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The broad ax., 1918-01-12

CHORAL STUDY CLUB ORGANIZED.
ST. Marks N. E. Church has organ
lied a Choral Study Club under the di'
reetion of Miss Alpha A. Bratton- The
club viii meet on Thursday evening at
the church.
The broad ax., 1918-01-12

= : result of the foregoing resolu-
ae Governor of Wyoming has as
w the committee that the matter
~ thoroughly Investigated and
justice will be meted out to those
- guilty of participating in the
The broad ax., 1918-01-12

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The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-06-22
HATS
Mccarthy Mercantile Co.

Turn as before, leaving seven stitches on the needle. Slip the first stitch, purl l2 stitches, pur together. the 7th and oth stitch from the left hand end. Turn and continue in this ID lner, 6e creasing each time by one, the numb1r of stitches on 5hr ends o f the needles on the ends of the needles, till there are iourtecn stitches only.
 FOOT: Take up stitches thru the loops on the left side of the h. eel: there should be 70 .rteen Continued next week.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-06-22
NEW SOCK DIRECTIONS

As ordered by the Northwest ern Division Amer ican Red Cross.
 Use needles of such size that plain knitting, sixty stitches a. round when laid double upon a flat surface and measured with a ruler, will measure 4 1 ? inches or 9 inches round.
 Set up 60 stitches, 20 each on 5 needles, knit 2 and purl 4 12 in Knit plain 6 l-2 inches.
 HEEL: Put 30 stitches on one needle for the heei leaving the other stitches on two needles.
 On the heel needle knit back and forth, knitting on the right side and pu,ling on the wrong slipping off the first stitch on each row onto the other needle without knitting it. When there are A loops on each side, not counting the one on the needle, on che purl side, purl 2I stitches Duri together the next 2 stitches on the needle. Turn the work around, leaving the 2 remaining stitches on the needle. Slip off the stitch last made, knit F and knit together the 8th and 9tE stitches from the left hand end
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-06-22
LITTLE WAR STORIES

One of the rockies who recent reached France, reported pro gress thus:-
 I'm doing well so far. Rains have been interfering a lot with the war lately. 1 haven't put in full time one week since 1 been here, but it don't matter, they don't stop nothing off, no mat ter how much you don't work.
 This is the only job I've had where they don't take time off for bad weather. All the san e I think they'd save a lot 'ol this war if they let it out on contract
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Will SUPPRESS
ACTIVITIES OF
DISHONEST men

Conductors on the trolley cars of
the Connecticut Co. are said to have
been Knocking down" fares to the
extent of $50 week and the corpor-
alton has started a crusade to stamp
out dishonesty among it's employees
and to protect the trustworthy men
from the ugly rumors going the
rounds. According to Manager
Goodwin, of the Connecticut Co., the
arrest, trial and conviction of three
conductors yesterday is but the be-
ginning of a crusade which will make
it unhealthy for any conductor to
pocket the fares of the passengers in
the future.
Bridgeport has become notorious
among street car men throughout the
country as being soft pickings' and
motormen and conductors discharged
from other companies have flocked to
Bridgeport to "clean up"
One of those conductors has in his
possession no less than five unior
cards which show that he has worked
for five different corporations within
the last year. He lost each position
for no apparent reason, but the spot
ters of the Connecticut Co. have evil
dence against him and his days here
are numbered.
1t was also said by officials of the
company that many of the conduc.
tors were stealing so much money
they even did not bother to call fol
the wages due them every week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Druggists Here
Have Something!
New for Colds
Applied Externally, the Body
Heat Releases Ingredients
in Vapor Form
COLDS GO OVER NIGHT
GROUP IN Is MINUTES
The Manufacturers Have Author
lied the Local Druggists to Sell
Any Of the Three Sizes, 25c, SOC,
or $1.00, on 80 Days Trial.

