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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
ARDENT SUITOR
CHASES YOUNG
LADY With GUN

Geriveso Pecivello, 35, of Housa-
tonic avenue, Derby chy, VINO was
arrested yesterday by Patrolman
Sheridan on the technical charge of
breach Of the peace was arraigned be-
fore the city court today and his case
was ordered continued until August
IA by Judge Bartlett, in bonds of
5000.
According to the testimony pro-
duced by the police and witnesses in
the case Pecivello, has been writing
ardent love letters to Lena Leon who
resides with her parents at 1917 Main
street. He received no answer to his
missives and decided to go to the
home of the girl yesterday in order
to get a final answer.
He was told that his attentions
were most unwelcome both to the girl
and her parents and was ordered to
leave the house. This he refused to
do and the police were summoned to
eject him. AS Sheridan arrived on
the scene the girl was rushing
through the house screaming and
Pecivello, was endeavoring to catch
her and at the same time trying rc
draw a 80 calibre U. s. make revolver
from his pocket.
The policeman arrived Just in tfmt
yesterday afternoon and when he
and then ensued a struggle between
the officer and the prisGner for pos
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
BAND CONCERT AT
BEARDSLEY PARK

There will be a band concert Aug.
10 at Beardsley park at 8 p. m, by
the Bridgeport Marine band, Silvio
Petrini, leader.
Star Spangled Banner"
March-"The Nest"
Overture-"The Barber of Seville" !;
Rossini.
Grand selection from opera =
Masked BalI''; erdi.
Dance Music.
One-step - Along the Way to
Naikike."
Two-step-"Hail! Hail! The Gangs
All Here"
Waltz-'The Missouri"
Fox Trot-"In the Land of Wed
! ding Bells"
Cheer Up Father, Cheer
Up, Mother
One-step- There"
| America"
The speaker of the evening will be
former Judge Carl Foster, who viii
speak at the intermission between the
concert and dance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
BRITISH RECRUIT
STATION WILL Be
CLOSED AUG. IS

Orders have been received by the
recruiting officer at the British and
Canadian Recruiting station located at
Is Fairfield avenue that this office
is to close on August Is and the Of
GERS in charge will return to Can
ada.
British and Canadian subjects have
until the 2Sth of September, 1918,
as the time during which they may
volunteer for service, but on and af-
ter September 2S, they will be draft
ed into the British army in accord
ance with the terms between United
States and Great Britain, recently en-
acted. After the 18th of August the
nearest recruiting station for British
and Canadian subjects will be at
Providence, R. 1. Therefore, men
of British or Canadian origin con-
templating enlisting in the service of
their country will have the next three
days to do so in Bridgeport and save
themselves the expense of going to
Providence, R. l., or otherwise come
under the draft arrangement which
is between this country and Eng
land.
While the recruiting station at Is
Fairfield avenue has succeeded in en-
rolling a goodIy number of men of
English or Canadian allegiance, still
there is a large number of men in
this city who have come here from
Canada since the war started.
Three men were enlisted Saturday,
one, Fred WorweN, of Wheeler's
Farm Milford. CT, sent to Montreal,
P. O., Canada, and Louis Eastwood,
II Davenport street, this city, and
James Warwick, 101 Summerfield
avenue, Bridgeport were sent to St.
Johns, Quebec Canada
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
ALTERED SUM ON
PURCHASE CHECK

Daniel Dunnigan of 249 East Broad
way, Walnut Beach, who was arrest ed
Saturday charged with embezzling
the Public Market out of 81, was ar
raigned before the city court today
and his case was ordered continued
until Aug. IA under bonds of $25.
According to the facts presented in
the complaint, Dunnigan bought a
ham at the Public Market last Satur-
day for So when he arrived at the
cashiers window he had made his
check read one dollar instead of the
right amount and upon refusal to pay
the two dollars was locked up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Service Mems Club
Is Proving Popular
Continued from Page One)

