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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
NEWS AMONG THE BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA HEADQUARTERS NOTES

Scout troops are cautioned that a
troop messenger must get from the
troop post office box in headquarters
the many circulars which are con-
stantly put there all Of which will
greatly assist the troop in it's work. If
the messenger can come but once a
week it should be on the day of which
the troop meets in the evening.
Headquarters is getting out three
different circulars for distribution
among the troops two of which are
about the rally and one of General
Information. The last should reach
your troop Immediately.
The rally will have a new feature this
time. 1t is friction fire lighting con-
test for scout leaders and the one to
get fire first will receive a prize.
The scouts did their usual splendid
work in taking collections at six thea
tres last Saturday for the Y. M. C. A.
fund and headquarters wishes to
thank them for again adding laurels
to past performances This morning
a number of scouts assisted the COM
mittee in charge at the Lyric theatre
where moving pictures were run for
the kiddies. This seems to be a new
venture and is a most excellent thing
that these children will see pictures
Z which have been very carefully select
ed for their entertainment and inspec-
ton.
Parts of one secondhand uniform
are for sale by a boy who has out
grown It Apply at the office.
Headquarters has a, very fine hike
map on the wall which all scouts are
at liberty to consult at all times.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Hooper
ao ocfo Ia aG dIIfi
for the first time last Tuesday evening
as a leader of troop 10.
An interesting hike is arranged for
Saturday afternoon Dec. 1 under the
direction of Scout Master Storrs. 1t
leaves at 200 D. m. from the corner
of State street and Myrtle avenue. 1t
would be well for the scout to have
S0.12 in his jeans as the hike may be
late in starting and therefore late in
returning, and the cars may have to
be used part way.
Nine scouts of troop Is very cour-
teously assisted DR.. Penny and others
at the Armory last Wednesday night
in the inspections of soldiers teeth.
Troop 4, Stratford /
Thirty-nine scouts were present at
the regular meeting. Our work in the
Liberty Bond sale amounted to 224
bonds valued at s15.550. Scouts Bray,
Chase, Colbree, Hall, Hart, Judson.
Smith, Stevenson, g. Thompson, r.
THOMPSON. h. s. Thompson and Um-
Der will each receive a War Service
Medal. Our meeting last week was by
patrols, the Wolf ana Eagle patrols
meeting at 1900 and the Stag and
Beaver at 8:15. Great strive in ad-
Vancements in rank is expected. AT
eresent there are 38 in Tenderfoot
rank and IT Second-class scouts.
Mr.. Whitehead introduced his
brother, a first-class private in the
Aviation corps. Private Whitehead
gave a most interesting talk about the
life and training Of an aviator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
H0URWICH HELD
FOR TREASON BY
COMMISSIONER
Two of His Co-Workers Are
Held Under Similar
Charge.

Without bail. Nicholas Hourwich,
of New York city, was committed by
United States Commissioner Hugh L.
Lavery, yesterday afternoon, for hear
ing before Judge Edwin S. Thomas in
the United States district court on a
charge Of treason, growing out of al
legged seditious utterances made by
him before an assembly of local Rus
sian mechanics in the Workman's
Circle Lyceum, last Sunday.
Samuel Olstein, of 915 Hallett street,
and Isaac Drobachewski, of 237
Church street, are also held on like
charges. as conspirators with Hour
witch, against the interests of the
United States and are under bond of
$4,000 each The treason charge
lodged against these three individu-
ais is the first filed in this state in 125
years.
H6urwich's arrest last Sunday was
made by detectives, who raided the
hall in consequence of information
received from three men who had
been in the audience earlier and be-
came incensed over the speakers al
legged efforts to arouse his hearers into
a state of armed revolt against this
government. Beside the three named
above. seven other men were taken
in custody for failure to register for
conservation. They are still held for
trial.
In the possession. of Hourwich, at
the time of his arrest, were found
bulletins and clippings calling for
helm for the I. w. w. The man
claims to be a graduate of the Uni
versity of Petrograd and of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and also says
that he is a newspaperman in New
vorIx oifv
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Nov. "a - For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Cloudy
and colder tonight; Sunday fair.
Connecticut: Cloudy and colder
tonight; Sunday fair, continued
cold; moderate northwest to
north winds.
The storm which passed over
this district yesterday is now GEN.
trail over the maritime provinces.
There is no other well defined
storm area east of the Rocky
mountains. The temperatures are
unusually low for the season i'm
the southern districts. Snow was
reported last night as far south
as Georgia and this morning
frosts were reported as far south
as Florida. 1t was nine degrees
colder last night in Atlanta than
in Bridgeport. White River,
Cam, reported ~ degrees below
zero.
Conditions favor for this vi
cinity fair weather with some
what lower temperature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
WELDED BAYONET
IN SHOP FRACAS

