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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26
familiar FIGURE
Will Be MISSING
FROM AUTO SHOW
Harry M. Ford, Now Lieu
tenant in Army Unable
to Attend.

One familiar figure at auto shows
will be absent from the Bridgeport
show this year, and, that is Henry NJ.
Ford, president Of the Columbus Mo-
tor Car company of 1S41 Main street,
with garage and service station at 376
Main street. Harry, as he is better
known, is in France as a lieutenant
in the U. S. A., serving in the First
Motor Mechanics, Aviation Division.
He has been in uniform since about
February 1, and according to a letter
just received has not found army ser
vice tiresome. He is not the only Ford
over there. There are millions of
them" The letter follows:
Knights of Columbus,
War Activities,
Somewhere in France,
March 2, 1918.
Dear Father and Mother:
Arrived in France all safe and
sound, after long sea voyage, which
was certainly a treat. I got so I
didn't care whether I got off the ship
or not, if I hadn't been so anxious
to get into the great work waiting for
US here.
lived the life of a king all the
time, except one night when it was
very rough. got seasick and gave
all the good eats to the old Allan
tic. Some ocean! A flock of seagullg
followed us all the way over. Met
several officers from Connecticut on
board the ship, fine fellows. We had
me moving picture shows in the Of
ffcers' quarters every night. You could
hardly realize you were on a ship.
We had prize fights every afternoon
it wasn't raining, among the en-
listed men, and all kinds of enter
tainments. The weather is very
changeable, like July one day and
December the next. The railroad
trains are funny: little engines, and
trolley car gears for freight cars. The
dump carts are all single with long
platforms on them and long springs
under; they ride like an automobile.
They use cows for blowing and to do
all the hauling. Women do all the
work, including street cleaning.
Quite a few French people speak
English and we are learning to speak
French quite rapidly. There are
thousands of Kelly Springfield, Pack
ard and Pierce-Arrow trucks here and
G. M. c. delivery cars. There must
be million Fords here. Just as soon
as we saw land we spotted a Ford,
looking just as they do in America.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26
AUTO IS king IN BRIDGEPORT THIS WEEK,
EXHIBIT WAS FORMAL OPENED YESTERDAY
and THOUSANDS DISPLAY MARKED INTEREST

ufactured in one place and the
straight connecting rods in another.
so no one would associate them and
gain a possible clue.
The first crankcase casting was
made in a small foundry in Worcester,
Mass, at about midnight, and the
sand wa cleaned out of the casting in
the automobile head lamps in the
yard behind the building.
The parts were shipped to Detroit
separately. The cylinder blocks made
the journey in a Pullman car.
The assembling continued day and
night for several weeks in an old one
story shack on the bank Of the De-
uroit river, several miles from the Ca
di1lac factory. The ony approach to
the building was through devious al
leyway The few persons who know
the secret and worked on the engine,
when they visited the hidden work.
shop, left their cars several blocks
away on a main street and never ap-
preached the building in groups. All
of the windows in the little shop were
frosted and armed men guarded the
building day and night.
! Out of the many thousands of men
employed by the company, perhaps 25
knew the secret. The drafting was
done behind locked doors in a down
town office building, and at night the
drawings were locked in vault.
The first engine was finished at
about O'Clock one afternoon. Mr..
White and number of other officials
were present when it started to turn
over on it's own power for the first
time. They all stood around the en-
CINE with a feeling that a big job
had been completed "Here Is the
quietest ~demmed engine in Detroit, %
is the way Mr.. White, with a far away
look in his eyes, is said to have voiced
his feelings
When the car was tested it was
driven only in the back streets of De-
troft. When the test driver thought
he saw anyone looking at him sus.
piciously he opened the cut out on one
side and to all appearance was driv-
ing a four cylinder car. The idea
prevailed in the automobile world that
the Cadillac had something up its
sleeve and as sort of camoufage a
unique four cylinder engine was actu-
ally built. 1t had long cylinders and
many strange features. The building
of this four cylinder engine was COW
cred up just enough so that it would
be sure to leak out and it did.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

