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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
IN
THRIFT STAMPS
SOLD IN COUNTRY

Hartford, Feb. 16-Sales of thrift
stamps and war savings certificates
throughout the country have passed
the $5O,000,000 mark according to a
telegram received today by State Di-
rector Howell Cheney from Frank A
Vanderlip, head of the war savings
campaign.
Mr.. Cheney has been advised that
the sales are steadily increasing in
volume. and that they now are in
excess OF 100000 every day. With
in q short time it is believed that
patriotic citizens will be buying to
the extent Of $4,000 900 every day,
with further increases in prospect as
the campaign gains momentum.
Mr.. Vanderlip's telegram to Mr..
Cheney also contains the following
statement: "It is only by teaching
all our people to save and not to COM
pete for labor and materials with the
government that we can place the
whole strength of the nation into the
prosecution of the war. The sure
way to raise the $4,000, 100000 in the
war savings campaign is for the 20O,-
900 workers in every city and town
in the country make it the common
purpose, and resolve to spread this
gospel so that there will be an army
of 100000 war savers"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
BY M. VIGGO CAVLING
(Editor-in Chief, The "PoIitiken," Copenhag

editor -nChief "Pohtken'' Copenhagen
Our train arrived in Berlin at night and fairly well to
time The streets were shrouded in darkness You could
scarcely motors and the horses of the cabs look
terribly undered The lack Of motor is occasoned by
the scarcity of rubber. IF you carry pair OF gooshes with
you good of Them and do not for example, hand
the attendant of the theatre anteroom you will
never them agan.)
The darkness of the streets to be ascrbed to the
lighting Indeed theatres must close at ten o'clock
restaurants at half past eleven The heating of pr
vate houses forbidden up to the 18th of October.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
HTGHPOST OFFICE
OFFICIAL TO SPEAK

Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral John c. Rooms is expected to be
present at the annual meeting of the
Connecticut Association of Post
masters which is to be held at the
Lehman shorehouse, Feb. %. Other
prominent men who are scheduled
to attend are: Congressman August
inc Lonergan of Hartford, Homer S.
Cummings of Stamford, c. E. Mac
Gregor of New Haven. Several adj
dresses by well known members of
the association have been arranged.
W. T. Meyer of the local post office
will speak on ''The Depository Office. .
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
CRANE co. WAR
CLUB is SUCCESS

Branches of the Crane War Comfort
club have been established in both of
the Crane Co. plants in this city and
are proving greatly successful. More
than 100 employees of the various
Crane plants are in the service and
through the club they are supplied
with comfort packages, including can
dy, tobacco. cigarettes, pipes, station
cry and other articles useful to SOL
diers and sailors.
Eight per cent. of the 5000 Crane
employees in this city have pledged
themselves to donate a monthly sum,
which is doubled by the company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

Small Meat Rations.
You can understand how hard it is
to live in Berlin at present when, you
hear that most households have to be
carried on without SUI plies of butter,
fat, white bread, sugar, coffee, tea or
chocolate. The meat rations are
small, and on meatless days the slight
est portion of meat is forbidden.
Cigarettes are fairly plentiful. but
there is a great scarcity of cigars.
Cigar shops shut four hours day,
and no more than five cigars may be
sold to one customer.
A common sight in Berlin is the
long queues of waiting people; in
the Friedrichstrass we saw a long
row before a bakers shop, and little
further on several hundreds of people
were patiently standing in front of
greengrocer's who was said to have
received a supply of cabbages that
morning.
In the large beer halls of Inter
Den Linden nothing but war beer is
served. 1t is a bitter yellow drink,
and tastes like ships beer, and almost
moves one to tears when one rernem-
bers the foaming Munich beer of
| former years.
Masters in Substitution.
! It is well known that the Germans
are masters in the art of providing
Substitutes" Their coffee substi-
tute is not bad, while the German tea,
made of different plants, tastes rather
like China tea.
The waitress places on the coffee
table a small bottle of "sweet stuff, y
which is a white fluid prepared from
saccharine and supposed to take the
place of sugar. French wines are still
obtainable, and a bottle of Bordeaux
costs ten marks. Sherry is also still
to be had, but no whiskey, Madeira
or liquor.
Since step and starch are out of the
question, we only receive paper ser
viettes. Even in the most wealthy
private houses no table linen is used
Everyone dimes off waxcloth. Ou1
first breakfast in the dining room O
the hotel was composed of a coup o
tea substitute, two pieces of dry wa
l bread, literally, a drop Of marmalade
, which had been prepared without SUI
gar. There was no butter, yet TO
such a meal you are asked to pay tw'
marks.
This Spartan-1ike fare has rather
strange effect when served in thi
J magnificent hall with it's Persian car
pets, it's silk tapestry, and gleamin
; chandeliers.
/ l. Women Workers Not Liked.
You see nothing but women a
messengers, card rivers, raiIWa
1 guards, etc, and one cannot say tina
q the Berliners are satisfied with thi
new order of things. The feminin
D officials are said to be either too stric
or too lenient, and very much give
to hysteria.
}. The quiet authority Of the men
= greatly missed, and it is to be hope
that the lady substitute will onl
u have a short term of Office.
AT all street corners there are larg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
NEW MANAGER OF
CONN. co. TO SPEAK

