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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

; Charleston.-The Office of the Public
Service Commission is being flooded
with kilograms. petitions and protests
against its recent order on the appli-
cation Of the Chesapeake &c Ohio rail-
road, on which permission was granted
for the discontinuance of one passen-
ger train each way daily on the Green
brler division
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Wheeling The first detachment of
the 900 guardsmen OF the first West
virginia regiment at Fort Henry camp.
On wheeling island. have begun their
nine-day vacations. A number of re-.
cruits wiIl be permitted 20 take their
vacation at the same time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Wheeling.-Damage to the extent OF
$4,000 was caused by fire which de-
stroyed two large garages and dam
aged adjoining property in the busi-
ness district here. Thirty-four auto
mobiles stored in two buildings, the
Lincoln Garage and the REQ Sales
Agency plant we're destroyed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Morgantown.-The district conven-
ton of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was held here at the M. e.
Church. Mrs. r. b. Nay. of Wheeling.
presided. The principal address was
delivered by DR.. L. NJ. Bristol, profes-
sor of sociology of the university.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Charleston.-Dfstrict Attorney VIM.
G. Barnhart wired the adjutant gem
oral at Washington rendering his serv-
ices to the government for active field
duty In Europe. The application was
made without restriction, no commits
sion being asked, Barnhart announc-
ing that he is ready for any service
Indicated.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Fairmont.-Group "Six" OF the West
Virginia Bankers Association have
elected the following officers for the
year: President. w. J. McElhiney.
West Union; secretary-treasurer Felix
Elliott, KingwoOd; executive commit.
tee, W. I. Booth Clarksburg; il.
Keener Morgantown. and t. A.
Whalen Weston.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Wheeling.-The Wheeling city coun-
Gil unanimously adopted resolution
urging the immediate passage by con-
gress OF the Lever bill, proposing gov
ernment food control. The urgent
need for such legislation to become
effective at the earliest possible date
was emphasized by the resolution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Parkersburg-Th first regular
meeting OF the West virginla's Won
ems Defense League. an auxiliary OF
the state Council of Defense. was held
here during the past week Mrs. j. q.
Cochran. OF Parkersburg, president OF
the West Virginia Federation OF Won
ems Clubs. is chairman Of the Won
ems Committee of the Council OF De
fense and head OF the Women's De.
fense League
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Fairmont.-The depositors of the
Citizens Dollar Savings Bank. which
institution failed few years ago win
within the next few weeks receive a
dividend OF fifty per cent Of their de-
posits. according to a statement made
by Harvey Shain receiver of the
bank The bank building has been
sold to a syndicate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-28

Grafton According to information
reaching the city two big coal deals.
affecting the Booths Creek section of
the county. have been made. n ia
stated upon reliable authority that
w M. Goodwin. Jr.. of Fairmont. ands
j NJ. Foster. of Morgantown. have
disposed OF a 10000 acre tract lying
in Marion and Taylor counties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
CITY MANAGER PLAN

IT HE OBJECTION to the existing form of city government
men throughout the United States The obec
ton to this form of exists all cities that have it
The commission plan devised to give Capitalization
and responsibility But the commission plan unmoded gave
to much Capitalization 1t lent itself to the construction
tighter machines than existed before Bosses who held
jobs with difficulty under the old system became
under the commission plan. q
After little while the commission plan supplemented
by certain powers given to the people, little of the New
temper cent Of the voters might petition for the submission
the thing DONE The voters might then veto it. pass
Matters also arranged SO that by petition of the
voters unsatisfactory commission might be discharged be-
fore its term expired
These checks worked almost perfectly The commissions
realizing that the people might discharge them review
acHvsd sowsn they seldom needed popular supervision
This is the type of commission plan government that
originally proposed for Bridgeport 1t is the type The
still 1t is the kind the original
committee arranged for 1t is what the people voted for
to
The city manager plan is entirely another thing. is
that all reposed in city manager nearly
all He is not responsible to the people His acts sub
ec to review by the people This plan favored by the city
give that government inerminabe
stroI of the municipal power
The question, "ShalI have the city manager plan
Bridgeport" submitted to the people,
The people, Of its defects, and conscious
dangers voted They decided they would not have the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
Declares British, Almost
Exhausted, Are Making
Last Stand
manager plan.

