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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

The engagement of Miss Marion Lambson of 236 Olive street was an nounced Tuesday evening at her home, when she entertained in honor of her f1ance, George NJ Nichols, of the U. s. Navy, who is on a short fur tough from his station in Virginia. Miss Violet Ffgler, Miss Susan Heck ley Miss Wilma Heckley, Miss Anna Burdick, Miss Elizabeth Burdick, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Gladys Lamb- son, Miss Marion Lambson, Miss Dor othy Reynolds were present and A. Sandillo, J. Began, Joseph Began, Charles Dorehrer, Joseph Seg, Chas. Long, the guest of honor George M. Nichols and M. T. Nichols.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
DAILY FEATURES SOCIAL EVENTS
 PERSONAL NOTES
Incidents in the LiveS Of WOrLd- Famous Women
-. By ELOISE HARRINGTON

rN BERTHA WON THE DEATHLEss LOVE OF THE SWISS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Miss Teresa V. Ring has answered the call for nurses and has enlisted in the U. s. Army Nurses Corps. Miss Ring lives at 246 West avenue and is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Ring of Derby. Miss Ring has two brothers. enlisted in the service one, already in France. She is most anxious to sail for overseas and has signed for immediate duty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Christian Brennan of Stamford
 and George Holdworth of Milford, which took place on August 8, in St. Anthony's church, New York city, is made. Rev. P. Coltere performed the ceremony and Miss Elizabeth Holds worth was bridesmaid, while Howard Holdsworth was best. man. Both have a large circle of friends in this city and in Milford, where they will make their home upon their return.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

The wedding Monday morning in St. Augustines R. c. church of Miss Agnes Darragh, daughter of Patrick Darragh, 25 Catherine street, and Car roll J. Gaines, S24 Brooks street, was a quiet one. Rev. J. B. Nihill, F. R., per- formed the ceremony Miss Nellie Darragh was bridesmaid and MT. Thomas Donnelly best man. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride and immediately after the couple left on a Wedding trip.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Miss Lillian Sullivan, 1925 Park ave- nue, who for the last eight years has been choir leader and organist at the Holy Rosary Italian church, has re- signed to take over the choir and music at St. Patricks church. whose recent organist, Fritz K. G. Weber. has taken the place of Mr. Briseboia at St. Augustine's church. Miss Sul- livan is an accomplished musician and has been studying under Alfred T. Brisebois for a number of years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
MINNEHAHA FILLING
MEATLESS MINCE MEAT
BEAN SOUP

1t before has boiled dinner soak cup beans kettle with corned beef then
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
~LAB0RERS' WAGES IN.
GERMANY HAVE GROWN

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 92.-ThS s,tua-
ton in the German labor market as
described in the official -Reichearbeits-
blatt-the Labor Gazette-pictures he
relative prosperity of the working class
es IN contrast to the grinding penury
OF the people who draw fixed salaries
and others OF the middle classes. II
Is estimated that the incomes OF the
working men have risen proportionally
lar beyond the increased cost of living.
because Of the war, considering the
tact that the workers wives and chill
pren have been able to add Substantial
~ to the family incomes owing to the
abnormal conditions and wages.
The Gazette's figures, compiled by
the Imperial statistical bureau IN to
september, 1911, show that shop work.
efs' wages had risen from go to l75
per cent since 1914. 1t is calculated
that other workers, not Immediately
connected with war industries such al
woodworkers, stone masons and Mas
thousand marks more annually shr
terers, are earning an average of 1000
marks more annually than they did
before the war.
With the increased wage the work
ers are enjoying many extra facilities
Tor the securing of food which are not
available to the middle classes who are
the real sufferers in Germany today,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
FOch GiUes Credit
To Lloyd George
For Appointment

NEW YORK. Oct. 22,-Marshal Foch,
generalissimo OF the allied armies, re-
plying to the f~elicitationst of David
Lloyd George on his sixty seventh
birthday Of Oct. 2, gave the British
premier credit for placing him in SUI
preme command, according to the text
OF kilograms made public here by the
British bureau of Information.
The message from Lloyd George read:
PLEASE accept my sincere congratu-
lations on your birthday, l feel a
particular pleasure in addressing YOU
at the momen when the allied armies
under your direction are making SO
formidable a change In the military
situation. ] do not know whether I
should the more admire your marvellous
skill as a commander or your indom-
table courage and the u~nquenchable
faith in victory which you have shown
in the curse of this war"
Marshal Foch replied:
Il am greatly touched by your con-
CALCULATIONS ard thank you sincerely.
l do not forget that it is to your in
sistence that l owe the position which
l occupy today. The sure sign Of the
glorious days waiting our armies Ia to
be found In the perfect unity which
exists now between all the allied
forces"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
WITH
SUB CHASERS ARE
STRONG ON EATS"