When Samuel Minaso, Of 124 How
ard avenue, walked up to the pay
masters Office in the plant of the
Remington Arms Co., this noon. to
draw his weeks wages, he was greatly
surprised when he found a police Of
ncer waiting to take him in custody.
Samuel was taken to police head
quarters. where he was locked up on a
charge of assault, it being alleged that
in the course of a fight with a fell
low-workman in the factory, yester-
day, Minaso attacked his adversary
with a bayonet. inflicting painful
cash on the mans head. The wound
was treated by a factory physician.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
GERMANY WILL
DISCUSS TRUCE
WITH RUSSIANS
Gen. Won Ludendorff Re.
ported on Way to Front
For Parley..

London. Nov. 24-Gerrnany seems
disposed to take seriously the peace
proposals. of the Leninite faction,
now in control in Petrogl ad, and to
make the most of them.
A report from Amsterdam says that
Gen. Won Ludendorff. first quarter"
master-general of the German armies,
and by many regarded as the brains
of the inner circle that rules Germany,
has started for the eastern front with
a numerous staff in connection with
the Bolsheviki offer of a truce.
Stockholm reports that Russian
diplomat left there yesterday for Pet
rograd with orders to hand to Lenine
and his side proposals for peace by
the Central powers.
German Comment Is Restrained.
The German newspapers as rule
discuss the Bolsheviki proposal guard
edly. The Berlin Post says that If a
tangible movement for an armistice
has>materialized the army command
will be confronted with the necessity
of making the most far reaching de-
cisions.
The Lokal Anzeiger remarks that if
it proves true that the Russian army,
III the IldDlS VI oil cotLoI1ASo SoNSIh-
ment, has made an offer. it will be
examined seriously by the German
authorities, although an armistice
could be agreed to only if acceptable
as regards the. entire military situa-
ton.
Satisfaction over the proposal is ex-
pressed by the Vossische Zeitung. 1t
saws, however, that the Russians must
clearly realize that Germany's military
position is not such as to compel her
to concur in the armistice proposal,
the acceptance of which depends en-
tirely on technical conditions. The
Russians proposal, however, doubt
less will receive an examination in a
benevolent spirit, it adds.
( The Tageblatt says that Germany
can merely submit the offer to con-,
scientious and conciliatory examina-
ton, in which the entire military sit
uation must be taken into consdereA
ton.
A despatch in the Frankfurter Eel
tung from Vienna says reports re-
ecived from Tarnopol are to the effect
that Russian troops are preparing to
evacuate the east Gaiician towns of
Gmaymadoff and Sklat. near the Rus
sian border. The despatch adds that
the advanced positions already have
been voluntarily evacuated.
Armistice Breach of Faith.
Lord Robert Cecil. British Minister
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
SOUND NAVIGATION
IS NORMAL AGAIN

Restrictions to navigation of Long
Island Sound which were imposed
September IL last for naval reasons
has been Withdrawn since November
II, according to an announcement re-
ceived at the custom house in this
city from Rear Admiral Usher, ad-
miral directing naval operations.
Under the former order all vessels
were excluded from section south
of Cornfie1d light, Stratford Shoals, or
battle-ground, to Eaton Neck, west
of Port jefferson, and no vessels were
allowed to pass south of that line.
This restriction has now been remov-
ed, and navigation of the Sound is
restored to normal conditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
SPRACuE ICE & COAL CO.
$ DEALERS IN
ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUs COAL
EAST END E. WASH. AVE BRIDGE Tel 1918 4674
DEALERS IN

