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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
All Far Eastern
Naval Stores Used
On Interned Ships

Manila, Aug THE first of the
smaller of the Communicated Ger
man vessels in the Philippines to ap-
proach the completion of her repairs
will be put into commission within
two or three days. to be followed by
two more.
These three vessels probably will be
the first of the inter-island fleet
which the Philippine government ex-
poets to establish with the seized ves-
sells. The % steamers seized in the
Philippines at the time of the rup-
ture of relations with Germany had
an aggregate tonnage of $4,000. The
Philippine government, while recog-
MIXING that the larger steamers
should be put either into the Pacific
for Atlantic trade, as the National
Shipping Board thinks best made a
plea to Washington that ten of the
smaller vessels representing perhaps
a third of the total tonnage, be as
signed to the government for such
service as the insular authorities
deemed wise.
While the chief use to which the
German steamers will be put. will be
either in inter-isIand traffic or in the
sea trade between !. the Philippines
and one of the vessels perhaps In
trade between the islands and Spain
There is population of close to TO-
900 Spaniards In the Philippines
They alone provide a~\ market fol
many Spanish products.
| Meanwhile. work on the larger
| German steamrs is proceeding rap.
idly. Two already have sailed The
outfitting of SO many vessels and lr
so short a time has exhausted the
1
of the China coast. Some vessel.
may have to wait for the arrival O,
| these stores from the United States
The manning of SO many vessels also
virtually has exhausted the supply Of
sailors in the Philippines, as well a:
ships officers. To fill the ranks OF
the sailors it is probable that some
| of the vessels will recruit Chinese
crews IN Hong Kong. Oficers will
have to be imported from the Uni.
ted States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Falkenhayn Will Lead
Turks In Bagdad Drive

Rome, Aug. THE Germans and
Turks are preparing to make a great
effort in September to regain Bag
dad, according to the Rome SecoIo
General Won Falkenhayn, VINO
commanded the Austro-German ar
mics in Rumania last year.. has ar
rived to take command of the forces
Four Turkish divisions from Dobrul1-
ia and Turkish troops from Thrace
are being concentrated. Austria is
supplying the heavy artillery and
Germany the officers
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
THANKS FOR THIEF
WHO FAILED TO TAKE
ALL VICTIMS ROLL.

James Forkotes, 1s6 Railroad ave-
nue. visited police headquarters yes
terday morning and asked that Capt.
E. o. Cronan use his good offices to
publish Forkotes thanks to the thief
who took a roll of $3.50 from under
his pillow while he slept last night
but charitably replaced $3.50. For
kotes isn't kicking but he would like
the 500 back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
PROTEST 4-Foor LINE

Protests were filed at the councii
meeting last night against a four foot
building line in Fairfield avenue be-
tween Broad and CORTLAND. streets.
Lacey R. Blackman. Attorney Thomas
"a. GulIinan,. Percy F, Andersen and
Judge A. B. Beers appeared against
the change, declaring that traffic
would be hiudersd by suak q spnIuak
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
The Joseph P. Coughlin Co.

Dealers in Painters Supplies and
wall Papers. Distributors of Colonial
Mixed Paints, 100 Per Cent. Pure.
Varnishes, Glass, Brushes, Picture
Frames Made to Order.
Painters and Decorators.
Phone 4S61. 7S1 East Main Street
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
WILL PROVIDE COMFORTS
FOR MEN At FRONT

Jewish organizations have already
begun to prepare comforts for their
race enlisted for service in the Ameri-
can armies. For this purpose COM
bined meeting of the Young Mems
Hebrew association and the Young
Women's Hebrew association viii be
held this evening at ISL State street
for the purpose of planning means
\ Of giving comfort to the Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Replace Divots

There will be less divots to
replace when you, use
Spalding Clubs.
1--WE have a complete line of
Spalding goods for Men,
Women and Children.
fBrassies, Putters
fMashie-Niblicks
fMidirons, Jiggers.
Thriving Clubs.
fGolf Balls.
fThis is Ideal Golf weather
and this is the place to get
your outfit, or to replace,
renew or complete the
same.
fSpalding Goods Leads
them all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Urge Drafted Men 4
To Hold Onto Jobs
Until Call Comes

