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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
ENGLISH PEOPLE LASHED TO FURY
BY STORY OF NEGLECT OF WOUNDED
in The MESOPOTAMlA EXPEDITION

today as q first class sensation. Edi-
torials contain bitter reproaches of
persons concerned and demand their
dismissal One paper calls for for
mer Premier Asquith's impeachment
On the other hand the Times says 1t
is only fair to admit that his cabinet
was led completely astray by mill
tary advisers. The Times thinks the
culpability of j. Austen Chamberlain,
secretary for India, almost wholly
technical.
The Times places q large share of
the blame on the late Lord Kitchen
serss highly centralized control of the
Indian army. The paper says the
report goes far to indicate Lord
Curzon's resignation as viceroy Of In
dia IL years ago. on the ground o1
disagreement with .Kitchener's
scheme, General approval is voiced
of the government decision to pub
lish the report and tell the country
the truth, A comparison is drawn
with Germany's attempts to explain
Messines and other reverses on the
western front, Amid a flood of re-
eriminatfon room is feund> for sat
isfaetien that nobody who is chiefly
blamed is. now associated with the
Mesepotamian force, that the blum
ders have been retrieved, and that
to that extent they are less tragic
than the ifrevocable collapse of .ae
general expedition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
GERMANY TO USE
new NE TR0DS OF
RAISING MONEY

Copenhagen, June 27-Reve1HtieH-
afy methods in this raising of revenue
to eeveF GeraaRy's enormous post
be1lua budget were feFeshaaewed by
Dr. Ven Pisterius, finance rninister
of Wurttemberg, in speech in the
diet ia Stuttgart en- Menday. The
minister said it would be iapessibl
feF the empire te raise by customary
raetheds the mighty SUM required
and that therefore the state must OBJ
tain. share of the nations revenue
by participating in the profits aeeru-
ing frem production, importation and
trade.
tive resort to government HaenePelies
has been PrePhesied SO plainly by a
resp pensible government official.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
ARREST WOMAN
FOR MURDER OF
YOUTHFUL BRIDE
Body Found In Kitchen
With Bullet Wound
In Head.

BreskiiHa, Mass, June 27-The pe-
f1ice Tnafntaiaed secrecy today concern
lsng the arrest ja BRtsa yesterday of
Miss Harriet A. VasHey, charged with
the murder Of Mrs. Pauline Keyes at
the iatter's heHe here on June 10.
Miss vaFHev is in Dedham jail, held
without bail. Like the police, Miss
varney refused to discuss the case,
which went over fss further hear
iHs on july s.
Mo explanation was feFtheemiHg as
TO why the authorities deeiiasd to
make public the fact of the young
woHan's arrest aRd aFraigameat until
after she had beea locked up in Jail.
Nothing as 10 her occupation OF her
relations to the Keyes family are
made known.
The body Of Mrs. Keyes, bride Of
10 raoRths, was found by AReighbers
| in the kitchen of her home under
There was bullet wound In the head,
(which caused her death, a flesh wound
! IN the right hand. a third bullet iedg-
ed in the wall. The wound in the
hand Indicated, the police said, thai
she could not have committed suicide
although Later 1t was given out thai
they had accepted the suicide the
ory Of the medical examiner. With
this announcement it was understood
the matter had been closed.
Search had been made for a WON
an who called at the Keyes horns
/ prior TO the shooting and, finding Mrs
Keyes out, Is saidS to have told neigh
borg that it was just as we'll, for shs
had q message ito deliver which was
not calculated to offer comfort.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27

London, June 27-Even the dissat-
isfaction that was aroused by the re-
port of the Dardanelles commission
in the press over the revelations re-
In thep ress over the revelations re-
garding the Mesopotamia expedition,
made public in the Blue Book issued
last night. Several high regulations
have been blasted by this report, but
aerne of the newspapers, dissatisfied
with the committee for assurance that
the old regime has now disappeared,
demand to be informed whether no
disciplinary measures are to follow 3
The feature Of the report Is a de-
scrfption of the Asufferings of the
wounded after the battle Of Ctssiphon.
Surgeen-Major Carter. who was in
charge at Basra when the barges of
wounded arrived. made report de-
scribing the wounded men as hudd1ed
together, both British and East In
.dians. without protection from the
rain. some without blankets and some
with broken limbs set with sp1ints
made from strips of whiskey boxes,
The cenH1ission's evidence shows
that Surgeon Major Cartef's superior
officers threatened to put him under
arrest and referred to him as "a
Tfaddist,''
The report of the commission that
has been Investigating the Mesepota-
mia expedition is treated by the press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
NO WARNING AS
NEUTRAL BOATS
Are TORPEDOED
Two Norwegian and One
Danish Ship Sunk
BY Subs.


