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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

cent. of the average monthly amount purchased in the four months prior to March 1.
 5. Manufacturers using wheat prod ucts for non-food purposes should cease such use entirely.
 6. There is no limit upon the use of other cereals, Hours, and meals, corn, barley, buckwheat, potato four, ct cetera.
 Many thousand families throughout the land are now using no wheat prod ucts whatever, except a very small amount for cooking purposes, and are doing so in perfect health and satisfac- ton. There is no reason why all of the American people who are able to cook in their own households cannot subsist perfectly well with the use of less wheat products than one and one half pounds week, and we specially ask the weli-tc-do households in the country to follow this additional pro- gramme in order that we may provide the necessary marginal supplies for those parts of the community less able to adapt themselves to 50 large a pro- portion of substitutes.
 In order that we shall be able to make the wheat exports Ehat are ab- solutely demanded of us to maintain the civil population and soldiers of the allies and our own army, we propose to supplement the voluntary co-opera- ton of the public by a further imita- ton of distribution, and we shall place at once restrictions on distribution which will be adjusted from time to time to secure as nearly equitable dis tribution as possible. With the arrival of harvest we should be able to relax such restrictions. Until then we ask for, the necessary patience, sacrifice and cooperation of the distributing trades.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
COMMISSION OF S5
 FOR REALTY SALE

Offered a commission of $5 for the sale of property for which the pur- chaser paid $S.000 in cash and gave a mortgage for $11,00O, Umberto So- dano of this city hes filed suit in the common pleas- court against FEed ].
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
TAXES GRAND LIST OF 1917

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the taxes on the grand list of 1917 are now due and payable at the Tax Col lector's office, Room 4, City Hall. The undersigned will be at the Collectors office, as above, on May 1, 1918, and daily thereafter, Sunday excepted, from g a. m. to p. m-, and Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 12 m. for the purpose of collecting said taxes. After June 1st, as required by law, interest at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH,
 U16 ug% Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

T. L. Watson B Co.,, Bankers and 7rokers, corner Main and John streets, Bridgeport, Conn. Members of New York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

To effect the needed saving of wheat we are wholly dependent upon the voluntary assistance of the American people and we ask that the following rules shall be obseSyed:
 1. Householders to use not to exceed a total of 1h pounds per week of wheat products per person. This means not more than 1% pounds of Victory bread containing the required percentage of substitutes and one-haH pound of cooking flour, macaronL, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals, all combined
 2. Public eating places and clubs to observe two wheatless days per week, Monday and Wednesday, as at present. In addition thereto, not to serve to any one guest at any one meal an aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals, containing total of more than two ounces of wheat flour. No wheat products to be served unless specially ordered Public eat ing establishments not to buy more than S1X pounoS or wheat pfoductS TOT each ninety meals served, thus con- forming with the limitations requested of the householders.
 8. Retailers to sell not more than one-eighth of barrel Of flour to any town customer at any one time and not more than one-quarter of barrel to any country customer at any one time, and in no case to sell wheat products without the sale of an equal weight of other cereals.
 4. We ask the bakers and grocers to reduce the volume of Victory bread sold, by delivery of the three-quarter pound loaf where one pound was sold before, and corresponding proportions in other weights. We also ask bakers not to increase the amount of their wheat four purchases beyond 70 per
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Hinderer to Iollect damages of $400. Sodano claims he secured Lazarus Paslino as a purchaser for property in North Washington avenue, under agreement, but after the deal was made Hinderer offered him only $5 and refused to pay more. The deal was closed last December.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
POULTRY AND SUPPLIES

your poultry of all kinds to Bridgeport Live Poultry Market at daily quotations. Poul- try sold alive Or killed and dressed while you wait free. of charge. Tel Ophone Bar. s977, l2 HaIlam St.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The French Minister of Justice has introduced in the Chamber of Depu- ties a measure making it a crime to give or accept a ''tip" in any form.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The. Knights of Columbus want 800 men between 40 and 50 years of age for recreatfonal and other service be- vice behind the lines in France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Thousands of shipyard workers on the ClHde were addressed by the 'win-the-war' delegation of Ameri- cans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

