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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

The lorg fighting ages Of The wor-ld
haze neUer seen a better soldier than
this boy of yours your Son-your
husband b~otter-you friend
He stands for the sons OF America,
hundreds of thousands strong. soon to
be millions. He is doing his part-,ve
must do ours!
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
SUNDAY SPECIALS-.. Pork Shoulder Roast BOG ID. Pork Shoulder Chops BOG ID. Frye-Bruhn Co.
 adv.
LABOR UNION DANCE
 DRAWS NICE CROWD

One of the most enjoyable dances of the year was the affair given last evenig at Red Men Hall under the auspices of the Alaska Labor Union Local No. 5, the first given by this or ganization in Ketchikan.
 The hall was most appropriately decorated for the occasion and it is safe to say that the hundreds of guests who visited the hall in the course of the evening did not fail to avail themselves of the opportunity of enjoying the music, punch and the good floor. provided by the genial hosts.
 The affair was honored by the pres ence of number of the members of the Fisheries conference who are visit ing Alaska, many of them, for the first time. They declare their i'm. pressions are very favorable and that they are very much delighted with the way they were received by the people of the First City
 Dancing began at nine o'clock and continued till about 1:3O Music was dispensed by the Dream Orchestra and enjoyed by all.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
TURKISH WOMEN FORMED INTO A BATTALION OF
 LABOR

The Bielefelder General Anzeiger publishes this story from Constanti- nople:
 "The Osman Association for Female Labor publishes an announcement through which all women between the ages of IS and 30 years are invited to register for the Female Labor Battal- ion. which was lately founded. After taking Turkish women into commerce, oflicialdom, public offices, the Red Cross, and other branches of service, the Ottoman Government has thus de- cided to take them into the army. A battalion will be assigned to the first corps and bear the name First Fe- male Labor Battalion" The officers corps and the supervisory personnel will at first be composed of men, who step by step, will be. supplanted by women. The battalion will work eight hours daily behind the front"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
 MEN SOCK KN;TTERS

Directions for knitting the spiral E5 ciiess socks for soldiers issued by number of organizations during war relief work are as follows:
 The Spiral tleeIless Socks.
 The sock should be 19 inches from the top to where you narrow for the tee: 22 to 9 inches in length, finished.
 Cast on 64 to 72 stitches: divided 24-24lS: or 24-24-24 on three needles Knit plain ?, purl for inches; then enc round Of plain knitting; then plain I, purl 1. plain 1, and sew on for , rounds On the sixth round plain !. purl i plain until end of the nee de. There will be 3 purls. Always have purls at tho end of each needle 90 slip che from the second needle to the first needle. Then on the second needle plain |, purl 1. plain i at the end there will ha } purls Slip one stitch from the third needle to the sec ond nesa.e
 fliln on Inc third needle. i plain, i aurl aatii tlo end. there will be 3 purls; sip one rom your first needle t0 complete third needle. Then on the first needle plain 1. purl 4; this will complete the pattern. On every sivth round you move the pattern one stitch around by , plain on one needle end work if off this way: do this until
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
EVERY IDLE ACRE NEEDED
tPrepared by U. S. Department of
 Agriculture)

Agriculture)
 Just at present, when the world is engaged in the most gigantic struggle in it's history, the forces of democracy against those of autocracy, the prod uct of every idle acre that can be made productive is needed. Nearly every farm has some portion of it that is either not used at all or is used in such way as to produce very little. On many farms there are patches of low ground which cannot be titled because they are too wet Usu- ally when drained these wet areas are the richest land on the farm.
 This is an excellent time to put them into use. Small patches of wet land can be drained at small expense. Be tween new and the opening up of spring work there is ample time to do the work. This year the farmer has been able to sell his products at fair price and has the money with which to buy the title. Every farmer, part Of whose farm is unproductive because t needs drainage, should take advan- tage of the present opportunity to add 10 his cropping area by supplying the necessary drainage. These lands will produce more than average farm lands. Every product will help to win the war.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

