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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
GERMAN PRICE ON HIS HEAD.
Captain Miller, Who Sank U Boat.
Sails For War Zone Again.

Smiling and shouting CHEEKY good
by to several friends ON the pier, Cap
tain William Miller. master Of the
British steamship Clan Robertson, ON
whose head the German admiralty has
set a reward Of $4,000, stood ON the.
bridge Of his vessel the other day as,
she was being towed out ready to put
to sea from Baltimore. Captain NIL
Ter, as master of the steamship Clan
MacFayden, gave. orders which result
ed in the sinking of German subma-
rine and the loss of all on board in.
the Bay Of Biscay about a year ago.
For this feat he received a prize of
5000.
No sooner had the full facts of the
affair been made public than the Ger
man admiralty notified all its subma-
rine commanders that $4,000 would
be paid to the man who captured Cap
tain Miller.
About year ago the Clan MacFay-
den stopped at Gibraltar to take aboard
a gun and two gunners. A short time
afterward submarine fired solid
shot across the bows of the freighter,
the signal to heaye to. Captain Miller
ordered full speed ahead and told the
gunners to stand by their gun. A Sec
ond shot from the underwater boat
tore away two lifeboats, another de-
molished the funnel and deck house,
and another put hole in the bow. of
the ship.
All this time the gun on the after
deck was being fired but no hits were
scored. The submarine was rapidly
overtaking the Clan MacFayden when
shot from the freighter struck her
amidships. The Z beat sank, and the
MacFayden continued on her voyage.
Captain Miller was then placed in
command of the Clan Robertson. On
his present voyage he will again face
the perils of the submarine zone.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
AT 90 CHOPS SEVEN CORDS.
Garrett Iseman of Sparkil Demon
strates His Visor In Old Age.

Garrett Iseman, Rockland county S
oldest exponent of physical culture.
who is ninety-three, demonstrated his
vigor recently by cutting the last of
seven cords of wood he had sawed and
split this winter at. his home in
Sparkill, n. Y. He made wager with
friends several weeks ago that he
would convert the big pile, into kindling
wood himself.
Iseman, the dean of Erie railroad en-
gineers. sat in cab for more than
forty years. He worked on the first
train that ran over the road and helped
to build the third mile of the road him.
self. This was in 1882. He retired
about thirty-two years ago.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
NOTES OF
co. SCHOOLS
Contributed for Public Informa-
ton by j. ]. Unger, County
Superintendent of Public
Schools.
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The teachers bi-monthly reports
for December and January have all
been returned to the respective dis
tricts. The reports were delayed
about one week because of the delay
on the part of half dozen teachers
to send them in. The delinquents
were all in one township.
The following table shows the COM
parative attendance for the months
of December and January taken to-
gether, the first column giving the
district, the second column the per-
centage of attendance for January
and February, and the third column
the percentage of attendance for the
year ending June 1916:
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
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v ernment to conserve its food sup 9
" ply that persons caught wasting y
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" striking example of the severe a:
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Y sent to prison for FIVE years for y
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children relieve Feverishness, Head
ache, Bad Stomach, Teething Disor-
ders, move and regulate the Bowels
and destroy worms. They break up
colds in "a hours. Used by mothers
for 20 years. All Druggists, 25c. Sam
pie FREE. Address. Mother Gray Co.,
Leroy. N. Y. 11-21 81
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
'OO YOU
KNOW THAT

