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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08
BRIDGE
ENGINEER GOES
WITH PERSHING
III. w. Hodge Makes Patriotic
Sacrifice for
Country.

Troy, NJ Y, Oct. S.-Iike many an
other American. Henry Wilson Hodge,
for the last two years Public Service
Commissioner of the First District of
the State of New York, has made
great sacrifices in giving up that po-
sition and his large business in this
country to become a Major in the
United States Army. He is now in
France as Bridge Engineer on the
staff of General Pershing. Since Ma
jor Hodge was graduated from the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute in
Troy in 1886, he has become one OF
the, great bridge engineers Of this
country and has designed and built
many noted bridges and other. struc-
lures all over the world; in the Phil
ippines, Mexico and many South
American countries. He designed the
famous municipal : bridge over the
Mississippi river at ST. Louis; the
wabash Pittsburgh terminal cahtilever
bridge over the sMonongahela river,
the largest railroad bridge in the
United States; the Great Northern
railroad bridge at Duluth. Mimi; the
Chicago, Rock Islanld and Pacific
bridge at Little Rock, Ark; the Gin
cinnati and Covington railwty and
highway bridge; and all bridges for
Inc NrLOCLaW, Iplk1duOIua anu dulI anu
National railroad of Mexico. He was
commissioner for the Blackwelps Is
land bridge and the Manhattan sus-
pension bridge over the East river,
and was consulingl engineer for the
New York and New Jersey Interstate
Bridge and Tunnel Commission. the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company and
many other corporations. AS one of
the New York Public Service Com
missioners he has practically had
charge OF all the engineering features
Of the new subways and by his energy
and knowledge greatly accelerated the
work and insured a much earlier
completion of the ,subways in the
metropolis than had been expected.
Since 1899 he has been a member of
the firm of Boiler, Hodge & Baird,
consulting engineers, of New York
!, AS a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute he gave valued advice in the
construction Of the splendid new
buildings of this celebrated engineer
ing institution. Born in Washington,
D. G., on the day of Iincoln's assas-
sination, April IA, 1865, Major Hodge
! Is in the prime of Life and at the
zenith of his powers as an engineer,
and will he Of inestimable service in
the CONSTRUCTION problems which will
face the United States expeditionary
forces in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08
ENGLISH PEOPLES
GREATEST OF BEEF
EATING POPULATIONS

London, Oct SrEngland has the
third highest average meat consump-
ton in proportion to her population
Of any country in the world Austria
liza ranks first, the United States sec
ond- England's average consump ton
per head. including men, women and
children, is in normal times 126
pounds per year. Or the total meat
supply, 60 per cent is home grown
and 40 per cent imported, SO that the
average total of frozen meat brought
into this country every year is 533. 900
tons.
How large a proportion this is of
the worlds supply Is shown by the
fact that the total output of chilled
and frozen meat for the whole world
is estimated at s15.ooo tons yearly.
| OF the 533,0000 tons of imported
meat here, q very large share now
goes to the army, in fact, every pound
Of meat imported from Australia and
New Zealand during the last two and
half years has been government
property, bought before 1t was ship
ped and brought to this country un-
der government control It is only
when all military needs have been sat
isied that any surplus stock of frozen
meat is turned over by the govern
ment to the large wholesale merchants
to be sold ON behalf OF the govern
ment at government prices
South America being still 1argels
neutral the acquirment OF meat sup.
plies grown there is matter of nego.
/ tiation, and there Is no com pulsor
government control However, mea
Is needed In quantities as large as pos
sible, and the government does all ii
its power to encourage the production
and expectation to England of tn
largest possible amount Of meat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08
EXPECTS TO Get
sI,5OO,O0O, 900
BY SUBSCRIPTION
Chairman of New Liberty
Loan Committee Makes
This Prediction

