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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-02

SWEET PEAS, vToLETs, TULIPS.
DAFFODIIS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-02

Chicago Nationals ........2 I
Sacramento Coast League 30 Z
Batteries-Hendrix, Vaughn and
Hungling; West, Gardner and East
erly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
THRILLING GRAD
OVER HUN TOWN

London.-American bombing squad
rons are now bombing the Rhine val
ley along with the British. The Yank
pilots and observers, like their breth-
rem of the royal air force, enter into
this sport" with the same spirit that
has made them famous on the baseball
diamond or football gridiron Of their
own American colleges.
A young American aviator has just
told of trip over the German lines
and back behind into German territory.
The formation in which the American
airmen flew consisted Of IL big bomb
ing machines each Of which carried
1,600 pounds Of high explosives, three
machine guns and three men. This
was the boys story:
'sAfter + had tried the guns on my
machine, checked the bombs, made
sure everything was ship-shape, and
put couple Of little bombs into a
small bag beside me, started my en-
CINE. The big motors growled away,
waiting for the starting flash. Soon
the signal came and we were off.
; "For twenty minutes we climbed, un-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
JEFFERSON AND HIS AUTO.

Some time ago Mike Jefferson
bought new automobile. He couldn't
run it very well, but of course the
whole family and the near relatives
wished to see how it would work as
soon as possible. So Mike loaded the
machine to capacity and started out on
a country road. Everybody was de-
lighted and Mike was proud of the
fact that he could run the machine so
long without getting into trouble. But
after while, all decided that it was
getting late and about time to turn
about for the homeward stretch. This
was an unfortunate decision for Mr..
Jefferson, for he found to his horror
that he did not know how to turn the
machine around on country road.
Sorry. But I'll have to keep 60
ing until we come to town." said
Mike. 81 know how to run around n
block"
He kept on going for IA miles be-
fore he found town he could turn
around in.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
The Healthiest Way.

A company commander received an
send in return giving the number of
dead Huns In front of his sector Of the
trench. He sent in the number as 2,O01.
III. Q. rang up and asked how he ar
rived at this unusual figure.
"Well," he replied, "Tm certain about
the one, because counted him myself.
He's hanging on the wire just in front
of me. estimated the 1000. / work
ed it out all by myself in my own head
that it was healthier to estimate 'em
than to walk about in No Mans Land
and count EN-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
BURN FRENCH HOMES

With the French Army in Cham
pagne.-Detachment of engineers
from General Gouraud's army in ex-
ploring the region from which the
Germans have been driven in this Sec
tor have discovered in many villages
evidence of the method by which the
destruction of dwellings, churches and
other public buildings was organized.
The region along the Retourne
abounds with Indications of willful de-
vastation of villages that were never
within range of artillery, but were
found RACED. In others where houses
were still erect they were mined for
slow destruction, while the purely
military installations, such as barracks
built by the Germans for their own
troops. were left intact.
Orders for the burning of Junville,
a large village in the Valley of the
Retourne, arrived on the day of evacu-
alton. The people pleaded with the Of
ficers to spare their homes. but the
torch was put to every house. The
village was enc vast brazier when the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

surely proved to be. feel better and
stronger in every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. M. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon St., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and "the blues, /" may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkhani Medicine Co,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Mont st. Remy

French entered it. Mont st. Remy
shared the same fate.
At Neuville, where villager i'm
plored that his home might be spared,
an officer replied:
Il know 1t is an ignoble task, but
such are our orders"
Chatelet, Alincourt, Bignicourt and
Ville-Sur-Retourne were partly saved
because the French troops pressed the
Germans there so closely that the sap
pers left behind to do the work were
surprised. Some of these men fed be-
fore they could set off the mines which
had been prepared. Others were cap
tured.
1t has been necessary from French
sappers and miners to explore the cell
lar of every house remaining intact in
this region. Under most of them
mines have been found. Mouths of
wells were so mined that explosions
would fill them with rock and earth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

