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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
SOUND FREICHTER
! FALL RIVER HELD
! ! Up eleven HOURS
/
Snowstorm and Wind Makes
Water Travel Perilous
Harbor Crowded.

The most violent storm conditions
felt by navigators Of Long Island
Sound in a long time tied it up so
tightly yesterday that shipping be-
tween New York and Boston was
greatly delayed.
Apprehension for the City of Fall
River, the freighter that plies from
New York to Bridgeport was felt
during yesterday afternoon and even
ing until she nosed her way through
the storm shortly before midnight
last night accompanied by a success
sion of warning signals that set old
time watermen on edge. She was
IL hours overdue, being scheduled to
arrive at o'clock in the afternoon
It was learned upon her arrival
here that she had sought safety by
anchoring in the East River basin at
the foot Of 23rd street during the af-
ternoon and early evening, from
which she could not be observed
from shore, A large fleet Of eastward
bound tows many Of which undoubt-
eddy were bound for this city was re-
ported as resting at anchor when the
Fall River finally left as the snow
fall slackened-
Off Penfield light the navigating
officers encountered another section
Of the storm and the speed was re-
duced to nominal headWay only. The
big vessel crawled up the. coast guild
ed almost solely by q compass course.
Lighthouses were visible only a frac-,
ton Of their normal radius
In order to escape possible collision
as the big vessel neared the break
water and coming up through the
channel the steam siren kept up con-
tinuous and insistent sounding. So
close did these occur that many per-
SONS living in the South End thought
the vessel in distress Inquiries at
the New England Navigation Co.'s
offices were necessary to relieve their
fears
The monitor, Amphitrite, assigned
for training quarters to the Third Di-
vision Naval Militia that they might
qualify for federal reserve duty in
the near future, and scheduled to ar
rive In this harbor under o. s. naval
command had not arrived at the
scheduled hour, 2 O'Clock this after
noon 1t was said by navigators
stormbound In large numbers here to-
day that probably no attempt ito make
the trip from New Haven would be
made with even SO large and staunch
vessel as the Amphitrite. Condi-
lions ON the sound today are the
roughest experienced for many
months except in sudden blows The
northwest wind signals, have been
flying from the government weather
station at Seaside park for three days
and are stin hoisted- A fleet Of large
tugs are made fast to the docks here
with many lows at the anchorage.
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Paris is celebrating
Great French Victory
on Verdun Battle Line
CONTINUED from page -

counted, exclusive of those destroyed.
Having accomplished the task set
for him, General Mangin, proft1ng by
the DISCRIMINATION lof the German
ranks, caused by the abrupt attack,
sent out exploring PARTIES everywhere
with Instructions to destroy as many
guns as possible and come back to the
newly conquered lines when their
work was done. These scouting par
ties acted promptly apd accomplished
much, They put out Nof action most
of the guhs north of Vacherauville
and Louvemont, and in Foss's and
Eaurieres woods. 36
The French front now follows a line
running from the north Of Vacherau-
Vile Vile D'Vant Chaumont road to
the extremity Of the Louvemont crest,
passes on the other side Of Louvemont
along the fringe Of Eoss's Wood, then
before Chambrettes and, crossing the
Cauieres Wood, goes to the north, of
Bezonvaux.
South Of this village and as far as
Vaux, the new line follows approx
mately the Observation-Disclosures road.
The positions captured yesterday
were lost on Feb. 25
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Four Social CLUBS
Receive Licenses

Four more local clubs have peer
granted licenses by the county com
missioners, according to announce
ment made today. The organizations
are the Borough Social club, 1,6T Sea-
view avenue; Gymnastic Slovak sokol'
121 <Hanett street; Young Emmett
Gaelic Athletic club, Main and Cont
gress streets; Sub-Alpino club, 100
Crescent avenue This makes q total
of Fl club licenses granted this year.
The Borough club was one OF the or
CARNATIONS included in the blanket
remonstrance fled last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
MILK PRODUCERS MEET.

