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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
HARRIS FAv0RS l. EQUAL PAY FOR FACTORY WOMEN They Must Be Paid As Well As the Men, Manufac-
 turer Declares. SEES REMEDY FOR
 SHORTAGE OF HELP Bridgeport Shop Head Cites Canadian System to Prove.
 Efficiency.

The campaign for equal pay for wo- men has been approved by one man uf8cturer in Bridgeport.
 Women must be Eaid the same
 wages as men for equal work This is the attitude, expressed plainly to- dal. of Harry F. Harris member of
 the Naval ConsuIting board chair
 man of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers and one of the of the National Coun-
 seI of Defenece from New England.
 The Knowledge that the new Bullard plant in Fairfield which IS being built
 at the cost of nearly a million dollars is soon to be equipped and will re-
 ql1ire approximately 5000 skilled hands to fabricate war materials has set
 manufacturers of Bridgeport aghast There is already a great shortage ot skilled help. aSses8 Building of houses is said to have greatly decfeased during the last six months Th xBridgep port Housing Co which Is building on a large scale al iI1ordship, Fairfield and in Bridgeport won't be able to care for all housing needs according to manufactured whc modations for help.
 AA bankers to fii1ance individual building upon plots of ground privately owned fEveh though this plan be formulated and launched, industrial heads. point ! out today that it will be. fully nins months before haibitations can be as sured to labor.
 In outlining the situation, MT. liar tris said in substance:
 There is only one relief in sight that is to give all women the wage' of men,. In many instances it hal
 been found in Canada where the sis lters and wives of men at the iron lsare working in government plants that they are sometimes far more speedy than men in production. Women doing mems work are en titled to mems pay. There are man, women capable of helping out in tn. present difficulty that would volun 1 teer their services but the fact ;tha CTS on, the same basis as men, whe1 in fact they are as capable.
 I Bridgeport has not sufficient meI
 to do the work that is required, ther, are not enough houses to provid, quarters for more men, and the draf lis seriously cutting into the skillet
 help of Bridgeport factories. Womea must, be placed 1on an equal footin, with the men.
 Inquiry into the Canadian systen of employing women discloses tha tthey are utilized for a certain number of months, then relieved for rest per iods and they return with renewed vigor.
 Several families whose male sup port is at the front combine tf1ei domiciTes so as to provide room fol
 the large number of women who ar, Hooking to the cities from agrictIl ltura and outlying districts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
Damage in Farming District Surrounding Bridgeport Estimated at $50, ,m0
 Temperature Falls to 28 in Easton and Ice Forms on Water Within City Limits.

Damage estimated at more than $5o,000 was done in the farming dis
 trict surrounding Bridgeport by g killing frost last night.
 Tomatoes and corn were especially hard hit, according to the early re-
 ports but farmers won't know for several days the extent of the damage to the Individual gardens. Beans, too, were hit
 The temperature at Easton fell to .2s degrees, and at Oronoque to 2s.
 In the South End Of Stratfcrd garden CTS repeated the tenaperature reached the freezing point. Farmers in Fair
 field, Southport and Green Farms arc
 busy today appraising the damage
 Many nf the school gardens were damaged.
 At the Bridgeport Producers,
 market this morning growers were unable to promise sales of tomatoes and corn for tomorrdw because they didn't know how much they would
 be able toasave from the wreck.
 AS ' result of the frost tomatoes advanced from 20 cents to 90 cents for a T quart Baskef. v Water In aS tank at the public market was covered this morning with d thin covering of ice.
 |, sWinsted. Sept. 11-Killing frosts during the night were reported efrom norfh western Connecttcut and across the line in nfMassachusetts At New Boston. Mass, the temperature sank to 25 degrees while in the vicinity 1t was as low as 2s. Corn. beans and
 late garden truck suffered severely. Ice |6ormed in the high places on still water.
 Poughkeepsie, N. r., Sept. 11-Ice formed on small bodies of water in this city last night for the first time this season, and the earliest in many years, causing. heavy damage to gar
 den crops. The mercury dropped tc I2s. Middietown, N. T.. Sept. 1 1There was a heavy frost throughout this section last ! night. Many vegetable gardens were destroyed and reports from adjoining counties say the dam. agesto crops was large.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Washington, Sept 11Anercan desroyers believed sunk hostile submarines off the coast of France Sept States. sMfe
 Two of the merchant ships lost but it reported without loss of fe Mage reports to the navy department day gave brief account of the fight transmitted the tank steamer Westwego of the ed the attack
 The Weswego route to Europe from the United States when attacked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
FRENCH DESTROY
 GERMAN SUPPLIES

