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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
CLUB HOUSE FOR
AM RICAN FLEET
TO Be ENLARGED
Admiral Sims Gives Approx
al to Project Made Neces-
sary by Increases.
TALENT Is SUPPLIED
BY MEN FROM SHIPS
Splendid Entertainments
Given in Which Soldiers
and Sailors Take Part.

Base American FYotiTla in British
Waters, Feb. A-(Correspondence of
The Associated Press. 1.-The United
States Naval Mems club house, the
shore home of the sailors, is to be en-
larged. Vice Admiral William S.
Sims already has given his approval
to the project which is made neces-
sary by the increasing size of
the American force here. The club
was built from funds contributed by
generous Americans in London and is
the most popular rendezvous ashore,
not only for the sailors and their own
officers, but also for British sailors
and soldiers and their officers as we'll
Vice Admiral Sims is a frequent Wis
itor and it is not uncommon to see a
British admiral or commodore drop in
to watch the sailors at play in the
only electrically lighted, steam-heated
club IN Ireland"
Nightly shows have just been intro
duced and are a regular thing with
big shows on Saturday nights. The
nightly affairs usually consist of
movies, always with comic Him, but
the weekend entertainment includes
pictures and acts by talent from the
ships and from among the British
Tommies ashore, and it is surprising
what a great variety of talent there
is among Americans and British here.
The newest thing is a series of car
toons by sketch artists discovered in
the. fotilla. These cartoons on hap
penings in the f1otilla OF about town
are thrown on the screen and produce
loud outlaws.
One which will be appreciated by
the folks back home depicted de-
stroyer dropping shells all around the
German submarine U-5S which raided
shipping off Nantucket, at which time
the very same ships and men who
are today chasing U-boats pfckeo NJ
Athe crsEA In the picture the nzknt-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
NY. Live Stock Market

Beev es-Steers, $f1.90 q $3.50; bulls,
$3.50 @ s11; cows, IS q $3.50; tail ends,
$3.50 q S475. Dressed beef, IL q 19c
for native sides.
Calves-veals, 81 q $1S per 100 lbs;
few, s1S25; culls, 81 q $3.50; barn
yard calves, 81 @ $3.50; yearlings, $50
a 7: Western calves, IS q $3.50; city
dressed veals, 20 @ &c.
Sheep-Ordinary to prime stock,
SITES q $3.50 per 100 lbs. Dressed
mutton, II q 21c Ib; dressed lambs, q
q &c.
Hogs, ST q $17-25 per 100 lbs;
roughs, $16.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
HOME rs WRECKED
BY AN OLD SHELL

London, Feb. ia huge howitzer
shell which had stood on the hearth
in the home of Sergeant Daniel Nor
gan at Tweedmouth for sixteen
years, exploded with tremendous VIC
lence a. few nights ago, almost de-
molishing the house and injuring the
sergeant's three children. The shell
was brought back from South Africa
as a souvenir and it was supposed
that<the charge had been withdrawn
It is supposed that a spark of burning
SCOT penetrated the fuse opening at
the nose of the shell.
German aliens registered in Chicago
total 1884.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY

Rome, Feb. 15.-Electric light was
used for the first time in the Sistine
Chapel, of the Vatican palace, on the
occasion of the third anniversary of
the coronation Of Pope Benedict XIV.
In former years candles were used to
light the chapel, which is dark ex-
cept on sunshiny days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

we owe.
Their warfare is done;
The 1aurels are won,
Which nation, to honor their deeds,
will bestow.
The toast was drunk at mess times
during the holiday season, soda water
being used in conformity with the
rules of our teetota1 navy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

A United States soldier shot and se-
riously wounded one of two men
walking along the barred zone of the
New York waterfront district after
they had refused to halt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

Attempts to blacEmail the million
aire mayor Of Atlanta out Of of $780,
900. led to the arrest of J. W. Cook, a
real estate man. and Mrs. H H
Hirsh.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

