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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
CHIMBORAZO WAS
CLIMBED AFTER
CENTURY EFFORT

The first attempt to ascend Mount
Chimborazo, in Ecuador, then thought
to be the highest peak in South Amer
lea, was commenced 116 years ago to-
day by Humboldt, the eminent scien-
fist, and his companions. They
reached a height of 1856 feet above
sea level, when, with blood gushing
from their eyes, lips and mouth, and
almost frozen, they were forced to be-
gin the return journey. A narrow,
deep valley also prevented them from
going on to the summit, 1922 feet
higher. In 1881 Boussingault and Hall
attempted the feat, but failed, and it
was not accomplished until 1881, when
Edward Whymper climbed to the top
most peak. 1t has since been found
that South Americas Hottest noun
tain is Aconcagua, in Chile, which is
2S ,097 feet 1t is the ninth highest
mountain in the world, and the loftiest
in the New World. Husacan, in Peru
and no less than six mountains in
Bolivia, are higher than Chimborazo
and the latter is 1913 feet higher than
Mount Mckinley, in Alaska, the lofti-
est elevation in North America.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
STRATFORD
Especial to The Times.)

Stratford, Jan. 23-More than 40
members of the Cupheag club gather
ed Monday evening at the club rooms,
Main street, to celebrate the 32nd an
niversary of the organization as well
as to hear related the conditions I'M
der which the soldiers in Europe are
lighting and of the sufferings they are
undergoing.
Leon Dabo, Of New York, an Amer
lean landscape artist, and member OF
the American Finance Commission,
was the speaker. Mr.. Dabo has been
in the front line trenches and repro
duced most vivid description Of wal
conditions in Europe.
The anniversary festivities were
greatly modified this year because OF
the war. A war time lunch was
served. The committee, who hat
charge of the affair, was Edward
Span, Charles Silliman, Fred Town
roe, Harold C. Lowell, Frank L. Curtis
John Graham, Howard Beers and Ed
ward Judson.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
TRAFFIC-TYING
STORM STARTED
IN LAKE REGION

Washington, Jan. 22-Today's snow
storm which has been heavy in many
sections, comes from a disturbance
northeast of Lake Superior. Another
disturbance was central today on the
North Carolina coast, which was fol-
lowed by a cold wave in the south
east.
The coast storm caused the wealth
er bureau to order up storm warnings
from Jacksonville, Fla, to PASSPORT
Me, as the storm was steadily in
creasing in intensity anc moving rap
idly with increasing northeast gales
It will reach the northern New Eng
land coast tonight.
Considerable warmer weather was
reported from the Ohio valley, the
lake region and the middle and south
Atlantic states.
Colder weather in the Atlantic
states was forecast and somewhat low
er temperatures were predicted fol-
the Ohio valley.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
MAKING PLANS TO
Find CREWS FOR
MERCHANT Ships
Shipping Board Prepares for
the Service of New Vessels
Soon to be Launched.

Boston, Jan. 23.-Plans now being
matured by the Recruiting Service of
the United States Shipping Board re-
veal a system of preparation in con-
nection with manning the new mer-
chant marine that for thoroughness
will not suffer by comparison with
any known example of German eff
cheney.
After securing chief engineers for
service on the new-type fast cargo
ships now being constructed under it's
direction, the board viii give the men
an exceptional opportunity to learn
all there is to know about the engines
they are to operate by sending them
to the works where the engines are
being built. Each chief will follow
his own engine through the process
of construction, and then to the ship
building yard, where he will supervise
it's erection on board the ship, and
will take charge of it as chief engin-
GER when the vessel goes into COM
mission.
The board probably will first call
for 125 chief engineers for this wark.
w IlIl6 On ILLS Special uuIy d Cnlel
will receive both pay and an ade-
quate allowance for board. On board
ship he will receive the standard pay
for his grade in the merchant marine,
which is high, and bonus for war
zone voyages.
The demand thus created for the
services of chief engineers is expect
ed greatly to stimulate activity among
first assistant engineers who wish to
become chiefs. To assist any men of
this grade, or of lower grades, to Sc
cure promotion, the Shipping Board
invites them to it's free schools in Ma
rine Engineering, where they may
brush up on technical matters
from a week to a month, as they may
choose. There are eight of these
schools, located respectively at Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, Cam
bridge, Stevens Institute, H0boken
The Bourse, Philadelphia, Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, Case
School of Applied Science, Cleveland
Armour Institute, Chicago, University
of Washington, Seattle, and Tulane
University, New Orleans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
THE WEATHER

