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Evening star., 1918-04-20
VEGETABLES AND CASH
WAR GARDEN CROPS

Growers of the best crops of Irish
potatoes. onions and tomatoes in war
gardens in the District of Columbia are
to receive rewards In addition to their
crops. according to announcement Of
the war garden committee of the Dis
trfct Of Columbia Council of Defense.
These prizes. Of SO each. are to be
awarded to garden clubs growing the
greatest number of bushels of the three
staple vegetables named on plots of 700
square feet.
Regularly organized garden clubs
only may compete for these cash
prizes. 1t is announced as the competi-
tion Is to be handled by supervisors of
garden clubs under the direction of the
garden committee.
Award cards are to be given to mem
beEs of garden clubs who raise the best
crops of a number of other vegetables,
and persons winning the largest num-
bers Of these cards. 1t is announced,
are to receive SIS prizes. Certificates
are to be awarded to clubs whose mem
bers win the largest number of award
cards.
Complete information regarding the
competition. etc, may be obtained at
the Office of the garden committee,
room 61S Union Trust building, 18th
and II streets northwest
Evening star., 1918-04-20
INCREASED BUILDING
HERE LAST MONTH
Gain of rs Per Cent Over
March, 1917-Big Loss
Throughout Country.

There was an increase of % per cent
In building operation in Washington
last month over the same month OF
last year. This increase is accounted
for by Building Inspector Hacker as
due to the crowded condition of Wash
ington and the .endeavor TO provide
homes by building or the conversion
of smaller dwellings into larger ones.
The total building permits issued last
month in this city were Ss1, at an estl-
mated cost of $7s5.s65. as against Sfo
permits at an estimated cost OF S6-''-
s6s for March OF 1917.
The building industry for the coun-
try last month received several shocks.
according to the American Contractor
official reports of the building permits
issued in 1T principal cities of the
United States. total S3SO44,i is-, as CON- o1E
and with sos, 9,0T4, ,332 for February. 1918.
Making allowance for the Increased cost
over a year ago, the actual amour. ~
construction work represented III tne
March permits is perhaps .s apron oar-
responding activity a year ago
Against this heavy shrinkage IN the
usual building operations there is. OF
course, the Offset of the enormous gov
ernment construction work which is
not Included in the statistics OF per-
mits issued. Were this government
work included the comparison would no
doubt be altogether favorable.
The one striking feature Is the lull
that kas come to ordinary building;
But not all the cities retire oenind
their achievements of year ago About
o5 ner cent show actual gains. The
fine showing is frequently due to one
or more large buildings, rather than
10 an expansion of all kinds OF con-
struction work
averaged a little better than eastern
cities, but a number of the Atlantic
seaboard cities, where government
work is very active. have also made
favorable comparisons.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
HOME FOR IZETTA JEWELL.

Izetta Jewell. the actress, or Mrs.
William G. Brown, widow of the late
Representative Brown of West vfr-
ginia. is to make her home at 2605 14th
street, which was presented 70 her this
week by her mother, Mrs. Jewell Ken
ney of st. Adams, Long Island
Mrs. Kenney purchased the property
through the real estate firm of Boss
& Phelps. Inc. 1t occupies lot go by
100 feet and contains fifteen rooms,
three baths, hot-water heat, electric
lights and many other up-to-date con-
veniences. including a large brick
garage.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
REAL ESTATE BROKERS

A meeting of the Real Estate Brokers
Association of Washington Is to be
held Friday night at o'clock in the
rooms of the Washington Board OF
Trade in the Star Building.
William NJ. Garland and Thomas In
gersoH. president and secretary of the
National Real Estate Brokers' Associa
tion, who are in Washington engaged
In war work. are to attend the meet
ing and make brief addresses. Charles
w. Fairfax. president of the local or
ganiZation, has asked all members to
attend the session. as important bust
ness is to be transacted
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Lieut.. Col. Banta Retired.

