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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
MACHINIST DELEGATES

ID RIDGEPORT MACHINISTS proved their good judgment
 last night when they elected delegates to the conven ton which will choose the labor representatives of the local board The machnists have eighteen delegates conven- ton of 200 members represent 6OOOOI workers in the muntion industries.
 This election is unque It initiates concept of the relation of labor to capital is designed to aid production during the period of the If the plan works it will endure after the war; and become part of the permanent industrial system
 The plan truly democratic The nation creates the Ma onal War Labor Board This board lays conditions employment including eight hour day and minimum wage for and wOmen with equal pay for who do equal work with men.
 The many differences that arise between employer poyed will be laid before shop committees representing the workers in the particular plant, and chosen by them.
 Differences not settled between employers and mtees will be brought before the local board which will sst of three labor representatives three employer lives, and government umpire.
 this board appeals may National War Labor Board, whose decision is final.
 The National War Labor Board is raised by presidential order No penalties included in the regulations which gov it. Submission the authority the board voluntary upon the application of either side to labor dispute which other have failed to settle Nevertheless the decision of the board is compulsory and there ample penalties make the cOmpuson effecve the government proved it seized the Smith Wesson Plant in Springfield required the Bridgeport strikers to return york; under pen alty of blacklist of military service.
 fact arises another. social change being made, another becomes necessary.
 Government has the duty to win the Government therefore must request and compel necessary continuous production of essential goods.
 The employer no longer do he peases He becomes soldier lnes discipline so minute but of the nature the discipline laid upon the soldier the fighting front Under this degree of discipline the workers laid.
 Government cannot require employer to produce with out finding him the to carry production Govern men cannot compel workers to work without protecting them in their work becomes absolutely necessary for govern men to hold the necessary power undertakes for the poyer to keep labor in his plant it undertakes that labor pelled to particular employment shall have just conditions and the protection of public regulations
 The conditions new but they not harsh The ditions strange, but necessary.
 The disposition to harmony will make this plan effective Here is the place where patriotic cooperation will do the good for it is the quarrel between labor and capital that in every country has made the most difficulty.
 Given good spirit anad the mutual desire to get along will be surprised find that grievances be readily ad justed by the processes of orderly ustice
 It is much to be hoped that the strike and the lockout weapons of the dead past What gains that is good e keep it. -:s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Sale of War Saving and Thrift stamps to date amounted to $27, ,663, ,077.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION

NT EIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION is probably a western
 idea The idea got it's first great impetus ad vocacy Of Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president who secured congressional cooperation for the promotion the idea
 Maplewood District last night when she spoke the Maple wood school house upon the advantages of the community plan.
 is not the least of the merits of the plan that it opens the school house to larger One of the great American wastes consists in the restricted of school houses which operated only few hours of each day. and stand idle rest of the time
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
TaIkinn for Effect.

A good conversationalist is not one who talks for effect. It is generally easy to pick out the man who is talk ing in order to make an impression, who says not so much what he thinks, as what he imagines his listeners will consider clever. .---
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Roman Warship,

mans had a crew of 225 men, of which 174 were oarsmen, working on three decks. The speed of this vessel was about six knots an hour in fair weather.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
TYPEWRTTERs ESSENTIAL

OVERNMENT HAS declared typewriers essential and M their manufacture is essential industry. This will good to those engaged in the typewriter industry in city, Bridgeport produces of the best ypewers in the world plant that makes this machine will get it's labor and materials to keep production moving.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
LAST AMERICAN DRIVE

T HE AMERICAN drive west of Verdun is measurably cessfu penetration of six to seven miles on twen- ty mile front such gain in the early days of the would been considered great victory The capture of 5000 prisoners is a place event.
 The morning newspapers good reading for patriotic Americans typical page shows the Bulgarians nearing e that pacifist Fots n that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
CHRISTMAS BOXES
 MUST GO EARLY

Washington, Sept. 27.---Christmas packages for men serving on naval vessels abroad must reach New York not later than Nov 15, Secretary Dam iels announced yesterday in making public regulations governing sending the packages. Those sent by parcel post must comply with postal regu1a- ttons and must be inclosed in sub stantial boxes with hinged or screw top covers so as to facilitate opening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Wanted Walnut for Gunstocks.

