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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
NO STRIKE NEEDED

IN HE GOVERNMENT is hearing the evidence in the Bridge
port labor case The decision is somewhat delayed
was delayed very much longer when the interests of the rail-
road men involved but they accepted the conditions like
good Americans When the decision it pleasing to
them and carried retroactive provisions granting pay from
date when the decision sought.
The decision the Bridgeport will be equally salts
factory 1t will be retroactive to the period when should
have been made had the board been able to agree
The delay therefore is causing the workers of Bridgeport
nothing except little vexation There strike
If strike takes place it will be regarded selfish
can and unparOc action Such strike will have sup
port public opinion 1t will be regarded as badly advised
consequence of poor leadership.
If there labor leaders who contemplate calling such
strike let them observe the service flags that displayed
the windows of thousands of Bridgeport homes.
Each star represents who has gone to war; it
presents who has offered his home his Time bust
his ambitions and his life to his country men will
endure the tormen Of the punishment of trench life
the mangng Omens of intensive bOmbardmen by modern
high power guns
Paul Ross, Bridgeport soldier WROTE just before was
killed. how glad he that Bridgeport is doing much
the His is the feeling of every Bridgeport boy
The who shall go strike now, if any CO. and The
Times believes that none will Co. how will they feel when the
boys back? How will they explain their selfish conduct?
Can they in justification, We getting the high
est paid to workers at period work
in the history of the world The government about
to give higher wages STILL and privileges,
struck because the government few days late with its
decision
The Times than other daily newspaper in New
England has supported organized labor in its efforts to better
the conditions of labor. 1t has sympathzed with this
ment, believed in it; aided it.
is friend of organized labor not foe that to the
organized and to the unOganized labor of Bridgeport that
strike at this time and for the assigned would be
treason of the bases sort Whatever stops the production
munitions in America hnders victory in France proiongs the
war sacrifices Americans needlesy there If any lacks
the Imagination this TRUTH and the desire to understand
it, he is blind
for the just decision the government will render at the earie
possible moment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
ANNA HELD

MA HELD achieved success, within the meaning of the
world She died at 49, that is to say she died young
but many die young, who have not achieved success.
Held product of the streets of Paris At eight Years
of age she sang to the Parans Bernhard did At time
she aspred to follow in the footsteps of Bernhardt
quentcd hospitals observed those in pain and the dying Trag
edy not her gift She abandoned the lofty reaches of
matte art and became interpreter of the comic
Turing and seductive side of sex life
In this she artist supremacy talented but not
great artist because she could not deal with the full
of her subject The Joy of e the rresponsiby of the young
she presented wonderfully we'll But the pains and penalties
of the road out of her reach Had she attempted to
depict the aspect of life Bernhard did in Camille and
in other plays she would have Outranged her gifts.
Anna Held scared above the foothills of the stage
She made hit with her song, Il Just Can't Make Ny Eyes
Behave This art because it sklfu presentation
of phase of life but it art in dwared and oly form.
The topic is the fertile theme of most books and
Drama but it is not the highest theme
This quality of human life is shared with animate crea-
ton Upon upon foundation the human race has laid
higher things. The greatest drama and the greatest fiction
must of necessity deal with the greatest with what entirely
human rather than with what is to and the
lures of every sort.
Held made much of the talcnts she had and will be missed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
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EsSebIJsAe0 1851
KING ADMIRES
SHARPNESS OF
AMERICAN NAVY

