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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-24
Second Conf1agration
Raging In Saloniki

A>hens, Aug. %, Thursday.--A Sec
great damage was done last Sunday
by a fire that destroyed considerable
part of the city, making $4,000 persons
homeless. So far 1000 houses have
been destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-24
5oo,0oo,0OO.

500,000,000.
''Why should Congress deal so SYM
pathetically with these vast accumu-
lations of wealth made from the
war;" asked Senator Borah.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-24

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
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ham on the back as the car slid away
and was lost to, sight not so feet from
the pit. When Gardham drew in for
gas later he said the fog was SO dense
ION the TURNS that he had to ride up
against the outside rail in order to
keep his bearings on the turns. "A
little after a. m. Dawson, refreshed
10y catnay. took the wheel again.
&Ize completed IL hours with 81 miles
ITO the cars credit against 20 for the
old record. The cars average was
79H miles an hour. sz
= At S:R6 Dawson gave way to Card
ham again. AT. 1I:zs, Dawson took
the wheel and stayed With it to the
end.
But through all the change Of
drivers the car worked on. Flesh
grows weak. But when the weary
drivers climbed out of the car the
studHy heart beating beneath the
hood held the even tenor Of it's way.
The motor seemed to set at defiance
the fierce, heat Of the atmosphere,
the tremendous strain on the working
parts and the vibration caused by the
Inequalities Of the track. The sym
pathetic watcher at the pits could
almost see the smile Of satisfaction
and the twinkle in the left front lamp
of the car as 1t seemed to wink as it
drew into the pits with the knowl-
edge that it had smashed the 12-hour
record by "a miles.
One could almost hear the car i'm
patiently stamp its figurative feet and
sputter fiercely, when svop became
necessary. 1t did not seem to wish
20 waste o minute. As the hours
crept by the American Automobile
association ocials and the men vitality
Interested In the performance were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

en-. Where's the money to pay our ex-
penses? If we could get away for a
week, we'd come home here full OF
ambition, and the old COW would hard
ly know any of us, but there's no use
wasting breath in talking about it."
Mr.. Bowser's heart was touched.
He felt pity for the whole family. BE
cast around in his mind for some
way out for the unfortunates. He did
not mean to say what he did say. but
found himself remarking:
"Why, II you think you could leave
the farm for week, you can all come
up town and stop for week and 1t
won't cost you red cent"
AS soon as Mr.. Bowser uttered the
above words. he felt chill come over
him and would have recanted II he
could, but 1t was too late.
Mr.. BOwser went away, and he
didn't get his normal feeling back
until he reached home. Then he had
about forgotten the incident that the
farmer had accepted his invitation,
and that he would ever show up was
thing to be regarded as Impossible. He
remarked to Mrs. Bowser that he
didn't buy the land. but said nothing
further; but the other day he was
| treated to the surprise of his life. As
he came up to dinner he saw four
children at his gate. as II awaiting his
appearance. When he came nearer
they all rushed for him. and seized his
clothing wherever they could. and
| cbou<a1 n uIod uolcomo fO him He
was nonplused for a moment. and then
he recognized the lonely children OF
the lonely farmhouse.
"What are you doing here?" in
not unkindly voice.
"Why, we have come to stop with
you a week." was the reply. 'Paw and
NAV are in the house, and your wife
has been awfully good to us. She has
shown us every room in the house and
all of us have patted the cat"
Mr.. Bowser came near faintine
away, but got the grip on his emo
tons and managed to climb the front
steps and open the door. The farm
er and his wife were In the hall to
greet him with outstretched hands
and the farmer shouted:
Here's the old boy himself! You
invited us to stay week with you
and we have come to stay"
Mr.. Bowser did not look at Mrs
Bowser. He was afraid of falling
dead If he did SO. When dinner
was served all trooped down. and
the farmer and his flock ate as never
before. They carried the burden OF
the conversation, and they enjoyed
themselves as II 1t had been theii
first circus. The evening was worn
away in some old way. and at ter
o'clock Mr.. Bowser faced Mrs. Bow
ser in their own bedroom. He was
prepared to die, and he was going tt
die as brave man should.
"Well7" she queried, as she looked
him In the eyes.
Don't say one word-not one
word" he whispered. 'If you'll &C
through with this thing. I will give
you fifty dollars in cash to buy clothes
with"
She said nothing further. and the
rest of the week was devoted to the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