AN IRISH PORT, Oct. %. (Corre-
spondence OF the Associated Press. )
The American boys who are manning
the destroyeIs at this base are fed well
and have developed Rppetites that have
won the admiration OF the officers Of
the fleet, Al the navy recreation cen
ter ashore, the restaurant vies with the
theater in popularity, Notwithstanding
the men get plenty Of good food on the
destroyers and tenders in port.
After doing justice to a hearty mess
aboard ship early in the evening. scores
Of them may be seen eating a little
something, usually a steak or eggs,
before the show at 8 o'clock, and after
he performance many Of them eat
again before returning to their ships.
The old army tale Of beans, beans,
beans, morning, noon and night" does
not fit the destroyer menu when In
port for there is plenty Of good meat
and green stuff from the countryside.
But now and then they have beans, not
the soupy WITHHOLDING kind, but
brown, luscious ones, with plenty OF
molasses cooked with them.
II Is not always smooth sailing In
the food line on the d~estroyers, how
ever. In rough weather these little
craft pitch and roll until 1t is impossi-
BILE TO operate a galley or even for men
to sit in one place long enough to eat.
Canned meat and biscuits are proVid-
ed for such emergencies, but there are
times when even these prepared foods
cannot be handled,
During one prolonged period OF bad
weather one sailor had missed meals
and was very hungry. He managed to
get hold Of a can of tomatoes n a
loaf Of bread, but never enjoyed them.
While making a dangerous trip on deck
with his food in one hand and grasping
a cable with the other, a terrific wave
struck the ship, bowling II far over
on ono side. Away went the can and
loaf as the sailor seized the cable with
both hands to save himself and then
proceeded TO his station, still hungry.
Such instances are rare, however,
particularly at this time of the year,
when the weather Is more enjoyable, |
There is food aplenty, while at sea, and
in port the mess table would make
a rationed English gentleman smack his
lips as tho generous portions Of roast
beef. steak and other things are passed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
Easy to Make This
Pine Cough Remedy
The0seaas Of fNsailies swesV b. No
prempt results. inexpensive,
and saves about o..

You know that pine is used in
nearly all prescriptions and remedies
for coughs. The reason is that pine
contains several peculiar elements that
have o remarkable effect in soothing
and healing the membranes Of the
throat and chest.
Pine cough syrups are combinations
OF pine and syrup. The "syrup" part
10 usually plain sugar syrup.
To make the best pine cough remedy
that money can buy, put 2m ounces
Of Pinex in a pint bottle, and hll up
with homemade sugar syrup. Or you
can use clarified molasses, honey, or
corr syrup, instead of sugar syrup.
Either way, YOU make q full pint---Aore
than you can buy ready-made for three
times the money. 1t is pure, good
and very pleasant-childrcn like It.
You can feel this take hold of q
cough or cold in a way that means
business. The cough may be dry,
hoarse and tight, or may be persist
emily loose from the formation Of
phlegm. The eause is the same-in.
famed membraRes--and this Pinex
and Syrup combination win stop it
usually in "a hours or less. Splendid,
too, for bronchial asthma, hoarseness,
OF any ordinary throat ailment.
Pinex 10 q highly concentrated COM
pound Of genuine Norway pine extract,
and is famous the world over for its
prompt effect upon coughs.
Beware of substitutes. Ask your
druggist for egg ounces Of Pinex'
with directions. and donS accept. any
thing else. Guaranteed to give abso-
lutte satisfaction or money refunded,
The Pinex Co. IT. Wayne, Ind.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
CONSUMPTION OF FREE
GAS TO BE LIMITED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Free con-
sumers of natural gas In Arkansas,
Louisiana. West Virginia, Ohio, PENN
~sylvania, Kansas, Kentucky, New York,
Oklahoma and California win be limited
to 200, 900 cubic feet per annum under
an order sent today by the fuel ad-
ministration to all natural gas com J..
panies In those states, In addition all
consumers were asked to eliminate
wasteful practices.
Free users of gas, the administration
explained, include those who are re-
lieved Of payment because they have
wells. or pipe lines OF their property,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
CAPTAIN "FLU" VICTIM
IN ALABAMA CAMP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. 22.--Capt
Emil ]. Cohen, of the t5th infantry
dan. died after a siege or ~influenza-
pneumonia,
Capt. Cohen had been ordered to TO.
port to the adjntant-general's office al
Washington the day ne was stricken
His duties here included service as
assistant personnel adjutant, later be
Ing assigned TO special duty with the
French mission In La son work.
Capt. Cohou was a resident Of Brook.
lyn, y. Y, to which city the remains
will be shipped, accompanied by .
brother who arrived a few hours after
his death.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
AMERICAN FLYER DOWNS
THREE GERMAN PLANES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHW EST OF NERDCN. Oct. %.
(By the Associated Press)-Three Ger
man airplanes We're brought down on
Friday by Liert. Cleveland McDermott,
Of Syracuse, n. Y. This was disclosed
by further details received Of the ex-
plolt OF this airmau, who previously
was reported TO have brought down
one Fokker on that tav, This increases
TO rs the number of German machines
DESTROYED on Friday by Lieut.. McDer-
mott and the other American aviators
who were protecting the planes en-
81 ged in the American bombing
raid.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
EIGHT RECRUITS GO TO
MARINE TRAINING CAMP

