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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08
FRENCH AGENT COMES
. TO GIVE BIG PEACE ORDER

Washington, Aug. S.AOf1cia1s here
see great Significance in the approach
ing visit to America OF an agent of
the French government who is COM
ing with vast sum of money to pur-
chase implements of peace. The
Frenchman. now on the seas, issfunder
instructions to buy live stock, farm
machinery and cotton. i
The impending arrival of the pur-
chasing agent is coupled in discus
sions here with the recent revival Of
peace talk by all of the belligerents.
The date Of his arrival has not been
revealed. but it is known that he is
armed with an extraordinarily large
credit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

a meeting ata the home of Mrs. Rev.
Arthur j. Smith tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Shelton en-
tertained Miss Carrie NJ French and
Mrs William E. French and son,
Hard, Sunday.
John Martin of Shelton is. spending
his summer vacation with his father.
A musical will be given at Monroe
under the auspices of the Ladies Red
Cross auxiliary Wednesday evening.
Aug. Is. The program will be fur
nished by out of town talent.
Allan Doolittle and sons, William
and Walter, spent Sunday at their
home in West Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08
BULGARIA TO KEEP
CONQUERED LANDS,
ASSERTS PREMIER

Zurich, Aug. San official dispatch
from Sofia yesterday quotes Premier
Radaslovof, of Bulgaria, as saying to
Bulgarian Journalists:
Agitation of irresponsibles in coun-
tries among our allies will in no man
ner ddssuade Bulgaria from keeping
territory conquered in this war. /
have their solemn word that our con-
quests belong to u.s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08
FAVORs CERTIFICATE FOR
TRAVELLING AMERICANS

Boston. Aug. 8-Mayor Curley has
approved a form of certificate to be
issued by his Office to residents of this
city who desire to travel in the Brit
1sh empire, and especially in Cana
da. The certificate, which is design
ed to aid travellers in speedily salts
flying border inspectors that they are
leaving this country for no improper
purpose, sets forth the fact that the
person certified is a native born or
naturalized American citizen and
states the reason for his visit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08
HUNDRED A MONTH
FOR BALLOON PILOTS

The department. aeronautical Off
Ger announces that in addition to the
$4,000 base pay to graduates as bal
loon pilots under the commission as
first neutenants, the men will receive
during their training at the observa-
ton balloon schools a compensation
at such rate that their total pay will
be 500 per month, and 70 cents a day
allowance for rations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

will have to die as there is no help for
me-. She got me one of your fittle
books and my husband said I should try
one bottle. stopped the Doctors
medicine and took Lydia e. Pinkham'e
Vegetable Cpmppund. Il soon made
change In me and now am strong ans
10 all my work. Mrs. AuGUsTU,
BAuGHMAN, Box 66, Enhaut, Pa
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and dreg out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the joy Of living, when they
can find health In Lydia z. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound!
II you wSuId like frse confidential ed.
vice address Lydia 2. Pinkham Medicins
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08
MARRIAGES LICENSES

Marriage licenses issued at the city
hall yesterday follow:
Harry l. Dubour. "a of sol Fair
field avenue and Mary N. Dubee. I'll
OF SO Organ street; Frank Theodore
Cowan,- 81 ,.of 737 Hallett street and
Mary Kozar, j 8 of s42 Hallett street;
Perry p. Krom. rs of 1865 East Main
street and Viola Cowan, rs. divorced.
Of. 737 Hallett street; Frank Cormier,
private u g. A, Fort slocum. N. T..
and Mary E1lis. OF ss6 Union, avenue:
Arthur C. Leary, 80 OF So Gem avenue
and Anna Carlin, IS OF 81 PARROT ave-
nue., H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

