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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
BRIDGEPORT COP
 AMONG THOSE TO.
 DRAWN IN DRAFT
Patrolman Daniel J. Fitzroy First Policeman Drafted
 In City.

Although members of the various lo1 cal exemption boards admit being in a quandary regarding the standing of police and firemen in the national draft, it is believed by many that mem bers of both municipal depart ments will be exempted on the grounds that they are municipal officers whom the President declared must be exempt from draft.
 Patroln1an Daniel J. Fitzroy, 70 Edna avenue, has the distinction of be- ing the first policeman to be drafted. Fitzroy holds serial No. s10. Patrol man Fitzroy is 26 years of age. and bears a. good record in the local police department. He was recently exon erated of charges preferred against him by Morris J. Kane, the latter al. leging that he was roughly handled by the policeman.
 It is believed that President John Stanley, of the board of police commissioners, should it be deemed necessary, will appear before the local exemption boards and ask exemption for all policemen who may be subjected to draft.
 His contention is that the city is poorly policed at the present and that hds department could not afford to spare a, single man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
U. s. PURCHASES ] 10 IA ENGINES
 FOR USE IN WAR
Immense Contracts Placed For Equipment to Run
 French Railroads.

Despite an advance of from 50 to 15O per cent. in the price Of all rali- road equipment, immense contracts for locomotives and cars are being placed by the United States and other governments for use in France, the Railway Age Gazette will say in its issue of this week. It places the total orders for locomotives for overseas use at 1,014, as compared with 1S7 for domestic use.
 ..Figures given by the United States Commerce Commission show increases of from 50 to 150 per cent. in the price of cars and locomotives in 12 months time,'' it says ''The prices have in- creased about 30 per cent. since the first of the year and still are on the upward trend. @
 "A year or two ago a freight car cost about $1,OoO or $1,50o. The Penn sylvania in February paid $3.742 for a 70-ton hopper car and S3,555 for an all steel box car.
 '.Fhe railroads up to about the first of June were buying locomotives on a large scale|, ,923 engines in the first five months of 1917, as compared with ,563 in the same period of 1916. They had to pay as high as s60,000 for Mi kado or Santa F'e locomotives, $35, ,00t for eight wheel switching locomotives and $25, ,0O0 for six wheel switching To- comotives.
 Most of the big locomotive orders now are for engines to be used across the sea.
 Since the first of June Russia alone has ordered 500 one hundred ton Deca- pod locomotives and 68 nerrow gauge locomotives in this country, and it is understood that it has not placed all the orders it has wanted to place. The British government has ordered 100 more large Consolidation locomo- tives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works With the small orders and with the United States government or ders last week for 15O eighty ton Con- solidation locomotives each with the American Locomotive company and the Baldwin Locomotive Works, for service in France, this means that the total orders for locomotives for ser vice overseas is 1,014, as compared with only 187 for domestic use.
 ''The orders for cars for domestic use since the first of June have to- tailed 19,825 and the foreign orders 0,1O0.
 'Tn short, the orders from railways the last month and one-half have to- tailed only 1s,7s5; those of govern ments, 16, 200"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
ONE OF FIRST SIX LEARNED HIS DRAFT NUMBER LAST NIGHT

Edward Blain, who boards at 1412 East Main street, is No. 25s. in the fourth division.
 Blain is employed in a local mqni- tions plant.
 Last night he called at The Farmer office, very anxious to learn his draft number.
 q have been watching The Farmer every night but haven't come across my name," he said.
 It was explained to him that the Farmer had published only the names and numbers in the first division. which includes the first, second and third voting districts. His name and number, however, were readily found for him by The Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
SEND YOUR FARMER
 TO THE TRENCHES


 When you finish reading this pa per place one cent stamp on this notice, hand it to any postal em- ploye and it will be placed in the hands of our soldiers or sailors at the front. No wrapper or address is needed.
 The postoffice department today announced that it would accept, to be forwarded to soldiers and sail ors in service, copies of newspapers and magazines, without wrapper or address These must bear a one cent stamp,s affixed on the printed or written notice, so that postal clerks will know the purpose for which the magazine or news paper has been mailed. This ap- plies to all publications, forwarded by other than the publishers, and the weight is not a matter of inn portance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
ORDER IN WHICH DRAFT
 NUMBERS WERE CALLED
 IN DRAWING AT CAPITAL


