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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
SAYS ATROCITIES OF GERMANS ARE.
 NOT MACNIFIED
U. s. Military Observer As serts Stories of Cruelty
 More Often Minimized

New York, Jan. 29.-German atroci- ties have been minimized 100 times where they have been magnified once, members of the Republican club were told recently by Captain A. P. Sim mons, a United States military ob- server in Germany during the mob- ilization, having been attached to the American embassy at Berlin.
 Don't let anyone tell you that Ger man atrocities are merely fiction" Captain Simmons declared. 'One of the most grewsome sights I ever saw was the impaling of babies on the ends of German bayonets and their return to frantic mothers. If you knew. the horrors that patient, suf- fering little Belgium has been through, your blood would freeze in your veins.
 We've got to sacrifice till the skin is worn down to the bones of our hands. The dragon is just outside our gate. We'll pay, but not in the way Germany wants us to pay"
 Captain Simmons said the United States must send 100000 men to France to make any showing, flor our enemy is fortified by almost inn pregnable forces,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
HUN GAS SHELLS
 FIND AMERICAN
 SOLDIERS READY

Benjamin Penney of Hallowell, Me, has received a letter from Sam uel Vaughan, mailed from some point in France. He says in part:
 We are now allowed to get up at 6:15 instead of 5:45, but yesterday we did not get the benefit of it, owing to a gas alarm coming in about 3:30 a. m. l sleep at the door of the hut and I got up and aroused Stude, the other sergeant, who sleeps opposite me, and we each went down one side of the hut, had the men put their box respirators in the alert position slung on their chests ready to put on.
 "Then went down and found from the control office that an alarm had come in to them over the wire that gas shells were falling in the town about five miles north. As the air was drawing from the northwest, l knew we were in no danger.
 T awakened the captain and re- ported and said the men had best go to sleep again with their respirators on their bodies and I would stay on guard to windward. This I did and wore the fur lining to my trench coat and so kept nice and warm. Even with a four-mile wind, if there had been any gas, it would have taken over an hour and half to reach us.
 ''It is only when a cloud gas attack comes that there is any danger and when one is six to seven miles behind the lines, as we are, one gets at least, a half hour warning.
 Gas shells are only dangerous within few hundred yards of their burst, and only from a cloud that will float down to leeward when hundreds are sent over in the same place. It was a good experience to test the men, though not the slightest danger
 Don't be fooled by the papers about the duration, of the war. Ii will probably last at least two years from now, so we might as well face it squarely."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
TWAIN UNEARTHED LONGEST WORD IN
 GERMAN LANGUAGE

Amsterdam, Jan. 29.-(Correspond- ence of The Associated Press)-It was Mark Twain who made the discovery that the German language aboundeo in words so long that they have a perspective" His record of a 37-let- ter word is easily beaten by the Der lin Vorwaerts, which accuses a well known Pan German publicist of being a:
 "Hungertrie- resclutiOnsme ehreits-
 Zuendebekaempfer'
 To save time it may at once be stated that this monstrosity is 53 letters long, and it means "opponent-to-the-bit end-of-the- (Reichstag)- majority-res- olution-for-a- hunger-peace."
 The assaulted Pan-German has so far refrained from replying to the ac- cusation in suitable terms. Paper is probably too scarce in Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
NEW HOME CARD SOON READY TO
 BE DISTRIBUTED

