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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
U. s. TO BUILD
 ORDNANCE PLANT

Washington, May 11-A huge ord nance plant for the manufacture of howitzers and large shells is to be constructed by the United States goV- ernment in the interior of the coun- try under the supervision of the United States Steel Corporation. The new plant is expected to be one of the largest in the world and perhaps to equal the works of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which are now de- clared to be greater than Krupps.
 RunorS that the government con- templates erecting a huge ordnance plant have been current for. weeks, but confirmation of the reports was not obtained until F. H. Gary, chair man of the United States Steel Cor general plans were being prepared for the construction of a plant which would manufacture cannon and pro- jectiles.
 No information could be obtained yesterday as to the probable cost of the plant. Construction is expected to stretch over long period of time and completion of the works is not expected until 1919 and possibly early in 1920.
 Although securing the services ot | the best steel manufacturers in thu country, the United States govern ment will not have to pay one cent o1 compensation to the men who will su- perintend the work, inasmuch as they have, through patriotism, volunteered their services
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
BLESSINGS FOR
 KIN OF SOLDIERS

Washington, May IA Presidential proclamation designating Sunday May 12, at Mothers Day" is proposed in a resolution adopted in the House yes terday The resolution reads:
 Resolved, That with the approach of Mothers Day the attention of the nation be directed to the patriotic sacrifice made by the mothers of our land in frely offering their sons to bear arms and if need be die in de- fence of liberty and justice.
 That in appreciation of this great sacrifice the President of the United States be and is hereby respectfully requested to recommend in the sob- servance of Sunday, May 12, 1918, as Mothers Day that the people of the | United States offer fervent prayers to Almighty God for His divine blessing on the mothers of our country, especi- ally those having sons serving under our flag throughout the world"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

TT am not in the habit of praising any material medicine as I am an advocate of New Thought (akin to Christian Science) but some time ago, I had such bad attack ofLt0er and .Stomach Trouble that I gave up thinking I did not have it, and took natural medicine, 'Fruit-a-tives' or Fruit Liver Tablets.
 Moa gratjtying aOas the rssalt. It relievedmyliverandstomach trouble, cleaned tip my yellowish complexion and put new blood in my body.
 While I am no backsider from New Thought, I feel there may be times when a help to nature may be necessary; and if so, I believe that, 'Fruit-a-tives' is the highest result of New Thought in medicine.
 A. A. YOUNG, Schenectady, N. Y.
 5oc. a box, 6 for $2.5O, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
Tine worlxinsman's Paradise.

German propaganda has always dwelt upon the lovely paternal policy of the Kaiser's government, an its watchful care for the happiness and welfare of it's people. We have heard much about their social insurance like old age pensions.
 Recent figures show that average wages in Germany before the war among the wood workers, a typical industry, were $5.99 week. Their old age pensions ran from $1S.5S to s48.45 per year. The federal farm loan banks were useful only to the reasonably comfortable middle class farmers.
 Working hours in Germany average much longer than ours. Mighty few of our working people would change conditions here for those in Kaiser dom Yet so sKifIfuf and far reach ing has German publicity stuff been that most people thought the Kaiser had gone far beyond our country ir his careful insurance against poverty It all goes to prove the value of ad vertising, but as in other fields o1 business, the advertiser has to bach up his goods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
GAS WARP ARE HAS DEVELOPED MUCH SINCE FIRST USE

