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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
THE PAYMENT
 OF GENIUS

One of the most hazardous of businesses is that of publishing books, and those who succeeded in it must have a talent for judging literature that is akin to genius. Perhaps the greatest of publishers in this respect was John Murray, founder of the famous British publishing house of that name, and the originator and publisher of the Quarterly Review. Scott, Southey, Byron, Washington Irving, Moore, Craboe and other great writers of the early. part of the nine- teenth century were his list. Mur- ray, who died seventy-three years ago today, in 1S43, and was succeed ed by his son of the same name, was reared in an atmosphere of books, for his father, Johnn MacMurray, a Scotchman who had settled in Lon don and dropped the Mac was a bookseller.
 We are accustomed to think of poets as poorly paid, but first and last John Murray paid Lord Byron over s1oO.- 900 for his poems. He gave Byron $3,OO0 for the first two cantos of "Childe Harold' and this, too, before the poet had gained any wide fame. Murray had an uncanny ability in recognizing genius and before it had been discovered by the world at large. 1 Shortly before Byron left England
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
TO CARRANZA FOLLOWS CONFERENCE OF
 PRESIDENT AND LEADERS
FREE PRISONERS AND EXPLAIN,
 IS U. S. DEMAND UPON MEXICO

Washington. June 26-The follow ing telegram was sent yesterday to James Linn Rodgers, Special Repre- sentative of the American govern ment in Mexico City:
 MT. Arredondo yesterday deliver ed to this government the following communication:
 T am directed by my government to inform your excel1ency with refer ence to the Carrizal incident, that the chief executive, through the Mex ican war department, gave orders to Gen. Jacinto B. Trevino not to permit American forces from General Persh- ing's column to advance further south, nor to move either east or west from the points where they are located, and to oppose new incursions of American soldiers into Mexican territory.
 These orders were brought by General Trevino to the attention of General Pershing, who acknowledged the receipt of the communication relative thereto. On the 22nd inst, as your excellency knows, an Ameri- can force moved eastward quite far frotm it's base, notwithstanding the above orders, and was engaged by Mexican troops at Cariza1, state of Chihuahua. As a result of the en- counter, several men on both sides were killed and wounded and IT American soldiers were. made pris- oners.'
 You are hereby instructed to hand to the Minister of Foreign relations of the de facto government the fol- lowing:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
MEXlCANS ARE REARRANCINC LARGE FORGE OF TROOPS TO
 GUARD RAILWAY FROM ATTACK

Fl Paso, June 26-Carranza troops in northern Chihuahua are being con centrated Hastily and in force along the line of the Mexican Central Rail road between Juarez and Chihuahua City, according to private despatches received here today. These messages said that eight troop trains packed with soldiers to be distributed at points between Villa Armada and Laguna left the state capital last night.
 Military men assume from this ties with the United States. the Mexi- can plan contemplates the sparing of no effort to hold the railroad, the main artery of transportation from the border to~ the interior.
 While the Mexican troops are being aligned along the railroad other re- ports indicated that General Persh- ing's expeditionary command less than 50 miles to the West had been drawn into a parallel line extending up the Santa Maria valley from El Va1le to Columbus, N. M. Large Mexican forces are being gathered at Villa Ahumada and at Moctezuma, while according to reports here Gen. eral Pershing has his largest forces at Ell ValIe and Colonia Dublan.
 Beaween the two lines, which are about 200 miles long, both American and Mexican cavalry, scouting parties are operating.
 With reports that thousands of peo- pie in northern Mexico are on the verge of starvation and that the eco
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
WANT READING FOR SOLDIERS AT FRONT

