davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
HOW GERMANS ARE TRAINED FOR THE FLANDERS FIGHT

A message from the Belgian front gives an account of the training the German troops are receiving for the present campaign in Flanders. It was thus related by German, who has just been captured:
 We are taught to throw at tar get at some distance while standing. lying, sheltered in a. trench or while running. At first empty grenades are used, then half chargeldl ones and finally ones fully charged. We also have to learn to throw the grenades used by the enemy in case they should be found in any trenches. Then we are taught to run into all kinds of obstacles: to construct, leap over and destroy them. We also have to be able to handle guns and to be able to manipulate bombs, machine guns and infantry cannon. This all takes place in the morning. In the afternoon we are taught the theory of the exercises practised in the morn ing, while in the evening we learn to take the enemy's position and how to out-fiank them.
 1 Our men are all fighters in these attacking units and we do not even I
 construct our own trenches as this part of the work is taken care of by another company, but in our ,'battal- ion it was ldone by Belgian men and women.
 ] There is no limit to the time of instruction, which continues until every one has perfected the art of throwing. Those who are not fitted for the work are immediately sent back to their original units, as the work is very hard, even though extra rations are received.
 When ready to make an attack we are taken in auto-trUcks to the trench
 from which we are to start. The ar
 tillery opens fire and we leave in In
 dian file. Each squad is made up nt
 15 men. The captain is in the center
 with a fighter on each side who car
 ry six grenades, F half f-grenades ant
 two smoking grenades and rife witf
 six cartridges. Bach squad has theil
 own artillery operated by five men
 At the given moment the arthler!
 demolishes the parapee-wall of th'
 trench and the attacking unit make'
 the assault where the other troop
 hope to enter"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
POLES

Rita Mario, foremost conductor of music among women, who appears at Poli's theatre today with her big or chestra composed exclusively of wom- en, has had a musical career little short of marvellous. Practically brought up on the stage, she appear ed as solo violinist when but nine years of age, winning immediate fa- vor. She later studied with the great est masters of the tworld. Her en- thusiasm for her art, which is her life work has made her forgetful of all else, but the beauties of the musi- cal acts she greatest. Seldom has such a high class musical organization as Rita Mario's orchestra ever visited Bridgeport.
 With the return of Hearst Pathe News, audiences at Polls today will be again assured of visualizing the latest episodes from the trenches.
 Taylor Holmess greatest comedy story, "A Pair of Sixes," is told in five chapters. Of special interest to women will be the gowns worn by Miss Alice Mann, which were speci- ally designed for the picture and of- fer many unique suggestions from the morning gown to the most unus- ual evening. creation.
 The Eagles Eye" the great expose of German under-handedness in America now being made public on the screen and through the newspa- pers for the first time by Ex-Chief Flynn of the U. s. Secret Serevice appears today at Poli's in it's 5th cpl sode. It shows in detail methods of expending the $50,00O,000 fund, for creating industrial strikes or poison ing American labor, where strike plans failed.
 -Other vaudeville attractions are Ball Brothers. novelty acrobats, Bob- by Nelson of the comedy bombing squad Jones and Jenks the shock troops of laughter, and the four Nightons, in beautiful posturing ex- hibition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
WEST END

The West End theatre announces for tonight, the reappearance of charming Dorothy Dalton, this time in Love Me-" a photoplay from the pen of c. Gardner Sullivan, directed by R. William Neill, under the super vision of Thomas H. Ince. In this picture Miss Dalton takes the part of breezy Western girl, married to a wealthy society man whose family re- fuse to accept her as one of them, making her life among them all that is hard to bear. How she finally wins their hearts completely at tremen- dous cost to herself, is thrillingly told in the picture. An excellent cast, in cluding William Conklin, Jack Holt and Robert McKim. has been sup piled, which with the personal super vision of Thomas H. Ince, makes it's success assured beforehand.
 Sheriff Nelps Tussle," a 2-reel Mack Sennett comedy scream with Polly Moran, Ben Turpin will also be shown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
NrENELIIYS TONIGHT.