Orders transferring Brigadier-Gen-
eral Howe, chief of staff of the De.
partment of. the Northeast, to For
Bliss, Texas, were received at Boston
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

Marine Way triumphed over Kaiser
llWalhelm street in Mount Washington,
81 suburb of Pittsburg. The name was
kcEanged at the edict Of the Council.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

william F. Yust, Rochester, libra
lrian, was granted leave Of absence,
to take charge of the American Lii
library Associations war work at Spar
keanDurg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Frank L Polk, counsellor, of the
state department, will go to Ottawa
TO represent President Wilson at the
3ureral of Sir Cecil Arthur Spring
jR1ce
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

The Navy Department hopes to Sc
Eessea reNAe fragn aeHHegsAsH sen4eAeMo
eR tas zhtlaAAaDhaa and PstashErgR
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
.D'ANNUNzlO FAMED ITALIAN POET
MAKES STIRRING ADDRESS TO HIS
FELLOW COUNTRYMEN TO HOLD LINE

Germans Had Declared That Poet-Aviator Was
Dead-He Bobs Up in His Beloved Venice and
Makes Speech to Soldiers Defending Land
Against Invasion of the Austro-G German
Armies
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

cslsne, Rsess~ek .e aAss y .s up IN
bed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

CBy The International
Fhe Germans have falsely declared that they had taken
prisoner the great Italian poet dAnnunzo who fighting with
his comrades the Pave front So far from this being true
the poet few days ago delivered the following mpassioned
speech the defenders of his beloved Venice This
is indebted to the London Editor of the Correre della
for the privilege Of being able to publish it herel
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

street car lines without resort to dras-
tic action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
Soldiers! Companions!

boIders! COMPANIONS!
year ago sang with painting breath the desperate
summit of Vel The ryhm Of chant broken only by
the thunderbolt of battle.
Today stand firm here
No longer do stumble and sagger the broken
of he Carso Our feet set kindly soil
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15

Raise high now your glasses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

how can you conserve that of which
you have positively none?
When there is any sugar it is priced
as were costly spices from the Indies
priced in the days when to seek al
short route to such prizes was suffi-
cient incentive to make Christopher
Columbus brave the unknown seas.
they liked sweets until now. And
among the most recently produced
vanity" accessories for the fashion
able woman's chatelaine is a tiny sugar
case. 1t is carried to tea parties. Pre-
sumably, the woman fortunate enough
to have a supply of sugar profits
thereby and drops it into her own tea.
while those about her go without. Or
perhaps she takes the sugar box with
her so that she may share her good for
tune with those with whom she drinks
tea.
Just why the women Of England
should feel constrained to wear tin
hats it is hard to see. Surely there
is no demand for straw in war wOrkt
So in using tin they are not effecting
any sort of conservation. These he'll
NETS are made in all sorts of colors,
and, strange to say, are extremely,
light-really lighter than the average
crown made Of straw. The tin helmet
is combined with brim of straw or
fabric, to make hats of various shapes
and sizes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Fuel Value of Potatoes
Higher Than of Any Other
of Fresh Vegetables Used

Potatoes contain all the different
substances needed for the body. Pro-
tein and minerals for growth and re-
pair; starch and fat for energy; and
minerals and roughage for body regu-
latiOn. A diet of whole milk and po-
tatoes is perfect; the fat and protein
Of the milk supplement the small
quantity of these in the vegetable.
The fuel value Of potatoes Is higher
than that of any other fresh vegetable
used, according 10 Lucy Cordiner of
the University of Minnesota.
Common methods used in the prep
aration and cooking of potatoes are
wasteful. When potatoes are peeled
and allowed to stand for an hour or
two in cold water they lose over half
the protein and one-third their min
erals. The peeling also takes food
with it. When cooking is begun in
cold water the loss is nearly as great.
Potatoes can be prepared with no loss
Of food value If they be first blanched
by cooking in boiling water for ten
minutes, then plunged into cold wa
ter, and the skin rubbed or peeled off.
Cooking can be completed in any way
desired, baking, steaming or boiling.
A quick oven is essential for baking
and produces potatoes that are dry,
mealy and easily digested.
If the skin is pricked with a fork
toward the end Of baking they are
further improved by escape of steam.
SOggy, watery potatoes do not digest
easily and may cause gas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
How to Detect Glucose in
Preserves, Jam, MarmaIade

