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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
Dangerous Cargoes
 Summed By Sailors

At first sight 1t would seem that dynamite was a cargo to be carefully avoided But from a sailors point of view there are far more dangerous load He dreads, for instance, cargo of sugar. Put hundreds of tons of cane sugar in casks in the hold of a vessel and let the ship steam through belt of hot weather. The odor is sickening. The sailors cannot get the sweet taste out of their mouths. They crave vinegar or lem- on juice-anything sour. They lose their appetites and are always glad when a voyage on which the cargo was sugar is over.
 Coffee is as disagreeable as sugar, in addition being very dangerous.
 Cotton is really dangerous cargo. If little oil happens to touch raw cotton the result is what is called spontaneous combustion. A single bale of cotton saturated with such an oil as boiled linseed( and lying at the bottom of a hold, can be compared only to a slow match attached to bomb.
 Acids and other chemicals form dangerous cargoes. Carbo1ic of call cium, Tor Instance, is more dangerous than dynamite. Acety1ene gas is made from this chemical, and the gas is constantly given off if the product is exposed to air.
 Shipmasters dislike carrying drums of acid where they cannot be reached readily. A Chilean ship put in at the Falkland Islands leaking badly. Her cargo was made up of drums of acid and chalk. The acid had leaked from the drums and mixed with the chalk. forming carbonic gas in the hold. This gas is deadly and the crew could not make repairs. Meantime the acid had gathered at the bottom of the hold and eaten away the iron frames of the ship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

world economic war, is now himself feeling the consequences. In this eco- homie losses of Germany, do not fensive, while England is put on the defensive, and Lloyd George has to announce what foods hitherto re- garded in England as indispensable can no> longer be imported.
 England is now experiencing, more acutely and more rapidly the difficult ties which we experienced. Herr Zimmerman expressed in a conver- sation firm confidence that the sub- marine weapon would soon bring us peace, and bring it this Summer. That is no mere sentiment of the moment. England is much more defenseless against such an offensive blockade than Germany was against the eco- homie war. Nothing can go to Eng land except in ships, and these ships are under German control. England s greatness depends upon sea power, and a blow which brings her down from the first place in world shipping strikes her nerve center. To begin with, England will be able to bear the pressure.
 "One must not underestimate Eng land. warn you also against un- derestimating her statesmen. Do not let people speak offehsively about the 'plebeian' Lloyd George. He seems to me to be a great organizer and a
 man of great qualities. Respect this plebeian, who has given us many nuts ito crack! The English people has not lost any of it's toughness, and ,r% I~ how to bear privations and hunger. England will not give up the fight as lost until she is really unable to go on with it''
 The Cologne Gazette, one of the leading newspapers of the German Empire and frequently the mouth piece of the German Admiralty, re- gently printed a long and jubilant prophecy of the way in which the Ger man submarines would gradually de- stroy neutral trade. The journal re- joices impartially over the dwind1ing profits of New York, Amsterdam, Christiania, Copenhagen, and Barce- Iona. The only European neutrals that it does not mention are Sweden and Switzerland. The editorial writer describes the three phases of what he calls the inevitable triumph of Ger many. The first phase is sketched thus, according to the translation printed in the London press:
 'The torpedoes of the German sub-
 marines are shooting holes in the great business of the world. The ships cannot sail the seas because the risks are too immense and profits dis appear like shadows. There Is a gen. era1 collapse of the international war profit spectators. Of course, the indignation of the disappointed prof iteers is now directed against us. The commercial spirit of the whole world is mobilized against us, and all its back-stair intrigues are used to rouse public opinion against us. That will not disturb us. Relying on our good right, we shall go our way./ valuine this manufacture of opinion at its true worth and later on sobered world will ask whether. it really ! thought us such fools as to believe in ] it's Indignation"
 The second phase is to be marked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
GUESTS DISCOVERY
 SAVES HOSTS HOUSE
Especial to The Farmer.1

