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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
WEST END

Mary Pickford in "M'liss," her
very latest Aircraft release, heads
the program at the West End theatre
on States treet, near Clinton avenue,
today, matinee and evening perform
ances. Wednesday: Mary Gardner
in THE Splendid Dinner" six-act
Goldwyn picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
Teaeher's Rebuke.

"What are you doing here?" said
the teacher. 81 was watching the pet
ais of this rose unfold" said the child.
Don't you know you ought to be in
the house studying your botany les
SOM" said the teacher.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
OF $4,000 miners in the mines Of
South Africa only $1,000 are white.
Portrait of Dante,

A cable from Rome says that during
alterations in the old church of st.
Agostin in Rimini, Italy, very import
ant frescoes of the fourteenth century,
one of which contains beautiful por-
trait of Dante, were discovered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
Time for Seeing APPOINTED.

Our eyes are holden that we cannot
see the things that stare US in the
face until the hour arrives that the
mind is ripened then we behold them
and the time we saw them not is like
a dream.-Emerson
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
Poor Human Nature.

"a lot O. men," said Uncle Eben, sis
fairly successful, only dey's jes' match
ely SO dissatisfied dey won't adj
NIT it,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
Be ExnIicit.

Many a salesman loses a sale be-
cause he expects to be understood. A
salesman must not expect anything he
should be explicit if Int TO
be disappointed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02

The fellow who is so patriotic as
to blow out his eyes celebrating an
old American victory July Fourth,
would better save them to help win a
new victory in the trenches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02

Capt. A. c. Weidenbach, recently ap-
pointed head Of the governments air
plane mail flyers, has seen three
months service abroad as a flyer with
the American expeditionary forces. He
went over as a private about a year
ago. His present appointment is only
temporary, as it is expected that with
in a short time he can easily develop
the mail service to point where it can
be turned over to a successor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02

Although they say the Americans
will never fight, it seems to take
about two divisions of Germans to
watch one division of Americans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
The Want Columns

Classified adverttsiNg in
this newspaper is efrsctivs.
no matter what you may de-
sire to advertise. Try It once
and ses,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
Optimistic Thought.

There is a sufficient recompense in
the very consciousness of noble deed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02

TIMES WANT ADS. 1 CENT A WORD
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
WORK OF CENSORS
FULL OF THRILLS
Women of England Find In 1t a
Most Attractive and lucra-
tive Professor.
HELP DRAW NET ON SPIES
System 10 Perfect; Ono Marveis How
German Secret Agent Can Slip
Through, but Slip Through
He Does. nrfrr

London.-The latest and, to a wom-
an, the most attractive profession Is
that Of postal censor. To the we'll
educated woman in her service, the
postal censorship offers opportunities
for advancement not to be found else
where. The pay ranges from $7.25 a
week while learning, rising by incre-
ments Of 81 to $15 a week, the maxi
mum for an examiner. with additional
war bonus. There are at least fifty
women earning more than $1,000 a
year. supervising thirty or forty exam
iners each. They have all risen from
the ranks.
Now they hold the proud title Of D.
A. 9. deputy Assistant Censor). to
which they have been elevated not SO
much for their languages as for their
general capacity. One girl Of nine
teen. engaged two years ago as a
typist at IS a week, rose to $15 with
In six months. Another, beginning at
SO, drew $50 within eight weeks.
Yet the plant Of the deputy chief
censor is that 1--WE cannot get enough
Of the right kind Of women to be GEN.
sors." The latter is the executive
head Of that vast machine, created
mainly for restrictive measures, which
yet feeds with valuable information
not merely the war office. Of which 1t
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

bombs to the children. bombs painted
like toys and set to explode In few
minutes" said Jones. 1.-THE poor kids,
they. never had chance. Yes, saw
some Of these explosions. And saw
old women given the bayonet.
I'VE charged them. but our officers
wouldn't let us kill them. We had
to take them prisoners when they hol.
Tered 'Kamerad.'
when l was captured the Boches
threw me into 40-foot pit with lot
Of other prisoners. They told me I
could get out II worked In the mu-
milton factories. told them to go to
h, and stayed In the pit.
Zone night two of US overpowered
a guard, climbed upon the rope which
they used to let water down to us, and
escaped. We went through woods and
swan rivers until we got to the sea.
We got on fishing boat and woke up
on the coast Of France"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Juice Of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful i

