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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
MONROE

Percy NJ. Standish who WAS In Class
has been reclassif1ed in the draft
list and is now in Glass 1 and was
summoned to appear before the local
board Monday.
Walter c. Hazard is the first one
in town to finish haying having fin
ished last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pardee have re-
covered from their recent illness.
The barn on the late Foster M. Car
gill place at East Village lately pur-
chased by the Bridgeport Hydraulic
Co. was burned down last Wednesday
about IL p. m.
State Supervisor D. A. Green and
wife of South Norwa1k were in town
last Thursday and visited the different
schools in town.
Miss Edith N. Curtiss canvassed for
the War Savings Stamps last week in
this district. She met with good sue
cess.
Every Thursday morning it was
planned to hold a session in the diff
ferent school houses in town for the
children to sew for the Red Cross and
look after their Thrift Stamps but as
they do not attend at the Center
school it is more than likely it will
have to be given up.
Miss Harder of New Haven was a
guest last week of Mrs. F. A. Ken
drick
| Mrs. Edwin c. Shelton entertained
Mrs. George Wheeler of Milford on
Wednesday of last week
| Misses Marion Johnson and Arvesta
Curtiss have taken positions with the
S. N. E. Tel. Co. of Bridgeport.
A Fourth Of July rally will be held
at the Lower Stepney Fire House
about o'clock on the evening Of the
Fourth. There will be good speaking.
In the afternoon the ladies of the Red
Cross will serve ice cream and cake.
Every one is invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Silliman. of
Easton were Sunday guests of her
mother, Mrs. Florence Standish.
| Miss Helen Burr is at home for the
summer vacation from New Haven,
where she has been attending school
the past year.
Mrs Cornelia L. Shelton returned
home Monday from a visit with her
sister. Mrs. Marshall Beach.
Pe:.y NJ. Standish has purchased a
Royal Filler bicycle.
| Rev. William Horace Day. pastor of
the United Congregational church of
| Bridgeport will be the speaker of the
evening at the Fourth of July rally
1 It the Lower Stepney Fire House.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
ADD NEW DIRECTORS.

The Mechanics & Farmers Savings
bank added four new directors at the
annual election of officers. They are
E. J. Morgan, p H. Hall, oliver c.
Smith and S. c. Kingman. The re-
mainder of the officials were re-
elected. The following serve for
another term: Lyman S. CatIin, C.
W. FairchiId, Morris W. Seymore, R.
T. Whiting, J. M. Otis, J. S. Wooster,
E. G. Chaffee, George L. Catlin, W.
F. Blight, Bernard Heating, George
IS. Knapp and L. L. Plumb. John L.
Vessel as president, M. E Morris as
first vice president, ]. W. Knowlton as
second vice president, Lyman s. Cat
lin as secretary and treasurer, and
John NJ. Otis as assistant secretary
and treasurer were reelected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
OLD LANDMARK GOING

The Hotel Aston, Arcade shooting
gallery, and the F. G. Brady plumb
ing shop will suffer by the widening
of John street. All the other build
ings in the block have already been
demolished.
The Hotel Aston, which has been
used as a hotel for a great many
years, will be most affected. The
architects have told the owner that
alterations to the hotel cannot be
made without demolishing the
building. J. lG. Downing, proprietor
Of the hotel, stated that even if the
front of the building is destroyed he
will continue business until the aew
addition is constructed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
FLORENCE L. STEVENSON

Mrs. Florence Burgess, wife of AL
fred Stevenson died this morning as
the result of an operation for cancer.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by five SONS, Alfred, John, Ephraim,
George, of this city, and Edward of
the Aerial squad, Alabama, and five
daughters, Mrs. William Magorney,
of Syracuse, N. Y, Mrs. Edward Con-
nor, Francis, Emily and Mrs. William
I. Mason Of this city. The bearers
will be the sons and sons-in-law, fun
eral services will be conducted by
Rev. H. A Davenport from the late
home Saturday afternoon and inter-
ment will be in Mountain Grove
cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
LESS PROFIT NOW
IN JAIL LABOR

While there is no doubt that farmers
and others who have succeeded in
getting Jail labor to assist them are
prohting, there seems to be a doubt
as to whether or not this new plan
will work out with as much financial
profit to the county as did the old
way when the Jail labor was given to
Frank Clark under four year con-
tract. Under the former plan the
commissioners were certain of a fixed
sum. Now while they are receiving
pay for the work of the men there is
the added expense of guards to watch
them while they are at work This
has cut into the profits quite consid-
erably.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
BOARD THREE RECLAssIFTEs.