\OPCNAdl CO He
 Newtown, April 13-Hospitality ex- tended to Bridgeport traveller saved the farmhouse of A P. Smith of New town last Tuesday according to a re- port from<that town. .. r
 Joseph Roman, who lives on the F. Daniels farm, Chestnut Hill, had oc- casion to drive to Newtown Stopping at the Smith homestead late in the evening he was urged to avoid the indictment weather by staying over. night.
 Fire. originating in an old and dis used bake oven had eaten through the partition and was slowly creeping up the interior woodwork of the home. It was discovered by Roman from his bedchamber and upon an alarm of fire being given the household turned out and extinguished the blaze.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

Belted models, button trimmed, new large silk collar, fancy lined, all-woo1 serge, in black, ssyz s9ssn: eos srsPs9s ses!s S10.95 edness Special. $OOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
TO OBSERVE PATRIOTS DAY.

Boston. April 13-Towns and cities along the route of Paul Revere's ride in 1776 to warn the Middlesex county farmers of the approach of the Brit ish troops will cooperate in a special observance of Patriots day on April 19. A rider in Continental uniform will go over the route from Boston to Lexington, not in the early morn ing hours of Revere's gallop but dur ing the day, in order to permit of patriotic celebration in each place through which he passes. A war rally will be held in the Boston arena in the evening. It
 Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
SCHOOLS TO BURN OIL.

Boston, April 13-The Boston school committee has taken steps to forestall a possible shortage of coal next winter. The committee has asked the school house commission to obtain estimates of the cost of in- stalling oil burning devices in the boil CT plants of the normal, high and Lat in schools, together with storage tanks for fuel oil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
EXEMPT FROM SUGAR LAW

London, April 13-Manufacturers of jam. mnrmalade and condensed milk are exempted from the latest order Of tie food controller limiting the makers of articles for sale dur Ing this year to 40 per cent. of the sugar used by them in 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

Fire destroyed five two-story frame buildings at City Island, at . loss of S6,000,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
CLERGY TO AID RECRUITING.

Boston, April 13-Next Sunday is to be observed as a patriotic day by the churches of this state. The re- cruiting committee of the state com mittee of public safety has asked all c1ergymen to preach on the need of men for the various branches of the military and naval service. Cardinal O'Conne1l promised the committee his Cooperation and Protestant churches will join in the observance.
 A joint resolution authorizing the President to call for 100000 volun- teers was introduced in the Senate by Senator Sherman of Illinois.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
CONGRESS PASSES
ARMY DRAFT BILL
HOUSE VOTE WAS c97 TO PAIN
SENATE THE VOTE WAS
81 Tos.
VOLUNTEER SYSTEM KILLED
Senate Favors Roosevelt Plan to Take
Troops to France.-Age Provision
Not Fxed.-ConfIlcts to Be Settled
In Conference.

Washington The House shortly be.
bore midnight Saturday passed the
bill embodying the Admin 'rations
plan for selectiye draft
The vote was 397 to n
The Senate passed The bin by a vote
+ 81 20 s.
Earlier in the day both senate and
House voted approval Of the Admin
istrations proposal 10 raise great
war army on the principle Of seleclIye
CONSUMPTION, voting down by over
WIDENING majority the volunteer army
amendment around which opponents
of The Administration plan had cam
tered their right
IN the Senate The vote on the yolun-
tecr amendment was 50 to is, and in
committee Of the whole ID The House
II was 279 % Is. supporters 81 con.
scription marshaling a strength which
surprised even Administration leaders
On a roll call the House rejected
the volunteer army proposal by vote
of 3l3 TO 100, an even greater ma.
jority than that by which the amend.
ment had been eliminated from the
bill earlier in the day on teller vote
in Committee Of the Whole
Whether Congress finally would &C.
cept the stars recommendation re.
garding the ages between which con
scription should apply appeared more
uncertain In the Senate the bills
stipulation that men between 10 and %
should be liable to the draft was
changed to make the minimum u and
% should be liable to the draft was
changed to make the minimum q and
the maximum 81 The House voted
down all proposed changes in the
Military Committees recommendation
that the limits be fixed at q and 40
These and number of lesser
amendments will be considered as
speedily as possible in conference in
the hope that the measure may be
sent to the President for his sigma.
lure by the middle OF this week.
Senator llardngs amendment, de.
signed 10 permit Colonel Roosevelt to
raise four infantry divisions for ser.
vice in France was adopted by the
Senate 90 to 81 Many Democrats
voted for it similar amendment
was rejected by the House
The Senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Fan TO provide for raising
three regiments Of volunteer cavalry
to patrol the Mexican border The
vote was - to 25
On the objection of Chairman Fitz.
gerald Of the Appropriation Commit
tee the $3.OOO.e90.OOo appropriation
provided for carrying the bill into eff
feet was finally stricken out by the
House by vote of 351 to %. and it
was agreed that the committee should
bring In a seperate measure.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
The Miracle.

