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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
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Receipts were light on the Farm
ers Market this morning with the
preponderance given to tomatoes and
corn. Best tomatoes sold early ate 50
with most sales later at $1.75. Clean
up sales were made still lower. Bas-
kets brought theg rover $3.50 as a
starting price with most sales at
$1.25. These prices make tomatoes
worth 8 34-10c a quart as the
price to the retailer.
Extra Fancy Sweet Corn brought
$3.50 a hundred this morning with
sales on GI'od quality sweet corn at
S2-$2.25 a hundred mostly $2.25
equivalent to 24-30c dozen ears. No
2 corn was costing the retailer $3.50
a hundred or 18c a dozen.
California Elberta peaches are now
supplementing the disappearing Geor-
gia Elbertas. A car of fancy fruit
arrived Saturday and was placed or
sale at $1.75- s1.85 flat of 50
peaches individually wrapped. Elev-
en- days are required to transport this
fruit in refrigerator cars from the
producing section to the consignee and
freight charge of 45c a box covers
transportation costs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
INTERNATIONAL
EGG CONTEST

In spite of the hot weather the
birds in the contest at Storrs, during
the fortieth week, managed to lay
1866 eggs, or a yield Of 4.66 per cent
This is only 70 eggs less than last
week. The Oregons again camea in
the lead with a yield of "a eggs A
pen of White Leghorns entered by
Exmoor Farms, lebanon, Pa, were
second with 81 eggs to their credit.
Pen "a, White Wyandottes owned by
Mrs. R. w. Stevens, saltwater, N. Y,
was close third with so eggs. Pen
l, Barred, Rocks entered by Merritt
NJ. Clark, pen 81, White Wyandottes
entered by Brayman Farms Westville,
N. H., and Pen 40, Rhode Island Reds
from the w Mansfield Poultry Farms
Attleboro. Mass, were tied for fourth
place with 40 eggs, while pen 81
White Wyandottes, owned by Cook
and Porter, East Hampton, Mass.
were fifth with 4S eggs to their cred
it. AS can betseen the heavy breeds
did their share with five out Of the
seven best pens to their credit.
For the past few months there has
been more or less unrest among poul-
trymen both as individuals and as or
CARNATIONS. All over the eastern
section of the country people felt thai
the price of feed had been too high
the price of poultry tproducts too low
that there was need for organized eff
fort in buying and, selling. AS a re-
suit of this feeling, the New England
Poultry Producers Exchange ha:
been organized with officers in Bos
ton and the National Poultry Fedora
ton has been formedswith headquar
tiers at Washington. In view of sucl
unsettled conditions land the feelinl
on the part Of manyrpoultry farmer
| that their poultry wassno longer prof
table, the management of the contes
| began to believe that perhaps Their
would not be the samesinterest in lay
ing competitions another year as ha
been obtained heretofore.
The fact is that the college now ha
over so applications and only tota
of 100 can be received. land this tire
months before the next contes
opens. Breeders from a dozen state
are already planning to send birds t
Storrs next November.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
ONLY MEDICINE
MADE FROM fruit
Extraordinary Success which
"Fruit-a-tiVes" Has Achieved

One reason why "Fruit-a-tives"
Is so extraordinarily successful in
giving relief to those suffering with
CONSTIPATION, Torpid Lf0e,-, Lndiges-
ton, Chronic Headaches, Neuralgia,
Kidney and Bladder Troubles,
Rheumatism, Pain in tie Back,
Eczema and other Skin Affections,
is, because it is the only medicine in
the world made from fruit juices.
These "Frwit Livcr Tablets" are
composed of the medicinal principles
found in apples, oranges, figs and
prunes, together with the nerve
tones and antiseptlcs.
Soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
T'r7;+ed. OGDENSBURG. ny
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Artificial rain

Tits much more reliable
than the natural rain and
it may be the saving Of
your lawn and garden.
fSee that you are equipped
with the necessary length
of hose.
land as you want to use the
same, hose next year and
thereafter-sce that it is
Grandfather's Hose, which
is guaranteed.
i've have it, at Il, 16 and
Is.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
BUMPER HARVEST,

