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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
BULGARS SCORED
 FOR ATROCITIES

Prot Serbia, March ' - Cores pondenCe of The Associated Press)- One of the most terrible indictments against the Bulgarians during the war has been pronounced here by Mihailo Natetch, Serbian Metropolitan for Pirot district, who declared to The Associated Press that of 206 Serbian priests deported by the Bulgars, 156 were shot or hanged and 27 others died of starvation or disease.
 pr. Natetch. who was himself de- ported, personally knew most of those killed by the Bulgars. He said Bull garia's purpose was the extermination of the whole of the Serbian priest hood because of their influence on the civil population who remained after the Serbian retreat. It is asserted that the Metropolitan's statement is supported by government records.
 The Associated Press correspondent visited the scene where many of these priests were killed and saw skulls, numerous bones and parts of priests vestments. He also talked with many widows of the victims.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
MEXICAN REBEL sURRESDERs

Mexico City, March 7-Rafael del Castillo one of Zapata's generals" has surrendered internationally and, with his followers, has promised to return to peaceful pursuits, according to announcement by the military au- thorities. Castillo, when "a pata's fol- lowers controlled the capital at var ious times during 1914-15, served as military commander of the city. He was considered to be one of EmiIiano Zapata's most able feutenants.
 GenOveyO de la O, long regarded as Zapata's right hand man. is said to have opened negotiations for his own surrender to the government troops engaged in the pacifcation of the state of Moreles. The whereabouts of Zapata himself is a matter of mys- tery, but with the surrender of de Ia O, -he last dangerous Zapata adh CT ent will have been accounted for.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
YALE PROFESSOR
 DESCRIBES GAS
Yandell Henderson Writes Interesting Article For
 Yale News.

New Haven, Conn.,, March 7-Quite a number of interesting phases in the development of defences against gas attacks, of the making of the new and deaduer gases for offensive pur- poses. the laboratory experiments with materials sent in from all parts of the country, all of which made up Yale's contribution to the science of war, are described by pr. H. W. flag gard of the Yale medical school in the Yale News. Prior publicity has not been possible, although people here were aware that Professor Yan- dell Henderson and a staff were en- gagged in trying out some fearfully deadly gases inside and outside the university laboratories. At one time during the war owners of canines and felines in New Haven had a scare over reports that these ami mals were disappearing in unusual numbers. pr. Haggard makes no reference to cats and dogs but does say that in the experiments white mice were used to such an extent that the market for them was shaken and then seriously embarrassed
 The experiments we're under the chemical warfare section of the army, and in the end were wonderfully sue cessful and the staff was transferred to Washington. Dr. Haggard says that crude methods gave way to elab- orately complicated systems which finally simmered to a simple one. The athletic field was used for work. A shed under the bleachers was for trying-out processes. Accidents bore out well the choice of the nearby cin- der track over which record sprints were made, as a refuge by men to beat out gases which had been let loose. New compounds came by swarms from chemists all over the country and the baseball field was used over which to let loose some of the vile odors. Track tests of masks gave sidelights upon the factors which constitute training in the ath- letes.
 Dr. Haggard said there was always the spirit of adventure with the pos sibility of danger to add zest to the experiments
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

eraI P1lsudsld. Finland, formerly
 General Mannerhetm is the present
 regent"
 The Ukraine is described as "a con-
 stitutional monarchy on a republican
 basis with General Sl1oropadSld as
 Hetman. A foot note, however, ex-
 plains that according to news re- ceived Dec. Is, 1918, the Het1nan has a!bdtcated and the power is in the hands of a directorate consisting of
 Winnitshenko, Petliura, Schwetz and Andretevalzi."
 Russia, or to give it its modern
 name, the "Federative Socialistic
 Republic of Russian Soviets,'' at
 whose head Lenine CVladimir Oulia- nofD and Trotzl1y Oeon D. Bron- stedn) figure, is in a. chaotic state as lar as its internal administration is concerned. The Alnanach enumer- ates the II more or less independent" states into which the empire has fallen, as follows: Poland; Lithua-
 naa; Baltic states (Courland, Livonia, ! Esthonia); Finland Ukraine; Bessar- abia Occupied by Roumania); Geor- gla; Northern Caucasus; Territory of the Don and territory of .Astraknan: Turkestan; Siberia
 Vanished is the pomp and panoply or the sonorous sounding names of 1 the Russian aristocracy that once flHed the higher administrative posts Tn the old empire. The seven mem oers of the Council of Comnissa ries
 Of the People are immediately fol- lowed by the dignitaries of the Greek | Catholic church. If there are any i eUcellenctes or other functionaries or officials in present day Russia, the ] Ainanach does not give them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
DRASTIC MEASURE
 FOR PROHIBITION

