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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
WOMAN AS A SOLDIER.

The women soldiers of Russia have been praised for their patriotism and courage. But many are asking: Is a woman in her proper place as 8 sol- dter?
 Where the woman is practically as strong as a man, where she has done a mans work, where she has endur- ance and vitality equal to or superior to mans, I see no reason for object ing to her as soldier. She would probably be as capable in the trenches or in any other capacity in which a soldiers work is required.
 Unusual strength, great vitality, are required of the soldier, and man be- cause of his greater vigor and hardi- ness no doubt makes the better sol- dier. We have had an example. however, in the bravery of the Rus sian regiment which indicates that women, in some instances. are more courageous than men.
 A woman's place is where she can do the best and most effective work. And man can work better in almost any sphere of human endeavor with a woman by his side. Soldering may be an exception The rough brutal ity of the battlefield does not seem to harmoniEe with feminine charac- teristics. Other duties, more nearly fitted to her abilities. might be as- signed to woman.
 But in every other work. outside Of actual fighting. which Is associat- ed with army life. the services of woman should be especially useful. And where the emergencies are so serious as to require her on the battle front. she will undoubtedly be there.
 No, women should not be soldiers 50 long as men are plentiful. but they should be ready for every emergency, and that means that they should pos sess the strength, vitality. endurance. and all-round hardihood of the aver age men.
 Macfadden 1n November
 Social Culture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
Says War Fought For
 The Annexationists

Berne, Nov. 6NSignificant as to the spirit that prevails h some circles in Germany Is the latest issue of the Koelnische Volkzeitungs always a, SUD- porter of the claim that the German people are behind the annexation ists and want no peace but one bought with the sword. It says:
 If one rides on German railroads. If one goes to the cafes and public places of the big cities where one meets our soldiers coming from or go- ing to the field, one can hear again and again words and sentences from the socia1istic press that actually are a great danger for the determination to hold out, for the unity and unan- imity in the army and behind the front, for the desire to be victorious and to see 1t through.
 "In all these phrases of the social democratic press there recurs over and over again the one that the war Is being conducted only <for the big fellows that those who wish for our father1and an honorable peace that shall assure future development are paid by the big industrials' or 'are serving capitalistic interests, that the fannexatfonists' alone are responsible for the third year of war and pos sibly the coming war winter. All the islanders circulated to superfuity about war makers and annexation ists' are bobbing up again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

errant to right the wrongs of France and Belgium. Second, that our in- pressive entrance into the war must inevitably, and of itself. decide the is- sue. We are fighting as free people for our own safety, and we must fight hard and well, or suffer shameful defeat. Germany denied us the seas because she thought we would accept fate from her hands. She permits herself now a profound contempt for our army Untrained men with de- fective ammunitnion are about as ter rible in her eyes as prarie dogs would be in ours. She boasts happily that we will pay her the indemnity which Is essential for her reconstruction.
 Meanwhile, to make sure of our downfall, she plots reasonably in every state of the Union. Perhaps. if she winse the day, she will recom-
 pense such men as Senators Stone and La Toilette, and Mayor Thomp son of Chicago. More likely she will fling them on the scrap heap. But loyal Americans may well understand that unless this nation puts forth all It's strength, without reserve, without fatigue, without self-pity; unless we crush the traitors at home, and de- feat the enemy abroad, bitter future awaits us. At best, we shall be hu- initiated, impoverished, and crippled in our foreign trade for many years to come. At worst, we shall see in our land the blazing homes, the ravished women, the butchered children, the untterable shame and horror which mark the wake of a German army of Invasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
GASOLINE BILL OF FRANCE IS
 S1OO,OO0,OOO
Immense Cost of Fuel and Upkeep of Cars Discussed
 by the Deputies.

Paris, Nov. 6.-Discussion of ex- tTavagance and wastage in war ex- penoitures, during the recent debate on the appropriations for the fourth quarter of this year in the Chamber or Deputies developed the fact that france Is paying the equivalent of $l0o ,00O,0 900 year for gasoline. The up-keep of cars placed at the dispo- Htion of the military authorities out side the war zone amounted to about s5o0,0 a month during the year 1s16
 Emmanuel Brousse, who Is some times called the watchdog of the treasury" remarked that part of this waste was due to the fact that motor lorrdes intended to carry loads of from three to five tons were used to transport single cases weighing no more than 100 pounds.
 Another speaker declared that dis carded stallions belonging to the state ment at the equivalent of $70 to pri- vate individuals who subsequently sold them to the war department for the equivalent of $500.
 It also was asserted that in pnlrchas- ing 40, GOO horses in America the gov ernment. lost about .$5, 300, 900. It was claimed that these horses were bought in the United States at sS0 to $S5 a head and cost $40 to $ls0 when the freight and feeding were paid. but that the Trench government paid $2ot each for them.
 Another deputy pointed out how some of the measures adopted with a view to economiEing food products had involved extravagance. The ap- pointment of mdllers in each depart ment to supervise the distribution of the cereals allotted by the govern ment, with a compensation of -four cents a hundred weight for their ser vices, 1t was calculated. would cost from $4o.0oo to nearly s4OO,ooo in each department, and there are S depart ments in France. Thus e simple ser vice of supervision, had the plan been carried out, would have made S0-odd fortunes for as many nMllers.
 In spite of these isolated cases of persistent waste, 1t was declared on the other hand that the government has in most departments connected with the war effort realised economies running into hundreds of millions of francs a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