Board has reclassif1ed a number
of its men. The ones hit hardest were
those who married after war was de-
clared. Out of so of those, about so
have been changed from the fourth
class into the second and 10 have been
put into Glass Al. Sanford Stoddard,
chairman of the board, will give those
who have been released a chance to
state their cases in a few days
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
K. OF C. WANTS
MANY SECRETARIES
FOR WAR SERVICE.

New York, July 3-American fight
ing men from now on will cross the
Atlantic on the last lap of their jour
ney to the trenches to the swing of
good old Yankee tunes. William J.
Mulligan, chairman Of the knights of
Columbus Committee on War Activi-
ties, announced last night that phono-
graphs and records of the latest jazz
music, popular and patriotic airs, were
being placed aboard American trans
ports as rapidly as they arrive in
port.
Chairman Mul1igan has issued a call
for 1000 capable American citizens
to act as Knights of Columbus field
secretaries abroad and in American.
training camps. Those beyond the
draft age should apply at the head
quarters of the committee at 461
Fourth avenue. The knights are pre-
pairing to spend $4,000, 900 in war
work activities during the next
twelve months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
ST. GEORGES CHURCH.

st. Georges church, corner Clinton
and Beechwood avenues, will have a
service of intercession for the nation
and the nations defenders on July
4th at a. m. The general public
are invited. This will be the rectors
last service before leaving for the
school for army chaplains in Louis
vile, KY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
ACCEPTED IN DRAFT

Edward Downey has been notified
by Board Six that he has been called
to go to Camp Upton July 22 Ever
since war was declared he has tried
to enter some service for Uncle Sam.
He was rejected by the army doctor
three times, once by the navy, and
by his draft board. However he had
another examination and was declar-
ed fit for the army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
EPH,RAIM WAKELEE

The death of Ephraim M. Wake
lee occurred this morning at his resi-
dence on North Main street, STRAIT
ford, as the result of fall sustained
at his work. He was so years Of
aga. and was a member of the Ham
ilton Commandery, Knights Temper,
who will conduct the funeral service.
The funeral will be- from his late
home, Friday afternoon, and inter
ment will be in Union cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

David Alfred Thomas, the British
food controller, died this morning.
Since the recent operations for dis
persion of the fluid consequent to a
severe attack of pleurisy, Lord
Rhondda weakened gradually,
Viscount Rhondda was the man who
put England and most of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain on rations
and won the gratitude even of the
people whose food supply he regulat-
ed. Before he achieved the task it
was generally regarded as all but i'm
possible.
Food was running short in the
United Kingdom in June, 1917, when
Baron Rhondda was appointed Food
Controller of Great Britain. The Ger
man U-boats were sending ships to
the bottom of the ocean and Great
Britain was supporting a tremendous
army in France. The civilians at
home were beginning to feel the
pinch. long queues of men, women
and children stood for hours at the
food stores in scores of British cities
and there was a loud grumble from
the public.
The man who as David A. Thomas
had been managing director of the
great Cambrian coal combine, appar-
emily undertook his task with many
misgivings 'I have a suspicion" he
told his Welsh friends, that Lloyd
George conscripted me for this almost
impossible job because he knew had
the hide of rhinoceros.
IT am going there" he added, ''as
guardian and trustee of the consumer
and particularly the poor consumer"
He declared that he was determined
to stop profteering and speculation in
food.
By fixing the prices, he put into eff
feet policy of controlling the profits
of food dealers from the producer
down to the retailer.
Before undertaking that task.
Rhondda had in 1915 organized the
British munitions buying in the
United States and Canada and put it
on a business basis.
Born at Adare, Wales, March 26,
1855, David A. Thomas was the son OF
colliery owner. Succeeding to his
afthers business, he became head Of
the great Canbrian Combine which
controlled many mines producing
steam coal used by the British navy.
He was elected to Parliament from
Cardiff and twice refused to be made
peer. Long before he began to fig
ure in public life he was widely
known in America as the British
Coal King His favorite recreation
was in farming.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
ANNICE STEEPIEs.

