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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
KAISER SUMMONS
COUNCIL TO STEM
TIDE OF DEFEAT

Paris, Aug. 14-According to the
Strassburger Post the Kais-r has call
ed an important crown cou ell at i'm
perial headquarters, at which Chan
cellor Hertling, DR.. Helfferich, the
German envoy to Russia, and Admiral
Won Hintze, the new Foreign Secre-
tary will be present, as will also the
military leaders, Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and Gen. Ludendorff.
Although the subject for the con-
ference is not announced, it Is be-
lieved that the question of the present
advance and the menace OF the Allies
against the German lines on the front
in France, due to the launching OF
the recent heavy offensive. will be dis
cussed. At the same time the Rus
sian situation will be considered in
view of the reported tottering of the
Bolshevik regime. All dispatches re-
ceived here are to the effect that i'm
portant decisions will be reached al
the conference.
According to latest dispatches from
Berlin Ambassador Helfferich does
not intend to return to Russia after
his conference with the Kaiser. 1t i!
said the former Vice-Chancellor ha.
shown signs of great uneasiness evel
since the murder of Field Marsha
Won Eichhorn, the German militar,
dictator in the Ukraine. The fact tina
several demonstrations were mad,
against him is said to have driven hin
almost mad
The correspondent of the Wese,
Zeitung confirms this prediction, ant
adds it is the Ambassadors persona
conviction that the Bolshevik rule il
Russia is near collapse His decision
however, is not expected to modif
the German policy in Russia, and al
ready there is talk of sending Vo1
Rosenburg, who was DR.. Won KuehI
mann's collaboration in the Brest
Litovsk treaty, as his successor. I
Is possible DR.. Helfferich will tax
the post recently vacated by Admira
Won Hintze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
DOCTORS ADVISE
SPRING TONICS
Say There Is Nothing Equals
Iron and PhospEates.

Experienced Doctors claim that
everyone should take a good tonic in
the Spring, that during the cold winter
months we all eat too much meat
fats, heavy foods and too little fresk
vegetables, that the entire system is
clogged up, over loaded and over
worked. causing thin, impure watery
blood and that tired, nervous feeling,
pimples and bad complexion.
Honest doctors all over the land
have found and are recommending and
prescribing prosphates and iron as
their spring tonic for the blood and
tiles. unclogs the channels and sends
the rich, red life giving blood through
the veins, renewing health, strength
and nerve force as nothing else will.
If you are all in run down, tagged
out and your nerves all shot to pieces
and the Joy gone from life, take
Phosphated Iron, the red blood and
nerve builder. 1t will make a new
man or woman of you. make you feel
like doings things again, renews that
youthful feeling, you can almost fee
yourself coming back. Try Phosphat-
ed Iron today, IL has helped thousand:
and will not disappoint you.
To insure physicians and their pa
tents getting the genuine Phosphatet
Iron 1t is put UP in capsules only. dC
not allow dealers to give you pills OF
tablets, Insiit on capsules.
Hindle's Dug Stores and leading
druggists eveIywhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
1000 FOR |
FRENCH ORPHAN
is ADOPTED BY
AMERICAN RECT.

Paris Aug. 14-Jean Passard is
eight years old. The war has left
him an orphan and without relatives.
Just how he came into the possess
sion Of a certain regiment of en-
gineers in France Is clouded with
mystery, but he did come into their
possession and was officially adopted.
When an American regiment adopts
a French kid, and many of them
have done so, there Is no half way
business about it.
He's our kid and our mascot and
he isn't going to be brought up an
ignoramus," was the consensus of
opinion, so the hat was passed and
Jean came into possession of 5000
| francs to be used to educate him.
That is $1,000 in American money.
Jean WIS fitted out with a tiny
American uniform, and with a whole
regiment to keep an eye on him, he is
! developing rapidly into an American
| Also into a military man. Some time
after his formal adoption by the reg
iment his adopted fathers were call
ed to the front and had to leave Jear
behind. to his regret and theirs. Now
he is being cared for and fed and
educated by the local Y. M. C. A
organization.
His business in life is teaching
French to American soldiers and hi
says to all and sundry who apply fol
information that he is going to New
York to attend the public schools
"apres la guerre."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
8 ENLISTED men
COMMENDED BY
SEC'Y DANIELS