New York city sent 2,695 men to Camp Upton in the second draft call. By Tuesday 5,9S2 men will be en route.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Rail Director McAdoo ordered rail- road ticket offices in New York and other cities to consolidate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
HEzeINczaaf MRh RheUT NW 5Z0chs

l ; = gardens needed this prompted 100000 Americans AV% according estimates of the kWH United States Department of Agriculture Transportation hauling muni Allies The food railroad problem And goods
 girl that helps with the
 garden s Wfnth Leaflets of instruction in Agriculture ingtou. .uponr request, without
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

British losses in the raid on Zee brugge and Ostend totaTled 5S8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Boston 1:3O P. M. Prices Reported Over Private Wire to T. L.
 Watson & Co.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

SWEET PEAS, VTOLETS, TUIHPa
 DAFFODHS. JOHN RECK &eSON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

A crowd estimated at 75.OOo visited Coney Island
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
America Consumed 42,OOo,OOO Bushels Monthly. From Now Until Harvest Must Use
 Only 21,OO0,OOO.
RATION PER PERSON IS F POUNDS
 OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice Here-Aed Wal Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers and
 Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

furnish the Allies with necessary propor: ton of wheat to maintain their bread from until the next harvest and this is military necessity must reduce monthly consumption to 210 900 bushels month, against normal consumption of about 42 bushels or 50 cent of normal consumption This the ua
 on set forth by the U Food Administration at Washing ton. Reservng for distribution the and for special leaves for general consumption approximately 1 pounds of wheat products weekly person. The Food Adpnrations statement continues Many of dependent bakers bread Such bread durable and therefore, requires larger proportion of wheat than cereal breads baked in the household army and require full allowance. The wetodo in population make greater sacrifices in the consumption wheat products than can the In addition population the agricultural districts where the cereals are abun dan skilled in the preparation from these other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations
 With improved transportation conditions now have avail able surplus of potatoes We also have spring months
 surplus of milk and have ample and human consumption The drain rye and barley substitutes has already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
TO-DAY'S WANTS

FOR SALE-West End, two family house, 10 rooms. Price S3,5o0;
 part cash. Box G, this office. GAG *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

U. S. Government Bonsd. Liberty 8 7As 1920 Liberty As 96.S0
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Red Cross Contributions

Ne0 St00o S00St1OUuO0S
Finsl figures On the Second Red Cross
war fund campaign in Central Division
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa
and .Nebrasks--show the enormous to-
tai of $22, ls2. Sl7 contributed.
Only one other division in the nation
surpassed this figure, the Atlantic div:
ision which includes New York.
Central Division was asked original.
ly to give $4,000 900, therefore the
oversubscription was SO per cent, or
50, 1872, 900.
Revisions of the figures upward are
certain % the weeks pass and the to-
tai may 60 to approximately S22, 500, =
900.
By states the contributions to the
Red Gross were - follows:
Illinois (includisg Chicago), $40, l23,
900; Michigan. $500, 900; Wisconsin,
s., $50, 900; Iowa, 81, sos, 81; Nebrasks.
s., 300. 900.
The city Of Chicago gave $6. 400. .o0o
of the total for Illinois.
For the whole United States the Red
Cross war fund now stands at $l7O, ,O3s,
600.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Al Ep;1saie Il lafaatile Paralysis a
Duboaue u RePssted II Tie Papers.

To the People Of Cresco:
Not that we are alarmed at Cresco
but would most urgently urge oil
people in Cresco to take oil necessary
precSusion in making your premises IS
sanitary as possible 50 that we may not
be visited by any such epidemic. See
that garbage cans are promptly emp
tied and clesased often. that no refuse
il allowed to ascumulate and decay and
that children IRE not allowed to play
and wallow in the road dust or street.
We a1e now at the hot season and
again. urge every body to make great
effort to prevent anything of the kind
striking our town.
A. E. Barker, Mayor,
and Chm. of Board of Health.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
L, Red Cress Notes.