The funeral of Annice Steeples,
widow of George Steeples, took place
this afternoon at the Summerfield
M. E. church, Barnum avenue, where
Rev. Kidder read the services. In
torment was in Lakeview cemetery. A
delegation from the Daughters Of St.
George, Victor lodge, was present
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
DANCING AT BAND CONCERT.

There was band concert at Wood
Park last evening, by the Coast Ar
tillery band, under the auspices of
the Board of Recreation. There was
large crowd in attendance, and
many enjoyed the dancing during the
second half of the program.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
OBITUARY
RUTH ANNE CHANIBELIs.

The funeral of Ruth Anne Cham
bells, three months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus ]. Chambelis, took
place this afternoon at 2:S0 from the
home of her parents, 80 Randall ave-
nue.. Interment was in Mountain
Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

The Dayton Savings & Trust Co.,
with total resources of $3.50, 900,
was admitted to the Federal Reserve
system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY
ALMANAC FOR FOURTH
BED BUGS

Spring cleaning time is COM
ing, a good time to rid your
house of Bed Bugs. Don't for
get Cyrus Presto Killer which
is positively guaranteed to kill
bed bugs. A stitch in time. is
worth nine, now is the time to
prevent the pest from infest-
ing your home. Large cans
: cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

The House repassed the legislative
judicial bill without the Borland
amendment which the President We
toed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

According to the boys, raising beans
involves wasting large number of
perfectly good fishpoles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
BARON RHONDDA,
FOOD REGULATOR
OF BRITAIN DEAD
The Man Who Put Most of
United Kingdom on
Rations.

London, July S.---viscount Rhondda
David Alfred Thomas, the British
food controller, died this morning.
Since the recent operations for dis
persion of the fluid consequent to a
severe attack Of pleurisy, Lord
Rhondda weakened gradually.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

There is strong feeling among the
loafers at the grocery stores that the
government is not doing all it could
to win the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

FUNERAL DESIGNS
AND BOQUETS.
JOHN RECK s SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

FUNERAL DESIGNS
AND BOQUETS.
F. JOHN RECK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
GERMANS DENY
U-BOAT SANK
HOSPITAL ship
Assertion Believed False, In
View of Statements Made
By Survivors.

Amsterdam, July 3-The sinking of
the British hospital ship Llandovry
Castle, announced by the British ad-
mirafty to have been sent to the bot
tom by an enemy submarine off the
Irish coast on June 81, with the prob
able loss of more than 200 lives, was
due to her striking a British mine,
in all probability, says a semi-of1cial
note from Berlin received here today.
like all similar assertions of the
British admiralty" the note reads,
''the assertion in this case that a Ger
man submarine was responsible for
the fate of the Llandovery Castle
probably is incorrect. 1t appears
from the later news that no one on
board the steamer saw a submarine
or g. torpedo In all probability the
case of the loss will be found to be
attributable to a British mine"
The British admiralty's account of
the sinking of the hospital ships said
that after she was torpedoed a sub
marine appeared, the commander of
which hailed the captains boat, or
ueTeu HlIn oH uOdAO Liz O-OOe1I anu
questioned him sharply, accusing him
of having eight American aviation Of
ficers on board, which the captain
truthfully denied. The captain, two
others of the ships officers and a
Canadian medical officer, who also
were Intercepted, finally were allow
ed to go. Survivors reported that the
submarine later was heard Smelling an
unseen target.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

FUNERAL DESIGNS
AND BOQUETS.
JOHN RECK 8 sQE-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
WAR SAVINGS PLEDGES.