Washington, Aug. 14-Nine enlisted
men of the navy were commended by
Secretary Daniels yesterday for cour-
age on volunteering t otake a boat
through a dense fog to rescue rs Of
ficers and men from the British
steamship City of Vienna when she
went ashore on the Canadian coast
last month. The men include:
Benedict L. Knitter, coXswain,
Pittsburgh; James c. Ogilvie, seaman,
East Haven, Conn; Walter E. Fox,
seaman, South Manchester, Conn. !;
Raymond E. Shoup, pharmacists
mate, Philadelphia.
Frank L. Robert, seaman, of Cam
bridge, Mass, has been commended
for courage in jumping overheard
from the U. S. S. Louisiana on dark
night and rescuing a shipmate in a
tide which threatened to carry him
under the ship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
NOTE TRANSACTION
is CAUSE OF SUIT

Rebecca Witherell Of Greenwich ,s
suing Laurence Timmons of the same
place for $500 damages as the result
OF a transaction which took place be-
tween them in July, 1914. At that
time the plaintiff accepted a note ano
mortgage for $4,000 on the properly
of Eva I. F. Brown, the same being
part payment for property convened
by Rebecca Witherell to Frederick r
Turner.
For certain considerations Laur-
ence Timmons agreed to pay to the
plaintiff the sum of one per cent.twfce
yearly on this note and mortgage
during the time it remained in the
possession of Rebecca WithereT The
note and mortgage came due in Oc-
tober, 1915, and Timmons had not
made any payments. The sum due as
interest through the one per cent.pav-
ments, which had never been made
at all. amounted to $457.20 and now
damages are asked of him to the
amount of $500. The case is return
able to the September term Of the
Common Pleas Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
|U-:BOATS USING
GAS ON COAST
Set Adrift 3 Floats Emit
ting Fumes Along North
Carolina Coast.

Washington, Aug. 13-German sub
marines which are operating off the
Atlantic shore of the United States
added a marine gas attack yesterday
to their list of sinkings, and six men
who formed part of the guard at
the Coast Guard station and light off
the North Carolina coast on Smith
Island are suffering from the same
brand of gaseous frightfulness that
has been found by the men facing the
Germans in the trenches.
In addition to the nine fishing YES
sells reported sunk in north Atlantic
waters Saturday and Sunday, these
developments were recorded by the
Navy Department yesterday:
Three acres of gas emitting oil
were launched from submarines off
| Smith Island. The six men caught
| by the fumes will recover, and no
other attack was made at that point.
| A submarine appeared off the Vir-
ginia coast and IT depth bombs were
fired in her vicinity by a destroyer.
| Oil appeared on the water, but the de-
partment does not accept the evil
| dence as conclusive of her sinking.
| Three Vessels were Sullh-tW y
steamships and a schooner-in north
Atlantic waters. The steamships
were sunk 100 miles southeast of
| Nantucket ana the schooner 200 miles
east of New York. 1t is believed that
nearly all, if not the total, of the
ships companies have been saved
The Navy Department believes that
the submarine work is a part of
systematic campaign that has been
started by the German Admiralty on
this side of the water.
The most novel feature of the at
tacks lies in the use of gas against
the station on Smith Island. So far
as anybody knows this is the first time
that an undersea boat has tried that
method of attack on a coast hostile
to Germany. A friendly tide upon
which the Germans relied to watt the
poison toward it's intended victims ran
around the shore and prevented the
full force of the attack from reach
ing its object.
AS it was, three separate oil floats
each charged with poisonous gas that
resembled the mustard gas used on
the western front, were set adrift
from the U-boat. Each of the floats
was as large as an acre of ground
and for 40 minutes it held its strength
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
OPPORTUNITY FOR BRIDGEPORT
MANUFACTURERS TO BID UPON
SUPPLIES FOR The GOVERNMENT

