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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Switzerland Owes It's
Existence During the
War to United States

Geneva. June 9.-Prof. William
Rappard of Geneva university. in an
address delivered at the university,
said that, thanks to America. Switz-
erland had been enabled to exist dur
ing the war. Prof. Rappard, who
formerly was a member of the Har-
ward faculty.. is one of the experts
who will accompany Hans Sulzer, the
new Swiss minister to Washington,
in order to clear up the economic sit
uation between the United States and
Switzerland.
The professor declared that if
Switzerland'sI imports of cereals from
America had increased it was be-
cause of the fact that the Swiss were
obliged to feed Luxembourg, part of
Belgium and many thousand prison
ers both in Germany and interned in
Switzerland. He blamed hostile Ger
man propaganda in America for the
between the two
republics and expressed the hope that
the Swiss commission would counter
act this evil influence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
WANT TRIAL IN
ANOTHER COUNTY

Hartford, June S.-Benedict M.
Holden sprang a sensation at the
Opening of the criminal session of the
superior court yesterday when he en-
tered a motion that the trial Of the
case against Mrs Amy r. Archer Gil
ligan be transferred to IitchfieId,
New London or Fairfield county, on
the ground that such extensive news
paper publicity had been given to the
case that it would be rnanffest1y UNI
fair to try it here. After reading a
number of extracts from newspapers
published in this city Mr.. Holden
said:
The moment any OF the men of
the jury hear the least bit of the evil
dence their minds will go back inn
mediately to what they have read in
the newspapers. The only valid rea-
son I can see why the case should
not be tried in some other than Hart
ford county jail is the Insignificant
item Of expense and that will make
but small difference. We must have
Mrs. Gilligan's case argued before a
jury that Mrs Gi1ligan herself can
feel to be unprejudiced., . E.
The motion was vigorously opposed
by State Attorney H. M. lAlcorn. when
court adjourned this afternoon Judge
Greene had not given a decision on
the motion for change of venue. He
granted a, motion by Mr.. Holden for
allowance for fees of experts fixing
the sum at $500. A motions for assis-
tant counsel for the defense was de-
MED, also motion to quash the in
dictment. II
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
SHORTAGE OF BIRD FOOD CAUSES
DESTRUCTION OF PEST THAT KEPT
STATES FARMERS BUSY SPRAYINCf
Tent Caterpillar, Which Denuded Fruit Trees Last
Year, Now Prey of Birds That Never Ate One Before
New Diet Results In Heavy Mortality Insect
Food Scarce.

ing. water supply by a model bird
bath and pool, and the placing of
various nesting devices.
Mr.. AIMS has provided as headquar-
tiers for the association, a neat fur
nished house, where there will be an
educational exhibit of specimens, pic
lures. and Audubon publications. Mr..
Job will reside there with his family
during the summer, and will welcome
land instruct all visitors who are in
terested in birds or game propaga-
ton He will be assisted by Clifford
M. Dickinson. of New Britain, Conn,
who is employed as assistant. To ac-
.commodate visitors and students, Mr..
AIMS is equipping ..Amston Inn,',
which will be opened to the public by
the end of June or first of July. In
quiries may be addressed to H.
Rohde, Sup't, Amston, Conn
siS Amston Is a station on the Air Line
Division of the N. Y, N. H. & H rail-
road, ten miles west of Willimantic.
All the above features are within easy
walking distance of the railway sta
ton. It is a beautiful tract of coun-
try, Astounding in bird life,. the pictur-
esque lake furnishing good fishing and
boating, making an ideal location for
summer school of ornithology and
game-keeping, into which the project
might naturally develop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
CROPS
TO FAR EXCEED
FIRST ESTIMATE

