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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-11
Serious Omission

Az a camp meeting where hats
were used 90 collection baskets. the
preacher said Let MS sing while
the hats are coming in"
The pianist. AFTER some fumbling
with the pages. turned 10 him and
said II can't find II"
beg pardon" said the preacher,
not understanding.
Why" replied the pianist. II
can't find that song. While the Hats
Are Coming In in my book
Christian Herald.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-11

Stockholders OF the ChaImo1D
Motor Corporation are 10 hold . 60,
cial meeting today TO vote q ~
creasins the capital stock fru0 ~
100000 TO $4,000. 900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-11

The Allendale w. c. II. u. and
the Allendale Mothers club will
meet Tuesday. July II. in the Grand
River-ave Christian church, 10 sew
on comfort bags for soldiers.
o
Miss Margaret Eaton is visiting
Mrs William X. Gresh. in German
town, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

STOCK MARKET

New York. Aug. IA three point
advance in Nova Scotia Steel and
decline of 3-8 in Bethlehem Steel,
based on rumors of new financing, in
dicated the irregular trend of prices
at the opening of today's market
Otherwise changes were limited to
fractions, mainly upward. Reactions
soon ensued. United States Steel fall
ing from 1877 7-8 to 126 3-4, with
similar reverals in related industrials.
The heaviness of Industrials became
more pronounced later, .reversals ex-
tending to A 1-2 points in old Bethle
hem Steel, 5-S in the new, and one
to two points among other stocks of
the same class Equipments, motors,
feathers, Industrial Alcohol, Distillers.
American Tobacco, and Cuba Cane
Sugar were included among the other
backward features. Moderate rallies
occurred before midday. Liberty
bonds sold from 1882 to 1886. the lat
ter a new low record for full lots.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation
Crescent or NONRESIDENT liable to tax
alton on real or personal property in
the Town and City of Bridgeport on
September 1, 1917, MUST FILE with
the Tax Commissioner sworn stateA
ment of all taxable property owned by
such person, firm or corporation In
the Town and City of Bridgeport, on
specially printed lists furnished by
the Tax Commissioner. Such lists
must be filed during the MONTH OF
September, 1917.
FAILURE SO to do will compel the
Tax Comm issionera to make 7out such
lists from the best information obtain
able, to which a penalty of ten per
cent. will be added as by law required.
LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
If each parcel of Real Estate is not
separately listed, and properly describ-
ed, giving metes and bounds; street
number Of lot number. Buildings
thereon must be entered separately
from the land value.
FAILURE to file a list deprives the
owner of the right to appeal to the
Board of Relief. Lists may be
obtained at the office of the Tax Com
missioner, Room 9, City Hall, during
the month Of August.
HOURS: a. m. to 4 p. m. daily
9ao.. m tie i. p. ssnl Saturday.
A. F. CONNOR
Tax Commissioner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Voters

To real estate owners and house
renters VOTE NO on the Commission
Charter. If this be adopted all assess
ment will be doubled, therefore all
rents will be doubled. The city gov
eminent is the clutch of political
SLACKERS. These own the governor
and legislature and the newspaper
press and propose to take the govern
ment out Of the hands Of the people.
LIS Re J. w. DREW.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Primary Registration

The Registrars Of Voters of the City
Of Bridgeport will be. in session in
Room q, City Hall. State street, from
Friday, August 3, to and including
Saturday August II Sunday excepted)
for the purpose of enrolling those cleo
tors who may desire to participate in
the primaries to be held after this date.
The Registrars will retain the names
Of those electors heretofore appearing
on the primary list, unless requested to
transfer or erase same.
All sessions will be from IL o'clock
noon until o'clock in the afternoon.
JAMES H ROONEY,
WILLIAM LOUNSBURY,
General Registrars Of Voters,
Bridgeport July 80, 1917 P30 r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
WHOLESALE PRICES
OF PRODUCE
FURNISHED by The Bridgeport Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Association.
Headquarters corner Wall and
Water Sreets.)

