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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10

a certain point.
 Since Germany's so-called peace offer a year ago the continued pres sure of the Entente and the entrance of the United States has completely changed the situation. The question is now, in fact, not what are the war aims that Germany will impose be- fore she grants peace, but what terms she herself will be willing to accept. That is very simple statement of the greatest fact in the war situation today.
 '"The entry of the United States and many of the South American repub- lies has put economic matters into the foreground. The Prussian mili- tary and agrarian party remains as firm and uncompron1ising, in domestic as in foreign affairs. as ever, and many of them undoubtedly would prefer civil war to any surrender that would deprive them of the political power that they regard as their right.1
 i For this reason that which the German government will most seek for in any peace arrangement is sec curity that as soon as the war is over there shall be a free flow of food and raw material into the country, and at the same time free markets for Ger man products. If this could be se- cured the energy of the people could be at once directed to the restoration of commerce and industry and their interests so concentrated that they would be turned away from danger ous political considerations"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
GEO. COUCHLIN
 WILL NOT RUN FOR CITY CLERK
Business Prevents Accept ing Honor Many Friends
 Wish to Extend.

Much, to the disappointment of par ty leaders George M. Coughlin has re- fused to be a candidate for the hom- ination of city clerk, a place on the next Democratic ticket which was un- doubtedly open to him.
 MT. JCoughlin said today to a repre- sentative of The Farmer: There are number of reasons why I cannot ac- cept such a nomination, although I feel that this is a year when the party will win. I have my exemption board work to do. The duties will last for some months. They occupy all my time. and are so necessary that l would not care to neglect them.
 Also I have been nominated twice for city clerk, and feel that somebody else ought to have a chance, and this is an important reason in influencing my decision. am grateful to my friends who have treated me so gen. erously. I am not a candidate for of ice. There is nothing that I want either appointive or elective"
 MT. Coughlin is an influential Dem ocrat of the Ninth district. He has been doing splendid service on the Fourth District Exemption board, has Ia wide circles of friends and is ex- ceedingly popular with the rank an6 f1le of his party.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
DESERTED, HUNGRY CHILD TRIES ] TO ROAST EAR OF CORN AT LAMP ];
 EXPECTED TO DIE OF MANY BURNS

whose attention the case was called made an immediate investigation. He found that the girls mother, Elsie Smith. had for some time lived in terror of her husband, Frank Smith. |Eivdence that he would beat her with a fence picket when intoxicated was found, it is asserted she fled from him week ago last Saturday to es- cape the life of abuse which she had suffered in silence for the sake of the child.
 Bridgeport and was arrested for drunkenness. The police te1ephoned to Jacob Paley, who conducts a gro cery store in Tunxis Hill road, ask ing him to make some provision for the child during her fathers absence. Paley communicated with Sheriff Di Cirohm of Tunxis Hill road and the wife of the latter brought the. child ! to the Di Cirohm home. Eark this
 morning the little girl left the house
 and went to her home. After eating
 sugar, which was strewn chiidishly about the kitchen of the house she decided to eat some corn
 Ignorant Of the manner in which
 to cook the vegetable she tried to
 roast it over the kerosene lamp. It
 Is thought an open door caused the
 flame to suddenly flare with the re- suit her dress was ignited. While Dr. ! keegan was racing to St. vincent's
 hospital, the father was being taken
 in an automobile to the county Jail
 to serve his sentence
 Judge Frank Wilder on being told
 the circumstances immediately sus- l pended and the father was told to gc
 to the bedside of his dying daughter
 According to the authorities arrange. ments were being made to send the girl to some home, but the red tap
 of official procedure was not unwound soon enough to prevent the accident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
FOURTEEN PER CENT. JUMP IN
 REGISTRATION Nearly All the Schools of City Overcrowded on
 Opening Day. PLANNING TWO MORE BUILDINGS FOR CITY Promotions Delayed Until Work of Recording Is
 Completed.

