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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
More Troops sent

Washington April General Fun
ston advised the war department to-
day he was sending more troops into
Mexico from Columbus to protect the
line Of communication with General
Pershing. He did not state whether
additional troops had been sent for
ward to the military base.
So far General Funston has not sug-
gested reinforcement of General
Pershing's forces except merely to
protest the extended communication
lines and there was no confirmation
today of border reports that extern
sive additions to the fighting column
would be required.
Late reports to the war depart
ment say parts of the 5th and 11th
cavalry and the goth and oath tnran-
try were stationed at Columbus. Gen
eral Funston did not state whether
some of those troops had been sent
had been brought from nearby sec
tons.
Nineteen Apache scouts and trai1ers
have been ordered from Fort Apache,
Ariz., to General Pershing's column.
Captain Hazard, of the 10th cavalry,
who was with General Funston when
he captured Aguinaldo, left with the
scouts for the border today but he
will not accompany them into Mexico.
The army censorship today yelled
the number anad personnel of addi-
tiona1 troops which have been sent
across the border. Major General
Scott, chief of staff, said that extra
troops had left Columbus two days
agos but no word of the movement
had been n-allowed to leak out. 1t was
believed that the fifth cavalry recent
1y sent from Fort Myer, Va, Fort
Sheridan, Ills, and Fort Leavenworth,
Kas, were drawn upon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
HIS WIFE CONE
TO BRIDGEPORT,
HE'S DESPERATE
Lynn Husband Says IF She
I Doesn't Come Back, He'll
End It ALI.

Deserted by his pretty young wife
whom he fears he will never See again
James Stokes of 62 Spring street, Lynn
Mass. has asked the help Of the local
police in finding her. In a letter to
the police of this city Stokes says that
his heart is breaking and that if he
finds that he will never see her again
he will end his life.
The letter received here reads as
follows:
Lynn, Mass,
April 1, 1916.
Chief of Police, Bpt.
Dear Sir:-I am writing you
again to find out if you have run -
across my darling little wifey,
whose picture I sent you last
week Will you please put her
picture in your local papers so
she will see 1t and say that am
sick and tired living without her
and unless I either see or hear
from her that 1 will commit sui
eide
have worried so much that it
is driving me crazy, SO please help
me find out where she is. If dear
little Emma only knew how am
suffering. she would surely write
s to me, for she always loved me
with her heart. Her first name is
Emily or Emma, whatever way
you want to put it in. but always
called her ''My> Emily I hope
for Gods sake you will do as ask
you. Please answer my letter and
let me know if you have any
news.
From heartbrokeh husband,
James Stokes, 6 2 Spring ST.,
Lynn. Mass.
Stokes sent a letter to the local po-
lice March %. He said his young
wife had deserted him and came to
this city for employment. She is five
feet, five inches in height, weighs 120
pounds and has dark wavy hair. On
March %, Stokes sent two letters to
the police here and followed them with
a telegram informing the authorities
that two letters were on the way.
He said that a friend of his in Lynn
showed him a postal card received
from his wife and postmarked Bridge
port, Conn" In the first letter to the
local police the following scripts were
found: "I have suffered something
awfu1'-"If you run across my young
wifey, keep an eye on her and notify
me-"
The police have been unable to find
any trace of the missing Mrs. Stokes,
who has left a heartbroken husband
away back in the staid city of Lynn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
MACHINISTS AND
MANUF ACTURERS
LOCKING HORNS
Organized Strongly, Tool
makers and Machinists
Prepare For Campaign.
WANT CLOSED SHOP
PRINCIPLE ADOPTED
Do Not Take Seriously Man
ufacturers' "Open Shop"
Declaration.


whether or not this spring and
simmer viii see series of strikes
resorted to for the purpose of making
the Bridgeport factory system a union
one. viii be, known Tomorrow.
Replies viii be made My the 20 or
more contract nanufactur tornor-
row, to the demands of the Interna-
! tional Association of Machinists. Local
No. 80. which has more than 5000
members.
In the evening a mass meeting of
the sra&aclinIst EMPLOYEES of these CON
tract shops will be held and a vote
viii be taken on the action necessary
to enforce acuuiesence by those man
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
LINE is sTRENGTHENED