ALASKA-Wrangell Strait--Burnt Island Reef Float Light 2, temporarily replaced by a second class nun buoy April goth, 1918, was replaced and re- lighted April 27th, 1918, and nun buoy discontinued.
 Wrangell North Flat Buoy 1S.-re- ported out of position April 22nd, was replaced in position April 27th, 1918.
 Petersburg Bar Buoy A, reported cut of position April 22nd, was found in position April 27th, 1918.
 Mittof Shoal Buoy 26 reported out of position April 22nd, was replaced in position April 27th, 1918.
 Middle Ground Buoy 17A-Number has been changed to IF.
 Spike Ledge Buoy HIS, a second rIass red and black HIS spar buoy YVES established April 27th, in 15 feet of water, about 16O yards 17So from Spike Rock Light
 By direction of the Commissioner of LighthOuses-W. c. DIBRELL, Insp
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
MAKE CLEAN UP CONTINUOUS

Don't call it Clean Up and Paint Up week" or, worse yet day" so redolent of the annual bath. It is what it's name implies-a campaign for cleaning and painting; and cam paisns be it noted, are continuous things; they continue just as long as there is anything worth campaigning for; and in the Clean Up and Paint Up line eternal vigilance and indus try are tn eprice of liberty from dirt and disorder.
 A real Clean Up and Paint Up cam paign does not stop in week, month or a season unless the town or con- munity has reached the point where
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
JEWISH WOMEN INDORSE
 MEAT SUBSTITUTE

Following recent meeting of the local branch of the Council of Jewish Women of Washington, D. C., at which 200 members were present, a practi- cal demonstration of substitute for meat was given. Mrs. Leon Adler, chairman of the food. conservation committee of the Washington Temple said that the new food aroused intense interest and was we'll received.
 This new food" was the soya bean, which is of Chinese origin and is used i'll China and Japan in place of meat. It's cultivation is being taken up in the United States
 According to the Food Administra- ton the soya bean is a variety rich
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
GERMAN SCHOOL IN NAMUR

The Cologne Zeitung contains this account written in Nafhur of the. at. tempt being made to Germanize the
 ."On the. occasion: of the 4Kaisers birthday the German school first at- tracted the attention of the general public. It gradually developed from a holiday school with. German courses. as it was originally founded in Au. gust, 1917. into a German elementary school. Many difficulties had to be overcome. All German children in Namur were finally brought together in the German school. In the highest grade there are on the average 16. In most cases they are childrAn, of German fathers and Belgian mothers. fa these cases the children almost always speak French as their native tongue, and if they speak German at all it is with a foreign accent. This makes the. esta ablishment of 8 German school necessity. so that these chil- dren may obtain complete mastery of German. A gratifying feature Is the development of the evening cours- es which are intended primarily for the Belgian wives of Germans, so that they can learn the German language The boys are also taught manual train ing and the girls are given instructions in sewing. There is also course in typewriting Generally speaking, the German school in Namur is therefore to be regarded as superior elemen- tary school. The plan of opening the instruction to children from outside of Namur is being considered by those who direct the policy of the school For this purpose it will be necessary to establish German pension. We wish the German school at Namur con. tinued successful development for the promotion Of German culture and Ger. man character"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

service, the value of his theft. He is only and solely a pest.
 No hoarder steals from this coun- trys supply of food enough to make difference in the total.
 Yet enough hoarders could play havoc with our food supply, defeat the Allies and wound the honor of a coun- cry that has said it will keep enough at home to feed it's own people.
 The hoarder does not give back, in any form of patriotism, the value of his theft He is only and solely a stacker.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
can clean up and keep clean.

1t can clean up and keep clean.
 Hardly any phase of the Clean Up and Paint Up work except street and alley cleaning, can be more than fairly started in six days. Local campaign leaders in many cities have the right idea as shown in the name adopted in St. Louis in which something is do- ing every month in the year under the auspices of the St. Louis "Contin- uous Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign association"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
THE GINK FROM KANAKEE" comedy featuring ORRAL HUMPHREY.

value of the socks differ. One British authority praises them highly, while others who have used them claim they are inferior to the old hAeled variety. It is claimed for the spifals that they wear much logner, since the heel does not always come in the same place; that they are more soft and pliable and pleasanter to the feet.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

