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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Granville, Britain's
 Famous Statesman

Tn the stirring times of the early nineteenth century, when Europe was Witnessing similar struggle to the one taking place at the present tlme, there was born a England George Leveson Cover, second Earl granville, who became one of the greatest statesman England ever produced. This Earl Granville was porn In London, May Il, 1915, He was educated at Eaton and Oxford ana began his political career as a member of the House of Commons at the age of twenty-one. After ten years activity in the lower house. he succeeded to the honors and estates of ms rather and took his seat in the rouse or Lords. In 1840 he was
 made an under secretary, and in it ne entered the government as minis ter Tor foreign affairs in the admins lIatlon or Lord John Russell There alter ne was a member of every Lib eral cabinet until his death. On the downfall of the Derby adninistra
 ton in 1859, Earl Granville attempt- ca to form a new government. but ialIeo. During the period of the civ Il war in America Earl Granville was !1rm and powerful friend of the Onlon cause. While other prominent Drilisn statesmen sympathized with the Confederacy, Earl Granville. like queen Victoria, and the vast major lty Of her subjects, hoped and work ed for the preservation of the union.
 During his long career Earl Gran vllle was foreign secretary four times and was twice colonial secretary and once Lord President of the Council. lie represented Great Britain as a special Ambassador to the coronation or Alexander of Russia. As foreign secretary under Gladstone he handled many important matters relating to the Berlin treaty, the Egyptian revolt, ana the occupation of Tunis. He retired with Gladstone in 1885, but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
PUBLIC NOTICE
SLATER'S

s. A. SHOE CO, NEW YORK,
 BOSTON, PROVIDENCE,
 SPRINGFIELD, HARTFORD,
 LAWRENCE, BRIDGEPORT. Will Open The Largest Shoe Store in Connecticut at 112S-3O Main Street,
 Bridgeport, Conn.
 OUR OPENING SALE
 SATURDAY, MAY 12. Means You Will Save $2 to $3 in Every Pair of Shoes You Buy.
 For Men, Women and Children.
 Whole Big Building. NEW STORES NEW STYLES.
 NEW GOODS.
 Saturday Morning We Will Place on Sale 50.000 Pairs of Mems Woman's and ChilAren's Spring and Summer Shoes.
 You can buy New High Grade Footwear at less than you ever saw it marked before. Prices that will leather.
 We will sell 1000 pairs of Ladies' and growing Girls $500 and s5.50 high and low shoes at $500.
 We will sell 1000 pairs of Mems $500 and $3.50 Shoes at $2.5O.
 We will sell Ladies Extra High Cut, Black, $500 Boots at ......,. $500
 We will sell 565 pairs of Mems $500 Fine Bench Made Shoes-every pair represents the latest new Spring styles-the new English lasts, some medium and wide toes.Nin Patent Kid, vici Kid. Gun Metal Calf, Mahogany Calf. in button ox lace at $500
 We will sell Ladies' $500 Royal High Cuts, White Calf, Pearl Gray Kid, in charming designs, beautifully made, covered or leather Louis heels. Opening Sale Price .......... $500
 We will sell Ladies' Royal High Cuts, Havana Brown, Champagne Kid and Mahogany Tan Calf, $500 value
 We will sell $500 Ladies' New Spat Pumps for Street and Dress Wear TOT $o.VV We will sell Ladies' Gold and Silver Slippers worth $500 to s10, for $500 We will sell Ladies' Two-Toned Boots, Havana Brown, Blue, Pearl Gray, Dark Grey, and Patent Leather and White Tops, Extra High Cuts, Handsome Shades for Conservative Dressers. Opening Sale Price .$S .OO We will sell Boys and Girls $2.5O School Shoes at t.............. $1.5O We will sell oBys' and Girls $3.50 School Shoes at .............. $2.OO We will sell Mems s6.5o U. S. Army Shoes made on the Munson Army last, inspected by J. J. McGraw $4.OO 1 We will sell Mems Dr. Whitcomb's s | Cushion Comfort Shoes, $6.50 value, ae ...... SS'0o
 We will sell Mems $5.50 Storm | King Rubber Boots at ........ $S.45 ! We will sell Mems First Quality $500 Knee Rubber Boots at.. $500 | Uar ~I$ oiv,o iv> | Connecticut-Ladies' $7.5O to $1O.00 Extra High Cut Boots. made in tho very finest Washable Kid in combina- tions of Black and Ivory, Cherry and
 Ivory, Grey and White, Ivory and White, Havana Brown, White and Blue, and many other color combina- tions, all covered heels to match tops and bottoms at ............. $o.OO
 Two. or three pairs of shoes for the price of one. Connecticut's largest sale; an opportunity that comes to shoe buyers about once in a lifetime. Tell your friends and neighbors about this sale. We are going to give such splendid value and at such low prices that all wise. economical people will attend this sale and get the bargains of their lives.
 I Watch the daily papers. Big open ing day, Saturday, May 12.
 T SLATER'S
 l, 1128-30 Main St., Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

