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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

London, Sept. 12-The pitched battle for St. Quentin and La Fere rages on, despite torrents of rain that have turned the fighting ground into swamp and blinded the aviators, the "eyes" of the armies.
 To the French army under Gen. eral Humbert, battering at La Fere, belong the chief 4honors of the day. These troops, ploughing forward af- ter weeks of fghting at last official accounts have captured Travecy, a village a mile and a half north of La Fere, just west of the Disc, and had pushed their lines forward along the whole 12 mile sector between St. Quentin and La Fere, passing beyond Hinacourt, halfway between these two bastions. Everywhere along this vital front German resistance has been redoubled, and fierce fighting was raging on the St. Quetin-La Fere road at the time the Paris day communique was issued.
 Todays American official commun- ique says: "In the course of a sue cessful raid in Lorraine our detach- ments penetrated the enemy's trench es, inflicting losses and capturing pris- oners."
 At Travecy the French now stand at favorable jumping off place fol crossing of the Disc which, if sue cessful, would hopelessly outflank La Fere More than that, it would shat ter the German hopes of ultimatel! staying off the French-even after La Fere's fall-in the angle of the Disc and Serre rivers. Meanwhile fighting has been going on with ou letup west and northwest of St Quentin. There, too, the German are showing every sign of intending to fight to the last ditch, and pro gress has consequently become slow
 Nevertheless, Rawlinson's Britisl l troops, according to Haig's night an nouncement, made fresh headway to day north of Epehy and in the neigh 1 borhood of Vermand.
 One of the chief purposes of tn great campaign now in progress is t smash the German system of com munications. Between La Fere an | St. Quentin this object already already practically achieved. If tn British can do the same thing mort
 of St. Quentin, by either taking L Catelet or piercing the line connectin
 1t with St. Quentin, not only the lat ter point will be isolated, but Cambra
 will be cut off from the south.
 Local progress on the front facin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

the Cambrai-St. Quentin sector of the Hindenburg line and in Flanders was reported by Field Marshal Haig in his official bulletin last night.
 Headway was made by the British north of Epehy which lies five miles west of Le Catelet, and in the neigh borhood of Vermand, six miles north west of St. Quentin. A German counter-attack at Gouzeaucourt, SIX miles northwest of Le Catelet, was beaten off.
 The German artillery was active throughout the day in the region of Havrincourt Wood. Northwest of Hulluch, south of La Bassee Canal, the British advanced their lines by penetrating the German front trenches.
 Amsterdam dispatches quote the Telegraaf in an account of how Ger man regiment, the 18th, mutinied at Cologne on Aug. 31.
 An eyewitness of the incident says that the soldiers, on being ordered to leave Cologne for the western front refused to board a train. Anothe, IeS1IleHL was lIleH OTueF6u 10 'IOrCE | the refractory troops to enter the cars, but they refused to fire on theil comrades.
 A detachment of the Home Defense Guard, composed of youths was ther ordered to undertake the task, and z fight followed in which eleven boys O | the defense guard were killed anC | many others wounded | During two months the Germans | have left 500,000 men upon the bat tIefelds, of which 300,OOO were dead 1.-the Paris correspondent of the Ex change Telegraph Co. estimated yes terday.
 | French bombardment airplane dropped more than 629 tons of pro | jectiles in August, according to statement issued yesterday by the Wa Office. During the same period 2S enemy aeroplanes were destroyed an 66 captive balloons set on fire.
 The Germans are reported to b restoring the Qualifications of Liege Rruges and Ghent, according to ad and of the inhabitants were declare
 to have been removed from Mau beuge.
 The official press bureau denie
 yesterday the German claim of 3
 900 prisoners in the recent fightins
 Less than 300 British soldiers ar |, missing. the bureau states.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD SENDS IN LISTS OF NAVY REQUIREMENTS OF
 REGIONAL DIRECTOR B. }, PIERCE

