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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
Hell Gate Bridge,
New York, Costliest
Steel Arch in World

New York residents are not notably
modest about the many biggest and
costliest things in the world which
are to be seen in the American metro
polls. The recently completed He'll
Gate bridge, the biggest and eostliest
steel arch bridge n'the world, is one
of the modern wonders which they
like to point to with pride.
But they are reader to talk about
some of the other marvels Of New
York than they are about the He'll
Gate bridge. for they cannot quite
understand that $4,000, 900 steel high
way. 1t connects the tracks of the
Pennsylvania and the New Haven
systems, enabling trains to run from
Boston to Washington without
change or troublesome ferry trip at
New York. Consequently it makes
New York a disregarded way station
on the route from the capital to New
England, and that is incomprehensible
to the average New Yorker, who re-
gads Manhattan as the logical termin-
al Of all the worlds highways
The He'll Gate bridge has only re-
Gently been opened to traffic. The
main arch, shown in the photograph
above, spans the East River at He'll
cate, between WdrO 8 lSlanQ and AS
toria, L. I. This single span, the big
gest in the world, is more than 1000
feet long. 1t carries four railroad
tracks upon a solid concrete bed and
is the heaviest bridge in the world.
The cost of this arch was about $12,-
100000.
which form the approaches to the
The long series of concrete arches
| bridge extend for nearly four miles
and the total length of the connecting
line is about 10 miles. The curving
line of arches stretching away from
the span across the East river forms
a remarkable picture of combined
beauty and strength. Especially as
seen from the Long Island Sound
steamers does the great and costly
bridge stand out with splendid impress
siveneSS.
Work on the He'll Gate connection
was started nearly five years ago and
about 1000 men have been continu-
ously employed upon the stupendous
undertaking. Nearly 100000 tons OF
steel have been used and 100000 GU
bic yards of concrete. The $4,000
600 does not include the trackage and
equipment, for which perhaps $5,oOO,-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
CHAMPAGNE COMES
FROM DISTRICT THAT
NOW FLOWS WITH BLOOD

The Champagne district, where the
French are pressing their offensive
while the English are making mag
nificent gains against Won linden
burg's line in the Arras region, is the
subject of an interesting war geo.
graphy bulletin from the National
Geographic society.
While Champagne no longer exists
as a province or department of
France it's independent existence I'M
der it's own counts aving come to
an end at the beginning Of the 18th
century, the name is generally applied
to that territory which now includes
the departments of Ardennes, Aube,
Haute, Marine and parts of the Siene-
et-Marne, Aisne, Yonne and Mouse
an area some $50 miles long and $50
miles broad, embracing more than
25, 900 square miles.
Champagne derives it's name from
the Latin campus meaning a coun-
try of plains, and referring to the
extensive stretches of land in the vi
cinity Of the three important cities
of Rheims, Chalon and Troyes, the
last named having been the capital
of the ancient province. During the
18th and 9Th centuries the Cham
pagne country was famous through
out western Europe for the fairs held
n four of its cities. These fairs, six
n number, were held SUCCESSFULLY so
hat merchants might travel from
own to town throughout the year,
hus being provided with continuous
markets for their wares.
OF course, the product which has
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07

made the name Champagne SO IA
miliar to all the world is the famous
wine made here. This industry dates
back to Roman times, the vine being
extensively cultivated in this region
as early as the reign of the Emperor
Probus in the third century of the
Christian era. It was not until the
last decade Of the 18th century, how
ever, that the distinctive sparkling or
effervescent' wine was discovered or
invented by monk, Don Perignon,
who was in charge of the cellars of
the abbey of Haut Villers for nearly
half a century. Perignon is also cred
tied with being the first man to use
corks as shoppers for wine bottles.
Like most inventors and discover
ers Perignon had his trials for there
were many people who believed that
the new beverage was 'possest'' and
that it was the spirit of the Evil One
which made the wine seem alive. In
those days from 25 per cent. to 80
per cent. of the wine was lost owing
to the breaking of bottles. Now, how
ever, with the use Of a finer quality
of glass, the loss is not more than 5
per cent, even though the pressure
on the retainers often amounts to sew
en- or eight atmospheres- from ITO to
|12O pounds to the square inch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
WAR CONDITIONS HIT
PRICE OF PEANUTS

