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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

captured Turin and were besieging Milan; also that the Austrians yearn- ed for peace and wished to fraternize with their Italian brothers. And in fact when the Austrians advanced on the fatal morning of October 24, they threw up their hands and shout ed "kamerad!' The Italians laid down their weapons and advanced to meet the Austrians. and then the Germans. who had been screened be- hind the Austrians, rushed forward and opened fire.
 You can judge how near the ItaI- ian soldiers were to starvation when you know that for a while before Ca poretto some of the troops were re- duced to seven dried chestnuts apiece for their morning ration. More even than for themselves they worried over the destitution of their wives and children from whom they had fnfre- Quent- or no news.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

This is a story of a pig that went to school.
 Not only one pig went but a whole lot of his brothers will follow. Here's how and why:
 Two hundred boys who attend school in the general offices of Swift & Co. at the stock yards and are growing up in the business of. pack ingtown, are being taught the prac- tical side Of the meat business in addition to their regular classroom work, which is under the direction of the Chicago board of education. Demonstrations and lectures by de pertinent heads of the various branches of the business have'been tnaugurated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
HEARTS OF THE WORLD"

David W. Grifflths supreme tri umph, Hearts of the World" shortly to be shown at Polls theatre, might be called cinema grand opera. so well does the musical accompaniment fit the picture. There is theme run ming through the symphony indicat- ing every important character and every testure Is timed with the music. The picture might easily be under stood without titles as some of the music, to which everyone knows the words, describes the scenes exactly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
WEST END

Mary Pickford in How Could You Jean," her newest Aircraft release in five acts, is the feature attraction to- night and tomorrow night at the West End theatre on State street near Clin- ton avenue. All lovers of America s sweetheart should not fail to see this splendid picture. Wednesday, Mae Marsh in "The Face in the Dark and Fatty Arbuckle in '"The Bell Boy.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

Just now the boys are studying the various cuts of meat hog be- comes after it is made into pork. w. D. Honohan of the provision de- partment and Thomas O'Brien ex- plain the cuts of meat and tell the boys of the live animal and what becomes of the dressed car cass.
 These demonstrations will be put into practical use by the boys in connection with their problems in percentage in the classroom. They take the different parts of an an- imal and apply them to arithmetic, thus varying the usual problems found in the textbooks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

The Post Office Department an- were lost in the Mediterranean by the sinking of a steamship. The cargo of oil lost when the Spanish steamer Ramon de Larrinaga was torpedoed will be replaced by the United States if the Spanish govern ment wants it.
 American Ambassador Francis in- | formed the State Department that he and heads of allied embassies who were in Kandalaska, Russian Lapland, have left for Murmansk. | Charles M. Schwab director of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, re- quested that reserve of 100000 tons of steel be accumulated during the next year for shipbuilding.
 Federal license taxes on manufac- turers of tobacco were doubled by tho House Ways and Means Committee. 1 A working agreement between unions of Great Lakes Seamen: | Bremen and Stewards and practi- cally all independent shipowners was signed by representatives of the unions and companies.
 The Amsterdam Te1egraf reports that as the American government has prohibited trade with the Dutch East Indies, firms there employing Ger mans are gradually dischargins 1 them.
 Gen. Pershing cabled Secretary Baker that there is much confusion in checking up the casulty lists be- cause American troops are scattered in French and British dressing sta tions and hospitals.
 Five carloads of exhibits of the United States government are or their way from government ware. houses and six more cars are to be started soon for distribution among 25 large state fairs.
 Because of the German control O Finland. the inhabitants of the AIant Islands, in the Baltic Sea, have blow1 up Qualifications on the islands ', prevent them from becoming a men ace to Sweden.
 Dr. Karl Helfferich, the new Ger man Ambassador to Russia, has re l: quested the Bolsheviki government t. adopt stern measures in looking fo the slayer of Field Marshal vol Eichhorn.
 The Interstate Commerce Comm lis
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

The president of Switzerland will open the conference between conmis- sioners of America and Germany on the exchange of war prisoners to be held in Berne
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