Requirements for. the U. S. Navy continue to pour into the office of the Regional Advisor, Bradford D. Pierce, Jr. The following list is submitted ito Bridgeport manufacturers:
 85OOOO cap feathers Sweat bands), Sept. 13.
 Machine tools: Emery grinders, drill holders, vises. presses, drill chucks, calipers, etc, Sept. 13.
 Two rotary blaming machines, Sept. 16.
 Machine tools: One engine lathe, two sets of brushes, one drill press, one emery grinder, Sept. 13.
 Machine tools: Crank shapers, draw-cut shaper, milling machines, head boring mills, spline milling ma chimes, Sept. B.
 brushes, 515,OQO fiber scrub brushes, $40, 900 shoe brushes, Sept. 16.
 1000 gallons alcohol, 1000 gallons Hnseed oil, 5000 gallons petroleum, POO pounds ultramarine blue, Sept. 16. Machine and hand tools: Lathes, chucks, plates, hand reamers, vises, squares, gauges, etc, Sept. 16. | Two engine lathes, Sept. Is . 1 Four railroad double side dump cars, Sept. 16. Ten ingot molds, Sept. 20. 10000 pounds ethyl chloride, Sept. 16 | 1,25O feet rubber garden hose, 1000 feet linen fire hose, 5000 feet rubber engineer hose, Sept. 16.
 4,200 feet steel tubing, Sept. 16.
 300 radio transmitting units, Sept. 19
 Two switchboards for U. $. s. Vir- ginia and Georgia, Sept B.
 One back-geared heavy duty shaper, Sept. IS.
 13,5O0 pounds cable chain, Sept. 13.
 Machine tools: Finishing machines, clincher sole fastening machine, sole leather cutting machine and spare parts, Sept. 13.
 Seven combined refrtgerating ma chimes and refrigerating units, Sept. I20.
 Miscellaneous spare parts for Lib erty motor, Sept. B.
 Engine lathe, Sept. B.
 One crank shaper, Sept. 13.
 3,3OO,OOO pounds of cotton waste Sept. 13. About 6OO,OOO pounds of concentrated 1ye, Sept. A. 86,OOO pounds cast iron water pipe four fire hydrants, Sept. 20. 37,0O0 cravats, Sept. 16. Two steering gears, combined steam and hand, Sept. IS. $500 dummy cartridges, Sept. 16. 1,2OO gallons varnish, 300 pounds Japan dryer, eco gallons linseed oil 5 Sept. IS. 400 gas cylinder valves, Sept. 13. 23,OOO fiashlight batteries, Sept. 20. r 3,2OO steel slice bars, 4,SOO hoe blades ) 4,SOO complete cleaning hoes with han l dle,, Sept. 23.
 One engine lathe, drill press anC ? miscellaneous tools and supplies fo
 shop equipment, Sept. 13
 Twelve steam driven cargo wiches
 Sept. 20. ! Six air compressors and spare parts
 Sept. B.
 $500 sheets of bleached muslin, Sept ] 20. =. 1000 colored charts for issue for air craft, Sept. 13. -.-. j. 800 pounds muriatic acid, Sept. 20. 5O,OOO bars cleansing and polishing
 soap, Sept. 20.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
Opening of New Millinery Store.

The Star Millinery will hold q grand opening of their splendid new millinery establishment at 1888 Main street, foot of Arch street, on Satur- day, Sept. fl. A new departure in millinery display is promised by this enterprising firm. For the past four years this firm has conducted g. mill linery store at 1855 East Main street, where their business has grown to such proportions that it was thought best to establish a bronch store on Main street, where the people of Bridgeport could all have an oppor- tunity of purchasing the best line of millinery at the lowest possible prices at a centrally located store. The firm has spared no expense or effort to make this shop one of the show paces of this city and cordial invita- ton to visit the store and inspect the wonderful values on display opening day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
HEAVY WORKS NOT DETRIMENTAL
 TO WOMEN

Ninety women are doing "heavy work" at the Atlantic Refining Co.'S plant at Point Breeze, Philadelphia, according to William B. Purdy, em- ployment manager of the plant. 'They are doing mighty well Mir. Purdy said when questioned about the eff ciency of these laborers. We are going to employ about 200 more"
 The women are employed to load scrap iron on carts, to fill trenches, and to shovel coal. They are doing mems work and are receiving mems pay, 39 cents an hour. The three "foremen" who superintend the work are women of unusual type for the occupation in which they are engag- ed. One of them is Miss Maud B. Gorham, a graduate of Radcliffe and a professor of English in Swarthmoro College; another is Mrs. Carol B.. Coxe, formerly a newspaper writer, and the third is Miss Isabel Wurts Page, a daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Byrd Page, of Chestnut Hill, a debutante of three seasons ago, who won her present job by demonstrating her fitness in 10 hours work a day at Frankford Arsenal.
 The women at Point Breeze work 41-2 hours day. Most of them are married, and none is under 30.
 We can't use young women on this heavy work" MT. Purdy said. What we need is the middle-aged strong married woman accustomed to house work and not afraid of it. Some O. our new employees are 35, 40, ant even older. Each undergoes a physi cal examination. Some of the wom en are the wives of men employed a the plant and others belong in near by homes. All have been accustom ed to work and take the outdoor labo as a diversion"
 A one-story building has been as signed to the women laborers. Luncl rooms, rest rooms, and lockers ar provided for them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
LEMON JUICE
 TAXES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion if skin is sunburned,
 tanned or freckled

