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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
GEERS DRIVES A WINNING FLOSS"
 IN CIRCUIT RACE

Poughkeepsie, Aug. 23-June Red, driven by E. F. Geers, added another stake event to her list of victories this year by winning the Poughkeep- sic PIP trot, for purse of $5,000 here yesterday after four heats. It was hard fought race, with three heat winners.
 Alma Forbes led all the way in the first heat, beating Chilcoot by a neck in 2:Q6 4. Geers took June Red out a head in the second heat and won by half a length from Lotto Waats in 2:05A, with Chilcoot third.
 June Red led to the home stretch in the third heat, when he wavered and finally went to a break, Tommy Murphy taking the heat with Chil- coot, which finished with a terrible brush.
 The three heat winners went away at a 2:40 clip in the fourth heat loafing to the half. June Red out | brushed Chilcoot coming home, step, ping the last quarter in 2914 second: and winning the race.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
NEW ASSISTANTS MAY BE NEEDED
 IN LATEST CALL

As has been the case since the draft laws were enforced, Bridgeport will furnish a large quota for the calls of September 8 to 6. Some of the young men who are to register tomor row may be used to fill out the num- Der required, an6 local boards have been notified to send in their lists as soon as possible to the governors office. in order that questionnaires may be forwarded
 Bridgeport will send from Board 1, 23 men to Upton and 10 to Devens; Board 2, 23 to Upton and to Dev- ems; Board 3, 20 to Upton and 12 to Devens; Board 4, 20 to Upton and 19 to Devens; Board 5. 16 to Upton and 12 to Devens; Board 6, 13 to Up- ton and 12 to Devens, making a total of 184.
 A new ruling in the case of aliens of neutral countries who have taken out their first papers is also to be en- forced. If the alien refuses military service to which he will be liable, he must file an affidavit withdrawing his intention of becoming a citizen of this country, and will thereby be debarred from ever becoming | a citizen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
LIBERTY S15S SELL AT 102.5o.

New York, Aug. 23-Heavy trading in United States Liberty 3 F per cent. bonds, the tax exempt issue, was again a feature on the Stock Exchange yesterday, the price advancing to a new high record of 1O2.50. which compares with a previous high record of 1O2.06 made Wednesday.
 This high price records an advance of 5.30 points over the low figure of the year, which was 97.2o, reached on Jan. 31 last.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
THREE DEATHS
 BY ACCIDENT
 IN J. s. NAVY

Washington, Aug. 23-Three acci- dental deaths were announced today by the navy department. Cornelius A. Crilly, seaman, of Tompkinsville, N. Y, attached to the L. S. S. Black hawk, was drowned August IS; Chas. l.. Roth, machinist mate, of Angola, N. Y, fell overheard and was drown ed from the L. s. s. Cassin. August IS; Orrin F. Hartle. Pittsburgh, ma chinist mate, was killed in an aero plane accident in Italy. August II.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
HANG CzECHO-
 SLOvAKS IN
 MARKET PLACE

Amsterdam, Aug. 23-Russian Red Guards, after the capture of Simbirsk on the Nolga, according to a Moscow dispatch to the Hamburg Nachrichten publicly hanged in the market place 300 Czecho Slovak prisoners.
 Gen. Petapoff, commander in chief of the Red Guard army in the Mur- mans region, is a prisoner in the hands of the Allies, says a Petrograd dispatch to the Weser Zeitung of Bremen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
AUTOMOBILE, ON FIRE

When the wiring in his automo- bile became ignited yesterday after noon Solly Candela, of Violet St., Waterbury. lost control of the ma : chine while driving down George street hill and collded with a tele- graph pole. Rocco Gurrerrera of 105 Division street, Waterbury, who was a passenger in the car jumped to es- cape being burned and lacerated his forehead when he struck the ground. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospi- tai,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
VIADUCT ON FIRE

Members of No. 1 Chemical had another run to a fire on the railroad d viaduct in Housatonic avenue yester- day afternoon at 5:53. Ties set on fire by sparks from a passing loco motive caused the blaze which was quickly extinguished with chc>,ical.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
LAMAR CALLED BY
 LOCAL DRAFT BOARD

