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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22
YALE BASKETBALL TEAM IS DEFEATED

Yale was defeated in it's first bas- ketball game of the year by the Cres- cent A. five in a fast game at the Crescent court in Brooklyn last night by a score of 26 to IT. The Blue had the lead at the start, but the Crescents forged to the front before the end of the first half and rolled up a big lead in the second half.
 Yale started things with rush and rolled up points before the Cres- cents were able to score at all. The Brooklyn five shot all around the basket, and half a dozen times the ball ran around the rim only to fall back into the field of play. Toward the end of the half. however. Yale weakened and the Crescents broke through. They scored four goals from the field. and these with two from foul gave them the lead at the end of the half by a score of 10 to T, Yale adding a point on a foul goal just before the whistle blew for half time.
 The Crescents, with a heavier and more powerful team, had the ad- vantage, but the Blues followed the ball more closely and it's shooting was trifle more accurate. Van Slyck at left forward distinguished himself by getting away for three we'll directed shots. Eddie Butler got four goals for the New Haven five.
 On the whole the game was one of loose guarding, and on the Crescent s part of reckless shooting
 The lineup follows:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22
SLATED TO MEET BILLY DeF0E
 AT CASINO FRIDAY

Featherweghts to Clash in Star Bout Before Remington Athletic Club-Winner Will Be Given Opportunity to Meet Frankie Burns, of New York, in Fight Scheduled for Next Month Larry Williams and Jack Moran to Meet in Ten Round Semi Final Attraction Johnny Sharpe and Eddie Rosner in Preliminary Young McMahon vs. Young Williams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22
LOWER DRAFT AGE
 WOULD SERIOUSLY
 AFFECT ATHLETICS

intercollegiate Sports Will Suffer Considerably If Are Limit Is Reduced to Eighteen or Nineteen Years schools Waiting for Developments Before Deciding Upon Course of Future e-Eagerness of Ablest Young Men to Join Coors Also at Fault for Interruption of Athletic Contests
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22

fore have an opportunity today of having it out themselves with the in ter-collegiate champions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22

The ages of the generals on the new war council average 50 years. General Bliss is the oldest GA, and Major-General Sharpe, the youngest, 57.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22

Mayor Mitchell returned to the city hall after two weeks vacation in the South.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22

Goals from field, Van Slyck 3; Cal der 2; Ashmead 2; Butler 3; Trenk- man, Nicklas, Baker 2; Busby.
 Goals from foul, Stradella 5; Cal der 5; Ashmead. Substitutes, Heath for Calder; Cotton for Trenkmann; Shedd for Baker; Pompellin for Nick las.
 Referee, J. H. Deering. Manhattan. Umpire, E. Gaate, Brooklyn. Time of halves, twenty minutes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
COST OF LIVING IN
ITALY GONE Way UP
SINCE WAR STARTED

ROME, Nov 27.-Italy this winter
has passed from the position of one
OF the cheapest to one of the dearest
war countries as regards cost of liv-
ing. Speculation in food and cloth
ing and heating material is generally
held responsible for the very high pri-
ees, in many respects fifty per cent
higher than in France. Wooden goods
that last summer were sold at $3.50
to $500 yard are now being rein
voiced and sold in the same stores at
IS to $40 yard. Women's clothing
have been doubled or trebled in price,
according to the whim of the store
keeper
IF you don't buy now, you either
won't get the chance at all later in
the winter or else you will have 20
pay more money" purchasers are in
Toned.
Secondhand furniture of the most
ordinary quality, particularly beds,
mattresses, carpets, chairs and tables,
sells for the price ofnewfurniture.
Single wooden mattresses that last
spring sold for $40 each this winter
sells for the price of new furniture.
bed sheet is SO.
The cost of housekeeping has
doubled since last winter. Eggs that
formerly sold at cents each, now sell
for seven to nine cents. Fresh veget-
tble are sold almost at meat prices.
Butter is rs cents pound. Sugar
remains at "a cents a pound, while
coffee has gone to so cents pound.
Ham and bacon have disappeared en-
tirely from the market as being too
dear for anybody to buy. Oatmeal
sells at 30 cents a pound.
Despite the fact that all of Italy is
being denuded of forest timber to turn
into firewood, and that wood has been
one of the principal freight products on
the railways all the past summer, coal
has gone to eighty cents pound
has gone to $40 a ton. Wood sells at
TO cents a pound. Electric light
globes worth Is cents sell at 70 cents.
Hotel prices have reached S. to $40
day in the better hotels of the larg-
er cities, prices that would have SEEM
ed fabulous in Italy before the war.
tits war time" the Inevitable ana
fEal answer to all objections regard
ing high prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
ENORMOUS CROPS OF
BROOM SAGE PLANTED