Hartford, July 8 - Returns from
different communities showing re-
suits attained during the recent War
Savings drive continue to arrive in
large numbers at the Office of the
Connecticut War Savings committee.
One of the banner towns to report
was East Windsor, with per capita
pledges of nearly $40.
Returns announced today include:
No Covered Cash
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
SUPPLIED BY A. |. A.
English Camp Shows the Good
Work Of That Organization
for Our Boys.

Something like 1850 pieces Of sta
tionery are distributed daily among
1000 enlisted men by Uriah B. Bru-
baker Of lola, Kas., as librarian at the
Y. M. g. A. writing tent, Woodley
Rest Camp Of the American ExpendI-
tionary Forces in southern England.
The number Of troops at this camp
varies from 5000 to 1900.
This single detail indicates why It
is necessary for the Y. M. G. A., wv.
G. A., National Catholic War Council
and X. of G., War Camp Community
Service, Jewish Welfare Board and
Salvation Army have to furnish 1885,
O00,0o0 sheets month for soldiers
letters
Hundreds Of books are taken out in
this small camp, books furnished bv
the American Library Association and
handled by the Y. M. 9. A. Most of the
demands are for a good class of fic.
ton. Thirty American newspapers ara
received there daily. One hundred and
ifty magazines are in use daily and
iOo pieces of athletic equipment fur.
uished by the ~" are put to good u.o
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08
800 WOMEN NEEDED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Commander EvangeIlne Booth
Says War Relief Work
Must Be Extended.

Commander Evangeline Booth, lead
er Of the Salvation Army in the Unit
ed States, has been suddenly called
upon to furnish 800 additional war
work women for France. The request
is contained In report just received
by her from Col. William A. Barker
Of the Salvationist forces, whom she
sent to France over year ago to es-
tablish hutment and general war relief
work with the American troops.
"We will do all we can to fill this
demand" said Commander Booth when
discussing the approaching United
War Work Campaign, land the need
itself should impress the American
public all the more with the absolute
necessity for sustaining and enlarging
the war relief work of the seven or
CARNATIONS, besides the noble, Red
Cross, now merged for drive for
funds. Each is vital cog in a vast
machine for human relief, and each is
indispensable, serving its. particular
elements in its own way.
"The Salvation Army was born in
hardship, reared In privation and
trained to every phase of human mis-
cry and how to cope with 1t. Perhaps
that accounts in some degree for the
success our work has attained and for
which we are thankful.
1--WE are Of the common people, and
we toll on practical basis. We learn
ed the lesson of how to do it in the
Boer war, when we stood at the side
Of Britain's troops and weathered 1t
out to the end. We have been tried
by fire, and the mothers and fathers
of America, as in other countries trust
the Salvation Army to do the thing
they would like to do for their men If
they but had the chance.
with 1,210 trained workers at the
front, operating from 42O huts and
dugouts, the Salvation Army is doing,
has done and will continue to do its
best for the cause of humanity and
Liberty"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08

books contributed by the American
people the association bought 56O,271
books, mostly technical, of which 1885,
267 were sent overseas. More than
1,50O,O 900 books Of all kinds have been
assigned to libraries in Y. M. G. A.,
X. of G. or Salvation Army huts In the
war zone, similar number being dis
tributed in American training camps,
while half million are on warships
or transports. The association has
erected and operates forty-one library
buildings.
The Salvation Army. with 1,210
workers, principally women. overseas,
has won the affection of the fighters
Its sol huts, rest and reading rooms
are popular gathering places for the
soldiers. The doughnuts fried by Sal
walton lassies in huts or trenches and
given to the men have become famous
around the world. The Salvation
Army gave forty-four ambulances to
the American and Allies armies and
in many other ways gives constant un-
selfish service.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08
CATHOLIC BOYS JOIN
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Girls, Too, viii Stand With Them
Behind Every Fighter
at the Front.

