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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
FIREWORKS
 NO TOY UNTIL
 WAR IS OVER
Industry Has Been Reor- ganized and Turned Over
 to Government.

Chicago, Sept. 20-The war has com pletely reorganized the American fire works display industry, which Vir- tually has been turned over to the government through the United States Firewtrks Manufacturers As socia,ton. This association, headed bx k. J. Bingle of New York, was or ganized at the suggestion of the Fed eral bureau of explosives for the pur- pose of centralizing the efforts or the mai on's drewarks manufacturers.
 A great variety of flares, skyroeK- cts and star chasers, that perform weird tricks over No Mans Land, some of them costing as much as $l0O each, are being turned out in quant- ties by the larger concerns, where day and night crews work around the clock.
 After the war the fireworks dis play industry will be reorganized again, this time on @ larger scale than ever before in peace times" said c. H. DLfield, head of the Thearle- iDufield Company, successors to the Pain Company. "The patriotic. display is Becoming more and more popular, but this class of trade receives sec ondary consideration, while the gov ernment work is rushed forward.
 The patriotic displays now in pro- eress as state fairs do not burn up materials that could be used In the production of munitions. Very little powder, and only an inferior grade is used, The various colors are pTo- duced by mixtures of chemicals. Only enough powder is used to carry the flares or bursting lights into the air.
 Hand grenades, airplane search lights, position lights, flares Of bril- liant V hite magnesium lights, Wh1cf are shot 300 feet into the air from guns and burn 30 minutes, are some of the articles being manufactures bv the plants that were once chased with toy shops.
 "strarge tricks are played at nigh by the army fireworks squad on th' battle front with American displays said J. Saunders Gordon, president O the North American Fireworks Co.
 "The airplane searchlight, for Tn stance" he said Ifs thrown from al airrlane over enemy positions. Ate a. descent of 50 feet from the machin a. DoTachute opens, ITOIn WHICH suspended a brilliant light of 25OOO csndiepower. This light destroys tn vision of gunners and the airplane 1 safe ir the black ocean of the sky This searchight weighs 75 pounds.
 "The Very Light, used for gettin quick sight of objects, ascends som 30O feet and burns 20 seconds, leavin a brilliant trail that reveals all or jects on the ground.
 'Posision lights are used Tor lc eating the landing ground of ai1 planes or for ascertaining the positio of a squad ahead in the darknes Star shells are fired from speci' gun 1000 feet into the air. On reacl ing a certain altitude a parachut opens and a white light is ignited | which you can read 9 newspaper ft a mile anywhere below.
 "The signal rockets not only giN light hut carry messages. The cha1 rocket has a parachute from the ta of which six different colored ligh are suspended. Signals are formt by the arrangement of these lights
 Mir. Gordon predicted that futu developments would enable aeri photographers to take pictures
 enemy positions at night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
Try This To Banish All Rheumatic Pains

People who have been tormented for years-yes, even so crippled that they were unable to help themselves have been brought back to robust health through the mighty power of Rheuma.
 Rheuma acts with speed; it brings in a few days the relief you have prayed for. It antagonizes the poi sons that cause agony and pain in the joints and muscles and quickly the torturing soreness completely disap- pears.
 It is a harmless and inexpensive remedy but reliable because it is one discovery that has forced rheumatism and sciatica to yield and disappear.
 Begin the Rheuma treatment today. and if you do not get the joyful relief you expect, your money will be return ed Hartigan's Drug Stores always has a supply and guarantees it to you. Adv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20