Washington, Aug. 15-Upon visiting
one Of the American warships oper-
ating in European waters, King
George of England sent a personal
message to President Wilson through
the British Ambassador, Lord Reading,
which was made public today by the
State Department. Lord Reading
wrote:
81 have the honor to inform you
that l have received a telegram from
London requesting me to convey to
you the following personal message
from His Majesty, the King:
TT has given me great pleasure
to have visited this afternoon the
United States ship (deleted) and to
have made the acquaintance of Rear
Admiral (deleted) and the Captains of
the remarkable battleship force now
operating with my Grand Fleet, and
1 also had an opportunity of seeing
representatives from other ships Of
the squadron. I should like to eX-
press my admiration of the high eff
ficiency and generalfsmartness of the
force, and the happy relations which
exist between the United States
squadron and their British comrades
and the unity o: purpose which char
acterizes their work and sure guar
antees of the continued success of
the allied arms at sea-"
,, President Wilson replied as follow:
Thank you for your letter of this
morning conveying to me the very
kind and interesting message of His
Majesty, the King, sent after his visit
! TO our battleship (deleted). When
you reach London will you not be
kind enough to express to the King
in person my appreciation of the mes
sage and my pleasure that he found
| our men SO fit? He may be sure
that our cooperation with the British
Navy is rendered with the heartiest
spirit, and I am sure that it will net
! greater and greater advantages to the
cause of the nations associated against
Germany"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
SAVING THE BABIES

@ AVING THE BABIES requires other than the
~ scientific of the tiny after they born
Sound babyhoOd requires sound parenage and this demands
right living anad right health in the parents.
The two great of poor paternity nemperance
the social maade The first is in fair way being
minated The second will be eliminated when the social
ton permits steady employment at living wages that it is
possible for the young to marry early, and maintain home
For the present be done than is being done to
create conditions promoting early marriages The living
equal for and the eight hour day valuable ad
dons to the by which family life is promoted and pro-
tected
Take of the babies, especially in hot weather There
be right feeding, and good food little additional eff
fort would many lives. Every eighth grade should have
instruction in child care.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY,

1t was 1877 years ago today that the
Spanish padres founded the Cuidad La
Reina de Los Angeles-the City of
Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels
and today, therefore, the southern
California metropolis will celebrate
Founders Day by a revival of old
Spanish customs and costumes, games
and pastimes. There is a tradition
that on the very day of the founding
of Los Angeles one enterprising
pioneer opened real estate office and
another cafeteria, and that these
were the first industries established in
the city the movies" not having been
invented at that time There is also
a tradition, if You want to believe it,
that on that day the padres said. each
to the other. Well. how do YOU like
the climate?" and that they answered.
each to the other, "Mucho grandioso"
or words to that effect.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
JOHNSON ELECTED
VICE PRESIDENT
BY fire CHIEFS

Chief Daniel E. Johnson of the
Bridgeport Fire Department was
elected second vice president OF the
Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association
at the meeting held yesterday in the
Elks' club by 225 visiting fire chiefs
attending the 35th annual convention
being held here.
Fire Chief Rufus Fancher, of New
Haven was elected president; Chlet
D. W. Hartford of Norwalk, first vice
president; Chief c. A. Cameron or
West Haven, secretary; Chief Samuel
C. Snagg of Waterbury, secretary
treasurer. The following directors
were elected Chiefs ]. NJ. Chatt1eld or
Thomaston, George W. Pitt of Middle
town, Harry w. Parker of Stamford
and Robert A. Meacheam, OF New
Haven.
After the meeting and luncheon at
the Ell6s' club the visiting smoke eat
ers were driven in automobiles 10
the Eagles club where they held a
business meeting at which the reports
of the retiring officers were read
and new proposals acted upon and
adopted.
Following the meeting at the Eagles
the visitors were escorted by the To-
cal fire department officials assigned
for the duty and given auto trips to
points of interest about Bridgeport
Many of the big munit1on plants
were visited including the Remington
Arms company and L. M. Z. plants
They also visited Billiards, the Loco
mobile and many others.
In the evening the fire chiefs were
taken to the new fire stations and
closely inspected the new apparatus
which has been acquired by the best
equipped fire department in the state
if not in the entire New England
states.
Many theatre parties and dinner:
were rendered the visitors who one anc
all voted that the Bridgeporters were
the best hosts they ever had encoun
| tered in any part of the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
BRITISH URGED TO SAVE FOOD

