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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
MUST Be ALERT
AGAINST WORK OF
The GERMAN spy

Some of our complacent people
have come to feel rather satisfied
about the situation on the German
spy menace. Not many munttlon
plants have been blown up lately.
There has not been such an epidemic
of incendiary fires. 1t looked as II
the plotters had been rounded up by
our vigilant secret service, and as II
the arrogant German hopes OF hold
ing I'D our war activity are once more
beaten.
We were too sure. 1t is simply thSH
a new style of spying has been evolv-
ed. and one far more dangerous APP
parently the potato warehouse burn
ers and bomb plotters have been call
ed in. There is a bigger game for
them to play
The up to the minute style Of spy
ing is to work your way into a war
work factory, and create defects in
the product So now we hear that
the airplanes were delayed two
months by spies who cut out sections
of steel and substituted lead, so that
the frame of the plane would col
lapse under strain. Also gas masks
are said to have been defective for
similar causes.
All these forms of "Kultur" will
but make the American people one
degree madden, and more determined
to put their foot on the Kaiser's neck.
1t was noted about simultaneously
with these reports that a number of
pro-Germans had been tarred and
feathered and ducked in canals, etc.
That is refreshing, but merely Incl
dental.
1t is time to get these spies. And
also to do something more than treat
them as honored guests in internment
camps.
Furthermore the war work plants
should be raked with fine tooth
comb to get disloyal people out. We
can't trust them a moment. We must
be sure of all our war workers. We
have been too slow. We the Ameri-
cans who pride ourselves on our alert.
ness have been strangely befooled b!
the supposedly phlegmatic German
1t is time to get busy and come dow1
on this thing as If we meant bust
ness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
HEN FRUIT AT S. A
PIECE IN FRANCE

Paris, April 10-Eggs are IS each
in the occupied portion Of northeast
ern France, according to Eugene
Motto, former mayor Of Roubaix, who
has just returned from that area. Meat
is 81 a pound when it is obtainable at
all. The Germans have carried off
all supplies and every movable piece
of machinery" he says. 1.-The Ger
man arrogance, which had decreased,
has again become more pronounced
since the German successes against
the Russian Bolsheviki. In spite Of
everything, however, the morale of
the Belgian and French inhabitants
continue good, and their ardent patri-
otisn, courage and confidence have
never faltered."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
Merchants Vote To
Close At 5 O'clock

Resembling vote passed some time
ago to close their stores for a half
holiday Wednesdays, the retail mer-
chants Of the city last night voted to
close at 5 every day except Saturday
from Julys8 to September 6. This
action will affect about 1,609 clerks
employed in the different stores. Re-
duction in the delivery service was
discussed, and the general sentiment
was that the number of daily de-
liveries should be cut down.
Closing of ice cream and confec-
tionery stores Sundays for the period
Of the war was discussed, and a COM
mittee consisting of Archibald E.
Smith, who proposed the plan,
Dwight D. Graves, Adolph BEETLES and
Meigs Russell, was named to take the
matter up and report at future
meeting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

AMERICA ABOVE THE DOLLAR.
(By Alvin N. Higgins.)

Fffty-four years ago, when the
American Nation was graphing with
disunion, and Lincoln and Grant were
passing through the dark days of a
war that was then three years old,
the New York papers printed adver-
tisements like this:
Army and Navy Rendezvous
Good news for one-year volunteers:
The greenbacks are waiting, oh, dear
oh, dear; the greenbacks are wait
ing, oh, dear; the greenbacks are
waiting and want to be taken, and
spent by our brave volunteers. Six
hundred paid for one-year volunteers
and no humbug, as soon as passed
by the doctor. Come all, who wish
to volunteer. Now is your time.
IN. B.-Colored men also wanted
to help fill the quota of Hudson
County. zfes
Apply to Peckham & Roberts, at
the recruiting and substitute office,
outside the ferry gate, or at the po-
lice station, corner of Newark and
Washington streets, Hoboken, N. j."
Today, at the call of the wounded
world, 5000 miles away, withort
bounty, without substitutes, and with
a purpose so lofty that all nations,
save guilty Germany, concede it, TO-
100000 young Americans are being
selected for service in war. Lives,
ships, guns, and shot are being ten
dered with such emphasis and IN
such profusion that the America of
Civil War days is weak and faint
hearted compared with the America
| that has found her soul.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
FIERCE FIGHTING
AT THE CITY HALL