Washington, Jan. 29.-The new home card of the food administration has been issued and soon will be dis tributed throughout the United States to aid housekeepers in observing the 1918 food conservation program of two wheatless, one meatless and two porkless days as announced in Presl- dent Wilson's proclamation.
 The card carrying an explanation of the weekly plan will go into effect today when the bakers begin the manufacture of the Victory loaf, a war bread containing a 5 per cent. substitute for wheat flour. Bakers are to increase the substitutes for wheat flour until 20 per cent. sub stitution is reached on Feb. A. At the same time grocers will sell house. holders wheat flour only when the purchaser buys an equal amount of some other cereal. The food admin istration card asks "every loyal American to help win the war by maintaining rigidly as a minimum of saving the following program:
 "Have two Wheatless days (Monday and Wednesday, in every week and one wheatless meal in every day.
 "Explanation-On 'wheatless' days and in 'wheatless' meals of other days use no crackers, pastry, maca- roni, breakfast food or other cereal food containing wheat, and use no wheat flour in any form except the small amount that may be needed for thickening soups or gravies, or for a binder in cornbread and other cereal breads. As to bread, if you bake it at home, use other cereals than wheat, and if you buy it, buy only war bread. Our object is that we should buy and consume one-third less wheat products than we did last year.
 "Have one meatless day (Tuesday) in every week, and one meatless meal in every day. Have two porkless days (Tuesday and Saturday. in every week.
 Explanation - 'Meatless' means without any cattle hog, or sheep pro ducts. On other days use mutton and lamb in preference to beef or pork. 'Porkless' means without pork, ba- con, ham, lard or pork products, fresh or preserver. Use fish, poultry and eggs. As a nation we eat and waste nearly twice as much meat as we need.
 Make every day a fat saving day (butter, lard, lard substitutes, etc)
 Explanation-F'ry less; bake, broil boil or stew instead. Save meat drip pings; use these and vegetable oils for cooking instead of butter. Butter has food values vital to children; there fore give it to them. Use it only on the table. Waste no soap; it is made from fat. Be careful of all fats. We use and waste two and a half times as much fat as we need.
 Make every day a sugar saving day.
 "Explanation-Use less sugar. Less sweet drinks and candy containing sugar should be used in war times. As nation we have used twice as much sugar as we need"
 The card cautions householders also against hoarding food, and gives re- newed assurance that the government ''by it's control of exports will retain for our people a sufficient supply of every essential foodstuff." Warning against limiting the food of growing children also is given. The reverse side of the card outlines the reasons for the necessity of food saving, em- phasizing the Allies absolute need of wheat, meats, fats and sugar.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
ROCKEFELLER COAL TO SCHOOL

Greenwich, Conn.,, Jan. 29-Percy A. Rockefeller has given twenty-five tons of coal from his cellar to a pub lie school here, which has been clos ed a. month through lack of fuel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
NEED 2.0OO VETERINARIANS.

New Haven, Jan. 29.-At least 2,o00 additional, enlisted men, it was said yesterday at the headquarters here of the Connecticut recruiting district. are needed within the next few weeks for the organization of the veterinary corps. These men will nbe sent to the medical officers training camp at Fort Riley, Kansas, or Fort Ogle- thorpe. Ga
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
RECRUITS CONTINUE
 TO LEAVE BRIDGEPORT

Recruiting for the United States and for Great Britain is proceeding satis- factorily here. The naval station sent three recruits today to New Haven, the limit for the week. The naval re- serve force has received many appli- cations. Eight recruits left yesterday for Canada for the British forces, and three men were accepted here for the U. $. Army. Men are wanted for the veterinary corps, and it is announced there are places for 2,000 who are not included in the draft ages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
SEEKING $2,25O

Foreclosure is claimed in a suit filed in the superior court by the South Norwalk Trust Co.,, of South Norwalk, against Harry W. Mather and others to recover on a note for $2,25O made June 27. 1914, and still unpaid. Miner D. Randall, Edward Beard and Bertha c. Harris all claim to have interests in the property and are cited in as defendants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
TAX OFFICIALS BUSY

Income tax officials in the Federal building are kept busy by the rush of persons required to make returns who call for assistance in making out their papers Many puzzling questions are asked the collectors by those who are uncertain whether they are required to file returns or not.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29

(Iltcorporated) Lyon 6 Grurlman. Retail DivisIoa FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDDLE ST.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-29
VIOLATE LIGHT LAWS

According to complaint made to Full Administrator Carl F. Siemon to- day three Chinese restaurants, cen tally located, are the only violators of the six lightles nights order. While all merchants and other restaurant owners are strictly following the order these restaurant signs burn brightly until 2 a. m., it is charged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Accidents at Sea.

