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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
briien Is
Once More
In Calcium
Attorney, Who While
a Cub Reporter in
Bridgeport, Earned the
Sobriquet of Scoop
Makes Startling Asser-
ti0ns.

Matthew E. (''Scoop") O'Brien,
who was a source Of much dis
comfort TO public officials in
this city about IS years ago,
and whose eccentric doings
startled the populace Of the
city on the average Of seven
times a week for many years,
again looms up in the calcium,
this time stirring the entire
country with his statements
regarding the treatment of inn
prisoned woman suffrage
pickets at Washington.
scoop" O,Brien got his nickname
when a cub reporter ON the old
Morning News. He was thrice de-
MED admission to the Fairfield Coun.
ty Bar Association. bat went to
Washinston and made, good as an att
torney-
Among the imprisoned women
plckets, are several for whom Attor-
ney OsBr1en is counsel and living up
to, his reputation gained in this city
-'to be everywhere he wasn't wanted, !"
the former Bridgeporter gained ad-
mittance yesterday to the District
Columbia Workhouse at OccoQuan,
Va
E5e conferred with his clients and
then declared that the women were
being brutaay and fnhumanely treat
ed Newspaper correspondents be-
.sieged the attorney and spread his
statsments broadcast
my clients reported 90 me-" said
,O'Bx1en, 'that from the time OF their
arrival every effort was made to ter
r0rlne them: chat they were not al
lowed to state their desires to the SUI
perin1endent; that when an attempt
was nneA~ hu one, speaking for all of
them TO tell Supt- Whitaker that they
expected to be subjected to no indig-
mites. 30 women were seized by 80
guards, flung on their feet and drag
ged from the room"
He stated further that because they
refused to give their names they were
out I'm tha mems punishment cells
and that oue was manacled to the bars
because she persisted in talking to
other women prisoners from her cell
Many humorous incidents of his Ca
reer are told by DsSn who knew him.
Since leaving Bridgeport scoops
name has been but memory and was
growing dinnner as the days went by
and during the Last few years little
was heard Of himt But now he looms
mp as the principal ip a scandal OF
country-wfde interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
ALLEGED DRAFT
EVADER QUICKLY
ALLOWED TO GO

Arrested on suspicion he was a
draft evader. Fred Mannas of $50
Olive street, was brought to police
headquarters today by Policeman
Quinn. to whom he was turned over
to the Remington shops where he ap-
piled for employment, and later re-
leased when it was ascertained his
record is clear. He has been drafted
in Amsterdam, N. Y, but has not
yet been called for service.
Mannas registered in Amsterdam
in June. and later obtained employ
ment with the General Electric Co.
in Schenectady. A few days ago he
came to Bridgeport and applied for
employment at the Remington Shops.
He said he had been drafted but not
yet called inquiry OF the General
Electric Co, also brought the infors
nation that his record there was
clear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
italians Are
Pushing Hun
Troops Back

Rome, Nov. IL - The Ger
man troops which forced a
crossing of the Piave river at
Zens0n are being pressed back
steadily by the Italians, it is
announced officially. In other
sectors nearly 1000 prisoners
have been taken.
Berlin, Nov. IL, via London
-Austro-G German forces in
yading the northern province
OF Italy yesterday stormed
Monte PrassOlan, between the
BrentO and Piave rivers, says
the official statement today by
The German general staff. Eight
hundred Italians were taken
prisoner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
HIT WITH CLASS
BOTTLE ON HEAD
ROBBED OF 1922

Waylafd by hold-1p men as he was
passing the plant of the American &
British Manufacturing Co., on Cres-
cent avenue, while on his way home
from a restaurant where he had
stopped for bit Of food, Lodgoncer
Archuich, of TAB Arctic street, was
asS1ulted and robbed of 1892 in cash
80 two gold watches. early this
morning.
The robbers fed, after having taken
his valuables, leaving Archuich lying
on, the ground with an ugly wound in
the back of his head, caused by a
blow from a bottle welded by one of
his assailants. The victim was able
to obtain a meagre description of the
men, which he gave to detectives to-
day. He made his way home soon
after the hold-up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
ALLEGED WHITE
SLAYER FREED;
WITNESS CONE

