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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
WIRELESS FROM
 SALVADOR INTO
 GERMAN CAPITAL
Spies In Mexico Sending Messages, Is
 Report.

Laredo, Texas, April 11.-Commun- ication between Mexico and Germany is being carried on secretly through 8 wireless plant located at Salvador, which was recently sent to that coun- try from Mexico. 1t is said that the plant was set up and is manned by Germans, and that it is of suffi- cient strength to communicate direct with Berlin.
 The wireless plants in Mexico, it is communicate with Germany, but are sufficient so far as the receipt and de- livery of messages to and from Sal vador+ is concerned.
 Travellers arriving here from Mexico report that two members of General Obregon's staff left the capital re- gently for Tampico, possibly with the intention of assuming command of the Mexican forces in that vicinity. All the oil wells and the plant of the Aguilar Oil. Company are said to be guarded, and no persons not prop erly vouched for are permitted to visit the works.
 The only fear held by the owners of the oil properties is an attack in force which the organized armed guard of the company would be unable to with stand.
 Several meetings are reported to have taken place recently between General Obregon, General Benjamin Hill, military commander of the Fed eral District; Rafael Zubaran, who re- gently returned to Mexico after hav- ing acted as Mexican Ambassador to Germany and Austria, and H. von Eckhardt, the German Minister.
 It is reported that Germans drawn from the coffee plantations of Shiapas have beer concentrated on the north ern border of Guatemala, and that another force, which is enabled to act freely because of the recent change in the government in Salvador, whose President is alleged to be friendly toward Germany, has been concen- trated on the southern boundary of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
II
 .AmuScments
'POLIS

Just as magnetic as ever, Andrew Mack, the famous comedian and singer. is repeating at Polls theatre the successes he SO often scored here on the legitimate stage. MT. Mack is featured in a very excellent program with his character songs and stories. He will make his final appearance here this evening.
 In the photoplay program are some highly enjoyable features. A i've part drama, Tangled Lives" affords most interesting roles for Genevieve Hamper and a stellar cast, while the second of Paula Blackton's Country Life Series, -"rhe Collie Market" is charming playlet in two parts. The Hearst Pathe News Is another pleas ing screen feature.
 Arthur Devy, the Well known comedian and his associate players arerr seen in a happily-arranged do- mestic comedy, His Wife's Mother, while Elsie LaBergere, presenting ogt1sfic posings, has a really classic dEering.
 Boudini Brothers, with their ac- sordeons, contribute some snappy musical numbers, while Tison & Barnes, in songs and dances, complete the program
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
;. EMPIRE.

Robert W. Chambers, one of Amer 1ca:s greatest writers, has to his credit
 a number of best sellers which have
 recently been adapted to the screen
 and have won unbounded success as
 motion picture plays due to the fact
 that they were so popular in novel forxni T rThe laAesb of his novels to be
 made into a photoplay is '4The Hid
 den Children" the feature play done in Metros best style and featuring tho0e two ever popular screen stars, I1aroh Lockwood and A4aX Allison in the leading roles and the picture IS the feature attraction at the Keeney Enpire theatre today and tomorrow
 This picture is one of those Metro plays of strength and beauty with
 quite a dash of romance in the right
 quantity. It is a screen play that will be enjoyed throughout as the story is one chat at once grips and holds the attention although there is nothing in the, tale of melodramtic trend Be au1 and see this maSterpiay. The rest of the programs for the two days Will be rounded out with the four teenth chapter of the Metro master sez1al play, s.The Great Secret,'' in which is featured those two we'll known and popular screen stars, Ff1ncis Bushman and Beverly Bayne. This serial is one that abounds in gripping situations of the sort that make one cling fast to their seats Situation follows situation throughout the picture with such speed that there IS barely time for thought during the feature serials action Don't fail to see every episode of this serial and atter they. have been all showN you will agree that H is one of the fore most motion pictutre serials ever pro- duced. ....
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
HELP THE FARMER"
 IS NEWEST WAR CRY

Washington, April t1.-"The far mer must be financed or he will be unable to meet the extraordinary de- mand which has been made upon him. said Herbert Quick, of tic Fed eral Farm Loan Board, to-day.
 "He must increase his production when the labor supply will be short ened by the enlistment of a million men into the, army.
 Wages are increasing. Nothing can take the place of men but ma- chinery, and this is available only for cash. The farmer has to wait for his crops until they are harvested Therefore, credit is absolutely essen tiaI."
 Quick said the farm loan banks are prepared to do their part.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11

An earthquake shock was felt in Evansville, Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11

Representative Helgesen, Republi can, of North Dakota, died at Wash ington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
EAGLES BALL.