Paris, Sept Il. French raadIng par ties last night penetrated the German lines in the region southeast of Vaux- dillon and north Of the Casque in the Champagne district, the French war department announced today. Ger man supplies were destroyed and the. French made a number of prisoners
 German aviators during the night dropped oornbs in the region of Dun- kirk, Some of the missiles struck a hospital and wounded five women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
GERMANY TRIES TO FORCE A LOAN
 FROM HOLLAND

Amsterdam, Sept. 1.-The Tele- graaf says that Germany has stopped sending coal to Holland. The paper expresses the belief that Germany's attitude is intended as pressure on Holland to grant a loan which has so far been refused.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
RED GROSS TO AID
 PRISONERS OF WAR

Geneva. Sept. 11-The international committee of the Red Cross convened yesterday with delegates in attend- ance from Denmark. Holland, Spain, Norway and Switzerland. The king of Spain is represented by his per- sonaf secretary The conference will discuss the situation of prisoners Of war and means of aIleviating their hardships by means of interventions by neutral countries with the various belligerent nations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
BRITISH LOSE OVER
 25,OOO IN A WEEK

London, Sept. H. Casualties in the British franks reported during the week ending today are as follows:s Officers Killed and died of wounds, 184; men 4,183.
 Officers wounded or missing. 581; men, 21, ,6ES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Copenhagen, Sept. 1.-The Danish government decided materially to strengthen the guards along the land frontier. The present force of gen- darmes was stationed on the border 'Garmm4ys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
Jl lS.DESTROYERS SINK 6 GERMAN
 SUBMARINES OFF FRENCH COAST

American Destroyers Conveying Fleet of Mer-. chantmen From United States Gain Greatest Submarine Victory of War-Two of Merchant Ships Sunk Without Loss of Navy De- partment Receives Report of Action Prom Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
RUSSIAN TROOPS TAKE OFFENSIVE
 NEAR BUK0WINA

Berlin, sspt. il. via L4ondon.- Russian forces have begun an offens- i've against the Austro-aerma forces southeast of the Austrian crown land of Bukowina. The German general stan reports that the Russians obtain cd only local aflxalssases near soiSa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Wednesday; prob ably frost tonight, warmer Wednes-
 day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Ottawa, Sept. 11-G. McN. Moore. of Pleasant Point. Me, is reported missing in the list of casualties3 among Canadian troops at the Euro-z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
EMPEROR WILLIAM
 BACK AT P0TSDAM

Amsterdam. Sept. 11Eniperor William has returned to Pottsdam, 1t is announced in an official statement from Berlin today.
 Berlin messages last week told of visit by the emperor to Riga. where on Thursday he addressed the Ger man troops that had occupied the city.
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Swedish Drill,

They were In the squad under train.
ing ut certain military center who
furnished contrast not uncommon
these days. One was tall and wiry,
the other short and puffy, and an hour
OF Swedish drill had set the lesser Of
the two to blowing hard.
II can't stand much Of this" he
whispered. "I'm simply all out" and
Mt that moment the drill sergeant In.
timnted that he would give them an.
other spell before they dismissed.
This was too much. The podgy pa.
triOt felt 1t was time to protest.
'I'm really awfully sorry to seem un.
military In addressing you, SIR" he
said, "but this Swedish drill is more
than l can face In my present condi.
ton; besides" he added. dolefully, ~
never knew We were at war with Swe.
den,"
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CONSERVATION OF FOOD
PLANS BEING OUTLINED FoF
DENVER CAMPAIGN.
Business Men, Railroads, Farmers ant
Housekeepsrs viii All Aid
In Work.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-With the arrival Of David
w. Thomas to take over the secre
taryship OF the livestock and agricul'
tural bureau OF the Denver Civic and
Commercial Association, the monster
drive began to enlist the business
men, the railroads, the farmers and
the housewives Of the state in the
conservation Of food.
Tentative plans already are being
made for the first Of the series OF
fruit, berry and vegetable weeks
which will aid in concentrating the
attention of the housewives upon the
need for preserving all the perishabls
goods possible for the winter.
The first will probably be cherry
week, sometime after July 10th. The
weeks will correspond as nearly as
possible with the time of season when
the goods are the most plentiful.
Plans for a monster conference OF
members of the Civic Association.
women's organizations and railroad
representatives are being made. W.
H. Kerr, chief of the federal market
and rural organization branch in Den
yer, will be present and an attempt
is being made to obtain federal ex
perts from Washington.
|. Mrs. Lucius Hallett probably will
be present to speak on canning and
the woman's part in the drive to con
serve the food resources Of the state.
Mr.. Thomas will be formally intro.
duced to the members of the Civic
Association at that time and the plans
for the campaign. which will have a
far-reaching benefit upon the econom
les of the state the coming year, will
be definitely formulated.
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COLORADO STATE NEWS

