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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
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 Where can you ges better value than by using
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LOSS OF APPETITE.
 LOSS OF WEIGHT. SLEEPLESSNES, ETC

are an overcome D. Recupertabs, ehey are made after the formula of Dr. Ai. bert Robin. the famous French phyx. elan. and are being used very largely in Paris and other European capitals.
 When taken for short while they will give positive relief jn all casar of nervous exhaustion. mental depreseicl lack ot vitality. general debility. ane-s mia, etc. s's1sl-l-"'s
 The Giycerophosphates of vhsc,, Recu2ertabs are composed. contain the elemert necessary to overcone these conditions They are now bef,1 prescribed and recommended bysman7 physicians in this and foreign eoTHS tries as the best. quickest and surSsS nerve and blood tozic that they know oz --r.-s
 Recupertabs are for sale at an orue stores at s0c and $1.00 Der packn1e or will be sent direct upon receipt oe Drsoe.
 curts Chemical Goa No aa4 wese lsrd s., New York Dis<rihute6 ir Bridgeport and victaity byst D. HnxeS- gan. No. sl Fairfield Aveuue.-AxvEs :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
American Explains German Methods of
 Fighting Airplanes

The Germans have arranged their guns in batteries; and when an enemy plano came within range. the first gun would throw three shells into the air in rapid succession. These were so devised that they would ex- piode at different elevations, iiberat- ing different colors in a smoke cloud. Usually one of these would be some where near the plane Thus the Ger mans had three fixed attitudes in the air and from their smoke test they could instantly determine the altitude of the plane.
 A second gun of the battery fires a big, high explosive shell, aimed as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Blame Pedestrian For Own Death In
 Front of Machine

Tomorrow morning Coroner PheIan will start his investigation into the death of Joseph Petto of 1O6 Frank street, who was struck by an automo- bile driven by Theodore Mullins in s,-retfcrd avenue last night. Three hours later Petto died at the Bridge DOT. hospital. Sergeant McGovern of the second precinct station said wit nesses told him the dead man was at fault for he had stepped directly in front of the car, which was proceeding slowly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
ASKS DIVORCE

Clinton Elwood of Danbury has h1ed papers in the superior court in divorce proceedings against Anna Elwood of Danbury. Habitual intemperance and intolerables cruelty are the grounds The couple were married April 29. 1913 and there are two children of whom the husband asks the court to give him custody.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
ARRESTED WOMAN AS THE PROPRIETOR OF
 HOUSE OF ILE-FAME

Annie Abicella, AT Water street, was arrested this morning by Detec- tive Sergeant Holm Barton, charged with keeping disorderly house at AT Water street When Capt. Cfonan or- dered the raiding of vice dens last Monday the home of sthe .Abice1la woman was visited. She was away and one of the young women in the house was locked up. On her return to the city Barton arrested her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
VEGETABLES TO PLEAD
 PEACE TO REICHSTAG
(Continued from page 1)

(Continued from page 1) replying to a telegram from the Ger an national union, expressing confi- dence in him, gave the following ad- vice:
 Everyone should possess confi- dencs in the future greatness of Ger many, but an excessive anxiety and faint heartedness Is still troubling many persons. Everyone should en- deavor to give an example of self re- nunciation and sacrifice, and to make selfish and faint hearted persons ashamed of themselves"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
British Detachments
 Join Slavs In Great,
 Offensive In Galicia

(Continued From Page One.) and on both sides of the Ma1ancourt- Esnes road were penetrated by the French yesterday, the war office an- nounces.
 On the northern front from the Yser to the Lys the artillery fighting increased toward morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

FARMS FOR SAIiE-116 Acres of good land, grow anything. $s50. $6e0 cash payment; 35 acres, sgood room house and other out build ings $1,200, $700 payment; 25 acres 12 room house and barn, $1.600. $500 payment; 200 acres good set buildings, s5.0ooI. Casey. 307 Copn. Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel Noble 2s7. P IS eff
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FINED FOR FIGHTING.