The July quota of surgical dressings
has been received. and is much larger,
measured by the work involved, than
we have hao for some time, and some
of the dressings are new to most of the
workers here. The quota consists of
1000 pads, 1000 drains, and 5000 tam
pans.
1t is. hope1 that there may be a.
prompt and faithful response this time
as there was to get the June quota
done.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
ARMSTRONG;.

Robert L. Armstrong, son of A. D,
Armstrong and wife, died on Saturday,
June 18th. 1918, at his home at Elms.
Ia, after an illness of four months.
The funeral took place at the Catholic
Church at Elma, Ia, on June 18th and
he was laid to rest in the Catholic
cemetery in Elma. Revs. Fathers
Gum and Bowen officiating. The pail
bearers were his six brothers. He
leaves to mourn his loss a wife and
three children, one boy and two girls,
besides his father and mother, six
brothess and one sister and host Of
other relatives and friends.
He was born in Howard twp, How.
ard county, Iowa, on July 26. 1880 and
was married to Miss Cora Ostrandsr on
September II, 1904. May he rest in
peace. &.
Those from . distance attending his
funeral werS his two sunts, Mrs. Ellen
Baker. Of Preston, Minn,, and Mr1.
sEl,a Gosman s<nton, MINI. his
brother -in-lsw, w. Lokie and wife. Of
McIntirs. H., and wife's uncle, Her
man Huber and wife of North Wash.
ington, Iowa. - z
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
PECOY.

Mary Frances Aldrich was born In
North Adams, Massachusetts,, Novem.
ber l3, 1887. She was q daughter Of
Amias and Caroline Aldrich, old settlers
in Dundee Township. Illinois, and was
the first white child in that part Of the
state. She was united in marriage
with Stephen PEGGY, January l. 1868.
and died at Cresco, Iowa, June II, 1919
With hands so gently placed
Across her pulseless breast, g.
She is home and swsetly
Sleeping in her Eternal Rest.
Her life, a. pure and lovely
As the dew-drop's sparkling ray.
Has gone from our home forever
And as silently passed away.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Government Meetipg.

The New Oregon District No. Z, Wal
Savings Society of Cresco was duly or
ganized on Friday evening, June 2Sth
with twenty members. The next
meeting will be held at the school
house on Friday, July 10Th at 500 p
m. Musi: and good speaking will be
furnished. Let everyone in the dis
trict be present.
-. Marcie Miller. Sergeant
Loretta Rink, Secretary.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Sudden Summons for Youns Methss,

Sudden Summons for Young Msthss.
Our community was shocked and sad.
dened Wednesday, July 10, to hear Of the
sudden death Of Mrs. Elsie McCulloch
Nash. who resided at 1887 Marquette
Ave., Minneapolis, MINI. She wss
just about to leave the hospital with an
infant daughter, Aurilla Jane, only
eleven days old. Her mother, Mrs. A.
C. McCulloch had the baby, and nurse
was helping Mrs. Nash. They had
reached the lower floor by elevator,
when Mrs. Nash suddenly became very
faint and i'll. She was carried to her
room on 4 carrier, and passed away In
= very short time in spite of the efforts
of both doctors and nurses. "a.
Th. funeral services were held in
Minneapolis and the body was accom-
panied to its last resting place in Pleas
ant Hill cemetery, Lime Springs, BY
her sorrowing husband, Alvin L. Nash.
MIR. and Mrs. C. P. Nash, Mrs. C. n.
Nash, of Eagle Head, Minn., Mrs. A.
&. McCulloch and Miss Harriet McCul-
loch. The casket was opened and .
short service held at the pavilion in the
cemetery, where = very large company,
of friends met to pay their last tribute
to the one departed: The cssket and
grave were completely covered with
flowers, telling in their sweet way Of
the esteem in which she was held.
Mrs. Nash was in her thirty fifth
year and leaves three beautiful child
rem, Clifford, Elizabeth and the babe,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Make Your W. S. Stamp Pledges Good

