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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
WASTE NO FOOD
Food is Wasted:-

Food is Wasted:- aA
 (a)-When we eat more food than our bodies need for growth and re- pair and to supply energy for our work. Overeating tends to poor health and fat instead of brawn, makes Us sluggish and indolent in- stead of energetic and resourceful. Eat enough and no more. Eat for physical and mental efficiency. :.
 (b)-When food Is. burned or spoil ed in cooking. Improperly prepared or poorly seasoned food will be left on the table and probably wasted. Buy food wisely and then prepare it carefully.
 (c)-When too much food is pre- pared for a meal. Unserved portions are apt to be thrown into the garbage pail or allowed to spoil. Many house. keepers do not know how to use left over foods to make appetizing dishes.
 (O-When too much food is served at @ meal. Uneaten portions are left on the plate and later thrown into the garbage pail. Learn to know the needs of your family and serve each no more than you think he will want.
 (e)-When anything edible is all lowed to go to the garbage pail or al- lowed to spoil for lack of proper ham ding.
 (f)-when food is handled care less1y. Buy clean food, keep it clean until used. and be neat in all details of cooking and serving This lessens waste and is a valuable health meas ure as we'll.
 For partial immediate relief, every individual and community should
 
 conservation and the limitation of waste. As nation we seem to have a disdain of economizing. Tn many homes there is a stSong feeling that it only decent to provide more food meaning to reckon closely. The ex- perts of the Department of AgricuI- ture report to me that the dietary studies made by them point to an an- nual food waste of about $700, 900. .ooo. Of course, the waste in families of very limited means Is slight, but in the families of moderate and ample means the waste Is considerable. Even if the estimate were reduced by half, the waste would still be enormous
 The food waste in the household, the experts assert, results in large measure from bad preparation and bad cooking, from improper care and and in well-to-do families, from serving an undue number of courses and an dver-abundant supply and failing to save and utilize the food not consumed. AS an instance of improper handling. it is discovered that in the preparation of potatoes 20 per cent of the edible portion in many cases is discarded"
 Don't feed high-priced human food to hogs or chickens.
 Don't send valuable food to the in- ctnerator or the fertilizer heap.
 Don't pour into the sewer nourish- ing food in the shape of milk, skim milk, sweet or sour, soup, gravy, or meired rat, or water in which ce- reals or vegetables have been cooked.
 Keep your food out of your garbage pail and kitchen sink
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
BALL IN ELM CITY.

Neal Ball of this city went to New Haven yesterday to confer with Own CT James T. Collins of the Elm City club regarding an engagement to play there this season. He and Collins had a long conference but nothing came of it. Balls terms were too steep for Collins but the men will probably talk again before the season opens and may be able to agree. New Haven wants Ball for second base.
 HOLIDAY DATES HERE.
 The schedule of holiday dates as agreed upon by the Eastern league magnates yesterday in Springfield, provides that New Haven shall play in this city on the morning of Memor- ia1 Day, New London will come here on the afternoon of July and New Haven is the attraction Labor Day morning. AS previously announced Bridgeport will open the season in New Haven, May 10 and the Elm City will pry the lid off in this city May II. The holiday bookings are:
 Memorial Day, May 30-CMorning) Springfield at Worcester, New Lon don at Hartford, New Haven at Bridgeport, Lawrence at Portland hoon)-Worcester at Spring field, New London at Hartford, Bridgeport at New Haven, Lawrence at Portland
 July Fourth-( Morning ter at Springfield, New Haven at Hartford, Bridgeport at New London. Lawrence at Portland (Afternoon) at Worcester, Hartford at New Haven, New London at Bridgeport, Portland at Lawrence.
 Labor Day-(Morning)- g)-*Worces ter at Springfield, Hartford at New London, New Haven at Bridgeport, Portland at Lawrence. (Afternoon)- *Springdeld at Worcester, Hartford at New London, Bridgeport at New Ha- ven, Portland at Lawrence.
 Disposition of pringfeld-Worces ter games Labor Day to be decided by toss of coin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Jud Daley, the veteran Lynn out
 fielder who is wanted by Worcester. may land with that club after all. As Lawrence took over the Lynn players, Manager Flynn claims title to Daley. He is willing to trade Daley to Wor- cester, however, as there are too many left hand hitters on the Lawrence club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