MALLEN, Texas. Nov. 27.--It is
planned by the farmers of this Sec
ton of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
TO plant during the coming season
more than - 600 acres of broom co.,.
At a recent mtetLg of farmers heid
here, which was attended by more
than 200 farmers, pledges were signed
for growing approximately 1000 acres
of brom corn. This Is to be increased
to more than twenty thousand acres
before the coming growing season be-
gins.
All last seasons crop was sold at
prices ranging around $500 per ton.
This high price, together with the
fact that three crops were obtained
from one planting, makes the propo-
sition of growing broom corn one of
the most attractive that has ever been
attempted in this section At re-
cent meeting here 1t was decided to
effect an organization oembrace the
broom-corn growers throughout the
Lower Rio Grande Valley, who's pri-
mary purpose shall be to sell the crop
direct to the manufacturers instead of
the wholesalers, as has been the prac-
tice heretofore. The details of the
proposed organizations were left to
the committee.
1t is the intention of majority of
farmers to put their truck in broom
corn after aturing and harvest their
truck crops as a second crop which
may, with proper attention, bring Q
second cutting.
Broom corn occupies a class by IT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
MISSISSIPPI MAKES
FINE CREAMERY RECORD

JACKSON. Miss.-November 81
Mississippi's claim to pre-eminence
among southern states for dairy pro-
ducts has been strengthened during
the fall fair season, when products
of the creameries of the state won
prizes in competition with those of
! Georgia, Alabama and South Caro-
lima at the Southeastern Fair in At
lanta, at the Tri-State Fair in Menu
phis and the Mississippi Alabama fair
in Meridian. Nearly all firsts went
to Mississippi creameries.
1t Is estimated that 5000 head Of
pure-bred or grade Holsteins and Jer.
seys have been shipped into the state
during the past year for dairy farm
ers, and most recent estimates of the
value of dairy products this year place
them at two and half million dollars.
These estimtes do not include the
value of skim milk fed to pigs or the
icrreased fertility of farms where large
herds of cows are kept. Nor do they
take into account the general improve
ment in farming methods that have
invariably followed dairy farming.
The 81 thriving creameries in the
state are centers of prosperous Sec
tions, where the farmers have money
from one years end to the other.
The Mississippi dairy product is well
standardized and handled SO as to
bring best prices in the largest cities
of the south. Experts who have watch
ed the Development of the past two
years declare the state has the pos
sibility of outstripping the famed Egg
gin country Of Illinois, as the climate
l. better here, the cost of production
much lower, good markets available.
and every possible facility for grind
ing handling ard selling offered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
GERMAN WAR LIARS"
START FALSE RUMORl

NEW YORK, Nov 26.-The German
rumor-mongers have started a cam
paign the purpose of which is to
brighten the near relatives of the SOL
diers of General Pershing's army and
also to stir up feeling against the
British The latest scheme, which
was brought to the attention of the
federal authorities yesterday, is for
German agents to go into hotels,
theatres, restaurants, saloons and oth>
er public places and carelessly drop
On the floor what appear to be gen.
uine letters from American soldiers
in France. Every letter paints con-
ditions on the west front in black
colors, and is each is to the effect
that the government in Washington is
withholding news of severe losses
among Pershing's men.
Another persistent report, which is
the work of the German rumor-mong-
ers, is to the effect that one of the
American military transports has been
blown up at sea and all on board lost.
From all parts of the city news
that such report is in circulation
has reached the authorities. 1t can
be officially state that the report is
false and agents of the secret service
are now at work trying to find those
who are responsible for the circula-
ton of the story.
The federal authorities announce
that any person who can give informa-
ton that will lead to the detection
OF these rumor-mongers should com
municate with the United States Mar
shall in the federal building, the lie
partment of justice in Park Row
building ar the United States Secret
service at the custom house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
What Happens When Tide Goes Out!

