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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16
Flower Friends,

Flowers cost so little and they mean so much. We need not go to fashionable florists for our messengers. One rose bought from a tray on the street may mean more than the hand somest design on Fifth avenue. It is these little things, these beautiful per sonal expressions, that make our flow CTS worth while. But they must have a message or they cannot deliver it. Remember that.-New York Telegram.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16
BOX FOR CAMPAIGN FUND

New York, Nov. 16-LeadiHg box sys of the country will participate in aine bouts of six rounds each at Mad ison Square Garden tonight for the benefit of the United War Work campaign, The principal bouts will be between Jack Dempsey and Joe Bonds; Jack BritteR vs. Soldier Bart fisIdi JehRny Dundee Ts. Joe WeIling and Jim Eoffey vs, Clay Turner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

Tine copper conference at Washing toa is still in session. The present price Of 3 Scents, it is understood, will be retained.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

Boston Elevated Co. will have to pay 5000 employees $1,O6O,OOO back wages in compliance with the decis- ion of the War Labor Board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

Contract between the Railroad Ad- ministration and the Santa F'e> Rail- road was practically completed and will be signeld in few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16
Pome by Skinny Martin.

APPEARANCES IS DECEETFUL. I spilled some ink on my bran new
 pants, The ink bottle ony being half filled, But by the looks of the pants you
 wouldent of thaWt A half a bottle was all that I spilled
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

sissiety. Last Sundey aftirnoon NIr. Leroy Shooster announced that he ix- pecks to give party on his berthday next munth, Ony he hasent told his mother yet, so he aint sure. Anon those present wen the anno1ncemenJ was made was Mn Benny Potts, Miss Mary Watkins, MT. Sid Hunt and MT. Ed Wernick.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

War Industries Board decided that all fixed prices on cotton goods shall psnain in effect until Jan. 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16

Weather. People with lots of coal in their celler telling people without eny how meny tons they got
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16
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The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE

MiliteTy News At a meeting of Compinny B last Satidday aftirnoon Captin Benny Potts sed it would be a gooid ideer to start up a Officers Training Slaool, and Genrel Skinny Martin sed it was a good 1deer all rite, but wat was the use, on account of them all being officers al1reddy. Wien Sargent Persey Weever sed he wasent regular officer and wy could ent they start up Officers Training Skool for him, but everybody except Sargent Weever voted No.
 Intristing Packs About Intristing People. Puds Simkins says he wished he had of took up the violin insted of the piano, on account of more acci- dents being libel to happen to a violin without using mutch force, but a piano is sutch a helthy insterment its always reddy to be practiced on.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Nan Halperin.

Nan Halperin. THE Personality
Girl" comes to B. F. Kcith's next
week in feature songs and characteri-
cations. Josephine Victor. an actress
of distinction. will present the sen
*ational war sketch. Maid of France.
the inspiration being Jeanne fArc;
Slipping. Sliding" Johnny Dooley VIII
add his comic concoction to the bin,
which also includes the musical sis
ter beauties. Helen. Trix and Jose
phine: Kenny and Nobody in black-
co. in .Too Many Wives: Hooper and
Marbury in songs and chatter: Per
name and Shelly in "a New Idea;
William Ferry. the frog man; the
pipe organ recitals and the Hearst
Pathe news pictorial and real war
films.
Next Sunday at and s pm. at
B. F. keith's Theater the bill VIII
present the entertainers who make
up this weeks program.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
UNFAIRNEss CHARGED.
Victor Electric Corporation Of Chi
cago Hears From Federal Body.

The Victor Electric Corporation OF
Chicago has been notified by the Fed
eral Trade Commission that unfair
competition methods have been used
by the concern in the manufacture
and sale of X-ray machines.
The commission charges violation
of the Federal Trade Commission act
by false and misleading statements
that the commodities Of competitors
used in France for Che American
Army were unsatisfactory. and that
their further use by the government
in France had been discontinued.
and that the financial standings of
certain competitors were libeled.
It is further charged that the cor
poration violated the Clayton act by
acquiring in 1916 the stock of the
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Photoplay Features.
Moore's Garden.

