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Evening star., 1918-05-17
PRESIDENT GETS
NEW DRAFT BILL
Provides for Registration of
Young Men Who Recently
Became Eligible.
JUNE 5 PROBABLE DATE

Selection of June as registration
day for all young men who have be-
come Of age since last June 5 prac-
tically was assured today when the
bill providing Tor the new registra-
tion went to the President for his sig
nature.
Officials of the provost marshal gem
erals Office would not state definitely
that June is the date. but there Is
little question that the anniversary of.
the registration of the 100000 last
summer will be utilized.
Regulations for the conduct of the
registration have been sent to local
boards throughout the nation. Local
board organizations will be utilized
for the work.
Program for District.
In the District of Columbia the de-
centralized local boards now in the
District building are to be restored to
offices in various school buildings
around the city.
Following the registration there
will be complete divorce of the CEN
trail draft headquarters at the Dis
trict and the eleven local boards of
the city as far as location is CON-
cerned.
Officials of the provost marshal gen.
erals Office today declared that they
had heard nothing of a rumor to the
effect that all information concerning
draft calls was to be withheld from
the public. It is known that officials
feel that the success Of the selective
service act has been due in great
measure to the confidence fnstflled in
the public mind through the wide :
spread publicity given all details Of
Soon to Announce Details.
The office Of the provost marshal
general hopes to announce carly next
week. probably Monday, the entire
plans for the new registration. Pres
idential proclamation must come first.
Although less than three weeks re-
mains before June s. that date would
find all concerned prepared. as the
rules and regulations for local boards.
were drawn up in anticipation OF that
date and blank spaces left for it's in
sertion, or the insertion of whatever
date should be selected.
Use OF local boards, already highly
organized and familiar with every de-
tail of draft work, will facilitate the
registration of the million young men
VINO are expected to be registered in
Evening star., 1918-05-17
AIR MAIL DEPARTS
ON SCHEDULE TIME
With Two Mishaps Yesterday
to Mar Incoming Service,
Letters Were Delayed.
IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED

This mornings airplane mail. en-
route from New York to Washing-
ton. reached Philadelphia Mt 1910
O'Clock this afternoon. making the
first part of the niEht in one hour
and ten minutes.
The air mail left Washington on
schedule time this morning, with
Lieut.. Boyle, who was forced to land
on Wednesday at Waldorf, Nd. as the
carrier. He was accompanied part OF
the route to Philadelphia by Lieut.,
Edgerton to give him his line Of d.
rection.
After various delays in Transports
ton yesterdays mail from New York
arrived in Washington at S:42 o'clock
last night. more than six hours be-
hind schedule time.
Two mishaps caused the hardness.
Lieut.. Stephen Bonsal, jr.. who piloted
the machine on the first leg Of the
run, lost his way in a fog over Della
ware bay and was forced to descend
at Bridgeton. N. j. The machine was
smashed, Lieut.. Bonsal swerving into
a fence to avoid striking horses at
the race track. where he landed.
Relief Plane Sent.
A relief plane was dispatched and
the mail taken to Philadelphia Lieut..
Walter Miller took over the last leg
of the run between Philadelphia and
Washington, starting at $50 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Spark plug trouble when he was
thirty miles from his starting point
forced him back to Philadelphia.
There. Lieut.. Edgerton. who carried
the mail from Washington to Phila-
delphia in the morning. volunteered to
make the trip, leaving Bustleton, Pa.
at 6:33 o'clock and arriving here with
a perfect landing in almost darkness.
The second attempt to inaugurate
the mail route between Washington,
Philadelphia and New York yesterday
was q success. Lieut.. Edgerton left
the polo grounds at Potomac Park at
1880 o'clock and arrived at Phila-
delphia at 1898 o'clock in the after
noon. Lieut.. Torrey H. Webb finished
the course to New York. arriving there
at 2:5S o'clock The last of this mail
was in the hands Of special delivery
messengers and distributed at 3:46
o'clock.
Will Run More Smoothly.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Will Run More Smoothly.

when the aviators become accustomed
to the route between the three points
the service will be carried on without
q hitch.
Complete records, showing the cost
per flying hour. to guide the Post Office
Department in future appropriations
for the extension of the service. are
being kept.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
German Communication.

