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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Miss Goss and W. M. Hall
 Win Benefit Net Match

Miss Eleanor Goss and Walter Mer- Till Hall won from Harold Throck- mortar and Miss Marion Zinderstein in an exhibition mixed doubles match for the benefit of the Red Cross at the Hoboken Lawn Tennis club, New Jersey, yesterday. The score was 6-3, 6-1.
 It was a case where effective smashing and placement shots caus- ed the undoing of the young Miss Zinderstein and equally as youthful partner, Throckmorton. Halls drives whizzed frequently past his oppon- ents for aces, while Miss Goss' work at the net also contributed many points to the victory.
 In the other matches, Stephens Brubens defeated Lawrence Hobbie, 2-6, S-6, c., while in the doubles Captain A. c. Townsend and E. J. Barry defeated Miss Marguerite Moll- CT and Miss Tessie Stack, S-6, 7-5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Travers and Boyd
 Lead At Fox Hills

New York, Oct. "A. L. Walker, Jr., and A. F. Hammer, present and past golf champions of Staten Island, made a brave showing in a four-ball Red Cross match on the links of the Fox Hills Golf club yesterday. They lost to Jerome Travers and Ton Boyd, the home pro-" but 1t required an extra hole. The match was not quite according to the original pro- gram, Oswald Kirkby having been se- lected to team up with Travers, but Ki1kby, who was showing signs of illness at St. Andrews on Saturday, Was unable to be on hand. About s1,000 was realized.
 Both sides had a best ball of 73 for the round, and except for a brief period going out there was never mere than a holes difference. Walker carried off the long driving honors the junior champion almost invariably making the others play the odd after the tee shot. Boyd was as steady as rock and Travers played we'll, but failure to hole a number of butts that
 missed by the narrowest of margins kept him from scoring as low as Lis partner.
 Going out Boyd won the third, fifth ard eighth holes, all in 8. They are comparatively short, the third being 239, the fifth 295 and the eighth PA yards. On the other hand, Walker accounted for the 500 yard fourth where he reached the green in two l fine shots and won with a 4. Kam- l mer captured the long ninth, 5Ss yards, getting there. That Jeff Travers and Boyd one up at the turn Walker won the tenth in 3 ant Boyd the next in 4. Nothing of de cisive nature occurred until Walker again squared accounts by winning the ! 14th, 419 yards, in 4.
 The remaining holes were halved l but at the 18th both Travers anc Boyd reached the green on their sec ond shots and got As. It looked as i, Hammer might halve the hole, as ht was Jn the greens edge in 2, but ht overran the cup on his approach put and missed coming back. Boyd made | the round in 75, the others being { trif1e more.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Bowling For Liberty > Ordnance Wednesday

With an organization composed of six well balanced teams. the Liberty Ordnance Gun Shop will open its bowling league at the Congress alleys Wednesday night o'clock.
 The six teams which will battle for the Supremacy of the league are: Gun Department, No. 1; Lathe Depart ment No. 2; Milling Department, No. 3; Inspection Department No. 4; As sembling Department, No. 5; Inspec- tfon Department, No. 6. Captains. have been selected for all of the teams and they will be at lib- erty to use any man in their depart ment.
 The league will finish its schedule in February and there will be prizes for each team and also for the highest average players.
 Every player must pay an entrance fee of $1 before October 30 and each player must be employed in the Gun Shop of the Liberty Ordnance Com pany. To claim any prizes a player must finish the complete schedule ot his team.
 | Winning teams pay cents per mar to the treasurer of the league fol prizes and losing teams pay 75 cents per man to captain. This money zoe. toward payment of the games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
CHAMPION OF 'S8
 WINS BIKE TILT ON NEWARK TRACK
Sprint Champion of Two Decades Ago Takes Velo-
 drome Feature Race.

