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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
LIFE OF ARMY CLOTHES.

The government statisticians have |compiled some interesting figures, re- lative to the life of army clothing, the table shows that the life of wool brooches is 6.s5 months; cotton brooches, 4.sr months; wool coats, 13.- 6e months; overcoats, 33.66 months; blankets, 41.77 months; service hats T.62 months; slickers, 1928 months; flannel shirts, 3.10 "a year; canvas leg gings, 3.56 pairs a year; field shoes, 2.42 pairs a year; heavy. wool stock sings, 6.35 pairs a year; light wool stockings, S.4S pair a year; summer drawers, 4.5e pairs a year; winter drawers, S.6s pairs a year; summer undershirts. 3.6S a year and winter
 undershirts, 2S6 a year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
WEST END

Mary Pickford in How Could You Jean," her newest Aircraft release in five acts. is the feature attraction to- State street near Clinton avenue. All lovers of America's sweetheart should not fail to see this splendid picture. Wednesday, Mae Marsh in "The Face in the Dark" and Fatty Arbuckle in "The Bell Bow"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
EMPIRE

Lend Me Your Name?" No, this is not a leap-year marriage proposal at all. In this case one man lends another his name. The Earl of Gill
 leigh finds a burglar in his room and both realize that they are the double
 of the other. Both of these men are played by Harold Lockwood in a fas- |cinating screen play, one of his Metro |Au-Star Series, Lend Me Your Name" which will be exhibited at the Empire theatre today. The Earl |trades identities with the intruder so as to escape his unruly wife and the chain of complications arises which Furnished scene after scene of fun for Ithe audiences.
 Tomorrow: Bert Lytell and an all- star cast of Metro favorites in NO Mans Land"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

Pass Book No. s6o31. Bridgeport Savings Bank. Reward for return to bank. Application for new book to replace save having been made, any claims upon said book must be presented to said bank without delay, otherwise said book will be cancelled and closed, and a new book issued in lieu thereof.
 IF .as s P23 ss. q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

The Syracuse Club of the new In- ternational League will disband Aug. 20 unless efforts to transfer the fran chise to Canadian city are success full.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
What You Should Pay
 For Staple Foods


  Tuesdays
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

Martin Rynick, an Austrian S4 years old, of Newark, N. J., was sem fenced to four months Imprisonment and fined s1o0 igor violating the anti loaf1ng law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

Nine hundred of 1000 men arrested in Trenton were released after they, proved they had draft registration cards or were out of the draft age,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

President Wilson sent his greetings to King George upon the anniversary of Great Britain's entry into the war.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

Me had been boarding her dimes and
quarters against this day. The money
was scarcely enough. Nevertheless
sEe started. She walked the first
eighteen miles. Then her strength
gave out, and she took train
She did not know that visitors to
Camp Funston stay in Junction City,
eleven miles away. So she got off
the train at Fort Riley. An officer
set her right and she reached juno.
ton City after dark. Somehow she
found a rooming house. Some on.
there stole five dollars from her.
five Of the precious dollars she had
earned over the wash tub and saved
by walking Terror-stricken, she
crept out of the house when no one
was looking.
Later in the night a soldier found
her trembling in the street, and took
her to the rooms of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, rooms
which the War Work Council had
opened as clearinghouse for trou-
bles. The poor frightened woman
was put to bed, but she was too
miserable to sleep. The matron got
up at daybreak, built fire, and com.
forted her. The sons commanding
officer was reached by telephone
early in the morning, and the boy
came to his mother ON the first troll
ley-car he could catch.
h. f1-x- a
hours together, perhaps the last
hours they will have this side OF
heaven. Every moment was as pre-
cious as a month had been last year
The old lady had still one present
worry. The boys bad cold might turn
into pneumonia if she left him. But
she had not money enough TO stay
another night and buy ticket home
When the matron told her that her
bed was free, she broke down and
cried and cried.
I did not know there was so much
pity left in the world" she sobbed.
She stayed till her boys cold was
better. Then she went back to heI
seventeen washings and her memo
ries.
Because Of the certainty of just
such cases as this was Governmental
sanction given to the activities OF the
War Work Council of the y. w. c. A
From the Pacific 10 the Atlantic its
field extends. Every state in the
Union has its members. Urgent ap
peals for help are its cause and Its
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

