davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
PUBLIC SPEAKING
 CLUB AT Y. M. c. A.

Prof. George Currie, instructor in pubic spakinE and coach in parlia- mentary usage at the Y. M. C. A, will speak to the club on Monday eve ming, Nov. 4, at 7:45 o'clock. Visitors will be admitted.
 A small but enthusiastic group met him at the opening meeting. A. H. Armstrong was elected temporary chairman and Lieut.. Warner, secre- tary. A constitution and bylaws had been prepared. Those were read and endorsed by all present.
 The club will be called the ''Up-to- the Minute Speaking and Debating Club" Each meeting will be opened with a business session where differ ent points in parliamentary usage will be brought up. Each man will have the opportunity to act as pre- siding officer Learn by Doing is the slogan and a pleasant and profit able winter is anticipated. The club will be limited to 20 members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
FLIES 22s MILES IN
 ONE HOUR 45 MINUTES

Pittsburgh, Oct. S0-A new record time for an airplane flight between Dayton. Ohio, and Pittsburgh was claimed yesterday by James M 6choonmaker, Jr., son of the vice president of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, who covered the dis tance of 22S miles in De Haviland battleplane Monday afternoon in 1 hour and 45 minutes. An average speed of more than two miles a min ute was maintained.
 N Young Schoonmaker, who is chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Air plane Co.,, received long distance telephone message Monday morning that his father. who had just under gone an operation, was seriously i'll. He immediately decided to make a flying visit to his bedside, and ob- tained permission to use De Havi- land Four battleplane. With Howard Rinehart as pilot he left Wright Field Dayton at l1:15 a. m. and landed here at p. m., on Brunots Island.
 ' Schoonmaker said the fastest pre- yious record airplane time between Dayton and Pittsburgh was hours and 5 minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
SUPREMACY OF
 ALLIED AIRMEN
 KEEP HUNS BUSY

London, Oct 30-For four months London has enjoyed immunity from hostile air raids and moonlight nights are no longer dreaded by its inhabi- tants. For many weeks German air men have had far more urgent busi- ness to attend to on the other side of the channel Much of this is due to the persistent raiding of Rhine towns and the bombing of German aerodromes. These attacks compel the enemy to muster for their defence machines which they can very i'll spare from the battlefelds where AL lied supremacy in the air becomes in- creasingly manifest.
 The frequent raids on German towns have been fully recorded but the growing frequency of attacks on German -aerodromes have received much less attention. From informa- tion obtained from the War Ministry 1t is learned that in the month of August alone there were thirty-three attacks on Gerpnan aerodromes, nine teen of which were directed against two of them which had become par ticularly obnoxious as hives of aerial wasps.
 Raids On AerodrOmes Victorious
 In one daylight raid on an aero drome a fierce combat lasted over forty minutes as a result of which four German machines were destroy ed and three others driven down Tout of control" Two British machines were lost.
 Many of the night raids have beer very effective. Over one aerodromf five tons of bombs were dropped, sev. en direct hits on hangars were madt and fire was started. On another 1 raid eight tons of bombs were drop. ] ped and several hangars completel! burnt out, and the aerodrome covered with large holes which effectuall, | spoiled it for landing purposes. The effect of these attacks is t cripple the efficiency of the Germans aggressive work and their power o retaliation and demoralize their per
 sonnel. Their recuperative power
 are now at a low ebb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
JESS WILLARD
 WILL BOX FOR BIC WAR FUND
Champion Wires Committee He is Unable to Fight
 in East.

In rely to Jim Coffroths telegram asking Willard to come to New York and box in Madison Square Garden in behalf of the United War Work CTS campaign the champion yesterday sent the following telegram:
 Wichita Falls, Tex, Oct. 2S.
 United War Work National Sports Committee, Boxing Division, New York, N. Y: Just returned 10 Wichita Falls, where your wire awaited me. Will be unable to come to New York. Have promised committee of this State to put on at least two shows. Commit tee here will make arrangements for boxing partner. JESS WILLARD
 Meantime Charley Harvey, who is to have charge of the boxing bouts in the Garden on November 25, is de- layed in his efforts to make up a card The committee will make one more effort to get Willard here, and if II fails Harvey will go ahead and ar range the next best card.
 Madison Square Garden has beer engaged for the drive for November 16, 25 and 26. Jack Curley is arrang. ing a wrestling card for the 18th the Amateur Athletic Union will stage athletics on the 25th and the boxer will have the centre of the stage or the 26th. q
 To the present time Jack Oempse, is the only boxer of prominence wht has pledged himself to fight at tn, Garden. Among the callers at head quarters yesterday was P. J. Mul queen, president of the Sportsman Club of Toronto, who announced hi intention of staging bouts for tn drive. Mulqueen called attention t the fact that when Kid Lewis boxe, in Toronto the welter chs; mpion gay, half of his earnings to a Canadian war fund.
 Walter Camp had a conference yes terday with the members of the Sport Committee of the War Workers. Tn father of football met Martin Nc Voy, Herbert L. Pratt, William W Roper and James w. Coffroth a lunch at the Yale club. They discuss ed the several branches of the drive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
ALL CRIPPLES OF COLUMBIA SQUAD
 OUT ON GRIDIRON
Dawson Puts Team Through Stiffest Drill of Present
 Season.

