The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-05
TWO JOE BAHRS
FROM THIS CITY
SAILED TO CUBA
They Got Mixed Up and To
day One is Busy Straight
ening Tangle.

Joseph Bahr, the Bridgeporter who
has recently passed through some
thrilling. experiences while on visit
to relatives in Cuba, is not the son OF
Mrs Christiana Bahr Of 1913 Dewey
s-r-.-:. as was believed. Mr.. Bahr is
!. iS1sssnh,tst employed by the Union
I MS.S1lic Cartridge Co. and lives at IL 5
[-hitney avenue. Part Of his expert
.1.c-s were told in The Farmer.
1t is a singular coincidence that
Joseph Bahr, son Of Mrs. Christina
l3ahr Of 1913 Dewey street, was pre-
pairing to go to Cuba when last heard
a. ~ his relatives here and is believ-
~ =, be there now. When New York
dispatches brought to The Farmer Of
flee the story Of Mr.. Bahr's expert
ence in the Island Republic lrevolu-
ton. it was believed he was Joseph
Bahr, whose mother, brothers and
sisters, live in Dewey street.
" The young Bridgeporter of the same
name who lives in Whitney avenue,
has returned here after an unsuccess-
full attempt to visit his mother and
brothers at Holguin, Cuba. This town
is As miles west of Antilla, one OF
, the principal seaports on the eastern
coast Of the island. Relating his ex-
periences today, Mr.. Bahr said:
1.-THE revolution in Cuba Is most UNI
fortunate because everyone on the
island was enjoying unsual prosper
ity Laborers who formerly got $1.5O
per day were getting $3.50 and more
before the revolution. There has
been one Of the largest sugar cane
crops in the history of the country
but two-thirds Of it will be lost be-
cause it cannot be harvested and used
in the sugar mills. Big crops OF sugar
cane owned by the Cubans have been
destroyed since the revolution started.
The feeling between the political part
ties ever since, the last election is very
bitter. The results Sof the election
held months ago has NOT yet been de-.
cided but President Menocal and his
party are reported to be determined
to hold the reins of government at
all hazards. Anyone who criticizes
the government is immediately arrest
ed and clapped into Jail.
sMr Bahr is very much concerned
for the safety of his mother and
brothers at Holguin. He says there
has been no fighting yet at Antilla
although the government troops oc-
cupy the town and have thrown up
entertainments in the outskirts. Mr..
Bahr sent a telegram to his mother
but although the operator accepted
the message and declared he had sent
it through, no answer was received
before Mr.. Bahr left Cuba.
81 was. told that in the fighting
when the rebel troops attacked Hol-
gum 10 persons were killed do not
know whether they were all soldiers
or whether some Of the civilians were
slain. The revolution came SO quick
it took the government lby SURPRISE
Some OF the government soldiers went
over to the revolutionists taking their 1
machine guns with them The cause
of the revolution is supported by the
poor class or Liberals as they are
called. Their leaders are wealthy
men who declare that President Men
ocal and the ruling party have vio-
lated the constitution and are op-
pressing the people. They say they
will fight until they win or are de-
1eated.
ssMr. Bayliss, the American consul
at Antilla was put in Jail for making
some remarks about the conduct Of
government officials. He was releas-
ed after ia short time. The govern
ment soldiers will allow no gatherings
of any nature by the people.
when we arrived at Antil1a the
gang plank scarcely had been run
ashore from the steamer when four
soldiers, armed with American rifles,
boarded her. They looked over every
passenger as if they were a lot of
anarchists. When we went ashore
I'VE found all the citizens wearing re-
volvers or carrying guns. The
province Of Oriente in which Antilla
and Holguin are located has been in
revolt since Feb. IL. There is no
communication from Antilla to Ha-
vana and the only way could get to
{ Ho1guin was to ride horse back"
In view Of the difficulty in getting
to his relatives, Mr.. Bahr decided to
return home. He states that there
are many Americans ink the island
and although the cost of living there
is much higher than here the Ameri-
a