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion beautifer, at very, very small cost.
 Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or. toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan disappear and how, clear, soft and white the skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

Two knock-down bowling alleys and equipment for Submarine Base, Canal Zone, Sept. 20.
 81 safety duplex boiler valves; re- serve for battleships, Sept. 13 | One centrifugal fire pump, gasoline engine driven, Sept. B. i 1000 binnacles, Sept. 20.
 5O,OOO flash proof suits with hoods Gone piece overalls); (navy will fur nish materials), Sept. Is. 10000 red rubber balloons, Sept. B.
 1,2o0 surveying sextants, Sept. 13.
 100000 pounds brown glue, 100000 pounds white glue, Sept 13
 2OOO collision mats with fittings complete, Sept. 13. 1 Various portable buildings, Sept. 10.
 Three concrete mixers gasoline en- zine driven, Sept. 13.
 5O00O pairs flash proof gauntlet gloves (navy will furnish materiaIs) Sept. Is.
 Machine tools: One milling ma chine, verticle spindle No. 3, two pro- filing machines, No. F, be1t-driven two horizontal boring, drilling and milling machines, two turret lathes flat, by "A inches, beIt-driven, three 42-inch regular friction drills, back geared, two milling machines, No. ; duplex, one grinding machine, sur face, vertical, Sept. 24.
 Anchor shackles, screw, galvanized Sept 16
 One punching press. power fly whee type, g by F, motor driven, Sept. 16.
 800 sets, bars steamer, boiler ''Ward'' (for type C-2 square), six bar: to the set, Sept. 23.
 About 1000 pounds 35 shee brass half hard, .O65 in. thick, size of shee 36 in. by 72 in., Sept. 16.
 Salt water pumps, feed pumps, Sept 16.
 About 4,oOo pounds copper, soft sheet, 48 in. by .1S7 in thick, Sept. IS.
 AS tool grinders, hand, Sept. 2O
 10000 three pound manila pape, bags, 10000 five pound manila. pape bags, 10000 10 pound manila pape bags, 10000 25 pound manila pape bags, Sept. 20.
 Mechanical engine order telegraph systems, Sept. Is.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
MERCHANTS STILL RUN ADVERTISING
 IN DAILY PAPERS

If one will take the trouble to look over the metropolitan newspapers, he must see that the great department stores are advertising just as usual. It is a hard time for retail trade, as prices are high. Still people arc earning more money, and there is an abundance of money in circulation.
 So any business man who lies down and says that times are so hard that he can't advertise, is failing to take advantage of good chances. The people are going to buy lot of goods this fall. They are of course, wear ing old clothes and economizing wherever they can. But they have been doing that for more than a year now. There comes a time when re- newals have to be made.
 Reference has been made to the big city department stores, not because these places have any better bar gains than the home merchant, but because they do have skillful public ity men, who make an expert study of how to appeal to the public mind.
 If they keep an advertising liberal ly, they do 1t because they know there is still money in retail trade, and that it pays to tell the public what you have and push for new business.
 If they can increase their sales through their great and costly adver- tising, the homo merchant can do the same thing in a manner fairly propor- toned to his volume of business. Our people were never before so keen for q bargain. They do not expect low prices. If you merely show them that they will make a saving by buy ing at present prices, in view of pros poets of advance, they have sense enough to anticipate the market There never was time when judi cious advertising was more necessary
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
FRENCH ARE BATTERINC AT THE
 GATES OF LA FIBRE WHILE HAIC'S TROOPS ARE PRESSING ON CAMBRIA

