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same way. either from the lack of air
inside the mask or by the influence OF
the chemicals with which the protector
is impregnated.
One of the closest calls ] had in all
my war experience was at Mills street
And Fritz was not TO blame.
Several of the men. including myself,
were squatted around 4 brazier cook
ing char and getting warm. for the
nights were cold when there was a
terrific explosion. Investigation proved
that an unexploded bomb had been bur
led under the brazier and that it had
gone off as the heat penetrated the
ground. 1t is wonder there weren't
more of these accidents as Tommy was
forever throwing away his Mlilses-
The Mills bomb fires by pulling out
a pin which releases lever. which ex-
plodes the bomb after the thrower has
had time to count four. Lots of men
never really trust bomb. II YOU nave
one in your pocket You feel that the
pin may somehow get out and IL 1t does
you know that you'll go to glory in
small bits. l always had that feeling
myself and used TO throw away my
Millses and scoop hatful of dirt over
them with my foot.
This particular bomb killed one man.
wounded several and shocked all of
US Two of the men managed to
swing" a ''blighty'' case out of it. 1
could have done the same if l had been
wise enough.
think I ought to say a word right
here. about the psychology of the Tom
my in swinging "bliShty" case.
1t is the one first, last and always
ambition of the Tommy to get back to
blighty- Usually he isn't out there
because he wants to be but because he
has to he. He is 4 patriot all right
His love of blighty shows that. He will
fight like a bag of wildcats when he
gets where the fighting is but he isn't
going around looking for trouble. He
knows that his officers will find that
for him aplenty.
When he gets letters from home and
knows that the wife or the "nippers"
or the old mother is sick he wants TO
go home And so he puts in his time
hoping for a wound that will be
"cushy'' enough not TO discommode him
much. and that viii be bad enough to
swing bliEhty on Sometimes when he
wants very much to get back he
stretches his conscience to the limit
and it is pretty elastic anyhow-and he
fakes all sorts of illness. The NJ o.
is usually a bit too fly for Tommy,
however. and out and out fakes seldom
get by Sometimes they do and in the
most unexpected cases.
/ had a man named Isadore Epstein
in my section who was instrumental
in getting blighty for himself and one
other Issy was a tailor by trade. He
was no fighting man and didn't pretend
to be and he didn't care who knew it
He was wild to get a "blighty one" or
shell shock or anything that would
take him home
One morning as we were preparing
to go over the top and the men were a
little jumpy and nervous l heard a shot
behind me and bullet chugged into
the sandbags beside my head. I whirl-
ed around, my first thought being that
some one of our own men was trying
to do me in.
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had been on all summer and the whole
of the Somme district was battered and
smashed.
Going up from Mill street there were
no communi cation trenches. We We're
right out in the open, exposed to rifle
and machine gun fire and to shrapnel.
and the bocheS We're fairly raining il in
on the territory they had been pushed
back from, and of which they had the
range to an inch. We went UP under
that heavy fire for full hour. The
casualties were heavy and the calling
part of il was that we couldn't hurry, it
was so dark. Every time a shell burst
overhead and the shrapnel battered in
the dirt all about I kissed myself good
bye and thought of the baked beans at
home. Men kept falling and l wished
hadn't enlisted.
When we finally got up to the trench
believe re. We didn't need any orders
to get in. We relieved the Black Watch
and they encouraged US by telling US
they had lost over half their men in
that trench and that Fritz kept con-
slant fire on it They didn't need to tell
us. The big boys were coming over all
the time.
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BY CORP. r.. DERBY HOLMES.

