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The Robesonian., 1917-09-03

MIR. A. M. Breeze of Pembroke spen1
yesterday here visiting relatives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
DILLON CONDEMNS sINN FEIN.

Dublin, ov., 30-John Dillon, Ma tbonalist member of the House of Commons, addressing the Ancient Or der of Hibernians in Dublin, recently, condemned the Sim Feiners for ''alienating the sympathy of the Unit ed States from the Irish cause" The friendship and support of the Ameri- cans in Ireland's struggle for liberty was the greatest asset. he said But what was happening in America to- day filled him with horror. Friends and supporters of the Sim Feiners in Ireland, he said, were now charged with treason to the flag, and with entering into a combination with Ger many to defeat America He was deeply convinced that the Irish race in America would take steps immediate ly to disassociate the name of Ire land from such conduct. 51
 Nobody. said MT. Dillon, could ex- aggerate the fatal character of the policy of undertaking to make Ire land a republic and, as 8 first stel in that career, quarreling with, the United States and turning on the flag which was the dearest to the Irish race of any flag in the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
DRIv
 HORDES OF RATS
 FROM TRENCHES
British Battalion Solves Problems of Nuisance on
 Firing Lines.

Behind British Lines in France, NOV. SO.-(Correspondence of, the As sociated Press. )-There is certain brave battalion in the British army which is known throughout the length and breadth of the line as ''The Fer rets."s The nickname was given them first of all because of their success in dealing with the rat nuisance in their section of the line, and the soldier who had most to do with combating fthe rats is known from Dunkirk to St- Quentin as 70. c. Rats"-the in 1t1alS being the regular British army abbrevfation for officer command ing"
 The rats were probably worse in this battanon's section of the line last winter than anywhere else in Flanders, and many were the devices tried against the little enemy. Traps of all kinds were tried. Rat devuur- l ing dogs were brought up, but in ] vain. A cat with tremendous repu- tation in the French village was pur- chased and did well at first killing four rats in, 24 hours and 1ntimfdat- {. ing many. others. Thereupon the bat talon made much of the victorious
 
 itself as if by instinct to the life of a resimenta1 pet, that Is. 1t ate as much as it could of the mems rations took the warmest corner available, and quit work Finally the battalion staff held a war council, and dispatched one of its number to London to bring back three or four good ferrets. In the trenches, the ferrets were an object of great interest. Private Thomas Merryfeld emerged from ob- security and was assigned to take charge of the newcomers. From that day forward he was known to the army as o. c. Rats. He took his du- ties seriously, and immediately went into action against the little enemy that had been stealing food off the tables, running over officers faces at night, chewing even the faces from mems boots. +
 The ferrets and their 70. O. put up some great hunts. There were moments of great excitement when the rats bolted wholesale before the new attack and were clubbed to death in the trench by the enthusias- tic men. There were also moments of breathless anxiety, when one of \ the precious ferrets emerged from a bolt hole somewhere below the barb ed wire and was reported steering for the German trenches. One day. Mer- ryfiefd won the censure of the auth critics and the enthusiastic ap- proval and praise of his comrades by retrieving a lost ferret from @~ No- EMan's Land in daylight and under fire
 Little by little the art of rat hunt ing was learned by the whole batta1- ion. Men became wise in ferret lore. cunning in Interpreting the noises of an underground struggle between the antagonists. The rats have ever since given that section of the battle zone g. wide berth and the lame Of the winters successful anti-rat offensive is known to all the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
TO EXTEND HOME GARDEN CAMP AICN DURING NEXT YEAR

Twice as many home gardens as added remark was, Yes, and twice as
 productive as in 1917,' at a Home Gardens committee meeting, held at the Hartford office of. the United
 States Food Administration Home
 garden enthusiasts were present from
 every county in the state and the ci-
 ties were we'll represented on the sub
 committee of the Connecticut Com
 mittee of Food Supply. This special
 subsidiary of the State Council of De-
 fense is planning early to handle the
 organization of the state for garden
 work in 1918, under the. auspices of
 the Committee of Food Supply and it was voted to ask every organiza- ton which supported the work, during
 the past year, to continue it's cooper ation, through the coming season, in getting into line all those cities and
 large towns which had no home gar dens on large scale in 1917.
 The committee feels that many of the difficulties of the. first attempt were due to 8 delay in starting effec- tive local organizations This handi-
 cap will be avoided the coming sea- son by goCClDG I0duy dI ollCG AoI IhS
 spring planting campaign, for which
 purpose, especially, the committee is asking every organization that helped
 in 1917 to. get behind it fmm ediately and to perfect it's plans for the early
 spring. In the communities where no
 garden work was done surveys of
 available land will be made. and the authorities will be asked to put some one in charge at once and report to
 another committee meeting to be held
 early in December. , f'
 Itswas pointed out that the prln- cipal problems of the local commun- ity are the securing of proper, land, seed, and supervision for the gardens. The committee went on record as fla voring competent supervision and will
 suggest to the authorities in each case
 that they select persons to do this work we'll in advance of the need for supervisors The short courses in gardening to be held at the Connecti- cut Agricultural College, February 26 to March 8, and April 16 to April 22, were suggested as an opportunity for competent people with shome garden experience to be prepared for the work of supervision. Local organiza- tions will work out their problems for themselves in every case. the Garden Committee lending such aid as is nec- essary whenever called upon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
WOULD BOMB CHURCHES.