DaubHry, Conn.,, Dee .1e-fSe action
was taken on the proposition to have
q cooperative milk association In
Bridgepoft although the matter was
discussed. at a meeting here today OF
the Western Connecticut Milk Pro-
dHeefy Association. The chief speak
or was Prof. G.. G. Smith, Of the
Ee0AeEaies department of the State
College at Stefrs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
PUBLlC'S SECOND
TO BROTHERHOOD
TRAINMAN SAYS
w. E. Lee Declares Travel
ers' Inconvenience Yields
in Importance.

Evansville, Ind, Dec. 16-Agitation
favoring compulsory arbitration and
investigation of labor disputes was
condemned yesterday by w. E. Lee,
President of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, in statement to
the Central States Conference on Rail
and Water Transportation. He fa-
vored Government regulation of rail-
roads, but not where it interfered
with the rights of the four brother
hoods in determining what the
wages and working time of the en-
p1oyees shall be. II
Compulsory investigation said
Lee, means compulsory service,
which we oppose. Employers will
insist NON their right to hire and dis
charge and the employee on his right
NO work or quit. It is certain that
the present methods of arbitration
have outlived their usefulness. Both
sides are suspicious Of the result Of
arbitration, and we are not in favor
Of continuing the present plan.
1--WE hold to the right to work or
to- quit as we decide will be for our
best interests Our welfare, decently
expressed and fairly insisted upon
is our first interest, although it may
Inconvenience the public. If it comes
ITO an issue as to whether the public
will be inconvenienced or we be
forced to work for wages we believe
unfair and under conditions we do
not like, we are within our rights in
deciding in favor Of our own welfare
first.
Federal Ownership.
vic I'll,
take over railroads under stress OF
military necessity is one the en-
ployes will not question as long as it
holds strictly to that proposition. We
believe that authority now exists, but
if, for making the purpose quite clear
further legislation is necessary, the
employees will not object to it." f..
Addresses were made this afternoon
by Frank P. Walsh, former chairman
of the Federal Commission on Indus
trial Reforms. and J. M. Belleville.
Walsh said he would ask this session
of Congress to take over the railroads
for operation by the government #
the railroads do not enforce the
Eight Hour-Day Law when it goes
into effect.
Clifford .Thorne, chairman of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
Iowa, asserted the Interstate Com
merce Commission has too much
work to do and urged sectional sub
commissioners to facilitate speedy
handling of questions
Greetings by Telephone.
At a banquet tonight the delegates
over the telephone heard greetings
from Gov. Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia, Vice-President Marshall, Sec
retaries Lansing and Daniels, Gov.
Carlson of Colorado, President Judson
Of Chicago University, and others
The program ended with addresses
H. G. Kingsbury, vice president of
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Co., on Incorporation" and Frank
Trumbull chairman of the railway
executive advisory committee, on "The
American Railways He advocated
supervision of railroads, using the ar
guments recently advanced by A. D.
Thorn before the Newlands committee.
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more for the state.'' Brutus knew
well that Portia had 'a mans mind"
with "a woman's might" and was in
deed true and honorable wife," and
he was constrained by her sympathet-
ic influence:
Portia, go in awhile,
And iby \and ny thy bosom shall par
The secrets of my heart,
All my engagements 1 will construe
to thee,
All the characters Of my sad brows.
That was not weak yielding, but an
acknowledgment Of strength and lofty
diplomacy.
Brutus could say of Portia what An
tony said of Cleopatra:
Thou are the armourer of my heart.
With more than the courtesy of
Henry VIII he could raise his wife to
his tribune as a comrade.,
Arise, and take thy place by us. Half
your suit
Never name to us; you have half our
poweV;
The other moiety. ere you ask, is CIV
en-; t-
Repeat your will and take it,
Emerson said, Civilization is the
power Of good women" \ So thought
Shakespeare. In one of his TRACE
dies ((Hamlet" he lets us see that
things are inveterately wrong and
helplessly incurable because there is
no capable woman near, who by-vir-
tue and sagacity can make moral SOL
yency.
II The superstition that the political
woman is unsexed, spoiled for the
home and the love side Of life is ut
teriy dissolved by Shakespeare. In
the example of ''Volumina" and "Vir-
gilia' (to mention no others) we have
a natural combination of home craft
and State craft. We find them as man.
ifest housekeepers, yet intelligently in
terested in State affairs.
"Volumina' stands as noble Illus
tration Of the moral influence of wo-
man in politics. She is mother, but
her joy is that her son has proved "a
man. She follows with wise mother
ly anxiety the course of "Coriolanus'
and rejoices in his activity, while she
trembles for his audacity. She de-
clares:
I had rather had II sons die no.
bly, for their country than zone volup-
>tuously surfeit out of action
She desires that "Coriolanus'' will
l1o
wears it out. When in his hot re-
venge he would turn against his coun-
try, she abides him nightly. 'Coriola-
nus" is exasperated and obdurate, but
yields at length to her entreaty. For
it is the womanss and mothers part to
put the humane view and plead for
peaceful and ascending life. The no.
blest thing in all the conduct Of Co
riolanus' is his yielding to the plead
ing of his mother.
o my poor mother, Taother; o!
You have won a. happy victory for
Rome.
1t was victory for womanhood, and
we'll does the uplifted warrior say to
mother and wife:
Ladies, you deserve
To have a temple built you, all the
swords
In Italy and her confederate arms
Could not have made this peace.
Although Shakespeare makes don
John" Much Ado About Nothing)
skeptical of applying "a moral medi-
cine to a Notifying mischief" he
shows how it can be done highly by
woman's hands. He makes the Bel
mont "Portia" do it very effectively
in the Venetian dilemma. In 1.-THE
Merchant of Venice he sets ''Portia"
over against Shylock land the other
men also) to confute the Oriental con-
ception of woman, and redeem the sex
by intellectual ability and heart pow
er from the serfdom and dishonor
into which Eastern prejudice and sem
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

