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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21
STRATFORD AVENUE
MERCHANTS NOTIFIED
TO VAGATE PREMISES

Attorney Samuel c. Shaw is pre-
pairing papers for an appeal from the
award. Of damages which the board OF
appraisal of benefits and damages gave
to the heirs Of the Noble estate, a
large portion of whose property Is to
be taken in widening the eastern ap-
preach to the Stratford avenue bridge.
The board gave the heirs of the estate
$4,000. They claim I$75,OO0. Ap-
peals are also expected from John T.
Bergin who OWNS the building in
whichs he conducts the saloon at 12O
Stratford avenue and from Frank
Poke & Son, who for many years
have carried on a furniture and un-
dertaking business east of the bridge.
Part of the property of each is to be
taken. A number of small store
keepers along the north side OF the
street will be forced out OF business
by the widening. Notices have been
sent to all concerned that they must
vacate by Feb. 8, when preparations
for the widening will begin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21

pared with 1000 a year ago and 72l-
600 I'VE years ago; value per head,
$29.70, compared with $3.50, a year
ago and s21-9O I'VE years ago.
SheepVNumber, 1000, compared
with $4,000 a year ago and %, 600 five
years ago; value per head. $3.50, coma
pared with $50 q. year ago and $5.s1
five years ago.
svine-Number $4,000, compared
with $4,000 q year ago and So, 600 five
years agos value per head, 1890,
compared with $3.50 a year ago and
$13 five years ago.
United States.
Horses-4Nunber 21,2O0,000 com
pared with 21,195,00o a year ago and
2O.277,0O0 i've years ago; value per
head. $1O1.60, compared with $1o3.sS
year ago and $111.46 I'VE years
ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21
LIVE sTook RElPoRr

A summary Of estimates of numbers
and values Of i've stock on farms and
ranges on january for Connecticut.
and the United States compiled by
tie Bureau Of Crop ESTIMATES. u s.
Department OF Agriculture, Is as fol-
lows
Connecticut.
HORSES Number $4,000. compared
with a 600 a year ago and 1900 hve
years ago; vaIue per head. STAG, conn
pared with $14s q year ago and $14z
I'VE years ago.
Mich COWS Number lis. 900, com-
pared with lis. 900 a, year ago Zand
122, 0ee I'VE years agos value per head
s66-30s compared with $500 q year
ago ana $4s mve years ago.
Other CattIe-1umber 1900, COM
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21

severe attacks of the grip. The latter
has gone to Bridgeport to be the
guest of her daughter, Miss Gabrielle
Smith.
The Newtown Bowling club will
open up the winter season of sport at
the Newtown Inn bowling alleys, on
Saturday night.
Michael Donlon has taken the ex-
animation for an engineers license
before the examining board of the
NJ Y, NH. & H. Railroad at New
Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21
COMMERCIAL COURSE
GRADUATES OF LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL TO MEET

The stratfeld will be the scene
Tuesday evening of jollity, for the first
reunion of all the commercial classes
at the bridgeport High school since its
beginning in 1889 is to be celebrated.
It is expected that fully one thousand
will attend from all ranks of Social
and business life in Bridgeport. This
is the only reunion that has ever been
attempted and the greatest epthusi-
asm prevails. Prof. Hobart II. Todd,
former head Of the department. but
now principal in the Parental school,
Brooklyn, will be present to greet ole
friends and scholars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21

Harry Tallman, aged nine. was
drowned in the Maunee river at To-
Iedo, O., while trying to warn his sis
ter and three chums of an airhOle in
the ice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21

Mt Lassen volcano, near Redding
Cal, is again in eruption.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
GERMANS EATING
BREAKFAST WHEN
BRITISH CHARGED
Assault in the AnCre Valley
Came Without Warning and
TeutonS Were AstoniShed
When British Appeared
Copyright, 1916, by the Associates


