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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
Coulter & Mckenzie Co. and
Bullard Machine Tool Co.
Chosen AS Auxiliary Fac
tories for Lake Torpedo
Boat Co., Washington Ad-
vices Say.
Expected to Aid in Rushing
AZ Undersea Boats to
COMPLETION in Six Months
Bridgeport Officials Not
Notified Yet, They Tell
Farmer.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer.)
Washington, D. c., March 14-It Is
understood here today that the plants
with employees of the Coulter & Nc
Kenzie Co., Billiard Machine Tool Co.
and the Automatic Machine Co. at
Bridgeport Conn.,. will be taken by
the government to aid the Lake Tor
pedo Boat Co. in building Al subma-
rine boats within six months as has
been proposed by the naval board.
No further action has been taken
by Josephus Daniels. secretary of the
Navy, since his proposal to Com
mander Richard H. M. Robinson,
managing director Of the Lake Tor
pedo Boat Co. OF Bridgeport, that his
company prepare to build nearly half
q hundred submarines.
The matter now awaits the reply Of
Commander Robinson and of other
Bridgeport manufacturers who may
be patriotic enough to offer their
factories to the government.
At the Lake factory here today it
was said Commander Robinson was out
Of the city and would be away all
day. He was not in Washington it
was said. No other official Of the
of the placing of huge contracts for
submarine boats here as told exclus-
lively in The Farmer, yesterday after
noon.
E. P. Bullard, president Of the Bull
lard Machine Tool Co, and Edward
J. Morgan, vice president Of the
Coulter & Mckenzie Co. said today
that theyIhad not yet been officially
notified that the government will ask
them to aid in the building Of sub
marines.
The Bullard Machine Tool Co. spec
ializes in vertical turret lathes and au-
tomato machines, hundreds Of which
it is now building under government
contracts for use in ship yards and
other government workshops.
This machinery might easily be add
ed to the equipment of the Lake plant
or some other factory here to aid
in the rapid building Of undersea war
vessels.
Manufacturers, especially those who
have machine shops here, were greatly
in the report that several
would be called on to aid the Lake
plant Congress has appropriated
$115, 600 600 for use in providing coast
defense There was much speculation
today as to whether the navy depart
ment will take over plants outright
with their employees or whether the
will he asked to take
contracts to assist the Lake people, to
the exclusion of all other business.
The bill which ro~fdes the $115, OO0, 600
for the defense also allows a liberal
profit for any manufacturer whose
factory LIS taken or who accepts con-
tract for government work.
One manufacture said today that
there are more than a dozen machine
shops in Bridgeport, Derby, ,Ansonia and
the Norwallxs which could lbe readily
utilized for such work. The Coulter &
Mckenzie Co. and the Automatic Ma
chine Co. are well equipped to take
over such work. A new forge shop for
the Coulter & Mckenzie Co. is nearly
finished in Connecticut avenue while
the other plant named has recently
made additions to its factory build
ings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14

The American steamship Algonquin, with 10 Americans
ABOARD was sunk by German submarine March
loss OF vessel and cargo valued at 81 100000
cable message received in New TODAY bv her own
ers the American Star Line and dispatches told
OF the apparent safety of all the officers crew. whom
nave been landed The message to the
torpedoed but did indicate where she was at the time
BOMBS EXPLODED ON SHIP, CONSUL SAYS
According to consular report from Plymouth Eng
gonquns captain stated that his ship fire
without warming.
Later advces from Plymouth say the submarine
opened fire the Algonquin from distance yards
ing about 20 shells These not sufficient to sink the
she boarded by from the submarine placed
four bombs and the Algonquin then blown up
was given plenty of time to leave the vessel -
CARRIED CARGO OF FOODSTJFFS
The Algonquin sailed from New York for Feb.
20 with foodstuffs She of the first ships
leave the United States after Germany established
marine blockade
Formerly Canadian owned boat under British registry
Algonquin transferred to the American
when she was purchased by the American Star line
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
WIFE DESTITUTE,
CONVICTED Thief
is SENT TO JAIL
Bound for Reformatory, He
Leaves Confined Spouse
Penniless.

