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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

year. The payments may be every
six months or every year, and the
first payment is exactly the same as
the payment made at the end of the
thirty-fifth year.
I'm the past the lender has had
control of the matter of payment. The
borrower has been, in the scriptural
sense the servant to the lender Am
irritation changes all that. The Dor
rover, for the first time, is given the
chance to say what he wants. When
he borrows through a Federal Land
Bank, the land bank will not tell him
he can have the money for only one
year, or three years, or five years, but
the farmer will tell the bank how
long he wishes the mortgage to run.
He can pay the mortgage off only
after the lapse of five years, but the
history of farm mortgages shows that
when a farm is once mortgaged it
usually stays mortgaged For the
benefit of the farmer, therefore, it is
much better TO have the debt under
the control of the borrower, rnan I'M
der the control of the lender. Amor
tiZation works wonders for the far
mer who is N debt. 1t relieves his
mind, for the fear of foreclosure no
longer haunts him. 1t lightens the
drain on his purse, for it reduces the
interest he has to pay. Most of the
farm loans in the United States, up to
a year ago, were drawing interest at
about s per cent, some of them as
high as Il per cent. and Is per cent.
The Federal Farm Loan rate all over
the United States is 3 per cent. flat
eve believe this now to 1-2-Edi-
tori and everything the farmer pays
above that cuts down or kills off the
mortgage"
Surely, when the government is
thus financing the farmer, New Eng
landers will lee the wisdom of tilling
their own soil, and becoming crea-
tors and doing a great constructive
work. If we. right here on our own
Connecticut farms, do not appreciate
the value of cur land, with its vast
possibilities-not to speak of the ex-
quisite loneliness of our hills, streams
and valleys-the day is soon coming
when shrewd outsiders, wise CONNER
cial men, will take advantage of ali
these new openings, and buy up our
land away from US. Then it will be
too late.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
STEPNEY

Mrs. George ,Clingan left on Wed
nesday for a several weeks stay in
Virginia, where she will be the guest
of relatives.
Miss Grace Fredericks spent the
week end as the guest of her mother
in New Haven.
Mrs. Samuel M. Garlick and Miss
Carolyn Garlick of Bridgeport. have
visited at the home of Herbert Car
lick
Mrs. Robert Davis has been con-
fined to the, house by illness for few
days past.
The Red Cross Auxiliary will meet
on Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Perry B. Hubbell.
Schools were not in session on
Friday as the teachers attended a
teachers meeting at the Lower school
Mr. and Mrs. George Powell and
Miss Gladys Powell spent several
days last week out of town.
An auto accident happened on Sat
urday afternoon, rear William. c..
Nichols home on the state road, when
q delivery car belonging to Crouch &
Plassman. left the roadway, crashed
| through the fence and landed in a
swamp. The accident was caused
| by defective steering gear. The as
sistance of two auto trucks failed to
| dislodge the car from the swamp and
they were forced to leave the car
there.
| The thermometer registered 22o be-
low zero at Stepney Depot on Thurs
| ho fay. &c
| season
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert of New
town. spent Sunday as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Milon Hawley
L. V. Slade has been appointed as
a member of the Board of Relief in
place of l.. o. Osborne, who resign
ed.
The funeral of Walter Bevans, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs Levi Bevans, was
held at his late home on Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock. The parent:
have the sincere Sympathy of theil
friends and neighbors as the lad wa!
| emily six years old and had been il
for some weeks past The burial wa!
in the local cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Willis, Wit
have been occupying part of Mrs. T
D. Leavenworth' house, have moved
into Mary E. Seeleys place,
Mr. Frederick Sutherland is enjoy
ing trip to Pennsylvania.
Mr.. George Chngan is spending
some time in New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin c. Shelton
Mrs Arthur ]. Hull and Mrs. Henri
Sherman, attended the meeting of tn
War Bureaus at the Stratfield Of
Thursday afternoon. 1t is expects
\ war rally will be held in this tow
soon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
STOMACH UPSET!
Get at the Real Cause-Take Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead of
taking tonics, or trying to patch up a
Door digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment - clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
law. don't-care feeling. no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested. foods
Won Should take Olive Tablets, the sub.
stitute for calonel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
cripino. cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you ike.
al 10c and Csc per box. All druggists-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
BRIDGEPORT
OLD FOLKS
TAKE HEART