New York, Aug. 23-The Yankee
 family was still further reduced yes terday, when both Bill Lamar ana Aleck Ferguson, the latter a young pitcher from Bloomfield, N. J., were ordered to report for military service by their respective draft boards Caldwell still is absent, so there is no
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
THE TIMES: AUGUST g. 1918

doubt he is through with the team for the season.
 No game will be played with De- troit today as the game scheduled with the Tigers for this afternoon has been deferred so that Saturday dou- ble header may be played tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

Judging by the scarcity of teachers, there are still many school boards who cant see why a school marm isn't willing to work for her board and half the cost of her clothes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

1.-The housewife finds it hard to believe that the Cham bers' Priceless Gas Range can do such wonderful things until actual exper- iment proves it is so. fTake ham, for instance. Ham needs long, slow cooking. A few minutes with the gas on-a few hours with the gas shut off and you have the best cooked ham you ever ate, f(This store gives 5 per cent. discount on all cash pur- chases. Payable in Thrift Stamps).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
REPORTS BOAT ROBBED

Paul Marasco, of Anthony street, reported to the police last night that his motorboat which was docked at the foot If Bostwick avenue in Cedar Creek and two sweaters together with a lot of valuable tools had been stol- en. An investigation is being maue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

Exportation of coal in Argentina has been prohibited.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
Rowing As It Was and Is By Sol Metzger.

7 If all the littleness, narrowness and 'smallness which have become so much a part of intercollegiate athletics are not wiped out by this war then miss my guess. And if this war does not remove the real evils in intercollegiate sport, which are littleness, narrowness and snallness, the things that laws and prohibitions cannot set at, then my tip is wrong again. Patriotism for one thing means understanding the point of view of the other fellow. In this particular-not understanding the ether fellow =; intercollegiate sport needs the thorough going over the war is causing.
 Rowing is a quite typical example of the littleness, narrowness and smallness that has been entirely too predominant. in intercollegiate athlet- ics. While rowing has been the purest of all major college sports, while it has also been the least indulged in and therefore least popular, it has also pos sessed most if not all of the small prejudices of the three other major sports.
 a For some twenty or more years col lege rowing conditions have been alike in one particular-petty iealousies It was. not the thing to mix with certain crews in big races, each division had it's own rights to uphold. That was all there was to it.. You either did or you did not belong. And there were two divisions in college rowing, each Of which in it's own light was it. One consisted of the New London group, two colleges in all. which rowed it's historic classic annually on the Thames The other was. the Pough- keepsie group, consisting of, with two exceptions, all the other college row ing organizations, and they rowed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
INO BOAT RACES ON TIE THAMES
Event Between Yale and Harvard Will be Rowed Over Two Mile Courses the Charles and Housatonie Rivers- Colleges to Have First and Second Crews Choice of Courses to De Decided by Flip of Coin.

< Cambridge, Mass March 1s.-Two simultaneous rowing races between crews of Harvard and Yale over two- mile ' courses on the Charles and Housatonic river J June, 1 will take the place this year of the annual Harvard Yale varsity race on the Thames river at New London. Conn.
 In making this announcement to- night, Harvard rowing authorities said that each university had agreed to have a first and second crew this sea son. These crews will be selected by a series of races Then ofls June 1 Har- wards first crew will race Yales first crew, either here CT at New Haven, the place to be decided by the toss of a coin At the same time the second crews will race If the first crew compete here, the second crews will race on the Housatonic, but if the first crews race on the Housatonic, the sec ond crew race will be held on the Ch48les
 "A freshman race between the two colleges. to take the place of the an nual affair on the Thames, will be held May 25, either here Or at New Haven. It is announced also that Harvard and Princeton varsity crews will race over the two-r1iie course at Lake Carnegie, Princeton. on April 27.
 Rowing authorities of the three col leges are said to have agreed to elirn- mate the cost of transportation of shells this year by having the home crews furnish all the rowing equip ment for the races.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19