Washington. June 9-The prospec-
tive wheat crop of the United States
this year was forecast yesterday by the
department of agriculture at 656, 000,-
900 bushels, combining a revised es-
innate of the badly damaged winter
wheat crop and the first estimate OF
the new spring wheat crop, based on
June conditions. .{ That compares
with 764, 900, 00e bushels harvested
last year and S06,00o,0o0 bushels, the
average crop for 1911-15.
Improved weather conditions dur
ing May. increased prospects of win
ter wheat and Indicated a crop ef
'373, 600, 900 bushels The crop be-
gan this spring under adverse con-
ditions, 12.437. 900 acres having to be
abandoned because of the severe win
ter and other causes. April / condi-
lions indicated a production Of 430,-
100000 bushels but during that month
growing conditions were SO poor that
the May forecast was reduced to
3s6.116,000 bushels.
The increased spring wheat area
placed at 1909, 700 acres and the
good start of this crop under excel
lent growing conditions, indicate a
production of $4,000, 900 bushels
compared with 1885, 900 bushels
last year, 351, 1854. 900 bushels in. 1915,
and $4,000 bushels the average for
the preceding five years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Gen. Edwards to Be
Received In Hartford
And Accorded Honors

Hartford. June s.-When Gen.
Clarence B. Edwards, commanding
the northeastern department head
quarters in Boston, comes to Hart
ford on Wednesday, June 10, he will
be accorded much honor and be met
by the leading men of the state. Here
is the program outlined by Major
Howard A. Giddings, chairman Of
the committee in charge of arrange
,ments:
A large dinner at the Hartford
club, Wednesday evening, to which
Will be invited the governor OF Con-
.necticut, his staff, and regular army
officers on duty here, the Connectf-
cut council of defense, field and COM
manding officers of the national
guard, mayors of principal Connecti-
cut cities, officers Of the chambers
of commerce, public officials and
prominent citizens.
Arrangements will be made to meet
the general and such members of his
staff as accompany him at the sta
ton, escort them to the state capitol
Quarters for the party during its
stay in Hartford will also be arranged
for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09

A novel project for demo strating
TO the public practical methods of
attracting and increasing wild BIRDS
both song AND game species. is being
launched by The National Association
OF Audubon Societies Charles M
AIMS, or New York city. head of the
Max AIMS Machine Co. Of Bridgeport,
Conn, has signed a contract with this
association, through T. Gilbert Pear
son, its secretary and executive head,
donating the use of his land, with
generous financial assistance, to con-
duct and experiment and dernonstra-
tfon station In applied oriafthology.
This work has been placed IN charge
of the associations department of APP
piled ornithoIogy, under Herbert K.
Job. The tract is also being made a
State Game Preserve, under state pro-
lection, the largest Of its Kind III Con-
necticut
An especially interesting phase OF
this new work is the breedihg and at
tracing OF wild ducks. on the tract
IS. q beautiful lake, over q mile long,
which is being planted with ten var
Wild ducks feed. This lalka drains
for the breeding OF wild ducks under
FULL control This has been surround
cd by a seven-foot verrntrf- proof
fence, and there have been placed in
It sixteen to eighteen species, repre-
senting nearly all the more valuable
wild ducks Of North America, fflclud-
ing the canvasback, redfiead. wood
duck. pintaiI. wfdgeon, black duck,
tea1s, and others The flow from the
lake brings.a constant supply OF small
fish and other natural food. This
collection of wild ducks makes won
derful and beautiful. sight The glass
fronted aquatic house out In the pond,
IN which they winter comfortably,
swimming in open water with tenn
perature OF fifteen below zero out
side, is q model device for cold elf
mates.
The propagation of several kinds of
quail, especially the cofnrnpfi bob
white. Is another phase III the work,
to which other game sbecfes viii be
added Still another is the attracting
or the smaller birds. through plant
ting Of many species of trees shrubs,
and other Erowths behfffis foods
which birds enjoy. also aiti aAi feed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
OSTEND IS CRIPPLED AS A BASE
BY HEAVY PROJECTILE FIRE FROM
BRITISH MONITORS, PHOTOS SHOW