Patrick Lyons. 265 Parrott avenue, a foreman employed by the Bridge port Brass Co.,. was arrested this morning charged with assaulting Alex ander Macei, 5s5 sherman street, who works in the same plant. The police state that Lyons following an argu- ment with Macel struck the latter several punches in the mouth and nose. Lyons was released in bonds of $25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses issued at city hall today include the following: Will liam Gretner, 32 and Mary Willard. 28, both of Englewood avenue; Frank Romanak, 23, of 627 .Hallett street and Mary Teresa Stavaroski. of Far field; Howard Neet B. of III Hicks street and aCtherine Moran, 2S, of 4150 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Lemon Juice
 For FreckIes
Gir1si Mako beauty lotion at home
 for . few cents. Try it.
oirssi Make beauty lotion at home for q few cents. Try itf

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, sbcke well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freclkIe and tan lotio'a. and complex Ion beauti1er, at very. very small ,'ost-
 IoS- grocer has the lemons and any drux store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck. arms and hands each day and see how -1tack1es and blemishes disap- pear and be9 cear, soft and white the 4l5n bes9Ds. Yes! It is harm '1sase-A6&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

FOR SALE Price, $2.5oo: s1.2oo cash required, small farm 2 1-2 acres with five room house. small barn, henhouses, 15 fruit trees, ' grapevines. berry bushes, one acre planted to vegetables, city water to sink in kitchen, miles from Main street and Fairfield Ave. one mile from trolley. for location. Address Box 116, Fairfield, Conn. P IS s"p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

Admiral Won Tarpdtz. replying to . similar telegram, said:
 '"The U-boat is extremely effective, but needs time."
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Six thousand dollars dn jewelry and cash was stolen from c. A. Cawley of Somerville. N. J., Monday, who was stopping at the Hotel Nassau, Long Beach. He left the jewels and money with a clerk while bathing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

German airmen carried out bomb ing attacks on the harbor installations at Arensburg and Russian aerial sta tdons at Aappenholm in the Gulf oi Riga. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

FOR SAIE-Seven room cottage on the East Side near Remington Arms Co. Steam heat and all convent ences. A few hundoed dollars in cash will buy it. D. R. Whitney. s3 Fairfield Ave. Is ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

FOR SAIE-Double house near St. Vincent hospital s4,500. Two flats, four rooms on each floor located on Wilson St., D. R. Whitney, SS Fair field Ave. P IS ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

King Alexander is reported to hay, acceded to the demands of Venizelo, again to reassemble the Chamber O 1915. dissolved by ex-King Constan tine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

F,OREMEN AND assistants who are
 live wires, to become shop repre- z sentatives for large financial in
 stitution. Address Arthur, Care Farmer. 1S ssp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

OFFICE MAN, 27, desires position as bookkeeper or tinekeeper. Exper- fenced, will furnish reference. Ad- dress A. E., Care of Farmer.
 P Is b*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

According to the Berlin Lokal An zieger Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, form CT secretary of foreign affairs, will be appointed German Ambassador to Constantinople.
 Extensive strikes are reported in the SiIesian and Rhine coal fields of Germany owing to the trouble over food restrictions and objections to labor service. 's@ The directors of Wilson & Co. have purchased from Grafton, Johnson & Greenwood, of Indiana, nine canning factories, at a price said to be in ex-
 cess of $500000. Admission to the second officers re- serve military camp at Chicago in the central department of the army was | sought by 30,000. The camp accom-
 modates 5.7ss. men. The sixteen members of the worn- ans party arrested-for an attempt to picket" the White House. wsre sen fenced to pay a $25 fine or so days in | prison. They took the 50 days ! 1t is not wise to speed your automo- I bile up to 35 miles an hour, even il | there are plenty of Boy Scouts around | who understand First. Aid to the In l jured.
 Forty Red Cross volunteers from l the Stanford University passed
 through Rome and were greeted by l representatives of the American col l ony and of the American embassy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

No1TCE-Richard F. Cuddihy an- nounces that he has purchased the meat and grocery business of James F. Steigler, located at FPS Maplewood Ave. Patrons will con- tinue to enjoy the same efficient service. P 1T all"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

