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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
CAMPBELL FIRST
AMERICAN ACE"
TO WIN HONORS
Californian Shoots Down
German Biplane Near Pont
a Mousson Friday.
RICKENBACHER
IN SELECT CLASS
Contest Lasted 20 Minutes
Before Enemy Airman
Would Give Up Battle.

With the American Army in France,
Friday, May 31.---By The Associated
Press.)---To Lieut.. Douglass Camp
bell of California goes the honor of
being the first ace in the American
flying corps. It was Lieut.. Campbell
who shot down the German biplane
near Pont a NGousson today. 1t was
his fifth victory to be confirmed off
cially.
1t is probable that another ace will
be announced soon and the aviator to
win the honor probably will be Lieut..
Edward Richenbacher of Columbus,
o., the former automobile racer. Off
cial confirmation of the victory gained
by Rdchenbacher will bring his string
of victories to the coveted five.
With several other pilots, Lieut..
Campbell was out early today. They
were acting as patrols and as protec-
ton for an American observation ma
chine returning with British bombing
aeroplanes. Some distance away
Lieut. Campbell saw a German aero
plane at a height of 1850 metres. He
sped toward it and when he got near
the German the enemy biplane began
to dart in and out, firing bursts from
his machine gun. The German did
his best to get a shot home, but
Campbell kept circling and darting at
high speed The contest continued for
20 minutes before the enemy observer
abandoned his gun. Campbell saw
that the Germans ammunition was
exhausted and he closed in on him.
Lieut.. Campbell tried to signal the
German to surrender and descend on
French soil, but the latter apparently
decided to take a chance on getting
home. The American got on the tail
of the German, forcing him down but
all the time the enemy was getting
nearer home. Lieut. Campbell again
signalled without success and then,
when the chance came of allowing the
German to escape OF shooting him
down, he cut loose with his gun and
poured a deadly stream of incendiary
bullets into the German machine,
which crashed to the earth inside our
lines.
Our first all-American ace said:
II did not like the idea of shooting
Him down when he was not fighting,
but I could not let him get away
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
MEDICAL STAFF
OF RED CROSS
NOW Modified

Paris, June THE entire medical
staff of the American Red Cross in
France has been modified to meet
any emergency that may arise in the
problem of handling medical service
for refugees and others. Hitherto
doctors had volunteered for such
work. They have now been divided
into three classes: those whose work
is of such a character that they can
be considered Immediately available;
those working in Paris at such i'm
portant work that their services
should not be called on except in ex-
treme emergency those at work out
side Paris.
The night telephone operators at
headquarters in Paris have the tele-
phone numbers of a group of doctors
who can be called out at any hour of
the day or night.
Ample fu1l-time nursing service at
the railroad stations and shelters in
Paris is assured by a similar mobili-
zation of nurses and nurses aids.
Four units of one doctor and two
nurses each provided with full equip
ment of drugs, supplies and instru-
ments, are already in the field; SINH
lar emergency kits are prepared and
ready for immediate service when
other units are called out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
RED CROSS CALLS
FOR $4,000 NURSES

New York, June THE American
Red Cross announced yesterday that
on Monday it would start campaign
to enlist 5000 more Red Cross
nurses for service in the army and
navy. Every woman who has gradu-
ated from hospital training school
will be asked to enlist, and women
graduates of colleges and high schools
VIII be asked to enroll for training in
the army school for nursing recently
established by the army in connec.
ton with military hospitals. The fol-
lowing telegram was received by the
Red Cross:
Office of the Surgeon General, United
States Army, May 20.
I am informed that on June 8 it is
the intention of the American Red
Cross to start a drive for nurses in the
army The American Red Cross is
great recruiting agency for army
nurses, and through this agency
wish to appeal to the nurses of the
country to enroll for service in the
Nurses Corps of the army. The need
of a great number of nurses is acute,
and any assistance the American Red
Cross can render the department i'll
obtaining for the Army Nurses Corps
the number of nurses required will be
a service to the country.
W. G. GORGAS, Surgeon General
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
TEDDY is CLAD
TAFT FEUD IS
over He SAYS