London, Aug. 15-E4isting food
supplies in the British Isles, whether
home grown or imported, should not
be taken as a guarantee of perma-
nent security, Food Controller John
R. Clynes said today. Economies OF
every kind are such direct contrl-
button to shipping resources, he said
that waste or even failure to make
sacrifices, is at best thoughtless Of
Tense against the national safety
The food difficulties of the world,
he pointed out, were increasing and
Great Britain cannot escape existing
conditions.
The British harvest this year, Mr..
Clynes added, would be a disappoint-
ment to Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
Life Guard Brings
Quartette Ashore

Life Guard jeremiah j. Murphy
stationed at Seaside park, pulled three
women and a man out of danger yes
terday afternoon when they had ven
tured out too far and became panic
stricken when they lost some of the
water wings with which they hoped
to defy any chance of sinking. Muir
ply had a hard time getting the quar-
tette ashore as they had become so
frightened, but he finally got them
to the beach and revived them with
first aid treatment.
About $500 persons went bathing
at Seaside Park yesterday afternoon
and many of them remained in the
water until after 10 o'clock last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
1000
FOR
ONE
In the Suit Rooms
Advance Showing of Tailored Suits
and Coats for Autumn

If there was any truth in the prophecy that there
would be scarcity Of good materials for clothes this
fall the fact is net yet apparent These first suits are
suggestive of autumn styles and of especial in
terest It is an idea of many women that it will be
good judgment to buy early. One will wear suit
almost constantly. The wise will select the
best she can possibly Afford for it will go with her
everywhere.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
HIrRT IN COLLISION.

Alexander Gyoy of Greenfield Hill,
Fairfield. was slightly injured about
the right leg and his bicycle was bad
ly smashed when an automobile drtv-
en- by James Mckee, of $50 Bishop
avenue. struck him at Fairfield ave-
nue. and Harrison street at o'clock
last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
WAS ATTACKED BY SUB.

Submarine activities were recorded
in the log of a schooner laden with
lumber which arrived yesterday for
the Frank Miller Lumber Company.
Another schooner carrying lumber
for the A W. Burritt Company is
long overdue and fears are entertain
ed for her safety.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
PLANNING DRIVE FOR
NEXT LIBERTY LOAN

Rev. NJ. F. Alling, state chairman
of the Four Minute speakers, an
nounces that preparations are being
completed for the most aggressive
campaign ever seen in this state.
Speakers throughout Connecticut will
assist in the next Liberty Loan drive
and every Four Minute man will en-
gage in this work
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
NAMED STATE SECRETARY.

Amsterdam, Aug. 15-Vice Admiral
Behncke has been appointed state
secretary to the German Admiralty,
says the Weser Zeitung of Bremen.
He formerly was vice-chief of the
naval general staff.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
SENATOR GALLINGER VERY ILL

Franklin, N. H, Aug. 15-Physi-
clans attending United States Senator
Jacob H. Gallinger, who is seriously
i'll at a hospital here, said today that
his condition was unchanged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
For Little Boys

Summer Wash Suits Of approved style for school or
play. Colored or white Madras with substantial
collars, from to years, $2.25 to $500
MILDLY Suits white with pairs Of trousers the correct
length. 3 to 6 years, $500 and S4.50
seersucker Rompers, pink blue stripes to years,
$1OO
Childrens Shop, floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
Cool and Airy
Summer Sacques
Auto Vacuum Freezer

"A new and approved method Of making ice cream.
A white enameled freezer with vacuum container
makes ice cream thirty minutes. There is no turn
ing or shaking required and the freezer is of size
convenient to take picnics motor trips. One
freezer will make sufficient for twelve dishes of cream
Price $500 .a-...
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
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<s1ab/Ished~ 1851
Store Hours daily from $50 to p.
Couch Hammocks