A. Moore's Garden Theater on Wed
chief photoplay attraction will be
Pathe's latest release for Bessie Love,
entitled fHow Could You, Caroline %
Next week at the Garden will be di-
vided among "Baree. Son OF Kazan," a
new Vitagraph subject starring Nell
Shipman and Alfred Whitman, which is
booked for Sunday, Monday and Tues
Gay; (which Woman?".a Bluebird spe-
cial production Jointly starring Priscilla
Dean and Ella Hall. announced for We'd
Eesday and Thursday. and 1.-The Golden
Coal" picturing Harry Morey and
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Gayety.

A wrestling match for the middle
weight wrestling championship OF
the world between Joe Turner. Its
holder, and Jack ozar. will be staged
at the Gayety Theater Saturday night.
AS a further incentive Manager
Harry Jarboe Of the Gayety Theater
will award prize of $500 to the
winner. A preliminary bout between
Young Gotch and Thunderbolt Harris
will also be staged.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
"The Bride Shop"

George Croos' sartorial production,
The Bride Shop" a $4,000 display
of creations in gowns and lingerie
with a big beauty chorus, an enter
tainment combining pretty music and
Incidental comedy. will be the head
line attraction at the Cosmos Theater
next week. The book is by De Gres-
sac and the musical score by B. A.
Rolfe. Since its notable success at
the Cosmos last season the show has
practically been recreated and has
had headline honors on the big vaude-
Vile circuit. The bill of supporting
acts will also feature McCloud and
Carp, ragtime geniuses with the
violin and cello; Billy Kincaid, the
jolly Scotch juggler: the Monarch
Comedy Four. the White Steppers.
with elaborate costume changes. and
Kammerer and Howland, songs and
comedy. H. H. Woods Paramount
production, 1.-THE Guilty Man." de-
scribed as the height of realism. will
be the matinee photoplay, supple
mented with two-reel Sunshine
comedy and the Hearst-Pathe news.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Chesapeake Beach.

The special attraction this week at
Chesapeake Beach is the Aerial De
Grofrs." acrobats. who give free per-
formances daily at 3 and 8 o'clock.
The large dancing pavilion, built out
over the water and open on all sides.
is another free attraction, with music
furnished by large orchestra.
Bathing is a regular feature. and
those seeking other amusements will
find a varied assortment.
Evening star., 1918-06-20

four act play of love and diplomacy
by Marian Bowers and Leon NJ. Lion.
staged by John Cromwell. who made
an especial study of the subtle ori-
entail atmosphere which is ono OF It's
many charms. Edward Emery as DE-
Chi Lung: Alice Lindahl, as Naomi
Melsham; John Cromwell, Mrs. Russ
Whytal. Clarence Derwent, Annie
Hughes and Richard Clarke are
among the notable members OF the
cast.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
TILLIE MAE ROTH PRESIDENT.
Ladies' Auxiliary, District Depart
ment. II. s. w. ". Elects Officers.

The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the District De
partment. United Spanish War Vet
Grams: Tillie Mae Roth, department
president; Emma Zimmerman, senior
vice department president; Lydia
Mclaughlin. Junior vice department
president; Margaret Phillips. chaplain
(re-electe1: Kathryn Dentler, CON
ductress: Nora Albers, guard; cora
NJ. Campbell, secretary. and jennie
P. Rudloff, treasurer.
District auxiliary are planning to at
tend the national convention of the
order in Baltimore September 3,
and 5,
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Pershing Denies Gas Masks Fail.

Gen. Pershing has denied reports
cabled from France that gas masks
used by American troops have not
proved effective in meeting mustard
gas attacks, He stated in his cables
to the War Department that he has
received no informa ton that any box
respiratoTof English or American
manufacture has been penetrated in
the field.
Evening star., 1918-06-20

Beginning Thursday Of this week at
Moore's Strand Theater and continuing
for only three days the chief attraction
will be 1.-THE Woman's Law" in which
the stellar role is played by Florence
Reed.
Next weeks attraction at the Strand
for the entire week will be Cecil B. De
Miles latest special production for Art
craft, "Old Wives for New" Pictured
in the leading roles are Theodore
Roberts, Elliott Dexter. Tully Mar
shall, Gustave Won Seyffertitiz. Wanda
Hawley and Florence Vidor.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Glen Echo Park.

