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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
STAMFORD

The Patriotic Hiking club of the Methodist church Sunday school will take a hike this week to Far Mill River.
 MT. and Mrs. F. L. Curtis of Judson place are spending a two weeks vaca- ton motoring through Winsted and surrounding towns.
 Mrs. Louis I. Snyder of North Main street is entertaining her father, Judge Edgar Triton of Suffern, New York.
 Miss Edith Lennon is spending a few days in Boston visiting her uncle.
 John Neylan, aged 72 years, swhe had lived in Stratford for a great many years, was found dead in bed Tuesday morning by his daughter, Miss Mary A. Neylan, who went to call him for breakfast. Merical Ex- aminer William B. Cogswell, who was summoned, pronounced death due to heart disease. Mir. Neylan is survived by a daughter with whom he lived and by sister who lives in Ireland. The funeral services will be held Thursday at S:3O o'clock from his late home and from St. James church at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mich aePs cemetery.
 It is said that about 15 of Stratford's young women enlisted yesterday in the Red Cross nurses drive. c. A. Abercrombie, the Main street newsdealer, is The Times representa- tive in Stratford. Items of news sent to his store will receive prompt at- tentiop. Telephone StratfoFd 10. | CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobbing speciality, 3O5 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone i Stratford 1114-2 or 114-s. B 10 "tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
THE MEATH FER

New Haven, July 31-For Bridgeport and vicinity: Rain to- night; Thursday partly cloudy.
 Connecticut: Rain tonight; Thursday partly cloudy; moder- nte to fresh northeast to north winds.
 Rain has fallen during the last A hours along the gulf and At Iantic coasts from Texas to Maine. The greatest amount reported was ATT inches in New Haven. The rain did not extend very far in- land. The disturbance is central this morning over North Caro- lima. An area of high prcssureis central over the lake region. The temperatures are lower in the central and eastern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicin- ity partly cloudy weather with temperature below the normal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
TAKE BACK OLD EMLPOYEs.

In order to relieve the labor situa- ton several of the firms who have pensioned off a portion of their older employees have recalled them and placed them at work again in the fac tories. This does not affect their pen sions which still go on and the dis covery has been made that the older men are more precise and accurate in. their work and more stable in the f<- tention of their position.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Members of the Cuban mission. which is authorized @ negotiate a sale of the 1919 sugar crep to the United States, conferred in New York with the International Sugar Committee. The price-fxing was left for the gov- Lernments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
GETS ORDER TO REPORT.

John Donnelly, who has been mess enger for the Common Pleas Court for the last four years, and who en- listed in the navy about a month ago, has received his orders to report to the Iielham Bay station on Fri day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

The sale of War Saving and Thrift Stamps announced by the Treasury amounted to s5S, ,055, ,015 for the week of July %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Heavy rains in New York broke the long drought.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Thirty persons were killed and 60 Injured when a Japanese munitipn train blew up at Shimonoseki, Japan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

The War Department announced the organization of a signal corps nnit>at Uniyersity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

rlmes want Ads. one ceut 2 wOaa, l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Times Want Ads. One Cent 9 Word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobbing a speciality, SO5 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 1114-2 or 114-s. B 10 "tf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

the effort Ypres
phases OF the German offensive assaults the
northern side the elbow marked by the violence and reckless
penditure OF divisions witnessed this week around Mount KENNEL
the Begn ready battle the aacker his feeling
User canal has the reorganzed and
King Aberts gallant little
The development marked by
OF Mnes Ridge and the Mount KENNEL After frontal attacks
Hun the slaughter He
edged
KENNEL
around breaking through finally the vicinity of Verstraat
he fteenmle Bleu Nlebeke
salient The Belgian front Nupor Pkem sally
held wise his bataon wrggng and stienng death
before eldng defense Patiently wall
that the unwilling
Hnnburg let loose Ypres He his He
shutting does
attack Of intensity the other side the salient Dxmudc
anything blood
NoormeZeele
The fighting
been ncomparaby skepca
Hun when they hold
pan but the big idea repeated
OF divisions have been completely exhausted that had
left OF
the Locrc by the French and valuable
terrain around LaCyue and south Of Dkebusc by ags Tomme
Loe and LaCyte the hill of Scherpenbeg
Rouge At lo small
the Red mound and Sepenbg No momenay
positions these lines
General Pean that uughs
resumed May said the tap has been turned little" He
German which poured through the Pcary March 81
been plugged better let cot
death Of the dying March flat
Hun corpues which longer
put the German its back bed beyond possibility of vctoryW NJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
"Saue the Waste and Win the War"
ON A BUSINESS BASIS.