Germany did not become a ship
building nation until with the last
generation.
The torpedo as fired from surface
vessels is effective UP to 10000 yards
range.
The crying of weasels and the bay
ing of dogs are considered evil omens
by the japanese.
The bread Of the Balkans is made
in the form of chains, and sold ac-
cording to length.
The Montenegrin soldier wear his
medals for valor on his cap, instead
of across his left breast.
Within a radius of 100 miles of New
York city lives one-eighth the popu-
lation of all the United States.
Germany has 10000 miles of rail-
way, or about one-sixth of the total
railroad mileage in the United States.
The founder of the Rothschild rich
es was born in Frankfort ghetto,
the son of poverty-strick dealer in
curios.
Under English law no clergyman
can be arrested within the walls of
his church, or while he is going to or
returning from his duty.
The biggest gun of the United
States Navy is so feet in length,
weighs about so tons, and fires a pro-
jectile weighing 2100 pounds.
The ordinary Chinese printing office
! uses about 5000 characters, while a
fairly complete Chinese dictionary
contains as many as $4,000.
In the United States there are nc
fewer than 900 motion picture the
aters, representing a total investment
of over $2,OOO,OOO,OOO.
Among the prominent American
families Of German origin are those
of Astor, Wanamaker, Frick, Rookie
feller, Westinghouse, Guggenheim
Spreckles, Havemeyer and Roebling.
The library of the Bank of England
contains set of volumes giving a
record of every member of the staff
who has served at the institution
since its establishment in 1894.
Scarcely more than a century ago
what is now the German empire en-
braced more than 800 separate gov.
ernments, including kingdoms, grand
duchies, duchies, principalities and
free cities.
The prime minister and the chan
cellor of the exchequer are the only
British cabinet ministers entitled tC
live rent free during their term of Of
flee. They inhabit adjacent houses in
EDowning Street, close to the Houses
of Parliament.
There is one day during the year
upon which the Indian Government
has decreed that Hindoo may lawfully
gamble. That day is Revali-the Day
of Light, which is dedicated to the
Hindoo god Ram, in celebration of his
coronation, and of the privileges OF
this day the devotees of the Hindoo
religion take great advantage.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22

Lands stands at the head of the
list for December and January, and
41Opewell at the head for years at
tendance. 1t is perhaps but just to
say that the low standing of Maurice
River township is due to some extent
to the contagious diseases in their
While the attendance in the majority
of townships is reasonably good for
the winter months of December and
January, it is not to be compared with
the attendance in the neighboring
township of Buena Vista in Atlantic
County, where the average attendance
exceeds 95 per cent. for the entire
township. 1t should be remembered
that Buena Vista Township has no
better conditions than the large ma
jority of townships in Cumberland
County. The lack of cooperation on
the part of the teachers is to some eX-
tent responsible for the low attend
ance. If teachers are not interested
in sending the names CT delinQuents
promptly to the attendance officer,
good attendance cannot be expected.
1t is hoped that for the months Feb
ruary and March, there will be gain
in attendance all along the line.
ro,ouI 4t,o4 1,oro
has been an improvement along the
line of professional reading. Only 80
per cent. of the teachers in the ele-
mentary schools of the county report
having read no pedagogical book, and
only about 8 per cent. of the teachers
report no educational paper.
In IA buildings there has been re-
ported delinquency on the part of
medical inspectors, either through not
having examined all the pupils as re-
quired by law, or through not having
made any visits during the months
for which this report is made. Medi-
cal inspectors should remember that
the physical examinations ought to
be conducted and the cards properly
writted up during the first months
of the school term, and thereafter
that they should make visits regular
ly to the schools under their jurisdic-
tion. 1t should also be remembered
hot
should be left with the principal of
each school, with the request that
they be properly kept on file, and
boards of education should provide
suitable files for these cards. They
constitute a permanent records which
is very valuable.
Eighteen teachers reported delin-
quency on the part of attendance Off
GERS. The districts where no delin-
quency was reported are Fairfield,
Greenwich, Maurice River and Stow
Creek. In all the other districts two
or more teachers reported that they
sent their reports to the attendance
officer, but the absences have not
ceased; it is, however, undoubtedly
true that several of the teachers have
failed to send reports of delinquents
to the attendance officer, in which
cases no blame can be attached to the
latter.
Unless contagious diseases are
prevalent, there is no reason why the
attendance during the months of Feb
ruary and March should not reach 80
per cent. in every district. Teachers
should do their utmost to have a 80
per cent. attendance, without having
to call on the attendance officer to get
it,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
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: NEW ARMY GUN EQUAL TO
: BIG BERTHAS" OF GERMANY

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" soon be supplied with huge Y
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
Has Eight Sons, All Bachelors.

