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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
RUSS SOLDIERS
 IN CALICIA ARE
 WELL PREPARED
No Immediate Prospect How ever, of New Offensive On
 That Front.

Strusoff, Galicia, May 26.-There appears to the civilian observer here no immediate prospect of a Russian offensive on the Galician front. Mean while the Russians have made good use of the several months which have passed since they occupied their pres ent advanced positions Trench work has been accomplished and wire en- tanglements constructed. An aero plane flight which The Associated Press correspondent made over a sec ton of the Russian front disclosed an amazing network of trenches and wire.
 Several Russian generals declared that never since the beginning of the war has their army been so well equip ped with munitions, and that the army is ready to man to advance when the orders come.
 Across the flats the Austrian
 soldier climbs out of 9 trench and stro1Is back to a strip of woods in which white smoke patches suggest camp fires. In the immediate fore ground Russian soldiers expose them selves with seeming disregard for the proximity of their enemies, who are well within rifle range An officer explained that because it was the lunch hour the troops relaxed their precaution ito some extent. A sort of truce, its appears, has become a feature O1 OpSTdllOuSs anu IL We1SS 1AO said, quite certain that until after two o'clock no shot would be fired by either side.
 Only the artillery failed to observe the truce, but that activity was limit ed to the firing of an occasional shell. On all sides, however, were caverns blown in the soft earth, deep enough to hide a mounted orseman--show- ing what might be expected after lunch.
 Back through the muddy fields to regimental headquarters extend for miles roads which resemble rivulets of ink. The ruts in these trails are hub-deep, revealing why the Russians offensive was brought to a. standstill.
 A journey of fifty miles from the Russian frontier at Husatih carried the correspondent through a fertile Titled fields already turning green with sprouting grain stretched away to the skyline in. every direction. Wo- men and old men were performing the 1abors of cultivation, but there was no sign of neglect.
 Here and there were villages where dozens of wrecked cottages showed where the tide of battle had ebbed and flowed, but in most instances these structures were being rebuilt to some extent.
 The GaIici~n peasant either smoth. CTS his hatred of the Russian conqueA TOT or feels none at all. Directions are given cheerful1y and freely when asked for. Provisions are readily of fered3 and the Russian soldiers quar- tered in Ga1ician villages appear to be on the most friendly terms with the people. One reason for this attitude, it was explained, may be found in the kindness with which the Russians have treated the population. For ex- ample in a field hospital not far from the front, a pale little girl of per haps ten years occupies one of the cots, surrounded by wounded soldiers. Other civilians are similarly given re- quired medical attention. It is the common practice of the Russian army surgeons to take these people in for treatment free of charge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
DUTCH PREPAREDNESS PLAN
 CALLS FOR 100000 MEN
 IN ARMY SHOULD WAR OCCUR
Every Able Bodied Would Be Called on For Aid in Defending Country-Territorial Defense Forces Form Basis of Scheme Considered By Volksweerbaarheid

The Hague, Netherlands, May 26.- An army of 1,300, 900 men as Holland's $ military strength in any fhture Flu ropean struggle is the preparedness program of the f'Volksweerbaarhe or National Defense association, which enjoys state subsidy and has 140 branches and nearly 14,o00 members.
 7 Under this program every able- 'bodied man and woman would be en- listed for the country's defense; there would be universal service instead of rthe limited compulsory system which vinced that: freedom and independ- epce can be assured only when all who are able, conscious of their duty, prepare themselves in service in the country's. defense forces, with a view, in the case of necessity, to being able to defend those most sacred posses sions of the nation
 The concrete scheme of the associav ton takes the form of general com pulsory training, with limited repeti- ton training and service, and local and provincial training and organiza- ton. Starting. out from the principle that the basis of all defense must be the forming of 3. powerful race, the program would provide physical sexer- cise in the schools, and subsequent preparatory training of the youth Of the country After this the time ac- tuaI1y spent in the ranks would be comparatively short, the association argues. citing what has been seen in that respect in the present war.
 Only a few of the large levies tbus obtained would suffice to form the field army. Thence the men would pass out into the FtlocaI troops''-terri- torial defense forces. These latter would be so organized that, together with the strong localized frontier and coast guards they could be ready to take the field in a few hours.
 While the .local troops, would ir-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

k were lily housed and had little food' and they died by thousands but Peter, stern and remorseless, did not falter because of a little thing like that. Peasants were cheap in those days, and there were always more to be had.
 Having removed his capital to St. Petersburg, the mighty Peter deter mined on a measure to make it the center of Russian social and conmer- cial life He issued an order that every wealthy family in the empire, owning 500 serfts or more, should build a residence in the capital, on pain of confscation of their property. They were also required to spend at least the winter months in St. Peters bl1rg. By such means Peter robbed Moscow of it's ancient glory and made his new capital the center of Russian life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