Lettuce-.60-.75 per doz.
Carrots-.35-.4O per doz, Lun.
Green Beans-$100 per blu.
Onions-$1. 50-$1. 76 per bu.
Peppers-s1.0 0-$1.25 per blu.
Cucumbersv.7 crate.
Cabbage-$1.00 per bbl
Green Corn-$2.50 per 100.
Blackberries-.15 per qt
Beets-.40-.50 per doz bun.
Potatoes-$1.50 per blu, s4.25-s4.-o
per Dbl.
Apples-s2.oo per blu, $500 Dbl.
Squash-.3o-40 per doz. bun
Green Corn-$1.75-$2.o per 100.
Tomatoest$1.50 basket; $1.75-s2.00
crate.
Potatoes-s1.50 bu.; $500 bbl
Wax Beans-$1. 00-s1.2E bu.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires OF
q. l. Watson q Co. Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John sta.
Bridgeport. Conn. Members Of New
York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
Socialist Conference
In Stockholm Sept. 9

Stockholm, August THE date of
the international socialist conference
to be held in this city has been de-
ffnitely fixed for Sept. o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
OPPORTUNITIES

Central cottage. rooms, ss.5oo:
$500 cash.
Central lot suitable for garage, stor-
age. foundry or truekman, 1000 square
feet, $4,000.
Stratford corner lot and adjacent
lot with large barn. suitable for gro
ceries, notions, hay and feed, $1,000;
easy terms
Stratford room house, one or two
families, lot 50x123; easy terms; 3d.
500.
z I M MI T. r B r o S. /.
1z9 GOLDEN HILL ST.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
WANTED

Laborers for steady work to
learn to operate machines,
good pay. Apply Crescent Ave.
Entrance, Electric Cable Co. :.
L 6 bss
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister.
Marie Davidson, Phi. D. Scientific
and Spiritual readings daily except
Thursdays and Sunday. 404 State
Street. suf D IL all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
sPIRTTUADIsT MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spiritualist
medium, readings daily. Meeting
Thursday evening 1880 p. m. for the
unfolding of spiritual gifts. Sl4
French st. near Main st. D % al
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
PLANO TUNING

PIANO TUNING-Service that 10 exc
pert and reliable. Phone Barnun
1920. Your order win receiv6
prompt attention. ROLAND e. HarEE
/. sole agent--Kroeger Pianos and
Player Pianos. 111S Broad street.
s2s asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

ADVERTISE IN THE. FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

4 BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston 1850 p. M. Prices Reported
Over Private Wire to T. l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
LADIES TAILORING
HAT CLEANING AND BLOCKING

PANAMAS. Leghorn and Bankok
Hats cleaned, bleached and re-
blocked to fit tho head. Newest
shapes for ladies and gentlemen.
Ask your milliner about US. Stone.
SIS State Street.
> ~ ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07
PkANo 1asERuur1oN

IF 1T Is real estate or business op-
portunities you want to buy or sell,
Inquire David Apstein, S7S Still.
man street. Telephone.
q II al.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

TRUCKING, carting ashes. stone..
sand bricks, etc. Also cellar exca-
waiting. Hallock B. Kahn and Son.
1851 Madison Ave. Barnum 272.
r 10 ails
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-07

TURNITURE-Secon hand, bought
and sold. Drop postal or phone Bar
mum 4142-2. Chartes Opperheazns
1AAs Main St. Ass
z 80 ale
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
RED CROSS WORK AT
HARRINGTON NORMAL

n Pennington Normal School Red
Cross Auxiliary began its work Anril 3
OF this year. Since that time the organ
izaoon has received from various sources,
ana as q result Of the activities OF differ
ent groups, nearly $3.50. The Christian
Association contributed 500 Of this sum
as a special contribution for Red Cross
Day. During the Franklin County Fair
the Camp Fire Girls sold tags, collecting
over 1913. Except for the one Id
dollar contribution. the money has been
spent for supplies. This term s7s has
been spent for yarn and $50 for cloth.
Many pupils took home work for the
summer vacation n the summer school
students assisted In the sewing one after
neen.
The following articles have been shipped
or are ready for shipment: 40 comfort
pillows. 10 fracture pillows. 32s triangular
bandages. 13 abdominal bandages. ia c,,,
towels, 60 operating towels, "a sheets. n
pillow cases. 24 wash cloths. "A bath
mitts. y knit ponges. 7 handkerchiefs.
, long knit bandages. u eve bandages.
N sweaters, 2 helmets I pair stockings,
8 trench caps, 4 pairs wristers.
Much knitting has been done for indi-
viduals in addition to the work done for
the society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
COMING EVENTS

