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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-18
INTERNATIONAL
EGG CONTEST

In the fifteenth week of the laying
contest at Storrs the hens laid at the
rate of a little more than "a per cent.
as compared with a SO per cent. yield
for the previous week. The total NUM-
Der of eggs collected amounted to
2S9S or a drop of nearly 800 eggs.
This condition, however, can be only
temporary as the birds are sure TO
make rapid gains and climb quite
steadily until they will be laying more
than ,0G1 eggs week.
Richard Aliens Rhode Island Reds
from Pittsfield, Mass, are first on the
list with As eggs for the week. A. P.
Robinson's Leghorns, form Calverton,
n. Y. that have been laying wonders
fully we'll for more than month got
into second place with a yield of 46
eggs. A w. Rumery's R. I. Reds from
Danville, N. H, and Joseph NJ. Roths-
child's Barred Rocks from katonah,
| n. Y, were rated third and fourth
with 43 and AZ eggs respectively.
In going over the records for the
month of January it has been found
that each of the pens in the contest
averaged to lay seven dozen eggs
which were sold at wholesale for IA
cents a dozen. This means, of course,
that the gross income from the sale
/ of eggs amounted to $5.1S as an
average. The best pen, however, laid
206 during January and these at the
same price, of course, sold for $12.7e.
Each pen of ten birds averaged to
!consume during January about three
fourths of a bag of feed that was
worth approximately $3.50 Thus it
lappears that the real criterion for de-
termining a hens worth as the num-
Der of eggs she lays.
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Jules F. Francois,
West Hampton Beach, l. I. 4S4
Rock Rose Farm,
Katonah, N. Y. 404
Tom j. Adamson,
Laurel P. O. Quebec, Can. 379
White Wyandottes
: Obed G. knight,
Bridgeton, R. I. 511
Brayman Farm,
Westville, N. H. 464
: J. Frank Dubois,
East Lynn, Mass. 420
Rhode Island Reds
Richard Allen,
1 Pittsfield, Mass. 424
} Pinecrest Orchards, =
t Groton, Mass. Alb
l Allans Hard-to-beat Reds,
Newport, r. I. $50
4 White IeghornS
= J. o. LeFevre,
. New Paltz, n. Y. 452
Braeside Poultry Farm,
r Stroudsburg, Pa 400
Hollywood Farm,
q Hollywood, Wash. 39S
Miscellaneous
Cook & Porter, Duff Wyar-
+ dottes) Easthampton, Mass. 46i
# / Ore. Agricultural College Gore
gons) Corvallis, Ore. 49,
H. P. Cloyes,, duff Wyandottes)
East Hartford, Conn. So
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
PIVOTAL STATES TO I
SERVE AS INDICATORS
Both Parties Believe Fall Elec.
ton Will Show Drift Of
Sentiment.

Washington. d. c., Aug. 17.-Apart
from the actual question OF control of
congress, the political leaders on both
sides Of the fence are anxious to know
how the November elections 60 for
other reasons. They want to know
whether the drift OF sentiment ia
toward the republicans or democrats
because OF the bearing this will have
on the outcome in 1920. The drift in
certain states Will be studied with es-
pecial attention
This applies particularly to states
which the republicans expected in 1915
but which voted for Wilson and TINS
turned the tide hopelessly against ms
tice Hughes. Ohio, Kansas Califor-
mia and New Hampshire are a, quartet
OF states which are commanding nm
usual notice. II they remain in the
democratic column 1t will be taken nv
the democrats as a harbinger of an
other victory In 1920 II they swing
to the republican column, the republic
cans will be correspondingly cheered
up The campaign committees 1t may
be added. arc sowing q great deal Of
political seed on these grounds.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
NO MODIFICATION OF
LANGUAGE RESTRICTION