London, May 11,-tSorrespondence of the Associated Press)-Gas warfare has developed to a very considerable extent since it's first use as a surprise weapon by the Germans at the sec ond battle of Ypres. At that time the gas cloud or wave" was released from great cylinders of liquid gas em- beded in the trenches and discharged by pipes loading through the para pet.
 This form of attack has now been largely discarded, for it depended for l effectiveness on the prevailing wind blowing from the right quarter. It soon became apparent that the gas shell was a far more important weap- on than any gas cloud or wave, for it's action is independent of the wind and a continuous barrage. of gas shells can be kept up so that the whole target area is continuously poisoned.
 Though entirely supervised by the first German gas attack, the British and French quickly devised measures and every soldier was supplied with gas mask The box respirator which every Allied soldier now car ries is an absolute protection against all forms of gas, provided that it is put on at the first alarm and is not removed until danger is past.
 But it is very difficult to fight hour after hour without removing the res pirator. There can be little speech, and a mana can neither eat nor drink nor smoke. During a gas at tack, there must be as little unnes- sary moving as possible, for violent movements of the body are likely to displace the mask and let a little of the poisoned air in to the lungs. Gas shells are now used largely by both sides, for the bombardment of back areas and lines of communication, for the silencing of hostile batteries, and as barrage previous to an infantry attack, when their effect is often supplemented by gas-wave discharges from trench cylinders. The effect of a gas attack is much worse and lasts
 much longer in closed spaces such as ' trenches and dugouts, and is more ef-
 fective in towns and villages than ir
 the open. There are many kinds ot gas now in use; a sneezing gas, in tended to provoke an easier assimil-
 ation of poison gas which generally
 accompanies it; and lastly the mus
 tard gas, which is an eye, lung anG
 skin irritant.
 Gas shells in most cases contain z mixture, designed to produce a doub le effect. The shells are fired by gun. of all calibre and gas mines ant ''torpedoes" are discharged from trench mortars.
 The majority of gas casualties re : cover quickly, provided they hay, been only slightly exposed to tn, fumes before they put their respira tors on. The effects of the irritan : mustard gas are not usually serious = most cases recovering in two or thre' [ days. It is generally stated that tn gas attacks of the French and Brit ish are more potent than those o : the Germans, while the Allies respir
 ators are much better than the Ger l man because the Germans have no been able to get rubber enough to us ] it plentifully in these instruments. Tn e German mask is of leather or treat [ ed so badly that German casualtie y have been subordinately- heavy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
LABOR MEN ARE AGAINST WOMEN
 AS CONDUCTORS

Washington, May 1.-The Depart ment of Labor is opposed to the em- ployment of women as conductors and guards in the subways and on sur face lines in New York and other large municipalities. Such a con- clusion was reached by Benjamin Squires of the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics, following an investigation made in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and his findings were set forth n an official report made public today MT. Squires sums up his opinions in this paragraph:
 From the facts brought out, it must be evident to any thinking per son that it is practically impossible to make the conditions of street rail way employment even tolerably en- durable to women employees, and that the operation of street cars is one of the last occupations into which wom- en should be lured or forced" The report shows that on Feb. Is | last there were 452 women conduc- tors employed by the New York Rail- ways Company, or approximately 30 per cent, of all of the conductors em- pIoyed. The Brooklyn Rapid Trans it Company on the same day had 138 women conductors on it's surface lines and 297 women guards and conduc- tors on it's subway trains. They re- presented 5.6 and 21.7 per cent, re- spectively of the total number of con- | ductors and guards employed.
 While admitting that, as the transit companies assert, women in their em- ploy as guards and conductors are re- ceiving the same wages as men, the Federal investigator expresses the be- lief that the employment of womer Hy responsible in no small part fo1 the fact that wages of all empIoye: of the operating department have no increased as rapidly as have wages ir | other industries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
GOVERNMENT TO
 BUILD MONSTER
 ORDNANCE PLANT

New York, May 1.-The vast plans of the United States government for the conduct of the war to victory are emphasized through information made public by Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the Steel Corporation, in respect to the construction of a giant ordnance plant. The project had been hinted at in government circles for several weeks, but Judge Gary's announce ment was the first authoritative dis cussion of it.
 "At the solicitation of the Secretary of War" said he, "the United States Steel Corporation has undertaken to construct and equip for, and at the expense of the government, upon a site in the interior of the country, a plant for the manufacture of cannon and projectiles of large sizes and in great quantities, and to operate the same when finished.
 ''At best the time required will ex- tend over a considerable period, and the cost will be large, but the work will progress with all practicable speed, and economy in the use of money will be practiced. It is hoped
 
 itable to the country. sN
 "Officers of the corporation and ot the subsidiary companies will receive no compensation for their services Accurate books of account will be kept which, with all records, files, and other documents and papers, will be open and subject to examination by government officials or other properly appointed representatives"
 Judge Gary limited his discussion o1 the new plant to the formal statement - and it would not be learned where the works were to be located. It has beer reported that the site would be neal Pittsburgh, close to existing plants o1 the Steel Corporation which would ia cilitate quick deliveries of construc. tion material and assure an adequate supply of fuel at all times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
MEXICO DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF
 DECORATIONS