Manufacturers of the city are pre-
pairing, to make. a patriotic appeal to
young men selected for the national
army to remain at their Industrial
posts antil the government actually
callsS them to military service. OF
the men who appeared before boards
recently and were found physically
ut and did not claim exemption, it
is estimated that IS per cent. have
quit their regular work to take a va
cation bafore going into the army
eervic1s ~ this should continue,
many would leave place a month be-
fors the government win be. ready.
Manufacturers have taken a census
OF their men liable for service with
- view to determining the number
- be taken and with the hope of
eetk1ng men for their places soon
enough to- have them somewhat
I1rnined before the called men leave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
MEXICAN r. r.. PRICES UP.

Mexico City, Aug. Z The prices of
railway and sleeping car tickets on the
railroads operated by the Mexican
government were increased five per
cent. on July 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

boys who will be drafted into activ
service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23
Dear Santa Claus:

am a little boy seven years Old.
Please bring me a pair of skates, q
coaster, water pistol, game, q
pocket knife, story book tinker
toy, box of crayons, and some can
dy, fruit and nuts. Please bring
something for my brother and sisters
James Jolly, $40 w. Romano street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

Christmas and be sure and visit me.
/ am going to ask you to bring me
lots of fire works and lots of fruits
and large train and bicycle bell
and foot ball and a pair of gloves,
size and gun boat. Now Santa
you come to see me at Grandmother
Franklins at Brewton, Ala. As ev-
err, William Howard Masingill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23
MNTA CLAUS
LETTERS

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IA, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
wish you would bring me some
play things. | am in the third grade
and my teacher is Annie Mae Hall,
and / also want you to bring her
something. / want bicycle and a
pair of skates and a doll and some
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

hair ribbon and box of candy and
also send the sailor and soldiers in
the trenches that are fighting for US
something. Well l guess that is all
for this Xmas. Your loving friend.
Virginia Hammer, PSI E. Intendencia
street, Pensacola, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
l am big boy eight years old,
and am in the third grade. AS it is
getting near Christmas thought
would write list of the things
want. Could you please bring me an
air rife with lots of shot, spy glass,
twenty-five cat eyes, one flint and a
pair of brown kid Boy Scout gloves,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

also some frult. Don't forget my
teacher. Miss Clopton, my sister and
mother and my daddy. Don't forget
my aunts and all the little war or
phans. Wishing you a merry Xmas
from your little friend, Victor Hargis
Mabrie, 1929 w. LaRua street.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. ~, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
some fire crackers, nuts, train. Your
friend, Charles Walker
Pensacola, Fla, Dec Is, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
l want a doll and a carriage and
sewing machine and that is all
| have nothing much to say. l just
want to write you; / haven't wrote
you since last year. / will hang my
stocking and don't forget to fill it
with fruit. Your friend, Clarissa
Bonner.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IT, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little boy two years old and
for Christmas I want you to bring
me an automobile. a trolley car and
a little house. Some handkerchiefs.
and some stockings. Some apples
and oranges, nuts, and candy and
don't forget my mama and papa.
Your little friend, Tatterson Ar
bona.
Dear Santa Claus:
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IT, 1917.
| am little boy four years old
and for Christmas l want you to
bring me an automobile, trolley car,
and a little house. Some handker-
chiefs, and some stockings. some ap-
Piles and oranges, nuts, and candy.
and don't forget my mama and papa.
Your little friend, Joseph ARIZONA
Dear Santa Claus:
Pensacola, Fla. Dec. II, 1917.
| want you to bring me drum,
bicycle, stampcraft book, pencil box
wagon. fireworks, story books, and
don't forget to bring me some candy,
fruits and some nuts, and don't for
get to bring mama and papa some
nice things. Your little friend. Will
liam Van Pelt.
Pensacola. Fla, Dec. 16, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
l am little girl nine years of age.
Please bling me a bear, a tea set. side
board, and sewing box, and a tri-
cycle, and some apples and oranges.
and nuts and candy. l will close for
this time. Don't forget my baby
brother. Your truly friend, Gertrude
Allan, Ill South Clubbs, Pensacola,
Fla.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IA, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
| Please bring me, doll, a bed, a
story book. a pair of skates, a tea
set, table and chairs. Please bring
me lot of nuts, candy and fire
works. Don't forget my sister Thel-
ma. | live at 213 South Alcaniz
street. With love to you, Charlie
Marie Sutherland.
Pensacola, Fla. Dec. IA, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
| VIII you please send me some play
things. want new dress and a new
| coat and also pair of shoes and q
| h,x- rf rarj,- ,o,1fS and hoy of hand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

