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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
MONSTER BRITISH TANKS LIKE BROBDIGNAGIAN TOYS.

the manhole, which is alike entrance and exit; a tall man would have to spend his time in a stopping posture which would interfere not only with his own efficiency but with tha tof everybody else on board.
 If you would spend few minutes on board tank, you must have your steel helmet with you and your gas mask carefully encased in it's water proof bag. ready for emergency. Climbing through the manhole re- quires little knack of it's own. Legs first is the approved technique. all though to the novice there appear good grounds for believing that the reverse process might be just as sat- isfactory. Legs first, one is in dan ger of placing foot or a leather clad ankle against a hot engine case, with painful results. But with care this can be avoided, and a landing made just beside the starboard gun.
 Everything is spfck and span, shin ing with abundance of oil, but no su- perfiuous luxuries of brass or nickel to take away the grimness of gray black armor plate which obtrudes ev- erywhere. As in a battleship, the preferential position from the point of view of safety is given to the en- ginesI They lie just above the floor stretching in longitudinal position through the center of the craft. while shats and cranks run under special armor casing at the back to the cams which operate the caterpillars and the big push wheel at the rear.
 The painting of the tanks is great pastime in the tank encampment. Modern protective coloring of battle field weapons offers a wide field for the development of the cubist art, and the decorative appearance of 9 tank going into battle suggests that some pinter who all his life had specialized in bar poles had suddenly gone amuck with paint brush and color pot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
$35o, GOO, 900 Crop
 From War Gardens

X Washington, July 23-A s35o,o0o,- 900 crop from vacant lot and home gardens is the way the people of the United States responded to the early spring call of the National Emergency Food Garden Commission for food f. o. b.. the kitchen door. This an- nouncement. was made today by Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the Food Garden Commission.
 "According to our figures,'' said MT; Pack, there are more than three times as many gardens in the United States this summer as compared with a year ago, the estimated gain being z22 per cent This increase represents a gain of 1,750,000 acres, according to the best figures available.
 Middle Western States lead ali other sections, with an average in- crease in the number of gardens of 295 per cent. New England is sec- ond, with a gain of 275 per cent. The Eastern States show a gain of 250 per cent, the South Atlantic group 235 per cent. and the South Central group 200 per cent"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
First Regiment, c.
 N. G., Loses Member

wakerbury. July 2s-When the lEirst battalion. First regiment. c. N. G., left this city this morning for it's new camp near New Haven, there was one member who did not go with 1t. Private Archie Esland of Go. D. of Bristol. died in hospital here early. this morning of injuries suffer cd last eening when he fell from a car of the waterbury 6 Miildale Tram way Co., while returning to the camp here from Bristol Esland is said to have been on the steps of a crowded car and either became dizzy and lost his balance or was pushed off the step by the crowd in the vestibule. He struck on his head and suffered both a fracture of the skull and con cxlssion of the brain He was 22 years old and single The name given on his identification card. for notif1ca- ton in case of accident, Is Ernie Snow of Richmond. Mass, Since Go. D has been on duty in this vicinity two other members have been killed. both while doing guard duty on rail. road trestles,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
CASTING OF
 THE STOOLS

A stool, such as people used to sit the Dean of St. Giles, in Edinburgh, may be said to have marked the be- ginning of the civil war in England, which ended with the downfall of Charles I. This event took place on July 23, 1637 It will be remembered that James I. contrived to introduce Bishops into the Scotch church. His son, Charles T., desired to go still further and introduce a book of canons and a liturgy. Archbishop Laud, whose tendencies were toward the Roman Catholic Church, backed him in his project. Between them they prepared a service-book and the order went forth to have thread on a certain Sunday in all the churches in Scotland The Scotch, however, de- clined to have their religious service tempered with Charles order creat- ed a great amount of discontent among the clergy and open mutterings among the people. When the day came for reading the new service book few of the clergy were willing to proceed with it, such was the op- position among the people. In the principal church of Edinburgh, the chance1 of the old cathedral of St. Giles, which contained seats of the Judges, magistrates and other author ities, the liturgy was formally intro- duced under the auspices of the bish- ops dean and other clergy. Here, if anyw here, it might be expected that the royal will would be implicitly car ried out And. so it would, perhaps, if there had been only a congrega- ton of official dignitaries. But the | body of the church was filled by the
 common people, including large pro- portion of, citizens wives and their
 maid servants, all of them zealous in upholding their own church service There were no pews in those days each woman. bringing her own stool | to church with her. When the dean
 MT. James Hannay began to read the service, these women were struck ], horror. They raised their voices in abusive language, denouncing the l the devil. In the ensuing excitement l one trenuous women, named Jenny Geddes, threw her stool at the dean's
 head and then followed veritable
 rain of bibles in the same general di. rection. The bishop attempted to
 calm the ruff1ed tempers of the wo- men, but had to seek safety before the avalanche of stools, bibles and
 other handy objects that flew at his
 head. The multitude was cleared out
 by force and the reading of the ser. vice proceeded. When the congrega-
 tion was dismissed, the bishop was
 mobbed in the street and narrowly
 escaped with his life. Despite these warning signs, Charles insisted upor carrying out his desires. He disre
 garded the formal opposition of Scot land and the result was that twelve 1 years later Charles lost his. throne and his head.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
JUSTICE MREYNoLDs

