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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
DELAWARE BOY
SAILS FOR FRANCE
More Than A Score At Fort
Myer

Between twenty and thirty Della
ware College students left Mon
day for the Officers Training
Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia, in
response to a summons from
Washington. The number includ-
ed Athletic Coach, w. J. McAvoy,
Harold w. Horsey, IT, Morris R.
Mitchell, '18, John A. Hopkins, IT,
George c. Brewer, '1S, F. Tracy
Campbell, II, Leon B. Stayton, '18,
E. Earl Plumley, '19, Mitchell j.
Fidance, IT, Howard A. Broad
water, '18, S. A. Hamilton, 10,
Robert B. Wheeler, '18, Carl l..
Fisher, '18, John P. Gum, '1s, F.
Colen McCoghey, IT, ]. w. O'Dan-
iel, IT, J. Alexander Crothers, '16,
Harvey c. Bounds, IT, London L.
Smart, '18, Owen E. Spruance, 10.
J. A. Mather, and L. G.. Gibney,
graduates, were also called. G. H.
Ferguson, James Bice, and Stanley
Loomis leave for the camp this
week by appointment through the
militia.
Arrigo Marconnetti, a Sopho-
more at Delaware College, has en-
tered the aviation school at Mine
ola, L. l. j. Hartzell Anderson, '18
and Corbin Fletcher, 30, have en-
tered the regular army. Albert
Ruth and Robert Pepper, who
graduate this year, will take ex-
aminations for commissions at
Washington on May 21st.
Rudolph Taggart, a Sophomore
has been transferred from the
State Militia to the Engineering
Corps, which leaves for France
this week. Taggart's home is in
Elkton, and he was a member OF
the militia of that town. He en-
listed as soon as the first call was
made following the break with
Germany. He was a Civil En-
gineering student and had beer
making an enviable reputation il
his studies.
The students at Fort Myer are
regularly enlisted for a three
months period during which they
will be put through strenuou:
training. After three months the,
will be either commissioned in tn,
regular army or put out on tn,
reserve list.
Lieutenant Hoey, commandan
at the College, will probably be as
signed soon to one of the Officers
Training Camps as instructor.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
PLANS FOR COMMENCE.
MENT AT DELAWARE
Exercises To Be Held In Wolf
Hall

Plans for commencement at
Delaware College are proceeding
according to schedule, the depart
ure of many students for training
camp and active service in various
branches of the army, in no way
affecting the routine of the Col
lege. Wolf Hall, which is nearing
completion, will probably be used
for the first time on June 10th,
wnen Governor Townsend will de-
liver the annual address to the Y.
M. c. A., the first exercises of COM
mencement.
DR.. Randolph, of the Grace M.
E. Church, Wilmington, will
preach the annual baccalureate
sermon in the evening; and Mr..
Elisha Lee, General Manager of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, the ad-
dress on commencement morning,
June 18th.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
INTERSCHOLASTIC
SPORTS ON JOE
FRAZER FIELD
High School Boys And Girls
Visit The College

Students from all parts of Della
ware and adjoining states assem-
bled on Joe Frazer Field last Sat-
uarday, the occasion of the Fourth
Annual Interscholastic Meet. Ten
records were broken and two were
equalled by the school boy athletes
during the meet. An exhibition
drill was given by the battalion at
eleven o'clock and at twelve lunch
con was served in the gymnasium
for the contestants. The meet be-
gan promptly at one-thirty. Bal
timore Polytechnic Institute won
first place in class l, and Vineland,
n. J. High School first in class 2.
The Delaware College interclass
events, which were held at the
same time were won by the Sen
iorS.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
DELAAWRE PREPARES
TO MEET FOOD PRICES
Result of Agricultural Surrey Told by Director Hayvad