Eight men were indicted into the
United States marines at the local ma
rine recruiting office late Monday az
ternoon and sworn into the service BY
Capt. Frank Pilotte, officer in charge
Of recruiting. The men left for train
ing at Paris Island, S. c., Monday night,
These men were accepted: william A,
Cupples. jackson, Tenn. Jeff G. Mont
gomery,. Norwood, Tenn, Lee T. Greer.
Norwood, Tenn John r, Rhodes, Will
mer, Ark. Welborn o, Christian, North
port. Ala, High NJ. Easley, Memphis.
Tenn. James +. HUMPHREYS. Memphis,
Tenn; Leon c. Brandt, Clarksdale,
Miss,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
PERSHiNG'S STEED BEING
GIVEN BEST OF CARE

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. se.-The
sturdy charger that bore Gen. James
J.. Pershing far into Mexico more than
a year ago at the head of an American
army, IL receiving due care and atten-
ton at Camp Sheridan. 2
The recall Of Gen, Pershing to Wash
ington and his assignment to lead the
American exp~editfcnary forces In
France caused him to releasA the ami
NAL to Lieut.. Col. Thos. Cunningham,
who shipped the animal here from
Monterey, Cal. Col, Cunningham was
ordered to Camp Hancock.
Aside from kicking an orderly his
first day In camp here Black Jacks
cnarger IL o traetable animal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
FRENCH CAPTAIN DIES
AT CAMP SHERIDAN

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. s2.-The
death Of Capt. Castor r. Cheno, a
member Of the French military mission
assigned to Camp Sheridan, occurred
here after an attack OF mriuenza which
developed In pneumonia, He was as
sistant to the major IN command OF
the training mission, and served az
infantry instructor.
Capt. Cheno reached Sheridan five
weeks 20, coming from Bordeaux,
France, where he is survived by a
young widow. In the French army he
was q member Of the 22bth infantry,
| Arrangements have been made to send
tina remains to Washington for inter-
ment with full military honors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
NAVAL ORDERS CLOSE
RECRUITING STATION

The local navy recruiting office has
been officially closed for the duration
OF the war as the result Of a recent
order issued from the navy department
at Washington to the district headauar-
tiers In Nashville. All government prop
erty has been turned over to the Nash
Vile office by Coxswain's Mate Sam
Ostrich, who has been In charge Of
the office since the departure OF Chief
Mate Dave Maxey.
Ostrich Is expecting orders to repor,
for sea duty and win probably be or
dered to Norfolk. Va, aboard one OF
the fast submarine chasers or torpedo
boats.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
PRESS WOMAN
KILLED BY GRENADE

