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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
TEXAS RANCHMEN
LOSE THOUSANDS
DURING DRY SPELL

Dallas, Tex, April t1.-Cattle rails
ers in Texas have been hard hit by
the lack of moisture in the past two
years and West Texas herds which
were not depleted by the drought
have been reduced by sales and by
shipment to better ranges.
I. N. McCrary, interested in a ranch
of 175,000 acres near Post City, said
recently that there had not been a,
good rain in his section since Feb
ruary IA, 1916. eff we don't get a.
good rain within 30 or 40 DAVIS it is
hard to predict just what will become
of the cattlemen and their herds" he
said. 'FFor four years our range
cleared better than 100000 a season.
Last year we didn't make a cent and
it will be the same this year"
Hundreds Of thousands Of cattle
persisted of thirst last summer. Those
that were able to stand the trip were
sent to better ranges in New Mexico,
| Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.
| Cattle left on the Texas ranges dur
ing the winter suffered considerably
in the january and February biz
Yards, because Of their poor physical
condition and cattlemen say that
hundreds of thousands Of calves will
be lost this spring because of the con-
tdtion of the cows. Many ranchmen
are Shipping their calves to market
and for the next two or three years
there probably will he a marked
shortage of young Texas cattle.
West Texas banks have come to the
aid of the cattlemen in loaning them
/ money with which to buy feed and
also make shipments.
! A Birmingham business man, owner
of a big ranch about $50 miles west
of Fort Worth, came to Texas a few
weeks ago to sell the property. He
said he had reduced the cattle ON his
ranch from herds valued at $7,000,OOt
to about 100000, but he expected that
with good rains and Seasons the herds
would be built up again.
The wives of ranchmen generally
are refraining from the purchase Of
new spring and summer dresses, IL
keeping with the spirit of economy
and automobile salesman from Yves
Texas say that there is no demand
for new automobiles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
SEVEN ENLIST IN
MERCHANT MARINE

Seven men were enrolled for SER
vice in the merchant marine yester-
day. They will be examined today
by DIR. John F. Flynn and if found
physically fit will be sent to Boston,
where they will commence training
in a few days.
An fA-pector visited the local re-
cruiting station yesterday and COM
pLmented Special Agent Hindle on
the fine manner in which he has con-
Quoted the campaign for recruits in
this city. Over 100 young men have
been enrolled here for service in the
merchant marine since the office was
opened here a few weeks ago.
Those who will be examined today
are:
, Sanford H. Randall, rs Jewett ave-
nue., coal-passer; Macmillan Feyst,
SO Clifford street, sailor; Edward G..
| O1mstead, rs River street, cook; Ed
ward ]. Black, 400 Bishop avenue,
sailor; Leo M. Merriam, Meriden;
Harry Schwettzer, 1,724 Lexington
avenue, New York city, cook; Martin
J. Noonan, cook.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
WHEN SALT ISN'T SALT.
(By Thomas R. Marshall, Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States.)

In the early days in Indiana, salt
was salt. The supply for cattle,
horses, sheep, and human being was
kept in the same barrel. and the bar
rel was kept in the stable. When the
housewife wanted salt, she went to
the stable for it.
AS we advanced toward the civili-
cation of the effete East, salt for table
use became purchaseable in small
sacks. None .but-the aristocracy knew
this, however. My father being a ply
stefan, I was both a Democrat and
an aristrocrat. Once I was accosted
by a neighbours boy as to where I was
going. ITO the grocery to buy sack
of SALT" I replied His surprise was
genuine. You don't buy salt, do
you?" he asked; 1--WE don't; we get
ours in the STABLE"
Many people in America today i'm
agine that, with no effort on their
part, the general government can fur
nish our soldiers and sailors with
everything they need. They seem to
think that all the boys have to do is
to go to the stable and get what they
want. They, like my boy friend, for
get that back of barrel of salt is
hard weeks work, a load of wheat,
or couple of shoats; that these have
been transmitted into salt.
All of US want our soldiers and
sailors well taken care of We want
their salt barrel to be full all the
while. To keep it full, we must have
money. 1t is up to US to furnish the
money.
"All that a man hath will he give
for his life" Is your life worth more
than that of the Republic or that OF
any of your fellow Americans? The
life of the Republic. as the lives OF
your fellow Americans, is worth al
your surplus cash. Let your country
have it in return for your country
bonds. Some time you will find tina
what you thought was sacrifice wal
really salvation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
on the retreating raiders.