The McEnelly Singing orchestra will! be at the Colonial ball room in Fair field avenue this evening where they will play and sing for a concert and dancing. They will have all the new music, the latest soldier songs, and will be generous in response. to en- cores. Those who like dancing to good music will miss a. good time if they fail to attend this evening. The hearty welcome.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
MUST TREAT EQUALLY.

London. April 22-At a conference of the National Council of Public Morals, the Bishop of Birmingham suggested that "the two sexes must be treated with. absolute equality in regard to divorce. and its great, cost to the poor. must be swept away, ,ss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
KOREAN SPIES ORGANIZED.

Tokio, April 22-The Nichi-Nichi prints a sensational narrative alleging the existence of an association of Korean spies who have received money equal to three million rubles to carry out a campaign of spying against Japan and who have their headquarters in Siberia.
 The newspaper mentions the report that the organization was paid the money in German marks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
126, 900 MAKE MUNITIONS.

Amsterdam, April 22-The Krupp Works, German gun and munitions manufacturers, employed more than 10000 persons in February and the number was then expected to reach 126,000 by April 1, according to an Essen despatch. Thirty thousand women were among the employees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
SHIPPING CATTLE
 INTO CONNECTICUT

The first of five carloads of cattle ] being brought into the State by the live stock department of the Conn., mittee of Food Supply of the Con- necticut State Council of Defense, ar rived at Lyman's Viaduct Thursday, where they were unloaded and re- moved to the farms of John Rankel and A. c. Carrier. The remaining carloads are now on the way from Kansas City where they were secured by Prof. H. L. Garrigus of the Con- necticut Agricultural College, who is purchasing the cattle. The shipment consists of grade Herefords and grade Shorthorns and contains feeding steers to be fattened for market and breed ing heifers to be used as stock cattle.
 The other cars of cattle yet to arrive will be taken by F. A. Gris- wold of Rocky Hill, Albert Norton of Berlin, Earl Dunkley of Middletown, Lawrence Raymond of Hadlyme, F. s. Chapman of Old Saybrook, and sev- eral other farmers who have agreed to take small lots.
 The cattle are a part of the plan of the live stock committee to increase the number of beef cattle in the State.
 The State Council of Defense at a re- cent meeting, allow this committee ] S5,0O0 to be used as a purchasing fund for the securing of cattle in the
 Chicago and other western makets.
 This money was allowed them with i the understanding that the cattle be insured while the property of the | State and that a sufficiently high
 price would be charged for them to i cover the expense of bringing them 1 in, so that the State would not lose by 1 the transaction and the fund returned i intact when necessity for this method ! of importing livestock seems past.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-22
DON'T SUFFER
 WITH NEURALGIA.
Use Soothing Musterole

Nnen those sharp pains go shooting through your head, when your skull seems az if it would split just rub a little Musterole on your temples and neck. It draws out the inflammation, soothes away the pain, usually giving quick relief.
 Musterole is clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and does not blister.
 Many doctors and nurses frankly rec. ommend Musterole for sore throat, bron- chitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neural- gia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or oints, sprains, sore muscles bruises, chilblains, frosted feet - colds of the chest Git often prevents pneumonia). It $ always dependable.
 BOG and COG jars; hospital size S25o.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Send Carrier Pigeons by Balloon.

To increase the usefulness of pig
cons In warfare, wire cages, each Just
large enough for one bird. are now In
use. says the Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. The cages carry grain for the
birds and pencils and paper for ma
rooned dispatch writer's. They are at
tached to small balloons that are used
when wind conditions are favorable.
and also to parschutes designed to be
dropped from low-f1ying aeroplanes.
On the other hand. several of them
may be strapped to a trained dog and
conveyed by him to the desired point.
All OF which is for the purpose of es-
taolishing communication with de-
detachments that become cut of from
the main body of troops and, while re-
sisting capture, have no means of i'm
mediate escape without outside assis-
tance. The wire cages are arranged
so that the birds may be fed without
being removed from them, and, fur
thermore, messages may be inserted
In the pellets the pigeons carry with
out the latter being handled. or even
touched.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Bread a 4 Coavsaisacs.

