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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
MARINE OFFICERS
 TRAINED IN FREE TRAININGSCHOOLS

Philadelphia, Sept. 1o-More than 5000 men have received training within the past 13 months in 36 free schools conducted by the United States Shipping Board to equip them to become officers of the American merchant marine. These facts are announced by Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the board.
 The board now has A schools for the training of deck officers in naviga- tion and 12 for engineer officers. The largest school is in this city, with New York second, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago also have large classes.
 For the 13 months of their exist
 ence S,069 students were admitted and 4,43s were graduated. The term , Is six weeks in a navigation school and a month in an engineering school MT. Hurley also reported that for training apprentices to serve in mer- chant crews the board now has 10 training and receiving ships in opera ton. After six weeks stiff drill of eight hours a day aboard training ship the apprentices are sent to mer- | chant vessels. They are rated as or | dinary seamen receiving $60 a month
 with a bonus of 50 per cent. if they
 are sent overseas. Bremen get $75
 month and cooks $S0 to s98 both with the overseas bonus.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
 OF TEACHERS FROM HONOLULU IN CRATER

Honolulu, T. H., Sept. 10-Corre- spondence of the Associated Press)- Lost for four days in the immense crater of Haleakala on the island of Maui, the largest extinct volcano in the world, a party of four Honolulu school teachers, Henry Abell, Hazel Abell, Edna Lockridge and Eliza beth Appleton, have at last reached the sea and safety at Keanae, Maui. after terrible hardships.
 That the three young women and their companion escaped death in the almost impenetrable jungles through which they cut their way for miles is considered remarkable. They were completely exhausted when they reel ed into the settlement at Keana. The crater of Haleakala has an elevation of 10,O32 feet and an area within the towering rim of sixteen and one-third square miles. At one point it is twenty miles from rim | to rim. The floor of the crater is a veritable wilderness.
 Refusing the services of a guide 1 the party entered the crater with food for only one day and with little water.
 On this they sustained life during the
 four days they fought their way to
 the sea. Going into the crater they | planned t6' come out through the Kaupo gap, well known trail, but became lost when heavy clouds ob-
 scured all landmarks.
 The intense cold of the high alti- | tude added to their sufferings during
 the nights they were lost, as they had l no blankets Much of the time they
 were without water and after the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
OFFICE EQUIPMENT.

The big new line of office furniture shown at Nothnagles has attracted wide attention. For over a year ii has been impossible to secure this class of furniture in the quantities it has been needed and for that reason this is the first time this year this store has advertised this department With several carloads now on hand they are soliciting new accounts with assurance of being able to take care of new friends without neglecting the old. This store devotes more room to this department and has the larg- est and finest stock of any store in New England. Factory purchasing agents, business and professional men will do well to pay the sales floor 8 visit. Entrance Main and Elm 6treetS-AdV
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
CzECHO-SLOVAKS BEGIN A GREAT
 DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Work of These Men is Very Important, Legion Mum bers 100000 Who Fight on Every Battle Front.

