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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

The peasant land proprietors of
Russia are enrolling themselves into
unions of landowners for the defense
of the interests of property. The
Knights of st. George, representing
sc, 900, 900 acres, have combined in
military leagues. All the Cossack and
Kirghiz and Caucasian tribes have
banded together in defense of their
homes and country, There is a solid
block far exceeding in size and popu-
lation the combined strength of the
central empires. From Lake Baikal
to the Dniester, fEom the Don to the
Persian border, loyal sons of Russia
are ready to rise against the forces of
disintegration and defeat.
General Ka1edines is had Of this
great league. In a speech at Moscow
he defied the soviet, or conference,
and its adherents.
who saved you from the Boisheviki
on the 14th of July?' he asked con-
temptuously. 1--WE Cossacks have
been free men. We are not made
drunk by new found liberties and are
unblinded by party or program. We
tell you plainly. and categorieally, re-
move yourselves from the place which
you have neither the ability nor the
courage to fill and let better men than
yourselves step in, or take the conse-
quences of your folly General Kale-
dimes has made good record as a war
commander.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
Gunners and Captain
Of Campana Are Held
Prisoners in Germany

Washington, Sept. 5--Captain AL
bert Oliver of the American tank
steamer Campana and four of the five
members Of the naval gun crew, who
were taken prisoners when their ship
was captured and sunk on Aug. 6 by
German submarine, are in prison
camp at Brandenburg, Prussia, .ac-
cording to advices received today by
the American Red Cross from GEN
eva. The message made no mention
of seaman William Albert Miller, the
other prisoner, and an inquiry has
been cabled to Geneva to learn his
fate.
The four prisoners held by the Ger
mans are James Delaney, chief gum
ner's mate, in charge of the gun crew;
Ray Ropp, boatswain's mate; Charles
Lovan Kline, gunners' mate and Fred
Stephen Jacob, a seaman. They, with
Miller, were the first American naval
men to be taken prisoner since war
was declared on Germany. It had
been feared that they and Captain
Oliver had been lost, as a French
cruiser, which picked up the remain
der of the tanker's crew, reported that
U-boat had been sent down that day
by another French warship near
where the Campana was sunk.
The Campana was forced to surren-
der because the naval guard exhaus-
ted its supply Of $50 shells in a four
hours running fight with the subma-
rine, which fired several hundred
shots at range of more than 1000
yards The Germans continued to
lombard the steamer after the inter-
national signal of surrender was hoist
Il a cy.i tor y, q
small boats.
The submarine quickly overhauled
them and took prisoner all the men
it could accomm odate. The remainder
of the crew were allowed to return to
the Campana for their personal eff
fects, and then the tanker was sent
down.
After drifting nine hours in the
small boats the eight naval gunners
and forty men of the Campana's crew
were rescued by a warship
and landed in France. The subma-
rine captain reported that he had been
out a long time, and. from the fact
that he took prisoners, it was as
sumed that he was about ready to re-
/ turn to his base.
The prisoners were located by the
bureau recently established at Geneva
by the Red Cross to keep in touch
with American prisoners of war and
facilitate the delivery to them of food.
packages from home, and call.
Through the Spanish diplomatic SER
vice it has been possible to establish
communication with the more than
100 Americans now held in Germany,
including the merchant seamen taken
in by the Yarrowdale.
Food is sent to, the prisoners regu-
larly in cooperation with the London
Prisoners of War Committee. Re-
turn postal cards are used to record
delivery, and the British experience
has been that sc per cent. of the con-
(. signments of food have reached the
! men to whom they were addressed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
LABOR UNlTES TO
KILL ACTIVITIES
OF PAClFICISTS
Denounce Action of Peoples
Council AS Seditious and
Disloyal.

