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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-24
MRS. GAUIT ABSENT
VISITING HER CHILDREN

Mrs. Lissa Gault left last Sat-
urday morning for Milltown, South
where she will make an in
definite visit with her daughter,
Mrs. L. D. Varney and husband.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
EMPIRE.

Ever since my celebrated conflict with the smoky sextette in The Birth of Nation,' scenario writers have been lying awake nights trying to de- wise some method of killing me off, D announced Wallace Reid, the popular Lasky star who will be seen with Myrtle Stedman at the Empire today and tomorrow, in the Lasky-Para- mount production '"The Prison With out Walls.'' MT. Reid was in a gray prison uniform and was industriously blaming. away on a piece of lumber in the work shop in one of the well known penitentiaries, when he made this statement, and was still breathing a little heavily from a battle he had just finished with a drug-crazed pris- oner.
 "Of course" he remarked, referring to the fight he had just gnished, ''rhat doesn't amount to much, because there was only one man, but when they send four, or five, or six after me, and they all know there is standing offer around the studio of a cash bonus if I can be licked, it makes it more diff ficult Even though it is only for the camera, when five or six men start after you and you know that they they are going to give you beating if possible, you have to be on your guard They don't care how much they hurt me, and naturally can't be particular about them. I have had the habit of picking up one of my ad- versaries and using him as club against the others and sometimes they are too quick for me and this can't be done.
 "If I can get my back up against the wall so. that they can not jump on me from behind then I can take care of myself. Whenever it is pos- sible to do so without having it show in the picture, I tape my wrists be- fore going into the fight, because that seems to be the weakest portion ot my anatomy and I am always strain ing them.
 'sBut I love a good battle and am sure everyone else does, too That's why I try to make them as realistic as possible"
 Tn conjunction with ''The Prison Without Walls masterpiece an all feature program of Universal screen plays will be shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
Amuscments
POLES

Porter J. White, recognized as one of the most talented of vaudeville's s stars, and his own company will be featured at Polls, the first half of the week, in an odd playlet called The Hideaway." This playlet is said to be Mr. Porter's greatest success and ] everywhere it has won him additional laurels.
 William Farnum, the virile star of the movies, will be seen in the splen- did picturization of Charles Dickens 'sThe Tale of Two Cities.'' This won derful story loses none of it's charm in its filmized form and offers for MT. Farnum an opportunity for further honors.
 The Hearst-Pathe News with it's picturized review of world events is another film feature.
 Bert Wheeler & Company, with their auto pantomime novelty will be special added attraction, while Syl- vester & Vance, pair of versatile vaudevillians, will hold down an inn portant place in the program with their new repertoire of songs and dances.
 Bitts, Chidlow & Hart, a trio of funsters who will be remembered from former visits, will be back again with a new line of hilarious comedy. The Yamamito Bros, a duo of as- bounding acrobats, will complete the program with a thrilling offering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
PLAZA