Washington, May 1.-The Mexican News bureau announced to day that in response to it's investigation of re- ports that orders had been issued for the deportation from Mexico of RoE- ert H. Murray, representative of the committee on public information, and w. E. Weigand, an Associated Press correspondent, it had received the fol- lowing telegram from the chief of the bureau of information in the Mexican foreign office:
 ''The authorities who would know have no knowledge of the arrests to which you refer in your message"
 No further advices regarding the two men have been received by any department of the United States gov, ernment and officials and others stil ase concerned about them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
MANY WOMEN IN. NURSING CORPS
 OF U. s. NAVY

The Nursing Corps of the navy now has five and half times as many nurses as it had at the outbreak of the war. Before the war there were 165 and now there are 916 nurses en- ployed by the navy in various capaci- ties. The entire direction of the corps is in the hands of Mrs. Lenah Higbee, superintendent of the United States Navy Nursing Corps.
 "The Nursing Corps" said Mrs. Higbee, "has three classes of nurses upo which to draw. First, there are the regularly enlisted nurses engaged in active duty; second, a reserve force of nurses registered, but not on the navy pay roll and third, a reserve force enrolled for four years who re- ceive a smal salary.
 Every one of the "A naval hos pitals at the training camps has it's nursing force, as have also many of the dispensaries The hospital ships in the past were built with no accom- modations for women, but a new hos pital ship under construction vii have such quarters provided and will have corps of women nurses assigned to it.
 "On the battleships there are as yet no female nurses, nevertheless women play large part in the nursing that goes on there. The Hospital corps which administers first aid and any incidental nursing that may be neces- sary on board ship, is made up o1 young men enlisted in this specia branch of the navy. Before being as. signed to a ship they first attend g training camp for six months and then spend nine or more months ir the naval hospitals under the super. vision of the women nurses on duty there. They are then transferred tC battleships under the direction o, men of the Hospital corps who have had practical experience in nursing
 1n speaking of the movement tt bestow rank upon nurses, Mrs. Higbet said:. This question has a very di rect bearing on the Navy Nursing Corps. I personally feel that no ont can do her best work in a servic, where rank is recognized as it is il the navy, when she herself is mad an exception to the order which sh recognizes. This point gains weigh when one remembers the position O the nurses who train in the Hospita corps. AS teachers, the designation of rank is important to them in ex ercising that authority which thei work demands. England, Australia and Canada have given rank t nurses"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
MESS HALL BURNED

Birmingham. Mass, May IA large mess hall on the grounds of the state military camp here, used for storage purposes since the departure of Massachusetts troops last year, was burned yesterday. The entire building was in flames when the alarm was sounded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
REFUGEES FORM ARMY.

London, May 1O,-A battalion of one thousand Italian soldiers is. be- ing formed in London, the members all being Italian refugees who have recently arrived here from Russia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

c. A. Abercrombie, the Main street newsdeaIer, is The Times representa- tive in sItratford. Items Of news sent to his store will receive prompt atten- lion. Telephone Stratford 10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

It is not necessary for the riveters in the shipyards to compete to sec how few rivets they can drive in |; day
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

CORTFH c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobbing speciality. So51 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 114-2 or 114-3. 10 Stf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

It's job or. jail for loafers in sev- eral states now. but our old friend Dusty Rhodes has no doubt which he will choose,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
Moving time

fHave you given your lawn it's first annual Spring hair cut yet? Tiff not-it's time. Tiff your lawn mower is an old scow that pushes like a load of trap rock, Gosh! how you dread it. fBut if you have one of our Great American ball bear ing mowers-the job is a sport.
 fSelf sharpening blades. Price $16.5O. fNew Girard mower-fne design-$6.00 to $7.0O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
ST. PETERS DAY PRAYERS

Rome. May IA special prayer for the cessation of the evils torment ing humanity during mass on St. Pe- ter's day, June 29, is urged by Pope Benedict in special message ad- dressed to the world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

The Wellesley unit of nurses and 6octors arrived safely on the other ''da.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

Mayor Hy1an will walk at the head of the police parade today.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
A Pioneer of the Sea.

