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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
HELD UP AND ROBBED

Mike Germa of SIS Kossuth street was held up and robbed of gold watch and $50 in cash by three men whom he met while driving his ma chine near Trumbull early yesterday morning. According to his story he took his car out early yesterday morning to get some fresh air and while driving near Trumbuu he was stopped by three young men who ask ed him to loan them a tire pump as one of the tires on their machine had blown out, While he was getting the pump. one of them hit him on the head knocking him out for more than an hour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

during the time l was lookingforward to the coming of my little one that I am recommending it to other expe c t a n t mothers. Be fore taking it, some days l suffered with neu- ralgia so badly that I thought I could
 not live, but after taking three bottles of Lydia E. n k- hams V e ge table Compound 1 was en- tirely ed of algia, 1 had gained in strength end was able to go around and do all
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
GETTING READY TO REGISTER
 IN NEW DRAFT

Hartford, Aug. 7.-The War De- partment has ordered the governors of all the states to prepare machin- cry for the registration of men who will become subject to draft upon the passage of the legislation now pending in Congress. The telegram which was received at the governors office yes terday expresses confidence that the bill extending the draft ages from IS to 45 will pass substantially as in- troduced Local boards are to have charge of the registration in their ter ritory and registrars will be appointed in wards and towns as was done in 1917.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
zv BRITISH OFFICERS ESCAPE

Amsterdam. Aug. Twenty nine British officers recently escaped from a prisoner camp at Holzminden, acs cording to the osnabrueck Tageblaat. and they are still at large. They made their escape through a subterranean passage which it took the officers nine months to dig.
 A big reward has been offered by the commanding general in Hanoves for their recapture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
Play With Matches
 Set Bed on Fire

Mrs. Angelat Poules of 40 West Lib- erty street was badly burned about s o'clock last night while endeavoring to extinguish a blaze in her home when her children who were playing with matches set a bed on fire.
 Immediately the fire was discovered a still alarm was sent in which brought Chemical 1 and Hose Wagon l. When the fire fighters arrived they discovered Mrs. Poules pouring buck cts of water on the fire. First aid treatment was given to her by the firemen and the blazing bed and mat tress were put out by chemicals. The damage amounted to about $1O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
LADIES TO MEET.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Ger man Reformed church will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the basement of the church, entrance on Chapel street. Entertainment will be given by these ladies, Mrs. William Bechlein, Mrs. John Gotsch, Mrs. Eliza Chatlos, and Mrs. Karl Hoehn. Friends as well as members are cor dially invited to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
DEAD GERMAN SAILORS SEEN,

London, Aug. 7-Fishermen arriv- ing at harbors on the west coast of Denmark report having seen a large number of dead bodies of German seamen along this coast, says an Ex- change Telegraph Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen.
 All the bodies had lifebelts on.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
ASK ADMINISTRATION.

Gabriel Maltzman of New York, ap- piled at the Probate court for admin istration papers of the estate of Bes- sic Maltzman. Sarah Sena and Her man Maltzman, a daughter and son, are also interested in the estate which is valued at about s8,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

my housework. My baby when seven months old weighed 19 pounds and I feel better than I have for long time. 1 never had any medicine do me so much good. "-Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN, Mitchell, Ind.
 Good health during maternity is 6 most important factor to both mother and child, and many letters have been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, telling of health restored during this trying period by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
GUAGB co. INCORPORATES.

The Bridgeport Tool & Guage Co. itRf Incorporated with capitalization of 925,o0o. The incorporators are Henry A Maitland, Albert Kasica, Michael Luzaszewski. Charles A. Roscoe. Czeslaw Sliwornik and Was 1aw. RTzgwarHai
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