w. s. Lacy, general secretary of tho Young Mems Christian association here, has received a request for back files of newspapers, magazines and reading matter for the soldiers at the Mexican border and for those National Guardsmen lately called into service. The request is from z. c. Collins, sec retary of the Army and Navy depart ment of the associa ton. He points out that while soldiers serving at reg ular posts are well supplied with read ing matter their comrades in arms at some isolated station in Alaska, the Philippines or with the army in Mex ico or along the border are not so well supplied.
 The following quotation is an ex- tract from a letter from one of the secretaries of the Young Mems Chris tian association, serving our troops somewhere in Mexico":
 This is my third day from Colum- bus and the dust is so thick that you cannot see 20 feet in front while on the ride. I have visited to date three encam mpments and everywhere there is a cry for reading matter. All along the line I was met with open arms, it being the first time in two months that there had been reading matter or stationery available. The reading matter and stationery which we have supplied will be big factors in keeping the boys in. touch with the outside world and counteract very materially the feeling of disgust and discontent that is evident among the men with
 whom have talked.'
 Donations will be gratefully received
 The magazines should be shipped to
 the Army and Navy department, 124 East 18th street, New York city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

''The government of the United States can put no other construction upon the communication handed to the Secretary of State of the United States on the @24th of June, by MT. Arredondo under instruction of your government. than that it is intended as a formal avowa1 of deliberately hostile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico, and of the purpose to attack them without provocation whenever they move from their present position in pursu- ance of the objects for which they were sent there, notwithstanding the fact that those objects not only in volve no unfriendly intention toward the government and people of Mexico, but are, on the contrary, intended only to assist that government in pro tecting itself, and the territory and people of the United States against irresponsible and insurgent bands of rebel rnarauders.
 "I am instructed, therefore, by my government to demand the immediate release of the prisoners taken in the encounter at Carriza1, together with any property of the United States taken with them, and to inform you that the government of the United States expects early statement from your government as to the course of action it wishes the govern ment of the United States to under stand it has determined upon, and that it also expects that this state ment be made through the usual di- pIomatic channels, and not through subordinate military rnanders.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

homie situation daily is becoming some of the natives might attack an American motor supply train in the hope of obtaining food. A refugee from Mexico City arriving al the bor- der today said that at stations in who no longer had clothing to cover themselves, crowded about the train and cried for food.
 The refugees brought to the border Mexican newspapers to show to- what extent the anti-American feeling is growing.
 An editorial in La Reforma, a semi official paper published in Saltillo, cap toned Blood" makes a violent at tack on Americans saying:
 Tear out eyes. tear out hearts; tear open breasts; drink-if you can the blood in the skulls of the invaders from the cities of Yankee1and.
 "In defense of Liberty be a Nero be a Caliquala-that is to be a good patriot
 Peace between Mexico and the United States will be closed in throes of terror and barbarism-' -'
 Officials of the Mexican Northwest ern Railway have received notice from the military auth orities in Juarez that no further shipments to General Pershing's troops at Cassas Grande2 would be allowed to be transported over the road. Civil guards replaced the soldiers on the Mexican endss of the two in ternational bridges last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

about a century ago, Murray present. ed him with $7,5OO.
 The publisher paid Moore $2O,O0O outright for his Life of Byron" To Crabbe he gave $15, 5,OO0 for volume of verse. Murray's generosity in deal ing with Authors upset all the tradi- tions of the trade, and his rivals open ly predicted his failure, but they were dooRed to disappointment When a book proved unusually sue cessfu1, Murray often voluntarily dou- bled the payment offered. He gave Washington Irving $1,0O0 for his Sketch Book but doubled the amount later without any solicitation from the American author. For .'Bracebrfdge Han,'' he paid $5,oO0 twice that for the ''Chronicles of Granada" and $15,0ou for the Life of Columbus He offered Irving $5,- 900 a year to edit a monthly maga- zine, but Irving could not be induc- ed to leave America. Murray's one failure, was when he started a Lon don daily newspaper, The Representa- tive, with Benjamin DisraeH as edt- toe It was a total failure, and ceas- ed publication at the end of six months, having cost Murray over S1OO,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
MOREY, NEAR DEATH FROM WOUND, SENDS
 ACCOUNT OF BATTLE