Sirens like the one shown in this picture will be placed on all the tall buildings of New York city by the DO lice department to warn against pos sible aerial attacks by the Germans Perhaps the city may adopt the Paris method of warning, that of sending out fire engines equipped with sirens. This siren can be heard within a radius of two miles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion ruled that. free transportation of property by express companies for their employees and officers or for en- ployes of officers Of other common carriers was unlawful.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The total sale of war saving and thrift stamps for the month of July totalIed $211, 1,417,942.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

Advertise in The Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

Dr. Karl Helfferich, the new Ger man Ambassador to Russia, has re- quested the Bolsheviki government to adopt stern measures in looking for the slayer of eld-Marshal von Eichhorn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

The Post Office Department an- nounced that 1,741 letters for Egypt were lost in the Mediterranean by the sinking of a steamship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

The cargo of oil lost when the Spanish steamer Ramon de Larrinaga was torpedoed will be replaced by the United States if the Spanish govern ment wants 1t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05

Because of the German control ot Finland. the inhabitants of the Aland Islands, in the Baltic Sea, have blown up Qualifications on the islands To prevent them from becoming a men ace to Sweden.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Collars in plain filet crochet, with-
out design, are very smart.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
-
Embroidery Fad.

THAT beaded trimming is rapidly
giving way to embroidery seems
to be fashion tendency beyond dis
pute. 1t is said that one reason why
the metallic bead effect became SO
popular in Paris and later in Ameri.
ca season or so ago was because il
was possible to make use of metal
filings and scrapings from ammuni.
ton works to make much of this
trimming. 49,. 4
But for some reason very little
trimming Is coming into this country
now and beads are becoming scarce,
Embroidery is entirely within the
bounds of things. available. Hence,
the new dresses will show embroid:
cry rather than beads. 1t has been
said that there is an end to so-called
oriental and ecclesiastical embroid-
eriesAthat is. bright colors are run
to the ground and most of the smart
dresses showing embroidery will be
worked in Threads of the same color
or in some simple one-tone contrast.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
At the Laundry Windows.

THERE should be screens in all
laundry windows and one or two
of them should be kept open all the
time. If possible. have two windows
in opposite or meeting walls open, SO
that cross circulation can be effect
ed. These windows can be barred for
safety.
Laundry curtains should be uni
form-not made of odd bits of lace
discarded from the drawing yoom
windows. That is as bad as making
maids aprons out of worn-out lin
gerie dresses. Neat figured Swiss is
the daintiest and most economical
material for laundry curtains 1t
washes well and wears long. Heavy
net can also be used, but the Swiss
is more suitable in a small house or
country house or 4 cottage.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

soft enough to keep a woman's face
gentle and feminine, but when stiff
haired fur is put against the chin the
features are hardened as though a
cold wind had passed over them.
Paris is augmenting the use OF seal
skin. Capes are made with eighteen
and twenty inch borders of it; skirts
are made with floating panels of it
lined with chiffon; medieval cuirasses
of heavy embroidered satin that show
a CLINT of silk and metal in the de,
sign have long. medieval sleeves OF
American sealskin which flare over
the knuckleS.
The sealskin sacque will come back
with the ostrich feather. These have
always been associated in the minds
of those who remember the days OF
Evening star., 1918-06-30
For the Bather.

NJ more fussing and fuming with
~ bandanna bathing scarfs or cana
tnat must be coaxed and wheedled into
pohuon- There are compact little rub
Der caps Of all colors and many designs
that can be pulled right over the head
and are so tight and waterproof that
they perfectly protect the hair. They
are NOT at all expensive. One neat little
model that fits well down over the FORE
head and has rubber-frineed tasael
hanging over the left ear and cheek
costs out eS cents. 1t may be bought
IN almost any color you wish.
more elaborate but extremely serv-
lceaoie bathing cap is made fneeniouslv
OF ruooer roses SO that 1t looks like
noWered turban. 1t may be had in any
color' put In rose-colored rubber it is
most attractive. 1t would be charming
In rose when worn with an all-hlacs
bathing suit 1t costs about IS.
Not only are artifict. flowers imi.
tated IN rubber: there are also birds
bathing hat for IS cents shows a large
rubber bird on the left side. II is made
In various popular hues
nc ufoSo-prlmfned bathing hat has
advantages Of many sorts II is be.
coming to some young women who do
not look their best with an unshaded
giare, especially when in the uncom-
promising light of the seashore. Then.
too. 1t actually affords some shade and
protection for the eyes. A very smart
wide -brimmed bathing hat Of simple
aeslgn Is made with checked rubber
or1m in various shades and NAV he
had for about So
One has ample opportunity this wear
10 De becomingly and well shod for
SUR bathing and swimming. High
shces are preferred by many swimmers
because they are less likely to become
weighted with sand and hence tend to
loosen in the water A pair of verv
nigh white canvas bathing shoes witt,
smart smart gray bindings may be had for a
h!.ie over dollar the pair, and decid
edly smart satin high boots in navy
blue or black with white leather bind,
ing cost about s. a pair
Evening star., 1918-06-30