NCOn1nued from Page One)
day noon so men had registered, and
the list included names from all parts
of the United States, including Cali
fornia, Texas and Minnesota, as well
as all the New England states.
Everything is absolutely free, even
the beds, and Saturday nearly all of
them had been occupied. One of the
men asked what the charges were to
be. On being told that they were
free, he said: Il have Travelled since
enlisted from California to Bridge
port and hit most of the states of the
Union. but this is the first time I ever
got something for nothing 1t is a
well known fact that the privates are
not paid a princely salary, and the
Home will be a refuge to many of
| them on the last few lean days before
pay day. The rooms are so cheerful
and furnished with such fine taste
and comfort that more than one.
homesick lad will remember it and
those who made it possible for years
with feelings of pleasure and graf
itude.
Paper towels will be furnished in
the down stairs wash room, and bath
towels will be given on receipt of IS
cents, which will be refunded upon re-
turn of the towel.
The laundry privileges will be
highly appreciated as the matter has
already been brought rather forcibly
to the attention of the committee.
Some of the men are forced to travel
with no changes Of clothing, and
somewhat awkward circumstances are
apt to arise when they desire to wash
the zone and only shirt, or press the
lonely pair of trousers.
A humorous incident occurred last
week when one young lad who expect
ed to call on his sweetheart wishing to
make as favorable an impression as
possible was allowed to visit the
laundry of one of the ladies interested
in the club and residing nearby, for
the purpose of pressing his trousers.
After he had been admitted and the
door closed. he stuck his head out of
the door and called to the maid.
pleas don't let anyone come in as
the trousers I am going to press are
the ones I have on"
1t can easily be seen that the ne
cessity of having the laundry ready for
use is an urgent matter.
many OF the FURNISHINGS and much
of the equipment has been donated
by private parties and dealers in the
city. Donations of money are COMING
in every day, although no effort has
been made by the committee to OBJ
tain them, as they felt that perha DIS
the people they might approach would
be the ones who had already given a
great deal to other war necessities
However the voluntary contributions
have been Of very great help, and
have provided many comforts for the
men that otherwise might not be pos
'sible, and no doubt as soon as the
matter is brought to the attantion OF
the public, many more Bridegroom
people will want to have a part in the
work of making the men comforta.
BILE.
Laundry equipment, two standine
electric lamps, BOD couches, and sew.
eral other articles are needed, and
anyone having anything that it is
thought could beu sed, are asked tc
| communicate with the furnishing,
committee who can decide if they be
| appropriate for the purpose.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
MUNICH STARTS
PEACE OFFENSIVE

Amsterdam, Aug. ia new peace
offensive" has been started at Mum
ich, according to the Tageblatt of Ber-
lin. Prof. F. L. Quidde, of Vienna,
Prof. Heinerich Lammasch of Buda
Pest, and Bishop Franknei, of the
Roman Catholic Church in Hungary
have requested the GereE Secretary
of the Interparlfamentary union at
Christians to suggest to the interpar-
liamentary groups Of the belligerents
countries that three representatives
be appointed by a secret ballot from
ench country for exchanging views on
peace proposals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
r. r. WILLIAMS
DIES AT HOME

Ansonia, Aug. 12'-Thomas F. Will
1iams nronninent locally as a Demo-
cratic politician, died this morning
after a long illness. He was born in
Ansonia. September 10. 1854. He has
held a number Of city offices and at
the time OF his death was an assessor.
He was for long time assistant SUI
psrintendent- of the Metropolitan Lifts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
TO ECONONIIZE on NEWsPRINT


observing
possible mills
is
pledges
Another curamen will fol-
noteff in
effect the following
No o
III Hess subs
official advertising
advertisers than
who buses at least
wholesalers retailers
exchanges
The Times with ali newspapers will comply with the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

in Devon last night during the course
of which Thomas Corso, of 14O6 Main
street, Bridgeport, was hit over the
head with a lead pipe, were arraigned
before the city court today and o.
dered held for the Milford authori-
ties by Judge Bartlett.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

some grocers in the city are selling
larger proportions of -four than they
are Of substitutes brought a statement
from him today that no change has
been made in the food regulations
which Won -rrnit this, and that the
rule re-. re sale of an eQNal
propC~ Institutes is still in
force
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
HELD ron MILFORD COURT

Robert Callahan. of 207 Jones St,
and Michael Sisotuvk, Of u Garden
'Htrest who were taken into custody
after midnight for participating In a
near riot at La Chateau dance hall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
1000 FOR l
War Time Sweeteners
MERICA has several excellent

ERICA has several excellent war time sweet
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply.
They are maple sugar, syrups, honey and
molasses4and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweeteping.
When a cup of syrup or honey is used
to replace a cup Of sugar the liquid IN the
recipes should be decreased one-fourth
One-third of a cupful of sugar is equivalent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

Insurance Co. here and later engaged
in the soda water business. He was a
member of numerous fraternal or
ders. He is survived by a widow,
three children and four brothers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
FOOD REGULATION UNCHANGED.

