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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
Could Make 1000
Planes in 3 Months

New York, June 15.-The Aero Club
Of America yesterday sent to Senator
George E. Chamberlain, chairman of
the senate committee ON military af-
fairs, and to H. S. Dent, Jr., chairman
of the house committee on military
affairs.a letter urging necessary appro-
priations for the building ''of the 1O0,-
900 airplanes needed to enable the
Allies to achieve a, decisive victory and
bring this war to an end
The letter denounced as a wicked
waste" the fact that eight estab-
lished firms capable of manufacturing
1900 airp1anes in three months and
developing an output of $4,000 air.
planes in six months, were laying idle,
because of delay in appropriations
The letter names the Curtfss Aero
plane Co., the Aeromarine Plane and
Motor Co, the Burgess Co., the L. W.
F. Co.. the Standard Aero corporation
the Thomas Morse Aircraft Co. and tn
Wright Martin Aircraft Co.
These manufacturers" the letter
says, "are in a better position to ar
range to increase their production by
10 times than the British airplane
manufacturers were in the early part
of 1915, when the British government
gave them the necessary orders
'As a result small manufacturers In
Great Britain, it is stated, increased
their production of but one airp1ane
a week to five or 10.
The Aero club states that it has
knowledge that the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
This country is a great reservoir

This country is a great reservoir
for men of the type who make flyers.
1t has tremendous manufacturing re-
sources. I believe that we can render
no better service than to turn GU re-
sources toward insuring to the Allied
governments superiority in the air.
1t can be done and under the plans
we are mapping we will do it,
Mr.. Coffin explained in detail the
organization already perfected where
by committee of army and navy Off
GERS are working with the Air Service
Production Board.
Joint committees of American, Brit
ish and Canadian representatives, he
said, had agreed upon a standardiza-
ton system whereby the machines can
be turned out to the best advantage.
''This MEANS he said, that we are
prepared now, and we have plans in
this country for the machines which
are needed in quantities by the United
States, the British and the Canadian
governments, SO that the machines we
make apply to the three services.
1.-The French development has gone
ahead in it's most important phases
that is, development of high speed
fighting machines used on the front.
"Some of these types are already in
this country and others will be here
soon. Our manufacturers will stand
ardize them with the French service.
We have no time to develop on our
own responsibility these machines,
which are the results of two years
experience on the fighting front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
ADAH ISAACS MENKEN

How often has genius in woma11
been misdirected and gifts that might
enable the possessor to do unending
benefit to the world thrown away to
the winds. A tragic role of this kind
was played by Adah Isaacs Menken.
She rightly belongs in the category Of
restless geniusses and her great weak
ness was that she tired of things all
too quickly. She will be well remem-
bered by the older generation,
which followed her escapades with
great interest. Daughter of a Span
ish Jew and a Frenchwoman, she
was born Dolores Adios Fuertes. She
first saw the light near New Orleans
| on June Is, 1885. At the age of sew
| en- she first appeared on the stage as a
dancer and took her audience by
| storm. In a few years she had
reached great popularity and was
| wildly acclaimed in Havana, where
! she became known as Queen of the
Plazs." At the age of twenty she
married Alexander Isaacs Menken OF
Galveston. Tex, retired from the
| stage and published a volume OF
| poems. She divorced her husband
| after short time and returned to the
stage in 1858. The footlights held her
only a short time, however. for she
| retired to enter a Cincinnati studio tic
lstudy sculpture In 1859 she married
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
PENNY NEWSPAPER

June Is may also be said to be the
birthday of the penny newspaper in
Great Britain for these were made
possible when the stamp duty was
abolished sixty-one years ago today.
On this side of the Atlantic cheap
newspapers had come into existence
many years before, but the heavy
tax imposed on the English Press
made newspapers a luxury for the
masses so long as the stamp duty
was in force. In the early part or
the last century a tax of I'D. or eight
cents, was imposed on each copy OF
a newspaper published in England,
and printing, publishing or selling or
having possession Of a newspaper
which was unstamped were crimes in
volving severe penalties. In 1885 the
stamp duty was reduced to one penny
per copy, but even this reduc3oh
helped little to ropularize the pa
pers for they still sold for six cents
copy The abolition of the stamp
duty was directly due to the Crimean
War. The masses of the people were
anxious to know about the conflict,
but they could not afford to pay the
prices for newspapers. Then ParIiab-
ment passed an act permitting the
unstamped publication of paeprs
which dealt with only one subject"
Scores of journals devoted exclusively
to war news were published under this
act, and this competition naturally
aroused the established press to q
frenzy of RECOMMENDATION. The result
was the total abolition of the stamp
duty and the daily papers were redue-
ed in price as to make them available
to the millions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
William III Ascends Throne

