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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
SIDELiGHTs
 ON THE WAR

When the war was younger there were frequent stories of fraternizing
 between English and Germans in trenches that were close to each other.
 Ther was the story of the first Christ mas, when the Tommies and the Frit-
 zies joined in a celebration, yes, there
 were even photographs of this event.
 One of the most pathetic stories,
 however, deals with the brave Cana
 dians, and a German who had lived
 for some years in the Dominion be-
 fore the war. There were the ine1it-' able trenches close to each other. On
 the one side were Canadian troops,
 on the other Bavarians. The trenches
 were not more than twenty yards
 apart, and both bodies of troops had
 held the same trenches for many
 weeks. The Canadians heard the
 strains of a violin every evening and
 finally decided to ask the Fritz who
 did the playing to come out and play
 in the open. They hoisted a sign, and sure enough, out came Fritz with his fiddle and a stool to sit upon. As a. guarantee of their good faith, two Canadians came out and sat at the edge of their trench and everything
 went along nerrily. A captain in the Canadian contingent recognized the fiddler as a shoemaker who had 1iv- ed in Canada, and an occasional greet ing was sent back and forth. So it
 went on for many days. Suddenly one night the Canadians were withdrawn from the trench. In the excitement of moving out they forgot all about Fritz and Fds fiddle and there was no time for explanations, anyway. The
 next morning other troops occupied the trench and when evening came they, as usual doubled their. vigi- lance. Suddenly a hand holding a
 stool appeared over the German
 trench and a. man came clambering out, fiddle in hand, The next mo-
 ment he fell dead, shot through the
 head by a British sharpshooter. The British holding that trench hadn't
 heard a word about the agreement to let Fritz play his fiddle, otherwise he
 might be playing still. The Cana dians after heard of what had hap pened to Fritz the Fiddler and like true gentlemen sent a wreath to his widow together with a purse to which every man in the outfit contributed as much as he could. This is just one little tragedy of the great war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18

The exodus to the summer resorts has begun and the baggage men are struggling with those small portable houses commonly known as trunks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18

There is one sure way to get a de- gree for literary achievement, and that Is to hand oyer some cold cash to a hard up college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18

hire them out for s'gentlemen's mounts'' to the sailors. Obviously the horses are about as used to their sad dles as hog is to work. But they are hired by the sailors at any price the farmer asks A lad hailing from Maine takes his first chance on horse back and slides down the horses neck. His shipmate syeils at him, "Go aft, you tool, go aft. 2
 The thousands of tackles swarm over the field. Hundreds of them break and run for the beach for a swim. A. crowd of them gather at target practice with small rifles. Six of the ten baseball diamonds are promptly put into use by scrub teams.
 And then more launches from the battleships come in brining the star baseball teams from four of the bat tleships. A double header is to be played between four of the best teams of the fleet in a series to determine the fleet championship. The grand stands fill rapidly and soon they are a swelling sea of white suits and red and brown faces as the sailors cheer their ships teams on to victory. Rat fling good ball is played by these navy teams. The nine men on the diamond represent the pick of a thousand from battleship and they play with the interest and a good bit of the money of the whole crew back ing them They train and work for months for a championship series like this.
 It is the liberality of private Ameri- can citizens that has given these men of the fleet their big athletic field, When the war came on the fleet lost the income it usually had for it's ath- letic fund from the Guantanamo can teen and the Navy League of the Uni- ted States offered to lay out a field for the men of the fleet. In all about 115 acres have been obtained The ground hase been 1eveled, ploughed and prepared. Ten baseball diamonds
 have been laid out.xt Docks were built at the waters edge. A bathing beach was cleared. The officers of the fleet also were provided with tennis courts and a golf course. Every sort of sport is found there. The result is that every man on the fleet has plenty of healthy outdoor sport and the of ficers of the fleet say that this pro- vision for their recreation has done much to provide happy ships in the fleet as it waits for the opportunity to strike a blow at the Huns in de- fense of civilization and freedom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
PASSPORT EMBASSY

