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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
YANKEES HOPEFUL.

Just before his club left for the west yesterday, Manager Bill Dono- van of the Yankees declared if the boys secured an even break lin the west he thought they would win the pennant. If the team can hold its own for the next two weeks Donovan will have Bakef Maisel and Cullop on the job by the time the club re- turns to the Polo Grounds Aug. 12. Then there will be chance to start the big drive!
 In the west Donovan will work Pitchers Caldwell, Shawkey, Mog- ridge and Russell in succession. It was admitted by the manager that waivers had been asked on Heating and Markle. Nobody wanted Markle but all answers have not yet been re- ceived on Heating. Last week the club won five out of seven. The Red Sox took the same proportion though, and are still hanging right behind. the Yankees. Several changes in the seanding are due dur. ing the western invasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
AND ARMS TEAMS
 DO WELL IN SHOP LEAGUES

costly in the game with the U. M. c. bullet makers Saturday and spelled defeat, to 1. Barron allowed the Chain gang four hits while his mates combed Townsend for. one more.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
Short Sections of Fan Fodder

owing to the fact that the game scheduled took place yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

The Athletics have at last founp somebody they can beat. They stopped at Newark, O., yesterday and defeated some bush leaguers by 12 to o.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

officers proved most agreeable com panions, men who could land and ac- cept a joke. Even the older men took an almost boyish interest in the witty and animated conversation of their youthful mess mates. Everybody seemed glad to be under a roof and have meal before him and glass of Munich beer and cigar in prospect.
 They were not tired of the war, 1t seemed. The job in hand would be thoroughly done. they said. The opin- did not bother them anymore, since. as they felt, Germany and her allies could not do anything to please the neutrals
 We depended upon ourselves" said "a colonel And while we value the opinion of strangers, have valued them too much in Germany in recent years, we have come to the 7 point where we don't care, because caring on our part has not helped us any. If the world choses to believe we are barbarians, then the world must and no doubt. will please itself. But say that it cannot influence our ac- lions or the outcome of the war when people call us bad names. We have our faults. no doubt, enough of them, in fact. but we also have our good selves by all the means admissible in modern warfare"
 As the colonel spoke. the hum of conversation ceased. Heads along the table nodded silent approval.
 The opinion of prejudiced neutrals de damned", said young lieutenant, who thus recorded what may be look ed upon as the extreme view held in the German army on this subject
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
BENEFITS FROM SAFETY FIRST.

That the advocacy of safety first measures is getting the desired re- sponse and resulting in the saving of mccy lives Is shown by the figures just made public wherein it is dis closed that on the 256, 900 miles of railroad operated for the fiscal year ending with Juno 80 there were s.621 fatalities of all kinds and of that num- Der 5,084 were trespassers. That num- Der, 1t is felt. is altogether too large, and so it is, but when 1t is understood that it is the smallest in thirteen years, that the number of employees killed was the smallest In IT years and the number of passengers killed was the lowest for 19 years there is reason to feel that progress is being made in the right direction after all.
 There is nevertheless plenty of op- portunity for improvement and of put ting into operation every safety first measure possible, and this applies as well to those people who use the rail- road tracks as public highways as to the operation of the trains for i've eighths of the railroad fatalities are due to the caneiessness of those who persist in eraveling In dangerous places. The number of trespassers who lost their lives was the lowest in five years, -hut the statistics show that there has nevertheless been a steady increase in the proportion of such people killed to the total num- Der,
 Safety first ideas through the pub 1icity which has been given them have however demonstrated their value. They are doing what was expected of them, but the death list shows that there is still plenty of opportunity for keeping them constantly in mind by individual as we'll as compensation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