San Antonio, June 26-Wounded, and he believed, dying beenath the blazing sun of the Mexican desert, his command scattered and no relief with in fifty miles, the one thought of Capt. Lewis S, Mercy of Troop K, Tenth Unitd States Cavalry, was of his duty
 Shot through the shoulder in the one-sideda battle of ?. Carrizal. Capt. Mercy devoted almost his last -ener- gies to writing report of the action which should tell Gen. Pershing of the fate that had overtaken the scout ing party.
 Capt Lewis Sidney Mercy is safe, having reached the main body of American troops with two of his men, Gen. Funston received a message by telephone last night from Mrs. Mercy at Austin, Texas, that she had had a wireless message from him from ''somewhere in Mexico to that effect Text of MOrey's Letter to His Su- perior.
 The text of Capt. Morey's letter, ceived it from Gen. Pershing, follows: Carrizal, Mexico, June 21, 1916, 9:15 A. M. To Commanding Officer at Ojo Frederico: My troop reached Ojo santo Domingo at 5:3o F. M. June 20. | Met c Troop under Capt. Boyd. I came under Capt. Boyd's command and marched my troop in rear for l Carriza1 at 4:15 A. M, reaching open field to southeast of town at 6:3O | A. M.
 Capt. Boyd sent in a note request l ing permission to pass through the town. This was refused; stated we 1 could go to the north, but not east. Capt. Boyd said he was going to Ahumada at this time.
 He was talking with Carranza com
 mander. Gen. Gomez sent written l message that Capt. Boyd could bring his force in town and have a confer ence- Capt. Boyd feared an ambush
 He was under the impression thai the Mexicans would run as soon as we fred We formed for attack, his intention
 being to move up to the line of abou
 12O MeMcans on the edge of the
 town We formed, troop on the
 left in line of skirmishers one pla-
 toon of K troop on right of line an6
 another K troop platoon on extreme fright, eceloned a little to the rear
 MEXICANS OPENED FIRE FIRST
 When we were within 300 wards tn, , Mexicans opened fire and stroni
 one, before we fired a shot The1 E we opened up. They did not run To make a. long account short, afte about an hours fire, in which bot troops had advanced, c troop to posi-
 tion of Mexican machine gun and l 3 troop closing in slightly to the left, W were very busy on the right keepin l off flank attack A group of Mexi 1 cans left town, went around our req
 and led our horses off at a gallop e At about o'clock one platoon of ] l troop which was on our right, fe |, back. Sergeant said he could nc
 stay there. Both platoons fell bac
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
Sing Sing Keeper, Shot By Escaping Convict
 Shillitani, Is Dead

Ossining, N. Y, June 26-Daniel J. Mccarthy, one of the keepers in the death house at Sing Sing Prison, who was shot by Oresta Shillitani, a pris- oner, in escaping from the prison on Thursday last, died in the prison hos pital late last night from the effects of the wound. Ernest Bul1ard, the second keeper, who was wounded in the shoulder and arm, is recovering.
 Shiflitani was arrested in Bridgeport recently by Patrolman Goulden- and was returned to the New York au- thoritieS or. a murder charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
MRS. HESS MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT
 HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Lulu Hess, 612 Howard Court, Gives Interesting
 Evidence.

You hear the word Lax-a-Tone wherever you go; it is a by-word in Bridgeport, and only one-half of it's virtues have been told. No one in Bridgeport need to be in ignorance of it's virtues, try asking ten people if they have taken Lax-a-Tone? and 1t is a fact that some of that ten will have taken it. Then ask them as to results. Mrs. Hess says:
 "For a long time my husband has been sick with gas bloat, indigestion and sour stomach. He tried many remedies to find relief, but was una bIe, He has used Lax-a-TOne with wonderful results and I heartily en- dorse it for it's many virtues.'
 Lax-a-Tone is remedy that is posi- tive in malaria, stomach, liver, kid ney and blood troubles. 1t is purely herbal.
 Lax-a-Tone is for sale at Hartigan's drug store 81 Fairfield avenue and Main and Congress street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
Demand For Immediate Re- lease of Prisoners Taken at Carrizal is Chief Point in Message to De Facto Government.
United States Seeks Early Statement As to Course Decided Upon By Mexico
 Situation Acute," Sen ator Stone Declares.