@ Boston, May 27-The spirit of pre- paredness dominated the city of Bos- ton today. In a, great public demon stration thousands of residents, to- gether with many from other parts of the country took part. Everywhere the United States flag waved. gently in the light breeze and red, white and blue gleamed in the sunshine of a perfect spring day
 Veterans of two wars participa ted but it was emphatfcally civilian procession. At the head of the long line rode Massachusetts members of Congress. the Governors Council, members of the legislature, former former governors and former. mem bers of Congress. The 40 divisions which followed were made up of rep resentatives of business, labor, manu- facture, school and college.
 The parade was destined to occupy the entire afternoon and a large part of the evening. Many of the large re- tail stores remained open only dur ing the forenoon. The tfansp ortation companies added many trains and cars to their usual service to accom- modate the throngs who came into the city.
 The starting point was at Beacon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Circus Will Buy Tons of Vegetables;
 1,4OO Will Be Fed

The coming of the Barnum & Bailey cirrus to this city on June g will be quite a material aid to local produce dealers owing to the fact that advance orders will be placed during the week for tons of vegeta bles of practically all varieties. The large orders will probably boost the receipts of local produce men during circus week far ahead of any previous week this year. However, local dealers will undoubt- edly be well prepared to supply the To- cal demand for fruits and vegetab ables, without any shortages, inasmch as the circus gives advance notice of it's re- quirernents-
 The Barnum & Bailey show this sea son is carrying more than 1,400 per sons in it's various departments, and all these people receive three meals daily on the circus grounds. The com 1nissary department, under the super vision of Charles Henry, buys practi- cally all of it's supplies from day to day thus. avoiding the necessity of carrying cumbersome loads of food stuffs on the circus trains.
 For the day that the circus will spend here, Comm issary Henry will purchase in the local markets approx trnateIy 900 pounds of mutton chops, 200 pounds of pork, 300 pounds of beef, 200 dozen eggs, 800 loaves of bread, 10 barrels of potatoes. 10 bushels. of car rots, 10 bushels of cabbage, bushels of turnips, 20 barrels of apples, 200 head of lettuce and similar amounts of other vegetables and fruits.
 These supplies will all be consumed in this city. with the exception of just enough food for breakfast in the next town, witch is all the commissary de- partmentl ever carries with it. The "cookhouse" and kitchen tents are the first canvases erected on the show grounds in the morning, and a hot breakfast is generally ready for serv~ ing by a, m., provided the icipcus trains arrive on time.
 A white flag, flying from the tip of one of the center poles of the cook house." is the signal that a meal is ready, and if this flag is not displayed, not even the manager of the show himself can get anything to eat A light lunch is generally served in the middle of the day, immediately after the parade returns to the show grounds, a1d the dinner meal is served from four to six in the afternoon. The eommissary department bakes it's own pies and cakes. but buys it's bread To- cally. A great part of the cooking of meats and vegetables is done by steam, generated from a huge steam boiler wagon. The Barnum & Bailey cornmissary department employs 90 walters and a4 eealss,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Bridgeport Hospital
 Graduates Presented
 With Their Diplomas