insf ration. Women OF every race
and creed are its wards. The ssk
Of the War Work Council is tremenf-
Gus.
When the United States entered
the great war the Young Womens
Christian ASSOCIATION vas, as always.
working among women. With the
call to new duties its members did
not abandon their old possibilities.
The War Work Council was formed
as an emergency measure to take
care of the women who were caught
in some of the mazes Of war, Just as
the parent organization has taken
care of them through many years Of
peace. The varied activities decided
upon by the War Work Council fol-
low closely the needs of the differ
ent communities CT the country. Sec.
retaries trained in the methods 0.
the organization were sent out
broadcast. They were instructed TO
report to the National Board of tie
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tons in New York the lines OF WORK
which could be best followed in the
various localities. These secretaries
work in close cooperation with min
listers. women's clubs, chambers ot
commerce, churches, military officials,
and charitable societies. The rec.
ord OF days doings of a secretary
reads like a novel. an = economic
treatise, and psychological essay
all compressed into line-a-day entry.
A secretary sent out by the War
Work Council must be equal TO any
emergency. Miss Lillian Hull at Chll-
licothe, close by Camp Sherman. huI-
rying along the street at nightfail
came upon a forlorn couple. 4 Fin
nish soldier had found job for his
wife, so that she might come on
from Cleveland. When she arrived
she was refused the place because
she spoke no English. Their money
had been all spent on the railroad
fare, and the soldier was due back
at Camp. The situation was bad.
Thanks TO Miss Hull a Chiilicothian
housewife nov has an industrious
and grateful domestic, a soldier IS
happy. and a soldiers wife is safe.
Army folks often benefit even more
directly from the secretaries WORK
In Bremerton, Washington. a secTe.
tary was accosted on the street by a
sailor. She was a slender woman
and he had mistaken her for a girl
May l walk along with you?" he
asked.
Surely she replied with mature
understanding and intuition. What
is the matter2 Are you homesiek? -
The lads story came out with a
rush. Yes. he was homesick, 50
hopelessly. despairingly heartsick that
he was on<the verge of deserving
But this woman gave him genuine
sympathy and encouragement. She
saved him to his country.
From north. south, east and west
these pioneer secretaries sent in
their reports. The appalling size Of
the undertaking was revealed TO the
War Work Council. Systenlatization
of the work was the first step. ON
OF the multitudinous phases certain
lines of work were revealed.
Continued -----)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
QUO1A FOR THE SALMON RIVER WATER
SHED IS BASED UPON ASSESSABlF
VALUATION OF DISTRICT
BIGGEST DRIVE YET IS UPON US AND
THE ONLY WAY TO MEET 1T Is FOR
ALL TO DO THEIR PART AT ONCE

Five thousand Idaho boys are on the far-Aung battle
line the Atlantic AS many more are wearing the
uniform Of their country in the various training camps
Over two hundred of these boys who taking and
ting ready to take their places the field of honor
France from Custer county From every walk in life
they come clean minded square shoulered clear eyed
boys from farm and factory and ine from store and
bank and office.
Some of our boys have made the final sacrifice; some
have given their lives in defense of humanity Hardly
day passes that does not placed star OF gold up
the States great service flag On the field Of honor
beneath the lilies of France they sleep. And we in
mournful, deathless pride in them must work without
ceasing to make sure they have not died in vain
Ctzens Of Custer county there here large field of
honor which every of must play his part must
carry che battle from the sunrise through the heat and
burden Of the day. that may the shade of the
freedom love, the freedom boys dying for
the evening shadows fall.
Philip Kirk, of the universally beloved boys
who went from Challs invested in all drives before
leaving Not only did he invest he GAVE gave hsyouth
his prospects of years of happiness, gave his life.
You citizens OF Custer county not asked to give.
You invited to become stockholders greatest
ganzation for human service since the beg inning of time
And the government will every dollar you invest
with interest. Dare you withhold single dollar? The
question is not how much you invest, but how much
dare you retain?
The i'll charge of the Fourth Liberty Loan sac
c tnelr business 10 nep put IL over ION walt ioi
acommttee to call you You sit down with your con-
science and this thing Let the fires of your
American citizenship burn away the dross OF sehshness
Put that money yours the firing line tor liberty tor
humanity, for God.-Montie B. Gwinn State Chairman
Custer countys allotment in the Fourth Liberty Loan
Drive just started is $17OOOO Of this amount the Sal
mon river is raise $766 500 and the Lost
er section 500 500 To raise this amount it that
everyone must bear his portion Idle talk will not put us
over the top Action must be shown at get busy
and buy a bond today through your local bank
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
Uncle Sam Asking
The World Clusters
DID YOU KNOW
THAT Sl(O--?