Lieut. Col William P. Banta, United
States Medical Corps. having been ex-
amined for promotion and found ply
sically disqualified for duties Of
higher rank. has been placed on the
retired list and ordered to his home.
He is from Kentucky and entered the
Medical Corps in February. 1903. Re-
Gently he has been on duty at the Wal
ter Reed General Hospital near Gright-
wood
Evening star., 1918-04-20
DR.. C. A. SCHLOER BUYS
Thirteenth STREET HOME

Dr. Charles A. Schloer. local physi-
clan, purchased for $1,000 this week
premises 2S01 18th street from Jesse l.
Leverton. The sale was made through
N. L. Sansbury Company, Inc.
The premises have a frontage of 100
feet on 18th street by 40 feet on Girard
street The structure Is three-story
brick dwelling, with attic and cellar
1t is of the bay window type and con-
tains eleven rooms and two baths. 1t
is heated by hot water, has electric
lights and hardwood floors.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
J. L. LEVERTON BUYS
KENNEDY STREET HOME

Jesse L. Leverton purchased premises
1410 Kennedy street for $4,000 from
Mrs Maggie Brayton this week. The
sale was made through the real estate
firm of N. L. Sansbury Company. Inc.
The property. which is of hollow
brick tile, contains eleven rooms, two
baths and is heated by hot water. 1t is
two stories in height, with cellar and
attic, and has electric light and hard
wood floors. The lot is 40 feet by 14o
feet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
NEW HAVEN HEADED
ALL STATE CITIES

treasurer Henry 7. Holt OF the
state organization in the campaign
for the Pershing fund to provide gifts
for fighters from Connecticut in
France made public yesterday the
figures showing the contributions in
the various centers where money was
solicited in the drive between June 10
and June 20. June Is there was cabled
by the courtesy of the Hartford-Aetna
National Bank $4,000 to Cox & Co. in
Paris. the fiscal agents of the British
government. The money was trans
mitted by the Irving National Bank of
New York city.
The total amount subscribed was
s5O,5S0.74 and the expenses of the
campaign were 463.63 The net
amount is S50,41711. The balance
after cabling, is $S,41711. This is to
be used for the relief of Connecticut
wounded and sick soldiers and sailors
in France. Mr.. Holt gives the follow
ing subscriptions by localities:-
New Haven ........,.....$ 17, 635.21
bridgeport .''''''''' ''''. ~, bt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
AWARDS MADE TO
OWNERS OF HOME
GARDENS HERE
Plots Destroyed for Housing
Project to Be Paid For BY
the Government.

The Bridgeport War Bureau
through the Home Garden Committee
of its Food Committee, has located a
great many war gardens in Bridge
port. This work has been under the
committee of which E. o. Hull is
chairman and John A. Orr, general
manager
When it was found that the gov
eminent desired to take title to a
number of tracts of land for our
Housing Company it was seen that a
large number of the war gardens
would have to be destroyed. The
government officials and Mr.. Ham of
the Housing Company, and the War
Bureau in conference agreed that it
was fair that all who had war gardens
should be paid for the gardens taken
on a fair basis of appraisal. The
appraisal was submitted to a represen-
tative of the Housing Company and
Mr.. Orr, representing the Home Gar
dens COMMITTEE of the War Bureau.
The appraisal has been made to the
satsfa ction of the individual owners
and is awaiting confirmation by the
government and the Housing Com
pany authorities.
The following awards are recon-
mended:
Harry Billiard, IS Nash Lane
5oX15O #, SIS; c. E. See, SO Nash
Lane, 5Ox100 it., SIS; Paul Mazaline,
$50 Scofield avenue. 5Ox1OO it., $65;
Thomas Morgan, II Wilson street,
50x100 it., $50; Thomas Childs, Al
RosedaIe street 50x1O0 #, $50; Will
liam Eicke, 20 Nash Lane, 50x1O0 #,
$54; Harry Armstrong. 4O1 Beach
street, 5Ox100 #, $50; Joseph Sotor
Royal avenue, Fairfield, Conn, 50x100
it., $50; Louis Kish. Royal avenue
Fairfield, Conn, 50x1O0 #, $50; A. L.
Beloin, Mountain Grove street, 5Ox10O
it., $50; F. NJ. Lewis, So Princeton
street, 5Ox5O it., $685. Mrs. Elizabeth
Pope, 2SO Scofel davenue, 50X50 #.
$40; L. Daniel, 232 Black Rock ave-
nue. Fairfield, 5Ox1OO it., $40. Total
1924.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
AMERICANS SMASH VESLE THRUST;
81 ENEMY PLANES BROUGHT DOWN;
ALLIES TAKE MORE PRISONERS
Artillery Activity Revves in Picardy Where Ludendor
Seeks Vainly to Check Progress of Poilus and Tom
mics; French Forge Ahead to Within 51a Miles Of
Noyon, German Base; Lassigny Under Rain Of Shells.