and don't forget the soldiers and The
poor children; bring them something
nice for Christmas too. From your
friend. Ernest Gentry, sic E. Strong
Street.
McDavid, Fla, Dec. II, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

kerchiefs, and don't forget my friend.
Gussie Green. All for this time.
Your friend, Lillian Hester. Govern
ment street, Pensacola, Fla. l am IL
years old.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

Your friend, Lillian Hester. Govern
ment street, Pensacola, Fla. l am IL
years old.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 16, 1917.
I am little boy 6 years old and
1 am in the first grade. Please bring
me an automobile, fire truck, caps
for my pistol and don't forget my
little brother. Bring him a rubber
doll and a rattle. | am your friend,
John Altar, Ill South Club Street.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl most five years
old, and won't you please bring me
big doll baby, doll bed, tea set,
pair of gloves and a child's hand
bag, and also some fruits and candy.
Don't forget all the poor children.
Love from Muriel Elizabeth Mabire.
1920 w. La Rua ST.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl six years old. l
wish you would bring me doll and
doll carriage and a tea set and nail
file, now if you don't find me at IL
East Chase you will find me in New
York at Lenox Hotel and please don't
forget the children over in France.
From your friend, Maxine Freeman.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little boy going to school
and love to study. Now please Santa
bring me a cap pistol, little boy
doll and little fir truck and little
automobile that runs and some ap-
Piles and oranges and don't forget to
bring me velocipede. From your
little friend. Tom Johnson, lit West
Romano. p. S. Please don't forget
my little Charlie, he wants big
boy doll.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me some toys
and some nuts and some apples and
all sorts of nice things. | want you
to bring me a little white dog and
tea set and a doll and | would like
you to bring me a big ball. From
Dear Santa Claus:
Would like to have a pair Of skates
or a bicycle or air rifle for Christmas
also a train that runs by a spring,
and some fruit, nuts, candy and fire
works, and something nice for my ba-
by brother and papa and mama. Your
little boy, Carl Bray.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. ID, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a doll. a bed, q
chair, a table, tea set, a tricycle.,
and lots of nuts, candy and some fire
crackers l live at 213 South Alca-
niz street. With love to you, I will
be waiting for you to come. Thelma
Sutherland.
Pensacola, Fla. Dec. -. 1917.
| Dear Santa Claus:
| Please bring me rockey horse, a
| toy boat, a toy fire engine, a toy ele-
| plant, toy horse and wagons, rub
/ Der ball, toy train with some cars,
friction trolley car, Charley
Chaplin dancer, little express wag-
on, teddy bare, and some a. b, C
blocks, toy drum I guess that viii
| be all for this time Don't forget
my Sunday school teacher. Mrs.
] Baldwin, bring her something nice
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 16, 1917.
am a little boy years old and
am in the first grade. Please bring
me an automobile, fire truck, caps
for my pistol and don't forget my
little brother. Bring him a rubber
doll and a rattle. l am your friend,
John Altar, Ill South Club Street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl most five years
old, and won't you please bring me a
big doll baby, doll bed, tea set,
a pair of gloves and a child's hand
bag, and also some fruits and candy.
Don't forget all the poor children.
Love from Muriel Elizabeth Mabire,
1920 w. La Rua st.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IA, 191

Pensacola, Fla. Dec. IA, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus:
VIII you please send me some play
things. | want new dress and new
coat and also pair of shoes and 4
box of candy, nuts and box of hand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

also, some fruit. Don't forget my
teacher, Miss Clopton, my sister and
my aunts and all the little war or
phaps. Wishing you a merry Xmas
from your little friend, Victor Hargis
Mabrie, 1929 w. LaRua street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-23

Pensacola, Fla. Dec II, 1917.
l want you to bring me drum,
bicycle, stampcraft book, pencil box
wagon. fireworks. story books, and
don't forget to bring me some candy,
fruits and some nuts, and don't for
get to bring mama and papa some
nice things. Your little friend. Will
liam Van Pelt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
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n Rou K:Woulto1
II N0Y K.Woulto1.

