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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
EAT POTATOES TO
SAVE THE WHEAT,
SAYS SCOvILLE

by eating potatoes instead of
wheat, the people Of Connecticut can
help win the war as well as by pur-
chasing Liberty Bonds and contri-
buting to the Red Cross" said Adj
ministrator Robert Scoville yesterday
regarding the nationwide potato
campaign.
1.-The situation, in brief, is this: We
have not enough wheat for our AL
lies and ourselves. We have an
abundance of potatoes, an excess of
100000 bushels over normal times.
If we are to win this war the Allies
must have wheat. The potato cannot
quite come up to wheat in food value
but it does come about as close to
taking the place of wheat as any other
food. Therefore, by eating potatoes
we can save wheat for the Allies. Here
in Connecticut we have a surplus OF
potatoes sufficient to supply every
family with one bushel.
Americans should rally to the sup
port of the potato, for, like corn, it is
native of this continent and is as
thoroughly American as the Amer1-
can Indian. When it is realized that
the potato is one of the chief foods
now sustaining Germany and that the
other European countries are largely
dependent upon it. its Importance in
the war may readily be seen. Yet the
potato was not known abroad until
| the end of the sixteenth century when
| both the English and Spanish intro
duced it from their American colonies
Americans first realized how i'm
portant part in their daily food the
potato played when last year
scarcity of this vegetable drove its
prices to prohibitive heights. The
result of those sky high prices still
has its effect this season. Then thf
spring came, everyone planted pota
toes. The farmer was particular!
urged to lay out his land in potatoe
as a patriotic duty. ccordingly, al
though the average yield per acre wa
Anot large, there was an abundance Q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
DENVER SCHOOL
FOR men ABOUT
TO enter ARMY
5000 Pupils Enter First In
stitution of It's Kind in
Country.
EDUCATED FOR ALL
SERVICE BRANCHES
247 Stars in Service Flag for
Those Who Have Already
Joined Colors.

Denver, Col, April 19-Education
Of men liable to military service I'M
der the selective draft has been I'M
dertaken by the Opportunity school
conducted by the city of Denver. 1t
school in the country to offer such
a service. With total enrolment
of 5000 pupils in less than a year
and a half and with its wide scope
Of subjects taught, the institution is
considered out of the ordinary.
Persons of all ages are admitted.
A pupil may enter at any time, take
any or all the subjects he wishes, de-
vote as much time as he can spare
in classes and choose the hour of
classes for the school is open from
$3.50 a. m. until 9:15 p. m.
Its activities cover a wide range,
from an employment bureau con-
Quoted by pupils to training in avia-
ton by means Of the schools own
airplane. In all its industrial de-
partments there is long waiting list
of applicants for training. In the
automobile mechanic department 500
men have enrolled, many of them be-
| ing in the next draft. They are pre-
pairing to be more efficient workers
lover there
The women pupils have devoted
one afternoon a week making baby
clothes from partly worn out cloth
ing. Already 5000 garments have
gone to France, Belgium and Italy.
It is a woman, Miss Emily Griffith,
| 11oa &c ~ oh of he oil
though it was made possible by City
Superintendent of Schools Carlos M.
Cole.
Lieut.. William Robert Russell con-
ducts the large classes in aviation
and radio work for enlisted and
drafted men. From this class there
are now 125 men in wireless positions
for the government.
The school has PAT stars in its ser
vice flag for those who have eentered
military service and they cover many
nationalities. Many of these in fact
are citizens the school has made
through its citizenship class which
has prepared 500 men to take out nat
uralization papers. This class re-
Gently sent 500 to the Red Cross
Twenty nationalities attend the school,
at present
The school is democratic. It pro-
vides training for the energetic per
son anxious to get ahead; the dis
couraged one trying to get into line
again; the man who missed hi!
schooling; the educated taking some
special training to further fit them
the working boy and the working
girl who come at odd times, and il
fact all shades and degree of botI
rich and poor. Often servants ant
mistress make hats at the same ia
BILE.
Among its results are the machin
list who doubled his wages after hi!
drafting course; the young man who
measured muslin for ten years unit
he hated his job and is now book
keeper and happy; the drifting DO!
who found himself in the class ii
railroad telegraphy and quit the pool
room.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

