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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-31

Rio Janeiro, March 31-It is report cd here that the German raider which sunk nine or more ships in South Atlantic waters is the captur- ed American bark Pass of Balmaha.
 The Pass of Balmaha, the big steel sailing vessel, formerly in the Eng fish maritime marine was the first vessel to change to American Regis try in the Sixth Collection District.
 Under tho direction of Collector of Port James l.. McGovern the Pass of Balmaha changed registry at Stam- ford, Connecticut, Nov. 21, 1914. Present from this city on that occa- sion were Collector McGovern, Dep
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-31
PoStnasterS Placed
 Under Civil Service

Washington, March "1-More than 10000 first, second and third class postmasters were placed under CIVIL service today by executive order or President Wilson. Present 1ncum- bents of office are not affected put Tn the future when vacancies occur as the result of death, resignation or re- moval, the civil service commission will hold open competitive examina- tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-31
The Sea Eagle, Formidably Armed Craft Carrying Vast Quantity of Mines, Meets With Success Simi- lar to That Attained by MoeWe.
Holds Up French Bark and Sends Her to Rio Janeiro With 285 Persons Re moved From Her Victims
 Is Commanded by Count Ukner.

Rio Janeiro, March 3i-A new German raider, slipping past the British warships on guard in the North Sea, has reached the South Atlantic and sent nine -or more merchant men to the bottom According 10 survivors from the sunken vessels, the raider is the See- adler Sea Eag1e) a formida- " armed craft operating with the same snccess and daring as its predecessor, the Moewe, which recently returned to a German port after playing havoc with shipping in the same waters
 News of the activities was brought to Rio Janeirp by the French bark Cambronne, which arrived here yesterday. She had on board 285 men from the vessels sunk by the Seeadler. The CambrOnne encountered the raider on March ' at lah- tude H south, longitude ' west, a point in the Atlantic almost on a line with Rio Janeiro and about two-thirds of the way to the African coast. After the survivors had been put on the Cambronne she was ordered to proceed to the coast of Brazil, a voyage Of @ days.
 According to the Journal de Brazil the raider was loaded with mines which explains the destruction of ves- sels of the coast of Brazil The commerce destroyer is reported to be armed with two guns of 105 millime- tres and 16 machine guns. The ves- sel has three masts and is equipped with wireless. Its crew consists of GA men under the command of Count Ukner.
 According to the refugees, the raider left Germany on Dec. 22, es- corted by submarine. They say the commander declared that the Ger man emperor and the crown prince alone knew of the expedition. No complaints have been made as to the treatment of the sailors while they were prisoners on board the raider. They give the name of the boat as the Seeadler and say she was provisioned for IS months and had a great SUD- ply of munitions and explosives. On sighting a merchantmen the raider hoisted Norwegian flag which was replaced by the German ensign when her pray was within reach of her guns Among the refugees are two women, the wives of two of the cap- tains of sunken vessels.
 Among the ships sunk by the raider are the following: Gladys Royle, 3,268 tons; Charles Gounod, sailing, s,100 tons; Roche Foucauld. 3,050; Antoinine, 4,000; Dupleix, 5000; Lady Island, 4,500; Rohmgoth. $500; Hongarth and the Canadian schooner Perse, 500 tons.
 Tho Hongarth, which was on her way from Montevideo to Plymouth with $500 tons of grain, disobeyed the raiders order to halt and att tempted to escape. The captain finally surrendered after four mem bers of his crew, including the chief engineer and his assistant, had been wounded by machine, gun fire. The Lady Island was loaded with 4,500 tons of sugar, the Antoinnine with 4,0O0 tons of nitrates and the Charles Gounod with 100 tons of grain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-31
Open Bids for Fifty
 Submarine Chasers


 Washington, March 31-Fifty more bids for construction of small fast pa- tro1 boats and submarine chasers were received today at the navy depart ment.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
Fine Traits Of Mexicans.

