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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
HOLIDAY CROWDS TAXING RAILROAD
 FACILITIES HERE
Record Number of Passeng. CTS and Shortage of Cars
 Offer Problem.

The New Haven road is reported to have experienced locally the greatest passenger day in its history last Sat- urday. Bridgeport alone is estimated to have passed 10000 passengers through the station here, travelling to all points, but principally westward.
 Despite a shortage of nearly 800 cars now in use by the United States government in transporting troops to Mexico, the big crowds were handled quickly and without loss of time. Off, ficials of the company anticipating the rush and preparing for it under diff culties secured almost perfect co-op- eration of employees in all branches of the service and trains were but a few minutes behind schedule during the day even though the New York terminal of the New Haven road, into which the New York Central lines run was a seething mass of humanity dur ing the day.
 At the local station arrangements were made for extra cars and special sections were run from New Haven in conjunction with regular train ser- vice.
 Peter Hunt local station-master said today that heretofore traffic be- tween East and West was usually equally divided but that on Satur- day the biggest day ever seen at the Bridgeport station travel seemed to be westward. Sunday was compara- lively heavy with a brIsk business to-. day.
 The return on Fourth of July af- ternoon and evening Is not expected to be SO heavy as many leaving this city on Saturday will spend two weeks vacation before returning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
TEST CASE MAY BE HEARD UPON
 J|TNEY RULINGS
Owners May Go Into Court If Favorable Report Isn't
 Received Tonight.

If the ordinance committee of the common counch reports favorably to- night forbidding the jitneys the use of Main street between 12 and at noon and and o'clock in the evening, the members of the Bridgeport Ttney Owners Protective association are pre- pared to bring action to test the con- stitutionality of such an ordinance.
 The ordinance committee met with a delegation from the association la st Tuesday evening. Tonight the com mittee will report favorfpg a reduction of the proposed bond from $1O,0O0 to $1,000. The committee also may rec ommend wiping out the clause in the ordinance which forbids the jitneys driving in Main street between Con- gress and State streets during 12 and 2, and and o'clock on week days. Action on this clause will be taken at meeting of the committee before the council meets this evening
 A public hearing will be held on the proposed extension of Knowlton street sewer and it is expected there will be petitions for permission to close sev- eral other streets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
RETURN
 ANIMAL USED IN
 STEALING SUGAR
Cart Away 100 Bags of Pro- duct, Then Give Back
 Horse and Wagon.

Breaking into the barn and store- house of Chaffee Brcshers at Arctic and Kossuth streets Saturday night, A short while after the horse had been fed and bedded for the night, two per- sons took 10 one hundred pound bags of granudated sugar from the store- house and loading it on the wagon.
 drove away. The horse and wagon were later returned but instead of be- ing placed in the barn were left stand ing in the street.
 The driver of the team finished msk- ing his deliveries about o'clock and
 put the horse in the barn. After feed- in- and. bedding it, he locked the barn and returned to the store at Kos suth and Maple streets.
 Persons living in the vicinity saw couple of men about the barnyard around S:3o o'clock but paid no atten- tion to the fact as they believed that it was the driver and a friend and
 that they had returned to get the horse
 for a special delivery. The horse was
 hitched to the wagon and arter Q short
 delay was driven from the barn. A short while later, the horse was
 driven up the street and left standing Ia few feet away from the drive
 way leading to the barn. One of
 the persons who lives nearby went to
 the store to make some purchases and
 seeing the driver there, said that the
 horse was standing in the street near
 the highway. Unable to understand
 that, when the horse has been placed
 in the barn, the driver investigated.
 The animal was standing in the road and the barn. door was open. The door of tho storehouse had alco been
 unlo"Ned and 10 one hundred pound
 bags of sugar were missing. The po-
 lice are Investigating.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Fourth of July Events