New York, June Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt returned last night
from his Western trip, where he made
four speeches in Springfield, Ohio;
three in Des Moines, Iowa; one in
Madison, Wis; two in Milwaukee, and
two in Detroit. Perhaps the most ex-
citing event in the Colonels trip was
his meeting with William H. Taft in
Chicago, with the resultant burial of
the Ratchet by the only two living ex-
Presidents of the United States. With
a pleased grin the Colonel emphasized
last night how happy he was over the
fact that he and Mr.. Taft are friends
once more. And he insisted that
neither of them had talked politics.
NO. said the Colonel at the Grand
Central Terminal 1--WE did not talk
politics at ALL
It was explained by one of the
ColoneTs party that the meeting be-
tween Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft
had not been arranged in advance.
The Colonel was at the Blackstone
Hotel dining last Sunday night when
Mr. Taft arrived. On the way to his
room Mr.. Taft was informed that the
Colonel was in the dining room, and
he Immediately sought him out and
made the first advances at reconcilia-
ton.
'It was a very great pleasure to
me-" explained the Colonel last night,
"to have the half hour talk with Mr.
Taft and to resume our relations on
the old basis, for we are in entire
agreement on all the vital questions
connected with winning the war by
striking down Germany and by put
ting down every form of treason here
at home, and of insisting upon an
absolutely unified and nationalized
American citizenship
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
TEA is NOT FOOD
SAYS CONTROLLER

London, June Tea is not a food
within the meaning of the British food
controllers order against boarding,
according to a decision handed down
by the Kings Bench division of the
High Court of Justice.
The case under review was that Of
a woman who had been fined $3.50 for
accommodating 122 pounds of England
favorite beverage. The controllers
anti-hoardfng order reads: For the
purpose of this order the expression
article of food shall include every
article which is used for food by man,
or which ordinarily enters into the
composition or preparation of human
food"
The court said: 'UI1ess tea could
be got within the word food it could
not come within the prohibition. The
appellant acquired dry tea leaves. No
body eats tea leaves. So that what
she ate was something different from
what she bought. If she had acquired
drink there would have been no
prosecution. It would he straining the
order to say that the word food in
cludes tea leaves"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
HUNS REMOVE
CLOTHES FROM
U. S. SOLDIERS
Returned Russian Prisoner
Tells of Cruelty to Our
Soldiers at Tuehl.
REFUSED FOOD
FOR MANY DAYS
Huts Are Damp, Cold and
Unfit for Human Being to
Live In, Says Russian.

With the American Army in
France, Friday, May S1(-By the AS
ISOLATED Press-A Russian prisoner
who recently returned from Germany
has made a statement in Moscow
which is now available here, to the
effect that he saw American prison.
ers of war in a camp at Tuchel, West
Prussia, and that they asked him to
let it be known that they were treat
ed brutally. The prisoners said they
were hungry and penniless.
When the Americans arrived at the
camp, according to this account, the
Germans removed all their clothes.
They were evidently anxious to have
the American shoes. They told the
prisoners they should not wear ex-
pensive clothing and shoes while
working, and that their property
would be taken care of until their re-
turn to America. The Russians said,
however, that every one knew what
that meant.
A consul, the Russian was not sure
whether he was a Swiss or a Span
lard, visited the camp. Complaint
was made to him by the Americans,
and their clothes were returned, but
the consul seldom visited the camp
the Germans had opportunity to
practice many injustices.
The Russian said that eight Amer
leans who were captured several
months ago reached the camp at
midday and, being very hungry, ask
ed for bread. They were told that
bread was distributed only in the
morning. They were placed in a hut
with Russians, after being forced to
stand in a square where Germans
were given an opportunity to insult
them.
The huts in which the Americans
are living, the Russian said, are
damp, cold and unfit for habitation.
Some of the Americans became sick.
Two of them who were in a hospital
had an opportunity there to talk with
the Russian, and it was through them
that he obtained the information on
which his statement is based.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
new YORK READY
TO ROUND. Up ALL
oilers IN CITY