Copyright, 1916. by the Associated
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE Nov. 13.-(Via London, Nov.
14.)-The Germans were apparently
completely surprised by this morning s
attack in the valley of the Ancre. An
evidence Of this was found in the fact
that the garrison of the trenches around
Beaumont Hamel were preparing for
breakfast at the very moment when the
British infantry stormed the position.
The British. after partially clearing the
underground galleries and rounding up
zoo prisoners proceeded to eat their pris-
oners' breakfast, telling the captives
they would be fed when they arrived
within the British lines.
a total of nearly 1000 prisoners has
so far been sent to the cages, including
a regimental commander who was cap
tured in dugout with a major, an ad-
jutant and a number of other officers.
The majority of the prisoners are Siles.
ians and according to the British Off
GERS, very inferior fighting material
The German higher command depended
apparently on the supposedly impregna-
BILE character of the old front line and
it's strongly fortified villages rather than
on the stamina of the troops. The Brit
ish officers believe the Germans with
drew their best men for service else
where on the British front where the
new and shallower positions to which
the defenders have been forced demand
greater resisting power on the part of
the infantry.
The British losses were unusually
light owing largely to the Unexpectedly
feeble character of the German machine
gun fire at Beaumont Hamel and st.
Pierre Divion. Large numbers of Ger
man dead were found strewn in the
wrecked trenches of the original main
line This line consisted of four paral-
iel roads of trenches, the last being 1ush
with the western face of Beaumont
hamel.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
PLANTING WHEAT IN SOUTH
GEORGIA.

]. r. NJ, Bscpnton, ia, writes: Please
advise me the best variety OF wheat to
plant in tlds section, when TO plant how
much seed per acre and what fertilizer to
use. What IL the best way to treat oat
seed to avoid smut7 How does the polled
Hereford comDAre with the horned Here
ford7 Is the polled Durham n dual-pur-
pose animal and how does It compare with
the ShorthO~n?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
DANGER NOT REALIZED.

For some days past the sector attack
ed today and the area behind have been
subjected to successive bombardments
which rose to a record pitch yesterday
and resulted in the demolition of a large
part of the defenses. The garrison &C
cepted the mornings deluge of shells as
part of the usual daily program and did
not fully realize their danger until the
British infantry was seen approaching
in the darkness.
The British advance north of Beau
mont Hamel was held up on q front
about 1000 yards west of Serre. The
first detachment captured some German
trenches and passed eastward toward
the village. Suddenly hidden machine
guns and infantry snipers scattered in
great profusion in the craters and other
shelter. began firing in the backs of the
attacking troops and necessitated their
withdrawal. North of Serre the British
gained ground but, owing to the failure
of the advance Immediately south, the
position is subjected to an enfilading
fire from higher ground in the neigh
borhood of the village.
A number of isolated pockets are be-
ing cleared of Germans in the interven-
ing ground between Beaumont Hamel
and Observation-Disclosures. The British
are firmly established on the western
outskirts of the latter hamlet. The re-
naming fragments of the old German
line Immediately south of the Ancre
which were "pinched out" by the Brit
ish flank pivoting to the northeast
around the elbow OF the stream had been
partially isolated since the capture OF
Schwaben redoubt. Three hundred Ger
mans, the only survivors OF the bonn
bardment, were captured In this extern
sive system of riverside caves. Prior
to the attack the only communication
between these caves and the German
rear was by a causeway across the
Ancre which could only be traversed at
night.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17

pounds OF acid phosphate and 100
pounds of cotton seed meal can he used
20 advantage at this season of the
year. Top dressing with yard manure
during the winner is also an advantage
or in lieu of that you may use little
nitrate of soda, say so pounds per acre
put on early in February.
Smut in oats may be destroyed by
treating with formalin, a 40 per cent
solution of formaIuehyde. Dissolve l
pound of formalin in so gallons of
water Put the oats in sacks and i'm
merse in the formalin solution for thir-
ty minutes. Then spread out and dry
before seeding.
The Polled Hereford is, of course, a
selection of the Horned Hereford. The
JIIed Hereford association is young
yet and, of course, will require time in
which to establish itself. No doubt
ford cattle to be had They naturally
have the advantage which any hornless
Breed has over a horned breed. The
Polled Durham is a selection of the
Shorthorn. 1t is as much a dual pur-
pose animal as the Shorthorn. The
Shorthorns probably excel some of the
beef breeds in this respect. This is
certainly true of some strains of the
ShorthQrns. Either one of these breeds
is we'll adapted to Georgia conditions
and you will not make mistake In Sc
Letting a good individual of either
breed. Probably one will cost about
as much as another. 1t is important,
of course. that you buy only from re-
liable parties.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
Baptists Come Near
Finding Dry Town
ny ALEX w. BEALEE.

