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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
Home CUARDSMEN
SHOW lover The
TOP" NEXT week

The Home Guardsmen have scored
by obtaining cover The Top" the
Witagraph special in which Sergeant
Arthur Guy Empey, author of the
famous book, appears in the leading
role
"Over the Top" will be shown at
the State Armory during the entire
week of May 12,, twice daily at 2.15
and 8.15.
"Over the Top" in book form, is
the most widely read and probably
the best known of any book published
in recent years. Its sale is said to
have been the greatest and it is
known that more than 100000 have
read it. In addition, the story has
been reprinted in hundreds of news
papers all over the country, and it
has been estimated that Empey's
name and that of his book have been
read daily for at least six months by
more than 25,000,000. This probably
makes Empey the best known indi-
vidual outside of public life whom
the war has produced.
cover the Top" in picture form,
will present the high lights of EN-
pegs thrilling narrative of action in
No Mans Land, with a strong dram
attic story knitting the incident to-
gether. In addition to Empey, there
will be in the cast number of well
known screen favorites, including
Lois Meredith and James Morrison
in the principal supporting roles
|
Donaldson, Julia Swayne Gordon
Nellie Anderson, and Betty Blythe.
More than $500 regular U. S. sold
iers were used in making trench
scenes, which were staged at Camp
Wheeler, near Macon, Ca, by specia
permit of the War Department.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr.. Parkins came to see my sister
Gladdis after suppir last mite, laying
his cane on the hall rack and putting
a box of candy on top of the piano,
being a box with red ribbin GROUND
it and looking as if it awt to be some
speshil kind with all that rlbbin, and
looked at it a vile and then I sed,
Cess wat I herd some lady say about
you and Gladdis, Mr.. Parlzins.
Well, well, that commences intrist-
ingly, sed Mr.. Parkins, but I am a
very poor gesser and I proberly Good
ent CESS if I gessed all mite, and be-
sides, there are at leest 5000 things
that some lady Good of sed, so it wood
take an exter good gesser anyway.
In fackt, it seems to me there's ony
one way out of it, and that's good old
fashioned bribery. Now heers a thin
burt perfeckly good dime, perhaps it
will save me hours of nerve racking
gessing.
And he gave me dime and I put
and Gladdis serteny make nice look
ing coupel.
Fine, cheep at half the brfbe, and
noeTS announcer OH0 ~ IIldIIh SOu Ill do-
vance for telling your sister wen she
comes down. And he gave me an
other dime, and put it in my pocht
with the ferst one, saying, Ony that's
not all of it.
o, is there more to it, well, the
more the merrier, let us hope, sed
Mr.. Parkins, and I sed, The rest of
it is, she sed she dident see how
Gladdis Good ever stand that little
mushtash.
o, sed Mr. ParBins, on 2nd thawts
perhaps we had better let the status
quo continue to quo jest the way 1t
| is, in other words, consider your doc
ties ended for the eevning.
o well, 1 sed, I CESS it don't make
mulch diffrents, because t told Glad
dis at brekfist this morning enyhow.
| WITCH I did.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
POLI'S

There are several sensational fea-
lures to the Poll program which
must appeal to all lovers of vaude-
vile and photoplay this week.
In the Children of Confucius, as
interpreted by Don Fue Cue and Har-
ry Haw, and the Venetian Gypsies,
big vocal and instrumental novelty
act, there is surprising uniqueness.
Both Cue, who proved to be a very
nimble woman dancer, and Haw, are
unusually versatile in their line. They
have clothed the act with oriental
splendors that scintilate beauty. Like
wise the Venetian Gypsies appear
amidst splendid setting to play their
difficult instruments and to sing with
the wierd sweetness of the Nanan
Neapolitan artist.
On the screen Constance Talmadge
featuring in the Studio Girl" gives
expression to the life of the artist
and the dilletante. 1t is a photoplay
true to modern life with many novel
situations. humorous positions and a
wonderful display of locations.
Charlie Chaplin, again is seen in a
continuance of "a Dogs Life which
is beyond the ordinary Chaplin COM
edy in fun-making possibilities
Clayton and Clayton, '"The Artist
and the Girr' offer artistic crayon
impressions of life and landscape
added to which they impart song and
pianologue.
Smith and Troy are a pair of fun
sters, singing the latest productions
OF the popular composers and banter
ing their way through fifteen minutes
Of stage novelty.
Hearst Pathe News shows much
that is startling and sensational in
America as well as drawing upor
France for scenes with the Allied
, armies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
Danish
Nervousness
Put Vigor and Ambition into
Rundown, Tired Out
People