Most of the oldest trees in this coun- try were originally planted, not for the sake of the fruit, but because the wood makes the best gunstocks, being light. strong and not easily warped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

the Fourth Turkish army will be destroyed this in addition to the American drive with its prisoners.
 The entrance America to the is the stimulus which all this successful effort proceeds From that there moral determination increasing power and swelling material in cannon tanks flying machines and the other apparatus of victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
and inspection.

and inspection.
 Boxes bv express are limited to 20 pounds, and should be not more than two cubic feet in volume. All pack ages must be marked with the name and address of the sender, with mo- tation, Christmas Box" and must be forwarded in care of the Supply Off, cer, Fleet Supply Base, 18th Street and Third Avenue. South Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Insects Destroy Wood,

Investigations made by the bureau of entomology have proved that insects cause the destruction of more timber of a size used commercially than 60 forest fires.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Rnlnf nf MiaAM

We save our money because we are economical. Other folks save theirs because they are stingy.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Soap will go much further if it is melted in water before putting it into the washing tub or machine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Community meetings establishing they do well founded views reg ardng municipal economies will be helpful in eli mnang political clques, by which many American cities are governed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

General von Stein became Prussian war minister late in October, 1916, succeeding Lieutenant General Wild von Hohenborn, who was placed in command of an army corps on the western front. General von Stein had been in command of the 14th reserve army corps, after having served as quarterma master-g general. Before his appointment as war minister he was in command of troops on the Somme front in France. General von Stein rendered his resignation as Prussian minister of war on July 13, 1917, but if was not accepted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
PRUSSIAN WAR MINISTER SAID TO
 HAVE RESIGNED

London, Sept. 27-Lieutenant-G Gen. eral von Stein, the Prussian war min- ister, is reported to have resigned, ac- cording to advices to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Copenhagen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
1898

This lot consists Of grey WlndclIa
cloth shoe, turn sole, lace, brown TcckIa
cloth. lace. turn sole. dull Kid, grey cloth
tops. patent boot with white buttons,
patent. button, low heel, turn sole and
Gun metal, lace This lot is composed
mostly Of Queen Quality shoes. Sizes
3i4 to ~.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
This Shoe Sale

Embraces short lots bought for the and all the odd
reliable Shoe and unetatmgly that
opportunity advertising and you know
it. Evtrythng S a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

Smart ready to wear, all colors
and styles Patent Milan, pineap-
pie braid and China piping Ex-
ceptionally good for school and
SPORTS wear.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
Beginning Friday and Saturday, and Lasting All Week
You Remember

basement sample hosiery sale remember basement ready to
will remember this shoe sale Our basement affords the
the farmer the working people and else in TACT
good dependable merchandise samples odd lots and
much below harvest for people
make their lone in these times Of high prices
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
$35O,OOO of Jewels
Surrendered to u. S.
Gems Believed Part of $2,OO0,.
900 Set That Belonged
to Former Czar

Jewels said to be worth $3.50. 1000 and
believed to be part of the gems which
belonged to former Gar Nicholas
were turned over yesterday to J. A.
Barnes, of the United States Customs
oHlce, following a hearing in Hoboken
by United States Commissioner stan
ton. Vladimir Jogelson and Monte
fore G. Kahn, who had the jewels, we're
released on $4,000 and $4,000 bail when
they surrendered them
Squads of Secret Service men are
believed to be searching the country
tor S1,750,000 worth of jewels which are
still missing and which would com
plete set which belonged to the Gar
and was valued at $4,000, 900. The set.
among the crown jewels of the Rus,
sian reigning family, was thought to
have been smuggled into this country
tby way of Norwegian vessel. This IS
believed to be only part of the loot
which disappeared from Petrograd dur
ing the disturbances which followed
the revolution.
The first knowledge of the presence
OF the gems came when Kahn and
Jogelson, who gave his address as the
hotel Netherland, were arrested last
week and held in $4,000 bonds for a
hearing yesterday. The bail was re-
cuced after the jewels had been given
up, but both men were bound over for
the Federal Grand Jury
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Action Taken at Request of
New Mexico Council
of Defence
Affects Magazines,To 90
Plans Made to Line Up Every
Agent in State Through
County Councils

