davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
OLD FOLKS FULL OF
 LIFE AND GINGER
They Come Back Strong

All are very enthusiastic in their support of their new friend, PHOS- PHATED IRON.
 Most middle aged people fail to health and happiness by still trying to do a young mAa or woman's work, when the human machine is wearing out
 They are not aware of the changes in their bodies. are nervous, irritable, and the days work looks like whale of a job. They are all in and played out before they start.
 What one needs when they get to this stage and what they are always short of is Phosphates and Iron in their systems 1t renews the red blood, puts new life and yigor in all the nerve centers go you can stand up and fight life,s battles with confidence and a, smile.
 PHOSPHATED IRON has surprised the whole medical fraternity with it's wonderful effective results. It is the one combination they can depend on to quickly supply the blood with Iron. nervous system by feeding the Phos- pilates directly to the nerve centers, thus rapidly building up and strength enfng the whole body,
 Iron and Phosphate are two e1e- ments everyone must have in their ieystem to be healthy and strong. E7ery doctor will tell you this,
 PEOsPHATED IRON produces re- suits, men and women right in your town city can testify PH0sPHATED IRON has given them q new grip on life, put energy and courage In their hearts so they could stand up and do their turn with the best of them.
 Go to your druggist and get a pack age today, do not cheat yourself of lthis 1ift-oveF, You eve it to your self and family,
 Special Notice, To insure your re- ,ceiving the genuine Rhosphated Iron we have put up in Capsules Only, Do .Aot allow dealers to substitute Fab1sts !er Pills. ", F, HiRdls's drug stores, Bridgepoxt, Conn, and leading drug
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD IS ADVERTISING FOR
 WOMEN GATE TENDERS

Wanted-Women for. railroad em- ployment as crossing tenders and oth- CT. similar positions.
 New Haven Road.
 The above advertisement is the first official call for female help for cross ing tenders that. the New Haven road has made, so far as could be leaned last night. And the little advertise ment tells a story. The New Ha- ven road, for some time, has used cripples and old men at the grade crossings and there have been acct dents. They may or may" not have resulted from inefficiency of the men at the crossings, but the road, which has tried out women for crossing ten ders' jobs recently has become con- vinced that the women are more alert tend to their jobs better and can handle the jobs even better than the men have done. Therefore, the men will have less arduous jobs and the women will wave flags and crank the gates. Women between 30 and 40 years old, strong and muscular, and able to Diff a masher on the nose when he gets fresh, are wanted. It is the chance of a life time for female wrestlers and Amaonian White House pickets. They will not be arrested for carrying bannersElittle red or green ones. The pay that these fe- male crossing tenders will receive was not divulged last night. Mean while. the conductors are sprucing up and Keeping their hair slicked, and the brakemen on the hog trains are having their overalls pressed.
 1.A4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
TURKS ARE FORGED
 BACK BY BRITISH

London, July 20-The left wing of the British army in Mesopotania, comprising the troops in the Eu- pirates Valley, has driven back the Turke 12 miles northward along the river in the last 10 days, according to a report from. Gen Maude. The Turks retreated toward Ramadies, 60 miles northwest of Bagdad. All the recent fighting has been north and northeast of Bagdad.
 The statement says:
 On July Il one of our columns en. gagged a Turkish force in the dtrec- ton of Ramadies, on the Euphrates. After a short action, in which consid- eraIble loss was inflicted on the Turks, further advance was broken or by US owing to the extreme heat. As result of these operations we have been able to advance about 12 miles up the Euphrates in the last 10 days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