Two cables dispatches congratulat- irg Edward N. Hurley, chairman O. the Shipping Board, on shipbuilding results here were received yesterday. One was from Lord Northcliffe and the other from Sir Joseph MacIay, British Minister of Shipping.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

guished because of the high price of liquor, Yet it survives and the TO-
 mantic lure of it will not depart,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

composite ......... 11,OOO
 Total ..123 631, 1,S44
 During July forty-one vessels with a total deadweight tonnage of 235 o2o were completed. Of these, thirty six were steel ships with a deadweight tonnage of 217,025 and five were wooden, with a total of 18,0o0 tons.
 These do not include two vessels of 15,s55 deadweight tons (together) which were delivered from Japanese yards. Had they been counted, the Shipping Board during July would be forty-th three, with total of 250,5S0 deadweight tonnage.
 In the last four days of the month sixteen ships slid into the water. Twelve of these were of steel, half of them contracted for and the other half requisitioned. Their tonnage was 66,130. In addition there were four wooden ships with a total ton mage of 14,O0O, making the total ton mage for the four days, 80 130.
 The steel launchings were:
 Contract Steel Ships. Company and Name. Dw. T. Downey S. B. Corp, Nahama... 7,500 Skinner & Eddy Corp, West
 Habomac ................. $500 Am. s. B. Daucey ... 3,550 l Great Lakes and Eng. Works, Crawl Keys ............... 3,550 Am. S. B. Lake Garza ...... 3,550 Ar S. B., Lake Buckele .... 3,550 Total .................. 50, ,3OO
 Requidtioned Steel Ships. Beth. (Harian) o. T, Waring 8 13o Ames S. B. t& Dd., L. J. Drake 5000 Tampa S. B. Co.,, Everglades .. $500 J. H. Duthis & Co.,, Western Hope o,ouO Great Lakes and Eng. Works, Lake Marion .............. 3,3OO McDougall-Duluth, Lake Or ange ..........'...... 5,lOO IOtdl oo, 0 D"
 The present Shipping Board began operations last August. From that time up to Aug. 1of this year there were completed and delivered thirty seven steel contract vessels, with ., deadweight tonnage of 245 900, and 21O requisitioned vessels totaling l. 226,156 deadweight tons. This makes grand total of 247 ships, aggregat ing 1,571,856 tons completed and placed in service.
 Almost half of this tonnage-the actual amount being 775,545 tons was delivered during the last thret months.
 Already there have been launched this year vessels amounting to a total Of 1,719,5S6 deadweight tons. By months the launchings in 1918 have 1 been:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

Six thousand dentists attended the zSnd annual convention of the Ma uaaal Associatien in Chicago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07

4 Dutch newspaper correspondent at The Hague says the number of American prisoners in Germany is not large,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
THEIRS
 TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's Letter Published by
 Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind:-"Lydia E. Pinkhan's Compound helped me so much
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
123 NEW SHIPS
 OF 631,944 TONS LAUNCHED IN JULY
Total of Ships That Took Water Greater Than Any
 Previous Years Record.

Washington. Aug. 7-Amertcan shipbuilding records were broken last, month. when more ships were launch ed than ever before in whole year, in this country. Figures made pub lie yesterday by the Emergency Fleet Corporation show that 123 vessels, with a deadweight tonnage of 631,- S44. were sent into the water. This table shows the accomplishment:
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24

largest crowds that have greeted them in any campaign to date. Some of the speakers invaded parts of the county that have been on the doubtful list, communities that through ignor- ance of the true situation, have abso- lutely refused to contribute to any of the war activities and these speakers say that the people were there await ing them and indications are that all will do theri share in the present War Savings Stamp campaign. At many places hundreds of dollars could have been collected had it not been left en- tirely to the school directors, as the citizens mostly had the cash.
 Arrangements have been made in Prescott to have all the newspaper advertisers donate their space this week to w. s. S. adds and attractive displays of w. s. S. literature are occupying many show windows in the city.
 A large number of patriotic citizens in Prescott and other parts of the county have become volunteer mem bers of the Limit Club" composed of purchasers of $500 to$1, ,000 worth of stamps. J. A. Galloway of Emmet purchased $1 ,000 worth today, which example should be followed by every citizen of the county who is able to do so. The honor of being limit member is an enviable one and from a business standpoint is one of the best investments in the world.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
FIVE ARkAnSAnS
 KILLED IN ACTON
Apparently Some of States Troops Have Been in Action in France-Man From Hope is Among Killed in Action.