They renew their youth with fresh
courage and quickened spirit. 1t sure
is pleasure to see the way they nave
come back and in such short time,
too.
They are all loud in praise Of Phos-
phated Iron. the new wonder nerve
and blood tonic. AS one "old-tlmer"
said, 81 could fairly feel it putting the
Pep and kick in my rundown, OLD
body. I was worn out, all in ana
thought I was on my last legs, but
tonic and bracer to put me on my
feet and get me going again. :
Believe me, Phosphated Iron IS
the goods and say. it made a new
woman of my wife, too. We Will
never be without it in our house.
Honest physicians will tell you that
Phosphates and Iron are the best
tonics and health builders for the
aged, nervous, weak and run down.
1t increases the quantity and quality
of blood.
1t makes thin, poor blood rich, red
and new.
Rich, red blood pumped through
the veins drives out poison and car
ries health, strength and vigor to
every part of the body. If you are
run down. adj in, lost your nerve, take
a brace, get next to yourself and try
Phosphated Iron. 1t really does what
it claims. 1t will not disappoint you,
you can't go wrong on this tip. Ask
the man or woman who has tried it.
Good doctors and druggists prescribe
it.
To insure physicians and their pa
tients getting the genuine Phosphated
Iron it is put up in capsules only. Do
not allow dealers to give you pills or
tablets. Insist on capsules. Hindle
Drug Stores and leading druggists
everyWhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
STAY GERMANS IN RAID,

London, Feb. 5-"We carried out
successful raids last night south of
Fleurbaix Southwest of Armen-
tieres) and in the neighborhood of
the Ypres-Staden railroad" says to-
days report. MANY Germans were
killed and prisoners and a machine
gun were captured by u.s.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
COMMANDER WHO
FIRED ITALIAN
SUB is REDUCED

Washington, Feb. 5.-Lieut. Com
mander Ernest Friedrich, who in COM
mand Of the guntoat Nashville fred
by mistake late last summer on an
Italian submarine in the Mediterra-
mean, was ordered reduced 30 num-
bers by the naval court which tried
him, it was learned yesterday and
the sentence was approved by Secre-
tary Daniels despite the fact that the
Italian government officially interced-
ed in behalf of the officer and the ma
val court made an unanimous recon-
mendation for clemency.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
BRITISH LOSSES
FOR ONE WEEK
TOTALLED 1884

London. Feb. 5.-British casualties
reported during the week ended yes
terday totalled 6,S54, divided as fol-
lows:
Killed or died of officers,
81; men, 1926.
Wounded or missing-Oficers, 17S;
men, 4,S05.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05
NEWSPAPER PLANT BURNS.

Anaconda, Mont. Feb. 5 - Fire
early today virtually destroyed the
plant and building of the Anaconda
Standard, with 2 loss that may total
$25O,0O0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

The British armed boarding steamer
Louvain was sunk by q. German sub
marine in the eastern Mediterranean
on Jan. 81. Seven officers and PIT
men were lost.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

Lord Eustace Percy. attache of the
British Embassy at Washington, was
among the passengers aboard an
American liner. He had been on a
leave of absence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

Swedish steamships accompanied
by a gunboat and an ice-breaker were
fred upon enroute TO take Swedish
subjects from Finland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

Only 16 of the 1876 Brooklyn schools
allied to tpen. They were short of
oal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

Of getting goods
Especially hardware) be-
cause of war conditions,
has not depleted our
stocks.
mo matter what it is you
want in hardware, we have
it.
fJust at present here are a
number Of exceptionally
attractive bargains arts
ing from changes in the 10
cation Of departmnts OF
our store, and prepare
tons for spring business.
AMERICAN HARDWARE
STORES
(Ilicorpornted)
lyon & Grammar. Retail Divisi0n
FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDDLE STE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-05

Times Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
CHAPTER XIII.
Gas Attacks and Spies.

