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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
Even More Terrible.

.In Morocco men bid for their wives.
Just think of being put on the auction
BLOCK and having men bid for you! 1t
must be terrible.
''Must be- assented the other girl.
And just suppose there were no bids"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11

very life of the community. Try to
do without them once and see how
things will drag. Consequently and
logically, the local papers, especially
such as we have in Washburn that
are just little ahead of all other
movements in the city should be
literally, consistently and constantly
patronized by local merchants. Why?
These papers keep you before your
own buying public. The man, in
these days, who says advertising
does not pay, argues himself at oHce
a fool. Take The Saturday Evening
Post, for instance, who of us woul d
argue that the advertisers who spend
millions for space in that publication,
are doing it for anything but good
sound business reasons? The Wash
burn newspapers do for Washburn
dealers, just what any magazines
does for its advertisers. They keep
the local public informed about it's
leading dealers and what they have
to sell.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
The Next Step.

1T is .snIy step from life to DEATH
remarked the invalid father.
eyes. and a stepfather afterward,"
replied the precocious child. Town
Topics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11

Few business men think enough
about this fact. They grow ac-
customed to the local newspaper,
they read it, cast it aside and fail to
remark how much it means to the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
Harmonious Effects.

Don't you think some Of the comic
pictures are out Of all proportion?"
mot at ALL replied Miss Cayenne.
only people who look as they do could
possibly make the remarks attributed
to them - Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11

Therefore, Washburn need not be
ashamed of her advertising mediums,
because the two newspapers here
stand high in the newspaper world,
as papers are judged; they speak for
themselves; they are widely read at
home and they are highly favored
abroad. The local newspaper is the
one indispensable feature of good
town or city. You can do without
almost anything else-even salaried
commercial secretary, than without
your good appearing clean, sprightly,
enterprising newspaper. The home
paper is the mirror of the community,
1t reflects your own image your
prosperity, your opportunities, your
enterprise, your shortcomings.
every thing that goes to make up a
busy, bustling, prosperous community
like Washburn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
ouh;o,,s Commitment.

I'D hate to have DuDson's mean dis
position.
sWhat has he been doing to your?
81 asked how he liked my new mo-
torcar''
''Well?"
"He said it certainly had fine horn. :
Birmingham Age Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11

How these two Washburn papers
have stood by our work here during
the past year! Never once have
they denied us space, never once
opposing our policies which were
policies for the good of the commun-
ity, They we've loyal before the
secretary came, they have been
loyal since, they will continue to be
loyal Ito the best interests of Wash
burn. These things come home to a
man who has labored zealously, in
season and out of season for advanc-
ing something for improving local
conditions. The two Washburn
newspapers have stood right beside
us in our work and they have stood
in this way, right by the commercial
club and the community at large.
Personally, we feel closer to the two
newspapers than to any organization
here, except our club. the woman's
council and our church. Naturally,
the newspapers came first, because
they have space to sell and they gave
it loyalty and unstintingly to the
cause we represented. We wonder
if our own Washburn people really
understand and appreciate just what
the two local newspapers are
doing, week in and week out, for the
betterm emit of local conditions? If
not, think it over.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB and CITY AFFAIRS
Edited by Ed. NJ Heermans. Executive Secsetary.
Washburn Commercial Club

they look first at these things: Tax
rates, newspapers, schools and
churches. They Judge very largely
by the kind of newspapers published
in city. as to the quality of pros
perity to be found there the kind
of opportunities. The newspapers,
more than the x-rates, schools or
churches, arc the indexes that out
siders consult btlers locating. This
is fact that is agreed now days, on
all hands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-11
Washburn is more than fortunate

Washburn is more than fortunate
in having two newspapers that
, measure up to the highest standards
of the so-called country weekly"
Just to what extent the reading
public of this city appreciates the
fact that both newspapers here are
above the average, we do not know.
These papers are well printed, well
edited and contain the local news
well arranged and handled without
bias. They are in fact, better than
any daily would or could be- for
small city daily papers are not de-
sirable because they have great
difficulty in keeping up expenses.
Therefore, they are published at
the expense of quality and are
necessarily poor in all respects.
AS an old newspaper man, the
executive secretary is in a position
to speak on the subject, with some
knowledge. 1t was somewhat of a
surprise to find two such newspapers
published at the county-seat no
larger in population than Washburn.
1t has been more of a surprise to
fine them kept up to the same even
plane of high standard, all the weeks
and months since we located here. It'll
costs money-very much money, t o
publish a newspaper of any sort these
days, more especially a good news
paper. These two newspapers are
the very best friends of the COM
munity and the very best source of
community welfare and development.
When man or men--even capital, !
are looking toward new location,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
ANNIVERSARY
OF PIONEER AIRMAN

