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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
AMERICAN STUDY CAUSES RADICAL
 CHINESE CHANCE
Emphasis on Influence of America Heard at
 Legation

Peking, June 5-Striking changes which have been wrought in China's attitude toward foreign innovations were emphasized by Dr. Wu Ting fang, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an address which he del1v- cred at the semi-annual dinner of the American College Club, composed of Chinese students, who have returned after obtaining an education in Ameri- can colleges. The dinner was held in the Foreign Office. i
 In his address to the collegians who had studied in America, Dr. Wu Ting fang said that the dinner, bringing together Chinese men and women, was indicative of the changes which have swept over China, since the first Chinese students were sent abroad to be educated.
 "A dinner like this could not then have taken place. said the minister .tIt used to be out of the question to refe in China to foreign things. There was distrust of foreigners.
 When I first learned the English language, I did not dare to speak it in China I often had to conceal my knowledge. Everything foreign was feared and despised. But what a great change has taken place. We now see Chinese youths in foreign dress, wear ing patent leather shoes and tall hats. Everything foreign is a fashion today. It is most fashionable of all to have foreign wives.
 Forty years ago a Chinese gentle man who was educated in Yale learn ed many good things during his so- journ there Then he returned to China and had hard struggle. By persever- ence and indomitab1e patience, hesuc- ceeded in persuading Ii Hung-Chang and Tseng Kuofan to send students to America for education. Finally 120 students were despatched to the States in four parties. On their return, how ever, they received shameful treat ment from the government. For many years they could not get on. but they spread their knowledge of democracy among their fellow countrynen.'
 Addressing pr. Paul s: Reintsch, the American Minister, Dr. Wu added: we therefore got our knowledge from your country. It is a debt. and we feel gratful for your assistance and for the system of government you have given us."
 Col. Harry c. Hale, of the United States army, who is commandant of the Fifteenth infantry, stationed at Tien-stin, spoke on behalf of the American students. He expressed the hope that more and more students from China may go yearly to Ameri- can colleges, especially to the National Military Academy at West Point, where two Chinese students graduated with high honors in 1915. He said that the good will which exists be- tween the two countries is due in a great measure to the efforts of Amer ican educators. both in the United Estates and CanadA.@E 4sS
 | The American Minister, Dr. Reinsch, Admiral Tsai Tingkan and many other prominent Chinese officials were among the guests of honor seated al the speakers table c. c, Wang, g graduate of Yale, acted as toastmaste1 and presented the new president o1 l the club, c. T. Wang, who is also g i Yale man. and vice-speaker, of the Chinese Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
THE POINT OF VIEW

r- HE MIND works sometimes without the being quite conscious of how it works There is the matter of cutting tobacco drink food How easy it is the night befote to begin the next right with all the self denials in their proper place. the day comes how very easy it is to slip right back into the habits
 There the matter seeing the dentist That's very easy until the time do it. Then reluctance grows with every step, toward chair and forceps.
 So it is with soldering There is age when most find it easy forward to soldering adventure TherB time when most prefer to do something else
 Such the fralty human thought the who is very much too old to apt to think himself twice reckessly 5rave chap as he really is.
 will become those who have duty to to to be rather cautious in talking about how they would feel They they would feel just about the those feel who going sorry determined to the thing through This mans If there is to be talk about ackers, let the young talk it, and the woman has inherent right to sweeheas and husbands who normally brave and normally willing to do the right thing
 Men who have registered who subject to draft and who prepared do their duty have the right to demand better the duty criticism others excepting perhaps who served in the Civil War and in the Spanish American
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
JAPANESE VAIN
 SUBJECTS FROM
 RO-GERMANISM

Tolxio, June 5-A warning against the spread of pro-German sentiment among the Japanese people has been uttered by Dr. Inazo Nitoba, 8 la nous scholar. Through the columns or a popular, business organ he has de- clared that two d&rgers confront his people during the present war. The first is the -pro-German illusion and the second the tendency of luxurious living.
 He said: Though Japan Is one of the belligerents, we did only little fighting at the outset of the war, and for the rest we did nothing but make gain. We realized unexpected profits through war trade. Some Japanese make no hesitation in offering unstint- ed tribute of admiration at the Ger man altar.
 ''T,his is no time for the Japanese to indulge in lauding the Germans and disparaging the Entente peoples. If Germany should win victory in this war and control Europe, it would De an appalling calamity for all the states of the Orient If the Japanese were so much bewit.-hed by the spien- did German organization as to adore other objectionable German qualities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
REGISTRATION DAY