Civic Celebration. 9:29 Parade starts Main street and North ave- nue; noon, National salute-48 guns and flag ceremony, Seaside park; patriotic address, Soldiers and Sailors monument, battalion drill, Coast Artillery companies; 2:30, athletic ecents. Seaside park; 3:00, folk dancing and flag drill, Marina park; S:30 fireworks and band concert, Seaside park.
 9 o'clock-All yacht clubs open houses for guests.
 10-Baseball, Newfield park, Bridgeport vs. Hartford.
 11-First boat for Pleasure Beach.
 1:30-Excursion to Port Jeffer- son. Steamer Park City.
 8-Illumination of warship and city streets.
 Entertainment for officers of U. S. s. Tanning and U. s. S. Dubuque at Black Rock Yacht club, Brooklawn, University and Algon- quin clubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
duardsmen at Border,
 Now Nearly 30, 900

Washington, July 3-At least 3o,- 900 guardsmen probably will be on !. .iuty on the Mexican border within the next two or three days. Promptly on arrival, each regiment of infantry cr cavalry will be furnished with at,- .tomatic machine guns. 250 of a neN 1yne of which were ordered recently 1or immediate delivery. As an experi- mont. the guns will be carried on au- itomobiles instead of on the backs of pack mules and five chauffeurs will be required in each regiment to op- crate the cars.
 OnciAls today were only mildly in- terested in reAorts of a bandit chase Into Mexico territory by two, troops of the Eighth Cavalry under Captain Lorrey Eltinge. The party spent yesterday in vain search south of 7the Rio Grande for eight bandits who drove of eight horses from ranch 54 miles south of Fl Paso and last night the troopers were back on the Ameri- can side without having seen either the horse thieves or Carranza troops. 6tili no indication concerning Car < ranza's reply to the American note { demanding that he state his intentions ' toward General Pershing's forces
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
GREEK BLOCKADE RAISED.
Courthouse Addition
 Ready Next October

It is expected that the county court house addition will be completed by the time the civil superior court con- venes in this city next October. The exterior work is finished with tho ex- ception of the roof and work on that is progressing rapidly.
 With the roof on the interior finish CTS will be able to proceed regardless of weather conditions. Mastering will start probably next week. A new ele- vator. capable Of holding a large dele gation of passengers. is now being. in- stalled in place of tho old fashioned taunting car which Peter Dietrich. piloted for many ycara
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
6. A. 6. BANDMEN {, ONLY ONES WHO
 TOOK U. s. OATH
Other Musical Organizations in c. N. c. Refuse to
 Pledge Themselves.

The Connecticut Coast Artillery band of Bridgeport is the only musical organization in the Connecticut Ma ttonal Guard that has t4ken the new Federal oath for service in case it is called out. The bAndmen of the First and Second Infantry ordered in- to service with their commands with one or two exceptions, refused on the camp groundssto take the new oath. Consequently these bandmen were not permitted to go with the troops and their regiments went away without music other than their buglers who are enlisted men in the companies.
 All members of the Bridgeport band took the oath at Fort H. G. Wright last Friday afternoon Col. Henry S. Dorsey and Director Paul GouIding of the band, called the men together and explained the oath to them. The men, without one dissenting voice. subscribed to the oath. Several years ago members of the band SO pleased the regular army officers at Fort Wright that an effort was made to have them join the regular service. The bandmen were agreed if they could be enlisted as an organization, but as this could not be done under the army regulations the plan feli through.
 With the exception of 13 members, all members of the Bridgeport Coast Artillery commands have taken the new oath. These 13 are willing to go into service with the corps but for various reasons declined to take the new oath. pf
 f
 The companies returned home Sat- urday night after the 10 days tour of duty at Fort Wright. Because of many delays due to poor connections on the railroad they did not reach this city until 8 o'clock. As yet the record of target practice has not been checked up, but all companies believe they made hits. The companies. the band and hospital corps will parade tomorrow in service uniform. Or ders are to report at the armory at g O O'clOck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
SELL RESIDENCE. OF \. N. KNAPP
 FOR CREDITORS
Trustee Chamberlain Gets
 $12,3oO For Home on Park Place.