they also swung the long. ripping
cape over their shoulders which fell
legs. Can't you visualize the resem-
blance between us and them?
We are not only going to embellish
our bodies with soft furs as protest
and protection against the lack OF
coal and hot water in zero winters,
but we delightfully."- find that the de-
signers are giving to the world new
material that looks exactly like
coat of mail.
Women will have jenkins Of it with
long tunics of it, girdled at the waist
with Indian red silk and glittering In
the sun.
There will be short skirts of seal
skin sometimes worn under these
long jenkins or coats OF mail, ano
there will be evening gowns built OF
this silver and gold coat OF mail clotn
which will turn the most modern
woman into a first cousin to Boadicea.
In contrast to these glittering and
sumptuous fabrics of day when men
had to wear armor as constant pro-
lection from the dagger thrust OF an
enemy, are the new coats OF leather.
They simmer and shine in the rain;
they protect one from the cold; they
will be used as jenkins, as snort
Jackets over thick. woolen skirts
when the autumn comes.
glory in October by smart women al
ready advancing the idea in sport and
country costumes for bad days.
Paris wore these coats all curing
the spring because of the constant
rain. and the fact that she was in the
open more than ever before. They are
of seal and light brown, Of dark blue
and black, and they are fastened with
leather-covered buttons. Usually there
are pockets and a loose girdie cut
fastened by a buckle, but in the
medieval manner of one end OF the
thong slipped over and over the other.
There Is no doubt that we are going
to glitter and glisten this year as did
the fighters Of the tenth and eleventh
centuries. The milliners have blaZed
the way for this. for, as the student
of dress well knows, one can build up
a rather good program OF new fash.
ions for gowns and wraps by what
the milliners exploit in head cover
ings.
And when you see new felt hats ex-
plotted on all sides. with their sole
trimming consisting of the tinsel cord
worn by American officers you will
realize that the glitter of war is to
be put into the autumn costumery.
Felt hats, by the way, are very
smart for summer. They may. Keep
away the incoming velvet hat which
leaves. US in February, when it is
needed. and comes back the first of
July. when 1t is undesirable.
The felt hat of the hour is white.
oyster. beige, black and yellow and is
trimmed with masses of flowers ar
ranged in wreath around the crown.
When the hat is for sports. for coun-
try or for travelling it has the tinsel
cord of the American captain.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

are exceptionally good. The story
goes that quite degree OF sharp irrl-
tation has been caused among certain
groups of individuals concerning the
dyeing knowledge that st. Louis has
made her own. Whatever the outcome
of the irritation. the fact remains that
the fur people say that women have
nothing to fear from the grade. the
quality or the coloration Of the fur
that will bear the American label
\
= Every one does not know the ex-
'traordinary situation which was de-
>yeloped in the fur trade before the
war broke. The simplest piece Of
American petty that an American girl
wore had probably made little jour
ney half around the world and was
far more travelled than its possessor.
You could catch coon in Georgia,
send 1t to London for preparation.
across the English channel to France
to have style and finish put into It,
iantic port, and finally journey it
across the continentl. drop it into
various places, we'll known and un-
known. and sell it to an American
Such was the fate of piece of fur.
To-day our peltry stays at home. We
6an catch a coon in Georgia. an opos-
sum in Alabama, trap a mink in New
England, get together all the eats
and rats the nation does not need. and
turn them out between st. Louis. New
York, Chicago and San Francisco into
a motley array Of admirable furs.
Fostering this condition is the
American government. Our native
sealskin will be pushed to the limit
Of exploitation as a fashionable fur,
and there is no reason for women to
linger far behind the government III
its desire to have these skins sold in
a steady fashion.
The reason for the enthusiasm on
the part of the majority of women
for this soft and pliable fur is it's eff
feet upon the human face and figure.
1t is singularly attractive to flesh and
bone. 1t falls into supple folds; it
brings out the best in a complexion.
Raccoon. opossum, skunk and all the
other long haired furs are stylish. one
I. admits, but they are not becoming.
Silver foxes are graceful enough in
their fluctuations, and the hairs are
Evening star., 1918-06-30
BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.

