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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
NO-LICENsE AND POLITICS

@ HE No-LICENSE campaign opens with most
 striking and unusual letter addressed to the citizens of Bridgeport This letter is signed by eighty of character to indicate that they will fight to finish and that it will not lack for influence money
 Interpreting the future by the of the gners would seem that Mr. Kings city hall machine getting ready make an issue of the license question
 The letter appealing signatures call in being eedum on license signed by the heads of the police board the fire board and the board of education by others n mately associated with the city in positions of trust which held substantially at the will of Mr. Kings chine.
 affiliations of the church there another novel element The appeal is signed by Walter Lashar of the greatest manufacturers in Connecticut and by Bton president of the Bridgeport Manufacturers Association The leading manufacturing industries heavily represented
 Mr. Kings part in the future is not yet clearly manifested # cannot be told yet whether the city hall machine will be openly for nocense only acity for it. It has already hostages to show that it's influence is with the dry vote
 Such the part of political leader is novel in Connecticut If Mr. King out at-footedy for dry fown he will attain distinction for daring It is likely he will gather in the liquor vote with hand while he holds the dry vote with the other.
 The latter task will require considerable skill The heads fire police departments evidence upon one side at least of what is going in city hall.
 Not apparent would be the activities of the subcelar workers who in the of the double policy would about explaining that the nocense campaign all joke with joke on the high brows." ]" Z On the othe city hall may play the cards the 0Pen, face up.
 MT King has recently become very prominent in Washing ion He enjoys her doubt the confidence and respect big business which has become to large extent favorable prohibition.
 It would not utterly unexpected in the Republican lead should he be found openly representing the nocense views of big business4Sx
 At any rate the noicense campaign will be joke
 be vigorously wagd with strong newspaper support the issue will be obscure until the votes counted. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
THE NEEDED THING

PROCESSION for the penitenary to be demand
 n cd to meet the situation in New York. The recent count of the Republican primary ballots exhibits conditions cannot by possibility be the result of innocent These hundreds of ballots wrongly counted against MT Bennett and for Mayor Mitchell the product of wide spread Iberate crmnaity in which individuals must par
 cipaed, under plan directed by controlling intel gence.
 Three famous Republican leaders outspoken in their praise of Mayor Mitchell They him the best of all possible candidates But they did nothing him by action Bennett the victorious candidate had organization and following that anybody could Yet he had been fighter his activities had often been public spirited and the Repub can primary voters for him.
 On several occasions in the past New York has sent known to jail for ballot box suffng But there been clearer example of criminal election methods The punishment ought to be early and drastic Assang purity ballot with strong armed and reckless fraud crime that cannot be overlooked in Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
WILL INSTITUTE
 FIELD TRAINING FOR HOME GUARD
State Soldiers Hear Rumor of Entering United
 States Service

The Home Guard must have field training. This was the announce ment communicated / through unit commanders of the Fourth regiment at battalion drill in the armory last night.
 Activities which have been directed at making local units the most pro- ficient in the state in street parade work are to be subordinated to field work which will include guard duty. service of security, physical we'll being and possibly even the new army drills in trench warfare.
 Based upon previous announcement that war games would be conducted in the field during October, orders have been received by commanders subordinate to Col. Wilson that their men must be placed in physical shape to stand the hardships of cross-coun- try travel, and that every unit will be expected to have sufficient Knowledge of all field operations to conduct their companies under such orders as may be issued in the field.
 There is rumor prevalent that the Home Guard will soon become a part of the national service. This not Only applies to CI0 COHu0cttCut LFOOPS but to every other states defensive organizations.
 It Is shown that there are nearly 100000 such enlisted men in Amer ica, largely of military age and at an average not exceeding 35 years. It Is pointed out that two months experi- ence in forts would permit the re- lease of nearly 5o,o0o young and fully trained soldiers fnr inc haavv field artillery service in France.
 Following drills last night Com. pany H held an election for second lieutenant which was won by Edward B. Blaidsell of the Warner Brothers Go.
 Both Companies H and I are now .quartered in rooms at the armory where they may be quickly mobilized upon call.
 Companies H and I will parade in escort of the Canadian Black Watch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
AIR DOMINANCE

