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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
FORESEES PLANES
 TO BEAR 100 MEN
Inventor Paroni Predicts Bombing Aircraft With
 Motive Power.

Paris, July 3O-"Airplanes carry ing 100 men and equipped with en- zines equal in power to those in a medium sized steamship will be de- veloped within three years" said Gi- ami Caproni, inventor of the Ca proni bombing planes, in an inter- view.
 The bombing planes now in use," MT. Capront continued, "wil! be mere dwarfs compared with those to be developed. There is a surprise in store for the Germans. Instead of the forty and fifty machines necessary to start on a bombing expedition, it will be possible to do the same work with new machine as powerful as the whole squadron"
 The new ma chimes will be much more efficacious, and will prove a great saving ir operation. A trip across the Atlantic could be accom- plished with the present-day ma. chimes during July, August and Sep tembsr, and probably October. The weather situation would be unfavor- able during the other months of the year. Heavy fogs make aerial navl- 6oL4OlI ANldlOTS are un- able to guide themselves in fog, as 1t makes everything black. A trip across the ocean at this time would have to be made by way of New | York, the Azores and Portugal. The development of an aerial code similar to the maritime code will be necessary before there can be general ] aerial navigation. There must be in- l ternational signals like those at sea aerial laws a nda whole volume of regulations for aerial transportation.
 ''The quick development of larger machines is inevitable. At the begin. ming of the war the largest bombing machine was of 100 horse power. Now the largest bomber is of 1000 horse power.
 "The Liberty motor will do w want them now in large quantities.
 have seen them work and they art
 satisfactory for bombing machines Finer engines made with much in. tricate and specialized parts, like z watch, cannot be made in quantities
 but the Liberty motor can, which i
 a big advantage
 War of the future lies in the air for when the big commercial plane are developed they can easily b turned into fighting machines wit , powerful offensive propensities. Eng land was able to defend herself with large navy, but it will be necessar
 in the future for nations to have larg aerial forces.
 : "Battleships will be no match fo the new aerial machines. which wi revolutionize warfare both on Ian and sea. The activities of the fight
 ing forces will be transferred to tn i air. Armies and navies will be un
 able to battle with the immens
 bombing machines of the future
 The world will look to Americ
 for great achievements in aviation because she has unlimited resource.
 while European countries are impov
 erished by long years of despoliatio . and destruction. America will manu
 facture large commercial machine!
 They will be speedy and able to carr = 10 0tons instead of 1000 pounds a
 now"
 . MT. Caproni is in Paris on govern 7, ment business. He expects to wis , America probably after the war. Hi }, whole time is now devoted to wa l, purposes He is not developing com - mercial machines.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
CABBAGE AND
 CAULIFLOWER

Select solid, well matured heads of cabbage, trim off all discolored outer leaves and injured portions. cut the heads in half and remove the eentral stalks. Cut into slices Ia to 5-8 inch thick by means of a. kraut cutter or rotary slicer, separating any large compact pieces with a knife or by passing them a second time through the slicer. Blanch three minutes in steam in a wire basket made to fit into a. washboiler over boiling water or by dipping for two minutes into boiling water. Spread as evenly as possible, about 3-4 inch deep, break ing up compact masses, and go over the trays occasionally during the first few hours of drying to separate thick clumps.
 Cabbage requires a considerable de- gree of watchfulness; the thick, fleshy midribs dry very much more slowly than the thin leaves, which are prone to become Drowned or scorched if overloaded. Consequently drying should be begun at 115 to 120 degrees and the temperature should not be all
 lowed to exceed 130 degrees at any time. Continue the drying until no
 moisture can be crushed out of the larger pieces of midrib.
 To dry cauliflower, trim out all dis colored portions and cut into cubes or oblong pieces not larger than 3-4 inch in thickness. Blanch 5 to minutes in steam, as directed for cabbage, or minutes in boiling water. Spread the pieces in a single layer on the | trays and dry at the temperatures recommended for cabbage until no moisture can be pressed from crushed pieces. The discoloration which ap- pears as the material dries will large . | ly or wholly disappear when the pro- 1 duct Is soaked preparatory to cook i ing
 Prepare a good-sized packing box | by lining. it with wrapping or news ] paper and providing a piece of mus
 lin with which it may be covered to exclude insects. Place it in a warm
 room and out of direct sunlight As
 the material-cabbage or cauliflow-
 CT as the case may be-becomes dry,
 place it in the box, stirring thorough | ly as each new batch is added and at 1 intervals of a day or two for ten days
 or two weeks after your work with
 this product is completed. The ma
 terial will at first become quite flex-
 ibla and leathery, but will gradually give up moisture to the air until it
 reaches a uniform, unchanging condi-
 tion. It may then be packed into
 boxes lined with waxed paper or put
 into muslin or paper bags which are
 placed, after tying tightly, in larger
 bags. If paper-lined boxes are used
 care must be employed to fold the wax paper closely at sides and top So that insects may not gain access to the material. Store the containers ir a warm, dry place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
L. S. FLAG IN SKY
 FORMED BY CLOUDS