mark you, instinct is Outlines right
when the cards have been wrong"
Placing her hand to her breast the
old gypsy lowered her voice TITS
right here" she said, that's how /
know. There's something been tell
ing me that this war is going to be
over this year. Yes I know that
things look blue just know, but never
you mind, sir, just make a note of
what I'm telling you. This war is
going to be over this year"
And who's going to VIM"
"Why, the British of course. Did
you ever know them to lose when
they put their whole heart and soul
into the business?"
Leaning forward, Selma said, her
voice dropping almost to a whisper:
There's something else I want to
tell you. The man whose hand 1 read
81 years ago may live to see this war
over, but 1 doubt it. He may live to
see it just over. I hope he does. Then
perhaps, he will remember what the
gypsy fortune-teller told him in Wind
sor Forest. To live and see the war
just over will be the best punishment
that this world can give him, but I'm
afraid he will see the end of the war
before many others, and he will take
his own life. That he will not die
natural death is certain.
Already" the gypsy went on, che
knows he is not the real governor of
his own land. He is in the hands of
others, and those others will in the
end help him on to inevitable disas-
| ter
L Tell the mothers and sweethearts
to take courage. I've got five of my
own lads fighting, and 1 know what
it means to a mother when she loses
one. You see all their, photos on the
shelf there. But I'm expecting to see
them back again some day"
From war topics the gypsy jumped
to personal matters. "I was christ
ened Ruth" she explained, but since
I was a little girl I've been known a:
Selma, and everywhere go I am
known by hat name" Although
nearly 80 years old, Selma is still
looking forward to many another
trip round the old country.
The old woman's face lit up with !;
beaming smile as I left her in he
little caravan at Caversham, Reading
Make a note of what I told you,'
she repeated, land the best of lucl
to you. Good day sir. You needn'
worry. You'll be all right" ( By thu
International News Bureau, Inc, Bos
ton, Mass)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
Custom Officials
Arrest Importer

New York, April 1S-Rene Fri
bourg, an importer and exporter in
this city, and George Masure, cap
tain of the Belgian relief ship Liege,
were arrested here today by custom
officials, charged with a conspiracy
to send letters outside the regular
mails between the United States and
The Hague 1t is alleged that Fri
bourg sent the letters and Masure
carried them.
Fribourg claims to be a Belgian
and is charged with having sent let
tiers to a woman in The Hague, who
he says, is his sister. Several let
tiers, it is alleged, were transmitted
last August, and one in January OF
this year.
Fribourg and Masure were held ir
bond for the federal grand jury. Ma
sure's steamer plies between an Amer
lean port and Rotterdam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
THE GERMAN EXCUSE
FOR LOUVAIN

When the United States was a neu-
trail and our Minister to Belgium,
Brand Whitlock, in constant touch
with German officers and officials, he
had an interview with General Won
Luttwitz in Brussels. Mr.. Whitlock
tells us, in Everybody's for April,
that as he was about to leave, the
General remarked:
GA dreadful thing has occurred at
Isouvain. The general in command
there was talking with the Burgo-
master when the son of the Burgo-
master shot the general, and the pop
uIation began firing on the German
troops
1--WE did not at once grasp the Whole
significance of the remark.
land now, of course he went on,
we have to destroy the city. The Or
ders are given and not one stone will
be left on another. I'm afraid that
that beautiful Hotel de Vile, which
we saw as we came through there the
other day, is now no more
when he said this he lifted up MS
hands of gesture of regret"
AS a matter of fact, the Burgomas-
ter ha,d no son and no German gen
eral was shot, but the horror of Lou
vain, described in detail by Mr.. Whit
lock, followed nevertheless.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

potatoes produced which have not
been sold.
The farmer had to pay high prices
for his seed. 1t was difficult to OBJ
tain labor for tending and digging the
crop and what labor he did procure
cost him two or three times as much
as ordinarily. A large item of ex-
pense was the fertilizer which has ad-
vanced in price because the acids it
contains are being used for munition
making.
Gas a result, many farmer who is
selling his potatoes for about 81 a
bushel, claims he is not making more
than he did several years ago when
potatoes retailed for SO cents a
bushel. They should certainly be
encouraged to plant potatoes next
year by consumption of the crop they
have produced instead of having
them rot in their barns, or left to be
fed to the hogs"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
PASTORS REQUEST
DENIED BY COUNCIL