Washington. June sinking of
the Danish steamer Gunhild was re-
ported to the state department today.
Survivors said the steamer was tor
pedeed without warning and sank be-
fore lifebeats could be lowered Five
of the crew were drowned. One was
killed by the propeller. A British
destroyer rescued the remainder. of
the crew and TIVE passengers 20
minutes after the crew was struck.
fenden, June PA Central News
dispatch frena Copenhagen says the
Norwegian steamer King Haaken has
been sunk by a. German submarine
and that emily six of the crew were
saved.
The Norwegian steamer Maggie has
been sunk in the Atlantic. The crew
was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
NAvICATORS in
SOUND REQUIRED
TO CARRY CARDS
Identification Passports
to be Demanded by Nav
al Authorities.

Orders transmitted through the
Navy department te all mariners on
the Atlantic coast place them under
the direct supervision of the eeast de-
fense patrols in the various districts
and demand that they shall have spe-
eia1 cards of Identification te ply
waters inland and en- the .seabeard.
This rule extends to owners ef
power beats, yacht clubs and all per-
sens operating sailing vessels under
direction of the federal authorities.
Bridgeport and vicinity comes under
the second seetien of the Third Ma
val division, In order te operate a
beat anywhere in these waters owners
and captains must before July have
in their possession cards of Identifies
tien otherwise they will be subject to
apprehension and detention by the
navy authorities until they are prop
erly identified as persons qualified te
without injury to the American
cause.
Cards will be issued in this district
by Lieut.. Com. Dyer in charge of the
scout patrol beats now resting IN
Bridgeport 4harber awaiting instrue-
tiens to carry the navy department
orders into effect. Yachtsmen Will
be enabled to have cards issued to
them through their club upon proper
Identification by the commodore and
other yacht club officials.
Captains of steamers and vessels
resigtered at the customs house in
this city will make application
through Deputy Collector Shannon
who will convey their requests to the
proper naval authority. Other per-
sons should make application in per-
son with references as to their char
acter, name of boat owned and other
proper means of identifying them;
Whenever sailing upon the sound
or entering waters of other naval re-
serve sections of the scout patrol they
will be hailed and their cards demand
ed before they may proceed: The
card should always be kept on the
boat or in possession of the owner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
Two Trains Wrecked
Near Danbury Today,
One Brakeman Hurt

DanburF, June a7-J: +: Davis, a
brakeman en- the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad, was painful
ly injured in wreck on the central
New England read near the Banbury
fair grounds early today. He is in
the hospital here, with a badly lac
Grated hand and wounds on the head.
The wreck was the result of a, derail-
ment, the cause of which is not
known. Four cars left the rails,
blocking both main tracks. A wreck
ing train from Waterbury cleared the
tracks.
The Central New England tracks
were blocked earlier in the night at
Camp Whitman, Green Haven, N. Y,
about 80 miles west of here, by the
derailment of Is cars of a westbound
freight. A wrecking crew from the
New York Central road removed the
obstruction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
New Haven Woman of
Many Dead Husbands
and Relatives Will
Have to D e f e n d
Murder Charge Held
Without Bail Medi-
cal Examiner Reports
MOnahan's Death Due
to Poisoning.

New Haven, June 27-Mrs.
Annie F. Monahan, whose third
husband died recently under
suspicious conditions giving
rise to presumption on the part
Of the physicians at the New
Haven hospital that he had
been poisoned, is held GRIMM
ally responsible for the death
by Coroner Mix today He
finds that John P. Monahan
died from poison, that prior to
death medicines were admin1s-
tered to him by his wife, that
she prepared all his meals and
gave them to him, and that in
her marriage relations she had
been very jealous Of him, had
accused him Of infldeIity and
had expressed a desire for sep
,aration.
Mrs. l,donaisan - hsad IN 5ad1 await
ing the coroners finding, which has
Iueen 4i,ed In the superior court.
Mrs. Monshan WAS once before head
,pv the coroner crtnainai1y respcnsibls
for a death. In ta1A4 irstanrs fer tf'a
DEAN OF q. niece, Jennie MrNannss. OF,
=. -. - 4a11 y No. AEx,rsafAusa Sec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
MOTHER is HELD
AS KIDNAPPER OF
ACROBAT'S Child
Nationwide Search for Ida
Lurie O'Donnell Ends in
New York.
ABDUCTION CHARGE
WILL BE PRESSED
Arrest Recalls Sensational
Disappearance of Child
From Store.

