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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
LYRIC

Lovers of music and comedy and things that are beautiful will be given a treat all next week at the Lyric theatre at the presentation of that popular musical comedy success. "Very Good Eddie" as played by the versatile Poli players assisted by a beauty chorus of l young ladies di- rect from the original company i'll New YcIk. There will be two per- formarces daily, afternoon and eveIl- ing, and judging from the demand for seats in advance the most sangu!ne expectations will be more than real ized.
 Notwithstanding the fact that the production of "Very Good Eddie" en- tails an enormous expense there will be no advance in prices, and the usual charges will prevail Heretofore the Players have only been seen in speak ing parts with occasional exceptions but during the performances of "Very Good Eddie" each will give a spec ialty either in dancing or singing. This is the biggest thing the Poli Players have ever attempted but their previous successes have imbued them with the confidence that nothing is too stupen- deus for their talents.
 The final performance of the rol
 licking comedy, Take a Chance" will be seen tonight and it is expected that a record breaking attendance will view this last performance. The Poli Players have scored repeatedly during the week with this new popular farce comedy and those who have not wit
 messed it have missed something un- usually good.
 William s. Hart, in one of his latest successes in motion pictures, "The Wolves of the Rail-" will be the at traction at the photoplay concert to- morrow night. This is one of MT. Hart's best pictures and brought him further into the limelight than any thing he has ever been featured in. In addition to this feature there will be another of the laughable Fatty Arbuckle comedies, Mutt and Jeff cartoon, the Hearst-Pathe Nnws and the usual attraction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
POLES

Have you seen "The Children of Confucius" at Polls theatre as repre- sented by Don Fue Cue and Harry flaw. If not you have missed the su- perb treat of the vaudeville season, for they not only interpret modern song and dance ideas with an Oriental tinge but have one of the most gor- geously produced acts of the year. Fue Cue is a petite and charming Chinese woman, herself an-oddity in America. Flaw as well as his femI- nine partner is matchless in the art both profess.
 Similarly a musical opportunity will be missed if all lovers of true in strumentality fail to witness the per formance of the Venetian Gypsies at Polfs today. A cast of six exceptional musicians are brought together in q superbly lighted Venetian scene. Their art is predominant throughout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
PLAZA

Happy, smiling Doug" Fairbanks in one of these Triangle reissues at the Plaza tomorrow night should mean capacity audiences for folks who look for cheers and grins are faithful followers of this human cy- clone of the films.
 "The Halfbreed" is the title of the picture and there's action every min ute with Fairbanks doing all sorts all sorts of hair-raising stunts tha5 keep the spectator convulsed with laughter until the final sceen has been flashed upon the screen.
 Nemesis and the Candy Man." an O. Henry story; Mountain Law" q two-reel Vitagraph dramatic subject, and the World Library will complete the program for the evening.
 Monday will bring popular William Desmond in his latest cinema accom- plishment, Society for Sale" as the big film feature and the Belgium T-ic as the vaudeville headliner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
WEST END

The story of a patriotic young American who, together with several veterans of the Civil War rescues the whole township from an impending disaster and the perils of a strike at the mines, "The Spirit of IT" fur nishes clever young Jack Pickford (brother of Mary) with a screen suc- cess which brings out his very best work. Written by Judge Willis Bro En of the Chicago Juvenile court, arrahged for the screen by Julia Crawford Ivers, "The Spirit of TT" was directed by William D. Taylor, who has been responsible for many of Jack Pickford's recent Paramount successes. The Spirit of IT" will ap- pear today, matinee and night at the West End theatre on State street near Clinton avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT

at S:15 o'clock, in the mammoth pie turization of his successful book.
 This is probably the most important news which has come to local motion picture "fans' in an age, because they have all heard of Empey and want to see him. According to the advance information received by the Home Guard, Empey will appear on the screen with all of the magnetism that has made him one of the most notable personalities developed by the war. Albert D.. Smith, president of the Vita graph Co.,, has pronounced him one of the greatest natural actors he ever saw, and he also says that Empey has been permitted to re-enact on the scraeen the thrilling moments he ex- perienced during the IS months he fought the Germans in France.
 Empey is said to have gone into motion pictures reluctantly and only after he had been convinced that motion picture with a real soldier as the central figure and bona-fide incl dents as the background would be of value in solidifying American deter minatio to win the war. Prior to ac- cepting the Vitagraph proposal Empey ehas declined offers from theatrical managers and motion picture mag ates, declaring that he preferred to to make his appeal to America per sonally Since his return to, this coun- try after eighteen months of Hell in the trenches of France, Empey has devoted himself to patriotic work. By personal appeal, he raised more than one million dollars for the Se cond Liberty Loan, aided the Red Cross in divers ways and was strong influence in swellin enlistments for the United States Army and Navy. He and his lectures also have been po- tent adjuncts of the Governments war propaganda
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
SERGT. EMPEY COMING
 IN GREAT AMERICAN
 DRAMA, "OvER THE TOP"

Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey. vet eran of the Somme and author of the most famous of war books, lover the Top" will be seen in the state ar mory under the auspices of the Home Guardsmen during the entire week of May 12, commencing Sunday evening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

Cutting out the study of German in the lower schools is all right, but we want enough people in the coun- try who can read it and find out what the pesky critters are up to.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

Asked what ignorant and unedu- cated class makes the most trouble about food saving, many of the food conservation authorities reply, "The men,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

It is denied that the German Crown Prince is a coward, as he actually crept up within 20 miles of the front to fire the long range1 gun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Lille Interviews
Slaughter Cows That Should Be Saved for Milking
Foolish Questions Poster Depot Information Bureau
Little Interuiews

days after It started on a run OF
100000 worth of ore. There are from
500 TO 1000 investors reaching the
camp every day"
The general public has no idea how
many foolish questions are asked
daily at the information bureau at
the union depot" said G. W Bury.
The other day 4 woman asked US
how long it would take for a person
leaving on a train from a little town
in South Carolina to reach FL Paso.
After about 20 minutes spent in look
ing up railroad guides. she was told
just how long IL would take. She
thanked the person at the station pro-
fusely. adding that she knew her let
ter would get there in time. We try
to be very patient and answer ali the
questions we can, but, OF course. the
serve the travelling public. and along
this line It certainly fulfills its mis-
sion"
Mexican methods of justice are
somewhat abrupt, but there are some
sound principles underlying them.
nevertheless" said Alves Dixon They
may throw a man in jail for three
days 'incomunicado' for being sus-
pected of insulting a native. but when
they let him out. 1t is a sure thing
that he hasn't cooked up any abb in
the meantime They will do the same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
By LIEUTENANT FTrzHUeH GREEN. {. :. n.
Distress Signals at Sea.


T T happened TO me. Sooner or later
it viii happen to you. Getting
- held up, I mean.
Ny time came a couple OF years
ago. Might have been a m. and I
was on my way home from some
kind Of fraternity shindig in a south
ern seaport we'd Just hit was whist
ling Keiiy9-remember It perfectly.
Suddenly from behind a tree jumps a
black figure Hands up" says the
figure; AN quit that noise" 7 hadn't
stopped whistling: but I did at this
insult 10 my efforts
He didn't get much: never could
from a navy man. But the point
wish n bring out is that 1 was abso-
luteiy helpless There was no sense
jumping him. He had a gun I didn't
But after he started away I simply
did not know the rules Of getting help
in the middle OF the night
Which is exactly what happens to
some ships these days IN the middle
Of the ocean They are held Up.
There's no use resisting II the pirate is
armed But afterwards. sinking per-
haps. at least half sWamped, the yes
sci must know how to cali for help or
she ana her crew are lost
Each city has its rules for this
sort OF thing Break a red glass. ring
= ben, blow a whistle. call Main 1000
any one is supposed TO bring succor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
~ - "A ! Arthur Brisbane