Associate Justice James c. McRey- holds of the United States Supreme Court is today ffty-five years old. Be- fore taking his seat on the bench of this highest judicial court in the coun- try, he was Attorney General in Pres idsnt Wilson's cabinet for the period of one year, from 1s1S to 1s14, He was born in Elktou, Ky., July 2S, 1862 and was educated at Vanderbilt University and in the law department of the University of Virginia. For several years he served as secretary to Justice Howell E. Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was a professor at the Vanderbilt law school from 1900 to 1903, when Pre5dent Roosevelt appointed him as- sistant United States attorney general In this capacity he conducted the cases against the so-calied tobacco trust and anthracite coal trusc, and his success in thee prosecutions earned for him the name of trust buster" He re- signed from this position in 1912 and gave his attention to private law prac- tlce. until President Wilson again call Cd hin Into public life by making him attorney general.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

British Headquarters in France, June 30 (by mail)-Under the shel- ter of green ridge of shell pocked farm land about 15 miles behind the present front line trenches one may come upon the encampnent of the tanks. The parade ground is like a distorted page from Gulliver-Lilli- putian men at play with Brodigna- gian toys.
 A dozen of the monsters are lying stretched out in the warm afternoon sun, being cornbed and piled and secured by their industrious attend ants, who are like mere meddling pygmies by the side of the great steel steeds Over at the edge of the pa rade, where the level ground breaks up into ridges and hillocks. two or through their paces.
 Grunting and pulling, creaking and complaining, they move along, not with the easy stride of the story book giants, but with the gait of a muscle bound turtle,4 house on back. But nothing discomposes them in their grumbling advance. They mount a terrace; five feet high with the same clumsy nonchala,nce that they nego- tiate mole hill, and the steady pace of their caterpillars is unchanged whether climbing up a steep slope or clattering blunderingly along the level.
 < The job of a tank man is no sine cuS9 The interior is not built for comfort. It is crowded with ma chinery and guns and arnor, and in motion the deck sways and bucks like that of little torpedo boat in a storm. Nor is the roof high enough to prevent danger of receiving sound humping if one is too tall. Men for tanks are picked for small stature and slender bulk. They must be tough as nails but occupy no unnecessary space. A fat man would stick in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
CARDINAL GIBBONS

James Cardinal Gibbons, Arch bishop of Baltimore, ardent patriot and citizen of the United States, is today quietly celebrating his eighty third birthday. At his home in Bal timore this great churchman will re-, ceive the visits of prominent people who cali to pay their respects. Be- sides this his home will be flooded with messa ges from all over the coun- try, all over the world. in fact. Car dinal Gibbons was born in Baltimore on July 23, 1884, and has spent prac- tically his entire life in that city. He has won the love and respect of men and women in every walk of life in that city, regardless of their religious beliefs. His parents came to Balti- more from Ireland in 1929. When he was only two years old his parents returned with him to Ireland, where shortly afterward, his father died. Mrs. Gibbons came back to America, settling in New Orleans, where her son received his early education. Be- tween his 18th and 17th years the future Cardinal was clerk in a gros cery store. Later he entered St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained to the priesthood at the age of twenty-seven. His rise in the
 