Tom Butler of Boston, the national sprint champion in 1898, showed that he still could ride bicycle when he won the annual "OId Timers Race" at the Velodrome in Newark yester- day afternoon. He beat Walter Babb of Paterson, Ed Aker of Indianapolis, Eddie McDuffee of Boston and Charley Wells of Oakland, Cal, in d one mile race. The other veterans in the race were Senator William J. Morgan and John J. Gillen of New ark, Joe Judge, Spring Valley, N. Y.; Arthur Stone, Denver, and Ed. Spoon CT, Detroit
 Butler did not show in front until the backstretch of the last lap, when he sprinted by Babb and won by five lengths. Babb, who was one of the leading amateurs in the '9Os, just beat out Aker for second place.
 In the five mile open Arthur Spenc- CT spoiled all chances that Frank Kramer had of winning by riding him all over the track. Spencer was fined
 $25 by the referee. The race was won by Charley Piercey, who led Ali Brenda, Frank Corry, Reggie McNa- mara and Fred Hill. The summar- ies:
 One Mile Novice, Amateur-Won by
 Paul Nietzold, Century Road Club Association; J. Lembach, Newark, sec- ond. Time. 223 45.
 Half Mile Handicap, Professional Won by Raymond Eaton (5O yards) Al Halstead (55 yards), second; Rob- ert E. Spears (scratch), third; Will liam Coburn (7O yards), fourth Tommy Smith CTS yards), fifth. Time, 52 2-5 seconds.
 Australian Pursuit Race, Profes- stonal-Won by George Chapman; Charley Piercey, second; Frank Cor ry, third; Percy Lawrence, fourth; William Hanley, fifth; Peter Dro- bach, sixth. Time, 6:36 1-5. Distance miles 5 laps.
 Two thirds Mile Handicap, Anna
 teur-Won by Gus Lang, Bay View
 Wheelmen; Willie Keller, Bay View Wheelmen, second; Anthony Young Bay View Wheelmen, third; Edward Byron, Bay View Wheelmen, fourth Time, 1:18 1-5.
 Miss and Out Invitation, Profes
 sional-Won by Menus Bedell; Ray | mond Eaton, second; George Chap
 man, third; Percy Lawrence, fourth
 Lloyd Thomas, fifth. Time, 4:32 1-5 | Distance, 2 miles.
 Two Mile Open, Amateur-Won b! | Gus Lang; Ed Byron, second; William l Keller, third. Time, 4:54 3-5. Five Mile Open, Professional 1 Won by Charley Piercey; Alfred Brenda, second; Frank Corry, third 1 Reginald McNamara, fourth; Frec
 Hill, fifth; John Bedell, sixth. Time l 11:32 1-5.
 Old Timers Race-Won by Ton
 Butler, Boston; Walter Baab, Pater
 son, second; Ed Aker, Indianapolis 1 third; Eddie McDuffee, Boston i fourth; Charley Wells, Oakland, Cal
 fifth. Time, S:20.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
HAMPSTEAD AND BAYSIDE
 TENNIS TEAMS PLAY TIE

Representatives of the North Hemp stead Country club and the Bayside Tennis club, broke even yesterday in match at doubles and singles on the courts of the latter. Bayside won three doubles and lost two. The North Hampstead County club won three singles and lost two.
 The feature match in the doubles was between Allen Walker and T.Lay, North Hampstead, and Merle John son and Ralphs H. Roberts, Bayside, the former winning at 6-3, 6-2. T. H. Dunkerton and Frank Sieverman, Bayside. disposed oR Warden and sel- den, of North Hampstead, G-4, 7-5. Lay, who proved the star of the visit ing delegation, defeated Roberts in the singles, 7-5, 6-4. L. Robinette saved the day for Bayside when he won from BeIden, North Hampstead, 2-6 6+4 6-2
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
PUBLIC LIBRARY PLANS.

According to the present plans of Librarian Henry N. Sanborn, the new technical room at the Bridgeport Pub lie Library will be open to the general public Nov. 4.
 The work of catalogueing the books has progressed rapidly and a large force of library employees are now en- gagged in this work.
 The quarters arranged are in the old children's room on the main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Resume Trial of
 ''Baby DOll" Tomorrow

The trial of William Baby Doll" Thomas and Jake Hawkins, known as "Texas," the two men held for first decree murder for the death of Norris Pannill who had been shot and killed on December 1s, 1917. during riot at the Keystone club on Water street, will be resumed tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 Sergeant Burns, the star witness for the state, will continue his testimony commenced on Friday. It is believed the sergeant's story will consume the greater part of the court session on Tuesday on account of lengthy cross examination that Attorney Lewis said he will conduct with this witness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
WEST NIA-PITTSBURGH
 MATCH CALLED OFF