At the cost Of q small Jar Of ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare Q full
quarter pint Of the most wonderful
lemon skin softener and complexion
0eauti6er. by squeezing the Juice Of
two fresh lemons intU q bottle contain
ing three ounces Of orchard white. Care
should be taken to strain the Juice
through nne cleth 20 NO lemon pulp
gets In, then this lotion will keep fresh
for months. Every woman knows that
lemon Juice IL used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes a. sallowness,
6eckles and tan and 10 the ideal skin
ooftener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try It'll Get three ounces Of or
ehArd white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up 4
quarter pint Of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage It daily Into
the face, neck, arms and hands. II
naturally should help to soften, fresh
sn, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty Of any skin. It II wonderful to
moothen rough, red hands. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
OUR DEFENSE

In the spring We may be attacked at
any moment. Toxic poisons pile up
within Us after a hard winter. and We
feel rundown" tired out, blue and
discouraged. This II the time to put
our house In order-cleanse the system
and put fresh blood into our arteries.
You can obtain an Alternative extract
from Blood root Golden Seal, Stone
and Queens root Cherry bark, rolled
Into q sugar-coated tablet and sold By
most druggists, In sixty cent vials, a.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
This blood tonic, In tablet or liquid
form, 2 Just what you need for Spring
Fever" for that lack Of ambition. Il
VIII NIL you full Of vim, vigor and u.
tality.
Ohilliness. whsn Other people feel warm
enough. II sign of balioumeas, or Of
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
BOMBS TO TOTS
Soldier Tells of Inhuman Acts
Practiced by Boches.
Deadly Missiles Disguised ~ Toys and
Set to Explode at Certain
Time

Chicago.-The thrilling story Of his
experiences against the Huns in
France was told BY Sergt. Christopher
Jones of the Royal British Field Ar
tillery, in the psychopathic court here.
Three times he was wounded and
flve times he went through the hor.
rors Of being gassed lover there"
He has been doing duty at the Brit
lsh recruiting office here since his
discharge In 1917. He still carries q
piece of shrapnel In his skull, re.
ceived at the Battle Of Ypres,- when
for five days he lay in a shell hole,
without food or drink, until hospital
dog rescued him. lin m 1l.t.i
Jones was in the lighting at Albert
when that city was attacked and the
cathedral destroyed. ln
.That was where the Boches gave
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Twelve Observers In One Day
Trust to Parachutes In
Leaps for Life.
PERIL IN BURNING GAS BAGS
Flames Likely to overtale the De-
soendins Observers Mar.
row Escapes From Death-one
Relates Experiences.

Behind the British Lines in France.
Leaps for life from burning observa-
tion balloons when attacked by Ger
man airplanes were described by OBJ
servers Of the British Royal Flying
corps to an Associated Press corre-
spondent when he visited one Of their
camps behind the lines few days ago.
A balloon ascent at the front Is new
er light undertaking. and on one day
recently when the correspondent Wis
tied a station in a fairly inactive part
Of the line six balloons containing 12
men were shot down by German air
planes. all within sight Of one another.
+ One Of the II officers who were COM
PEELED to reach terra firma by the para
chute route told the story of his trip.
I'VE were perched at $500 feet" he
said, land had been up only half an
hour when a column of smoke two
miles southwark attracted our notice.
'4There goes No. 49," said my observer.
1.-Two white hecks floating earthward
told us that the two passengers Of the
balloon had got clear in time. Just
then two similar specks appeared sud-
denly from. under. another balloon
warning us that the Boche was out for
wholesale killing this time. Six
more white specks now appeared, and,
since It was evident that the entire
line was being attacked. gave the
order to haul down.
Sudden Attack by AirpIane.
"At 1000 feet. ordered the winch
stopped. No more balloons had been at
tackled. and although ours was now
the only one up, could see British
fighting planes ascending from the air
dromes behind US to chase away the
enemy. So decided to venture up
again. We ascended to 5000 feet this
time. and soon were at work again.
Then suddenly something happen
ed. 1t happened swiftly as in dream.
We didn't even see the German Alba
tross approaching, but our ground off,
Ger and his scouts gave us the alarm
just second or two before the hawk
was on us. heard my observer, at
the telephone. say suddenly, What's
thatf Stand byi Good Heavens r
Then he turned calmly to me and said
with a smile. Sorry, old man. we must
get out at once he helped me over
the side first.
II dropped and heard 'wumph' as
the parachute left its case. This was
the last sensation attempted to ana
lyze as fell like stone for 300 feet.
I saw the balloon shoot violently up
ward. and then my view was blotted
out by large white umbrella which
suddenly appeared above my head, and
I realized that the parachute had open
ed. didn't look down, as felt my
body swaying easily in the breeze. The
roar above told me that the Albatross
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