machines.
Schedule 5237 k-Lathes.
Schedule 5290k - Grinding ma
chimes.
Schedule 1898 k-Anchors
Schedule 52971a---Nitric and hy-
droch loric acid.
SCHEDULE 5345 h-Screw machines.
Schedule 53481a - Chart boards,
knee straps, rose rulers, note books
and aero deviation cards.
Schedule $3.50 k-Surface grinding
machine.
Schedule 53671k - Incandescent
lamp sockets and moulds.
Schedule 5372h = Seamless hard
drawn brass tubing
Schedule 53S7h - Braid, gimp,
and stay binding, buckram and tape.
Schedule 1891 " - Sterling silver
and wiping solder.
Schedule 5Ss5 Revolution tele-
graph transmitters and indicators.
Schedule 1898 k-Coal buckets and
wheelbarrows.
Schedule 53991k Star and smoke
| rockets and naby bluel lights.
SCHEDULE 54O9 1z-Boat compasses
Schedule 542Oh -Boilers.
Schedule 5424k-Roller chain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
Favorable Report
on Man Power Bill

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Senate
military committee yesterday voted to
report favorably at once the admin
istration man power bill extending
draft ages to from IS to As years, but
with an amendment by Senator Reed
of Missouri, to have the government
provide two years education free fo-
all boys under 81 years old, to be
given after the war.
Senator Chamberlain announced
that the bill would be reported on
Thursday and if aNquorum is present
in response to the Fequest for Sena-
tors to return at once, the unanimous
consent agreement under which the
Senate recessed until August "a. will
be set aside and consideration of the
measure taken up next Monday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
MANY WOMEN TO
Be DRAWN into
RAILROAD WORK

Washington, Aug. IA - Thousands
of women will he drawn into railroad
employment within the next few
months to take the place of men en-
tering the army and going to other
industries according to plans now
being formulated by the railroad ad-
ministration. Women are to be en-
ployed extensively as clerks in rail-
way offices, as expert accountants,
ticket sellers, station agents, crossing
watchers, car cleaners and to some
extent as track laborers.
This course will not result in the
dismissal of any men, since the de-
mand for workers in nearly all fields
of railway employment already ex-
ceeds the supply.
The general policy of the railroads
will be pay the same wages paid men
for similar service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
LEVINE ADVOCATES
DRASTIC POLICY

Amsterdam, Aug. IA new mani
festo advocating the pitiless annihila-
ton of all counter revolutionaries
has been issued by Premier Lenine,
says the Rheinische Westfalissche
Zeitung of Essen, Peasants retaining
grain beyond their personal needs
will be arraigned before revolution
airy courts as enemies of the people.
Capital punishment will be inflicted
on Illicit traders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
COULD NOT STOP
THE HEADACHES
Until She Tried ''Fruit-a-tiVes
Cor Fruit Liver TabIetS)

liz ConuRq ST., ST. JOHN.
''I feel I muot tell you of the great
benefit I have received from your
wonderful medicine, 'Fruit-a-tives'.
I have been sufferer for many
years from Tic A~: NeadaeAes, and
could get no permanent relief.
A friend advised me TO take Fruit
a-tives' and I did SO with great
success and now L am entirely free
of Headaches, thanks to your
splendid medicine.
MRS. ALEXANDER SHAW,
Soc. box, 6 for 81 80, trial size 25c.
ct all dealers or sent on receipt Of
price, by FKUIT-A-TIVEs Limited,
OGDENsBURG, n. Y.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
NOTE IN BOTTLE
SUGGESTS TRAGEDY

Just a piece Of cigarette box
stuffed into whiskey flask which was
washed ashore yesterday near the
Lake Torpedo Boat Co.'S yards bore
a brief message scrawled in pencil
which probably tells of sea tragedy.
Felix Kremon = sunk July IL
Brooklyn, N. Alabama avenue 90,
my wife"
The bottle fioated ashore inside the
breakwater and was picked up on the
leach by Theodore Wheeler. steward
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
SHOW WAR SAVING SLIDES.