fell to the British yesterday. Lem- pire lies three and half miles south west of Le Catelet, and Gauche Wood is near the extreme left of the British attacking front, four miles to the north of Lempire.
 Two determined counter-attacks late yesterday were smashed by the Brit ish. The first was launched on an eight-n1ile front after heavy bonn bardment, The attackers were beaten off with great losses. The ob- ject of the counter-thrust was to drive the British back northward from Trescault (three tmiles north of Gou- Zeaucourt). Later a similar attack was launched north of Moeuvres. There some German attachments suc- ceeded in temporarily entering the British positions, but shortly after ward the whole British line was fully established.
 More than 25 towns have been re- captured so far in the new Picardy drive. Forty guns are among the booty.
 A communique from General Persh- ing yesterday quotes the German as- sertion that the St. Mihiel retreat was carried out according to a previous plan and adds:
 ''The order is dated Sept. 8. Ii gives elaborate detailed instructions i for preparations to repef an expected l attack. The instructions include pro vision for the removal of importan documents papers, secret orders, etc. by cart to Charey. A system of alarn signals also is provided for.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20

big guns is saved by this process. Owing to the tremendous heat gener- ated by the charge when the big guns are fired their accuracy cannot be as sured after a few hundred shots un- less they are refined, notwithstand- ing the fact that all other parts ex- cept the lining are practically as good as new.
 When a gun is brought into the shop to be refined the old lining is first bored out. The jacket is then heated, a new lining inserted, and the gun then dipped into a shrinkage pit, which shrinks the jacket tightly around the new lining. This process may be repeated several times with every gun.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
AUXILIARIES FOR
 GIRLS ORGANIZED

Hartford, Sept 20-Girls' Auxiliar- ies of the Connecticut State Council of Defense are to be organized all over the state.
 The Girls Auxil1aries are to be self supporting as far as possible by hay ing a small membership fee, and by giving dances, parties and dramatics, charging admission. They will be non-sectarian.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
BRITISH FORCES CAPTURE 25 MORE TOWNS AND 4,OOO MORE
 PRISONERS IN CAMBRIA PUSH

Serb Cavalry Gains 20 Miles, Near Foes Balkan Rail Base-Allies Quit Baku, London Hears Enemy s Macedonian Line Broken and Bulgars in Flight, Burning stores Heavy United States Guns Demolish Big Factory in Metz-Hits Scored on Forts of LOT raine Stronghold.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20

Formerly football was objected to as too rough. Now it isn't rough enough to give a fellow preliminary practice against the Huns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01
An Ideal Winter Food
By Mrs. Christine Frederick;
The DISTINGUISHED Authority on Household Effcienc

Fans ought to be eaten
X frequently in every house,
- hold that appreciates the
importance of getting the greatest
food value for the least money.
Too many homes know beans
only as baked beans" the famous
New England Saturday night dish.
But there are some f1fty-seven
other kinds of beans and bean
dishes. To any housewife who
says, "Why should we eat more
beans?" thereby comes that beans
are the nearest equivalent in food
value to meat. And now that meat
is soaring in price, every house
wife ought to welcome food that
gives the same value at less cost.
Beans, especially in the dry
form, are concentrated protein or
muscle-building food, with some
starch. A penny's worth of beans
yield as many protein calories as
six cents worth of beef or eleven
cents worth Of eggs. in addition,
we must remember that beans
have no bones, gristle. shell, or
other waste, and are thus a hun
bred Der cent food value.
Many indeed are the kinds OF
beans from which the housewife has
. to choose. There are the large red
kidney beans so loved by the Next
cans; the small yellow marrow-fat
beans called by the French, 'fiageo-
lets" and of a singulariy buttery
. flavor; the small red and white
Italian beans; the black and white
beans; all-black beans; Lima
beans, and the common pea Or navy
bean.
All beans contain a high amount
of sulphur, for which reason they
create considerable gas during d.
gestion. They also have thick
skins which make them hard for
delicate stomachs to digest. For
this reason it is well to boil beans
with a small pinch Of baking soda
and throw this water away. Fore
ing bean pulp through a sieve will
overcome the difficulty of the thick
skins.
Although the most common way
of preparing beans in this country
is to bake them, perhaps the best
way Of using them il as a soup.
Nothing could be more delicious
than a soup made from black bean
pulp, seasoned with a ham-bone or
bacon rind and eaten with diced
cubes Of fried bread. Lima beans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01
Beauty Questions Answered