on the retreating raiders.
And the next morning the commun-
ique states
"a successful raid was carried upon
the enemy'sS trench system north of
Beaucoupville. Prisoners were cap
tured and machine-guns destroyed"
An evening peace reigns over the
battery. Here and there little groups
of men stand about and gossip.
Numerous fresh shell-holes and
one wrecked gun-pit testify to the
Boche retaliation on the battery after
the mornings raid.
Suddenly a distant roar Of firing
breaks out and the men stir uneasily,
looking towards the front line, where
already a wall of smoke has formed,
drifting across the landscape.
''Thatll be a counter-attack on that
trench we took last night" says one
man, at last, expressing the general
opinion.
Better get over to the guns" says
another, and one by one the gunners
begin to make their way to their re-
spective gun-pits.
"Officer wanted on the telephone at
once!' suddenly shouts the telephon-
list from the B. c. Post, and over
rushes the major, who has been chat
ting with a group of men.
Right division front heavily at
tackled. S. o. S. at once please! runs
the message.
rs. o. S." is shouted by half dozen
men, and in a twinkling the guns are
uncovered and loaded. Rapid fire is
-
monsters are seen vomiting forth four
hundred pounds of metal every sixty
seconds. Painting gunners, stripped to
the waist, never relax for a moment,
knowing full well the crying need of
their infantry comrades in the
trenches.
Boom! Boom! Boomi Boom! go the
howitzers, and all the batteries around
have taken up the call. On all sides
come spits of flame and puffs OF
smoke, roaring of guns and screaming
of shells. The air is thick with the
smell of powder; field-gun, sixty
FOUNDER, 6 in, 8 in, and even the
monstrous IL in, are Ginning in, each
contributing its quota Of noise an6
destruction, each eager to do its BIZ
in the joint effort.
Then:
Moderate the pace a little" comes
the message, and the news quickl!
spreads that the attack is weakening
Cease fire!' comes at last, and the
SHOW is over. The men troop ovel
to the cook-houseg and gratefully
drink hot tea and rum which has beer
prepared for them.
Eight o'clock in the evening and
the men have been finally dismissed
for the night. The relief detachment
have been mounted on the guns, thu
gas sentry has been posted, and thu
remainder, tired out after a hare
days firing, settle down for night
rest.
Three hours pass, and the battery
sleeping peacefully. In the B. c. Pos
the buzzer suddenly begins to tap, ant
the telephonist, picking up his pad o
pink forms, takes down the MESA ge
ITO COS Battery. Twelve hundret
rounds of ammunition complete will
be delivered to you at eleven-thirt
tonight. Acknowledge"
And at eleven-thirty the whole bat
terry is out again, waiting on the roa,
for the 1orries that are bringing tn
ammunition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
AIRPLANE JOINS
CHASE AFTER FOX

London, April 11.-An airplane re-
Gently Joined in a fox hunt, accord
ing to Country Life. Its correspond
ent says: while running we saw
an airplane following US overhead
about 100 feet up. The airman waved
US the direction in which our fox had
gone and when we checked we heard
several shouts from alpft and were
put right by our friend, the hounds
verifying his information.
"a little later he landed in field,
old the master where he had seen
he fox, then rose and circled above
Is. But the fox beat u.s."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

To be possessed Of head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is mere
ly matter of using a little Dander-
inc.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get
a small bottle of Knowlton's Dander-
inc now--it costs but a few cents-all
drug stores recommend it-apply a
little as directed and within ten min
utes there will be an appearance of
abundance, freshness, f1uffiness and
an Incompatible gloss and lustre, and
try as you will you can not find a
trace of dandruff or falling hair; but
your real surprise will be after about
two weeks use, when you will see
new hair-ine and downy at first
yes-but really new hair-sprouting
out all over your scalp-Danderine is,
we believe, the only sure hair grower,
destroyer of dandruff and cure for
itchy scalp, and it never fails to stop
falling hair at once
| If you want to prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is, moisten
a cloth with a little Danderine and
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at a time
Your hair will be soft, glossy and
beautiful in just few moments
| delightful surprise awaits everyone
| who tries this-Adv.
|
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
@. A. @, BOYS IN FRANCE.