IlSut.
Added to all this is the vast pro-
gramme of music and entertainment
which the various committees under
the direction of the management have
provided, SO that the auto show for
1918 will mark an epoch in the in
cerned.
A list of exhibitors follow:
The Bradford Auto sales Co., New
Haven ,Locomobi1e passenger car and
Riker truck; Peck & Lines, Haynes &
Chevrolet passenger cars, Atlas truck;
Sykes Motor Sales Co., Maxwell pas
senger and truck, REQ Sales Co.,
REQ Peerless Olds1nobile passenger,
REQ Peerless Nash trucks; Iverson
Motor Car Co., Crow-Elkhart; Blue
Ribbon Garage, Packard1Dodge pas
senger cars and trucks; S. T.. Velie,
Velie; Aston Motor Car Co., Chalmers
passenger car, Sandow truck; ". B.
W. Smith, Moline Knight; Harry S.
Jones, Chandledi, Premier; Lester Fer
ris, Hupmobile; Auto Repair Co., Nit
chell; John Mattico, Oakland passen-
ger car, Atterbury trucks; Ffnnegan
e. Mitchell Co., Maccar; Schofleld Au-
tomotive Tractor; Jas. Burroughs,N Ma
tfona1 passenger car; Harley David
son, motor cycles.
ACCESSORIES.
Inland Piston Ring Co., pistor
rings; Battery Electric Service, Vests
batteries; Cox Specially Mfg. Co.
tire chain adjuster, disappearing step
Champion Spark Plug Co., Toledo, o.
Cochran Pipe Wrench Co., Chicago
ILL.,; E. A. Lyman Esta Water Aux1l
iator, Burke condenser; Presto Clotf
Mfg. Co., Toledo, Ohio; Louis Schine
Wasco Heating System; Pyramid Gar
age, Auto School; W. Schiettinger Co.
Excelsior Motor Cycle, Henderson
Motor Cycle; w. R. Hopson, Resillen
wheels; Keystonia Garage, Brooklyn
N. Y, Ford Shock Absorbers; Parke'
Rishor Sales Co., Rochester, N. Y.
Parko Soaps; Frantz Premier, Vac
cum Cleaners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26


Not alone is there an exhibition
the largest and most complete col
lection of the latest models of pleas
ure, commercial, and track cars, that
has ever been brought to Bridgeport,
but grim war has it's place in the
ranks this year and shell torn ambu-
lances. from the CORY battlefields Of
France, stand side by side with the
speedy dispatch riders motorcycle,
powerful staff cars and heavily ar
mored land cruisers mounting ma
chine guns.
Tons of accessories fill spaces in
which autos cannot be put on display.
The latest work of the laboratory and
machine shop comprising tires. spark
plugs, magnetos, carburetors, piston
rings, batteries, self-starters, lighting
systems, radiators, lamps, brakes,
brake bands, tubes pumps, tools,
vulcanizers, trimmings, tops, speedom-
eters, valves, portable garages, lubri-
cants in fact there is nothing among
the thousands of accessories which
factories all over this country and
Europe are turning out which is not
on exhibition at this the sixth and
greatest of all Auto Shows ever held
in Bridgeport
Not alone does this great exhibition
stamp indehbly the fact that Bridge
port is the Pittsburgh or Birmingham
of New England, but it also proves
conclusively that when it comes to the
automobile industry Bridgeport is on
a par Of not ahead of the rest in the
manufacture of what has been &C
&nowledged by the experts of the
allied governments to be one of the
greatest cars ever designed in any
part of the world. This fact also ap-
PHYS to the heavy duty trucks which
are being shipped to the battlefronts
of Europe from the big factories in
this city.
In the absence Of the Connecticut
National Guard on active service the
Sixth Annual show is being held un'
der the auspices Of the Connecticut
Home Guard, and will be under thu
veteran management of Benjamin B
Steiber. The show will run all tht
week until next Saturday night ant
the doors will be open from 10 a. m
until 1890 p. m. daily.
This year there is wealth of new
ideas both in bodies and chassis which
is bewildering even to the dyed in tn,
wool motorist. One is greeted will
the latest word in 'Twelves," Fights,
"Sixes" and "Fours" there is a dis
tinct military air about all the bod!
designs, while the colors run more t
the practical and more serviceabl
hues.
Prices range from a few hundre,
dollars to twelve thousand or more
There is car for every taste, US
and pocketbook while the material
away superior to that used in forme
years owing to the high standards de
manded by governments in the turn
ing out OF cars for war work.
During the week there will be spe
cial days set aside for America an
her allies. Each day will mark a ne7
record in the attendance and the re
veal new surprises for the public
The decorations this year far surpas
anything hitherto attempted by tn
local exhibitors and both the Armor
and the Casino have been turned int
palaces which rival anything eve
dreamed of in the Arabian nights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