Many fail to the for the unusually
large number of maritime accidents outside OF those
plainly incidental to war There are, however. a
number of causes
For thing, high freight rates have
drawn into service practically every old tub of a
boat that will stay a1oat Ships which had been
ting in harbors for years have been hastily repaired
and sent to Often machinery gets of order,
damage total loss is sustained in storms.
OF course in the Atlantic vessels run at night with
lights out and there is danger of collision, espec-
tally in home waters, which constantly being
combed in the search for submarines.
Another factor is the character of the crews Good
sailors exceedingly scarce Thousands of mex
perienced men have been drawn into the merchant
marine and worse STILL other thousands now fol-
lowing the the and riff-raff of all
nations. They demand exorbitant pay work as little
possible and refuse to submit discipline There
comparatively few American sailors. Most of
the men manning our ships now are foreigners
Often they are unable to understand our language
possibly half a dozen or more nationalities being
represented in a single crew.
Add to these other drawbacks the difficulty in get
ting any all and the tendency of sailors to
permanently leave the ship The trip is COM
pleted and it will be that our merchant marine
is being operated under great difficulties and that
the percentage of accident is not unreasonaby high
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
THE CRISIS.
BY Evelyn Hope Barton.

ny I@Ntly II IIOpC bci IOb
Look out for the mani warn
you! He is crafty, shrewd. Until
you are back with your friends, be-
ware of Pascal Trebo."
That is his name, it is?' asked.
He is the-man to adopt any name
to hide his tracks" replied Albert
Cone seriously. 1T was an unfor-
tunate hour when his eye fell upon
Drusilla. Those eyes-they terrify
her, they haunt her still"
Looking down, up, in, out or
straight away, those brilliant jet
black eyes of Trebo remind of
sphero-cylindrical bifocal lenses.
A burning pencil of flame darts
forth. You will know him by his
eyes"
why know him at alp | ques-
toned. Wherefore should he cross
my PATH"
Because he has sworn to do so.
Trebo has made his boast that you,
who lave won my sister, will never
marry her"
This was rather high-handed SEN
timent for ME to accept unqualified
ly. ! secretly derided what | es-
teemed to be exaggerated fear. My
friend. Cone. attached to the Amer
lean consulate at Bolo, Ecuador,
had been a year among these peo-
pie and was schooled as 10 the var
ious Observation-Disclosures "olla pod
rtda' of native and foreign ele-
ments, in greater part representing
the offscourings of anarchistic and
QrnunA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12

lack or operating capital prevented
him from developing A drive of
20 miles, he informed me, an hour S
inspection, and l could gain a val
liable concession at one-fourth its
real value. l consented TO go with
him. 1t was to arrive at an isolat-
ed old plant abutting an abandoned
digging.
My guide showed me over the
prospect and then the plant AS we
entered the cellar a blow drove me
PROSTATE. insensible, and later
aWoke to a consciousness of horror
and suspense.
My hands and feet were tightly
bound; | was helpless, except for
the power to lift myself to sitting
position. Four feet beyond me was
a keg of blasting powder. Leading
from II was long fuse. | traced
It's other end. Three yards behind
me II was fiery and suffering.
/ recognized fully that the slowly
creeping fire would reach the keg
soon. sudden thought inspired
me. | Topped over sideways, my
face landing directly across the
fuse. My lips reached it. l knew
that | was saved as, the bitten end
stu between my teeth. came up
right again. The reaction gave me
new strength. l tugged at my
hands. At the end of 90 minutes l
was free. | FASTENED outside. Nv
fierce. resentful impulse was to
hasten to Bogota and set the police
on the TRAN of my would be assas-
sin.
l was nanatrattng a little thicket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12

when l lodged aside as l saw
man making for the plant, the very
man who had lured me thither. l
OWNED at once that. waiting for
the explosion which did not ev5ntu-
ate, he had returned 10 learn the
cause. was full of anger and
pounced upon him with fury. Once
twice. thrice | lunged out at MIN.
The glasses he wore snapped 10
pieces.
And something else, MY fist
blows had not only broken the
glasses. but a film OF glass set IN
his eye sockets. and as these were
displaced there was revealed a pair
of black, piercing eyes. The paint
ed films gone that had so complete
ly disguised the ruff1an. he was re-
vealed in his true identity Pascal
Trebol
He had gone down under my
blow. Now, his eyes bleeding, ne
slowly raised himself on one elbow,
He glared and Kissed at me. tugged
at weapon in his hip pocket. l
dashed at him 10 outwit him, when
there was an explosion. His hasty
efforts had exploded the revolver
and he sank back as the fatal bull
let pierced his heart.
l did not delay at the spot; ! did
not even report the tragedy az Boz
gotta. l left the soulless schemer
where retrihution had overtaken
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Stopping the "Terror Offensive"