Mrs. Catherine German, a widow of
Toledo, O.. has eight bachelor sons. 1t
Is claimed that this is the largest fam
lily of the kind in that state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01

the rest of the outfield Behind the bat for his later day champions Mack had Schang, hard hitter, and as brilliant a catcher as is in the game. The pillars of the pitching staff were that famous trio-vPIank, Bender and Coombs.
 If that is not an all star team there never was one. All it did in five years was to win four league cham pionships and three worlds titles.
 Then the old Cubs, with an infield of Chance, Evers, Tinker and Stein feldt; Schulte, Holman and Sheckard in the outfield: King and later Arch CT. catchers, and Brown, Overall. Reulbach and Pfiester for pitchers. had practically a star in every posi- ton.
 The team seldom lost to inferior teams. Its record over five year span was four league championships and two worlds championships. The supposition that a team composed of stars will not do as we'll as so-called better balanced teams is hardly borne out by baseball history. Occasionally a team like the White Sox of 1906 or the Braves of 1914 will bob to the front, but such cases prove the un- certainties of baseball and are the exceptions which prove the rule.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01

worlds record holder for the thousand yard and one mile, enlisted in the famous Yale university battery. With
 him were many other athletes who
 had made sporting history at New
 Haven. J
 Howard Cam and his younger
 brother, Telford, have responded to the call of their country. Both boys enlisted in the naval reserve and will
 go into training for active service at once.
 Howard Cam was captain of the
 New York university basketball team
 last season and was captain elect of the 1917 football team. He is a mem
 Der of the New York Athletic clubs track team.
 Tedford Cam is famous asa swim
 mer. He won the 220 yard champion ship of Hawaii, the 500 yard national championship and is holder of the junior record for 100 yards. He, like his brother, is a football player o1 note. - Garland Reese, pole vaulter; Wal. ter Clarke, manager of the basketball team; Paul Mooney, center of the foot | ball team, and twelve others from | New York university, were also en-
 rolled. Johnny Overton and Tedford Cam are shown in the accompanying ] illustration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
$Io,0Oo FIRE AT.
 BELMONT PARK

New York, May 1-Convinced that the fire which destroyed a stable and 2s thoroughbreds, the property ot Scuyle l.. Pharsons and H. K. Knapp and valued at over $1OO,000, at Bel. ont Park early yesterday morning was the work of an incendiary, re- ward of s5,O00 was soffered yesterday for the arrest and conviction of the man or men responsible.
 This means that reward of $10, ,000 is now offered for the apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the two fires at Belmont Park within three weeks.
 The Jockey club and the Westches- ter Racing association have each of- fered a reward of $2,500 for informa- ton that will lead to the convection of those who set the fire which de- stroyed the grand stand on April z. while MT. Parsons and MT. Knapp jointly offered an extra $5,G00 yester- day for inforation leading to the con. viction of those who set fire to theif stable in the early morning of April 30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
WHITE
 S0X STAR, OWES
 CHANGE TO RIVAL

