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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08
STAMFORD
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 There will be two rummage sales in town tomorrow morning, one in the Congregational parish house, given by the Ladies' Aid society, another one given by the Parochial society of Christ Church in the town hall.
 Mrs. George Webb, who has been i'll in St. Vincent's hospital for the past four weeks, is coming home tomor- row.
 Mrs. John Plein of Sutton avenue has gone to Massachusetts, where she has bought Q large farm that she ex- poets to run this summer. Mrs. Robert Wheeler of Warwick avenue has rented her house all fur nished for the summer to out of town | parties.
 Miss Susan Scans, who has been teaching at Center school, died Tues day morning at 10 o'clock at Mrs. N. H. Austin's on King street, where she was boarding.
 Mrs. Thomas Taylor and Mrs. Rich ard Howell attended the Suffrage con- ference in Hartford today.
 Mrs. LaVoi of Blaken1an place went to New Bedford Mass, yesterday to attend the funeral of her brother.
 Reginald Judson of Main street is i'll at his home with very bad cold and sore throat.
 MT. L. Gray of Broad street have ] moved his family to Wood avenue, Bridgeport.
 | Plans are being made for the bless ing and dedietion of the service flag of St James parish, which will be held on Sunday next to the church. The flag contains nearly 100 stars. representing the boys of the parish now in the service. An invitation has been issued to all the people of the town to be present at this patriotic service.
 George Bateman of Stratford Realty Go. sold the six-room cottage on Jud- son street, owned by D. G. Wohlge- muth, to Mrs. Kutchmer.
 Stratford has a new silent cop in the Center and it will be wise for auto drivers to take notice, otherwise they might be relieved of a $5 fine that will open their eyes.
 The Stratford Realty Go. have re- ceived their incorporation papers from Hartford and are doing a fine business.
 Tonight the Azalia chapter, Order Eastern Star, will celebrate it's 18th anniversary. Several past grand ma irons and members of Olive chapter, Seymour, are expected to be present. Supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock.
 There will be a union meeting in Packard hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock. They will talk about the Laymen's convention to be held soon in Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Walter Goddard and her little daughter have returned from the hos pital. Both mother and baby are do- ling nicely.
 About 25 members of Okenuck tribe, No. 49, I. R. M, hit the trail to New Haven last night, where they witnessed the third degree put on in the Hotel Taft.
 The Stratford Women's Christian . Temperance Union will meet with ! Miss Augusta Wheeler, Broad street, Thursday, May g, at o'clock Mrs. } A. B. Joyce, the county president, will } be the speaker.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08

The Pennsylvania Railroad East of Pittsburgh has e5,o13 women em- ployed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08

c. A. Abercrumbie, the Main street newsdealer, is The Times representa- tive in Stratford. Items of news sent to his store will receive prompt atten- tion. Telephone Stratford 10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08

CORTEz c. ROCKWELL plumbing and heating; jobbing speciality, S051 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 114-2 or HAS. BIO eff
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08
CITY NATIONAL
 BANK MUST MOVE

Location of a new home for the City National bank, obliged to move owing to the plans for plaza, are being considered by the directors of that institution. President Frank Mil Ter says several available sites have been offered, but no decision has yet been reached. Cutting through of Middle street will take the entire property of the bank in Wall street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08

The Kaiser and Chancellor Hertling conferred at Potsdam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08
These Underwear Specials
 Are Timely

WOMEN'S VESTS in fine ribbed Cotton wing and sleeveless; all sizes; 25c value-sale NE@
 pr1ce A~O WOMEN'S FINE RIBBED LISLE VESTS low neck
 sleeveless, with French band or crocheed 0 A
 yokes; all sizes-May Sale at......-...--, AFO WOMENS UNION SUITS in fine ribbed Cotton low neck
 s bo aG9 @ or cur knee trimmed with 4C sas wsSs s sIessss rNK coTaoN e19s Boonnns 69c
 aes 5r n Rnee st sn@es sTs a 59c Bo it6 Pop ss 5 se ads of nos es c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08