Another very enthusiastic crowd
was present last evening at the battle
of "City Hall Sector" and the attacks
and repulses were of a very realistic
order. The rattle of the machine
gun sounded very much like the real
thing, and both attackers and de-
tenders were loudly cheered.
mo mans land" had been increased
in size to allow more room for the
'armies," and there were some hand
90 hand conflicts which looked as if the
participants meant fight. No one was
hurt, however.
Sergeant Oscar z. Johnson, Of the
princess Pats" regiment, made an
address, complimenting the members
of both armies" for their spirited
work He was at Vimy Ridge, and
should know. He urged the buying
of the Liberty bonds, and said that
when his regiment went over the top
thousands were slaughtered because
sufficient munitions were lacking.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

homework. l am telling my friends
about it. Mrs. j. M. CAMUs, 726
Caroline St., Key West, Florida
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
Camus found it helped her after suffer
ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
you fail to understand, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The results of their 40 years experience
in advising women on this subject is at
your service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
LOSS OF APPETITE,
LOSS OF WEIGHT,
SLEEPLESSNESS, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertats. they
are made after the formula of DR..
Albert Robin, the famous French
physician, and are geing used very
largely in Paris and other European
capitals.
When taken for a short while they
will give positive relief in all cases Of
nervous exhaustion, mental depres-
sion. lack of vitality, general debility.
anemia, etc.
The Glycerph osprates of which Re-
cupertabs aaP composed, contain the
element necessary to overcome these
Conditions. Thew ara now being pre-
Ecribed and recommended by many
physicians in this and foreign coun-
tries as the best. quickest and surest
nerve and blood tonic that they know
of.
Recupertahs are for sale at all drug
stores at soc and 800 per package or
will be sent direct upon receipt of
price.
Curtis Chemical Co., No. 414 West
gard St., New York. Distributed in
Bridgeport and vicinity by ]. D. Harti-
gan, No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.,-Adv.
RI It's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

AAOlS PoAA4S oAlO OIL
awful weakness in
my back. The doc
tor gave me diff
erent medicines but
they did me no good.
A friend asked me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams We ia Bile
Co pound and !
found it to be the
best medicine l ever
tried b ecause it
made me well, and
n nm pdx1y 10 VIZ,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

by their big drive to help the sale of
liberty bonds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
She SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla" For five years !
suffered from Irregularities, with ter
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

You can't scare a boy out of soldier
Pfc by telling him It is awfully dirty
u the trenches
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

President Carranza of Mexico sent
his birthday greetings to the King of
Belgium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
STRATFORD
Especial to The Times)