 The numbers and the order in which they were drawn follow
 The first number was 25s. 2522, 9616, 4532, 10,218. 458.l 34oS. 1o.016, 9899. (Ioth) sss4. l4se, 2e24. 47s2, s54, 69s5, 71s3. 6597. 5977. 1894. 2oth) 4614. 4501, 1922. 1878, 4142. 4083. 10,425,s 901S, 6251, 6423. (so) s7se, s257. 57ss. 1o.24o. e767. 1895, s666. 2022, 33S3, 6551. (40th) 6962, 942o, 3382, 925S, 4306. 4320, 7103, 9852. 48s1. 1455.
 (50th) 367s, 61ss, s755. 7s3. 1913. 8462. 27S7, 1858, S239. 2389.
 (soth) 1o.s85, 5o34. 72e9. sso4. 57os, 3567, 36s7, s93s. 5227. 1752. (7oth) 54s7. ssso, s6s6. 452o, 24s4. 6463. 4137,, s5ss5. ss74. 5s39. (soth) 576s. s2o0l sos2. 6132. ssos, s5o5. 1117. s343s 1872. bss7.
 (sOth) 2762, s5s4. 174s, 593s. 1852, 931s. 21s5, 44s7, 4s15s. s37.
 (1ooth) 501s, 936s, 773o. 2o3s, s671. 59s7, 7376, 1o,254. 337. 5s1o. M (11oth) SIS. s446. 67ss. 1855. 275, GOAT, 6833. 625s. ses5. 1441s. (12otho s827 50s. 11a5. 5s4. 4o5s 56s7. 2166, s45, 5,1s13.
 fIIish numbers not affecting state cut out). (1soth) ssos. 5se, 5sso, s54s. 5sso 3oe7, 2620. 2s36.
 e14oth) ssos, 12e7, 44ss, a74s. 551o 214S, 5s6, 3812, 1495, 2453.
 (15oth) 71s1, s64o. 775s, 54s, 12s SOTO.
 (16oth) s14s, 1873, 5e7s. s45s a6o4, 3s31, 7719, 1237, 784, 1732.
 (17othl ,755, 1o7. s7s6. SITS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

These six men with thesper- sons who have 258 in every one of the 4 ,557 draft district in the United States, will be the first summoned for examination by the government.
 Bridgeport's allotment of the 67O,0OO required men is 2,I26. |At press hour about 300 men in Bridgepprtz zhad bee n fleet led by the numbers drawn as many were higher than the highest registration number in the city, which is 5,57l. | Indications are that the all lotment for Bridgeport will not be completed before 6 6clock. The Farmer first broke the news to the younger men whose numbers were drawn first. A spirit of optimism and willingness to serve the U. s. was general.
 Tn Fairfield avenue. anxious crowds heard the numbers publicly announced Ia minute two after they were drawn at Washington. A Farmer staff man made the announcements through megaphone.
 There were registered young men in the crowd. The mothers. sisters, wives and sweethearts of others were theEe, waiting with bated breath for the numbers of the ones in whom they were interested.
 Young men in the crowd who were called were for the most part, happy. Others, who knew of reasons why they probably would be exempted be- gan to make their plans for appear ing before the proper boards
 In the first division, Bridgeport.
 5,574 men were registered Of these
 904 are wanted for the army imnne-
 diately. In the second division, B.
 064 are registered. and 496 are want
 ed; third, 4.595 registered, TIA want ed; fourth, 4,774, registered and 774
 wanted: fifth division, 4,333 register
 ed and 700 wanted; sixth, s.s1s res.
 istered and 634 wanted
 Not until late tonight will every man who is to be included in the men
 first caRed for examination, learn: of
 the drawing, because of the slowness
 of the system
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

CopSnhagen, July 20 The reichstag adopted yesterday the majority peace resolution by a vote of 2i4 to i16 with 1T not voting.
 Chancellor Michaelis in his address before the reichstag Yesterday said Germany would not continue the war a day longer if it could obtain an honorable peace. America's intervention was not regarded with serious concern, The German fleet, particularly the submarines, would master the situation, he saidA
 Although said Chancellor Mich aelis to the reichstag, English states mon knew, as shown by their blue book, the Russian mobilization must lead to war with Germany, they ad- dressed not a word of warning to Rus sia against military measures, while my predecessor i'm instructions July z9. 1914 to the ambassador in Vienna directed him to say that we willingly fulfil our duty to an ally but must refuse to permit ourseves to be i'm volved in world war through Aus Hungary disregarding our coun- sells. The man who wishes to kindle a world war does not write like this, but like man who Is laboring and has labored for peace to. the utmost.
 The concentration of the Russian army compelled Germany to seize the sword There was no choice left to us and what Is true of the war itself is true also of our weapons, particularly the submarine. We deny the acctrsa- tion tht the submarine warfare is con- trary to international law and vfo- lates the rights of humanity.
 England formed this weapon in our hands through an illegal blockade. England prevented neutral trade with Germany and proclaimed a war of stafvation. Our faint hope that Amer lea, at the head of the neutrals, would check English illegality, was vain and the final attempt we made by an hon. oraibly intended peace offer to avoid the last exteremity failed.
 Then Germany had to choose this 1 last measure as a counter measure of self defense. Now also it must carry it through for the purpose of shorten ing the war The submarine war is accomplishing all and more than all it 1s expected to. False reports which found their way into the press as a result of the secret session of the .refchstag evoked for a time certain feeling of disappointment which ended at a particular time. They did the Ankherland no service.
 N declare in fact, that the sub- marine accomplished in the destruc- ton of enemy tonnage what it should
 It impairs England's economic life and the conduct of the war month to month In a. growing degree so that it will not be possible to oppose the necessity for peace much longer. We can look forward to the further la- bors of the brave submarine with \ complete confidence
 (Continued on Page 11.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
DRAFT STARTED
 AS FIRST NUMBER,
 258, WAS PULLED