Glucose in fruit preserves may be
discovered as follows: In the case of
jelly teaspoonful should be dissolved
in two tables .,oonfuls of alcohol con-
tanned in glass vessel. In the case
of jam or marmalade the same process
is carried out, but it is necessary to
filter off the solid matter: by running
the mixture through piece Of muslin.
Allow the solution to become perfectly
cool, and then add an equal volume, or
a little more, of strong alcohol. If
glucose is present dense white pre-
cipitate slowly settles down. Where
no glucose has been employed there
is no precipitate, save, in some cases,
very trifiing sediment of proteid mat
ter which, however, Is so small that 1t
could not possibly be mistaken for the
sediment which glucose produces. The
last-named is. not particularly harmful
in itself, but it is very frequently used
as an adulterant in supposedly pure
preserves for extra proft.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Shooting Stars Date Back
Into the Prehistoric Times

Our knowledge of shooting stars ex-
tends into the oldest history Of human
ity, back into prehistoric times. Yet to-
day no one knows exactly what a
shooting. star is, or from where it
comes, says the Popular Science
Monthly. "A hypothesis proposed in
1875 and generally accepted today is
that meteorites are fragments broken
from small planetary masses by vol
canic explosions brought about by a
sudden. expansion of gases, steam and
probably hydrogen. The broken bits,
after their Separation, are believed to
arrange themselves in swarms which
cross the orbit of the earth in accord
ance with a definite law. Shooting
stars, then, undoubtedly come from
within our solar system and are brok-
en- bits of world body destroyed by
volcanic events. Many meteorites have
been found in Arizona.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
POULTRY POINTERS

Keep the hens confined to your own
land.
Don't keep male bird. Hens lay
just as well without a male.
Don't overstock your land.
Purchase well-matured pullets rath-
er than hens.
Don't expect great success in hatch
Ing and raising chicks unless you have
had some experience and have grass
plot separate from the yard for the
mems. rzg
Build a cheap house or shelter.
Make the house dry and free from
draughts, but allow for ventilation.
Fowls stand cold better than damp
ness.
Keep house and yard clean.
Provide roosts and dropping boards.
Provide a nest for each four or FIVE
hens.
Grow some green crop in the yard.
Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
waste.
Also feed grain once a day.
Feed dry mash.
Keep hens free from lice and the
house free from mites.
Kill and eat the hens In the fall as
they begin to mott and cease to lay.
Preserve the surplus eggs produced
during the spring and summer for use
during the fall and winter when eggs
are scarce and high in price.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
GINGHAM PLAIDS ARE USED
NeedIework Also Calls for This Popu-
lar Material for Numerous Pur-
poses About the Home.

Everything is taking to Bingham
plaids, even needlewOrk. And this is
not to be wondered at when you con-
slider how neat and symmetrical for
practical purposes the Bingham check
and plaid can be. Here it is applied
to the end Of useful scarf or runner
in 1S-inch width. The Bingham part
of 1t is simply matter of outlining
those squares with neat stitches in one
color, most likely blue, or any color to
match the general scheme Of your
room.
This scarf may be stamped on linen,
If you can afford that luxury-or dolly
cloth, cotton rep, lawn, batiste, crash
toweling or linene. 1t will not be hard
to do this stamping yourself; merely
repeat the design on each end of the
scarf. In this way you can make it as
long as you like, and should you not
want an 1S-inch width you can reduce
it to Is very easily by removing the
last row of squares on each edge. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
No Connection Between the
Weather and Moons Changes