Ever since Mime. Doree's Celebri- ties appeared at the Plaza some weeks ago, requests have been coming in to the management for a return booking of the splendid piece, but previous booking arrangements have made this impossible. However, the Plaza has been able to secure @ three day engament of The Garden of Araby, another of Mime. Doree's famous oper- fAtic revues which is expected to prove as big a sensation in local musical circles as the Celebrities" There is a large cast of gifted vocalists and the repertoire is exquisite. Besides, a pretty stage setting adds unlimited grandeur to the effect produced. The offering was secured at enormous ex- pense and it's presentation the first half of the week is expected to be greeted by phenomenal crowds at every performance.
 Supporting the big operatic revue are Raymond and O'Connor, the for mer a pretty little miss with a charm ing personality the latter a clever young chap, who wifi offer a potpour- IT of song, dance and story; Harry Pease, the popular singing comedian; !; and Harry Fuller and company in a splendid bicycle diversion.
 Enid Bennett, the new screen star has the title role in Triangle's latest contribution, '"The Princess of the Dark" The play is in five acts and one that should please the most fas- tidious film fan
 Several comedy films have been ar ranged for in addition to the big fea- ture
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
LOSS OF APPETITE,
 LOSS OF WEIGHT,
 SL4EEPLESSNES. ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs. they are made after the formula of Dr. AL bert Robin. the famous French physi. clan, and arc being used very largely in Paris and other European capitals When taken for a short while they will give positive relief in all cases ot nervous exhaustion, mental depression. lack of vitality. general debility. ans. mia, etc.
 The Glycerophosphates of which Recupertabs are composed. contain the elemert necessary to overcome these conditions. They are now being prescribed and recommended by many Dhysicians in this and foreign coun- fries as the best, quickest and surest nerve and blood tonic that they know of.
 Recupertabs are for sale at all drug stores at soc and $1.00 per package or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curts Chemical Co.,, No. 4l4 West 13rd St.. New York. Distributed in Bridgeport and vicinity by J. D. Harti- gan. No. S1 Fairfield Avenue.-Adv.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
THREE FLEETS
 ARE NEEDED TO
 DEFEND COASTS
Geat Navy is Necessary, De- clare Lieutenant Com
 mander Gotten

'To defend our frontier we need three fleets; an Atlantic fleet, a Carl- bbean fleet, and a Pacific fleet, and the three should be approximately of the same composition" says Lieuten- ant Commander l.. A. Gotten, in the North American Review. Tn case of war in the Atlantic, the Atlantic and Caribbean fleets would work togeth- CT and the, Pacific fleet would be drawn upon and handled as the Pa cific problem permitted.
 "The composition of each of these three fleets should be such that by junction of two of them we could hope to meet, with fair prospect of victory, any force that could, in rea- son. be brought to bear against our naval frontier. This condition would seem to be met by a main fighting strength, for each fleet of two sQuadrons of dreadnOughts and one of battle-cruisers, each squa dron com posed of nine ships; one fast scout for each dreadnought, to. locate the ene- my and work with destroyers. and two destroyers for each capital ship. When this ideal is attained (f ever) we could bring to bear in either ocean minimum effective fleet of thirty-six dreadnoughts, eighteen cruiser battle shipsi, thirty-six scouts and 108 des- troyers. Of course, in addition to these there should be more or less extensive fleet of auxiliaries, fuel ships, ammunition ships, food ships, repair ships, hospital ships, mine layers, transports, tugs and tenders.
 There remains to be determined the number of submarines and air 1of1 The scope of activity of naval air craft is still largely problematica1, but we are safe in assuming that we need at least two effective machines for each scout and that probably three machines are necessary to insure that one may always be effective. This would give us in all very modest air fleet of 324 machines, or an effective fleet at all times of 108 machines.
 "When we come to discuss subma- rines we take up a vast subject. Much that has to do with submarines is confidential, much is guesswork and much is faith. Yet no one denies that they are 8 powerful anad increasingly influential weapon of warfare, but chiefly in defense. Submarines should not be required or expected to work continuously, and probably one day in three on duty is sufficiently taxing.
 eff one will glance at our naval frontier he will see behind it at vari- ous places points of manifest strategic value, as New York harbor, Delaware bay, etc. Each of these points should at all times be covered by not less than three submarines, which will make nine, based on each of these strategic points, that could come out when summoned to actual attack Of these strategic points that really go to make up our naval frontier Qeav- ing out Guam and the Philippines) there are twenty, which gives us for our required number of submarines, 1eO.
 '"The outline here given of what constitutes for us an adequate navy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
LYRIC