 Two hundred fifty-eight was the first number drawn. The persons in Bridgeport who have this num- Der are:
 First Division-Louis Vargas, 427 Spruce street. Second DfvisiOn-JOhn Lee Burns, 961 State street.. Third Division-Beltson Kosti. Fourth Division - Edward Blain, 1412 East Main street. Fifth Division-Bert Coyle, 401 Pembroke street. Sixth Division-Andrew Bud- iuk, B Huron street. The person who had this number in the thirteenth division, which in- cludes the towns surrounding Bridgeport, is William H. Wright of Fairfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

es2e, 154s. 1868. s2oes, s512, 1869.
 (1soth) e352. ss4s, 2es1. 4sss. s72s. e2oe. e1s. COST, s7s. 42s4.
 (19oth) 1878, 1266. 1891, s135 ITS, 3183. 2ss4, s412, 1927. s667.
 (2osh) s169, 72s2. Ses5. 4se,. 34ss. 692, 3721. 500, s3s1, s256.
 210th) 9221. 4so5. 349s. \ 767s. 1886. 1o,1s5, s5ss. s2se,, ess2J s7s4.
 (220th) 4701, s10, 40s7, 4644. s6s7. 41ss, sa64, 15ss, ssss. .1o,ss4. (23oth) 7510, 10,03s, 2549. 1882, 4712, 533s, 507, 5s16. 71se.
 (24oth) 6s74, 66S9, 621s, s553. 7256. 64s4. 3os, S155.
 (25oth)\ 1o,2s7, 437. 2ss7, 4oss. s254. 35s6. 1924, 6o4.
 (26otho 1851, ss17. SAP. 426s, .4so7. ss5s, 4s.
 t27oth) ssso, 4s2s. s7os. 51so, 21s1. ssss. 1852. < f(2soth) 17es, 4s4o, s22s, 154s, 1264, 1o66, 574s, s24.
 t2soth) sso2, 5447. 2455. 4s2o. s1o1, 39s2.
 (sooth) s471. APO. 1914, 4115. 117s, 5sos, 55s7. ss
 ea1othl 51A. 44ss, 2ss4. sss4,@Asysll 5573, 1929.
 ts2oth) 7424, 2s45. $500. e5s5. 10 3s26.
 tssoth, 2725. 27ss. 275s. 477s 299s, 1045. 1031. IFS
 (s4oth) 1705, 502s, s14s. s54o,g13s1 5654
 (s5oth) 742s, 4751, 5es2. 1885. s2s7 4S7.
 (seoth) s744, sso2. 12s2. soso, 555s 1923. 1s47. 7s7. (Continued On Page III
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
THREE FAIRFIELD
 RESIDENTS PULLED
 LIN THE FIRST TEN
(Special to The Farmer. }

Fairfield, July 2O-Only four per- sons in State Division No. 13 are af- fected by the first 10 numbers drawn.
 They are:
 William H. Wright, Fairfield, No. 258
 Earl R. Smith, Fairfield, No. 2522.
 Peter Dadario, Fairfield, No. >45S.
 Vincent Crabrera, Shelton, No. 3403.
 State Division No. 13 covers the 18th Senatorial district. Jr. Henry Blakeman of Stratford, Dr. w. H. Donaldson of Fairfield, and John w. Treadwen of Trumbu1l were appointed on the exemption board for the dis trict.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
CHAs. J. McELRoY, NO. 1878, ALREADY
 ENLISTED IN ARMY