BERLIN, via London, May 16.-The
oficial communication issued by the
war Office today reads:
After the close OF yesterdays in
fantry engagement north of Kennel.
during which we elected the French
through our lines In that locality, the
artillery duel there became weaker. On
other fronts also the artillery activ-
ity declined. although vigorous out
bursts OF surprise firing continued
against our artillery and infantry po-
sitions on both sides of the La Bassee
carfal, as well as between the Somme
and Avre.
"On the western bank Of the Avre
the enemy yesterday morning at an
early hour advanced with large forces
out OF Senecat wood. He was re-
pulsed. with heavy losses.
''Ths extensive use of airmen on
the fighting front led to numerous
aerial enga gements. We shot down
enemy aitDlanss. four
teen Of which were destroyed by the
chaser squadron formerly commanded
by Baron Richthofen."
Evening star., 1918-05-17
French odiciaI Report.

PARIS. May 17.-violent artillery
lighting in the region of HaiIIes,
southeast Of Amiens. is reported in
today's ofdcial statement. The an
nouncement follows:
During the night there was a vio-
lent bombafdment in the region Of
Hail1es.
'Near Mesnll-st. Georges we re-
pulsed q German raid and took pris-
oners. South of Cannx-sur-Matz
tsoutheast of Montdidier5 French
detachments penetrated the German
lines at two points, bringing back
forty prisoners. including an officer.
ION the southern bank OF the Disc
German attacks on small French
posts in the sector OF Varennes were
broken up by our fire.
Elsewhere the night passed in
quiet"
Down Eighteen Aeros.
PARIS. May 1e.-The war ONCE an
nouncement tonight reads:
There was no infantry action. The
activity OF both artilleries was
marked north and south OF the Avre.
ION May 15 our pursuit machines
were extremely active in the air.
Eighteen German planes were brought
down and four captive balloons were
set on fire."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
WHAT'S GOING ON I'm THE WORLD
OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
POLI'S

The Century review with Tiny Tu-
rex and Eddie Loweree, fingers in the
mind of those who have seen the per-
Torrance at Polls theatre. With a
big male chorus, the biggest offering
that has come directly from a New
York theatre into vaudeville will APP
peal to all lovers of the artistic and
the dance step. 1t will make it's final
appearance in Bridgeport tonight.
On the screen, the most sensational
episode of all recent serials also will
be shown today for the last time.
THE Eagles Eye" is a masterful ex-
pose of the spying system of the Ger
man government in America Through
the offices of former Chief William j.
Flynn, of the United States secret
service. Bridgeport is enabled to view
from the inside and graphically the
plotting which was done by German
agents in America, to witness their
methods Of procedure and the awful
results. This weeks episode shows
how arson was planned and the de-
vastation of the Kansas City stock
yards.
Also appearing on the screen Miss
Gladys Brockwell takes the leading
part in 'The Moral Law" an immense
super-feature which has been chosen
to interest the photoplay lover. Ami
mated news is also shown.
Rucker & Wfnifred, the negro and
the Chinaman, offer Is minutes of
hilarious diversion; Dewitt Young and
Sister in a novel juggling act which
is scenically perfect, appeal to those
who oDnraciata real deXteritV: Swee-
ney & Rooney, famous clog dancers,
specializing with their stair Clog,
startle and amuse, and The Hennings,
offering a medley of song, dance and
patter, put forth new and novel YER
satility.
Polls is the proper place for peri
odical amusement. Its present show
is topical.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
PLAZA

Norma Talmadge's latest and most
elaborate screen production by
Right of Purchase" will be one of the
big attractions on the Plaza's pro-
gram for the latter half of the week.
Miss Talmadge is superb in the role
of the moth who flies so near the
fame that her wings are in danger
and the story holds interest at high
pitch right up to the final scene. In
love with one man and married to
another, later to find that her sentl-
ments have been reversed is the Pc
culiar situation in which the heroine
finds herself. Now it all comes about
and how it is finally Strengthened out
to the satisfaction and joy of all con-
cerned is ideally described in this
superb attraction.
Kalaluhrs Hawiian Entertainers
headline the vaudeville bill with q
delightful offering of the type one ex-
poets from natives of the Dreamy
Isles"
Kane and Leonard who bill them
selves as 1.-THE Two Midnight Sons,
have an important spot that you may
rest assured they will fill with salts
faction to all.
Kemp and Brown have an unusua
and highly delightful offering of song
dance and nonsense that should wir
with instant favor while other vaude.
VILE and film features that have beer
arranged will add to the general ex
cellence of the bill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