It would have been better for the
world if there had been no occasion
to record this story, but history is
history and facts are facts. There
fore take note: This is the twenty
ninth anniversary Of the accession to
the throne of William II, Emperor
Of Germany, whose elimination from
the affairs of the world is the object
of the present devastating war. 1t
was on March 9, 1888 that Emperor
William L, grandfather of the pres
ent ruler Of Germany and victor In
the Franco-Prussian war, died, leav-
ing the throne to his son Frederick.
The latter Immediately issued a proc
lamation to his people in which he
promised to consider new and I'M
questionable national needs" which
gave promise of enlarged liberties for
the German people. Frederick, how
ever, ruled only ninety days A can
cerous affection Of the throat, from
which he had been suffering for years,
| brought him to an early grave and
with him went the hopes of, the Ger
mans. When William II succeeded
| Immediately after his fathers death
there were many who predicted dire
things for the newly created empire.
William was headstrong! bound to
have his own way despite the counsel
| of wiser heads and was thoroughly I'M
popular. One of the first acts of his
| which. brought down the condemna-
| ton of his people was his dismissal
of Bismarck, the builder Of the Ger
| man Empire. It took William II
| many years to gain the loyalty of his
| people. From the very beginning he
was military mad. 1t was a case Of
regiments, regiments and more regi-
m ents, until Germany became an arm
ed camp, ready for action at a, mo-
ment's notice, waiting for 1.-THE Day.
| to come when it would fling itself
| upon the world. That day came in
July 1914, since when millions of
men in Europe have fought and bled
and died to save the world from be-
coming, in its turn, an armed camp.
In other words. they have given their
lives so that nailitarism and oppression
shall be banished from the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

John c. Heenan, the famous pugilist
of the middle nineteenth century
Three years with her pugilistic hus-
band were enough. She divorced
him after a stormy matrimonial ex-
perience. That didn't discourage her,
however, for she was married twice
after that Death came to her at
Paris on August 10, 1868. The elder
Dumas was known to have been very,
very fond of her. Despite her tent
pestuous career, however, she had a
secret longing for tranquility and
friends whom she could trust and
love. Her poem Exile expresses
this longing in touching fashion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES.

Martin Luther, the great German
,reaormer, was excommunicated by
Pope Leo K. on June Is, 1920. On
the same day in the year 1740 the
fleet of Sir Edward CORVALLIS
dropped anchor in the harbor of Hall
fax, Nova Scotia. In ITS, on June
Is, Washington was made commander
in-chief of the American army. On
the same day in the year 1919 Pi1atre
de Roster, a pioneer French aeronaut
was killed. He was attemp ting to
cross the English channel from Bou-
1ogne but his balloon caught fire soon
after it's ascent and he fell to earth.
ON June Is, 1896, Arkansas was ad-
mitted to the Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
MUST MAINTAIN
SECRECY ON ALL
MILITARY PLANS
One Per Cent. of Papers Dis
closing Valuable Infor-
nation to Enemy.