Dancing is enc OF the favorite
pastimes of many of the patrons Of
Glen Echo Park. For those seeking
other forms of amusement the park
offers a wide assortment that ranges
from the thrills of the speed rides to
the swings and Fairgrounds for the
kiddies. For the thousands of Sun
day visitors there will be another
series of free concerts by Celfo's Band.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
"The Unknown Purple"

'The Unknown Purple" new play
in a prologue and three acts, will be
shown at the National Theater next
week The presentation will be un-
DER the direction of Roland West.
Some suggestion as to the substan-
tial character of the entertainment is
players, including Richard Bennett
DE witt c. Jennings. Helen McKellar.
Earl Browne. Gerda Holmes. Cecil
Owen. Marietta Craig. Montague Wes-
ton. J. Herbert Frank. Phillip Heege
and Master Arthur La Wien.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
BY FRANK H. sIMONDs.

Measured by the first three days,
the Austrian attack upon Italy seems
almost a complete failure. In the
same time the Germans achieved
sweeping success against the British
9Th army and in less time decisive
triumph over the Anglo-French force
at the Aisne. Such advantage as
surprise and initiative could give the
Austrian was abolished by the close
of the third day, and there is no
sound reason for expecting that the
Austrians can now accomplish against
an opponent who is ready what they
failed to do at their chosen moment.
The Austrian purpose in the present
offensive. SO far as that purpose Is
military, is patent. Between the
Adige and the sea the Italian front Is
made up of two wholly distinct sec
tors-the mountainous sector from the
Adige to the Piave and the lowland
sector behind the Piave to it's mouth.
In the first sector the Italians are
standing on the last high ground
left to them, and with their
backs to the plains. defending the
plateaus between the Adige and the
Astico, the Astico and the Brenta.
Austrians could force the Italians out
of these plateaus they would be with
in range of the railroads and ROADS
which supply the Piave front. In
word, the attack from the north aims
at cutting the communications in the
rear of the Italians along the Piave
Ter forcing the positions between the
Piaye and the Adige.
Like Isonzo Problem Last Fall.
To all intents and purposes the
strategic problem is precisely the
same as that which was solved by the
Germans in their great success al the
battle of Caporetto, on the Upper
1sonZo, last fall. Then the Germans
broke through on the northern sector
of the Italian front, came south
across the roads of communication
of the mass of the Italian army which
had been operating east of the 1sonzo.
and produced a great disaster which
just missed having decisive conse-
Quences.
AS long as the Italians. who are
supported by one or two British and
French divisions can hold the noun
tain sector between the Piave and
the Adige the troops behind the Piave
can retire in safety and defend the
various positions behind the smaller
streams. But the moment the noun
tain front is imperiled it will be-
come a matter of life or death for
the troops behind the Piave to get
back before their communications are
turned.
A,.+r;ane Hand;co,ned
Evening star., 1918-06-20
W6uldyou1@ feet
disqualify you?
" 7HETHER you are sub
M ject to military service or
not. YOU are naturally in.

VT 7HETHER you are sub
M ject to military service or
v Y not, you are naturally in
terested to know how you measure
up to the new physical standards
Of the army, for thess will be the
standards In industry everywhere
after the war.
Here Is one test you can make
yourself
Tomorrow morning, as you step
from your bath onto the bath mat,
notice the mark left by your wet
foot. See whether or not you have
fat-foot.
If the imprint is apparently in
complete as in figure "a, it shows
that the arch in your instepis is normal
and forms a bridge that holds the
inner part Of your foot OFF the ground.
But II the imprint is complete,
figure "B", it indicates that the
arch Of your instep has been broken
down, so that your foot lies fat
on the ground with no give, no
Spring In it.
Fallen arch, or "aat.foot" as this
deformity is more often called, is
generally considered harmless
ei.ough, so common as to seem al.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Camp Devens Gets Student Nurses.

The first training unit of twenty
five or thirty student nurses accepted
by the Army School of Nursing will
be assigned to Camp Devens. Aver.
Mass. Other training units, enrolled
for the purpose of releasing graduate
nurses for overseas service. will be
sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. c., and
Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
ADJUSTMENTS
"Another Mans Shoes"

A new American comedy is to be
presented at the Belasco Theater be-
ginning next Monday evening, June
"a, which the management believes
contains a novel theme with new
treatment. The title is Another
Mans Shoes" and the plot revolves
around the question whether Llonfi
Atwill, portraying the leading chat,
acter, is Richard Trent or Richard
Craven The producer is the well
known manager Frederick Mckay.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
German Coercion Suspected.