Rev. George O. Tamb1yn, pastor of the Olivet Congregational church con- graduated the 21 young women gradu- ates of the Bridgeport Hospital train ing school for tattaiAing the highest test of civilization in the choice of vocation at the graduation exercises last night in the ,O1ivet church. Mayor c. B. Wilson was the first speaker The church was filled to capacity The 59 undergraduates, attired in, their uniforms, occupied the four front rows of seats. President F. M Will son of the training school presided The Ensemble club played a mum Der of musical selections during the exercises.
 The graduates formed a crescent in front of the platform and during the exercises repeated together the Flor ence Nightingale pledge to do all in their power to maintain and elevate the standard of their profession. Each young woman was presented with a diploma by Rev. MT. TambIyn, as she ascended the platform and was given a class pin by Miss Elizabeth Oliver superintendent of nurses. The gradu- ates: Ina Graham, Bridgeport; Johana Sogaard, Tolro, Denmark; Elizabeth Murdock, Meriden; Tirzah Cady, New York; Ruth Watts, Bridgeport; De- borah Nelson, Bridgeport; Hazel Ball Norwa1k; Elfreda Griswold, New Mil ford; Elizabeth Roth, New Haven; Grace Moon, Bridgeport; Agnes Gus >tafson, Easton; Florence Douglass. Orient, N. Y; Edith Dyson, Windsor; Frances Wells, Norwich; Elizabeth Anthony Bridgeport: Mabel Burns. Bridgeport; Wilhelmina Karkutt, Nor wich; Anna Osborne5 Newtown; Lydia Holman, Bridgeport; May Smith, Ga van County, Ireland, and Kathleen Coll, Washington, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
BIRTHDAY OF
 PETROGRAD

This is the birthday of Petrograd. as it was on May A27, 170S, just 21 3 years ago, that Peter the Great with his own hands began the construc- ton of the first building on the ste of the future great capital of the of the world having a, population of more than two millions Petrograd is the youngest with the sole exception of Chicago. Petrograd's population is about the same as that of Berlin, Vienna and Tol1io, each of these cities having a little more than two million souls within their corporate limits.
 The growth of the city founded by Peter the Great has been turly re- markab1e. When the seat of empire was transferred from Moscow, the ancient capital, to- St Petersburg in 1711, the latter was HttIee more than collection of novels, with only two brick houses. After becoming the capital the city grew rapidly, but in 17366 it received serious reverse as the result of a conf1agration which wiped out 2,oO0 houses. An even more destructive fire destroyed large part of the city, over 11,000 houses, in 178O. This disaster was caused by stroke of lightning which fired a small wooden house, the flames spreading rapidly over the city. In spite Of this St. Petersburg had a pop ulation of 22O,0OO in 1900. It was about half a century ago, soon after the opening of the railway line to western Europe, that the Russian capital passed the half million mark. Before the close of the century the million mark was passed, and since then the population has doubled.
 When Peter the Great announced his intention of building city upon the swampy delta of the LevaL, Europe smiled at the eccentficity and pre- dicted a failure. Famous engineers told Peter that the project was inn possible of accomplishment. Peter was not the sort of monarch to acZ cept the judgment of others, how evef. and he proceeded with the job, He wanted a capital which should be "a window from which he could look upon Europe, and what Peter wanted he usually got. A vast multitude of peasants were put to work driving piles into the Inarshy land to serve as a foundation for the city. For a time the scarcity of stonemasons rendered building progress very slow, but Peter solved this diff1cuIty by issuing an imperial rescript forbidding the erec- 1 tfon of stone buildings anywhere in the empire save St. Petersburg. Necessarily the masons had to go to the new capital in order to obtain employment, and soon there were plenty of these workmen on hand,
 Such a project cost a lot of money, and the imperial funds ran low be- fore Peter had fairly started. He laid awake O. nights thinking of new ways and means of taxing his sub jects In fact, he taxed a lot of his subjects out of existence. for many died of starvation. Those engaged in telling at the task Of building the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
THE ALLING
 RUBBER co. 1126 MAIN STREET
Many Enjoy Dance
 At Varuna Hall

Varuna Hall presented a beautiful picture last evening at the benedt dancing entertainment under Miss May Halls direction.
 Some of those taking part were Evelyn HeaIy. Dorothy Mayer. Hazel Dickson, Anniea Jennie and Mary LalIy, Annie Wilson, Edward and Jeannette Smith. Edward and Marie Pagan, Marion Wells, Irene Bouton, Eleanor Usinger. Evelyn Ely. Evelyn Gully, Anna Ryan, ,Juanita Barker. Irene Hines, Ethel May Smith, Bea- trice and Ronald Clark, Clifton Apple ton, Edward Hull. Ronald Gore. Messrs. Denny. Smith. Finny. Clark, Francis McNaughton; Beatrice CIaF1z, Dorothy Maine. Hazel Diekermau, Louise Townsend. Evelyn Gpeneen and I4uew Ea1lF,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Adjutant Clavel
 Overburdened With
 Honors of Warfare