Baltimore, July a.---A striking like ness of the American Flag formed of clouds in the western sky during d storm here recently. It was hailed as a good omen.
 During the late afternoon heavy clouds formed in the west, and to- gether with thunder indicated the approach of a storm. A dark cloud formed in the midst of a great light one and took the instantly recogniza- ble design of the American Flag. It had the appearance of a flag flying. It was rectangular, in one upper corner was a particularly dark square similar to the blue field of the Ameri- can Flag and the remainder of the cloud was slightly ribbed horizontal ly, in appearance similar to the stripes.
 Another singular coincidence was that the apparition of the flag was in the west-as the west front" is where the American Flag is now flying tri- umphantly in the battle. The ap- partition lasted about five minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
GAS COMP PAN|ES TO GET AMPLE
 COAL SUPPLY

New England will have no light less nights because of anthracite shortage at the gas plants in the var ious cities and towns Allotments and shipping instructions were issued, today, to producers and distributors of anthracite by the Anthracite Com lnlttee of the U. $. Fue! Administra ton. The amount of anthracite to go to each gas company in New Eng land has been fixed by the Washing tc n authorities at what is is believed Will cover the actual re llIirements. About fifty concerns are incluS- ed in the allotment, and no snip rnents of anthracite into New England for gas manufacturing pnrposcs may be made excep.' in accordance with the instructions now issued. Nor nay shipments be made to any com pany in excescs of the tonnage aIIot- l ted to it.
 The allotments to the New Eng land gas companies for the coal year 1 l918-19 running to April 1st next range in amount from as little as 50 tons, one big car load, to the com 1 pany at New Hartford, Conn, to eO.- o9O tons for the Consolidated Gas | Company at Boston.
 i Other large tonnages of anttra cite for gas making are allotted as fol lows: To the company at Bridgeport
 Conn.,. 21,oo0 tons; that at New Ha. ven 12,O00 tons; that at Waterbury
 5000 tons; that at New Bedford
 Mass, 5,400 tons; that at Providence
 K. l., 15.O00 tons; that at Stamford i Conn.,, S,700 tons; that at Framing.
 ham, Mass. 5000 tons; that at Lewis. ton, Maine, 2,60o tons; that at Burl
 ington, Vt. 2,00o tons. and that al
 Keene, N. H., 1,70O tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
SHAREHOLDERS
 CLOSE FOR LACK OF RAW MATERIAL