Joseph S, Goodwin, who recently
came to this city as division manager
of the Connecticut company, will be
the principal speaker at the monday
luncheon of the Chamber of Com
merce at The Strat1eld, Wednesday.
Mr.. Goodwin will be given a rousing
welcome by the members of the com
merce chamber. He will tell them of
the trolley problems of the city as he
has observed them during his short
residence here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
HOMA rs DEFENDANT
IN SUIT FOR $17O

Disagreement over a contract for
alterations to a house in Stratford is
basis for suit in the Common Pleas
court in which Albert Papp claims
damages of $170 from John Homa of
Stratford. Papp alleges he made an
agreement to alter a porch, and was
ordered to stop when the work was
practically finished. The same thing
occurred regarding the painting of the
house, and on some extra work in
Guiding some plastering. He says he
has not been paid for any of the work
done.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
A WISE MANAGER

ID RIDGEPORTS RECENTLY arrived manager for the
ID neccut Company to be wise in his day gen
Grafton He regards with friendly eyes the project spend
million and half to make Plaza by cutting through
Middle street WILL he says enable the trolley to give
better service
He feels that it is kind and generous of Bridgeport to
pend large to provide terminal for his trolley
Perhaps the service may be much improved the trolley
opoy will feel justified in raising fares to seven cents
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
COUNCIL TO GET
REPORT ON PLAZA

Another step toward the proposed
public plaza, between Main, Water,
Wall and State streets, will be taken
at the Common Council meeting on
Monday night, when a report of the
special committee giving a definite
layout will be accepted and referred
to the Board of Appraisal of Benefits
and Damages. The latter board will
make a report on the project at the
next regular meeting, Monday, March
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
WANT $500 DAMAGES.

The American Tube & Stamping Co.
of this city has filed suit in the
Common Pleas court against Loudon
C Minor for damages of $500, alleg-
ing in a common law count it lent
him S212.0S. The nature of the SER
vice is not specified.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
The U. P. Trail, by Zane Grey, $1.5O

Deep in the Wyoming hills lay a valley
watered by stream that down from Chey-
enne Pass; a band of Sioux Indians had an en-
campment there The Wyoming hills split
by many such valleys and many such bare, grassy
ridges sloped up toward the mountains. Upon
the side of one ridge, the highest, there stood a
solitary mustang, haltered with lasso. Below
this grassy summit yawned a valley, through
which faint white, winding line, the old
Laramie Trail
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

will mark the semi-centenary of his
arrival in Louisville to take charge of
the Journal, which was soon consoli-
dated with the Courier and the Dem
ocrat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
FACING
REAL HARDSHIPS,
EDITOR DECLARES

Women Wait In Lines for Hours for Small Rations
of Foodstuffs That Are Served Out Daily I'm
der Government Supervision Substitutes Are
Sold For Many Commodities Ordinarily Used
in Households.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

The New York legislative judiciary
committee will give a public hearing
next Tuesday on the Walter-Adler
women's enrolment. bill
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

The Food Administration has ap-
proved the scheme to make March
40 a farm implement reDa1r BaAlk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
''The Cavalry of the Clouds"
bv "Contact. 81 25