pictures taken before the lombard
ment there are some striking changes
here and there which grow in impor-
lance as they are studied under q
masniTying glass.
First of all there is the harbor. One
is Immediately struck by a slight
change in the appearance of the
great lock gates, on which all the Ac-
tivity of the harbor depends. These
gates are 100 feet long and 20 feet
high. and they seem somehow to have
lost a little of their rectilinear char
acter over night. The magnifying
glass reveals some of the reasons for
this change. The breaking down OF
the locks prevents the retention of
water in the basin and the canals
which feed it, incapacitating the en-
tire port machinery. Equally effec-
tive i'm Gripping the harbor. is hit
on the operating machinery jamming
the locks so that ingress or egress is
impossible until elaborate repairs are
made.
The plates taken the day before
the bombardnient show a number of
ships at anchor in the harbor or tied
up in the inner basin. In the sue
ceeding plates some Of the ships have
disappeared and others apparently
apparently are half submerged. The
long wharf looks like a caricature1 of
its former self, and two or three
buildings in the dockyards, whose USE
fitness was indicated in the early
pictures by the presence Of new addi-
tons or alterations, have suffered. Sc
yerely. II,
The pictures confirm the statement
in the official announcement that
more than half of the buildings in
the factory section of the town have
aged. It is easy to see that there may
have been a heavy loss Of life, IL
though the residential section appar-
emily was untouched. Some of the
ruined factories necessarily operate
night and day and many. are employ
ed at night on the. shipping dock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09

London, June "a series of pho
tographic plates of the bombardment
of Ostend which have arrived in Lon
the development of Photographic OBJ
servation and record by aeroplanes.
They show in undeniable form that
the British bombardment of Ostend
last Tuesday was the most successful
thing of it's kind yet accomplished.
ensuring that Ostend will be crippled
as a useful German base for weeks, if
not permanently.
There are several series of these
Ostend plates in the little photo
graphic record room of the admiralty
building and they must be seen to-
gether to illustrate the result of the
dynamite's work. The first group
were taken before the bombardment
and show the town in panoramic
squares. With a small reading glass
it is easy even for an unframed eye
to distinguish the essential features
of docks, factories and harbor works
in their normal condition and to trace
railroad tracks, streets and store
yards.
The section around the docks, en-
bracing that part of the town that is
of military importance, is a mass of
low sheds with broad flat roofs, and.
is quite distinct from the residence
section, which stretches out in a long
flat vista of little roofs and tiny gar
dens.
A second group of plates shows Os
tend after the bombardment. At
first sight the pictures are disappoint-
ing. Taken from aeroplanes a mile
or more above the town, the pictures
show no great general devastation.
The work a hundred or two heavy
projectiles, such as are used by the
British monitors, does not impress it.
self heavily on a landscape like the
work of an earthquake. There are
no large general changes in the out
line of the town, but when one gets
down to careful comparisons with the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
HONOR FOUNDER OF
MODERN RUSSIA

In the Russian calendar the ninth
of June is a date of profound and
historic Importance, for it marks the
anniversary of the birth in 1872 of
Peter Alexeievitch. usually styled
Peter the Great, who was the creator
of Modern Russia, the father of such
civilization as Russia may be said to
possess, and the founder of st. Peters
burg which has now been changed to
Petrograd.. He was the first car of
Muscovy to assume the title of .Em-
peror. All students Of history are
familiar with the: career of Peter the
statesman and soldier. who disguised
as a workman, toiled in the Anster'
dam shipyard in order that he might
induce the art of shipbuilding among
the people; who, inspired by his
tutor, Lefort, a Genoese, determined
to introduce the arts and sciences of
civilization into Russia, and visited
Holland, England and Germany, keen
ly observing and learning all that he
could Of trade, manufactures, COM
merce and arts, and who introduced
this 1eaven of civilization into land
which had been plunged into the dark
est barbarism. The student also
knows that the Father of His Coun-a
try-while reforming others, neglect
ed to reform himself-an omission not,
peculiar to Peter-and remained to-
the last, a coarse and brutal savage
and tyrant, addicted to the meanest
vices, and finding the greatest joy in
torturing his enemies. Often he lop-,
ped off ten or twenty heads in suc-I
cession, and was Immensely proud of
his horrid dexterity with the sword.
OF Peter the lover, less has been
written, yet this cruel barbarism was
notSwithout romantic proclivities. Dur
ing the early period of his reign, he
Jointly occupied the Muscovite throne
with his brother, Ivan ", weak and
,utile person, but after seven years of
intrigue, Peter ruled alone. His first
wife,, Eudoxia, was a refined woman
of noble birth, but Peter soon tired of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
11ezcaasp