Huron. S. D., Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the state council of de-
tense has decided to make no inodifica :;
ton OF the council orders No. and No.
ID. both restricting the use OF the Ger
man language in South Dakota That
part Of order No. regarding the is
suance OF permits for using the Ger
man language under certain conditions
Tor holding religious services has been
considered by the executive committee
and 1t has been decided that where
every part OF the church services, In
Guiding the sermon, ritual. prayers.
songs, scripture readings and responses
ls carried out In the English language
the minister may be permitted to give
10 minute resume OF his sermon in
the German language for the benefit
OF the old people who are unable to
fully understand the English language.
The permission for such, however,
will be granted only after the loyalty
Of the minister has been attested to
by the authorities OF the community
IN which he breaches and by the exec,i-
tive committee OF the county council
N the county In which his church is
located - Is
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
HUNTING DATES ARE
CHANGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre, 8. D., Aug.17.-When is It
safe for the hunter to get out into the
lakes and swamps in search OF ducks
this year, is the question being fired
at the state game department every
day. This all on account Of the federal
government switching its date since
the state law makers tried to get the
state law and the federal law into
harmony. The last legislative session
to make everything run smoothly
changed the opening day in this state
from September 10 to September 2, SO
that both opening dates would be the
same Since that time the federal date
has been changed for this section OF
the the country to September 16, and
the difference is greater than ever
About the only answer to the question
as to safe hunting dates is the time
between September 10, the opening day
under the federal law, and December.
20, the closing day under the state law
This applies to ducks and water fowl
generally, snipe having been placed in
this class by late legislation. The fact
that the state law opens the season
September does not give any pro-
lection against federal prosecution II
there Is any hunting before the 10th
Under present regulati grouse and
prairie chickens can be hunted and
time after September Z, as the federal
government does not claim them as
migratory fowl, and that law does not
apply to these BIRDS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
Call For Austrians Admission
Boche Manpower Is On Decline

The record of the Hapsburg MILL
tary machine In Russia and Italy con-
clusively demonstrates that it cannot
hold before British, French and Amer
lean attacks. It may. In fact, give high
" valuable aid to major operations by
the allies. for q complete break
through against Austro- Hungarians
would be much easier of accomplish
ment than against the Germans.
These facts are well known at Ger
man headquarters. The German mill
tarists have long been unsparing in
their criticism of the prowess Of the
Austro- Hungarian armies. Germany
has had to come to the relief OF the
Hapsburgers too often during the past
four years to be under any decisions
now. Therefore, when the kaiser calls
upon Vienna for men for the west
front It is certain that he has no furth-
er offensive ambitions. Defensive
fighting and slow retreat henceforth
are the best he can count upon. No
where can he trust the Austro- Hun
garians to hold any large sector OF the
front. If used at all they must be bril-
gaded with Germans and even then
their reluctance to fight as mercen-
aries for the Hohenzoller will not be
overcome.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
BIG RUSSIAN BUSINESS
NAN HERE TO GET AID

San Francisco. Cal, Aug. TO-.
Propcopy Petrovitch Batolin. one OF
the leading business men OF Russia. il
u. me United States today to arrange
M Batolln has for 90 years been
managing director OF tho Staheieff
company, the largest corporation in
~ ssia. The Staheieff owns d control
ing interest in 70 corporations and its
n WorMlng capital is estimated at 5000.
tivttses extend Into all branches ~
trace and manufactures EXTENDS into
every corner OF Russia and Siberia
iaciEaed in it5 interests are hanks
i ra.:s 90 ss oin plantations, shippinr
s :. sNsss Oh fislssries feres.s ana even
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
BY J. w. r. MASON.
United Presa War Expert.

New York. Aug. 17.-Nothing shows
more convincingly the desperate search
for man power by Germany than the
kaiser's demand for war weary Austro-
Hungarian troops to fight along the
west front.
Only as final expedient will Won
Hindenburg dare to trust any part Of
his line to the keeping Of the Austro-
Hungarians. With the Germans them
selves unable to hold fast before Mar
shall Foch's blows there Is no posi-
bility that the Hapsburgers can pre-
vent Germany's defeat when Americas
massive strength is put to the task.
The terrible fact is now beginning to
be realized at German headquarters
that when Americas millions have
taken over their predestined front
along the Alsace- Lorraine border there
will be no quiet sector anywhere in the
west from the North sea to Switzer-
land. The Austro- Hungarians there
fore cannot be sent to hold a peaceful
part OF the line and release German
Tor the active areas. Wherever Won
Hindenburg puts Austro- Hungarian
divisions, Marshal Foch is certain to
strike at that point as a subsidiary Of
fensive.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
PRO- GERMANisM is
CHARGE AGAINST THREE

