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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26

This resolution was voted upon and adopted last night. The men met at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Hall, on Fairfield avenue amidst scenes of the widest enthusiasm.
 The present minimum scale calls for 26 cents an hour. Under the new ruling the men will demand mini mum of 36 cents an hour, jumping to 40 cents, 421z cents and finally to 45 cents an hour. In addition to the wage scale it is said the men will de- mand a years contract from the com- pany and a clause is to be inserted guaranteeing that the company will employ none but union men.
 It is not known whether the com pany's officials have been approached upon this matter up to the present or not. Neither is it known what atti- tude they intend to assume when the demands are presented. Union off, cials were mum as to the demands they are preparing to make upon the company, but say that the present scale is insufficient for the men to live upon.
 It is said that the present cost of HVlnS anu lAe elCIodChAilehL upolA union rights by the company are re- sponsible for the movement, and it is openly hinted that the union is pre- pared to call a strike. if necessary to force the company to accede to it's de- mands.
 This is the first time since 1901 that any such move on the part of the street car employees has been threat ened in Bridgeport. z
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
INVEST INTEREST
 OF THE LIBERTY BONDS IN STAMPS

Bridgeport is leading the way in a nationwide movement to have every holder of per cent. Liberty bond, whose first coupon falls due on May 18th, reinvest the proceeds of such coupon in War Savings Stamps. About $7,S00,000 of these bonds were taken in Bridgeport last November at the time of their issue. If every holder were to turn the proceeds of his cou- pons into War Savings and Thrift Stamps, $156,00O would be added to Bridgeport's already generous total of War Savings Stamps, while it is hard ly probable that every single holder will consent to this plan, nevertheless, 1t is very probable that great major ity of them will do so.
 The Bridgeport War Savings com mitteee has taken this matter up with State Director Howell Cheney,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
BRITISH DESPERATELY ENDEAvOR TO REF TAIN
 POSSESSION OF HILL
HUNS OBTAIN FOOTING ON NORTHEAST THEY ARE A LONG WAY FROM CAPTURING HILL WHICH
 IS KEY TO TYRES SALIENT.
KENNEL HILL FALLS
 (Late Dispatch)

London, April 26-The
 Germans in their attack on
 the northern battlefront
 have occupied Kemmel hill,
 Gen. DeIma Radcliffe,
 chief director of military
 operations at the war of
 flee, said this afternoon.
 Heavy fighting still is in pro- gress today along the ridge line of the Flanders front, where the peak of Mount Rem. mel is the German objective.
 This peak evidently is yet disputed ground, but with the German threat against it more menacing as it is conceded by the British official report that the enemy has obtained a foot ing on the hill.
 Although faced by superior force in the 10-mile sector between Bailleul and HiIlebeke, the Anglo-French troops holding this line batt1ed stub bornly all day yesterday, giving ground only when compelled to by weight of numbers.
 The line seems to have held fairly we'll to the southwest of Mount Rem mel, which is virtually impregnable to frontal attack, but to the northeast the Germans apparently were able to push forward far enough in the neighborhood of Vierstaat to enable them to approach the height on the flank. sy 'e5
 The Allied effort naturally will be to concentrate against this enemy wedge and drive it back again suffi- ciently to, ease the pressure on the
 Continued on Page 9.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
ACCUSE DENTIST OF THEFT FROM
 OTHER OFFICES

Dr. William Hartley, 39, a dentist of 13 William street, who was arrest ed last night on a charge of burglary, was today arraigned before Judge Wilder in the city court. His case was continued until tomorrow under bonds of $2,O00.
 It is alleged that Dr. Hartley, stole a small quantity of gold from the den- 1032 Main street The police were mo- tified yesterday morning and upon in- vestigation it was discovered the theft was the work of an amateur in the housebreaking profession. Suspicion was fastened upon Dr. Hartley and he was taken into custody last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
WORK RAPIDLY TO RAISE SHIP THAT OVERTURNED

An Atlantic Port, April 26 - The work of raising the American liner St. Paul, which sank at her. pier here yes- terday, was progressing rapidly to- day. Aside from damage to the ma chinery and furnishings, the loss will be- confined to the cost of salvaging operations.
 The vessel lies with her starboard side above water. Three of the $50 men said to have been aboard the liner are reported as missing. while the list of injured will not exceed 20.
 The St. Paul was returning to her pier from dry dock when she was caught in strong ebb tide and water poured into her. It, was said today that an ash port had been left eaA-N
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
EASTMAN JURY
 FAILS TO AGREE