An increase of IA per cent over last years school registration was in- dicated at the public schools of the city at the opening this morning. John B. Wynkoop, clerk of the board of education. estimated this morning that the school registration is above 25,000 as compared with a registra- ton of 22,340 at the opening of the sessions in 1916.
 This means that practically every school of the yityy will be overcrowded and exclusive of the buildings now in course of construction and the one to be bid on at tonight's meeting of the board of education, two new buildings will have to be erected and work started at an early date.
 One building will be provided out of the school bond issue, but there will not be enough to give the city the second one. The money will be taken from unexpended appropriations for the year and the council will be asked to make the money available for the use of the school board.
 In addition to the overcrowded condition Of practically every school house in the city, the enrolment of the pupils today furnished another feature. This was apparent in the number of children of new Bridge port families who arrived at Nsthe schoolhouses and gave new indica- ton that the city's growth in people is still in the ascendency. Superin- tendent Slawson and the assistants did not attempt today to get very l definite information as to the situa- ] ton at any of the schools, but made a tour of the city. directing tempor- ary arrangements for the caring o1 | pupils.
 The most notable examples of the iovercrowded schools were furnished by the Waftersville, Prospect, Jeffer- son, Jackson and Longfellow build ings, while the board expects that the l.& (Continued on Page Two)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
Haig Consolidates
 Newly Won Posts

London, Sept. 10'-Field Marshal Haig in his official report of today says that the British troops last night consolidated the positions captured during the day southeast of Haricourt on the Somme front in France. At several parts of the front German raiding parties were dispersed. The statement reads:
 During the night the positions cap- tured by us yesterday southeast of Hargicourt were successfully consoli- dated in spite of some bomb fighting on our new front.
 "An enemy raiding party was driven away last night east of Loos. Other raiding parties three times att tackled our positions east of Armen- tieres but were successfully beaten o3 in every case.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10

Abandoned by her mother who fled from home to escape the cruel beat ing with the picket of fence, to which she was subjected, her father a drunkard, five year old Freida Smith, gaining entrance to her desert ed home in Stratfield avenue this morning at 9:3O o'clock accident1y set fire to her clothing, every vestige of which was burned from her body. She will die.
 Seldom has a more sorbid tale of abuse been brought to the attention of the police. While the child's fath- CT stood in the dock in the city court receiving a 10 days jail sentence vfor drunkenness the pretty tot seeking to appease her hunger, was trying to cook corn by holding it over a kero-
 sene lamp from which she had renov-
 ed from the chimney.
 In some manner her clothing be- came ignited and she was soon en- veIoped in flames. Alone in the house the agonized chld fled to the street, where the strong morning wind famed her burning garments. Joseph Massaro, a neighbor of the child.
 summoned by her cries ran to the scene.
 He wa too late to extinguish the
 flames and her clothing had been con- sumed. She was burned from head to foot and unconscious. Massaro sum- | moned a passing auto, placed the girl l in it, and the trip to St. vincent's l hospital was begun. The emergency
 hospital ambulance carrying Dr. Js F.
 Keegan to the scene was met by Mas \ saro on the road and the girl trans
 ferred to the ambulance.
 | At 1 o'clock this afternoon it wal I reported that the girl could not sur.
 vive her injuries and her death wal momentarily expected.
 Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick tc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates
 Forced Korniloff Out

Washington, Sept. 10-Russian em- bassy officials believe the resignation of Gen. Korniloff was forced by ele- ments of the council of workmen's and soldiers delegates opposed to en- forcement of the death penalty for mutinous soldiers and that KIem- bovsky. the new commander. will. modify the death penalty oder
 Representatives of the wotkmen and soldiers in the Kerensky cabt.
 lContinued on Pags TWaA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
SEWER BOARD TO MEET.

The paving and sewer commission will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock to consider bids for sew CTS for East Main street and West field avenue. No more paving con- tracts will be left until spring. The finance committee will meet at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
May Ask Recall Of Swedish And German Ministers
kERENSkY GUSTS MUIINOUS LEADER kORlVIIi OFF;
 DEC, ARES PETROGRAD TO BE IN STATE OF WAR

len. Klembovsky Appointed to Succeed Korniloff As Commander-in- Chief of Russian Armies Drastic Action Taken By Kerensky to Cope With Gen. KorniIoffs Demand That Premier Hand Over to the Generalissimo All Civil and Military Powers Cabinet Members in COn- tinuous Session, Considering Measures to Face KOrnilOffs Revolt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
LEASE FACTORY BUILDING.