Amsterdam, June 4-The Lokal
Anzeiger publishes a speech by the
Bavarian crown prince to the 18th
East Prussian division, which sus-
tanned the first British assaults on the
Arras front, in which he claims that
the division stopped an assault of
greatly superior forces and drove their
enemy back in successful counter at
tack. The crown prince continues:
"Your efforts contributed to the re-
newed failure of the British to break
through our front. The enemy is now
making his last efforts. He must fin
ish the fight because he cannot con-
tinue any longer, sowing to his losses
and the distress of England caused by
our heroic submarines.
eve will and shall hold out and be
victorious. Thanks to the abundance
of ammunition which is supplied tic
him from all parts of the world, the
enemy has been able to destroy our
trenches and penetrate, them here and
there, but this does not mean that we
are conquered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
SOCIALISTS HOPE
TO KEEP PEACE
MOVEMENT ALIVE
German Delegates Think
Stockholm Conference
Will Fail.

Stockholm, June 4-The delegates
Of the Germans majority socialists to
the socialist conference here have ar
rived, headed by Philip Scheidemann.
The other members of the delegation
are Herren Sassenbach, Ebert, MoIk-
enbuhr, Fischer, Legien, Bauer and
Hermann Moller. T. Staining, Dam
sh socialist minister without portfo-
lilo, accompanied the delegates from
Copenhagen. The Germans come
hoping for the best but with no great
optimism, to Judge from the words Of
Herr Molkenbuhr, veteran member
of the party's executive committee In
an interview with a correspondent of
the Associated Press, Herr Molken-
buhr said:
II fear that peace will not result
from the Stockholm conference, but
the whole world wants peace and we
come to see whether there is any
chance Of securing it. Even If we do
not succeed we shall perhaps at least
have kept the peace movement alive"
The German leader was told that
the Dutch and Scandinavian delegates
did not consider that the rehabilita.
ton of Belgium came under the term
| indemnity and was asked what waa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
BAvARIAN CROWNU u. S. PHYSICIANS
PRINCE PRAISES|lN BERLIN LEAVE
GERMAN DEFENSE FOR CHRISTIANA
Expedition Was Financed
BY German ustro- Hun
garian Relief Commission

Berlin, June 4, via London-The
Chicago unit of the American physi-
clans expedition, stationed for the last
year in Graudenz left Berlin on Sat
urday for Christiana.
The expedition was financed by the
German Austro-Hungarian relief COM
mission. 1t has wound Up it's work
and given the equipment brought from
the United States to the military hos
pita1 in Graudenz. On leaving here
DR.. Frederick Hagler of st. Louis
the head of the party, said:
Throughout our stay in Graudenz
we were given every courtesy by the
civilian and military authorities. In
the last few months at no time were
we made to feel that we were hostile
foreigners Our leave taking was moi
only extremely cordial but the author
tiles were prompt in facilitating oul
departure for Denmark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
WILLIAM REUBEN GEORGE