returned once more to office as CO., 1onial secretary in 1886, resigning again with his colleagues in August of that year. He died in London in 1891.
 Earl Granville was statesman of unfailing tact, keen diplomat and personally one of the most charming of men. Next to Gladstone he ranks among the greatest of Liberal states men of the Victorian era
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
U. S. STEEL co. IS
 STILL SURPRISING BUSINESS RECORDS

New York, May 1.-The thrilled orders of the United States Steel Co.,, on April 30 last was 12,0S3 tons, as announced by the corporation today, an increase of 41,439 tons over the preceding month, and again breaking all records
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
HAMBURG MERCHANTS DON'T EXPECT ANTWERP
 TO BECOME GERMAN

Amsterdam, May 11.-Hamburg merchants indulge in no hopes that Antwerp will pass under German control, according to the Hamburg papers. At a meeting of the leading business men of the port, called for the discussion of canal projects, a resolution was adopted condemning the proposition to build canal from the Main to the Danube. Herr Ma thies, president of the Hamburg chamber of commerce, said that such a canal would merely. profit Rotter- dam and Antwerp, whose harbors were not German and never would be German
 The meeting adopted a resolution urging the government to build a canal from the Elbe to the Danube with the greatest speed possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

Another of those fellows who should be taken out in the back yard and introduced to the spade, is the college student who is planning to spend his summer at a resort hotel playing ball to amuse the guests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
We Can Save You $3 On A SIS Suit

If S15 is what you want to pay for your next suit, come here and SAVE $3. For . we will sell you suit for SIP that MUS sell elsewhere for at least $15.
 You'll not only find 'em the equal of any $15 you'll see elsewhere, but you'll see at a glance that they're way-way superior. Take our advice. Just add the nominal sum of g. Buy our famous P&Q Sev- enteen and get in the millionaire's class. You'll get 8 cylinder luxury and 60 horse power wearing quality. REAL VALUE "a suit that says 'STM TTv' in capital let ters a suit that's sold by the ordinary clothier (who must get his B per cent middleman's proft) for $25 and by merchant tailors for $50 to $40.
 From body lines to inside Things these clothes are electrified with high voltage style.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23

ready to support drastic measures.
That cotton free zone in Texas, how,
ever. should not be declared until
every other measure calculated 70
prevent the introduction of the PINK
boil worm had proved futile. was the
sentiment of the Texans
Specialists of the department OF
agriculture told the delegates that az
possible effort would be made unaer
the pending appropriation. ana Is
now being made with an emergency
fund. to fight the pink boil worm IN
Mexico. The establishment of a cot
ton free zone in Texas. 1t was de-
cIared. would not be put into erect
unless 1t proved the only way to save
the cotton industry of the South. In
event that such action should ne
taken. the department representatives
pledged the assistance of the depart
ment in developing substitute crops
for cotton in the. contemplated zone,
The seven representatives from the
cotton free zone were
r. B Rentfro. c. l., Iessup. Amos
Rich. c. II. More and s c. Tucker. all
of Brownsville; c. Fl. Pease, Ray
n on dville, and H. H. Harrington.
Kingsville; state officials who attend
ed we're Fred w Davis, com mission
er of agriculture; Ernest z, Scholl
and Ed l.. Ayers, of the Texas state
department of agriculture. Austin.
and r B. Paddock, state entomolog
list. College Station.
After this conference. officials of
the United States department of agri-
culture and the state officials Of Texas
discussed the details of the co-opera-
tive arrangem ent by which the pink
boil worm is to be kept out of this
country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
WILL STOP COTTON
GROWING If NECESSARY
Texas Farmers Willing to Sacrifice
Crop If No Other Preventive of
Pink Boil Worm Invasion
Can BE Found.