New Haven. Jan. 23.-FOr New
Haven and vicinity: Fair to-
night; Thursday fair, somewhat
warmer.
Connecticut: Fair tonight;
Thursday fair, warmer: moderate
west winds, becoming variable.
The storm that was central yes
terday morning over North Caro-
lima has moved in a northeasterly
direction and is now central near
Sable Island, N. S. 1t caused
general snow and high winds
along the middle and north Allan
tic coast. A disturbance central
this morning over North Dakota
is causing unsettled weather in
the upper Missouri and Mississip-
pi valleys. The temperature
continues low in the central and
eastern districts, but is rising be-
tween the Rocky mountains and
the Mississippi river. Bismarck,
Nd, reported a rise of A degrees
during the last "a hours. Freez-
ing temperatures extend as far
south as the gulf of Mexico and
White River, Can, reported SO
degrees below zero.
Conditions favor for this vicin-
ity fair weather and continued
cold, followed on Thursday by
partly cloudy weather and slowly
rising temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
MALTHUsIANISM IN 1917.

1t is evident that few of those who
indorse the ideal of unlimited child
bearing have ever thought of the eff
feet upon society should their ideal
again come into vogue in an advanced
stage of civilization where it is pos
sible to maintain the mothers health
and check infant mortality. Allowing
one woman in three to remain I'M
married or sterile, we would still have
an average of eight or ten children
to every living woman, which would
mean the quadrupling of the ,popu1a-
ton in a single generation. It would
result in an increase to GA times the
starting population in a single cen
fury! 1t is an obvious social absurd
ity and any nation that could achieve
even a small part of such program
would, instead of being strengthened,
fall in a single generation to a state
of poverty which would quickly re-
duce the population to condition
such as that seen in India, where in
crease in numbers is kept down only
by wholesale abortion, infanticide,
pestTence and famine.-F,rom The
Size of the Family" by Gordon
Reeves in January Physical Culture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
CUNNERS
DESTROYED MANY
GERMAN CANNON
Gen. Ludendorf Pays I'm
conscious Tribute to Marks
manship Of Frenchmen.

French Front Jan. 23-General
Ludendorff regarded by the Entente
Allies as the master-mind of the Ger
compliment to the accuracy of French
artillerymen in memorandum issued
to the troops on October 4, which has
just been made available to the cor
respondent of The Associated Press.
In this document he admits that the
French gunners by their counter
battery fire destroyed in one German
army alone in the course of a month
SO German field guns and ~ heavy
cannon, while they seriously damaged
and put out of action also 262 field
guns and 213 heavy cannon, as well
as 81 field guns and So heavy cannon
slightly injured but capable of being
repaired and used again in a short
time.
To these imposing figures OF, ar
tillery losses caused by the French
gunners the same German army in
the same period of time had the NOR
tification of adding an almost equally
large number of losses brought about
by the wearing out or bursting of
guns. In this way IS field guns and
81 heavy cannon were destroyed; 1874
field guns and 129 heavy guns seri-
ously damaged and TT field guns and
81 heavy guns slightly disabled.
The memorandum was issued to
the German army by General Luden-
dorff because his artillery officers had
argued repeatedly in favor of making
counter-battery work secondary to
attacks on infantry and communica-
lions. They asserted the French ar
tillery directed their guns more gen.
orally against the German infantry
than against the artillery batteries.
The figures collated by the German
general demonstrate the falsity of
this argument and show the French
determination to prevent the German
guns, as far as possible, from being
used against the French infantry and
lines of communication and supply,
and that they do this successfully.
General Ludendorff in concluding
his memorandum points out that by
counter-batter work not only is the
enemy's artillery destroyed or put out
of action, but the opponent is forced
to a considerable extent to turn his
attention away from the doings OF
| the enemy's infantry which is thus
able to maneuvre with greater ease.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

