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The interior journal., 1918-08-30
MY FATHER
(By Johs n. Styles, Jr.)

NV father is the finest man
In all this world to me;
He's all that's good, and brave, and
true
The things a man should be.
There never was a better friend
Or wiser one than Dad;
He's lust the truest hearted pal
A fellow ever had.
NV fathers creed is faithfulness;
He seeks to serve his God,
His loved ones and his fellow men;
Content is he to plod
Along the quiet ways of life;
He wants no tow'ring fame
Or mighty wealth-his goal is this:
A pure, unsullied name.
My father is the kind Of man
That | would like to be;
He's wholesome, gentle, just, sim
cere--
The soul of honesty.
| want To live a life like his,
And oh. want TO prove
My right to bear my fathers name
And share hi. priceless love.
From The American Boy.
The interior journal., 1918-08-30
YOUR PATRIOTISM
AppEAIEn tn

The government wants locust tim
ber 10 build ships with and for 9th
er purposes with which 10 help end
this terrible war. II you are a pa
triotic citizen and have locust trees
on your place and do not let the gov
eminent have IL at a fair price, you
are n peculiar person. ] am agent
for Bear Bros Lumber Co, Of Mad
ison. Ind, who buy locust for govern
ment purposes. ] want you 20 let
me or Bear Bros. know how much
locust you have on your farm or
boundary and how much you can
spare. We buy all sizes Of locust,
large preferred, and pay good
prices. Want them delivered at your
railroad station. Let me hear from
you right away. Either write me or
TO Bear Bros, at Madison, Ind.
r. CURTIS. Waynesburg, Ky.
6s-4p
FOR SALE-A number one good
work horse. See me at once. J. X.
Powell Stanford In
The interior journal., 1918-08-30
ALL BLACK

Melindy, bereaved of her husband,
consulted her young mistress on the
proper wear she should purchase
from the dry goods store to best dis
close her grief.
"Ah wants a black hat, an a
black dress, an black shoes, an
black gloves. an a whole black hand
kerchief, ma'am."
ooh, no, Melindy." her mistress
protested; mot a solid black hand
kerchiefw
Honey" remarked Melindy, i'm
pressively, "when ah mourns, an
mourns"
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The interior journal., 1918-08-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

any persons holding claims against
the estate Of George Hum, deceased,
are hereby notified 10 file same with
me, duly proven as required by law,
on or before September rs, 1918. or
be thereafter barred.
Any persons who may be indebted
20 the estate Of George Hum, de.
ceased, are notified TO make settle
This August %, 1918.
RANDOLPH COfFEY.
As Administrator Of George HUM,
deceased. cg.i
The interior journal., 1918-08-30
by Uncle Sam.
Not excepting the farmer.
A POEM OF POTSDAM

We've a substitute for butter
And a substitute for ham,
A substitute for pretzels
And a substitute for jam.
We've a substitute for leather
And a substitute for steel,
We've a substitute tor rabbit
And a substitute for veal.
We've a substitute for metals
And a substitute for fruits;
Oh if we had a substitute
For all these substitutes
The interior journal., 1918-08-30

Sneaking to representative man.
ufacturers and employers of Louis
vile Nicholas Van der Pyl. repre-
senting the Department of Labor
declared that it was absolutely nee
essarv that industry cooperate with
the United States to win the war.
Mr.. Van der Pvl declared that the
economic situation in Germany was
still good and that it was up to the
United States to win the war.
The interior journal., 1918-08-30

Use of practically all classes of au-
tomobiles, motorcycles and motor:
boats on Sundays has been ordered
stopped by the Fuel Administration
until further notice as a gasoline
conservation measure. Automobiles
for hire are included in the curtai!-
rent program. Only voluntary COM
rliance with the request will prevent
issuance of mandatory order.
Evening star., 1918-07-07

Recognition of the soviet system Of
today with the bolsheviki in power
m n 8
Can Be No Lopical rec ogni-
p:4.rr tion Of the
ANesos AAASAo" Va A b olshevik
leaders and all their misguided efforts,
Evening star., 1918-07-07
HUKiCROPS RECOVERING
From APRIL DROUGHT
Cereal. Yield May Be Better Than
Last Year-Shrinkage in Live
stock Seen.
By the Associated Press.