THE ALLIES obtain complete dominance the air they will add powerful factor to the solution of vic tory Already the aeroplane, at time when the Allies have very of air superiority turning machine fire onto exposed Many air shs employed such
 would make it exceedingly difficult to bring up troops would be done at night The construction trenches would need to be much extended superiority aeroplanes which the United States would be furnish at the end of year would quadrupe for the high the difficulties of bringing supplies
 The aeropane may not turn out to be absolutely dec sye weapon But it probably will exhibit much e1Iostve eave to all the employed submarines exhibit n the war upon the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
RUSS CONGRESS.
 !. IN 1ST SESSION, l. HEARS KERENSKY
Defense of Government Alp plauded By All But the
 Bolsheviki.

Petrograd, Sept. 2s-Premier Ker- ensky addressed the democratic con- gress at it's first session today in the municipal theatre, receiving applause at its first session today in the muni- cipal theatre, receiving applause which came principally from the less radical groups of delegates. He spoke in forcefuI style, with the air of cha1- lenging his opponents. The address was largely . defense of the acts of the government under his premiership.
 M. Kerensky was interrupted fre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
TO BANQUET HOLLAND.

At the Stratfield hotel tomorrow evening Superintendent Holland of the Remington Arms employment bureau will be rendered banquet by fellow employees and friends The event will recognize the first anni- versary of MT. Hollands connection with the Arms Go. Robert M. Davies and other Arms officials have arrang- ed the affair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
In the Picture. Gallery

The very popular subject Making of the first American the interior of the Bet sey Ross house, with Betsey and her friends. In fumed oak frame 22 10 inches,
 75 cts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
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quentIy by shouts from one group or another, which led at times to alter cations lasting several minutes. At one point, when the premier spoke of the refusal of the soldiers and workmen's delegates of Helsingfors to oppose the re-opening of the Finnish diet, a1- though the government had forbidden it, the Bolshevild burst into loud cheers.
 .Cheer, my friends, if you will. said M Kerensky, when he was asie to make himself heard, "but bear in mind that German fleet is moving up the Baltic"
 The delegates of the Right jeered the Bo1sheiki asking them why they did not cheer the pFemier's remarks, inasmuch as the Germans were their friends.
 Petroerad, Sept 27.-Oelayed.) 1.-The democratic congress held Its first ses- sion this evening in the municipal theatre, 1,2o0 delegates from all parts of Russia being in attendance. All the members of the provisional govern ment, headed by Premier Kerensky were present Several members of the diplomatic corps occupied a special box.
 N. c. Tcheidz, president of the coun- cil of soldiers and workmen's dele- gates, in opening the conference ex- plained that the extremely grave sit uation of the country necessitated the constitution of a strong revolutionary power responsible to all clements M. Avksentieff, president of the Council of Peasants delegates, said that the moment had arrived for democracy to gather all it's political wisdom to save the conquests of the revolution which were threatened with irreparable ca
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
RUSS DESTROYER
 SUNK BY MINE

Petrograd. Sept 2s-The Russian destroyer Ochotnik was sunk by q mine in the Baltic on Wednesday. tons displacement, was built in 1905. She was armed with two Al inch guns and six 6-ppunders. Her nor- Aa5 complement was 9s men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

Denmark has ordered a reduction in the size of the standing array again. The main reason is because Of hnan- cial difficulties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
THE COHALAN CASE

s HE NEW YORK World believes that the Republicans in the. York state legislature will find the Cohaan case problem little while back the Republican party with Mr. Hughes the head of it. very will De dcut peach judge for sharing feeling that was so popular in Republican official circles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

More than 300 selected men from New York and Brooklyn were given their honorary discharge at Camp Up ton for disability.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

Since the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 total of 3.751 vesseIA
 of 15,33s,0s3 tons, have passed through.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