Since is introduction here a short
time ago, the new treatment for cold
troubles, known as Vick's VapoRub,
has aroused a great deal Of interest
among local people. especially among
mothers with small children.
Local druggists report that num-
bers have taken advantage of their
30 days trial offer to see If a Csc jar
OF VapoRub really will relieve these
troubles externally, without having to
~doss" with nauseous internal medi-
cines.
For Group, coughs, chest colds, sore
Throat or bronchitis, apply VapoRub
wen over the throat and chest, cover
Ing with warm flannel cloth. Leave
the covering loose around the neck so
the vapOrs arising may be freely In
hailed
In addition, VapoRub Is absorbed
through and stimulates the skin, tax
ing out that tightness and soreness in
the chest. For head colds, catarrh,
hay fever, or asthmatic troubles,
YapoRub can either be applied up the
nostrils or a little melted in a spoon
and the VaDors inhaled
You have to try this treatment to
realize ftsFremarkable- effect in all
cases OF cold troubles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
THE REICHSTAG.

The first German Reichstag was
opened in Berlin At years ago today.
The Reichstag is the lower house of
the imperial parliament and repre-
sents the people, but the sovereignty
rests in the Bundesrat or federal
council, which represents the indi-
vidual states of Germany rather than
the people The Reichstag, as con-
stituted before the outbreak of the
Great War, had 397 members, elected
for five years by the suffrage of all
males over 25 years of age Prussia
elects 236 of these members. Bavaria
As, Saxony %, Wurtemberg IT, Baden
IA, and the other states from 1 to Is
each Before the war the Social Dem
ocrats had the largest delegation of
any party, and might have a majority
except for the districting of the en-
pire by which many industrial Sec
lions where the Socialists are numer-
Gus elect fewer members than agri-
cultural sections where the popula-
ton is greaat deal less. The Reich
stag has little real power It cannot
withhold credits, and any legislation it
may propose may be rejected by the
Bundesrat, while it has no mower over
the Kaiser's ministers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
new ARTILLERY
is SCIENTISTS
MODERN WONDER

The wonderful accuracy and long
range of modern artillery are ascribed
to four causes:
1. The rified barrel. This idea is
old as bows and arrows. The savages
found that by twisting the head or
feathering of the arrow, it would fly
straighter. The old fashioned spher-
ical cannon ball, which we see pild
in heaps in our parks, meets with
too much wind resistance. A conical
and cylindrical shell set revolving by
a spiral grooved barrel, meets less re-
ststance, goes farther, and carries
straighter.
2. Breech loading. The rified barrel
accomphsher but little so long as guns
were loaded at the muzzle. Only a
loose fitting projectiIe could be used.
The rifiing did not grip it. The gases
created by the explosion partly es-
capped around the projectile, thus di-
nlinishing power of discharge.
3. The hydraulic recoil buffer. This
receives the recoil of the gun easily,
and the piece is pulled back into po-
sition by springs. The big guns now
used are said to need but the slight
est adjustment of sights after the re-
coil.
A. Smokeless powder. This conceals
the location of the gun and saves it
from imminent danger of attack.
The scientists have long been work
! ing to eliminate also the flash and
noise of the discharge. But the more
the flash is reduced, the more the
smoke, and vice versa Silencers con-
sisting of a tube attached to the end
of a muzzle, have had considerable
success on small arms and light ar
tillery. But silencing a big gun seems
almost hopeless. The noise of the
cannonading at the front is still de-
scribed as deafening. The sound of a
discharge still enables the observer to
locate the gun by timing the move
ment of the sound.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
WHAT GERMANY'S
CONTROL OF The
AALANDS MEANS

Control of the Aaland Islands means
much to Germany; so much indeed
that it is hard to believe that the ISL
ands will ever be voluntarily relin-
pushed either to Finland, which
claims them by virtue of her success
sion to Russian interests, or to
Sweden, which brings forward strong
historic claims and claims founded
upon national necessities. Provided
with modern Notifications, the islands
would wholly dominate the Gulf of
Bothnia and the route by which the
high-grade iron ores of Gellivara find
their way to the German industrial
centers. And, Germany could not
we'll have dispensed with these ores
in the present war, nor would she be
willing to risk losing them in the fu-
ture war against which she feels it
necessary to make preparations. 1t
is true that Sweden will resent bitter
ly the permanent German occupa-
ton of the islands. She will never
again incline so kindly toward a
German cause. But what can Sweden
do about it? Her own access to the
Gellivara district is by railway, ex-
tending through hundreds of miles OF
frigid wastes, which could be cut in
many places by landing forces from
German ships in the Gulf of Bothnia
Swedish goodwill has sufficed in the
present war to assure Germany he1
needed supplies of ore; but Germany
is not in the habit of depending upon
goodwill when she can substitute
more effective means of control.-The
New Republic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
ASK CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE The
-, PICKETS' ARREST