New York, April 26-After report ing it's inability to agree on a verdict the jury in the trial of Max Eastman and three others associated with him in the publication of the Socialist magazine, "The Masses" was sent back today by the court to continue it's deliberations with instructions to make a further effort to reach an agreement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26

Sergeant Williams and two patrol ment were immediately sent from the Second precinct and arrived at to leave with their loot, packed in bundles.
 A thorough search of the house was made but without result. Sergeant Williams happened to look out of one of the windows and to his surprise he saw two men emerge from the eel lar entrance and run. Immediately the chase was on. The burglars proved to be fleet footed and crafty.
 They darted into the gardens of houses, climbed fences, dropped into alleyways with the three officers close at their heels. In their mad flight they left many parts of their cloth ing upon the fences which they scaled, but did not slacken their pace
 Owing to the fact that the entire neighborhood was aroused by the hue and cry, the officers were afraid to use their guns as they were liable to hit some of the citizens, who insisted in joining in the pursuit.
 By this time the pursuit and the quarry had reached some distance along Berkshire avenue, the police men were getting winded, but they hung on doggedly, until the pair of burglars darting down an alleyway threw them off the trail and the of- ficers found themselves in a cul de sac.
 Retreating upon their footsteps they again picked up the trail further along Berkshire avenue, but the thieves had too good a start and out distanced them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
FURTHER. HUNS ADVANCE, MORE
 IS THEIR PERIL

On the French Front in France, Thursday, April 27.-(By the Associ- ated Press)-The more they advance on the road toward Amiens the more perilous becomes the salient the Ger mans are forming in the Somme re- G"n, especially in view of the fact that the Allied reserves are virtually intact and the Allied armies now are commanded by a single chief.
 The present moment is less favor able to the German plans than when they started their advance on March q. Then weak point existed be- tween the French and the British armies. Now there is no sensitive part of the line, since the unified command h ] given the opportunity to make the most practical use of all the Allied troops-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
GERMANS TAKE MT. KENNEL
ARMS WORKER RESCUED
 FROM IRATE MOB

John Benelick of Seaview ave- nue a Russian by birth and ap- parently a Slav,l who condones the treachery ofs the Bolsheviki to the Allies, was rescued from 8 mob of irate workmen at the U. M. c. plant today by Robert M. Davies and number of guards.
 Benelick had rcfused to buy 8 Liberty Bond. A mob of his fel- low drill press w4rkers this morn- ing painted sEn which they pinned to his | ck and which read: 'He wouldn't buy a Lib- eTty bond" M
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
HARTFORD HONORS
 ITS DRAFTED MEN

Hartford, April 26-Two hundred selectives left Hartford at g o'clock this morning for Camp Upton, L. I. Entraining was preceded by a street parade led by band of volunteer mu- sicians Thousands of persons were at the station.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
CLARK DECLINES
 TO ACCEPT LATE SENATOR PLACE

Washington, April 26-Speak- CT Clark today declined Gov. Gardner's prOfTer of the Missouri senatorshipl to fiH-the, vacancy caused by Senator Stones death.
 Speaker Clark's letter of de- cIination addressed to Gov. Gard ner said in part: -'.
 ''In this awfuI crisis of our country's afairs-indeed, of the whole worIf affairs-it is the imperative unty of every man to serve the Nipple and uphold the governmenH to the best of his ability whdf fe he can do most"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
BURGLARS CHASED IN @ EAST SIDE BY CROWD
POLICE FEAR TO FIRE UPON THEM AND ROB BERS WHO WERE SURPRISED IN WILLIAM
 STREET HOUSE ESCAPE.

Shortly after o'clock last night burglars broke into David Armstrong; 372 William street. Apparently they by neighbors they ped the lock off the front door and telephoned the police.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
TOWN GEEK DIES.

Winsted,sApril 26-Charies H. Bas. sett, 12 years town clerk, died last night of paralysis. He was born in Seymour 6S years ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
BRIDGEPORT IS FIRST IN
 DISTRICT TO GET QUOTA
MAKES BETTER RECORD IN LIBERTY BOND SALES THAN BIG CITIES OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EX-
 PECTS 15O PER CENT OF ALLOTMENT

Bridgeport has the distinction of being the first city il the Second New York Federal Reserve District with population 100000 to subscribe its quota and only short distance from passing once and a half its quota
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
ARREST SPANIARD ON
 AN ESPIONAGE CHARGE
PARIS PRESS GIVES MANY DETAILS OF THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF MARQUIS DE ARQUEVILLY- EM-
 PLOYED BY KRUPPS, MADE FORTUNE.