Frank s. Cohen, furniture dealer, living at 4s7 East Main street, has purchased the Herbert M. Knapp residence on Park place and Lafay- cite street. He has indicated his in- tention of occupying it soon.
 MT. Cohen, who is manager of the New York furniture Go. in East Main street, and president of the Boston Furniture Supply Go. in State street, was the successful bidder at a post poned auction sale held last Satur- day.
 Trustee John c. Chamberlain who conducted the sale for the benefit of creditors of Burr & Knapp. in bank ruptcy, announced today that the sale price was $1z,3o0. The property is said to have cost in the neighbpr- hood of $25,000.
 Bidding was somewhat restricted it is said, and this fact is ascribed by realty dealers to the litigation which was at one time threatened when Mrs. Knapp refused to place the property in the hands of the trustees. This was later effected by the trus- tees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
MN. J. GRIFFIN
 TO QUIT B. M. l.
 WORKS POSITION
Resigns as General Manager of Plant-W. E. Eccles
 His Successor.

William J. Grippin, treasurer of the Eastern Malleable Iron Co.,, and general manager of the Bridgeport Malleable Iron Works, has resigned the latter position, his resignation be- ing effestive July l, MT. Grippin will be succeeded by w. E. Eccles of Naugatuck, who has been one of the executive officers of the company in the branch which the Eastern Malle- able Iron Go. maintains there.
 Hr. Grippin's resignation will ena- ble him to give more time to his duties as treasurer of the larger con- con and his other interests. He is a director in the rst-Bridgeport National bank. MT. Eccles, who suc- ceeds him, is said to be an expert in the production in which his concern excels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
BIG CHANGES MADE IN US. ARMY STAFF FOR MEXICAN DUTY
New Department of Mexico is Created, Headed By
 Gen. Pershing- Changes Made at Funston's Recommendation For Better Results in Opera tons+Ten Thousand Militiamen Start For l Border This Week.

Washington, July 3-A division of authority among
 military commanders along the Mexican border announced today by the department reduces the jurisdiction of the southern department commanded by Major General Funston to the the coast Fl creates depart by Brigader General Pershng and adds border the western department under Ma ior General Benn
 The division of authority along the Mexican border recommended the department two weeks by Funston He suggested to the department that if general field Mexico undertaken greater efficiency would be displayed by the American if three major gen dincO nd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
MILITIAMEN CROSS
 BORDER BY MISTAKE

Nogales, Ariz, July 3.-Suuads of Colorado national guardsmen who had Unwitting'v crossed the border into Mexico and gone more than a block into the Sonora town, was escorted to the line by Mexican patrol early to- day. Military authorities here havo experienced some difficulty since the arrival of the militiamen in making them understand that only a street qnarks the boundary line between the two nations here and in keeping them from crossing. to the Mexican side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
FIRE BELLS WILL WARN IF WEATHER
 SPOILS FIREWORKS

Fire bells will be sounded to- morrow evening if weather causes postponement of the fireworks display, scheduled for tomorrow evening.
 No. 25 will be sounded, if weather interferes with the cele- bratfOn.
 Two bands will give concerts at Seaside park, one at each en- trance. They will alternate in playing.
 The parade will begin at 9:29 B. m.
 The fireworks display will be- gin at 6:30 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.

London, July 3-News of the Anglo French offensive came in slowly to- day. The authorities and the press gave warning that patience would be necessary, as the advance must be slow, owing to the nature of the forti-
 ications erected by the Germans in the 20 months they have been in pos session of the territory attacked. f'
 Places such as Montauban, Fricourt, La Boiselle, Serre and Mametz, which the British took, and like the villages further sought, captured by the French. bristled with machine guns. There are many other similar positions which must be overwhelmed if the French and British infantrymen are to continue to push forward.
 The artillery. it is true, demolished most of the defense works, but the Germans remain in dugouts during Commandments and come out with ma chine guns to meet the attackers. Con- sequently, much hand-to-hand fight ing occurs. Furthermore, there are counter-attacks to be repulsed.
 Meanwhile, the troops on the north ern end of the western front are not inactive. Off the Belgian coast, Brit fish monitors are throwing shells across the sand dunes to keep the Germans in their trenches. The Belgians. who 1 recently took over another stretch of the front, keep up bombardmentl I which equals that of the British guns. What with the heavy gunfire and the raids of infantry detachments. the Germans are kept busy from one end of the line to the other and threat ened attacks at every point warn them against sending endorsements to the Somme region. {,
 The number of prisoners, fewer | than 10. 900, which has thus far passed 1 the clearing stations. is small the length of the line att ! tackled and the extent to which it has been pushed in, but this is accounted [ for by the fact that during a bonn bardment the Germans keep the bulk | of their forces in their thind lines, bringing them up to meet the iintan- try. ;
 Like their predec sssors, they re- ceived an enthusiastic welcome. Most of them are slightly wounded.
 GREEK BLOCKADE RAISED.
 Athens, July 3-The blockade of Greece, which was instituted by the entente allies before Greece yielded l to their demands for demobilization and changes in her policy, has been raised.
 Bread riots on the Island of Mity- lene were reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