Morgantown. W. Va, Oct. 7-There seems to be little or no chance of West Virginia and Pitt playing foot ball at Pittsburgh next Saturday Forty members of West Virginia's squad, who are in the s. A. T. C., have been furloughed till the 14th, and sent to their homes in all parts of the state. Unless this furlough IS withdrawn, and the men ordered back here with in the next couple of days, it will be impossible for West Virginia to play, because of lack of practice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Examination of
 Registrants Begun

Draft Boards in this city, yesterday examined 1,025 men between the ages of 19 and 36 6inclusive, all of the men having registered for the selec- tive service system September 12. Men who passed the physical exami- nation, and who have not been grant, ed exemption on other claims, will be placed in Class 1, and will be used to fill quotas for future inductions.
 Spanish influenza had no chance to gain access to the examination room at the High school. Physicians in charge barred all those showing symptoms of cold from the exami- nation and these men will have to appear at a later date.
 Approximately $50 of those exam ined yesterday will be ultimately ac- cepted for active service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
WEST END

John Barrymore makes his reap pearance under the Paramount ban ner surrounded by a bevy of beautiful girls and is supported by a lengthy cast of well-known players in "6n the Quiet" which will be shown at the West End theatre tonight and to- morrow night. Chester Whitney, the noted Griffith producer, who staged the photoplay, has the Griffith ideas of types and has given considerable attention to a well balanced cast, with the result that his comedy-drama, staged in high society, presents char lcters portrayed by those best fitted to interpret the roles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07

real treat is in store for you you will to our Curtain Department which is the second floor, where there is plenty of light and see display of exquisite Marquisette Scrim Vole Madras and Net Curtains. We have the biggest curtain values offered this season at less than prevailing prices. If this seems like boasting par don We justified. See them then you will know
 Scrim Curtains with insertion at $1.00 per pair; $1.39 pair with lace edging and so on in price
 Voe and Marquisette Curtains with two to for inch borders also lace trimmed others with insertions and lace motifs Prices $1O $ $225 $500 up to $595 per pr
 Some pretty Madras Curtains at $240 $25o to $3.75 per pair.
 French Novelty Net Curtains at $20O $25O and so on in price up to $7.50.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07

Northwest. Both have had expert ence as interscholastic coaches in that section for years.
 Andy Smith, the former University of Pennsylvania fullback, has just been appointed by the Navy Commis- sion on Training Camp Activities to the post of Athletic Director at Mare Island. He will promote football as the chief autumn sport at the station.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
WANTS GAMES.

The Pine Hill football team of Wa terbury would like to arrange games with afty team in your city. Team wishing games write V. P. Downey, 55 Eden street, Waterbury, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
ELECT PROBATE DELEGATES.

Malcolm MacFayden, William H
 Comley. A. w. Burdick and Maurit7 Olsen were unanimously chosen dele gates to the Republican Probate con vention in the town and city oonven-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07

ton of the Republicans held Saturday night.
 The convention was called to order by Frederick A. Bartlett and James Reynolds was chosen secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07

The first shipments of cocoanus. charcoal for use ir gas masks werai made to the United States in army i, ships. [
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07

The Spanish steamer Francoh was torpedoed.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

