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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
Litchield County News.
Torrfngton,s Postmaster


 Postmaster Hugh W. Cronfn's mem- ory appears to be somewhat broken if the story he tells of his wanderiags since he was reported missing from Torrington December IT is taken as means of judging his present con- ditfon. He was held in Newark, N. J., by the police after giving himself up voluntarily there Sunday night, and was brought back by friends. He is in poor condition physically and is evidently suffering from a nervous breakdown. Inspector Sharp of Pitts field. Mass. in which territory Tor rington is located in postal matters, was in Newark and told the authori- ties there that the accounts at the post office were in first class condi- tion. so far as he could discover.
 Divorces Granted.
 At Winsted. last week. two dfvorces were granted. Mrs. Pauline Epstein Moscowitz of Cornwall Bridge was di- Norced from Reuben Moslpowitz on the grounds of adultery They were married January 15, 1901. The de- feIHhant was represented as living with another woman in Cornwall Bridge for about five months and in troduced her as his new wife, and deeded half his place to her. Mrs Amelia Bancroft Buell. of Litchfield was granted divorce from Walton Philip Buell. on the ground of intol- erable crueltE. They were married September 16. 1912. and she left her husband last May because of his treatment of her. Raid at Boardman
 State policemen on Monday raided three sDeak-easies at Boardman, gath cred in four prisoners. some 12 gal Ions of whisl1ey. 30 gallons of wine and nearly five cases of beer The prisoners were fined a total of $25o, to which s1O6.88 costs were added and all that perfectly good drinking ma | terial was destroyet by order of the court. The prisoners were James Carte1li Gutseppf Disilli. Frank Bon- isci and Joseph Cavanga, They were each charged with illicit sales and with having liquor in their possession 2 with intent to sell contrary to law. The evidence was obtained by state policemen in November, and early in December. All plead not guilty, later changing the plea to one of guilty. The first two were fined $50 each on the first count and s25 on the second. The other two were fined s25 on each of two counts. The business has been a profitable one for the bootleggers, and it is asserted that the wife of one Of Mondays prisoners has been known to boast that she had cleaned up sS00 in the past few months. If all have conducted so profitable businesses, the S35O.OS fines and costs paid were not cnerous. but it was the ouintessence
 misfortune to have the raid take ''ace the day before Christmas, with fresh supplies many miles away.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
FIFTEEN PICKED
 FROM THIS CITY
 TO BE OFFICERS

Fourteen Bridgeport members of the new National army at Camp Dev. ems have been picked to attend the officers training school which will open at that cantonment on Saturday. All but two of the men are non-com- missioned officers and are members of the S04th Regiment.
 The prospective officers are: Pri- vate Arthur H. Ambrose, Sergeant Robert W. London, Sergeant Hugh S Taylor, Sergeant Lewis G. Warren, Sergeant John R. Gallagher, Ser geant Willard Allen, Sergeant Aaron B. Hendricks, Private Frank D. Bar clay, Sergeant Frederick S. Seeley, Sergeant Harry E. Denny, Sergeant Frank J. Reardon, Sergeant Frank D. Butler and Sergeant W. A. Theder
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
FRENCH CAPTURE
 GREAiER FORGE
 THAN THEIR OWN

Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy Wednesday. Jan. 2-(By the Associated Press) - The French in their recent successful operation on Monte Tomba captured more prison- CTS than they had men engaged &C., cording to a veteran officer who wit! messed the fight and saw the prison CTS, guns and booty brought in, Among the prisoners were many Aus. trians the first to be captured by the French.
 Tn addition to the 1,400 prisoners we counted 560 dead on the ground, ]" he said. ''The perfect French mili- tary system enabled them to accom- plish this with a loss of less than 50 mon
 'The 5oth Austrian division, which i was the one attacked, is regarded as { a good fighting organization. But the Austrfans were accustomed to fighting Russians and Rum&nians and this was the first time they had met the highly trained French troops. The result was that rawness and in discipline were swept away before dis cipline and training,
 "When the prisoners were brought i in, I never saw more miserable, pitt iful, starved lot of soldiers They looked like the riff-raff from the slums of some big city, Even the off, cers appeared underfed and under i clothed, and I saw only one with a ! whole pair of brooches.
 When the officers were lined up ] there were AZ Austrians and two Ger ! mans The Alstrians were told that 1 they would receive the usual treat nent given to officers and gentlemen, but the two Germans were told plain ly that they would receive exactly the same treatment given to French of fcers in Germany The group of Austrian officers was impressed great i 1y by this and openly declared their hatred of the Germans. A little later we heard the Austrian soldiers cheer ing and 1t turned out that they were cheering their French captors.
 The Srccess shows the necessity for trained troops, as untrained troops could no tpossibly have secur- ed such results.
 "The spirit and enthusiasm of the French troops as they leaped into the enemy trenches is beyond all praise. Their eagsrness not only carried them intD the trenches, but actually far be- yond them Some detachments kept on going until they reached the upper Piave back of the lines held by the enemy. They found deserted villages and Iitf1e evidence of enemy occupa- ton and could have held this advanc- ed position back of the enemy lines But i+ was beyond the objective sought and would have necessitated reorgauszing defenses, so the impetu- ous deEaehmentg were ordered to re tire. But 1t showed what enthusiasm can 60 in forcing wedge straight Nkhrorgh the Austrian lines"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
A warm iceberg!

Such a thing is possible with one of our footstoves for your feet to rest on. Such a stove in your auto mobile will rob the coldest winters day of it's terrors. Have the freeze of automo- billing is the freezing of your feet on the icy floor boards.
 Why suffer? Consult our automobile supply depart ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
CONGRESS PAYS
 TESTIMONIAL TO
 DEAD COMRADES

Washington, Jan. 3-Congress, re- converting at noon today after its holiday vacation, planned immediate adjournment until tomorrow out of respect for Senator Newlands and Representative Bathrick, who died during the recess. The big war leg slatve program will begin tomor- row, when Pres0ent Wilson expected to outline his plan for government operation of railroads in an address to a joint session.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
JAPANESE SHIP
 AFIRE ON OCEAN

A Pacific Port, Jan S-Failure of the Toyo Kissen Kaisha Steamship Co. to receive further word from it's freighter, the Shinyo No. 2, afre in the Pacific, led officials today to be- lieve the ships wireless plant had been put out of commission. A relayed dstress call from the freighter was the only message that had reached here.
 The steamer, which left here Dec. q, carries 7,60O tons of merchandise and steel and a crew of 52 men. No passengers were aboard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
PROTEST U. s.
 TROOPS SALLY
 AFTER RAIDERS

Austin. Tex. Jan. s.-The Mexican government. it was learned here, has protested the crossing of American troops into Mexico in pursuit of ban dits
 Gov. w. P. Hobby. it was said, has received no advices from Washington relative to the protest and the Texas rangers at least will continue their activities against Mexican raiders un- hanHpered by state authorities until federal authorities instruct otherwise.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
LUFBERY HAS
 NARROW ESCAPE

Paris. 1&n. 3.-L6eut. Raoul 1aufbery c6 the 1afayette Escadri1le had 3. nar- roW eScaDe in fight with four Ger E1an battle machines last Saturday The gasoline D1Des of his anpaans wene ps1netUped and the machine was almost heaDaess.
 He seemed virtually at the mercy o6 the Germans. but by clever man etlsTring. with one of the Germans following him almost to earth and tir- ing continuously. he managed to es- cape unhurt His machine had eleven bullet holes in it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
MADRID ROYAL
 PALACE BURNED

Madrid Jam Sire started in the royal ua1ace in La Granja yesterday morning and spread to a nearby church- which with the palace was destroyed. Several houses near the PaaAce also caught fire
 Government troops were summoned from Se&ovia to fight the fire. Very few of the valuable pictures and art objects of the palace were saved. The loss will a&greeate several million dol NArg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
IMPLY? WELL DON'T BE!
People Notice It. Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards
 Olive Tablets

A pimpiy face will not embarrass VIM, much longer if you get package of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the fablets few nights.
 Cleansethe blood, hebcweisand theIiver with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. the suc- cessful substitute for calomel; there'sneyer any sickness or pain after taking them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do that which calomel does, and just as effectively. but their action is gentle and safe instead Of severe and irritating.
 No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with "a dark brown taste" Q bad breath, dull, Iistless, @no good" feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition or pimply face.
 pr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed v7ita c,--e oilj you will know them [ .2ir clive color.
 ards soe1t years among pa. c -cecl Y .il Lvcr and bowel --1-cs cd Give Tablets are the l. sly effective resr.s ;.
 IaSe one or two nightly for a week. Bee how much better you feel and look. gor and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Bounty for Goshawks.