ians, who were much bigger and heav- fer than their opponents, were undis- mayed. and quickly got revenge. Scoring changed back and forth until each side had made four goals. The excitement among the spectators was intense when Rutgers, which several times seemed to have. victory within it's grasp, only to be tied, rallied it's forces and scored first one more goal and then another, winning the con- test. After all hands had duly cele- brated the event. another game was arranged for a week later, and was played at Princeton, the latter win ming overwhelmingly.
 It was proposed to play off the tie, but the faculties of both institutions put their foot down on the proposi- ton, alleging that the interest in the game was leading some students to neglect their studies. Although Rut- gers and Princeton played the first intercollegiate contest, football was already being taken up by other col leges, each having different style of play. It was not until the formula ton of code to govern all college games that the sport became really popular. Football Is supposed to have developed from an old Roman game. while others allege that the first game was played in England, with the head of Dane as the "bal1."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
WALTER yOHNSON's
 29th BIRTHDAY

Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas. will join today with Washington. D. e. in osIsbrating the twenty-ntnth birthday of that illustrious American walter Ferry Johnson. who is con- sfdsred one of the pitching marveis Of the century. At the beginning of the ssason which has just closed 1t look ed very much aa if Johnson's biggest days were over, but he managed to nnd the playing year with more games one than any of the American league pitchers, with the exception of three
 Johnson is of Scotch and German ancestry. Ills father and mother were Pennxylvanfans In his youth he went to CaHfornia, where he played ball with amateur and school hines h 1905 Tacoma. in the Northwestern League. signed him, but turned him over to Weiser, in the Idaho State league Although only sixteen. he won than any o< the American league d for that team He remained with Woisex. after having failed to get a. tryout with Los Angeles, until he was sold to Washington. He was then eighteen years old. It was with this femm that he developed into the pitch ing stMr he is considered today, de- spite his recent slump. Johnson is stx feet one inch tall, weighs 1s5 pounds and has a reach just two inch a less than seven feet Scientific tests show that his. fast ball travels at the rate of 122 feet per second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
GAMES HISTORY

On . crisp November afternoon in 1869, forey-eiglit years ago today. a train filled to overflowing with the students of Old Nassau pulled into New Brunswick. N. T.. the home of Rutgers College. The first intercollegiate football game was about to be staged fin America The rivalry was intense, but amtcable, and the true sporting spirit of '1et the best team win" prevailed.
 There was no gIoating over the vanquished,s no wild celebration by the victors Intercollegiate contests were followed by social affairs, in which whole-souled hospitality ruled. That Rutgers Nassau Hall gridiron contest was not held on a gridiron at all, in the modern meaning of the word. but on a vacant lot. The grand stand was conspicuous by it's absence. Some of the spectators sat on a fence surrounding the field. while others stood or sQuatted on the ground. Each team was composed of twenty-five men, and there were four judges and two referees. The uniforms and arr nor of the gridiron hero of today were undreamed of. True, the Rt9t- gers men were distinguished by tur- bans of glowing red, adding a dash of color to the scene. Otherwise the players wore their everyday attire, although they shod their coats when the contest commenced.
 When time was called, each side divided into three parties. The field CTS" were sent to certain parts of the grounds, which the rules forbade them leaving. Another party, called "bulldozers," were to follow the ball, which was much smaller than the pigskin of today, in the field. A third section, consisting of two. men, guard ed the goals of the opposing twenty five At the beginning of the game, the fortunes of war gave Rutgers the wind and Nassau the ball. The hor- rible details will be published tomor- row.
 Rutgers rooters had the first chance to cheer in the pioneer American col lege football game. forty-seven years ago come tomorrow. The "bulldoz- ers'' of the New Brunswick team cap tured the ball, and within four min utes made a goal. But the Princeton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