Couch F1ammocks
A limited number the last of the stock to
be closed out at reductions.
Were originally $3.50 for $500
$3.50 $4,000
S14OO $3.50
$11OO S $50
Remnants of Wash Goods
After such an August Sale as took place week
ago natural outcome that there should be great
mass of short lengths. It is planned to have two
days sale.
Printed Voiles, Ginghams, Percales
Crepes Plain Voiles and White Goods
Quantities from ~ to 5 and yards
Ready Friday morning
Cool and Airy
Summer Sacques
Lawns, nice for hot weather and this is a special
group to close out because the season is late
Some that were $125 SO cts
rs So cts
White Lawn Sacques, $l.25
Second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15
Bathing Shoes
for Women and Children

Bathing Shoes in good assortment, made OF satin
or fine fabric. Hig low cut, but with servlceable
soles and we'll fitting tops. Colors and combinations
TO please all tastes, from so cts to $3.50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15

Striped Outing Flannel
Regularly priced at
20 cts
Is cts a yard
Nainsook
White Nainsook for
underwear or children's
dresses,was regularly 35
and As cts,
% and 80 cts
Third floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15

Basement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
RED CROSS NOTES.

The w. c. T. u, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Collier Stevenson, Field Secre-
tary of the Atlantic Division of the
American Red Cross, has turned over
it's building on North Main st. to the
Red Cross for headquarters during
the remainder of the war. This will
provide not only permanent but also
suitable rooms for the continuance of
the work. All residents whether men,
bers or not are welcome and are urg-
ed to come as often as possible. Al
ready several sewing units have been
established and more will be started.
1t is hoped that there will be one in
every ~neighborhood on Thursday after
noon. Meetings are held at the home
of Mrs. c. Stebbins on Doughty Road
and at the st. Johns Church. Also at
the home of Mrs. Frendlich on N. End
St, under the auspices of the w, C. T.
u. On Thursday evening a unit meets
at the home of Mrs. Japhet Price on
E. Washington Ave. and on Monday
afternoon a colored unit meets at the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
Newfoundland Contributed
10000 Men to Aid British

Newfoundland, though her popula-
ton does not exceed that of a popu-
lous English industrial city, has sent
10000 men to fight the battles of the
British empire in this war. 1t is a
magnificent record, asserts a writer,
and exactly what one would have y
pected from a country which sent its
fishing ships to help in the destruction
of the Great Armada.
1t was in 1888 that Sir Humphry Gill
bert took possession Of the island in
the name of his "most gracious lady.
Queen Elizabeth; it was only five
years later that La Felicissima Ar
mazda left Coruna for English waters,
so that Newfoundland had an early OPP
p~ortunity of establishing a tradition
for gallantry which Observation-Disclosures
are so splendidly vindicating in the
present war.
The ancient and Loyale Colony
of Newfoundland recently celebrated
the four hundred and twentieth an
niversary of her discovery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
POINTERS FOR THE
POULTRY KEEPERS

A high-water mark has been reached
this winter in price of poultry prod
ucts, especially eggs. This phenomenal
price has caused hundreds of poultry
men to put forth an extra effort to in
crease their egg production, writes g.
S. Anderson of the Colorado Agricul-
tural college. In the majority of cases
this, effort has not brought the desired
result, and here is the one big reason
the pullets being forced did not have
the maturity and age necessary for
winter laying. Their feed, care and
housing may have been above question,
but their handicap of being Matched
late could not be overcome.
The spring is the normal season of
the year for hens to lay, and if they
lay literally, then they cannot be
forced to heavy production in the win
ter. The fall and winter is nature
natural resting period. Fer this res-
son woodworking records can never
be expected from young hens.
Pullets will always be the main force
in producing winter eggs. AS in the
case of the hen, however, winter lay
ing is not natural, and their tendency
toward spring laying must be offset by
Matching them early enough to reach
the degree of growth and maturit,
necessary for egg production in the
fall. Pullets that lave not sufficient
development to begin laying before the
severe winter weather starts will al
most invariably not lay before Feb
ruary or March.
Many of the puzzling problems that
confronted the poultrymen this winter
will be avoided mex. year if the hatch
ing is done three .veeks to a month
earlier. 1t should b. remembered thai
the time of the year the eggs are laid
is far more important than the number
laid.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
These Are the Things We
Must Do and Do Well, to
Defeat the KaiSer's War