Llewellyn Works, Blown UP
in 1915, Job for Which
John J. Mcnamara is
Serving Sentence, Has
100000 Fire Following
Explosion.

Los Angeles, Dec. 16.-Fire, said to
have resulted from an explosion,
caused damage estimated at $500, GOO
at the Llewellyn Iron Works today.
John j. Mcnamara, former secre-
tary-treasurer Of the International
Union of Bridge & Iron Workers, is
now serving a sentence for the dyna-
hitting of this plant in 1915
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
BERLIN ADMITS RouT

Berlin, Dec. 16.-Violent artillery
fighting occurred in Belgium yester-
day, 1T is announced officially. South
east of Zillebecke, German troops ad-
vanced to the second British line,
whose defenders, the statement says
fed.
On the Verdun front, the French
drove the Germans from advanced
positions east Of the Meuse.
The Teutonic forces In Rumania are
continuing their hdvance all along the
front, it is ANNOUNCED in todays war
office statement Two thousand more
prisoners have been brought in. In
DobrudjaNthe Russians have retired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
EMMETT CLUB TO ELECT.

The annual meeting Of the Robert
Emnet club will be held on Tuesday
Dee, 10, in Iiibernian hall to elect
officers for the coming year and
also conduct considerable other impor-
tant business. Officers frona New
Haven will be present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
sFoRM CRIPRIEs RADIO,

Wsilfsst, Mass, Dee. ls-Fhs Ha-
do station Of the MaEesRi Wireless
TelsgFapaa Co. Of America was out of
cesaHissisa here today, as a result of
the Storm last night, which wrecked
thu aateHHas OF tiae plant and a,
hapsbsF OF wires OF ths Western Union
|9ede&aDA 90,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

Ramon Pfzana was sentenced to Is
years imprisonment for participation
with Mexican bandit raids in Browns
vile, Texas, last summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
MORSE SHIP SUNK

steamer Bfask, of sos tons net, has
been sunk. says Llsyd's shipping
agency announcement today, The
crew has been landed,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