Prof. Samuel Pierpont Langley, the
first man to solve the problem of
heavier than-air flying machines, was
born at Roxbury, Mass, 50 years ago
today While he did not succeed in
perfecting a machine that would fly,
he did establish the principle upon
which fight depends and demonstrate
ed the possibility of mechanical
flight Broken-hearted by the ridi-
Guile heaped upon him by the I'M
thinking, he died in 1906, and shortly
afterwards others reaped the fruits of
his long labors and tireless investiga-
lions. Prof. Langley was a physicist
and astronomer of wide repute, and
was secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitute at Washington from 1887 un-
til his death. He began his inquiries
into the problems of aviation about
1890, and in 1893 completed ma
chine, which failed because the
wings were not strong enough to bear
the pressure to which they were sub
jected. In 1896, however, another
trial of the .taerodrome" was made.
and it twice sustained itself in the air
for a minute and a half, the full time
for which it had been supplied with
fuel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
men OF ULSTER and SOUTH OF
IRELAND CAIN FAME BY HEROIC
FIGHTING TO NORTHEAST OF YPRES

plunged into the gun pits and a fierce
struggle followed. The Bavar1ans
would not surrender, but fought until
the last German lay crumpled beside
his gun. A small garrison was left to
hold this place and the Irishmen
pushed on. There was bitter fighting
at every step.
Near Pond farm they were held up
by partly cut barbed wire entangle-
ments, and as they struggled through
this they were swept with bullets.
Numerous redoubts were encountered
beyond and in most cases it was hand
t. hand fighting to a finish with
stubborn enemy. The Southern Irish
at a given hour went forward with all
the GOODNESS that made them famous
at Ganchy and other places. They
surged ON through the nire to some
of their detectives, but they had pass
ed numerous unsilenced machine guns
and following waves were held up by
these.
North of Frezenberg was redoubt
called Berry farm, holding so to 80
Bavarians with machine guns. The
position was too strong for the in
fantry to take, but the Irishmen bat
tied on until those troops that had
Sos'eAy w Gil 1lldCh OA I1C LII LAAANdtAOI
lay dead or wounded before it. But
others pushed forward to hill So, as
this ridge, which dominated the sur
rounding group. was known, and for
time that enfinence was actually in
British hands. But 1t was too i'm
portant position for the Germans to
relinquish. They massed great mum.
bers Of men behind it and hurled
them against the Irish. The latter
met the onslaught with bayonet and
dubbed rifle and fought as their fore
fathers fought
But they were greatly outnumbered
and gradually they were forced to
fall back until the Germans had re-
gained their hold on the hill. The
BavaIia.ns then began a series of
heavy counter attacks; and the Irish,
many Of them wounded. and all ex-
hausted, retreated slowly, fitting
every inch Of the way until they
reached the trenches that they had
at dawn, and held them.
/ No more heroic effort mas been made
since the war begin. There were
many instances of individual heroisnp,
a striking instance being that Of the
chaplain who gave his. life among the
men he ''ved. They tried to keep
him back, but he would not desert
his boys, SO he continued to work on
the shell torn, bullet swept field, his
kindly face now beside some wound
ed man, now beside another, who was
dying. 1t was while he was giving
absolution to a wounded man that a
German shell burst near him and he
was killed.
Another who, will not be forgotten
is the doctor who for five day and
nights continued his work of rescuing
the wounded under heavy fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 22-(By the A. B. The
story of the valiant fight waged by
Irish battalions, both ~Ulstermen and
south of Ireland men, in the latest
British offensive northeast of Ypres,
forms one of the most remarkable
pages in the history of the sanguinary
battle. AS was the case with the in
trepid Londoners in Polygon wood,
to the south, they did not achieve
the success that they sought, but the
struggle they made against over
whelming odds will make their names
immortal in Irish annals.
The ground over which the Irish
troops fought Thursday may roughly
be placed as lying between Fortuin
on the north and Frezenberg on the
south. Before them lay strong Ba-
varian positions scattered over ter
rain which at first blush made an adj
vance seem impossible. Stretching
out from the acknowledgements
road across the center of the battle
field was a ridge that dominated, all
surrounding ground and from myr-
lad Of machine guns on the crest
could be poured a deluge or bullets
into advancing ranks.
Through the southern portion Of
this section the swollen Zonnbeke
river poured it's muddy water, and
scattered along both banks of the
stream were many steel and concrete
redoubts holding from 20 to 100 Ger
mans, all well armed. Immediately
in front Of the Irish was undulat1ng
ground Every knoll was strong
d. ~;oo M whole Sec
ton was filled with concrete redoubts
and shell hole nests lined with ma
chine guns. Depressions in the ground
were mass Of knee deep mud, caus-
ed by recent rains and the flood of
the river.
The Irish batta1ions were muddy
and wet wen they began the attack.
The Ulster men were on the left of this
battle field and the men of the south
were ON the right. Shoulder to
shoulder they moved out among the
heart breaking obstacles at dawn of
day, begging at every step, and all
that humans could do under such con-
ditions they did. AS they advanced
th ey first encountered the customary
thinly held line OF German outposts
among the shell holes. These Bayar-
ians fell back, and almost Immediately
the Irishmen found themselves facing
fire from every machine gun before
them, vicious rapid fire whipping out a
steady stream of lead breast high
across the whole battle field.
Amid this hail of bullets and crash
ing shells the Irishmen pushed dog
gedly forward. The Ulster men first
struck a position called Pond farm,
below Fortuin. Here were many ma
chime guns placed in concrete pits be-
hind which were strong redoubts and
deep dugouts. The Ulster men
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
USE BREAD CARDS
IN SWlTzERLAN
after OCTOBER |
Government Puts Strict
Regulation on Consump-
ton of Food and Coal.