The Anderson Die Machine Co. has leased the upper floor of the Elliott Cornwall Mfg. Co.'S plant at 544 Iran istan avenue, for three years from
 Aug. 15 at a rental of $200 month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10

Petrograd, Sept 1O-Members of the Russian cabinet today told the Associated Press that the provisional gov ernment regarded Gen. KOrn iloffs pronncamento act of rebellion which must be ruessiy suppressed The government it added, believed it had enough loyal troops and the support of the Russian people to enable to put down the Korniloff movement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10

Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas predicted national prohibition within five years while delivering an address in Grace Methodist church, New ;Yorks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10

Petrograd Sept 10Premer Kerensky has declared that state exists the district Petrograd has ordered Gen Kornoff commander chief the armies to resign consequence of Gen. Korlo demand for power. Gen. Kembovsky has been appointed mander in chief.
 Premier Kerensky has issued the following procamaion
 "On Sept. member of the duina M. Lvoff arrived in Petrograd and called in the hand all civil and military to the generaissmo who would form government at his pleasure The thenticity this afterward Kornioff himself who had conversation with the telegraph wires between petrograd and headqar Iters tf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
.MACHINISTS TO
 HOLD SERIES OF MASS MEETINGS
Contract Shop Employees Will Meet Tonight and
 Tomorrow Night.

This is the week in which the Ma chinists' Union plans to bring it's strike plans to head. Tonight and tomor- row night, meetings will be held at 27 Cannon street of the men who work in what are known as contract shops.
 In this city there are about 50 such factories. Wednesday and Thursday nights the men from the big factories will meet at Eagles hall.
 Union officers expected that at this meeting dates will be set for strikes, probably next week.
 Cadiz, Spain, Sept. IDA German submarine seriously damaged hts ar rived at this port, conveyed by a Span ish torpedo bat. The sumbariEe will be -interned in La Carrace harbe,r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and continued. cod |<pu4e11t and Tuesday.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
Morse Code Failed.

A Chinese entered the office of the
Western Union Telegraph company at
Evansville few days ago and left a
telegram with Ivan Bennett, the signal
clerk. The yellow man said the tele-
gram was to be sent to Chicago. Ben
nett hung the telegram on the hook
for the operators and John Black, an
operator. got 1t. The telegram was
written in Chinese and Black and the
other operators were unable to deci-
pher 1t. They got an interpreter be-
fore the message could be sent.-In-
dianapolis News.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
Ready With Advice.

A grocer man was telling a customer
about some woman who had tainted on
the street. He rushed to the rescue, of
course, and lifted her head from
the
"It's wonder you hadn't killed her I
Don't you know that her head should
have been lower than her feet7"
The grocer accepted the information
with the smile Of one who likes cold
douches, and went on about how a
man stopped his automobile to take her
to a hospital, and how they tried to
revive her with ammonia.
'Worst thing you could have done I
Don't you know that when the patient
Is unconscious you should never" and
20 on, and SO on.
Which shows how the poor dear doc
tors are going to suffer from every
woman's training in r. G. first aid.
p. S.-Also the poor. dear undertake
ers.-Washingto Star.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19

