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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
Seeks to Have Present Bill Changed to Meet
 Pressing Needs. DEPLETE QUOTAS
 BY LATEST CALLS New Quota Plan Will Be Applied to Men in
 Second Draft.

Washington, April 3O-Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder today requested congress to eli minate from the bill extending the draft to youths now 21 |years old, the amendment put ting at the bottom of the eligi- ble list those who would regis ter under the measure and ask ed that the bill basing draft quotas on the number of men in class one be amended to ioperate retroactive.
 Gen. Crowder made his request in letters to the chairmen of the senate and house military committees. Of the proposal to put the new reg isrants at the bottom of the list on eligEbles Gen. Crowder said: | The plan proposed by this office would result in these registrants be- ing given order numbers scattered throughout the entire list of order numbers. This seems to be fairer than the plan proposed by the amend ment. The result of the house amend ment in many jurisdictions will be to delay the calling of these young men for a considerable time. In the mean time their status will have changed, they will have married or become in tegrated with the industries of the country.
 Moreover, it establishes a prece- dent which may be appealed to pro- vided aliens are registered under the provisions of the new legislation based on treaties to be negotiated"
 The plan to make the quota law re- troactive would apply it to men of thenew draft called while the legisla- ton is pending. Delay in enactment of the legislatnon, General Crowder wrote, necessitates the retroactive fea- ture.
 During the last few weeks, General Crowder said, the damps have become
 ready to capacity and the imperative needs of Gen. Pe1shing's forces have l led to the rapid dispatch of more troops overseas and to the issuance of relatively small calls, by authority of the president, to fill the organiza- tions in training in cantonments.
 The result of these calls spread over the last few weeks has been not only to exhause virtually all ..the deferred percentages of the quotas on the frs
 general call July F, 191O, but to ado still further quantities of men in the excess of the first quotas.
 Obviously, Gen. Crowder added, tt insure fair treatment for all the states, the new quota plan should bt applied to men called on the secont , draft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
COLORED MEN 60 TO CAMP DEvENS
 IN HAPPY MOOD

The first contingent of colored draft men to leave Bridgeport for military camps left this morning at S:3O o'clock. The scene at the Bridgeport station was unlike demonstrations which have taken place when other drafted men left the city. There was little weeping and on the whole the 1.500 friends and relatives that gath cred together with the men leaving were a happy lot, each having a cheery word.
 The men gathered at the station ft Q o'clock, each armed with Red Cros kit and tagged to show of which division he was a member. Sanford Stoddard, chairman of draft board 3, held roll call in the east station Every man called was on hand and was placed in charge of captains ap- pointed by each of the boards.
 The men were assigned to a special coach to the 9:23 train. Some little delay was experienced in getting the men aboard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30

These workmen took a strike vote last night and unless the minimum wage is set at 70 cents per hour for machinists, and 80 cents per hour for tool makers the men will leave their shops.
 It was stated. at the machinists' headquarters this morning that the government, through the Labor War Board, has recommended that min imum wage be decIded upon all over the country. At the Remington Arms company's plant the government, it is said, has promised to adjust the wage and the award will become effective tomorrow, May l. In the Lakes Tor pedo Boat company's factory the gov ernment has set the wage at 72 1-2 cents per hour.
 With the wage thus fixed in the large plants of the city, workmen in the smaller machine shops have come to the conclusion that a minimum must also be set for them. They ask for a minimum of 70 cents DOT hour for machinists and 30 cents per hour for tool makers.
 The strike vote in being boiled to- day and tomorrow, and after the vot- ing closes the men will present their demands to the shop owners. A req s,onaible amout of time will be allowed 1 for a decision one way or the other, and if the demansd are refused the machinists and tool makers will walk out. The men wish the award, if it is made, to become effective tomor- row.
 (Contlnued on page 9
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
EIGHT LOCAL MEN ON LIST
 OF OFFICERS
Graduates at Training School at Camp Devens
 Now End IIieutenants.
SIXTEEN IN STATE
 PASS EXAMINATION
To Be Carried on List of
 Eligible Officers Until Vacancies Occur.

