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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07
ARE FIGHTING
THE EGERMANS
American Troops Are Holding
Sector of Battle Line
STRIKES IN GERMANY OVER
Russo German Peace Negotiations
May be Broken Off.-Rouman-
ians Capture Two Russian Di-
visions.-Air Raids On Italian
Cities

American troops are holding a
sector of trenches northwest of
Toul. The length of the Ameri-
can sector and the number of men
in the trenches cannot be disclosed
for military reasons.
Northwest of Toul, the battle
line runs almost due east and west
from st. Mihiel toward the Ger
man border. From st. Mihiel to
Alsace the terrain is hilly with for
ests here and there. A
Early Monday an American ar
tillery barrage checked German
plans to raid the American trench
es. 1t had been learned that the
enemy intended to make a raid !;
and, Is minutes before the time
set, the American artillery was
centered on the spot where the
Germans were gathered prepara-
tory to the attack. 1t was be-
lieved the Germans suffered heavy
casualties.
Artillery activity along the A
merican sector is reported, and the
Germans have not been able to re-
occupy the first line trenches
blown in by the artillery duel last
Saturday.
Little news has come out of Ger
many to throw light upon what
happened Monday in connection
with the strike situation, that be-
ing the day when military dis
cipline was to be applied to
strikers who did not return to
work.
Virtually all the, information a
long this line comes from German
sources, being con-
tanned in the daily semi-official re-
port of the days happenings per-
mitted to be telegraphed to Am
Sterdam. This showed that not
all the strikers were yet back at
their places of employment, it be-
ing admitted that some of the big
factories were running
only Is or so per cent. of capacity.
Others it was indicated were run
ming with full force, and the pre-
diction was made that today there
would be further return of the
workers. Thus, it was added, the
strike might now be considered
ended.
Wilhelm Dittman, socialist dep
uty in the reichstag, has been SEN
fenced to confinement in fort
ress for five years by a court-mar-
tial by which he was tried on
charges growing out of the strike
One report says the return to
Berlin of Foreign Ministers Won
Kuehlmann and Czernin forecasts
the breaking of negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk.
Active fighting between the
and the bolsheviki |
has begun. Two Russian divis-
ions were captured by the Rou-
who also have gone to
the aid of the authorities Of Bes-
sarabia against the bolsheviki. |
Heavy fighting is in progress in
between the Russians
and the Roumanians.
There has been no change from
the daily routine of raids and ar
tillery duels in France and Italy. |
Entente aviators again have
bombed the German submarine
base at Zeebrugge. Bombs also
we're dropped in the harbor of
BruggeS.
Venice, Padua, Treviso and |
Mestro have been bombed by Aus
airmen. There was
10 loss of life or property damage
n Venice, but the other cities suf-
tered casualties or property loss. |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

Actual cash value of sponges
sold through the sponge exchange
at Tarpon Springs in 1917 was
$873,834 1t is estimated that full
ly $4,000 worth of sponges were
sold outside the exchange, bring
ing the total to nearly a million
dollars. .-Wauchula Advocate.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

"All things come to those who
wait" so you had better hustle,
for there is a devil of a lot of
things you don't want coming to
you.-Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

A Montana woman is knitting
socks for American soldiers with
the same needles with which she
knitted socks for the soldiers dur
ing the civil war,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07
Winter Visitors to Register

A. HI. Phinney of Detroit, Mich,
who is one of our most popular
and progressive winter residents,
has prepared a register in which
he, and, in fact, every body, wish
es each visitor to record his or her
name and address. The record
will prove very interesting, and it
is hoped that every winter So
journer in town will do all that he
or she can to make it complete. 1t
is open at the Seminole Pharmacy.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

Italian airplanes have bombed the
enemy rear lines and railway traf-
fic.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

Plow deep and turn under the
vegetable growth in time to let it
rot before planting the crops. 1t
helps.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

For the first time in the history
of American Methodism, the aver
age salary of the Methodist.
preacher is now more than 1000
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-07

During the months of December
and January we were favored
with only three freless days, and
the end is not yet.-Ocala Banner,
Jany. "a.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY.