Your 500 Liberty Bond
will buy these things for the
army:
1000 rounds ofalnunition
6 standard rifles.
16 pairs OF blankets.
80 cots.
SO shelter tents to accomo-
date Ga men.
100 pairs of socks.
S5 flannel shirts.
sc pairs of marching shoes.
16 wooden khaki suits.
~ cotton khaki suits.
- wooden overcoats.
Thirty dollars of fyour S1OO
Liberty loan bond will buy
a cooking range which will
take care of an entire COM
pany of $50 men.
That S10O Liberty loan
bond will equip one soldier
for the front, and $500 viii
keep him for a year.
Buy Liberty bond today
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
BURIAL SERVICE
|. FOR WILLIAMS

Last Friday, funeral seryi-
ces over the remains OF X. D.
Williams were held at the
Congregational church IN
this city. Many friends were
present to pay their last re-
spects to tie deceased. In
ter1nent was made in the
Challis cemetery.
The deceased was 70 years
of age at the time Of his
death which occurred Sep
tenber II, at the Holy Cross
Hospital, Salt Lake, where
he underwent an operation
on the 10th.
K. D. Williams came to
Custer county about forty
years ago and had conduct
ed a store here for the past
three years. He leaves to
mourn his loss a wife and
one son.
/ Mrs. Williams has the ed.
itor to extend, through this
paper her heartfelt thanks to
all who assisted her in any
way during her time of need
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

ketS Oh WASH q
week and every
night thanks God
for having ut
pity into the
hearts of women.
To her came one
day a letter from
her only son. He
was then at Camp
Funston, Kansas,
learning to be q
soldier. The let
ter begged her to
come and see him
before he W a S
sent Torrance.
The m OF b e r
opened the tin
hnnH In -hioh
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

See Hudlow & Baxter for the
best IN the hardware line. We
handle nothing but hardware,
implements. etc--it IS our spec
ialty, not a side line with us
we are therefore able TO save y on
money on guaranteed goods.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
GET YOUR EYES RIGHT

Aud your glasses right by .
reliable specialist. DR.. 81. 81.
SCARBOROUGH will be at the Lee
ton Hotel, Friday. October 9th.
Let him stop your headaches.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
WOMEN AND TIE WAR
By MrS. HENRY P. DAWSON
Tree urer War Work Cocncil
NATL Board /. ". c. A.

In an Illinois prairie town lives {.
widow who launders seventeen bas-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

all who assisted her in any
way during her time OF need
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

Therefore. 4 sfuI 1foyk. 4 eW
SIRE, 7 srfu sGcrieee. 4 tri1 ~
dars. IscM .fght--eAserfEiin
and 10 nag asBsoa-as " ne
rkoie fsss< n NE sfrpggfS
d<yeEd<J On ne Gioss.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

The men were for Ions time kept
in the square. Two unfortunates had
been brought there, one Of whom was
shot in the breast, the other wounded
by o bayonet thrust. They lay face
downwards on the ground, reddenlns
the dust with their blood and begging
for water The officers forbade The Ger
mans to assist them: soldier was re-
primanded for wanting 10 offer his
water-botile to the wounded men, both
Of whom died in the course Of the day.
While this tragedy was being en-
acted IN the Place Ges Tilleus other
bodies Of troops spread themselves over
the neighboring districts, pursuing their
work Of destruction. pillagc and i'm
ccndiarism. Seven men belonging TO the
same family were taken into q meadow
20 yards away from The house of one
Of them, where some OF them were
shot and the rest killed and mutlaied
with axes. A tail. rcd-baired soldier,
with his face marked by a scar, distin-
guishod himself by The fcroci0us way
in which he mutilated the victims A
child was killed In its mothers arms
by blows from an axe. One young bo5
and one woman were shot
AT about 10 a. m. The officers sent
the women back with orders TO remove
the dead and clean up The pools Of blood
which redeemed the streets and houses.
At noon the surviving men, about 500
in number. were informed as hostages
In three little houses near the bridge
They were not allowed out on any pre-
text, and were so closely packed that
they could not possibly sit down. In
short while these prisons became stink
"esl houses The women were pres
entity invited 90 take food 10 their re-
iauons Many Of them had he'd, fcarins
violation The hostages were not re-
leased finally tin the following Tuesday
"Tho statistics Of the sack Of Andenne
are these: Nearly 800 people were
bulchered in Andenne and Settles about
201 houses were burnt in the two places
together Many Of the inhabitants are
misslng Almost AN The houses were
ransacked and pilaged. The pilagng
lasted several days
Continued Tomorrow
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