A billion and a half dollars will be
the mark aimed at by the Liberty
Loan COMMITTEES for the Second Fed
eral Reserve District. according to
Gov. Strong of the Second Federal
Reserve Bank. who IL chairman of
the COMMITTEES This amount ia 5o
Iper oent ~ The n,inin,rn, ar,oun+ If
the new loan and Covarnor stronp is
confident that the record made bv the
Second District in subscribing to
$500. 100000 more than its allotment
for the First Liberty loan will be
maintained during this campaign. He
is confident that, under the perfected
organization which has been arranged
for collecting subscriptions to the
Second Liberty Loan. subscriptions
for the Second District, which includes
New York state and city. northern
New Jersey and Fairfield County.
Connecticut, will reach $4,000, 900, 900.
Governor Strong said:
..Now that the Secretary of the
Treasury has outlined his plans for
the coming campaign we can proceed
in this district with a considerable de-
gree of certainty. The secretary has
set $4,000, 100000 as the minimum
amount of bonds which should be
sold throughout the country. In the
last campaign we set for this district
figure Of so per cent. of the amount
of the entire Issue and we secured
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08
BERLIN BEHIND The VEIL
KaiSer'S kStute Move Saves His Face-.-MyS-
ferrous Affair In Belgium
LudendorR Hindenburg Cque-Frau Kupfers Fraudulent
Food Corporation.
KAISERS SON, PRINCE OSCARS MORGANTIC WIFE,
PATRON OF FOOD QUEEN
copyrgh. 1917 by INTER NATIONALS NEWS BUREAU
Copyright 1917 by the INTER- NATIONALS NEWS BUREAU

participants and suspects have been
and are being handled.
If there is any important truth be-
hind these rumors, the secret has
been we'll preserved, since the Dutch
papers, usually the pest informed
source of Belgian news. make no men
ton of anything of the sort having
taken place.
The Press-dopers in Berlin are striv-
ing to divert public attention from the
political situation by publishing col
umns concerning Frau Kupfer. the
food queen, and her daughter, VINO
have just been sentenced for fraud.
Frau kupfer traded on her alleged
ability to obtain supplies of food.
wnlcn she was supposed to sell In Ber-
IN at huge profits She induced all
sorts OF hfghly-placed people to in
vest money In her business, and paid
them Dig dividends out OF the new
capitai Whlcn contlnuaily rolled Into
ner colieFs.
Inc emu y was discovered tnas
sne nao no business ana Inat a snort
ass VI over ooo'ooo pounds III her ac-
eounes couiu NOT oe met.
me story' OF the hupIer Ilat' WIFI
lls nlotor-ca ~r Always waiung OUTSIDE
anu us oanque1s at winch every lux
ny IN ana ouI 81 season was served
g. 81 ot ~ ons now LOT Dsrnn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08

in critical condition this morning at
ST. Vincent's hospital The leaden pei
let punctured his left lung, narrowly
missing his heart.
The 80 ca1ibre revolver which was
discharged by Stanosky's playmate,
John Nanchyck of Spruce street, be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08

longed to an elder brother Of the 1at-
ter and was stolen from the house By
the boy. He was trying to load the
weapon when he pulled the trigser.
The police will take no action in the
case and are satisfied the discharges OF
the revolver was unintentional.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08
BOY SHOT BY PLAYMATE
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Julius Stanosky, IA years, of s54
Wordin avenue, who was accidentally,
shot yesterday afternoon while in the
woods off Brooklawn road, is reported
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08

One hundred Russian soldiers were
burned and many others missing as
the result Of fire which destroyed
the Panayeff theatre, IN Petrograd,
used as an army postofice and oficers'
hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08

DIR. p. Claxton, United States COM
missioners of education, told members
of the High School Teachers Assoc
CATION in New York the necessity of
keeping the war news away from the
children
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-08

.
Since my son Richard was
born. 5 years ago, our house
has never been without Father
Johns Medicine. It relieved
Richard of a severe attack of
whooping cough and we have
found it has no equal for
coughs and colds. It has been
used in my family for many
generations. (Signed) Frank
Friede, 5I3 w. 32nd street,
Chicago, I'll.
Remember, Father Johns
Medicine has had sixty years
success for colds, coughs,
throat troubles and as a tonic
and body builder.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23
FOR BEGINNERS