ment and went over with the first
division Of motor mechanics.
In his absence his automobile busi-
ness in this city will be carried on as
usual by his company as may be
Judged from the display at the auto
show.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

Someone wants to know what will
become of the slackers who are TAX
ing the soldiers jobs? WE'LL, prob
ably after the war you might find
them parading the streets in pro-
cession of the unemployed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

There are the usual number of mo-
florists out this spring who think it
shows lack of skill to go around a
street corner on all four wheels.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

Today and all this week. the automobile is king in Bridge
port
The waiting hundreds treated to the greatest and
most elaborate display of the finest products of the greatest
makers of and accessories that has been assembled
under exhibition roof in this city, when the gates of the
Amory Main street Casino on State street were
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26

A decree issued by Mexico prohibits
the expectation Of gold in bars and of
Mexican and foreign gold coin.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN

A number of our exchanges
have been specializing on what
would happen if the government
took over the newspaper. Well,
the first thing the subscription
price would be raised about so
per cent and the sheriff would
be kept busy chasing delinquents.
The next step would be to raise
wages about 25 percent, and edi-
tors, who wouldn't had a cent in
six months they could call their
own, would be placed on a salary.
The merchants who fall to get
their ad copy in until press day
would be hauled up before the
council Of defense and our limo
type man who hired out for two
weeks and quit his job in a week
would be sent to Leavenworth for
about ten years as a deserter.
It looks like a good proposition
and we're for 1.-THE Fairbury
(Neb.) News.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
FEATURE FILM TONIGHT

A photoplay which will I'M
doubtedly pack the Opera House
tonight will be shown under the
title of ''The Shuttle" In this
picture Lewis J. Selznick pre-
sents Constance Talmadge as the
star. The book which attained
a great popularity was written
by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 1t
was adapted for the screen by
Margaret Trunbull and Harvey
Thew.
The story Of ''The Shuttle" is
intensely interesting and is pro-
duced with all the beauty and ar
tistry as only few are as capable
as Mr.. Selznick. AS for Miss
Talmadge most Of the critics
when using her name invaribly
prefix the word "captivating."
Morgan City movie followers viii
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
NEGRO HAS TWELVE SONS
IN SERVICE

New Orleans, La. September
17,-Twelve Of his nineteen sons
in the Army and Navy, thir-
teenth son eager and ready to
90, and Of the twelve at war,
there are two sets of twins, one
set of triplets, and the other five
Just individuals.
That's the remarkable record
of the Rev. R. H. Windslow
family, living near Rayville, La.
Rex WindsloW is a negro Bah
fist minister, and, besides the re-
cord Of sons in the service, he
boasts single daughter and him
self as members of the Richard
Parish Chapter. He conducts a
negro church auxiliary of the
Red Cross. Besides, Rev. Wind
slow owns three Liberty Bonds.
News Of the record number Of
sons in service, and believed an
inspiration and note of patriot
ism for every negro family in the
came through the Amer
lean Red Cross. A field repre-
sentative of the Gulf Division,
A. R. c., was in Rayville the
other day and heard of the re-
markable negro family.
Rev. Windslow is 81 years old,
and was born in Montgomery
County, Ala. His II sons were
last heard at Camp Upton and it
is believed they are overseas
now. They are: Bonnie Lee,
George and Lafayette, twins;
Robin; William and James,
twins; Matthew, Mark and
Luke, triplets, drafted; Jeff,
Johnnie and Archie.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
Berwick Dealers Fined