When they had talked for awhile. Mr..
Bowser asked:
"Don't you ever get lonesome out
herer
81 get darned lonesome" replied the
farmer, "and so do all the rest OF US,
even to the hens and cows. Say. Mr.
BOwser, sometimes we get rather
cheerful. and those are the times we
talk of suicide!"
"DOn't you ever get up to the city!'
queried Mr.. Bowser as he felt feel
ing Of pity for the whole family.
'Once in a great while I so up. but
I never have over half dollar In
my pockets and I don't see anything
worth telling them about when 1 get
h0me."
"How came you to let the farm run
down so bad?" was queried.
LONELINESS and melancholy. sir, was
the reply. when u man is lonely and
melancholy, he don't care rip how
things 20. can see as well as you can
that the fences are rotting away. the
old barn is about ready to fall down
and there ought to be hustling man
around here That's the reason I wnnt
to sell. want to get away from this
loneliness. We all want to see some
thing new and exciting"
"Why don't you come up to the city
for a weekr
, "Say that would Jest at us, but we
might as well think Of going to Heav-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

family without a complaint. That
family had what the farmer called a
rip-roaring old time. They drummed
on the piano; they almost drove the
cat mad; they destroyed two or
three rugs; they broke up furniture.
and they blew out the gas. Finally
the day came when they were to de-
part. They remained just a week to
the minute, and, as they stood on the
front steps, satchels in hand, they
shook hands with Mrs. Bowser and
bade her an effusive good-by, and
almost collected a crowd in front of
the house by so doing. The farmer
felt it his duty to return from the
gate and climb the steps to shake
hands over again, and say to Mrs.
Bowser:
"Tell the old boy that I shall al
ways love him for this, and you can
take it that we shall be grateful to
you as long as we live. Tell him that
the melancholy Is gone, and the
loneliness is gone, and the first thing
I shall do when reach home will be
to put a new hinge on the gate. and
hustle around to brighten up things"
And when Mr.. Bowser reached
home. hours later, all that Mrs. Bow
ser said to him was:
'.They got OF about three o'clock"
"Oh, they did, eh7" was his reply
and he felt In his vest pocket and
pulled out fifty-dollar bill and hand
ed 1t over.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13
HAD LITTLE DESIRE TO ROAM

The Americans have contributed largely to the
European spirit of patronage. Each year in
hordes, they Travelled to Europe, breathless with
curiosity and with haste curious of dress and
bearing Ito European eyes) and nasal as to speech
with reverence and familiarity amazing contend
ing. "Why do the Americans love SO to tear over
the world?" once heard an old French lady ask
1t was incomprehensve to her. this mania for
leaving home. Her desire of happiness was to
stay forever in one place.-Exchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

as introduced. that she did not care
to live in this world. and that she
was ready to go whenever the sum-
mons came. and Mr.. Bowser thought
she would be no addition to Paradise,
If she ever got there.
A poor dinner was served. 1t was
poor in variety and stingy In guam
tity. During the meal Mr.. Bowser
was treated to Incidents which had
to do with woe and sorrow, and he
had begun to get lonesome. too, before
the meal was finished. After dinner
he and the farmer adjourned to the
front steps for smoke and a talk.
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Bowser, He
Invites But
He Will
Never Do
So Again
ooOOOO0O0oO0O0 . OOO 5000 Z
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

Three or four weeks ago Mr.. Bow
ser had to 90 out into the country to
look at q piece Of land for a would-be
customer. He foand the farmer q rath-
er shiftless man, who had many woes
and misf0rtunes to relate.
There was shiftlessness and want
Of care apparent everywhere. Even
the hens cackled In a despairing way,
and the old COW bawled as IL lone
some for a change of climate. The
family consisted Of wife and four
children. The children were like a
stepladder-twO, four. six and eight
lonely. too. and SO in want &C vitality
and ambition that they could not get
up q dispute among themselves. The
wife was tall and thin, and melan-
choly. She told Mr.. Bowser. as soon
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

T WILL take not fewer than 15,OOO.-
600 members of the American Red
Cross to take care of the sick and
wounded soldiers, look utter their
families, and relieve the sufferings
Of the women and children and old
men of war-trodden lands. Fifteen
million members! That means 1O.-
100000 new members, and the Red
Cross has set out to get them before
the sun sets on Christmas day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-13

they have existed. so that the Germans may
no longer be responsible for their starving
to death.
The Red Cross would not be true to itself
or to the people who have founded 1t and
are supporting it, If it did not do everything
1t could to comfort and help these sorely-
tried ones. The relief of human suffering
is it's sole object, and it has never withheld
its hand when there was anguish to be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
PRISON LIST GROWS.
Allies Have Taken $4,000 on the West
ern Front in August.