Minneapolis, Sept. 5.-The Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor Day and De-
mocracy, organized to counterfeit the
activities of pacifcists and pro-Ger-
man propagandists and to bring the
nations labor forces up solidly behind
the government in its prosecution of
the war, opened a three day loyalty
conference here today.
E. g. Hail. president of the state
Federation of Labor, called the meet
ing to order and Frank p. Walsh,
chairman of the United States COM
mission on industrial relations, acted
as temporary chairman.
After the appointment of a COM
mittee on permanent organization the
delegates planned to recess luntil mid
afternoon and then receive the COM
mittee's report, which was to be fol-
lowed by an address by Samuel Com
pers president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. Mr.. Gompers was ex-
pected to be named permanent chair
man of the alliance.
Speakers at to-day's session de-
saounced as disloyal and seditious the
activities of the PEOPLES Council of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
THE WEATHER

i New Haven, Sept. 5-For New
Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight;
Thursday probably showers.
Connecticut: Fair tonight;
Thursday rain, warmer in inter-
Tor; moderate shifting winds, be-
coming southeast.
A disturbance that is central
this morning oven upper Michi-
gan will probably move slowly
eastward and pass out the st.
Lawrence valley ON Thursday.
This vicinity will be on the
southern edge of it. Areas of
high pressure are central over
Pennsylvania and Montana.
Showers have occurred during
the last "a hours in the upper
Mississ .Jpi valley and on the gulf
and south Atlantic coasts. Frosts
were reported from Montana and
Vermont.
Conditions favor for this yicin-
ity fair weather, followed by in
creasihg cloudiness and rising
temperature ON Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
TRIAL OF FORMER RUSSIAN WAR
MINISTER EXONERATES GERMANY
OF Guilt FOR War, --MICHAELIs

from the Entente factory of caIum-
mics, the American government OBJ
viously had no knowledge of the
course : of the proceedings against
Gen. Soukhom1inoff. Otherwise it's
Judgment would certainly have been
quite, different
"It certainly is now established
irrefutably,'' DIR. MichaeTs said
further, that it was not Germany
that chose the time for the war, but
the military party surrounding the
Gar, who was under the influence of
France and England 1t is well known
that the German emperor, who before
the war clearly and on every occasion
expressed his own desire and that of
the German people for peace, espec-
tally regarding Russia, was surprised
by the events that occurred during his
pleasure trip in Scandinavian waters.
Up to the last moment, in the ex-
change OF kilograms with the emperor
of Russia and the king of England,
he made the most earnest and fervent
attempts in the interest Of peace.
1.-THE Importance Of the new dis
closures is that the Gar, who had to
decide as to war or peace, in fact
came to the conviction from the Ger
man emperor's efforts that Germany
did not desire war The consequence
of this conviction was his positive or
der to cancel the Russian mobiliza-
ton but a couple of criminals who
belied the Gar, disregarded the order
and thwarted its execution A sconse-
uuence of the emperor's efforts also
was the Cars order toAGen. Janusch-
kevitch to give the German ambassa-
dor, Count Won Pourtales, assurances
Of Russian desire for peace
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

Amsterdam. Sept SIN an inter-
view with representative of the
press the German chancellor, DR..
Georg Michaelis, has made state
ment concerning the trial in Petrograd
Of fomer Minister of War Soukhom-
linoff for treason. (Great prominencs
has been given in the German press
recently to testimony said to have
been given at the trial tending to
show Russia,s' responsibility for the
beginning Of the war. Accounts OF
the trial reaching this country have
not contained such testimony Chan
cellor Alichaelis said:
'.The statements OF the former Rus
sian war minister and the former
chief Of the general staff Gen. jan
itsrhkevitch) are of the greatest im-
portance- They are calculated conf
pletely TO destroy the legend of Ger
many's guilt in starting the war, and
they win force European opinion. If
the reports are allowed to be publish-
ed abroad, to revise its Judgment on
Germany.
The moment at which these dis
closures were made is the more IA
vorable as we have just had knowl-
edge Of the American reply to the
pope's note urging peace. In Secre-
tary Lansing's answer the German
government As described as an ire
Epnnsible government which secretly
planned to dominate the world, which
chose its own time for the war, and
cruelty and suddenly executed its
plan, which did not heed legal bar
riers or uuthfuIness. which flooded a
great continent with blood. not only
of soldiers but Of innocent women and
children the helpless and the poor.
When adopting their accusations
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