THERE are so many motor cars, and so many OF them
look alike it isn't strange that many stolen. Rep
resenng much money supplying their own means for a
get away and being rather difficult to identity it natural
" follows they should prove tempting to those who think
the world owes them living and prepared to collect
it when no is looking More prosalc than horse steal
ing which afforded similar lure to the liRht-fngered in
years gone BY it is also profitable and it isn't
prsng that encrprsng crooks have organized to place
automobile stealing busines, basis, indicated by a
letter youth at Cashon, and which IS now in posses
sion of police officials here
This infant industry, however, Is destined to land on
the rocks sooner or later no matter what profits may
show on the investment up date The illegitmae bust
ness may sometimes get away to running start and make
much easy money for time but in the end the law will
catch up with it, and the promoters have chance to learn
a useful trade in wcll-reguated penenary Piracy
paid for time but of its leading opponents finally
died with their boots Horse stealing, train robbng
bank robbng and other forms of frenzcd finance have
offered possibilities but the swollen fortunes Of this wealthy
country not amassed in that manner
Hence the Cashion youth and others who might be
tempted the business by this crooked
path should reconsider There are uncertainties in the
auto trade approached from any angle but Henry Ford
did better than any Of these scientific crooks who think
they have stealing down system which can't be beaten
II can and will and those who try it will have plenty
OF solitude in which think it The law may be slow
out it is also persistent and those who play their wits
against it finally end by holding the sack There un-
certantes in the garage business played the square
but is safe and compared with lifting the mousnc
between days and motor mechanic will make more in
the long run than the motor thief
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

(Mt Pleasant (Mich) ExchangeO
At 8 o'clock, sharp, the wedding
march, played by Miss Christine Tul-
ers, began to peal forth its JOYOUS It'd
luRs Of love and troth. the herald OF
the ceremony, always seeming as it
were to draw closer at each breath the
ties fastened by Cupid's small but
mighty hands. We see the young vaga-
bond standing with widespread feet
and glance astern, giving orders for
taking in the slack OF his towlinc and
cncircling it round the snubbng post
Of his little tug as it steaps up with
furious putting and begins to slowly
tow the large turbine steamer The
Two Souls out of the harbor of which
this young captain is master. Capt.
d. Cupid, harbor master ii you please.
Thus "Thc Two Souls" moves slowly
out Of the harbor of Love and Promise.
All look forward. sir. The open waters
Of the sea Of Welded Bliss show clear
in the sunlight ahead, the surface
sparkling under the steady glow Of the
rising sun 1t is carly morn and Cap
tain Cupid Of the little craft ahead
smiles approval as he inhaleS deeply OF
the breeze waited from the deep.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

mistake four or five times who gets
into the also-ran class.
Agree with people il YOU want to get
a reputation for having intelligence
Of superior order.
What has become Of the old-fash-
toned town cut-up who used to say
IF YOU can't succeed, suck eggsl"
And many man who respects all
the other laws and obeys them pays
no attention to the laws Of health.
Why doesn't some honest artist tell
the truth about the little cuss and
make picture of Dan Cupid pushing
a baby buggy1
II man manages to boil potatoes
so that they are only half as hard as
they were when he put them on 10
cook he gets the idea that he is a Chef.
Folks are gradually getting more
sense. Nowadays it takes more than
the lack Of haircut to get you a
reputation for being a geniuJ.
Many woman will let you knock
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
BUY ANOTHER BOND.