 Frederick Peterson, special fish and game protector for Stamford, has re- 1 ceived the following from the County Fish and Game Warden, Wilbur F. Smith of Norwalk:
 q have received word from the su- perintendent of fish and game rela- tive to the flight of goshawks' that has appeared in the state this winter. These birds are very destructive to game birds and the commission has authorized me to inform you that they will pay a bounty of one dollar for all the goshawks killed. Kindly make this known, and, upon the re- ceipt of any goshawks sent to me I will probably send a check for same, in accordance with the wish of the commission. Care must be taken not to confuse the goshawk with the common red-shou1dered or red-tai1ed hawk. A description of the goshawk follows: Upper parts, bluish, slate color; head blackish; a white line over and behind the eye; inner tail feathers like the back. outer ones more fuceous and slightly marked with blackish; entire under parts evenly marked with irregular bars of gray and white; length, from bill to end of tail, from 22 to A inches
 $9OO In Tires Gone.
 Twenty-one rubber automobile tires were stolen Thursday from Edward J. Denning's garage in Stamford. The value of the tires is $900. MT. Den ming, who was acting as agent for the tire sellers, carried no burglary in surance. Entrance was gained through north window. which was ji1nmied. The burglars selected all the new tires. The police say that the bur glars must have had large vehicle, probably a motor truck, to carry off the tires.
 Burglars In Darien. 5..
 Darien's burglars, who have been busy for the past three winters have again begun to manifest activity. On Friday night the third series of these maraudings were committed, and the plunder realized was perhaps the most valuable haul made with the eXcep- tion of one occasion when Dr. God. frey was visited and a gold watch and diamond pin were among the prizes secured. On Friday night three places were entered, Charles Kauf- mann, the tailor, had his place robbed for the third time, Mrs. George Krause was visited for the second or third. and Joseph Amends cafe was entered. In the latter place, only a small amount of cash was found in the till. and taken. with a few flasks of bottled liquor. In Krause's entry was made through a back window, which was forced. Nothing seems to have been taken here, though the cash drawer was investigated and found empty. At Kaufmann's the burglars entered by forcing a transom over the front door, They cleaned out one show case, filled with sweaters, silk muf- f1ers, ties, shirts, and other mems fur nishings, swept the top of the case clear of watch chains knives, collar and cuff buttons and similar jewelry, and then helped themselves to a cou- pie of suits, and took furIined over coat belonging to Rev G. F.. Richter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
AMERICAN HARDvVA ARE
 STORES

(IlIcOrp0rate1l Lyon 6 Grun1n1an. Retall Divislom FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDlsz4E ST.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
No Cuf-oszf

E VERYBODY'S telling k1 us to cut out something, these days. Sometimes it gets on the nerves. So let's reverse things.
 What we were going to say was: "No cut-out on Van Dyk's Duchess Coffee. ; Because it's the best coffee you can get. Because it's low in price. Because you'd miss it terribly.
 Efficiency Examples:
 It is impossible to secure any better coffee than Duchess.
 Duchess Coffee, tb. 30c Where quality and economy are essential, we suggest,
 Best Mara Coffee, fb. 2Oc People say that our 45c Teas are better than roc teas elsewhere.
 Quali-Teas, fb. 45c
 (Any kind)
 Qpai-Ceylon Tea, 1b. soc Guaranteed Eggs 45c dog.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbine and heating; jobbing speciality, 3051 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 1142 or 114-3. B10@tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03

FUNERAL BOUQUET AND
 DESIGNS JoHE RICK & s6E
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03

mails a local of a quest ture df
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
No Use WASTING Time.