In making soups always put the
meat in cold water. Corned beef and
ham should be put in boiling water.
A tablespoonful of vinegar put in the
pot will make tough meat or chicken
tender.
To roast beef allow 20 minutes
to a pound.
All vegetables should be put in
boiling water.
Cut hot brown bread by putting a
string around the loaf the right thick
ness for a slice and draw quite tight.
Anything mixed with water re-
quires a hotter over than anything
mixed with milk.
A dish of cold water put in the
oven will prevent cake from burn
ing.
In making tea allow n teaspoon
full for each person and one for the
pot. Allow one tablespoonful of cof-
fee for each person and M for pot.
Always pare fruit with a silver
knife.
Always sweep carpets the way the
nap run
If new tinware is rubbed over with
fresh lard and then thoroughly heat
ed. in the oven before it is used it
will never rust afterward; nc matter
how much water is used in it.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23
RESOLUTION NO. 199.

A resolution designating the number
Of special improvement districts,
describing the boundaries thereof,
stating the character Of the inn
provement which is to be made,
the approximate estimate OF the
cost thereof, the manner in which
payments are to be made, and the
time when the city council will
hear objections to its final adop-
ton.
Be It Resolved, by the council of
the city of Glasgow, Montana,
Section /. That it is deemed nee
essary to create and there is hereby
created, a special improvement dis
trict, the boundaries of which are
hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. That the number of the
special. improvement district is here
by designated as number twenty-nine.
Section 8. That the boundaries OF
said special improvement district are
hereby designated, as follows:
North of Track.
Beginning at the intersection of the
center line Of the alley Of block 4,
Wedum's first addition, with the east
erly line of block 8, Mediums first
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

amounts will be added depending upon
the number of cubic yards of fill
in special improvement district No.
20 Of the city of Glasgow, Montana,
and that at a meeting Of the city
council held on the goth day Of
March, 1917, said resolution No. 1879
was passed subject to final adoption
by said city council at q meeting
thereof to be held on the 7th day of
April, 1917, at $3.50 o'clock p. M, at
the city offices, Rumble building, at
which time and place objections, if
there be any, will be heard by said
city council.
M. HUMMEL,
(Seal) City Clerk.
Any person or persons who are
owners or agent of any lots or any
parcels of land within the improve
ment district No. 20, at the said time
and place have the right to appear
at said meeting either in person or
by counsel and show cause, if there
be any, why the improvement herein
mentioned shall not be made and why
this resolution shall not be adopted.
The council intend to finally adopt
LAIAo ACoOAACAOA Ol <Ap1A1 SIuS AOASs a.
said meeting and make such improve
ment unless objections are made to
the making of such improvement by
owners or agents representing more
than half of all the property which
would be assessed to defray the cost
of said improvement.
Section Is. The city clerk is in
structed to have this resolution re-
corded in the ordinance book Of the
city of Glasgow, and cause the official
notice to be published once in the Of
fetal paper of the city Of Glasgow
and a copy of said official notice
mailed to each property wner within
the said special improvement district
No. 20, at least Is days before the
date of hearing objections and the
final adoption Of this resolution.
Finally adopted by the city council,
and approved by the mayor.-~...--.....
1917.
Mayor.
City Clerk.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

