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that lovely garden.

that lovely garden.
But alas for poor Alice! When
she got to the door she found she
had forgotten the little garden
key, and when she went back to
the table for It she found she
could not possibly reach 1t. She
could see it quite plainly thru the
glass, and she tried her best to
climb up one of the legs Of the
table, but 1t was too slippery; and
when she had tired herself out
with trying, the poor little thing
sat down and cried.
Come, there's no use in crying
like that" said Alice to herself,
rather sharply. 81 advise you to
leave off this minute!" She gen.
orally gave herself very good ad-
vice (tho she very seldom followed
it,.
Soon her eye fell on a little
glass box that was lying under the
table. She opened it, and found
In 1t very small cake, on which
the words EAT ME" were beau
tifully marked in currants.
well. I'll eat it," said Alice,
"and If 1t makes me grow larger,
| can reach the key; and IL 1t
makes me grow smaller, I can
creep under the door; so either
way I'll get into the garden, and
| don't care which happens!"
She ate little bit, and said
anxiously to herself, (Which way
Which way?" holding her hand on
the top of her head. to feel which
way it was growing.
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seem, sending presents to ones
own feet! And how odd the d.
rections will look!
Alice's Right Foot, ESQ.,,
Hearthrug,
near the Fender.
with Alice's Love).
oh, dear, what nonsense I'm talk
ing!"
Just at this moment her head
struck against the roof of the hall.
In fact, she was now rather more
than nine feet high, and she at
once took up the little golden key
and hurried off to the garden door.
CONTINUED i'm Our Next Issue)
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"Alice In Wonderland"
By Lewis Carroll

began talking again. 'Dinah'll
miss me very much tonight, l
should think" (Dinah was the
cat). II hope they'll remember
her saucer of milk at time
Dinah, my dear, I wish you were
down here with me! There are no
mice in the air. I'm afraid. but you
might catch a bat, and that's very
like a mouse, you know.-But do
cats eat bats, wonder?"
And here Alice began to get
rather sleepy and went on saying
to herself in a dreamy sort OF way,
do cats eat bats7 Do cats eat
bats?" and sometimes, do bats
eat bats?" when suddenly thump!
thump! down she came upon a
heap of sticks and dry leaves, and
the fall was over.
Alice jumped up onto her feet in
moment. Before her was an
other long passage, and the White
Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying
down it. Away went Alice like
the wind, and was just in time to
hear it say, as it turned a corner,
"Oh, my ears and whiskers, how
late it's getting!" She was close
behind it when she turned the cor
ner, but the Rabbit was no longer
to be seen; she found herself in
long, low hall, which was lit up
by a row of lamps hanging from
the roof.
There were doors all around the
hall, but they were all locked; and
when Alice had been all the way
down one side and up the other.
trying every door, she walked sadly
down the middle, wondering how
she was ever to get out again.
Suddenly she came upon a little
table, all made OF solid glass.
There was nothing on it but a tiny
golden key and Alice's first idea
was that this might belong to one
of the doors of the hall. But, alas.
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Is A CONVICT FIT TO BE A SOLDIER?
Thousands Are Eager to
90 to Front But Uncle
Sam Won't Release
Them From Behind
Bars.
BY LEW M. DAVIS

