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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
POET HoNoRED BY KING

eAdinkerke, Belgium, JAN. 4.-By
order of King, Albert, the body OF
Emile Verhaeren, the Belgian poet
who recently was killed accidentally
while boarding a train at Hayre, has
been brought here to rest in Belgian
soil
His temporary grave is hidden un-
der a mound of flowers in the local
cemetery where the new-nade graves
OF Belgian soldiers now greatly out
number the rain-Washed headstOnes
OF the departed villagers. 1t was the
special wish of the Queen that Yer
haeren should be buried among the
dunes he loved so we'll, and here,
some day. when the Invaders are
gone, a suitable memorial will be
built. ~ et
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
Norwegian Papers
Rap Coal Embargo

London, Jan. A Copenhagen de-
spatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Co. says that MOST of the Norwegian
papers have attacked the British min
lister in Christiania in connection with
the embargo on coal proclaimed by
Great Britain.
The Norsek IntelligenssedIer reports
that the Norwegian reply has; been
handed the British representative and
leaves no doubt that Norway is loyal
ly maintaining the export prohibitions
regarding fish and other goods The
Gazette says that there is az great
quantity of coal in Norway and no
prospect of a shortage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
TRUMbULL

The Village Improvement society
will hold one Of it's popular whists at
the town hall, Wednesday evening,
ap. 10. The committee in charge is
Mr.. and Mrs. George French and Mr..
and Mrs. Wickcliffe Brown
Miss Natalie Wells, Of Stratford, has
recently been the guest for few days
Of her cousin. Mrs. Frank Wells.
Mrs. Charles N. Evitts spent the
weekend in New Milford at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Evitts. Mrs
Edwin Evitts has, been suffering with
AN attack of Appendicitis, but has so far
recovered as oUe able to sit up.
White Plains school opened We'd
nesday instead of Tuesday as sched-
uled. This change was made for the
convenience Of the teachers, whose
homes are at a distance.
Harold @. Beach entertained II OF
his friends and schoolmates at his
home Friday evening. Whist and
other games were played
Ebert S. Brinsmade is engaged al
carpenter work in Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ward en-
tertained friends at whist party, Fri
day evening. The successful players
were Mrs. Frank Wells, Mrs Arthur
F.. Plumb, Rollin e. Burton, Charles
Ensign. Low scores were held by
Mrs Daniel H. Ward and. Albert Lin.
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Wards guests were
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles En-
ign, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Plumb
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Linley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil S. Berger. Mrs. Jennie Bow
ker Rohort Roml<er Mr. and Mrc
Frank Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin e
Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Ward
Miss Dora Ward and Earl D. Ward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
Reichstag to Discuss
Reply to Peace Note

London, Jan. 4---A plenary session
of the Reichstag will possibly be Nom
voked in the middle of January, ac-
cording to a Reuters despatch from
Amsterdam quoting the Berlin Vor-
Waerts. The Vorwaerts, says that it
is obvious that the Chancellor as well
as the parties would like to express
an opinion on the entente's refusal Of
Germany's peace offer.
The budget committee of the Reich
stag is expected to meet in the mid
die of the month in anv event the
despatch says.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
A. w. ROBINSON PROMOTED

Word has been received in this city
of the promotion Of Arthur W. Robin
son, former sales manager and d.
rector in the Locomo bile Co. of Amer
lea at Bridgeport to a high position
in one of the largest wholesale houses
in London, where he is resident now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
REDUCE CHURCH DEBT

Parishioners of the Newfield NJ E..
church are rejoicing today following
the announcement made last night
that the church debt had been re-
duced by $1,700. "A debt Of $4,000
yet remaiDs to be paid but the special
MORTGAGE reduction committee COM
prising E. III. Woods, George D. Gug-
genheim and r. E. Evans hopes to
reduce that am CUNT materially during
the coming summer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
NEW CORPORATION.