Berne, Aug. 22.-The federal council
yesterday chose Oct. as the definite
date when the bread card system will
be introduced in Switzerland. The
daily consumption will he limited for
the time to $50 grammes person plus
500 grammes of -four monthly. Even
biscuits and cakes will hereafter be
purcha sable only with bread cards.
The council also took measures to
reduce the coal consumption, espe
cially through the conservation of
electrical energy. Hereafter all me-
chanical work dependent on coal must
be authorized by the federal depart
ment of public economy Each can
ton is ordered to save coal by an
early closing of theatres, moving pic
lures and public establishments. The
sale of warm food is interdicted after
9 %. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Jitney Driver Knocks
Bicyclist From Wheel,
Then Drives Away

The police are seeking the, opera
tor of a jitney bearing the public SER
vice number 868, who after striking
and knocking Patrick Paone, 100 sSter-
ling street, from his bicycle at the
eastern approach Of the Congress
street bridge, told the PROSTATE man
to "get to hell out of the way" and
then drove on.
Paone was taken 20 Lis home suf-
fering from painful bruises. Wit
nesses of the accident furnished the
police with the number Of the jitney.
The injured mans wheel was smash
ed by the collision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
HOPE To AVERT
ATTACK IN EAST
BY new DRIVES
Entente Activities in West
Are Credited With
That Design.

Washington, Aug. 22-The State
Department yesterday received a
series of confidential dispatches from
Petrograd which Secretary Lansing
refused to divulge. Heretofore 1t has
been the policy of the department to
give circulation to such messages to
dispose of exaggerated reports con-
corning political, military and eco
nomic conditions under the new gov
eminent.
Invariably official advices from
Petrograd have tended to discount
unofficial reports of counter revolu-
lions and military reverses.
Mr.. Lansing's attitude yesterday
tended to give color to recent rumors
here that there have been important
developments in Russia. Ambassa-
dor Bahkmetieff is out of the city,
and the embassy was unable to throw
light on the situation.
It has been known here for several
days that the Germans were prepar-
ing strong counter offensive against
the Russian armies which probably
would be extended to the Rumanian
lines. Suggestions were made that
the message contained information
concerning the drive.
War Department officials are Salts
fed that the French and British
forces are making desperate attempts
to smash the German lines at this
time in the hope of forcing Won Hin
denburg to give all of his attention to
the western front and abandon MS
plans for, an attack in the East.
There is an impression here that
the Kaiser is confident his western in
trenchments can Withstand any at
tack which the Allies are now able to
deliver and that he is making a des-
perate attempt to break down the
Russian morale with a dashing drive.
PICK UP URGES
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

