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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

about all men who are now serving with the rank of major general. A great many men in congress think that these high grades should be re- served for men of distinguished ser- vice. It was not till late in the civil war that the grade of lieutenant general was created for General Grant. All the other officers of the civil war rendered their. great ser vice with the rank of major general. At the close of the war the rank of general was created for Grant and was successively filled by Sherman and Sheridan.
 All this war talk and war discus sion in congress have caused a con- tinuous rush to the capitol which has not been equaled since the Spanish war. Men, women and children seem anxious to. get in and listen to a part of the war debates. Conse- Quently the galleries are crowded all the time, although much of the dis cussion has been. rather tame and not quite up to the expectations of the au- dience.
 In the Spanish war the United States government bought ships right and left, forward and backward, with the result that it acquired great amount of junk. Secretary Daniels has been buying the ships. and he has done the best he could to avoid get ting junk instead of ships and fves- sells of actual worth. A great many small boats have been purchased for service, along the Atlantic coast. The secretary says he expects that, there will be some junk in the purchasing
 but he is going to do his best to avoid
 it.
 Mrs. Wilson, wife of the president; Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice pres l ident; wives of cabinet members and
 leaders in Washington society have agreed to reduce their food bill and 1 in this way aid the conservation move
 ment that is taking hold of the peo- pie all over the United States. For
 nal entertaining and calling will be stopped. and social activities will be reduced to a minimum. These ladies 1 have likewise pledged themselves te buy inexpensive clothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-H You Know Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to feel young-to do this you must watch your liver and bowels-theres no need of having a sallow complexion-dark rings under your eyes-pimples-a 6il- ious look in your face-dull eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver.
 Dr. Edwards, well-xnown physician in Ohio, perfected a vegetable conl- pound mixed with olive oil to act on the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for years.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calonel. are gentle in their action, yet always effective. They bring about that exuberance of spirit, that natural buoyancy which should be en- joyed by everyone, by toning up the liver and clearing the system of impurities.
 You will know Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets by their olive color. 10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
SEVENTY-0NE STARTS CROSS
 COUNTRY TRIP
South Glastonbury Man Un- dertakes Transcontinent-
 al Walk on Wager.

Waterbury, April 21.-Starting a ranscontinenta1-and hike when one is TO years old is some achieve ment and enough to put the much-ma- igned Dr. Osler and his theories to shame. Finishing it when one is 71 years old is even more. : Yet that is the record that has been made by w. $. Chapman of South Glastonbury, Millington Green and the world in general, who, in a year and a month has wandered over good part of the North American continent and who is now going to settle down in Milling ton Green-wllich is down East Had dam way''-and raise fruit and vege- tables during the remainder of his life. @ s7'
 Incidentally, Mr.. Chapman is some $3,250 richer than he was a year ago -or will be July Is, when he cashes a small check for that amount from the members fo the Jockey Club of New York and the Chesapeake Club of Baltimore. It all started little more than a year ago when the mem bers of the two clubs, who spend a good share of their time in following the ponies, became involved in a dis pute as to whether an old man could or could not outwalk a young one, if
 he had plenty of time and plenty of room in which to do it. The discus sion became heated and before long something was said about money
 talking Thereafter, money car ried on a considerable conversation and when it was over Mr. Chapman and three other candidates were on their way west to test the theory. The other three are now safely at home
 and have been for considerable time for one quit at Omaha, Neb., another at Cheyenne, Wyo1 and third at Salt Lake City, Utah.
 Nut MT. Chapman, for all his 7C
 and, as time progressed, II years, kept on. He followed the Lincoln High. way to Ogden, Utah, and then switch
 ed off, taking another route to Sar Francisco, where he arrived August "A
 1916. He spent one night there an6 then turned back, accomplishing the almost unprecedented feat of cross. ing the Yuma, (Ariz.) desert on foot distance of 65 miles and in a eli.
 mate and heat which is generally de.
 scribed as "the worst the Lord eyer let live" He arrived back in Bal timore. April g, and straight-away came to Hartford. Here he intend. to see the Governor and visit. rela.
 tives in South Glastonbury before re.
 turning to Millington Green to star
 his farming venture.s He doesn'r know how many miles he has covered
 The last time he took an accounting it was 5000.
 He Is armed with a formidable sheaf of papers from Mayors, clerk. of courts and other officials of cities
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
Dress Rehearsal For
 Irish Minstrel Show