/ > A certificate of incorporation was
filed by the Marsh & Rankin Go. of
Bridgeport which. has authorized. cap
ital stock of $4,000, divided into 500
shares, par value 500. The incor-
porators are E. S. Marsh, P. S. Chap
man. and M. S. Clark. I. A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
TRAINS RUN REGULARLY

Trains on the Housatonic road are
now running regularly and the man
agement of it's affairs by the new
president, Mr.. Goodrich, and Supt.
Stone is very satisfactory. The late
evening train to New York by steam
boat is a great convenience to bust
ness men. The first through freight
train from Albany arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon, forerunner we
trust of a heavy business this winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

DR.. Eldridge d. Atwood who killed
DR.. wilfred E. Harris. president OF the
Massachusetts College of 4Osteopathy,
entered a plea of guilty to murder in
the second degree and was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
DEMOCRATIC CLUB TO MEET

The Fairfield Democratic club Will
hold a meeting tom morrow evening in
the town hall A large attendance is
expected as this will be the first meet
ing since before the holidays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
CLERK PORTER ILL

Clerk John H. Porter Of the police
department has been suffering for
several days with an affliction which
affected his sight. He has gone to a
hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
FERRY SINKS, p PERISH

London, Jan. "A Central News
despatch from Amsterdam. says that
% women and children were drowned
through the sinking Of a. Aferryboat
in a collision on the ;MoselleA, near
Beilstein. r + s.tu, az
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

Traffic on the New York Central
was blocked for s hours when nine
refrigerator cars in a southbound fast
freight train were thrown across the
rails in the middle of the New Ham
burg tunnel, nine miles south OF
Poughkeepste.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
RECEIVES ROOSTER

Last Saturday Rev. E. G.. Fullerton
received a rooster by express. a card
attached to the box showing that the
sender was Frank Miller. The bird
is a splendid species Of Plymouth
Rock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
LAMP SHINES AGAIN

The lamp on the corner of Court
iand and Beaver streets was mace
to shine last night. There are six
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

In November SIS railroads, report
ing to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, earned 1927, 403,269- and .ex-
pended $S4, $4,000. h&sf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

The boys are having fine times
coasting down the several streets
leading from Golden Hill. This
coasting in public thoroughfares is a
dangerous pastime, but young
America" likes it. The hill was new
err in better condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
XMAS GIFTS 70 PLEASE EVERYBODY.


I'm
Albums Dolls Decorated Crepe
Lunch
splendid OF Cards and Booles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

s John McCullagh, ex-chief of police
of New York, died suddenly at Asbury
Park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
BRIDGEPORT IS II WAS
OO-50-2O-YEARS AGO
(Taken from the Files Of The Evening Farmer)
COASTING POPULAR

corners at that point and the light
should not be neglected.
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Home and Farm Demonstration
Meetings.

We are planning to hold a series of
meetings at the various schools of
the County, visiting three or four
day.
At these meetings Mr.. C. A. Nc
Faddin, District. Agent, will talk on
gardens, peanuts, soy beans, relative
to the boil weevil.
Mr.. p. II. Sem, our new Farm
Demonstration Agent, will tell of
what he intends to do in the County,
the Corn and the Pig Clubs, etc.
Supt. e. j. Browne will take up
Agriculture in the schools and CO.
operation of schools with Home and
Farm Demonstration Forces.
| wish to talk on the Canning,
Bread, Poultry, and Home Demon
stration Clubs.
Every one is cordially invited and
we hope that all who can will attend.
We want to make this year the best
in the history of our work but we
cannot do it without cooperation.
However, we feel confident that every
one interested in the welfare Of the
county will be glad to cooperate.
The following is the schedule for
next week:
Tuesday, February 18th.
Trinity School at 8 a. m.
DuRant School at II: 80 a. m.s
Sardinia School at 2 p. m.
Wednesday, February 18th. ..
New Zion School at 10 a. m.
Hicks School at IL M
Turbeville School at 2 p. m.
Thursday, February 18th.
Jordan School at a. m.
Davis Station School at II a. m.
Oak Grove School at p. m.
Summerton School at 2 D. m.
Friday, February 10th.
Big Branch School at 8 a. m.
Paxville School at II a. m.
Pine wood School ut 1880 p. m.
Katherine NJ. Richardson,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
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ELATED OVER
U. S. BREAK WITH GERMANY