how rapidly 1t shall be pursued. Our immediate need on land would seem to ba regular army of 260,0Q0 men. recruited to serve two years with the colors and ilve years with the reserve, which would ultimately provide re- serve of APO, 900 men. Later we must look to the raising of a force of cit lzen soldiers under federal control into which may be gradually merged the stS little armies that make up the mill itia Of the states. Our immediate need on the sea is a suf1eient number of officers and men to man the ships built and building. with a view to the development of navy of at least 4S battleships supplemented by scout cruisers destrUyers, etc, in number and of the type recommended by those experts who alone know the number and types required"
 When the time comes that such a policy is formulated and carried out then this country will be in a posi- ton as far as these two services are concerned which win show 1t to be prepared. and nothing can be calcu- lated to give greater assurance of peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Ksttegat-'Seaborne traffic for Ger many and Sweden has played dith- cult game of hide-and- o-seek for a year with the blockading cruisers Of the Entente Allies in the waters of the Kattegat, the waterway between the North Sea and Baltic Sea whose im- portance has been greatly enhanced by the war;" begins description of this route just prepared by the National Geographic society. The narrows Of the Kattegat, moreover, form an ex- ceiient ground for the lodging of friend and foe; for thousands of is- lands, some barren, some fir-clad some cultivated, break the surface of the strait into a horizon almost as uncer- tain ass that of hiily landscape.
 ..Kattegat lies north and south, be- tween Sweden and Denmark It con nects north in a sharp elbow with Skagerrack and south with the Baltic Sea through the Sound. the Great Belt and the Little Belt. The length of the narrows is 150 miles. and its extreme width is about 90 miles. This channel. before the war of lesser importance for German trade. has become the chief seaway for all boats seeking to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Does Aunt Floss live in Newark or ssWhy, Hiram sedgwick Wagner, she doesn't live In either. She lives in East Grange, The idea of your forgetting that"
 T can't remember every time she moves. Then who is it that lives in Newark. and who lives in Brooklyn Li12"
 ssCousin Byron lives in Brooklyn, and Mary Mallory, our old nurse Is the only person know i'm Newark. Do you think you meant her ?"
 Yes, was sure there was some old family connection down there Do you know the house numbers of those people7''
 They're all in my address book 1" Well, sis, wish you'd make a list of the relatives. near and distant, and all the old family friends in town and out, to whom I ought to send one of my New Year cards. don't wish to leave anybody out, but the fact is l don't keep track of people the way you do. I'm too laundering busy. I ought to give the list to my stenogra- pher in the morning if the cards are to be mailed in any season. Have you time to do 1t to-night2"
 Certainly. suppose you wish as complete a list as I can make ?"
 s'Yes, dig up all the names you can. I've had 800 cards engraved, and it's a good chance to renew some of the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
PREpAREDNEss.

While the question of preparedness is before this country and occupying the attention of congress 1t must be apparent that partisanship and polit- ica1 expedIency should be entirely dis carded The interests of the nation and those alone should govern when thia important question is up for dis cussion and decision. Inasmuch as whatever plan is adopted will be stretched over period of years 1t is evident that solno dannite policy should be settled upon and selected because it conforms best to the needs of the nation.
 Tn this respect a recommendation of much importance is made by the Bose ton Transcript when 1t declares aThe nations paramount rtaad. in respect of national defense, is to adopt q per- manenf policy Of defense Formulated by the experts of both services, pre- Hunsably tha general staff and the general board. Once such per- manent policy has been adopted, 1t is f1r congress and the country to say,
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
oPPosINe CHILD LABOR.

An excellent start has been secured for the passage Of the Keating Owen child labor bill through congress by the favorable report which has been made upon 1t by the labor committee of the house. The committee like the advocates believe that it is time to wipe out this child labor evil and to end the national disgrace which exists by the federation Of conditions in cer- tain states where the children who should be in school are employed in the mills and factories
 In most of the states there are laws which hit at this very situation, so that they will not be affected by such federal legislation, but there are others which have steadfastiy refused to i'm prove their own conditions and persist in crowding down the boys and girls who are to be the future citizens of this country. These states will be affected because the bill provides that the products of child labor cannot be shipped from state to state. It is the interstate trade which congress has a right to regulate and it is through Ahat that the lever is to be used to Nbtain improved conditions in those states where capitalistic influences dominate humanity.
 The predecessor of this bill, drawn on very similar lines, received the approval of the house at the last ses- sion of congress, but died in commits tee in the senate. It now comes up for action again and 1t must be ap- parent to the members of the upper house that child welfare cannot longer be disregarded. The cry for the re- form is coming from all sections of the country and grows stronger every time the subject is brought up,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

Much needs to be known as yet before 1t will be possible to tell just what the steps are which the allies have taken relative to Greece in spite of the claim from Berlin to the effect that King Constantine has received a communication which amounts prae- ttcally to an ultimatum and calling for decision within 48 hours
 Whatever it eventually proves to be, whether the allies are simply taking steps to protect themselves or to force the hand of Greece, it is quite evident that they do not intend to be caught in any such manner as they were in Bulgaria, where full reliance was placed upon the promises and delays only to have it revealed that advan- tage had been taken of their trust and that Bulgaria was all the time working in the interests of the cen tral powers. to which side it had long been secretly committed.
 Reports are to the effect that allied forces have been distributed at diff ferent points on the Greek mainland i'm close proximity to Athens in addi- tfon to taking possession of the Island of Corfu which occupies a strategic position of great importance relative t0 tue AdT1atlc. Just what connection this may have with the rumors which have been afloat about forming a Greek republic with Venizelos at its head remains to be disclosed, but it is natural to believe that it has been done only after fully testing Greek sentiment and such steps as have been taken can be interpreted as meaning thate the allies do not intend to be caught in another trap. It is also ap- parent that the operations which are being planned for that section are to go forward on a large scale. What ever lines of communication Berlin has had and such bases as have been maintained in Greece for the opera tion of the submarines of the central powers are likely to be shut off in the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
MoNTENEeRo,s ACTION.

