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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
New Haven Railroad Men Organizing For
 Work In France

The second company of the New Haven roads quota to the Fourth Engineers Regiment (New England Regiment) is now being organized at the headquarters of the roald at New Haven and 120 of the necessary 163 men are already enrolled, including a number from Hartford.
 Railroad regiments are being organ iZeId by practically all the railroads in the country for the purpose of going on the expeditionary trip to France to construct railroads and operate trains for the American soldiers and our aI- lies in the war. New England has been assigned one regiment, ten com panies, and of these two have been allotted to the New Haven road. One has already been organized in Boston, has already bee norganized in Boston, with a full quota of men. Those in charge of the one being organized in New Haven expect to see the company filled within a few days.
 Each of the companies in the regi- ment will be comprised of stenog- raphers. storekeepers, cooks, brake men, engineers, flremen, bridge and building workers, electricians, hne-
 men, gasoline engineers, draftsnen, surveyors. car inspectors, pile driver engineers, plpeHrCerS, boiler S1nSpec- tors, erecting derrick engineers, water supply men, 'blaclasn1iths and boiler makers.
 Of the men needed to complete the New Haven company, there is great shortage of blacksmiths. The men ir charge feel sure of completing it but think that there will be a great diff. culty in getting five more blacksmiths It is not necessary to be a New Haven road man to enlist if a person is qual- flied More engineers, fremen, sta. tionary engineers, train dispatchers
 track foremen, stenographers and gas. oline engineers are wanted to com.
 plete the company.
 The company at New Haven is be.
 ing organized under the direction ot
 Major William P. Wooten, U. s. A.
 who is examining the men at the New Haven headquarters. The company will have one first sergeant and three officers. After the men pass the ore liTnfnary examination they are swor-r into the United States service by Ma jor Wooten, and then given a leave O. absence until called upon by the gov. ernrment. "A number of railroad mer
 have already passeldi the required ex animation but have not yet enlisted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Two Bridgeport corporations each with a capital of $10,0o0, have been organized. The Educator Co.,. will deal in novelties. Business will be started with $6,000 and the local members of the firm are George Gled- hill, Levi Hayne, William Landsman, Anthony J. Graves, Kurt H. Comley, Sarah J. S. Gledhill. In the Gasorator Co.,, which will also start with $6,0o0 capital, Jesse G. Hawley, Claude A. Herman and Charles R. Dosch, all of this city, are incorporators. This con- cern will make motor parts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
WIIsoN--HART

Miss Edith Hart, head of the Levey Private hospital in Norman et.and Kenneth B. Wilson, who is associated in the real estate business with Walter M. Redheld, were married last Satur- day in Port Chester. Rev. John w. Mcclellan, pastor of the Port Chester Presbyterian church. performed the ceremony at the rectory of the church. Miss Airline Malley and William Fur. ton were the attendants at the wed. ding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
COURT DISSOLVES
 COOPER AIRCRAFT co.

The Cooper, Aircraft %. of this city was dissolved yesterday afternoon by order by Judge Curtis of the su- perior court. Receiver John D. Cooper made the petition for dissolu- tion and also asked for the discharge of the receiver The court granted both motions. The concern became involved in financial difficulties about a year ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
DENY DIVORCES TO
 BOTH MIR. AND MRS. LORD

Neither Frederick s. Lord nor Ida M. Lord is entitled to a divorce, ac- cording to a decision handed down yesterday afternoon by Judge Reed of the superior court. Lord, who Is an employe of the American Grapho- phone Co.,, charged his wife with in- fidelity and the court finds in Mrs. Lords favor on this ground. On the cross complaint of cruelty, brought by Mrs. Lord. the court found for the husband. So the couple are still united.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
5ss 'ss, =As ST sF DLON'S '3s sAs 4 sS .a. Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners.
SUMMER MILLINERY

We are offering splendid values in White Milan Braid Hats Natural Leghorn Braid Hats, White Bangkok Braid Hats White Georgette Grape Hats, trimmed an unhinlmed, New White Milan Cushion Brim Hats, New Banded Sailor Hats in Milan and Pineapple Braid New trim mings of every description.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
COLLEGE AMBULANCE
 UNIT TO THE FRONT

New York. June 1s-The College of the City of New York, it was ar- nounced today, will send an ambu- lance unit to France within two weeks. The alumni association has agreed to pay half the expenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
TANKER SUNK IN
 THRILLING FIGHT
 WITH SUBMARINE
Standard Oil Ship, After 150 Shots Against U-Boat,
 Set Afire.