8S.e0 ana -$4sVUf IffmnfeQ SpOfb
 1atS $1-VO x.Sao Banded Sailors /, .~ ,>.. .s1. % <.asS New White Hemp Braid Hats, chiffon edge .s.,.... &a-oo $2.00 Untrimmed Black Straws
 chfnon edge >--->.->->>,>-.$1. $1.eo $s.oo and $4.00 Co8ored Un-
 trimmed Straw Hats >>>>~>.~ 7Sc $1-5o Colored Untrimnsed Straw
 HatS' zoc $1.5O Odd lot Trimmed HAts >... 25c $1.50 Genuine Panama Hats >- S1.00 $1-25 Trimmed Panamaette Hats 75c $4.OO Trimmed Hats ..----- AS SBs00 Trtmmed Hats s....,..-$ "a .SS s$y.Oo and $500 Trtmmcd Hats $3.8S All Trimzned Hats formerly priced
 from $500 to <2o-o0 now less than S4-50 Sport and Tailored Hats $1.4e $2-5o Blacs Fine Straw Banded
 Sailors $1 AS saO0, szsee and $500 Bangkok Sport Hnts g. .9S $1-11 Gcmuine Panama Hats---. 75c $1-z5 Genuine Panama Hats -$1. .25 &22S Genuine Panama Hats. $1. AS $500 Genuine Panama Hats $1,98 All our fine Panama Hats formerly
 priced nom $4 to $10, now ...
 $S-0S to $6.9S $$f and $4 Colored Untrimmed
 Srraw Hats .----~- 9Sc Special Values in fine White
 Milan HatS -------- $1.gS to $6-08 Natural Leghon Hats half priced. White Fancy Straw Hats half priced Gntrimned Black StraE Hats at
 about half former prices.
 Pineapple Straw Banded Snilors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
GROWING SUB
 MENACE PUT UP ' -.
 TO PRESIDENT
Navy Officers Demand 6 More Vigorous Fight by
 America.

Washington, D. C.. July 20-Many of the younger and progressive of the officers of the navy, 1t is understood, are advocating the adoption of a more aggressive campaign against the Prus- sian submarines than that which has been conducted by Great Britain. De- finite suggestions for such a campaign it is said, have been submitted to President. Wilson.
 It was learned at the Navy Depart ment today that every ton of power of the navy that can be spared from defence will be thrown into any cam patgn to which the United States pledges itself. When the step is once taken there will be brought to bear upon the U-boats and their bases ev- cry aeroplane. every hydro-aeroplane, and every destroyer that can be made available.
 Operations at sea have been con ducted by the Allies under the lead rership of Great Britain; therefore, when the United States sent its fleet abroad it adopted he policy being pursued by the British Admiralty. The futility of attempting to check, much less to end. the operations of the enemy submarines, it is contend ed. has been demonstrated by the re- ports of the destruction accomplished by them. se
 Lulled into false sense of secur- ity. by the suppression of. facts, ob- servers here were shocked by a state- ment published today reporting the destruction of 1.600,00O tons of ship ping in the last month.
 None of the government officials admit the correctness of the figures. and it was suggested that the tonnage specified represented dead weight Instead of carrying capacity, which is the measure usually used in. refer ring to vessels heretofore reported as lost through submarine attack. If that supposition be correct, the fig ures published today are not Sc alarming as they seem.
 Officials admitted, however, that the situation is of the utmost serious ness and calls for the greatest exer- else of power and ingenuity of which the brain and brawn of the United States are capable.
 President Wilson has given no indi- cation of his action in this matter, and in the event he does not approve it the initiative must be assumed by Great Britain and her other allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

 while her mother was engaged in household work, Wednesday morn ing, climbed over a window ledge in their second story fiat in the Keat- ing building in Sandy Hook, and fell to the ground. The family only recently moved into the fiat from the Sanford house and the nov city of the aerial height proved too attractive to the child with i'll re- suits.
 So far only one jitney owner has applied to Town Clerk Pitzschler for the registration blanks of which there are three, to be filed, which will be necessary under, the new state law, governing public jitneurs. The fees are $5 for registration and $2 for drivers license.
 Mrs T. J. Corbett and daughters, Dorothy and Hannah. have been vis- iting relatives in Bridgeport, this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
COETHALS WINS BIG SHIP FIGHT
 WITH DENMAN
War Department Decides
 For More Speedy Trans port Work.

