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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
Government Troops Have
Recaptured S antiago
Without a Battle, Says Re-
port to Navy Department
Revolution Collapses, Is
Belief.
Rebels, Fearing Capture and
Trial AS Traitors, Throw
Away Rifles and Flee
From City - American
Marines Ready to Handle
Situation.

Washington, March 9--Offi-
cial dispatches to the Navy De-
partment today established that
Cuban government forces have
regained control of Santiago,
the stronghold of the rebel up
rising.
President Menocal has noti-
fled this government that Gov.
Munoz, in command there, rep
resents him and the recognized
Cuban government.
The reposseszion OF Santiago and
the capture OF the rebel leader Gomez
and his staff are regarded here as
marking the collapse OF the rebellion.
Todays dispatches do not say
whether there was q flgdnt, but say the
rebels realizing that they were trait
ors about to be captured threw away
their arms and fled to the outskirts
It appears from the dispatches
which are incomplete, that the Munoz
forces took the city by a coup within
1t and before the Menocal troops
marching ON Santiago had arrived.
Munoz previously had declared
himself loyal to President Menocal
and the government. and ut his re-
quest American forces were landed to
protect foreign interests in case the
departing rebels should attempt to re-
enter after having gathered their
forces outside.
Landing ofTAmerican marines and
bluejackets at Santiago, Cuba, to pro-
tect lives Of Americans and other for.
eigners and their property was report.
ed today In dispatches to the state
and. navy departments. The reports
said there had been no fighting in
the city or its suburbs up to mid
night last night.
The naval forces were sent ashore
by Commander BeTknop, commanding
the United States squadron in Santa
go harbor, on his own responsibility
and at the request OF the civil Cover.
nor. An attack on the city by rebe
forces was, impending and Command.
er BelknAp put his men ashore to pre-
vent loss Of foreign lives and de-
struction Of foreign property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS- FOR
MARCH 2OSOUCnT

Washington, March 9-In the 10
minute session Of the Senate today
Senator Mclean. Republican of Con-
pared last night requesting the presi-
dent to can congress in special ses-
sion on March 20 to enact measures
OF vital importance to the nation It
was not discussed and the Senate ad-
jocrned until Monday There seems
no likelihood that 1t viii be passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
MATCHES CAUSE FIRE.

Matches in a bureau drawer at the
home of CharleseC. Cook, 23 Cherry
street, became ignited about 1920 this
morning causing damage estimated at
SIS to the articles contained therein
No. Engine company was called by
telephone and the blaze extinguished
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
PATRIOTIC 0uTbuR~T As
DEFENSE BILL IS PASSED
YARR0WDALE PRISONERS
ARE freed BY GERMANY:
START FOR SWITZERLAND

London, March "a dispatch from
Berlin says that the Americans and
other neutra1s who were on board
the captured British steamer Yarrow-
dale left Germany on Wednesday.
The Spanish, American and Brazil
ian Yarrowdale prisoners were sent
from the prison camp at Brandenburg
to Switzerland by way of Linden on
Wednesday afternoon, according to a
Berlin dispatch to Reuters by way
of Amsterdam
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
JOHN III. LIGHT HoNORED.

Hartford, March Gov. Holcomb
has appointed John H. Light of South
Norwalk as a delegate to the meeting
of the American Academy OF Politi-
cal and Social Science, to be held in
Philadelphia, April 20 to 23, inclu-
sive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
SEEK TO STOP WAR

ernment has received assurances that
Brazil. Chile and Peru are willing to
join the proposed conference in
Buenos Aires of South American
countries to consider possible meth
DDS of ending the European war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09

Members of other neutral crews
were sent home through various
frontier towns. The dispatch says
that the prisoners were released on
the expiration Of the quarantine i'm
posed by the discovery OF a case of
spotted fever.
Berne, Switzerland, March g.
There are So Of the men from the
Yarrowdale in the party which has
left Berlin for Switzerland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09