Following a. nationwide quest by
police authorities, Mrs. Ida Lurie
O'Donne1l. of Chicago. g moving pic
ture actress, wanted by the police of
this city on a charge of abducting her
daughter. Mary. Beatrice O'Donnell,
four years old, after the custody of
the child had been given to the father
by the courts, is under arrest in New
York city. She will be brought back
to Bridgeport tomorrow morning for
trial. The little girl cannot be found
and the mother refuses to tell of the
child's whereabouts.
( The sensational kidnapping Of the
little girl occurred December II. in
Howland's Dry Goods store. Mrs.
George Wheeler. Of Hurd avenue. had
been given guardianship of the little
girl by her father, Charles O'Donnell.
a vaudeville acrobat and former MEM
Der Of the Lane & O'Donna1l team.
Mrs. Wheeler had been invited to
accompany several other women on a
shopping tour, her friends bringing
with them several children. They
entered Howland's Dry Goods store,
where woman said to be Mrs.
O'Donne1l, stopped to admire the chill
dren. Mrs. Wheeler had never! seen
Mrs. o'DonnelI and was ignorant OF
her identity.
1t is charged Mrs. O'Donnell sud-
denly grasped her daughter in her
arms and rushed out Of the store. She
quickly jumped into a waiting auto
mobile and the machine was driven al
breakneck speed in the direction OF
Milford. Clues found by the police
resulted I'M their making a. search OF
cottages in the vicinity Of Walnut
Beach, but no trace of Mrs, o.Donnefl
or the child could be found.
Last night 1t was reported to the
New York police that the much sought
actress was In their city; Detectives
ARRESTED her and Capt. Il. o. Cronar
was notified. This morning the latter
telegraphed Inspector Faurot that he
would send one of his men tomorrow
| to obtain custody Of the woman
through a warrant charging her with
abduction.
The mother. who was formerly ida
r. Lurie. married O'Donnel1 June 20
1911, Tineir marital woes resulted IL
the husband Suing for a divorce which
he obtained. The alleged irnpropei
conduct of his wife. was latter respon,
sible for his making application to tn,
courts fer the custody of his child.
/ Last summer Judge Paul L. Miller
i ia the Bridgeport probate rt,award
! ed the guardianship of the little girl ii
lher father and Mrs George Wheeler
| en the grounds of neglect and deser
| tienr O'DeHneil states that he neve
denied the request of his wife to se
the girl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
COAL PRODUCERS
PROMISE To SELL
AT FAIR PRICES
Country First, Profits Sec.
ond, in War Times, De-
clares Lane

Washington, June 27-Four hun
dred bitumtnous and anthracites coal
operators gathered here to consider
reduction Of coal prices for the gov
ernment and public, Joined ia a DEM
onstration of approval yesterday when
Secretary Lane warned them that the
patrietic and American thing to do
was to put into the hands OF some
one or some small group the fixing Of
a low price on coal.
{ The 400 operators present, repre-
senting the great fields Of both btu
mineus and anthraeiate coal, pledged
themselves to sell their product at a
fair and reasonable price, to be fixed
with the approval of the National De-
fense Councils Coal Committee. by
special committees of seven pFedue-
ers from each coal mining state.
Secretary Lane minced no words in
telling ths coal fnen that they should
be patriotic enough to faFege profits
fer successful conduct Of the war,
ssfhe success of the country. Ia this
great war; he said, f.rests on yeu
and you are responsible just the same
as the soldiers in the trenches, Perish
ing in France or the president in the
White House. You eentrel a fuHda-
mental industry. How maa sfa vision
have y6Hf Are yeu small OF big, are
you petty politicians er statesmen. The
country will net stand anything but a
large pe1iey from large men. There
must be some new adjustment of the
esai industry: When your bey aHd
mine are going to the trent is He tiHae
fer you to reap an advantage wfleE
lit comes under normal demands e1
trade. The life of the nation is al
stake, aHd there are greater things
than making msney. lis there a mar
whe will say te met you can seRe
your bey to. France while stay here
and cein his bleed into del1aFs7' Te
be an American citizen is net merely
to make million dsiiars, but it is te
upheld the arm of the man who i,
making the fight fer his country"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
ANNUAL DEATH
RATE BIGGEST
IN Ten YEARS
Yearly Health Report States
We Drink 55, 900 Quarts
of Milk Daily