must have been delighted to con-
tribute so many sons TO such an ad-
mirable cause.
A proscript TO that letter might
have read:
"P. S.-My six Hohenzollern sons
are doing well. Not a scratch on one
OF them They have made me several
times grandfather each year since
the war started Therefore, cheer up"
= =
The world watches the strike in
Germany-not too hopefully.
An emperor commanding millions
OF troops with the will to kill can
keep workers down and starving long
after hope OF victory has gone.
There is encouragement. however
in the fact that the order. Shoot to
kin, /" sends German workers to their
tasks.
II the Hndenburg threat to shoot
convinces these Prussian gentlemen.
flying machines would also convince
them.
The president very wisely advises
the people OF the United States against
encouraging hatred OF Germans or OF
anybody else.
His official exhortation was needed.
When you look into the faces of
captured German soldiers whose
photographs come here, mere boys in
their teens. from Wurtemberg. Ba-
varias Saxony. you see poor. fright
ened souls that never went out to
murder Of their own accord.
X
It is not the Germany OF Schiller.
Goethe or Heine that permits these
crimes. It Is the Germany of Nietsche.
Bernhard and the other half-crazy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

" HERE is just one important thing
in this war, and that is to hurry
4 the work OF putting first 5000
then $4,000 dynamlte-carrying flying
machines from the United States
above German soil.
Germany showed Great Britain how
to carry on warfare at sea in the mod
ern way below the water.
The United States must show the
Germans how to carry on modern
warfare above the ground. How soon
will the first 5000 American niers be-
gin work?
Here's news from China:
Gen. Chang, Of the Chinese mission,
says the allies can have 5O0,O 900 Chi
nese any day to fight the Germans.
China has 1000, 900 men under arms,
100000 IN reserve, and 100000 to
Somebody ought to write for the
Germans song entitled IT'S a Long
Way to Paris, via New York and
Berlin"
"on to Paris and world dominion"
years ago.
Little did they dream that they
were headed for paper trousers and
starvation; that in place OF shooting
to kill in Paris they would hear Hin
denburg's order to shoot to kill in
Berlin
A German father lost his fifth and
last son in the war. The kaiser wrote
a pretty note saying that the father
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

thing IN a murder case and. when the
prisoner is given a chance to express
himself after three days OF seeing
nobody and knowing nothing about
what has been done in the mean
time. # is a good bet that he viii tell
something near the truth Under the
American system any lawyer can get
access to any prisoner as soon as he
is incarcerated and. between the two.
the wheels OF justice are sometimes
pretty effectually clogged- It's tough
to lie In sinking Mexican jail. OF
course. but the prisoner can extract
some small grain Of comfort from the
fact that the authorities don't con-
slider it punishment. but are merely
investigating and giving themselves
plenty OF time to do it in"
I think some way OF making the
railways protect shipments while in
their care should be devised" said G.
L. Young Under the present sys-
TEN, IL a car OF stock Is half depleted
en- route to market by being left on a
siding half a day OF so during a bliz-
zard. the owner does. indeed. get
damages from the railway, but usual
ly he would rather have the stock.
or at least their market price. II
legislation could be procured making
railways take proper care Of such
shipments. instead OF merely paying
for damage, I believe It would be a
great deal more satisfactory to the
shipper"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16


on the double jump from police or
/ fire headquarters
The sea has the same. Interna-
tional rules provide that distress sig
requiring help, and that all within
reach shall respond
Before the war. gun signals were
good, particular in a fog or at night.
Nowadays unarmed ships have no de-
sire TO answer any sort OF guns, even
though they do seem one minute apart
as the law says they shall be for in
dicating trouble. In the past gun sig
mails have proved most useful to ships
run ashore. Life saving crews are
trained to catch the regular report
through the thud and pound Of the
surf
Not all vessels-in peace times at
Ieast-are fitted with guns. Even men
Of war might for some reason or other
find It inadvisable to use their arma-
ment and ammunition. In way such
signals might serve to identify them.
In such cases the steam whistle or
any sort OF fog horn can be used The
noise must be continuous. Intermit-
tent blast could easily be mistaken
fer the regular fog cruising signals
In the navy n fog horn is sell
dom used. This instrument Il
properly n part of n sailing YES
sells equipment. II consists of a
heavy bellows and n horn which
EmALA n eOEGLlmE EDdElnE Houmus
To hear one of them Is enough as
suEancc that the owner f. in some
kind OF difficulty.
For long distances rockets, flare
up lights, and flames such as from a
burning tar barrel, are employed TO
attract attention OF passing ships.
Here again one can understand how
in war time help is hard to call II
the flames are from a burning victim
easily enough might the criminal be
standing near.
The long distance signal in daylight
is the NC" call-these two letters
displayed in the international flag
code. Also there may be used any
square flag with a ball or shape
above or below it
Finally the colors upside down,
and a radio call such as the famous
Q D and S o S. complete the list of
ways a ship may cry for assistance
It's a short list. and sometimes II
has far to go. But the answer does
come, which makes it worth while
knowing.
Perhaps I should add one more, the
lines Of the beautiful old hymn:
And hear US when we cry to thee
For those IN peril on the sea-
Copyright, 1918, by George Nat
thew Adams.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16