A full dress rehearsal of all the per- formers who are to take part in Jim mic Saunders Irish minstrel show at the State street Casino, Tuesday night, will be held in the Plaza theater, tomorrow afternoon commencing at 2 o'clock. One Of the features of the performance will be the chorus sing ing of more than 30 young Bridgeport women who will meet Sunday after noon to rehearse for their parts in the "Colleens' chorus" The male or "Gossoon chorus is to be augmented by Bill Toomey, Tom Lynch, Jim Con- roy and Frank P. Benson. The per formance is given under the auspices of Bridgeport den, No. 40, Royal Or der of Lions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
Question Chamberlain
 In Burr & Knapp Case

Hearings held yesterday in the Burr & Knapp trustee removal petition be- fore Referee Carlton J: Hoadley re- suited in much information being ob- tained from John c. Chamberlain trustee; upon acts performed by com pany officers prior to bankruptcy and reasons for certain acts performed by the trustee afterwards.
 The question of investments ad- mitted by the trustee to have amount ed to nearly $1SS,000, which Attor- ney Spotswood D. Bowers attempted to show had been received by the firm but never invested, took up a large part of the time. Attorney Chamberlain promised to bring into court next Tuesday papers which will disprove contentious of missappro- priation. The hearing was adjourn ed until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
Salvation Army's
 New Building To
 Cost About $80,OO0

Bids will close next Tuesday for the new Salvation Army building which is to be erected in Elm street. The plans call for a brick structure four stories in height. It will cost in the neighborhood of ,S50,000. There will be g. big meeting hall or chapel, of fees for the executive and industrial departments of the Army. A dormi- tory for the men, quarters for the of- ficers and their families. The build ing will have all modern improve ments and will be in every way suited to the needs of the organization for which it is to be erected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
TROOPS MAY. BE
 zSENT TO ASSIST ]! ! ON RUSS FRONT
Old Glory's Presence Would { Inspire Slav. Soldiers, < Is Theory.

Washington, April T21--would it not be somewhat strange if the first army expedftfon should be sent into the war by way of Vladivostok. across the Transiberian railroad, and fight tho Germans side by side with the Russians?
 This idea has been suggested and has met with some favor in military circles for.+the reason that there would be Less. danger to- the. trans ports carrying the army going that way: also that the troops in the Phil- ippines and Hawaii could be used for such an expedition. -
 There is also a sentimental side to tho suggestion Itshasxbeen believ- ed3for IaaIong time that Russia is the weak spot in thejwarI situation. There lhas been uneasfn esss for. fear that Rus sia might make separate terms with Germany. A somewhat formal aexpe- isxaitfony Q4s American soldiers to enter the war on the eastern front might kbe of considerable advantage in keep ling Russias firm in 7, her purpose to night the war to the end.
 | Several prominent public men have p6een . .analyzing and discussing the Epreeddent's message to congress in (which he asked for the declaration of war against Germany and have come I1o tho conclusion that he has in view a plan for humanity, the unification of nations,. the democracy of the whole world, that will make him known in history as one of the greatest Aneri- cans AIf that. ts the presidents in- ltenfion,.. femarked J. Hampton Moore, q representative from Philadelphia, and he Ss7cceeds in 1t he will be great CT than the man who created this na- ton, George Washington, and greater
 than the man who saved it, Abraham Lincoln" ~ss f:a-
 erJuat ak k.present, however, 1t is evil dsnt1y the earnest intention of Pres 1dent Wilson to have the present war brought to q successful conclusion.
 It has been the custom of members Of tho house of representatives to crit
 aciees the senate ,and occasionally there ara Outbreaks at what is often termed
 tho upp6r branch of congress, but
 there arc mighty few men in the house who are not ready and eager to ad- vance to tho senate. One of these is
 Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming. who
 has anK1ounced himself as a candidate for the senate to succeed Senator War Fen, who has said that he will not be h candfd&te next year. Mondell has Fbeen elected to the house eight or ten Hfmes and he ought to stand a good fchanc6 to win the election for the senate.
 v Congress does not take readily to the HuEgssf1on that four men be given Efhe rank of generals of the army and three made lieutenant generals S11ch Advancement would take care of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
TO HOLD PUBLIC CLINICS.