The United States Brewers associa- tion. representing nearly $700, ,0O0, 900 capital and composed largely of men of German birth or parentage, wired President Wilson a strong pledge of support.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

There is a general feeling among the grOwn-ups that during spring va cation the kidlets should sit in a cane seated chair and read improving I books instead of yelling and tramping around the neighborhood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Howard Ehmke, the former Federal league pitcher, may be the man the Detroit players have been looking for to furnish the needed twirling strength to keep the Tigers in the pennant race. The Tigers have always been able to make plenty of runs and another good finger to help Coveleskie would make them dangerous contenders for the flag. ,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Metropolitan and New Jersey titles last summer, has gone up to one, while the others, John G. Anderson and Max Marston, who were at two year ago, are now at three, while Walter J. Travis, because of his course architect activities, is dropped com pletely. One other man who shares the three rating with Anderson and Marston is Gardiner W. White, the Flushing champion. This years list contains 624 names as against 62s on the previous sheet. It goes from scratch to nine, inclusive
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
GAINED RING TITLE JUST
 TWO YEARS AGO

It was two years ago yesterday that the glad news came over the wires that the white race was again the top dog, and that Jess Willard has top pied the veteran Jack Johnson from the throne he had disgraced. When Willard put the black man to sleep in the twenty-sixth round of the bout in Havana, the Caucasian race broke out into wild rejoicing. It is to be regretted that Willard's career as champion has not developed more of interest, for an ac- tive heavyweight champion, ready and eager to meet all corners, is a great help in keeping the game alive.
 Willard may claim that there are no competitors worthy of his mettle, but that remains to be demonstrated, and one no-decision bout in two years is scarcely sufficient to prove his claim of aloof superiority. A great boom in boxing interest was expected to follow W1ilard's victory, but the circus busi- ness seems to have gained more from the big fellows triumph than has the ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

The Metropolitan Golf association handicap committee has placed Jerome D. Travers, the Upper Mont clair amateur, once more alone at scratch. The situation is somewhat different from last year. A year ago Jerry not only held the scratch posi- tion, but was so far regarded in a class by himself that no one was placed better than two. On the new list the second position is omitted en- tirely. Oswald Kirkby, the tall EngleWood player, who won both the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

President Wilson's address to Cnn- gress, translated into German, is be- ing distributed literally over the German lines by British sviators -s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Governor Frank l.. Houx, of Okla homa, has wired Secretary of War Baker a pledge to furnish 400 Rough Riders from Wyoming in the event Of wax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Frank J. Houston, of New Jersey, was instantly killed when he slipped under the wheels of a moving Lacka- wanna train at Orange, N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Chicago packing houses have been notified to maintain a reserve of B. 000,000 pounds of meat and other foodstuffs for army supplies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Secretary Baker conferred with President Wilson on army plans to be submitted to Congress when the war resolution is passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Pitcher Dan ripple of the Yanke@ probably realizes fby this time that it pays to attend strictly to business. He was purchased from Indianapolis in 1915 for 5000 but reported in such poor condition last spring that he was farmed to Baltimore. He had good year in the International league and might have won a place on the Yan- kee staff this season. But he delayed in signing a contract and did not re- port at the training camp until the last week. So he must spend another campaign in the minors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Hale Holden, president of the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.,, has been elected a director of the Merchants Loan & Trust Co. 8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
SEEN AND HEARD FROMrHE INSIDE

Now that the war situation mas started ru1nors that major league player limits may be cut down, several holdouts have decided to sign con tracts. One of the last to come into the fold was Bert Niehoff, second base man of the Phfllies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows an increase in gold hold ings of 13, 473, GOO francs and a decrease of 2,143, 900 francs in silver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