gemmans those gs barber
m vile he shaveing you know al
this isent telling though al why got to be CAST this weigh
the trenus showing of befoar visitors
san close who important enuf be with the Jenr the
ait there vile big
boys ookt Of me in the as ed shOd wonder
why they pt from the hOe know well
waten auTt witch
strap mak handy
you get commando to AUST
reddy ennything bev when herd the hollow
all
scarsey utterd quick getting the thing
ajustit everything
at
him vile handing him compliments after the mask
pick it had dropt the ground the
they'd between the mask this
suHhng then quiet because has smell al OF its
they this nonk what wee the
waiter fan well al had to but It en es thing to do
loot init all looking at It maik
wood be the wick thing Good pull off
place with big
running eheks blowing kayehewng suthng
aweful.
Finely the mask but late the atta
everybody pulling of diden
contrary of walked of vile
vybuddy YIELD looking Of well you
making things interesting happen to be-
create thing because know better when get into the hus
Of them mak don't if n1 pershing
himself but this gass bad stuff meat with when you
that hopping
getthe ettersfr YR PAL PRIVATE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
(

- y account Of the high price
OF feed. many cows are be-
ing slaughtered that other
wise would be saved for milking pur-
poses" said Herman Pepper. 7 have
seen three gallon cows killed because
the owners could not afford to feed
them during a dry period Of six weeks
to two months. The other day saw
a fine young heifer brought TO the
slaughter. Owners feel that. with the
present high feed prices, they cannot
afford to feed animals until they be-
gin TO give milk"
The poor man and investor with
limited means is getting as good
run for his money in the Miami, Okla,
lead and zinc fields as the millionaire
is" said NJ Dawedoff The deposits
are many times richer than the old
Joplin deposits and frequently caves
are struck that yield almost pure
metal. A ten acre strip mill site is
said TO be ground enough for a mill
for 40 years. The metal fields en-
brace a scope Of country from Baxter
Springs to Columbus. Kan. and as
far south as South Miami. Okla There
are 165 mills going and 1S5 more
building The ores are found at shall
low depth, from so to 800 feet The
Montreal mill paid for itself in Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Sermon For Seldom Church-Goers
By REV. JOHN N. JACKSON.
Pastor First Methodist Church.

conscience might prick you every
did not try to take it
As il Is, you sell an article for a
fair price. but efterward. thinking
your purchaser would have paid a
higher price had you demanded If.
you say. 7 ought TO have got more
than I did"-do you uotz
Then where is your nature superior
20 the nature OF others2
II you think OF yourself as worthy
OF a better world. or as fit for the
world to come, you will but be the
more unworthy, for you viii lose your
fellow feeling for men.
No man can save his soul
For you TO attempt to be worthy
OF salvation IS idle
Love. and love alone can save you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