Paris, April 26-The arrest Monday espionage charge of Marquis de Arquevy Spanish subject has result ed in the development in the Parsan press of many details of his hla
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
TROLLEY EMPLOYEESTO
 STRIKE UNLESS RAISED
IN. STORMY MEETING WHICH LASTED UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING THEY ARRANGE
 SCALE OF NEW WAGE DEMANDS.

According to word received today the moormen and ucors employed by the Connecticut Company will demand wages immediately their present contract with the comDanv rms June
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi- cinity: Probably showers to- night and Saturday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
MAN is NOW AT HIS BEST
There Has Been No "Moral and Physical Degeneration
Of the Race.


widely
favorable
The
while
ar the preentday American soldier crowded
which decidedly satisfactory rational
other belgeren
that generally physically and morally they
history The Europe
fighting
thousands rifles bullet
will emerge physically fine specimens of manhood
1t United
100000
civilians The
has constantly their
return In these facts the little bodies Of gloomy narrowndd
physically morally should their croakn being
conditions conundng their The
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
New Seed Oils viii Supply
Valuable Food, Tests Made
BY Government Have Proved

In experiments to determine the di-
gestibility of oils made from corn, soy
beans, sunflower seeds, Japanese mus
tard seed, rape seed, and charlock seed
oils not now commonly in use-the
United States department of agricul-
ture found that they are we'll assimi-
lated, and in value compare favorably
with other vegetable oils.
These digestion experiments, report
ed in Bulletin 687 published by the de-
partment, are a part of the series
which is being conducted by the de-
partment to determine the digestibil-
ity of various foods. During the test
period (three days. in which the oils
referred to constituted practically the
entire sources of fat, the subjects ate
on an average of SO to 80 grams per
day, and did not report any i'll effects.
To judge by their digestibility these
oils, according to the bulletin, should
prove satisfactory sources of fat for
the dietary.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Chemists May
Win War
Seek Poison Gas That Win De-
stroy Whole Armies.

American chemists working on the
poison gas problem may bring the war
to a victorious close for the allies in
their laboratories.
They are working hard, together
with British chemists, to find a color
less, odorless and invisible gas, which,
sweeping over a sleeping army, would
destroy it.
The Germans are also working to
find such a gas. Whichever side finds
1t first will win the war, declares a
Washington writer.
The "Gas SHELF is not necessarily a
she'll. 1t may contain a liquid or even
solid, and it opens up the whole
sphere of organic chemistry to be
drawn upon for materials.
In every German drive this year
there has been a gas strategy. Full
dress rehearsals in gas maneuvers to
meet every possible situation were
held by the Germans before an attack.
In the March drive captured maps
show the Germans had worked out
Some zones were drenched with gas
and others left untouched. The Ger
man attacking troops were supplied
with maps to indicate the safety zones
through which they might pass with
out harm.
Some zones were subjected to ephe-
neral gases which evaporated before
the arrival of the oncoming Germans.
other areas were bombarded with sew
eral hundred thousand shells, the gas
from which fingered for hours. On one
seven-mile sector the Germans dis
charged 1250O0 12-pound shells in one
day.
The front" is not the solid line it
looks to be on the maps. 1t is a series
of strongly-held posts, often hills. The
Germans use gas shells against these
strOngholds, attempt to drive the de-
tenders from them and to pass through
the safety zones between.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Sensations of an AirpIane
Man Detailed as to Thrills
Experienced at Dizzy Height

The trials for my military brevet
were fer the most interesting thing /
have done in aviation. On finishing
the 60-horse power Bleriot class, | was
told that would have to do my brevet
work on small Cauldron biplane, as
there were no Bleriots available, writes
Nordhoff in Atlantic Monthly.
Off she went with a roar, all ten CYL
inders firing perfectly, so / motioned
the mechanic to pull out the blocks
from before the wheels. A quick rush
and a turn headed me into the wind,
and the next moment the starters arm
shot forward.
Old 1887 is a bully bus. was or
the ground and heading up in forty
yards. 1t was rather an occasion for
beginner who had never before flown
over $500 feet. The little Cauldrons. of
climbed splendidly. In ten minutes
was circling over the camps at 1880
feet and in twenty had reached 5000,
just under the roof of the Clouds There
was only one blue hole through, so up
this funnel l climbed In decreasing cir
cles, till | finally burst out into the
gorgeous upper sunlight.
AT 5000 feet began to float about
in a world of utter celestial loneliness
dazzling pure sun, like the water OF
coral atoll, and beneath me billowy
sea of clouds, stretching away to i'm
finity. Here and there, from the
cloudy prairies great fantastic noun
tain ranges reared themselves; foot
hills and long divides, vast snowy
peaks, impalpable sisters of Orfzaba
or Chimborazo, and deep gorges, ever
narrowing, widening or deepening,
across whose shadowy depths drove
ribbons of thin gray mist.
Once, as / was sailing over a broad
canyon, / saw far off in the south
dark moving dot and knew with sud-
den thrill that another man like my
self, astride his gaunt buzzing bird, was
exploring and marveling at this upper
dream world.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06