plane swooped down on them. its ma.
chine gun in full play. One of the off,
GERS was killed. and. although the 9th.
er escaped. his parachute was torn by
q bullet t.s
The balloon commander told the
story Of an officer who had gone up
alone and whose balloon was shelled
when flying at 1000 feet. On these oc-
casions 1t Is dangerous to haul down.
for the position Of the winch Is thereby
given away to the enemy gunners. At
last, after a cloud of shrapnel smoke
had appeared almost under the basket
and no response came down the tele-
phone wire to inquiries as to whether
everything was all right. the ground
officer gave the order to haul down.
Ten minutes later the car touched the
ground, and the observer was found
lying at the bottom of the basket, un-
conscious but unhurt. It was bad
case Of shell shock, from which the
officer was several months in recov-
ering. a......
q A few days ago, at a nearby station.
balloon suddenly caught fire, for no
apparent reason. The two observers
tried to escape in their parachutes, but
the blazing balloon overlook them, and
they were killed. Theories as to the
cause Of the disaster were numerous.
but the one most generally accepted
was that the balloon had been fred by
an electric spark from a thunder cloud.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25


now forms an integral part, but the ad.
miralty, the foreign office with its on
shoots, the propaganda department,
contraband committee. and on which
the whole Of our blockade activities
are based.
Is there enough Of the right kind Of
women anywhere? The right kind of
woman has many avenues open to her.
Some offer service in France-adven-
ture, romance, the making Of history,
the glamor Of the uniform and a
chance Of honor and glory. But the
woman censor, catch spies though she
may. gets but little limelight.
HeroInes In Bureau.
There are women In the censorship
today with three or more years service
who are not least among the heroines
of war. They work in secret and in
silence, behind closed doors, and their
successes are hidden. They will not
even tell their friends where they
work. let alone what they do. Al
though the women examiners Of mails
number some 1000, against some 500
male examiners, there has been little
mention of the women. The recent
decision Of the authorities to remove
some Of the secrecy which shrouds the
woman censor will lead the right WON.
en- to apply for the work. though nat
urally there will be no disclosure which
can possibly be Of use to the enemy.
and the discipline habit of calling ev-
erything confidential will continue.
The necessary qualifications are not
merely languages. and what they do 10
not just to read other peoples dull let
ters, as seems the general impression; !;
1t Is much more interesting than that.
There are women there who know NO
tongue but their own; they have been
chosen for their judgment and their
unQuestionable discretion besides their
education and general knowledge. One
would emphasize the value Of judg-
ment and the opportunities for exer-
cising 1t; 1t Is question of weighing
up facts and coming to wise and rea.
sonable decisions the whole time. To
women with happy blend of imagi.
nation and common sense the work IL
absorbing, at times thrilling.
It IL an experience and an educa.
ton. a privilege to be part Of this won
derful mechanism, even as the hum.
blest cog In its wheel Of progress; to
observe the details Of its construction
and to watch 1t expand week by week.
Censor TIohtens Net.
For as the war widens the censor
throws his net still further overseas,
tightening 1t until one marvels how the
German secret service agent can slip
through it's manifold meshes. Slip
through them he does, and that Is why
the country needs her daughters to
help to outwit him.
In the women's army or navy the
average pay of officers is $825 to 1915.
with free quarters. They must leave
their homes, and to the woman who is
settled in London this is a difficulty.
But II the London dweller has not the
robust health that enables her all day
to stand on her feet, though she can do
a good days work ION her head" II her
family falters at the thought of France,
let her come forward to the censorship
and stay in England. Here, as an or
dinary censor or examiner of mails,
she will have responsibility, with scope
for individuality and the great chance
Of bringing spy to book by her keen.
ness in drawing close the net.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
-TOBAcco TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day Of the caveman. who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned 4 lot about the scientific treat.
mant Of tho things we eat.
Naturally none Of US would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by .he Ameri.
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED
This wonderful new idea-simple
like all great inventions-was first
used In producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It Is pipe to-
bacco andLUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
THE RED SACRAMENT