Ell Paso, April with Francisco
Villa still in flight and his whereabouts
apparently unknown to his pursuers,
the campaign of the American forces,
now securing northern Chihuahua for
the bandit, entered today upon a
broader phase New troops have been
ordered in Mexico from the military
base at Columbus, N. M, to protect
the 1engthening line of communica-
tion.-
Villa has been reported at many
points within the broad zone that
ranged from the Rayon country to the
Benito Juarez district. The last Mex
lean report was that he was south of
Safevo and heading for Parral, but this
could not be confirmed. The diff
cu1ties of the pursuit nave multiplied
because of the misleading informa-
ton given by Mexican poems to Gen
era1 Pershing's men. Army men here
believe that as Villa moves southwark
with his trail covered for the time at
least, it will be necessary to establish
new army bases and strongly guard
the line of communications. ~
Large reinforcements of American
troops will be needed, the military
uthorities say.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
PARK CITY CARPENTERS
AND PAINTERS vlCTORS
IN FIGHT FOR MORE PAY

May /, 1917.
The raise in scale it is estimated,
will affect nearly 1000 painters and
will last for a period of three years
from May L.
The agreements call for an eight
hour day with the overtime pay for
holidays The arbitration clause of
the carpenters agreement demands an
immediate su omission of all questions
in dispute to an arbitration board
composed of three members from the
carpenters and joiners' local and three
members from the Bridgeport build
ers' committee, who shall attempt to
settle by majority rule. In the event
of a deadlock the arbitration board
shall then be enlarged by two mem
bers, chosen by the respective organ
izations who shall select q. 6fth mem
ties and in no way connected with the
building bushes. The committee of
eleven shall at once grant another
hearing after Which any dicision ~sus-
tanned by the majority shall be bind
ing upon the parties.
A c1aU~o is also said to have been
agreed upon by both parties whereby
the possibility of a raise in wage scale
for 1917 may beN submitted to such an
arbitration board and continue the
force of the present contract during
another year.
Those who settled the wage dispute
between the carpenters and the build
ers are: T. J. Pardy, Charles B. Marsh
and WILDER A. Smith,, for the builders
of Bridgeport, and Timothy A. F1an-
agan, president of the district council
of the Carpenters & Builders organi-
zat1ony Thomas Law, secretary, M. L.
Kane, business agent, Charles Stout
and Manus Palenquest for the em-
p1oyes. Mr.. Pardy represented the
Builders in most of the conferences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
Bridgeporter Holds
$4,000 Un1awfully'
New York Man Asserts

John S. Dunham of~New York, has
brought suit against Harry Green of
this city to recover securities which
he claims Green has unlawfu1ly re
tanned. Dunham declares that last
November he gave Green securities
worth $15, 900 for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a, loan. 1t was the under
standing that when the loa>z was paid
the securities would be returned. Dun
ham says he paid the loan but has
been unable to persuade Green to re-
turn the stock. He wants $4,000
damages. The suit is returnab1e to
the superior court, April term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

Following the agreements made be-
tween the employers of sheet metal
workers and plumbers, with their
workmef1, whereby higher rates of
wages are being paid and better con-
ditions have been established, the
carpenters and joiners and the paint
ers and decorators have also won a
victory.
Carpenters will receive an advance
of SO cents a day, and will be paid
$4.25. Painters and decorators will
receive 81 a. day as against $3.50,
which they have been receiving.
Agreements were made with the
employers and the text of them will
be submitted at the next meetings of
the unions.
with the plumbers and their en-
pIoyes operating under fve-year
agreement, the painters, under q, three,
the sheet metal workers underla a two
and the carpenters under one-year
agreement, conditions in the building
trades of Bridgeport are better than
ever.
In the case of the carpenters and
joiners' agreement it was reached
only after a deadlock, which at one
time threatened serious trouble. IN
their demands the carpenters had
asked for an increase of rs cents per
day or $3.50 daily wage. This de-
mand the builders contested and Of
fered in return compromise of $4.25.
Several mass meetings of the Car
penters' union were held at which the
matter was keenly argued, but the
wiser heads prevailed with the result
that contracts for one year were at
once entered into that gave additional
protection in the matter of arbitration
clauses. The ruling will effect the>
wages of 1.5Do carpenters in this city.
1t will be effective May / s, 1916, to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
STRIKES OFF EAR
OF in
ARMS co. BATTLE
Armed With Red Hot Rifle
Barrel, Annealer Disf1g
ures His Foe.