Bridgeports quota of the nation wide $l.OO0.OOO Czecho-S -Slovak War Fund is $5O,000 and a great drive to secure that amount will be begun on Sept, 16.
 The comittee In charge of the drive has opened headquarters In Room 41, The Stratfield. and the com mittee has full confidence that the quota will be over-subscribed as has been every quota for Bridgeport dur ing the war.
 The comimttee comprises the fol- lowing: Anthony s. Ambrose, chair man; Paul Svihra, first vice president; Louis Rabineck, second vice presi- dent; Rev. L. J. Karlovsky, secretary; George M Lukae, assistant secretary; Samuel M. Hawley, treasurer.
 The work which the CZecho- -Slovak legions are doing toward winning the war for the Allies is daily becoming better known as their heroic stand in Russia Is gradually tending toward saving the mighty power of that great country to the Allied cause.
 With the Bolsheviki on one hand and the Austrians on the other these bands are actually today maintaining a Russian front against the Germans.
 Their act may be the cause of di- verting from the western front hun dreds of thousands of Germans and the shortening of the war.
 No campaign yet waged here has had a more dramatic appeal for sup port than that for the American Czecho- -Slovaks to raise money to give their men a chance to enlist in the legions which now number 100000 men and who are fighting on every battle front,
 The Czecho-Slovaks have good jobs here and happy homes but they are willing to give up all and go out to defend liberty.
 The sending of these men across seas means that less number of draft men sent from the United States and a more speedy ending of the war.
 The Czecho- -Slovaks know how to fight and no men in the Allied armies are more capable of doing the hard work of trench digging and other man sized jobs of the war.
 As the Czecho-Slovaks enlist they are sent to Stamford where at a train ing camp they secure instructions in modern warfare from American and French officers.
 Within a few months their intensive training will fit them to be sent over seas to take their places in the battle line and fight for liberty and avenge themselves on the Prussians and Aus trians for the oppression of the past century.
 The campaign committee asks the assistance of native born Americans in making the campaign a success an6 such assistance as may be volunteered will be gladly received at campaign headquarters, Room fl, The Strat field.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
A M BIT N PILL s
For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic-the famous Wendell's Ambition Pills-that will put vigor, vim and vitality into nerv- ous tired out, all nj, Respondent. peo- pie in a few days in many instances.
 Anyone can buy a box for only 50 cents, and J. D. Hartigan and Hindle Pharmacy are authorized by the mak- CT to refund the purchase price if anyone is dissatisfied with the first box purchased.
 Thousands praise them for general debility, nervous prostration, mental depression and unstrurg nerves caus. ed by over-indulgence in alcohol, to. bacco, or overwork of any kind. For any affliction of the nervous system Wendelrs Ambition Pills arc unsurpa ssed, while for hysteria trembling and neuralgia they are sim ply splendid. Fifty cents at J. D Hartigan's and Hindle Pharmacy anC dealers everywhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
PUBLIC SCHOOL. REGISTRATION IS MUCH INCREASED Many Transfers From One School to Another-Jani-
 tors Ask More Pay.

With the possible exception of two schools the registration yesterday was fully as large as last year, said Sam uel J. Slawson superintendent of schools in reporting to the Board of Education. at its first meeting last night. The number of transferred pupils he said is unprecedented in the history of local school attendance.
 Although every high school boy who registered yesterday is ready to mestic science at Shelton school in .clared Supt. Slawson, only 40 out of 261 enrolled high school pupils will be effected by the new draft. calling those who have reached their 18th birthday, on Sept. 12. The teaching staff, also, is not affected.
 A communication was read from the Janitors' Association asking for an increase of $200, passing the con- tention on the rising cost of living Jewish children wereg ranted per mission to stay away from school Sept. Is, April Is. 21 and June 4, during the coming year. Jewish holi- days fall on these days.
 The resignation of Eleanor l.. Cox, 1s Woodruff, teacher of domestic science; Margaret Burns, domestic art, were accepted. War work was tho cause of these teachers resigning. S. P Williams, principal jof Prospect school; Earl A. Terwillinger, prevo- cational instructor, and Linda A. Me Mahon, Prospect school, were granted leave of absence.
 Julia F. Ives of Stamford, was ap- pointed teacher of art in place of Miss Masterson for a salary of $1,4OO Elizabeth Donovan of Putnam, wa. appointed teacher of cooking anC sewing at Lincoln school in place O. Miss Palen at a salary of $1,200 Tekla Gustafson of Wichita, Kas., wa appointed teacher of science in the high school at $1,400; Dorothea F Matteson of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, wa appointed substitute teacher of do mestics cience at Shelton school il place of Miss Woodruff at $500 year, and Sara Landman of Cincin nti was appointed teacher of domes tic art in place of Miss Burns at salary of S1.20O.
 The board voted to open the cit night schools Sept. 25. two week earlier this year, because of the man educational features which the boar expects to introduce, especially tn Americanizing of the foreign born
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
BACK AFTER ILLNESS.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Charles H. Suckley returned to duty yesterday after nearly a months ill., ress and was busy receiving the con- gratulations of his fellow officers and men as well as a host of civilian friends who called to express their pleasure at seeing him recovered from a serious cold which the doctors al one time thought would develop into pneumonia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
IN MERCHANT MARINE.