os tHS ASbeCtutcu E
AMSTERDAM. July 5.-Untn wen
into J.,ne Of the present year the gray-
est fearB were entertained in Berlin for
the failure Of German crops. owing to
the dfought in APRIL and May, writes
DR.. Dteckmann. in the Taeglische Rund-
schau. but later the change Of weather
brougat an Improvement. 80 that with
out exaggerated expectations the new
cereal year. beginning August 1. prcm-
isec to be better than the last one.
shrinkage Of livestock.
Las. years failure Of the fodder crop,
the Triter adds. caused very consider-
able ahrinkage Of livestock, which VIII
detfifnentaliy influence cultivation IN the
coming year, more SO as the shortage
Of manure cannot nearly be made good
by athficial fertilizers.
Drs Dieckmann next points out that
poia&h supplies to German farmers, ow-
ing to the shortage Of labor and the Diff
fg,lsies Of transportation. are nearly
quantities Of potash have been sent 20
the ukraine. he says. and he thinks
this lis the worst possible policy because
Germany must depend upon foreign
grain in the coming year. II 10 also
doubtful whether the Ukraine can help
mucA, as Austria has put In claim for
a large part of the Ukrainian grnin
crop. The writer insists that ''nni1
pau1d OF flesh'' should be enacted FROM
Rurhania, whose crops must be sub
jected to the ''strictest control"
To Take Ten Years to Recover. :
farming to the meat supplies. Dr.
DieSkmann fears that next year win
brifg but little Improvement. He aays
q raajcrity of the breeders declare that
6efmany's stocks OF cattle and pigs Win
tal(e ten years to recover their normal
sizS.
Germans, he concludes, are turning In
greater numbers to vegetarianism, this
hessR conclusiveiy evident in the multi.
plils fion of Kitchen rarf~ns. especially
sa l.. vicinity of large cities.
Evening star., 1918-07-07

II II only with greatest pride that
Americans can look on tho activities
Evening star., 1918-07-07
Mr.. Simonds Warne Against Greatest Dan
ger That Confronts u. S. and Allies.
German Army Must Be Beaten.


bx FhANA H. bAmUNUo
Certain phrases OF the German foreign secretary Kuhmann
have been widely accepted the first hint of coming German
offensive always be foreseen if Germany did gain
decisive victory in the military campaign of the present year.
To be the words of the German minister them
selves very explicit they contained nothing than the
geson that however complete military triumph by
nyincbe German the and spread
enormous that military alone cannot lead vic
toryhere will have to be negotiations around green table
after the fighting has ended.
Thereupon there burst forth from the unker and German
elements the camor that followed the temporary assertion
by the rsag last year of the Russian doctrine of peace
without ndemnes and without annexatons Looking backward
the similarity between the incidents at the
suspicion Looking the future, difficult
that certain contingencies may be valuable Kumann
be able point when he seeks impress
world with his moderatonor if he goes the record may
be useful to his successor.
Evening star., 1918-07-07

Monte Gfappa region to the east Of
the Brenta allied forces also scored
considerable success, the italians
Wrestling several important positions
from the foe. On the lower Piave
the Italians also undertook several
dashing attacks and succeeded in
wrestling some important strategical
operations in this particular region
were somewhat handicapped by flood
waters.
The Austrians today surely are on
the defensive and until the ..bucking
up" processes which will be UNDER
taken by German generals are fully
carried out. the allies need not seri-
ously fear successful enemy endeavor.
Should the allied command continue
its hammering tactics on various Sec
tions Of the front the Austrians will
be kept on the defensive during the
remainder Of the year, and will be
ready for the great offensives of rext
year when the allies are expected to
strike concerted blows on all fronts
and continue them until the enemy
has been vanouished.
X
While Russia continues to suffer
violations at the hands Of the Ger
mans. the al
Allies Marking lied govern
Time as to Russia. aIens ] ..n sn nm
vent further ruthless overrunning of
Slavic territory. mark time. Disagree
ments as to policy in the east pre-
sumedly between the United States
and European nations, evidently are
causing the deadlock In the mean
Evening star., 1918-07-07

While Russia continues to suffer
violations at the hands Of the Ger
Evening star., 1918-07-07
Where Germans Failed.