PARIS, Oct, 2a.-Mademoiseile de
vallette, head of the American Sec
ton Of the press department Of the
foreign office, was killed instantly sat
urday when a hand grenade which she
pickcd up In reoccupied territory ex-
nloded She had been conducting a
party Of American women on "A visit
To the reoccUrded territory
Miss Elizabeth shirley Thornton, oil
the New Republic Of New York, was
wounded n n French officer was In
iured seriously, an All being blown off
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
NEGRO HOPES ALL YANKS
ARE SLAIN; MOB GATHERS

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct "A
crowd Of enraged citizens we're thwRrt-
ed in their plan 10 lynch a negro here
late Yesterday afternoon when officers
arrived on the scene, arrested and hur-
ried him to jail.
The negro, giving his name as r. A.
Daley, after hearing a newspapeF &C
count OF German OvertuTes read at Q
small suburban store, Is said to have
remarked that every American soldier
in France should be killed"
He vas hustled from the euilding
and seized by several persons outside
with a mob hastily collecting when pa
trolmen appeared. A warrant was
lodged against him in the United States
court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
OSTEND ESCAPES, BUT
OTHER TOWNS IN RUINS

DOVER Oct a2-British officers re-
summing from Belgium say that while
0stend has not been badly damaged
ether coast towns have been complete
" wrecked, MiddeIkerks is nkened to
Pompeii.
1T has been deliberately smashed to
Pieces" said one Of the officers. The
place a BY reasOn OF its mill
tary Importance suffered more than
any other town outside the firing zone.
il Is just as II an earthquake struck
It. Westende and Newport are almost
as bad. Dunkirk has suffered from
more than 400 air raids n has been
terribly smashed about"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
HUN SHIPS ESCAPE.

LONDON, Oct s2-Speaking in the
tousc Of James Thomas
MacNamarR, financial secretary of the
ldmiralty, said there was good reason
70 believe that all German destroyers
and torpedo boats which had their
bases at ostend and Z~oebrugge hsve
escaped to German poTtA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
soUsA HAS A EAR.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Lieut. John
Philip Sousa, director Of the Great
Lakes band battalion, is undergoing
treatment at Chicago for q slight in
lection Of tho right ear, which devel-
oped while he was recently on a tour
with the band during the fourth Lib
erty loan drive. 1t Is announced.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
LEMON JUICE
WHITENS SKIN
Girls! Make beauty lotion
at home for few cents

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best bleach
ing and skin whitening lotion and COM
plexion beautifier at very. very small
cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces OF orchard White for d
few cents. Massage this sweetIy ira.
grant lotion into the face. neck, arms
and hands each day and see how tan,
redness, sallowness, sunburn and vino.
burn disappear and how clear. soft abe
rosy-white the skin becomes. YesL II
Is harmless.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
MEXICAN CHIEF I

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct. 22.-Gen,
Tirzo Gonzalez. for the past three years
commander Of military forces In the
Mexican state OF Tamaulipas. died in
Matamoros of pneumonia.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29
EASY 7 D SECURE
INF FORMAT|UN 1T
{ A NJ P SHERMAN
Personnel Office Has Com
plete Record OF Everything
About The Selects.
CARD INDEX Is UTILIZED

by Associated Press to The Baunorl
CAMP SHERMAN. CHiLLICOTHE,
o.. Jan. "a - There is department
here in Camp Sherman, the Ohio and
West Pennsylvania selectiye service
training post-One of the numerous
side issues" departments Of which the
civilian hears little to which one
can go and obtain information of al
most any sort concerning any man in
camp: How old he is. where he came
from, what he worked at in civil life.
his nationality, etc. the condition of
his physical being whether he ever
has been injured or wounded: where
he can be found in the cantonment
should visitor call to see him and
where information about his home
draft board can be had.
This department is the Personnel
Office. II has officers assigned to it
just as has a company of infantry and
they do nothing else but watch the rec.
oTdS. capt w. 4. Lawrence. whose
title is division personnel officer. is in
command. His department is divided
into four branches: the employment
office, the bureau OF vital statistics.
the information bureau and the draft
board office.
The employment office examines all
men coming into camp and grades
them according to education. previous
occupation, business or athletic abili.
ty ard placed them upon request to
the different branches of military SER
vice to which they are best suited
There were 41,536 men who took
the vocational examination through
the office. Out of 1856 men who were
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29
= - ~
WORKERS AND
..;>.CL0TH WANTED
Red Cross Needs Help For
Hospital Supplies Work
CONVICTS M A KE LINT
Special Days Set Aside For
Making Ambulance
Pillows
CONVICTS M AXE LINT