Contrary to the inclinations of those people, as disclosed in their many years of strife and fighting, the Mon tenegrins have agreed to lay down their arms. and make terms of peace with their Austrian con- querors if Vienna reports are true. Finding themselves overwhelmed by superior forces without adequate SUD- plies, without the necessary military equipment and with no evidence of endorsements there is nothing. sur prising in their action They have recognized the ineYitabfee and have chosen the way of least resistance, but not without a hard fight and a full share of credit for tho part which they have played in holding back the invaders.
 Though Montenegro is 9 very small country the fact that the Teutonic allies have disposed of their opposi- ton removes one of the theaters of the war and like the withdrawal of the allies from the Gallipon peninsula it leaves the larger proportion of the forces used in those operations for activity elsewhere Montenegro will be under Austrian control until the end of the war at least and it will lose it's stronghold of Mount Lovcen, which is of so much importapce for the control of Cattaro bay As a recompense 1t is likely to be promised portions of Servia and Albania if all goes well with the central powers and victory finally perches on their standards, but even though the en- tente allies should ultimately get the opportunity to dictate the final peace ffar> T7es f sk s- able that they will give full recog- hilton to the part which the black mountaineers have played in the war up to this time, and the sacrifices they have made even though they have been forced to a separata neaca
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

There promises to be some effort made in the near future to get a square deal for the state from the rel
 atives of many unfortunates who have been confined to state insane asylurns and similar institutions. For many years the state has suspected that it was being made to pay the way of in- sane persons who were possessed of sufficient means to pay their own way up to the timhe of their incarceration, and it is particularly interested just now in the course of a lawsuit start ed against a Hartford man for dam ages because his wife was confined in 8 hospital as a pauper and therefore supported by the state. In the state controllers office there is an investi- gation in progress for the purpose of finding out the condition of the estates of indigent insane persons in state in- stitutions and there are rumors that
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

bring their cargoes to the Central Powers and unload at a northern port. over the narrow waters of the Sound the railways of Sweden connect with those of Germany by way of Denmark. The Swedish railways, also, connect with those of the German system over the narrow. western. arm of the Bal tic, by way of Trelleberg- -Ruegen-
 "On the waters of the Kattegat and Skaerrack the Norsemen got their training Here they learned to have a friendly feeling for the sudden gale, madly broken seas and dangerous rocks. storm winds frequently lash over these waters, and together with the numerous islands and shoals spice navigation with a generous pinch of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

The death of Michael Kenealy re- moves a man who had become widely known throughout the state for his leadership in politics and his services as a lawyer. Though he did it without the flourish of trumpets, he was an indefatigable worker, keenly alert and despite his multitudinous duties was always approachable. He was always found to be 9 man among men.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

The republican convention will go on it's way, it will do its own work with very little regard to the perform ance under the opposition tent in Chi cago. MT. Roosevelt tried to destroy the party in 1912: there are multitudes of republicans all over the country offense against the organization they believe in, respect and revere. The re-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

danger. The climate of the islands in the Kattegat is very healthy and many seabaths have been developed among them. The island natives are mostly fishermen, and some of them boast de- scent from Viking kings. The cod. herring. lobster and oyster fisheries in these waters are important The east ern shores are steep and rocky. while those on the west are mostly low"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

The execution of two of the leading Mexican bandits indicates that Car ranza understands that the time has arrived when he must either demon strafe his control or others will take a hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Mrs. Pankhurst has received per- mission to come into this country and she has also received the usual amount of publicity with which to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

While Connecticut is suffering from freight congestion 1t would appear to be an excellent time to put into use some of the big steamers which are tied up along the sound.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Canadian leaders have reafnrmed their loyalty to Great Britain. but from the responses the dominion has made during the war that would seem to be superauous.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Some of the great legal minds of the country, like Chief Justice Hughes, Hon. EIfhu Root and others, believe that communities should govern them selves. But the number making poli- tics a profession believe that small cities and towns should be subservient to the political rule of the state, and as rule their ideas seem to carry Middletown Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Possibly he has been too busy to think about it, but Percy Hanghton has not as yet announced that his newly acquired team has already land ed the pennant
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The boy who takes his hat off when usually has his hair combed and his face clean an dthe girl who says please and thank you is always prettier than the one who forgets these little things. You just look around and see if this is not true-NeW Canaan Advertiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

The man on the corner says: When you do your duty you are a hero When your neighbor does his duty well. he ought to do it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" has special significance in Greece just at the present time
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Apparently Henry Ford made his mistake in not sending his peace party to Cettinje instead of to The Hague
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

publicans were courageous in 1912 to defy the progressives. when defiance meant certain defeat. Why should they truckle and dicker now, in 1916. when the vast majority of the pro- gressives have returned to the old par ty?-Stamford Advocate
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

there may be hundreds of suits start ed as a consequence.-Waterbury Re publican.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

According to Carranza's announce ment it is the open season on Mexican bandits for an indefinite period.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There is nothing like a continued cold snap to put an abrupt end to stories about thin ice victims.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20
ararerx of the Married.