Without exaggerating in the least
Potash and Perlmutter in Society
can be said to be one of the best
city in a long time and the large
audiences which have attended dur
ing the last four performances given
by the Poll Players at the Lyric
theatre, gave demonstrative testi-
mony that it was the most enjoyable.
Those who have seen Potash and
Perlmutter" are we'll aware of the
humor which the two quarrelsome
but kindhearted partners can pro-
duce, but in Potash and Perlmutter
in Society they Guido their very best
efforts. The laughs follow one an
other in rapid succession and even
during the serious parts which are
of short duration and intended only to
develop a plot, one is inclined to
laugh at the antics of the two COM
edians.
Harold Kennedy and Dudley Ayers
are at their best in the title roles
and the success they achieved in the
first presentation of this laughable
comedy is as nothing compared to the
reception they are enjoying each
night. Miss Warda Howard is lis
usual both winsome and delightful,
although she has little opportunity
Of displaying her many talents. Miss
Carrie Lowe, who also has one of the
principal parts, scores repeatedly, es-
pecially with the dialect in which she
is unusually proficient. Miss Gladys
Knorr, Iona Lewis, Edith Spencer and
the others are all perfect in their
parts, as are the men folk, each of
whom has a light but important
part.
Next week Miss Howard will play
the leading part in that delightful
drama, Romance" This is now
being played by Doris Keane to ca
pacity houses and it was only with
the greatest difficulty that the stock
rights were procured. Romance
tells a story of the long ago which is
both interesting and entertaining and
with Miss Howard in the leading role
will prove a decided success. Bridge
port theatergoers are peculiarly for
tunate in having an opportunity Of
seeing this production and a full
house is anticipated at each perform
| ance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LITTLE BENNY'S F.:
NOTE BOOK
By.LEE PAPE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Miss Kitty made the class rite a
compensation on trees for home werk
yestidday, this being mine:
Trees,
Trees grow frum the roots I'D. be-
ing alive jest like human beings, the
ony diffrents being that the trees don't
know it!
Some trees stay ripe all yeer, sutch
as the pine, witch we use for Krissmaa
trees, proving it is not the pine trees
fault that Krissmas ony comes wunts
yeer
Bushes are sumthing like trees, but
not mulch. If enybody don't know the
diffrents between a tree and a bush,
the best way to find out is to try to
cline a bush. Roses always grow on
bushes, and apples always grow on
trees, proving there is a place for
everything.
The name uses of trees is to bare
froot, give shade, and decorate the
scenery. They give shade all the
time weather there is enybody there
to sit in it or not, being more be-
cause tey are made that way than
because they are kind harted.
Berds bid their nests in trees, being
the safest place for them as long as
the eggs don't roll out. If they bilt
them on the ground it wood be mutch
harder for them to teetch the baby
birds to fly up, on account of if you
are up in the air, to start with, it is
mulch easier to keep on going.
Wen a tree is cut off near the be-
ginnign, it is ony a stump, but it is
still useful and can be sat on for
yeers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
EMPIRE

Vivian Martin, who plays the star
part in unclaimed Goods" has long
held a leading place in film circles,
owing to her vivacity, naturalness
and childlike charm. AS a Para
mount star she has won hosts of ad-
mirers who assert that she is one of
the most delightful of all screen &C
tresses, possessing a naivette that is
inimitable and a charm of manner
that is irresistible
In her new picture she will por-
tray a western role, that of the
daughter of a sheriff and her re-
markable experience is that of being
sent "by express" from one town to
another. Unclaimed at her destina-
ton, she is about to be sold at auc-
ton, when she is rescued and a "bad
man" she has once befriended, sacri-
fees his life in her defense. "Un.
claimed Goods will be displayed al
the Empire theatre today and to-
morrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
M'ENELLYS MONDAY NIGHT.