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 1e.-Sheriff
Wyckoff Is boarding two alleged pro-
bail.
Paul l.. Werth. wealthy Sphinx county
farmer, was brought in late at night
from ats farm near Frankfort, by A. w.
Clos 10, deputy United States marshal,
to .stNef to charges OF having made
sedi i9as utterances and melting per-
sons r revolt against the authority of
the 'n.ted States government
5 Ea Johnson. thresher hand en-
pioyed on farm about IL miles east of
aberdeen. is in the Brown county jail
for an oYense similar to werth's.
The third alleged pro- German gave
the name Of Claus Petersen, and
Claimed to be q swede. but inadver-
tentiy replied Germany" when asked
where he was born. Petersen Is anoth-
er stranger and was busily spreading
anti-war talk on a farm near James a
few miles from whore johnson was
apprehended. when he was taken in
charge
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
SHORTAGE OF MEN
FOR THE THRESH|NG
Brown County, S. D., Farmers
Unable to Hold Men Who
Follow Harvest Fields.

Aberdeen, S. d. Aug. 17-This Sec
ton OF northern South Dakota is con-
fronted at the present time with serious
labor troubles in connection with the
1918 threshing season.
There was sufficient held, or nearly
30, to harvest the small grain crop
without trouble, but when the thresh-
ing season arrived, the trouble started,
when many OF the itinerant harvest
hands started leaving for North Da-
kota. although the wage fixed by the
South Dakota council of defense is 45
cents an hour. while in North Dakota
official wage for thresher hands is but
Do cents an hour. Other hands de-
manded 60 cents and hour and threat
encd to strike II they did not receive It,
Forty men, who appeared to be out
or work Tor one reason or another,
were taken before the chief Of police,
the chairman of the Brown county
mack local representative of the fed
eral employment bureau, and uues-
toned as to their reasons for being
out Of work. Some claimed to be sick;
others said they had contracted to work
in North Dakota, and others said they
were willing to work. and positions
were at once found for them.
Mr.. Mccormack Is authority for the
statement that the labor situation Is
critical, stating that $50 men are need
county alone. Last week. according to
MI: Mccormack. matters We're in
splendid shape. Late in the week,
when rains temporarily held up opera
tons, discomfort became noticeable,
and things steadily grew worse. At
Groton Monday two men were arrested
for trying to foment strike among
thresher hands. the demand being for
60 cents an hour instead Of the price
fixed by law. These men were arrest
ed and brought to Aberdeen where
they are awaiting a hearing. They
are liable to a maximum punishment
Of $1,000 fine and year in Jail, II
found guilty. Yesterday two more men
Groton. 1t is stated on What Is be-
lieved to be good authority. that the
agitation is the outcome Of the threat
made by the !. w. w. year ago to
boycott South Dakota in retaliation for
treatment given I. w. W. members at
sanitation were spanked and driven
out of the country whenever they were
caught trying to interfere with the
harvesting or threshing OF the crop
ing among the men, seeking to arouse
discomfort and cause them to pass UP
South Dakota
Inasmuch as the men get AZ cents
an hour for a 10-hour day, with food
lodging and laundry, farmers. thresh-
ing machine operators, members of the
state defense council and the federal
employment bureau all feel they have
no reason for complaint.
The indications are that the labor |
reserves will be called upon, If neces-
sary, and that moving picture houses,
pool halls and other places OF amuSe-
ment will be closed to permit proprie-
tors and employees to help in the
threshing operations.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
DEMOCRATS PLANNING
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN

Huron, S. D., Aug. 19,-Sioux Fails
was selected as democratic headouar-
.ers Tor the coming state campaign at
meeting OF democrats held in this city
Yesterday Plans were outlined for the
campaign and the executive committee
promise to inaugurate a vigorous cam
palgn In the near future.
=. ". Kelly presided and among 9TH
ers present We're L. e. Cummings,
CHAIRMAN the executive committees: RI
=. Dowdell, congressional candidate:
S S Rinehart. candidate for United
w. w. Howes. Wolsey. ana Dr. Z n.
McNamee, Canoya - -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
WOULD FIGHT FOR
GERMANY IN AMERICA