The Suffrage pickets who suffered
Imprisonment either at Occowuan
workhouse or at the district Jail are
now pressing for a Congressional in
quiry into the circumstances of their
arrest. This is a consequence of the
decision in the Court of Appeals that
the conduct of the pickets was en-
tirely law-abiding and that there was
no ground for arrest, Imprisonment or
any kind of punishment.
Some of the picket prisoners have
already entered suits for damages for
false imprisonment. The total dam
ages now claimed are 100000 and
Dudley Field Malone is the counsel
for the pickets. Mr.. Malone also
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Send Books to

pleaded the case which was decided
in favor of the pickets in the Court
of Appeals and he is very hopeful
about a successful issue ii the dam
age suits. Not all the prisoners have
yet entered suits. Four of the pick
cts who were imprisoned were Con-
necticut women and only one of these
is as yet claiming damages. The
four are Mrs. Helena Hill Weed OF
Norwalk, daughter of the late Hon
E. J. Hill, Miss Catherine Flanagan
and Miss Minnie Hennessy of Hart
ford and Mrs. Walter ]. Bartlett OF
Putnam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

try. About 300 altogether took part
in the mutiny, and of these about
half were killed or wounded. The
ringleaders who surrendered were shot
at once, and the rest of the men were
dealt with by court-martial. A few
were sent to prison and the rest were
drafted to storm" battalions on the
western front.
How the Affair Started
discovered afterwards that the af-
fair started by a small party of Ger
man soldiers Directing to the way in
which the bullying officer had treated
a comrade. This man had been in
the sick bay for some time, but was
ordered back to duty by the officer
He protested, and his protest was
backed by the camp doctor. 1t was
no use. He was obliged to get into
his clothes, and go on duty with five
other men that night. The other five
refused to go with him, and other
men of the company joined in the pro-
test.
They made for the quarters of the
unpopular Major, and he fled to an
other part of the camp. They sacked
his quarters, and set them ablaze. The
fire, once started, spread rapidly, ia.
vored by strong wind. and in few
minutes the whole camp was endan
gered. Tht started the mutiny, which
threatened at one moment to spread
to troops in garrison in the town
This regiment refused to marcI
against the nutineers in the camp
and it was only when infantry, cav
airy, and artillery from an adjoinin.
town were brought up that order wa
restored-(By the International New
! Bureau, Inc, Boston, Mass)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SOLDIER
RELATES MUTINY
IN GERMAN ARMY
Great Fire Which Broke Out in Munster Prison
Camp Had Been Set By Mutinous Germans
and German Officers Begged Scotch
Captves to Extinguish Flames.
By CORP. HARRY DOUGLAS, COZ The Gordons)
lBx The International News Bhreau. ncl

Corporal Douglas who has just escaped from Germany,
served with his battalion from the time the first battle for
1pres until last july when he taken prisoner after being
wounded by blowing up of mine under British post in the
Ypres region In the following article Corporal Douglas tells
for the first time the full story of the fire which broke out
the great German prison camp at Munster in Wesphaa and
dcoses the important fact that the fire caused by dcon
tented and mutinous soldiers of the German ARMY
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

The Japanese Military Mission in
this country has started on it's tour of
the munition factories and plants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL. plumbing
and heating; jobbing a specially, 3051
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1142 or 1143z3. B 10 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
THIS IS BOOK WEEK