London, Nov. 3o-A German official communique mentions as one of the objectives of the recent Zeppelin raid the town of Mapleton. There are only three Mapletons in England, and none of them could by the furthest stretch of the imagination be describ- ed as a town of military importance. The largest of the trio, in Yorkshire. has a population of only $50. The other two, one in West iDerbyshire and the other in West Yorkshire, have 200 and 175 population respectively. The only public buildings in any of the three towns are the local. churches and the smallest of the Mapletons has not even a church. .-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
GERMAN LOAN SUBSCRIBERS.

Copenhagen, Nov. 30-Tabulation of subscriptions to the seventh Ger man loan show that over a. fourth of the total of twelve and ashalf billions was contributed in subscriptions of over million marks each. 1,o32 sub- scrfbers averaging over three mill lions. The sixth loan had only ITO subscribers in the super-million: class, There was a marked decrease in the number of small subscribers as well as the total number of subscrfbers.sa
 The only classes showing an in crease in number of subscribers eor total subscribed are those above half a million which are responsible for over a third of the loan. These figures are indicative of the extent to which the loan was subscribed by war sup ply interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
oPIUM,s SUCCESSOR IN CHINA

OHAOM MS-SOOCESSOR IN CHINA z
 (Gertrude Emerson in World Out
 look for December)
 Though opium has come to an off
 c1al end in China, a new danger is threatening ; the land, which, x unless
 stringent precautions are taken, will become aF even greater menace to
 public welfare. This is the hypoder- mic injection of morphfa
 For this foreigners alone are re- sponsibIe. The first record of the i'm
 portatton of the a1kaloid was in 1892,
 when 16,7 761 ounces were brought in By 1908 this amount had increased | to the appalling figure of 106, ,148 ounces. That year prohihitive tax was placed on the importation, and imports accordingly fell off, but
 smuggling began, and greater .quan- titles today are making their way into China than. formerly.
 The supply of morphia was shipped first via the North German Lloyd to Kobe, Japan; later by registered mail
 or parcel post on the Trans-Siberian.
 The chief wholesale firm in Japan inn
 ported in 1913 5.6s0 pounds, equal to 2 1-2 tons. of muriate of morphia, in the form of powder, crystals and cubes. Chemists in Japan deal with this wholesale company, or with other 1 native firms.
 The purpose of the import is not for home consumption. With the of ficial sanction of the Japanese gov ernment the morphia is bought by Japanese chemists for export at once to Manchuria. It should be stated that it is possible to get morpt1ia into
 Chinese territory because of the inde-
 pendent foreign post office services,
 and the refusal of Japan to permit the i Chinese authorities to examine any
 packages that come in through the Japanese post office. ss | The successful retail distribution Of
 the morphia goes on without him drance of any kind. It is administer- ed in the form of hypodermic injec-
 tions by local medicine men. both Chi nese and Japanese, at 8 charge of four, to five cents. A quarter of grain is sufficient to produce the desired
 narcotic effect, but larger doses are of coNFse administered. From the bet ter class 8 fee of ten cents can be se-
 cured. One ounce will give from ons to two thousand injections. The solu- ton, usually very dirty, Is injected with a hypodermic syringe made of glass, metal or even bamboo
 The serious effects of morphia may De unOerStoo0 rom single state ment of the President of the Nation al Medical Association of China: More than half of the regular jail
 birds of Manchuria show needle signs
 all over their bodies" The authority,
 in question goes on to say that pro-
 fessional beggars are everywhere vic tims of the habit, and that thousands
 of poor people die in the large cities during the wintsr months. partly from eo.s, Bat principally from inability to
 work on account Of their morphine
 habits.
 The alarming spread of the use of morphia in place of opium demands of the Joint corporation of foreign
 powers in the matter of regulating the
 manufacture and export of the drug. China has freed herself from the tolls of one dread enemy; she must now
 root out the second. Civilization de-
 mands that she receive the unselfish support of the enlihtened nations of both East and K~-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
RESUMPTION OF
 CLOTHING WORN +fts 7. BY THE GERMANS
Three Worn Articles Must Be Turned in. to Secure
 One New One. ...>.