SANTA FE. n. NJ, June ALI news
dealers of Santa Fe have agreed not
to handle any Hearst pull lications,
either newspapers or magazines, for
the period of the war. This step was
taken on request of the New Mexico
Council of Defence.
"The New Mexico War News" the
official publication of the Council OF
Defence, has been using its news ana
editorial columns for months tc show
the un-American and pro- German ten
denotes of Hearst's newspapers. Edl-
torials and special articles from The
Tribune have formed the basis for
part of the work. Having prepared the
evidence the council will ask every
newsdeaIer in the state to stop handling
Hearst's publications. Furthermore,
through its own publication end the
other newspapers of the state, the
council will urge all loyal citizens to
quit buying or reading HearsS's news
papers or magazines.
The appeal to newsdealers will be
made through the county and commun-
ity councils of defence. In the event
Of any failure through this method
the individual cases will be handled
direct from the New Mexico council.
Governor Lindsay and Attorney Gen
eral Patton are standing sGuarely be-
hind the council in the vigorous effort
to drive Hearst publications and Hearst
ism from New Mexico. The council be-
lieves the drive will be an unqualified
success
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Woolworth Declares
Wife Is Incompetent
Millionaire President of String
Store Corporation Asks
Court for Action

Frank w. Woolworth, millionaire
president of the corporation that op-
crates more than one thousand stores
throughout the country, applied to the
Supreme Court yesterday to have his
wife, Mrs. Jennie Woolworth. declared
incompetent. The purpose of this pro-
ceeding is to have committee appoint
ed for the person and property of Mrs.
Woolworth, whose home is at 900 Fifth
Avenue
Mr.. Woolworth said in his petition
that it was "to his very great regre,
and sadness" that he found it neces-
sary to bring the proceeding. Mrs.
Woolworth is about siXty-five years
old. The couple have been married d
forty-two years.
More than year ago one of their
daughters, Mrs. Edna W. Hutton, died
from suffocation in her apartment at
the Hotel Plaza. They have two other
daughters, Mrs. Helena w. McCann, of
East Eightieth Street, and Mrs Jes-
sic w. Donahue, of 6 East Eightieth
Street. They were cited in the proceed
ing. but offered no objection to the ap-
pointment of a committee for their
mother
DR.. George w. Jarman, of 116 West
Seventy fourth Street, for twelve years
Mrs. Woolworth's physician, made an
affidavit that for the last two years his
patient has been incompetent. She is
not insane, said DR.. Jarman, "5ut has
lost her mentality, due to a pre-senile
condition.
She has been unable to recognize
him or her daughters. Her condition,
according to TIE physician, is such as
is common in people ninety years old.
There is no hope for her recovery. DR..
William B. Plitchard made similar
statement.
Mr.. Woolworth said in his petition
that his wife's personal property is
valued at not more than $4,000. She
owns house in Brooklyn valued at
$4,000, and has an interest in Phila-
delphia property. She also has an in
choate right Of dover in real estate
owned by her husband.
Justice Pendleton appointed Phoenix
Ingraham as commissioner to hear tes-
timony with a Sheriff's jury to have
Mrs. Woolworth judicially declared in
competent. A committee will then be
appointed.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Telegraphers' Strike
Is Still i'm Doubt
Workers Await Word From
Labor Leaders Before
Taking Action