 Bishop McGill died in 1872 the vacan- cy at Richmond, Va, was filled by Bishop Gibbons In 1877 he was nominated co-adjutor to Archbishop Bayley at Baltimore. Archbishop Bayley died a few months later and Bishop Gibbons was elevated to what was then the highest position of the Catholic church in the United States. Arch hbishop Gibbons won the high re- gard of the late Pope Leo XIII dur ing visit to Rome and 1t was short ly after this that his nomination for cardinal was announced and subse- quently confirmed. It was in 1887 that he went to Rome and received the Red Hat from the hands of the hands of thep shrdlu cmfwyp etaoin pontiff Cardinal Gibbons laid the cornerstone of the great Catholic University in Washington. He is not only beloved as a prince of the church but equally as a man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Italian Society Fetes Members In
 National Guard

The Society Castelfranchese gave a dinner at Walnut Beach, at the Ital- ian restaurant, yesterday. in honor of a score or more of their young coun- trymen who have volunteered for the war, and are serving under Captain Bennett and Captain O'Neil in Bridgeport companies. Both cap tains were present. and other distin- guished guests, including Collector James l.. McGovern.
 The young men who have volunteer ed incuude among others:
 Angelo Percy, corp; l.. Gi1ormins, J. Illiani, D. Bonitato, T. D. Tom mass. A. Mastroianni, B. Avallone, J. viggiani, J. Riccio, E. MeIito, J. Cam DO, J. Iacono, T. Diorio, A. Rossania, S. Df Fonso, A. Poleti, G. Petruccelli. president of the Castelfranchese So- ciety and V. Riccfo, Emele A. Nopali- tano and John Altieri, representing the Columbus Boys club; pr. J. For michella of the Red Cross; V. Diorio, J. Capozzi, A. veneruso,, D. Verrilli, P. Cassillo, L. Creatura. N. Dioris, l.. Mainiero. A. Russo, A. Memon, V. Roberti. J. Riccio, Sheriff F. Fasa- nella, L. Capozzelli, F. Gallizio; M. Ro- mano. D.. Verrilh, L. Scinto and J. Tessitore -
 E, A. Neapolitano read verses of his own composition, which were received with applause. The last two verses expressed the view of the volunteers, as follows:
 ss Fight we must for dear liberty To secure our freedom. our safety For 'sUncle Sam''. for Wilson too, For the country and Red, White and
 Blue,
 Let's hail Wilson above the skies Lower the kaiser with joyful cries; Raise our Standard from earth to
 heaven
 While German niiaarism sinks to
 h|,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Bay State to Mobilize
 16,000 Men Tomorrow

Boston, July 2S-Off1cers of the na- tional guard in this state were busy today making final preparations for the mobilizing of 16,800 men on Wednesday. Three regiments of in fantry and one regiment of engineers already are in the federal service. In addition there are two infantry regi- ments, together with units of field and coast artillery, medical and dental corps. The men not already in camp will be mobilized at the armories
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Largest Credit For
 England Since War

London, July z3-In the house of commons tomorrow the government will ask for q vote of credit of 650,- 100000 pounds, the largest single vote since the outbreak Of the war It will bring up the total for the war to S,2s2, ,00o. 900 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
FORMER K. OF c. CHAPLAIN
 DIES AFTER OPERATION

Boston, July 23-Rev. Garrett J. Barry, pastor of St. Philips church and a former national and state chap lain of the Knights of Columbus, died at hospital here today after an op- |eration. He was 73 years old
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
President Finishes
 Three Day Cruise

Washington, July 23.-President Wilson returned early today after a three day trip to Hampton Roads aboard the naval yacht Mayiower.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

Wireless music Is reported, but what the residence nelghbori1oods are longing for is pianoless music.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Governor Whitman issued a pro- clamation calling upon the workmen and employers and citizens generally to enlist in the campaign to reduce the fire losses to a minimum, thus aiding materially in war work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

in history which occurred on July 23 were: The Steamer Great Eatern, in 1865, started to lay the second Allan tic cable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

It is claimed that the desolated part of France will be impoverished for a generation, but just think of the Americans who when the war is over will pay franc a trench to see it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

So far as heard from no one has declined any million dollar iegacies, in spite of the heavy taxes over which the miIlienaries sroaa e uazzah
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Children s Hats
Clearance of Summer Styles