Washington, June 15.-Nfilitary in
formation of value to the enemy is be-
ing divulged by one per cent. of the
American newspapers which are not
regarding the voluntary censorship
that is respected by 80 per cent, the
committee on public information an
nounced yesterday in a new appeal to
all to suppress publication of matter Of
that nature.
The committee issued this state
ment:
while 80 per cent. Of the newspa-
pers Of the country are scrupuloVsly
observing the rules of the voluntary
censorship a certain few are printing
daily information that may expose
ly peril.
mot only is announcement made Of
the passage Of troops through the
communities in which these papers are
published, but the names and equip
ment are given in detail, also exact
information as to the destination and
date of arrival, together with specula-
ton as to probable sailing.
| cit does not matter that the govern
ment's plans for concealment Of troop
movements across the water have fail
ed in many particulars. Absolute Sec
recy still remained the object Of siren
| uous efforts. The press Of the coun-
| try, realizing the necessity, has pledged
! its aid and cooperation The one
| newspaper that breaks this faith I'm
does the work of all those that KEEP
| te faith Attention is again called te
these specific and repeated requests Of
| the government for suppression OF
! news with respect to:
| "Any information in regard to the
| train or boat movements of troops.
Information regarding the assem-
| bling of military forces at seaport:
from which Interference might bs
| made of any intention to embark then
/ for service abroad"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
Human Organs
Made Into Pictures
X-RAY OUTDONE
(By L. w. BOWER, M. d.

(By L. w. BOWER, M. ID
A recent issue of the British Medi-
cal Journal explains a remarkable dis
covery Of DR.. James Scherer, and de-
scribes a new process of photograph
by which an abscess of the liver or
the kidneys can be photographed from
living patients. This will be invalu-
able because so many people suffer
from kidney disease, and if it can be
recognized in time they, no doubt, can
be saved and life prolonged. Such
photographs as can be obtained by this
new process will show whether there
is a blockade in the intestines or not,
whether the kidneys are normal and
able to do the great burden put upon
them.
Unfortunately. what the liver can't
take care of passes on to the kidneys,
and the intimate relation between the
two often causes a disease of the kid
neys One of the poisons retained
within the system is uric acid in ex-
cess.
Death would occur if the kidneys
did not work day and night in separat-
ing poisons and uric acid from the
blood.
The danger signals are backache. de-
n
drowsinesst irritability, headaches,
chi1liness, rheumatic twinges, swollen
Joints or govt.
This can be avoided by stimulating
the kidneys to increased action, and
because of it's tonic effect on this or
gan I would advise any one to pur-
chase Anuric, (Which is to be had
nowadays at almost any drug store)
and take it three times day, together
with pint of hot water, an hour be-
| fore meals. BY getting rid of the uric
acid you can prevent and cure rheu-
matism, govt, and the pains and aches
due to this uric acid stored within the
system.
have found in practice that Anurie
double strength) is more potent thar
lithia and in most cases it will dissolve
the uric acid as hot water does sugar
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
CONVERTED AUTO
/. PLANTS TO MAKE
HUGE AIR FLEET
Plans Are Completed For
Manufacture of Thous-
ands of Aeroplanes.

Washington, June 15.-American au-
tomobdle and other converted factories
on Jan. 1 can begin to turn out great
fleets of standardized aeroplanes,
based on war types developed by the
French and British, which will help
the Allies to take the mastery of the
air and perhaps bring speedy victory.
Plans have been prepared by the
National Defense Council to carry out
this program They can be consuGn-
mated without interfering in any way
with the production of other necessary
munitions. There are but two obsta-
cles-red tape and lack of money. II
Congress will cut the red tape and
supply the money the program will be
realized
These statements represent in effect
the announcement made to the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs yester-
day by Howard f. Coffin of the Coun-
Gil OF National Defense. Mr.. Coffin is
"a business man who started with a
wrench and made fortune out of the
construction of high grade autono-
; biles. He has studied the problem OF
turning other factories into aeroplane
iplants. He has also received at first
hand from the British and French ex-
sperts the benefit of all of the expert
ments made by the Allies.
I'VE have producing facilities in
this country, MIR. Coffin said, ''to
make unlimited numbers Of machines
when once started on a definite pro-
gram We cannot jump into this thing
and produce unlimited quantities with
in a few months
How long viii it talke?' asked Sen
ator Beclham OF Kentucky.
January ought to find us getting on
very wei" MIR. Coffin replied. 1--WE
will have to convert different factories
Unto plants for the various phases o1
.Hhe work Motor concerns can easily
be converted to such purposes.
Our great part in so far as the all
service Is concerned must be that OF
personnel and equipment During the
last few months tremendous strides
have been made.
lit Is certain that neither side car
win without the supremacy of the all
for . strip OF about SO miles behind
the fighting front. As matters nov
stand the production capacity is prac.
tically balanced in Europe. 1t is q
grave question whether the German
machines are not the superior ma.
chimes, but 1t 10 certain that the per.
sonnet of the Allied service is superior
man for man. Germany has reached
her production limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
FEW FATALITIES AMONG
u. S. ARMY AVIATORS

