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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
IS GIVEN RELEASE RE
 IN CITY COURT
Correspondence School Ad mits Sending Chemicals
 to Pupil.

Arguilis Manzamares, SS Reilly street, who, was arrested a. week ago after explosives had been found in his room, on suspicion that he was con cerned in the explosion which wreck ed Black Tom Island plants and was a German agent, was released from ous- tody this morning by Judge Frank Wilder.
 The federal authorities failed to find anything that would incriminate him in the Black Tom Island explo- sion and believe now he contemplat- ed no damage to intuition plants in this city The International Cores pondence School from whom he re- ceived the can of metallic sodium found in his room and other chemi- calls from which explosives are man. ufactured, yesterday admitted it had shipped these products to Manza- mares. Their agent in this city re- gently denied the arrested man re- ceived the stuff from the school. Capt. E. c. Cronan this morning, after Manzamares' discharge, made timely and pertinent remarks regard ing the methods, employed by the cor respondence school.
 ''The activities of such concerns should be immediately curbed b2 the federal authorities. Here a firm which in a time of war, a time of na- tional danger, is allowed to send fo any person who pays tuition fee in- gredients which could be used to de- stroy public property and the lives of citizens.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT WILL
 FIGHT INCREASE IN FARES

The City of Bridgeport will pro- test the proposal of the Connecticut Co. to raise the price of a street car ride from five cents to six.
 Mayor Wilson is expected to make plans for bringing the matter before the common council at the next meet ing. He couldn't be found after the draft sendoff this morning, for a statement, but other men prominent in the administration affairs will aid in taking the initiative.
 The special committee composed of Walter B. Lashar, George M. Flames and w. W. Seeley, which was named to investigate trolley traffic condi- tions here may take hand in the matter.
 ''The result of our Investigations may be such that we can prove to the Connecticut Co. that six cent fare is unnecessary" said MT. Lashar to- day.
 It is believed possible and pros1bls by the committee that changes Eq traffic conditions will cut out a lot of expense and improve the efficiency of the line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
Teuton Note Won't
 Discuss Belgium

Berlin, Wednesday, Sept. 19, lvia London, Sept. 2o--While the text of the German reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposals will not be announc- ed before Saturday, the Berlin press and parliamentary circles concur in the prediction that the message will not contain specific declarations con- corning Belgium.
 The fate of that country just now is calling forth excessive pan-German frothfng due to recurrent rumors that the government had definitely decid- ed to abandon all intentions of per manent control in the occupied Bel gian territory.
 While these reports are said to have basis in the alleged trial balloon" sent out by England, they equally carry earmarks of an obvious artificial inspiration for the purpose of sup porting the annexationists' cam paign.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
Teuton Armies Make
 Desperate Resistance.

British Headquarters in France and Belgium, Sept 2o.-Ry the Associated. Press )-Fiefd Marshal Haig's ofren-z sive, which was begun at dawn this morning on the Belgian battle front, is proceeding with marked success. es- pecially in the crucial sector between the Ypres- -Roulers railway and Holle- beke.
 A bitter fight is in progress in the neighborhood of Inverness copse, Nuns wood and Glencorse wood. If the attackers zrlaintain the positions to which they have advanced in this section they have accomplished one of the most remarkable and most im- portant achievements in recent months-
 The German infantry is making 8 most determined resistance to retain this vital ground and the Teuton ar tillery is retaliating heavily against the British big guns.
 The Germans poured wicked stream of bullets into the ranks of the advancing troops from concrete rsdoubts. Every little elevation and all the woods were choked with rapid fire guns
 The British encountered hard fight ing at many places but their magnifi- cent artillery work had done much to make the first stage of their drive easier.
 Today's offensive will be known as the battle of the Menin Road. Fair weather had improved the ground but the mud still was deep and the whole territory covered with water-filled shell holes, tangled barbed wire and shattered trees The German defenses comnnSed largely of c0ncrafe re- doubts.
 The British barrage swept the coun- try like a broom. The Germans knew the attack was coming but were un- aware of it's exact locality. There was a light rain. last night but the weather cleared this morning and the visibility is inaproving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
BOYS SEVERELY BURNED AS THEY
 IGNITE POWDER Find Can of Explosive in Avon Park and Fire It
 In Home Yards BOTH ARE REMOVED
 TO ST. VINCENT'S Garments In Flames When Mother of One Discovers
 Predicament.