The Adjutant-General today an- nounced that eight Bridgeport young men out of the 16 who have qualified for promotion as second lieutenants from the Officers Training school al Camp Devens. The local men are;
 Allen, Willard L., 522 Wood ave- nue, Bridgeport, infantry.
 Burby, Leslie, J., 911 Lafayette street, Bridgeport, infantry.
 Denny, Harry E., 667 Williams street, Bridgeport, infantry.
 Ganley, John R.. 119 Grassy Plair street, Bethel, infantry.
 Hayey, Harold H., Belle Haven Greenwich, infantry.
 Hand, Herbert T., Jr., Riverside avenue, Riverside, field artillery. Stamford, infantry.
 Landon, Robert w., '1242 Stratfort avenue, Bridgeport, infantry. Meyer, Leo J., Kingsbury street Bridgeport, infantry.
 Seeley, Frederick S., 63 Brooklawr avenue, Bridgeport, infantry. Van Horn, Fred H., 249 Vine street Bridgeport, infantry. Schmidt Louis w, West street Danbury, field artillery. Mosel, George H., 166 Capital ave nue, Bridgeport, infantry. Miller, Calvin G., Stanford avenue R. F. D. 50, New Canaan, infantry. Warren, Keith F., 105 Park street I New Canaan, infantry. Trowbridge, Gardner, P. O. Box 51 l Noroton, infantry.
 These men will be carried on tn | list of eligible officers and commis stoned at such time as suitable vacan cies occur.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
THREE KILLED IN BATTLE AGAINST
 HUN SUBMARINE

Washington, April 30-Three members of the American steamer Chincha's crew were killed, the navy department announced today, in the ships fight with a submarine on March 21. Previous reports had said several men were injured, but made no mention of any having been killed.
 The Chincha beat off the submarine after firing about 30 shots. One shot from the submarine struck the Chin cha aft, killing Seaman A. S. Ed wards of Augusta, Ga, and two others not named.
 On Jan. IS the Chincha escaped from submarine and the armed guard was commended by Secretary Daniels for it's excellent work at the time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
NAME OF HUN
 VICTIM PRISONER

London, April 30-It was the Brit ish steamer Oronsa that was torpe- doed with the party of 57 American army Y. M. c. A. workers. The first public announcement here of the tor pedoing, which occurred early Sunday morning, was made in this morning s newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
3 JOIN U. s. NAVY;
 SGO TO RESERVES

Three recruits for the United States navy and eight men for the United States Naval Reserve Force were sent to New Haven for enlistment to- day by the Navy recruiting office in Cannon street. The recruits who are accepted for service in the Naval Re serve forces will hereafter leave every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
HUN PRESS NOW TAKES NOTE OF
 AMERICAN AID

Geneva, April 30-German news papers which last year ridiculed American intervention in the war now have begun gradually to inform the. German public concerning the danger of present and future American in teryention on the western front. The Zeitung of Constance says:
 "We must hurry to obtain solid victory by arms before the full American forces arrive
 The Austrian newspapers are talk ing the same course as those in Ger many.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
IS TAKEN
 BY WHITE GUARDS

London, April 3O-The White guards, or Finnish government forces have captured Viborg, 75 miles north west of Petrograd, after killing nearly the entire force of 5000 Red guards, according to an official announce ment at Vasa and transmitted from Copenhagen by the Exchange Tele- graph Co. The rebels made a last desperate attempt to break through in the direction of Frederickshan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
TO CLOSE BRIDGE,

Owing to traffic conditions which have arisen over. night, State High way Supervisor Emmett Donnelly of this city, issued orders this morning to the effect that Washington Bridge will be closed to all traffic tomorrow morning from 1880 to 9:30 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
ITALY IS AGAIN
 ASKED TO QUIT

Stockholm, April 3o-The Catholic international press agency announces, 6 dispatch from Basel says, that Elm peror Charles of Austria is making a fresh peace offer, appealing to Italy to consider 1t in her own interests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
BERLIN PRESS
 REPORTS RIOTS

London, April Sp-Serious food riots have broken out in Cracow, Ga licia, the Berlin Vorwaerts reports, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
mACHlNlSTS ARE VOTING
 TO STRIKE IN FACTORIES
MEN IN SMALLER SHOPS DEMANDING 70 CENTS AN HOUR FOR MACHINISTS AND 80 FOR TOOL MAKERS-VOTE
 ENDS AT NOON TOMORROW.