Members of Bridgeport Aerie, No. APO, F'raternal Order of Eagles, are looking forward with much pleasure to the 14th annual concert and ball to be given Friday evening at Eagles' hall, in Madison avenue. This ball is an annual event and a large pro- portion of the 1900 members with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Representative Helgesen, Republi' can, of North Dakota, died at Wash ington.
 Fire swept one of the principal business blocks of the Andalusia, Ala, destroying the opera house and eight business establishments and damag- ing two hotels.
 Stanley Shikoskie and Stanley Lin- oleskie were shot and probably fatally wounded by New York National Guard bridge sentry when they disre- garded his warning to halt.
 A bill authorizing the government to operate all wireless stations in the United States and possessions was in troduced by Chairman Padgett of the House Naval Committee.
 More than 4,00O applications for en- hstmAnt in various branches of the government air service have been filed at the Aero Club of America since the declaration of war,
 William H. West, Thomas $. Pauli- son and Benny Lee are held prisoners in connection with an explosion at the Fort Pitt plant of the Aetna Chemical Co.,, near Pittsburgh.
 The Toledo Rvs. & Light Co pro- poses to open a school to teach wo- men to run street cars in case it's men are called for the, army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11

The Maryland Dredging Go. was awarded a $3,o00.0OO contract for building the League Island Navy Yard dry dock at Philadelphia.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
FIXES WAGES IN SHIP YARDS.
Men Granted Increase OF From 10 to
30 Per Cent Over Old Scale.

San Francisco.-Uniform minimum
wage scales for the Pacific coast ship
building yards, guide for all ship
yards in the country, were announced
Sunday by the United States ship
building labor adjustment board. The
decision effects an Increase of from
10 to 30 per cent over the old scale
here, although its uniformity makes
it lower in some localities than the
temporary scale now in force.
The decision, the first to be handed
down by the board declares that EN-
ployes' discrimination, interfering
with the defense of the nation in
time of war, against so-called unfair
materials would be .intolerable."
There won't be many ships built
under this scale" declared NJ. J. Ma
guire, a union conferee, representing
the metal trades craftsmen of the bay
district. II believe the entire ship
building crafts of the Pacific coast will
appeal to President Wilson against the
decision"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
ITALIANS HOLDING
INVADERS BACK
HEAVY ARTILLERY AND QUICK
FIRERS USED WITH DEADLY
EFFECT ON TAGLIAMENTO.
Aid Being Rushed to Fighting Italians
by England and France in an
Endeavor to Turn Back Ad-
vancing Hun Hordes.

L0nd0n.-Great Britain and France
critical hour. Not alone have men and
guns been sent to the battlefront along
the Tagliamento river, where the Ital-
fans are holding the Teutonic invaders
at bay, but the war brains of Great
Britain and France are ON their way to
Italy to consult with the Italian
leaders.
Premier Lloyd George and General
Sir William Il. Robertson, chief of the
imperial staff at British army head
quarters, are the leaders of the British
delegation, while Premier Painleve Is
the chief representative of the French
Joint mission have been announced,
but undoubtedly the purpose Is to give
Italy what she requires in the way of
material for an intensive conduct of
the war and also to assure her of
great reinforcement in man-power,
guns and ammunition.
Meanwhile, General Cadorna's forces
are holding the invaders along the
Tagliamento by means of their heavy
artillery and quick firers. All along
the front Italian aviators are dropping
bombs on enemy ammunition depots
and troop formations.
What for the moment would indi-
cate further menace to the Italians is
an offensive begun by the enemy in the
Trentino region, in the zone of the
Giudicaria. Here the enemy has en-.
deavored to break through the terri
tory to the west of the northern shores
of Lake Garda, but was repulsed after
a heavy battle, leaving prisoners in the
hands of the Italians.
Recently there have been reports
that the Austro-Swiss border has been
closed and that the enemy forces In
the Trentino region were being rein
forced.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
AMERICANS CLASH WITH HUNS.
Three Reported Killed, Five Wounded
and Twelve Captured.