Three days after we had silenced
Fritz, the Germans sent over gas. II
did not catch us unawareS, because the
wind had been made to ORDER that Is,
it was blowing from the German
trenches toward ours at the rate OF
about five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down the
trench to keep sharp lookout for gas.
We had new man at the periscOpe
on this afternoon in question; was
sitting on the fire step, cleaning my
rifle, when he called out to me:
"There's a sort Of greenish, yellow
cloud rolling along the ground out In
front, it's coming"
But T waited for no more, grabbing
my bayonet, which was detached from
the rifle, gave the alarm by banging
an empty shell case, which was hang.
ing near the periscope. At the same
instant, gOngs started ringing down the
trench, the signal for Tommy to don
his respirator, or smoke helmet, as we
call it.
Gas travels quickly, so you must not
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds in
which to adjust your gas helmet.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
DEPTH CHARGES EFFECTIVE
flute German Assertion of
lneffectiveness.

London. - Interesting narratives
from reliable sources refute the Ger
man assertion regarding the alleged
ineffectiveness of depth charges and
other methods of destroying subma
rineS.
On bright moonlight night Brit
ish patrol boat observed a submarine
half a mile distant, apparently re-
charging. The captain Immediately
ordered full speed in the direction Of
the U-boat, with the object of ram
ming her before she was able to sub
merge. The U-bOat succeeded in sub
merging, but the patrol boat came up
and dropped six depth charges and
then fired q shell at the center of the
visible disturbance Large quantities
of oil came to the surface and cries
for help were heard. Only one survi-
vor was found.
A British submarine recently
rammed an enemy submarine. The
British boat cut through the enemys
plates and remained imbedded. Both
endeavored to eXtricate themselves.
The enemy, through using his ballast
tanks, almost came to the surface,
bringing the British submarine along
Then the German drew away in great
difficulty. apparently frantically en-
deavoring to keep afloat, but subSe-
quently sank.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
USE FAT CARDS
IN SWITZERLAND

same results. Even the pits of apples,
pears and oranges can be made to pro-
duce oil. Pumpkins, too, contain
wealth of oil. Mostly all of these oil
yielding particles are thrown away as
useless.
"Children should be fought to pick
them up and collect them. Depots
should be established where the chill
dren-and others tOO-can turn in
their collections. The rising genera
tion must become imbued with the de-
sire to serve their country. Planting
Of sunfowers along roads, walks and
railroad tracks must be encouraged.
eff all this is done Systematically
and faithfully the present shortage Of
fat will mean nothing to our people.
1t may be felt as an annoyance in the
kitchen and the palate may miss some
thing, but it will not cause any mall
nutrition Of the people,"
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20

Fritz became a worse nuisance than
ever. He was getting fresher and more
careless every day, took all kinds of
liberties with uS-thOught he was in
vincible.
Then one Of our crew got brilliant
idea and we were all enthusiastic to
put it to the test.
Here was his scheme:
When firing my gun, was to play
my tune, and Fritz, no doubt, would
fall for it, try to initiate me as an
added insult. This gunner and two
others would try, by the sound, to To-
cate Fritz and his gun. After having
got the location, they would mount
two machine guns in trees, in little
clump Of woods to the left of our ceme-
terry, and while Fritz was in the middle
Of his lesson, would open up and trust
to luck. BY our calculations, it would
take at least a week to pull off the
stunt.
If Fritz refused to swallow our bait,
it would be impossible to locate his
special gun, and that's the one we were
after, because they all sound alike, q
slow pup-pup-pup.
Our prestige was hanging by a
thread. In the battalion we had to en-
dure all kinds of insults and fresh re-
marks as to our ability in silencing
Fritz. Even to the battalion that Ger
man gun was sore spot.
Next day, Fritz opened up as usual.
I let him fire away for while and
then butted in with my 'pup-pup-pup-
pup-pup-pup." kept this up quite a
while, used two belts Of ammunition
| Fritz had stopped firing to listen. Then
he started in; sure enough, he had
fallen for our game, his gun was trying
to initiate mine, but, at first he made q
horrible mess of that tune. Again
butted in with few bars and stopped
Then he tried to copy what I had
played. He was good sport all right
because his bullets were going away
over our heads, must have been firing
into the air. I commenced to feel
friendly toward him.
This duet went on for five days
Fritz was good pupil and learned
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
RUSH FOR BRITISH GUARDS
All Glasses Of English People Eager
to Enlist in Crack Reg
iments.