Rome, June 13-As a result of the efforts to reduce travel and also to prevent spying, central passport board has been established among the Ally embassies here. It now requires twelve days to, secure the approval of this board before any person can leave Italy, and such wise is valid only for the time required to make an un- broken trip to the persons destina- ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
 SEEDS JOHN RECK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
CADoRNA MoUNTAIN-BRED

Rome, June 1S.-General Cadorna, Chief of the General Staff of the Italian army, has known the noun tains in which the Italians are now fighting the Austrians since he was a little boy. In an elementary school book on the war, the story is related that when a lad of six he became lost while roaming in the mountains. At the end of a hole day he was found and led home to his distressed moth CT. Don't cry, mamma, please,'' he said. I'm not afraid of the noun tains.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
ITALIAN SUFFRAGE

Rome, June 1s-Ita1ian women are working to secure greater free dom before the end of the war. While all attempts to establish divorce laws in Italy have so far proved unavailing bill has been introduced in parlia- ment to give women legal rights to control and dispose of their own property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
LOSS OF APPETITE.
 LOSS OF WElGHz.
 SLEEPLESSNES, ETC.

 gre all overcome by Recupertabs thev arc made after the formula of Dr. AL bert Robin. the famous French phya- elan. and are being used very lsrSeIy in Paris and other European captfaIa When taken for 2 short vhils they will give positive relisf jn all casea of ner vous exhaustion. mental depression. lack of vitality. general debility. ans- mia. etc. 7.@ The Glycerophosphates of which Recupertabs are composed, contnfn the elemerk necessary to overcome these conditions They are now beine prescribed and recommended by manv physicians in this and foreign conn. tries as the best. quickest and surart nerve and blood tonic that they knov of.
 Recupertabs are for sale at all ar,,p stores at eec and $1.00 per peckare or will be sent direct upon receipt of prtco. Curts Chemical Co. NO. 41A wesss 43rd St.. New York. Distributed fn Bridgepcrt and vicinity by ,. b. Hart9- gan. No. s1 Fairfield Aveuue.--Adv.
 RI eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18

You can't scare stacker by threatening to jail him. A good safe place where everything will be pro- vided for him is the kind of thing he is looking for.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04


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Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

 [ ran continuously for seven days and nights. From early in the morning until late at night the car traversed the country roads about Milwaukee. rough and filled with snow drifts, and ran idle for only a few hours out of the twenty -four. The record for the entire run shows that during the first day the car ran active from 9 a. m. until F D. m., and the engine ran idle from 12 D. m. until 930 a.. m. the next morn ing The second days record was in active travel from 9;30 a. m. until l a. m. The third day found the car de- monstrating it's ability to surmount road difficulties from 9:S0 a. m. until midnight. and the motor ran idle from midnight until :: 30 a. m. On the fourth day the car started out at 30 a. m. and travelled until midnight, when the engine ran idle until d. m. The fifth days record was active travelling from a. n. until 12 D. m. and the engine running idle from l2 D. m. until a. Iii. On the sixth day the performance of all previous days was eclipsed. when the car started on the roads at 3 a. m. and ran all that day and night con- tinuously. The roads were very heavy as shown by the accompanying photo graphs. and the test severe. The last
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

day of the run found the car on the road at 9 q. m. and in active travel until II ?. m.. when the engine ran idle until 9 a. m, at that time beng stopped by the committee in charge.
 In all the Oldsmobile covered l057 miles in the seven days. with an aver age consumption Of one gallon of gaso- line to slightly in excess of each F miles of travel. This Is regarded as q remarkable record for an eight-cylin der car. considering that the test was made in the winter. and over roads well nigh impossible for motor car travel Only one quart of oil was used. and the only attention the car needed dur ing the seven days was To change one spark plug. adjust the clutch. and fill with gasoline. oil and water The test run was started by Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee, and was certified 70 by thee automobile editors of Milwaukee daily newspapers. The announced pur-
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
Ov[R DEMAND
 FOR OVERLAND