Boston, Mass, Sept. -1O-Today's list of men accepted by the United States Shipping Board, after final physical examination at Boston. for enrolment on its Merchant Marine training ships. included Arthur W. Edwards. of 30 Garfield avenue; David W. Robinson of 23 Lee avenue and Clarence V. Be. gina of Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
COAL DELIVERY INCREASING

Coal delivery for domestic purposes for the month of August figures 3s, 900 tons, an increase of over 12,O00 tons over the July record, as shown iron. records completed yesterday ar:c,- noon at the local fuel boards office
 Fear of any shortage of coal may be eliminated by the public this win ter. as there are expected to be con- tfnuous receipts of coal at this port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10

first day they had no food but ber- ries and fruit.
 They eventually got out of the era ter through the Keanae cut and from there struggled to the coast through the jungle. Old residents declare this trip has been made only once before. and then by an experienced noun taineer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10

during the month of September and October. Furthermore, as a result in an agreement among members of the committee working actively upon the coal affairs of Bridgeport, there will be daily meetings in the future, so as to avoid any trouble which may arise. Heretofore, they have met at various periods at the request of the chairman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
TIME TABLE CHANGES

Changes in the time table of the N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. are announced to take effect Sunday, Sept. 22 at 12:01 a. m. Time tables giving full particulars may be obtained from agents prior to that date.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10

The War Department announced that the Grand Central Palace, in New York, had been leased as an army surgical reconstruction build ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10

The Department of Agriculture an- nounced the sending of a food com mission abroad to study production of food in England, France and Italy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
LIFT OFF CORNS!
Apply few drops then lift sore, touchy corns off
 with fingers.

Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little Freezone on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then you lift 1t right out. Yes, magic!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10

A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but a few cents at any drug store, but is sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the calluses, without soreness or irritation.
 Freezone is the sensational discov- cry of a Cincinnati genius. It is won derful.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
Fallen fruit

Ills never so good as picked fruit. Don't let yours spoil by falling fGet a step ladder and bas- ket, and pick your apples and pears. Pole and pick CT for the taller trees. IPrices: Baskets, 20c; pick CTS, 40c and soc; six foot step ladder, $3.9O.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22

es l. .
one could enter. Each guest was Civ
en- an end to a string and told their
fortune would be found on the other
end Of the string and prize was Of
fered for the first fortune brought
back. The winners were Thos. Ever
EFT and Miss Gladys Jones. Several
musical numbers were then enjoyed,
after which Miss Annette Fanger
favored the guests with two excellent
readings. The next feature Of the
program was debate, Resolved,
that it is unpatriotic to go with a
Girl during war times" The negative
was upheld by Stanton McGavren,
and Harold Mcqueen while the Miss
3es Elleta Everett and Grace Owen,
defended the affirmative. Some ex-
cellent points were brought out on
both sides but it was decided in fav-
or of the negative. The remainder Of
the evening was spent in dancing,
after which delicious two course
lunch was served by the Misses Ruth
Barrett, Dorothy Finley and Alice
Cody. The out Of town guests were,
Liuet. Ray Fountain of Fort. Sill,
Okla, Ben Ranger Of New York, Leo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22

ter's Club met with Mrs. Charles
Jones instead of with Mrs. Louis
Nelson, Aug. 18th, and club was
called to order by singing "Amer-
ica."
Roll call with 90 members present
and 6 absent. Minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
After an hour of business the re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent
in quilting and sewing. Visitors for
the day We're: Mrs. Will Green and
Miss Ivy Green, Of Arcadia, Texas,
Mrs. j. Craig, Mrs. Frank Craig and
daughter, Mrs. H. Basch and daugh-
ters, Mrs. L. j. Hatcher and daugh-
ters, Mrs. Henson, Mrs. T. Hatcher,
Miss Postel. At the close Of the
meeting the hostess served dainty re-
freshments. Club adjourned to meet
with Mrs. A. L. Haight August 81,
Secretary
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22
GUIDING UP Big :
RESERVE OF FOOD
UNITED STATES WILL SUPPLY A
STOCK TO FEED CIVILIZED
WORLD FOR YEARS.