reach an island in Platte creek. near
Grand Junction.
Teller county has raised $21, $50 for
the Red Cross and expects to turn in
$4,000 when all towns have been
heard from. The allotment for the
county was $4,000.
All employees Of the city of Denver
receiving less than $1,000 a year will
receive an increase amounting to not
more than Is per cent Of their present
wages after July LIST.
Five persons were injured, two Of
them seriously. when the car Of Welsy
Frasier, driven by VIII O'Driscoll, ran
into q culvert six miles west Of Mont
rose and turned over.
Through the Department Of Com
merce at Washington the Pueblo
Commerce Club has received sugges-
tons for relieving the car shortage
and freight congestion.
Trainmen employed by the Denver
City Tramway Company have voted to
accept the company's offer of an In
crease of cents an hour. About 900
men are affected by the raise in pay.
That Denver will obtain an army
supply depot through which food and
other supplies may be purchased Of
producers and manufacturers of the
state becomes every day more proba.
BILE.
Full military honors marked the fu-
neral Of Walter G. Ragland, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Ragland Of Arvada. A
firing squad consisting Of six cavalry
men from Fort Logan took part In the
services.
Thirty foreign.bo residents of
Colorado were granted final papers Of
naturalization by Judge Robert E.
Lewis In the Federal District Court in
Denver and were sworn in as Ameri-
can citizens.
Robert Morris. a pioneer resident
OF Denver and during its early days
actively identified with its political &C.
tivities, having served one term as
mayor. died at the family home, 1907
Franklin street, after an illness OF
about two weeks.
A rich discovery at depth for the
Ironclad Hill section has been made
by the Cripple Creek Deep Leasing
Company on the property of the Jerry
johnson Gold Mining Company.
Harrison E. Page. "a years old, .
pioneer Of Colorado and formerly .
prominent mine operator died in the
home Of his daughter. Mrs. ]. P.
Bridgewater. in Tacoma. Wash.
The reports Of biologists and 9TH
western Colorado which are soon to
he developed are attracting considera.
bic attention among investors.
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Minor Mention.

UIuoF MINIMUM.
Colorado exceeds quota to Red
Cross fund.
Ordway has a new fire truck and =
new fire chief.
Denver contributed S65S,444 to the
Red Cross fund.
Broken pipe line crlpples Canon
City water supply.
Second company of Pueblo national
guard Is mustered In.
The man who enlists In the National
Guard Is enlisted in the regular army.
Free transportation of farm hands
10 recommended by state labor COM
missioner
Work of paving the main street OF
Littleton has been completed and 1t Is
again open to traffic.
Fifty or more colored men have en-
listed in the Pueblo company Of Ma
jor Campbell's battalion.
Major Barney states that Ala men
are needed to complete Colorado's
quota in the United States army.
The San Luis Valley Masonic Asso,
citation held their twenty-third annual
celebration at their park. June rs.
A mass meeting was held in the
Denver Auditorium to celebrate the
raising Of 100000 for the Red Cross
fund.
Eight farm owners Of Weld county
will be the first Coloradoans to bene
fit under the governments system OF
land loans.
Pueblo Elks are making prepare
lions to attend the annual national
convention to be held In Boston the
week of July 9.
More than 300 persons appeared in
the county recorders office In Denver.
Monday, to obtain permits to have
liquor shipped in to them.
A resolution calling for the enforce.
ment of the child labor law during the
war was passed unanimously by the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly.
A coroner's jury in Denver brought
In = verdict that william Bruno fired
the shot which killed his wife last
Sunday night with felonious intent.
Mining activity in Colorado is great
ly encouraged by the steady advance
In the quotations for silver. spelter,
lead, copper, tungsten and molybde.
mum.
Louis Schwarz OF Glenwood
Springs, widely known banker OF the
Western Slope, died in st. Luke's hos
pital, Denver. from the effects OF an
operation.
John and Rex Nisley, aged s and 8,
respectively. were swept from their
horse and drowned while trying to
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About the War