Indeed, SO slight have been the Aus.
trian gains up to the present moment
that the world is bound to suspect
that under German coercion Austria is
making an offensive reluctantly and
with little hope or expectation of
major success. An attack by seventy
two divisons-almost twice the force
used in the initial attack in Picardy
on March 81, and three times the force
used in the Aisne attack on June g
which has resulted in nothing more
than local minor gains and the cap
ture of ten or fifteen thousand pris-
oners must be accepted so far as it
goes as a failure and as a very great
failure. We have to recognize the pos
sibility that later efforts may change
the situation. but the Italians seem to
have checked the Austrians COM
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Loew's Columbia.

Beginning Sunday and for the first
half OF next week George NJ. Cohan
will he seen at Loew's Columbia in
motion picture of the famous stage
success. Hit the Trail Holiday
Evening star., 1918-06-20

pletely on the whole front in three
days and with insignificant gains.
In watching the Italian operation the
attention of the world will be fixed
on Austrian military and austrian
political conditions. Exaggerated as
NAV be the reports of unrest in Aus
trfa. there is no mistaking the fact
that the domestic condition is grave
and that the effect of an unsuccessful
offensive, made under German COM
pulsion, cannot help being disastrous
and may conceivably lead to further
and more dangerous domestic disor-
ders.
Austrians on West Fronte
The fact that seventy-two Austrian
divisions, the pick of the army, have
been identified in the new operation
must serve to set at rest all question
as to the probability of the appear
ance of large Austrian forces on the
west front, for such divisions as Aus
tria has not used vet are most GER
tainly inferior troops, or troops re.
quired in the garrisons elsewhere at
home, in rebellious Bohemia, or tuf-
bulent Croatia and Bosnia.
In any event the substantial faliure
Of the attack in precisely those days
in which an offensive invariably at
tains it's greatest results is good sign
and, following closely upon the
French achievement on tne Use
supplies just cause for optimism: we
are half through the storm, and the
last two blows seem to have been
weaker than those that went before.
And Austria's hunger offensive, TO
give 1t a current label, has done noth.
ing SO far to satisfy the appetite OF
the Austrian people e1ther LOT VIC
tory or more substantial vlctuais.
Evening star., 1918-06-20

Sche.del- N-Ray Company.
the Roentgen Manufacturing Com
pany and the McAlester-WigginC Com
pany to restrain commerce in certain
sections. or to create a monopoly in
such line of commerce.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Polls Theater,

"The Chinese Puzzle" will be pre-
sented at Polls Theater the week be-
ginning Monday. June "a. 1t is a
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Austrians Handicapped.

The Austrian situation is compli-
Gated by the lack of communications
between the troops operating in the
mountain sector and those in the
plain Rail communications between
Evening star., 1918-06-20

most normal. But thousands Of
volunteers for the army have been
rejected on account Of this trouble.
Hard pavements blamed for
many ailments
Flat-foot has increased alarm
ingly since hard stone pavements
were FIRST introduced.
In a soft walk, the foot shapes the
ground; on an unyielding walk, the
pavement shapes the foot.
The continual pounding with the
whole weight of the body on hard,
unyielding pavements, weakens
these natural springs of the foot
elasticity of step is lost, and the
foot is gradually dattened out.
This constant strain on the
arches. and stretching Of the liga-
ments, results in extreme tender
ness and marked pains throughout
the foot, and muscles ofthe leg as well.
Don't pound away your health on
hard sidewalks. Save your system
from the jolts and Jars that tend to
break down health. O'Sullivan's
Heels absorb the shocks = they
act a. spriney cushions between
Evening star., 1918-06-20
Moore's Strand,

Florence Deshon. to be shown tho last
two days OF the week.
Evening star., 1918-06-20
AUSTRIAN DRIVE, THIRD DAY,
> s4~ APPEARS COMPLETE FAILURE
Il Iuneer Offensive Evidently Started Un-
+. der Coercion of Germany-Seventy
Austrian Divisions In Section.

