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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09
TON AND A QUARTER OF MOLE
BROUGHT BACK TO ENGLAND

We have brought back a piece. of
the Mole, about ton and quarter
IN weight, which Eel! on my ship.
The behavior Of every one was
splendid. Everywhere men thought
not II themselves. but had only ono
question. Have we won as II il were
otball match"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09

Republic Trucks and Tractors are made
in nine models, ranging from "a to 6-ton ca
pacity, and in different length wheelbase.
There is a difference between adapting
the business to the truck, and the truck to the
business.
The former is usually disappointment,
and the latter a success.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
Poor Captain!

In every army the telephones
have odd and frequently changed
names. For example Parsnips may
be Vladivostock tomorrow. 1t
might be a boys name one day or
a flowers name the next. In one
P. c. that played a big part in the
St. Mihiel battle, a skillful but
rather effeminate young captain
had to endure the filters in the
dugout whenever he went to the
telephone and was obliged to say
Yes, this is Ann2bele. STARS
and tSripes.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
LABELS MUST
TELL THE TRUTH
Package Foods Must Indicate
Weieht or Measure

The housewife can see at a
glance how much food she is to get
for her money when it is in pack
age form and labeled in accord
ance with the provisions of the
Federal food and drugs act, say
the officials of the Bureau Of
Chemistry, charged with the en-
forcement of that law. The Fed
eral food and drugs act provides
that all food in package form,
shipped into interstate or foreign
commerce, shall bear on the labels
plan and conspicuous statement
of the quantity of the contents of
the package in terms of weight,
measure, or numerical count.
Federal food inspectors are al
ways on the watch for interstate
shipment of food in package form
to see that the labels tell the truth
with respect to the quantity of
food in the packages. Samples of
the great variety of foods now put
up and sold into interstate COM
merce in package form are taker
by the inspectors. Several samples
are taken from each shipment il
order that their average weigh
may be determined The food II
+ sample packages is CAREFUL,
:, weighed or measured. If the pack
ages are found to be short il
q weigh or measure, the party re
: sponsible for the shipment may b
!, prosecuted under the criminal sec
= ton of the law.
e The Federal food and drug ac
r, does not apply to foods which al
y sold and consumed within tn
. state where produced or manufa,
e tured. 1t applies to foods that al
W shipped from one state to anothe
.. or to or from a foreign country,
,e manufactured or sold within Il
,e District of Columbia or a Teri
N tory. Many States have net weig
AZ or measure laws, however, WIKI
r. protect the housewife from sho
is weight or measure in packal
foods produced and sold within Il
state. Federal food officials az
the state food officials coopera
in the work of enforcing the TO
DAVIS in order that abuses viii,
can not be reached under one IL
. may be corrected under the otht
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06

capture. He was riding a German
officers Ihourse, me had on Ger
man officers helmet, and on his
breast was pinned the iron cross,
all left by German officers in their
rush ito safety. The Yank squad
bent upon making an important
capture were a trife disguised to
find that was only Private Jones
of the In fantry.-S Stars and
Stripes.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
Stamps from l to
>~ 13 Cents Now

The projected 13-cent stamp,
mentioned some months ago, has
been approved and win appear
soon, color light green, also with
Franklin's portrait, and for the
first time in our country's phiIa-
telic history thele will be a stamp
for every number from l to 13 all
in use at the same time. The new
stamp meets the Scent postal rate
plus the charge for special de-
livery or a registered letter, says
Kent B. Stiles in November Boys
Life.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
= Sincerely,
Sgt. \. r. Homewood,
18th Aero Sqdrn,
Am. Z. F., France.
France, October I, 1918.