''The air has calling of Its that few can
resist Every known sensation is experienced in
flying; joy-the joy of youth astride the dull old
world, accomplishing what previous generations
dared not attempt; excitement-a feeling that
from the cool air, flying past ones face
and whistling by ones ears; also fear, danger
hope, despair, and eaton-an these are crowded
into brief hour of life"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
Late Fiction
The Tree of Heaven,
by May Sinclair, $1.5O

'"The garden stood on high, fat pronlon-
tory jutting out into the Heath. A broken brick
wall with buttresses like Notifications breast
work enclosed it three SIDES The house be-
longed to the Heath and the open country. 1t was
aware of nothing but the Heath and the open
country between it and Harrow the Hill. It
was lifted up high above the town; shut in; ut
terly secluded And it had white storm shutters
and tree of Heaven in the garden.
Anthony said the tree of Heaven was not
tree of Heaven at all. 1t was a common ash.
Frances said she nghtn't know much but
where she from it called a tree of
Heaven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
War Books

"The Diary of French Army
Chaplain" by Able Felix Klein, $1.25
"Meudon,
3rd and 4th August, 1914
What is happening keeps proportion with
human intelligence which is overwhelmed by it
by natural cataclysms- cyclones tidal waves,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions. Perhaps in put
ting down what may see of the catastrophe, I
shall understand better the lessons it holds and
shall become capable some day of speaking of
them usefuly."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
DANGER IN DELAY
FOOD CONTAINERS

Shippers OF perishables and
manufacturers Of containers
should act Immediately to prevent
food losses this season by prOvid-
ing crates, barrels, hampers and
baskets for peTishable products in
time for the shipping season, the
United States department OF agri-
culture advises. Manufa cturers
will be greatly aided if shippers
!. and growers will order now in
#stead of waiting until the shipping
[Jseason begins in their locality.
This will prevent plants shutting
down and help to utilize every ia
ciIity and worker of the manufac-
tuTer.
The threatened shortage Of con-
tainers is general both in territory
and in types of packages. Bear in
mind, says the department, that
perishable fruits and vegetables
marketed in containers are 10
large degree substituted for the
staple foods now being sent to
feed our soldiers and the people Of
the allies. Perishables waste
here lessen the supply over
there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer Countys Busy Capital

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Berg returned
to Aledo Wednesday after making
a short visit in Seaton with Mrs.
Berg's parents, DR. and Mrs. t. {.
Hainline.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles PrOuty OF
Joy were callers in Aledo on We'd
nesday.
Lewis Harvey of New Boston was
an Aledo visitor Wednesday.
Earl BorHff of JOY visited in
Aledo Wednesday
Mrs. Z. f. Emrick and two daugh-
tiers, Katherine and Doris and Miss
Marjorie Cooke arrived home We'd
nesday evening from Lake Forest,
where they had been attending the
graduation of Miss Katherine En-
rick.
Miss Eva Mcfarland and Miss
Nellie Mccoy arrived home We'd
nesday evening from Louisville,
KY. where they had been making a
short visit with Miss Mcfarland :
brother, Harry, who is stationed at
Camp Zachary Taylor.
c. J. Carlson OF New Windsor
spent Wednesday night at his home
in Aledo.
]. F. White and Isaac White were
callers in Rock Island Thursday
Miss Mamie Simpson was a tri-
city caller Thursday.
Paul Terry was a business visitor
in Matherville Thursday.
Miss Jennie Brown was a Rock
Island caller Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
ROCK ISLAND IS
NEAR CHOSEN AS
PLACE FOR MEET

At the 18th hour Rock Island
lost orr in it's effort to entertain
the next supreme council sessions
of the grotto, Otto Priester. J. W.
Johnson and o. F. Hildebrandt, del
egates from Amoo grotto to the su-
preme' council sessions at Column
bus. Ohio, reporting upon their re-
turn home last evening. Owing to
the war, social features were aban-
doned, with the exception of re-
ception to the supreme council
Monday evening. The local men,
bers being in the receiving line and
on the reception committee Bust
ness sessions opened on Tuesday
morning. The sum Of $1,000 was
set aside for the purchase of war
savings stamps and $4,000 was ap-
propriated for the purchase of Lib
erty bonds of the next issue. Elec-
ton of officers took place Wednes-
Gay, with the elevation of Archibald
H. Huston of Columbus, as grand
monarch.
Rock Island had practically been
selected by the committee on time
and place, for the next meeting, but
before the committee reported sew
eral other invitations were received
and this divided the committee with
the result that the committee was
unable to agree, and recommended
that the incoming grand monarch
select the meeting place, and this
he did by again choosing Columbus
Ohio. Rock Island is very anxious
TO entertain the supreme council
but is waiting the time when the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