1t will be well for us all if we
pause now and then and consider agalu
what. precisely, are the tasks con-
fronting us in this world war, writes
Thomas w. Lamont. No n could
have put them more clearly than Pres
ident Wilson. Here is What he said !:
These, then, are the things we must
do, and do well, besides fighting-the
things without which mere fighting
would be fruitless:
"We must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for our armies and our
seamen not only, but also for a large
part of the nations with whom we
have now made common cause. In
whose support and by whose side we
shall be fighting.
"Wa musf supply ships by the hun
dreds out OF cur shipyards to carry
to the other side of the sea, subma-
rines or no submarines, what will
every day be needed there, and abun-
dant materials out of our fields and
our mines and factories with which
not only to clothe and equip our own
lpi1tS vi itilo anu Stts DuI diSO W
clothe and support u people for
whom the gallant fellows under arms
no longer work, to help clothe and
equip the armies with which we are
cooperating in Europe, and to keep
the looms and manufactures there in
raw material; coal to keep the fires
going in ships at sea and in the fur
naces of hundreds of factories across
the sea; steel out of which to make
arms and ammunition, both here and
there rails for wornout railways back
of the fighting fronts; locomotives and
rolling stock to take the place of those
every day going to pieces; mules,
horses, cattle for labor and for mill
tary service; everything with which
the people of England and France and
Italy and Russia have usually supplied
themselves but cannot noY afford the
men, the materials. or the machinery
to make"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
ASBURY M. Z. CHURCH.
Rev. E. F. Morris. Pastor.

Tomorrow Sunday is the fourth
and last quarterly meeting for the con-
ference year, and every member and
friend is urgently requested to be
present. The services will be held in
the main church building. Order of
Services as follows: 10 a.. M, Sunday
School, Mr.. F. L. Terry, Supt. Don't
fail to be at school and hear them sing
out of their new books; Prof. T. R.
Parker, chorister. IL a. M, the Pas
tor will preach; special music by Jun
ior choir. 8 p. M, there will be union
quarterly meeting services of four
churches, with united choirs. Rev. ].
II. Scott, D. D., District Superintend-
ent, will preach the sermon. s p. M,
Preaching by Pastor, communion SER
vices and reception of new members.
Good singing by choir and congrega-
ton.
Next Tuesday evening, at s o'clock,
the officials are asked to have their re-
ports ready.
Don't forget to buy and read The
Pleasantville Press and get the news.
Edward Terry, our newsboy, will bring
it to your door.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09

home of Mrs. Clark in Smiths Land
ing. Everyone that can is urged to &C
to her nearest unit, and be assured g
most hearty welcome. All of these
units are turning u quantities of hos
pital shirts, pajamas and socks. We
need your services to help Increase
u contributions. The Helping Hand
Knitting Unit of Smiths Landing
meets Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. Clark and any desiring to
learn to knit will be heartily welcome.
The work in surgical dressings is car
ried On at headquarters only. The
present rooms are open every after
loon from two till five and YOU are
needed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09
Change New Zealand Time.

At present standard time in New
Zealand differs from Greenwich time
by eleven and one-half hours. This
time was adopted in 1868, says the
Scientific American, before the present
%world-ride system of zone time was
Introduced. The Wellington Philosoph-
zeal society is noweagitating the cues
lion of making New Zealand time eX-
actly twelve hours in advance OF
Greenwich time, thus conforming TO
the regular hour zones, and aiso secur-
my. throughout the YEP, the dvnn-
tagc, of a half-hour cf daylight $40.
ing"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-09

You know how important the right
food is In keeping your family in good
health. Right food does not mean ex-
pensive food-it means food wisely
chosen, of the kind the body needs.
You eat so hat the body can grow
and keep strong and have energy to
do YOU daily work and keep warm.
All foods can be divided for convent
ence, into five groups according to
food is taken wisely from each group
every day, the body will have the prop
er variety. When you exchange one