d ANNE h11IGNdOUoL.
F1HE American government is in
terested in the exploitation of
sealskin. That is a sentence
q pregnant with significance. 1t
means one thing; to Hooverize on the
other furs and use the kind which the
Pacific coast produces.
st. Louis is to be the headquarters,
SO it is said, of the fur industry in
this country. Heretofore. London has
had the supreme place of the world.
However, journeying across the ocean
on self-appointed missions, either for
industry, commerce or curiosity. has
Ahad taboo put upon it by our gov
ernment and by those united with us
on the other side.
1t is easier to get to ST. Louis than
to London, therefore, and the recent
fur sales in that city have been so
enormously successful that the peitry
men are not worried about the future.
1t is said that the dyes and the
preparation of fur for costume usage
Evening star., 1918-06-30

old. when the height of bliss to
fashionable woman was a summer III
Saratoga, pair of drop solitaire ear
rings. a short, untrimmed sealskip
sacque and q hat ornamented with
two or more long. floating ostrich
plumes.
The diamond earrings win not re-
turn to fashion. but the eo., ostrich r.i1,
come out on the primrose path of
fashion in the early autumn.
The women of England and France
have led the way. The ostrich plume
made money in munitions and had to
spend it on the symbols of luxury;
but soon the French women took 1t
up for it's beauty, and again we have
black and brown thickiy curled
ostrich plumes floating around the
crown and dropping down on the
shoulder. -
One of the new bits Of millinery
shows "a hat that has a Joffre blue
shoulder like a curl, and one gets a
quick, flashing backward glimpse of
those women of royal France who
hunted through the forests with g
in their hand.
The American designers, as we'll as
those in France. are taking time by
the forelock and exhibiting autumn
gowns that may be bought at the
present moment and worn at summer
resorts cool enough to make fur en-
durable.
To the outsider the very thought of
peltry in our hot, humid climate dur
ing July and August is depressing;
but there are thousands who are not
so easily depressed by circumstance
over which they have full control.
They want fur: they like to wear it.
and it pieases them to make a piquant
contrast between their costume and
the thermometer.
Therefore, the designers will let
them have their way. They not only
give them separate pieces of fur, but
gowns trimmed with ii, capes bordered
with it and blouses heaped with it.
Mind you. they are not stingy about
fur On these new clothes. There is
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Sealskins Are Now Cassed Among the Patriotic Garments

country. but we can go in for curfew
clothes Just the same. The pointed
hat, the square-toed shoes with the
silver buckle and the long. rippling
capes fit in with the silhouette Of the
hour.
Collars in plain flet crochet, with-
out design, are very smart.
Most wash skirts are simply shir.
red or pieated at the waist line
There are vague whispers of a new
silhouette for the fall frock.
In the newest ribbon bags plain
ana inquired ribbons are combined
Jet is the smartest trimming for
the fashionable black dinner gown.
Dayhght-saving dinners have brought
out vast amount of transparent but
hIgh-necked frocks. These are made
OF tuile usually combined with some
gn.tering metallic cloth. The whole
upper part Of the body is covered with
1he tulle, and long sleeves have sud.
oeniy acquired place of power.
1t Is no longer smart in the bel.
Hserent countries to wear white
gloves They are taboo in England
ana france. and American women are
oeglnning to see the wisdom and
economy OF this fashion.
Tan, brown and any shade of beige
are considered the proper thing. Even
white wash gloves are NOT cons,de,ed
as fashionable as the others. Economy
is creating a style Of its own in every
Iand. BY common consent evening
kioves nave practically disappeared
IN the belligerent countries, France
mas always hated them. England can't
anord them, and soon America will
abandon them. 1t may be that long
Wrlnkled sleeves will take their r1acSs
entirely. S':ee
Evening star., 1918-06-30