Ths Germans underestimated our
ability to send men and therefore over
estimated the period of time in which
they would be decisively superior in
numbers. This was like their mistake
In the Marne campaign Of 1914. They
also overestimated the immediate sue
cess they could win by their first blow
What has happened in the way of
sending Americans to Europe has sur
prfsed our enemy even more than our
allies. we may be sure of that.
Military leaders declared that they
could take Paris and crush the British
army in the campaigning season of
1918. They also declared that even il
they were unable to do either Of these
things they could win sufficient sue
cesses to enable German diplomats in
the peace negotiations which would
come at the end of the fighting season
to save for the kaiser a substantial
portion OF his conquests. Now, the
FIRST part Of the contract Is obviously
Evening star., 1918-07-07

Germany's Position.
In any event there are certain facts
a. unmistakable as anything can be.
Ie Germany does not win the decision
she seeks in the campaign Of 1913 she
cannot win the war and she cannot
longer believe that victory 10 possi-
blA Tho best she can hope for 10 to
keep a portion Of her oonquesta and
she can only hope to do this II she
gets peacs before American troops
begin their share in the campaign Of
1919. when we shall have an Army
In France numerically as strong In
first-line units as the French army
has ever been and stronger than the
British army in France has ever been.
Germany began the present cam
paign not only with great advantages.
but with advantages which were un-
suspected by her foes She brought
from Russia more troops than all but
q few Of the military men had sus-
pected. and. in addition. she brought
generals and methods which. applied
to western warfare produced soma
thing approximattnE a revolution in
our ideas and something uncomfort-
ably close to disaster OF the hrSt
magnitude to her enemies armies.
But II Germany could surprise US
all by her numbers and methods in
the opening OF the present campaign
she could not disguise from US or from
her own subjects the conditions OF the
last great gamble. One Of her big en-
emies had collapsed: in place of mill
lions of Russian troops there were in
March only prospective millions and
soant thousands of Americans. Ger
many could expect to come on to the
decisive held. bringing superior man
and gun power. she might hope to in
crease the not overwhelming advan-
tage Of numbers by exploiting the ad-
vantages Of position and capitalizing
the mistakes OF her foes and the mis-
calculations of her opponents. But
she could not do more than this
Such differences in immediate re-
sources az there were between Ger
many fully mobilixed, with her troops
drawn from Russia in line, and the
armies OF her western opponents were
certain to disappear once America be-
gan in earnest to send her troops over.
Even before that time Britain could
do much by repairing her own blum
derS.
Evening star., 1918-07-07
Americans Again d
shew Their Metal. ! y

where for more than three weeks they
thAHe attacked and been counter at
sfaeksd, and whore they have gained
!e1 ob5ectives they Get out to gain and
Achlevements Of the Americans on this
sit21 section Of the battle line has
s1dravn warm pfaudits from the French
SAnd British. The Americans have
Fought E.ta purpose with zest and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
American Mission
Arrives N Persia

The American Committee for Re
lief in the Near East has established
chain of relief stations between Bag
dad and Teheran, according to a ca
BILE message announcing the arrival in
the latter city of DR.. Harry Pratt
JudsOn, received here yesterday by
the American Committee for Armen-
ian and Syrian Relief.
member of the commission has
been left in charge of the work in
each town, said the message which
added that conditions are desperate,
with 100000 persons in advanced
stages of restitution in Persia alone,
where more than $4,000, 600 has been
cabled for work among the refugees
These sufferers throughout the Near
East, it is estimated, number $780,
900, only 935, 900 of whom are imme-
diately accessible for relief
With DR.. Judson, his cable mes
sage stated, are Mr.. and Mrs A. V.
w. Jackson of Columbia University;
Maurice Wertheim, son-in-law O.
former Ambassador Henry Morgen.
than, and DR.. WILDER E. Post.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
Behind THE FoOtIights
POII'S

Charlie Chaplin continued to delight
the big audiences which fairly JAM
lEed Polls theatre at every perform
ance yesterday and the new feature
Wallace Reid, in that most wonderful
ot all this popular stars triumphs,
The Man From Funeral Range"
created a sensation. But the laurels
did not rest altogether with the pic
lures, for the vaudeville bill was one
that will live long in the memory OF
the patrons of this popular theatre,
especially the Tennessee Ten, which
afforded theaudience big entertain
ment with a wonderful offering OF
singing, comedy and dancing.
White and Ryan were excellent in
their latest Offering and proved to be
one of the most popular numbers on
the bill, while the Clark Sisters Great
ed a sensation no. alone with their
beauty and wonderful gowns, but also
their ability to put over catchy and
original numbers III a manner that
is seldom seen. Griffith and Dow,
we're also very popular and it was
with reluctance that the audience al
'ENcu tAlGlA ~ 40Iil0 ~AIVA {" 0iAHPpJ
original and altogether high class en-
tertainment.
Sunday evening it was announced
by the management, Olive Tell, the
famous Metro star, will be seen in
her latest big picture triumph, Secret
Strings" said to be her most sensa-
tional success on the screen. Beside
this picture there will DO an o. Henry
story, Mutual Comedies, Mack Senneti
Comedies, Chester Outing, Brftain'S
Far Flung Battle Line, and the --latest
releases of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly
News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
DEPTH BOMBS ARE
DANGEROUS CARGO