A New England business man. who
has agencies in over twenty cities in
Mexico, recently stated that during
% years Of dealing with the Mexicans
he has never lost an account. This
incident is quoted by Miss Clementina
Butler as an illustration Of one of the
fine qualities of the Mexican people.
Miss Butler, who is missionary and
the daughter of the founder Of the
Methodist missions in Mexico, says
further:
"The agent of the American Bible
society, with his helpers. canvassed a
Mexican city and its suburbs for one
month. Offering copies Of the Bible,
Testaments, and portions Of the Scrip
lures at every door, the humble hut
where famine conditions prevail and
the homes of the well-to-do. In that
one month, in spite Of the traditional
fear of the book, the agents Of the
American Bible society sold in those
80 days over 10000 copies. So far
have the Mexican people come In their
idea that Gods word is the founda-
ton of the true liberty for which they
long"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

The five Southwestern states--Tex-
as and Oklahoma, Arkansas, L ouis-
lana and New Mexico-had, accord
ing to 1910 Federal Census figures,
a combined population of 9,111,835.
Over 100000 Southwesterners
approximately 90 per cent? lived in
towns of less than $4,000 inhabitants
and in the rural districts.
Nearly 81 per cent. of the people
in the United States live in towns Of
less than $500 population and in the
country.
From these figures it is easy to see
that unless our small towns and vii
lagos are prosperous the country as
a whole cannot possibly be in a
healthy commercial condition.
In fact, conditions in our small
towns and villages usually constitute
a reliable barometer for registering
business conditions at large.
Agriculture and livestock furnish
the bulk Of the Southwest's wealth,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
STATEMENT OF CLOTHING
SUPPLIED THE ARMIES BY
OUARTERMASTE GENERAL


The following statement is author
lied by the Quartermaster General:
Adequate supplies of clothing have
been provided for all of the men in
the service of the American Armies,
and if proper deliveries are made by
manufacturers and the transporta-
ton system an uninterruptedly ade-
quate supply for all future needs is
assured.
Due to delays by manufacturers of
materials and by manufacturers of
clothing and also by congested rail-
road transportation, delivery delin-
quencies on contracts variously range
from 6 to 48 per cent.
To December /, 1917, the follow
ing supplies had been contracted for
and deliveries made to the armies for
immediate use:
Blankets contracted. for, 1884,
682; delivered, 5,99O,236.
Wooden cloth for overcoats con-
tracted for, 5,691,3 $50 overcoats; de-
livered, 2,026,346 overcoats.
Suits of winter underwear con-
tracted for, 15,431, O21 drawers and
12,826,824 undershirts; delivered,
6,542,16O drawers and 4,3O6,343 un-
dershirts.
Wooden cloth for uniforms con-
tracted for, 28,956,958 yards; deliv-
cred, 11,299,s67 yards, made up into
2,s34,367 breeches and 2,378,511
coats.
Wooden cloth for shirts contracted
for, 35,155,0S1 yards; delivered, 49,
99O,2O5 yards, made up into $685.
444 shirts.
Shoes contracted for, 21,117,612
pears; delivered, 8,525,298 pairs.
Hats contracted for, S,092.021;
delivered, 3,554,091.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
Community Cooperation
PYR,CHTED FARM AND RANCH-HOLLANDS MAGAZINE

there being but comparatively little
manufacturing in this section. About
80 per cent Of the producers Of this
wealth live in and around our towns
and villages, consequently they are,
or should be, deeply interested in the
growth of their ''home towns" and
communities.
AS practically all Southwestern
towns and villages are dependent on
retail business, the citizenship of
these towns and villages should en-
deavor at all times to keep as much
locally produced wealth at home as
possible.
Your home merchants can serve
you to as good advantage as those at
a distance if you will specify trade
marked-advertised" goods when max
ing your purchases.
Investigation and comparison will
convince you that this class of mer-
chandise invariably affords better
values or prices asked than the non
standard variety.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
Simple Remedy.