LONDON, August %. - 90 In the past
three days the entente allies on the
western front have taken $4,000 prison
ers and since July 81 they have taken
$4,000 prisoners, said Maj. Gen. Fred
erick b. Maurice, chief director of the
war intelligence Office in his weekly
talk today with The Associated Press.
81 am confident, he said, ''that before
the end of August we will have totaled
the figure of 10000, which the Germans
claim to have taken in month on the
Russian front, although their total I'M
doubtedly is composed by at least half
of mere stragglers from the mutinous
Russian units.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
PERSONAL.

r. c. Bacon went last night to Sche
nectady, n. Y, on business.
E. W. Coleman, express agent at
Woodsville, y. H., formerly of Brattle
boro, is spending the day here.
William B. Vinton has gone to Nan
tucket, Mass, to spend few days va
cation with his family, who have been
there nearly two weeks.
John A. Davis of Springfield, Mass,
who was called here by the death of his
mother, Mrs. Sylvia T. Davis, returned
last night to Springfield.
Mrs. C. c. Fits and son, Osmer, and
daughter, Miriam and S. B. Emerson
will go tomorrow to West Wardsboro
to remain at the Green Mountain House
until Labor day.
F. G.. Harmon returned this morning
from two-weeks visit in. Florence
Northampton. Williamsburg, and Ash
| field, Mass, where he visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs Charles I. Harmon His
son, Forest, joined him at Greenfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mrs. G. $. Beebe and son, Kenneth,
visited in Grafton this week
Miss Gladys Deal of Highgate was
a guest Tuesday Of Mrs. Jerome Holden
Mrs. G. A. Waitman of Brattleboro
IS visiting her cousin, Mrs. ii. +. Well
man.
Miss Alice Braley of Maiden Mass,
came Thursday to visit her father Cor
ham Braley.
Miss Mildred HoughtOn of Marlboro,
Mass, is visiting her aunt, Miss Nellie
Houghton.
Rev. Walter Curtis exchanged pulpits
with Rev. T. J. Poelman Of Putnev Sun
day morning.
Gilbert Holden began work Wednes-
day for Fred Howard of Putney as
clerk in his store.
Mrs. Herbert Wardwell and daughter
of keene, \. H., are boarding with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Brooks.
Miss Louise Frazer of Springfield
Mass, was a weekend guest of her
sister, Mrs. Seymour Minard
Mrs. Eliza Phillips is in charge of the
| Warner Home at SaxtOns River while
Mrs. Prince is in Mortified, Mass, on
a vacation.
' Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Brooks have re-
turned TO their home i'll Gassetts, after
spending a week with their brother,
Charles Brooks.
Everett Harlow Of Maiden, Mass,
came Saturday from Red Hook, n. Y,
where he had been visiting his aunt
Mrs. George Hubbard, to visit relatives
here.
Roland Chapman and family and Mr.
and Mrs Fred Harlow of Maiden, Mass.
motored to Windham last Friday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chapman
; returning home Sunday. Mrs. Florence
, Edison was in charge of the store and
rostofiice during Mr.. Chapman s alb
scnce.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. V. Goddard motore6
from Holyokc. MaHs.. and spent few
= days with their cousin, Charles Brooks
. From here they motored to Gassetts
A taking Mr. and Mrs Brooks with then
j. for visit with relatives, returning
q here Monday. On Tuesday they re
!. turned to their home in Ilolyoke
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