London.-The glamour of the Guards
has appealed to men of all classes of
society, and a vacancy in these regi-
ments either Of commission or in the
ranks seldom needed hours to fill.
At present these regiments are open
to recruiting, with the result that there
is a positive rush among young men to
enlist. The hundreds of young min
ers who have been released under the
cOmbing out order, especially men
from the northern districts, are COM
ing to London for the purpose of en-
listing in these crack regiments, and
the recruiting authorities are working
night and day.
The men are all of splendid physique
and show by their action that they
have NOT got over the good old-fash-
ioned English dislike of waiting until
they are fetched.
The majority of the men are enlist
ing for the full army period Of service
and not for the duration~of the war.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
ONF-TTME JUNGLE
PASTURES CATTLE
for 400 years, but at last it is being
remedied.

for 400 years, but at last it is being
remedied.
To Whom Credit Is Due.
The main active agent in this work
is the chief quartermaster Of the
canal, r. X. Morris, who is one Of
the ''boys who grew up on the canal"
He began as a clerk at little over
twenty years of age, some Ii years
ago, and has now become the Hoover
Of the zone and perhaps the biggest
agriculturist in Latin-America. Mr..
Morris has taken up the work with
intelligent enthusiasm, studied it from
many angles, got a corps Of prac-
tical experts, and is bidding fair to
solve some of the most important and
difficult problems that have ever con-
fronted tropical pioneers. He is in
line to do with tropical agriculture
what General Gorgas did with tropi-
cal sanitation.
The time is very propitious and the
results will be we'll worth watching.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
Now Furnishes Beef and Milk for
10000 People in the
Canal Zone.
DONE BY DITCH DIGGERs
Men Who Are Now Running Canal at
Time When Its Importance In VIM
nina War Is Vital and
imperative.

Christobal, G. Z-It may safely be
said, that nowhere else in the world
except in the Canal Zone could have
developed a great pasturage area out
Of primeval jungle and put the cattle
on it to support a population of 15O,-
600 people with beef and milk in
years time.
But this is what the men who dug
the canal and mad it running ahead of
schedule time have done. Wars
threat Of famine has no terrors for
them. 1t is also literally true that
this industrial feat has been accom-
plished by the real ditch diggers, the
men who were the rank and file OF
few years ago, but who are now run
ming the canal at time when It's I'M
portance in winnir~ the war Is so vi
tai and imperative. The gunpowder
material for the allies passes through
the canal, and it may win the war
before the great atmospheric nj
trogen plants get into operation In the
United States.
Economical independence.
To make the force Of men engaged
in the maintenance, operation and de-
fense of the canal economically
independent of outside sources Of food
supply to the greatest possible extent,
has become the fixed policy here, and
the progress of the war daily vtndi-
Gates it's wisdom. There are hundreds
of thousands Of idle acres near the
canal and hundreds Of thousands Of
idle or comparatively idle men in ad-
Joining countries. and the use of both
these unemployed assets is self-evident-
ly desirable.
Pineapples and sugar from Hawaii
constantly pass the canal, when cane
and pines both grow freely and lux
uriantly here; oranges are imported
from California and Florida; even
fish from Europe sometimes. when
Panama's waters abound In excellent
red snapper and Spanish mackerel. 1t
is a curious comment on industry that
this situation should have existed here
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20