In these days Of nervous prostra.
ton. called by some nervous prosper
ity," because it is so prevalent among
the idle rich, this story Of the famous
Doctor Alternately, who did not be-
lieve In coddling his patients, is ap-
ropas:
A patient, wealthy woman, sent
for him and he found it was a case of
nerves.
Doctor" she said, Il feel a terri
Bile pain in my side every time I put
my hand to my head"
Then, madam" said the doctor.
why in the name Of common sense
do you put your hand to your headr'
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

m a crowded street Of banks ant
merchants offices in the "Chinest
City stand little medieval house
skilfully and sympathically restored
where was born Michael, the first cza,
OF the Romanov race. For fee OF
80 kopecks the attendant showed the
visitor round-does he still, wonder :
and the faithful could gaze on the
narrow bed, the modest clothes-closet,
the green leather boots of the first of
the dynasty Of which Nicholas II was
the last. In the reception room Eng.
lish visitors noticed, under glass
case, a silver equestrian statuette Of
Charles Of England.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
/; Dfaught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat.
rick. Of this place, writes: IT was
very constipated. I had sour stomach
and was SO uncomfortable. went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed to
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards 1t seemed
I was more constipated than before.
heard Of Black Draught and de-
cided to try 1t. found it Just what
needed. It was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. I got we'll Of the sour stom-
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping, and I would take
dose now and then. and was in good
shape.
cannet say too much for Black,
Draught for 1t is the finest laxative
one can use."
Thedfords Black Draught has for
many years been found Of great value
In the treatment Of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take gentle
and reliable In its action, leaving no
bad after-effects, It has won the praise
Of Thousands Of people who have used
T. NC18S
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

Preparations are going ahead by
the Morgan City and Berwick Cham
Der Of Commerce for a great inter-
community cooperative meeting to
be held in Morgan City about the
middle of January. An invitation
will be extended to the citizens Of adj
joining towns and parishes to take
part and prominent speakers from all
communities will make addresses.
The object of the meeting will be to
establish a closer coalition of the
common interests of South Louis
lana along industrial lines. This clo-
ser relation of communities is de-
manded as war measure to conserve
and increase the usefulness of this
section of the state in every possible
manner. A determined and united
aggressiveness in progress is the only
thing which will enable the individual
communities to meet the needs Of the
nation. Unless the integers of the
Union join hands in building-up
movement to offset the drain of the
war, its ends is going to find those
who live freely, without an effort to
produce a corresponding equivalent,
in a weakened condition. Whether it
is a movement towards more extern
sive agricultural pursuits; an in
crease in manufacturing capacity;
conservation Of the natural resources
under and above the ground, or the
conservation and INCREASE of all re-
sources which will be brought about
by the building of good roads, the
business of the United States Govern
ment and the welfare of communi- !
ties will be we'll and profitably !
served. The principles to which ev-
cry citizen of this country is pledged |
are jeopardize by common enemy.
The supreme summit Of loyal service
which every group Of citizens is try
ing to reach is made less difficult by
a harmonious closely-allied effort
with all other groups. Believing that {
this opinion is one held in common
with all theeir neighboring commune
ties, Morgan City and Berwick pro-
pose to ask their friends to meet with
them for mutual counsel which will
tend toward the betterment of every
one.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
No Waste Allowed.

In the airplane factories in Great
Britain, absolutely no waste is al
lowed. Even the sawdust is sucked
up through giant shafts to be trans
formed into gas, which in turn is used
tc generate electricity to drive the ma.
chinery. The whole power Of the plant
is supplied by It's own waste, a notable
instance Of up-to-date economical
methods.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
Needless.

do you always think before YOU
speak"
NO." answered the soap box orator.
have said the same thing over SO
often, don't have to think any MORE"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
PHONE IS
CONSTABLE SALE n
BERWICK ICE & FUEL Gu. Ii
vs..
JOE EHBERT
9Th. Ward Justice Court
Parish of St. Mary
& State of Louisiana.