Washington.-Arm forces under
the American flag have had their first
clash with German soldiers in an at
tack which the Germans made on first
line trenches where the United States
troops had been taken for instruction
and three Americans were killed, five
wounded and twelve captured or miss
ing.
The war department made this
known Sunday on receipt of a dispatch
from General Pershing showing that
the German forces, soon after learning
the position of the new enemy from
overseas, had launched a desperate eff
fort to overcome them. The Teuton
attack came in the form of a heavy
barrage fire, which isolated salient
of the American trench and apparent
ly left small force of Americans at
the mercy of their enemies. That the
American soldiers fought gamely Is
shown by Pershing's report of pris-
oner being taken by them. How some
of his troops escaped, bringing this
German back with them, Is not told
In the brief dispatch of the American
commander.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
An Interesting Universe.

"That only is important which is
etern,I," said sophist Il long time
ago. Never believe it! chirps an ex-
change Everything and every expert
ence that touches ones life is impor-
tant AMI worthy Of investigation. Ev-
cry person one meets has message
to implst; every book contains a vital
LESSOR every object and condition
represents a principle to be mastered.
Everything counts. Whatever chal-
lengss the attention Is worth consid-
erstlon. he world exists for the ed
ucation of every man In It." There Is
no reason for taking things too seri-
ously, but every phase and phenomena
of life represents something essential
which the sincere student cannot af-
tori 10 overlook.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Did She Get It?
minutes.

"Mr. Smithers," said his wife, 'if ]
remember rightly you have often said
that you disllked to see woman con-
stantly getting herself into print"
81 do" said Smthers, positively.
"You consider 1t unwomanly and in
delicate, believer"
very"
"And you don't see how any man
could allow his wife to do anything
of the kindi"
Certainly. | don't"
well, Mr.. Smithers, n uew of all
the facts In the case, I feel justified
in asking you for new silk dress"
"a new silk dress?"
"Yes; for the last eight years I
have had nothing better than calico,
and / want something else. I'm tired
OF getting into print"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
ELEVEN GERMAN
SHIPS ARE sunk
BRITISH MOSQUITO FLEET GOES
INTO NORTH SEA AND DE-
MOLlSHES HUN PATROL.
Teuton Raiders Believed to Have Been
Headed for Another Exploit Like
Recent One Near Shetland Isles
When They Met Surprise.

London.-Eleyen German ships, per-
haps twelve one of them an auxiliary
cruiser armed with six-inch guns,
were sent to the bottom of the Gate
gat the large North sea arm between
Sweden and Denmark, by a British
mosquito fleet" some time Saturday.
Ten of the sunken vessels were patrol
craft.
The Teuton fleet, it is believed, was
headed for an exploit like the recent
one near the Shetland isles, when nine
Scandinavian ships and two British
destroyers were sunk. They may have
been the same raiders who got away
that time.
Sixty-fOur prisoners were rescued by
the British torpedo craft.
OF the crew of the Teuton auxiliary
cruiser the Marie, Of 5000 tons, thirty
were killed outright by the British
shell fire.
Captain Lauterbach her command
er, and six of his men were picked
up by Danish vessel and taken to
Copenhagen. All are more or less
seriously wounded.
Report Thrills England.
Official announcement of the British
naval success sent thrill through all
Britain. 1t could not have come at u
more opportune moment. A great part
of the British press, including some
of the governments staunchest sup
porters, had just Embossed concert
ed TRADE against the admiralty on ac-
count of the recent German raiding
success.
Sir Eric Geddes was the target of
violent criticism for his explanation
in the commons and particularly for
the admiralty report, which was char
acterized by one paper as obscure and
very unmilitary."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Many Injured in Collision.