2 Peanuts and potatoes, turnips, beets,
radishes and coffee were higher in
Yesterdays markets; and onions, or
anges, strawberries, tomatoes, aspara-
gus and maple sugar were lower. Fish
was also more plentiful. Otherwise
there was little change.
Coffee has not risen at retail, but
is being sold at the straight price,
with no reduction on the larger pur-
chases in any grade. Flour is scarce,
and rose SO cents at wholesale yes
terday.
Peanuts have risen from seven to
10 cents a quart. New potatoes have
risen to $1.10 a peck and the old ones
to 95. Radishes are seven cents
bunch. Turnips have risen to SIX cents
pound and beets to IL, while new
bunch beets are %.
Maple sugar has fallen from 80 to
rs cents a pound, while syrup is $1.75
gallon. Both white and Bermuda
onions were back to 10 cents yester-
day, and oranges have generally low
cred five cents a dozen.
Hothouse tomatoes can be had for
80 cents and Southern tomatoes for
20 a pound. Asparagus ranges from
rs to 81 bunch.
| Celery could be had for 20 cents q
| bunch, dandelion green's for 40 and
beet green's for SO cents a peck, red
cabbage for 5 cents a pound; leeks
/ Is cents a bunch; Jerusalem arti.
| chokes, 25 cents a quart; winter
squash, 10 cents a pound; cranber.
ries, IS cents quart. Green peas
were 75 cents peck; and cauliflow.
err, IS and 40 cents a. head
) Rhubarb was 10 cents pound; ap
ples.s 13 cents a quart; lemons, @:
/ cents a dozen; and grapefruit, z, II
| and 1 3 cents each. The best eggs were
| so cents a dozen. mild cheese, 23 cent.
| a. pound; print butter, 55 cents {
pound y and oleomargarine, SO cent?
Pork is down to 25 cents a pound
and veal from local farms is IA cent
for fores, % cents for legs and ri
cents for cops. =
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600 must be allowed, making the to-
tai cost about $35, 100000, or $780,
a mile. This tremendous sum makes
the New York connecting railroad the
,costliest railroad in the world.
Superlatives have been literally ap-
piled to this huge bridge, but another
might be added. The He'll Gate bridge
is probably the safest bridge in the
world. Its enormous weight gives it
about 20 times the carrying capacity
of the famous Brooklyn bridge. 1t is
one Of the most remarkable engineer
ing achievements Of this country, and
particularly commendable because it
combines SO much beauty with It's
strength and utility.-Boston Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
Girls Tell of Aid
OF Lonely Soldiers

New York, May How encour-
agements has been given$to the fight
ing men in France through Leagues
for Lonely Soldiers" was told yester-
day by the Misses Stone, grand-daugh-
tiers of Daniel O'Day, the original
partner of John D. Rockefeller. They
arrived in New York from their Lon
don home q few days ago with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.. jackson
Stone. They hope similar ,organiza-
lions may be formed in this country
for. the benefit of Americans called
into action. -.,.,. =zs. =. t.rs
The girls, aged eighteen and four
teen,are known, to. their friends as
''Bit" and Bob" respectively. AT
their New York residence, No. 16 West
F1fyt-fifth street, they said yesterday
that New York did not seem differ
emit from London in war time, except
that in London there were only two
courses to dinners In hotels and the
streets were dark at night. They
scoffed at the notion that crossing the
Atlantic is alarming and said they
danced every night on the ship which
brought them, without a thought of
submarines.
People of all ages, classes and con-
ditions, Miss "Bit'" said, have united
in England though the leagues to
write letters and send packages Of
little comforts and Injuries to soldiers
without families to care for them or
men whose families are unable to af-
ford any expense not absolutely nee
essary In return the men wrote let
tiers to their adopted relatives. One
of the last of these letters came a day
or two ago.
Dear Friends" wrote Ernest Kit
| tey, somewhere in France, a soldier
whom the Misses Stone met on a
troopship when they were crossing to
France in the early days Of the war.
sIt is now about two years since you
so kindly started to send me those
parcels of good things<every month
1 appreciate your kindness beyond any
words which I can find to express.
| and as it now seems possible that your
country will take part in this great
| war, it would be only fair if may
say so, to suggest that you might have
some one of your fellow countrymen
who would appreciate these gifts, II
1 may put it that way, in my stead. u
| New York is fun" said Miss Bob
yesterday, but I don't see how we
will get home again" Their London
home is No. 33 Albert Road, Regents
| Park London, N. w.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
Today's Anniversaries


