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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

Georgetown wire mills to take jobs in
Bridgeport on account Of higher pay
are back in their old positions. They
found that larger earnings were more
than offset by increased living ex-
penses, particularly in the way of
rent, so that the net advantage from
the change were not permanently al
Turing.
An alarming chimney fire at the
home of Albert Williams in hometown
on Tuesday evening brought out the
new chemical engine stationed at the
Center for it's first call to service. Be-
fore it arrived the neighbors with the
aid of a hand extinguisher had SUBJ
dued the blaze. A chimney fire at the
house of Robert Ferry last Saturday
morning was extingursn-o by the
neighbors without having caused dam
age.
The board of relief announce that
they will hold sessions at the town
house to hear appeals from the tax as
sessments on Feb. 1, s.. IL and 81.
The Seth Rider mill property in
Umpawaug,. formerly used for cider
fmaking and comprising about eleven
acres, has been purchased by Edward
Grasmueller for about $500. He in
tends to repair the mill and engage
in some line of manufacture.
Some Of the patronage at the be-
stowal Of the Legislature has come this
way. Albert A. Gorham winning an
appointment as doorkeeper in a field
Of eight contestants. He did it
through his own efforts too, not hay
ing aid, in fact not having sought the
backing of the Republican town COM
mittee.
Misses Waterman and Fox of the
Pleasant Valley summer colony, have
gone to Florida for month.
Mrs. Joseph Bishop is about to close
her home at the Center preparatory
to joining her husband in New York.
! Mrs. Mary Petersen is convalescent
after a severe attack Of the grip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Lions Will Initiate
$50 at Smoker Tonight

Plans for a smoker to be given
Thursday evening, Feb. 1, and for a
big class initiation to follow will be
discussed at the meeting of Bridge
port Den, No. 40, Royal Order of
Lions, in Foresters' hall, 81 Cannon
street, this evening There. are 20
candidates to receive the obligatory
degree. Royal President Charles r.
James and den physicians, Dr. O. L..
Massinger and DR.. Martin I. Horn
will discuss plans for a membership
campaign.
. The Lions octette under the direc-
ton Of A. r. Chase is preparing a
number of selections for the smoker.
The octette will also sing at the class
initiation and an orchestra of p pieces
composed of members of the den will
play the anthems at the initiation in
February. Musical selections and rec
itations will be features of the smoker
and refreshments will be served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Protective Asso.
Workers Organize
For Campaign Work

Women from every district in the
city are being organized to a working
force with which to put the Bridge
port Protective Association for Wom-
en- and Children on firm financial
basis.
The women are gaining in enthu-
siasm each day as the times for the
actual campaign work draws near.
They will be backed by strong list
of members for every subscriber be-
comes a member of the association.
The membership cards were sent to
every old subscriber with the request
that the subscription be doubled for
the added demands made during the
year. The requests are being met.
Each mail brings to Mrs. Walter S.
Wilmot, Of sos Stratford avenue, not
alone the old subscriptions doubled
but letters from new members.
The Protective association makes
to the city, friendless. The first
word of kindness is observed on the
poster in the railroad station which
offers assistance and protection to any
woman. The doors at 591 Myrtle
avenue are always open to the strang-
er in need of advice. The woman in
the city who needs a friend finds
one in that home where the gay lit
tie fire on the hearth never fails to
carry its message Of cheerfulness.
Those who have no work, who
through illness, need temporary
care and those who have been un-
able to find a suitable room, are bene-
ficiaries of the hospitality of the Pro-
tective association.
The work is growing every day,
even as the city grows apace. The
association needs workers for the
campaign during the first week in
February. Hours given in this
work will be we'll repaid in the SER
vice given other women. This is or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Prohibitionists Seek
Party Platform Plank

Chicago, Jan. 18-Members. of the
asational committee oH the prohibition
party, in session here today, again
discussed the proposals to amalga-
mate with all OF. the anti-liquor or
CARNATIONS in the United States in an
effort to make prohibition plank in
one ON the major party platforms for
1920. .4 1902
The committee was divided on the
issue Into two factions, one Of which
argued that unless one of the major
parties adopted 81 national prohibition
plank iii good faith the chance of
having the prohibition party swallow
ed up should not be taken. The 9TH
er took the position that the destruc-
ton of Y the liquor traffic is primary
and the perpetuation Of the party
name secondary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Freighters Collide
In New York Bay