Arms.
Robert B. Oliver. bookkeeper, South
Norwalk Municipal Electric wodks.
! Arnold M. Knobel, Luders Marine
Construction Co., employe on sub
marine chasers.
John H. Aiken, military transporta-
ton accountant, New York state.
Joseph NJ. Moeller, electrician, Bull
lard Machine Tool Co.
Conditionally Discharged Until Nov.
80, 1917:
Earl S. Fenelon, head of material
y dept. U. s. Shipping Board of Elmer
gency Fleet.
Carl Anderson, too1maker, Lindstron
Die. Tool & Guage Co.
Conditiona1ly Discharged Until Feb
20, 1915:
Raymond Lewis Rhoades, ordnance
dept. work H. E. Harris Engineer
ing Co.
Joseph J. Hassett, laboratory, Bridge
port Brass Co.
julius Herbst, instructor small parts
dept. Remington Arms.
William P. McMurray, craftsman,
Lake Torpedo Boat Co.
Harold ,Conley, government work
,coremaker. Arnold Foundry Co.,
Norwalk.
Raymond E.. Porter. designer and
craftsman, Lake Torpedo Boat Co
Harold L. Nash, designing engineer
Nash Engineering Co.. Norwalks
Secretary. of War Baker recognizes
the seriousness of drafting medical
students for military service, and has
instructed Surgeon General Gorgas
to provide him with the figures show
ing how the operations of the law
will affect every reputable medical
school, according to a letter from Mr..
Baker to DR.. s. S. GPldwater of
Mayor Mitchers committee on ma
tiona1s defense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Aug. 22-For New
Haven and vicinity: Unsettled,
probably showers tonight and
Thursday.
Connecticut: Fair and some
what warmer tonight; Thursday
paddy cloudy, probably showers;
light variable winds, becoming
Disturbances airs central this
Texas. They are causing unset
tied, snowery weather in the
western and southern districts. A
severe local storm occurred in
Connecticut. Cool, cloudy wealth
err prevails in the lake region and
New England.
Conditions favor for this vicin-
ffy unsettled, cloudy weather,
probably followed by light rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
TRIP 10 PORT JEFFERSON

There remain only 10 days more to
take the trip across the Sound on the
steamer Park City to Port Jefferson.
This sail is always at it's best during
the latter part of August and a great
many avail themselves of the daily
matinee excursions on the steamer
Park City, which leaves the wharf at
the foot of Fairfield avenue at 1880 p.
m. and returning leaves Port Jeffer-
son at 4:30, This makes an ideal
halliday outing and special excursion
rates prevail on week days.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Grounded Steamer
Continues Voyage

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.-The
British steamer City of Lab ore, from
an Oriental port, with SO passengers
ran ashore in a. fog off the New Eng
land coast today and later f1oated
without assistance. A wireless message
from the vessel said that she was
proceeding on her voyage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
SC0TSMEN GATHER
in HARTFORD FOR
BIENNIAL MEETING.
Everett Japp Of Bridgeport
Named One Of Delegation
From Connecticut.