People who rely on the moon as
weather indicator, writes q CORE
spondent in the London Chronicle,
must have very short memories, for
accurate comparisons prove conclu-
sively that there is no connection what
ever between the weather and the
moons changes Of phase.
Professor Schuster analysed whole
century's weather records, and, as a
result, was unable to trace any lunar
period in them. Several authorities are
agreed, however, that there is a ten
dency for clouds to dispense as full
moon comes to the meridian Of any
place; but it is far cry from that to
the definite belief that the weather
changes with change Of the lunar
phases.
These changes, of course, can be pre-
dicted for years in advance with per-
feet accuracy, and If the weather de-
pended on them, weather forecasting
would be the simplest of all the sci
ences, instead Of the most difficult.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

son served. But somehow, the
thought of it seems to take the Joy
out of the dinner prospect. There is
something more than calories in the
well constructed menu.
But 1t may come to that. Every dish
that is broken in the kitchen brings
US nearer to the day. We have i'm
ported enormous quantities of crock
cry and glassware in the past, and
now our imports are cut off and our
domestic plants are handicapped by
shortage of labor, material and trans
portation. Napery is becoming in
.creasingly scarce. The dinner of GER
emony is threatened at it's founda-
ton. If we are reduced to using tin
plates and wooden bowls, we are
quite likely to accept one-dish mix
lures. This may simplify housekeep-
ing, but. it will take lot out of the
joy Of eating.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
FURNISHINGS FOR THE PORCH
Summer Cushions, Among the MOST
Important convenienees, Should
BE Made to Withstand Service.

1t is time to think of summer FUR
nishings, especially those for the porch,
with which even the most humble
house is now supplied. Service is the
first requisite of the summer cushien,
because it must withstand dust and
rain and general hard usage. For this
reason heavy dark materials and wash
able ones are to be recommended.
Among the wash materials which are
most attractive are the Japanese tow
elings. These can now be bought in
other shades than the usual blue and
white. Brown and white, cool green
and white and gray and white offer
plenty of variety and chance for set
ting or matching color scheme. They
wash beautifully and are very reason
able.
For the round mats which many
porches require where the porch steps
are used for seats, stenciled oilcloth is
unusual. The advantage of an oil
10th cushion in either black or white
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Old Comforters.

Sometimes from two badly worn
comforters it is possible to make one
that is satisfactory. 1.-The cotton can
be carefully looked over, and that that
is badly worn or soiled thrown away
and the one remaining comforter made
thicker or longer than either of the
two original ones. The covers may be
cut over so that from one comforter
the top cover may be taken and from.
the other, the lining. Sometimes from
q single old comforter child's comfort
baby's crib. But If you have thimble
and needlebook and some spools OF
heavy thread, set of ten fingers and
wits of an average sort never throw
away old comforters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

forward he withdrew the retaining until he had finished
All the while the blind
Mr. refolded
the slipped under the blind mans helped himself
BY He the
and grabbed the nifty by
Stealing
than the limit You wouldn't
through with
headline purloiners
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
How Dust Causes Fires.

Spontaneous combustion is caused,
so the chemists tell us, by floating par
ticles Of coal dust or other inf1ammable
material jostling and clashing against
one another until the friction they set
up raises their temperature to the ig-
milton point, says Popular Science
Monthly. If this explanation is correct,
1t would appear as if such fires could
be prevented by perfect ventilation.
Such, however, is not the case, for ven-
tilation may actually help to bring
about fire by spontaneous combustion.
Air facilitates oxidation, really fan
ming the warm dust into blaze. Keep
air damp and quiet to avoid fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
IN FASHION LAND

A new two color coat is very chic.
Country frocks are made of linen.
New parasols are edged with fringe.
Belts and sashes are made of ribbon.
Shawl collars appear on the new
coats.
Black lace over white is greatly
worn.
Sweaters are being knit from baby
ribbon.
Satin is very fashionable for spring
frocks.
Blue serge is frequently embroid-
cred in red. >ssss:
There seems to be revived inter
est in color. s'.H'
Cinnamon brown is fashionable
color for hats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Can't Spend Their Money.