Apparently the troubles of the machnists and tool in the smaller shops of Bridgeport have not been settled easily as it was believed at time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
ENEMY HURLS THOUSANDS OF FRESH TROOPS INTO FRAY BUT EVERYWHERE
 IS STOPPED WITH COLOSSAL LOSSES
.JEER AMERICANS
HALF STARVED U. s. CAPTIVES ARE
 PARADED THROUGH GERMAN CITIES

For the Amusement of Civilians Our Unfortunate Soldiers Are Placed on Exhibition Prisoners Appear Dazed and Mentally Weak As Result of Lack of Food and Sufering-English Women Locked Up For Speaking to the Captives
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30

London April 3O-ow the German government has march, ed American war prisoners town placing them exhibition to eerng popuace was told by of the British soldiers who have escaped from Germany and made their way through Holland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
DOUBLING LOAN QUOTA
 IDEA ABANDONED HERE
FINE BOMBING PROCESS BY POLICE, BOY SCOUTS, AND FACTORIES WILL WIND-UP CAMPAIGN; TOTAL
 SALES TO DATE 5S5OOOO.

Liberty sales in Bridgeport will be rfe $6- 100000 according of the prominent members of the committee this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
FRENCH FORCES NOW UND|SPUTED OWNERS
 OF LOCRE TERRITORY
HUNS MAKE FUTILE EFFORTS AT YSER RIVER TO SMASH ELGIANS-ALONG A 12 MILE FRONT FOE SUSTAiNS
 GREATEST LOSSES OF DRIVE.
ALLIED LINE ADVANCES

BEltlsh HeadqUarters in France April 30 via Ottawa The Entente Allied line has been advanced between La Cyte and Kemmel The Franco British forces also have made some progress south of that region.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vicin- ity, fair tonight and tomor- row.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
s2 Down and $1 Week on Every $50 Bond---$4 Do

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23
Orluln OF HAssassin.n

The drug hashish or Indian hemp
for which Egyptians will pay such d
high price, has given Us our words
assassin" These desperadoes forIn4
ed originally a secret society In Per-
STA, relates London Chronicle, in the
eleventh century, members Of which
were under vow of blind obediencs
to their chief. They were called upon
to perpetrate the most atrocrous Deeds
and before these ruff1ans were sent
out to perform their grewsome tasks
they were given haShish, by which
they were thrown into kind Of CO.
stasy or intoxication. Hence they were
called "Hashishin," meaning hemp
eaters. The word became part Of
Western languages, but was changes
into "assassins."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23
YOU NEED NOT SUFFER WITH
BACKACHE AND RHEUMATISM

For centuries GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Dill has been standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble, and all diseases connected with
the urinary organs The kidneys and
bladder are the most important organs of
the body. They are the filters, the puri-
6ers of your blood. If the poisons which
enter your system through the blood and
stomach are not entirely thrown out by
the kidneys and bladder you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleepiessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache. stomach trouble.
headache, pain in loins, and lower aldo
men, gall-stones, gravel, difficulty when
urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu-
matism, sciatica, lumbago, all wan you
to look after your kidneys and bladder.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not a patent medicine" nor
"new discovery" For 200 years they
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23

and a little pepper, beat thoroughly,
add three-fourths of cupful of sour
cream and beat again. Whip the
whites stiff, fold into the yolk mix
ture and pour into the omelet pan with
q tablespoonful of hot fat. Cook
gently until Drowned on the bottom,
then set in the oven to cook on top.
Fold and serve on hot platter.
Chicken en- Ramekins.-Take CUP
full of diced chicken, add two chopped
pimentoes, and a cupful and a half
of rich white sauce. Fill buttered
ramekins and cover with buttered
crumbs, place whole almond in the
center of each dish and brown in hot
oven.
Mary Pickford's Fried Chicken
Dress and quarter two chickens. Bent
two eggs, adding two teaspoonfuls Of
salt and few dashes of pepper. Dip
the chicken first in this, then III -four.
Melt a half cupful Of sweet fat In a
hot nan and when sizzling hot add the
chicken, brown we'll. Slice one onion
and sprinkle over the chicken, then
cover tight and simmer for one hour.
Remoye'the chicken and add four ta-
blespoonfuls of flour, pint each Of
heavy cream and milk. Let 1t boil up
once and season well. Pour over the
chicken and serve or serve the gravy
In a separate dish.
Bean scallop.-Soak a generous cup
ful of dried Lima beans over night
Drain off this water in the morning
cover with fresh water with a tea.
znoorful Of salt and simmer well GOV.
cred four hours. then add three snions
cut In slices and cook another hour
Drain off most Of the liquor. put into
n baking dish, turn in can of toma
toes, cover the top with buttered
crumbs and bake In moderate over
until the top is well Drowned.
Pot Cheese With chlves.--Wash ant
cut the chives as fine as possible. ther
mix with cottage cheese, adding cream
from time to time as needed. Make
into balls and turn over them a little
sweet, thick cream.
Fruit SaIad.--Cut 3 half-pound 0
marshmallows into small pieces. Gu
up few slices Of pineapple, two o
three bananas and an apple. all nixe'
With sweetened and favored Whippe'
cream. Garnish with cherries.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23
GREEMs AUGUST FLOWER

