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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
FL|NTER Will
LIKELY To BE
HELD BY COURT
Leaves Estate to Daughter,
Not Mentioning Deceas-
eds Husband.

The will of Sarah Cantwen F1fhter,
who died recently, was offered for
probate today. It leaves the entire
estate to Mary F1inter, daughter of
the deceased and principal Of the
Wheeler school. No provision is
made for James F1inter. husband of
the testator.
The estate includes property in
Harral avenue, valued at $4,000 and
cash in banks and other possessions
totaHng in value about $1,000.
Mary F1inter. the executrix of the
estate, is directed to pay the St. Au-
gustine's' Cemetery association S100
for care of her mothers burial plot
and 5000 for memorial of her chill
dren, to be placed in any school or
other institution that may be con-
structed in st. Augustine.s parish -
after the date Of the testatrix' s
death.
AS the husband of Mrs. F1inter
married her prior to 1877. according
to probate law, he Is entitled to life
use of the estate, IL he wishes 1t. 1t
would appear that the operation OF
the testament will be held in abey-
ance during the lifetime of the hus-
band.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
War Declare
On World By
Hun Powers
So Brazilian Foreign Minis
ter Declares South Amer
lean Power to Cooperate
With United States Mill
tary and Naval Organize
tion With View to Polio
ing South Atlantic.

Rio Janeiro. May 24.--F'oreign Min
istsr E,ao Pecanha declared in the
council of ministers according to the
newspapers, that It was not necessary
for Brazil to declare war on Germany,
because she had been virtually forced
into a state of war by circumstances.
He said that the torpedoing of the
Brazilian steamer Tijuea did not es-
sentially modify the situation created
by the destruction of the other yes
sells
He said that in regard to the CO.
operation. between Brazil and the
United States the government should
devote its attention/to military and
naval organization, especially with re-
spect to collaboration with the United
States in the policing of the South
Atlantic and should prepare for any
eventuality.
Senior Pecanha was asked as to the
possibility of Brazil declaring war on
Germany. The minister replied:
BRAZIL declares war on nobody. She
defends herself. 1T is Germany that
declares war on all neutrals"
Senor Pecanha will send to the
chamber of deputies and the senate to-
day the result of the inquiry into the
sinking of the Tijuca. He will also
furnish details of the diplomatic
changes regarding the international
situation.
The comments of the newspapers in
dicate a hardening of public opinion
on the necessity of declaring war
against Germany as step to effect the
solidarity of Brazilian policy with that
of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

The italian Mission now In Wash
ington is composed of s. A. r. Fer
nando De Savoia, Prince ef Udine,
cousin of the King Of Italy; 8. E. En-
rico Arlotta, Minister Of Marine and
Railroad Transportation; Marquise
Luigi Borsarelli di Refreddo,- Secre-
tary to the Foreign Minister; Gug-
ielno Marconi, senator and widely
known as the Inventor def wireless;
General Emilio Guglielnotti,t of Rome:
Prof. francesca Sayerionetti, Deputy
to Parliament; Augusta Ciuffelli, Dep
uty to Parliament, Admiral Lamberto
Vannutelli.
Plans will at once be made in this
city for a rousing reception to the
commission both by the Italian and
the various American interests here.
It is expected that the city will be
decorated festive1y and that the re-
ception will he one of the largest seen
here in some years.
These Italian clubs of Bird geport
WIFI participate Jointly in the recep-
ton: Christofo Colombo; George
dewey; Castelfranchese; F'aetana;
Province De Casserta; MT. Carmelo;
Trinacria; G. Nicotera; Ducca Degli
Aibbruzzi; Serinese; p. P. Parzanese;
Evange1ica del Calvario; Logg1a Di-
ritti e Doveri; Enrico Caruso; Reigina
del Italia; Stella; Columbus Boys
Club; Savoy Club; Society di Bene-
Vento
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
vANCLEVE HELD
IN FIERCE FIGHT