Dear Friends:
No doubt you may think | have
forgotten you, but the trouble is
| have been moving so much, its
pretty hard to find time to write.
SO far, l am more than pleased
the way things are turning out. |
had a pleasant trip across the At
lantic. The y. NJ. c. A. men were
on board with us, and kept us we'll
supplied with books, etc, and Sayl
when we landed, you should have
seen the reception we got. We
could hardly get through the
crowd; the people fairly hung on
to us. l never knew before how
good it was to be an American.
| have seen many interesting
things since leaving the States,
one of which was the French peo-
pie making wine. | suppose you
know France is we'll known for her
vineyards. Well they don't lose
any time about it. When they pick
the grapes, they have the press Ga
little different than what you have
there) right with them, and make
wine before they go home.
Its pretty hard to get on to the
language here. I'm sorry l didn't
pick up little of it before l left
the States. but l always thought il
would be time enough when came
over. | really thought it was {
whole lot easier to understand.
| have seen q great many Ger
man prisoners and l was kind O.
surprised with the type of them
Some of them looked to be abou
: 45 years old. and others, we'll
: might say about 16 or II years old
: and if | am any kind of judge
: think they are all we'll satisfied
I There are many things | coul,
} tell you about, but its impossible
t TO write about them, and what
e can write about | won't give yo
d the trouble to read as you hear
e every day.
+ That certainly was great news |
Il us fellows here about Germany
d Austria and Turkey asking for a
/ armiStice to consider peace. l don
n know what effect it had on tn
people over there, but here ever
o one seemed to so wild. The ban
% was out, and in a few moment
" body was in line. just like one {
II the paradeS that take place c
is election night. The only ditferent
L. we had no one 10 look at Ms; ever
m body was marching.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
"a DELAWARE BOY &
GIRL BACK OF EVERY
DELAWARE FIGHTER
Slogan of Victory Workers


The boys and girls Of the State
of Delaware are being organized
to aid the soldiers by each earning
and giving toward the United War
Work Campaign to be conducted IN
the interest of seven organizations
doing war welfare work. The
slogan lis "a Delaware boy and
girl back of every Delaware
fighter
State School Commissioner Spaid
heartily approves of this plan but
he expressed his opinion that there
might be some difficulty for the
boys and girls of rural commun-
titles in finding suitable work to do
to earn and fill their pledge to help
in the great work of backing the
boys" therefore the following sug-
gestions are given by Walter s.
! Watson, the executive secretary of
the Victory Boys and Girls.
There are three plans by which
the money may be ecquired, the
self denial plan, the allowance
plan, and the work plan.
Boys and girls, are you not will
ing ito go without a few sundaes
and movies or a new suit so that
big brother lover there whether
he is your big brother or someone's
else, may have a cup of hot coffee
on a cold night, or some cigarettes
and chocolate after a hard day in
the trenches, or warm hut where
he can relax and nave some fun
with the fellows? This is the self.
denial plan.
If father or mother give you al
.. allowance for spending money
couldn't you save half of it for I
few weeks 50 that a lonely sailo
can go to the theatre or a wounde,
: soldier have a magazine to read
Il This is the allowance plan.
Then comes the odd jobs, tina
We may not like. Fixing the neigh
bors furnace, cleaning autos, Cd
Jobs of homework and farm wor
u and a thousand others for fair pa
e without interfering with scho'
Ie work.
c Don't say, Il wish l could he.
re fight the Hun" Go to it, boy (
T. girl and get behind fighte
or There are about twenty thousar
lie Delaware boys defending the colo
i and they need your help.
nj The older folks can 90 their pa
IN by saving their odd jobs for t,
RI young people and reporting the
ge to the nearest school house.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
Frank A. lowering, Richardson

Frank A. lowering, Richardson
Park.
Patrick Woods, Coatesville, Pa.
w. ]. Brown, Porter, Del.
VIM. S. Reed, Newark.
Harry V. Quinn, Y'orklyn.
Milton L. Sutton, Edgemoor.
Elisha F. Barton, Marshallton.
Aleman w. Grau, Wilmington.
Orlando Smith, Newark.
Eugene F. Burris, Bear.
Carl N. Peterson Elsmere.
Albert J. Seichepine, Rockland.
George Chandler, Hocllessin.
James Golphin, Delaware City.
Ralph F. Colgain, Marshallton'
Antonio DiPasquale, New Cas-
tie.
Howard T. Stigile, Newark.
John F. Tobin, New Castle.
Buford T. Lunt, New Castle.
Frank Mcfarland, Wilmington.
VIM. H. Clark, Marshallton.
John jackson, Edgemoor.
Dallas B. Jones, Edgemoor.
Robert J. Toner, Greenville.
John w. Johnson, Marshallton.
John R. Timmons, Townsend.
Ambrose J. Denicolai, Henri,
Clay.
Earl McMullin, Newark.
Walter J. Smith, Wilmington.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
France, October 3, 1918.