Under the auspices of the health de- partment, dental and nursing clinics will be held at the building formerly occupied by the Woman's Drug Store, S70 Main street. D. H. War ner has allowed the use of the build ing. The clinics will begin May 1 and continue five days. In>the after moons and evenings, physicians and dentists will lecture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

Hartford, April 2O-The public util- ity commission yesterday issued a finding to the effect that the trolley service between New Haven green and Wait-a-Minute station in East Havxen was inadequate and ordering the Connecticut Go. to improve it by May 1. The matter was taken before the commission in a petition signed by 400 persons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
PLAN Y. M. c. A. FUND

Hartford, April 21.-P1ans for rais- ing Connecticut's share of the Young Mems Christian association $3,000,- 900 war work fund were discussed at a meeting of secretaries from prac- tica1ly all the organizations in this state here today. A. H. Whitford of Buffalo, who agreed to direct the na- tional bureau of finance department of the work was present and outlined the proposed methods of raising the money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
SUNDAY WILL BE OBSERVED AT
 PARK STREET CHURCH

Untold Glories'' will be the subject of the gospel sermon by Rev. Gerald H. Beard at Park Street Congrega- tiona1 church tomorrow evening. In the morning the church will observe Benevolent Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21

Six persons were killed and a score of others are suffering from minor in- juries as a result of a fire which wrecked the office of a film exchange in the Colfax office building at Indian apoliS
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
BANDITS KILL COWBOYS
Bodies of Three Americans Captured
in Raid on Border Ranch Found
Shot and Cut by Mexicans.

Hachita, N. M, Feb. 16.-The fate
of the three Mormon cowboys, Andrew
P. Peterson, Hugh Accord and Burton
Jensen, captured by Mexican raiders
on the Corner ranch on the border be-
low Hachita Feb. IL, was disclosed
late Thursday when their mutilated
bodies were found by searchers on
Mexican territory, about three miles
west of the ranch The bodies, stripped
of their clothing, lay about fifty feet
apart on the Mexican side of the boun-
Diary, where the captives had been
taken to be killed. Each had been
shot by rifles and pistols many times
in the head. In addition to mutila-
tion by bullet wounds and powder
burns, the head of Accord had been
hacked beyond recognition with a
machete. Acting under instructions
from Col F. C. Sickel, commanding
the Columbus camp, Lieut.. Col. J. G.
Waterman, in charge here, ordered
all available troops from here into the
Corner ranch section.
The discovery was made by Lem
Spillsbury, the Mormon scout who
served with Gen. Pershing in Mexico,
and was the only white prisoner taken
in the Carrizal affair.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
TEXT OF WILSON NOTE
REFUSING TO "TALk OVER" cRl.
Sis IN UNDERSEA WAR.
President Declares Germany Must OBJ
serve Pledges Given in Reply to
His Ultimatum In Sussex Case.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Presi-
dents reply to the German request
for an exchange of views follows:
''In view Of the appearance in the
newspapers of Feb. IL of report that
Germany was initiating negotiations
with the United States in regard to
submarine warfare, the Department of
State makes the following statement:
"a suggestion was made orally to
the Department of State late Satur-
day afternoon by the minister OF
Switzerland that the German govern
ment is willing to negotiate with the
United States, provided that the COM
mercial blockade against England
would not be interfered with.
''At the request of the secretary OF
state this suggestion was made in
writing and presented to him by the
Swiss minister Sunday night.
This memorandum was given i'm
mediate consideration and the follow
ing reply was dispatched Monday:
my Dear Mr.. Minister-I am re-
quested by the President to say to
you, on acknowledging the memoran-
dunn which you were kind enough to
send to me on the 11th inst, that the
government of the United States
would gladly discuss with the German
government any questions 1t might
propose for discussion were it to with
draw it's proposition of the S1st of
January, in which, suddenly, and
without previous intimation of any
kind, it cancelled the assurances
which it had given this government
on the 4th of May last; but that it
does not feel that it can enter into
any discussion with the German gov
ernment concerning the policy of sub
marine warfare against neutrals
which it is now pursuing unless and
until the German government re-
news its assurances OF the 4th Of May
and acts upon the assurance
mo other interchange on this sub
ject has taker place between this gov
ernment and any other government or
person"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
MEXICO ASKS AN EMBARGO.
carranza Agent Delivers Memorial to
Neutral Nations.