Indications are that Bridgeport
bows in the Coast Artillery have ar
rived safely in France. Recently
word was received from Corporal ].
C. B. Keeon, Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs
J. c. B Keeton of 131 Denver avenue,
that he had arrived safely lover
there" Corporal Keeton was a mem
Der of the old 18th company, Coast
Artillery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

Times Want Ads. Ono Cent a Word
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
WILL INTERN YANKEE.

Arthur Yankee, German alien,
who has been employed at the plants
of the Liberty Ordnance Co. and the
Electric Cable Co., was arrested yes
terday at the request Of the Depart
ment of Justice. He is charged with
making extreme remarks against
the United States" He has also vio-
lated the terms of his enemy alien
permit He will be taken to Fort
OgIethorpe, Georgia, where he will
be interned for the duration of the
war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
MARRIED

PERRY-ROCKWEL - In Dan
bury, April 5, Harry S. Perry and
Miss Bertha Rockwell.
DYAS-EMANS- Danbury, April
a, Louis L. Dyas and Miss Edith j.
EmanS.
NICHOLS - BRATHWAITE - In
Stamford, April 8, Lieut.. Benja-
min W. Nichols and Miss Mary W.
Brathwaite.
BECKER-HAUXH - In Will
ton, April 8, M. Frank Becker and
Miss Mildred K. Hauxhurst.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

The man who won't take a Liberty
bond to provide supplies TO the men
that defend him, deserves to be put
in No Mans Land without any weap-
ons to defend himself with.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
BY A GARRISON GUNNER"
(By The International News Bureau. Inc.


Succeeding battles have shown and the para
mount Importance of the heavy howzer in modern warfare
The article below has been written with the object of
ing picture of the daily life of siege battery the Flanders
The heavy of the present day shares to the full
the hardhps and dangers of his foooggng brother and to
him due fair of the credit for the many
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
HEAVY HOWITZER I'M
MODERN WARFARE IS
OF Big IMPORTANCE

Description of Daily Life of Siege Battery the
Flanders Front-The Heavy Gunner of Today Shares
Fully the Same Dangers AS His Foot Slogging Broth
in the Infantry Successes of Past Year Have
Been Due in Great Measure to Him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

It is denied that the German gov
eminent does not value the common
people, as their dead bodies are
mighty convenient to use to cross riv-
ers on.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Company Incorporate for $50 Handle all Fish, Crabs Fruits
and Vegetables Grown This SectonBoad Of Trade Held Special
Meeting $3.50 This Afternoon Discuss This Important Proposition

ter as will enable the company to OPP
crate on an economical basis, and
shall consist of not less than the fol-
lowing:
One sealing machine, capable of
sealing from sixty (6O) to seventy
(70) cans per minute, or fifteen hun
bred (150O) cases, twenty-four (24)
to the case, in ten (10) hours; one
labelling machine with a capacity of
two thousand 10000 cases per day;
one combination fruit washer or to-
mato washer and scaulder, with ca
pacity of above machines; one can
filling machine, with capacity of from
fifteen thousand (15,000) to twenty
thousand 100000 cans in ten (10)
hours; one pulp machine of sufficient
capacity to use up all waste daily; one
pulp fnisher, of proper size to care
for all pulp products; one canswasher
for sterilizing cans before use, with
to wash all cans used; rotary
feeding tables, sufficient to care for
fifty (50) operators; buckets and
knives; juice machines, of sufficient
capacity to take care of all juice prop
|erly; one evaporation, with capacity of
one thousand (1,000) pounds of juice,
or five hundred (5O0) gallons of syrup
per day; one boiler, Is horse power.
and one engine, ten horse power; four
steam packet cookers, twenty-five (25)
gallons per each cooking one Grams
and retorts for sterilizing can prod.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Harry Louis
Again In the
Lime Light