Some philosophic soul at one time
wrote or remarked that a lemon lime
is a, lemon that hasn't had a chance,
and a grape fruit is a lemon that has
had a chance. There are a lot of
human lines in this world, but they
are gradually becoming fewer, thanks
to the activities of such men as Will
liam Reuben George, founder of the
unior Republic Today the once bad
kiddies who have been transformed
into good kiddies will celebrate the
fifty-first anniversary of the birth Of
their friend and benefactor. Mr..
George was born in West Druden, N.
|Y on June 4, 1866, and at the age
of fourteen, his family removed 20
New York city. He side-stepped col
lege and went into business and when
still youngster had made d name
for himself in the world of commerce.
He was hardly more than a boy him
self when he became interested in
the plans and projects for improving
the lot of the children Of the poor.
The hoodlum gang that infested the
streets of certain sections # NV
York attracted his attention, and he
secured an appointment as a special
officer to do what he could to lead or
drive the coughs" to better ways. He
| quickly discovered that if street
games were to be prevented from be-
! coming gangsters and criminals, they
must be taken in hand while young,
before viciousness had become a part
| of their characters. That knowledge
and foresight was the germ-idea OF
the Junior Republic, and the kid
colony a movement which has now
spread into a much larger work was
then and there originated.
| p RI
act. He owned a farm at Freeville,
near Ithaca, New York, and in 1890
| he set out with his first bunch OF
| forty boys and ten girls for that place.
Tough was no name for that gang OF
urchfns and the trip to the farm was
a lively one for Mr.. George and the
train crew. The latter heaved a sigh
of relief when they reached their des-
tination. A few weeks at the farm,
| however, worked wonders with that
crowd of boys and girls and a moral
and physical regenerations was soon
effected. Each year for forty years,
Daddy George, as he came to be
known, took parties to the country,
sometimes as many as 200 being In
cluded in these exoduses.
While well to do, Mr.. George was
no millionaire, and in 1895 he deter
mined on a new plan kids re-
public, with it's motto:, PAY your own
way" The scheme was a success from
the first. True, some of the lads had
the Something for nothing greed
we'll developed, but the lure of self
government and office holding soon
, brought them into line. The lads
from New Yorl's east side took as
naturally to politics as a duck does
to water, and political parties, ma
chimes and bosses quickly developed
Campaigns were waged with tremen-
dous earnestness to secure offices OF
president and other selective Jobs
Minor courts, a supreme bench and
even jails were established and cur.
rency system was put into operation
Very few of the graduates have 'gone
bad since leaving the republic and
lit has more than proved the wisdom
of James WIhitcomb Riley's song about
children:
4 Gwen bad ones, pears to me,
IS jest as good as they can be-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
BIRTHDAY OF CHARTER
ADOPTED BY LOUIS XVIII,

Exactly one hundred and three
years ago today Louis 1888, the Bour-
bon monarch who had just been re-
stored to the throne of France after
the downfall of Napoleon! signed with
reluctant pen, the new constitution of
the country which he claimed to rule
by dive right" The Charta, or 1.-THE
Charte Constitutionne1le," had been
presented to the king over a week
before, but at first he refused to sign
it. 1t was poor, futile constitution
as he compared it with the cnarcer
of liberty, fraternity and. equality"
framed by the great men of the revo-
luton, but it was still constitution,
and the Bourbon monarch was averse
to any constitution which would linn
1 it or too closely define his tdivine
right to absolute rufership. 1t was
signed by the king only on compul-
sion of the Gar of Russia, who, with
the arrogance Of present-day iber-
ty-Ioan distributor, placed the pen in
the trembling hand of Louis and
commanded, with an air of authority
that brooked no refusal, ''Sign Here,
and the craven Louis, dominated ut
terly by the masterful Gar of Rus
STA, attached his royal signature to
the document.
When Napoleon left France for Ell
ba he malvolently declared, ''The
| Bourbons may put France at peace
with Europe, but how will they put
her at peace with themselves" The
weak and fatuous Louis, great in
| nothing but a silly vanity, accepted
the constitution because he was roced
i to do so, but in every way possible he
| Immediately proceeded to ignore it
He acted as though the tremendous
events of the revolution and the en-
pire had never happened. Within 9
short time he had succeeded in alien
ating even the most devout royalists
save those fawning few who were
permitted to pick crumbs from under
the royalist table.
When Napoleon returned from Ell
ba, the cowardly Louis, thinking frs
and always of his precious life, FLED
in terror. and waited until the Eng
i lish and -Prussians had defeated Ma
poleon before returning to France.
1t was at the time when Louis
xviii, was so reluctantly granting
a constitution to "his people" that tn,
saying was originated: 1.-THE Bour
| bons have forgotten nothing and the,
have learned nothing.''s The lesson
of the revolution were utterly lost
not alone upon Louis of France, bu
upon the Bourbon kings of Spain an
Naples, who were weaker and les
stable than the French monarch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
Advertise in The Farmer I
CREDITORS WILL
BE SATISFIED