Dean H. Hayward, of the Della
ware College Experiment Station,
in charge of the agricultural CEN
sus of Delaware, recently COM
pleted by students of Delaware
College at the request of the Food
Conservation Committee, named by
Governor Townsend, in discussing
the subject today, gave out the fol-
lowing information:
"Delaware is one of three states
in the Union who have made an
agricultural census to accertain
the exact agricultural conditions
existing within the Common
wealth. The other two are Ar
kansas and New York. In the CEN
sus taken the last of April and the
first of May, labor conditions were
found better than had been antic-
ipated. Framers with compar-
itively few exceptions have enough
labor to put in an increased acre
age of spring crops. The acreage
of potatoes, especially sweet po-
tatoes, will be considerably in
creased; the corn acreage is about
1917 larger than last year, and the
tomato, perhaps 30% greater than
last year. The increase in tomato
acreage is without doubt due to
the Gamers anticipating a short
age and offering a contract price
of $500 per ton. This has slim
ulated production as the above
! figures indicate.
"The census shows that there
will be a shortage of labor during
harvesting season, unless steps are
taken now to prevent this condi-
tion. Strawberry pickers have
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
MEN WANTED FOR
SERVICE IN FRANCE
Local Representative On Re-
Cruiting Committee

Professor M. Van G.. Smith has
received request from the United
States Engineer Office, to forward
the names of good men who are
willing to enlist in one of the nine
engineer regiments, to leave as
soon as they are recruited for
France. The President of the
United States has authorized the
enlistment of these regiments for
duty on the French railroads be-
hind the fighting lines. One of
these regiments is to be raised
from men recruited in the vicinity
of Philadelphia and Lieut.. Herbert
Deakyne Corps Of Engineers, U.
S. Army, has been assigned to
duty as Colonel of the regiment.
The committee feels it is especial
ly desirable that large number of
these men should have had some
experience in railroad work. It is
understood the French are very
short of the necessary labor to
keep the railroads in proper con-
dition. Among men called for are
blacksmiths, plumbers and pipe
filters, electricians, enginemen,
firemen, machinists, masons, ex-
pert axmeen, horseshoers, packers,
teamsters, saddlers, etc. Professor
Smith will be glad to furnish de-
tails as to the pay of the various
grades of the regiment and other
particulars, to all those interested.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
Advantages OF The
Local Company

On the roster Of Company E,
representing the town of Newark,
in the Organized Militia of Della
ware, there appear, since recent
discharges, due to the ruling of the
government relating to all those
who have dependent relatives, and
also to appointment to the Officers
Training Camps, just thirty y-eight
men. Are the three hundred young
men, Newark's estimated citizenry
eligible to draft according to the
provisions of the new selective
draft bill, examining the advant-
ages of the various branches of
the service, and making an intel
llgent choice, or are they careless
ly awaiting the course of events
and confronting the situation with
Indifference? Here are few
items, which may seem worthy of
consideration:
CD Young men who enlist in
the local company will be with
home folks, under home officers,
wherever they may be sent
throughout the war.
(2) All men who enlist in the
Militia, under the latest ruling
of the War Department, will be
discharged Immediately upon
the end of the war.
(3) 1t is reported that two
hundred thousand men are about
to be chosen from the regular
army and the Militia to become
officers in the new army to be
created as the result of the re-
cent Selective Draft Act.
(4) Company E has stand
ing excelled by few companies in
the country. The personnel of
the rank and file is universally
pronounced far above the aver
age; there are at present in the
Second Battalion, four officers
from the ranks of Company E's
enlisted men; nine men have
recently been chosen from the
ranks for appointments to the
Officers Training Camp at Fort
Myer, Va, a record probably un-
equalled by any one company in
the country.
Surely these things indicate that
chances for advancement will be
as plentiful in the local company
as elsewhere. Think it over!
(Signed)
L. B. JACOBS, Captain
Delaware Infantry
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
MORE ROOM NEEDED
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
Members Consider New Build.
ing