Who Has Served Three Years In
Sing Sing Prison.
Eleven thousand able-bod-
led men In New York state
100000, perhaps many more.
throughout the country
would eagerly welcome an
opportunity to go to the front
and fight for Uncle Sam. But
they cannot go because they
are behind prison bars.
How do ] know this? Because
up to three weeks ago, | was my
self prisoner in Sing Sirly prison,
where | have been serving a SEN
tence of three years. And be-
cause the government will not
take a man with a prison record !
cannot go into the army or navy.
have paid society in full the
penalty assessed against me for an
Offense of which my own con-
science acquits me. but now that
have done so l am still branded
with the prison mark as UNFIT TO
SERVE MY COUNTRY! Even the
name signed to this article is not
my own.
No Worse Than Average
Should the government permit
the vast army of men in our pris-
ons to join the colors? Would II
be unfair to other men who have
never suffered the shame and hui.
initiation OF a prison sentence tc
permit convicts to enlist?
My answer to the first ques-
tion is "Yes;" and my answer
to the second Is "No."
Prisoners who desire to do
SO ought to be permitted to
enlist because the vast major.
ity of the men behind bars
today are neither better nor
worse than the average man
outside the prison gates.
They are simply more unfor-
tunate.
served as office man to the
warden of Sing Sing prison during
my term there and l had good op-
portunity to meet and observe all
types of men in that prison. My
work as a newspaper man qualifi-
ed me, to certain extent, to
Judge these men.
Let me tell the story of one OF
these men, Pete Cullen. Pete ID
serving a term of 10 long years
Yet Pete is absolutely innocent oil
the crime for which he was con-
vtcted.
There was a robbery committed
by one Of Pete's friends. and Pete
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they seemed to be almost out of
sight, they were getting so far
Off. ooh, my poor little feet;
/ wonder who will put on your
shoes and stockings for you now,
dears2 I'm sure l shan't be
able! But / must be kind to
them" thought Alice, cor per-
haps they won't walk the way l
want to go! Let me see: I'll give
them a new pair of boots every
Christmas"
And she went on planning to
herself how she would manage it.
"They must go by the carrier"
she thought. And how funny it'll
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CHAPTER III.
The Pool of Tears.

"Curiouser and curiouser!"
cried Alice (she was so much sur
prised that for the moment she
quite forgot how to speak good
English). Now I'm opening out
like the largest telescope that
ever was! Goodbye, feer!" (for
when she looked down at her feet
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
25O, 900 Metal Workers
To Go Out Unless Ship
Yards Strike Us Settled

New York, Aug. 20.-Labor leaders
in charge of tthe strike in ship yards
in the New York district asserted that
25O, 900 metal workers in various parts
of the country would be asked to de-
clare sympathetic strike unless a.
settlement is reached today.
According to those in charge Of the
strike the plans include taking out
men all the way from Seattle. Wash,
to the Delaware river, they said. The
meeting tomorrow will be attended by
officials of the international unions
involved machinists. b1acksmiths,
boiler makers and pattern makers.
Louis Weyland, vice president of the
International brotherhood of Boiler
Makers. declared that his union was in
the fight either to win or lose every
thing and tat the men would keep up
the struggle as long as the employers
did.
Strike leaders said the latest acquisi-
ton to their ranks were the mechanics
employed by the Standard Ship Build
ing Co. on Shooters island, who struck
they said, on being signalIed from a
motor boat containing strikers that
appeared near teh plant,
The strikers and employers are
deadiocked over the question Of es-
tablishing a minimum wage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
Lawyers Seek Job
of Public Defender

Lawyers throughout the county are
seeking the position of Public De-
fender, an Office recently created for
thine criminal court of common pleas
by an act of the General Assembly.
It has just been learned that the
judges of the superior court have ask
ed States Attorney Homer S. Com
mings to name a man for the place
with the understanding that anybody
he recommends will be considered ap-
pointed.
This place is much desired because
the court convenes only for certain
short periods and a lawyer would not
need to give up general practice. The
old custom was to have the court
name, individual lawyers to defend
each prisoner who did not have coun-
sci. The attorneys receive a. fee Of
$50 a case fo this work. Under the
new system the work will be done
by one man, who will act as counsel
for all prisoners. The first session OF
the court will be held in this city the
first Tuesday in September.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
PRESIDENT Will
DECLARE RULING
ON DEPENDENCY
Mix Ups Over Claims f or
Exemption to Result in
White House Order.
STATEMENT WILL
CLARITY MUDDLE
&
Fourth Division Completes
Its Quota Of Men For
National Army.

