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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-29
FALSE ALARM OF
 FIRE AT CRANE PLANT

An alarm of fire from the private box in the Crane company's west end plant, at o'clock yesterday morning created quite a stir in the fire de- partment until it was learned that 1t was all mistake. The watchman at the building explained to Chief Daniel E. Johnson that he had pulled the fire alarm key instead of the time key.
 A roof fire at the home of B. Klein, APT Spruce street yesterday afternoon did damage amounting to $15. Sparks dropping from the side of 8 broken chimney caused the blaze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-29

of released from the German yoke. Each day of next week will see special feature of conservation em- phasized. The food administration has issued a large number of posters bearing the words don't stop saving food" which will supplant the war conservation motto of save food"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-29
CRIMINAL SUPERIOR COURT.

Judge William s. Case of Hartford will preside at the December term of the Superior Court, criminal side, which will open in lis city next Thursday afternoon. There is a long list of cases to be tried, includ- ing several in which homicide : charged. It is expected a grand jury will be called early in the ses- sion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-29

The fellows who are profiteering in food now, before long will be com blaming that there is no trade and business is rotten .
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

ering other American units in the
Chateau-Thierry sector which had
not engaged in the fight, the SYRIA
cuse Brigade among others-so
gave Ford my lead and my copy, and
he shot them through.
Meantime. Plrke arrived from
Neufchateau. aud we talked the stu
alton over and decided that, as Ford
was worked pretty hard, should
stick there the American end on the
British front being dead and Parke
would return to NeufChateau Then, a
day or so later, they ordered us out
Of Paris and installed our headquart-
ers here, with a courier service 10
Paris, twenty-five miles away, there
time a day--9 a. m, p. m, and $50
p. m. 1t was very tough luck be.
ing taken off the end of the wire. but
it had to be.
Ford has gone to Neufchateau for a
tuupIt VI udsS " SGT sum- NuihS D
and little rest, and he will see
Parke down there. Perhaps Parke
will keep him there and will come
back here himself
We are covering three American
fronts from here, the Cantigny one
being almost three hours auto ride
from here. There may he other Am
erican fronts come to life around here
any time-that will depend on what
the Boche does.
am trying to get a statement
over that got from general of the
Marines that the United States needs
to wake up and give US good heavy
gas like mustard gas one that will
stick around for many hours, from
twelve to sixty hours. and put men
ont of action, as well as to send us
aeroplanes and artillery, instead of
making us borrow machines and
guns from the French.
| think the story will get through,
as il has been submitted to General
Headquarters with the censor's o. X.
that it should go.
Major Bozeman Bulzer formerly of
the New York World Is here in
charge of the Press section now and
Gerald Morgan is chief censor You,
of course, heard of Floyd Gibbons, of
the Chicago Tribune, getting his eye
shot out wrote him telling him |
wished he would get the Croix de
Guerre, and Floyd raped back:
Il might not get the right to wear
the Croix de Guerre, but | sure will
have the right to wear monocle. y
which wasn't so bad for old Glib, al
that.
Ferguson and Ford were in an auto
spill couple of days ago, and Ford
had his nosJ and upper lip swelled
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

Duquoin Richard Ragland, a far
mer, living northeast of DuQuoin, Is
probably fatally injured as a result of
an accident in which his team and
wagon and himself fel Through 4
bridge. The wagon was loaded with
concrete blocks. and Ragland was
caught beneath the weight Of these.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
PHYSICIANS FAIL TO
OBSERVE BIRTH LAW

