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coats-nothing but men.

coats-nothing but men.
 The money allowed by the Russian government is 27 kopecks head. By the time it gets to the camp it amounts 10 H. kopecks and on meatless days 3l2 kopecks.
 4 popular device employed by the prisoners is when some one dies not to report him dead, but to keep him on the diet list
 The bread was exhausted. The soup was made chiefly of sterile water and grease. to which one might add salt. We saw other camps in which condi- tions were very much the same; but one called the circus" I must men ton particularly. A big round struc- rure of plain boards, which had been condemned by the authorities of Omak An American bought it with the intention of making a skating rink of it, but he was stopped by the city authorities because the place was con sidered unsafe.
 This was the place We found full Of men. so full that not all could sleep at one time The place had no yard or court for anyone to walk about in. Here We found a huddled human mass in a dark place with the only light coming in from the top of the building during the short daylight hours The cold suffered by those directly under the roof day in and day out was in tense.
 The listlessness and helplessness Of these persons was appalling to me. When I spoke to them here and there some only stared others broke into tears. The very fact that some one had kind word was too much for them.
 These faces staring down at us quiet, subdued, with not a murmur of complajnt-how was it possible to reach the stage where complaint was no longer possible? These faces haunted us when we got back to the hotel, to spend sleepless nights, and these faces are the faces mirrored be- fore me now that compel me, for hu- manitys sake, 10 seek assistance in America to relieve those ghastly con- ditions and make them more livable
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Advertised Letter List
For the week ending Jan. 6, 1916.

Fredericks, Andrew, Johnson, Miss Lilly. Newquist, Carl, Patton, Miss Del Ia, Reilly, John, Reynolds. Sidney A., Rows, Capt Jon. Smith, Williams.
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AMAZING STORY IS RELATED BY
 WOMAN NURSE
Came To The United States To Plead For German And Aus
 trian Prisoners of War.

Miss Minnie Heurmann, proiesslo- nal nurse who returned to New York only few days ago to plead" as she says for the German and Austrian pris- oners of war who have had the mis- fortune to fall into the hands of the Russians. She says in part.
 shall never forget the first prison camp I visited, which was in Quisk. Siberia. On a cold, dreary day. twenty eight below zero, with the snow creak- ing under our feet, I made my debut in the camp with seven other Red Gross nurses.
 The main building. an old tumble down structure. slightly put up in the first place was used by the Interna- rional Harvester Company 10 display their implements at the annual fair held in peace times. There was not a window. no light, except from the doors and the cracks in the walls. And there was ventilation enough from these yer. cracks The entire space with the exception Of a narrow corri- dor room was taken up in platforms arranged in tiers, one and one-half to TWO feet from the ground. and about four feet apart Where space per mitted. there were three of such tiers. or stories. But along the outside un- der the slant of the roof two tiers arose, and prisoners occupying the upper deck room could not get into a sitting position. These platforms were of boards with a slanting board run ming across at one end serving as Q pillow
 I saw this place so damned full 10 human creatures-hollow eyed. thin faced, pale and emaciated and ragged things staring at us. It was so dark at II o'clock in the morning at the lightest spot in the building that 1t took quite awhile to get used to the dim light after coming from the glar- ing sun on the snow There were no mattresses. no straw. not even papers No pillows, no covers, no
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WANTED-A Piano to Rent-Apply at
 Miner Office
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SHANGHAI RESTAURANT.

:. H. w. Charlie announces the :. opening of a new restaurant on :, Stedman street. Everything new, z. everything up-to-date. Service z. night and day. Everybody is well :. come Phone GAG.
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HOUSEkEEPER wanted, inquire of W J Sully.
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When calling for the above, say "Ad- vertised." Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed
 All letters unclaimed by Jan. zo 1917 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Washington, D. c. M. E. SWINE FORD, Postmaster.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
Industrial Service
Plan Showing Good
Results In England