I1 inches.
 Toe-Ail plain Knitting
 Four rounds plain.
 Fifth round Knit eighth and ninth stitches together at regular intervals of ihrs Eighth and ninth stitches together. seventeenth and eighteenth stitches together. twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh stitches together, and 50 on to end of round. Then two plain rounds.
 Eighth round. Knit seventh and eighth stitches together at regular in- tervais of stitches. as above, to end Of round. Then two plain rounds.
 Eleventh round. Knit sixth and sev. entIl stitches together at regular in- tergals of to end of round.
 Then two plain rounds.
 Fourteenth round. Knit fifth and sixth stitches together, etc.; then two Jain rounds.
 Seventeenth round. Knit fourth and 7f fth stitches together. etc, then two plain rounds.
 Twentieth round. Knit third ana fourth stitches together, etc.; then eto plain rounds.
 TWenty-third round. Knit second an1 thid stitches together. etc; then two plain rounds.
 TW en.ieth round. Knit third and remain in all. Then draw thread through al! s stitches and fasten of. It.a:ninu.. non corninor tho rra tiool
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
DANCING

One of the usual Saturday night dances will be held at Moose Hall with Williams Orchestra excellent music and a fine fioor.-Good time to all.-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

in proteids. It is oily, and to be pala- table must be freed of this oil After the oil is removed the beans are made into little cakes or are ground into four. The soya bean can be served in many ways.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
BOWLING NEWS

Victor Peterson and F. G. Finzel, ATTENTION, your bowling score of PAT was tied yesterday by Frank Will Hams. What are you going to do about 1t?
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
A HOARDER IS A STACKER
Two Equal Thinss-

Two Equal Thinss- Two things that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other" No rodent steals from this country's resources enough to count at all in the total.
 Yet all the rats together steal an nually to the extent of $20O,000,000. No rat gives back, in any form of
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

TOR SALE-Gas Boat-30 ft long. 10 h. D. Engine rigged for trolling completely equipped. Price $45000. Inquire at Lockers Camp, Mud Bay
 adv Ct p.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
BOY SCOUTS ON THE
 JOB IN EARNEST

Mr Winston reported today that the Boy Scouts are still on the job in se- curing subscribers to the Liberty loan. The following is the standing
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

FOR SALE-22 Dory hp. 3 cyln- der engine--inquire James Taylor Fish Dock-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

Not "Bit' but "Utmost'--the end is worth our All"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

From now until next harvest watch your grocery list or there will be no groceries to list.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02

A single front, single army, a sin gle people.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
JACK plsKFopD .>. Tt1E DUMMY"

the socks from the top measure 19 to % inches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
GERMAN TANKS
FOUND PERFECT
after BATTLE

Berlin, Monday, March Is. via Lon
don - German tanks reinforced by
captured British tanks, says semi
official statement today on Sundays
fighting in the west, took leading
part in breaking the brave enemy re-
sistance."
Tanks attached to the German di-
visions fighting below St. Quentin
stood the test brilliantly, the state
ment, says, and their mobility was
praised generally. All the tanks which
took part in the fighting are said to
have returned unchanged.
1t was mainly due to their interview
ton, the statement continues, that the
tenacious resistance of the British,
especially the machine gun nests. was
broken quickly. Troops manning a
concrete redoubt near Urvillers are
reported to have been overpowered
Immediately by the tanks.
German correspondents report six
British tanks have been captured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
GREAT SCARCITY
OF FOOD EXISTS
AMONG MEXICANS
Many of the Poor Are Starv-
ing and Even Well to Do
Suffer From Lack.
COUNTRY ONE OF
THE MOST FERTILE
Flour, Butter, Sugar, Sell at
Double American Prices
But Hard to Get.