Getting late and there are too many in stock therefore Leghorns, Panamas and Straws of fine quality which have been $7.00 to. $50 now are $500 and $500 Hats that were $5.5O, $6.50 and $7.OO at $398, $4.5O and $5.75
 Other Styles were $500 to 4.50 now 1.98 to $2.98
 Some that were $1, $2 and $2.98 now 75, 89c and $1.50 All new, fresh and in perfect con- ,dition.
 Children's Shop. second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Venise Laces An-overs at Clearance

Most women have great love for fine laces and this is a tempting as- sortment. All-overs can be used in so many ways. Especially this sea- son for collars, vestees, and in other decorative ways. The group has sew eral qualities of plain and flat Venise and one piece of an exquisite novelty, variation of Carrick- cross.
 All at Half price
 Lace Section. main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Hosiery for Women

/ q = Silk "Hosettes'', black and fancy stripes very pretty for bathing, $1. .15 Lisles in gray, champagne, white and black, prs. for $1.O0 Mems Full fashioned Silk Hose In Palm Beach, black, white and russet, 75c Special
 The Priscilla for August Specials in Housekeeping Aids. Methods of canning fruit and vege- tables. Picnic lunches, cool drinks, etc.
 Directions for knitted wool things, nettings, cut work and basketry of paper rope.
 Art Section. third floor
 Pattern Section. main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23

Fight we must for dear liberty To secure our freedom, our safety For Uncle Saan'', for Wilson too, For the country and Red, White al
 Blue,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-23
Goats

Sports and Utility Goats, Piaids, Checks and plain colors. Belted mod els with deep cape collars, handsome buttons, pockets, etc. Lined to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

Franklin. 70 laurel. to Cary. to City
Auditorium.
Observation-Disclosures to Grove. TO Hsr-
rison. to Leigh. to St. James. EAs-
band.
All organisations wifi march p
fours.
All organizations going to their re-
down Leigh street from Adams TO
Fourth.
Do not obstruct traffic
At the meeting, which win
be held in the City Auditorium,
speeches win be made by the fol-
lowing: John Stewart Bryan, Mrs.
John Stewart Bryan and Mrs. b. n.
Munford. Maggie L. Walker. colored:
DR.. Rosco C. Brown. colored; DR.. r.
v. Peyton. colored and DIR. w. r.
johnson. colored.
school. together with oolored choiru
ana musical clubs wifi render music
for the occasion. reception ct w.
I. Johnson's hall WITH be hsld after
the meeting.
The following committee has been
appointed to carry out arrangements
for the departure OF the colored draft
men to Camp Lee at 1890 A. NJ.
from Byrd Street station:
| George w. Rogers, Division No. 4.
chairman; w. A. Clarke, Jr., Division
s, secretary: ]. f. Phillips, Jr, Divf-
sion No. /; A. M. Cannon. Division
No. 2: H. E. Atkinson. Division No. 5.
The program of departure is as fol-
lows:
]. All draft men OF all divisions
and the members of all local boards
will assemble at their local boards nj
$3.50 A. M. for roll call and inspec-
ton. ~. .ua.->
2. After this has been done all
boards and draft men of all divisions
will be assembled in the drill han
or the First Virginia regiment armorv
at Seventh and Marshall streets .
s:l5 A. M. together with white AM.
colored committees of escort, for de-
parture to the Byrd Street station at
$3.50 A. NJ
white committee Of escort
composed of twenty-five men from
each draft division will be invited to
participate in The cermonis inua-
dent to the departure OF the drafted
men,
4. The John Marshall High school
cadets. headed by their drum corps.
will form a art OF the escort.
S. The colored committee in
charge Of the arrangements for the
celebration to he held tonight consists
ing OF one hundred and fifty members
will be invited to participate.
6. The colored municipal band.
Moses Johnson ,leaaeer. sghich attract
ed 20 much attention in the Red CroU
and liberty bond parades, Win 81 A
the parade from the armosy . -
IN tion.
- ~ -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
WHEN POLITICIANS TRY TO RUN THE SCHOOL