Members Of the congregation of
the Newark Presbyterian Church
will hold a meeting following
prayer meeting this evening to
near the report of a committee
recently appointed to consider
means of providing for the grow
ing Sunday School of the church.
Many members advocate the erec-
ton Of separate building on land
adjoining the church. The COM
mlttee that will report this even
ing is composed of G. N. Brown,
chairman: A. C. Whittier, G. w.
Grlttn, R. J. Colbert, Edgar Nc
mullen, DR.. Dunlevy, and Fred
erick Ritz.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16

been arranged for, so that it is
likely this crop will be gathered
satisfactorily. Prices hold up
well, and although the cost of
labor is greatly in excess of pre-
vious years, the crop will be high
ly profitable. 1t is to be regretted,
however, that the acreage set to
strawberry plants this year is only
about so percent of that in years
past. On account of the possible
difficulty in getting pickers, and
the high price for other crops
grown with less labor, strawberry
growers have felt it wiser to put in
wheat, corn, potatoes, etc, in place
OF strawberries.
THE census has also shown that
farmers are keenly alive to their
responsibility and patriotic duty
IN producing maximum crops this
year. In every part of the State
they are making supreme efforts
to obtain the greatest yield of
food stuffs in the history of Della
ware. It is reported that one
Hundred" in the southwest
ern part of the State will pro-
duce between $500 and 5000
carloads of foodstuffs, exclusive
of canned goods this year
one carload for every two in
habitants of that district. This is
an indication of the effort being
made in Delaware this year to
meet the national crisis. Every
Delawarean should be proud of
what the State is doing, not only
to feed itself, but to supply as
much as possible for those less
fortunate.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
School Board
Re-orgdnizes
High School Teachers Resign
Primary and Grammar Tea
chers Appointed

Edward l.. Richards, and Robert
:. liallaher, were elected members
Of the Board of Education for
term Of two years, and Orlando K.
StrahOrn for term of one year,
at the special election held by the
voters of school districts numbers
80. 80 l-2, Al, al 1-2, in the High
School building last Saturday. The
new Board met for organization
Monday night, electing Prof. C. A.
McCue, president; and Harvey
Hoffecker, secretary and treas
urer. Teachers for the primary
and grammar schools were leected
at the meeting as follows: Miss
Katharine Heiser, Miss Elsie
Davis, Miss Rosa Pepper, Miss
Emelie Pennington. Miss Agnes
Medill, Miss Elsie K. Cloud, Miss
Mary Hoffecker, Miss Bertha Nc
Kee, Miss Frances Medill, and
Miss Ruth Shepardson, music
teacher. Robert P. Koehler of
near Pittsburg, was elected prin-
cipal, to succeed R. F. Friedel,
resigned. Mr.. Koehler, with his
family, will come to Newark in
June. He will teach in the Della
ware College Summer School for
Teachers for ten weeks during the
Summer. Assistants in the high
school have not yet been elected.
designations have been received
from both Miss Armstrong and
Miss West, who will take courses
at the Goldey Commercial College
this coming year.
A petition, signed by about 100
citizens, 50 of whom are taxpay-
erS, asking that the commercial
course be continued in the high
school, was considered by the
board. The board was unable to
reach any agreement on the mat
ter. 1t is the opinion Of some
members htat many persons who
signed the petition do not under
stand conditions relative to this
course. 1t had been the custom to
admit pupils to this course who
had not advanced very far in the
academic course but it is now
claimed under the State law, be-
fore pupils can be admitted to the
commercial course they must have
finished their work in the tenth
grade. If this is insisted on it felt
it would leave so few taking the
course that it would not pay for
the expense.
The board executed for the re-
mainder of the term about IL boys
who desire to work on the farm.
Those who are up in their studies
will receive credits for the remain
der of the term and will be pro-
noted.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
State Board Issues Report

The report of the State Board
of Agriculture for 1886 has
been printed and copies may be
secured by addressing the Board,
at Dover. The report gives the re-
suit of examination of field seeds
in 1916. These results indicate
that it is very important for far
mers to know whether their seeds
are pure and whether they will
grow and it is suggested that
samples be sent to the Board for
examination. The seeds will be
examined and a report made on
them free of charge.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
Bean Packing Op-
erations Begin

Operations were begun in the
new bean packing branch of the
P. J. Ritter plant at Newark, on
Monday. The manager, Mr.. Rey-
nolds, states that the work is
handicapped for lack of labor. The
Company is remodeling a building
at Glendale, where a kitchen will
be established and tomatoes made
into pulp for catsup.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16