THE SORROWS OF SYLvEsT
SyIvest was sad when he pulled the
old street piano up to the curb last
night and began grinding out a dole.
ful rendition Of ia MarseiiIaise."
When he came around with the tam.
BOURNE, we asked the reason.
"Eets lika dees, meester," he said.
TOO mocha troub all times. Night
behin' last ! go wit da old plan to
play by da saloon of O'FIarherty an
brothers, and when playa da plan a
beeg guy an two three more beea
guys come outa da saloon an da frs
beeg guy, say: 'Woop, Get seem very
pecuIlarlsh you are here grindin' da
plan while da kise he sees maka da
oees invash OF your countree, yes.
For why you Wops don't stop da
kise? For why you let heem crossa da
Tas'iament river, yes?' ! say: 'Mees-
ter, ct is no my fault. How can |
stop da kise when ! am over here,
what, yes?' And da beega guy he say:
Wop' you no big to be away from your
natif lam when 80 much importance is
going on. Eef all da street plan grind.
ers and banana sellers and hot chest.
nutters ees back home what ees over
here, da kise, he no have room to
crowd into Italy at all. Eeef all da
wops back home da kIse not could
shoot hees way into italy wit da busy
eerta.'
"Then say: 'Eet was no war when
come by deesa countree saxteen
years ago. Da kise he stay home than.'
"Wop,' he say, you jmaka me seek.
You dams'ack, yes An then he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
D1 n n e r
s tor / G 3

A gentleman who lived in Contra
Africa for many years possesses ar
amusing drawing of a race meet
ing" out there. a leopard is chasing
and rapidly overhauling, a fat old
white man, and two gayly appareled
natives are lookers-on.
Can you spot the winner" muir.
murs one darby to the other
The winner" is the solemn reply,
lis spotted already"
Willie Collier tells a story concern.
ing a young actress friends of his who
is fast coming to the front-a story
which has moral attached for am
bilious stage aspirants.
1t appears that the young lady in
question, becoming stage-struck, de-
voted almost a whole year to pulling
wires and using all possible influence
in order to gain an interview with a
certain theatrical manager.
At last her hopes were realized ;
she got her appointment. and she
was finally ushered into the managers
private office, He received her most
cordially and offered her chair.
Thank you," she said gratefully.
Il think | will sit down. I've been
Just ten months getting here and I'm
bit tired"
And the manager, who Is really a
great man with keen sense Of humor,
promptly engaged her.
A young gentleman took his little
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06

A young gentleman took his little
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS TRIBUTE
TO BLISS NATIVE HERB TABLETS
o.

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act gently upon the bowels, cleanse
the kidneys. stimulate the liver and
tone up the system. Thousands have
testified to their virtuous qualities. A
tablet every night makes the next day
bright. One box contains 200 tablets.
costs one dollar, and if you are not
satisfied, your druggist will refund the
money. Begin taking Bliss Native
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Be sure to get the genuine Bliss Ma
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06

9rabba da breek an da two other beeo
guys srabba da breek an smasha me
an smasha da plan an say: Take
that for you let da kise get init IT,,
an when ! wake up ! am by da hospit.
Eet ees too mocha troub, neester."
Sayings of ye olden tyne:
How man lumps-three or four?
Some more butter, mister"
Light or dark meat? Take little
of BOTH
"You haven't eaten half enough, Mr.
Jones'"
my wife never likes to see any.
body leave our table hungry"
Bring the wife and kids down for
Christmas"
Take lunch with me tomorrow"
Are you sure FIVE is enough? Bet
ter take ten"
Hemp is going up.
If the anti-American in this country
don't subside soon more of it will be
going up.
A northern New York paper has es-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
How Vaccination Was Devised
From Kansas City Star