"The main body Of the troops reached
Andenne in the afternoon. The reGi-
nents spread through the town ana
its suburbs while awaiting the COM
pletion Of a bridge of boats, which was
not finished till the next day
vrhe nrst meeting Of tho invaders
with. tho tovnsfolk was peaceable
enough. Tho troops made rcQuisiilons
and obtained what they demanded. At
first The soldiers paid for their pur-
ehases and for the drinks when tuey
had IN the cafes. But towards evening
he situation changed for the worst IN
This respect. Whether it was that dis
cipline slackened or that alcohol began
io take effect tho soldiers refused TO
pay the inhabitants, who were 100
frightened TO dare TO raise objections
There was no trouble and the pight
passed without incident
ION Thursday Aug. 90 The bridge
was ready and the troops passed In
creat numbers through the town. maxi
ing for The left bank Of the Nleusc. The
inhabitants watched their passage from
inside their houses suddenly, al about
D. m. a rillc-shot rang out in the
street and was Immediately followed
by q burst Of firing. Tho movement OF
troops was arrested and The ranks fell
into disorder. psnic-stricken soldiers
firing at random a machinc-gun post
Cd 40 a crossroads opened fire on the
inhabitants. Que ileld-glm was unlimb-
cred and discharged three shells at the
town in three different directions.
"At the first shot the inhabitants Of
ihe streets through which the soldiers
were passing guessed what was about
10 happen, and took refuge In their
Easements or climbed over walls and
Farden-hedges and sought safety in The
fields or in. distant cellars. \ certain
number Of men who would not or
could not, flee were soon Killed.
"The sack and pllage OF the houses
in the chief streets OF The town began
Immediately. Windows, shutters and
doors were smashed with hatchcts:
nieces Of furniture were broken open
and destroyed. The soldiers rushed into
The cellars. drank themselves drunk,
broke all the bottles of wine they could
not carry OF. and finished up by setting
some of The houses aliGhi During the
night the firing burst out again several
times. The whole population, trembling
with fear hid themselves in~iheir cell
lars.
ION the morrow. Friday, Aug. p, at
I a. M, the soldiers scattered through
The town and hunted an the population
into the streets. compelling men, women
and children TO walk with their hands
above their heads Those who were too
slow in obeying. or who did not under
stand orders given them in German,
were Immediately struck down. All who
tried TO escape were shot. 10 was at
this stage that nr. Camus. for whom
the Germans seemed 20 reserve then
special hatred. was killed
Evening journal., 1918-01-29


"A Flemish clockmaker. who had only
started business in the town a short
time before. left his house when the
soldiers ordered him out. supporting his
father-in-law, an old man Of over so.
This, OF course prevented him from
holding up both his hands A soldier
rushed at him and struck him on the
neck with mis- hatchet. He fell dying
before his own door, and when his wife
tried to go 10 his assistance She was
driven indoors and had to look on help
lessly at her husbands death-agonies.
A soldier threatened 10 shoot her with
his revolver II she crossed the thresh-
old
In the meantime, the whole popu-
latiOn was driven towards the Place ,ies
Tilleuls. Old men, sick people. even
helpless invalids were taken on bar
rows, while others were helped or car
ried by their relations Tho men were
then separated from the women and
children. All were searched. but no arms
were found on them. one unlucky man
had some empty German or Belgian
cartridge cases i'm his pocket lie was
Immediately seized and led aside. The
same thing happened 90 a shoemaker
who had had a wound in his finger for
month past. A mechanic was arrested
for having in his pocket screw
wrench, which was considered 20 be "a
weapon; and another man, because his
expression appeared TO show indiffer-
ence to. or contempt for. what was go
ing on around him. An these poor men
were shot out-of-hand in the sight Of
the crowd. They met their end bravcly
AT their officers command the sol
diers selected forty or nifty men at ran
dom from the assemblage, led them
away and shot them, some by the
Meuse the rest near The police-station.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