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 5.-Elation over
the break between the United States
and Germany is expressed by both
Villa and Carranzista officers and
sympathizcrs here and in northern
Mexico.
The Villastas declare the United
States now will be compelled to close
in their force in Mexican affairs and
permit Villa to proceed with his cam
paign against Carranza unhindcred.
They intimate that Villa is not averse
to receiving overtures from Germany
to embarras and harass the United
States if war develops.
Carranza officials, while openly adj
mitting their pleasure over the break,
say they will obey Carranza's injunc-
ton for strict neutrality.
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FINDS MOST POWERFUL
EXPLOSIVE YET USED

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 5.-A new
explosive said to be more powerful
than any now in use on the European
battlefields has been discovered by
Rev. Julius A. Nieuland, of the Notre
Dame faculty. He calls it "silver
picric acetylide."
In making the tests with the sub
stance, DR.. Niewland accidentally
touched off small portion of the
powder. The apparatus was wrecked
and the eXperimentor was made tenn
porarily deaf and nearly suffocated
from the gas fumes.
Silver has been used as the basic
element, but as this is too high
priced, DR.. Niewland has been using
mercury as n substitute and states
that it is as powerful. The discoverer
claims that only one atom of the new
explosive would be required to wreck
a large building.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
HOLD GERMANS
AND AUSTRIANS

New York, Feb. 5.-More than
$500 men and officers of the interned
German and Austrian vessels in port
here are being transported to Ellis
Island this afternoon. At the island
the interned seamen will face a spe-
cial board of inquiry which will es-
tablish their status in the eyes of the
government.
There are bOO special federal Off
GERS now on duty at Ellis Island pre-
pared for duty and it is not believed
the interned men will be allowed to
leave the immigrant station until
after the relations between the United
States and Germany are more settled.
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DAMAGE II
SHIPS IN MANILA BAY

Manila, Feb. 5.--An examination
by navy men Of the II German ships
interned shows that all have been
badly damaged, apparently by this
crews.
The ships interned in Manila bay
are the Andalusia, Bochum, Camilla
Rickmers, Carl Diederichsen, Clara
Jebson, Coblenz, Elmshorn, Essingen,
Jihanne, Lyeemore, Mark, Pontong,
Rajah, Sachsen, Sambia, Euevia and
Tubingen. Over $4,000 tonnage is
represented in the II vessels.
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PShe.oii e'iSoioiic liquors auynOW, DuC
I think do know something about
the morals of the people of South
Carolina, and do not think, the time
has come when the legislature can
introduce a millenial period of mo-
rality into the State. Under the
Richey bill the lady who makes a
quart of blackberry wine is liable to
indictment, or the man who has a
half pint of whiskey in his valise,
or in his possession as for that mat
ter, is violator of the law. NV
belief is that this kind of drastic
Legislation will not be upheld by the
people, that juries will refuse to con-
vict, that it will mean an influx of
all kinds of patent medicines con-
tanning alcohol, and that finally the
State will go back to some form of
liquor selling, and that the final out
come will be that the morals of the
State and the respect for the law
will be set back so that it will take
years to overcome it. I only hope
that the theorits and alleged moralists
may be right, and that I may be
wrong. But there is one thing GER
tain, if the Senate don't modify that
Richey bill which the house has pass
ed then some Of the prohibition adj
vocates in the House who drink every
night are going to be in, as DR.. Woods
used to say, "in very anomalous
predicament." 1t is a strange thing
to me how man can be an ex-
preacher and cigarette fiend, and
then perfect fanatic on prohibition.
And there are all kinds like that in
the legislature. In fact there is much
human nature in the legislature, as
we'll as out in the dark corners.
Mr.. Mellett's bill to exempt certain
portions of Dauglass township from
the stock law, to require a fence
around the exempted portion, and to
require all persons residing within
the exempted area to fence crops has
passed second reading in the house,
and this means that it will become a
law.
All this war talk about getting into
war with Germany will most likely
have a wholesome effect upon the idea
of making extravagant appropria-
tions this year. If we get into war
with foreign power we will have
enough troubles with high prices of
all kinds of commodities, and certain
ly it is not time for the State to
launch into big appropriations and
high taxes.
l wish / could give the people a
more general idea of the many meas
ures which came up in the legislature,
but it is out of the question in short
weekly letter like this. The session
will last about two weeks longer from
today, and for man who is trying
to watch and vote against unwise
Legislation, he should be at his post
all the time. The pay which a mem
Der gets is practically consumed by
his expenses, and you may take it
from me, that the man who will con-
sent to leave his business at home
and go to the legislature for the little
he gets, is a patriotic citizen and has
the public welfare at heart; unless,
of course, he is a mere politician and
is working the job for something else
j. II. Lesesne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Ex-Governor Glenn to Speak.