From Kansas City Star
-HE history of vaccination against smallpox is al
illustration the value of observation, Intelligent
Il " reflected upon Doubtless many doctors before
the time of Edward Jenner heard that people who
MIXED COWS rarely had the smallpox in the epdemics that
frequently swept England But he was the man VINO
asked himself this happened and gave an intelligent
answer
Smallpox recognized and described as common
and deadly centuries before Christ was known
that person who had once had likely to have
it second time So the practice of exposing per
sons to the hope that the resulting disease
would prove mild and would thus save the person from
and possibly fatal attack in epidemic later
The method for producing the mild attack was by In
ocuation Infected taken from person with
mild case the disease and rubbed scratch on the
arm of second person. would thus contract the dis
ease This method not entirely SAFE Jonathan Ed
wards died from smallpox incubation But the mortal
ty less than percent. This was so much less than
the ordinary mortality in epidemic that the pracuce
was in spite of the danger.
In 1870 Doctor Jenner heard farmers daughter say
she could not smallpox she had had cowpox He
learned dairymen milking occasionally became
infected from the udders and bad mild attack
of what known cowpox. Such persons escaped
smallpox He work to tabulate all the he
could hear Of The work done thoroughly and
carefully until twentysx later that
he venured to vaccnate boy The virus was obtained
from a the hand of mkmaid who had been in
eced while milking The boy was repeatedly exposed
to smallpox did take it In 1898 Jenner publish
ed his work that prove such wonderful blessing
to humanity
Two years afterward vaccination introduced into
America by Doctor Benjamin Warehouse of Boston, who
vaccinated his children and then them smallpox
hospital They did not contract the disease and
sive doctors throughout America then took up
ton, always with the results.
The most striking examples Of the success of vacci
TIM; fbo
obatted by quarantine. isolation and dsinfecon But
epidemcs continued. Then the empire adopted COM
pusory vaccination birth and revaccinaton the early
Since then smallpox has virtually disappeared
Germany, while there have severe epidemcs
in adjacent countries without compulsory At
the time there has been particular reduction in
measles and scarlet fever in Germany which no pre-
ventves have been found.
Thre is popular impression that the effects of vac
cinaton last for years No medical evidence of
this exists and it is probably belief from the
old idea that seven is magic number Vaccination fol.
lowed few years later by revaccnaon is believed to
confer lasting immunity. But boards health usually
advise vaccination of everybody brought near case of
smallpox without regard to previous vaccination
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
president indicated his opposition to the ambi-
lions of Italy to annex the Austrian ittoral.
Are Congressman to Be Tax Dodgers?


This is question which the Kansas City Star
puts. Then it proceeds to show why congress-
men should help pay the war tax. We concur in
the Stars findings. Our congressman will do well
to read the editorial which follows:
Congress might open it's coming session aus
piciously by attending to that little matter OF
detail by which Mr.. Claud Kitchen slipped into
the conference report on the war revenue bill a
brain tax from which congressman were to be
exempt. This tax is nominally to be an excess
profits tax on persons without invested capital
who are earning more than $4,000 year. In
addition to their war taxes on their income they
are to be assessed per cent on all income above
$4,000.
This is called "brain tax" because it is tax
on ability and not on income from invested
wealth. A doctor who earns $4,000 year, for
instance, would pay brain tax of $500 in addl-
ton to his other taxes whereas if he had inherit
ed an income of that amount he could pocket the
$500 The earned income is taxed, while the I'M
earned escapes. Obviously unjust.
In addition it looks bad for Congress to ex-
empt itself from paying the tax. The doctor, the
LAWYER, insurance man must be called on to make
sacrifice, but not the congressman. The men,
bers don't really wish to go before the country
as tax dodgers, do they?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06

Il am nearly 50 years Of age and
have been bothered for a long time
with rheumatism and Eczema Moth
ing gave me relief until was persuad-
ed to try Bliss Native Herbs. Then
began to improve, my appetite is
good and nothing l eat hurts me.
now walk without stick and feel
better than I have felt for years.
think I am doing wonderfully we'll for
an old decrepit one-arned Confederate
Soldier.
SAM H. MCCOY.
'R. s, Pulaski, Tenn"
For over thirty years Bliss Native
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