up an unusual amount of reserve force he still is far from immune and is liable at any moment to have to stick his tongue out while the family phy- sician counts his pulse. at so much per beat.
 To obviate all this pulse counting ceremony and liver jolting expense is if he will but go forth once a week with the gun he loves and search out the nearest trap shooting club.
 Whether or hot the distinguished man of medicine has seen the hand writing on the wall and profits there from for the good of his own constitu- ton is unanswerable. but the writer has in mind one of the largest shoot ing clubs in the United States, 90 per cent. of the membership of which is made up of medical men.
 About the time that the wild pigeon became extinct and the glass ball be- came a nuisance, the first clay pigeon was matched, and has proved to be the most prolific breeder of modern timeS-a statement verified by the fact that though there are about 50000,- 900 shot every year, their numbers never seem to decrease and the en- thusiastic trapshot, with no limit set, can shoot to his hearts content and always go home with a clear con- science,
 The "CalI of the Clay"
 At first the uninitiated onlooker is puzzled for an explanation of the seeming keen delight which his fel- low business man finds in shooting at those hurtling objects. They seem so easy and he is positive that with his old gun he could stand out there and break every one of them. He looks his friend over carefully as he stands on the firing line-a dignified Judge or maybe a banker-and wonders
 He sees a target slip out of the traphouse on an angle, as his friend calls pull" hears the snappy report of his run, and 10! the bird continues it's flight to finally alight 60-odd wards from where he stands. Perhaps, if he is of an observing turn of mind, he will have noted the expression of de- termination which crosses his friend S profile and again he wonders.
 Once more he sees his friend in posi- ton, the command is given, the target is thrown, but this time puff of black dust floats off on the breeze, the score keeper cries dead" and the observer notes another expression on his friend S
 
 slightly deepening glow which be- speaks another emotion
 Then maybe he will cease to wonder start to analyze and possibly he will arrive at the conclusion that after all we are just boys grown up. He prob ably recalls his own delight and that of the other kids of almost forgotten yesterdays when for days they had a carnival of window breaking after the wooler1 mill ceased operations.
 It was just latent savage desire to see something bust" and here it was again in d new dress, with a fas- cinating snap and bang to it which called into action and exercised those human faculties that make for every day success = boise. instantaneous ment, accuracy and a turning of brain never and muscle to act in harmony on the instant of command
 Perhaps for the moment he experi ences a sort of lonely feeling as he notes the intimacy and conlradeshir
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
AMERICAN TELEPHONE
 HAS VALUABLE EQUITIES
While Report Shows $s.ss Earned For S Dividend, Undivided Profits Bring Total to $fo.4e.

Norwich people own quite block of the American Telephone and Telegraph cornpany's stock and for that reascn they will be much interested in the following statement which is pub lished in a financial paper with a Bos- ton headline:
 It was perhaps natural that the an- nual report should have been made the signal for a drive at American Tele- phone as the statement showed sS.S3 a share earned, This is a rather thin margin, for an sS dividend
 But the ss.S3 per share is what the parent company shows. It leaves out the equity in undivided earnings of subsidiaries American Telephone did not draw down by good margin all profits Of operating companies. Its policy has been to take only so much as would meet its own interest and dividends with, a balance of perhaps $4.000, 900 to s6,0o0, 900.
 Telephones equity in undivided prof. it's of subsidiaries in 1917 was $7 ,a5O,- 900, equal to $1.65 a shore, making total profits $f0.49 a share. While this is Is, per cent to ? per cent. less than earned in some recent years, it is am pie and should show a decided upward swing this year.
 
 dinary burden of construction work The war forced an expansion which would ordinarily have taken ewo years Construction outlay jumped from $66,- PA, 700 in 1916 to $11S,599,550 in 1917. far the biggest the company was ever called on to meet It represents a plant that will be decidedly productive during 1918. In 1917 this was in pro- cess of installation and on the entire s11s, 900, 900 of new work it is doubtful if net profit was as much as per cent ~
 The 1913 construction estimate is. $S0 900 900 at outside. January and February expenditures were at rate of but 70 per cent. of this or $64. 00O, 900 per annunn
 Telephone can meet a sf0 900 900 or $s0. 000000 construction account with ouE discomfort s3o,000,D00 Ito ss5.- 000,00o will be provided for from the big depre reclation set up which in 1917 amounted to enormous sum of $52 919. : 45S, an increase of $3,2S7,492 over 1916. Company's theory is that money ex- pended for new cons nstruction and charged to depreciation offsets un- doubted depreciation of plant system already in operation. The s41. .151, ,041 charged for maintenance in 1917 took care or ordinary upkeep.
 Telephone through it's years of op- eration has developed some tremendous equities. Those who atteck it's credit or investment worth forget such facts as the value Of it's underground con- dufts. 2 In New York City alone these are worth at least $50, ,ooo, 900 more than their book value Another little 1 item is the equity in Western Electric common now paying $10 dividends, Telephone carries this stock at s11. 6o0s00.s It has cold blooded book value of is5,1oosooo, an excess of sl3,- | l5ao,ec0. K, 5.s.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS UNEASY
Selling Assumed Wide Dimensions i
 the Final Hour.