Socrates. the greatest of 'ancient
philosophers. died ON May a. sss B.
10. He was pat tox death by the Athe-
mans on the charge Of Atheism and
corruptfng the. youth On this date
in the a78 Ohio the Great, en-
perq1 died. He was an
actfve ana aiiaht prince, but loved
by hts people, and held in high re-
gard throughout Europe. Measures
to regulate the dress of the students
at: Cambridge were taken on May z,
1888 by Lord Burleigh, chancellor of
the university He issued the fol-
lowing rules referring to apparel land
other disorderss OF the scholars: "And
that:the excessess Of colored shirtbands
and ruffs, exceeding one inch and a
half Saving for the sons sof noble
mem be avoided presently and that no
scholar do wear any long locks Sofs hair
upon his head, etc.a Other interesting
events which fall this date are:
1S30-Signing Of trade treaty be-
tween United States and Turkey.
1S62-Battle OF West Point, Va.
a Farmer Want Ads. One Cent q Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07

sss SLAIEHS
g. A. SHOE CO., NEW YORK,
BOSTON, PROVIDENCE -
SPRINGFIELD, HARTFORD,
LAWRENCE, BRIDGEPORT.
WIN Open The, Largest Shoe Store In
Oounecticut at f12s-sO Main, Street,
s bridgeport, Conn.
OUR QRENING SALE
ssSsss SATExnAY, hfA.Xi2. %
Nfeails u 81 viii Save 81 to So in
Every Pair of Shoes You Buy.
For Men, Women and Children.
,e;H Whole Big Building.
NEW STORES NEW STYLES.
NEW GOODS ,-s,s
Saturday Morning We Will Place
on Sale 10000 Pairs Of Mems Woman's
and Childrens Spring and Summer
Shoes.
You can. buy New High Grade
Footwear at less than you ever saw
1t marked before. Prices that will
scarcely be more than the cost of the
leather.
We will sell 1000 pairs Of Ladies'
and growing Girls $500 and 5000
high. and low shoes at $500.
We will sell 1000 pairs of Mems
$500 and $3.50 Shoes at $3.50.
o@ANo4A~ASA~S
Black, $500 Boots at ....- $500
We will sell 565 pairs of Mems
$500 Fine Bench Made Shoes-every
pair represents the latest new Spring
styles-the new English lasts some
medium and wide toes, in Patent Kid,
vici Kid. Gun Metal Calf, Mahogany
Calf, IN button or lace at 49,. $S.OO
We will sell Ladies' $500 Royal
High Cuts, White Calf, Pearl Gray
Kid, in charming designs, beautifully
made, covered or leather Louis heels
Opening Sale Price 4........ $S.OO
We will sell Ladies' Royal High
Cuts, Havana Brown, Champagne Kid
and Mahogany Tan Calf, $500 value
-. ...... $500
We will sell $500 Ladies' New Spat
Pumps for Street and Dress Wear
for -. POW
We will sell Ladies' Gold and Silver
Slippers worth $500 to SO, for $500
We will sell Ladies Two-Toned
Boots, Havana Brown, Blue, Pearl
Gray, Dark Grey, and Patent Leather
and White Tops, Extra High Cuts,
Handsome Shades for Conservative
Dressers- Opening Sale Price :. $500
We will sell Boys and Girls $3.50
School Shoes at $500. ....... $1.5O
We will sell ,oBys' and Girls $3.50
School Shoes at .......-... $500
We Will sell Mems $3.50 q. S. Army
Shoes made on the Munson Army
last. Inspected by j. j. McGraw $500
We viii sell Mems Dr.. Whitcomb's
Cushion Comfort Shoes, $3.50 value,
at $S.9o
We win sell Mems $3.50 Storm
King Rubber Boots at $3.45
We will sell Mems First Quality
$500 Knee Rubber Boots at... $500
We will sell the Biggest Bargains in
Connecticut-Ladies $3.50 to $1,000
Extra Hishe Cdt Boots, made in the
verya1nessp washable oKfdf in scombina-
lions OF Black and ivory Cherry and
Ivory, Grey and White1 Ivory and
White. Havana Brown, White and
Blue. and many other color combina-
lions, all covered heels to match tops
and bottoms at ....... $500
Two or three pairs of shoes for the
price of one. Connecticut's largest
sale; an opportunity that comes te
shoe buyers about once In lifetime
Telf your friends and neighbors abou1
this ssafdli We are. going to, give such
splendid value and at such low prices
>. that all wise. economical people viii
attend this sale and get the bargains
of their lives.
Watch the daily papers. Big open
ing day, Saturday, May IL.
or ANyTyns0
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07
URGES GREEKs TO ENLIsT.