ILL OVER the country reports read that regis
 traon is proceeding speaceablyn than ties had expected One hopes this exaggeraon writing If the statement of the would hope
 Considering that there hundred million persons in continental United States the plotting micro scopc The probability that the American would resist registration so tiny not to be worth considering.
 Here and there may be sporadic difficulty, which times will be preciptated by drink the exceptional nsolence of somebody entrusted with little brief power
 Nowhere will any difficulty occur that could not be sup pressed by squad of efficient police such Bridgeport employs it's force There purpose the people to the conscpton law Most regret that conditions make the law wish there might be nearly everybody regards the duty which must be formed unpleasant But there many unpleasant which mankind customarily performs and this is ception.
 really would better if the citizens become ac usoed to the notion that the pretty much like himself when to dealing with ordinary matters is not as good Smith, lawyer Neither Smith Jones qualified to doctor horses and prob ably neither of them could build automobile But when it to decisions regarding registration enlistment ghng bullets and wounds all of these pretty nearly the digs ditch with the who a factory.
 There will be differences courage differences in fight ing quality and These differences will be personal not Here the unsed laborer will have twice three times courage ordinary and there will be professional the qualifications that gain medal of honor from a parliament. It is all question of persons.
 That who walks the streets there, be he China Syrian whatnot knows his business about well This is democracy It the spirit which think when they think of each other If this is to be fought the very highest plane
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
Ten Thousand Men Lose Occupation
 By Racing Edict

Newmarket, England, June 5- Newmarket is threatened with the loss of it's prestige as the principal racing place in England as a, result of the governments decision to stop racing. Newmark6k is about sixty five miles from London, possesses the finest race course and training ground in England and it's 10000 in- habitants have depended on the rac- ing industry for a living for many years The stoppage of racing will have about the same effect on the place as the taking away of the sea- front would have on Coney Island or Atlantic City.
 The Rev. H. B.. Young, rector of the leading church in Newmarket is opposed to the elimination of racing in his town and hopes that the report that the government is to sconsent to a modified form of racing will prove true.
 Every one of our 10000 people, said the rector, directly or indirectly, lives on the horses. If racing were stopped here for two years, we would be lost city. The whole industry would go down. Breeding would de- teriorate.''
 
 the charge that Newmarket is an inn moral town. s'I think,'' he said, ''that it compares favorably with any town in England. There is not as much betting here as among the cab drivers in London.
 Virtually one-third of the assess able value of the town is in racing establishments. A number of train. CTS have put their earnings into es- tablishments, starting. say, with $1o,- 900 or $15,000 and adding to it up to $50,000. Their life savings will di- ninish.
 There are hundreds of storekeep- CTS covering an area of seven or eight miles round the town who live on the racing and it's devotees. Hun al eds of others have invested their money in business that depends almost entirely on the patronage of those who come to see the horses run
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
GERMANS HONOR ST. BoN1FAoE.

sS Germans throughout the world. whether in the trenches or at home, whether on this side of the Atlantic or the other, will do homage today to St. Boniface, the patron saint of the Fatherland For many years the Teutof1s have celebrated on the 9th of June in honor of the bishop and martyr who was the first to car ry the gospel of Christ to- Germany.
 St. Boniface was an Englishman by birth. He was born in Creditor, Devonshire, in the year 6S0. In his youth he came under the influence of the Christian missionaries, and enter ed the monastery of Exminster, where he was trained for the apostolic work which has made his name immortal. His first 1abors as a missionary were in Holland, but the hard-hearted pa gan ancestors of the modern Dutch man refused to receive the saint or his gospel. Bonifaee then went to Rome to receive the blessing of the Popeon his mission, and returned with authority to preach to the Ger man tribes.
 It was a slow and dangerous task which Boniface set for himself and hardly day went past without it's perils. Boniface and his converts were especially subjected to the un- welcome attentions of bands of rob- bers who considered the hated Chris tians fair prey. With unf1agging courage Boniface made his way through Bavaria, Thuringia, Fries land, Hesse . and Saxony, and his trail was marked by churches, which were usually built on the site of idol temples which had been destroyed by the saint The sacred trees, con- secrated to pagan gods, he felled, and used the lumber to build churches. For years he went about destroying idols and other false temples to an unexisting religion until troop of defenders of the old faith armed themselves and set out on his trail Boniface and his flfty-two followers offered no resistance and all were promptly slain. The seed of Christian doctrine had been thoroughly planted by St. Boniface, however, and his death did not stop the conquerine march of Christianity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