New York June lin view of the
proclamation of the governor which
will be issued today calling upon the
authorities to assist in the enforce
ment of the Robinson anti-Ioafng
law, the police, the District Attorneys
Office and the State Industrial Com
here took steps yesterday tG
see that idlers in New York either go
to work or to prison. Get busy is
the advice that the officials will give
all able-bodied males between 10 and
SO years, and they will have thirty
days in which to either obtain useful
employment or register for jobs with
the Bureau of Employment of the
Department of Labor or with such
agencies as the Industrial Commits
sion may designate. Those failing
to obtain employment on their own
initiative will have to take both the
position and the wage offered to them
by the authorities.
Ever since the law passed the po-
lice and other authorities here have
been engaged in preparing for d
roundup of idlers both rich and poor.
They have quietly made up a list that
is said not only to contain non-essen-
tial classes of employment, but they
have also the names of men who
are engaged in them, or who have no
recognized visible means of sup
port.
The police machinery is ready for
action. There was a, three-hour con-
ference yesterday at police headquar-
ters between Commissioner Enright,
his deputies, Chief Inspector DAILY and
all his inspectors and Chief City Mag
istrate McAdoo. The discussion was
whether idlers have thirty
days grace under the proclamation.
After the conference Chief Magis-
trate McAdoo said that 1900 police
men were only waiting the word to
begin a roundup of idlers. They
were waiting a decision as to the thir-
ty-day clause. AS Commissioner En-
right said, no human parasite was
going to escape, and every man in
vestigated or arrested will have to
prove that he is in a useful occupa-
ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
PRIESTS JEWELS
BRING HIM S191

New York, June THE highest
appraised item received at the War
Savings metal market at Fortieth
street and Fifth avenue yesterday
was a box of miscellaneous jewelry
consisting of a dozen watches, numer-
Gus trinkets, charms, and thimbles,
which the Rev. John ]. Dunn,
Catholic priest, brought in for con-
version into war savings stamps. The
entire lot was appraised at $191.35.
The priestS who is attached to st.
Patricks Cathedral, received the
jewelry from former Pensioners and
benefactors on the understanding
that they were to be sold for war
savings stamps. The proceeds of the
stamps at the end of the war are to
be spent for the purchase of relics
for foreign missions
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
THE w EA til Err

New Haven, June - For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair
tonight; Sunday partly cloudy.
The western disturbance now
forms well defined area of low
pressure central over upper
Michigan. 1t is causing unset
tied, Showery weather in the up
per Mississippi valley and the
northern part of the Lake region.
1t will probably pass out the st.
Lawrence valley ON Sunday. The
temperature is above the normal
in nearly all districts east of the
Mississippi river.
Conditions favor for this vi
cinity fair weather with slightly
higher temperature, followed by
increasing cloudiness and prob
ably local showers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
DRAFT DIRECTORS
TOBE SEGREGATED

Washington, June l. Secretary
Baker announced yesterday that or
ders had been issued for the segrega-
ton at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, of
conscientious DIRECTORS to the per-
Torrance of military service for the
nation. There are about 600 of them,
and they will all be examined by a
special Board of Inquiry appointed I'M
der the orders issued and made public
yesterday. These objectors consists of
men who were drafted but who have
to accept the alternative of performing
noncombatant duties.
In making public the Secretary's
new order the War Department auth
orized this statement also:
Special provision is made by which
directors, who are held to be sincere
in their attitude, may be furloughed
without pay from the government for
AGRICULTURAL service. These men must
agree not to accept for their labor a
greater sum than the pay of private
Mus subsistence"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER

Newtown, June THE Sandy
Hook band concert given on the
square at Sandy Hook Memorial day
evening was enjoyed by large con-
course of people. The concert was
given under the auspices of the local
Red Cross and the proceeds of the
silver collection some $37, was hand
ed to the treasurer of the Newtown
branch today. So far the amount of
contributions received in the drive
is $4,000 which exceeds NeWtoWn's
allotment by $1,500 on the basis of
the population 5000. This amount
collected represent a per capita of
$1.50. Every soul in town contribut-
ed for the offerings by individuals
was proportionate to means, or as
generosity dictated. Two contribu-
lions of $500 each were recorded, and
the residue was the work of the dis
trict workers, ably supplemented by
the efforts of the pupils of the public
schools and the students of the High
school. A few more contributions
are expected including the auction of
some 200 bushels of choice onions
by our fellow townsman, Charles F.
Beardsley, who will sacrifice his
stock for the benefit of the cause at
a public auction in June before the
advent of the fresh Texas Bermudas.
The treasurer and chairman of the
committee having the Red Cross
drive in charge feel confident that
the $4,000 mark will be reached be-
| fore the drive closes.
The iridium at st. Roses church
opened Thursday morning with mass
and will close Sunday. The children
of Mary Sodality and the children
will receive Holy Communion Sunday
at the close of the observance.
Many friends of the late Sumner
B. Leland, a former clerk at the
Newtown Inn attended his funeral at
Danbury today.
A. J. Gallagher has a new car.
Miss Mary Keane of Danbury is
visiting Miss Anna Keane of Gas
street.
Walter Glover son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Glover of Glover avenue, has
received his call to join the coast
defense, as first class electrician
and has left for his station
Mrs. w. E. Rathbun of Bridgeport
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Merwin Morgan of Botsford.
Miss Dorothy Meeker after an ILL
ness OF some weeks has resumed her
school studies at the high school,
Michael Heating of Bridgeport
spent the holiday with Mrs. M. Nc
}Carthy of Walnut Tree Hill.
j Miss Tfbballs of Sandy Hook has
charge of the preparatory work for
the Child Welfare project in the cas-
tern part of the town. She is work
ing through the schools.
The parish supper of St. Roses
church was in keeping with the ex--
periences of the past. A large crowd
genuine hospitality and an excellent
time were reported
A lack of labor is holding back
the state road work on the new
sandy Hook section. The long detour
Is a great annoyance to the business
people of Sandy Hook.
i Mrs. T. J. Corbett of Queen street
lis visiting in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
SERBIA'S CHIEF
RABBI IS COMING

DIR. Isaac Olcalay, chief rabbi Of
Serbia and member of the Royal
High Commission in this country,
will visit Bridgeport tomorrow and
lecture before a patriotic meeting
under the auspices of the Young
Mems Hebrew association. The rabbi
will be the principal speaker and will
be followed by Gabrial Davidson,
manager of the jewish Agricultural
and Industrial Adrsocety, and JOSEPH
Pncus, secretary of the Federation of
Jewish Farmers in America. Attor-
ney Charles H. Shapiro will preside
at the meeting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
OPPORTUNITY TO ENLIST.

Young men of Bridgeport who have
a high school or grammar school edu-
cation are~offered an excellent oppor-
tunity to enlist in the hospital corps
of the United States navy. The navy
recruiting office in Cannon street will
enlist young men for this branch OF
the service. Recruits who enter the
hospital corps win be given every
opportunity to gain promotions In the
service, and will have a chance to
study under competent physicians in
the navy. The navyris also IN need
of machinists. The local navy re-
cruiting Office has been ordered to re-
cruit as many men as possible for
service as machinists' mates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
BARNUM PRIZE
SPEAKERS NAMED

Names of the pupils Of the High
school who are to compete for the
late P. T. Barnum prizes are Miss
Mary ,Downey on "Americanizing the
Immigrant Henry Flynn on 1.-The
Desirability of Universal Military
Service; Miss Ruth Nickerson on
1.-THE Cost of Patriotism in This
War; Miss Lillian Whiting on
"Woman's Work in the War" and
Miss Leota Lyon on '"The Cost of
Patriotism Today" The essays will
be read at the commencement exer-
sises July 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
DUTCH GIVE VACATION

Amsterdam, June During the
first three years of the war, Dutch
charitable organizations have every
summer brought thousands of Ger
man children and given them a sum-
mer vacation in Dutch homes, where
they could get better care and nour-
ishment than at homo. This year the
society which has charge of the mi
grafton announces that it will be i'm
possible to get permits, for any SINH
lar trips owing to Hollands own food
shortage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
WILL, ADDRESS TEACHERS.

Superintendent of Schools Samuel
]. -Slawson viii address the State Col
lege teachers at the commencement
exercises of the college at Albany,
N. Y, on June II. His subject will
be The New Responsibility Yin Edu-
-ation"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01

with government allowances of addi-
tional sums for dependents, went in
to the mails today Distribution will
be completed in about three weeks.
Thousands of letters of inquiry con-
corning delayed payments have
reached the war risk Insurance.. bu-
reau.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
u.s. Us 60 - 90 e e DILONS '' s !. 1t
Wholesale and Retail Leading MiIIiners
SUMMER MILLINERY PAR EXCELLENCE.

