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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1918

Page

8

Bridgeport Telegram Page Eight Public Notice Notice

Bridgeport Telegram page eight appears, showing publication details, circulation notes, and Associated Press credits. The item lists address, pricing and foreign advertising reps, with audit bureau membership and republication rights. No clear event or person is described in the readable fragments.

Bridgeport Telegram ERISD Connecticut Associated Press THE Post Publishing CO Cannon Street Secon Forte Julius Mathews Bescon Boston Mass Madison Avenue New York Hartford Building Chicago Felephona Audit Bureau of Cews

A Line O' Cheer to the Time-Kmlers

Poem urges readers to value time for those fighting for freedom. It laments wasted moments and calls for sharing every second to support heroes in distant battles. The verse frames idleness as betrayal to a shared cause.

Breakfast Table musings on war, weather and Liberty loans

A fragment from the Chicago News echoes at breakfast with notes on cooler weather, July Red Cross appeals, and reflections on wartime life. It teases baseball nostalgia, Liberty loans, and German poses, while musing on politics, kisses, and the Russian bear. The piece ends with a verse on youth and wisdom.

Red Cross X “Nine

Victory Drive by Allies Pushes Germans Back Across Front

A dramatic report details Allied advances across nearly one hundred miles as German defenses crumble. Sixty thousand prisoners, six hundred guns, and vast war materiel have fallen into Allied hands, with American troops aiding in key breakthroughs. The article foresees continued German retreat under Foch’s strategy as the Allied surge nears final victory.

Germany United States Paris Foch

Speed Limit Debate Reflects Move Toward Rational Auto Laws

An old Speed Limit judgment on Mineola streets sparks a debate over flexible rules. It argues four miles per hour can be reckless in some locations while 30 to 40 may be safe on open roads. The piece urges framing speed laws around safety and responsible driving.

Mineola Long Island Connecticut

Bridgeport Housing Plan Spurs Citywide Home Expansion

The Housing company's expansion of modern homes in Bridgeport aims to elevate living standards and curb rent profiteering. Groundbreaking on Connecticut avenue marks a push to provide humane, well built housing for workers, strengthening the town as an efficient munition center both in war and peace. Landlords must adopt higher standards or lower rents as more model houses enter the market.

Bridgeport Connecticut Avenue Bridgeport Housing Company Aehen

The Home Guard as Preparedness in Connecticut

The Connecticut home guard proved highly useful not by heavy combat but by readiness at hand. It prevented disturbances by secret plotters and illustrated how a larger force could have shortened the war, arguing for broader mobilization in 1917.

Home Guard Connecticut Home Guard France United States Connecticut

Suffrage Picketing Sparks Opposing View in Washington

A Telegram stance supports votes for women but denounces suffrage picketing at the White House as harmful amid wartime, arguing the tactic distracts from the war effort and may jeopardize the cause even as supporters remain confident suffrage will prevail. The piece labels the behavior foolish and unnecessary.

Worgen Pickering White House Washington Telegram Presta

Marine Casualty List Numbers 87 with Dead and Missing

Washington August 11 reports the Marine Corps casualty list. It shows 88 wounded with degree undetermined, 2 missing in action, and 87 total listed as wounded or missing. Names include Corporal Bern Hall Captain William Crabbe Captain LeRoy Hunt and many others with varying statuses. The document also notes a German prisoner exchange incident and a letter from the Marne Front.

Washington Marine Corps Bern E. Hall Bellwood Neb William L. Crabbe Iinence LeRoy P. Hunt Gilroy Cal Daniel W. Bender Philadelphia Carl P. Hebberg Geneseo Severant Forest Mogel West Salem Earle Smith Portsmouth Ernest M. Bantz Charlottesville Ind Roscoe Ellis Kittery Rollo H. Frazer Portland Ore Charles R. Helwig Offerle George W. Nolen Cumberland City Tenn Anndrew Panko Nesquehoning Pau

Miss Phelan May Be New England's First Yeowoman

Miss Marion B. Phelan, formerly of Bridgeport now in New York State as director of Public Health on the State Food Commission under the United States Food Administration, says she registered as a yeowoman in the Naval Reserve in 1917 but has not been called. She explains she enrolled through Captain Leonard J. H. Dyer and U S enrolling officers, but women were not to be taken into naval service. She remains eager for overseas or alternative U S service and continues assisting the U S Food Administration at Cornell University with the New York State pod commission.

Marion BR. Phelan Bridgeport New York State Pub Naval Servicer Iocan United States United States Food Administration Cornell University

Flour Shortage Eases in City With Incoming Supplies

The city reports relief from a temporary flour shortage caused by transport delays. Local wholesalers say flour is arriving daily and full supply should meet demand within a few days.

Dour

Canning Kaiserism and Instructions for Cold Pack Canning

Fragmented ad style notice urging readers to learn a new canning method approved by the Department of Agriculture. Claims quick winter food security and asks for names and addresses to receive a guide from a Bridgeport information bureau. Includes garbled text and mis spelled phrases.

Smith Department of Agriculture Trus Bridgeport Telegu Information Bureau Edrvie Dy Ueastin Washingter D.C

Conservation of Water in the Army

Washington reports on strict water conservation in U.S. military camps during wartime. Soldiers must ration drinking water, coordinate showers, laundry, and firefighting needs, while engineers build and defend water points under threat. The article details supply divisions, rear and front operations, and the crucial role of water-supply workers.

Washington Po- Mee Ane Quartermaster's Department France Army Ameriiain Hydratolic Engineers United States Canada China Win Weller

Former Interior Minister Banished to Exile

From Bordeaux on August 11 Donis J. Maloy former minister of the interior was found guilty of holding communication with the enemy and sentenced to five years banishment. He crossed the Spanish frontier at a noon hour to begin exile.

Bordeaux Donis J. Maloy Interior

Toll of disease costs Chicago seven million in 1916

Scarlet fever diphtheria and measles cost Chicago seven and a half million dollars in 1916. Diphtheria caused 1 535 395 scarlet fever 2 170 459 and measles 556 588 totaling 3 862 442 for the three diseases. The text argues that most of this expense is preventable and blames public carelessness for ongoing infection costs.

Chicago

Milwaukee factions rally on shared platform for defeat of Congress

In a rare joint turnout, Republican and Democratic candidates were endorsed by the Patriotic Congressional League and spoke from unified platforms the same evening to urge defeating Congress. Local sentiment doubts HL Stafford's alignment with district views while Charles W. Bryan seeks Nebraska governor with Neville as incumbent aiming for a second term. City labor forces face shortages. Jacob A Courtade proposes a street sweeper to offset reduced workers and boost street upkeep.

Mibwaukee Patriotic Congressional League Congress Stafford

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