Leaders In Mems and
 Boys Clothing
 MEMS SUITS AND OVERCOATS, odd lots and broken ranging youths 15 stouts 46 Every in the lot worth from $15 to $25 If you size is is here you can get a rare bargain S9.95 
 BOYS SUITS, to Is years, in fancies and mix GQ 0Q lures, regular $49S $5.9S values-at.. >OOH~O BOYS SUITS, to 15 years fancies and mixtures uarly $7.50 and. $s.98-in the May Sale 9SA 0Q MEMS AND BOYS CAPS good wool mixtures light and medium weight, sizes F to F; values to I QN 75c-at A~O BOYS WASH SUITS, sizes to g, Norfolk styles white checked, blue, and striped; values to $150- GAN CHILDRENS OVERALLS Khaki color, trimmed blue, sizes to 8, values 69c-May Sale A0A price BOYS SPRING COATS, blue serge and checks, belted styles, sizes 3 to s, values to $59S-May &0 co Sale price ....-...................... >A@1OO
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
SETTING THE CLOCK AHEAD.

attempts of man to make his time march with the
are among the most interesting of his efforts 1t
long time before became expert enough to be that
any given occasion would fall the time in year.
approximately The day added in fourth year. leap
year. is device for setting things straight quite per-
feet device.
Work in New England begins ordinarily at o'clock,
but seven o'clock is affair in winter
In there good three daylight be-
fore the working hour begins In winter the working hour
rves before the dawn has fairly dsspated night
There instinct in most people which makes them
though they would like to get up with the sum- though
they ought to- This instinct is seldom exercised action
Habit has made most late eepers They to bed late
up late.
The balance between the desire to with the sum- and
the habit of lying in bed not unusual but that the daylight
saving law will make welcome force the side instinct
Everybody will get hour earlier and everybody will
be much better pleased The is the great life gver
Men need the and the early morning air. They will feel
better they work. and better yet the time for leisure
consolidated that be used altogether the better
the day.
The daylight saving law commends itself to comfort and
intelligence
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
SEVERN ELECTED
PRES. FOR YEAR

William F. Severn at a meeting of
the Charity organization of the city
was elected president for the ensuing
year. The annual meeting took place
at the Stratfield hotel. Other officers
who were appointed are: Vice pres
ident, William R. Webster; treasurer,
William E. Allen; auditor, Richard w.
Coggswel1; general secretary, George
L. Warren; directors till November,
E, H. Dillon, Dr.William Horace Day,
Rev. Matthew Judge and Judge John
S. Pullman; directors till November 1,
1920, William R. Webster, James G.
Ludlum, DR.. Thomas L. Ellis, Rev. ].
B. Nthi1l, Justice George W. Wheeler,
Rev. John R. Brown, George H. Ed
wards William B. Boardman and Will
liam F. Severn.
Members of the advisory board
appointed by President Severn were:
Mrs George W. Wheeler, Mrs. Frank
Kinsley, Mrs. Benjamin Oelsner, Mrs.
M. H. Ford, Mrs. Frank T. Staples,
Mrs. John T. King, Mrs. c. B. Wilson,
Mrs. William B. Boardman, Mrs
John G., Rowland, Mrs Jane E. Haw-
ley, Mrs Walter Jpewith, Miss Mil
dred Foster, Mrs. H. W. F1eck, Mrs.
Walter W11mot, Mrs. DeVer H. War
ner, Mrs. ]. P. Omans, Mrs. Dudley M.
Morris, Mrs. Samuel M. Hawley, Mrs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CHANGES
MADE TO H|NMAN
BILL At CAPITOL

Hartford, March 2O-Although the
greaer number of members of the
general assembly who attended, the
special session opened yesterday
stayed over night in the city, re-
sumption of the sitting was much
delayed today.
It was midday when Lieut.. Gov.
Wilson called the senate to order and
the senate bin Mo. 1 was reported in
by the Judiciary committee, this being
a redraft of the bill previously pre-
pared under which it is proposed to
give Connecticut electors who are in
war service and are away from the
home town a chance to vote for nom
inees in next falls election. While
the senate took up this report the
house did nothing.
The Judiciary committee over night
had agreed on certain changes in At
torney General Humans bill, the
chief one being inclusion of members
of congress and sheriffs in the list of
nominees forw HON the elector might
vote.
Senator Koppleman of Hartford at
once offered an amendment to the
bill to allow soldiers to vote for state
senators and representatives. Senator
Klett said the amendment was i'm
practicable. The ballots had to be
prepared in June and forwarded while
representative and senatorial nomlna-
lions could not be made before July.
On hearing of the senate's debate the
house recessed until 8 o'clock
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CHARGES ROOM
MATE TOOK $500
FROM HIS TRUNK