Touching a match to a largescan of DuPont gun powder, which they had found hidden in Avon park, William and Steven Bertany, brothers, aged II and IS years respectively, were se- verely burned on the face, hands. body and legs at noon today.
 The boys live in Savoy street near the park and took the can of gum powder to their home. Placing it on the ground in the yard of the resi- dence they took off the cover and the younger touched a lighted match to the powder.
 E. Sheets of flame immediately en. veloped them and set fire to their clothing. Members of the family. in- c1uding their mother, managed 60 smother their blazing garments and called Dr.. Garvis of the emergency hospital to the scene.
 The brothers were taken to St. Vir,- cents hospital. Their condition is ser- ious
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
Longshoremen Refuse
 To Accept Arbitration

New York, Sept. 20.-In. conse- quencs of the refusal of striking long, their grievance against the Interna- tionaI Mercantile Marine an effort will be made to-day to bring representa- tives of the strikers, the steamship companies and the government to- gether in a conference to discuss the situation. Officials of the Longshore- ,men's union claim that sympathy strikes of ship carpenters, ship work CTS, coopers and checkers have in- creased the number of strikers to G. 900 and that the loading of 67 vessels under Allied flags has stopped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
French Increase
 Artillery Activity

Paris, Sept. 20.-Except for artil- lery activity, which was lively at va rious parts of the battle front in France last night, the official state ment issued this afternoon by the French war office says there was noth- ing of importance to report. The text of the statement reads:
 '"There was nothing to report ex- cept great activity of the artillery in the region south of the river Disc, in the sectors of cornillet and Mont Haut in the Champagne, and on both hanks of the River Meuse.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
Boy, Page Mister
 Knottman and Wife!

To prove that William Pfau, pro- prietor of the Amazon hotel, was con- ducting a disorderly hostelrys the guests register, on which the follow ing signature was written, was pro- 1duced in the city court this morning:
 we R. Knottman & wife,
 Judge Frank Wilder after hearing the testimony and perusing the regis ter. found Pfau guilty and fined him $100 and court costs and imposed suspended jail sentence of 10 days. He appealed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

The new British offensive, for, which recent reports of heavy arta- lery bombardments, aerial activities and raids into the German lines had prepared the public, commenced at daylight this morning.
 The attack was made on a wide front last of Ypres, and, according to Field Marshal Haig's report, satis- factory progress was made and valu- able positions were captured.
 This attack apparently is contin- uation of the earlier offensive witch was brought to a stop by bad weather and the necessity of bringing up guns for tAe assault which was made tIis morning.
 Field Marshal Haig's selection oS the battle front to the east of Yprss in Belgium, as the scene of his latesFF offensive against the Germans indSl eates that it is continuance of tiaz- expressed purpose of the British coHs mander-in-chief to force the armiek of Grown Prince Rupprecht of E5varl from the western coast of Es1sium anta. to cut off the German submarine ana airplane bases on the North sea from Zeebrugge to Nieuport, including Os- tend.
 The British drive apparently is be- ing made in the direction of Roulers and Courtrai, from which Belgian towns, according to recent despatches, from the Dutch frontier, the%German military authorities have been evac- uating the civilian population.
 That the British offensive has been in preparation for several days was made known in recent statement from the German army headquarters staff. The Germans reported that the British were maintaining a violent and de- structive fire against the Teuton posi- tions. The bombardment frequently treaching the intensity of drumfire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