{ While not admitting, as claimed In
the charities department report filed
Tuesday. that 1t was stirred to action
by officials Of the charities depart
ment, the board of health. in a re-
port that II marked by q wealth of
details--doing credit to expert statis-
ticians- ns--recounts the reorganization
OF the department last year under DR..
Abraham Sop1iian, it's acceptance by
the city and management under the
direction of DR.. w. H. Brown as
health officer since last summer. and
avers that the department. by its
work. has proven its necessity and
right to continue on an en1afged scale
The report deals with the new de-
partmsnt brought out OF the epidem-
les of spetic sore throat and infafitile
paralysis and is followed by tables
showing every activity for the last
year, These would not mean much
except to students of health depart
ment work, but some interesting facts
eulied from the mass of matter fol-
low:
Defective seheel children: Vision,
s55; hearing, 1856; enlarged tenciis
and defective breathing, 1883: teeth,
$3.50; mentally. 1T,
l.. Scn66l HafSGS W61Af Eases re-
ported, s4,4ss; advised. sT.46s, treat
ed, II, ,4s0.
Eye troubles. Reported. 1.7ss,
treated, 1851.
skin diseases, Reported. 1882;
treated. Lbs.
Dental work; Pupils treated twiee
OF more, s,10o; receiving bHephy1actie
| treatment, 1880; receiving enc
treatment, l.ss6j teeth brush drills
1905; tooth brushes sold, 5000.
Sanitary department; Inspections
12.4is; notices sent, $4,000; baka
shops inspected, 11,7S5.
| The report says that Sc, ,66S quarts
of naillk and $50 quarts Of cream are
consumed daily in Bridgeport.
| During the year 81, ,ai5 peuHds
of garbage was collected as compared
with 81, ,6s2, ,655 ia 1915.
The population of the city is esti.
mated at 152s77s. The births fer TIA.
year number 4116 at the rate of s1.1
per 1000 population:
The death rate, 1873 fer the year
was the highest since 1907. Ther.
were 2,S5e deaths.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
Whales No Menace
to Pacific Travel
Honolulu Protests

That reports of submarines aad
whales making Pacific travel unsafe,
are untrue and that such travel is safe
and Hawaii is Awaiting its summer
visitors, with all hotels and resorts
open and anxious to entertain them, is
the message contained in a. letter re-
eeived by Mayor Wilson today fgea
Mayor John G. Lane, Of Henelulu.
Mayor Lane urged Mayor Wilson to
communicate the glad tidings te
Bridgepeaters and assure them that
they can get to Hawaii safely and will
be treated royalty there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
RECRUITING WEEK half
GONE, REGULAR ARMY is
STILL SHORT SO, 600 MEN

communities the press and other semi
public agencies have responded to the
request for cooperation in stimulating
interest in the recruiting campaign,
hey also are convinced that in some
places the presidents appeal has not
been placed properly before those who
are eligible. Yesterday 26 states re-
ported that they each had secured dur
ing the day less than 10 recruits. Three
states reported no recruits at all
Undoubtedly the remaining days of
the week will see greater activity and
officials still hope great gains in re-
cruiting totals will result
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27

washington, June 27.-WHth recruit
ing week half gone Washington Off
cials estimated today that the regular
army still was more than $4,000 men
short war strength.
On the face of the returns so far, it
is apparent that there has been no gem
eral response among men OF military
age to President Wilson's call for 40, 600
volunteers during the week to fill up
the ranks Of the regular army. Re-
turns for the three days, in fact, were
below the average of the weeks pre-
cedhng.
While officials believe that in most
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
Dept. of Labor Heads
Try to Avert Strike

New York, June 2F-Omcials De the
department Of labor continued today
their efforts to prevent a general
strike in the ship building plants in
the New York district. About 1900
men would be affected by a strike.
Should the strike be called next
Monday the governments ship build
ing plan would be materially inter-
fered with according to officials OF
the marine trade council
The men ask $4.50 a day for ma
c1linists, an increase of 50 cents a
day over the prevailing rate, and
similar increases for boiler makers,
pattern makers, coppersmiths and
other marine trade workers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
MRS. M0NAHAN GUILTY.
OF POISONING HUSBAND.
IS FINDING OF CORONER
UNREGISTERED In
LAST DAY RUSH
TO ESCAPE JAIL
Give Many Reasons Why
They Did Not Appear
Before for Record.

The last day OF grace for registra-
tion brought a flock OF eligibles to the
city clerks office today. Apparently
those not already registered now real
ize that the government means bust
ness and doesn't propose any further
extension of time. About rs are ex-
pected to register during the day.
Sheriff Pease brought some unregis-
tered men from jail today; four who
landed Tuesday from Cuba were regts-
tered and the others are giving various
causes including lack of knowledge,
Inability on account of illness, and alb
sence from any civilized community.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
FORESTS
TO FEEL SAWS OF
U. S. WOODMEN
America to Turn Britain
Woods Into Lumber
>. For Ships.
TEN UNITS ARRIVE
FROM NEW ENGLAND
Fully Equipped and Ready
To Begin Work At
Once.