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Aug. IA den,,t, !,
United States marshal arrested Matthias
nendt, German farmer. aged 81, liv-
ms near Flandreau, and brought him
70 sioux Falls. he being charged with
violating the espionage act. When
asked as whether he desired to go ovei
ne intended staying in the United
states and fighting for Germany here,
80 3. the federal authorities viii arrange
SC that whatever. fighting he does
Is behind prison walls.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
P. A. BLISS. PUB.

Z Z f. I.
One OF tho things that make New
York n interesting city Is the practice
of sofae shopkeepers of putting In their
windows attractive goods with price
labels. An arresting instance of this
sort was seen recently in a Broadway
jewelers. window. Here WAS finger
ring OF diamonds and an emerald, price
$12,500 marquise shaped diamond
ring, sA.2eQ; pear shaped diamond PEN
dant, s2,260; diamond earrings. $4,000.
and galaxy of other Respondent gems
TO appeal TO the frequenters of tho
'NGreat White Way" At the other ex-
treme of the social scale for the buy
ing public are the push carts or New
FORKS east side, equally interesting In
their way. On one of these carts In
Canal street an astonishing variety of
things mechanical was found-amons
others. clocks and watches, music box
es, all kinds of tools and Mt least a
score of second hand cameras OF varl-
Gus makes,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
PRO cERMAN WOMAN s5
FOUND TO BE INSANE

Miibanh. s. d., Aug. The Mil
bank authorities took into custody. 4;
woman who claimed Appleton. MINI. az
her home. An examination disclosed
that she was insane, and she now shas
been taken To Benson. Mimi. and
turned over to the authorities there
She wells very bitter ii her aaati- Aneri- ].
can sentiments and harsh iii her crit:
scism of President wilson, the Red
Cross and The government generaliv.
but hacause of her nls psal CONF. lion
could not be held under the esp orsa "a
act.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Since the beginning of the European
war American diamond buyers have
shown a rivival of interest In the dia-
mond fields OF Brazil. which have at
tTacted considerable number of buy
diamond miner. has seen prices rising
steadily under the competition OF the
Foreigners
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Seventy eight gold watch fobs have
been awarded employees of the southern
Pacific railroad who did efficient safety
first work during the last year. The
prizes are won under point system,
credit of 40 many units being given for
suggestions which are classified as TO
value and the number of prize points
Merited by each.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

The queen of Norway dresses
economically to the point of shabbiness,
spchding only $1,000 year for her
elothes. The queen of Spain Is the most
fxtravagant OF European royalties for
der wardrobe, which costs more than
$4,000 annually. Both are English prin-
teSses and first cousins.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

When Mrs Mary Il. Peters. age Sc.
Of Miilville, N. j.. became the bride of
James McNeai. nge 6s. the bride was
given In marriage by her mother, Mrs.
Jane Facemier. age 30. The maid of
honor was Miss Blanche Hughes,
granddaughter OF the bride. and the
brides grandson, Harvey w. Hughes.
was best man
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Gardner Miflen. age SIS. veteran
saas0n. OF Washington, N. II. has be-
Kun the mason work Of the new house
pf DR.. William Snow, He is to build two
nrepiaces and chimneys and put on,
more than 400 yards OF plastarlng.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
SPEAK ron ncMINioNs.

"a London. Aug. IG.-AccorGing 10 the
Times the IMP erial war abinet has de-
cided that each dominion 81 Craa,-
Britain sl,all be Represented hsrs mir; :
'ister stationed pei nshss satly IN Lonlon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

IN order that Mrs. Elizabeth Evans.
axe 50. OF Pittsburgh, the mother OF
light children. may share the Edwards
estate without facing possible iega,
complications, Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards,
4 wealthy Mt Washington woman. has
adopted ller =
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