81 Al Il IN the summer acCdHiu-
lated a nice little case of trench
IL fe ever. ,... -. &c.,.
ing for long periods in the wet and
mud, to racked nerves. and, / am in
clined to think, to sleeping in the
foul air of the durouts. The chief
symptom is high temperature and the
patient aches a good deal. I was sent
back to a place in the neigh borhood
of Arras and was there a week, re-
cuperating.
While / was there woman spy
whom I had known in Abalaine was
brought to the village. At Abaiaine
there had been a thrce-rile duck walk
leading to the front trenches. and the
frequency with which it was shclled
by the Germans. especially when ration
parties were passing over IL or when
new troops were being brought up,
attracted attention.
There was a single house net far
from the md of that duck walk west of
Abalaine. occupied by a woman and
two or three children. She had lived
there for four years. and was, so far
as anybody knew, a FrerchwoTan in
breeding and sympathies- She vas in
the habit Of selling coffee to the SOL
diers. and. of course. goSsiped with
them. and thus gained 4 good deal
of information about troop movements
She was not suspected for a long
time Then 4 gunner of battery
which was stationed nearby noticed
that certain children's garments. req
shirt and 4 blue one and several white
Garments. we're on the clothesline in
certain arrangement on the days Wnen
troops were to he moved along the
duck walk the following night rms
soldier notified his othcers. anu eNi-
dence vas accumulated that the woman
was signaling TO the boChe ARP lanes
She was ar-e sted. taken to the rear
and shot. don't like to think that
this woman was really French: She
was. no Geu9t, one OF tne ny ,,ce ~.
spies who were planted in France cy
the Germans long before the war
After getting over the fever re-
Joined my bait in the early part OF
September in the Somme district al d
Mace called Mill street. This was IN
reality a series of dugouts along a roaG
some little distance behind our second
lines. but in the range of the German
guns. which persistenly tried Tor our
artillery just beside US
treated to a taste of one of the forms
of German kultur which was new at
the time. At least il was new 10 me
tear gas This delectable vapor came
over in shells. comparatively harmless
in themselves. but which loosed gas
smelling al first little like pineapple.
When you got good inhale you
choked and the eyes began to run.
There was no controlling the tears and
the victim would fairly drip for a long
time, leaving him wholly incapacitated-
Goggles provided for this gas were
neaEIy useless. and we all resorted to
the regular gas helmet In this way
we were able to stand the stuff
The gas mask. by the way. was the
bane of my existence in the trenches
one of the banes. I found that almost
invariably after I had had mine on for
z few minutes I got faint Very often
I would keel over entirely. \ good
ha
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1t was Issy Epstein. He had been
rnonkeying with lis rife and had shot
himself in the hand. OF course, Issy
was at once under suspicion of a self
inflicted wound. which, is one of the
worst crimes in the calendar. But the
suspicion was removed instantly. 1ssy
was hopping around raising a terrific
row.
"Oi. OIL" he walled. Tn ruint. I'm
ruint. My thimble finger is gone. My
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The dead here were enough to give
you the horrors. I had never seen so
many before and never saw more aft
erward They were all over the place,
both theirs and ours. The ground was
covered. They hung into the trench,
half in, half out; legs and arms pro-
truded from the walls. They were in
khaki, in kits and in gray. And they
were in every conceivable condition of
mutilation.
l Immediately got sick and dizzy and
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My eardrums ached and I thought I
should go insane if the racket didn't
stop. l was frightfully nervous and
scared, but tried not to show it An
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The gas mask. by the way. was the
bane of my existence in the trenches
one of the banes. I found that almost
invariably after I had had mine on for
q few minutes I got faint Very often
I would keel over entirely. good
many of the men were affected the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
LAW DEFINES
 STATUS OF THE PORTO RICANS