ture we ordered for you.
You take none in what
you buy at Wana-
makers.
VOU may purchase
4 only that little cosy
Windsor rocker in ma
hogany finish which we
have on the Fifth Floor
for $3.50.
Or only a nice little
triangular desk in pea
green willow (deck rail
ing, drawer for station
cry, quartered oak top,
price but $12, with chair
to match for $8), to fill
up that lonesome corner
in the living-room.
Or you may be the
fortunate person who
vii capture one of the
prize products of our six
well-cultivated acres, in
the form of a beautiful
and unusual 9-piece bed
room suit in shaded
ivory enamel, a very dis
tinctive example of the
Adam period, for $457,
"a figure which any
good judge, without
even referring to the
tag showing the former
price, recognizes as a
remarkable reduction.
The purchase, what
ever it be, will do credit
to your own judgme ent
and to the biggest Fur
niture Sale in the world.
A Sale conceived and
executed in a sense Of
serious responsibility to
the clans of the Home
Makers, even greater
than we've felt before,
in the 58FurnitureSales
we've held previously.
OF all the times that
~ ever were, this
should be a time of gen
uineness and reliable
ness; a time, to use blunt
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

in their calculations of
the cost of living.
Save so per cent on
your furniture, and you
can do twice as much as
you planned for.
Save 33 per cent. and
you can do a third more
than you hoped you
could.
Save 10 per cent and
you've something to
congratulate yourself
on.
ID Y all means see this
- furniture. impress
sive for it's magnitude,
it is no less so for it's
beauty and its endless
variety. You'll wonder
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

and compartments pull
led out to see how they
are made, and of what.
Come here and do it.
Tomorrow will be our
Second Inspection Day,
and there will be as
many clans foregather-
ing as if it were our
first.
III ERE'S an interest
4 4 ing letter from one
of the clansmen, which
shows why they will
come, and will continue
coming as long as the
Sale continues.
Prevented from per
sonally attending, he
got into touch with the
opportunities of the
Evening journal., 1918-01-29
Something We've Just TtUO Of

There are thousands of pieces of furniture in our
n-DOILdr Sale.
The Sale WiH continue all through February.
But purchasers UiH number thousands, too.
There Just tLcO more Inspection Days before
the Sale opens. Days S0heH nothing riH be touched
removed, but GdrdHce orders can be placed. So
that eUeT5 body everything and purchase any,
thing.
The tLCO remaining Inspection Days are toH1Or-
and Thursday, January so and 81.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29
words. of no fooling.

words, of no fooling.
Facts must be looked
squarely in the face,
money spent where it
will carry farthest,
chairs turned upside
down to see the work
manship and material
on under side. drawers
Evening journal., 1918-01-29
SEND SOON FOR
THAT BOOKLET

called "The February
Sale of Furniture" If
you pdRt its "frst-Gid'
in suggestion or iHfor-
nation in time to do you
good.
They are going like
sample buck 10 h eat
cakes at a food demon
strGtion. but I1e still
hare enough copies to
promise prompt filling
Of requests received
promptly.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29
"TRE GERMAN TERROR IN FRANCE -

In Order That the People of Delaware May Realize What
They Would Have to Suffer in Event of Invasion by
the Germany Army, THE EVENING JOURNAL Purposes
Reprintng from Day to Day, Chapters from 'The Ger
man Terror in France" by Arnold J. Toynbee late Eel
low of BaIIioI College, Oxford The Facts Contained
Therein Are Compiled from Official Records.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

stenographers. clerks and bookkeep-
ers will do we'll to advertise for posi-
tlons in the Want Ads. as there win
be many openings during the coming
month.
Evening journal., 1918-01-29

ahead, war or no war,
and prepared a million
dollars worth of new
and excellent furniture
for the homes of the
people, which enabled
us to offer reductions in
price that cut a figure
(instead of a fraction)