Paris. May 24-German counter at
tacks in the region of the vauclerc
plateau were repulsed last night with
heavy losses, according to an official
statement by the war office this morn
ing. Since May 1 the French have
taen $500 prisoners in this district.
The statement follows:
On the vauclerc plateau at 3
o'clock last night an attack by the
Germans, after a violent lombard =
ment, was checked Immediately. The
Germans were driven back to the
trenches after suffering heavy losses.
Prisoners taken in this region in the
operations of May % belong to six
regients from four different divis-
ions. s
= In the Champagne tn sre was rath-
er active artillery fighting on the Nor
onvilliers range. On the remainder
of the front patrol encounters and in
termittent artillery fighting occur
red.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

The, Italian official statement said
the ustro-Hungarians at first were
surprised and nonp1ussed- Toward
evening they launched counter attacks
but were repu1sed.
Italian aeroplanes numbering 130
dropped 10 tons of bombs on the
Austro- ro-Hungarians.
Ten British batteries co-operated
with the Italians
London, May 24-The Italian of
fensive has entered it's second stage
with new and important gains be-
tween Gorizia and the sea, said Maj-
Gen. F. B. Maurice to The Associated
Press today. The first day of the
new drive has resulted in the capture
of more than 5000 prisoners
All the Italian objective has been
attained Gen. Maurice said. The de-
tails would be made public by the
Italian war Office in statement later
in the day. ~
The entire Italian efforts of the last
10 days were praised by Gen. Maui
rice, who is chief directer of military
operations at the British war Office.
Yet the Italian offensive - he con-
tinued, was only made possible by
lne tnorough offensive work of the
Ang1o9French forces during the last
few weeks If we had mot been keep
ing the Germans busy athe. Italians
would not only have found an offens-
i've impossible but would actually
have been faced by a great Austro-
German attack
Gen. Maurice also had high praise
to accord for the work of the French
during the last week, which he said
was far more important strategically
than the map indicates.
'The British have been for the last
week. he said, Jin the midst of one
of those lulls that are necessary in
the development of long continued
modern battles. The present lulI is
exactly like the lulls during the battle
of the Somme. The enemy's conmu-
nications during the last week are. in
teresting as indicating> the loss of
morale and the jumpiness of his
troops, who repeatedly report the de-
velopment of British offensive in
spots where we never made the slight
est offensive move beyond the usual
artillery work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
BRUELL GOES
DOWN WITH SHIP

New York, May 24-The Anchor
line steamer Transyfvania was sunk
in the Mediterranean of the French
italian coast, 1t was learned here to-
day The survivors how many 1t is
not known here-.were taken into
Savona, Italy, by rescuers. There they
remained until May IL. cared for by
the populace and administered to by
Red Cross authorities. When they
left Savona On another vessel for an
unnamed destination throng of
thousands of persons assembled at the
shore and cl1esred.
The Transylvania's last appearance
in American waters was on the day
the Lusftania was torpedoed, May Z,
1916. just an she was about TO sail
from New York with 972 passengers
Capt. John Black then commanding;
was given the Information of the
Lusitania's fate. The vessel left os-
tensibly for Liverpool but Capt Black
landed his passengers safely in Green
ock, Scotland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
HOOVER is NAMED
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Washington, May 24-Food legis-
lat1on was before both houses of con-
gress today. The senate had under
consideration the administration bill
to increase the production Of food
and expected to discuss it continu-
ous1y until passage. The house took
up the second administration measure
providing for creation Of a food ad-s
ministration, prevention of boarding
and price fixing.
Herbert c. Hoover, who has been
chosen by President Wilson as, food
administrator under the pending leg
islation, was installed in his new Of
fices here today and soon will name
assistants who are expected to work
without pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
WOULD STIFLE
ABUSIVE APPEAL
FOR ENLISTMENT
Citizens Complaint to Police
of Tactics Used by Miss
Murray.
MAJOR BEEBE FROWNS
UPON HER METHODS
But. Capt. Bennett Does Not
Hesitate to Stigmatize
Men She Attacks.