The question of citizenship of Por- to Ricans which has caused so much 'oomment recently, is covered by an forder iRsued by the government which says:
 Any inhabttant of Porto Rico who was a Spanish subject on April Il, l1sss, and who resided in Porto Rico on that date and continued to reside therein until April il, 1900 is held to be citizen of Porto Rico ex- cept such inhabitants, natives of the spanish Peninsula, who elected to pre- serve their allegiance to Spain on or before April II, 1900 by making a declaration before a court of record of their decision to do SO.
 Amy citizen of Porto Rico as above defined and any native of Porto Rico who was temporarily absent from there on April Il, 1899, and has since returned, and is not a citizen of any other country, is held to be a United States citizen provided he did not elect to retain his political status by making declaration under oath of his decision to do so within s months af- ter March 2, 1917,"
 Therefore it should be an easy mat ter for Porto Ricans who have any trouble in obtaining employment to produce evidence to show their place of residence on the above dates, which is all that is necessary to prove their citizenship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

guests on Sunday of MT. and Mrs. PhiIo Platte of Newtown.
 MT. Charles Silliman has been con- fined to his home by illness for 8 few days but is now improving.
 MT. and Mrs. William Lane and daughter Mildred were guests on Sun day of MT. and Mrs Aurel Ruman, Jr.
 MT. and Mrs. Erwin Edwards have been recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Howard Gary at Fairfield beach.
 Mrs. Betsie Sherwood entertained at her home on Thursday, M-s. John Sherwood and Miss Julia c. l-awley.
 Ths regular meeting of Easton grange was held on Tuesday evening. The lecturer, Mrs. Erwin P. Edwards presented the following program: Song from the grange melodies, read ing by Miss Annie Ruman, reading by Clarence Logan, a. talk by s. B. Tur- ney, vocal solo, Miss Regina Stenseek, reading by Miss Bertha Andrews and reading by Miss Hazel Sherwood.
 The grange entertainment commit tee, MT. and Mrs. Clarence A. Jen- nings, Mir, and, Mrs. Jesse Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. Edward S. Williams, Miss Hazel B. Sherwood and Leroy F.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Mr. Boutwel Nobles of Stepnev. has .

MT. Boutwell, Nobles of Stepney, has accepted position at J. Arthur Sher- woods at Glover Leaf Dairy Farm"
 Mrs. Charles Nichols who recently underwent an operation at the Bridge port hospital is reported now as being very comfortable which her many friends will be glad to hear.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Edwards of Bridgeport were guests recently of MT. and Mrs. Elmer Andrews.
 Mrs. s. Mallette Sanford and daugh- ter Miss Clara have been enjoying a few days touring in New York state and spent a few days at Ithaca, the guests of MT. and Mrs. Harold Bots ford who reside there. They also visit ed the Cornell college and the grounds while in Ithaca.
 Methodist Sunday school held their Children's Day exercises in the church on Sunday evening. The church was filled with members and friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. Siman entertained friends at their home on Sunday from out of town.
 MT. and Mrs Erwin F. Edwards and son Sherwood, Mrs. John Sher- wood and Miss Julia c. awley were
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
ATHLETES PLAN BIG EVENTS. FOR
 PATRIOTIC FUND

Indianapolis, June 21.---Plans for the organization of the International made public here today.
 The articles of incorporation set forth that the funds raised through tournaments, which will include all forms of athletics, will be devoted to patriotic purposes.
 Present plans include, it is said, the holding of four day tournaments in 20 cities of the east, west and mid ale west. They include New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Pitts burgh, Washington, St. Louis, Tor onto, Brooklyn, Scranton, Reading and possibly other cities. Men iden- tifed with the association are said to include James J. Cerbett, John Mo- Graw, Barney oldheld. Johnny Ktl-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Y. M. c. A. FENCER
 IS ARMY SERGEANT

Robert Grasson, the "" fencing instructor, has received a letter from one of his ex-pupils, Eric Rising of Bridgeport, now at Camp Lewis, Washington, in which Rising says that after being in the army IT days he was picked out of a company of 300 men for a warrant as sergeant and will stay permanently in the camp to drill the new men. With his fine physique and splendid character it is believed he will soon become an off, cer and make himself prominent. He belonged to the local ''Y' for many years. He was also a member of the leaders corps, won several medals in wrestling and finally became one of the most expert fencers in the coun- try.
 All that happened to Eric Rising was predicted by the fencing in- structor and Eric regrets now that he did not join sooner. He is grad uate of Pratt Institute and conducted for several years an architectural
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
TO-DAY IN PUGILIs11o ANNALS.