If you feel tired out, out of sorts,
respondent, mentally or PHYSICAL de-
pressed, and lack the desire to &C
complish things, get a so cent box of
WendelPs Ambition Pills at Hindle
Pharmacy, Josepr D. Hartigan, today
and take the first big step toward
feeling better right away.
If you drink too. much, smoke too
much, or are nervous because of over
work of any kind, WendelPs Ambi-
ton Pills will make you feel better
in three days or money back from
Hindle Pharmacy, Joseph D. Harti-
gan on the first box purchased.
For all affections of the nervous
system, constipation, loss of appetite.
lack of confidence, trembling, kidney
or liver complaints sIeeplessness, ex-
hausted vitality or weakness of any
kind get a box of Wendell's Ambition
Pills today on the money back plan.
ADV.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
PERSHING PAYS
FOR PIG KILLED

Paris, May 10-The French papers
delight in anecdotes of the good re-
lations between the American soldiers
and the peasants. One of these stor-
les, with which General ershing's
name is coupled is printed this week.
"a big American military automo-
bile tore through a French village
yesterday on its way to an American
camp" says Lyons paper. "Unfor-
tunately a pig belonging to an old
peasant woman strayed into the path
of the car and was killed. The old
lady was heart-broken. But a few
days later a letter came for her en-
closing a check for hundred francs,
,, and saying how. sorry the writer was
for the death of the pig.
'The signature was that of General
Pershing."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
EMPIRE

Sierra Leone, on the West Coast Of
Africa, is the scene of the new Para
mount photoplay, 1.-THE White MANS
Law" starring Sessue Haya;ka.wa. the
distinguished young Japanese actor.
In this romantic setting, Mr., Haya-
kawa is seen as an ivory trader, and
the story, which was written by Ma
rion Fairfax and John Browne, pro
vides this talented star with numer-
Gus opportunities for the display of
his versatile talents
This land is called f'the white mans
grave" and to it comes Sir Harry
Falkland, rascally Englishman, to re-
deem himself, leaving suffering wife
behind him. He becomes enamored of
Mazda Verne, a pretty little Spdanese,
and makes advances towards her.
She is loved by Ghengis, an ivory
trader and Oxford University grad
uate, but attracted towards Falkland.
she coquets with Ghengis, who is bit
terly disappointed!
Ghengis and Falkland go to the
bush together to trade in ivory, and
Ghengis learns that Falkland has a
wife in England and that she is on
her way to rejoin him in Africa.
They have terrible battle and Chen
gis is left for dead by Falkland, who
returns to the settlements. He again
forces himself upon MAZDA, but his
purpose is frustrated by Ghengis, VIII
\ returns unexpectedly from the dead
| as it were. Falkland commits suicide
\and Ghengis takes Mazda to his heart
The entire production is character.
lied by intelligent acting, skillful di.
rection and the story is one of mort
than average merit In the cast O
the white Mans Law" which viii
be presented at the Empire theatre
today and tomorrow, appear Florence
vidor, Jack Holt, Herbert Standing
and other capable players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

Lynn Townsend Weed, scoutmaster.
was indicted at Auburn, N Y, on three
counts. He was accused Of CORFU pt-
ing boy scouts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

Samuel Gompers asked President
Wilson to remove Governor Wager of
Porto Rico because of incompetency
in handling the labor question.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

The emergency food bill, appro-
priating $19,OoO,O0O for the work of
stimulating food production will come
up in the House today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
DADDSEV[NDN(
.AR TALL 01
~ MARY GRAHA0B BONNER
JACk-lN-THE-PULPIT.