Four days of the coming week,
from Jan 2S to 81. inclusive, have
been set aside by the hospital sup
plies department of the local chapter
of the Red Cross for making ambu.
lance pillows and comfort kits for
soldiers. These articles are badly
needed at the present time and every
volunteer to aid in the work will be
welcomed by the committee, accord.
ing to announcement Saturday
The committee has supply of lint
for filling the ambulance pillows that
was made from scraps of outing fan
mel left from cutting garments. A
barrel of these scraps were convert
ed into lint by the convicts in the
Ohio penitentiary. The committee,
however, needs a great deal more
material from which to manufacture
covers for the pillows and is solicit
ing contributions of cloth suitable for
this purpose. Cretonne. percale or
linen, which should be new and clean,
are desired. The materials should
be not less than one foot sQaure.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29
K Of c. DRIVE
STARTS 4 ! ISM. MONDAY \ D
Meeting That Night In Inter-
fljl,, 7est 'OfWar Fund
'IS Open TO THE PUBLIC
Contributions May Be Given
To Thos, Taugher Or Com
mittee Members
IS Open TO THE PUBLIC

The local council of the Knights of
Columbus is completing preparations
fde It's campaign to secure the quota
assigned to Mt. Vernon and vicinity
towards the S5,000O0O war fund,
which is to be raised during the
week of January 2S to February 3.
Campaign literature has been mail
ed out and a meeting will be held, to
which the general public has been in.
vited, on Monday evening, Jan. 2S, at
o'clock in the parochial school audi.
torium. This meeting will open the
campaign and speakers will explain
in detail what the knights of Colum-
bus have accomplished at the differ
ent cantonmenty over the country
and the need OF more funds to contn-
lie with the work.
The committee in charge of the
drive for funds has announced that
persons who wish to contribute may
do so by giving their subscription to
Thomas +. Taugher, treasurer of the
local campaign, or to any member of
the committee.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29

suggested by the office for transfer to
the different working departments Of
the CAMP. 21Gi proved themselves Of
value 10 these different departments.
They made good"
The bureau Of vital statistics main.
tains a card index system covering the
physical condition Of every man in the
clntOnment Reports are sent to
Washington 10 the war department at
different periods notifying that depart.
ment of all deaths. an cases Of men be.
ing hunt or wounded and also com
piete list as 10 The number of men in
hospitals and The disease Of each man.
The information bureau also has a
card index system, three cards for
each man in camp In case strang.
er or relative of one Of the men reach
camp and do not know where the one
they seek j.. TO be found. the bureau
can locate him in a few seconds. An
average Of 300 calls daily are answer.
ed in this Office alone.
The duties Of the draft board Office
are to keep q record OF the men com.
ing intO~camp. TO give the local draft
boards credit for men accepted and to
charge them up for men rejected. 1t
also checks up each draft board to see
that it furnishes its proper number Of
seiectiyes.
Aside from these four branches an
educational bureau is handled through
the department With cooperation Of
the Y ". c. A. classes in English
have been organized 10 which 1875 for.
eigners 30 regularly They are locat.
ed largely through the personnel of.
fee and their need of instruction learn.
ed by it.
The department has been found of
vast importance and help to both the
military authorities and to the public
for its records have been so simply ar.
ranged that all sorts of information
are available and atthe fingers in on
moments notice
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29
MOSED LOCALS OUT
IN TOURNAMENT: To
PLAY HERE TONIGHT
Allen, Who Was Winning
Factor For East Liverpool,
Now With Granville

Right Guard Allen, whose spectac-
ular goal from back of mid-hoor serv-
ed to bring victory to East Liverpool
high school over Mt Vernon high in
the Delaware tournament two years
ago, is member of the Granville
Athletic club which meets the high
school tonight at the Y NJ C. A.
Ehrle guard, and Packer, forward,
played on Waite high, Toledo, while
Bodkin, forward, is an eX-Springfeld
player. Dawson is center.
The club is an exceptionally strong
one.