to disguise the location of his machine
gun and get his range. Some Of the
most commonly used stunts are as fol-
lows:
At night, when he mounts his gun
over the top Of his trench and wants
to get the range Of Fritz's trench he
adopts the method of what he terms
getting the sparks" This consists of
firing bursts from his gun until the
bullets hit the German barbed wire.
He can tell when they are cutting the
wire, because a bullet when it hits
wire throws out blue electric spark.
Machine-gun fire is very damaging to
wire and causes many W ing party
to go out at night when it is quiet to
repair the damage.
To disguise the flare of his gun at
night when firing, Tommy uses what is
called flare protector. This is stove
pipe arrangement which fits over the
barrel casing Of the gun and screens
the sparks from the right and left, but
not from the front. So Tommy always
resourceful, adopts this scheme: About
three feet or less in front of the gun he
drives two stakes into the ground.
abou+ five feet apart. Across these
stakes he stretches a curtain made out
Of empty sandbags ripped open. He
soaks this curtain in water and fires
through it. The water prevents it
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare of the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound is a valuable asset in locating
a machine gun, but Tommy surmounts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one hun.
dred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with its fire the
sector of the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that Of the right
gun. This makes their fire cross; they
are fired simultaneously.
By this method it sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
impression that the gun is firing from
point midway between the guns
which are actually firing, and they ac-
cordingly shell that particular spot.
The machine gunners chuckle and say,
''Fritz is a brainy boy, not 'alf he
amt"
But the men in our lines at the spot
being shelled curse Fritz for his ignO'
rance and pass a few pert remarks
down the line in reference to the ma
chine gunners being "windy" and
afraid to take their medicine.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
Showing How Fritz ls Fooled.

rapidly, in fact, got better than his
teacher. I commenced to feel jealous.
When he had completely mastered the
tune, he started sweeping the road
again and we clicked it worse than
ever. But he signed his death warrant
by doing so, because my friendship
turned to hate. Every time he fired he
played that tune and we danced.
The boys in the battalion gave us
the "Ha! Hal" They weren't in on
our little frameup.
The originator Of the ruse and the
other two gunners had Fritz's location
taped to the minute; they mounted
their two guns, and also gave me the
range. The next afternoon was set for
the grand finale.
Our three guns, with different eleva-
tions, had their fire so arranged, that,
opening up together, their bullets
would suddenly drop on Fritz IKE a
hailstorm.
About three the next day, Fritz start
ed "pup-pupping" that tune. blew
sharp blast on whistle, it was the sig
nal agreed upon; we turned loose and
Fritz's gun suddenly stopped in the
middle of a bar. We had cooked his
goose, and our ruse had worked. After
firing two belts each, to make sure Of
our job, we hurriedly dismounted our
guns and took cover in the dugout. We
knew what to expect soon. We didn't
have to wait long, three salvos of
"whizz-bangs" came over from Fritz's
artillery, further confirmation that
we had sent that musical machine-gun
ner ON his Westward-bound journey.
That gun never bothered us again.
We we're the heroes Of the battalion,
our captain congratulated us, said 1t
was a neat piece Of work, and, conse-
quently, we were all puffed up over the
stunt.
There are several ways Tommy uses
The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
VICTIM OF U-BOAT
BELITTLES MENACE

Spencertown, N. Y.-JOSeph
Satriale, radio operator on the
President Lincoln, recently sunk
by German U-bOat, survived
the hardships Of being adrift
many hours only to come home
here on furlough and be taken
seriously i'll, due to reaction.
Satriale, with several ship
mates, was adrift 18 hours be-
fore being picked up by an
American destroyer. He says
the U-boats will have no great
effect on shipping as long as the
American destroyers and chas-
ers are turned loose. Every
time a piece of floatwood ap-
pears on the waters surface
there is a swarm of small boats
making for it.