Springfield. Aug. 12.-The Illinois
department OF public healthIs greatly
disturbed over the discovery that
many physicians have failed to com
ply with the birth and death rcgistra
ton laws, In a statement on the sub
ject the department says
In one county il was discovered
that in 1877 over 500 births had been
reported improperly TO the county
clerk instead of to the local regia'
trars. In consequence there Is no
record Of these births in the Division
of vita statistics Of the state depart
ment OF public health. The depart
ment has therefore written to every
county clerk in the state asking an
immediate report of the total number
of births, still-births and deaths re
corded in the county office from Jan
uary l. 1917, TO July i 1918,
This is very important aud urgent
matter a, the present time. The Unit
ed States has never accepted the vi
tai statistics reports by the state of
Illinois. The department is seeking
admission for Illinois into the federal
registration district. In compliance
with the request OF the department
OF bureau of census investigators viii
eb sent into the state TO check up the
records Such q discrepancy as Nat
Just discovered will result in the con
tinued exclusion of the state from the
antional statistics. Only a few days
arc now left in which to complete the
records
In one county where the inyssti.
gators were assured that the birth
reports were 80 per cent perfect,
short investigation showed that out
of forty children born in 1917 whose
deaths were recorded in that year
only twenty -one had been legally re.
ported as having been born,
The chief cause for complaint is
the negligence of attendants. They
see INTO think that compliance with
the law Is favor rather than a duty.
The law requires that all births
must be reported within ten days af.
ter they occur. Such reports must
not be delayed for the naming Of the
child.
1T is illegal to bury or otherwise
dispose of the body Of deceased per
son in Illinois without having first
secured burial permit and it is the
duty OF undertakers, physicians and
relatives to make proper certificate
of death.
Violation Of the vital statistics
law is punishable by fine or impris
onment, or by both Other business
is no excuse for negligence or delay
The law is mandatory
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

up from kissing the Windshield rather
1orcibly His bcczer is quite swollen,
but he is absolutely o X Fergie
landed ON his dome. So was unhurt,
although knocked cold for i've or ten
minutes.
Il is no bull that the French are
tickled pink 10 see our douehboys
over here. and while | would never
dare write il for fear of being called
a sob sister. ii Is absolutely true THAI
they get out in the road aud cheer the
boys marching all along Even the
French poilus always salute all Am
erican officers. which they don't do to
British. Belgian, Italian, or any other
officers
The publication OF a daily American
communique has been a great boost
for us, everyone admits, particularly
as it is couched So modestly You
would laugh to see American dough
boys who were probably clerks in u
bank year ago now hustling up
their own food beside the road; and
the motortruck trains are cooking
them own stun and making their
little tents TO sleep IN At night, OF
sleeping under the cars. or in them.
You can see them when they are
billeted with the French. helping the
French women peel potatoes ana
string beans and wash salad and
fooling with the kids. and at night
'geeking oil to the .northward to
see the guntlashes light up the sky
and hear the anti-airCraft guns
banging away
Sincerely yours,
HENRY q. WALES
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

A MEXICAN families would have less sugar than the
n people of war France, if depended entirely
on our home grown sugar stocks.
Approximately rs per cent. of our sugar is shipped
to our shores We produce about 900 tons of sugar
year Our imports from abroad amount to over 3,O0O
900 tons year in normal times.
The United States Food Administration asks each
family limit its of sugar to two pounds per month
per person for household use The military situation de-
mands that every available ship be placed at the disposal
of the Army or Navy. When we save sugar, we save
shipping.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
PLAN LIBERTY
CROP OF WHEAT

Springfield, Aug. IA "libert,
wheat crop in Illinois for 1919 is
'plannde, The state college of agrI
culture through the state council OF
defense is urging It, They hope to
induce farmers of the state to plant
from 10 to 20 per cent in wheat acre
age for next year
In order to assure for illinois al
least the minimum acreage demanded,
the college of agriculture says, It will
be necessary to grow wheat on one
fifth of the cereal acreage of the
state, as shown by the latest crop re-
port of the United States census bu.
reau. Wherever feasible, the college
says, the acreage should be increased
to one-lourth or 'one-third of the total
cereal acreage
In central Illinois. the corn grow.
ing section of the state, the college
urges all farmers to grow at least
twenty acres of wheat to every fifty
acres of corn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

80 can do my house work without any
difficulty. | advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will do as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 142l 5th
St., N. E., Canton. Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious conH.
tons where hospital operation is the
only alternative, but on the other hand
80 many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary - every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it a
fair trial before submitting to such
trying ordeal
If complications exist, write to Lydia
+. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience Is at your service,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
WAR SCRIBE HAS TO DO IT.
so HE GOES ABOUT GETTING IT DONE