Swede Risberg, who is making good with the Chicago White Sox, can in- directly thank a player on the rival Chicago team, the Cubs, for the fact that he is in the big show today. That player is Harold (Rowdy) Elliott and he and Risberg today are close friends and each is pulling for the other. FL lliott tells in his own way how he was responsible for Risberg getting an- other chance in baseball after having once been turned down, as follows:
 "I went out on little scouting jaunt for the Verron club in 1914. When I came back the club owner asked me if I had seen a player l could recommend I replied that l years. He. was a rangy fellow, with a lot of nerve, a wonderful throwing
 arm, clever at ground covering and versatile in playing any position.
 "'Who's the player?' asked theSoff1- cial.
 'Risberg,' I replied.
 "'Quit your kidding said this base ball man. He's been up before and we turned him back
 That's all right; you all make mistakes I replied. Now go out and grab this player before some one beats you to it.
 "Risberg finally was signed by the Vernon club, but they didn't give him | a chance They kept him on the bench I told them if they ever put that bird in their lineup they'd never take him out.
 Fortune favored Charley, for one {, day the second ibaseman of the team was injured. They had to use Ris- berg and they never took him out.
 They thought. so well of him that they gave him the salary limit and paid
 him a, bonus"
 | On April 6 the paths of the Sox and
 Cubs crossed when these clubs were bound for the North to play exhibi- tion games at Minneapolis and St. Paul. That evening the special cars
 carrying these teams were hooked to
 the same train. Word was flashed
 along the line among the Sox that the Cubs were on the same train. Ris- berg had retired, but he heard the news and poked his head out of the
 curtains.
 Go in and tell Rowdy Elliott there S
 fellow out here wants to see hint, g
 said Risberg.
 In the Cubs car Elliott, Douglas, Hendrix and several others were bus lily engaged playing poker That's my bet,'' said Rowdy. There's a fellow in the White Sox car wants to see you,'' said scribe. ''Who is it-Risberg?' inquired FL hott.
 You're a good guesser," was the reply.
 The poker game lost one of it's reg
 ular spenders. Two old cronies of the diamond had met and it required
 about two hours for the pair to swap experiences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
(By Wagner.)

The mystery of why he calls him self Knockout Eggers was solved last night at the Casino when the chunky boxer from Avenue A, had a snappy ten round tiff with Frank Burns of Jersey City.
 Eggers started one from the floor and landed so heavily on Burns map in the fourth round that Frankie sat down abruptly. He was badly jared but had sense enough to wait for the count of nine. Then his\ ring ex- perience help him for he fell into a clinch and Eggers was unable to get at him before the bell rang. Mean while the fans were roaring with de- light, hoping to see Eggers grab a chunk of fame by knocking Burns out
 But they waited in vain. The knockdown made Burns cautious and Eggers didn't have another chance to crash through with the good night slam. Until the big excitement in the fouCth Burns had been making Eggers look foolish. The Jersey boy had all his old time cleverness on tap. He waltzed around Eggers raining blows on the New Yorker and some times landed four or five in success sion. Although Burns stopped this spectacular work after the fourth he outpointed Eggers and deserved the decision by a shade. It was a fine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
OF HERzOG AND ZIMMERMAN
 FELT BY M'GRAW

New York, May 1.-New York and Brooklyn did not clash at the Polo Grounds yesterday. So far as the Giants we're concerned the rain yes- terday was not in the nature of a ca- lamity It gave Herzog and Zimmer- man another day to recover from their injuries. Both are expected to play this afternoon.
 A study of the averages shows that, except in @ few individual cases, a pitcher may be disregarded when fig uring on a teams attack. In losing Herzie and zim, therefore, McGraw's 8 club has lost tWo-eights, or one. fourth of it's offensive strength.
 Peterkin Kilduff and Honous Lobert compensate for part of this loss,- but not for all of it. Kilduff has been do- ing heroic work with the stick, but his average has been made in couple of games, while Herzog has batted 361 in nine battles.
 Heinie zim has hit .33S in ten en- counters, while Lobert has hit scarce ly at<aI. As the two regulars also are missed on the defense, the fewer games the Giants play without them the better off they will be-
 From the standpoint of the fans il is a different matter. The rooter has no patience with the rain which in terferes with his favorite amusement Moreover, a number of New York en- thusiasts have made bets that the Giants never will be headed, and ii some of the other teams continue te play while the home boys are idle the rain may wash overheard all hope ot profit from this wager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
A Suggestion to
 Pipe Sn7okers:-