Hartford, April 1S-The State
Council of Defense has denied the
request of the Pastors union of New
Haven asking that the council urge
on the president to exercise his power
to stop the transportation and sale
of malt liquors during the war. The
resolution passed by the council is
as follows:
Voted, that in the opinion of the
State Council of Defense the time is
inopportune for granting the request
of the Pastors union of New Haven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
Railroad Thieves
Infest All Germany

Zurich, April 19-Oficial reports of
the Prussian State railways show that
in 1917, 100000 marks were paid
as compensation for property lost or
stolen in transit compared with 4,
100000 marks in 1914.
The German post office paid three
million marks in compensation during
1917 compared with one hundred
thousand in 1918. The greater part
of the goods stolen on the railways
was foodstuffs, clothing and other
articles of necessity.
The robberies on the Austrian rail
ways are reported to be even greater
than in Germany. The Ministry Of
railways in Vienna begs the public
not to send goods by rail except il
the most urgent cases.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
UNSCRAMBLINGTH THE
HUN FEMALE BANK

Amsterdam, April 19-The wom-
ems bank in Berlin conducted for
and by Women" which came into
conflict with the law in April, 1915,
is again before the courts after a man
accountant had spent eighteen months
discriminating it's accounts. The
manager according to the Kreuz
Zeitung, will be charged with violat-
ing the law. The defence is that the
banks business grew so rapidly it
overwhelmed the capacities of the
board of directors composed of wom-
en-, two of whom are on national ser
vice in Russia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
Rub Youngsters Colds Away
With Outside YapOr Treatment
Local Druggists Have Imported the Invention Of North
Carolina Druggist That Relieves Group and Cold
Troubles By External Application

and lungs. At the same time Vapo~
Rub Is absorbed through and stimu-
lates the skin taking out that tight
ness and soreness in the chest.
VapoRub has a hundred uses in the
home - for deep chest colds, sore
throat, bronchitis or incipient pneu-
monia just apply we'll over the throat
and chest and cover with a warm,
flannel cloth. For head colds, hay
fever, asthma or catarrhal troubles
VapoRub can either be applied up the
nostrils or a little melted in spoon
and the vapors inhaled. Group is usu-
ally relieved within rfteen minutes
and an application at bedtime pre-
vents a night attack.
All mothers areu rged to take ad-
vantage of the 30-day trial offer now
being made by the local druggist and
see for themselves Just what .Vapo-
Rub will do.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

The ever popular orchestra the
Singing McEnellys, will again be the
attraction at the Colonial ball room
in Fairfield avenue Monday evening.
They will have the newest music, and
will be ready to give a long evening
of dancing, playing and singing some
portion of every dance number. The
McEnellys are the original singing
orchestra, and none other has ever
gained the popularity enjoyed by
them. Remember they are coming
Monday evening, that the cost of ar
entire evening of dancing is a trifie,
and come, bringing your friends with
you.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
Danish
Nervousness
Put Vigor and Ambition Into
rundown, Tired Out
People

If you feel tired out, out of sorts, de-
spondent, mentally or physically oe-
pressed, and lack the desire to accom-
plish things, get a so cent box of Wen-
delPs Ambition Pills at Hindla's Phar-
macy today and take the first step
toward feeling better right away.
If you drink too much, smoke too
much, or are nervous because OF over
work of any kind, Wendells Ambition
Pills will make you feel better in three
days or money back from FIindle's
Pharmacy on the first box purchased.
For all affections of the nervous
system. constipation, loss of appetite,
lack of confidence, trembling, kidney
or liver complaints, slaeplessness, ex-
hausted vitality or weakness of any
kind get a box of Wendells Ambition
Pills today on the money back plan
Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
MILITARY TRAINING AT YALE

New Haven, April 1S.-Military
training at Yale is to be considerably
extended, according to an official state
ment received today outlining Secre-
tary Bakers announcement of a series
of officers camps, beginning May 5.
1t is thought that university men,
draftees and regular army men will be
given training here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
You Can Try a Csc Jar on 80
Days Trial and Your Drug
qist Will Refund the Pur-
chase Price If You Are Not
Delighted With the Test.