Paris; May 27-The record for cita- tions for gallant conduct at the front in the French army was held until recently by Adjutant Grober, of Asa clan origin, who had been mentioned in the orders of the regiment and the army 27 times before he died of his wounds at Be1fort-
 The living record man for citations is now Adjutant C1avel of the reg1- nent, to which Grober also belonged. iClavel has been mentioned 21 times and his war cross is attached to rlo- bon nearly a foot long to accommodare all the 1aurels and stars that ms clta- tions entitle him to wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
A SOUTHPORT COMPLAINT

K DARD AVON Southport the gift Of hon. 1< indignation accompanied necessary for it's expression and the judgment to know express This gentleman lives in Southport, Post Road He has had abundant opportunity to observe decay of the Warrente of the which repairs made necessary along this highway.
 Let him speak, language He inde1a- ton of many. He says hennainr River to the Round House distance make to theirr in two beenc for adeq gudanc grin and go addia iaonaIe to
 
  even tile by he of should nsve for for
 
  paired danddn a of the trolley be
  is an  irpppsing patient public
  proven hont an w1tha aft 0wu 
 people this confaHnity and neghboring paying price for the Uhom Proyidenee has placed in authority them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
One Dead, Another
 Is Dying From Gas

Meriden, yConn., May 27.-A1exander Truszkwsi<i, aged 20, is dead from gas poisoning and his roommate, Ben. Va lenski, aged 23, is barely alive at the hospital from the same cause, A gas cock in their bedroom was left turned on and as there was no ventilation the men inhaled gas until the odor at- tracted attention in the house, The dor was then forced. Bremen tried a pulmotor but could net resusoitate Truszkwski. Both men were factory employees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

the citizens of Bridgeport who have lived here, whose fore bears were here one hundred or two hundred years ago, to assume the spirit of helpful uplift and responsibility. Yet, too, it is not enough to have the spirit, one must have the energy to build, the conviction to look ahead to the result, a great and splendid city of ben eficent power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Cbe DWR0dd co
 Established IS@z
Be for Bridgeport

Be for Bridgeport is for every dweller within the city gates Every person of whatever station position has his responsibility. Influence counts How far counts the knows and therein lies the danger It is that already Bridgeport great city, far numbers in population goes. It is true that capitalists have invited here the skilled artisans of the world and also the unsked aborers of Europe Asia and the islands of the Those people have here to live, and granted that the greater proportion of them to give honest labor for adequate recompense they look to Bridge
 Bridgeport for homes and rightf privileges It is for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

of the Chinese Republic. will re- tinet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

''You who govern pub lie affairs. .- Love virtue and the people will be virtuous. The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of @ common man are like the grass; the grass, when the wind passes over it, bends" -Thoreau.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

ApVERTEsE TN YIIE EVENING FARlGER
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28


DONNA TENNEY
Donna Tenney came over yester-
day and brought Alice a most eX-
quisite white lace gown as a bridal
present
Il bought it in Paris when Bill and
were there last year." she said.
But, Mrs. Tenney, it is much too
valuable a gift for you to give to me, -
demonstrated Alice.
Take it, dear" I said ct will
make Donna as happy to give as for
you to receive"
Alice hurried away with the dainty
fTOCk, looking very happy, and Don
ma exclaimed: Don't you envy her,
Margie?"
I looked up in surprise, for it
seemed to me that Donna had been
particularly unfortunate in her mar
ried life.
q envy her, and if you stop to
think you will, too. You remember
how wonderful it all was during your
cOuTtship and first days of marriage.
Why Margie, just those days were
worth all the sorrow have had
since"
And you had them twice, Donna, "
I said softly.
Yes, dear, and for a little while
I lived all over again the sweetness
of my first sweet-hearting with Bill.
He was an ideal lover" - then she
stopped and sighed and made this
strange declaration: 81 don't believe
ideal lovers ever make the best hus-
bands.
81 am rather in the dumps today,
Margie. Do you know I believe every
man in the world looks on a widow
as his prey. He either wants her
money, if she has any, or desires her
body if she is reasonably fair I
thought I went through it all when
Bill and I were separated, but it is
nothing to what is happening to me
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
DONNA TENNEY GROWS CYNICAL