London. May 10-There are 2,8O4
volunteers at work in this country
under the national service plan start
ed four months ago as a reply to
GermanySs Industrial CONSUMPTION.
These and other figures were given
in Parliament the other day to show
the progress made in putting every
body on work of national Importance,
The figures showed that there are
1926 volunteers who were still
awaiting reply from employers A
total of 10000 volunteers had been
offered to employers. The employers
accepted 1854. did not reply to H.
500, which left a. balance of about
1,4o0 who were rejected or otherwise
disposed of.
Opponents of Industrial service are
elated over the showing thus made
They say that national service has
been failure in Germany This Is
because there is such wide and i'm
passab1e gulf, between military con-
scr1ption and industrial CONSUMPTION.
Forced military service, they point
out, is easily applied, because raw
material is taken and quickly trained
by one system of machinery Any
healthy young man can be turned in
to soldier in quicker time, they say,
than 1t takes to teach an office boy
how to copy letters. On the other
hand under Industrial CONSUMPTION
the critics point out the government
has to train men to become farm
workers, engineers, shipwrights, min
ers. ETC., and it has no organization
for doing so.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
Historic Trophies
Given to Rome on
City's Birthday

Rome, May 10.-The celebration
of the birthday of Rome was mark
ed this year by the transfer to the
people of the Archaeological Park,
which contains some of the most
highly priced monuments of ancient
Rome. It includes the area between
the Palatine and the Baths of Cara
Gala, and is to be officially known
as the IONA Monumentale. The gift
was accepted on behalf of the NUM-
cipality by the Mayor, and was pre-
sented by the Duke of Genoa, acting
as Lieutenant of the King, who was
at the front.
Senator Lanciani, the eminent
archeologist, in an eloquent speech,
emphasized the importance of "this
historic area, where, in the words of
Corducci's poem. the Goddess of
Rome sleeps
Following the precedent of the Sc
cond Punic War, large quantities of
gold were offered at the conclusion
of the speeches, and during the after
noon at the Stock Exchange, for the
expenses of the war. Medals in fac
smile Of those coined exactly 1900
years before to celebrate the defeat
of the Germans by Germanicus, were
presented to the King, Queen, Gener-
al Cador1la, and army officers REPRE-
senting Rome and Turin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10

wheat) The whole machinery Of the
maHsters and the brewers and the
brewers and all the channels of trade
from the farmer to the ultimate
co1lsumer-aTe SO set for the next
twelve months that any Limitation OF
the beer output would bring wide
spread disaster.
Third The food value of barley
used in brewing is absorbed by the
consumer of beer. II he did, not get
this food value in beer he would have
to replace it with other food
Sorenson, the great Danish pIaysio-
logical chemist, shows that 100 ki1o-
grams of barley have an energy value
of 371,0 ca1orfes- He shows that
when barley is fed to cattle for pro-
ducing beef for human food, there Is
an ultimate loss of $4,000 calories,
or 40 per cent. of the food value On
the other hand, the food values lost
from barley used in beer amounts to
LA, 600 calories or only 80 per cent.
which the ingredients in
beer are in the most easily digestible
form
We submit this for your considera-
ton, without further comment except
to say that in the matter of any re-
gu1ations that may be imposed by
Federal authority for the conduct of
the liquor traffic we stand pledged
to assist the government in any pos
sible way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
GU HRIE'S BODY
WILL REACH San
I. FRANCISCO SOON

Yokohama, Japan, May 10.-Bear-
late American ambassador to Japan,
the first-class japanese cruiser Azu-
ma, which sailed from Yokohama
April % is expected to arrive at San
Francisco about May rs. Mrs Guth-
RE, the wife of the ambassador, sails
ON May on the steamer Columbia,
due to reach San Francisco one day
before the Warship.
Not since the body of Whitelaw
Reid, American ambassador to Great
Britain, was conveyed in a British
warship to the shores of America has
a nation rendered similar tribute
and the action of Japan in detaching
Warship to transport a the body of
Mr.. Guthrie was regarded as a spe-
clal mark of amity towards the Uni
ted States as well as a tribute Of re-
spect to the dead, diplomat.
Commander Viscount Hiroaki and
Lieutenant Commander Gonkichi Ma
kajima sailed on the Azuma as the
special representatives of the Imper-
lal japanese navy. commander Ia
mura' will accompany the body to
Pittsburgh. Commander Nakajima
will go as far as San Francisco.
High honors were paid to the Am
bassador on the Azuma's departure
from this country. Bluejackets bore
the coffin to a launch while others
carried the wreaths which had been
sent by Emperor Yoshihito, Premier
Count Terauchi, Viscount Motono,
the Foreign Minister; and Admiral
Kato, the Minister of Marine. Dur
ing the passage from wharf to war
ship nineteen minute guns were fired
by the warships in the harbor Sen
tinels will guard the body constantly
throughout the voyage. AS the Azu-
ma steamed from the harbor another
salute was fired, the japanese dirge
was played and the crews of all war
ships were lined up on the decks.
Before his departure, Captain Miro
said that his mission had an import
ant significance because in addition
to the duty of fulfilling the sad task
of conveying the body of the late am
bassador, it included the weighty
Mission of contributing the closer
friendship between Japan and the
United States,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
RECEPTION OF d. A. M.