OF Blockade, in his weekly talk yes.
terday with the Associated Press, said
regarding the proclamation by Lenine
and his followers in Russia.
If it represents the real opinion.
of the Russian people, which do not
believe it does, 1t would be- a direct
breach Of treaty obligations and RUS
sia's alliance. Such an action, IL
approved and ratified by the Russian
nation, would put them virtually OUT
side the pale of civilized Europe.
But I do not believe for q mo-
ment that the Russian people win APP
prove or confirm this action. If you
will examine the Leninite proclanaa-
AOn carefully you will find 1t is dir,
ect Indictment by men who profess
to be the government to the soldiers
to arrest their generals and open all
along the line peace negotiations
across the trenches.
IF the object of the Leninites pri-
marily had been to destroy the Rus
sian army as lighting force It Is dff-
f1cult to see what other steps could
have been taken by these men In
Petrograd."
Asked whether the Allies were
likely to recognize fthe present Rus
he could not imagine such q step rs
possible. To the question whether
Great Britain had undertaken an em-
barge on merchandise going to RUS
STA, Lord Robert said he did not
know that any formal embargo had
been undertaken, but as far as he
knew nothing was going to Russia at
present.
Would Affect Rumania.
Regarding the effect of the Russian
situation on Rumania, Lord Robert
said that any wholesale disorganiza-
ton on the Russian front was bound
to affect Rumania. He added tri-
butte to the splendid loyalty to the all
lied cause which was being shown by
the Rumanian government and peo-
pie.
Admiral Verderevski has resigned
as Russian Minister of Marine, ia Reu-
ter despatch from Petrograd says;
Capt Ivanoff, lately Commander Of
the Baltic cruiser squadron, has been
named as his successor.
The All Russian Congress of Peas
ants Delegates is transferring fta
headquarters from Petrograd to Mo-
hilev in fear of Maximalist Interior
ence and to enable the soldiers az
the front to participate In its meet
ings.
Leon Trotzky the Bolsheviki For
eign Minister. announces that the RUS
sian secret diplomatic Correspondents
is in his possession and will be pub-
lished imm ediately.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
u. S. SENDS TROOPS FOR
NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATION.

Washington. Nov. 24-As a mark
of special honor to France, the war
department has decided to depart
from its rule Withholding national
army regiments from participation in
parades or other ceremonies and will
eend two regiments of selected men
to New Orleans for the bicentennial
celebration of the founding of the
city, Feb. . to II, 1918.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
SLACKERS SENT
TOCAMP DEVENS

Because of their failure to report
for examination when summoned by
the exemption board for District NO.
8, Fred E. woodward, OF 1859 Main
street, and Tenerro Russo, OF 269
Grand street, are automatically draft
ed and will be sent to Camp Devens.
The board is seeking other men who
failed to appear at appointed hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
800, 600, 600 IN MONTH
FROM INTERNAL TAXES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Nearly $780,
100000 will be received this month
from ordinary internal revenue COL
Iections, mainly taxes on liquor ,tobac-
co and autom obiles, according to es-
Inmates made today, based on receipts
of $T1, 100000 since Nov. 1. This
record is almost three times as high
as that of November. 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

Sentences of six months at hard
labor were imposed upo.l two menu
bers of the 30Sd Machine Gun Bat
TALON of Aver, Mass, for stealing an
automobile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

For the first time in history. Cana
dian polls viii be opened In the Unite
ed States for the benefit Of the Cana
dian aviators in training At the south
ern training camps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
'5s ~ 81 81 DELLONS '5's ~ ct
Wholesale and Retail Leading Millinera
SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE OF
MILLINERY STOCK

We Aggressively Emphasize the Money Saving Oppor
tunity of This Event.
The purpose of this sale is to convert Fall and Win
ter stocks into cash at To make prompt and
plete clearance of entire remaining assortments We
have adopted means absolutely certain to accomplish
&:s end
We have cut prices deeply-decisively, Ignoring
SrOntS-even costs.
that
without
Plush
IND al
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

r. r. Wilson, of New York, was
elected a member of the board of
stewards of tho Jockey Club to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Schuyler L. parsons
Miss Ruth Law, a Chicago avia-
trix, applied to the United States for
a pilots commission in the aviation
section of the Signal Cops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