d uldLldSGI Wu6u he ulCu.
He also left me a generous life
insurance and some cash. Do you
know, Margie, I have not had one
cent from either Of those corpora
tons, and not only that, but Bills
friend and the lawyer whom he told
me l could trust have banded them
selves together to get everything
have in the company.
81 had a letter from the lawyer the
other day in which he said unless I
paid a number of thousand dollars /
stood to lose all my stock.
"Of course, I was nearly wild and
1 went to another lawyer and he sim
ply explained to me it was a case Of
separating a widow from her money.
and then, Margie, I honestly be-
ieve have had more men make love
to me than ever did when l was a
girl"
Why, Margie, a man said to me
the other night that all his life he
had had to work hard to make
enough to support his family and
now he thought he deserved a good
ill., LID luCd VI d BOOu LIAAlC al
that moment was flirting with me.
In the meantime, what will your
wife be doing? I asked. Isn't she en-
titled to a gOOd time too?'
But I have given her the best
time I could all her Ife,' he remon-
strated.
Didn't she give you the best time
she could all your life, tOo?'
DO you mean to tell me that you
intend to live the remainder Of your
life without lOve?' he asked rather
skeptically.
Meaning said, if am not the
man who is he? Let me tell you
something, my friend. I am as ca
pable of living without love as that
wife of yours from whom you would
take what belongs to her and give
to me-
FsMororip don't baIinuo fbaro con
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-15
A Greater Hackensack
That Would Take In
Our Own Palisade!

The agitation over new High
School for Hackensack has made some
of the ambitious ones of the Bergen
county seat take on very highfalutin
notjins about things, and the ex-
pansion of their town especially. In
a long communication published in
the Record of Wednesday, Howard
Newman, prominent citizen wrote
upon the future growth of Hacken-
sack, and in part said:
1t should also be built to take
care of Greater Hackensack," which,
if this means anything, means that
Hackensack must start to expand
like New York, by taking in other
towns.
Hackensack is long and narrow
and needs to be filled out by taking
in haywood, Bogota, Rirdgefield
Park and part of Teaneck-this will
come before long, and the only ques-
ton is which village is going to do
the anexing. Who knows but that
Greater Hackensack" may have it's
eastern boundary on the Hudson
River!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-15

A large number Of citizens from
all sections of Cliffside Park Borough
were present on Monday evening
last at the first meeting of it's new
board of council since it's installa-
ton on New Years Day. This large
outpouring was due in good part to
the interest of the public in the num-
erous appointments which were ex-
pected to be made.
List of New Committees
Under the New Jersey laws govern
ing boroughs the care, management,
and direction of the same and their
affairs is divided into fourteen sepa-
rate departments, these being in
turn allotted to fourteen correspond
ing committees of the council. These
committees have to deal, roughly,
with two great classes of duties,
firstly, the care and maintenance of
the borough property and plant; sec
ondly, with the regulation and direc-
ton of the business affairs of the
borough and of its members with re-
lation to it. The committee appoint
ments for the former group in the
order of their Importance were: I,
roads and sewers, Sammis, Hoeckel-
berg, Cohn; 2, public grounds and
buildings, Naedler, Sammis, Hoeckel-
berg -, fire and water Na,,ales,
Z
Mutt, Flood, Naedler; the care d
the population, i, public health, Flood
Sammis, Mutt; 2, police, Hoeckel-
berg, Samis, Cohn; the direction and
business of borough affairs, |, laws
and legal enactments, Sammis
Hoeckelberg, Naedler; 2, finance
Sammis, Cohn, Hoeckelberg; 8, legis-
lation, Cohn, Naedler, Mutt; 4, pub
lie utilities, Cohn, Sammis, Mutt; s.
trade licenses, Cohn, Naedler, Flood;
6, elections, Mutt, Flood, Naedler; q
printing and stationery, Hoeckelberg,
Cohn, Flood.
Lewis J. Renter now Borough Clerk
Considerable surprise was evil
denced when Mayor Cadien, in MAX
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