bloody. spiritual cousins OF the Ho-
henzollern family.
s.
ClergymeR in Washington have
asked senator Jones to ask the presi-
dent. through the senate. to ask the
British and French governments TO
forbid their people TO sell or give
wine or beer to American soldiers"
With excellent common sense the
olergymen's federation also asks the
president to ask Great Britain and
france TO go on the water wagon so
that our American grain sent abroad
may. not be used TO make beer for
foreigners"
All very interesting. We offer the
clergymen's federation one other
question: Go to the senators one nv
one and ask them how many OF them
drink only water. At least so percent
OF them drink wine. beer and things
much stronger, even IN prohibition
Washington
Prussians keep captured American
soldiers four days without food in
an iron cage, constructed in such
fashion that they cannot lie down
The theory is that this treatment
VIII break the spirit OF the young
Americans, and compel them to re
veal military secrets"
It won't break the spirit OF those
Americans. in the first place. The
average young soldier has no Mill
tary secrets to reveal. in the second
place-except the fact that he is sorry
TO be compelled temporarily to give up
shooting at Prussians.
And in the third place this treat
ment of American soldiers viii
awaken the spirit Of every man IN the
United States-and some OF them need
to be awakened.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
FOUR COWS STILL MISSING;
OWNERS GET Is OTHERS BACK

-Four COWS OF a herd Of 20 from the
Hutchinson & Martin herds, near Fa-
bens, last week, 16 OF which were
subsequently recovered, are still miss
ing, and the owners have little hope
Of recovering the stock, a cattle IN
spector said Friday afternoon.
The cattle were not missed by the
owners until an inspector found them
in a corral In Juarez. On. the owner
ship Of Hutchinson & Martin being
established, the Mexican authorities
ordered the release OF Is Of the cat
tie, it is said, leaving four still across
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Uncle Walls Denatred Poem.
Change Of Topics

den tines
ali the nations behaving king
together cline,
weather. and had splendid
VIII nghbs
and when twhts hour is soft and dreamy and smoke the evening torch
They always talk with lungs leather vile; they
discuss the weather. although it's wen worth while They speak Of
the but We the Puians trmpled
bunon and they'll wha" fellow talk
about the winter wheat rocking,
I'd
unhOy hoe1 don't dollar and
flat growing
dawning,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
GOOD PEOPLE AND BAD.

Texts eHe That saveth His Sou
Shall Lose It.s-Jesus.
II you feel that you are not a good
man. take comfort-to feel that you
are a sinner is to be not far from the
kingdom OF heaven. where sinners go
In before the righteous.
Take comfort. I say. Read no far
ther-this sermon is not for you; It
is for those who are farther lost
This is a sermon for the good.
Give heed ye good. and be admon-
ished that the truly good. they who
are Gods good. are never aware OF
their goodness.
The best are the least self
righteous
You sometimes say that you live IN
an evil world, as though you were not
a part OF It
You are part Of l.
Your nature is not essentially su-
perior to that OF other men.
You do not know why you received
the ideas that make You a reformer
or a philanthropist. or a church
worker. OF even patriot
Nor do you know why others reject
some OF the ideas which you have ae-
cepted.
Was it because you were more ma
ture OF spirit than they2
Was II because you have had a bet
ter chance TO grow than they?
How are such persons 10 blame for
not having accepted your ideas?
And how does the fact that you
have these ideas mark YOU as more
worthy than they. even though they
20 evil2
Is it not also true that the evil Of
the world is the very thing to which
you owe a goodly part Of the under
standing which you possess?
It was by your experience Of evil
was It not, that you came by much OF
your conscience2
1t was by your misfortunes and by
the misfortunes Of generations. more
than by your endeavors. that you
came to see what you might have per-
ceived by spiritual insight, had you
but looked more diligently.
Then why will you condemn and
not pity?
Had you been bred as a thief your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Democracy OF Mind. God" delivered
at the high school auditorium Friday
night by William ". Porter. c. s. B..
OF New York. member of the board
OF lecturers OF the Mother Church Of
Christ Scientist Ralph W Still in
troduced the speaker.
Mr. Porter was billed 70 speak in
Fl Paso once before. but was unable
to fill the engagement. and Friday
nights lecture was delivered on short
notice 20 both the speaker and au-
dience. Mr.. Porter left Immediately
after the lecture for Arizona, where
he will give a series OF lectures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Miss Fawn Lippincut's aunt writes
that Their eatin' in their limousine till
tn weather moderates. 9Th worst
thing about tn Garfield order is havin'
big, restless husband loafin' around
home under your heels" said Mrs. Tip
ton Bud, t'day.
Copyright National Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Secretary of the navy Daniels says bound to
have our ups and downs in the Uboat The idea is
to put many U-boats down possible and keep as
many ships up