Washington, June 1S.-Out of the German war zone yesterday came the story of the most thrilling sea fight of the war Engaged in 1t were only two vessels, but for fury and that picturesqueress which makes the tra- ditions of the sea, it was an epic of blue water.
 One of the ships was the American tanker Moreni, Capt. Thomas Thonp son; the other a German. submarine. The Moreni lost. She was set ahan1e Iby a German shell after a running battle of two hours, and four of her men were killed.
 | But she fought gamely against her superior enemy, firing 150 shots to the submarines 200. After it all was over and the survivors were pulling away from their burning ship in small boats, the submarine drew up alongside the capta1rrfS boat and the U4boat's com- mander congratulated his defeated ad- versary on the battle he had fought. | Details were received in a consular survivors of the Moreni had been taken. There were 43 out of AT of the crew rescued and the entire naval crew.
 An official report by the State De- pertinent says:
 "The Deparament of State is in formed of the sinking of the American l tank steamer Moreni about 6 o'clock on the morning of June F after a two hour running fight with a German sub marine.
 '"The vessel was first fired upon from an estimated distance of 5000 wards at 4 o'clock. The steamer, which was armed and carried a gun | ,od "a nd at f. ed to escape. There was a light breeze and smooth sea- The submarine was hardly visible.
 After 150 shots in reply to some 200 shots fired by the submarine the crew abandoned the vessel, which was all l a,blaze, taking to the lifeboats in a fiery sea.
 'tAn oiler, Edward Cunningham, o1 Brooklyn, was drowned while escap- ing to a boat. Wireless Operator G. Curran, Jr., of New York, died o1 heart failure in the lifeboat, and one seaman, E. Moustner, was injured by T gurf1re and died in Hfeboat. Fire man A. Gee1sen also died of wounds
 These last two were treated by the surgeon of the submarine. sThe German submarine captain Congratulated the American captain
 upon the splendid fight he had made.
 Half an hour after the vessel was sunk the crew was picked up by a passing steamer. Forty-three of the
 original crew of AT were landed. Six
 of these were slightly hurt and placed lin a hospital All the g'unners were saved.''
 The NToreni, a tank steamship of
 4,o45 tons gross, owned by the Stand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

are shown here as they were being taken through a French village. This little place, whose name was not giv- en out by the censor who passed the picture, was not occupied by the Ger mans. Otherwise the houses would not be intact as the picture shows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Secretary Daniels asked Congress for $7o0,0o to keep the biuejackets warm on especially cold duty at sec and for amusements for training er~-- ashOra
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Federal subpoenas were issued for the managers of the produce depart ments of all the large packing con- cerns in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

CTS were taken to the rear to swell
 the ever growing total of German
 prisoners in the hands of the allies. IA group of German prisoners, some of those captured by the Canadian troops in a recent battle in France,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Paraguay and Uruguay announced an embargo on their wheat and four from their borders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Albert L. Balle of this city, receiv- ed the degree of bachelor of science in chemistry at the commencement exercises of the Worcester Polytech- nic Institute at Worcester. Mass, on Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Recent dispatches from the battle front in France assert that many Ger mans were captured unwounded, but rendered insane by the terrific shock of the French and British bombard- ment. They, with thousands of oth-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

The NIoreni, @ tank steamship of 4,045 tons gross, owned by the Stand ard Oil company of New York, sailed from here May i for Baton Rouge, La, when she deparated May 12 for Leghorn, Italy She was last reported passing Gibraltar June F, the day she was sunk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Brigadier General Edwin Hine ten- dered his resignation to Gov. Edge of New Jersey.
 One hundred Yale students will join the officers reserve corps at Cam bridge, Mass, on June 26
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Members of the Criterion club held the last of a series of small dances given this season, at their club rooms in the NewfieA building last night A large party of guests was present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