New York, Jan. 1S-The Sound
steamer Pequonnock, owned by the
New England Steamship Co., and the
steamer Comal, Of the Mallory line,
collided this morning in upper New
York bay. The Pequonnock sent for
a wrecking tug and reached her pier
with hole in her bow. The Comal
was reported to be in sinking condi-
ton off Bedloe's Island
The Comal, a vessel Of 2,251 tons,
left Key West for New York Dec. ID.
The Pequonnock is a stell screw
steamer of 1886 tons. Both are
freighters.
me Ward Line steamship Havana
arrived at New York from Havana
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
VENIZELISTS ARE FREED.

London, Jan. 1S-In compliance
with the demand of the Entente the
arrested Venizelists have been releas-
ed, according to an Athens dispatch.
The dispatch says quiet prevails in
the Greek capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
DREDGE ASHORE, NINE LOST.

Lunenburg. N. S., Jan. 1S-Cap-
tain Hatfield Of st. John, N. B., ana
his crew of eight are believed to have
persisted when the Dominion 'dredge
No. 6, ran ashore off Sag Lodges, Tor
bay, Guysboro coast, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

December imports at the port of
New York amounted to $1O2, 1896, 533.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

Richard T. Simmons was appointed
postmaster at Macomb, Ill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

ganization week when Bridgeport wo-
men are called to aid.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
NOT MANY DEAD SOLDIERS
SINCE PROHIBITION

Atlanta Ga, April 13.--An average
of two hundred dead soldiets a
week used to be taken out Of a certain
prominent downtown hotel in AtIan-
ia, according to the manager, before
the bone dry prohibition law was
passed by the legislature at the re-
cent extra session.
Now the average is less than doz
en- a week, and examination of thf
register discloscs that these are usual
ly left by travellers coming into the
hotel from states where liquor can be
purchased. ~
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
6 YEARS To RA|SE.
ARMY Of MILLION
At PRESENT RATE
Especial to the Leader-Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
Washington, april BIT would
take over six years to raise an army
of one million men, if recruiting were
to continue only at the rate marking
the ten days following the declaration
of war. In that time four thousand
and three hundred and ffty-6ve men
were recruited.
Previously the average recruiting
had been two hundred and twenty-five
men day
Representative Gardner, of Massa-
ehusetts, Republican, says IF the
president sits tight he'll get his army
draft bill through by big majority
in spite of all the forces which are
trying to ayspeck it."
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
GERMAN U-BOA7S
IN The PACIFIC
Especial to the eader-Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader-Enterprise)
San Francisco, April l3.-New
warning of the presence of German
submarines in the PACING was issued
to shipping men today by Captain W.
w. Gilmer, commanding the Twelfth
United States naval district. Second
warning set location of reported sub
marines more definitely, asserting
they have been seen near the Mex
lean coast.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
To Our DeDositors of Foreign Birth.

We asked whether deposits would be disturbed
United States Government of with
Woodrow Wilson, President of the United
to make the following statement
"The government Of the United States will in
stances take advantage Of state of
sion of property to which international understanding
the recognized law Of the land give
The United States Government will
all privaer rights alike Of its citizens the subjects
Of foreign states"
The above government
that under circumstances your deposits
urbed on account of relations.
The Exchange National Bank
The bank whom many people the faith they
have deposited money this
portion of South Georgia, by far
The bank with long list of honors.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
TO OPERATE
ROADS AS He SEES FIJI

Especial to the Leader-Enterprisel
Washington, April 15.-Power fors
the president to order railway officials
to operate any part of their rolling
stock during the war time as he-may
see fit without actually taking oyer
railroads is given in amended form
today by Chairman Adamson, Of the
House Commerce Committee.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
GUARDSMEN WITH FAMILIES
MUST QUIT

Chicago. April ll.-Natonal guards
men who have families dependent up
on them must leave the service re-
CARELESS Of any desire to remain ON
duty, according to an order issued
by Mai. Gen. Thomas H. Barry,
commanding the central department.
today. This order does not apply to
officers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
SPECIAL SERVICE

Special service for men and boys
at the Central Methodist church Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
DR.. Ellis will preach. All invited.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
BRITISH STILL
on OFFENSIVE