Hartford, Jan. 22.-Production was
shown this afternoon how best to CO.
operate with the United States Food
administration in Connecticut. The
stated purposes of the food act, which
President Wilson signed last August
10 are encouraging the production,
4conserving the supply and controlling
1.-THE distribution" Conservation and
distribution are already being effec-
lively handled in Connecticut by the
Food Administration and this after
moons important meeting at the Hotel
Bond was to consider the question of
production.
Realizing the Importance of getting
/ production, working in harmony with
the general program of the Food Ad-
lministration in this state especially as
fthe spring planting time approaches,
Federal Food Administrator Robert
lScoville, invited a number of repre-
sentative farmers from all the eight
counties of the state to lunch with
him this noon and to hear what he
had to say about the best methods of
getting the greatest results during the
coming year.
The invitations were extended, four
Ito a county, two being nominated by
bthe auxiliary county committees of the
Connecticut State Council of Defense
and two by the presidents of the vari-
Gus Farm Bureaus. Among those
present today were: +. H. Beers
Brookfield; DR.. Walter Wood, New
Canaan; George Mckay, Danbury; J
Arthur Sherwood, Easton; Nicholas
Glennon, New Milford.
After the luncheon at the hotel, Mr.
Scoville, who was assisted in welcom
ing the producing farmers by Mr.
George M. Landers, chairman of the
Connecticut Committee of Food Sup
ply, State Council of Defense, explain
ed how pleased he was to have the
opportunity to discuss the work of the
Food Administration with progressive
farmers from all sections of Connec-
lticut and to enlist the cordial support
of the agricultural interests in his owr
plans of production, conservation and
distribution.
Mr.. Scoville told the farmers of the
address which Secretary Houston OF
the Department of Agriculture made
at the recent conference of the Fed
eral Food Administrators, at Wash
ington, and in which the secretary
urged the closest cooperation possible
between all branches of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Food Ad-
ministration.
AS an incentive for speeding up pro-
duction during the coming year Sec
rotary Houston welcomed the Food
Administrators as allies to assist the
Department in subjects relating t.
sFoduction and conservation. HI
u stated it was impossible to disassociatt
the two agencies and cooperation
was necessary. The department ha
heen working for years on the fun
damental problems of conservation
and substitution, on production, con
servation On the farms, and gettint
the products to the marke. The Fed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
THOUSAND ENTER
ATHLETIC MEET

New York, Jan. 23-Including those
of many prominent athletes who have
enlisted in some branch of the United
States military and naval service,
nearly 1000 individual entries have
been received for the big indoor ath-
letic meet which will be held in the
Madison Square Garden tonight. The
meet is arranged by the Millrose Attn
letic association of this city and the
entire proceeds will be turned over
to the Athletic equipment fund to
supply athletic paraphernalia to the
enlisted men at the several canton
ments and training stations through
cut the country
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

eral Department at the present time
has a staff of $4,000 and the Land
Grant Colleges an equal staff.
The department is now trying to de-
termine what to recommend for
spring planting. Last fall the largest
acreage on record was planted, but
unfortunately the winter wheat con-
dition is very low. The department
is now trying to determine exactly
what can be expected.
Secretary Houston feels that every
rea sonable effort must be made to
! make sure of an ample wheat produce
ton and to assure ave stock sup
Fly, feeling that this is a good policy
whether there is war or peace.
The department has taken active
steps to remove bad practices of farm
ing and ravages of diseases. The cat
lie tick has been practically cradica-
ted in many parts of the South. Hog
cholera and tuberculosis in cattle and
clher diseases are now receiving at
tention.
Secretary Houston feels that there
will not be as great a disturbance this
year as last in the question os farm
labor on account of the fact that the
| draft will now consider the agricul-
tural interests. He does not believe
! that the first list called of 1000, 900
names will cause very great disturb
ance among the skilled farm labor
| The department is encouraging CO.
operation among the farmers in the
same community in the use of labor
shifting labor from one farm to an
CHER, using high school boys if. nec-
essary, forcing all slackers to work
the Secretary of War if necessary will
consider granting furloughs to SOL
d;ers who are skilled in farm work
and the department is encouraging
the production and shipment of the
largest possible supply of farm MAJ
chinery. Steps are also being taken
to secure fertilizers at reasonable
prices and Administrators are request
co to cooperate in solving this ques-
ton.
The important subject of home gar
dcnS is now under consideration. The
increase last year in this respect is
estimated variously from so per cent.
to $50 per cent. The Administrators
can assist in marketing this product
by encouraging, with the department,
canning, drying and preserving.
The department is now studying the
question of seed supply and will ap-
preciate any possible assistance. An
appropriation of $2,5OO,OOO for this
purpose has been secured but strenu-
Gus efforts must be made to secure
good seed for next year.
Mr.. Scoville, after relating what
Secretary Houston had said at Wash
ington took up the Connecticut situa-
ton particularly and showed that the
difficulties of transportation and dis
rlbution, already unpleasantly appar-
ert, make it necessary that Connect
cut should raise this year as much
as possible of all food products. A
thorough discussian of the various
Questions involved took place during
and after the luncheon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
10000 TURKS
HAVE DESERTED
co NJ M AN DER