Especial Dispatch 90 The JournaL)
COMMERCE Ga. Nov. 14.-Commerce
,ad near panic Monday night. The
rain with 200 Haptists had hardly ar
wed when the reservoir to the local
yaterworks broke. When the news was
pread that 100000 gallons of water
ad been wasted there was consterna-
ion among the people. 1t was feared
hat the town would be too dry to make
re Baptists have a good time.
The officials, recognizing the gravity
If the situation, called a large force
If hands together and repaired the
jreak. Before the bulk of the conven-
ION arrived there was much water in
commerce and everybody was happy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
.MUSCOGEE JUVENILE
COURT RE-ESTABLISHED

CSreofaI Dienatch to The Journal)
COLUMBUS, Ga. Nov. 1.-THE Mus
cogee county juvenile court was re-es-
tablished Monday afternoon with the ap.
pointment by Judge Munroe of Judge
J. H. Lewis as head of the court. The
appointment followed the recent recon-
mendation of the county grand jury to
that effect and Judge Lewis, who is in
charge of the municipal court. takes
charge of the new court at once.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
HANDLING OLD ACID PHOSPHATE

W. +. H., Cohutta, Ga, writes: / have
on hand acid phosphate which
purchased last June. 1t has been kept dry
but the bags blrst and left the fertilizer
exposed to the air. Would | be as safe
In using this new fertilizer OF the same
ktnds
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
Birmingham Children
Face Coal Famine

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov. 16.-Be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 school children
in this city are facing a coal famine.
School authorities announce that If
coal is not furnished the institutions
Immediately the schools will suffer a
ehortage in a few days. Sixteen car
loads of fuel are needed to supply the
furnaces in the schools by the end of
he week.
The near famine is attributed to the
shortage of freight cars.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
FIGHTING THE NEMAToDE WORM

II. T. G., Macon, Ca, writes: ! am
greatly troubled with nematodes In my gar
den. Which crops and plants are most sub
Ject to this pest7 What be done to
correct this trouble?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
WHEN AND HOW TO APPLY
GROUND LIMESTONE.

G. d. r., Coyington, Ca, writes: / would
like for you to advise me regarding the APP
plicatiOn of limestone for agricultural pur-
poses.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
Two Women Injured
When Machines Collide
(special ptspatch TO The Journal. }

ASHBURN, Ca, Nov. 15.-Tuesday
night returning home from a cane
grinding near Sycamore, Charlie Taylor,
with a party of ladies in Ford car, was
run into by big Hudson six" His
car was completely demolished and two
of the ladies seriously injured. The
big car was driven by H. ]. Burdette.
Of Newark, n. j. He was arrested and
lodged in Jail with a charged of reckless
driving docketed against him. His wife
refused to go to the hotel and went with
him to Jail.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17

Among the best varieties of wheat tC
Giant under Georgia conditions are Blue
stem, Georgia Red and the Fulcaster
These varieties made an average of ap-
oroXimately twenty-five bushels pei
lcre as a result of six years test This
'eads to the belief that they are well
dapted for our soil and climatic con.
'itions. 1t is important that you secure
rood seed of well selected strains OF
hese varieties as there appear to be
arious grades OF seed on the market
md some have certainly not been Sc
ected with care.
In planting wheat 1t Is best to pre-.
)are n good seed bed even If this calls
or a considerable outlay in effort. ]
: not essential. Of course. that tn,
and be plowed. though this is goo,
Practice. Narrowing and cultivation,
;hould be continued until fine sub
oil is attained. IT will be good prac
zee TO use some nitrogen and phos
phorus on this land Two hundred
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-09-28

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-09-28

dore mil ~QuInl"ntos pesos para Ia
cuInpaha lie Wilson. ; Cue st le ma
bla premiado con Ia embajada de
Turqui~.
Y volyi6 a hablar Nj. Ashurst,
para leer On cablegrama que Mr..
Taft. sien&o G~obernador General dc
las FilipinaS habia dirigido 4 MI.
Root, ~secretarIo de EStado en- ID ad-
minisuaci6a republicana de RooSe-
welt, en- cl que lie describia I'm de-
hcioso paseo i caballo que habia he
cho, 2 las montanaS de Baguio. en-
cuyo mensaje empleo mas de Glen
palabras 4 - ceGCavos cada una. !
apcSar lie que Ia resurrection de es-
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-09-28
LECTURASP N L PARA 4 PUEBLO
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madrecita: yo no conoci u mi padre,
al que hubiera querido como a II;
pero 81 el puede yer Y or 10 que
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aprobari que Y" quicra tanto 4 cS-
tp hombrc. Oh. este es ahora m!
padre. mi padre QueridO. bendito sea.
Su madrc Quedaba ~asombrada. 81
hiia hablaba va como un senior V
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IN un papel era un senior que n
daba miedo, pero 4 quicn hubiera
Gucrido abrazar muy tucrte.
Ash las cosas. lego el momcnto dc
que cl sargcnto Juan Jose dicra in
muestra de 10 que era capaZ como
soldadn. La revoluciGn puSo en- acti-
vid:ud al cjtrcito Y cl rcgimientO dc
Juan jose salio 4 campana. la Sucr-
tc Tue adverse 4 las fuerZaS del 60
hicrno Y I'm gran nUmero de jcfes Y
oficiales. cnue los cuaies Sc contaha
81 Mayor. caycron ~prisioncros.
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miento haIllronse hires Y rcgrcSa-
ron i sus h0@arcS.
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III Mayor 81 cmcoatraha perplcJo.
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-13