Washington. July 31-Commercial relations between the United States and South America are in a serious condition because of the war.
 The lack of shipping has caused a decrease in the amount of manufac- tured goods exported to Argentina, and the factories, Of that country are unable to meet the demand. Some of the factories require raw materials that have formerly been obtained in the United States and have been com pelled to shut down or greatly to cur tail their forces.
 The entrance of the United States into the war marked the end of exten- and Argentina. Besides few steam ships some sailing vessels still visit Argentina, according to Consular ad- vices, but they are so small that navi- gation is dangerous and they do not even approximate the demands of commerce. The most needed articles are heavy iron castings and coal.
 Argentine business men are greatly concerned because some of the ves-
  come in ballast, caused, they say, by the fact that they were sent away from the United States hurriedly to get the cargoes of products in Argen- tina that are needed in this country
 The United States has credit of $6O, ,OOO, 900 in Buenos Aires which will be increased. according to this infor- nation, by $40,000,000 to be used as basis of exchange in trade. It IS said this situation requires diplomat ic arrangement and that this is one of the affairs to occupy the attention of Ambassador Naon, who has just returned to Washington after six months absence.
 Materials from Argentina sought by the United States and the other na- tions at war with Germany include beef, sheep, hides and wool, princi- pally. According to official figures recently issued by the Argentine gov ernment there are S0,000,00O sheep ir the Republic as compared with 43,- 900, 900 in 1914, the last year in which figures are available. The wool clip last year was situated at 14O, 100000 kilos valued at approxi- mately s15O,QOO,0O0. The total ex- ports of Argentina last year aggre- gated about $175, 900, 900 and the inn ports 100000. There were B. 900, ,O00 head of cattle exported, prin- cipa1ly to the United States, England and France.
 To meet the situation caused by the lack of ships the Argentina govern ment has decided to change several old warships to merchant vessels and to buy more ships wherever they car be found. This is another of the problems with which Ambassador Naon will deal.
 Similar conditions are reported from 1 Chile. Reports from the United States of manufactured goods have been vir' tual1y suspended except on a limited number of articles. Complaint 1! made that large number of yes sels from the United States arrive a l Chilean ports in ballast to bring nj trates to the United States. Urgen request have been made to this coun try to permit these vessels to carr! cargoes of needed commodities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
S1,3OO IS STOLEN
 FROM OLD WOMAN
 WHO SECRETED IT

Newington. July 31--Constable F. H. Rowley of Newington is investi- gating the theft of money amounting to about s1,300 from a hiding place in the home of Michael Deutsch in Newington. The money is owned by Mrs. Madeline Young. The loss was discovered yesterday and it is thought the theft occurred some time Monday night.
 Mrs. Young, who is about 75 years of age, went to live with Mir. and Mrs. Deutsch last fall after selling her home to her son, Fred Young. Recently Young paid a note to his mother amounting to about s1,4OO Mrs Young refused to place the money in the bank, despite advice to do so, and instead buried the money in the cellar of the Deutsch home The money was mostly in $2O bills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
COAL SHIPMENTS
 BEHIND SCHEDULE
Shortage Threatened Be. cause of Increased De-
 mand for Fleet.

Washington, July s1 - Increasing demands for coal from overseas and for the emergency feet, army, navy and other government operations, threaten seriously the New England fuel supply for next winter. Coal shipments to New England, it became known yesterday, are now behind the schedule figured on the ratio of pro- duction necessary to supply the needs of the district.
 Bituminous coal production in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, the three states assigned to supply the New England district, was on July 13, at a ratio of 77,0O0,000 tons for the coal year beginning April 1, while production on that date should have been at the rate of 91,- 500, ,000 tons. Out of the allotment for New England coal must come also coal for the emergency fleet. army, navy and oversea shipment. Part of the production from Ohio fields prob ably will be diverted to New England 1 to relieve the situation.
 These facts were brought out at a conference attended by Chairman Ba- ruch of the war industries board, Chairman Hurley of the shipping board and representatives of the rail- road administration in addition to Federal Administrator Garfield and the New England administrators. Tentative allotments for New Eng land and other sections of the country | which have never been made public were considered.
 J. J. Storrow, fuel administrator for all of New England, is said to have | represented at the meeting that the situation in New England would not permit any cutting of the allotment | This was in response to a suggestion | that his territory had been granted a greater allowance than needed.
 Chairman Hurley of the shipping board and representatives of the rail- road admnstration were present to de- wise means to get coal promptly to ] New York and New England. At the shipping board it was said there is no summer coal shortage i'll the New | England states, but there was ser ious shortage in storage coal which is usually accumulated during the sum-
 mer months for the winter. This is due, it was said. to failure of the fields | to produce coal in sufficient quantities. Empty ships awaiting coal for New England, it was said, have been at Hampton Roads for several weeks and at one time recently there were IT
 coal ships there unable to get coal for 1 New England.
 Ships are now awaiting bunker coal | at Baltimore and Norfolk, shipping board officials said. The produc ction
 in the eastern field is less than the | figure set by the fuel administration
 as necessary, but that in Indiana, H.
 linois and Ohio is ahead of the mark
 set. The demand for coal by the.ship-
 ping board, 1t was pointed out, will l increase with the progress of the
 emergency fleet building program.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
AT MOLLAN'S.