Chihuahua City, Mexico, March 26
Food is so expensive and so difficult
to obtain in Mexico, one of the most
fertile countries in the world, that
the poor are suffering want and even
starvation while the more prosperous
Mexicans find it difficult to provide
sustenance for their families.
Prices of food in the United States,
even if considered by American house
wives to be high, are not to be COM
pared with those prevailing in Mex
leo since the embargo was placed on
the expectation of foodstuffs from
the United States to neutral countries.
An opportunity to compare Mexi-
can prices for staple articles with
those obtaining in the United States
is afforded by the following qutations
from merchants here:
Sugar sell for 27 cents a pound
American money, and is very scarce
at this price.
American butter brings 80 cents a
pound, gold, and is the occasion fol-
celebration in the Mexican homes
when it can be obtained at this price
Butter is unknown among the poorer
classes.
| Flour sells for 16 cents pound anG
is growing more expensive as the EN-.
barge restrictions are made more
stringent. Little wheat bread is eater
by the middle and lower classes whC
use flour for making tortillas, a CAKE
made Of flour and water.
American brands of coffee sell a
high as rs cents a pound and is yer,
scarce. Mexican green coffee bring
% cents pound and is roasted owe
charcoal fires as it is used.
Rice, u1ed principally by the Chimes
and Japanese living in Mexico, i
worth II cents a pound.
Lard is another article which ha
more than doubled in price because O
the American EMBRACE. 1t brings 9
cents a pound when it can be obtain
ed. The principal source of supply
the smuggler.
Beans, which are a staple foo
throughout Mexico and are eaten thre
times a day, sell for 10 cents a pounC
This is the highest in the history {
Mexico. The red frijole bean is niue
preferred to the American white nav
bean.
No ham or bacon can be bought her
at the present time. The last SHY
ment received sold for 83 cents
pound.
Chile peppers, grown in all par
of Mexico, are the only foodstu
which has not increased in price.
sells for three cents a pound.
Small purchases are the rule in til
small Mexican stores and shops. TIL
centavo, or penny, formerly was tn
most used medium of purchase an
exchange. 1t was not uncommon fc
. children to ask for one cents wort
of sugar, lard or even flour. Be
cause of the increased cost Of sue
commodities the five-cent piece he
taken the place of the cent as tn
most used medium.
Central markets supply vegetable
| fresh and dried meats and other CON
modities. The Chinese gardeners hay
obtained a monopoly of the green gre
Gerry business and they raise quaint
ties of vegetables on their well tende
farms near this anad other large CT
les. The Chinese also carry vegetable
from place to place in big baske
suspended from a yoke which the pee
dler balances over his neck.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
BIDS FOR ERECTION OF Home FOR
DEPENDENT BRIDGEPORT Chill DREN
EXCEED APPROPRIATION $4,000
Board of Charities May Ask New Bids But Unless Lower
Price is Given Erection of Urgently Needed Building
Must Be Abandoned for the Present Children Now
Lack Isolation Ward for Care of Contagious Diseases

According to a statement issued to-
day by Angus P. Thorne, superinten-
dent of public charities, it is doubtful
whether Bridgeport will get it's new
children's home or not, because when
bids for the erection of the new build
ing were opened yesterday, it was
found all of them were in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 above the amount
appropriated for the purpose.
There is possibility that new bids
will be advertised for and in that
case contractors may try to shade
their original prices so the price may
come within the reach of the commits
sloner of charities. This is improba-
BILE, however, because labor and ma
terial has gone up in cost on account
of war conditions.
Supt Thorne was keenly disap-
pointed at the turn of events because
he realizes the crying need for a chill
dren's home in this city. He has
not given up hope, however, and is of
the opinion that the building may be
erected within the means of the de-
partment.
LII SpSdh1HS VI COlIulIAOllS SA1Sl4IS
at present, Thorne said:
1.-THE present children's home in
Fairfield is totally inadequate for
conditions existing in Bridgeport to-
day. There is not even an isolation
ward in the building, and when a
child is admitted to the home it is a
gamble whether it is bringing measles,
| diphtheria or some other contagious
disease children are subject to into
| the building and spreading it among
the other little inmates.
'sThe present home, being without
an isolation ward, is expensive to keep
up and is in my opinion unfit for the
housing of the city's little. wards. Re-
turning to- the subject of an isolation
ward, you may think when a doctor
examines child and pronounces it
| free from all contagious diseases, ev-
| erything is all right, but you must re-
member it sometimes takes a week
| before symptoms appear and in that
| case all the other children in the
home are liable to be stricken with
| scarlet fever or some other dread
malady.
| eBy having an isolation or quar-
antine ward, the new child would be
isolated from the others for the per
| iod of about two weeks. By that
time if there was anything the mat
ter it would show and the case be
treated accordingly, instead of hav-
ing the entire building placed in a
state of seige due to an epidemic OF
contagious disease.
-
| quandary as to what the final out
come may be, but the next few days
will tell whether new bids will be
asked for or not.
+'Plans are being drawn for the
superintendent cottage at Hillside
Home, also for dairy stable which
will house SO cows. But these plans
are subject to the cost of putting
them into execution. Judging from
1.-THE bids submitted for the erection
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
Will PAY DUES
FOR MEMBERS IN
FORCES OF U. S.
EIks Receive Liberal Gift
From M. J. Jordan for
Members in Service.
ABOUT 80 MEN IN
THE ARMY AND NAVY
Announced at Banquet in
Honor of Retiring Exalted
. Ruler, P. F. Bellew.