Major Pantelis Sioris. a Greek, re-
servist officer, who fought in Z the
Balkan war, aroused great enthusiasm
in an address to his countrymen at the
Y. M. C. A. last night and he called
upon the 10000 Greeks in this coun-
try who are fit for war service to enlist
under the Stars and Stripes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-07

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
Boston Stock Market
New York Produce Market

r,r1,-n New York. Dec. 10.
fLOt R-Steady: spring patents 10550
lVN' winter patents 1050d1O75: winter
Ills. ''s lloVg
CoRE-Spot irregular; kiln dried M 2
yelloW 1872 cost and freight New York Ia.
DAY shipment; Argentine 225 nominal foh
cars New York to arrive.
OaIS-Snot strong; standard s7dS73
r,d PORk-Strong; mess 525ONi530O: family
o4gVa 25o short clear 5400059O0.
LARD-Strong: middle west 25oO02fnO
~ ITER-Firm: receipts $3.50: creamery
hgher than extras 49s45O: Creamery 60
onds 4Gll43 ''ae1'' sec-
EGGS-Firn; receipts S47s: fresh path
eIeq extras 5S059; extra ffrsts 56d57. firsts
a49o2: seconds 5ou53; refrigerator special
marks 3oa31; refrigerator frsts 34II35k
state Pa. and nearby western hennerv
whites tine to fancy 65G6s; state. Pa and
NEARBY nennery browns 6Od62
PoIATOES-Quiet; Bermuda bb) 5no7
100: Maine in bulk 1870 lbs 4G10450. T ~. o~t,
Island IN bulk +25M475; state. Pa. and
western bulk 3759425; Jersey round 16s Ihs
175022S. W. per oasket
SuGAR-Raw steady; ceutr,fupa1 e7n
molasses !S2; refined steady. unchanged 70
"a ,ol POINTS lower; cut loaf 965aas5; crushed
94"ny"o; mould A S650SS5: cubes S9o091o.
powdered S35uS55; powdered S3OdS fine
graduated Sl5ds35; diamond S15dss5.
confectioners A so5ds25; No. l sOods2o
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VASSALBORO

NORTH-At the last meeting Of
Kennebec Lodge, No. 121, I. o. 0. F.,
the initiatory degree was conferred
upon 10 candidates.
The next meeting of East Kennebec
Pomona will be held with Benton
Grange December IL, for the election of
officers.
A. E. Truesdell shipped carload Of
apples from E. H. Cooks Monday.
The addition to the wooden mill 10
all closed in and it is being piped for
the steam.
5. G. c. Ward, State commander Of
the Maccabees, was In attendance upon
a meeting of the local camp Saturday
night.
The town schools will close Friday
for two weeks vacation over Christ
mas.
No electric cars were run here from
Saturday night to Sunday night.
p Ara E. Getchell, who is passing the
winter in Florida. writes that he "a
enjoying Himself very much.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Features of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York. Dec. 1o.-stocks moved in a
hesitant and irregular manner today 70
the accompaniment of an insignificant
turnover. Important shares fiuctuate,l
within a two-point radius, but a num-
Der OF specialtes fell sharply.
American tobacco made an extreme de-
cline of 21s points to 40 in connection with
the proposed issue of an additional s5o2
100000 of treasury shares and some OF
that company's former subsidiaries broke
IS to II points.
Uncertainty marked the course Of rails,
Pacifcs and a few coalers registering
gross gains of one to two points, while ST.
Paul preferred and Atchison preferred
touched new minimums. Atlantic Coast
Line was included among other issues to
repeat their lowest quotations of recent
years.
Steels were the steadiest features OF the
industrial and equipment groups, with
moderate strength in coppers and ship
ping, but profit-taking effaced a large
part Of this advantage at the close Sales
amounted to $50, 900 shares.
Call moneys rise to per cent. and
temporary withdrawal Of time funds
served as an additional deterrent to spec
ulative operations.
Weakness of French issues, virtually
all making lowest records since their no.
tation in this market, was the overshad-
owing feature of the bond market. Lib
erty As sold at s716 to $3.50 and the 3ss at
ss.i6 to $3.50. Total sales, par value, ag-
gregated $4,000 On call old United
States As lost is of l per cent. and the
Panamas per cent.
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CLINTON