Every mother breathes a sigh Of
relief when she first tries the North
Carolina treatment, Vick's VapoRub,
and-fnds that it is mol onger neces-
sary to dose the children with nau-
seous medicines for Group or cold
troubles. VapoRub comes in salve
form and when applied over the
throat and chest theb ,ody heat re-
leases the ingredients in the form of
vapors. These vapors, inhaled with
each breath, all night long, carry the
medication direct to the air passages
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
NO WORD FROM
NAVAL COLLIER

Norfolk, Va, April 18-Mrs. Selma
W. Worley, wife of the commander of
the naval collier Cyclops, denied to-
day that she had received any word
from her husband and said that her
statement of last night that the YES
sci probably would be heard from
within "a hours was an expression of
her personal opinion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
BUY STAMP EACH WEEK.

The Rowland Dry Goods Co. has
initiated Junior War Savings Club,
the members of which are the younger
employees of that company. These
young people have pledged themselves
top urchase at least one 25-cent Thrift
Stamp during each week of the year.
The members are most enthusiastic,
and a good many of the older en-
ployes have asked permission to join
the club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

The will be this year, the Germans will be beat
Vn, and the Kaiser will die by his own hand"
the declaration made to by old gyspy
an "Sena" Smith, known all the United Kingdom
oruneeer who told the Kasers fortune many years
ago.
Tweny-seven years ago Selma down in the vi
cnty Forest where at the time of the Wander
vedes stayed prove the authenticity Of her statement the
old gypsy produced personal letter signed by the gen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

that the council join in their petition
in urging the President to exercise
his power to stop the transportation
and sale of malt beverages for the
perid of the war;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19
Selma Smith, Gypsy
Fortune Teller, Says
Allies Will Win War

Told Kaisers Fortune Twenty Seven Years Ago in Wind
sor Forest Related Two Home Truths That Hun Dog
Did Not Lke-Told Him That War Would Be Over
Within Year After Starting and That He Would
Die By His Own Hand.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

The print paper output for the
mouth of March declined 1000 tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

Times Want Ads. One Gent a WORD!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-19

no ADVANCE IN PRICE-25c. Soc. S1.Aa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
GuL|CK ADDRESSES
ROTARY MEMBERS

DR.. Sidney l.. Gulick, secretary of
the World Alliance for promoting
friendship through the churches,
spoke on the immigration Question,
with particular attention to the Ash
atics, at the regular meeting of the
Rotary club Tuesday.
He spoke of the necessity of chang
ing our policy in relation to Asiatics,
discriminatory legislation,the solution
of protection against swapping immi-
grafton, and stated that we must re-
move all stigmas from Asiatics as in
feriors, before the Japanese-American
problem would be solved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
GENTRY SHOWS
HERE FOR TWO
PERFORMANCES