RussiAs faith 10 rsplsdged to help
the allies win against Germany.
Nightly raids hsrass Germans along
front held by them In Belgium.
The Italians drove the Austrians
back al Mont Settsass with heavy
losses.
Canadians win German first line
trenches In France after violent night
assault.
Germany has imposed fine Of $780,
100000 francs on the occupied terri
tory Of Rumania.
Russia has formed "storming bat.
talions," composed OF men who want
to lead in the fighting.
British In Belgium are devoting
themselves to repulsinG German at
tempts TO recover lost positions.
The Standard OIL tanker John d..
Archibald was sunk by U-boat and
four OF the crew are missing.
Norway 10 on the brink Of war and
only awaits the signal from the United
States to Join the cause OF the entente
allies.
Allied airmen destroy five German
planes, and antiaircraft gun brings
down another. British lose five ma.
chimes.
East OF Epchy = German raidins
party was rcpulsed by the British.
The Germans left their dead In wire
entanElements,
HaiE forces gradually hemming In
town Of Lens, Gain OF 400 yards on
city made Sunday night. Further prog
ress made Monday.
Russian Black sea fleet sailors 70.
volted and seized officers whom they
nccu- I'd Of plotting to put the Car
back on the throne.
Artillery duels rage between French
and Germans between Soissons and
Rheims. Germans hold their infantry
In check following heavy losses.
Germans In the Champagne have
retaken ground east Of Mont Carnil,
lat lost last week. French report cap.
ture Of positions In this same sector.
American liner escapes torpedo In
Atlantic by narrow margin VI twenty
feet. Another South American neu.
trail steamer sunk by diver off Glib
raltar.
Officers Of = British steamer which
arrived at an Atlantic port reported
having sunk an attacking German
submarine. The British vessel sent =
shell into the u.boat's magazine. caus.
ing an explosion which parted the un.
derwater boat about amidships Each
end sank separately. The British
steamer was uninjured.
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WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

American admiral is received in
Brazilian port.
In the supplementary budget est.
mate which IL to be introduced in the
coming special session Of the diet 10
an item Of 100000 yen or $500. 900
as expenditure for the establishment
Of an army arsenal in Korea.
An invitation to the American
squadron expected in Uruguyan wa
tiers to spend the Fourth Of July ~
the republics guests was rendered In
q telegram to the admiral by the peo-
pie and authorities Of Montevidio.
Uruguay.
General
The National Red Cross fund was
estimated Monday night to be At least
sos 100000.
The body of an unidentified man
about 20 years old. whose heart had
been cut out. was found In a room In
the West End hotel In Boston.
shep Trent. q negro. was taken from
officers near Cleveland, Fla. and shot
to death. He had been arrested for
an attempt to assault white woman.
Italy paid its tribute to the memory
of General Grant when the Prince OF
Udine, head OF the Italian mission.
placed a wreath on the tombe OF the
soldier.statesman.
Tho .uv,, ~ ex,a mn ~,o. .ootrthvt
ed at Baltimore toward = $1,000. 900
fund to equip an industrial army to
go TO Palestine and make ready for
its occupation by Zionists.
American imports in May Of $751;.
100000 reached the highest total Of
any month In the history OF Ameri.
can commerce. Exports OF 1851 .0O0..
900 showed a gain Of 81 100000 over
April.
For the first time In the history
Of the world the women OF Q nation
are being mobilized for war. under
the leadership and guidance Of women
and directly under the national gov.
eminent.
The Copenhagen Ekstrabladet states
Il has been informed by . German
naval parsonage that the decrease OF
submarine sinkinGs In May may BE-
explained A. due to . decrease In
tonnage At sea.
Damage estimated At more than g..
100000 has been done. two miles Of
railroad washed out and several thou.
sand acres OF rich land laid waste
and q number Of towns are in danger
a. the result OF a torrent which car.
ried out the Price River Irrigation
Company's dam. twelve miles from
Fairview, Utah. Sunday afternoon.
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Fuller Named Reserve Examiner.