The basic principle of fearlessness is said to be ssscorn of life" Under Lord Derbys. plan married men are rushing to the colors with more aIacrfty than bacheIors.-Louisyill Courier-Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

Noiwlch. Thursday. Jan. 20, 1s1e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
RAISE MORE POPCORN
j. c. Mohler VIII Endeavor to In
crease Its Production.

Many inquiries concerning popcorn
raising in Kansas have been received
recently at the office of j. C. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agri
culture, and it was announced today
that plans were being made by the
department to encourage a larger in
terest among farmers in this crop.
At present there is very little pop
corn grown in the state, according to
figures in the Secretary's office but
Mr. Mohler believes that the crop
would be a profitable one and is con-
templating some propaganda on pop
corn raising.
ANY soil that will produce a good
crop of field corn will be satisfactory
for popcorn" said Mr.. Mohler. kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
DISCUSS EGG PROBLEM
Shippers of Produce Meet at Kansas
City: Many Kansans There.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 6.-The
principal object of a meeting of the
Missouri Carlot Shippers Association
of Eggs, Poultry and Butter, which
met here today, is to bring the west
ern shippers and the eastern receivers
together in order that they may dis
cuss their respective territories and
the outlook for the coming season.
The fact that Kansas City is one of
the largest egg distribution centers in
the United States was pointed out as
one of the reasons for the Importance
Of the meeting here. That Kansas is
one of the leading butter producing
states also was brought out at the
meeting today. This, it is said, served
as an incentive to bring the large
number of butter dealers here in or
der that they might get first hand in
formation about the butter situation
The meeting was opened with an
address of welcome by Mayor Henry
L. Jost, to which R. H. Switzler of St.
Louis responded. Leading butter and
egg dealers from the different states
discussed conditions as they find them
at home.
Tomorrow there will be further dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
HORSE IS GOING FAST
Motor Takes Place of Animal; New
Roads Are Necessary.

Manhattan, Kan, March 6.-That
within ten years the horse will prac-
tically disappear from the public
highways of Kansas for both pleasure
and business, was the prediction by
w. S. Gearhart. state highway en-
gineer, at the highway engineering
conference neld at the Kansas State
Agricultural college He cannot com
pete with either the auto or the motor
truck any more than the old freightcr
with his OK team could with the iron
horse driven by steam. and it really
looks as though old dobbin will soon
have to stay home on the farm with
the COWS
These new methods of transporta-
ton require new and adequate sys-
TENS of highway construction and
maintenance" said Mr.. Gearhart.
The system of earth roads which the
counties and townships of Kansas
built up and were maintaining during
the last six years was probably the
best and on the largest scale the world
had ever seen, put the rains, snow.
and frost during the past wear have
given them the appearance now of
European battle fields.
Until recently many Kansans had
begun to believe that properly graded
and constantly dragged earth roads
would answer every purpose. How
ever. it is now clearly evident that if
the main ROADS. those highways ra-
dating out from the market centers
and connecting the cities, constituting
about o to l 5 per cent of the total
road mileage, are to be maintained in
the eastern third of the state as 365-
day highways which will carry mod
ern traffic at all seasons it will be
necessary to surface them with more
permanent material than puddled
earth secured by dragging the roads
while fhtayr a rR wet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
HOLD FIRST ROAD SCHOOL.
Use of Concrete VIII Be Shown at
Burlingame Thursday and Friday.

Manhattan, Kan, March 6.-The
first concrete and road school held in
a local community in the state will be
conducted at Burlingame. Kan, March
9 and 10, by A. r. Losh. assistant state
engineer, and Geo. E. Bray, engineer
in the division of extension of the Ag-
ricultural college.
How to prepare concrete mixtures,
the uses of reinforcement. the laying
of foundations, retaining walls, side
walks and construction of silos will be
discussed in lecture and demonstra-
ton. A moving picture of two reels
showing the uses of concrete on the
farm will also be given. In the work
for road builders the construction and
maintenance of earth roads, road
making machinery, road administra-