Mrs. Harold Wiley went Sunday to
| Path to join her husband, who has re-
Gently entered the employ of the Bath
Iron Works
Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Merrill and Miss
Ellen were guests of relatives In Mad
ison over. the week END
r. +. Whitman was on business
trip Monday to Freedom
MISS Resper Irving returned Sunday
10 NJ. vernon TO resume her work as
teacher Of the Dunn's Corner school.
Mrs. Laura Felker and sister, Mrs.
Trip, were in Waterville Monday af-
| ternoon.
The pupils Of the Third and Fourth
grades, Miss LANG teacher, are max
ing calendars, which they will offer Tor
sale to raise their bit for the Red
| Cross.
The monthly meeting Of the Phila-
thea class Of the Free Baptist Sunday
school will be held Thursday evening
| at the home of Mrs. Lottie Fisher.
Mrs. Mary Stinchfield left Friday for
Dryden to be the guest for a few DAYS
OF her daughter, Mrs. L. S. Williams.
She will later go to Massachusetts to
| pass the winter with her daughters,
Mrs Cain and Mrs. Archer
Cecil Cain has gone to Drew, where
| he has employment.
The Red Cross acknowledges with
thanks cash donation from "A
Friend for the yarn fund; two COM
fort pillows from the Townhouse
school, Miss Bracket. teacher: also
| fandkerchiefs from the Grammar
school. The young ladies' Of the gram
mar school have also knit several pairs
of wristers
There will be q social at the vestrv
under the direction Of the Baptist Sun.
day school Friday evening, Dec. Il.
| There will be program and games.
Refreshments will be served.
| The schools in town will close FRI
day. The village grades are preparing
exercises appropriate to the season to
which the parents and friends Will be
welcome.
The members Of tho local Red Cross
are urged to be present at the rooms
Wednesday afternoon when arrange
ments will be made for the member.
ship drive which will begin Dec. II,
| At the suggestion Of Supt. W. ID
| Stuart the schools in town have re-
| Gently raised the sum Of s20.63 for tho
work Of the Red Triangle The money
has been earned by the pupils In vari-
| Gus ways or saved by self-denial. The
various schools donated as follows:
High and grammar $9.43; grades s ana
| 6. 10 cents: grades and 4. 76 cents.
| grades l and 2. 81 cents; Townhouss
school, 1897: Morrison's Corner. 80
cents: Ferry. 50; Hill road, 81.
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Classified
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rour lines 70 wosds to . iine)
q, rs words or less cost i5s. tor
,re issue, zoe. for three and o0o.
;or week. Pro rata price will b
,hraed for advertisements ex'
s.edIno four lines. In sending ~
mail, enclose stamps with order,
A. charges are too small to open
accounts.
The journal does not knowingly
accept any fraudulent advertising
Of any kind. The Journal will IN
,ss.igate promptly and vigorously
every claim from any person VINO
Ia, been in any way deceived or
n,s.reated through answering an
Advertisement. The journal VIII
hank its readers to bring to re
attention a,y failure on the part
81 an advertiser to make good ms
promises. II is the belief OF this
ssper that an advertiser serves MS
svr interest best only when no
.ryes the public best. II you are
90, satisfied tell the Journal.
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but the mirror had saved his life.
saw one fellow lying dead on his back,
ana IN his hand his Bible. with his M
gers still holding Il open 70 the ~
words he had read as he died. On a6SnA|
of the raiding parties, In fact in m III
them. when great risk Is run, We arr
ordered to remove every mark OF iden- :
LITIGATION. Our steel disk which We
wear on our wrist, like this I hayA ana
even our buttons and collar msfEs.,
anything possible to give the osrmsnS
an idea OF who the attaching party is
or ut least from what division, resi-
ment or company he comes from. Men
thus taken prisoners or killed do not
give away by their Identification marks
the position Of certain contingsntS and
you bet they don't toll anything.
Every German prisoner I have ever
talked with says the same thing, that
he is fed up with the war, and that
means in good English that he Is ready
for peace. They surely have had all
they want, If they tell the truth.
Mr.. Knowlton Is very proud Of the
Canadians. especially the Scottish di-
vision. which he thinks are about the
best fighters in the allied armies. On
their Scotch caps is the motto In Gaelic.
Das Gu Gath, which literally trans
lated means, Into the Fray.
He Is due back at Winnipeg Decem-
Der q, leaving here December IT, and
there he will enter the hospital again
for another operation. Since last Nav
he has been in English Military hos
pitfalls. in Manchester and in London
where he received the very best of
treatment and where everything has
been done to save his leg, which for
some time it was feared would have
to be amputated.