Especial to the er-Enterprise)
London, April 13.-Pressing for
ward over a wide from. east of Arras,
the British have captured a number
of additional fortified villages points
of support and strips of woodland
from the Germans.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
DESIGNATE DEFEN-
S|vE SEA AREAS
Especial to the Lesder-Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
Washington, april 13.-An execu-
tive order designating defensive sea
areas" on coasts of United States and
ITS lnsular possessions was made pub
lie today. Regulations governing
the movement of vessels in these wat
crs are appended
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
Dat TALON OF HOME GUARDS
ORGANIZED HERE LAST NIGHT

ton of the Fitzgerald Battalion, and
their readiness to answer the call of
duty, The following telegram was
dispatched to the governor this morn
ing:
Hon. Nat. E. Harris, Gov.
atlanta, Ga.
1--WE, committee. appointed at mass
meeting held here last night, beg 10
tender to the state one battalion of
Home Guard, under the command OF
Major w. S. Halle, and Captains Hal
Lambdin, w. t. N;pper and Yancy
Bowles, for any service that may be
required in Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
county while our company of Nat
ional Guard is in the field.
JAMES H. DODGEN.
"ISIDOR GELDERS.
wv. A. Adams"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
(By w. V. u

In pursuance to call issued this
week for a mass meeting to be held
at the courthouse in Fitzgerald for
the purpose of organizing a Home
Guard for the protection of our prop
eTty and the lives of our people dur
ing the war, about one hundred of
the representative citizens of the city
met there last night and perfected ar
engagements for the organization of
three companies, to be composed of
approximately forty men each, and
fully differed by competent military
men, of which Fitzgerald has many.
Many Patriotic Speeches Made
Judge Hal Lambdin, a retired Cap
tain of the National Guard, was
elected chairman of the meeting, and
after the purpose of the meeting had
been made clear by the chairman
and others, patriotic speeches were
made by Messrs. w. S. Halle, w. A.
Adams, E. H. Frederick, Hal Lamb
din, J. H. Dodgen, Alfred Shaffer, w.
.. Burden, Y. c. Bow1es, C. C. Ball,
Perry Booker, Ed Hussey, F. R. JUS
tice, H. B. Isler and Isidor Gelders.
These gentlemen, in short speeches.
stated that they were ready and will
ing to do everything possible, for the
successful organization OF the battal-
ion, and that they were ready when
duty called them to do their share
toward the protection of the city,
in whatever capacity they may be OF
use.
In ringing patriotic speech, Mr..
Gelders stated that while Germany
was the home of his birth, and that
many of his kinsmen resided there
now, he stood ready to give his life for
the country that floats the stars and
stripes-the home of his adoption.
He was roundly cheered for his pa
trlotic utterances. He added his en-
dorsement of the plan to organize a
home guard, and stated that he was
ready and willing to do his part.
Committee Notifies Governor
A committee was appointed to ad-
wise the Governor of the State, the
Sheriff of Ben Hill county, and the
Mayor of Fitzgerald, of the organiza-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
Services offered to Sheriff

Sheriff E. H. Dorminey received
the following communication from
the committee:
April 18th, 1917
Hon. Elisha Dorminey, Sheriff,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dear Sir:
"a meeting OF the citizens of Fitz-
gerald and Ben Hill county was call
ed to be held in the courthouse of
Ben Hill county at o'clock P. M. on
Thursday, April 18th. Pursuant to
the call requesting all patriotic citi-
zens to attend, meeting was held
for the purpose of organizing battal-
ion of Home Guards for the protec-
ton of the citizens and property of
Fitzgerald and Ben Hill county.
"a battalion was organized consist
ing of three companies of infantry,
and the following officers with the
rank set opposite their names respect
ively were elected at the meeting:
Major ............W. S. Halle
Captain A Co. Judge Hal Lambdin
Captain B. Co. .......W. T. Nipper
Captain C. Co. .. Yancy Bowles
"a resolutions was introduced tend
ering to the Governor of Georgia, the
Sheriff of Ben Hin county and the
Mayor of Fitzgerald, the use of this
battalion of Home Guards to render
Continued on Page Four)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
End DIVIDEND ANNOUNCED