The graduating exercises of Colum- bus and Grand street schools, will be held on Tuesday afternoon, June 19, from 2 until 3:30 o'clock Tn the school buildings. A long and in- teresting program has been arrang- ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

The closing reception of Miss May Halls dancing class will be held in Miss Slocum's hall, Court Exchange building, on Monday evening, June 25,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
BILLIONS MORE NEEDED

TNHE belief of Secretary McAdoo that
l. legislative provision should be made
now for $4,000 900 900 in addition to the
Liberty Loan already authorized appears
to he justified. We are loaning billions
to our Allies, who are pouring the money
back into the avenues OF trade by pur
chases which are positively staggering in
magnitude. The cost of maintaining our
own forces in the field and of general
preparedness mounts day by day. Mil.
lions have almost ceased to have mean.
ing. they go so fast.
There is nothing, however, alarming
ir the situation. a large part of the sums
represents nothing more than a credit ex.
tended to nations which will be able to
meet their obligations, dollar for dollar
at the appointed time. This credit has
the effect OF keeping American indus.
tries at full speed, assuring such pros.
perity as no other nation I'm recorded
time has ever experienced Much of the
money returns to the Government in the
form of excess-profits taxes and income
taxes. There is no apparent drain on our
gold supply, Wnlcn ls larger by tens of
millions than that heretofore possessed
by any other government
II Is economy, too. 10 be liberal in
our initial expenditures. The object is to
put the full weight OF our resources into
the field In the shortest possible time.
Ten billions spent within six months will
doubtless do far more good than ten bill
lions spent within year. This is the
theory underlying our financing and it is
good theory. If, IN addition to the
prodigious financial weapon we have
already brought into play against the
enemy, we can put into the field next
spring an army worthy Of the traditions
of the Republic, we need not despair Of
an early peace, decisive In character.
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the United States shall consist only In
levying war against them or In adhering
10 their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort; but we know OF no amendment
to that effect.
To give the enemy aid and comfort Is
treason. do Senators not give the enemy
aid when they voice the enemys senti-
ments and urge that they be adopted as
American policy7 do Senators not give
the enemy comfort when they espouse
declarations which all but wrecked Rus
sian military efficiency and made towards
OF soldiers who formerly were accus'
toned to face the foe and beat him? Is
II in our own stronKholds or In the
enemy's that the sentiments OF men such
as La Toilette are applauded?
The nation stands for free speech and
"A free expression of opinion but advocacy
of certain proposals is blood relative OF
treason when the whole purpose OF such
advocacy is 10 weaken American military
strength, encourage opposition TO the
draft and divert the nation from the
performance of its solemn duty.
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THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE
MISSION

TNHE Imperial japanese mission to the
United States arrived yesterday at
Pacific port Not only ordinary courtesy,
but mere common sense as well, requires
that the mission he received with official
and unofficial honors similar to those
accorded other foreign missions which
have recently visited this country. Phil.
adolphia, for instance in about to re-,
ceive the Belgian mission. We trust
that the Mayor will be equally prompt
in extending an invitation to the repre-
sertativcs of Japan TO visit this historic
sanctuary uf liberty and partake of the
hospitality of this community.
There is nothing, we believe, more i'm.
portant to the future peace of the world
than cordial relations between this coun.
try and Japan. Unfortunate antago-
nisms in the West have led to difficulties
fraught with possibilities of disaster.
Race prejudice has been nurtured and
some journalists have spent their time
endcavoring to mar the pleasant rela-
tions existing between the two nations.
We have no interests that conflict with
Japan's i'm such n way as to prevent
easy settlement Moreover, Japan today
is one of our important allies, taking
a very considerable part in the proseCu.
tion of the war and engaging in II on
larger scale month by month. She
is one of the champions of the cause
we have espoused, doing her part to
drive Kaiserism back. The visiting mis-
sion should return convinced of the
friendly attitude of this country.
1t is particularly fitting that Philadel.
pha should be the host Of the Japanese,
for the new American Ambassador TO
Toxic. Mr.. Norris Is a Philadelphian
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
Tom Days Column
McAroni Ballads
THE LOVE SONG