France, October 3, 1918.
Dear POST:
Your letter of 18th of July ar
rived this a. m. | would have re-
ceived it sooner if | had not been
transferred to another organiza-
tion. nevertheless it was duly APP
preciated. What shall | write you
about? If | could but shout my
thoughts to the Hearers and have
them converted to you by some I'M
known phenomenous transmit
tance; if | could but incite Nor
pheus to be my benefactor, this
ordeal of restricted correspond
ence would not be mine.
Yesterday, | was over some ter
ritory which only a few hours
previous was Fritz's. Everyone
/ there at that time was speaking
German (should | capitalize the
"G"O Now everyone is speaking
Yankee" except those "Hors de
Combat" and there were quite a
few-mostly German. Grave dig
gers they were. 1t is true, | am
told, that people some years ago
were buried in lead and copper
baskets. 1t is these that they seek
The jewellery was oft times bur.
ried with them. This is a recon-,
pense for their efforts. The casket
goes to their smelling plants to bt
turned into war material.
During this recent allied drive
one of. those oil refining Factories
was discovered isolated as mucl
as possible from view-but Heav
+ ems forbid-not from odor. TIL
stinck was Incompatible. The odo
+ was peculiar to itself the pre-
l ducts were fats and glycerine,-
3 the material was the dead of tn
I battle field. God only knows ho'
q many missing went this rout'
S Probably in years to come som
n geologiSt shall unearth the refus
Il from this barbarous institutio
and shall lay claim to anotht
t. Babylon or Tyre. The pleasul
r shall be his, this knowledge
II mine.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
Private Jones Takes
a Desperate Chance

There was one Yank private IN
Thiaucourt who took chance, but
he couldn't resist the temptation.
When his mates first saw him they
were uncertain whether he was
the KAISER or the Grown Prince as
they rushed forward to make the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06

| don't know of any more can
tell you now, so l will say goodbye
for the time being. Hoping every
thing is all right at "Kells," | re-
main,
Private Frank H. Balling,
Company F, Saith Infantry,
American E. F.,
via. New York City.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
Dead Sure

In the present war French SOL
dier had a big German cornered,
and was going to shoot him. The
German said: "Kamerad! Kan
Grad! l have a wife and eleven
children at home" The French
man said: That's not so. You
have a widow and eleven orphans
Think and Grin, Boys Life.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-11-06
LETTERS FROM LOCAL
BOYS OVERSEAS


get all dressed up in the brand
new suit of clothes that | got a
couple of days ago | feel like TAX
ing ON a score of Boches myself.
| got great pair of high English
boots that will keep my feet dry
and prevent my catching cold.
Your son,
Morris.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

Moving with steadiness spite of the frghtfu ficted hem the Germans in their plunge southward the line from Noyon to Mondde continue to gain here and there in the center of the n where their greatest effort has where French resistance might expected stubborn The greatest is at Vgnemont miles from the line stood last Saur day.
 The French launched counter attacks the left of their ne which may be indication that they have reached the front where they will make their final stand This line be along the Aronde river small flowing and northwest from the Disc and roughly paGng the line of the advance.
 The Germans according to the official statement issued the French office reached the vicinity of this stream This marked the limit of their advance however and the French immediately attacked and drove the enemy back to the line passing through Beoy south of St. Maur south of Marquese and Vandelcour The village of Mery west of Beoy taken by the French Monday night
 This part of the battle front, however is apparently not the most menacng to the French farther east than the Germans to be making their most telling gains Here along right bank of the Ose they Antova village of the hills the important town of Rbecour which lies low flat lands to the west the Ose The French admit that their ne of resistance to the west and south of Rbecourt has been withdrawn in consequence.
 ports the withdrawal of the French lines east of the Oe from the Ourscamp and Carepont forests strong positions from which the French defended their positions in the earlier attempts of the Germans to the Disc south of Sempgny
 The battle in the may be regarded having definitely entered its critical stage in the Somme, Flanders the third days most menacng to the Allies It to be certain that the operation which the Germans engaged consG ues very serious blow at the Allied lines from the Disc e he Marne we'll threatening the level country the Io the present battle lines Before this be reached the Germans encounter greater resistance than they have since their offensive began Sunday
 The only other operation of significance carried out Continued on Page Two)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
WOKE WIFE IN
 NIGHT TO HAVE
 HER LEAVE HIM
Sidney A. Bean Ragged Wife This Way for Sev-
 eral Years.
WOULDN'T LET HER
 HANDLE MONEY
Mrs. Bean Denies Charges of Extravaganza and
 Fast Living.