The reception of the Mary Silliman
chapter, Daughters of American Rev
olution, and Gen. Gold Sellick Sill
man chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution, last evening was a most
enjoyable affair. The Daughters
and Sons gathered at 8 and the re-
guests listened one hour to brief ad-
dresses by prominent members L. B.
Silliman presided. Mrs. Howard j.
Curtis of Stratford read an original
poem, which was greatly appreciated
Stiles Judson, jr, of Stafford
made an interesting address on the
'Sons and Daughters" Mrs. Harriet
Burroughs Torrey, vice-regent Of the
Daughters also spoke
Jonathan Trumbun resident of the
state society addressed the members.
During the course Of his remarks
President Trumbun spoke feelingly
Of the late Rowland B. Lacey.
At the meeting of the branch prior
to the reception the following for the
ensuing year were elected: President,
B. Si11iman; secretary, James R. Bur
roughs; treasurer, H. D. Simonds:
registrar, H F. Norcross; historian,
Major L. N. Middlebrook; Morris B.
Beardsley, Charles P. Coe, G. B.
Buckingham, Ernest p. Lyon and
Howard G. Hubbell with the above
officers as ex-officio members will
compose standing. committee The
first five were appointed by the new
president.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
ONE HUNDRED YEAks eco.
DOWNFALL OF BoNAPARTE

The downfall of Bonaparte, which
great part of the federalists have
long wished for, appears by the ac-
counts we this day publish, to have
taken place, and causes among them
great exultation. We hope this
event, at which they are present, so
much rejoice, will not cause the like
extreme in mourning, but such, 1T
appears, to US, will occur, and that
too at no distant period. England,
with whom we are known combating
for essential rights, is now freed from
the continent, where he attention and
forces have been principally engaged,
and which in all probability will now
be turned against US. To the con-
templating mind and to those who
hold dear the, interest of their coun-
try, such an event will be viewed with
no pleasing emotion. The pride of
England rises with her fortune, and
in the present change in her favor,
we have but little to expect from her
but unjust and additional demands,
and the most vindictive war. But
with union and energy amog our
selves, we must finally triumph.
The cartel Fair American, which
arrived at New York left Liverpool
on the 7th day of April and on the
10th at night s. w. Of Cork, passed
through a fleet of about 200 sail of
vessels bound westward, supposed to
be- from Cork for Halifax or Quebec
and said to have from 5000 to 5000
troops on board Another convoy
was appointsd to sail from Cork on
the 10th OF April
Captain Skinner. who lately arrived
from France, informs that he saw in
a Tnndnn the arrival of
Messrs- Clay and Russell at Gotten
burg. and that England had appoint
cd commissioners to meet them
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
SENATE FAv0RS
ST. vINCENT'S
HOSPITAL FUND
Approves $4,000 Appro-
priation for Building
Isolation Hospital.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial 10 Inc aTInST.)
Hartford, May 10.-The senate
adopted yesterday, among other bills,
the following:
Requiring the lobster fishermen to
home guard under the government
a general way; removing the limita-
made to hospitals; appropriating $25,-
900 toward an isolation hospital at St.
Vincent's in Bridgeport.
Bills adopted in concurrence were
those permitting the abating of a
house of prostitution by Injunction; re-
quiring uniform designation and
warnings of railroad crossings on
highways through signs to be provid-
ed by the railroad companies under
direction Of the public utility COM
mission; and permitting the people of
Norwalk to vote on the matter of the
management and jurisdiction of the
Norwa1k hospital
The house session was featured by
several sharp attacks on Charles D.
Hine, secretary of the state board of
education. The bill before it was the
one to create an assistant secretary
of the board at a salary of $500 a
yer. This had been subjected to de-
bate in the senate where Mr.. Hine al
so was criticised. Mr.. Eaton Of the
appropriation committee moved to
amend the bill to strike out the pro-
vision for an assistant secretary and
for his salary and declared that Mr..
Hine should be required to spend all
his time in the service Of the state
Mr.. Martin Of Orange supported Mr..
Eaton and this brought out speech
es in defense Of Mr.. lHine and his ad-
ministration and replies that de-
nounced him as arbitrary in his
meth DDS and uncertain in keeping his
promises. In the end Mr.. Eaton s
amendment was rejected as was one
which would have increased the mem
bership Of the board from seven to
nine members and the bill as it came
from the senate was adopted. H.
The senate accepted the state bud
get carrying more than $15,5Oo, 600
with a few changes in certain items.
The senate also adopted the bill
which will stop any increase in whole
sale liquor licenses which have the re-
tail privilege. This will leave the
number in the state at 141.
The house adopted bills permitting
Norwa1k to acquire land for park;
and restricting the use of the title
doctor to those who have received
1t through degrees. The resolutions
appointing Schuy1ed Merritt and
Charles r. Smith as members of the
state board of education were adopt
ed while that one unfavorably re ject-
ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
Farm Workers Will
Be Exempted From
Yale Examinations