Granpop was at our house last nite, setting rocking in a rocking chair in the setting room, me setting there watching him and wondering if Id look like that wen got that old and hoping not, and all of a suddin he started to make fearse faces without saying enything, and thawt. c. I wonder if hes starting to get sick or enything.
 And granpop kepp on making faces. making fearser ones and feaser ones. and I thawt. c. maybe better call pop and ma, maybe hes getting ap- pendiseetis or lockJawr or sumthing.
 Consarn 1t all, sed granpop. And he made fearser face than all the rest put together, twisting his nose all .the way to one side. and I sed, Is enything the matter, granpop?
 I shood say there is. goll ding it, sed granpop. And he twisted his nose over to the other side. and sed, Do you wunt me to go for the docktor, granpop?
 Go for the hlasters, more like 1t, III never buy eny more chewing can dy rum that fellow, cant get it out of my teeth, cant, you cant trust peepleselling things on the street eny- "1S.f A4-A 6AoA 5SAiJ DdWS SSAAlS werth. sed granpop.
 And he opened his mouth wide and wiggied his hole face, and I sed, Wares the rest of it, granpop7
 They aint no rest to 1t, ate 1t all down in the parler, sed granpop.
 And he made such a fearse face it was good thing he wasent looking in a mirror. and I went out to see if eny of the fellows was out, thinking, G, eating it all himself, I don't care weather he gets it out or not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

William L. Thompson of Troy was
 appointed inspector general of New. York State, with the rank of major, by Adjutant General SherrM.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JUST ARRIVED
 JOHN REOK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
EVERYONE LIKES THIS COLD CURE "Pape's Cold Compound 7 ends a cold or grippe in '
 a few hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of
 Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until three doses are taken.
 It promptly opens clogged-up nos- trfls and air passages in the head stops nasty discharge or nose running. relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
 Don't stay. stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snufhing' Ease your throb- ping head-noth1ng else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound" which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance. tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
GERMANY MUST
 NOT SCRUPLE-T TO JAKE TERRITORY
Peace Terms Must Provide For Ample Colonial Ex-
 pansion in America.

6ondon, Nov. 6s--Germany must not ee htudered by ''pusillanamous scra- p&os~ in taking what she wants for me establishment of a colonial em- p1re in Amezaea and elsewhere over noas. declares the 'Program', of the German Colonial society as translat- an by the British African society. The Gsrman society believes the treaty of peace should provide such an empire for Germany in e0u<h America
 The German Colonial society has 20 branches in Germany, and is head cd by VI 8. Solf. the German Colo niaa Secretary, the Duke of Mecklen- bcrgs and pr. Bernhard Dernburg. NTts .-Program'' Is a kind of colonial Froed for the German Empire. 1t de- &mAnds that any peace settlement with adequate territories capable of points are:
 First, an adequate outlet for Ger man emigration and German white fndastzxal activity; second, stepping Btones across the Atlantic and Indian oceana, to the, New Germany over eoas; thfrd. the restoration of Ger many's tropical and sub-tropical colo pies." One of the sub-sections also demands 'ssu1ta,ble strategic points in the Pacfnc.~
 The preamble gays: "Extra-Nuro- pean and Colonial poasessions are tn- &dkApensaible. whether regarded ethni- cally. politically, economically, or eGh<caz1y. The German people desire to bs, e herstofore. world directing |people, with the German Umpire as a groAt power.
 "A colonial empire essentially Afri- can should not suff3ce us. Besides . fzset, the military and economic se- |uurfns Of our fure4gn and colonial tor ritory requires the possession Of stra- togto points, notably a suf1icient num- ner of fcoa1ing stations submarine ca &aes and telegraphs, and rortfhcanons a& required
 s-rhe available coaling and cable nfntfone on the route to South Aner- kca and the African colonies are the Hortuxuese Canary Islands, the For fu<ueso Cape verde Islands. the Por- kueuese fslands in the bights of West Afr3ca. British St Belena, and the T3ritsh West Indies. protecting the route to Panama and South America Tt Is noted that the demands outlined in th5B respect cover. almost exclu- nfvelv terr1tories which have never baen under German control, and which, 1n order to meet this program,
 numt spe1 chAn@ea of sovereignty on n very asrxe scale, But explains. the program. '-the great needs of Ger many and her allies require the pos sessacn o6 great colonial empire. am ft means the not being hindered 6y puisea1inomius scruples, the more no 6crausa a favorable icpportunity win not ocoar for many a long day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
BAD COLD? TAKE 'CASCARETS' FOR BOWELS TONIGHT They're fine! Liven your liv- CT and bowels and clear
 your head. No headache, sour stomach, bad cold or constipation
 by morning.
qet a 1o-cent box how.