Receiver c. L. Williams announces
that the second dividend of 20 per
cent will be ready for distribution to
the former depositors of the Ben
Hill National Bank by April 10th.
Mr.. Mercer Addison, of Leary, is
spending few days in the city on
business.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
PRICES AFTER THe wan,

1t would be well for Americans to
realize that the self-interest Of every
European government demands that
high prices be kept up for long pc
riOd after the close Of the war. At
the present moment those governments
are the greatest of all purchasers. and,
naturally, wish to buy as cheaply as
possible; but as 5000 rs the war is
over their interest will switch to the
opposite side. Every European coun-
try has been forced to shoulder ter
rible load Of debt. This debt is ex-
pressed in terms of money, but it is
really paid in commodities, in that
share of the national income which
can be set aside for such purpose.
Obviously, the more expensive COM
modities become the easier 1t is to
carry the burden. The war debt of
France, let us suppose. requires the
output of million vineyards to pro
vide for interest and sinking funds.
If wine doubles in price. the service
of the debt" will be cared for by the
output of 100000 vineyards. leaving
the income from the rest for other pur-
poses says Chicago journal. In prac-
ticc of course. the matter is not so
simple, but that is the way it works.
Just how much official Europe can
do to hold up prices is uncertain. and
the problem is complicated by the fact
that the creditor classes. which have
great influence in every capital abroad,
are interested in making commodities
cheap.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
MADE WITH APPLES
DELICIOUS DESSERTS THAT ARE
- EASY TO PREPARE.
Charlotte an inexpensive and Greatly
Appreciated Dish-Apple Fritters
Will Be Liked by All Mem
bers of the Family.

Apples are cheap this year, and
housewives who are trying to keep
down expenses would do well to use
them freely on the table. There are
many delicious desserts to be made of
them. and desserts are among the diff
cult problems for the housekeeper dur
ing the winter.
An apple charlotte is an inexpensive
dish, and easily prepared. Cut bread
into slices a quarter Of an inch thick;
then into strips one and IL half inches
wide and as long as the height of the
mold to be used. Cut one piece to fit
the top of the mold and then divide it
into five or six pieces. Butter the
mold. dip the slices of bread into melt
ed butter and arrange them around the
mold, overlapping the edges. Fill the
center of the mold entirely with apple
sauce made of tart apples Stewed un-
til tender. then broken into coarse
pieces, drained and seasoned with but
ter and sugar. Cover the top with
bread and bake in a hot oven for
about thirty minutes. The bread
should be of an amber color. Serve
with a hard sauce.
Flaming Apples-Pare and core sew
eral apples Stew them in sugar and
water until tender, but still firm
enough to hold their shape. Remove
them to serving dish and fill the CEN
ters with any sort of jam. Boil down
the liquor to thick sirup and pour
over the apples. Just before serving
pour several spoonfuls of brandy over
the apples, and when they are on the
table light the brandy with candle.
These flaming apples make very pret-
ty dish. .H
Snow Apple Pudding-Fill Il baking
dish half full of apple sauce, well sea-
soned with butter. sugar and cinna-
mon. Pour over it a batter made of
one and one-half cupfuls of -four
mixed with two heaping tablespoon
fuls Of baking powder. one-half tea
spoonful of salt, and a tablespoonful
of lard. Moisten it with three-quarters
cupful of milk The batter should be
thick, but not stiff. Cook in steam
er for about three-quarters of an hour
and serve with hard sauce. HHH
Apple Fritters-Peel and core some
apples, cut them into thick slices, and
rub in white sugar and powdered Gin
namon. Make n pancake batter. dip in
the slices of apples and fry in, deep
fat Drop in the batter-covered
slices one ar two ut a time. When
the fritters are golden brown, lift
them out with a frying spoon and
drain on soft paper. Serve very hot
with extra powdered sugar If desired.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
HABITS OF DUCKS AND GEESE
Average Egg Record Of Former 10
About Same a. That Of Hen
Drake Seldom Shows Temper.

b. Both ducks and geese begin laying
in February. The ducks average egg
record is about the same as that OF
hen, but she yields her entire crop
in about seven months, while the hen
takes about nine months.
The goose averages about 30 eggs,
and lays them in from three to four
months. -e..,. ..... ...r..... g.H
Geese pair, but brakes will take
care of four or more wives.
Eggs from yearling ducks hatch
well, but geese must be about three
years old to show strong fertility.
Ducks can be protitably bred for
four years; geese can be bred for
many years-for a period that seems
incredible.
Ducks seldom become broody. Geese
are apt to become broody after laying
the first litter.
The goose is a grazing bird, while
the ducks thrive with limited
amount of green food.
The goose, like the duck, has prac-
tically no crop. The drake is easily
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03