Where the Exemption Boards are located, their per-
sonnet and places of examination and corrected quotas
to be called for examination for first call:
FIRST DIVISION
tFrrs, econd and Voting Distrtcts)
George EdWards chairman A Bartlett scare ss
Y. NJ c. A building, s3s Main ST. Tel Barnum' 1914. Elk
amnatons will be held in NJ the M c. A. Gymnasium
nations necessary to get quota, 1856. Total division
istration STA.
SECOND DIVISION
(Fourth and Voting
Judge John S., Pullman chairman; Henry Lee secre-
tary DR.. w. A. LaFied, examining physician Office Of
% be ahe held % s Tel bno aa
az 90 a to ESQ., a
THIRD DIVISION
(sixth andse Voting Districts,
Sanford Stoddard chairman; Archer C. Wheeler, sec
retary Dr. D. j. Mccarthy, examining physician Office
syePh Moor sl naoh nal Bank
port High school Quota to be sent to 32 Probable
number of examinations 1116 Total division registra
ton 1896.
FOURTH DIVISION
Eighth and Ninth
retary Dr. Daniel 2 Grimm examining physician Office
for examinations, Read School, North Ave Quota to be
sent to war; 1856. Probable number of examinations 1853
Total division registration 4,774.
FIFTH DIVISION
CTenth andE Eleventh Voting Dstricts)
James Coulter, chairman; Frank P, Day. secretary;
Dr.. j. Formichella, examining physician Office,
Automatic Machine Co., 113 East Washington avenue.
Tel. ~Barnum 270. Place for examinations Franklin
school, Nichols street.. Quota to be sent to war; 348
Probable number Of examinations required 1144 Total
division registration 1928
SIXTH DIVISION
Twelrh Voting Distrcs)
T. B. Powe chairman; Albert E. Lavery, secretary: Dr.
! Fnnegan, examining physician once, Engine Co
No.6 Barnum and Central avenues. Tel. Barnum 21o6
forFo ofionc Fnoino M
sent to 319 Probable number of examinations 957
Total division registration 1923.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

The Standard OIL Co. of New York
has advanced the price of gasolene
and kerosene for export "a cent a gal
lon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

The man who would surely enlist
for the French trenches If he were
only younger. should try getting out
In the trenches in the back yard and
roofing out the weeds that are spoil4
ing his garden
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-08

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK q SON.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
Louett Advises Buy Liberty
i Bonds Euen IF One Must BorroU

at is every mans duty to borrow
money, if necessary, to buy Liberty
bond" said Robert S. Lovett, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Union Pacific, in a short talk before
the Omaha Liberty loan committee
at the Commercial club at noon.
"It is fortunate that the Federal Re-
serve banks are in existence. These
admit of all the necessary elasticity
to make this borrowing possible. You
can borrow of your bank, and that
bank can borrow OF the Federal Re-
serve bank, and the Federal Reserve
bank in turn can issue currency. So it
is the duty of every man who has the
possibility of ever having a dollar,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
WARDEPARTMEINT
IS AROUSED over
CENS0RSH|PLEAk
Preventive Step May Include
Courts Martial of Officers
Who Send Cab|egrams
Disclosing Arrivals.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Aroused by
publication in some parts of the
country of private cablegrams an
nounced the arrival Of American
troops in France, the War and Navy
departments today took steps to pre-
vent a repetition of the incidents,
which may result in the court martial
of the officers who sent the mes
sages.
In one case former National Guard
officer wired his governor of the ar
rival of the states troops, but so far
as is know here newspapers in that
locality observed the governments
voluntary censorship request and did
not print the cable.
Fs1n the other case, however, FORM
er National Guard officer telegraphed
the governor Of his state of the ar
rival of his regiment, with a request
that it be given fullest publicity. The
governors office gave out the cable
gram and many papers i'll that state
printed the news. This morning other
newspapers published the dispatch
and added the number and designa-
ton of the regiment, all in violation
of the voluntary censorship.
Arrivals Must Be Secret.
The War department has most
urgently requested that nothing what
ever be printed about arrivals of
troops abroad, promising at the same
time to report promptly any casualty:
Friends who know troops have sailed
and hear nothing further may assume
they have arrived safety.
Steps probably will be taken to
prevent the sending of similar mes
sages from the other side and to pre-
vent their delivery, if necessary,
should they get through by mistake.
All troops abroad now are under the
federal government and no longer
are under state control: BY reason
of this fact the government can ex-
ercise what the War department re-
CARDS as a necessary censorship over
news of their movements.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
L0vETT FEARS
COUNTRY FACES
COAL SHORTAGE
Head Of Priority Board Of De-
Tense Council, in Omaha,
Predicts Fuel Crisis Be-
I fore End of Winter.

Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman
of the priority board of the Council
of National Defense, in Omaha yes
terday, stated that the United tSates
would face a serious crisis in coal
shortage before the end of winter.
Il have every reason to believe that
none of the dealers will b overstockd,
and. in fact, it is probable that many
of them will be unable to secure tha
grades OF coal they have been selling
past years." he said. Judge Lovett,
who is also chairman of the executive
committee of the Union Pacific rail-
road, stopped IN Omaha on his return
from an inspection trip over the
Union Pacific lines, accompanied by
President Calvin and Director of
Traffic Winchell of the company. He
stated that he was not speaking in his
official capacity oh the coal situation,
but said:
THE prospective shortage of coal
is due to several causes. In the first
place with the factories running to
capacity and the enormous extra
quantities required by the railroads to
keep their trains running, the con-
sumption is much greater than ever
before. -
Acute Labor Shortage.
Then, too; at the mines there is
all acute shortage of labor and !
understand that in many instances
mine owners have found it it-fmpossible
to get enough men to keep their mines
working anywhere near capacity.
Another factor is the inability of
railroads 70 obtain enough cars to
transport the output. Many roads
are taxed heavily to get enough open
cars to transport government military
supplies. And, i'll addition to this,
on account of the high prices of steel
and other material, the railroads have
not been ordering the usual number
: of cars for carrying coal. In fact, it
would not have benefited them to
any extent if they placed their orders,
for the factories have been running
up to capacity i'll turning out other
work"
Purchase Supplies.
Speaking of his duties as chairman
of the priority board of the National
Council of Defense, Judge Lovett
said:
Il have to do with tho purchase
of the military supplies for the United
States and its allies. things that are
essential in carrying on the war. The
business is of such magnitude that
it involves a great amount of work to-
look after contracts and see that in
placing orders the government is not
competing against itself. .--
"As TO the work of the priority
board, it has nothing to say or do
with the priority shipment or routing
of commodities designed for domestic
use or consumption. Its work deals
with determining what classes of ar
mament and munitions shall go first
from factories and thence across the.
ocean to the allies and the men in the
trenches"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
INQUIRE SAYS
B0OTLEGGING
ring WORKS here
Is Furnishing Powerful Protec.
tion to Those Who Sell Beer
and Whisky in Omaha
and State.

Charges that a powerful bootleg
ging ring is resorting to extreme
measures in an effort to protect"
purveyers of liquor \and obstruct
prosecution of cases afAer arrests are
made were made by Special Prose
cutor MCGUIRE after tile state had
been forced to dismiss an appeal &C
ton in district court because wit
nesses did not show up.
Three witnesses who were to have
testified in the case of = James
O'Grady, charged with illegal posses
sion, did not put in appearance.
Prosecutor Mcclure says they have
been Spirited away" The case
against O'Grady was dismissed. The
absence Of the witnesses was not dis
covered until two hours had been
Spent in impaneling a jury.
Must Give Bond.
From now on witnesses for the
state in the appeal liquor cases will
have to put up heavy bonds, the spe-
cial prosecutor declared. He says the
three witnesses in the O'Grady case
gave testimony in the lower court
which would have convicted at the ap-
peal hearing before a jury.
Mcclure says he has positive
knowledge that one of the alleged
heads of the so-called bootlegging
ring is shrewd man known from
coast to coast. According to the spe-
cial prosecutor, this individual came
to Omaha after the state went dry
and made it known that he would pay
$4,000 for "protectior."
The special prosecutor further al
leges that representatives of the
ring" approached proprietors of soft
drink places and offered to supply
them with all the whisky and beer
they could sell. Mcclure referred to
the motor car trains carrying whisky
that are operating between Omaha
and wet spots in other states"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
Pershing Given Silk
FLag by French Women

American Training Camp in
France, Sunday, Oct. l4.-The
mayor of the town in which the
American field headquarters is To-
Gated presented to General Per-
shing today a silken American flag,
on behalf OF he women OF the
town, who made it. The ceremony
took place in the Hotel De Vile,
the interior of which was decorated
with French and American flags.
Many French and American off,
GERS, civilian officials and women
were present. -
General Pershing thanked many
of the women personally before re-
turning to his headquarters.
A granite tablet was placed in the
wall of the Hotel De Vile today
with an inscription in gold letters
commemorating the establishment
of the American headquarters in the
town in September.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
FIRST IN DECADE.