General Humberts Men Advance Through Driving Storm Toward La Fere as Germans Redouble Desperate Re sstance- Fierce Fighting Along St. Quentin La Fere Highroad-Haig Reports Successes of Local Nature Before Cambrai and in Flanders -Teutons Counter Attacks Around Gouzeacourt Are Beaten Off-Brit- ish Overrun Enemy's Trenches Southwest of La Bas- see Canal-Paris Observer Estimates Total German Losses in Killed and Captured During Two Month Offensive at Half Million - British Make Official Denial of German Claim of 5000 Captured-Only 300 Men Missing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
MAKING GOOD
 PROGRESS ON
 HOUSING WORK

The building of the Bridgeport projects by the government is pro- gressing rapidly. Already at three of the sites, the foundations are com pleted and the walls of the first floor are ready for the window frames. The streets are being laid out and the plan of the projects can be seen. The loam which was dug up for the cellars has been saved and will be used to dress the lawns and playgrounds which will be prominent feature.
 One of the officials this morning said:
 "The brick is of the type used in the country at its beginning and util- izes all colors. It would have been impossible to secure special types of brick in the necessary quantities, and this type gives much better service. The work is progressing famously, there are plenty of workmen and so far no delays of any kind" A card system similar to that used in local factories is in force, and sym plifes the payroll work to a consid- erable degree.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

The Information Bureau at the North Station, in Boston, established by the War Camp Community Service, was opened last January for the ac- commodation of Camp Devens men of directions Originally it was in tended to open the booth just at the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

week end, but now it is in action every day from ten in the morning until eight at night An average of 365 in- quiries a day are answered. A Joy Book, containing a map and general directions for getting about Boston. has been distributed at the booth, more than 10000 having passed into the soldiers hands.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

In the Civil War they rioted against the draft, but in this war the only riots that will occur will be in pursuit of the slackers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12

measured.
 The "Connecticut Baby Special will visit the following towns in Litchfield county the first half of this month: Sept. II, Colebrook; Sept. 12, Norfolk; Sept IS, Goshen; Sept. IS, Cornwall; Sept. IT Kent; Sept IS, Warren; Sept. 19, Roxbury; Sept. 20, l Morris. The mothers of children under six in these towns are being urged to bring their babies for physi- | cal examination to the central hall selected by the local committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
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Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

| Eggs are plentiful but cost $1.50 a dozen In spite of alarming shortage the people are cheerful and confident.
 In France the supply of bread has | been rationed. The bread card scheme came into effect on Jan 29th. There is no individual baking done in France | The people of each village are sup | piled from the village bakeshop. 1t would not be wise to ask any woman of those villages to add to the length l of her working day, experimenting with substitutes, baking break or cooking rice or oatmeal with coal at $lS5 ton Butter is obtainable and eggs are scarce. The supply of milk is so limited that it cannot be served after a. m Meat is fairly plentiful. In Italy, there Is extreme need of cereals and meat. The consumption of meat is severely restricted and public meals controlled For many months sugar and bread have been ra- toned.
 In Germany and Austria the econ omic situation Is more critical than at any one time since the war began. In some places there is no meat to be ob tained, and the bread supply is short.
 
 less day week Some of the people are not able to buy even small week ly rations which IS officially allowed them In fact even the children are giving up sports, exercises and walk | ing trips to econOmize on food. Every | day hundreds are dying in the streets 1 from malnutrition. Austria has been l compelled to release her men from military service for short periods at a | time in order to raise more food. Such are the conditions of the war l ring countries. The question Is now how are these conditions to be inn 1 proved Our Allies have strained ev- cry nerve and have made countless sacrifices. Men and women, old and young, and even the children, are do- ing their best, but their hope Is in us.
 In order to raise the required amount of food we must first solve the labor problem. Steps have been taken by the Department of Labor to relieve the shortage of labor. The
 Boys Working Reserve has been or ganized to enlist boys at the age of sixteen for work on the farms. Vari-
 ous womens' organizations have beer
 former to do actual work on the farm
 or to relieve men so they can go te
 the farm or factory
 We know, every American farmer
 knows, that the world is short of
 food. We know that the hungry eye
 of Belgium, France, England and It ally are turned to us. We realize full!
 that we must do our utmost to in
 crease our production of food; ap peals to our patriotism ought to b. unnecessary. We believe that in spit
 of shortage of labor. we will meet tn situation successfully and to accom- plish this we must fight with guns o i grain and bullets of beans. We mus
 hurl bombs of cabbages and face tn foe wlth hayonets of corn. We mus
 down them with broadsides of pota toes. onions and peas. "Governmen , of the people, by the people and fo
 the people shall not perish in any par . of the world
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
 IN PCMFRET