Il am Jack-in-the-pulpit," announc1
a wild flower one day.
Are your" asked the gnats and flies
walking and flying about.
Il am indeed" said Jack. IF you
don't believe me. you can have look"
1--WE are invited to have a look" said
the gnats to each other and the flies
said: 1--WE can call upon him, and he
looks very fine. too
I'm the spring." said Jack, for he
thought it was the correct thing to
preach a little sermon as he was in
pulpit, lin the spring." he continued,
Il have many bright red berries. Years
and years ago the Indians used to boil
these berries and find them very good
to eat.
''But at this time of the year l am
simply at my best. Oh, yes, feel so
jolly and weli,s so happy and gay
And Jack smiled at the little crea-
lures around him.
you would be surprised, no doubt"
he went on, ''if should tell you a few
things about my family history. Some
l will leave unsaid, however" he added
with a roguish look.
Now, over Jacks head was q part of
/ the flower which looked like the sound
ing board of pulpit. He stood very
/ straight in his pulpit, which was very
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
Little Benny's
Note Book
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE


Spoarts. Pubs SimLins and Benny Potts
took part in a suppir eating contest last
Friday, their mothers both coming to the
frunt door at the same time to call them
to suppir and Pubs Simkins and Benny
Potts quick making up, race to see wlch
one wood be out on the street agen ferst,
Pubs Simkins winning by about D min
nits but Benny Potts claiming retern
race, some time wen he dident have fish
full of bones for suppir.
AIiliterry News. Compinny B INDUCED
in. swattin flies with rolled up newspa-
pers last Satidday, to practice keeping
tyfoyd fever and things away frum camps,
until Lootenant Ed Wernick soaked Ker-
mel Pubs Simkins on top of the he'd with
his rolled up newspaper on account OF
saying he had saw a fly there, and the
rest of Company B stopped to watch the
| fite.
| Sissiety. Mr.. Sid Hunt is home frum
the country with his face all sunbernt
saying you awt to see his legs
Intristing Facks about Intristing Pee
pie Skinny Martin can pick up a rubber
ball with his bare toes. some people think
ing its a proof that all men are descend
ed frum munkeys, but Skinny Martin say
ing he don't care weather it is or not.
Big Hay Ride. A big hay ride almost
took place last Thursday. Sam Cross find
ing some hay that dropped out of hay
Vaughn and filling his Express waggr
with it, ony wen he went erround the cor
ner to tell the fellows about it hors'
went and ate all the hay out of the tx
press Vaughn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

Today is the Goth anniversary of the
transmission of the first cable message
under the Atlantic, with which the
name of Cyrus X Field will always be
linked in history. That first cable
laid after four failures, was $500 miles
long, weighed a ton to the mile and
the cost of the project was $l,s34 800
1t extended from Trinity bay, New
foundland, to Valencia, Ireland. For
six weeks messages were exchanged,
but they were of an experimental ma
ture and the cable was never opened
to the public. At the end of six weeks
the cable broke down utterly. Then
seven years passed before the work was
resumed and the famous Great East
ern made its memorable voyage. The
cable laid that time parted after a
single trial, and then another year
elapsed. The broken ends were picked
up and spliced and from that day in
| 1866 cable communication under the
Atlantic has not ceased. There arc
now nearly score of cables between
this country and Europe, and dozens
and scores, shorter and longer, under
other oceans-more than 100000 miles
of ocean cable in all. But the worlC
is not today wholly dependent upon The
cables Wireless telegraphy girdles the
earth, but its use has been greatly in
terrupted on account of the war. Whel
the war is over wireless will come t,
its own and win be in general use il
every section of civilization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