Dublin, Aug. ia bumper harvest
is anticipated in Ireland this year. At
the end of May the right amount Of
rain came at the proper time, and all
the food crops are reported to be
exceptionally promising. Winter
wheat oats, barley and rye are all do
ing excellently. Potatoes will be
particularly good. The numbers OF
live stock have been well kept up
and it was favorable Landing sea-
son. Flax is poor, and as it has
been extensively grown to provide
Belfast with linen for airplanes, this
is a disappointment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Explains Mystery
of Missing Ship

If the message found in a tightly
corked bottle which f1oated ashore off
the Quarantine station at Baltimore
and picked up by Frank Riston of
that city stating that the Cyclops had
been captured by a German U-boat is
true it is now thought that Robert H.
Cowles of No. 227 Carroll avenue, sig
mailman on the Cyclops, may be held
as a German prisoner
The message reads, Captured by
German submarine off the coast OF
Virginia. Our ship Cyclops" Those
investigating declare it may be either
the explanation of the missing vessel
or Joke
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
LOCOMOBILE SHOP
IS ON WAR WORK

The manufacture Of auto trucks for
government use, is taking up most of
the time of the Locomobile Company
of America. according to Andrew L.
iRiker, president of the concern. About
80 per cent. is the average figure, and
the 100 per cent basis is probable in
the near future.
Since the trouble in Mexico the Lo-
comobile company has turned out a
large part of the trucks used by the
army, and but few passenger OF COM
mercial cars have been made. 1t is
not expected that the communicating
of steel by the government will affect
this concern.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
TWO MORE BRANCH
LIBRARIES NEEDED

Two more branch libraries for
bridgeport is a possibility; in the near
future. Residents from the East and
West ends of the city have COM
planned of the preference shown the
other sections by the building of the
North and East Side branches, and
Public Librarian Henry n. Sanborn
will use his influence to get two more
library buildings erected here. The
new branches are very we'll patron
lied, averaging about 300 callers a
day, many of them children
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
CAPT. FINDLAY
CHEERED BY CROWD

Captain John H. Findlay, 26th New
Brunswick battalion, gave a patriotic
address last evening at the rally held
in Seaside park. Not since the war
started has there been such enthusi-
assn SHOWN as greeted Captain Find
lay at the close of his speech. The
crowd followed him to the home of
Justice Wheeler where he was enter
tanned while in the city. He spoke
of the atrocities as practieed by the
Germans that he had himself seen,
and he asked all Americans to do
their share over here, that we might
be able to face the boys on their re-
| turn.
Judge Alfred B. Beers presided. and
led in the cheering for the Canadian
! soldier
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

On the French Front in Franco.
Aug. IL, CHavas Agency. French
troops continued today to follow up
their successes pushing far east OF
Montdidier and taking many addi-
tional prisoners and enemy guns.
The retreat of the Germans has
been disorderly, harassed as they were
by the French cavalry and armored
cars. They have been making vain
efforts to disengage themselves from
the French pursuit.
When the French troops entered
Montdidier at. 1890 o'clock Saturday
afternoon the Germans had not yet
completely evacuated the town, cling.
ing to the outskirts of the place with
the help of machine guns. Some OF
these were being served by officers o!
the detachments, all the men having
| been killed or wounded.
Following up this victory, the
French cavalry, pushing far ahead
threw the Germans into disorder Ii
they sought to fall back. In the
wake of the cavalry came the armor.
ed cars with automatic guns, which
scattered terror and destruction
among the retreating foe.
The highways were crowded will
masses of German troops and mate
rial.
Further south the French arm.
continued equal pressure, taking TIL
heights of Boulogne-la-G rasse. A
the end Of the day yesterday thu
French held the front of Orvillers
4 Boulogne-l -Grasse, La Poste. Con
chy-Ies-Pots. La Melville Piermont
lie Plessier and Chevincourt
The French artillery today had un
der its fire important enemy concen
trations of men and material retreat
ing near Noyon and Guiscard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