Winthrop nj, Daniels of New Jersey
was nominated by President Wilson
az a member Of the Interstate Com
tneree Commission,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

A bill prohibiting the trapsmission
of liquor advertisements by mail to
any one except licensed liquor dealers
or agents was favorably reported by
the Houte postoftice committee.
Samuel H. Austin, of Philadelphia,
we'll known tobacco manufacturer, is
dead.
Mayor Mitchell conferred with may
ors of New York state cities on the
high cost Of living.
The Newark Retail Liquor Dealers
Protective Association raised the price
of pint of beer to IS cents.
Charles M. Schwab announced that
he will make gift of 100000 to
st. Francis College, at Loretto, Pa.
The strike of the employees of the
Cuban Railway Co. has been settled.
Adolph Lewisohn, New YORK
banker, held brief conference with
President Wilson on the subject of
prison reform.
The total estimated production Of
wheat in the United States for 1916
was 639,S6SOO0 bushels, against
1,026,801, 900 for 1915.
Representative Rodenberg of H.
linois. asked for an investigation by
a committee into the shipment of mp-
,,itiooS from the United States to
Europe
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

RAZORS, GUARDS, Straps and ev-
cry device for making shaving a
pleasure. Razors and safety blades
put in order. 212 Warner Bldg.
SO Fairfield Ave.
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TO RENT Furnished Bungalow of 3
rooms. 125 Harmony Street or 300
Warner Building. j. H. keenan,
APP
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Samuel H. Austin, of Philadelphia,
we'll known tobacco manufacturer, is
dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

Mayor Mitchell conferred with may
ors of New York state cities on the
high cost Of living. fs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-16

The Newark Retail Liquor Dealers
Protective Association raised the price
of pint of beer to Id cents.
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more for the state.'' Brutus knew
well that Portia had ga mans mind
with "a woman's might" and was in
deed true and honorable wife," and
he was constrained by her sympathet-
ic influence:
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 ARRIVES AT
 BREMEN
International News Service.

GENEVA, Aug. 1S.-According to a private dispatch from Germany, re- ceived by the Zurcher Zeitung, the submarine liner Deutschland arrived at Bremen yesterday after safely crossing the Atlantic from the United States. The telegram asserts that the news of the arrival has not been made public for some reason but that the vessel is unquestionably tied up at the government docks at Bremen.
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WILL SOON
 ENTER WAR
Internationa. News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug 1S.-A Lisbon dispatch arriving by way of Madrid announces the intention of Portugal to enter the war within the near future on the side of the entente allies.
 The Madrid report declares that statement to this effect has been pub lcly made by Major Norton Mattos, the Portugese minister of war. Mat tos is said to have declared that por- tugal is making every preparation to throw her weight to the side of the entente powers as soon as army pre- parations, now under way, are con- cluded. Coming from such a source, the report is given wide credence here. The statement is further sustained by the announcement sometime ago that Portugal had turned over to Britain the German and Austrian ships, seized at Lisbon and other Portugese ports. Germany has already issued declara- tion of war against Portugal because of her action in seizing the interncd ships of the central powers.
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Petrova real Vampire" Dream tonight
REPORTS REPULSE RUSSIAN
 ATTACKS
lnternational News Service.

BERLIN. Aug 1S.--An afternoon re- port to the war office announces the complete repulse of strong Russian attacks along the northern branch of the Pripet and also in the Kovel re- zion where the Slavs are conducting a heavy offensive against the German positions north of the town.
 The Russians are now unable to ad- vance a step along the German front and it is believed will soon be hurled back by the Hindcnberg forces.
 The general staff is extremely opti- mistic over the situation. Ii is ad- mitted, however, that the Galician situation is not so favorable in spite of the great offensive launched by General Bothmer The Russians are concentrated in great force in this sec ton and are well provided with trans poration facilities enabling them to bring great pressure to bear on the Austrian lines.
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ANC0NA SHAKEN BY MANY
 QuAKtS
International News Service.