BeTna,s Switzerland. Nov. 3o.-cCor THspqndence, of The Associated Press.
 To Forserve the diminishing supply of clothing in Germany the German Eovernn1ent has imposed regulations freQuirtng that, for an articles of linen pr personal wear to be purchase three similar worn articles must ba retnrned. This increases the scope iaxzd rig6r of the clothing cards tn- ltroduced lees than a year ago
 WI The regulakion9 ds applies to cotton &tockingBs gloves, collars, table linen and cloth materials for various house. lhoM purposes. For every suit or Gondition must be surrendered. The only Sarticles of ordinary wear or use that are exempted from card regula- 3tions are. wooden shoes and silk
 More than a year ssago $ there was much talk in Germany of reducing the consumption of cloth by inducing p*Atr10tfc minded women to return to Ethe old. but fashionable tight skirt. The tfiAxtunfn quantity Of material, in me<ers, which should be used for a dress WAS even stipulated. The economy was not successfully accom- ppifsned. however, for the German wo- men, though they shortened their skirts appreciabIy, wore them wide and full
 Now therefore, there is pending a rigid specification limiting the num- ber of yards of cloth which may be devoted to any garment of given pro- portions depending, upon the size of t1aen9 Prospective wearer. F:And if the wearar eneeds linen and @othere gar ments than outer clothes, she must turn in three corresponding, worn-out pieces of lingerie.
 The strict rules and regulations that are growing stricter each month have led naturally to an increased 1mount of deception and countless pttefnpts by those who possess stocks of czSthEh@ to evade the card syster, by selling at abnormalIy high prices Ito those who cannot procure cards The latest reports from Berlin tell of the arrest of woman who was found to have concealed a stock of 1,500 dozen pairs of stockings. These she was peddling in little cafes and re- aorta where there was a minimum Hanger of her discovery and at ut terly dispropo prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
WORK ACROSS BORDER.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Mob. 30-- Tn many districts on the Dutch-Ger-
 nan border line, there is a steady out flow every morning of Dutch work nen, women and girls across the from fer They go out for the day to york at high wages in German fac-
 ories just over on the German side. in the evening a return tide sets in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

veteran at the game, and had been
 banging away at the best of them for more than 10 years. Jeff weighed 220 pounds, Joe more than 90 pounds less For.1o rounds Choynsh ham
 mered the giant almost at will, and in the tenth landed a blow square on the jaw that should have sent Jeff to dreamland. BNt it didn't. Having given Jeff the best he had in stock, without effect, Choynsld grew tired
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

of hungry crowds, for, the Dutch fac tory hands find eager purchasers for the contents Of their dinner pails. T
 Despite careful watching by the Dutch frontier guards and police ma- irons, attempts at smuggling constant ly. occur. Five hundred persons were convicted of smuggling. at the small frontier town of Heerenberg in three weeks. g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

and discouraged, and Jim assumed the aggressive and fought so earn estly as to win a draw. The Los An geles mans showing was a great sur prise to the San Francisco sports, who had expected Joe to cut the big fellow into strips. Within IS months Jeff was champion.
 Kerosene for export was advanced one cent gallon in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
Choynski-J Bout.

Joe Choynsld and 2. Jim Jeffr1es fought 2o-round draw in San Fran cisco on Nov, 30, 1s97, just 20 years years ago today. This was battle that will long be remembered by Cal Iifornia fans. The giant boilermaker ! then had only four bouts under his belt, and was a, clumsy novice at. the
 game. while Choynski was celever
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

N crowded trolley car collided with smother in Philadelphia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