London, Aug. 15-Ribecou1t, 5A
miles southwest of Noyon, was cap
tured by troops of the French Third
Army yesterday, the Paris War Office
announced last night.
East of Belval. the French broke
up a German counter attack in pre-
paration, capturing seven officers, in,
GLIDING two battalion commanders. A
lively gun duel is in progress between
Roye and Iassigny.
The capture of Ribecourt means
that unless the Germans can promptly
throw the French back and hold the
Lassigny-Noycn line they will have to
get out of all the hilly country south
west of Noyon. on the east Cor south)
bank of the Disc. Such a retirement.
however, would bring the French far
to the north of the Aisne, and into
the flank of the Crown Princes Sois-
sons-Rheims army below the Aisne
between that river and the Vesle}.
The Germans began a retirement
between Albert and Arras, in the d.
rection of Bapaume, last nights re-
pOTL lIOlIl L leu ol1dy 44o4S SAAO" %
1.-THE enemy" says the statement,
evacuated his forward positions on
the line Beaumont-Hamel Serre-
Puisieux- Bucquoy. We are in touch
with the enemy"
British troops made progress in the
neighborhood of Parvillers, taking
several prisoners.
By the stroke in Flanders 20 miles
more have been added to the Allied
attacking front, for the British are
"in touch with the enemy" according
to Haig's night bulletin, which means
that this new German withdrawal
Lingerie, girls, music and dancing is
It is significant that the whole Picardy
battle was ushered in by exactly this
sort of operation: the Germans start
ed to get out, and Foch, employing to
the fullest his advantage of the initia-
tive, promptly swung his offensive to
| that sector and knocked them out.
American and British airplanes
yesterday attacked a German aero
drome on the western front, destroy
ing six German ms chimes and setting
| the hangers afire. In addition, Brit
ish flyers brought down 81 German
airplanes. Six British machines are
missing.
The War Office statement on avia-
ton, recording those aerial successes
also tells of effective work by British
bombing planes in attacking the
bridges over the Somme, and the Ger
man railway communications, greatly
hampering the enemy reinforcement:
being rushed to tie Picardy front
Yesterdays disclosure of weakness!
north of the Somme, between Alder
and Arras, presag es a German retire
ment, first between the Ancre anG
the Disc, and Immediately thereafter
on a 10O-mile front between the Ancrt
and east of Rheims, and ultimately
all the way between Flanders and the
Champagne.
The bulk Of the German reinforce
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
TO send
ESQ TO UPTON
LAST OF MONTH

washington, Aug. 15.---Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today called
upon "a states to furnish a total of
12.CO0 draft registrants qualied for
limited military service for entrain-
ment August 80 and 81. The men
called will be sent to three camps,
5000 to go to Camp Upton, Yaphank,
n. Y; 1000 to Camp Dodge Des
Moines, Iowa, and 5000 to Camp
Greene, Charlotte, n. c. State quotas
include:
Connecticut, $50, Camp Upton, Yap-
hank, N. Y: Maine, 100, Camp Upton;
Maryland 10, Camp Greene; Massa-
chusetts. 1000. Camp Upton; New
Hampshire, 100. Camp Upton; New
Jersey, $50, Camp Greene; New York,
1925, Camp Upton, 225, Camp Greene;
Pennsylvania, 1,40O, Camp Greene;
Rhode Island, 125, Camp Upton; Yer
mont, 100, Camp Upton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Deputy Warden At
Prison Resigns

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 15-Karl
Lewis, deputy warden at the Connect
cut state prison at Wethersfeld since
1918, has resigned and with his fam
lily left today for Frankfort, KY,
where he has taken a position with
shirt factory concern. Mr.. Lewis was
storekeeper at the Indiana State Pris-
on, Michigan City, prior to coming to
the Connecticut prison where he was
appointed deputy by former Warden
Ward A. Garner. Warden Charles C.
McClaughry has not announced the
successor to Mr.. Lewis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
STILLMAN ON THE KELLOGG.