Hartford, Aug. 22--Campbells came
TO Hartford yesterday from half of
this country and Canada and with
them came McLeods. Robertsons.
Frazers, Mackenzies and-take the
score card OF clans and fill in about
every other name you find in it. They
are attending the twenty-eighth
biennial convention of the Royal
Clan, Order OF Scottish Clans, starting
in the morning and continuing today,
tomorrow and Friday. The delegates
number about $50.
A pipe band in kits, dozens Of the
delegates in that costume and a pro-
fuse use of tartans and other plaids
by still other delegates give color and
distinctiveness TO the gatherings. Pa
triotic notes in addresses and reports
add their interest to a convention
FAR out OF the ordinary In picturesque
touches. Legends of Scotland and
the clan spirit as symbolized by the
tartan were the features. May yer
hert aye warm tae the tartan" said
Clansman J. Morton of Washington,
r., l.. and his sentiment was reflect
ed by all,
a reception was given last night in
the convention quarters by Clan Cor
don and Ellen Douglas Lodge to the
royal clan delegates and friends and
was largely attended. 1t was fol-
lowed by a ball in which Scotch
dances had the right of line. The
American nag decorated the hall,
with the Canadian flag. the red ensign
OF Britain. with the Canadian coat
of-arms, comrades with it. The
scotch standard was also in evidence.
Opposite these decorations was the
cross Of st. Andrew. white on a blue
fiefd
Scotch and Highland reels and all
manner of guild dances from beyond
the border kept the young people and
most of their elders happy.
Onficers.
oflcets OF the Royal Clan are
Royal chief--A. q. Ffndiay. Seat
tie, Wash. iHl/
Past Royal chief--John Hill. st.
Royal Tanist- Waiter Scott. New
York city.
Royal counselor-Tho w. For
syth, San Francisco.
Royal Thomas r. p.
Gibb, Boston, Mass.
Royal Treasurer-D Duncan MacIi-
mes. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Royal Physician-Dr. George A.
Johnson, Everett. Mass.
Past Royal Chiefs-Simeon Clark
John Kinnear, w. H. Steen and John
Hill
Delegates by States.
Delegates by states are as follows
CaIifornia--James Low. Fraser, No
Is. San Francisco; James Rattray
Macdonald, No. 10, Oakland; Andrew
: Aiken. Cameron, No. 1872, Los An
geies.
Colorado Samuel NJ. Andrew, Cor
don, No. 100, Denver.
Conneeticut-James Blair, Gordon
No. 10. Hartford; Everett Japp
Campbell. No. "a, Bridgeport; Alex G.
Watson. Mcleod, No. 81, New Haven;
Alex H. Watt. Douglas, No. 100, New
Britain; William s. Lawson, Stewart
No. 14s, Torrington; George Den.
holm. Macdonald, No 173, Ansonia
Frederick Wood. Mackenzie, No. $50
Stamford; William McAlpine, Meal.
pine, No. 233. Waterbury.
District of Columbla--Duncan Mac
Lehman, No. G20, Washington.
Illirois-Alex McKiLlay, McDuff
No. is, Chicago; DR.. w. A. Barclay
Campbell, No. 2s, Chicago; John G
Hunter. Macdonald, No. Al, Pullman
John M. Steen, Mackenzie, No. AZ
Braidwood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
GARL1CK GOES TO AVER

Former Assistant Prosecutor Earle
Garlick, who resigned his position to
seek a commission in the army and
train at Platttsburg. has been ordered
to Aver, Mass, at the conclusion of
five days furlough. Garlick, who re-
ceived the rank of a second lieutenant,
was the guest of Judge Frank Wilder
during the city court session this
morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
"Impregnable" Lines
Are Crumbling Before
Fierce italian Drive

Rome, Aug. 22-The present italian
offensive is on a greater scale than
any previous one. New features were
the shortening of the usual period Of
artillery preparation, which lasted
only "a hours but was SO arranged
that beginning lightly. 1t increased
steadily and rapidly until hurricane
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
SAYS PURSE WAS STOLEN

Mrs. Minnie Eangstron, 81 Hackley
street, reported to the police today
that she lost her purse containing SO
or 50 while she was riding in a jitney
last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
BITTEN BY PEr CAT


Caressing a pet cat Catherine
Sweeney, 20 years, Of rs Catherine
street, was severely bitten on the hand
by the animal. She applied to the
emergency hospital yesterday to have
the injured member treated and pre-
vent blood poisoning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

The food survey of the grocery
warehouse, storage and of grain ele-
vators throughout the country will
begin in a. few. days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

Of shells was falling. Then when it
suddenly ceased squadron of aero
planes flew in advance of the troops
forming the first line, using their ma
chine guns on the Austrians at short
range Many prisoners were made
deaf by the violence of the detonats.
They believed their positions impreg-
nable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

Boys are wanted to work on the
Y. NJ. C. A. model farm camp at
Earmingdale, L. I.