til the earth was just black blot. An
other twenty-five minutes and we were
over the trenches, with the searchers
cropping about in the mists below us.
Inc big guns crashed away cont-au-
ously, and we could see the explosions
from where we scared high above
them. No sooner had we crossed the
lines than the Germans started firing
at US with their anti-aircraft guns.
once German searchlight got right
on us with its beam Of light. We fred
a couple Of rounds Of machine-gun
fire at the Germans who were manning
the searchlight, and 1t went out.
Ear below us we could see the
lights sof a locomotive. Finally we
reached our objective. Z. According to
plan, we throttled our motors and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

glided toward the earth to get nearer
our target. 1t seemed curiously quiet
Then suddenly the earth seemed to
open below us. Seventeen searchlights
were turned on US. by the Germans,
and their shafts of light swept all
about us. The anti-aircraft guns
made wall ahead of us. The high
explosive shells burst @on every side
of us, and the green-fire balls swayed
and spiraled as they tried to set us on
fire. The American machines went
straight on, with never waver or a
turn. There were so many crashes
that thought more than once that we
were hit. We kept straight on.
Amid Binding Rays.
Suddenly one of the German
searchiights got us and the rest CT the
seventeen threw around us with sud-
denness that made their concentra-
ton feel like a blow. We free our
machine guns until the tips Of the
weapons got red and the glow be-
gan to creep up the barrels. The
whole seventeen beams were on us, al
though we plunged and side-slipped
about in desperate way. We let go
the bombs. when we were right over
the mark. The antiaircraft shells
were getting even closer than ever
and the machine was hit time and
again. though not in vital spot. Why
we were not literally blown out Of
the air / do not know. After we were
well over the mark and had dropped
all our bombs we discovered one ESQ
pound bomb. which had caught fast
in the rack and failed to drop when
released. Consequently we swung
back on a second run and when we
were over the place which we had
bombed we let go the last bomb and
scored direct hit far below.
eve went home at high speed.
We crossed our own trench lines ut
about 5000 feet up, saw some famil-
lar landmarks, headed for our own
airdrome, fired our signal and got
the answer. A few minutes later we
had landed. A glance over the ma
chine saw two big tears in the side
of the fuSelage and many holes in
the wings.
"But we had done splendid bit Of
bombing, and such damage as our ma
chine had suffered was by no means
difficult to repair"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Easy TO Manaue.

ut must be a sad disappointment
when woman marries man thinking
him brilliant and discovers that he is
stupid"
''That depends great deal on her
temperament" replied Mr.. Dubwaite.
thoughtfully. "a stupid man is usu-
ally docile, you know."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
United States in the first half of 1913
produced 1855 TASKS of quicksilver.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
PRISONERS ARE
BADLY TREATED

London.-A corporal in the Lincoln
shires, who was taken prisoner in
April, 1917, and who succeeded In es-
Gaping from the Huns clutches in
June, 1918, has given very interesting
account Of his experiences. He is a
man of the highest character and his
story is, therefore, worthy Of credence.
He was captured April IL, 1917, near
Algicourt, and was at first taken to
the German headquarters, behind the
line. He was questioned, but refused
to give any information. He was
then sent to working party behind
the. German lines at a place called
Maretz, and was employed on ration
dump. The party was about 16 kilo-
meters from the line; they could see
the British shells bursting a mile or SO
away, but the corporal never heard Of
any casualties among the prisoners.
There was a commandant in charge
Of the camp, and the second in COM
mand was a feldwebel. Both these Of
ficials treated the prisoners very badly.
The first day that they were in camp
the commandant came, and the field
webel shouted "Achtung" The men
did not know what he meant and did
not therefore spring to attention, as
they should have done. The field
webel thereupon struck them with a
whip. The sentries also treated them
very badly.
.
Picks Up Food-Shot.
When the prisoners were returning
from work the Frenchwomen used to
throw them food and other things. The
men knew that it was forbidden to
step out of the ranks to pick these
things up, but they were so hungry
that they often broke the rules. The
corporal saw a man shot by sentry
for stepping out of the ranks in this
way. He was killed instantly, the bull
let passed right through him, went
through another mans pocket and
blew the finger, or two fingers, off a
third man. There were two other men
shot in the same way; the corporal
saw them both brought into the lager.
The prisoners got no food from Eng
land while they were on this working
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