All the cripples, With the exception of Canapery, returned to the Colum- bia varsity football squad yesterday and Fred Dawson, coach of the eleven, was able to put the team through the stiffest drill it has had thus far this season.
 When darkness came the squad was still hard at it, and 1t was not until 1t was no longer possible to see the ball that a halt was called. Tho only absentee from the lineup was Lieut.. Robb, who was detailed to spe- cial duty and was unable to get in the drill on the gridiron.
 Dawson was especially pleased with the reappearance of Houlahan and Memmott. The former was sick last week, but recovered quickly, while Memmott fooled the university physi- clans by demonstrating that a sup posed fracture of the shoulder was nothing more serious than a bruise, Both men were in togs, but MemnIott did relatively little work because Daw- son wass unwilling to expose him to | further injury.
 Charley Shaw, the halfback, whose brilliant play helped to make victory possible over the Camp Merritt eleven | last week, received word from Dean | Hawkes., just before reporting on the field, that his application to be trans | ferred from the training school for in- | fantry officers to which he had beer assigned, to a school for aviators, had been acted upon favorably by the | War Department. This may haster l Shaw's departure from Morningside l Heights, but in any event he will be available to play in the game agains Amherst on Saturday.
 Neither Kraus, Robson nor Parks the three varsity men whose name: with Shaw's were posted as recon mended to the Central Officers Train. | ing Camp, has received word as tt when they may expect to be assigned to their new commands, but 1t is pre- | sumed that they will not leave before | Nov. 13.
 Because of an early military dril and long practice by the entire pos with the exception of the footbal players, it was impossible for Daw son to hold a scrimmage between hi first and second teams until it wa dark. The result was satisfactory however, and the varsity with Houla han back in the lineup in the plac of Zychlinski, showed marked superi ority over the second team. Tom Thorp became a regular vol unteer member of the coaching stat : and will have charge of the line un der Dawson's direct supervision. H drilled the forwards of both the frs and second elevens in charging, usin: the charging machine for that pur pose.
 The squad was augmented by tn addition of five new candidates, on
 of whom (Howard) was g. crack play CT on the Horace Mann School tear
 last year.
 Dawson will give his team a specia drill today in breaking up forwar
 passes. He believes that Amherst
 stronger than the score of the gam
 if played with Wesleyan last wee would indicate, and is certain that , will rely on the forward pass to mak
 most of it's gains, as the Camp Merri eleven did against the Blue an White.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
N. Y. Wholesale Prices

