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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
THE INVASION OF ENGLAND

In this as in past European wars in which England has been involved, the supreme hope of her enemies has been an armed invasion of the tight little island" but all such projects have failed. Most ambitious of all these schemes for the conquest of England was that of Napoleon. It was just 113 years ago today that the Corsican man of destiny completed the con- centration of a great army for. the in- vasion of Britain. The First Consul soon to be Emperor of France-per- sonally supervised all the preparations for this mighty project. He had at his command for this purpose an army of 150,000 veterans, and a 1Otilla of about 13,000 f1at-bottomed ships. BOu- logne was the scene of this great con- centration of man and boats, and for months the soldiers were constantly trained in the art of speedy and or derly en1barkation.
 In England every possible prepara- tion was made to receive and repel the projected invasion. At every pos sible point where the French might attempt landing lookouts were post ed lay and night, and armies slept
  "Boney will get you if you're not good" was a highly effective threat used by English mothers at that pe- riod, and it was a brave child indeed who could not be threatened by the spectre of the little Corsican.
 It was expected that Napoleon would make a descent during calm, when the British naval vessels were rem dered motionless, or following tenn pest, when the ships defending Eng lands shores had been scattered. It was only necessary that Napoleon should be master of the Channel for a few hours to make the descent upon England a grim reality. In England there were several false alarms, and troops were sent flying to a certain point only to find that they were the victims of the optical illusion of some nervous watchman.
 To this day it is a subject for con- troversy as to whether Napoleon really intended to undertake an invasion of England, or whether all the prepara- tions were merely a feint to distract attention from other projects. In any event, he carried out all the preimi- naries with such earnestness and thoroughness as to deceive the world, which anxiously awaited the blow. That blow was never delivered, but 1t gave Napoleon the excuse for, organ izing and training great body of sol- diers, who were thus made ready for instant action. At Boulogne Napoleon perfected his new military system, di- viding his army into corps of between 20,00o and 30,000 men, each commanded by a marshal, and separating each corps into four or five divisions, each led by a general.
 The threat of an English invasion was ended when Russia, Austria, Swe- den and Naples formed a coalition against Napoleon, and dispatched ar 1 mics against him. The Corsican i'm mediately broke --p his camp at Bou- logne, and hurled his well trained ar mics against his new foes. At Ulm and Austerlitz he triumphed over his foes, and then, disappointed in his plans to carry the war to English soil, he sought to ruin the English by clos ing the continent to them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
DRAWING THE LINE

STATE MAY forbid lotteries the of liquor the sale
 of morphine, cocaine the aike Once these things forbidden will follow that will not advertise them for special statute is needed prevent it.
 When newspaper printed in wet state, advertises wet commodities for sale in that sae and the passes into dry state offered The advertisement relates to commodity to be sold only where the sale is legal That IS dangerous proposition which would make newspapers conditions of sumpuary laws in particular communities.
 advertisement of liquor sold in wet state enters dry state offer sell in the dry state. If sary may specifically stated in such advertisement that the commodity will not be sent into dry territory
 being fact the only objection to the advertising is speaks something that may stimulate the citizens of the dry state to indulgence. .1 @.
 Shall then every book the Bible be pared of all refer grape? Must there be wholesale censorng of lit erature That would be unreasonable and American, dangerous precedent.
 The of intoxicating drinks is old The sin of ntemperance of the human heart Slowly have change their views upon the liquor question The line is narrow. Some states are dry. Some are wet
 Advertising that does not offer forbidden commodity for illegally proper advertising and ought not to be forbid de that newspapers would lose in come because the very proposal dangerous and way further encroachments the freedom of the press. K
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
HARTFORD TROLLEY SERVICE

r ROLLEY SERVICE in Bridgeport is much worse than
 trolley service in Hartford but Hartford used to de- mandng fair treatment for itself while Bridgeport accus toned meekly to submit it's neck to any yoke.
 There mystery about the why of Hartfords vice Unrebuked and unopposed in other days the trolley Connecticut capitalized with little physical of water Then the New Haven company took hem leased hem attempting to give from railroad earnings values adequate to turn that water into golden flood
 The task beyond the productive of the e and these public sagger through their func ons anng with load of obligations too heavy to be borne Hartford with every other city the evils that primarily the fault of citizenship sodden with selishnes look after its interests For many years The Farmer stood showing the consequence that must from the transportation finance inflicted upon Connecticut The Commonwealth reaps the sour fruit of its negligence
 These trolley lines long placed in the hands of trustees that they might be sold They should be sold The high the trustees waiting for? Do they propose draw pay till the bottom drops ou and still hang upon theory that the lines cannot be sold at profit?
 Will Connecticut be always patient and always trimmed Connecticut always when smitten cheek turn the other2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
MIME. PATTI.