A rare example of the depths of
Gepravity to which politics can descend
has been given in New York during
the municipal campaign. Agitation
for political effect was carried on
among patrons and pupils of the pub
lie school To arouse demonstration
against the Gary system, which. with
modincations adapting It to the needs
OF children in the metropolis. was re-
Gently put into operation.
That the system had increased the
Capacity of the schools by about 5000
and has greatly reduced the percent
age OF part-time students. in addition
to It's other advantages, did not weigh
with the politicians. They set up a
cry that it was all scheme to, keep
the children OF the poor in perpetual
subsection to the children OF the rich.
They organized strikes and brought
shout such serious disturbances that
commission Of the chief labor lead
ers of the city was directed to investi-
gate the entire system.
The men chosen for this important
itask-Timotnv Healy, Henry w. Blum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
Harry IL. Kramer.

Funeral services for Harry f.. Kra-
mer who died in Memorial hospital
yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock,
will be conducted by the Elks, assist
ed by the Rev. o. o. Guthe. from the
Elks' home, this afternoon ut a
o'clock. Interment will be in the
Elks' section in HOLLYWOOD.
Mr.. Kramer was a widely knnown
business man OF Richmond. His
death came as the result of blood
poison, with which he had been suf-
fering for about eight months He
went to Memorial hospital a week ago
and had his foot amputated.
Surviving Mr., Kramer are two
brothers in the United States, Charles
u. Kramer, of Baltimore, and Louis
kramer, OF San Francisco, and his
a sister and brother In Beid-
Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
BUY BONDS WITH MONEY
TO BE SAVED ON DRINKS

Washington, u. c.. Oct 25.-Four
or Ave young business men, all good
fellows" have made a practice OF
meeting In an uptown cafe each even
ing for a social hour before going
home TO dinner. They are not ''booz-
ers," you win understand. but they
had come TO look upon a round Of
drinks as necessary to the sooiabiIity
OF the hour. And since the new war
tax went into effect each drink costs
at least twenty cents-~more often a
quarter
They met as usual last evening
We'll. boys. what'H you have?" re-
marked one of the group. ITS ret
ting close to November /, Old John
Barleycorn has only a few days left.
and you'd better ticker up"
Say. what're we going to do with
all the money we save when We can't
buy booze any more?" inquired one
man, as he poured his out and waited
for the barkeep to officiate with the
syphon.
why not buy liberty bonds?" sug-
gested a third.
The suggestion made a hit They
began to figure, and the figuring
showed that each member OF the
party. on the most conservative basis,
spent seventy-fve cents day for
liquor. Twenty-six times seventy-five
cents amounted to $3.50 a month.
They decided 10 cali it $40 even, to
allow for the times when cocktails
were called for. ct a quarter a piece
Twenty dollars a month would
carry 5000 OF liberty bonds Each
good fellow" to Celebrate liberty day,
went to the nearest bank and sub
scribed to that amount in addition to-
his previous subscriptions. There
were five in the party last evening
$1,000 moNe to help win the war fer
democracy.
Gee Whiz." one of them remarked,
as they went through the revolving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
GET TOGETHER SUPPER
AT HANOVER AVENUE

The congregation of Hanover Ave-
nue. Christian church enjoyed them
selves at "get-tog ether" or "better
acquaintance" supper at the church
Tuesday night The absence of the
pastor, Rev. George w. Kemper. who
was detained by sickness. was very
much regretted. Rev, DIR. II. D. c. Mac
lachlam spoke on the subject Our
Boys in Camp and How to Help
Them He gave some splendid sug-
gestions and set forth capital ideas as
to ways and means for making camp
and array LIE more attractive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

American citizens of German origin
have invented new application for
the French invention of carnoufIage--
they are asking the courts to allow
them to take regular American names.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

shortage OF sugar sufficiently
acute to really reduce the consump-
ton of sweets for few weeks will
make us feel less acutely the absence
OF the many physicians called for war
service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
Chocolate. or Course.

A Mankato girl. who was visiting
friends in the East, attended little
party one evening. In the course of
with bonbons were passed by a negro
waiter. The Mankato girl spied a nice
plump chocolate on the plate. which
she started to take. but 1t seemed to
adhere to the dish. Another pull
failed to dislodge it. Then the darkey
genially remarked. BEG pardon. miss.
that's my thumb. Jewel County
(Kan.) Monitor.