The Yale university committee on
admission has put farm work on the
same basis as military and naval SER
vice SO far as it relates to exemptions
from finl examinations for students
who enter Yale.
The Connecticut Committee OF
Food Supply has received from Rob
ert Nelson Corwin, chairman Of the
committee on admission a copy of a
vote passed by the University Elmer
gency Council. This vote is as fol
lows:
Voted, that the provisions Of
the vote of the University Com
mittee on Admission exempting
from final examinations men
presenting satisfactory school re-
cords who. are called officially
into any branch of the Federal
Military or Naval service before i
the June (1917) examinations of
the College Entrance Examina-
ton Board be extended. as re-
commended by the Chairman Of
the Committee on Admission, so
as to include students who enter
approved agricultural or indus
trial work or other form of ma
tiona1 service satisfactory to
their principal or headmaster, and
who are able to present to the
Committee on Admission 'ade-
quate credentials regarding their
work. at the close of their per-
iod Of service"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10

our Main street merchants got
tight one day last week. Being
threatened with dismissal if it occur
red again, he took an oath that he
would never drink another drop OF
liquor in a house for the next two
months. However, he takes his bit
tiers regularly still, but it is brought
to the door for him and he swallows
the same outside the house, thus not
violating his oath.
Allyn the Wizard is announced to
perform here next Wednesday and
Thursday evening"
The exhibition of the new organ at
the Masonic hall, expected to take
place on Monday next, will be post
poned until the week following.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
RESPITE FOR MEXICO ALIENS

Mexico City, May 10.-The Depart
ment of Commerce and Industry has
ordered suspended all negotiations re-
garding the denunciation of mining
lands held by foreigners who have not
resigned their treaty rights in COM
pliance with the decree of last Sep
TENDER. This suspension will last I'M
til the organic law outlining the regu-
lation of mineral and oil lands as pro-
vided for in the new constitution is
passed by congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
so Horses and 300 Men
Periled by Stable Fire

New York, May 1o.-Fifty horses
were led from the hay and grain store
house and stable of Fiss, Doerr & Car
roll, 149 East Twenty third street, this
morning, when a fire started in the
haymow.
Two alarms were turned in by Bat
talon Chief Sicily, and after an hours
work the blaze was extinguished, with
an estimated loss of $4,000.
In the Washington Hotel, next door,
were 800 men asleep. Reserves from
the East Twenty-second street station
ordered them out when smoke filled
the rooms, but they were permitted to
return after the fire was out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10

nearly SO funny when he looks out at
you from the seat of his new six cy-
Under automobile.
1t might be a good idea for some
of these anti-su bmarine device in
ventors to sink one or two subnar-
ines first and talk to the reporters
afterward.
Those astute youths who dodge reg
istration for CONSUMPTION are no doubt
attracted by the idea of free board
and CONSUMPTION for the jail farms
If baseball has to be stopped on
account of the war, our national in
dictment against Germany will be
terrible indeed.
Another lot of those people that
have been biting granite, according
to the cheerful German phrase, are
the German spies that have been try
ing to bite it into the negros head
that he would better revolt
Those young fellows who are leav-s
ing the farm to go to the cities won't
be able to earn SO much money, but
they are cheered by the expectation
that they can keep their cuffs claase.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
China President.
And Cabinet Urge
War Upon Germany