His wife penniless, and about to
become mother. dependent on men,
bers of his family for support, Grover
O'Neil, Of 37O Grove street, was
found guilty Of being implicated with
John F. Rooney, Of 174 Pequonnock
street, in the robbing of stores located
in the latter street, and was sent to
the Cheshire Reformatory by Judge
Frank Wilder this morning. O'Neil
was arrested yesterday by Detective
J. Gerrity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14

stream pursued and pursuer ran a
distance Of about two miles when
Swartz again plunged into the stream,
and recrossed the river. The detec-
tives refusing to be daunted plunged
in after him.
Breathless from their exertions the
participants in chase slowed down to
a dog trot. When the woods at Sandy
Hook were reached the detectives
knew that once Swartz entered them
they would never capture him. Put
ting every ounce of strength left into
their legs they managed to overhaul
him. All three are reported as suf-
fering exposure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
Nc Warning Given,
Says Consul's Report

London, March 14-The American
steamship Algonquin was sunk with
out warning, according to a report
made by the American consul in Ply
mouth. The consul says that all on
board were saved.
The Algonquin was sunk at 6
o'clock on the morning of March IL.
The submarine refused assistance, ac-
cording to the report of the consul in
Plymouth. Twenty-seven men have
been landed.
A report from j. G. Stephens,
American consul at Plymouth, says
the captain of the Algonquin stated
that his ship was sunk by shell fire
without warning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
Vessel and Cargo
Worth $1,700, 900

New York, March 1.-THE Algon-
| quin, owned by the American Star
line of this city, was recently trans
ferred from British registry.
The Algonquin was sunk on March
IL, according to a cablegram receiv-
ed here today by the owners. Where
the attack took place was not men
ticned in the message, which came
from Penzance, France.
There we're 10 Americans, includ-
ing the captain, on the Algonquin, the
owners announced today.
officers of the American Star line
said the vessel was worth approxi-
mately $450,000 and that the cargo,
consisting mostly of foodstuffs, was
worth more than $1,250,000.
The Algonquin, a freighter, was one
of the first American vessels to SAIL
from the United States after Germany
announced her submarine campaign OF
unrestricted warfare. She carried
about 1000 tons of cargo and was COM
manded by Capt. A. Nordberg, a nat
uralized American citizen of Norwe-5
gian birth.
When she left here on Feb. 20 the
Algonquin's owners expected her to
reach the submarine zone about March
g. It was assumed here today that she
went considerably out Of her course.
Prior to sailing the Algonquin's cap
tain said he had no fear that his ves-
ser would be torpedoed.
IT feel safer in sailing through the
war zone on a vessel flying the Amer
lean flag than do trying to make my
way about New York streets and
lodging taxicabs,' he said.
There are two American steamships
Algonquin. The one sunk was re-
Gently transferred from British reg
istry. She was vessel of 1906 tons
gross, 245 feet long and 40 feet beam.
She was a single screw steamer.
Among citizens on board besides Capt,
were William T. Holmes of
Chicago, mate, and Charles Schultz OF
Brooklyn, chief engineer. Her owners
agreed to give the officers a war bonus
of SO per cent. in wages and the crew
A bonus Of 25 per cent with the pro-
viso that in case the vessel were
captured or destroyed the men were
to be paid the bonus with their wages
until they returned to the United
States.
The freight steamer Fordonian, also
an American vessel owned by the
American Star line. has arrived safely
in Genoa after circling in the Medit-
erranean for more than two weeks
dodging submarines, according to q
received here today by tho
line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN DEAD.

New York, March 14-William F..
Sheehan, former lieutenant-governor
of New York, died today at his home
here. When the state legislature be-
came deadlocked in the political
struggle to select Democratic candi-
date for the United States Senate in
1911 it was Mr.. Sheehan on whom the
fight centered. The deadlock was
broken by the agreement to choose
James A. O'Gorman, whose term ex-
pired 10 days ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
President Amazed
at Threat Of Strike

: Washington, March 14-President
Wilson is amazed at the proposal Of a
nationwide railroad strike at this
juncture of international affairs. 1t
was said authoritatively today that
he expects the railroad men and the
men at their conference in New York
tomorrow to consider the state of the
country's foreign relations and make
every possible effort to agree.
!" The stipulation signed by counsel
for the government and all railroads
last November and made a part of the
supreme court test case provides that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
NEW TARIFF BOARD.
TAUSSIG CHAIRMAN.
CHOSEN BY WILSON

Washington, March 14-President
Wilson has selected the following
men as members Of the tariff commits
sion:
Prof. Frank w. Taussig, Of Har-
ward university.
Former Representative David J..
Lewis, Of Cumberland, Md.
Former Representative William
Kent, Of Kentfie1d, Cal.
Daniel G. Roper, Of Mccall, s. C.
, e. P. Costigan, of Denver, Col.
w. S. Cu1bertson, OF Emporia. Kar1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
ENGLAND MAY CLOSE SALOONS

London, March 14-Thirty thous-
and saloons in Great Britain probably
will be closed during the next few
months, according to the Mail. The
measure is proposed as a solution of
the difficulty arising from the COM
pulsory restriction Of the beer output
and the brewers are said to be in
virtual agreement with the govern
ment in regard to the remedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
BRITISH ARE REFUSED.

Berlin. March IA, by wireless to
sayvil1e-British, troops on the Som
me front attacked the German lines
yesterday afternoon and at night in
the Ancre sector, the war office an
nounced today They were repulsed
with heavy losses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK
BY U-B0AT; CREW SAVED

len Citizens of United States Aboard Liner Make
Escape Without Casualties Submarine Opens
Fire on Vessel at Long Range and When Shots
Prove Ineffective, Submersible's Crew Ex-
plOdes Bombs Aboard Her-NO Warning of
Attack Given, Says Despatch From American
Consular Office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
JUDGE BRYANT ILL.

New Haven, March 14-Judge Sam
uel J. Bryant of the Orange court is
exertmely i'll of pneumonia at his
home in West Haven today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14

all other litigation should remain in
abeyance pending the courts decision
Brotherhood Representatives were not
parties to the stipulation.
The court is regarded as without
jurisdiction over any brotherhood
representative, as none is party to the
litigation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
R,R. BR0THERH00DS
CHIEFS CONFER ON
PLANS FOR STRIKE

Strctest Secrecy Maintained at Meeting Today When
Representatives Of Eastern Railways Employees Dis
Strike Program With National Heads -Presi
dent is Amazed at Reports That Strike May Be
Called
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
TURKS ADMIT LOSS
OF CITY OF BAGDAD.

London, March 1.-THE evacuation
Of Bagdad by the Turks is announced
by the Constantinople war office in
directly in a statement received to-
day. The announcement says:
After fighting south Of Bagdad on
March 10 our troops withdrew and
too up a new position between Bag
dad and Samara."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14

Samara is on the Tigris about 75
miles northwest Of Bagdad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14

THE WEATHER
Rain and snow and warmer tOni9hH4
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
Uses fer Postcards,

Mount the pretty cards on colored
cardboard five by eight inches, at
taching a cord or ribbon to the two
Upper corners for hanging. The re-
cipients Of a missionary box In China,
were delighted with groups Of six
cards mounted ON colored cambria,
which had been pinked around the
edges. The missionaries declared
they were pretty enough to hang in
our own home" but they were sem to
some of the schools. and delighted the
pupils, who see few attractive things.
The children could easily make these
gifts for those across the sea.
The pretty motto and greeting
cards may be converted into things of
use as well as beauty, for the schol-
ars in our home mission schools. Get
a bundle of blotters of different col
ors. Have the children cut them into
postcard size and carefully paste them
yer the writing ON used cards. When
given to the pupils they prove of great
help to them as well as to their
teachers.-Exchange.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
COURT EoUIPs cUPID's w
Chicago Judge, With Idea of Battling
Divorce, Fits Up an ideal Room
for %Spooning.