Maj. A. M. Fuller Of Fort Logan has
been appointed by the commanding
general OF the Central department In
Chicago as examining officer fol
Colorado applicants for the second Of
ficers' reserve training camp. to begin
In Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 81. Exami
nations will be conducted by Maj. Full
Ter from July Is to Aug. 10. Only
men more than the draft age will be
eligible for this second camp, 1t IL
stated.
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CAR. ELECTS OFFICERS
ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS choosE
OFFICIALS FOR YEAR.
STATE Encampmsnt Votes to support
the President lp Present War
With Germany.
Western N.vspap.r unIon Now servle..

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Longmont, Colo.-Ths Grand Army
and allied Organizations passed resolu-
lions supporting the President In the
present war with Germany. The only
other important business Of the clos
ing day was the election Of officers.
The results:
Grand Army-William H. Comstock
Of Denver. department commander;
William Butler Of Longmont. senior
vice commander: George Young Of
Evans. Junior vice commander; C. E.
Hustled Of Denver. chaplain; William
H. Robertson Of Denver. medical direc.
tor. On the council Of administration
are F. o. Burdick Of Boulder. c. A.
Brooks OF Denver, D. w. Brown Of
Pueblo. o. 8. Reed Of Pueblo and C.
N. Bills Of Denver. Delegates to the
national encampment. M. 8. Crawford.
J. H. Williamson. A. A. Beach. J. F.
Humphrey, John Jewell and William
Green.
Women's Relief Corps-Mrs. Julia
e. Killam Of Denver. department pres.
ident; Mrs. Belle Abbott OF Longmont.
senior vice president; Mrs. Ella Cook
sic Of Fort Collins. Junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Marion White of Montrose,
treasurer.
Ladies' OF the @. A. R.-Mrs Lulu
Hatch Of Denver. department presi-
dent: Mrs. Nabor Of Florence, senior
vice president; Mrs. Mary v. Collier
Of Aspen. Junior vice president; Mrs.
Ella Candy Of Colorado Springs. chap
lain; Mrs. Josephine Bills Of Denver.
treasurer.
Daughters Of Veterans-Ida A. Du-
rant Of Denver. department president;
Blanche Anderson OF Colorado
Springs. senior vice president; Beat
rice st. Clair OF Fort Collins. Junior
vice president; Helen Greenacre Of
Fort Collins, treasurer: Mrs. Sarah
Sells Of Denver, chaplain; Alice Web
Der OF Boulder, inspector.
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CUTIcURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch. Burn, Crack, Chap ans
0lesd-TrIai Fres.

In wonderfully short time in mos,
cases these fragrant. super-cream!
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re
firing In the hot suds Of Cuticura Soap
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment Int,
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper
Free sample each by mail with Book
address postcard. Cuticura. Dept L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-06-28

President Wilson by executive or
der created an Exports Embargo
Council to administer the export EN-.
barge provisions Of the espionage act.
Western
Colorado people contributed $780,.
600 for the Red Cross fund. Wyoming
raised $4,000.
Southern Oklahomas corn crop was
saved by rains and Its cotton crop is
assured OF being normal
Chester Sawyer, a negro accused OF
attacking a white woman, was taken
from jail by mob at Galveston. Tex.
and hanged.
FL Tigre, an American owned min.
Ing camp, about seventy miles south
east OF Douglas, Arig, was formally
taken over by Mexicans.
An appeal to women to reduce by
one-third the amount Of wheat they
use for the family was made at Chi.
cago by Joseph p. Griffin. president
OF the Board OF Trade TO the woman's
committee OF the National Council Of
Defense.
Foreign
One man killed and a score injured
WAS the toll In Mondays conflict be.
tween Sim Feiners and the police at
Cork.
The London Daily Express learns
that Brig. Gen. ]. +. u. Seely. ex'
minister OF war. was accidentally
wounded in France.
A counter.revolution by Russian
women IL threatened unless Russia
continues In the war against Germany
with all her might.
All provinces which declared their
independence OF the present Picking
government have now ceased their
warlikc preparations.
Jose Ynex Salazar appeared In Pear.
son. chihuahua. south OF Casas
Grandes and offered to surrender to
the government commander there.
The population Of the kingdom OF
Sweden ut the end Of 1916 was $751;.
500. according to figures by the king.
dom's central bureau Of statistics.
Word was received At Ottawa from
W. J. Hanna, Canada's food controller.
that he was returning 10 organize the
dominion's policy In cooperation with
Herbert c. Hoover.
The British commission. headed by
Lord Newton. has arrived NJ The
Hague TO discuss with German dele
gates headed by Gen. Friedrich the
question Of war prisoners OF both
countries.