A fight that started over one en-
>ploye insisting upon opening the win
dows of the annealing room at the
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co.
at o'clock this morning resulted in
the GbelHgerents. Michael Porto, S5
Frank street. was the victim.
> Andrew Gertter. 2s3 Hamilton
street, a Spaniard, was unable to stand
the excessive heat in the annea,1ing
room this morning and he opened the
windows near the oven at which
Michael Porto works. A strong
draught Of cold air hoated through
the windows from the waters of Still
mans pond and Porto in his sleeve
less undershirt objected to the chilling
draught. He closed the windows af-
ter raising a strenuous objection.
Gertier again opened the windows
near -Porto's oven. Porto closed the
window a second time and harsh
words followed.
The argument led to blows and
Porto was getting the better of the
melee when Gertier picked up a red
hot steel gun barrel and struck Porto
across the left ear with the hot i'm
p1ement. The force of the blow
coupled with the intense heat of the
gun barrel took the upper half of the
ear off clean.
Porto was rushed to the factory
hospital where his injuries were dress
ed. Policeman Bartholomew Sheri-
dan was called to the scene and he
arrested Gretier. In city court this
morning ,Gertier admitted striking
Porto with the hot gun barrel but
said that he welded it in self defense.
He was fined $25 and costs which he
paid. He was discharged from his
employment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
DEPUTIES WERE BRIBED
IN $50, 600, 600 FRAUD,
REVENUE OFFICE AYERS

Whitney charged that collectors have
not only been receiving regular re-
mittances weekly from manufacture
ers, but in some cases have approach
ed manufacturers who were not
evading the law and pointed out the
ease with which they could escape
payment of. revenue duties and CO.
operate with them for weekly consfd-
erations.
The alleged frauds were unearth-
ed, it was said today, through a trans
fer from New York to Philadelphia
of John SinseI, a revenue agent-sata-
toned at New York for some time.
Mr.. Sinsel was succeeded at New
York by L. G. Mutt who SOON after
.assL. ming office became acquainted
with the alleged workings of the
manufacturers and deputy collectors
and Investigated. Assistant Secretary
Ma1burn made it clear today. that Mr..
Sinsel was in no way involved but
that conditions in New York had sim
ply escaped his notice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
SCHOOLBOY, AGED
EIGHT, IS DEAD
OF ''TOOTHACHE''
Blood Poisoning Develops in
Case of liberation Of
North End Child.

Eddie Beigert, aged eight years, a,
pupil In the third grade OF Sheridan
school, was buried in st. MichaePs 8
cemetery today. Eddie died Sunday
s1noFning at Bridgeport hospital, fol-
flowing an operation necessitated by
IAN liberated tooth.
The physicians certificate ascribed
tk1e primary cause of death as ceIlu-
i1itis, an infaLnmatory condition of the
membrane. The secondary cause ac-
lcordlng to the hospital authorities. was
foxenia, Of blood poisoning
Eddie, who was a bright little chap,
was the son of Mr. and Mrs Anthony
Befgert, OF 141 Thor1ne street His
fathers real name is LaseveHivich, but
of relGtive-
Some weeks ago Eddie complained
OF toothache. His mother took him
ITO a dentist. who placed a temporary
filling In the molar. Little relief be-,
ing found. the boy was taken to an
other dentist and the filling was re-
gmoved- For a time Improvement was
knoted.
A week ago, however, the liberation
Eof the tooth had progressed to such
an extent that the lad was forced to
Quit school and physician was called
in. When the boy failed to respond
to medical treatment, he was taken to
Bridgeport hospital and an operation
was performed. This took place Sat
urday and the boy died Sunday morn
ing.
The parents are grief stricken. The
boys schoolmates are mystided(at a
~to0thacF1e'' bringing his death. At
the school today, it was learned that
when dental nurses last visited there
they were notified that the boy was
under care Of the family dentist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
THREE IN JURED
in ACCIDENT AT
COUNTY BUILDING
Heavy Stone Overbalances
Scaffold and Workmen
Suffer Long Fall