Wheat is not 10 plentiful that bread
can be used as q mere convenience
or ornament to dish. II there Ia
the faintest belief that It In not nee
essary in the diet at any time, do
not eat 1t. At meals where other
starchy foods are served bread is
usually on the table just because 1t
is traditional to put 1t there.
Whether we have victorious peace
or war during the next year. = great
reserve must be created. Do not let
the ample wheat harvest of 1918
convince you that you can settle
back and eat all the bread you want.
A great many people have the habit
Of thoushtlessiy eating up the bread
that Is on the table before the meal
is served. Eating bread to them is
Just something to do till the meal
comes. Remember that every piece
Of bread served is a part Of self
imposed bread ration. Eating "1ust
for something to do is wasting val
liable food.
To eat cornbread and mufnns Is
stiIl patriotic duty IN America al
though to many It has become a
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
New Dates Announced
For Burton Holmes Talks

owing to the prevalence of inhu-
enza In this city. the management OF
the Burton Holmes Travelogues has
been obliged TO make slight altera-
tions in the dates originally announced
for Mr.. Holmes appearance at the
National Theater in this city. Now
that the theaters and other places
of amusement have been authorized
to open. MIR. Holmes dates may be
announced as follows: Five Sunday
evenings and five Monday afternoons
at $50 and 4:3O, respectively, the dates
being November "a and rs, December
8 and 9. Il and 16, % and 20 and 2s
and 30
Mr.. Holmes series relates to his
travel experiences this last summer
i'm England. France and Italy, with
the Yanks over There" Thousands
of feet Of original motion pictures
and hundreds of truthfully colored
lantern slides. all taken this last
summer. will furnish an Informative
and safe substitute for an actual per-
sonal Journey.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Aerial Baseball New Game.

Catching baseball dropped from
fast-fying aeroplanes is new pas
time Illustrated in the Popular Me
chanics Magazine. As originally de-
vised at one OF the flying fields in the
South. the balls were dropped from an
aeroplane flying at an elevation OF 100
feet. To go the home crowd one bet
ter the oversee fiiers began the game
with the pitcher at an altitde OF $50
feet. the next one being launched from
800 feet and so on. the winner being
the contestant who catches the ball
pitched from the highest altitude.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
A Hint Of Alta Boy .

Some Jazz" assisted by the entire
company and orchestra, and this
speciality is considered to be the
liveliest Interpretation of the popu-
lar jazz music ever offered to thea
ter patrons.
The topical song. II was Already
for Uncle Sam. But He Wasn't
Ready for Me-" is said to be a
scream. Private Cook will sing
Run. You Huns" and he puts a
punch in every line. Lieut.. Meade's
drill squad will demonstrate the fact
that men in the Quartermaster
Corps can drill. and there will be a
number of specialties during the ac-
tion of the show.
The advance sale already assures
crowded houses at every perform
ance. and people from Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York are
coming here TO witness the show.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

Show girls will do song and
dance in Alta Boy at Polls ali
next week. and four couples will
be seen and heard in connection
with the song and chorus OF ''stroil-
ing Round the Camp with Mary"
In the Red Cross Nurses number
several nurses will also be seen, and
their costumes and stage setting
will be one OF the best features of
the performances. Private James
Smith win sing the solo IN
this number. and his offering Is one
of the best in the show. Private
John Haw. whose voice is the talk
OF the town. will be heard In twO
numbers. "On a Little Farm in Nor
mandy" and with the Rose / Send
This Heart OF Mine" Private Marty
Msley. one of the funniest men on
the vaudeville stage. will interpolste
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Pablo Casals.

1t Is seldom in a lifetime that one
has the opportunity of hearing an
artist whom the world of critics
and even artists themselves concede
is beyond the point Of rivalry. Such
an opportunity is given the music
loving public at the recital next
Friday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. at
the National Theater. of Pablo
Casals. the wonderful Spaniard
whom Ysaye declares the greatest
interpretative artist in the world.
program Of unusual beauty has
been arranged for the occasion.
Tickets are on sale at T. Arthur
Smiths. 1895 @ street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Electric Crime Dstector.