New Haven, Aug. 12.--Reports reach
ing Thomas W. Farnam, local Federal
Food Administrators to the effect that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

hah of syrup and about onehaf cup Of sugar
oneourth OF cup Of sugar is equal to about one-haf
Of equal to tablespoon of honey about
and one-half tablespoons of and and
third tablespoons of sugar.
Sugar may be saved by the of raisins dates figs
dried pears and fruit pastes used the breakfast cereals
Fruit marnalades buffers and jeles should be used
to e the place Of the ordinary sweetening at meal and
accessories to it. Fruits may be preserved without
sugar. It may be added when sugar plentiful
Preserving demands this year thin syrup instead of
heavy syrup.
If sugar used onehalf of the may be replaced
by another sweetener.
Drying is Of preserving without sugar. ap-
pies, cherries, Strawberries and black caps
When ready to use they may have added the needed
sugar the form of syrup When sugar plentiful
fruit juics may be made into jeies may be as
fruit juices with without beverages, fruit
gelatns and frozen desserts.
Fresh fruits supply the place of sugar in the diet They
should be used freely Desserts where is
may be made of geatns unkets custards buildings and
cakes.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

parativeIy little noise. but porkers
and fowls invariably detect their
presence very quickly.
''You had that from Hamburg" This.
in former European war. was equiva-
lent to saying "You lie." German state
ments were then issued from Hamburg.
It would appear that some OF the pres
ent German communiques enlanate from,
Hamburg also.
The logs OF fighting machines at the
front are often the dullest. They
contain a regular succession OF en-
tries Of Hostile patrol" "Reconnois-
sance patrol" unilluminatfng de.
scriptions Of hours in the air full OF
heroism and incident. Only rarely do
you find a thrill Engine failed. over
-" naming town far behind the
German lines. "Glided home" is an
entry that suggests some full mo-
ments for the lad who wrote 1t.
At the end OF each week the aero
planes life in flying hours is totaled
in the log. Three totals. in fact. are
shown-totals which tell to the ex-
pert exactly now much more may be
expected of the machine.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
REAL SNAKE APPEARS
IN NEAR-BEER BOTTLE
Mrs. Mary Williams, colored, Made
III by Discovery; Physician
Makes Report Of Case.

Temperance folk say ''boose" 10 q
snake In the grass, but Mrs. Mary
Williams, colorsd. Of Click court
found that ~nsar-besr" sntailsd . real
snake In the bottle.
When Mary drst ssnSsd snake IN
. bottle Of beer substitute, she thought
the substitute must have real
authority" Soon she was convinced
that It was no apparition and the re-
action became stomachie. NOT mental
Whsreupon Mary became 30 sick that
DR.. a. ]. williams. her family physi-
clan, was summoned.
DR.. Williams later reported the In
roideut to the health ofioe, submitting
the bottle with the snake and . por-
ton Of the r1ghtful contents therein
It was sugGestsd that the makers Of
the 6(voeaep at le9at, may be 8uilty
Of mlsbrAndin9, Ai4 the 0saplAint
will b6 investigated.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

