents in Clarence street. Dick, as he is best known here, was the star twirler of this state two seasons ago. when with Lush, now of the Washingtons, he played with the St. Josephs ball team. Few of those who witnessed the game between the St. Josephs and the Bostons two years ago will for get McMahons pitching, when he held the champions down to six hits. Had he cared for the career of 8 pro- fessional ball player he had a bright future before him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
CAUTION TO LADIES.

[ We understand that at fashionable ltea-party in this city, the young lady iof the family, as usual was called lupon. to do the honors of the tea btable. In the course of it., she had occasion to ribe from her chair to reach an article on the opposite side | of the waiter. In the act of resum- ling her seat, the end of her corset |bone unfortunately hitched in the rim of the waiter, and terrible to relate. Itilted the whole of it's contents into her tlap!-Hot coffee, boiling tea, cream. toast, cakes. etc. in one indiscrimin- ate mass!-The scene of confusion which followed may be easily imag- ined.
 As this is given to us as fact, we deem 1t a fit occasion to admonish Eparents, particularly mothers, utterly to discountenance these pernitious and unseemly articles of female attire. Consequences to health, far more fn- furious than being scalded are known to have followed their use.
 -Philadelphia Gazette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
10O-5O-2O-YEARS AGO


pace the cops on tandem. Scott agreeing to defray all expenses in the event of collision. Ned Stamford says Hackett will win because his legs are shankier and he can climb the hills at both ends of the track much easier. But John Conroy pins his faith on Burns because he came from the same part of the "Ould Dart" that John did.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Fifty Y ears Ago.
RAISING.

The frame of the new apartments Chat are to be added to Meadis Penn broke Lake House, was put up today. When his arrangements are all com pleted, (which will be soon), he will have spacious and very attractive establishment. The horse railroad terminates within a few rods of the house. Z A ride over in the evening, and dish of good ice cream and a glass of soda,, will be worth all they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
PICKPoCKETs IN PORTLAND.

Portland, July s-The city is filled with pickpockets from New York and Boston. One man lost $1.500 today, while another was Jostled and had $40O taken from his pocket. A fire man was badly beaten by two roughs last night. -rS
 Many cities are sending aid to the sufferers here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Poulation of Rheims
 Is Reduced to 19,983,
 From Ante War 15O,OOO

Rheims. France, July 8-The pop ulation of Rheims which was 115,17S according to the census of 1911, has, according to new count just made been reduced to 19,ss3, of whom 1o,- 012 are women, 5,Ss1 men and 4,110 children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
COPS TO RACE.

Oficer Burns, who pedals about Seaside park days. and Roundsman
 Hackett. who pushes a wheel over his circuitous territory nights, are at log gerheads concerning their respective abilities a la wheel. City Editor Reil- ly of the News who knows less about wheels than most people think, has given away Burns weak points to Hackett, and now the foxy police captain has been confiding to his in- timates the cinch that's in store for him. But if Hackett only realized that Burns, who is in the hands of Big Jack" Quinlivan, is dieting him. self and training days while Hackett sleeps, he might have cause for alarm The men have agreed to go mile at the beach some evening next week at sundown. Jerry Scott end Johnny Judge have consented to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Twenty Years Ago.
BROKE THE WRONG LEG

Peter Conway of 32 Madison avenue, while going down the cellar stairs it his residence, yesterday after noon, slipped and fell and broke his left leg. He has cork right leg. but that was not damaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
WATER PIPE BREAKS.

Another break occurred today in the water pipes-front of Benham' 8 block in Beaver street. Tine break yesterday swas sin s5ohn street and made scarcity c6 water for three or four hours in that neighborhood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
WAR REVENUE FROM TOBACCO

Vienna, July 8-By raising the prices of cigars, cigarettes and tobac- co by an average of thirty-five per- cent. the Austrian State Monopoly hopes to raise an additional sum of nearly $16,OO0,000 a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
wOM CALFORNIA.

San Francisco, July 7-Cheng Wow, the first Chaniman ever executed in San Francisco: was hung today for murder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08

Michael Cleo, laborer of No. sss E.. 14th street, New York. was shot and fatally wounded by Tony Ferris, of the same address, after fist fight Ferris escaped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
ANGER.

f Dr. Fuller used to say that the heat 1 of passion makes our souls to crack,
 and the Devil creeps in at the cre- vices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08

Tho Stratford Cycle club is the latest ito be added to the list of permanent ,cycling organizations. The officers
 chosen at the meeting Monday night
 are: President, John E. Judson;
 vice-president, s. B. Middlebrooks;
 secretary, H. s. Devine: treasurer. E.
 M. Wells; chaplain, 8. B. Middle brooks The executive committee con-
 sfsts of A. Bedel1 Benjamin. w. A
 Stagg; committee on bylaws, F. S. IBeardsley, E. M. Wells, w. A. Stagg c. E. Beardsley, E. H. Judson, A. Be- dell Benjamin. The club starts with .7 members.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
TWO NEW WHEEL
7 CLUBS FORMED.

The Rowland Columbia Bicycle club is now regularly organized and Monday evening bylaws were adopt ed. Membership is not restricted to employees o6 Howland's alone; all rid efs of Columbia wheels are eligible. kWilbur Steele has been selected as cap- tain. The club will take it's first run Ito Fairfield beach tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
TRAJN BREAKs CONNECTTON.

i. TRAIN BREAKS CONNECTION. { The SOS train for New York, this
 morning, came to a stop over near the ! Wheeler & Wilson manufactory, and : was detained for about half an hour. Cause, breaking of connection.