Bridgeport must give 10000 books
to the soldiers.
Give your books.
Give your favorite books.
Give live books.
Give books about the war.
Give novels, biography, travel, adj
venture.
Give poetry.
Give up-to-date books on aero
planes, automobiles, gas engines en-
cheering.
Don't give books you would throw
away as useless.
Write your name and address on the
fly leaf.
Send Books to
The nearest school.
The law library at the Court House.
The Public Library.
Or any place where you see sign
Offering to take books.
If you have too many to carry your
Telephone the Public Library, Bar
mum 1913, and your books will be call
ed for.
Help Bridgeport lead the State.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

The estate of the late James Still
man, former president of the Ma
tiona1'City Bank, is estimated at $45,-
900, 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

German officers have issued orders
to their men operating in Finland and
the Ukraine to take no Red Cross
prisoners but to hang them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
FOUR APPLY FOR
FRENCH PASSPORTS

-Four more applications for pass
ports TO France from young men
wishing to enter the Red Cross service
as drivers of motor trucks have been
received at the Office of Clerk M. J.
Flanagan of the Superior Court.
They are Edward W. Clark, Airing
ton ]. Locke, Oswald Gerard, and
Fred J. Edwards. All are under the
draft age, and are enxious to assist in
he Red Cross work. More than a
dozen applications for passports for
the Red Cross have been received in
the last two weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

Mo one believes the lies the Ger
mans tell, but then they get lots of
satisfaction telling them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

Times Want Ads One Cent Wort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

there are innumerable inuences both domestic and for
egn that tend keep the issues couded and the exact
developments in doubt. To obtain the truth you must
find that gives you the facts impartial
l from whatever source they may be derived that has
no policy but to state conditions they are, without
gloss or concealment and that leaves your judgment alb
solutey unfettered, Such a magazine is THE LITER
AIRY DIGEST. You need it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

Never before perhaps in the history of the world has it
been more difficult to arrive at the actual truth
gardng the tremendous events that occurring from
week to week. Empires falling, huge tracts of ter
rtory are changing hands, and the political complexion
of States is being completely altered over night To
know the real facts regarding these epochmakng oc
currences is vital necessity for every of u.s. yet
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY

PARIS.-Official reports received today from the front declare that the fighting to the south of the Marne in the Chatillon region, is of a specially violen nature, the Ameri- cans and French countering mag nificiently. In one region to the south of the Marne the French have taken thousand prisoners.
 On the battlefront to the east of Rheims the enemy has been unable to penetrate the French defenses and the line is till holding solidly.
 During the operations on the first day of the German offensive the enemy losses were extremely heavy.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
BATTLE CONTINUES

LONDON. - The Marne-C Cham pagne battle still continues with slaughter on both sides, and the re- suits so far remain very doubtful. Thirty-five German divisions are known to be engaged and they are continually bringing up reinforce ments. The French are still hold ing Rheims and have repulsed with heavy losses all German attacks made on the line to the east of the city.
 The Allied lines to the west of Rheims are still holding and all attempts made to dislodge them from their positions have been of no avail. The main German attack in this region seems to be directed down the Marne and due south of
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
DELIVERY AUTO AFIRE;
 PYRENE QUENCHES QUICKLY

Yesterady afternoon the delivery truck of the Northern Commercial Company caught fire and by the immediate use of the Pyrene fire extinguisher the fire was put out before any material damage was done.
 The fire was caused by the over- heating of the engine, the carbura- ture catching afire and the flames spreading rapidly along the chassis, but it only took one or two squirts of the Pyrene to cool her off. Out side of a little insulation being burned off some of the wires, no serious damage was done.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
RED CROSS CERTIFICATES
 HAVE NOW BEEN RECEIVED

On the mail arriving in Nenana yesterday, seventeen life member ship certificates of the National Red Cross have been received.
 The certificates are now in the possession of Mrs. J. R. Bowen, who wishes to announce that those en- titled to receive them may have them on calling on her at the office of Dr. J. R. Bowen, above the Tavern cafe.
 The names of the life members are: Mrs. Susie Smith, MT. Geo. w. Penninton, Mrs. Hawley w. Sterling, MT. Geo. Markus, Mrs. M. S. Love, Mir. Albert Miller, Andrew Skattabo, Geo. Merrill, Jack Tucker, o. s. Steele, A. Clarno, M. McCambridge, Charles Slater, s. T. Hinckley, Asa E. Pittock, Henry Stein, John Payne.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
BRITISH PRAISE AMERICANS