Picking, May 9.-Premier Tuan Chi
Jul and the entire cabinet addressed
a secret session of the Parliament to-
day and urged the passage Of a reso-
luton declaring war against Z Ger
many The resolution was referred
to the standing committee for consid-
Grafton on Thursday.
Much opposition to the resolution
developed and there was a long de-
bate. In the Senate the resolution
came up informally and caused a
stormy session. The opposition
takes the ground that it does not want
war until the cabinet is reorganized
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
"A STATEMENT BY
BREWERS OF U. S.

To the Senate COMMITTEES on Az
traru1ture--7,a t,rspe,z of +ba tint
80 c.. -.
-. 7 ~.',,H s.AA1u eauy 70 oi'1f a-'e
- - - u. $3.50 Ia any
way ln~] tne fIesiaenL oesare Iney
lOt asA caef zaaCn lro1n amy
\ Otne1 @4AMnpOaz1l Imam lnaL OIL puDdlc
ipOMcy ana LaH aeaaing-
me 1wo questions which are now
1ppexnaosz are revenue and food con-
servaraon
Lhe output on beer Tor the year
5enofng June 30, 1915, WAS 5S,6S3,e24
kDaxreea- Az The present rate OF $1-5O
per na<rea tne government received
IA revenaae on Ss7,ss4,5ee-
AA4owfne 1cr the saarsrka@e due to
fsr1oes max NAVE gone dry the In
1efnaA As@e10e Department estimates
ffne saaes on beer for the next fiscal
year at 5o.0oVsO0o barrels
TO make b0.o0e,00O barrels of
beer the brewers require apprexi-
i1nzteay 58so00, 300 bushels of grain.
The by-products (nlazt sprouts and
lbrewerS grains), which are resold to
Edafry farmers and are highly priced
Tor milk and butter purposes. repre-
sent salvage OF S5 per cent. Ig-
morning entirely the food value of the
beer Haea6 if win be seen from these
IS3oS tnaI the actual amount OF
grain which win be used up In the
brewing il about 37,70o,0e bushels
This Ii Less than three-q quarters OF
one per cent of the grain produced
an the United States Moreover. bar
tey Ii NOT a staple human food either
here or abroad Practically all the
barley that LIS not good enough for
mating purposes la sold for fodder.
the ma&f1nS barley commands a high
premium. however. and sustains the
market Tor the barley crop as a
whole
TO barley was in 1915 according to Of
fetal figures of the Agricultural De-
tspartfnent exactly 30 OF one per cent
of the total area of agricultural Land
itn tho United States. The area which
Us needed Tor the brewers require
,Ineufs Il -oSS Dsr cent or little less
imam seven one-hnndredfhs Of one
fper cent. OF the total area OF our ag-
fT1euieHraa Land.
me exports OF barley In the last
.1lscaA year were. roundiy, 2s.0o0,o0o
bushels, ana In 1915, 27.00o.0oo bu-
sneis, most OF which went to Great
BRITAIN denmark. Belgium and
france. CIne exports In each OF the
i've preceung years averaged less
.nan s,o0"'uVv pusneisl Onoouoted-
ucn % Inc barley exported &c
~ vs. USED lor pIe~ing par-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
Engagement and
Wedding Rings

In 27 years of jewelry business in
Bridgeport it has been our pleasure
to furnish thousands Of our patrons
with engagement and wedding rings.
This pleasure is still ours to furnish
you with either a diamond, solitaire or
a Tiffany wedding ring. Our selec-
tons and price will please you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-10
DUBLIN MEETINGS BANNED.

Dublin, May 10-Al1 meetings or
professions in Dublin were prevented
from April % to May 1s, unless au-
thorized in writing by the police, ac-
cord1ng to an order issued by General
Sir Bryan Mahan, commanding the
forces in ireland. The prohibition
was aimed to cover the first anniyer-
sary of the rebellion which began on
Easter Monday, April "a.