A bay horse owned by Daniel J.
Carten, local contractor, and valued
at $500 was drowned yesterday in the
creek at Little Neck Bridge when the
driver, Thomas Slattery, was unable
to stop the team from backing load
of dirt to the side of the bridge which
is being filled. The same fate would
have been shared by the other horse
except for the ripping of the harness
as the team slid down the embank-
ment into the creek. Efforts were
mde by the driver and laborers to ex-
tricate the animal but as the ground
is very soft in that section, it was
impossible to place any planks in or
der to have him obtain a footing. The
driver escaped uninjured.
Many Attend Demonstration
More than $50 members and friends
attended the patriotic demonstration
held Monday evening under the au-
spices of the Okenuck tribe of Red
Men at the hall, Church street. The
speaker was R. E. Brinkerhoff, sent
here by the State Council of Defense
He was very forceful talker and was
repeatedly applauded throughout his
speech. George Fairchild was chair
man Of the meeting. Other speakers
who addressed the gathering were
William S. Hart and Elliott w. Peck.
Appeals Case .
Charged with a sault, Michael
Duane, Wilson street, Bridgeport. a
motorman in the employ of the Con-
necticut company was fined 81 and
L.,
terday by Deputy Judge Frank E.
| Brakeman. Counsel for the Connec-
ticut company appealed the decision.
| Duane was charged with propelling
the trolley car on last Friday evening
which struck Fred L. Terry of King
street knocking him down and caus-
ing him to sustain many painful
bruises about the face, body and
hands.
| Terry is member of the local Home
Guard. He was drilling with the
company on Main street north of
Broad street when the electric driven
by Duane came speeding along. AL
other members managed to escape but
Terry. He was knocked down by
the fender and received severe in
juries which were given treatment al
the office of DR.. William B. Coggs-
well. His condition is much improv-
ed today.
Two Violators Fined
The crusade against automobilists
passing to the left of the silent coop
instead of the right at East Broadway
and Main street is still being contin-
ued by the police department. Two
more violators were apprehendeG
Sunday and were arraigned before
Deputy Judge Frank E. Brakeman IL
the Stratford court. The offender!
were Carvin Barron of Stratford anG
John Aldo Of Derby. Both were fin
ed SO each.
Suspended Sentence
Joseph Congo, Of Bridgeport, wa
hailed before Deputy Judge Blakemal
charged with breach of the peace. H,
was given a 60 days suspended jai
sentence.
Observation-Disclosures
A very quiet wedding took p1ac
Monday evening when Mrs. Eunic
Washburn McClelland and Elwoot
Van Dyke Kneeland, both of STRAIT
ford, were married. Rev. Ernest c
Carpenter, pastor of the Methods
church, performed the ceremony.
John Graham ST., Ill
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
John Graham Sr., Ill

CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, plumbing
and heating; jobbing a speciality, 3051
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1142 or 1143-3. B 10 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE

Members Of the Knights of Column
bus have formed a special committee
to boost the sale of the third Lib
erty Loan among members of the or
der They will ask their members to
make subscriptions for bonds through
the order. The committee is compos-
ed of George T. Kelly, chairman; John
]. Conway, George Burns, DR.. W. ].
O'Hara, Thomas A. Hearne, James
Leverty, DR.. A. A. Mclaughlin, Pc
ter Davey, Michael ]. Ford and Dr.
James R. Flynn, secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
Two Violators Fined
Suspended Sentence

Joseph Congo, Of Bridgeport, was
hailed before Deputy Judge Brakeman
charged with breach of the peace. He
was given a 60 days suspended Jail
sentence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10
Observation-Disclosures

A very quiet wedding took place
Monday evening when Mrs. Eunice
Washburn McClenand and Elwood
Van Dyke Kneeland, both of STRAIT
ford, were married. Rev. Ernest C.
Carpenter, pastor of the Methodist
church, performed the ceremony.
John Graham Sr., Ill
John Graham ST., is seriously i'll t
his home, King street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-10

Road Director McAdoo ordered that
railroad advertising be limited to in
formation needed to the public.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01