ALTHOUGH Oklahoma and Oklahoma City have gone
their Liberty loan quota further oversubcripton
desirable in the short time remaining This whole fed
raj reserve district is the top but others not
md there is letting up until the total is more
han asked Oklahoma is behind Kansas among the states
OF this district and Oklahoma City has a smaller over
subscription than Of the principal cities OF the dis
rct There for pressing the campaign to the
finish and others may be added. Not everyone in this
state has bought bonds not everyone who could
Those who and fail to do ackers and those
who buy less than they should not 100 percent patriots
There will be other Liberty loans later but there will also
he time and money attend to them when they The
time to subscribe this is now, and il all who will
buy another bond substantial he added the
present total Buy another
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

THE SPOKESMAN for the plumber folk complained
about the plumbing Joke, and said they didn't wish to
be the butt Of qup apey We cannot blame them much
for that for lis old stuff and mostly flat and humor
which is out of date, gladly would eliminate Since
first the pipe wrench town. and modern houses
renown, the jokesmths had lot to say about the
plumber and his pay He's told us how the plumbing wight
in to put piping right then his first assistant
back to bring more tools unto shack Full many
whmseys he has done how the plumber gets the mon
and becomes putocra by mending drains and such
that How slowly plumbers do their work and divers
ways in which they hirk oft serve as basis for saw as
old Jokes n-law Such ancient whcczc may well
be canned discarded, filed away banned the while VIC
sing the plumbers praise ~ teaching sanitary ways Al
though his face bear greasy stain he makes home both
safe and sane, and plumbing bills used to dread now
seem quite commonplace instead
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
OUR TABLE AND THE ALLIES.

THINK over that message Herbert Hoover to Okla
homa by ! w Holowell I'VE are seated at the
same table with the allies when there is not enough food
it is always good manners to accept small portion"
Americans should remember that There has been no
hunger in this country there has been in France and
Belgium Our diet is less restricted than that OF the
British or Italians And yet Americans have right
to sumpuous fare than have our allies overseas Certainly
the least do is to eliminate waste and furnish food
cargoe for all the ships available carry such cargoes
across When we have done best in this war it will
not he too much and we arc still far removed nom such
an effort
Sometime, it seems there are many Americans who lack
proper appreciation OF what we owe those who have
borne the hrunt of this so long The who says
America first and America only longer be
cepted patriot That the slogan OF shadow Hun
who wants hamper the and effect early peace
and still dodge the anti -Sedton laws This is a war for
democracy, for well for that of the of the
world That being the case and has always been France
Britain and Belgium and later Italy, were fighting for
America long before joined the fray. America slow
to it, but there is nothing to be gained by denying
now Now our purpose should he to make up as fully
as we may for our slow response.
Men We know will he sent as rapidly as possible and
they are our greatest help Money also will be forthcoming
But the saving of food is still left largely the individual
Fortunately it is neither necessary desirable that We
go hungry, but it important that and sub
stitues. Only by such will the gallant allies
table receive their rghul share TO refuse them that
is both unpatriotc and ungraeiuL Remember that and
govern your diet accordingly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

her husband when she won't let you
say word against her Preacher.
When five men have another man
down so he can't hit back the bravest
man in the bunch is the sixth man
who can't get at him.
When a man lives in a rented house
he knows that the place should have
new wall paper every year. But when
he owns the house and rents il to a
tenant he knows that a house doesn't
need new paper but once in five years.
Why is it that a man fears that the
Legislature will rob him OF his Per-
sonal Liberty when he isn't bit afraid
that the girl he is engaged to will do
anything like that2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
TGppli113
EhaIAyan1aHGsssnI,
THE HEAvYwEIGHTs.