According to the members of the local overland agency it is lmpossinle for this agency to meet the demands for Overland and Willys-knight cars in the district. 4 recent shipment of ears has been distributed in the past week and orders which were filled from the shipment dated back as far as last November The most recent order in the shipment which was filled was as late as the first week in January.
 Automobile business. declare the Overland agents excellent so far as their company is concerned. Their only protest is registered at the lack of ears and the difficulty which is exper- fenced In filling orders and securing shipments of cars from the factory It is expected that this difficulty will be overcome in the near future as the
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

pose If the trial was net to see how many miles could be covered in l6S hours. nor how many miles could De covered per gallon. of gasoline, but the object was to demonstrate bow little effort and work was necessary to keep the OIdsmobile running continuously.
 After the comDletion of the seven day nonstop run. just to show the good condition of the car w W. Row land Of the Milwaukee Journal took it and ran it to Lake Nagaw 1a. and about through the snow drifts. and on the return to Milwaukee the speedo- meter registered 7s miles for the trip. consuming five gallons and one pint of gasoline. an average of i5.2 miles per gallon The remarkable run of this cldsmobile demonstrates forcibly and anew that the modern motor car is no longer seasonable mode of travel, but has cutgroern that stage of it's de- VcicDment.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

The Supcr-Six motor. controlled by our patents, Is still used iii Hudsons only. It is still supreme. No other motor shows any where near like performance or endurance.
 Last year the Super-SiX won all the worthwhile records. In speed, in hill-climb- ing, ill long-distance and endurance it out performed every rival. In endurance tests it itexcelled as high as 5 per cent.
 And now there are nearly 30,000 Hudson SupeI-SiXes i'll use. There are 30.000' en- thusiastic owners. Last year at this time there were almost none, for the Super-SiX was new.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
'OLDSMOB|[E IN
 HEAVY TEST

A demonstration of interest to mo- torists generally, as proving the all- year-round nature of the efficiency of the modern motor car was that given during the recent annual automobile show at Milwaukee in the seven day non stop engine run of a model 45, eight cylinder Oldsmobile, The run was conducted by the state distributor of the Oldsmobile, Leslie D. Print. and attracted more than statewide atten- tion
 The engine was started on the Friday before the opening of the show, and
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

trip of Mir. Hotchkiss to the east was for that purpose. and it is probable that Q supply Of cars more adequate than the past supply will be on hand inside the next few weeks
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
The Motor Situation
As Viewed by the Hudson Company
Demand and Supply

Last springs demand for the Hudson Super-Six was at least five times supply
 Thousands of buyers waited weeks for their ears. Thousands, after waiting long, turned to other cars. And thousands. when they saw our waiting list, were discouraged in advance
 We figure that 15000 people were forced to take cars which they wanted less
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
This Springs Outlook

All winter long we have kept our factor les running under pressure. Yet Hudson dealers have only small stocks ahead.
 Our production will be only one-fifth more than last year That is our factory limit
 Lack of freight is holding back shipments. There frequent complete cmbargoes No Hudson dealer be- fore the active spring demand get large 
 Even this writing. with deep the ground deliver road Today 3i start for Colum bus. Ohio-19l miles away.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
Men Must Have It

This fine buyers by the of thousands demand the Super-Sx. They know it's supremacy. Our claims Of year have been proved a re- corded tests
 Last buyers forced to other did know they missed This year they do know Lesser not them. The demand for the Super year will be overwhelming
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
HuMMlNe BIRDS NEST SMALL
When Completed It Is Scarcely Larger
Than Walnut Shell but 1t with.
stands the Elements.