BY Amelia Josephine Burr Of the
vIolIantes.
A comrades blood had stained their
ration red;
The very wine of life was In their
bread
And yet on that grim sacrament they
fed
And rose up strengthened to fulHll tho
task
The dead man left undone.
o God, we ask
That we by sorrow may be doubly
strong
To fight thy war against imperial
wrong
Until the dragon-or ourselves-be
dead.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

tional Guard and National army
camps. The order states that many Of
the money lenders have been taking
$50, $75 and 500 Liberty bonds, fre-
quently charging as much as 10 Der
cent interest on short time loans.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

malaflA potoone-1o 70 Q
furrsd or coated tonguA
isss !ss.. Of :. .HHSs;tais.:::: he As;e !
dul, drowy, debilitatsd
thstS at fault. Yog
want to stimulate II and
invigorate Il With Df.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellsts.
With svsry trouble Of The
lind. these tiny htt!s
thing act Ike . miracle.
You can break up sudden
attaoks Of Colds, Fsva.,
and I0Hammaklona ~akk
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Making tho Baby usssuI.

Making the Baby Useful.
'.Bridget's had breakfast late every
morning this week. Can't you do some
thing to get her up ON timer
"Well. there's the alarm clock"
THAT doesn't always 60 on. Lend
her the baby.-Boston Transcript.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Loan Sharks Busy In Army.

Camp Sheridan. Montgomery, Ala
In an order from the war department
officers are warned to keep sharp
lookout for loan sharks, many Of whom
have been reported operating In Ma
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Ss for indissstice. &C constipssicn. soss
etomach, Sick Headache, and DimAso.
They are small end pleasant 70 taks. ~
The most thoroughly NoevroJ rsmsdy.
Nsnty-Avs esnts q most drug staes4
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Don't be mislsd. Ask for Red Crol
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothe'
At all good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Lots Of women haters are afraid to
mention 1t to their wives.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
ALIENS FooT-EAsE DOES IT

Wkon your tho13 pdnoA g y6ux ~ = 219 Ue1-'
leas ache get Aush's yootsEaoe, ~ eoeeeltae
DoWdor 70 b ahAIsn Into Ghooo and 0pg1n6e4 lA
Ne foo1b bath 0ivss instant Psllef 70 Tired, AeA-
6A 0Wollsn, Tender fost. Over 10000 paekAGeq
ax0 being uoed by the troops ~ The front. eoA
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
GERMANS SHOOT
DOWN 6 BALLOONS


had done its work and the balloon was
af1re. You cannot, Of course. maneuver
a parachute, and there is always. the
possibility Of the burning balloon over
taking you and burning your only
means Of escape.
"But before I reached the ground I
saw far In front the Albatross crash
ing to earth minus a wing. She had
been hit by a cluster of antinircraft
shells. ia f-sia Hi
"The next thing I knew was that I
was lying in the middle Of a plowed
field, while a short distance of I saw
my observer. coming across toward
me-"
Narrow Escape From Death.
All IL Of the officers of the wrecked
balloons escaped safely on this occa-
sion. They are not always SO fortu-
nate. At this same station few days
before an officer was shot and killed
when dropping in his parachute. His
balloon had been set aflre by Ger
man airplane. and, as usual, he and
his companion took to their para
chutes. They had hardly got clear Of
the balloon when the attacking air
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

It's the girl who can't sing that
seems anxious that every one sAould
know II.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Correct.