Miracles speak of modern mi.
raclcs can usually be explained said
DR.. Elliott Young Savage ia an ad.
dress before the Chicago Ethical Cul.
ture society.
bishop Blanc's son is a clergyman
and assists his father. At dinner the
other evening the young man said:
"On Broadway today an old bcggG
woman asked me for money | said |
had none With me She begged me to
look and see, 50 ! felt In my trousers
pocket, and, 10 and behold, found a
two-dollar bill there. II was Il miracle.
| gave ii TO the old beggar woman, of
course Yes, a real miraclep
1.-THE bishop put ON his glasses. He
stared long and attentively at his son.
Then he said:
"Confound 1t That's pair of my
trousers you've got on there, boy "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
MARSHAL JoFFRE EAGER
FOR u. S. FLAG IN FRANCE.
viii Hasten End Of War and Cement
Friendship With America.

'e,'Nsp 49, - - - 80,
N, noo,Io If America through Wash.
ingfon newspaper correspondents who
called upon him. that France cherishes
the confident hope that the fog OF the
United States soon will be living on
her battle lines.
Victories sure 70 be won by the sol
diers Of tho two Republics once more
hghtng shoulder 10 shoulder for lib
nrty, declared the hero of the Marine,
will hasten the end Of the war and
tighten the links OF affection and cs
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
WILL 6E KNOWN AS
1.-THE LIBERTY LOAN"

Washington The great loan which
the United States is about to raise
by the bond issue soon to be announc-
I'd will 60 down in history, Secretary
JcAdoo announced officially designa.
ted as "The Liberty Loan of 1917"
This name was selected by MIR. Me-
Adoo because the money derived from
the loan will be spent, to the last dol
Var In the fight which democracy 10
raging against autocracy.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
MEXICO TO TAKE HER
STAND WITH UNITED STATES

Monterey. Mexico Mexico prob.
ably will break off relations with the
Central Powers within few weeks,
and declare an alliance with the En-.
ten;e Powers. The attitude Of the va.
rious government officials plainly
shows that they have received orders
from higher up Some Of the hot.
headed officials who lately were loud
est in their anti-American talk have
developed friel.lly Keeling for the
Americans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
DAVID GILMAN, BINGHAM
TOWNS OLDEST CITIZEN

Bingham, Me, Feb 21-(SpeciaD -
Owing to the death of John Cummings
who has for some time had the dis
tinction of being the oldest citizen in
Bingham, David Gilman now takes his
stand at the head as the oldest voter
and the claimant of the Post Cane
Mr.. Gilman is So years old next April
was born and has always lived in
Bingham. He has been engaged in
various activities and has done his
share of hard work. His parents
were David and Fannie (Spofford)
Gleason and were among the pioneer
settlers of the present Bingham town
ship. In spite Of his years Mr.. Gilman
is in fairly good health. hears well
and sees without glasses. He has
been twice married, the second wife
before her marriage Eta PeaSe has
been dead for a considerable period
One daughter was born as the result
Of the first union while son, Herbert
was born of the second marriage. This
hale old gentleman Of the upper Ken
nebec district together with his sur
viving brother and sister make an in
teresting group. The brother is
Charles Gilman aged 80 and the sister
Mrs. Lucy Friend of Gardiner is con-
siderably younger. having reached
only her 18th milestone. Since two
years ago last October Mr. Gilman
has resided in the home Of Cony
Grant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
MONMOUTH