Union telegraphers in this city arc
marking time awaiting Developments
IN Chicago, where s. j. Konenkamp
president of the Commercial Teleg-
raphecs' Union, is in conference with
officials of the American Federation Of
Labor.
Local, officials stated yesterday that
there was little likelihood of a strike
order being issued until some time next
week. Union and non-union teleg-
raphers, who are dissatisfied with pres
ent working conditions, both as reat-
ing to wages and hours. frankly admit
that the odds are heavy against q sue
cessfu. strike. Public sentiment they
fear. would be strong against them, be-
cause so much depends on free and
open wire communication in time of
war.
at is pity that men so essential to
the country at the present time as
telegraphcrs should be underpad and
overworked," said one non-union man.
'The telegraphers are practically being
driven to a strike. They don't want to
strike. but they will have to do so un-
less they can get an increase in salary.
What makes the situation worse is that
the government officials don't seem to
be toting fair with the workers.
Officials of the telegraph companies
are defying the order of the War Board
granting the telegraphers the right to
organize.
Defiance of government orders by
Newcomb Carlton, president of the
Western Union, who has asserted that
he would never recognize the union,
will not have a pacifying effect on the
men who are discontented."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Yield Is Expected to EQUAL
Largest in History
of Nation
Greatest Acreage
BY Two Million.
1000, 500, 900 Bushels ],
Oats in Sight, and Ryeh
Likely to Break Record,

WASHINGTON, June IA bur,..
wheat crop this year. which befo,.
harvest may develop into produesia,
Of billion bushels, was forecast !.
day by the Department of Agriculs,.
in its June crop report, giving the frs,
indication of the size Of this v..y.
spring wheat output.
Basing its estimate on June co,-
ditions, the department forecast tos,
wheat production of 931, 600, 900 buss'
els, which would place this years hs,-
vest as the second largest in the h;s.
tory of the country. Experts Of Il.
government, aiming for a billion bushsI
crop to help in feeding the armies anI
civilian population of the Allies. po;n,
ed to the development of the reeoyd
crop of 1915 to substantiate their hons,
for a crop equal to that.
In Jucs of 1915 a total wheat prodp,.
ton of So0,000,00o bushels was fo,..
cast, and the quantity gradually crs.,
upward until the final figures for Il.
year showed the crop to be 1,025, 800. On
bushels.
The acreage sown to spring uhs..
this year is larger by 2,O00, COO lasrss
than ever sown before and 21.5 per ess,
larger than last year, aggregat;rx %
$4,000 acres. The condition OF III,
crop on June 1 was 95.2 per cent of ,
normal, or LIS per cent better than II,
ten-year average. A production q
344 100000 bushels was forecast. Ths
IS, III 100000 bushels more than hsr
vested last year and only about 1000,
900 bushels less than the record sprin,
wheat harvest of 1915.
Winter wheat, growing on the secon,
largest acreage ever planted, showed
condition 8 per cent better than III
ten-year average, with 1873 per cent .
normal.
A production OF 587,0o000 bushei
was forecast, which is 15,000,OO
bushels more than forecast from con
ditions existing May /. Such a crc
would be the third in size grown i
this country.
The oats crop promises to be of RET
ord proportions. On an average 81 pc
cent larger than last year, when til
record crop-1,5 ,567, 100000 bushels
was grown. June / conditions warraa
forecast of 1900, 100000 bushel,
Only last years and the crop Of lel
exceeded that quantity.
Rye production will be record. th'
forecast being 81 100000 bushels, whiei
is slightly less than was forecast II
May. Last years crop was 60,10a00t
bushels, which was record.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Camouflage in Subway Lands
"Butchered Lieutenant in Jail
Bandaged Officer Tells Narrowing Tale of How Germans
Cut Off His Fingers Then Is Arrested by
Sergeant of Intelligence Squad