The government has now relaxed its
more stringent regulations concerning
abstention from the use of wheat But
il is to be hoped that our people will
not Immediately return to their
exclusive wheat eating habits. 1t
is good thing that we have
learned to make greater use of corn,
rice, oatmeal, and the other cereals.
We must. continue to send vast quanti-
ties of wheat across during the next
10 months There will be none too
much. The preference for wheat flour is
with many people question of looks
1t has finer appearance, pleases the
eye more, looks more refined and deli
cate. But a great many of us have
learned that the eoarser fiours contain
ing the entire content of the seed, have
more nutrition and a richer taste. The
use of whole wheat utilities portions OF
the grain otherwise thrown out FOL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

In the scarcity of sugar cane syrup
will be found a good and palatable
substitute. Louisiana planters are
planning TO make a particularly fine
quality Of syrup this year, and they
will recommend it for about all the uses
TO which we are accustomed to put
sugar. OF course we all know how
good syrup is on griddle cakes and
such things and we can imagine its
suitablenoss for making candy, ice
cream and dishes that are cooked. We
might balk a little about using it in
coffee, but we are assured that it will
be found all right. Our ancestors liked
their tea and coffee sweetened with
syrup, aud it should not be difficult fol-
the present generation TO learn to like
it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

fancied was just below his pulpit,
climbed over the sides of the pulpit and
down they went into beautiful room
covered with flower dust. 1t was very
easy to go down into it, for the sides
of Jacks pulpit were quite slippery.
They looked about them and enjoyed
themselves immensely, and then they
thought it was time to go home. All,
then it was different!
They couldn't climb up the sides of
the pulpit as they had come down
them. They slid back every time they
tried, and they got so tired out And
they couldn't get out without goin..
over that edge of the pulpit which
was too hard for them to climb over.
One or two were smart enough to find
a tiny opening in part of the pulpit,
but for the most part it was almost
impossible to get out again.
And Jack? Did he care? Not bit
of it. He thought to himself, "More
captures, more victories. Ha, ha! ]
am roguei"
Then he said to himself: Little flies
and gnats, didn't tell you before of
lly other cousin. / was too clever for
| that. But now you're too tired out to
I hear me, so I'll tell your little deaf
ears, if you have such things. that my
cousin is the cuckoo-pint and that he
| likes to destroy, toor'
Then Jack began to preach once
| more and gathered about him more stu,
| pid and innocent little gnats and flies
/ But, of course, as he is only a flower
| we can't blame him too much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
Jack Smiled at the Little Creatures.

Jack Smiled at the Little Creatures.
handsome, striped in greenish yellow,
white and orange-yellow colored deco
rationS.
II have a fine COUSIN" he said, "and
this is the part of my family history /
want to tell you. My cousin is the
Gala lily and she has q beautiful
white gown which she wears. But she
els striped as ana. and she is a cousin,
though she cares more for dress than
do, and looks very stately and fine.
81 am more natural" said Jack. 'Tm
good sort of a chap. l like to talk
to my little friends and give them adj
vice because am very fond of preach
ing"
He must be very fine," the gnats
said.
:'How beautiful to give us advice"
the flies added.
And to himself Jack was saying
''The poor little insects, little do they
know me. / am not as fine as l make
myself out to be. / should just say
I'm not.
For do not practice what ]
preach. l don't believe in doing such
foolish thing. That is, / preach to
the little creatures and then let them
come and see my pulpit-and then, it's
! very, very seldom that ever let them
out again"
But this he was murmuring to him
self, while the gnats and flies were
chatting. They weren't listening to
him at this moment. But soon they
turned and looked ut him again.
WED like TO see your pulpit" they
said after few moments, that is, il
you'd be good enough to let us see it.
i by all means" said Jack. eyes, By
all Means
/ And the little gnats and flies, think
ing they might find something good tx
eat in Jacks dining room which the.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
Flour at Rate of
$40 per Barrel