Upon complaint of Andrew Vecker
of 465 Stillman street, Nick Nekashe-
wick. of the same address was placed
under arrest by Captain O'ConnelI and
Patrolman D. Ryan, on the charge of
stealing 500 from Vecker's trunk.
According to Vecker, the two men
roomed together although they only
met short while ago. This morn
ing when Vecker went to work he left
his Russian roommate behind, but
upon arriving at his place of business
Vecker discovered that he forgot his
money. He hurried back home and
found Nekashewick, tampering with
his trunk in a very suspicious manner.
When he looked for his money he
found every cent of his 800 roll gone.
He then accused the Russian of steal
ing it, but could not get any satisfac-
ton from him and as last resort he
appealed to the police with the result
that his roommate was placed under
arrest and will be before the city
court tomorrow,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
NO TROUBLE FOR
TOWN CLERKS IN
COMPILING LIST

Hartford, March 20-Town clerks
in practically all towns and cit4es
throughout the state will have little
difficulty in preparing a list of men
in the national service as. directed un-
der the act considered by the special
session of the legislature, providing
for voting by absent soldiers and
sailors, because of the action last
summer of the Connecticut state
council of defense calling upon it's
local agencies to compile lists of men
in the military and naval service of
the nation.
Section 2 of the new act relating to
the soldier vote requires that the town
clerk of each town in the state shall
within 60 days after the passage of
the act, prepare an alphabetical re-
cord of the names of all persons, resi-
dents of such towns, who are in the
military or naval service of the gov
eminent. : The possible value of a
record of this kind was realized by
the Connecticut state council of de-
Tense, soon after it's organization, and
on August Is, 1917.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
DIsLOYAL WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.

XXTISCONSIN Republicans voting in primary have divided
w some 10000 votes almost equally between Thomp-
son. the Foee candidate for United States and
root, who supports the policies of the president. r,
Berger the socialist candidate, running distinctly pro-
German platform, polls $4,000 votes
Joseph Davies supporting the policies of the president
and running for the democratic nomination. is the overwhe-
ing choice of his party.
has been freely argued by Republicans in Wisconsin, that
a Thompson for the Kaiser which the
question: the matter with Wisconsin Republicans that
nearly half of them prefer disloya to loyal candidate?
This excellent contest ought to bring to the u S. Senate
Mr. Davies of whose loyalty there be doubt He has be-
hind him the great body of Wisconsin voters who giving
the government loyal support
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CONFERENCE TO
ARRANGE BETTER
WAR OPERATIONS

Washington. March 20-Plans for a
more thorough coordination of war
work were discussed at a White House
conference today between President
Wilson and the heads of six of the
governments most important war
agencies. The conference was called
by the president yesterday and was
taken by many as an indication that
he intends to take more personal
direction of war activities.
= The men called by the president
were Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board; Food Administrator Hoover,
Fuel Administrator Garfield, Director
General McAdoo, Chairman Vance
Mccormick of the war trade board,
and Chairman Bernard M. Baruch
of the war industry board
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
Trolley Conductor
Hit By Automobile

Roy Stephens, %, a conductor en-
ployed by the Connecticut Co. and re-
siding at 1913 Capitol avenue, was
knocked down and seriously injured
by an automobile driven by Stephen
Bellett, of Southport as he got off
his car at HOLSTER and Stratford ave-
nues shortly after nine o'clock this
morning.
The Emergency hospital ambulance
with DR.. J. F. Keegan was called. It
was found that Stephens injuries were
so serious that it was best to remove
him to the Bridgeport hospital where
doctors said his spine was injured.
Bellett claims that the trolley did
not stop but that if it had, he GER
tainly would have brought his ma
chine to a standstill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CONNECTICUT PROPAGANDA.

Connecticut propaganda, managed by the War
i is in the whole well managed. It is defective
in not sufficiently conveying to the citizen idea of the
plishments and possibilities of his own government.
good policy far goes to dwell upon the atroci
ties of the enemy But to do the exclusion of Americas
tits ignore the psychological principal upon which enthusi
asm is based
seldom beats fast the story of the niquy
foe the tale told of the virtues and the
of ones SIDE
To say the Germans will lose" not strong phrase
to say that 1.-The Americans will VIM Let hear
American vlo of American energy industry preparation and
grandeur Tell the people that Washington contains great
energetic government thoroughly representative of Amer
can genius and power.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
U. S. MISSION is
TO INVESTIGATE