The Poll management have secured
several slides for the committee on
War Savings stamps. and will exhibit
them in their theatres and will allow
other theatres to use them, to aid
in the campaign to keep before the
public the necessity of continuing
their purchases. The exhibition will
begin this evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
1000 FOR l
PIONEER STUFF"
HONORED TODAY

Boston, Aug. 14-The Tooth ami
versary of the birth of Lucy Stone,
pioneer champion of Woman's Rights
and noted suffrag ist, was observed to-
day by the Massachusetts, Woman
Suffrage Association. Miss Alice
Stone Blackwell, daughter of Lucy
Stone, and president Of the associa-
ton. presided.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
WONIEN's LOW SHOES.

Summer footwear at Mollan's, 1925
Main street shows an interesting va
riety of bargains. There are special
opportunities. in the assortment of
pumps, for women whose feet are
slim. Find black, brown and grey
pumps and oxfords, of many sizes and
widths. have also been reduced In
price.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
1000 FOR |

Investigation into working condi-
tons and the charges Of Is motor
men of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Co. that they were recently discharg-
ed because of joining the unuion was
begun in New York by the War La
bor Board,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14

It was turned over to Lieutenant
John E. Barton, of the Second pre-
cinct, who has communicated with
the New York authorities to ascer-
tain if Kremon or his wife lived at
the Brooklyn address. There is little
doubt existing in the minds of the
police that Kremon was a victim of
the storm of that date.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
No. Arriving

1.-THE arrival of the Cham
bers' Fireless Gas Range
marks a day of JOY to the
good hcusekeeper.
Thirst, because it is good
looking and adds greatly
to the appearance Of the
kitchen.
fSecond, because she knows
that it means less fuel, less
+ labor, and better cooked
foods.
fAll of. which is nightly
pleasing to her Worser
Half as we'll as herself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14

An attempt of one hundred enemy
aliens to escape from the detention
camp at Gloucester, N. j., was frus-
trated by the quick action of COM
pany of soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-14
AMERICAN HARDWARE
STORES

(InCOrpOrateOl
Lyon & Grammar, Retail Division
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Over Campbell & Co.'s Wire.

New Orleans. October 3l.-The cotton market was still under bear control to- day and further wide declines were scored. That bearish interests regard the coming peace as their weapon was evil denced today when the heaviest selling of the session followed the report that the Sultan of Turkey had asked for peace. Opening lower the market stood about U points down in the early trading. When shorts tried to take profits over the holiday here tomorrow they found littlo cotton for sale and a quick recovery and small advance ensued, the active months being sent to 14 points above the level of yesterdays close. This hard spot was evidently what many traders were looking for and offerings increased. Tn the afternoon prices were forced 7a to 7S points under yesterdays finals.
 Telegrams from New York today re- peated the report that Europe was a heavy seller on this side in an avowed effort to shake out the southern spot holder. Over the south there is grow ing belief that tho bears are going too fast with their campaign and many prominent cotton men, as well as leaders of farmers organizations, are urging growers to hold their cotton and not sell any of 1t at present prices Locally spots were unchanged today at 30 cents for middling Around the time of the quoting of spots December was trading at 26.S5c, discount of nearly $16 a bale
 No attention was paid to the continued rains in the eastern belt, nor to the frosty weather in the western belt. Bears have the whip hand for the time being.
 The close was steady at net decline of 51 to 5S points.-Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, October 31.-The market made new low level again today with
 continued selling for European ac- count, which has for so long been the feature. While the market again de- clined hc pound there was rather little evidence of southern selling ex- little evidence of souther nselling ex- cept from New Orleans. Foreign ad- vices would seem to indicate that sep arate peace. both with Austria and Turkey, was on the point of being ne- gotiated These advices, however. had no effect on local sentiment, which Is very bearish. anticipating further sell ing from Europe which appears cer- tain that the south will be forced to liquidate. The technical position of the market here is now very short, but there does not appear to be any specu- latiye buying in evidence and the trade demand is insufficient to do more than act as check. Late this afternoon It is reported that Turkey has actually surrendered. signed an armistics and that the Dardendelles have been opened. In the present temper of the trade this news had no effect whatever. but the question remains whether this may not bring a demand for goods in Manchester from a country which has been for three years shut off from. any supply of goods.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Over Stewart's Wire.