Telephone conversations very fire.
quently are of much Importance in
criminal detection and prosecution
Quite q remarkable machine for re-
cording such conversations is shown
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Instead of using records of the ordi-
nary type. the instrument when
connected In . telephone circuit re-
cords speech on q prepared wire
thSt is reeied from enc drum TO an
other. The particular advantage of
this arrangement Is thst a conver-
sation lasting even thirty or forty
minutes can be taken without
changing records.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
News and Sdeghts Of the Stage and the

privilege. II is a part OF our war
program to use even a bit more corn
meal and corn flour than we usually
do. In addition 10 Victory Mixed
Flours.
We sit with our associates in the
war ''at common table" A care
less use OF the food meant for all Is
an aid to the enemy. an unforgiye-
able failure to back up those who
are fighting our battles.-U. S. Food
Administration.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Loew's PaIace-'sThe Goat

The program arranged for the first
half Of next week at Loew's Palace
includes as its principal attraction
THE Goat in which Fred Stone.
noted stage comedian. makes his FIRST
appearance in films. Stone is cast
as an ambitious iron-worker who be-
lieves himself to be a born actor.
At last he gets his opportunity. and
the remainder OF the picture Is de-
voted to his laughable adventures in
the cinema world. For the last half
Of the week. the feature picture will
be ''Come On In" comedy written
Jointly by Anita Loos and John Elmer
son. In addition to the above. the pre-
gram viii be rounded out by shorter
subjects. Music will be provided by
tine I.oew Symphony Orchestra OF
twenty pieces.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Iseu's CoIumbIs-"The Man From
Funeral Range"

Next Sunday and for the first half
os the week, wallace Reid will be
seen at Loew's Columbia in his new
photoyIays The Man from Funeral
Range" 1t is one thing to be inno-
cant. but 1t Is quite another to
prove II. particularly when ras-
caIly lawyer tinds Il profitable to act
your scalp. In this thrilling picture
wallace Reid is sentenced to death.
makes a sensational escape from a
train. en- route to prison, lives In
Funeral Range" awhile. Pro"s ~
beard and eventually gets back to
civilization and makes II hot for
Mr.. Lawyer. Thursday and for the
last half of the week Nine. Lima
Czvaiierf viii be seen in her new
aim production, "A Woman Of I'm
lpulse"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Mesre's Garden-asrhe Retaru Of
Mary

The week of November 10, at
Moore's Garden Theater will be di-
vided among The Return of Mary
the latest starring vehicle for May
Nilsson. which will be shown on
sunday. Monday and Tuesday: The
Romance Of Tarzan." a Gargantuan
produrtion starring Elmo K. Lin
cola and Enid Markey, to be
screened on Wednesday and Thurs
day. and Beans" the most recent
medium through which the talent
and charm of Edith Roberts are re-
vealed- The customary comedies and
orchestral accompaniment will COM
pfete each daily bill
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Gayety-HNew Bon Ton Girls

The New Bon Ton Girls" an or
san!zation presenting advanced bur
lesque"s OF a high order. win form
next weeh's attraction at the GayeCy
Theater. The performance comprises
a potpourri OF mirth and melody.
served up in the form Of two JGrlet-
tas. At the Movies" the title of the
principal vehicle. has to do with Gd-
ventures In motion picturs studio.
11ae east Is headed by Lester Allen
John Barry, Jack Strauss. Eddie nj
Ter. Elsie Cole. Martha Horton. F1ossls
simmons.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
ID. +. Keith's-ynude,iIIe,

Election week Is a special Period
In Keith history and next week Ger.
trude Hoffman in her new success
Will lead the van OF vaudeville Man
aser Robbins has completed arrange
rnents to secure the earliest tele-
graphic returns regarding the cleo
ton Of Senator'S. Representatives and
other officials Sho will help make hIs-
tory the next few years
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Noore's strsad-aMy Four Years In
Germany"

For the entire week of November
10 there will be shown at Moore's
strand Theater the film version OF
kJsu,es w. Gerard's world-famous
hook. My Four Years in Ger
sany." An intimate study of the
inner working of the German war
Hnschine and of the direct causes OF
the United States entrance into war
Is afforded in this tremendous pro-
Hgetioh. The customary abbreviated
comedy and news subjects will COM
plete a bill of exceptional interest
|and merit.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
PolI's-ssThe wanderer..