Henry P. Dawson, who has just returned from an
inspection of Red Cross units the European battle
fronts, reports that combating perncious Hun prop
uganda and neutralizing the German terror often
sive is taking much of the time of those serving
the organization Air raids behind the lines drop
ping of literature and spreading of false reports
has been undertaken by the Hun on an extensive
scale for the purpose of beating down the morale
the people and bringing about demand for peace
This is carried from the English channel to the
Swiss border and especially along the Italian front
The German effort is addressed to the ignorant peas
antry and it might be successful if it were not for
the eternal vigilance of the Red Cross This organi
cation not only helps for the injured but it
spreads the gospel of comfort and good where
it has stations The diligence and sanity of its
workers proof against the Germans terrorism
and deceit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
TITLE DAILY SHORT STORY

To come to the point, |, from the
north, employed to negotiate with
ENJOYS of the local government,
was after some guano and potash
concessions, and had come to Bolo
TO meet Cone, and, later, his sister,
Drusilla.
l loved Drusilla from the first
moment my eyes rested upon her
singularly lovable and expressive
face. There had been a brief court
ship, an engagement Meanwhile
was called to BogOta to close up
final negotiations. | was very busy
my first week at Bogota | heard
nothing of this Trebo, and was pre-
pairing to return TO Bolo when one
day a man approached me at my
hotel.
You are Senior Francis Wor-
den ?" he asked in a smooth tone.
| nodded an assent. He was a
noticeable individual His face was
a strong one and showed character
and force. The most vacuous, light
est blue eyes | had ever seen, how
ever, void of expression, blurred
and covered with slightly darkened
glasses, gave me an impression of
weakness and INDIGESTION.
They told me of you down at
the exchange" he went on. You
are agent for northern purchasers
of guano and potash properties, l
understand ?"
Why. yes" | acceded. Il have
done something in that line"
Thereupon my visitor became
communicative. He proceeded TO
dAsarihA q notash hnlding which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Dress Reform.

This is good time to consider dress reform.
Everybody knows that the world has long been
Elave 10 fashion. 1t is secret that styles
liked by the manufacturers of apparel and changed
from time time merely TO keep their goods moving
and to bring out something. new" for which
gulIibe public will pay extravagant price.
Just now we have with the summer fur. Nothing
more superfuous the way Of woman's apparel ever
was devised as any who has per-
spring dame Juggling about under the broiling
sun will testify Next winter when she really needs
these same furs they may be out Of style. Made
up in their present form they sure to be. Furs
cost more money than they did before and it
also costs more 90 make them over
1t is the way with good many Of the
5ther things women wear. and with not few OF the
hings that men use for personal adornment There
& an endless chain Of unnecessary expense. It did
not matter so much when the world at peace
and everybody was conceded the right to have any
hing he could buy or borrow. but it's different now
We're trying 10 get basis where every dollar Will
.endeE- f. maximum service. That means pairing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
conscientious Directors"

Forty-fve men who refused to wear the army uni
form have been given long terms in federal prison
They declared themselves conscientious DIRECTORS"
Perhaps they WERE but that didn't lot them out
The world is full of conscientious directors"
made by Germany. There are a lot of things about
this war against which conscience cries out. Take
the war itself Outside of Germany where is there
a civilized people who do not believe that war is
wrong and the waging of it for any save defensive
purposes is criminal? Yet the has been forced
upon us and we cannot escape the duty to fight
Outside of Germany where is the conscience that
does not protest against the cruel and barbarous
methods that have been Observation-Disclosures Of
children slaughter and outraging of women, use of
poison disease germs bombardment of civilians and
hospitals sinking of noncombatants by submarine
and all the rest? Yet these things are being done
/ by the enemy and meet him are obliged in
! self defense to adopt some of his tactics.
III Is there any honest Conscientious outstanding cit
Ffzen who approves the miserable, sneaking
tenptible spying and sabotage that the Hun prides
himself on having reduced a science? And yet to
root it out and nuIlify its effects Americans
compelled to take personal interest in affairs of
our neghbors which ordinarily feel of
Informers whenever circumstances seem to justify.
What the man next door eats and wears, when and
where he goes, what he says and the language he
speaks may be matters of considerable significance
and little may like meddling with such af-
fairs and playing the role of tater, only by such
means can we hope to definitely put stop to this
very sort of practice.
These are only few Of the things to which every
enemy OF Germany and of the neutrals object.
things which of the allies compelled TO do
at least countenance in own Defense though our
very instinct rebels against them.
There is nothing unique in being conscientious
objector" The world is full of those who may be
classified. The only wonder is that the sentiment
isn't unanimous.
But there is no defense for the fellow who OPP
poses military service the ground of object
ing conscience. If he had any conscience he never
would offer such plea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Continued tomorrow
Buy War Saving Stamps
WAR TAX on MAIL.