New York, August 12.-The ex'
perience OF war correspondent, VINO
risks his life every second he Is on
duty, Is a feature OF war wholly
overlooked or underestlmated by
those who keep in touch with the
happenings in the theatre OF contiict.
The war correspondent is out to get
the news. and he gets 1t regardless
of consequences. But his path is not a
rosy one. This fact is strikingly
shown in recent letter from Henry
G. Wales, one of the International
News Service staff correspondents, to
the manager of the service. The letter
follows:
My dear Chief:
Just few lines to tell you She
situation here as it exists, although il
may be largely changed ere this
reaches you.
| On May q or the French after,
noon communicate announced German
attacks developing in Flanders
against Ypres and between scissors
and Rheims; so. having my creden-
tials fixed for the American chateau
in the British area, | went up there
Immediately.
They never received the telegram |
was coming, so | finally got there
via motor.trucks, freight trains and
ambulances, and then found the Ger.
man thrust in Flanders had been
merely feint and that the main
blow was on the Aisne.
beat ii back to Paris with two
other correspondents to see If we
could do anything from Paris with
the scissors attack and then we re-
turned in a couple of days to the
American chateau up at the British
front, as | was expecting credentials
20 the British correspondents chateau
to come through any time.
| remained there a few days until
the German drive toward Chateau
Thierry got more serious and Amerl-
can troops were mentioned in the line
there and also when we received in.
formation up there which | cannot
write you, but which warranted our
returning TO the scene Of activity in.
mediately.
got back to Paris late at night
and beat II out as near Chateau
| ThiAry as | could get by train, mo.
Etortruck. ambulance and motorcycle
sidecare next day. | arrived just after
the Marines had made terrific at
tack. suffering heavy losses and
gaining certain valuable ground |
got the story and returned to Paris
via every known form of locomotion,
including bicycle except aeroplane
and submarine
When | tried to file my story with
the line about $50 Bocbes captured
the censor advised me nothing do.
ing, because he thought was accred.
tied TO the British only and could not
work with the Americans. Four or
five hours later Bert Ford came In
with part Of the story not through
| any fault Of his. as he had been COW
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
HE'S "75 YEARS YOUNG"
AND EXPECTS TO ENLIST

Anderson, Ind. Aug 12-Daniel r.
Jones, wants 10 enlist nthe army
Mr. Jones application for enlistment
in the National Army was tented be
cause he had not registered under the
Selectiye Service law, despite the fact
he climbed four fights of stairs IN
order to present his application in
person. He claims he has had mill.
tary experience, having enlisted IN
the Union Army in 1861 at the age of
eighteen He says he Is now seven.
ty-fiYeyears young"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Impressed by Foch.
STREET SERVICE FLAGS
IS CLEVELAND, O., PLAN

Cleveland, O. Aug. Il Service
flags have been flown here from
homes clubs, churches ana almost
every kind of organization headquar.
tiers. but now there has been intro.
duced the street service ilag. In a
number Of the suburbs OF the city, as
well as In outlying business streets.
faes have been raised showing how
many residents of the street as a
whole have Joined the colors. The
new flags are being flown by munici.
paiittieS as well as b4 business
houses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
ILLINOIS BRIEFS

Chicago, H. Aug l2-Alex Mcneil.
5li North Michigan avenue yesterday
found his wife. Alice, dead ON her bed
with tube from the open gas jet az
her side She LETT note which read;
Goodbye Yoh broke your plate
with me last night Goodbye for
ever. Excuse my pencil am not
myself You have never done right
Get rid OF her no matter what do
Mcneil was locked up He was in no
condition to be questioned.
DuQuoin Richard Ragland a far
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
GEORGE CHIP KNOCKS OUT
ROASTING HUN PRISONER

New Castle. Pa. Aug. l2--Georga
Chip, former middleweight boxer of
this city, recently hal the honor Of
whipping a Boosting German in the
intcrnment camp near Camp Greene
leaf Chip is a corporal In the Ma.
tional army. When one of the intern.
ed Germans Boosted that he could lick
half dozen Americans. Chip was
summoned to teach him Il lesson The
German was knocked out in short or
der.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
CLEVELAND WOMEN WILL
TAKE CARE OF HEROES

Cleveland, o, Aug l2.---Women Of
the Cleveland branches of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Spanish-American War Vet.
Grams have decided to use funds at
their disposal for the installation and
upkeep Of beds In a large room at
City hospital, here. TO take care of
soldier and sailors who are injured
in Europe, or on the seas.
There are irour Ranches o fthe aux.
Hilary in the city and 1t is expected
that each will provide two or more
beds.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
HOW MRS. BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION
Canton, Ohio. -"r suffered from
female trouble which caused me much

sun erlDg, and two
doctors de cid G d
that | would have
to go through an
operation before |
could get well.
My mother, who
had been helped by
Lydia E. Pinkham S
Vegetable Com
pound, advised me
to try it before sub
hitting to an opera
ton. Itrelieved me
from NV tro,Ihleu
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
GERMANS RETREAT
IN WILD DISORDER
AS French ADVANCE
ARmoRED CARS LEAD CAVALRY
INTO DEPLETED RANKS OF
EOE-DRtVE TERROR INTO
BREAST Or hukS-CAPTURE
THOUSANDS.