CIdAS WVI0- -PAcAoSSA AAA' " VI " '
 General Funston is junior to all the other departmental commanders, who rank ins the following order:
 Major General Leonard Wood, east ef71; Major General J. Franklin Bell. western; and Major General Thomas H. Barry. central.
 General Hugh L. Scott, chief of stan, fs1nAxt% to General Funston, General TaSker III. Bliss, assistant chief of stGx, follows him. and General George W Goethalssis last oh the list of seven major generals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Winsted Guardsmen
 Start 9O- Mile Hike

Winsted. July 3-Through an ave- nue of red, white and blue with a fringe of humanity, while whistles of all factories here footed. Company M, Firuf infantry, started on it's hike to
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

The trenches captured extend from Maricourt Wood, which is in posses sion of the French. as far as the edge of Assevillers. The village of Her becourt. taken by the French, lies be- tween these two points. Further south the French made progress towards Assevillers and Estrees.
 North of the Summer. the Germans made no attack on the positions pre- viously taken by the French.
 The French captured heavy artillery and took more prisoners The state ment says 39 German foattalions par- ticipated in the fighting. and that s1, of these battalions sustained imporl tant losses.
 During the artillery preparation preceding the inauguration of the of fensive 31 German captive balloons were burned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Germans Admit Repulses

Berlin July 3The office report of today says
 nuaon of the French and British drive both sides the Somme has not gained advantage the the rver but south of the Somme the Germans withdrew sion to the second line divisions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
French Take German Trenche

Paris July 3The French offensive south of the Somme conjunction with the British drive continued night with complete success the office announced today
 The occupied of trenches of the German position front of five kilometres l3 mesA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
BRITISH a0NT NTlNUE BIG DRIVE; FRENCH
 BREAK FOES LINE

Hand-to-Hand Fighting Marks Terrific Onslaught of Allied Armies Against German Trenches Along the SOmme-British Make Further Gains, While French Troops Capture Five Miles of Trenches
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

British Headquarters in France July 3Further has been made by the British Ancre river north of the town of Fricour have pushed forward and have gained ground at higher level
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
situation Promisinq', Says London


 London July Brish forces north of Frcourt have ed forward to higher ground Reuter- despatch the front today. The situation here is promising the correspondent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

s THE WEATHER
 Cloudy tonight; fAir Tuesday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
Barton Academy and
Graded School
and
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

18th, Thursday. Not an unlucky day
after all. Remember that if you've
missteppe6 since making your good
resolutions few hours back, try again
today. This is New Years Dav, Old
Style, and has been kept sacred for
you backsliders.
14th, Friday. The day of the cele-
bration Of the Feast of the Asses.
with your belly full of grain.
Bray, most honored Ass, Amen!
Bray out loudly, bray again.
Never mind the old Amen;
Without ceasing bray again,
Amen Amen Amen!
Hee haw! Hee haw! Hee-haw!
18th, Saturday. First locomotive
actually used in the u S. this date,
1881. And believe Us it had nothing
on the speed of those half-yearly
examinations of yesterday and the day
before. Ye gods and little fishes!
(To be 1ntinued next week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
TRAINING CLASS NOTES.