Uncle Sam is training. 1000 boys q
month for service in the new merchant
marine, the work being done on train
ing ships operated by the United
States shipping board. The apprentice
lads ON the ships show themselves apt
In their new duties. and are keen to
fill their leisure with some useful oc-
cupation. Some of them, like the boy
shown here, have talent for making
drawn work and fringe on canvas for
hammocks, mats, manrope fittings,
skylight covers and the like. This is
the merchant sailors Emitting work"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root. It
is physicians prescription for ailments
Of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test Of years and has
reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in Thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, il you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer
q CO., Binghamton, N. Y, for sample
bottle: When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

party, and they were not allowed to
write home.
Toward the end of May, 1917, the
corporal was transferred to Minister
IL, In Germany, and week later he
was sent on to Minden, where he re-
NAMED six weeks.
The treatment at NIinden was not
bad, and in this respect it differed
from the food, which was very bad
indeed. A five-pound loaf of black
bread was divided among Is men; this
was their bread ration for the day.
They had coffee in the morning and a
thin, watery kind of soup at noon.
once week they had fish and small
quantity of potatoes. At $50 in the
evening they had what they called
sandstone" It was just like eating
sand. Sometimes they had ground
maize, and one night out of three they
had coffee.
Works in Munition Factory.
From Minden the corporal went on
a working party. to Harrington, where
he remained three weeks. He was
working in munition factory, unload
ing iron and coal, but the prisoners
had nothing to do with the machinery.
There were ten Englishmen in the
working party, Al Russians and four
Frenchmen. The treatment was not
good, and the work was very hard.
At the beginning the guards over
the prisoners were soldiers, but during
the last four months that the corporal
was in Germany they had been re-
placed by elderly civilians. The guards
told the prisoners that there had been
riots in Berlin just after Christmas,
1917, and several people had been shot.
The guards said that all the best men
had gone and that it was shameful to
think of the kind of men that they
were using in the army
AS has already been said, this cor
poral is a particularly intelligent man.
He is quite ready to admit good treat
ment when good treatment has been
given to him, and he has contented
himself with giving the bare facts of
the case without comment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

By LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the, seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
It is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
system. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed OF some. OF the best tonics
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
OF the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such Won
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
p. J. Cheney g Co.. Props. Toledo. o.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Important Discovery.

Uncle Abner-I see in the papers
that new kind of patent medicine has
jest been put on the market that will
cure everything.
Aunt Rachel-Well! And both Of
Jed Larkin's boys is goin' to medical
college. 1t seems that when lots of
folks go to f1ttin' themselves for a pro-
fession something happens to make
that profession Improbable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
PEOPLES FAMILY HAS
ENvIABLE WAR RECORD

Hermill, O.-The Peoples fam
lily of this city has an enviable
war record, having been repre-.
sented in every war fought by
the United States. The Revo-
lutionary war, the War of 1872
the Mexican war, the Civil war
and the Spanish-American strug.
gle have all seen Peppleses bear
ing arms. In the present world
war five of their sons are with
the colors, bringing up the fam
ily's total for all American wars
to % soldiers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Prosperity.

Z "Jiblay's fortunes seem to be on the
mend"
$50 they are. If Mrs. Jiblay holds
her job at munition plant another
month wouldn't be. ut all surprised to
see Jib,ay take on tailor. '-Birning-
ham Age-Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
You May Try cutieura Ere

You May Try cutieura Free
Send today for free samples of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and learn
how quickly they relieve itching, skin
and scalp troubles. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. K, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap Is,
Ointment Is and 5O.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

SIX years OF age anu
had all the symp-
toms incidenttothat
ciiange-heat flash
es, nervousness, and
was in a general run
down condition, so
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e &c table Com
pound was recon-
nended to me as the
best remedy for my
frnIrhloc xuhsoIa II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Why He Wondered.