Twenty-Five thousand dollars was wagpred on the world series on the Curb. The White Sox were favored, 6 to 5, to win the first game.
 Yale has contributed over 1000 undergraduates and 40 professors to war. The registration of 500 fresh men is two-thirds of the normal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Wage Compromise Averts Strike.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July IA
compromise agreement on the 10 per
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

signing the food pledge" which is be-
ing run in practically every newspaper
in Oklahoma from July ! to July l8,
They send this pledge to Washington,
where names are kept on file and such
information is sent ont as Mr. Hoover
thinks necessary.
Many things besides the mere en-
couragement Of economy in the use OF
ioodstuffs is behind the movement.
Against Spectator.
By enlisting the great mass OF Amer
lean housewives with him, Mr.. Hoover
hopes to do away with the food specu-
lator and hold prices down to a mini
mum. He will gather information from
the women that will enable him to tell
Just how much food must be kept in
America before any is exported, and
he will do many other things that are
vital TO the nations interest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
OLD SOLDIERS
May MEET HERE
Governor Invites Meeting for
Oklahoma City in 1918,

No more fitting example OF the sol
idarity OF this nation can be given than
for the next annual reunions of the
Confederate Veterans and the Grand
Army OF the Republic in this state to
be held at the same place and the same
time, Governor Williams declared to-
day
The governor in Ms address to the
twenty-sevcnth annual Confederate re
union yesterday at Chickasha, invited
the veterans to meet in Oklahoma City
next year The meeting could be held
in the capitol. he said. The choice OF
next years meeting place was left 10
the executive committee.
ut will be an encouraging sign, mex,
year when we probably shall be deeply
engaged in the war, If the survivors OF
the Civil war select common dat,
and site for their encampments" SAID
Governor Williams.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
ANOTHER SLUMP
IN RECRUITING
Navy Gets One, Guard Three
and Army Ten Additions,

Recruiting in all branches of the
armed forces OF the United States is
on a decided slump again, after sew
eral days OF unusually heavy enlist
mentS The navy has enlisted bu, one
recruit during the last twenty four
hours, the national guard but three and
the regular army ten.
The names Of the recruits, their home
towns and the branch of the service in
which they enlisted, follows;
National Guard Albert N. Coleman
and Blanlon r. Burton Marietta. and
William Martin Mountain Park.
Navy-Jesse {, Lindsey, Oklahoma
City
Regular Army-Allen G. Corney and
William r. New Muskogee; Frederick
!. Mitchell and James K. Preston, Sa-
pulpa Robert w. Grubb and John +.
May Tulsa, Joseph Dougherty. Henry
Sam A. liammon,, Rocky; William {.
lumlcy Skia'ook. and Edward l..
Roach, Fort Gibson
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
RllllD PUBLIC
|DST PAY SAME
EPlIcEs-W|LsoN
President Warns That Unusual
Profits Must Cease,

4 WASHINGTON, July l2.-Ameriean
business interests today had assurances
from President Wilson that they will be
psid fair prices during war, coupled,
however, with a warning that attempts
10 extort unjust prices will not be toll
Grated. In an appeal addressed to the
cnantry's coal operators and manuiac-
tnrers, the president urged tha, every
selfish consideration be abandoned in
Ihis time OF national peril.
sPatriotism." said the president, has
ssthing to do with profits in case like
die. Your patriotism is OF the same
.seif denying stuff as the patriotism OF
he men dead and manned on the fields
q France, or It is no patriotism at all,
The president expressed confidence
that the problem Of wartime prices will
Be solved through patriotic co-opera-
tion. There must be but one prices for
the government and the public, he EN-
phssises.
The president vigorously condemns
thip owners OF the country for main
taining . schedule OF excessive ocean
rates which has placed almost insuper-
sble obstacles" in the governments path
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

cent increase in wages instead of the
IS percent demanded, has avcrtcd the
threatened strike of tool makers and
machinists of the American British
company, according to a statement by
William Blackman, federal conciliator,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
3-College Graduate
Takes His Own Life