When a citizen is approached in a
theatre by soldier and asked to Sign
a slip Of paper, signifying his desire to
enlist in the militia and the citizen re-
fuses, is the soldier. justified in calling
him yellow - Capt. Arthur Bennett,
at the State Armory, believes the sol
der is justified in applying the epithet
to the citizen.
A storm Of indignation and protest
was raised last night by the action OF
soldiers in Polls and the Plaza the
atre, and the random statements OF
Miss Grace Murray, Fairfield county
organizer Of the State Suffrage asso-
citation, who addressed the audiences
from the stage.
Z AS men entered the theatre they
were given slips of paper and asked
to write their names and addresses on
the slips, signifying their desire to be
pressed into the service. A number
of men who refused to sign the slips
were told ysoldiers they were '.yel-
low This greatly incensed them and
they complained to the police.
The slips were given the patrons of
the theatre as they entered. and were
taken up by soldiers when the men
passed out, about Az being collected
at the Plaza theatre. During the per.
formance Miss Murray appeared sso1
the stage to appeal for recruits.
In the course of the address which
she made she stated that the vo1unteef
in the army received better treat
ment' than the conscripted man. thaS
he obtained a 'sbetter uniform and
had better chances of promotion. She
insisted that the man who failed to
volunteer was yellow and instead OF
standing under the Stars and Stripes
stood under a yellow flag" Her re-
marks in general were offensive to a
number of men and their truth has
since been denied by military meD.
She asserted that the drafted soldier
lives under a stigma which cannot
be lifted, and the alleged odium OF
having to be conscripted works to hn
detriment and disgrace while mem
ber of the army.
Major Henry A. Beebe, stated this
morning that the theatre recruiting
campaign had nothing to do with his
regiment and he stated that the ques-
ton as to whether the volunteer was
more patriotic than the conscripted
man was purely matter of persona
oplrion.
The statement Of Miss Murray that
conscripted men would be the victims
of discrimination, and would receive
poorer uniforms and treatment thar
the volunteer, was so ridiculous mill.
tary men stated this morning. as tc
be unworthy of denying.
Capt. Bennett, however, asserted
| that he condoned the action of the
men of his command in telling citi
zens that they were yellow wher
| they refused to enlist and pointed tt
the fact that in New York women
chalked with yellow crayon the back,
of men who refused to enlist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Anchor Line Steamer Meets
Destruction in Mediter-
ranean-Was Transport
porting British Troops
20 ) Officers Among Dead
Survivors Taken to
Savona, Italy--Saile from
American Waters Day
Lusitania Was Torpedoed.

London, May 24-The Brit
ish transport Transylvania was
storpedoed on May 4 with the
loss of 443 persons.
The Pennsylvania was tor
pedoed in the Mediterranean.
The following official state
ment was given out today:
'The British transport Tran
sylvania, with troops aboard,
was torpedoed in the Mediter-
ranean on May 4, resulting in
fhe following losses:
".29 officers and 373 of other
ranks; also the ships captain,
Lieut. s. Brenell, and one Of
ficer and nine men of the
crew."
The Transylvania. an Anchor line
steamer of 14s15 tons Gross, had been
in the service OF the British governs
mont since May, 1915, when her sail
ings were cancelled. There have
been no recent reports of her move
; ments. When she was first taken
over by the British government she
was engaged in transporting troops to
GaIlipoli.
The Transylvania was built in 1914,
especially for passenger traffic be-
tween New York and Mediterranean
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Sim FEINERS'
ULTIMATUM ON !.
IRISH QUESTION
Decline to Participate In
Conference Under Pres
ent Conditions.

Dublin, May 24-The Sim Fein
conference today unanimously resolv-
ed to decline to participate in any
conference called by the English
government ostensibly to settle the
Irish question: until the following
conditions are fulfilled:
First. That the terms referring the
question to the conference leave 1t
free to decree the complete inde-
pendence of Ireland.
Second. That the English govern
ment publicly pledge itself to the
United States and the powers Of Eur
ope to ratify the decision of ma
jority of the conference.
Third. That the convention consist
of none but persons freely elected by
the adult suffrage of Ireland.
Fourth. That prisoner of war
treatment is accorded to the Irish
prisoners arrested during the recent
rebellion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
SIX MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY
TO MANUFACTURE HARDWARE is
ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS HERE