Washington, July 20.-After Major General Goethals and Chairman Will Ham Denman, of the Shipping Board, had Apparently ironeo, out their diff ferences yesterday, charges were made at the War Department that the Den Inan plan for operating the Emergency Fleet would greatly hamper war prep arations.
 The suggestion that a certain num- Der of the new ships be designated exclusively as transports is said to have been ignored by MT. Dehman. His announced plan is to utilize the vessels mainly in carrying on conn merce between the United States and the AlNes.
 sIt would require until August, 1918, to get even the National Guard across the Atlantic if the policy of the Ship |ping Board is allowed to stand" said one official.
 The War Department recommended la specified number of the vessels be constructed as troop carriers and heavily armed by the Navy Depart ment- The new controversy win be carried to the White House.
 The Goethals-Denman row came to an end about the same time the Sem late passed unanimously the resolution Eca1ling upon President Wilson for the details of the quarrel and report on expenditures
 Ut was generally understood in off, cia1 circles eGneral Goetflals won a fconaplete xictory, and will carry out immediately the program of eonstruc- ton he announced on last Friday Mr. lDenman issued a statement in which
 he iauded the ability of General Goe- thals. The statement follows; We are rapidly acquiring full in- formation as to contracts proposed to be let by General Goethals last Mon day, We expect to receive tomorrow facts as to the amount of the $50 per ideadweight ton per ship which Is to the amount to be spent on the total
 product in the private yards where
 the ships are fabricated. We are pro-
 gressing rapidly toward the perfection
 of a program which involves the ex- 1 pendfture Of $75O 0Oo, 600.
 i .SThe statement Of the Navy De. fpartment that submarines have been
 sinking vessels at the rate of 1, 1,ooo, 900
 deadweight tons a month is, as we
 have previously advised the public a
 substantially correct estimate. We
 believe the larger figure mentioned in
 the press today to be in error. Three million tons of wooden vessels that
 the boards original plan in its major
 outline contemplates, will be required. I and all the steel ships that the board s efforts with the steel producers have obtained, will be necessary to main tain even a working balance against
 this destruction"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
There Will Be Lots
 Of Fun At Aver

Thene's going to be swimming all summer, skating all winter and danc- ing the whole year round at the big Aver national army cantonment, if General Edwards present scheme works out.
 Mrs. Edwards Active
 Yesterday the commander of the Department of the Northeast an- nounced his plan, and yesterday Mrs Edward, in the dual capacity Of chairman of the state women's com mittee "moraI board of the Council of National Defense and .sNda'' to the 50.o00 soldier boys to be cared for in the great training camp, will in-i spect Robins Pond, adjoining the camp site. with an eye to developing it for recreation purposes.
 The generals project, now pending further investigation is along the lines of his firmly established opin- ion that the only way to keep young men of an army camp out of miss chief is to work 'em like the devil all day, and let en howl and yell and play and turkey-trot and any, thing else legitimate at night"
 The erection of a dancing pavilion beside the little pond. establishment of Young Women's Christian Asso- cldllOn ISCSption anu I0CTodLlOn rooms. where chaperons will be on the job, where mothers and sisters and sweethearts may see their "boys'' both these things figure promin- ent1y in General Edwards plan for Robins Pond
 Tne str1nging Of electric lights around the pond, and the patrolling of the whole business to insure or der and the maintenance or dlscfn- line and wholesome recreation ground for the troops after working hours" are ine1uded in the official outline. A bath house is to be put up for bathing beach already un- der discussion. with the same strue- ture slated for use during the cold- est winter weeks as a base of opera tions for skaters when the pond is frozen over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
GERMANS TRY ID. WIN BEFORE OUR SOLDIERS ARRIVE
Explanation of Series of Alt
 tacks on French Front.

London. J1ly 2D--Washington ca- ble dispatches today report that Amer tca will have an appreciab1e force in the field in France by the Fall ready to take part in the Autumn offensive, and that the number will be quad rup1ed by Spring Much as the Ger mans may affect to deride statements of the kind. the leading military au- thorities here believe that the enemy headqnarters are beginning to feel serious concern on the subject of Americas early action in the war on the western front.
 Clear fridication of these misgivings is seen in the recent and still con- tinuing series of attacks upon fthe French In a military sense Ger many cannot afford to take the of fensive. and if she were not seeking to offset future developments would not now be wasting men by battles such as those along the Chemin-des- Danes These offensfves are not on the scale of Verdun, because Germany is not in position to repeat that costly experience on, the same scale. However. in the opinion of General Maurice. Chief Director of Military Operations, the German tf1rusts against the French have their origin 1h the hope that such success may be won as to break the French re- distance before American help can be made effective
 l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
100000 TONS
 A MONTH SUNK
 BY SUBMARINES
Published Estimate of l. 600,0O0 Wrong U Boat
 Peril Admitted.