Fifty.six counties in Iowa now are
over the top in the War Savings cam
paign. Thirty more report they are SC
near their quota that they will reach il
by the middle of the month. Chair
men of only thirteen counties in the
state declare they will not be able to
put their counties over until later in
the summer.
The splendid fashion in which some
of the counties went over the top will
do much to help out some of the back
ward counties.
Clay county which subscribed 162 pcr
cent Of its quota sets the record for
over:subscription.. Other counties show
subscriptions ranging from l0l to lSd
per cent Of their quotas.
Homer A. Miller, State Director of
the Iowa campaign has expressed him
self % gratified with the result attain
ed in the National War Savings Day
drive. As yet he has not been advised
that any other state in the Union has
gone over the top as q result Of the
drive and there is q possibility thai
Iowa may be the second state to reach
its quota. Nebraska reached the goal
some months ago.
During the week ending June %, the
postofiices of the state sold more
stamps than m any other week since
the campaign started, six months or
more ago. Reports from the Des-
Moines office show that postoffices over
the state during the week sold 81, 622,
055 worth of stamps. The report of
sales from the federal reserve bank for
the same period should bring the sales
up close to the 81, 0O0, 900 mark.
Cash sales in the state now amount
to III, 800. .0OO.- The report Of pledges
received from forty-six counties in the
state amounts to $40. 900, 900. The re-
ports of cash sales and pledges yet to
be received from the remaining coun-
ties in the state should bring Iowa
comfortably close to her quota Of $4S.- :
600. 600 in stamps.
Those who have signed pledges for
the purchases of War Savings stamps
have done the right thing. But they
haven Z done their full duty yet. 1t re-
mains for the Thousands Of pledges that
have been signed by Iowans to bs re-
deemed. ~
To pledge and not to redeem it is
worse than making no pledge at oil.
When ye sSig1 pislge the govsEn-
ment eeunts on having the sum you
pledge to use in carrying on the war.
If the pledge is not redeemed your
government is led to spend moneyit
hasn't got.
Every Iowan should regard his w. s.
s. pledge as q sacred debt of honor
more binding even than his note. Only
by carrying out your pledgs will you
be rendering your government the help
that is greatly needed.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
OBITUARY.
BARNES.

Allison Eugene Barnes was born at
Big Springs, Fillmore county, Minn..
April 9. 1860, and died at his home in
Kendall Vile, Ia, June "A, 1918.
He was united in marriage to Phoe-
be A. Rolfe. Nov. II, 1885.
He leaves to mourn his departure his
wife, Mrs. Phoebe A., two children.
Clyde A., and Luella G., three children
having died in infancy; one sister, Mrs.
Calista Davidson of Campbell, Mimi.
eight brothers-Amandus c. of Wa
patio, Wn.; Herbert W. of Preston.
Minn.; Austin n. of Sunnyvale, CAL,
Lester A. Of Rochester, Mimi; Henry
E. of Kendsllville; Louis E. of Airing
ton, Iowa; Rupert R. of Harmony. Be-
sides these he leaves many relatizes,
and host Of friends.
The sister, Mrs. Davidson, and three
brothers, Austin, Alonzo and Amandus,
were unable to be present.
The funeral was held Thursday after
noon, June "a, in the NJ. E. Church at
Harmony, Rev. J. c. Williamson
preaching the sermon. The service
was largely attended by old friends and
neighbors here, among whom Mr..
Barnes had lived for nearly . score Of
yesrs, universally esteemed. Burial
was made in the Big Spring cemetery.
Harmony News. s..
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12

During the past week several Cresco
boys have arrived safely over seas &C.
cording to cards received by relatives
and friends. Among the boys are Will
Drew, Clarence Clink, Wendell Todd,
Raphael Ferrie, Frank Hayes and Will
Crawford.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12

John Ingraham received . card on
Friday Of last week stating that his
step-soo, .hed Mccormick, had arrived
safely Sver seaS with the::expeditionary
fol lces.y.t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Fer Sale.