Philadelphia, March 7 - Crossing the "bone dry" South, tourists bound for Florida this winter have been en- countering since Jan. examples of prohibition. Recently, while at tempting to stock up a little oasis of their own, a group of Philadelphia men came to grief in Georgia. One of the party said he was surprised to find that the state authorities search ed the baggage on the trains and confiscated whatever liquor they found. Travellers on d steamer bound for Florida also found, when the ves- sel made a brief stop at Savannah, that the same process was applied, officers boarding the boat and confis- eating any intoxicating liquor found In the passengers possession.
 It Is related here that recently a steel safe about to be shipped to Florida was filled with bottles of liquor. When it reached it's destina- ton it was found that the safe had been opened en route and it's contents taken. One citizen, disgusted because packages he had sent south in var ious disguises had been conflscated, wrote home: Buy three bottles of tho worst you can find and dose it with jalap. Then let them steal it"
 An example of opposite nature set forth in the law reports, is attract ing the attention of lawyers who are considering the possibility of com pensation for liquor owners when Pennsylvania goes dry. At West Chester Judge Hause recently was called upon to decide the claim of a resident of Gainesville, which Is dry, who had purchased liquor in the ad- joining city of Lancaster, imbibed too freely and was arrested, his bottled goods being confscated by the police.
 Without determining the validity of the confscatory legislation, the Chester county jurist ruled that liquor was not inherently evil such as bur glars tools, counterfeit money or gambling apparatus, and awarded the plaintiff $500 for the liquor that had been seized and turned over to the Coatesville hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
EUROPEAN DATA
 MERE CONJECTURE
Downfall of Ruling Mon archs and Provisional Form of Governments Present Accurate Statis- tics.

Paris, March 7.---(Correspondenc of The Associated Press) )--The swift march of history which has reduced to waste paper value most of the ex- isting works of reference about Flu ropean state of affairs has been too rapid for the old Almanach de Gotha- In peace times, this compendium of statistical data concerning princes and potentates and their dominions went to press about the end of Octo- Der, when it's information was sup posed to hold good for another year. and it generally did barring some coup de'etat or other in South Amer lea.
 1 Now, however, it's issue for 1919, which went to the printers in Decem- ber, is affected in several important respects by sudden developments in volving many of the former ruling houses of Europe.
 l Amusing to students of Germany's eastern border policy Is the naive predatory remark that ''the editors regret that after having prepared three new articles on Finland, Poland and the Ukraine, they were obliged to cancel all three owing to the change i in the course of events"
 In other words, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, fbrother-in-law of the former German emperor, will
 never seat himself upon the throne of
 Finland. and there is to be no Prus-
 sian predoninance in Poland and the | Ukraine.
 The downfall of the houses of Ho- i ihenzOllern and Hapsburg has not caused the coTnpilers of the Almanach
 much racking of brains The prefix 1 "ex'' is apparently held to be suff- | cient to define the present satus of
 William IT. and Charles L, although
 the former Is still credited with his full 53 titles and the latter is still
 styled among other things King of
 Jerusalem, Prince of the Trentino and Lord of Trieste"
 Much the same treatment is given
 to the score of German princes and princelings who aibdicated. They ap- pear in the almanac as they were---
 but for the lex"
 , F en9GcTatiC infiltration In Germany
 has set in from the top, Instead of from the bottom. For although the
 administrative branches of the Ger man government are filled with the
 usual array of excellencies, professors | and councillors, yet at the head of that government stand the names of
 Ebert, Sche1demann, Dittnann, Landsberg and Earth. Nobody is sup
 posed to care about their Christian names.
 The German national co1ors are still given as black, white and red, and the war flag still blazons the Prussia Il
 eagle.
 This year, provisional govern ments abound. There is Poland, de scribed in the almanac as "an an cient kingdom" whose chief is Gen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

congregate, and note the people who read THE LITERARY IGEST. They the best type. They buy 1.-The Dgest because they know it is accurate inn partial, wholesome, comprehensive and up-to-date be- they take it home to their children with con fidence, and because it covers the worlds other periodical does. Are you with them?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
ROLL OF HONOR
 SENT FROM THE
 FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, March - Casualty lists furnished by the commanding general of the American army and made public today contains 246 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 4; died of disease, 95; died from accident and other causes. 20; ; died of aeroplane accident, 1; missing in action, 5; died from wounds, g.; wounded severely, 34; wounded. de- gree undetermined, 38; wounded slightly, 40.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
"'wORK OR FTGHT''
IN THE SOUTH