The Senate Democratic caucus ap-
proved the proposed new rule by
which a two-thirds vote could shut
off debate in the Sonata
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and somew1aat colder to-
night; SATURDAY. and Sunday fair;
fresh wast winds, diminishing tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
STATE OPENS CASE AGAINST
 COLORED MAN

Trial of William Roberts of Strat- ford for the murder of his wife, Mary Roberts, July last, was commenced in the superior court yesterday before judge Gardiner Greene and a jury. All of the session of court yesterday was taken up in securing a jury, 62 talesmen having been examined be- fore 12 were selected to try the case. Many were excused because they were opposed to capital punishment.
 Roberts is accused of slashing his w1fe's throat with a razor the morn ing of July 4 in a path between Lin- den and Stratford avenues, in Strat- ford, when he found her in company with another man. All the parties to the case are eolored.
 Coroner John J. Phelan was the first witness today, and identified photographs of the scene of the crime, and some exhibits in the case, including 8 knife with broken blade.
 William B. Nichols, of Stratford, told of turning the knife over to the coroner, and Fred B. Manchester told of finding 1t covered with blood near the scene of the crime a short time after the killing occurred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
BOY SCOUTS TO
 ASSIST LADIES

All Scouts are requested to report to the various division headquarters Saturday morning at 8 as per follow ing schedule:
 West Side at St. Johns Parish House-Troops 4, 5, IS, 20. 26 and 2S. Troops will report to Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Hawley.
 South End headquarters at War ner's Institute in charge of MT. Dud- ley Morris-Troops 10, 12, 27, 39, 30 and 31
 East Side headquarters at Y. w. c. A. of Beach street, in charge of Mrs. pr. Cenicola-Troops 3, g, IS, 2S, A and 25. Troop No. Il who would naturally belong to this division will report for duty at the Lyric theatre while the pictures are being shown for the chdl- dren from 1O:15 to F at noon. Central Division headquarters at the First Methodist church in charge of Miss Gros- os-C1aude--Troops 1, 2, 6, 8, 1T, 19 and 21.
 Six of these boys will be chosen for special duty at the railroad station and should report not later than 7:45 a. m. to Mrs. Dr. lyle.
 North End headquarters at Ohvet church in charge of Miss Jansen Troops 1S. IA. 15 and 22.
 We hope to have two boys from Troops 10, and 21 at the railroad station at 7:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

Liberty bond and r. M. c. A. sub scriptions that it may be relied upon to make a good showing in it's ab- sorption of the baby government ob- hgadons known as Thrift stamps. These are now on sale at each of the towns four post-off1ces and also by the rural mail carriers. You pay $4.12 for a stamp, either outright or by installments, and three years hence can cash 1t in at $5, which means an attractive interest increment. Miss E. s. Sanford, postmistress at the Center, is doing missionary work among the school children to stimulate interest in the sale of these stamps
 Martin Doherty and Mrs. Peter Ray burn of the West Side are laid up with injuries received by falling on the ice. The latter was the more seriously hurt and is under a doctors care.
 Rev. Raymond Cunningham Is being visited by his mother and his brother Harold. They will remain about two weeks.
 The arrest in New York of Otto Merkel for alleged misdeeds in con- nection with criminal pro-German activities recalls the fact that he was one of the speakers in the public dis cussion regarding the war and its causes held at the Sanford school in the autumn of 1914. He then i'm pressed his hearers as remarkably smooth and insinuating talker and as a man of culture as we'll as Kultur.
 Emil Nardine of West Bedding was home over Sunday from Camp Spar tansburg.
 r Samuel Osborn, another of the lo- cal boys at the camp, has been as- signed to the Remount division. MT. Burtis of Mt. Vernon has moved to the place in hometown rent ed from the Misses Phiel and Newell, and will there engage in the raising of fancy poultry.
 Albert Bigelow Paine has offered to contribute the chassis of his car to the Mark Twain ambulance corps which is being organized in C'>A- o and to go to France in the spring to serve as its driver. He says he thinks he can make good on the job despite his 66 years.
 The Mems Club will meet this | (Thursday) evening with J. B. San ford to hear an address on war top ics by Rev. MT. Coburn of Danbury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
BERNHARDT MAY
 PLAY VAUDEVILLE