Firing of being awakened in the mid dle of the night by her husband, Sid- ney Bean, who wanted to know when she was going to get out and let him live his life as he wanted to, Mrs. Sally N. Bean testified in the Superior court this morning that af- ter a year or more of his nagging she finally consented to his importunities and signed an agreement of separa- ton. He even said that he would sell the farm in Greenwich where they lived if that was the only way he could get her out.
 The divorce action of Sidney A Bean of Greenwich against Sally N. Bean for desertion came up before Judge Warner this morning after counsel were unable to agree on the motion to hear the proceedings in chambers. Mrs. Bean brought a counter suit naming one Sybil Elwood of New York as correspondent.
 When the matter of a separation was first preached MT. Bean submit ted an agreement in which he agreed to support his wife for period of one year and no longer. Mrs. Bean consulted an attorney who advised that she refuse to sign. She did SC and another agreement was drawn up whereby Mrs. Bean received an al lowance and MT. Bean signed the lease for her apartment in New York. Ii was never her desire to leave hel home and she tried to induce MT Bean to start their married life over again. He refused saying that it was better to let things rest as they were and not try to live together. She saw him number of times between
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
RENEWED LABOR EFFORTS
 URGED BY PRES. WILSON
Country's Head Telegraphs to American Federation of
 Labor Today. FULL SUPPORT OF WAR PROGRAM ASKED War Gan Be Lost in This Country As Well As on
 Fields of France.

Washington, June 11-Pres- ident Wilson telegraphed to- day to the American Federation of Labor and the American AL liance for Labor and Democ- racy, in convention in St. Paul, urging renewed efforts of la. Dor in support of the war pro. gram.
 "The war can be lost in America as well as on the fields of France and iH-consid. cred or unjustified interrup- tions of the essential labor ot the country may make it inn possible to win it." said the presidents telegram to Robert Maisel of the American Ali. ance for Labor and Democracy
 No controversy between capital and lahor should be permitted to interfere with prosecution of the war, the pres. ident said, until every instrumental. ity set Up by the government has been employed to settle it. To MT Gompers he telegraphed:
 Please convey to the 3Sth annua convention of the American Fedora. tion of Labor my congratulations or the patriotic support which the mem. bers of your organization have giver to the war program of the nation ir the past year, not only in the trenches and on the battle field, where so many of our younger men are now in uni form, but equally in the factories ant ship yards and workshops of tht country, where the army is supported and supplied by the loyal industry O. your skilled craftsmen.
 We are facing the hardships of tn, crucial months of the struggle. Tn, nation can face them confidently, as
 (Continued on Page 2)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
MURDER MYSTERY
 OF WOMAN FOUND STILL UNS0LvED

The body of the unidentified woman which was found partly sub merged in the local harbar yester- day morning was inferred today after Medical Examiner S. M. Garlick had given the opinion death was caused by the unknown woman being struck on the back of the head by some blunt instrument. There is no doubt exist ing either in the minds of the police or the medical examiner, that the woman was muJ dered.
 Captain E. o. Cronan, chief of the detective bureau, took an active part in the investigation today when he visited the scene of where the body was. found He and his men searched the water front from Seaview avenue to the Lake Torpedo works for possi- ble traces of clothing. or for stones similar to those which were tied in the raincoat,. but if any clues were found he did not make them known
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
IMP MPROvEMENT IS PROMISED STATE
 IN COAL SUPPLY
Connecticut May Reason ably Hope For Material
 Shipments in Future.
RUSSELL EXPECTS
 ENOUGH FOR WINTER
Result of Recent Conference in Washington Given Out
 By Administrator.