International News Service.
 ROME, Aug. 1S.-Iieports from An coma today indicate that the seismic disturbances. which lately resulted in much destruction and the death and injury of a considerable number of people, continue to terrorize the dis trict in and around Ancona and points along the Adratic north and south.
 Bulletins received this morning de- clare that twenty five earthquakes oc- cured at Ancona within the past 24 hours.
 All were of trivial intensity and no further damage was done although the continuous succession of shakes are driving the inhabitants of Ancona and the surrounding territory into state of frantic terror.
 During the stated period the ground was trembling almost continuously with light vibrations passing from the shore line to the higher elevations west of the affected district. Expert investigators report that numerous geological faults have appeared along the coast line and predict further dis location of the coast area.
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International News Service.

WASHINGTON Aug 1S.-President Wilson this morning sent word to the members of the cabinet that no meet ing would be held today owing to his appointment with the presidents and managers of the railroads, the last of whom are due to arrive this morning
 At six forty this morning the chair men and representatives of the rail- road brotherhoods went into executive session at the Bijou theatre to discuss and vote on the presidents plan to avoid q strike as proposed by him yesterday. It is generally believed that acceptance on their part is cer- tain.
 The railroad managers will confer with the president immediately after the arrival of those who are still ex- pccted.
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Employees Accept Wilson Proposals International News Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-After an executive session lasting for the great CT part of the morning. the brother hood representatives have accepted the proposals made by President Will son to avert a general railroad strike. An announcement to this effect was given out shortly after noon.
 Following the arrival of the last of the railroad heads, the president sub mitted the same proposition to them.
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RAILROAD OUTLOOK IMPROVING
WILSON C0NFERS WITH
 R. R. HEADS TODAY

The conference lasted for some little time and the railroad bosses then retired to their hotels to think the matter over. Following the conference President Wilson sent word to the newspapermen that he was hopeful that the negotiations are new arriv- ing at the stage where good results may be expected and a peaceful settle- ment concluded.
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AGAIN GIVE
 GROUND SOMME FRONT
International News Service.

International News Service.
 BERLIN. Aug 18.-The war offio announcement this morning admits further withdrawals of the German forces along tl, Sommc front
 The Germans have retired from their positions southwest of Martinpuich and have also lost some ground along the Somme.
 The statement declares, however that the efforts of the British to ad- vance their lines north of Poziers have failed. The British made several attacks during the night along this front but made no headway, the as- suits being heavily repulsed at every
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WILSON vETOtS ARMY
 APPROPRIATION BILL
International News Service.

international News Servce.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-President Wilson has vetoed the army appropri- ation bin over which congress had such vast deal of bother some time back primarily because of the provi- sion contained therein imposing cer- tain obligations on retired army off cers under the provisions of the arti- cles of war
 The president has returned the measure to the house of representa- tives with a message stating that re- tired officers are not subject to the articles of war. The bin also fails to meet the presidents approval in other particulars.
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International News Service.

LONDON. Aug. 1S.- Morning re- ports from British headquarters today say that the artillery actions along the Sommc front are gradually in creasing in violence, presaging an other effort of the British to advance unC1r lines.
 The artillery fire is particularly in- tense north of the Pozieres positions and heavy firing is also going on along the Ancre.
 During the course of heavy fighting along the Poizers- Bazentin road last night, the British forced retirement
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NOTICE

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International News Service.

PARIS, Aug. 1S.-A dispatch from Zurich, Switzerland, today, asserts that Crown Prince Frederick, com mander of the German forces engaged in the great Verdun offensive and heir German field hospital back of the Yer dun lines, badly wounded as the result
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SHOWS
 LITTLE CHANCE
International News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-With the ex- ception. of a slight increase in the number of cases reported the paralysis epidemic situation shows little change. The disease is apparently not increas- ing. nor does 1t show any decided ten- dency to yield to the various restric-
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tive measures adopted by the health authorities.
 A total of one hundred and twenty five new cases were reported mp to noon today and the number of deaths occurring in the preceding 24 hours was B. The death list is exactly the same as for the preceding period with an increase of four in the number of cases reported.