Once in so often an author gives to the stage play that calls for more than the average interest ''The Vampire" by Lee Morrison, has ere ated worldwide interest and brought forth praise from some of the fore- most critics Of the land. Mr. .Morri- son of course, took his theme for ''The Vampire" from Kipling's famous poem of the same name.
 Until Morrison wrote his now fa- nous play. it was said that but two men could write the real soul yearn- ings of a woman, her feminine self, her inmost thoughts, and place them in dramatic form for the stage. The two referred to are Sardou and the great Russian Tolstoi. MT. Morrison has proven worthy rival of even these two great writers by his stage version of 'The Vampire" The Vaun- pfre woman as the writer depicts her, wa all know. We meet her every d-y in our. shops, at the theatre, in the cafe, in the park, yes, even in our churches. Of course we do not know that she is Vampire as we have not come in contact with this female of the species.
 The play itself is replete with sur- prising situations and daring utter- ances. The woman herself is a mys- tery. You doubt her. You accuse her. You pity her. You condemn her. You hate her, and yet you love her. She is indeed wonderful, a woman without a heart who ruins a hundred men and laughs. A woman who hates men because men have given her no reason for anything but hate. "The Vampire" is the story of bad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

Lieutenant Edward A. Kelly, an American aviator, who for the last year and a half was with the British flying corps, arrived at New York on the steamship Lapland to assist in in American fliers at Mineola.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

General Pershing reported to the War Department that the last of the National Guard units on the Mexican border will start for their home sta- tions by March 21.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
Concert and Dancing.

There is something very enticing to the dancers about the music rendered by the Singing McEnellys or the Co., Ionial ball room in Fairfield avenue would not be crowded to it's capacity at. every visit They are coming this evening and the usual big crowd is ex- pected to be present. There will be a short concert followed by dancing until midnight. and in the dance pro- gram all of the very latest vocal and instrumental hits will be played and sung by the orchestra, with a number of McEnelly novelties. Prof. Guilty issues a cordial invitation to you to attend and assures you a pleasant evening. Only a nominal admission is asked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

woman who loved a good man, and, out of love for him, killed his love for her.
 Each member of the popular Lyric Players will be seen in roles especially fitted to his or her talents. The first act scene, on board the steamship Oceanic will be a revelation in the art. of scenic painting and construc- ton.
 Miss Mercy as '"The Vampire will display some rare gowns.
 The first performance will be offer- ed tonight at S:15. There will be the usual bargain matinees on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

The French line steamship Perouse arrived at New York from Havre with 15 of the crew of the steamship Georgetown, which foundered at sea Feb. 27.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

Statistics compiled by the Harvard Memorial Society show that 574 stu dents and alumni of the university have thus far taken part in the Eu- ropean war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

may seem to many Americans ex- treme, but there is only one standard of comparison for navies, and that is other navies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

Guard Service, a 24-hour beach pa trOl was established at Galveston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The Norwegian steamship Davan- gor, which left New York Jan. 22 for Rotterdam, has been sunk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

Total receipts for duties at the New York Custom House Saturday were $324,633.41, of which $74,111.40 was for merchandise withdrawn from bonded warehouse and $250,552.O1 for recent importations.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-13
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
 SWITCHED ON AND
 EVERYBODY HAPPY

At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the water was turned into the big new main and the dynamo in the power plant began it's work. From that hour until 9:3O o'clock every part of the plant was inspected, tests made, then the lights were shot on. Seward has been without electricity for over two months and during that time candles, kerosene and gasoline were used liberaIly and cussedly by the population.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-13
WEATHER ON RAILROAD

Cloudy weather and for the most part, north winds, is the report of the climatic conditions up to 2 o'clock this morning along the railroad. There has beep no new snow at Mile 52 and Talkeetna reports only two and a half inches on the ground at that place. The following is the temperature reg istration at the following places: Kern Creek, minimum of l4; Potter Creek, 3O-18; Anchorage, 22-1S; Matauuska, 26-G; King, 24-S; Dead Horse Hill, 20- 10; Talkeetua, 2S-16 and Caswcll is still missing.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-13