President Wilson will settle the
question of who may be exempt from
military service in the national army
on the ground of having dependents
by an Interpretation of the admins
tration's application of the law. This
announcement made at Washington
today vitality interests many of the
2126 national army subjects of this
city who claimed exemption on the
ground of having dependents. Some
Of the clai1Ss have been allowed and
many have not, such cases now being
in the progress of appeal to the dis
trict board.
The statement that President Will
son would devote himself to a new
and definite explanation of just what
constitutes dependents is not sur
prise to Bridgeport for it was pointed
out in Saturdays Farmer that Presi-
dent Wilson's letter to Senator Weeka
Of Massachusetts was believed to
be a tip to Provost Marshal General
Crowder'' with regard constituting this
important selection of the conscrip-
ton act.
While the announcement isb eing
awaited in Bridgeport, the selsction of
the army members goes on. Local
boards are finishing their work as
speedily as possible and today the
district boards settled down to a con-
sideration Of claims for discharge o1
industrial grounds and those appeals
from local boards which have thus far
been filed The district board went
into executive session at the county
court house at 11:15 this morning,
all Of the members being in, attend
ance.
The federal investigators expected
to start work today looking up some
exemptions that have been allowed by
local boards. The investigation will
be merely to determine whether or moi
persons who procured exemptions
were truthful in the statements they
made. f
Judge Frank L. Wilder, appointed
for the first division will serve; T. M
Culinan will replace David S. Day il
the second; R. H. Gould will serve il
the third; A. M. Conaey will succeed
w. H Comley in the fourth; e. K
Nicholson will serve, so far as is
known, in the fifth and the sixth is not
decided. Jacob Klein, appointed fol
that division having declined to act.
A new call for men in the sixth d.
vision Within a day of so is expected
to bring in the last eligibIes for draf
examination in the city. The division
is short zoo men of it's quota, after ex.
anining 736.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
WALLED CITY OF
SALONIKI NEARLY
CONSUMED BY FIRE

London. Aug. 20-More than half
the walled city of Soloniki, in Greek
Macedonia, which is under occupa-
ton by the Entente troops, was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday. Eighty
thousand persons who were made
homeless were moved to neighboring
villages last evening. The fire IS now
under control
A German counter attack on the
positions captured by the British yes
terday morning southwest of Epehy
was completely repulsed after sharp
fighting, according to an official state
ment today by the war office. 4 sue
cessful raid was carried out last night
south of Lens. On the Ypres battle
front the British line has been ad-
yanced slightly southeast of St. Jen-
shoeA.
German military establishments in
Belgium, which have been attacked
repeatedly by British aeroplanes, were
again raided Saturday night, the war
office announces.
MANY tons Of explosives were
dropped on Saturday night by naval
aeroplanes,'' the statement says, ION
the following military detectives: st.
Pierre station and sidings at Ghent,
Thourout station and dump, Bruges
docks.
"a raid also was carried out yes
terday morning on the Snellegham
aerodrome, where a direct hit was
made on a large shed.
ION their return our machines were
attacked by hostile aircrift, which
were beaten off with the aid Of royal
flying corps patrol. One enemy ma
chine was shot down out of control.
All ours returned safely"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
CANADIANS CLOSE
In ON LENS; GREAT
ITALIAN DRIVE ON
Italians Launch Great Of
fensive on 81 Mile Front
Fighting Rages Furiously
From Region of Tolmino
to Point Near Adriatic Sea
Emperor Charles to Wis
it Front to Encourage
Fighting Troops.

Rome, Aug. 20-Commenting
on the new Italian advance, the
press says that it, like the Brit
ish attack in Flanders, will be
service if it demonstrates how
the people anad armies of the
Allied countries feel toward the
premature peace proposals of
Pope Benedict. It is said that
Austria apparently realizes the
gravity of the situation, as an
nouncement is made that EN-
peror Charles is soon to visit
the Austro-Italian front, pre-
sumably TO encourage his
troops
The official Austrian statement Of
yesterday said the Italians had begun
an offensive on 81 mile front from
the Adriatic Sea- The struggle was
said to be raging with the greatest
bitterness. Yesterdays italian state
ment did not mention the engage
ment.
The Italians in the offensive in the
Isonzo region begun yesterday. have
crossed the Isonzo river and already
have taken 1900 prisoners, it was
offideally announced by the war de-
partment today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
Position of Teuton Defend
ers of Town Now Desper-
ate-Fierce Artillery Fire
Harnesses Attempts. to-
Bring Up Provisions andl
Ammunition = Enemy Is
Withdrawing Guns to-
Prevent Capture.

Canadian Headquarters in.
France, Aug. 2O-(By Canadian
Press, Ltd. Northwest of
Lens amid the trenches and
railroad cuttings which form
the last line of German defense
in that quarter, the Canadianst
have succeeded ID establishing!
strong posts in a special trench
which was the scene of desper-
ate and indecisive fighting twos
days ago.
These new posts give command OF
the last bit of ground from which the
defenders of the city could overlook
our advance from the west They are
now in a hollow all around the front,
which swings about Lens in semi
circular form. The eastern exits from
the city are now subjected to a con-
stant and harassing fire of the artiI-
lery and machine guns. which makes
the bringing up of provisions and
suppliesN of ammunition very difficult
AT O'Clock this morning a trench
RAID on the enemy.S front northwest
of Avion resulted in heavy fighting, in
the course of which considerable
number of the enemy were killed in
hand to hand fighting.
The Avion front was strongly held
by the Germans as protection to Sala-
mines, a large mining village to the
southeast of Lens, where many guns
withdrawn from the German forward
area to escape capture are now Io-
Gated.
| German prisoners speak with hit
terneen OF seeing their guns in pro-
cess of Withdrawal while their infan-
try was sent forward with insufficient
artillery. The loss of guns seems to
be more important in the eyes OF the
German commanders than the loss of
men.
The enemy has been very active In
the air recently. and has been bomb
ing our back areas more freely than
in some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
Accuses Woman of
Stealing His Watch
And Note For $50

Charged with robbing her bene-
factor of gold watch and chain. a
purse containing a $50 negotiable
note and four towels. Miss Ida Beg
man, is under arrest in New York
city and will be brought here for
trial in the city court tomorrow.
The Begman woman was arrested
following the complaint of Nathan
Kosher, 81 Steuben street. Kosher
told the police that Miss Begman was
living in New York city and was una
BILE to find work The 1st of August
he brought her here to get her a po-
sition in a munition factory and she
was living in his home in Steuben
street.
Aug 9, Kosher says, the girl left
home suddenly. taking with her the
purse, watch and note. She was
found in New York by Detective
George Simon. The latter states he
recovered the towels from the girl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
DoubIe0utput
Of Destroyers
to Chase'Subs
Secretary Daniels Plans to
Put United States Fore
most Among World Pow
ers in Number and
Strength of Destroyers.
Type of Vessel Most Feared
by Undersea Graft -Secre-
tary Confers With Repre-
sentatives of 25 Leading
Ship and Engine Builders.

Washington, Aug. 2O-Imme-
diate expansion Of building IA
cilities of the United States to
double or triple the output of
destroyers during the next 18
months was the object of a con-
ference today between Secre-
tary Daniels and representa-
'tives OF 25 or more ship and
engine builders
IF we get what we want" the sec
retary said. the United States will
have more destroyers than any other
power, They are the one thing that
a submarine fears"
The secretary indicated that all the
destroyers the builders could produce
would be ordered.
Every aspect of ship building that
bears on destroyer production was
taken up at the conference. There
Is no shortage OF material or plant
facilities. but a difficulty lies in OBJ
tanning high power engines, boilers
and reduction gear.
Secretary Daniels said no additional
submarine chasers would be ordered
at present. The chasers are valuable
for; fharbor and inshore patrol work.
but the destroyers are far superior
even for these duties and have in
addition sea-going qualities.
Every suggestion that the ship or
engine builders had to make today as
to additional motive power for the
destroyers was given close attention.
The possibility Of making some Of the
new vessels with oil engines was
among the susgessipns offered.
Secretary Daniei5 said he favored
expansion Of the plants now building
destroyers as the most ef1icient means
OF speeding up
The experience of all Allied navies
is that the destroyer 10 more deadly
to submarines than any other type Of
craft
Another aspect is the problem Of
furnishing conveys to troops and sup
ply ships, which will grow as Ameri-
can forces in France are increased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
TO train YOUTHS
IN ARTS UTILIZED
in NAVAL SERVICE
Rear Admiral Cowles, Re
tired, Plans Instruction
For Volunteers,