Washington, June 26.-Three sharp Startling, warlike moves broke the Sabbath tranquility of the national capital and increased the tension over hhe Mexican rupture to the breaking point They were:
 IA peremptory demand of the Car Eanza Government by the United Estates for the immediate release of sthe seventeen cavalrymen taken pris- foners during the engagement at Car rizal; also firm and urgent request nor an early declaration of the future purposes of the Mexican Government ! hn deaEng with the United States
 AThe official avowal of the Car ranza Government, that it had ordered hts military commanders to obstruct ltheF passage of the American punitive lexpedition and was responsible forNthe Iattack on the Tenth Cavalry Troop, Neroops.''
 sI 1A Sunday night war conference lat the White House between the Pres fddent, Senators Stone and Lodge and Representative Flood of the Foreign sRelations Committee of the two EFTouses, at which the serious aspects sof the Mexican situation were revealed fHby the President and tentative agreement reached for him to appear tbefore Congress to acquaint it with 1.-the Executive plans for upholddng the rights of the United States
 Won't Declare War.
 The most important development o1 the White House conference was that this Government does not contemplate a formal declaration of war on Mex leo. The President indicated to the legislators whom he invited to confer intervene in Mexican affairs nor tc assume any aggressive attitude toward the people of that country unless provoked into such action by
 
 soldiers to the troops engaged ir hunting down the bandits after whom they were sent.
 The demand made by the United States can result in but one or two eventualitfes, the complete backC1Owr by the CaEranza Government iron its arbitrary and aggressive sobstruc i ton, or the continued hostilities tC the military forces of the United States
 The situation is exceedingl. acute,'' was the way Senator Stone expressed it as he came from th' conference.
 we must have those men, he saic solemnly- eff the Mexicans are goin, to attacks our men without cause ; he said, there is only one thing t, do We will never have peace dow1 there until we use force enough t compel it.''
 The President has fully made ul his mind as to the course to be fol lowed in the latter event. The re <currence of an incident similar to tha of Carrizal will witness the invasion of Mexican territory by the 31,OO additional regular troops alread massed along the border and a gen Seral movement of National Guar Sforces from their concentration camp $throughout the country to border sta tions commanding approaches int Mexico.
 Participants in the White Hous conferences are satisfied that tn President will observe all of the pro Epr1etfes in opening operations agairs the Mexican Government, and that h will acquaint Congress of his purpos before doing so.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
TRAINING SHIP AND BRITISH WARSHIP IN
 COLLISION IN FOG

New York, June 26-The Massachu- setts nautical training ship Ranger was in collision in a dense fog early today with a British warship, believed to be one of the merchant auxiliaries on patrol duty off Montauk Point, at the eastern tip of Long Island.
 A wireless message received later at the Brooklyn navy yard indicated that neither vessel was seriously damaged. The ships exchanged proffers of as- sistance and the Ranger continued on her course to the government navy yard at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
AUSTRIAN FORCES
 AROUND TRENTINO IN FULL RETREAT

Rome, June 26.-A general retreat of the Austrians in the Trentino district. over a sector of about 20 miles in ex- tent, is announced in an official state .ment issued by the Italian war office today The statement says that the Italians are pressing the pursuit viz orously.
 The text of the statement follows:
 ''The enemy, incapable of overconn- ing our defense and under the ener- getic pressure we have been conduct ing for several days, has been forced to begin a. retreat north of the Man drilleN road. We have recaptured the position at Caste1 Gamberto, Melette, Mount Longara, Calico, AsiagO, Ce- suna and Monte Cengio. Our advance continues vigorously closely at the heels of the enemy"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