Correct.
"Where did we get that word Sa-
tan?"
"Oh. that's merely an Old Nick
name."-Boston Transcript.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

A man is always known by the com
pany that refuses to keep him.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
A Consolation.

my friend, the photographer. was
firmly refused by the lady he asked
30 marry him.
'Well, he had something to console
him. At least, he secured a good mega
live"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops

Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work IN Joint Effort Soil United States and Canada
0o0RERA1IvR
The Controllers United asking
food production Scarcely 100 900 bushels
abo be the allies before the Upon
efforts Of the United States and Canada burden supply
Every Available rlabs Acre Must Contribute, Every Available
Farmer and Farm nand nusi Assist
Weston Canada has acreage SEEDED powss
sho and appeal the United States allies for
ing operation
0anadas Wheat sdussn Last fear 900
Demand Frem Canada Aene Tor 1919 400, 900 Bushels
To this she have assistance She has the land but needs
The men The Government Of the United States wan who
Ss developed frat of but also help Canada When
find Canadas fields after supplied,
" direct him there.
Apply Employment Service. will
Western cnada help Win be required May sa
Pstsnt help $500 month and board and lodging
Tos who respond this aPp viii welcome
boundary destination 4
For pdula and places
y. .. GMPL LoYMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DENVER coLoRAoo CHEYENNE. WYOMING
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Nobody ever regrets having dona
the right thing.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Our home, our birthplace. our "a.
tive .land.-Southey.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

While a man may be capable Of
loving two women at the same time.
II he u wise he won't attempt It.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Used to EN-,

Used to EN-.
"Do you suppose we'll ever have gas
attacks in this country"
"Good heavens, man, aren't we 40
customed to congress and legislatures
in session."
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Trust not your enemies; there are
few faithful enemies.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Mean.
"All that am owe to my wife,
Eyes. I've been told you married hsa
for her money"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Liberty bonds are your national life
Insurance..
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

a Tiny bottle Of freezone costs but 4
Ssw cents at any drug store, but u
suncient to remove every hard corn,
cot corn, or corn between the toes,
md the callouses, without soreness or
irritation.
tfeezone u the sensational discov-
~ Of Cincinnati genius. It u won
1eEful-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Up 70 pasa

Up 70 Data.
Aarcella Is Bennie Beanbrough
st11l painting houses for q Nvingf
Waveriy-Yes, but he doesn't call
Il that now.
Aarcella-What does he call it,
Waverly Camouhaging residences.
-Youngstown Telegram.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29

from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
February, 10, 1918. Entered
an enlisted mans training
school July 20. After five
weeks training | finished the
course and was recommended
for commission as End. lieu
tenant in the quartermaster
corps, u. S. Army. After be-
ing examined by a board of
officers | received my commits
sion and was ordered to Camp
Funston for duty as assistant
to the Sub-Depot Quarter
master and now I'm Person
mel Officer and Act. Executive
Officer for the Quartermaster
Detachment here and it is
some job too. l get S141.OO
per month.
l intended to come home
next week but since have
been given so much work,
there is no telling when I will
get home.
Write me real soon and let
me know how you all are get
ting along.
Your "son,"
LIEUT.. r. J. SHORT,
Care of Sub-Depot @. NJ,
Camp Funston, Kansas.
-Give-A-Bushel-
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29
FROM BOB SHORT
y
r. K. Grail
J. E. Sullivan

Camp Funston, Kansas.
Oct. z8, 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Hayes,
Grays, Arkansas. :.
my Dear Old Friends:
| must first beg forgive
mess for not having written
sooner. A number of things
which | really haven't time
to write prevented my writ
|lng sooner. When the big
affair is all over, hope we
can all meet and talk over
our many experiences.
received a letter from
aunt Edna, MRS. Hargis) !,
past week telling me that my
good old pal, Fink, had been
nome on a 20 day furlough.
would sure like to see him.
/ know he is big and strong.
NO doubt he is a full size
man; mentally, he has been
that for a long time; morally,
and physically.
have made several at
pempts, in vain, to get Dew
Eys address. You know
DeWey and I are just like
prothers, and it worries me
great deal to lose commune
atlon with him. Mrs. Hayes.
would appreciate it if you
would send me his address
together with Fink's.
ia w Ell e. how is every body,
.0ld Grays and everything?
III give you a brief out
ae ol my career since / was
ME- Iiie. | went to Camp
'eigs, Washington, D. c.,