The first siege of Antwerp was
brought to close 333 years ago to-
Gay, Aug. II, 1885 when Alexander
Prince of Parma, captured the city af
ter having invested it for fourteen
months. For two centuries prior to
that Antwerp had been the CONNER
cial centre of Europe, as many as 2
500 vessels lying in its port at one
time. After its capture by the Duke
of Parma its trade was removed to
Amsterdam and its population shrunk
within a few years from 100000 to
10000. In 1905, after MarIborough's
victory at Families, Antwerp surren-
dered at once. 1t was taken by Mar
shall SAKE in 1746. In 1892 Antwerp
was taken by the French. In 1887
the Belgian troops entered ANTWERP
and in 1882 it was surrendered 10 IN
French by the Dutch, and, with the
establishment of the Belgian govern
r,ent, Antwerp entered upon a period
OF peace and prosperity which contin-
ued until the Germans captured the
city early in October 1914.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

be filed on the stubs because this
would tend to cause congestion and
confusion at the various War Savings
Stamp agencies hence if you wish to
nave a chance to win you must de-
post your stub and you must retain
your ticket.
One member of the committee in an
interview today stated that while
Bridgeport had gone way over the
Top" on every war drive to date, in
Guiding Liberty Loans, Red Cross,
knights of Columbus, Y. NJ. c. A,
etc, we are still tagging behind on
our War Stamp quota and this plan
was adopted to give impetus to the
sales of these little Government
Bonds, which are unquestionably the
very best investment on earth-frst
because they are issued by Uncle Sam
and second, because they are redeem
able at any time you may need money,
with interest compounded quarterly.
they can never go below par. That
Bridgeport will do itself proud in this
great drive as it has in all past cam
paigns is a foregone conclusion, but
it behooves every one to get busy and
each to do his or her level best in
order that the patriotic citizens who
have donated the big prize will be
amply repaid for their generosity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
DIVULGE SECRET
OF 1000 FOR l
TO THE PUBLIC

Continued from Page One)
thropic citizens raising a fund to not
only cover the award $1,000, but also
to defray all the expenses of the
campaign and they announced to-day
that everything was in READINGS; the
campaign starts on Monday, August
10 and closes Saturday, September
Il, and during the ensuing five weeks
every person---man, woman and child
in the city is urged to buy the limit
Buy girst because it is your positive
duty to buy and support your govern
ment in this terrible crisis, and again
buy because with every dollar of
thrift stamps you will receive a cou-
pom emitting you to one chance on
this grand prize of $1,000. Remember
you receive a chance with every dol
lars worth of Thrift Stamps and four
chances with every war stamp.
Boxes will be conveniently located
throughout the city-in all the thea
tres, the banks, the drug stores, the
factories and as far as possible in all
the retail stores-where the stubs will
be deposited. These boxes will be
emptied from time to time and all the
stubs will be placed in a huge barrel
at the City Hall from which Mayor
Wilson will select one stub Saturday
evening. Sept. 21st, awarding the
holder of ticket bearing that number
1000 in cash as a Reward for
Thrift"
The public is urged to buy as early
and as often as possible and is warn
ed not only to deposit the stub in one
Of he Taooix-ad hi1f
also to retain each and every ticket
as this is the only means Of identifi-
cation of the winner. No names will
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY.

Gas was first used for street illum-
nation in Golden Lane, London, Ill
years ago today. 1t had been sue
cessfully tried as an illuminant in a
theatre, foundry and a, cotton mill.
Pail Mall was lighted by gas in 1909,
and by 1920, its use was general in
the streets of London. Gas lighting
was introduced III New York in 1928,
in Paris in 1919 and in Dublin in 1918.
The first gas company to receive a
charter from the British crown was
formed in London by David Pollock
in 1912.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROCLAMATION
CONCERNING MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING

to certain non-game birds such as
auks, gulls, grebes, guillemots, herons,
looms, puffins, terms, and the like.
No night hunting is allowed, the
killing or capturing Of migratory birds
between sunset and a half hour before
sunrise being prohibited.
The Open Seasons.
The open seasons under the new
regulations are as follows:
The open seasons for waterfowl lex
cept wood duck, elder ducks, and
swans), coot, gallinules, and Wilson
snipe or jacksnipe include:
In Rhode Island. Connecticut, Utah,
and that portion Of Oregon and Wash
ington lying west of the summit of the
Cascade Mountains the open season is
from October l to January Is;
In that portion of New York known
as Long Island, and in New Jersey,
Delaware, Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona, and California the
open season is from October 16 to Jan
uary 81;
The open season for sera and other
rails Except coot and gallinules) is
from September l to November 80.
Season for Plovers.
The open seasons for black-beIlied
and golden plovers and greater and
lesser yellowlegs are as follows:
In Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, and Virginia the open sea-
sons are from August 16 to November
80;
Woodcock Open Season
The open season for woodcock are
| as follows:
In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Ken
lucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota. South Dakota, Nebras-
ka, and Kansas, the open season is
from Oct. l to Nov. 80.
Daily Bag Limit.
The daily bag limits for one person
are as follows:
| Ducks Except wood duck and elder
ducks) twenty-five in the aggregate
Of all kinds; geese, eight in the aggre-
gate of all kinds; brant, eight; rails
coot, and gallinules, twenty-five in the
aggregate of all kinds, black bellied
and golden plovers and greater mac
lesser yellowlegs, fifteen in the aggre.
gate of all kinds; Wilson snipe OF
jacksnipe, twenty-five; woodcock, six
Sale of Game.
Under Section of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act it is unlawful to hunt
take, capture, kill, possess, sell, pur
chase, ship, or transport by an!
means whatever, or export at an!
time, any migratory bird included il
the terms of the treaty, except as per
mitted by regulation of the Secretar!
of Agriculture. In the regulations tn,
Secretary has not given permission fo
the sale of any migratory game bird
except as propagated on game farm
and for scientific purposes. AS a re
suit, the sale of wild migratory gam
birds is forbidden throughout the Uni
ted States. 1t will be especial,
worth noting in connection with tn
law and regulations that the regula
lions do not repeat the prohibition
contained in the law, but note the ex
ceptions in the way of permissions au
thorized by the Secretary of Agricul
ture. Copies of the law and regula
tons may be obtained of the Secretar
l of Agriculture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
THE AMERICAN ARMY

M HEN AMERICA entered the war the Navy went first
w That hour in which American ships arrived in Eu-
ropcan waters the beginning OF the end Of the submarine
scourgc The scale tipped when the British navy
forced by the Americans.
The American army aferward, but the hour in
which it entered the fight marked the beginning German
feat The two great German conemporaneou
with the presence of American pOwer
The American marines have the precep "Trcat Them
Rough The American navy believes in going after
The American army is strong for the offensive.
The American government has the spirit of the military
establishment Strike and strike hard" is the Of
the government Any army of six millions ready in the early
part of 1919 will end the quickly with the smallest
possible sacrifice of men.
America will not prOcrasnatc will not proong the war by
sending ARMIES in tiny stream America will create a maxi
and a crushing force.
This is what America desires. 1t is what America will do
1t is what should be done.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
Birthday Bio-Briefsl
FAMOUS MEN.
! To Parents and Teachers-Get |
Your Children to Read This
Instructive Daily Feature.
SIR FRANCIS BERTHE.