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July IA sui.
eide by poison, Prof, Ernest L. Severy
graduate OF llcidelburg Yale and Har.
ward universities left note giving III
hcalth as the cau.e. Professor Scyery
was engaged IN educational work Tor
The United States government IN China
ior 'cyctal years. owned and conducted
military institute in Nashville.
Tenn, and held the chair oi modern
languages IN government university
in the Philippines until a year ago
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
MINISTERS TO
EXPLAIN PLEDGE
"Conservation Day. Sunday;
to Arouse Women, Purpose,

Next Sunday will be Conservation
Day" throughout the state according to
a statement issued by the Oklahoma
defense council today following letter
that was sent to all ministers, cnlistlng
their services for the day
To Interest Women.
3 The enl,sting of the women of Okla
homa in Mr.. Hoover's food admnistra-
tion is the object of the movement
Federal authorities have sent word
that few housewives in this state have
yet lined up with the food adminstra-
tor in his efforts to feed nation prop.
erly and at the same time 'utr',h IN,
food that is necessary to win the war
Women enlist IN the movement d,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
Only II Vessels
Sunk Last Week;
Unusual Decline

LONDON. July l2-Fewer mer-
chantmen. with one exception, were sunk
BY German submarines and mines last
week than in any other week since the
British began making weekly reports OF
losses last March
\ Only fourteen ships Of more than
100 tons were sunk, and three OF less
than that sire. Seven fishing vessels
were destroyed.
The figures as announced by the ad-
nirslty this afternoon follow:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
Brother of Robertson Killed.

LONDON. July l2--Capt, NJ. A
Robertson, a brother of Gen. Sir viii.
liam X. Robertson, chief of the impe-
rial staff, has been found drowned in
Howth harbor, Dublin. His death is
unexplained.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
Cabaret Insults
~ British Officer

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July l2.-(Spe-
oAl.) .)-Unable to reconcile bare. legged
eDbaret with patriotism, Capt. F. c.
Uesumichrast. an English army Off
~. and former Harvard professor, de-
parted abruptly from banquet last
night without delivering scheduled
address on the war.
The program was headed by a mill
tAsy tableau, which was fine" said the
captain. Next came group of girls
b disgraeefully scant attire who danced
md sang and sat on the laps Of the
men. II hurt me and | couldn't stay
any longer"
You put a lid on waste every tim,
yo0 seol 4 preserving lar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

when he accepted the chair OF modern
languages at Simmons college, Abb
lenc. Texas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

A quart Of canned peaches or toma
toes on the shelf is worth bushel rot
ting on the ground.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
Against Spectator.

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
of July are past due II not paid by
s p. M OF the 10th service will be dis
continued. Pioneer Tel, 4 Tel. Co.
Adv.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-10
SLAYER OF PATROLMAN
IN CUSTODY AT OMAHA
Police Confident They Have Right
Man, Who Will Fight Extraction
indictment Returned.

Minneapolis. May 9.-Erank ]. Nc
Cool. alias Frank ]. Curtis. has been
indicted by the Hennepin county
grand jury on a charge Of numbering
Patrolman George Connery the after
noon of April "a.
Detective J. A. Weare reported to
Chief Harthill from Omaha, where
McCool is in custody. that the prison
er answers perfectly the description
of n of the two automobile speed
ers who kidnapped Patrolnan Connery
as he was taking them to the East
Side police station.
McCool has declined to waive extra
dition rights. a governors warrant
charging him with murder will be sign
ed by Governor Burnquist. With this
document and a copy of the indict-
ment in his possession. Detective
Frank Brunskill will leave for Oma-
ha where arrangements will be made
for a hearing before the governor of
Nebraska at Lincoln on %extradition
proceedings.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-10
FOOD RIOTS STARTED
BY SWEDISH WOMEN
Disorders in Which Policemen Are
Stoned.