The sun and the moon attract the
earth as a magnet attracts iron, espo-
cially the moon because Of its near
ness. AS it revolves around the earth
the moon draws UP the water beneath
II in heap, thus causing high tide.
But there is also a high tide on the
opposite side of the earth, where
there is no moon. Why? Simply be-
cause the moon attracts the interven-
ing solid body of the earth with great
er force than the water on the more
distant side Thus water is drawn
mp from the earth on the moon side,
and the earth is pulled away from
the water on the other side.
Hence, strange as it may seem, the
water stays where it is all the time,
simply rising and falling. AS the moon
travels on its orbit two great bulges
of water race around the earth, so
that wherever there is water there is
two tides a day.
The effect of the sun is not SO marx
ed, chiefly because of the greater dis
lance. Hence solar tides are smaller
thar lunar tides. When the sun and
the moon are in the right position,
relatively to each other and the earth,
they pull together and cause spring
tides. When they are such a position
that they counterfeit each other we
have near tides.
Local neculiarities affect the he'@ht
of the tides. On the high seas, the rise
and fall of the water is not great. In
the Bay of Fundy the rise and fall at
spring tides is at least fifty feet.
Wherever there are such high tides
the CO st forms a kind of funnel into
which the tidal waves rush, piling Up
a great mass when the narrow part
is reached,
If the whole earth were covered
with a uniform layer of water the
tides would not be very noticeable.
When water is forced into funnel
shaped basin by the attractive power
of the sun and moon, it has an in
and-out as well as an up-and-down
movement But on the earth as a
whole the water simply stays where
l. is when the tide rises and falls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27

sell R&te0 AssA 2
any TING cl's-4epzuss4 tc Septsm-
Der Is and produce from one to three
crops, according to the time of plant
ing and attention given.
II addition to this advantage, it also
has another striking advantage over
other crops, in that it does not suffer
from want of irrigation as do other
crops.
John Rooth, who has made such a
ermarkabie success with broom corn
the past season, has advised every
farmer to plant some corn, some cot
ton, some Rhodes grass, some truck,
citrus fruit and plenty of broom corn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-27
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be CureJi

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the There is
emily one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Ia by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube When this tube is
infamed you have a rumhlng sound or I'M
perfect hearing. ana when It is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result Unless the
restored to Its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever MSny cases Of
deafness are caused 5y catarrh, which IL
IN inAamtd condition Cf the mucous CUR
faces HalFa Catarrh FIediciue acts taru
the bleed en- the mucous suEiGces Of the
system
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for
h catgj ~ lIa!,s .at-rra q! tlctua. Gig
cuia-s FREQ tlI ;t-rac3-ts 5zc
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
NEW YORK. March 5.

made
the leading
acting Tor the
by
legislation
successful
a fey liquidation lower to which
which became
nounce as the etrading proceeded o
prominent
of selling around 2
5 and the rights
fromS demand on
ando only could be executed
minutes the price was quickly forced
no
the
off the
in
the position of
7O TINS dee was l""e"
ted to
out Of of shortsn n he TODAY
5 ranged from 9 to S2s ana
tyofTar IS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
MARKET IMPROVES IN PHILADELPHIA
AFTER IRREGULAR AND NARROW STAR7
Developments at Washington and Trend of Wall Strx
Govern Movements Of Priesthood Interstate
Railways Report

Considerable Improvement was shown In
the amount Of business and in the move
ment of prices on the Philadelphia STOCK
Exchange in the afternoon session today
This Improvement followed n very ir-
regular and narrow market in the forenoon
session, when there was general holding
off of traders who did not care to make any
new comm tments in view of the interna-
tional situation. Largely responsible for
the lack of interest in the morning was
the action of the eleven Senators who held
up the passage Of the armed-shp bill. Uni
versal condemnation of their action was
heard i'm all parts of the financial district.
Another factor which played considerable
part In the light trading was the annual
election of offices of the exchange the pools
being opened from 10 to IL o'clock.
The changes nm prices in the majority
Of cases were over "A narrow range, as has
been the custom for more than week,
There were some exceptions to this rule,
however Cramp Shipbuilding was quite
strong and advanced two points, Nothing
came out to account for the strength OF this
issue. on previous occasions when the
stock has been strong New York interests
were said to he the buyers. New Workers
have been picking the stock up for some
time, and interests in that city are just
now concerned in a refinancing plan for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05