London and Paris have designed
curfew hats. and America will soon
make use of the name and the de-
signs. 1t would not be amiss for US to
keep our own picturesque Puritan
fashions of New England. We know as
much of the curfew as Great Britain,
and more than Paris. We do not have
the signal for lights out" in this
Evening star., 1918-06-30
There are vague whispers of a new
Silhouette for the fall frock.

In the newest ribbon bags plain
and figured ribbons are combined.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Jet is the smartest trimming for
the fashionable black dinner gown.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
FASHION NOTES.

THE trench helmets made of tin are
u not becoming, but American
women have followed the British in
using them at summer resorts.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Most wash skirts are simply shirA
red or pieated at the waist line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-05

FOR SALE-Pure sugar house mo-
lasses at 5Sc per gallon; Porto
Rico, 4Sc; reboiled cane and corn
syrup Zoe per gallon, delivered. w.
Il. Davis, wholesale molasses. Box
50, Columbia, S. c. 1919
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-05
WANTED-REAL ESTATE

WANTED-To rent or buy, lur-
nished or unfinished, a home WIN
some acres Of land, close to city Oh
Lakeland, on high ground, or Will
buy. Will put in some cash, and give
four building lots in West Philadel-
mia, and six lots in Brownall Park
out of West Philadelphia. Cost own
er four years ago $4,000 Also have
six lots in Kamloop, B. c., assessed
at $500, price $4,000 All lots free
and clear. If any difference: viii.
assume. State full details and par
ticulars, lowest rent or very cheap
est price or no attention will be
paid to letter. Address for three
weeks, Gustavus & Theel, care Cen
eral Delivery, City.
1902
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-05

LOST-Diamond cavalier set in plati-
mum, with chain, lost somewhere
between the KILLER Hotel and the
depot. Liberal reward if returned
to the KILLER Hotel. 1884
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-05
CLASSIFIED ADVERTzSING
SACRIFICE SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Owing to desire to change my line
of investments from residence to
mercantile property, ! will sell any
or all of my residence property, also
vacant lots, at very attractive prices
for the next few days.
Look up the following, or come and
let me show you.
My residence, consisting of ten,
rooms, at No. s05 South Florida Ave-,
with frontage of &C feet, or the entire
front of 1876 feet. The choicest resi-.
dence location in Lakeland, with rs
to 80 bearing fruit trees.
My seven room, tWo-story, modern
dwelling, No. 801 South Florida Ave-,
with lot frontage of IS feet, plenty Of
fine citrus fruits on the place.
Six room brick bungalow, being No
e02 South Missouri Ave, with corner
lot 100 feet frontage.
A splendid eisht-room, concrete
residence, with lot e7La feet frontage
on higgins street being No. 107 Rig
gins street.
A modern five room bungalow, be-
ing No. 700 South Missouri Ave.
A large twelve room dwelling, suit
able for boarders or rooming house
close in, located at No. SOP North
Kentucky Ave.
A splendidIy built, moderns bunga
low, comprising five rooms and sleep
ing porch situated ideally for quiet
and convenient residence, No. 1911
South Tennessee Ave.
All the above are equipped with
modern conveniences; the prices are
right, with desirable terms If you
like. have others, also lots, groves
and farms.
Might consider some desirable ex
changers.
Call on or address the owner.
w. FlsKE JOHNSON.
Residence Phone 1850; Office Ray
monde BLDG; Phone 80.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-05
FOR RENT
WANTED TO RENT

WANTED-To lease citrus groves for
a period of three to ten years on
very favorable terms, guarantee
ing expert care and cultivation, ac-
cording to the most improved
methods of citrus culture. For fur
ther particulars, address Box 1879
orianuo' Florida. 1877