Stockholm, May s. Women who
stood in line to buy potatoes in the
southern part of Stockholm became un.
ruly when informed that the stock
vas exhausted and began a demonstra.
ton which kept the police busy until
after midnight. Several policemen
we're injured by stones thrown and a
number of the rioters received scalp
wounds from the police sabers. Six
teen were arrested.
Serious rioting also occurred in
~Gothenhurg. 1t was begun by buyers
who demanded bread from the bakers
without presenting breai cards. When
they were refused they began taking
bread by force. often without paving
for it. This procedure was eventually
extended to the butcher shops which
were plundered until a troop of hus.
sars was summoned. Several soldiers
were injured by missiles. Ten riot
ers were taken to hospitals. Many
other persons were injured.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-10
NEGLECT TO COMPEL USE
OF INFERIOR GUN BY U. S.
100000 Recruits with Springfields
American Rifle Best.

Washington, May 9.-As a result Of
the failure to carry out preparations
authorized by congress, the war de-
partment is unable to arm the new ma
tional army of 1900, 900 men with the
Springfield rifles, the standard of the
service.
1t would take a year to manufacture
the machinery necessary to make
enough Springfelds to arm the troops
the United States will raise for the
war with Germany.
In order to put a rifle into the hands
OF every recruit who will be in the
training camps by next September, it
will be necessary to purchase 500, 900
Enfield rifles, the arm of the British
troops. which is being manufactured
in this country in large quantities.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-10
FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
FOOD SHIPS TO BEAT U-BOA1S
TO BE ASKED OF CON-
GEESs At ONCE.
THREE SHOTS FIRED AT
KAISER; TWO HIT AUTO
German Emperor Has Narrow Escape
While Motoring in Berlin-Assai'-
ant Arrested BY Police, Who
Maintain Silence-Precau-
tions Always Taken.

Washington, May 9.-Congress will
be asked to appropriate 100000, 900
for the building Of the great American
merchant fleet which is to overcome
the submarine menace.
The program evolved by the ship
ping board contemplates the diversion
to government uses of the products OF
every steel mill in the country. can
collation. OF existing contracts between
those mills and private consumers and'
where necessary, payment OF damages
by the government to the parties
whose contracts are Cancelled.
Work to Begin in Two Weeks.
Estimates of the shipping board are
that 5000, 900 to 5000, 900 tons of steel
and wooden vessels will be construct
ed by the government during the next
two years.
The only manufactures of steel to be
exempted will be those needed for ma
tional defense. Bills have been pre-
pared and the administration hopes
that the shipbuilding operations may
be in motion within two weeks.
Steel mills will be permitted to sup
ply the minimum of their products
with which the railroads can get along.
All the other industries kindred to
the steel trade will be affected by the
proposed legislation. To adjust their
losses the administration contemplates
a court of appraisers.
Shots Fired at Kaiser.
Rome, May 9.-Kaiser William had a
narrow escape from an assassin's bull
let while motoring to Berlin, a Zurich
dispatch to the Corriere DItalia as
serts.
An unidentified man fired three
shots at the kaiser's car, two of them
striking the tonneau, the third going
wild. The assailant was arrested.
Police Are Silent.
The dispatch said the police were
silent on the incident.
The greatest precautions have al
ways been taken to guard the kaiser
from attack. When he is at the front
he lives in a bombproof house without
any insignia %thereupon by which hos
tile aviators might learn of his where
abouts.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-10
BLAST WRECKS PART OF
GREAT MUNITIONS PLANT
One Dead and Two Fatally Burned at
kingsport, Tenn.-Wild Excite
ment Follows Explosion.

kingsport. Tenn, Nay s.-One-third
OF the mammoth munitions plant of
the Federal DyestuT and Chemical
company has been destroyed by a ter
rife explosion.
One man was killed and two others
probably fatally burned. No state
ment mas been obtained as to the
cause OF the explosion.
Some of the federal troops stationed
outside the factory were thrown to the
ground by the shock of the explosion.
None was reported injured.
Widest excitement followed the ex-
plosion and officials feared for the
safety OF suspects. should any be ar
arrested.