every woman's and other organization
which can in any way aid in the move
ment.
In addition to organizations already
established which will participate in
the children's year, volunteer service
has been organized under each state
chairman, to be known as the H. H.
VS." These home health volunteers.
to give them their full title, have been
organized primarily to help the doctors
and nurses whose ranks have been so
depleted by the demands OF war that
they must needs cover IS much ter
rftory as possible. The H h. VS.. Will
work as subcommittees to the local
state child welfare units. Women who
have responded to the call for volun-
teers have promised their services for
the entire year of the campaign, Tor
from twelve to twenty-four hours a
week. There will be three groups OF
H. H Vs.-trained nurses who have re-
tired from active service, and who can
render untold assistance In the work
of children'S year; women OF some e1-
and hospitals, who have volunteered
for special service in tn ecare OF chill
dren, home care of the sick, in dietetics,
etc, and messengers, or women VINO
will be willing to perform any nom
specialized task.
Were doubt to exist in the mind of
any one as to the need of such a cam
paign as is to be launched Sufficient
proof of its need is to be found in the
fact that of the men called in the draft
approximately one-third of those re-
jected were not taken because OF ply
sical defects, which might have been
remedied in infancy or early childhood
if then recognized.
Because a child's height and weight
is fairly accurate gauge to chlld'S
physical condition, the children's year
campaign opens with a nationwide
weighing and measuring test of babies
and children of pre-sehool age. These
tests will be conducted throughout the
entire country from April to June g.
In addition to giving the mother of
every child in the United States guide
to the health of her child. these tests
will have a far-reaching result
Through the children's bureau cards
have been issued upon which the child's
weight and height, with other salient
facts, are to be noted. This card is to
be filled out and returned to the local
child welfare committee of the Council
of National Defense under which the
majority of the tests will be made. An
to keep, on which are the weight and
height of the average child through a
long list of ages, with blank spaces for
noting the same figures for the indi-
vidual child.
When the reports of these tests have
been returned to the children's bureau
a tabulation will be made for the pur-
pose of ascertaining how nearly the
American children as whole come up
to the standards of average weights
and heights for different ages as set
down by scientists.
Ak
The child welfare committees will
establish centers throughout their
states, at which these tests can be
made under the most hygienic, sani-
tary conditions, and under the super
vision of competent physicians and
nurses An effort will be made to
have as many children as possible
weighed and measured at the centers.
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profession pertaining to child and ma
ternal welfare
The means by which it is hoped that
the saving of 100000 babies will be &C
complished are the passage of adequate
birth registration laws so that the need
of medical and nursing care may be
promptly known and met; prenatal care
for every mother, and the necessary
care of physician and nurse when the
baby is born and afterward; children's
conferences where well babies can be
taken periodically to be weighed and
examined, and clinics whsre sick chill
dren may be given medical service;
public health nurses for home visiting
the organization of state and city divi-
stons of child hygiene; the guarding of
the milk supply, that every child may
have his quota of clean, pure milk, and
the assurance of an income making
possible decent standards. of living.
If definite results are to be obtained
1t will need in this country the same
determination and generosity of effort
on behalf of children of which we hear
in the warning countries of Europe.
There people are realizing that ma
tional security requires the safeguard
ing of childhood at every point, and ex-
perience has taught them that war in
wolves special dangers to the children
behind the lines and that special meas
ures are necessary to protect the health
of children in war time.
During children's year must be ac-
complished the task of extending the
work of public-health nurses, support
ing infant welfare stations and broad
en1ng their scope, influencing employ
ers to pay. wages which meet the needs
OF healthy well-cared-for family, the
upholding of standards of child labor
and school attendance laws in spite of
wartime pressure, the maintenance
OF Fairgrounds. club and recreational
activities under fully qualified leaders.
and mentally handicapped.
That the infant mortality rate in this
country is unnecessarily high. even in
time OF peace. is strikingly brought out
fant mortality in several of the large
cltles OF the world. In New Zealand. in
lS1Z, there was an average of but fifty
one deaths among babies per 1000
6irths, the lowest rate in the world.
Paris. in 1918, 1os s'0Ie per 1000. In
Washington. in 1915. the rate was
Ill per thousand, and in New York for
the same year. 80 per 1000. In Berlin.
IN 1913. the rate was 1877 per 1000,
while in Moscow. in 1912. the rate was
294 per 1000.
In England, especially, have ex-
traordinary measures for the protec-
LIN VI luoIHerS ana DaDleS Oeen taheH
from practically the first day of the
war. The government had a large
share in this work. Shortly before the