USED LUNIBER-50 thousand feet of sheeting: 35 thousand feet of boards; lots of big posts. Ask Doc Elwood, Auctioneer, 2s0 Fairfield Ave, Tel. 35s5. P IS bsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

WANTED Experienced plumbers helper. Apply Bridgeport Furnace Co.,, 187 Sterling St. P IS b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

FOR SAIiE-Six acres of timothy hay. in Fairfield center. Inquire 1012 Railroad Ave-, City. P IT b"ps WANTED-Yours sreal estate to sell. D. R. Whitney, -s3 Fairfield Ave.
 Is sH
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
"cLoSE.UPS"

Charlie Chaplin is booked at the
Dixie today as an added attraction.
The $4,000 Beauty" Company
has already been offered two engage
ments, but Manager Jacobs has not
yet decided to accept them. The COM
pany is putting in six hours = day re-
hearsing d new skit and will likely be
ready Tor the road next week.
Vivian Martin, Paramount star, is
going in tor little OF this character.
alton stun at which George Beban
mas been SO successful. Miss Martin
is now hard at work on an Irish pro
duction under the direction OF Robert
Thornby. There will be no pigs IN
the parlor and no shillalah hanging
above the mantle piece. but there viii
be a good deal OF brogue scattered
arounu the studio before the picture
is completed.
Tom FOrman who has done such
clever work in recent Paramount pic
lures, took the examination for the
rank OF nOn.cOmmissioned officer in
the Coast Artillery Federal Reserve III
which he enlisted some time ago, and
passed with a rating OF ~ per cent
Forman is already private OF the first
class with special rating as gunner
He seems to be hitting the bulls eye
with the same accuracy which marked
his hitting of the popular fancy as q
screen player.
OLD STAGER.
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A. A. Fellows, 1915 Washington St,
will leave in a few days for South
America in accordance with his annual
fall custom. He will travel through
the widest parts OF the country in
a wagon in which he will carry goods
TO sell or trade TO the natives. He
will go from Charleston TO Orlando,
Fla, and from that city TO Tampa,
from which place he will sail to Ha-
vana, Cuba. He will cover Cuba in his
wagon and when his route through the
island is completed he will go to
Kingston, Jamaica. He will then sail
to Central America where he will
plunge into the forests, travelling in.
land and toward the south. in this
part OF the world says Mr.. Fellows,
the natives make a living by trapping
and raising bananas. Upon my arriv.
al in BRAZIL find beautiful level and
fertile country of perpetual summer,
where one may see thousands of cattle
and sheep grazing in the meadows.
Brazil has still greater area than
the United States, fact not generally
known. / nthe larger towns one finds
beautiful building of the old Spanish
type with balconies hanging over the
narrow streets.
There are no sidewalks to the mar
row, muddy streets, which are lined
with curio stores, where darkeyed
Spanish girls salute you as you enter.
In the rural districts the children wear
only girdle fastened about the waist.
Travelling along the roads OF Central
America, one may see monkeys, par
rots, huge snakes, birds of beautiful
plumage and wonderful insects. ALI.
gators lie upon the banks OF the small
and swampy streams and sun themselv
es on the hot sands"
Fellows will carry with him, as upon
his former trips through this wild and
only partly settled country, a ham
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Nature Needs Assistance
In Keeping You Well

in keeping the blood absolutely free
of all impurities. This old remedy is
a wonderful purifier and tonic, and
has no equal for keeping the blood
rich and pure. II builds up the ap-
petite and tones up the entire system.
S. S. S. is sold BY druggists every
where. 1t has been successfully used
for more than fifty years, and people
in practically every state testify to
its great worth. Write for booklets
and free medical advice to Swift Spe-
cifc Co., Dept. E Atlanta. Ga,
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mock which he swings between two
bamboo trees, well up from the ground
so that he will not be molested from
snakes and wild animals. In addition
TO this he carries a small cooking out.
fit with him and clothes adapted 10
wear in that country beyond the
equator.
He says he finds ready sales for his
wares among the natives and that they
treat him kindly. He expects 10 re.
main in South America until May.
John NJ. williams, OF Organ Cave
presented the West Virginia New,
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published at Ronceverta with . turnir
that weighed four and one.halt pounds.
1t measured 20 inches one way and
20 IL inches the other. Mr.. Williams
says he has dozen or more almost
as large. 1t proved to be OF good
flavor and one.half Of 1t made mess.
This vegetable was grown on Mr.. WI.
liams' place on top of Organ Cave.
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A little help goes a long ways.