In accordance with the urgent de mands of the Government that Fourth of July celebrations be as general as possible throughout the country, and by order of the State War Defense Council, the observance of the day is under way in Pomfret. Dr. Joseph Hoppin is chairman of general com mittee consisting of representative men and women of the town. Fay cite Wright, Mrs. T. Morris Murray, and Mrs, Walter Brown form the committee in charge of the days pro cession and it Is earnestly requested that all who are willing to take part, actively in the celebration, report to this committed
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
PUTNAM NEWS
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Only one woman alien enemy has se far registered in Putnam.
 E. NJ. Wheaton dug potatoes from Lis garden the first of this week.
 Miss Celia Dumas, Livery street, ssent Saturday in Worcester.
 State Policement Stiles and Fine vere in Putnam Wednesday
 The Methodist Sunday school pie pic will be held at Quadic on the 4th.
 The sttte has received q consigr rent of oil and some of it Is being ape pied on the highways of this city.
 Mrs David Smith, Wilkinson street is spending the weekend in Worcester
 Wiham s Johnson left Wednesday .orniul for business trip to Wash j. gton. D. C.
 Mrs. W R. Barber and children left Thursday to spend the summer at Bardwel's Perry Mass
 Misses Mae and Edna Evans mo- tored to Camp Devens Sunday talk ,.z party of friends with them
 Private G. Stanley Shaw Fort s'rong. passed Wednesday and part .5 Thursday n this city with Mrs. Shaw
 Mr. and Mrs William Maertens, fatem street, are entertaining Mr saerten's sister, Miss Minna Maer- p.as, Of Jersey City
 There was d large attendance at Putnam Lodge of Eiks, Tuesday eve Buing when nine candidates received he degree A social followed.
 The post office will be open from SEQ to l130 a. m. the Fourth. All deliveries and money order division v Il bc suspended for the day.
 Dr. Frederick T. Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin of Putnam and Dr. Fred w. gage and Mrs Page of Danielson, footored to Camp Devens Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Marshall Kenyon, Grove street, are entertaining their daughter, Mrs. William Vaughan, and her little daughter from Greenyille, s. |
 Supt and Mrs. Wm L. Macdonald, Grove street, are entertaining Mrs. MacDonald's sister, Mrs Conyers and daughter Elizabeth of Montreal, Can ada.
 Richard NJ Holmes of Mount Yer ron, \. Y., arrived today (Friday) to spend a few weeks with his grand
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

Rev A. K. Stone, formerly pastor of the Putnam Baptist church, has been appointed chaplain on the U S. hospital ship, Comfort
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

George B. Gascoigne of Cleveland, Ohio. has been the guest of his moth CT, Mrs. Carrie B. Gascoigne, South Main street.
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

Commissioner of Domestic Animals Whittlesey of Hartford passed a few days with Dr. F. r Baldwin on Sun nyside.
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
Mrs. Thrifty Says:
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
 AND BUY THEM OFTEN
MRS. THRIFTY SAYS:

Buy one of the new Door Panels, made of cable net with embroidered initial, white or ecru; regular $1.00 quality, saeh s1'1s they last, soc
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

Phone 5SS-2 FREE DEF VERY IN CITY
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
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MRS. THRIFTY SAYS:

That the new Figured Voiles just opened up, are among the prettiest of the season, and to be sure and see them before they are sold. Only, 0n- per yard ......... OOO
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28

MRS. THRIFTY SAYS:
 The new Wick Silk Elastic Hat Bands in so many colors, make an old hat look like new, and they only cost OF quarter ..... ZOC
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
MRS. THRIFTY SAYS:

Be sure, girls, to take peep at those Silk Slip-On Sweaters Tn black, pearl, turquoise, kha- 5alS 5'' s''' They are $500
Putnam patriot., 1918-06-28
II Will Be To Your Decided
 Advantage to Buy Your Full SUMMER NEEDS
 NOW
As Prices On All Muslin WeaI
 Will Advance July 1st

We have today. a good stock bought at the old prices, and we are giving you the saving on our advance purchases, and these prices cannot possibly be dupli- cated after this sale. Only our regular we'll known makes are of- fered, such as CHIC, MARCEL LAS, and FRENCH-AMERICAN. as we do not buy odd lots or un- known makes for "sale" purpos- es.