They were dining off fowl in res
taurant. "You see," he explained, as
he showed her the wishbone, you take
hold here. Then we must both make
a wish and pull, and when it breaks,
the one who has the biggest part Of it
will have his or her wish granted"
"But don't know what to wish fol-"
she protested.
"Oh, you can think Of something"
he said.
mo, can't" she replied. II can't
think of anything want very much"
"Well, I'll wish for your" he ex-
claimed.
evil you, really?" she asked.
EYES,"
"Well, then. there's no use foOling
with the old wishbone," she interrupt
ed with a glad smile; 'you can have
me-"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
DENTISTS IDEA OF HUMOR
Seems Mean to Invite a Man to Lunch
and Then Fix Him So He
Can't Eat.

It was noon when we dropped into
the dentists Office. The doctor greeted
us cordially as we fell into his chair
and prepared to submit ourselves to
torture.
There was the usual clatter of in
struments on the white tray as we
opened our jaws and the dentist peered
into them. This time his object OF
attention was the cavity from which
he had recently extracted tooth.
"What are you going to do after I
get through?" said the doctor mildly.
Between his fist and his mirror we
blurted out something about lunch.
go to lunch with me, will you"
We nodded our assent and then 1t
happened. Something that felt as big
as q crowbar Is and was as sharp as a
new safety razor blade is supposed to
be went up into the roof Of our mouth.
When we landed down again on the
chair and the pain had eased off q
trifle we started to laugh.
"YOu're good" we exclaimed. I'm
vite man to lunch, and then fix him
so he can't eat."-Detroit Free Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
CHAPTER XIV.

"Peter!" The cry was smothered.
"Silly boy! Can't you see the cab
is turning? Do let me go!"
"Only into side street. say.
where are we bound anyway"
1T doesn't matter-only to deliver
a note and get an answer"
"Who to-and from? Grammars
nothing to me, anyway"
II sha'n't tell you If you don't stop.
Well. friend-nobody you know. II
you don't let me 60, I'll"
"What will you do"
IF you'll let me 60. I'll tell you
something"
Curiosity triumphed. Lydia extri-
Gated herself.
"What is it?"
THEREIN all mussed and rumpled.
You're frightfully inconsiderate."
MAYS well get used to it. You've
got a long, rumply, mussy lifetime be-
fore you. What were you going to
say?"
Promise not to be silly again. II !
tell you"
II say, that amt sporting Of you.
You promised"
every well. No-wait. Is my hat
straight? We're turning again-stop-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
AUTHOR Of" THE LONE
WOLF" THE BRASS
BOWL,"ETC.
COPYRIGHT eY LOU. JOSEPH VANCE

II know. It's just us good line as
it ever was, and you read it to perfec-
ton. But it loses force with repetition,
my dear. Don't forget that this is an
other scene-several chapters farther
On-and no other fellow has turned up
to make it difficult for you to decide.
know, cause I've been watching"
"Please be-kind-if you can't be
serious"
"Rut am serious"
"Ah, but you promised me you never
were and never would be! She tried
to laugh but not very successfully.
"That just goes to show how little
knew myself. The diagram Is, Of course,
l never wanted to be serious before l
fell in love with you. Don't you under
stand that, really7 I love you, Lydia !"
The girl sighed and looked away.
troubled, strange. sweet fluttering In
her bosom. And Peter was searching
her Swallowed face with eyes she dared
not meet lest they surprise her agita-
ton and wrest victory from 1t. Her
lips grew tremulous, her eyes dim.
II love you," he repeated gently.
"Oh. believe me, heart Of my hearth"
His hand closed firmly over her own.
But" she protested In q voice
scarcely more than q whisper. he had
to bend very near to hear, "but
Peter"
"Dearestw
'It's the first time you-you ever
told me that"
"God forgive me !" cried the young
man devoutly. II never thought.
thought you knew all the time"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06