The closing of the Mime. Bernhardt road tour at Montreal this week may result in Bernhardt again taking up vaudeville tour.
 Early in the week it looked as thout negotiations then being con- ducted between Bernhardt's manager, W. F. Connor, and Harry Weber (for vaudeviIle) would end successfully. Wednesday 1t was reported MT. Weber had retired from further activity, but that the negotiations were still on, with probability Bernhardt would reopen at the Palace, New York, Dec. IT. or shortly after.
 When last playing in vaudeville over here on the Orpheum circuit Brnhardt feceived $500 a perform ance, or $7,000 weekly in a city of IA performances. It is said her pro- posed vaudeville tour will be al around $5,oO0 weekly, with about 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
MOTHERS, DO TH|S-
When the Children Cough, Rub Musterole on Threats
 and Chests

No telling how soon the symptoms may develop into croup, or worse. And then's when you're glad you have jar of Mus terole at hand to give prompt, sure re. lief. It does not blister.
 As first aid and a certain remedy, Musterole is excellent. Thousands of mothers know it. You should keep a far in the house, ready for instant use.
 It is the remedy for adults, too. Re lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head. ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, Iumbago, pains and aches of back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, chilblains. frosted feet and colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia.
 BOG and 6Oc jars; hospital size $2.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
Start Drive For
 Red Cross Members
Wanted, volunteers!"

Wanted, VOlunteerS!"
 This isn't call from the United States army but from the Red Cross army, in this case, from General Emily Russell, who is in charge for the Twelfth district in the forthcom- ing membership drive, and wants volunteer worke~~ to report to her at once at her house, 294 West ave- nue, or by telephone, Barnum 3623-2.
 ''The Twelfth district Is a big one to cover." declared Mrs. Russell to- day, land every patriotic woman should take hand in this great work.
 "As the final meeting before the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

weeks given her at this figure, if no return engagements are played.
 MT. Weber got into communication with MT. Connor some time ago re- garding Bernhardt and vaudeville. His retirement this week from further interest was said to have been through Mime. Bernhardt, if appear ing in vaudville, being regarded for bookings purposes as foreign act" ]"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
WANTS MAIDEN NAME.

Lenore Hammill of Bridgeport has filed suit for divorce against Charles Hammill, of parts unknown, alleging desertion since November 8, 1913 They were married in Toledo, Ohio April 2, 1910. Divorce and resump- tion of her maiden name of Dow is claimed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

Members of the Smith College, of Northampton, Mass, relief unit in France are assisting inhabitants of the country by selling necessities at less than cost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

Joseph Caillaux, former premier of France, is accused under four penal code laws which condemns anyone guilty to die.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

Shortly after the fire which resulted in the explosion of the T N T shells at the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Wilm- ington, Del, two foreigners were ar rested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

Earth tremors were felt at Idaho Falls, Idaho. No damage was done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
A New Party?

A national convention was held
at Chicago on October and A, COM
nosed of Single Takers, Socialists,
and representatives of the Prohibit
ton and Progressive parties. The
object was to find, if possible, com
mon ground for mutual cooperation.
A platform was adopted, containing
a Single Tax plank and planks en-
hodying special demands of the other
groups, as well as demands on which
all agree without mental reservation.
The name National" party was
chosen, but that does not imply that
it intends to enter the field as a COM
netitor with existing parties. 1t is
merely prepared for an emergency.
he Single Tax plank was not adopt
I'd without some bitter opposition
from delegates who have evidently
not studied the question.
The platform is divided into three
'ections, devoted respectively to
political democracy, industrial de-
mocracy, and international democ-
racy. Concerning industrial democ-
racy it says that sit is fundamental
to industrial democracy that there
shall be equality of economic oppor-
tunity." 1t states further, in part:
AS steps toward the realization of
this industrial democracy we urge
Cd Extinction of Land Monopoly:
Removal of the fundamental evil of
land monopoly by taxation of site
rental values, this taxation to be
progressively increased and taxation
of improvements to be gradually
abolished.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
Labor Exemption and Wages.