Three workmen were seriously in
jured this afternoon when they fell
35 feet in the rear of the new coun-
ty cotlrth ouse addition.
All three are in ST. Vincent's hos
pital. Two have internal injuries and
fractured skulls, it is believed. and
may die. The arm of another is
broken.
The men were fitting a huge stone
into place when one of them let go
his hold. The heavy piece of granite
toppIed over carrying the men off the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
HOLLAND MASSES TROOPS ON FRONT
BRITISH POWDER
SHOP BLOWS UP

London, April 1.-The explosion of powder factory in
Kent has death injury persons
officially today. The following statement given
The ministry of munitions reports with great regret that
during the weekend serious fire broke in powder
tory which led the works. The fire
purely accidental It discovered at midday and the
last of the explosions place shortly Rter two in the after
The approximate number of casualties is 300.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
TUGS CONVOY LINER

New York, April 1.-Two big sea-
going tugs fully equipped with life
RATS, belts and other lifesaving de-
vices, accompanied the Hol1and-Amer-
lea liner Nieuw Amsterdam from Rot
terdam to the Downs, officers and pas
sengers said on the arrival of that ship
here today The entire voyage, how
ever, was without incident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
EUGENE MCANN SUED.

H. Eugene McCann, formerly man
ager of the Bridgeport baseball club
and at present manager of the New
London club of the Eastern League,
has been sued for $1os.54 by the How
land Dry Goods Co. Mrs McCanh is
named as co-defendant. In papers
filed today in the common pleas court
it is claimed that the defendants owe
for goods purchased from Jan. /,
1914, to August of the same year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
Sends Word to Carranza
Commander That He is
Ready to Surrender Pro
viding Amnesty is Grant
ed.
Gen. Funston Sends More
Troops Into Mexico To
Strengthen Lines of Com
!. munication to Army
Bases.

Torreon, April General
Canuto Reyes, commanding the
Villa forces in this territory,
has sent a letter to General
Trevino, Cafranza commander,
offering to surrender with all
his forces if given amnesty.
This information was given out
today by General Trevino.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
MAY TAX ADJUSTMENTS.

London. April 4-In his speech to-
day Chancellor, McKenna proposed
putting a tax on a1nusements 1nc1ud-
ing theatres, moving picture estab-
Hshments, football matches and horse
races The tax on these would he
graduated according to the charge for
admission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
No Negligence In
Case of Jitneur
Who Killed Worker

Coroner John J. Phelan finds no
criminal negligence on the part of
William C. Stowe, the jitneur who
ran down and killed Samuel Saman-
dusky at Fairfield and Scofield ave-
nues last Friday. Stowe had been
arrested charged with mansIaughter
and is at liberty on $1,000 bonds pend
ing the decision of the coroner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
FRE1GHr RECORDS BROKEN.

New Haven, April I'm railroad
circles here it was stated today that
the movement of freight over the New
Haven yesterday was the greatest in
the history of the system. It's volume
will not be known until figures are
com piled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
Villa Evades Net

San Antonio, April An
nouncement Of the belief that
Francisco Villa has fled far be-
yond the American forces and
now is operating south of Chi
huahua City was made at Gen
eral Funstoh's headquarters to-
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
ARNoLD's BODY ARRIVES.

ney Arnold, late consul general at
Cairo, Egypt, who recently died at Lis
bon, arrived here today. The body
will be taken to Providence, r. T.,
for burial on Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
LAWYER, SUED,
ALLEGES SPITE
CAUSED ACTION
Norwalk Woman Charges
Pair of Barristers With
Plot to Defraud.

The conspiracy charges against ATT
torneys Leo Davis and L. S. Beers Of
Norwalk, which have caused much
discussion among lawyers OF this
county, We're aired this morning when
the suit brought against the two at
torneys by Elizabeth Mills of Norwalls
and a jury.
Attorney Davis claims the action
is a spite case brought by Attorney
J. A. Gray of Norwalz for personal
motives, but Attorney Gray denies
this. In 1913 Mrs. Mills was sued by
William K. ]. Hubbel of Wilton in
foreclosure proceedings and Hubbell
obtained judgment for $1,561.S7. She
claims the defendants conspired to de-
fraud her by persuading her to con-
evey a certain building lot to Hubbeu
to settle the foreclosure action. The
trial was resumed this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
ana RAID ON ANCONA.