Butttr---Creamery, higher than ex- tras, Ib, 5S 1-2 o 59c; extras, 5Sc; dairy, tubs, finest, 57 O 57 1-2c; good to prime, 53 O 56c.
 Eggs---Fresh gathered, extras, per doz, 60 O Gle; extra firsts, 67 @ 59c:
 F'ruits---AppleS, Mcintosh, Dbl, $6 @ s9; Alexander, bbl, 34 o $6 Jonathan, bhl. s5 o tS; Snow, bbl, $4 o $6; Hol- land Pippin, bb1. A @ s5; Fall Pippin. bbl, s4 @ $5; York Imperial. fbbl, $4 @ $. 50; Gravenstein. bbl, $4 @ $6; King. bbl, $4 O $5. 50; Hubbardson, bbl, 8. 50 @ $5; Baldwin, bbl, $4 @ $5.50; Ben Davis, bbl,' 8. 50 @ $4.25; Greening, bbl, 50 @ $6.50. Pears. per bbl, BeutTe Bose. $S O SIS; Beut Ire Clair geau, s6 @ $9; Beurre d'Anjou, bbl, SC @ Ss; Sheldon, $5 o $10; Webster, $4 o ss. 50: Lawrence, $4 O $6; Kieffer, s2. .50D o $4.5o. Quinces, bbl,, 2.50 e $S; bushel bsk, $1 O $2.5O. Grapes case, $1 O s1 50; Niagara, $3 @ $4.
 Hay and Straw---Hay. timothy, No. 1, large bales, ton, s3s; No to No. 2 $2S o $37; shipping, $25 O BPS: fancy light clover, mixed, $34 O $37; No. clover. mixed, BPS o s33. Straw, No. 1 rye. s21.
 Potatoes. Maine. 100 lbs, s2.S7 c s2'63; Long Island, 100 lbs, $3.50 c s. .03. Poultry, Dressed---Turkeys, spring selected, 40 O 43c; poor to fair, 20 BOG. Chickens, 10 to F lbs to dozen ID. 45c: IS to A lbs. 45c; 25 to 90 lbs 3S O 42c: S1 to 36 lbs. 35c: 3T to 42 lbs 35c; 4e to 47 lbs, 36c; AS lbs and over 37c Fowls, 60 lbs and over to dozen 95 1-2c; 4S to 56 lbs, 35c; 4S to 47 lbs S4 1-2c; S6 to 42 lbs. 33 1-2c: 30 to 3 lbs, S2c; under 30 lbs, S1c. Sprin, ducklings, ID, 40c. Squads, prime white, to 10 lbs and over to dozen per dozen, $S.5O O sS.25; dark, pc dozen, g o 8; culls, per dozen, sI ( s1. 50. Guineas, spring, per pair, 90 o s1.5U; old. per pair, 60 o 75c.
 Poultry, Live---Chickens. 2Sc; fowls 2s O S1c. Turkeys, S2 o 3Sc. Ducks 25c. Geese, "A O 25c. Guineas, pc pair, 75c. Live pigeons, per pair, O 40c.
 vegetables--=Beans. wax or green
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
THE BATTLE OF HANAU.

NapOleOn'S undaunted and indomit- able spirit was never better illustrat- ed than in the battle of Hanau, fought 105 years ago today in the little city of IIesse- -Cassel. Defeated at Leipsic by an overWehlming army of the allies, the Corsican was forced to retreat toward France. At Hanau he found his retreat barred by his former marshal, Wrede, a Bavarian, in command of an army of 10000 Austrians and Bavarians. Against this force of fresh troops Napoleon could oppose only 10000 soldiers, all weak and worn by battles and forced marches.
 This, then, is the end!" said one of Napoleon's officers, but the em- peror only sneered. As he surveyed the position of Wrede's forces, he scornfully remarked: Alas, poor Wrede! I made him a count, but could not make him a general"
 Like a thunderbolt Napoleon hurled his main column against the Bavarian flank. The contest was bloody and protracted, and the French suffered severely, but Wrede was no match in | strategy for Napoleon. Wrede, while vainly trying to rally his troops, was severely wounded. His army was dis persed, and the French troops re- | gained Metz.
 | Karl Philipp, Prince of Wrede, who | fared, so badly in the conflict with l Napoleon over a century ago, had been the emperor's ally in the cana- i ;-.!Sns against the Austrians, Pru5- sians and Russians. After the retreat l from Russia, claiming to be offended | by some insult which had been offered i to him, but more likely because he believed Napoleon was near the end of his tether, Wrede returned to Munich and joined the anti-French party. He was largely instrumental in bringing about the treaty whereb! Bavaria joined the coalition against France.
 Two days after Hanau the French crossed the Rhine, and ten days later l the emperor was in Paris. Even ther he could have compromised by agree ing to confne his activities to France
 Yet he could not believe that Europe so recently prostrate beneath his feet
 had power to hold him within sucf
 limits. w Hlle IlS udlIl0O' llle hOSt4I forces closed around him. The Eng
 fish and Spanish armies. headed b!
 Wellington. were on the frontier. Rus
 sia. Prussia, Bavaria, Sweden an
 the smaller German states wer'
 marching to the eastern border, ant
 were preparing to cross the Rhine
 The few allies remaining to Franc
 were fickle, and not to be trusted France had been drained of all it
 men by successive levies of conscrip
 tions. and the raw material for armie
 had been exhausted. We'll might tn emperor say, in that crisis: "Al , Europe was marching with us a yea ago, but now all Europe is marching against us.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
r. S. AVIATOR ESCAPES.