Oct. 17-1s-White breadless days IN
Maine. :"
Oct. B-Public Utilities Commission
bearing on petition of Franklin Power
Co, for authority to purchase and sell
property. and to issue stock n bonds at
2, Pennington a.
Oct. 1s-Grand Encampment Odd Eel
lows, Portland. e
, oet. lS-Lodge of instruction. Grand
Lodge. F. & A. NJ, Norway.
Oct. 2o-Foggs Of Maine attend .rn,.,
reunion of Fogg family Association a.
America at Quincy House. Boston.
OCT A.Armenian-Syrian relief mass
oct. 22-A-Nation-wide potato week
Oct; 24,Annual meeting Of Maine Anti
i1oerculosis Association. waterviIle.
Oct. Z-24-State conferences Of Ma,n>
Charities and Corrections, Watsrviiie
oct 3-Supreme Court, civil and cnr.
inal term, Wiscasset. i
Oct. 24-Maine Anti-Tubercr,o.,. 49,.
cation annual meeting, WateryilIe-
oct -i-Public Utilities Commission
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1917

many cannot win the war, but thaI
Germany cannot make peace on any
but the Allies terms. Slowly, pu1
perfectly steadily, the iron hedge
has Deer forged around her. AS a
consequence, it would not affect the
inevitable result if Russia should
make a separate peace. Germany
would still be faced by conditions
which would make success hope
less. Already she can with difficulty
hold her own on the Flanders and
French front, and when the new ar
mics of the United States come to re-
inforce that front. her inability not
only to hold her own but to prevent
the deluge must be finally demon
strated.
simultaneously Marshal Cadorna is
forcing hts way, with supreme pa
tience, through the last
barriers. into the fiat country. In a
way which will make the advance or
the Italian armies against Vienna ana
Budapest something more than a
s~trategical possibility in the near fu-
ture. Another considerable ltalian
army is being massed in Albania, with
the result that the flank of the Ger
man communications with CONSTANT
NOBLE is being threatened from that
point.
Further south the Anglo-French
forces at Salonika are being steadily
reinforced by the Greek army NJ
Venizelos is organizing in Greece with
the object, it is openly proclaimed. OF
an advance in the spring against
Constantinople. One large British
army. is interenched, near GAIA,
at the gates of Jerusalem. Another is
pushing steadily up the Tigris and
the Euphrates toward Mosul. In the
~neighborhood of Bessarabia Gen.
Mackensen has failed to crush the
army of Rumania, whilst from the
Black Sea to the Baltic there lies the
long line of the Russian armies which
even if so disorganized as to be APP
parently impotent, cannot be disre-
garded.
In such circumstances, to be told
that Gen. Ludendorff is preparing one
great army under Gen. ~Falkenhayn to
dyanc up the Baghdad Railway for
the recovery of the city of that name,
and another which to march in
triumph from Riga to Petrograd. is
to make too great a demand on the
credulity of the world. The German
supply is, indeed, so far from
being inexhaustible that it is ap-
preaching rapidly the confines of ex-
haustion.~
Therefore though Mr.. Wilson says
a premature peace would be disas-
trous, it does not follow that before
the winter is over the German Cen
eral Staff will not nave read the signs
of the times, and prove unwilling to
face the onslaught OF the threatened
advance. Then 1t will be a question
of terms. The terms will have to
be the same as if the victorious ad-
vance had been made. for the SIM
pie reason they will be made in or
der to prevent the advance. That is
what Germany has got to realize, and
submit to-. And his is why, as has
always been insisted in these columns,
If there is no weakening of the al
lied efforts, n if the war is pushed
steadily, so far as this may be pos
sible, through the coming winter, the
end may come with the winter. But
whenever 1t does come. it will ION
come until the Allied terms are SUBJ
mitted to. to the uttermost farthing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
MAINE LINE