On the French Front in France
Aug. Everything ends to confirm
the impression that q great victory
mas been won.
The French troops are pursuins
their success. aid have now pro
gres sea taE east of Montdider. gath
ering up along the route thousands
Of prisoners, together with enemy
cannon and machine guns.
Harrassed BY the French cavalry
which had pushed far ahead. the Ger
mans we're thrown into great dis
order as they sought to fall back
In the wake of the cavalry ar
mored cars advanced with automatic
guns, scattering terror aud destruc
ton amongst the retreating foe
The enemy was engaged in "a das
perate effort along the roads 10 the
rear, crowded with masses of men
and material. seeking to disengage
himself from the French pursuit.
Further south the French army
on the right continued equal pres
sure taking the heights of Bou
logne. lacrosse.
The French artillery has under its
fire important enemy concentrations
of men and material retreating near
Noyon and Guisoard.
When the French troops entered
Montdidler at 1890 O'clock Saturday
afternoon the Germans had not com
pletely evacuated the town. clinging
to the outskirts Of the place with the
help of machine guns. some of which
were being served by officers of the
detachments all the men having been
killed or wounded.
Spain Near Break With Hun.
London, Aug. PIT would cause
no surprise here if Spain would break
of diplomatic relations with Ger
many as the result of the U-boat At
tacks on Spanish shipping.
Heretofore. Spain has been held in
line by the German threat Of com.
mercial repression In case she entered
the war
Feeling Is now so acute through
out the Spanish nation as the result
OF cynical German answers to Spain :
protests against U-boat attacks that
abandonment OF neutrality by Spain
is considered certain.
Cabinet Faces Crisis.
The Spanish cabinet Is known to
be reconsidering Its previous posi-
ton, which has been one of long suf
fering patience in the face of ever
recurring submarine attacks on Span
ish shipping.
THE cabinet council says one
leading Madrid paper will settle our
economic and international future
Spain, which so far has maintained
strict neutrality, cannot confuse neu
trality with something quite differ
emit"
Impressed by Foch.
The London Evening Standard says
I'm Spain the effect of the turn
OF tide compelled by Foch's strategy
is being most plainly marked There
is good reason to believe that serious
decisions are being taken by the Span.
1sh cabinet which may result in open
rupture with Germany soon
II Spain abandons her neutrality.
II is believed here there will soon be
Spanish army on the western front.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-11
Drives Out
Rheumatism
Take "Neutrone Prescription SO" and
All Soreness and Stiffness Will
Fade Away AS II BY Magic.

"Neutrone Prescription go for rheu-
matism! Nothing like it in the wide
world. 1t is a prescription that every
body is talking about, and when one
takes it, it penertates to the muscles
and joints and quickly drives out the
causes of the painful trouble.
Druggists are selling whole lot of
"Neutrone Prescription SO" to people
who must have free and strong mus
cles to support vigorous body for
work. ..
Get "Neutrone Prescription 90" for
weary, stiff and painful muscles and
joints. Get it to take out the agony
from those painful limbs. Use this
sure relief, not only for rheumatism,
but to clear up the kidneys, make the
liver work and purify the blood. A
weeks treatment for SOC. Large size
bottle, $100. Conkey Drug Co., and
leading druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-11
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair, be care.
full what you use. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too much
alkali, which is very injurious. as 1t
dries the scalp and makes the hair
brittle
The best thing to use is Just plain
mulsified cocoanut OIL for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces
You can get this at any drug store,
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonfuf is all
that is required. 1t makes an abund-
ance of rich. creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly, and rinses out easily The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy,
wavy and easy to handle. Besides, 1t
loosens and takes out every particle
Of dust, dirt and dandruff-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-11
LIBERTY CuARDSMEN
SELECT OFFICERS