Miss CaIkins has been absent the
past week on account of illness.
Ask Miss Patrick about her idea,
wav of picking up thumb acks from
tn floor,
Mrs Hamblet and Mrs. Curripr were
visitors in the training room Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Curtis while trsnsplanting a
plant found real treasure At least
SIZE regarded it as such, Ctwas an
angle WoTm4.
The new year came in with many
p easant days. you have not noticed
the fact just looF At the blackboard
calendar in room IS.
We, the training class have cleaned
house. You might not realize it upon
just coming il, but should you Iook in
tne right place, 'twOuIt be very evil
dent.
Conundrums from the training class.
l Two C's that are BIS.
2 Two Ms. the combination of
VIII oh makes the incest thing in cur
roo n.
The answers to these conundrums
Will appear next week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
WHAT TIE PAPERS SAY.
Swanton Solves 1t.

Here is little food for thought in
the new year We all know about the
Church fair and the Church supper and
about how n " figure out in practical
economy. Here is how the men got
around the difficulty in Swanton not
very long ago. The men were TO get
up a church supper. Getting the r
heads together they saw it was to in
volve a lot of work and lot of eX
pense and when they got all through
they would have receipts which would
not pay them for the material USED TO
say nothing about the WORK. So they
didn't have a church supper for they
decided to ''toss in one dollar each and
dispense with the eat feast, thereby
saving themselves good money and
much hard work, besides netting the
church a tidier sum and eliminating
fearful waste that is simply rldlcu IS
with food values as they are today so
SAYS Donald Tobin and those who have
tried it out will agree with the editor
Up in Swanton. bradford Opinion.
Saloons and Tourists.
"Dade county votes to remain d,y,
after three years experience. The
anti-Prohi bitionists kept agitating I'm,
til they had another election called.
The result is decisiveIy against them.
In all fairness it is proper to say that
the dire prediction made at the time
Dade county went dry three Years ago
that the absence of saloons would kill
the tourist business as well as o,her
lines of business, has proved to be the
veriest rot. In the past tn yeaI
Miam has had more tourists tnan ever
before and the city has grown more
rapidly than any city in Floi1a.
Realization Of these facts douotlesS i'm
PEELED thinking citizens 10 disregard
similar predictions made in tnis cam
paign. At any rate the county went
dry again by more than 500 majority
and Miami itself voted the sam:
way. Tam Fiorida) Tribune.
The foregoing Ell Ience from Florida
puts another crImD in the familiar
argument of the advocates of Clement.
ism that booze is az indispensable al
junct to a profitable tourist business
The only business depending upor
booze for success is that OF the saio, n
and the saloon is not a business. IT
nuisance. which it is the rigGt INT
duty of the state TO agate The same a
it does other and even less harmful
enemies of the public health anG wei
fredericksburg Standard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
Vermont Notes.

Gov Gates has appointed as trustees
of public funds unoer No SO OF the
Laws of 1915, for M,ddIehury college,
Robert E Smith of Hartford, Fred T.
Casweli of Derby and F. H Farringtou
of Brandon AID for Norwich unIver
sity. Col. II I. Johnson of Bradford,
a id the auditor of accounts ana ad
1utant genera, ex officio
Lathrop II. Baldwin, who has been
assistant treasurer Of tn MaroIe
Savings bank, Rutland. has oepn elect
ed treasurer of the Marble Institution
TO fill vacancy caused by the disap.
pearance November 20 of Treasurer
John Il. Murphy, who is now under
goiog treatment for nervous disorder
at New Orleans hospital.
A suit to recover damages for the
death of his son, Clayton Parmeiee
has been brought by A. A ParmeIee
of st. AlbanF, against the Vernon
Power & Manufacturing company
Papers have been served and attach
ments made on real estate belonging
to the company in Fairfax Young
Parmelee was killed by an electric
shock received from wires of this coga
pany.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
Mans Usefulness.

4 man continues IN the prime G.
life so IOng as ne continues TO naln
tain and assert with Iuil vigor those
faculties which ne nabitually and most
actively nas been accustomed 20 EN-
ploy. He may oe old as to unused
faculties quite early n MS mundane
career, out that he disregards pe
cause ne mas no special use tor then
ID the work to which he had devoted
himself and knows that in the ruture
as in the past they will continue &c
serve MS purposes