&NQN " 4V-NCAAN sD0A iiOW-
 Golds-wheti1er in the head or any part of the body-are quickly over come by urging the liver to action and fseping the bowels free of poison. Bake Cascarets tonight and you will Cake up with clear head and your celd will be- gone. Cascarets work while you sleep: they cleanse and reg ulate the stomach. remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver ana carry off the constipated waste mat ter and poison from the bowels
 Remember the quickest way to get rtd of colds is one or two Cascarets nit night to cleanse thes ystem Get a 10-cent box at any drug store4 Don't forget the tchi1dren. They relish this Candy cathartic and 1t is often all that Is needed to drive cold from their littls systems- Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
FLANDERS PROVINCE
 IS FINED $2,50O, ,OOO

London, Nov. 5.-A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam respondent. the German authorities in Belgium have imposed fine of 10.- 100000 francs (about $2,500.000) on the Province of East Flanders because 1t failed to place 10000 1aborers at the disposal of the Germans by Nov. 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
WHAT DOES THE VICTORY OR DEFEAT OF GERMANY MEAN
 TO THE UNITED STATES?

(Contributed by AGNES REPPLIER to the National Security Leagues cam paign of Patriotism Through Educa- tfon)
 It would be well if every American would dispossess his mind of two pop ular pleasing fallacfes. First, that the United States took up arms as a. knight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-29

that the sales in the state have al ready reached a considerable total. Alabama has been thoroughly or ganized. Every county chairman is optimistic and State Director Craw- ford Johnson has reason to expect large monthly returns after the cam paign is under way Alabama's allot- ment is forty-eight million dollars a big sum to be raised by small saw ings in a state with population of less than 2,200,000, but the goal will be in sight before the end of 1918, for Alabama, as well as Birmingham, has acquired the habit of high record (campaign achievement.
 The people in every section of the state are fully alive to the war situa- tion, and their patriotism is not ex- ceeded by that of any other state in the union. January will start off with a savings stamp drive and the get-there spirit will not wane.
 Aside from the purpose of aiding the government the stamp sale will be great educator in thrift. Many a dollar will be saved by children that, outside of war times, would be Isquandered. And what is true of the little folks is also true of men and women. The lesson learned from this savings experience will be we'll in evil dence long after the war is over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-29

C. w. Gilbert, in Lesles.
 m RITISH control of the sea, in the
 lN old sense, is absolute, yet the
 ~ British are not enjoying the fruits
 of that control, for, to mention nothing
 else for the moment, there is the head Of
 the Kaisers line thrust into the unclos-
 ing lions jaws. The army, weary of It's
 inch by inch task of advancing straight
 through an intrenched line, always the
 most difficult mode of progress, says
 ssWhy?" Generals of the staff in Wash-
 ington, when the recent drive was made
 on the German trenches near the coast,
 and mine with tons of explosives
 that shook England was touched or
 under the Kaisers men, asked, if they
 knew you well enough to be frank, why
 it was the ships took no part. They
 were skeptical and predicted little profit
 from the military administration. The
 why they asked is one of the big why's
 of the war.
 There are other why's" as big and as baffling. Here is one, technically slnl- lar to the one just asked, If it is prin- ciple of warfare that you cannot base line on the sea when the enemy controls
 the sea, for fear of landing parties rom further down the coast attacking your rear, it is equally a principle of war fare that your navy must seek out the enemy's fleet and destroy 1t, or II 1t VIII not give battle, drive it into some bay or harnor and confine it. It is like check aYnt, men or you block them so that they can- not move without being jumped. Now' so far as the surface fleet Of Germany is concerned, that strategy has been oo- served strictly from the flrst ter many's battleships, cruisers and destroy CTS cannot emerge without risking de- struction. But with regard to the | U-boats all is different. They are neither being destroyed nor confined. It IS pret- ty clear that they cannot be destroyed Yet no attempt is being made even 10 l confine them. The problem with regard to them is not strategically different from the problem with regard to the Ger man surface fleet at the outset of the war You will remember that there were l German cruisers and raiders over all the 1 surface of the ocean and that i'll the 1 first months of the war they did great l deal of damage. It is rule Of naval I strategy that you must ignore the scat | tered units and devote your attention I first to confining or destroying the main
 body of the enemy. The British did this
 If they hadn't, if the whole British fleet I had gone chasing over the surface of the seas after fitting raiders and commerce destroyers it would have done precisely
 what it is doing with regard to subma- 1 rines.