London, June 27-Ten units Of
American woodmen sent over by New
England states and organizations to
turn various forests Of the United
Kingdom into lumber, have arrived
on English soil.
The complete equipment Of the
units caused much surprise and occa-
stoned great deal Of favorable COM
ment. The woodmen brought with
them not only the necessary machin-
cry but were fully equipped In every
way, even to lubricating oils. Their
arrival found them ready to establish
their sawmiIls and begin work at
once, The only thing necessary for
theirS maintenance is raw food, which
their own cooks WIFI rrsnare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
REGISTERED ONES
MUST CARRY CARDS

F4e police today issued a Narn
ing 70 all men OF military draft
age, to keep their registration
cards in their pockets.
Policemen are stopping men on
the street, to apprehend slackers.
In many Instances it has been
found that those questioned had
observed the registration IaW bnt
failed to haze their cards with
them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27

A French Seaport, June 81
The second contingent OF
American troops arrived and
disembarked this morning.
The troops landed amid the
frantic cheers of the people,
who had gathered for hours be-
Continued on Page %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
WILSON NOT OPPOSED
To AMENDMENTS IN
NATIONAL FOOD BILL

Washington, June 27.-Administra-
ton officials disclaim knowing how
President Wilson looks upon the pro-
hi bition amendment to the food bill
but it is generally believed he will not
oppose its adoption by congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
GERMAN VESSELS
ELUDING BRITISH

Eerden, June 2T.-A dispatch te
the Times frem Rotterdam says that
German shipping there is steadily in
creasing. Twenty-Five German ships
from Hamburg and Baltic perts en-
tered last week. Two German ships
were terpedeed or mined by the Brit
isf.r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
GERMAN RATIoNs TO
BE CUT In WINTER

Copenhagen, June 81 - GeEmanN
are informed officially that rations Of
fat next winter will be less than tha
scanty allowance Pf so grams weekly
last winter, and that therefore mar
nalade and preserves must be relied
on almost exclusively to render the
daily bread palatabIe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27
NEUTRAL STEAMERS
SUNK BY GERMANS

Lenden.. June e7-The sinking eff
the Norwegian steamer Veiette by
German submarine is reported in a
Central News dispatch from Cepen-
hagen. Fifteen of those on board, in-
eluding five wenaen, were rescued. The
others lest their lives.
The Swedish steamer Gethfa has
been sunk. -Four men and TIVE
women are missing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-27

The text of the resolution. vvh feh !
was proposedsaby Revolutionary social,
lists and the minimalist social demo-
Gratis, follows:
The present war arose in consa-
duence of aspirations Of imperialisfs.
prevailing among tho ruling classes
or all countries and tending toward
the usurpation of markets and sub
mission to their economic and political
influence Of small and deeadent na-
t1ons. The war Is leading to c0za-
piete exhaustion of the peoples of
all countries and is placing the RUS
sion revolution on the edge of preci-
pice, While making millions of vlo-s
time-.and absorbing billions Of the
wealth. of the country. it threatens
to increase f1i11 more the disorder
in which Russia was left by the old
regime, leading to famine and turn
ing the country from productive labor
for consolidation Of its newly won
liberty,
The congress recognizes eonse.
duently. that the strugg1 = for. more
rapid ending Of the war constitutes
the most Important problem for the
revolutionary demoeracy-a problem
imposed as much by the interests of
the revolution as by the aspirations
of the workers of all countries to put
an end to mutual externaination ana
restore their fraternal union for the
common struggle for complete liber-
alton of humanity, The congress
recognizes first, that ending the war
by means of the defeat of one of the
bel1igerents would constitute the
point of departu- for fresh wa j. in
crease dissensiens among the nations
and lead them to complete exhaus-
tien, famine and ruin; seeend, thae a
separate peace would strengthen enc
of the beiligerents and give it the pes-
sibility of gaining decisive victory
over the others. would strengthen ass
pifatiens toward usurpatien by the
ruling classes and. while Iiberatina
Russia from the grip of worldwide
imperialism. would hinder interna-
tionai unifieatien of workers. Cone
seauentfy the congress eategerically
rejects every policy tending in fact
to the eenclusien of separate peace
,, or to it's prelude, separate armis-
tiee.''
The Werkmen's and soldiers depu-
| ties will send a delegation te Sweden,
| France and England to prepare for.
| the eenvoeatien eff an international
| conference en- the basis of the pro-
gram adopted by the executive.