New Orleans, October 31.-War and pol itical news continues favorable London says the allied council Is coming fast to an agreement on terms to the en- emy.
 Liverpool today acted more like peace market. inasmuch as she declined more than our markets. In case of better shipping prospects, a narrowing in the parity with Liverpool would be the im- mediate tendency by easiness in the for eisn market against firmness in ours
 First trades here were at decline of 10 to 20 points on scalpers selling based on weak opening in New York, of as much as 70 down, and further selling In the view of possible further bear drive in that market increased the loss here to 30 points all around.
 Weather conditions continue unfavor- able, general rains occurred over the eastern half, while temperatures were down in the forties in the lower portion of the western belt. Conditions continue unfavorable to development of top crop John F. Clark & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
New York Futures.
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, October 3l-Continued severe selling pressure was felt by cot ton today, bearish traders making more use than ever of the argument that peace would bring lower range of values.
 The heaviest selling of the session fol- lowed the report that Turkey was asking for peace. Around the opening prices were about 30 points off; shorts tried to take profits over the holiday here tomor- row and immediately put prices up on themselves, the active months going to IA points over yesterdays close. On this hard spot offerings increased and the market gradually slid off until in the afternoon it stood "A to 7S points un- der the last prices of yesterday. The close was at net loss of 51 to 5S points.
 Spots were quoted unchanged at 30c Tor middling, and the firmness of the spot department caused much comment It was pointed out that at the lowest levels of the day December traded at 26.Soc a discount of nearly sl6 bale under spots. The situation called forth strong pro- tests from growing interests and their sympathizers. who pointed out that the market was $40 bale under the levels reached in August.
 No attention was paid to the unfavor- able weather in the belt. too much rain again falling east of the Mississippi riv- CT while a cold wave was sweeping the western belt. The weekly crop accounts from the government were considered un- favorable, but they aroused no buying of consequence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
FURTHER SEVERE DECLINE RECORDED
 |NFLEECY STAPLE
General List Closed Barely Steady at Net Decline of of 25 to 76 Points Over
 Wednesday

New York, October 31-There was a further severe decline in the cotton mar ket today under a continuation of the selling movement which has been in progress since January contracts sold at S0,sOc on Monday morning. That deliv- cry sold off to 27.30c today, making a decline of S9 points from last night s close and of slightly over Sc per pound from the high record of early last month. There were slight rallies in the later trading. but the close was barely steady at net decline of 25 to 76 points with January quoted at N.4Sc.
 The market opened weak at a decline of 10 to 54 points and active months sold 40 to 53 points net lower right after the call. This break seemed sufficient to attract good deal of realizing by recent sellers, and a rally of 30 or 40 points was promoted by more bullish average of spot advices. prospects for colder weather in the southwest and talk of a firmer technical position. Except for covering, there appeared to be very lit. tie support. however and the market turned easier during the early after noon.
 The failure of demand to broaden on the reports of firmer spot basis and the favorable war and political news was doubtless a disappointment to early buyers for a reaction, and stop-loss or ders were uncovered as the market broke into new low ground. December con- tracts sold off to 2S.05c and March to 26.95c, making net declines of about 70 to S9 points on the active positions Lat CT fluctuations reflected covering. but rallies were not fully maintained with the market nervous and unsettled during the entire afternoon. Reports that the cotton states advisory marketing board had sent out wires to all farm orSani- zations urging planters not to sell at present prices evidently failed to create any important sentiment around the ring, although they may have promoted the early rally.