! As fisherman Harry Lewis, he of
great fame on account of the size and
number of his catches since he has
been staying in Tarpon Springs, has
again stepped into the glare of the.
imelight by capturing, yesterday, a
'four-foot garfsh.
AS the report reaches The Leader.
Mr.. Lewis was covered with blood md
wet to the skin when he finally landed
the big gar, but it was worth all the
work, for he will tell his northern
friends about this and thereby be the
man who is known as the greatest liv-
ing fisherman, who in the wilds Of
Florida captured demon garfsh, all
by his lonely self. Of course, those
Yanks will think a garfish is some
thing like whale, and perhaps great
crowds will come next winter to angle
for the big fish.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
w est Coast
Tournament

New Port Richey, Feb 26.-In the
finals of the West Coast tennis tour
nament honors broke even, played be-
fore large galleries.
In the young peoples contest Car
rolton beat Donald Booth, 6-1! GA,
and won a tennis racket, and Miss
VanVorheies beat Miss Carrolton, 6-3;
6-1, and won a large flash light.
Conover, of New Port Richey, won
over Truitt, of Brooksville, 6-2, 6-3,
and has yet to defeat Price, Of Brooks
vile, to win the $40 tennis racket Of
fered by w. w. Thomas Hardware
Co. in the singles. 1t is possible that
Mr.. Price will default the final in this
game.
The doubles was a hard fought con-
test and in the end Brooksville carried
away the magnificent silver trophy
which was offered by Knight & Wall
Co., of Tampa. Price and Truitt
proved too much Tor the New Port
Richey team of Conover and Sims.
The score: ST; 81; 6-3.
In the afternoon exhibition games
were played between Clarence Hobart,
once champion of the United States,
and Eugene Pearce, an amateur
known to many courts, both from
Clearwater, against Truitt and Price.
of Brooksville, the games won by
Clearwater, 6-1; 6-3. Mrs. Hobart
and Mr.. Pierce then played these gen.
tlemen and won over them.
The silver trophy has to be defend
ed by Brooksville next year and to re-
tain it they will be obliged to win
again over all West Coast corners.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

half ~ of such stock shall be paid
for in cash, and the remainder thereof
may be paid for by the delivery to
such company's plant, fruit, vegeta-
bles, fish or crabs suitable and desired
for canning or preserving, at the then
prevailing prices for such fruit, fish
or crabs.
The cash payment for such twenty
thousand dollars (S20,OO0.00) capital
stock shall be paid, one-half ~ when
factory is fully completed and equip
ped, as above provided, and ready for
operation, and the balance ninety (90)
days after such factory shall COM
mence operations. Said stock which
is to be paid for in fruit, vegetables,
fish or crabs, shall be fully paid for
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
You Can't Eat
Your Cake and
Still Have II! |.
BUT YOU CAN POACH YOUR EGG
AND EAT THE HEN LATER

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-Appr5
citation of this fact, the poultry spa-
cialists of the United States depa,
ment of agriculture, say, will add
150,000,0O0 eggs to our food suppl
this year without reducing our supply
of chicken meat. Investigators have
found that because poultry brings 2
cents a pound more in winter than iian
late spring, many farmers III u W
South have been throwing away valu-
able egg profits just to get 8 cents
more per hen They believe that Is
farmers will keep their laying hens
and sell their eggs and then market
the birds in the late spring, they ssili
not only add to the food supply, but
actually increase their profits 50 ceats
per hen
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Proposition to Establish Big Canning Factory at Trpon
Springs is Made by Charles E. Langley and E. j. Bnford