$40 you wish it delivered, MADAME"
asked the clerk, as she ordered bot
tie of carbclic acid at the drug store.
"Oh, no, thanks, I'll stop in and take
it," she answered blithely.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
REGULAR Beach Nut.

Algernon (excitedly)-Oh, Miss
Deering, half an hour ago 1 was just
a minute too late to assist in resculng
a man from drowning! The crowd
formed a human chain and
Alice (interrupting)-You were the
missing link?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Close Court; Pick Cotton

Macon, Ga.-Judge Beverly D.
Evans postponed his October term of
court to allow all attaches, witnesses
and all whose attendance would be re-
quired to busy themselves In the cot
ton fields, where demand for plckers
Is extreme.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
The Reason.

"The lawyers can't split hairs over
that case"
"Why not?"
Because it has nothing in it but
bald facts"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Too Literal.

"What's the orchestra playing now?"
asked Mrs. Glippering, dreamily.
MI. Glippering glanced hastily at the
balcony and replied: ga piano, fid-
die, a cornet and flute"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
A Natural Supposition.

"Why were Pharoah and all his
army drownedT
Il guess it was because none of 'em
could SWIM"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Best of EN- Rattle.

$50 this car was done over before
you bought it second hand?'
Eyes, and it looks like new"
$50 it does, but--ahem how does
1t sound?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
When Prudent.

"Do you believe in signs?"
Certainly, when they say Look Out
for the Locomotive or Beware of the
Dog"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
A Metallic Myth.

"Every cloud has silver lining"
'It isn't true. If it were some get
itch prospector would have mapped off
the sky and sold stock long ago."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Small Ration.

Hub with Observation-Disclosures an ar
ticlc entitled, ''Breadmaking in Nut
she'll"
Wife-Heavens And what do we
bake it ina thimble?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Many Like Him,

SLOW much stock he does take In
himself?"
Hes over-subscribed."-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
The Consequence.

"a number, of people think it is hard
to have to be vaccinated."
"Well, the majority are sore aboct
it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
His Advantage.

what on earth can host do with
a man who uses such choppy talk?"
HE can use him to- break the ice."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Unkind.

Ella-My face is my fortune.
Stella Somebody shortchanged you.
Chicago Daily News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

Or. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets put an end 10
sick and bilious headaches. constipation, dixxi-
ness and Indigestion. "Ciean house." Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

Pennsylvania workers last year lost
$l65O0.O00 through illness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
A TIN WE'D
DING.

can phwats a
tin weddin' Pat ?'
IS h u r e, it, $
when we've been
m a r r / e d tin
years."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

United Mine Workers have 1917 Ca
madam members.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Heroisn.

SLOW is it that you are the only
man at the ladies' bridge party?"
''My wife got sick at the last min
ute, and the hostess couldn't find
substitute. just had to come"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
that CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden Tells How Is
May be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.

Fremont OF was passing through
the critical period Of life, being forty
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

important GO Mlothere
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
The idea.

The Idea.
'How are the charges from war bal
Ions fred?"
Il suppose from the parachutes."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Eorestailina Her.

SIS 1t good idea for man to talk
over his business affairs with his wife
when he goes home at night 2? ),
~ ut is good idea in many cases"
replied Mr.. Gadspur. <
"YesY
''By doing so man who is tired out
and has troubles of his own can pre-
vent his wife from telling him all the
grievances against the neighbors she
has accumulated during the day."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

Indigestion produces disagreeabIe and
sometimes alarming symphonic Wrights
Inafan Vegetable Pills stimulate the diges-
tive processes to function naturally. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

Matching the Thought.
.'0n what lines do trains of thought
RUM"
i suppose, largely ON headlines"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

In California there are 1882 irri-
gated farms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
When Your Eyes Need cars
Try Murine Eve Remedy

No 6marting Just Eye Comfort. 90 cents as
DI1&glsts or mall Write for Free BYE Book.
MURINE ExH REMEDY Co.. CHI A00
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
Good Hearted.

Good Hearted.
she is very generous; he is always
giving away cigars" Yves he seems
to have a tobacco heart"