the company Electric Storavo
also showed some life. and rajnaso oa'tey|
two points. BY far the most .n'suy|
United states Steel common, which WI
up more than two points at the bisa novd
The bulk of the trading as far
stocks were concerned was done a., ocl]
Superior Corporation. The openInv ~ Lab
this stock was fraction under ~ hpce II
of saturday but IL followed the rau ae chs
Of the list and sold up in the af,aandu
United Gas Improvement held baernooa
final of Saturday all through tho w Az. nj
action of this stock would seem 70 h|
that holders are taking profits now ,"alczt
hope that the stock will sell Iowa. M
the time when the books Close /. oeior|
rights and when the stock can bo ~. Vr h|
The books for the rights close on NOUN
hve days after the annual meeting ay
4 No sales of the rights when os VI sr
issued, were reported TODAY phil am U
Rapid Transit trust certificates 90. .e'pna
llttle while Union Traction was unot W u
The annual report of the Interest,"" nsA
ways Company for the year ending " mA
81 compared favorably with tba anua1l
year. The total income was $500 oa, a,,evpu|
pared with s571,112 in the previou. eoe
months After the payment Of di,tseV|
and expenses there was n surnIus uen9
270 against s69,S65. Directors ~, VI WI
elected at the annual meeting. NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
MILLS AND FACTORIES
PLAN EXPANSION HERE
900 Worth of Buildings and
Additions

Contracts aggregating more than $215,000
for new factory buildings and additions and
alterations to Industrial plants in the city
were awarded during the week Work will
be started Immediately on the following:
For Herman Winterer machine shop, 943
North Front street; for Ketterlinus Litho-
graphing Company, boiler house addition,
Fourth and Arch streets; for Helwig Silk
Mills. iron awning, Homestead and Minor
streets; for C. H. Wheeler Manufacturing
Company, boiler and engine house addition,
Eighteenth street and Lehigh avenue; for
j. s. Richmond, mill building, Germantown
for Frank 'di Angelo, shop, 253 East Bring
hurst street for Keystone Supply and Man
ufacturng Company, warehouse alteration,
933-35 North Ninth street for Adolph
Kempler, storage and warehouse addition,
s04 Passyunk avenue; for Crane Company
warehouse, Camden, N. j.; for American
Engineering company, machine shop, Wheat
sheaf lane and Sepviva street; for Harry
Wolstencroft factory repairs Care damAge)
all East Afsxona street; for ~ Ha1norn
.eQn1 fzQeoFY n|tsrafione fSoo-1> Eo1r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Favorable War News Keeps Sentiment
Cheerful-Americans Stronger

LONDON, March 5.-Sentlment on the
Stock Exchange was kept cheerful today
by continued favorable war news, and the
tone of the markets generally was firm.
The gllt-edged section was stronger in
spots The opinion was expressed that
dealings in the new war loan would be be-
gun during the latter half of March. Not
withstanding further dividend payments
amounting to. 1880. 900 today. home rails
were dull.
The American group was stronger, reflect.
ing the Improvement at New York. Earn
ings resulted in hesitation in Canadian Pa
cifics.
Grand Trunk issues were not bright
There was little activity in Argentine lines
which were softer. >Fhe foreign group was
slow. Allied bonds were steadier.
Rubber and oil descriptions displayed
6rmness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
WHEAT ENDS LOWER
AFTER MAKING GAINS
Failure of Armed Ship Bill !,
Senate Has Bad Effect-Buv.
ing Power Weakens
GRAIN BELT WEATHER Foppc,s,