With states principal witness miss
ing and believed to have been spirited
away by friends of the accused, pros
ecution of the case of slashing his
friend Montanaro, against Charles
Bruno, who is also alleged to have
been a white slaver," was nolled in
the city court this morning at the
request of Prosecuting Attorney A. l.
Delaney.
Bruno has been under arrest since
Sept. 20, when he was taken in GUS
tody on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill. He was alleged TO have
stabbed one Giuseppe Montanaro,
whose address is not given, ipt1icting
a wound SO serious that the victim
was confined in the Bridgeport hos
pita1 for two weeks.
The arrest did not take PLACE until
after Montanaro's discharge from the
hospital, and Bruno had hardly been
made a prisoner when Montanaro
disappeared, leaving no trace of his
whereabouts. Since that time repre-
sentatives Of the prosecuting attor-
ney's office have made thorough
search for the man, but their efforts
have proven unavailing, and it was
finally decided to let Bruno go, since
mo evidence Of his guilt could be OBJ
tanned.
Bruno, it is believed, is now await
ing trial in the Superior Court on
white slavery" charges, for which
he was bound over last July. The
man has bad police record, and ii
is quite likely that If ever :. Mon
tanaro can be located, the case will
be re-opened and Bruno will be tried
for this offence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
KERENSKY BEATEN; IN HIDING
BULLETS r1EET CONGRESSMEN
$2,OOO,OOO OF XMAS
CLUB SAVINGS is
NOT TO BE SPENT


The ranks of the "Royal Order
Of ,Spugs"-persons who do not
give Xmas gffts-win be greatly
augmented this year by hundreds
Of Brfdgeporters. Bridgeport
bankers today state that the
greater part of the 100000 odd
dollars which will be turned over
to depositors in Christmas banks
ON December IS, will be invested
in liberty Bonds.
This report today proved a
shock to the merchants of the
city. Those who do not intend
to buy Liberty Bonds state that
they will donate their. savings to
the war funds Of the Knights of
Columbus, Y. M. @. A., Red Gross
and other orders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
ENJOYS OF
U.s. Near
to Death
Caught i'm Burst of Ger
man Gun Fire While
Inspecting Advanced
Trenches None In
jured-Return to Eng
land.

British Front in Belgium,
Friday, Nov. 16-(by the Asso-
ciated Press)-Five members
of the party of American Con-
gressmen and private citizens
who spent yesterday and part
of today visiting the Belgian
war zone had a narrow escape
from death or injury this morn
ing when they were caught In
a sudden burst Of German
machine gun fire while in
specting the front line trenches
near Dixmude.
The Americans in DANGER were Con
gresssnan c. c. Dill. Washington;
Congressman Charles B. Timberlake,
Colorado: Congressman John S. Mil
ler. Washington: Congressman Albert
Johnson. Washington: and former
Representative Stout Of Montana.
Nobody was hit. but it was one of
thse peculiar freaks of fortune that
soldiers call luck. because the shots
came in a shower. so close to them
that it seemed almost certain that
some one must be wounded, although
they were exposed only for a brief
time.
The seven other members of the
partv were in another section Of the
trench at the time and were not dis
turbed by the fire. Later. however,
when the Americans were together,
the Germans dropped a big shell some
10 yards away. seriously endangering
I'm of ho Of 10
party in describing the incident to the
correspondent later. said he and his
companions heard the shell coming.
"It sounded like the roar OF an
aeroplane," he said.
Again fortune favored them. and no
one was injured.
The visitors spent the night near
the front and rose early this morning
for a trip to the trenches in the vicin-
ity Of Dixmude. The Belgian and
German lines run within 30 yards OF
each other at one point, and it was
there. that the five men fell into dam
ger. At that distance it is quite easy
to see anyone in the opposite trench
who raises his head above the top.
Only the usual firing was undo der<way
when the party, accompanied by Bel
gian officers, reached this place.
The Americans were having an ex-
cellent view of the lines when several
of them got into an exposed position
and were seen by the Germans. Sud
denly the enemy guns nearby began q
vicious chatter and bullets came
whizzing across the narrow strip of
No Mans Land at the rate Of several
hundred a minute. Before the vis-
Eitors realized the situation bullets were
whining all around them like storm
of hail, and dirt was being thrown
into their faces as some of the steel
pellets struck on ton of the trench.
They all bent down for cover.
The Americans departed this af-
ternoon for England. On arriving
| at the port whence they sailed they
said their trip to the Belgian front
had been most satisfactory and that
the reception accorded to them could
not have been more cordial. Thel
were especially pleased at the invita-
ton of King Albert to take tea with
him. The king chatted freely with
them for some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17