such as disregard of justice, humanity and international treaties, it would be a most deplora'ble misfortune for the. nation
 If the German ambitions should be. realized, Japan herself, unless she were conquered by Germany would have to become ultra military, and sacrifice all other aims of civiliza- ton at the altar of accumulation of warlike weapons and military pre- paredness. With a country like Ger many roaming about at large in the worA there could never be guaran- tee of peace without powerful Inih- tary strength
 pr. Ndtoba condemns. the extrava-
 garfce of those who have become rich
 through the war. and says they arc
 exercising a degenerating influences on
 the morality of the masses of the peo- pie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
Swedish Shipping Loses Heavily by
 War or Accident

Stockholm, June 5-Sweden's mer- chant fleet lost, either through the war or by accident, in the first three months of this year, thirteen steam CTS with a total tonnage of 22,932; two motor driven vessels with a total of 2,623 tons, and six sailing vessels aggregating. 1,153 tons. Including three steamers lost by decision of prize courts, and other vessels with drawn from service, the whole fleet has been feduced by AZ units. The excess of tonnage lost over newly built or purchased tonnage amounts to 15,429 tons. Many sailors, eeeine no outlook for work under presen-
 conditions, have temporarily given D.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
sNo CODE TELEGRAMs.

Christiania, June 5rThe sending of code telegrams is now forbidden in Norway, and the only languages allowed are the Scandinavian, French, English nd German. In telephoning only the Scandinavian languages. may be used ,and wireless messages to ships at sea may only be sent by the auth oritiess
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
TROUBLESOME DEsERTERs.
The Hague, Netherlands. June 5

The Hague, Netherlands, June 5- A camp for troublesome German de- serters is to be established at Bruns- sum in the province of Ldmbtrg The wooden huts will provide accommo- dation for 500 persons. That there are very undesirable clements among these visitors the frequent cases of theft and like offences clearly show; hence the latest government meas ure. ls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
PAYING SOLDIERS

HOSE COMPANIES which pay their help who sol
 diers patriotic and to be commended.
 eess the support of the dependents of soldiers should private initiative but should be much matter of charge other cost of the Ths is part of the of Great Britain which well be adopted here the interest of justice and united and strong feeling
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
The Book Corner

If you want
 a good laugh
 Read "Bab," a sub-debu- atnte. "Bab" lives in every town. She is ubiquitous.
 $40 "The Hand of Flu Manchu" Mystery and intrigue, deep and double-dyed. S1.35 "The Man in Evening Clothes" An interesting man who goes about as a member of the social set in Washington. $1.50 Capt. Abe, Storekeeper." Do you know the wind swept hamlets down on Cape Cod? This book breathes the atmosphere of old homeports. a.25
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

An ammunition factory in a suburb of Paris blew up destroying the sur roundings about it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

German newspapers are beginning 0 express suspicious of the Stockholm Socialist Conference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
Garden Hose

It pays to buy the best hose. We can give you your choice from
 1-2 in. Hose. .. co 10c fit. 3-4 in. Hose O 12c fit. 3-4 Cotton Covered
 Hose ....... 12c fit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

the sea and taken positions inland, many of them going to farms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