e State of Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that !"
virtue of a writ of fieri facias
sued bv Paul Chotin, Justice OF the
Peace of the sth Ward, OF the nv
ish of St. Mary, in favor OF 6e
wick. Ice and Fuel Co. Ltd.' ~,
against Joe Hebert to me dlrecteo'
will. between legal hours OF IL s''
4 P. NJ. on the -,
9TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1911
at the office of the Justice OF
Peace. in the town of Berwick L'F
Sth Ward in said Parish, o11ef :"
sale at public auction the followE
described property to wit: W.
Stern Wheel Gasoline Power Duo,
50 fit. BY 10 #, more or less hn0,,
as the Bunny H. with 10 H.
Watson double cylinder englne'' w
small gasoline cook stove, one "
ter cooler, one pitcher hama puAr
2 beam scales and 3 weights ~.
small and one large ice PICK, pau
of ice tongues, 8 jump spar. ~
seized as the above property OF :.
Hebert, under said Writ OF r osa
Facias. dated as Berwick, this z'D
day of November 1917.
ALEX RATCLlff,
Constable
9Th Ward Justice Court, PARISH
St. Mary, State of Louisiana
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

Warehouse man wanted-Apply to
E. W. McGinnis. Gulf Retiring Co.,
Of Louisiana, Agent
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
Just Received
A Car Load of the Well-known
St. Joe Brick

The Best For Building Purposes.
SAND, LIME, CEMENT and
general line of BUILDERS MATE
RAILS at right prices. Telephone
your order. Prompt delivery. John
Dalton Company, Front Street.
Phone II. tt.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
NOTICE..

Take notice that l am applying to
the City Council of the town Of Nor
gan City for a permit to open sa-
loon for the year 1918 corner Sec
ond and Union streets.
G.. RUSSO. limo.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

Typewriter Second Sheets, white
or yellow, all grades, in packages
ready for delivery. Phone 278.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Administration Yields
On Colombian Treaty
Compromise Provides Prob
able Reduction of
SlO,0O0,00O
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, March 23.-Secretary of
State Lansing and Senator Lodge. who
represents the Republicans in the SEN
ate, virtually reached an agreement on
the Colombian treaty to-day. The Sec
rotary is understood TO have agreed to
extensive notifications in the terms,
and il is expected that the treaty will
be ratified at the coming session.
Instead OF s25,OoO,O as indemnity
to Colombia, the amount which Presi-
dent Wilson asked. smaller amount
will be paid probably not more than
s15,000,000. This cut is agreeable to
the Democrats in the Senate, and will
be accepted b. President Wilson and
the Colombian government If it is seen
that nothing better is obtainable.
All language that looks like an apol-
ogy for this governments methods in
obtaining possession Of the Canal Zone
will be omitted. This is insisted on by
the Republicans. who insist also that
the treaty should show plainly that
there never was doubt concerning
the American title to the zone.
As the indemnity was originally in
tended as salve for alleged injuries in
flicted on Colombia by the United
States, and those injuries are not to be
admitted in the new form of the treaty,
another pretext for the payment of the
money has been found. This is the
cession to the United States by CO.
lombia of certain islands, said TO be Of
strategic value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Payne Whitney Orders
U-Boat Chaser for y. S.
Du Point and Tod Also to Help
Maintain Coast Patrol

Payne Whitney placed a rush order
with the Herreshoff company yesterday
for twenty-three-knot submarine
chaser to be built in accordance with
naval specifications and turned over to
the government upon completion. Sim
liar action had already been taken by
Robert Z. Tod and Alfred |. du Pont.
All three are members Of the New York
Yacht Club.
The boats are to be OF steel, 10 feet
long. steam driven and with oil-burning
engines. The Herreshoff plant is backed
by syndicate OF yachtsmen said to be
headed by August Heckscher, and it is
believed that record breaking work will
be done in fulfilling the three orders.
Boats of the size of the chasers or
dered probably will be expected to
maintain patrol in all weather, and GER
tainly can keep the sea in any weather
that q submarine might venture to the
surface.
Mr.. whitney already owns the Cap
tiva, a twin screw houseboat. 1870 feet
long, and the 55-foot power boat Tar
pom II. Mr.. du Pont is the owner Of
the steam yacht Alicia, l59 feet long.
and Mr.. Tod, former commodore of
the club, of the 162-foot auxiliary
schooner Katoura.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
u. S. Soldier Killed
Guarding Coast Guns
Providers at Fort Williams, Maine,
Shoot Down Sentry