Sat 8 o'clock on the afternoon OF
Nov. 1 Gold stile, Nov. IA new style)
called at the quarters of the COM
chief" said General Kras-
noff. He appeared nervous and ex-
cited.
General said he, you have be
trayed me. Your Cossacks say they
will arrest me and give me up to the
sailors
Eyes answered, such a discus.
sion is now going on. There appears
to be little sympathy for you
edo the officers feel the same
way?' he asked.
What shall I do? Will I have
to commit suicide?'
eff you are an honest man you
will go to Petrograd under a white
flag and appear before the revolu-
tionary committee, where you will
negotiate as head of the govern-
ment.'
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
BoNDsMAN SUED.

William H. Clark has brought suit
against Samuel thinner, a real estate
dealer, to recover the amount Of judg-
ment granted by the Common Pleas
court October 20 last, in the suit OF
Clark against David and Betty Lesser
of $460.41 damages and costs of
$46.29. thinner furnished a bond of
$500 in the above suit which was
brought February 16, 1917 but now
refuses to pay the Judgment. Dam
ages of 800 are claimed,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
HUBBELL ESTATE
SUED FOR 81, 500

Ida s. Mansfield Of Oxford, has
brought suit in the superior court
against Louis B. Hubbell, of Stratford,
administrator on the estate of Fred
erick W. Hubbell for damages of
$1,000. Balance on bill for nursing
Frederick W. Hubbel1 between Nov.
2, 1913 and Dec. 4, 1915, Of $1,100.70
is alleged to be due.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
8 LAwLER STOLE SHOES.

tinguished between "nnine and thine
when he saw 16 pairs of shoes "un-
attached" yesterday, and he appro-
priated the shoes to himself. This
morning, before Judge Frank L. Wild
er' in the city court, A. Snapper, shoe
dealer at the corner of Wall and Mid
die streets, claimed the footwear as
his, and Lawler was sentenced to 20
days in Jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
Americans
Are Cited
For v'a|or
Three Mentioned By
French Commander
Are Among DeadEU.
S. Batteries Causing
Casualties in German
Lines.
(Late Bulletin)

AJuO -0u41OU4At
London, Nov. II British
light forces today engaged
German light cruisers off
Heligoland, the British ad-
miralty announced. The Ger
man warships retired and.
the British forces are now;
chasing them.
The announcement fol-
lows:
"British light forces oper-
ating in Heligoland blight
have been engaged with Ger
man light forces this morn
ing. The only information
we have received so far is
that our vessels have engag-
ed enemy light cruisers, that
the latter have retired at
high speed, and that our ves-
sells are in pursuit. -
With the American Army in
France, Friday, Nov. 16-The artil-
lery fighting in the sector held by
American troops has become even
more lively, and there have been
casualties. shrapneI. wounding sone
of the men in the trenches
An enemy shell hit an American
gun today and caused casualties, some
of the men wounded in the last two
days have died.
The American batteries have been
firing rapidly in return The visibil-
ity is becoming better, and it is re-
garded as certain that more damage
and casualties have been caused in
the German lines than the Germans
have inflicted on the Americans.
Patrolling continued actively last
night.
The American troops today had
their first view of. an aerial encounter.
Three enemy aeroplanes appeared
overhead. Soon all but one of them
fed at the approach of five French
machines. One of the French OUT
maneuvered this German and ssgot.
on his tall The German aviator
then bolted. The rattle. of machine
guns finally died away as the two
machines disappeared to the east
The French general commanding
L, Al -
patches 15 Americans officers and sol
diers, including three who were killed,
for excellent military qualities and for
bravery displayed in a recent trench
raid A note accompany the citations
says that between 5000 and 1000
shells were used in the attack, which
had been in preparations for three,
down to the finest detail. The
results obtained by the enemy were
very small, he having been unable to
penetrate more than the fret line
trenches because of the resistance of
the American soldiers with rifle and
pistol fire and hand grenades. Tire
enemy had to content himself, the
citation continues, with carrying OF
few prisoners.
The general specially cited in the
order Of the day Corporal James
Gresham and Private Merle D. Hay
and Thomas F. Enright. "who died
bravely in hand to hand fighting with
the enemy, who had penetrated the
first line" The others cited, who
showed excellent military qualities.
are Second Lieutenapts NJ. c. Laugh
I'm. r. o. Patterson and p. F. Erick-
ssssf, Sergeant John Arrowood, Cor
0TaISs EaXsG II Knowles and Homer
Givens. and Privates Charles Massa,
B. Thomas. George Hurd.
Boyca Wade. Robert Winkler and
John J. Jarvis,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
RODIN, FAMOUS
SCULPTOR, DEAD

