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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1918

Page

15

Senators 9 and Prilies 9 in Greenville tilt

In Greenville on April 10 during prohibition era play the Washington Americans defeated the Philadelphia Nationals 511 to 510 with ends of the ninth called to catch a train. Players Johnson Harper Dumont and Ainsmith are noted. Governance: wineun Prendergast and urns mentioned in passing.

Senators Prilies Greenville, & Cy Washington Americans Philadelphia Nationals Johson Harper Dumont Ainsmith Wineun

Americans Join British at Front

American troops arrive on the British front in France and are greeted with enthusiasm. Reports detail German gains north of Armentieres and La Bassée as Allied lines clash along the Lys and Somme fronts. British and French counterattacks recapture Givenchy and press offensives near Chauny and the area around Messines.

Lys Berlin London Tas Poin Hotaveun Avinentieres Tistatres Evenin Atement Armentiereement Pere Swaerti Armeentieres Doube Noorth Armentieres Ploeas Wood Wrytschvete- Mersines la Bassee Givenchy Bethune Givenchy Ypres Messines Armentieras Astaires Lys River Waasten-Warenton la Bassee Canal Vimy Ridge Chauny Somme Castel Noven France Associated Press Gerlin Chums General Headquareters Teo Canal Sonnune Oise Oise-Aisne Folembray Branecourt Finland Ifango Paris Ukra Sharkov War Office

Irish Plotter Sentenced to One Year in Jail

New York April 10 Welsh 23 was convicted under trading with the enemy for bringing letters to the United States about the Muster riots in Ireland. Judge Augusts N. Hand sentenced him to a year and a day at hard labor in the Adkhosta penitentiary. He faces possible Atlanta transport if no appeal by four this afternoon.

New York United States Ireland My Phenas Welsh Adhkosta Augustis N. Haud United States District Court Welsh William Jlynn Secret Service Mandy Judge Hand Thomas J. MeaCarthy Atlanta Martin Conboy Hand

Cigarette entry changes habits in Ireland and Japan

The London Chronicle notes how Western innovations spread, with a half dozen whiffs once common before cigarettes. It observes peasant women in Ireland often seen with a clay pipe in mouth, reflecting traditional smoking customs.

Japan Ireland London Chronicle

Take Cambridge Common for Use as U S Barracks

Cambridge Common, where Washington led the American army, was turned over to the government to serve as barracks for 8 000 radio school students. The park board approved immediate construction with minimal impact on the common and Harvard quarters used by radio students remaining until war end.

Cambridge Mass Cambridge Common Washington Park Band Navy Department N. F. Aver Harvard Park Board

Garden Jugs and Forcing Soil Questions

A fragmented note asks about filling flats with fer tile forcing soil and mentions a new handle for the spading fork. It ponders saving wood ashes from the fireplace for the potash they contain and questions whose ashes they are.

Snowstorm Threatens New York and Upstate

A spring cold snap sweeps toward New York with forecasts of heavy snow from New Vineland to North Carolina area, six to eight inches in Pennsylvania mountains, and ice and damaged lines. Upstate towns report flurries and hail as commuters bundle up. gardens unlikely to be affected except in near freezing pockets.

York Weretlhor Bureau Jersey City Oo Dogroas Washington New Vineland North Carolina New England New England . A Severe Storm Strachinia Capes Kentucky Pennsylvania

Massachusets Beans Stand Firm Against Rationing

Food Administrator Modi pushes for meal limits while praising adherence to rules. The piece notes Massachusetts residents will not tolerate changes to Saturday night baked beans and pork restrictions, contrasting Caledonian actions in New York with local resolve to preserve traditional bean dinners.

Modi Bens Str Endicott New York

Daily Fashion Hint from Wineveile on Trimmed Skirt Panels

A fashion note details a front panelmed skirt with fine self-color soutache braid and a tunic lining at the back. It cites a three-quarter sleeve style with satin cuffs and specifies fabric needs for a medium size. The piece then shifts to a social trend about women and tobacco use, noting Japan as an example where women smoked since tobacco’s introduction.

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