Adelina Maria Clorinda Patti-in private life the Baroness Cederstrom was born in Madrid, Spain, "A years ago today. Feb. 19, 1843. Her parents were Italians. her father being a mu- sician, and her mother a well known operatic singer. When Adelina was an infant she was brought to America, Salvatore Patti, her father, having been appointed to the management of the Italian Opera House in Chambers street, New York. The girl was; early initiated into the mysteries of music by her parents and her half-br other,
 Ettore Baroli, and at the age of seven she made her public debut in a concert at Niblo'sa Garden. At nine she was engaged to sing between acts of the farces and extravaganzas pre- scented at the Lyceum theatre. and was billed as La Petite Adelina." At 12 she toured the West Indies with Gottschalk, the pianist. Patti's debut as an operatic singer was made in 1859 at the Academy of Music in New
 York in Lucia di Lammermoor" She then devoted two years to study, and at IS was hailed as one of the greatest singers of the time when she appeared in :La Sonnambula' at Co., vent Garden, London. From that time until her retirement she was one of the idols of the operatic stage. Her first husband was the Marquis de Caux, from whom she was divorced. She then married M Nicolini, and soon after his death in 1898 became the bride of Baron Rolf Cederstrom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
GENERAL OBREGON

Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Minister of
 War in the Carranza government ana
 Mexico's greatest soldier, was born 37
 years ago today, Feb. 19, 1880, at Sl-
 quisiva, in the state of Sonora. The
 Obregan family belonged to the caste
 of rural landlords, but was in rather
 reduced circumstances at the time of
 Alvaro's birth. He was educated in
 the state schools, but his parents were
 not financially able to send him to the
 university in the City of Mexico. As
 a farm boy he was known for his in-
 ventiveness in producing labor saving devices. His great passions were mu-
 sic and firearms, and it is related that he made for himself guitar of quite
 suprior tone,> and even constructed rifle much better than the weapons then in use in that part of Mexico. When it was suggested that he become @, soldier, he indignantly refused, and ] it is said that as a young man he of- ten expressed great scorn for the pro- fession of arms, and ridiculed the pomp and display of the Mexican army. Arrived at manhood's estate, he
 purchased a small farm of his own, which he named the Spanish equiva- lent of "The Last Stage of Bankrupt cy." Until the outbreak of the revo- lution headed by Francisco Madera he
 was a peaceful farmer, concerned chiefly with ways. of increasing his crop of chick peas Even the Made ristic program made no appeal to him until his own property was threatened ] by OroZco bandits Then he raised a little army, composed largely of Mayo Indians, and drove the marauders out or the state. Even after that he was ont greatly interested in the conflict i of the warning factions, until Presi- dent Madero was murdered. That crime fired in him the desire to punish the traitor Huerta, and he quickly be- came tho leader of one of the divis- I ons operating against the Federals in the North. He was no Villa, depend 1 ing upon sheer audacity for success, ] but a thinker and a planner, and in the campaigns which followed he was never defeated. In one of the battles 1 in which he was engaged his right
 arm was destroyed by a shrapnel shell. When Carranza formed his cabinet he
 made Gen. Obregon his secretary of
 war, in recognition of, tfe military genius he had displayed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
COURAGEOUS CITIZENS

<T~ HE CITIZENS who oppose unusually ageous They should be encouraged to speak freely They the right of free speech guaranteed body They serving their country rather better than those who ar noisy for boodshed,
 War terrible thing Once is near the citizen is like y keep his opinions to himself fearing often that he may suspected cowardc if he opposes Lloyd George gained opposing the Boer Jgoes threatened his fe When gets point country where who believe peace raise their for peace without being threatened it is time to have change.
 America may have to fight but she is willing to hear all the against fighting before she begins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
THE SUFFRAGE BILLS
T HAT IS AN interesting situation in the Judiciary Co.,