Certificate of incorporation for the
Bassick Co.. a $6.o0o,o00 company.
was fled this morning in the office of
the secretary. of state at Hartford
The incororators are E. w. Bassick,
w. r. Bassick, f. C.NBassick, Wilbur
F. Burns, all of Bridgeport and w.
A. Schenck of Meriden. The COM
pany will start with a capital of $3,-
10000. According to the certificate
it will engage in the manufacture OF
wood and iron, steel, copper and 9TH
er metal parts
E. K. Nicholson, attorney for the
new firm, said this afternoon that the
company will manufacture cabinet
hardware. He declared the plans
Of the company are not matured as
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Autoist Who Struck
Pedestrian Appeals
From Court IS Award

The, awarding of $5s.84 damages
and $11.S1 costs to John Zuara of this
city, who was struck by Chris Cara
georges automobile. has resulted in
an appeal to the common pleas court
by the automobile owner. The dam
ages were given by Justice Lawrence
S. Finkiestone. Zuara, an ernploye
Of the Bridgeport Brass Co., claims he
was walking on State street last No
vember when he was struck and
knocked down, He was SO painfully
injured that he was taken to st. Vim
cents hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

It is expected the Home Guard will
act as police. at polling places.
Additional information on the reg
istr alton is given to the press today
by Edward K. Nicholson, local mem
ber of Gov. Holcombs committee.
The question of a person who is
taking a long railroad journey, or has
purchased his ticket to take such a
journey has been decided as follows:
No registration will he permitted be-
fore June and none will be made
after June 5. The journey must be
broken at some point or abandoned
In the case of person whose 21st
or 31st birthday falls on June 5, it
has been decided that such person
must register and if he so desires
may claim exemption from service
and have the question decided by the
authorities. Otherwise he will sub
ject himself to arrest in accordance
with the Presidents proclamation:
Members of the Home Guard and
the National Guard who have not
been federalized must go to the regis
tration places as do civilians. Like
wise all clerks in the government SER
wee Shall register IAOu6I1 Lucy uldy
claim exemption upon the grounds OF
service to the government.
Theatres, hotels and all places OF
a, semi-public nature harboring or
entertaining transients are asked to
post notices to the effect that tram
sients in this city are expected to
register here unless they have done
so elsewhere.
Residents of Bridgeport in other
cities on the registration day shall
go to the municipal offices in what
ever town or city they may be and
register as of Bridgeport, Conn.
It is stated for the benefit OF those
ever or under the conscription ages
that they do not need to register, al
though heretofore some difference OF
opinion has arisen on this point.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

yet.
The incorporators admitted that
the Burns and Bassick Co., which
they now conduct in railroad avenue
and Austin street, probably will be
absorbed by the new firm, and that
there will be an expansion of the
plant. They deny that anything in
the line of munitions, such as parts
Of guns, will be manufactured.
e. W. Bassick is now president of
the Burns and Bassick Co.., D. R..
Bassick, treasurer, F. c. Bassick, sec
retary and Burns, vice president.
The company paid a filing fee to
the state today of $2,6o5. There will
be $4,000 shares, at 500 each, of
which 1000 will be common stock and
1000 preferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Japan Sends
Naval Graft
to Aid Allies

London, May 24-The arrival of "a.
considerable number of light Japa-
nese naval craft in the Mediterranean
to cooperate with the naval forces
of the Allies was announced in the
House of Common today by Lord Rob-
ert Cecil, minister of blockade.
A Paris dispatch last Friday said
several Japanese gunboats had arriv-
ed in MarseiIles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Arrest Man Charged
With Stealing Ingots

John Peterson, of 839 Broad ST.,
was arrested this noon by Patrolnan
Henkel, charged with the attempted
theft of ingots valued at about $3.50,
of brass and copper composition. the
property of his employers, the Bridge
port Brass Co. The policeman alleges
that Peterson was driving a team
filled with ingots from the Housatonic
avenue plant to the main factory,
when he met a junk man and tried to
dispose of a part of the load.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
GERMANS ACTIVE
IN BALTIC SEA

London, May 24-Pronounced Ger
man naval activity in the Baltic on
Tuesday is reported in a Central News
dispatch from Copenhagen. Yester-
day a violent eannonade lasting
throughout the night was heard by
persons living along the shore Houses
on southern Danish islands shook from
conclusions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

Rome, May 2alian forces yesterday broke through the
Austro Hungarian lines from Casagnayzza the taking
more than 5000 prisoners the official statement today
the Italian department. s
The office announced that Italian occupied
part of the area south of the road had
passed Boscomao and had captured the town of
strong heights east Of Pietrarossa and Bagni
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
MAYOR SELECTS
REGISTRARS FOR
SERVICE june 5
Fifteen Hundred Names
Culled by Wilson From.
Voting Lists of City.
HOME GUARDS MAY
:. POLICE PRECINCTS
City Clerks Office Receives
Visits From: Information
Seekers.