"Then-listen, peter!" her voice was
low, but clear and very sweet. ut
doesn't make an ounce of difference to
Inc about-those others so long as It's
only me you love now and always
Will"
With this Lydia ran up the steps,
leaving Peter dazed with the memory
Of her face at parting.
And indeed the wits Of the young
man were Keeling, drunken with the
fragrance of his beloved. 1t was some
moments before he began to recover.
drizzle, blinking fatuously at IN cleo
trio arc on the corner Of Park ave-
nue.. Then suddenly he remembered
what misgivlngs had sent him head
long from the Margrave to overhaul
this taxi of ten thousand Elysian de-
lights. But when he did remember 1t
was too late. His dearest had already
been engulfed by the front doors Of
that ill-Omened house.
Ill-omened, at all events, he must
consider it in the light of whet Quoin
had limited. And yet, surveying the
residence, one began to doubt
An eminently respectable quarter,
Seventy-sixth street, between Madi-
son and Park avenues, block as Sc
date as any in town, dedicated to the
homes of solid, decent, law-abiding
bodies who, to be sure, wouldn't SUI
fer association with any establishment
Of the least questionable character.
Since the cab had stopped not a
sound had disturbed the quiet save the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
War Reduces Insanity.

War as a palliative Of Insanity Is a
theory unfamiliar to most people, but
we have no reason to doubt the cOnclu-
sions Of Doctor Oswald of Glasgow
Lunatic asylum on the matter, says the
London Globe. One phase Of the SUBJ
iect is instructive and significant. This
is 1.-THE removal of the powerful effect
of poverty on the mind, and it's replace
ment by the higher standard of living
and remunerative employment" Pow
erty and unemployment are thus by
medical testimony fore fertile causes
of insanity than war. This is lesson
to be borne in mind when the war IS
over.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
PERSONALITY IS BIG FACTOR
That Quality Which Enables Man to
Sell 20 Cents Worth Of Paper Gold
Mines for $4,000.

Personality is that quality Of human
nature which enables man to sell 20
cents worth of paper gold mines to an
other man for $4,000 and then have
his customer grieve for fear he has re-
ceived too much for his money. Per-
sonality Is the greatest factor In the
business world today. and if an EN-
ployee has proportionately S1.25 worth
Of 1t to the boss 81 worth, that EN-
ployee will own the business with
in ten years. For this reason the
boss should analyze the applicant
for traces of personality rather
than submit him to the hand
writing test which is an obsolete
accomplishment in these days Of type
writing machines.
There can be no crowd Of people
without an epidemic of personality
breaking out, and when 1t manifests
itself in more than one section there Is
a conflict. All persons do not possess
personality. If they did it would re-
main in hiding and have no incentive
to reveal itself.
Personality in a soldier is that which
inspires his fellows to rush with him
headlong into the jaws of death on the
battlefield; it is the quality which
makes men aid it's possessor to over
throw empires; it is the quintessence
Of the mystery of life itself which,
when placed in men of noble minds, Is
moving this old world onward to the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06

EYES," the discounted young man
replied intelligently. THAT is to say
lab"
Perhaps you've mistaken the
house?"
"No-I mean to say-Miss Craven
brought her here-was to wait to see
her home, you know-walted SO long
began to wonder"
II see," said the woman quietly, q
flicker of amusement In the eyes that
Peter rather liked. IF you don't mind
waiting another minute, I'll ask her"
Singularly enough, Peter thought,
she didn't ask him to step in out OF the
weather. On the other hand, she was
considerate not to keep him waiting
long; though the message she finally
brought him proved distasteful enough.
Miss Craven asked me to give you
this, Mr.. Trait"
Thanks" said Peter, graciously &C
cepting the proffered envelope.
1t wasn't sealed. Unceremoniously he
lifted the flap and withdrew the in
closure, square, white. heavy CORE
spondence card with the address
stamped in black letters. Below stub
pen had been used with disastrous ef-
feet:
Dear Mr.. Traft-Please don't wait
for me. / can't tell how long l may
be detained. Sincerely,
LYDIA CRAVEN"
Dear Mr.. Trait, nonplussed, accepted
dismissal with what grace he could
muster. Oh-ah-thanks," he said
blankly. "Awf'ly good of you"
"Good evening, Mr.. Trait"
"Good evening""
The door closed. Peter grunted dis
gust and went slowly down the steps.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)