We believe in the exemption OF
farmers and farm laborers SO far as
such exemption can be allowed with
out interfering with the raising OF
an army sufficient for the present
needs of the country in it's conduct
of the war. At the same time we
however, believe in the mobilization
of labor and if men who are now
farmers are exempted and later
leave the farm or fail to do their
best in farming they should be called
for the army. Also if farm laborers
are exempt and later leave the farm
or refuse to work their exemption
should cease. We are not opposed to
granting to labor the privilege OF
making it's own bargain as to wages,
ETC., but if man refuses to work
because he cannot get more per diem
than farmer can afford to pay and
remains idle because. his exorbitant
demands are not met, he ceases to
be helpful in agriculture and should
forfeit his exemption. There is a
limit to wages that farmer can pay,
but there seems to be no limit to the
demands of farm help. We are in
formed that farm laborers have re-
fused this fall to cut corn and buck
corn because farmers have refused to
pay more than SO per day. Now, it
seems to us, that So per day is as
much, or even more, than farmer
can pay for such work when corn is
selling at the present price. How
ever, without making bargains for
farm help, we believe there should
be some plan devised at this critical
time for compelling all help to work.
Dover Index.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
PRICE FIXING TO STAY.

The American people are unani-
nous in their inflammation of the
modern tende of all necessities of
life to keep increasing in cost. But
when it comes to remedies for this
condition, there are almost as many
opinions as there are men to express
them. During present war condi-
tions, prices, if uncontrolled, are
likely to soar beyond all limits of
endurance. The government there
fore has both advanced and put into
effect it's remedy by fixing a maxi
mum price above which the chief
necessities of life may not be sold.
'This is the only remedy possible to
solve the problem of rising prices,
not only in war time, but i'll all
times" says Boersianer in the No
vember Hearts's Magazine. 1t is the
only remedy that ancient Egypt,
Greece. and the most enlightened
governments of mediaeval Europe
after much experimenting found
practicable, and one which all of
them finally resorted to. The war
will teach the advantages OF govern
mental price regulation to America;
and price regulation will become, ne
thinks, a permanent part of our
economic practices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
Democrats In Counties saucy.

Under the above caption the Bal
timore American has the following
to say concerning the recent election:
"The returns of the election on
Tuesday from the counties are all in,
but returns from county Democrats
on the election of Mr.. McMullen
comptroller without Baltimore's aid
are beginning to arrive in big
punches. They bring the story OF
Notification in the rural sections be-
cause they believe that they have
witnessed a new declaration of indie
pendence, that they can elect their
state candidates without the city's
help, that Baltimore Democrats can
keep up their feudal strife, while
they elect their tickets and divide all
the offices among themselves, giving
no consideration to city Democrats.
''There are Democrats in the coun-
ties who will concede an extension
of the city's limits not because they
favor this proposition on it's merits,
but because they want the question
as a political issue s1detracked before
the gubernatorial election two years
hence rolls around. But Baltimore
will not be satisfied with this
triumph after a long and bitter
battle. Baltimore will demand con-
troll of the Police and Liquor License
Boards supported by its taxpayers.
rhe question of additional repre-
sentation in the General Assembly is
not pressing. 1t can wait
"For the first time since 1901,
when Mr.. Plat, Republican, received
1927 more votes than DR.. Henry,
Democrat, though the latter carried
the state by 121 majority, has Balti-
more given majority until last
Tuesday against Democratic candi-
date for comptroller"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
TO AID FISH INDUSTRY.
State College Preparing To Develop
Resources.