Washington. y. C. July 22.-If the
only way to keep the pink boil worm
of Mexico out of the United States
is for Texas cotton growers in a zone
along the Rio Grande river to stop
growing cotton altogether these
farmers are willing to sacrifice one
of their most profta BILE crops to save
the cotton growing South.
That was the declaration of seven
men representing farmers and bust
ness interests OF the lower Rio
Grande river region in Texas, who
came to Washington TO confer with
representatives of the United States
department Of agriculture over the
peril TO the American cotton industry
now lurking in the cotton fields Of
Mexico But to give up cotton MEANS
a considerable sacrifice on their part.
the farmers said. and for this reason
they urged that the declaration Of A
cotton free zone. as contemplated by
the federal and Texas state govern
ments. be made only as last resort.
Cotton, the Texas representtiv
said. was an important cash crop in
the lower part of the zone planner as
q barrier to the Mexican pest 1t
was said that the area in cotton this
year in the two countes-Hidalgo and
Cameron-the territory chiefly affect
ed-was "a 600 acres. A representa-
tive from the dry farming section far
Their north declared that cotton was
one of their most profitable crops and
that It would he hardship for them
to give It up. The representativ
Joined in a recommendation suggest
ing the establishment. in co-opera-
ton with officials OF Mexico, of n
cotton free zone on the Mexican side
of the river instead of in Texas. Since
little cotton would he affected by such
a zone on the Mexican side 1t was
believed that this plan woul1 he car
ried out with much less loss.
Representatives of the Texas state
department Of agriculture cad the
State Agricultural college pledged
support to whatever measures were
deemed necessary All the Texas dele
gates were thoroughly aroused to the
menacing past and declared they were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23

probably saved his !.fe. A piece of
the she'll ripped through the cover of
the ambulance and tore a huge hole.
carrying away the supporting prop
directly over where his head had been
while another fiyinK fragment Caught
the driver in the left arm. The am
hulsnce was wrecked and ono OF the
wounded therein killed outright.
Thompson was wouadei on the same
day in almost exactly tie same way.
Another American to receive a cita-
ton is Powell Fenton. of PHILADELPHIA
a graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania. Fenton is a member Of sec
ton No. ;, at present serving at
and had already received one
citation for bravery In January. 1916.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
ShE'nlES Ire RN2y


lets SANITARY regulations are strictly
enforced and every deld Hltchen is in
spected daily Ire food is pronounced
excellent the men being fed spler-
didiy TIE American expedition 10
cate hiss set a record FOR pauoIry of
sickness Tire soldiers are row ac-
elimated ana il IS believed the loss
from sickness win be smaller than in
any army In Europe
Genera Sihert, accompanied by TWO
repreeentatives II the American war
department. inspected The camp to-
day Meanwhile 4 large contingent
Of Aneriear o~csrs again visited the
French camp 70 witness the uaneu-
vers whior are highly instructtve-
II now develops that baseball the
great national game which every one
of the "Sarnlies' have PLAYED since
his hoyhood DAYS. is Of the greatest
practical value Of giving the men the
fundamental reaVirements for grenade
throwing During General Siherts
visit to the French camps yesterdar
sneeial deuor$tratiYe maneuvers In
tactical formation was given for tAe
benefit ~ the nerIcan commander as
m initial raoye for operative drills
between the two armies The French
are beautifully trained TIE two STATS
are working out a joint plan Of driV
methods
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
KERENSKY HURR|ES
TO GAL|C|A FOR
DESPERATE APPEAL
Grand Duke Nicholas May Be
Called to Take Command of
Demoralized Slav Troops