For the first time in almost a de.
cade the titular banner will flutter
over the fans in the middle west me
tropolis next spring when the series
pennant is raised at Comisky park, as
evidence of the superiority of the
White Sox in the great national
game.
DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
After winning the frsttwo games
on their home field, and losing the
next two at the Polo grounds, the
Chicago clan clinched the Gonfalon
with two> straight victories, one at
Comisky park and the other at the
lair of the Giants. The New York
club did not go down to defeat today
without resistance. The battle was
surcharged with sensational situa-
tions and thrilling plays, but the in
vading combination with the edge Of
a one-game lead was not to be de-
MED. 1t was the Giants who event
ually broke under the strain of the
conflict.
The Fatal Fourth"
With "Rube" Benton the towering
southpaw front Clinton, N. C., waging
a pitching duel for the locals against
the curves of Urban Faber. the Cas-
. vade, Ia, hurler of the White Sox.
the battle was fought through three
full innings without either team Civ
ing the slightest margain either Of
fensively or defcnsively. In the Fatal
fourth" however, the Giants faltered
for just moment and seizing their
advantage the players of Chicago
rushed the breach and captured the,
first world series championship enl-
blem won by the city on the shores
of Lake Michigan since Frank
Chances Cubs defeated the Detroit
Americans in the struggle of 1903.
Rally in Fifth.
While the Nationals made a rally
i'll the fifth and the Soxi added an
other run in the ninth, the three runs
scored by the Chicago team in the
fourth were the deciding factor. The
play in this inn:ngy convinced the
thirty-odd thousand spectators pres
ent that for this season at least, the
pennant winning club of the Ameri-
can league is better than that which
won the six-month race in the senior
organization.
That the championship should be
decided in the fourth inning was in
keeping with the feature and factor
play play throughout the series. The
Chicago club scored Its winning run
in this inning during the first game
and collected five in the second con-
test in the same period.
In the third and fourth contests,
won by the Giants, the winning team
scored the only runs Of the battles. in
theiourth inning of the third and the
first of the FIVE runs in the fourth
gmae, which was 5-to-0, shutout in
favor of New York. The scoring of
Saturday proved an exception, but to-
day the Sox reverted to their original
ssytem, and aided by misplays by the
Giants, closed the series with a de-
cisive victory.
Record Crowd on Hand.
The largest assemblage of spec.
tators to witness any game of the
present inter-league combat was on
hand when the rival clubs grappled.
According to the iaffgures, 33,o6o
persons paid admission to the Polo
grounds, their contributions totaling
a3,348. OF this sum the stockholders
OF the two clubs will each receive $685.
006.06 and the National commission
S,334.8oy The players ceased to par
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16

to buy these bonds even if he has to
borrow the money to buy them.
"It is absolutely necessary for us
to support our allies with money in
this war. 1t is surprising that they
have not been financially exhausted
already by this long war. So whether
we want to buy bonds or not, it is
our duty to do it.
"And then how trif1ing it seems for
us to use merely our money when
others are using their lives.
"And in my opinionr we will have
to raise not only this money, but
another $3,0O0,0OO,O00 and another So
00000O,000, and another $4,000, 900, 900;
but we can do j: if we only will"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
AUskER FARMER
ToREAP HARVEST
FROM CORN CROP
Burlington Boosts Estimate Of
Nebraska Corn Yield From
250,OOO,000 to 269,-
100000 Bushels.

The value OF three OF the Nebraska
farm products this year:
Corn, 269, 100000 bushels
at $1.8s bushel. -. .$4o7 CSC, ,00C
Potatoes, 13,6o0,ooo BUSH X
els at 81 a bushel. ...., 13,600,0oo
Hay. 100000 tons at SIS
a ton .....:........... ISUVu,uuV
Total ............,.....S $3.50, ,25O, ,00t
-. A corn crop Of 26o,00o,0O0 bushels
sfor Nebraska is the estimate OF the
officials of the Burlington road. With
corn selling arouna $i.85 to 81 i bush
el, this means that some money is
coming into sthe pockets of the Ne
braska farmers.
One week ago the Nebraska crop
was estimated at 250,000.000, but as
farmers get out into their fields they
find the corn much better than they
anticipated. Burlington officials and
agents after inspecting the fields and
talking with farmers feel justified i'll
adding 100000 bushels to their es-
innate of a week ago.
While the Burlington, due to the fact
that the growing season has ended,
has ceased to issue weekly crop re-
ports covering conditions in Me-
braska, it has issued summary re-
port.
Gathering data from all portions of
the state touched by the company
lines, the general superintendent as
serts that, while killing frosts have
come, no damage has~been done to
the corn crop. 1t was fully matured
when the frstNfrost last week oc-
Cured.
Timely Rains Help.
Although the rainfall during a por-
ton of the summer was below nor
NAL, later timely rains fell and they,
according to observations made by
company officials, resulted in pretty
close to bumper crop.
Relative to winter wheat, the crop
summary says that up to date the
season has been very favorable for
its growth. There has been a pretty
fair rainfall, we'll distributed. The
acreage into wheat is unusually large
and the plant has attained a good
growth and is in the best possible
condition.
Although only small portion of
the potato crop has been harvested, it
is estimated that the yield, will be
100000 bushels. Dry weather just
as the potatoes were setting cut down
the yield to some extent and resulted
in more small tubers than usual. How
ever, the quality is said to be good
1t is estimated that they will fetch
something like 81 bushel in the field,
adding $13,600,000 to the bank &C
counts OF the Nebraska farmers.
Dealing with Nebraska crops. in its
summary, the Burlington puts the
wild hay crop at 100000 tons as a
conservative estimate. In the stack i'll
the meadow, it is said this hay. at
preSent prices, is worth SIS ton, or a
total of $75,000000. No account is
taken of value of the alfalfa.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
Aberdeen Society Girl
Goes to France as Nurse