America for Democracy and Terms of
Peace. which was barred from holding
its proposed national peace conference
in Minnesota. The motives of its
leaders were sharply questioned:
John Spargo, one Of the former
leaders of the socialist party, who
left the organization because of its
stand on the war, declared several
weeks ago that reports reached
troops in Europe that America labor
bodies would demand peace through
the Peoples council meeting.
What can. help the enemy more
than such startling reports, arising as
they do from the activities of these
pro-German organizations asked Mr..
Spargo. 1T has even been reported
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
NOTICE

There will be regular meeting of
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Thursday.
September eth. All members are re-
quested to be present rs b"p
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
USE WILSON'S REPLY
AS ENGLISH LESSON

Chicago. Sept. students in the
Hyde Park high school were handed
today. as their. first lesson in English
for the new school year. printed
copies of President Wilson's reply to
the Pope's peace proposals. and will
use the presidents message for sew
eral days instead of text books.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

that some Of Kerensky's troops anx-
iously awaited the outcome of this ad-
vertised peace conference
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

stencil.
The banner stripped from the may
or's car bore the legend William Hale
Thompson Republican Club"
The outbreak was quelled by the
appearance of officer of the hospital
corps with the provost guard
Chicago, Sept. 5.-Mayor William
Hale Thompson was the center Of a
menacing demonstration by soldiers
here this morning as his party was
mobilizing in SO automobiles for a trip
to the fair in Kankakee, Ill. Banners
of a political nature were torn from
his and other machines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

The cadets 8. Australia's yves
Point. have begun the study of Japa
I.nese.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05
AT OUR LOW CASH PRICES

New Fall Striped Satins and Taffetas, in
wide range of rich dark colorings, SO inches
wide, various stripes, at yard ......- $3.50
New Fall Taffetas and Combinations of
Satin and Taffeta, in handsome plaids or
Stripes in bright or dark combinations, SO
inches wide, yard ...-........ S1.95
Crepe de Chine double width, all silk,
heavy quality, in black, white and a full range
Of colors including evening shades, yard Sf.35
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

British casualties reported in the
last week are ,614.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

Farner want ADS. One cent : word-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-05

Percales and Chambrays, .36 inch
percales in full range Of plain col
ors. Also SO inch Chambrays in
plain colors or stripes, excellent,
quality and fast colors.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
BELIEVED l9S DIED
 IN BURNING MINE
FIFTY BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOE- BRED, 148 MEN MiSSlNG-RES-
 CUERS ABANDON HOPE.
MORE THAN 200 ESCAPED
Flames Broke Out in the Night, Start ing From Broken Power Cable That Carried tricity-Warning
 Was Given Promptly

Butte. Mont.-With 50 known dead and 14S others still missing, Butte wrestled with the worst mine disas- ter in its history
 Fifty bodies had been recovered from the Speeulater and Granite Mountain properties of the North Butte Mining Company and hope of fiding alive the 148 missing men has virtually been abandoned.
 Fire broke out in the lower levels of the mine, starting from q broken power cable that carried electricity to the underground pumps. Lower levels of the mine quickly filled with smoke and gas.
 T. ere were 415 men on the night shift Of these 213 escaped through levels connecting with other mines. The gas spread to the Diamond Mine and. it was feared. took q further toll of life in that property.
 Helmet men, mine rescue crews and safety first squads from all the mines in Butte undertook 10 penetrate the gas-flled workings of the Speeulator, the Diamond and High Ore mines in the hope of reseuing other miners.
 The fire. which started on the 2,400- foot level. spread quickly. cutting off the escape of men on lower levels. Dense smoke retarded rescue work.
 Miners from adjoining properties, ordered up from underground as l preeaution, went to work as reseuing gangs aiding national guardsmen who had been called to the scene. They were able to do little
 Warning of their danger came soon enough 10 permit men on the level to escape They immediately formed rescue parties and attempted to go down the shaft to the men believed entombed, but failed
 Joseph Goffemetten and John Boyce. who were the first two men 10 be taken from the shaft alive. told how they cheated death by cutting the afr hose and sucking the air by turns un- til the rescue party arrived. They were on the TOO foot level at the out break of the fire.
 According to miners who escaped from the shaft. the fire started from flames of carbide lamp.
 The men were ordered to report to the timekeeper as they emerged from the mine.
 Two men who were working on the roo foot level reported that 48 had perished on the level where they work ed, they alone being saved
 All ambulanees in Butte and all physicians in the city were summon ed to the mine to cooperate with the rescue parties Every safety-frst ex. pert in the district has also been sum moned
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Ideal Alarm Clock.