The most dainty structure built in
this country by the bill and feet of
birds is the nest made by the ruby
tlhroated humming bird, writes T. Gil.
bert Pearson. When completed it is
scarcely larger than an English wal
nut, and is saddled on small hori-
zontal limb Of tree, often many feet
from the ground. 1t is composed al
most entirely Of soft plant fibers, frag.
ments Of spiders webs sometimes be.
ing used to hold them in shape. The
outer sides are thickly studded with
bits Of lichen, and practiced, indeed, is
the eye of man or woman that can dis.
tinguish it from knot on limb.
Although the humming birds nest is
exceedingly frail, there is n0thin: on
record to show that any great number
of them come to grief during the sum.
smer rains. 1t is, however, not called
upon for long term of occupation.
Within month after two white eggs
are laid the young depart on their
tiny pinions. Young birds that require
longer period for growth before leav.
ing the nest are furnished usually with
more enduring abiding places. In the
case of the bald eagle, the young of
which do not fly until they are many
weeks old, most substantial struc.
.ture is provided.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
Federal Land Banks.

The facts of the case are disproving
those who claimed that there was no
need for federal farm loans, that the
country was already saturated with
farm mortgage credit. In Washington
100000 per day of 8 per cent farm
loans are being approved by the fed
eral farm loan board. That is at the
rate of $29O,OOO,OOO per year. Over
S1OOOO0,OOO more of loans have been
applied for and await issuance of char
tiers to the local organizations Of
which borrowers are members. And
the farmers are just learning the OPP
portunity that lies open to them. New
Yorl: state. the best supplied of all
with private mortgage credit, has ap-
piled for $2,OOO,OOO of loans
Now for the next step: Public credit
to enable the tenant to become the pro-
prietor and to enable the farm laborer
to purchase for Independent use the 48
per cent of our farm acreage not now
titled.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
Old Ace,

The Youth who sees the feeble Sire
and signs: "Ah, shall the years con-
spire to bring me aches and fretful
means and halting gait and palsied
bones? Shall go grumbling on my
way. unmindful of the golden day, as
glum as yon old bearded guy shall be
bent and gray, shall l, who feel my life
in every limb some day have eyes as
blear and dim?" The Youth who thus
will muse, ah me! how very seldom
do we see. The heat of Youth but sell
dom fears the chills Of life's last Win
try years. For thus with Youth it often
goes, he seems unwilling to suppose a
later day will find himself forlorn and
feeble on the shelf. Though many are
the old he sees and notes their lame
rheumatic knees, their hairs all sill
vercd DER and few, their teeth where
with they cannot chew, he sees them
every day or so, yet somehow never
seems to know that he upon later day
will be as old and bent as they. Yet
even SO perhaps it's best, for should
he vail and snite his chest, for all his
signs and means and tears he could not
stay the speeding years. He's wise
who wears peaceful phiz whatever
time of life is his.-Illinois State Regis
ter.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
WOMEN MARTYRS TO CAUSE
Endure All Varieties Of Torture Un.
compIainingIy In Their Strenuous
Efforts to Grow Thin.

In the American Magazine there Is a
story about woman who wanted to
ave her husbands love. The writer
lays:
"Instead Of the Saturday night bath
in warm weather-Nancy learned to
lake cold bath every morning and a
aot one every night. A wicked waste
IF water from her point of view, but
wasted in good cause. Twice day
she exercised for 20 minutes, until
every muscle in her body protested
painfully. Clad only in a loose Moth
:r Hubbard Nancy twisted and turned,
sent forward and backward, endeavor-
ing to touch the floor with her finger
tips, stood storklike. first on one foot
and then on the other, its mate maxi
ing wild plunges through the air in an
endeavor to keep her bulky frame In
IN upright position. She stretched her
arms imploringly heavenward, protest
lngly toward the other place; she
kicked, she hoped. she rolled, she per-
spired gallons; and she did 1t all un-
complainingly and with an expression
Of logged determination that helped
to stimulate my own often waning en-
thusiasm. No Christian martyr that
ever lived, or died. was more entitled
to the desired reward than Nancy.
Gladly would she have burned at the
stake. If by so doing she could have &C.
complished her pnrnose.n,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
TO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
Butler Not Required to Wear Full
Dress Suit When There Was Com.
pany as Employer Needed Il.