their clubs to take positions in the
Steel league and to play with ship
building concerns.
He says the move displays lack of
patriotism and is not helping the
sport, inasmuch as the people who sup
port the game do not think highly of
these men.
'Ball players who are in the draft
and jump their clubs to go to work In
the steel and ship5uilding leagues are
not doing baseball bit of good" said
Maranville. 'They also are not help
ing Uncle Sam. They are not skilled
enough to be of much use in those con-
Germs and their chief object is to play
ball. Fans will remember the players
who 4eft their clubs, and after the
war Is over those who come back un-
doubtedly will be tormented all around
the circuit for their act"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Toad in the Garden Destroys
Many Insects During the Day

The toad is useful because of it's
diet. No less than SO species of in
sects, mostly injurious, have been
proved to enter into its dietary. In
his Civic Biology" George W. Hunter
says; A toad has been observed to
snap up 128 flies in half an hour. Thus
at low estimate it could easily de-
stroy a thousand insects during a day
and do an immense service to the gar
den during the summer. 1t has been
estimated by Kirkland that a single
toad may, on account of the cutwor1ns
which Ii kills, be worth S19.S8 each
season it lives, If the damage done by
each cutworm be estimated at only
one cent. Toads also feed upon slugs
and other garden pests.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
This Country Now Produces
indigo Made From Coal Tar

Indigo is now being made from coal
tar in this country. AT Midland, Mich.
1000 pounds of 20 per cent paste are
produced daily, reports Popular
Science Monthly. All the tariff bills
of this nation, commencing with the
tariff of March 3, 1883, and including
the tariff of October 3, 1913, placed
indigo on the free list. Not until Sep
TENDER 9, 1916. was a bill passed put
ting a duty on it. 1t was the first
schedule that braved the anger of the
German dyemakers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

George FL. Hughes of Denver, Colo,
forty years old. enlisted in the Ma
tional army at the first call of Presi-
dent Wilson for volunteers. Richard
A. Hughes, eighteen, son of George H.,
with the consent of his father. enlisted
n few days after the parent. Both
were sent to Camp Kearney. Cal.
where the son has become a sergeant
of the company in which the father is
a corporal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Good-By, Sugar Bowl!

Sugar bowls will be eliminated on
dining cars as part of the conserva-
ton program of the food administra-
ton and hereafter not more than two
half Jumps or one teaspoonful Of sugar
a meal will be served. The informa-
ten was contained in a message to
the food administration from B. S.
Harvey of Chicago. chairman of the
administrative committee of dining
car superintendent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
TITS TO LAUGH

Getting the Expression.

Getting the Expression.
"Will you take something to drinkf"
asked the photographer.
with pleasure" the sitter replied.
The photograph was taken and the
sitter said:
''But what about the little invita-
tion?'
"Oh, that's just a professional ruse
of mine to give a natural, interested
expression to the face"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Here and There.

The duchess of Marlborough
is leading a movement among
English women to sell their fam
lily jewels for war funds.
There are now % aviation
training fields operated by the
government in different parts of
the United States.
An order for 100000 pairs of
knee-length rubber boots for the
French army has been placed
with American manufacturers.
Australians are experimenting
with a mammoth oil-driven har-
vester which strips grain fields
az a rate of about 60 acres a day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06

Following a representative confer
eree M Kalamazoo. Mich, women OF
forced their aid on state farms.
The principle of the OPAQUE posi-
e,r,1 nroiector he's been utilized In
row machine for registering color
printing plates on printing press.
Partisan has invented roiier
skates propelled by one-quarter morse
mower gasoline motor, the fuel 'anh
sa,ng carried q the wearer's belt.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06
Strayed Away.
A d v ertisement

-"Lost while go
In e h o m e to
Brookline, black
leather handbag"
You cannot al
ways trust a black
leather handbag
TO go s r a | g h t
home every night.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-06

A deserving working girl of Paris
has fallen heir TO an annual income of
$500 which was enjoyed by pet horse
of Adolph de Rothschild until its re-
cent death from old age This was in
accordance with the viii of VI. de
Rothschild
Five hundred sheep. growers on the
Minidoka reclamation project. Idaho.
are consolidating their flocks into
larger bands for summer grazing.
Small sheep growers realize the bene-
fits of inexpensive summer grazing
through this cooperation.