Doubtless Of all the cast in the great
Biblical spectacle. The wanderer."
which win be presented at Polls
Theater. week of November 10. the
most interesting character will be
Ttsha. the Babylonion vampire.
The play itself is based upon the
story Of the ProdIgal Son as told in
the fifteenth chapter of St. Luke
Jether. the young shepherd, demands
his patrimony and goes forth into the
world to seek fame and fortune. In
the second act Of The Wanderer." 4"
Jether Is found squandering his gold
in a palace of pleasure in jerusalem,
where he falls in with evil compan-
Ions and becomes fascinated by the
Babylonian siren. Tisha. She is a
worshiper Of the pagan goddess of
love. .Ishtar. As revenge for the re-
fusal Of Jether to purchase her a
costly necklace. Tisha persuedes him
to renounce the god OF his fathers.
Eventually she strips him of his all
and leaves him to run of with a sea
captain whom she meets while the
revelry of the night is at its height
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Belnsco-"Falr and Warmer"

Nothing succeeds like success and
as Selwyn and Company have a
long record of successes to their
credit their announcement Of the
engagement OF Avery Hopwood's
farce. Fair and Warmer" at the
Belasco Theater for the week. COM
mencing Sunday, November 10, in
spires confidence in all theater-
goers.
In the excellent cast to be seen
here are Sager Midgley. Marie Cole
brook, Alan Mathes. Lillian Herne,
Winthrop Chamberlain, Bessie Brown,
John Morris and Ralph Simone.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

One of the most popular Of these
entertainment combinations is the
mayo troupe" organized in America
and brought to France by Margaret
Mayo, the playwright. With her are
Lois Meredith, the movie actress; !;
Elizabeth Bryce, long a favorite on
Broadway in vaudeville; Tommy Gray.
the song writer, Will Morrissey, vio-
linist and comedian. and George Will
Jams, accompanist
Generally. they go from place TO
place on a motor truck, but In one
fair-sized city that had several Amer
lean hospitals, Lois Meredith was fur
nished a bicycle and pedalled from
one to another to sing to the sick and
wounded
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Philadelphl. Orchestra.

The opening symphony concert of
the Philadelphia orchestra. under its
famous director. Leopold stokowski..
Will take place at the New National
Theafer Tuesday afternoon. Nsveno-
Der i.. at f:so o'clock. The assisting
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Next Week at Theaters

artist for the occasion will be Toscha
Seidel, the famous young Russian
violinist and pupil OF Leopold
Auer. Tickets are on sale at T. Ar
thur Smiths Season reservations
will not be held after tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Nine. Matxenauer.

Nine. Margaret Matzenauer will
inaugurate the Ten star Concerts
series to be presented this season
at the New National Theater Fri
day afternoon. November is, at 4:30
o'clock. In a recent letter to T.
Arthur Smith she announces her in
tention of including in her program
and Of singing in English Noel des
petits enfants," both the words and
music OF which Debussy wrote in
1914 just after the Germans had in
vaded Belgium. The Wolf-Ferrari
one-act opera THE Secret of Suz-
anne" will form the program at the
second concert, Friday afternoon.
November 20. Tickets are on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths. 1895 @ street
northwest. Season reservations will
not be held after Tuesday, Novem-
Der g.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

American vaudevillans. movie
queens and other theatrical folks,
who are "over there" entertaining our
fighters, are having the time of their
young lives fitting from one place TO
another in the war zone, often giving
their shows and entertainments close
up to the firing lines where bombs
and shells are breaking.
All these entertainers were brought
to France by the Y. NJ. c. A. which
pays their expenses and gives them
just enough spending money to en-
able them to live Christian lives.