An Arch~support
 Shoe
 for Women Made on an entirely new special last, approy- ed by expert'lmedical ad- visers. It will provide support and comfort for tired and aching foot muscles.
 $500 a pair
 Second floor.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04

sixty eighth mile. The race went to Louis Chevrolet, who covered the dis tance in 56:29:05. Dave Lewis fin- ished second, and De Palma third.
 De Palma won the first two races after thrilling drives with Gaston Chevrolet, a brother of Louis, and Dave Lewis Gaston Chevrolet fin- ished second in the twenty mile spin, and Lewis second in the fifty. The Italian broke the track record in both events. He made the twenty miles in 11:02:07, and the fifty miles in 2S:O9. He averaged 10S miles an hour in the first dash. The car driven by Louis Chevyolet was forced out of the races in the eighth mile of the first event by a broken connecting rod. It was his brothers car that he drove to vic- tory in the 100 mile race. De Palma showed the way to the Frenchman
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
RRJ1NDAGE DETHRONED.
Henry Goelitz of Chicago A. A. An- nexes All-Around Championship.

St. Louis, Sejt. 4.-Avery Brundage of the Chicago A. A., who won the national all around athletic cham pionships in 1914 and 1916, was de- throned in the annual competition here yesterday. Brundage had to be content with seventh place. Another Chicago A. A. athlete, however, Henry Goelitz, captured the title, making the splendid score considering the condi- imo of the Young Mems Order of De- troit was second, and Pot O'Connor. the stalwart New York policeman who finished fifth last year, took third place.
 Rain twice halted the competition and the downpour made any record wrecking out of the question. The ground was drenched, the track made soggy and the infleld veritable mo- rass
 Brundage led Goelitz at the start and remained up front till the 120- yard hurdles. In that event Brund- age knocked down three hurdles and his score was nullified. That prac- ticaly put him out of the competition.
 The score made by Goelitz yester- day was 766.5S4 points behind the tally Brundage made in winning the event last season and 1,196.834 points behind the American record of 7,499 points made by the Rev. Fred c. Thomson of Los Angeles in winning the competition in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04

tors, but escaped without serious in- jury.
 At the end of the fifth round Full ton, discouraged by the hard usage he was receiving from the Oklahoma Giant, in the way of putting and mauling, attempted to leave the ring. He got one leg through the ropes, but was hauled back by his seconds and compelled to submit to flaming and sponging
 The sixth round had not proceeded far when Fulton dropped his hands and said as he started for his corner
 I'm not going to fight any more"
 Referee Hinkel, who also was the promoter of the bout, turned on the Minnesotan and growled:
 You dare to leave the ring and I will declare Morris the winner''
 Fulton then resumed boxing and
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
Gibbons Defeats Dillon.
St. Paul Ghost Outpoints Hoosier Bearcat in Nine of Ten Rounds.

St. Paul Ghost Outpoints Hoosier
 Bearcat in Nine of Ten Rounds.
 Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 4.-Mike Gibbons of St. Paul shaded Jack Dil- lon of Indianapolis in every round of their ten round no decision fight here yesterday.
 Gibbons took the offensive in the first round and kept it, with the ex- ception of the third round when Dillon rallied and won an even break on the round
 In the fifth round Gibbons rocked Dillon's head with left jab and de- livered repeated blows to the face, drawing blood and inflecting punish ment to the eyes.
 In the remaining rounds Dillon showed signs of distress. but displayed remarkable grit, which kept him on his feet under staggering blows.
 Gibbons grew cautions in the ninth and tenth re dnds, but finished with rain of rights and lefts that sent Dillon staggering to his corner.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
EASTERN LEAGUE
Mur1ins and Americans Battle tn Thirteen Innings Tte-Senators Sus- tain Customary Defeat.

Murlins and Americans Battle to
 Thirteen Innings Tte-Senators Sus-
 tain Customary Defeat
 Bridgeport, Sept. 4.-Walker and Smith had a pitchers battle here yes- terday, the game going thirteen in- nings to 3-to-3 tie, when it was called off to permit the players to catch a train for New Haven, where the afternoon game was to be played
 The score:
 New Haven 001OO0110O00o-3 II 8 Bridgeport o10oo02ooo0oo-3 2
 Batteries: Walker and Devine; sm93h and Connolly.
 New Haven, Sept. 4.-Bridgeport shut out New Maven here yesterday afternoon,> 3 to O. All the visitors runs were made on two misplays by Shannon.
 The score:
 Bridgeport .ooo2o0oo1-3 5 1 New Haven .... .00o0O00O0-0 5
 Batteries: Gingras and Krichell; Woodward and Flaherty. + New London, Sept. 4.-After long spell of disasters and 8 disheartening run of luck, the Planters let loose all the revenge of some past fifteen or twenty defeats and bounced upon the Senators for both morning and after-
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
PIONEERS ARE CHAMPS
Annex Go Down Before Superior Play, Score 8 to 0-Dudack Makes Sensational Catch.