Charles J. MoElroy, l, $50 Noble ave nue, employed in Warner Bros cor set plant, whose number, 1878, was drawn at Washington. In a state- ment to The Farmer this noon said:
 T am glad to know that my num- Der appeared among th@se who vii. range themselves on the side of de. mocracy, against Prussian miIitarism and va.ssalage. However, the cause of my country irnpelled me to enlist in the ordnance department of the army a week ago and will probably be called into active service next week. P
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Formation of the vast American army whose mission is to make the world safe for democracy began in Washington at 9:49 o'clock this morning. The first number drawn in the selectiye draft. was 258.
 \ Six persons in Bridgeport, one for each draft division have this number. They are:
 John LeesBurns 961 State street.
 Louis Vargas, APT Spruce street.
 Bert Coyle, 401 Pembroke street.
 Beltson Kosti, 283 Water street.
 Andrew Buduich, B Huron street
 Edward Blain 1412 East Main street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
TROOPS OF RUSS
 GOVERNMENT IN
 CONTROL OF CITY
Cheered By Enthusiastic Crowds As They Disarm
 Demonstrators.

Petrograd July 1s.-Just as this dis patch is written. on Thursday evening. the crowd in the Nevsky Prospect is with enthusiastic cheers de- tachments of the active army which have arrived at the capital to- rein force the garrison for theirestoration of order.
 The troops are disarming the dem onstrators and arresting the leaders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
2,4OO PULLED
 IN 4 HOURS

k Washington, Juy 2O-Four hours
 after the drawing started about 2,4OO
 numbers had been drawn and the
 tellers were slowing down in their work. It was estimated tha tthe last number might not be out before B o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
Ass a IS sin Shoots At kerens k y

Petrograd, July 20 at tempt to assassinate War Min ister kerensky was made today at the town of Polotsk. A shot fired at the minister missed him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
MILK DEALER WITH FOUR CHILDREN IS
 AMONG FIRST FIVE

< Carl M. Schmidt a milkman of sos L4indley street, was No. 4532 in the fourth devision, the fourth number drawn.
 Mir Schmidt is married and has four children. He probably will be ex- empted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Governor Harrington of Maryland, issued a proclamation requiring the men between the ages of Is and 50, able-bodied and unemployed, to reg ister on O. before Aug. 20-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
FRENCH TROOPS. HURL BACK VIOLENT
 ENEMY ASSAULTS IN vERDUN SECTOR

Paris, July 2o-The Germans made 8 general attack last night on the whole sector of the Aisne front be tweent Craonne and Vauclerc, using large bodies of troops. The war office announces that the French withstood their furious assaults and maintained their positions everywhere. The ground before the French positions was strewn with German dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Berlin, July 20. via London.-Artd1- lery activity in Flanders increased yesterday to extreme violence, says the war office statement today. Part of the, Trench positions on the Win terburg were captured by the Ger mans Later, some of these trenches were abandoned during a French at tack.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Savings deposits in Berlin banks in- creased 10,000,000 marks last month. At present there are 85o,000 depos- itors, with total deposits of 422.000.- 900 marks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
GERMANS FORGE WAY THROUGH THREE. LINES
 OF RUSSIAN (DEFENsES

Berlin July 2o London troops have pushed forward through three strong Russian 4 defense tween the Sereth and zoa eastern Gaca says the official statement issued today by the army headquarters The Russians suffered heavily the statement adds treating in disorder The Germans took few thousand pris oners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
JOHN l.. BURNS IS FIRST MAN TO BE
 PICKED IN SECOND

John L. Burns of 961 Etate street, is
 No. 25s in the second divssion His
 name doesn't appear in the city direo- tory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

The regular army gained 1,276 men in the latest recruiting statement issued from the War Department. Since April 1 the total is 151,31S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Petrograd, July j2o.-The Russian failure to hold the Germans in eastern Galacia, says an official statement is-3 sued by. the war department today.was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Drawing First Group of 67O,OOO. Young Men Begins in Washing ton at 9:49 O'clock with Whole Nation Waiting to Learn NumB CTS = Only Portion of Bridge port Allotment of 2, ,126 Obtained By Press Hour--Crowd Greets Announcements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

due to extremist attachments holding meetings and discussing the advjsabiI- ity of obeying orders which some reg iments had refused to obey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
PRESIDENT CALLS
 YOUTH OF LAND
 TO SERVE COLORS

day of the nations selection from
 tContinueu on Pass IA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
< HONORABLE PEACE''
 URGES VEGETABLES '-''-
 BEFORE REICHSTAG

German Chancellor Firm on Peace Terms Will Not Consider Cessi0n of Any German Terri tory Blaines England For w ar Does Not Regard Americas In tervention Seriously
 Claims Submarines ALI Powerful, and the Factor Which Will De- eide Final Outcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
256 FIRST NUMBER DRAWN
 AS U. $. PRESIDENT CALLS
 667,000 MEN TO C0LORS

Men Holding That Number in Each of the Six Divisions of Bridge port are First Called to ColOrs From This City---The are John Lee Burns, Louis Vargas, Beltson Kosti, Andrew Buduick, Bert Coyle and Edward Blain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
THE WEATHER.