bane, Harry Hempsted and Garry Hermann.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

Wheeler gave dance in the grange hall on Tuesday evening which was largely attended. There were friends from Fairfield, Greenfield, Bridge port, and Newtown. The Hutchinson orchestra of Fairfield furnished the music for the evening.
 Mrs Clarence B. Andrews and Miss Lillian F. Andrews are spending two weeks in New York state, with Prof. and Mrs. De Mork, who reside in Accord, N. Y.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
EASTON

David Cohn of New York is spend ing the summer months at his home in town.
 Miss Bowling who has spent ten years in China and who was home on a furlough, told of some of her work at the Baptist church on Sunday morning and evening which was very interesting. The Congregational Sunday school held their Children's Day exercises at 2:so D. m. There was large attend ance present
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
EVIDENCE
 AGAINST SINN FETNERS.

London, June H.--IEdward Shortt, chief secretary for Ireland, said in the House of Commons today that there was sufficient evidence against the Sim Feiners recently arrested to en- able their prosecution for treason, but that it was not desirable or neces- sary to institute it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
WNSTANDnNGSw
 Baseball D RESULTS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

National League. New York 6, Brooklyn 0. Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 1. Boston 6, Philadelphia 4, (first), Philadelhta 5, Boston (second). The St. Louis Cincinnati game was postponed on account of wet grounds.
 American League. Washington 4, New York 1. Chicago 5, Cleveland (10 in- nings).
 Philadelphia 2, Boston (first). Boston 8, Philadelphia 0 (second),
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

1912 - Phil Brock knocked out Tommy Kflbane in the sixth round at Cleveland.
 1912-Jack Lester defeated Pat Dorain in Il rounds at Melbourne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

EnMs WANT ADS. 1 GENT A WORD
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND GARBAGE PLANTS.
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
American League.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results. Binghamton 2, Syracuse O. Baltimore l, Rochester 0. Newark 5, Buffalo 2. Toronto 5, Jersey City (first). Toronto 8, Jersey City 0 (second).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

drafting class at the "Y" and pro duced some fine elements.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
American Ienpae-
GAMES TODAY. National League.

GAMES TODAY.
 National League. New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelhia. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St Louis.
 American League. Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis In Detroit.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
BILL APPROVED FOR
 TOTAL PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, June 27-The senate committee on agri- culture has agreed upon amendment to the $lOOooOO bI! providing for sale of whisky and wine prohibited after June 30 99 and the manufacture and sale of beer prohibited three months after the final approval of the bill by the President.
 Test Vote Shows Sentiment in House
 Another test in the house the prohibition question yesterday resulted in the adoption resolution 112 to 92 calling President Wilson to inform the house whether ruling has been made by the railroad admnsra on the board of industries the trading board cur aig the delivery of supplies to manufacturers of liquor
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
VICTORIA FIRST
 UT STEAMSHIPS
 T0 0REACH NOME

NOME, June 27.-The steamship Victoria, the first vessel of the year to arrive here, anchored in front of the city yesterday, after having bucked her way for fifteen miles through broken shore ice Three other steamships are ice-bound within sight of the city.
 On Tuesday last "Scotty" Allen, the well-known musher and member of the territorial legislature, failed in an attempt to push a boat through the ice to the steamers
 This years breakup is considerably later than usual, and some of the vessels have been lying at the edge of the ice pack for more than a week.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
PALESTINE ID EGYPT
 BY MODERN TRANSPORT