or six was all right when boxmen were not yanked so hurriedly, but eight or nine is the least a club can get along with in days when the use of. three or more by one club in the same game is so common as to pass unnoticed. In the American league alone this year three pitchers. have been used in one game IS times. The process of frequent changes requires a numerical increase in pitchers car ried, but does 1t make for the tevel- opment of stamina and skill in the in- dividual and, in the long run, the de- velopment of good pitchers?
 The time may yet come when there'll 0be nothing but three inning pitchers, each manager using three to 8 game. with pitchers not expected to go more
 than that, and going three innings at top speed and then stepping down. If
 such a time ever does come, which let us hope it doesn't, head work in the conservation of an arm will be a thing
 of the past and the game itself will be the worse off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
TOO MANY STARS PROBABLY WON'T
 HANDICAP GIANTS

New York, May 1-The weakness of the Giants first was supposed to be -.s pitchers, according to alien critics. Now it is pointed out that the team will not win the pennant because it has too many stars. Plenty of non- sense is being printed to the effect no all star teas ever get anywhere, and almost invariably were beaten by inferior teams.
 Connie Mack's former Athletics were about as near an all star team as ever was put together. In the in field Mack had star in each posi- ton in the famous s100,000 infield- Baker, Barry, Collins and McInnis In the outfield Mack had Strunk, a 300 hitter, a great base runner, who in the opinion of many is Speakers equal as ground coverer. Oldring, a 300 batter, was in left, while Lord, and later Eddie Murphy. filled out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
PENN. 3 ]. ]. LIKELY TO CANCEL ATHLETICS
 BECAUSE OF WAR

Philadelphia, May 1-Although the University of Pennsylvania has held out stoutly against abandoning ath- letics, in line with the action of most Of the other large universities of the country, it is believed that it is almost on the point of suspending all athletic activity for the remainder of the year.
 Track athletics, baseball and row. ing are the three branches of sport which the Quakers have endeavored to keep alive, but the sudden cancell- ing of the entire crew schedule has de- moralized the oarsnlen, and the base ball team is almostHn the same plight through the enlistment of Johnny .Tietzel, the star pitcher, and Captain Howard Berry. Tetzel is in the naval reserve and Berry left yesterday to join the Aviation Corps of the regular army. Pennsylvania Is slated to play its annual Straw Hat Day game with Brown on Saturday, and if that con- test is seld it may be the last one in which the Pennsylvania team will take part this season.
 With the intercollegiate track and , fold Championships cancelled and all the dual meets erased because of the abandonment of athletics by. other colleges the track team has virtually disbanded for the year.
 Practically the entire student body is training in the Pennsylvania military unit, and it was said at the university 1 that it would not be surprising if
 more than half the undergraduates including all the athletes, withdrew from college within a fortnight to take
 up resu1ar tafx training at Fort
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
BURNS GETS SURPRISE BUT
 JUST SHADES K.0. ECCERS
Most Exciting Bout in Years Featured by Flooring
 of Frankie in Fourth.

showing for Eggers, however The exciting seen here in years and was greatly relished by the good sized crowd.
 In the semi-fnal the rooters saw another rousing spectacle. Frankie Conifrey, of New York, opposed Young Eddy of Greenwich. It was a hammer and tongs affair all the way. The bout went ten rounds and Conifrey was entitled to the decision. He received a scare from Eddy in the early sessions, however, The stocky boy landed quite a few on Conifrey, who finally became exas- perated and planted some heavy swings on Eddy The little Green wich boxer was shaken up but stuck it out to the end.
 Another good mixup was furnish ed by Louie Bogash and Pepper Mar tin of this city, who went six rounds. Martin has great line of high jumps and one steps but Bogash put over more timely blows so he was award ed the decision. In the opener, Toto Burns outpointed Young McMahon in good six round battle
 The entire bill was exciting and Matchmaker Hogan, as well as other officials of the Union Boating club are entitled to praise. Perhaps thev made enough on the show to buy few boats for the rocking chair
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