Brigham City, Utah.-Twenty-se
persons We're injured, six of them SER
iously, in Il wreck on the Malad branch
of the Oregon Short Line railway near
Brigham at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, when passenger train No. 43, Salt
Lake to Malad, sideswiped the incom-
ing Malad branch train No. ia, pick
ing up the smoker of the Malad train,
hurting it fifty feet away, and tele-
scoping the chair car behind the smok-
a
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Sixteen Injured in Auto Crash.

Salt Lake City.-Two high-powered
automobiles, containing sixteen passen-
gers, collided here on Friday, injurIng,
more or less, every person in the two
cars. AT least two persons are thought
to have been fatally injured and one
possibly MANNED for life by the crush
ing of both feet. The automobiles,
when they struck, were said to have
been travelng at high rate of speed.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
WOMEN WORK UNDER FIRE.
More Atrocities in Belgium Revealed
by German Soldier.

British Front in Belgium.-Many
Belgian women and girls are being
compelled to build concrete dugouts
under artillery fire. This statement is
made In the dairy Of a German soldier
who was recently captured. He be-
longed to landwehr division, and
was personally in charge of a large
number of these unfortunate Belgians,
who We're daily herded together and
taken to a zone near the German lines
to perform manual labor of the hard
est kind in constant danger of death.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
RECALLS CELEBRATED TRIAL.
Man Who Spends Two Years in Death
Cell Dies in Hospital.

New York.-Roland B. MolineauX,
"a, defendant in the celebrated Kate
Adams murder case, died of paralysis
in the Kings county state hospital.
Molineaux was oharged with the
murder Of Mrs. Adams, who died Of
mercury poisoning December IS, 1898,
She drank the drug from bromo self
ger bottle which, it was alleged, Moli-
neaux had meant for Harry Cornish,
fellow member of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club, The trial was most SEN
sational and MolineauX was convicted
of murder in the first degree. He spent
two years In the death house at Sing
Sing before new trial was granted.
Molineaux was then acquitted.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Swiss Put Faith in Americans.

New York.-The Swiss commission,
which has been in this country for ten
weeks and on Thursday babe farewell
to President Wilson, Saturday issued a
statement, saying 1t was convinced
Switzerland could rely on the friend
ship of the United States and look for
ward to the solution of the economic
difficulties yet to be adjusted.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
HUN RETREAT INDICATED.
Belgian Factories Being Dismantled
and Destroyed.

notwithstanding to information
received from Belgian sources, the
Germans are Systematically dismant-
ling and destroying factories and work
shops throughout Belgium,
1t is suggested that the Germans
are preparing for an early retreat in
Belgium similar to that which took
place in France last spring,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Officers Soon to Graduate.

Observation-Disclosures plans COM
pleted by the war department for dis
position Of the graduates of the second
series of officers training camps,
which will close this month, every man
of the 10000 who is recommended for
commission either will be commits
stoned at once or placed on an eligible
list subject to call.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Many Sian Food PLEDGES.

Washington.-One family of every
four in the country has signed food
pledge cards, the food administration
announced Saturday on the basis of In
complete returns from the intensive
pledge campaign conducted during the
week
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
Urges War on Austro-Hunuary.

Observation-Disclosures can best aid
Italy in her present crisis by declar-
ing war on Italy's arch-enemy, Austria.
Hungary, an official cablegram receiv-
ed here from Italian headquarters said.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
ProtoppopoH Insane.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS d. PrOtopop-
off, ex-minister of the interior under
the late monarchy, has been pronounc-
ed insane by medical commission Of
inquiry.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17

E French observation balloon, known
us the flying turtle" leaving earth for
observation work. The style Is peculiar
and not familiar to America. The
huge gas bags are portrayed about on
heavy motortrucks. Unloading and
filling of the bag is matter of a few
minutes.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
LIMIT TO PROFITS
ON NATIONS FOOD
REGULATIONS FOR HANDLING OF
COMMODITIES ISSUED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON.
Excessive Prices Are to Be Eliminated
and Licensed Dealers Are Forbid
den to Sell to Retailers
Who Overcharge.