rlod of four years, said assessments
shall constitute a fund known as
special improvement district number
20 fund, and it is hereby provided that
special improvement district warrants
shall be issued against the said fund
in payment for the work hereinafter
specified, the denominations and ma
turity dates of said warrants to be
fixed by resolution to be adopted
hereinafter by the city council of the
city Of Glasgow, Montana.
Section II. That on the 7th day of
April, 1917, at the city offices in the
Rumble building in the city of Glas-
gov, Montana, at $3.50 O'clock D. m.
the city council will hear objections
to the official and final adoption of
this resolution. At which time any
person or persons who are owners, or
agents of owners, of any lot or par
eel of land within the said improve
ment district, who shall, within Is
days after the first publication of the
notice of the passage of this resolu-
ton Of intention have delivered to the
clerk of the city council a protest in
writing against the proposed work, or
against the extent or creation of the
district to be assessed, or both, shall
have the right to Aappear lat said
meeting in person, or by counsel, and
show cause, if there be, why the i'm
provements herein mentioned shall
not be made.
Section IL. The following notice of
the adoption of this resolution shall
be published in the Glasgow Courier,
a weekly newspaper and the official
newspaper for the city of Glasgow,
Montana, to-wit:
Official Notice.
March 20, 1917.
Office of the City Clerk,
City of Glasgow
Notice is hereby given to owners
situated in special improvement dis
trict No. 20, as described in resolu-
ton No. 1919, and now on file
in the office of city clerk, wherein
such a resolution is set forth the
boundaries of the district, the de-
! scription, at estimated cost of SO per
lot of 80 feet in width by 100 feet in
length, Except when filling and
seeding of parking space has to be
done, and in such case additional
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

Who says a woma has nothing
fast, dinner and supper each 1865
to do? In one year she cooks break
times, washes dishes 1,095 times, gets
the children ready for school twice
a day for 100 days and puts the baby
to sleep 1860 times not to mention
a few other odd jobs.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

addition, and thence running easter
ly, along the said center line of the
alley, to it's intersection with the
center line Of Sixth street, north,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

inclusive, block 81,
Z, original townsite.
inclusive, block 80,
inclusive, block 80,
10, south side high
ownsite.
inclusive, block Al,
inclusive, block AZ,
4, original townsite.
inclusive, block as,
inclusive, block 46,
inclusive, block AZ,
inclusive, block 48,
inclusive, block 40,
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Copyright. by W. G. Chapman.J
By Alice E. Ives

Gusie Felstrom worked all day in the box factory. It was monotonous wearisome work, and very small pay,
 She saw on the avenue, when she went home, other girls, no prettier than she wearing becoming, beautiful clothes. When she went in to buy a pair of cheap cotton gloves she saw women buying long kid ones, and q kind of rebellion surged up in her heart at the existing state of things. But there was the worn-out, overworked mother and four children. all younger mittent earnings barely kept roof over their heads.
 Had Gussie not been girl who thought, she might have drifted along, perhaps In the footsteps of her moth CT, or worse, have become girl of despair and death. She determined to it herself for something better, so she went to night school, and then learned typewriting.
 She began working in an office at $5 week. This was not much better than the box factory wages, and she required better clothes, in order to make decent appearance, so from a monetary point of view her condition was not much improved. But she felt she had taken a step upward, and the family regarded her advancement in life with considerable pride. As the girl grew older and wanted more, and her wages did not correspondingly in crease After she had been a typist for two years she was earning only SS week.
 She was now nineteen, and her asso- citation with other girls in offices had shown her homes cleaner, brighter, and altogether more livable than her own. She determined to have something bet ter for herself. Two of the young ar children were now working and she resolved to seek room away from the home roof.
 Both father and mother endeavored to show her how ungrateful, unfeeling, and utterly inhuman such course would be to them; but in spite of up- braidings and entreaties Gussie found a room. and installed herself therein. As there had been an unpleasant scene
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Famous Old Freiburq.

In the vicinity of the city was fought the famous battle of Freiburg, on the Sd. 9th and 10th of August. 1644, in which the French. under the great Condo, Enghein and the almost equally distinguished General Turenne, were defeated by General Mercy, who was compelled in the end to retire, how ever. resulting in the French conquest of the Rhine valley from Basel to Cob lentZ.
 In one of the public squares of Frei burg stands monument to the mem- ory of Berthold SchwarZ. who, accord ing to tradition, invented gunpowder in the city in 1259.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Great English Estates.