There are bargains in the sale at Mollan's. 1928 Main street. of broken lots and ends of lines of women's low shoes. These shoes are of fine quality and fashionable. but happen to be last pairs of certain lines. There are some special values in low shoes, in narrow widths and small sizes.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
CONSTANT PAIN
 AFTER EATING The GortuEes Of Dyspepsia Corrected by "Frult-a-tiVes
ST, MARTINS

ST. MARTINS "For two years, I suffered tortures from .Se0ere Dyspepsfa. I had constant pains after eating; pains down the sides and back !; and horrible bitter stuff often came up inmy mouth. Ftried doctors, butthey did not help me. But as soon as I started taking Fruit-a-ti0es't 'torFrnit Lfver Ta6Iets) I began to improve and this medicine, made ot fruit juices, relieved me when everything else failed"
 MRS. HUDSON MARSHBANK. 50c. box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. Atdealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited. OGDENSBURG, N. Y,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
R. J. COLLIER, PUBLISHER.
 WILL AID K, OF O.

Paris, July 31-Robert J. Collier. the publisher, has donned the Knights of Columbus uniform and will go to the front as a service secretary, it was announced here today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
15O LIMITED SERVICE
 MEN FOR SYRACUSE

Connecticut local boards have been notified by Major John Buckley that the state will be called upon to fur nish 15O men qualified for special or limited service to be sent to the re- cruit camp at Syracuse. N. Y. on August 6. The quota can easily be met, as there are at present 5,o41 limited service men in the state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Out of every 100 people tipped over in canoes. 50 are usually girls and 50 are young men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

An eight-foot shark was killed on the beach at Newport R. I.
 Secretary Daniels announces that a U-boat is still off the Atlantic coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

ITimes want Ads. one cent 2 word.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
BILLIONS INCREASE IN CROP
VALUES

The value of farm products of the
United States for the year 1917 reach
the tremendous and unprecedented
sum of SO ,443, 849, 900 an increase of
more than six billion over the values
Of 1916 and almost nine billion more
than$1915..
The department Of agriculture has
just issued preliminary estimate for
last year showing crop values Of 3d.
&c, 463, 900, representing 70 per cent
Of the value of all farm products for
the year, and $5,833 1886 900, the value
of animals and animal products of our
farms.
BY far the greatest and best Gus
toners of the farmers of the country
now are the United States and our
Allies. The money used by all of
these governments in purchasing the
products of American farms is raised
by the sale of Liberty Bonds. Part is
spent by the United States itself and
part loaned by our Allies. In lending
to the United States, therefore, the
American farmer is simply enabling
it's best customers to purchase his
products and receiving in return the
best security in the world. Good bus
mess as well as patriotism urges the
farmers of America to literally sup
port the financial undertakings of the
government.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
SOME READABLE VERSE
THE MERCHANT

When all your cash has faded, quite,
And your friends are scarce, and your
larder's light,
Who gives you grub "till tomorrow
night" i
The merchant.
Or if you ever farm at all,
And you haven't a bit of grain to
haul,
Who carries you till the following
fall?
The merchant
And then if the crops are little
slack, ...
You skip out some night; never come
Who is the man who holds the sack !?
The merchant. -. -
When your debts pile up you cannot
pay, -a.-..-s ..-..a
And you go through the bankruptcy
court some day, III
Who loses-but smiles in the same
., old way?
The merchant.
When the church's funds are running
low, 4.....
Cause the members gifts are rather
slow,
Where do the deacons get the dough I?
The merchant. ..s-
Balls and picnics, lodges galore
All take their toll from the general
store,
But he's got his reward on that beau
tiful shore,
The merchant. .-.
Rocky Mountain Rube.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
FEBRUARY