':Never had 20 much fun in all my
days in Wall street." an American
soldier writes Of his experiences in
recent fighting on tho western front.
tributed in London. Children in the
neighborhoods where the "boche kill
such as. Little Frenchy," 'Maria,"
big Ben," etc.
which the French are using in their
recent battles on the western front.
an American soldier writes:
"As usual. everything was cleverly
a rattlesnake with its brown and gold
and black cplotches. It was situated
in q pine forest and trees seemed to
be growing right up through the
wheels. beside the gun barrel and all
surprise to see gunners calmly un-
wire the trees from the gun carriage
in getting 1t ready. for they were
simply some more "camouf1age." Be-
ing pine trees, they died slowly. so
war necessities, such as gun emplace-
ments. barracks, ETC., were saved In
tact and stood up again wherever
needed. for the eye of the airplane is
very Keen"
'The Americans are sending 10000
doctors to France to care for wound
ed soldiers" remarked bulletin
How many doctors do the Germans
need?" asked a companion.
They don't need doctors: they need
undertakers." was the calm reply. as
eyes fell on bulletin announcing
the exploits Of the hercely fighting
Americans.
German officials in charge Of prison
camps never talk in an ordinary con-
versational tone. says returned
Engiishman. In discussing this, he
said:
'aThe German official is a very sim
pie character. He is accustomed
either to shout or to be shouted at.
He is either bully or subservient to
bullying. He thinks he has only to
be feared. The warders in. this prison
| were afraid Of their prisoners. These
criminals did not strike me as very
bad people. certainly not worse than
the Germans themselves. but the
| warders shouted at them and bullied
them because they were afraid these
| poor devils might show fight. am
quite certain Of this"
A Washington coIored man roamed
AAe0 = Aov0A ASSA AASAh6 G1dtA0h dAo
| asked to Join the Army. He was told
that he was in the wrong place, but
| was informed Of the Navy's attractive
| features and asked why he would not
| Join the sea fighting forces instead
| of the Army. The colored man heai-
| tated a moment. then said:
| We'll. you see. boss. it's this way
deed 1t Is. all can run better'n
| all can SWIM"
The nerve Of every German is tested
| before he Is assigned to a submarine
| crew.
| Many American doctors on duty at
the front as high as forty-eight hours
! at q stretch have been called upon to
| perform most intricate operations
| upon wounded soldiers. They always
! respond to the demands Of the occa-
sion.
Armor for the average battleship
| costs in the neighborhood OF
! $4,000, 900.
frequently the Germans have used
| overturned boats to conceal mines at
| sea.
One British squadron commander
Evening star., 1918-07-21

sailed over the German lines upside
down, a. he ater explained. to show
his contempt for the Hun ana at
tract aerial prey to the scene.
Chemists in German poison gas fac
tories have to work but very few
hours each day. Then they work on
one-hour shifts because Of the perils
which surround them.
Lying side by side at the dressing
station, they were telling each other
how they got there. says Stars and
Stripes. Gas. shrapnel. gas and
shrapnel. machine gun bu1let-every
refinement of war was represented in
their disabilities.
Only prone artilleryman did not
Join in the exchange Of experiences.
Some one asked him why.
Nothing happened to me-" he said.
What are you doing here. them"
stepped into shell hole and
sprained my ankle"
Many English farmers have been
made aware OF the approach of Yep
pelins because Of the queer antics of
pigs and the clutter and fuss of
chickens. The Zeppelin makes COM
Evening star., 1918-07-21
parson stopped, somewhat embar-

parson stopped. somewhat embar-
4 don't know" he stammered.
whether you will understand TINS;
am afraid my congregation would not
understand. and I know my bishop
wouldn't, but somehow (he dropped
the bat and put hiaH hand over MS
heart). somehow something IN mere
tells me that II It isn't orthodox At
That preacher. going forth to man
age a ball game on Sunday afternoon.
was keeping more men in the right
path in those three or four hours than
possibly in any equal number OF years
in his ministry. And l think MS
bishop would have understood.
I know one Episcopal bishop over
here who gets out his big black pipe,
sits down among the soldiers in the
Y. M. C. A. huts. and smokes and
talks for hours with them. Give him
thirty minutes with such a group OF
pouring out their very souls to him.
The Smoking Problem.
And about the smoking-how dread.
full, how sinful 1t was back home!
On the boat coming over. fellow
worker demonstrated loud and long
with me about my enjoying large.
fat. black cigars-or any other kind.
do you not know" he exclaimed.
that it sets a very bad example,
and. besides. is very distasteful to
those of us who do not smoke"
Not that the boys do not care for
sermons 1 have seen them crowded
together upon the rough benches Of
the huts listening to a preacher with
a reverence that I have seldom found
in an American church and on a
Sunday when the sacrament is served
and they kneel by scores about the
rude platform that serves as altar
one is convinced that religion is still
vital force in the hearts Of the
young. But they want their sermons
at opportune times and they want a
real man behind the sermon.
It il not by preaching but by glori-
Gus example that the parsons in
France are once more bringing reli-
gion into its own. A Congregational
minister in Y. NJ. c. A. hut near
the front line expressed it well when
he said: Il have been preaching the
gospel for twenty years. but during
the last three months I have learned
Evening star., 1918-07-21

'Nsver had 10 much fun in all my
days in Wall street." an American
soldier writes Of his experiences in
recent fighting on the western front.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

Ono British squadron comma
Evening star., 1918-07-21
BY CARL HOLIDAY.