Chicago alone.
Every member OF Troop 10. Mount
Baker park. the scout master and
assistant scout master. viii receive
the certificate and emblem. Troop
Is leading Ia Seattle with n total
OF nearly s2bo.ooo OF sales.
Tho Rotary club got back or the
financial drive OF the hoy Scouts 10
raise s. 500 AT the weekly luncheon
OF the club yesterday, and commit
tee OF 20 was appointed by Presi'
dent Leonard G. Bushnell 10 help 10.
lica the funds.
Raise $3.50
Thcy will Join forces with the
workers. already engaged.
Subscriptions reported yesterday
brosEh, the total to $3.50.
To faciiitat. subscriptions. n Boy
Seost will bo sent 10 take the Sab
scrtptiona ot these telophonins 10
csmeassyn headquarters. Elliott tSoa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
ARGENTINE PLANS
70 ACQUlT SWEDEN


by tnurd bress tetr~~b WIZ"
WASHINGTON. Sept. l3.-Argen-
tine probably will acquit Sweden OF
direct responsibility In the "spurlos
versenkt" correspondence incident
according to advices today.
Her full wrath is now turned Oh
Germany. MorT than dozen Ar
gentine ships are now near the sub
marine zone-and n single sinking
may provoke the South American
nation to break relations.
Meantime, her people are mani
Testing strong antl-German sentl.
ment by riots. Argentine has asked
an explanation OF Germany which
must be clear cut and satisfactory
to smooth what now appears n very
warliko situation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
BUREAU PLANS
BIC CAMP AICN
FOR INDUSTRIES

A canpseon For the dsxefop-
Fnent Of new ard estsblashsd
fsctories- Will be made In sss
sttte thru the psopoasd osQSns
Isxshoe Of . s$so.O@o eoepoGns
sh0n. tunnssn ss tire brdiosssssa
tn&sssfnens ensp1nxtfo.r. "A snsU
srnrosn need ~ q rYeesansa a. tss
lrxEIssrlss bsunexu Of TIRE GsSss~
h-r Of csosrrYe~ce ss'd eorenssxFS
clad Club. %edmcsdssy rsdhs
An snscnaiye study Of local hSs'as
srsN opportunities Wild FIRST 30 ea1'
FRED out b. THO hpresu. Cor wsaseh y
fund will BE- rRAsed under the
naspiscs Of 'taro ehsspser. ssrrdtsaf
ssxv~ws ha~c been mafo ha ether
cb&scs vt n cost 81 about $4,000.
but u Ia believed that n ssrssas~r
sum wsai sufsse. FOR the work bore,
D II Ia rlaraed bs btasa sa nsnup
se@p loft bgfissnss. where rsas stbpo.
t1~esne wissegS surf escsd esp.tsai boU
bsns or seEdlsqT csm me* Il atass an
a ssddN5anaHn expcepse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
CHECKER
GAME IS R0ueH!

NJ 1nisssf fre.. I~~s~d NiI~
pksliL ADElL PlkiqA. Sept flL--
Add to-day 20 cse niss Of osrs
geeclus spoGesG IRE s*secoan0s
CARVE on chcsc'pesss
In the. cse'lsens1s sgeenUndt
i'rg q ho5sa5 eo1testssa sauae a*
a. street car Barn hse|es Arfsost
SsmTEs,i vas sDnsoseisUe5d snssSsN
seeoas ba a staaupn Ahs 1sps o.
ssic. rexSEA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

the state falf AT Ns@f1h xatiHna
SepteInkeiv ~.
Every uHe'wtsS ~ sAsA e@agsahsar
who can possibly do SO Bs snnses, tel
join in what Fr@rHtAsB 20 bs q apu.st
endoyRbla visit
S@ssaa and entertH9nfrEssh afsaEns
will be cared FOR bg tho Gaae peer
Seattle. connattees which wGs re-
spensibie For tizs vanse.staoS e&eaqr.
zion ard the pEaadS ~ MSuHalssuA
p2rk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
CAPTAIN AND is
OF CREW REACH
LAND IN SAFETY

.If puited Frsss isaeen WIZ
FRINGE RUPERT. n. G.. Sega 10.
a Hbeb@ss estssaas ing ttre e@Ftatn
Of tfrc Japasposr keasss&~a Ngv
agYss US Of hts enew arrived ye@ssss-
say no. nuess bay. Qpsesn CsaspsosDe
esoame4
Tsse wssssS WINS wrcetucd on Puiy
afT. Off ttss AFRAID eauo tatns-ds. nnsS dur
snas mn this kutcrvcn time the life.
bc.G wyu AT saaa- snni kmH for this
esospat.
T1aSs bsosAt WINS yssu prov sHeOomSA,
SuA tbOs paUst st@Gpoa Of t&s trip Ron
tn. Jaupn@Oese ssAAsoss To tsWvI hh,
eossdit BON o. pqlvatlam
The esttFe Parry will reach VAN
cwsFwer upext ws-sie and uAios sts7punrr
sash TO Anpam-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