Portland. Ne. March 23.-Private
John Poor, of the Sd Company, Coast
Artillery Corps. died tonight of bull
let wound received when he tried to
halt two strangers detected near the
12-inch gun batteries at Fort Williams
to-day. Poor, who was twenty-five
years old, enlisted year ago. He was
the son OF Robert o. Poor, Of Clarkes-
dale, III.
Although the batteries, which are on
Cape Elizabeth, near Portland Head
light, have been heavily guarded since
another sentry was fred on last
Wednesday night. two providers sue
ceeded early to-day in penetrating to
a point near the big guns. Poor saw
them and sent a warning shot over
their heads with an order to halt. One
Of the providers returned the hre,
bringing down the sentry with "A
calibre bullet through the groin. The
strangers made good their escape.
Renewed precautions were taken to-
night 10 guard all Notifications here.
A closely drawn net Of sentries was
thrown across every approach and
scarchlights were kept in action.
Inhabitants Of this part of the coast
learned Of the extraordinary precsa-
tions to guard the batteries with more
than usual interest in view Of the
statement Of Lieutenant James 0. Por-
ter. a naval recruiting officer at Rock
land, Wednesday night that German
submarines were known to be not far
of and that an attack on the Maine
coast was by no means unlikely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
1928 Industrial Homes and
100 Hotels May Be
Used as Hospitals
Parades Are Planned
Organization Sends Officials
to Consult Secretaries
Baker and Daniels

Although primarily a peace organiza-
ton. the Salvation Army, through Com
mander Evangeline Booth, is planning
to do its part in the defence OF TINS
country in case war is declared.
All of the barracks of the army a
total Of 900, in all the principal cities
of the country been offered 70
the Army and Navy departments as re-
cruiting stations, with the additional
promise of the assistance Of the work
ers connected with each branch.
The Salvation Army's 1913 industrial
homes and more than 100 hotels and
other institutions which it maintains
will also be turned over to the govern
ment ms hospitals, Colonel William
Peart. chief secretary o. the organiza-
ton in the United States, declared yes
terday Two officers of the organlza-
ton left last night to discuss the mat
ter with Secretary Baker and Secretary
Daniels.
In greater New York alone there are
more than fifty Salvation Army bar
racks. II these arc accepted as recruit
ing stations by the government, young
men wearing the Salvation Army uni
form will parade through the streets
with bands to arouse interest IN re-
cruiting, and at every public meeting
the needs of the nation will be pointed
out.
There are over $4,000 members and
officers Of the Salpation Army hghting
on the various European fronts: Can.
ada has contributed about 5000 OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24

minutes later, the distance then from
US being about two miles, the, SUD-
marine opened FIRE. Our vessel was
stopped by the engineer. The hrs'
shot went over our aerial, and the sec
onG brought it down. The hring con-
tinued rapidly until the boats were
well clear Of the ships side, when tne
shooting ceased The submarine then
came close by alongside the llfe6oats;;
Five of our men were ordered aboard
his boat and he transferred fve Oh MS
crew to the lifeboat, which was then
pulled TO the Illinois. These men then
placed seven-rinute bombs alonSside
the ship and in the engine room, when
exploded in due course.
"Our FIVE men were taken on the
submarine and asked the commandel
If he would tow US toward land. lie
replied: 4 have no time. We then
proceeded under sail and oars for Al
dcrney. and ten miles from 1t we were
taken in tow by two motorboats.
1.-THE submarine commander TOOK no
measures for the safety Of the crew
and continued Smelling until they we're
in their boats. The Illinois did not try
to escape or resist. One man was IN
iured by shellfre."