/ So far the raising of money by the
sacrificing of the Lonergan stock of
clothing and gents furnishings is go
ing on nicely. All must and shall go
in this great slaughter sale. Creditors
pleased is expressing it mildly. Peo-
pie are responding to the call and well
they may, as the highest grade of
clothing and gents furnishings are be-
ing sacrificed to turn the big
stock into ready cash. Just think, a
splendid stock sacrificed. A splendid
suit of mems clothes, all to match,
for S7.85. This suit is really
worth $500. Keep tlrem home four
days and if not considered worth the
money, no matter what the cause may
be- return them to us and we hereby
agree to refund the $7.85. If not soiled.
A handsome suit fc- $10.85. This suit
has the best Of lining. High art tail
ored, equal to tailor made; ask to see
| this suit, really worth $500. Over
| 800 suits in checks and stripes. the
latest for spring and summer for
| SASS. These garments are easily
| worth from. $1,000 to $780, Extra
| ordinary suits in the latest spring and
summer fabrics such as fancy worst
eds, cheviots, serges, cashmeres, Scotch
| tweeds, etc, for $16.95. These suits
must be seen to he appreciated. acru-
| ally worth from s25 to $50. A splen-
did spring and fall overcoat for $6.9S.
worth $12. Keep this coat home four
days and if not considered worth the
| money, and no matter what the cause
may be, we hereby agree to refund the
s6.9S if not soiled. Mems and young
mems trousers, former price $500, cred
TORS sale price $2.45. Mems and young
mems trousers, former price $500;
| creditors sale price $2.S5. Mems and
Young mems trousers, former price
| $500; creditors sale price $3.48. Rain
coats at half price. Alpaca coats, fan
mel suits, flannel pants, busters and
| auto coats Mems $3.50 and $2.0C
straws csc. $3.50 and $500 Panamas
| s2.95. Shirts, underwear, suspenders
handkerchief, neckwear and pajamas
almost given away. Sale is now going
on. 1227-1229 Main street. Store oper
| every evening till 9 o'clock.
| EDWARD LONERGAN
/ Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

OMORROW MARKS Of the most Hateful days in the
shsofyof The republic For the first time adequate
chiery exists to realize the fundamental precep
able bodied American is soldier
However the need may be with respect fighting for
egn SOIL the logic of events proved the army
much greater than necessity has before
going France would be wise to equip an
array here 1t would be necessary train the young
fighting men.
Those who register tomorrow register for any evenuat
perhaps to fight in France perhaps not to fight
end before many American troops ready it
may go to unforeseen Whatever issue
ready.
Tomorrow's duty is accomplished except with a
tain sadness Ours fighting people
ucaed to the last great done with We had be
eved the Intelligent enough settle disputes
wholesale slaughter We have been mistaken and So up
the sword calamity We not Warike people, but have
not forgotten how to make
What is done sadly will be done sternly
greuy but completely If the foe does not Weld then the foe
will be made yield This matter in which time fights
side. The power Of modern weapons dug
fortress world all millions of
mankind, who and will be armed with weapons
as are necessary
The submarine has reached the zenith of its destructive
power The multiplication of submarine destruction will go
until the if not safe much than they
Within the past few months There will be transport
the of South America well for the Of North
America for those Of China and for those of Africa America
not alone against that tremendous efficiency barbed for
bat which has SO imperlled the safety of mankind.
may say that it the peaceful who go
the warlik There ought to be end to such mission
eyery and every cline peaceful have whipped
Ike present presents warlke nation in which
the pursuits Of have been piled beyond anything
known before
The world must needs fight for breathing time in which
bring itself the of that industrial
efficiency which has been suddenly thrust upon it's
tention
The tomorrow will perceive that theirs
is noriva duty; they called to trivial They
fight in the greatest fight that They called
duty which has been borne by generations of to the
hottest brhtme of humanity They walk where their fathers
have walked
The Of the twentieth century, who citizens
Of the United States will tread that path valany
did will fight fight such fought be
fore. The has proved that civilization the physi
cal courage of men, and their staying powers.
In the United States the average brain power higher
than anywhere else These will the standard breed
They will go up against the foe with no false notions They
will know better than other people, how powerful the foe
the risks of few face them eagerly But in the
light philosophy all Americans know that the end of life
is the for ALL whether in Men have
will much disturbed by the prospect of
ing that fate which escaped and viii
escape
The failures in Bridgeport will be few. The who
lodges plain necessity quite fails to- approach the
manhood of the nation. There will not be many
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
Slippers and Mules