Washington.-Regu for the
handling of the nations food, promul
gated by President Wilson and to take
effect Immediately, were announced
November by the United States food
administration. They govern the Ii.
censing Of all food handlers except
small retailers, and control the small
retailers indirectly,
The chief objects of the regulations
| are:
First-To limit the prices charged
| by every license to a reasonable
amount over expenses, and forbid the
acquisition of speculative profits from
rising market.
Second-To keep all food commodi-
ties moving to the consumer in as di-
rect line and with as little delay as
practicable.
Third-To limit as far as practical
able contracts for future delivery and
dealings in future contracts.
Offenders May Be Prosecuted.
Under the food control act, the pres
ident has broad powers to deal with
individual cases. This power will be
freely exercised to accomplish the
three purposes named. If every Ii
cenSee will make those purposes the
cardinal principles of his business and
obey the law and the regulations, he
will be free from interference by his
government. Violation is the cause for
revoking any license, as well as sub
jecting the offender to criminal penal
ties that may be prescribed.
There are many general rules gov
erning all licensees, together with adj
ditional special regulations for various
trades in which there are special con-
ditions, or specific abuses to be over
come.
The elimination of excessive prices
charged by small retailers, who are not
subject to license, will be helped by
rule forbiddlng licensees to sell foods
to any person who Is taking excessive
profits or specializing.
An important rule provides that no
llcensee shall import, manufacture,
store, distribute, sell or otherwise han
die any food commodities on an I'M
just, exorbitant unreasonable, discrim-
inatory or unfair commission, profit or
storage charge.
Profits to Be Reasonable.
With respect to a large group of
particularly nOnperish-
ables, the regulations require that
profit shall be no greater than rea-
sonable advance over the actual pur-
chase price of the particular goods
sold without regard to the market or
replacement value.
Handling foods in such ways as to
or restrict the supply is
guarded against. Special rules require
hat certain foods that have been held
N cold storage for more than thirty
lays shall be marked "cold storage
goods" when offered for sale, prohibit
speculation in future of canned goods,
prohibit speculation in potatoes which
AVE been seriously damaged; protect
he shipper who. ships his goods to
market on consignment against unfair
'harges by commission men, brokers
md auctioneers and cover many other
pecial points.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-05
REGISTERING TODAY
NUMBER ABOVE EXPECTATIONS
SOME FROM OTHER PARTS
REGISTER HERE.

At 4 o'clock today there had PSI
men between the ages of 21 and 81
registered for liability to draft un-
der the law recently passed. This
morning the prediction hat there
would be about 200 men register is
passed by 20 per cent. Some of
those who registered are away from
Madison and sent their cards here
for registration. OF course there are
those here who claim other places as
their home. and their cards would
go there.
BY city wards the registration of
Madison is as follows:
First ward. l.. G.. Atherton, regis
trar. total, "A. OF this number there
are six declarants, n Russian alien,
one Canadian and n German.
Second ward, Henry Rohrer. reg
istrar. total, II. OF aliens there are
one German. one Frenchman and one
Russian.
Third ward. j. l.. Svenson, regis
trar, total, 40. OF aliens there are
one Englishman and one Canadian.
Fourth ward, Chas. Laughlin. reg
istrar. total, 81. OF aliens there are
none, and there are three de~clarants
registered.
At 4 o'clock the total was we'll
above the expected number. but prob
ably more will register after work
ing hours. The registers are open
until 9 o'clock, after which they
must sort the registered names, list
them. and wire the results and names
~ tho governor
In some instances men who have
made no provisions for sending their
cards to their home voting precincts
are advised to register under this as
one of their precincts, thereby going
on record. even if the proceeding is
somewhat irregular.
Applications for enlistment in the
company forming at Madison is ac-
celebrated somewhat by, the occasion
of registering. To-day there We're 10
applications made for entry into the
company.