Ex-Governor Glenn, of North Car
olina, will be in Manning on next
Tuesday night and will lecture in the
Methodist Church in the interest of
National Prohibition. Governor Glenn
IS one of the great speakers of the
country and is National figure.
Standing room should be at pre-
MUM at the Methodist Church when
he speaks on Tuesday at 8 P. M.
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partment, was stricken out on a point
OF order. The bill will come up again
for passage Tuesday.
Under the terms of the annual
army bill as reported today, $3,OO0,-
600 for machine guns which oriinari-
ly would not be available until July
l, could be used Immediately. This
measure carries 100000 for armored
cars; $450,000 for anti-aircraft guns
for the army and $2,500,0OO for arms,
ordnance and other expenses of civil
lian military training camps.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Ford Offers His Plant.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Henry Ford,
president Of the Ford Motor work, Of
Detroit, has offered the use OF his
plant for the duration Of any govern
mental need, with the understanding
that for the period no profit woald be
made out of his great industry. This
would mean the sacrifice of practi-
cally $1,000,000 a month in profits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Guarding Panama Canal.

Panama, Feb. 5.-Extra precau-
tions are being taken by the United
States military authorities to guard
the Panama canal. Colonel Morrow,
acting governor of the canal zone,
stated today that the canal ports are
being blocked at night. All suspicious
persons are being kept under surveil-
ance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Pick Up Survivors.

Galveston, Texas, Feb. 5.-The
Norwegian steamer Ageroen arrived
here today from Gibraltar and report
ed she had picked up from boats the
captain and DO men of the Japanese
steamer Chinto Maru, sunk by sub
marine shell fire on january 4.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Matters Legislative AS Written
About By, Mr.. Lesesne
Columbia, S. c., Feb. s, 191