Tn a small town in Alabama six teen miles from Montgomery, the state capital the mayor of the town had a colored cook. This cook one Saturday night asked her employer for higher wage. Tho. mayor re fused, stating that he had never paid any more for a cook and wasn't going to do so now. The woman there upon quit, and. as the lSw provided
 he mayor took up her employment Ard which he himself had issued to " The following morning a
 xIty sheriff appeared at her door -- demanded that she show her ~k card. Despite her explanation ri' he reason why she had no card. she was arrested and ca Monday morning was brought up for trial iu the Mayors Court, before the mayor himself. She was found guilty, and fined S14. which fine was paid by the mayor. who then said to her, Go on up to my house, work out the fine and stop your foolishness.' The New Republic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
COOLIES NIT ALLOWED

TolIio March The prohibition of cheap immigrant labor, except under special permission of the authorities, is by no means a dead letter in Japan Eight hundred Chinese coOlies re- gently were sent back to Antung un- der police escort by the Home Minis ter.
 Commenting on this incident. NJ. Zumoto, editor of the Herald of Asia, tells hisc ountrymen that the policy that excludes Japanese labor from America and Australia, makes it possible for Japanese laborers to earn a living at home.
 The coolies in question had been imported from Antung by an iron manufacturer at Hiroshima, who lost S25.0 by the operation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

AS for the dsplonetic corps at Pet rograd, al lthe ambassadors and min fsters, except one from Spain, are sig nificantly designated as absent
 One curiosity is that Albania, shares with San Marine the distinction of having a government indicated only by blanks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

street, is reported slightly wounded in today's lists. Connecticut contains seven names as follows:
 Died From Wounds. John V. Broder, New Haven.
 Died of Disease Andrew Kaish, Shelton. Jones Zuraitia, Oakville. Wounded Degree Undetermined Carl H. Nilsson, Plainviile Oscar J. Laconte, Waterbury. Frank I. Russell. Ansonia
 Wounded Slightly. William J. Stone, 189 LndIey St, Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
OBITUARY
GEORGE W. ENGLE.

The funeral of George W. Engle was held yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock from the funeral parlors of Gallagher & Gallagher. No. 571 Fair field avenue. The services were con- ducted by Rev. John G. SadtIer. Dele cations from Loyal Order of Moose and N. E. o. P. were present The bearers were John J. Murphy, Joseph Fulton, John Conroy and James Grady. Interment was in the fam fly plot in Lakeview cemetery,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

Some of the motorists are reported sore because the baby carriages are not required to carry lights and num- Der plates, and to blow horns at in tersecting street corners.
 Any politician who feels 8 desire to return promptly to the sweet seclusion of private life, will be promptly as sisted in doing so if he undertakes to play politics on this League of Ma tions question.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM
Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff IOints-DriYes Out Pain

NIuSterOIe LOOSenS Up Those Stiff Joints-Drives Out Pain
 You'll know why thousands use Musterole once you experience the glad relief it gives.
 Get jar at once from the nearest drug store. It is clean, white oint. ment, made with the oil of mustard. Better than mustard plaster and does not blister. Brings ease and comfort while it is being rubbed oni
 Musterole is recommended by many doctors and nurses Millions of jars are used annually for bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu- matism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (itoften prevents pneumonia.
 BOG and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

best test any periodical is the class of it's readers
 Character in a magazine a newspaper attracts men and of standing and judgment as inevitably a flower draws the bee, and for the It suits their taste Glance around you in the train the street-cars in hotel lobbes wherever your fellow hu
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19

Carolina a branch of the state govern
ment, known as the Division of Mar
kets, has been charged with the work
of encouraging the organization Of
credit unions among the farmers, and
a special official, known as S~uperinten-
dent of Credit Unions, gives practical
assistance in their organization and
supervision Of their activities.
North Carolina Plan.
In North Carolina II or more per-
sons in the community may organize a
credit union, the first step being to
sign an application for assistance,
which is addressed to the S~uperinten-
dent Of Credit Unions of the State. On
der his direction a meeting is called
for the purpose of ~arousing further in
terest and spreading information con-
corning the plans and purposes of the
proposed organization. If the COM
munity is sufficiently interested, a Sec
ond meeting is called, and an %organiza-
ton committee appointed. This com
mittee is furnished with a suggested
set Of bylaws by the superintendent,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19
THE MEN I'm
GLASS Al

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number. A man can be as vigorous and
able at seventy as at twenty. Condition,
not years, puts you in the discard. A
system weakened by overwork and care
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The bodily functions are impaired and
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Money refunded if they do not help you.
Remember to ask for the imported
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19
Preserving Morale.