Paris, Nov. 17.-Auguste Rodin. the
famous sculptor, Is dead. Rodin was
probably the greatest of twentieth cen
tury sculptrs- His busts and other
works of art are displayed in the
greatest museums ~of the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17

Petrograd Thursday 15-Tne of the SOL
ders captured at the winter palace s arousng speculation
said they transferred to Lavoshzva beyond Bic
aovof Finland where it reported they have been treat
ed harhy Three of them said to have disappeared alto
gether The British embassy has made futile efforts
tain the conditions under which the held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17

The kings of Denmark and Sweden
will visit King Haakon, the Norwe-
gian king. at Christiania, for con-
ference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
FLEES
in GARB OF A
RUSS SAILOR

Haparanda Sweden Nov. 17-nformaion reaching Hapa-
Perograd the defeat of Premier
ensy consequence of the Intervention Of Lettish
forces amounting to 10000 the side Of the maxmaists
The power the maxmas Petrograd said to have been
strengthened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
THE WEATTss

ness.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01
Cooperation Urged

ernment, the excessive cost of
supplies and labor, the delay
in obtaining material, the pos
sible blockade of traffic and
the diversion of labor all con-
tribute to make non-essential
construction undesirable dur
ing the war.
"The Committee considers
that the erection of new sta
tions and elimination of grade
crossings are among the nom
essential improvements which
should be deferred at this time.
We respectfully suggest that
the basis for consideration of
new projects at this time should
be the increase in the capacity
of the carriers for national SER
vice. Furthermore, we urge
your cooperation in elimina-
ting all passenger service
which is merely convenient
and not justified by public
necessity during the present
emergency situation"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01
ALFRED JENKINS DEAD

On Wednesday of last week
Alfred Jenkins, VINO had been
an invalid for four or five
years, was summoned to the
Great Beyond. Mr.. Jenkins
was seventy-ive years of age.
He suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis FIVE years ago His wife
had died only a few days pre-
vious. She was seventy-three
years of age. This old couple
had been born and reared on
Cosby, moving to Newport a
few years ago. They were of
the Primitive Baptist faith and
had many friends where they
were best known. Both were
buried in the Union cemetery.
They leave seven children, ali
grown. They are: Mrs. An
ma Jeffers, Kansas; Austin
Jenkins. California; Mrs. Mary
Lindsey, Thomas and Blaine
Jenkins, Newport; Mrs. Ruth
Ball and Chandler Jenkins OF
Cosby.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01

are aiding the Government and
the people in the speeding up
of work, conservation of food,
and other national movements;
Drafted by lot $4,000 men
for military service;
While. the Government was
accomplishing these things the
American people have loaned
the United States $2,00O,000,-
900 and offered 1,000,0O0,000
more, over four million citizens
subscribing to the loan.
In addition they have given
over $1OO,OOO,OOO to the Amer
lean Red Cross and $3,000,000
to the Young Mems Christian
Association.
All these things were accom-
plished while our soil was not
invaded or even threatened
with invasion and without any
disturbance of business condi-
tions. All was done with the
calm determination and judg-
ment of an earnest, patriotic
people performing a service for
civilization and mankind and
maintaining the rights, the dig
nifty, and the honor of the
greatest nation in the world.
The German leaders derided
Americas entry into the war
as a bluff. This is our answer.
The German Imperial Gov
ernment was nearly fifty years
in perfecting it's military eff
cheney. In less than four months
the American Republic has
made such strides as to indicate
that in less than two years
time the boasted superiority of
German efficiency will have
been discredited. There s
such a thing as American eff
cheney, and time will prove that
German efficiency cannot with
stand it, fighting as it is for
liberty, justice, and humanity.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01
FORGED NOTE ON
FATHER-IN-LAW
Charley Allen Brought Back
From Detroit to Answer
Charge of Forgery.