SolulnDla, .. W., rep. D, lSll.
Editor Times:
Both the Senate and the House ad-
journed Friday until tomorrow, Tues
day. This gives the members chance
to spend three days at home. The
most important things done in the
legislature the past week were that
the Senate killed the proposition to
amend the constitution so as to al
low women to vote, and the House
passed the Richey prohibition bill,
When the Senate killed the woman
suffrage proposition that saved the
House members from the trouble Of
voting on it at all. There were about
half dozen women who hung around
the State house for weeks, trying to
argue to the members that the wo-
men of the State were Just raging to
have the right of the ballot, while
the modest, proper thinking ladies of
South Carolina were attending to
their affairs at home, not thinking
about it at ALL After the Senate
killed the proposition this committee
of women who have been hanging
around the state house sent very
sarcastic letter to the Senate, which
certainly did not help their cause any.
But that only represents the fanatic
ism of the idea of women suffrage,
which had it's origin in the fanatical
State Of Kansas.
l voted against the Richey alleged
"airtight" or "bone-dry" prohibition
bill. There was no record vote on
the direct passage of the bill, but
the nearest to a record vote was on
a motion to strike out, which virtu-
ally amounted to a vote on the prope-
sition, and the vote on this question
was about % to seventy odd. This
seventy was made up of the simon
pure prohibitionists, I suspect about
30 to 35 in number, and also lot
of men who voted for it for political
reasons, out Of pure prejudice, say
ing that if they are calling for pro-
hibition we will ram something down
their throats that will react and
which they will be sick of, and bring
liquor back into the State, and then
another element who are opposed to
the idea of attempting out and out
prohibition at this time, but thought
it was popular wave for the time
being and that they had better get
on the band-wagon. So far as I am
concerned know too much about the
morals of the State and the low kind
of politics which South Carolina is
afflicted with, for me to be caught in
position of hypocricy by voting for
such measure as the Richey bill is.
OF course if I honestly belived it
was the best thing to do, I would
have voted for it, But / had men to
tell me that the bill was unwisc and
bad move for the State, and then
they turned around and voted for it.
OF course l know some people will
put me down as an advocate of the
sale and abuse of liquor, but that
does not disconccrt me in the least.
1t is my honest judgment that the
gallon a month law should be cut
down, and some restrictions put in
the present law against blind tigers,
and then let the thing alone. / know
very little about the beer and wine
proposition, and in fact / am no ex-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Woman Volunteers.

New York, Feb. 5.-Miss Katherine
Stimson, the 24-year-old aviator sent
a cablegram to the Aero club of
America today from Japan Offering
her services to the government in the
event of war. She is at present at
Osaka, "looping- loop" and giving
other aerial demonstrations of flying.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
City Threatened by Fire.

Brunswick, Me-, Feb. 5.-One whole
block Of the business section has been
destroyed by fire, which threatened
fully half of the residential section
Scores were driven from homes in
scanty clothing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Marconi Offers Stations.

New York, Feb. 5.-The Marconi
Wireless Telegraph company Of
America has offered the government
its entire personnel and equipment.
This includes the high-powcred sta
tions at Cape Cod, Mass; Belmar, N.
j.; Bolinas, Cal; Kakuku, Hawaii, and
sixty other coastal stations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
d. A. Il. Mobilizes.

New York, Feb. 5.-Steps for gen
eral mobilization of $4,000 American
women for the service of their coun-
try in the eventualities Of a national
calamity were taken today by Mrs.
William Cumming Storey, president
general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Loans u. S. Brass Plant.

Buffalo, Feb. 5.-Expressing the
belief that the safety of the country
depends upon the mobilization of
American industry, w. A. Morgan,
president of the Buffalo Copper and
Brass Rolling mill, today wired Pres
ident Wilson, rendering the plant, the
largest brass plant in the world, to
the war and navy departments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Holland is Aroused.

Amsterdam, Feb. 5.-A U-boat cri-
sis between Holland and Germany
seems imminent over the sinking last
Friday of the Dutch steamship Gam
ma, bound from New York to Am
sterdam. The Dutch government
charges the vessel was first shclled
and then sunk by a German subma-
rine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Kaiser at Headquarters.

London, Feb. 5.-The kaiser has
just returned to German general
headquarters after conference with
King Ferdinand, Of Bulgaria, at Poes-
tyn, says a Reuter- dispatch from
today.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Malone Makes Denial.

New York, Feb. 5.-Collector Of the
Port Dudley Field Malone this after
noon denied that he found bomb on
the steps Of his residence here. Col
lector Malone said that he had no
steps to his house, the entrance being
directly from the street.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Liner Chicago Sails,

New York, Feb. 5.-The French
liner Chicago has left Bordeaux for
New York, according to a cablegram
received here tonight. The message
was dated Sunday, a. m.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Protest From Brazil.

Rio Janeiro, Feb. 5.-Brazil has
drawn up note of protest against
Germany's submarine declarations
and special meeting of the cabinet
has been summoned to ratify it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
Cancel Engagements.

Washington, Feb. 5-All pending
social engagements have been can
celled by President and Mrs. Wilson.