With wheat crop forecast APP
preaching the billion-bushel mark for
1918 and greatly increased acreage in
all cereals, America has reached what
may perhaps be It's highwater mark
agriculturally during the war and Will
be in a position to store up reserve
against the time when many men still
engaged in farming may be called into
the army and other war work.
The Importance of this reserve was
Indicated by cable recently received
from the British ministry of food, ask
ing that America continue to send all
the food that can be given shipping
space. to build up like reserve in
Britain against possible lean years to
come.
With this demand it is impossible
for the United States, even in the face
of good crop, to go back In any way
to prewar habits of eating and vast
ing.
Enormous Wheat Crop.
A total wheat yield Of 931, 100000
bushels is Indicated in the recent de-
partment of agriculture forecast,
based on conditions June l. The VIM
ter wheat estimate is 5s7,O00,00O bush
els. or 100000 more than the De-
cember forecast The spring wheat
yield is estimated at 344O00,O00
bushels.
The total of the two will be an in
crease of l22.000,000, or Is per cent
over the average crop for the years
1912 to 1916, and a jump OF 2SO,0O0,OOO
bushels. or 43 per cent over last years
yield.
The oats crop is estimated at 1.50O,-
100000 bushels, which Is S7,0O0,O0O
bushels less than was harvested last
year, but 204.OOO.0O0 bushels more
than the average crop. Record crops
of barley and rye are Indicated in es-
timates of 235,000.O00 and S1,OOO,OO0
bushels respectively.
Limitless Hay.
The hay crop is expected to be larger
than last year, although the acreage,
69,531 900, shows slight decrease.
The acreage of wheat this year, 49,
$1,000, Is 2S.2 per cent greater than
Eisl wear, ihiicn Oh IL from virgin land.
| Winter and spring wheat acreage show
increases of 3S2.7 per cent and 21.5 per
cent respectively.
| The acreage planted TO rye is prac-
| ticalIy one-third greater than last year.
Oats and barley show smaller In
creases.
The apple crop is estimated at 2O3,-
| hnlc
than last year, but 81 per cent less
than the average. The peach crop es-
1 innate for this year falls 40 per cent
below last year and 1875 per cent be-
| low the average.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22
DAIRY PRODUCTS SITUATION
It Is Very Satisfactory According to
the Food Administration.


Food Administrator Deems reports
that the situation in regard to the mar
keting of dairy products appears to be
more favorable. Through the division
of coordination of purchase 100000
pounds OF cheese from old stocks have
been disposed of to British buyers. The
butter market is we'll emptied of old
storage stocks and the food admins
tration campaign for increased use Of
fluid milk has resulted in greatly in
creased consumption in the cities. In
New York last winter q reduction Of
80 per cent in the consumption of milk
was recorded, but at the present writ
ing consumption has swung back to
normal.
The condensed milk situation is not
80 satisfactory. However, orders are
now being received for considerable
quantities and are being allotted and
moved as fast as shipping space Is
available.
1t must be borne in mind that great
supplies of condensed milk should be
accumulated against possible losses
from submarine snkings and the great
losses of foodstuffs of all kinds which
the allies have suffered during the re-
cent German drive and will continue
to suffer until they are able to stem
the German advance.
The dairy products section of the
food administration announces that
the British army Is having splendid
success in the use of cheese as regu-
lar army ration. Cheese is concen-
trated highly nutritious food and the
type being supplied to the British
army is readily digesdble. The Brit
ish soldier has found that cheese can
be used in place Of meat as ration
for heavy work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22
Letter from. Lawrence Hearn Of Co.
A. 5th Machine Gun Battalion.