Bridgeport young men will have an
opportunity to become accomplished
in sciences that are applied by the
United States Navy, through the in
terest of Rear Admiral William C.
Cowles, retired.
Rear Admiral Cowles has obtained
from Judge Frederic A. Bartlett, who
holds 1ieutenancy in the officers re-
serve, a list of former naval militia
officers and others who are capable
of instructing volunteers in naviga-
ton, signalling, piloting, seamanship,
etc
Within a few weeks, in Bridgeport
as well as other seaport cities in Con-
necticut, call>w will be issued for vol
:unteers who wish to become proficient
in these arts. Boys now too young
for the draft, and registered young
men who haven't been called yet, will
be eligible. They may acquire ability
that will make them desirable acquisi-
tions should they wish to enlist later
in the United States. Navy, and will
give them training that will place
them above the average enlisted man.
Admiral Cowles, who is acting as
ch hartman of the military and naval
committee of the state council Of de-
tense and naval aide in the governor s
staff is anxious that Connecticut sea-
port cities, like Bridgeport, New Ha-
ven and New London, have young men
trained in anticipation of the conn
pletion Of some of the craft involved
in the vast shipbuilding program of
the United States, and the auxiliary
navy.
AS fast as merchant vessels are
completed, naval crews will be placed
aboard them. Young men with eff
cient training will have an excellent
chance to take good positions in the
navy as they are vacated by these
crews,
It is planned now to use the armory
as training place. Later. it is hoped,
a receiving ship may be assigned to
Bridgeport.
Rear Admiral Cowes is brother
in-Iaw of Theodore Roosevelt. He is
member of the Connecticut legisla-
ture from Pennington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
Believe Man Shot
By Policeman Is
Accessory Salesman

Detectives Burns and Curry believe
they have disclosed the identity of the
man who was shot dead in New York
city last week by a policeman. A
photo Of the deceased was shown to
5itney drivers and others in this city
and they stated the dead man was
F.-W. Grace. a New York auto sales
man selling automobile accessories.
He is thought to have stopped at the
Atlantic and Hartman hotels while
here.
The man when killed wore a hat
bought IN a Main street store but the
-Ierars failed to identity the photo
OF the deceased Grace was being
questioned by policeman who found
his standing in doorway when he
broke into a run.
The policeman fired shot in the
air to halt Grace. The latter drew q
revolver and fired twice at the police
man, missing each time. The latter
then took aim and killed Grace with
q bullet through the head.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
Federal Supervisors
Are Ordered Here

Nelson U. Blanpied, of Framing.
ham, Mass, and Porter Taylor of
Providence, R. l., the latter having
much experience with the institution
and operation of the producers mar
ket in Providence, have been ordered
to Bridgeport by the food control bu-
reau of Washington to investigate the
situation developing here between
producers and spectators who have
locked horns at the producers mar
ket in this city.
The men are thoroughly experience
ed in the details of management of
such markets and will determine
whether the competition is fair or
otherwise and whether or not it is
likely to have beneficial results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
FIGHTING 69TH"
BIDS GOODBYE TO.
new YORK CITY
Regiment Leaves For Train
ing Camp in Mineola,
Long Island.

New York, Aug. 20-New York city
bade farewell today to it's famous
regiment, the Fighting Goth, now the
165th United States National Guard,
when the regiment left for its train
ing camp, in Mineola, L. L, after a
parade through Fifth avenue and 9TH
er thoroughfares lined with cheering
thousand. The regiment will COM
prise part Of the first rainbow di-
vision that will soon join the expedi-
tionary force OF Maj. Gen. Pershing
in France.
The regiment. led by Lieut.. Co. La
than Reed, second in command,
marched from it's armory through
streets hung with hundreds. of
small fogs. the Stars and Stripes
and the green flag Of Ireland. A
picturesque feature of the parade was
the escort of honor composed of
Spanish war veterans o. the 69th, led
by Col. Duffy, who commanded the
unit in the Spanish War.