these two fronts can only be had by
a long, circuitous route through VIII
ZACH. Actually, the two wings are
not more than fifteen miles apart.
but to send reserves from one front
to the other necessitates a railroad
Journey of more than POO miles. The
Italians. on the contrary. possess in
terror lines and send their troops to
the mountains or to the plans as they
choose with great rapidity and little
effort.
The purpose of the Austrians in at
tacking was and is to reach and cut
the Verona-Vincenza-T railroad
serving the Italians behind the Piave.
To reach these roads they sought
to force their way into the plain
Brenta and the Piave. and their ef-
forts were concentrated on the high
lands of the Setti Communi and OF
Monte Grappa. At the same time
they sought to cross the PiaVe ana
take the Montello high ground at the
north, and occupy the west bank OF
the river and prepare the way Tor
a direct thrust.
Italian Line in North Holds.
The immediate and grave danger
was from the north. and on the north
the Italian line seems to have held
intact, some portion of the pIoW
being borne by the British ana the
French troops. Along the river the
Austrans seem to have reached but
not passed the Montello plateau and
to have crossed the Piave at two or
three points-and at these fronts
Italian counter attacks are gaming
ground.
In no defensive operation this year
has the immediate achievement OF the
defender in the frs. three days been as
great as the Italian performance up to
date. The reports Of the high state of
italian morale in past weeks thus
seem we'll confirmed by the facts II
is too early to draw any final conclu-
sions, but it is plain that the Italians
have done we'll in the first stage of a
major offensive. and have done much
to wipe out their defeat of last
autumn. And, despite references to
the aid supplied by the. French and
British troops, only few units OF
either are present, and the main work
has been done by the Italians them
selves
Evening star., 1918-06-20

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Buy your new shoes with O'Sul-
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Good dealers sell the latest style
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structure Of YOUR feet, and need
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Insist on O'Sullivan's-avoid tho
disappointment of substitutes.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-28

". s,,,t.<, a. N. sc,cx., ,,...ca m.
Tho Ir,.hm., ma |. hrc.o 80, 4. ~.
face ana we rou,6 .c,rcc,v hc,,cv. orr
evea---tbe General was v,sc, arrcst
After passing a few feet beyond me-. tho
general turned. and said In A wratbfnl
voice 10 Atweli:
TEL this an fooi WIN \ nm. ue,s
arrested me as n spy.-
Afw~n was speecbIcsaL The senfrx
butftd IN with;
~None o. that sassln' ont a. Won.
Rack 10 beadouartera Won roes. M
Fritz. Open that tace O. yours again.
an IN dent IN your nnpper with the
butt o. me rife"
The generals face was a sight TO be
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
nge, but he shut up.
AtweIl tried to get IN front OF the
sentry TO explain 20 him that II really
~as the general he had under arrest.
but the sentry threatened 20 run his
bayonet through him, and would have
done a. too. so Atweli stepped aside.
and remained silent. ! was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word. and would have exploded. II
II not exactly diplomatic 10 laugh nj
your general In such a predicament.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-28

We turned about. In the gray IIeni
Of dawn. n few yards In frtpt OF me.
could make out brick wall. Against
this wall was dark form with white
square PINNED on IT, breast. We were
supposed o. aim NJ this square. To the
right OF the form I noticed n white spot
on the wall. This would be my tnrgct.
aRcndyi Aimi Fifer'
The dark form SINK INTO a huddlcd
heap. My bullet sped on IT, way. and
hit the whitlsh spot on the wal: I
could see the spllnters ny. Some one
else had received the rife containing
the blank cartridge. but my mind was
at ease. there was no blood Of .
Tommy on my hands.
"Order-Arms About-Turni Pile
Armsi stnnd--Clear."
The stacks were reformed.
"ouick - march, Right wheel 7"
And we left the scene Of execution be
hind Us
II was now daylight. After march
Ing about i've minutes, we were dis
missed with the following instructions
from the officer In command:
Return. alone. 70 your respective
companies. and remember. no talking
about this nffair. or else II win 90 hard
with the guilty ones"
We needed no urging TO get away.
did not recognize any Of the men on
the firing squad; even the officer was
stranger TO me.
The victims relations and friends In
BlIghty win never know that he was
executed; they will be under the I'm.
preston that he died doing his bit for
king and country.
In the public casualty lists bis name
will appear under the caption "Acci-
dentally Killed" or oiled"
The day after the execution I ~
ceived orders TO report back 10 the
line. and to keep a still tongue In my
head.
Executions are q part Of the days
work. but the part we hated most Of
ali. I think-certainly the saddest. The
British war department Is thought by
many people TO be composed Of rigid
regulations all wound around with red
tape. But Il has n heart. and one OF
the evidences OF this Is the considerable
way In which an execution Is concealed
and reported 70 me relative Of the I'M
fcctunate man. They never know the
truth. He Is listed In the bulletins rs
among the Incidentally killed"
(continusd.)