Always popular in Bridgeport and
greeted by big crowds whenever they
come, the McEnelly Singing Orchestra
will again be here to give good time
to the young people next Monday
evening at the Colonial ball room in
Fairfield avenue. Although their last
visit was only week ago, there were
many requests for another early visit.
The McEnellys are the original sing
ing orchestra, and have never lost the
lead in that combination of voice and
instrument although they have had
many imitators. Playing and singing
all of the newest music, generous in
responding to the call for more
they have won the hearts of the
young people, and crowd ball rooms
wherever they appear. Monday even
ing they will give short concert and
sing and play for dancing until mid
night. The usual popular prices, and
the same cordial welcome.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

Anthracite shipments for March
reached 1851 tons. the highest
reached for that MONTH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
DESIRABLE GIFTS
FOR OPERA SINGER

Amsterdam, April 16-The most
desirable gifts nowadays in Germany
are things to eat and wear. The fol-
lowing is a list of the gifts presented
to the people of Salzburg at a benefit
recently to Herr Bratt, the leading
tenor of the local opera company:
Seven pairs of boots, three suits of
clothes, eleven pounds of coffee sub
stitute, fifty-one packages of food.
one sausage four feet long. $500 in
cash.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
DANCE OF THE sEPRENTINEs.

The dance of the serpenunes, one of
the best of funmakers, will be one Of
the attractions al the s--!d-Eeek socaSt
at Quilty's Colonial ball room, Fair
field avenue, tomorrow night. The
serpentines make plenty, of fun for
both dancers and spectators, and add
to the enjoyment of the long evening
Of dancing to the music by Murray
orchestra. The hnid-week socials are
all well attended by a crowd of merry
young people, and if you like dane
ing and a good time you should be
among the number. Only the usual
popular price of admission is asked,
and full value is given for the money.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

japanese troops in vladivostok are
being SHIPPED by Russians.
The conference report on the sa-
botage bill was adopted by the House.
Boy Scouts rolled the Liberty Ball
out of Auburn on its way to SYRIA
cuse.
The trial of more than 100 I. W. W.
members will begin today in Chicago.
Art Smith, an aviator, at Langley
Field, in a nose dive, dropped 1000
feet and landed right side up.
Sixty houses and several churches
were demolished by storm at Boyd,
near Fort Worth, Texas.
Chancellor James Roscoe Day of
Syracuse University was sued for $5,-
900 by the Rev. Leander MunhaH of
Philadelphia, for alleged libel.
| The resignation of William H. Taft
from Yale faculty to enable him to &C
i'cept membership on the National La
Dor Commission was announced.
The Overman bill, authorizing the
President to roorganize and co-ordi-
nate the executive departments, was
temporarily laid aside in the Senate.
The agent of the marine depart
ment at Sydney, N. S., was notified
that a United States ship was burned
off the coast. The crew were trans
ferred to q warship.
Half the employees of the Syracuse
lines of the New York State Railways
will strike Saturday, unless relief men
are furnished.
The War Department has several
thousand trained aviators on its hands
and doesn't know what to do with
them. 1t is shy of airships.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

The War Department has several
thousand trained aviators on its hands
and doesn't know what to do with
them. 1t is shy of airships.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

japanese troops in Vladivostok ar
being SHIPPED by Russians.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
WEST END

Pauline Frederick in Madame Jeal-
ousy," five act Paramount picture,
heads the program at the West End
theatre on State street. near Clinton
avenue, tonight. '@The Artists Model"
by James Montgomery Flagg, will
also be shown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

Corps, arrived at Mineola, completing
flying test from Langley Field, Va,
in an airplane equipped with aMber-
ty motor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17

According to German newspaper
accounts 1000 carloads of agricultur-
al machinery are to be sent to Russia
this spring to plant food for Ger
many.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08
THERE SHOULD BE DEMOCRATIC
UjDCES