The Connecticut Co.,, which ope- rates the trolley tracks in Bridge port, owns little or no street railway property. It is an operating line for the New Haven Railway Co.,, whose dealings in steam boats, street railways and other properties consti- tute one of the most nauseating epochs in the history of American public service finance.
 The street railways of Bridgeport are actually the property of the Con- necticut Railway & Lighting Go. They form part of a chain of properties, united in the early part of the cen- tury by that notorious group known as the U. G. L.. of Philadelphia, oth- erwise the United Gas Improvement Co.
 At the time of this consolidation there were two Street railway conn .panies in Bridgeport horse operated. There were lines in Waterbury and elsewhere. The late Andrew Radel and others built a line to Shelton. The between this city and Milford. The Norwalk Street Railway Co, had lines. There was a small company
 known as the Westport & Saugatuck Co., and two or three minor con- cerns- These as early as 1906 and earlier had been consolidated in the Connecticut corporation known as the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.,, of which the late Allan W. Paige, long a Republican boss was an officer and chief counsel.
 At this time the Connecticut Rail- l way & Lighting Co.. reported the ownership of 198 miles of single track street railway, comprising track of all kinds, double and single.
 Already these properties had been
 watered, probably to the tune of about SIS, 5,0OO, ,00O, ana perhaps more.
 The very casual investigation made by a committee of the General Assembly,
 at the time of the passage of the, Pub ! lie Utilities Bill, showed in detail
 where millions of water had been in. l jected by the mere stroke of a pen. June 30, 1907, the New York, New l Haven G Hartford RailroadCo., merg- | ed with the Consolidated Street Rail- l way Co.,, ceased to be in legal fact a ! steam road corporation and became a street railway corporation, with .un- 1 limited powers, which turned out to be mostly powers necessary to loot the l stockholders, who had put in their money, for the enrichment of persons 1 partly known and partly unknown some of whom are now being sued, in | claims for disforgement of i'll gotten l gains.
 It was at this period that the steam
 road obtained the control of the | Bridgeport and allied lines, by lease
 for 999 years, and an agreement te l pay during all this period an astound- ing rental, unwarranted by the value ! of the properties, or by their earning 1 power under the law. providing that trolley lines are entitled to @ fair re. l turn on the value of the property used I for the public, and to no more. | The first year the rental was $975,.
 900.
 X The second year it was $1,o45,. OO0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

The third year it was $1.175,- 900.
 And so the rental mounted by leaps and bounds until during the seventh and eighth years it was ST. S75,000, and then, in the ninth year and thereafter. $1.400.0o0 anhually and taxes.I
 And thls gigantic sum was to be earned and paid on properties which certainly had not an honest physical value of more than $15, ,O0O, ,00o and probably a value of less than $10, 0,00O,- 900.
 The New Haven railroad, now "a street railway company. is operating, through legal agency called the Con- necticut Co, the street railway lines in Bridgeport, which are owned by the Connecticut Railway & Lighting CO, a Pennsylvania nerporation, and gre paying to this Pennsyfvania corpora tion a rental of 1,4O0,000 and taxes, besides all upkeep, operating expense and every sort of running expense. Suppose man should lease a market price, and then attempt to ge, to somebody else.
  trying to do with the lines in Bridge port, through the Connecticut Co. The New Haven does not own these lines. The Connecticut Co. does not own them Those who do own them are getting more than a. full return on their investment.
 The people of Bridgeport do not mean to pay two returns on this rot ten and officially denounced mess of financial chicanery. The law does not require it, and if necessary the people of Bridgeport will ascertain if Connec- ticut is still in that state of arrested moral development, which permits any body who is financially powerful to loot them with impunity.
 | There is another phase of the ques- ton which, leading citizens declare, will receive very serious. attention. The financial methods by which the Bridgeport street railways fell into the present situation were so unwhoIe- some, the results were so disastrous that the federal courts pronounced the whole affair outside public policy and the law. They ordered the properties sold and they appointed trustees to arrange this matter
 1 The conduct of these trustees in the performance of the duties confided to them is a necessary part of any fu- ture investigation. Why have the railways not been sold? Why are these trustees apparently acquiescent I in the effort to charge to the people yet more of the consequences of the financial misdeeds of the New Haver Co?
 | The six cent fare in Bridgeport may not inprobbly prove a wholesale stim- ulaint. It may throw light on many dark places.
 In the meantime The Farmer in vites all of it's readers to be inter ested in the status and conduct of the federal trustees, at this time and ir the presence of the proposed six cen, fares.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
Valuable Cargo Lost
 When Steamer Sinks

London, Sept. 29.-A Melbourne despatch to Reuters Limited, says that the British steamer Port Kem- bla, which was sunk by an explosion near Cape Farewell New Zealand. carried no passengers, but a valuable cargo. The explosion blew out al- most one side of the steamer and she sank in 20 minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