An examination of the roster of
Company E this morning revealed
that there are eleven men in the
company who are residents of
Newark. The names follow !:
Henry Sergeant, James A. O'Dan-
iel, William K. Sergeant, Gilbert
D. Chambers, Enos w. Coover,
William D. Coover, Joshua w.
Davis, Henry N. Reed, Joseph R.
Riley, Roy c. Gregg, and George c.
Kalmy.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
Attractive Residence
Under Way

Ground has been broken on
Welsh Lane for a dwelling to be
occupied by the owner, Mrs. Helen
Mackey. The residence will be of
stucco finished throughout in
hardwood and promises to be one
of the most attractive in that part
Of Newark. G. w. Griffin is con-
tractor in charge of the work.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-16
w. G. 7. u. Meeting

The Newark w. C. T. U. will
meet this Thursday afternoon, at
the regular hour, at the home of
Mrs. Cloud.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

MRS. NELLIE LOVERIDGE readings daily. Spiritua1ist meetings Sun day evenings 7:30. The public cor
 dially invited. 781 Main St. D 27 ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
~~~A~A~
STOCK MARKET .>C~N~~~~

\
 New York. Sept. 17.-After an ir- regular opening today the stock mar ket declined, with a resumption of professional selling. There were in- dtcations also of further liquidations, especially in St. Paul, which, falling 2 points. made a new low record for the movement of 57. 5-8.
 The shipping shares were again under pressure and Marine pfd lost 1 3-4. Bethlehem Steel, which re- ceded 2 1-4; Texas company, Beet Sugar, Air Brake and Central Leath- CT were conspicuously heavy. T he coppers also developed marked weak ness, selling well under Saturdays low figures
 Stocks were offered in quantity and the market became distinctly weak Selling came from speculative sources, but there was also large increase In liquidation Many new records for the movement were reached. Bethle- hem Steel fell nearly six points to e4 1-2, Inspiration was off points at 1T. Steel sold off 5-S to 104 1-2. Rep |resentative railroad shares like St. Paul. which dropped 3 points to 56 1-2; Reading. Canadian Pacific, Louisville, Delafare and Fudson and Northern Pacific, lost to 3 points. Bonds were easy. Ltbertyl bonds sold at 99.9S to 100.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
Yom Kippur Will
 Be Observed Sept. 26

tYbm Yippur, the Jewish holiday. a day of atonement, will come on We'd nesday, Sept. 26, beginning at sun down of the previous day. In accord ance with the old custom the Ortho- dox Jews will fast from Tuesday night until sundown of Wednesday,. There will be services at all the synagogues, where the Shafer, a rams horn, will be blown three times, thus concluding the holiday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
BOSTON STOCKS.

Cal & Hec1a $40
 Copper Range 55
 East Butte III Franklin 6
 Isle Royale 30 Old Dominion l6i Shannon z. Superior & Boston 3s Utah Apex 3i Wolverine fl Ventura 57
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
Exploding Shell
 Kills American
 Ambulance Driver

Paris, Sept. 17.-Pau1 Bentley, of Chicago, Harvard student, died yes- terday in g. hospital at the front from injuries received on Friday when an exploding shell hit an ambulance which he was driving. Carson Kicks. of Eureka, Cal, another member of the American field ambulance who was injured at the same time, is pro- gressing favorably.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
sPIKrTUAL1sr MEDIUM

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister. Marie Davidson, Ph. D. Scientific and Spiritual readings daily except Thursdays and Sunday. 4o4 State Street. D 12 all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

FLORAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. yOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

E
 Every person, firm or corporation (resient or non-resident) liable to tax ation on real or personal property in the Town and City of Bridgeport on September l. 1917, MUST FILE with the Tax Commissioner a sworn state- ment of all taxable property owned by such person. firm or corporation in the Town and City of Bridgeport, on specially printed lists furnished by the Tax Commissioner Such lists must be filed during the MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1917.
 FAILURE so to do will compel the Tax Commissioner to make out such lists from the best information obtairl- able. to which a penalty of ten per cent. will be added as by law required.
 LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if each parcel of Real Estate is not separately listed, and properly describ- ed, giving metes and bounds; street number of lot number. Buildings thereon must be entered separately from the land value