Fifteen hundred names are being
taken from the voting lists today by
Mayor Wilson, and he will send noti-
ficatfon to those chosen that they have
been selected as registrars for work
June 5.
Only about 10O,had volunteered up
to noon. and Mayor Wilson decided
not to wait. There is no time to
wait for volunteers he said this
afternoon. "By might will have the
names of 500 who will be expected
to serve"
The government provides 81 day
for the registrars, but Gov. Holcomb
has urged all Connecticut citizens to
do the work gratuitously. The local
registrars will be expected to servs
without pay. eff they demand pay,
we'll givesit to them," said the mayor,
.sbut If these $500 will not give one
day of service to the country out Of
patriotic motives. the public ought to
know about it, s9t
The registrars will be notified by
mail that they have been chosen.
The city clerks office was swamped
with telephone calls for information
this morning, and. during that time.
several score called to learn details of
registration. Most were persons who
have residence in other cities.
The town clerks Office here has
been relieved of handling registration
cards.. Several filled out the cards
this morning at the city clerks office.
The registrars will be required to
take an oath before notary or Off
cial, as follows:
r
will faithfully perform the duty of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
NSYLVAN[A TORPEDOED WITH LOSS OF 413
LIVES; ITALIANS SMASH AlJSTRO- NGGARIAN
Line AND GAIN SWEEPING VICTORY in SOUTl

Huns Surprised and Non-Plussed at Fury of At
tack Which Carries Through All Opposition
From Castagnavizza to the Sea-Italans Pass
BOscomalo and Capture Janiaro and Fortified
Heights East of Pietrarossa and Bagni-Take
More Than 5000 Prisoners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

In this emergency some means can
be found to feed the pigs without
heaping up the garbage pals with
good table food.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

President wilson will review the
parade Of Confederate veterans in
Washington. July 7.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Sontey Torpedoed;
As Lives Are Loss

Paris, May 24.-It is officially an
nounced that the French liner Sontay,
bound for Marseilles from SaloniFi
with 344 passengers. was torpedoed on
April 6 with a. loss of IS lives. The
steamer sank rapidly in a heavy sea
but the prompt and methodica1 mans
ner in which the small boats were
launched saved the majority of those
on board. Capt. Mages went down
with the ship
The Sontay was of 7,247 tons and
was built in 1908. She was owned in
Marseiles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and EHday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
QUIET ON ENGLIsH FRoN1

London, May 24-.sWe secured a
few prisoners during the night as
result of patrol encounters east OF
LIE Verguier," says today's war offica
report on operations along the
Franco-Belgian front. Nothing elsa
Interesting occuxxed-'s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

record the answers given me by per-
sons registered; that I will indicate
upon registration cards answers that
know to be untrue; and that I will
truthfully answer and record matters
charged to my own observation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

will faithfully perform the duty OF
registrar of Precinct - city OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

1t is expected the Home Guard will
act as police at polling places.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
NOTHING SAID ABOUT LION
Snowman Had Forgotten to Mention Highly Important Point When
 He Made His Offer.

The enterprising impreSario of the mammoth circus offered S100 to any member of the audience who would en- ter the lions cage. He made the in- vitation nightly. but no one seemed in a hurry to accept it until one evening very SheepiSh looking individual rose and shouted:
 If you please. sir, l should like that hundred dollars"
 The audience was horror-stricken, but the -impresario replied, with colf- temptu0uS and rather incredulous smile:
 oh. Sc you want to go into the lions cage. do you?'
 'Ccrtainly" ]" said the man, starting to make his way from the audience.
 "Very well, then; come along. l will open the door for you and you can walk in
 An" said the man, stepping for ward with n knowing wink. "Hll go in, hut you will have to take the lion out first. What you said was that you would give hundred dollars 10 any one going into the lions cage"