about 1000 yards to the west, and then together with some men of c troop who were there these men scat tered.
 I was slightly wounded. Capt. Boyd, a man told me, was killed. Nothing was seen of Lieut.. Adair af- ter fight started, so man saw stated.
 I am hiding in a hole two thousand yards from field and have one other wounded man and three men with me.
 Mercy, Captain.
 In transmitting Capt. Morey's letter. Gen. Pershing said:
 ''The three men referred to by Mo- rey are the three men who had above message in their possessi on. The wounded man was from c Troop, shot through khe knee! Lieut.. Meyer re- ports that the, three men were rath CT vague as to where they had left Capt. Mercy, Abut stated that on the night of the 21st they had carried him two miles; that Mercy became weak. could not go further and told them to leave. They thought he was dying from loss of blood and lack Of water. Meyer reconnoitred twenty miles east of Santa Maria, but found nothing. Out of grain and forage, horses in bad shape, had to return
 The three troopers, carrying Capt Morey's message, were picked up by another detachment of the Tenth, un- der Lieut.. Henry A. Meyers, Jr., which was out scouting for their comrades. and the letter was brought to Gen. Pershing yesterday. Gen. Funston issued no orders to Gen. Pershing last night.\ It was ob- served at headquarters here that Capt. | Morey's note was addressed to his inn mediate superior, the commanding of fcer al Ojo Frederico (probably Ojo F'ederico).
 l It is surmised that Lieut.. Meyer sent i the letter to the comma nding officer at i Ojo Federico and he in turn forward I ed it to Gen. Pershing. This would explain the fact that the letter appar- ently was not delivered to Gen. Per shing by Lieut.. Meyer on his return with the stragglers found at San Luis Ranch.
 Capt. Mercy was born on July 19 West Point from Texas on June 15 in 1900, and was ordered to the Tentt year later he was promoted to frs lieutenant and transferred to the Twelfth cavalry. In 1907 he was grad. try and Cavalry, school, and the fol lowing year took a course in the Army Staff college. He was commissioned captain in March, 1911. and on Jan. 1 1914, transferred to the Seventh Cav
 airy, where he served until a fev } months ago, when he returned to com : mand Troop K of the Tenth, his ok commarfd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Hazel Charles of Walnut Beach, Milford, who will be married to Frank Sewau of Laurel Beach, in the autumn, was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower given on Thursday evening by Miss Ruth Burns at her home, 1121 Central ave- nue. The 20 friends of Miss Charles who were present, shOwered the bride elect with many attractive gifts.
 Herman Hagerdorn, Jr., the writer, is arranging a musical and dramatic entertainment to be given Friday eve ming at the Greenfield Hill Country club house for the fund to buy a new electric organ for the Green field Con gregational church. MT. HagerdOrn will read one of his plays, a promt- nent New York actress will also read, and the musical part of the program will be furnished by New York artists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
THOUSANDS OF
 SICK WOMEN
Helped Every Year by Common Sense Suggestions Given Free by The Lydia F. Pinkhan
 Medicine Co.

For forty years women suffering from all kinds of female ills have been writ ing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., of Lynn, Mass, for advice.
 Thus they receive common sense sug- gestions drawn from a vast volume of experience, and thousands of sick wo- men have been saved from untold suffer ing, as letters like the following clearly show :-
 Newark, Ohio.-ssLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has made me
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
Court Refuses To ' Grant Divorce To
 Michael Monahan

Michael Monahan. the South Nor fAwalk literary genius, whose paper -@The Phoenix is popular with ad- vanced thinkers, lost his divorce ac- ton when Judge J. H. Webb of the superior court dismissed the com plaint brought against Anastasia Mon ahan.
 The court accepted the report Of Attorney Samuel c. Shaw of this city, who acted as a committee in the case He found that Monahan failed to prove his charge of infidelity and Mrs. Monohan did not prove her claim of 1nto1erable cruelty. He recomm end ed that neither was entitled to a di- vorce and Judge Webb agreed in this.
 Those palaces of European kings shown in the picture papers look a1-
 most as comfortable to live in as an American railroad terminal.
 An order for 1.ooo.ooo cartridge cases for one-pounders were received
 by the Worcester Pressed Steel Go. from Russia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

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 I think Lydia B.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
THE P1xETr1Esr FACH

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
VILLA NOT RECOGNIZED.

To the Editor;
 Was the Villa administration ever recognized by the United States gov ernuent?
 No
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26

The man who wrote@that the Turks are making the greatest strides in their history probably foresaw the ex- tent of ground they would cover in their reterat.