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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
FOOD CONTROLLERS AIM
 TO BRING DOWN PRICES

London, Aug. 10-John R. Clynes, in his first speech as Food Controller in the House of Commons, yesterday, dealt mainly with the potato crop. He said the government would take over the 1918-19 crop from November, and anticipated its ability to stimulate the consumption of potatoes to a greater extent than last year. The American troops in Great Britain and France also will be able to receive large quantities of potatoes grown in Eng land.
 The Food Controller emphasized the need of continued economy in food, not because there was not sufficient to go around, but because such economy was useful in conserving national energy and resources, especially ship ping, and so in increasing the num- Der of American troops brought to Europe.
 The policy Of the Allied food con- trollers, he asserted, was to effect complete cooperation to enable Her bert Hoover, the American Food Ad- ministration. to carry out his plan to prevent a further rise in prices and eventually to bring about a reduction in prices. Arrangements, hadnot been completed. but rwheu complete. Nr.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
LETTER DESCRIBES HOW YANKEES
 BECAME TIRED OF KILLING GERMANS

How the New England Division met the Kaiser's crack shock battalions and literally got tired riddling the ap- preaching massed formations is told by Lieutenant Morris Clark in letter just received in this city
 Lieutenant Clark was formerly e member of Company G, 7th New York Infantry, and his letter was printed in the current issue of The Seventh Regiment Gazette. It fol- lows in part:
 'I have learned that war is he'll as have seen 1t in all of it's horrors and phases. I have been under bonn bardment by German artillery, in gas attacks, and finally in a real battle Tn which our regiment figured most prominently. All thruogh this l have not had a sick day or received scratch, although I have had some narrow escapes. It would take too long to cover all of my experiences, so will have to be brief.
 we had been expecting an attack by the Germans for some time, and one morning at about o'clock they started the attack and the battle last ed until ' o'clock. Fortunately for our company, we were relieved from the extreme front line, which is only about 200 yards from the Germans, and took our position in support sev- eral hundred yards back.
 "The company that relieved us had of 1tfnG Inst h6fnre the attack and while it was going on you never heard such a bombardment in your life It sounded as if all | Germany had turned loose on us There was a very heavy dew and with the smoke from our artillery, you could see nothing except the flashes from the big guns.
 l All Prepared for Worst.
 "While the battle was going on, the suspense was awful, as we did not know what minute the Germans might reach our line. However, we were al prepared for the worst, but they die not get that far. They penetrated our front line on the left, and occu pied for a few minutes a small towI where our battalion made headquar ters. Then they met their surprise They thought from hte heavy bonn bardment that our troops had evacu ated the town; on the contrary, the! stayed in the dugouts until the shell ing had subsided, and then came out
 "The Germans were in the town but there was no giving in or going back for our troops. They were dowl for a fight to a finish and could no be scared away. They were formed
 in a, skirmish line, and the boche
 began to fall from the accurate aim O
 the Americans. It was not long be
 fore they evacuated the town and real ized that when they tackled the Yan
 kees they had some job on their hands
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MOVING PICTURE
 USED IN TRAINING AMERICAN PILOTS

An American Aviation Training Camp in England, Aug. 1O.-The nov ing picture is being widely used in the training of American pilots in this country. The young flying off, cers who are sent to the Armament School here to acquaint themselves with the use of airplane guns and gum gears find their three weeks course a most interesting one, owing partly to the lOSge share which the moving pie ture machine plays in the instruction.
 The pupil Is not required to sit out a lengthy lecture read aloud from the notes Oft an instructor. Instead, the various branches of gunnePy train ing, such as the stripping and assem- bling of guns, and the various points to be observed before, during and af- ter flight, are demonstrated by films, accompanied by concise explanations by competent officers.
 Frequently a film is run over the screen. several times at different speeds so that the pupil gets a very intimate idea of the process being il- lustrated. Monotony and complex ity find no place in this method of training.
 The films standardize the correct methods, and their instructional val ue is far-reaching. The film work is not confined to funnery alone, but is continued in the other technical cour- ses, such as aerial tactics and bomb dropping. According to British in- structors, the use of the film has shortened and improved the course of training in these departments very materially.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