Word has reached this city that
william Stillman, formerly with
Hincks Brothers as a bond salesman
was on the S. S. Kellogg that was tor
pedoed off the Ambrose Channel
Tuesday. His family until recently
resided on CORTLAND street but are
now in Shelton. His wife is the
daughter of Walter Radcliffe of Shell
ton. Stillman enlisted some months
ago and was on the tanker to perfect
his training that he might become an
officer,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Declares Russian
Republic in Danger

London, Aug. 15.---The Soviet gov
eminent has issued a proclamation
declaring the Russian republic is in
danger, according to kilograms from
Helsingfors received in Stockholm
and quoted by the correspondent of
the Times there.
The Petrograd Soviet has removed
to Kronstadt owing to the insecurity
of the city. Bands of armed peas
ants are reported marching on Petro-
grad from surrounding districts. They
declare they are starving and that
the Red Guards have stolen all their
food.
Dissatisfaction with the Soviets is
said to prevail everywhere in Russia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Artists Paint Big
War Stamp Poster

A large bill board advertising War
Stamps was painted today on the
corner of Main and Congress streets,
by the well known artists, Ossip L.
Linde, Carl Anderson and Mazzano-
zibitz. The design was that of Ander-
son and the work contributed to the
Government by all of the artists.
Moving pictures Of the artists and
their work taken by U. S. Government
cameramen will be exhibited through
out the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Regrets He Cannot
Fight Beside Sons

Paris, Aug. 15.---Colonel Roosevelt's
answer to condolences extended by
President Poincaire on the death OF
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt is pub
lished by the newspapers.
my only regret" the Colonel wrote
'is that I am unable to fight beside
my sons"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
ROLL. OF HONOR
SENT FROM The
FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Aug. 15.---The army
casualty list today shows:
Killed in action, II; wounded Sc
verely, 95. Total, liz.
Connecticut names in the list are:
Killed in action---Private Albert
Yazcunzki, New London.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
1t. RAYMOND A PRISONER.

Boston Aug. ia message from
that Lieutenant Robert F. Raymond,
Jr., of Boston, an American aviator
missing since July 1 was a prisoner
of war at Rastatt, Germany, was re-
ceived today by his family.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Veteran to Speak
At Seaside Concert

The Bridgeport War Bureau antici-
pates that the crowd at the band con-
certat Seaside park tonight will be
greatly pleased with the speech of
Capt William A. Kindall of the
United States army, veteran of three
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15

wars and man of striking person
aIity. Capt. Kindal fought in the
closing hours If the Civil War, in the
Indian wars that followed and in the
Spanish war He comes
highly recommended by the National
Security League, through whose good
offices the war bureau was able to OBJ
tain Capt. Kendall.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15

Prince Friedrich Leopold Of Prussia
is the youngest son of Friedrich Leo
mold. first cousin of the Emperor OF
Germany. Last August he was placed
under Introduction by Count Won Eu-
lenburg, minister of the Royal House.
and was charged with extravaganza
This action brought about a contro-
versy in court circles which was end
"a in Tune when Emperor William
approved the action of Count Eulen-
burg,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
TO ECONOMIC ON NEWsPRTNT

obtain
mills
understanding the
Signed pledges
sufficient
notef n consumption o
that into effect the following
No be returned
expiration OF
unless renewed paid for
anybody office working
official advertising
Discontinue
who usesa al least week.
wholesalers
ntinuea exchanges
with all newspapers will comply with the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15

Department of Justice agents con-
tinue investigation of charges of dis
loyalty against members of the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra Co. of Chi
CagO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
BED BUGS

Spring cleaning time is COM
ing, a good time to rid your
house OF Bed Bugs. Don't for
get Cyrus Presto Killer which
is positively guaranteed to kill
bed bugs. A stitch in time is
worth nine, now is the time to
prevent the pest from infest-
ing your home. Large cans
25 cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15
Release Prince
From Guardianship

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE guard
ianship under which Prince Frleorlcn
Lei old u Prussia was placed last
June has been rescinded, according 10
the Zeitung Am Mittag, OF Berlin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15