3 scsnerally fair tonight and satur-
 dny.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-17

Office stationery or all kinds
printed on the best of stock, at
the most reasonable prices 1t the
Journal office.
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SPORT NEWS
Gophers Cop Again

The Minnesota teams of the Inter
state league were all victorious again
last Sunday, having a clean slate for
first honors. while the Badgers di-
vide corners in the basement.
New Richmond staged a big open
inc for their first at home game,
with brass bands, mayor throwing
the first ball. and all the usual cere-
monies Of such occasions, but when
it came to the real thing in baseball
the Saltwater team was the big
noise, coping a 3 to 0 victory.
At Hudson the Boosters and the
Shermans had smuggling bee that
gave the fans their moneys worth
III all kinds Of baseball. Hudson had
d ) to 3 lead in the opening Of the
ninth, but the Niles outfit tied it up,
held the Boosters scoreless in the
last half, added two runs IN the
tenth, and again BANKED the locals.
The Carrs-EllsWorth game at the
Hub was dandy up to the seventh
inning, with the home team going
strong on a 80 lead. But in that
round Catcher Leseman p u e d a
prize bone that killed the game.
There were two down, two strikes
on a weak batter, and the bases full,
when suddenly Leseman hauled off a
wild peg toward first base, the pill
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-17
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
. RIVER FALLS. WIS.

Special courses of study are pro-
vided for High School graduates
as we'll as for those who have
completed the common schools and
grades in city schools.
The Diploma or the school be-
comes a Life State Certificate af-
ter the holder has taught success
fully for one year and received
approval of the State Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction.
An Elementary course of two
and one-half years is offered which
leads to the Certificate which is
valid for five years, after the
holder has taught successfully for
one year.
The school has large reference
and textbook libraries and well
equipped physical and biological
laboratories. Excellent facilities
are provided for special work in
Manual Training. Domestic Science,
Music Drawing and Physical Train
ing.
Tuition is free in the Model
Grades. The pupils in these grades
have the advantages of the cours-
es in Music, Drawing, Domestic
Science. Manual Training and Phys
ical Training.
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rolling over the race track while
three runners crossed the pan. 1t
is not just to hold this play too
strongly against the Young catcher,
as it was his first appearance among
players of this class and he was
naturally nervous and overanxious.
We believe that with but little more
experience he will be as good
catcher as the league can now boast.
Shirley, the leagues highest salaried
player. was again unable to finish
the game in the box and was reliev-
ed after the seventh by Earl Lese-
man. Shirley is a good quarter
horse" but it was the prevailing
sentiment among the fans that
sturdier tWirler would serve better.
The Ellsworth management can be
depended upon to show the fans a
good brand Of baseball. They are
new in the league and are up against
teams that have had longer expert
ence. It was the hardest kind Of luck
that lost them last Sundays game
a play that wouldn't be repeated in
a thousand games. Hyatt's team
will be up with the best of them
soon, and the fans should turn out
= 4hoYo
Next Sunday Hudson will play at
Ellsworth, and the Boosters will go
down on special train, accompan-
led by a big delegation Of rooters.
It will be the first clash between
Wisconsin teams, and will decide
which is first to decorate the eel
lar" in the league standing. The
Shermans will play at New Rich
mond and the Cars at Saltwater.
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Rards Take Lead

Fortunes smokes" laid an awful
drubbing onto Anderson's Boosters
Tuesday, the count at the close of
the fracas tallying Is to 4. In the
third inning Davidson was given his
first introduction to one of those
good old broadside bombardments,
getting dizzy from watching the
fleet Bards chase round the circuit.
Nine runs were chalked up in this
session. Harry johnson, in the next
frame, stopped the riot after only
six had scored.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-17
re too old. All candidates must be

are too old. All candidates must be
physically sound
Pay; The pay of midshipman is
5000 year, commencing on the date
of admission to the Academy.
Senator H u sting Congressman
Cary and Frear, and possibly others
will make their nominations from
the successful candidates in this pre-
liminary examination.
Address: Wisconsin Civil Service
Commission, Madison, for applica-
ton blanks and information.