KTY eyes are a nondescript,
4F4 greenish gray. Is there
any possible way to deepen
their color?-A. F. ].
There is no way whereby you
can change the color of your eyes,
but you can accentuate their color
by wearing on your dress knot Of
ribbon or velvet as near their
exact shade as possible. Also by
taking special care Of your eye
brows and eye-lashes. Massage
Ianolin into the eyebrows and
touch the edges of the eyelids with
it. This will stimulate the growth
of new hair. and as it comes in it
may be trifle darker. That is the
only treatment / advise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

make a richer, sweeter soup, but
the common navy bean, If favored
with onions and herbs, makes the
most nourishing dish and one fire.
quently eaten by our boys in
service.
By forcing the beans through a
strainer a delicious pulp may be
obtained, which can be used to re-
place potato or combined with
other foods. For instance, a we'll
cooked pulp of navy beans may be
poured over a small centre of
meat, baked and served with
tomato sauce. Instead of corned-
beef and potato hash, try laying
the chopped and seasoned beef in
to a dish lined with bean pulp.
Cover with more pulp and bake.
The pulp may also be dried, sea-
soned. made into a mound on
baking dish and baked like potato.
This is excellent sliced cold and
will indeed be good when nine
days old"
All beans are rather fiat in
taste and therefore need to be COM
bined with foods that are acid and
havorful. Probably the best sea-
sonings for them are onions and
tomatoes, also green peppers. A
whole onion placed in a dish OF
baked beans is pleasing, while
beans. and tomato sauce may be
combined in a great variety of ap-
petizing ways.
Beans need slow cooking or bak-
ing to bring out the flavor and
cook the starch perfectly. For
this reason many of the baked
forms of beans or beans cooked in
a frying pan over slow fire are
particularly delicious. Let the
housekeeper who wants a sub
stantial dish try red kidney beans
with a very little pork, bacon or
ham and tomato sauce, cooked
slowly in an iron pot, Italian
beans or any Of the black or
-mottled varieties may also be used
in this way.
Children enjoy the dishes made
of bean pulp and nothing will so
build a child up as bean soup
eaten several times a week. Even
a three-year-old child can eat
beans IL the pulp is wen mashed
and cooked Patties or bean
croQuettes may be made by COM
bining the pulp with bread crumbs
or corn fakes such as are used
for breakfast food. These are to =.
be shaped with the hand into little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01
La-May Face Powder
Stays on Better
Than Amy Other

A specialist has at last perfected a
pure face powder that really stays on
better than any other. 1t does not
contain white lead or starchy rice
powder to make II stick. Five
thousand dollars IL offered any chem
list who analyses il and finds II con-
tains any white lead or rice powder.
White lead poisons the skin and rice
powder turns into q gluey paste that
encourages enlarged pores, black
heads and rice powder pimples. This
improved formula contains a medi-
cinal powder doctors use to heal the
skin In fact, this new powder helps
TO prevent and reduce enlarged pores,
blackheads and pimples. II is called
La-may French, Poudre LAme). Be
cause 1t Is pure and because 1t stays
on better than any other, 1t is al
ready used by over a million Ameri-
can women and Is sold by thousands
of dealers everywhere. The large size
Is only fifty cents and the trial size
twenty-five cents. When you see how
wonderfully 1t beauties your COM
plexion you will understand why La
may so quickly became the most pop
ular beauty powder sold in New York.
Save this notice. Refuse substitutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01
Making Hands Beautiful
By Lima CaOoheri,
The Most Famous Living Beauty.