E. NJ Marks and Mrs. Elbridge
Thompson were called TO Bucksport
last week by the illness and death OF
their brother. Mrs. George NJ. Haynes,
another sister, went Monday afternoon
of this week.
There will be no school on Thurs
day, Washington's birthday.
The town schools will close Friday.
Feb 3d. for a long vacation
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet to sew at the chapel
Thursday afternoon, Feb. %.
The ] 1dies' Circle of the Congrega-
tional church will meet Thursday af-
ternoon. Feb. %, with Mrs. Herbert
Dixon.
The prize speaking contest by the
students Of Monmouth Academy will be
held at Cumston hall Friday. March 16,
the last day of the term.
J. H. Gilman, F. o. Flanders, f. A.
Prescott and Mr.. and Mrs. S. III. Deane
went to Lewiston Tuesday morning.
Feb. 20, to attend the funeral OF Daniel
p. Boynton.
Mrs. w. w. Woodbury. has gone to
Putnam, Conn. called by the illness OF
her son, r. E. Woodbury..
The town books were closed Feb. 10.
For the past two years the books nave
been closed earlier than was custom
airy. in. order that the reports might De
printed ready for distribution peiore
the town meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
EVERYBODY IS WAITING
FOR FRIDAY NIGHTS BOUT
-McKINNON ROBINSON

Everybody is talking and everybody
is going to City hall tomorrow night
to witness the Mckinnon and Robin
son bout. Both men are we'll known
to the fans anC they are aware that
both men have the goods and will use
them. Both meE having been training
faithfully for the past two weeks and
will be in the hest of condition. The
fans are going to turn out in large
numbers to give the famous McKinnon
the once over. McKinnon is known all
over this country as one of the most
aggressive fighters in the ring today
and carries an awful punch and is
dangerous at all times. He is not a
man of science Tut a born fighter, al
ways keeps plugging at his man. 1t
was just his aegressiveness that made
him famous. There is not mark
against him and he always gives the
fans their morey's worth.
Robinson is clean, hard hitter and
one of the best ring generals in the
ring today. He never steps back al
ways forcing his man. This combina-
ton will make some melee
A whole lot of interest is being TAX
en- in the semi-final between Danny
Lorraine VS.. Young Higgins. Lorraine
seems to have made a hit with the
Augusta fans at the last show. He will
meet a skillful boxer in Higgins, hav-
ing improved greatly in the past year
This will be some bout. There will be
two other fast bouts. The advance
sale is extra large and those who have
not engaged their seats had better
without delay, as the manager is re-
ceiving requests for seats from people
out Of town who are going to attend
the ball tonight and plan to stay over
for the bouts. The club will be able
to handle the large crowd. There will
be two ticket booths with two expert
enced men and plenty of ushers so
there will be no delay Of any kind. Po-
tatoes may be $3.50 barrel and sugar
% cents pourd. but our same old
prices still remain. Bouts start at SIS.
Seats on sale at Packard's Smoke
ShOE-AdV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

elaborate scenic production of why
Girls Leave Home" This play. written
by Frederick Summerfeld. chairman of
the Western Anti-Vice Society, was re-
yived this season at the suggestion OF
vice societies everywhere in hopes this
awful traffic in young girls may be
crushed.
why Girls Leave Home is an expose
of the traffic in innocent girls and reveals
it as it actually exists in the dens of
iniquity in cities and towns
II is a plain drama, which tells the
truth, but it is not in any word. line or
suggestion vulgar, and is drama that
any theatregoer can profit at least a
little by seeing.
why Girls Leave Home is in five
acts and eight scenes, a reproduction of
a leading New York cabaret being one
of the features
Seats for this soul-stirring drama are
now on sale at the box office and Judging
from the already large advance sale a
standing room audience will be present.
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
HOUSEWIVES DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
BY Frances Marshall
A WOMAN A DAY.

Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The country over there are more
housewives who manage to get along
with the services of a work woman one
day in the week than those who employ
a domestic all the time. And every
year the number of all-time domestics
is decreasing in proportion to the num-
Der OF women who keep house. Wisely
or not women and girls arc not eager
to take up this line of work. Wages
are growing higher and efficiency in
this work is not increasing proportion
ateIy. So there are many women
whose mothers kept one or two ser
wants who now keep none and manage,
by means of up-to-datc devices and
appliances, and a pretty scientific
knowledge of housewifely efficiency
themselves to get along with "a woman
a day"
From the point Of view of con-
vcniencc il is often more desirable to
have this woman week" come in two
instalments. Ii il easier too, to get a
woman who is willing to work two half
days than one full day. Her own
housework makes a full days work
impracticablc. In order for the en-
ployer TO work with the worker, too.
this hair day arrangement is prefer
able.
Perhaps You find ii convenient, then,
to employ your work woman Monday
and Wednesday mornings. What will
YOU have her do? How will YOU plan
the work?
Obviously the first half day should
be devoted to laundry work With a
small family three hours ought to be
sufficient to devote to the washing and
.puttinS out of the clothes. A quarter
or a half hour more could be taken to
cleaning up the laundry or the kitchen
where the washing has been DONE
The task Of taking down the clothes
after they are dried is not an arduous
one and the housewife can easily at
tend to this herself. Sorting the
clothes can be left till the late after
noon when the tables are clean and
all the cooking things are out of the
way.
With but one DAYS service a week
the housewife will have to do some of
the ironing herself, or she will have to
expect no assistance from the woman
in the cleaning, and l think that
there is not one housewife who would
not rather do little dainty ironing
than do heavy scrubbng. Still one
hardly likes to ask the woman who
has washed all the morning to turn
from the back breaking task over the
tubs to an afternoon of scrubbing. In
fact there are few women who would
be willing to do this. And there the
advantage of having a woman two half
days comes in. The second morning
can be divided between scrubbing and
ironing. The housewife can on Mon
day afternoon sprinkle those clothes
that she wishes to do herself and then
spend some time Tuesday on that task.
Tuesday afternoon she can sprinkle
the others that she wishes tie woman
to do in the morning.
If you want to find out which
scheme is most helpful, try them both.
am pretty sure you will decide in
favor of the woman two half days in
the seven.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
NORRIDGEWOCK

There is a large attendance at the re-
vival meetings being held in the Bap-
fist church by evangelist Greenwood OF
Boston.
There was a large attendance at the
three-act farce The EIopement of Ell
len" given by the senior class Of the
High School on Saturday evening in
the Town Hall. Music was furnished
by Jones orchestra.
Frank l.. French returned to Dan
forth Tuesday after passing the week
end with relatives in town. Mrs
French will remain for a longer visit
with her parents. DR.. and Mrs. w. F.
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Staples of Ban
gor were weekend guests of their mar
ents.
Odsen Taviss has purchased tho Dr
Ames bungalow and has moved into i,
with his family.
Mrs. Bert kidder and Mrs. Steward
Webb are passing a few DAYS with raI-
atives in Mercer
The Valentine meeting OF the y 7 6
on Thursday afternoon which was hata
at the home Of Mrs. Ida Spauld,ns LII.
Mrs. sPaulding and Mrs. Clark p,ann
O. 'es was very unique and pref