has been household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, Intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t Is most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming up of food, palpita-
ton Of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t is a
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized countries.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23

sugar and half teaspoonful of salt
and half cupful of milk. Stir In a
half cupful of sifted flour. another
half cupful of milk, one tablespoonful
Of melted fat and lastly the stiftly
beaten whites of the eggs. One less
egg and one-half a teaspoonful of bak-
Ing powder may be used. Bake on
hot griddle, making the cakes slightly
larger than usual. Spread each cake
with jelly and roll while hot. Place on
platter and sprinkle with sugar, with
a red-hot wire toaster scorch lines on
the sugared cakes. This gives an at
tractive appearance and slight flavor
of burnt sugar.
Potato Pancakes.-Peel wash and
crate the potatoes, drain and to every
| two cupfuls allow one beaten egg, two
| tablespoonfuls of flour and sufficient
milk to make stiff batter. Season
with salt, pepper and onion juice. Cook
In frying pan In hot fat until well
Drowned on both sides. Serve with
meat and gravy.
Corn Pancakes With Tomato Sauce.
TO each cupfl1l Of canned corn, allow
one beaten egg, teaspoonful of melt
ed butter, salt, pepper and sufficient
| flour and milk to make batter. The
quantities differ, varying as to the
moisture of the corn. Fry on a hot
| griddle and serve with hamburg steak
and tomato sauce. Place round of
the hamburg on each cake cover with
tomato sauce and serve.
Layer Pancakes.-Mix two well.
beaten eggs with two cupfuls of milk
and add gradually sufficient flour and
milk to make batter. Add half tea
spoonful each of salt and baking pow
4 der just before starting to bake the
cakes. Make the cakes the size of q
dessert plate and spread with butter
and maple sugar. Keep hot until five
are ready. Arrange like layer cake
and cut In wedge-shaped pieces when
serving. With tea or cocoa this makes
nice luncheon dish.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23
The Oldest Living Creature.

Among the Oldest life forms on the
globe Is the shellfsh, known as the
lingula, q specimen Of which was ia
ken from Manila bay several years ago.
The genus, according to scientists, has
remained practically unaltered for
more than a hundred million years.
With the extraordinary changes of eli
mate and environment since the world
began most forms Of life with which
science is familiar have been trans
formed or have altogether disappeared
since the geologic ages. "That the
genus lingula," says the Journal of
Heredity, SHOULD have survived for
all these ages, and undergone virtually
no change, is striking evidence Of the
fact that the germ plasm, which under
some conditions, as in the case Of the
horse and the dog, is capable of extra
ordinary variation, is under other con-
ditions remarkably constant"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23

have been standard household remedy,
They are the pure, original inported
HARLEM Oil your greatgrandmothes
used, and are perfectly harmless. The
healing. soothing oil soaks into the cells
and lining Of the kidneys and through
the bladder, driving out the poisonous
germs. New life, fresh strength and
health will come as you continue this
treatment. When completely restored to
your usual vigor, continue taking q caps
sule or two each day. They will keep
you in condition and prevent return Il
the disease.
Do not delay = minute. Delays are
especially dangerous in kidney and blad.
der trouble. All reliable druggists cell
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cspsulea
They will refund the money if not as rep
resented. In three sizes, sealed packages
Ask for the original imported COLE
MEDAL. Accept no substitutes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23