| customer had overhauled larg number ef clocks of all shapes. sils and descriptions, but nothing seemed exactly to suit his tastes At iengt the ieweler. in despair. fetched out : massive timepiece of complicated de sign.
 Here. sir, is clock which will ] think. suit your esthetie taste. A precisely ten o'clock every mornln, the tiny bells chime and a bird hop out and sings ii carol"
 T will take that if you will maE few changes in it."
 "With pleasure" the jeweIer said
 T have q daughter, went on tht customer, and I want the clock fa the room where she entertains ha company. Make it so that at eleys o'clock at night a milkman's bell VII ring and q newsboy will skip out aN shout Morning papers.
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is not in this ship, that there is not in Amertca-God bless her "a more loyal man than I. There cannot be q man who loves the old flag as do. or prays for 1t as 1 do, or hopes for 1t as I do. There are thirty-fOur stars in If now. DanfOrth 1 thank God for that. though I do not know what their names are. There has never been one taken away; l thank God for that. know by that, that there has never been any successful Burr. Oh, Dan- forth, Danforth. he sighed out how like wretehed nights dream a boys idea of personal fame or of separate sovereignty seems. when one looks back on 1t after such d life as mine But tell me-t4l me something-tel me everything, Danforth, before l die '
 sIngham. swear to you that felt like monster that I had not told him everything before. Danger or no dan ger, delicaey or no delieacy, who was fhat should have been acting the tyrant all this time over this dear Sainted old man. who had years ago expiated. in his whole manhood's life, the madness of boys treason? MT. Nolan. said T will tell you everything you ask about Only, where shall l beginT
 "Oh. the blessed smile that crept over his white face and he pressed my hand and said, God bless you Tell me their names. he said, and he point ed to the stars on the flag. The last l know is ohio. My father lived in Kentucky But I have guessed Mich iean and Indiana and Mississippi was where Fort Adams iS-they make twenty. But where are your other faurteen2 You have not cut up any of the old ones, I hope?'
 "WeH. that was not bad text, and told him the names. in as good or der as i could, and he bade me take down his beautiful map and draw them ia as l best could with my pencil. He was wild with delight about Texas, l6ld me how his brother died there {; he had marked gold cross where he supposed his brothers grave was; and be had guessed at Texas. Then he
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
.Lexant. % 2n $. O 131o ".


 Dear Fred-I try to find heart and life to tell you that 1T is all over with dear old Nolan. have been with him on this voyage more thau I ever was. and I can understand wholly now the way in which you used tO speak of rhe dear old fellow. I could see that he was not strong, but I had no idea that fhe cad Was SO near. The doctor had been watching him very carefully. and yesterday morning came to me and fola me that Nolan was aot ser well, and had not Jeff his stateroom-a thlug I never remember before. He had let the doctor come and see him us he lav there. the first time the doctor had been in the stater0om, and he said he should like to see me. Oh. dear, do you remember the mysteries we boys used to invent about his room, in the old Intrepid days? Well. 1 went in. and there. ta be sure, the poor fel- low lay in his berth. smiling pleasant ly as he gave ne his hand. but look ing very fraiL l could not help glance round, which showed me what q little shrine he had made of the box he was lying in. The stars and stripes were triced up above and around picture of Washington. and he had painted q majestic eagle, with light uings blazing from his beak and his foot just elasping the whole globe, which his wings overshadowed. The dear old boy saw my glance, and said, with q sad smile Here. you see, I have Il country And then he pointed 10 the foot of his bed, where 1 had not seen before a great map of the United States. as he had drawn il from mem ory, and which he had there to look upon as he lay Quaint, queer old names were on it. in large letters; Indiana Territory Mississippi Ter ritory.' and Louisiana, as I supposed our fathers learned such things; but the old fellow had patched in Texas. too he had carried his western boun- dary all the way to the Pacific, but on that shore he had defined nothing.
 oh. Danforth, he said. T know I am dying. I cannot get home. Sure Iy you will tell me something now2 Stop stop Do not speak till I say what I am sure you know. that there
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14