At exactly 9:3O o'clock last night, after a thorough inspection lasting several hours, Manager Sam Graf told Harry Hoben to Init the switch"
 The switch was hit and myriads of lights glimmed all over Seward, on streets, in stores and in residences.
 The shock was something to cause cxclumations of joy everywhere, and many men in business establishments Iushed to their gas engines and the chug, chug ended.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-13
CANADIAN DRAFT
 MEASURE ATTACKED

MONTREAL, Nov. 13.-A petition has been filed here in the superior court, a federal tribunal to have the military service act, which provides for conscription of man-power, de- cared unconstitutional
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-13
YESTERDAYS WEATHER

Cloudy. North winds and nnow. Forecast for next 24 hours-very stormy.
 ...- The old-fashioned woman who used to buy red flannel for cash now has a granddaughter who orders lingerie on credit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

ton and later Washington's election
to the Presidency prevented him from
carrying out his scheme and 1t was
for the time abandoned. However. In
1850 such a canal was completed at
the cost of s11.0oo,000. 1t runs from
Cumberland to Georgetown dis
lance of one hundred and eighty-four
miles, and is always alive with old
fashioned canal boats towed by mules
The Erie Canal. which connects tho
Hudson River at Albany and Troy
hundred and sixty-three miles in
length. It's construction was due to
the energy of Dewitt Clinton. It was
begun in 1917 and completed In 1925
at the cost Of nearly eight millions.
In 1900 there was demand for an
increasing capacity for this canal in
order that boats or barges OF from
one thousand to twelve hundred tons
could be used. This led to an appro.
priation of SOL 1000. 900 to cover tho
cost of deepening and extending the
canal system. The new part OF tho
waterway became the New York State
Barge Canal. There. are thirty-nye
locks on the new barge canal. In tho
City of Oswego there is what Il known
as siphon lock-the frst OF its kind
built In America.
Any number Of smaller canals plie6
by boats carrying freight might Sc
mentioned, but space will not permit.
suffice II to say, that canals help -
the reduction of the price Of food s.
making cheap freight rates. Ths
farmer and the consumer both pro0f
by these man-built waterway2
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

light, but night on the front Is an
inferno that gets a mans nerve" he
told the nurse in the hospital where
he was sent with a shattered leg.
Many nights are spent in repairing
barbed wire entanglements and in
mending broken telephone communi-
cations When the men work at the
latter, a sentry generally climbs a tree
watching the enemy's trench to ward
off surprise. The men who work on
the wire entanglements lay fiat on the
ground in the mud or grass while the
rockets are burning and then return
to their work in the darkness. FIRE.
quently they are sighted and the ma
chine guns of the enemy spit bullets
among the wires. They strike with
a sharp metallic ping all around the
PROSTATE men. "It seems ages be-
fore you rise," said one man. land
when you do. you expect every minute
will be your last. Sometimes man
Is wounded and we have to carry him
back to the trench before we finish
! our work"
The use Of firearms after dark is
forbidden lest the noise should call
attention to some special operation
that Is being carried out under the
cover of darkness. This adds to the
! flendishness of the fight, for the weap-
| ons used are dirks, hammers and en-
trenching tools. During trench raids
friend and foe sometimes become
hopelessly mixed and on one occasion
a Frenchman Is said to have killed his
| own brother in one of these combats.
The dreadful scene was finally lighted
by the glare of a rocket as it fell over
the field, and when the man saw what
he had done he became raving
maniac and rushed toward the Ger
man trenches, being killed by shell
few minutes later.
Sometimes the flares have shown
strips of white tape laid forward from
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