With the British Army in France,
Aug. 15.---(Associated Press) ---All
hostile positions between the western
outskirts of Bray and Etinehem have
fallen into the hands of the Austria
hans, thus placing the river banks
southwest of Bray under the control
Of the British. The Australians, also,
have cleared the enemy from Cateaux
Wood
There was little change in the sit
uation on the new Sonme battlefront
yesterday morning, except for the fact
that a considerably increased artillery
fire indicates that the enemy has
finally decided to bring up more of
his guns.
Various small artillery concentra-
tons have sprung up during the past
few hours and are now active in firing
on some points within the British
lines, such as Vauvilers, Framerville
! Proyart, Lihons, Derancourt, and the
forward areas south of the Villers-
Bretonneux-Chauln railway.
The Germans have also subjected
the valley north of Morlancourt tc
heavy gas shelling and have similarly
treated Harbonnieres and the Ores
saire Wood region.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-15

ments appears to have been thrown
behind the northern flank, between
the Somme and the Ancre, where a
few miles more of British advance
will not only release Albert from the
German hold, but affect the German
line northward to Arras.
Meanwhile the French are pushing
ahead yard by yard in the triangle
between Lassigny, Ribecourt Con the
Oise) and Noyon. Lassigny was again
unoff1cially reported captured late yes
terday. Less than five miles separate
General Humbert's French Third
Army from Noyon. From the Las
signy heights the French are Smelling
the whole triangle, and German re-
tention Of this ground appears vir-
tually impossible.
German guns and raiders were I'M
usually active Tuesday night and yes
terday on the Flanders front, espe-
cially around Dickebusch and Hamel.
The British again made local advances
near Vieux Berqnin and Meteren.
North of the Ves1e the Germans
continue to react, but all their coun-
ter-thrusts have been beaten off easily
by the French and Americans.
General Pershing's report said:
ASIDE from the intermittent artillery
activity there is nothing to report
from the sectors occupied by our
troops.
ION August II and u our aviators
successful bombed railroad yards at
Uonguyon, Dommary- Baroncourt and
Contains. All our machines returned
Partial attacks astride the Somme
and north of Avre" were reported in
yesterdays German War Office report
covering Tuesdays operations. The
statement further says:
THE enemy alta cked west and
southwest Of Lassigny. On both sides
of Canny Matt enemy attacks
broke down.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-01
POTASH ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Hard to Obtain Sufficient Quantity Of
This Most Important of
Fertilizers.

Potash is perhaps the most impor-
tant of fertilizers. Although potas-
stun, in its combinations, is one of the
most widely distributed of the ele-
ments, 1t Is found massed in bulk in
only a few places. The Saxon deposits
at Stassfurt, and the beds In Alsace,
are the worlds chief sources of sup
ply.
Elsewhere, potash is to be had only
by the treatment of great quantities of
material, with a small resultant yield.
The case is not as bad as that of
radium, where a ton of ore may give
only a fraction of q grain of the pre-
cious metal; but 1t is bad enough to
make Its extraction an extremely cost
ly process. The farmers wife has al
ways known how to leach potash from
wood ashes in sufficient quantity to
make the soft soap for the family
washing, but this method does not pay
commercially.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-01
Horses Jumping Powers.

If the reader will carefully measure
out 80 feet an idea of a horses capac-
ity in this direction will be gathered.
Such q distance n steeplechase horse
called Old Chandler Is reported to have
covered at Warwick many years ago;
and there is more than one apparently
authentic record OF a horse clearing
over seven feet in height. The scene
of such an exploit was at the Phoenix
park, Dublin, and the horse was called
Turnip. The animal belonged to Sir
e. C%rofton, and the duke of Richmond,
then lord lieutenant of Ireland, wa
gered $500 that this height could not
be cleared. A wall of the requisite d.
mansions was built, and when finished
Turnip was ridden at 1t. He did what
was asked of him in perfect style, but
1t happened that his grace, not know
ing that the feat was ready for per-
Torrance, was not looking when the
jump was made, and Turnip was there
fore ridden over 1t again, not only sue
cessfuily, but easily.-London Tit-Bits.