1t is only recently that health com
missions have studied all the condi-
tionS that have to be considered in
mechanically counteracting drowsiness
and the sore throats we get from being
shut up all day in our offices, factories
or schools. Already many important
and interesting facts have been brought
to light. says Popular Science Month
ly. one of the discoveries which will
change the beliefs of many of us is
that the carbon dioXide eXhaled in our
breath is practically harmless; it is
only when it amounts to quantities
eight to ten times the quantity found
in the best air that we begin to be I'M
comfortable. Important work has been
accomplished by the Chicago Com
mission of Ventilation in determining
the exact effects of the humidity, or
moisture, of the air upon comfort
They have found that cold room can
be made as agreeable rs one that is
warm, simply by increasing its hu.
mildly. ' '. I'".. y.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
Rouen Duck.

distinguished from the duck by the
curl in the tail feathers. This feature
is not found in the gander. AN
The average weight Of the goose is
twice that of the duck
The older the gander the more Vi.
cious he is apt to become during
breeding season; the drake seldom
shows temper, being of more timid
nature. '' -'N t'' 'N''
Geese cannot be proftably Matched
tors and brooders have revolutionized
the duck business. '-.I
Geese do not thrive when yarded; !;
ducks do.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
Chicken Short Cake,

Did you fancy shortcake gone with
the strawberry season?
Try this chicken shOrtcake. r......
Make Il biscuit ShOrtcnke and when
baked, slit and butter It the same as
for a berry Shortcake. Have ready
finely sliced cold boiled chicken, dip
the slices into well-seasOned mayon-
naise and fill the cake, then put on
the top. The dark part Of the chicken
must be freed from skin and bone,
finely minced and seasoned with
onion juice, pepper, salt. a teaspoon
full of chopped chives and enough
mayonnaise to make spreading
paste. Spread the top of the short
cake, thickly garnishing with olives
stuffed with anchOvies, and serve at
once .r..E .H.. n|srr..-.f rr.-" ,
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03

The ConstantinOpie correspondent OF
the hungarian paper "Az Est" reports
that the Turkish government is max
ing preparations for the creation Of a
great university which is to be modelled
entirely after the German institutions
ofaenrning and will be under the direc'
ton of German and Austrian educators.
Professors from Berlin, Munich and
Vienna have been called to the Turk.
ish capital and are now working out
the plans. The university is to be Il
national Turkish institution, but al
least during the first five or ten years
most Of the professors and instructors
will be Germans, Austrians and Hun.
carians. Part of the lectures will be
given in Turkish and part in German
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
HEN WAS LACKING in MIX
Amateur Farmer Awakened to Fac
4 That His Chickens Must Be Fed
In Order to Thrive.

During the first year the amateur
farmer discovers that all his chickens
which were confined in coops, were
languishing at the point Of death. The
novelist went over his hen literature
to locate the cause of his trouble, but
to no avail. Finally he, called upon 6
neighbor to whom he put the ques
tion' u"What do you suppose is the
matter with those chickens?" R"Well
! dunno. What do you feed 'em?'
Feed them!" exclaimed the novelist
farmer ,uTwhy II don't feed them any
thing Then how'd you, suppose they
were agoin' to liye?" Il presumed
replied the literary person, '"that the
old hen had enough milk for them
now'C1 bus .ardrrr{ tsauDil aHt a.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03
FINE RANCH PROPERTY

"a 800 acres, miles from New Castle,
all fenced, wire, In 3 parcels, 200 acres
cleared of sage brush. Ready to plow,
so acres more to clear, making $50
acres tillable. Water adjudieated for
entire tract. Ditch ont Of Garfield
creek, available water to about Jnly I
plenty for small grain, corn OF other
crops. or fruits; nice level land to farm
with tractor house 14x2s. Stable for
8 horses. Cistern 200 bbl, galvanized
tank 400 Dbl. Sandy loan, mesa land,
70 acres pinion and cedar. $4,000, "
cash, Y time. '"'''IlinA J. DICKSON.