Husbands and wives who allow
their troubles to reach the court Of
domestic relations will be given an
opportunity to make up" in a little
room attached to the court which is
being fitted up for that purpose by
Judge John Stelk. The judge has not
given the room a name yet, but he
said 1t will be fitted up in a way
aimed to aid the dlsgruntled In re-
newing their love for one another.
Plants, flowers, canary birds, a music
box and soft draperies will contribute
to the furnishings.
"The purpose of the fittings will be
to bring out the old affection that
the couple held for each other when
they were courting," said the judge.
ut is my purpose to get them to
spoon all over again and her go
home and live as they ought to-
Chicago News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get q 1o-cent box.

Sick headache. bIliousness. dizzi.
ness. coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them 10 torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged In the In
testines. instead OF being cast out
OF the system Ia re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue II causes CON
gestion and that dull. throbbing. sick.
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour. undigeated
food and foul gases. take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
polsons In the bowels.
A cascaret tonight viii surely
s~traighten you out by morning. They
work while you gleep--a f0-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
tiusbanda planoaed of.

They were sentmates In a traction
car headed for the port OF Terre
Haute. The seats are rather narrow.
and Of course there had to be apollo
giles based on sitting snngly.
Marrow seats" he said.
"rll say they are. she said.
That started them toward more In.
innate conversation. And before the
car reached CoatesvIlle she hnd con-
fessed that she was a widow-twice.
Had two husbands3" no qucrled.
Yep. two of EN- she confessed.
"Sodded n Of 'em. and the court took
the other one"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
CHAPTER ill--contInusd.

Indeed they are not" cried Pru-
dence loyalty. "They are young, lively,
mischleyous, | know-and / am glad OF
1t. But / have lived with them eve
since they were born, and / ought TO
know them. They are unselfsh, they
are sympathetic, they are always gem
erous. They do foolish and Irritating
things-but never things that are hate
full and mean. They are all right at
heart, and that Is all that counts. They
are moi bad girlsi What have they
done today7 They were exasperating,
and humillating. too, but what did they
do that was really mean7 They EN-
barrassed and mortified me. but not
Intentionally / can't punish them for
the effect on me. you knowl Would
that be just or fair7 At heart. they
meant no harm"
IL must be confessed that there were
many serious faces among the Ladies'.
Some cheeks were flushed, some eyes
were downcast. some lips were com
pressed aud some were trembling. Ev-
cry mother there was asking In her
heart, ibid l punish my children just
for the effect on met Did l judge my
children by what was In their hearts,
or just by the trouble they made mef'
And the silence lasted 80 long that
II became awkward. Finally Mrs. Prem.
ISIS crossed the room and stood by
Fri icnce's side. She laid a hand ten
derby on the young girls arm. and said
In a voice that was slightly tremulous
Il believe you are right, my dear. II
Is what giria r at heart that really
counts. / believe your sisters are all
you say they are. And thing l am
very sure of-they are happy girls to
have a sister SO patient and loving and
just. Not all real mothers have as
much to their credit"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
RIDE or PAULINE REVERE
II Differed In a Mild Degree From Her
Ancestors and Alarmed Her
Guardian.

This is a story Of the midnight ride
Of Miss Revere. 1t was Pauline in
stead Of Paul--his great-granddaugh-
ter from Dana Hall who caused the
alarms In several Middlesex valleys
and farms.
Pauline, the great-granddaughter of
Paul had left Pine manor, post-gradu-
ate school Of Dana Hall school, to
spend the holidays at the home OF her
guardian, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of
Lancaster.
Well, 1t seems that hours went by
and Pauline didn't appear. Mrs. Thay-
err usurped part of the Paul Revere
program and started spreading the
alarm herself.
Meanwhile, Pauline was attending
s~crupulously to the rest of her ances-
trail duties. She was having the ride.
Miss Revere took q couple of her
classmates along with her to Charles
town and the historic spot whence her
celebrated great-grandfather, the orr
ginal designer of New England's most
famous tourist-toured ride, started out.
There she and her friends piled into
the fur robes of a specially chartered
sleigh and set out to do Paul Revere's
ride de luxe rs 1t should be done.
1t was a great ride the girls had,
while the telephone company, several
telegraph operators and two railroads
were joining forces with Mrs. Thayer
and the Dana Hall school authorities
In a frantic search. The alarm ended
only when Pauline drove into Lancas-
ter.-Boston Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
|UNJUsTLY SENT TO DEATH
Spanish Tribunals, After His Execu-
tlon, concede That Ferrer Was Not
Guilty of Extreme offense.