To a native Yankee who can still
remember old times the word re
liKion" can hardly fail to suggest the
more or less willing habit Of listen
ing to two long sermons every Sun
day and of saying your prayers be-
fore you get into bed. There may be
some clergymen remaining in Amer
lea who still consider these two
habits as absolute essentials Of godli-
ness, but to the American preachers
now in the war zone religion has
come to mean something vastly diff
ferent and greater.
Oh, these war parsons-how they
have dropped the shackles OF confin-
ing creeds; how they have revised
the simple philosophy Of Jesus-the
simple philosophy Of service to ones
brother man. have seen them under
heart-breaking circumstances "over
here" and my faith in American
preachers has suddenly gone far
above par.
Disregard Non-Essentials.'
war has compelled them to slough
or all non-essentials and personal
dislikes. The harmless pleasures that
back home they had magnihed into
sins they now overlook OF even en-
courage; they have seen the sacrifice
of Jesus duplicated ten thousand
times by common, wayward mortals
on the battlefields of France: they
have regained what the American ,nsid
belief in the innate nobility of the
average man.
In those very acts against which
many q parson Is his home pulpit
shot his brimstose oratory he now
gladly participates. He is becoming
what every parson should be-most
engagingly human.
One Sunday not long ago a 7. NJ.
C. A. secretary met a Methodist
preacher, also secretary. going
across a French field, with base ball
bat under one arm, q large bundle
Of cigarettes under the other. and a
Bible sticking out Of his pocket. The
Evening star., 1918-07-21
FUNERAL OF ". u. WILSON,
Masons 0daciate at 0bsequies Of
Decoased Brother.

Funeral services for W. II. Wilson,
representative OF q Chicago furniture
firm, who died In Chicago July IL, were
held Tuesday at his hons. ii29 Kan
yon street northwest. M. Wilson
waG born in Washington.
The funeral was under the auspices
Of Hope Lodge, No, 20, this city, Mr..
IWq1son was 3 msmbsY of Z PhilaASi-
pfi1a lodge.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
eb TEACHERS TO STUDY,
D. G. Instructors Win Attend Sum
mar School at Columbia.

Twenty-Five teachers In the wash
ington public schools have registered
in the summer session Of Columbia
University. New York city. for special
courses bearing on war needs.
The courses taken by the wAshine-
ton women include Red Cross work.
mathematics, physics, chemical path
ology, commercial English and other
subjects needed 1t this tina, OF the
636 courses available at Columbia
sixty-four are special war studies.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

far more about it in selling chewing
tobacco than during all those twenty
years In the pulpit. -
Decentralization? II IL FORGOT
gotten. Recently a Y. n. e. a. secFe =.
tary, one of the most prominent OF
New England Presbyterian preach-
ers. walked seven miles to get
crucifix for a wounded Catholic Sol !.
dier. Another secretary, pastor OF
one Of the most fashionable Metho-
dist churches in Massachusetts; serveo
without discrimination Catholic
Protestant and Jew until. gassed
and feverish. he was compelled by the
association manager OF the district
to go to hospital. But even In this
condition he turned to me with
weak smile. and declared: This is
the life for me! I wouldn't have miss
ed 1t for the world"
When the rector of one OF the larg-
est Episcopal churches in the south
serves month after month in eel
lar canteen in the side of hill; when
professor Of theology walks eight
miles with a sixty-pound pack OF
supplies on his back in order that
the boys with whom he lives In 9
chalk quarry may have tobacco and
sweets and magazines; when the
chaplain of an American university
chops wood and builds fires and heats
water for the soul-sick men returning
in the dark from the trenches. when
these things happen thesmost trrelt-
gious Of US must acknowledge that in
this hour of travail the spirit of Je-
sus has returned to the world.
We can indeed fully agree with q
raw Yankee trooper whose language
when he exclaimed: II never thought
there was hell Of lot in this Chris
tianity business. but damned II ]
don't believe there is now"