If you would keep your body in a
healthy and robust condition, throb-
bling with that splendid vitality that
indicates freedom from all ailments,
first of all see that your blood is
kept pure. Any slight impurity that
creeps INTO your blood will soon effect
the well-being of your whole system
A few bottles of S. s. S. will give
Just the assistance that nature needs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
GLADYS HuIette in erippIna RIay.


Miss Nobody" five act drama fea-
turing Gladys Hulette is showing at
the Princess today. The story, which
abounds in originality, grips the spec
tator's interestest from the introduc.
ton OF the characters to the climax.
1t shows thoughtful work on the part
Of the author who has injected unusual
twists and complications that come
as complete surprises, heighten the
suspense and rivet the attentions all
the more securely. No attempt will
be made to detail these twists here as
full justice could not be done their
value to the plot, which revolves
around young girl who, when a baby,
was left in the care OF two partners
in a pawnbroking establishment. She
is receiving her education at fashion.
able school, and to stop the taunts OF
her school mates, she demands from
her guardians information as to her
parentage. They invent the story that
she is the daughter of an earl. She
is Immediately taken up by society,
and gets into trouble innocently. Mat
tiers are all cleared up when it is found
that she is the daughter of nobleman
Miss Hulette displays her usual
charm and ability, which is praise in
deed. Good characterizations are con.
tributed by Cesare Gravina and A. G.
Andrews, and Sidney Mather is ade-
uuate in an easy role. William Parke,
Jr., looks too young for his part.
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my door open and was out of the car
and back to the spot pefore the car
was stopped. l found a very unpleas-
ant odor and some awful rafting. The
snake had left the road and was in
the edge Of the woods where / succeed
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>sehuItz's Cabaret" at Hipp Tonight.
All the principals in the production
Of Madam, Excuse Me" which was
repeated last night, scored even a
greater triumph than on the previous
night. A large matinee audience wit.
messed the performance in the after.
noon which was again largely made up
of women and 1t is evident from the
fact that the amusement loving public
is fast realizing that the char.
acter and quality of Manager Burka's
bookings are devoid OF the slightest
Objectionable features. Roofs Pretty
Babies are presenting a series OF
sparkling comedies well interspersed
with catchy songs and pleasing novel
ties. Tonight new bill will be pre-
sented. Joe Fields will be seen in one
Of his most delightful representations
and Lew Trumpetter is cast in a pleas.
ing role that will add to the popular.
ity gained by him in the opening pro.
gram. The chorus will introduce
pretty wardrobe and tuneful numbers,
while Miss Maitland, who is styled
the prettiest girl in vaudeville, and
Vera Leahy, the dainty soubrette will
appear in new specialties.
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do. Very seldom does he fail In any.
thing he sets out to accomplish. He
is more daring than any circus ath.
lete, and through his stunts has inject.
ed new element into motion pictures
comedy. Doug is the most democratic
of all high paid stars.
His salary is ten thousand dollar.
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Douglas Fairbanks, daredevil, is
here shown making flying leap OF
fourteen feet from the porch to his
horse. To do it, he got a running
start from inside the house.
Fairbanks is a student OF the Kan
tian form of philosophy-th will to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19

a week yet there is no frill about
Fairbanks. He has hoboed all over
the world and has learned, he says,
that money doesc not make the man.
The movie industry is indebted to
him for raising picture comedy from
the ruck Of "custard pies" to the dig.
nifty of real acting.
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Eddie Murphy may prove the pinch
hitting wonder fthe series. Ed lie
has won more games by his pinch
hits this year than any other AmetL
can league bench warmer.
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Gale Kane and Robert Warwick.

Gale Kane and Robert Warwick.
"The False Friend at the Dixie to.
day, is drama OF love and perfidy
with hero who is noble, but misun-
derstood. The scenes, which by the
way, are exceedingly well directed
and photographed, begin with Colum-
bia university and end with hunting
lodge in the mountains, with a gener-
Gus amount OF burglaries, lovers quar-.
rels, and murders in between. The
method Of the false friend to discredit
the hero is at least ingenious for all
Its villainy. He forces servant who
Is in power to drug his friends coffee
and then plants" hypodermic needle
near his,unconscious body to give the
impression that he is a drug fiend.
Discredited by the evidence. the inno-
cent man sinks lower and lower until
he suddenly feels desire to reform
and wins back his self respect by fell
ing timber. Meanwhile his sweetheart
has married the false friend, but a
struggle in the dark and bullet from
the treacherous servant disposes OF
the superfuous husband and the hero
Is lett TO his Just reward.
Robert Warwick plays the part Of
the misjudged hero with dignity and
resignation. Gail Kane is charmingly
effective as the heroine in a series Of
becoming costumes. The most effec.
tive touch In the entire play is given
~ Pima NssbIt rs the adventures.
ehls ygung sstrHss combines unusual
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
OLD STAGER.

A flight of 1000 miles, from the Dan.
ube to Saloniki and return, twice over
tow German fronts is the war aviation
record set by Lieutenant Imoliauoft,
Russian airman. He made the go.
mile return trip from Saioniki to his
base at Bolgrad, village on the Rus
sian side fthe Danube. in eight houIs
He reports firm morale among the
Russian contingents on the Macedor
ian front.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

John B. SydsnstriCker, president OF
the Greenbrier County Shorthorn AS
ISOLATION recently sold his three year
old cattle and twenty eight months
old steer topped his entire herd of 100
rattle. The steer was raised on the
Mclaughlin farm at Maxwelton, this
rounty says the West Virginia News
from a three year old heifer raised in
Porchontas dounty by Galloway pun
irol grade shorthorn COW. His sire
was Sultan, the registered short horn
bull on the Mclaughlin farm at Max.
welton. He was roam in color but was
without horns, showing his Galloway
blood.
AT ten months OF age he weighed
500 pounds; at 10 months he weighed
1000 pounds aud at eighteen months.
when sold by the McLaughlin farm his
weight was ll2O. On August 3, when
sold by Mr.. Sydenstricker at IS months
old, he weighed 14lO pounds. 1t pays
to use registered sires. The mother
was raised near Dunmore, and was
sold by Z. y. Moore to Chesney Light
ner wnen yearling. She was adark
brown muley with no white.
This letter from the Braxton Demo.
crat explains itself. Editor Democrat:
i am going to send you a little true
snake story. MIR. McElwee has been
driving me in Lis Ford car and we
have Deen working the upper end OF
Pocahontas county Yesterday alter
noon, four miles below Dunmore, on
Browns creek, as we were driving
along the road we noticed something a
little DISTANCE ahead. OF course, we
both tried TO see a snake. ANY way.
Mr.. McElwee rushed on it with the
car and the two right wheels went oy.
er it as it lay on the hard road. BY
the time we struck the snake | had
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19

ed In finishing it with 4 club. 1t was
4s inches in length and very heavy.
with Is rattlefs and one button.
viii show you the musical part OF II
in few days W. R. PERSON, Jr.
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screen magnetism with a peculiar type
of beauty.
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Three Good Ones at the Nelson.

Three Good Ones at the Nelson.
This is "Stingaree" day at the Mel
son. The title of the drama is the
"Jackaroo" and features True Board
man in an excellent role which he
handles with his usual vim and i'm.
parts to the production quality which
he alone is able to do
A thrilling three reel drama bearing
the title THE Victor OF the Plot, Is
Interpreted by Bessie Eyton and ca.
pable cast. The story is OF English
army life in India and has many tense
moments and superb setting.
A Foxes and Jabs comedy, The
Rest Cure" is Jaxon production that
insures period OF continuous laughs.
Burns and Stull are the featured conf
edians.