The Pioneers captured the City league championship yesterday af- ternoon at St. Mary's playgrounds, when the fast Annex team succumbed to to score. Despite the one sided score the game proved inter eEting, there being several plays that ~were scintillating. Attendants at the game were treated to one of the understandable catches ever pulled (,off in this city, when Steve Dudack, 1.-the fast little outf1elder of the cham fspions turned what appeared to be a &bure three base hit into put out. In tthe fifth inning H. Campbell caught one of Bennie Lynch's twisters on the end of his Louisville slugger and the 'yspheroid rose like an aeroplane and |SBta1Aed for the garden plots far out 5an the field. At the crack of the will aow, Dudack was off like a deer, just
 Ike Marsans used to start at the
 Electric field. It seemed impossible
 that the player would be able to
 rAach the splleroid but as it passed over his head, he made leap with ehk4Lack toward the inf1eld and pulled
 the ball down. Needless to say. he
 was forced to doff his hat when he
 came into the bench.
 "Brother Bilr' Dudack also put up
 a fine game both in the field and at .NIe bat, rapping out three hits in
 four trips to the plate Ellsworth
 also hit hard and timely. Lynch. af- ter eetting away to a bad start tight Aened up. and had the Annex boys at l1lds mercy. The losers garnered four .of their i've hits in the first two in- nings. Al Blanchard put up a stel- liar game in left field for the van- Rquished team. Tn the ninth inning 1t booked as if the Annex would score |after Ellsworth made a miserable err
 For, but this player moment later etarxed a double play with Begley and W Dudack taking part, ending the game. The score and summary:
New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
Special R, R. Excur- sion Rates with Ad- mission Attached

! noon games of tho double bill. The early game was taken by tlfe score of to 2 and was not much labor for the home club. but the afternoon game found the Planters with their hands full. Keefe did fine work and fell under to score only through lack of luck.
 The scores: (First game). New London ... ...0012O010x-4 1O l Hartford ...... .000OO2000-2 O Batteries: Crum and Russell; Head and Carroll.
 (second game). New London .... .ooo3oo0ox-3 5 3 Hartford .... ..100001O00-2 Il Batteries Reiger and Russell. Keefe and Carroll.
 Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 4-Law- renee was unable to hit Spaid in the morning game yesterday and Port land won, to 1. Sweatt's home run in the first inning brought in two tal-a lies for Portland. In the afternoon contest Portland's pitchers were too much for Lawrence, taking the game by the score of 3 to 2. Lords bat ting was a feature. He got i've hits for the day in six times at bat.
 The scores:
 \ (First game). Portland 3101010o1-7 10 2 Lawrence .... .000O00o01-1 6 g. Batteries: 'Spaid and Dempsey: Press and Murphy.
 (Second game).
 r. h. .. s Lawrence .... ..101000000-2 s3 Fuller and Gaston.
 Worcester, Mass, Sept. 4.-Mur- < rays failure to cover second. . baik by McQuillan and couple of hita gave Springfield two runs and victory in the second inning yesterday fore noon. The game was called with ono man down in the last of the seventh. allowing the teams an hour to catch a train. There was much dissatisfac- tion
 The score
 Springfield .020OG0-2 5 ....... .01O000-1 Batteries: Sherman and O'Don- nell; McQuillan and Tyler.
 Springfield, Mass, Sept. 4.-Bril- liant pitching by CHI and punched hits off Lindstrom gave Springfield < 3 to decision over Worcester hero yesterday afternoon. Gill allowed only three hits, all of which were made by Murray. Lindstrom was out of the box in the sec- ond inning and Canavan, who suc- ceeded him, pitched fine ball. The score:
 r. h. Q. Springfield ....o2Ooo1o0x-3 \ Worcester .... ..10000o001-2 3 Batteries: Gill and Stephens: Canavan and Wilder.