beginning of war parliament was con-
sidering an appropriation to aid local
sanitary authorities and voluntary
agencies in carrying out certain plans
for maternal and child welfare. These
grants in aid" gave a powerful means
of stimulating and helping work after
the war began.
A fv,- oil I,ax - f~io ErS
land is watching it's infant mortality
rate and birth rate with as much con-
cern asits casualty list What has
been accomplished is sufficient proof
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of scorn in himself, but lest those with
an insufficient development of moral
responsibility impose on leniency.
Especially does Uncle Sam feel that it
behooves him to treat this awkward
problem with consideration. in that this
country has gone to war .to make the
world safe for democracy"
The average conscientious objector,
while opposed to taking life in any
way. is still loyal to his country, and,
realizing the myriad difficulties and
new problems eternally confronting
the government in it's tremendous task.
is more than willing to render all the
assistance he can. These men are of
faiths such as taught by Dunkards,
Mennonites, Stundists. Quakers, etc.
There are not few, protesting these
various doctrines, who felt so strongly,
so deeply, the nobility of the cause
for which the United States has gone
to war that they did not wait for the
draft, but enlisted instantly in spite of
their faith.
For example, the Quakers have seen
their young men go into regular mill
tary service, and they have appreciat-
ed the fact that these have only fol-
lowed what seemed to them the big
ger. the higher duty. These Quaker
soldiers have not been disowned nor
censured by their church; rather, the
church solaces and cheers them in
every conceivable way. An oppor-
tunity came for those, who could not
conscientiously bear arms when the
call from distressed and narrowed
Europeans reached the United States
The Quakers responded by sending
forth more than a hundred of their
finest young men and women, some of
whom went to France, others to Bel
gium and Serbia
This small but untiring body of
Friends forms just the link between the
American Red Cross and the English
Quakers which was needed They are
quietly doing a splendid and heroic
work in four branches of service, hos
pital, reconstruction, relief and agricul-
ture. Their achievements have been ac-
claimed with such enthusiasm among
those with whom they have been
thrown that the attention of authorities
in France and elsewhere has been won
Quakers who have stayed at home
have raised large sums of money to
help in relieving stricken Europe They
have also sent clothing and household
articles in great quantities. Quakers on
the other side of the Atlantic see that
these gifts are wisely distributed, not
3 small task in itself. Not a cent of
salary do the benevolent workers re-
ceive for their arduous labor, and the
fact that they remain and grow alb
sorbed in 1t and can not be persuaded to
eave it after long months of contin-
nous duty, is adequate proof of their
devotion and sincerity.
Conscientious objectors of other
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measure. he will probably explain his
reasons for his non-appearance to those
In authority and give them his address.
AT the given address a military police
man will shortly make his appearance
and with little ceremony will escort
the conscientious objector to camp.
There he will be confronted with
problems his conscience will be COM
PEELED to dispose of rapidly. Almost i'm
mediately he is told to don the uniform
which is given him, and on the heels
OF this comes a peremptory command
TO drill with other recruits Invariably
the conscientious objector voices a
stout protest and quite as invariably
his officer refuses to take him seri-
ously.
If the man persistently declines to
join the drill a superior ofhcer is ad-,
vlsed OF the situation The recalcit-
rant conscientious objector is given a
hearing and if he can convince the su-
perior officer of the truth of his state
ments and is found to be of Dunkard
faith: for instance, he is henceforth ex-
cused from drill
But it is not possible for him to be-
take himself home. To the consterna-
ton OF some conscientious objectors
VINO had perhaps hoped for better
things, they soon learned that they
could not even leave camp but were
asked to show their loyalty to their
country by serving in the commissary
department or. if they preferred, in the
wards of the hospital.
In every military camp there have
been instances where even this So
called alternative service" was re-
1ected. These few extremists, extreme
even for conscientious directors. are
put in separate company. where they
viii remain until such a time as the
President makes a ruling relative to
non-combatant service
One hears unusual stories concern
ing conscientious objectors which are
more or less difficult to verify. When
the draft law began to work in Okla
homa there were farmers who gathered
together and declared themselves will
ing to resist the draft by resortinp
TO force of arms IL this became neces-
sary. They fought the authorities
nercely. though up to that time thew
mad merely been asked to submit TO
an examination. However, they were
SO violently opposed to the draft law
that their intention for the time being
was to thwart the government, pIyfng
1t as much trouble as possible MANY
arrests were made, and this taught
them that the government was yery
much in earnest and not to be trified =
with. Eventually they were persuaded
to yield to reason.
A number of interesting individual
cases also presented themselves.
story tevrelated of one young man