They cheated February when the
days were given out.
They gave her less than other months,
beyond the slightest doubt.
They cut her two days shorter than
1 the shortest of the others,
And fully three days briefer than the
longest of her brothers.
Of course, when each fourth year
comes round they give her one
But that is insufficient, yet, [more day
to constitute fair play.
And so this month stands outraged
by the portioner of days
Dishonored in the presence of the
.. Aprlls and the Mays
They favored February when the days
were handed round!
For in no other single month are half
tho honors found.
There's grounding day." the nations
joke that none may e'er forget;
St. Valentines, a merry time to drive
away our fret;
And then the birthdays of the two
who past all doubt shall stand
Forever as the patron saints of this
beloved land.
George Washington, the father of this
country that We love;
And Lincoln, that no other earthly
name may rise above.
They cheated February in the number
of her days,
But she Is compensated in the most
4 respondent ways!
" Strickland Gillian.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
HOLD LIBERTY BONDS

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
urges the purchasers Of Liberty Loan
Bonds of both First and Second is
sues to hold fast to their bonds. They
are the best investment in the world.
The secretary's statement was CALI
ed forth by the fact that Liberty Bond
holders are being approached from
time to time by agents seeking to in
duce them to part with their Liberty
Loan Bonds and axe in exchange Sc
curities which in a number of cases
are of a very questionable value, and
was prompted by the desire to protect
the bondholders against ill-advised
disposition of their bonds.
The secretary expresses the hope
that every purchaser Of Liberty
Bond will realize that the only gen.
uine help that he gives his govern
ment is keeping his bond as an in
vestment so long as it is possible for
him to do so. He states, however,
that no just objection lies to the sale
of a Liberty Bond where real neces-
sity exists for its sale
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
MARKETS FOR SOFT CORN

Washington, Feb. 8.-The closing
of many distilleries under the food
control act has not destroyed the
market for soft corn, according to
statement from the bureau of mar
kets, United States department of
agriculture, which has made sur
vey of grain-drying plants now in
operation and under construction at
80 terminal points.
The survey shows 154 grain driers
in operation and II under construc-
ton, aside from the few distilleries
still running. The combined capacity
of the grain driers is about 3,00O,0 900
bushels of corn every "a hours. The
department states that this survey
probably does not include all plants,
but is inclusive enough to allay ru-
mors that there would be no market
for soft corn. .... a
Much Soft Corn This Season
An unusual amount of soft corn
was harvested in 1917, because of
early frosts and cool, wet weather in
September and October. It can be
sold direct to grain driers. says the
department, or in any markets can
be dried for the producer at cost of
three-quarters to two and one-half
cents bushel and sold in dried con-
dition. Owing to present transpor-
tation difficulties, it is recommended
that farmers and country shippers de-
lay the movement of soft corn unless
conditions at the terminal market are
favorable. The greatest return for
soft corn is said to be received when
it is fed to stock on the farm.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
OUR UNKNOWN NEIGHBOR

OUR UNKNOWN NEIGHBOR
In the early morning hustle .
OF the city's noise and hustle
How we jostle one another.
AS we push our way along.
Some are going, some are coming.
Every wheel of commerce humminp.
But there's something altrustic
In the hurry Of the throng.
For we meet so many faces
In the same familiar places,
Where we saw them yester--nnorninp
On he corner or the car;
Faces bright. and faces cloudy.
But we feel like saying "Howdy!"
For we see them all so often,
Though we don't know who they are,
Yes, sometimes it seems pity
That we call the place a city,
And to smile and say "Good morning.
Would be rude and indiscreet.
But somehow it's sort of cheery.
When our task is dull and dreary.
just to think of folks as neiehbors
When you see them on the street.
Kansas City Star.