Washington, July 20 Oficial re- ports of the loss to the shipping of the world through the operation of tho German submarine campaign show the published estimates of 1,60e,Oo0 tons a month are widely in excess of the actual sinkings. Both the British and United States authori- ties, with the full facts before them, estimated yesterday that the total loss did not exceed 100000 tons a month with the tonnage estimated on the basis of dead weight tonnage
 In plain United States this means that the figures give the tonnage of the ships if they were loaded to the fullest carrying capacity possible
 In, the total as officially stated there Is included the British ships sunk. of which a weekly announcement is made. the American, French, Italian and all neutral vessels The estimate not only takes into account the losses through submarines, but includes ships sent to the bottom by mines,s ac- cidents and all other causes that can be classified as incident, in any way to the prosecution and conduct of the war.
 It is not the purpose of the officials to underestimate by. any means the effect of the submarines or the danger that arises. to the general plans of the Entente Allies through the total of cargo and ship losses. The maxi mum rate of ship constructor that has been attained is about 4,000, 900 tons year. The losses, therefore, are in excess of the productive ca pacity of the shipyards.
 The. State and Navy Departments and the British Embassy regard the discrepancy between the destruction of ships incident to the war and the building ability of the nations as con- stituting g. serious problem. The United States officials frankly sug- gested that the actual facts should be faced without any attempt to rnini- T11ize the debit side of the sea edger.
 At the Navy Department the figures in the hands of the experts show the present rate of shipbuiIding in all yards engaged in production of craft for the Entente cause is about equal to one-third of the annual losses. That these losses mean an aggregate of 12,0900.00 tons year, on the dead weight tonnage estimate, is generally admitted.
 There is drop of decided conso- lation in the fact that the Navy De- velopment expects shortly to develop a new and effective means of meeting the submarine peril. Rapid progress is being made in this direction, all though the speed is not quite what Secretary Daniels would like to see.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
Fleet of Fast Carriers
 To Overcome U-Boats

New York July Startled by the gravity of the submarine situation and convinced that unless America acts and acts quickly the war will be lost to the Allies, a group of prominent business men met yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce and frankly discussed the ever-growing peril represented by the mounting toll being. taken by the German U- boats.
 After the meeting Eugenius H. Outerbridge, president of the Cham Der of Commerce, expressed this as his settled opinion of the situation:
 eff the present rate of sinkings is maintained, without the full force of American industrial effort, there can be but one conclusion--we will lose the war"
 Mr. Outerbridge made it plain that it was not the purpose of the meeting to take sides in the Denman-G oethals row. It was the consensus that in the light of recent information both MT. Denman and General Goethals have been wrong in their proposed solution of the U-boat menace-Mr. Denman D because he has advocated the building of wooden ships of slow speed, and General Goethals because he has been letting contracts for fabricated steel ships with a maximum speed of 10h knots. <
 Both of these proposals, according to the latest authentic information obtainable, overlook the fact that in the light of vast experience speed is the greatest essential in defeating the submarine. It is contention. there fore, of the business men who were present yesterday that the projects of General Goethals and Mir. Denman should at once be revised so as to place the emphasis on speed. It is their we1l-considered opinion that the United States government should un- dertake to build no ships which have a speed of less than 12 knots and which do not have the reserve force to make a speed of not less than IA or 15 knots in travelling through the danger zone. To impress this fact upon the public was the purpose of yesterdays meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

- e ............-.. $1.4S to $5.9S $1.50 Panamaette Hats ........ 9Sc Crash Outing Hats ............ soc
 SWEATER COATS.
 We are offering exceptional values in Sweater Goats. We just purchased . manufacturer's entire stock at one third less than his cost.
 Beautiful Silk Fibre Sweaters
 s............... $S.9S to $15.O0 Beautiful Shetland Wool Sweat
 CTS .s......... $4.4S to $10.00 $2 Ladies' and Misses Striped
 Cloth Snaocks .....s. v. % $2.5O Ladies' and Misses Plain
 Cloth Shocks ......... .$1 .98 75c Lingerie Shirt Waists ...... soc $LoO Lingerie shirt Waists. =. 75c $2.0o Lingerie Shrt Waists. :. .$1.4s $2.5O Lingerie Shirt Waists. .$1.ss $500 Crepe Blouses $4 AS All our $1.5O and $2.OO Pique and
 White Corded Cloth Street Skirts
 --..- -.-.---, $1.OO $1.25 White Wash Skirts .. 75c $S-50 Colored Striped Cloth Skirts :.
 ...s.--'. ..5. .$S.So $S.SO Colored Striped Silk Skirts $3.9S $1.00 Black Sateen Petticoats. =. 75c $2.OO Black Heatherbloom Pet
 tiooats .$1.4S $2.25 Colored and Black Silk Pet
 CcoatS $1s 9S $z.OO CoIored and Black Silk Pet
 ttcoats .$2. .9S Extraordinary values in BarObout
 Feather Capes and Stoles . +4 3 n v n $2.0O Ostrich Feather Boas. $1 .OO $500 Ostrich Feather Boas. .$1 .98
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
HELD UNDER AUTO LAW.