THE LOVE SONG
You often hear me speak Of Joe,
Dd bdrber--Joc Bdruccto9
An Gidcomo Soldinip He
Ecs fruitd merchant likd me.
Wal, dey are Lore dd samd si0nortnd.
Dccs fdlloto from dd barber shop
He use for seeno acecth Grdndd or,
An Gidcomo, he ces so sloio
He ,cos no good at all tc'en Joe
Would scenD to her an piov dd mdndohnd'
Marta mia! days are long
$50 made decs tdliop Joe hoes son0L
Bdycdnse dey keepd me so far
From Chere you arc. o! bri0htd star,
Maria mia"
An Glacomo. wat could he dol
He Jus would say wen Joe was through:
"Me, too Mara!"
Decs Joe he decd not care at all,
wen he ,rouid 90 TO max hccs call.
Ect Gidcomo 1cdS also near;
He icds so proud he decd not fear
Dat ANN tran cOuld steal dat si0norind.
Deed he not hare dd stCeetd Uoicc
Bn ahi Marta. decd she care
Dat annybodv else ,rdS dcre
TO hear heem Sccng an pldUda mdndolindP
"lIdrid mia! Get ccs 1crong
$50 made dccs Joe Udn night hees soma
TO Udste your time ,Deoth ttoo or three
Wen vou couid be alone cccth me,
Marta mia"
Poor Giacomo. wat could he do.
He JUS could say wen Joe was through:
ME, too Maria!"
Maria lnu0h an Shnt' her head;
ICr cpc ccS bright. her Check Ccs red.
An U'CH she rise mp from her chair
An stand JdUt0rc dose lOrcrs dcre,
YoH ncrrd see SO prcitd Signori,id.
We icdStd tiuc," she sdy, too Tong;
SO now !. too. irccH Sccn0 song;
an dccSa song dat wCCH Secng
Ect ccs SO rcrrd lcctld theeng
tcccH not need at all da mdndolna:
Maria mia" so U0a seeng.
BHt lOrd-sOnO dinf eUrdtheengi
So Joe. good night! But you-O! stay,
lfB GidcoD,O. dat jus can say:
Ne too, Ndridn"
Nh GiacomO! wat could he do?
lie JUS could say wen she was through:
ME? o! Maria"
WILL LOU, chief suppoH of this shaft
If shiftlessness, scorning 10 take advan-
age of that excuse for exemption. is
waiting, waiting, waiting to be called.
Meantime he utters this wall: This. boss,
: a cruel war. They've raised sac 32S.45
or tobacco for the soldiers. And / don't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
THE AIRCRAFT BOARD

The chief war story Of the hour is In
many respects what America can do in the
air The Council of National Defense has
taken decisive action herein. 1t has created
an aircraft production board, headed by
Howard H. Coffin, of Detroit, who. as chair
man of the committee on industrial pre-
paredness OF the naval consulting boa rd,
conceived and drove through, without a cent
Of Federal money and with the aid OF the
engineers of the country, the inventory for
military purposes of the 27,000 leading
plants Of the United States.
All this highly valuable information is
now locked up in the files of the Council
of National Defense. Mr. Coffin. vice pres-
dent of the Hudson Motor Car Company, is
one of the most brilliant engineers OF Amer
lea and for nearly two years has devoted
his services to the Government without a
penny of return. He il a man of vision
out of the West who has a very distinct
power for getting action out Of the people
around him. lie typfies the new impersonal
type of public administrator who knows
nothing Of politics, thinks little or not AT ALI
of himself and seeks only to get the iob
done. He Is known as the father OF stand .
ardization in the American automobile in
dustry, the standardization which has made
1t possible for more than 5000 900 motor.
cars to be running on the roads OF The
United States against some 100000 I'm the
rest of the countries of the world nut To-
gether. The point. of course, is that ouan.
tity production of airplanes must, in tho
first instance, flow from Standardization n,
parts and types and in production
Thus far on the western front I'm Eu,ono
the supremacy of the air has moved haci,
and forth between the Germans and tba
Allied forces. as each side has perfected
new type or war plane which could do
things that the preceding type could not 40
Neither side has been able to produce suoh
preponderance Of planes as to make tha
control more than momentary. That 'Ie &c
where America appears upon the stage
From What the Council of National n
Tense Is" by Grosvenor Clarkson, in ScrIh-
ners. :" Scrip-
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FREE QUAKERS' OF THE 'EMpIRr