Seven Italian retail dealers
operating stores in Berwick were
fine $3.50 each by Parish Food
Administrator R. E. Brumby of
Franklin, who came to Morgan
City yesterday afternoon. The
men were charged with non-ob-
servance Of wheatless day reg
ulati0ns before those days were
recentlv abolished by the Food
Administration. The Italians
plead guilty to the charge and
were instructed to pay their fines
to the Berwick Unit, St. Mary
Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
The store-keepers involved
We're: Chas. Bella, F. Rissigno-
10, Mrs. Laura Patti, D. Durpu-
"a, nj. Leopold, Gabe Joseph and
E. Mahfong. n
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
MOTHER! DON'T TAKE
CHANCES IF CHILD'S
TONGUE is COATED
If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious,
Clean Little Liver and
Bowels.

A Laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish,
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, Mother! If
coated, or your child is listless, cross,
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment,
give teaspoonful of "California
Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, be-
cause it is perfectly harmless, and in
a few hours all this constipation
poison, sour bile and fermenting
waste will gently move out of the
bowels, and you have g well, playful
child again. A thorough inside
cleansing" is ofttimes all that is
necessary. 1t should be the first
treatment iven in any sickness.
Beware fcounterfeit fig syrups
Ask you druggist for bottle of Gal
ifornia Syrup of Figs" which has full
directions for babies, children Of all
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
find "The Shuttle" we'll worth
their inspection.
DON'T SCOLD, MOTHERi
THE CROSS CHILD is
BILIOUS, FEVERISH
look at Tongue! If Coated, Clean
Little Stomach, Liver,
Bowels.

Don't scold your fretful, peeyish
child. See if tongue IS coated this
is a sure sign its little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with sour
waste
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally,
has stomach ache, indigestion, diar
rhoea, give teaspoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs and il a few
hours all the foul waste, the sour bile
and fermenting food passes out Of
the bowels and you have a we'll and
playful child again. Children love
this harmless fruit laxative," and
mothers can rest easy after giving it,
because it never fails to make their
little ''insides" clean and sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother A little
given today saves sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine Ask your
druggist for a bottle of 'California
Syrup of Figs" which has directions
for babies, children Of all ages and
for grown ups plainly on the bottle
Remember there are counterfeits sold
here, SO surely look and see that
yours is made by the california Fig
Syrup Company" Hand back with
contempt any other fig syrup.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

SURGEONS agree that n cases
of Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is most inn
portant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
no danger Of infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROZONE is
the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c.
soc. S1.00 and $3.50 Sold by Der
langer Drug Company.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
and to entrain for national army

and to entrain for national army
camps September 1921, was is
sued today by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
The draft calls will take more
than 10000 negro men from elev-
en- southern states, North Caro-
lima being one of the few not call
ed on. The number of men called
from Louisiana and the camps
to which they will be sent in
clude:
Louisiana, 1000 to Camp Beau
regard. La, $40 to Camp Sher-
man, Ohio, and $50 to Camp
Grant, III.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

Mr.. Henry Poncio proprietor
of Poncio's Pharmacy, left today
to attend the meeting of the
National Association Of Retail
Druggists at New Orleans.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
MANY NEGROES CALLED

Washington, Septic A
draft call for 29,o16 negro reg
istrants from 353 states. quail
fled for general military service,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

September IS is the big dsv! Make
your plans to be here on that Gay.
There's going to be something very
much doing.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
NOTICE TO GROCERS

On account Of the removal of
ID. BOurdier, grocer, from Nor
gan City, there is available for
distribution to the trade of this
city, 900 pounds of sugar. This
sugar will be pro-rated among
the grocers of Morgan City &C.
cording to the September sugar
certificates issued. Every gro
Ger who wishes to share in the
redistribution of this 900 pounds
of sugar must furnish the local
Food Administration with proof
of his September allotment not
alter than Wednesday, September
18th.
(Signed) c. E. KING,
Food Administrator,
9th Ward, St. Mary Parish.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
OPPORTUNITY.