Apparently some unit of Arkansas troops has been in action in France.
 This fact is indicated by the daily casualty list issued yesterday by the War Department which shows six Ar kansas men killed in action.
 As is usual in the official cs ualty lists no mention of the time or place where the casualties occurred is given, but in previous casualt fists there have never been more than three Arkansans, even when list contained more than 100 names Yes terday's list contained only 56 mes and near 10 per cent of thes were from Arkansas. The Arkanss nen named follow:
 Sergeant Carl K. Cross, Mo ain- burg.
 Corporal Benjamin J. Hamb ike City.
 Private Ranzie Adams, Par i'd.
 Private Skelton B. Beatty, an- sas City.
 Private Willie l.. Rowland, ] 2. Arkansas Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24

given over to the officers, but it is reported that another club in the city, and probably the one with the largest membership, will within short time follow the example of the Boathouse members, and permit the government to use it as club for the enlisted men.
 So great has the entertainment of the officers become that 1t is custom ary now for the young lady to supply the automobile in which she is taken to and from an entertainment, and in most cases, the escort is motored back to Camp Pike in daddy's car at the end of the pleasant evening. The young officers who only recently ar rived at the camp are getting a true touch of Southern hospitality.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
SEEK FARM LABORERS WHO
 HAVE CROPS LAID BY''

Little Rock, June 24-Modern busi- ness methods make it possible for business men to keep check of every thing of interest to their business. The contractors who are erecting the buildings and installing the machinery in the big picric acid plant in Little Rock have had much difficulty in se- curing sufficient labor to rush the work to completion. They have secured the state for labor, and been only partially successful. The latest wrinkle is to watch the county papers and where notices are printed of crops being '1aid by" agents are sent to persuade the farmres to work until harvest for Uncle Sam, and assist in getting the acid plant in operation at the earliest possible date.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
MILITARY PREDOMINATES
 AT THE STATE CAPITAL

Little Rock, June 24.-The Capitol oty has settled down to be a regular army town, and in most things the military predominates, even to the weddings that ave occurred here this year.
 The Little Rock Athletic Club has turned it's building, known as the nOathouse, over to the military au- "oritles to be used for the entertain meht of the soldiers while off duty. 'ne club members have been invited " continue to patronize their club as :" the past. This is the most promi- aen1 club for young men in Arkansas. IS three story building on the 'ailks of the Arkansas, and affords water sports, as we'll as those indoors.
 IS significant fact that the club las never lost a member while in 'a'nlng in the Arkansas river, while seseral Camp Pike recruits have lost ''elr lives while bathing in the same sieam, in the treacherous current on the other side.
 l'ttle Rock social life is almost
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
CIRCUS WRECK DEAD
 ESTIMATED AT 85
62 Bodies Recovered, A Missing
 and 7S in HOspitals-Engineer and Fireman of Troop Train to Come Before COrOners Jury

Gary, Ind, June 23.-Sixty-two bodies of Hagenback- Wallace circus employees, who perished in the wreck six miles west of here early yesterday rested in temporary morgues here and at Hammond tonight while circus of- ficers made efforts to compile an ac- curate list of the victims. Only q of the bodies have been identified. Most of the other corpses are charred and mangled beyond recognition.
 Edward N. Ballard, general man. ager of the circus, tonight issued a statement saying figures compiled in dicated that the death list would total 85. He said that a hasty checkup of the scattered employees showed list of 60 missing in addition to the 24 identified dead. F. s. Whipple, train master, also has been given up as dead. Parts of two bodies cremated in the furnace of tangled steel and tim bers that resulted when the Michigan Central equipment train crumbled the flimsy circus coaches, were dug out tonight. The authorities said that if the death list is as great as estimated by the circus men, the additional bodies probably were reduced to ashes.
 An inquest will be held in Hammond tomorrow morning Gustav Klauss, fireman of the troop train of empty Pullmans that demolished the circus coaches, was ordered brought to Ham, mond
 "We shall have the engineer, Alon- 20 K. Sargent, present when we are ready for him." was all Deputy Cor oner Greene of Lake county, would say. Sargent is being held at Kala- mazoo, Mich. Neither man was in- jured.
 The list of injured in hospitals was reduced to 5S here and 20 in Ham, mond. The gruesome task of trying to identify charred eorpses continued throughout the day with the influx of relatives of victims Pitiful scenes were enacted as women and men passed between rows of bodies retain ing such identification marks as bracelets, lavallieres and signet rings. Circus folk swathed in bandages and many on crutches haunted the morgue in search of relatives Mrs. Grace Jessup of Toledo, became hysterical and had to be carried away when she found the body of her son, Leroy. New York and Chicago theatrical men and officers of the Showman's League sent representatives here to render as- sistance to the injured. Plans were discussed providing for the purchase of lot in which all unidentified vic tims will be buried
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
LIBERTY MOTOR IS
 GREATEST SUCCESS OF WAR