CAIRO, Egypt, June 27.-Modern railway trains are now running parallel to the old caravan route which for years was Cairo's only means of com munication with Palestine. The rail- way administration announced recent ly completion of a swing bridge over Suez canal at Kantara, by which there will be train service from Cairo to Palestine. From Ell Kantara, twenty eight miles south of Port Said, the railway follows the old coastal cara van trail through Fl Arish to Rafa, on tho Syrian frontier, and to Gaza.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
ARMY PROJECT
 SOON TO BE PRESENTED

WASHINGTON June 27The disclosures of Secretary of War Baker to the senate military committee yesterday that within three months enlarged army project will be presented to congress, meaning additional billions in money and add-
 ona millions of men, show that the full of the apparent the officials who preparing it. If their highest hopes realized 45O0OO soldiers will be in France August while 500OOO will the total of under Nine hundred thousand Americans already in France, while the troop now are five months ahead of schedule.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
CLAIM B0LSHEVIKl KILLED
 FORMER GEAR OF RUSSIA

GENEVA, June 27-The Ukraine bureau at Lausanne nounced today that it had received confirmation of the report that the Bolshevik Authorities at Ekaerinburg had demned former Czar Nicholas death after short trial and that he had then been shot No details given
 Kev Dispatch Confirms News
 PARIS June 27.-A dispatch under Kev date declares that the reported assassination of former Czar Nicholas has been confirmed He is declared have been killed by the Bolsheviki during their retreat Ekaterinburg.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
BELIEVED GERMAN RAIDER
 |s OFF VIRGINIA COAST

NORFOLK, Va, June 27-The mas ter of an incoming vessel reports that he encountered strange craft one hundred and fifty miles off the Vir- ginia coast four days ago, which he believes to have been German raider or mother" ship to submarines.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
CREW OF TROOP TRAIN
 HELD BY GRAND JURY

HAMMOND, Ind, June 27.-The grand jury here has indicted for vol untary manslaughter Alonzo Sargent and Gustave Klauss, engineer and fireman of the empty troop train which coilided with a circus train at Gary, Ind, on Saturday last, when seventy-nine persons were killed.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
NEARLY 800,000
 DRAFTED TODAY

WASHINGTON, June 27-American youths of the 1918 class stood attention today the numbers assigned each who had attained his majority in the year ending June were drawn in the national draft lottery.
 The historic events of year ago repeated the numbers representing 300 youths drawn It is be- eved that all placed in Class will be called before the and the third was 818 :;
 It is believed that the numbers drawn today will apply to the Alaska who register later
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
RESTRICTED ZONE
 ORDERED CLOSED

' United States Marshal Bren- ' neman of Valdez yesterday . wired Deputy Fursman as fol- ' ldws:
 . Received instructions from ' tAe attorney general that all . restricted districts and bawdy . hpuses must be closed. Order ' tfem closed at once and notify ' tfem that anyone found vio- . lating this order after July l . Ial be prosecuted. The pen . alW is $1.0OO fine or a year . Imprisonment, or both. This . ofder must be strictly enforced. ' 1his applies to all towns in . tAs division"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
ITALIAN FLAG
 H0|STED OVER
 HUNS EMBASSY

ROME, June 27.-During the cele. bration of the Italian victory on the Piavc the crowd rushed to Capitoline hill, burst into the Caffarelli palace, which formerly was the German em- bassy. tore down portraits of the kaiser and hoisted the Italian flag over the building.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
WILSON SENDS
 FLUCTUATIONS ID D|Az

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Presi- dent Wilson yesterday cabled to General Diaz, the Italian commander in-chief, congratulating him on his victory, and saying that America feels that the blow was not only struck for Italy, but for the world.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-27
GERMANS TOLD THEIR ARMY
 HAD CAPTURED NEW YORK

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE June 27 Two hundred and fifty Germans captured last night when the Americans stomed Beleau wood Seven officers among them
 One of the captured officers told the the Germans had landed in America and captured New York; and marching toward Philadelphia also that submarines had sunk forty fifty ships in Long Island sound