Two of the wealthiest persons in OF
tawa county, Oklahoma, are Joe Car
war-yee-tee and his squaw. They are
Quapaw Indians and live well, accord
ing to their notions in a. rude log cabin
on about $3.50 year. They scarcely
touch the immense pile of gold that
ties from land on which mineral de-
posits were discovered several years
ago. Twice year this Quapaw pair
visit town for the purpose of laying
in supply of gaudy-colored calico for
the wife and three or four pairs of
overalls for. the husband, and appear
to feel even this is great extrava-
gance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
One Dish Dinners Reduces
Work to Minimum and Saves
Housekeeper Much Drudgery

Possibilities Of the one-dish dinner
suggested by the United States food
administration will be studied with
especial interest by housewives who
frankly dislike domestic drudgery.
Anything that promises relief from
washing dishes is sure of friendly re-
ception.
But 1t remains to be seen whether
the plan to introduce a new kind of
emergency pemmican into our homes
will prove popular. The idea of the
food administration, observes the Port
land Oregonian, seems to concoct a
dish which shall combine the neces-'
sary elements of food value and vari-
civ In one conglutinate mass.
In theory there is nothing to be
said against the official 'potted hon.
inv and beef" in which corn, potatoes,
carrots, milk, flour, dried beef and fat
shall be combined in scientific pro-
portions, and served in slices each
containing the proper number of nu-
TRENT units for the needs of the per-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Moons Influence on Plant
Growth Wholly Negligible,
Is Belief of Scientists

n The old belief that the moon has
some sort of influence on plant growth
still persists in some farming sec
tons. Some farmers, it is said, re-
fuse to plant crops or to kill hogs
unless the moon is in some particular
position. :.
The influence of the moon on the
growth of crops, or on other agricul-
tural operations, has always been de-
MED by scientific men. The following
brief statement by G. f. Marvin, chief
of the United States weather bureau,
printed in the Rural New Yorker,
shows what they think of the matter:
at is the general belief of scien-
lists that the moon has no appreciate
influence on temperature, rainfall, or
any other weather element, or on
plant growth.
''Plant growth depends upon tenn
perature, light, humidity and plant
food Cloth in the soil and in the air),
and its availability. Obviously the
moon neither mellows the ground nor
fertilizes it, neither does it alter the
SOIIpoSlllOh VI lIC hShNS
it affects neither the mechanical con-
dition of the soil nor the kind or
quantity of available plant food.
IF the moon has any influence on
plant growth, 1t would seem that it
must exert this influence through its
light Experiment, however, shows
that when a plant is so Swallowed that
it gets only one one-hundredth of nor
NAL daylight, it grows but little bet
ter than it does in absolute darkness.
Full daylight is about 100000 times
brighter than full moonlight; hence
one one-hundredth Of daylight, already
too feeble tor stimulate appreciably
plant activity is still 5000 times
brighter than full moonlight. The con-
clusion is that, even in respect to
light stimulus, the moons influence
on plant growth is wholly negligible"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Wise and Otherwise.

Wise is the man who can re-
call a previous engagement when
he receives disagreeable invi-
tation.
Her strenuous effort to live up
to her neighbors' expectations is
what chases the roses from a
woman's face.
1t is easier for some butchers
to get six hams out Of hog
than it is to get one truthful
word out of some men.
A man who has something to
say always knows when he has
said it-then he shuts up.
"Time is money" said the man
who paid a jeweler $3.50 for re-
pairing a 9S-cent watch.
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