Little Rock, June 24.-After so much yelled criticism of the Liberty motor, which has caused the general public to regard it as failure, infor- nation brought from Chicago by E. M. Rowe, president of the Little Rock Automobile Dealers Association, is indeed welcome.
 q was erliably informed that the Liberty motor is the greatest success of the war, and will be one of the chief factors in ultimate victory for the allies," says MT. Rowe. "In off, cial tests this motor has taken heavy aeroplanes to great heights more rap idly than any other motor has ever done, and then sailed along at speed of from 130 to 150 miles an hour with the greatest ease. This machine is going to permit the allies to use heavier aeroplanes, which means they will have greater range. This has been the difficulty in getting to Berlin the heavy planes have been at the mercy of the light fighters. The Lib erty motors make the heavy machines fighters too. The motor gets hot, but that is what you want at an altitude of 10000 feet"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
ITALIANS DRIVE TEU-
 TONS ACROSS P|AVE
Austrian Line Reported Retreat ing Along Whole of Front Casualties in Disastrous Drive Said tO Total 1S0,000 Men.

pome June 23.-On the Piave river front from the Monticello to the Adri- .tic the defeated Austro-Hungarians ora recrossing the river in disorder, says the Italian official statement is sned today. The enemy is being .loselv pursued by the Italian troops.
 The elimination of what was in- tended to be the crushing of Italy be- tween the jaws of the Austrian pin eprs is the rout of the invaders them selves. With their backs to the swollen piaye river the Austrians for several days past had been trying to ward off the vicious counter attacks of the Italians and save the situation. Now they are endeavoring to ford the stream, and reach safety on it's east en bank.
 From the Montello plateau to the Adriatic sea the enemy is in retreat Already his losses are estimated at lSO,OO0 men and the chances of his escape without additional heavy cas- ualties and men made prisoners seem remote.
 Larges numbers of the pontoon bridges that the Austrians threw across the Piave have been swept away by the torrential stream. On all the sectors of the 33-mile front where they gained adges of the Vene- tian plain they are being sorely har- assed by Italian guns and machine gun fire and bombs of the allied avia- tors, who have done such notable exc ], cution since the attempted drive was started.
 Monster preparations had been made by the Austrians for what was to be the death blow to King Victor Emmanuel's men. Thousands upon thousands of men, many of them brought from the Russian and Rou- : manian fronts, and guns and stores in tremendous quantities for the drive over battle area of virtually 100 miles, running from the Asiago pla- teau to the Piave river and then fol- lowing that stream to the sea, had been brought up.
 Undoubtedly the Austrian high com mand had built largely for success on the belief that the Italian morale had been shattered when last year their great pincers closed in upon the Ital- ian front and forced back the line in great semicircle from the Julian Alps to the Piave and from the mountains in the north almost to the plains of Venetia.
 Such belief was entirely erroneous From the first onslaught the enemy met a rejuvenated army, which fought nm with the greatest gallantry, never ceding an inch of ground unless it was dearly paid for. Aiding the Ital- ians in the mountains were British and French armies, who alse fought hooly and everywhere defeated the enemy.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24
NEVADA COUNTY Is
 WORKING IN EARNEST
In Effort to Pledge Quota of $424,OOO in w. s. s. Drive by Friday, June 2S-22 Speeches Made Yesterday.