TRED FULTON is a bruiser great
r as large and stately as an Alp
he's whipped full many a beefy
skate, who hoped TO bear away his
scalp. He says he'll harvest Willards
pelt, and change that fighters name
TO Pance, and bear away the cham
poems belt: wonder why he's not in
France, This Willard is mighty
man, who'll take some whipping sup
pose he make the smoke an also ran
and has a kick in all his blows. | don't
believe he'll lose to Fred, unless by
some unhappy chance; he uses both his
fist and head l wonder why he's not
in France. Both men are OF heroic build
they're perfect fighters when they're fit;
and it is said they both are filled with
forty kinds OF pep and grit And they
will meet some day. ween, TO fight.
with pomp and circumstance, for pack
ages of good long green; wonder why
they're not in France I've heard OF
Willard's wondrous reach, how he can
hit around a block; and | should Judge,
from Futon's speech, that he can scrap
as we'll as talk. Until they've fought
they'll spiel and veil, and red hot ar
guments advance; IL they can fight
so wildly we'll, | wonder why they're
not in France.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
watch Us Growl

(Walton (GaD Tribunc)
Luke McLuke. OF the Cincinnati En-
quircr, makes a speciality OF corralng
odd and unusual names Were he to
come down this way we could introduce
him to Days and Knights, Moons and
Stars Sheats and ri VS., Shows and
Hales and Blacks and Whites, all resi-
dents Of Walton county and most ex-
ccllcnt peOple
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

THAT fellow Smith is certainly
lucky said Brown
"Tll say he's lucky" agreed Jones
Why il he went into baseball he
could make money out OF a tail-cnd
club IN a bush league"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Luke McLuke Saws.

Most Of us are so busy whining over
what We haven't that we haven't time
To give thanks or what we have.
BY the time a bride has been mar
ricd 50 hours she has everything ar
ranged for her Golden Wedding ami
vcrSary
All successful men make mistakes.
II is the man who makes the same
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
l Wonder

wonder II the good lord sighs
When Belgian babies come TO Him
with haCked-On feet and gougcd out
eyes
7 wonder how He must despse
The Huns who tear babes limb from
limb
And when Huns come 10 heavens gate,
Blood daubed, fun l-kuliurrd and elate
! think 81 Peters there 10 toll.
"BegOne, beasts and go straight 10 he'll"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, what does 1t mean to
play fish before YOU land 1t?
Paw-That's when a woman stalls
around and refuses a man before she
marrieS him my son.
Maw-Willie. YOU put that book away
and get TO bed thi, minute
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
SITanRel

"To ask fool questions I'm afraid,
hut why II ito said DcmmOn,
II see lots Of red lemonade.
But never a red lemon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

St Louis besides lagRing its Liberty loan and be
ing snubbcd by Secretary McAdoo is also that somewhat
American city which has portion of It's public printing
done in German language newspapers Milwaukee it would
seem. has competition.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
oh

What is that latest best seller about
anyway" asked the Old Fogy
About the limit" replied the
Crouch, as he tossed the book to one
side
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Alta Bow

William Kaiser. of Memphis, Tenn,
would like nothing better than a chance
to put a hole in William Kaiser, Of
Berlin
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

"A centipede's a little thing,
He isn't tail" said Cootfr.
And yet / must admit. by ling.
Hes more than a six fOoter."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

An increase in laundry prices wouldn't he so bad il it
would insure increase in the durability OF collars en-
trusted to their cleansing mercies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

Killing women and children the kaisers faariic mode
OF warfare is to be nrthered by three long range
guns, according to an Amsterdam dispatch But
rcn' won in that wav.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

Except that the governor Of California has genuine
spinal column We somewhat uncertain about the merits
OF the Mooney case.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

II might he good idea to put the conscientious obec
tors in the front rank to they wouldn't change their
minds about the deSirabity OF fighting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

There is still time enough to attend to any Liberty bond
purchases YOU may have overlooked the rush OF the past
few weeks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

1t is said the ruling class in Holland is pro German
Either that the Dutch have cold feet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

Would You Lend Uncle Sam 500 r.
Keep The Hun Beasts Out OF The
Room Occupied BY Your Wife And
Your Daughter?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
LukRMLnale
His Column
Fooeyl
CODN2NGM /QkS

Fooeyl
A gossip never stops her ears,
The evll-minded pest.
For she believes all that she hears,
And then makes up the rest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Q59kd5asS9R1ciaeess
M,sZe 2a~Ae Nzac
Twenty Years Ago.