ucts; one kraut cutter and two coring
machines, with capacity of twenty
(20) tons per day; together with all
necessary and proper shafting and
belt carriers, and electric light and
water service.
Said twenty thousand (20,OO0) dol
lars capital stock shall be subscribed
for as above provided, within five 80
days from this date. As soon as these :
subscriptions are received, WE :
AGREE TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN !.
THE ERECTION OF SUCH FACTO- !
RY BUILDING, in case suitable
building cannot Immediately be pur-
chased at tisfactory price; and if
such can be bought at satisfactory
price, we will buy same, and will equip /
such building and organize such com
pany, and fully pay for same, and.
place said factory in readiness for OPP
Grafton, and legally transfer unto such
company the right to use such formu
las; all as herein provided. At which,
time, all of said subscriptions, prom
issory notes and all cash received on
such subscriptions, shall be delivered
by the trustee holding same to the
treasurer of such company. Ali of
such subscriptions shall be good and
collectable, and so reported by your
organization, or some bank of your
city. No capital stock shall actually
be delivered to any subscriber unless
he has fully paid for same, but the
certificates therefor shall be issued
and held as collateral security for the
payment Of the promissory note, or
notes, given therefor.
The corporation to be organized as
aforesaid, shall be managed by
board of directors, consisting of five.
| (5) members, a president, vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer. The
president, vice-president, secretary
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

lishment and operation of a canning
and preserving factory in, or near
your city, to-wit:
We will build or purchase good,
substantial factory building, in all re-
spects suitable for such purposes, to-
gether with all necessary and proper
outbuildings, and will furnish at our
own cost and expense all necessary
and proper machinery, tools, equip
ment, utensils, etc., for a modern, up
to-date plant or factory for the cam
ming and preserving of all grapefruit
products, tomatoes, sauer kraut and
other vegetables, soups, syrups, fish
and crabs, and at our own cost and
expense place said factory in perfect
and complete condition for the COM
mencement of operations.
We will also cause to be transferred
to the company hereinafter incorpo-
rated, as herein provided, the sole and
exclusive right to use, under proper
protective provisions, the various for
mulas of said Chas. E. Langley, for
the canning and preserving of such
products, in your locality.
We will also incorporate at our own
cost and expense, a proper corpora
ton, under the laws of the state of
Florida, for holding and operation of
said plant and its equipment, with a
total authorized capital stock of fifty
thousand dollars ($50,0O00O), all of
which shah be common stock, divided
into five hundred (500) shares, of the
par value of one hundred dollars
($100.00) per share.
We will vest full legal title to all
of such plant, its tools and equipment,
in such corporation as soon as the
same is Incorporated, free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances.
In consideration of the above, we
shall receive thirty thousand dollars
$3.50, 000.00) par value of such CAPT
tai stock.
We will do all of the above, however,
on condition that you sell at par
among yourselves, citizens of your
city, and leading fruit and vegetable
growers operating in the vicinity of
Tarpon Springs the remaining twenty
thousand dollars (s2O,oO0.oo) par val
ne of said capital stock. At least one
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Tarpon Springs the Mecca for
Summer Tourists--Town Can
And Should be Full Of Them

a real nice Summer Tourist" article
for the May or June issue?
If you will send US the photographs
we will have the halftones made to
fit our columns and pages. and do it at
our own expense Then if you'll write
up real. good story we'll have some
thing that will do Tarpon more good
than little. Our circulation is large
ly among Florida autoists and if we
can keep those men touring in Flor
ida in summer it is bound to do good.
/ hope to be able to persuade my wife
that summer tour through Florida
is the thing this year but she's got
the North Carolina bug awfully bad
and my propaganda" so far has had
very little results. If she could see
some beautiful pictures of Tarpon
Springs and other live cities all might
be different and / feel that it is much
the same with other subscribers to
Good Roads" Tell me what you
think.
We Jacksonville Rotarians are going
to give Florida editors and their wives
dinner on the evening of Press
Day. March A, at the Fair and hope
to make it an occasion that will long
be remembered.
It viii be informative want you to
bring your wives and leave your dress
suits home and we hope you will
come. ! am secretary Of the Rotary
club here and will send you a formal
invitation later but / just want to add
this personal request that you be our
guest on that date.
Very truly yours,
R. T. ARNOLD, Editor.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

within two years from the date of
commencement of operations by such
factory.
All subscriptions for said twenty
thousand dollars ($2O,00O.O0) of capt.
tai stock shall be taken in the form
of promissory notes, without interest,
payable to such company. All such
notes, and all cash paid on such sub
scriptions, shall be held in trust by
some responsible person OR bank Sc
lected by you, until we have built OF
purchased such factory and fully
equipped same, and transferred the
right to use such formulas, as above
provided.
The equipment and tools shall be
modern, and of such type and charac-