large amounts received only about one
Q. Is the Government likely to offer
other bonds for sale during the war?
A. Yes.
@. Suppose the Government offers bonds
in the future which will pay a higher
rate Of interest than 4 per cent?
A. If so, the holder Of a Liberty Bond
will have the right to exchange this bond
for one bearing the higher rate Of In
terest.
Q. What Is the amount q the Second
Liberty Loan?
A. The Secretary Of the Treasury Is in
wiling subscriptions for 5000, 600, 900 and
reserves the right to allot additional
bonds up to one-lralf the amount f. any
oversubscription.
Q. How was this bon issue created?
A. It was authorized by an act Of Con-
gress and approved by the President Of
the United States.
Q, How much do bonds Of the Second
Liberty Loan COST
A. From $50 to s1n,ooo whatever their
face value calls for. The law states that
III iiluob pC SOib az ~ iNsS lfdli
par; that is, their face value-1co cents
on the dollar.
@, How can 7 buy the bonds Of the
Second Liberty Loan?
A. BY filling out an application blank
and handing it to any bank or trust COM
pany, bon dealer or broker. or to one OF
the Federal reserve banks. or to the
Treasury Department at Washington.
Q. When can this application for bonds
be made?
A. At n time from the list day Of
October to the close of business on the
9th day Of October, 1917.
Q. In what form must applications to
buy a Liberty Bond be made?
A. All applications must be in the form
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. obtainable at any bank or fx a
Liberty Loan Committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18

N 10 S years since IL has been pos
United States at par. the price at which
the bonds of the second Liberty Loan
are offered TO those who subscribe now.
In those IS years 4 per cent. bonds
~ the United States have sold at so
per cent above par.
Unless your income exceeds $40. 900
a yea the bonds Of the second Liberty
Loan are worth materially more In re-
sreot Of income than the bonds Of the
first Liberty Loan.
N your income exceeds $50, 900 a
year the az per cent bonds Of the
first Liberty Loan are worth more I O
you In respect OF income than the
bends now being cffered-and the
chance 70 show your patriotism by
subscribing TO the second Liberty Loan
" that much the better.
rcstmssters cash Liberty bond cou-
pens on presentation: they also cash
en- presentation treasury warrants for
the interest payable on registered Lib
ersy bonds.
The banks Of kennebec cities are
attending every means Of assistance to
ANAL investors In Liberty Bonds. Tho
latest plan gives the man Of small
means both ends and the middle Of an
opportunity to " q government bond.
The banks will lend you the money
with which TO buy the bonds at the
rate Of Ave per cent. You borrow. say
$1,000. and II will cost you $50 in in
terest mcney-but the bond will pay
YOU $40. 90 hat the cost Of loaning
the government $1,000 at a time when
money means the saving Of the lives
os our soldiers. 10 only ten dollars a
Var. You don't have 20 put UP q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
r.. Hand Of the Clock 10 Moving

Thirty thousand dollars Of the $4,000
needed To preserve for Augusta its
much needed General hospital have
hen raised in the campaign now being
vaced The teams are working hard
To- obtain the $4,000 necessary to in
sure success. This means a greater
concentration Of energy and a re-
doubling 81 efforts by the men and
women unseifshly giving their time
g. The task. With a continuation Of
the fine response by the public to the
hospitals call Of distress, the hand on
the clock surely will be driven to and
fe,ond the sso,oc0 mark.
Many persons still are to be reached
ard many more should give again to
realize Augustus biggest civic well
fare movement We ave become so
accustomed TO the work of the hos
pltai year after veal that We do not
all realize how important to the city
this institution is. One evidence is the
charity work IL does II you went to
the hospital today you would find that
81 per cent Of the patients in the ward
are being cared for free by this In
stitution dedicated to the relief Of
those in physical distress.
suppose We should be deprived Of
this hospital The results in a very
brief time would be appalling. When
one needs better treatment than he
can have at home, or when he is in
iured in an accident. the first thought
is Take him 10 the hospital"
What would happen if there were no
hospital.
In all probability persons seriously
III or dangerously injured would die.
The hospital saves life. This is the
idea which should sink into the mind
OF avery loyal resident Of Augusta and
Nennebec county. The hospital is
equipped 70 furnish care which can
not re obtained anywhere else in the
city and TO furnish il quickly in emer-
sency You do not know whom hos
pital care may be needed by yourself
or sone member Of your family. Does
N not become YOU duty. then, to do
what YOU can to keep a hospital in Au-
susta?
THE purpose Of the local campaign Is
~ save the hospital and there is still
. large amount IN be raised and much
Of n Will come from many subscrip-
tions. subscriptions in certain cases
viii entail individual sacrifice. But
sacrifice is a term requiring a supple
mentary explanation. There are many
citizens of modest means here who
could not, afford to give to any of a
h~alf-dozen worthy causes that might
he called TO their attention, but it is
logical that the hospitals chief needs
are really a part Of these citizens own
pressing personal needs Meeting these
,eeds through better hospital facilities
involves 10 real sacrifice.
Your hospitals appeal is something
20 be pondered profoundly. Con-
science speaks loudly in the matter.
VIII YOU not heed its voice? 1t tells
YOU what you should give and give
freely 70 save human life. 1t can be
done II We all put our shoulders to the
hand ~ the campaign clock and push
smilinely, but push hard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
WHAT AND WHY is THE
E LOAN OF 1917?