IWenIy ItHIb AEU'
Mrs. John Dawson OF Great Bend.
Kansas, is in the city visiting her
sister, Mrs ]. J. Wallace.
L. D. Ormun Of Iowa is visiting his
brother, John OEmun.
Abe Couch arrived yesterday from
the Sapupa survey lie has been
away from the city since January.
Jeanette Lewis departed from the
city last night for Dallas, Texas to
fiji three weeks theatrical engage
ment. Mrs Lewis was accompanied
by her brother Neal Ainsworth.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
oh

Maybe she never puts the blame
thing where she can find it. Anyway,
Miss A Razor lives at Marion Kan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Lines Worth Remembe ring.

Economy is the aren't of integrity,
Of liberty, and of ease, and the beau
teous sister OF temperance, of cheer
fulness and health--Dr. Johnson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

A country editor who is also an
authority oil certain industrial matters.
recently came up TO town, bringing his
wife along with him.
This good women was one afternoon
the guest OF a rather patronizing club
woman
$50 your husband is an editor'" the
latter asked
"Yes"
"Since you have no family and have
considerable leisure on your hands, |
dare say you assist him in his editorial
work."
"Oh. yes" said the editors wife, who
is also his cook, u edit nearly all his
inside matter"
Farmer Turnipson had brought his
young son David TO the city to see the
sights, and toward the end of a long
day was dragging his $50 pounds up the
steps OF the great monument. Long be-
fore they reached the top the father was
regretting that he had allowed ifis son
to persuade him TO undertake such .
firing journey
when they had at last reached the too,
isn't il grand sight down therer'
Well" puffed the elder Thompson
If its so grand down there, what u
the name Of all that wonderful did you
bring me up here forl"
--w.aa---
Mrs Klean Kitchen took down sfe
telephone receiver and discovered that
the line was in use, II Just put on Z
pan OF beans for dinner" she heard one
woman compiacently informing am
other.
She hung up the receiver and waited
Three times she waited. and then. exc
asperated, she broke into ths eonvsr.
sation.
Madam, ] smell your beass barr,
ing" she announced crisply.
A Mortified scream greeted the 70
mark, and Mrs X. X. was able to put
n her cali
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
Ten YeAIa AGO.

Mrs. Charles X Hume OF Anadarko
is spending the week with Mrs w. A..
kSott She is the corresponding secrc-
tary OF the synodical society OF Pres
bytcrlan missions, also parllamcntarlan
ot the federated clubs OF the state
That President Roosevelt will taks
a hunting tip this year is the state
mcnt OF United States Marshal John
Abernathy, who has Just returned from
a visit to Washington, where he hob
nobbed with the president and talked
OF hunting grounds.
Il can almost certainly promise that
President Roosevelt will make visit
to the new state during the coming
summer or fall" he said.
Mrs. George Flick is attending the
charity conference at Guthrie.
No fire alarms have been turned if
for a continuous period of nine'es,
days.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

ST. LOUIS. Mo, May THE
buildings OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition were dedicated today with
all possible pomp and ceremony.
In every way save one, the exercises
were an unenuivocal success, and this
one circumstance was the weather.
The wind blew icrcely from the west
sending great clouds OF dust whlrling
into the faces OF the troops as they
marched past tho president. and at
times so nearly binding the president
that it was well nigh impossible for
him to see across the street upon whicn
the troons were marching