Rome. April 4--Among the details
given in an Official Communication on
the raid on Ancona yesterday after
noon by five aerop1anes supported by
two torpedo boats as a result of which
three persons were killed and eleven
injured ARE the following:
THE enemy seaplanes were attack
ed by anti-aircraft guns on an armOred
train and BIZ four. of our Geroplanes.
The seaplanes fled, bsIt three of them
were, brought down.. One, the Il-21s
was captured Intact. The second,
marked C'-21, burst into flames and
was destroyed. The third sank while
it was being towed to port. The enc
my torpedo boats had remained far
out at sea during, the attempted raid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather, probably rain
tonight and Wednesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

BRITISH TO SALVAGE ZEPPELIN
London, April 4-The British aero
nautical institute has the govern
ment's permission to undertake, at fits
own expense, the salvage OF the Yep
pelin Lib which is sunk Off the
mouth Of the Thames.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
D
BORDERS
GUARDED.
Dutch Government Masses
All Available Troops
Along German Frontier
and Orders international
Line Closed.

Reported Plans of Allies For
New Offensive May Have
Bearing on Latest Devel-
opment in Great War In
Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04


ports from Zurich state that
Holland has closed her German
frontier and massed all her
available forces there.
The foregoing despatch from
Rome, while as yet unconfirm-
ed, bears out other reports that
Holland has been in a state Of
turbulence for several days.
Minister of War Colyn in an
interview today said that Hol-
land did not fear t1lat England
would land an army on her
shores, and that assurances
had been given by Great Bri-
tain that the neutrality of the
Dutch would be respected.
Admitting that there was "an in
creasing possibility of conflicts on
both Sides" the minister of war that
something positive would have to be
done in the case of Germany
He predicted that strengthening Of
the border guards on the German
frontier would be one of the first
moves to prevent a menace of Ger
many's 'topen flank
Further details of the reported
massing of troops and the closing OF
the German border were not available
today
mAr, 1,o =. u esr y -4r5- arso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
WAR NO LAsF a -

London, April 4-In opening his
budget speech in the House of Com
mons today, Reginald McKenna, chan
cellSr of, the exchequer, said it was
assumed that the war would last dur
ing the whole of the financial year.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
NEUTRALITY VIOLATION
BY AMERICANS CHARGED
Franz Bopp, German Consul, At
tempts to Justify Employing
of Secret Agents.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 21.-
Countless accusations of violation of neu-
trality are expected to continue today
at the trial of Franz Bopp German con-
sui general and six assistants who are
charged with conspiracy to violate Amer
ican neutrality by hampering shipments
of munitions to the entente allies Consul
Bopp. whose cross-examination was COM
pleted yesterday, said that American
manufacturers were not overscrupulous
in their regard for strict observance Of
neutrality and that in various ways they
sought to aid enemies Of the German gov
ernment. 1t was to trace these alleged
violations that the local German con-
sulate employed agents to visit various
parts of the United States and Canada,
Bopp said, but not for the purpose of dy-
namiting railroad tunnels and munitions
ships, as the government alleges.
Theodore Roche. chief of counsel for the
defense, introduced correspondence yester-
day from the Department of State to
Count Won Bernstorff. the German ambas-
submarines for the British government.
Included was a statement from Charles
NJ. Schwab to the effect that the Bethie-
hem Steel Company was not building any
submarines for the entente allies. Schwab
explained that the Fall River Shipbuld-
ing Company had undertaken to build ten
submarines. but that none would be deliv-
cred to any of the belligerents during the
ws,.
Secretary Lansing quoted Schwab in
another communication to Count Won
Bernstorf in connection with the pro-
tests which had been made by the Ger
man ambassador on the question of
parts of submarines made in this coun-
try. Schwab said in his statement that
submarine forgings and castings. made
BY the Union iron works. in this city.
were sent to Montreal, Canada. but that
the company's interest in them ceased
when they were delivered to the own
ers. Bopp maintained that this act was
unneutral and unfriendly.
John A. McGregor. president of the
Union iron works, is to be called today
by the defense and questioned as to the
delivery of submarine parts to Canada
and also as to the truth of reports that
the company sent workmen to Canada
70 assemble the submarines The de-
fense contends it viii prove that Consul
Bopp was justified in sending agents to
Canada to find out the facts and make
them the basis for protests by the Ger
man embassy