Morale implies morals. and more.
1t may be possible to be perfectly clean
morally and yet have low morale.
Morale implies hope, courage, determi-
nation. Many a good man lacks these.
He is good morally, but has lost his
grip on the world and himself. In
spite Of his goodness he is doomed to
defeat. On the other hand Il man can't
have the highest morale if his life is
not clean. Mental and physical inn
purity are bound to leave their stain
upon the life. Then in time Of stress
something will give way and the papers
will talk about collapse and overwork
and things. The only way to meet
LIES problems is to keep fit. That
means more than mere eating and
drinking. 1t means the proper care Of
the whole organism.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19

which it decides to recommend either
in their entirety or with such amend
ments as local conditions appear to re-
quire. At this meeting also five per-
sons are selected to act as a board Of
directors. A credit committee and a
supervisory committee, each composed
Of three members, are also named. At
the third meeting the bylaws recc m
mended by the organization commit ee
are adopted by the entire O%rganiZati on
with or without amendments. Necus-
sary books and business forms are al
so provided for at this time.
Two copies of the bylaws and an or
ganizatiOn certificate are acknowledge
ed before q notary public and approx
ed by the superintendent of credit I'M
ions. One copy Of each Of these doc
umentS is filed in the state division of
markets, and n duplicate copy is sent
for filing with the clerk of the county
superior court. The work of incorpor-
alton is then complete, the cost being
limited to the notarySfeeS and SO for
the recording and filing of the papers.
The members of the board of directors
and the committees are then sworn in
and a bond is provided for the treas
urer.
Establishing Banking Connections.
The board Of directors appoints a
bank committee to select some local
banking institution through which the
union does its business. The credit
union is accorded treatment similar to
that which one bank gives another. AS
a rule it receives 4 per cent interest
upon time deposits and 3 per cent on
monthly balances, while it borrows
from the bank at 8 per cent interest.
The business of the organization is
formally begun at q fourth meeting at
which time each member buys one or
more shares Of stock at SO a share,
and deposits with the union any idle
cash that can be spared. The union
also accepts deposits from nOnmem-
bers. It's operations are similar to a
small-scale bank, but it is able to oper-
ate at a minimum Of expense since
most Of the overhead expenses of a
regular bank are eliminated. The Off
GERS, with the exception of the treas
urer, receive no compensation. The
treasurer, who is required 10 devote
three or four hours q week to- the bus
mess Of the organization, usually re-
ceives a salary Of about $50 a year.
The credit union thus becomes primar-
lily q mutual society Of borrowers and
depositors operating under state law.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19

prepared by the United States Depart.
mee Of Agriculture.)
One of the greatest needs Of farm
erS in the United States is short-time
personal credit on reasonable terms.
The federal loan banks are taking good
care of the land-mOrtgage require.
ments in many cases, but they are not
always available for new settlers and
for farmers or planters who need per-
sOnal loans to buy live stock, imple-
ments, or other equipment. The need
for shOrt-time personal credit is shown
as q result Of an Investigation by the
United States department Of agricul-
ture in the Southern states, where it
was found 60 per cent Of the farmers
depend upon advances from merchants
during the crop-prOducing season.
Credit extended by merchants, COM
monty known as the advancing system,
is usually exceedingly high. 1t is esti-
mated by the department that hun
dreds of millions of dollars would be
saved by the farmers each year if the
means already adopted in a number Of
communities were put into general use.
The means referred to is that of prop
erly organized rural credit unions.
State Laws Help Credit Unions.
In nine states laws have been enact
ed under which farmers as we'll as
wage earners in cities may organize
credit unions. These laws, In SO far
as they affect rural credit, enable the
farmers who are members to obtain
loans on terms which compare favor
ably with those secured by the city
business men. The movement of sur
plus funds Of the individual farmers
has in general been toward the city,
but rural credit unions encourage the
retention of money made on the farm
where it is most needed. In addition,
1t tends to turn the current of urban
capital toward rural districts, as out
side credit is secured through regular
credit channels-the banks.
1t is impossible to formulate a meth
cd Of procedure in the organization OF
credit unions that will apply to each
of the states, but the plan followed in
North Carolina, where Is strictly
farmers organizations are now in op-
GRAFTON, should be of interest. In North
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19
PIGEON EGGS ARE FERTILE
Especially True Where Birds Have
Free Range, Are Healthy and
Given Proper Feed.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Pigeon eggs are usually fertile If the
pigeons are healthy and properly fed,
especially when they have free range.
One squad Casually the male) frequent
ly matches first, and where there are
several cases where one squad out
grows its nest mate, 1t may be advisa-
BILE to sort the squads In the nests,
making the pairs as uniform as posi-
BILE in size and age. If the parent birds
die, the squads may sometimes be re-
moved to a nest where there Is only
n squad, or they may be fed artifi-
cially, although this process takes con-
siderable time.