Ferdinand Henies Adam, a young
German, was arrested in New York.
While no charge has been made
against him his detention is regarded
as highly important. In his room was
found the photograph of a German
army captain-his father, he explain
ed Adam said that he was rejected
by the army examiners, left Germany
In February, 1915. and shipped for
Mexico from a Spanish port. The yes
sci was held up by British cruiser
and Adam was interned at Halifax
seven months. When released he
came to the United States. He told
the police he made several trips to
Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
URGE RECRUITS FOR
THE MARINE CORPS

Boston, June Gov. Mccall has
begun the preparation of a list of
names of persons whom he will re-
commend to the president for APP
pointment on the exemption and
drafting boards for Massachusetts,.
He has also issued a statement
calling attention to the opening of a
national campaign for recruits for
the marine corps next week
THE words of the marine corps y
he said Spoil all that is patriotic,
loyal and effective in our military
life
A large portable band stand has
been erected in Scollay Square, from
which every evening during marine
corps week band from Boston
forts will give a concert and army
and navy officers, city officials and
business men will make patriotic ad-
dresses
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
BEST GERMANY
CAN EXPECT is
MEDIUM CROPS
Grain Seized In Rumania
Diverted From Austro-
Hungary

Copenhagen, June 9-The rapid
ydwindling of German grain stocks
under the drain imposed by the sup
Elementary bread allowances to com
pensate for missing potatoes was the
cause of the recently hastily summon
ed conference of representatives sof
the Central powers in Berlin. Officials
of the. German food department, sup
ported by energetic representations
from the military and diplomatic au-
thorities, won the grant of an addi-
tional proportion for Germany Of the
grain stocks captured in Rumania
This agreement is at the cost Of the
Austro- Hungarian, Bulgarian and
Turkish allotments and, according to
"a Berlin announcement, will suffice
to carry the German population
through until the harvest. The trans
portation difficulties of course remain
to be solved.
The German authorities are con-
Quoting vigorous publicity campaign
to convince the people that all is well
with the coming harvest and that
present food difficulties will disap-
pear as soon as the new crop is avail
able. Articles describing the grain
crop prospects as without a shadow
appear in the various papers but the
same assertions We're mace DeIore the
harvest of 1915, when the grain crop
was a bad failure. and before that of
1916, which, despite optimistic esti-
mates. turned out to be. barely Is per
cent. above the preceding year.
A hint of somewhat different pos
sibilities is given in a paragraph that
slipped into glowing account of
crop prospects in the weekly Woche.
This paragraph says:
IF all conditions continue favor
able Germany can hope for barely a
medium harvest, owing to the hack
of fertilizers, particularly nitrates. =
y The fruit harvest, according TO ex-
.perts, will also be only medium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Commercial Travellers
Elect New Officers

Hartford, June 8-The grand cour-
Gil of New England. United Order Of
Commercial Travellers of America, to-
day elected the following officers:
Grand counselors C. r. Reynolds,
Portland, Me-; grand junior counselor,
i. M Graves, Providence; grand past
counselor. p. S. Willard, Wethersfield;
grand secretary, G. A. Haines, Melrose,
Mass; grand treasurer, Frank L. True,
Rutland. VT; grand conductor. g. p.
Dougherty, Boston; grand page, c. A.
Poole, Worcester; grand sentinel, e. p.
Stacy, Lynn, Mass; members of grand
executive committee for two years, T. g.
Kaubeck, Sonferville, Mass; L. F..
Crockett, Everett, Mass
The grand council adoptedSa resolu-
ton advocating the immediate enact
ment of legislation providing for the
military training Of all young men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
OFFICER DIES OF
WOUND
IN HOTEL ROOM
Naval Board to Determine
Whether Case Is Muir
der or Suicide