Petrograd. July 22.--To make one
last desperate appeal to the now COM
pleiely dennoralized Russian armies in
Galicia, Premier kerensky is hurry
ing to the front. News of the Ga
iiciar disaster reached this capital
shortly after NJ Kerensky had been
elevated to the premiership.
The situation here and a the front
is growing worse hourly Some hope
is still pinned upon the Russian
forces in the north. An offensive
there. If vigorously pushed and sup
ported by plenty of ammunition,
might offset the dehacle in the south.
However, the prospects are dark.
The Teutons are taking full ad-
vantage of the dissolution of the Rus
sian army.
Tarnopol. the Galician city that fell
to the Russians In 1914, and Halicz,
which they took July ! in their brill
liant dash under Kerensky's personal
leadership, are believed near fall
There seems but one last faint
hope--a military dictator Of the old
type Grand Duke Nicholas. the de-
posed cars uncle, and before the revo-
luton the most popular military figure
in Russia. once more looms large as
possible saviour II worse comes to
worse, 1t is not unlikely that he may
be called upon by kerensky to reunite
the Russian army
Serious consequences from the pres
ent dissolution it Is feared, may make
themselves felt shortly in the eau
casus The Turks are known TO he
powerfully reinforced A Turkish
drive was limited at by the German
chancellor in his reichstag speech Fri
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23

into some of the routine work OF the
camp with the scarcity OF help in +
France there is great deal of labor /
10 be done French cooks provide the /
repasts. the boys being served in sec ,
tions. but then there are dishes 10 be
washed. ambulances to be cleaEed [
equipment to be gone over and the
thousand and one things of camp life. |
The boys begin TO learn al Passy +
something of what life in the field
means although at present they com
pose only an auxiliary section Of the |
French army They all accept their
portions good -naturedly. There is MOI
g-umbling when a man is detailed TO
the ignoble pastime OF wiping dishes
after mess for he knows some one else
will take his place within a short time
and he Will soon he ~out at the front"
where the serious work Is going on
As fast as ambulance cars arrive
In France and canhe nut together the
camp is cleaned out. Another section
arrives to take UP the places left va
cant. SO the camp continually presents
A spectacle of changing faces. of en-
thusfasm and high spirits.
1 Life Of les amhula nciers." as the
French call them, is not By any means
all pleasure. The cars that come ard
90 from the front bear silent witness
to what they have experienced a ma
chine will come rolling with a zig.
gag out through its roof that tells the
story of a night under shell fire when
! bursting shrapnel endangers the life
Of the driver and his charges of
wounded Sometimes the charred tom
neau Of a car. towed in BY ANOTHER
machine, will relate tale Of a piece
Of shell that caused the gasoline tank
J AIT,
escape so easily and was either buried
at the front or brought in to the
American hospital at Neuilly.
f As proof Of the dangerous and seri-
Gus work done by the American am
hulance surgeon section, thirteen of
the field service have just been cited
as whole while two of its members
have received individual mention with
awards with the coveted cross de
guerre or war cross. They are
Thomas G Cassidy. Of Chicago, a
graduate Of Chicago university, and
James l.. Thompson. of indianapolis,
! a graduate OF Wesleyan college. Both
are mentioned in the records of the
corps in the recitations for work done
on the Eerdun sector.
/ Cassidy was wounded by a piece
of shrapnel before Verdun on MAY 25
last while engaged In picking up the
wounded during one of the most muir
derous bonn bardments of the front.
He set off for an advanced DRESSING
station during full daylight and over
ground continuously under fire of tn
/ German guns. He had nearly a hal
Z mile stretch TO cover before he coult
get out of fire from the advanced
/ dressing station which was only pro
7 tected sap as are nearly all the first
/ line stations on the Nerdna district
/ The machine had golo half tee dis
I lance when a well lined Shrsp1.' shell
! exploded twelve feet away. Cassad
! invoiuntarily due tod as he heard n
| whine of the shell. An action thai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23