On Board an American Destroyer in
French Waters, Nov. 8-(Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press
American destroyer with her depth
bombs ready to be discharged is in
deed a dangerous craft to monkey
with. She is a menace not only to
the enemy but to any other craft with
which she might collide in the dark
ness, running without lights, and to
herself as well. =. If one of her depth
bombs loaded with its heavy charge
Of INT should be accidentally ex-
ploded there would be little left of
the destroyer.
The deadly depth charge which is
proving to be the conclusive answer
to the submarine menace now is being
released from every quarter of the
destroyer. Two of these big cyIin-
ders of high explosives can be drop
ped from the bridge by the pressure
of a button, amidships Thorr-croft
throwers drop a. charge from either
side of the destroyer forming a bar
rage.
"Y-guns" are stationed amidships
with two barrels each of which throws
a depth charge, one to port and the
other to starboard. Finally astern,
there are two long lines Of depth
charges running on miniature railway
| tracks, ready to be dropped over the
| stern.
With all these depth bomb charges
ready to be let loose forward, aft and
amidships and complete enveloping
barrage can be put in operation at
any time. With the destroyers COM
pietely enveloping the transports the
water barrage extends its protecting
sweep entirely around the fleet.
Great care is taken against coils
ions in the darkness which would re-
lease the depth charges. While the
shock of collision would not cause
an explosion the depth charge might
destroy its own ship by explodine
when it reached the depth fixed by the
fuse. Such an explosion has actual
ly occurred in one case doing con
siderable damage but causing no ia
talities This incident has giver
warning of the extreme cars needed
to guard against night collisions whel
the fleet is going through the dark.
ness with all lights out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
JoFFE PROPAGANDA AGENT.

Copenhagen, Nov. 8-The diplomat
ic break between Germany and the
Russian Soviet government which de-
veloped yesterday was foreshadowed
by the Berlin newspapers few days
ago when they charged that the
Russian Embassy in Berlin was the
central point for the distribution OF
seditious literature.
They pointed out that more than
400 couriers had been employed by
NJ. Joffe, the Russian Ambassador,
during the short period he had been
in Berlin.
Ambassador Joffe categorically de-
MED the charges, but the accidental
discovery of a package of infamma-
tory handbills in the luggage of a Boil
shevik courier was held to demonr
strate the falsity of the statement and
was promptly followed by the breach
in diplomatic relations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
EMPIRE

r. There are few photopolay stars who
hre so ably supported by talented
screen playets as is Lila Lee in Such
! a Little Pirate her second Para
mount starring vehicle which will be
shown at the Empire theatre today.
( The play was directed by George Mel
ford, and the scenario was prepared
by Monte NJ. Katterjohn from the
story by James Oliver Curwood,
"Peggy. the Pirate"
! Theodore Roberts has one of the
most delightful roles ina ginable, it
! is said, as the old salt who is des-
cendant. of some old buccaneer of the
days of the Spanish Main. In make
I up alone, Mr. Roberts is the very
spirit of sailordom, with the fringe Of
whiskers about his chin and his nau-
teal gait.
Lila Lee IS declared to be even
more charming in her role as grand
daughter of the old tar than in her
I first Paramount picture, THE Cruise
( of the Make Believes" in which she
Iscored so great a success recently
Harrison Ford is leading man. His
s,previous work in Paramount pictures
= stamped him as one of the most
p,g Juveniles in the screen world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LITTLE BENNY'S :
NOTE BOOK
Observation-Disclosures
ay LEE PAPE

I came home this afternoon, coming
in the back way and starting to wawk
throo, and I opened the ice btox on
my way past jest for, fun, not ixpect-
ing to find enything speshill on &C
count of having looked in it before on
my way out, and wat was in there but
a little bowl with hole pile of chock-
lot pudding in it, me thinking, G, ware
did that come frum, G.?
And I went in the kitchin and Nora
was in there peeHng the skins off of
potatoes and tawl.ing to herself, say
ing, The more I peel the more there's
left, l never seen sutch house for
werk. and if enybody elts ever did I
pity them, that's all I can say. Ony
she kepp rite on saying other things,
proving it wasept, and I stood there
looking at her and wondering about
the cfEocklit pudding, and she sed,
Well. haven't you ever saw me before
Meening wat was looking at, and ]
sed, I Jest came in the back way to
wawk throo.
I don't see you wawking, -sed' Nora.
I was Jest thinking about sumthing,
I sed.
Well think about it sumwares elts,
GDnt wunt you cluttering up my kit
chen with your thinkings, sed Nora.
It wasent enything very importint
I sed.
And neither are you, are you still
heer? sed Nora.
I'm going out now, I sed. And
started to look GROUND the kitchin
Nora saying, If you like it do yor
| think you'll buy it? Meening the kit.
chin, and sed, Is this new wall pa.
per, Nora?
Sure and the boys loony, sed Nora
Meening me, and I dident say eny.
thing for vile and then I sed, Have
you bin out to the ice box lately
Nora?
Are you limiting about the wee tais
Of pudding that me sister brawt er
j round to me, you little pig, you? SCI
Nora.
Wat pudding? I sed. And I wawket
out proud and sat on the frunt step
till suppir was reddy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
PARK
"sTEP LIVELY Girls