Inc word empire" has a sinister souDl
nowadays. II Is associated with Imperial
hermany and with that autocratic RuSss
WHICH happily, Is no more But time WI
Wheh proudly and patriotically our Original
coiiection of States, later welded into y
more perfect union,' was called an EN-
pire' and a record of that era still stand
Iiscrlpeo In marble on an ancient building
at the southwest corner of Fifth and Arch
sTeets Thereby hang two tales-resptt
tiNely or fiction and fact-of particular
pertlnence today when pacifsm and bellc
erency are again issues. The imaginstlw
narrative springs from the late Dr. s. Wen
Mitchell and his admirable historical novtl
ol Hugh Wynne." Doctor Mitchell kneS
MS Philadelphia keenly and subtly. Thou
SANDS or our citizens have doubtless passtd
py that Arch street tablet. perched high W
uhder a quaint gable, without noticing "
curious inscription. 1t reads as follows
By General Subscription
For the Free Quakers,
ERECTED in the Year of Our Lord l7Sb
OF the Empire s.
Therein the eminent author-physcaS
found the inspiration for his hero, who, "
Revolutionary days. conscientiously W
Jected to conscientious objections" agau
mllitancy. At the cost of being ruled ~
OF meeting, Philadelphia Free Quskn
Fought for liberty in the Continental arm
Their exclusion from the regular Society =
Friends, with its high ideal of peace, ~
It's analogies today in the plight OF Me.
russell and fSpargo, repudiated by me
clalist party that takes its stand aSs
war AS to the now unfamiliar use Of u
word empire" the state of the natior ~
ing the period of the Articles Of ConieoM
tion, before the Constitution was adopV~
furnishes the explanation. 'The term
cording to Thompson Westcott, was ~
mon enough one in 1888. The United p'ss ~
were under the confederation of indepen.si
Governments. united under limited csnNs
authority. They constituted an empp'
the most correct sense Of the word III
Throughout the Revolution those VINO -
erward became the Free Quakers' wae
parently too busy fighting to worry -,
over the banishment from the resuls, ~.
ganization of Friends. One Thomas
lack even emphasized his belllcosiv u
driving from his home a conservative ~
who had been endeavoring TO dissuss
younger scion of the Matlack house -.
going to war. After the struggle, nous
the Free Quakers felt the need OF ~ 80
ization. In 1881 Isaac Howell, Roper 49,
rish, James Sloane. White Mauack
Bartram, Samuel Say. owen blddie
samuel Wetherill met at the house
last named and formed The Monthy
ing or Friends, called by some, Free
distinguishing US from those Of our
who have dtBowned uB." Two yfA{
M1nn41rnn -. -. /. xo51k -. y &uAft&|
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What Do You Know?


1. What IL q "quid nunc"?
z. Where Is Senegal. from which evun,v,
frnnce gets many Of her colonial tFoeIs!
y. What Is the ~. G. CO.?
:. Who IL the present ruler Of SLANT
D. What is the name of the Swed,sb ...s,.
ment which preceded Penn's colony an M
banks or .he Delaware? '"
o. VINO Is the reform candidate for MAYOR 4
:. What is the present year in tbs J.v,s
calendar? "s ''"~'
.. VINO wrote the novel "Elsie venner's
u "nat high office in the American Gown
nu nenu was held by the statesman Elbn&y
signify? "'' "'" sM
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The Munich Neueste Nachrichten
says II doesn't matter whether that mes.
sage of the Kaiser to Wilson. as revealed
by Mr.. Gerard, is authentic or not, as II
"oniy proves the Emperor's love of
pnooas German "kuitur" alone could
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