Washington, Jan. 2S-Because O.!
the desertion of 100000 Turkish
troops between Constantinople and
Palestine, Gen. Won Falkenhayn has
abandoned the German plan to re-
organize the Turkish army and has
returned to the Sultan's capital. He
was credited with having an army of
100000 to take the offensive against
the British in Palestine. Information
of this development reached WASH
ington in official dispatches yester-
day.
The dispatches credit Gen. Allenby
commander of the British forces in
Palestine, with reporting that more
than SO per cent. of the strength of
"a Turkish divisions was lost by de-
sertions,' and that "41 companies of
storm troops which left the Alexan-
dretta district, each 200 strong,
reached the front with only four Off
GERS and 100 men per company"
Turkish officers are said to have
refused to support Falkenhayn's plan
because they knew that the Turkish
troops were tired of the war. The
German general persisted, however,
but three days out from Constantine
pie he turned back in disgust.
Typhus is reported to be carrying
off large numbers of the people in
Turkey, 80 per cent. of the army hav-
ing died of the disease or become in
capacitated by it.
The morale of the German army is
on the ebb, Capt. Richard Haigh, in
charge of the British tank in this
country, told the Senate military COM
mittee yesterday. "They are not half
so God Almighty" he said. '"The
Bavarians and Saxons now are the
best fighters. The Prussians have a
yellow streak"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
COBB PLACED IN
DEF ERRED CLASS

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 2S-'Ty'' Cobb
of the Detroit Americans, has been
given a deferred classification on the
grounds of part dependency by his
exemption board, it was announced
today. He has been placed in class
2, division A. Cobb, VINO is registered
here, was placed in class l by the To-
cal board last week, but it develop
ed that he failed to answer the ques-
tons of dependency and the action of
the board today came after he had
asked that his case be reopened. Cobb
was 81 years old last December and
has a wife and three children.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
MRS. MILLS BROTHER DEAD.

Word was received here today of
the death of Edgar Worthington
Newton, only son of Mrs. Harry T
Newton of Buffalo, n. Y, and broth
err of Mrs. R. P. Mills of Stratford
Conn, which occurred last week at
Havre De Grace hospital. Deceased
leaves one son, Charles Henry New
ton, and one daughter, Miss Cena Ar
line Newton, both of Rochester, N. Y.
and another sister, Mrs. A. ]. Ben
ming of Lyons, N. Y. Funeral services
will be held in Rochester, N. Y, Sat
urday afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
Cutting words!

las a matter of fact, pocket
knives are more often used
for sharpening pencils
than cutting ones initials
on a tree.
IBut whatever they'r used
for,-when you want one,
you want it badly.
.fOur unrivalled assortment
of pocket knives chal-
Fenges your attention.
fDespite a general shortage
III these useful nipple
ments, our stock is better
than ever.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
TWO LONG YEARS
he SUFFERED
"FTuit-a-tiVes" Made Him Feel
As II Waking On Air
ORI1L1A, Nov. 18th. 1914.