players to be the regular waiver price
of the league requesting the waiver.
10. Any club In any league wishing
to dispose Of the services of a player
waivers shall be asked. only clubs in
the same classification shall have the
right to claim said player. the clubs
of the league requesting the waiver "a
have prior right. should two or more
clubs claim the player 1t shall be de-
cided by lot to which club he shall go;
If theN player be not claimed in the
classification requesting waivers, and
the club requesting waiver no longer
desires the services of the player then
and in that event the player shall be-
come subject to claim by clubs ir
lower classifications according to the
now existing rules; when it is deter
mined which club shall have the serv'
ices of the player. said club shall get
/ the player free of cost.
The above rules Will emancipate the
player; he will no longer be bargained
In as "chattel;" it will also prevent
the farming and manipulation OF
players by the clubs.
The important thing to all clubs
concerned Is that II would equalize
the chances of clubs in every league
of getting the services of players
each club would have to depend OF
drafting and developing its players
instead of buying them already made
The benefits ACQUIRING from the
above would be much greater to the
minor leagues than to the majors
The minors would get the draft price
for a player and get him back. OF
someone else in his stead, for nothing
The minor lea agues' backs have beer
broken by carrying major-leagut
owned players and being unable to
get players when they wanted them
The major leagues and, in fact, all
leagues, should be compelled to cut
their roster to the players limit by
the commencement of their season.
This would allow all clubs in lower
classifications to have a chance TO get
the players that they need.
Baseball should be put on sport
basis by minor league and major
alike. and the way to do this Is to
quit trying to live on selling players
but by the gate patronage. If a club
can't live that way. there is no other
The rankest failures in the class A.
A. and A. leagues are the clubs that
have tried TO live on peddling players
The 1917 National Association record
shows that the National Association
paid the majors sllO,O50 for optional
agreements and outright sales OF
players. The minors, under the new
system. would save this $ll0.050 be,
sides having all the money paid them
for drafts. Records show there is NC
money in selling players.
All baseball could be run by ono
supreme head. There would then be
no necessity to maintain the big
offices of the National Association
as there would be no arguments ol
suits to decide in reference to the
ownership or transfer of a player.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
EDWIN SCHMIDT
LANDS HONORS
Veteran Distance Hik er
from Baltimore Finishes
First in Title Run.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 3O.-Thc an
nual South Atlantic Association cross
country championship race and the
United States service team cross
country event. postponed from
Thanksgiving Day. was held this aft
ernoon.
After running neck and neck with
Percy Smallwood, the Pittsburgh dis
tance runner, now "Y'' secretary at
Camp Meade. for six miles, in Clifton
Park. A. Edwin Schmidt. veteran
marathon runner. sporting the colors
of the Baltimore Cross Country Club
by a remarkable sprint in the last
half mile swept past Smallwood and
finished In first place. fifty yards IN
front of the Meadeite. Time, $3.50.
Smallwood and Schmidt both got off
10 a good start. The former was
backed heavily by the Camp Meade
men to beat the local runner. Five
of the twelve entered in the race
dropped out. The first five were
Schmidt. c. c. c.. first; SmaIlwood,
Camp Meade, second; Calaghan, C. c.
G, third; Medura. C. c. c., fourth.
and Ashman, C. C, c.. fifth.
The only other soldier athlete from
Camp Meade entered was Joe Geiger,
the South Atlantic distance champion,
out he dropped nUt, as also did Mike
Lynch, of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
GOOD GAME Is
LISTED TODAY
Naval Gun Factory Meets
Camp Humphreys in Title
Game at League Park.

Naval Gun Factory eleven will
face the Camp Humphreys team this
afternoon at American League Ball
Park in what may be the final game
of the series. as il Navy Yard wins
it will most likely carry of the
title.
Should Camp Humphreys be for
tunate enough to cop the battle il
will tie up with the Marines but
still leave the Gunners in first place
as they have won three games while
the Marines and Camp Humphreys
have each lost one and won two
contests.
Coach Hazel has COLLECTED many
former college stars which he hopes
will be able to stop the Gun Fac
tory eleven. He has men from all
colleges in his lineup. Capt. Hazel
and Lieut.. Tibbott will be the half
backs with Corzine of Illinois play
ing full back. On the fiauks will
, be found Lieut. Martin of Boston
College. a protege of Charlie Brick
ley's former team. together with
Lieut. Thompson of the University
of Kentucky. The tackles will be
Mai. Randolf of Illinois and Lieut.
Zarnecke OF Penn State. while in
at guard will be found Lieut. Blades
of Minnt sofa and Albright OF La
fayette. Moore will be the snapper
back for this all-star aggregation.
| The Naval Gun Factory will use
the same men that served in the
] game Of Turkey Day when they
| trimmed the Marines. All the mer
reported to Coach Turner yesterday
not any W 9rse for the game or
Thursday. Turner put them through
| stif signal practice to timber VI
| the muscles for the game.
| The Gun Factory team is ready for
the game of its life and wiIl-be there
from whistle to whistle. which
means should Humphreys beat them
! they will know they have been in Q
gridirun battle.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
JACK BENTLEY PROVES REAL
HERO UNDER FIRE OF HUNS