London Sept 20The British forces the Belgian attacked the German positions at $40 morning east of Ypre Field Marshal Haig that satisfactory made and that the British already have captured uable positions.
 The statement issued this morning. says:
 We attacked at $40 this morning wide of Ypres Satisfactory reported Our troops already have captured valuable positions"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
WHY CONNECTICUT 60. IS NOW DEMANDING 6
 GENT FARE OF PEOPLE
How Trolley Line Was Exp loited by Group of Frenzed Financers and Company Is Now Picking Period of Prosperity to Make Public Pay For Piper-Why Wasn't the Line Sold As Court Ordered?

The announcement that the Connecticut Company will raise it's fare it's street lines in Bridgeport from five to six cents is generally regarded among Bridgeport business men unwarranted and mpudent attempt to recoup itself during period of high prices for the water thrust into this organization the result of the dealings of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Co.,, Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

The offices of the Connecticut Co. received many inquiries today con- corning the trolley books containing 20 tickets for dollar. These will be good until 5:3o D. m Sept 30, Man ager c. H. Chapman said today. Af- ter that, r tickets will be sold for a dollar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20
BRIDGEPORT TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO GIVE SONS SEhDOFF
HAIG LAUNCHES NEW DRIVE TO CUT OFF TEUTON SUBMARINE AND AIRPIuANE BASES ON NORTH SEA

ritish Troops Attack G erman Positions on Bell gian Front East of Ypres Gaining Early Objectives- First Assault Launched at 5:4O a. m. Under Cover of Heavy Barrage Fire Plan of British Com mander- -in-chief to Force Armies of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba- varia From Western Belgium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-20

Fair tonight; Friday increasing
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
COURSE
PLEASES

The Samalloff Concert Company
the second number in the Lyceum
Course, pleased a packed house
last Monday night The verdict of
Tho audience was that this one
number alone was worth the price
paid for the season ticket. If the
Fl, st tive numbers Of the Course may
be taken as fair samples of the
entire course, we sin have three
t-sats coming.
The next number comes next We'd
NJ sday night, Dec Goth.
Robert o. Bowman, the impersona-
ter, is said to be one of the fore
NEST exponents CT his art. 'He puts
liz and soul into the characters he
creates. A whole company Of clev-
er entertainers seem to be hidden
away within the depths of his
dressing table and come and go
at his call"
He is a man OF rare dramatic abil--
ity You should plan to hear him
next Wednesday night.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
SAVING STEPS IN BUSINESS
Pinch in Transportation Facilities
Call for Closest Attention of
American Industry.

American business is quite likely to
learn, partly as a result Of the war,
that to survive and develop properly
1t must cut out waste to a far greater
extent perhaps than men have
dreamed, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
One of the biggest leaks is probably in
transportation, and as a people Ameri-
cans have been reckless in their use of
this commodity, if it can be called
such. With the present pinch in trans
portation facilities, now is good time
to take account of stock.
American business and industry will
have to learn how to save it's steps.
Some day 1t will learn that 1t is folly
to drag coal barges 80 miles down the
Delaware and 100 miles or so up the
coast when a ship canal to New York
could cut off the latter leg of that
trip. Some day it will see that there
is no use hauling very large part of
the fuel which now clogs the railroads
and that it would be cheaper to ex-
tract its chemical contents and burn
the resulting coke to make electric
current in great central stations for
distribution over a wide area.
The more American business saves
from purposeless and unscientfic cart
ing of things about, the more will be
available for serious and benefcent
aims. Americans should save their
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
COURT HOUSE NEWS.

County Assessor o. E. Bossen went
to Boise Monday evening to attend
the State meeting of Assessors.
Commissioner C. w. Giesler went
to Boise this week to attend the
meeting of the Commissioners, CALL
ed by the Governor.
Mr.. Harry K Friedman Of High
and Friedman Company, Bonding
Company CT Boise, and Miss Kath-
aryn Mclaughlin of Boise, were in
Payette Tuesday getting the in
formation regarding warrants is
sued before the bonds can be acted
upon by the Denver Company.
The County Treasurer's office force
IS busy these days receiving taxes.
Sheriff Hanigan has been busy
this week with registration and draft
work
A transom has been built over the
door Of the Probate Judges Office
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by County Record
CT w. A. Cloud, during the past
week:
Ernest Grout, Payette, to Eva
r. Biggs, Fruitland.
John Klinefelter, Payette, to Ruth
&. Canright, Portland.
Harry Reddington, Payette, to Hell
en- Stuve, Payette.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
SEEK SAFETY IN LANDING
High Speed Airplanes Have Drawback
That Engineers Are Now
Trying to Overcome.