Washington, June 15.-Because. of
aeroplane safety devices there were
only three fatalities in the army air
service between 1914 and April 20,
1917, although the number Of flyers
exposed to risk was much larger than
in the six preceding years, when IL
lost their lives, according to a report
yesterday of the national advisory
committee for aeronautics. Of the
Is fatalities since 190S,s nine were
pilots and six were passengers. Dur
ing 1916 96 aviators in the service
flew 100000 miles without one death
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
Constantine Will
Live in Swiss Villa

Lugano, Switzerland, June 15-One
of the private secretaries of former
King Constantine of Greece arrived
here last Sunday and began a search
for a large villa suitable for a royal
parsonage. Prince Won Buelow, the
former German imperial chancellor,
and several other German diplomats
are staying here. 1t is reported that
ex-King Constantine will likely cross
the Swiss frontier early next week
and go to Berlin, afterward return
ing to Switzerland, where he will
make his home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

British, Canadian and French au-
thorities have decided to adopt a GER
tain type of training machine, of
which from 10000 to 10000 will be
required, and that at meeting of the
Aircraft Manufacturers association
all the firms mentioned as being idle
went on record as being willing to
make any type of airplane the govern
ment may order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
STEALS woMAN's PURSE.

Mrs. NJ 4. wa-ther' who conducts
a lodging house at 1854 Fairfield ave-
nue., reported to police yesterday that
James j. Carmondy, whom she hired
to help her clean house. had stolen a
purse from her handbag containing
SIS. Carmondy, is a Water street
habitue and while Mrs. Walther was
busy in her house he walked away
with the purse and money, she as
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
SAME AS AMERICA.

Hobart, New Zealand, June IA
For the purpose of facilitating army
recruiting, the people have adopted
distinguishing names for the two lots
of men who are serving. Those who
volunteer are called THE Wants and
those called up by ballot or conscrip-
ton 'fThe Sents' On arrival at
camp there is little or no friction be-
tween the two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

The town of Ripon, Wis, with an
appropriation of $4,000 for post
office, asked the government to use
the money to purchase Liberty Bonds.
h Last year the citizens asked that the
money be used to strengthen the awe
! alton CORPS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
JAPANESE DIET TO CONVENE.

Toxic, June IA special session
of the Diet has been summoned for
June 81. The session which will ex-
tend about three weeks is made nee
essary by the dissolution Of the House
of representatives last winter. A
new house was elected in April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

Prince Tan the famous Chinese
singer, is dead at the age Of u.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1917-12-08
PUEDEN ALlSTARsE VOLUNTA.
RIAMENTE EN- Ell EJERcITo
LOS CONSCRIPT0S HAS
"a ri Ola l5.

Pueden todo.i los conscriptos que
quieran, aunque hayan sido llamados
para presentarse ser examinados
fisicamente para entres al Eiercito
Nacional, alstarse voluntariamente en-
las fuerzas del eiercito regular fede-
raj, dc la marina de guerra, de 10 in.
fanteria De marina 0 de cualquier
otro ramo de nuestras fuerzas arma-
das No obstante, para alistarse, los
conscriptos deherau presentar certlfi
cados dc sus iuntas respectiyas de re-
clutamiento efsmando que no son ne.
cesarios para eubrir cualquier parie
de la Quota de los soldados Cue ie
ba todava suministrar para Ia pr
mera secci6n del ejercito naeional su
condado,
Todos los conseriptos que hayan
cambiado de resldercia que tengan
ahora direction postal distinta de Ia
que tenia cuando Sc verified el censo
militaI, deben inmediatamente dar
aviso de clio su iunta de recluta.
miento.
Sc consideran denegadas todas las
exenciones concedidas anteriormentc,
todos los hombres de edad militar
censados en- JUNO pasado tcndrdn que
volver ser clasidcados segtin las o..
denes dadas recientemente por Ia direc
ci6n del Ei6rcito Nacional y Recluta.
mlento del mismo.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1917-12-08