The Giants have evidently picked up some promising recruits for minor league clubs are making great efforts to obtain McGraw's surplus young sters. Louisville of the American as- sociation is anxious to land Inielder Pete Kilduff, who has been doing well as pinch hitter and utility man for the Giants in their series with De- troit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10

hours and vocal energy in trying To-
prove that two and two make four.
and water Is wet. and the sun sets IN:
the west, and the mad dog OF Prus-
sianism must be muzxled.
Don't try to convince the miniature
La Follettes, because they don't wish
TO be convinced. They derive bilious
comfort from being different. They
have learned that no cloud has silver
lining: it is festooned on the interior
with crepe.
II all the optimists along your street
should arise some morning into q
world bedecked with dew sparkles and
exclaim in unison, What beautiful,
sunshiny day. then some two-legged
crab would emerge behind lilac bush
and say. Yes; but | think it'll rain
before night"
Ii you find banana skin on the
threshold Of patriotic opportunity,
kick it aside and don't permit yourself
to become fused
The stalwart men and women of
middle age are to keep the home fires
burning during the supreme ordeal
now at hand
They are to raise the crops, speed
/ the factories. collect the taxes. organ
/ ize the home guards, conserve the
wheat and meat and sugar. back up
/ the Red Cross, peddle the Liberty
/ Bonds. write the letters. pack the
comfort Kits, and stand by for orders
at all times.
] If busy worker feels some one
/ Juggling at his coat tail, the thing to
do is to kick straight back and kick
hard, but don't waste time in looking
around.
By the way, here is an important tip
I for every man past 30. Don't tell
around that you would be keen TO en-
list If you were Just a little younger.
Some of the men just under 80 will
have their doubts, and even those who
1 believe you viii not find entertainment
in your conversation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
Article Y. Advice to Americans be.
tween the ages Of 90 and 50.

While the war is on, the active work
in support OF the boys at the front will
be shoulds-ed cheerfully by men and
women little too old FOR acrohatic
service but not yet frosted at the
temples.
They will supply part Of the money
and most OF the pep" needed TO sup
ply and encourage a huge army In the
field.
1t is for them to realize that We have
passed the period of doubling the ques-
ton answering.
We have come to the days when
hustling must supplant conversation.
1t was all right six mouths ago to
spare an hour day in trying TO con-
vince some one with a vacant eye and
/ a dark mind that we were really justi-
/, fed in accepting the insolent challenge
thrown at US BY Germany.
You are to be forgiven If, even three
months ago. you spent valuable time
trying to convince sluggish minority
that
First. Government bonds are a safe
investment
| Second. Pro-German propaganda are
| to be hit in the head.
Third The allies are to be trusted
! Fourth. The Red Cross is above sus.
picion and does not obtain either
money or knitted goods under falss
pretenses.
| Fifth. All taxes which have beer
levied are justified by extraordinar,
and unprecedented conditions.
Sixth. This is not a rich mans war
it was not precipitated by any Wal
| street influence; It is not concerned
over private investments. it is not
grand benefit for munition makers.
: Seventh Fair promises have nj
;, value when they are made by a crimi
nal who finds himself backed into
corner.
Eighth The men In our training
camps and aboard transports and sta
| toned somewhere in France are bein
safeguarded as Americaf, soldier
! never before were looked after, as re
, CARDS wholesome food, proper sani
t tation, prevention of disease, an
moral guidance.
Why enumerate further?
Abe Martin met Teller down i
Brown county that never heard c
Tony Pastor. and we have a taxpaye
in our township who thinks the worl
: is fiat, and you can find cabaret per
formers in New York City who don
| believe there is such a place as Iowi
: and clairvoyants still find customer
4 and you can name people who will COZ
s suit a patent-medicine "ad" in pre-
:, erence to doctor, and old JethT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
Helping to Win the War
BIZ GEORGE ABE.