LONDON.-Commenting editori- ally on the results of the first days fighting in the new German offens- give, the British newspapers give warm and unstinted praise for the brilliant work accomplished by the American troops in the Allied de- fense. It is freely conceded that our troops proved more than a match for the foe and their tactics both in offense and defense drew the admiration of the Allied com manders and even that of the ene- my The Americans have invariably met with success in all of their un- dertakings and their bearing, gal lantry in action and brilliancy in at tack have been an inspiration to their comrades in arms in the Brit ish, French and Italian armies on the Western front, whose energies have received an empetus and who are now trying to emulate our troops.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
FIRST SALMON CAUGHT
 AT MISSION SUNDAY

The first king salmon of the sea- sons run to be taken was caught Sunday by Arthur Wright, near the mission.
 The fish weighed Is pounds, and was fine specimen of it's kind. It was sold to the Tavern cafe at a dollar a pound, and was much en- joyed by the patrons later on served in various styles.
 The fish are now regularly be- ing taken and the run for the sea- son is fairly on. It is too early in the season to judge of the mag nitude of the run. Reports brought in by the steamboatmen and others travelling on the rivers would indi- cate that the salmon run for 1918 is going to be a big one.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
WESTERN PRESS
 OWNED BY HUNS
 10 BE EXPOSED
So-Called American Newspapers In Far West Are Controlled By
 Cevmans Is Charge.

NEW YORK.-As a result of the general investigations made at the instance of the enemy property cus- todian, following the arrest of Ed ward Rumley, a Britisher, who con- trols the New York Evening Mail, on a charge of perjury, he having stated that the paper was American property, whereas the evidence shows that the paper was controlled by the Germans, it is expected that the ostensible owners of several so- called American papers published 'in the Far West, under German con- trol, will be placed under arrest in the near future and punished to the full extent of the lay if they are found guilty.
 The publishers of these Far Vest ern papers came under suspicion some time ago and their actions have been closely watched by the government for some time past.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
DIVISION VENTILATED

PARIS.-It is reported officially today that four German divisions attacking the Allied positions De- tween Chateau Thierry anl the Ar gonne Forest, defended mostly by the American troops, were badly cut up and that one of the divisions was completely annihilated.
 The press also acclaims a great American victory between Reully and Dormans, where the picked troops of the kaiser were repulsed by our troops on six-mile front. As result of this action, our troops also took 15OO prisoners and some war material. :.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
GERMANS SLAUGHTERED

ON THE FRENCH FRONT-The American troops on the Marne front by a brillian counter attack last night, forced a retirement of the enemy on this sector. The sudden ness of the American attack created confusion in the Boche ranks and they were driven pell nell to the Marne. French airplanes, acting in concert with the Americans, drop ped bombs on the Germans engaged in constructing bridges across the river and on the troops crossing, Several bridges were damaged and the Germans thrown into the water The enemy masses on the bank of the river were moved down by the accurate American fire
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
MAY BE GERMAN RUSE

LONDON.-Press comments on the recent fighting on the Western front from data officially received, offer the suggestion that the present assault by the Germans may be meant only as a diversion for the purpose of drawing the Allied re- serves from the Flanders front and thus weaken their defenses in that region, and pave the way for the real big offensive with the Channel ports as the objective.
 This is merely speculative and does not coincide with the British military view. It is felt, however, that the Allied troops on the West are powerful enough to head off any
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
WILSON WILL F0REG0 HIS
 USUAL HOLIDAY
Chief Executive of the Nation Feels That He Cannot Afford to
 Take . Layoff.

WASHINGTON, D. Glowing to the enormous amount of work re. maining undone and the vital issues at stake which demand his close study and attention, President Will son has abandoned all hopes of talk ing a short summer vacation, as he used to do hitherto, immediately following the adjournment of con- gress.
 The President will remain in this city and give his personal attention to the grave international affairs coming up for discussion and action.