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. l4.-(Special.)
Miss Marie Jewett, daughter of H;
C.. Jewett, a wealthy Aberdeen mer-
chant and chairman OF, the Brown
County Red Cross society, will leave
today for an Atlantic port, from
whence she will sail for France TO en-
gage actively in Red Cross work on
the western front. Miss Edna Pryor,
another Aberdeen girl, has been do
ing Red Cross work in France for
several months:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-16
.BR|TISHERS and
+. GERMANS DIVIDE
HOLLANDS FOOD
England and the Kaiser Have
Fixed Agreement Diverting
Dutch Products to Their
Own Uses.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Oct. 15.-The sub
stance of the agreement between
Great Britain and Holland, given here
for the first time, regulating the
amount of food to be obtained by
England from the Netherlands and
also the amount to go into Germany
discloses that Great Britain and Ger
many made similar agreements with
Holland at about the same time.
The British agreement was made
November /, 1916 and the German
agreement was made on December J.
1916.
Affects Dutch Products.
Only commodities produced in the
Netherlands are concerned. Imports
are governed by the->Netherlands
Overseas trust, which guarantees to
England that none of the products
shall be sent into Germany. The
agreement provides that the total ex-
ports from Holland to the United
Kingdom shall be pro-rated. 1t is as
sumed that the remainder NOT sent to
England goes into Germany.
1t is provided the United Kingdom
shall get half the total exports of pig
meat, one-quarter of the butter, one.
third of the cheese, and twQ-thirds Of
the milk. Not less than one-half the
total exports of meat from Holland
to belligerent countries must go to
the United Kingdom. This leaves the
other half free to go to Germany as
required by the German agreement.
England Gets Spuds.
Great Britain by the agreement
has the right to at least one-half the
total exports of potatoes at a price
not greater than 50 per cent over the
price fixed by the Dutch government
for home consumption. England also
gets one-half the potato -four, which
includes sago and pudding powder,
and obtains ne-quarter:of the exports
OF fruit and vegetab at an average
price, One-quarter Of all the eggs go
to Great Britain.
No sugar or sugar beets may 60
out of Holland without special ar
rangements, with the exception that
the Dutch are permitted to maintain
their treaty agreements to export
sugar beets to Belgium. No live pigs,
cream. hay, straw or fodder may be
exported at all. London market prices
govern the transactions
British Must Approve.
1t is agreed that exports to neutral
European countries shall be only to
consignees approved by the British.
Holland, under the agreement, has
the right to import feeding stuffs and,
fertilizers for agricultural use.
Liberal bonuses are promised by
the British for the articles exported
and the rate of exchange for the pay
ments is guaranteed. Should vessels
carrying agricultural products be cap
tured, it is provided that the produce
will be considered exported to bellig-
erents.
Shipments to Dutch colonies are
not considered as exports. Exports
to France and such parts of Belgium
as are within the lines of the allies
and shipments to the Belgian relief
commission are considered exports to
the United Kingdom.
Either Great Britain or Holland
may terminate the agreement by a
months notice, or by default. Other
wise it is to remain in effect for the
dura tioo of the mar 2T5s ss$ 2M 81 N.