Sir Francis BERTHE, the British am
bassador to France who played so
l&rge part in bringing about the al
lance of the two countries and who
was elevated to the peerage about s
year after the outbreak of the war,
was born seventy-four years ago to-
day, Aug. II, 1914. His father was
the sixth Earl of Abingdon, and his
brother, Montagu Arthur BERTHE, be-
came seventh holder of the title,
which dates from 1892 The Bertie
family has been prominent in England
since the sixteenth century, when
the title of Baron was conferred upon
one of the diplomats ancestors. Sir
Francis began his diplomatic career
more than half a century ago, enter
ing the British Foreign Office in 1863
In 1873 he went to Berlin as an at
tache of special embassy, and short
ly afterward he performed another
mission to the King of Saxony. In
1894 he became assistant Under Sec
rotary Of State for Foreign Affairs His
in 1903, when he went to Rome. Thir-
teen years ago he was transferred to
Paris as British Ambassador to the
French republic. Although the treaty
which resulted in the Anglo-French
entente was signed year before Sir
Francis took up his residence in the
Paris embassy. many problems re-
mained to be solved to put the alliance
on thoroughly firm footing. By his
tact and diplomatic ability Sir Francis
accomplished much toward bringing
about that era of good feeling between
Great Britain and France which has
made the former the ally of the latter
in the greatest war In history.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
Ruler
Is 81 Years Old

Emperor Charles. ruler of the tot
tering Austrian empire, will today
celebrate, in a manner of speaking,
his thirty first birthday. There are
not a few of his subjects who will cell
citrate the day by offering up fervid
nrayers for their release from the
Austrian yoke.
Charles Francis Joseph is the eldest
son of the Archduke Otto who was
Younger brother of the late Francis
Ferdinand, whose sassination touch
ed the spark that set the world aflame.
His father died in 1906. He attend
ed the public schools of Vienna, be-
ing the first scion of the Hapsourgs
to attain such heights of democracy,
and many of misconceptions were the
sons of tradesmen and laborers. La
ter he went to a classical school con-
Quoted by the Benedictine monks. He
is. incidentally, the first Hapsburg to
attain proficiency in the English
tongue.
After completing his education the
former Archduke, whose succession to
the throne was then not dreamed Of
entered the army, and attained the
rank of lieutenant Coroner OIL ln1dll-
try. Emperor Charles mother was
Maria Josepha, Princess of Saxony,
and she is still living in Vienna. He
has no sisters and only one brother,
Macmillan Eugen Ludwig, a youth Of
tw enty-three, and student of law.
The Empress whose antipathy to
anything German is now widely
known, was the Princess Zita of the
Bourbon house of Parma. She was
only sixteen when she met and con-
quered the then Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph, and the marriage had
the cordial approval of the late aged
Emperor Francis Joseph. The En-
press has nineteen brothers and sis
tiers. most of whom are said to be
idiots, but zita is described as wo-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

e and from this project for pouring cement houses His
method never had wide application perhaps lack of in
ensve development
Simon Lake has been experimenting with this type Of
building and announces program by which dwelling can be
made in day and be ready occupancy in five days AS
sumng that this is statement possibilities there
plenty OF room for the Lake method even if time is
consumed provided the building acceptable and that
be constructed for $4,000 or So
The Lake method has the advantage of producing walls
which are divided by air spaces overcoming the defect which
makes poured cement houses permeable to moisture.
At the bottom of human happiness is the family The fam
ny haPpiest which holds title to the dwelling which lives
Housing which cheap good benefacton of high
est sort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
OK D ~ Read CO
GEe6IIsHeo 1857

man of unusual intellect" and she is
known to have expressed her opinion
freely of the Germans, whom she so
detests, and who are more and more
coming into control of Austrian al
fairs, especially as regards the con-
duct of the war.
Charles, like all other Hapsburgs, is
a Catholic. The imperial couple have
two sons, the eldest, Francis joseph
Otto, being now in his sixth year. Inc
couple lived quietly and took little
part in court functions until the assas-
sination of Francis Ferdinand, which
put Charles in line for the throne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

Russia and France against him. His
ambitious activities laid the founda-
ton for the Empire of German States
which is today under Prussian domin-
alton. 1t is this Prussia and the
nilitarism and autocracy first instilled
in the minds of Germans by Frederick
the Great that the allies are now seek
ing to destroy so that the world may
live in peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
ELLEN G. THAYER
vs.. Order Of Notice
CHESTER A. THAYER
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.,
SUPERIOR COURT.
Bridegroom. Aug. IA, A.