Two and . half acres within the city
limits on the New Oregon road with
good Groom house and other improve
ments. Low price for quick sale.
Easy terms. Cali and investigate If
interested. l6-tf
Harry Pollitt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12

Mr.. and Mfs. D: A. Lyons and their
family are enjoying . visit with their
son Leonard who is in training at Fort
Sllsfidan. Illinois. and is spending .
few days at home, and Lieutenant
Gerald Lyons, Of Camp Dodge. was
also IN over Sunday visitor at home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
For Sale.

A small stack Of mixed clover and
timothy hay. Phone 346. l. Eaton.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12

Frank Guyette leaves to-day for
Camp Dodge to take the place of .
Howard County man included in one Of
the drafts, but who failed to report
for duty and whose Whereabouts are
unknown. ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
Everybody Come.

To ice cream social on Court House
lawn, Saturday, July 18th. Benefit
Civic Improvement Association.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-16
HOPES FOR REJECTION
u. S. Government Anxious For
Slavs to Refuse Peace.
Indications, However, Are That Peo-
pie Are Too NDisorganized to
Resist.

Washington, March l6.-The avowaI
of Japan to intervene in Siberia and
announcement of the. courses OF the
United States and other governments
aligned against the Teutonic powers,
are expected to follow closely upon
adjournment of the Russian congress
of Soviets called to meet at Moscow.
Official Washington and diplomats
here still hope that the warning fac
tions of Russia may yet reject the
German peace terms, but almost all
that has reached here an
dicates that the fighting spirit OF the
disorganized people is too wounded to
resist
Wilson's Message Not Acknowledged
The State department is still with.
out official knowledge that the Presf
dents message addressed to the Rus.
sian people through the congress had
reached Moscow. Official word that
the Soviets had convened Is lacking
Encouragement was found in the al
tered attitude of Trotzky, former Boil
shevik foreign minister, as reported
by Ambassador Francis in dispatch
to the State department
The ambassador said Trotzky had
been quoted as saying he favored
putting the army under iron discip
line" and continuing the fight against
Germany. His change of mind, how
ever, IL believed here to have come
too late
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-16
Ten More AMERICANS Decorated.

With American Armies in France.
March 16.-Col. Douglas. Macarthur,
Capt. Thomas Handy and eight Ameri-
can. enlisted men have been decorated
with the French Croix De Guerre for
gallantry In action. Colonel Mac.
Arthur (deleted by censor) the troops
in the Luneville region. He Is the
colonel who went over the top with
the French recently when they took
several German prisoners, after pass
ing through German barrage. He also
went over the top In last Saturdays
raid
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-16
TO CARRY MEN AND SUPPLIES
Requisitioned Dutch Ships Relieve
Critical Situation.

Washington, March 16.-Reauisition
# 1,000, 900 tons of Dutch shipping by
the United States and England, will
give a tremendous impetus to the dis
patch of American troops and supplies
abroad.
With American shipbuilding pro-
crossing slowly and the destruction of
shipping by submarines exceeding con-
struction, the acquisition of SO large
volume of tonnage win relieve ap-
-preciably a desperate situation.
Some of the ships are suitable for
use as troop transports. The major
ity of the remainder will be employed
to transport supplies abroad, but some
will be placed in South American
service. particularly to carry Argen
tine grain, needed by the Allies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-16
SLAvS FIGHT TEUT0hS
Peasants In Polatsk District At.
tack Soldiers.
Grand Duke Nicholas Arrested Charg.
ed With Treating With
Kaledines.

Petrograd, March 16.-Guerilla war
fare is being conducted by the peas
ants in the Polatsk district against
the Germans. Polatsk is in the dis
trict between Dvinsk and Vitebsk on
the Dvina river.
The Russian staff on the Western
front has been removed to Moscow
from Smolensk. 1t is announced that
command of the Baltic fleet has been
offered to Admiral RaZvozov.
General Gilinky, former aide de
camp to Emperor Nicholas and later
chief of staff under Grand Duke Mich
olas Nicholaevitch has been arrested
in Moscow, charged with communicat-
ing with General Kaledines, hetman
of the Don Cossacks.
The Russian Telegraph agency an
nounces that the former Russian pre-
mier, Prince Lvoff, has been arrested
by the commander of the northern
front