cupful of fresh chopped coconut. In
another dish mix cupful of mashed
white potatoes with three tablespoon
fuls Of finely chopped blanched al
monds. Separate the yolks and whites
of two eggs, beat the yolks slightly.
Form the white potato mixture into
small balls using the whites of the
eggs, dust with white pepper. Roll the
sweet potato mixture moistened with
egg yolks around the white balls, form
Ing them with the hands; dust with
paprika and roll In finely minced par
sley. Fry in deep fat. Drain and pa
per and serve hot.
East india Meat BalIs.--Chop a
pound Of raw beef, two stalks Of cell
cry, one small onion, tablespoonful
Of finely chopped parsley, a teaspoon
full Of curry powder, two eggs, half
cupful Of boiled rice, salt and cayenne
pepper to taste. Make into balls and
cook In deep fat. Serve with border
Of cooked rice and pour over all a
highly seasoned tomato sauce.
Piquant Cheese Sandwiches.-Beat
three eggs, and cupful Of sweet OF
sour cream, tablespoonful of sweet
fat, tablespoonful of sugar, little
cayenne and a teaspoonful of mus
tard. Cook over boiling water until
thick. Heat three tablespoonfuls of
mild vinegar and add 1t to the cream
mixture. Cook minute then add a
pound and a half Of rich cheese and
four tablespoonful of finely chopped
green or red peppers with teaspoon
full of salt. Just let the cheese melt
This makes dressing enough to spread
several dozen sandwiches.
Pottage. Chop four small onions
and cook in two tablespoonfuls of fat
until soft and yellow. Add can OF
red kidney beans, can of tomatoes
simmer until soft enough to force
through a sieve and when ready to
serve add pinch of soda and thin
with hot milk. Season well with salt
and pepper.
Bananas Drowned in a little hot fat
or cooked until well heated, then served
MS vegetable with steak, makes q
most tasty dish.
I N.,. ~ usep.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-23
WESTERN CANADA's
CEREAL CROP
One Of the Best Ever Harvested.


The cereal crop Of Western Canada
Tor 1917 was the most valuable one
ever harvested; the returns from all
classes of live stock have been equally
satisfactory. The wool clip was not
only greater than in any previous year,
but the price obtained was double that
Of 1915, which In turn was almost
double that Of the year before.
As. was the case in 1915 and 1916.
many farmers were able to pay for
their land outright with the proceeds
Of their first years crop. Further evil
dence Of the prosperity Of Western
Canada is shown by the fact that one
an every twenty Of the population is
now the owner Of an automobile. If
the farming community alone is taken,
1t will be found that the proportion Of
automobile owners is still greater. The
bank clearings Of the leading cities of
Western Canada were consistently
higher than they were In the CORE
spending periods of 1916, and then they
were higher than the year preceding.
In Winnipeg $500,000,000 more was
cleared In the IL months ending No
vember 30 than In the same months q
gear ago.
The entry of the United States into
the war has strengthened the bonds
between that country and Canada. We
are now working together for the
same ends. Those who are not fighting
are promoting greater production of
foodstuffs. In this connection Western
Canada offers wonderful opportu-
nifty. Not only can larger quantities
of staple foodstuffs be produced, but
the cost of production is lower and the
remuneration greater than where land
is more expensive. Notwithstanding
the fact that the price Of farm prod
acts has doubled during the past three
years, there are millions of acres Of
arabic land In Western Canada which
can. still be bought at low price.
Western Canada has an enormous
acreage prepared for seeding to wheat
in 1918. 1t Is larger than in 1917, and
will probably surpass the record area
put into crop in the year 1915, when
the largest crop ever known in the
West was harvested. The year 1918
should also see further increase In
i've stock activity. q
Farmers have been investing consid-
cradle sums In cattle; the high prices
secured for wool and mutton have
opened the eyes of Western farmers to
the possibilities of sheep, and such was
the demand for breeding animals last
fall that 1t was impossible to meet 1t
adequately; the campaign for greater
hog production is expected to yield an
'Tnerease OF between Is ana 80 per cent
In 1918.
Those who are contemplating coming
70 Western Canada cannot do better
than come early in the spring when
they can put in crop and harvest 1t
in the fall. In this way they will be
able to achieve something that will
mot only be Of great benefit to them
selves, but also to the great cause for
which the Allies. including the United
States, are now fighting.-Advertise-
-ment. ~