HAT IS AN interesting situation in the Judiciary Con- mittee before which the equal suffrage bills pend The members have voted six to six the question of changing the reference that proposal to send them
 other committee is said effort will be made to take the bills from the judiciary, by vote of the house.
 To do would be unfortunate. This legislation is about the most important that confron the General Assembly, The judiciary committee far the abest of the legislative commit fitted with the problem The bills have been with the judiciary for six weeks precedent requires them stay there would be change the reference lence Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
BELGIAN RELIEF

The people of the United States rightfully feel great pride in tfthe work of the American Commission for the Relief of Belgium The machinery of the greatest FeIef organization in history has been installed and oper- ated with truly remarkable efficiency by American workers, and the latter, most of them toiling without any hope or desire for financial reward, deserve the highest praise Herbert Clark Hoover, the American mining en- g1neer who was chosen to head the commission, has demonstrated time and again that he is the right man in the right place. "The Belgians have come to look upon the Americans as their sole vaviors,'' rece ntly declared MT. Hoover. Yet he confesses that this feeling of the Belgfan this ar dent and warm hearted affection for Americans and everything American, this universal reverence of the people he has served for the Stars and stripes, has on many occasions arotsed in him a feeling of shame. It comes as surprise even as a shock, to most Americans to learn that the great relief system of which they have been so innocentIy and calmly proud depends for it's continuance, not unpon America, but upon Europe. The figures are startling to those who have
 fondly believed that. the food given to Belgians, as we'll as the hand that al-
 lots and distributes it, is the gift of
 the, United States. Of the $250, ,OOO, ,OOo spent in Belgian relief since the be- ginning of the war, it is declared, only about ten millions represents the lar gess of the United States. Belgium $
 lilies have been giving for some time about $14,000,000 a month-more than the total contribution of the United
 States. In receiving the plaudits of
 the Belgians fof the imputed gener-
 osity of his countrymen, MT. Hoover
 confesses to feeling of shame, but
 certainly he, least of all, has any req
 son to blush for himself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES.

F'raternal order of the Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington 53 years ago today. Canadian Pacific Railway Company was chartered on this date in 1873. Copernious, the founder of the modern science of as- tronomy, was born at Thorn, in Po- land, in 1473. Dr. Wright Post, American surgeon, who was the first to tie the carotid artery, born in 1766. In this date in 1860 the Hungarian, a new mail steamer, was wrecked off Nova Scotia, with a loss of 2O5 lives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
ZIONISTS TO CONTINUE
 RELIEF WORK ABROAD

New York, Feb. 19-The provision al Zionist committee announced here today that the diplomatic situation between the United States and Ger xnany had not interfered with it's dis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19

The Senate Finance Committee rec commended passage of the House bill extending the life of the War Risk In- surance Bureau to Sept. 1, 1918, with an amendment increasing the appro- priation of the bureau from $5,0OO,OO0 to $15, 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19

tribution of relief funds in Palestine, Poland and Lithuania.
 With the approval of the Danish government and the support of Minis ter Egan in Copenhagen it was said. Danish Jews have taken over the committees work in the three dis tricts to which more than $1,000,000 already has been sent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19

Among 172 mothers with 635 chill dren, no case of death from disease and no commitment for delinquency has been reported in the year passed since the widows pension law went into effect in New York State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
WOULD THEY BE SAFE?