~ all the feminine charms
there is none more desir-
able than a smooth well
cared for hand. Every woman
can have such a hand If she viii
only make the necessary effort.
Even homework Is no excuse for
coarse, chapped and Redeemed
hands when rubber gloves are so
easily obtainable.
II | were to summarize my ev-
perience and the advice / would
like to give about the care Of the
hands in one single sentence, I
would say: Never let the hands
get cold" The advice Is very
comprehensive and in a sense
sufficient. II you are careful never
to let your hands get cold, you will
find that they will always be soft
and white and will retain their
natural shape and size.
Very few women know how to
wash their hands. Some do it too
frequently and some not often
enough. One Of the first command
ments I would issue Is that you
must Always wash your hands in
tepid or hot water" II you are
forced to use what is known as
hard water" then 1t should be
softened with a little borax. say
one teaspoonful to a quart Of wa
ter.
Then dip into the water a cake
Of the best soap. You must try
various kinds until you find one
that agrees well with your hands.
When have dipped the soap into
the water long enough to make
a dainty lather l plunge my hands
into it.
After this, they should be dried,
but only partly upon a soft loosely
woven towel. Before they are
thoroughly dry / take from my
medicine cabinet, a bottle of my
favorite softening and whitening
lotion for the hands. It is made
up Of two parts of rose water to
one part OF glycerine The addi-
ton of one-fourth of an ounce of
tincture of benzoin and ten drops
OF carbolic acid make it wonder
fully effective. Rub the hands
thoroughly with this and allow five
minutes more for them to dry.
Observe how soft and white your
hands are after such a bath and
you will be surprised and delighted
with this treatment. The hands%
should be washed in this fashion |
at least twice a day and even
il your hands have been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

exposed to any soiling process.
But one think l must impress on
your mind and that Is that the
hands must be thoroughly dried
before going out into the open air.
Failure to comply with this precau-
ton viii give your hands the
chapped uncared-for appearance
that every dainty woman breads.
II the hands are dry and thin
looking ] should advise rubbing
them three times q week with olive
OIL.
But to assure beautiful hands.
and that in the shortest possible
time, you should massage them
with a simple cold cream and wear
rubber gloves at night. But '',
gloves should be at least two sizes
larger than the kid ones you use
for daytime wear, and they should
be punctured as freely as the top
Of a pepper box to allow of proper
ventilation.
Now as to how to massage the
hands. A rotary motion is best
for the face, but for the hands you
should use a lengthwise one. I
can best describe the massage for
the hands by asking you to fancy
you are wearing a pair of gloves
for the first time. You must
stroke the back OF each hand firmly
at least twenty times. Then lightly
pinch the end of each finger, press
ing The sides Of the fingers be-
tween the thumb and second finger.
You win find simple lemon Juice
Of great assistance in keeping the
hands white and free from bIem-
ishes. 1t will quickly remove dirt
and stains from the skin and nails
and should be on every woman's
dressing table.
The nails must also be kept in
a presentable state IL the hand Is
to be considered a pretty one
Manicure them carefully at least
minutes every day to pushing back
once a week Then give up five
the cuticle from the nail, filing on
the rough edges and keeping them
clean
Hands that are too pudgy or thin
usually reflect your general physi-
cal condition Get your bodily
weight to its normal standard and
you win have no difficulty in keep
ing your hands in their natural
shape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

cakes, placed on a>baking dish and
Drowned in the oven.
Another excellent dish combines
the pulp of Lima beans with eggs
or milk, making a kind Of pudding
or baked custard. The beans are
first mashed through a sieve and
seasoned. Then the stiffly whipped
whites of eggs are beaten in and
the whole baked slowly over water
until set.
Beans used to cost five and six
cents a pound. but now cost fifteen
and eighteen cents for most kinds,
while the Limas cost even more.
But the housewife should keep in
mind the fact that beans are meat
and not think of them as a side
dish. They should not be served
when expensive meat is also used.
The mashed beans may be used to
replace potatoes as above de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

scribed, or served as a soup they
may constitute an entire meal.
Indeed, even corn has no more
possibilities.
Recently a great TODD was made
over the newly imported soy bean,
long used in Oriental countries.
This is a small black bean of very
fat flavor when cooked the aver
age way. Also 1t seems to need
more cooking than any other
bean. However. the housewife
should learn to use it, for having
very little starch 1t is almost pure
protein and therefore very high in
nourishment. The soy bean -four
makes excellent mullins and light
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