The kings recent visit to Port Glas-
gov recalls a fact in the history of
ships and shipbuilding which has a
particular interest at the present time.
AS everybody knows, observes the
Montreal Herald, 1t was from Port
Glasgow that the first steamer ever
built, the Comet, owner Henry Bell,
was launched in 1872. She was a 30
ton vessel with an engine of three
horse power, and was found to be so
successful that within the next two
years two larger craft were construct
ed. One of these was the Marjery,
and from the Clyde the Marjery was
transferred to the Thames, and piled
between London and Grayesend dur
ing the first months of 1915. But she
was viewed with disfavor by the
Thames watermen. She was very
much of a novelty, and they were sus-
picious of novelties; besides, they con-
sidered that this ~Scotch-built boat in
terfered with their rights. So the
Marjery left the Thames for the
Seine; her owners having sold her to
a French company. To reach the Seine
she had to cross the channel, and she
was thus the first steamer to do sos
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
FIRST AID AT soUAW PEAK
Lone schooI-Teaeher on Frontier IL
Successful In Reducing a PuplI's
Unjointed Wrist.

I was eating my lunch in the school,
house all by myself. And as I att, a
boy entered and dropped heavily into
a seat, writes Laura Tilden Kent, in
the Atlantic.
I looked up indifferently. The boys
face was dyed with red. but some of
the youngsters had been smearing
themselves with our new red water
colors. This was an unusually sue
cessful effort to be hideous, l thought.
And then
81 think my wrist is out of joint"
said the boy in a steady, controlled
tone.
l came to life, but I was still a little
skeptical.
manded, pushing my lunch basket
away.
"Yes," he replied.
I was on my feet and at his side.
The brilliant red that dyed half his
face and more was really bloodl /
bent over him.
"How did you do itf'
Ueu OH my morse. L was ldklnB
him down to the river to water him. I
don't know"
He was hurt. And I was alone and
helplessl
my wrist is out o. joint" he in
sisted family.
"Are you sure?"
But, OH l was sure myself as l
looked at It'll The arm had sprung TAR
out in front of the stiff hand. The
bones bulged hideously over it.
l think / raj out and took a wild
look around, but there was nobody in
sight but a crowd of hysterical chill
dren pressing up and Whispering. I
was no doctor. I only knew that this
wrist ought to be set at once, and l
recalled dimly from my own grammar
school days a few hints in my old ply
siology as to the setting of bones.
edward, this ought to be done
now!" 1 said as calmly as I could. I'm
not sure that l car do it"
"Go ahead and try !" recommended
Edward grimly. "Pull it out"
1 did not give myself time to think.
I got down beside him, resolutely took
the terrible, misshaped wrist into my
hands, and pulled, pressing the hand a
little backward at the ame time. l
felt the bones snap smoothly into their
proper placesi I had done what 1 had
set out to dol 1t was unbelievable.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
Wild Foods. Seeds and Roots.