A young man in the olive drab OF a
lieutenant Of infantry was the centre
of an admiring group yesterday in a
southbound local subway train. At
the edge of the group, which included
several young women, sat Sergeant
James J. Murphy, of the army intelli-
gence squad at headquarters. The SER
geant watched with interest as the
young man gcsticulated with bandaged
hands.
"And So" concluded the young off,
Ger, "the Germans captured me. They
cut off my fingers and sent me back
to our lines with blood dripping from
every stump. But l fooled them. !
came back here to study camoufiage.
and when / have finished the course
l shall go back to France and teach
some Of our other brave boys how to
fool Germans"
Brooklyn Bridge" called a guard
"Change for South Fessy and Brook
lyn"
The young man in the officers uni
form got off. SO did the unobtrusiye
Sergeant Murphy. So did one en-
tranced Young woman auditor.
of on furlough Z" asked Murphy
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Greenhut's Is Being
Turned Into Hospital
Army Officers experimenting
Remodelling of Store Into
3.OOO-Bed Hospital

A desultory hammering, echoing
through the hall and up and down the
immobile escalators, signalizes the dis
mantling of the Greenhut department
store and marks the first steps of it's
transition into modern exemplary
base hospital, equipped with three
thousand beds.
A constructing quartermaster, a
major Of the medical corps and a lone
guard in khaki are in charge. Seventy
workmen are making the TRANSFORMED
ton.
1t is expected every civilian vestage
Of the place will be removed by next
Friday. The major in charge said he
could give no accurate estimate as to
when the hospital will be ready
On Monday the supplementary lots of
fixtures will be sold at public auction
in the store. Greenhut's, for ten years
considered the finest and most complete
department store in the city, has $780,
900 feet of floor space, divided be-
tween seven floors. The mezzanines
and balcony, it is believed, will be ex-
tended into full floors or removed com
pletely
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Men in Deferred
Classes of Draft To
Be Re-exarni11ed
Crowder Expects to Obtain
100000 Now Wrong
fully Assigned

WASHINGTON, June "A general
revision of classifcations under the Sc
lective service act was started to-day
by Provost Marshal General Crowder,
when he telegraphed to the Governors
of all states ordering Investigations to
determine the reason for the small
number of registrants in Glass l in
some localities.
The lists of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age of 2S7 per cent registrants in
Glass L. Some boards even have fallen
as low as 10 per cent.
Thousands of men now in Class
should be put in Classes / and 2, the
provost marshal said. The instruc-
tions also ordered Investigations to de-
tcrmine if any men have been erro-
neously put in the upper classes when
they should have been placed in those
lower down.
1t is expected the Encouragement will
bring into Class l more than 100000
men. Cases where registrants were
married after passage of the draft act
will be carefully considered, and if
evidence warrants classification in
Class l boards will proceed to reclassi-
fly them. Married men whose wives
have sustaining incomes probably will
be reclassifed.
determination Ordered
"This office has reached the conclu-
sion," said the provost marshal gen.
eral, chat corrective procedure can be
made most effective by revision by the
local boards with the active assistance
of government appeals agents and
members of legal advisory boards. Lo-
cal boards, government appeals agents
should direct special attention to the
following classes Of cases:
"Class 2 A and B; Glass 3 A. B and
C, and Glass A. Thousands of regis
trants are now in Glass 4 who should
be in Glass 2 or Glass 1. Government
appeals agents should be instructed to
appeal every case where the reclassi-
tication is not convincingly correct.
Corrective measures should be applied
to all other cases of deferred classif-
cation.
'"Local boards should set aside spe-
cial week in June to be called Glass
week to conduct examinations of doubt
full cases.
at is important. also. that corrective
procedure should De applied where nee
essary in case of boards showing un-
usually high percentages of Glass l.
New Physical Tests
"Also instruct all local boards to re-
examine under the new standards of
physical examination now being issued
all doubtful cases which may have
fallen into Group B, Group or Group
D, with the particular purpose of find
ing men physically fit for general mill
tary service who may have been placed
in one of the above mentioned groups
and of removing to Group C as quail
fed for special and limited military
service such men as may heretofore