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FoREc.s,
CHICAGO, March 5.-The weatbe, -.
cast for thirty-six hours follows: 'o'~
a,F kansas-Generally fair tonight and Tu,..
Nebraska-Partly cloudy and proh.,,,
nIrSt nhIsSsttied tonight and Tuesday. warmer Il.
"Smt. colder Tuesday.
d,x illinoismClear tonight and probably rv&
M!ssouriGfair and warmer toD,,h,
y cloudy and warmer Tuesday, paF
Wisconsln-Unsettle1 tonight and toms.
Minnesota. and North Dakota-Un..t,,..
sonu " o,,id and tuesday, probably rain =
iowaINiostly cloudy tonight and ru,.
nnsi niShi, PROBABLY unsettled In west warmer H.
h'sht and Tuesday.
CHICAGO, March b.-The failure n, \.
armed ship bill in the Senate had an m,
favorable effect on the wheat market tods,)
being looked upon as a check to expos|
trade, and prices moved irregularly. closr,
easier. softer tone was in evidence N
the outset, but the list advanced sharply d,
buying by large eastern speculators su.|
posedly covering shorts. Commission ho;s,
were good buyers and there also a fair Al
mand for cash firms
The Improvement was followed by selIi,f
by local longs and, with new buying povr
rot extensive, the tone became weakr
sentiment, however, was not bearish becauv
of lightness of reserves.
The visible supply i'm the United Star,
decreased 2l3.O00 bushels for the week <
44,9l6,OOO bushels. Some more bullish crm
news came to hand. Clearances from N
seaboard were large. amounting to mon
than 100000 bushels.
After having sold as low as s1.s7A at a,
opening, May moved up to sl.91&. cIosIrs
at Sl.SS$ to $1SSh, against s1.SSxat n,
close Saturday. July, after touching $l.SjK
IN the early trading, rose to s1.6lst. nnth
ing at Sl.5Sls to $1.5S%, compared vn
sl'59' Saturdays last price. The low A
september was SLASH, the high s10y
and the end s1.46h, contrasted with l,iIf
saturdays final quotation.
"A report issued by Atchison Topeka AM
santa Fe Railway Company said that Id
week there was three to six inches of snsu
from Colorado as far back as the Kannl
line. The report added that if there was /,
good supply of moisture in the next Il,
weeks the wheat crop would be further seri
ously curtailed
The market at Liverpool was strong, wid
the noating quantity to the United Kingdou
not up to the needs of the country. Stock
| there are not large. a
Corn weakened after having establIshs
new high levels for the crop year to dat
A number of longs who had sold on SatuI
| day tried to reinstate today but westsn
shorts sold. There was a good deal d
profit-taking, too. and large receipts wen
| forecast. The visible supply in the Units
States increased $4,000 bushels for h
week to 12,1e9,OOO bushels. The market I
Liverpool was strong.
General trade in oats was large and b
| market followed the other grains. The vi
lble supply in the United States decreass
l,667OOO bushels for the week to 36.7i6M
bushels. The market at Liverpool was hru
| Leading futures ranged as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK, March 8. - Buyers and
sellers of cotton were:
March - Montgomery bought; Mitchell
and Rosenberg sold.
May-Geer, Sellar, Cone, Black bought (;
Burnett, Bartlett, Hartcorn, Brooks and
Finn sold
July-Bartlett Geer, Parrot, Cardoza. C.
Hicks and Burnett bought; Downs, McEn-
any, Finn, Wilson and Johnston sold.
October - Sellar, McFadden, Rosenberg
Orvis and Geer bought; w. Gumoens,
Rountree and Goss sold.
December Smith, Allen and Hyman
bought; Rosenberg Hartcorn, Hentz and
Goss sold.
January Bartlett and Montgomery
bought; Hartcorn Parrott and Dixon sold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 5.-The features of
the foreign exchange market at the COM
mencement Of business today were new low
records for Italian and Russian exchange
The other markets were steady and not
auotably altered. Lire, Notwithstanding the
reported proposed intention TO rehabilitate
Italian credit, dropped to 7.77A for cables
and 7.7S for checks.
Quotations follow
Demand sterling 4,75M cables 4.76 7-1s.
6O-day bills nominally 4.71h, 9O-day bills
469h.
Franc cables 5,s4h. checks 5.S5ia.
Aeichsmark cables 6Sh, checks S.
Vienna cables 11,OS checks 11.05.
Swiss cables 5.O1h, checks 5.02h.
Guilder cables 40 7-16, checks 4O%
Pesetas cables alas. checks. 21.15.
Rubles cables 2770. checks 2760.