his assistance. The two of them had
conferred the night before and settled
upon plan Of campaign for testing
the stability of the affairs of the bank.
1t was in accordance with this plan
that the rotund and genial Allen break
tasted in that dining room where the
special agents suspicio as had first
been aroused. Bayard Alexander was
at his usual table and Allen allowed
the banker to see him although he ap-
peared not to be aware of it. It was
also in accordance with the cards
played by the men of the government
service that Special Agent Gard, still
a bit seedy in his hand-me-down suit,
was loafng on the sidewalk opposite
the Second National bank when the
cashier came to work. 1t was part
of his plan that he should see as much
as possible of what went on in the in
stitution when the word was passed
that the examiner was in town.
Gard was not surprised, therefore,
when a messenger emerged from the
bank and hurried off down the street.
He believed that the story of the book
keeper. of the kiting bank was to be
enacted before his eyes. He followed
the messenger to another bank two
blocks away and there saw him pre-
sent a check. Gard crowded in on the
pretense of getting a bill changed and
saw blocks of bills of large denomina-
tions being taken from the vault The
messenger hurried back to the bank
with them. It was evident that that
restitution was making ready for the
coming Of the examiner. II was as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-13

table in the attitude of waiting, could
look into the bag. There he saw q
package of what he recognized as a
.well-known issue of Industrial bonds
which the examiner had listed as one
of the chief assets Of the bank. 1t
should have been in the banks vaults,
instead of which it was in the cashiers
travelling bag. This was a discovery
well worth consideration.
Cashier Alexander entered the room
hurriedly from another partp of the
bank. He was visibly startled to find
someone present and demanded brusk-
ly what the intruder was doing there.
'T am a bookkeeper, SIR said the
special agent very humbly. Sloan is
friend OF mine and thought you
might employ me-
Il can't talk to you tonight. Come
around next week"
'But may I not come tomorrow
said Gard.
IT will be out Of town for three
days." Alexander said finally. Il can't
talk to you until after that"
The special agent took his dismissal.
He had learned that the bank cashier
was going away and that he.Was TAX
ing a package of the banks most valu-
able securities with him. He was 60
ing some distance for the trip was to
last three days. His destination was
probably New York.
Meantime the genial examiner had
rolled in upon the bank to which the
Second National had sent it's messen-
ger, at about closing time. He had
asked to see the transactions of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-13

evident that It's affairs were not as
they SHOULD be or this preparation
would not be necessary.
7 was a part of the program that,
when Sloan, the bookkeeper, came out
of the bank for lunch, Gard should be
waiting for him. It was rot unusual
that they. thus went to their MONDAY
meal together.
ssWill you do me a favor?" asked
Sloan while they were at lunch. take
care of this package for me. It is a
large photograph, rolled, that have
| just received from home. Please be
careful of it,
The special agent assumed charge
of the package which looked not I'M
like roll of music. Later he found
his suspicious justified for in the roll
were a number of leaves from the
banks individual ledger. Gard was
appalled, at the amount of money that
they represented. He carefully photo
graphed them and returned them that
night to the bookkeeper.
No pretext was omitted for getting
look into what was transpiring in
the Second National bank on this par
ticular day. Examiner Allen had
called in the afternoon and had care
fully looked over the balances. All
appeared to be in order and no dis
crepancies were revealed. The bank
seemed particularly strong from the
standpoint of cash on hand.
It was just at closing time that two
things happened. Gard presented him
self at the Second National and asked
to see the cashier. He had become
! known there as an associate of Sloan's.
He was looking for a position as book
keeper and it was for this he came. He
waited It often happens that an in
dividual may wander sunannounced
into quarters the privacy of which are
ordinarily closely guarded. Gard found
the door open that led into the corri-
dor off of which were to be found the
offices of the officials of the bank He
walked in and wandered down the row
until he found that of the cashier.
This he entered and found entirely
empty 1t was a spacious room with
big| f1at-topped desk Across one
corner of this was thrown a coat, and
hat rested upon it. An open travel
ing bag stood on the table.
The special agent, by leaning on the