@. Suppose a married woman wishes to
transfer a bono made out in her maiden
name?
A. She should sign herself MARY
Jones, now by marriage Mary Brown
Q. Can I end any amount to the Gov
eminent and get a bond in return?
A. No; $50 Is the smallest AMOUNT that
the Government will accept in return for
a bond. Coupon bonds are issued in the
following fxed denominations: $50, 500.
$500. $1,000, $1,000 and $4,000: registered
bonds are issued in fixed denominations
Of $50. 500, $500. $1,000, $500. s10.ooo.4 and
500, COO.
Q. A United States Government bond
is frequently spoken Of as best security
in the world Why is this true?
A. Because the promise to pay a Gov
eminent bond is backed by the faith and
honor of the United States of America
and by the taxing power of this whole
country, which Is the richest Nation in
the world.
@. Has the United States issued bonds
before; and, II so. has it ever failed to
pay all Of its bonds when they became
due?
A. This Government has issued bonds
before, and has never failed to pay every
bond when 1t became due with all the in
terest on same. Even after the Civil
War, when the country was suffering
from a heavy debt and was not nearly so
rich as 1t Is today, aft Of the Government
bonds were paid when they became due.
Q. Are Liberty Bonds exempt from
taxation?
principal and interest from all taxes i'm
posed by the United States. any State, or
any of the possessions of the United
States, or by any local taxing authority,
except:
(a) Estate or inheritance taxes.
(b) Graduated additional income taxes,
commonly known az s%urtaxes and excess
profits or war-profts taxes now or here
after imposed by the United States upon
the income or profits Of corporations, in
~dividuals. partnerships, or associations.
The interest on an amount Of bonds and
certificates, not in excess Of $500 In one
ownership, is exempt from the taxes pro-
vided for in Clause % hove.
Q. Does this mean that the bonds are
free from all local taxation?
A. Yes; the local assessor or tax collec-
tor cannot assess these bonds as personal
property.
Q. Has our country sold any Liberty
before?
A. Yes; s2,ooo,ooo,occ bearing 81 per cent
interest, were sold In June, 1917.
@. Did h people generally subscribe
for thsse bonds?
A. Yes; more than 100000 persons
bought all Of these bonds and offered to
buy a billion more than were offered.
Q. Did all who subscribed for Liberty
Bonds get their full subscriptions?
A No; the Government only asked
to borrow 5000. oOo.oco from the people,
and therefore only desired to sell 81, 600
10000 of bonds. AS more thar 50, ooo. 0o0,-
oo were subscribed for, the Secretary OF
the Treasury cut down some of the SUBJ
scriptions.
Q. Were those who desired to lend
small sums to the Government-that is,
who subscribed to small amounts of
bonds-favored?
A. Yes; all those who subscribed 70
bonds from $50 up to $4,000 were given tho
fun amount.
Q. How about those who subscribed for
larger amounts?
A. These were cut down SO tina some
OF those who subscribed for exceedingly