commanders are now convinced tho
enemy is devoting all bis energy to
Withdrawing the largest possible
amount of supplies, without stopping
to count the cost in life that the AL
lies are exacting as the price ofSthat
enterprise.
Chaulnes, an important railroad
center in the Somme battle field, is
now in allied hands, due to fine work
by Canadian and Australian troops.
The Allies announce additional cap
ture of prisoners, and while no off
cial figNres are given it is estimated
that the number must be we'll over
the forty thousand mark.
The Berlin War Office again takes
hopeful view of the situation and
endeavors to calm fear at home that
the new offensive of the Allies is
gaining ground with the statement
that violent enemy attacks between
the Ancre and the Aisne have failed
In the day statement, however, the
German high command admits that
fighting has been resumed on ter
rifle scale, and reports strong enemy
thrusts along the Lys River, where
the Germans made their retreat last
Friday. The day statement also ad-
mits that the offensive of the Allie.
has spread as far south as the Disc.
Paris, Aug. 12-The Germans las
| night were holding the Chaulnes
! Roye- Noyon line, but the Allies ar,
making progress south of Noyon. TIL
| enemy's reserves are coming into tn,
I
all along the battlefront from Noyol
| to Chaulnes.
The number of prisoners taken g
far in the allied offensive in Picard
was estimated early in the day a
36 600, including more than 1000 of
ficers. Among the prisoners take
are generals and colonies. Nor
than 500 guns have been captured.
The enemy is counterattackin
termined to hold at all costs thi
town, which is about midway betwee
Montdidier and Scissors.
The enemy is also seeking to pre-
vent the Allies from gaining ontrt
of the Noyon-Ham road, which
choked with material, guns, an
troops
The resistance of the Germans
stiffening against the 4th BIRTHS
Army under General Rawlinson. The
are reacting violently in the regio
of Unions, which changed hands twiC
during the night but which this morn
ing was firmly held by the British.
All the bridges across the Somm
between Peronne and Ham, a stretc
of about Is miles, have been destro!
ed by allied aviators. The German
have been attempting to throw ten
porary bridges across the strear
and the allied airmen are now syst
matically bombing these improvise
! structures.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
1000 FOR l

The people who are now spending
all their income will be among those
who are wondering next October why
the Liberty loan subscriptions don't
come in faster
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
ALLIES CONTINUE VICTORIOUS
ADVANCE ALL ALONG THE, LINE
ON UPPER REACHES OF, SOMME

Smash Stiff Resistance of German Rear Guard British
Cavalry Operating Near Town of Nesle Americans
and British Both Facing Some Hard Fighting-More
Than 500 Guns and $4,000 Prisoners Had Been<Cap-
tured Last Night-Chaulnes Captured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
BRIDGEPORT MARKET REPORT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF MARKETS

the local representative of the of Markets
of
Bridgeport Vegetable Growers Association
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

Three highwaymen held up the
South Side State Bank, of Indianapo-
lis, and after attacking the president
and cashier escaped with $4,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

France must import sugar today,
most of It from this side of the ocean,
because the largest portion of French
sugar beet land is in German hands.
AS a result, the French people have
been placed on a sugar ration of about
IS pounds a year for domestic use
q pound and a half a month. This
photograph -hows how the German
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

These prices represent approximate
ly the cost to the retailer when buy
ing in the original package. On &C.
count Of the variable cost of retail
ing due to rentals, delivery service,
shrinkage. ETC.. the consumer should
expect to pay from Is to IS per cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

troops destroyed French sugar mills.
Thanks to the French rationing sys-
TEN the annual consumption has been
cut to 100000 tons, according to re-
ports reaching the United States Food
Administration. Before the war France
had an average sugar crop of about
10000 tons of sugar and had some
left over for export.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
AMERICAN HARDWARE
STORES ,

IIncOTpOrated)
Lyon u Grammar, Retail Division
FAIRFIELD AVE, and MIDDLE ST.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
FISH EGGS vs. HENS EGGS.

Eggs are a dollar dozen. have stopped buying them," said Mrs. Youngwife.
 "I can buy thousands of eggs for a dollar I have them once a week. We eat hundreds at a meal" said Mrs. x. Perience.
 Mrs. Youngwife regarded her with amazement.
 What in the world are you talking about?" she asked at length.
 Fish eggs!"
 Fish eggs. never heard of them"
 That's because you don't know much about marketing and. coking, |" replied Mrs. x. Perience.
 Fish eggs are as nutritious as hens eggs and very much cheaper. You can buy fish roe, as the eggs are call ed, at any fish store. Nor is 1t neces- sary to have shad roe, which is the most expensive variety. The roe of cod, haddock, pollock or hake is equally palatable.
 Here are a few simple ways of cooking them:"
 Fried Roe.
 Wash. wipe, and roll in flour and cracker crumbs two pounds of her ring, shad, or other fish roe, and fry in butter or lard the same as fish. It should be kept well covered while cooking, as the small globules of which it is composed explode and scatter. Serve with slices of lemon and parsley, or with tartar or tomato sauce.
 BroiIed Roe.
 "Parboil the roe for ten minutes in salted water, drain, and plunge into ice water for ten minutes. Wipe dry and put on ice for 1-2 hour. Rub with olive oil and lemon juice. Broil on we'll greased broiler and serve with matitre d'hoteI sauce
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
EVENING GOWNS.