The one-mile derby run annually on
watermelon day at the Arkansas valley
tatr, Roc Fafd. Colo, was this year
won by a woman jockey for the first
Nme on record. Jaunita Edgar rode Nj
Drmondo home ahead. the mile being
powered In 1:48. good time on the Santa
Fe racing circuit tracks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Mohammedans are supposed neither
to drink wine nor to eat pork. but
Alibed- Hamoun, dethroned sultan OF
Zanzibar, who now lives affluently in
Paris, has bold and original way of
doing BOTH At the table he places his
Koran beside him, urges "OhsS holy pro-
phet. may thy Koran protect me- and
falls to with will.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

While boring TOR oil near port F,,,ya Il
seth, South IA frtcn, hot water was er,-
8puntered IN such volume at depth at
100 feet that drilling Operations
Seaned The welt developed d never
failing supply OF water.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
TELLS OF CLOSE CALLS
HAD IN BATTLE

Spencer. S D.. Aug. 10. Sergeant
l.eaNitt Tilley. a South Dakota soldier
who is serving with the artillery
branch OF Persing's army in France.
and his gun mates owe their lives to
the fact that German shell which hit
a wheel OF one OF their guns was a
gas shell instead OF a high explosive
shell. Tiley tells about this and
other incidents OF active service In
letter To the home folks, lie writes
IN pa part; 49,, ~ ,.,, ,nao.
fire few times and heavy fire at
that, bat no one has gotten hurt very
badly Two OF the men were gassed
and another wounded, but very slight
~.
One of our guns was hit and n
spoke torn out of one wheel. 1t hap
pened to be gas shell instead of
high explosive, If 1t had been high
explosive l guess II would have done
more than knock one spoke out.
Il have seen three towns shelled. 1t
happened on Sunday. A few civil
lians and soldiers were wounded. One
old lady was hit and killed just as
she stepped from church door to go
home. She was hit by n splinter OF
the she'll Our guns on the other front
did good work
One night our battery was credited
with 65 Germans and q few wounded.
1 do not mean to say that we kept up
one continuous fire all night and
only got Co. but got that many In
the few barrages we We're ordered to
fire.
One of the fellows picked up a
pigeon yesterday that had hit the
telephone wire and killed itself. The
pigeon happened to be carrying a mes
sage somewhere. The message was in
figures on two different feathers. On
the leg OF the pigeon there was a band
nj ha nj
! got some Of the feathers, but not
the ones with the message on :"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Gac0. Me, ID now without q ho4a, !.
manufacturing concern having leased
t1ae only building OF the kind Tor "a
stomnOdat tonG Tor It's employees who
coNid not find quarycrs elsewhere Ia
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

At Ann Arhor, Mich, workmen recent
~ repaired the outside stairs of old
Cniyersity han. The building was con-
structeit in the EOS, and complaint was
made at that time that the stairway
was too marrow 10 permit the co-ets 10
pass comfortably, as the era of the
hoopskirt was on them. The stairway.
though rebuilt. Is as narrow as the orig
tnal passageway.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

The importation into Australia Of ~
plpstyas containing more than SO Der
Cent Of troglyserine has been prohib-
Med, except after the consent, ii, writ
tpG. OF the minister OF state for trade
and customs has been obtained.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Rutebeauf and Jean de Menng were
The two most noted poets of the Thir-
teenth century. The former was an ex-
ponent Of every form OF poetry and
prose. and Is the oldest representative
pr personal poetry in France. Rute-
heauf died In the year 1870
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

Prof "a. LtyingYton Barbour. 81 Rut-
Def9 0ilege. who WAS tho prohibition
d(date Cor United States senator
~ 10 kaiIed to egtsser. &, 4 8,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
MANY HORSES ARE DEAD
FROM STRANGE DISEASE
Authorities Investigate at Wes-
sington Springs, But
Are Puzzled.

Huron. S. d., Aug. l9.-~Fifty horses
hre dead and others are dying In an
area north and cast OF Washington
MS result of some poisoning, the ex-
act nature OF which has not yet been
determined.
a rumor was current that the owners
OF the horses were the victims OF some
revengeful fiend but the investisa"
tons of Drs. BQrdick, Huron; Scho-
field. Pierre; Sessions, Miller. and later
of DR. Lipp. of State College. have
shown that the poisoning ia either from
forage or is aseptic,