the German trenches. This means
that raid is to be made and the tape
is laid to guide the men and prevent
them from getting mixed in their
bearings as the trench lines are not
always straight and even in the day
light not easily discerned. During the
flares the light shines with an uncanny
radiance and various devices are en-
ployed by the men to keep It from
showing their faces. Some use q dark
grease. while others cover themselves
with dark wells. These night attacks
develop at moments notice and the
men are frequently ordered out in
great haste when listening post
has discovered a propitious moment
for an attack. During the early part
or the war this occurred frequently
but listening" is more difficult Just
now. as many officers do not allow
their men to speak above q whisper
in the trenches at night.
Aircraft Active At Nighr
The aircrafts of the armies are
often active at night and when these
appear the huge searchlights show up
against the dark sky long enough for
the men who work the anti-aircraft
guns to get a range. Sometimes the
gun is successful either in bringing
down the machine or driving it away.
and at others the aeroplane hovers
about until the break of day getting
a line on the position of the enemy.
Occasionally the Zeppelin or aero
plane, as the case may be, drops a
bomb as near the searchlight as pos
sible in the hope of destroying it or
at least killing it's guardians.
These scenes are enacted all along
the battle lines, for the Austrians and
Italians play the same game when
ever the ground is such that 1t can be
worked, and death stalks forth in
horrible form at night wherever the
nations meet in battle array.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

tire waterways is lighted by electricity.
Steam vessels pass through propelled
by their own power. The tonnage per
year averages between nineteen and
twenty millions at about two dollars
per ton.
The plan OF a water connection be-
tween the Mediterranean and the Red
Sea goes back to early Egyptian his
tory. Such a canal was constructed
during the time of Rameses. but 1t
became choked up by sand. From
time to time 1t was opened. but 1t was
not until the DeLesseps concession be-
gan its work that the canal became a
reality. The estimated cost of the
waterway Is $127,000,000 and its
maintenance is expensive on account
Of the vast amount of dredging which
must be done to keep the channel
open as 1t Is continually choked with
sand.
The canal connecting the Bay Of
Cronstadt with PetroErad Is water
way of great strategic and commercial
value to Russia. 1t u about sixteen
miles in length and cost $10.000.0 900.
Like the Suez It II q sea level canal.
The next great ship canal In the
order of date Of construction Is the
one known as the Corinth. which con-
meets the Gulf OF Corinth with the Gulf
of Aegina and cuts across the Isthmus
OF Corinth. It was begun by Nero.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
five hundred yards.

five hundred yards.
The Germans have been particular
ly successful in the use of peculiar
flash pistol that shoots fireworks to a
great height. The ingredients used
consist of a cotton fuse igniting a
chemical mixture and at the same
time releasing a small parachute.
Then slowly in serpentiae ribbons the
light drops earthward illuminating
the enemy's trenches. All night long
these rockets soar through the air
under the direction of the German
chemists and woe to the Frenchman
or Englishman who is caught In the
merciless glare which shows even a
blade of grass. The darkness is
streaked with fantastic shaped flames
of various colors and at times the
scene is not unlike one of our Fourth
of July f1rework displays. When these
lights go up from the German trenches
their machine guns have been made
ready for action and as a rocket will
last at least forty seconds the German
artilleriest can easily establish a range
and almost before the men of the
other side can move the pitiless rain
of bullets pelts down upon them, and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
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ing the Baltic and North Seas, COM
pleted in 1895.
The Elbe and Trave Canal, con-
Meeting the North Sea and the Baltic.
opened for traffic in 1900.
The Welland Canal. connecting
Lake Erie with Lake Ontario.
The Panama Canal. completed in
1915.
The Cape Cod Canal. com pleted in
1914
There are hundreds of miles of
canals In. all countries many of them
of great importance to commerce. on
account Of their cheap freight rates.
Suez Canal-Kaiser Wilhelm Canal.
The Suez Canal has long been con-
sidered the most important example
of ship canals although the number
of vessels passing through 1t annually
does not equal that passing through
the canals connecting Lake Superior
with the chain Of Great Lakes to the
south. In length. however, 1t exceeds
all Of the other great ship canals,
being ninety miles long, Of which
about two-thirds Is through shallow
lakes. The canal Is without locks,
being sea level the entire distance.
Tho length of time for ship pass
ing through the canal averages about
eighteen hours and can be made eth
er during the day or night as the en-