ORiLLIA, NOV. ZOIII' 401f'
"For over two years, was troubled
with Constipation, Drozosiness, Lack Of
Appetite and Headaches. One day I saw
your sign which read "Fruit-a-tives
make you feel like walking on air. -
This appealed to ne, SO I decided to
try box. In very short time, I
began to feel better, and nOzy I1eetJfns.
Ihave agood appetite, relish everything
eat, and the Headaches are gone
entirely. 1 recommend this pleasant
f'fsit medicine to all my friends'.
DAN MCLEAN.
Soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers orsert postpaid by Fruit
s-tiveS Limited. OrdeDshurr. Ny.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
SAFE IN FRANCE.

Mrs. Chauncey c. Kennedy of Main
street, Stratford, received a caIblegram
on Monday afternoon from her hus-
band. Rev. C. C. Kennedy, now serv-
ing as chaplain of the Twenty-hrst
Engineers, announcing the safe ar
rival of his regiment somewhere in
France. The cablegram read: ARRIVED
Safely" "All Well"
Chaplain Kennedy was for three
wears rector of Christ Episcopal
church. He was designated chap
laincy about six weeks ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
TO HOLD PROGRESSIVE DINNER.

The S. o. T. o. club will hold a
progressive dinner at the homes of
the various members on Friday even
ing of this week. The members in
clude Misses Hester Hanson, Carrie
Chapman, Margaret Beach, Carolyn
Brown, Josephine Reitter, Helen Dun
bar, Helen F'ollett, Ellie Wheeler, Lei
Ia Wells, Elpha Silliman and Pauline
Welt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
MIR. HUTCHINSON BURIED.

Funeral services for Frederick Har-
vey Hutchinson of $50 Housatonic
avenue, were held yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock, at St Joseph's chap
sel, Woodlawn, N. Y. Burial was in
Woodlawn cemetery. Prayer service
was held Monday evening at o'clock
at his late residence. Rev. Ernest c.
Carpenter, pastor of the .Stratford
Methodist church, ofdciated. Mr.
Hutchinson had resided in Stratford
for two years. He was widely known
in Theatrical circles in New York
city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
FRACTURES LEG.

While alighting from a trolley car
on Barnum avenue to go to his home
at 1876 California street, Stafford,
George Lukacs clipped, sustaining a
fracture of the right leg. He was
carried to his residence where a
bridgeport physician was summoned.
After giving temporary treatment the
patient was removed to st. Vincent's
hospital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
PHYSICAL EXAMS
FOR DRAFTED MEN
START AT ONCE

The date for examining registrants
of the first class will, it is expected,
be decided at the weekly meeting of
the draft board chairmcn tonight.
The draft boards have been instructed
to proceed with the examination, but
it will undoubtedly be delayed a few
days, because one or two of the boards
have not yet finished sending out
classification cards.
1t Is reported from Washington to-
day that all Britishers and Cana
dams, who have taken our first pa
pers for American citizenship, shall
be taken for selective service, under
an international agreement.
Fees for physician members of the
local boards and examining physicians
have been fixed at the rate of 81 an
hour, but shall not in any case ex-
coed $3.50 a day or $3.50 a. month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
no HoIiD sKATING PARTY.

Mrs. Richard Howell and Mrs Wal
ter Goddard of Stratford, Ihave plan
ned a skating party for this evening
for the benefit Of the Stratford Red
Cross chapter. If the weather is not
suitable, the party will be postponed
until tomorrow evening. 1t will be
held on the estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell at Elm street, Stratford. Their
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
ORUTITY IS CHARGED.

Cruelty is alleged in the divorce
complaint filed in the Superior Court
walk, against John Eierhart of the
same place. They were married
August %, 1915, and cruelty is charg-
ed since February of 1916.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Russell and
daughter, Miss Catherine Russell who,
for many years. resided in the South
End of Stratford, will in a few weeks
move to their new residence on Noble
avenue, Bridgeport Mr.. Russell was
formerly deputy sheriff of the town
and is now engaged in real estate.
Miss Russell is widely known as a
vocalist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
CONVALESCING,

Miss Elpha Silliman, who has been
suffering from slight attack of bron-
chitis is convalescing at her home,
Warwick avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

No objection is felt by the Germans
to our press censorship, as its effect is
to conceal from the American people
lot of facts that the Germans know
perfectly we'll