The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-17
MlLITlAMEN ARE viGILANT FEARING PRESENCE OF SPIES Strangers in Vicinity of For x tifications Are Kept Un-
 der Surveillance. What the Bridgeport Sol diersr Are Doing at Fort
 1T. G. Wright.

Especial Correspondents of The Far p5 mer.)
 Fort H. G. Wright, Fishers Island, IN. r., June 15.-Rumors that spies have endeavored to enter the fortif1- cations here have excited the various lcompanies of the Connecticut Coast Artillery Corps encampSd here While the 4th company was in drill on the 12 inch mortars at Battery Clinton this morning a ruddy faced old gentleman, with neatly trimmed white hair and beard entered the em- placement and began to look over one of the four big guns.
 | While his attitude appeared per lfectly innocent something about the interest with which he looked over the quadrantss examined the firing mechanism and other parts of the l gun, indicated that he possessed more than a passing Knowledge of heavy I fort artillery and the manner in which it is used. There was also something of military bearing about I the old man.
 l Lieut.. Richards, one of the instruct ing officers of the regular army with Capt Bennett /of the 4th coHpany, Capt. Hall, of the 11th company and Lieuts. Barrows and Harrison were on the emplacement with a surveyors quadrant orienting the n1ortars.
 Capt. Steger, U. s. A., commander of the battery passed along the em- placement at that moment and mo- ticed the stranger. He asked the of ffcers on the embankment if the man had been given. permission to enter l the battery. Iieut. Richards told Sergt. Ault. instructor of the Bridge. port companies to ask the man for his pass. The man had none and was lordered to leave. Before he went he asked where he might obtain a pass and was referred to the post adjutant t-f II, 11/@ o& give proper account of himself and was refused the pass. Several oth- i CT persons have been refused passes | to visit the Notifications within the week Signs are posted at the en- frances of all Notifications and all emplacements forbidding any civilian entering them without passes or un- less accompanied by a member of the garrison.
 The stranger who was ordered out of the gun pit this morning is known to have returned to New Lon- l don on the civilian steamer Restless.
 Lieut.. Foord of Stamford had made arrangements with the Pathe-Freres moving picture company to have some. films made of the manoeuvers here and the target firing. The Coast Artillery Corps were to have been given one complete copy free l and the company were ready to make l the picture but the day before yester- j day the war department refused per- mission to have the picture made. No reason for the refusal is given
 To-day the 4th and 11th compan- ies had sub-ca1ibre practice on the 12 inch mortar guns,
 Lieut. Philip Bronson of the 14th company acted as adjutant at the guard mount last night.
 The weather has cleared somewhat to-day. The sun. burned through |Izl -T~ the heavy mist and fog that has en- kve1oped the island since Sunday so that Forts Terry and Nfichio are wis fb1e once more.
 War department orders announce that Sergt. A. CS Hermann of 11th company has passed war department examination as first class gun com mander. Musician Schwartz has pass ed the same examination as first class observer. Capt. Hall procured their new chevrons from the post exchange to-day and tonight after evening pa Trade he called the men in front of the company and presented them with their new rank insignia.
 The same war department orders announce that SSergt. Latham of the 14th company has qualified as gun commanders; Corporal Raymond F.
 Grant of the same company as plot ter; Sergt. Hall. of the 4th company has qualified as pIotter and Sergt
 Sutherland of the 4th company, as gun co1nma1ider.
 Tonight Chaplain Meserve talked on tsPatriotism and Good Citizenship
 in front of Col. Dorsey's quarters. The
 band played both before and after
 the address.
 Dr. Garlick of the medical corps
 has been entertaining friends from
 Bridgeport. The 14th company will
 have full service practice on the
 12 inch guns tomorrow.