Hartford, July 2o-"Bert'' Margers of New York was arrested yesterday by Policeman Joseph F, Derby, charged with driving an automobile from Bridgeport to Hartford with pa- per markers, and using registration numbers which were not his. He was discharged to appear. Joseph De- matus of Bridgeport, the owner of the car, was notified to be in court this morning. He is charged with violation of the automobile. law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
UNION MEN MUSTN'T
 HOLD UP EMPLOYERS

Boston, July 20.-A clause ordering the expulsion of any union member who attempts to hold up' an em- ployer for wage in excess of the schedule desired lby the union for the duration of the war is contained in a new wage and working agreement which has been presented to employers by the Boston coal hoisting engineers. The new agreement calls for a wage increase of a, week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
Guard to Keep Order
 Among Enlisted Men

Boston, July 20@The military and naval provost guards recently assign ed to maintain order among soldiers and sailors while on leave in this city hereafter will work together. Arrangements have been made for each guard to be composed of one military officer and one naval officer, with joint powers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
HARVARD ALUMNI RAISE $1, ,0O0, GOO

Cambridge Mass, July 20-Mem- beFs of the Harvard Alumni associa- ton already nave subscribed $1,000,- 00o toward the $1o,000,oeo founda- ton planned for the university. The alumni committee announced today that it was believed that the entire foundation would be subscribed by the cad of next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

$500 Ostrich Feather Boas. $3. AS $500 Summer Cloth Coats for
 IiQleS 'p~'Oo $1O.OO Summer Cloth Goats for
 Ladies $4.Oc $15.OO Summer Cloth Goats for
 Ladies ..... ... .$7.4c S20.OO Summer Cloth Goats for
 Ladies .... .....- -$S.So Linen Auto Goats .... .$4.48 to 5000 75c Auto Gaps ............... 4Sc S9c Auto Caps 69c SIPS Auto Caps ...........-.. 9Sc $f.SS Chiffon Auto Wells ....-. csc S2.25 Chiffon Auto Wells ..... AS Fancy Mesh Face Wells 25c to 75c Fancy Mtsh Face wells 3sc to $500 $4.0O Khaki Cloth Skirts <. :. .$2.8S 5000 Khaki Cloth Skirts and
 Boomers -$6.9S $f.5O Khaki Cloth Shirt Waists 98c $500 White Feather Turbans. .$1.9s S40O White Feather Turbans. .$2.9S $500 White Feather Turbans. .$S.9s S1O White Fthtfer Nurbans. .$7.4S We are showing the new combina-
 tion in Felt Hats SIPS to $2.5O SS. .OO White Iceland Fox Scarfs $2.96 S5 .0O White Iceland Fox Scarfs S3.9s $7.O0 White Iceland Fox Scarfs $4.sS We are showing splendid assort-
 ment of Gray. Fox, Red Fox. Blue
 Wolf Fur Scarfs at manufacturers
 prices.
 $4.5O Rain Coats .$2. .9s s7.OO Rain Goats .$4 4.9s $1O.O0 Rain Goats .$7 AS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

CoRrEz c. ROCKWELL, plumb tng and Heating. jobbing a speciality. s051 Main and Hillside avenue. ls or a 5-9Ss euoud.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
 Fl @ SRn Bridgeport lain
 Wholesale leandRe Leading
Pre-Inventory Price Reduction Sale

Tomerrow ers vsith omo
  Silk
  Fus,  inc Ao Coat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Five sheds, containing nearly 3o,ooo tons of ice, owned by the Dorchester Ice Co.,, at Kingston. Mass. were burned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

Justice Brande4s granted Emma Goldman and Berkman permission to appeal their case in the Supreme court from the district of. New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

field. Budapest. was burned according to a report in Zurich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER