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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
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cordial endorsement Of the state
orange, the farm bureaus and, tbe
state board of agriculture.
BOYS who volunteer for this branch
OF service will be allowed to retain
their standing in school under an act
passed by the legislature and approy-
ed by Governor Holcomb, Of Nav =
Foliowing the leadership of Yale
University, a number of colleges have
taken action which puts bows enroll
Ing for farm service on the same
plane as boys who go into military
service in the matter of entrance ex-
aminations. The action by Yale ex-
empts from examinations bows VINO
enter approved agricultural work sat
1sfactory to their principal or head
master and are able to present salts
factory school records and ADEQUATE
credentials regarding their farm work.
Committees General Policy.
In outlining it's general policy in
the recruiting and use of the Con
necticut Junior Agricultural VoIun-
teers, the committee says it believes
that results most satisfactory in both
farmers and volunteers labor will be
obtained and that more efficient con-
duct of farm operations will result
If sons of farmers as far as possible
secure employment in productive
work at home; country boys volun-
teering for agricultural service find
employment as far as possible in
their home towns or with friends. and
that as far as possible, local agencies
beu sed to- satisfy local needs, and
county and state agencies used only
when necessary.
The school authorities will put the
plan before their pupils and explain
the necessity for their help, receive
enrollments, with certificates of pa
rents consent, administer the oath Oh
allegiance to those who enroll, serve
as local bureaus 10 receive farmers
applications for help. send lists OF
boys available 30 county agents and
act a. local agents OF ehA state food
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

supply committee, sending TO ttne
heaIdouarters at Hartford duplicates OF
all enlistments.
The town clerks will cooperate with
all other agencies in this work, re-
ceiving applications for help and fur
nishing lists of farmers who need Ia
Dor to the proper persons in their
communities. In cities, the chambers
of commerce or other agencies deslg-
mated by the mayors will do the work
taken UP in the towns by the town
clerks.
The county farm bureaus will bring
to the attention of the farmers the
fact that this labor supply is being
made available, will receive reports
from the principals of boys enrolled
and not assigned to work ,and will
supervise the distribution of commu-
mites surplus workers, keeping rec
ords of what is done and reporting to
the state committee. If there is a
surplus of this labor in some counties,
an adjustment will be made through
the farm bureaus.
Besides receiving pay from the far
mers for whom they work the boys
who enroll in this Connecticut Junior
Agricultural Volunteers branch OF the
Boys Working Reserve, U. S. A., will
receive suitable recognition from Doth
the state and federal governments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

the machinery whereby all available
bread supplies can be instantaneously
controlled and rationed out to rich
and poor alike
In this connection I should like to
acknowledge the debt we owe to Mr..
Hoover and those Americans who as
sisted him in the splendid work of
relieving and revictualling Belgium.
Their experience has been freely plac-
ed at our disposal and has proved in
valuable.
If we have to issue bread cards you
can take it from me that it will not
be an admission of temporary defeat
1t will simply mean that we are adopt
ing the precaution necessary to as
sure complete victory. There are some
things we hav learned after nearly
three years of the bloodiest war in
history, and one is to tell our people
what they are s'up against and quite
openly to take such measures as COM
pulsory service to meet an emergency
Your own food controller, Mr.. Hoov-
er, solved the problem in a sentence
when he said: There is nothing about
it that cannot be overcome with man
agement. but the management must
be based on rigid economy, and econ
omy which must penetrate into every
dinner table in all the Allied coun-
tries.''
Without whole-souled cooperation
Of the American people all the volun-
tary or compulsory food economies OF
the people of France or Great Britain
will be burnt offerings. Every wo-
man in America who stints herself OF
bread is not only helping to win the
war, but is an Inspiration to the wo-
men on this side of the Atlantic whose
men folk are fighting or have fallen
at the front.
They are sp1endidly brave, these
women of ours, but even the braves1
woman can face sacrifice with a light
er heart and a tighter lip If she know:
that thousands of miles away other
English speaking women are silently
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Among the new books
when the Prussians
came to Poland" ss

The story of an Ame4.ca an
woman, the wife of Prussian
noble who was caught in her
home by the. fioodtide Of the
German invasion of the ancient
kingdom of Poland. That it is
more thrilling than any fiction
viii be understood when one
knows that she was in the direct
line of the German advance.
And the iron-handed linden
burg for sometime made his
headquarters under her roof.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
SECRETARY M'ADOO
SPEAKS FOR LOAN

Washington, May 16.-Secretary Nc
Adoo starts late today on a tour Of
nidwestern citi ss to speak on behalf
of the $4,000 100000 1iberay loan. His
first speech will be in Chicago tornor-
row.
Before leaving MIR. McAdoo ad-
dressed a.n appeal to American women
to come to the support Of the liberty
loan by buying bonds and urging 9TH
ers to participate in the loan. He ap-
pointed a committee of 10 women Sto
Cooperate with the government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
LAWYERS TO SEND FIELD
AMBULANCE TO FRANCE.

Boston, May 16-The lawyers pre-
paredness committee of this city, has
decided to purchase and equip held
mbulance to be sent to France as
soon as possible. The committees
also has started a campaign to secure
subscriptions to the Liberty loan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Motions
in the Sale

Dress Shields,
Regular. Sale Price
40 cts. 3 pair for Is cts.
Hair Nets, all colors,
Is cts. 10 cts. each
Shoe Trees
10 cts. 5 cts.
Snap Fasteners,
40 cts. z cts.
Shirt Waist Belts,
40 cts. z cts.
Fancy Buttons,
2 cards for Is cts.
Enameleda Hangers, pink,
white and blue 8 for Is cts.
Coat and Pant Hangers,
3 for Is cts.
Slippon Wells for motoring,
3 for Is cts.
Colorite, special at 10 cts.
Straw Hat Bleacher,
enough for two hats 10 cts.
Straw Hat Bleacher, Is cts.
Machine Oil 4 cts.
Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
A New Bag 2

Sports Bags, in green,
purple, tan and gray,
finished with tassel.
Everything ends in a
tassel these days,
$1.50
Small Satin Bags,
pink, blue, brown, and
green, very dainty,
$500
p ant h er pressed
leather Purses, back OF
top straps.
Vachette,
Sheepskin, $3.50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
What a Man
needs in Jewelry

needs in Jewelry
Cuff Links, enameled
and gold filed, nice for
summer shirts,
SO cts and $1.W
Stick Pins, solid gold
and gold filed, a va
riety of stones, :,
so cts and $1.W
Leather Belts, sterling
silver buckles, $3.50
Screw and Safety Pins,
for soft shirt collars,
Is and SO cts
Tie Clasps, solid gold
and gold filed,
so cts to $500
Pen Knives, sterling
silver gold and gold
filed, SO. cts to $500
Vest Sautoirs, $1.W
Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Che DrO!Read CO
Established 1857
Demonstration Of Apparel
for Stout Women
Gowns, Suits, Blouses

That it is just as easy to be stylish, graceful,
and we'll dressed even if woman is large, will
be plainly shown by Lady Evangeline Duff who
comes to the Read House for three days demon
stration this week. She will wear gowns that are
designed for stout women. Suits that the tailor
has cut and made for stout women, and once see
ing her there will be no idea in the mind of the be-
holder that Lady Duff is stout-or fat-one does
not use this word in connection. Often woman
of large proportions will get an impression she
herself is very large, and sometimes it is just an
idea and matter of clothes, materials, lines or
trimmings Often it is just mental condition
which can be made quite different.
3 Come and meet Lady Duff,
talk with her and see
how easy it is.
Afternoons 2:3O to 4:3O
Second floor. u
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
New Fiction

1.-THE Hundredth
Chance" by the author
Of "The Way of an
Eagle. T"
OF course it will be popular.
"Under the Country
Sky" by Grace S. Rich
mond. ST .25
1.-THE Dark Star. :" a
new story by Robert w.
Chambers.
Little ia Wish.'' ! !
Indian stories about the
Yellowstone.
IT, Mary Mclane."
The story of her own
life.
am rare-I am in some
ways exquisite.
81 am pagan within and with
out. i.
u am vain and shallow and
false.
Il am a specialized being,
deeply myself.
81 am dynamic but devasted,
laid waste in spirit.
"I'm like leopard and I'm
like a. poet and I'm like relig-
ieuse and I'm like an outlaw"
$1.4O
Ballads Of Cheecha-
ko," by Robert W. Ser
vice.
The Kipling of the Northwest.
.a...Lt $1.M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Z Everyone is reading
Woman,
by Vance Thompson

.sbys Vance Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson has not created
ideas, but has simply recorded
them. The strongest statements
in thef book are common places
and the traditions are as COM
mon as the law of sunlight and
motion. 1t is beyond everyth ing
a truthful book.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
$1.25E
"The Man Without a
Country" E. E. Hale.
A new edition, small,
ID. cts

Remember, boy. that behind
all these men you, have to do
with. behind offices, and govern
nent, and people even. there is
the Country Herself. your Coun-
and you belong to Her as you
belong to your own Mother"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
This is Spring and the May Sale

Everyone wanting things, clothes and
furnishings for the house. How fortunate at
this time to have prices which will be within
reach of modest incomes. i This is the Read
way of keeping business steady. Prices are as
low as is possible for quality of goods offered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

Ministers Of Cleveland will have
ringside seats at boxing matches -
the future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Second floor.

Shoes for Women
One thousand pairs of
new style
Pumps and Oxfords
2 Two colored combina-.
tions and novelties
$685. to $7.95
Shoes for Misses
and Children
Good and Serviceable
School Shoes
Special Foot-form lasts,
all sizes, all. widths.
S2.55 to $4.95
il IL Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Mems Neckwear


Ties in large straight
cut shape, a great varie-
ty, regular $1.OO ties,
70 cts
Boys Ties, we're % cts,
: for 10 cts /.
Mems Collars, light
weight linen, with
buttons, regular % cts,
for Is cts
Main floor. i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Summer Wash Goods

Sale price
Printed Voiles stripes and figures,
38 inches wide, 20 cts % cts yd.
Gabardines, fine hair line stripes SO cts 40 cts e9
Sports Skirting, linen finish, in old
blue, rose, green and gold COM
binations, So inches wide, So cts 40 cts
Zephyr Ginghams, 80 inches wide, 35 cts 29cts
Zephyr Ginghams, 80 inches wide,
very special at Il CTS
Plaids, dark grounds, 81 inches, SO cts 29cts
Shepherd Plaids, So and y inches, 35 cts % cts
Cotton Challi, So inches, II cts 15cts
Amoskeag Apron Bingham, best quality, Lets
American Apron Prints land 10 cts
Percales fine quality, Sc inches, 1914 and Is cts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
.Handkerchiefs
in the May Sale

For Women
Handkerchief embroidered in coors 10 and Is cts each
initiated Handkerchies, all linen, ~ cts for S10O
Shamrock lawn, colored initials, II cts, for $100
Linen Handkerchiefs, hemstitched, Is cts. each
Lawn Handkerchefs colored designs, 2 for Is cts.
Creme de Chine Handkerchiefs rs cts. each
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For Men ~
Linen Handkerchiefs hemstitched, Is cts. each
Linen Handkerchiefs, for IS cts
Linen Handkerchiefs, initial ed, 81 cts each
Handkerchiefs, colored borders, 80 cts each
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

Designer for June
Designer and Summer
Quarterly, latest summer
styles in dresses and
wearing apparel.
Standard Patterns, i
10 to Is cts
Fashion Sheets, free.
Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

flush little leaves
Your springtime dance,
Sigh for the murdered
trees of France"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Fowne' 5 White
Gloves

gloves
"Filosette" Washable,
which look like doeskin
and fit like, kid gloves.
Regular $1.00.
IS cts special ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Women's Silk Hose
. oilet Dainties.

! 81
"violet Brut" Water. IS cts
With every purchase of this sweet toilet water
is given Free
One box of Violet Brut Tale Powder sold usually al
% cts.
English Tub Soaps, large cakes, 80
Rose,
Verveine demon verbena) % cts a cake
= Lavender
Brown Windsor,
Ivory Combs, coarse, coarse and fine, SO Gu
Tourist Cases of silk, oV Gu
Main
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16
Men S Hose

Cotton Hose in gray, suede, black, wh
Beach, regularly sold at % cts,
i. % cts sale price
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-16

l25 cts. each
6 for IS cts.
SO cts. each
IS cts. each .
Main floor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
A Fine Art Exbibit to Come.

Miss Georgina Wooton, professor
of fine arts at the Normal School,
will conduct a fine art week in Hays,
for the people of the town, the school
children, and the Normal school stu
dents. The dates are February u,
Is, and IA. Many reproductions of
old masterpieces and modern pic
lures will be on exhibition. Mrs.
Jean Sherwood of Chicago, will be
the lecturer. She brings the exhi-
bit with her and many of its fea-
lures are very valuable. Tuesday
night she will give a popular art lee
ture that everyone can understand
and appreciate. Nothing like this
has ever been done in Kansas this
far west.
Miss Wooton will also present an
exhibit of the work IN her depart
ment including much handcraft work
and the efforts of the children in the
public schools. Tags will be used
as tickets and a tag admits to all
the exhibits and the lectures for a
short time or long time Tags will
sell for twenty-five cents each and
are good for the entire three DAYS.
Mrs. Sherwood will give two lee
lures, one Tuesday night and then
one in the afternoon of either Mon
day or Wednesday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

During 1916 the clerk of district
court of Ellis County received 1872
706.15. He had on hand on January
1, 1915, S2175.17, a total of S34,-
881.32. During 1915 he paid out
$3O,756, leaving a balance of cash
on hand in the office of clerk of the
district court on January 1, 1917, of
$4125.32. Clerk Miller has filed
with the judge an itemized report
showing to just which case each dol
lar on hand belongs forty cases.
In the court of Ellis County, dur
1916, were filed eighty-six cases.
There were seventy-three civil cas-
es, IL state prosecutinos and one
city case from Hays. Among the
civil cases were fifteen actions for
divorce. Naturalization applications
numbered fifteen. They were nine
Russian, five Austrian and one Ger
man subject.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
FIRST COUNT OF VOTES IN
STUDEBAKER AUTOMOBILE CONTEST
FIRST COUNT
START IS MADE IN WHAT
AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SUBSCRIPTION
IN THIS SECTION
Special Extra Vote Offer Starts Monday
ent he eductioa In
Offered- Contest inst
Your Name

The first official count of the votes
in the Free Press, Topeka Capital,
Farmers Mail and Breeze and Cap
pers Weekly automobile contest
polled up to and including Friday
night, appears in this issue and
glance over the list will show you
that no one is very far IN the lead, a
few yearly subscriptions at this time
would put anybody in the race for
the Studebaker car.
There has been practically moth
ing done so far by any of the con-
testants. Almost all the votes that
are in the paper today are what have
come in the Office and from the way
people are calling at the office, or
by mail, and paying up their back
subscriptions indicates that every
one is more than anxious to take ad-
vantage of the liberal offer The Free
Press is making in offering the two
papers at big reduction IN price.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
Hieh scbooI Moe.

Miss Olive SlingIuf, the new mu-,
sic teacher began her work IN the
High School and the grades Tuesday.
The basketball team scored anoth-
er victory Tuesday night, when they
''put It over" Russell 10 the ''tune Off
So to Is.
The supper given by the two camp
fires under the management OF Mis-
ses Hussey and Unruh, Melted them
about seventy dollars. The girls
have visions of a wigwam to shelter
them in their camping expeditions
next summer. They herein express
their appreciation TO all who helped
them make it financial success.
Mr. F. B. Lee and few of the
High School boys assisted the camp
fire girls in the PREPARATION of their
supper. When Mr.. Lee was asked
if he was a campfire girl he gazed
around upon the boys and replied,
No we'rs not sissy boys"
W. D. Ross, State Superintendent
of Public instruction, will address
the class of 1917, at commencement
exercises, May 18th. We hope in
the new High School Auditorium.
c. G. Cochran helped the camp
fire girls out by presenting them a
five dollar bill last Saturday night.
Last Friday, Mrs. Root, represen-
tative of the JOhnston-Nystrom Ser
les of maps, globes and charts, Wis
tied the High School She wished TO
introduce a set of History maps into
the school A complete set viii pro-
baby be ready for use, at the begin
mig Of the next school term.
Judge F. E. McLain, a veteran of
the Civil War gave a clear and en-
tertaining account of the siege of
Vickcburk, in which he took part, to
the students last Friday. He pointed
out the positions occupied by the diff
ferent armies centered about Vicks-
: burg, and worked his story up skill
fully to the climax the surrender
July /, 1868 This history at first
had left different impression on
the hearers than that they had hithe1
tao received from books He closed
his talk by reciting effectively 'Sher-
mans March TO the Sea- Judge
McLain's speach was so well received
that he promised TO come again.
Chas- O'COnner, a book agent, and
an "'Irishman" entertained the stu.
dent body last Friday morning, by
giving several readings IN which hi:
/ country men were the characters
The applause was so long and persis
tent that he returned in the after
noon and kept his audience going
from smiles 70 tears for an hour and
three minutes His reading of the
Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, was
an artistic effort and left his hearers
with deep appreciation of this won
derful poem.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
A Real Health Lecture.