- Washington.-The government has
Notified each state of the number of
men 1t will be called upon to furnish In
the draft. This notification was con-
tained In the formal order issued by
the president calling for 6S7,OOO men
Under the selective conscription law
to make up the national army.
The only steps now remaining are
distribution by the governors Of
state quotas among the local exemp-
ton districts and the great lottery,
which probably will be held next
week and which WILL establish the
order In which registrants are to pre-
sent themselves for service or exemp-
ton.
The men summoned for service will
ne used to all the regular army and
National Guard to war strength and
to organize the first 100000 Of the new
national army.
Total to Be 1885,, 2,ess.
The total of these three forces will
be 1,282,9S5 men.
Later another 100000 will be called
out, supplemented by sufficient men
to make up losses and maintain re-
serve battalfons.
Following Is Secretary of War
Bakers announcement of the order:
by virtue Of the authority vested
In him by an act Of congress, entitled
An Act to Authorize the President
to Increase Temporarily the Military
Establishment Of the United States,
approved May 13, 1917, the president
of the United States has ordered the
aggregate number of 8s7, 900 men to
be raised by draft for the military
service Of the United States In order
to bring to full strength the organ
izations Of the regular army and the
organizations embOdying the men,
bers Of the National Guard drafted
into the military service Of the United
States and to create the national army,
and has caused said aggregate
number to be apportioned to the sew
eral states and territories and the
District of Columbia as set forth in
the schedule hereto appended.
Must ApportIon Quotas.
"The governor of each state and ter
ritory and the commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia, acting for and
by the direction Of the president and
in accordance with said act Of congress
and rules and regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto, shall apportion the
quota so apportioned to such state, ter
rltory or district and shall communi.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
Druggists Experience With
Kidney Medicine

I have handled and sold Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for some time and have
heard customers claim that it had pro-
duced very satisfactory results in differ.
ent ailments, of the kidneys, liver and
bladder. I have nothing but favorable
reports at hand and my personal opin-
lon Is that there is not anything on the
market that will equal Swamp Root for
disease of tho kidneys, liver and bladder
and know Of a physician who Is very
strong believer In the merits Of Swamp
Root. Very truly yours,
THE ]. N. WATTS NERO. STORE,
]. NJ. WATTS.
Sept. %, 1915. Wattsville, Miss.
Prove What Swamp-Root win Do For You
Send ten osnts to Dr.. Kilmer q Co.,
Bnghamton, N. Y, for . sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive q booklet Of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular Afty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale ct all
drug stores.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
WILSON ISSUES FORMAL DRAFT ORDER

cate to each local board established
In such state, territory or district no.
tice of the net quota to be furnished
by such board, and such net quotas
shall thereupOn be furnished by the re-
spective local boards as required by
said act Of congress and rules and reg
ulations prescribed pursuant thereto"
In computing the number of men to
be required from the various states
the government put to the credit Of
each state every man 1t now has in
the National Guard and every man 1t
has contributed since April 1 as q
war volunteer to the regular army.
Computation Method.
Placing on the debit side of the led
ger the national army of 100000, the
entire National Guard at war strength
and the number of war volunteers
needed on April 1 last, to bring the
regulars up to the war strength, the
grand total was apportioned according
to population.
This gave gross quota for each
state, from which net quota was COM
puted by checking Off the number of
National Guardsmen available for fed
eral service and the number of men
given by the state to the regular army
since April /.
The appOrtionment was made on the
basis Of an estimated grand total for
the United States and its possessions
Of los, ,366, ,058 Inhabitants.
This Is paper estimate, computed
from registration returns, which comes
within the law requiring distribution
Of quotas by population. but which
equalizes in great measure the bur-
den that is to fall upon the 1850 ex-
emption districts.
Total Of 1,152,es5.
Each will furnish under this amor.
tionment the men Its total registration
would indicate as a fair proportion,
rather than the number the actual pop
ulation Of the district would indicate.
The total of these gross quotas is L.
152,9s5 men.
Credit Is given to the various states
for n total of 485,9s5 voluntary enlist
ments In the National Guard and reg
ulars, making the total net quota for
all states 6S7,O00 men.
Illinois, which was the first big state
to fill Its quota for the regular army,
reduced its gross quota of 1904 to
b1.853.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
TEXAS MERCHANT
GAINS "a POUNDS
Quit Taking TanIao 1e Months
Ago-StilI Retains Weight
and Feels Fine.
SUFFERED TWENTY YEARS
John crabtree Says the Money He
Paid for Tanlae Was Best
Investment He Ever Made
In His Life.