Spanish republicans, socialists. an
archists and radicals of all degrees
celebrate January 10 as the birthday
of Francisco Ferrer, who, convicted
OF having melted revolutionary riots
in Barcelona, was executed In 1909.
Ferrer was In many ways q remark
able mana fanatic of unbelief, who
accepted death as bravely as any mar
tyr of the faith. That he was I'M
Justly convicted and executed has
since been decided by SPANS tribunal,
which generally considered the case
months after the death Of the victim,
and al gravely handed down a de-
cision that Ferrer was innocent of
the charges made against himi
Ferrer was born In a village near
Barcelona on January 10. 1859. Early
in life he became a shop boy, and then
a ticket inspector on a Spanish rail-
way. Although he had few education
al advantages, he was naturally a
student, and spent all his spare time
reading and studying scientific and
philosophical works. He early be-
came an opponent Of the church and
a republican, and his intellectual abil-
ity won for him a place among the
leaders of the Spanish anti-clericals
and anti-monarchists.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
Cooperative Movement Grows.

The last International Cooperative
alliance congress, held in Glasgow,
Scotland, In 1914, raj composed Of
"a national units, including something
like 10000 separate cooperative So
~cieties, with a total of about 100000
600 members. If each member Is on
sidered to represent a family Of four,
the number of persons directly affect
ed by the cooperative movement in
Europe when the war began was about
80,000,000, more than the entire popu-
lation of the United States in 1900,
and the value Of the business done by
these societies was estimated to be
about $1,000 00, Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
YESI LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAINT
Cincinnati man tells how 20 dry
up a corn or oallus so II llfts
OFF with fingers.

You corn.pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed You before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops Of freezone applied directly on a
tender aching eorn or callus. stops
soreness at orsce and soon the corn or
hardened eailus loosens so II can be
lifted OF, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle OF ~freezone costs very
little Mt any drug store, but win posi-
lively take or every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried. as It
Is inexpensive and Is said not TO irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
II your druggist hasn't any f~reexone
tell him to get a small bottle for YOU
from his wholesale drug house.-ady
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
Jews Hope for Zion.

The Zionists dream of more than q
material prosperity In the reestab-
lished Zion. They hope for a spir-
itual commonwealth, a real, material
life where their children shall learn
the language of their fathers fathers,
where their religion shall be free to
them, where they may return to the
old Hebrew theocracy, unhampered by
persecution. The Turk has not yet
agreed to this, and the Turk still is
lord Of the land. Indeed, the zionists
have suffered severely from the pres
emit wal. They r eagerly looking
forward TO its end and the subsequent
peace settlements, hoping that in the
new world order the Jew will be per
mitted his own small place In the sun.
World Outlook.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
United States Gets Precious stones.

Precious stones exported to the
United States in the II months ended
December 81, from London alone
reached the huge aggregate of ST.
O32. BAT, as against $10,801, 1872 for
1915. These exports comprised the
returns made through the American
consulate in London. There was be-
sides a considerable volume of exports
from Liverpool, which were registered
with the consulate there. In works of
art the exports from London to Amer
lea in 1916 were $9,4s1,450, as against
$6,003, 400 in 1915. Evidently there is
more money for costly luxuries in the
states than aver before.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16
To Make sIrup Of Roses.

Infuse three pounds of damask rose
leaves in a gallon of warm water for
eight hours in a well-glazed earthen
pot with a narrow mouth with stop so
close that non of the virtue nay ex-
hale. When they have infused so long,
heat the water again, squeeze them out
and put in three pounds more of rose
leaves to infuse for eight hours more;
then press them out very hard; then
to every quart of the infusion add four
pounds Of fine sugar and boil to a
siruD.