There's peculiarly elusive quality about these hats
which conveys the impression to both and observer
of cassness This is the natural result good material
exquisite STYLE artistic designing and good associations
and yet-quaty and effect considered they are very mod
erately priced as figures show.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01

Lorlys E. Rogers, New York law
Iyer, must stand trial for living with
Ida Walters, while he was the nus
band of the sister of Prof. Giddings
of Columbia University.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
MAIL ALLOWANCES
FOR DEPENDENTS

Washington, June THE first
checks covering soldiers and sailors
of their May pay, Jumped
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01

The PETERBOROUGH made applica-
ton to the War Finance Corporation
for a loan of $37,700, 900 for three
years to complete equipment of the
subway and elevated extensions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
BED BUGS

Spring cleaning time is COM
ing, a good time to rid your
house of Bed Bugs. Don't for
get Cyrus Presto Killer which
is positively guaranteed to kill
bed bugs. A stitch in time is
worth nine, now is the time to
prevent the pest from infest-
ing your home. Large cans
25 cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
ALMANAC FOR TODAY

ALMANAC FOR SUNDAY
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
THE
CYRUS PHARMACY

FAIRFIELD AVE, COR. COURT
LAND 81.
Oxford eagle., 1918-03-28

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| PEROXIDE, TALCUM POWl
Err. FACE POWDER, VASE Il
LINE. FACE CREAM. POwD
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ISH, MACHINE OIL. CHAN
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HAIR NETS, BAGS, PURSE r.
| METAL SIGNS, KEY CHAINS N
| NAIL FILES, KID CURLER i
CURL IRONS, TAPE MEAS
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THIMBLES, AFETY FIRSI
| BEADS, TATTING SHUTTLE
| CROCHET NEEDLES, KNIT.
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BARRETTS, BALLS, BALL
BATS, BRAID ASSORTMENT,
| GARTERS, PIN CUSHION.
GLOVE DARNERS, BILL \
BOOK, GLOVES, TABLETs
POLISH, TOOTH PASTE. PER.
FUME, FACE LOTION, TOL
ILET WATER, SPONGES, TOL
LET ARTICLES, THERMOs !:
BOTTLES, TOWEL BAR, PIC
TURES, PLATE, BROACH
TUMBLERS, SHOE SOLE|
WIRE BASKETS, CURTAIN
RODS, SCREW DRIVERS
CUPBOARD TURNS, TWINEI
ASSORTMENT, SHOE NAILS
MOUSE TRAPS, SPRING BAL
ANCES, BUTTER MOULDS0
OILERS, EGG BEATERS, CAN
III ENERS, RIVETS and
BURRS, PUTTY, FISHING
TAChLE, PINCH BAkS, RI
PAIR LINKS, TAPE kINGsI
HEEL BOLTS, GRASS RODS
HARNESS SNAPS, MILLS
BAS1 FILES, FILE HANDLEs
CLEVISSES, PLOW BOLE
STOVE BOLTS, CARRIAGE
BOLTS, HAME FASTNERs
HAME STRAPS, Riding
\ WHIPS. HAME TRINGS, HAN
MERS. LADIES' HAMMERS
TACK HAMMERS, GIMLEII
ASSORTMENT, TACK CLAWS
SCREW DRIVERS. HACk
SAW FRAMES. HACK SAW
BLADES, CUT SAW HAND
LES, HAND SAW SETS
QUILTING CLAMPS, TAPES
POINTING TROWELS, COAL
| CHISELS, WRENCHES. OIL
STONES, SAND PAPER. LIE
PAGES GLUE. BRIDLE BITS
SAWS. HORSE BRUSHES
BUGGY WHIPS. cow BELLS
PAINT BRUSHES, SCYTHE
STONES, GRASS HOOKS. RIM
KNOB LOCKS, BULL RINGS
MULE SHEARS. SCREEN
DOOR SETS. STRAP HINGES
HOOKS AND EYES, STOVE
PIPE WIRE. SHOAT RINGS
HOG RINGS. HOG RINGERS
SPRING COTTERS. CHAIR
SEATS. SCREW ASSORT-
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