A ESTEEMED fellow townsman has excellent propo "A sition pay the municipal debt by insurng the lives o citizens Financially the program sound But would the in sured be safe? They need money badly in city hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
New China Ware
 From England and France

It is hard to get fine English and French Ware these times, and one cannot tell when any more will come.
 It is gratifying to announce that the stock pattern known to china lovers as "Old Leeds Spray'' is now complete and all articles may be had This attractive old pattern which is a creamy paste plentifully be-sprinkled with quaint little nosegays of tiny roses, periwinkles and tulips, ribbon tied and is very graceful The ware is Royal Doulton and most of the dishes octagonal in shape It is an ideal breakfast or 7,,pchoon cot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
Washington's Birthday
 Favors


 Flags and Shield Boxes for bonbons or nuts. Cherry Clusters, Cherry Tree Baskets and Trees in pots: Hatchets and Uncle Sam Hats which are striped red, white and blue.
 At the Candy Counter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19

A. D. Coffees, $8.50 dog. Tea Cups, s1O.oo
 oo-o 'fzst Dinner Plates, $8.5O Soup Plates, $7.OO Breakfast Plates, $7.5O Bouillon Cups, $14.OO Tea Plates, .t $7.OO Bread and Butter Plates, $500 ?. , Butter Dishes (individual) SAYS Fruit Saucers, (47a inch) $500 Fruit Saucers, (5 inch) $5.5O Cereal Dishes, $7.5O {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19

Bakers. (S inch) $1.45 { Casserole, (8 inch) $3.6O Pickle Dish, $1.O0 Platte., GA inch) $2.65 Platter, (10 inch) $1.3O Platter, (8 ihch) .S5 Salad Dish, S3.25 Sugar Bowl, $1.5O Sauce Tureen, $3.65 Cream Jug, 50 Bowl, .5O Sauce Boat and Tray,
 complete, $2.OO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-19
( A New Haviland Pattern

conventional floral border, old blue, bit of pin and some indefinite shade which blends exquisitely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

has resigned from college and plans
to transfer to the University of Yer
mont. 6 ~ a39 Mls u v0tssI )
Clyde Taylor has taken position
at the Lowe garage. i''A'noaf3 -oi
Mrs. E. B. Huling of Chicago is
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs, William +. Hawks of North
street. tA'+i'~ ~ CEAgs1 81
George Noyeck of Dartmouth col.
lege is spending a few days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. n. Noveck of
Union street, gs allhmsrfx - ~,
Guaranteed rhbbers and rubber
boots sfors the,,whole. family at lowest
prices at New York stores shoe de-
partment. Adv. a;
/ aiisxi Louise Graves and, a CLASS.
mate, Miss AIRY Smetzer. were at
Miss Graves home here over Sunday.
They attend Miss Capen's school in
Northampton.
c. r. Mann will leave tomorrow for
his home in Lincoln, Neb., being
called there by the death of his
mother, which occurred Saturday in
Los Angeles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
A KIDNEY MEDICINE
OF MERIT 81

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stsYour well-known kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, DR.. Kilpler's Swamp,
Root, has been sold by us ever since
1t was put on the market and my Gus
toners who have used it are well sat.
isfied with the results obtained and
recommend it as splendid prepare.
ton for what it is intended. 1t is a
repeater and that is the best can
say. Very truly yours,
FRED H. NEAL, Druggist.
June 5. 1916. Fairfield, Maine
Letter to
DR.. kiImer & Co.,
Binghamton, NJ. Y. ~
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the Bennington Evening
Banner. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. 50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
NORTH BENNINGTON

Guy Farnsworth expects to travel
for Boston firm soon.
Born Monday. Feb. 10, son to Mr..
and MRS. Kenneth Durham.
Mrs. Jeanette Ballard is gaining
slowly from her recent illness.
Mrs. Adelaide Worthington is recov.
ering from an attack OF the grippe.
Mrs. w. l. Coburn Of Saratoga
Springs and her brother-in-law Mr.
Parsons, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
II. r. Lamb. M&e
The stock from the second hand
store formerly conducted on North
street in Bennington, has been moved
to the Simmons block here,
VIM. Barber of Greenwich street
reports seeing a beautiful fawn near
Lake Paran Sunday. 1t wandered
nearly to E. z. street and then turned
going back through the lots towards
the East mountain.
The funeral services of Henry Bar.
lett were attended by many friends
at his late home, Thursday at p. m.
Rev. f. NJ. Derwacter of the Baptist
church OBLIGATED. The bearers were
Louis, Harrison and George Milling
ton, George Brown, Cornelius Brom-
ley and John Kinney. Interment in
Hinsdillville cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
asws OIL the Town and viIlass Telo
aicA. orlefly FOR Busy Reaos~s