Petrograd, Tuesday, March 19-(By
the Associated Press)-An American
mission will visit Siberia to investigate
reports of the arming Of prisoners of
war.
There have been persistent reports
from Hardin, Picking and Tokyo re-
Gently that Austro-German prisoners
in Siberia had been armed and were
assisting the Bolsheviki in putting
down opposition. Armed German
prisoners were said to have assisted
the Bolsheviki in their campaign
against Gen. Semenoff, the Cossack
leader, near the Manchurian border.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
USED TOO
MUCH FORCE The.
COURT DECIDES

Damages of $3.50 and costs for in
juries inflicted by Samuel Clark, Sr.,
in aiding Special Policeman William
G.. Doolan to make an arrest were
awarded Hyman Gold by decision
handed down yesterday by Judge
John R. Booth of the Common Pleas
Court before whom the action was
tried several weeks ago. Gold claim
ed he was dubbed with black jack
in the hands of Clark, who had been
called to assist by Doolan. Gold also
claimed the arrest was unwarranted
and the policeman exceeded his pow
ers.
Judge Booth finds that Clark used
more than the necessary force with
out passing upon the legality of the
arrest. The clubbing occurred Aug
ust last near the U. M. c. plant
where Doolan is a Waterman. 1t was
| claimed at the trial that Gold and
Doolan had a previous falling out and
that malice entered into the affair.
Clark was called upon by Doolan to
aid in making the arrest.
In the case of Jacob Lesser Of New
Haven against Abe Levy, a former
| city sheriff, in which it was charged
Levy had taxed excessive fees in a
bill for services of $164.46. and in
which treble damages were claimed
Judge Booth finds for the defendant,
with costs. Judge Booth finds that
the bill rendered included other ser
vices aside from the serving of writs.
Judgment for the defendant to re-
| cover costs is found in the suit OF
| George McDermott against Alexander
Frechette which 500 was claimed
! for failure to complete contract for
carpenter work. Judge Booth finds
there was no testimony showing the
cost of the extra work claimed to be
necessary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CONDOR HEIRS ARE
UNABLE TO AGREE

Five heirs Of Patrick Condor, who
died January q, were unable to agree
on the distribution of his estate, rep
resented in a $1,000 insurance policy,
in the Probate Court today and as
result John ]. Corr, attorney, was ap-
pointed administrator by Judge Paul
L. Miller. The heirs are Elizabeth
Condor, mother, Mitchelstown, Coun-
ty of Cork, Ireland; David Condor,
brother, Ireland; and these other
brothers and sister: Michael, Thomas,
John and Lawrence Condor, also
Anna Brady, all of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
HAND CRENADES
DRIVE OFF U. S.
PATROL TROOPS

NSOIIL1uuGu 4EOuL I age 1.J
an enemy patrol and forced the Ger
mans to withdraw after sharp skir-
mish.
A certain Irish regiment was bonn
barded heavily today with big shell.
Reports from both the Luneville
and the Toul sectors say more Ger
man gas projectile batteries have been
discovered and shattered by the Amer
Jean gunners.
During one period when. the shells
were flying over the enemy lines last
night a German aeroplane with a red
tail light appeared over the American
lines and dropped a red rocket, for
what purpose it is not known. How
ever, shrapnel from American anti
aircraft batteries burst so near the
German Immediately afterward that
he was forced to fly for his own lines
in hurry.
Last night the enemy observation
tower and positions on Montsec were
shelled heavily and a heavy fire was
directed against the enemy lines this
morning.
At noon today the enemy opened a
| lively nre on one of the American
positions with ST millimeter guns
from the cemetery at Richecourt. The
American guns of the same calibre
came into action and after they had
fired so shells the Germans ran from
the position and took their guns with
them. The American guns then she'll
ed the village of Lahayville, where
| two heavy explosions, apparently of
munition stores, were caused.
The German artillery directed most
of its attention to dropping a few gas
shells into one or two towns within
the American lines and Smelling a cross
road known as Dethy's corner during
| the day and night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
FALSE REPORTS
HAMPER WORK

The work Of the minute women in
collecting clothes for the needy ones
In Northern France and Belgium has
been handicapped to no. little extent
by the propaganda which has been
circulated extensively throughout the
city stating that the organization
would not accept old clothes for these
people.
The rumor bears all the earmarks
Of German propaganda to halt this
noble work of the women. This morn
ing representatives from the minute
women emphatically stated that the
rumor is false and that all worn
clothes which can he mended for ser
viceable use is the exact wants of the
committee and not new articles of
wearing apparel which the propa-
ganda story relates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
Local Druggists Are Offering It.
on 80 Days TriaENo Cost IF
You Are Not Delighted with the
Results.