Washington.-Suspi that Ger
man agents are prompting activities
in Mexico which might develop into
flank move against the United
States If this nation becomes involved
In war with Germany was increased
Monday. The Mexican governments s
representative, r. p. de Negri. deliv-
cred to Secretary of State Lansing
memorial to the neutral nations of the
world by General Carranza, proposing
mediation between the European bel
ligerents and, if this fails, an embargo
by all neutrals of the export of war
munitions and food. Carranza offers
the plan as a means of starving the
belligerents into peace.
Inasmuch as such an embargo
would aid Germany and injure the al
lies and. as Germany once urged the
United States to impose such an en-
barge, the action of Carranza aroused
the suspicion that he has yielded to
German influence.
1t was suggested that Carranza may
contemplate shutting off the supply of
Mexican oil to the British warship.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

on the British steamer Yarrowdale
have been liberated.
Washington, l7eb. 16.-News of the
release of the seventy-two American
seamen taken to Germany by the
prize ship Yarrowdale came Thursday
night, after President Wilson and
other administration officials had re-
tired. Their liberation disposes Of
one of the most pressing and irritat-
ing phases of the German American
situation.
With President Wilson's approval
note permeptorily demanding Of
Germany that the Americans be re-
leased had been prepared at the State
Department.
Representatives of the American
Commission for relief in Belgium will
not withdraw from the occupied por-
tions of Belgium and northern France
as previously had been arranged, but
will remain for the present, it is now
stated in dispatches from London.
The dispatch stated that at meet
ing held in Brussels the German au-
thorities announced that all repre-
sentatives of the commission might
remain in Belgium and northern
France on the same footing as here
tofore. Present at the meeting We're
Baron Won der Lancken, civil govern
or of Brussels, the American and
Spanish ministers, representatives of
the Belgian Relief Commission and Of
the Belgian National Committee.
The British steamer Yarrowdale
was one of the vessels captured by a
German raider in the South Atlantic
and taken into a German harbor Dec.
81. She had 469 prisoners on board
including seventy two Americans,
who, the German foreign secretary
stated, were to be interned.
Many responsible officials have con-
cluded that unless there is prompt
and decided change in the general at
titude of Germany toward the inter-
ests of the United States the appear
ance of President Wilson before Con-
gress to ask authority to afford pro-
lection to American lives and prop
erty is only a matter of days.
Any doubt as to the ruthless char
acter of the new submarine campaign
and its violation of neutral rights
long since has disappeared, and the
situation is made more and more
grave daily by aggravating incidents.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
Biz Prize for Sinking U-Boat.