We had a number of casualties, most ly from shells, but our infantry, ma chine guns and artillery piled the Ger man dead in heaps. Our barbed wire was completely filtered with German dead.
 we found out after the battle from prisoners that the enemy had sent over specially trained shock troops for the purpose of making raids on a large scale. Twelve hundred of them came in advance, while the balance, 800, acted in reserve. They attacked a part of our front held by two com panies or about 400 Americans.
 "Of course, we suffered Considerable loss, but our casualties were nothing compared to those of the Germans. They were up to their usual game of coming over in massed formation, and one of the boys who had been in the midst of it all said: Never be afraid of a German; they are a cinch; got tired killing them
 "He happened to be well hidden from view and fired 120 rounds, most of the shots finding their mark. The French say they have not witnessed such a bombardment since the days of Verdun, and that the heroism of the Americans was beyond praise.
 Don't Think Much of Normandy.
 Tt is hard and nerve-racking work in the trenches. When holding the front line Lieutenants are required to stand in the trenches with their men, with water sometimes up to their knees, all night, and then get what sleep we can in a filthy, damp dug out, where the cooties are as thick as an ant pile, and the rats and mice nearly as bad.
 "There is no chance to take our wet clothes off while in the trenches, and a good part of the time we cannot even change our shoes. We had rub Der boots issued to us, but these are bad on the feet"
 The Lieutenant and his comrades, after their vacation" in the trench es, are not by any means favorably disposed toward the much-sung Nor mandy. One of the officers wrote a poem on the country, which is as fol- lows:
 Oh! Normandy where are thy charms Your poets and bards I dispute,
 Your Lorraine Chemin des Danes Are not fit for the beast or the brute Between the rats, the mice, and the
 lice,
 The rain and the mud and the cold, The shrapnel, the gas, and the boche You sure are one Hell of hole! Speaking of the men in his regi ment, Lieutenant Clark says they arc mostly Irish and come from Water. bury, Conn. He said they were g rough and ready lot and "as game as they make them."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
GERMAN FIRMS
 TO BE SOLD OUT

New York, Aug. 10.---German-owned property valued at $2,OOO,OOO will soon be offered for sale and the proceeds used to purchase Liberty Ponds. The announcement was made last even ing by A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property Custodian. The properties are the first of the enemy-owned con cerns authorized for sale. The prop critics to be sold are:
 The Berger & Wirth Company, No. 5S60 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, manufacturers of printers and litho- graphic inks; G. Siegle Company, Chestnut avenue, Rosebank, s. l., i'm porters and manufacturers of co1ors; George Benda Company, Boonton, N. J., manufacturer of bronze powders; A. w. Faber Company, manufacturer of rubber erasers, rubber bands end stationers of rubber in general, beat ed at Dickerson and Hecker streets, 1 Newark.
 Included in the properties to be sold also is 20 per cent. of the stock of the H. Koppers Company, of Pittsburgh, as this amount is held by enemy in terests. The company is capitalized at S1, 500, 900, and does a large business l in designing, building ana operating | by-product coke ovens.
 The sale of these properties Is un- 1 der the supervision of the Advisory Committee in Washington, whose function it is to guard against favor itism or unfairness in the sales. The purchasers must be American citizens, and no person connected with the of fee of the alien property custodian will be permitted to bid, either di- rectly or indirectly.
 All the properties except the H. Koppers Company are owned entirely by German interests.
 A. W. Faber is the trade name of a business which has been in existence since 1761, with its principal office at Stein, Bavaria. It was owned by AL eander, Count of Faber-C Castell, and his wife, Otillio, Countess of Faber- CasteI1. Both are residents of Stein. For more than 15 years the offices and factory of the American branch have bene located in Newark. It was the sole agency in this country for a A.
 W. Faber and associated brands of lead pencils. About 70 per cent, of the output is now used by the United | States government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
YPRES VETERAN TO
 SPEAK. AT SEASIDE