All mothers are home doctors"
when 1t comes to treating the Group
and cold troubles that children are
heir to. They know that growing
children need outdoor exercise and
that, with outdoor exercise, some
colds are bound to come. They know.
too, that these colds should not be
neglected. and yet, constant dosing"
disturbs the delicate stomachs of chill
dren.
The answer to this problem is the
external "vapor" treatment, Vick's
VapoRub. for all the many forms of
cold troubles, from head colds, asthma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
A Talk 10 Mothers About
Group and Cold Troubles
The New Treatment with Fresh Air and Anti
septic Vapors, that Makes Internal DOSING"
Flannel Jackets, etc., Unnecessary.

or satarrh, down to sore throat, bron-
chitis or deep chest colds.
Just apply VapoRub wen over the
throat and chest, covering with a
warm flannel cloth. Leave the cover
ing loose around the neck SO the
vapors, released by the body heat,
may be freely inhaled The next
morning the head is clear, phlegm
loosened and soreness gone. One
rubbing with VapoRub usually re-
heVes Group in Is minutes and an
application at bedtime prevents a
night attack
Colds are easiest to stop at the be-
ginning. Nip them in tho BUD by
keeping plenty of fresh air in the bed
room and applying VapoRub freely
at the first sign of trouble: Your
&uggist VIII sell you a Csc jar Win
the privilege Of a months trial
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
CHAMBER GIVES ROOMS.

At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon the
board of directors passed a resolution
to allow the Ordnance department of
the United States the use of their
quarters until that department may
take over their new quarters in the
Library building. A committee was
appointed to secure temporary quar-
tiers for the commerce offices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
M'GRATH HELD FOR
SUPERIOR COURT

James W. McGrath, of New Haven,
who was arrested a few days ago
charged with burglary, and when
brought into the Second precinct po-
lice station, was found to have a per-
fect1y good arm and hand done up in
bandages, was today held for the Su-
perior Court in bonds of $500 by
Judge Wilder in the City Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
SHELTON MAN GASSED.

Ottawa Ont, March 20-A Cana
dian overseas casualty list issued here
today mentions the following Amerl-
cans.
Died of wounds-A. Steele, Lewis
ton Me.
Gassed-W. H. Kirkey, Somervllle'
Mass; N. D. Wenner, Millefsburg, Pa;
E. Lindley, Central Falls, R. l.; F. E.
Head, Paterson, N. J.; William Bill
ing, Shelton, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
MILK PRICE REDUCED.

Housewives will get a chance to
save some money starting April 1.
The price of bottled milk is going to
be reduced one-half cent bottle on
that date. The new price will be 16
cents a quart 1t is threatened that
the price might be still further re-
duced by few mills before the war
ends
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
USE AUTOMOBILES
FOR PARCEL POST

New York, March 2o-An initial
experiment in the transportation of
parcel post matter by automobiles was
announced here today by post office
ohicials in the dispatch from Ian
caster, Pa, Of a truck carrying but
ter, eggs and farm products from that
district for New York. The truck
left Lancaster at a. m. and is due
TO arrive here at o'clock tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
H1EAruEss DAYS FAIL.

washington, March 20 - Meatless
rays have not conserved the meat sup
ply, Joseph P. Cotton, head of the
food administration meat division,
told the senate committee today in
vestigating food supplies, but on the
other hand he believed there had
been more meat consumed on those
days than usual.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
PERHAPS TOO VALOROUS.

HE casualty lists show surprising number of officers
killed wounded in relation to the whole number.
American officers adopting the British tradition which de-
ands great deal of unnecessary exposure of the officer?
is to be hoped not Officers not lack leadership but
neither should they make reckless
themselves
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20
THE FIRST.

TIME flags of Waterbury at half mast honorng Corporal
Coyle the first Waterbury soldier to give his life in
the war This is for Waterbury the first sprnkng of the
baptism of by which America consecaed the
of democracy of Waterburys martyr to liberty
dictates that derived from Irish ancestry His death
constitutes another vivid proof Of the Amercanm of Of
Irish
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-20

J. B. Klein, Mrs. W. Boyd Spencer
and Mrs. Ellie N. Sperry.