To put behind every Catholic fighter
in France the support of one boy or
girl in every parish throughout the
United States Is the plan of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council for back
ing the Victory Boys and Victory
Girls Earn and Give" Division of the
United Work War Campaign to raise
$17O, 100000 "for the boys over there"
during the week of November 11-18
Through diocesan, county and parish
organizations, the rallying Of one
youngster for every man who has gone
to war in every community Is already
under way. By their own earnings,
and not by contributions, 1t Is expect
ed that these sturdy little sponsors
for the boys abroad will each raise at
least five dollars for the joint well
fare work of the Y. M. G. A., Y. W.
G. A., National Catholic War Coun-
Gil, including the Knights of Column
bus, War Camp Community Service,
Jewish Welfare Board, American Ii
brary Association and Salvation Army.
Boys and girls In every Catholic
parish throughout the United States
are already being picked to represent
each fighting man who has left their
church for the front. In every home
that flies service flag little brothers
and sisters, sons and daughters, are
eagerly volunteering to look out for
the share of their family fighter in the
huge joint welfare campaign for all
the boys abroad.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08
CURE FOR BLUES W
NEAR THE CAMPS
Community Service Takes Place
of Mother, Friends and
Home for Soldiers.

Ten young officers Of the Student
Army Training Corps of the Universe.
ty of Detroit recently applied for a
furnished house and housekeeper
who would not be servant, but, as
one young officer expressed 1t, "the
sort of woman to whom the boys can
call out Hello, motherr when they
come in the front door,"
Homesickness Is the malady for
which War Camp Community Service
supplies innumerable cures.
"We've got your number" says the
w. @. @. 8. to the homesick boy from
camp with leisure to spend in any one
Of the three hundred towns scattered
over the country. While he's wonder
ing what on earth he'll do with him
self when he gets there, not knowing Q
soul in town and with a limited psp-
centage Of his thirty per" in his pock-
ct, along comes friendly printed card
from the local branch Of his own lodge
announcing a reception that night es-
peciany for soldier members. BY the
same mail the Methodist church sends
an announcement of all Its meetings,
addressed to him, with This Means
You printed at the bottom. How did
they know he was a Methodist?
He had forgotten about the little
personal Card" he made out at the
adjutant's request during his first day
in camp when 1t was only one Of the
endless details in the round Of dentists
and doctors and general confusion.
The w. @. G. S. had not only his num-
Der, but his name and address, his
home town, the name of the school
he'd gone to and a good bit about the
things he was fondest Of doing-each
fact written into little blank on the
card especially for It
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-08
58 JEWISH WORKERS
GOING lover THERE
Col. Barker Bids Godspeed to
the Graduates of Train
ing School.

The whole-souled cooperation be-
tween the seven great organizations
working for the happiness and welfare
Of our soldiers and sailors was re-
Gently illustrated at the graduation
exercises Of the tenth class of the
Jewish Welfare Boards Training
School in New York. Col william s.
Barker, who went to France represent.
ing the Salvation Army with the first
contingent Of our troops and has been
"over there" fifteen months, was the
principal speaker and wished the fifty
eight Jewish workers Of the class God
speed, while Louis Marshall, the promi-
nent Jewish attorney and philanthro-
pist Of New York, lauded the work Of
the Salvation Army among the boys
at the front
"What our fighting boys need Is in
SEPARATION and heart and character in
those who are there to help Them"
declared Col. Barker. "You will rep
resent in the camps and overseas the
ideals and standards of the Jewish
faith, and 1t is up to you above all
things to be consistent in your re-
ligious practices. Practice what you
preach. That, am sure, has been
the secret of our own success. If you
live up to the principles Of your faith
and give what you have to give from a
heart big with love, the boys will re-
spect you, whether they be Protestant,
Catholic or Jew"
The newly graduated field workers
will make total Of 260 men doing
field work in our camps and naval
training stations under the auspices
of the Jewish Welfare Board. The
Board has about fifty "huts" In the
various camps and maintains centers
in all large cities where soldiers and
sailors Of all faiths are welcomed. A
headquarters has recently been estab-
lished in Paris, and 100 men are being
recruited here for overseas work.
There are now nearly 125,O00 Jews
serving in the army and navy.