Tours, France, Oct 27 (Delayed)- Ijeut. George Puryear, the first Amer ican aviator to escape from Germany, arrived today at Tours, where he was received at the aviation headquarters Ijeut. Puryear last July brought down A German plane, and thinking he was over French territory, followed his victim to the ground. He was sur rounded and ordered to surrender and then discovered he had landed inside the German lines.
 While in Germany the lieutenant was an inmate of several prison camps. After escaping he passed through a thickly populated section \ of the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30

basket, 10c @ $1 Beets. 100 punches, $1. 50 @ $25O; basket, 50 O 75c;. bbl, $150 @ g. 300. CarrSts, 100 punches, s1 @ s2; basket, 80 O soc; bbl, $1.5O o g. Cucumbers, basket, $1 O $2.25; bbl, g O $4.5O. Cucumber pickles, small, basket, $2 O B. Cabbages, per ton, $15 o $2O; per 100, $S @ $4.50; red, bbl, s125 O $2. Caulif1owers, bbl, g O $4.5O Celery bunch, 15 o soc; rough, case. B o $s.5o. Horseradish, 100 lbs, s6 O $7. Lima beans, potato, basket, $1 O s2: fiat. basket, 5Oc O $1. Onions, Connecticut, 100 ID bag, S. 50 O $175. Pumpkins. bbl. $1 o s1.500. iRadishes, 100 punches, $1.5O o s2. Rhubarb, 100 punches, g @ s. Squash, Hubbard, bbl, s1 @ s1. 50: marrow, bbl. 75c O SIPS. Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl, S1. .25 O g; white, Dbl, $1 o $2. To- natoes, crate, 5Oc o $50; green, crate. 50 O 75c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
UMPIRE BILL KLEIN
 ENLISTS IN ARMY

Bill Klem, the National League umpire, has applied for commission in the Quartermaster's Corps of the army and Is awaiting a call to ser vice. Klem, who makes his home in Yonkers, reported to his local draft board and received a deferred classifl cation, but served notice on the board that he had enlisted. It is under stood that Klem Is expecting a com mission as captain In a stevedore reg iment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
TODAY's ANNIVERSARY.

The first Methodist society in Amer ica was formed in New York in 17SS and the first Methodist church in that city was dedicated on, Oct. 30, 17sS just 15O years ago today. The first conference of the Methodists was held in Philadelphia in 1773, when ten preachers, representing 1,16O mem bers, joined the program. The revo- lution put stop to Methodist activi- ties for a time, but in 17S4, 60 itin- erant preachers met and formed an independent organization which they called the Methodist Episcopal Church. The new denomination spread rapidly over North America and is now one of the leading denom- nations in both the United States and Canada,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
N. Y. Live Stock Market

Beeves---Fair to choice steers sold at s12.5O o s17.S5 per 100 lbs; bulls, s6 r @ g; cows, $4 @ $1O; dressed beef, .15 1-2 O 28c for common to prime na- tive sides.
 Calves---Comn,on to primo veaIa sold at SIS O s2O per 1000 lbs; few head, s20. 25 O $20. 50; culls, $1O O SIP; fed calves, $S.5O O S1O; grassers, g O sS; yearlings. s6 O $7; city dressed veals, IS O 29c; country dressed, Is O 2Sc.
 Sheep---Common to prime sheep (ewes), $6.50 O s11 per 100 lbs; culls, 's5 O $6; common to prime lambs, $14 O s17; culls, $1O O $1S. Dressed nut ton, F o 18c ID; dressed lambs, 20 O 26c.
 Hogs to medium hogs. $17.5O o s17.75 per 100 lbs; roughs, S15.25. Country dressed hogs, 26 @ 2sc per ID; roasting pigs. B o 35c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
H. B. Power Sends
 Draft Board Card

A registration card was forwarded to Draft Board, No. f.. from Harry Bushworth Power, formerly of this city now of England. The card shows his address as Underwood" Victoria Park, Shipley, Works. Mir. Power Is 20 years old and connected with the firm of Thomas E. Power & Co., of Bradford, Eng. He had one and one-half years experience as d yeoman while in England. with ths rank of a cadet sergeant major.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
ISSUE TWO
 BILLION MARKS

Zurich, Oct. 30. The German Reichsbank has issued bank notes to the amount of two billion marks dur ing the last four weeks according to the Mousse Nachrichten of Munich The newspaper says that was caused by the hoarding of bank notes by the people, and points out that if the Ger mans do not give up their present "craze." financial catastrophe is in- evitable
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
QuestiOnnaires Are
 Being Mailed Now

Questionnaires are being sent out regularly by the various local draft boards and it is estimated that all questionnaires will be mailed this week. Some boards have been held up in their work on account of a number of their clerks being ill. Two clerks from Board 13 are confined to their homes on account of illness, and that board has not even commenced sending out it's questionnaires.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
RALPH GREENLEAF
 MAKES RUN OF 96

Ralph Greenleaf defeated John Lay ton in their afternoon and evening pocket billiard matches at Maurice Daly's Billiard Academy yesterday In the afternoon match Greenleaf won by score of IA to 100 and in the even- ing he triumphed by count of 134 to 72.
 Greenleaf made a high run of 96 In the evening game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
TODAY IN PUGILIsTIC ANNALS