Want Ads. One Cent Wa-l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

TINE comic supplements and Charles
| Peabody Chaplin are fair game
these days for any one who
wants to register his disgust at horse
play and whitewash as comedy aces
Sores. Any right minded person Will
grow purple with disapproval when con-
fronted with comic strip showing the
Gazink Boys impaling their grandpar-
ents on a picket and will shake his head
gravely when brought face to face with
the undeniably popular endorsement OF
amovie featuring swinging door, Gus
tard pie, and padded policeman. Sucn
things indicate fatty degeneration OF
the national sense of humor, say the
asthetes. And so they do.
But let no one complain of the slap
stick unadvisedly. Let him think well
what he must sacrifice il he would be
consistent in his scorn Of the kick-and-
ouch school of satire. 1t does not mean
Simply giving up the Funny Section O.
his paper, or leaving the theatre when
Keystone" Is flashed on the screen.
The man who would shut 'komedy" out
IRON his life altogether must be pre-
pared to abandon what may be one OF
his most cherished poses, an attitude
which gives him standing in his commu-
mtg and stamps him as patron of the
arts He must look out for his laughs
at Shakespeare. For it is from the Bard
Of Avon, if | may be allowed the nick
name, that much of our low-brow merri-
ment of to-day springs.
A gentleman sat in front Of me at
The Merry Wives of Windsor last
week who could hardly contain himself
When Bardolph landed strong left on
fastaff's stomach, thereby causing him
70 below and blow out a mouthful OF
suds from the pot of sack he was drink
ing. 1t was simply too delicious a bit
OF fun for the gentleman to bear, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

of this part OF the performance, but no
manager would dare TO insert anything
like Falstaff's laundry monologue,
which Shakespeare undoubtedly admit
ted was "a little thing of my own" Ii
those in the audience who applauded al
most every line of that speech as de-
livered by Mr.. Wise were to hear
the same lines from a team of soft
shoe dancers as patter-talk they would
each one write letter TO their favorlte
paper the next morning signed The
Fifth of Five Generations OF American
Patriots"
There is the apologist who says that
Shakespeare wrote for his age. So do
the writer's of the Komedy Reels, for
ages four to eight, inclusive. And yet
there must have been some mild Old
gentlemen of Shakespeare's time who
shook their heads at Falstaff's business
and said to cash other Good, my COZ,
but this is yaWpish stuff An | were
lnc Master du'tlDC tu| driiiDi Hiisii'
spout his low-brow lines i the cooler
Such critics probably professed to find
the real humor to their taste in Chaucer.
Far be it from an unpretentious piece
like this to say that Launcelot Gobbo IS
not funny. Equally far to say that he
is funny. But, those who can scream at
his INVITING of his blind father ought at
least to be able to get giggle from a
comic strip in which Winifred WeeniX
pulls the crutches out from under her
blind aunt. If one is funny, the other is.
You don't have to look up the notes in
the back of the Rolfe edition to find
that out.
Let us say that you are at moving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

picture show. You don't often sc, but
it is interesting once in while, espc
cially the educational films and the news
weeklies. And then, too, the audience
is so fascinating to watch. Before you
are aware of it Vogue Komedy is an
nounced and you are caught like a rat
In trap. 1t deals with fat plumber
who has arranged clandestine meeting
with the wife of all exceedingly Jealous
waiter. Just as the fat plumber has
taken the buxom wife on his knee
sound of crashing glass is heard, an
nouncing the advent of The furious
waiter-husband. After sufficient rolling
of the eyes and trembling of the knees
to convince the most backward intelli-
pences In the audience that the fat man
is terrified, he is hustled into clothes
hamper and the janitor is called to carry
it to the laundry. Enter jealous hus-
band, who pulls down five pictures and
smashes bust Of LongfeIlow in his
attempts to prove his wife faithleSs.
Closeup of the clothes-hamper going
down in the dumb-waiter.
The next scene is laid in the laundry
and Is full of punch. Zipl Comes the
hamper down a chute, and, Splash into
a tank, from which the fat plumber
energies, in due course, dripping and
blowing. Great facial expression and
continuous applause.
You edge your way out, filled with
great sadness. As you turn for one last
disguised look before making for the
exit you see the fat plumber again,
dressed up as an old woman, being
kicked and whipped and mauled about
the scene by the Infatuated waiter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
The Terrible Thunder of War