A few illustrations of the size Of some English estates are as follows :: The Duke of Northumberland owned Il few years since 191 ,4S1 acres; the Duke of Devonshire, 132 ,99S; the Duke of Bedford, S7,515. Those who know nothing of the facts exclaim. Why don't the English people break up these big estates and give the people a chance to get land?" If this were done and tinkers. tailors and candlestick makers got to farming and treating their lands just as they liked down would go its fertility. and away for ever would go the well-ordered. fertile estates that now make England fam ous. The English landlords as rule take real interest and pride In their tenants and spend money freely in providing pedigreed horses, horned cattle and sheep for the improvement of their fiocks, studs and herds.-Phil- adelphia Ledger.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

ing these winter months the place 1s decidedly dreary in appearance.
 Peterhof, town of 16,000 inhabi= tants. founded by Peter the Great ih I'll and famous for Its imperial pal ace, built in imitation of Versailles. lies to the southeast of Kronstadt q distance of ten miles.
 During the summer season in peace times passenger steamers ply between Kronstadt and Petrograd with ferry boat frequency. the trip requiring all hour and a half.
 Riga the most ultrawestern town in all Russia. city of merchant princes, of bursting warehouses and miles of crowded docking. of vigorous Teutonic architecture and cosmopoii- tan organization, with hurrying, tense business life that finds it's coun- terpart In New York and Hamburg, lies near the head of the Gulf of Riga. few miles northeast of Mitau. Riga Is a great commercial city. It stands third among Russia's seaports. and second among all the ports upen the Baltic sea, where commercial cities have been growing and building for centuries. The city Is 363 miles south west of Petregrad. and is filled with the spirit of modern business. Ii is a main gateway into vast Russian hin terlands, and is, probably the most up- to-date city to be found from Vladi- yoStok to jbun
 Looks Like a German Port.
 Riga has the appearance of Ger man port The older part of the port looks like q medieval German town, while new Riga might be Bremen. 1t has none of the happy-go-lucky Sla- vonic air about 1t, and so, for the tour ist, it is disappointing. Before the war German was the language of it's business and German was the idiom of it's streets and homes. Official Riga was Russian. and as Riga is the seat of the governor general of the Baltic provinces. this official element was of much significance.
 For the most part. Riga is very modern city. It's older buildings have been torn down to make way for struc- lures more np-to-date. more suited to
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

at the parting, she cut loose entirely from the family, not even letting them know where she had gone. Her room, though small, was neat and comfort able, and in good part of the city. She got her breakfast over the gas in her room, and her other meals at a cheap restaurant.
 At home. when she came from the office. she was expected to wash dishes and help with the housework. Now after office hours she was free to sew, keep her clothes in order. read, rest. or go where she pleased. If there were hours when she missed the com panionship of mother and the children, they were more than balanced by the ioy of her new freedom She had more opportunities for going out with her friends, and making new acquaint- anees On one of these occasions she met man who told her he was about to open an office, and he offered her n position as typist with much better salary than she was getting.
 Frank Austin. the man in question. was a good talker, well hammered. well dressed. about thirtyfive years of age, and to all appearances n gentleman. Gussie accepted his offer, and found her new quarters pleasant ard attrac- tive. On the glass door in gilt letters were the words "Pyro Mining and In- vestment Company, Frank B. Austin, President"
 Gussie was kept busy addressing hundreds of letters and circulars all over the country. Besides this she wrote q great many letters at Austin s dictation. She was working harder than she had been, but she reasoned she was getting better pay. It seemed very wonderful to her to be writing about millions. and enormous returns for money invested. and one day she ventured to say she wished she might own few of those shares. whereupon Austin told her, If she worked well, and kept quiet about the business. not dis cussing office affairs with outsiders. he would make her Christmas present oi some shares.
 Gussie was. not so innocent and dull After while she began to have suspi cions about the business, so one day as it drew near the holidays, she venturet to suggest that she would rather have her Christmas present in money thar a larger amount in shares.
 "So,. said Austin, you doubt theii value?' Gussie didn't know what |, say but he read her mind, and jumped