London.-Until the new budget
put a war tax on mail. this country
had been sending letters for PEN
ny-two American cents-for rs
years. Not until 1870 was the post
card introduced. II has required a
half-penny stamp, now raised to
penny, for inland delivery.
Papers here express the BELIEF
that the increased postal charges
will cause more postca rds TO be
used. In announcing the increase
of half a penny for letter postage
the chancellor OF the exchequer
pointed out that the new rate had
been fixed by all the big countries
of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
The Light IN
the Clearing
n. DIVING RACHETTF
Bv IRVING BACHELLER
Copyright 1917 The Bobbs- Merrin Co.

Baynes," said Mr.. GrimshaW an bo
rose from his chair; "I1l give 70
! three months 10 see what Won a.,
do. I wouldn't wonder If the bog
would turn out all right He's III,
an cCrdy Of his age an a nuTts,
| likely hoy they tell me He'd -.
been all right at the county nous.
until he was old enough 10 earn big
Twin, but you was too proud For
that-wasn't We? I don't mini
pride unless It keeps a man from
payin' his honest debts. You ought
TO have better sense"
AN you ought to keep vou-
breath to cool yer pOrridge," sa,d
Uncle Peabody.
Mr.. Grimshaw opened the door
and stood for moment looking AZ
us and added in milder tone
you've got one o the best farms IN
this town an If We work hard an,
use common sense ye ought to Ia
out o debt in five years-mebbe
less"
He closed the door and went
away.
Neither Of US moved or spoke a
we listened to his footsteps on the
gravel path that went down 10 the
road and to the sound OF his buggy
as he drove away. Then Uncla
Peabody broke the silence by saw.
ing:
Hes the dam 'dest-"
He stopped. set the half-splint-
cred stick aside, closed his Jack
knife and went to the water-pa1
to cool his emotions with a drink
Aunt Deel took up the subject
where he had dropped il, as II no
half-expressed sentiment would
satisfy her. saying:
old skinfiint that ever lived IN
this world, ayes, I amt goin' to
hold down my opinion O. that man
no longer, ayes! l can't. It's too
powerful-ayesi :"
Having recovered nv composure
1 repeated that I should ike to give
up schol and stay at home and
work.
Aunt Deel interrupted me by say
ing:
Il have an idee that Sile Wright
will help us-ayes, He's comm
home an you better 90 down an
see him-ayes, Hadn't ye?"
Bart an I'll go down tomorrer,"
said Uncle Peabody.
remember well our silent going
to bed that night and how I lay
thinking and praying that might
grow fast and soon be able 10 take
the test of manhood-Jhat of stand
ing in a half-busheI measure and
shouldering two bushels Of corn.
BY and by wind began TO shake
the popple leaves above US and the
sound soothed me like the whisper
ed "hush-sh" of gentle mother.
We dressed with unusual care IN
the morning. After the chores were
done and we had had our break
fast we went upstairs to get ready.
Aunt Deel called at the bottom Of
the stairs in a generous tone:
Peabody, If was you I'd put on
them butternut trousers ayes! an
yer new shirt an hat an necktie.
but you must be awful careful Of
'em-ayes."
The hat and shirt and necktia
had been stored in the clothes press
for more than a year but they were
nevertheless new" to Aunt Deel
Poor soul! She felt the importance
of the day and its duties. It was
that ancient, Yankee dread OF the
poorhouse that filled her heart l
Yet l wonder, often, why
she wished us TO be so proudly
for such a crisis.