III Sr. Parks, ioyero de Las Crucea,
miembro del Comit6 Central Nacionll
socalista, muy afcionado las come
tas, ha inyentado una por medic dc
Ia cual SO pueden obtener fotografias
desde los aires, con muchA mas ia
cilidad que con otras similares inven,
tadas por los militares franceses, que
ha puesto a disposition del Gobierno
nacional, pidiendo solamente que 50
le encarguc de Ia construction de las
inismas, en- 10 que es experto a toda
prueba
Sc agita en- 81 condado de Doha
Ana la idea de construir un camin,
de concrete desde Las Cruces hast'
Anthony, con el fin de eonectar en- es
ia poblaci6n con el que, construido POI
los comisionados del condado de r
Paso, Tejas, coneluye ALI.
III Sr. Trinidad G. de Baca, escriba
no del condado de Santa Fc, que aca
ba de regresar de un extenso yiaie ei
autom6vil por el estado dc CoahuiIa
en- donde mat6 un precioso oso, die,
que reina una paz octaviana en- la
parties de dieho estado por donde tran
sit6, dcdicandose la gente pacifca
mcnte sus oeupaeiones III sr. d,
'Baea, que habia lido q M6jieo para ye
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1917-12-08
Asi 10 PiGo ell Presidente Wilson al Congress,
Iran Italia Tropas Americanas.

III martes, en- la session inaugural
del Congreso, lego el presidcnte, Sc
gun la costumbre por e iniciada cuan
do asumio por primera vez el gobier-
no del pals, su mensaje, pidiendo que
Sc declarara Ia guerra a Austria Hun
gria, que no vacilaria en- pedir que
Sc hiciera 10 mismo con Turquia y
Bulgaria en- euanto 10 ereyera necc-
sario, Estas Manifestations del pre-
sidente fuelon recibidas con una i'm
| ponente manifestation dc entusias-
mo y APPLAUSE, tanto mas grande co.
mo inesperada Todos los miembros
del Congreso, de pie, aplaudian Y vi.
toreaban tumutuosamente, permane.
eiendo solo callados y sentados los Sc.
hadores Lafollete y Gore.
Con menos de un hora de debate
aprobo aver el Senado Ia resolution
deelarando Ia guerra Austria Hun,
gria, y la Camara la aprob6 tamblen,
frmandola el presidente a las 5.o3 dc
la tarde
Sc atirma que pronto iran Italia
fuerzas del ejercito americana
HI Discourse
III presidente diio en- su mensaje 10
siguiente:
'Caballeros del Congress-:
Han transcurrido ocho meses des
de que tuve el honor, por Ultima yea
de dirigirles Ia palabra. Meses que
han estado repletos de eventos de in
mensa y grave importancia para nos
otros, No intentare detallar nj 81
luiera presentar un breye sumario d.
tales sucesos. La relac6n practica de.
| tallada de la parte que en- ellos hemos
tornado les sera presentada en- los
nformes de los dferentcs departa
mentos eiecutivos Solamente discu
tire la vigilancia que debemos eiercer
en- el presente sobre estos vastis.
mos asuntos, nuestros deberes de la
aetualdad y los medios inmediatos
que, para cumplir nuestro objetyo
debemos tener siempre en- vista.
No volyere a debatir las causas ds
Ia guerra. Hace va mucho tempe
que Sc han hecho intolerabIes pos
10 enormes y odiosas, para todo leal
americana, las injusticias preparadas
cometidas en- contra nuestra por el
actual sehor de Alemana, para que
necesite repetiras de nuevo. Pero
81 les pedire que vuelyan eonsde-
rar, examinando hasta el detalle el
rasgo mas pequeho, nuestros obietls
vos y las medidas por medic de las
cuales podemos lograr nuestros fines,
va que el fin que hay que discutir
aqui es accion, aceion definida, dl,
rectamente dirigida a nuestro fin es
10 que necesitamOs. Nuestro objective
es, claro esta, ganar la guerra, m
cejaremos nj permitiremos que Sc nos
desvlc dc nuestra cmpresa hasta que
obtengamos la victoria. Pero vale
bien la pena pedir a la naci6n que