1909-Joe Jeanette knocked out Al Kubiak in the fifth round at Paris.
 1911-Jack Twin Sullivan and Tony Ross fought a ten round draw at Youngstown, Ohio.
 1913-Johnny Kilbane knocked out K. O. Mara in the seventh round at Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
JAMES STAPLES & co.
 RRIDGEPORT CONN
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 DISTRICT OF RRTDCEPORT,

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.
 Estate of John Speers, late or the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate 10 exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested' within said time, will be debarred recoV- Estate are requested to make i'm mediate payment 10
 Administrator.
 THOMAS STEERS, 267 Myrtle Avenue. GZ9 g"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
GERMANY SHORT OF GASOLINE

Paris, Oct. 8O-The German army is suffering from a gasolene famine, says the Matin. At many places the Allies have found tractors in perfect condition which had been abandoned through lack of gasolene.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30
INVESTING

If you have money to invest - better consult your banker. We will gladly advise you as to safe and profitable in- vestments-if you ask us
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-09
CANAL BREAKS BUT RAIN
PREVENTS LOSS TO CROPS
Big Hole is Washed in Ditch Bank
Few Miles Above Town-Re-
paired this Week

The main canal of the Columbia r.
rigation district broke Sunday morn
ing about two miles above the city,
and as result the valley farmers have
been without water this week. A large
force of men and teams have been at
work on the break since Monday and
it is thought it will be repaired by to-
morrow.
AS the break was below the pump
ing plant the Highlands have had wa
ter until today when the pumping
plant was put out Of commission by a
small break in the main canal short
distance above: The damage is not
great and can be repaired in a day.
The breaks are thought to have been
due to gopher holes in the lower levy.
While the cost of repair will be con-
siderable the loss to crops was pre-
vented by the rain of the last few
days which has meant saving of
many dollars to berry and alfalfa
growers. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-09
JOHNSON SENTENCED
TO FIVE YEARS
Former Cashier Pleads Guilty to
.Embezzlement from First
National Bank

Indicted by the federal grand jury
on Friday on a charge of embezzle-
ment of over $4,000 from the First
National Bank of Kennewick, Julius
L. johnson, formerly cashier of the
bank and one of the most prominent
citizens of the lower valley town,
pleaded guilty to the charge before
the federal court this Tuesday, morn
ing, and was sentenced to five years at
hard labor in the United States peni-
Tertiary.
Attorney H. B. Rigg, appearing for
the defendant, appealed for leniency
on the ground that the man was striv-
ing to make reparation for his wrong.
Every earthly possession he had in the
world, the lawyer said, including his
home and his money, had been turned
over to the bank in part payment for
the ENLIGHTENMENT, while a son was
doing his part by serving Uncle Sam
in the army. Taking into considera-
ton the fact that the embezzler was
doing his best, Judge F. II. Rudkin
gave him the minimum sentence, five
years. Up to this morning Mr.. John
son had been out on $4,000 bond
Yakima Republic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-09
To Trade
bull calf week old
for young pig. VIM. Krautwurm,
phone 20x7.
,AN YOU MATCH ANY of these?-

AN YOU MATCH ANY of these p
5 acres and 8 houses, clear, Marys-
vile, Snohomish county, Wash, for
small place here. 280-acre grain
and stock ranch, clear, at Forest,
Nez Perez rcounty, Idaho, $3.50,
for Finley acreage or Kennewlck
property. Fine cottage, clear, at
Newport, Ore, a seaside resort, for
nice Kennewick residence. 200-acre
stock and dairy ranch, $4,000, mort
gage 1850 in Lincoln county, Ore,
for acreage or residence. GAO acres
$4,000, in best wheat producing Sec
ton of Canada, for alfalfa ranch. 8
sections wheat and grass land, $3.50
per acre, southeast Miles City, Mon
tana, for improved ranch, larger or
smaller value. Ncz Perce, Idaho,
apartment house, clear, $4,000, for
ten acres and house with bath. $685.
900, clear, Medford, Ore, pear or
chard, for larger or smaller valued
ranch. Is acres highly improved,
clear, $4,000, at Rainier, Ore, for
small, improved place. 80 acres, To-
ledo,, Ore, $780,. $500 mortgage,
for alfalfa ranch and will assume
$4,000. 2 cash buyers for 8 resi-
dences and a ranches up to $4,000.
Write, phone, or call Omar w. Rich,
pioneer real estate dealer, at Com
mercial Hotel.