The first gun has been fired.
When the President promised the
suffrage convention last August thai
he intended to fight for them, some OF
them were so Unconditional as to won
der Just what he meant.
The pause from September to JAN
uary seemed rather long to some.
But a great offensive takes long
time to prepare.
The other day the first blow was
struck.
The President asked the suffrage
pickets to come in and warm their feet.
BATTLE HYMN
He has asked the suffrage pickets TO come IN
and warm their feet
Ye. the champion of freedom bids the drums
Of battle beat.
For TO give your life for liberty Is decorous
and sweet
So he asked the suffrage pickets TO come in and
warm their feet.
We notice that one of our contempt
raries is angry about the suffrage pick
ets-at least, it says they are silent
silly. offensive, petty and monstrous."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

After such an exhibition the cool air
seems so refreshing that you would like
TO walk all the way home, but you must
hurry, for you have to dress and go out
that evening to 'The Merry Wives of
Windsor" a treat to which you are look
ing forward with genuine pleasure, for
you are always sure of a good laugh at
Falstaff's antics, especially in the
clothcs-hamper scene in Mistress Ford's
house, and at the inimitable iollity wher
Ford beats FalstaA who lis disguised as
Mother Prat. It would not be fair tc
say that this scene is similar 10 that in
the movies which was so offensive, for
in the Shakespearean production Ford
enlivens the comedy of the thing by call
ing the old lady witch, bag, baggage,
polecat and ronyon. The Board of Cen
sors would never let that "ronyOn" get
by in the movies.
On the other hand, and also with the
Other foot, what chance there would
be for our Mr.. Chaplin in Henry the
Fourth! Cast as Pistol III the scene in
the Bears Head Tavern, with Doll Tear
sheet as a foil and an assortment of
tables, chairs, pots Of sack and sword
or two, and he would have the entire
English department Of any university
fiat on their backs with laughter-pro-
vided they didn't know who he was.
If some company could only combine
Shakespeare and Chaplin, with the in
genuity Of the modern Shakespearean
producer and the comedy accessories of
the modern film corporation in the way
of rubber hose, mortar and fish ponds,
what a reel could be made! A laugh
from start to finish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

he clapped his knee and looked at his
companion as if to say, after all, where
can you find such genuine humor as in
Shakespeare Had he asked me the
question, should have told him that he
could find the same thing two blocks
down, where there was reel in
motion showing waiter with a
makeup something less offensive than
Bardolph's who, at that very mo-
ment, was executing the very same
blow on the stomach of police
man who was drinking a mug OF beer,
and with exactly the same delight
full results. And yet it wouldn't take a
very sporting man to bet that the gen
tleman in front of me would leave the
moving picture house in disgust at such
an exhibition of crassness.
Now, of course, there are no stage di-
rections in "The Merry Wives of Wind
sor' which say: BGrd0Iph strikes Fol-
staff in stomach, causing HIM to 6t0W
suds. That is the work of the producer
who knows what the public wants.
Likewise the various slappings and
bumpings and trippings which mark the
entrance and exits of the low comedy
characters. One can imagine the d.
rector of Shakespearian production
standing down IN the pit at a rehearsal
and saying:
"Now, you two page-boys over there
by the door. Don't stand there doing
nothing. Hit each other! First Page
boy bite Second Page-boy and Second
Page-boy pull First Page-boys nose.
Kick him. That's right Throw beer
at him! Fine! Now, remember that
Any jury would acquit Shakespeare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
sI ltHH9!1's,yyy!9!tN
ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?
Bv Alice Duer Miller

erature-and we do enjoy it's some
times mitigated by certain confusion
of mind.
For instance, Anti-Sufrage Notes
No. 1876 opens with two paragraphs
describing disorders and murders in
Chicago, "Where Women Vote"
We can understand the object Of that
note, but the same sheet ends with
iubilant description of murder in
Japan, where women do not vote. The
only cause of rejoicing in this crime
seems to be the fact that it was COM
mitted by woman.