The Unitarian church will reopen for
services sunday, Sept. :
Mr. and Mrs Luois Nash Of Springfield
are guests al MIR. and Mrs J A Stebbins
Miss Agnes White will have an auction
vi her household goods Aug, "a at her
home
Several from Mortified went TO War
wick hast week Thursday TO attend old
Home Day,
A dance was held in Red Men 8 hall
Wednesday evening under the auspices
of the local tribe.
George Mattoon of Worcester is Wis
iting his sisters, Miss Anna b. Phelps
and Miss Gertrude Mattoon
Mrs. Moore and her family Of lndi-
ana have rented the Mcirath cottage on
Birnan Road and will occupy IT soon.
The graduating class from the high
school of June last went by automobile
~ the movies in Greenfield Saturday night.
William Huber and J r. Cotton have
gone 10 Concord, y H. 10 work at carpet
ing for + II Doolittle, who liz renovating
"a house there
Mrs. J. Dwight Stebhin- is in the Frank
lin county hospital for treatment. Her
ing. for her family
lIarhnd Williams Of Worcester, son OF
Mr. and Mrs Fred Williams, ia visiting
his uncle. Frank II Williams, and family
on Warwick Avenue
Mrs c. H. Webster IL entertaining
Mrs Ward OF Montague, Mrs. Sarah Lore
Thompson Of Washington, ID. C., and
Mrs Rowe of Worcester.
Lieutenant Roger Warner, who il hom
ON lmlough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. = Warren, will leave on "Wednesday
Aug ~. for Camp Devans at Aver, Mass
Mortified people who attended tn
q A II. cncampment in Boston this weel
were Mr. and Mrs II NJ. Bristol MI
and Mrs X ID Doolittle and Mrs. j. A
Stchbins
Miss De'cinaWi son, daughter of AIRS
Sophie Wilson Of Brman road and Mis-
Ruth Bodhsh have arrived at Hayder
Colorado which - about 100 miles fror
Denver. where they will teach con
munity srhool They have two-mll
ride donkey back each day 20 their schoo
Miss Wilson taught at Northfcld Fari
last year Miss Bodiisll IL a graduate
Northheld seminary and has since bee
studying in Boston.
Miss Marion Webster returned hon
from her vacation in Main, Thursda
TN "Wednesday she visited her sister, Mr.
Bernice Webster. at Sebago Lake, whe
where she IL an instructor at girl
camp Wednesday was their annu
water sports day Mis- BeInice has e
i0yed her summer at Lake Sebago great
She expects 10 return home in two week
Mrs Joseph Field, who has been wi
her daughter in Weston, Mass. the pa
two wears. has returned with one of
grandchildren and is guest Of her s.
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Field. S
expects 10 open her Main Street hor
and entertain her daughter and fam
from Weston soon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A cablegram from Joseph G. Estey in
France was received today by his ia
Their, Col J. Gray Estey. 1t stated that
he was all right.
George A. Stockwell of East Putney
shot good sized doe Wednesday in his
bean patch. The shooting was approved
by County Game Warden f. FL. Metcalf
today.
Cards have been received in Brattle-
boro announcing the marriage, Aug. IL
at the National Military Home in Kan
sas, of Harry Lawrence Putnam, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Fred w. Putnam of Brat
tleboro, and Miss Dorothy Elizabeth
Runkle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
Clifford Runkle. Mr.. Putnam is lieuten
ant in the 18th United States cavalry
Lieut.. and Mrs Putnam will be at HON,
after Sept at Fort ID. A Russell, Wy
oming.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
ACTOR DENIED EXEMPTION.
Bryant Washburn Must Serve in Con
script Army.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Bryant Wash
burn, widely known motion picture
actor, must serve in the national army.
Major B. NJ. Chipperfeld, representing
the provost marshal general, 50 ruled
today.
Washburn, who had passed physical
examination, claimed exemption on the
ground that he had a wife and child
dependent upon him. Secret service
agents learned, Major Chipperfeld said,
that Washburn had a bank account of
$500, and that his wife. who was Mabel
Forrest, an actress, had appeared in
pictures before and after the birth of
their child.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Aug. %, Mrs. Lucina
Knapp Titus, 81, widow of Alfred w.
Titus.
In Westminster West, Aug. 10, Mrs.
Ella Mason of Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23

Yucatan has been pictured as labor
paradise because laborers receive 81 a
day, but this is Mexican money worth
one-third the money OF the United States
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23
IMMENSE LOSSES.
Austrian Casualties in Two Days OF
Italian Advance 10000.