social features are again inaugu-
rated. Tuesday the local members
were asked to take the meeting, in
preference to Calgary, Canada ana
Atlantic City, but later invitations
were received from Troy, Rochester
and Columbus. An auto ride con-
cluded the sessions Wednesday. A
trip was also made through the
Ohio penitentiary and the local del
egation was permitted to see SIX
prisoners in the death cell awaiting
electrocution, two of whom VIII
be eIectrocuted next Thursday. The
local delegation visited the prison
at the evening meal time, through
the courtesy of several members or
Achbar grotto at Columbus.
A complete new ritual was ex-
emplified and adopted as the stand
ard work of the grotto, Tuesday
evening, being put on by Achbar
grotto.
Delegates we're in attendance
from 95 cities in America and Can
ada.
A movement was also started by
purchasing an immense Liberty bell
to be rung the day peace is de-
clared. This bell will be purchased
and presented to the United States
government, if the government VIII
sanction the movement and accept
the gift, and this can only be &C
complished through an act Of con-
greSS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
HUNS MORALES
HIT BY CHURCH
Review Alarmed by Lack OF Re-
Iigion in Germany-Bad Read
ing For Kaiser Wilhelm

Amsterdam, June 21.-The Ger
man quarterly church review, the
first section Of which is published
nv the Protest Kreuz Zaitung, OF
Berlin. seems likely TO make I'M
uleasant reading for Emperor VIII
liam. in view Of his frequent ut
terances in praise OF the piety and
high morality Of the German peo-
pie
The review declares that the
task of the church has become i'm
measurabIy harder because of the
utter lack OF discipline and rellg-
fous feeling among the people Our
youth. with their early gotten
money in their pockets swollen
with sinful pride" il continues,
are entirely contemptuOus OF re-
straint and confluence. Confusion
reigns in numbeTless Of the admin
istratiye government departments
as TO what is right and wrong. The
highest law seems to be protlteer-
ing and amusement"
Iamenting the laxity of present
day German morals. the review in
cidentally. but gTayely, condemns
the proposal emanating from Col
ogne to IocaIize bigamy- This at
titude is interesting. because 1t is
recalled that the proposal at the
time it was made, was represented
by eminent Germans as a mere
freak unworthy Of serious notice.
The review which throughout its
couched in the most pessimistic
tone, expresses the fear Of damage
70 the existing evangelical state
church unless il succeeds in over
coming the Indifference Of the peo-
pie TO religion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
CONCERT AT CAMP.

Somewhere in France.-At one
of the American camps the other
evening an informal concert was
being held. which was attended by
a number OF poiIus from French
regiments in the vicinity. Toward
the close one OF the French pri-
Yates was asked to sing He did
so, and began, without accompar1i-
ment, one of the most difficu' I
aries from "Tosca."
The singing was remarkable, ana
a hush fell over the audience as
they listened TO the magnificent
voice The man was one OF the
leading operate tenors in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
CHANGE rs MADE
IN DISPOSAL OF
ARSENAL TICKET

Rock Island arsenal employees
monthly street car tickets. formerly
sold in the arsenal shops on the last
day of each month. will from now
on be placed on sale in booth, con-
veniently located on the island.
The rapid growth of the arsenal
has made it practically Impossible
for the street car men to reach all
employees on the last day OF the
month, and to give every employe
an opportunity to secure his book OF
tickets, this plan of selling tickets
on the last five days of the month
was decided on.
Arsenal employees tickets Will be
on sale at the offices in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

One lot of colored velvet rib
bons. pure silk pile, satin
back, worth up to 45c, on sale
Saturday. per 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
AID BLINDED SOLDIERS.