breads when combined with a
small portion of wheat or other
flour. 1t is the oil from the soy
bean that makes the dark sauce
so liked by Orientals as a meat
flavor.
The most economical way to buy
~6eans is by the five. ten or even
twenty-pound sack. since they form
a staple Winter food, which the
housewife should never be with
out. 1t should be as interesting
to her to develop new recipes as
for the investigators in the food
department. And she should not
forget that when using beans she
is conserving more needed foods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

rs there any one fruit that is
l better for the complexion
than others?-P. G. L.
All fruits are good for the COM
plexion, but it is commonly conced-
ed that the orange is its lest
friend. The orange clears the COM
plexion marvelously and it has be-
sides the property of holding much
of the golden shade in solution. For
this reason it is particularly the
friend of the blonde. 1t makes her
complexion fresher and fairer and
deepens perceptibly the golden
lights in her hair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

TWILL you please give me an
w astringent lotion for the
face that can make up at
home?-PERLA D.
Here is a simple astringent To-
ton that may be applied with bene-
fit many times a day if desired:
Water ........... quart
Pearl barley ...... 2 handfuIs
Tineture Of benzoin.5o drops
Boil until the barley grains are
soft. Strain the liquor and add the
tincture of benzoin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

please tell me Of some dye
l for the hair Mine is gray
ing very rapidly and makes me
look much older than I am
D. C. B.
| prefer tonics rather than dyes
for the hair, and would therefore
recommend your massaging the
scalp vigorously with something to
stimulate its growth. Here is a
tonic that is excellent for retarding
the grayness of the hair:
Bay rum ........2 ounces
Sulphur ..... " ounce
7 ATELY my lips have a blue.
- parched looking appear
ance. Does this mean that |
am anaemic?-L. ID. B.
An anaemic condition is not al
ways the cause Of lips looking like
this. Sometimes the cold weather
will make them appear so. But IL
] were you would consult a physi-
clan about my general health.
Meanwhile anoint your lips night
and morning and before going out
of doors with this:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

"Of all the
feminine charms
there is none
more desirable
than smooth,
well cared for
hands"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

Age in itself is by no means the
only creator Of wrinkles, though it
is in old age that they are most fire.
quently found. ! should say that
the sources of wrinkles are five:
Worry, over-fatigue, the bad habit
Of making faces, the shrinking
away Of the flesh from the skin and,
lastly, old age, insofar as it deep
ems the tracks of our thoughts,
wearing them deeper and deeper
with the years as the wheels of a
wagon cut deeper and deeper into
the clay-of a country road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

Copyright. 1918. by Star Company.
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Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

KTY eyebrows are thin, un-
4E4 even and scraggly. What
should l do for them?-A. F.
Brush them every night before
you retire with an eyebrow brush
dipped into this mixture:
Olive oil ..........1 ounce
Tincture Of can.
tharides ...... " dram
OIL Of nutmeg. $500. " ounce
Oil Of rosemary. 80. ounce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

KTY hands look so coarse and
4V4 unrefined. How can this
be remedied?-ELINOR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

VY1HAT is the real cause of
" wrinkles? / know a sweet
little old lady Of seventy who
has none, and a girl in her
twenties whose face is just COW
cred with them.-CURIOUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

Warm the soap, suet and OIL until
they blend. While still tepid pour
in the brandy. Add few drops Of
your favorite perfume and wear an
old pair of loose gloves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

KTY scalp is extremely dry
4V4 and my hair is in very
poor condition. What should ]
do for it?-J. F.
You must avoid a dry scalp, par
ticularly. This dryness can be cor
rected by the proper massage and
by the use of some lotion contain
ing a sufficient amount Of oil. Give
your scalp a tri-weekly massage
with this:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-01

- Fans ought to be eaten
X frequently in every house,
- hold that appreciates the