The presidents message of the part we are to play in the world war was carried to the remotest parts of the county yesterday by ten speakers who made total of 22 speeches to the
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24

Klenzo Dental Creme is as perfect as dental science and human skill can make it. Get it at Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-24

w. s. S. will help buy liberty and justice. xe W
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
FIREWORKS AT THE. END

Charles F. Cooley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Cooley, Madison, was at
the front when the war ended. NJ
Cooley is a member of the firm Of
Davis & Cooley, Baraboo, and has re-
Gently greatly improved the Elliot
farm near North Freedom. The son
writes:
It is all over now, for the time be-
ing at least. And it looks like the
war is over for good. We were in the
front line trenches at the time when
the guns ceased firing. If live to be
a hundred years old l will never for
get last Sunday night and Monday.
My words can hardly describe what a
heavy barrage is and / do not think
it would interest you to hear me ex-
plain what it is or what it can do.
After it was all over the 'boches
came over to see US and seemed very
happy to think the war was over. AT
night they shot up fire works Ear
tillery signals) for hours and sure did
give us fine sight to be relieved by.
We marched out and about 2 o'clock
got back to our barracks where we
have been ever since.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
ESCH SAYS THE PRESIDENT
PASSED THE BUCK

"The president in his message as
to reconstruction legislation for the
railroads, passed the buck to con-
gress," declares John J. Esch, rank
ing Republican Of the house interstate
and foreign commerce committee, in
a letter to a friend. "Our committee
will have a great and serious task be-
fore it. The short session starts out
with a tremendous mass of work
ahead of it. We will have to work
every day to get out the fourteen sup
ply bills by March 4, to say nothing
about the war revenue tax bill just
reported to the senate"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
HILLP0IN'T

Here we are nearing the end Of the
old year All me, how much sadness
came in that one short year, yet
there has been replacement too, in
the old year The awful war has end
ed and the whole world to. rejoice.
The community here was shocked
Saturday when word came that Homer
Mason of Lime Ridge, had died Of in
fIuenza. He was our rural carrier here
the past year. and had many friends.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of all
Nearly everyone ate Thanksgiving
dime" at home this year on account
OF the pig storm.
Mrs. o. GOodell and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Goodell and family
visited at the Walter Harris home
Sunday.
We near of no new cases of the flu
around our burg here. Grant Stems
who has been sick with it, is able to
be at work again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kolhmeyer en-
tertained relatives on Thanksgiving.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26

Promises are like pie crust, easily
broken. But hold, not all pie crust
can be broken easily, for since we
have used other shortening instead
of good old pure leaf lard, we have
had to hold on grimly to knife and
fork in trying to cut pie into Sec
tions. And did we imagine some one
whispering to, "Put your foot on it,
MAJ" Since living here, the many,
many promises made to US by depart
ing visitors, uncalled for on our part.
We have been promised cards., pic
lures, rides in cars. Eyes, / shall send
the car for you and you must come
and eat dinner with u.s. Did we
get that ride? that dinner7 Nay, it
is still to come. aaaLI#
Once some folks came here. they
were visiting relatives around these
parts, and at the same time collecting
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
CLOWN PR!NCt
POOR IN LOVE
AS STRATt6lST

Here are the inside fact regarding
the iliad of the sprinting crown prince
Cex1, followed holly by half the fe-
male population of the Isle Of Wier-
engen.
The young hopefuFs playful procliv-
tiles led him to the home OF young
modiste who once lived in Amster-
dam. Curiosity impelled the villagers
to follow him. A drawing room shade
left indiscreetly raised and!
The staid Dutch villagers saw the
son and heir of all the HohenZollerns
present the young woman with pair
of silk hose and saw her for value
received, give him kiss Hollandaise.
That was too much for Holland. They
waited for him to come out, these
Dutch housewives, then the chase was
on!
The modiste was forced to leave the
next day as did also a German baron.
His connection with the affair was
not revealed.