 FAILURE to file a list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief. Lists may be obtained at the office of the Tax Com missioner, Room g. City Hall. during the month of August.
 HOURS: g a. m. to 4 p. m i. daily. O, m. to i p. m. Saturday. A.. F. CONNOR, Tax Commissioner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
PATENTS

FIRED II. BOWERSOCK, E. Q. E., LII. B. Attorney and Counsellor at Law in Patent and Trademark | Causes. Solicitor of Patents. 959 Main St.. Suite 20. Phone 112 Bar. mum. IA years practice in New York city. New York office. Nn.na Rector St. ssaz
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
:-: Finance, Real Estate end Insurance =:
REMOVAL NOTICE

NOTICE-The Goodyear Shoe Repair ing Co.,, located for the past nine years at 76 John street will re- move about September 10th to ' 60 Cannon street (next door to Howland's). 1T
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

OI1F T. C. T. IOOIAEAff
 Leave Bridgeport 11:30 a. m., re- turning leave Port Jefferson p. m. Early Fall Time Table-Leave Port Jefferson. daily, a. m., leave Bridge port, 3sp. m., except Saturday and Sunday, as below. Saturday and Sun day-Leave Port Jefferson a. m., 2 p. m., leave Bridgeport, 11:30 a. m., D. m. Single fare 75 cents. Round trip ticket $1.25. Automobile trans portation given careful attention. For further information address Geo. M. Tooker, agent, Bridgeport or Port Jefferson. Time table subject to change without notice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

aICKELSON, the we'll known tailor has removed to 104 Bank St. Clean ing, pressing, repairing. Full dress suits to rent.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

MORTGAGE NOTES and Commercial paper bought and sold. Mortgage foreclosures stopped at once. Lestef c. Lowe. Room 409,. Warner build- ing. Tel. 22s Noble.
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The Washington herald., 1917-11-21
old MONARCHY
TO Be REVIVED
BY Grand DUKE
Such is Rumor London Re.
ceives About Russian
Internal Troubles.

London. Nov. 2O.-Grand Duke Nicho-
las Nicolaivitch. of whom it has been
long whispered in allied circles that
he is the only man who could whip
the Russian army back into shape. is
reported to head Kaledine's CoSsaCks
in a counter revolution To restore the
monarchy.
The Cossack Hetman dispatches re-
ceived here from Vienna by way of
Geneva and Paris state he has pledged
his full support to the grand duke and
promised the latter TO make him re-
gent If the coup goes through. In view
Of the fact that the Cossack leader
has virtually bottled up all food and
fuel, the undertaking, il these dis
patches are true. holds considerable
promise of realization.
Another dispatch received in a round
about way from PetrogTad. was to the
effect that Kerensky is at Luga. about
ninety miles south of Petrograd. with
two army corps that have declared
their allegiance to the Committee of
Salvation, the moderate Socialist body
counteracting the Bolsheviki in the
capital.
Considerable friction in the Bolshe-
Wiki regime is reported from Petro-
have resigned, denouncing are said TO
have resigned denouncing the meth
DDS of political terrorism of the Le-
nine-TrotZky rule.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-21
HOLY CITY NOW
READY TO FALL
BEFORE BRITISH
Flank Movements Executed
by Alenby's Forces
Hens in Turks.
BY FRANK w. GETTY.

London, Nov. 20.-Gen. AIlenby's
forces in Palestine are executing an
encircling movement about Jerusa-
lem. An official announcement given
out here today said points twelve
miles northwest and fifteen miles west
OF the Holy City had been reached,
apparently without much Turkish re-
sistance. The British had already ap-
preached the city from the southwest,
and they hold all approaches on the
south. To the east is the inhospit-
able and roadless desert. The only
important communications left to the
garrison are to the north.
Holy City surrounded.
1t is believed here the British COM
mander Is striking northeastward
from his present line with the object
OF cutting all ways of access to the
city from the northward. His plan
probably is to shut the capital off from
the world and reduce it through lack
Of supplies, avoiding regular siege
operations. These would involve the
destruction of priceless ancient build
ings.
Nothing Is said in today's communi-
cation regarding British progress
north from Jaffa, the seaport of Jeru-
salem. The British line Here is much
farther north than farther inland. The
left flank has advanced fast, partly
because 1t has the support of naval
units in the Mediterranean.