Relating the wonderful bravery of
First Lieut.. Jack Bentley. formerly
pitcher of the Washington Baseball
club. and later star twirler and first
baseman for the Baltimore Orioles,
when he was leading the boys of the
SlSth Infantry against the Huns, he
has been lauded to the skies by his
command as one of the bcst-liked of
officers in the United States army.
In saying this. it has been reported
that Bentley was in line for a cap
taincy. The information received at
this office last night from a boyhood
friend of Lieut.. Jacks" who claims
Sandy Springs, Md. as his home. he
proves to be the same great fellow
that Ne has always been in the past
This letter is printed below:
while sleeping in woods one
night while the S13th was on a long
hike to the front somebody took my
perfectly good No. shoes and left
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
TORONTO CLUB
is SATISFIED
Jim McCafery Claims He
Has No Desire for Major
League Berth.

Toronto. Can. Nov. 3O.-washing-
ton. Boston, st. Louis and other
points South and West can keep
their baseball playthings and cease
to fear Jim McCaffery as a boOgy
man about to take their toys away
from them. The genial Toronto
magnate has returned to his home
town. genial as ever. hiding any dis
appointment he may have at not be-
ing able to break into the big
leagues. He has tucked his hopes
in his inside pocket and has sat
himself down to wait awhile. So he
makes known to intervicwers upon
his return who ask about the base
ball future.
Meanwhile he will make the best
of what he has and try to make it
even better. which means that To-
rOntO for another season at least
will continue in John Farrell's In
ternatiOnal League. But it does not
mean that hopes for landing Toronto
in one OF the big leagues ultimately
have been killed. There is long
future ahead of baseball.
After taking a look over the situ-
alton as revealed by the meeting of
Jne minor leaBueS AT Peoria, | have
come to the conclusion that the In
ternationa1 League is rather an at
tractive proposition after ALL" said
Mr.. McCaffery. our annual meet
ing will be held in New York a day
or two after the American and Ma =
tiOnal League get together and l ex-
pect the situation to be somewhat
clarified by that time"
The International League prop
ably will undergo some reorganiza- =
tion. Syracuse will not do. Ham,
ilton may get another chance in the
circuit Jersey City is not a good
ball town. i'm spite of all the boost
ing that has been done on its behalf.
The Jersey hacker has unlimited cap
ital and is willing to pocket anothey
loss in Skeeterville, but that doesn't
help the visiting teams. Perhaps
Providence may be induced to come
back to the league, as there is said
to be some likelihood of the East
ern League remaining imperative
next season.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY
NAMES ITS OFFICERS

A meeting of the Town and Country
Club was held at the club house at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road
last Monday night AT which time the
following officers were elcted for the
ensuing year: President, Alexander
Wolf; first vice president. Samuel
Hart; second vice president. Henry J.
Goodman: treasurer. Leon Baum:
financial secretary, Leon Pretzfelder;
corresponding secretary, Daniel GUS
dorf: and board Of governors. Harry
Wolf, Nose Else man. Melvin Behrend
Ike Heidenheimer. Harold II. Levy.
Sidney Gunst and A. c. Mayer. Other
members of the board are DR.. Harry
NJ. Kaufman. David Baer. Nathan
Samuels. Morton Luchs. Max Fischer.
Charles \. Goldsmith and r b. II
Lyon.
The club has been actively engaged
i'm all of the war charities and has
rendered the use OF its rooms for
meetings in connection with war ac-
tiVitieS
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
FINAL GOLF TEAM
MATCHES ON TODAY

The third and deciding match of
the second series of team meetings
between the representatives of BAN
mock burn and the Washington Golf
and Country Clubs will be held on
the Cabin John Bridge course this
afternoon. Bannockburn is now
leading in this years events. hav-
ing three out of FIVE victories to its
credit TOday's match will be the
rubber one of the second series, as
the home team has won one series
and each team has a win to its credit
in the second one.
The line-ups of both teams will
probably be about the same as they
have been in the other meetings.
with Bannockburn having a little
the best of it because the match is
being played on its own heath.