New YOrk.-Announcem mas
been received here that jacques
Seligmann, of Paris and New York,
has guaranteed the rent for three
years Of the Chateau Madrid IL
Bots de Boulogne. Paris, and has
placed the chateau at the service
of blinded soldiers of the allied
forces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

Mems dress shoes of black
vici, calfskin and brown calf
skin, regular price $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
PLEADS NOT Gru.TK-

Otto J. Schendel plead not guilt
before Judge Nels a Larson +
county court today. to the chary
of stealing a kit Of tools valued !
SIS from the Root and Vande
WORT Wagner Ordnance comuan
of East Moline, on June IS. 3. z
Allen represented the defeudan
Schendel is in jail pending fins
settlement tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

Mems tan and black calf
skin and vici kid oxfords. re-
duced from $500 to S4.95.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

and at the Thirty-ffth street car
barn in this city on the last I'VE
working days of the month, and at
the booth on the arsenal grounds
each day from IL to ] o'clock p. m.
and from 4 until o'clock at night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

1000 yards of fancy striped
ribbons suitable for hair
bows, sashes and fancy bags,
splendid Csc to 35c o.
values, yard ........ g. i G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
PORT BYRON GETS
HIGH PHONE RATT

Springfield, Ill, June 9Th
Port Byron Telephone company va
authorized to increase its rates an,
TO put the new rates into effect Jul
Is by the state public utilities CON
mission in an order issued today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
Personal Mention.


Keith Poffenbarger visited Tues
day at his home in New Boston.
Paul Graham was a business Wis
itor TO New Boston Tuesday.
H. c. Weisel went to Carthage,
ILL.,, Tuesday on business.
Miss Madeline Sloan returned to
her home in Keithsburg Tuesday
after making a short visit in Aledo
with Miss Ethel Bridgford.
william Haynes was a business
caller in Monmouth Wednesday,.
DR.. T. c. Hainline of Seaton was
a short visitor in Aledo Wednesday
on his way 10 the tri-cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Greer and
daughter were Rock Island callers
on Wednesday.
Richard Hogan was a business
caller in Rock Island Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
Wilbur Drre Hart a Benedict.

Friends in Aledo have received
announcements OF the marriage of
Wilbur Dyre Hart to Miss Jeanne
Frances Graves Tuesday, June Is,
at Belvidere, III. Mr.. Hart is well
acquainted in Aledo. having been
district superintendent OF this dis
trict of the Illinois Northern Uttli-
ties company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

Marriage License.
William y. Hansen ...-- Moline
| Doris Bettina Schofield. . Sherrard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

doing so in perfect health and salts
faction. There is no reason why all
of the American people who are able
TO cook in their own househSld as. can an
of less wheat products than one and
one,half pounds week. and we spe e.,
cially ask the well-to-do households IN
the country to follow this additional
program in order that we may PROVIDE
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large pro-
portion of substitutes
I'm order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are abso-
lutely demanded of US to maintain the
civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own Army, we propose to
supplement the voluntary cooperation
of the public by a further limitation OF
distribution, and we shall place at once
restrictions on distribution which will
be adjusted from time to time to secure
as nearly equitable distribution as pos
sible. With the arrival of harvest we
should be able to relax such restric-
tions; until then we ask for the neces-
sary patience. sacrifice and cooperation
of the distributing trades!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
FRENCH "ACE" TO MAKE
FLIGHT THIS AFTERNOON
Lieut.. Flachaire VIII Ascend ut
4 80 O'Clock Prom Potomac
Park Hangar.

Lieut.. Flachaire, the young French
ACE whose aerial stunts have
thrilled thousands of Washington peo-
pie during the last week, is to give his
final flight here this afternoon He
will start from the flying field at the
polo ground in Potomac Park at 4:30
pm. and expects to go through all the
evolutions performed by air fighters in
actual combat.
The lieutenant Is to leave In o few
days for Philadelphia and will 60 from,
there to Mineola, l. L. making the
trip by air. as he did the trip from
Mineola to this city
Lieut.. FTachaire made q short flight
yesterday afternoon. the flight being
mostly straightaway flying with few fancy
stunts
Preceding the French -ace's~ Per
Torrance a flight was made by an
rAmerican biplane driven by an army
aviator, during which the airman per-
formed some of the most astounding
evolutions in the air ever seen here.
Liberty motor, though many observers
believed they were witnessing a per-
Torrance by the new motor.