We have received a car of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour in 140-Ib. sacks. We.
are selling it to merchants at
a price that will enable them
to retail this at the rate of
$1,000 per barrel, or about
$3.50 per barrel less than the
higher grades. Of course,
this Low Grade Flour re-
quires the same amount of
substitutes. A year ago we
were selling many cars of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour for human consump-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

prietors of local eating establishments,
practically all of whom have been ON
sugar ration basis for some time, will
doubtless be glad to know that Massa-
ehusetts establishments have now been
placed on a similar basis.
Just to correct an erroneous impress
sion that seems to prevail in some quar-
| tiers it may be said that members of
the local band are not paid for taking
part in draft parades. Since the first
they have given their services without
thought of pecuniary reward.
/ The accident that happened last Sat
urday evening to a party of up-country
autoists who had been to Massachusetts
for an over-Sunday supply of rum
serves to call attention to condition
that might well be given attention by
J local authorities. Persons who have
+ had occasion to travel the Brattleboro-
/ Berhardston road this summer particu-
; larry since New Hampshire officers be
gan TO search ears along the road
E across the river, say that the number
/ of JOY parties on Saturday nights is so
' lgreat as to make driving highly haz-
ardous occupation. While Vermont
: has no law that prevents the importa-
Q ton of liquor from another state it
does possess a statute which provides a
+ stiff penalty for operating an automo-
: bile when intoxicated.
q No better tribute to the popularit,
] of Guest day is needed than the simple
statement that approximately 5000
people braved the hottest weather O
u the summer to attend it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. w.
cleveland, s. l.. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Louis Semeraro, South Main Street.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stoclwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Eewfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout
Jamaica, X. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Bufum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H., w. ii. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

Gov Graham has received from the
war department a long order relative
TO the delinquents and deserters in the
state. 1t is a part of the plan of the
war department to check up the list
of the missing registrants, of whom
our state had 2ls in the last draft
and 433 in the first draft. These fig
ures, however, are misleading. Some
Of the men in the list have gone into
the service in the army or navy, a few
have died, occasionally names arc du.
plicated, and there are few young
men who are in state institutions and
are thereby disqualified for service
When the real facts are assembled the
number of actual slackers and desert
ers will be very small.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

IL is the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and il solicits the cooperation of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure TO receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

homework. l am telling my friends
about it. Mrs. j. Nj. CAMUs, 726
Caroline ST., Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
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Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
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ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
you fail to understand, write Lydia E..
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The results of their 40 years experience
in advising women on this subject is at
your service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

In connection with the sugar ques-
ton it is interesting to note that peo-
pie who last week reported with some
indignation that Greenfield eating es-
Establishments tolerated the open sugar
bowl now find these restaurants have
adopted the most rigid kind of regula-
tons The change is due TO the new
regulations prescribed by the Massa-
chusetts food authorities which pro-
vide that hotels, restaurants, clubs and
lunch rooms must limit their use of
sugar to two pounds for every 80 meals
of each person. including that used in
cooking. The use of the open sugar
bowl is specifically prohibited and it is
further ordered that no sugar be served
to any one except upon request. Pro-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
Subscription Receipts

The ReforIner has discontinued
the practice of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
and asks its mail subscribers to
depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. If
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
XII, dly notify this Office of its
amount and the date it was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
Made at Home.

"What about your chickens nova
days, Clarence?" asked q neighbor.
do the hens lay?"
''Oh, yes" answered Clarence, who
is four years old "We had q home
made egg for dinner today"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16
FRIDAY, AUGUST. lG, 1919.

Remember that cheerful letters tell
ing home news come like a blessing and
benediction TO the boys up in the front
trenches il you are not good cor
respondent you can subscribe to some
good magazine and have it sent di-
rect to the lad who is fighting and in
yhom you have a personal interest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-16

consumption by domestic animals, and
this use and the greater demand for
other cereal substitutes should tend TO
reduce the cost of wheat flour.