Seattle, Wash, June 9-Lieut. Ken
meth Heron. T. s. NJ. superintendent
of new work at the Puget Sound navy
yard, Brenaerton,. was found dead in
bed from a gunshot wound Thursday
night in Brefnerton hotel. A naval
board will investigate the death to de-
termine whether the wound was self
inflicted.
Lieut.. Heron had been at the navy
yard since February. having been
transferred from Seattle, where he
was inspector of machinery in the
Seattle Construction e Dry Dock Co.
plant. He was native Of California.
81 years old, and single. Prior to
coming to Seattle he was assigned to
the Fore River Shipbuilding Works.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09

mail matter to and from Germany by
having it carried to Norway by men
of the crews of the Amer
lean line stea mships Bergensfjord and
ford. Matter from Ger
many was brought here and mailed
regularly, and mail from South Amer
lea and Mexico was sent here through
the regular channels and turned over
to the crews Of the two ships.
Adam is employed by L. E. Frorup,
a dealer in carbons at 232 Greenwich
street, and business relationship ex-
listed between him and PERISH and
Bonaparte. It is said Adam was en-
ployed to assemble and pack wireless
We're obtained from different manu-
facturers. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
DYING MESSAGE.
OF SHIPS CREW
WASHED ASHORE

London, June ga bottle contain
ing a number, of messages purporting
to have been written by members of
the crew of the long missing Ameri-
can steamer Frederick has been wash
ed ashore at the Orkney Islands. The
messages Indicated that they were
written by two Americans and five
Spaniards. One of them was dated
Jan. 27, 1915. They contained no in
formation as to the circumstances I'M
der which the ship was lost. One
message said:
1--WE are sinking in mid-ocean. %
Others said the writer's were dying
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
PITCAIRN ISLANDERS HAPPY AS
CHRISTMAS SHIP REACHES Them
LOADED WITH GIFTS FROMU. S.

A new organ for the choir, points,
crayons and pencils for the budding
artists in bare feet, hair ribbons for
the lassies, were among the treasures
brought ashore as gifts from the
American people. The delight OF the
islanders cannot be described
The first official United States mail
for Pitcairn was opened up before the
assemblage. The islanders may count
ters. More than 70 letters were in the
bag. Surely the reddest OF red letter
days in the mail line at least.
Friday" being SATURDAY In Pitcairn
there was no school that day. The
children are well disciplined and are
bright and not nearly as shy OF etran-
gers as might be expected
Ewerywhere luxurious tropical now
ers and vegetation aibourld Tho or
ange. lemon an1s nme groves with
cir golden fruit made a pretty pic
ture while banana and bread fruit
trees together with cocoanut palms
uncanny roots suspended from shady
avenues. The homes are cory and
comfortable despite the lack Of suites
of furniture and countless other ev-
teryday things conon to Us and with
tout which we fancy we could not get
along.
The houses are built of native wood
lon piles and matches says Captain
lcockell, The wood is very durable
as saw one house partly constructed
of the remains of John Adams, orig.
NAL home and he passed away nearly
leo years since. Most OF them are sur
rounded by pretty gardens fenced In
to keep out the numerous chickens
and goats. One old gentleman re-
grettel that time would not permit OF
my visiting his plantation as it was
Situated out in the country Imagine
anybody living In the tcountryi on an
[dsland two miles long and one mile
wide.
The young folk visited the ship and
inspected every part Of it, and once
the boats were clear the Islanders
sang heir farewell hymn which sound
ed sweetly over the water especially
as more than half were female voices,