THE law requiring the election Of judges
on a nonpartisan ballot was uurinaily
intended to take the courts out Of politics
The constitut tional provision forbidding the
electors to vote for more than one canGi-
date when Two vacancies in the Supreme
Cour; We're to ne filled WAS intended to
secure representation Of both political par
ties on the bench.
II goes without, saying that in the iu-
ierest of justice there should be both Re
publican and Democratic judges in the
Supreme Court. But this year, when two
Judges of that court were to be elected,
the Penrose faction Of the Republican
party got the name of one candidate on
the nonpartisan ticket and the Ware fac
ton succeeded IN getting the name Of one
OF it's adherents before the voters On
election day the Penrose people voted for
Kephart and the Ware people for Smp-
son, and the Democratic vote was divided
among so many candidates that the two
Republican candidates are elected.
If We had had no nonpartisan judicial
ballot and if the Republicans had made
nomina tions for each vacancy. and If the
Democrats had been wise enough 10 make
a nomination for only one, then a Demo.
crat would have been elected, as he ought
to have been. But If the Democrats had
made two nominations the chances uld
have be In favor of the same kind OF a
result as that which grieves the impa"
iially judicious citizens Of the Common
wealth today.
The nonpartisan law should he repealed
because it is a farce and sham, and in
its place some statute should he passed
which will assure the representation OF
both parties on the bench beyond the
possibility OF Illustration by any political
husgermuggery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08
THE STAR

I EFT us fight on. So let us always be-
IL always.
a snnle on the face, the hand thus held
outstretched,
Eyes clear and head held high. Thus may
we be,
Thus ever. Lei US fight on Things
changed we often see.
Lets help to change them not stand
IDLY by
In careless attitude. Let the world laugh
or cry
What is il all to us? ours is the fight
Ours is the nooler deed . uobier by far
Because we gaze and, gazing, see a star
VINO knows, We may soon find if it is there.
Let's LOOK. Only those find who looking
seek. and dare
And the star founders share it with
the earth
And smile in sharing. There's too great
dearth
OF gratitude and generous hearts hereby.
Let's give and give and give until We die.
Wen speak the truth and face things with
a smile.
Things are better for it. Who knows, in
some brief while
All may be different-we the changers, too.
Wen change the world together-l--and
YOU.
Richard Mansfield, I'd in Courage"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08

eon tnst all ofhcers were to retain their
,woros' Eishty-two thousand men passed
~ captivity. The French killed and
"ounued numbered about 10000
!, ne hrst Sedan was unquestionGbly lost
Nn'oush muddling. The second historic en-
,"ent' nearly half a century later, is
,'nohy Of what republics. inspired by
ors iove Of freedom. can accomplish when
nNation ~, accompanies courage. II is
Su, 700 much to say that the German
legend has received its Quietus
The two battles complete the story
pernicious and brutal deluslon.
,.,. se'hor Whitman seems to have been
ns'I'so 's'', IN New York because OF the per-
80 'opu'arity of his Democratic opponent
in New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08

CONEIiNOR-ELECT SPROUL drafted
~ the Law which created the State rrlgu-
way Department and he has supported
every worthy good roads bill that was in
troduced into the General Assembly While
lie was member OF it. lie is committed
TO better highways. tie urged the adop-
lion of thc constitutional amendment au-
thoii2ing a bond issue Of $50, 900 900 for
road-building The votes. after once re
1ecting the amendment, have ratified II
this year. Now the way is ccar for actor
Unless VIC mistake his purpose, Mr.
Sproul will urge upon the General Assem-.
bly, such Legislation as Will authorize the
issue of bonds enough next ycHr to start
q great system Of highways from ono cad
of the State 10 the other Work on them
cannot begin TOO soon. They viii DO for
the State, now that the automobile is used
by every industry, what The railroads did
'or It in the carly days, ir that tho: viii
open up every part Of the State to every
other part and facilitate the tran5por,a-
ton OF commodities of all kinds from
the producer TO the consumer. Culcss all
preccdcnts fail, every dollar spent on the
highways will create many dollars Of value
where none exists now
Mr.. Sproul may consider his enormous
II nos Unprecedented plurality as a direct
mandate from the people to carry out his
highway program. If he had any douo.
on the matter, that would be resolved b.
iro ':uuwi6d~e that the bond.ssue amend
ment has been indorsed by almost as big
a ma jorii, as ne has received.