III IA AAA4L OAAAA%os
A production that gives promise OF
being one Of the most attractive Of
the season is announced for the com
ins week at the Park theatre tonight
and tomorrow night with Saturday
matinee.
1t will be presented by step Live
II Girls" company, an organization
that achieved more than ordinary
success at that house last season. A
new book has been provided, The
Ladies Hotel" and it is said to con-
tain all the elements that constitute
a thoroughly up-to-date performance
of this kind. Witty dialogue and
funny scenes and situations are album
dant throughout the two acts, and
GhOy are punctuated at frequent in
aervals by spirited musical numbers
and lively vaudeville speCialties. Little
of last seasons show has been retain
ed, only those features that scored
heavily, being included in the new
arrangement.
Extensive and beautiful scenery and
costumes are said to have been On
sparingly supplied and there are
many Ingenious and novel mechanical
and electrical effects.
A few of the more prominent mem
Z bers of last years cast will be seen
among them Rich McAIlister, Harry
r. Shannon and Dotson, The Mid
mite Stopper" The new principals
all of whom who have been engaged
for their special fitness, are Margie
/ Wilson, Jack Mundy. Anna PropE
and Bunny Wade. OF course, there
I Is the customary large chorus of live
ly girls. everyone of whom it is said
/ has been engaged for her personal at
4 tractiveness as well as for voca
wkill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
WEST END

All film fans, who love the unusual
An photoplays, will find IN Pursuit of
Polly" the latest Paramount photo
play starring Billie Burke. which is
shown tonight at the West End thea
tire, worth while entertainment Miss
Burke's portrayal in this excellent
photoplay is one that will not only
I delight her audiences, but greatly en-
nance her reputation as a coincidence
tof the first class. Her leading man Is
sThomas Meighan, one Of the best
known screen players in the country.
Charlie Chaplin in THE Rou9ta-
bout" in two reels. taken from The
Property Man" will also hes hown
Including Harold Lloyd in Swing
\ Your Partner" Tomorrow, Mabel
Normand in "Pecks Bad Girl" FIVE
! acts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
PARK
(RevicW.)

(Review.)
"Step Lively Girls" was warmly
welcomed by the patrons of the Park
theatre where the show is stopping
the last three days Of this week.
With a little retouch of the brush
here and there the title would be
most appropriate, for there is no limit
TO refined dancing. talent and beauty
In individual roles, Misses Vernon
and Propp compete with the best for
both character and talent, while
Richly, (nicknamed Shorty McAllis-
ter, was seen to advantage. But It
must be said that Jack Mundy, the
/, lea ding man, and Harry Shannon, the
comedian. handled their roles ably.
4 Dotson, alias the eighth BALI Ga
term used to signify black, taken
from the pool room slang) is worthy
{ of commendation for his classy dane
ing and singing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-08
RHEUMATISM
Physician Believes a Genuine Renedy
for the Disease Has Been Found.

Rheuma, the wonderful rheumatism
remedy sold by Hartisan's Drug
Stores, and all druggists, gives quicker
and more lasting relief than CHER
remedies costing many times as much,
Rheuma passes the deadly POISON
Gus secretions into the bowels and
kidneys, from which they are quickly
thrown off in a natural, healthy way.
Read what a reputable physician
says about Rheuma: Il have made a
most careful investigation of the tor
mula employed in the manufa cture of
Eheuma. l can heartily recommend
it as a remedy for ali forms Of rheu-
matism. I find Rheuma far in ad-
vance of the methods generally en-.
ployed in the treatment of rheurna-
tism, and altogether different in COM
position from the remedies usually
prescribed. DIR. M. C. Lyons.
This should give any sufferer from
rheumatism confidence to try RheumA
ADV.