LIBERTY, Ind, July 1.-THE two
Liberty Guard companies here have
elected the following officers:
Company A-Captain, Walter F.
Bossert; first lieutenant. Monros Du
Val; second lieutenant, Ed Kahn.
Company B-Captain, Jesse Stew
ems; first lieutenant, Lee Shook; Sec
ond lieutenant, w. o. Perigo.
The guards drill every Thursday
night at the coliseum The total mus
ter roll now contains 107 names, with
new members being added every day.
The list of names is as follows:
Walter F. Bossert, Floyd L. Keller,
Ernest C. Davis, Donald B. Fosdick,
Morris l.. Bond, Mcclellan Hubbell,
Nelson Wright, Lora Elmer Coffman
William Arthur Weers, Albert H.
Crawford. Augustus Summers, Paul
Connaway, James Mack Wilson, Ever
EFT NJ Flint
Clint Bryson, Albert w. Post, Harry
E. Breen, Manus A Roach, Nathaniel
B. Sizelove, John J. Hubbell, Jesse E
Stevens, Lester Dalrymple, Forest
Lenard, Raymond s. Snyder. Bernard
D. Breen.
Ralph Robinson, Samuel L. Buffer
Edmund Fogarty, Lawrence C. Down.
ard, Donald B. Smith, Howard "
Bernhard, James r. Coughlin, Joseph
S. Rose, Andrew H. Smith, William T
Ramsey, Charles C.. Johnson.
VIM. O. Perigo, Theo. j. Breadel
Francis Docley, Charles l.. Fahrlander
Francis P. Farley, Lee Owen Shook
Herman Fahrenholz, George c. Hub
bell, Clarence A. Dugle, Everett Aber.
nathy, C. l.. Belden.
Willard Bertch, Elmer H. Robertson,
Andy F. Remyer, Tom Parkins, James
II. Eaton, Cecil L. Pierson, Ernest
LaFuze, ]. r. Moss. NJ r. Little.
Carl l.. zimmerman, Vernon Bond, F
M. Davis, Cecil M. Huntington, Walter
Sharpe. Hyle Barcus, l.. c. Robson
Jess Woods, H. X. Fosdick Chas. w
Starr, E. E. Kahn, Willard Beard.
Walter Mason, Raymond R. Stevens,
Ross Happes, Robert Alternately. Levi
Wilson, Joseph E. Corrington, Donald
F. LaFuze. Ross X. Moore, Louis T
zimmerman.
Leo w. Maxwell. Claude L. Irwin,
Lyman D. Orr, Clyde o. Mullen, G. E
Stevenson, Ora D. Snyder. Dwight S.
Tappen, Bennett F. Collier
Cecil Davis, Perry Davis, Jesse KEEL
ley, John V. O'Toole, Leonard Ball,
Bert Roach, Elmer E. Post. Jas H. Lit
tie. Hilbert Beard, Carl Darens.
Harry Craft, Lester H. Logue, Carl
Raymond Toler, Samuel Corrington,
George A. Coughlin, Harold F. LaFuze,
Fred Max, Forest Weers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-11
REPORT BARBERRIES
NOT YET REMOVED
BY j. c. KLINE.

Any person who has removed the
common or Hun barberry bushes from
their property and knows anyone who
has not complied with this govern
ment request, is asked to notify Coun-
ty Agent J. c. Kline. He will visit
the owner who hasn't met this food
request, point out the danger this
plant is to the wheat crop because 1t
harbors a certain stem rust of small
grains, and ask the person to remove
the noxious plant.
Reports to the county agent from
the Purdue Extension Department
show that more than 95 percent Of
those plants found during the survey
in the spring have been removed,
scarcely anyone refusing to take them
out. A few plants we're overlooked,
however, and cooperation of those
who have already met the federal re-
quest is asked in locating those that
haven't come out Several cases of
where these common bar-berries, not
the Japanese varieties, have caused
wheat infection, have been found this
year in Indiana
One 10-acre field of wheat south of
Centerville, is completely ruined by
the black rust. A number of barberry
bushes were growing wild in the
woods nearby, and the infection of
the wheat was caused from these
bushes This Is a good example of
what damage the barberry bushes will
cause.