Seattle Boy Scouts to the
number Of III are being made
happy this week by the receipt
Of certificates bearing the
Names OF President Wilson and
the officers Of the national
council. Boy Scouts o. America.
certifying that each sold 10 or
more Libcrty bonds 10 lndividv
ais In 10 separate faoA'les In
to Liberty loan drive. last
June. The certificates are be-
ing dlsUibstes by Scout Exec
utsvo John n. P,eor.
IN addition 10 tho certificate
each boy is entitled u a wu serv
Ice em6le,o. which viii be forward
ed later by the trcaaary department
OF the Uaited Snsses government
Seattle BOY Seosts ranked third hi
the United States In tho total oi
bonds sold, dtspostns ~ s6ss.ee
being surpassed ~ Cleveland and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
German Artillery
Trained on British

By United Press Lensed wire
LONDON, Sept. 13.--Patrol en-
counters and hostile artillery fire
was all geld Marshal Haig report
ed from We front today.
I'm the Lens sector" he said, Our
patrols took n few priyNpers at
night. At Bullecourt. southeast OF
Messines and north OF Langemarck.
there was hostile artillery activity
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

dsstry permanent the Portland
Chamber az Commerce today is
communicating with shipsuitdere
In Washington. Oregon aud Cab.
fornh. TO arrange for meeting
which viii be held here within the
next few weeks. A coatw,se ship
builders association may be form.
ed at this conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

LONDON. Sept IA large Ger
man destroyer was directly hit"
on a raid Ia 1eebrsree mole, an
noaneed the admiralty today.
"osr naval aircraft attempted to
bomb Brnres." the statement said.
bet owing TO the clouds alonssi de
the Zeebregge mole, shipping was
attacked Instead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
GERMANS OFFER
EXPLANATION OF
HOSPITAL RAID
az JOHN oaANnENs

rrtssf Press starr correspqndsrs
BERLIN VIA LONDON, Sept 10
German atrgnen have never inten-
tionafiy attached allied h@spisagst
according TO Rn sTsfSciaa ssRtrmrHt
"tn tte case OF ttse yinfesadnronns
rsia." thc seRsemeut Esseftsst ~
WAS hsro~n ttrat 200 PAGES east Of
that place wass enc Of tire laT&e1st
81 the French Eonod@oure& Mas~
than 10 lazgs hatss there wene &C,
cupiest DO seSSen French essn
dFil1eA Thnce OF tire urdts eaenaso
at night. boutSinx pegccha MfR9msr
Ia lorraine ard Stp@.
Therefore IN. Fharch hsxs no
rfEht 10 complaen n a shrcat uussrr
ssus5onalsy hdta the hesrsea.-
Tair caplglaation es-wees onty orr
81 the nsrmeEsus RADIOS on Frcrsh.
Hfit5sh and AsneFtsen hssstasi aaa-
etd@us rep@rped ta ressnd w.e~so..
kecsrdanx DO French s%fieiai IN
tsrmRsasn. the mid on Saaeiqrss.
court. which @sesrbed s-Dbenhe. I.
resnltrd IN the ktll%mg Of 10 persons
and the ~ssasnaaps 1T 7s. ytgg
awssrs patients,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
CHAMBER MEMBERS
GOING TO YAKIMA

President A. J. Rhodes and a
delegation from the board Of
trustees. state development bureau.
Greater Seattle committee. of the
Chamber Of Commerce and Com,
mercial Club. will head the deiega-
ton from Seattle which will attend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
BERLIN ADMITS sLAv SUCCESS

By United Press Leased Wire
BERLIN. VIA LONDON. Sept. 10.
Under strong Russian pressure,
German cavalry on the Riga
Wendon road withdrew from
Moritzberg and Neukaipen. the Of
fetal war office statement declared
To-Day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
Little Girl, Hit by
Unknown Speeder,
Dies in Hospital

Cora Marie Middleton, 6 years
old. 1864 Dayton ave. died at the
Lakeside hospital Thursday from
injuries received when struck down
by a motorcycle an she was cross
ing the street at ". 10th and Phln-
ney ave. The police are attempt
ing 20 locate tho man who struck
her. He speeded up and disappear
ed after the accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
SENATE FnV0RIkG
SUFFRAGE BILL


~ rvri<~J Pres. isssed wtr~
WASHINGTON. Sept i3.-A IN
vorsble report on the Susas n. An
thony suffrage amend .ent to tho
was ordered today by
the senate suffrage committee. IL
will not be pressed to vote this
session. the committee decided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
nv United Press Ieased Wire

VANCOUVER. n. c.. Sept IA
II is reported here that freight rates
on SALMON have been raised from
$3.50 per tbn. pre-war figures. TO $50.
with prospect OF another increase.
Regardless Of the raise. II IL stated
here that contracts to carry 100000
cases have been made.