Boudoir Slippers,satin with
shirred vamp hand made,
in pink, blue, rose and
yellow, $500
Satin Slippers, hand en-
broidered, many colors,
$500
Satin Slippers, POM pom on
vamps, covered heels, in
black, rose, pink, blue,
red and lavender, $3.50
Kidskin Slippers, pom-pon
on vamps, in tan, black,
light blue, pink and red,
no heels, $1.75
with heels, $500
Slippers with straps, $500
Slippers with straps and
covered heels, hand
turned, 1925
Pumps for House Wear.
French Kid, silk bow,
hand made, 1925
Black Satin, no bow, $3.75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

his attitude on this question. He re
piled that that was probably one OF
the things to be adjusted at the gen.
eraI peace conference. Herr Molken-
buhr denied that the Germans had any
part in bringing about the Stockholm
conference and added:
But if the Americans, English and
French will not believe the assertions
of the Dutch members they will not
believe US either"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
Brocades and Pompons
Straps and Buckles

Mules, plain satin and bro
cades, in gold and silver
Red, blue, pink and Law
ender, $500 and $500
Bedroom Slippers for Chill
dren.
Moccasins,
Comfys, $500 to $500
Slippers for House Wear.
kidskin, leather bow, low
heels, $500
Outlets" $3.50
Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

President of the Mine Workers of
America urges that member of his
union be represented on any body
having control of the coal situation,
claiming present committee unfriend-
ly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

treason. 1t is alleged that he was seen
distributing anti-conscription circu-
lars late Saturday night. His case
was continued until Wednesday. a
bond of $500 being named. Macz-
IA is native of Lithuania and was
naturahzed in 1908. He has been
in the service of the Connecticut Co.
as a motorman for many years. He
stout1y protested his Innocence dur
ing the session of court today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
HOLD LITHUANIAN
ON TREASON CHARGE

New Britain, June 4-Matthew
Maczka, aged SO, was presented in the
police court today, charged with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

Louis Goldman, saturated with per-
fume, proved clue to the robbery OF
the drug store of Samuel Fraser in
Williamsburg. from which rare ex-
tracts were taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

Mems Underwear
Balbriggan Shirts, and
Drawers" Otis make,
SO cts each
Union Suits" Yale" and
Carter makes, in
white and Egyptian,
$1.15 to SITS
Nightrobes and Pajamas,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

ADVERTISE IN THE FARa1En
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

Boys Shoes
Genuine Leather Shoes,
hand lasted, broad
toed, good looking and
serviceable. 5
For For
small boys big boys
$3.50 $500
1918 $3.50
Brown or Pearl $500
Scout and
Shoes, $3.50
Special English
Gunmetal Calf,
invisible eyelets, $500
Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

To this may be. added
such adornments Of lace
as the bride wishes. Sill
yer slippers and a silver
bandeau for the veil
complete the outfit.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
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he will make his future home. Mrs. Catherine Colgan has turned to her home in Norwaik a visit with relatives on Pierce g
 The funeral of Mrs. Tyler | held today
 Cards which have been reed from Lloyd Edwards, of the who left with the first continger} 1 the National Army for Camp Dd state that he has been given the of sergeant. Raymond Prior of WashinI street was included in the forty| cent. of Wateburys quota which yesterday for Aver.
 $4.0O and $500 Trimmed Hat S2.98, Goldenblum Millinery Col M. C. A. Bldg New Britain.-ady
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Forrest returned from their wedding trip have gone to their new home Church street.
 MT. and Mrs. George Nystrom Canal street have returned from dian Neck where they enjoyed a 1 weeks vacation.
 Frank B. Stubbs of Mississippi Earl Irons of West Virginia spending a few days in town.
 Mrs. Pernice Dorizio, who has b at the New Britain General hosr for the past ten days as the re of being stabbed by her husband expected to leave the hospital il few days.
 Edward McGraw and family remove to Holyokc, Mass, Saturd
 Louis and Clemantini Conforti expected to return today from weeks vacation spent in Penn. Vania.
 John Velardi, employed at the $ sions lock shop at Forestville. 4, move his family from Old Forge, I next week. They will take up tt residence on Main street.