Sheriff Ray went to Detroit,
Michigan, last week and
brought back to Newport
Charley Allen Who W a s
charged with and admitted
forgery. Allen returned with
out requisition papers. He
was employed at a salary of
thirty-eight dollars a week and
stated it was his intention to
pay the note off before the
forgery was discovered. He is
a son-in-law of P. H. Dennis of
Lower Cosby, and had forged
the name of Mr.. Denis to a
note for two hundred and fifty
dollars. Walter Butler held
the note and it was payable
one day after date, but the
agreement was that he would
carry the note a year. Butler
learned Allen had gone to De-
troit ana mentioned the note to
Mr.. Dennis and when he was
informed the signature was
not genuine a warrant was
procured. Allen had made no
secret about where he was go
ing and it is evident he had in
tended overing up the
forgery before it came to light.
Mr.. Butler does not want to
prosecute Allen and is willing
to adjust the matter out of
court.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01
AMERICAN EFFICIENCY
We Have Accomplished in Months What
it Took Germany Years to Do

German efficiency has been
held up as a degree of excel
lence unattainable by a Democ-
racy. The accomplishments OF
the United States since April
5th last refute the truth of the
claim. In the short space OF
time since that day the United
States has accomplished the
following:
Declared a state of war as
existing between this country
and Germany;
Seized 81 German ships and
begun repair work on them;
Authorized unanimously a
war fund of $7,0OO,OOO,000;
Appropriated $6O0,000,0OO
for merchant shipping and as
much for air fleets;
Agreed to loan our Allies
3,OOO,O0O,OOO and advanced
them a large proportion of that
sum;
Passed a selective draft law
and in a single day registered
nearly ten million men for mill
tary service;
Enlisted 100000 volunteer
soldiers in the Regular Army
and the National Guard of the
States;
Sent a commission to Russia
to aid Democracy there and a
body of railroad men to Russia
and another to France to ad-
wise and assist in railroad trans
portation in those countries;
Begun the construction of 32
camps for our soldiers;
Sent to England a fleet of
destroyers and to France a de-
tachment of troops;
Authorized and now enforc-
ing embargo whereby our ene-
mics will receive a food con-
servation, law;
Organized many voluntary
commissions and boards who
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-08-01
PLEASED WITH
NEWPORT'S WORK
Charley Hoffman Notes With
Pleasure Our Efforts in Be-
half of Army and Red
Cross.
Mr.. Thos. Campbell:

Mr.. Thos. Campbell:
Enclosed you will please
find my personal check cover
ing the amount of your bill for
my subscription to the New
port Plain Talk, together with
S1.25 more to cover subscrip-
ton for the coming year.
/ do not feel that l can be
without your paper as | enjoy
reading each issue as | receive
it.
Should have sent you this be-
fore but have been very busy
in my business and work, also
in the interest of the Red
Cross. l noticed in your last
paper that Newport has done,
as she always does, her part,
both in her contributions to
the Red Cross and in furnish
ing her noble sons for our
army. Our local Red Cross
campaign was a great success.
The amount allotted to us to
subscribe was 100000, which
was oversubscribed by $780,
900. The team of which | was
a member collected approx
mately $4,000. Schenectady
also did her share with the Lib
erty Loan Bonds. The employ
ees of the General Electric Co.,
alone subscribed over a mil
lion dollars worth of bonds.
The rest oft he city did a like
amount making over $2,000,-
900 for the city.
Schenectady will also furn-
ish for this war two full in
fantry companies and one ma
chine gun company. AS it is
the headquarters for the sec
ond regiment of the state of
New York, which regiment is
considered the crack regiment
of the state, we feel very proud
of our boys. The colonel of this
regiment is a Schenectadian,
and West Point graduate.
In the recent draft our city
will furnish eight hundred
young men.
Wishing you success and
trusting that you will remem-
Der me to all inquiring friends,
| am,
Your true friend,
CHAS. HOFFMAN, Jr.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
July 26.