Tuesday was a great day for Rich
mond kiddies-those ranging in age
from three to 50.
Gentry Brothers combined dog and
pony and wild animal shows, with the
'cutest lii ponies," arrived in the
city for two performances. Big tents
were pitched at Athletic park on s.
Twenty-third street where two per-
formances were to be given.
Elephants, dogs, pigs, goats, sheep,
ponies, monkeys and cats now make
up the animal show family. The show
has the only elephant baseball team
in the world, it's alleged by the press
agent. .-l r; ss,-
Many tableau wagons built around
the fables of Mather Goose were seen
in the street parade, which like all
circus parades was late. These were
reinforced IN number by animal dens
and floats.
The show boasts the "only company
Of soldier-ponies in the wide wide
world" These ponies were chosen
among hundreds of their kind at the
stock farms of Gentry Brothers in
Indiana
The nights performance is sched-
uled to begin at o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Our commodity is talk and our op-
orator is the saleslady," stated Viii
liam M. Bailey Tuesday morning at
the Central Indiana Independent Tele-
phone Owners association convention
held Tuesday at the Commercial club
rooms. Over hundred members and
employees from all over the state of
Indiana, western Ohio and Chicago.
attended
Mr.. Bailey continued that the real
purpose OF the convention was to get
before the telephone workers OF this
state the main questions to be consid-
cred in giving the best service and in
helping to win the war. ut does not
make any difference whether our
switchboard is gold or sawdust, we
and the people we serve are interested
in talk, for that is what we SELL"
Miss Katherine Kirby. travelling
chief operator of the Ohio State Tele-
phone company, conducted the opera
tors school which began at 1890 last
ing two hours in the morning and con-
tinuing after lunch for three hour
session In the afternoon. Attend
ance at this examination is not COM
pulsory but Miss Kirby pointed out
that the operators seem to take an
interest in making very good averages
just for the sake of the work. The
examination will include questions
about long distance and local tele-
phone work. Most of the questions
are purely technical.
While the examinations were being
held in the morning a business meet
ing and general discussion was in ses-
sion. Following was the program:
Welcome address-A c. Lindemuth
acting judge Of Wayne county circuit
court.
Response-C. NJ Martz, president of
the Arabia Telephone company, Tip
ton, Ind.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and gov
ernmental reports-L. C. Griffith,
president Seymour Mu. Telephone
company, Seymour, Ind
How to secure additional revenue
for maintenance and operation-Sam
Tomilson, president of Winona Tele-
phone company, Plymouth. Ind.
The relation of the public, the tele-
phone company and the public serv-
ice commission-Judge James l..
Clark, ex-commissioner of the public
service commission, Danville, Ind
Advantage of the Underground cab
lee. M. VanNostram, manager Of
Wabash Telephone company, Wabash,
Ind.
Judge Lindemuth has been connect
ed with telephone interests for TWEEN
ty-one years and was at one time pres
ident of the national association was
secured to fill J. M. Lontz's place
Lontz having been detained in New
York The judge emphasized espe-
cially the relations Of the telephone to
present war conditions.
LAS constructive enterprise" he
said, 1T is indispensable. being the
first thing installed for assistance on
building sites. 1t is essential to both
architect and contractor. 1t is a pub
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
War Importance Of Telephone
Emphasized at Operators Meeting

lie utility and even outweighs the I'm
portance of airplanes In rush matters.
The telephone is supremacy q con-
servation agent. Imagine sending on
horseback. by train or automobile the
10000 or more messages that pass out
OF Richmond daily"
He also spoke OF the wonderful con-
nections the telephones are making
between the front line trenches and
the rear lines in the present war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

The Aid society of United Brethren
church will hold an all day meeting
tomorro VITO sew for the Red Cross
at the home of Mrs Frank Weaver,
220 North Sixteenth street. Women
are requested to bring their lunch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

The Penny club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Grace Grohman at
her home, 1909 Hunt street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

inc Hoffman, Miss Margaret Schur-
man, Miss Frieda Lehman and Miss
Cook. .@
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
A SET OF USEFUL BAGS.

2546-These models ma ybe made of
cretonne, silk, velvet, ribon, creep,
denim or satin No would make
good laundry bag.
The Patterns are cut in one size
No will require ] Il yard. No. 2 will
require IL yard. No. 3 will require
q yard Of 36-inch material.
A pattern Of this illustration mailed
to any address on receipt of 10 cents
in silver or stamps.
Name ..................
Address
City
SlZe
Address Pattern Department, PaIIa.
dunn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

The ~ n. C.. club met last evening
at the home of Miss Helen Cook.
Those present were Miss Ruth Horn,
Miss Corrine Schneider Miss Edith
Oeklaus, Miss Clara Daub, Miss Paul
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Miss Marguerite Lemen, Mrs. Anna
Lemen. Mrs. r. r. VanSant and Miss
Tieman VanSant motored to Indian
apolis Saturday for few days visit
with relatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Springer. Miss
Marie Redman and Miss Marian Smi-
ley of Connersville, were guests of
friends here Sunday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Horwitt OF the
Arden Apartments, are the parents OF
a son, born Sunday at Reid Memorial
hospital.