Good serricablc boat 10, 8,
Name Loualiee, Sterling s,s :
90 h. p, 3ength 40 feet. asto~s.
all ne3.'er top. aut mobile .,,., :.
see Full, equipped an,
guaranteed running rider. WIN III ,
cheap. Inquire:
Hou3a Retail Company. ,ne
Houma, Louisiana
lm0
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

1900 PERFORMING ANIMALS 1O3 BIG SENSATIONAL
ANIMAL ACTS
Performing Junge-Bred Lions, Tigers Leopads Jaguars Gz
lily Cinnamon Siberian and Polar Beass Seals Sea Lions
Elephants, Camels Zebras Zubas Hyenas, Sacred Cattle
Kangaroos Ourang Outangs Apes, Chimpanzes Monkeys
Mountain Goats, Dogs, Ponies Mammoth Hppopoomus,
Rhinoceros Giant Giraffe
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
Advertising Rates In Effect July LIST. III

m one mOnfh, per IIOe Dot TTIEIlI TIJTF'' e
Bold face type and headings count two
lines.
extra space may be had pro rata during tie
life OF the contract
When space contracted for IS not used in
full the advertiser will BE- charged reHu7 ny
gard rate for amount used instead OF CONTRACT
PACE SPECIFICATIONS.
Length of columns 10 3-4 inches. wan
of columns 10 ems plea. Six columns 70 lne
parr. Body type point Published every
dnv except Sunday. Dead line o'clock a. ~
day Of issue
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
ATTENTION.
SAVE YOUR TIRES!

In Our New Vulcanizing
Department We Are Now
Equipped 20 Make Old
Torn AUTO Tires Give Many
More Niles OF Satisfactory
Service. You Can Actually
Save Money BY Taking Ad.
vantage OF This Most Mod.
ern Of Tire Repairing Sys.
tens Which We Have Sc.
"ured For St. Mary Auto.
lists.
Auto Repairing Of Every
Description.
Complete Line Of Acceso-
ries.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
QUICK SERVICE.
ST. MARY GARAGE
The Most Modern Repair
Shop In The Parish.
Franklin, La.
Phone 2
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
AMAN FURNISHES

His Office In Mahogany
His Ability and He Uses
Good Stationery To Make
The Same Impression =
The Recipient of His Lettt
Here His Returns May MOI
Be Tangible But They ATT
To Convince His Caller u
There, Nevertheless.
See The Review For Inc
Kind of Stationery And Lev
ter Heads Which VIII 0oh'
mand Respect. -
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
NOTICE.

am now representa-.
machines will have 1I' order
''0 u, also q" repair work
''' E. J. PRICE |
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

iii CH..lifuge contains Quin-
inc, which is an absolute spec
tic for the malaria germ. 1t
also contains iron, tonic used
by the best physicians for ton
ing up the system after attacks
of grip and malaria. Til
Chillifuge also contains a pow
erful liver invigorator. Sold
by druggists at 25c.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

Entered as second class mai, 'cat-
Ter 1t the Postoffice Of MorgaA City.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17

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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-08-09
"a MEN CALLED
FOR AUGUST rs

The Local Board for Burke coun-
tv received call yesterday morning
for "a men to be sent to Camp
Lewis, Wash, for general service
during the week beginning Aug 26,
that the call be filled by. voluntary
application for service If possible.
The call is so much smaller than
what was expected, that it is sub
ject of congratulations that the re-
quest made on the war department
by the executive heads of the state
have been granted. The war de-
partment has recognized the need
of men to harvest the present crop,
and desires that the call be f1lle>
by voluntary applications from men
that can be best spared this month.
OF course if voluntary applications
are not at hand to completely fill
the call, say by August 18th, 1t is
the duty of the local board to fill
the apportionment by involuntary
induction in sequence OF order num-
ber and registration year, full con
sideration to be given to agricul-
tural and industrial requirements.
Camp Lewis is the second largest in
the United States, and men who en-
train for that camp will see great
deal of the country, and while 1t
may be trifie out of the direct
line oversee, yet all roads eventual
ly lead in that direction. The list
of men to go in this call is now be-
ing made up, and all registrants
who can possibly get away now
should volunteer in order that those
most needed to save the crops
might work in the harvest fields un-
til later date. AS usual the boys
will be given a royal sendof on the
day Of their departure, and COM
mittees are already at work getting
the program ARRANGED,