Bridgeport, Aug. IA, A. D. 1918 -
Upon the complaint of the. said
Ellen C. Thayer, praying, for reasons
therein set forth. for di"orce, ALI,
mony and custody of a minor child,
returrab1e to the Superior Court in
and for Fairfield County, on the first
Tuesday Of September, 1918
It appearing to and being found by
the subscribing authority that the said
defendant, Chester A.Thayer, formerly
resided in Bridgeport, Conn, but is
absent from this state and gone to
parts unknown
Therefore Ordered that notice of
the tendency of said complaint be
given by publishing this order in the
Bridgeport Times and Farmer.
newspaper printed in Bridgeport.
Conn, three times successfully, com
mencing on or before the 10th day Of
August, A d. 1918.
MICHAEL ]. FLANAGAN,
Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court
for Fairfield County. Lbs Be
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

Regulations governing the taking OF
of international action binding on the
United States and Canada, were pro-
mulgated by the President on July
81. The new law gives effect to the
terms of the treaty which effectually
protects such birds in most of the
North American continent, and in
the main there are only slight chang
es in the law as it existed before the
treaty.
Under it's provisions there is no
spring open season, and the fall open
season is made more uniform
throughout the country. Nevertheless
the several States have the right I'M
der the terms of the act to make
and enforce their own regulations
when these are not inconsistent with
the Federal rulings, but such State
regulations may act only to afford
additional protection to migratory
birds, and not to extend the open sea-
sons beyond those just promulgated,
nor to authorize methods Of taking
birds not sanctioned in the Federal
act.
Main Features of New Law
The uniform open season in general
covers the period between September
1 and January 81, with a period not
exceeding 8 IL months for individual
species, though there are slight ex-
ceptions to these dates and periods,
as the shorebird season In certain
New England and Middle Atlantic
States, which opens August 16 and
closes November 80. The sale Of mi
gratorX birds is prohibited except of
those propagated under permits Is
sued by the Secretary of Agriculture,
and uniform bag limits are set for the
entire country. Sportsmen may not
ship more than 2 days bag limit in
any calendar week.
At the same time provision is made
for the collection of birds for scien-
tific purposese, and under extraordi-
nary conditions Federal permits may
be issued to kill migratory birds
should they become injurious to agri-
cultural interests.
Provides for Game Farms
| Liberal provisions are included
also for the propagation of migra
| tory waterfowl on game farms ant
preserves, and the sale of birds sc
bred and reared is authorized as {
| part of the program for increasing
the food supply. This paves the wa!
for building up an industry which
has already shown possibilities O.
marked success. Many species Of wa
terfowl can be profitably raised il
captivity, either on land unsited t.
farming or in connection with othe
farm operations.
The Department says that man,
persons have been deferred from en-
gaging in this business because Their
were no suitable laws governing o
fostering the enterprise. It is hope
that this action by the Federal gov
! eminent will lead to uniform and ap
propriate State legislation governing
game farming. Such legislation is ur
gent because no migratory birds, ex
cept those reared under permit, cal
now be sold anywhere in the Unite,
States.
Some Wholly Protected
The new law gives continuous pro
lection to all insectivorous birds, band
tailed pigeons, cranes, wood ducks an
elder ducks, swans, curlew, uplan
plover, and all shorebirds, except tn
black bellied and golden plovers, Viii
son snipe or jack snipe, woodcock an
the greater and lesser yellowlegs, an
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
THE FOUNDER OF PRUSSIANISNf

Prussia the nucleus of the present
German empire, first became a world
power through the rule of Frederick
the Great, who died 1872 years ago to-
day, Aug. II, 1886. The Prussian
ruler was considered great military
genius and an able statesman. He
became King of Prussia in 1910. Dur
ing his reign of fortysiX years he rails
ed Prussia from a minor state to a
place among the powers of Europe.
He took Silesia from Austria and kept
it despite the coalition of Austria,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
An attractive Change Purse

To carry with your new fall suit, a
small change purse, pouch shape, with
a chain and ring to slip on the fin
ger. The bag is made from what
looks like gold or silver cloth, but
there are also gray and lavender
colors. A lining in blue, coral or gold
and a metal tassel finish the bag.
$1.0O
Leather Section.