A Southern lawyer Of prominence re.
Gently went to Chicago to become gen.
eral counsel for big lumber company.
Having been reared in Kentucky, and
being an old-fashioned Democrat, he
rather prides himself on the fact that
he has always lived in a state of JEFF
fersOnian and Jacksonian simplicity.
After the family had moved North
and taken home, 1t was decided that
the household would not be complete
without butler. An advertisement
was inserted in the paper inviting ap-
plicants to call. Almost the first to
answer the advertisement was q dap
per negro. His references proving sat
isfactory, it seemed probable that he
would be engaged.
"Does YOU 'spect me to wear nah
full dress SUIT ever night at dinner?"
he asked.
"Well, no." answered the lawyer.
ION nights when we have company I'd
like for YOU to let me wear it."-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
critieixino the President.

1t must not be forgotten that there
is no such function for patriotic OPP
position in this country as in England,
where the government may be over
thrown by popular disapproval. Presf-
dent Wilson will remain in the White
House for three years and a half more.
Our task is to direct and strengthen
him. There Is place for friendly and
constructive criticism Of him and the
men about him; for criticism tinged
with sense Of the gigantic problems
they confront, and with realization
that they are accomplishing more than
ever gets into print. But the sort of
abuse which weakens them weakens
the country. Those who inveigh against
them in malicious or hostile spirit,
loyal though they may feel themselves
to be, are in effect giving aid and COM
fort to the enemy.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
ORIGIN Of the silhouette.

A man there was in France, in the
last of the eighteenth century, who be.
came minister of finance, and was so
economical and babe the French people
to be equally so that all manner of fun
was made of him, and the cheapest ar.
ticles were named for him. One day
a painter said: ITO be economical we
must stop using paints and colors.
"Here." he said to a lady sitting in
the sun, "let me draw you in black and
save colors," and he drew her profile
as it cast shadow against his panel.
There" he said. "There is likeness
Of you without expense OF paints. Let
us name it for our worthy minister of
finance" And they did. The minis
ter's name was Etienne de Silhouette.
And that's how the silhouette came to
be-as joke.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-23
IS GRAVE QUESTION
Attitude of Republican Party in
Congress.
Systematic Opposition Shown by Lead.
ers Toward Administration In the
Conduct Of the War Has Excited
Much Comment.

The question for the great mass OF
Republicans is whether they want their
party to be put before the country as
"an anti-war party" Such men as
PenrOse, Mann and Sherman-to say
nothing of La Toilette, who, after all,
is not much of Republican-are in
spired. not solely by pro-German SEN
timents, but by such hatred of the
president that they can find nothing
good in anything that he does. A loyal
Republican senator said the other day
that he knew Of fellow Republican
senators and few Republican repre-
sentatives 'who hate Wilson more than
they do the kaiser" The senator thus
quoted said further that he thought it
most unfortunate that such q feeling
should exist ut this critical time in the
history of the country. All patriots
will agree with him. If they continue
to submit to such leadership, the Re-
publicans will find it impossible to
plead in defense of their party the sins
Of such Democrats as consistently Op-
pose the administration.
The prO-Germans will work through
any disaffected element that exists,
whether it be Republican or Demo-
cratic. 1t is Il shame and disgrace
that there should be such I'm element
in the American congress. There is
Il natural turning toward the Republic
can party, since that is the party of op-
position. The question for the repre-
sentatives of that party in congress is
whether they will allow q base and
narrow partisanship to lead them to
serve the enemy. And that is very
serious question for the party as q
whole.
These are days in which the opposi-
ton, if it Is to be effective and help
full, must also be patriotic. 1t is about
time that the millions of patriotic Re-
publicans throughout the country were
awakening to the danger which con-
fronts their party. 1t is for them to
say whether it shall go down in history
as ''an anti-war party" and repeat the
blunder that the Democratic party
committed in our Civil war.-Indianap-
oils News.