Try TdpNotch ru65ers. The heels
stand the grind, sold at Harris. Adv.
Mrs. John Fitzgerald of School
witch forLa.fsw days. =" sc
Miss csIsrtha Willette Gil Main street
has returned from visitwith rela-
tiYes in ,Hillsboro. n. II. <se-,.
Fannie Ward in THE Years OF the
Locust - a black Diamopds comedy
and Pathe News at Haue Theatre
tomorrow. Adv.
Confetti and souvenir W$hington
dan{h tonight JForesters haIteWash.
ington souvenirs, Donnelly banjo
orchestra in latest song and dance
hits. Admission % cents. Adv.
Robert Long, a junior at Williams,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Women Too Ambitious.

Excessive ambition leads all sorts
of women to exert themselves beyond
their strength. The girl striving for
honors in school, the busy housewife,
the shop-girl, the society climber or
leader. all overtax their natural
powers of endurance. Then come
nervous troubles, backaches, head
aches, frequently organic troubles,
which reduce them almost to despair.
Women suffering thus should first
recognize the necessity Of putting on
the brakes and slowing down. Be
sides this, to remedy the mischief al
ready done to their health, the best
reliance is upon that famous and
standard medicine for women's all
ments, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readara

Miss Louise Larin OF Park street Is
III with the grip.
Miss Hilda Hurley has taken posi-
ton at the Bonnet shop.
States Attorney F. c. Archibald Of
Manchester Center is in town on BUSH
ness. -
Mrs. Marietta Bottum who has been
failing for some time is in feeble
| health. 4gE M
NJ. Margolin of Main street is visit
| ing relatives in Poughkeepsie and
New York.
Try a pair OF Top-Notch rubbers
| They last when the wear comes
Harris. Adv.
| Miss Elizabeth d. Bennett of New
York city is the guest of her brother,
Edward C. Bennett.
| Rev. Charles Hall, d. D. of Troy was
the guest Monday OF Rev. Purcell l..
Dow, returning this morning To his
home.
| Last dance of season tonight at
Foresters hall. Donnellys banjo or
chestra, pieces. Dancing $50 till
IL. Tickets 25 cents. Adv.
Mrs. Frank Berard and daughter
Miss Donalda of Division street have
returned from a visit to Miss Irene
Berard in Marlboro, Mass.
Bradford Godfrey. OF the dental col
lege OF Harvard university, is spend
ing few days with his parents, Sher-
iff and Mrs. Frederick Godfrey.
James e. Burke has returned from a
trip to New York and Philadelphia.
While in the latter city he visited his
son Gordon at the university of Penn
sylvania.
The funeral of the late Timothy
Thompson was held this afternoon at
one o'clock from the house on Car
penter hill. Rev. Kingman Golledge
officiated. Interment was In the Tows-
lee cemetery.
Among the business men registered
Monday at the Putnam house were:--
Geo. o. West, George Kirk, j. L. Rob-
erston, ]. A. Defandey, Allen J. Brown
A. F. Ruch. Troy; w. Mott, Albany: E.
NJ. Hankard. Boston; H. H. Knapp.
Springfield; E. Earl Thurston, SYRIA
cuse; J. T. Ballard, Rutland; F. c.
Smith. st. Adams, II. r.. Gotta, Leon
Boyd, North Adams FL era- gs
The mid-week meeting of the
brotherhood held atzg the Methodist
church Monday evening was one Of
the most Interesting and helpful held
in the history of the organization. The
address given by Rsyy ChAarIes Han
ofsTroy. was IMPRESSIVE end 10 Spring.
Vocal selections .Ssere rsifdetad by
George Small. Plans for the future
were considered and 1t was decided
that the annual meeting be held the
| first Monday evening in Maroh.lq Ke
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

ferred by, petition to the 1918 cleo
ton. win become effective 30 days af-
ter adjournment of the Legislature
early in March. The law prohibits
possession of intoxicating liquor by
any. person except regularly ordained
elergymen, priests and rabbis for sac
ramental purposes. It allows whole.
sale and retail druggists and manu-
featuring chemists to handle alcohol
only IL granted a license after public
hearing and provides radical penalties
for violations, Nii~e ii19ei p1