Telling his battle experiences, Cap tain John T. Findlay of the 18th New Brunswick battalion. who participated in the Battle of Ypres and the Battle of the somme, and has been wounded twice, will thrill his audience at Sea side park tomorrow night when he speaks under the auspices of the Bridgeport War Bureau at the band concert. Captain Findlay was obtain ed by the Bridgeport War Bureau from the National Security League, which speaks in the highest terms of his ability to interest and enthuse his hearers. The patriotic service in connection with the band concert will include community singing of patriotic and war songs, led by male chorus. Men singers are especially invited to attend and join in the singing. The exercises begin about 8 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
HUSBANDS TO GO
 ON EXEMPT LIST
Baker Plans Draft Rule to Prevent Wholesale Dis
 ruption of Families.

Washington, Aug. 10-Marriage is to be autom9 +ically cause for de- ferred classification in the draft. This was indicated yesterday by Secretary Baker, who said he had the matter under consideration and that 1t would be decided when the new regulations are given out.
 New regulations are in course of preparation MT. Baker said, to govern classifying the millions who will reg ister when the so-called man power bill extending the age limits to IS and 45 inclusive becomes law. Im- portant changes affecting the major ity of families in the country will be made in the regulations as they now exist
 Two probable changes will affect the relationship which marriage auto matically bears to deferred classified ton and also the present reQeuire- ment which calls on the individual to state whether or not he claims defer red classification. There has been a general opinion that both these phases of the present draft law should be reconsidered by the War Department, and the reason for change is all the more aparent when change is all the more apparent when up to 45 inclusive.
 Under present regulations marri- age does not necessarily constitute a cause for deferred classification.
 AS Secretary Baker indicated yes- terday he does not propose to have a wholesale breaking up of family life if 1t can be avoided. He is of the opinion that enough man power can be marshalled without going to this extreme
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MISS ELSIE HILL SCORES SENATORS
 OF CONNECTICUT
Congressman's Daughter Addresses Big Suffrage
 Meeting at Seaside Park.

Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of the late Eoenezer J. Hill, for many years rep resentative in Congress for the Fourth Congressional District, excoriated Sen ators Mclean and Brandegee, from the band stand at Seaside Park, last night, in the presence of a crowd which was small at the start, but numbered a thousand persons before the talk was over.
 The meeting was also addressed by Mrs. William D. Ascough, of Hart ford, State Chairman of the National Women's party.
 Both ladies were among the AS wo- men who were recently arrested in Washington, on charges not vet de- termined.
 Miss Hill spoke in excoriating terms of the Southern and New England senators who are against the Susan n B. Anthony amendment. She partic- ularly referred to Senators Brandegee and Mclean, saying that their con duct is undemocratic, and spiritually Prussian.
 Miss Hill said that two votes only are needed in the Senate to give the necessary two-thirds for the amend ment, which has already been adopted by the House.
 Miss Hill described in detail the great effort President Wilson has ex- pended, to aid the women in obtain ing the amendment. She expressed the belief that he should address to the Senate a formal demand, that 1t support the amendment
 Mrs. Ascough described her feel ings when she was first a voter, in the state of Washington, and her feel ings when she lost her vote, by nov- ing to Connecticut. She described Senators Brandegee and Mclean, as antiques. An antique,'' she said, ought to be put on the shelf" Samuel Lavit, business agent of the Machinists' union, announced that 20O0 machinists of Bridgepuprt had adopted resolution, calling upon the Connecticut senators to support the woman suffrage amendment. Lynn W. Wilson, who was chair man of the meeting, said: Tt is a pleasure to me to introduce to a Bridgeport audience a daughter of the late Congressman Hill, whose oppo- lnent was, unsuccessfuIly in several congressional elections. Miss Hill has the courage of her father who never lacked courage in dealing with any public question"
 1 MT. Wilson said: ''The President of the United States believes that wo- men should vote. He favors the amendment giving them the ballot. That amendment is as certain to come out of the Senate, as it is certain that the sun will rise tomorrow"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Aug. 10 - Fog Bridgeport and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
 Weather conditions: Cloudy weather prevails this morning in the Lake region and along the north Atlantic coast. An area of high pressure central over nOrth- ern Maine has caused a decided fall in temperatures in the east ern portion of the Lake region and New England. Only slight changes have occurred in other districts east of the Rocky Mountains during the last 24 hours. The western disturbances causes a trough of low pressure extending from Colorado north- eastward to Michigan.
 Conditions favor for this %- cinity cloudy and unsettled weather with slowly rising tenn perature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
J. A. MARR TO
 HEAD COMPANY