New York March 1s.-A new and zzoreseonapb pbeated5pha tfresinter national situation was injected into today's heavy stock market. Rumors of protest by Holland at the pro- posed comnlandeering of Dutch ships by this government formed the basis of heavy. selling.
 Important rails and industrials re- acted. one to three points and some specialties considerably more, the sell ing assuming wider dimensions in the final hour.
 Dealings in the early part of the insignifcance. Many stocks ordinarily c,assed among the leaders were scarce ly quoted until well toward the close.
 Canadian Pacific was heavy to weak througthout, extending last weeks se- were reversal by three points. Other transcontinentals, also grain carriers and coalers were down one to ? 1-2 points with shares of eastern roads.
 Among specsalties, American Su- rnatra Tobacco, which may be adverse iy affected by the Dutch situation troke 1-4 points. Sugars and oils %ere swept into the receding tide of sfe last hour. yielding two to six points.
 U., >. Steel was immune rom the setback most of the time; but finally succumbed to pressure, scoring an ex- treme loss Of 1-2 points. Other steels and kindred equipments relinuuished midday gains of one to two and half points, closing at variable net losses. Sales amounted to 4s5;o0O shares.
 Bonds both rails and industrials, were sympathetically depressed and Liberty also reacted Total sales, par vslae. aggreEated $2.775 900
 U. S. bonds. old issues, were un- changed on call
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
TRAP SHOOTERS REGAIN
 LOST TITLE
German and Warrington Defeat ri.
 tie Holders by s Targets.

Wilmington, Del. March 1s-In the eastern professional two-men target championship match shot on the grounds of the Wilmington Trap shooting association this afternoon, L. $. German of Aberdeen, Md, and L. R. Worthington of Baltimore defeated E. R. Calvin and H. McC Winchester of this city. holders of the title, by a score of 2T3 to 262
 German and Worthington thus re- gained their title, which they lost to Calvin and Winchester in Baltimore last fall by ono target.
 The match was a total of 150 targets, shot in four strings of 25 targets each. in singles. and one string of doubles at 50 targets. German! broke 141, Worthington 1S2, Calvin 1S1 and Win : chester 131
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
 NEED SWAMP ROOT

. TanUsands upon thousands of worn- on have kidney anl lola&5e- trouble and never susnecssit
 Warnen's complaints often prove to oe nothing else but kidney trouble, or the, result of kidney or bladder disease.
 the kidneys are not in healthy condition they may cause the other organs to become diseased.
 f Pain in the back, headache, loss of ambition, nervousness are often times symptoms of kidney trouble.
 V Don't delay starting treatment. Dr, ISilmer's Swamp Root, a physicianss prescription, obtained at any drug store may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions.
 Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store,
 However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents 70 Dr. iKilmer X Co.,, Binghamton. N. r., for a sample bottle When writing De sure and mention the Norwich Daily Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
CORNELL WILL CARRY OUT PLANS FOR ROWING SEASON.
  An..ouneement Made by G. E. Kent .'t Graduate Manager of Athletics.

\ Ithacat A ", March ,1s.-Oficial annolncement that Cornell will carry out its plans for rowing this season wartime conditions, was made here today by G. E. Kent, graduate manager of athletics.
 we will have crews this spring as usual and take part in as. many races as possible" Mr, Kent. said Two dates for races are being negotiated for, but. no announcement. can be made at this tine.''
 Several crews are pracucing daily, but it was explained that they were handicapped by lack of coaches. Head Coach Charles E. Courtney is suffering from i'll health and John ConyAr, assistant coach, is now en- gagged in shipbuilding work.
 Wanderers Defeat Hockey champions.
 New, York, March 1s.-The Wan
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
~Hn @ l
 and (IA~ NEl FIELD E5A.
THE CALL OF THE CLAY The Birds" at Which Transhooters Blaze Away, Multiply Surprisingly, Though Millions Are Scored Dead" Each Year. z
By GEO. W. PECK (The Original "Pecks Bad Boy")