| Tilford, over in Shelby township, car
ries dried-up potato to keep on the
rheumatism
In every community YOU will fnd a
contrary minded sediment of the hui
man race--people who keep them
selves somewhat in evidence by nois-
! lily denying facts which are self-evi-
| dent to all of their neighbors who
| happen to be in the full enjoyment Of
| sanity
! They are somewhat like frogs, J. G.,
/ they make an awful noise in proper
| ton to their number.
| Now, il you will take the trouble TO
check up in your immediate neigh
borhood the people who, from the be-
ginning of the war. have been full of
doubts and questions and false alarms.
you will find that they are few in num-
Der and of precious little importance,
except as atmospheric disturbances.
| Also. did il ever occur to you:
That the man who had bought most
literally of government bonds never
questioned the safetysof his security
THAT the woman who was knitting
the most socks and sweaters never be-
/ lieyed the silly stories about the Red
j Cross being a crooked institution?
That the soldier boy about to board
a transport and join his comrades OF
France and Great Britain never was
known to doubt the sincerity of the
men with whom he was soon to join
shoulders?
Il No, indeed
All the walls and nisgivings and
fish stories are put into circulation by
a few picayune outsiders who were
Just built to be obstructionists and
somehow can't help it.
i They are in class with the Tories
who Toasted the aristocrstic British Of
, ficers while Washington's army starved
at Valley Forge.
i They are hold over of the Val
landingham clan that reviled Lincoln
: and gave an undetermined copperheat
: support to the cause of slavery, ever
: after it was doomed.
s. They are the kind of people VIII
: oppose public improvements, will no
: buy tickets for the Chautauqua, crit
/ cize the minister II he smiles in public
anu dtLdGn tu6 pESSuulpilOu VI Sullt |
any woman attacked by scandal.
n They are the small bores. the two
( by-fours, the gnats, the sand flies, tn
r ticks put on earth to teach good pee
d pie the quality of patience.
: The time has come to ignore them.
t IL you can not lock them up for safe
!, keeping atleast we can shut them on
!, from our daily program and go ahea
i with the important work laid OF
: for us.
oil This is no time to waste preciou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
CITY HALL HAPPY
PLACE RIGHT NOW
Reason for Prevailing Good FEELING
Is That Delinquent Water Bills
Nearly ALI Paid.
ONLY 10 OF 500 ARE STILL DUE
j. r. Kennedy Carries Out Mayors
Resolution by Cleaning Up List
in Record Time,

a better feeling prevails in the city
hall right now than has existed for
some time and thu reason is this ].
practically all of the SOC delinquent
water bills have been paid.
Those 500 bills. involving sIO,600
and due May i last. were standing
on the books the first week in Octo-
Der when Mayor William McConochie
offered a resolution at a meeting OF
the city commissioners authorizing J
P. Kennedy, connected with the water.
works department under Commission
er John Murrin, to take the drastic
action of shutting off the service Of
delinquents. The resolution wa.
passed and Mr. Kennedy started ou
on his delicate task, delicate becaus,
shutting off peoples water service
does not tend TO make friends.
That the matter was handled dipio
matically by Mr.. Kennedy is born on
! by the fact that in only two Instance
was any trouble experienced wher,
the residents water was shut off, ant
/ it was only necessary to stop the ser
vice at 81 places in the city.
Isl Bills Paid.
/ Starting out with list of 500 de
linquents Mr.. Kennedy has in the fey
| intervening weeks checked off ISL O
those names, the bills having bee
paid Thirty OF them paid their wa
ter bills and incidentally had to "di
up" for the charge of having thei
service shut off. The other four Q
| the "a "shut-offs" and Is delinquent
are all OF. the 500 who have not We
paid up II is believed that ali of tn
bills will be cleaned up by the frs
part of next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
KILLED AUTO BANDIT:
TRUSTY GUN WINNER

J st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 10.--An automo-
bile bandit believed TO be Ernest P.
Sheldon Of Kansas City, was shot and
killed here early this morning by JOS
eph Franey, real estate man whom
he attempted to hold up in front of his
home in fashionable part of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
PIANO TUNING