Alien Property Custodian A. Mitchel Palmer has presided at the meeting of the stockholders of the Alb. and B. Henkels company, better known as the International Textile, Inc, and at this meeting sthe following officers were chosen to serve for the ensuing year: James A. Marr, Alexander R. Whitaker, William B. Wilson, John Cavanaugh and James s. Steele. MT. Marr was elected president; MT. Cav anaugh, vice president and assistant treasurer; MT. Whitaker, treasurer; and Raymond E. Hackett, secretary.
 H. Albert Philips, formerly assistant treasurer has been retained as gen eral manager and Max Henkels has been kept as textile expert.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
ErTA ToOHEY MDoNALD.

Etta Toohey Mcdonald died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martin J. Kane of No. 653 Warren street, last night after an illness of long dura- tion. She was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Toohey and is survived by husband, James Mo- Donald and two sisters, Mrs. Martin J. Kane, of this city, and Mrs. James Ryan of Worcester, Mass. The fu- neral will be held from the home of her sister, Mrs. Kane, on Monday morning, at S:30 and from Sacred Heart church, at o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MAYOR NAMES COMMITTEE.

Mayor Wilson appointed the three men to confer with the United Illumi- mating Company yesterday. They are Alderman Joseph H. Stagg, chairman; Henry C. Stevenson, assistant city at torney, and Thomas P. Pardy, chair man. of the Bridgeport Fuel commit tee. They are to ascertain if the con tract with the city can be altered when the number of street lights is reduced so the expense of the lighting can be reduced.
 They will confer with the com pany immediately and make a report to the common council at their meet ing Monday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

CODneCL1CuL names appearing III lO- days list are:
 Killed in Action. Sergeant John West, Hartford. Corp. Francis H. Healey, Hartford Priv. Alvin s. White, Plymouth. Priv. Sebastino Barber, Hartford. Priv. Marciano Calo, Waterbury. Priv. Joseph Diminicka, New Brit ain.
 Priv. Thomas P. Simon, Wallingford. Priv. Joseph A. Smith, Waterbury. Priv. Joseph P. Sugrue.
 Severely Wounded. Copr. Elford P. Rogers, &iantic. Priv. Patrick Grogan, 369 Gregory street, Bridgeport. Yesterdays list Excluded:
 Killed in Action. Sergt. Daniel H. Johnston, Hart ford.
 Corp. Joseph A. Kelley, Bridgeport. Corp. Hugh W. Mellon, Waterbury. Mechanic Horace J. Tanguay, Thompsonville.
 Priv. Alexander Pankawski, Hart ford.
 Priv. Tony Dambrosio, Hartford. Priv. Herbert Eckersrey, Middle town
 Priv. Clarence B. W. Jacobson Cromwell.
 Priv. Michael Lagiora, Stamford. Priv. Frank Lapente, Hartford. Priv Salvatore Miseri, Hartford
 Missing in Action. Priv. John c. Connors, Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
S. ADDISON HOYT.