When the great armistice was signed, and coincident with it the Metropolitan Opera first night took place, New York realized for the first time in many months that the hours of the morning still held court, says the New York Herald.
 Every one who possessed an even ing gown and could possibly think of any place to wear 1t did so. As for the others, many of them apparent ly decided overnight, that an even ing gown or an evening wrap YVES the one big necessity to firmly con- vince themselves that peace had ar rived. If there is anything in the theory of woman's gift of intuition it must have been at work for some time previous to the peace news, for many women appear in dresses swathed in fur wraps, both bearing the stamp of having been recently purchased.
 In the intervening weeks the mak- CTS have been busy trying to catch up with the breathless haste with which their orders came in, and this has been no small task. This sea- son has, in spite of the general lack of enthusiasm for evening clothes, seen many changes in just that par ticular thing, so 1t will be difficult matter to pass off a last season s gown for one of this years vintage. At first, though, they may seem to be quite alike, but in reality the diff ferences are very marked, the most obvious of which Is the color scheme.
 An evening gown in brown ap- peared on the stage last season, but If there were others of this shade ii was hardly more than one or two | This season it Is one of the most dis tinguished selections one can make | as to color. In Paris this shade is | called noisette, which means hazel | The next important color scheme ir | black and kings blue, and black Is | frequently combined with the shades of brown, among. which the warmes | tones are seen, paprika and some | shades as red as brick color. Black | is, however, one outstanding note | and hardly a frock of the real even.
 ing, not dinner, gown type but show: a touch of not considerable more O.
 it. Some of the most charming eve | ming frocks are of black velve
 mounted upon a bodice of brillian
 sleeves of tulle.
 The dowager and some of the
 stately women too cannot be placed
 to look exceedingly we'll in the frock
 of tulle bespangled with jet pearls r-Ie 2II fn ir
 big kraceful looped up strings hk
 necklaces and the whole colo
 scheme Is black. Net embroideret
 in jet Is also very charmingly mad
 use of in the straight hangini
 dresses, which look so we'll witl anything that weights them down.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
NEWS OF CLIIBS
 FASHIONS SHOPPERS GUIDE
NApoLEoN's FLIGHT TO PARIS.

It was 106 years ago tomorrow, Dec. ', 1912, a small man bundled in a. frayed and mud-spattered mih tary cloak entered a sledge, and, with one officer as companion, drove or 10 the West, over the snow-clad wastes of Poland. As he sped away a faint and half-hearted cheer went up from the ragged. shivering, half starved remnants of what had been the Grand Army, left behind at Emorgoni to make their desperate way back to their homes as best they might. The little man in the sleigh was Napoleon, and his companion Gen. St. Cyr. At Smorgoni the Man of Destiny, leading that terrible re- treat from Moscow, had received news of a conspiracy in Paris based on false reports of his death, which had for its object the overthrow of the empire he had reared. So to Paris fled Napoleon, after entrusting the retreat of his army to Marat.
 As Napoleon and St. Cyr set out on that last stage of their retreat from Moscow they talked of the ter rible tragedy that had overtaken the Grand Army. Fragments of their conversation have. come down to posterity.
 Behind us in Russia" said St. Cyr, mournfully, i've have left 300,- 900 dead"
 "Oh, not so many as that" replied Napoleon, mot 80 many as that. Still, there were 30,O0O at Koskova, ? five thousand here, ten thousand there, thousands who died in the marshes, thousands of others who strayed and never returned. Three hundred thousand-perhaps."
 Black melancholy settled over the man who had been fortunes favorite Then he suddently explained: Three hundred thousand; but then so many of them were Germans!"
 In Munich there is monument ITO 3O,OOO Bavarians who perished in Russia"
 It is to be recalled that tomorrow is also the 109rd anniversary of the death of Marshal Ney, who played SC prominent a part in that retreat from Russia. Ney was shot fol treason on Dec. 7, 1915. After the down fall of his imperial master, the intrepid Ney had joined the forces of Louis XVII, and when Napoleon escaped from Elba he marched against him, promising to bring hin back in an iron cage. Instead he went oyer to the army of his old commander, fought valiantly at Wat. erloo, and was convicted of treason and shot after Napoleons failure tc regain the throne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