Plans rapidly are nearing COM
pletion for putting into effect the
work under the biological depart
ment of the Maryland State College
for aiding in the development of the
water resources of the state, namely,
the crab, oyster and fish industries.
DR.. Alfred Fred Woods, President of
the College, says that the water re-
sources of the state have scarcely
been touched and that each acre of
water can be made at least as pro-
ductive as each acre of land.
''The water resources of Maryland
are capable of enormous develop
ment," says DR.. Woods, "and there
is no reason why we should not work
to increase the wealth of the state in
that direction as we'll as by building
up the agricultural interests. The
functions of the State College are
not being fully carried out unless the
college puts forth every possible en-
deavor to aid in the building up of
all the industries which have rela-
tionship to Agriculture, Industrial
Science and Engineering. Not only
is it our duty to promote the agri-
cultural work of the state, but we
must do our best to better road con-
ditions and other engineering pro-
iects in the rural communities and
also foster the oyster, grabbing and
fishing industries. For instance, by
studying the food certain kinds of
fish feed on we can propagate that
food in waters where now it does
not grow and thereby cause fish to
frequent waters they are now not to
be found"
1t is the intention of the college
to establish station on the Eastern
Shore for conducting experiments
along these lines. No definite place
has been selected yet, but. it has
been rumored that the experiments
will be carried on at Oxford, in Tai
bot county, or at Crisfield, in Somer-
set county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
That wet Victory u, In Ohio.


The vets have managed to keep
Ohio in the whiskey column. The
manipulation of sufficient votes,-
mistakes, occurred in that brew
er's paradise, Cincinnati, which is in
Hamilton county. The Columbus,
Ohio, Dispatch on Sunday, says of
the vote:
That Fatal ''NIistake.''
Until Saturday, there was see
saving in Ohio's vote on the prohibi
ton amendment. One day it would
seem that the drys were winning and
the next day the vets would appear
to be on top. At first the drys had
lead of more than $4,000, but just
when their hopes were highest, came
the surprising news of the discovery
of mistake" in Hamilton county
which boosted the vote of the vets
there more than 10000.
Two days later it developed that
this gain was not sufficient to return
the vets victors, and, oddly enough,
another mistake" was found in
Hamilton county, which has never
failed to roll up all the votes the
vets need, and the opponents of pro-
hibition gained some 1900 more
votes. This was little more than
was needed to keep the state out of
the dry column.
Suspicious of Cincinnati.
The vets are declaring that the
Cincinnati mistakes were real, but
they might as we'll save their breath
so far as the multitudes of dry adj
herents throughout the state are con-
cerned. Whether they are success
full or not in their efforts to show
up skulduggery, they will continue to
believe that there was fragrant dis
honesty in the voting at Cincinnati.
Statistician S. M. Johnson of the
secretary of states office estimates
that the total vote of last Tuesdays
election on both prohibition and suf-
frage will approximate 100000,
which is a larger vote than was an
ticipated. The total vote in the
presidential election of last year was
1,195,907.
The vote as recorded was:
For prohibition, s522,226.
Against prohibition, 524,042.
Majority against prohibition, 1916.
Vets were jubilant Saturday night
over their efforts to keep Ohio in the
wet column, but prohibition leaders
who refuse to concede defeat and
who have hopes of being able to
knock out the doubtful victory of
their opponents by showing that
there was rottenness in the election,
pointed with smiling satisfaction to
the fact that the wet majority of
two years ago had been cut more
than $4,000, certainly no mean &C.
complishment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16

Two Liberty Loans have been
fioated without any inconvenience to
the world of finance In less than
five months the country has poured
more than five billions into the
treasury without raising the fiscal
temperature. OF this amount Cecil
county gave $791,OO0. This is due
in no small measure to the accom-
mediation which the banks have so
freely given to the purchasers of
Liberty Bonds. Next June, however,
when the income and other special
taxes of the new revenue bill be-
comes due, a sum equal of one half
of these two loans will have to be
provided and paid in practically all
at once.