II have gained thirty-four pounds ON
three bottles Of Tanlac and I now know
what 1t is to enjoy life and good health
after suffering twenty years." said
John NJ. Crabtree, a general merchant
at Five Mile Station A, Dallas, Texas.
II bought my first bottle nearly two
years ago." continued Mr.. Crabtree,
land it was the best investment I ever
made In my life. I began to improve
almost from the start and three
bottles simply made me over into new
man. have enjoyed the best Of health
ever since.
II suffered with catarrh Of the stom-
ach and indigestion for twenty years
and for eighteen months I had to live
almost entirely ON cereals. My stom-
ach was full Of gas and I suffered with
awful headaches all the time. was
nervous and couldn't sleep. I spent
nearly all Of one whole year in bed
and fell of In weight to one hundred
and eighteen pounds.
After using three bottles of Tanlac,
I had increased In weight from one
hundred and eighteen pounds to one
hundred and flfty-two-making an &C.
tual gain Of thirty-four pounds-all my
troubles were gone and was feel
ing like new man.
although it has been a year and
q half since Tanlac relieved me Of my
awful catarrhal trouble and indiges-
don, still retain my increase in
weight and feel simply fine all the
time. I've been eating anything
want-in fact anything anybody else
can-and sleeping like a child every
night. Being made into a strong,
healthy man after suffering as long
as I did is enough to make me rejoice
and I'm glad to indorse Tanlac be-
cause I know what it will do"
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
tOwn.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
CUTIcURA c0MPLExIoNs
Are Usually Remarkably Soft and
Clear-Trial Free.

Make Cuticura Soap your everyday
toilet Soap, and assist it now and then
as needed by touches of Cutlcura Oint-
ment to soften, soothe and heal. Moth
ing better to make the complexion
clear. scalp free from dandruft and
hands soft and white.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
ArdoureI to Offer Services.

Representative A. p. Ardourel, for
merly Of Boulder, has moved with his
family to Denver and will reside at
1920 Pearl street until after the spe.
cial session of the Legislature. Mr..
Ardourel has expressed a determine
tion to enlist In the army and fight
for France, the land of his forefath.
ers. His parents were born In France,
and he says that there is q tradition
in the Ardourel family that no mem.
ber has ever refused it, oountry's call
70 arms. l.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19

there. This swampy delta, with its
countless creeks, hardly looks like a
Dwelling fit for man. yet here and
there from those forests Of mangrove,
where one would think no human being
could md footing, energies dugout
canoe propelled by scantily clad ma
tives, who somewhere in these inacces-
siDle recesses find spot dry enough to
set up their habitation.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
WIN Provo Up On 1000 Acres.

Residents Of the Keota. New Ray.
mer, Grover and Briggsdale districts
will prove up on more than 1000
acres Of dry farming land taken un.
der the United States homestead
laws, according to United States Land
Commissioner Clyde Stanley. Stan.
ley has dates set for forty-five proofs
during the month Of July. Many OF
these proofs are for 800 acres taken
under the enlarged homestead act.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
Up the Niger.

The journey up the Niger river In
Africa has sometimes been painted in
very dark colors. In reality the little
government steamers are comfortable
enough and provide number Of luxur-
les which exceed the allowance Of COM
fort likely hereafter to fall to the lot
of men sent upc9untry. Much abuse
Is poured upon the lower reaches Of
the river. with their monotonous man.
grove swamps and muddy, cheerless
expanses Of water, yet man will not
easily forget the nrqt time he Travelled
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
!. QUOTA TO BE DRAFTED in EACH STATE

Allotment by states of quotas to be raised ective draft for Uncle
Sans national by
enlisted
o
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
Where Bright Men conoreoate.

A census Of Leavenworth prison de-
velops that there is only one illiterate
person out Of several thousand con-
fined therein. An ignorant person
hasn't brains enough to get into fed
eral prison. He generally gets thirty
days in jail.-San Antonio Light.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19
New Bill to Control Food.

A law controlling food prices. pre-.
vention of destruction Of fold. the
combination in respect to monopolies.
establishment Of municipal markets
and establishment of the position OF
state commissioner Of markets is be-
ing drafted by the attorney general
for submission to the Legislature dur.
ing the special session.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19

Rejected cartridge shells have been
bought up by Jewelry firm and made
into flower vases.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19

A nail will hold better when hit
several times lightly than If it is driv-
en- home by one hard blow.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-19

A Pendleton. (Ore.) hermit recently
died supposedly poor, but searchers Of
his cabin found $4,000.