housework. I am telling my friends about 1t. "-M Mrs. J. M. CAMUS, 726 Caroline St., Key West, Florida.
 Many women at some period in their life suffer from ailments peculiar to theiI sex and which in most cases may be readily relieved by this famous root and herb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs. Camus found it helped her after suffer- ing for years and trying everything else in vain.
 If you have any annoying symptoms you fail to understand, write Lydia E.. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. The results of their 40 years experience in advising women on this subject is at your service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
RABBIT RECIPES.

Many farmers are now including rabbits among their live stock. For supplementing the meat supply of our country these little animals are very valuable. They may well take the place of other meat occasionally suggests the United States Food Ad. ministration.
 Roast Rabbit. rabbit
 tablespoons fat Salt. sliced onions Dash of thyme whole alIspice black peppers 1 clove
 1 clovegarlic F bay leaf
 Dress and clean rabbit. Grease and salt thoroughly. Place in roasting pan with onion and seasonings. Roast l quickly, basting frequetly. When tender remove from oven. Make d gravy by adding flour and liquid to | fat in pan. Simmer for a few min utes and serve with rabbit.
 Jugged Rabbit. | Forequarters of rabbit 1 2 tablespoons fat Dash of thyme l 1 sliced onion
 Grated rind of lemon 1 bay leaf Water
 Salt | tablespoons vinegar 1 cup gingerbread crumbs.
 Cut rabbit into pieces, place in saucepan with fat, thyme, sliced onion, lemon rind and bay leaf. Add enough water to cover rabbit an inch from top, salt, cover and stew When rabbit is nearly done, take out strain the liquor, add vinegar and then make a gravy by adding to the liquor, fat rubbed with an equa, quantity of flour. Add the ginger. bread crumbs to the gravy. Pour this gravy over the rabbit, simmer awhile and serve.
 Rabbit a la Creole. 2 rabbits
 8 pints water
 1 1s tablespoons salt Salt
 Pepper
 Flour
 1-S cup fat
 1 cup milk.
 Dress, clean and disjoint the rab. bits. Cover with salted water and let stand three hours. Drain, wipe sprinkle with salt and pepper and roll in flour. Put fat in frying pan and when hot add rabbit, cover 9nC cook slowly 1 l. hours turning ire quently. Pour the milk over the rabbit and cook 30 minutes. Re move to serving dish and garnisr with parsley.
 Rabbit and Tripe. Clean and wash a rabbit. Cut g pound of tripe into small pieces about 2 inches square. Peel an6 slice Spanish onions and cook these with the rabbit and tripe in plenty of water for one and one-halt hours. ,- Have ready a very hot dish and when the tripe and rabbit are thoroughly cooked, dish up by plac- ing the rabbit In the center with the tripe arranged all around it. Drain off the liquor from the onions an6 save 1t. Melt two tablespoons o1 fat, rub with two tablespoons four add two cups of milk, one-half tea. spoon of salt and one-fourth tea spoon pepper. Add onions and stir | thoroughly Pour over the rabbit and serve hot Rabbit Soup.
 Add little rice to the liquid from -n.NA to taste. Serve piping hot.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
Roe on Toast.
WILL ADDRESS MEETING.

The Y. M. & Y. w. H. A. has the pleasure of announcing a treat to its members at it's regular meeting Sun day, Dec. 8, 1918, in having Rev. Dr Alexander Alison, Jr., in an address The Reconstruction Period" mat ter of momentous interest to us all.
 The members will kindly assemble at the Association rooms, 181 State street, at 2:5O D. m. sharp. Musical program arranged. Refreshments.
 Minneapolis flour output for last week amounted to 499,225 barrels, as compared with 5S0,84O barrels in 1917.