At the present writing there is no
evidence of any plane that has ex-
ceeded 190 miles in steady flight, and
these are only the lightest and most
dangerous types, with landing speeds
Of from rs to 80 miles an hour. Few,
if any, have been equipped with en-
gines exceeding 160 horsepower.
There is no inherent reason why this
horsepower cannot be approximately
doubled, Carl Snyder writes in Col
lier's. This would be sufficient to
drive strongly constructed reliable
triplane, carrying perhaps two passen-
gers, at from 20 to 80 miles an hour
faster than any airplane has yet flown.
Such q machine is actually under con-
struction In this country; and as the
Germans have been steadily little
ahead of the allies, SO far as their ma
chimes are concerned, there is little
reason to doubt that similar expert
ments are under way In Germany.
If some retarding device can be
found which will lower the landing
speed to a reasonably safe point, these
machines will outclass anything that
has so far been built.
As far asSthe design Of these engines
is concerned, they differ In no import
ant particular, except their weight
from the finer type of motor car mo-
tors. A fine aero engine is simply an
astonishingly clever piece of mechan-
cal construction. 1t is very nearly
handmade from end to end.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
AL The EMMA.

Thursday 20. General Film Co
Reels.
Friday 81, wild Sumac' Marp
Wilson, reels. 1 Comedy, Prair-
lie Heiress.
Saturday %, reels, "Girl with
out SOUL Viola Dana, Comedy, "Du
plicity.'
Monday "a, Youth, 5 reels, 1 com.
edy.
Tuesday 25, Charlie Chaplin,
reels feature reels and 2 reels en-
TITLED "Over Here In this LIS
shown the rapid construction from
the Telling of the tree to the com
pletion of Our Boys homes cover
there Commanding Officers and a
worlld of what We want to see and
have never seen A War Picture lat
est.
Wednesday 26, Dazzling Miss Dav'
son. 5 reels, l Comedy, Winding
the Baby
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
CHURCH OF CHRIST.

Bible School at 10 a. m
4 short Christmas program will be
given by the children at the close Of
tn Bible School
Junior Endeavor at O'Clock in
the Primary room, Olive Mathis,
Leader.
Senior Endeavor at 6:45, Mary Hill
Leader. Topic: Christmas Giving
Matt 2:1-12.
Services at 7:3O with special mu-
sic by the choir
Prayer meeting Wed. eve. at 7:30.
Mrs. Wilson, Leader. Topic: BURY
ing the Wrongs We have Suffered
Matt. 18:21-35; Gen. 45:5-15
: You are welcome to all these
services.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20
Manehus Have Beans to Burn.

Bean-cake is cheaper than coal at
Hardin, Manchuria, and the Chinese
there are now using it as fuel, says the
Japan Chronicle. Coal costs 80 kopeks
a pood and bean-cake only rs kopeks,
while it is contended the latter throws
out more heat. AS all the bean mills
have large stocks on hand and are In
creasing them daily, there is a ten
dency for its use as fuel to spread.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20

WANTED: Insurance agents, sollici
tors, foremen, time-keepers, ma
chinists, clerks or any persons en-
ployed who desire to improve their
spare time write NATIONAL Casualty
Co., Detroit, Mich IL.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20

Come to my place about two weeks
ago, yearling heifers and 1 year.
Hing steer, left ear clipped. own
er may have same by paying for feed
and this adj. M. johnson, 29Oj-4.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-12-20

Six "a Eaiow, modern, barn
stalls ~ garage. Hay NOW for
PIP lions; stove room IA by 1S
Rect, POULTRY shed IL by 80 Feet;
I: Dot 80 by $50 feet. Will exchange
Y8f0 or 20 acres near town. Inquire
Ct this Office.