IA Jul MdChlue NuH DdItdilOH
Somewhere in France. ---
Dear Mother: This is Sunday and
just as nice as can be. am lying in
bed trying to write so it won't be
very plain as you know never won
any medals for writing anyway.
/ am not hurt or wounded but my
nerves are about gone and l am just
resting here in large city in France.
l wish l could tell you the name. /
am shell shocked more than anything
else, but / have been since the thing
started this year without being out
Of sound of the guns, and most of
the time have been right in the
middle of them and it has just about
set me crazy this last week, but |
will be all O. K. again soon. / guess
the Germans think somewhat differ
ent now of the Americans, as they
have seen the kind of fighting the
Americans can and will do and if
Germany did not lie so much to her
people l don't believe they would
fight any more as they are suffering
more than any one else. / have talk
ed to lots of German prisoners that
could talk American as well as 1,
and believe me they are the fellows a
person can kill without worrying
over it, as they understand things
better than the rest. And most of
these fellows figure on going over to
America after this is finished but
they are sure going to be out Of
luck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22
Somewhere in France,
july 26. 1918.

Dear Mother and all:
Will drop you a few lines tonight
as am not busy. This leaves me
well and l hope you are all the same.
/ received a letter yesterday from
you that was written the LIST day of
July and was sorry to hear Charles
has to go in the next bunch for both
of we boys being in the army will
make it hard for Papa to manage the
farm. Well Mother suppose all the
rest of the boys around there win
have to leave also and when you
write be sure and tell me if Charlie
did go and who the bunch We're that
left with him. do not think this will
last very much longer for the Fritz
les are sure getting it now. Mother
like the country over here fine but
it sure is not like home. 1t is beau
tiful place and meet some of the
boys from home every night and we
sure have some good old chats. / re-
Seiveu q AeIeei 1io!A MACK ILe oJiler
day and was glad to hear from him.
Don't worry for l will be at home
some day but l am sure sorry that
you don't receive all of the letters l
have written. l hope you feel good
and do not worry. Write and tell me
if the Davis boys have gone and tell
the girls to write often to me for l
like to hear from you all. Write and
tell me all the news and l will do the
same. VIII close with lots of love and
best legards to all. So good bye.
Your son, Lee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-22
Letter from Lee Whiteman
July 10, 1918

Dear Mother and All:
Will drop you all few lines to-
day as am not busy. This leaves me
fine and dandy and hope you are
all the same. I received letter from
home that was wrote the 18th day of
June and sure was glad to hear you
are all we'll and getting along fine.
Well it is sort of a rainy day here
but we have had nice weather and
the crops look nice here. There were
five of US boys together last night,
talking about back home and Won
dering how everyone was getting
along. Hobert Foutch and myself are
at the Y. NJ. C. A. writing for we are
SO close together that we see each
other every night. Well mother, sure
glad you are getting along nice by
this time and suppose you all had a
nice time the 4th., and that sure was
some big fire at Logan. Well mother
you wanted to know how long we
were on the water. When we came
over we were eight days on the wa
ter. Got here Decoration Day and we
had nice trip. Well Mother l just
happened to think that today is my
birthday but / suppose you think of
it more than l. 1t don't seem like 1
was nearly five thousand miles from
home. / received the list of names of
the boys who left there the 9th of
May and you said in your letter that
Claude Davis was going with the
next bunch. If he did write and tell
me so and who the bunch were that
left with him. Mother, never asked
you if you received my suit case that
/ sent back just before l left Texas.
When you write again send me some
pictures of yourself and tell the girls
to send me their pictures. Tell Stella
to send one of little Wilma's pictures
to me for sure would like to see how
she looks by this time. will get one
of myself and send it to you. You
can tell Aunt Dora and Mack write
to me when they can for sure would
be glad to hear from them. sup
pose Charley feels alright since his
old girl got married. Tell him not to
stay out too late at night. Am glad
Mary likes the summer school that
she is attending for it will be help
to her. Was surprised to think Fred
have told you about all know l will
got letter from Charley Gala
way and he is the same old kid and
l was glad to hear from him.As ]
have told you abou all l know / will
close, but say want you to take
Morrell and get his picture and send
it to me for am anxious to see how
he looks by now. Mamma you and
Papa don't worry, for | am alright
and feel fine and will close with lots
of love to all. From yaur son,
Pvt. Lee Whiteman.