The last number of the Normal
lecture course Wednesday night, with
Mr. Chas- E. Barker, on How Il
Live q Hundred Years." was perhaps
the most helpful of the series. He
got to the hearts of the audience by
saying that the husband who would
give his wife $4,000 every three
months TO take cold bath a day
would find that her sweeter and more
cheerful disposition would infinitely
pay him. At the close of the lecture
he gave out printed instructions for
q series of exercises that the man or
woman should take. He advocated
dry rub down each day with a corn
cob or flesh brush. He said there
was no patent medicine which was
not harmful He said that physi-
clans of the world had agreed that
seventy-five per cent of all chronic
diseases were due to constipation. To
cure it, twelve to twenty glasses of
water g day, the lying down exercise,
eating bran bread, pecans and fruit
and avoiding meats and eggs were
suggested. Drinking three glasses
of buttermilk was the one best way
to live a hundred years and with it
twenty glasses OF water day and
many cereals and vegetables Mr..
Barker Is an entertaining talker and
for one hour and fifty-hve minutes
had his audience foIIovinc- him close
ly-nany with notebooks out.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
Rumors.

Every day you will hear what so
and so has done, something like this,
for instance, whats the use of your
trying, so and so has seen everybody
and has the automobile won, you are
just wasting time, ETC." Contestants
should pay no attention to what they
hear as those rumors are being cir
culated to discourage you, so some
one else will have a clear field.
The thing to do while others are
talking about what they have heard,
you talk subscriptions, you get votes
for subscriptions and that is what it
is going to take to winthe automobile.
Active workers will find subscrip-
tions are very easily secured when
you explain the offer and without a
doubt the winner will be the one who
calls on the most people, because no
one is adverse to accepting bargains.
If you have been nominated or
have been thinking of sending in
your name, do so today. Tommor-
row never comes. All instructions,
supplies. etc, can be obtained at the,
Free Press Office Make the start
today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
speeiaI Extra Vote ofer.

In order to create further interest
in the contest, we are going to make
an extra special offer for one week
only as follows: Starting Monday
morning, February 18th, and closing
promptly at 4 p. m, Monday, Feb
ruary 18th, fer each and every SO
that you turn in or send in to the
Free Press Office in either old or new
subscriptions, we will issue an extra
vote, ballot good for $4,000 votes
This extra vote ballot to be in addi-
ton to the regular amount of votes
as per Schedule.
You are not limited to one of the
extra bollots, but you viii receive
one for each $1,000 club.
This extra vote offer is your op-
portunity to get enough votes to win
the first prize; will you do so? Just
think for $1,000 in subscriptions you
can get this large ballot and there
is not a contestant in the list today
but who could get several of these
ballots, if he or she will make the
proper effort among their friends
during this week.
Remember the extra vote offer
closes promptly at i p. m, Monday
February 10, 1917. Get enough
OF these large $4,000 ballots to win
the Studebaker, make every minute
of the time count, and get the most
of the extra ballots.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

ward He is q man with message
Hear him. Prof MaIloy VIII sing.
Great music by the choir.
The pastors wife was agreeably
surprised at the social gathering OF
the L. A. S, on Wednesday after
noon, when Mrs. Bartholomew, pre-
sented to her a handsome pink and
white quilt, pieced and quilted by
Mrs Bartholomew herself, who Is
in her seventy-eight year This ac-
tive woman defies old age and Is a
living example of the adage that it
Is better = wear out than to rust
OUT and il the four years she has
been the f8esiding officer of the
Methodist id Society, its member
ship has grewn from nineteen mem
bers TO hfty-five. Five new names
were given IN at the last meeting
and as many more almost persuaded.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

DR.. Spar treats diseases Of the
Stomach, Liver, Blood, Skin, Nerves,
Heart Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, Sex
ual Diseases, Diseases OF Women,
Rheumatism, Diabetes, Catarrh, Bed
Wetting, Leg Ulcers, certain forms Of
Paralysis Weak Lungs, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Appendicitis, Gall Stones,
Golfers, Tumors, Cancers, Bilious
ness, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Emaciation,
Epilepsy, Headache, Sleeplessness,
Neurasthenia, Obesity, Pleurisy, Seno-
fuious Diseases, Diseases Of Men, and
the Tobacco Habit
If you have Kidney or Bladder
your urine for analysis
The doctor furnishes all his own
medicines