hlegran2s. hut contained the material
facts u TIRE safe arrival ~ thu trans
ports ard eoayovs. and deI5verance
from the submarine alta Ks ar.d the
saccesssul conclusion IF that part of
the enterprise r.. 8
TAc important part 81 the state.
rnent given 70 the public was that
a J our soldiers and marines ana ships
rad been conveyed to France in sa 30
- Two 81 the groups arrived with
o2t be.nE attacked and tSso more I'M
fuccesstully attacked. The rejoicing
over their arrival wsS heightened hy
the fact that far outside the social
danger zone they had been twice I'M
slccessfuilv attacked II the terms
hattie and attacked in force are
open 70 criticism. the fact still re-
mains that The rejoicing warranted II.
II the torpedo@s Tn either Of the at
tacAs had sunk American ships. the
criticism made %oulA not have COM
eerned ITSELF with differences between
what might have been called battle
or an encounter or "A brush
The cabieerans from the rear-nd
mira! which h4Vc not been given to
the puhllo for reasons above are. Of
course subject 20 the inspection OF
the naVal affairs committee"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
AGE LIMIT. IS SET |
FOR DRAFT B0AR0{
Governor Stuart Prepares to ComplJ
With Ruling by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr.

Men of draft age will not be per-
mitted to serve on the exemptiorl
boards OF the state. according to in
formation received last night by Gov.
ernor Stuart from Provost Marshal
General Crowder. This ruling was oc.
casioned by the fact that in the hrat
or at some future draft of men Il
might become necessary for a mem.
Der of an exemption board to pass
on his own claims. In order to pre-
vent such a situation. the order ~
the provost marshal was issued Yes.
terday, as stated.
1t is not known how many memhar.l
of the ia exemption boards in Vir.l
GINA are within the draft age Cow
trner Stuart in order that he might
carry out the instructions received
m ediately ascertain the ages OF tnaI
board members. 1t will be necessarvI
for such changes as are required IA
be made to be completed In a shorf}
time. as claims for exemption will
be coming in to the boards in about
ten days or less.
Exemption boards for the most part
are made. up of county and city OF.
fctals. who are, except in extremely
rare instances, more than thirty -one
years of age. Where it has been
necessary to replace an official who
indicated that 1t would be impossible
for him TO serve, 1t is possible that
man within the draft ages was Sc
lected There is only one known casa
where an official is within the draft
age. that being Mayor Royster Jester.
Of Lynchburg. who notified Governor
Stuart some time ago of this fact.
Since no men will be called to the
colors from Lynchburg in the first
draft. Mayor Jester will retain his
membership on the exemption board
of that city. When the second draft
is made. however. he will be replaced
by an older man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
ROMANCE ENDS
IN MARRIAGE AUGUST 1

Winchester, Va, July ga ro-
nance that started in Washington
hospital is to eliminate in the mar
riaCe on the evening of August ! of
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Barr, daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Barr.
formerly of Winchester. to DR.. Ray
r1ond Cornwell Simpson. of Wash
ington at the home of the brides
parents 1924 Rhode Island avenue,
northwest Washington. The young
couple met for the first time while
both were connected with the hos
rital staff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
Held On Two Charges.

T.vnchhurg. Va. July 22.-At n
hearing before United States Commits
sioner T. J. O'Brien Friday. Hansford
Martin. of the Forks Of Buffalo. Am
herst county was sent on to the grand
jury on the charge OF Illicit distill-
ing
He is also charged in the Amherst
circuit court with shooting Jack Mays
during an argument in the mountains
Of Amherst. The case is now pend
ing in the Amherst court.
The charge of Illicit distilling was
brought by Deputy United States Mar
shall Chapelle and Deputy United
States Collector Wood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
/ THE WEATHER:
Omitted States Weather Bureau.
Department OF Agricultue-)

Washington. July 22.--Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday
Virginia and North Carolina-Con-
tnued unsettled weather Monday and
tuesday; probably occasional show
ers.
Unsettled showery weather Will con-
tnue Monday and Tuesday over vir-
'ually all districts east Of the MIS-
slssippi river except generally fair
weather may be expected Tuesday IA
the upper lake and western lower lake
region Temperature changes Will be
uninportsnt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
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The last leaf il our up-to-date
War Map of Europe Map OF
continual interest white the great
War is In progress. The whole
three leaves are replete with snap
Ply. up-to-the- minute illustrations
and tables.
A fine map of the World on Mer.
Gators projection.
The ocean currents and ocean
routes and railroads are shown. It
shows the time in different parts
OF the world when IL Is noon at
Washington.
1t gives FIVE halftone portraits OF
the chief rulers Of the world.
There is q diagram showing tho
distance saved by the Panama On.
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There are tables showing the
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There arc tables showing the
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The financial strength and M
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