1 will have to die as there is no hep for me She got me one of your little books and ny husband said should try one bottle stopped the doctor S medicine and took Lydia k. Pinkham 8 Vegetable Compound. It soon made change in me and now 1 am strong and do all my work "- Mrs. AuGUSrus BAuGHMAN. Box s6, Enhaut. Pa.
 Why will women continue to suffer day in and day out and drag out a sickly, half hearted existence, missing three fourths of the Joy of living. when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound :
 If you would like free confidential ad- vice address Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Masg.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
He'd Come Back.

A boy who had done something Q Incur the wrath of his mother ane then had taken to his heels was hot! pursued for some distance by her.
 Finding it was useless to eonuna' the pursuit and almost beside hersep with rage. the old lady shouted at the top of her voice
 I'll give anybody sixpence to ea'' that boy"
 The boy instantly stopped and tuff ing around, shouted In reply:
 Give fae the sixpence and I'll cOO' back :"
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Fathers Fault

Two girls were discussing the re- cent marriage If t mutual friend.
 Everything went off spicudidly didn't it?" said Dora enthusiastically And didn't dear Rose book perfectly SNeet2s
 'Yes. she did. agreed Nora. sSht told ne after the ceremony that there was only one drawback
 What was that asked Dora in quisitively.
 Well she felt that her father looked loo cheerful when he gave her aNnv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
WATCH YOUR SKIN IMPROVE
When You Use Cuticura-The Soap to
 Purify and Ointment to Heal.

On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuteura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in tiYe minutes with Cuti- cura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. No better toilet preparations exist.
 Free sample each by nail with Book. Address postcard Cutieura, Dept. l., Boston. Sold everyWhere.-Aav.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Succeeds Colonel Riddle.

Washington.-Prof Samuel E. Gill man, who retired from the army as colonel some years ago and has since been on the faculty at West Point, will be appointed superintendent of the Military Academy, succeeding Cor onel Riddle, who has been assigned to command the new Sixth Regiment of Engineers for service in France.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Governor erouah Named.

Chicago.-Governor C. II. Brough Of Arkansas is named as one of a com mittee of five appointed by Edward Rightor, grand exalted ruler, to decide the disposition of sl,000.0O0 ehari. table contribution to be raised by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on account of the war.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
u.Roat After MonnolIa.

London-The American steamship Mongolia fired four shots on June 1 at German submarine, which dis charged a torpedo at the liner. Keith. CT the Mongolia nor the submarine was damaged.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
4 Close Shave.

Fred Creators chief deputy United States marshal answered the tele- phone. and woman vaIee com p'aHed
 "There'> barber out here who has d red. white and hlack pole
 ''WeH what about its'
 "Isuf thut enou-hz Its German ealors Indianapolis News.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Mexican With Allies.

London.-So far as known, the frsr Mexican to fall for the allies was Lieut. Juan Aldana, who was killed in the fighting east of Arras. He rose from the ranks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build IIp The System

Take the 01d Standard GROFE 5 TASTELESs chlH TONIC You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label, showing 1t IS Quinine and Iron ln a tasteless form The Quiniue drlVes ont malaria. the Iron batlds up the system 50 cents
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Last Hour RecruItinq.

Washington.-Regular army re. eruiting established a new daily rec. ord when 4.201 men were obtained, as against an average daily figure of l.. 500 since April l.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-14
Commission in Russia.

Vladivostok-The United States Railroad Commission to the Russian government headed by John Stevens, former chief engineer of the Panama Canal, has arrived here
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sensitive.

What are yol worrying aboutE'
 "If eaf eggs fmBF about tht chickens thef Veujd have produced and if rat ehickens think about ths sEgs They might have 8td and fts becoming difficult for me ga enjoy any fhlug"