S. Addison Hoyt died yesterday at his home, 891 Kossuth street, at the age of "A. He was an employe of the Singer Manufacturing Co. for 5z years and was a member of Pequon-. nook lodge, I. o, O. F., and Stratdeld encampment, and a member of the Second Baptist church. Two sons, Wilmot A. and Stanley B., survive. Burial will be from the late home and interment in Lakeview ceme- tery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
WHITNEY TO RESIGN.

Alderman Vincent s. Whitney will take up his new duties at the Chari- ties building next Thursday. He Is at present assistant foreman of the Ash croft Manufacturing company but will leave today after being twenty-five years in their service. He will also resignffyom the Board of Aldermen
 Mondss evening" atf zheirs smeealN
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
JOHN HAN.

John Egan died yesterday at St. Vincent's hospital at the age of A years. He was an inspector at the, Remington Arms and had lived in the city for 15 years. His parents and four sisters and one brother sur-j vive. The body was sent.to Springfield thhis morning where funeral will be held from his former home, 39'Locust street. and inters1ent will be in St. Michaers cemetery, Springfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
JAMES A. HENNESSEY.

James A. Hennessey died this morn.., ing at his home. 80 West avenue. Hei was a member of Sacred Heart church and the Holy Name society.
 He is survived by a sister Mary, and a brother, Hugh, of Stratford; a niece, Mary, and nephew, John, who is in military service. Funeral services will
 be held from his late home, and from Sacred Heart church. Interment in the family plot, St. Michaers cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
STRIKES AT RENT
 PROFTTEERING

Washington, Aug. 10-Congreas was asked by the War Labor Policies Board yesterday to enact legislation to prevent rent proiteering in war in- dustrial centres. The board has ap- proved in principle a bill proposed by the Bureau of Industrial Housing and Transportation, which would em- bower the President to control rents and take over any property necessary to protect workers from profteering land1ordA se -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
INsrAI SHOT MACHINE,

A slot machine for the sale of Thrift stamps will be installed by Davy Bros. in their wholesale ware house. These enterprising grocers were the originators of the plan of giving Thrift stamp to every pur- chaser of ten dollars worth of goods. They have already exceeded the-s sum oss s2ss0o Q yogth ofssts1es
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY
ALMANAC FOR SUNDAY

And has your son advanced any since he entered the army" "Well---uh---"
 'Yes7N
 ''Well, he's corporal"
 'Don' be abashed. That was Ma poleon's rank"---Louisville Courier Journal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
OBITUARY
ELIZABETH KENNA.

Elizabeth Kenna died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Chrfsto- pher Curran 294 Olive street, after an illness of nine weeks. She was ths daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine Curran and was an en- ploye of the U. M. c. Co. Another sister, Rose Curran, survives.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
GEORGE CLEVELAND.

The funeral of George Cleveland. was held this afternoon from the fu-. neral rooms of Hawley and Wilnot, ; 168 State street, and services were
 conducted by the Rev. B. F. Kidder3 of the Summerfeld Methodist church.
 lnterment was in Mountain Grove. cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

Clynes thought. it would be found that all competition had been abolished as well as all jealousy and serious rivalry between the Allies. This would also have tendency to steady prices and increase production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
ROLL OF HONOR
 SENT FROM THE FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Aug. 10-Casualties in the army and marine corps aggregat- ed 541 today, bringing the total since last Monday to 4,29s. The army list, issued in five sections contained 518 names and "a single marine corps list gave 25 names.
 The casualties were listed as fol- lows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

The three ministers of the Scandi- navian countries presented notes to the~State Department asking for aid .forsF1nland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
BED BUGS

Spring cleaning time is com ing, a good Cine 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 25 cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobbing a speciality, 305 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 1114-2 or 114-3. B 10 "tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

c. A. Abercrombie. the Main street newsdealer, is The Times representa- tive in Stratford. Items of news sent to his store will receive prompt at- tention. Telephone Stratford 10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
THE CYRUS PHARMACY

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