Paris.-A prize of 100000 francs for
the crew of any French, allied or neu-
tral vessel which succeeds in destroy
ing an attacking submarine is provid-
ed for in resolution introduced in
the Chamber of Deputies by Andre LIE
Fevre. The resolution says that the
Germans are attacking without dis
tinction ships of all nationalities,
armed or unarmed, and that this Gre
ates a new situation which must by
no means be neglected.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

American institutions, Captain Crosby
would extend to him the suffrage re-
stricted and regulated by the Consti-
tuition and by the laws of congress so
that he would not find himself entirely
shut out of all participation in pub
lie affairs.
Captain Crosby holds that a restrict
ed and regulated suffrage would not
be manhood suffrage" and that the
integrity of his race ought to be of
as much concern to the Negro as the
integrity of the white race is to the
white man. No race which has de-
spised itself has ever prospered. The
fact that the Negro is n Negro can
not be changed by constitutional
amendments or statutory enactments;
but an assured and regulated suf-
frage would make him all the more
desirable citizen and all the better
able to protect his racial integrity,
which is absolutely essential to his
racial Observation-Disclosures (Ala)
Age-Herald.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
NATION HoNoRs LINCOLN.
Birthday of Emancipator Observed at
National Capital With Ceremonies.


National Capital With Ceremonies.
Washington.-The National Capital
joined in the nationwide celebration
of Abraham Lincoln's birthday ami
versary. Appropriate exercises were
held in Congress, the public schools
and at patriotic gatherings. In the
House the program included the read
ing OF the Gettysburg address by Rep
resentative Russell and addresses on
Lincoln's achievements by Represent
atives Chiperfield and Dill.
A feature of the celebration was
that arranged by various patriotic So
cieties, at which former Speaker Can
non spoke on "Reminiscences of Lin
coin" He is said to be the only man
now in Congress who had an intimate
acquaintance with Lincoln.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

Springfield, Ill.-The anniversary OF
the birth of Abraham Lincoln was
celebrated in his former home here
with many memorial services and an
niversary programs. Members of the
G. A. R., Sons of Veterans and Span
ish War Veterans held services at the
Lincoln tomb.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

There are in Texas, according to the
thirteenth decennial census of the gov
ernment, 252, 1868 children between the
ages of six and twenty years, of which
number 130,70S, or 51.7 per cent, are
attending school; there are S5,461 chill
dren in Texas of Negro blood between
the ages of ten and fourteen years.
of which number 67,636, or 79.1 per
cent, are attending school; there are
93,271 between the ages of fifteen ana
twenty years, of which number 27,694,
or only 297 per cent, are in attendance
upon school, According to the above
figures it is readily d:scernable that the
tendancy of colored parents is to start
their children to school at late age
and to take them out early. The PROOF
of this tendency is further substanu-
ated by the fact that Texas literacy Is
higher than that of any other state
having a Negro population of as. many
as 100000, while there are several such
states whose total scholastic attend
ance is greater in percentage than that
of Texas.
The point / wish to emphasize Is the
Texas has good schools and other
things necessary to the educational de-
velopment of our race, we are taking
hut meager advantage of them. Out of
the IA years of the possible scholastic
life of a child, it is clearly shown by
carefully compiled statistics that from
% per cent to 65 per cent of the chill
dren of colored parentage in Texas at
different periods of their scholastic
life do not utilize the advantages Of
fered them along educational life. only
for about four years of the probable
school life of the children in Texas OF
Negro descent is there anything ike
decent. showing made in school at
tendance. From the ages ten to four
teen as Indicated above, we have o',-
636, or 79.1 per cent out of a possible
50, ,461 who are in school. This period
is when the best record in attendance
is made.-Communic to Houston
Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
Ambassador Gerard Reaches Berne

Berne, Observation-Disclosures Am
bassador Gerard expects to sail for
the United States Feb. "a from Bar
celona, Spain. On his arrival here
Monday, Gerard said he expected to
remain in Berne several days before
departing for Spain.