Udine, Italy, Aug. %. Enemy
losses during the first two days in the
new Italian advance are calculated at
10000 in killed, wounded and prisoners
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-23

Why does cid age tear down the cir
Gus bills stuck up by YOUTH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-18
Merchants Enjoying Best Business in His
tory People Buying High Qualify
Goods; Lille Credit Asked
MANY FIRMS DOUBLE
THEIR SALES FORCE
Stores Hold Big Variety Articles; Season
On in Full Blast; Activity Extends
to Real Estate

That business conditions are better
in ChickasAa than they have ever
been is the statement of the mer-
chants and business men of the town.
This applies to all lines OF business,
department stores, dry goods, ladies'
and gents furnishings, hardware jew
elry and rug stores. Out of twelve
dry goods stores that were visited
yesterday only one proprietor said
that business was not as good now as
it was this time last year.
These business men say that not
only are the people buying more than
they did before but they are also
buying a better class and grade OF
goods in all lines. They say that an
other noticeable feature Of the buying
is that the majority of the people
are buying a substantial line of ma
terial which will be of some lasting
benefit
Some of the merchants say that
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-18
OUT
QUESTION
in STATES
Senate COnCurrs With House on Amend
menls to Nation. Wide Prohibition;
Drys Hold Jubilee
By United Press

By United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate
today concurred in the house amend
ments to the nationwide prohibition
resolution. A rising vote was taken
Forty-seven voted for the measure
and eight against it,
The senates action transfers the
fight to the state legislatures. Three
fourths must ratify the amendment to
make it a part of the constitution.
One year after the approval the man
ufacture sale and transportation of
liquor to be used as a beverage will
be prohibited. The drys are already
in the lead with plans for a fight in
all states.
BY vote Of 2s2 to 12s, or twenty
five more than required for two
thirds majority. the resolution to sub
NIT to the states a national prohibit
ton amendment 10 the federal consti-
tuition was adopted by the house.
A wild demonstration took place in
the house, w. ]. Bryan appeared on
the floor and took seat with Rep
resentative Webb as co-recipient Of
congratulations
An amendment by Representative
Lea Of California, providing that pro
hibition provisions should not apply
to light wines and beer was rejected
by a rising vote Of 232 to 107.
A similar resolution was passed by
the senate at the last session but the
house resolution gives the state leg
fslatures seven years in which to ap
prove the amendment, while that Of
the senate gives six.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-18
X. c. MAKE
PROGRESS
In DRIVE
Committees Appointed Start Work Ol
Raising 81 900 Eerefo War Camp
Fund; Other Towns Active

The local council Of the Knights Of
Columbus have formulated plans for
the big drive for raising their quota
of the knights Of Columbus war camp
fund. This organization is operating
in connection with the Y. NJ c. A.
in providing recreation quarters for
our boys at the training camps.
The campaign VIII continue for the
remainder Of this week and the quota
set down for Cbickasha is $1,000
Workers from tho Knights Of Colum
bus canvassed a small portion of the
city yesterday evening and report
$3.50 subscribed to the movement
Committees have been appointed to
make a thorough canvass of every
section Of chickasha in systematic
manner.
At the army camps where the or
ganization has constructed buildings
for the use Of the soldiers seeking
recreation, reading or writing rooms
the knights OF Columbus throw their
doors open to all the men, regardless
Of religious beliefs, as does the Y. M
C. A. While the task of raising funds
for work in the camps is carried on
separately by the two organizations,
both have the endorsement Of Presi-
dent Wilson and both are carrying
cut their missions along the same
lines.
In this section. outside Of Chicka-
sha, Cement has pledged $3.50, Rush
Springs will come in with consider
able amount and at Duncan, under
the direction of Tom Wade, there is
$500 pledged to the cause.
The following committees have
been appointed to carry on the work
in Chickasha: Or. D. S. Downey and
John Ryndak. assigned to work among
the banks and professional men; c.
P. Staed and R. E. Kastner, the First
National bank building. Third street
from -Choctaw to Colorado avenues.
Conde Mckinley and Edward
Bitsohe will work the manufacturing
plants and wholesale districts; c.
Sullivan, NJ. Whalen and Dr. Edward
Carr, Fourth and Fifth streets, Choc
taw and Chickasha avenues. John
Neihaus, Ed wayland, from the Rock
Island depot on Chickasha avenue tC
Third street, and all Of Kansas ave
nue.. VIM. Logsdon, w. T Burke and
Up. C. Delatte, the Rock Island dis
trict. including the shops.
Mrs. c. Ucker Miss Margaret
shuckrow. Mrs. Sid Anderson ant
; Mrs. M. oshee, form the committee
that viii work among the employees
Of business firms and offices,