Tuner from American Music Conser-
vatory. Chicago, will locate here and
as . speciality will tune and polish
your piano with Hoyts cnexceiled
Polisher for $3.50 for one month.
Charles e Aabye AL Thirteenth
street. Moline Phone Moline 2425,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
SOLDIER BOYS AT CAMP DODGE HOSPITAL
SMILE AS IF THEY ENJOYED BEING THERE

centrifugal force of the apparatus sep
arates the parts of the blood that they
may be tested by experts in the labor
atory Experiments requiring the use
OF gases are performed in a glass
sided enclosure with an air-fiue at
the top. This allows no fumes to es-
cape into the room.
Separate departments OF the hospi-
tai care for eye. ear, nose and throat
cases, and there's q dentistry depart
ment which will fix up poor teeth OF
men in the camp. There are three
operating rooms, too, where serious
cases will be handled.
How'd you like TO be nurse out at
this hospital? There are Is women
there now caring for the soldiers, and
there'il be Is at the hospital in a few
days They have their own quarters,
which are as domestic as any woman
could wish There's drawing room.
a library and music ROOM" in adj
dition to "boudoirs" for all these wom-
en- Of course the drawing room
is tiny place, but it's very coZy; and
the library" Is just a corner OF the
/ Udtf where tuSEG d. dUOut a uOAOh
books The music room is a cor
ner Of the dining room where the
girls have placed their victrola. Right
near the victroia there's q sewing ma
/ chine where the nurses have beer
hemmlng the little scrim curtains
! which are to be hung at their win
dows Pretty soon their own mess
will be started, and they'll have Z
woman to cook for them. Right now
they're eating at the officers mess a
the hospital And it's. quite an I'm
usual sight TO look into an army mess
| hall and see a tableful OF whitehall
women on one side Of the room ant
men in khaki on the other.
The nurses will look military soon
too For they'll be wearing littl'
white caps ornamented with ret
crosses and blue military capes, linet
with scarlet flannel
You'll have to see that hospital 70
yourself, though
It's the biggest thing ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10

Target practice will be commenced
soon at Camp Dodge, as daily a large
number Of Enfield rifles are arriving
and are being issued to infantry and
artillery organizations. 1t is estimat
ed thai almost ten thousand rifles are
in the hands Of enlisted men.
Field pieces for the artillery are
expected shortly, ordnance officers
saping they look daily for field
pieces, so actual practice with real
guns can be started
Infantry organizations have been
supplied for few weeks with both
Enfield and Krag rifles. Target prac>
tice will not be held with the latter,
however, as it is the, plan to await
the equipping Of men with Entields.
The United States army in cam
paign will use only two makes of
rifles, the Enfields and the old Rock
! island model Of 1903. The former
are used entirely by the British army
at the present time.
! Government arsenals could not turn
out the Rock Island model quick
enough to equip the large number of
men entering the service, SO 1t was
/ decided to use Enfields.
The main point in favor of the lat
ter is that private munition makers
have been supplying them to the Brit
ish army on contract, since the out
break Of hostilities in Europe, They
have since turned over their plants to
the United States, and the British
/ government has given this country
permission to use their models.
Only one change Is necessary in
the molds, that of changing the cali
bre to suit the caliber 80 bullet. used
by the United States in the Rock Is
land model In this manner cartridge
made for one will fit the other
The rear sight leaf of the Enfield
! differs largely from the Rock Island
model The latter has it Just ahead
Of the magazine chamber, while this
latter is at the breach.
: BY the peculiar arrangement o
! sights, the Enfield is better fitted fol
5 short ranges, while the United State!
5 model is the most effective weapon a
] long range
t Chambers Of both rifles are sim
liar, but the safety lock and maya
r zne cutoff are different With tn
c United States model, the rife can b
e made into single shot rifle. or tn
e entire magazine can be used. En-
: fields are magazine rifles entirely.
: In length and weight the weapon
g are similar, the Enfield being a trif
e longer and a few ounces heavier
e Bayonets are almost alike, but
: United States bayonet cannot be ftte
e on the Enfield, until adjustments ar
made
: Effectiveness Of both rifles is a
+ par, with the advantage for trench US
If being with the British made riff,
VI This not because Of accuracy, but be
n cause In Europe trenches of belligel
n ents are close together and the trs
Il jectory of the Enfield is better suite
e to such conditions.