One of the projects outlined by the
committee on botany of the national
research council is the search for wild
plants which may be used as wartime
substitutes for the more costly crop
plants. During the Civil war DR.. John
Porcher, a southerner, published a
book giving a list of plants of the
South which could be substituted for
much-needed food and drug plants.
The American Botanist, Joliet, ILL.,,
proposes. with the aid of its readers,
to compile a similar list. Informa-
ton is sought as to any plants not
ordinarily cultivated which have edible
fruits, seeds, roots, etc. 1t is sug-
gested that valuable knowledge on this
subject might be obtained from hunt
ers, trappers, woodsmen, farmers, In
dams and the foreigners, who pick
up considerable food from the country
side. Similar information is desired
concerning plants that can be used in
medicine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
TheUnspoken
Word
By Jessie Ethel Sherwin

VCopyrignt, lS1f, western Newspaper union.l
"Am I oo'late?"
Dudley North had travelled nearly a
thousand miles by land and water. He
was wearied and heavy-eyed, but he
~propounded the query with mingled
solfcitude and eagerness in, his tones.
Once the house he had just entered
had been his home and the servants
had admitted this old fayorite without
delay. Dudley had hurried to the IL
brary, where Mr.. Veile, the family law
yer, and Doctor Parish stood engaged
in serious consultation. Both welcom-
ed him with a friendly handshake.
"Your relative has rallied" spoke
the latter, ''but he will not last long,"
HE may see his uncle?" asked Mr..
Veile.
81 see no objection. Mr.. Hardinge
has asked for him repeatedly"
NORTH" added the lawyer, close to
the ear of the young man, "your uncle
is about to make his will. In the alb
sence Of that, as his nearest living rel
alive, you are the natural heir, but he
has expressed the desire and intention
of choosing another legatee."
81 understand perfectly" spoke Dud-
ley with clear, open promptness and
candor. "My uncle has been a true
friend to me. He gave me a home for
years and the backing which has en-
abled me to form a business onnec
ton that is permanent and full Of
promise. I ask no more, 1 expect no
more"
"He is very weak" said the lawyer.
do you know the prospective heir?"
II do not" answered Dudley. "Just
before 1 went away on my last trip we
had a heart-to-heart talk. Ny uncle
revealed to me that / would not be his
heir, that he intended to leave his for
tune to another. He simply told me
that he felt it his duty to make up for
u great wrong. I tried to express my
deep gratitude for all he had done for
me. l told him truthfully that I ex-
pected nothing further from his kindly
generosity"
They were in the sick room, adjoin-
ing, the next moment. Upon a couch
lay John Hardinge, the dying man.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01

He was the uncle of Dudley North, by
marriage only, but a IS he opened his
eyes and recognized this unexpected
but longed-for visitor, his bloodless
face took on a quick flush and his dull
eye glowed with pleasure.
"Uncle !" spoke Dudley f%ervently, as
he clasped the feeble trembling hand
extended, and then the doctor whis-
pered in his ear after a critical glance
at his patient. "Haste is vital for the
execution of his last wish" nodded to
the lawyer and left the room.
Dudley stepped aside and the lawyer
opened his portfolio and seated him
self at the bedside. He drew forth a
document that he had just prepared
in the library. 1t was brief, simply
describing the holdings of his client.
"You wish to leave your fortune
to a person whose name you have not
yet given, Mr.. H~ardinge," he init.
mated.
"To make right what was a wretch
ed, unmanly act, yes" uttered the In
valid with difficulty.
"I will write in the name and have
the will Witnessed"
"Yes, the name is"
"Ah, he has collapsed. Quick. the
DOCTOR" exclaimed Mr.. Viele, but he
himself hurried in quest of him. He
did not find him in the library, it
seemed, for Dudley heard his heavy
tread cross the room, and then his
voice in the hall beyond mistakenly
calling for the only person who might
revive the dying man.
Dudley had sprung to the side of the
couch. At a Glance he discovered that
death had struck its final blow. The
body of the dying man after a quick
CONFUSION was growing rigid, the face
had become CHASTITY. Barely able to
~.)ve, John Hardinge expressed a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
Not MANY Possessions.

They were new neighbors, and Vir-
ginia Lou, aged five, put her wits to
work to find out about them. She &C
cordingly appeared in the yard of the
neighbor accompanied by her three
year-old sister.
"Where do you liver" she asked.
"Right here" explained the neigh
Dor.
"Well you didn't used to live here"
mo"
"Well, do you have a grandchildren
mo"
"Or a grandmudder~
mo-"
"Or a fadder?"
"No."
swell, what do you gotF"