Members Of the local lodge of EHlzs
numbering 80 who are in the service
will have their dues paid for a period
of one year by M. T. Jordan, a mem
Der of the local order Mr.. Jordan
made known his intention to give the
amount of his fellow brothers dues at
banquet of 80 members held at The
Stratfield, Saturday evening. The gift
of Mr.. Jordan will amount to nearly
81, 500. AT the present time the lodge
has fund set aside to defray the cost
of the absent members dues but with
the gift will be able to use the money
for other war work
The occasion of the banquet Satur-
day evening was to honor Peter F.
Belleww, who retires as exalted ruler
of the lodge, Thursday evening, April
4, after one of the most successful ad-
min1strationS since the lodge was Or
ganized here many years ago.
| The local lodge has contributed lib
orally to every war fund which has
been subscribed in Bridgeport in the
last year besides making allowances
for the allotment which every Elk
lodge in the country is giving for
building of base hospitals for the gov
eminent. In the two Liberty Loan
drives the Ellls lodge has subscribed
$61, 900 worth of bonds besides the in
dividual subscriptions of the members
outside of its lodge rooms. To the
Red Cross the lodge donated $3.50
while 800 each was given to the
knights of Columbus and the Y. M.
C. A. funds. For a smoke fund con-
Quoted by a local newspaper the EIks
gave 5000 and in the War Savings
campaign have given literally and
are doing great work at the present
. time to increase the enthusiasm of its
members to buy more stamps.
Since taking the office of exalted
, ruler Mr.. Be1lew and his associate of
ficers have added so members. While
the last year campaigns for member
ship was unheard of, the only aim Of
the leader and fellow members was
to get behind the government and dc
, their utmost in winning the war.
The retiring officer was presented
f with handsome emblem of the lodge
, as a token of the esteem in which hi
y is held by his brother Elks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
RELIEVED
RHEUMATICS
Recommending
"Neutrone Prescription 49,"

Since the introduction of "Neutrone
Prescription 80" Rheumatic sufferers
no longer fear the changeable winter
weather. This new combination has
many heretofore incurables on its re-
lieved list.
t'Neutrone Prescription SO" is differs
ent from others in that it treats rheu-
matism as disease of the blood and
oy its general action eliminating rheu-
matte conditions. Its effect is immed-
late as we'll as lasting without any de-
pressing after enecLs.
The whole system is benefited
iame, stiff and inflamed joints disap-
pear where other remedies have failed.
1t helps Nature restore the blood to
its natural, healthy condition in its
positive action, re-supplying what Ma
ture fails to supply fast enough. Mail
5rders filed. soc and $1.00 the bot
tie.
Hindle's Drug Stores and leading
druggists everywherA--
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-26
SEAMEN-F|REMEN
REFUSE TO SAIL
With DELEGATES

London, March 26.-The seamens
and firemen's union has decided that
its members shall refuse to sail on
any ship conveying delegates appoint
ed to the inter-A1lied labor conference
in the United States.
An official of the union said:
Our opposition to these men is the
same as that against Ramsay Mac
Donald. We will take no one who is
opposed to the doctrine that Germany
must make compensation to depend
ents of our murdered merchant sea-
men"
Camille Huysmans, Belgian Social
ist leader and the French delegates to
the conference have deferred their
department in view of the pending
visit of American delegates to Europe.
When the inter-Allied labor confer
ence was held in England last month
no American delegates were present.
It accordingly was decided to send a
delegation of Workmen and Socialists
from England, France and Belgium to
the United States.