(The Original "Pecks Bad Boy")
 The unshakable hold which the fas- cinating sport of clay bird shooting has upon a large percentage of Am erican sportsnen is great source of wonderment to those whose inheai- tance does not include the love of a gun and the great outdoors.
 Fortunately, this inherent love is lacking in very few, though there are still thousands of game shooters with every qualification and requirement for splendid results in target breaking who never have tested their skill, and consequently are ignorant of the in justice they have been doing them selves. both from standpoint of blood -quickening emotion-healthful when one woos her with constancy in ing vigor which only nature guarantees the open.
 And that annual excursion to the game country, be it upland or marsh es-how the sportsman looks forward to his allotted two or three days, or as many weeks. if he is that lucky All summer he has dreamed of it un- til he may close his eyes and picture the coming outing.
 The smell of bonfire is incense to his nostrils and the old hunting shack way off on Mud Lake, just to tanta- .lize him, has jumped right into the heart of the city He sees the mud hens driving and chattering to them selves, smells again the marsh, sees bunch of mallards, and is only brought back to earth again when the quick blast of horn warns him to side-step an automobile.
 
 Reduces Doctors Bills.
 That annual outing then has served many doctor bill, and it is safe to say that if all the hunting trips could be tabulated, and conservative estimate of the amount of money saved through the storing up of health be made, the mortality through heart failure in the ranks of our medical practitioners and specialists would be astounding.
 But, unfortunately, one can devote but limited period per annum to the game country, so, unless he has stored
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
NAVY BOXERS FEATURE
 NE. A. A. UNION CARNIVAL.
Billy Rush of Boston Navy Yard Was
 the Star Performer.

Boston, March 1s.-The annual box ing carniyal-of the New England Am l. ateur Athletic union here tonight was enlivened by the work of boxers from the nearby naval stations, which were represented largely also in the at- tendance. More than % bouts were held to decide the champions in each of the seven classes.
 Billy Rush. Boston navy yard, took high honors, winning in the. 15s and l75 pound classes. Tommy Fall of Lowell, the 10S pound champion, faiI- ed to appear to defend his title. The proceeds of the carnival went to the army and navy athletic equipment committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
HIGH ouckPiN SCORES
 AT WATERBURY
Stone Takes Six Games From Harper
 ., in State Tournament.

Waterbury. Conn.,. March 1s.--Stone took six out of nine games from Har- per in the state duckpin bowling tour narnent here tonight. I Stone made high single with 13s, and also annexed the high. average hobors with a mark of 111.2. Harper's high single score was 121 and his average 1854.
 The score by frames:
 <, Stone-114, es, 11s, 13s, 1s2, l1s, s7. e4. 1ls. Total 10o1 average 111.2.
 Harrer-l16, s6, 10S, 99, 121, 101. 112, sS, le5. Total 949; average 105.4. .sEss r- I Chelsea, Mass. March IS. - Phil Bloom of New York was awarded the decision over Terry Brooks in ,. twelve -ound boxing bout here tonight. Bloom. whp substituted for Mel Coogan. box ng instructor of the naval reserves at Newport, proved himself very clever with his left and jabbed Brooks fre- quently.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
DEATH MAY FOLLOW WRESTLING ACCIDENT
Gardner Thfo~f Over Ropes ard Sus- tiihs Severe concussion of the Brain.

Atlantic, City, \. J., March 1s- George Bothner, 5l, of New York, champion lightweight wrestler of the world, broke his leg here tonight in a bout with Frank Rice, of Boston. h gripping Rice in a flying body seie- sors his toe caught beneath Rice's body and his left leg snapped above the arkle.
 Pinky Gardner of Schenectady, N. F.. in a second bout was probably ia. tally injured when Mike fesel ee Salt Lake City threw him over the ropes Gardner landed on his head and sus tained conclusion o fthe brain. yokel who is the midGleweight champion, and George Fisher. of New York; the ref cree, were taken into custody by Pc. lice Chief Miller to await the out come of Gardner's injuries.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19

derers of New York defeated the Pittsburgh A. A., champions of tNe National Amateur Hockey league, here tonight in an exhibition game by a score of 7 goals to 5. At the end 1. of the first half the locals led, 4 to ?.