Hartford. June II Connecticut provement in it's coal situation within a few weeks, and for satisfactory at- tention to it's needs the coming win ter, according to Thomas w. Russell, federal fuel administrator for the state, who gave out today his first statement as to the results of the lat est conference in Washington.
 We found the authorities in Wash ington sympathetic to our argu- ments," said he, land we have good reason to hope for their compliance with our suggestions. Applying par ticuIarly to the priority committee of the war industry board, we urged them to request the assistance of state administrators in helping them to form a preference list of manufactur- CTS of the most importance from the standpoint of the war view of indus try.
 Industries not engaged in war work can hardly expect, in my belief to run this coming winter to the eX- tent of manufacturing 100 per cent of their normal product, as I can hardly entertain the hope of supplN- ing them with the full amount of fuel for continuous operation.
 Such industries, in my unofficia. opinion, would be wise in planning a curtailment of their product during | the next winter season and so increase their chances of keeping their factor. ies running throughout the winter or reduced output rather than employ l their full force and attempt to turr out maximum production and have tC close down at more or less frequen 1 intervals.
 T feel reasonably hopeful tha your needs will be met. While i does not appear that the. production of soft coal will be equal to our de mands, it was gratifying to learn tha the operating efficiency of the Penn | sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail
 roads had improved so much that tn mines were getting for the most par
 a normal supply of empty cars for tn first time since the autumn of 1917 An improvement resultant from bet
 ter shipping facilities and new agree
 ments should be noticeable in thi
 state within two or three weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
WORK OUTSIDE OR JAIL, DICTUM
 OF CITY COURT
First Arrest in "Work or Fight" Campaign Nets 15
 Day Jail Sentence.

Fifteen days in jail was the sen tence handed down by Judge Bartlett today in the city court to William Fredericks, 31 years of age, of 181 Lindley street, the first man to be arrested under the Work or Fight" ordinance.
 Fredericks was arrested at an early hour this morning by Patrolman Thomas Maloney, who questioned what he was doing. According to the evidence produced in court by the of ficer, Fredericks was unable to give a satisfactory answer and was placed under arrest upon the technical charge of vagrancy.
 When arraigned before the city court the prisoner pleaded not guilty to the charge of loafing and said he worked whenever he was able to get anything to do. The court seemed to doubt his assertion, on account of the constant call for help of all kinds from factory and farm. When impos- ing sentence the court made it clear that Fredericks being the first arrest under the new law compelling all men between the ages of IS and 60 to work was being made an example as a warning to others who, when arrest ed, will be dealt with much more se- verely.
 The Fight or Work" message ot Provost Marshal General Crowder ie having it's effect in Bridgeport, as al ready many men who hitherto did moi think of working are calling at the United States Employment Service bureau, 303 Fairfield avenue, seeking positions which will make them use full to the government.
 The applications for positions are coming in at the rate of about 90 { day and the bureau is placing then at the rate of about $50 a week. Thit number is expected to t'e materially Increased when the federal order tt Work or Fight goes into effect Jul! l. On this date everyone within thu draft age must have a useful occupa tion.
 Factories are being canvassed fo
 men to help the farmers of the count.
 with the crops this summer, and near ly all of the big plants show a dispo
 sition to help the farmers of Fairfield county who have applied to the bu F reau to furnish them with help t gather their crops.
 The pay offered is from $40 to $60 : month and the work is mostly aroun truck and stock farms. The need fo
 this labor is imperative and the bu reau desires that as many men wh can and will work on farms registe as soon as possible so that the agri s cultural interests may be adequatel |. taken care of this season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
LAUNDRYMEN IN CITY INCREASE
 PRICE OF WASH
Make Your Shirt Go An other Week." is Slogan of
 Downtrodden Public.

Eluding the watchful eye of the landlady and washing sundry articles in the hand basin, a style of laundry ing now extinct, bids fair to be re- vived under present conditions. Even John Chinaman seems to be feeling the stress of the times judging from the last increase in prices for ordi- nary laundry work.
 When Percival takes his lady friend to the theatre, it will cost him con siderably more than before to appear in the usual purple and finel inen." His shirts cannot be laundered for less than 15 cents and if he aspires to the hard boiled' variety he must part with IT cents. Collars will cost him cents each, and if heis addicted to fine pajamas his bill will be raised 35 cents while just plain everyday one cost just a quarter.
 Ladies as well must pay more for the laundrying of their fnery, the
 price of hose being now cents pel pair and skirts 25 to 50 cents, while waists cost 25 cents up.